Saline Snippets: Newspaper Transcriptions from Saline County, Nebraska.
Transcribed by Vicki Conklin

FRIEND WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, E. WHITCOMB, Editor and Pro., 
Friend, Nebraska, June 8, 1888. Part One

Page 1
WILBER REPUBLICAN
MR. DANGE, assessor of Pleasant Hill precinct, has made his returns. 
They show that precinct to have a total personal valuation of $29,752, 
and realty amounting to $83,237.

Last Saturday, Messers J.F. SPIRK, JOHN BARTON, FRANK JELINCK and 
F. J. SADILEK drove over to Western behind a fractious team attached to 
a two seated carriage. Everything went well until they began to descend 
the incline just east of R. KYLE'S on their return trip. Here, a defect in the 
tongue allowed the buggy to strike the horses, and the tug of war commenced. 
The boys held their own very well at first, but near the bottom, a sudden turn 
gave the horses the advantage and the occupants of the carriage anything but 
dignified positions in various directions, with the buggy lying bottom side up in 
their midst and the anregenerated horses having disappeared over the hill. 
An eye witness says that the occasion afforded an excellent opportunity to 
study the natural inclinations of the unfortunate quartette. In his opinion 
F. J. SPIRK is decidedly athletic, possessing physical characteristics like unto 
a rubber ball. SHERIFF BARTON has the greatest extension in every direction, 
being able to cover the most ***ri**ry by half. This characteristic was used 
in counteracting the force of gravity. F.J. SADILEK excels in elocutionary power, 
possessing a voice whose musical strains and choice selections impressed the 
articular nerves for miles around. FRANK JELINCK is a tragedian, and can perform 
the dying act to perfection. Thus endeth the first chapter, with no serious damage 
to any of the participants.

CRETE GLOBE
CAPT. MISNER lost a couple of valuable horses last Saturday night in a very 
peculiar and tragic manner. It seems that he had twenty head of horses in a pasture. 
During the night something stampeded the horses and in their frightened rush, bunched 
close together, they ran headlong into a barbed wire fence. It seems that two of the 
animals were crowded in among the rest and were unable to avoid the wire. They were 
jammed against it and carried some distance, their necks being torn by the barbs. The 
throats of both horses were cut, resulting in instant death. The windpipe of one of the 
animals was completely severed.

G.H. HASTINGS received a letter from D.M. LEWIS, of the Missouri Pacific, a day or so 
ago, stating that a large force of men were at work on the M.P. east of here, and were 
putting down track at the rate of a mile and a half a day.

The company is getting down to business and will loose on time in pushing through 
this place. At the same rate which they are now making, the track layers will fill up 
the gap, and trains will be running by the first of July. It will be a gala day for Crete 
when the first Missouri Pacific train comes rolling into the city, and from present 
indications we have not long to wait, ere we shall be permitted to celebrate this 
happy and significant event.

STATE VIDETTE
JACOB WILD'S team backed into the dump at the lower mill Monday forenoon 
after he had unloaded his wagon filled with wheat. Both horses were injured 
severely but not dangerously. Two hours and a half elapsed after the animals 
went down before they could be extracted from their perilous position.

HOW WE STACK UP
JUDGE GOODIN on Wednesday afternoon finished taking the census of this city. 
Our population is 2,621, straight count. JUDGE sought no hotel registers, nor did 
he use any other questionable methods to inflate the number.

The west school house caught fire from some unknown cause last Monday 
afternoon. The blaze was discovered before it had made much progress and 
was extinguished with little effort.

NEBRASKA FARMER
ROBERT INGERSOL says: "I tell you that women, as a rule, are more faithful 
than men - ten times more faithful. I never saw a man pursue his wife into 
the very ditch and dust of degradation and take her in his arms. I never saw 
a man stand at the shore where she was wrecked waiting for the waves to 
bring back her corpse to his arms, but I have seen women with their white 
arms lift man from the mire of degradation and hold him to her bosom as 
if he were an angel."

Strawberries with whipped cream: Take fine ripe strawberries, pick them 
over, but never wash them unless sandy. Washing utterly destroys the 
flavor of the fruit. Serve with powdered sugar and whipped cream. 
One pint of cream will be sufficient.

A man down on the south side put a sign in his window which read, 
"Boy Wanted." A few hours later passers by saw him jerk it down and 
wrathfully tear it up, while he gave vent to some very bad language. 
Finally a neighbor approached and asked the cause of his anger, when it 
was learned that his wife had just presented him with male triplets. 
Still there are people who do not believe that advertising pays. - E*

The OMAHA BEE is kicking like a "bay steer" because DORSEY and LAIRD 
have been renominated for congress. Well, why shouldn't it kick? It has 
succeeded in electing a democrat in its own district and is doing its best 
to accomplish the same fate in other districts. The BEE is the shrewdest 
democratic paper in the state. But republicans are working up to that fact 
and will redeem the first district from democratic rule and replace MR. McSHANE 
with a true republican - CLAY COUNTY JOURNAL

WILBUR OPPOSITION
A couple of youthful adventurers, aged eleven and nine years, presented 
themselves at the residence of E.A. ALLEN, superintendent of the Saline 
County nurseries at Western, on Saturday evening, representing that they 
were orphans trying to make their way from Lincoln to Cheyenne 
County, Kansas, where they had relatives and were kindly entertained by 
MR. and MRS. ALLEN. From something they let slip MR. ALLEN suspected 
they were not telling a straight story and taxed them with trying to deceive 
him, when they owned up that their name was TRACY and they had run 
away from their home in Wilber that morning. There relatives were 
communicated with and the boys brought home Monday in a sheepish 
frame of mind. Some youthful trou ..............................................er's 
care and the fear of punishment for playing truant from school was the 
cause of their flight. MR. AND MRS. ALLEN took great interest in them 
and it is lucky that they fell into such kindly hands.

MARRIED, at the court house, May 28th, by HON. J.W. RHINE, county 
judge, MR. JOSEPH SHOBEL and MISS MARIE ARON, both of Saline County.

DORCHESTER STAR
Many of the very best farmers in this locality are talking up a Breeders' 
Association, this seems to us would be easier accomplished than waiting 
for Friend and Crete to release their fairs, both of them are heavily in debt 
and of course desire to get their trade out of them. That land has already 
been purchased near town and the only thing necessary to make the thing 
a success is for the breeders to take hold of the matter.

From the TELEGRAPH we learn that there is still a little tangle foot used 
in that town. But if it is not shut out of that town entirely it will not be the 
fault of the TELEGRAPH not doing its duty.

NORTH NEBRASKA EAGLE
So long as drunkards are admitted into society and as highly respected as 
those who never drink a drop, just so long will men continue to disgrace 
themselves and family by drinking liquor. There are thousands of men who 
could make their own whisky and would have it even if the saloons are 
closed, thus making it impossible for prohibition to prohibit the manufacture 
and sale of liquors to those who wish to buy. If a drunken man was looked 
upon in the same light as a drunken woman, there would be much less 
drinking in this world. How often do you hear of a young lady marrying a 
man to reform him, but show us the man who will marry a woman for that 
purpose and we will show you one who is considered a fool by all his associates. 
A woman is credited with being the cause of every man's downfall, but trace the 
woman's record back and a man is invariably at the bottom. - E*

GRAFTON LEADER
This may be a poor year for railroad building in Nebraska, but the 
corporations are making wonderful advances in politics.

The suggestion made by the president of the New York board of education 
that an American flag be placed over the principal's desk in each of the public 
schools of the city, is being carried out as fast as public spirited Gothamites 
are to be found who will furnish the national banner at their own expense.

TOBIAS TRIBUNE
JAP BISHOP has returned from his western trip to Colorado. He looks ..................
much happier and better for the outing. He informs us that his brother, FRANK BISHOP, 
will remove from Coin, Iowa, and locate at Monte Vista, with a large stock of general 
merchandise. The store for which will be 25x85 feet. Thus does the fulfillment of the 
adage become confirmed, westward the course of the empire extends, commercially 
speaking.

DON'T KICK
The YORK REPUBLICAN should not kick because of the bad connections 
of the B & M at Hastings, but remember that the aforesaid B & M is not 
being run as a health resort and that a small lay over of twelve hours with 
$1.50 hotel bill is as a mere nothing compared with other matters. Down 
this way when compelled to ship any thing over the road, the company 
simply use ordinary care that the freight rate is not made so high that 
the goods would not be refused. This appears to be the only consideration 
in making freight rates. Passenger tariff and connections are as a mere 
nothing for the reason that the public can make pretty good time on foot 
but ** carry a cup of corn is simply impossible.

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MRS. WILLIAM DRAKE is visiting a sister in Missouri.

If the lady who sent a postal note to *** DEWEY, Chicago, on May 29th, 
will call at the P.O. she will learn something to her advantage.

Gallant PHIL SHERIDAN still lies in a critical condition battling on the very 
verge of the grave between life and death and while reports are to the 
effect that the patient was better, yet evidently he who so gallantly rode 
to victory at Winchester must soon succumb to a more patient victor.

A sister of MRS. J.W. STOAKS arrived yesterday and will 
remain during the summer.

Wednesday ** ***** ** GEORGE RADFORD assaulted P*L**RD S***ENS 
and becoming alarmed, skipped over to GEORGE ROBISON'S and had him 
impose a fine of one dollar. RADFORD was in the mean time yanked up before 
ELLSWORTH on a charge of assault and battery, to which he pleaded guilty and 
was fined $5 and costs, which is the end of the chapter.

Yesterday DRS. BEGHTOL and DORWART performed the operation of removing 
a large bunch from the neck of a son of MR. RIDGLEY, who resides one mile north 
of town. The bunch was as large as a goose egg and had begun to make the boy 
some trouble. The operation of removing the bunch was successfully performed. 
The bunch contained a large amount of pus and after it was removed the windpipe 
and jugular vein could be plainly seen.

FAILING & JONES Dealers in Wells, Pumps, Windmills, Pipe, Hose, Etc. 
Repairing Done Cheap as the Cheapest, and on Short Notice. 
Shop at Old Stand of SHEBEL & BERTON.

SHERIFF'S SALE
By virtue of an order of sale issued out of the District Court of the Fifth Judicial 
District of Nebraska in and for Saline County, and to me directed as Sheriff in 
and for said Saline County and state of Nebraska, wherein W.B. McKINLAY is 
plaintiff and JOHN W. GILBERT, administrator of the estate of MICHAEL WANTZ, 
deceased, et al, are defendants, I will on the 28th day of June, A.D. 1888 at 
2 o'clock p.m. of said day at the east door of the Court House in the village 
of Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska, offer for sale at Public Auction to the highest 
bidder for cash, the following described real estate to wit: The northwest quarter 
(nw1/4) of section seven (7) in township seven (7) north range two (2) east of 
the sixth p.m. in Saline County, Nebraska, containing one hundred and fifty five 
and 36-100 acres according to Government Survey. Given under my hand this 
24th day of May, A.D. 1888 - JOHN BARTON, Sheriff

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
State of Nebraska, Saline County, In County Court
In the matter of the estate of JOHN NICKEL, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against JOHN NICKEL, late 
of Saline County, deceased, that the time fixed for filing claims against said estate 
is six months from the 8th day of June, 1888. All such persons are required to present 
their claims with the vouchers to the County Judge of said county, at his office therein, 
on or before the 8th day of December, 1888, and that all claims so filed will be heard 
before said Judge, on the 10th day of December, 1888, at 10 o'clock a.m., and in 
case any of said claims shall not be presented within the time fixed by this court, the 
same shall be forever barred. Given under my hand and the seal of the county court 
this 4th day of June, 1888 - J.W. RHINE, County Judge
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