Transcribers note: This issue of the Telegraph was in the microfilm 
which otherwise contained only the Standard

THE TELEGRAPH, E. WHITCOMB, Editor and Prop., Friend, Neb., 
July 25, 1890, OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY

CITY TALK

Rye flour at PAGE's grocery.

Jim MILLER went to Lincoln on Saturday.

Mrs. L. E. SOUTHWICK is visiting in Geneva.

Mrs. C.H. WILLSON visited her parents at Dorchester yesterday.

A balloon ascension and parachute descent will be given on the 
fair grounds August 28.

Cheapest place in town to buy groceries is at J. STARKEY's.

Brother CARPENTER of the Beaver Crossing Journal, called on 
Monday while in the city on business.

Snow-flake lard, our own make, three pounds for 25cts. At ARNOLD's.

Mr. John BUCKINGHAM is afflicted with a cancer on his lower lip. Dr. HEWIT 
is treating it and both have confidence that it can be removed.

For a bath hair cut or shave, try the new barbers, under the First National Bank. 
They are good ones. The bath room, will be open on Sunday. Try it.

Special Sale. Corsets with hose supporters attached, good value at $1. 
Selling thie week and next for 50 cts. At J. H. PHILLIPPS.

A.S. McKAY is finishing shelling his corn.

Watch for the clatter of the barbed wire machine.

Mrs. H.L.LEWIS visited friends at Sutton on Tuesday.

Democrats are jubilant at what is called the foolishness of republicans.

Farmer Tom MAJORS for Lieutenant Governor, and barrels of 
turnip-bitters for the campaign.

Uncle R. R. DINE carries off the palm for having eaten the 
first green corn of the season.

Mr. C.H. CLARK will start in a few days for a visit down in the 
Green mountain state.

Married, at Crete, Nebraska (can?t read 1-2 words) Mr. Charles H. JUSTICE 
AND Mrs. (can?t read) OPITZ, all of this city.

Young Mr. McINTYRE started for the Pacific coast on Tuesday.

L.L. GAGHAGHAN has traded his farm for a drug store at Lincoln.

Mrs. A. TILSON of Cordova has thanks for a years subscription. 
Mrs. TILSON is a specimen of what a woman can do at farming, and 
there are but few better managed farms in Seward county.

Mr. M.J. WALKER and J. PALMER were having a little tilt at law before 
Esq. ELLSWORTH on Monday. The attorney?s made as much noise as 
an old fashioned camp meeting and no mosquitoes have been noticed flying since.

Last Sunday some Germans were engaged in a beer drink over in the SCHNASE 
neighborhood and a man by the name of BOTTLES basted another German and 
was yanked up before esquire ELLSWORTH's court on Monday and fined.

We congratulate the railroads of Nebraska upon their success in placing before 
the people their men as candidates at the republican party for the state officers. 
Poor Richard said "God helps him who helps himself." This rule has in their case 
proved to good. When will the hay be gathered?

James LAREU and George DEINAS went to Omaha this morning to 
purchase an engine for the barbed wire factory.

A.O. LITTLE is reported to have skipped out from Cordova leaving his 
family, and several creditors to the tune of $1500.

The ROBBERTS threshing outfit was sold yesterday under a chattel mortgage. 
Threshers do not go very lively this fall.

Mr. T.H. KELLEY went to Lincoln on Tuesday and while there was taken sick. 
Mrs. KELLEY went down on Wednesday and he was brought home.

We will give $1 worth of snow flake lard to any one weighing two hundred 
pounds who will walk down the opera house steps on their hands and feet 
face first. ARNOLD & Son.

Slippery Tom sympathized with W.F. DONDAS when he failed to secure the 
appointment of census enumerator, but nary a sympathy from Tom when 
Mr. DEUDNA desired the nomination as representative.

SHERIFF'S SALE
By virtue, 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 Fred SMITH is plaintiff, 
and James L. WOOLLEY and Ella A. WOOLLEY are defendants. I will on the
28TH DAY OF JULY, A.D, 1890, at 12 o'clock, M., of said day at the east door 
of the court house, in the town 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 south-west quarter of section nineteen (19), town e'get (S), range 
two (2) east in Saline county, Nebraska. 
Given under my hand this 29th day of June, A. D. 1890. n 205 w 
JOHN BARTON, Sheriff.

Editor VINES was a looker on at the great republican convention at 
Lincoln Wednesday.

Mrs. S. I. ALEXANDER is sojourning at Hot Springs, South Dakota 
on account of poor health.

Irwin PAGE who for a few days has been working in this office 
has accepted a position at Lincoln.

Picnic hams only ten cents at ARNOLD's.

Uncle Joe WIDICK called on Saturday and again made himself 
square with this religious family paper.

All accounts due R.D. WALKER on or before April 20, 1890 must be 
settled at once in order to save cost.

Mr. I. S. YOEMAN at Atwood, Kan. Arrived on Saturday and 
has been spending a few days visiting friends.

A party was given out at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Martin HOLLAND 
on Friday evening. About forty couple were present.

W. A. WHITCOMB was elected a delegate to the county convention last 
Friday evening and evidently has not slept well since. Monday morning 
he was up bright and early dressed in a fine shirt and in his best Sunday 
suit of clothes, bought a ticket and was about to board the train from Wilber 
to attend the convention when some one suggested that the convention 
would not be held until Tuesday.

We understand that a damage suit is liable to be commenced between 
N.H. BARTLETT AND VanALLER & BURLEIGHT, a real estate firm of this 
city. Last spring the above firm, it is alleged, made a trade with BARTLETT 
for his farm and in which BARTLETT was compelled to take a quarter section 
of icinhered land in Colorado. To this he objected and claims the real estate 
firm agreed to take off his hands at $400. Now they refuse to take the land 
and deny? (transcriber note: remainder cut off!)

During last Monday afternoon's thunderstorm the residence of Isaac MEHURON 
was struck by lightning. The chimney was scattered over the yard, the shingle 
and sheeting torn off clear down to the eaves, about six yards of plaster knocked 
off and driven into every thing, a large hole was made through the siding and a screen 
door demolished. Mr. and Mrs. MEHURON and a little girl were in the main room at the 
time, and all three were stunned for some considerable time. The building was insured 
in the Farmers & Merchants of Lincoln and fully covered by insurance.

COONRIDGE ITEMS.

At a bowery dance at MINER?s last Friday eve, Bill FRANKFEDDER and Gus HYBOR 
engaged in a free dog fight in which FRANKFODDER got the worst of the bout.

Doc BROWN hitched a team of young horses to his self binder which was under a 
shed, without the team being bridled he undertook to lead them out when they took 
fright, ran away bruising Doc up considerably and dumping him in a gutter, the team 
came to a standstill against a wire fence.

The song of the threshing machine is heard in the land.

Eli GOFF has gone to look after his land interest in Oklahoma.

Frank SARGENT and family have moved to Kansas to build a cattle 
ranch for Doc GOODELL and expects to be gone about two months.
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