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NEMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1907
Dr. F. E. Gaither returned to
Omaha Friday.
Less than two weeks till the
4th of July.
We had alight shower of rain
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Barbara Adams started
for Alliance, Nebr., Tuesday.
J. F.-'LaFollette went to Lin
coln Monday to visit a few days.
0. E. Houtz got a new buggy
Tuesday, and now has a nobby
rig.
G. N. Titus and E. J. Maxwell
went to Lincoln Thursday morn
ing. Mrs. M. A. Curtis went to
Peru Wednesday to visit rela
tives. .
M. H. Taylor of Shubert was a
Nemaha visitor Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. W. F. Keeling is looking
after the store during Will's ab
sence. Mrs.-C P. Barker went to
Shubert Mondayevening, return
ing Thursday morning.
Mrs. W. W. Keeling- 'went to
Omaha Tuesday to ' "visit her
daughter, Mrs. Culver.
Miss Mary Steuteville of
Brownville called on Nemaha
f riehds Saturday forenoon.
W. W. Seid went to Lincoln
TuesdayjnoEningv-ohbusiness,
returning Wednesday evenihg.
We have shoved all our adver
tising off the first page this
week, just to "see how it will
look.
Mrs. M. J. . Hoover, who has
been visiting in Nemaha ' for
some time, returned .to Auburn
Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Harrington and
three, younger children came in
from Crab Orchard Monday
aftetnoon.
Fortis Harrington, came in
fromCrab Orchard last Saturday
to.be with his father, Harry
Harrington.
Miss Elizabeth Hawxby start
ed for Chicago last Friday morn
ing, where she will attend a
summer school.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harring
ton went to Peru Thursday morn
ing, to visit relatives, returning
in the evening.
Clyde Harford starts today for
Now York City, where he will
join the United States Navy, and
become a sailor bold.
Curt Brown has been all
swelled, up not because he feels
proud but oecause he has had a
bad case of poisoning.
Mrs. H. A. Brand, who has
been staying with her son, Dr.
J. W. Bourne, at Auburn, came
in to Nemaha Sunday.
Little Helen Knapp, daughter
of Eli Knapp of Stella, fell out
of a hammock Tuesday, ,badly
bruising her shoulder.
Miss Myra Minick, daughter
of 0. L. Minick of Auburn, came
in last Friday and is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Elmer E; Allen.
Miss Ella Bellas, who is attend
ing summer school at Peru, came
to Nemaha Friday evening, going
on to Auburn the next day.
Mrs. G. W. Cummings and
Miss Mable Sutton drove over
from Howe last Friday to attend
the Sunday school convention.
Miss Gertrude Glenn, who had
been visiting her brother, C. V.
Glenn, for a week, returned to
her home in Table Rock last Saturday.
Rural Carriers Barker and
Knapp have received their new
uniforms and will hereafter pre
sent a handsome and dignified
appearance.
There will be no preaching
services at the Methodist church
next Sunday, as the pastor is
attending the holiness camp
meeting at Lincoln.
Elmer E. Allen was at Bracken
Wednesday helping his father
get some hogs ready to ship.
They shipped a car' load to Ne
braska City that afternoon.
The Missouri river is booming
again. It is now higher than be
fore this spring and is still rais
ing. It is over the low farm
lands northeast of Nemaha.
Grandma Culp went to Lincoln
Tuesday morning and will make
her home for awhile at .least
with her son, John Culp. Mrs.
J. IJ. Littrell went with her.
W- 5. JNorvai, wno nas
ho has been
driving a mule and a horse to
his dray wagon, has traded for
another mule, and now has a
"yaller" mule and a white one.
Rev. G. W. Ayers and family
went to Lincoln Wednesday
morning to attend the holiness
camp meeting. They will not
return
until the first of next
week.
Miss Minnie May went to
Hastings, Nebr., Monday, to
attend the state Sunday school
convention. She was the dele
gate from the Christian Sunday
school.
G. N. Titus has been circulat
ing a petition to raise money to
get a first class band for the old
"settler's picnic. The business
men and others are responding
very liberally.
Miss Cora E Webber of Aub -
urn attended the district Sunday
school convention at Nemaha
last Friday. Miss Webber is sec
retary of the county Sunday
school association.
Nebr., arrived in Nemaha last r jffith and Mrs. H . L. 0 aldwell,
; Friday on a visit to her mother, th o Brownv.lle. The wod
Mrs.Wm. H. Hoover, and her dl"S was yery T.et one' on,,y
sisters, Miss Marie Hoover and fe r?lat!TC9 b?l"g pfsnt
Mrs. A. Matthews. - e .bnde s a sister of Mrs.
Sapp.
The school board held a meet- " "
"ing Tuesday night and elected Last Saturday forenoon Mrs.
Miss Bunn of Brock as teacher of Alf Rowen stepped on a rusty
the primary department. Miss running it through her shoe
Bunn comes highly recommended and into her .f 001t aout theG'
as a successful teacher. j quarters of an inch. It made a
I very "painful wound. She put
Invitations are out for the turpentine on it and then carbolic
marriage of Willard H. Dressier acid, and in the afternoon came
and Miss Rosa Munn, which will in town and had Dr. Frazier
take place next Wednesday even- dress it. Her foot was badly
ing' June 26, at 7 o'clock, at the
home of John I. Dressier, in Ne-
maha. -
F. L. Woodward had a hay
shed that stood near the Missouri
river bank east of Nemaha,
moved back out of danger Tues
day. The river has taken in
considerable meadow land, inclu
ding some of the alfalfa.
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Dr. J. E. Keeling of Shelby
ville, Ind., who visited his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Keel
ing, for a few days, went to
Kansas City Monday and from
there was going back home.
Robert Holdinge returned to
his home at Arnold, Nebr., Mon
day. He says he will always
remember the people of Nemaha
with gratitude for their thought
ful care of his mother, Mrs.
Louisa Sowles, during her last
sickness.
June Titus, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Titus, was seven
years old last Saturday, and
gave a party 'to some of her
playmates that afternoon.
Twelve of her little friends were
present. June received a num
ber of nice presents.
Mrs. I. N. Cooper went to
Kansas City Tuesday, to be
treated for cancer. She re
turned from there a few weeks
ago, and it was hoped was cured,
but recently it has been troubling
her again and she went back to
take additional' treatment.
, Miss Jessie Smith) who taught
the Maple.iGvoy school '-last year;
went to Peru Wednesday after-
. n00n, Where she will visit for a
couple of days and then' go onto
her Home at Dorchester, Nebr.
She will probably teach the
Maple "Grove school again next
year.
j0iln Temple Graves, the
Georgia orator who advised Col.
Bryan to place Roosevelt in
nomination for president at the
national democratic convention,
visited the president at Oyster
Bay last Friday, being the pres
ident's first visitor at . Sagamore
hill this summer. .
Will F. Keeling, Marshall
Webb, F. E. Hoover and George
Keith started for Billings, Mon-
tana, Tuesday morning, to take
' part in the great drawing, for
government land. They expect
to return next Monday. Of
course each one will bo greatly
di sappointed if he doesn't get a
' d iece of ,and
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Married At the home of the
bride, in Brownville, Nebr., at
noon Sunday, June 16, 1907, by
Rev. J. W. Sapp, Mr. Geo. H.
swollen for a couple of days,
but the swelling has gone down
and the wound is fast healing.
John M. Clark got stung by a
bee Wednesday, the. fellow strik
ing him between the eyes. In a
very short time John's eyes were
swollen shut and his head was
greatly enlarged more so than
it would be if he was elected to
the best office in the gift of the
people. The sting caused him
great pain.
Remember the annual school
meeting for-next Monday even
ing. Three directors' are to be
elected, one for two years to fill
a vacancy, ancl two for three
years, the terms of John M.
Clark and C. L. Russell expiring.
Several interesting questions
will be brought before the meet
ing Jor discussion.
Cards have been received by
Nemaha friends announcing the
marriage on Thursday, Juno 13,
1907, at the home of her parents,
near Broken Arrow, Indian Ter
ritory, of Miss Blanche E. Lytic
to Mr. Parmer LeRoy Wilson.
"At home after June 20, near
Broken Arrow." The many
friends of the bride in Nemaha
and vicinity extend best wishes.
Judge J. H. Broady of Lincolu
came up from Falls City on the
early train Monday morning,
stopping over here until the next
morning, He was accompanied
by Col. Sandusky of St. Joe, and
R. S. Maloney of Humboldt.
These gentlemen took the 7
o'clock train Monday evening.
Mr. Maloneywas "formerly a
frequent ..visitor to Nemaha but
hasn't been here for about 25
years. He is well known to our
older citizens.
OBITUARY
Mis3 Lousia Hadlock was born
in the state of Pennsylvania Aug.
2, 1831, died at Nemaha, Nebr.,
June 13, 1907, aged 75 years, 10
months and 11 days. At the age
of 19 she moved with her parents
to Iowa, when she was married
to Emmet Holding about '1854.
To this union three children were
born, two sons and one daughter,
the daughter dying in childhood.
After the death of Mr. Holding
she came with her family to
Richardson county, Neb., after
the close of the war, when about
the year 1869 she was married
to Elias Sowles, an old soldier,
who died in November, 1887.
About 1864, in the' state of
Iowa, the deceased united with
the Baptist church, transferring
her membership to the Christian
church in Nebraska about-1872.
Sister Sowles was a" woman of
deep pity and great religious
zeal, was steadfast, immovable,
always abounding in the Work of
the Lord.
one leaves two sons, one
brother, and a host of friends to
mourn her loss.
J.W,S.
Conductor Cronkhite, who has
been on trains 97 and 98, from
! Nebraska City to Holdrege, for
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so many years, has been trans
'f erred at his request to the pas
senger and mixed train running
from Lincoln to Falls City via
Nebraska City. This gives him
,a longer lay-.off at home and pays
about the same as the other run.
Conductor Carson takes his place
'on the Nebraska City-Holdrege
trains.
District Sunday
School Convention r
The district Sunday school con-
vention held here last Friday "
was a great success, if we may .
judge from" the expression heard y:
from those in attendance. The '
church wa3 well filled at all the
sessions and there was not a dull 13 "
moment from the opening in the y
forenoon until the close at night. ,
The papers read, were full of -interest
and the discussions brief
and to the point. The Sunday ,
school workers we're enthused
and encouraged by the conven
tion. It was decided without dissent
ing to organize a district associa
tion, composed of the Sunday
schools of Nemaha, Aspinwall,
and St. Deroin precincts, and a
constitution and by-laws were
adopted. The by-laws provide
for conventions to be held in
January, May and September of
each year. Officers were elected
as follows:
Prerident, W. W. Sanders.
Vice president Miss Elsie
Copeland.
Secretory-treasurer, Miss Min-
nie May.
Superintendent of department
work, Miss Grace Peabody.
The above named officers comr
pose the executive committee.
One of the interesting features,
in the afternoon was a recitation
by Grandma Slagle, who is
years old, but who is yet an act
ive member of the St.1 Deroin
Sunday school. -
Champion and St. Deroin Sun
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day schools were well represent
ed. Rosefield school also had
representatives present.
Prof F. M. Gregg of Peru,
president of the county associa
tion, was present during ihe
entire convention and rendered
valuable aid. Miss Grace Hale,
county superintendent of primary
work, was present in the even
ing. Both made addresses at
the evening session.
Old Settler's Picnic
Friday, Aug. 2
A meeting of the executive
committee of the old settlers
association was held Saturday
afternoon. It was decided to
hold the annual picnic on Friday,
August 2r The following com
mittees were appointed:
Railroad excursions and ac
commodations F. L. Wood
ward. Sports Ralph Ritchey, W. F,
Keeling, Will J. Cummings. .
ater I. N. Cooper,
Seatirig park T. P. Peabody.
President of the day Walter
Hadlock.
Speakers-G. N. Titus, WW.
Sanders, Ben T. Skeen and C.
W. Roberts.
Stand Rights-Elmer E. Al
len and Frank Titus.
Joe Littrell caught a nice cat
fish Thursday which Hilt Stanley
had sent out to Lew Argabright
at Auburn. Lew is m a very
bad condition of health, and has
a poor appetite, but can eatresh
j fish when nothing else appeals
to him.
E. W. Cliff of Humboldt and
Ifred Cliff of Salt Lake. City,
Utah, were calling cm Nemaha
friends Wednesday.
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