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VOLUME L
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905
NUMBER 1
Local News
Dr. Bourne fits glaBscs. So. Auburn.
See Knupp & Son
tuents.
for farm imple
A new telephone directory has
issued.
beou
Dr. Walters. Cherry weut to Lincoln
Monday.
Thoto mounting card board for sale
at the Advertiser ofllco.
A. G. Warren papered the Methodist
church at Bethel this week.
Mrs. W. II. Hoover returned from
Lincoln Tuesday afternoon.
Call at this ofllco and get a sample
copy of tho Iowa Homestead.
For Sale An extra good folding bod.
Inquire of Mrs. II. S. Qaither.
Mrs. O. E. Iloutz went to
Monday returning on the freight,
Peru
The bank and postollice wore closed
Tuesday, it being a legal holiday.
G. It. Lindaey aud Walter Pryor are
late subscribers to Tho Advertiser.
For Sale--One of tho best residences
in Nemaha. Inquire at fell la ofllco.
The croquet balls roll steadily, from
early morn till dewy eve these dayB.
Will F. Sanders came in from De
Witt Saturday and siient Suuday at
home,
John Hayes of Republican City,
Nebr , spent Suuday with T. J. Hum
baugh. ,
W. II. Barker went to Nebraska City
Monday evening, returning Wednesday
evening.
Miss Nora Aynes and Frank went
to Verdon Wednesday evening to visit
for a few days.
Strawberries are uow plentiful and
cheap, sailing at $1.25 per crate. Many
are being shipped.
We had a Que rain Saturday night
, and another one Sunday night. They
were just what wero needed.
Arthur Strain, who has boon living
at Nebraska City for several mouths
moved back to Nemaha Monday.
Mrs. Sherwood, Mrs. O. E. Houtz
and Mias Ethel Sherv7ood drove down
to Verdon Wednesday to visit friends.
Mi. and Mrs. Will Hacker went to
Nebraska City last Saturday, visiting
Fied Morris and family until Monday.
J. E. ltentfrowe has boeu getting a
little better of rheumatism, and is able
to be out doors part of the time now
Auditor Ballentyiie of the Edwards
& Bradford Lumbor Co. came to Ne
maha Saturday afternoon, romainin
until Monday.
Elmer E. Allen closed the bank Tugs
day on account of it being a holiday
ami put in tuo time improving our
streets by using tho road drag.
rror. y,m. uncuton, former prin
cipal of the Nemaha schools, has been
appointed "special assistant in al
work" at the Kearney normal.
Tho work done on our streets by
Elmer E. Allen on Tuesday, with the
drag, shows what might be accomplish
ed if the good work was kept up.
i . l.. Woodward started for Sioux
City, Iowa, Monday afternoon. On
Wednesday ho went to Falls City to
attend tho congressional convention.
Tho Methodist and Christian Sunday
schools are practicing for children's day
services, which will be held in both
churches one week from next Sunday.
Clarence Peabody, who is B. tt- M
brakoman betwoen Lincoln and St. .Too
came to Nemaha Thursday morning to
visit bis parents for a couple of daya.
The carpenters and painters have
finished work on Mrs, Mary J Hoover's
house aud it is now ready to move in
to. It will bo occupied by Charley
Clark.
Mrs. J. L, Curttrighfc came down
from Syracuso a few days ago aud is
staying with her father, I. J. Jarvis,
while her sister, Miss Eva Jarvis, 1b at
the hospital at St. Louis.
The Nemaha river is very high and
is out of its banks eu9t of Bracken, tho
water running over the wagon road
for some distance. The Missouri river
s also high and is raising rapidly.
Carl E. Sanders aud Misses Stella
Washburn, Grace Paris, Noruh Bur
son, Mauu L.ewis anu uora ucnuersan
went to Peru on Monday's passenger,
to uttend tho Bummer normal school.
Miss Lucy Hammond, who has been
attending the normal school at Peru,
was the guest of MisB Ivy Catliu from
Thursday until Monday. She went
back to Peru to attend the summer
school.
Miss Nora Aynes gave a farewell
reception to Miss Ethel Sherwood last
Friday night. Thirty-three of Miss
Ethel's schoolmates and frionds were
ireaout, and a vory pleasant ovoning
was passed.
Clifford Catliu came up from East
St. Louis last Saturday evening, and
will spend a two weeks' vacation at
lorae. He is assistant chemist in a
big manufacturing establishment; in
East St, Louis.
C. P. Barker was taken. Bick at Au
burn Monday with stomach trouble.
He came home and has been confined
to his bed most of the time since, but
is getting better, and was able to get
down town Thussday.
The following delegates wore elected
at tho republican primaries held in Ne
maha last Saturday : Elmer E. Allen,
Frank Harford, E. A. Howe, W. S.
Maxwell, V. P. Peabody, C. P. Barker,
C. L. Russell, and Louie Kerker.
Henry Field of Shenandoah, Iowa,
came to Nemaha Thursday forenoon
and in tho afternoon returned home.
taking his wife and children with him.
Mrs. Field has beou visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. P. Thomp
son.
j. v. Armstrong or Auburn says
the Nemaha cemetery is in the best
condition of any he has seen unywhere.
It is certainly in good condition now.
W. W. Llobhart, the sexton, is doing
fine work, and should hayo the con
operation of all our citizens.
Miss Eva Jarvis, who is in a hospital
at St. Louis, has had an operation per
formed and is getting along nicely.
She was injured several months ago by
being Btruck in the side with a buggy
abaft, and has never recovered from
tneeirects of tho injury. It is hoped
she will be curod permanently.
The funeral services of Mrs. Malinda
Skeen wero held at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, three miles north
west of Nemaha, last Saturday. Thore
was a large crowd of sorrowing friends
in attendance. Rev. D. B. Lake of
Vesta preached an oloquent sermon.
Tho remains were then borne to the
Nomaha cemetery and laid at rest by
tho side of her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Likens of Wash
ington, D. 0., arrived in Nemaha
Wednesday and will visit here for
few days. Mr. LikenB was a rosiden
or urownvuio rrom ia&7 to isoe, and
made inquiries about the oldtimers
They aro on their way to California to
visit two sons,
John II . Steutovllle of Brownville
who for tho past year has been princis
pal of the high school at Belle Foucho
South Dakota, came homo Wednesday
and in the afternoon drovo down to
Nemaha with his mother to seo his
brother, Earle. John will teach a
Bello Foucho next year.
MEETING of BOARD of EQUALIZATION
The County Commissioners will
meet as a board of equalization on
June 13th, when and where nil persons
having grievances should appear and
have tho Bame examined and adjusted.
Tho congressional convention met at
Falls City Thursday night of this week
to iiominato a caudldato for congress.
Richard F. Noal has tho endorsement
of this county and it is hoped he will
got tho nomination. As tho Adver
tiser goes to press Thursday afternoon,
we aro unablo to give any idea of tho
situation, .
Tho Nemaha politicians aro looking
closely after tho interests of their cons
greasional candidate. Frank Wood
ward wont to Falls City Wednesday.
Nat Titus went down that night, and
Imer Allen and Jimmy Stephenson
went down Thursday. If they do not
make the congressman it will not be
their fault.
Poko Young was up before Judgo
McCarty Tuesday on complaint of
Fred Lampe, jr. It seems that Poko
used pugilistic means in an argument
with Mr. Lampo and threatened to "do
lim up" or pound him to pieces.
Young plead guilty and was put under
bond in tho sum of $200 to bo good and
leacef ul . Republican.
Jako Handley, Alf B. Kinton, David
Fiazler, E. L. Paris, C. L. Russ
sell and Wm. W. Seid all havo drags
and aro using them in working the
roads. They make a great improve
ment, smoothing and hardening tho
road, filling up the holes and leveling
the bumps. If overy farmer would
do likewise we would soon havo the
finest roads anywhere in tho country.
The republican convention Monday
was a short and peaceful affair. After
the organization a motion was made
that Richard F. Neal bo endorsed for
congress anu bo allowed to solect uls
delegation. This motion carried unan
imausly. The precinct delegations
then selected the members of the cent
tral committee and the convention
adjourned. G. N. Titus and F. L.
Woodward are delegates from Nemaha
precinct.
The patrons of Maple Grovo school,
two miles northwester Nemana, gave
the teacher, G. E. Sanders, a surprise
last Friday, by gathering at tho school
house at noon with loaded baskets and
having a picnic dinner, This was tho
last day of the term. Mr. Sanders has
taught a good school. Tables wore
arranged in the beautiful maple grove
surrounding the schoolhouse, which
gives it its name. The dinner was
splendid one. just such us the ladies
of that neighborhood always servo on
such occasions, aud seemed to be thoru
oughly enjoyed. A short program was
given after dinner and the remuindor
of tho afternoon spent in visiting
playing ball, otc.
Joseph M. West has leased ground o
Mrs. Elvira Banks for a brick yard and
has tho ground ready and will begin
work at once making brick. Ileexs
pects to havo a kiln ready for market
in about a month. He is pushing tho
work right along as fast as possible.
It is hoped ho will receive all possible
oncourugement, as the manufacture of
tbo brick will bo a good thing for the
town , Mr. West guarantees tho brick
will be of firBt class quality, and as ho
has been engaged in this business for a
quarter of a century, ho understands
his business. If our citizens need any
brick they should patronize the home
yard if they can get good brick and we
do not doubt tho quality will bo al
right.
Remember, we will tako your subs
scription for any newspaper published
anywbero in the United States and can
usually save you money.
Remembor that W.W. Sanders writes
insurance. lie is agent for sovora
first class companies, both mutual and
old line. His rates are as low as any
Give him a call.
Mrs. Mary E. Flack's motbor and
brother, Mrs. Whlto and Ed Whito,
who for tho past aixtoon years have
been living-in Oregon, arrived in No
maha a fow days ago and will probably
make their homo with Mrs. Flack.
They formerly lived in Brownville.
NOTICE TEACHERS' EXAMINATION
POR COUNTY OERTIEI0ATE8
Tho annual special examination for
teachers' certificates will bo hold as
follows: Poru at tho normal June 8, fl,
10. Auburn in tbo high school build
ing Juno 15, 10, 17. Thoso rocoivlng
certificates of professional intorest
proaent them at that timo for ronowal
your oounty certificate. No other
special examination will bo held during
ho year.
Geo. D. CAititWGTON, Jr., .
Co. Supt.
Tho business inon of IIowo aro or
ganizing an association, tho object aud
purposo of which is to promoto tho
buuiucss interests of that littlo town.
AH probabilities are that an incorpora
tion will bo perfected and some of the
things considered possible aro tho es-
abllsbment of a cream station and
our mill. Howe is situated in the
centor of ono of tho richest agricultural
districts in tho state and more grain
aud livo stock aro shipped from that
point than any other along tho main
ino of tbo Missouri Pacific. Thoso
who aro interested in this enterprise
aro John T. Cox, E. J. Tucker, L. Coour
and W. II. Lohr. -Republican.
Manager Geo. II, Clendonin of tho
Nebraska Telephone Co., with an assis
tant, was in Nemaha a few days ago,
jutting in a new syatem that changes
the manner of calling different stations.
Iereafter all of tho phones south of
Peru will work through Auburn. The
person wishing to talk will not ring
ua heretofore, but will simply take
down tho receiver. This will signal
Auburn, and you will then bo given the
party you wish to talk to. When tho
receiver is taken down a lamp ia light
ed in tho central office at Auburn. It
s said this change is mado to glvo hot
,or service and also to put a stop to tho
indiscriminate uso of tho toll linos by
parties along the line.
About thirty members of tho Souths
eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' As'
sociation from Otoe, Johnson aud
Richardson counties wero in attendance
at the meeting held utO. P. Dovel's
oillce last Friday afternoon. The
committee on freight rates reported
that they had secured a reduction of 33
per cent on car load lots from tho Burs
Ungton und 'Missouri Pacific west
This puts applos, peaches aud pears iu
class B instead of 4th class as hereto1
foro and means a saving of about 830
on a car. Tho committee on express
for small fruit were not able to report
at this meeting, but arrangements were
mado to send out two advanco Bales
men, ono from Tecumseh und one from
Auburn, to make contracts for future
shipments in tho territory west and
northwest.
Tho association expectB to get a rate
of 25c per hundred on small frui
where they now have to pay 5oc, Re
publican.
Dying of Famlno
is, in its cormoniB, nite dying of con
sumption, tuo progress or conBump
tion, from tho beginning to tho very
end, is a long torture, both to victim
and frionds. "When I had consump
tion in its first stage," writes Wm
Myors, of Coarloss, Md,, ''after trying
different medicines and a good doctor,
in vain, I at laBt took Dr. King's New
DiBCOYory, which quickly and perfectly
cured mo." Prompt relief and sure
cure for conghs, colds, soro throat
bronchitis, etc. Positively prevents
pneumonia. Guaranteed at Keeling's
drugstore, price 50c and $1.00 a bottle
Trial bottle free.
Subscribe for your papers at this o
flee.
Old papersfor sale at this oillce
Jess Vanncsa of 2521 N street.
South Omaha, was found in his room
suffering from an overdose of chloros
orm, token evldontly with suicidal
ntent. Drs. Sapp aiul Delaney worked
over lilm for an hour, but wero unablo
to furnish any roliof. and hn dlnrt nhniif.
0:30 last night. Vannoss was about
21 years old aud enmo to Smith Omnhu
from his homo at Brownvillo, Nebr.,
working occoslonally around different
restaurants in this city. For several
woeks past ho has boon despondent,
and it is thought that this was the
ausoof his killing himself. Omaha
Beo, May 27.
Res! Estate for Sae
Ono of tho very best residonco props
orties In Nomaha sovon lots, good
house almost now, small fruit, etc.
House and two lots, good well, largo
cellar, and other conveniences.
Hooso aud two lots, good well.
Good houso and ono lot. Houso has
fivogood roomB, porches, otc. Is in
good condition in evory way a very
desirablo place. Flno well, small barn,
pons, eto
Good houso and six acros of land.
Good conveniences in ovory way.
Small orchard. Good cellar, woll.
chicken house, barn, lots, otc. It is a
ne place, in good repair.
Farm of 40 acres, 20 acres in or
chard.
W. W. SANDERS
Wo will send tho Advertiser, tho
weekly Lincoln Stato Journal, the
owa Homestead, tho Farm Gazette
and the Homomaker, nil ono year for
only $1.50. Tho regular price of thoso
papers is $3.25.
W. 8. Cherry, Jl. (D
Ofllco in Park hotel
NEMAHA - - NEBRASKA
Phone, Res. 28
D. E, LITTRELL
Barber & Hairdresser
All work guaranteed to give satisb
satisfaction.
Shop in brick building, south of tho
livery barn.
Your patronage is solicited.
T. El. Orotlxei'
in tho
PARIS BUILDING
Shoe Repairing
Harness Repairing
Hand Mado Harness a Specialty
PETER ICE11KER.
Dealer In
Ugliest markot price paid for Hides,
Lard, Tallow, etc,
WESLEY H. CLARK
l)caler,lu
Windmills and Pumps,
Tanks, Pipes,tetc.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Phone calls answeredt promptly.
NEMAHA, NEBR,
STULL & HAWXBY
ATTORNEYS
I.A.W, RSI AT. KSTATEjICOLIiKCTIONS
Oflloe over Postofllea Building, at
Frank Neul'H old stand,
AUUVUN,
NEMtASKA
