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NEMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1007 B
- We had another nice rain Wed
nesday afternoon.
Von Farson came in from John
son Wednesday to see his mother
who is very sick.
Misses Stella and Bessie Wash
burn came down from Peru Sat
urday and spent Sunday at home.
The wind Saturday night blew
down a big apple tree for J. I.
Dressier and also tore a big door
off his barn.
Mrs.-H. Carse and Miss Avis,
who have been at Thurman, Ia.f
for several months, returned
home Monday forenoon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sturgeon
came down from Hamburg, Iowa,
Monday forenoon. Mrs. Sturgeon
returned home that afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. W. Chapman of
Roca, Nebr., arrived in Nemaha
Wednesday on a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Yates.
Miss Dora French of Artesian,
South Dakota, was the guest of
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Sapp from
Saturday evening until Monday
morning.
Miss Mabel Hoover, who had
been visiting at Auburn for a
week, returned home Tuesday.
Her cousin, Miss May Chambers,
came in with her.
We had a fine rain Saturday
night just what was needed.
But the hard wind that went
with the rain could have been
dispensed with easily.
District court has-been ad
journed until Sept. 23, and the
jury will not be called until that
date, so we are informed by
District Clerk Beveridge.
Cyrus Minick, who has been
Burlington night operator at Ne
braska City for some time, went
to Beatrice Monday, having been
transferred to that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hadlock
and the big baby boy arrived
from Duluth, Minn., Wednesday
afternoon on a visit to Irvin's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Hadlock.
Elmer E. Allen and Frank
Titus, who were appointed on the
stand right .committee for the
"old settlers picnic, declined to
serve, and C. H. Kindig has been
appointed to act as such com
mittee. A patent medicine "spieler"
was in Nemaha Tuesday evening
and gave an entertainment in
the streets. He was the whole
show singer, orator, mimic, mu
sician and dispenser of medical
relief to the afflicted.
Mrs. F. L. Woodward, who
has been visiting at Kansas City
for a few days, on Monday went
to Excelsior Springs, Mo. , where
she will stay for awhile. She
has been afflicted with rheuma
tism for some time and it is hoped
the medicinal waters will be of
benefit to her.
Nemaha had a very quiet
Fourth. There was no drunken
ness, little noise, no fires, no
arrests, no fights. In the even
ing there were fireworks at diff
erent homes, some small balloons
were sent up, and then those
who had remained here went to
bed and to sleep. It was a sane
celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hill spent
the Fourth at Filley, going out
Thursday morning and returning
the next afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lowe went
to Nebraska City Monday morn
ing, and from there were going
to Unadilla, Palmyra and other
places along the line.
Earle Fisher of Peru came to
Nemaha Saturday evening and
visited his brother, T. L. Fisher,
and his sister, Mrs. A. B. Kinton,
until Monday morning.
X W. Sapp has sold the south
lot he owned, between his house
and the Widow Thompson house,
to Alex II. Thompson. This is
lot 10, block 47. Consideration
Joe Harper drove down from
Auburn Monday evening with
Lynn Carson, Theo. Rouse and
Tom Davis, who went to Straud
Handley's to spend a few days
fishing. Joe went back the next
morning.
Several of our young men and
youths came home from Auburn
under the influence of liquor "last
Friday afternoon. If they only
knew how disgusting they appear
and the sorrow they cause their
parents and friends, we cto not
believe they would be so heartless
and unconcerned as to get in that
condition again.
F. L. Woodward went to Kan
sas City Saturday, returning
Monday. While there he sold
his drug store, which Leslie has
been managing, getting $7,000
for it, the. -new. owner taking
possession at once. Leslie will
do some collecting for awhile,
but is undecided yet just what
he will do in the future.
H. W. and R. E. Harrington of
Crrb Orchard, Nebr., and H. E.
Noble of Hamburg, la. , came to
Nemaha Monday -and completed
the deal whereby Mr. Noble be
comes the owner of the stock of
goods in Nemaha and Harringtons
get a farm in Missouri, The
present firm is H. E. Noble &
Co. C. W. Sturgeon has charge
of the store.
The announcement of G. B.
Beveridge that he is a candidate
for reelection as district clerk
may be found at the head of the
first column on the last page.
Judge Beveridge is an excellent
officer, understands his business
and keeps the affairs of the office
up-to-date and in perfect order.
He knows the business of the
office thoroughly.
The Old Settler's Base Ball
Association met Monday night
and agreed on having three games
of ball between four teams. One
game in the forenoon and one in
the afternoon, and the third game
to be played by the two winning
teams. They offer a purse of
40 for each game and a guaran
tee of $20 to each club that plays.
Total purses $128.
Mr. and Mrs. David Haves of
Brownville started for Colorado I
Wednesday. They have traded'
their Brownville property for a
farm in eastern Colorado, near
Hyde, and are moving out there
to make it their home. They will
be six miles, from the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Ritchey. Ralph Ritchey started
Wednesday morning witn their
car of household goods, etc.
Meeting of School Board
The regular meeting of the
school board was held Monday
night. The board was reor
ganized by the election of J. W.
Sapp as president, A. R. McCand
less secretary and C. L. Russell
treasurer.
The report of the auditing
committee, appointed at the an
nual school meeting, was read
and approved. This report, pub
lished in another column, shows
a balance on hand of $525.07.
The difference between this re
port and the balance on hand
according to the report of the
secretary at.the annual meeting,
$609.60, was probably caused by
the treasurer paying off some
warrants and not entering them
on his books or reporting same
to secretary. . The secretary was
directed to send in supplementary
report to the'eounly superintend
ent. The question of the heating
plant was then brought before
the meeting and caused consider
able discussion, John I. Dressier
opposing putting in the plant on
account of the expense and be
cause of the small number present
at the annual meeting.
The bids were read, there being
three on file with the board. Mr.
Kohsmeyer of Lincoln bid $920,
Elmer Dovel of Auburn $750,
and Wirth & Winterbottom of
of Falls City $694. On motion
the last bid was accepted.
F. L. Woodward and A. R.
McCandless were elected a build
ing committee.
Wirth & Winterbottom put in
the heating plant at the poor
"farm and the plumbing plant at
Mrs. Rose Gilbert's residence.
They have the contract for put
ting in the heating plant for the
new Catholic church at Auburn.
The firm is a responsible one and
does good work.
The school board has to do the
excavating and put in the wall
necessary. It will require a cellar
under the building twenty feet
square for the plant and coal to
run it. It is estimated the plant
complete will cost $850 to $900.
Vera Hall of Kansas City had
a little experience with a thief at
Auburn on the Fourth. She was
with her uncle, Stephen Cooper,
at a stand, and had laid her fan,
hand bag and purse) down, when
a woman grabbed the purse and
handbag and skipped out through
the dense crowd, being lost to
sight in an instant. But the
girl got a good look at her, and
Steve took her around through
the crowd to see if they could
find the woman. In a short
time Vera saw her in a stand.
Steve went to her and told her
she had the little girl's purse and
the best thing she could do would
be to give it up. The woman
denied having the purse but
when Steve called a policeman
she went to a box filled with
straw and got the purse. Steve
then demanded the handbag and
she got it out. The purse had
been opened and the money taken
out, so Steve made her pay back
the money. The woman and the
man who was running the stand
were then compelled to leave the
ground. Steve did not prefer
any charges against the woman,
as he did not want to be bothered
with the trial.
Postmasters are now weighing
all mail mailed from their office.
I OUR CLEARING SALE
Will bo out this
road thorn and
bargains offered.
DO NOT FORGET.
That wo havo the best lino of
SUMMER DRESS GOODS
J OUR SIGNET COFFEE $
5 Is tho finost you over saw, and it is only per J
nound nackuiro. 25 nonls.
J3viiirv Your Produce $j
ft
JNO. W.
Both Phones No. 20
This office was favored, on'
Monday, by a very pleasant call
from Mrs. Burson, who is visiting
here with friends. Mrs. Burson
tells us that her husband has in
ninety acres of corn that looks
fully as well as it does here;
quite a number of acres of oats
and fifteen acres of ' alfalfa.
Their ranch contains about a
section of land, on which in ad
dition to the cattle and horses,
they have about 1300 grown
sheep, and have between 700 and
800 lambs., When she left Mr.
Burson was shearing the sheep,
the fleece of which was averaging
from six to twenty-two pounds
the sheep, which will give them
somewhere near 13000 pounds of
wool, this wool is now worth good
prices in the markets and will net
Mr. Burson quite a neat sum of
money, besides the increase in
his flock. Mrd. Burson is well
pleased with the country and
their location, and expects some
day to reap a substantial reward
for the inconvenience she now
has in helping to build up a home
in a new country. Shubert Citi
zen. Three young fellows from Peru
made a disgusting exhibition of
themselves on the Fourth. They
had been to Auburn and were
returning on the train. Two
had a young ladies with him,
and the fellows were drinking
beer and the girls pop. One of
the young fellows was so noisy
that after being cautioned twice
by Conductor Marlow he was put
off the train at the Missouri Pa
cific crossing. Another one re
fused at first to pay his fare but
finally paid it but told the con
ductor he would give him a
"lickin"' when he got to Peru.
When the train got there he
undertook to carry out his threat,
but Conductor Marlow knocked
him out in short order. A young
man who will act in this manner
certainly has very little regard
for the young lady in his com
pany, for himself, or for any one
else.
Lester Armstrong of Auburn
has been looking as proud this
week as if he already was elected
county treasurer all because of
the birth of a fine boy on the
fourth.
CIRCULARS
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wook. It will pay you to
take advantage of the groat
To bo found outsido of tho larger places, and
our prices aro lower than you will line them
anywhoro else, quality considered.
RITCHET
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NEMAHA, NEB.
;
The govarnment snag boat
James B. McPhcrson passed up
the river Friday forenoon, pass
ing within a few feet of tho
west bank of the river east of
town.
The Nebraska City Tribune of
Monday gives tho following ac
count of the McPhcrson:
"Steaming into the harbor Sat
urday afternoon the government
snag-boat "James B. McPher
son." tied up at the foot of Central
avenue to replenish the ice and
provision supply.
"The 'McPherson,' Captain E.
H. McFarland, is enroute from
St. Louis to Sioux City removing
snags and similar obstructions
from the channel of the river but
the present high condition of the
river level renders the work
difficult and not altogether thor
ough. "Not since the 'McPherson'
passed this city five years ago
southbound has a boat of its size
approached within hailing dis
tance of Nebraska City. It is a
stern wheel, three deck boat, 17G
feet long, 50 foot beam and a
draught of 30 inches, carrying
besides the regular crew a few
passengers and fourteen negro
roustabouts. The floor of the
first deck is of steel and supports
the propelling machinery and
kitchen, on the second deck is
the dining room and cabins and
the third the bridge.
"The officer in command, Cap
tain McFarland, is atypical river
man, bronzed by many suns, gray
haired and mustached but still in
the prime of his powers. Jolly
and affable but with a certain
reserve he greeted many Nebras
ka City visitors on his craft Sat
urday. He has spent the greater
part of his life in river navigation
and was in charge of the Mc
Pherson when it passed Nebraska
City five years ago; Saturday
afternoon the boat was tied up
near Riverview park and re
mained thereuntil this morning."
We listened to two patriotic
sermons last Sunday. Rev. G.
W. Ayers preached one in the
morning and Rev. J. W. Sapp in
the evening. Both were good.
Bro. Sapp came out strongly in
favor of giving women the right
to vote on all questions, and we
thoroughly agree with him in
this position.