Meftfalia
VOL. Lll NO. 2
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUG. 9, 1907
Hot weather.
Dr.Bourno fits glasse.. So. Alburn
Oil cake for sale by W. F.
Keeling.
The Auburn chautauqua opens
tomorrow night.
Miss Marie Hoover went to
Lincoln Monday.
Miss Lulu Cooper visited friends
at Peru Sunday.
The candidates for office all
attend the picnics.
Ruby harvester oilthe best
for sale by W. F. Keeling.
Dick Chambers was in from
Auburn Tuesday, buying hogs.
We sell carpet and linoleum.
R&RJjbr. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Smiley
returned to Falls City Monday
evening.
John M. Clark shipped a car of
hogs to Nebraska City Thursday
morning.
B. H. Moore went to Broken
Bow, Nebr., Wednesday to visit
a daughter.
Will Cummings came in from
Crab Orchard Thursday, return
ing Saturday.
The Verdon picnic will be held
next Wednesday and Thursday,
Aug. 14 and 15.
Lloyd Abel, grandson of Mrs.
M. A. Curtis, has been quite sick
for several days.
Misses Alice and Grace Peabody
went to Stella Saturday, return
ing the next day.
Rob't Knapp of Brock visited
his brother, M. W. Knapp Mon
day and Tuesday.
Fuller Burns went to Shubert
Wednesday evening, returning
the next morning.
Lemuel Bradley and Charley
Littrell went to Omaha Tuesday,
where they expect to work.
Still have a few set of harness
left, will sell cheap.
E. & B. Lbr. Co.
A. F. Walsh of McCook, Neb.,
came in to Nemaha Thursday of
last week, returning Saturday.
R. E. Bucher came in from
Sheridan, Wyoming, Thursday
of last week, returning Monday.
The rain Wednesday night kept
many from attending the picnic
at Auburn that had planned on
going.
Miss Pearl Fuson of Ord, Neb.,
who has been visiting Miss Nora
Aynes, went to Red Cloud, Neb.,
Monday.
Mrs. E. S. McCandless of Thur
man, Iowa, visited her mother,
Mrs. Carse, from Thursday until
Monday. .
Mrs. J. H. Littrell, who has
been visiting in Missouri for some
time, returned home Wednesday
morning.
B. H. Moore has a good many
peaches. He is the only one we
know of in this vicinity that has
peaches this year.
Mrs. A. R. Titus came in from
Syracuse Thursday of last week
and visited her sister, Mrs. Elmer
E. Allen, until Monday.
Fred Hoover carried the mail
on rural route No. 2 Thursday,
while Carrier' Knapp went to the
picnic.
We have had some scorching
hot weather this week, and what
makes it worse the nights have
been hot, too.
Fay Kerker was taken sick
Tuesday, and was very sick that
night, having several spams, but
is getting better.
Mrs. Irvin Hadlock went to
Auburn Saturday and Irvin Mon
day. They went from there to
Omaha Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Churchill of Burr,
Nebr., who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. T. Webber, re
turned home Monday.
Shelby W. Eustice of Auburn,
candidate for district clerk, was
in Nemaha Tuesday getting ac
quainted with the voters.
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Eli Knapp, sr., of Hardy, Neb.,
arrived in Nemaha Thursday
evening of last week, on a visit
to his brother, M. W. Knapp,
Von Farson has moved back
from Johnson and will live in his
father's house. His household
goods came in Monday evening.
Lawrence and Mildred Higgins
of Stella are visiting their
grandparents, uncles, aunts and
cousins, the Peabody family, this
week.
Mrs. Gertie Galbraith started
for Hartington, Nebr., Monday,
to visit her uncle, C. F. Barker."
Her brother, Otto Barker, is also
there.
Many people who attended the
Christian church Sunday night
got wet going home, as it began
to rain, just before church was
dismissed.
Lost On picnic day, in Nema
ha or between here and Auburn,
a small blue watch. A suitable
reward will be paid for its return
to this office.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clark of
Smith county, Kansas, came in
Thursday to attend the old
settlers picnic and visit relatives
for a few days.
Mrs. C. T. Minick and Elliott
and Hubert came in from DeWitt
Thursday of last week, to attend
the picnic and visit friends, re
turning Saturday,
Elmer E. Allen, G. N. Titus
and Rev. J. W. Sapp went to
Nebraska City Wednesday morn
ing to hear Senator Ben Tillman
at the chautauqua.
Chas. M. and Leslie W. Wood
ward came up from Kansas City
Thursday of last week, attended
the picnic, and visited their
parents until Sunday.
The telephone men were out
early Thursday morning straight
ening out the lines that had been
badly tangled up by the hard
wind the night before.
The Nemaha and Champion
boys had a game of base ball
Monday, the Nemaha boys win
ning by a score of 15 to 5. The
playing was poor on both sides.
Sunday night's rain caused
more washouts near St. Deroin,
at least one bridge going out, so
Rural Carrier Knapp was not able
to serve all his patrons Monday.
Ed Knapp thought the editor
looked hungry Tuesday evening,
so he donated about a half gallon
of milk, and we feasted on bread
and milk for supper and break
fast.
Von Farson is suffering from
a broken bone in his left foot,
caused by a plow falling on it.
It is giving him considerable pain
and will lay him up for some
time.
Prof, and Mrs. Eugene Howe 1
of Ord, Nebr., arrived in Ne
niiiha Tuesday, on a visit to
Mr. Howe's mother, Mrs. Ellen
Howe, and other relatives and
old friends.
Eli Rupert and Lee Pond of
Shubert were in Nemaha be
tween trains Tuesday morning.
They were on their way to Alli
ance where they expect to take
homesteads.
Next Monday is the great day
at the Auburn chautauqua. The
Innes band will be the leading
attraction on that day. It will
be worth while going out to hear
this great band.
Lost On picnic day, in Nema
ha, a silk parasol, pearl handle,
gold knob, monogram M. B.
Finder will please leave at post
office or notify Mrs. L. W. Shu
oert, So. Auburn.
Marshall Webb has a fine
mounted head of a deer that
was sent to him to keep for Swan
Nelson. Swan also has some
deere horns srom a deere that
he killed in the hills.
The rain Wednesday night
flooded the pastures east and
south of town. The walk this
side of the depot was covered
with rubbish in places, the water
having overflowed it.
Mrs. Frank Scott, Misses Min
nie Scott, Delia Bruntty, Bessie
Blain, and Delia Inglis drove in
from Pawnee City Thursday of
last week and visited R. I. Brown
and family until Sunday.
Mrs. H. G. Smith and son, W.
R. Smith, who have been visiting
the former's brother, M. W.
Knapp, for a week, started for
their home at Brown's Valley,
Minn., Tuesday morning.
The board of trustees of the
Methodist church met Thursday
night and reorganized by electing
W. W. Sanders president, Mrs.
M. A. Woodward secretary, and
Mrs. Sarah Watson treasurer.
Curt Brown is afraid he is
going to lose one of his spotted
ponies. ' Some time ago it got
badly cut in a barb wire fence.
It has about recovered from that,
but seems to have rheumatism,
and can hardly get around,
Nemaha county farm land con
tinues to increase in value. A
few days ago J. Teppen offered
Patrick Leahy $20,000 for the
latter's quarter section farm in
Glenrock precinct, near Julian.
Mr. Leahy refused the offer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H Clark of
Smith Center, Kas., who have
been visiting relatives here for
the past week went to Verdon
Wednesday evening to see Mrs.
Clark's aunt, Mrs. Parsons, who
is very sick. Jim returned the
next morning, going to Nebraska
City with John M. Clark.
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FOR THIS WEEK
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Some of them have collars and some have not.
They are in plain, checks and 3tripes.
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We have a nice line of
LACE CURTAINS
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BRING US YOUR PRODUCE
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Wesley Johnson, an aged resi
dent of Auburn, who is one of
the old timers in the county, died
at the home of Geo. Coulters Sat
urday night. His wife is very
feeble and it is thought cannot
live long.
E. L. Paris and family of Long
Island, Kas., arrived in Nemaha
Thursday of last week and are
thoroughly enjoying themselves
visiting old friends. Ed says it
is a little dry where he is, or has
been, but he is doing pretty well.
Mrs. Marsha McNown, mother
of Frank L. McNown, a former
teacher in Nemaha, died at her
home in Peru early Saturday
morning, aged 76 years, 11
months and 15 days. She had
been a resident of Peru since
1863.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Skeen of
Eskridge, Kansas, arrived here
last week, on a visit to old friends
of Mr. Skeen, and to attend the
old settlers picnic. They were
the guests of Mr. Skeen's sister,
Mrs. C. W. Roberts, several
days.
Miss Pearl Burns complains
that we never mentioned the fact
that she was auntie to the "finest
twin babies in Nebraska," born
to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burgess
of Syracuse July 5. We humbly
apologize, but we knew nothing
of it.
Carlo, the black dog belonging
to the livery barn, was killed by
the merry-go-round on picnic
day He was investigating the
machinery when it starbed up
and he was run over and killed.
Carlo was a favorite and his un
timely end is regretted.
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Dressier
went to Springfield, Nebr., last
Friday evening to attend a re
union of the Dressier family, a
number of relatives being present
from Pennsylvania. Forty-two
relatives were present. Among
them was an .uncle of Mr. Dress-
ler's who is 88 years of age. He
has been living in Kansas but is
going back to Pennsylvania to
spend the remainder of his days.
Mr. and Mrs. Dressier thoroughly
enjoyed the reunion. They re
turned Monday.
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RITCHET
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We are a iittle late with The
Advertiser this week, on account
of picnics and sickness in the
family of Miss May Kerker, our
principal compositor.
We had a heavy rain Wednes
day night, accompanied with a
hard wind and much lightning.
The rainfall was two and a quar
ter inches. A number of trees
were blown down and branches
broken off. C. L. Russell'8 hay
shed was broken into and part of
it blown away.
Notice for Bids
Bids will be received until Aug.
20, 1907, at 6 o'clock"p. m., for
janitor of the- school building.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the school board.
A. R. McCandless,
Sec'y.
On Tuesday there was a pleas
ant gathering at the poor farm.
R. I. Brown, the superintendent,
invited the Clark and Paris fam
ilies and immediate neighbors
to a picnic gathering, and of
course they responded. Forty
three were present beside the
Brown family. A delightful day
was passed.
Some weeks ago The Advertiser
said that Will Parriott had said
he would not be a candidate for
county judge. We did not make
this announcement to injure Mr.
Parriott' s chances in any way,
but because we were so informed.
However, Mr. Parriott is now a
candidate for the nomination on
the fusion ticket, scrapping witk
Fred G. Hawxby for that honsr.
A New Store.
Wm. Filmer, the merchant
prince of St. Deroin, has decided
to locate in Nemaha. He kas
rented the corner store building
owned by N. C. Jarvis and re
cently vacated by Wm. Snelling,
and will put in a stock of gro
ceries and dry goods. He went
to Nebraska City Tuesday and
bought his groceries. They ar
rived Thursday evening. He will
move his family up at once and
will then go to St. Joe and buy
his stock of dry goods.
We understand Mr. Filmer will
continue the store at St. Deroin.
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