CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - Peppermint Drops from St. James ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp. Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== Wynot Tribune 12-31-1908 Peppermint Drops from St. James Sept 8, 1878 ED. Bulletin Dear Sir – Thinking that a few items from St. James would be acceptable to your readers, I take the opportunity of writing. First: E C Myers, (the veteran salon keeper) who has lately come over the termperance cause, is strong in his resolution to “Dare to Do Right”. And will on Tuesday, the 10th of Sept. 1878, JProvidence permitting, open up a fruit store, temperance hall and restaurant, accommodations that St. James has long needed. The merchants of St. James are doing fair business, and selling goods at bedrock prices. Otto Hoese our enterprising mill man, will not move the main body of his warehouse now situated near Mr. Wiseman’s, but will move the two additions up the river to the mouth of the bow, which is some distance above where it formerly emptied into the Missouri, and join them together, forming a new warehouse; thus getting a better landing and a shorter and better road. He has already commenced buying wheat for which he pays the market prices. Mr. Dickinson, a carpenter and builder of St. James who by the way is our gentlemanly and accommodating Hotelist, has charge of the job, which insures his success. Mr. Dickinson will soon reshingle and otherwise refit his hotel for the comfort and convenience of his many guests. Mr. Gillingham, our new merchant, has graded up the street and built a platform in front of his store, also put up hitiching poles for the accommodations of his customers. There seems to be a strife between our merchants to see who will sell the most goods and the best goods for the least money. Our Sunday school is in a flourishing condtion, meets every Sunday at 10 o’clock a.m. prayer meeting at 4 o’clock p.m. every Sabbath, visiting friends are invited to attend.