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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1904)
. . 0. . . . 2 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE January 291 1904 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ J " ' ' ' . . _ _ _ ' _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ ! Rev.4 and Mrs. ColeI . , I Given Public Reception tl'he members of the Christian church tendered Hev. and Irs. . Elmer ward Cole a farewell reception - ception at the Knights of Pythias hall on last Friday evening. Although - though the reception was planned by the members of his own church a general invitation was extended - edlo the public and the crowd that was present represented all denominations , the people having come together of one accord . to hid farewell to Hev. Cole and his wife.tl he hall waS crowed \ , every available chair being occupied - cupied when the rendition of the program was begun. trIte program opened with a selection by Harnack's : Military band. During his stay in this city , l ev. Cole has been a warm friend of the band , and while regretting - gTetting his departure , the boys were glad to be able to partici- pate in this farewell tribute. The address of welcome was by J. . . E. Leyda ; who stated the object of the gathering and for- mally extended welcome to all on behalf of those who had planned the reception. l\r. ' .Leyda's ad- dress was followed by a cornet solo played by Tad M. : May. J. \ \Vherrylate superintendent - ent of the Christian Sunday school was to have delivered an address \ 1Jut illness ] rrcycnted ; his being presC'nt. A paper prepared by him was read by J. E. Leyda. The paper reviewed the history of the Christian church , referring at length to the part played by Hev. and l\:1rs. Cole in the upbuilding and strengthening of the denomination - ination in this city. A vocal solo by Dr. C. H. Hush was well sung and well recei Ye\ . lrs. C. H. Hush paid the guests of honor a beautiful tri- bute on behalf of the ladies of the church. Her address , which was an eloquent effort was de- Ih'ered in such a graceful man- Ryan Shelly of Preston was in the city Sunday Flour , Feed , Coal and wood Loot over this and see what von want and what you have to sell. have for sale Flour , Feed , Baled Hay and Straw , Grain , Ground Feed , Bran and Shorts , Coal , Wood , Rock Salt , Pure Cider Vinegar , Walnuts , Rye and 'Vhcat for chickens ] , Ground Oil Cake , Poultry and Stock l'ood. Cash paid for Butter , Iaggs and Poultry , Hidcs RubbcrCoppcl' , Brass , 'Bite , Old Iron , Corn and Oats. Flour exchanged for Wheat , Meal for Com. Yours for Business , O. P. HECK Phone 101 Sib Street ncr as to elicit much applame. ; This address w : s responded to by l'tln Elmer ward Cole. lrs. Cole , has a reputation as a public - lic speaker which is not confined to Falls City and her remarks on this occasion were in her best vein. The speaker was frequently - ly interrupted by laughter and applause. Prof. \Vm. IIarnack played a fine flute solo , the appreciation - preciation of which was well expressed - pressed in the applause that fol- lowed the closing notes. Hev. W. 13. Alexander spoke on behalf of the ministers of Falls City , He referred to the cordial relations that had existed between - tween Hev. Cole and his co-labor- ers in the vineyard. He spoke of the broad mindedness that had characterized the work of Hev. Cole in this city and expressed the great regret occasioned by his removal to other fields. He\ Cole himself responded to this address Ve have all heard Rev. Cole and been 11lo\'ed by his eloquence ; we can in a measure appreciate the subtle power of his humor and can to some extent feel the depth of his ! pathos. On , this occasion both these funds of eloquence were drawn upon. lIe referred in humorous , man- ner to his personal relation with various itulivicltutls He stated clearly and logically the under- lying principles of his theology , and showed how he had endeav- ored to apply them to his daily work in this city. He thanked his friends for this expression of regard. Dr. Rush rendered another beau- tiful solo and . after . selections by the band , the meeting resolved into a social gathering' Coffee and cake were served and the evening was one that will not soon be forgotten by those who had the pleasure of being there. NEBRASKA STATE NOTES. . - - 1\1. Bauer , chief of the Nebras- ba City fire department has been elected president of thc Nebraska liremens association. Three Sydney business houses were destroyed by fire Friday morning' 'fhc loss 820,000 and the insurance less than $10,000. R. E. Vilsolf of Blue Springs was seriously injured by falling on an icy street. The fall pro- duced a slight . , concussion of the brain. J d ward R. GolT an employe of the Union Pacific shops at Grand Island vac seriously injured by bccotning wedged between a moving - ing car and a shop door. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To The _ Public ' 11 . : O ; I have opened up a stock of Groceries , 1 Flour and Feed in the Sol c. Stump building , one block west of the First ' . National Bank , where I will keep on t hand at all times a complete and up-to = date stock of everything in my line , at . . . prices that are as low as is consistent with first class goods. Call and get our prices. . E . J . Shields . . PHONE 22 : . - -t : . ' 1 . _ - - . . - - " ' .b ; , " " , . . . --I7't- 1riPI. , . . . . . . . f t - - - LOCAL AND PERSONAL - - - - - - - - Harry Simon was up from Rub Sunday. " I The natural ice crop is assured , that is if cold weather is neccs- san' to produce one. J. M. : Shaw and Ben Jones came over from Hiawatha.on bus- itless the last of the weak. \Vc have added a Preston correspondent - respondent to onr list this week Still there's more to follow. Hear the Tyroleans at the Jenne opera house on the evening of February 8th. Under the aus- pices or Sorosis. \Vanted-Two boarders at pri- vate place. Good location one block from l'vlain street inquire at : Tribune office. ltf C. P. Hummel of lImllboJdt was attending to some business matters in this city the latter part of the week. The new computing scales just installed in Coupe & horntons meat market are marvels of mechanical - chanical ingenuity.--- , Can you imagine anything more mournful than the sound of the wind blowing through the branches of trees that are coated with ice . - ? daughter has been born to 1\1r. and J\1rs. Robert Norton of Colorado Springs. 1\1rs. Norton. was formerly Miss ' : Margaret \ Cus = tcr of this city. Falls City has been very lucky in ' the matter of accidents directly - ly traceable to the sleet storm. Our people seem able to maintain their equilibrium under any old circumstances. Joe Geiger , who recently underwent - derwent a surgical operation was able to be up town Saturday. He is now engaged : in moving his re- pair shop , fiddle factory and conservatory - servatory of music into the room adjoining The Tribune officc. r i' People felt very grateful when . . i i they awoke on Tuesday morning and discovered that the wind was > . . J blowing from the south and that f at least some relief from the long , cold spell was at hand. Although ; the smoke from the chimneys . , plainly indicated a southern wind , " the big weather vane on the court house refused to beconnced and continued to point due northcas It had been frozen in that position - . 1 ' tion and it took . . ' some time for the ' , , - bearings to thaw out and allow it to properly indicate . the direction of the wind. The plumbers got in their work , , IV1onday. i About the usual nuns- f I her of people forg-ot. turn off , ' I the water.trhe plumbers are _ roasted a good deal for charging fancy prices but when we see one hustling around and monkeying : . with frozen waterpipes where the thermometer is ten below zero , we don't blame thcm very much. Dr. S. A. Van Osdel of Barada . . - . . . . . . , " was in the city on professional ' --y" . ' business Tuesd ay. , McN II's l I GROCERY I : , I I - . Fancy and Staple Groceries. Fruit in Season. Satisfaction Guar- I anteed. ' ' Free City Delivery Phone .40. - - - .s , Storage for Household J and Other Goods. : -