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, VOLUME ' I FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 1904. NUMBER 6
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Some Social Notes
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NIrs. W. B. Alexander enter-
tained the members of her Sun-
day school class on Saturday af-
tcrnoon.
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.Mrs. J. ] Whetstine enter-
' tained at a Kensington on Tues-
day afternoon. A number of
ladies were present and spent an' .
afternoon ef genuine pleasure.
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\Irs. : Whetstinc served dainty re-
freshmen .
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will
celebrate Lincoln's birthday at
the hall this cvcning. The birth-
( lay' of Lincoln is always observed
by these two organizations and
thc occasion has come to bc looked ] -
ed forward to with much pleasure.
1\11' and NIl's. Peter Kaiser entertained -
< 'rtained thc 'l'Yfoleans at their
home on South Stone street Sun-
day evening- The Tyrolcans appeared -
peared in a concert at thc l'nne
on Friday cvening. 1\11' and 1\-lrs.
Kaiser entertained the musicians
, in a. truly royal manncr.
t. 1\lrs. A. G'Val - - and : Miss
' . ' _ . . Minnie McDonald entertained the
t , ' , I members of the Junior Epworth
I League at thc home of , Mrs.
.r. 'Vanner on last Saturday even-
. ing. The guests were entertained -
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eel in a most pleasant manner and
thc event was thoroughly enjoy-
ed.
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, The H. S. 1\1. club met on 8at-
urday evening with bliss Ncttic
Cle\'cland. An excellent program
. was rendered after which a busi-
ness meeting was held and thc
following officers elected : Anita
'Vilsonpresident ; Rcba Eversole ,
rice president ; Georgia Beaulieu ,
L secretary and Ncttie Cleveland ,
treasurer.
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Friends in Council met in reg-
ular session last 4'riday evening
- with Miss Grace Miner as host-
.
1\0- { . css. The meeting was of rather
I , . . . . . . " an informal nature owing to the
I. I - fact that thc cold weather caused
the absence of a number of the
r
1 r mcm bel's. Nevertheless the meet-
jug was a very enjoyable one.
Special features were readings by
1 MrsStanbro and Miss Barry and
t the contin uation of the study of
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"l\luch Ado About Nothing. " 1m
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pr0mptu musical numbers were
! 'iC i much enjoyed. Dainty refresh-
ments were served.
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The regular meeting of Sorosis
. was held on Wednesday at the
, home of lrs. A. E. Hill. After
the usual business was transacted
- . the club was greatly ] bencfitted
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by two able papcrs. 'Incidcnt !
Leading to Louisiana Purcha8 , '
by 1\1rs. Manger followed by
'ILouisiana Purchase" by Mrs
14yford gave us a fund of infer
mation especially apropos of th <
Fair so near at hand. The cluJ
then listened to two clelightfu '
original poems by their hostes !
read by 1\-lrs. C. 14' . Heavis an d
.1\-1rs. Wanncr. Mrs. Hill Wa !
agreeably and efficiently assistc
in entertaining by Hiss ? Miller ,
The ; club adjourned to meet vitl
lrs. Jenne on February 24th.
Court House New s
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The new hard pine floor jus'
laid in the main corridor of tlH
court house is a great improve
ment. It is so much better thai
the old one that thc general public -
tic will not complain because it i !
11 ot a tile floor.
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County Recorder R.icger reports
the following real estate trans-
fers :
Corbett Wisdom tq John Houck
w/ nw)4 ) sec. 26 , twp. 1 range 15.
Consideration $ ( ) ,500.
J. , N. Pfeiffer to John E. Stauf-
fer , ne/ ( se)4 ) and ' s 65 acres of
c0 of ne)4 ) of sec 35 ; also w0
sw)4 ) nw)4 ) sec 36 all in twp 1
range 13 , 125 acres. Considera-
tion $5200.
County Judge Wilhite has issued -
sued the following marriage
licenses this week.
Egness Lcecy , Arago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Louisa Bauman , Arago . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Hayes R. Beycr , Kansas City. . . . . . . 27
Olive Grace Garvcr , Humboldt. . . . . .22
Oscar Bockin , Hninboldt..24
Lathed Rcimcrs , Hum boldt..18
Charles Mackey , Fa1'go. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Annie Blciholc1cl" , Fargo. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Since Charles Lorce , clerk , has
straightened out the debris resulting -
sulting from the last term of the
district court , his office has been
a pretty quiet place. Only one
new case has been filed this week
and that was the application of
Maude E. Miller for a divorce
from Virgil huller.
Good Roads Day.
D. Ward King of 1\'laitland ,
1\10. , was in town Wednesday
evening and Thursday morning
and arranged for meetings at the
court house next Tuesday , thc
1th. He ass tres us he has noth-
ing to sell but is employed by the
state of Nebraska to explain to
us his plan of cheap road work-
ing. He comes with the pres-
tige of succcss and the endorsement -
ment of his and our own. state
authorities. The meetings win
be held at the court house. At 10
a. m. the subject will be the
horse. At 2 p. m. good roads
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s Jame r H. Ray ic Dead - ,
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, Former Sheriff of 'RichardJon County iJ
: Summoned By : the Grim 'DeJtroyer.
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1 James H. Hay , a former shcr-
s iff of Richardson county , died at
1 his home near Barada last 'lon-
S day night 1\11' Ray's death , was
1 the result of an attack of pneumonia
. monia The news of his dcath
- surprise to his
i I came as a great
many friends throughout Rich-
ardson county But a few weeks
ago he was seen on the streets of
Falls City in his usual health and
t greeting his friends in his custo-
mary cheery manner
. James Harrison Hay was )7
i I years of age , having been born in
. Illinois in 1837. lIe was the eldest -
, est of a fancily of nine children.
Hc grew to manhood in his na-
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nvc state , attending the public
schools and developing habits of
activity and industry that stood
him in good stead in his later and
more strenuous years. When
about twenty years of age he en-
tered Christian college at Jack-
ville , Ill. , and graduated from
that institution with honors and
then engaged 1n teaching , and
later followed the same profession
in Iowa. While teaching at
Prairie City , Iowa , he was mar-
ricd to 1\-Iiss Julia Casscl of that
place.
In 18)5 : Mr. Ray came to Ne-
braska , crossing the Missouri
river at Brownville. He took a
homestead southeast of Humboldt
and soon became prominently
identified with the development
of that section of the ounty. He
shared in all the hardships of thc
pioneer and did his part in the
upbuilding of Old Richardson.
He was a man who madc friends
because hc deserved to have
friends and few were those who
ever spoke of him in any but the
kindest way.
In 188 he became the republi-
will be discussed. 1\11' King is
en dorsed by the state and thc
meeting will be under thc joint
management of the commercial
club and the agricultural experi-
mcnt station.
Farm House Burned.
The house on the Bert Wise
farm , one and a half miles north
of Reserve was burned to the
ground about one o'clock Wed-
nesday morning , entailing a loss
of 52000 with insurance
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111g t. 1000. The house was occupied -
cupied by Fred Oberst and the
tire was first discovered by lrs.
can candidate for sheriff and was
clected. So wcll did he serve the
people ] in this capacity that two
years later he was re-elected and
served another tcrm. As an of-
ficial he was ever mindful of the
trust reposed in him and he discharged -
charged his duties in a painstaking -
inR' and thorough manner. 1\fr.
Ray's wife had died many years
before and in 1888 he was married
to vIrs. E. J. Pope of lIumboldt.
At thc expiration of his second
term in office , hc rcmovcd from
this city to a farm near Barada ,
and there he lived until his dcath.
Besides his wife he leaves ] seven
children , four sons and three
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uaugmcrs. : .1.-ne sons are J40r1l1
of Albuquerque , N. M. , Ben , it
United States soldier now serving
in the Philippines , and Willis and
Elmer ] of this county. The
slaughters are : Mrs. Frank Pope
and Mrs. Alex Hatficld of Oklahoma . -
homa and Miss Ncva Ray of
Pawnee City. There are many
people in Richardson county who
knew 1\1r. Ray and who extend
to his family thc full measure of
sympathy.
James 1-1. Ray was in man ) ' respects -
spects a remarkable man. 1'0
him a generous nature forbade
the accumulation of great wealth
but as compensation it gave him
friends of thc kind that take no
cognizance of a man's bank ac-
count. He was in every respect
a good citi cn. He was a man of
pronounced convictions and of
unquestioned integrity. Of him
it may truly be said that it good
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man is gone.
His funeral was held on Tues-
day and was attended by many of
his friends and ncighbors. The
remains were taken to Humbodt ]
for interment.
Oberst who thought thc intermittent -
tent glow she noticed was caused
by lightning. In order to more
fully investigate she arose and
opened thc door and the smell of
the smoke led to the discovery of
the fire 1\-lrs. Oberst went up
stairs and got the children out
but by that time the fire had
gained such headway as to pre-
vent the saving of anything ex-
ccpt a few articles of clothing.
The origin of the fire is not
known but it is supposed to have
started from a defective flue.
The burned house was t hc .
property of John Mosiman.
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