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10 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE February _ 6 , 19o-
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The Social News.
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Mrs Gco B , Holt entertained
e at a Kensington Tuesday aftcr-
noon It was a very pleasant
social cvcn t.
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Friends in Council met in regular -
ular session last Friday evening ,
Miss Gilman being thc hostcss
It was both a business and social
session and as such was both
Jc pleasant and profitablc
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tl'hc next number of thc Sorosis
lecture course will be thc appearance -
ancc of Ralph Parlcttc , thc humorist -
orist As a "funny man" Mr : ,
Parlctte ranks with thc best and
; has the reputation of being a
, E prince of cntcrtaincrs He will
t appear at thc Jennc opera house ,
. . Thursday evening , March : 3rd
! Mrs\Vi1liam Jlarnack was very
pleasantly surprised on Tuesday
by thc members of the German
Ladies Art club who desired to
assist her in the celebration of
her birthday When \ she had recovered -
covered from thc effects of her
surprise she proved an admirable
hostess and the occasion was one
of genuine pleasure
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Last Sunday was William Hop-
pe's seventieth birthday and the
, event was celebrated by an informal -
formal family rcunion Besides
thc immediate members of Mr :
Hoppc's family the following
relatives were present : l\rs. Julia -
lia Butrick of Napier , 1\10. Chas
. ' Hoppc , and wife of Preston and
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I\lrs. John Schuler and Mrs. Hen-
ry Ricgcr of this city A very
line dinncr was scrved and the
day was a very pleasant one not
only for Mr Heppe but for the
guests who helped him celebrate
his birthday ,
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The W. O. W. drill team gave
a box social and entertainment at
their hall in this city Saturday
cvcning. After a very interesting
program in which thc team gave
an exhibition drill thc boxes were
sold at auction. A handsome sum
was rcalizcd for thc same , thc
bones selling for from fifty tents
to five d llars. A fine : cake was
I voted to thc most popular young
lady present , liss Snido' won
this prize. The sum of nine dol-
lars and thirty-fivc cents was rc-
alizcd for the cakc The members -
bers of the team take this method
I to thank the ladies who furnished -
ed thc well g'licd boxes and hclpcd
to make the affair such a grand
succcss , financially and sociall r.
Church Notes
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The Presbyterian church services -
vices will be held on next Sunday
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and the pulpit will be occupied
by Rcv. Charles F Koehlcr of
Omaha. Yov arc cordially in-
vitcd to these serviccs.
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Second Sunday in lent February -
ary 28 Holy Eucharist at 7:30 : a.
.
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m : Matins litany and sermon at
11 a , tit. ; Sunday school at noon :
E.vcnsongand sermon a.t 7:30 : p.
m : at St 'l.'lioiiias church. All
strangers arc invitcd to these ser-
,
VICCS ,
The usual services will be held
at the 1\'L E. Church Sunday.
The pastor , " V. B. Alexander wilt
preach both morning and cven-
ing' At the Epworth league services -
vices there will be ccption ' of
mcmbcrs and instal1ation , of
otlicers
Hc\ Herbert E Ryder is
preaching every night in thc Bap-
tist church and the revival meet-
ing's are increasing in intcrest.
One very interesting feature is
thc Sunbeam choir composed of a
chorus of about fifty voices train-
ed by Rcv. Ryder and wifc trlH.'y
sing splendid for thc little train-
ing' they have receivcd 1\11'
Ryder in his preaching is aiming
terrific blows at the pet sins of
some of the Christians and tells
thcm they cannot expect much
blessing while they arc hugging
these things to their hearts On
Sunday at 11 p , m , there will he
Divine worship and preaching by
RcRydcr , In the afternoon at
3 p , 111 a mass meeting and .1\11'
Ryder will speak on Htrhc Drink
Dcvil meld l What to do With him "
At 7:30 : song service and prcach-
ingAll are inY ted ,
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Expression of TI\ants.
It is our desire , in this simple
manner , to express our heartfelt
thanks to kind fricnds for their
generous sympathy and timely
assistance rendered in our recent
amiction
Furthermore we dearly prize
the token of respect shown us by
our fellow trades people--the suspension -
pension of business for the hour
atid permitting their tears to
mingle with ours in consigning
thc cold form of a dCil1 ( : and 10ng'
wife and mofhcr to her final rest-
ingplace"
place"y
\V. A G1 + nuNwID ,
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.GUY P. GIllENw , 11.D ,
H. ziu. GHHH ' WAI.D ,
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LOUIS NEITZEL
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WINTER IN NEW ZEALAND.
Hard to Tell What to Count On in
Way of Weather.
The winters were short and der
licious , except for an oc'asionul (
week of wet weather , which , however .
ever , were always regarded bJ the
sheep farmer as excellent for tilling .
ing up the creeks , making the
grass grow and being everything
that was natural and desirable ,
writes Lady Broonw in the Corn
hill 'Yhen it did not rain , the
winter weather was simpl en
chanting , although h one had to hI'
prepared for its sudden caprices ( ,
for weather is weather , even at
the antipodes , and l'onsl'ql1pntl
tJllI'l'liablp
Sometimes Wp started on an
ideally exquisite morning for ; 1
long ridl1 on SOtllP station busi
ness The air would bp still and \ ( ]
delieious , fresh and : elhil8I1Ilug t :
.
to a degree hardly t.o 1Je under
stood ; the slur brillilI1t : and just
snihicientlyvau ' ilIiltg. :111 wotmld
g-o well for f0111' OJ' five hours , until .
til , perhaps , WI' had crossed a low
saddle in the 111011111aills and were
'oming' ( home hy niP gorge : : of 11
riyer In ten minutes P\'pl'\1hinf' g
might have chang-ed A son'- vest .
er would have sprung up as though
let out of a bag , heavy drops of
rain would be succeeded ( bya snow
flurry , in which it was not always -
ways easy to find one'H way hones
across swamps : and over creeks ,
and the riders who spt- forth so
g-aylJ' at 10 of the clock that anH'
morning would return in the fast
gathering darkness WPt : to the
kin , 01' , I'n timer . frozen 10 1 the botH'
I have often found it dit1i'nH ( to
get out of my habit , so still with
frozen snow was ih ; hodh'p
No One ever drealnedof catching (
cold , however , front the me1 pOl' .
olog-ieul changes and chances , an
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immnnitY , which no doubt Ill' owpd
i 0 the fact t hat Wl' led \\'lwthpl' we
liked it" OJ' not an ope11 } ( air lifp
The little weather hoarded ( hOl1sl'
with its canvas papered } > lining , did
not offer much ' ' from
, protection a
hard frost . and J have often found
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a heap of feathery snow on a chair
near my rloAPd hpdroom window
which had drifted in through h the )
ill fitting frame Still these snow
showers and even hard frosts
( which suuallr melted bv . rttiI
day ) did no harm to man 01' lwast.
A SLIDING RAILWAY.
Novelty in Way of High-Speed Trac-
Without Wheels ,
tion--Train
The novelty of high-speed rail.
way construction described ill the
Revue 'l'e'hniqne by M G. Stautel'-
eau consists ill doinA' away with
the running wheels of the 'aI's and
replacing thPlll with slippers or
Rlmtes The curs are raised on a
thin film of water , which is forced
under the skates through 11 jet.
In the earlier plans : tlw propelling
force contemplated was 11 hori.
outHl jet of water , which was di.
rcctcd against suitable vanes : ont
t he bottom of the 'm's The valves
of these jets were opened bJ' the
leading car and closed by the rear
oue. In the plan aR at present PI'o
Posed , a third rail is laid between
the two gliding rails , and a fl'ic.
ion I wheel , driven electric , umo ,
tors , runs on this and furnishes
the propelling fOl'ee. The advan '
t ages ( II ninmed for this H.Ysh'm of' " .f : . 'j
tl'utioJl : are a great reduction ita \
the track resistance and in the ' \ , , _ . .
power relireci ( by a car , a Much
sllloothl'l' l'uJllliJlp of the ' ' lid I . . . . . I
: cars , aiii .
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hence a smaller depreciation ( both ' S \ .
of track and 'ai' ( 1'JPI'l' ! i8 i no da n.
gel' of derlliImnent I , un(1 : ] high speeds
can UP attained.1 By 'utt lug oil' the'
watpl' supplied under the f4katps.
a great lH'aking pll'pl't" is secured. ( ]
Fig-HI'PH l are given to slow : th , '
econouty of the system , over tier : .
tl'ic traction : \ on wIIP'I : : ;
BUFFALO IN CATTLE HERD. \
Bison Left Wild Companions for Civ ,
ilized Animals
Au itinerant photographer .
mad ! a picture about 18i ( ; in
what is now Oklahonw t hat
should be ) preserved by Ow Okl- ! ' "
lwml : 1-1 istol' CH I so'ipt"y ( . . \ rarer
picture :1l11lOt. ( : bt found in Oklahoma -
homa , says the KammH ; : ( Cih' , Rtll' :
11 t shows a : buffalo that : followpd ,
a heal of cattle front its native .
range in the western part of the f [ j
territory to the neighborhood ] of --1 _
Durlington , The ph'tm'p is i owned ( .r
by .1oh11 H Segel' , of Colony , ' ) ) . 'r , :
f
III ISIS ' ' ' had ranch
Seger a ( , ' , .
where the Chl'vPllnp ( ' Iudinn school J'-
now stands : at'Caddo ( Springs \ , sev - '
e1al I miles north of EI Hl'llO. '
" Bin " 11'l'as8 cat I Ipman still '
"Billy" , a I'a I'P-
lI1l'mbt'l'pd hyoid 1iU1t'I'i'\ ' , and now
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living in the panhandle , brought
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the 'ow , a hip : one , with his herd (
fl'otll the wesl' . 811(1 gave her to I
HpgPI' if Ole la ttl'I' t ( 'ould drive her ;
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way from nIP herd , which Frass ' \ .
was positive RpA'PJ' ( .ol1ld ) hot (10. ( !
11'I'ass' cattle were in ille t va Ill'011 ,
the south side of HIP forth ( 'a1l:1- :
diall : river , near : where the Port
steno IHtlllphomw is located. t Rp
gPI' adopted } a plan chat i 1)I'on'(1 )
sllccessflIl. ( TIp would drive nil'
cow at full speed } till she hega" m
turning , when his cowboy woul ( ]
move up and Seger would fall
back1i11 : \ : slue turned again in his di-
.
l'pdiol1 She was kept running in
this zit zag ( ( 'Om'Hp till the river
was rem'lwd An almost ] perpen ) i ,
dienlur bank was no barrier to her \
turning t bark after she had been ' I
driven into the wah't' Rpgpl' and
his ( 'o\\Jboy started : ] her Hg-ain nul : ( ' ,
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all : t went ( 'rasllilmg at i bl'pa knp'k ( .1
s + peed through a dense erl'owth of' ,
1':1 1':1 !
undl'l'hI'Hsh , and over a high ban ! ,
into the river where th water
was churned to a foam , anl :
horses , men and buffalo mompJ- }
tarily t disappeared from sig-h1.
The ducking had a surprising -
feet on the ImU'llo : , which permitted -
ted herself to be driven to the
ranch corral : ! without any further
11'0ublp She he:1l11l ( : the leader
of SPgt.I"s herd 'Yhen a "nOlth.
el' " began blowing in the wintel'
she would take the herd to some ar . ,
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( 'anyon for shelter , and when tl1 , '
storm abated they would follow \
her to the ' ' ' ,
open 'ountJ'J' SegPI ;
gave the cow to Ada Bent , an In.
than girl , now Airs. Robert Burns ,
of Darlingtoll 'l'lw cow ( strayed :
1Ip the .Nol'th Canadian and was
killed by India ns ,
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