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, , VOLUME I _ FALLS _ ----1.- _ _ CITY _ _ _ n . . _ , _ _ NEBRASKA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , FRIDAY u _ _ _ , _ MARCH 4 , 1904. NUMBER 9
. , ) y ± w " Death of Martha Krossa
The death of : Miss Martha
Krossa occurred at the home of
V. G. Lyford - on last Sunday
. morning. Miss Krossa was . a
victim of typhoid fever and although -
though the crisis was consider-
ed as past , and her friends began
I " to have strong hopes of her recover -
cover ) , a change for the worse
, . occurred suddenly and she passed
away.
. For over three years she had
lived in this city following her
j ' profession , that of a trained
( nurse. She was one especially
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endowed by nature for this line
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of work. Hers was a christian
{ . character and hers was a nature
p overflowing with sympathetic
tenderness. Her very presence
4 th i the sick room was an inspira-
tion to the weary and dishearten-
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, . .ed sufferer , and there are many
r . in this town who owe their very
r ; , Jives to her kindly ministrations.
She had become beloved by all
- and her death brought the profoundest -
! foundest regrets to very many
- friends , She was yet a young
j woman , active 1n her field of use-
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; " fulness ahd doing goo < l day by
; 1 . day , but the destroyer of all mor-
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tal life takes no heed to these
it things. She who had lead many
, . back from the gates of'ileath
. . . . . went down into the valley of the
' . } . . shadow. But the good that she
did lives after her and the sweet
influence of her goodness and her
1' , . , . tender ministrations shall linger
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i j . ' long in the memory of the living.
- , : . ' Martha Krossa was born at
" Kiel , Prussia , March 27 , 874.
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" I When yet a child she came with
, j'- . ' her parents to this ' country and
, . for the past ten years had made
t L : , : . . M \ . her home with the family of V.
Y : f . ' } ; . , " , ' G. Lyford. While living at
Humphrey , Neb. , she decided up-
. on the career of a trained nurse.
. She went to Chicago and fitted
. herself for this work and then
came to this city , lVlr. Lyford
having removed here in the mean
time. She was very successful in
her work and made many friends.
She leaves her father and four
brothers. Short funeral services
were held at the Lyford home on
Monday afternoon and the remains -
# mains were taken to Lone Wolf ,
' - : . O. , T. , where her father , and two
, brothers reside
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: Josephine Steele.
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' t' : Mrs. Josephine Steele died at
. her home in Chicago Wednesday
. ' morning after a long illness. Her
death removes from this world a
woman who was known and be-
loved in this city. She was the
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daughter of Mr and ' .1lrs. . Isaac
Schuyler and although born in
Colorado , January 28 , 1870 , but
a short time later her parents removed -
moved to this city and here she
developed into the true and no-
ble woman that she was. As a
girl she made friends and won
the love of playmates by her
kindly disposition , her high re-
gard for all that was true and
good , and her cheerful disposi-
tion. As she grew older these
traits developed more and more
until she entered the sphere of
womanhood and from this new
found and wider environment
these beautiful traits of character
drew new friends who loved her
for what she really was-a true
type of womanhood. Her ideals
were of the highest , her character -
ter of the noblest and those who
knew her so long and so wen
have learned of her death with
the profoundest of sorrow.
On October 31 , 1888 , she was
married to Joseph C. Steele and
carried into her home life an the
natural requisites of the home-
maker. Her home life found its
basic , principle in the virtues of
her womanhood. When two lit-
tle daughters had come into the
home circle she took up the du-
ties of motherhood in the spirit of
one who finds therein a new field
for the development of higher
ideals and lived that she might
give to them by precept and example -
ample the same beauties and
strength of character that had so
wrought their influences in her
own life. In 1902 the family removed -
moved to Chicago where her
death occurred. 'ro the husband
and , the two little daughters , as
well as to the aged mother and
the brothers and sisters has come
a great sorrow that is shared by
many friends.
The remains were brought to
this city yesterday accompanied
by lVIr. Steele and Irs. Jennie
Hill , a sister of the deceased.
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon.
Bowling Contest
In the bowling contest for Feb-
ruary , the first prize was awarded
to Frank Gossett , the score in the
contest being as follows :
Frank Gossett , 180 ; Fred Pax-
ton , 177 ; Charles Cornell , 176 ;
George Holt , 169.
In the March contest the prize
win be a regulation ball of the
best make , to be awarded to the
player making the greatest num-
ber of pins in three straight
games.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
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Dr. 1\1. L. Gemmel is very ser-
iously ill.
Elmer Coupe has been attending -
ing to business matters in St.
Joseph this week.
March came in like a lamb.
Therefore order another ton of
coal and keep your winter shirt
on.
F. C. Worral of Norcatur , Kan. ,
arrived in the city Wednesday for
a visit with his brother-in-law ,
.1\1. Sweeney. ,
The first robins have come.
But we may yet have a final
touch of winter and what will the
robin do then , poor thing.
Mr. and : Mrs. W. B. Schmu ker
arrived in the city yesterday.
They will occupy their cottage
at Eighth and Chase streets.
Frank McDermand returned to
his home in Kansas City Wednes-
day. Frank is still feeling the
effects of his recent severe fall.
lVlrs. Elza : Martin , residing
northeast of the city , is critically
ill and her condition is causing
much anxiety on the part of her
friends.
D. McPhee is having the inter-
ior of his meat market nicely
papered and painted. When the
work is done it will be a very attractive -
tractive place.
r on. Cass Jones of Rule was
in town Tuesday. Mr. Jones
represented Richardson county in
the last session of the legislature
and will be candidate for
a re-
nomination.
Walt : Mason of Beatrice announces -
nounces that he will soon begin
the publication of an illustrated
weekly. Walt's "pen pictures"
will form no unimportant part of
the "scenic" fe atures.
It has been found necessary to
lay a new floor in A. 'V. . Seff's
clothing store. It is a good sign
when the floor in a store wears
out. Lots of people must walk
on the floor that wears out.
Win Jenne is taking a rest from
his duties as a traveling sales-
man. The Sphinx boys are al-
ways glad to see Will come hom9
because he is one of the few of
their number who can do that
new piano justice.
Fred Beaulieu took advantage
of the fine spring like weather on
Tuesday to drive out to his farm ,
and se ; that the plows were sharp
and the horses shod and the hired
man taking his physical culture
exercises regularly.
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If a subtile influence permeates
your being , and you don't know.
yhw you've got it. If you feel
yourself drawn irresistably to the
sunny sidc of the street where the
ragged edge of a plank walk becomes -
comes as a luxurious couch , you've
got it. If you can't keep } your
jack-knife in your pocket and if
you can'.t . keep the blade out uf a
soft pine stick , you've got it. If
the sunlight goes through and
through you like X rays and
warms your frost bitten liver till
you feel as though you had just
taken a dose of tincture of radium ,
you've got it. If you feel at peace
with the whole world and would
rather commune with your inner
self than talk politics with your
neigh boryou've Jot it. There may
be a blizzard tomorrow and if so .
the symptoms win disappear but
but they will return again on the
first balmy warm day and you
will find i that you have suffered a
rclapse. Spring fever is contagious -
ous and no matter how often you
have it , you never become im-
mune.
It was a balmy aft ruoon and
all along the street , the people
stood rejoicing in the sunlight's
genial heat. The merchant op-
ened wide the doors and let the
awnings down , a sense of spring-
tiriies sweet content had settled
o'er the town. But in that gel .
den afternoon when all with
peace was sweet , there came the
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sound of rushing winds and dust
clouds in the street. From out
the north-land's cheerless waste
there swept a chilling breath and
10 , the spirit of the spring was
well nigh froze to death. And
wailing voices rent the air as
high as heaven's dome-sad was
the fate of those who left their
overcoats at home.
Rev. Chas. Koehler preached
at the Presbyterian church last
Sunc1ay. : Rev. Koehler is a for-
cible talker and never lacks for a
good congregation when he re-
turns to preach to the people of
his home town.
This is going to be a hard year
on tax ledgers. Many a' man
who has never known exactly
how rich he is win have a pretty
definite idea thereof after the
deputy assessor gets through
with him.
The streets of this city are in
the best condition that they have
ever been at this season of the
year. The street commissioner
has had them thoroughly drag-
ged giving them a hard smooth
surf ace.
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