i.
. . . -
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
CONSOLIDATED WITH THE HUMBOLDT ENTERPRISE , JUNE 23 , 1905.
Vol. II FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER , 8 1905. Whole No. 87
Judge Scott left Wednesday for
a visit in Lincoln.
S. J. Wheeler of Pawnee City
spent Monday in this city.
Lester May field , of Verdon ,
spent Wednesday in this city.
T. L- Hall of Verdon was in
this city a short time Wednesday.
Services at the Presbyterian
church as usual on next Sabbath.
George W. Holland was a M.
P. passenger to Lincoln Wednes
day
Simon Beachy left Tuesday
for a trip through Southern Kan
sas.
Ernest Werner left Wednesday
for Lincoln to attend the state
fair.
Mrs. McDermand returned to
her home in Kansas City Wednes
day.
H. C. McConnell of Humboldt
was among Tuesdays business
visitors.
Rev. Bell , former pastor of the
Presbyterian church , was in town
Tuesday.
Don't neglect the little things.
The letter s will change laughter
into slaughter.
Del Messier and wife returned
Wednesday irom a two weeks
visit in Auburn.
A number of Richardson county
state fair visitors was kept at
home by the rain.
Miss Anna Griffin left this
week for Kansas City where she
will attend school.
McKinley Evans returned from
Kansas City Sunday after spend
ing a week with relatives.
Mrs Charles Bracelen spent
* \ Monday in Dawson with Mrs.
Will Fenton who is seriously ill.
"Robert Buckham and family
; e. \Tuesday for Lincoln where
they will make their home in the
future.
Frank McDermand and daugh
ter returned to Kansas City Wed
nesday after visiting relatives in
this city.
Fred Cleveland spent this week
in Lincoln at the fair. He will
visit friends in Holdredge before
he returns.
Agnes Moran returned Sun
day from Omaha where she has
been visiting her uncle , L. Dore
and family.
II. M. Shaffer returned Sunday
from a trip toOgden , Utah. Mrs.
Shaffer and Bessie Davis remain
ed for a more extended visit.
Mrs. John Spragins left on
Wednesday for Hiawatha to
spend a few days with friends
and attend the Brown county
fair.
Rev. Griffin went to Kansas
City Wednesday to attend the
marriage of his daughter , Mar
garet , to W. L. Dillworth of Ok
lahoma City.
Mrs. J. C. Martin and Mrs. W.
II. Wigton and son Dorrington
left Sunda } ' for Greenwood , Wis
consin to visit their sister , Mrs.
Anna Ross.
The Republican caucuses will
be held tonight. Let every re
publican attend. The way tc
get a good ticket is to participate
in the precinct caucus.
The Presbyterian kensington
met yesterday afternoon witli
Mrs. Levi Zubrick. A very pleas
ant afternoon was spent. Light
refreshments were served. Thi
hostess was assisted by Mesdame ;
Neitzel and Loree.
Tennis Tournament.
The first game in the tennis
ournament were played on the
[ \nvle courts Monday evening.
Burt Rcavis and Ed Hayes beat
everything in sight and are aow
sighing for more worlds to con-
Iticr. The rainy weather dur-
ng the week has caused a post-
ponment of the finals. The pre-
liction is freely made however ,
hat the Davies cup will be won
by Rcavis and Hays.
L. B. "i ! Club.
Mrs. G. II. Ncal entertained
he members of the L. B. T. club
at her beautiful home on North
Stone street on Wednesday aftcr-
loon. Although the weather
vas inclement , the cloudy skies
i ml the rain and the mud and all
the attributes of a dismal day
were powerless to affect the spir
ts of those who were present on
his occasion , so well had Mrs.
Meal planned for the cntertain-
nent of her guests. The after-
10011 was one of unalloi'ed pleas
ure. Very nice refreshments
were served.
Married.
Win. R. Hoagland of Humbo Idt
ind Efiie M. Billings of Hum-
boldt were married by Judge
Wilhite on last Saturday. The
bride is a very popular young
lady , and the groom who is a son
of Mr. Hoagland is one of the
prosperous and substantial young
men of the west end. Many
friends throughout the county
extend congratulations.
On last Saturday Judge Wilhite
performed theceremoii } ' uniting
in marriage Harlan II. Brown of
Portesque , Mo. and Miss Maud
E. Bush of Forest City , Mo.
Two of the best known
most popular young people ol
Stella were married by Judge
Wilhite on Monday. The ) ' were
Jesse Brisby and Abbie Green.
The bride and groom will be con
gratulated by a wide circle of
friends.
Mill Changes Hands.
P. S. Heacock of this city hat
purchased the fine new Douglas *
mill and is in charge of the in
stitution , the transfer having
been made last Friday. In ad
dition to operating the mill Mr ,
Heacock will conduct his grair
and coal business as heretofore ,
It will be the aim of the manage
ment to market the highest qual
ity of mill products , and as the
mill is new , and the finest in this
section of the state , no difficult )
will be encountered in maintain
ing a high standard or efficiency.
This mill is an institution thai
is a great credit to the town am
one that should receive the sup
port of all citizens. Mr. Hea-
cock should not lack for cooperation
ation in building up a big trade
and spreading the reputation o
the mill.
Lost a Hand.
W. T. Suavely , a section labor
er had his left hand ground of
beneath the wheels of a Burling
ton freight last Saturday. Tin
accident happened at Pierson'
Point about two miles east o
town where the section gang wa :
at work. An extra freight cann
along and was running at a spee <
of about twelve miles an hou
when Suavely despite the warn
ings of the foreman , atteinptei
to board it. lie missed his holi
and fell beneath the wheels , sus
a badly crushed hand
I He was brought to this city when
I Dr. Burchard , the company sur
! geon , assisted by Dr. Fast , am
putated the injured hand Jus
l above the wrist joint.
, ' i John Ilasenyager of Verde :
i was in the city Tuesday on busi
ness.
Sentences Commuted.
Guv. Mickey has commuted the
sentences of Ilubard Savcry and
Chas. Broaden , two Richardson
county murderers. Savcry was
sentenced for life for striking a
man over the head in a grading
camp near Humboldt and killing
him. He was convicted of mur
der in the first degree. It was
the opinion of many who were
familiar with the facts that Sav-
ery was guilty of manslaughter ,
which view the governor con
curred in and commuted his sen
tence to ten years. Chas. Broad
en was convicted of murder in
the second degree for killing a
man named Powell , on the Island
near Rule and was sentenced to
twenty-three years. He has been
a most exemplary prisoner and is
said to have developed into a very
high minded and moral young
man. He has had charge of the
prison library and has so deported
himself as to create great sympa
thy for him.
The act of the governor in com
muting these sentences meets
with the approval of Richardson
county people conversant with
thefacts.
That M. P. Division.
EH. . Towle of this city has
been in communication with J.
Russel district superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific with reference
to the location of the division.
Mr. Russel has asked for a con
ference with Mr. Towle with re
gard to the location of the divi
sion in this city.
It seems to be the opinion of
railway officials that as far as the
interests of the compaii ) * are con
cerned , Straussville would be a
more desirable location for the
division than Falls City. This is
due to the fact that the Freeling
hill is an obstacle in the way of
handling trains from Falls City
as a division point. In other
words the existence of the Free-
ling hill is about the enl } ' thing
that is keeping the division away
from Falls City. It has been
intimated that the people of
Falls City will be called upon in
the near future to state definitely
what they are willing to no in
order to secure the division. We
infer from existing circumstances
that the people of this town ma1
be asked to aid in the removal of
this one obstacle. It would be
no great engineering feat to make
the necessary cut through this
hill , and if faith will remove
mountains , a little concerted ef
fort on the part of the people in
Falls City would remove the
Freeling hill from the map
Doubless a proposition is to be
made to the people of this city by
thi railway company in the near
future. It is understood that in
event that the division is located
here , the depot and yards are to
be removed to a point nearer
town.
Accident At Funeral.
As a carriage in which were
Mrs. D. W. Sowlcs , Mrs. C. T.
Burchard , Mrs. Mason and the
driver was returning from the
Stcele cemetery after the funeral
of Will Jenne , the neckyoke fell
and frightened the team and for
f a time it appeared as though a
run away were imminent. Mrs.
Burchard jumped from the car
riage and sustained several pain
ful bruises. The driver succeeded
in getting the team under con
trol before further damage was
done.
1 Fined For Scorching.
The first case under the new
' i law regulating the speed of atito-
- i mobiles was tried before Judge
I Moran Saturday of last week.
IComplaint was made against Roy
Farmer for driving his machine
faster than ten miles an hour
Roy said he didn't but the Judge
said he did. Five dollars and
costs was the price assessed and
paid. .
Railway Project.
For a number of j'enrs there
have been plans on foot for tlic
construction of a railway from
Fulls City to the southwest ,
through a vast extent of pros
perous anil rich country at present
ont without railway service.
Several cdmrjariiefc1 have been
organized and at least one in
corporated for the carrying out
of this project , but each has
failed of its purpose and the
railway has never been built.
Just now a new stock com
pany is in the process or organ
ization and , in fact , enough
money has been subscribed to
insure ; i preliminary survey ,
and the taking of I he first steps
in thu matter of securing aright
of way. In short it is almost
certain that the railway will be
built. It is not definitely set
tled as to whether the railway
will be an electric , a gasoline
or a steam railroad , but it is the
general opinion among the promoters
meters of the enterprise that it
will be it standard guage steam
railway.
It is proposed that the new
road be known as the Falls City ,
Sabetha , Sycamore Springs ami
Southwestern railway. It is
the intention of the company
now being organized , to build
and'equip ' the road from Falls
City to Sabetha , via Sycamore
Springs , with Topeka , Kan. , as
the objective point.
That this is no visionary
scheme and that there are seri.
ous intentions of building the
row I , is shown by the following
partial list of the promoters :
E V. Kaul'fman , proprietor of
Sycamore Springs ; Jacob Lich-
ty , farmer and capitalist , Merrill -
rill , Kan ; Roy Ilesseltine and
Mr. Guild , bankers , Sabetha ,
Kan ; Paul Holmes , capitalist ,
Lincoln ; George Boone , capital
ist , St. Joseph , Mo ; John W.
Towle , Omaha , Neb ; and the
following Falls City capitalists :
J. H. Miles , J. L. Slocum , E. A.
Maust , Samuel Waul , Sam Kim-
mel , E. II. Towle , W. II. Crook ,
E. S. Towle and W. E. Dorring-
ton. In addition to these there
are numerous other capitalists
who are directly interested in
the project.
There seems to be no doubt
but that the promoters mean
business and that the road will
eventually be built.
The benefits that such a road
will bring to Falls City are ap
parent , and The Tribune will
keep its readers posted as to
the progress of the enterprise.
W. J. S. Bird , an attorney and
capitalist of Topeka , Kan. , is
one of the direct promoters and
was in the city in the interests
of the enterprise on last Friday.
! >
Died.
Emma Kelly died at the home
of her parents , W. B. Kelly and
wife near Salem on Monday at
the age of sixteen years , eight
months and eighteen days. She
had been raised in this county
and Feb , S , l'J03 was converted
and baptizedsince which she had
lived a most devoted and useful
Christian life , making glad the
hearts of all who knew her.
Funeral services were held from
the Christian church in Salem on
Wednesday and were conducted
by Elder J. Cronenberger , minis
ter of the Christian church in
this city.
Injured By Fall.
i
{ Mrs. Fox the mother of Mrs.
' T. L. Ilemmelreich is suffering
from the effects of a fall. Mrs.
I Fox , who is an aged lady , sus
tained a painful injury of the
right limb and since the time the
accident has been confined to her
bed.
William Nye Jcnne.
William Nye Jeunedied at the
home of his parents , Mr. and Mrs. ,
W. W. Jenue , on last Saturday
afternoon at the age 24 years 4
months and 9days. He had been
sick for several weeks with ty
phoid fever but medical skill and
tender nursing failed to stny the
progress of the disease , and in
the unequal battle that was wag
ed , Death was the victor ,
The young man whose death
has made necessary the prepara
tion of this sketch was born at
Sabetha , Kansas , April , 3 1881.
In 1883 he Removed with his par
ents to this city where he grew
to that promising young man
hood , which has been brought to
such a sudden and untimely end.
He entered the public school of
tliis city and made rapid progress
through the various grades ,
graduating with the Class of
1900. He spent the next year in
his father's real estate and loan
office and then entered the state
university. He was a young man
of studious habits and high am
bition and made a splendid re
cord as a student. He was prom-
iment in social life at the univer
sity and was a member of Phi
Delta Theta fraternity and also
of the interfiaternity , the Vik
ings. His high moral character ,
his kindly disposition and frank
nature made him a general favor
ite and won for him many a true
and lasting friendship among
those who were his classmates
and his college associates as the ) '
did , indeed , among all others
with whom he came in contact ,
When in his second year at the
university , his health failed and
he was forced to abandon college
work. After a trip to California
which resulted in the restoration
of his health , he returned to this
city and soon after accepted a
a position as a travelling sales
man for a New York wholesale
house and was employed in that
capacity at the time of his death.
He was by nature especially fitted
for this line of work and made a
splendid success of it.
He was cornet soloist in the
Ilarnack Military Band and also
a pianist of ability , and he was a
musician who loved music for its
higher and nobler inllucnces and
wove into chord and modulation
and accent , the gentle mood of
his own temperament. He was a
member of the Masonic lodge and
also a charter member of the Elk
lodge No. 963 , recently installed
in this city. He carried the
noble teachings of these two
fraternal orders into his daily life
and exemplified them by practi
cal application and consistent
practice.
The world can ill afford to lose
a young man like Will Jenne.
MNu1 true extent of the loss is one
of those things which cannot be
measured by any human system
of computation. The value of
his influence , the worth of his
example and the benefits of as
sociation with him , all enter into
the problem and render it impos
sible of solution. We can only
raise our tear blinded eyes from
the vexatious and unbalanced
equation and bide our time until
the great Teacher shall solve the
problem for us. Enough for us
to know that in balancing the
ledger of His infinite plan , God
has seen fit to subtract from the
sum total of our lives this ex
ample and this influence and
these benefits. And He' doeth
all things well. But the book
will be balanced in the end and
that which is now very abstract
and very profound shall be made
very simple , and then we shall
understand.
The father and mother and two
brothers who survive him have no
lack of sympathy. Their sorow is
great and those who mourn with
them are very many and their
sorrow is of a double nature ; sorrow
row because of the death of this
young man and sorrow because
there is in all spoken language
ino words of sympathy that can
bringcomforl'or > consolation to
those who are so sorely bereaved.
The funeral was held from the
family home on Tuesday after-
nee n the services being conducted - ,
ed by Rev. Griffin. There was
a large number of friends present
to testify to their rcspeet for the
dead and their sympathy for the
living. At the close of the ser
vice the remains were bore to
Steele cemetery.
Resolutions of Respect.
'
Falls City Lodtfo No. 1) ) A. P. tc A M.
September 511) , 11)0.1 ) , A. L. 11)0 ) , ' ) .
As ( louth ImmiKiiln vlsltcJ ourLodpo ,
wo are called upon to mourn the loss of
our noble und well beloved brother ,
Willluni N. Jcnnn , who departed thin
life In thu city of Fulln City September
ind ! , 11)05 )
It Is our duty..In this jjroat. iilllletlon
to bow our licndrt In'hnm'Mo Hiibmtealon
to the will iind commands of the Grand
Architect of thu Universe , who In his
perfect wisdom has called our departed
brother unto Unit Led o above not
made with landi , eternal In the
heavens.
It la our duty in this Borrow to feel
that the Immortal soul of our departed
brother Is In the ever loving cure of an
all merciful God , who cuvo and who
has taken away , and who ever dooth
all ( things wull , for Hu Is too wise to
ever err and too good to ever bo un
kind.
Hut It IB eminently proper for this
Lodpo here to honor iliu Masonic
record , Integrity and virtues of our
well beloved brother , and to bear moHt
wnrthv testimony to Ills lilu'h charac
ter u n u man and an u Mason , and to
declare1 now In proper resolutions of
this Lodjiu the ii cut love and esteem
with which wo will evtir respect and
cherish his memory. Therefore , be It
by this Lodge i full assembly
Ueeolved , That In the death of our
departed brother this Ledge hiiB suf
fered thu loss of a mobl noblri member
and one whose masonic character anil
deportment was ever In accord with
the best and purest teachings of this
time honored Institution And be U
further
llesolvod , That this Lodeo will Mvor
lovu and cherish as Micred UK : noble
life und character o. our departed
brother und that ull proper Masonic
honor * shall ever bo shown t'i his
memory. And be It further
Uesolved. That this Lodjro room , by
proper orders as an honor lo thu mem
ory ofour ilopurt rt brother , be draped
In thr iiMial emblems of mourning iind
resolutionbe duly engrossed and
spread upon the records of ihls Lodiro ,
a copy be furnished the parentof our
departed brother , and a copy furnished
to each ODD of Ijiu city paper * for pub
lication C GiKKKSl'Ii : .
Aitos K. GANTT ,
DAVID W. BOWLES ,
Committee.
Card of Thanks
We take this means of express
ing our gratitude to friends for
their many nets o kindness dur
ing the illness and at the death
of our son and brother.
W. W. JKNNJI ,
AND FAMILY.
Kings Pharmacy Sold.
The King pharmacy has been
sold to Dr. Moore ofCoxad , Neb.
The transfer has already been
made and Dr. Moore is in charge
of the business. Henry King the
retiring proprietor will remove
with his family to Omaha , Mr.
King having purchased a phar
macy at 24th and Farman street
in that city. The removal of
Mr. King and his family from
the city occasions no little regret
on the part of Falls City people.
They are estimable people and
their departure will be a distinct
loss to the town. Nevertheless
their friends wish them much
happiness and prosperity in their
new home.
Dr. Moore , the new proprietor
will gnd a hearty welcome at the
hands ofour people and we be
speak success for him in his busi
ness venture in this city.