THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
CONSOLIDATED WITH THE HUMBOLDT ENTERPRISE , JUNE 23 , 1905.
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Vol. II FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER , 22 1905. Whole No. 89
Democratic Convention.
The democratic county con
vention was called to meet at the
court house last Saturday after
noon , but the rains came and the
floods descended and when the
\ . hour , of the convention arrived ,
few of the delegates had arrived
and such as were here stained
lost in the vast emptiness of the
district court room. The convention - '
vention was called to order by
John Gagnon , chairman of the
central committee and C. II.
Nolte was made temporary chair
man , H. C. Davis was made
temporal secretary. W h e n
chairman Nolte had finished his
speech of acceptance , Edwin
Falloon moved that the conven
tion select delegates to the state
convention and then adjourn to
meet on next Monday afternoon.
Mr. Falloon explained his motion
by saying that the inclement
weather had kept so many dele
gates away that it would not be
fair for the few present to pro
ceed with the nomination of a
county ticket.
A delegate from Humboldt op
posed the motion and said that
those present and braved the
-wrath of the elements and should
be allowed to proceed to busi-
vness under the call. Clarence
Gillespie supported the motion of
Mr. Falloon in a rousing speech
and declared that if the demo
crats were to elect their ticket
this fall they must present a
united front to the enemy and
the convention could not afford to
take snap judgement on any man.
Therefore he was in favor of the
postponment as proposed by Mr.
Falloon.
It had been whispered among
the delegates that the leaders
really desired a delay in the pro-
Ciiedings because a crack had
aptpeaaed in the slate and that
an immediate proceeding might
result in the placing of men on
the ticket whom the leaders did
not want there. So strong was
/this sentiment in the convention
chat when Mr. Falloon's motion
was put to a vote the chair was
left in doubt as to the result. A
standing vote was ordered and
the chair announced that the
motion had carried. The dele
gates present proceeded to select
delegares to the state convention
and then adjourned.
And so on next Monday there
will be another democratic con
vention to name a county ticket
and then we shall see what we
shall see.
The Shakespeare Club.
The Shakespeare club opened
its season with a meeting on Friday -
, day afternoon , September 15th ,
. . with Mrs. C. F. Reavis. The
members were out in force , and
enthusiastic and interested in the
year's vcrk as outlined.
'IMiree new names were added
t < 7the membership and all will
tatte up with eagerness the study
of Julius Caesar with its unriv
aled presentation of Roman life
and manners and the quotations
so frequently used.
At the business session , Mrs.
T. J. Gist was elected delegate ,
and with Mrs. C. F. Reavis will
.represent . the club at the State
Federation meeting at Lincoln in
[ October.
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A Big investment.
Benton Maret , former secretary
-o Ex-Governor Holcomb , was in
lie c ity Tuesday. Mr. Maret is
nterested in a big copper mine
n the west and is authority for
he statement that Joseph Miles ,
llohn Morehead and A. J. Weaver
\Mbscribed $70,000 of the stock.
jWm. Spragins accompanied a
jany ) of home seekers to
hern Kansas this week.
The Old Mill.
1 have just returned from a
trip to the Falls Mill. I have
revisited , for the first time in
several years , the haunts of
boyhood days and the places
that were so familiar in the
days of ojd and the years that
nre past and gone. It has been
one of those early autumn days
in which the slanting rays of a
descending sun intensifies the
yellow of the sunflowers and
deepens the red of theshumachs
that drowsilly nod besides the
the roadway that I have trav
ersed on this little journey back
into the past , back to the old
mill and the environment that I
have long since outlived , and
whose only remaining influence
is that of the half waking , half
dreaming reverie that steals in
to the couf-ciousness when old
scenes are revisited and old
memories are awakened.
I have passed out over the
brow of the Newcomer hill , and
down across the railroad tracks
and past the old cemetery ,
where , for over a half century
the dead have been sleeping.
I have passed across the level
stretches ot the bottom road ,
leaving the town father and
farther behind and watching
the dark green line of the tim
ber draw nearer and nearer , like
a great cloud that approached
out of the south to envelope
ne in its own denseness , yet a
cloud that attracted rather
then repelled , that lured me on
with visions of its cool fastness
es , and the lullaby of chatter
ing bird and droning insect.
By and by I came to the turn
where the road just skirts the
ter edge of this great green
cloud and following around the
bend , I saw thu old mill and at
the same moment i felt the
strange touch of that unutter
able longing that must come to
one who , wandering through a
graveyard , sees graven upon a
headstone the name of one , of
whose death he had never learn
ed and whom lie supposed to be
living. I did not know that
the old mill was dead. I was
not prepared to meet a skele
ton face to face in the road.
The windows , whose panes I
have seen reflect the glories of
more than one sunset have been
broken and the empty cavities
that they occupied seem to grin
in horrible mockery. In one
side of the building a great hole
has been torn , as though the
structure were an animal which ,
brought to bay'by its pursuers ,
had been slain and disem-
bowled and the carcas left to
rot. A brisk wind was blow
ing out of the north , but the
weather vane on the comb of
the roof pointed steadill } ' to
the south in which direction it
had been turned by some kind
ly southern breeze that blew
long ago , and kissed the first
violets of a forgotten spring
and set the leaves of elm and
oak dancing to the soft melody
of its passage. Why should
man climb to the roof of an
abandoned and forsaken mill to
set right a misguided weathervane -
vane , and why should a weath
er vane forsake its faith in a
wind that blows only over a
dreary waste of forgotten hopes
and ambitions unsatisfied ?
I climbed downthcHteep bank
and stood on the end of the old
dam and watched the water roll
and tumble into the whirling
eddie belo\v. I have stood on
this spot when the splashing
spray was very cooling to bare
feet , but then the roar of the
water was mingled with the
rumble of the mill , the mill
that is today so silent and so
empty and deserted. Hero on
the bank beside me is a great
iron shaft that used to turn and
turn while I watched it with a
child's curiosity and wondered
what made it go round.
And then I wandered inside
of the great empty building1 and
a bat came out of the darkness
on the left and disappeared in
the darkness on the right and a
rat sat for a moment on a half
decayed timber and , alarmed at
my too near approach , dived
into the mass of cobwebs and
dust and darkness that lies .be
neath iloors that no longer vi
brate with the tread of men or
the reverberation of machines.
Up in the busy town that lieti
over on the hill they have
builded a new and more mod
ern mill. There steam does the
work that the waters used to debut
but when the last grist hdd
been ground at the old mill and
the machinery was moved out
and the building abandoned , the
handsthatdid thissacrilegedid
not carry away the sacred trad
itions and the fond memories of
the man who , as a barefoot boy ,
watched the cork on his iish
line dance in the eddying whirl
below the dam , and felt himself
lulled into blissful repose by
the whirr of wheels and grew
dizzy as he watched the iron
shaft that turned and turned
and was only aroused by a con
sciousness that the shadows on
the opposite bank were grow-
ng very long and the night was
coming on and that he must
inrry as fast as bare , chubby
egs. would carry him , if he
would pass the old burying
ground on the hill before the
Jarkness came.
A Birthday Party.
On Saturday evening at St.
Tiiomas rectory Lelia Smith en
tertained about twenty young
folks in honor of her twelfth
birthday. One of the pleasant-
est features of the evening was
the big fish pond. Alter the
the fly was cast each child anx-
ously waited to see what prize
le or she might draw. Among
the favors were dolls , pipes ,
French harp and perfumes.
Mrs. Smith served dainty re
freshments. The guests were :
Beatrice Bowman , Marion Hor-
rocks , Lela Powell , Wilma
Myers , Nellie Rule , Margarite
Rowley , Margarite Haner , Edna
Miles , Sue Miles , Marcile Bur-
chard , Lilly Lane , Helen Ly-
ford , Bessie Ramsey , Grace
Hayes , Ruth Bohrer , Loth air
Schoenheit , Wilson Maddox
Tom Ilargrave , Jack .lellison ,
Wilbur Beaulieu , Tom Horrocks ,
Willie Pillsbury , Lelia , Mary
and Francis Smith.
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Important Notice
There will be a meeting of the
Falls City Commercial club at
the court house on Monday even
ing , September 25. 1905.
The following questions will
be considered : Election of ofli-
cers , Missouri Pacific division at
Falls City , Falls City water
works , public roads , etc. All
merchants , professional and busi
ness men of Falls City be there.
Mrs. Iralloutz come down from
Vcrdon yesterday.
J. F. Crandall came over from
ReserveWednebday. $
A severe hail storm during the
past week did considerable dam
ages near Barada , Shubert and
Stella.
Tom Whitaker accompanied a
crowd of home seekers to south
ern Kansas where he will secure
. for them fine homes before he
1' ' returns.
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The M. E. Confrcncc.
The forty-fifth session of the
Nebraska Annual conference is
n session at St. Paul's Methodist
church in this city , Bishop Ham-
Iton , of San Francisco , is presid-
ng. The district represented in
this conference includes t h a t
xirt of Nebraska lying south of
he Platte river and east of Fur-
iis ; and Buffalo counties. It
ncjudes 161 charges and about i
300 preaching appointments.
There arc about two hundred
ninisters present at the confer
ence and from the time that the
gavel of the presiding officer fell
spirit of intense interest has
> revaded the gathering , and
earnest interest has been mani-
'ested in every phase of the dc-
iberations.
The conference met at eight
o'clock Wednesday morning and
he sacrament of the Lord's super -
> er was administered , an atmos-
) hcro of deep solemnity surround-
ng the service. At nine o'clock
i formal organization was ef-
ected. J. W. Scott was elected
secretary and O. T. Moore , II.
G. Wilcox and N. A. Martin ,
issistants. E. D. Gideon was
elected statistical secretary and
A. . C. Croswaitc conference treas
ure. A. E. Chadwick is acting
is conference postmaster.
The organization having been
nade , the conference proceeded
, vith the regular order of busi-
less.
less.On
On Wednesday afternoon a
statistical session was held and
at 3:00 : o'clock Rev. John Stew
art preached the conference
sermon. Evangelistic services
were held at 4 o'clock conducted
Rev. N. A. Martin. The eve-
iiing session was devoted to the
board of church extension anni
versary under the leadership of
Rev. Rob't. Forbes , D. D.
At 8 o'clock Thursday morning
there was evangelistic service
and at 8:45 : a conference session.-
At this session presiding elders
rom other districts presented re
ports and papers of general inter
est were read. During the morn-
ng consider'ble important com
uittee work generally was well
ip with the program. At 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Women's Home Missionary Soci
ety held executive session in the
lecture room of the church. Rev.
F. A. Colony delivered a mission
ary sermon at 3 o'clock and
evangelistic services were held at
4 o'clock.
The conference will remain in
session until Monday evening
and the program for the remain
der ol the week includes a num
ber of important sermons and
addresses and a great deal of
routine work. It should be re
membered that the general pub
lic is invited to attend the sessions
of the conference , and that the
casual visitor will , at all times ,
find something of interest and
profit in the proceedings.
The visiting ministers will re
main in the cit3fover Sunday and
will occupy the various pulpits as
follows :
Methodist church 6:00. : prayer
meeting , Rev. W. II. Prescott ;
9:00 : , conference Love Feast led
by Rev , A. L. Folder , Rev. A. C.
Crosthwaite , alternate ; 10:30 : ,
sermon , Bishop Hamilton.
Presbyterian church 10:30 : ,
Rev. M. Bamford , I ) . ' D. ; 8:00 :
Rev. D. L. Thomas , 1) . D.
Brethren church 10:30 : , Rev.
Chas. M. Shepherd , D. D. ; 8:00 : ,
Rev. D. U. Lake.
Christian church 10:30 : , Rev.
R. N. Orrill ; 8:00 : , Rev. George
W. Isham , D. D.
German ICvangelical church
Services in German ; 10:30 : , Rev.
J. D. HammelS:00 ; : , Rev. Henry
Xinnecker.
Baptist church 10:30 : , Rev. J.
R. Woodcock , I ) . D. ; 8:00. : Rev.
Leander Morrison ,
On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 :
o'clock will occur the memorial
services led by Rev. E. L. Barch ,
and at 4:00 : ordination and consecration
cration services will be conducted
by Bishop Hamilton. These ser
vices will bi held in the Metho
dist church.
CONl-'KHUNCK NOTKS.
A feature of the conference has
been the trial of F. D. Bhike-
norc of Tccumsehagainst whom
charges have been preferred and
o has been suspended from the
Ministry pending the decision of
he cccleciastical court. The
: ause came on for hearing on
Tuesday and the procedure is
nuch the same as that which
obtains in our civil courts. A
ommittee of fifteen ministers is
ippointed to act as jurors. The
> ishop presiding is the judge and
he secretary of the conference is
he clerk of the court. Astcnog-
apher is employed to take the
cstimony , The sessions of the
ourt are held behind closed
leers and the accused is given
very opportunity to prove his
nnocence. In this case a great
mass of testimony has been in-
reduced and a decision will be
cached before the adjournment
f the conference.
Among those present are some
) f those men who have aided
10 materially in the upbuilding
> f the Methodist church in this
: ity. Among them we ought to
nention D. R. Rodebaugh , A. C.
rosswaite , John Gallagher , G.
W. Abbott , J. S. W. Dean and
VV. B. Alexander. It is good to
ce these men again and to feel
he inspiration of their presance.
The splendid church in which
he conference is being held is a
nonumcnt to such men as these ,
because they gave of their best
efforts to make Mcthodistism in
Falls City what it is today a
; iowcr for good and a blessing to
he community.
Bishop Hamilton is a splendid
presiding officer. There is some
thing about the personality of
he man that attracts and one
cannot long remain in his pres
ence without feeling his influence
The most striking feature of his
) ersonality is his abundance of
snow white hair hair that has
grown white in the years of his
ervice in the vineyard of the
Lord. His profile is striking and
his countenance bears the stamp
of intelligence and a singular
beauty that has been placed there
by years of godly living.
A Big Show Coming.
The next attraction , a rural
comedj , entitled Si Plunkard ,
will commence a one night's en
gagement at the Gehling theatre
on Thursday , Sept. 26th. This
is one of the most laughable plays
ever put upon the stage , but at
the same time it has an interest
ing plot. It is presented by.an
excellent company with the fam
ous Yankee comedian , J. C.
Lewis , in the title role , ami a
company of twenty talented
artists. The piece is the produc
tion of a clever comedian , who
knows the public wants and lias
set himself at work to meet the
demand. The result is a Rural
Comedy full of queer situations
and quaint sayings , and enlivened
by that indefinable snap and go ,
which is the life and soul of a
rural comedy. The company
carries a fine orchestra ana its
program introduces many musi
cal novelties.
That man has missed the best
of life who said "the leaves of
memory make a mournful rust
ling in the dark. "
Died.
F. M. Barnard died at his home
in Barada township on Septem
ber 15 , 1905. The cause of his
death was typhoid malaria and
his last illness covered a long
period of time. The deceased
was a native of Nebraska , hav
ing been born in this state July
25 , 1879 , and spent the most of
hjs life in the state of his nativ
ity. At the time of his death he
was living on the James Wheeler
farm. lie was married Novem
ber 12,1899 , to Miss Eva Parrish ,
who , with two small children
survive him. > Ir. Barnard was a
hard working , honest man and
one whose relations to his fellow
men were ever cordial and sin
cere. He had not accumulated
great store of this world's goods ,
but at the same time he had lived
a life more free frorn blame than
that of many vho ; leave fortunes
behind them and vast estates to
be partitioned and divided. His
funeral was held at Barada on
Sunday and considering the in
clement weather ami the bad
roads , the 'services1 were very
largely attended. To the wife
and the little children , the many
who knew and appreciated the
deserving traits of the husband
and father , extend sympathy and
condolence.
Mrs. Morris Uringam.in died
at her home one mile north of
town yesterday morning at the
ago of 25 years. She was mar
ried three years ago and leaves
a ihusband and two children.
The funeral will be held this
afternoon from the Evangelical
church , Rev. Manshart official-
ing.
Mrs.V. . R. Allen died at her
home in Salem on Monday at
the age of sixty years , her
death having resulted from a.
complication Of disease. The
deceased had spent the best
years of her life in this county
ind was a woman of high Chris
tian character. She leaves a
uisband and foiic , daughters , .
Mrs. Rodgcrs of Belleville ,
Kan. , Mrs. Timmerman of Gol-
; jy , Kan. , and Alvirda and Ada
Allen of th'is county. They
lave the sympathy of many
who knew and respected the de
ceased for her many excellent
Dualities. The funeral was con-
ilucted from the home on Wed
nesday , the services being con
ducted by Re" . Cronenberger ,
of the Christian church in this
city.
Young Man Robbed.l l
Henry Stone joined the Sells
& Downs circus in this city and
departed with the aggregation'
and when the show reached
Nebraska City , he was assulied
by some of his fellow employes ,
and after being ba ! ly beaten
was robbedof about eight do.l-
ars in money and some jewelry
and clothing. He failed in
identfiy his assailants and at
once left the employ ol tne.
show and returned to this city.
Death oTAjfeTcoiipIe.
On Tuesday of last week
William Frakes died at his home
in Salem and on Monday of this
week , the death of his wife in
curred. Mr. Rrakes was 84
years and Airs. Frakes was 79
years of age. They had lived
in this county many years and
were among the most respected
residents. The surviving rela
tives have the sympathy ot a
wide circle of friends.
We have heard the word broth
er more this week than in all our
life before.
"All I want is my chicken , "
lies been the favorite tune in
many Falls City homes this week.