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r v-1 - \s * * V" ' THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , HARCH 16 , 1906. Whole No. n4 Teacher's Assocation. The Annual meeting of the ttichnrd-on County Teacher's Association was held last Fri day evening and Saturday morn- in this city. The Friday even ing program was held in Metho dist church and attracted a large number , the building be ing crowded to its utmost capa city. ; V The Richardson Quartette rendered an excellent selection and were forced to respond to an enthusiastic encore. This was followed by that beautiful composition Juanita , by the Ladies Chorus composed of 1(5 ( voices , teachers in the Palls City schools. Prof. P. S. Puerstein , presi dent of the Association , had charge of the program and an nounced the question for de B , bute which was the next num ber of the program , Twelve minutes was allowed each contestent with three minutes refutation by the leader on the affirmative side. Ques tion ; Resolved : That the pro perty of every deceased person in excess of $100,000 in valua tion shall become the property of the State. Affirmative ; Palls City , Rule , Stella and Dawson. Negative ; llumboldt , Salem , Verdon and Shubert. Palls City af first on the affir mative was ably represented by Alice Yoder. The evils of wealth held in the hands of a few were vividly illustrated showing the different stages in the acquirement of the same. This was Miss Yodcr's second appearence as debater before the public and we are justly proud of her ability. Herbert Ford , of Humboldt the first of the negative , has that natural , at home manner oi deliverance which carries con. viction. The corruption in " * politics at the capitol were cited [ Y as the result of this surplus money reverting to the state. Win. Sheffield of Rule , second on the affirmative , the smallest debater in stature present , wen ! after the subject in an energetic manner , and pointed severa local agitators and questions of the day. He received tre. mendous applause from the statement that John D. Rocke fellir in his haste after wealth , caused the breaking up of his health , and consequently lie nov offers fabulous sums for hii stomach to be put in good con dition again. Virgil Grinstead , of Salem and second speaker on the nega live , of authoritive , distict deliverance liveranco , set forth the rights o individuals , and demonstrated why anarchy would follow tin leveling of wealth. It tool away the zest for property am would tend to more strenuoui politics. Clyde Baldwin , representa tive of the Stella High School is an eloquent and convincinj debater , employing an argu ment devoid of any weakness o failing statements and carryinj in hi- * discourse , good soum points and statistics. Moffe was quoted and the winuinj point was the advantage to b derived from the carrying on c large industries by the govern ment instead of by powerful in dividuals. Charlie Combs , of Verdon an the third debater for the nega tive , carried the conviction of man on the right side of th fence and gave some of the bes arguments of the evening on th negative side of the questiot . Good pointers were followed b proving facts , as , the right gh I en by the Constitution to pro- ] i tect the property of individuals < ' lawfully acquired. i 1 Blanche Dorr , of Dawson , the I I last speaker on the affirmative , j jha excellent qualities for a jgood debater and did the same , ample justice. The evils to a wealthy man's posterity ) tended to them not placing enough de. pendence in self. As the gov ernment has the right to punish the destroyer of even one piece of money , which he owned , then it should also have the privilege of being Jjcnetittcd by more , after a person's demise. The railroad situation in the county was cited as an example of a position backed by a few capi- tolists. Edith Hill , of Shubert , clos ing speaker on the negative side delivered her arguments with out the aid of notes , and is quite a brilliant debater. Socialism and commonism. and the pre amble to the constitution , gave a good foundation to her sub ject. ject.Alice Alice Yoder then , on refuta tion , tore clown several good points those on the negati vesicle lad erected. The judges then retired to an adjoining room to arrive at a decisibn. The Richardson quar tette then favored those present with an excellent election and were repeatedly recalled. The decision of the judges was then announced as follows. TheNegative side were victor ious in the debate. Individual debaters ranked in t he follow ing order. Clyde Baldwin , Stella Edith Hill , Shubert. Herbert Ford , Humboldt. Charlie Combs , Verdon. This announcement was re ceived with tremendous ap plause and showed the great in terest manifested in these an. nual debates. Prof. Puerstein then extended in behalf of the association , their thank * to all participants and those who assisted in mak ing this a grand cuccess. The banquet then served at the National lintel was the cil. max to the pleasures of the eve ning Sydney P. Spence , mana ger of this popular institution , proved himself the royal enter tainer , and his doors were thrown open to his guests. At 11 : o'clock , the dining room doors were thrown open and the guests were ushered in. The popular Spence and Purse musi cians turnished a rare treat with their musical numbers. The dining room was profusely de corated with festoons of smilax f reaching from one brilliantly lighted globe to another. Spec ial electrical lights were installed - stalled for the occasion making I the scene one of brightness and pleasures. Covers were layed for seventy-five guests and the tables were prof usely decorated with choice cut ilowers. The toast master presided and was responded to in an able and in teresting manner , while the banquet we are safe in saying , equalled if not excelled , the ret - t cent one in Lincoln. The guests left at a very late hour , thank- e ing Mr. Spence for his elegant f entertainment as a host. The nest session was held al the Central School Building on Saturday morning and was well attended Following is the pro gram of tlris session , a Music. Selected. 8:4" . e AUch-UfS By County Superintendent. Paper on Prlmury Reading By Mlsi Minnie Jones , Shubert. e | Paper. Methods for making Advance ! I. Reading Interesting. Muriu L v Crotty , District No 3. J ' DifcinFion. Miss Carrie E. Bovd. Mis ' - rlorence Antt 9:20 : to 10:00 : Paper. History , A coin-so of study in thu Grades. Miss Hya 13. Scott. Paper. Practical Arithmetic Prof. .1 W. Watson , Verdon. Fred CJ. Arnold lOi'JO f > Ijiifflnu-ti meeting. P < i pur. How to make ) Grammar inter esting. Prof.V. . G. .hunt1 * , Di-eiif-loM. Guo. It McDonultl , fc ltu beit. 11:20 : to 11:10. : Paper Commercial Geography , IVof [ . G Wilson , Stella Di-uii'slon. Prank l'Stinvn * . llulo. 11MO-12. Altogether this was the most successful , of the Association's meetings. The place of the next meeting will be held some time next fall in this city , at which time the election of offi cers will take place. Tbey All Like It. " The esteemed Henr } ' Andres and family who formerly lived at Port Hazel but who recently moved to Guide Rock. Nebr. , were kindly remembered by their young friends. These clubbed together and presented them with a year's receipt to The Falls City Tribune. Mr. Andres and family voice their appreciation in the following copy received by our editor on Wednesday ; The Fort Hazel young people have t h e thanks of Henry Andres and family for their kindness in remembering them with a years subscription to thn Falls City Tribune. Dr. Candy Convicted. The jury returned a verdict of guilty late Friday night in the case of State vs James L. Gaudy trii-d in Nemaha County. The charge in this case was for attempting to influence a wit ness to commit perjury in a civil case. The case will be taken to the Supreme court at once and the attorneys , for the Doctor are confident that the verdict will be set aside. The predjudice in the case had much to do with the verdict as it was impossible to find a jury that had not in some measure been atl'ected by the feeling so pre valent in Auburn. The court will sentence the defendant on March 19th. Will Soon Know. The Missouri Pacific directors are now in session in New York and will soon announce-the pro gram of expenditures and im provements for the next year. Of course no one can tell what will be done with the question of changing the terminal from Atchison to Falls City , but we have some reason to be hopeful. If the directors determine to im. prove the west division which includes the line from Kansas City to Omaha , we stand an excellent - cellent chance of securing the division If , on the other hand , they conclude that expenditures are needed elsewhere more than they are on the west division , then we must await another year before anything will be done on this lineThe next thirth days will give us full in. formation. In the mean time ; let us pray and patronize the stub trains. Basket Ball Game. On Friday the boys basket ball teams of the Da\von and ! ' Falls City high schools enjoyed an interesting contest on the local campus. The game was a good one. Victory rested will : Dawson , score be-ing 18 to 5 5r their favor. ! New Night Manager. J. B. Spence of Chicago came , here the first of the1 week tc take charge of the National j hotel at night. He is an olt 'jand ' competent hand at hote business and will conduct UK : , 'night ' work in a satisfactorj manner Society News. A delightfully informal whist party of throe tables was given by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Varner last Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Towle were- the prize winners while Mrs. Varner and C. F. Reavis brought up the rear. Dainty refreshments were served mid everybody thoroughly en joyed the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Sandusky enter tained at whist Thursday even ing of last week. Among the many enjoyable features of the evening was a piano solo by Nor man Musselman nnd the dance by Billy Wilson. Mr. Wilson has perfected a new dance which is a ross between the oriental and a war dance. The company was delighted. Refreshments were served and as usual when Mr. and Mrs. Sandusky entertain , the guests spent a most enjoyable evening. The Mis'ses Brecht will enter tain the young ladies Presbyter ian Kensington this evening. Mrs. Jno Oswald entertained theyounsf Married. Ladies Ken sington on Thursday afternoon. The social affairs are always an ticipated with pleasure by the members. Mrs. Oswald is a de lightful hostess and the after noon was a very enjoyable one. Mrs. W. A. Greenwald opened her beautiful home on Wednes day to the members of the M. 15. Kensington club and a number of outside friends. In spite of the severe snow storm about sixty ladies were present and spent a delightful .ifternoon. Mrs. Greeijwald w a s assisted b } ' Misses Reichers. Rainel and Schaible in serving splendid re freshments. Mrs. P. S. Hcacock issued in vitations to an at home to about fifty lady friends last Friday afternoon. An interesting pro gram had been arranged for the entertainment of the guests. Newspaper cartoons were pinned against the walls and these were to be interpreted. The contest waged for several hours , after which delicious refreshments were served. Mr. Ileacock al ways is charmingly hospitable , and her entertainments are among the most pleasant social events. The Shakespeare Chip , met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. C. Yutzy. Though the study oi Julius Caesar is nearing the close the interest is kept up and most all of the members were present to discuss the lesson. The jvork of this club has been most plea sant and helpful since its organ ization one year ago. Council No. 610. K. ank L. ol S. enjoyed a pleasant and novel meeting last evening. The ladies were gowned in old fash ioned costumes and served lunch eon after the business routine had been completed. This was all : i surprise to the gentlemen mem bers , who enjoyed the occasion immensely. ofib. Mrs. George B Kirk died on Sunday morning at her home one ami one-half miles north ol Salem of pneumonia and heart failure after an illnes * of less than a week. Mrs. Kirk was 115 years old t and has lived in Nebraska since | ] 88i'J. Funeral services were | held from the home on Tuesday and interment made in StceU cemcterj. CarcT of Thanks. We desire to thank the neigh bors and friends who so kindh * assisted at the death of our dea one , and lightened the sorrov of we who mourn for her. W < also thank the singers win rendered such sweet music. GEOHGB Kmi $ AND FAMILY. She Will Recover. Mrs. Lottie Whitmcr-Bauer who in a temporary lit of insanity shot herself at her home in Den ver , will recover from the effects of the same. Following is a memorandum of ; he deed and subsequent events : Dec. 19. Mrs. Lottie Whitmer- Bauer , in a fit of insanity , sends ; iullct crashing through her brain. Taken to bt. Luke's hospital n dying condition. December 20. Bullet found by physicians to have entered right side of head and to have torn ; iway nearly half of brain. Phy sicians declared she could not live. Dec. 27. Mrs. Bauer refuses to : lie , l/ut continued to improve un til her condition was normal. Dec.30 Gladys Bauer , six months old baby girl , innocent cause of its mother's attempted suicide , dies from lack of mater nal care. News kept from mother. Jan. 9. Mrs. Bauer stricken with paralysis of left side. Jan. 25. Gladys buried. News still kept from mother. Feb. -X-ray photograph by comparison with X-ray taken shortly after the attempted sui cide , locates bullet at skull wall , 2/4 inches behind and 1 ' 4 inches above left ear. Fcbr. 3. Operation performed , bullet removed. Mrs. Hatir will live. This strange course of incidents is the way the case stood at our latest information. Just before the operation in St. Luke's Hos pital , Denver t h e husband , Harvey . Bauer , -.while stand ing , beside his wife , and offering a prayer that she may be spared him , fainted away when Dr. T. B. Perkins and Dr. Childs ex tracted the bullet. Although the operation was one of the most delicate known to medicpl science ; the locating of the bullet , the sawing of a hole in the skull , cutting the mem brane of the brain , and extrac tion of bullet and regaining of consciousness by Mrs. Bauer , only occupied the space of thirty minutes. Heroically agreeing to an operation in the hopes of see ing her baby girl , dead for three weeks , the young wife stood the ordeal nobly , and will recover en tirely , barring a paralysis of the left f-ide and fits of insanity to which she is subject. Among the Marksmen. The annual shooting tourna ment of the Iowa State Sports men association , which com menced on Wednesday of this week at Des Moines , Iowa , en joyed a large number of repre sentatives from Nebraska. Our local crack shot champion * ; Win. Vcach , was in attendance , but we go to press too early to pub lish honors won. However , there are few equals of Mr. Veach and we are positive he will rank among the first. Among the prizes to be shot for are a diamond badge , a silver loving cup and an amateur championship badge. In the Collision. In the collision of two street cars in Omaha the first of the. week on acrount of the blinding snow storm , L. L. Lohr of 2711 South Thirteenth street was in jured , lie has many friends in this city , having visited here quite often. Mr. Lohr married Emma Hogans , a former resi dent of Falls City. The Friends in Council met with Miss Minnie McDonald on Saturday evening of last week. The program of the evening was very interesting. Lost A Valuable Horse. Last Saturday evening about 8 o'clock Dr. Scott was called .o look after a sick cow in the eastern part of the city and se cured a team from Jim Powell to make the trip. Before leav- ng the rig , the Doctor tied the team and then went on to at- .end to his call. The term be came frightened and started east at a swift pace and go ng out past the Knnaly resi- lence. Here they turned the corner and started on the north road. A locust tree stands in the center of this street just nound the corner , and into this .he horses dashed. One horse was struck squarely on the head uul dropped down dead. Tile horse is quite valuable and therefore a great loss. Runaway Team. Saturday noon Albert Kam- merer called at the B. M. stat ion here for a package of freight and crossed the tracks there to jo over to the freight house just south of the depot building. In backing the team , which were young mules , up to the platform lie turned them too far , thus breaking the tongue of the buggy. This frightened the team and they started on a gallop , but were held onto bjr Mr. Kammerer , who with rare skill'succeeded in guiding them to the crossing and around the edge of the platform without running into it. .lust in front of Wilcox's short order house the mules succeeded in breaking loose from the buggy but were caught about a block from that place. The trout wheelsof the buggy were a total wreck and the front axle and tongue were dc molished. Had it not been for Mr. Kanuncrar's presence of mind and grit , the entire buggy would have been ruined and other probable damage would have resulted. The teain was not even scratched. Prominent Worker Dies. A long , eventful and useful life ended in Rochester , N. Y. , at 12-10 o'clock Tuesday morn ing when Miss Susan B. Anthony aged 8(5 ( yearspassed peacefully away into the other world of equality. For sixty years she has been a constant public worker , her first appearance be ing in the early -10's She is a Woman's SutTragist enthusiast and has carried on extensive work in that line. Julia Ward Howe and herself were the only survivors of the famous first woman's rights convention held in Seneca Falls 18-18. She died as she lived , a true character , and ifi greatly mourned through out the enti.e United States. Married. At the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Moore in Palls City on Wednesday evening at 8:30 : , their daughter , Lena Mae was united in marriage to Elinor Gu Wood of Lexington , Neb. The ceremony was performed1 by Rev. W. T. Oline , Ph. D. , in the presence of the immediate family. Mr. and Mrs. Wood departed Thursday for Omaha and thence to Lexington , their future home These young people have the j best wishes of all who know , them for a prosperous a n d i happy life. Call of Humane Society , i The Humane society has ex hausted its supply of clothing , and shoes for WOUUMI and chil- jdren. Those who have any do- i nations if they cannot bring I them to Officer Hcrshey's office , | if they will notify him lie will ( gladly call at your home for them.