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cow Historical Society THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , AUGUST 31 , 1906. Whole No. 13 ? Accident at Humboldt. The Humboldt correspondent to the State Journal has this to say of an accident that befel one of the old retired farmers of the west end ; Henry Alberts , a well known pioneer retired farmer , residing1 in the east part of the city , came very near meeting his death by accident shortly be fore noon today , and sustained injuries which may yet result fatally. He went out to the barn to hitch up his driving horse with the intention of talc- ing his wife to church , and in some manner unknown was thrown down while harnessing the animal and tramped upon until he became unconscious. His wife discovered his condition - dition and neighbors were sum moned , the unfortunate victim carried to the house , where physicians found him suffering from severe injuries about the chest , several ribs being torn loose and exidently thrust into the lung cavity. How exten sive this hurt is can not be de termined yet , but the unfortu nate man sustained many other severe bruises , and would doubtless have been trampled to death instantly if he had not rolled or been kicked from be neath the animal. Mr. Alberts is in his sixty- seventh year and it is feared that his physical condition is hardly strong enough to with stand such an experience. Deatb Record. Friday August 24th occured the death of Clementine J. Rhoads the daughter I. P. Rhonds , who resides about four miles south of this city. For years the deceased has been an invalid and lately has never known the enjoyment that good health gives , but through all she was a patient sufferer , greeting each and all with a pleasant smile. While she re quired a great amount of at tention yet the family deemed it not a care. The mother died several years ago leaving the responsibility of evenything to another daugh ter , and she has been both sis ter and mother to Clementine. The weary hours of suffering assumed a brighter hue for the one on the bed of pain while the sister so nobly carrying on her shoulders the double burden was living the lite where "it is more blessed to give than re ceive. " Clementine J. Rhoads was born November 29th 1878 and died Friday August 24th 1900. Funeral services were held at 1 o'clock , Sunday afternoon Au gust 20th , 1900 from the resi dence. A large number of triends gathered to pay the last tribute to the departed. Interment was in the Conservative Church Cemetery. At Home. The numerous friends of Frank Mullen , son of Barney Mullen of Stella , were surprised last week to learn of his mar riage to Mae Dobyns , daughter of J. L. Gandy and wife , of Humboldt. The young people rather stole a march on their numerous friends , the bride go ing to Indiana to visit relatives while the groom accompanied her to Cansas City. Of course Frank forgot to sidetrack at the Kaw and found himself and intended enjoying themselves among the hospitable relatives in the east , while about the first move they made was to visit an uncle of the bride , a minister o : the gospel , who had a license to i tie a knot that binds a man for Detter or worse , and the job ' was done. For a number of years Frank ) las been president of the bach-j elor club in his vicinity , the numbers of which take a sol emn oath to never marry. Charlie Atwood was the lirst .number . to break this pledge ind the order has ever since been n a weakened condition. We 'ear that this second blow will ese them their charter. The groom has one of the fin est farms in Porter precinct and : he happy coupl < VK\vill soon be it home to their numerous riends. The Tribune joins the lost that wish them abundant success in their new sphere. Musical. The young people of the Bap tist church gave a musical at their church Tuesday evening , which was a grand successs , both socially and financially. Each and every number was nteresting. The instrumental selections by Beulah Brenixer , Misses Wilson and Eversole , Liva Lichty , Edna Vaughn , Sallie Schoenheit , Mrs. Davies and Miss Reichers were splen did exhibitions of musical skill , while the piano solo by Edward VlcPherson was one of the p e c i a 1 features. Clarence Smith rendered a trombone solo which received much applause. Wilma Cline and Josephine Graves entertained the audi ence with well rendered read- ngs , adding to the many other pleasures. The Misses Prater are favorites with the music oving public , and the vocal duet , also the trio by Max Tier ing , Ethel and Floyd Firebaugh were well received. The Misses Boose and Una Snidow need no introduction to the public as their success in music has been unlimited. The male quartette , Eversole , Smith , Mathers and Mauger , was one of the best numbers of the evening. The Game. The first base ball game pull ed off in Falls City , for a long time , was the one last Sunday afternoon. The Verdon nine drove down and went up against nine good ones trom this city. Only four of the Colts played and naturally with the easy visiting teams , the contest wasn't very exciting. The new material in our ball team is rapidly .coming to the front. Up to the seventh inning score stood 9 to 2 favor of Verdon. but recovering from their nap the board showed at the last half of the ninth the notes for the tune 12 to 11 favor of Falls City. Monday September 3rd the Colts play a game with the Bloomer Girls on the home ground. Prohibitions Meet. The prohibitions held their convention at Salem Tuesday afternoon of this week. The attendance was good and the faithful ones marshalled their forces for consideration of a ticket. The result was that a full ticket was not nominated , in fact only one office was consid ered , this one being the election of George Prichard as a nomi nee for representative. Change of Location. Tee Bell telephone station has been changed from its form , er location to the McMillan drug store. The change was effected Saturday evening. The expense of moving a toll station of this kind is considerable , but fortunately they are few and far between. Miss Naylor will continue to be the operator. Society News. The Misses May and Grace Maddox entertained at a Ken sington on Tuesday afternoon , complimentary to Mrs. Goo. Dietsch of Hastings. These ladies are very popular hosteses and the sixty guests were elabor ately entertained. Fancy work occupied a portion of the after noon , while the elegant refresh ments were perfection. Miss Florence Cleaver gave a novel and entertaining party to the Presbyterian Junior Endea vor .society in the form of a Japa nese house party. A dainty little vine covered harbor , on the wide lawn , was fitted up with rugs , oriental decorations and Japanese lanterns and it was liere that luncheon was served. A fair } ' served the guests , and the varied refreshments together with the and little dishes and spoons were a unique pleasure. The members of the Kaffee Klatsrh wore the guests of Mrs , S. B. Miles on Tuesday. The afternoon was a beautiful one. and the hostess made the occa sion one of great pleasure to her guests. Council 1312 , K. & L. of S. enjoyed a social time after rou tine work on Tuesday evening , the same being their first anni- yersary. Dancing and refresh ment formed a prominent part. The Young Ladies Kensington club of the Presbyterian C. E. Society was very pleasantly en tertained by Mabel Wilson last evening. Myrtal Ratnel was hostess to the members of the M. E. Ken sington club on Tuesday after noon. It was one of the most pleasant of the mid-summer af fairs. New Cases Filed. The county clerk and assist ants this week made out the court docket for the term com- nencing September 17. New cases filed are : Sarah Morris vs. M. R. Wilson , appeal from justice court ; National bank of Humboldt vs. Wherry Bros. , promissory note. Smashed His Fingers. R. A. O'Malley conductor on the Omnha stub train received a oadly smashed center finger on the left hand , last Sunday. In helping to handle some baggage inthe'oach , one of the heavy pieces fell on his hand making a very painful and severe in jury. Prompt attention and a bandage are helping it along nicely toward the O. K. condi tion. - * - Driving Park and Track. A meeting was held ut the Elks1 rooms on Monday for the purpose of organizing a Falls City driving and park associa tion. The gathering was re solved into a committee of the whole to investigate a probable location , and adjourned to meet again on Wednesday. On that : ening the association was made a permanent organization with about thirty members. A ten year lease will be drawn up lor the grounds , which will probably be located in the Dor- rington pasture. A committee on same was appointed and will report next Monday. Let every one boost. Fraternal Picnic. The fraternal picnic held at Stella on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday was one of the most pleasant and well managed entertainments in these parts this summer. The spirit of fraternalism and socialism was in evidence and the visitors were made to feel that they were indeed welcome. Tuesday a number of Knights & Ladies of Security of council No. 610 went to Stella from here , and they are enthusiastic iover the royal reception ac corded them by their sister council ; among other events an elegant dinner was served the members and their friends. Wednesday a number of Highlanders - landers attended thu picnic and Thursday the Woodmen of the World attended in a body , Chifdlost. Considerable excitement and anxiety was caused at Salem Tuesday evening by the stray ing away of Edith , the eighteen months old daughter of Andy Weller , who resides three and one-half miles southwest of Salem. Mr. Weller had gone into town to look after some busi ness affairs and after supper Mrs. Weller went to a patch to dig some potatoes , taking the little child with her. Leaving her with a sister a few years older to play near the ? ate , the mother went on with lier work. Coming back from emptying a pail of potatoes she discovered that the babe had strayed away and was nowhere to be seen. Mrs. Weller called but to no avail. Thoroughly frightened now , she gave the alarm which was promptly re sponded to by thirty-live or lorty neighbors and men from Salem , and the search began. The house is within about 100 feet of the Nemaha and some thought it probable that little Edith had strayed to the bank and fallen in. Consequently men went in boats and on foot along the banks searching for baby footprints , Howeverthis revealed no clue. All night long the search continued while the mother , almost distracted , went here and there despair ingly calling her baby. Morning came and still no trace of the little one. A neigh bor going along on horseback tote to join the searching party , happened to see the light dress of Edith in a hay field about three-quarters of a mile from the Weller home. She was just waking up , and all alone she had passed the night in the hay field. There was a heavy dew that night but eighteen months old Edith is none the worse for the adventure. The mother is almost prostrated. Badly Injured. Tuesday's State Journal has this to say of an accident that befel one of Humboldt's business men and most respected citi zens : "L. S. Hackett , a leading bus iness man of the city , and ex mayor , had a narrow escape from death Sunday afternoon , when he attempted to board a moving Burlington passenger train , and failing to get a good hold was thrown against a mail crane and then to the ground in close proximity to the car wheels. Hockett had boarded the train in company with his wife and son , expecting to go to Lincoln for a visit with friends , but had occasion to dismount to attend to some matters , and tailed to get aboard until the train was in motion. Specta tors held their breath expecting to see him meet his death , but he escaped with no broken bones , although quite badly bruised. " Struck by Crowbar. Lawrence Miller , while help ing to tear down an old build ing belonging to W. W. Spurlock at Salem , was struck on the forehead by an iron crowbar and rendered unconscious for some time. The crowbar was wedged in a portion of the build ing , and accidently slipped , striking Mr. Miller with great force just above the eyes. LOCAL LORE Kill Houston is the guest of friends at Stella. Ketneiuber the base ball game ic.xt Monday afternoon. Corn is king and old Richard son is the throne this season. Ola Farlow returned the first of the week from Nebraska City. Veruon Kipley arrived Sunday ifternoon from Shetiomloah , owa. Will Schultx was up from Re serve. Kansas , the first of the vcek. Meeker Cain and Robert Neit- /cl spent Tuesday at the Missouri vakcs. Carrie and George luskcep spen t several days with relatives near Reserve , Kansas. Rev. Calvert of Humboldt was i Tuesday visitor while en route ionic from Salem. Mrs. John Oswald is visiting with her parents. T. E. Edwards ind wife , at Stella. Mrs. C. 13. Elliott returned Tuesday from a four weeks visit it Oneida , Kansas. U. T. Duncan of Rule was a pleasant caller at this office the atter part of the week. Lloyd Stetler of Atchison was a guest of W. A. Shock and fam- ly the first of the week. Mrs. Samuel Marts spent Tucs- lay with Stella friends and at tended the Fraternal picnic. Will Uhlig and wife spent Sunday the guests of Allan D. and family' at Salem. Levi Nedrow is having the woodwork on the inside of his louse varnished this week. Ashford Edic , one of Hum boldt's enterprising citizens , was i Tuesday visitor in this city. Una Snidow will leave Sunday 'or Stella , where she will teach n the public school during the coining term. Rev. R. L. Smith , pastor of the Presbyterian church at Ilum- boldt , called at this office Tues- lay afternoon. Ida Stewart of Vermillion , Kansas , is a guest at the home of Gco. W. Shock , and other friends in this vicinity. Ida Ruegge is enjoying a week's vacation. Laura Sclioll is assisting at the Cleveland de partment store during her ab sence. _ _ Rcv.Elmer Ward Cole , wife and baby * of Hutchison , Kansas , are the guests of J. 12. Ley da and family and numerous other friends in the city. George Cleveland left Sunday for Nebraska City and from there he went to Omaha. His brother , Fred , accompanied him to the latter place. Mrs. Ada Wells , who has been having extensive improvements made on her residence property , is having the interior varnishcc and papered. R. Horrocks returned Sumlaj evening from the Indian Terri tory. He brought back some specimens of corn which show the crops there to be in fine con dition. The ears are large , wel formed and the yield will be heavy. Mrs. I. C. Maust returne ( Monday evening from Excelsior Springs. Mo. , where she ha been for several weeks. E. A Maust and wife will remain a week or ten days more , as the water seems to be very beneficial to them. Geo. T. Ilowser , for many years Geu'l Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion of Cincinnati. Ohio , will speak at the morning service in lieBretheru church next Sunday. Mr. Howscr , who for 25 years las been engaged in special work uuong young men is a speaker of Exceptional force. The male Itiartctte will sing. Carry Nation passed through his city Sunday afternoon while on her way to Illinois. She sold evcral of her souvenir hatchets vhich are very pretty little pins. Several boys standing on the jlatfonn. who were smoking , re- eived a severe reprimand from he "Home Protector. " The large weeds south of the vatcrworks have been chopped ! own. They were not forest rces as some supposed , only Mammoth sun Jlowcrs and horse veed. No , the vacant block in he north part of town is not a lark , but an imitation of an African jungle. Mrs. W. A. Stuart and children vho have been visiting her par- nts , P. II. Jussen and wife , left Sunday afternoon. Her husband net her here and they went to vansas City where they made a brief stay , before returning to heir home at Okmulgee , Okla. II. E. Boyd of Humboldt shook lands with Falls City friends at he depot Sunday , lie was re timing from Ohio where he was called by the death of a brother , vho lived but a few hours after iis arrival. Mrs. Snyder of Vermillion , Kansas , and Mrs. White and two sons of Atchison , Kan. , left for their homes last Sunday. These adics arc sisters of Mrs. W. A. Schock. v Floyd McMillan is enjoying a two weeks vacation from her duties at the county recorder's office. She and her mother spent Wednesday at the Missouri J. W. White , cashier at the C. B. & Q. station returned the first of the week from a three week's vacation spent at Wilber.Topcka , Wayne and several other places. Mrs. George Dietsch and laughter Margaret who have been visiting here for several weeks , leave today for their home at Hasting. F. R. Ilollenback of Rocky , Ford , Colorado , is now taking the Tribune , with our thanks to Geo. W. Shock. _ The presiding Elder of the M. E. church held services at that place , on Wednesday evening of this week. Mesdames John Powell , Mad dox , Rule and Dietsch drove to Salem Thursday where they were the guests of Mrs. W. C. McCool. _ Mrs. II. C. Davis and daughter Bessie , returned yesterday from a visit with friends at Kankakee , Illinois. II. C. Davis was in Omaha this week looking after the interests of the faithful in the democratic fold. _ Fred Ruegge and wife and Mrs. Weick left Wednesday for a two week's stay at the Sycamore Springs. _ Mrs. C. T. Burchartl , Miss Helen , and Harry are the guests of friends at Howe , Nebraska. J. L. Memlenhall of Beatrice was in this city Tuesday on busi ness. _ Claud Fordyce of University Place is the guest of Maud Mad dox.