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i Society THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER i4 , 1906. Whole No. Ho Ants Got Busy. Sunday morning while tied tea a post at the Central school house , the horse belonging to V. E Simaiiton was bothered by the large ants which crawl ed onto it from the post and bit him unmercifully. At last the horse passed the limit line ol endurance and breaking loose started for home. Luckily nothing was broken during its trip home. . . Stove Explodes. An oil stove exploded at the * home of W. E. Dorrington Saturday - V urday afternoon , creating great excitement in the neighborhood and nearly resulting in a dis astrous conflagration. Mrs. Dorrington was preparing sup per at the time and it seems al. most a miracle that she was not badly injured. It was due to her presence of mind and cour age that the results were not more serious , as she picked the tove up and carried it flaming as it was out the door. A few buckets of water quenched the llames. Game At Morton. That was a great game at Horlon last Sunday afternoon. Most of the Colts were there and that means the blue marks were not on our side. Ruegge and Poteet did the battery work and in twists , twirles and catch 'em qualities would have won ribbons galore. Sears rent the wind with a three-base hit the first time up. Four spheres were ' -redited to the Colts dur ing the first inning. Horton players gobbled onto three sticks but we made it 0 to 3 favor Falls City , at the end of the ninth round. The Kansas City plug made it convenient for Falls people to attend the game. A Fatal Accident. At about 3:55 : Sunday after noon the Missouri Pacific agent at Stella telephoned to Dr. Rene- ker saying that an extra freight train at that place had run over and killed a man. Further con versation revealed the fact that he was not dead but that his lease on life would expire in ten minutes or less. The afternoon passenger train had gone but the agent told Dr. Reneker that an upgoing freight would be held for him. The doctor left for the station immediately , caught the freight and went to Stella. When he arrived at the scene he found that the yictitn , Alex ander Brisby , a young man 22 years old , was still alive. These are the facts as they were told to him : A joung lad } ' friend of Mr. Brisby's had telephoned from Auburn for him to come up that evening and as he had not re ceived the message in time to catch the passenger , the young man attempted to board a through freight train , as he had done numberless times before. The train was going at the rate oi thirty miles an hour and Brisb } ' attempted to catch hold of the hand hold on one of the car doors. The speed at which the train was traveling and the sud den catch on the hold , pulled it from its fastenings and threw the unfortunate young man under the train. His right foot was cut off , the left leg was crushec off at the hip , the right hand was cut off at the wrist , the left am was cut off close to the shoulde and there was a gash in his skul six inches long. The injured boj was placed on a car door anc taken to the home of his aim who lives in Stella where he died at 8 o'clock. Alexander Brisby was raisee on a farm near Stella where h lived until a few years ago when his parents moved to Omaha Since that time he worked on a farm near that place. New Naturalization Law. The new naturalization law of the United States goes into cf- ect on September 27 , 1900. This < s a very stringent and searching I aw and certificates must be rati- [ ed by the department at Washj j ngton. There are a number of | ) ersons in the county that are ntitlcd , but have neglected to ake out their papers. This may ) c done before the district court ncler the old law. Court will be in session from September 17th to 27th. Arranging Court Business. Judges Raper and Kelligar were in the city Saturday ar- angiug the court business for he ensuing year. Judge Kelli- 'ar has spent his vacation in A.uburn finishing up old busi- less , with a jaunt over to New York to assist in receiving Bryan. Judge Raper has spent he summer months at his home n Pawnr > c City where it is al vays quiet and restful. Aside rom a lew ball games and the xcitement incident to a un- inimous and well deserved nomination to succeed himself lis summer has been unevent ul. The Man With Whiskers. Judge Kelligar is responsible or the following story. When he Nebraska delegation to the 3ryan reception landed in New York about midnight , it was met by a crowd of newspaper re- jorters. The delegation was ined up for a Hash light photo graph. While being posed for he picture the photographer re- narked , "there isn't a set of vhiskers in the bunch. " Immed- ately one of the crowd said , 'we had a man with whiskers ilong , George Abbott of Falls ity , but he saw a field of corn > ack here and it made him so lomesick he got off the train , le is going to walk in tomor- w. " The next morning the New York World contained a eng article about Mr. Abbott , lis whiskers , the corn and his walk into New York. With The Colts. The Colts went to Pawnee City Monday for two games and the } ' lad them. Pawnee City team las been putting it to most of the teams lately but the Colts were a different proposition. Monday it was a ten inning game with Falls City the winners by a score of 10 to 6. The Pawnee ity aggregation , were very con siderate of the visiting team , : heir ideas of the treatment of visitors having evidently received a very severe wrench toward the wrong direction recently. In Tuesday's game the umpire came in with those said bias decisions and the result well the Colts lost alter an eleven inning affair to the score of 5 to 4. Manager Ovendon of the Pawnee City te'am acted the prince in his treatment of the Colts but the fans present should have studied that little maxim relating to the Golden Rule. The local team give a standing invitation to the team of Indian name to do the return act and give them a game in this city. High School Band. We understand that Prof Tobie is trying to organize a band from among the members of the High School. We are sure the professor should have the aid of not only the students and faculty , but of all our citi zens. Here's wishing them sue cess and here's listening for the Falls City High School Band. . 4. l > Friends in Council met witl Miss Keim last Friday evening Death Record. Magdalena Gebhardt , daugh ter of Adam and Mary Geb hardt , was born in New York City , September 20 , 1851. She lived in New York City with her parents until she was four years old when she removed witli her parents to Mishawaka , Indiana , living there and near South Bend until the spring of 180J , when they removed to a farm ncarBanula in this coun ty. She was married at the home of her parents on March 7,1870 to Jacob Miller. They ived on a farm about seven niles north-east of Falls City nearly all ol their married life , vith the exception of one year vhen they lived in Sheridon County , Nebr. , and nearly three fears that they have lived at heir present home on Chase itreet in this city. There were born to them two ons and seven daughters , all of vhom are living and mourn the os > > of their mother. Mrs. Miller was not in the best of health during this sum- ner. About two weeks ago she ook to her bed with what was hought to be malarial fever , but about a week ago the dis ease was pronounced to be yphoid fever. She was a pat. entand uncomplaining sufferer during all of the last week un- il Thursday , since which time she was unconscious at inter vals , being in an unconscious condition nearly all of Satur day and Saturday night. Sun- lay morning she seemed to ral- y somewhat : but in the eve ning began to sink lower until she quietly passed out of this ife into the Life beyond at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Miller was a very loyal , brave and true wife , a kind , oving and devoted mother , and in esteemed neighbor and riend. All that loving hearts and hands could do for her dur- ng her illness was done. Faith- ul medical attendants and a trained nurse did the best they could for her but all was of no ivail. The deceased was raised in : he Luthern church faith and was a member of the St. John's Liuthern church , nine and one- ialf miles north of this city. Being one of the early settlers of Richardson County , she was one ol the earliest members of this congregation , or about eighteen years. Henry Miller , Fred Miller , Mrs. Mary Helfenbein , Mrs. Ida Bertran , Mrs. Anna Zorn , Mrs. Lizzie Hunker , Mrs. Louisa Zorn , Mrs. Minnie Bertram , Miss Ella Miller , together with tier beloved husband , seven brothers , one sister , eighteen grand childrend and a host of other friends mourn her depar ture. However they sorrow not as those without hope and we commend them to the of all grace who has prom ised to give them strength and to comfort them in this hour of their deep sorrow. A short funeral service was conducted by Rev. T. A. Lind- enmeyer , Tuesday at 1 o'clock p. m. at the residence , and one at the St. John's Luthern churcl at-1 o'clock , in charge of Rev Jensen. Laura Clarkston , ( colored ) was born in Harrodsburg , Ken tucky in the year 1881 and de parted this life September 9th 1900 , being twenty-five years old. She came irom Kentucky about sever years ago and made her home with a married sister Six years ago she was married to James Olarkston , and for the wsl two years they have lived it Stella , Neb. Mrs Olarktson vas here on a short visit to her ister when the Death Angel ; avc its summons. Funeral ervices were conducted at the Beulah church on Monday by ev. Griffin. Following is the verdict ol he coroner's jury : 'lilt STATIC 01' NUIIKASKA I Kichardson County f At an inquisition hohliMi at Kails City , Nch. , in Kiclmrclson county , on lie 9th day of September A. I ) . , 190(1 ( , icforc me , lr. Gco. W. Kciickcr , coro- icf of said county , upon tile body of Irs. Laura Clarkston lying1 dead , by lie jurors whose names arc hereto ubscribed , the said jurors upon their ath do say that Mrs. Laura Clark.ston aine to her death 1)3 * an over dose of ocaine administered by her own anils. W. W. GOOI.SIIV , Liti : VAN DitusitN , L. VAN DnusitN , ,1. II. MOKTON , G. H. DANIHI.S , I'HANK HKUNIII/.HU. In testimony whereof the said jurors lave hereunto 5 > ct their hands the day tut year aforesaid. ( Attest ) Dlt. Gno. W. UnXKKKH , Just twenty minutes after the clock had struck the hour of nidnight last Thursday the soul of Mrs. Mary Sullivan massed from its earthly home. Bedfast for the past six weeks he suffered greatly from a can cer but at the end she passed juietly away. She was a de vout Catholic and during her llness the members of the church were untiring in their aid and sympathy. The deceased - ceased was born in Ireland but iside from that fact nothing is mown of her early life. She las lived here for seventeen years and during that time has ived almost entirely alone , hav- ng no dear ones to cheer the eng lonely days orstill lonelier evenings. In the lonely little ionic disturbing no one asking nothing , the old lady and soli- .ude saw the winter snows melt before the sunny advance of spring ; watched the blossoms bloom and wither ; noticed the still glare of the Summer's leat and finall } ' the chill Autumn w i n d s change to .he cold unsympathizing bleak- less ol Winter. Winter had ndeed settled on the lonely ittle woman and at the age of seventy years , she died with a smile on her lips. There were no nenr and dear ones to mourn icr absence , but kindly neigh bors and sisters in the church , moothed the cold features and helped in the last rites. Funer al services were conducted by Rev. Bex at 10 o'clock Saturday morning , from the Catholic Church. Interment at the atholic Cemetery in charge of Rcstcr & Son , undertakers. A Bad Runaway. James Hays , an old gentle man living near Hamlin , Kan sas , tried to exhaust the liquor supply in Falls City Saturday , and as a result had a bad run away as he was driving on south Chase street on his way home. He turned his team into a ditch and was himself thrown out striking his head on a rock. An ugly gush was cut in his scalp and he was rendered un conscious for some timo. Dr. Houston dressed the wound , taking several stitches to close it. The buggy was utterly de molished and the team some what injured. During its llight the team ran against a hydrant breaking it and causing the water works to shut down for several hours. Land Sale. The Kinsey farm south of Salem will be sold by the sheriff at the west door of the court house on Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock. j William AlcKcndry Maddox. Last week The Tribune con tained a brief announcement of the death of William McKendry Maddox. For more than fort } ' years he has been a familiar and potent figure in Falls City. Coming to the state in I8fi ! ) , he has lived and labored among us for nearly half a century. Mr. Maddox was one of the old school of Christian gentlemon. lie had an abiding faith , almost childlike in its intensity , that good deeds would be rewarded here and hereafter. His life and conduct were always in harmony with his belief , and his example during the long years he has lived as one of us never swerved from the high standard of morality he had set for himself and others. He was married to Mary Catherine Miller on August J55th , 1859 , to which union eightchildren were born , four of whom are still living ; Wesley II. Maddox , Mrs. Dora Beachy , Mrs. Mary Carico and Mrs. Laura Meyers. Mrs. Maddox died in 1870 and in No vember of the following year Mr. Maddox was married to Mary J. Wing , to which union one child. Mrs. Francis Farring- .on , was born. Most of the Nebraska life of .he deceased was spent on a nrm near the old town of Arch er , where , by exceptional busi- less management and unremit ting hard work , Mr. Maddox accumulated a very large for tune. This tortune was largely transferred to his children and widow before his death , al- .hough some thousand acres of Itichardsoii county Kind were owned by him at his death. Mr. Maddox was born in Ohio n the year 1821 ] , making him 83 years of age at his death. For more than a year prior to lis demise his health has been "ailing , about six monts ago his eyesight failed him. but the eat burdens of the passing years were born with great fortitude and an uncomplaining spirit. "Uncle Billy" will be missed by the many who have been familiar with him during the many years of his life. The liome will be desolate , but prob ably no place will miss him more or he more lonely without him than the old Methodist church. Into its service has gone the best years of his life and large proportions of his fortune. He has watched it grow from the day of its small things to its present high posi tion. In it he has spent many happy years. His eighty-three years were burdensome. The old gentle man was weary of the journey for he had traveled a long , lon < , ways. The shadows had gatherer round and about him for more than a year. The darkness was coining on and he heard the voice of the Father of an ol ( time religon calling to him tha the night was here and 'twas time to go home. So like one who had run a good race anc would rest by the wayside he went to his sleep Wednesday night of last week and while sleeping entered upon a longer journey than he had yet travel ed , a journey which shall en dure "while the years of eter nity roll. ' ' Tent Meeting. Those of the Holiness Faitl have been holding a series o tent meetings at the corner o Eighth and Lane Streets. Th singing has been one of the features , and large crowds hav been in attendance each evening George W. Peck Dead. . George W. Peck formerly of ) hio precinct , but lately making is home in Falls City , died at lis farm north of this city Thurs- ay morning after a brief illness. Ur. Pock was born in Somerset ounty , Pa. , May 8 , 1842 , where to lived until March , 1871 , when removed to Kichardson county , Nebraska. lie was married Dec. 1 , ISf.S , to Sarah Mattst , to vhich union ten children have een born , of whom the following urvivc their father : 13. T. Peck , N. Peck , Clcon Peck. Maggie Miller of Waterloo , Iowa , rcna Ilumbarger of Oklahoma , 3lsie Wiltse and Edith Peck of " * alls City. The funeral will be eld at the farm north of this ity Saturday from there to the lerman Baptist church. It is with a feeling of personal grief and loss that the writer an- ounccs the death of George eck. Physically , morally and nuntnlly he was cast in a large nould. He was incapable of mall things , and meanness and raud were despised by him with 11 the ardor of an intense nature. Ic was alow to believe ill of any- nc , but having determined that ) iic was unworthy of his confi- encc. he never again permitted an opportunity for further dccep- ion. Notwithstanding his strength character , Mr. Peck was as generous as he was just. With unhappiness , whether caused by nistakc or misfortune , his great icart was always open. Many 'oung men of this count } ' will ecall times when the road seemed it its end and the future dark ind forbidding , that Mr. Peck las quietly and without ostcnta- ion sat down with the disconso- ate one and helped master the iituation and encourage him to renewed efforts. For the past cw years trouble and grief have been in his household. A beloved laughter was called away but a short time ago , her death was bllowed by the death of adaugh- er-in-law The loss to his son and the interference it caused to some cherished plans , worried lim greatly and caused him to contemplate the sacrifice of his beautiful home in Pails City to which he and his wife had lately removed , to close their lives in : he peace and quiet they had so richly earned. But the rest for whichhe labored and plannedcame sooner than any of us thought , and the sleep , the awakening from which he never doubted , has wrapped - him in its mantle of silence. Out on the other shore whence he has gone , his girl was waiting for him , with arms outstretched and a smile upon her face. Here the hearts that knew and loved him are desolate elate and alone. To the widow and the children the sympathy of the entire community goes out. I am glad I knew him and that he was my friend. I would rather leave behind me the record of his magnificent life than to conquer cities or own the wealth of the world. Peace to his ashes. Rev. Cline Remains. In the assignment of charges to tfie Methodist ministers in the state , Rev. Cline was again assigned to Falls City. It look ed for a time that the present pastor of the Hiawatha church would be given to Falls City , but after due consideration no change was made. Rev. Cline has a host ol friends here who will be pleased to know that he is to remain with us another year. Services at Episcopal Church next Sunday morning.