The Falls City Tribune
Vol. VIII FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, HARCH 17. 1911. NUMBER XIV
W. S. LEYDA
FOR MAYOR
CITIZENS CAUCUS HELD WED
NESDAY EVENING
Meeting Was Well Attended —Ley
da Was Nominated Over
Henry C. Smith |
Wedesday night one of the most
exiting and best attended city cau
cus for many years in this city, was
held at the court house. The court
room was filled to over flowing and
many good speeches were made. The
Committee on Resolutions brought in
the following report:
Resolutions.
First—We endorse the administra
tion of the past two years of Mayor
Keeling and express our appreciation
of his work as mayor of Falls City,
lie was a painstaking official and
gave much time to the city and ac
complished much good.
Sec.—We endorse the poslion tthat
those who are nominated here tonight
be pledged not to make any official
* ffort to disturb the present policy
of the city as to the liquor question.
Third—We are in favor of a com
plete and ample sewerage system
and request that the incoming city
council take the necessary steps to
secure the same.
Fourth—We are in favor of the ex
tension of the paving as far as pos
sible and believe that proper ordi
nances should be adopted in order to
secure the same in a business like
way.
Fifth—We believe that school
houses should be built in proper lo
calities to provide for all the children
of the town and especially in the
Third Ward.
Sixth—We believe that proper
steps should be taken to secure an
ample and pure supply of water for
the city.
Seventh—We believe that water
mains should be extended to the east
and southeast portion of the city
and where needed.
Eighth—We believe that a new city
jail should be provided.
L. P. Wirth nominated W. S. Ley
da for mayor and T. .7. Gist nominat
ed ||. C. Smith. Leyda received 156
votes and Smith 101, giving Leyda
a majority of 55 votes over Smith.
John Wiltse was nominated for
city clerk by acclamation.
G. M. Barret and Frank Schaible
were nominated for city treasurer
and as the balloting seemed favorable
to Schaible, Barret arose and moved
that he be nominated unanimously.
Ned Towle was nominated for city
engineer by acclamation.
For the school board Brecht, Lich
ty and V.A.Cameron were nominated
The votes stood, Brecht, 131; Cam
eron 102 and Liclity 100.
Holland and Weaver were nominate
councilman for the first ward, D. D.
Reavis in the second ward and Mart
in Gehling in the third ward.
Committee on vacancies was ap
pointed, it being the duty of this
committee to appoint a city lawyer,
also. The committee consisted of
E. S. Towle, J. If. Miles and J. E.
Leyda
HIGH SCHOOL
HAPPENINGS
SCHOOL ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO OUR READERS
Items Gathered Daily By The Reg
ular Tribune Cor
respondent
The Freshman class welcome Miss
Ethel Cope back to school again.
Wonder why the pupils in the lab
ratory missed the opening exercises.
If the Sophomore president doesn't
appoint a program committee some
of the other members of the class
are going to take it in hand.
Mrs. Gknn has her program in
fair condition. The program con
sists of a trio, double quartett and
a play and drill. All numbers are
very entertaining. It will be given
at the Christian church some time
next week.
Ladies Day at Elks' Room
Yesterday was ladies day at the
Elk rooms. A largo number of
ladies were present and a very en
1 joyable afternoon was spent. Dupli
i ate whist was the game of the
afternoon.
Notice of School Bond Election
■
Notice is hereby given to the legal
ly qualified electors of the sc hool
district of Kalis City, No. 56, in
Richardson County, State of Nebras
ka, that an election will bo held in
said school district in Falls City, Ne
braska on Tuesday the 4th day of
April, A. D., 1911, for the purpose? of
submitting to the qualified electors
of said district, for their adoption or
rejection, the following proposition,
towit:
Shall the school board of Falls
City, Nebraska, be authorized to is
sue bonds of said school district to
the amount of forty thousand dol
lars, ($4.,000.00) or as much thereof
as may be necessary for the pur
pose of purchasing a site for a new
school building, and for the erec
tion thereon of a school house, and
for the furnishing of the necessary
apparatus and furniture for the equip
ment of the same; said bonds to be
come due at the expiration of the
period of twenty years from the
date of their issue, but to bo payable
■at any time after the expiration of
ten years after the date, at tho
option of said school district, and
such bonds are to hear five and one
half, (G&) interest per annum, in
terest payable annually; and to levy
an annual tax on the taxable prop
erty in said school district, not to
exceed five mills for tho payment of
the interest on said bonds and to
create a sinking fund to be used in
paying off such bonds when the
same shall become due.
Said election shall be by ballot up
on which shall be printed or written
the following proposition:
For the issuance of forty thousand
dollars ($40,000.00) in bonds to be
used in purchasing a site for a
school house, erection of a school
house thereon,and for the furnish
ing the same, and for the levy
of annual tax.
Against the issuance of forty thous
and dollars ($40,000.00) in bonds to
be used in purchasing a site for a
school house, erection of a school
house thereon, and for the furnishing
of the same and for the levy of
aual tax.
The jwoposition submitted shall bo
followed by an appropriate square wit
in which the voter may indicate hsi
wish to vote.
The votig places shall be at the
same places and same hours at which
the regular city election shall be
held on said day, which are ns fol
lows :
The First Ward polling place shall
be in the Fire room of the Library
Building.
The Second Ward at the office of
the County Clerk in the court house.
The Third Ward at the National
Betel in said city.
The polls will open at 9 o'clock a
in. and close at " o’clock p. m. on
the above date. A separate ballot
and ballot box shall be. furnished
for said election, the clerks and
judges of the regular city election
shall act as judges and clerks of the
school bond election.
By order of the. hoard of educa
tion this 14th day of March A. D.
1911. JOHN LICHTY, President
FRKIJ BRFiCHT, Secretary.
First publication March lT-.'tt
York Home Destroyed By Fire
York, March 16—At about one a. m
the house of Logan Munson in North
York, together with the household
goods was consumed by fire which
originated from a defective flue.
The loss is about $1,500 partially cov
ered by insurance.
A Baby Boy
Fred Hilyard is row the happy
father of a little son, born Wednes
day. Mother and baby are doing
nieely. Mr. Hilyard will come back
to earth after a while but just at
present he imagines he is in an air
ship.
Overland Cars
The Overland Automobile parade
took place yesterday and lined up
in front of the court house, where
Ward Knight took their pictures.
McDougal has sold all but one of
hia. machines and expects to sell it
today. Those who have purchased
machines are, Fred Schultz, A. J.
Weaver, W. Rcedwood and Will Kon
toop and Mr. Tailor.
Mrs. Ed JoncB went to Omaha to
day to spend a few days with her
brother and other relatives.
THE TRjBUNE CIRCULATION CONTEST
The Contestant Who Has the Largest Number of
Votes at the Close of the Contest Will Be Award
ed a Six-Hundred and Fifty Dollar Automobile
The Church, Lodge, School or Organization Hav
ing the Largest Number of Votes Will Be Award
ed a Three Hundred and Fifty Dollar Piano.
A Fifty Dollar Gold Watch and a Thirty Seven and a
Half Dollar Diamond Ring Will Be Awarded to the
Leaders of the Different Districts.
CAPITAL PRIZE-RUNABOUT AUTOMOBILE
FOR THE CONTESTANT
Who Stands Highest at the End of the Contest
A $350.00 Piano to One of These
M. VV. A. Lodge, Verdon.221,700
Zion Church.<39,950
Christian Sunday School class, No. 9.119,900
Maple Grove Church .118,500
DISTRICT NO. I
At Least One Gold Watch and One Diamond Ring
Will Go to This District
Helen Baldwin, Falls City .>30, 750
Charles Whitaker, Falls City.1 14,900
C. E. Holland, Falls City. 36,950
Ida Neitzel, Preston. 10,500
DISTRICT NO. 2
At Least One Gold Watch and One Diamond Ring
Will Go to This District
Rev. A. Essley, Ohio. 90,500
W. M. Tyner, Salem. 51,700
DISTRICT NO. 3
At Least One Gold Watch and One Diamond Ring
Will Go to This District
C. C. Sailors Yerdon. 153,750
Alice Price, Dawson. 51,700
DISTRICT NO. 4
At Least One Gold Watch and One Diamod Ring
r, Will Go to This District
H. K. Wittwer, Nemaha.139,950
Claude M. Linn Jr., Humboldt.....54,000
J. O. Shroyer, Humboldt.S, 350
Goes To Excelsior Springs
Mrs. Bert Baker leaves for Exeelsi
Springs ttomorrow to spend a week
with her husband. Mrs. Jenne is
very happy over the prospect of tak
ing care of the baby.
The Case Was Dismissed
The case of Guy Snehor vs. Lin
nie Snethens for divorce was dis
missed in the district court this
morning. The Snethens decided that
they would try once more and recon
ciliation was effected.
Livery Barn Burned
Osceola, March 16—At 6 p. in. yes
terday the livery barn owned by the
Shank Bros., was destroyed by fire.
All of the horses were saved but
three; two of them being shot be
cause they were unable to be taken
from the barn. Eight buggies were
burned and about $350 worth of feed.
The total loss will amount to $2,500
and was insured for $1,500.
Doctor Injured
Valentino, March 16—Word was
just received here that Dr. Noyes,
IT. K. Vet, who lives here, was seri
otis-ly hurt in a runaway «p i ?ai
Springview, Neb. His team bc
eame frightened and ran away, throw
ing the doctor out into a wire fence,
cutting and bruising him badly.
Injured in Fall From Horse
Geneva, March 16 -While driving
cattle to the stofic >ards yesterday,
Lincoln Chesnut, a farmer living six
miles northwest of town, was thrown
from his horse an 1 •••tictisly hurt.
Runaway at Surprise
Surprise, March 16 -A team be
longing to Gudgeal became frightened
at an automobile here today and
ran away. The buggy was upset an
Mrs, Gudgeal thrown out. She was
only slightly bruised. The buggy
was smashed.
Shot By Girl Cousin.
Kearney, March 16—Arthur Hopkin
the twelve year old nephew of I,ean
der Clark, a prominent rela estate
man of Kearney, was shot through
the shoulder this afternoon by his
cousin, Miss Roxey Clark, the bullet
penetrating his lungs a few inches
from the heart. With several
others they were rollicking around
in the house when Miss Clark ran
into a room and playfully told her
< ousin not to follow. Ho opened
the door, saw that, she held a revol
ver and turned to flee. As he
turned .the girl pulled the trigger
and the young man fell. Ho was glv
| en medical aid at once but his chan
| cos for recovery are small. The bul
| let in His lungs has not been located.
Mr Gould Publishes Account Of
His Methods
New York, Mar. 16.—Frank Jay
Gould, advised by liis friends, has de
termined to lay bare the actual per
sonal experiences of tho lust few
weeks in his lone hand tight against
the most powerful financial influence
in America.
The light which Mr. Gould has
opened has the entire sympathy and
support of other young and wealthy
financiers,
Mr. Gould gave his Initial statement
regarding the action of the Standard
Oil company. It follows:
"The public has read often in the
last two or three years in the news
pnpers and the magazines of the meth
ods used by the Standard Oil In great
business transactions Involving tho
public welfare. Ilut never, until the
present, have I Known of my personal
knowledge that such* a system did
exist. A few days ago, before the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Missouri Pacific Railway com
pany, a representative of the Stan
dard Oil came to me and made direct
use of these unprincipled methods
toward me as a threat. It did not
succeed because I refused to join with
them In any deal.
"Within a few days I shall do what
I consider Is my duty to the public,
the Investors, the citizens of this re
public. That Is, 1 shall publish an ac
curate account of the exact methods
used by this representative of the
Standard Oil toward me.”
COX WAS NOT IN CONTFMPT
But Nevertheless the Judge Said His
Utterances Were “Insolent and
False,
Cincinnati, Mar. 16.—Judge Frank
Gorman of the court of common pleas
dismissed the contempt charges
against George B. Cox, banker and po
lltlcal leader, but in doing so made a
sensational statement. Ho declared
the utterances of Cox, which were
published after the latter’s indictment
for perjury, were "insolent and false."
In dismissing the charges Judge
Gorman followed the finding of a ma
jority of the committee of three at
torneys appointed to investigate the
circumstances of the interview.
Two of these men held that neither
Cox nor the newspaper that published
his remarks regarding the grand jury
and the court was in contempt. The
other member of the committee vir
tually absolved the newspaper, bul
held that it was the province of the
court to determine whether Cox should
be held on the contempt charge.
Indicted for Jury Fixing.
Wichita, Mar. 16.—Indictments were
returned by the federal grand Jury
charging Lewis Evans of Digton and
George W. Smith of Syracuse with at
tempts to bribe members of the fed
eral grand jury, which last Septem
ber indicted L. S. Naftzger, former
president of the Fourth National bank
of Wichita, in connection with the
celebrated stamp cases now on trial.
Shoot Across the Line.
Calixico, Cal., Mar. 1C.—Firing from
the American side of the international
line, Mexican customs officials at A1
godones sent a volley into the insur
rectos, the latter replying by firing
across the line into the American
town of Andrade. No one was wound
ed, so far as is known.
Russian Troops Moving.
Pekin, Mar. 16.—The Russo-Chl
nese situation has again become
alarming. Russian troops, including
cavalry and artillery, were moved in
the direction of Kuldja, Eastern
Turkestan. The officers were notified
that an invasion of China was con
templated.
Many Would Enlist.
New York, Mar. 16.—Statistics gath
ered at the army and navy recruit
ing stations in New York City and
suburban towns show- that thousands
of young men have suddenly devel
oped an eagerness to join Uncle Sam's
service.
More French Troops to Morocco.
Paris, Mar. 16—M. Ilerteaux, min
ister of war, ordered two battalions
of infantry and two sections of moun
tain artillery into Morocco to rein
force the French army there, which
is putting down the insurrection of
tribesmen.
Burning More Bridges.
El Paso, Tex., Mar. 16.—Mail ad
vices are that the rebels burned two
more bridges Sunday on the Mexican
National road. The town of Topia,
where the Standard Oil has heavy
holdings, is surrounded by insurgents.
Cets Alienation Damages.
Topeka, Mar. 16.—Claude N. Ware,
an express messenger, was awarded
?35,Q0U damages in the district court
against S. U. Worden of Chicago, for
'.lie alienation of Ids wife's affections.
WEDDING
AT VERDON
MISS BESSIE E. STUMP AND IRA
C. YOUNG
The Happy Couple Will Make Their
Home Near Colorado
Springs, Coi.
Promptly at high noon yesterday as
the strains of Mendelsohn's wedding
march filled the beautifully decorat
ed home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Stump, Mr. Ira C.
Young of Long Island, Kansas led
Miss iJessie 10. Stump of Verdon, Ne
braska to the altar where an iuipres
■ h o wedding ceremony was performed
by ltev. Dr. H. Cooper Ilailey of the
First l’resbyterian church of Falls
City. The parlor was beautifully dec
orated with streamers of white, car
nations, rosebuds and t-milnx and
the usual boquet was carried by the
bride.
Tho presents wore numerous ami
OBtly, and among other things were
leveral pieces of liand painted china,
'tit glass, silver, set of dishes, a
owing machine and other articles
ioth useful ns well as ornamental,
lesides the things given ut the home
if the bride, there is another fine
ollection of presents at Ixmg Island,
he home of tho groom.
The bride was arrayed in a beauti
ul gray silk dress, tastefully trim
mod.
In the dining room a large tabl*
md been bountifully spread with th*
ood things of life ami to this room
he bridtii party repaired after th*
earty congratulations of friends. A
our course dinner was then fault
essly served.
Mrs. Young is one of Verdun's most
sttmablo young ladies, having grown
ip in that vicinity and enjoys a host
d friends. She is a graduate of
he Verdun High School and is aa
iccomplished lady, whose presence in
ler new location will be felt for good
iiuong many lines.
Mr. Young is a progressive young
man, an experienced printer and ed
itor of his town paper at Long Is
land. Quite recently he purchased
some valuable irrigation land near
Colorado Springs nail there the young
people will take up the burden ami
pleasures of married life. They take
with them the best wishes of a host
of friends.
NOMINATIONS
OPEN AGAIN
NEW CONTESTANTS WILL STAND
A GOOD SHOW
Contest Needs Some New Conest
ants To Stir Things Up
A Little
On account of the fact that tbo
contest has been running a little
low lately and needs new blood in
it. We are going to again open th<*
nomination and allow any who wish
to enter to enter it. No one has
nude much headway so far, so a
lew contestant will stand about as
nuch chance of winning as one of
hose already in the race. The
tanding of the contestants is given
n another part of the paper and it
an easily be seen that there are
irizes up for which no one is trying
so if you want one of them only a
ew hours work will enable you to get
it.
The contest closes April Kith wh li
inly leaves a month in which to
vork for the prize. Below is a nom
nation blank which, when properly
ilk d out will start the contestants
witth one thousand votes.
Nomination Blank
Name.
Address...
This nomination blank entitles
he contestant to 1,000 votes, but no
ontestant will be allowed more than
>ne nomination blank. r
Mrs. Hi leu Martin returned this
veek from an extended visit with her
hildren in Council Bluffs.
,P 1). Metcalf of Joppin, Mo., is
visiting friends in this city.