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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1904)
C . . 1 ttJ rt nut. I r ' r. 1 y / ! nut..0 ' - - - . . _ . . _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' --.0- , VOLUME ' I FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 1904. NUMBER 6 I _ _ _ _ _ _ H. - - - - - - . . _ - _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ 0" _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ ' _ _ _ u.un _ n . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ Some Social Notes 0- _ _ _ NIrs. W. B. Alexander enter- tained the members of her Sun- day school class on Saturday af- tcrnoon. . . .Mrs. J. ] Whetstine enter- ' tained at a Kensington on Tues- day afternoon. A number of ladies were present and spent an' . afternoon ef genuine pleasure. , \Irs. : Whetstinc served dainty re- freshmen . The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will celebrate Lincoln's birthday at the hall this cvcning. The birth- ( lay' of Lincoln is always observed by these two organizations and thc occasion has come to bc looked ] - ed forward to with much pleasure. 1\11' and NIl's. Peter Kaiser entertained - < 'rtained thc 'l'Yfoleans at their home on South Stone street Sun- day evening- The Tyrolcans appeared - peared in a concert at thc l'nne on Friday cvening. 1\11' and 1\-lrs. Kaiser entertained the musicians , in a. truly royal manncr. t. 1\lrs. A. G'Val - - and : Miss ' . ' _ . . Minnie McDonald entertained the t , ' , I members of the Junior Epworth I League at thc home of , Mrs. .r. 'Vanner on last Saturday even- . ing. The guests were entertained - " eel in a most pleasant manner and thc event was thoroughly enjoy- ed. - - - - - , The H. S. 1\1. club met on 8at- urday evening with bliss Ncttic Cle\'cland. An excellent program . was rendered after which a busi- ness meeting was held and thc following officers elected : Anita 'Vilsonpresident ; Rcba Eversole , rice president ; Georgia Beaulieu , L secretary and Ncttie Cleveland , treasurer. - - - - Friends in Council met in reg- ular session last 4'riday evening - with Miss Grace Miner as host- . 1\0- { . css. The meeting was of rather I , . . . . . . " an informal nature owing to the I. I - fact that thc cold weather caused the absence of a number of the r 1 r mcm bel's. Nevertheless the meet- jug was a very enjoyable one. Special features were readings by 1 MrsStanbro and Miss Barry and t the contin uation of the study of ' "l\luch Ado About Nothing. " 1m r pr0mptu musical numbers were ! 'iC i much enjoyed. Dainty refresh- ments were served. - - - - - - The regular meeting of Sorosis . was held on Wednesday at the , home of lrs. A. E. Hill. After the usual business was transacted - . the club was greatly ] bencfitted . . I I . . . . - . . . - . + by two able papcrs. 'Incidcnt ! Leading to Louisiana Purcha8 , ' by 1\1rs. Manger followed by 'ILouisiana Purchase" by Mrs 14yford gave us a fund of infer mation especially apropos of th < Fair so near at hand. The cluJ then listened to two clelightfu ' original poems by their hostes ! read by 1\-lrs. C. 14' . Heavis an d .1\-1rs. Wanncr. Mrs. Hill Wa ! agreeably and efficiently assistc in entertaining by Hiss ? Miller , The ; club adjourned to meet vitl lrs. Jenne on February 24th. Court House New s . . - - . The new hard pine floor jus' laid in the main corridor of tlH court house is a great improve ment. It is so much better thai the old one that thc general public - tic will not complain because it i ! 11 ot a tile floor. - - - . - County Recorder R.icger reports the following real estate trans- fers : Corbett Wisdom tq John Houck w/ nw)4 ) sec. 26 , twp. 1 range 15. Consideration $ ( ) ,500. J. , N. Pfeiffer to John E. Stauf- fer , ne/ ( se)4 ) and ' s 65 acres of c0 of ne)4 ) of sec 35 ; also w0 sw)4 ) nw)4 ) sec 36 all in twp 1 range 13 , 125 acres. Considera- tion $5200. County Judge Wilhite has issued - sued the following marriage licenses this week. Egness Lcecy , Arago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Louisa Bauman , Arago . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Hayes R. Beycr , Kansas City. . . . . . . 27 Olive Grace Garvcr , Humboldt. . . . . .22 Oscar Bockin , Hninboldt..24 Lathed Rcimcrs , Hum boldt..18 Charles Mackey , Fa1'go. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Annie Blciholc1cl" , Fargo. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . - - - - - - - Since Charles Lorce , clerk , has straightened out the debris resulting - sulting from the last term of the district court , his office has been a pretty quiet place. Only one new case has been filed this week and that was the application of Maude E. Miller for a divorce from Virgil huller. Good Roads Day. D. Ward King of 1\'laitland , 1\10. , was in town Wednesday evening and Thursday morning and arranged for meetings at the court house next Tuesday , thc 1th. He ass tres us he has noth- ing to sell but is employed by the state of Nebraska to explain to us his plan of cheap road work- ing. He comes with the pres- tige of succcss and the endorsement - ment of his and our own. state authorities. The meetings win be held at the court house. At 10 a. m. the subject will be the horse. At 2 p. m. good roads . . Y . s Jame r H. Ray ic Dead - , . , Former Sheriff of 'RichardJon County iJ : Summoned By : the Grim 'DeJtroyer. ) 1 James H. Hay , a former shcr- s iff of Richardson county , died at 1 his home near Barada last 'lon- S day night 1\11' Ray's death , was 1 the result of an attack of pneumonia . monia The news of his dcath - surprise to his i I came as a great many friends throughout Rich- ardson county But a few weeks ago he was seen on the streets of Falls City in his usual health and t greeting his friends in his custo- mary cheery manner . James Harrison Hay was )7 i I years of age , having been born in . Illinois in 1837. lIe was the eldest - , est of a fancily of nine children. Hc grew to manhood in his na- , . , . _ J' . _ _ J' . . . . nvc state , attending the public schools and developing habits of activity and industry that stood him in good stead in his later and more strenuous years. When about twenty years of age he en- tered Christian college at Jack- ville , Ill. , and graduated from that institution with honors and then engaged 1n teaching , and later followed the same profession in Iowa. While teaching at Prairie City , Iowa , he was mar- ricd to 1\-Iiss Julia Casscl of that place. In 18)5 : Mr. Ray came to Ne- braska , crossing the Missouri river at Brownville. He took a homestead southeast of Humboldt and soon became prominently identified with the development of that section of the ounty. He shared in all the hardships of thc pioneer and did his part in the upbuilding of Old Richardson. He was a man who madc friends because hc deserved to have friends and few were those who ever spoke of him in any but the kindest way. In 188 he became the republi- will be discussed. 1\11' King is en dorsed by the state and thc meeting will be under thc joint management of the commercial club and the agricultural experi- mcnt station. Farm House Burned. The house on the Bert Wise farm , one and a half miles north of Reserve was burned to the ground about one o'clock Wed- nesday morning , entailing a loss of 52000 with insurance . . . amount- 111g t. 1000. The house was occupied - cupied by Fred Oberst and the tire was first discovered by lrs. can candidate for sheriff and was clected. So wcll did he serve the people ] in this capacity that two years later he was re-elected and served another tcrm. As an of- ficial he was ever mindful of the trust reposed in him and he discharged - charged his duties in a painstaking - inR' and thorough manner. 1\fr. Ray's wife had died many years before and in 1888 he was married to vIrs. E. J. Pope of lIumboldt. At thc expiration of his second term in office , hc rcmovcd from this city to a farm near Barada , and there he lived until his dcath. Besides his wife he leaves ] seven children , four sons and three _ _ . _ _ . _ "J _ _ _ _ . _ 'r . T . r uaugmcrs. : .1.-ne sons are J40r1l1 of Albuquerque , N. M. , Ben , it United States soldier now serving in the Philippines , and Willis and Elmer ] of this county. The slaughters are : Mrs. Frank Pope and Mrs. Alex Hatficld of Oklahoma . - homa and Miss Ncva Ray of Pawnee City. There are many people in Richardson county who knew 1\1r. Ray and who extend to his family thc full measure of sympathy. James 1-1. Ray was in man ) ' respects - spects a remarkable man. 1'0 him a generous nature forbade the accumulation of great wealth but as compensation it gave him friends of thc kind that take no cognizance of a man's bank ac- count. He was in every respect a good citi cn. He was a man of pronounced convictions and of unquestioned integrity. Of him it may truly be said that it good . man is gone. His funeral was held on Tues- day and was attended by many of his friends and ncighbors. The remains were taken to Humbodt ] for interment. Oberst who thought thc intermittent - tent glow she noticed was caused by lightning. In order to more fully investigate she arose and opened thc door and the smell of the smoke led to the discovery of the fire 1\-lrs. Oberst went up stairs and got the children out but by that time the fire had gained such headway as to pre- vent the saving of anything ex- ccpt a few articles of clothing. The origin of the fire is not known but it is supposed to have started from a defective flue. The burned house was t hc . property of John Mosiman. . - . . . . _ . . . _ - s ' ' - - .w.tRU..w . , . . . . . . . , ' " . . - _ . _ . . r\i4i1..fK " , - - _ . ; ' . _ _