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4' VOLUl\1E I FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 1904. NUMBER 6
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- \11.- \ Some Social Notes
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: Mrs. w. B. Alexander enter-
tained the members of her Sun-
day school class on Saturday afternoon -
ternoon
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Mrs J. F. Whetstine entertained -
taincd at a Kensington on Tuesday -
day afternoon. A number of
ladies were present and spent an'
afternoon cf genuine plcasure.
1'1rs. : "Vhetstinc served dainty re-
freshmcn
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will
celebrate Lincoln's birthday at
the hall this cycning : The birth-
day' of Lincoln is always observed
by . these two organizations and
thc occasion has come to bc look-
t
cd forward to with much plcasure.
1\11' and 1\'l1's. Peter Kaiser CJ1-
\ , te'rtaincd thc 'ryrolcans at their
home on South Stone street Sun-
. day cvcning. The Tyrolcans appeared -
pearcd in a concert at thc Je"nnc
on Friday cvcning. ? \ 'Ir. and lrs.
Kaiser entertained thc musicians
in i a truly royal manncr.
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l\lrs. A. G. \\Tanner and Miss
, ' " Minnie : McDonald entertained the
; . . ' \ < < . \ . . \ members of thc Junior Epworth
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, ; League at thc home of 1\1rs.
t 'Vanner on last Saturday evcn-
ing. The guests were entertained -
cd in a most pleasant manner and
thc event was thoroughly cnjoy-
cd.
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The H. S. : M club met on Sat-
urday evening with Miss Ncttic
Cleveland. An excellent program
was rendered after which a busi-
ness meeting was held and the
following officers clected : Anita
'Vilsonpresident ; Reba Eversolc ,
vice president ; Georgia Beaulieu ,
secretary and Nettic Cleveland ,
treasurer.
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Friends in Council met in reg-
ular session last Friday evening
with Miss Grace Miner as host-
, , . esse The meeting was of rather
' . an informal nature owing to the
I fact that the cold weather caused
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, , mcm bel's. Nevertheless the meet-
: jug was a very enjoyable one.
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Special features were readings by
l\Irs. Stanbro and Miss Barry and
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thc contin nation of the study of
, ' . 1\luch Ado About Nothing. " 1m
: romptu musical numbers were
JC much enj yed. Dainty refresh-
ments were served.
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The regular meeting of Sorosis
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f . was held on Wednesday at thc
home of lrs. A. E. Hill. After
the usual business was transacted
the club was greatly benefitted
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by two able papers. "Incidcnts
Leading to Louisiana Purchase , "
by 1\1rs. lauger followed by
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Louisiana Purchase" by I\Irs.
yford gave us a fund of infor-
mation especially apropos of the
Pair so near at hand. The club
then listened to two delightful
original poems by their hostess
read by Nirs . C. F. Heavi's and
' 11rs.Vanner. . Irs. Hill was
agreeably and efficiently assisted
in entertaining by 1-Iiss Iiller.
'fh\ : club adjourned to meet with
l\-1rs. Jenne on February 24th.
Court House News
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The new hard pine floor just
laid in the main corridor of the
court house is a great improve-
ment. It is so much better than
the old one that the general pub-
lic will not complain because it is
not a tile floor.
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Comity Recorder H.ieger reports
the following real estate trans-
fers :
Corbett Wisdom to John Houck
wnw'4 ( sec. 26 , twp. 1 range 15.
Consideration S,500.
J. N. Pfeiffer to John g. Stauf-
fer , ne/ ( se } ( and s 65 acres of
e7 of ne'4 ( of sec 35 ; also w/
s v3 } ( nw'4 ( sec 36 all in twp . 1
range 13 , 125 acres Consideration -
tion $5200.
County Judge Wilhite has is-
sued the following marriage
licenses this week.
EgJlcss Lcecy , Arago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Louisa Baumall , Arago. . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Haves R. Beyer , Kansas City..2
Olive Grace Gan'e , Humboldt. . . . . .22
Oscar Hockin , Humboldt. . . . . . . . . . . .24
Ethel Reimers , Humboldt. . . . . . . . . .18
Charles Mackey , Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Annie Bleiholder , Fargo. . . . . . . . . . . .19
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Since Charles Loree , 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 1-Iiller.
Good Roads Day.
n.Tard King of l\1aitland ,
110. , was in town 'Vednesday '
evening and Thursday morning
and arranged for meetings at the
court house next Tuesday , the
16th. He assures us be 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 success and the endorse-
ment of his and our own state
authorities. The meetings will
be held at the court house. At 10
a. m. the subject will be the
horse. At 2 p. m. good roads
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Jamey H. Ray i . Dead
Former Sheriff of Richardson County iJ
Summoned 'By the Grim , 'DeJtroyer.
James II . Hay , a former sheriff -
iff of Richardson county , died at
his home near Barada last Monday -
day night. 1\1:1' : Ray's heath was
the result of an attack of pneumonia -
monia The news of his death
came as a great surprise to his
' friends Rich-
many throughout -
ardson county But a few < s
ago he was seen on the streets of
Falls City in his usual health and
greeting his friends in his custo-
mary cheery manner
James Harrison Ray was )7
years of age , having been born in
Illinois in 1837. Hc was thc eldest -
est of a family of nine children.
He grew to manhood in his na-
tive 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-
tcred Christian college at ack-
vine , 111. , and graduated from
that institution with honors and
then engaged jn teaching , and
later followed thesame profession
in Iowa 'Vhile teaching at
Prairie City , Iowa , he was mar-
ried to : Miss Julia Cassel of that
place.
In 18)5 1\11' Ray came to Nebraska -
braska , crossing the Missouri
river at Brownville. He took a
homestead southeast of lIumboldt
and soon became prominently
identified with the development
of that section of the count ) ' . He
shared in all the hardships of the
pioneer and did his part in the
uphuilding of Old Richardson.
He was a man who made friends
because he deserved to have
friends and few were those " who
ever spoke of him in any but the
kindest way.
In 188 he became the repu 1i-
will be discusscd. I1r. King ls
en dorsed by the state and the
meeting will be under the joint
management of the commercial
club and the agricultural experi-
ment 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 $2000 with insurance amount-
ing to $1000. The house was occupied -
cupied by Fred Oberst and the
fire was first discovered by l\lrs.
can candidate for sheriff and was
electcd. So well did he serve the
people in this capacity that two
years later hc was re-elected and
served another term. As an of-
ficial he was ever mindful of the
trust reposed in him and ( he discharged -
charged his duties in a paintak- ;
ing- and thorough manner. 1\fr.
Ray's wife had died many years
before and in 1888 he was married
to Mrs . E. J. Pop of lIumboldt.
At thc expiration of his second
term in office , he removed from
this city to a farm near Barada ,
and there he lived until his death.
Besides his wife he leaves seven
children , four sons and three
daughters. The sons are Lorin
of Albuquerque , N. l\-1. , Ben , a
United States soldier now serving
in the Philippines , and Willis and
Elmer of this coun t ) ' . 'rhe
daughters are lrs. Frank Pope
and Mrs. Alex Hatficld of Okla- .
homa and Miss Neva Ray of
Pawnee City There are many
people in Richardson county who
knew 1 \ fr. Ray and who extend
to his family the full measure of
sympathy.
James H. Ray was in many respects -
spects a remarkable man. 1'0
him a generous nature forbade
thc accumulation of great wealth
but as compensation it gave him
friends of the kind that take no
cognizance of a man's bank ac-
count. He was in every respect
a good citi en. He was a man of
pronounced convictions and of
unquestioned integrity. Of him
it may truly be said that it good
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man is gone.
His funeral was held on 1\les-
day and was attended by many of
his friends and neighbors. 'f lie
remains were taken to Humboldt
for interment.
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Oberst who thought the intermittent -
tent glow she noticed was caused
by lightning. In order to more
fully investigate she arose and
opened the door and the smell of
the smoke led to the discovery of
the fire 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-
cept 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 the
property of John 1\losiman.
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