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! . ' > > . VOLUME I . . . . FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 26 , 1904. NUMBER,8 " '
f ( Death Has Visited } Many Homes
' Phoebe Belle Greenwald
' ' Phoebe Belle Greenwald passed
1 away Saturday evening . For a
long time she had not been in the
I best of health and last 11'dday a
surgical operation was decided
' . : ' , { " . upon. The operation revealcd
. @ : : . her condition to be much worse
than it was supposed to be , although -
t. . .
though she rallied and hopes of
. ( ) her ' ' were entertained
l f . 'recovery ,
jJ . hut a relapse came which resulted -
. ed in her death.
4 Death no matter to whom or in
what form it comes always brings
with it the tear of sorrow and thc
sigh of grief , but it is not always
. . . . - ' that a single visitation of the
I \ destroyer brings such widespread
,
regret , vI' draws forth so , many
I , " i. . ' ,0 . . " . . ' , ' expressions of that regrct.rrhis
J. . . ' . wide spread s : nse of regret and
. " these outspoken expressions of
sorrow arc thc highest tributes
that the community could pay to
the character and worth of the
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clepartcd Through years of close
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" t ' association the people of this city
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r ( ' had come to know I Mrs. Green-
walel so well , to so appreciate her
womanly qualities , and so come
wider the influence of her Chris-
tian character as to feel that this
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- tribute was her llue. True
womanhood finds its highest ex- '
cmplHication in thc home , and it
was here that thc true nobility of
, she who has been called away
was most beautifully shown. She
was not only a wife-shc was a
help-meet. No duty that would
, make home more of a home was
too 'arduous ; no task that would
m. , " bring new attraction , or more uplifting -
lifting influences into the home
I' ' , . circle was too irksome. , The duty
Iii was Ipne the task performed
! , with a gladness yea an eagerness -
. ness that male loves labor a joy.
I , , She was a wife in thc deepest ,
holiest and truest sense of that
m. lcnn. 'l'Iog-elher with her hus-
It band , she had planned thc beauti-
II , rul new home that had just been
, completed. It is one of the finest
residences in the city. Possession
, had been taken and with a wom-
I ,
I lns JOY she set about to beautify
, it , to invest it with the sacred
, .
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I . . ' \tt- \.r\JC : . " atmosphere of a home. But Into
I . L the new home an unbidden and
a , welcome guest came. Thc
I hands that had been so busy were
I folded in eternal rest. She was
, more than a mother. 'ro her son
I
{ . Guy and her adopted daughter
" Hazel , she was a guardian , COUJ1-
I
seller and c01 1forter. In her
I ,
character was epitomized all thc
true virtues of mo lerhood. She
was in the broadest sense a Chris-
tian woman. A member of the
Iethodist church , she put into
daily practice , ' iii her quiet aim - unassuming -
assuming manner , all the beautiful -
ful principles of her faith. Kind
hearted amid I generous , and with
charity for all she followed in
Isis stcps. She died as she had
\'ed-upht'ld l by a sublime faith
and an unwavering confidence in
the promise of the l\Iaster. :
She was a woman of broad cul-
ture and of superior intcl1ig-cnce.
A member of Sorosis , she took
deep interest in the work of the
dub , lending the power of her
personality to its advancement
and giving freely to her co-labor-
ers the inspiration of her womanly -
ly character and her energy and
earnestness. \Vhen such a wo-
man is called suddenly from the
midst of this worlds activities , it
is not to be wondered al , if a com-
mtmit'y mourns. It is not strange
that friend and neighbor should
seek words with which to express
their sympathy for the husband
and children. There are no such
words ; soul thoughts arc not expressed -
pressed in uttered speech. In
their sudden and awful grief 1\fr.
Greenwald and his two children
have ths sympathy though expression -
pression may bc denied in words.
Phoebe Belle Gist was . born
December 24 , 1857 in lVloniteau
county vIissouri.Vhen eight
years old she was taken by her
parents to Salem , Ncbr. There
she grew to womanhood and was
married to V\T. A. Greenwald in
1881. After her marriage 1\Irs.
Greenwald resided for some time
in Salem but she came with her
husband and family to Falls City
in 188 and this was her home
until her death. Besides her husband -
band and children she leaves a
rather and mother , .Mr. and lVII's.
Silas Gist of Salem , and two
brothers , T. J. Gist of this city
and Ray Gist of Humboldt , be-
sides other relatives.
The funeral ' was held from the
residence on 'ruesday afternoon ,
the services being conducted by
Rev. Alexandcr. Many were
those who took advantage of this
opportunity to pay their respects
to the dead and express their
sympathy for the living , and
while the services were in pro-
gress all the business houses in
the city were closed. 1\'lany
beautiful oral tributes gave fur-
ther expi'ession to these senti-
ments. At the conclusion of
these services the remains were
borne to Steele cemetery
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John Burkart
John Burkart , one of the oldest
business men in this city , died
last 1\Ionday morning at the age
of 66 } cars . For 'enty-two
years 1\:1r. ' : Burkart had conducted
a meat market in this city He
was a man of a very quiet nature ,
who treated everybody right and
was an cnel11Y to no one. He was
a good citizen in every respect
John Burkart was born in Wit-
t1nberg- , Germany , May : 13 , 838.
He spent his youth in the 1 + ath-
erland , but when he reached
young manhood hc came to this
country. At thc outbreak of the
civil war he took up arms in thc
defense of his adopted country
and enlisted in Co. A , 2nd United
States cavalry. He served faith-
fully until thc close of thc war ,
when he was honorably discharged -
ed with thc rank of corporal. . In
March , 1867 , hc was married at
Hagerstown Maryland : , to Miss
-Iary Swinger. He then came to
the west and settled first at Coun-
cil Bluffs , Iowa , and later to Ne-
braska. In 1882 he camp to this
city and opened a meat market ,
which he conducted until within
a few days of his death. He
leaves three children , Frank ( of
this city , Will of Sioux City , Ia. ,
'and vIrs. John Noah of Nebraska
City. 1'0 these the many who
knew and respected their father
.
extend condolence
'l'hc funeral was held Wednesday -
day morning from the Catholic
church , the solemn services being
lar ely attended.
Mrs. Ellis Powell.
- Mrs Ellis Powell ( lied very
suddenly at her home south of
this city last Tuesday , morning.
lIer death came as a very great
surprise to her friends and occa-
sioned the deepest regret on the
part of all who knew her. Mrs
Powell was a woman who took a
deep interest in her home life and
was in every sense a devoted wife
and mother.
'l'he deceased was born at St.
Paul , Kan , March 7 , 18)7 ,
where she lived until she was nine
years of age. She came to Nebraska -
braska in 1884. On January 27 ,
1886 , she was married to Ellis
Powell. She is survived by a
husband and five children , Jennie
May , Fannie Edna , Edwin J. ,
.
Charles . and Hazel Helen Into , . , -
to this family thc shadow of a
great affliction has come darken-
ing thc lives of husband and chil-
drcn , but as they sit enshrouded
in thc gloom of grief , may they
find some comfort in thc many
words of sympathy spoken from ,
thc hearts of friends.
The funeral was held from the
family home \Vedllesday after-
noon , a very large number of ' , '
friends of thc family being pres- C' -
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Hans Koso . \ A
Hans Koso died very suddenly
at his home eight miles north and ( \ , .
three miles caSt of this city early'
Tuesday morning vIr. Koso " 'i
lived alone just across the road } :
from thc home of his son , John . .
Koso , and his grandson stayed \
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with him at night. About three '
o'clock in thc morning lvlr. Koso ,1 ' ,
'I
became suddenly ill and the
L
grandson summoned John Koso.
The sick man dec11n'd. have a
physician called , saying that he
was going to die. His heath occurred -
curred in a short time and owing
to the circumstances Coroner
Henckel' was notified. He viewed
the remains and while not deem-
ing an inquest necessary , an au-
topsy was held which revealed
the fact that heath had been
caused by organic heart trouble.
lvIr. Koso was about seventy
years ; of age and lived in this
county for many years. I-Ie had
led an active life and had many
friends and acquaintances who
were shocked to learn of his sud-
den death.
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Eugenia. E. nSchoter.
1\-lrs. Eugenia E. Benschoter
died at the home of her son in
Loup City , Neb. , last Friday at
the age of 73 y ars. For many
years lvlrs. Benschoter was a resi-
dent of this county , living on a
farm cast of this city She en-
joyed a wide acquaintance and
was highly respected by all who
knew hcr. Her husband departed
this life several years ago and
for some time past she had made
her home with a son at Loup
City. The news of her death
will cause profound regret to
many warm friends in this city
and \'icinity. She leaves five sons ,
John , Jacob and Alman of this
city ! , and George and Orlando of
Loup City. Her funeral was held
on last Sunday afternoon.
L. B. Cornell of Verdon was in
town yesterday.
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