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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1904)
. Y . ht 4'aIIs ribnn . . i _ _ . - . - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - . - . . . - - . . - . - . - . - . . - - . . - - ' - . : . . . - " - . - ' - " _ . ' - - - - ' . ( \ . , ; I I _ VOLUME I FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MARCH 4 , 1904. ' NUMBER 9 ' I Q ; " Death of Martha Krossa. The death of Miss : : Martha Krossa occurred at the home of V. G. Lyford " on last Sunday U morning. Miss Krossa was . a i victim of typhoid fever and although - though the crisis was considered - ed as past , and her friends began to have strong hopes of her recovery - covery , a change for the worse occurred suddenly and she passed i away. For over three years she had live in this city following her profession , that of a trained nurse. She was one especially + " endowed by nature for this line of work. Hers was a christian ! character and hers was a nature overflowing with sympathetic tenderness. Her very presence ip the sick room was an inspira- tion to the weary and disheartened - . -ed sufferer , and there are many in this town who owe their very , lives to her kindly ministrations. - She had become beloved by all . and her death brought the profoundest - , found est regrets to very many f \ friends , She was yet a young t'I : ' , ; woman , active in her field of use- ' : f.- fulness ahd doing geol < l day by .1 Vii ; ; , . day , but the destroyer of an .mo - t. , . r tal life takes no heed t 0 these { ' , " things. She who had lead . . many f , ; : back from the gates of" + death k ; . . went down into the valley of the i. , : shadow. . But the good that she r. ' # dId lives after her and the sweet " ' , influence of her goodness and her j ' . : , tender ministrations shall linger long in the memory of the living. a' . ; Martha Krossa was born at , Kiel , Prussia , : March 27 , 1874. . When yet a child she came with + i ' , - her parents to this country and for the past ten years had made f L , her home with the family of V. G. Lyford. While living at Humphrey , Neb. , she decided up- : . on the career of.a trained nurse. : . . I , , : She went to ChIcago and fitted ' . herself for this work and then t' came to this city , Mr. Lyford F " " ' ' having removed l here in the mean 't" ' ' : . - ' time. She was very successful in r' - her work and made many friends. Irr She leaves her father and fodr 'i ' ' brothers. Short funeral services ll were held at the Lyford home on IJ : Monday afternoon and the remains - : t : ' mains were . taken to Lone Wolf , ( r , . , O. T. , where her father and two brothers reside. \ , , ,0&11 . _ . . - - - - - - - - li\ , Josephine Sieele. . . : Mrs. Josephine Steele died at her home in Chicago Wednesday morning after a long illness. Her death removes from this world a < woman who was known and be- , loved in this city. She was the t . . . U - - daughter of Mr. and : Mrs. Isaac Schuyler and although born in Colorado , January 28 , 1870 , but a short time later her parents removed - moved to this city and here she developed into the true and no- ble woman that she was. As a girl she made friends and won the love of playmates by her kindly disposition , her high re- gard for aU that was true and good , and her cheerful disposi- tion. As she grew older these traits developed more and more until she entered the sphere of womanhood and from this new found and wider environment these beautiful traits of character drew new friends who loved her for what she really was-a true type of womanhood. Her ideals were of the highest , her character - ter of the noblest and those who knew her so long and so well have learned of her death with the profoundest of sorrow. On October 31. , 1.888 , she was married to Joseph C. Steele and carried into her home life all the natural requisites of the home- maker. Her home life found its basic principle in the virtues of her womanhood. When two little - tle daughters had come into the home circle she took up the du- ties of motherhood in the spirit of one who finds therein a new field for the development of higher Meals and lived that she might give to them by precept and example - ample the same beauties and strength of character that had so wrought their influences in her own life. In 1902 the family removed - moved to Chicago where her death occurred. To the husband and the two little daughters , as wen as to the aged mother and the brothers and sisters has come a great sorrow that is shared by many friends. The remains were brought to this city yesterday accompanied by \'Ir. Steele and Mrs. Jennie Hill , a sister of the deceased. The funeral services will be held this afternoon. Bowling Contest In the bowIiAg ' contest for Feb- ruary , the first prize was awarded to Frank Gossett , the score in the contest being as follows : Frank Gossett , 180 ; Fred Pax- ton , 177 ; Charles Cornell , 176 ; George Holt , 169. In the March contest the prize will be a regulation ball of the best make , to be awarded to the player making the greatest number - ber of pins in three straight games. . - . . _ - LOCAL AND PERSONAL - - - Dr. M. L. Gemmel is very ser- iously ill. Elmer Coupe has been attend- ing to business matters in St. Joseph this week. l\tlarch came in like a lamb. 'l hcrefore order another ton of coal and keep your winter shirt 011. F. C. Worral of Norcatur , Ilan , arrived in the city Wednesday for a visit with his brother-in-law , M. Sweeney. . The first robins have coma But we may yet have a final touch of winter and what will the robin do then , poor thing. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Schmu ker arrived in the city yesterday. They will occupy their cottage at Eighth and Chase streets. Frank McDermand returned to his home in Kansas City Wednes- day. Prank is still feeling the effects of his recent severe fall. \'Irs. Elza Martin , residing northeast of the city , is critically ill and her condition is causing much anxiety on the part of her friends. D. McPhee is having the inter- ior of his meat market nicely papered and painted. When the work is done it will be a very attractive - tractive place. Hon. Cass Jones of Rule was ' in town Tuesday. Mr. Jones represented Richardson county in the last session of the legislature and will be a candidate for re- nomination. Walt Mason of Beatrice announces - nounces that he will soon begin the publication of an illustrated weekly. WaIt's upen pictures" win form no unimportant part of the "scenic" features. It has been found necessary to lay a new floor in A. W. Seff's clothing store. It is a good sign when the floor in a store wears out. Lots of people must walk on the floor that wears out. Will Jenne is taking a rest from his duties as a traveling sales- man. The Sphinx boys are al- ways glad to see Will come hem < ; < because he is one of the few of their number who can do that new piano justice. Fred Beaulieu took advantage of the fine spring like weather on Tuesday to drive out to his farm , e.- and see that the plows were sharp and the horses shod and the hired man taking his physical culture exercises regularly. . > + . If subtile influence I a sl nce permeates t your being , and you don't Imow. yhw 'ou'\re it. If feel - ) \ got you : : t.--- yourself drawn irresistably to the t sunny ! side of the street where the ragged edge of a plan ] walk becomes - comes as a luxurious couch , you've got it. If you can't keep your , jack-knife in your pocket and if you can't ' , keep the blade out uf a soft pine stick , you've got it. If the sunlight goes through and through you like X rays and warms your frost bitten liver till you feel as though you had just taken a dose of tincture of radium , you've got it. If you feel at peace with the whole world and would rather commune ' with your inner self than talk politics with your neighboryou've got it. There may be a blizzard tomorrow and if so . the symptoms will disappear but but they will return again on the first balmy warm day and you will find that you have suffered a relapse. Spring fever is contagious - ous and no matter how often you have it , you never become im- mune. It was a balmy aft ruoon and all along the street the people stood rejoicing in the sunlight's genial heat. The merchant op- ened wide the doors and let the awnings down , a sense of spring- tirttes sweet content had settled o'er the town. But in that gol- den afternoon when all with peace was sweet , there came the sound of rushing winds and dust clouds in the street. From out the north-land's cheerless waste there swept a chilling breath and 10 , the spirit of the spring was wen nigh froze to death. And wailing voices rent the air as . , . , . high as heaven's dome-sad was the fate of those who left their overcoats at home. Rev. Chas. Koehler preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Rev. Koehler is a for- . cible talker and never lacks for a good congregation when he re- turns to preach to the people of his home town. This is going to be a hard year on tax dcdgers. : Many a' man who has never known exactly how rich he is will have a pretty definite idea ' thereof after the deputy assessor gets through with him. The streets of this city are in the best condition that they have ever been at this season of the year. The street commissioner has had them thoroughly drag- ged giving them a hard smooth surf ace.