The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, April 29, 1904, Image 1
u - t \ - . _ t ( ltitj1 rt . nut. ' . , . , ; ' - . . . ( ' " - , . . . . ' - - . / : , , / I , " - . " VOLUME I FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY - , APRIL 29 , 1904. ' NUMBER 17 . . . . t- , f' " " . - ' " " Bon. i. J. Crook " : Will Be Postmaster \ I ' . I . ' . . , Upon recommendation of Congressman - I' ' gressman Burkett , the president \ .has named Hon. G. J. Crook to l \ f . . be postmaster at Falls City , and : the senate has confirmed the nom- 1 ination. The fight is over , and : a long and bitter fight it was. I ow While the rank and file of the re- t I publican party , not only of Falls t \ City but of the entire county had l stood behind Mr. Crook ever t - since 'he announced his candidacy for the Falls City postoffice , the \ 1 bolting element had used , every I means and resorted to the most 4 I , , . . , unscrupulous methods to block ( l : ! 7 ' , the appointment. The political , opponents of Mr. Crook brought I I every influence that they could \ ,1/ . . . . . command to bear upon Congress- 't ' , " t man Burkett in order to .make him break his plighted word and appoint another. The most v ci- - - ' : ous circulars were issued , false ' ; letters and even affidavits , were I. \1 filed at Washington ; .the. personal ' , character of Mr. Crook was attacked - 11 ' t tacked and lies were uttered about him second in the malice . , of their nature , only to those ut- i tere during the recent judicial campaign. During all this time the loyal and fair minded repub- licans were endeavoring to count- , Bract these influences and to place Mr. Crook in the proper light be- fore the powers that be. Mr. Burkett heard die evidences on f' Elmer E. Coupe. Elmer E. Coupe died at the ' home of his mother , .1rs. Julian J' li 1 " Harlow on Saturday morning at ' 1 the age of 33 years. Mr. Coupe i had been ill for a long time and I fought bravely aga1mist death , but to no avail. His death marked - ed the passing of a worthy young , man. He was born at Rule and - raised in this county having been in his earlier years a farmer and stockman. About a year ago he entered a partnership with J. F. I , Clegg and the two engaged in the drug business under the firm name of Clegg & Coupe. The deceased was a young man of quiet disposition and yet one who \ , . . made many friends , to all of , , whom his death has brought keen regret. To his' mother and to the other relatives , these friends extend sympathy and share " with them in their sorrow. The funeral was held on Sunday - lay afternoon from St. Francis k . . ' & ; _ . . ' , . ' ' . : - ! , 4 : . 1ft - . < ' - ' ! " : ; : ' ! ' - - - - - both sides. He weighed it care- fully and when the preponderance 'of evidence showed that Mr. Crook's right'to the appointment was all that his friends claimed it to be , and that the opposition to the appointment was based upon personal hate and unreason- ing malice , he prompt recom- mend d Mr. Crook for appoint- men t. he people of Falls City are glad that the post office matter has been settled and settled right. They are glad that Mr. Crook has been vindicated. Especially gratifying is the appointment to loyal republicans all over the count ) ' . They see in it the substantial - stantial recognition of Mr. Crooks splendid services to the party. The stand taken by Congress- - - man Burkett is . . . ho exceedingly gratifying to republicans. He bas again .pro\'en. that he , is _ a man of'hfs ' ' of , word. The pressure that was brought to bear upon him was ' tremendous. But he heard all endorsements and con- sidered all remonstrances on their merits and when the time came he had the moral stamina to act in accordance with his best judg- men\ The appointment has not only been'a victory for \tIr.Crook , but a victory for : Mr. Burkett and a triumph for true republicanistn. Catholic church and at the close of the services the remains were taken to Rule for in termen t. . Burglars. Burglars entered the home of John W. Powell some time between - tween ore and six o'clock Thursday - day morning and secured his gold watch and a pocket book contain- .ing , about twenty dollars and then safely made their escape. They left no clue whatever. John came down town the next morning and met several tramp each of which he proceeded to search but found no trace of the property , which made it very nice-for the tramps. Marriage Record. The following marriage license have been issued : Chas. C. Bruhn , Dawson22 Minnie A. Fisher , Verdon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 John B. Geisen , Kansas Cityu..23 Bessie Muchmore , Humboldt.u19 Jerry Robert Mickel , Lincoln23 I Zelia May Cornell , Vcrdollu20 . High Wa.ter. Heavy local l rains and 'a big cloud burst near Table Rock on Tuesday night , cawed the Ne- maha to go out of its banks and overflowed the bottom lands , transforming the lower Nemaha valley into a wide expanse of water. The water rose very rapidly - idly and then began to fall. The damage will not be nearly so seri- ous as it wonld have have been had the raise came a month later as practically no farm work had been done on the bottom lands. Many snakes and varmints gen- erally were killed by sightseers. Railroad traffic was not delayed to any great exten Flood Damage a.t Humboldt. A Humboldt _ special dated Wed- nesday says : : The heavy rains have swollen the rivers and streams , flooding the lowlands throughout this section. Resi- dents of the south part of the city were forced to flee from their " - homes Sunday evening and seek T" " ' " shelter in higher I ? laccs. The - : Nemaha and Long Branch are both out and the waters are still rising. Th waters are higher ( now and more of the lowland , covered than during the great - , , floods of last year. Telephone communications from south of town tell of the loss of some stock. Young Ladies Take Veil. , Miss Iitt of Denver who has been attending the Ursuline con- vent , and : Miss Sullivan of this , city have been reclived as novices in the order of Ursuline sisters and have assumed the habit pf the order. The beautiful cere- monies were elaborate and were conducted br the Rt. Rev. Bishop Bonacum at Nazareth convent , the mother house in York. Miss Kitt has taken the name of Sister Mary Cecelia and Miss Sullivan will be known as Sister Mary Teresa. . - - ' The . Odd . Fellows . ' - Celebrate Anniversary The eighty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Odd Fellowship was celebrated Tuesday by Nemaha Valley Lodge No. 36 1. O. O. F. and Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge. No. 103. These lodges celebrate this anniversary every year but never before had the celebration been conducted upon , so elaborate if scale. Invitations had been extended - tended to lodges all over the dis- trict and while the number ot vis- itors was large , it is probable that the number would have been twice as great had not the high water prevented their coming. Early in the morning the busi- ness men began to decorate and Odd Fellow colors were to be seen everywhere. Some of the designs were strikingly original and many of them very beautiful. Every in-coming train brought visitors and 1Jy noon the gather- ing had begun to assume preten- tious proportions. In the after- noon a parade was formed and headed bv Harnack's Military band , marched to the : Missouri Pacific train where Rev. J. A. Huddleson of Lincoln , the speaker of the day was met and escorted to the Jenne opera house. When the meeting had been called to order the address of welcome was delivered by Geo. W. Holland , president of the city council and then A. E. Gantt introduced Rev. Huddle oJ1 who delivered a strong . address appropriate to the occa- sion. At four o'clock Elizabeth , Rebekah lodge gave an exempli- fication' work that elicited the most favorable comment on the part of the visitors. At six o'clock supper was served at the G. A. R. hall , the repast having been prepared by the ladies of the W. R. C. At seven o'clock Nemaha Valley lodge gave a splendid exemplification - emplification of degree work , and at eight o'clock the ladies and other guests assembled dt the . Jenne opera house where a pro- gram was rendered consisting of an instrumental solo by Miss Zola Jones , address of welcome by Naomi Burcharl , reading by Miss Grace Miner , paper on "Re- bekah and Odd Fellowship , " by : Mrs. Helen Simanton and a vocal solo by Miss Anna Dorrington. When the program was concluded the Odd Fellows had finished their' degree work and joined the ladies at the opera house. At nine otclock Harnack's orchestra played - ed the grand march ana the ball was opened. All participated in the festivities and all had a good time until the backs called to take the visitors to their .trains. The celebration was a great success in every way. About 150 visitors were present representing Pawnee , Table Rock , Humboldt , , Salem , Auburn , Stella , Verdon , Shubert , Rub , Hiawatha and Hamlin. ,