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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
, _ -S--- - - - - - - - - - - . , - - - - - - - - - - - . . " , / j I4 : 1 : June 24 , 1904 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE I . \ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i I fr . ) . . . 'J ' . . . - . , , : Roosevelt and Fairbanks . \ ' ; J : The republican national convention il . , session at 1 Chicago yesterday afternoon nominated by acclamation Thepdore Roosevelt for , president and Senator Fair- ' banks of Indiana for vice president. One by one the c , other , candidates for the vice " presIdential nomination z' dropped out of the race , and- the nomination ? ; was given : ; ' to Senator Fairbanks unanjmously : by acclamation. . t ! Although the convention renominated Roosevelt , . " the strenuous president , there was nothing particularly , . strenuous about the convention. It I partook more of the nature of a holiday and was as harmonious as a gathering , of such magnitude could well be Speaker , Cannon was thc perm t11ent chairman of. the convention. ; The platform follows the traditional policies of the . party. It I takes . up thc issues - of the day jointly $ and severally , and clearly defines the policy of . the party with regard to each. " , : It I holds that the tariff should , never be revised , ' ; save by its friends and then only when.edsting conditions - I tions demand thc change. , ' . z : The aggresion of capital is resented ; , and the party ( : pledged to enforce laws for th , protecti6i1 of the public ; ; against the enroachmcnts of organized capital. : The gold standard is upheld. HoneJ't and thorough enforcement of the C\ivil : service laws is pledged as well as a liberal administration - : tion .of the pension laws. - , t A peaceful settlement of international I differences t by arbitration is favored. ' ' The action of President Roosevelt in the Panama , 'I' matter as well as his oriental policy is commended. L. . - ' , " it' NOTICE. , I Numcrous complaints being I Bled with thc mayor and chief of P"I police against thc firing of tar- get or air guns , lire crackers and other explosives ; within thc city limits contrary to ordinance , no- tice is hereby given to all parties guilty of violation of such orcli- n.lnce that any person firing any gun , pistol or , other explosive , ' ( except those ' authorized by the mayor or on duty , as a member of a military organization and act- ing under orders in the same ) will be arrested and fined accord- ing to law. II. C. Barton , L. 14. Aldrich l\Iayor. Chief of Police. . , - . . ettlers Oldpe tlers icnic. I T l At thejtutnual ; meeting of thc I Old Settlers association it wa decided lee hold thc Nineteenth I annual picnic ! at their grounds in J. B. R4thcnhurgcrs' grove on 1 Wednesday and Thursday , Aug. 24 and 2 19b4. The committees have all been appointed and will I bc to work in a short time in or- der to make the picnic a success. For stand rights apply to N. B. Judd , Dawson , Ncbraslm.-Geo. Smith , secretary. i Tribune $1 Per Year . t I hereby acknowledge receipt in full for accident claim in the oodman Accident association of Lincoln-paymcnt being per- fectly satisfactory and prompt.- Dr Gco. H. Parsell. The big electrical storm which raged last night did considerable did consichrablc : damage to the telephone system , ; and the wind added to the difficulties by whip- . ping thc wires togcther. . r- 'McNa..ll's MeNa11's GROCERY Fancy and Staple Groceries. Fruit in Season. Satisfaction Guar- anteed. Free City Delivery Phone 40. . . Storage for Household and Other Goods. - , - x _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A THRILLING FIRE STORY. D ale of the Daring Rel'lcue ' of a Wound" ed Fireman by a Brave Comrade Pearson's Magazine recentld had a thrilling fire story , by Mr. John Austin Sdlett ' . drumatie rescue is described as follows : (1'1hcro : was It sudden tear und crack ! 'il1inmH , looking ttp , saw thht the heavy elevator tackle had burned from its fastenings , and was coming down with all thc impetus of its 15 stories' drop ! Penficld , unheeding , choked with anger , leaned out farthcr. "Look out , man ! ' cried \Villiams. , The men with one impulse drew buck as the thing came down like a whirlwind and fell , a tangled mass of cable and chain , fur below. Penlleld had disappeared ! For a i fecol1d ) every ; otie gazed at the window in dismuJ' "Did it take him down with it ? " asked Hickey , voicing the fears of the rest. ' , "No ! " cried \Yilliams , in sudden comprehension } , "but it's knocked him on the head into kingdom come Hc's lying in that room , I'll bet ! And that fire will bc at him . in a minute ! " The others stood appalled. There was no vay to I' ' get across that yawning ; space. To seek a way through the rooms ! would take too much time "Kecp Jour stream under that window , " commanded the captain , suddenly "Here , give me one ot those ladders ! " Then they fathomed - oIlled his purpose as he sought to lay it from window to window. It was to short ! "The other , quick ! " be cI'ied. It just measured the dis- tance. Another moment and he was on it , crawling on hands and knees ' to the rescue of the : man , w'Iio had reviled him but a fe v moments before. He got to the window and speed inside Ris foot touched something soft. It was Penficld ! The floor was hot beneath him. - "Here , Penfield , are you hurt ? " he asked , lifting the prone figure to It half-sitting position. For ! answer . SWN' the othel"s head rolled list. l.esslJ' , while his smashed helmet fell to the 11001' Time mUll was in sensible , with a vicious cut above his eye from which the blood flowed. But for the helmet be would have had a broken skull ! \Vi1liams saw that lie would have to carry him , and promptly set about it. By herculean effort , of which he was little conscious in the excitement of the moment , he got the wounded man on his back with his arms about his , neck. Then hc slowly clambered on to thc ladder When the others saw the two , they gasped. Williams had to be very l'arcfullest his bUl" den , swinging to one side , would precipitate them both ten stories below It was only u space of ten feet , but it seemed un infinite time before it was nearly covered. The rungs of the ladder cut into the rescucr's knees as he slowly worked his way over , but hc held on liKe grim death ultil-he thers reaching him , drew Pcnfield in to saf ty. " C- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - ' Ho Weather 1' , . : r , SHOES _ ! ! . r , I t.M . , : I ' , . _ , , " . . . " } ! ' A re what you re looking for J . no w. ' You will find i " a good . assortment ' I 1 ' of Oxfords and Slip " . 'I , . : ' pers , and the open : , ; orkhosiery : at . . I - , ' " - " 1P 1 : I , HALL. , " . - , , ' I I ; l ' . . _ GREENWALD'S " > AW , i Shoe Dat".ote . ' Y 4 ; . . \ I _ . _ - - _ _ _ _ . _ r. , , ; . i ' ' . _ . . --r.a-- . . _ . . . t t Fir Insurance ; . ; - : - ; I For Reasonable' , Rates ; ! /1 , t' ! ! , ' t U , I' and ' ; " ' -t I ' I , - Prompt Payment 'Of " , -H" Losses call on , : , " j f J HT Preston losses settled In two days ' 4 I Goolsby barn loss settled In four days , ( I INSURANCE AGENT . il- - ' I John L. ; Cleaver.,1' . , : . - , y t ' ' ' ' _ ' .I . ' PENSION ATTORNEY . ' _ ; Falls City , Nebraska ' I . N , : .1 - - . \ Catalpa Grove. : .r , , } 1 : - j . - James 'Voodcraft of Rochcsr r . " ' $ I , . . ' ' . ' \ J. . . " ' N. "Y.IS , visiting his uncles , the , . , _ 11' . . Sa\'illc brothers ' ' Y ' " . . . : _ ! \-.1 \ j ( . ; . ' Mrs. Clay Prlltc and c111ldren- ' 1 ' ' ' : ) went to Osccola , Kan. , Tuesday , . ' , ' to visit her brother , Eliza Shad. . . . , , ; : . 'of Mrs. Ernest Wagner and children - 'r 'r r'n returned to their home in Merrill Monday. . , H.1 . ' Stouffer was in this vic- I inity 'rccsrlay during some work on the telephone linc ' , , " . ' " I , , Postmaster Crook made ! : " : : ' ! i I ma e a fdp , over our mail route W.cc1ncsdl : iii : , ' , pw , . . company with > Ir. Stumbo. . ' . , i".dJ' ; " " ' . ' : .it L'i Food tor Escaped hlsoner . . , . ' , , , , - C ' ; ' . In Siberia the houses in eyery' " ' * : " ; , r. Tillage upon tIle main street fac.- . + I' ; 4 { ' ing ' the road have little win\owA' \ ' . " " . ' . with shelves about six feet shove , ' _ , I the ground , and on these steel ' ' ( > S d. the inmates place whatever food ' r they have to sparc This is a e\lS' ! \ , . tom handed down from a former' ; : T"cr i riod to aid escaped pl'isonerR W J J time shelves being placed at that- . ' . _ . tll height to prevent dogs front get- . . " ' " lug at the food " --iI ! - - . t