. . . . , ' , . - . 1 J. . . . . . - , - , - Y . . . . Local and Personal. How docs cold turkey taste hy this time ? Joe Norris of Lincoln is visit- ing' with his parents in this city. Agnes Moran spent a couple of ( lays in Kansas City last wcek. Joe Culp delivered new five inch ice to his customers .l'ucs- ca ) ' . Lillian Lewis visited with her mother in tltiscity the first of the week. Sarah Kachelrics of Alma ; , Ne- braska is visiting with her sister , \J rs. Will Crook. ' O. Wilkenson of Liberty , Mo. , spent the holidays with O. J. McNal1 and family. Mrs. Anna 11er.el1 : and children - ren of Auburn am the guests of relatives in this citro Clyde Johnson and wife arc spending the week with his moth- CI' in Superior. Clarence Burchard is visiting . with his parents , Dr. Uurchard and wife. How would you like to be a cat to lie around thc house all day and be put out at uig'ht. Ethel and Florence Parchcn , are visiting with their aunt , Mrs. 'ri'unfelter ) ; in Vcrdon. Lulu Blakeslce and Rachel Combs of Lincoln arc spending the week at thc home of W. H. I addox , the guest of Miss Maude addox. I W. \V. Abbey attended thc fu- neral of Charles Cole in Humboldt 'l'lwsda1'he wives of Mr. Ah- , he . v and < < Mr. Cole were siskrs. J f' ; ' , guy . ' Spencer , theV rld Her- ald\ cartoonist and one of the best in the business spent Chrict- nuts with relatives in this city. A 1' ails City girl washed all the Christmas dishes and insisted on mother sitting in the parlor and entertaining her stl'ady. H the statement in the Grin- stead letter in this issue , that lying is a ymptom of small-pox , is true , we know a few local res- itlents that should he quarantined - ed without delay. At the Presbyterian church next Sunday l11ori1ing- the pastor wilt preach the funeral of 1')04 ) , 'Standing between he cradle : } ) : (1)lthc g-ra\'e. " The l11en arc especially in\ ' ted. . 'l'he sma ll-pox patient t i has 'n- tir recovered and thc inten- tions were to remove thc quaran- tine yesterday. How many mothers spent the day in the day in the kitchen and went to bed 'at night worn out and all in ? She said ( } she did of course , but do you really think she had a merry Christmas ? George Shields has moved his lunch room from the rear of the Derby into the Harlow building 10 doors east of this ot1ice , whel' : he has opened up a first class cafe and will serve meals at all times , ! night or day. C. L. Mart , wife and little son and S. g. 1 ! : Martz : , wife and two children and g Mrtz [ and wife spent Christmas with their par- cuts Mr. ' and 1\lrs. Martz of Falls City Ncbr. :1\1r. : and Mrs. John Crook entertained - tertainell about twenty-six of their friends Tuesday evening in honor of Sarah Kachelries of F' Alma , Nebr. . A most enjoyable " evening W:15 spent br those pres- t n t. d . - - - - - The Sorosis Club met with Mrs. C. 14Heavis \Vedncsrlay. . After a short business session , a pleasant half hour was spent emi a Dicken's prog'ram. Mrs. E. P. Steele and Mrs. ' 1' . J. Gist read selections which were very ; acceptably - ceptably rendered , l\In Charles IIarg'nLve had an excellent review - view of " 't ' he Crossing- as the most popular book of the \ car. \ll's. ; Heas then served refl'l'sh- IIIcnts. Guests of thc club wcrc Ml'sV. . \V. Abbey . and Mrs. B. I. l ca vis. An operation for adnoicls was preformed upon Lee the nine year old son of John1Jcnschoter at the Mercy hospital Saturday of last weck. Dr. Kccncy of St. Joseph assisted by Dr. Wiser performed the operation which was successful - ful in every dctai1. 'l'hc patient i was removed to his fathers home and is gaining rapidly Ne1\e \ Snyder entertained bout thirty-six 01 her friends on \Ted- nesday evening at whist. It was a most enjoyable affair and after several hours spent in that interesting - csting past time thc guests were served with delicious refrcsh- men ts. Hal Sowlcs who is employed as assistant teller in thc German- Amcrican Bank of St. Joseph spent three days of last week with his parents , 1\1r. and Mrs. D. W. Sowles in this city. 'l'ommGlines and Jake Derr the lucky : ones ii1 thc raffle of Jake Norris's diamond ring' The boys were in partnership on numn- ber tcn. They realized : about two hundrcd dollars : on their in- \'estment of ten cel1ts. Hcv. Manshart left Tuesday morning for St. Joseph where he was met by his son from Bern , Kas. From St. Joseph the two went toChicag'o. In a three weeks trip they wilt visit in Chicago , Buffalo and New York. Levi 'luberick sold his home in this city to 1\1r. Conrad Brccht who will lmo\'c to this city about March 1st. Consideration S3000 the deal hcing- transacted hy 1' . . \Vhitakcl' . Special New Years services at the Baptist church Suuday. Sub- ject in the morning , 'The strenuous - uous life in religion. " the evening - inlr 'Ueo'inninO'--H. . . SeHno'cr. 'Ve arc under obl gatioims to 1ewtVcrt . for - of \Vcrt : a goose splendid - did proportion and : unexcelled fla\'or. May his ( not the goose's ) shadow never grow lcss. Mr. and Mrs George Boone of St. Joseph visited this week with D. W. Sowles and wife. :1\frs. : George C. Jennings has i heen visiting relatives in Salcm.I I 'I. ' llc Falls.City Poultry Butter & Egg Co. , is paying 7 ccnts.for hcns. G. E. Hall wits a business visitor - itor in Superior thc first of the week. Falls City College Winter Term Opens January 9th , 1905 At 9 a. 111. , ' - - r - - D. P. SMITH , President , . . . - . - - . . . . . " . _ _ . - . . , _ . _ - _ . . . . _ - - ' - _ _ - . - - _ . _ - - . . _ . . . . _ " - - - . . . . . . . . , l.i . , . _ - - - - - - r - - - - - ' - - ' : : T 'T - . - Homeseekres and Investors Will Please take Notice of Whitaker Brothers Land Excursion ron " " on January 3rd , 1905 ' . , . - ' .f i , I ; J f the weather is favorable \rtwill I'aFalls Cit over the 1'1. 1' . R. R. 1 Tuesday morning at 3\ : ' January . - ary 3rd , for Dickinson , Saline and LincCln counties , Kas. , where we can sell you as line 5.4 section as ) uu ever saw. No buildings except a fine granary 24X30 ( t . with a driveway , drop siding and shingle roof , line well of as g'ood soft water as you ever drank , and some other - er cheap buildings , 160a in cultivation the other Ii is the finest blue stem grass will make ' you ever saw , 3' tons to the < acre , well fenced on three sides , not a foot of waste : land on the 4 section , 2 miles from Na\'arr. a railroad town. 1"Iade from I5 to iS ) bu. of wheat and 40 to 50' bu. of corn this year per a. icon in wheat , f that was put in good and looks well , only $ :26 : per acre , 1 4 cash , baI. 5 to 10 i years at 6 per cent. I f you don't belive that this is a bargain ask Christ Horn or Martin Zook , as Mr. Zook bought ' / , half mile south and' half section one-half mile north of this. ' ; 'hisyas not on the . market when he bought.re have good well improved So' for $2,000 , and good improved : quarters for from : 2,500 to $4oou , on the best of term They have had i 3 snows clnd , Sonic rain this fall , and \'heat looks fine. I. L If the weather is bad on the 3rd. we will go with you any time and will make yon the same rate as excursion rates , viz ; one fare plus $2 for the rOllnd trip , which is only $9 to Abilene amid return , good 2-1 I days. I } on't . forget the date. Call at our office and see a sample of the products of these lands ] and get a nice list with map .r attached. A good well improved / \ \ : ell located near R. R. town in Brown Co. . I < as. . good rich land only $65 per acre , rents for $650 cash , on good easy terms. Also a good well improved quarter well located near R. R t ) \'n in Riclntr : ken ) C ) . . for SS } per acre " on good easy terms. s If J you are in need of a farm loan see us as wc have 5 per cent money. 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