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'l ' hc Christ.1Ias cntcrtain1l1cnt
at thc Baptist church Saturday
evening was in charge of Rev .
\ " and Mrs. Sc1ingcr and consisted
'p- ; - of appropiatc recitations and
. Ij musical sclcction A large
r crowd was present and the treat
of pop- . : oru and candy was cnjoy-
( ed by all. ,
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A beautifully dccorated tree
was thc principal object of inter-
- - cst at the Brethren church last
Saturday evening. The program {
was in charge of Miss King ,
Myrtle Dowers and Birdie How-
_ " . man. A generous treat was given -
. en to those fortunate enough to
be presen t.
i I On Saturday evening the n1 < 'm-
bel's of the Christian Sunday
School rendered a very creditable
program at the church. A tree
was ladcned with presents and a
treat for thc cholars : The cn-
: tertainment was Incha rgeofIrs. .
Nickolson lnd Miss Dottie Sage
who are to be congratulated on thc
5 success of their elTorts.
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Santa Claus held sway at
Ryan's hall on Monday evening
for the members of the Episcopal
Sabbath School. The tree was
exceptionally well decorated
while the Christmas carols b\ ten
singers were enjoyed hy all. The
' : \ . . . Holly and the Rag l time Christmas -
mas selections being the hest.
The generous treat and lovely
gifts received due appreciatlOlI.
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t - Time Evangelical church was
i tastpful1y dccorated for the
r Christmas exercises ; held by the
\ Sunday School children on Sat-
urday e\'cning' The program as
rendered deserves praise music
being principal feature. . ' 1'l1ree
trees lit by" wax tapers gave
much pl.'asul'e and also the treat
of a pre > l'nt and nuts , ill1dy and .
oranges tu every \ scholar.
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\ . . Time entertainments \ given hy
the Ursuline Sisters arc always
exceptionally good and those given -
cn last Friday I and Saturday
nights at the Convent were of
their usual merit. The class in
music gave a finely I rendered
( . umusical at the Convent on Friday
X c'cningthe 23rd 1 and [
\ < an ( was quite a
treat for music \ io\'ers. On Sat-
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nrday e'eningthe children gave
t 'a short prog-ra\11 \ in II1e1l1ory oft the
Christ child born so long ago. A
heautiful [ tIel' and a generous
. . treat was appreciated h\ all.
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' ; .r , , - The I Methodist church held Its
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usual 1 Christmas services : 011 Sunday -
_ day night i . Notwithstanding it
i was : : a < lr 7.dy : night the church !
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. was packed to ca pad ty. 'l'hc
program consisted of songs and
recitations hy the little one , all of
\\'llm ] acquitted themselves with
credit and much to the t clelight of
tile large alldielJl'e A Christmas
tree laden with gifts for thc
u school ars concluded thc evenings
1 , enjoymcllt. \ ' . U. Lyfon1.'mper-
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A COMPLETE MARKET k
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. WHEN we say a Complete Market we
mean that ve keep oil 11and llt a
tillles everything found ill i II COlllptete
heat Market , ) and can supply you with tile
best ill season Iii addition to our COlll =
plete stock of meats we have the celebrated
Heinz Pickles , Mustard , Etc If you , have
not been trading with lIS , try . US once and '
A
you are sure to come again
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is The City Meat f'Iarket :
t WESLEY ! ! I LLER , Proprietor.
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intcndent and dirs. Ib C. i\l auger
were in charge of the entertain-
111 en t.
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The Christmas program given
'aturday evening by the children
of the Presbterian Sunday School
was one of the best ever rendered
in the church A temporary
platform was built across the
east end of the church for the
con \ ' enience of several drills. I
Clara Loose and \lrs. Smith had '
charge of the drills and recitations
i\lrs. ( oh . ( e'J of the chorus and
Eh'a Sears of the boys bri 1le. !
The recitations although short '
' - and intcresti1Jif.
were very bright (
Numbers : : of unsu.t ! intc\ ' , st were
the dialogue ( by Ruth Bohrer and
lIodg-ins Smith ; the quartette selection -
Jt.ction by Misses : orehead [ and
l\IC1\1i1:111' : , Frank Boosc and Prof.
Smith ; military drill 1)tl. . . ' ) O\'S .
brig-adejand ; the l11usicalselections
by the choru' ; A large firc-place
and a finch' decorated tree gave
the children great delight. A
generous treat of candy , nuts and
oranges was enjoyed immulcrmsely
while the < l'strioution of thc gifts
created , a great deal of interest tv
those present _
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Death of fIrs. Shaffer.I I
After illness of nearlsc'en
an \ seven
months , l\lrs. Fe1ich E. Shaffer ,
wife of Dr. Chas. P. Shaffer , ex-
IHred Saturday afternoon at five J
o'c1ock at her home in Merrill
Kansas
The deceased was 38 years , 2
months and 1R clays of age at the
time of her death. She was the
eldest ChIld of ( l\lr. and Mrs. G.
\1' . Peck , who live north of this
ci ty. Besides her husband aiId
parents she leaves surviving her
three brothers end four sisters , I
all of w1101\1 \ live l in this ! ' vicinity
exceptIrs Maggie Miller ; 1 of
Waterloo , Iowa and l\lrs. Loretta
Humbarg-er of Oklahoma City.
: \1 rs. ShalTer was horn in Somerset -
erset County , PennsylvaJia. ! H'r
parents 1\10\'ed \ to Ohio precinct
, in l\Jarch 1871 1. where she grew \
. into voumartl100(1. She taught
school for several years and was
married to Chas. P. Shaffer on
August 12 , UH ; ( . .
'l'hey spent several ! years on !
the farm , when i\lr. Shaffer de-
cidcl to take up he t practice of
mcdicine , mt I " \ ' hating from the
St. Louis Medical college in t81)2.
They [ imumecliately located at
Merrill where they have since re-
sided. Their weddcd life was a
very happy one until death stoIc
in and broke the earthly tic.
Mrs. Shaffer was highly re-
spccted and admired by those who
knew her not only for the
sweetness of her disposition
but for the hospitality of her ,
home and her activity in the af-
fairs 0'1' the church with which
she was identified.
Her life was in accord with the
beliefs she held. Not only was
she an example , to those who
strove to do their Masters will j
but throughout all her long
months of sickness , she was an
example of patience and resignation -
tion to the will of her , Master.
Death came to her asit does to all
Ch ristians , not as a last and
eternal sleep , but a birth into a
new , a brighter and a better
world.
1'0 her husband and relatives
arc extended the sympathies of
their many friends in this sad
hour of their berea vcmcn t.
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The funeral services were lucid
in the Brethrcn church ill Merrill
att 1 o'clock p. m. l\londay. De-
cemher 2 ( ( " , I04. } 'l'hc remains
wre laid to rest in the Merrill r
cemetery.
A Siiiahl Wreck
A collision between two freight
trains on the Burling'ton tracks
at Preston , blocked the tracks and
smashed up considerable : rolling
stock Sunday. All passenger
trains wue compc11ed to IIse the
: Missouri Pacific tracks from At-
cl1 son to Falls City and were
from 4 to ( , hours late , incon\'en-
icncing- the holiday visitors to a
great degree. ' .I'hc track was
cleared in time for the night
trains. No one was hurt in the
wreck , one regular 1uld an extra
being involved , nor can it bc
learned who is responsible.
Mrs. Alder who has been visit-
ing' with Sister Ida rerurned to
Beatrice the first of thc week.
Merchants and
Business Men
\Vith hard accounts to collect , i
should place them with
John L. Cleaver
JUSTICE of the PEACE
FALLS CITY NEB
For Collection or for Suit
Small Com's on Collections
No Attorney Fees on Suits.
Defendant pays all Costs.
