The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, January 27, 1905, Image 1

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\'ol. II. \o. .I Fr\LLS CITY , 0EURrSKrFRiDAY : , JANUARY 27 , 1905. \V1101 ( No. 56
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} ' .Tt\.e Angel oi ' Death
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' " ri . : 'ITHS. M. A. BAII _ I I
; , : \Irs. \I. : : 'r' . . Ball lied 'l'ucsclay
aftcrnoon at her home in1 ti1o. .
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i- . aged It years. The deccasecl :
" - Ali Ld lived thcrc for a number of
- , " cars and leaves a large l1untbcr , ,
'f ' friends together with children
: wintl grandchildren to mourn her
- loss. She had suffered from
. tru { alytic strokes several times
anl ; 1 this eventually caused her
' ( leant } t , Thc funeral was held
' . \\"rcclncsda\ \ ' at one o\lock , Rev ,
, , incaid ofliciatiii . _
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' ; CIIAIHHS V. HH.\Y ,
. ' : . Charles ' F. Dray thc man who
_ -.was : : so badly frocn near Strauss-
' yule a few Bights ago and who
. was Rubsequcl.t1y taken tothe
. , . asylum for thc insane at Lincoln ,
1 _ lied there Sunday of pneumonia.
( . The authorities have searched } in
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.lIft } .J ' vain for some trace of the unf01-
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I. , . ! tunate mans rclativcs. , If after
"i > . - , _ . ' a'rcasonable : time thc\ ' do riot
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. _ succeed in this , the body' under
- . thc law will bC g"CI1 : to some
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rlwdical schooL
Latcr-'j'hc man's relatives
' " have been found in Philadelphia.
an undertaker from there having
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wired to have the body embalmed
and to hold it awaiting further
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: \I 1S. ClIAHIHS : DA I.KA.
, } 1\11'5. Charles Dall\a , wife .of a
wc1l known young farmcrdicd at
hc family home two miles north-
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west of Humboldt leaving a hus-
band and one child--an infant
\ . , daug'htcr. The deceased was a
4 - native of Nebraska , having been
born in this county , twenty-one
I years ago last Sunday. She
. - ' leaves beside the relatives mcnt-
. ! . ' ion cd above five married sisters ,
- _ . Will Ward of Table Iock ,
. Mrs. George Pierce and l\1rs. Sol
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. . . Parker of Humuollt , \1rs. : Field-
c ; ing- Parker of OW50n , Oklahoma. I
Funeral services conducted at
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' thc Christan , church in IImn-
f = holdt Friday afternoon , by He\
_ t ) \Jr. Wilson , and interment at thc
cemetery in that city.
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1mGAI I , . AII.EN.
; . , . Edger L. Allen , a midlle-ag-cd
man who came t rout Connecticut
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last June and has since been i
' ' Making his home with his uncle
C. L' . Gridlcy ; and family , north
of Humboldt lied suddenly Sun-
day morning from an attack of
heart trouble. The deceased was
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ahout in his usual health 1ut 1
failed to arise with the rest of thc
family st.ding" that he would not
care for breakfast at that time.
A visit to his room later revealed
him cold in dcath. - A local phy-
sician had been \ 'isitingthc . house
for the 1 purpose 01 tr'atlngn -
other member of thee family
whose condition of health \'as
cOllsiden l critical , but none an-
ticipating" ill thc slightest degree .
thc death of \1r. A IlclI , Thc deceased -
ceased was about forty-thr e
wears of age and ullmarricd. The
funeral service wa' : conducted
Tucsda . from hc l\letllOdist
church by Rcy. John Cah'ert of
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" ) [ JS. . lIANIKA
Sunday cning at six o'clock
at the age of ( , I ) years \Irs. Han- ;
il i ] it of this city passed into thc
realms of that great unkllo\"II ,
The deceased was : horn 111 Austria
and when quite young Citll.C ; to
Amcrca and resided in Wisconsin -
sin tor a number of ycars. At
the age of 18 years : --he was
united in marriage to Mr. Hani-
kl to which ullion were horn
eleven children , nine of whom
arc living at tLc present datc.
From Wisconsin Mr. and Ofrs.
Bani J\il ; moved to a. farm north of
this city where they madc their
home until the last few wears
when they removed to this dty.
The deceased was a Christian
wOlllan being a mClllbcr of thc
St. Francis church of this city
and the many friends of thc grief
stricken husband , five Soils , four
slaughters and two sisters extend
words of condolence in this sad
hour. Funeral services were con-
ducted by l cBex at thc St.
Francis . Catholic church Tuesday I ,
morning , internment being in thc
Catholic cemetery at Harada. ;
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; \IHS. HANNAH SCHUl.HIt. . .
Death ' has entered thc home of
one of the oldest residclJts of
Richardson County and summoned -
ed a faithful servant from among
us. : Mrs. 11annah Schuler gave
up her earthly life on Tuesday
January 24. 1')05 at 7 o'clock p.m.
at thc age of (19 years , 3 months
an(113 days.
l\lrs. Schulcr had made this
city her home for so long and
held the highest esteem of all
that her man ) ' friends feel the
deepest regret over her } dcal h.
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Deplorable Condition.
'rhis paper has repeatedly
called the attention of thc
people to thcsulTering'illlloiig
thc very poor of Fails ' City.
One of thc teachers of our
schools told a reporter that
several childrcil canine to
school " \Vcdncsday crying
with the cold because they
wcre insuOicicntly clad. Imagine -
agine a little wisp of a girl
going school wIth the temperature -
pcraturc sixteen degrees be-
low 'zerovi : thout so much
aB a suit of underclothing to
protect her little body , yet
that very thing occurred in
halls City \Vcdnesday lIIorn-
inf. ! . 'l'he 'l'ribunc has done
all and morc than it can af-
ford- to alleviate this suffcr-
ing- If any or all of thc
mcrchants will \ gm t e sonic
article of clothing , such as
a hood , mittens , shocks stockings -
ings , undem ' , : lothiiig , a cap
or any other such gift and
will 'io' ify us . cither ill person - I
son 01' by calling our 'Ihone
number , wc , will agree to
. talc thc matter ! lip with thc
teachers and see that the
proper person calls for the t
f.ift If you want to make
any contribution in moncy
however small , a quarter
will buy a warm pair of
sto kings , if you will let us
know we will'g-ladly sec that
the money ici i properly expended -
pended 1 HI who would l not
let your beast suffer \ from
neglect , do something for
the ttnfortumate children } ;
who arc suffering about . you
I I every da \ ' .
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As'an actIve mcmber of the
Ladies Relief Corps of this city
she will bc also greatly missed in
that circlc. Hcr husband prc-
cccded her five f years ago to that
distant shore on which no shadow
rcsts
l\1r5. Schuler was born in Germany -
many but when < quite young came
to this city. Funeral services
will bc held a t the residence this
afternoon at one o'clock.
OBI'I ' IJAm \ ' .
William Penn Mycrs was born
in Kingston , Pa. , Sept. 5 , 1874 ,
departed this life at his homc in
Falls City , Ncbr , Jan. 17 , 1905
aged 57 years , 4 months and 12
da's. He : was a son of Madison
F. and Harrictlycrs. : . 'rhc
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home was in the . .famons0 -
ming valley of Pennsylvania
where so mHny stirring scenes occurred -
currcd tiring the American l c\-
oJution. 'Elmelyers fatlmily bore
an honorable part in that great
strugglc.
Lawrence Mycrs one of the
early- , settlers received a large
grant of landin - Pcnns\1vania . for
heroic services in the I.\'olution.
\Irs. Martha Bennett Myers ,
grandmothcr of thc dcccascd was
a rcmarkablc woman and bore a
distinguished part in tlic1r troub-
lesome timcs. The Mcyers home-
st ad stood on thc hanks of thc
Susquehanna rc\'er near thc fort
called "Forty Fort" because 40
brave ml.'n : defcnded' it in a terrible -
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ble sicg-c. Lr rol1l this pioneer \
stock , strong and sturdy , \V. P.
l\I.ycrs sprang , and from them hc
no doubt inherited source of those
.rling- dualities of character
which so impressed all who knew
l-
lIe was patient , conscientious ,
self reliant and rcsolutC' No
duty too small tOTccch'c his careful -
ful atteutiomi.Ir. . l\leyers was
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li'oted for his kindness of heart ,
those who worked for him for
years never kncw him to speak
unkindl ) ' ,
1\11' lleyers'as educated at
tttc famous Mcthodist Scminarics
in Caxcnovia ,1IHl \Vyoming- He
was a student of law at the uni-
versity of l\lichig-an. In 1881 he
was converted and united iti ith
the 1\1. E. church in Kingston ,
Pa. ,
In June 1882 hc was united in
marriage to Miss Helcn McCarthy
four children were born to thcm ,
three still survive , Miss Miranda , .
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l\liss Martha and Lawrence Myers. [
i ir. I\iyers came to Nebraska
I to live l in 18')0 , subsequ'inttly 10-
catcd in ; Michigan until 1/)00
when he ag-ain located in Falls
City. He hal great faith in Ne-
braska and especially Hichanboll
County.
The deceased leaves a wife ,
three children , one sister Mrs.
Martha A. \Vea\'er m , one brother
in Pennsylvania and man ) ' other
friends to mourn his dcpartm'c. i
'l'he funeral service was held 1
in the l\1. ] D. church Sunday .Tali.
22 at 3 p. m. In thc presence of a
large audience of pcople. Hev.
W. ' 1' . Cline Ph. D. oOiciatcd.
The tribute of our people as ex-
prcs' cd-a good man and a
worthy citizen has departed from
our midst.
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'l'hc intermcnt took place
thc Steele Ccmetery.