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' [ " ' ,71-- Vo1.II. No. 13 FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MARCIl 31 i , 1905. \Vholc No. 65
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1 . . , . . William . E. Dorrington for Mayor .
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Golden \Vedding
, An event which will be long
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remembered by those who were
, so fortunate as to be present oc-
, - currecl at the home of J. A.Ic -
Cormick on South Haran ] street
\Vcdnesday , March 21) . At this
- time \1 ; r. and Mrs. McCormick
celebrated ] thc fiftieth anniversary
of their wedded 1ifl
\lr. Joseph A. Mc Cormick and
Miss Margaret : Ross were married
at the home of the bride In 'Dele-
ware County , Indiana , larch 21)
1855 , \Vm 1.1. Secth ] , Justice of
the Peace ofiiciating- They
mov c1 l to Nebraska in 1570 settling -
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ling at Blair , where they lived
. . . for two years , after which they
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- moved to Haran ] County where
they resided for 20 years. They
to Falls City thirteen
' came years
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ago last January tn(1 have lived
here ever since. They have six
, , children , two boys Thomas and
Robert , of this city and four girls ]
Irs. Lizzie Jennings of Surprise ,
lrs. Lydia Griffon of Herbron ,
I \rrs. : Alice ' Metzgar of this city I
and \lrs. : Minnie Doty of Omai.a , !
and they were all present Wednesday -
nesday with the exception of Mrs.
. . Doty who was detained at home I
on the account of thc illness of
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i + her husband.
There was a large number of
other guests present to join in thc
- congratulations ] which were freely -
ly ] and sincerely bestowed.
One of thc pleasing ] features of
thc occasion was thc sumptuous
dinner which was served and to
: which all present did ample jus-
tice.
This worthy couple were the
_ recipients of many handsome and
useful presents as re.11inders of
this occasion to which so few arc
fortunate enough to experiencc.
It is indeed a notable ] event in
pcople' lives to have thc honor
. of celebrating their golden ] wcd-
r4 ding , for so few couples live long ]
enough for that and it was with
pardonable pride that they rc-
comtcd the happenings of the
past lift ) ' y ars.Ve know The
'l'ribune'Oic S the sentiments of
their many friends in this and
other places , whcn it extends
hcartkst congratulations ] and
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bcst wishes on this memorable ]
occasion and hopes that they will
live to sec many more ann \'cr-
sarics.
Double W eddh g.
On 'l'ucsday , larch 28th , at
four o'clock in the afternoon occurred -
currcd the double ] wedding of
\Vm. Dccking-er to Nora Daesch-
ner and Fred Brecht to Amanda
Dacschncr. The solemn and impressive -
pressivc ceremony was performed
by l ev. Ianshardt at thc German -
man church in this city in thc
presence of a very large ] number .
of friends and rclativcs. After
con ; ; ratul ations , about two hundred -
dred of the young friends of the
happy couples ] repaired to the
beautiful home of Jacob Daesch-
ncr on North Stone street , where
the afternoon and evening was
spent in pleasurcablc pastimes by .
the assembled ! gucsts. A bountiful -
ful and elaborate ] wedding supper
was served by the mother of thc
brides.
William Dcc1dngp.r is one of. .
the most capable ] young farmers
of thc county. His habits and
character arc above reproach , and
his business ability and unusual
industry has resulted in thc OWL
crship of one of thc finest farms
in Jefferson precinct. His bride
is thc daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Dacschncr , and is known
for her many gracious and Nom-
anly qualitics. The union of
these two young people is one of .
great promise , and thc best wish-
cs of a host ot friends arc tendered - .
cd in their new rclations.
Fred Brccht is a young man of
unusual qualities and business
abilit ) ' . Hc is ill possession and
control of a large farm owned by
his father where hc and his wife
will make their homc. Mrs.
Brccht is also thc laughter of
Mr. and 1'lrs. Jacob Daeschner
and her many charming qualities
have endeared her to a host of
fricnds.
'l'he 'l'ribune will not under
such happy circumstances , tender
its condolence to the proud par-
cuts ! who have lost two beautiful
daughters , but rather congratu-
late them upon the acquisition of
two splendid ] sons , and tender its
most hearty congratulations to
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thc young people who start life
under such auspicious circum-
stances.
E. E , Mettz
Ezra Elias Mett7. was born in
Calhoun county , Ill. , Jan. 28,1842
and hed in halls City , Nebraska
March 26 , 1905 aged)3 rears , 1 .
month and 28 days. Mr. \Iett
was thc youngest in a family of
14 childrcn. His father was a
soldier in thc war of 1812 and
also in thc Back ] Hawk Indian
war of 1832. The mother lived
to be almost a hundred years old ,
, she died in this county a few
years ago. The dcccascd rcsidcll
in Illinois until thc breaking out
of the civil war. He was a so-
dier in 142 Ill. , Inft and was sta-
tioned for some time at lcmphis.
He was commissioned by Presi-
dent Lincoln as second licutenant.
Mr. Mctt came to Nebraska
about 18J7 and resided for a time
at Brownvile ] , later was in busi-
ness with his brother Chas. Mcttz
at Arago. About 35 years ago
came to Falls City , where he has
since rcsid d. Hc has been in
thc Richardson count ! ) ' hank for
24 ycar 'l'hc Metl family were
Methodists in their religious affiliations -
liations and hc was haptised in
his infancy.
\lr. Mett \ vas twice married ,
his former wife lied a number of
years ago leaving three sons , one
in thc Philippine Islands , one in
California and the other in A.ri-
zen a.
In 887 he was united in mar-
l iagc to Miss Mary estcrcr of St.
Joseph , who with one laughter ,
Miss Lucilc survive him. In ad-
dition thereto , many relatives and
and friends will miss him and
mourn his dcparturc.
Mr. Mcttz was a Mason of rank
a Knight 'rem pIaI' . Hc was a
gentleman of high honor , a good
business man who has thc respect
of his assodatcs. One that will
be missed in our community.
Funeral services were held ]
from thc home on Tuesday at 2:30 :
p. m. March 28 and in charge of
Rcv. \V. ' 1' . Cline , Ph. D. The
Masonic lodge followed the body
to the grave and paid a loving
tribute to a deceascd brother.
'l'he interment took place ] in the
Steele cemetery ill the presence
of a large number of pcople.
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Jacob Rieger.
Jacob Hicg-er died at Lincoln
li'rirlay.1\1arch 24 , 1905 at the age
of 63 years. ? 1r. ieg'cr had
been a sufferer for the past three
or four years and death cause to
relie'c him as above statcd. lie
was born in Germany and camc
to this coun try at an early ag-e. .
He has been a resident of Richardson -
ardson county for a number of
years. lIe leaves a wife and four
sons to mourn his lentil , 'l'he
funeral was held from thc family
residence on Sunday , intcrmcnt
taking place in the Zion cemetery
cast of town. 'l'he Tribune joins
with thc many friends in extending -
ing : condolences to the bereaved
relat \'es.
Art Club.
'l'hc Art Department of thc
\Vomans Cub ] was pleasantly cn-
tcraincd. by Mrs. Gaiser on Mon-
aft < > . rnoon. Artists Whistler and
La li'arg-e were < liicusscd by the
members. The paper prepared
by l'rs. Piclct and read by Mrs.
Nuk ] and 1\1rs. Martin was very
instructive and intcresting' A
vocal solo by Mrs. HolTman , recitation -
tation I\Irs. Gaiser , instrumental
solo Mrs. Oswald were pleasing
feature of thc afternoon program.
'l'hc next meeting of thc club
will bc held at thc home of Mrs
John Oswald on Tuesday , April
11th.
Sorosis.
Regular meeting o'f Sorosis was
held with Mrs. Isham Rcavis on
Friday , March 25 in place ] of
Wednesday as usual. Owing to
either thc delightful weather or
renewed cal awakened by the
convention an unusual number
were prcscnt. After a rather
lengthy business session every
one present was charmed with a
most intelligent review of Mar-
beth b\ Mrs. ' 1' . J. Gist. Dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess assisted by Mrs. Hurt
Rcavis and Miss Ruth Oppcn-
hcimer , after which club adjourn-
to meet with Mrs. Robert Cain
April 12.
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