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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1905)
: - , n "T . . . 1If"'j , . . - \ . ' 1 ' . . I I , , , . ? ' ; e ' : -1 : , - : ; . - I. , \ " I ' t 4'aII5 ribnn. " ) , Vol.II. - No. 16 FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , APRIL 28 , 1905. Whole No 69. 111 ) j' .y' ' ; Republican Congressional Convention - , ' tion to be Held in Palls City I , II I J O. A. Cooper Lands. I . " The Prize . \ . , . At a meeting of the congres- I sional committee held in Lincoln . on Monday , it was decided to I . . . . I , : " ' - hold the convention in Falls City , ( 011 June 1st at 7. p. m. Every ' . . ' county in the district was an applicant - plicant for the convention , but of the hardest kind of by some . . . . . . work Mr. Cooper , the congres- sional committeeman from this I county , landed the prize for this city. There will be several hun- r . , Ired men in attendance , and be- cause of the bitter contest among the many candidates , the con\'en- thin will probably be in session . . several days. Our citizens with- out regard to party should co-op- Married. , At the St. Thomas Episcopal church in this city Wednesday , - April 25 , at 3 o'clock p. m. : Miss " "f . Blanch Kerr , youngest daughter r _ 4 of Dr. and Irs. W H. Kerr was r- ? . - united in marriage to Mr. Bruno - . Hansen of Omaha. i I ' , 1,4 "ifr - ' The wedding was a society . l' I ' . t t c\'ent. A large number of invi- tations had beer issued and the l church was filled in spite of the very inclement weather. . ' Messers'f ! : . L. H1tnmelreich , C. " C. Davis and ' \Vil1 Schmelzel act- f ed as ushers. The alter of the _ \ edifice was profusely decorated i ' with potted plants and cut flow- L . ers while the chancel rail was < - . , t p wound heavily in greens , , 4 Shortly after the appointed , . hour the wedding party walked up the centre aisle of the church t \ . to the strains of the march . . played - \ cd by : Miss Zola Jones. Little 1'he1ma Roberts as flower girl , . preceded the bride , who was escorted - 1'- . ' corted by her father. Following ' . \ were the brides maids , Misses ' \ Bessie Davis , Katherine Heacock , Carrie Slocum and Sarah Hutch- ins ; and the groomsmen , Messers . C. C. Davis , Will Schmezel , Mr , Lindsay and Mr. Barton of Omaha , ' The bride was dressed in a U handsome gown of white net heavily trimmed with narrow 4 . . . , white satin ribbon , over silk ti She wore a long veil and carried a large boquet of brides roses White gloves of elbow length completed her costume. The bridesmaids wore fluffy white dresses and white hats Each ( M . . . a , . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . ' " ' Y. - - - - - - - " - - - - - - - - - I T' , , : . . . . . . : _ . ---S . _ _ _ _ _ _ crate in making this convention a huge success. The town should be decorated for the occasion and every effort be made to see that every delegate has the time of his life. The holding of this convention here will be worth many thousand dollars to the city , and every citizen of the city should constitute himself a com- , mittee.r ; one to see that Falls City does not fail in making the occasion an entire success. We might say- by the way , that if O. A. Cooper will except the court house and the city hall he is entitled to anything Falls City has to give. carried a shower bouquet of pink carnations. Moving up the aisle the party met the groom just out- side the chancel rail where the impressive words of the ring cere- mony were spoken. The ser- vice was completed at the alter rail all of the members kneeling as the prayers of matrimony were said. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held , at the home of the bride's parcntsDr. and Irs \V. H. Kcrr. After greeting the bridal party the guests wondered through the pretty decorated room Miss Grace Maddox served light refreshments 111 the dining room , while Miss : May Maddox presided at the punch bowl in the library , Mesdames'1' . L. Himmelriech and A. E. Hil assisted in receiving the guests. Numerous and costly presents demonstrated the esteem in which the young people are held by heir t many Falls City friends Miss Blanche is the youngest child 'oJ Dr. and 1irs. Kerr and has lived here all her life. She is vivacious and bright to a de- gree and possesses unusual mus- icle a ility. She has friends throughout the city who extend their sincere congratulations. The groom is a young man , of German extraction and has the many sterling qualities of that race. He travels for a dry goods firm of Omaha and ha made many acquaintances here who are ; favorably impressed by him. Those attending the wedding from out of town were Dr and . - - - - - . . - . . - , , . " , , , . . . . . " " . . . . . . < . . . ' . _ ' . , : JIiIII : Mrs C. L. Kerr of Kansas City. Herbert C. KerrMrs E. H. King , 111' and Mrs. T. J. Hansen , 1\'Irs. ' Beasch and Mr. Thompson of Tilden , Neb. , and Mr. Protsting of Omaha. 1'lr. and 'lrs. Hansen will make their home in Norfolk , Neb. Died. About eight o'clock Saturday ' morning Dr. 1. 1\1. ' Williamson of Barada was taken seriously ill Dr. Reneker was phoned for but before he could make arrange- ments to start for Barac1a an- other phone call announced that he was dead. His death was caused by drinking nitre to the amount of about for ounces , Dr. 'Villiamsom was a man who was well liked by all who knew him. He practiced medicine in Barada for more than thirty years and made many friends 111 the business world. He was a nian of about sixty I . years and leaves ] behing him a wife two sons and one daughter and an adopted daughter to mourn his untimely death. The Tribune joins with the family in their sad hour Mrs. Christian Apel died sud- denlyof heart trouble on Thursday - day afternoon April 20th. Irs. Ape1 had gone to her garden to work 2nd had been absent about twenty minutes when her little daughter found her lying by the fence where she had fallen when stricken with that dread dise'ase. The deceased waR 57 years old , having come to this county with her husband and children about ten years ago. For the past eight : years she has lived on their farm near the Zion Church east of this city . 1\Irs. Apel was a Christian lady and I was beloved by a very large 1 circle of friends. She leaves to mourn her loss , her husband Christian Apel , and a .I large family of children. The funeral was held from the Zion Church and was follow to the cemetary by a n immense throng of people. The floral offerings were many and of excep- tional beauty. Rev. Noninger delivered the oration , speaking in both German and English. Rev. Manshardt assisted in the ser- vices. The death of 11rs. Ape1 is a serious loss to her friends and relatives and The Tribune joins in expressions of sympathy to the bereaved husband and and fam- ily. Mrs Rebecca Wyatt . died a the 'J- . . .ir : ' * ' - : - " _ w i 'Y. : " ' + ; . . -.1 : " " ' " " " ' _ . . ' ' ' ' 'f ! ; home of DIr. Harry Fisher three N1 / miles east of Falls City , Nebr. April 22 , 1905 , aged 59 years , 4 months . 26 days ' The deceased was a daughter of Joseph and Mary ' , Forney She was born in Ohio and came to Holt County ' Mo. with her par- ents when a child , a few years later the family located in Rich- ardson county , where she has since resided. In 1867 she was united in mar- ; riage to 1\1r. ' Charles Wyatt , who 1 died 27 , years ago. Five children t I were born to them ; Henry , IvIary a Martha , William and Joseph. All arc living xcept Mary ' who died in Pennsylvania 1899. Mrs.Wyatt ' ; leaves an aged father , 4 children 11 grand children , two sister one > brother and many friends to mourn her loss. When 8 years of age Mrs ' Wyatt lost her hearing caused by scar- let fever but could read the move- ' " mcnts of lips very readily. She . . . . . was a loving Christian woman and won the admiration of all who knew her. The funeral service was held from the home on Monday , April 24 , 1905 , at 2 p. 111. Rev C. 1\ Cline of the 1'1. E. church officia- ting. ting.The The interment took place in the Steele Cemete ry. The in tan t child . . of 1\'Ir. ' and \rs. ! F. Gossett died at the home of Mr L. Snyder , April : 21 , ' 05 Brief funeral services held at thc home Friday at 2 p. m. , in the presence of a few friends Rev. W ' 1' . Cline conducted the services i ii i Infant child of Prof and Mrs. E. L. 'fobie died Friday night , April 22 in our city. Interment took place on Sunday in' Hia- i watha , Kansas. "Third Paper is Unneces- " sary. The Falls City Tribune is a splendid local paper. It shares the Falls City field with the News.--Iiawatha'Vorld. Rebeckahs Entertain. The Rebeckahs entertained the Odd Fellows in their hall on Wednesday evening. The eve- ning was most pleasantly spent in music , a colored wedding and 0 a hoc-down. Bessie Davis and Frank Schaible were united in marriage by "Rev. " Charles Davis , of Clubville. Refresh- ments were served and all had a most pleasant time . . ' . . - : . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . T- = ' ' i . Q1n - - - -.t ' ; : . . " 't' ' : ; ; . . . . . . . . , J. . , : : . . . . . . . . . . . --.1. : ror" : . . . . . _ . . . . ,