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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1905)
TUB FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JUNE 30 , 1905. ' HURRAH ! 4th OF JULY and remember that we have any thing1 you want in | J fire works from a Coon Chaser to a mamoth : Roman Candle Come early and bring1 the Children. r ew W3 DR MCMILLAN , PROP. CITY PHARMACY. McNALLS' GROCERY Fancy and Staple Groceries Fruit in Season Satisfaction Guaran teed Free City Delivery Phone 40 Storage for Household And other Goods. . H. PARSELL M. D. GEO. Telephone No. 88 Office at Residence Office Hours : 8 to 10 a. m. ; i to 3 p. m. Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table , Falls City , Neb. NORTH No. 105 Omaha and Lincoln Express , A 1:57 a in No. 103 Omaha and Lincoln passenger A 1:00 : p m No. 191 Local Freight , Au burn A 1:00 : p m SOUTH No. 106 Kansas City and St. Louis and Denver A 3:10 a m No. 108 Kansas City and St. Louis and Denver A 1:25pin : No. 192 Local , Atchison. . 10:30 a m No. 164 Stock Freight , Hi awatha A 10:20 p m A. Daily. B. Daily except Sunday. J. B. VARNKK , Agent. TIME TABLE Falls City. Neb. Lincoln Denver Omaha Helena Chicago Butte St. Joseph Salt Lake City Kansas City Portland St. Louis and all San Francisco points east and and all points south. west. TKAINR I.EAVJ : AS ror.i.ows : No. 42. Porlland St. Louis Special , St. Joseph , Kansas City , St. Louis and all points east and south 7:20 : p in N'o. 13. Yestibuled express , daily , Denver and all points west and northwest 1:25 a in No. 14. Vestibuled express , daily , St. Joe , Kan sas City , St. Louis and all points cast and south 7:47 : a in No. 15. Vestibuled express , daily , Denver , and all points west and northv.cst 1:28 p in Nc 16. Vestibuled express daily , St. Joe , Kan sas City , St Louis Chicago and point- . cast and south 4:25 p in No. 20. " Local express daily Atchison and points south and west. . . . 4:35 p in No. 41. St. Louis-Portland SpecialLincolnHe lena , Tacoma and Portland without change 10:07 : p m No. 115. Local accommoda tion , daily except - cept SundaySalem , Nemaha and Ne braska City. , , 11:15 p m Sleeping , dining and reeling cha- cars ( seats free ) on through trains , Tickets sold and baggage checked t J any point in the States or Canada. F < u infonnationfitinic tables , maps and tickets , call on or write to G. Stewart , Agent , Falls City , Neb. , or J , Francis , G. P. & T. Ai , Omaha. LUCK OF MAN OUT OF JOB Poor Sailor Found a Lump of Amber gris Valued nt ? 12OOO Story of Life on Sen. Out of n job a lid depending on the Hot sum of the bay for fuel and its deeps for llsh to warm and feed the patient wife at home , and then to pick up a $12,000 lump of am bcrgris , his ownership of which no man may successfully dispute is the experience of William F Getchell , of 1371 Goss street , Oak land , Gal. In the early days Getchell fol lowed the sea , but late years have found him slow in re spending to the call of "top- men aloft , " so he has been forced to eke out a living by doing odd jobs around the Southern Pa cific ferry yards , ostensibly u painter , but of laic work has been slack and money scarce. Fuel and food had to be provided , so he turned to that which had always provided it in the past the sea. Getchell secured a leaky old boat , a few hooks and lines , and with these took to the bay , llshing and keeping a weather eye open for driftwood. In company with Charles Acker- man , a neighbor , he started for Goat Island. It's a long pull and a hard pull , a back and heart breaking pull from Oakland estu ary to ( ioat island , especially for men of their age , but Getchell knew where the tide rip , racing past the island , cast its flotsam on the shore. There he was almost sure to find wood. They were near the island when Getchell sighted an ash gray col ored mass bobbing about on the waves. A landsman would have passed it without a second look but a sailor man passes nothing until he "knows" what it is. Getchell headed the boat toward the greasy-looking object and poked it with an oar. The next in stant the boat wasshippingwater as he leaned far over the gun wale , his lingers clutching into the jelly-like lump , as he tried to drag it into the boat. With the help of Ackerman this was accom plished and the quivering , stink ing , greasy nil-pound mass was eon lying at the bottom of the boat. "It's ambergris or I'm a land lubber , " said Getchell. "Lei'- hurry up and get some wood and go home. " , r 1'ieces of it were submitted to scientists at the Tniversityof Cal ifornia , who pronounced it amber gris of good quality. Liebes & Co. , of this city , negotiated for Itf purchase , but reports of the chem ists are conflicting , and were sent to New York for analysis. Meanwhile the poses in a candle bo"x umltfr Getchell's bed. The lump is pounds being about the averngp size , although a few have be lucked up that and there is u record pf that weighed 225 pounds. " * ' . . . , . ? . i * f SPKAINKD 4ANKM ? , * Tj/MB n\i * ' " Thesq menl PainT Jf jir j L l Educational Department Conducted by County Jftipt , Crocker New School Laws. House Roll 312 amends section 3 of subdivision 2 by adding thereto tue following : , 'No school house site shall be changed nor taxes voted for building , purchase - chase or lease of a school house at any district meeting unless notices shall have been given of such meeting as above pro vided , including therein the fact that such subjects will then be considered" . In force , July 3 , 1905. House Roll ISO amends sec lion 11 of subdivision 2 so as to read as follows : "The trustees of each school : listrict within the state of Ne braska shall , prior to the an nual district meeting in each ear , provided for by section > 427Sec. ( 1 , Sub.2 , School Laws ) of this act , prepare an estimate showing the amount of money required for the maintenance of schools during the coming year , and the legal voters at the an- uial school meeting each year shall determine the amount of money required for school main tenance during the coming school year , which shall be an amount suflicieut to maintain a school in the manner and for the time provided in section G440Sec ( 14 , Sub. 2 , School Laws ) of this act , and the amount of money so required shall be levied as a tax upon all the taxable pro perty of the district ; Provided , That in districts having four hildren or less of school age the amount levied shall not ex ceed the sum of $400.00 in any year ; and in districts having more than four or less than six teen children of school age , the levy shall not exceed the sum of $50 per child in addition to the above. "The amount of money so voted as being necessary for the maintenance of the school for the comingyear shall be cer tified by the school board to the county clerk of the county in which the said school district is located and said amount shall be levied by the county board on the assessed value of the chool district , and be collected as other taxes ; Provided , That the amount so levied shall not exceed in any one year § 2.50 on the one hundred dollars valua tion as assessed and equalized " Passed with the emergency clause. In force March 29th , 1905. Senate File 181 provides thai , "Where no levy is voted at the annual .school district meeting , or where the district votes to have no school , or where no action is taken by annual meet ing to provide for school , it ball be the duly of the county superintendent of the proper county to make and deliver to the county clerk of such' county in which any part of the dis trict is situated no later than thtlirst Monday in August fol lowing the annual meeliiig an itemized estimate of the amounts necessary to be expended dur ing the ensuing school year for school purposes i such district. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to levy such taxes on the taxable property of the district , to be collected by the county treasurer at the same tilne and in the same manner as the state and county taxes are collected ; and when collected to be paid to the treasurer of the ptoper district on the order of the , director countersigned by derator of said district. with the emergency tn force March 30.1905. Fi.e 221 amends sec- ision 7. It pro- person shall be 'office of county ivho rdflea , less than one thousand inhabi tants. In force July 4 , 1905. House Uoll18 repeals section 3 , 4 , 5 , 0 , and 7 of subdivision 7 and section 4 and 5 of subdivi- vision 9 ; amends section 10 of subdivision 13 , making the life of a state normal school ele mentary cerlillcale not less than one year nor more than three years al Ihe discrelion of Ihe counly superintendent ; pro vides a more uniform system for the certification of teachers , placing all leachers1 examina tion on civil service basis ; es- lablishes a minimum require ment of twelve weeks' normal training for a first grade county certificate after September 1 , 1900 , ; and provides that , "After September 1 , 1905 , no person shall be granted a certificate to teach in the high school department - ment of any citvschool district in this state who is not a grad uate from a regular four-year course of a college or univer sity , or a graduate from the ad vanced course of a college , uni versity or normal school in this state authorized by law to grant teachers' certificates , or who does not hold a profession al state superintendent on ex- amation before him or a com mittee appointed by him as pro vided by law. "On and after September 1 , 1905 , no person shall be eligible to teach in the grades below the high school department in any high school district or in the grades below the high school departmenl in any cily school district in this stale who dues nut hold at least a second grade county certificale issued in Nebraska. " This law does nol change Ihe authority granting certificales in a single inslance. Couuly certificates will still be granted by the counly superintendent City certificales and cerlificales issued by the stale normal schools and Ihe Universily of Nebraska and colleges , univer- silies and normal school au thorized by law to issue accord , ing to existing stalule. In force Oclober 1 , 1905 , excepl as olherwise provided. Seuale File 18i ( amends sub division 12 , Ihe law relalive lo condemualion of properly for school house siles , so as lo in clude school districts in metro polilan cilies. April 1 , 1905. House Roll -123 amends sec- lion 3 of subdivision 14 by pro viding for a board of six mem bers is school house dislricls having between 40,000 and 100,000 inhabitants In force July 1 , 1905. Seuale File 14 amendsseclion f ) of subdivision 15 , by permit- ling Ihe issuance of bonds in any sum not to exceed 10 per cent of the assessed valuation in districts having 150 or more persons of school age instead of 200 as in Ihe old law. Pass ed with the emergency clause. In force March 15 , 1905. Senale File 88 amends sec tiou 20 of subdivision 15 male- Ihe maximum rate of interest on refunding bonds six per cent in stead of seven percent and add ing the following proviso lo said seclion : "Thai all bonds issued under Ihe provision of Ibis acl must , on their face , contain a clause thai Ihe dis- Iricl issuing such bonds shai have Ihe righl to redeem u. li bonds at Ihe expiration of five years from the date of tin is suance thereof. " Passed * ith , the emergency clause. In > rc March 30 , 1905. t House Roll 352 amends tjon 1 of subdivision 10 , by ing out the following- tn.s < , ; ' "Such attendancf'shall ' d U J amendment to the compulsory attendance law permits the re quired attendance at school at such times during the school year as are most convenient to pupils whose parents require them to remain out of school during a part of the school year for work at home. In force July 3 , 1905. Senate File 222 amends sec tion 2 of subdivision 10 , so as to read as follows ; "Board of education in cities and metropolitan cities shall appoint one or more truant officers , who shall qualify as police olllcers : shall enforce the provisions of this law in the wards or districts for which they severally act ; shall have authority to apprehend and talce to his home or to some public , private or parochial school any child found in violation of this act , and shall be compensated for his or their services in such sums as shall be determined by the board of education , to be paid out of the general school fund of the cit } ' . "In school districts other than city and metropolitan city school districts any superin tendent , principal , teacher , or member of the board of educa tion , who shall know of any violation lation of this act on the part of children of school age , their parents or persons in actual or legal control of such children shall , as early as possible , re port such violation to the super intendent of the county , who shall immediately investigate the case and give written notice to the parties reported as violating lating this act : and , if in one week from the time of said no tice such parties are still living in violation of this act , then the county superintendent shall appear - pear in the court of the county judge , and file his complaint against such parties violating this law. The county judge shall at once issue summons against the offending party or parties ; such summonsshall be served by the proper oflicers as by law prescribed ; the offending - ing parties shall appear in court under penalty for con tempt and answer to the charge which , if proven , shall con stitute in them a misdemeanor subject to aline , of not less than five ( § 5.00) ) dollars nor more than twenty five ( $25.00) ) dollars for each such offense.In force July 4 , 1905. Senate File 0 , a bill for an act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent , neg lected and delinquent children , and Senate File 125 , a bill for an act to provide for the pun ishment of persons responsible for , or contributing to the de pendency or delinquency of children , are two companion laws that will aid in enforce ment of the compulsory educa tion laws in this slate. For eopierfof these laws write to Mr. John Davis , clerk of State Board of Charities and Correc tions. Lincoln House Roll 72 is a bill for an act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and ci garette paper in this state and 110 provide apenalty of not less j than $50 nor more than § 100 for j its violation. In force July I , The Railroad Interference. The old time Lancaster county politicians who were on the dele gation of Judge Holmes to the re- 'cent congressional conventjon , are trying to explain their defeat by Baying the uomination foV/Pollard i " TC1 * * was the result of a combination of the Union Pacific and Northwest- Pom railrqads under the leadership oJVJpHh | paldwin and Ben White , fifOmajui. 'JulK men who i-r- * } / ' , * . i. . /i. . ; ! > * i i * pf r by t\e | railr.ond % > " " Thettltli i - , . . . . IB that John B mil win and I3qn White had 'abou jjjiuch to do with the conven'u Mover Oleiivliinfi , Noithc " H'A f & ' $ * thorn in any wny attempted BO much IIBII suggestion to the dele gates. It was not their fight and any attempt to make it so would have been resented as an imper tinence. The Slate Journal in spoalung of this in the issues of June 17th , says : ' "A careful study of the Folia Oity convention and its aftermath fails to diselose any tracks of the Union Pneifie and Nprthwcstern railroad politicians in that gath ering. When the Burlington pol iticians run -a&rrifls opposition south of the Platte they lift up their voices in n wail about Balof. win or Bon White , without stopping - ping to inquire whether these gentlemen have their lingers in the pie or not. Now in the course of human events a lot of vigorous young fel lows in the First district have be come tired of being asked to jump whenever the Burlington fellows snap their h'imerH. They took poBCssionof the Falls Oity conven tion. The seasoned railroad plung ers who went down tfrom Lincoln ami didn't get more than a look in on the proceedings , jumped to the conclusion thai it was b ° cause Baldwin and Ben White had ar rived lirst. That is the sole and wholly iiiHuflicient basis for all the talk that has been hoard since about "North Pintle interference" in that convention It was really political independence , a thing BOIUO of the old timers in Nebras ka have never had a speaking ac quaintance with. " Market Letter. Kansas City , Mo. , Monday , June 26 , 1905. The cattle market turned out considerably better last week than it promised the first two days. After the bail- break Tuesday , 15 to 30 cents on beef steers1 , the run dropped down , and about half the loss was recovered. However , thret weeks have passed since the steady lrclnio on beef steers set i in , and prices are 40 to 60 cents lower in that time , and $1.00 to $1.50 below best time , in April. It is reported from the country that a { jood many feeders have taken their cattle off corn and put them on pasture , preferring to take chances later than to ac cept the loss present prices would mean. The outlook today is better for the cattle market this week than it has been at the beginning of 11113 * week in the last month. Only 8,000 cattle are on the market here , and not a very largo share of them beef steers , and Chicago has a small Monday run. Prices today are 10 to 15 cents above the close of last week , and about like last Monday. Unless the promising market of today draws in an extra heav3r run to morrow and Wcdnesda3 * , the market should hold good balance of this week. Best beef steers in the last week sold at $5.70. but the bulk of steers brought $4.50 to $5.25. Cows and heifers ha\2 not changed much in a week ; $2.75 to $4.75 , bulls lower , $2.25 to $4.00. Veal calves were lower fust of the week , but have recov ered at $4.75 to $5.50. Feeders are some lower , stockers about steady , at $2.75 to $4.35 , stock calves mostly under $4.00. The hog market declined rap idly first of last week , but when receipts grew smaller , after Wednesday , the market began to improve , and has kept it up , in cluding today. Market is 5 to 10 higher today , top $515 , several loads at $5.42Kbulk of sales $5.35 to $5.42KWeights below 220 pounds sell highest. Receipts at the five western markets were more than 25 per cent greater lust week than same week last year , yet there is a place for all of them , and the packers appear eager for all that come. Sheep market lost 15 to 25 cent last week , good kinds of of lambs about stcadyothers and yearlings shading downwards. > ' itiye ewes/sell / at $4.25 to $4.50 , Mvi'hers ujij to $5.00 , yearlings Ts&J , sprirtg lambs"$6.25to$7.00. Supply today 4,000 head , mostly " ; na"Uves , market strong and ac- il'vivf '