A T1IL PALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , DECEMBER , i5 IPOS
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
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I'.tl's Cit\ , Nebraska , nest office , Janu-
nr12 , 1'HM , under the Act of Congrest
of March V 1S7" .
Published every I-'nday at l-'alln City ,
Nebraska , by
TKc Tribune I'libllihinrf Company
One year . . - sl.OO
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Three months
TELEPHONE 2.2.6.
The fellow willi a pleasant
face .Hid a kind word is the fel
low who is worth while.
Hefore scndinjr to tin * cata
logue house compare the article
and its price with the offering of
your local merchant.
The way of the transgressor is
hard. Senator Mitchell went to
his death suffering the torments
of a mined reputation and the
siorn of a just and righteous
people. _
The Tribune is receiving new
subscriptions at a very satisfac
tors rate. We feel the paper is
worth more than the price asked ,
but the day of the dollar a year
weekly is at hand and The Trib
une is in everything up to the
time.
The holiday stocks of the lo
cal merchants are a revelation to
those who have not visited Kails
City lor the pnst three weeks.
Everything for everybody and at
a living price is an inducement
that should and will produce the
largest holiday business ever
done in the city.
During the recent campaign
The Tribune published a predic
tion that a certain candidate
would be elected by a large ma
jority and requested the readers
to stick a pin iti the statement.
Some one with a well developed
sense of humor but who isn't at
all backward about rubbing it in
has sent us the extract with a
nice new shiny pin sticking in it.
The attempt of young Martin
to prevent merchants from select
ing their own advertising medi
ums in order that the waning
fortunes of the past tense Jour
nal might be temporarily bright
ened , is about the cheapest piece
of graft that has ever emanated
from the holier than thoti crowd.
Now that dress suits have re
ceived their initiation in Falls
City , it is hoped that they wil
become universal among the malt
portion of the social set. Ores1
suits are for wear and the partie :
receptions and theaters shouh
find them worn much more frc
quent than formerly.
We think the president ha
made a serious error in the dis
missal of T. L.Matthews a * Unil
ed States 'marshal. Mr. Matt
hews is a high minded , honorabl
gentleman , and to submit him t
the disgrace of dismissal withoi
a hearing and for such trivi ;
charges is not beoming the chi <
magistrate. We believe in tl
honesty of public service as sii
cercly as anybody. We also b
Have in a man having his dav
court The charge against Mat
hews arose out of the prosec
tion for fencing govennnei
lands. The government IK
gqne to great expense to convi
tMe Richards-Comstock people f
violation of the statute with re
erence to such fencing. Up <
conviction Judge Munger ga
the wholly inadequate senten
of a $300.00 and six hours in t tj
custody of the marshal. Mai
hews depotized K. S. Hall to ke
the defendants in custody for ;
hours and for doing so he is d
missed. The judge did not st
tence the men to imprisonmei
rather the sentence was to rem :
in the custody of the marsh
this sentence was carried out
Mr. Matthews. We do not kn
that any steps are being taken i
have the president set aside
order , but from the facts it see
to us that a great \\-rong has b <
done one whom we know to
above misconduct either as
citizen or an official.
A pubiu s > houl is tlii must |
democratic institution in the re
public. All conditions in life
arc represented and the child of
the most humble citizen stands
on an equal footing with the
pampered offspring of the might -
t > . Under no other government
could such an institution thrive ,
and without it America would be
bereft ol its greatest hope for
perpetuity as a gr at nation.
We would especially warn our
patrons that we are our own
business agents. Any one not
connected with this office who re
presents that he has authority to
contract advertising space is a
fraud and should be summarily
turned down. We will make our
own contracts and will refuse to
recognize any contract not made
by us. It is your privilege to de
cline our advertising columns if
you so desire , but if want you to
employ space in this paper this
office will make its own contract
with you.
Some of the voting men of the
F/lks club have been growing a
little chesty about their prowess
as billiard players. The way
W. II. Crook , C.eorge Abbott ,
Hilly Wilson and Chas. KickanK
took them down the line last
Friday evening has taught them
that there are others. The Tri
bune will wager a years subscrip
tion that George Abbott , W. II.
Crook , Or. Messier and Charlie
Kickards can beat any four Kl
in the city. Why irot have such
a contest.
C. K. Kordyce of the Kearney
County News , published at Minden -
den was a pleasant cbllerMonday
lie was just returning from Kan
sas when he invested his surplus
crsh in farms. lie learned his
trade under John Barn.hart of the
Auburn Herald which accounts
for his being able to see a sur
plus in the print business.
The Pacific Express Branch
Office is located atO. II. Maddox's
store three doors north of the
Falls City Slate Hank. Please
lea.-e your packages there and
they will be properly handled ,
Roscoe Anderson , a genial
attorney from Ilumboldt , was a
business visitor to this city Mon
day , lie has just become a
Benedict and called to tell us of f
.
the pleasure of home life.
P.F. Schultx. and wife who have
been visiting with P. II. Jusscn
and wife returned to their home
in North Dakota , Friday.
s : Bessie Bohrerand Nora Shaffer
returned Friday from a three
days visit with their cousin , Mrs.
Sam Stewart at Reserve , Kansas
is Dr. J. L. Candy of llumboldl
(
s- was a caller at these quarter *
st
tt - Tuesday. lie removed faith it
t- The Tribune for which he hai
tle
le our thanks.
to
ut Mrs. Taylor Johnson am
al daughter , Mrs. Anna Iloutx o
el Verdon spent Monday in thi
he : city the quests of Will Price am
. family.
Mrs. lleorge llinton anddaugh
in i ter left Monday afternoon fo
tt- Hiawatha to attend the funer.i
of her aunt Mrs. Amen
nt
ad Henry Wolff came up froi
ict Springfield , Mo. , to attend th
for funeral of his brother-in-lav
ef- Matthew Hoffman.
13d Hayes came up irom S
Joseph to attend the Klks rece ;
tion Friday night , returning c
Saturday.
eep C. L. Marts and little son Gl
six of Wvmorc spent the first of tl
Us week with his parents Mr. ai
en Mrs. S. Marts in this city.
ajj Master Albert Tanner of Hui
lal ; bolt spent Saturday and Sund
with his grandparents in tl
by
tow city.
to Mrs. Margaret Saylor and s
his Oden of Verdon were busim
ems visitors here Monday.
wen
Wash Minnick of Council Blu
be
a was through this city Mend
while enroute for Hiawatha.
RARE STAMPS ON LETTERS
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rinds of Value SomoUmen Mtulc *
Stamps to Look Out For Ad-
vlco of n Doalor.
"Never burn up or throw awa.A
old letters orpapc'rH without Urst
giving them n careful exnminn
tion , " .said ! ' . Twonl.y third street
stump denier lo n New York Hun
reporter , "for t hole's ninny nn
iipjiiirently worthless piece of pit
per Hint bonrs n slump which
would bring in open murkot linn
drods mid maybe thousands of
dollars.
"There ; ire plenly of the old
postmaster stamps still in exist
ence , for instance , us t licit1 woio u
great iminy of them origirall.N h
sued , and it liny not I < cii to MI
ago , sayoar " " - . wlien lhi'UP . -
hi acli\o use. Xow , anyone i >
these oarl.\ issues is \\o : tji-fi OM
! ? : ! ( ) ! ) up. Anyone who hs : : ; i n
lo old con i s'iidence | ) ( from 1M *
to 18ls ) ought to hunt lor sm i
slani | s.
"Tin1 chi -f loiison v-.i\ ' i
of these ot. ) stumps lia\e not n :
to li hl is probably that tlicha >
KO 'ordinary and nmn ti.u'lhc an
appcaranci iliat ; i pei m-n not a <
qnaintcd \\illi their \alne uoiiht
not waste n second ghince upon
them. The.\ were von similnr in
most cases ! o the postmaster ran
cellalion marks now in use in I In
post ollices , with the exception
Hint the postmaster uns loqniiod
to sign his name to them.
"The rarest of the whole lot of
postmaster- issues is the ten-cent
Hallimoro stamp , with the name
nl .Iiimes .M. l.nohanan. One spe
eiinonofthisstainpsold fur $1,500 ,
which is the record ] ) rii' ( for a
stump of the I'nited Stales issue.
There's no reason in the world
why then1 shouldn't be more of
these stamps packed away Home-
where. In the case of this stamp
none of ( hem was used on envoi
opes , but all on letters.
"The design of the Haltimore
stamp is a box made of hairline
rule , one and a half inches long
and half an inch wide. In the cen
ter is the signature , 'James M.Bu
chanan , ' while under the name is
the denomination , either live or
ten cents. There are two kinds of
these stamps , in black or blue.
The ten-cent black is tin1 scarcer.
"Next lo this series probably
comes the New Haven slamp , at
tin1 bottom of which is the signa
ture of 'E. A. Mitchell , P. M. ' In
the center is the figure f with
the word 'Paid' directly under
neath. Al the top are the words
Post Ollice , New Haven , Of The
words are all inclosed in a black
border with a small curve at the
PARSON BIRD IN ZEALAND.
The Tut of That Country Can Talk ,
. Crow and Whistle Some of
Its Customs.
Among the feathered inhabit
ants of New Zealand there is a
. bird called the parson bird , o- :
"tni. " It is about the size and
,
shape of a blackbird , but has a
pair of delicate white tufts at it- ;
throat , and is a glossy dark green
otherwise , which looks black in
the sunshine. It can be taught to
crow , to speak , lo whistle tunes ,
and besides these tricks it has a
repertoire which is not often
(1
(1f equaled by an.\ other feathered
songster. At vespers it has a note
is like the tone of a bell or the clear
id high note of an organ. It can
mimic even bird in the bush to
perfection ; it will break oil'in UK *
i- middle of an exquisite melody
and indulge in a strange medley of
al sounds which are impossible to'de-
scribe , but if yon can imagine "the
combination of a cough , a laugh , a
m sneeze , with the smashing of a
pane of glass , " it will be some ap
pioach to the idea.
The tni nests twice or thrice
year , and has large families. Like
H. the other birds of New Zealand
it seems to be unconscious of dan
on ger from man. It is a pity that the
birds of this island are becoming
so scarce , for they speak to us of
en n time when nature was harmless ,
he when the snake , tigers and fal
ml cons did not exist.
Counsel's Record Fee.
What is probably a record fee
im-
has just been earned by a distill
la\
his guished counsel in an itnportanl
colonial arbitration case. The fe (
paid to the learned counsel was
sonless 23,000 guineas. This puts into the
shade the 10,000 guineas Mr
less
Fletcher Monltnn received for con
ducting the case of one of the com
iffs panics in the Metropolitan Wate
lay company's arbitration.
C LEV \ < \
A N N O U
I was enabled to purchase AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES , the CIIAS. B.
MOl-TMAN STOCK , consisting of the finest and most up-to-date GENTS 1'URN-
! ISIIINGS in this city. This Stock of Goods was purchased at a figure so low that
none of my competitors are in a position to offer you such bargains.
Read this ad through and see if you are buying
your goods at the following prices-
Are you buying Elgin $1.25 shirts at 75c ?
Are you buying Elgin 75c dress shirts at 5oc ?
Are you buying best heavy 5oc working Shirts
at 40c ?
Are you buying heaviest fleeced underwear at
75c per suit ?
Are you buying $5.00 Duck Coats at $ i.5o ?
Are you buying $12.00 Overcoats at $7.5Q ?
Are you buying $20.00 Hersh Wickerwire suits
at $13.50 ?
Are you buying $ i5.00 Suits at $10.00 ?
Are you buying $12.00 suits at $8.00 ?
Are you buying $10.00 suits at $6.00 ?
Are you buying $8.00 suits at $5.oo ?
In other words , are you taking advantage of this sale and these here-to-fore un
heard of low prices ?
If not , why not ?
Itvill pay \ou to call and see these goods at these prices.
F. W. CLEVELAND
FALLS CITY NEBR AS K A
Sydney Lapp was a St. Joseph
visi tor Saturday.
Sam Drake went to Verdon the
first of the week.
K. S. Molony of Ilumboldt was
in this city Tuesday.
Win. Ilarnack returned to Ver
don last Tuesday.
Leon Glines made a business
trip to Verdon on Tuesday.
Dr. Kent was a business visitor
i Verdon Tuesday afternoon.
Win. Albright , Jr. was on the
ick list the first of tlie .veek.
Lewis Moore of Ilumboldt was
he guest of Falls City friends
Tuesday.
Little Otho Watson was mim-
jercd on the sick list during the
vcek.
Clara Laugbrey of Verdon
pent Saturday with friends in
his city.
( ju > Harper was an M. P ,
) assengcr for Verdon on Tues
lay afternoon.
T. T. Koss returned the first of
he week from a business trip to
Georgia.
Mrs. Grant Sperry returned
Tuesday from a brief visit a
Barnard , Mo-
Mr. Duff was numbered amonj ,
the evening dress guests at the
Klks reception last Friday.
Mrs. T. T. Ross returned Sun
day from a two weeks visit will
relatives in Arapahoe , Nebraska
Wash Minnickof Council Bluffs
spent several days of this weel
visiting old friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Easley of
Kansas City spent several days
during this week the guest of E.
F. Sharts and wife.
W. C. Sloan , wife and little
son spent Saturday with her
parents Sheriff Hossack and wife
in this city.
I Our Saving Plan
This bank inaugurated a Childrens Department
and will open a bank account with any boy or girl , in
his or her own name. You can open an account with
a Dollar upwards. These deposits will draw interest
at the rate of 4 per cent and are limited to children
under the age of eighteen. The older folks will find
our interest bearing- Time Certificates of Deposit. Just
the thing' for them. These accounts mean a good deal
of extra work for us but if by this means we succeed in
encouraging the child in self denial and the proper use
of money , we shall feel well repaid for the extra work.
Parents should encourage their children in the act of
savingalong the lines suggested by this bank.
FALLS CITY STATE
CHRISTMAS COMFORT
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Iwh.it you \\ant included in
-reraisra\vfc ' ' "Good Chree" for the day. There
vM- " " " " " " " *
- ajm./Z is nothing that l > rintfa - , much
cheer into the household in
Wintry \\eather as a bright
glowing , genial gre and you can
always get it with Carney Egg
Coal at ; ( > .SO per ton. we al-o
have plenty of good anthracite
eoal on hand at reaconable
prices , \\ewill send it to your
order , clean and of high grade
quality.
Phone 3S HAUST BROS.
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circulation. Enough said.
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