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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1906)
" ' 'A j t r THE FALLS GITY TRIBUNE. Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , JANUARY 19 , 1906. Whole No. i06 The Burlington Railroad has Filed Notice of Appeal in the Tax Case. Who Pays the Taxes ? Supervisors Meeting. The board of Supervisors ha < a very busy .session last weel and transacted the following bus iness affairs : After the election of chairmai and organisation of the severa committees , the o'fiicial bonds o sixteen were approved. Zoelle then offered resolutions compris ing an estimate of expenses foi yc ; r 1'JOO. General fund including1 care o poor , $35,000. County roads a n d bridges $25.000. Soldiers' relief , Si,000. Labor tax , $10,000. Janitorship was awarded to G II. Rucggc at S40 per month. an < contract drawn for same. Falls City News was designat ed as paper to print proceeding of board at three cents per line the same to appear in the Hum boldt Standard. Assessment o property of S D. Creed whicl was assessed to J. R. Freel wa changed to proper party. Car ried that $100 called on bond o school district No. 23 be trans ferred to general fund. Al printing not included in adver tised'list to be supplied by appli cation to the printing committee L. L. Corn was appointed to 111 the vacant office of townshi clerk , caused by the resignatio of II. J. Kiel. Bids for supplie were referred to the committe for comparison. Chas. Lore was allowed $45 to cover expense of sending Joe Wilson to the ho ; pital for insane. Allowed to th Nebraska institution for feebl minded youth as follows : Pearl Richardson , expense i'c TJ05 , $56.25. Anna Deheckexpense for l')0 ) : $11.56. Georgia Copeexpense for 190 ; $5.12. Garsh Baker , expense for 1'JO : $29.03. Wm. II. Malone. expense ft 1905 , $34.64. Deputy assessors ss appointe by G. A. Jorn , county assesso were confirmed as follows : Otto L. Porr , Spieser townshi ] O. EZook , Humboldt townshi P. O- Avery , Franklin towi ship. ship.Frank Frank Smith , Nemaha towi ship. George Smith. Grant townshi Francis Withee , Porter tow ship. ship.T. T. L. Snydcr , Salem townshi ; Vincent Arnold , Liberty tow ship. Elmer R. Ray. Muddy tow ship. John W. Crook , Falls Ci township. George Goolsby. Ohio tow ship. ship.G. G. W. Duerfeldt , Barada tow ship. John Weinert , Jefferson tow ship. II. L Kloepfel , Arago tow ship. Clement Davis , Rule townshi 13. C. Colhapp , Humboldt Cit John L. Cleaver , Falls City. Report of J. A. McDowell soldiers relief commissionc found balance on hand at time appointment $306.13. Received of count } ' treasun $235.00. Total , $541.13. Expenditures for vouchers he ! $110.55. Balance on hand , $450.58. Report of committee on si plies gave Martin & Martin cc tract , as the lowest bidders. Claims allowed on county g ( eral fund amounted to $608.74. On county bridge fund , $719 70. On count. road fund , $629. ' The following were appoint as committee for burial of su parties outside of paupers field Henry Wcllcr , Muddy town ship ; John Brockman. Porter Salem Wills , Humboldt ; P. O Avery , Franklin ; W. J Pcake Spieccr ; Fred Witwer , Nemaha Hiram Beldon , Salem ; J. D. Grif fith , Liberty ; George Peck. Ohio Jacob Messier , Falls City ; Join Metzcl , Jefferson ; II. E. Edge comb , Rule ; John Ilelfcnbine Arago ; Peter Schilling , Barada Carried that committee 01 grounds and buildings provid < more shelf room in office of Judg' ' Gagnon , for books. Followitu official bonds were approved : G. A. Ilansell , constable Salon township. F. U. Lichty. roa < overseer Falls City. A. E. Evans constable Muddy township. L L- Corn , clerk Liberty township Judge Gagnon request for S40i for service of clerk in his office same to be paid out of fees o said office , was granted. Taxes on lots < ) and 10 , bloc ! 5 , be receipted paid on accoun f oversight and neglect to givi redit for ame payment. Contract as overseer and car f poor farm was awarded to J ± . Cook at $2 00 per week fo ach inmate. Several taxations were consid red and settled. County board resolved itsel nto a committee of the whole vith C. J. Santo as chairman , t nspect the county jail. Every hing was found to be in a sati * actorv condition. Board then adjourned to mec Tuesday , April 10 , 1'JOf ) . JOHN HINTOX , Chairman. J. II. lIuTcniNGSCounty Clerl a Real-Estate Transfers. Catherine E Aller to Abbyjrall Cm * wd to lot . " > blk 8 Stella $500. .loechim Bauer to John H Bauer , r jf swj-1-2-10 $3000. Foechim Mnuer to Herman A Bam i * bw } 5-2-10 $3000. .Toechim Bauer to Henry Bauer i jvj o-2-io * : iooo Joechim Bauer to Joe J liaucr i > wi 5-2-10 $3000. Joseph Taylor to Truman M Broi on lots 3 , 4 , o blk 1 1st ad Verdon $7' Edwin S Towlo and wf to Lettiu Jobe lots 13 , 14 , 17 , IS bile 102 Fa ] 3Uy $10 James L Leeoh and wf to M II W ! on piece of ground vest of Sidm Wall place In Humboldt Cltj $120. Mrs. Etta J Cleveland and hush W H Putnam lots If , 10 , blk ! )2 ) Pal $2900. rUy [ j Unu and wf to G L Humm wd lots 0 , 7 , blk 20 Humboldt $800. L V McNall and b.-.sb to J. R. CH wd lot 19 , 20 with 3 ft oil north side 1 18 , blk 20 Falls City $300 Clyde Lynch to O K Unkefcr v a 1-50 nwj 24-2-13 e of Oth P M 8150. Carl Unch to O L Unkefer wd 1- nwj 2I.2-13 e of Oth P M $150. Andrew Preter anJ wf wd to Isa Bri man lot lit , 14 , 15. Hi blk 223 Fa City $900. Flora Frederick and husb to U Thiimcrnmi ) wd lot 7 , 8 , blk 25 SuU $ SOO State of Neb to John Tljrhe wd t nwj , nei sei. nei S.WT , wj swj. f S"i , l3-14t.A ( ! sw } , 30-3-13 nw * no } 10 14 o of Oth P M $3100 Emma Wilson to O L UnkiMfMwd 9 and e 27 ft of U JO blk 10 Humbo ! $2800. Otis Unkefer and wf to Emma \ \ son wd ej of net fl nwj 3-2-13 e of P 27 acres $2500 Heter I3ol/ and wf t. > Jo Slncli wd 17 acreei sw-j nwi 21-1-17 u $0 J W Powell to B Poti et lot 12 and ft adjoining west end of lots blk Fall ? City ? r.OOO. J W Vaiifhu and wf to O L Unkts wp ei nci ne } 3 2-13 20 acrf-s $2100. Peter Fankliausor and wf to Wolh mina Hartun vd w * . lie27 1-1U Revival Meeting ; . The revival meetings at t Methodist church are attractii considerable attention and n awakening a great deal of int < est. Dr. Oline is assisted the pastor from Table Ro and Rev. Calvert from Ilu boldt. It is expected that t meetings will continue for soi time longer as the progress far gives hope of making t meetings a success for some tii to come. Elks Dance. The dance given by the mem bers of the Elks lodge last Fri day evening was not well at tended for some reason. Only the younger members participa. ting. Another party will be given a week from Umig'it and the presence of the older one.c will doubtless make it more o ! a success. DistricTcourl. District court convened Wed nesday with Judge Ruper 01 the bench. The criminal case ; have the right of way and UK court will be busy for a week 01 so in disposing of the crimina docket. Among those cases tc be heard are the Burk case fron Rule , the Ogden shooting cast from the same place and severa liquor cases from Birada. It ii supposed that the present ses ion will consume nearly ; louth as many cases of import nice an awaiting disposal. Sunday Morning. The city was aroused Sunda ; norninsr at about 8:80 : by thi ire alarm occasioned by a fin it the home of Dr. W. H. Kerr Phe department responded in itantly and had a stream play ng on the blaze within a ver ; ew minutes after the firs ilariu. Notwithstanding t h nest heroic effortto save th louse the llames prognssei vith such rapidity that the en tire second story of the hous vas destroyed before the blaz , vas under control. Much of th lousehold furniture was dc jlroyed by the fire and watei .he lo.-s being estimated by th lector at about $ l,00i > . The ir surance on the building an contents had expired Januar ; 1st , and Dr Kerr had been s busy since then that he had m jlected to re-insure , consequent ythe loss is total. Thejorgin c : he fire is in donbt , but it i supposed that it started eithe From a defective Hue or an ele < trie light wire. Dr. and Mn Kerr have the sympathy of tli entire community in the loss , .1 it was but recently that tli liouse was practically refurnisl ed throughout. Business Changes. E. H. Towle purchased all < the stock of John . Towle < Omaha in the Towle Lumbi company and became sole own * of the business on January Is Mr. Towle will enlarge the stoc at once and prepare for tl spring building which promise to be larger than usual. * * * Reige * * & Seabold celebrntt their advent into the real esta business by engineering the sa of the Fred Cleveland home Mr. Putman of Geneva , Nebi last week. The boys are bo' ' hustlers and will undoubted achieve the success they so ric ly merit. * * Ed May is at work on tl scavenger tax list. Is yo name written there ? This la is pretty drastic and the sea enger man may get you if y < don't watch out. & v Prof. Richardson , teacher our public schools , has mov < his family from Hiawatha this cily where he will hereaft make his homo. Marriage Record. John M. Cornelius Humboldt Clara E. Sterns , Humboldt Mrs. Louisa Diake and son Greely , Colorado who have bei visiting \\ith her sister Dr Flei ing injthis city , returned to the home last Wednesday afternoo A Narrow Escape. While the lire at the Kerr res ideuce was in progress the fin place in the Elks apartment ! again ran amuck. The coals ii the grate had burned throngl he wood work and nearh hrough tlu > lloor when discov red by some of the members in'd everybody got busy for ; cw minutes. Had the lire beet uiobservcd for"a short timi onger a disastrous conllagra ion would have resulted. Thii s the second time lire has ntart ed at this place and some re nodeling will have to be ( loin o insure safety from similar oc curejnces in the future. - * * - < f > " t < City , Council. Council met in regular sessioi Monday evening to consider tin elephone ordinance. A numbe of the most prominent of ou ncrchants were in attendance it he hopes that they could contri bute in some way to the passag of the ordinance granting a tel station to the rural lines. Th epresentatives of the farmer companies met with the specia committee and stated that the ; would not insist on the passagi of the ordinance if they wen .riven a free exchange with th ocal company , they granting ; ike privilege to the local com [ Kiny over all their lines. Tin committee desiring time to con sidcr the proposition asked tha the passage of the ordinance b postponed to the next meeting Lt is hoped that the propositioi of the rural companies will be ac cepted and this vexatious busi ness be finally settled. Died. At Kansas City , Mo. , on Sa1 unlay , Jan. 13th , occurred th death of Ida Linge. daughter ( Rev. and Mrs. Linge formerl of this county. MissLinge wa just at the threshold of womai hood being of the age of 22 year and was known and loved by large circle of friends both 5 Kansas City and in this count } The body was brought to th city for interment on Monday the burial taking place at Zio church northeast.of this cit ] over which her father preside for a loiig time. A large circ' of friends tender their sympatli to the bereaved father ar motliiT in the great loss the have suffered. lie who doel all things well and whom tin have so faithfully served a the days of their lives will cot fort them in this their great b reavement. At 2 o'clock Frida'y mornit death claimed for its victi Mrs. John Cornell , of Itulo. The deceased has been in po health for some time and w brought trom their home Kansas to the home of her p ; cuts , Frank .latrott and wil ulierc she remained until t time of her death. S'awas years , (5 months old. just in tl full bloom of womanhood , win she answered the summons Him on high and passed in the gn-at beyond. Funeral se vices were conducted Saturdi afternoon at Holiness church 1 Revs..Orr and Schae'ffer , aft which the remains were laid rest in the Rule cemetery. ! ' b rea"Cl husband and paren have the sympathy of a lar number of friends in this ho of sorrow. John Cornell is son of James II. Cornell of tl city. Call and Pay up. Parties knowing themselv indebted to me will please c ; and settle at once as all accour must b closed by Feb. 10th. F. W. Cl.HVKI.ANI ) . Morris Brown For Senator. Sometimes in the course o human events it so happens tha virtue is its own reward , but no always. Nearly always th realisation of a well pi'rformei duty is ample compensation fo the labor expended. Bui in thi day and age opportunity come to some to do a distinctive publi service , and the populace as ( flu man demand that a more sul : stanliiil endorsement be given th man who makes good. Norri Brown , Attorney General of Nc braska , has make good. 1I < hasn't been saying much b'ut hi wood pile indicates that some jody has had the saw. He ha lot bored the public with vagm nouthing of purity in the publi' ' ervice , but his example tells il ) wn story. Norris Brown ha nade good in every official ac rom his conduct as a member o he state board of equilr/.ation t tis magnilicient victory in th ederal court tax cases. The pet ) leof Nebraska can well afford t rust him for the people have bee ihown. We republicans are gc ng to elect a successor to Senate \Iillard in the near future ; what1 he matter with Brown ? Norri s young , earnest able , aggressiv ind true. lie is not emotiona icither is he impulsive and errr ic , "He has equipoise and con non sense. He is growing uj ; lot down. The best of his Hi s before him , the stnte and n : tion need it. Let's draft hin 3rown and Burkett in the scnat loesn't that sound right ? Mei who 'are owned by nobody , wh ire not tagged. Men who wi useful from the start an whose usefulness will incrcas with the passing vcars. The n niblicans of this state can affor : o keep Senator Burkett where 1 ; s , they can also afford to mal ( Brown his colleague. For Sens tor of the United States from N < braska we nominate Norri Bro wn Jesse Crook Seriously III. Uncle Jesse Crook was take seriously ill Monday afternoo with heart trouble and a sligl stroke of paralysis. At this wri ing he is slightly improve' ' though his advanced vears at feebleness make his recovery question of grave doubt. Tl : Tribune voices the sentiment the entire community in wishin for his speedy restoration health. Reception for Pastor. The ladies of the Christii church on Tuesday evening ton ered a reception to Kev. Lindc nieyer ami wife , with Mrs. TIoi ton as hostess at her be.autil home on North Stone street. The public in general were vited to attend and a most pie ; ant evening was enjoyed. Coff cocoa and wafers were served. Brethren Church. Services at 11 a. m. , and 7 p. m. The pastor will exchan pulpits with Elder W. J. Craj of Republican City , who v preach both morning and ev < ing services. All are welcome E. K. HASKIXS , I'astor At. E. Revival The revival meetings w continue next .week. I expi Rev. Dr. Geo. Wright , presidi elder , to be with us apart next week. All are cordia invited to our Sabbath eervic and also to all the services week. W. T. OuN'l- : , Pastor _ j WANTKH To buy three to f hundred good hedge poses , in Humboldt or Du Bois. Henry Smith , Falls City. i Society News. } The Woodmen circle and Wood- ncn of the World had a joint in stallation of their newly elected officers on last Saturday night. C. I. Lippold and Past Com- nandi'r II. 10. Lemmon were the installing ofiicors. Mr. Lemon ibly presided over the public meeting , which was replete with splendid numbers.Prof. . Smith's trombone solof with organ ac companiment by Mrs. Smith , was excellent. The little folks all lid well. The address of the evening was given by Dr. G II. Schleh , sovereign lecturer of the W. O. W. , who was the special guest of Nemaha Valley Grove and whose coming was not even anticipated by the W. O. W. A sumptuous banquet crowned the evening , which will be mem orable in the annuals of perfect woodcraft. The following is a liht of offic ers installed : Nemaha Valley Grove , No. 53. Mrs. Paulina Stumbo , G ; Mrs. Emma Leitxkc. A ; Clara McCleery , C ; Violet Lip pold , A C ; Mrs. Slagle , B ; Mrs. Ida Stumbo , Att'd't ; Ruth Finley , M ; Amanda Conklin , 1 S ; Geo. E. Stumbo , Mgr ; Dr. Miner , camp Clara Boose entertained a num ber of her friends on Tuesday evening at crokinole at the home of her parents in the east part of the city. A most pleasant even ing was enjoyed by the guests. Elegant refreshments w ere served. W The Royal Highlanders enjoyed a very pleasant and interesting meeting last Tuesday evening , Installation , initiation and supper were among the principle events and all enjoyed a royal good tune. The Fraternal Life association of this city enjoyed a most pleas ant meeting on Monday evening o'f this week. Installation was the chief order of business. Agnes Moran entertained sev eral of her friends Tuesday even ing at cards. Refreshments were served. All report a good time. Notice to Mortgagees. Notice is hereby given that all inreleased mortgages fount ) on the records of this county on the first day of April , 190f > , will be isscsscd. You mortgage holders who have been negligent about releasing had better get busy at once. G. A. JOHN , Co. Assessor. WANTJUJ To buy a good pair of marcs for farm work. Henry C. Smith. Falls City. Mrs. M. Bradley and daughter May of Dawson arc the guest ol George Albright and family. J. II. Cornell and family of of this city were called to attend the funeral of Mrs. John Cornell. A very interesting and instruc tive program has been arranged for the Farmers Institute to be II held at the Court room January ' 30 and 31 in this city. Good local and foreign talent hris been secured. It will , be of interest to the house wife also to attend as Miss Rose Bouton can give then valuable information free. The trouble in dictating an article where a foreign word ap pears is that the stenographer is likely to give the domestic spell ing to a foreign word. In anoth er column the word Mojave ap pears as Mohave. We make this explanation that we may lay the blame on the girl who isn't large enough 10 make serious object- tion.