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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
Vol. HI , FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 9 , 1906. Whole No. 109
Society News.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Maust en
tertained the young married
woman1 ? Kensington at whist j
Friday night. The husbands of
the young ladies were permitted
to attend and all injoyed a most
pleasant evening.
The concert and dancing party
given by the Elks last Thursday
evening was a pronounced social
success. The music was all that
V could be desired , and aftiir the
concert was concluded the floor
was cleared and about fifty
couples danced until one o'clock.
These entertnintncnts are looked
forward to with eagerness by th e
social set , and are doing much to
wards the solution of the enter
tainment problem always present
in a small city-
Fred Cleveland and Carl Sed-
lemyer gave a masquerade ball in
honor of their friends last Friday
night at the Bode hall. It was'
one of the most pleasant.uf these
popular diversions.
Richardson Council , No. 1312 ,
Knights and Ladies of Security
held a special meeting in Bodes
hall , Saturday evening. Seven
new members were initiated.
This was the first work of the
degree team and was very credi
table. After the meeting some
time was given lo dancing.
On last Friday evening about
eighteen members of the W. C.
very pleasant ! } ' surprised Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Lietxke at their home
in the north part of the town.
The evening was spent in playing -
ing games after which refresh
ments were served.
The ladies of the local council
No. 610 K. & L. of S. planned a
very effective surprise part } ' on
Mrs. I. Heaston last Saturday
night. Lunch was * served at a
late hour and many expression
were given voice on the evening's
pleasures.
The Shakespeare Club held a re
gular meeting on Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Isham
Reavis. It was one of the most
pleasant and satisfactory of the
season.
A few of his friends were plea
santly entertained on Monday
evening by Gus Ruegge at his
home in the eastecn part of this
city. Cards formed the principal
amusements of the evening while
fruit , ices and cakes added to the
other pleasurec. Guests of the
evening were Misses Rue Gates ,
Mary Albright , E- Leland Sears
and Charlie Cornell and Willard
Sears.
The Woman's Club met Tues
day afternoon in the Council
rooms. The program 'consisted
of the reading and discussion of
two very interesting papers , one
on "Nature Study in The Skies , "
sent by Mrs. Clyde Johnston ,
former vice president of the club ,
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and now resident of Superior ,
Nebraska , and the other on
"Sight and Towns of Modern
Paris , by Mrs. Fred Keller. At
the next meeting of the club ,
March f , the election of officers
will be held.
One of their novel and pleasure
giving socials will be tendered to
the public by the St. Martha's
Guild on next Wednesday even
ing at the home of Miss May
Maddox. A musical program re
plete with local talent will be
rendered Twenty-live cei.ts will 1
be charged and a cordial invita
tion is extended to all.
On Feb. 6 at 6 p. m. the W. R.
C. served an elegant supper to
which the Comrades had been in
vited , and to which it is needless
to say , they did ample justice.
The occasion was the celebration i
of the fifteenth anniversary of
the W. R. C. organisation. Mrs.
Mauger read a paper which was
lighly appreciated bv all present
n which she gave a history of
he local corps , and an account of
he work of charity has been ac
complished. Comrade Simanton
lelightfully entertained his aud-
encc with an account of his and
Sirs Simanton's trip in the Sunny
South , and gave a graphic de
scriptions of the forts and battle
fields they saw. As a closing
song Mrs. Mauger gave us "The
Army Bean" which the veterans
enjoyed , and loudly applauded.
Comrade Messier is desirous of
securing a monument for every
soldier of the war of sixty-one
whose resting place is unmarked
uul asked the co-operation of all
those present to report to him if
there are any unmarked grace
within their knowledge.
The C. E. society of the Chris-
tain church will give a 10 cent
lea in the south room of their
church on next Tuesday evening
from 5 to 8:30 : o'clock.
Thursday evening the A. O. U.
W. ana D. of II. orders had a
very interesting and enjoyable
meeting as a result of the contest
between the two factions working
on the new membership proposi
tion. An oyster supper w a s
given by the losing side , and a
fine program added more pleas
ure to the session. These popu
lar orders certainly deserve the
success they are attaining.
A dance and supper was given
' William Laukempcr at the
German ballon Wednesday even
ing. A large crowd was in at
tendance.
The K. L. of b. degree team
of the local council No. 1312 gave
an oyster supper and dance in the
Bode hall and the results were
very flattering. Their member
ship now numbers seventy-
The members II. S M and G.
G. clubs were the guests of Mil
dred Holland on last Saturda } '
evening at her home on North
Fulton street. She is a delight
ful entertainer and the evening
passed only too quickly for the
guests.
W i 1 m a Meyers entertained
about twenty-four of her school
friends on Friday evening. Var
ious games and refreshments
made the evening's pleasures
complete.
A New Industry.
A new process for the purpose
of whitening the flour has been
installed in the P. S. Ilencoclc
& Son's mill in this city for the
purpose of putting out the best
flour on the market. This new
method is called the Alsop Elec
trical Process and was installed
at a cost of $1500 , to satisfy
the demands of the public.
This enterprising firm employs
a force of from seven to ten men
allthetime. Their grades of
flour re the Sunflower , Alagnol
ia and Crown and they have
reached the height of perfection.
This mill ajjso makes Graham
Rye and Buckwheat flour , Fra-
rina breakfast food and al
kinds oi feed. These are hand
led by every merchant in towi
and deserve the patronage ol
every household in the city.
Elk Head.
The local order of Elk's this
week received a handsome gift
from Cody , Wyoming. It was in
the form of a perfect Elk's head
thedonor biin.r Fred Cain. The
members are certainly proud of
their new acquisition and have
placed it in a very prominent
position.
S. M. Philpot and wife of Hum-
boldt attended the funeral of J.J.
FTanner , in this city on Thursday.
Charlie Abbey Terribly Injnrcd.
Through the medium of the
associated press w o r d was
brought to Falls City that
Charles Abbey met with a very
severe1 accident in Washington
ast Tuesday evening. While
going to his home from his work
le was struck by a street ear
uul so badly hurt that his left
inn had to be amputated above
the elliow. The following1 from
the Washington Times gives the
details of the accident : "Olins.
Vbbey , thirty.nine years old
uul at one time the most popu-
ar member of the old National
League base ball club of this
city , this morning was injured
nterually , and his left arm so
lorribly mangled that physi
cians at the Emergency hospital
leemed it necessary to amputate
.he member.
Abb'ey was knocked down by
i car near fourteenth and F
streets nortliwest. He squirmed
elY the center of the tracks ,
lad lie not had presence of
nind and agility enough to do
this , it is likely he would have
been more severely injured. Be
fore he could get his left arm
off the tracks the front and rear
wheels passed over it below the
elbow and ground it into pieces.
Abbey's chest and abdomen \\ere
also struck by the fender.
An ambulance was summoned
from the Emergency hospital
and Dr. White made a hasty ex
amination. His arm was ampu
tated soon after arriving at the
institution. At noon he was re
ported ; ts doing as well as
could be expected , and resting
quietly.
Abbey was the star right
fielder of the Nationals under
the Wagner regime and endeared
himself to the hearts of the
patrons ofIhe seventh streeth
park by-his excellent fielding
and timely hitting , as well by
his exemplary and genial con
duct. He was biirn in the west
and made his debut in profes
sional ball with the Columbus
club. When the Wagners took
charge of the Nationals they iff
structed the manager to land a
good right fielder and Charlie
was secured.
About ten years ago he ac
cepted a position as the tnana-
ger of the Washington Post ,
where he has since been em-
ployed. "
Because of Charlie's desire
that his relatives in this city be
kept in ignorance of his acci
dent and condition , no word was
received by them until an ac
count of his disaster was seen
in the Kansas City papers. " A
telegram was received by his
father. W. W. Abbey , and his
sister , Mrs. C. F. Reavis , Sat
urday evening in response to
their inquiry that he was im
proving and would get well If
is the present intention to have
him come to Falls City as soon
as he can be removed that he
may spend his lime here unti
sufficiently recovered to resume
his work. Bad luck seems tc
be following Mr. Abbey as il
was just week before last thai
he lost a little son. His man }
friends here sympathize witl
him in his terrible calamity
and should he return to Falls
City to recuperate will do every
thing in their power to alleviate
his suffering and to hasten hit
recovery.
New Quarters.
James Ramsey is busy moving ,
his second hand store quarters
from his old location into the
building formerly occupied bj
O. J. McNall's grocery store thus
giving him added room and bet
ter quarters.
i Head End Collision.
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The people in this vicinity
were greatly shocked Tuesday
morning by the news of a wreck
which Occurred on the Mo. Pac.
railroad early that morning.
I Passenger train No. 10. ) going
north ran into a south bound
reight about half a mile south
if Straussville about 2 o'clock ,
freight train was heavily loatl-
(1 and had lakon ou .several
ars at Straussville , which is
ust beyond the heavy grade be-
ween this station and that of
Verdon. After pulling out of
Ui'aussA'ille aluiost a half mile ,
Conductor Wamsley of the
might remembered that he was
tinning on the passenger's time
ind ordered clown brakes and
0 reverse. Being heavily
oaded and on the grade it took
some lime to stop the train
However , this was accomplished
1 ml Ihe train had just slarted lo
iack into Straussville and lake
Ihe siding when No. 10f ) came
i round Ihe sharp curve and
struck Ihe freight with a crash ,
warning could be given lo
llic on coming passenger , Ihe
supposition ou their part being
that Hie track was clear. Had
I been a straight stretch of
track this terrible catastrophe
could probably have been avcrt-
dhul , the location is such althis
mint that Ihe track is scarcely
n sight at : iny great length of
Hpace between Falls City and
Verdon.
Naturally the greater damage
would befall the fast moving
ijassenger. The engine and bag-
g ) ' car were lolal wrecks ,
while the mail car was almost
demolished The baggage car
was telescoped , the tender plow
ing clear through its entire
length , scattering the baggage
and tearing up two thirds of the
mail car.
M. A. Anderson of Omaha was
riding the blind baggage and
was driven clear through the
car. killing him instantly. The
baggage man was asleep on his
bunic and was pinned down by
two heavy trunks above his
head. Had the obstruction gone
one foot farther two livfs would
have been ended instead of the
one. As it was the blood of M.
Anderson was scattered over
baggage and baggage man , who
thought it was oil dripping on
him until further investigation
proved this idea to be erroneous.
With great presence of mind
and extraordinary strength , the
baggage man extricated hi nisei i
from the debris. He sustainrel
several ugly cuts on the face
and head but was otherwise'un-
Injured , which is almost a mir
acle.
Conduclor J. Hall. Express
Messenger O. II. Trueblood
Fireman O. Wilcoxson and Engineer -
gineer A. McCatnbridge , of tin
passenger crew , received sligh
injuries. The crew on the
fn-iglii train jumped and sus
lained very few injuries Nine
cattle were killed in a horrible
manner and were lying arotim
with the crushed up lumber am
iron. However neither trains
left the track.
The wreck seemed bad enougl
in the darkness but was far more ,
so when day dawned. The
wrecking train arrived on the
scene about 7 o'clock and pro
ceeded with their clearing work.
The mail car and one engine
were brought to the local yards
as was several of the wheels
and other iron , but the baggage
car was too badly wrecked to
be moved , being smashed tea
a t o 111 s. Several passengers 3
were fadly shakenamong whom i
was Dr B. F. Builey of Lincoln.
M.A.Anderson who sustained 1
loath was a young man of about
25 years and was on his way to
lis home in Omaha , lie came
n on the Portland , was well
Iressed and had.sufficient money
on his person to have paid his
faro to Omaha. He was a mem
) f the 1. O. O. l < \ fraternal order
uid a mechanic association A
nomoramlum was found in his
coat pocket containing informa-
ion as to his journey. From
this it was learned that he ar
rived in this city Monday e 'en-
ing on the B. & M. flyer. His
eel were both cut off , his hands
sustained a low scratches , a
heavy bruise on his forehead
ind a horrible gash cut over his
eft eye. Death was surely in
stantaneous thus relieving the
leceased of much suffering.
The body was brought to the
.imlcrtaking parlors of Restorer
fcSons whore it was cared for
i n d shrouded. An elegnnt
casket was provided , the Odd
RVllows showing their true char-
icier of brotherhood in provid
ing for all theexpenses incurred.
His brother in Omaha was coin-
uunicated with and early on
Wednesday morning Ihe corpse
was sent to Omaha for the last
sad rites. Within twenly-four
lionrs M. A. Anderson , full of
ife and vitality , suffered a tor
riblc death and his remains
were on their silent journey to
the final resting place.
District Court.
After fourdays spent in hear
ing the testimony in the case of
Gaudy against Wiltse the jury
returned a verdict for $1,000 in
favor of Wiltse. The case of the
State against Burk was a rape
case that attracted an audience
limited onlv to the capacity of
the court room. The case was
given to the jury Friday evening
the jury was unable to agree and
was discharged by the court late
Saturday night. Judge Kclligar
replaced Judge Raper on the
bench Monday morning and heard
the case of The Gciser manu
facturing company against Roy
King , this was a controversy
about a threshing outfit that was
brought to a sudden end by the
court instructing the jury to re
turn a verdict for the plaintiff in
the sum of $787.60. The two
cases of Fink against Fiik : were
to have been the next cases but
the parties got together and
settled the matter out of court.
Fredrick pgainst Buckminister , a
controversy about a road , was de
cided in favor of the plaintiff.
The last case to be tried this
week is Heineman against Wall
arising out of the building of
the Wahl block. The case wil
probably consume the rest of the
week after which the jury will be
discharged.
The present term has been the
longest held in the county fo
years , the jury having been a
work constantly for a month
About half the cases on the
docket have been disposed of
One of the judges will retun ;
next week to hear equity matters
among which will be Tjaden
against Leonig ; Kinsey against
Kinsey and Scott against Dahlia .
During part of this week both
Judges lui'-e been hearing matters
Judge Kelligar in the main court
'room with the jury and Judge
Raper in the county court room
hearing drainage and equity
cases.
Brethren Church.
Services at 11:0(1 ( a. in. nnel
7:150 : p. m. Morning subject ,
"What Prayer is to the Chris
tian. " Evening subject , "Whal
prayer does for the unconvert
ed. " Other services as usual
All are welcome.
E. E. HASKINS , pastor.
DIED.
On Tuesday evening occurred
he death of one of the oldest and
jest known of our citizens , when
acob J. Tanner dropped life's
bread and passed away , lie haslet
lot enjoyed the best of health at
ill times lately , but seemed ap-
> arently well the day of his
loath. He left tin * store of his
on , J. C. , about 11 o'clock Tucs-
; ! iy morning and died at his home
uddenly at & o'clock the same
veiling. The deceased was born
n Schafhausen. Ssvit/.erland , on
Oct. 27 , 1841. He came to Amer-
ca in 1857 and settled in St. Joe.
On June 2 , 1868 he was married
o Caroline Rucggc at that place.
le has been a resident of Falls
3ity since 1884 and has been iden-
ified with the business circles
iince then until quite recentl } ' ,
jcing the proprietor of the Tan-
icr implement store. On June
I , 1861 he enlisted in Company
3. , 1st Nebraska regiment cavalry
volunteer } ; , receiving an honor-
ible discharge at Omaha , his
crm of service expiring Aug. 24 ,
1864. The deceased was a meiu-
> erof the Masonic'ordor at Ilam-
Iton , MO. , who wired the local
order in this city to take charge
if the burial ceremonies He
was also a member of the German
society in this city.
The funeral services were held
it 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon
: rom the residence , conducted by
Rev. Manshart. Both of the
: ibovc named orders took charge
of the service's after leaving the
lioUse , interment being made in
the Stcele cemetery , a large con
course of sorrowing friends pay
ing their last tributes to the de
parted.
Living a quiet unassuming life
he made a host of friends who
grieve to learn of the demise of a
man of such sterling character.
Another has responded to the
roll call of departed veterans , the
taps have been sounded and we
hear only the dim echo of the
bugle's notes.
The deceased is survived by
his wife and five children : J. C.
and Clara M. Tanner of this city ;
A. A. Tanner of Humboldt ; Will
II. and Walter W. Tanner of
Arapahoe. , Although words can
not fill the vacant ctair nor bring
back life to the dear , stilled form ,
still we all extend to the bereavcd
ones our deepest sympathy , hop
ing these expressions will convey
the friendship and love of friends
through the brightness of earth's
happiness and the dull mists of
earth's sorrows.
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Wedding.
Goldic Fischer a n d George
Sandrock left last Thursday for
Lincoln mid Straui ) btrg , where
they were joined in the ties of
the wedding bonds. It was a very
quiet wedding witnessed by a few
intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Samlrock spent a few days with a
sister of the bride , residing in
Straumberg , returning to this
city Wednesday afternoon.
The bride is one of the charm
ing daughters of G. W. Fischer ,
residing southwest of thiscio ,
and is a general favorite on ac
count of her sunny disposition.
The groom is a young farmer of
excellent character. Mr. and
Mrs. Sandrock have the best
wishes and sincere congratula
tions of their friends for the hap
piest of married existence.
Presbyterian Church.
"A Beautiful Christian Char
acter and how Attained" win be
the subject at the Presbyterian
church Sabbaih morning.
Evening subj "Infant Bip-
tism. " Everyboily-invited.
S. W. Griffin , pastor.