THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MAY 4 , 1906. Whole No. 121
Remonstrances Filed.
A resistanceby remonstrance ,
to the granting of a license to
each and every saloon keeper ,
has been filed with the city
cleric. The recent light made
by the prohibition party has
not died down , these petitions
showing their activity in the
Held. These remonstrances are
almost alike in form and word
ing , varying little , if any , and
ask that no license to sell liquor
in any form , be granted by the
city council and mayor to their
petitions.
There are nine speciilc reas
ons set' forth in the remon
strances among which are the
following : That liquor had been
old by petitioners on Sunday ,
had been sold to habitual drunk
ards , had sold adulterated
liquor , had billard tables in the
saloon room , had allowed minors
to frequent their places , had
violated the state liquor laws ,
had not secured proper and suf-
ffcient signatures to their peti
tions and the publishing had
not been according to law.
This is the first time that
Falls City has ever experienced
such a situation and it is indeed
a great surprise to our citizens.
We understand that the peti
tioners have secured legal serv
ices and no doubt the hearing
will be held this week in order
to settle the affair
Rev. Haskins Resigns.
Rev. E. E. Haskins , who has
been pastor of the Brethren
church for almost three years
and who has been closely asso
ciated with numerous religious
movements in this city , deliver
ed his farewell sermon in the
local pulpit last Sunday even
ing.Rev.
Rev. Haskins has been a
faithful and energetic worker
ever since his residence in this
city , and has received well de
served success. He is a bril
liant , earnest and convincing
lecturer and is an excellent
leader. His new field in Kan
sas will enjoy , with his stay
among them , a man of such ex
cellent character and ability as
is not always found in a life
time.
Seven Confirmed.
Last Monday morning at 9:30 :
a. m. , Bishop Williams of Oma
ha confirmed a class of seven at
it
the Episcopal church in this
city.This
This beautiful ceremony is
one of the most solemn and im
pressive of any in the church
rites and is only conferred by
the bishop. The class last year
was slightly larges than tin
year. Rev. Smith assisted the
bishop in his work.
Those who thus entered as
members of the Episcopalian
faith were : Mrs. Spence , Mrs.
Haner , Margaret Ilaner , Lou
Bellman , Lelia Smith , Mrs ,
Sidney Spence a n d Rollen
Spence.
Bishop Williams Here.
Bishop Williams and wife of
Omaha were in this city during
the week , this being the season
ot his annual visit. While here
the bishop and his wife were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. 0
G. Hargrave at their elegan'
home on Lane street.
New Enterprise.
We notice from the Baradr
Breeze that a bank is soon to
be in operation in that village
Many new worthy institution
have been added there during
the past year , among which th
Barada Breeze is numbered , am
this new one speaks well fo
Barada.
DIED.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Goldner of
our city received thu sad news
Tuesday that their daughter ,
Mrs. Benice A. Whetstine , had
lied suddenly in Colorado ,
vhere she went ten days ago to
oin her husband , who had gone
here for his health.
Mr. Whetstine brought back
the body of his wife on Wednes-
lay , arriving over the Burling-
on at1.10 p. m.
Beiiice Albertha Goldner was
born in Germany , Nov. 14 , 1877 ,
ind came to the United States
with her parents. She was
inited in marriage to Thos. E.
Whetstine , October 10 , 1901.
Two children were born to them ,
daughter and a son , the
daughter dying at 15 months of
of age.
Mrs. Whetstine was received
nto the M. E. church at Palls
lity , .January 29 , 1899 , and was
a member at the time of her
death. She was 2S years , f >
months and 18 days of age.
She leaves a husband , an in
ant son , father , mother , broth
ers and sisters to mourn her
leparture.
The funeral services were
leld from the residence of her
: ather at 2:30 : p. m. on Thin-s
lay , May 3 , in charge ol Rev.
W. T. Cline. assisted by Rev.
Vlanshardt. The interment
.ook place in the Steele ceme
tery.
Married.
At the M. E. parsonage on
Wednesday at 3:30 : p. m. , May
2 ' 00 , John A. Whittle and Sarah i
E. Thompson were united in i
narriage by Rev. W. T. Oline.
Claude Roe and May M. IIus-
totv were the attendants. A
few of the friends of the bridal I
party were present.
The groom resides at Brock ,
Nebr. , and the bride at Falls
City. Their future home will
be at Brock.
Postponed.
The entertainment and pro
gram that was announced for
Thursday evening of last week ,
at t h e A. O. U. W. hall was
postponed on account of the
accident to Brother McFarland ,
who came so near losing his life
in the shaft being sunk east of
this city.
This program and social will 1
be an attraction for the A. O.
U. W. order and their wives on
Thursday evening , May' 10 , at I
their hall in this city. Remem
ber the date and be present to
enjoy the event.
Convalescing.
James McFarland , who was
so seriously injured at the
Pirate mine last week , is im
proving daily. With no com
plications his physician assures
the family that he will soon be
restored to health. It will
probably be some time howevei
before he will be in shape for
the hard work he is accustomei
to do. It was certainly a close
ell , and only his wonderlu
physique saved him irom death
New Church.
For almost a year plans have
been under way for the remod
eling and enlarging of the loca
Presbyterian church , and at
last the plans are close to being
perfected. The soliciting com
mittee has enjoyed good success
and it is thought that the worli
will be commenced in two or
three weeks.
Larger Force at Station.
On Wednesday the C. B. & Q
again resumed a day operator
at this station. J. W. White lias
been installed as the day presid
ing man of the key , while
William Neal is now night opera
tor.
City Affairs.
The old council met on Wed-1
nesday evening for the purpose
of closing , so far as possible ,
.he business affairs of the ciiyh
or the municipal year just
ended.
Chairman Windle called the
neeting to order , owing to the
ibsence of Mayor Leyda from
the city , who , however , had ar-
anged to meet with them later
, n tin ; evening upon his return.
Alter reading the minutes ,
icaring reports of the various
committees and auditing a few
stray bills that were presented ,
the finance committee submitted
lengthy report asking the
privilege of being continued for
a short time to complete their
work. They also asked that
they be allowed to make minor
charges in the report should
the same become necessary from
their farther investigation.
From the report submitted
every fund should be amply
supplied with case to meet any
obligation , and a neat balance
on hand to turn over to the new
administration. The total
amount in the various funds
amounted to something over
80,000. Should this amount of
cash be available , the new ad
ministration should certainly
be in shape for the numerous
needed improvements about our
city , after cashing all out
standing warrants.
We understand that an expert
accountant has been at work on
the records , going back for sov-
eral years , and the above re-
port is based upon his investi
gation. That there is not that
amount of cash on hand , the ad
ministration 'admit and will be
ready to report in detail at
their next meeting.
Mayor Leyda appeared upon
the bcenc during the report of
of the finance committee and
after the arrangement of a con-
tinuancefor the committee , pro
ceeded to swear in the newly
elected mayor , Prof. Barrett.
Mayor Leyda made a few clos
ing remarks to the council , set
ting forth the pleasure their aid
had added to his official labor ,
and telling them that after they
had served the public long
enough to be retired , as he and
Councilman Powell had been , it
would be with the same degree
of pleasure.
Dr. Fast was then adminis
tered the oath of office , and
Mayor Barrett announced his
appointments , which in time
were confirmed by the council.
The bonds of those who were
required to furnish them , were
submitted and the same ap
proved. After the organization
was completed , the question of
granting saloon licences came
up and as remonstrances had
been filed against each and
every applicant , both sides be
ing represented , it was agreed
that the time of hearing should
be Monday , May 7 , at H o'clock.
Nothing being filed against
the brewer } ' or the drug stores ,
action was taken on these appli
cations and license granted the
former with permits to the latter
We understand that this is
the first time that action has
been taken against the saloons
in this city and the result will
be watched with interest.
Humane Society.
While cleaning house you will
probably run across old cloth
ing which you do not wish to
retain. If you will notiiy Officer
Ilershey or Deputy Marts they
will be glad to call for them in
the service of the Humane
society.
i Society News.
I Mr. and Mrs. 10. II. Towlo en *
i tcrtained the Tournament whist
, club last Saturday evening.
I After playing three rounds the
) scores were averaged and it was
found f two couples tied for the
honors 1 : they were D. D. Keavis
with Mrs. Towle , and 13. H.
Towle with Mrs. 13 , 1. Keavis.
Charley Ilargrave and Miss May
Maddox secured the consolation
honors. Elegant refreshments
completed an eujo3-able evening.
Miss Maud Davis entertained
about forty of her young friends
at her home ot : Monday evening.
All of the young people wore
masquerade suits , and there was
the t usual fun and interest in
guessing "who was who. " Re
freshments were served.
The Ladies auxiliary of the
Cemetery association met with
Mrs. W. S. Korner on Tuesda } ' .
After some routine business , offi
cers for the ensuing years were
elected. As all of the old officers
had proven so competent and
faithful , they were unanimously
re-elected , as follows : Mrs. J. W.
Holt , president ; Mrs. Ernst Bode
vicepresident ; Mrs. Keller , trea
surer ; Mrs. John Powell , secre
tary ; and Miss Margaret Steele ,
assistant secretary. The meet
ing adjourned to convene with
Mrs. George Holland , the first
Tuesday in May.
Last Tuesday morning Miss
Floy McMillan entertained at
early breakfast in honor of her
friend Miss Jessie Odcll of Fullerton -
erton , Nebr. Nine covers were
laid and an elegant four course
breakfast served.
Mrs. Andrew Cameron enter
tained about thirt3'-fivc ladies , at
a Kensington , on Saturday after
noon. An afternoon of unalloyed
pleasure was enjoyed by all ,
while the clegantl } ' served
luncheon ] added to the other
pleasures.
The members of the mission
ary society of the M. IS. church
were entertained on Friday eve
ning by Mrs. Ralph P. Roberts.
Various amusements crowded the
evening's pleasures full , to over
flowing. |
On Wednesday evening a May
party was given by the M. E.
Kensington at the home of Miss
Nellie Shock. About sixty
quests enjoyed one of the most
delightful evenings of the sea
son. The lawn was beautifully
illuminated by Japanese lanterns
and this was only a hint of what
was awaiting within. Here the
scheme was very successfully
carried out in apple blossoms and
violets. The Ma } ' queen cordial
ly greeted the quests. The par
lors were profusely decorated
with garlands , wreaths and
boqucts of apple blossoms.
Fruice was served throughout
the evening by the apple blos
soms and violet maidens. The
decorations of the dinning room
were very effective. The May
pole in the center ot the table ,
festooned with violets was es
pecially beautiful. Dainty re
freshments were served carrying
out the color scheme. Great
credit is due the hostess and com
mittee for the very charming
evening of pleasure.
"Sorosis" met with Mrs. Chas.
Ilargrave Wednesday April 25th.
An interesting program was
givenMrs. . Steele's subject be
ing "Women in Agriculture" ;
Mrs Win. Wilson's "Heroines of
Fiction. " Refreshments were
served by the hostess. Club will
meet with Mrs. Hitnmelreich
May 9th.
The Friends in Council will
meet this evening with Miss
Hanks. A program will be rend
ered consisting of music and
Readings.
A crowd of young ladies took
their supper Wednesday and
went to the pretty home of Mrs.
J. L. Cleaver and enjoyed a most
pleasant evening.
The scholars of the first and
second primar- rooms at the
Central school enjoyed a most
pleasant outing at Kvergrcen
Height Tuesday evening.
Flowers in Public Square.
The members of the Woman's
club have followed their excel
lent plan of last year in beauti
fying the public places , by
planting their flower garden
west of the library building , on
Tuesday of this week. The
bare , vacant lot was trans
formed into a place of beauty
by the untiring work of the
ladies of this club , and the pub
lic is certainly indebted to them
for their efforts.
Floater at Rulo.
While at work on the rip.rap
ping of the Missouri river bank
about three miles southeast of
Rule some of the workmen found
a body floating in the river and
brought it to shore. This hap
pened about 3 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon , and the coroner
being notified , Sheriff Fenton
and Dr. Reneker arrived at the
scene shortly after o'clock.
The body had probably been
in the water fourteen or fifteen
days and was beyond recogni
tion. A plate attached to a
key ring found in the pocket of
his clothing was inscribed , "D.
Campbell , Marshall , Brownville
Neb. " . -
Sheriff Fenton immediately
wired to the justice of the peace
at Brownville , but he knew of
no such a name or party. Ac
cordingly the corpse was buried
by the coroner's directions at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning in
the Rule cemetery. As close as
can be judged , the man was
about 20 years of age , was well
built and of medium size.
Freight Wreck.
A freight train on the M. P.
was wrecked about 10:30 : Wed
nesday morning , between this
city and Reserve , Kansas.
The accident occurred at the
bridge south of here where
workmen had been repairing
the track. The train did not
stop in time , coining too close
to the weakened bridge- , being
the cause. The engine turned
turtle in the creek bed , while
six freight cars were turned
over on the other side of the
track. Strange to say , no one
was injured which is certainly
very fortunate considering the
enlent of damage. The alter-
noon M. P. Passenger trains
came in over the C. B. & Q.
line.
Rev. Smith to St. Luke's
Sunday morning Rev. Henry
Henton Smith delivered h i s
farewell sermon at the Episco.
pal church , of which Inhas
been pastor for several years.
He accepted a call to tfie St.
Luke's church at Lincoln. Neb ,
and assumed that pastorate on
Tuesday.
Rev. Smith has that pleasant ,
sociable tempermant which in
variably wins firm and lasting
friends and Falls City folk , not
only in the church but on the
outside as well , regret the de
parture of such a man. He is
one of the ablest men in the
ninistry and has unbounded suc
cess in his church work. While
we arc sorry of his decision to
remove from our midst , still we
wish him unlimited opportuni
ties in his new field.
A FALSE VIEW.
On the Sunday following the
appalling disaster at San Fran
cisco clergymen all over the na
tion preached the doctrine of an
avenging God. San Francisco
was wicked and God had des
troyed it because of its iniquity
they said. I would hate that
kind of God. San Francisco was
wicked , but no more so than
other coast cities. What do you
think the good people of the
itricken city , and there are many
thousands of good people in San
Francisco , would think of a just
God who would destroy their
property , take the lives of thcri
friends and families , to satisfy
his vengeance against those who
are wicked ? Nonsense. It is
such narrowness that retards the
progress of Christianity. It is
such perverted views of God that
keeps men from becoming follow
ers of the Christian religion.
The hand of God is seen in the
jreat heart of the American
people sending train load after
train load of provisions to the
lestitute and suffering. I would
rather believe in a God that
taught the lessons of charity ,
that placed in the heart of Imman-
und the love of its fellow and
exemplified the great enduring
brotherhood of man , than to be-
icvc in a monster who would im
poverish hundreds of thousands
ind bring untold grief and suf-
rering to the pure and innocent.
Bill McCray has a brand of'iii-
: elligcnce that is not often seen
out of a state institution. He
was the mover of proposition to
p a y the judgement obtained
against tie ) county in the bridge
cases , and then introduces a
resolution to the effect that the
plaintiffs would not have re
ceived half as much as they got
if they had made a settlement
with the county instead of con
sulting a lawyer. Therefore ,
resolves William the wise , all
claimants for damages are here
after invited to make settlements
with the board instead of em
ploying a lawyer in order that
their recovery shall be one half
what they otherwise would get.
This should be a very productive
resolution for the lawyers.
A team of horses for sale , in
quire at Heck's feed store.
Mines. Jesse and Bcnj. Law
are visiting with relatives in
TableRock , Nebr.
Frank Witt on Koutc 5 remem
bered Tin1 Tribune in a substan
tial manner Monday.
The Colts played Slmbert on
Monday at that village defeat
ing them 22 to _ H > . Slow game.
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John Hershberger while in
town Monday gave this office a
bright new dollar on subscrip
tion.
M. C. Hoover one of Salem's
most genial citzens was a pleas
ant caller at these quarters last
Saturday morning.
We were the recipients of a
call from E. A. Obcrst during
the week , consequently another
dollar remained in our possession
on subscription.
Will Veacli and wife are the
proud parents of a pair of twins ,
a son and daughter , which were
born on Wednesday evening ,
Dr. Miner was in attendance.
W. A. Jlossach writes us that
he will take up Ins Rosebud claim
in South Dakota Ibis week. Will
is getting along splendidly , and
his many friends here will be
pleased to know that he can now
walk without his cane.
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