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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MAY n , 1906. Whole No. 122 Death Record. It is not always that the passing away of one individual casts a cloud of sorrow , enclos ing nearly all the community as is in the demise of Warren Clark Schaible. A young man just viewing the opening grandeur and bright , ness of earth's possibilities not knowing the full noonday of life's ever varying field of action , called to have his life's star melt into the effulgence oi a perfect day , just across the Border Land. We see the pass ing brightness of young and helpful manhood growing dim , but who may say , "Stay Thy hand/ ' Thus shall the sorrowing ones remember , not forgetting the loved ones gone before , but cherishing the memory of one whom it was their privilege to know and love for twenty-one years. Warren Clark Schaible , son of M. J. Schaible and wife , was born in Falls City , Neb. , Dec. 10 , 188-1 , and died Saturday , May 5 , 1900. aged 21 years , -I months ami 25 days. He attended the Falls City Uigh school , the business col lege and studied jewelry for six months in Kansas City. Warren Schaible was an exemplary - emplary young man of promise. He had a worthy ambition to dc something in the worlel and tc render service to his fellows , but sickness undermineel his physical strength. Whenever he was able he re sumed his work. He was converted and uniteel Tvith the' M. E. church July 7 , 1901 , and lived a consistent life , The day of his death he said , "I am reaely to go. " The funeral services were held from the M" . E. church al 2:30 Monday afternoon in the presence of a large audience and in charge of Rev , W. T. Cline. L Pall bearers were from amonfj 1w B f * the close friends of the depart ed , being Clare Foster , B. Free Riechers , Guy Greenwald , Thos Davies , Clyde Ramel and James Jacquet. Honorary pall bearers were Misses Mildred Holland Ethel Cade , Myrtal Ramel. Con Plumb , Mattie Shock and Edm Crook , The interment took place ii the Steele cemetery. Susan Homer Shaffer wai born in Somerset county. Penn. August 11 , 18-10 , and died h Falls City , Nebraska , on Frida ] May1 , 1900 , aged 05 years , I months and 23 days. She united in marriage Oct 21) , IbOl , to Francis Shaffer. Ii the spring they moved to Car roll county. 111. , coming to Fall : City in the year 1S09. The ; resided on the Shaffer farm a Silver Creek until four year ago when they moved to thi city.Mrs. Mrs. Shaffer was the rnothe of ten children , seven of when are living , three having pre ceded her to the great beyond She was a consistant christiai and a member of the Brethrei church. She was noted for he good works and her death wil be mourned by many. Funeral services were hel from the Brethren church o Sunday afternoon , at 2 p. in , ( conducted by her pastor , Rev - F- B. E. Haskins. Interment i the Silver Creek cemetery , j large concourse of sorrowin friends followed her to her las resting place. Those attending Mrs.Shaffer funeral from other places wen A. M. Homer and wife , of Cai lisle , Neb. ; Ada Morris , Beaver City : Earl Shaffer and wife , Council BlutVs , Iowa ; Mrs. Weller and daughter of Stella. Mrs. Veach and Dottie Sage were called to Reserve last Saturday alternoon to attend .ho funeral of Rob't. Cornelison vho died of typhoid fever. Eight weeks ago his daughter Violet , was buried , being un able to overcome this dread lisease , and the wife and son ire new lying in a critical con- lition with typhoid fever. Wireless Telegraph Station. Brooks & Dale , agents for the American De Forest Wireless L'elegraph Co. , of Kansas City , Mo. , this week rented an office room of P. II. Jussen , above the Wahl & Parchen store , and will be in full operation soon. This s something new for Falls City. . M. I ' Falls City Bottling Works. In its infancy this institution ittracted but little attentioneven n this city , and its product was united to "pop" of various colors. A little energy and push brought encouraging results , as it will in in } undertaking in the line of igitimate business. The product of the Falls City jottling Works were in demand from surrounding territory and necessitated an increased plant. Time brought this , and a profit able industry was established. Last fall W. II. Putnam & Son of Geneva , Nebr. , were looking or a location to establish an in- lustry of this kind and were at tracted to this city from facts learned regarding the progress nade in this establishment. Aftei i careful investigation they be- jan negotiations withjMr. Lachei 'or the plant and closed the deal ast October. The } ' took poss ession at once. John Putnam noving here and taking charge , A couple of months later W. II , Putnam and family arrived. In looking over the plant the } saw many needed improvement : and their faith in this territor } was strong enough to induce their early installment until near ! y $1500 has been expended ir lew and modern machinery Among them we find a Crowr Soda Machine an Automatii Darbonator and the latest aii ( most convenient bottle washer ot the market. They have increased the facili ties until the capacity nov reaches 300 cases per day and tin variety of drinks includes every thing known to the soda am mineral waters. By the establishment of this small industry a few years ago Falls , City has now gained t\v < enterprising citizens , and having purchased the- fine home of F. W Cleveland we conclude they an here to stay and we certainl ; wish them abundant success. Field Day Meet. The Somtheastern Nebraski and Richardson County Fiel < meet was held in llumboldt las Saturday afternoon. The Iligl Schools participating in tin Southeastern were , llumboldt Falls City , Pawnee City , Au burn , Tecumseh and Nebrask City. Pawnee City won firs in the former and with Hum boldt first , Falls City second , ii the county contest. The local utheletes from th High School were Edgar Shock Louis Rhodewald , Sterlini Falloon , Blaine Yoder , Bayan Greenwald and Roy Jenkins and each and every contestan did excellent work. Judge Gagnon and Col. L Knickerbocker spent Thursday a the Miles ranch near Dawson. Society News. The tournament whist club met with Mr. and Mrs. Charles llargravc Friday night of last week. An evening of unalloyed enjoyment was had by those present , at the close of which dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Hargrave. Mrs. O. Wachtel planned a surprise party for her father , Mr. Harmon , last Saturday after noon at her home in the east part of town. The event was in honor of Grandpa Harmon's seventy-third birthday and was certainly a success. A bout fifteen of his old German friends and neighbors were present and a pleasant time enjoyed. Six o'clock luncheon was served by the hostess , assisted by Mrs. John Mosiman , which was a model of perfection. The guests presented Granda Harmon with eight dollars in money as a birth day gift which was received with kindness and appreciation. The members of the II. S. M- C. were entertained last Satur day evening , by Leah Poteel. She is a charming hostess and the evening was one of contin ual pleasure. Refreshments were served during the evening. Mrs. E. 12. Mettz was hostess to the L. B. T. Club on Wednes day afternoon. The guests en joyed the royal hospitality of their hostess , it being one of their most pleasant meetings. May Schmelxel entertained the Presbyterian Juniors at a picnic party at her home last Saturday afternoon and the little ones en joyed an extremely pleasant time in this popular summer amuse ment way. The Misses Cleaver will enter tain the young Ladies Kensing- of the Presbyterian Church this evening. The Red Side in the C. E. con test at the Presbyterian church entertained the White Side in honor of Miss Ethel Parchen at the home of Mabel Greenwald last Monday evening. There had been a picnic on Evergreen heights planned but owing to the inclement weather could not be carried out. At The C. B. &Q. Station. The auditor was at work all day Wednesday assisting ir checking up the cashier's work , at the B. & M. station in this city. Bert Harpster has beer promoted from cashier here tc the position of cashier at Bea. trice. J. W. White , day opera tor was promoted to the posi. tion of cashier at the local station , the clmnge taking place Wednesday evening. Hr. Harp ster left Thursday morning lei his new work leaving manj friends to regret his departure , and that of his wife who wil join her husband in a fev weeks. Colts Defeated St. Joseph. The Colts , as is consislen with their past records , woi out in the ball game played a Poteet park last Sunday after noon. The St. Joseph tean needed practice or the ability t < play , as the game was too one sided to be up to our usual in teresting contests. Our boys made a double ii each of the first three innings Score stood 11 to 3 in favor o Falls City when the last inninf was finished. Fast ball is tin Colts motto and they generall1 bear that in mind. How woult a game with Troy strike you ? Mr. Beck has resigned hii position as manager of tin Moore pharmacy and left tin first of the week for Omaha. . Scuool Meeting. The school board met Tuesday evening to receive the report of the accountant as to the condi tion of its finances , the result of which report is published else where. After a general discus , sion , measures were suggested as to the proper course for the board to pursue in the matter. David Reavis , the retiring member , said a few words to the board before ceasing to be a member , and the board spoke in high terms of his unselfish ser vice to the district. vThe new board then organized by .Mrs. Foster and Dr. Mathers qualifying , after which Prof. Tobie was elected superintend , ent to succeed Prof. Pillsbury , at > salary of $1,200. Miss Beck was elected Principal of the Central school , at a salary of $05 per month. V. G. Lyford was elected president of the board and Harry Ouster was elected secretary. The board adjourned until later at which time it will determine upon a plan of procedure looking to the settlement of the shortage in the treasury. Saloon Hearings. The Mayor and council have been hearing the remonstrances iiled against issuing licenses to the several saloon keepers all week. The hearing is being lield in the court room and a large crowd is in constant at tendance. The Nufer case was the ilrst to be heard after which Frederick , Harnack , Lollman , Flerbster and Schoenheit were beard in the order named. The evidence has been sen. ; > atioaa ! though a few boys have testified concerning purchases of liquor made by them. The several lawyers have been more or less peppery all week and such gentle terms as liar scroundel and like evidences of endearment have * been quite ordinary. The Mayor and coun. cil have acted with perfect fair ness to all interested parties and have looked and acted on guestions of evidence as though they knew all about it whether they do or not. Licenses wurt witheld until after all the cases were submitted. The cases were all submitted Wednesday noon and the conn cil in secret session grantee licenses to Frank Nufer , Petei Frederick , William Harnack Fred Herbster and 0. Schoen licit. The application ol Josepl Lollman was denied and his license refused. The remon strators took an appeal and tin saloons will remain closed unti the appeal is heard in the dis trict court sometime next week Baccalaureate Sermon. The senior class have extend ed Rev. Griffin an invitation t ( deliver the baccaulaureate ser mon to be held in the Methodis church on Sunday evening , Ma ) 27th. We know that what Rev Griffin will have to say will b < extremely interesting and in structive. The Musicale. The Musicale given by tin Christian Kndeavorors of tin Christian church last Tuesday evening was a decided success The lieu e was crowded am those present were not disap pointed as the best of the loca talent was employed. Eacl and every number wils perfect giving pleasure to all. Tin society cleared about twent dollars. Jake Norris and Fred Oswal < are leaving this week for Mon tana , where they will spend th summer. City Treasurer Short. Rumors have been Hying thick and fast for the past two weeks with reference to the condition of the city treasury. These ru mors had sufficient foundation for the school and city authori ties to call in an expert account ant to make an investigation ol the books. So far as the books were attainable , the accountant made his examination , the re sult of which , shows the treas urer to be short in the neighbor , hood of $11,000. which is about equally divided between t h e school district and the city. The shortage runs through about three years or during the Lcrm of the present incumbent. It is not believed that either the city or district will lose any of the money , as Mr. Bode has given good bonds each year. What the next move will be is not disclosed to the public. riie difficulty comes as a great shock to our people-as Mr. Bode ias always been held in the lighest esteem by the communi- , y. The Tribune hoped that the report ol the accountant would disprove the rumors and we'rcgrct exceedingly that our lopes are destroyed. Neither the city nor the district can af- 'ord to lose the money and prompt action should be taken .o recover the same. Team Runs Away. A team belonging to Mrs. Steele caused considerable ex citement on Main street last Friday noon. They were at- Ladied to the spraying outfit which was returning from a demonstation on the Gilligan : ruit farm when the accident happened- The tongue slipped through the neck yoke and frightened the team , just east of the E. E. .James Poultry house. They became unmanagable and turning the corner dashed down Main street. Several vehicles and wagons were , on Stone street at the time but their drivers managed to got out of the way. The runaways started to turn east at the City hotel cornet but the driver. IJert King , see ing a buggy and horse standing in the path managed to veei their course baclc to Main. They came on south and started towards the Christian Church front entrance steps , The reporter saw the driver , with rare skill and presence oi mind , guide the horses in sue ! a manner that one passed or one side of the corner telegraph pole and the other horse on the opposite side in such a mannei that the tongue of the wagoi did not strike square and caus ed considerable less damage thai had it been otherwise. Om horse was thrown down and tin driver was thrown in the aii about three teet but not seriou" ly injured. Aside from a brok en wagon tongue and torn liar ness no other damage resulted Bert King deserves especia commendation on his pluck am skill. Find Coal. The Pirate Mining Co. reachec its coal bed Tuesday evening The vein is a little more thai eight inches thick and is of tin best variety. A buggy loa < was brought to town Weelnesda ; morning and our citizens trice it with the best results. It ii the intention of the company t < drift along the vein , sellim. enough coal to pay running ex penses. There is little doub that the vein will increase in siz < with the drift and that the com pany has a big thing in sight. Buggy Tipped Over. While coming out of the Steele Cemetery a horse became un manageable and getting too near the side of the road the buggy was tipped over , the grade beingt-o sideling. Misses Mary and Beulah Russell and Orrie French were thrown from the buggy , receiving severe bruises. Miss French sustained the more serious bruises being quite badly hurt. The horse was stopped about a quarter of a mile from where the accident happened. Being in such a crowd it was miraculous that the girls were not trampled to death. Among The Officials. The various ofllces at the Court house have had heavy routine work most of the week. The Judge hasn't been as busy as usual , no marriage Ii. cences being issued-this cool weather must be a freeze out. One case has been filed with Chas. Loree. Pearl Stout , di vorce. Council proceedings have held sway in the courtroom. Their house cleaning is near- iug its close. C. F. Vaught returned to Stella Monday. A. R. Smith was over from Sabetha , Ks. , Friday. Chas. D. Nixon and II. C. Ford were in town Wednesday eve. - - -4 * - Francis Withee was among the Stella visitors here this week. P. O. Aver } ' was omong the. llumboldt visitors here Tuesday. - J. M. Shaw of Hiawatha spout several days here the first of this week. L. L Corn of Vcrdon was the guest of George Hall during the week. - * - Clifford Uarnett of Omaha was the guest of Falls City friends Sunday. - A. J. Kelly was among the Uarada visitors to the county seat this week. Oswald , the photographer , will put in a gallery at Shubcrt. for a few weeks. John Schuetx. of Barada was here loeking after business inter ests last Monday. - * Harry Crooks of Hiawatha was the guest of friends here on Tuesday evening. * Jesse Whctstine attended the meeting of the grand lodge of K. of P's held in Lincoln this week. - * Iv V. Kaul'fman , the enterpris ing manager at the Sycamore Springs , spent Wednesday with Falls City friends. Janitor Ruegge is busily en gaged in killing the dandelions in the court yard it seems to be an all summer job. W. S. Leyda and wife went to Lincoln Wednesday where he attended a meeting of the grand lodge of the K. of P's. A baby girl arrived at the residence of P. H. Hermes and wife last Friday morning. It is is the only girl that says papa. - - fc- Shield's Brothers moved their cafe into their new quarters yesterday , and in a few days will have everything in firstclass order. Wm. McPherson , wife and daughter returned the first o the week from La GrandOregon. They say Falls City is good enough for them.