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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
Vol. Ill FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , JUNE 15 , 1906. Whole No. 127
Sunday School Picnic.
T h e members of Sunday
school of the German Evangel
ical church enjoyed a picnic at
Dr. Fast's grove hut Tuesday.
The day was bright and plea
sant and afforded them perfect
picnic weather , while the lunch
received the usual attention.
Married.
We received an at home card
Tuesday announcing the mar
riage of Olive Josephine Wilson
of Bertram ! , Nebr.and , George
Leroy Sears of this city , which
occurred June Gth. This is
souiewhal of a surpri/.e as Ihe
couple slole a march on us , but
the congratulations are sincere ,
although a trille late. The
bride is well known in Bertram !
and enjoys a large circle of
friends among their best people.
The groom is known here by
everyone as George , and enjoys
many friends. Mr. and. Airs.
Sears will be at home after July
Isl al Berlrand , Nebraska.
The Pipe of Peace.
On Sunday June 2nd Ihe Sac ,
Fox and Iowa Indians soulh of
Margrave's Ranch , had a grave
yard cleaning , which is a very
inleresting event. Bob Rule
and Thomas Frank were visitors
there during this affair , and
were very prominent at the
feast.
Having brought eight or ten
pups with them they evidently
expected to get in on the fam
ous dog soup but were a trifle
* . late.
However they received their
shares of the chicken and corn
soup which filled the bill to per.
fection. Messers Rule a n d
Frank had snap shots taken of
themselves , smoking the Peace
pipe , which is something not
many people have enjoyed , in
view of the Indians attitude to
ward the white race.
The Colts At Verdon.
The Falls City Colts we are
talking of our buse ball team
M went to Verdon last Sunday
where they played in the after
noon with their nine. Despite
the fact that two or three of our
regular players were absent ,
the game was all coming our
way. Sears and Meyers did the
best of battery work for Ihe
Colts and had it not been for
costly errors behind them and
i bias umpire decisions , they
would have had a shut out or
Verdon. Sears twirled em and
Meyers gobbled em and it look
ed bad for Verdon , although
they had secured a Sabelhr
pilcher and other outside play
ers. Foster and Foehling shu <
off any designs on third base ,
while Glines and Heck on firsl
and second tipped them out in
the neatest kind of a manner ,
Cornell covered his portion oi
the field "joost like glue" and
did it well. Gagnon and liar ,
vey Foehlinger took everything
thai came Iheir way. Meyers
made a neat home run on a hit ,
which the all-wise umpire con
siderately called a foul ball
after Ray had crossed the home
plate. Sears makes good any
where and pitched like an olt"
timer. Score stood 8 lo 4 ir
favor of Falls City at the end ol
the game and all is well.
There was a large sized crowt
in atlendance showing Ihe pee
pie's interest in "the boys" ant
encouraging them in this in
teresting game. Verdon peoph
should have passed the hat , foi
Sherman Byerly's stanch boost
ing.
Mrs. A , Graham and daughte
Maud visited with her brothe
Sam Martin at Ashland , last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Seriously Injured.
Martin Sullivan received word
the first of the week of the serious
condition of his son Dan. at
iSflingham , Kansas , who was the
victim of an accident. Mr. Sulli
van and daughter Mary left im
mediately , upon receipt of the
word , for that place.
Operated On.
Dr. Yutzy received word from
his son II. C. Yutsy at Waseca.
Minn , that he had been compell
ed to undergo an operation for a
tumor on the left arm , and will
probably have to submit to a se
cond one. We sincerely hope
that there will be no serious re
sults from these operations and
that II. C. will soon regain good
health.
A Narrow Escape.
Mrs. William Lonkmper hud
a very narrow escape Irom
death Tuesday morning in a
run away. She was driving in
to town when her horse became
Iriglitcuod at a sand pile north
of Werner & Mosunan's and
started to run. The lady pluckily -
ily kept him in the middle of
the road until she reached the
bank corner when lie turned
sharply east throwing the buggy
and Mr * . Lonkinper over on the
sidewalk and against the Rich
ardson County bank building.
Had it not been for the top of
the buggy she would undoubted
ly been killedas it was she was
badly bruised and her head cut.
She was taken to Dr. Burchard's
office where her injuries were
dressed.
District Court.
District court has been grind
ing away for the past two weeks
with Judge Raper on the-bench
last week and Judge Kelligar
this week. The most important
cases that have been tried have
been .Jacob Beep against The
First National bank of Hum-
boldt arising out of the Samuel-
son failure , the plaintiff recov-
inga judgment against the bank
for $5.700 and costs. There arc
still several of these cases tc
be tried. Blauer against Ristj
an appeal case from Ilumboldt
was decided in favor of the de-
fcndant. The criminal case oi
the State against Burk , the
Rule rape case , was decided
against the defendant. Nc
sentence has yet been passed.
The attorneys are preparing the
case for the supreme court.
Complaint against the Burling ,
ton was decided in favor of the
railroad company. It is ex
pected that the court will last
two or three weeks yet. Among
the important cases yet to be
heard are the Miles will case
and the State against Irvii :
Bode.
Ball Boys Making Good.
Gus Ruegge and Tom Poteel
are making good in Hastings ,
We have always contended that
these young men are fast enough
for Western league ball and
that they would shine if given
a chance So far both of them
have lielded without an error
and have batted well. Gus has
not lost a game though he has
been pitching against the besl
ameteur teams in the west. The
following clipping is taker
irom a Hastings paper : "Nevei
did a Nick Carter pull himseli
out of the hole more effectively
than did Ruegge in the tentl :
inning of game with Gram
Island yesterday. His supper
had weakened and things looker
disastrous , but Ruegge onlj
grinned. The result was the
next two batters struck out and
Hastings had won a to 4 , th <
game closing with three Grand
Island men on bases. "
Children's Day Exercises.
The Children's Day program
at the First Christian church on
last Lord's day evening was a
splendid success. The children
were greeted with a large and
attentive audience and they all
rendered their parts in a creditable -
able manner. Mis Pearl Law
rence who had charge of the
training of the children deserves
praise for the arranging and
drilling.
The decorating committee de
serve to be commended for the
beautiful decorations and Misses
Macomber and Lowe and Mrs.
Fernanda Kcim for assistance
rendered Miss Lawrence in drill
ing the children.
The Children's day exercises
at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday evening were exceed
ingly interesting and well
planned. Tuder the manage
ment of Amy Griflin , Clara
Boose and Mrs. Allison the pro
gram was complete in every
detail. Flowers were used pro.
fusely in the decorations.
The Sunday school ol the
Brethren church observed Chil
dren's day last Sunday evening ,
A pleasing program had been
prepared by Anna Shaffer and
Alyrtle Bowers which was rend ,
ered in a very creditable man
ner. The ilower decorations
were beautiful.
A cantata entitled "I'heJubl
lee , " was rendered at the M. E.
church last Sunday evening by
the members of the Sunday
school. The program was in
observance of Children's day
: ind was given in lieu of the
regular evening church service.
It was the only cantata rendered -
ered and Mesdames Leyda ,
Roberts , Glister a n d Miss
Spencer deserve especial commendation -
mendation on the splendid pro.
gram given under their direo
tion.
Necktie Social.
The Knights and Ladies ol
Security will give an apron and
necktie social at the Wahl hall
next Thursday evening. The
ladies make the ties ; and aprons ,
and the gentlemen purchase tin
ties at : > f ) cents. This emities
the couple to .supper and an
evenings amusement afterwards
An invitation is extended tc
the public. If you do not mak (
the tie and apron come anyway
Accident.
While cleaning out the sink al
his residence , last Sunday even
ing. A. Wanner received a bad
ly burned face and injured eye
lie had put concentrated lye it :
the pipes and on account of semi
obstacle could notpas > s throngl
the drain holes. It is not knowi
whether the pipe bursted 01
whether Mr. Tanner turned tin
water on , but the lye was
thrown in his face with grea
force burning the right side o
his face and right eye. The in
jury is exceedingly painful bu
we hardly think he will lose tin
sight of they.
Show at Barada.
Some of our local talent wen
to Barada last Saturday even
ing and put on a play at tin
Schulenberg opera house. Then
were six in the troupe and ;
good crowd in attendance.\ \
However , from lack of appreci
ation on the part of the audi
ence , or lack ol ability on tin
part of the actors , the player :
were treated to an egg showe
after the play. The compan ;
was composed of the following
George Martin. Joe Wolfe
Howard Linsacutn , two Herlini
boys and a painter.
Joseph Gulp leaves this weel
for a visit with his two sons ii
Co lorado.
Society News.
Mrs. Harry Custer very pleas
antly surprised her husband on
Tuesday evening in celebration
ol his thirty-second birthday.
Sixteen gentlemen friends wore
invited to take six o'clock dinner
with Mr. Ouster , and the affair
was so skillfully carried out that
he was genuinely astonished to
find them congregated at his
home. The repast prepared by
Mrs. Custer was all that could
be desired and the evening passed
all too quickly. Charley Davis ,
in behalf of the guests pre
sented the host with a handsome
watch charm. The following is
a list of those present ; Messrs ,
Harry Jenne , Frank Martin , Fred
Farrington , Gco. Holt , Hurt
Reavis , John Hutellings , Harry
Pence , Will Uhlig , Hcrt Siman-
ton , Andrew Cameron , I'M Sim-
anton. Joe Varner and Chas
Davis.
On Wednesday afternoon June
0 , the M. E. Kensington were en
tertained by Mrs. Barton , Miss
Harry and Mrs. Cuslcr al the
home of Mrs. Barton. The
guests all expressed themselves
as having a delightful afternoon.
This club under the direction of
the President Mrs. R. P. Roberts
is about to close a very success
ful year socially. At the busi
ness meeting held at the home of
Mrs. Roberts , two committees
were appointed , one to make out
year books and the other to ar
range for a picnic to be held in
July.
Georgia Beaulicu entertained
a number of her girl friends at a
slumber party last Friday even
ing and a novel time was enjoyed
by allWe wont vouch for the
fact that the young ladies were
asleep before 2:00 : a. in. but an
elegant breakfast served the fol
lowing morning banished all
thoughts of sleep. Those who
were guests were Florence Wylie ,
Anita Wilson , Leah Poteel ,
Dorothy White , Reba iCversole
and Kdmi Crook.
Rollin S pence entertained
about fifty of his friends last
Friday evening in the spacious
parlors of the National Hotel.
The event was in honor of his
12th birthday and was certainly
a splendid affair. The elegant
refreshments were a model of
perfection , as is usual at this
popular house. At 10:30 : the
guests departed having spent an
evening of unalloyed pleasure.
Rollin received many tokens oi
esteem from those present.
The Knights & Ladies of Sc'
curity , Council f 10 , enjoyed one
of the most pleasant sessions oi
this year's meetings on Thurs
day night of last week. The en
tertaining and supper plans fell
on the men this time , and after
routine work the ladies were
treated to an elegant supper and
entertainment. T h e grand
march or as it was otherwise
named the sandwich and pickle
parade , vas one of the features
of the evening's amusements.
Clarence Smith and wife favored
the guests with several musical
selections which were loudly ap
plauded. A note of thanks was
due the men for their royal en
tertainment.
12 < lna Hoidner entertained a
number of friends on Wednesday
afternoon at a Kensington , at the
home of J. F. Whetstine and wife.
It was an extremely enjoyable af
fair and the guests were unani
mous in their expression of pleas
ure.
The L. B. T. Club member :
were the guests of Mrs. G. II
Ncal on Wednesday afternoot
and with such a charming hostess
was a very pleasant event.
Death Record.
At f ) o'clock Alonday morning
June 11 th , occurred the death
01 Mrs. Ada Gerdes Peck at the
age of 25 years 0 months and 1C
days. The deceased was the
wife of N. Oleon Peck and the
bride of only four months. She
had been very ill for threw weeks ,
the third one her condition be
ing so critical as to give no
hopes of her recovery , > and on
Monday she passed away from
the loved ones watching so
anxiously for a faint ray of
tope. Ada Gerdes Peck en
joyed an extremely large circle
of friends who are touched with
leep sorrow over her demise.
Her disposition was of the
dud that wins friends instant-
y and keeps them. Besides her
lusband , she is survived by
both parents and a brother.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the German Baptist
church at 2:110 : p. m. Tuesday ,
by Rev. Win. Mohler , assisted
by Rev. Brewer and Rev. T. A.
Eisenbise of Merrill , Kansas.
Interment was at the Silver
Creek cemetery.
Mrs. Ada Gerdes Peck was
born Dec. 1. 1880 , on a farm in
Ohio precinct. Her parents ,
Henry Gerdes and wife , after
wards moved to their present
liome near Barada where she
grew to womanhood. On Feb.
11 , 1000 , she was united in mar
riage to Cleon Peck , youngest
son of Geo. W. Peck. Soon
after their marriage they moved
to his lather's farm in Ohio
precinct where after a brief
sickness she died June 11 , 1000.
On Tuesday evening , .June 12 ,
occurred the death of John
Frenchy ( colored ) at the home
of his parents , J. Frenchy and
wife , in this city.
He was a young man of about
10 years and prior to three
years ago had lived all his life
in this city. He had been work
ing in Illinois and received a
bad strain. He then took down
with pneumonia and about ten
days ago his mother was sent
for , as John was in a hospital.
She brought him home but he
steadily grew worse and died.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday , June M , at U o'clock
p. m. , in the Bculah chapel ,
Rev. Griflin officiating , filler ,
ment was in Sleekcemelery. .
At1 o'clock Wednesday after
noon occured the death of Ethel ,
the 5 year old daughter of Robt
Reddick and wife. An abscess
of Ihe brain caused her death
afler a very brief illness.
Mr. Reddick , wife and chil
dren , who reside al Nebraskn
Cily , were visiling al Ihe home
of Mrs Reddick's brolher , Robt
Thompson , when ISthel lool <
suddenly and seriously ill.
Funeral services were held ai
2 o'clock Thursday aflcrnoon ai
Barada.
Memorial Sermons.
Rev. Cline preached the mem
orial sermon for the Workmen
and Degree of Honor orders last
Sunday morning al theM. . 1C.
Church. He look for his theme ,
"The Good Samaritan" and delivered -
livered an aide , instructive and
commemorative address. Aflei
Ihe services , the members oi
the orders drove to the Steele
Cemelery and decorated the
graves of departed brothers ant
sisters.
The Knights of Pythias me
at their castle hall Sunday
morning and from there march
ed in a body , to the Presbyler
ian church. Rev. Griffin in his
discourse dwelt on the three
letlcrs in Ihe K , of P. emblem , F
C. and B. namely , Friendship ,
Charily and Benevolence. Aflei
Ihe sermon Ihe order drove Ic
the cemetery for their final ser
vices.
Suicide.
One of the Saddest affairs wl
were ever called upon to pen , !
the ending of the life of ICmiul
Shouse which occured late WedH
ucsday evening or early Tlmr > l
day morning. Her body cold ami
rigid was found about f > : l5o'clocll
Thursday morning l > v l'Ared ' FarB
ringlon and wife at the home ol
Win. Mo K. Maddox where slul
had been employed for the pasfl
two years and a trille over. Mis
Shouse had not disrobed the pre-1
vious evening , removing only herl
shoes and stocking and was lyingl
across the bed in her room whenl
found. I
A coroner's jury was impan-l
nclled as soon as possible amll
the verdict rendered at the in-B
quest was "suicide by carbolicl
acid. " I
No theory has been advanced !
concerning the cause of the deed , !
as the girl was of excellent morall
habits , was a good worker , atull
was well liked in the community.I
She had acted a trille strange for !
several days as if she were worry-1
ing over something , but ventured I
no explanation. The following I
note penned by her before the I
deed tells nothing that will tend I
to throw any light on the affair : I
Kind friends : I am going to I
leave you dear mother , father , I
good bye dear sisters and broth-1
ers , Charlie and Nettie. If Iliad I
only stayed in Strause and Louie I
R. and uncle F. Good bye. I
Such a pathetic little note tellI I
ing only the sorry of leaving I
loved ones. What cloud dimmed I
the bright young life , so full of
promise and love ?
We cannot tell or even liaxard
a faint guess. The face and
mouth were badly burned by the I
acid. After the inquest the body
was taken to the Reavis Abbey
undertaking parlors for prepara
tion for burial , and at 4 o'clock
Thursday was removed to the
home of her father George
Shouse who lives about livcmi les
north of town.
Kmma Francis Shouse was
born July 1882 , in Richardson
and died June 14 , lJOf > . Funeral
services will he held June 15th ,
at Silver Creek church about 2:30 :
o'clock p. m.
The sorrowing friends extend
to the stricken parents and fam
ily their sympath } ' which we
hope will give them some ray of
comfort in this dark hour.
A young girl just crossing the
threshold to the noon hour ha
gone to the dim beyond , leaving
the paling earth-glow behind.
The cause we do not know * but
let us remember that in God's
great kingdom there is an all-
wise Piuviduiiee who knoweth all
and careth for all.
Joe Parsons of Verdon was
transacting business affairs in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Robt. McMahon is visit
ing with relatives at Rockport
and Kirksvillci Mo.
Jno. Oswald is putting in a
new side walk along the front of
his Photogragh gallery.
Mrs. Lord is visiting with
Omaha friends this week , having
left for that city last Monday.
Grant Stewart is the proud
possessor of a new station cap.
Fussy at thai C. B. & O. station.
George Hall and Abraham
Yoder were the guests of T. L.
Hall at Verdon the past Sunday.
Win. McPherson , wife and
daughter Edna , of Preston were
Tuesday visitors with Falls City
friends.
Win. Prater who has been vis
iting with his brother S. II. Pra
ter returned Tuesday to his home
at Ridgeway , Mo.