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" " , fT- F 'li ! " * " lH * ' ' " s * THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. HI FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , JULY 6 , 1906. Whole No. i30 f Tragedy Near Nebraska City. Mis Della Lloyd aged thirty seven was choked to death by her sister Lucy , aged thirty- four last Saturday at their home , seven miles north of Ne braska City. As they were both preparing for bed Miss Lucy grabbed her sister by the neck and choked her. She stayed in the room with the the corpse all night , there be- ingno one else in the house as the sisters live alone on the farm. She could give no motive for the crime except that she had brooded over a possible separa tion from her sister , who had been under a doctor's care for the past six months , for in sanity. The mother died some twenty years ago leaving the sisters without a mothers care , The father was sent to the insane asylum about thirty years ago but escaped and came home , staying a very little while , then disappeared and has not been heard from since. The morning following the tragedy their renters not see ing them called at the house about 8:00 : o'clock , and Lucy told them of her deed. She was perfectly calm at that time but soon became hysteri cal , and was placed in the city jail Sunday evening by Sheriff Donovan where she will await a hearing. At the inquest by Coroner Karslen , the jury decided that the younger sister committed the crime while suffering from emotional insanity. Cloud Burst. Sunday evening. Lincoln suf fered from one of the most des tructive wind and rain storms in its history. Following a sultry but moderately warm day , the storm was wholly un expected. A terrific downpour c o in- menced about 0:30 : in the eve ning and only lasted about thirty minutes , but the damage in that time amounted to thou sands of dollars. In the resi dence districts cellars Avere filled , lawns transformed into lakes and water came up into the residences. In the business portion large stocks of goods in the basements suffered exten sive damage , in some stores being entirely submerged. Ifff Street car service was tied up and in some places the water in the streets was three feet deep. This state of affairs did not last much over a half hour , when the water went down quite rapidly. With The Colts. , ft The Colts again played a nine section game with the Ver don team on the Verdon diamond mend , last Sunday , and as usual Falls City was victorious. Several neat plays were made but nothing on the sensational ordor. Aside from the acci dent to Ray Meyers the game was a pleasant one. Elmer Prior took Sears'place in left field when the latter took the pitcher's mit. The diamond was in good con dition having been worked well since the rain Saturday eve ning. Score stood 10 to 3 , in favor of the Colts and our fans were satisfied. Court House Calendar. County Board meets July 10th. District Court July llth. County Board of Equalization , July 31st. Completes His Work. Our County Assessor George .Torn closed his official duties last Friday completing every , thing including the smallest de tails in a very short time. Tne office of County Assessor is in its infancy this being its I third year under the new law. i As Mr. Jorn becomes ac-1 quainted he sees where he can make a saving and started in this year with this object in view ; to do the work as quickly and as accurate as it could possibly be done. The work was hurried along from start to finish and shows energy all the way through. Under Mr. Jorn's methods the expense was five hundred and eight dollars less this year than it took last year to run the same oilice. It was also two Hundred dollars less than the expenses in 1903 under the old law. law.One One can readily see how such systematic care will save the county's finance , counting up in years , to a large sum. Our increase in property- value is also extremely grati fying showing that we are on the path that leads to the summit of the hill. The gain over last years assessed value is eighty-three thousand dollars which represents five times this amount or four-hundred and fifteen thousand dollars in value. Fifty-eight thousand dollars of this eighty-three thousand is personal property ; one half of it being in money in the various banks and the bal ance of the increase , or twenty- nine thousand dollars is in grain , cattle and such. Such 0. condition speaks well of Richardson county and its citizens , and bids us remember that we have one of the finest of places around anywhere. Mr. .Torn completed his work last Friday , having given every detail his careful attention and having everything finished tip in spick and span order before the first of July. This is the best record that office that we know of in that oflice and our citizens should re member it , along with the figures in cash that have been saved. Mr. Jorn we presume is now busy on the farm. Baby Tipped Over. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Giannini received quite a fall on Monday morn ing. Mrs. Giannini had some shopping to do in the George Hall shoe store and left the baby in the go-cart out in front of the store , putting on the brake. Thp brake didn't work right and the cart ran off the edge of the sidewalk , upsetting the baby in the mud , before the wander ing cart was noticed on its stroll. The cries of the infant brought help immediatly. Dr. Miner was called but aside from several bruises , and the mud , there were no serious results. M. E. Church. The following services next Sabbath : 9:45 Sunda } ' school. 10:45 : preaching. 3:00 p. m. Junior league. 7 p. m. Epworth league. 8:00 : p. in. , sermon You are invited to attend. W. T. CUNK , Pastor. The subject of sermon at the Presbyterian church next Sabbeth morning will be "Jobs Daugh ter , " on some practical thoughts and facts for girls , young women and women. \ Wedding Bells. A very quiet wedding oc curred ; it St. Joseph , Mo. , on Monday June 2f > th the princi pals being Miss Eli/.abeth Santo and Mr. Sylvester Van Hoon- nissen. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Father Linncn Ramp of the Catholic church. The groom has lived in St. Joseph all his life and possesses those qualities which make , the best of success in life's business world. lie is employed as book-keeper in the Stock Yards Bank. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. .Joseph Santo and is well known here. She enjoys a large circle of friends who sincerely wish her all success. The young couple have gone to house keeping at 220 West Isabell Street and have the congratulations of their many friends , here who unite in wish ing them a happy prosperous married life. 4 * TY * Change in Agents. Grant Stewart , agent at the C. B. Q. station in this city , recently resigned his position , and on Friday the auditor came to check up , previous to the change. B. G. Whitford of Edgar , Neb. , relieves Mr. Stewart and is certainly well qualified for the position. Mr. Stewart was oll'ered sev eral flattering propositions for agent's stations by the head quarters on the Burlington , but lie declined them all. lie has been at the local station for eighteen years and will be greatly missed ; in fact , it was a severe iar when we heard that he was going away. We understand that Mr. Stewart will leave soon for a three months tour thro' the states. Broke Collar Bone. While playing base ball at Verdon Sunday afternoon , Ray Meyers , our catcher , had the misfortune to sustain a broken collar bone. lie kept on play ing ball , thinging the shoulder was simply wrenched a triJle , but was finally compelled to leave the plate. However he did not have it attended to that evening and Monday morning the pain was so severe as to cause him to seek a surgeons assistance. Drs. McMillan and Ilayes set the bone and Raj * will soon be all O. K. again. Ileacock caught during the remainder of the game while Sears took Roy's place in the pitcher's box. . tt * DIED. Randolph , the little four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Centner , was buried from their country residence on Tuesday at 2:30 : p. in. in the afternoon. The little fellow has been very ill for four weeks with appendicitis and last Saturday it was found ncc- cessary to preform an operation. His strength was too far gone , and he never recovered , dying forty-eight hours after enduring the operation. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many friends in the hour of their loss. Vinegar Factory Locates. Word was received this week that Mr. Leo and son will arrive in this city today in the interest of the vinegar factory. We now see a substantial busi ness structure , in the form of a vinegar factory , located in Falls City , and wish that many more such enterprises will enter our field. A Close Call. The three-year-old child of Herman Koehler , while playing near the supply tank at their home twelve miles northeast of this city last Thursday morn ing came very near drowning. The father was in the field plowing , the mother was busy with her household work , and the children were playing out in the yard. The little fellow was playing apart from the others and was standing near the tank which was full of water. In some manner he lost his balance and fell face forward into the water which was of sufficient depth to have caused his death. How ever , the other children hap pened to sec the accident and pulled him from the water in a half conscious condition. Mrs. Koehler , hearing the cries of the children , quickly came and took charge of the baby , which is all right now. Had it not been for the close proximity of the other children the little one would have been drowned being too young to make any effort to save its life. Council Meets. The city's officials met in regu lar session Monday night and transacted all the business then requiring their consideration. Roll call was responded to by Fast , Ilutchins , McKievcr and Windle. Efforts have been made to open the alley through block 103. and the Street commissioner was ordered to open .same ; also to open the 10th street on the north side of block 163. A resolution was passed to the following effect , in the matter of the claim of the city against ex- treasurer to the extent of 34,000 , having been assigned to his bondsmen , in consideration of payment by them of dcfaultation of said ex-treasurer , by them al ready paid in discharge of their liabilities to said city. Motion was passed that prop erty owners on southeast corner of block 130 be requested to va cate the street on the south and east. Committee was appointed , consisting of Mayor Barrett , Councilmen Fast and Windle to investigate the water rentals and report at the next meeting. Andrew Cameron and Mes- damcs A. G. Wanner and E. L. Tobie were appointed as mem bers of the library board for three years. Council fixed the levy on taxes lor general revenue purposes , not to exceed ten mills on the dollar , on all property within city limits on valuation as ascer tained by assessment rule of city townships , and to' levy such special tax as may be necessary , and a certified copy given to the county clerk. Auditing committee audited claims to the amount of $1753.40 on various funds as follows. Occupation $004.21. Water $341.08. Electric light $747.51. Moved that warrants be drawn for above amount. Motion car ried that the clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for coal , for the water and the light plant , for the year commencing Sept. , 12th 190i. and ending Sept. , llth 1907 ; bids to be in by 12 o'clock Aug Oth 1900. Council then adjourned to meet July 10 , for consideration of the side walk question. Gus Haller , formerly a resi dent of this city , now of Grand Island , Nebr. , was shaking hands with friends here the first of the week. Drowned at Chicago. Word was received here Mon day , giving the sad news of the sudden death of Harry Gardner , who until a year or so ago , lived in this city. The accident hap pened at Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan , about 8 o'clock Sunday evening. He and three companion were on the beach , when Harry stepped out on a rock and stooped over to dip his hands in the water. In doing so his foot slipped , plunging him into the water which was about fourteen feet deep. The lake was very rough and it was lully one-half hour before the body was recovered. He was brought to this city on Tuesday afternoon. Harry Gardner w a s well known to nearly every resident of this city , having lifed here during his entire life. He was an exceptionally bright student reasoning out every little detail and mastering every subject be fore he left it. A member of the class of ' 0-1 , he graduated from the High school with one of the highest and best records attained by any graduate of the Falls City fidiools. And coupled with his student career came his success on the High School Athletic field , he taking part in several meets oi South Eastern Nebraska Ath letic Association. Harry possessed one of the most beautiful unselfish and ambitious characters of Falls City's young gentlemen and will long be remembered on account of such. Untiringly chivalrous and considerate , we do not believe he possessed an enemy in town. His sad and untimely death came as a great shock to this community. Whether it be when the eye has lost its luster and the feeble tottering walk deters our progress ; whether it be in childhood's budded flower gar den , in the morn , when all is bright , or whether it be when we have passed the borderland on Life's Curtain and can dimly see the great scene painted there ; Death comes sometime - somwhere to all. In this de mise of one of our young men we arc m i n d e d of the reading of a book. Most books are read by scanning the title , glancing though the in troduction and possibly look- over the index for the interest ing events. Few stand the test sufficient to warrant entire mastering. As with books so it is with men. Not always do the deeds of life merit extend biographies ; but there is always some character which can be read with interest and which are worthy of example and thus was the brief life of Harry Gardner. The flowers have their season to wither in ; the leaves their time to fall , but Death has all seasons for its own. Harry N. Gardner , son of Newton ( now deceased ) ami Alice Gardner was born in Falls City , Aug. 10 , 1885 , and died at Chicago , 111. , July 1. 1UQ(5 ( , aged 20 years , 10 months , 11 days. At the time of his death he was in the sophomore class of the law department of the north western university of Chicago and won the highest honors there the past year. He was also connected with one of the leading law firms there. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. T. Cline , Ph. D. , pastor of the M. E. church , at 10 a. m. , July -1,190(5. ( from the home of his uncle , Geo. Schock , of this city. He is sur vived by his mother , Mrs. Alice Gardner , and his sister , Mrs. W. L. Turman , of Denver. Friends out of town were : W. L Turman and wife , Denver ; Mrs. J. J. Whetsel , Independ ence , Kans. ; A. R. Stellar and daughter , Pawnee City ; A. L. Stetlar and family " , Salem.Tay ; Stetlar , Chicago. Society News. The members of the Cradle Roll of the Presbyterian Church were the quests of Ethel Parchen last Friday afternoon. Over fort } ' invitations were issued and near ly all were present to enjoy an afternoon of pleasure. The little tots romped and played to their hearts content. Nellie and Flor ence Cleaver , Mable Grcenwald , Dorothy Miller and Myrtle Yocttm assisted iu serving re freshments. The Epworth League of the M. 1C. church gave an ice-cream social on Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Weaver. Many colored Japanese lanterns were hung around among the trees making the scene as bright as day. The table were set on the elegant lawn and the evening was ouc of the most pleasing of the mid summer events. The Tournament Whist club met witli Norman Musselman and wife on last Thursday even ing. The usual good time was enjoyed by all present. On last Monday evening Bert Reavis and wife entertained the Tournament Whist club. Dave Reavis and Mrs. Ned Towlc re ceived highest honors for being the best players of the evening. All report a very pleasant eve ning. The Sunday School members of the Preston Xion and Falls City German churches enjoyed a 4th of July picnic about ( > miles cast of this city. A bountiful dinner was enjoyed while ice cream and cake , played a promi nent part. A jolly crowd enjoyed an imaginary out of doors picnic at a genuine picnic dinner given on Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Maud Maddox. Fire works and a taffy-pull were among the principal events. The M. Kensington had planned a picnic at the home of the Misses Schock for Wednes day afternoon which was post poned on account of the showers. About sixteen members of the Presbyterian C. E. enjoyed a glorious time at Sun Springs the Fourth , The Young Married Ladies Kensington spent Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Laura Specrs. Miles Will Case. The Miles will case was up before Judge Raper in the dis trict court on Monday of this week. It was on a motion by Joseph II. Miles and some of his co-defendants , to dismiss some of the plaintiffs out of the case. It appears that such an effort has been made before , both in the district court and in the supreme court , but failure has attended every attempt , and precedents were not altered by the decision of Judge Raper who overruled the motion. The defendants also asked leave to file an amended answer. The amended pleading was ordered served on the plaint iff's attorneys for examination , with privilege to offer any objec tions to it they might have. Among other objections , they asked the court to strike out o'f it , the old worn out scandal known as the Harbaugh story. The district and supreme courts had repudiated the stuff as im proper as evidence , and Judge Raper following their lead , struck it from the proposed amendment , and it will not likely play the role of Bancjuo's ghost any further in these proceedings. There are those who believe that the amendment was asked for no other purpose than to give that stale slander a new lease of life in the will case. The pleadings as trimmed down was allowed to be filed , and the case set for trial on its merits in September.