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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1906)
1 3IBMiUi ! ! ! 8 S * Mi'i8PPWiB ! ' ! ' ' JffiPW P * " s t f1 * Kirl"B"v * ' - * -v * N I * T ? y ' yiB H W Jil ' r I. . THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. Ill . FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 5 , 1906. Whole No. 143 i District Court. i The case ol John R. Smith against the Burlington for dam ages occassioned by overflow water resulted in favor of Mr. Smith , the jury returning a ver dict for $1100. The criminal case against Ervin 0. Bode resulted in a verdict of guilty. After the Bode case was over Judge Raper adjourned court until sometime later , probably about October If ) , when motions for a new trial in the Blieholder and Bode cases will be argued. The two judges are getting the dock et cleared very rapidly and the 1 IJT probabilities are that the great er part of the cases will be dis posed of in October. The Miles case will be tried sometime later as the pleadings and ser vice will defer the hearing for a few weeks. Gilligan Bridge Company Gets Contract. The annual bridge contract was let by the county board on Wednesdaj' and letting furnished plenty of amusement for the spectators. There were several companies bidding for the work but the Gilligan company was b } ' far the lowest and was awarded the contract by a vote of 5 to 2. Mr. McCray who has been an un relenting opponent to every Falls City institution made a hard fight to reject all bids and let the county build its own bridges. This experiment has been tried so many times with out success that the other members of the board excepting Stalder voted against it. The county has had no con- > x tract since July and as a result many localities are badly in need of bridges. The letting of this contract will prevent the danger of any more damage suits against the count } ' because of defective bridges and the members of the board who resisted and defeated McCray's attempt to run the board to gratify his personal spite against this city are to be con gratulated upon their action. Salem Races. The races at Salem will be held on the 10th , llth and 12th of this month , which will be this coming Wednesday , Thurs day and Friday. Musicale. There will be a ten cent musi- cafe at the M. E. church this Friday evening and an excellent program will be rendered. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. , * Badly Burned-Hand. Will Ruegge in attempting to light a fire in a heating stove Tuesday evening sustained a badly burned right hand. The stove was filled with rags sat urated with oil in order to make them ignite easily. When Mr. Ruegge applied a lighted match an explosion took place which left the gentleman with a badly burned hand. He was fortunate in that his eye sight was not injured. Mission Feast. On Sunday October 7th , there will be a missionary meeting at the German Lutheran church southeast of Verdon. German sermons will be delivered by Rev. Ducker , of Johnson , Neb. , and Rev. Mathewson , of Atchison - son , Kans. At 2:30 : p. m. Rev. J. H. Stough , D. D. , of the Western Theological seminary of Atchison , Kans. , will deliver an address in English. All arc cordially invited to all of these meetings. 'A TT Lost. Gold watch and chatelaine pin Engraved Francis Maddox. Re turn to Mrs. F. Farington. Death Record. Sophie Kintfi was born in Wuttenberg , Germany , on the 17th of May , in the year ISL'o. She lived at the place of her birth all of her childhood and until her marriage to J. O. Wirth. In the year ISiiO they came to the United States and twenty.eight years ago they moved to this city. Three chil dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wirth : L. Wirth , of this city ; ,1. G. Wirth , of Chicago ; and 0. H. Wirth , of Omaha. Mr. Wirth and wife lived at their home here until the death of the hus band some years ago. Since that time Mrs. Wirth has made her home with her son , L. Wirth of this city. For a long time she has not enjoyed good health and on Saturday Mrs. Sophie Wirth passed quietly from her earthly life , into that life of perfect peace. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Bex on Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the St. Francis- church in this city , burial taken charge of by Restorer & Son. Grandmother Wirth was well known to Falls City people , each and every one of whom will miss her. She was always kind and patient with every one even in the hour of suffer ing , having a smile for all and being grateful for each kindly inquiry. The deceased was a member of the Catholic church and was a devout and sincere Christian , taking her life's ex- imple from that of the lowly Sfazarene , and at the end of bur score years and one she crossed the rolling tide , confi dent of victory. One son , J. G. Wirth , of Chicago , was unable to come , but the other two were present at the last sad rites. Charlotte Gladys , the little daughter of Dr. E. R. Mathers and wife of this city , died at 2.30 o'clock Thursday morning , of holora infantum. The little one would-have been three years old the 14th of this month and was an especial favorite witli all. She was of the age when one com- : nenccs to listen for the few lisp ing sentences and enjoy the baby words. But the loving Father who watches over all and careth for all , sent the messenger for little Charlotte , "for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. " No more will baby watch at the window for papas return ; no more will the little head drop drowsily on moth er's shoulder. The last good night has been lisped and baby sleeps , indeed. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 10 o'clock this Friday morning. As it is. A Falls City young man , an employee in a store , sometimes walks twenty miles on a Sun day , through the woods and across the fields. lie is sin cerely enthusiastic about the rustic beauty of the country im mediately surrounding Falls City , and well he may be. Have you ever looked across the Ne maha valley from the crest of the Missouri Pacific hill ? li not you have missed a treat. ] have seen it dozens of times during the past summer and while it never changes it is always changeful. Each tiim some new feature develops Now it is in a soft blue haz < and the distant horizon blend ; into the sky ; again , on a cleai day the woods along the rivei stands out distinctly as the ] nestle against the farther hills today the grain is cut , and tin yellow stubble fields lie ii golden squares upon the lap o the green valley ; tomorrow thi hay stacks dot the fields like ; checker board , and the solitar figure of a hunter tramps acres' the pasture. You can see fo > miles and a great peace fall upon you us you murmur t < yourself , -'All is well. Surel ; the world is good as well a beautiful , with such a crest. " Bode Convicted. The jury returned a verdict of guilty last Saturday after noon in the case of The State vs Bode. The case was put on rial Thursday evening but in s much as so man } ' of the rogu- ar panel of jurors were dis- ualilied because of having pinions it was found necessary o summon extra jurors from he body of the county. The tate proved that the defend- nt was $0,000 short in his city ccounts , tracing a considerable lortion of the money. It was Iso proved that the defendant ad falsified his records , chang- ng warrants from $3.00 to $1015 s well as erasing and chang ng the amounts of money re. eived from various sources. It VMS further proved that he had ittempted to take credit for the payment of $24f)0 in warrants hat were paid by his predeces- or in office C. F. Cain , several nonths before Mr. Bode be- ame city treasurer. It was urther proved that the defend- int at various times confessed o George W. Holland , John Holt , T. J. Gist , P. H. .lussen , tVarren Hutch ings as well as evenil others that he was short n his accounts several thous- xnd dollars. The case made by he state against him was so complete and conclusive that Mr. Bode did not take the wit ness stand , neither did his at- : orneys argue the case. The ury returned a verdict of guilty after deliberating about three lours , finding that he had em- bezzelled $0.000 from the city. The penalty is from one to twenty-one years in the pene- tentiary. A motion for a new trial will be argued and if the court overrules it the sentence will then be pronounced. The case for embezzling school funds is still pending. Several rumors have been rife for sometime as lo what has become of the several thousand dollars of the money taken and which has not been traced. Mr. Bode has stated several times that if he was punished some others would have to suffer also. Rumor connects two or three persons with the trans action and there seems a well defined suspicion that at least one or more other Falls City men have received the benefit of the plundered treasury. Those who were instrumental in the prosecution are now mak ing efforts to discover all ad ditional facts with regard to the unfortunate transaction in the hopes that all other inter ested parties , if there are any others , shall be made to suffer and return to the city what it is entitled to. New Water System. At the C. B. & Q. station in this city a very unique water system lias established. A four inch pipe has been layed from a branch nearby , to the large well just recently completed , and pipes also run from several small er wells into this same large one , from where the water is pumped by a gasoline engine as it is needed. Band Assured. Through the earnest and un tiring effort of Chief of police n Beasley we are to have a band next year. Mrs. Beasley has se > cured very generous pledges from a the business men and has now ir sight five hundred eighty-five r Is dollars and fifty cents. Mr Beasley is entitled to the thanki of our people for his energy it is. this matter. Married. At the home of the bride's ' par-1 ents , Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Ileacock , i in this city on Wednesday , Oct. j 3 , 1'JOf ) , at S o'clock p. m. , oc curred the wedding of ICHzabeth Ileacock to Ray Gould of Omaha. At the appointed time the little flower girls , Catherine and Eliza beth Smiley , descended the stair way , making an aisle of white ribbon to a corner alcove of greens and flowers in the parlor. Following them was the wedding party , Kate Ileacock , sister of the bride , accompanied her as maid of honor , and Clifford Lero } ' of Lincoln supported the groom. The bride , a strikingly hand some brunette , who has been termed Falls City's "Gibson girl , " wore an elaborate gown of white organdy and lace and car ried a shower bouquet of white roses. Kate Ileacock was beautifully dressed in white chiffon and car ried pink roses. In the presence of immediate friends and relatives , Rev. Grif fin , of the Presbyterian church , performed an impressive cere mony. After congratulations a buffet luncheon was served. Ethel Ilutchins caught the bridal bouquet as it was thrown from the stairway. Mr. and Mrs. Gould eluded their young friends y driving to Verdon and board- ; ig the train there. After a onevmoon spent in Denver and urrounding points , the happy : ouple will make their home in Omaha. Mrs. Gould was one of Falls ity's most popular young ladies , n < ' tightfully so. She has lived icre all her life except the four , 'ears spent in study at the state .mivcrsity She has developed nto one of the wholesome , re ined , womanly women , who are unong God's fairest and best reations. The groom is a promising oung business man of Omaha , laving been associated with his ather as a building contractor since completing a university course two years ago. The many friends of the fam- ly extend sincere congratula- ions a n d best wishes to the , 'oung couple- The out-of-town guests who ittendcd the wedding included Mr- and Mrs. Gould and the two Misses Gould of Omaha , parents ind sisters of the groom ; Mr. Hora and Clifford Leroy of Lin coln ; Mrs. Smile } and two little laughters of St. Joseph ; Mr. and Mrs. Will Easley of Kansas City ; : ind Hal Sowles of St. Joseph. On Wednesday afternoon at his study , Rev. Griffin performed the marriage ceremony for Miss Mable York and Mr. Charles rUbee both of Hiawatha. The ceremony was a very simple but pretty one , only the neccessary witnesses being present. Alules Get in a Rush. Tuesday morning the team oi mules to the Prior dray wager became frightened a n d tool themselves down Main stree in a hurry. The transfer wagoi was loaded with apple barrell : at the time and these were gen erously distributed along th < way. Aside from this no othei damage was sustained. Resolutions of Respect. The Tails City W. O. W. camp , No 9 , adopted resolutions of respect am condolence on account of the deatli o James Frank Davisson , a faithful am beloved member of our camp. The W. O. W. lodtfc , camp No. I also extends a unanimous vote o thanks to the quartet which assiste so ably in the funeral ceremony of on deceased sovereign. Society News- Miss Alice Yoder very pleas antly entertained the Presby terian Junior society on last Fri day evening. The members of the Presby terian C. I' ) , society enjoyed an extremely pleasant time the guests of Miss Margaret Steele last evening. Sorosis met on Wednesday , September 2C > th , at the home of Mrs , Fast. A very pleasant and profitable program was given. The parliamentary drill prepared by Mrs. Steele was conducted by Mrs. Ilargrave , Mrs. Steele being absent. The talk on Words was interesting and gave the club a glimpse of the practical side of writer's ( Mrs. ITeacock ) nature. MrsChas. . Wilson was handi capped in regard to her paper , The Congressional Library , as she was unable to obtain the in formation sought. She gave what was obtainable , however , and showedscvcral lithographs of the famous paintings which dorn the walls. The paper on , The novel of National Life and Manners , by Mrs. Maud Dayies , videnced research , while the tyle of presenting it was easy .ml attractive. The two musical numbers by Mrs. Gist were very njoyable and appreciated by the lub. Their next meeting will be on October 10 at Mrs. Steele's. The ladies will meet at the ibrary at half past two o'clock , .vherc a conveyance will be in waiting to take them out to Mrs. Steele's residence. Fred Brecht and family , George Jennings and family , Fred Nettle- jack and wife , Mrs. Kate Kieger and Misses Nellie Gilman and Anna Xcntner chartered a hack Sunday and drove to Fargo , for a days outing. They took their unchcon and stayed all day en- eying everything in picnic style. A party of fifteen , chaperoned by Mrs. A ; Allison drove out north of town in a hack Satur- : lay morning and spent the day near Fargo , hunting hazel nuts. The Misses Ilutchiugs gave a Shower for Elizabeth Ileacock Saturday after noon. Mrs. W. H. Keeling enter tained a number of friends at six o'clock dinner Saturday evening. It was a very elaborate affair and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Elva Scars entertained six of her young lady friends at a d o'clock dinner on Wednesday eye- ning. The evening was pleas antly spent at cards. Council Meeting. The city council met on Mon day with all members present with the exception of one. / \ License to operate a merry-go round on the lots east of tin Union House was granted to W , II. Sellers , the srime not to hi operated later than 10o'clock will the exception of Saturday eve ning , when it will run until 1 o'clock. The engineer at tin waterworks was authorized ti start the morning run at 5:30 : and he to receive $15.00 extra pe month. Claims to the amoun of $805.37 were audited am allowed as follows : Water futu $332. 2 and Electric Light fum $472.45. The petition of W. II. Kerr fo a druggist permit to sell mal and spiritous liquors was grantei and his bond approved. Th bid of Maust Bros , to haul th citj' coal at thirt } ' cents per yea was accepted. Mayor Barret recommended that $550.00 b transferred from the Occupatio fund to the Sinking fund. Th same was adopted by the council It then carried that the comic : adjourn to meet on Monday ev < ning October 7th , for the furthc ir consideration of side-walks an water-works. County Board Meets. Tthe county board has been in session this week and the time has been taken up in adjusting and allowing court claims and in letting the bridge contract. They will , in all probility , be at work the remainder of this week and then the amount of claims can be published. ' 'A Pair of Co'untry Kids- ' ' "A Pair of Country Kid's is not a Si , Hi or Josh play with a fanner band or a threshing ma chine , but is a distinct novelty and departure from the well worn path of the regulation farmer play. The kids are live lier than any ten Uncle Josh's you have ever seen and they arc too bright to be worked b } " a bunco man or a lightning rod agent ; in fact , they are two up- to-date rustlers for fun that will give you the best evening's amusement you have had in years. The kids will be assisted by a first-class company of ladies and gentlemen , who in addition to the play , will introduce ten musi cal numbers and specialties. The engagement is for one night enl ) ' at the Gehling , Wednesday , Oct. , Oth. Nolle Weaver was down from Gordon Monday. Graham Jones came down from /erdon Saturday. W. II. Wylie of Nebraska City , vas in town Monday. Chas. Ilargrave and familj' * vere Hiawatha visitors Sunday. Win. Hinton spent Sunday with his brother John , in this ity. Bessie Bohrer was the guest of liawatha friends the past Sun- lay. Will Gibson of Verdon was among the Saturday visitors in his city. Maggie McMahan and Emicl Saal spent Sunday with his moth er at Fargo. J. W. Dowell came down from Salem Friday for a brief visit with friends. I. C. Maust and wife attended the Priests of Pallas carnival at Kansas City this week. J. W. llellman on route 3 was i pleasant caller at this office the latter part of the past week. C. M. ttohrer came up from Obcrlin , Kansas and spent Sun day with relatives in this city. John Mosiman and family spent Sunday the guests of Henri' Pribbeno and wife near Fargo. Henry and Fred Heincman of Verdon were attending to busi ness affairs at this place Satur day. Simon Davies and wife return ed the first of the week from a visit with friends at Fremont , Nebr. R. Shelly one of Preston's business men was here in a busi ness way the latter part of the past week. E. J. Simonds , Assistant State Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. , spent a few hours in this city last Friday. r ICphriam Withee and wife came down from Stella and spent Saturday with her parents , John ( Hossack and wife. r Mrs. Robert FitzGerald left it Tuesday for Kansas City where ( | her sister Mrs. Carrie Nesley is c seriously ill at her home. r Mrs. Benj. Slagel was called to Monett , Missouri last Thurs- ien day evening by a message an- j nouncing the death of a brother- 1. 1.il W. A. Greenwald and wife re * . turned Saturday from St. Joseph where they made a brief visit with friends and attended the Horse Show.