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Vol. Ill FALLS CITY NEBRASKA FRIDAY DIHCEHBIHR 7 1906. Whole No. 152
Graft.
The Journal is busily engaged ;
in howling graft. The Martins ,
are experts on graft. They
know it when they see it and
their statements along that line
are no doubt given great cred
ence by the burdened public.
. Well why shouldn't they know ,
the ins and outs of a groft. they
have spent their lives making
it a study. LJut a short time
ago they were sending out a
prospectus setting forth the
riches that were in store for
those who cared to take stock
in a mine that had carefully
been inspected by Mr. Tom
Martin , an expert along that
line. They are at the head of
,1 stock food that any farmer
- can get the same or a better
formula for preparing , free from
the government. Last but not
least they are now busily en
gaged scratching Bill McCray's
back trying to trade him the
stock food receipt for a bridge
contract. '
Graft you bet , that whole
family can define that word tea
a frazzle. The head of the fam
ily and the real editor of the
old Journal , is a linished adapt
in the science of graft. Noting
the smooth way he slips himself
into a case where he can hold
up the county for a foe , as for
instance the Constantine and
the Bode cases , and others too
numerous to mention.
Elk's Alemorial.
One ot the most beautiful and
impressive services ever given
in this city was the Elks memorial -
orial held at the Opera house
> Sunday afternoon. All over
the United States the Elk lodges
meet on the first Sunday in De
cember to hold memorials for
departed members and in con
formity with this custom the
local lodge invited this com
munity to join with them in
such service last Sunday.
Promptly at three o'clock the
lodge members in a body filed
into the opera house to the
strains of a march played by
Guy Greenwald with a richness
of touch and feeling that sur
prised even his friends. The
officers , speakers and singers
occupied the stage while the
lodge members were seated in
the auditorium. The opening
services were excellectly con
ducted under the able leader
ship of Simon Davies master oi
the lodge. After -'Nearer my
God to Thee" was sung by
double quartette composed of
t Peter Kaiser , D. D. Reavis
' George Holt , Simon Davies
George Hall , Fred Keller , Dr
Roberts and Ned Towle , Hon
E. C. Page of the Omaha lodge
delivered an excellent address.
Mr. Page reviewed the purposes
and intentions of the organiza
tion and gave our people then
first clear understanding of the
lodge. The speaker was list
ened to with close attention anc
keen interest. The quartette
then sang "Remember now thy
Creator , " after which C. F
Reavis spoke of the life and ser
vices of "William Jenne , the
only deceased member of the
local order. After anothe
song by the quartette and the
closing exercises of the lodge
Rev. Cline pronounced thebene
{ diction and the large audience
dispersed.
Born.
A son arrived at the home o
Paul Weaver and wife , early
Tues'day morning of this week
December 4th. The little on
has been named after his es
\ teemed grandfather , the Hon
A. J. Weaver. Dr. Miner reports -
ports both mother and child as
doing nicely.
Trade Builders.
We business men of the small
er towns discuss pro and con
the reasons tor the increased
amount of trade that is anmui-
ally drifting from u . . Do we
ever try to solve the problem as
tojust how this is accomplished
by the larger concerns all over j
this land of ours ? I think allj
have given this matter a great' '
deal of attention and in the end I
given it up without a saiisfactj j
ory solution j
There are numerous , causes
for this drifting trade that
properly belongs in the home
town. As people prosper they
naturally become more indepen
dent and selfish. They forget
the kind acts that the home
merchants did for them when
they really were in need of a
credit basis. That is so long
ago ttiat they have outlived
their gratitude. Then I can
afford something better and en
tirely different than Mrs. Jones
'got down town the other day
and it I send to the city for it
no one else in town will have
one just like it. A thousand
such reasons might be named
for the drifting of our trade.
The fact that it is drifting
incl that the habit is growing
vill be'denied by no casual ob-
erver. Now who is getting
this surplus ? The wide awake
business met ! who are pushing
or it. How do they do this
successfully ? By systematically
and eternally advertising their
wares.
There is not a successful mer
chant today who will not give
IMP credit to advertising as the
rcy to his successful business
career. Heads ot department
stores figure an increased
amount for advertising" every
year. It pays them or they
would not do it. They think
just as much of their dollar as
does the smaller merchant.
The time has passed into the
dark ages when you can sit in
your store and expect your
hare of the trade without giv-
ng the public an invitation
through the columns of the
papers to call and examine your
stock. Your neighbor is push
ing his business to the front in
that way and will certainly in
terest some who have been trad
ing with you.
Can you as a business man
name one in your personal
knowledge that went after trade
in any community with syste
matic advertising that failed to
get it ? He is always the leader
in his community. He gets the
trade because he is eternally
soliciting it and if he has busi
ness tact and ability he holds it.
We are sorry to state that
this city has a few business men
within her borders whose name
in the local papers in connec
tion with a neat appeal for a
share of the trade , would prob
ably cause them to have a lit.
They never thought ot such a
thing. Yet these same men will
tell you that trade is not as
good in Falls Oity as it was a
few years ago. We wonder
why ! Is it not possible that
the fellow who has been asking
persistently for a share of the
trade has finally captured some
one else's portion ?
Falls City is the best town in
the state of her size and yet the
merchants are certainly lacking
along this line. We will call
your attention to just one town
and a much poorer business
point than this , and cite you to
the Gilmore-Armstrong store in
that city. An army of help is
constantly busy. Ask the head
of that concern the secret of
their success and if he does not
WHO GOT IT ?
The Gilligan Uridge Company denies that it ever did S21,000
worth of work for this county in one year or ever drew any such
sum from the county treasury. The only record The Journal haste
to go by is the record of claims allowed and warrants drawn at the
County Clerk's Office. Any taxpayer can go nnd examine it him
self and he will find that the following claims were filed and
allowed to the ( .lilligau Bridge Company during the your 1905 :
.January 1 , l ms S 15)0 ) Warrant No. 1
January 1 , 1 < J05 41o ( > .40 Warrant No. 2
June 16 , 1905 2J40KJ < Warrant'No. a
June If. , 1'JOS ' 3772 15 Warrant No. ( >
October 3 , 1'JOS ' 30-1081 Warrant No.-13
December lo , ' 05 ' f.324.00 Warrant No.-13
$21810.35Falls , City Journal.
The above is taken from the last issue of the Journal , and. as
usual with that paper , is a statement entirely false.
The accounts have been checked by several persons , each of
whom arrives at the same total.
We hereby , give the statement of O. W. Drown , a gentlemen
who has had years of experience in such matters and who has no
interest in the controversy :
"I hereby certify that 1 have made an examination of
the accounts of The John Gilligan Company with Richard
son county during the year 1905. 1 examined the claims
allowed by the county board and checked these claims with
the warrant register and they agreed exactly. The
amount of money drawn by the ( Jilligan company during
the year l'J5 ) ( was Sl7,871.MOf this amount one claim
of S2,827.50 was Hied Nov. 19 , 1904 ; one claim of Sl,5.00
was filed Jan. 1 , 1905 ; and one claim of $2,922.00 was filed
Jan. 5 , l'J05 , making a total of 87,345.50 which is a part of
the money drawn in 1905 that was for work done in 1904.
Consetiuently , the money the Gilligan Company re
ceived in 1905 for work done in 1905 was but $10,52 ( > .14. " x-
O. W. BKOWN.
The above exposure is sufficient to convince every fair minded
nan that the Journal is actuated by malice and enmity in its effort
to destroy a worthy local institution.
tell you that it was largely
through the liberal use of print
ers ink , The Tribune will make
you a present of a column for
the next six months so that you
can test the matter yourself.
This is the only one of a num
ber of pushing firms in that
town and all are making it pa } ' .
If you have never tried it sur
prise yourself once.
The Eiks Dance.
The dancing party given by
the Elk lodge last Friday night
was one of the most enjoyable
of the winter's event's. Every
thing possible was done to en
hance the enjoyment of the
rening and everything was in
perfect taste.
Prof , Ilarnack was given
carte blanche in the selection
of an orchestra , and with his
own orchestra augmented by
some excellent musicians from
Hiawatha the music was all
that could be desired. Punch
and supper were served to the
two hundred guests and -each
lady was presented with car
nations. A large number of
visiting guests were present
from Hiawatha , Stella , Howe
and Auburn. Taken as a whole
the party was most enjoyable
and the young men responsible
for it are entitled to the con
gratulations of the many who
enjoyed their hospitality
City Council Meets.
The members of the city coun
cil met on Monday evening , four
answering to roll call. Minutes
of the previous meeting were
read and approved. It was car
ried that the dog tax which had
been collected to the amount of
seven dollars , be refunded to
the paying parties and that no
more dog taxes be collected for
the remainder of the municipal
year. The auditing committee
having audited the following
claims , it was carried that war
rants be drawn for the amount :
Water fund 407.70
Electric Light fund. . . . IJ72.18
General ' 00 fund 393.20
General ' 05 fund 228.04
Dog tax 7.00
Council then adjourned till
their next regular meeting
night.
Stabbing at Shubert.
A cutting affray of serious
proportions occurred in Shubert
Saturday evening. Sim Weddle
and' Frank liolslein had a
wordy difficulty on Friday even
ing but nothing serious resulted.
On Saturday evening Weddle
with a few companions were
walking down the street in
Shubert when Holstein suddenly
appeared and stabbed Weddle
in the shoulder. HoMcin im
mediately ran with Weddle in
pursuit. They met again in a
moment and Weddle struck
Holstein At this place Weddle
!
j i was stabbed twice in the leg ,
| gash requiring thirteen
1 stitches to close. The men wen
separated and Weddle taken tc
the doctor's office where he
fainted from loss of blood. It
was with great difficulty that
his life was saved as his exhaus
tion from excessive bleeding ,
bordered on complete collapse
At this writing the injured mai
is very weak but his ultimate
recovery is expected.
Died.
James Volver Prine quietly
passed away from this earthly
life on the afternoon of Decein
ber 4th , at the home of Samae
Edgar. The deceased was bori
in Pennsylvania , seventy-five
years ago , lately moving to Uii
state. For several years he TC
sided in Barada , but recently
coming to Falls City. Puncra
services were held at II o'clocl
Thursday morning at Barada
interment being in charge o
Reavis it Abbey.
Frightens Horses.
On Saturday afternoon just as
passenger train No. 17 was
pulling out from the station ,
a team of horses which had
been hitched to a nearby rack ,
but which the owner untied a
lew minutes before , became
frightened and turning suddenly
around started oil eastward.
The two men occupants of the
buggy were thrown out but were
unjured. The team was caught
in the orchard just east ot Mr.
Wilcox's eating house and the
damage was very slight.
Society News. i
Mrs Frank Reavis received
over fifty of her lady friends at
her home on Wednesday after-j
noon. lOverv effort had been
made by the hostess for the en
joyment of her guests. The
house was profusely decorated for
the occasion. In the reception
room the fire-place and mantel
were banked with ferns and car
nations. At the coffee booth in
the sitting room , holly , Ameri
can beauty roses and smilax pre
vailed , while in the dining room ,
red carnations were everywhere
in evidence. IDach guest was
given a souvenir of a bunch of
English violets. IClcgatit light
refreshments were served by
Mesdames T. J. Gist , Maud Wig-
ton and James Pickett. Mrs. D.
D. Reavis and Mrs. 1C. II. Towle
poured coffee and Mrs. Isham
Reavis. Mrs. W. W. Abbey and
Miss Minnie Neff assisted in re
ceiving ( he guests.
The Shakespeare Club m c t
with Mrs. II. P. Miner Tuesday
afternoon , with an average at-
ciidance. The usual interesting
esson was recited. The play ,
'Merchant of Venice , ' ' now be-
ng studied by the club , will be
finished by January 1 , when
'Macbeth" will be begun. De-
ember 18the club will meet with
Jrs. Isham Reavis.
The Womans Club held an es
pecially pleasant and profitable
nceting at the home of Miss
Margaret Stcele , Tuesday after-
loon. After the transaction of
nisiness , followed by an enjoya
ble vocal solo by Miss lidna
3rook , the literature department
ook charge of the program. The
asl of a series devoted to the
study of French government , life
ind art. Mrs. J. C. Tanner ,
eadcr of the department , con
lucted a study of the rulers of
France , based on questions by
Mrs. Thomas Martin. A very
entertaining paper entitled
Stories of French People , " by
Miss Lois Spencer , was read bt
Mrs. Maud Davis , and a brj.cf but
clear general view of lrcnch
Sculpture , written by Miss Lapp ,
was read by Miss Banks- Miss
read u well prepared and
interesting paper on French Ca
thedrals.
December 18 , at the next meet
ing of the club , at the home of
Mrs. Fred Farrington , the music
department will give ; t Ruben-
stein program.
The ladies of the W. R. C.
planned a very effective surprise
party on M r s. L. M a u g e r
on Tuesday evening the oc
casion being he birthday. The
social affairs given by these ladic-
are always pleasant ones and arc
thoroughly" enjoyed by every
guest. At this time the ladiey
presented Mrs. Manger with sev
eral beautiful gifts as n remindei ;
of their good wishes. Light re
freshments were served.
The M. 1C. Kensington mem (
bers and a number of guests were
pleasantly entertained bv the
Misses -Cora Plumb , Bessie Ar
nold , Maud Maddox and Myrtk
Ramel , at the home of the form
er on Wednesday afternoon. An
enjoyable afternoon was had by
all present. Mrs. Roberts and
Miss Riochers gave several in
strumental and vocal solos which I ,
were greatly enjoyed by all. A
dainty two course luncheon was
served.
Gertrude and Grace Lyford en
tertained a large number of their
friends on Tuesday eveningof
the past week , at their spacious
home on Lane street. Games ,
music and refreshments were
among the pleasant features of
the evening. The prizes were
quite < original articles , the firs' :
prixc ' being a large pumpkin pk
and ! the consolation prixc being
very small pumpkin pie.
Ruth McMillan entertained th
members of the II. S. M. C. , ui < 5
U. D. clubs at 'a Kensington or'
Saturday afternoon , in n mo > *
charming manner.
The Presbyterian Kensington
members were pleasantly enter
tained at the elegant home oi
Mrs. Conrad Hrccht , on Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. ttrccht was
assisted as hostess , by Mcsdatm.-
Inskcep , Leister and Hill. Allov
these ladies arc charming ente"-
tainers and Thursday afternoons
social event was one of the most
pleasant of this seasons affairs.
The refreshments were amonj ,
the enjoyable features of UK
afternoons pleasures.
A number of the young folks
enjoyed a social dance at th'
Bode hall Thursday evening.
Mrs. Orville Schoenhcit enter
tained at whist on Tuesday after
noon , the same being in the form
of a farewell party for Mrs. Will
Julian , of Long Beach , California.
About thirty ladies were present
and six tables were kept busy with
this entertaining past-time. After
the elegant supper which was
served ) Mrs. Robert Cain , jr ot
Stella , favored the guests with
a vocal solo while Mrs. Julian
rendered a farewell recitation.
Mrs. Jussen won the first prixe
which was a doxcti beautifu' '
carnations. Mesdames Himmel-
reich and Sclimclxel cut for the
consolation prixc , the former
winning it.
The St. Martha's Guild mem
bers gave a very successful tea
and baxaar on Wednesday even
ing , at the home of Judge Wil-
hite.
Odda Lapp entertained a fcv
friends at cards on Tuesday even
ing , The pleasures of the even
ing were many.
The ladies aid society of the
Baptist church will meet with
Mrs. Davison this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Lyforu
will entertain a number of their
friends at an At Home , this even
ing and a very pleasant time is
anticipated by the guests , to be
The Young Married Ladies
Kensington club met with Mrs.
- Fred Keller yesterday afternoon
and aside from a pleasant time ,
accomplished much in the line of
needle-work.
, Meeting of School Board.
The members of the school
board met on Monday evening-
- last. After the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting
and their approval , the report
for November of Supt. E. L.
Tobie was read , which is a&
r follows :
Whole number of pupils en
rolled , 089 ; new pupils , 15 ; total
_ remaining , liflr > ; average attend
zince , f)8J ; per cent attended ,
95.4 ; per cent punctual , 99.9 ,
cases truancy , 8 ; visitors , 40.
Next was read the report of
Treasurer Uhlig , after which
the board adjourned to meet
the following afternoon at the
office of Dr. Mathers. Five
were present at this meeting.
Several bills were ordered paid
and after a brief discussion , a
two weeks vacation was ordered
during the holidays. Board
then adjourned till their next
regular meeting night.
Belle Corn and II. Q. Dorlatf
came down from Humboldt yes-
terday morning to attend the
marriage of Miss Mary Chaffiti
and Lute Skalak , which occurcd
at the Court house in this city.
L. C. I2dwards was also one of
the witnesses of the ceremony.