| \ . , % I1'1 " " " ' ' "TWWw w 1 . * * . - wii
" " " K- ' * * *
t"
i , M v > * * y
, ,
VUtortCftl 3oolet
_
TH ITY
Vol. IV PALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MARCH I , 1907. Whole No. 163
Work of the Schredder.
Edward the nineteen year o1 <
son oi Antoine Smith of thii
city , was the victim of a tnos
shocking accident Monday evening
ing- , which , if it docs not cos
him his life , will leave him at
armless man.
He and his brother Paul wen
shredding corn for a parly nea
Preston , and Edward was feed
ing while Paul looked alter tin
engine. In some manner hi ;
left hand became caught in tin
machine and in attempting { <
throw off the belt , he lost hi ;
balance and in order to save hii
entire body iroiri being precipi
tated onto the many revolvin ;
knives , he threw his right han <
down , both being torn mt <
strips.
The physician at Rule wai
telephoned for , that being tin
nearest place , but as he wa :
making a professional call n
the country. Dr. Houston of thi ;
city was called. The Dodo
drove down immediately am
nearly at the same time tin
physician from Rule arrived up
on the scene , and together the'
dressed the wounds.
Alter a careful examination i
was decided that it wa > neces
sary to amputate the one abovi
the elbow and the other just be
Jow.
Jow.The
The young man underwent tin
ordeal with wonderful endur
ance and on Tuesday wa
brought to this city and takei
to the home of Mrs. C. B. Elliot
the professional nurse.
At this writing it is though
that he will survive the shod
and his lite spared.
It was certainly a most shock
ing accident and the young suf
ferer has the sympathy of all ii
his pitiable condition.
Society News
Mrs. Prank Schaible was hos
iess to the members of the Kaf
fee Klatch club on Tuesday af
ternoon. The pleasures of th
event were many and varied
Refreshments were served.
The ladies Aid society me
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. S
H. Bayne and enjoyed a pleas
ant gathering.
Viola Lippold eutertainei
fourteen of her friends on Thurs
day evening of the past week
A pleasant time was spent witl
games , music and refreshments
Sorosis met in regular sessio :
on Wednesday , Feb. 27 , wit'
Mrs. A. E. Hill , and notwitli
SUB' standing the inclement weathei
quite a number of the member
vrere present. It being the birtli
day of Longfellow , the principl
thoughts of the day pertained t
him ; most members giving quote
tions from his works. Mrs. Kat
Steele read a review of his life
while Mrs. Banks gave some ir
teresting personal reminiscence
of him. The transition of word
and .the evolving of new one ;
also a list of words not in frc
quent use , was presented in
very interesting article by Mr ;
Ewalt , and a review of Middh
march and short synopsis of th
life of the author , by Mrs. Ka1
Steele , filled out a very enjoyabl
session. The usual social ha
hour followed.
Republican City Caucus.
The republicans of Palls Git
are called to meet in caucus :
the court house at 8 o'clock ]
m. , sharp , Monday evenin ;
March , 1907 , for the purpoj
of selecting candidates for tl
various municipal offices for tl
coming year.
year.HAIWY
HAIWY PENCE ,
P. B. WEAVER ,
0. T. LIPPOLD ,
Committeemen ,
Forty-first Wedding Anniversar ;
Thursday. February twent ;
first , being the forty-first anni
ver.sary of the marriage of Mr
and Mrs. William Cade ot thi
city , Mr. Cade and daughte
Miss Ethel , planned a surpris
on Mrsv Cade by inviting ih
members of the G. A. H. Post
Relief Corps a.ml . other friend
to assist them. The home o
Comrade , T , R. Messier wa
chosen 'asl'he'base'of operations
The party met there and at
o'clockmarched to the Cad
home. . Miss Ethel wijs playnij
the piario at the' time , as lun
been previously arranged , am
Mrs. Cade being 'interested i
the music was not aware tha
her home , was being invadei
until the entire party had enter
ed and were , housed in th
kitchen , dining and bed room ?
The parlor doors were the
opened and ' the surpristvVST
complete. Some time was the
spent socially * when Comrad
Samuel Mower announced tha
Comrade and Mrs. Cade lun
been living as husband and wif
for forty one years , but as n
one present had-witnessed thei
marriage , they must now b
married in the presence ot th
witnesses assembled. The mar
riage was then performed b ;
Justice John Spragins , the rinj
ceremony being employed ( am
the ring was a very costly one
the groom yhaving provided i
in the other arrangements o
which the bride knew nothiii ]
about ) . Vet Simanton acted a
groomsman and Mrs.Wilso .
Korner as bridesmaid. The fu
reached its climax when Justic
Spragins and groomsman Si marten
ton kissed the bride. The part
then did justice to a grain
supper which had been preparei
by the ladies of the Relief Corps
The writer knew Mr. and Mrs
Cade and was present at thei
twelfth wedding anniversar
twenty-nine years ago. The
their oldest children were smal
now they are married an
have homes and families of thei
own. Then they were poor finati
cially but rich in love lor eac
other and their little childre
and neighbors. Now they ar
well-to-do financially and hav
grandchildren by the dozen.
But to return to the last wee
ding. Supper being over th
intruders had a grand socia
time until a late hour when th
party took their leave , thanli
ing Mr. and Mrs. Cade for th
pleasant entertainment a n
realizing though they are gro\v
ing old in years , their honey
moon isnolyel over and that i
as it should be.
District Court.
District Court convened Moi
day with Judge Kelligar on th
bench. The first case tried wi
the liquor case of the Stale v
Harry Simons and resulted in
verdict of guilty on two count
and not guilty on eleven. Leyd
against Cronnenberger has ha
the center of the stage ever sinci
The case was submitted to tli
jury aboul noon yesterday.V
go to press too early to announc
the result. The next cases t
be tried will be Strawn agains
the Ilumboldt bank and Ban :
ho against the Humboldt banl
Judge Raper will probably hoi
court next week ,
Will MeeMTuesday.
The members of the Womer
Auxilliary to the Cemetei
Association will meet Tuesda
afternoon , March 5th , with Mr
John Holt. There will be tl
election of officers to be attemU
to besides other important bus
ness and a full attendance
desired.
i The Famine In Cliina.
From reliable sources it ii
learned thai Ihe presenl condi
tion of that country is appall
ing. So inlense is the suffer in j
, thai parents throw their child
the streams rather thai
] see them die of slarvalion
| Fifteen million people have be
come impoverished in the afilicl
ed dislricl and people are dyinj
in Ihe field ? , on Ihe roads and ii
Ihe streels.
The condilion of this counlr ;
k such that outside help inns
b6 administered or this terribl
calamity to lhal nation will con
tinue unlil a harvest can be had
In this great land pf plenl ;
where our lot has been cast w
should not forget the less for
lunate. Let each one do some
thing toward saving the life o
a poor starving human. Ai
American dollar will keep Ih
Chinese wolf from Ihe door fo
a long lime and you will feel th
belter for having done some
lliing toward Ihe relief of Ih
human family , who from n
fault of their own are starviti ;
by the thousands.
A number of our good citixen
have taken this work in luini
and will endeavor to raise a fun <
for Ihese suffering people am
if you feel like helping and ar
nol called upon , just leave yon
offering at an } ' bank in this cit ;
where arrangements have bee
made so lhal Ihe funds wi !
reach Ihe commillee who hav
this matler in charge. It is eg
timated that three cents a da ,
will keep one person in lha
counlry and yet they are with
oui the means of support. Wha
will you do ?
TUe People Win.
The long drawn out Burling
ton tax case , which has been
thorn in the llesh of the com
inunity since 1904 , is at last de
cided. the higher court , decree
ing thai the railroads must pa ;
up. It is a victory of the peopl
over corporations in thehighes
tribunal in the land and settle
for all time the question tha
corporalions , like individuals
must pay their taxes. It is es
timated lhal a million dollars i
taxes were involved in this dc
cision. We haven't had Ihelim
to investigate as to the amoun
due Richardson county , bu
whatever the amount may be , i
will certainly fill a long fel
want. Here area few figure
as regard interest of the stal
in this matler :
The taxes involved are for th
years 1901 , 1905 and 1900. Th
states interest is smaller thai
the interest of the counlies. Th
slale levy for Iwo oi Ihe year
in dispule was six mills on Ih
dollar and for one year wa
seven mills on Ihe dollar. Th
slale laxes due are estimate
conservatively at $200,000. Thi
is based on an assessed valur
lion of $20,000,000 for the Bui
lington syslem and on $12OQo
000 for Ihe Union Pacific roa <
The Burlinglon syslem in N <
braska is assessed at $7,800
mile and the Union Pacific roa
at $55,000 lolal or $11,000 a ;
sessed value per mile. The ii
lerest alone on the Burlinglo
tax for 190-1 is estimated at $ oO
000. Thirly or forly Ihousan
dollars more has piled up sine
that , and Ihe Union Pacific la
will at least crowd the lot :
beyond the si00,000 mark fc
interest alone Some estimal
the share ot the tax due tl
state as high as $300,000.
Seed Oats For Sale.
I have several hundred bushe
of good seed Oats for sale at n :
farm seven miles sovth-west <
Falls City. ( ,3 <
P. B. WKAVHR.
More Bridge Exposures.
The condition of bridge mai
ters has become so serious lha
a special meeting of the bean
of supervisors has been callec
for Saturday March Slth , to con
Sidcr the mailer. The bridgi
comnnllee urges all luxpayer :
interested in the mailer lo allem
this meeting. >
The-committee unloaded tin
malerial for the steel bridge ti
be erected in Speiser precinc
that was purqhascd by McCra ;
which he claimed weighed 21,00i
pounds. It was found to weigl
but 19,800 " p o u n d s or i5r > 0i
pounds less than the Gilligai
Company's conlract calls for
This was and is bad enough ii
itself , bul further invesligalion ;
showed il be an old second ham
bridge , used and discarded b ;
some other county and throwi
on Ih is counly by McCray ii
order that he might make i
showing of economy and thercb ;
play even with his enemies ,
This bridge would be a posi
live incnance to the travelinj
public of Speiser precinct. Th
junk lies near a corn crib in D
Hois and can be examined b ;
any taxpayer.
The commillee invesligalei
olher bridges built under 'Me
Cray's supervision and foum
them in a deplorable condition
For instance a bridge built b ;
Stalder one half mile easl o
Nims Cily. II was found lha
Ihe piles of Ihis bridge had beei
sel with a post hole anger. Si :
piles wen- sawed so unevenl ;
at the lop Ih at Ihe cap rcslet
only on Ihe high poinl of Ih
piling. The joists were enl ;
.twelve inches deep instead o
fourteen. The outside joisls 01
Ihe south were broken at tin
middle and seem to have bee :
in such condition when erected
The next joists had a large kno
at least eleven inches Ion ;
almost Ihe full depth of tin
joist , the other joists were like
wise defective. This bridge i
so defective as to be dangeroa
to travel and will probabl ;
have to be condemned.
This is bul a sample. Tin
bridge committee has made thi ;
investigalion In an efferl lo as
cerlain Ihe Irne condition. 1
you , as a taxpayer areintereslei
you should attend this meetinj
and learn for yourself how Me
Cray has been saving or squan
dering your money.
Quite a Souvenir.
Norman Musselman has re
ceived a very prelly souveni
from his relalive on Ihe Thai
jury. On the outside is th
picture of a girl that looks dan
gerously like Evelyn Ncsbi
Thaw On Ihe first inside pag
is Ihe lille of the case. Th
next page contains the men
for Iheir Sunday dinner , whicl ;
by Ihe way , was a good om
On Ihe back page is Ihe anlc
graph of all Ihe jurors.
Our Artist Honored.
Miss Alice Cleaver has jn ;
been informed that live of he
pictures have been accepted an
have been hung in a place c
j honor in the exhibit of the "Ai
Students League of Chicago.
This annual exhibit contaii
pictures by several proininei
American Artists.
Miss Cleaver also received wet
from the "Chicago Exhibit" thi
one of her pictures there , Tl
Girl in the Chair , had sold f (
seventy-five dollars.
1 The painting was exhibited wit
Jolliers of Miss Alice's work , :
the White Store in this city. I
merit was recognized as is show
by its sale. The study is of
girl sitting in an ordinary tapes
ry covered chair , reading a boo !
Death Record
Allie Ann Evcrly , daughter of
Isaac L. and Martha V. Kverly ,
was horn September i'J , 1S72 , in
Ijclmont county , Ohio. She
lived there with her parents until
she was five years old when they
moved to Rule , Neb. , where they
lived one year. They then moved
to a farm three miles north of
Rule , where the mother died.
The family next moved to Mis
souri , where Allic resided for
seven years previous to her mar
riage. Sht was married to Mr.
Alvin Firebaugh March 21. 1893 ,
in Falls City. They resided on
a farm in Richardson county
until the death of Mr. Firebaugh
which occurred May S , 1'JOO. Tc
this union Were born three chil
( Iron , Floyd , Ethel and Willie
Firebaugh. After the death ol
her husband Mrs. Firebaugh re
sided with her children in Falls
City , providing for and keeping
them together. On September
29 , 1'JO'l , she was married tc
Benjamin F. Slagje , with when
she and her children have lived
happily since then in Falls City ,
She made the good confession ,
was baptized and united with the
First Christian church in tin
winter of 1900 , during a meeting
held by Kcv. Vawter , under the
ministry of Rev. Elmer Wan ;
Cole. Since then she has led r
consistent Christian life and was
a very devoted member of the
church and a faithful and untir
ing worker of the Willing Work
ers.
ers.She
She had a severe illness during
the last year in the month ol
July on account of gall stones ,
She was a very patient suffcrei
from this for a number of weeks
hut rallied , again taking up het
daily duties. The disease how
ever had fastened on her and
three weeks ago Mrs. SI agio was
again confined to her bed. H
was decided after consultation
that an operation might possibly
save her life. She was operated
on for gall stones on February
21st , during which operation one
large stone was removed. Shi
rallied from the operation quite
nicely for a time but on the fol
lowing day had a sinking spell ,
At 4:30 : o'clock on the morning
of February 23 , 1907. death came
to relieve her sufferings and she
departed this life for the life be
yond with the full confidence am'
hope of the Christian.
She was a member of the
Knights & Ladies of Security ,
council No. f 10 , and of the Wood'
men Circle. She was a very kim
and devoted mother , a faith fu
and loving sister , a true and dc
voted wife , an esteemed and re
spected neighbor and a true
friend in need. She was self
forgetful and very considerate o
the feelings of others. There fi
left to mourn her loss , a father
two sisters , four brothers , beside !
her husband and children.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon by Rev. T. A. Lindenmeyei
at the First Christian church
The edifice was crowded , even ti
the ante rooms and not one ii
that vast throngJnit what seemei
to be a mourner. The one lyinj
in the casket had been a tru
friend to all and the grief wa
sincere and heartfelt. It secmci
hard that one so young shouli
die when life was sunshine fo
her , when the home was all lov
and helpfulness , children to can
for her and a loving husband t
shield and surround her with hi
love and care , yet it is not our
to question for "God grant tha
we may as calmly rest -when on
work like hers is done. "
After the funeral services a
the church , the sad cortege , ovc
a mile in length , wended its wa
to the Steele cemetery , where th
services were in charge of th
Knights & Ladies of Securit
and the Woodmen Circle. An
there lies sleeping Allie A. Slagl <
Meets Sudden Death.
On Wednesday morning tin
local freight train on the nurlhig-
lon , from Si. Joseph arrived n
this city about ten o'clock and
among the passengers to alight ,
was J. W. Hosford. He started
to walk from the track on which
the freight was standing to the
station platform , and was talking
to his companion , John D. M in
ter , of the Davis Milling Co. , of
St. Joseph , when suddenly In-
threw up his arms and fell hack-
wards. Mi1. Minter and the local
station employees loosened his
collar and tried otherwise to
render assistance but death was
almost instantaneous and help
was ol no avail , lie was carried
a few feet from the track until
the arrival of the coroner , when
the inquest was held , _ Following
is the verdict :
Tin'ST ATI : OF NUIIUASICA , (
Klehardson County J'M
At , an iiiiiulHltlon holden at Fall a City
Nobraskn , in Ulehardeon County on the-
27 diy : of February A. 0. H'07 ' before-
me , Dr. fleo. W. Rem'Uer. coroner of
mill county , upon tlu > body of .Tame *
W. Uotford lyliijj 'load , by thijuror. . -
who * ! * mimes urn hereto Bub orlliut1 , the
i"i Id jurors upon tlx'lr oath do c iy that
tliotmld .lames VV. llo.xford riuno to
h's ' dimih from natural eauecsund not
from vinloneu or foul means.
.INO. WH/rsi : ,
o. p. STOuaiiTo\ ,
TJ. ( ' . DI5ASL11V ,
. ! . W. SmVKLY ,
\Vnh Goor.snv.
IN TESTIMONY WlIKKVOIUlO Mild
jurors have hereuntopet their hands
the duy and year aforesaid.
Du. OKO.v. . Rr.siiciu : : ,
ATTICBT Coroner.
Mr. Hosford.vat ; one of the
oldest of the residents and citi
zens of Rule having been in busi
ness there for nearly forty years.
In the early pioneer days Mr.
Ilosford was one of the govern
ment employees who drove the
supply-wagon and stages. TJmn y
the dangers of ( raveling- were
many and now form interesting
talcs in history. lie was also a
member of the committee which
petitioned the railroad to build
their road through Rulo. When
it was learned that the railroad '
intended missing Rule in the
construction of their road , an in
dignation meeting was held in
the store building of Mr. Hosford.
It was through the untiring ef
forts of this committee that the
road was finally built on its pres
ent route through this county.
The firm of Ilosford & Gagnon.
for the past forty years was a
prominent one of Rule , of which
J. W. Ilosford' was a partner. In
August of last year Mr. Gagnon ,
the other member of this firm ,
fell down a stairway , from which "jj
injuries he died in a few days.
Within six months both members
have passed away , and the old
firm is no more.
Mr. Ilosford was also an old
member of the Masonic order.
Reavis & Abbey had charge of
the body on Wednesday and it
was taken to Rule Wednesday
afternoon on the four o'clock
train. Funeral services will pro
bably be held Friday.
Alarried.
One of the prettiest home wed
dings of the season was solemn-
ixcd at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
lOrnst Werner , when their daugli-
i tor , Miss Emma , was united in
marriage to Mr. Frank Yoesel.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Manshardt at two o'clock ,
Thursday afternoon in the pres
ence of over fifty guests After
the ceremony and congratulations
an elegant dinner was served.
The bride is one of the most
pleasant of Falls City's young
ladies while the groom is a young
man of ability and excellent
character.
We join with their many friends
in wishing them a happy and
prosperous married life.