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Vol. IV FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , MARCH 15 , 1907. Whole No. 16s
Society News
Mrs. C. li. McDo'wcll planned n
burprise on her daughter Gertrude
at their home in the west end ol
town last Saturday nfternoon. A
two course dinner was served at
six o'clock. The afternoon was
spent in social chat , fancy worl <
and games , Those present were
Helen Reslerer , Whery Lowe and
Gertie Gossett.
The Annual meeting1 of The
Woman's Club held at the re
sidence of Mrs. Dr. Renneker on
March 5th , was well attended.
The'report on the past yeai
club work was very favorable ,
and encouraging to its members ,
The officers elected for the next
. Wm ,
year are president Mrs.
Wilson vice president Mr.s. Chas.
Banks , secrelariyltMrs. L. C ,
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WWtF
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Mc.Millen , auditor1" * Mrs. Pan
Weaver.
The next regular meeting of
the club will be held at the residence -
- sidence of Mrs. A. GWanner or
March 19th. A full musica
program will be given. , ,
The ladies Kensington of the
Baptist Church met Tuesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Ross. There was 3. good atten
dance present and all enjoyed n
very pleasant afternoon.
The ladies auxiliary of the :
Episcopal Church will give a ten
cent missionary tea , Tuesday ,
March 19th , at the home of Mrs ,
Wilhite. The hours are from f
to S and a cordial invitation is
extended the public to attend.
A few of her girl friends called
on Aimee Griffin Monday even
ing in the waT of a surprise ,
She was in the midst of packing
the household effects and was
greatl } ' surprised. The evening
was ver } ' pleasantly spent. The
visitors presented Miss Grifiu
with an elegant souvenir
Miss , Katherine Heacock plan-
'neel a very effective surprise or
her brother Roy Saturday even
ing. A number of his gentlemen
friends were invited' to spent ;
the evening at the Heacock resi
dence and Roy was taken una
wares. Everythins worked suc
cessfully and with pleasure , Tin
elaborate five o'clock dinner was
perfection. The young men whc
had helped JvO willingly to en
tangle Roy in the surprise net
were equally surprised when t
number of young ladies arrived
The evening was spent playing
cards and the surprise , all aroutu
was throughly enjoyed by al
parties. - -
Sorosis met in regular sessioi
March 18th , at the residence o
Mrs. Holland , most of the mem
bers being present and respond
ing to roll call with curren
events. Mrs. Geo. Jennings gavi
a very interesting synopsis of th <
principal characters in "Tin
Newcoms. " and a short sketch o
the life of its author , Thackery
Mrs. A. E. Hill read an origina
short story and Mrs. P. S. Hea
cock read a letter from Mrs. W
M. Wilson in which she depict
in her happy manner an adven
turous trip in the mountains
The usual social half hour fol
lowed aiter which the club ad
< journed to meet March 27th witl
1 Mrs. W. W. Jenne.
Mrs. Fowler was hostess to
large company of her friends a
' dinner Wednesday
a six o'clock on
day evening at her pretty horn
near the Catholic church. Th
event was a most enjoyable one
About thirty members of counci
010 , Knights & Ladies of Secui
ity , gave Mrs. Gulp a very plea *
ant surprise on Friday evening o
last week. Meeting at the horn
of John Parlier and wife , the ,
went in a body to the Gulp rcsi
deuce w iere Irs. Culp was take ti
unj wares. She soon recovered
from the surprise and proved n
charming hostess. Mrs Nicholson -
son , president of the council ) pre
sented Mrs. Culp with a Jovelv
silver spoon tray in behalf of the
members. The visitors brought
with them well filled baskets and
about ten o'clock luncheon wa ?
served. The guests departed al
ablate hour having spent a pleas
ant evening , which was clouded
only by .the knowledge that Mrs ,
Culp was so soon to leave foi
their new home in Colorado.
Mrs. 1) . M. Davies , assisted bj
Mesdamcs Spencer , Schmelze
and E. I. Davies , entertained the
members of the Presbyterian kensington -
sington on last Thursday. Pleas
antries and refreshments made
thc ifteriioon a pleasant one.
The members 'of the M. E
kensington societv were the
guests of "Mrs. W. A. Green wait'
on Wednesday afternoon of this
weekMrs. . Greenwald was as
sisted by Mcbdames R. P. Roberts
SL. . Davies and Tobie. These
ladies are veiy entertaining host
esses and make the afternoon pass
all too quickly. Refreshments
were served.
Citizen's Caucus.
A Citizen's Caucus was call
ed to meet at the court house
last Monday evening and il
certainly was a citizens gather
ing not only in name but in at
tendance and general interest ,
The old time struggle of fact
ions was laid aside and a feel
ing toward the betterment ol
conditions in our city w.as
voiced from all quarters. The
court room was paclt'eel ant
standing1 room was at a pre
mium throughout the entire
procedure.
Harry Pence was c h o s e r
chairman and Fred Sebold sec ,
retary. T h e purpose of the
gathering was discussed by ;
number of leading- citizens
after which , in a fitting1 accounl
of the past year's reign of publie
affairs , John Morehead placed ir
nomination Prof. Barrett foi
re-election to the office o
mayor. As a public endorse
ment of the able management
of affairs in that office the pasi
year , this nomination was made
unanimous and Prof. Barrel )
was selected by acclamation
without a dissenting voice.
There were two vacancies on
the school board to be filled
and the two retiring members
Messers Korncr and Fallonn
were renominateel for that posi
tionanel\VW. Abbey and W
A. Greenwald were also nom
inated. A ballot was taker
and the latter named gentle
men were declared the choic <
of the convention for that posi
lion.
Resitlents of the three ward :
were then divided into sec
tions and each proceeded witl
a choice for councilmen , tin
third ward being entitled tt
two.
two.These
These selections were mad <
and the result announced to UK
convention which boely ratifiet
the action and the following
were announced the varioui
candidates ; First ward I. B
Whitaker ; Second ward I. M
Maust ; Third ward Dr. II. T
Halm , and Martin Gehling.
This action on the part of ou
citizens will illiminate thi
three cornered fight that hai
long existeel in our midst am
certainly give us a much bette
ami more ecconomicadministra
tion. There * are many things
that Falls City could am
should do by way of public im
provement each year , but th <
only way this can successfull ;
accomplished is in unison o
public spirit. Let us make u ]
our minds to do something eaci
year and do it.
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George E. Dorringtoir Dead ,
The sad news ol the death e > l
George B. Dorrington reached
here in a telegram from hu =
brother John , Sunday announ.
cing that he had tiled sudtV'nly
atYutna , Arizona the nigh ! be.
fore. So fnr as his relations
and friends know , Mr. Dorring.
ton had been in good health ,
and Hie announcement of hit
sudden death came as a great
shock to his many Falls Oitji
friends. The body will reacli
heresome1 time Friday the fun.
eral will probably be hold Sun
day afternoon. "
George EDorrington was born
in England in the year 1841. lie
accompanied his parents te :
America when but six month ?
old , making his home in Whites
borougn , N. Y , until seventeen
year ? of age at which time :
(1858) ( ) he came to Falls City ,
With the exception of a fe\v
years spent in Chicago and
Omaha he has made Falls City
his home ever since , being one
of the oldest residents of Rich
ardson county. Mr. Dorringtor
was married te > Liva Stone ir
Falls City in 187:2 : , his wife
dying about five years ago. Five
children were born to them ail
of them dying in infancy. I'hi-
was ihe one great disappoint
ment of his life. No man evei
loved children better than he ,
and manv are the little ones-
who today are mourning foi
' Uncle George. " He was al
one time deputy poslmaslei
under 'Squire Frank and for ten
years was .traveling passengei
agent for the Missouri Pacific ,
Alter the death oi his wife he
went west and for the past-font !
years has made his home witl :
his brother , John Dorrington ,
at Yuma , Arizona , where lit
died.
died.Mr.
Mr. Dorringlon is survived
by two brother , W. E. Dorring
ton , of Falls City and John W ,
Dorringlon , of Yum a , Arizona ,
and two sisters , Mrs. Edwin
Towle and Mrs. Isham Reavis ,
Mr. Dovrinjrlon was a man ol
stiong will , yet so kindly in lib
disposition-that he was univer.
sally beloved , His death i.c
a great loss to his relatives and
friends that will be felt more
and me > re with the passing years.
Another Old Settler Gone.
Ralph Anderson for many
years a resident of Falls Oilj
and vicinity died at Griggsville ,
Ills. , Wednesday of 'last week ,
Mr. Anderson had reached the
advanced age of nS years. A
letter received by Anderson
Miller who was a life long friend
stated that the deceased was
ill but a few hours. Mr. Ander.
son was one of the oldest settlen
of Richardson county and hi ?
passing removes another o :
those hardy pioneers who have
done so much towards the build
ing of an empire in the mightj
west.
Break Into Freight House.
Robbers broke into the Burling
ton freight house on Saturday
evening of last week and go
away with their plunder without
being discovered. Four bottle :
of whiskey anil two boxes of tob
acco were taken. Two box car !
were also broken into but nothing
was missed from them. The un
welcomed visitors evidently cami
in a buggy as _ Chief Beasle :
tracked them tor some distanci
when they weu lost sight of it
the much traveled road. Noclev
has been obtained as to thei
identity.
George Sandrock of Enterprise
Kansas is one of our new sub
scribers and will read this great
weekly for the coming year.
Special Alceting of Board.
Saturdav morning the memben
of the- county board met to dis
cuss the britlgc matter , the same
having been properly advertised
All. the members of the bonre
were ptcscnt as were1 also a large
number of taxpayersof thq county
The meeting was called to ordci
at' ) a. in. by chairman Josepl
Glasscr. The request for tin
meeting which was filctUFcbruarj
23rd was then rfcad by Clerl
Ilutchms. Members answering
the roll call were Siemering
McCray , Glasser , Bauer , Xoeller
Tlinton and Staldcr.
Considerable time was thei
taken up in the discussion of the
bridge matter , after which r
motion was made to the qffec
that the board accept the mate
rial oideredby the .old bridge
committee for the hundred ant
two foot bridge and consttuci
the bridge as soon as possible
An amendment to this motioi
was offered by Supervisor Staldci
that the bridge be erected at the
actual cos't of material and labor
which however was lost and th <
oiiginal motion was carried
P.nanl tlion adjourned to meet ai
1.30 o'clock that afternoon. Aftei
i he business of the meeting was
concluded , matters not includet
in the call were talked over , aftei
which the board adjourned te
meet on the 2nd day of April.
The Winner.
The winner of our lawyers
will contest was Luella Jorr
age J1 , of Vereion. Among those
who answered correctly were
Mrs. G. C. Boyle , Dawson , C.A
Zimmerman , Rulo- George
Suiith , jtDawspn , Mts. , , Balpl _
\VIfeeler. on Route" fl "Wafiei
Zubrick , Verdon , E. L. Nims
numboldlMyrtle Smith.Verdoi
Thq answer to the problem is
as follows ;
The lawyer's scheme was as
follows : lie fetched his 'owr
horse from his stable and placet'
jt in tbe Smith stable.
That made eighteen horses h
all. He gave hall this numbei
! ) -to Brown , a third of tin
number U to Jones , an el ,1
ninth ot the number-2-lo Green ,
in exact accordance with the
terms of the will , and still hat
left his own horse , which he
then returned to his own stable ,
Because of the fact that Miss
.lorn and Mrs. Wheeler were sc
close together in sending in tlicii
replies we have given each one
credit for a year's subscription ,
Stubs To Go. '
It is general talk that tin
Stub trains are to be taker
olf. The two cent rate makes
them unprofitable it is said. Jot
Varner is making a killing 01
two cent fares. The rate it
Kansas is three cents , so pas
sengers fqr Omaha buy ticket-
to Falls City , then get off tin
train here and buy from here tt
Omaha. Mr. Varner sold tifteei
tickets to Omaha to the passen
gers on Wednesday's train.
District Court.
The case of Falsken agains
Farrington that was on tna
when \ve went to press last weel
resulted in a verdict for tin
plaintiff for S2.700. The casi
wilLbeappealed. The Tribune' !
case was to have been tried Fri
day but the illness of C. F
Reavis caused a postponement
Court adjourned until Wednes
day at which time Judge Kelli
gar come down and has beei
hearing drainage cases for thj
past two days , Judge Rape
will convene court next Tues
day and take up the Miles case
! .
Neal Matten , of Dawson spen
Tuesday attending to busines
affairs in this city.
Died.
Mr. John J. Morris was born
December 24 , 1834 in Aahlantl
couiity , Ohio and died in Falls
City , Nebraska March 13 , 1 iQ7 ,
aged 72 years , 2 months and 1 ( ;
days. His boyhood 'was passed
in his native state. Mr. Morris
was a student at the , llaysville
Academy. He resided for some
time at Woostcr , Ohio and when
twenty-one years of age came tc
Iowa , later to White Cloud , Kan
sas where he was married Novem
ber f > , 18f l to Miss Frances Conk-
lin. Mr. and Mrs. Morris re1
sided at White Cloud for twenty
years , To this union were born
five children : the eldest son dyinjj
in infancy , Elza S. Morris , no\\
of Kansas City , Mrs. A. J. Wcavei
deceased a few weeks ago , Ilubei
R. Morris , of Oklahoma City ant
Miss Neva Morris of this city
Mr. Morris and family moved tt
Humboldt in 18S1 where the
resided for twenty years , and sb
years ago came to Falls City
Mr. Morris was engaged in busi
ness at Ilumboldt fo'r twenu
years. During their residence al
Ilumboldt Mr. Morris and m hi
daughter , Persa , united with the
Methodist churph at the same
time.
time.The
The deceased has been in pooi
health for some , time lately beintl
confined1 to his room ,
He was a good citizen , a kirn
and loving father and leaves to
mourn his departure a wife , twc
sons and one daughter.
The funeral services will be
conducted by Rev. Clinc at the
home at 2 p. in. Frida/afternoon
and the interment will be at
White Cloud , Kansas.
Clara Scholl. daughter of Fret
anduFanhieScholK ' was born
August 16 , 1891 at Arago , Ne
braska and died at the home oi
her parents near Falls CityMarcli
0 , 1907. Funeral services were
held at the Baptist church Suir
day afternoon , Rev. Naninga , ol
Preston preaching in English and
Rev. Manshardt in German. In
terment was in the Steelc ceme
tery.
tery.The
The deceased was a promising
young girl and is mourned not
only by immediate relatives but
by a large number of friends.
Library Contest.
The library vote this week
stands as follows , and is enougl ;
to make one stand up and take
notice as the end is only a trille
over a month distant :
Elks /rVIV (
Convent 33,031
Library I0,0/f
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Married.
At the residence of and by T ,
A. Lintlcnineyer , minister of the
First Christian church on Tluirs
day , March 7 , 1907 , Win. Staples
and Efile Kendall , both of Merrill
rill , Kans. They will reside oi
a farm near there.
Advance in Wages. ;
The section hands on the rail
roads leading in and out of thii
city will have an advance in thei :
wages after the first of the com
ing month. It is almost needles :
to'remark that the same will b <
appreciated.
A New Contest.
We will pay a liberal casl
prize for some mathemaUca
problem that Georoe Smith , o
Dawson can't solve. We an
tired of working our brains fo
something diiferent only to havi
him send in correct solution ;
and do it so easy that we ar
ashamed of ourselves. Send ii
something and we will try it oi
George.
Market Report.
Mixed Corn 33
White Corn' ! 55
Wheat 60
Oats . . .f. . . . .32
Rye , SO
Hogs
Hal Noah is sick with the
measles.
Dudley Gijledpic is quite ill at
this writing" !
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Frank Dempsey spent Thurs
day with friends in this citv-
Peak Bros , were here in a business -
ness wav from Dawsdn Tuesday
"
last. '
Mrs. Henry Wolf is visiting
with her mother , Mrs. HoiTmnti ,
in this city.
While in town last Saturday.
Herman Ilahn on route three ,
guve this office a pleasant call
L. E. Plumb wns n pleasant
caller on Tuesday afternoon , and
as a result has another receipt
for a years subscription to The
Tribune.
Mrs. Mae Deyctte and children
returned Wednesday to their
home at Lincoln after a visit
with her parents , Officer Ueasley
and wife.
Rev. R. Cooper Bailey ol Uen-
nott , Nebraska will occupy the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church
this coming Sunday , both morn
ing and evening.
" . . , , , . - ,
Mesdanies Cass ICdwards and
Howard Young and , children , of
Stella , are the guests of their
sister and sister-in-law , Mrs/ / John
Oswald of this city. <
Rev. Tyler of Peru gavc a
missionar3 * talk at the Methodist
church on Wednesday evening
which was very much appreciated
by those in attendance.
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Al Iryin and son , Wilbur , of
Norton , Kansas who II VQ been
visiting at .the * home of J evi
Nedrow left Thursday morning
for a visit with friends at Kansas
City.
Wilma Cline returned Wednes
day evening from Peru on ac
count of a severe sore throat ami
the temporary"loss of her voice.
She is taking instructions in
elocution iiainingat the Normal
school.
The Auburn Republican in
their last issue says concerning
one of Falls City's boys : Keith
McMillan is the new pharmac ist
at Cline's drug store. lie cam < -
here from Fall ? City and is a
very gentlemanly young fellow
and will undoubtedly become
popular with the trade.
In a letter received from Ingram
Cain this week he stated that he
liked his position immensely and
was well pleased with everything
there in general. He has a posi
tion with the Mining & Smelting
Co. , at Valardena , Old Mexico ,
and his many friends in this city
will be pleased to know that IK-
has been so successful in his new
field of work.
Elxa Morris arrived in this
city Wednesday evening from
Kansas City in response to a
telegram announcing the * death
of his father , J. J. Morris. He
received a message from his
brother , Huber , of Oklahoma
City saying that it was impos
sible for him to come home as he
had just returned to his position
at that place after an 'extended
visit with his parents in this city.
Karl Cline of this city , who
graduates this year at the Peru
normal , has had a very lucrative
position offered him in the canal
zone at Panama. The state nor
mals over the country each year
offer to their best student an ex
cellent position and Earl Cline
received the one this year as
stated above , with a salary of
$80 per month and traveling ex
penses each way. However , on
account of the climatic conditions
there Earl has resolved not to ac
cept the position. The position
is a fine one and can only be won
by merit and thus e.xemplfies the
fact that Earl is a capable stu
dent and will make a success of
his work , whatever it may be.
