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HUtorlcul Society THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. Vol. IV FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , HAY 10 , 1907. Whole No. 172 Annual Field Meet. At the annual field meet of the Richardson County High Schools held at Ilnmboldt Saturday May 4th. the Falls City High School made a record of which they are very proud. The number ot points made were : Falls City r > 4. Ilumboldt 29"i , Dawson 4- . Owing to some statutes enacted four years ago Falls City does not get the credit due them owing to the fact that Ilumboldt held first place three years , con sequently holds the honors for the fourth year. The boys feel pretty bad about it because last year they were not credited with all the points they made which would have given them first place. However the score this year does them proud and shows the time and hard work they have put in and leaves a record yet to be equaled. The record for the eleven events is as follows : 100yarddash Ibt , DrcioelbicsIlum boldt ; 2nd , Freeman , [ Jtiniboldt ; 3rd. Shock , Kails City. Time , 10 1-5 sec onds. 4-lOyard run 1stWalloon , Kails , City ; 2nn , Rodcwalil , Kails City ; 3rd Dricbcl- bies , riuniboldt. Time , 56 4-5 seconds. Running1 broad jump 1st , Shock , Falls City ; 2nd , McDowell , Kails City ; 3rd , Boyd , Humboldt. Distance 19 feet , 4 inches. Mile run 1st , Yocler , Kails City ; 2d , Falloon , Falls City ; 3rd , Stout , Hum boldt. Time f minutes , 25 seconds. Running nigh jump 1st , Shock , Falls City 2nd , Belden , Dawson ; Itrd , Miller , Dawson. Heigh' , 5 feet 2 inches , u 220 j'ard run 1st , Dneibelbies , Hum boldt ; 2nd , Shock , Kails City ; 3rd , Freeman Flumboldt. Time 253-3 , , - scc- amls. Shot put 1st , Rodewald , Falls City ; 2dC. James , Humboldt ; 3rd , T. James. Humboldt. Distance , 40 feet 11 inches. 880 yard run 1st , Yoder , Falls City ; 2nd , Falloon , Falls City ; 3rd , Shaffer , Humboldt. Time 2 minutes 23 3-5 .sec onds. Pole vault 1st , Falloon , Falls City ; 2nd , Reid , Httmbodt ; 3rd , Hummel , Dawson , and Rist , Humboldt , tie. Height , ! ) feet. Hammer throw 1st , Rodewald , Falls City ; 2nd , Yoder , Falls City ; 3rd , T. jamcs , Ilumboldt. Distance 127 feet. Relay ( one-half mile ) race 1st , Falls city ; 2nd , Ilumboldt. Time ; 1 minute 38 seconds. Total points Falls City , 61 : Ilum boldt , 29 1-2 ; Dawson , 4 1-2. Referee , R. L , . lion" . Judges at finish , R. K. Hill ; K. L . Tobie ; T. Waggoner. Time keeper , T. J. Oliver. Starters , Prof , E. G. Spencer and Frank Nietzel clerk and Scorer W. James. The district field meet will be held at Auburn Saturday and our schools will be represented. Tbe Influence of a good Example. Just as an example of the good iniluence of well kept premises look at the homes and lawns on South Chase street at the west of the Missouri Pacific hill. Time was when this part of town was perfectly disreputable in appear ance. ance.Then Then Mr. Sandusky built his pretty little home down there. He and Mrs. Sandusky have all the love of southerners for flowers and well kept lawns and their home has always been a delight to the passer by. Then Harvey Wahl moved down there and maintained a lawn that was town talk , and so the influence of a good example has gone on and on until the west of the Missouri Pacific hil contains the prettiest and best kept yards in Falls City. There is a lesson in all this , that should encourage every pro perty owners to do his part to wards making Falls City the prett } ' town its location merits : Fred Frey sr. who has been ii poor health for some time suf fered a stroke of paralysis Thurs day morning and is in a yer } serious condition at this time His life is despaired of. Hon. John Brockman Dead. Died , at his home in our city at H:30 : o'clock Saturday morn ing , John M. Brockman , aged sixty-five years. When tins Ktper last came to you the de ceased was upon our streets greeting his friends with a uippj' "Good Morning.1 To- lay all that was marlal of our riends and townsman , is at leaceful rest in our silent city of the dead. Friday morning Mr. Brockman was stricken with apoplexy , dying the fol owing morning , but retaining consciousness to the last , al though fully aware that his life was near its close , manifested 10 dread , but bravely awaited .he termination of the struggle A few hours before his death he called the various members ol .he family to his bed-side and talked with them of the past , jresent and future , and bade .hem put firm , trust in the Lord , The deceased was a public spirited man of generous im- ) ulses , and never forgot the lospitable ways of the pioneer. His cheerful , helpful life , his devotion to his wife and family , incl kindness to everybody , will long linger as a fragrant nemory in the home , which lis presence brightened and which death has now darkened. John M. Brockman was born n Morgan county , Illinois , August 20 , 1841. Here he grew to manhood , teaching school : or a number of years , until the out-break of the Civil war , when he came to Nebraska and enlisted in the First Nebraska regiment at Brownville. This company was later uninted with the Fifth Iowa calvary , under the latter name. He served for a period of three years and three months , a part of this time as orderly for Gen. Lew Wallace. After the war he re turned to Illinois and again engaged - gaged as a teacher. Soon ofter Ins marriage to Miss Addie Mit chell in 1&G7 , he came to Hum- boldt , Nepraska , engaging in the grain business for a number of years , later settling on a farm near Stella , which was his home until last fall , when he and his family removed to this city. Mr. Brockman has been identified with the enterests of Richardson county for many years , and was never found shirking any responsibility erin in any way retarding those things which tend to make a happy and prosperous commun ity. ity.His His first political office was an appointment as register of Porter precient , later serving as assessor. He was a member of the county board from 1880 to 1889 , and was also elected as representative from this district - trict to the state legislature in 1893 , and re-elected in 1895. His life's work closed May 4th , 1007. The deceased leaves a wile , a daughter , Mrs. A. B. Corne. lius and a son , Ross Brockman , both residents of this vicinity. Three children proceeded him to that home above. A brief funeral service was held from the home at 11:8 : ( o'clock Monday morning , con ducted by Rev. Bert Wilson , The attendance was large , at testing to the popularity ol the departed. The local G. A. R , of which he was a member at tended in a body. Interment was in the Pros pect cemetery , northeart ol town. Humboldt Standord. Ike Beaulieu has gone to Kan sas for a few days visit Wednes day. Society News. Last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Wess Nedrow living three miles north of town were the victoms of a clever surprise planed by a number of their riends. About thirty ol their riends met close by and pro eeded to the house taking them ompletcly by surprise. The evening was devoted to gamon uul music and a spirit of fun and Measure prevailed. The company lad prepaircd a splendid supper of two courses which proved one of the main attractions of the cyening. At a very late hour he guests departed for their ionics , 'loud in their praises of he good time afforded them. The social at the Christian : hurch will be held Tuesday , May Sth instead of June fith as ori ginally intended. Kaffec Klautch met Friday of ast week with Miss Slocum. A loxen members of the club were > resent and the time was devoted o needle work aftul yisiting. At six o'clock Miss Slocum served a Iclicious supper. Those present eport a very pleasant afternoon. The Presbyterian kensington net Thursday of last week with sirs. Bohrer. A large crowd was n attendance and a goqd sum was added to the church treasury. On Tuesday , May 14 , the xnights and Ladies of Security , No. 1312 , will hold a banquet in : heir lodge rooms. The lodge las secured nearly sixty new nembers in the past three months iid the banquet is given in their lonor. II. G. Warner , national medi cal director , will be present. Fifty new members entitles the order to a place in the roll of iionor and also $50 in cash as a prize. The lodge is proud of its suc cess in securing so manv more than the required number and it s likely the showing will be still better by the time of the celebra tion. A royal good time is looked forward to. Fourteen of the gentleman friends of T. J. Gist surprised ! iim by taking a birthday dinner at his home last Thursday even ing. Mrs. Gist had arranged the surprise and the look on Tom's face as the invaders filed in attested the complete success of Mrs. Gist's efforts. An eleg ant dinner of six courses was seryed in the usual finished man ner for which the hostess is noted. The ladies of the Methodist Church gaye one of their custom ary good suppers at the church last Thursday evening. The crowd in attendance was large and the reciepts about S20. The Tournament whist club met with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Reavis last week. Mr. Sandusky was the guest of honor and showed his appreciation by com ing out a good second to the evening's winners who proved to be Mrs. Jamcs Pickett and C. F. Reavis. On last Tuesday evening Mrs. J. K. Wilhite entertained the Tenncsseean whist club in honor of Mr. Wilhite's cousin , Mrs. Wadhams , of Lincoln. Six tables were played and the scores ran high , but not higher , some of the guests say.tha'i the score someol the gentlemen made eating sand wiches. Mrs. Wilhite assisted by hci daughter , Sallie , and Avis Wad' hams , served \ery substantial re freshments which were dom ample justice by the guests. A jolly good time is reporte ( by those present. ' The Needle club met with Mrs. ! Bachstein on Wednesday and [ spent the afternoon sewing , after which elegant refreshments were served. The M. 10. Kensington was delightfully entertained at the home of Misses Mattie and Stella School : on Wednesday of this week. The young ladies were assisted by Misses Nay lor , Beck and Lyford. An unusually large crowd was in attendance and all enjoyed the afternoon thoroughly. IClegant refreshments consisting of all the delicacies of the season were .seryed. Wednesday May Sth , Sorisis met at the residence of Mrs. Wil son Korner. Almost the entire club were present and responded to roll call with some current event. Interesting reports of the first district convention held at Lin coln were given by the delegates , MebdainesIIimmelrich and Banks The line of work for TJ07-1'KS ) was discussed and program com mittee appointed. A synopsis of one of the later novels : "The Dream and Busi- nrss" was given by Mesdames Jennings and Banks. After the usual social half hour during which the hostess was assisted in serving excellent re freshments by Mrs. Holland and her charming little daughter , the club adjourned to meet May 22 , with Mrs. Gilligan. Knights & Ladies of Security Entertain. On last Tuesday evening Salem Council No. 150 K. & Lof S. gave a reception to a class of more than thirty candidates which they had recently adopted into the order. The invited guests other than their own members and family , were Councils Nos. MO and 1312 , of Falls City and No , 1 )7 ) from Dawson. There were about sixtlive Ladies and Sir Knights from Falls City also quite a representation of the Council from Dawson. The following program was rendered in the opera house. Hand Welcome address , , Gee \V Shccly Vocal solo "Oh , promise me" Mrs I'M May. Ladies . ! 10 Knights it of Security-- Harrison. Vocal solo-"For Vou" Mrs Roy Dafgett. The three letters , or Nora Carson's mistake Miss Meredith and others. Recitation "Children of France" Helen Shcely. Band Fancy drill1 No 1.112 Degree team. This concluded the program in the opera house. The program was entertaining , throughout and highly creditable to the Salem Council. At the conclusion of the pro gram the chairman announced that the visiting members and band would repair to the K. L. of S. Council hall. The re quest was complied with promptly and they were soon ushered into the dining hall which had been beautifully de corated for the occasion. The menu was elaborate and in full accord with Salem's well known reputation for hospitality. All the visiting members expressed themselves as being highly pleased and one and all declared Salem Council No. 150 K. & L. of S. charming entertainers- Richardson Council No. 1312 , through their president , Henrj Sanfordi extended Salem Counci an invitation to be their guest ; at a banquet given by them or next Tuesday evening May I4th which invitation was acceptc ( and a goodly number promise ( to be present. Mrs. Will Tiehen of Salem wa : shopping in our city Thursday. Suicide on Train. ; A gruesome tragedy occurred Ion the west bound Burlington train Tuesday between here and Itulo. A man retired to the toilet before the train crossed the river at Rule , and when the station was passed the conduc tor tried the door and found it locked. Upon unlocking it ho saw the man , apparently dead , sitting there , leaning slightly forward. He immediately locked the door and told the brakeman what had occurred. George G mislead heard the conversa tion and climbed up to look over the transom ; he saw the mini move and called the conductor to see what could bo done to save him , but life was entirely gone before he could be taken from the toilet room. Three gashes had been made with a pen knife , one on the left wrist , one on the left side of the neck which was no more than a scratch and the last which cut the wind pipe and jugglar vein. There was not a paper nor a mark on his clothing to give Lhe least clew to his identity. He was about thirty years of age. The letters "A. B. " were made on the inside of his coat pocket , upside down , and with lead pencil , which hardly indi cates a trade stamp. He had a ticket from Kansas City to Denver , Col. , and a little over SUJC in cash. He was well dressed. His coat and hat he had left in the seat he had oc cupied. The suit was new , and the shirt had never been laund- ricd and there was not a dis- guiblihiy mark to be found. The supposition is that in cross ing the Missouri River at Rule he might have thrown anything that would have led to identifi cation into the river , The body was brought from the station to Reavis it Abbey's undertaking esta b 1 i s h in e n t where an inquest was held and a photograph taken. Wednes day Dr. Rcnekcr and Ward Knight went to Kansas City with the photograph and a description of the man to see if my clew as to his identity could be found and if so what motive if any prompted such a deed. At this time nothing further has been learned. The following is the verdic of the coroner's jury returned at the inquest held by Dr. Reneker : The State of Nebraska j Richardson County ( ' At an inquisition holdcn at Reavis Abbey , Falls City , in Richardson county , on the 7lh day of May , A. I ) . 1007 , before me , Dr. Gco. W. Rcncker , coroner of said county , upon the body of unknown man lying dead , by the jurors whose names arc hereunto sub scribed , the said jurors upon their oath do say that this unknown man came to his death by his own handon Hnrliiitf- ton train No , l.'i. No evidence of foul play. JOHN IIlNTON C. II. MAIMON IJ. ItKAVIS Dr. IJ T. HA UN W.M. L AN 01110 AN l.L. HIASTON . in testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the clay and year aforesaid. Attest : nn. Oio. W. Rr.Ni'.icr.K. t'OtOIUT. Later -Word was received Thursday morning by Dr. Rene , leer from Richard Garvey ol Kansas City , that the young man had been located in Chica go , but no name or occuptior Painful Accident. Mrs. Davies met with a verj painful accident Monday. Sin stepped on a needle which broki off in her foot. It has been im possible up to this time to remov < the broken piece and Mrs. Daviei is compelled to go about 01 crutches. Everything possible i being done and is hoped to locat the needle soon. Commercial Club Reorganized. On Tuesday evening1 of this week the Commercial Olubgave a smoker in parlors of the K. of P. hall , the purpose of which was to reorganise the club and put il upon a more substantial basis , tt was proposed to re- organise and incorporate and the idea met with the hearty concurrence of most of the mem bers present. During the even ing there were a number of en thusiastic speeches by various members present which showed the spirit and enthusiasm with which the proposition was ac cepted and the intense interest eltin the needs of our city at the present time and for the uture. It was proposed to incorpor- ite the club with a capital of ? 2f,000. ) During the evening two uindred shares were sold at $2r > ier share. Five hundred shares will be sold before the organiza .ion is completed. The rate is $2 ; " ) per share , 20 per cent of which is payable annually , the irst of .June. This puts the organization on a cash basis md gives them the means to neet some of the good propo sitions that come to the club. From among the 125 members nen present the following nine representative business men were chosen to constitute a joard of directors : From this board of directors .he presiding officers will be chosen. W. A. Grccnwald , L. K Wirth. J. fl. Towle , J. I < . Slocum. V. G. Lyford , A. Graham , J.V. . Pnw.-ll , vv , W. .lemie. A. .T. Weaver The club has a number of splendid propositions from busi ness industries that want to come to our city , and it hoped that the citizens will all join with them , lend a helping hand and together work for the best interests of our city. The reorganization of the club on the present lines is due to the efforts of W. A. Greenwald , who for the past year has worked incessantly and with untiring energy to .jet the club in good condition so they would be able to work together systematically and get results , such as will be a credit to our city and the community at large. Alter the business ol the evening a supper was served by I. N. Lyons. Council Proceedings. The city council met in regu lar session Monday , in the coun cil chamber and the regular business was taken up. After the claims were issued they pro ceeded to reorganize the council. Hutchinsand McKeiver of the old council were retired and Hall and Win taker , the new members , were sworn in. After reorganization the new council proceeded to grant the licenses of the six saloons whose petitions were accepted. After the licenses had been granted remonstrances were filed by Messers. Edgar , Long and Roe. There was some lively dis cussion for a few minutes and then council adjourned to meet Tuesday at 11 a. in. , to give both sides time to look up the legal bearings of the question. When the council convened Tuesday morning it was found that the law under which there- monstrance was tiled did not go into affect until July loth , and i the remonstrances were with s drawn. The six saloon licenses were then granted and the coun cil adjourned.
