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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1907)
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , MAY 10 , 1907 Foil SALIJ 320 acres about miles of Snlem , upland. All fenced , new house ! rooms , well and windmill , 150 acres cultivated , 20 acres meadow , 8 acres timber , balauci1 pasture Henry C. Smith S10 in-r acre. Small payment down balance 10 years time u per ce'nt. A bargain. . 110 tg 120 ! Wr uvnr Salem , bottom land , Good terms. Mipht tent for 1907. Handy t odt-p otand ( own. 100 acres 2 miles of Falls City. 100 acres 2 miles of Sti-llu. 100 acres Nuckolls Co. , Neb. About 50 acres winter wheat , $40 per acre. 80 acres Brown county , Kns. , 7 miles LANDS & LOANS southeast of Hiawatha. Will take small house in Falls City as part pay. Good terms. 200 acres H miles Falls City , good , fair house. 100 acres Johnson county , Rood terms. PRESTON Mrs.Pylo wu u ninoh visitor Siuulny Mrs. Al Hulllp was u county sent vis Itoron Sunday. Juild Carpenter of Rule , was u callci licro Saturday. Grand mil Ducrohncr i on the slol list at this wrlt'ng. ' Tom Frank of Falls City , was n Prcs ton culler Saturday. D. McBrlde mudoa visit to his fam ily In Salem on Friday. Hoiuur Kirk and Harry Simon wort Preston callers Thursday. L. D. Mccumber Is building an ad' ( lltton to his residence here. Ed Gilbert , and John Muliiui of Rule , wore caller hero on Saturday. Coon Thomas of Fort Huge ) , was n business caller here on Thursday. No. 17 killed u week old calf belong ing to L. D. McCumbcr this week. Mrs. II. Dapsohnor , living south ol tins city , la still 111 at this writing. Mrs. John Morris and her daughter were county scat visitors Wednesday. P. F. and .lackey Hart of Reserve , wore business callers hero Thursday. II. McCuiubor and wlfo returned on Wednesday to their homo In St. Joe , Several from Preston attended the lecture and bund concert at Reserve , Saturday ovc. Joseph Noltzol and family spcnl Wednesday with J. S. Wilson and fam ily , south of town. Mrs. Joseph Noltzol and daughter , Gladys , were the guests ol Lovl Thnck- II or and family Friday. III Lou and Jack Nclt/el attended i business meeting of the band at Re eorvo Thursday evo. Mesdamcs F. Hopple. Win. Rowlcj ami daughter of Falls City , epont a lov dnya with relatives here. Our street commissioner. C.J. IIopjn has been kept busy repairing th street crossing tills week. J. S. Wilson , south of town , is build Ing a hay burn and stable combine' ! J. M. Fridlcy Is the builder. Mrs. Lnvl Thackcr , who has beei visiting with her brother , Will Jones In Kansas , returned homo Friday. A small social was given Sundu ; night in honor of O. II. Dusli. at hi residence it being bis f > 9th birthday Samuel Martin entertained the smal audience with his grapbaphonc William Dccklnger , living south c this city , had the misfortune to hayu runaway with a disc on Thursdaj which run over him bruslng him quit fcevorely , which will lay him up fc some time. Dr. Henderson Is In at tcndunco. STELLA. Dr. Montgomery lias been in Oinab this week attending the State Medlct Society. Mesdamcs McDowell and M. L Q Yl5Ulng U10 former's son a Iowa. The Indications ara now that Stell will have two saloons this year instca of one us lust year. C. II. KlnJlg , a former professor 1 the Stella Schools has bean hero till week selling Canadian lands. Vcrno Davis has sold his rcsldonc in the cast part of town to Yock Mlct aels , and has tnovod Into the Palme bouse on Elm street. Eaiilo Nombalals , an employe of tb machine shops at Moline , 111. , has bee spending the past week at the homo < his parents , north ot town. Carl Summers of Falls City hi moved hero and taken charge of tl : Missouri Pacific fence gang. Mrs. Lizzie Hankaus" and chlldre arrived from Lincoln Sunday night f < a visit here and at Shubert. W. C. Tiffany and wlfo of Kunsi City were guests at the homo of In parents , Dan Sarvls and wlfo , the fir of the week. Bert Harmon has purchased t ! shrader house ! n the cast part of to ; and will move into the same as soon he can get It remodeled. Magcio McKinney of Brownvlllo ai Pearlo KHma of Dawson , hayo been s cured for teachers next terms. A p mary teacher Is yet to bo secured. Tbo whist club met at the home Dick Curtis Monday evening. Mi Squires of Broken Bow , and Miss M Comas of Auburn , were the guests honor. J. E. Bell has moved hero from A burn , and opened a shoo shop In Clark building. Mr. Bell Is a ba man of twenty-tire years experlen and will lead the band which was re cently organized. Hen .Tames has been visiting fricndi anil relatives here for the past twc week ? . Mr. James llvnd in the Prulrh Union neighborhood for many yean * but for the past nix years has been llv Ing In the itato of Washington. Anderson L. Smith , an old soldlci who bus lived In Stella for the pas twenty years , died at the home of hi : neict ! , Mrs. John Coons west of towt Friday morning. Funeral services wort hold In tbo Baptist church Sunday morning and interment made in the Stella cemetery. BARADA. C. W. Allen returned last w ck from bis northern trip. Rev atrnhl and wlfo were calling in 13 urn ( hi on Monday. Mrs. Susan Dunn is quite ill with pneumonia at present. Frank Huston and wlfo were visiting friends in Iowa recently. W. II. Morrow of Shubert was n business visitor on Monday. Henry Shafcr and wife arc the proud parents of a flno large boy. Mrs. It. M. Williamson was quits 111 on Sunday , but is about again. Mrs. Llzzio Rankln of Lincoln 1 ; visiting friends and relatives bore. J. H. Morehcml and wlfo of b'allsCity were vlsitlncr In our village Monday. John Hanlka and family were enter talncd by A. W. Nixon and wlfo Tucs day. Mrs R. J. Dunn entertained Mcs dames lid ISgc and IT. M. Burgess 01 Monday. Jcsso Cox hauled a load of household goods to Oregon , Mo. , for John Marki last week. Miss Ida Dowers and brother.Elbert , vcre Sunday visitors at the homo o cd Zentncr. J. T. Sailors and wlfo arc entertain ng a 12J pound boy who came to llvi , vlth them on Sunday. Lloyd Mitchell and Jacob Peter Ith their wives visited at the homo o Byrrt Mltcholl'on Sunday , John Schulonburg and wlfo arc tin iroud parents of a brand new bub ; ; lrl , born Sunday , May uth. Mrs. R.S. Abbott was the victim o , paralytic stroke ono day last wcol and was quite 111 lor several days. F. W. Brannon of Snubert , is arch ng the largo collar of II. J. Dunn ' Sons , after complotlnir ho will ccmon t. W. F. Recso now of Wabash , Nobr , a former resident of this place span "ast week here Bottling up his buslnesi nfTalre. Mrs. Rudolph Voegolo Is , in a ver , dangerous condition the result of th burns received. Her recovery i doubtful. A Mr. McColm recently purchasci of R. S. Abbot a fine farm on th Missouri lor JtlS.OOO Mr. Abbot wl ] emQye with bis-family to Clarlnda owa , shortly. Nick Arnold and wife have mo\c to the homo o ( Jacob Arnold. Geurg and Will Arnold will work the I art near Straussvlllo wbero Nick Arnol and wlfo have boon living. The ladles of tbo Evangelical churc and others who arc interested wl meet at the cburcb on Monday nftoi noon , May 15 for the purpose of organ zing a Woman's Home Mlsslonar Society. Walt. S. Kyler of Corning , Mo representing the gas light company < tbat place , was a business visitor bet Saturday. Ills family came with hli and they visited with Henry IIoh : and wlfo over Sunday. On Monday Mrs. George Parchc took her llttlo girl to Omaha for n operation. An unnatural growth In appeared In two olaccs upon the child arm and physicians here think that will probably bo necessary to remo < tbo entire arm. Wo overlooked lust week to mentli a very entertaining program re dercd by tbo pupils of the school < April 2Cth. The program wasavarii one , consisting of music , dialogue drills and recitations. The teache had spent considerable time and p tlcnco in preparing the children f the work of the afternoon and th certainly did credit to the trainlu All > vho were privileged to attend r port a very charming afternoon pleasure Marriage Record Walter Orr , Barada Llda Kelly. Falls City HUMBOLDT. A daughter was born to Rev. Ber Wilson and wlfo on Wednesday , Maj 1. Pearl Gurvcr spent several days tin first of the week with friends in Lin coin. The family of John Uhn , residing south of town , is in quarantine for dip theria. J. W. Vaught has accepted a clerk ship In the grocery store of N. C Campbell. Blanche Emmons of Tecuinsoh was the guest over Sunday of her cousin. . Gohlu Turner George Turner recently purchased the residence of W. H. Carsh on Long Branch street. Mrs. C. C. Campbell and llttlo son ol Hastings , visited over Sunday will : Mrs. C. M. Linn. Ed Unhind of Lincoln spent Severn days this first of the week with rein tive's In Ilumboldt. Misses Tone Norton and Ida Stuldoi returned Friduy from a short visii with Lincoln friends. Ed Dot-land was called to Welsh Louisiana , the past week by the seri ous illness of his mother , Rev. E. I. Smith cumo down fron Bethany on Saturday and visited ovci Sunday with Lulu Harding Mrs Sue Miller came over from Paw nco City Monday for u short visit with her parents , John Smith and wife. Lorn McCool of Dawson was enter tatncd at the honjo of her grandpar cnts. J. J. Turner and wife , Monday. Frank Buttcrficld has the foundation laid for the placing of an addition 01 the north side of his residence proper Rev. Fred Unland is lying in n vorj rltical condition at tils home in the outb part of town , and his death Is ox icctcd at any hour. Mrs. John Gird and daughter , Elca nor , returned Thursday to their home n Lincoln , after a pleasant visit witli lumboldt relatives. Mrs. Otis Hunter and little son ar L-lved In the city Monday from Utlcu his state , for a visit at the home o P. M. Williamson and family. W. J. Bean and wife left Tuesday or their future homo at Rapid City South Dakota , where Mr. Bean ha employment in a clothing store. Drs. E. 0. Wlttwcr , G. G. Gandyam J. A. Waggoner attended the stati ncoting of the medical association ivhlch convened in that city Tuesday Mrs. R. E. Miller , who had been visit ng at the homo of her parents , 13. F Gravatt and wife , for several weeks oft the last of the week for her hem < : it Adrian , Mo. Lldu Crawford , who has been em iloycd for some time as operator at thi ocal telephone ofllce , has resigned hoi losltion to accept a clerkship in thi Ilumboldt post ofllco. Hugh Phllpot residing northeast o own went down to St. Joseph Friday , o have specialist at tbat place removi a caneoroui groxvth from his side which has been causing him grca pain of late. Mrs. Mlnnio Unkofcr , who wastakci to Lincoln several weeks ago to ro cclvo medical treatment , is not 1m proving , and friends hero fear that thi trouble is deeper seated than was a first thought. Elinor Rousek went down to St. Joi Tuesday to have a specialist at tha place examine a peculiar growth o his neck , which has been troublln him for a number of months past , coir polling him to abandon his schoc work. Paul W. Burgess and family c Firth , this state , arrived In the clt the last of the week , am1 will occup the property \acated by Wm. Bca and wife. Mr. Burgess will be en ployed as bookkeeper for Cooper . Linn , George McCouncl , who has been en ployed In Fisher's barber shop for th past year , has resigned his posltioi Ills place being filled by Harry Hum ] hroy. Mr. McConnol expects to stai out in business for himself and left o Monday to seek a location. Mrs. Harold Smith , who has bee suffering from tuberculosis for sever : years past , died Thursday last , at tb homo of her parents , Mr. and Mr Joseph Snethen , In this cltyf age thlr'.y years. Funeral services coi ducted by Rev. John Calvert , wei held from the homo Saturday afto noon , and burial was made in the Hut : boldt cemetery. Lloyd Held , u former Ilumboldt boy now located In Lincoln , accompanied by three musicians of the cupltol city gave a musical entertainment at the opera house Tuesday evening. John M. Brockman , u retired farmer and politician , died at his home In this city Friday morning of apoplexy , aged sixty-five years. Mr Brookman came to this county from Morgan county , III. , in the year 1S07 , residing on a farm near Stella , until last fall , when ho and his family moved to Ilumboldt , Ho served on the countv board from 1SSI ( to 18S9 ; and was also elected as representative from this district to the ttuto legislature in 1893 , and re-elected in 1893. The deceased is survived by a wife , a daughter , Mrs. A. B Cor nelius , and n son , Ross Brockman , both residents of this community. Funeral services were hold from the home at HiO : ; o'clock Monday morning , the lo cal G. A. R. of which he was a mem ber , attending In a body. Burial was made In thn Prospect cemetery , north east of town. VERDON Will Otto is on the sick list. Grandma Ucinoman io on the sick list this week , Mr. Ley , formerly agent here , was In town , Monday. Bruce Nedrow and wife drove to Shubert , Sunday. Dr. Houston was up from the county seat on Monday. Ed Auxier made a business trip to Omaha on Monday Bird Page was over from Dawson , n short time Tuesday. Katlo Meli/.a was up from Fulls city , the last of the week. J. W. Stump made a business trip tc Omaha one day last week. Mrs. Ellinger and daughter of Stella , wore in town lust Wednesday. Mrs. W. II. Keeney of Elk Creek , is visiting friends here this week. Mesdames Goolsby and Simpson were Falls City visitors one day last week , Ada Lconnril and Florence Judd spent Sunday the guest * of Miss Ken ney. ney.Ada Ada Corn of Salem , is visiting bci grandmother , Mrs. Amanda Corn , this week. Miss Klnney of Peru , spent the latter - tor part of the week hero visiting rela tives. Goldie Cook came up from Falls Cltj on Tuesday and will remain at home for some time. Mrs. Sue Dawnld of Falls City , spem several days visiting her daughter Mrs. M. D. Lum. Tbo ball boys of Salem played here on Sunday. The score was 7 to 10 ir favor of Vcrdon. Cam ma Hall came down from her duties at Stella , Friday evening. She returned Sunday afternoon Mrs. Grunt Wlndlo and daughter ol Falls city , spent the last of the week visiting Dave Griffith and wife , j Mrs. J. W. Stump left for Long Is land , Kas. , the first of last week , for c visit to hnr brother , Landon Yantls. W. D. Corn and wife , Loren Cert and Grace Bonnctt spent Sunday neai Reserve , Kas. , the guests of El Shall and wife. Nellie Hossack came up from Fall ; City , Saturday morning and remained until Sunday , the guest of her sister Mrs. Sloan. The teachers wore elected Monday night for the coming year as follows Prof. j. W. Watson , principal ; Mlsi Kinney of Peru , grammar ; Miss Hlg gins of Shubcrt , intermediate ; Vivi Klnccy , primary. In some manner n horse belonging t < Henry Fisher got loose from the hitcl racks on Sunday evening and in cross Ing the M. P. track was struck by thi evening passenger and killed. Thi buggy it was hitched to was also de mollshcd. OHIO j H. E. Peck was a Barada vlslto _ Sunday. , Katlo Shouso visited with VeraShal fer Sunday. Daisy Peck spent Sunday with he cousin , Edith Peck. Clarence Peck spent Sunday in Fall City with his grandparents. Frank Peck and Otto Rueggo wer county seat visitors recenty. Elsie Huettner spent a few days wit her aunt the first of the week. A. E. Knisely and wife attended th love feast at Merrill , last Sunday. John Yocum of Falls City was a guest of his daughter the first of the week. John Hutchhon was a guest of his grandparents In Fulls City recently. Henry Riicsch und family visited with Otto Hticttner and famllySundny. U. .1. Prichnrd and family spent Sun day at the home of Chester Stump and wife' Sophia and Amelia Schulenberg vis ited with their sister , Mrs II. Frit/ , Sunday. Wm. Bowman und John Stump were guests at the homo of P. E. Shaffer on Sunday. Frank Lichty and family were cn'er- talncd at the homo of Chester Stump Sunday. Lola and Ivn Giblilo visited with their aunt , Mrs. P. E. Shaffer ono day last week. Myrtle Yoeam of the county seat spent the latter art of last week with her sister. Wm. Huettner and family wore guests of the former's brother , ono day this week. Raymond Marcum of Hulo is visiting with the familj of O. A. Burk nnel other relatives. Chas. Shouse is staying with Jesse Spungler and wife for awhile near Merrill , Kansas. Noah Peck , wifound dauglHcrEthcl , wore guests of Mrs. George Peck and daughter Sunday. Andrew Ketteres was down to Horton - ton , Kansas the first of the week in view of buying land. Mrs. C Brecht and son , Alfred , ol Falls City , visited with Mrs R , Schlndler on Friday. J. W. Dodds of Humboldt visited in this vicinity the first of the week , the guest of Geo. Johnston. George Shouse , wife and two young' est children spent Sunday at Merrill Kansu , at a love feast. There was a social dance given at the home of Wes. Nertrow Saturday eve It wus n surprise for Mr. and Mrs Nedrow , only a select few were invited Refreshments were served. A good time is reported by those present. RULO. Alfred Henry was in Rulolust week , John Kuualy was a Falls City visitor last Saturday. L. E. Plumb Is erecting u neat barn and buggy shed. Tom Arnold of Kansas was a Rule visitor Tuesday. F. T. Darrow of Lincoln spent Mon day night in Rule Al Kent is running the engine It Bunker's saw mill. Rob Kanaly visited in Atchlson sev eral da3'S last week. Henry Bryant of Missouri visited IE Rule last Saturday. Essie Marsh was on the sick list a few days last week. Herman Boahma was an Atchlsor visitor last Thursday. J. G. Louis is wearing the chief ol police star at this time. George E. Peabody was a Falls Citj visitor last Saturday night. Harry Mann has been putting up new fences around his place. Mrs. Gagnon departed Monday foi Paola Kansas to visit friends. Mr. Bush visited with Mr. Marsh and family the first of the week. Joe Barzo made a business trip tc Missouri last Sunday afternoon. I. P. Weeks of Lincoln was a busl ness visitor in this city Tuesday. Steve Cunnlnghan made a busines ! trip to Mount City , Mo. , Monday. J. W. Mooney shipped a carload o cattio to St. Joseph Monday night. Carl Henry and sister , Clarissa , lof for Kansas City Tuesday morning. Mrs. Belpler has purchased a drlvin ; horse aud expects to enjoy driving. Vesta VanVaulklngburg visited Ilia watha friends several days last week. Hosford Bros , shipped two car load of cattio to Kansas City Monday night Frank Brown's two children are jus recovering from an attack of measles C. E. Moore of St. Joseph was a busi ness visitor In Rule Monday and Tues day. Professor Nichols mode a busines trip to Lincoln Friday returning Sun day. day.Bob Bob Dunn of Missouri wus transact ing business In Rule the last of las week. J. C. Cartledgo of Chicago was i business visitor in this city the first o the week. George E. Word has just finished re painting his store building on Main street. Judge Davis tore down and rebuilt his corn cribs at this feed lot ? , the fir t of th week. Clyde Adanib and wife returned Fr - day from an extended visit to Nebrdi- ka City friends. Mr. Wiggins aud Georgu E. Wtu-c ! departed Tuesday for Eldarado , Kas , on a business trip. Mrs. Bessie Brlniiegar was in charge of the high school during the absence of the professor , last Friday. Mr * . Stephen Miles and Mrs. A. G. Wanner , of Falls City visited Ru'.o friends the first of the week. F. E. Kulp of Wymore was looking after the Burlington Interests at tL < - place Monday and Tuesday. Jim Mcndcnhul of Beatrice was shake- ing hands with old friends on the streets of Rule lust Tuesday. Mr. Celcy acted as bridge watchman several nights last week. Mr Jackso-i is now able to resume his old place. The ball players are talking of fix in 2 up a bid ! tround und jranil etaud , in the bottoms south of the river bridge. Two snow storms u week , and three snow she third of May , beats any thin ? we ever knew the weather man to dijL up. Mrs. Ro3r Hurt und two children of St. Joseph , nrrived in Rule Thursday of last week lo visit friends and rela tives. Mrs. Sina Meyers departed Monday morning for Vandergrif Heights , Pate to join her husband ; they expect to make Pennsylvania their home Roadmastor E. C. Walbrldge of tfcj countv seat displayed considerable talents us a coal heaver at the coai decks at this place Monday morning Less Leeds came down from FalU City Wednesday evening , moved hU household troods to that place Thui > - day The rust of the family followed on Mondaj of this week. Th stfnmboat Omaha , passed through Rule Tuesday afternoon , es- route from St. Louis to Omaha , she stuck on a sand bar Saturday last- and did not succeed in getting off unti > Tuesday. The Bachelor Girls c'ub called o& Vesta Van Valkenburg and gave her a pleasant surprise , Wednesday night. May 8th The club presented her witu a loyoly tablecloth and napkins ex pressing their best wishes for her happiness and also their regret at leu- ing her in club life. The refreshment ? consisted of ici cream , cake and punch. Every one bad u lovely tluta as Vesta is an ideal hostess. The Bachelor Girls club met witk Ella Carpenter AVednesday night , May 1st. The meeting was for the purpose of adjusting the finances of the club. Vesta Van Valkenburg presented eacli member with a token of her esteem and formally announced her coining marriage with Melvin Rlnehart of Smith Center , Kas. Those prescmt were , Vesta Van Valkenbury , Cecil Kanaly , Edith Kern , Essie Marsh , Mary and Anna Mahan , Ella Oarpca- ter. Molva Kern was a guest ot tbe cluo. On the evening of May 2 , a birthday party wus given at the homo of Will 'Cunningham ' and wife , in honor of Mr * C's mother , Mrs. O. A. Graham. Mra Cunningham asked her mother to spend tbe evening with her as she would be alone. Mrs. G. obeying the summons , found the house filled with friends and neighbors , she was greatlj surprised but soon recovered , and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The invitations wore unique affairs com posed of four verses. One portion of the invitation read " " "That "play""That you are lasses , Though don't forget glass es , " and the guests found that they were not only expected to be lassec but aUo kindergartens , as amongst the other good things of tno evening eacL lady was given a slip of paper on whlcl. was written ono line of some nursery verse and each ono was expected to re cite the entire verso of which their line formed a part. But this was by no means all the fun of the evening for every minute was full of enjoyment and the company stayed until such a late hour they felt almost ashamed to be seen going home , but all consoled themselves with the thought that birthdays come but once a year. An elegantjtwo course luncheon was served- Mrs. Cunnlnghan was greatly assisted In her entertainment by Mrs. Bessie Brlnnegar. May Mrs , Graham enjoy many more happy birthdays , was the earnest wish of every one present 01 this delightful occasion.