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8 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , MAY 1 ? , 1907 Fou SAMJ 320 IUTPH about < 1 miles of Salem , upliuid. All fenced , new house 1 rooms , well Mini winclinill , 150 acres cultivated , 20 ai-ros mcndpw , 8 acres timber , balanuv piintmv Henry C. Smith $10 PHP ncre. Small payment down balance 10 years time 5 per cent. A bargain. . 110 In 120 acres iK-ar Salem , bottom land , CSood tormu. Alight lent for 11)07. ) Handy lode p otand town. lb'0 acres 2 miles of Falls City. 1(50 ( acres 2J miles of Stella. 100 ncres Nuckolls Co. , Neb. About 50 acres winter wheat , $ -10 per acre. 80 acres Brown county , Kas. , 7 miles LANDS & LOANS southeast of Hiawatha. Will take small house in Falls City as part pay. Good terms. J 200 acres H miles Falls City , f'ood , fair hoiisf. 100 acres .loiiuson county , fiood terms. fiiiiii am HUMBOLDT. Theli.A. U. are arranging for a program neeoratlon day A D Gio ami Mfo were making friend * In Humboldt a vlolt Sunday. Iva Donnls of Omaha was thn guest ol her frlBnd , Mrs. Gilbert Earley this week. L. H. Howe accompanied a consign ment of cattle to Kansas City the fore part of the week. W. .1. Hcan and wlfo loft Thursday last for their fiiluro homu at Rapid City , South Dakota. E. L. Crane , O. L. Hunt/ and Frank Krasny have had their business houses repainted this week. Elmer Houfck had an opuriillon per formed this week for localized tuber culosis. In one of the Omaha hospitals. Mrs. Carry Harvey of Plymouth , Nebr. , attended the funeral of her falher , Rev. Fred Unhind , in this city Tuesday. Mrs. 10. A. Lltehlleld and baby re lumed Friday to her home In lulu city after a month's visit at her old homo nt Ashland. S. E. Davis , formerly of Wilbur , Nebr. , now fills the position of agent at the depot , made vacant by the resigna tion of L. IIowoll. II. D. Phllpot returned Monday from St. Joseph where ho hud gone for the purpose of having a cancerous growlh removed from under his arm. Quito a number from this place went over to Auburn Salurday lo altond the Southeastern Nebraska athletic meet. Humboldt ranked fifth In thu contest. Mrs. Will Sknlak and litllo daugh ter , who had been visiting relatives in this vicinity , returned thu middle ol the week to their home at Rosalia , Ks. Mrs. Grace Hunter and little son , who had been vlsltlne at thu homuol F. M Williamson and wife , left Mon > day for their home at Utlca , thlsbtalo E. C. Rosllng of Firth is now em ployed im night operator ill the depot , Franklo Johnson having been pro moled to a day position In Atchlson Kansas. Calvin Thompson and family , wlu had been visiting at thu homu of tin former's parents , . ) . .1. Thompson am ] wife , rolurned Thursday lo their home at Guernsey , wy. Fred Arnold was In Lincoln the last of the week taking an c.xamtimtloi from Ihu slate pharmacy board. Hi has received word lhal he passed tin test successfully. Mrs. U. J. Hnizda of Table RocV made her parents , W. A. Volts am wife , a short visit the last of the week From hero she went to Hiawatha.Kan. and will spend several weeks with he uUler , Mrs. Howard Jonee. S. M. Phllpot and wlfo loft Mo nil a ; for Columbus , Ohio , whore Iho forme wcnl as a delegate from this state ti the national Presbytery , which con vencd in lhal city this woek. The expect lo visit points of Interest In th easl before returning home. E. E. Brown , who has been in pee health for Iho past three months , sul fcrlng from spinal meningitis , died o Thursday , March 0 , 1907 , at hla horn northwest of town. The deceased wu a native of Canada , aged ; tl ) years , an Is survived by a wife and five children Interment was made in the Dawso cemetery. The second and third grades of th city school were dismissed Monday an Tuesday , so that the rooms might I fumigated , as u precaution against Hi spread of dlptherla , several new casi having made Iholr appearance rccen ly , Ihreo members of Ihe family i James Thompson being stricken wil the disease last Salurday , and the rci deuce was placed in quarantine th evening. The Humboldt schools close a wcv from today. The juniors' reception the seniors was-held at the home of L. Hummel last evening. Rev. L. Smith will preach thu baccalaurcn sermon In Iho Presbyterian church Sunday night. The commencemc exercises will be held In the opera hoi Friday evening , May 24 and the cigh grade exercises the following night the high school assembly room. M Estella Williamson will unlertalu t alumni al Ihe home of her parents , M. Williamson and wife , on Mom ! evening. Rev. Fred Unland , a well known r ident of Humboldt , died al his home the Eoulh part of lown al 11 o'ch Sunday night , from Bright's diseu which has confined him lo his ho tor Ihe past six months. The ceased was born at Hanover , derma 7(1 ( years ago , coining to this country with his parents when fourteen years ot age , locating on a farm In Illinois. Thirty-three years ago ho cniiic to No- braskn and during that time has held various imstnnttes In the stale , and for a number of years wa pastor of the Gorman M. E church of this city. Besides his wife ho Is survived by nine children : Mrs. W. J. Davis and Ben Unland , of Humboldt ; Mrs. Carry Har vey , of Plymouth , Mrs. J. ll.Stoln- meyer , of Clatonla ; Ed Unland , of Lin coln ; Mrs. Amos Gantl , of Falls City ; Low Unland , of Sterling , 111. ; R. S. Unland ot Maryvlllc , Kansas ; and John Unland , Canada. The funeral wa held from the German M. E. church at ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made In the Humboldt cemetery. RULO. Doshu Booner has this measles. Morgan Slndor Is on this sick list. Clara Miller IP sick with the. measles this week. Dr. Henderson was a St. .loo visitor last Friday , Mr. Plum was on thu sick list a few days this wuok. Wm. True and family spent Sunday in the country. Mr. HulTncl has been on the sick list for several days. Mrs. Bessie Hrinniger's two children havu the measles. Mr. Wlntorbottom is putting a now roof on his house. W. It. Ilinton of Omaha was a Rule visitor Monday. Fannie Seigler 1ms been on the sick list for some time. Esther Dunn Is just recovering Iron : an aUnck of measles. Ruth Kanaly of Falls City spent sun day with homo folks Another installment of winter com menccd Monday night. Mrs. J. Lnblank made a business trlj to the county seat Monday. ( | Rev. SohalTer preached at the Hell ness church last Sunday. M. U. Edgccomb wns a county sea visitor Iho first of the week. Tom Cronln drove dray for MoxGcs ser the fore parl of this week. I Ed Mathers went to Table Rock las week to work in the coal sheds. 1 L. E. Plum went to York' the lattci part of last week to visit relatives. Henry Brlnnoger attended the ( unci al of Mrs. Vcoglo at Fargo lasl Friday John Kanaly and daughter , Ruth drove to the county seat Monday mom Two of conductor Hopkins' childre wcru very sick with the measles las week. Mrs. Nichols' mother and sister c Stella are visiting with her thl wo k. Mary and Uuth Anderson of Kansai are spending this week with Uulo ro atlveb. Norm Commode's two youngei children have just recovered from Hi measles. Edith Kern spent several days la week visiting friends In Falls Ulty an Uumboidt. Miss Prove of Dakota visited wit Vesta Van Vaulklnburg several da ; this week. Mrs. Uelger of Preston visited wll her aunt , Mr ? . Bolpler , Thursday last week. Herman Bocmah has opened a sin s repair shop in the south room of Frai Brown's old store building. Mr. Crook of Falls City was in o city testing the supoly ol vlneg which the merchants have on hand. Mrs. Thco. Anderson and daughU P earl , spent a few days with Knns trlends , the last of the week just pa Mr.Kusloy Is quite 111 at this writln Ho has boon very feeble for some tin and Is suffering from old age a 0 i general decline. n Mox Gcsser departed for Oma it Monday afternoon to attend the Gra ; e ' Lodge session uf the A. O. U. W. hi , h at that place Tuesday and Wednesd in of this week. ss Kii Bush returned from Prost 10 Monday to work on the bridge. I * P. Bush was unable to work last wenk ) account of getting some foreign si stance in his eyes , which made this is- very painful. In On Tuesday evening at live o'clo : fc Mrs. Abe Liberty , died suddenly at 1 e , homo In Uulo. The decease- ! lea no u husband , several email children f ean infant only a few hours old. 1 y , hearts of the entire community go In sympathy to the bereaved family , In this great sorrow which has como to them. Word was rccel\ed horn Monday that Kay Flart who is at work on a farm ncur Hiawatha , had gotten kicked by ahorse. He was driving the horse tea a cart , when It became frightened and started to run , Hay hold on to the horse and received a kick over the eye , It took six stitches to close the wound : the message stated that ho vas getting along nicely and would be able to be about In a few days. On Wednesday evening of last week whllo Mice and Alta Gilbert and Ger trude Kanaly were out horse back riding , Gertrude's Cuddle turned throwIng - Ing her off. She fell on the right sldu of her face , and although able to mount and ride home , she could not remember anything that occurred. The doctor was called and pronounced the ca c r.otlilnir surlous , saying , that the loss of memory was caused from the shock. Ml s Gertrude has Improved steadily and at the present writing Is almost recovered. Last Friday night being the reguliu meeting night of the Degree of lionet lodge , the member * decided to turn the meeting Into a social time in homu of Miss Vesta Van Vaulkingburc , who expects to change her name and re-l- denco In the near future. Each mem ber Invited one guest. An original poem was road by Mclva Kern which was received with applause. Music on the phonograph was one of the pleas ing features of the evening. Games were indulged in , one especially laugh able game was provided , In which each onu was given a catd with the name o ! some animal written on it , also a stick of gum and two tooth picks , with whlcl to fashion the animal named on the cart Mrs. Vastlnc received the prlzef 01 the best animal ( an elephant ) am Mrs. Cunnlnghnn the consolation prl/.r * A luncheon consisting of sandwiches salads , Ice-cream , cake and coilcc wa ; served , after which Miss Vesta In i neat speech thanked those present foi the pleasant surprise after which , a : the hour was late , all repaired to theli homes. Sickness In some of the fain illeskept some away who would like t ( have been present. SALEA1 Clyde Uamel of Falls Cltj spent Sun day in our city. W. Wertz came last week from Ainu for a shsrt visit. Mrs. E. E. Scott drove up from Fall City Wednesday. Lr. ) Everett Scott drove up from thi county capltol Monday. Mre. Bud Hose entertained the L. S C. club last Thursday. Cass Moore , wife and son , Paul , vis ited in Hamlin Sunday. Will Ogden returned homo from Si Joe the first of the week. Dr and Mrs. Day drove to the cour ty seat Tuesday afternoon. J. T. Shrlmpton and wife were cour ty seat visitors Wednesday. M. L. McDowell drove to Verdon o Tuesday to transact business. Muc Moblcy went to St. Joe Sunda to attend his slater's funeral. Mre. O. A. Jennings spent Sunday i Falls City , the guest of friends. Sam Konedy and family visited o the homo ot Ed Davis Sunday. Grandpa Bates of Taolo Hock vlsltc in Salem several days of last week. Eugene Meredith and Uay Lllydo were Falls City visitors Sunday eve. Ira McCool and Joe Windel drove the county seat Wednesday evening. W. Abbey and brother drove i from the county seat one day Ihls wee Mrs. Charlie McCool and son , \V : llaiu , returned homo from Hiawalh is Sunday. U Ed May and wife drove to Falls Ci Wednesday evening to intend the bar concert. Ruth Moore visited several days the country last week at the home Uoo Moore Mrs. P. E. Staver and diuighti Lena , were guests at the homo of S. HulTncll Monday. Hey Flfer and wife of St. Joseph i rived last week for a visit with frlen and relatives here. 311b Mr. Suites-while , wife and daughl bin of rails Clly vislled Sunday at theme home of Ed Davis. Hazel Barrett and Luverne Leah er accompanied by Frank Hanger drc to Dawson Sunday. es esd Mrs. J. A. Tyner went to Falls C tie Wednesday to attend the inter-cout ut W. C. T. U convention. Dr. . ) . A. Waggoner came down from Humboldt Thursday for a visit with his = on , Dr. U. H. Waggoner. Lloyd KltiBoy entertained the mem bers of the senior class of the hldb 'chool at supper Wednesday. John H. Abbe } of Jamestown , Kas. , was In town last week visiting at the home of Musdamos P. E. Staver and S. P. Jennings. IJattlc Moblcy entertained a number of friends on Friday evening. Various games were played , after which refreshments freshmonts were served. Mrs. Josephine Moore of Forts- mouth , Ohio. , iirrlved Saturday for an cxtstulud visit at the homo of her daughter , Mis. Mac Moblo } ' . Mrs. Joe Lord was tendered a sur prise in honor of her birthday which occurred last Monday. The company of friends spent a delightful day. Henry O. Smith and Misses Maude Graham , Sarah Tlutehins and Carrie Sloeum of Falls City tnado a trip to Salem In an automobile Monday even ing. Dr. U. U. Waggoner has sold his property and practice to Dr. .1. W. Grcono.'ind will remove i-omowhore In western Nebraska or Colorado. This comes as somewhat of a surprise , the doctor having given up a largo and lucrative practice in order that he might move to a climate more suited to his wile's health. Dr. Greene comas to u * well recommended as a graduate of the University of BulTa'.o , N. Y.and also the University at Louisville , Ky. . and served as house physician and sur- neon at the Louisville city hospital. For Ihe past six years ho has practiced at Plattsmouth and Munloy ; Neb. Dr. Waggoner endorses Dr. Greene to his former patrons and they need have mi hesitancy In taking up where he has left off. BARADA. Ike World of Corning , Mo. , was ir ; town Monday. Mrs. J. C. Shufer has been quite 11 ! with neuralgia. MUs Lizzie MlcnaelUis visiting rcl atlvcs in St. Joseph. U.J.Dunn and wife were countj seat visitors on Friday. D. F. Bodlo Is being assisted In corr planting by Elmer Howcll. Mrs. Robert Thompson of Falls Citj was a business caller on Monday. J. C. Wileman marketed a couple o loads of hogs In Shubert last week. Mrs. Charles Martin entertained Mr and Miss Kllma at dinner on Sunday More-head and son last week fencec their lots on Main street In the Banl block. U. S. Abbot's baby has been quit 111 but Is somewhat better at presen writing. Mesdamcs Lola Mitchell and Nolli Peters were shopping In Falls City on day last week. Mrs. Earl Marsh and children c Shubert wore Barada visitors on Wed nesday of last week. J. W.Goff is having some nlearln dona on his land ; John Lee of Him boldt , Is doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Cabany of Bancrofi Nebr. , are vitltlng Leroy Palmer an wlto and other friends here. J. F. Kllgon has moved into th Morehead property recently vacate by the family of John Markt. Austin Delong left Saturday fc Summervllle , Kansas where ho wi visit with friends and relatives. Walter Vanlanlngham and wife froi near Falls City wore entertained i the homo of Sam Cain on Sunday. J. II , Morehead of Falls City was 1 this vicinity a few days last weel looking after his agricultural Into csts. Jimmlo Stcphenson and wlfospci Sunday in Falls City the guests of Mr Stophenfon's parents. T. J. Oliver ai wife. The wind played havoc with Di Wamslcy's buggy shed on Sunda carrying off the roof and tcarlnjr It I pieces. NIo Williamson eame in from Sh bert Thursday night with a shlnli brand now buggy left side is for re he says. H. H. vVoodring and wife visit Sunday with Mrs. Charles Schule berg in Shubert. They wore accoi panled by Miss Prlscilla. Whllo busy at the sewing raachl on Monday Dora Cox accldently ri Ibo machine needle through the m and flesh of her fore finger. Samuel Edger and T. C Uoo were up from Falls City Tuesday and Wed nesday of last week papering Mr. Ed gar's cottage on Church street. R. R. At > bet and vlfa have been on- joylni : u visit from their daughter , Mrs O. W. Gorrell. 'if Belleville , Kan a * . She returned home Saturday. Tlio Ilarada Canning Company will have , when completed the largest field of tomatoes over planted In Hlchard- son county. They no1" have a forty aero field planted and expect to * et out an adjoining forty of tornatoe plants. R. M. Williamson departed Sunday for the Pacific Coast hoping to bene fit his health and at the same time to visit relatives. He has a son and fam ily living In Sacremcnto , Cal , and a brother in that section whom he has not seen for forty-seven years. On Sunday May oth , Walter Orr and Lida Kelly were united In marriage by Judge Gagnon In Falls City. On Mon day evening a dance was given In honor of the event at the home of Win. Kelly , the bride's father. A very pleasant time is reported. Wo extend best wishe * for a happy life. A Woman's Home Missionary So clety was organized by the women of this vicinity on Monday. They began with sixteen members but expect to double that number \ cry soon. Much interest was manifested in the organ ization. They will hold business meetIngs - Ings on the first Thursday of each month. On Thursday they met with Mrs. Sarah Williamson , each lady bringing with her some article of sow- injr which she donated to the society .vhen finished. VERDON Mr ? . Ode Saviors drove to Shubert Monday. Guorsre Randall was down from Au burn Thursday. Dave BUHps and family were Salem visitors Saturday. N B. Judd of Dawson was here on business Thursday. Bruce Ncdrow and wife were Shu bert visitors Sunday. Mrs. W. D. Corn and Ada drove tc Falls City Thursday. Dave Clark and Mr. Harding drove to Stella Wednesday last. Win. Mowery of Stella was in town a short time Monday afternoon. Rev. J. T. Rowan spent Sunday nt the home of 13. Fisher and wife. Miss Arvilla Burn of Chicago , 111 , was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Dowell of Salem visited her sister , Mrs. G. D Knapp , WedneS' day. Loren Corn made a business trip tc Dawson , Salem and Falls City Satur day. Bert Griffith of Denver , Colo. , spenl last week here visiting friend * and rel ativcs. Mr. and Mrs. Young of Dawson vis ited with J. W. Stump and family lasl Sunday. Mesdamcs Robertson and Hall at tended the convention at Falls Cit ; last week. Mrs. McHcnryand daughter are vis itlng relatives at Coffeeville , Kans. this week. Mrs. Lizzie Hanklns and children c Lincoln spent Sunday with her aunt Mrs. Elvira Hull. A. M. Palmer and wife of Baradi spent Sunday here , the guest of hi sister , Mrs. Hull. Ada Corn returned to her home a Salem Saturday after spending th week with relatives. Mrs. John Lcefers and daughte spent the last of the week at Xebrask City visiting relatives. Mrs. Rowen Veal of Champion , Neb arrived Tuesday for a visit with he mother , Mrs. Eliza Goolsby. , Mrs. McPhcrson and son came u from the county seat Thursday and vis Hod with Mrs. W. A. Moran. Mrs. Geo. Abbott of Falls City spec several days here last week vlsltln her daughter , Mrs. Humphrey. Lou Parsons , Roy Daughterly , -Wa lace Arnold and Claude Saylors woi Stella vlsUors Wednesday night. Mrs. Munford returned to her hora at Salem Salurday after spending th winter with her son , Dave Bllllps. Mrs. W. E. Goolsby returned hon Tuesday after spending a few days i Omaha visiting her sister , Mrs. Rape Mrs Skinner and son relumed I Ihclr homo al SI. Joe Monday afler pleasant visit with her slsler , Mr Ocarab. Mrs. Dragoo left Salurday for hi homo at Tarkio , Mo. , after spending short time here visiting her son , Wn Dragoo. OHIO Katie Wclck visited at her home unday. Lolsc Slump wns it guest of Earl ShalTcr Sunday. Turnmn Knltol.v wa * u guest of Win. lulchlson Sunday. Mr * . P. E. ShalTcr spent last Friday t If M. ShalTorV. Mrs. H. A. Burk was u guest of Mr.- . < Ioah Peck lust Friday. Clay Peck and wife- spent Sunday vith the former's parents. Mrs. O. B. Prleharil spent Monday vlth Mrs G. W. Prlohard. ' George Shouso and family spent Svn- " * day with P. M. Stump and family. Goldlu Cook Is pending a few days it the home of her parents at Venice Frances ShalTer of the county seat vas out to his son , Frank , last Friday * Ewd. Kimmcl and family spent Sue- ay afternoon with Fred Eberhart and I ? * vile. Elma Cook and Lola Sim-ma visited n Vcrdou Sunday the guests ofVm Cook. Chas. Stuinhrink and wife were juests of l < \ S Llchty and wile Friday iflcrnoon. Mrs. Christ Xorn spent a portion of ast week with her daughter , Mr ? . Tobn Nolle. Joe Priehard and wife of Falls City pent lust Wednesday with their son. G VV. Priehard Clcoii and Edith Peck entertained heir cousins , Lloyd , Delia und Nehie Knisely Sunday. Dr. Yutzy and wile of Falls CiU pent Sunday with their daughter. Mrs. Frank Uhllg. Samuel Kiminul and wife of F.i.ls City spent Monday with thuir daugh ter , Mrs. II. J. Priehard. Thos. McDonald , agent for Watkins' Remedies , is going through thi * vie a- ty this week on his regular visits. Ul.unlii'hlliippi and wife accompas- . d i > > \Vm Haldeman and Edna Sh.if- er spout iSiinday at Morrlll , Kansa- . H. J. JJriehard and familj and G.W. Prichard and family spent Sunday at Verdon with Ed Auxler and family. Mrs. G. W Bartlett was over at Straussvillo the latter part of last week with her daughter Mrs. C. P. Stump Edna ShalTer went to StiMUSSvll'e ' Tuesday , to assist C. P. Stum ] ) in lui store In preparing for the big ? a * Saturday. Mrs. Geo. Prichard went to Huui- boldt the fore part of last week to at tend the funeral of her uncle , Mr Brockman. Frank Uhllir went to Exeelskr Springs for the benefit of his henltL Mr. Uhlig has been a sufferer of bolls for the past few months. F. M. Shaffer had a line bunch of colts to get tangledup into soraebarbed wire Thursday of last week cuttin ; them some but not seriously. We forgot to mention before the young people's meeting that was com menced at the German Baptist Breth ren church a few weeks ago. Every body cordially invited. Meet at 7:80 : p. m. C. P. Stump and wife were poisoned the latter part of last week by chewlns gum it is thought , for , soon after ' .her commencad to chew the gum they be gan to feel sick. The doctor thinks from all Indications that there must have been some strlchnlne in the gum Charles is about alright again but Mr * . Stump is quite sick yet ut this writing : Small Fire at Court House. There was quite a little excitement - citement around the Cour t House Monday. A plumber who was working on the second lloor left the soldering pot burning - ing and went clown stairs ; when he returned he found a lively ' little blaze , a lot of shaving's having caught lire. The fire was extinguished how ever before any serious damage was done. Alarried. At the home of William Lutz and wife in Palls City , Neb. , on Tuesday at 11:30 : a. m. , May 14. their daughter Jeannette Lutz was united in marriage to Carl Klttmb by Rev , W. T. Cline , in ) the presence of a few friends of the family. Dinner was served at 12 m. The bridal party left i- over the Missouri Pacific at 1:16 : 1 p. in. for Kansas City. Their home will be in this city.