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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1907)
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JUNE 14 , 1907 Fen SALC 320 acri'a about miles of Salem , uplnncl. All fenced , new house 4 rooms , * well mid wuidinill , 150 acres cultivated , 20 aires meadow , 8 acres timber , balance pusum * -t Henry C. Smith $10 per ncre. Small piiytnetit down balance 10 years time 5 per cent. A bargain. . 110 to 120 acres n * > ur Salem , bottom laud. Good terms. Might rent for 1J07. Handy tmlepotand tow n. iiores 2 miles of Falls City. 100 acres 2i miles of Stella. 100 acres Nuckolls Co. , Neb. About 50 acres winter wheat , $ -10 per acre. SO acres Brown county , Kas. , 7 miles LANDS & LOANS southeast of Hiawatha. Will take small house in Falls City as part pay. Good terms. 200 acres J ? miles Falls City , yood , fair house. 1(50 ( acres Johnson county , jjood terms. HUMBOLDT. Grandma Gnm-r win reported crlt cal ill the fore P rt of the week Mrs. E. I ) . Woods of Elk Creek spot the week with HumboItU friends. Sheriff W. T Ponton and fnmil pent Sunday with friends In this cltj Dr. Mary Bowers was over froi Pawnee City on professional buslncs Mondny Arthur McMurrny and family Icav this week for their future homo 1 Chicago. Charles Norton was down from Lli coin the middle of the week vlsitln former friends. Mrs. U. L. IlolT and daughter , Lucll spent the week with relatives an friends In Salem. Kd Vaneo came down from Omah Sunday for a visit with his inothci Mrs. Ellen Vance. Lulu Harding is attending the coir mcnecment exercises at Coiner un verslty this week. Mrs. Lute Skalak is home from visit with the family of John Frynci ger in Pawnee City. Mrs. M. K. Linn IB enjoying a vis ! at the homo of her daughter , Mrs. \ \ S. Pcrrln , In Lincoln. 1. E. Smith and little daughter ! : Marie and Helen , were visitors In Lti * coin the last of the week. I Mrs. Frank Snethen and children n | tunica homo Monday from a pleasar \ visit with relatives la Kansas. t Will Johnson and family roturne Sunday from a couple of weeks vis with Lincoln and Omaha friends. Mrs. Ralph Phllpot entertained In parents , K. J. VInek and wife of Ar I pahoo , this state , the past week. W E. Duell and A II. Fellers a tended the states meeting of the unde takers , which convened In Omaha th week. | Frank LUchfleld of Kansas City w It entertained at the homo of his brothc | | Mayor Lltchlleld , several days the fir \f \ of thu week , h George MeConnoll has purchased tl I ! barber shop of Rlloy Roberts on tl I : cast side of the square , and is now I charge of the business. Fred Rlst was a St. Joseph vlslti I this week , where ho went to eonau 1 specialists In regard to his hcalt I which has been very poor of late. I The following young ladies attend I ; the Sunday school convention at Sale I ) Thursday and Friday : IsMim Sno j' Ethel ShuUz , Glcntio Wilson and Vic I Draper. I Miss Zoo Kims and Messrs. Go err r and Lois Hummel and Lloyd Stale If returned the fore part of the we | t from Lincoln , where they have bq attending school for the past year. Ruth Linn , who has been at tend I tchool In Lincoln for a year pn Mopped oil In HuinbohU Friday for visit with the family of C. M. Lli while onrouto to her homo at Grand It Missouri. \f \ Mrs. Grace Beyers and baby , w | , had been visiting nt the homo o [ I I and Mrs. Garver. loft Monday for I several days visit with friends In L I ; coin , and from there will go to 1 : I' ' \QtnQ ) in Minnesota , I I Mrs. Henry Dracelen and chlldi I came down from Lincoln Monday I a visit with friends In this city. Th I expect to leave soon for their futi I home in Canada , where Mr. Brace I has recently taken a claim. I' A pre-nuptlal shower was given li the home of Estclla Williamson Thu If day evening , in honor of MUs L I Harding , who is soon to become ' I' bride of Rev. E. I. Smith of Botha I Nebr. Miss Harding , vas prcsen I with a handsome cut-glass water sel I * S. E. Davis has purchased the FIT I Shurtlell property of Nemaha str < I adjoining the Presbyterian church I the EOuth. Consideration Sl,700. ; I Davis1 family will arrive hero fr I Wilbur , this state , In a few days , i ! will occupy the property. l < The following young people fr It this place are attending summer sch I. at Peru. Misses Ro.xio Wells , Di I and Lilllo Oberly , Esther Maxw I ! Emma Staus , Jessie Draper and I li' rlckWnlsh , Charles Wutsek , Edw | i' class ' 07 and Oakley James. Seven | Hodappumber were members of I of this n. I E. S. Norton left Monday for Dot I , eon , Texas , where he will remain d | ing the summer , and if prospects i | good will probably locate in that i | tiou. He has accepted an agency w I a stoneware company of Monmoi | 111. , and the above territory has bi | assigned him , Mrs. Norton contc r plates spending a greater part of I' . summer with relatives at Colon I ; Springs , Colo. , and expects to lei I ; tbia week for that place. I , ' SALEA1 Mrs. Wert/ went to Alma laturday Mrs. Ed May went to Omaha Wed ncsday. Hazel ( Jrinstcad went to Fall ? Citi Tuesday Merle Mottz came up from Falls Clt ; Tuesday. Ada Corn was a county ecat vlslto Wednesday. Will Korshaw and wife went to Hum boldt Friday. Cass Moore ami wife drove to Fall City Friday. CUBS Moore a ml wife drove to Vcr don Sunday. Aunt Llbblo Roberts Is on the slcli list this week. Benson Jones came home from Lin coin Thursday. Floyd Bafcer made a business trip U Dawson Tuesday. John Moore was a county seat visitoi Veilncsday evening. Mrs. W. Wort'/ went to Falls Citi 'cdnesday morning. D. G. Simmons and wife Jrovo to thi ounty scat Saturday. Roy Daggott and family spent Sun lay at Charlie Stowart's. Mrs. IlolT and Lucile came ilowt om Humboldt Saturday. Bert and Harry Pennlngton were ii ills City one day this week. Ralph Moore and Roy Thornburj cut to Kansas City Tuesday. County Treasurer Lord and Shcrll 'cnton ' were in Salem Wednesday. Ura Moblcy and Mrs. Will Kershav ore county scat visitors Tuesday. Vera Lord and Florence Wyllc drovi p from the county capltol Wednesday Eii Ilodnpp of Humboldt was In towi 'ucsday morning on Ills way to Peru Ben Jones returned to Lincoln Sun ay , accompanied by his sister , Floi ncc. Glen Curtis of St. Joseph visited i : own'a few days , the latter part of th ivcck Joe Hiiro arrived from Sidney , lowt Wednesday for a visit with Salei rlcnds. Mrs. Frank French and ehildre jaiiio down from llumboldt Weilnesda evening. Mrs Glen Campbellaiurilttle daugl , er returned to their home in Omah Saturday. Mrs. Allan May and son , Edgr Wylle , wont to the county scat ono dn this week. Xdla McCool and Mary Russell n turned home from a visit nt Lincoln c Thursday. Mcsdamcs Jake Nedrow and Mr Hoover and Mablo left Wednesday fc Maltlatul , Mo. Mrs. Clinton Jones entertained Mr John Linn and daughter , Katie , i Buppor Tuesday. Lola Powell , Louise Rule and Im Wachtel of rails City visited hare tl last of the week. J. L. Musgrovo was over from S botha Tuesday looking after his Sale business interests. Will Yodcr came up from Falls Cl Tuesday and Mrs. Vandervort returm with him that evening. Mrs. Kathcrine Wyllo and Mrs. Wi Uhlig and children came up from tl couety seat Wednesday. Ben Shrlmpton , wife and sonWort arrived from Fremont Tuesday for visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Llla Jennings and daughte Ethel , of Lincoln arrived Saturday f a visit with friends and relatives. Muocl and Luverno Lesley ente talncd n number of young people Tue day evening. The time was spent progressive llinch , The members of the Ninth Hour cl drove to the homo of Mrs. S. Bronsi near Shubert last Thursday and spc the day , it being a very enjoyable c caslon for all. At this time the form announcement was made of the engag mcnt of Miss Alvlrda Allen to W. Hunt , the marriage to take place Ju 20th , "STELLA. A son was born to Willis Lytle a wife on Monday June 3rd. Mrs. M. Quintan is spending t week with her mother In Missouri. Carrie Young has gone to Oma where she will take a course in t' business college. Messrs. O'Brien , Varln , Hasklns a Fankell attended a dance in Daws Wednesday night , Gertrude Robinson has been hlr as teacher for the Vandeventer schc for the coming year. Will O'brkn went to Peru tnls week where he will work at th'j carpentei trade the rest ol the summer. Esburn Wheeler was In Omaha the first of the week attending a conven tion of the Nebraska undertakers. Louis Mii'ien , a merchant of GaFves ton , Texas. Is hero for a month' . * vlsli with h'.s parents , Bsrney Mullen ant wife. Mrs. Agnes Tlpton and twoehlldrcr of Albany , Mo. , are spending the week at thu home of W. C. Moore south o town. Dr. Montgomery and J. II. Cain , jr. spent a few days in Omaha lust weeli attending a meeting of the Masonic odge. Mr. . Kittle Wilsey , a nurse in a sun tiirium in Lincoln' , Is spending a twr eekS vacation with her mother at uls place. IIov. Carries and John D. Shraugei out to Omaha Monday as delegate ! rom Cottage to attend a mlnisterla onvcnllon Mrs. Clifford Young and baby re urncd to their home at Alliance Sat rday after a month's visit with rcla rVes here. Olllo and Grace Bain , Maud Mont emery , Mary O'Brien , loue Shiek ant Mice and Lola McUray are in Pert : ttendlng the summer normal. Frank Wcllcr , a university student , uis been spending this week at homo , Ic expects to leave soon for Montanr 0 join a government surveying party Norman Shraugcr and wife , win mvo been living in Billings , Montana or the past year , are here on a visit vlth relatives. The former , who is r barber , expects to locate again In thli omraunlty , Clyde Baldwin and Ingram Cain , wh < cccntly went to Mexico to take posi ion in the clerical department of i melter , have resigned , and purchase ! 1 stationary and typo writer suppl ; tore In Torrcon , Mexico. VERDON Henry Corn was a Nebraska Cif Isltor lust Friday. Bower Bros , shipped cattle to Kan as City Wednesday. Guy Houston of Falls City is visitioi n Vcrdon this week. Dave Davies was up from the count ; eat , Friday on business. BOUN : On Thursday to Rober Mlchlo and wife , a daughter. Grace Bennett was n M. P. passen jer to Lincoln Saturday morning. Loren Corn went to Lincoln Satut day for a few days visit to friends. Rue Gates of Falls Ulty is visitin ; her cousin , Nolle Weaver , this week. Amret Hart went to Omaha Monda to attend the Sunday School convei tion. Florence Judd and Ada Leonar went to Peru , Saturday for a visit t friends. Frank Brldser came down from Shi bert Monday night for a few days visi to relatives. ( jharlay Helnzelman , wife and so made a business trip to Falls City las Wednesday. Will Hall and son of Canada are vis ting his mother , Mrs. Julia Hall an Other relatives. Dr. Houston and family of Nebrask City are visiting \V. A. Moran an wife this week. Mr. Adams and wife of Kentuck arrived Wednesday on a visit to Fran Veach and wife Mrs. Dave Davles of the county sea spent the latter part of the week vis ting relatives here. Neal Mulligan a.id wife of Clay Cei tor , Nebr. , are visiting W. C. Sloa and wife this week. Madge Bourne returned to her hoin In Auburn Tuesday , after a few daj visit with friends here. O. P. Veal and daughter , Hazel wet to Lincoln Saturday and remalnc until Monday evening. Verna and Chloe Wilkinson went i Preston , Tuesday for a visit to the ! friends , the Misses Weddle. The Ball Boys went to Nebraka Gil Friday and played their game in th evening. The score was 4 to 3 In fov < of the N. C. team. The little daughter of Mr , Johnsc that swallowed some corn some tin ago , died at Its home Thursday at was burled Saturday. Arthur Weaver returned Sui day from a month's trip to Sea tie. Wash. , and San Diego , Cal where he visited his mother. BARADA. Willard Shubert was a business caller or Tiii-day. Ilcnrv Gcrdes was a Vdrdon vlsltoi on Moml.iy. Leo Shubert was seen on our street : on Wednesday. Day MeGath Is employed attht Wile man fruit farm Frank Houea was a visitor in Craig Mo. , on Friday. CHIT Hargcr spent Sunday nca llilhdalo with her parents Viola Boggs is assisting Mrs. Franl Gllland with house cleaning. Mrs. J. F. Kllgoro was the guest o Mrs. Elmer Ruwell Sunday. H. II. Woodrinu has re-opened hi blacksmith shop at this place. Gust l.uchholv. and Louis Hellraai were Barada visitors Monday. John Aharan of Shubert was a busl ness visitor on Wednesday last. Carl Mangold and family were visit in Herman Heilman's Sunday. Kd Davis and family were guests o Lloyd Mitchell and wife Sunday. Grant Shubert , Lee Pond .ind wlT were visiting here on Wednesday. John Hacker of Falls City Is assist Ing Win. Kuhlman with farm work. Mrs. Huldah Johnson visited Tucs day with her sister , Mrs. Emma Par chen. Mrs. Irene Langdon and sister , Lei tie , were visiting with Ida Bowers o Sunday. R. J. Dunn and L. II. Morehead wer business visitors nt the county scat o Tuesday. Frank Butler Is having a * new we' dim at the farm. Walt Morehead I doins : the work. D. E. SplcUler and wife spent Sm : day with the former's parents , Samue Splckler and wife. Otis Splckler had the misfortune t lose ono of Ins fine driving horses la ; Wednesday of lung fever. John Walker moved his family ovc from Shubert last week. They ar now domicile . In thu Kuker cottage Boon Buggsand family are over troi Auburn visiting. Slnco coming her the child''en were taken down with th measles. Leon Vassar who has been employe by Mac Hendricks this spring , wi work for James Graham the rest of th summer. Silvia Prino returned from a seven months stay in Kansas City. She wr accompanied home by her sister-in hi' ' Mrs. Leo Prine. The dance at Otto Litz's prove quite an attraction on Saturday nigh a great number from Barada an vicinity attending. Dr. Strong was called to dress a si veroly burned hand for George Cooi George will be laid up for a few day but is doing nicely at present wrltlnj Nine year-old Joe Llppold receive a badly burned face from playing wit powder this week. Dr. Strong dressc the injuries and reports Joe as doin nicely. Mrs. Mound und daughter , ML Lora Boggs , of Auburn , are visitln with the family of Orange Moun They sgent last Wednesday with Mrs Wm. Raines. Bennic Franklin went to Lie col Sunday to spend commencement wee with his brother , Rollle , who gradi ates from the university. Both th young men are expected home on Fr day. Cnlldren's day exercises which hav been postponed until June 10th will t given in the evening of that day. Th program promises to be a good on and an invitation is extended to evei ono to come and enjoy it. The little daughter of George Pa chen returned this week from Omat where she underwent treatment h tumor. She Is preatly Improved at we are glad to report that am putatlc of the atlilcted arm was unnecessary. Mrs. Lucinda Bolejack , mother < j E E , Bolejack , went to Shubert t Monday. On Tuesday she started fro j there to Omaha to bo with her daugl , ter , Mrs. Joe Harper , who is not e. pected to recover from an operatic ' performed some time ago for cance 'At first Mrs. Harper seemed to 1 gaining , but for nearly two weeks hi condition has been critical. The big rain on Friday evenli brought disastrous results to gome our farmers , although the greati majority escaped without serious los Mr. Severns , two miles east of tov bad about fifty out of sixty-five acr of corn washed out and It will have a be replanted. A few others will have parts of their crop to replant , but or the whole the farmers are congratula ting themselves on the few evil result ; of the dorm. While driving homo from town ot Monday accompanied by her daughtci and Halt grandson , Mis. A. J. Rum baugh's horse became frightened anc had It not been for the presence o mind shown by Mrs. Rumbatigh thi results might have proved serious. Thi horse ran for some distance until Mrs Rumbauqh succeeded In turning it inti the fence fronting Samuel Spicklei yard. lu so doing the horse broke ol one of the pickets which Hew , striking Mrs. Rumbaugh In the forehead am cutting an ugly vound , There wen no other Injuries recelvea. Dr. Stronj was called and It was found nccessar ; to take several stitches. OH10 Magglo Stump spent Tuesday wltl Pearl Shousc. Edna and Vera Shafl'er visited will Ida Burk recently. Edith Peck spent Monday aflernoor with Mrs. Llchty. Mary Ellinger is visiting with rcla lives in this vicinity. Guy Stump visited Saturday nigh with John Hutchison. Claude Phlllipi was on the sick Us the fore part of the wcnk. Nellie Knisely spent Saturday nl h with her uncle , Eph Peck. Kate Shouse Is visiting with Edm and Vorti Shafl'er this week. George Shouse and family visltei with Eph Peck and family Sunday Lloyd and Paul Shouse spent Sutur day afternoon with Willie Hutchison Otto Hurttner and family vlsitei with Will Huettner and famil ) Sunday George Prlcnard and family spen Sunday in Falls City \ylth Dr. Fast am wife. Mrs. Geo. Johnston went to Bcatric recently to attend the wedding of he sister. O. A. Burk and wife visited with th lattor's sister. Mrs. Will Bartlet Sunday. Chas. Stump and wile spent Satui day night with the hitter's motherMr Bartlett. Xeely Petry and family of Ohio wer hero visiting relatives the latter par of last week. Judson Smith and wife of near Hair lit ) , Kansas spent Sunday with Anso Knisely and wife. Mrs. P. E Shatter and daucrhtei Donald , spent Monday afternoon wit' , George Shouso and family. Children's exercises were given n the Maple Grove church last Sunda ; evening which were very nice. Elmer , Charles and Mahlon Pec came up Saturday night to see the ! father who was taken seriously 111. Mrs Frank Stump had a carpet ra sewing last Wednesday and abou sixty ladles were present ; all reportei a jolly time and carpet rag ? all rags. Mrs. Noah Peck IB In Falls City thi week at the home of her parents , Job Yocam and wife , caring for her bus band who was taken there after takln so seriously 111 Saturday. Noah Peck while In town last Satui day attending the cattle sale ut Chat man's Feed Yard was taken seriousl sick with hemorrhage of the stomac and fainted a-vay , but under the skll f ul care of Dr. Fast who was near b brought him to again und then he we carried to Dr. Miner s office , where h was kept until able to bo removed t John Yocam's residence , parents ( Mrs. Peck , where ho lies in a very cr tlcal condition1 RULO. At the present writing Mr. Plumb I no better. Harry Mann went to Lincoln Satui day night. F. E. Kulpof Wymore was in th : city recently. Mrs. Roy Hart was a Falls City vis ! tor Tuesday. Ira Perry of Missouri was a Rule vis tor last Saturday. Homer Kirk came down from Prei ton Monday evening. John Larando was a visitor to th Big Lake Sunday last. Mr. Stanley of Atchison was here I a business way Tuesday. Conductor Hopkins has been on tb sick list for the past week. Ella Carpenter was a county sec visitor the first of the week. Phil Horan was a Falls City passen ger Tuesday. Frank Kleckinpcr of Big Lake was in Rule Friday. C. IJ. Rogers of Wjmore was In Rule Tuesday morning. S V. Brlnkcr of Missouri was In Rule Tuesday evening. Bessie Miller wont to Preston Tues day for a few days visit. Bob Dunn of Rushbottom was a Rule visitor on Saturday last. Sam Goolsby of Missouri was a Rule visitor Saturday night. Alice and Alta Gilbert spent Sunday with home folks In Rulo. . J. Chcatraan of Lincoln was a Rule visitor the first of the week. Clyde Adams had charge of the train during MrHopkins' Illness. Talbot Hinkle visited his grand father at Fortcscue last week. John Anderson and trrandson of Kan sas were Rule visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs Kanaly returned from Omaha Wednesday of last week. May Schrader went to Falls City Saturday to remain for some time. Agnes and Nellie Schrader returned home from Falls City Wednesday. John Dunn of Missouri was trans acting business In Rule last Friday. Cecil Kanaly went to Auburn , Friday for a visit with relatives at that place. Mark Wet/.el and mother visited with Robert Dunn and wife in Missouri Sun day. George Ward has purchased the store owned by the late J. W. Hosford & Son. Son.A A merry-sro-round came to Rule last week and has since been taking in the nickels. Mrs. George Davis returned from a yisit with Preston friends Monday evening. James Tanuney's baby has been sick for sevpnil days , but is improving at , * thl tlm- Ruth Suxton of Denver , Cole , visi ted between trains with Edith and Molva Kern. A couple of junk men from St. Joe are helping the citizens get rid of all kind of Useless things. Herman Kloepfel's baby has boon quite sick for the past week , and is not much better at this writing. Lewis Swelnforth has opened up a restaurant in the room lately occupied by Henry Belpler's shoe store. Mrs. Joe McVey departed for Have- lock Tuesday from which place she will return to her home In Crete. Pearl Anderson and mother returned Saturday after a week spent In Hia watha and other points In Kansas. J. A. Hinkleand wife departed Mon day for Fayette , | MO. , where they ex pect to spent the week visiting friends. The M. E. people have purchased the two lots of Mrs. Hasfordwhere the hotel was burned about eleven years ago , and will erect their new church on the same. Monday night a meeting was held to talk over arrangements for celebra ting the Fourth. No definite plans \ were made and they adjourned for another meeting for Wednesday night. Word has been received here that Henry Bolpler who went to Colorado , some time ago , is very sick. His mother will go to him In a few days. Henry has many friends in Rule , who wish him a speedy recovery. A dog which was said to be mad caused some excitement In Rule and the country south of town ; it was fol low into town by several men all bent on Its destruction , but it succeeded in biting half a dozen dogs In town before it was killed. Jennie Powell returned Friday ' ' from a visit with her aunt , Mrs. McDermond in Kansas City. Samuel Wahl and wife returned from Indianapolis Saturday and are now at home to their trieuds. J. II. Cline of Philadelphia ar rived Monday from Casey , la. , to visit the family of Mrs , Kate Steele. Grace VaaWinkle , Prudence Davis and Mau < l Sperry were Hiawatha visitors the latter part of last week. Maude Graham went to St. L Louis Saturday for a three weeks visit with the family of her brother , Cecil Grahaui.