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THE FALLS Cl 1 V TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JULYS , 190j THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Entered as second-class matter a Falls City , Nebraska , post office , Janu ary 12 , 1W4 , under llto Act of Congress of March 3 , 1S7' . Published every Friday at Kails City , Ncbranka , by The Tribune Publishing Comptvny n F.-Shratr , M rh 2fer One year Sl.OC Six n'otiths . .6C Three months .3 ! TELEPHONE 226. Hare 3011 had rour gasoline can painted red ? Fifty dollars fine if you don't. Cut your weeds to the curb , mow your grass , clean up ; let's look our best for chautuaqua. The pianoist at the tabernacle is an accomplished musician. Some of his accompanists arc a delight to hear. If the good Lord would call some of these knockers to theii just deserts Falls City would grow as well as the cemetery. That Humboldt ball team is n dandy just the same , and is about as gentlemanly a crowd of young athletes as you will find any where. Falls City cannot afford to lose the Falls City business college , but that is just what is going tc happen if our knockers arc not muzxled. It ma } be that people do not judge by appearances , but if you will watch the effect an angry looking cloud has on the average person you will conclude that ap pearance sometimes count. Mayor Barrett has made a good official. He has earnestly labored to improve Falls Citv and is en titled to words of commendation from our people. A town thai won't stand by its own is no town at all. Jim Dahlmanmayor of Omaha , had started out to tour the coun try supporting Bryan for presi dent. William J. has survivct many things but it remains lo b seen whether he can stand Dahl man's support. As soon as the meetings are over a large force of workmei will begin work immediately tearing down the tabernacle and using the lumber in building tin auditorum at the park. Tc finish this by chautauqua tim < the work will be carried on nigh ! and day. 'No man in the county who be lieves in a revision of the tarif should fail to hear Gov. Cummin ; at the chautauqua this month The writer has heard him twic < and considers him not only tin pioneer for tariff revision but th < ablest advocate on this subjeci before the American people. Some years ago Falls City was 2iven the opporutnty to buy Ever green heights for a park but tlu knocker said no. Today the property is worth five times whal it could have been bought for The city park is worth every cen ! it will take to buy it and in five years from now will be worth great deal more than its presenl value. If the park bonds are beaten we might as well give up the park idea for good. To vote for bonds means ira proved water works and el2cti < lights ; it means a city park tha will bo a great pleasure to on , people and an inducement to con Mentions , church societies am similar organizations to mee with us ; it means employmen for our laboring men ; it mean : sncouragement to every live citi zen who labors and hopes for ; better town. To vote agains bonds means idleness , discourage ment , poor water service , a con iinuation of the trouble we havi experienced with the lights Their are not two sides to th question. The bonds should , am we believe will , carry practicall ; Vaanimously. The Farmer and Feeder ! Frequently finds it both profitable and necessary to secure accommodations from the bank. This Bank is prepared to grant its customers every accommodation in keeping with good banking. Open an account with us NOW and when you wish the accommodation don't hesitate to ask for it. FALLS CITY STATE BANK Capital and Surplus $65,000.00. Henry Rueggc is having at much trouble with his squirrels as a hen that has hatched out ducks. They persist in gadding all over town and in giving Henry the laugh when he finds them. At present they are build ing a nest in Fred Farrington's yard , and all of Mr. Ruegge's persuasive English and explosive Dutch doesn't cut any ice with them. The little lady squirrel begins to chatter and quarrel as soon as she sees him coming and climbs to the highest limb of the tree to keep out of his reach. We would have to change our opinion of our Salem friends be fore we could believe the Sentinel correctly reflects their feeling toward Falls City. For many years our people loyally sup ported the Salem chautauqua and rejoiced in its prosperity. We always thought the Salem people appreciated our good will and patronage. We hope and believe that our friends up the river arc going to meet with us in large numbers during the local chau tauqua and that they will be ver } glad to know that everything points to a successful and profita ble session. Of course , then may be a few narrow individual ; who hope we will tail in this oui first venture , but as we have saic we must change our opinion oi Salem people before we can be lieve it. Notice. Parties having wigs , costume ! and other property of mine wil please return same at once. SlGMUND Sl'AUTH. Salt" " "salt. Car of lump and crushed sail coming. If you want any at . ' reduced price call me up. O. P. IIlCCK. Alfaia Land. Write for description and prict of two of the best alfalfa farm ; in the Prairie Dog River Valley , C. A. BAKXAKD , Long Island , Kans. LOSt. Between Postoftice and Isl and Main Sts. , a fraternity pic shape of shield with diamond eye dagger through it. Return to this oflice and receive liberal reward. "Try the new SpireTla Corset. " For style , comfort and dur ability the only guranteed , un breakable stay is Spirella. Tlu most hygienic the lightest am' best ventilated stay is Spirella , Measures taken , corsets made tc order at reasonable prices. Permanent saleslady , MKS. J. R. McCuJARv. P. 0. box No. 197. Chautauqua Notice. Those desiring tents during the Falls City chautauqu ? should give in their names al once to either W. A. Greenwalt Thomas Whitaker , or tin secretary. It is the purpose o : the association to furnish tents to all who desire them at a verj reasonable rate , but to do this we must know beforehand \ \ many will be wanted. Let us have your order , verbal01 written , right away. R. C. JAMES. Secretary. PRESTON Mrs. Dick Wilson returned t ( tier home in Wymoret Neb. , fron ii visit with friends and relative ! in this city. Lew McCumber and wife re turned Monday from a visit it St. Joe- Edna Murphy returned fron Rule Monday. Mrs. John Morris went to Fall ; 2ity Tuesday. Ed Bush took a trip to Platts mouth Tuesday. Joe Glaze and wife spent lasl Sunday with friends in Preston Howard Jones came down fron Falls City Sunday. W. T. Duncan of Ft. Haze visited with relatives in Prestor Sunday. Bessie Story and Mrs. P. Fred rick went to Falls City on Mon Jay. Jay.Mrs. Mrs. Richard Kaiser is on th < sick list at this writing. Leonard Simon and wife wen Rule visitors Friday. Tom Frank was a Preston visi tor Tuesday. Mrs. A. Haeffle and daughtei were county seat visitor Saturday Cecil McCumber and C. C Shelly drove to the county sea Thursday. Orville Meyers and Pete Fred rick came home from White Cloui Saturday. Edward Rieger and wife wen to Falls City Saturday evening Criss Shelly was a county sea visitor Tuesday. Mary Murphy came down fron Falls City Sunday. Mrs. Bessie Cline was visiting with her sister , Mrs. L. Schnel this week. Tom Murphy was a caller a the Gilbert farm Tuesday. Elmer Shock northeast of Pres ton was a caller here Tuesday. Cass and Harlem Jones of For Hazel were business callers hen on Tuesday. William Bush went to Concor dia this week. Dr. Henderson of Rule was ; Preston visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Leonard Simon and Mrs John Molar drove to the count ] seat Wednesday. Maggie Liberty , who has beei visiting relatives here returnee to her home in Rule Tuesday. Joe Martin made a trip t < Chester , Nebr. Wednesday. Mrs. Anna Ernst and daughte were county seat visitors Thurs day. Ida Meyers took a trip t < Pennsylvania this week. Bessie Story , Win. Meyers ant family , C. J. Hoppe , Dan Shaffer H. P. Reiger and J. R. Shell ] were county seat visitor Wednes day. day.Mr Mr , Moore and wife are visit ing with relatives at the presen hriting. There was an ice cream socia given at the M. W. A. Hal Thursday evening. Wirt Haler departed for James town Kansas Thursday. Mrs. Rhine Shelly drove to tlu county seat Monday. Tom Kanaly returned fron Falls City Friday eve. Richard Kaiser left for tlu St. Joseph hospital Friday. Mrs. R. Kramer and Ann ; Bush were passengers to th < county seat Friday. Richard Dalschner who ha been attending college at Napers ville , 111. , returned home Friday Honorable Jerry Fenton o Dawson and his brother , Thoma were pleasant callers at thi office Thursday morning' . ALL ABOARD FOR THE PANHANDLE ! Tuesday Afternoon * , July 16,1907 On this day our excursion train will leave the depot at Falls City , Nebr. Have me arrange for your ticket in ad vance , and be on hand and get aboard the train that will take you to the land of golden opportunities. Remember , that time , trains and prices of land wait on no man. Time is swiftly passing by and so is your opportunity for get ting cheap land and a home for your self and family. Prices are not waiting on you , but steadily going higher and you will soon be saying just what I heard an old man say yesterday "If I had only known fifty years ago what I know today I could have made a million dollars in the advance of land in Richardson county , Neb. , and Brown county , Kansas. Now my friend this same opportunity exists today , but will not last long , are you going to take advantage of it ? Don't Delay , Do it Now. Get you that home you have long been dreaming of. Now is the accepted time. Delays cost you money. FALLSTEAD - - NEBRASKA RULO. S.v. . Cunningham put up a new hay barn on his farm north of town last week. Rob Kanaly of Falls city visited with Rule friends Sunday evening. N'ell Thornton was visiting friends In this city the first of the week. Professor Wlttman returned from Kansas city Monday. Essie Marsh departed lor Hastings Wednesday to spend a month with friends. Jim Goolsby of Missouri was u Rule visitor Sunday. BIrt Fritof Tecumseb was a busi ness visitor In Uulo the last of the week. H. - \ . Scott done some repair work on the dyke here this week. Dr. Henderson made a business trip to St. Joseph Monday night. Gertrude Kanaly came home from Peru Friday to visit u short time with home folks , she returned to school Sunday. Mrs. roster of Omaha visited friends in this city the lust of the week. Henry smith spent several days In Tecuuiseh In a business * ay last week Will McWaln ha ? been hauling lutiv ber from Bunker's mill fn Missouri for a hay barn. Cecil and Mamie Kanaly departed Monday for Los Angeles Cal , where they expect to spend the remainder ol the summer. Mrs. Johnson and little son returned to their home in Hastings Monday after u visit witb Rule friends. Farmers are very busy with wheat harvest at this writing. Kit Scott of Kansas was a Kulo visi tor Wednesday of last week. Tolbut Hinkle went to Fortescue last week to plow corn for his grandfather until after the fourth of July. Milt Zimmerman and wife departed for Auburn last week where they ex pect to spend the Fourth. Less Leeds and Mike Cronln were Rule visitors one day last week. Emma shepherd was taking the school census last week. John Kanaly , Johu and Lonnle Hart drove to Falls city and returned Friday afternoon. situ Burk returned from a business trip to St. Joseph Friday last. Since Monday last J. w. Brown has been running a delivery wagon. Enoch Zelgler has the contract ( or hauling thirty thousand feet of lumber in Rulo. from Bunker's mill across the river. Hannlble Harrison says be has core waist high , but has to hire a lot ol boys to cut the weeds ou * . of it , as the weeds grow faster than the corn. Robt. Dunn commenced work on the river bridge this week. J M. Gustafson of Wymore was look ing after the Burlington interests here several days last week. Tbe steamboat James D. McPhear son passed through Rule Tuesday after noon enroute for Omaha. Why go and buy raw prairie land and pay $16.00 to $20.00 per acre and in some instances more than that , when you can buy improved land for the same money ? Your answer , . I know , will be a man is foolish , to do so. I say too , a man is just throwing his money away when he does it , he is not treating himself or those dependent on him right when he does it. Now I can sell you the Panhandle land , all fenced , with good posts , and three and four wires , house and out buildings , well and windmill and a never failing supplyiof the purest soft est water you ever saw , all this for the same money and in many cases for less than you pay other land firms for , land without a furrow ploughed , a fence post , wire or building within five miles of you , and they have no better soil and in many cases not as good as I have. F T Darrow of Lincoln was a Rule visitor last Friday afternoon. Ed Mathers of the Big lake was a Rule visitor Sunday. will smith of Craig MO. , visited with Rule friends MonQay , .F H Thompson of Omaha , represent ing the co-operative Lyceum Bureau , was In this city last week trying to arrange for a lecture course to be held during the winter and spring months said course to be composed of five enter tainments. We are sorry to say that the effort was not wholy successful , but has not been abandoned. We hope they will eventually succeed with the undertaking , as such a course will be both a benefit and a pleasure. A sea son ticket for the five cnterainments would cost 31.50. Margaret andMury Coupe and Maggie Mooney visited friends in Uulo Satur day last. Mrs D.tve Anderson and children came down from Humboldt the firrt of the week to visit with friends a few days. The Rule band furnished the music for the celebration at Fort Ha/el the Fourth. Ray McVey left for Kansas the middle of the week to spend a few days on the farm. During the month of July the Degree of Honor lodge at Rule will initiate all members who join this order dur ing the time specified , free of the usual fee , only requiring them to pay one quarters dues , which is twenty-live cents. Alice and Alia Gilbert came down from Falls city Friday evening. George E ward had a special sale Saturday. Frank Brown * as a county seat visi tor one day last week. Mr. Harding and daughter returned Saturday from a visit with st Joe friends. A waiter and little son were visiting in Missouri Monday. p. W. Martlnosky took his little girl to st Joe to the sisters bopital Monday evening to have an operation per formed for appendicitis. The operation was successfully performed Tuesday morning , and the little one is getting along nicely. Dr. Henderson accom panied them to the hospital. The Hazel ball team payed a game Sunday at the big lake with the Mound city team ; score 14 to 5 in favor of the latter. Ella carpenter departed Wednesday evening to spend the Fourth with st Joe friends ; she will also visit Wathena friends. Llllie Phlnnoy ol Adams came down Wednesday evening to spend the Fourth and visit old friends. Mr. Kloepfel of Falls city is visiting his sou Herman here. On returning home from Rule last week , Mrs Frank Roblson who lives a few miles in the country from Falls city left her trunk in the depot at that place. When sent for , it was found that the trunk had been broken open and all of Mr Roblson'a good clothes taken which was an unfortunate ending to a pleasure trip. Poultry Wanted ! W. E. Kenney will re ceive Poultry near the old Armour Poultry House , Falls City , Neb. , each Tuesday3 until 2 p. m. Our prices for next Tues day , July 9th , are as fol lows , craws to be empty : Hens per pound - 9c Spring Chickens - i2c All Roosters - 5c Do not forget the date , each Tuesday until 2 p. m. one day only. CURINDA POULTRY , BUTTER AND EGG COMPANY I EVERYTHING ! I COOL | REFRESHING f X When you are thirsty you ; ; X will find NUT SUNDAES , t i CRUSHED FRUIT SODAS J : jl ALL SUMMER DRINKS ± Everything in F r e s h | % fruits and handmade CanJ f dies. I f Electric fans for your ! ! ! > comfort. ; I Yours to Please , ! J P. Q. Bacakos. : ! Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Henderson enter tained last Friday evening , the occasion being the fifth annlversarv of their marriage. Their home wa"s prettily decorated with sweet peas and fern. A bout thirty of their young married friends t > pent a delightful evening. Grant Ocamb and Mrs. Joe McDonald won the prize and will Cunningham and Mrs Herman Kloepfel won the consolation prize. Frank VanVaulkin- burg served refreshments to the com pany. At the close of the evening the company separated after wishing their host and bostesa many more years of wedded happiness.