ReiWember the Falls City Chautauqua , July 21 to 31 inclusive. Arrange to be with us the entire Session.
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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
Vol. IV FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , JULY 19 , 1907. Whole No 182
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W. 0. W. Unveiling : .
The services at the triule unveiling - !
veiling of monuments atSteele's |
cemetery last Sunday by the
Woodman of the World and
Woodman Circle were very
beautiful and impressive and
the services were rendered
throughout in splendid form.
Sov. Yates of Omaha , one of
the head members of Supreme
Lodge workers delivered the
addresses for the Woodman
while Dr. Jennie Callfas , of
Omaha. Supreme Physican of
the Circle made the address for
the Circle.
The vocal music was fur
nished by a quartette composed
of Dr. Roberts and wife , D. D.
Reavis and Miss Sindow. In
the unveiling of the monuments
of Frank Brenizer and Prank
Davidson the W. O. W. did the
work in connection with the
ceremonies which was well exe
cuted.
The Circle deserves special
mention for the efficiency and
composier during the unveiling
of the monument to Mrs. B. P.
Slagle of which they had charge.
They are quite a new lodge
having been organized only this
spring , and their drill work and
conduct of services were par
ticularly well executed.
The addresses of Sov. Yates
and Dr. Jennie Callfas were
very interesting and instructive
and gave quite an insite to
strangers of the motions and
workings ot the orders.
The music furnished by Prof.
Harnack's Military band re
ceived compliments on all sides.
The services were well at
tended and were successful from
every point of view , showing
the efficiency of the lodge work
and the true spiritot fellowship
and brotherly love taught by
the orders.
Heaviest Rain of tbe Season.
The heaviest rain of the year
fell on Sunday night , about four
and one half inches in all. The
rain came in torrents and the
streets were like rivers. In town
many gardens were completely
washed out , others being only
partially damaged. In the south
part of town several sidewalks
were washed out , some being
carried half a block.
From the country comes reports
> f great loss of stock and in many
ases many acres of the crops
nave been totally destroyed. Both
Muddy and Nemaha are out
greatest damage seems to
it.ive been done along the Muddy
The water came with a rush
rnking stock , fences and crops
nith it. In many cases stock
j-iems to have lost their lives by
getting entangled in the fences
that were washed out. A few
farmers on this side of the creeks
who were in town Monday morn
ing told of seeing hundreds of
head of cattle , hogs and horses
being swept down stream early
in the morning. Messages from
all through the country tell oi
numbers of bridges being washed
out and of the great loss all along
the streams. It is generally be
lieved that the reports coming in
at this time are not the worst for
it is yet to early for the farmers
to know the full loss of stock and
damage to fields.
Post Office Improvement.
The work will be commencec
immediately on the redecorat
ing of the Post Office. The
room is to be papered new and
all the wood work treated tc
fresh paint. The box booth is
to be revarnished and by the
time the work is finished we
will have a post office of which
we may feel very proud. I' '
has been a long time coming
but we are thankful that the
improvement day has dawned
Society News.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Jusseu en
tertained a small company at
inner last Friday evening for
Ir. and Mrs. J. II. Miles of Los
Vngeles. Covers were laid for
ight. An excellent four course
inner was served. Mr. and Mrs.
ussen are most hospitable enter-
aincrs and the evening was made
delightful one for their guests.
Mrs. Sidney Spence entertained
bout thirty ladies at whist last
riday morning in the cool ,
heerful parlors of the National
lotel , complimentary to her
guestSi Misses Vinnie , Cora and
rie Beach , of Lincoln. The
guests assembled at 9:30 : in the
morning , and from 10 oclock un-
il 12 the game was indulged in
vith the usual animation and
leasure.
A most tempting luncheon was
eryed at 12 o'clock. Mrs. Spence
s a most entertaining hostess and
made the morning a delightful
) ne for her friends.
Besides the guests of honor the
out of town guests were Miss
Jibson , Freemont. Neb. , Mrs.
2rum and Miss Crum , Montpelier ,
nd.
The Christian Endeavour of
3resbyterian Church gave a
ocial at the home of Mr. and
tfrs. C. N. Allison Tuesday even-
ng. An unusually large number
was in attendance including
many of those who recently
united with the church.
During the evening light re-
reshments were served.
The regular meeting of St.
Martha's Guild , which was held
ast Monday night , at the home
of Mrs. J. R. Wilhite , was turned
nto a social gathering compli-
nentary to Mrs. Oscar Maddox ,
who has been one of the most ac-
ive workers in the Guild and
who left Thursday night for her
new home inMissoula , Mont.Many
express appreciation for her work
n the Church , were extended to
Mrs. Maddox by the rector and
nembers of the Guild. Refresh
ments were served during the
evening and all those present en-
eyed themselves thoroughly ,
tho' regretting that it was the
ast meeting with one of the most
'aithful members.
Cards were received in this city
this week announcing the mar
riage of Kathryn Anna Boyle
and Mr , Harold Alexander Duglas
which occurred July 10th in Ok
lahoma City , Okl. , at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marvin.
After the first of August , Mr.
and Mrs. Duglas will Jive at 128
North Tenth streetCedar Rapids ,
Iowa.
Miss Boyle was one of Falls
City's most popular young ladies
[ luring the time this city was her
liome and she has many friends
here who sincerely wish her all
life's joys and happiness. Mr.
Duglas is a stranger to our people
ple but the many friends of 1m
wife here , congratulate him upon
winning this very estimable lady ,
Improvements at Central Office.
Everything is being changed
and improved at the Central Tele
phone office this week. A nev.
switch board of eight-hundret
capacity is being put in , which is
more than double the size of the
one now in use all fuses or the
tournamal rack is being trans
ferred to the basement and al
lines are being enclosed in meta
cases which will prevent cros !
lines in the future. The worl
shop will also be transferred t <
the basement. When the im
provements are complete thi
will be one of the finest centra
offices in southeast Nebraska.
H. P. Reiger and wife were uj
from Preston last Monday.
Kelley Shoe Store Closes.
The work of packing up the
shoe stock Mon-
) Kelley began - <
; Iday morning and all arrauge-
! ments completed lor moving the <
remainder of stock to Iowa. I
The larger part of
stock that remained was/sold
in this city. Mr.Kelly has a num
ber stores of in Iowa tou'n and
it was his idea when hr > bought
the stock to reduce it as much
as possible before moving it to
one of these places. This plan
has been carried out and the
work of packing and moving
finished this week. Chas. Wil
son will move into the building
atones and will haveone of the
finest groceries in this section
when finally located in the new
building.
Joe Miles Wins.
Judge Raper convened court
Monday morning for the pur
pose of deciding the Miles will
case. Because ot high water
the Judge did not arrive until
the noon hour , but without de
lay he handed down a long
written opinionholding , that the
plaintiffs had not proved by a
preponderance of the testimony
that Stephen B. Miles had' exe >
cuted a will in St. Louis. This
decission leaves the Rule will ,
under which Joseph Miles takes
this vast property to the cxclu
sion of his brother and other
relatives , the last will of his
father.
In finding that no will was
made at St. Louis , Judge Raper
goes contrary to the last opinion
of Judge Thompson and the last
two opinions of the Supreme
court , all of whom decided that
a will was made in St. Loins.
The case is now oh its way to
the Supreme court for the fourth
time.
Revival Services.
Revival services have been In
progress at the Christian church
since Wednesday evening of
last week. In addition to seven
previously received , thirty-two
have come into the chur.ch dur
ing this meeting many of whom
had taken a stand for Christ in
the recent Union Meetings ,
though a number came forward
for the first ( ime.
C. V. Allison of Mound City ,
Mo. , has filled the pulpit , save
on Sunday and Monday even
ings , when it was filled by W.
A. Webster , Des Moines , Iowa ,
On Sunday evening the lights
went ont in the middle of the
service ; but the sermon went on
uninterrupted , and , at the close ,
two young men responded to the
gospel invitations finding their
way up the aisle by means of
the lightening flashes.
A general rally service will
be held Friday evening at which
every member of the church is
urged to be present especially
those who have come in during
the meeting. This will be the
last service at which Mr. Allison
will be present. Supt. T. J.
Oliver will fill the pulpit Snn-
1 day morning.
Frank Uhlig's crops washed out.
Bad reports of the damage
done by the Sunday night storm
and floods continue to come in
We learn that almost all of
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Frank Uhlig's crops were under
water and p/actically ruined.
This is hard luck tor Frank's
fields were i'joking fine and no
farmer arour-J had brighter
prospects. Y/e sincerely hope
things may not prove so bad as
they look to be at this time.
Marriage Record
Benjamin H. Hughes , St. Joseph. . . . 11
May G. Brown , St. Joseph If
Married July 1C , by Judge Gagcon
Bonds Carry.
It seemed that the elementst
predicted the fate of the bond j
question when Tuesday morning
dawned so fair and bright. The
workers were out early and al
though there was nothing very
exciting there was a steady pull
all dav , The knockers were at
work in the different wards but
with little success as the poll by
words will show.
The people are for a better
Falls Citya better equipped town
and everything that stands for
business and enterprise.
The vote polled was compara
tively light. There was little
difference in the vote cast for the
light and the water bonds , but
the city park bonds fell quite a
little below the other proposi
tions. The vote was as follows :
VOU WATKK I1ONI5S
For Against
? irst ward 195 17
Second ward 150 14
Third ward 114 14
Total 389 91
This means that in the near
uture Falls City will have ade
quate , up-to-date water and light
acilities such as will be a source
of revenue to our citjr and will
also place us in position to ac
commodate industries that want
o come here and could not be
iupplied with water , light or fire
protection. It means so much to
our city that only time will tell
low great has been our need and
limely the steps , taken for a gen
eral improyetnent and enlivening.
As a city , many things have
been accomplished during the
past year for the betterment of
Falls City. The- one big ste'p
las been taken. Now , gentle
men , get busy and see what can
be accomplished in another year
with the good will and approval
of the people generally behind
you as shown at the polls Tues-
lay.
Jobn McConnell Dead.
Word reached Mrs. Orville
Schoeuheit early in the week of
the death of her brother John
McConnell in PittsburgPa. On
Saturday evening he was cross
ing the railroad track in the
company of a friend and was
truck by an engine and killed.
The friend was uninjured.
Johnny McConnel will be re
membered here though he has
not lived here since he was
grown. lie went to Pittsbury
to relatives when quite a small
boy , soon after his mothers
death.
For several years helms held 1
a fine position with an express
company and was well thought
of by his employers and triends ,
He has many friends here whc
will be grieved to learn of his
untimely end , cut offin early
manhood from life that he loveci
so well.
To his sister and other mem
bers of his family wo exteni
our sincere sympathy.
Mrs. John Stockton and ( laugh
ter , Clara , returned Wednesda ;
from Stanberry , Missouri. Mrs
Stockton was called there ;
month ago by the serious illnes
of her mother , who passed awa ;
last week.
Died.
UKISCHK ,
Mr. Fred Reischu died quite
suddenly at his home near
Barada Wednesday evening of
heart failure. He had been
appearantly well and was go.
ing about the place in the even
ing when some , of the family
saw him pitch forward and fall ,
lie was dead when they reached
his side. Mr. Reische was
about fifty four years of age.
Buys a Home.
Mrs. S. VanDoran purchased
of L. A. Ryan this week the cot
tage occupied by W. L. White.
Mrs. VanDoran expects to make
some improvements in the way
of modern conveniences and
porches and early in the fall she
and her ( laugher , Miss Brebcck
will move into the new home.
Dog Tax.
The city council has instructed
the chief of police and marshal to
assist the city treasurer in collect
ing the dog tax at once.
All parties owning dogs that
they do not want killed , must call
on city treasurer Uhlig and pay
this tax , according to ordinance
No. 75 and the statucte of Nebras
ka. Chief of Police.
Leacbman's Move Out.
The Muddy has raised so high
that the entire first floor of the
Leach man boys house north of
town on the Muddy is full of
water , something that was never
known before when the water
was the highest. Their crops
are almost all spoiled and they
have lost many hogs , we hear ,
as well as some other stock.
More Rain , More Flood.
Another heavy rain fell Wed
nesday night and the streams
are higher than ever. Many
who thought their crops might
withstand Sunday's rain and
flood say they are ruined by
Wednesday night rains. There
was a great deal of dammage
done also by lightiniug. It is
reported that the Winebago a
little stream near Fargo is four
teen inches higher than ever
known before. The Nemaha
and Muddy are still raising.
The Sulc7de ldentified.
We are informed that almost
absolute proof has been received
as to the identity of the man who
committed suiciue on the Burling-
train east of this city in May.
The proofs come from New York
and are so strong that Reavis &
Abbey will call together those
who witnessed the inquest and if
they feel that the evidence is as
strong as the firm thinks the body
will be claimed by the New York
parties. The young man is a
Jew if these proofs are relied
upon ; his name has not been
given out , however.
Moving to Council Bluffs.
The jobbing department of the
Journal is being moved to Coun
cil Bluffs.
For the present Frank and Gee
Martin will have the manage
ment of the office. After the
first of the year J. C. Martin will
1t move there and with F. C , Mar
t tin will run the office. Frank
Landis goes with them as fore
man and will move his family to
Council Bluffs about Sept. 1st.
The Journal will be in charge ol
of a Mr. Schorder who arrived
last Monday to assume the work ,
I The committee on Roads and
Bridges wish to assure the
general public that no time wil
be lost in repairing the bridges
y that have been damaged by tlu
heavy rains and they ask tin
a | people to please have patience ii
this matter as it will take sotm
time before all of the roads cai
be made passable again.
Miss Ruth IJoacock returned
Saturday from a visit to her sis
ter , Mrs. Ray Gould of Omaha.
Little Miss Margaret Beycttc
is visiting at the home of her
grandparents , Mr. and Mrs. Beas-
ley.
Mrs. John Null : arrived Tues
day from Muskogee for a visit at
the home of her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Morton.
The Misses Nevins of Freeport -
port , 111. , arc guests at the home
of their aunt , Mrs. Francis Mar
tin , having arrived Wednesday.
Mrs. T. Himmclreich is en-
pertaining her ncice , Miss Gladys
Fisher , of DCS Moines. who ar
rived Wednesday of this week.
A new cement crossing was put
down at Sixth nnd Lane streets
between the Central school prop
erty and Mrs. Stoughton's home.
Porter Randolph one of the
rural mail carries returned from
Springfield , Mo. , Monday where
he has been spending a part of
lis vacation.
Mrs. Will Schmelzel returned
'rotn Omaha Tuesdav where she
lad spent a few day's with Mr.
Schmekel before he left for his
western trip in the interests of
the Moline Plow , Co.
Simon Davics is in Philadel
phia this week celebrating with
many thousand other Elks at the
annual convention. Mrs. Davies
ind the baby are visiting in Wy
oming with Mrs. Davies' mother ,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDortn-
and of Kansas City were in town
between trains Tuesday on their
way to Colorado where they will
spend the summer. They stopped
for their little daughter , Maude ,
who has been visiting her grand
parents for several weeks.
Now let every Falls City man
et together for 10,000 people in
1915. That's about a thousand a
year and is not too many. You
can't keep a good town down and
the bond election shows that our
people are determined to boost a
good town up. Now altogether.
Falls City is going ahead , just
bear It in mind. The voting of
the bonds is the beginning of bet
ter things. We have shown our
confidence in our home city by
putting a bet of $40,000 down on
our own horse. Now we can con-
sistantly ask the other fellow to
do something.
Buy your season chautauqua
tickets of the business men of
the town who took the tickets to
insure the chautauqua. They
took from five to fifty each and if
you buy of them the money stays
with your merchant. The tick
ets are the same price as the
season tickets at the gate. Buy
them NOW.
Luckily the chautauqua grounds
are well drained or the rains
would have been a bad thing ,
The grounds are nicely rolling
and the portion set apart for the
tents is about the highest place ,
so there is no danger to those
who will tent , from the rains.
There is an abundance of fine
blue grass and that with the roll
ing ground bids fair to put the
grounds in fine condition.
L. A. Ryan came up from St.
Louis to vote for the bonds on
Wednesday , believing that was
the day. He was a little disap
pointed in not getting to cast his
vote for the bonds but quite sat
isfied with the results of the
election.
For Sale.
A lot of brood sows and young
cattle for sale , Apply to
E. S. Towus-