THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JULY 19 , 1907
24o Acre Farm Southeast of Hiawatha.
C. Smith Th farra is li mile * of a cooj town of about 33) population ona raitr.uJ Land consist * nf .cvtitly rolling up Ininl uitli
Henry a nai. crn-lc flow , ng through theeausOacresenterm ? near the uorthwe t c > rn < rrand emu * out about ( A rodft north of
.
Uis. nth line. Tin-re i * oni > timt r . .
along this creek. Mr as pr.ng forni'h.n.water for i > a > tnre which never lia been
I . Unonrn torandr > . A boat uacre are in cultivation now. About + " > acre * ar * m clover and tim > < thy meadow. ll.'acrrt ar
\ n cattle and hot : pactore fenced with I'asre fence , ISacre * cow jviMnre for railchcow . with hadc ami water. 4 acre * In
rrhard. 1 acre .n ? rap < * . ra pberne * . blackbcrnet and strawberries. Ralanceof land in building site and rn.iilH , Tim
fence * are nearly all as geol a * new In vine been rebuilt within the past two year . Good grove on west anil norlll of
! < Bildmc * famishing hade fnr poultr > in snmmer and storm protection in winter.
Brit-nivos : O l 6 room house with cemented cellar tinder hoase. IJirnfor 10hor es and bcowi with hay loft holdlilir
aboatStonsof hay . and an implement shed ad joining- . Cattle and hay hed 2 xl feet with board roof and room fur Jft tint
LANDS & LOANS nfh.1 % Hnfrlinn .J2TiOf > board r f Corn crib 1202 ft. . board roof and shed adjoining also Imard roof. 1 lien
b ? . Sb p for null tools and work bench. Cemented water re evoir about 1 < feel in diameter and 12 feel itr-cp with
urjer ground pipe to tank In feoj lot. Tno wells and w.nd mills sappljing the re-erroir with water. 5-ton waifon Hcati'i ,
l.ool term , nn.hl take SO acres a part par- Ions tim- '
OHIO
" > Vt. . McOowan win a Barada visitor
Wclck spent .suaday at her
home- near Bnrnda.
Guy and John Stump wore gucUs of
Ralph Ncdrow Sunday
Guy Llchty and wife tpent Sunday
with Chti . Stump and wife.
K < ] Hnrtlntt wno n guest of his cousin ,
H. A. Burk and wife Sunday.
EUlu Uticttner spent n few days with
her uncle , Ed Xx > rn and wife ,
Maude McCann and her friend spent
Sunday with the former's sister ,
Ed Kiramel and family were guests
of relatives in Falls City Sunday ,
Rev. Mohlcr and family spent Sun
day with Clcon Peck and mother.
Wee. Nedrow and wife wore gunsts
of relatives in Falls city Sunday.
P. E. Shaffer , wife and daughter
epcnt Sunday with their son , Earl.
Cbas. Stump and family are guests
of Will Burtlett and wife this week.
Wm. Halderaan and Edna and Vcra
Shaffer * pnnt Monday with Grace Ncd
row.
row.Geo.
Geo. Prlchard and family visited in
Falls City tbo guest of the former's
parents.
Hansy and Sadie Peck spent sunday -
day with their uncle , S. H. Knlsely and
family.
Elrna Cook of Verdon visited with
friends and relatives in this vicinity
last week ,
John Zentner and family were guests
of Chas. Zentner and family Monday
uftcrnoon ,
Mrs. N. Peck and two youngest
chlldrcd were guests at 0. A. Burk's '
Bundny afternoon.
Messrs. Haldeman and Blcchy and
Misses Shaffer and Ncdrow spent Mon
day evening at Barada.
Mrs. Oscar Maddox and son of Falls
City spent the hitter part of last week
with Mrs Geo. Prlchard.
A great many in this vicinity drove
down near the Muddy river Monday
to ECC the sights of the high water as
it Is all over the bottom land.
Mrs. Sam'l Llchty of Falls City ac
companlcd by a sister , Mrs. Cuulo of
Waterloo , Iowa , and a cousin of Omaha
ppcnt Sunday with Mrs. Eph Peck.
The rain last Sunday night was the
hardest we have ever witnessed , wo do
believe , and it did a great deal of
damage along the various stream ? ,
washing out bridges , culverts , fences
anil a great many people having stock
along the streams have lost consider
able by being drowned and porno being
badly cut with barb wire.
FARGO.
Charley Nitzschc was at Rule
Thursday.
Jacob wlMtiaii hnd business in Rule
Thursday.
C. J. Thomas had business in Rule
Wednesday.
Ed Uaiinian and wife were shoppers
here Saturday.
II , G. Derate anil family were here
Saturday even'mf ,
Mrs. H. Dorfatc and Mrs. KiHlamnan
lintl business here Monday.
Albert Castcn anil wife were here
Monday to do some trailing1.
Walter Maker and wife hail business
at the County Scat Thursday ,
Farmers have been very buisy the
past ten days than they have been for
many years.
Gco.SchmhU and wife had their little
daughter baptized Sunday quite a
number of friends and relatives were
present.
Jiui Sells anil wife went to Craitf
Tuesday to sec their daughter who is
quite sick. Mrs. Sells remaining with
her for the week.
W. D , Dorstc lost a valuable horse
Sunday evening by drowning. The
Wincbago was 12 inches higher of the
recent rain than it has ever known to
been.
John Futschcr got his cider mill this
week and will have it ready for next
summer. The mill weighs 6000
pounds and a capisity of 10 to l :
barrels per hour.
One of the worst electric rain storms
that was ever known in this part of the
country Sunday evening July 14th ,
taking out all fences along the creeks.
The most damage was done along the
Wlnebago taking out bridges anil
fences the water riming In barns des
troying grain and hay and also
drowned some stock.
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HUA1BOLDT.
Mr * . Ida Beem i visiting Beatrice
friends this week ,
Mark Williamson spent Sunday with
friends ID Tecumseh.
Rudolph Vi-rtlska recently pur
chased Ed Kltif'i automobile.
Lulu Boss returned .Monday from a
visit with friends InTeeumteb.
DRalph Phllpot and wife visited Lin
coln friends n part of the week.
Nina Snow left Friday for a visit
with relatives at Forren City , Mo.
Mrs. II. E. Boyd and children were
guests of friends in Salem this week.
Mrs. Dora Shields Is up from Falls
City tbla week visiting friends and rel
atives.
Jessie Lydlck Is now emplojed HB
night operator at the telephone cen
tral ollice.
Wm. Calvin and family have made
arrangements to move to Missouri in
the near future.
Estolla Wllllumsou is enjoying a
visit with her sister , Mrs. Otla Hunter ,
at Utlca , this state.
David Taj lor and wife are the par
ents of n little eon , born to them on
Friday , July 12 , 1007.
Mrs. C , M. Linn visited friends and
attended the chautaun.ua In Tecumseh
the last of the week.
Mrs. Fred Hummel was called to
Oatavla , 111. , : ho past week by the ser-1
loud illness of her mother.
The Wra. Leo property In the southwest -
west part of town wa sold the past
week to Rudolph Vertlska.
Helen Reber. who has been visiting
friends in this vicinity returned Thurs
day to her home in Kansas City.
L. 12. Cooper and family of St.Josoph
were hero Sundoy visiting the former's
brother , O. A. Cooper and wife.
Mrs. Emma Wilson and Jake Ycdele
returned Friday from a business trip
to the western part of the state.
Mrs. A. D , Glse , who has been visit
ing the Buttcrflcld families , returned
Sunday to her homo tn Table Hock.
The farm of Win. Tjndcn was $ old
' .ho past week to parties residing north
of town for the consideration of $12000.
Mrs. Lon Davis and children of Ton-
Icawo , Okla. , are bore on a visit to the
former's parents , J. II. Smith and wife.
E. S. Norton and wife came up from
Falls City Monday whcro they hud
been visiting their daughter , Mrs. A.
K. Wolfe.
Ethel Uroekway and Jennie Leech
came down from Lincoln the last of the
week and spent several days with
friends hero.
Chicken thieves arc at work In the
vicinity of Humboldt , several parties
reporting quite heavy losses as a result
of the Intruders.
Mrs. Oliver Hall returned the lust of
the week from Murysvlllc , Kas. , where
she had bccu summoned by the sudden
death of an aunt.
IJco Vopat , who had been visiting at
the homo of Jas , Kozel and wife for
some time , left the last of the week for
her homo at Ord , Nob.
Rev. Hamilton , pastor of the Baptist
church , is suffering from a severely
sprained ankle , and was unable to fill 1
the pulpit Sunday morning.
Uumboldt is agitating tbo advisa
bility of holding a base ball tourna
ment this fall. Nothing definite , however -
over , hat been decided upon ,
Mrs. Howard Jones , who has been
visiting her parents , Win. Veils and
wife , in Humboldt , returned tbo last of
the week to her homo in Hiawatha , Ks ,
The Baptist church is being re-
shingled this week , a furnace Is being
placed In the basement , and other re
pair work on the church and surround
ings is soon to bo made.
Mrs. Laura Campbell left the middle
of the week fora visit with her son , ,
Oliver Campbell and wife , at Denver ,
Colo. She will vUU at other points in
that state before returning home.
A half way station is soon to bo
placed between HumboliU and Table
Hock. The B. & M , has purchased
about thneo acres from Ed Klnsey and
Mrs. Hcuryotta Reichcrs , southwest of '
town , and the station will bo located
on this site.
Mcidamcs C. M. Linn and A. A ,
Tanner entertained a party of friends
at the home of the former ono after
noon the past week , complimentary to
Mrs. Minnie Grlnstead'lllmes , who
was the guest of Humboldt friends sev
eral days this week.
Rev. E. E. Smith and wife , who have
' been visiting the latter's father. E. M.
Harding in this city , left Saturday for
their future home at El Monte , Cal.
| They were accompanied by Mrs.
Smith's sUter , Hazel Harding , who
will make her horns with them.
Ab Muy has sold his deliver- wagon
to Nolton Carpenter of Kansas City ,
who will be In possession of the busi
ness after the hrn of the month. Mr.
Carpenter was compelled to soil out
his stock of drus In the above city on
account of poor health. The family
will occupy the cottage in which Dr.
Wittwer and wife reside.
Humboldt was visited Sunday even
ing bv one of tbo most severe rain
storms ever known in this " -nation. The
Ncmaba and Long Branch rivers rose
rapidly and before morning residents
of the lowlands were compelled to aban
don their homes. Cooper & Linn lost
' their entire wheat crop , which wa ? to
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have been threshed the following day.
the loss amounting to over ? 2,000. The
dam at Mulony's lake broke , devasting
the crops In the valley below , and lay
ing In ruins the nearby ice houses , de-
strcylng hundreds of tons of Ice , the
I
los ! to the Sprint : Luke ice Cu. , being
near 3,000. The railroad track near
the depot was washed out the water
extending- up Neraaha street. The
stock yards were completely covered
j ! by the floods , animals were swimming
, about in the water the following morn-
i Ing , and were rescued with consider
able dllllculty. The electric light
I plant was compelled to shut down tor
1 a week , a part of the machinery belne
1 so badly injured that it was necessary
to send it to Chicago for repairs.
RULO.
Mrs. John Burk , sr , , is on the sick
list.
William smith visited In Craig Sun
day.
John Cheney of Missouri was in town
last week.
F. E. Kulp of Wyraore was in Hulo
Friday lost.
Dave Finch of Missouri was in our
city Sunday.
Edmond Bryant of Missouri was in
Rule Sunday.
Mrs. S. Smith of Napier was n Rule
vlstor Monday.
Clyde Hart was on . .he sick list a few
days this week.
Sherman Hays was a Falls City visi
tor last Saturday.
Prof. Witman went to Kansas City
one day last week.
Ira Porrof Rushbottom was a visi
tor hero Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. Pope have a very sick
baby nt this writing.
Llllie Phlnnoy returned Tuesday to
her home in Adams ,
Harry Hubcr departed for St. Joseph
the first of the week.
Harry Bradford was a St. Joseph
visitor Sunday night.
Rev. Maze of Salem spent several
days in Rule this week.
Mrs. Erra Welch of White Clou d was
a Rule visitor Tuesday.
Hiram Kissel of the Big lake was a
Rule visitor Saturday night.
F. F. Darrow of Lincoln was a bust
nets visitor In Rule Friday.
Mr. Fulton of Humboldt was visiting
friends the first of tbo week.
H. A. Scott repaired the bridge west
of Planter's place last week.
Mrs. D. Vanvalkinburg has been on
the sick list for the past week.
Lulu Larando has been assisting in
the postofiice for the past week.
All passenger trains were severa
hours late Monday and Tuesday.
Mary Anderson of Kansas Is spend
ing the week with Rule friends.
Dan Radlkin made a business trip to
Kansas City the first of the week.
Fanny Zelgler of Severence , Kans.
visited with home folks recently.
Dan Fickle is firing the engine for
the air pump in Churllo Hall's place.
James Cronln and Curl Leeds o
I Falls City were Rule visitors Sunday
- Dodo Anderson and two daughter
spent Sunday last with Kansas friends
j Talbut Hinkle came over from For
tescuo and spent Sunday with homi
'
folks.
John Mann of White Cloud , wa
looking up old friends in Rule re
cently.
Mrs. Harry Mann and daughter
Irene , departed for Plymouth , Nebr.
Thursday.
Edith Kern departed for Kansas Citj
Sunday afternoon for a weeks visit a
that place.
Harry Ocamb of Kansas City is visit
ing with his parents here this week.
Judd Meriam of Lincoln was in Rule
last week running a center line on the
river bridge.
Murj and Jessie Johnson of Nebras-
{ a city have been visiting friend * here
he past week.
Mr = . D. E. Ander-on and three chil
dren retcrned to their home In Hum-
loldt Tuesday.
o Smith and wife of Albany ,
Mo. , visited friends in this city Satur-
lay and Sunday.
May Edcecombe departed Tuesday
or York , after a three weeks visit
with Rule friend ; ,
E. C. Walbndge of Falls City was
ooklng after the Burlington's Interest
n this city last week.
Martin Kanaly and wife of Falls City
islted last week with the latter's par
ents , Geo. Taylor and wife.
Since the high water , Mr. Brinegar ,
one of the mail carriers , can drive
, hrough no farther than the Y.
A card wrs received by Mr. Edge-
comb Tuesday from York , saying that
Ir. Plumb Is gradually sinking.
C. M. Hall has been promoted from
fireman for tne air pump to Rlyerton
on the bridge at an increase of pay.
During the storm Sunday niqht ,
John Randolph had two horses killed
> y lightning on his farm north of town.
Mattie Hays returned to her work
n Falls Cly Tuesday after spending a
ew days with home folks In this city.
Mr. and Mrs. MeK'ever ' of Omaha
moved into Mrs. Kanaly'p house this
week , better known as the Ryan place.
The three little girls of Gus Keobrlck
and wife of Atchirou visited last week
with their grandparents , Georye Toy-
or and wife.
The band gave their usual open air
concert Saturday evening , but the
threatening rain caused them to close
curlier than usual.
Henry Belpier , who was so seriously
,11 a lew weeks ago , has been taken to
the mountains , by the. doctor's lidvice ,
unn Is slowly improving.
Mrs. .1. W. Cunningham returned
borne Monday from a visit to Lincoln
and Greenwood , this state. She ? ays
things looked pretty scary along the
railroad track at that time.
The I. O. O. F. lodge of this city
held an installation of ofllocrs at their
regular meeting last Wednesday night
after which they enjoyed a social time
with their families at the hotel. Re
freshments were served and all report
a tine time
Sometime last Saturday night , the
way car belonging to the Atchison
freight , was opcne'l in some manner
and a pair of pants taken which bn
longed to Brukemun Adams , and a four
dollar pair of shoes belonging to Con
ductor Hopkins. Nothing else was
missing.
Charlie Ocamb , wife and daughter
of Verdon spent a few days this week
visiting his parents and other friends.
He intended to return home Tuesday
but got a phone message that the
water bad put both railroads out of
business so he was compelled to pro
long his stay.
Mrs. Brinegar invited about twenty
of the young people of Rule to her
home last Friday to get acquainted
with the Misses Johnson , and spend
the evening. The time passed BO
pleasantly that It was far gone before
they realized It , and at a late hour the
company bid each other good night
with the wish that all might again
meet at some future time.
A very severe storm visited this
section last Saturday night , rain , wind ,
thunder and lightning which did a
great deal of damage. Some stock
was drowned , some washed away and
some struck by lightning and crops in
many places. It is reported that Rus
sell Durfee , a farmer living northwest
of town , lost everything except his
house and barn , another furmer near
him lost forty head of bogs. Several
parties in town lost chickens , gardens
were washed out and cellars filled with
water and mud. Farmers in the bet
torn s lost all their crops , but all sue
ceeded in getting their stock to a place
of safety , several families have left
their homes until the river goes down.
Al. E. Church.
Sunday , July 21st. At the
morning : service a welcome to
those who may desire to enter
the M. E. church. Cordial invi
tation to all. W. T. CUXE ,
Pastor.
STELLA.
Queen Chlsm is the guest * of friends
at Osceou ! this week
Dr. Callison and wife spent the first
of the wf-ek at Excelsior Springs.
J. A. Nutter wa ? here from Kansas
City the first of the week , looklnt ; lifter
his farms.
Frances Kelly , from south of Shu-
bert , will teach the Hedge school the
coming term.
The Standard Bearers met in the
country { last Friday afternoon with
Gertrude Robinson.
Oscar Hollann of St. Louis arrived
here Sunday for a week's visit with
bis parents south of town.
Rice McNulty and family are moving
to Table Rock this week , where Mr.
McNulty will tend bar in a saloon.
Norm Shrauger and wife went to
Denver last Thursday where the form
er expects to work at the barber trade.
M. N. Davis and daughter , Allie , ex
pect to leave next week for a month's
rip through the east , Including James-
own.
Mrs. Deskin and little daughter of
LaPlatte , Mo. , arrived here last week
'or an extended visit with the family
of H. T. Wilson.
Mrs. Mary Jones , Charles Mason and
S. B. Griffith' three early pioneers of
, bis vicinity , are quite sick. It is
'eared ' that the latter's condition is
atal a ? he has suffered a stroke of
paralysis.
While returning from Lincoln one
day last week , Willis Lytle , a young
armer living east of town , was put off
of the train by Conductor Buckley near
Avoca. Mr. Lytle has put In a claimer
or S200 damages.
John Snyder returned to his home
at Chickasah , OKla. , Tuesday after a
week's visit at this place. His wife
who accompanied him here , remained
'or ' an extended visit with her parents ,
Henry Snyers and wife.
VERDON
Charlie McCool was over from Salem
Sunday.
Scott Saylors was up from the county
seat Wednesday.
Bruce Nedrow and wife drove to
Shubert Sunday.
Mrs. M. D. Lum returned home Sat
urday from her visit at Auburn.
Mrs. D. G. Griffith went to Wymore
Saturday to visit relatives.
Clare Coleraan and wife visit Sunday
with Will Dragoo and family.
Wlllc Veal and wife of Stella visited
relatives here the first of the week.
Mrs. w. C. Sloan and son returned
borne from Clay Center , Neb. , Satur
day.
Geo. Lum , wife hnd daughter , Ger
trude , visited friends at Stella Tues
day.
Goldie Cook was up from the county
seat the first of the week visiting home
folks.
Mr. Plumb and wife of Falls City
speat Wednesday with C. w. Ocamb
and family.
Clyde Gates and Verne Taylor were
over from Dawson Sunday to attend
the ball game.
Ethel Cook returned homo from
Straussville Sunday and will remain
here for awhile.
Mrs. C. W. Ocamb and son , Howard ,
went to the county seat for a short
visit with friends.
Tom Qulgglo and Will Mesingalo
were over from Dawson Sunday to at
tend the ball gamp.
Mr ? . Art Harris and children re
turned to tnelr home at Falls City on
Tuesday after visiting relatives hero.
Florence Hull went to Sbubert on
Thursday and remained until Satur
day night the guest of her sister , Mrs.
Brlcker.
The Preston Indians played ball ,
here Sunday. The score was 22 to 0 in
favor of Verdon. As they were unable
to get homo Sunday they remained
over nlgnt and started to walk borne
the next day. Wo hope they reached
their destination all right.
A heavy rain storm passed over this
community Sunday erening and about
10 o'clock the creek began to rise.
The wuter was so strong It swept over
the B. & M. crrado and washed the
greater part of the grade away. The
track was torn up and ties and rails
stood on end. The water run into the
Missouri Pacific depot and crossed the
switch. Wrecking crews have been
working on both roads and trains are
now running on the Missouri Pacific ,
but It will be some time before trains
will be able to run on the B. & M.
Several head of horses and cattle were
drowned.
BARADA.
Jesse Prosscr is visiting in Corning ,
Mo.
Rev Dunn wt - h Fall ? City visitor
on Fridm.
A \V. Nixon and wife were at'"the
county seal Sunday
| Jnke Arnold spent Sunday with W.
F. Butler and family.
James Stephenson and wife were
Shubert visitors Monday.
Grandma Butler is visitins : with her
daughter , Mrs. C. H. Martin. 71 *
Herman Beech , Wm. Haldeman and
ladles visited here Monday evenlnff.
Joe Johnson and wife spent Sunday
with the family of Ottosharinehausen.
Mrs. Mary Shubert spent Monday
with her parents Rhinehart Aukrom
and wife.
The cyclone cellar on T. C. Roe's
property caved in during the recent
storm.
Guy Wheeler and Theodore Hill
with their ladies visited Barada on
Sunday.
Owinr to the high water on the
Muddy , the mail carrier , J. F. Lively ,
could not cover his route and Barade
had no mail until Wednesday.
Fou n d : A child's shoe , near the
school house between Harada and the
celebration grounds on July 6 , owner
please call for same at postofiice.
Mrs. vVra. Oslin who has suffered
greatly from rheumatism which re
sulted from her accident of July 4th ,
Is now the victim of blood poisoning : re
ceived while caring for Mrs. F. M.
Duncan during her recent illness. Np
fatal results ure anticipated.
Mrs. Chus Halth was surprised by R
visit from her father , Mr. Burch of
Dawson county. He came upon hear
ing of her accident. We are glad to
note that Mrs. Haith is improving and
has been able to be taken home. Mr.
Burch returned home on Friday.
Qiwr'oi'lv Conference of the Evan-
L'el'fHl fhurch was held here Saturday
unri Suml % v. Owing to the ijclement
weittber the attendance was not us
good as .vus hoped for and the Satur
day and Sunday evening services
could not be held as had been annouced.
T. F. Burgess this week purchased
the blacksmlthing business and com
plete set of tools from John Rumbaugh.
He has moved the tools , etc , to the
shop that ho recently rented of J. H.
Morehead. Mr. Rumbaugh hits not
yet decided upon his next venture. It
is ruraorsd that his plans are for mov
ing westward. Barada hopes however
that he will remain with us.
Several of our farmers were ulTerere
from the Sunday night ruin. Jesse
and Rhinehart Aukrom with their
families left the house when the water
began to raise in the buildings and
took refuge in the barn loft for the
night. Their tences were washed
away and other damage resulted. Louie
George , with his family spent the night
on the hillside. He lost most of hie
grain and his fences were washed away. .
John Boyd of Hillsdale had about one
hundred forty acres of corn washed out
and considerable quantity of wheat
ruined.
Notice for Bids for Coal.
The Falls Clly Hoard of Education will
receive bids up lo 8 p. m. , August S , 1007 , for
Ihe furnishing of from ten totwelve carsf soft
coal , delivered on track at Falls City , Xebr.
Six cars to l > c delivered in August. 1(07 , ball-
ancc at option of board. Didders must quote '
prices on mine run and screened lump coal and
designate kind and grade of coal. This coal
is for heating furnaces. lioard reserves the
right to reject any or all bids , Ilids to bo filed
with the secretary.
Ily order of Hoard of Education.
W. W. Aniiiv. : Sec'y.
First publication July 19 3 times
Baptist Cburcb.
On next Sunday July 21st the
regularSunday school and preach
ing : service will be followed by a'
service for the reception of mem
bers and the administration of the
ordinance of baptism. Any others
who wish to unite with the Bap
tist church are requested to be
present. All are cordially in
vited to be present. There will
be no service at the church next
Sunday night and during chau-
tauqua week. EII. . JACKSON.
Abe Yoderi who has been employed - . *
ployed by the Kelly Shoe Co. ,
has accepted a position wjith the
H. M. Jenne Shoe Store since the
removal of the Kelley stock. He
will begin work with Mr , Jenne
at once.