THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , AUGUST 23 , 1907 10 nerifiirm upland. 2 mllop of Rulo. for sale. 205 non < well improwu , Richardson county , l > s- than for.v tivo dollar * ( H'f.OO ) per acre. 2-10 ncros , Jackson county Kansas Well Improved. Flue spring 11.-it ( if terms M uh * con sider an eighty a part pay. One and one-half miles of depot. Good homo , II rooms. 4 lots , well located , $2,500 Five-room house. 2 lot * , clo f ) In , $ luOO Five-room house , 1 lots , good condition , Sl,7oO ; pantry , cellar , wo.iJ. nii-l coal house. Thf Won C'tv ' property near Central school ; m 1 2 lo s. Receiver'-i Mile. 1210-acrc ranch , Phillips county , Kansas Will tak 310.000 to 3l.,000 of property in exchange as part pay , Privntu money to loan on iraraiBgra-ffigpgaaiKMrasLttrfjra VERDON Gnldio Cook.of Kails City was a visi tor last week. .1. W. Stump did some tinning at Duwson Monday. Henry Corn made a business trip to Shubort Suturday. Uollln Spence of Falls City attended the | ilcniu lieru last week. Mrs. Myrtle Edmunds of Stella was 11 Vordon vlHltor Thursday. Emma Hunlkii of Falls City attend I ed thi ! last day of the picnic. Ori IIouU niiil wife were Nciimha visitors to Vordon lust week. Pearl Clements of Stella spent u con pi o of days here last week. Josh Lord and sou of Falls City at tended the plcnlo Wednesday. A. I ) . Harris and wife of Shubert at tended the plcnlo hero last week , Birch Brothers of Falls City run an ice cream stand during the picnic. Orvll Hntcmnn of Stella run a pop corn stand here during the picnic. Guy Gage and lamily of IIowu vis ited friends here during the picnic. Guy Sheeloy and Uoyd Moore of Salem were visitors hero Thursday. Lotllo Imler of Shubort visited her friend , AmollnJ Nusbaum hibt week. Verne Taylor and wlfo of Dnwson were plcnlo visitors hero Wednesday. Josie Birdaluy of Fulls City visited relatives hero the middle of the week. Nellie Hossaclc of Falls City visited her slater , Mrs. W. C. Sloan lust week. Dennett Cook and Miss Camblln of Falls City wore picnic visitors Thurs- day. day.E. E. A. Harden miule n business trip to Omaha Saturday returning the next day. Mrs. J. U. Bntkman wns u Stella vis itor to Verdon Wednesday mid Thurs- dny. Hey Lum of Uarnard , Mo. , has been visiting homo folks and attending the picnic. Mnrthn King came down from Peru Tuesday night for a short visit with friends. Mrs. li A. Harden loft Tnesdiiy for u three weeks visit to relatives in Ok lahoma. Geo. Joluibon and family of near Falls City attended the picnic heiu on Thursday. Waldorf Fall of Omaha wns herewith with his balloon Wednesday and Thursday. Leo Palmer of Marnda visited rela tives hero and attended the last day of the picnic. Mr * , llossnck of Falls City visited her daughter , Mrs. W. C. Sloan , a part of hist week. Tom Qulgglo went to Shubert Fri- Guy' for u short visit to ills mother , Mrn. Sheldon. Miss Alice McKcir/.io of Omulm spent two days hero last week and sang at the picnic. Myrtlu nd LOO'HViunsloy of Bar ada were Vordon visitors Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Baylors and daughter , Grace , of Peru were interviewing old friends hero lust week. Will Bush nnd Jnck Neltxel of Pres ton attended the Reserve-Vordon ball game Wednesday. Cnrrlo Brlcker of Shubort assisted in the dining hall of Hart & Wilkinson during the picnic. Mrs. Abbott cnmo up from Falls City Wednesday on u visit to her daughter , Mr ? . C. G. Humphrey. Mrs. Birch and daughter , Mrs. Whit ney were up trom the county teat a couple ol days last week. Mrs. Belle Mulligan nnd baby cume up from Falls City Tuesday for a visit with her sister , Mrs. Sloan. Web Weeks and family arrived from Horton Tuesday night for a short visit to R. E. Bowman and son. Mr * . Sue DuWuld and grandson , Olho Watson , of Fulls City visited her daughter , Mr * . Merrill Lum. Landou Yuntlss nml wlfo returned to i their homo at Long lelund , Kans , after a pleasant visit with relatives. Olive and Lou XJanlkn , nnd Sim i Wcddlo nnd Jess Boatman of Shubert were picnic visitors Thursday. Prof. Hnrnack's military band of f Falls City played hern during the pic nic nnd was much appreciated by nil. Bessie Hoover , Gamma nnd Stella Boatman , Hardy Havs and wife of Shubert atlended the picnic Thursday. Fred Brisby and George Harris , ac companied by Floy Stotts nnd Edna Alhlii drove down from Shubort Thuri- day. Leo Johnson and family nrrlved from Alimvorth , Nebr , last week. Mr. Johnson is the new ptoprletor of the mill. The quartette composed of four girls from Falls City , tang hero Thursday and was much appreciated by thu nudi- once. Mrs Ephrlnm Withco and baby of Stella visited her sister , Mrs1. W. C. Sloan , Thursday nnd attended the picnic. Nlo Williamson nnd Leon Vn Bor. nccompanlcd by the MIs-os Dora Cox and Delta Williamson of Bnrndn at tended Iho picnic Thursday. Mesdames Mlnnlu Kinton , Lottie Cllno and family , Jess Hitter , Sohnfer , Clem Gates , Lou Brlsby nnd Wyllo of Shubert attended the picnic Thursday. Those from Shubero who attended the plcnlo Thursday were : Will Mm- tin , Luther King , .luck Jones , Byrnm Ahern , Ray Lundy , John Schufor. Charley Waters , Everett Kinton and Frank Mrickcr. Elmer Hum , Clyde Hill , Irvin Hohnf- or , Irene Prior , Bertha ShubortLaura , Harrlng , Alice Wolfe , Elllo Splekler. Bessie Sohafor , Loin Hill , Dora Fish- burn , Merle Weddle , of Shubert at tended the Verdon picnic Thursday. B AR AD A. A new bridge Is being put in near Gust Duerfeldt's. Henry Laugdon carried the mall on route one Friday. X.oph Holdsworth was a Fnlls City visitor Monday. Hir/el Dunn visited with Emma Slcmorlng Sunday. Misses Marie and Anna Grotty were in It ill-nil u Tuesday. Lloyd Mitchell nnd wife spent Sunday with Bird Mitchell. Mrs. Schut/ suffering from an at tack of bilious fovor. Elbort Doloug and his mother visited the county sent Monday Ed Fulloon of Falls City jvtis n busi ness caller In Baradn Friday. Bill Bridgman nnd lady took in the picnic nt Yordon Wodnc-diiy. The fustico of the peace from Stella was In town on business Friday. Mrs. Emmn Hood and daughter vis ited at WushSullors Monday. Nio Williamson and ludy intended the Verdon picnic on Thursday. Mrs. A. C. Surman of Armour , Neb. , is visiting relatives nt this place. Al Kelley and John Langdou wore fishing down on the Bedo Monday Chas. Wilson and wife of Shubert visited at J. C. VanO-doPs Sunday Mrs. Ira Mcllenry from Falls City 1 , vUllliu' at George Sailors this week. Galen Elder drove over to Missouri and back the fore part of last week. Ida Bauer spent several days nt homo with her parents last week. Roy Dunn took n lend of produce to the city Tuesday for R. J. Dunn & Son. Gus Duerfoldt Is on the sick list this week caused from getting overhentcd. Roy Dunn took a loud of hogs to St. Joseph Thursday returning Suturduy. Win. Kuhlman purchased Iwenty- five head of hogs of Wm. Cline Mon day. Chas. Stelnbrlnk and wife spent Sun day with his brother , August and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Lud Morohond'uro vis iting relatives in Kansas City this week. Rov. Ratts of Pekln , tn-J. , is holding n cerlcs of meetings nt the Christian church. Mrs. Ralph Wheeler and Fred Kenton - ton and ladies wore Baradii visitors on Sunday. Jake Peters took n load of produce to Falls City Saturday for Lloyi Mitchell. , George Vultmer nnd wife of Dawsoi. visited relatives In thl nlnco SulurJaj nnd Sunday. Dr. VnnOfdol nnd Walter Mooroheai spent Thursday nt the lake huptltii. nnd fishing Mrs. Frank Glllllnnd Is enjojlugi visit with her brothers , Messrs Ash bauckor from Iowa. Mrs. Mitchell , wbllo visiting her daughter , Mrs. Jacob Peters was tnken quite ill Monday. Mrs. Cora Simpson of Aollene , Kti visited at Byrd Mitchell's the latter part of last week. Mrs. T. W. Allen loft Friday for a short visit witti her sister Mrs. Theo dore Harris nt Rosalie. Mr * . Robert Britt of Elmo. Mo. , who Is 1'uvellng lor her henlth , Is now vis- H'ng ' Ulins. Wllemun's- . Dr. Strong is smiling over thn fact that they have u now boy at their home , born August 17. Mrs. Ellen fiendrtcks of Falls City visited over Sunday with. , her mother , Mrs. James Stephoiisoti H. II. Woodrlng and wife were vis iting their daughter , Mrs. Schullcn- burg at Shubort Sunday. Robert Roddick , wife and babies from Humboldt visited relatives hero the latter part of the week. MTH. Robert Allen and children from Cambridge , Neb. , is visiting her mother , Mrs. Sarah Williamson Win. Kuker nnd wife nro enjoying n visit from their grandfather , H C. Long , from Holt county , Missouri. Miss Pris-ellln Woodrlng visited n few day ? with her sister. Mrs. Chus. Sohullenburg nt Subert the hitter part of In t week. Mrs. Chas. Rawlings if enjoying a visit with her sisters , Clemina nnd Mary Watkins and Mr * . H. A. Bock hot ! from Woodbine. Iowa. While wrestling with Gust Schulen- burg Saturday Win. Presser fell nnd dlslocnted his shoulder. Dr. VnnOsdel sot the Injured member nnd ho seem * to bo doing nicely. Chas. Martin took the carpenters to ills City that have been working 01.1 the new school house. They will rn turn nnd do the finishing when the plastering is completed. SALEM Win. Corn went to Verdon Wedne- day. day.A A J. Anderson wont to Omaha Mon day. Tom Brlnegar went to Falls City on Wednesday. Surah Thompson spent Sunday at Mrs. Morris' . John Ellis arrhed from Stroude , Ok. , Monday. Mrs. Scott returned to her home in Merrill Sunday. Cnss Moore nnd wlfo rpent Sunday nt Ralph Moore's. * OlUoTildon returned Friday from n visit at Clayton , Kan. Mrs. A. J. Anderson returned homo from St. Joe Sunday. Mrs. ( Jeo. Shooley aim daughters re turned home Saturday. Wm. Gregory and son , Charlie , drove to Vordon Tuesday. Mrs. J. E. Windlo nndon. . Dean , drove to Falls City Tuesday. W. W. MoDermiek nnd family spent Sundiiv with John Pierson' . Cus * Moore and wife drove to Falls City the fore part of the WCOK. Joe Windle nnd Fey French drovn to Fulls City Sunday evening. Fay Simmons and family of Verdon visited relatives ! > ere Monday. Lucy Gregory nnd Mrs. Jim Stains went to Humboldt Wednesday. Sadyo Curnen of Dawson came Sun day for a visit with Ura Mobley. Rev. Garborson loft Tuesday tor Dcadwood , S. D. for a short visit. Mrs. Cass Moore and dauehter.Rutb , visited friends In Shubert Tuesday. Mesdames Cuss Moore nnd Lizzie Schmltt want to Verdon Wednesday. Thomas Tynor of Bluckwell , Okln. , arrived Sunday for a visit with his brother. Mrs. W. W. Spurlock and daughters , Lllah and Irene , left Thursday for Greenwood , Wls. Mrs John W. Jones arrived Tues day for a visit with her parents , L K. Barnes and wife. Mrs. Emma Oswald of Beaver Llty Is visiting at the home of her mother. Mrs. J. A. Adams Lettie Stewart came up from Falls City \Vedne-day fora few days visit with Luuva Kelley. Lottie Stewart , Louva Kelley nnd Mn.Miard StlUcr attended the picnic at Verdon Wednesday. H'jlon and Nol.i McCoo ) , Louise Rule and Voltn Clnu-e enjoyed a picnic on the fair grounds Tuesday evening. Florence Jones , Ora French , Olive THdou , Ura Mobley wont to Fulls City Monday. Jim Clark of Verdon is spend ing several days this week in our city. HUMBOLDT Tim little daughter of Irvin Shirley and wlfo Is .seriously 111. II. F. Guile was summoned to Falls City on n business mutter Saturday. Grandma Hojd is reported critically ill nt the home of heron , II. E. Uoyd. Stella Finch i * hen- from Arnpahoe , Nebi1. , visiting her sister , Mrs. Ralph Philpot. Mrs. H. F. Guile has returned fro.ii an extended visit with relatives in Lincoln. Florence nnd Lois Hummel are making friends in Lloldregc a visit this week. Mrs. Ben Strainer returned home Saturday from n visit with relatives In St. Joseph. James Atwood and wife are home from their visit with n son residing in Beaver City. Harold Smith of University Place wns n guest of Humboldt friends n part of the week. George and Samuel Thompson of Chicago , tire guests of friends in Hum boldt this week. Mrs. Sum Tumor of Curtis , Nebr. , wns hero visiting' friends the latter part of the week. Huy Cassity and family were down from F'nvolock Suudiiy visiting rel atives east ol town. A largo majority of the touchers of this vicinity are in Falls City thi- week attending Institute. Mrs , Walter Lcgg was on thuick list this wct-k sulToriog from n severe attack of tonlllti ! - . Mrs. L. C. Mann is spending the week with her daughter , Mrs. E. D. Wood , in Elk Creek. Guy Lonneke wa- placed under quarantine ttio last of the week , having contracted diphtheria. J. C. Segrist has purchased the line touring car of Harold Smith , paying SI150 for the machine. Edna Akor * of KHUSH-J CUv arrived in the city the pn-t week for a visit with her mint. O. A. Cooper. Gee , Kors wns visiting relatives and looking after land interests In the vi cinity nf Beaver Cl'y ' thiweek. . Acrni'-i Morun. afti-r n ploii'tint vl-it with lu-r frtoiKt. Dtil-y Morrl- , returned Sunday to her homo in Fnlls City. John Slier has sold li.ls farm of 140 acres , located north of town , to Herman Gossmnn , $12,000 being payed for ihe place. The board of education employed Altheti Berry of St. Joseph as assistant principal of the city schools for the ensuing year. Josephine Dnrns of Lincoln , a former instructor in thu Humboldt high school spent the week with her friend , Sarah Edle , in thicity. . Louise and F'nch ' Emmett , who had been hero visiting their aunt , Mrs Ralph Philpot , returned to their home In Lincoln Monday. R. O. Pornk was called to Colorado Springs , Colo. , Friday , by a message announcing the stirioiii illness of his sister , Mr * . J. J. Stono. Mabello Davis , daughter of our new station agent , returned Monday from u two weeks visit with friends ut her old homo in Wilber. Carrie Willis of Eldoro , Kansas , who will bo remembered as a former younsr lady of Humboldt , Is here this week visiting Llnnlo Beineut. Mrs. L. H. Boss and children. LiHu and Wilbor , are enjoying a visit with relatives in Elwood. Nebr. , departing for that pluco last Friday. Elsie and Marie Craig , who have been hero for some time visiting their aunt. Mrs. Ella Williamson , departed Saturday for their homo in Crete , Nellie Lockard , who has been hero for several months vWting a * , tre home of her aunt , Mr ? . John Power , left Monday for her home in C.arlc , Neb , Elmer Rousek , who has been in Omaha for several months taking treat ment for an alTection of the throat , re turned to Hnmboldt the pa-t week considerably improved in nealtr. Ralph Hummel and Ruby D.mis left Monday for northwestern Canada , the former to visit with his brother , Guy , while Mls3 Duvi- will make her sister , Mrs. Frank Reynolds , and extended visit. visit.Mr Mr ? . Geo. Grinstead , who has been here for several weeks visiting her parents , W. F. Wilson nnrt wife , left Friday for her homo In Maltland , Mo. , where her husbund is now employed with the Gllligan dredge boat. Uumboldt won first place In the bn o b'llV tonrniunt'iii In-Ill hero last week , Teeumieh carried olT second honors and Hebron was awarded third place. This games were fairly well nttonded , thu guto receipts nmounting to S.'loO. L'n Ennnorson. son of J A. Emmer- son nnd wife , nnd Urssie Arnold , youngest daughter of Win * Arnold nnd wile , went down to Falls City Monday where they were united In marriage , County Judge ( Jngiion performing the ceremony. The young couple will make this their future home. The depot , at this place was totally destroyed by lire at nn early hour Fri day morning. It ! > supposed that u spark from a passing train alighted on the roof of the building and caused the conllagratlon The lire department re sponded promptly but It wns ceen from the start that the structure was doomed , tho. lire having boon burning for some time beforu being discovered by the nsght operator. Ed Rosling. Practically nil the froightaud contents of the depot bi'inir destroyed. Plans are under way for the erection of n new builliiiLT , which will be placed on the , site where. Power Bros , ulevUor now stands. STELLA. Rev. Kolulc was a visitor at Wathcna , Kans , last week. H. E. Clark and family of Kansas City arc visiting1 in Stella. Rev. Horace Martin of Masculine , Iowa , was a visitor to our city this week. Mrs. Gsorge Smith and her daughter Mrs. Ed Workman , are visiting at Oconto Work is progressing nicely on Bert Harmon' * new house in the cast part of town. L. G. Fankcll carried the mail on ro.He one last week as a substitute for Fred Gilbert. J R. Cain , jr. , find wife arc enjoying an eastern trip including the James town exposition. David and William Stcaclmnn re cently went to Illinois to sec their mother , who is in very poor health. Lloyd Mason is taking treatment from an eye specialist in St. Joe , his eyesight being grentlv helped as a re sult. Relatives nnd friends of Olare Coleman - man gave him a surprise , party at his home south of town one evening last week. ome to the picnic at tella and see how beautiful is the town as a place of residence and how hospitable arc her people. M. X. Davis and Miss A Hie are home from the Jamestown exposition. The latter will teach at Tckamah again this year Horace Clements , after spending the summer on 'he farm , has gone back to bis work at the machine shops in Havelock. Much work is being done to improve the streets. Nearly one thousand dollars lars is being expended in making cement crossings Mrs. Mary Hall and babv of Home , Kans , and Iris and Lela Dorman of Bonestecl , S D. , arc visiting Mae Weddle ahd familv. A new barn is being built at the home of Dan Higgins , northeast of to take the place of the large barn de stroycd by lightning two years ago Mrs. Jake Shatter and Paul returned to Brown county , Kans. , on Saturday after a visit at this place with Mrs. Tacob Hinkle and at Falls City with Mrs. Jesse Brown. Mrs. W. J Jones , who recently moved here from North Plattc , bought j a stock of millinery in Omaha last week and will open a millinery store In the Sarvis building. Mrs. Keys and daughter , Florence were here the past week visiting Mrs John Wixon. They were on their way to their home at Mount Vernon , Iowa , from a sojourn in Colorado. Pete Curtis , Dlok Adams and Ray Hclmick. of the army at Fort Leaven- worth , have been enjoying furloughs at home * . Curtis ts employed as a painter at the fort. He and his regi ment will sail for the Philippines in about six weeks. Will Cox is home from a St. Louis hospital where he had been recuperat ing from an accident in the railroad yards at Leavenworth last April. One foot was so badly crushed by a moving train that the limb had to be ampu tated below the knee. Miss Pearle Cunningham has been the guest of Miss Jennie Wood the past two weeks. Miss Cunningham will enter Green Gables sanitarium at Lincoln the first of September to beg-in a two years course in trained nursiug Miss Anna Morriswho has been here from Salem conducting a dressmaking school and doing- sewing in the country try- , returned Sunday from Fremont where she had gone to attend some graduating exercises of her sisterMiss Lizzie , at the college. Senator Burkctt has been engaged to speak here on Thursday , the 2'ith ' , which is the last t\ny \ of the picnic. Tom Majors of Peru will speak the first day , his address being.principally for the old soldiers. Dye's orchestra of Auburn will furnish military- music and the Falls City band has been en gaged to play both days. A large tent will be stretched on Main street , and the picnic will be up town instead of on the Muddy as heretofore. The Kickapoo Indians of llorton , ' Kans. , and the Ramblers of South Omaha will play base ball on both days. Tiilo Oscar Burk lost u fine heifer last week. Frank Peck was a 'Vet-don visitor Sunday. John Stump was u guest of E1 B.ti'i- lott Sunday. Wm. Horstmun has purchased u line new carriage. George Brecht was guest at Herbert Burli's Sunday. Donald Shatter spent a few days w.tli her brother , Earl. A number from this vicinity attended the Verdon picnic. Ed Bartlett was n guest of relatives in Rule last week. Mrs F. S. Lichty spout last Friday witn Mrs. Horstmun. .Cleon Pock spent a tc\v days the first of the week in Curlton , Neb. E. T E'eek nnd family were gueita of tic former's mother Sunday. i > iOituiiip and Dan Uncophur wi-re giu'-ts or Ralph Nedrow Sunday. Wes Nedro.v nnd family spent l.i-t Sunday in Falls Citv with relatives. II. J. Pritchard nnd family spent la i Sunday with Geo. Prichurd and family. Mrs. X. Peon nnd children spent lust Sunday in Fulls City the uunst of Ler mother. Mrs. Frank Shaffer returned hi me Tuesday from her visit in K.ms.is v ith relatives. Edna Shatter returii'-d home It-t week from Nebraska City where -no was visiting. Ada , Fern and Charlie Snouse went to Kansas Monday to attend the funer al of their cousin. Clmo Chester and Mauds Mouaan sptnt last Sunday with Uui.iiter , MrH. . A. linrk. George Pritohunl nnd family -pent Monduv at Nat Aiuler'- < i > were ac companied by the former's sister. F M. Stump and wile went to Horton ton , Kans , Tuesday for u visit with their daughter , Mrs. Claude Phllltpi. Ida Burk returned home Tuesday from Rule she was accompanied borne by her cousin , Mrs. Win. Evans aud children. PRESTON Cecil McCumber was A Rule visitor Friday. C. C. Shelly was a county scat visitor Saturday. Walter Banks returned from Wupler Wednesday. C. J. Hoppe attended the picnic at Rule Wednesday. Edna Murphy and Will Kunuly drove to Rule Friday evening. Btssio titory attended the three days picnic ut Rule lust woek. Miss Pearl Martin and Chns. Best came up from Rule Sunday. Fremnn Jones of Hiawatha wits a visitor In this city this week. P. Fredrick and his gang left for Highland , Kans. , Thursday. Herman X.oeller of Falls City h ii'dd F. Schneider thresh this week. Jack Hillier of Kunsii ? was trans acting business hero Wednesday Mr. Thompson of Fulls City wns a business culler ut Preston Tuesday Win Story nnd wife of Ft. Hazel were Preston visitors Wednesday , Wm. Hush , Ulmer Prler nnd Howard Jones drove to the county seat Sunday H. J. Kloopfel and Arlu Duncan efFort Fort Hazel were business culleiin Preston Moud.i\ . Mnble Veaoh who has been visiting relatives In this city left for her home In Illinois Wednesday. A. Delulney nnd wife , Wirt Haler and family. 11. Jones. C. C. Shelly and R\irS Ivriiiner attended the picnic at Rule Thursday.