Hlstorlcul Socluty
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE.
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Vol. IV FALLS CITY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 , 1907. Whole No188
The Ball Games.
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DeLairHumboldt's Star Pitcher
Humboldt and Tecumseh are
trying to settle the question of
supremacy on the ball field , and
much to the delight ot local
fans played two games here last
week. The iirst game was a
nightmare and the large crowd
in attendance was greatly dis
appointed. Dort , theHnmboldt
pitcher , couldn't locate the
plate with very great regularity
and when he did find it his
benders were straightened out
with distressing regularity.
Humboldt was powerless before
Clark who pitched for Tecumseh
and who is one of the most
capable men in ameteur ranks.
The result of the game , 6 to 2 ,
does not adequately show the
difference in the two teams as
they played last Thursday.
But the Friday game was the
real thing. Humboldt had De-
Lair and Poteet m the points
while Tecumseh's offering was
Parish and DePew. There may
be more gamey men playing
ball than DeLair but the Falls
City fans will have to be shown.
The fielding of Humboldt m the
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iirst inning was ghastly. Te
cumseh was permitted to score
four runs in this inning by a
series ot errors that would have
disheartened any pitcher with
a yellow streak. But not De-
Lair. He kept cheerfully at his
work and held his opponents to
two hits in the nine innings.
He was admirably supported
by Poteet , and in fact by all the
team after the dismal first. On
the ether hand Humboldt lit on
Parish much harder than the
score indicates. Had it not
been for excellent support , es
pecially on the part of Clark in
left field , the "Dingy" would
have been sent to the tall grass
early in the game. Humboldt is
entitled to credit for the uphill
game she played and the score
of seven to four did a great
deal towards regaining the con
fidence of the local fans.
NOTES.
Clnrk of Tecnmseh played a
star game both days.
Not a Tecumseh man attempt
ed to steal off Poteet.
DeLair's game pitching made
him a great favorite with the
crowd.
Humboldt's right fielder made
a circus catch Friday.
Tecumseh's outfield played
way back for Poteet , but even
then he landed one for three
sacks in the second game.
It would make a great game
with Clark pitching for Tecum-
sell and DeLair for Humboldt.
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Campbell should wear blind
ers when playing First on the
Falls City diamond.
Brown , the umpire , is a
Brother of Brown , the Philadel
phia national league pitcher.
The teams are well satisfied
with the crowds in attendance.
The colored population went
broke the day Parish pitched.
Falls City would support a
team like Ilumboldt and its a
shame we haven't a good nine.
Humboldt's third baseman
jot his left hand split between
.hird and fourth fingers while
picking a hot one from a Tecum.
sell bat.
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Odd Fellows Visit Verdon.
On Monday evening some six
teen members of the I. 0. O. F.
order of this city started for
Verdon in a hack and a carriage
for the aged and infirm like A.
E. Gantt and Ward Knight.
As usual the hack load was the
crowd that was looking for all
the pleasure to be had en route
and David Brannin proved himself -
self a prince as a story teller
not a liar but the real thing ,
with the genuine , up-to-date
ring.
A trifle before the meeting
hour the chain gang alighted
on the principle street of our
thriving neighbor town and
Take Ried proposed that we
proceed to paint the entire town
i brilliant crimson. Jake is an
artist of distinction and when
informed that it was a dry town
at once remarked that he could
furnish the body but it took
alcohol to cut it. Bob Preusse
: iowled'I'm , dryer.
The visitors were welcomed
and escorted to the hall , which
is certainly a credit toth'e effort
of this j'oung order in that com
munity.
While there was no especial
work for the evening the broth
ers assumed their stations and
each did his part well. The
order was organized in Verdon
some two and a half years ago
with seventeen members and
thej' now have an enrollment ot
nearly fifty , who are all in
hearty accord with the work
and striving for the betterment
of the order. Littie talks were
made by visitors and members
of the home lodge which showed
the fraternal spirit throughout.
Uncle , John Hinton carried
away the laurels as an orator
and as he warmed up on this
occasion he made a lasting 5m-
pression on the members of both
lodges. Uncle John is all right ,
so say all.
This initial visit was such an
enjoyable affair that the mem.
bers are now determined to
make the rounds in the county
and be true Odd Fellows in
every sense of the word. They
will visit Rule , Salem , Hum
boldt , Stella and Shubert.
Barada Assault Case.
The case of the state of Ne
braska vs. Omer Sailor of Ba
rada occupied the attention of
Judge Gagnon and a jury a few
minutes Monday , The village
marshal who seems to have an
ingrowing idea of the greatness
of his official position had com
plained of Mr. Sailor for as
saulting him , and a large major
ity of Barada's population came
down to see the show. The
crowd was disappointed how
ever , as the marshal's attorney
dismissed the case after putting
several witnesses on the stand.
Whereupon the court discharged
Mr. Sailor and the audience
was dismissed.
Notice.
The Ladies Auxilary to Steele's
cemetery will meet with Mrs.
Margaret Maddox , Monday ,
Sept. 2nd , and a large attendance
is earnestly desired.
Society News.
Marion Varner gave a tea party
for a half doxen little friends last
Saturday evening. All kinds of
pleasing games were played and
the little girls enjoyed themselves
to their heart's content. The
delicious refreshments served b } '
Mrs. Varner was no little part of
their pleasure. The j.arty was a
source of much pleasure to the
little folks present.
It is only a short time now
until the club season will be in
full sway. Sorosis will open the
season , holding their first meet
ing with Mrs. Kate D. bteelc on
Wednesday , September llth , at
her home one mile east of this
city.
Miss Anna Meyers entertained
a few friends informally last Sat
urday evening : at her home north
of town. Music and cards form
ed the evening's amusements.
Light refreshments were served
and all present report a good
time.
Miss Slocum entertained ICaf-
fee Klatsch on Tuesday after
noon of this week with a porch
party. A number of visitors
were invited as guests of the
club , including Mrs. Raj' Gould
of Omaha , Miss Stevens of Chicago
cage , Mrs. Lloyd CiianniniMrs.
Will Uhlig. The social side of
the afternoon was pre-eminent ,
though the fingers were busy
with artistic needle work , in all
making the afternoon a most
delightful one. Delicious re
freshments were served at five
o'clock by Miss Slocum , assist
ed by her sister , Mrs. Harry
Jenne.
The families of W. II. Crook ,
John A. Crook and Will A.
Crook , with their guest , Sam
McFarlan of Texas , drove to
Sycamore Springs last Sunday.
In the afternoon they drove to
Sun Springs where they had
their supper in the park , later
returning home by Merrill , Ivs.
Misses Spencer and Pittock
and Mrs. P. B. Weaver enter
tained the M. E. Kensington at
the home of the latter. A good
crowd was present and all thor
oughly enjoyed the afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon of this
week from 2 to (5 ( o'clock , Mrs.
O. Shraedar entertained about
thirty small boys and girls in
honor of her niece and nephew ,
little Miss Eva Guilliams and
Master Everett Guilliams , of
Corning , Mo. Various outdoor
games were enjoyed and ele
gant refreshments were served.
The afternoon was full of joy
for the happ } ' little folks and
they were sorrj' when the hour
for their departure arrived.
The Misses Boose entertained
the young ladies Kensington of
the Presbyterian church Tues
day in honor of the j'oung ladies
of the societj' who will leave
early in the week to take up
their school duties. VerjT dain
ty refreshments were served
and those present enjoyed the
afternoon immenselj' .
George Gilligan entertained
a small company of friends last
Saturday evening. ( James of
all kinds and music formed the
evening's entertainment. Mrs.
Gilligan , assisted by her sister ,
Miss Grinstead , served excep
tionally fine refreshments. The
evening was thoroughly enjoyed
by all those present.
Mrs. Frank Schaible enter
tained Kaffee Klatsch delight
fully on Friday afternoon of
last week. There was a large
attendence of the club members ,
with Mrs. Cecil Graham and
daughter of St. Louis , and Mrs.
Lloyd Gainnini and baby Neal ,
as guests of the club. At live
o'clock Mrs. Schaible served
dainty refreshmentsassisted by
her mother-Mrs. Ewalt. The
afternoon was an exceedingly
pleasant one.
Purchased Fine Duroc-Jcrseys.
F. W. Wittrock and Eph Peck
returned Tiu-sday from Des
Moines , la. , where Mr. Witt-
rock purchased two very fine
male Dnroc-.lersey hogs to head
his herd. They will be shown
at both the Iowa state fair , held
in Des Moines this week and the
state fair at Lincoln next week.
They are exceptionally tine
blooded animals and will be
quite an acquisition toMr. Witt
rock's nlreadj'line herd.
A Falls City Author.
David Abbott ofOmaha , whom
Falls City still claims as her
son , has written a splendid book
in which he exposes many of the
tricks of spiritualism. The
book is published by an eastern
publishing company and is find
ing a ready sale. Mr. Abbott
is as competent to write on this
subject as any man in the
United States and his exhaus
tive knowledge combine with a
refined literary style makes the
work one of exceptional inter ,
est.
Arrested for Forgery.
W. W. Leekins , formerly of
Falls City but lately residing
in Minneapolis , was arrested
and brought to Auburn this week
for forgery. The charge is the
same made in an indictment
found by the last Richardson
county grand jury , which case
was subsequently dismissed be
cause the indictment did not
state an offense. The facts
stated in the complaint are that
Mr. Leekins was working for
the Titus nursery of Nemaha
City and forged the name of C.
F. Reavis to an order for fruit
trees upon which order he re
ceived a commission. Mr.
Reavis has always declined to
prosecute and the case is
brought by the nursery com-
pany.
Mr. Leekins was in Palls City
Wednesday arranging for bonds
men. His many friends hope
and believe that he will be able
to clear himself of the charge
made against him.
Cleveland's Store Robbed.
When Chester Fisher went to
open the Cleveland's depart
ment store Thursday morning
he saw the screening torn from
one of the iron barred windows
and knew at once that burglars
had been at work at the store.
It was impossible for them to
get through the iron bars and
Mr. Fisher began to investigate.
He found the corrigatcd iron
sheeting torn from the north
side of the ware room , a place
large enough for a person to
crawl through. The thief or
thieves had broken the large
glass transom over the door
leading from the ware room to
the main store. At the desk
they secured about § 20 in trade
checks and coupons , overlook
ing the drawer in which the
cash was kept. Some neckties
and a few little articles in that
line , some plug tobacco and a
few little articles were missed
but at this time it is hard to
tell just what is gone by wajr of
shoes , etc. , though it is very
little if any.
The other merchants have
been notified regarding the trade
checks and knowing those
who usually cash them and
about the number they usually
have , it is believed the thief
may be traced by them in cast-
he tries to cash or trade them
to other people.
The police are on the lookout
and it is hoped the guilt } ' part } '
or parties will soon be appre
hended.
Died.
Julia Zorn was born in Ger
many , Aug. 112 , 1812 and died
it the home of her daughter ,
Mrs. llminn Scoby , Monday ,
Aug. i > 0 , H)07 ) , aged Of > ycars and
1-1 days.
When about eleven years old
she came to the United States
settling1 in Illinois where she
was married forty-six years ago
to William denies. Very soon
after their marriage they came
to this county and settled on
the old homestead about six
miles northeast of this city ,
where they lived most of the
time until the husband's death
about three years ago , since
which time Mrs. denies lias
made her home mostly with her
daughter , Mrs. Scoby.
To Mr. and Airs , denies were
born eleven children , one son ,
Fred , having precceded the
mother to the world beyond.
The living children are : Mrs.
dus Ilaller , Grand Island , Neb. ,
Mrs. Fred FrauenfelderVerdon ;
Mrs. Ferd Parchen , Mrs. Henry
Voegle , Mrs. Michael Egner
and Mrs. Emma Scoby , .John
denies , "William denies and
Henry denies. With the ex
ception of the two daughters ,
all the children live in this
city and vicinity. There are
twenty-two grand children and
two great-grand children in ,
Mrs. denies' family.
Mrs. denies has enjoyed a
large circleof friends all through
her life being highly esteemed
and appreciated by all her
friends and neighbors. She was
devoted to her family , working
hard that her children might
have advantages she could not
have in the early days of this
county. At all times she was
a thoughtful , devoted wife and
mother. She always enjoyed
good health until the past two
years during which time she has
been afliicted with heart trouble
to which cause her death Mon
day was due.
The funeral services were
held Wednesday morning from
the home of Mrs. Scoby , con
ducted by Rev. dradcwohl and
the interment was made in the
Frick cemetery ten miles north
of this city where short services
were also held.
Besides her immediate family
Mrs. denies leaves two sisters ,
Mrs. Fred Ruegge , Tilden ,
Nebr. , and Mrs. Joe Kosa , of
Kansas , and a brother , Fred
Zorn living near this city.
To the sorrowing children and
relatives is extended the sym
pathy of a large circle of friends.
Juvenile Tbieves Bound Over.
When the case was called last
Monday against the boy burg ,
larsof Humboldt , Oran Gume ,
" 0. A. " Cooper and the Shaffer
boys , it was decided to continue
their case till the September
term of court , as Judge Raper
really constitutes the juvenile
court. Consequently theyoung-
sters were released on bail to
appear before Judge Raper ,
Sept. 9th. Just what will be
done with them is a matter of
conjecture as they may either
be given over to the probation
officers until they prove them
selves by good conduct or they
may be sent to the reformery. It
is to be hoped the lessonis severe
enough to be a warning and that
such young boys will be given
another chance.
The guests of Mrs. John Shields
who have been visiting her for
the past week , returned to their
homes Tuesday. They were her
sister , Mrs. George E. Jennings
and daughters : , Mrs. W. A. Wil
liams and Miss Marion Jennings ,
of Garden Grove , la. , and Mrs.
George M. Ayers and little
daughter , Virginia , of Weltlon ,
Iowa.
Mrs. Logan Bcauchamp is en-
ertaining Hiawatha friends this
week.
W. W. Lcekins of Minneapolis ,
Minn. , was in town a few days
his week.
Stanley Stump and Earl Clinc
ittendcd Salem chautauqua Sun-
lay afternoon.
J. R. Whitaker returned Mon-
lay night from a business trip to
Morris Co. . Kans.
You arc cordially invited to cn-
oy one of those fine 25c Sunday
uncheons at the National.
A. A. Tanner and wifcof Hum-
) oldt , spent Tuesday with Mr.
Tanner's mother in this city.
Henry Mosiman a n d Jesse
Nicholson took in the Salem
chautauqua Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Delia Guilliams of Corn-
ng , Mo. , is in the city , the guest
of her sister , Mrs. O. Shraedar.
Lcvi Hitchcock and Frank
Jhlig ire attending the Iowa
tate fair at DCS Moincs , this
week.
Miss Marguerite Horricks is
igain back in her old position
is stenographer to Recorder
3d wards.
An ellegant dinner with the
( CSt service is perfect joy and de-
ight. National Hotel at 5 p. m.
Sundays ,
L. A. Kinsey' of University
Dlacc was in the city a few days
his week , a combined business
ind pleasure trip.
Mrs. Homer Jinkins and little
langhtcr , are at home from a
visit with Mrs. Jinkins' parents
n Osage City , Kas.
R. Bryant came up fromDrcxcl ,
Jo. , called here Tuesday 03- the
serious illness of his daughter !
Mrs. Albert Maust.
Miss Sue Gehling is at home
ifter a visit to her mother and
sister in Excelsior Springs , hav
ing returned Tuesday.
Roy Nicholson returned from
raig , Mo. , where he visited a
Few days with his grandparents ,
G. G. Stumbo and wife.
Ellis Powell and son , Charles ,
went to Sabctha , Kans. , Wednes
day to visit his sisterMrs. Mettx ,
and attend the street fair and
races.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chambers
and daughter , who were guests
of Dr. and MrsReneker last
week , returned to their home in
Norfolk last Friday.
Rev. Jackson and several of
the young people of the Baptist
church attended the Nemaha as
sociation at Brock , Neb. , this
week , August 27th to 30th.
The Misses Ida , Lena and
Millie Dubble of Guttcnburg , la. ,
who have been visiting theiraunt
Mrs. John Moring , returned to
their home Tuesday morning.
Sherley Wilcox returned Tues
day morning1 from her home in
Burlington , Col. , and will spend
the winter with her grandmother
Mrs.J inkins , attending the high
school.
Uncle Jesse Crook and wife ,
Mrs. J. R. Wilhite and G. J.
Crook went to Lincoln Friday
to attend the Territorial Pioneer
society. They will remain over
Sunday.
260 acres well located near
Falls City. Good terms. Owner
wishes to sell this tract within
the next 20 days. Will give most
excellent terms. 100 acres of
good land near Salem. Good
terms. HKNKV C. SMITH.