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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1908)
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JUNE i9 , 1908 , THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE ! ftiitured an sccoiul-clasi ! . matter at I'MIs Ctty , Nebraska , post omce. Janu ary 12 , 1W4 , under the Act of Congress hit March 3 , 1870. Published every Krliltiy at Kails City , Nebraska , by The Tribune rubllsliinfj Company E. F. Slitvrls , Manager One year 51.50 Six ii'ontlis (0 Three months 40 TELEPHONE 226. Unless you appeared before the board of equalization and regis tered a kick about the assessment of your real estate , you % \cre not in with the fashion. Our democratic friends are not crying so loud in favor of a bill requiring the publication of cam paign contribution. The trouble is the $15,000 contribution from T. 1 < \ Ryan has already become too public to set well with them. Where are those fellows who at one time cried so loudly , "Put it back ? " It is time for them to put up or shut up. Let them tell what became of that $15,000. The election of Victor Rosewater - water as national committceman by the Nebraska delegation at Chicago on Monday was a wise choice and Victor Rosewatcr through the columns o the Oma ha Bee has become a power in Nebraska politics and hia ability and industry in behalf of the party is deserving of recognition. Nebraska will be a portion of the great battle ground in the coming presidential election and Rose watcr will be of much benefit in helping maintain the true prin ciples of good government. A sale of the" $25,000 worth of Water work bonds voted last July has been consummated. It is now only a question of a few months until the people of Falls City will be able to point with pride to its system of electric lights and water works. Foi several years it has not been wha' ' it should of been While tin electric light system has been source of profit to the city , it was equal to the demands of the city The city has been pumping wate at a loss , it has been said , with ; new well a snug profit is prom iscd. I ' Caleb Powers , is now a frc man , having been pardoned b ; Governor Wilson of Kentucky While the assassination of Goebe was a dark and distardly affair the public or that portion of i which are without political preju dice , have not felt Caleb Power was the guilty person. He ha been pursecuted as have but verj few men in the political histor of our country. It became a par of the plan of some of the poli ticians of Kentucky to convic Powers whether innocent o guilty. The public mind at las arose to resent the pursecutioi of one man for the political ad vantage of a few democratic poli ticians and probably for tha reason as much as any other , las fall elected a republican gover nor. Struck by Lightning. During the storm Wednesda night lightning struck the ho in of Mrs. .T. J. Tanner about o'clock and while no great dan age was. done it was indeed close call. The bolt entered the corner i the bedroom where Mrs. Taniv and her daughter , Miss Olar were sleeping , stunning bet quite badly , and complete shattering a large mirror on t dresser , scattering the pieces glass and wood all over t room. From here it seemed again go to the outside strild the porch on the north side the house , and setting fire to t . same. This was not discover * however , until this mornii when a cry oi tire aroused t inmates , and the .neighbo rushed to the scene to find 1 porch ablaze , the tire havi smouldered there since the ti it was struck at 2 o'clock. It was indeed a close call a the family feel that they escaj luckily. To Proide Shelter For the wife and little ones is a sacred duty. Hut this usually involves a sys tematic plan of saving ; and the habit of saving often has its beginning in a small bank account. If you have no bank account start one now , no matter how small. It will surprise you to see how much you can save during a year when you once "get the habit. " Palls City State Bank The CUlcaeo Convention. While we go to press too early to be able to announce the names of the full Republican presiden tial ticket , by the time this iSsue shall have reached our readers , the convention of 1008 will be a matter of history. William II. Taft , no doubt , will be the leader of the great Republican forces during the coming campaign , and with his name at the head of the ticket the party is assured of success. The secretary has been trained in a school , while in the cabinet which has pre pared him for the presidency as no other position could have done. His experience in the organi sation of the Philippines pro vincial government , his part in the settlement of the Friar land troubles , his part in the adjust ment of the Panama canal diffi culties besides the conspicuous part he has played in many other governmental problems , marks him as a man of presidential she. But few men outside of the executive chair have shown such great executive ability as he. lie has been the confiden tial advisor of President Roosevelt velt and in all things is the man whom the president thinks most capable and fit to carry out the policies of the present adminis tration. The secretary will carry out the policies of Roosevelt as Roosevelt completed the poli cies of McKinley. Secretary Taft Is in all ways a great and capable man , not only is he a man of wonderful physical proportions , but he is a man of great brain and heart. His kind and genial smile wins all who meet him. He has none of the qualities ol the dema gogue. He speaks out honestly and Irankly on all questions with which he is concerned and his position can always be hnown. His running mate is not yet known , but with such men as Hughes , Oummings. Fairbanks , Sherman and our Sheldon to se lect from the choice for second place will be a wise one. The platform comes out t squarely on all great national problem ? . It is couched in Ian. guagelfo plain that all can un derstand it. Any one who de sires to know what the Republi can platform stands for and what it will do in the line of legis lation can tlndout byreadingit. It marks the party as a party of progress. Standing on that platform , and with his splendid record of achievements , Mr. Taft and his running mate may go before the American people and rest assured of their support. Emptied the Larder. When the cook at the National went to the kitchen Wednesday morning to prepare breakfast , h ( omul all the provisions purchase < he night before gone , and noth ng to cook. He immediately lotified Landlord Spence of tin lilcmna and the two began ai nyentory and found that abe $20 worth of groceries , meats ol etc. , had been stolen. An en er trance had been gained to th kitchen by breaking a wimlo\ .h pane thus enabling them to un ly lock the window and open il , Chief of Police Marts was sen I * . for , and after a close survey c of the surroundings found tracV he leading to the livery barn acres to the street. There he found n , coat belonging to the cook and * Jsack J- of oranges secreted in hack. This was all that coul .he be found of the stolen goods. The next step was to land tl thieves. All the evidence th ; .he could be gathered pointed I Perkins and Chas. Fredclr J"s two of our colored gentry at : .he they were taken in custody I Marts. One of the strong poin me against them is that the she < worn by them fit exactly in tl footprints in the mud which Ute .nd to the stolen goods in the ban > ed The men are now in jail awaitin their preliminary. HUMBOLDT. C E Mlms returned Friday from u several day's visit In Lincoln. S M Philpot attended fo legal busi ness In the county seat Monday Mrs J 0 Herwlu returned Friday from a visit with Lincoln friends. Blanche Knnnons of Tecumseli Is In the city the guest of Golda Turner. A A Tanner and family leave this week for their future home In Lincoln. Mrs A E Wolfe came up from Falls City Sunday to visit E S Norton and wife. Jesse Draper and Helen Allen re turned Saturdry from a few day's visit In Lincoln. Mrs E A Lltch field is this week en tertaining her sister , Mrs A V Gavin , of Alliance. Lawler Coons of LJrownvIlle , made llumboldt friends a brief visit one day the past week. Helen Relfr returned home Friday from an extended visit with u brother in Oklahoma. Mabel Uuerstetta of Tecumseh , was numbered among the out of town guests at the Myers-Frank wedding. Desslc Lcc came home Friday from Lyons , Neb , where she has been em ployed the past year as a teacher. Mrs Miller of Kansas City , Is being entertained thla week at the homo of her daughter , Mrs Harvey Hudson. Mrs Chot Power and daughter Ollre of Kansas City , arc visiting at the country home of Chas Power and wife. H E Boyd returned Friday from Fre mont , where he had been In attendance at the state Sunday school convention About $15 was cleared at the ice cream social given by the B Y P U so cloty on .T C Segrjst's lawn one evening last week. The Kensington Club tendered Mrs A A Tanner u farewell reception a the homo of Nellie Holman on Mondaj afternoon. Nellie Holman returned Friday froir Lincoln , where she had been in attend unco at the commencement exercise ; of the state university , Walter Uuland returned Tuesday morning from northwestern Canada where ho has lately disposed of hi claim. lie expects to remain in thl section. John Tighe and Logan Cornells huve returned from a month's sojourn In Canada , the former gentleman ownIng - Ing considerable land In the vicinity of Winnipeg. The I O O F , AO U W and Robokah lodges hold their annual memorial ser vices Sunday afternoon at the Presby terian church , Rev Cantrall delivering the address. The following university students have returned home to spend their va cation : Lulu Hummel , Zoo Minis , Ma- belle Davis , George Hummel , George Petrashek and Otto Kotonc. A miscellaneous shower was given Bertha Frank on Monday evening at the homo of Mrs A A Tanner , the host esses of the occasion being members of the bride-elects Sunday school class About thirty young ladles enjoyed the occasion. Dr E E Meyers , a prominent dentist of this city , and Bertha Frank , who has been employed In the city schools the past year , were united in marriage at 12 o'clock on Wednesday , at the home of S M Phllpotand wife. Rev Cantrall performed the ceremony in the presence I ence of about thirty relatives and Im mediate friends of the contracting par- tie ? . The couple left on the afternoon train for a visit with the groom's par ents at Memphis , Mo. Charles Zoeller , while discuss ing the assessment of the bottom lands remarked that "They should be raised. " He explaimed that he meant aboye Hood water , however and not in regard to as it itf > sessment. : s > s Governor Johnson of MinnesO' a ta will make the opening address a lor the Hiawatha Chautauqua , Sunday afternoon July 12. Th < Id First Regiment band will play i 1C sacred concert. In the evening it the Presbyterian orchestra wil to give a preliminary concert am r , Ex-mayor Bradsley of Kansai > V City will deliver an address or ts "How to meet the issue. " Chau 2S tauqna tickets will be placed oi icd sale in your city or may be ha ( : d by applying to the Hiawath ; . ti. iff Chautauqua association , Iliawa iffthe , Kansas. Cleveland's Department Store SPECIALS ! Friday and Saturday June 19th and 20th What we consider one of our most fortunate em broidery purchases will be placed on sale here Friday and Saturday. It includes many patterns in the finest Hamburg and Swiss in varied widths. In many of the patterns you will find insertions to match. We will place them in two lots , and at the prices we are giving they won't last long. Lot I. Lot 2. 20 and 25c 10 and I5c values at values at 7 % Yours for Satisfaction F. W. CLEVELAND < a SON Falls City , Nebraska Odd Fellows In Dav/son. Tuesday afternoon an even ozen of our local Odd Fellows vent to Dawson to assist in naugurating a lodge at that lace , and if all reports are true , ve think it was started off in good shape. There were twelve charter nembcrs and fifteen initiations. They must have had a strenuous ime as it required a twelve hour ession to conplete the work , last- ng from four o'clock in the after noon until 4 o'clock in the morn- ng. The new lodge is launched with bright prospects made up as t is with a crowd of enthusiastic nembers , it is bound to grow and ilourish , and we predict for it a lorious future. Our boys are loud in their praise of the treatment given hem by their Dawson brethren , and hope that there may be many nore such pleasant gatherings. The hobo element in our city this week have kept the officers busy and several thefts have been reported. iawatha H Chautauqua July 12-18 "The Hiawatha Chautauqua July 12-18 , 1908 , in a tent opposite Public Square. Tent comfortably seats 2,000 people and comfort- ble seats have been provided Cunsaulls , Waters. Carleton Lee , Gov. Johnson , all the Big Politicians Wm. Allen White , Victor Murdock Senator Long , J. L. Brlstow , Cyrus Leland , W. R. Stubbs , W. A. Harris and many others. The Chicago Players and Signers Club , Vandas Enos and her girls , Pamhaskia and his pets , and many other entertain ers. Swimming Pool , and Moving Pictures. " EDISON PHONOGRAPH AND Victor Talking Machines From $12.50 to $200 AT " fg DAVIES & OWENS , Reliable Jewelers and Opticians. SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS Every Edison Record in Catalogue carried in stock MILLINERY STOCK TO CLOSE OUT I 1 have bought the Georgia Cummings Millig nery Stock which is all new and up-to-date. S We must realize the cash out of this stock g immediately. This stock will be opened up S Saturday , June 20. i A Big Reduction will be made in prices | Come in and see our line of Millinery and get | A new and up-to-date f b Hat at a Bargain f > c o g Will have a Trimmer to make g any changes you desire i P. E. MANNING 1 Successor to GEORGIA CUMMINGS "T ac ne ecocoor > ooof RO iOoeef c > oofino < i > rGcoooc > o jc < JOflo