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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1908)
r Henry C. Smith LANDS & LOANS 240 acres we’l improved, li miles from Depot in Kas. Good spring. Best of terms. W ill take 40 acres as part payment, balance long time at low interest. 200 acres \ miles from depot, Richardson county, Nebraska. Good buildings and land. Will take 40 or 80 acres as part payment. 100 acres upland, 1 mile from depot, Richardson county, Nebraska. sl2,000. 160 acres Johnson county, Nebraska. 80 rods to church and school. Best of terms. Might rent. 107 acres near Brownville, Nebraska. 80 acres l^-mile from Falls City high school. 040 acres, $8,(XX) improvements. Also 640 acres adjoining. Will take 100 acres as part payment. Fine running water. A No. 1 opportunity. Money to loan. J The County in General The “Doings” of our Country Friends and Neighbors. RULO Bay McVey spent last Friday In Crete. Anna Mahan was In Falls City last Saturday. John Wissman was a Falls City visi tor last Friday. Will Davit spent tlie last week at Ex celsior Springs. Henry llay and wife were Humboldt visitors recently. Ella Carpenter was a Fulls City visi tor lust Saturday. Jake Wright of Fargo was a ltulo visitor last week, J. A. Osburn was a Falls City visitor one day last week. Mina Gleason was a Kulo visitor a few days recently. Jml Carpenter was a Falls City visi tor one day last week. Bessie Anderson spent last week with relatives at the Big lake. F. E, Kulpof 'Wymore was a Kulo visitor the first of the week. Mrs. Bowyer ot Falls City visited with Kulo friends lust week. Leslie Inks wont to Salem the other day to remain for some time. Mrs, Heast. was quite sick several days last week, but Is improving. Mrs. Charles Hest of Blue Springs, visited her parents here last week. Kob Kanaly and John Mahan attend ed a dance at Fargo Friday night. Dr. Josephine l’runty of < >regon, Mo., was a business visitor hero Sunday. C. H. Asher fund family of Auburn were visiting relatives here recently. Phil Hayward of Wymore spent sev eral days last week here with relatives. Garnet Wilson of Preston visited with Rulo friends the first of the week. James Hlanchard and family of White Cloud were visiting In Rulo last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hllderbrand of Paola, Kans., visited relatives here recently. Mrj, Roy llart and children left, for Crete Saturday, tojvlsit her brother’s family. Abe Liberty and} family of Chester spent severaijdays with Rulo friends last week. Mr and Mrs. Will Calkins ha\e been the happy parents of a baby boy since last Friday. Prof. and'Mrs. Witman and son vls 5led their mother, Mrs, Holes, Sunday and Monday. Charlie Montgomery returned Satur day from a month’s visit, with friends at Ottawa, Kan. Kit Scott and family of Hiawatha spent a h-w days last week visiting with Ilulo friends. Mrs, Stauer returned to her home in Salem last week, after a visit with her daughter here. Mrs. Arthur [Darveau and children are spending thejweek with her mother near Falls City. Mr. and Mrs.J> Roily Harrison re turned to their home in St. Joseph Sat urday of last week. Dave Lachlityjand Jfamily of Kansas visited a fewjdays with relatives here the first of the week. Richard and Margery Coupe of F.f ffngham, Kims., have been visiting re latives in this vicinity. Carl and Lulu Simon have been the proud parents of a bahv daughter since Wednesday of last week. Gertrude Koebric of Atchison visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, last week. Miss Blanche Heast returned to her home in Tecumseh. after a several days visit with relatives here. Maud and Helen Miller of Filley re turned to their home Tusday, from a visit with relatives at this place. Frank Blair and lamily of Highland returned to their home last week after a p’.eusant visit with Rulo friends. Mrs. Bessie Briuegar and daughters spent several days the first of the week with Mrs. Humphrey Peekenpaugh near Hiawatha. J, A. Hinkle and son went to Craig Sunday to attend the funeral of Ed An abal, who died at that place of cancer, after a long illness. Mr. Emig has sold all of his Rulo property, also his stock of goods to Mr. Livingston of Nebraska City. Mr. Emig will return to^Council Bluffs. Emma Shepherd returned home to spend a lew days before going lo Wa* keeney, Kans., where she has accepted a position as trimmer this season. Mr. Och,[who has been working on the church for sometime went to Hum boldt Thursday for a few days vaca tion, returning here Sunday. Rev. Mazo of Dawson preached at. the Holiness church Sunday morning. < >w ing lo sickness in his family there was no services Sunday evening. Mrs. Kate Chipman, after a two week’s visit with Mrs. Susan Holes, re turned Sunday to her home in Kansas City. Edward Leeds returned home Satur day after a week’s visit with his grand parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Cronin. Mrs. Emma L. Kern and daughter Edith left for Kansas City Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives. Harry Bradford has returned to Wy tnore and will have a run between Wy niore and St. Joe. Ira Perry and wife have been the proud parents of a nine pound daugh ter since Sunday. Ella Carpenter went to St. Joseph Monday, where she expects to enter business college. Trains are now running through from Hulo to Atchison, the first since last June 18th. Helen Restorer and Margery Coupe of Fulls City visited in Rulo the first of the week. Horn, on August 20th to I S. Math ers and wife of Napier, a twelve pound baby boy. llessie Miller spent several days with Mrs. William Carico in Falls City last week. Dolph Pierce came up from Iowa Point to spend Sunday with home folks, Mary Blair has returned to her home lti Highland after an extended visis. Henry Smith, who spent several days in ltulo, went to Wyuiore Saturday. J. M. Gustafson of Wytnore was a business visitor to ltulo Saturday. Hessie Story and Ida Miers of Pres ton were ltulo visitors Sunday. John Randolph was a Falls City busi ness visitor one day last week. Maggie McMahan was a Falls City visitor Thursday of last week. John Chany moved his family from ltulo to Missouri lust week. Miss Staver of Salem visited relatives here the last of the week, Jim Goolsby and Ed Mathers were Missouri visitors Sunday. John Kruson of Craig was aKulo vis itor the iast of the week. Mrs. George Boerner went to St. Jo seph Sunday morning. Roy Godard visited in St. Joseph a few days fast week. Frank Jarrottt and wife were Falls City visitors Friday. Mrs. Hull was a Falls City visitor one day last week. Verna Vastine is spending a few days with her mother. Oss Daniels moved into Henry Scott’s house last week. Edith Kern was shopping In Falls City Monday. M. J. LeBlanc was a visitor to Craig, Mo,, Sunday. Clyde Asbnry spent Sunday with home folks. Mac Vastine has returned home from the west. Anna Mahan left for St. Joseph Mon day. ___ August time, tells on the nerves But that spiritless, no ambition feeling can be easily and quickly altered by taking what is known by druggists every where as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Within 48 hours after beginning to use the Restorative, improvement will be noticed. Of course, full health will not immediately return. The gain, how ever, will surely follow. And best of all, you will realize and feel your strength and ambition as it Is return ing. Outside influences depress first the “inside nerves” then the stomach, j Heart, and Kidneys will usually fail, i Strengthen these failing nerves with Dr. Shoop's Restorative and see now quickly health will be yours again. Sold by all dealers. STELLA. r? W. Harris attended the Dawson picnic Thursday. Frank Bell of Auburn was a caller in this place Wednesday. C. H. Bever of Humboldt was a busi ness visitor here Thursday. Frank Sid and J. L. Colorick were visitors at this place Thursday. Mrs. Charles Edwards was a visitor in Falls City one day last week. W. D. Elmore of Humboldt was a business caller here Wednesday The band has changed its name to that of the Military Band of Stella. Miss Lulu Fankell spent several days in Auburn last week visiting friends. Miss Hazel Clark has returned here after a visit with home folks at Falls City. H. H. Clark has rented his farm west of town to the Lutz boys for another year. J. M, Spencer of Auburn was a busi ness visitor in this town one day last week. W. C. Fankell will go to Kansas City this winter and study the Jeweler’s trade. The town has been cleaned of all rub bish and things look bright for the picnic. Mrs. Hosier of Illinois is visiting with her brother, I. W. Harris, of this place. Mr. Adamson of Auburn will play with the band boys one day during the picnic. Several of our merchants had new signs painted by an itinerant painter last week. Vanwinkle & Kirkpatrick shipped four cars of apples from this place this past week. W. M. Weddle of Shubert was a business visitor in this place the middle of the week. Mrs. W. R. Chism of north of town was very ill Sunday and two physicians had to be called. Irvin Curry of St. Joseph is here vis iting friends. His health seems some what Improved. I.ugene Allemand was cutting hay off his lots In the south part of, town last Wednesday L. M. Swan left Wednesday for Tar kio, Mo., whore he will visit his daugh ter for a few days. L. R. Chaney and R. A. Clark drove to Davvsod Wednesday where they at tended the picnic. M. Harstler left for Burr the middle of the week and accompanied his wife and daughter home. James McFarlan, deputy sheriff, of Falls City, was a caller in the country north of town Monday. Thos. James brought some tine ap ples to town Wednesday. It only took sixty to make a bushel. James O’Brien of Oklahoma City has been visiting his brother J. H. O’Brien of this place the past week. Thos. Kehrer will go to Idaho in about a month and if the country suits him will probably locate there. W. H. Hogrefe, former treasurer of the school board turned over his books to ivis successor J. F. Tolly Wednesday. Stella is counting on a big game of ball the first day of the big picnic here. Auburn will play Falls City on our dia mond. W. J. McCray spent all week at Falls City sitting at the Commissioner’s meeting. He returned Saturday after noon. Mrs. W. T Coulston of Lincoln joined her husband, Rev. Coulston, who is holding meetings at this place, Thursday. Vanwinkle A Kirkpatrick of Falls City are getting their share of apples from this place. Apples are selling at $1 a barrel. The Baptist people are going to hold meetings every night of this week. The attendance has been good owing to the cool weather. J. T. Lett' sold his house on th e Klek ner place west of town to Wm. Martin this week. John moved the house to the Martin farm Wednesday. Guy Harris left Monday for Canada to harvest his wheat there. Mrs. Har ris and daughter will leave in a short time to join him. They will be gone about six weeks. Mrs. S. A. Montgomery of this city has at last been granted u widow's pen sion. The first of the w^pk she re ceived $1196.67 back pension. From now on she will receive $12 per month, Mrs. Ida Shick and daughter lone did not get to go to Washington to visit the former's sick sister. Mrs. Shiek took suddenly ill on the day of departure and the trip had to be post poned . SI It AM CHRISTIAN STROLK. Friday morning, August 21, 1908, at 1 o'clock, Siram Christian Strole died at his home, 2j miles east of Howe, Neb., in the doth year of his age. Mr. Strole was born in Page county, Vir ginia, May 10, 1849, and was therefore at the time of his death 59 years, .'i months and 11 days of age. He was married to Mary C. Powers, May 18, 1871, and in the spring of 1882 they moved from Virginia to their Nebraska farm. Here Mr. Strole labored with untiring bands and being prospered in this world's goods made himself and family a beautiful home. From child hood Mr. Strole had been a member of the Lutheran church and at the time of his death was a member of the Trin ity Evangelical Lutheran church of Stellu. He was also ao active worker in Rosefield Union Sunday school held in the country school house near his home. On the evening of August 20 lie was stricken with paralysis and died about 4 o’clock the next morning. On Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock the fun eral was conducted at the house by Rev. Fred It. Shirck, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical church of Stella. Text Rev. 3:12 “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God.” Rev. G. W. Ayers, pastor of the M. E. church of Howe, being present had a part in the service. In terment took place in the Kite ceme tery. 2* miles north of the Strole home Mr. Strole leaves to mourn his loss, his widtw, Mrs. Mary C. Strole, two daugh ters, Mrs. Geo. Keyser and Mrs. Geo. Bohl.ason, Charles, five brothers and one sister, apd a host of friends, as evi denced by the very large attendance at the funeral. He was a faithful and de voted husband, a kind and loving fa ther and a generous and hospitable neighbor. Having “set his house in order” he was ready to give an account of his stewardship and now “resting from his labors, his works do follow him.” OLIVE A. HUSH. Mrs. Olire A. Bush died at her home southwest of town August 21, 1908, af ter a short illness. She and her hus band had just returned from a trip to Kansas on Tuesday and on Thursday she died, the cause of death being due to heart failure. Olive A. Fletcher was born March 1, 1845 in Canada. In 1870 she was united in marriage to Asa A. Bush and to this happy union was born one daughter, Mrs. Jno. O. Chsim. On the 27th day of August, 1870, Mrs. Bush and her husband moved from Canada to the farm where they now re side. This family resided on their farm twelve years before Stella was known of. Mrs. Bush died at the age of 00 years, 5 months and 20 days. She leaves a husband and daughter and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Aer body was laid to rest in the Pros pect cemetery southwest of town. Uev. Gould of the M. E. Church of Stella preached the sermon. Amel F. Moritz and wife and Mrs. M. Anderson returned from Ritzville, Wash., Thursday, where they had been to visit Mr. A. B. Wiltse, who has been very ill. B. G. Doos will have a sale the first of September, after which he will quit farming. He has bought an interest in a livery barn at Johnson. Robert H. Payne of Herman was a business caller here this week, repre senting the Lyceum bureau of Des Moines, Iowa. John J. Ryder, State Labor Com missioner, and John H. Atwood, a noted speaker, will speak at the picnic. F. C. Helmick of south of town de livered over 800 bushels of corn to the market the past week at 66c a bushel. N. W. McDowell and family left Monday for Kansas where they will make their future home. Miss Florence Reynolds and Arnold Barstler spent Sunday with Francis Withee of west of town. The Lecture Course people are now ready to talk business. They have sold about 150 season tickets. Miss Una Snidow of Falls City was visiting with Will Hoppe’s family the early part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Gergens were made happy Sunday over the advent of two little twin giris. S. H. Bolejack, candidate for nomi nation of representative was a caller in town Saturday. Bert Curtis arrived from McCook for a few days visit with his parents. Chas. McMichael and wife are visit ing at the home of the latter’s parents. J. S. Swihart’s, east of town. Their home is in Kansas and they drove over in an auto. John H. Troop of llockport, Mo., has purchased the .foe Marts place north of town for $12,425. Charles Shafer and wife returned from their trip to the mountains last Sunday. W. P. Sultzbaugh has rented 30 acres of land from Viola Hays for the coming year. .1. A. Nutter and wife are spending the week here looking after business. E. and Orville Bateman are making a tour of the mountains in the west. Joe Estes of Verdon has rented the 80 acres just east of Mrs. Hays. 0. E. Higgins shipped a car of fat cattle to Kansas City Monday. Miss Cammie Hall of Verdon visited friends the first of the week. 1. W. Harris shipped four cars of hogs to Kansas City Monday. W. M. Shubert and wife of Shubert spent Tuesday at this place. Dan Perdue of Auburn is digging a well on the Clark place. Mrs. C. B. Clark arrived here to visit relatives Wednesday. Joe Umland of Howe, was a business visitor here Saturday. Born to I. E. Reimers and wife a baby girl. SHUBERT H. H. Woodring was a business vis itor here Saturday. Earnest Higgs and family were Au burn visitors Friday. J. M. Evans returned home from his trip to Dakota on Tuesday. Mr. Suett made a business visit to Omaha the first of last week. Miss Hazel Frederica of Caloway, Neb., is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Henry Williams visited with home folks at Nemaha Tuesday. Mrs. VViu. Marsh of Catalpa Grove was visiting triends here Tuesday-. Mrs. To.vnley is now visiting her daughter and family, at Wyoming. trank Parrott spent several days last week visiting relatives in Falls City. John Peterson and wife of Falls City spent several days here with friends. J. C. Shulenberg was a business vis itor at Falls City a part of last week. A. M. Shubert had the misfortune to lose a good horse one day during the week. The social given bv the M. E. Sunday school Saturday evening was well at tended. Mrs. R. Kmton of Hadden, Kan., ar rived here Monday for a visit with re latives. Mrs. Morrow was the guest of her friend Mrs. L. Wiles at dinner last Sunday. * Frank Townley of the B. & M. bridge gang is spending a short time with home folks. Mrs. J. C. Shulenberg spent Wed nesday at the home of her daughter. Mrs, J. Birdsley. Mrs. H. E. Williams has been enter taining her brother Joe Titus of Nema ha, for a few days. Mrs. Hiram King of Peru, who will soon leave for the Pacific coast, is vis iting relatives here. Mrs. Morrow, formerly of this place, but now of Lincoln, is here the guest of old time friends. Mr, Goddard of the Humboldt Music Co., was a business visitor here the lat ter part of the week. Mack Weddle and wife spent Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hall near Stella. Mrs. Jacob Shuck who has been ill for some time with heart trouble, died last Tuesday, Aug. 18. Wilard Shubert and wife are making preparations for an extended visit to many parts of the state. Mrs. R. Reasoner returned Friday from a several days visit with friends and relatives at Lincoln. Mr. Slagle of Nelson, who was called here by the illness and death of his brother, spent the week here. Henry Woodring of Barada drove over Saturday with Mr. Martin, both returning home in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sapp of Nemaha came down the latter part of last week and spent a few days with friends here. Grandma Hill and daughter Cora, have been visiting with their son and brother at Diller during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rirdsley are now en joying a visit from the former’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Birdsley of Falls City. Miss Minnie Hoover, who had the misfortune to fall down a flight of ?tairs and hurting herself quite badly at the home of J. S. Dayis, is getting along as well as could be expected. On account of the raia which fell Friday night Joe Martins bycicle failed him an^ he was compelle'd to drive from Barada. Fred Stotts returned home from Shenandoah, la, last Saturday, where he spent several days with his grand parents. BARADA School will not begin until Septem ber 7th. Jacob Peters and wife were in Falls City Monday. Mrs. Charles'Haith is enjoping a visit from her mother and sister. Frank Heller of Grand Island is vis iting his cousin Conrad Gerdes. Jesse Cox, Bennie Franklin and Rich, ard Slagle were in Falls City Saturday. Mrs. Rosa Arnold of Waterloo, Neb., is visiting her uncle, Levi Frederick and wife. Eenest Aschbaeher of Mound City, Mo., is here visiting his sister, Mrs. F. Gilliland. Miss Laura Dykes and sister. Miss Ethel Creemen are visiting friends in Craig, Mo. Wenry Woodring was in Shubert Saturday visiting his sister. Mrs. Chas. Schulenburg. Lela and Mae Michaelis of Stella have been visiting their grandparents G. W. Frazee and wife. Melvin Purvis and family of Kansas City are visiting their cousins, C. H. and J. A. Martin. Rev. W. T. Krommisch ol Syracuse. New York, is visiting at the home of Bernard Duerfeldt. T. C. Roe and family of Falls City were in Rarada Friday looking after property interests. Mrs.,-Susie Williamson has been on the sick list for some time, being threatened with appendicitis. Mrs. Matilda Nodler of St. Joseph if here for a two week’s visit with her brother, Wm. Bollman and family. The Angel of Life visited our com munity again on August 24th and left a baby girl at the home of Charles Ku ker. Rev. Clayton Gall of Maple City, la., has been conducting a very interesting series of meetings at the Christian church. C. H. Martin has on display peaches measuring ten inches in circumference, and this is not the exception, rather the average. Mrs. A. C. Orr enjoyed a visit last \yeek lrom her brother-in-law, Newton Orr, whom she had not seen for more than thirty years. There will be no preaching at the Evangelical church next Sunday as the pastor will be In attendance at camp meetings at Hastings. Mrs. George Sailors went to Has tings. as a delegate to Seventh day con ference. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Veda Hendricks. J. H. Langdon has been serving Rural Route No. 1 during the past two weeks while the regular carrier, R. N. Wil liamson took his annual vacation. Frederick William Buchman was born in Merseburg, Germany, on Sep tember 20,1847, died in Barada, August' 18, 1908. In 1881 he was jnited in mat rimony with Matie Gerdes, who still survives him. Pe also leaves to mourn his loss five sisters, Mesdames Amelia Fisher, of Fargo, Emma Siemering of Barada, Anna Clubtieid. of Fplls City, Minnie Diedrich, of California, Eouisa Gephart of Long Island, Kans., all of whom were present at the funeral ex cept Mesdames Fisher and Diedrich. The deceased has made his home in this vicinity for a number of years past where he was most well and favorably known. He has been ill for more than a year and all knew that his sickness must prove fatal, yet his death came as a shock. He died at tLe home of his sister, Mrs. Emma Siemering and /xi Wednesday, August 19th, was buried from the St. Peter’s Lutheran church south-east of Barada. A large con course of relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place. William Krommisch of Syracuse, New York, conducled the services. In this hour of trouble and grief we offer our heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing relatives. Drive Rheumatism from the blood with Dr. Shoop’s Rheumatic Remedy. I Tablet or liquid. Sold by all dealers.