The Falls City Tribune. Vol. V FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER g, 1908. Number 38 SOCIETY NOTES AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges. Clubs, Churches. Etc. * The Presbyterian ladies will hold their regular food exchange at Morseman's drug store, Satur day afrernoon. The Womans Auxiliary of St. Thomas church will meet with Mrs J. M- Jellison Monday even ing- The lesson will be a con tinuation of the study of Alaska. All are cordially invited. Mrs. Levi Zubrick will be hos tess to the Presbyterian Kensing ton this (Friday) afternoon. Each lady is requested to bring some article worth ten cents, which ' will be placed in a grab bag and sold at 10 cents a grab. Mrs. Zubrick will be assisted by Mrs. J. C. Tanner, Mrs. Chas. Loree and Mrs. Joe Varner. Mrs- Paul Greenwald was hos tess to the Friends in Council on last Friday evening. Quite a lengthy business session was held. A report of the City Federation meeting of Sept. 19, was given by Miss Minnie McDonald. Miss Lyford was a guest of the club. Delicious refreshments were ser ved by the hostess. The club will meet with Miss Minnie Mc Donald on October 16. The Womans Club held their first meeting of the year in the Elk parlors Tuesday aflernoon. Thirty members responded to roll call, each lady having been as signed her own topic in the year book. Mrs. M. L. Wilson and Miss Schoenheit played Mozarts 2nd Symphony in their usual artistic style. This was follow ed by the»a and that Perry Royer, the mar shal of the town who had com mitted the awful deed had killed himself- The facts in brief are these. Editor Schmucker in his paper had published an account of the visit of four squads of the U. >S. Cavalry who camped in a pasture near the town. In the article he stated that “at about 11 o'clock some of the soldiers were still loitering on the streets when the marshal tried to show his author ity. but they quickly relieved him of his billy, made him put up his gun and take a walk. Uncle Sam’s men do not propose to be led around by petty city marshals.’’ This alone is what caused the j trouble. About an hour after the paper was out the marshal met the edi tor on the street, and in the con troversy tliat followed drew his gun and fired two shots, killing him instantly, the shot passing through the head. The marshal then started for his home and as he neared t^e house he turned the gun upon himself and fired a shot into his own brain, dropping oyer dead. Mr. Schmucker was about 39 years old and leaves a widow. He has only had possession of the Morrill News tor a few' months and was enjoying the best of suc cess. Marshal Royer was <>0 years of age, an old soldier and also leaves a widow’- It is said that he had been despondent and been heard to say that he would kill himself sometime. It is a lamentable tragedy for our sister citv and it will take years to dispel the gloom cast over it._ More Room Necessary Owing to the crowded condi tion of our schools, especially in the lower grades, our school board found it necessary to ar range for more room, and this week fitted up the Zion churcj, and divided the third and fourth grades ot both the Central and High school,who ior the present will have quarters at that place with Miss Ada Beynon, of Peru as teacher. Until this change was made these grades were so crow’ded that tnere were not enough seats for the pupils, some of the teachers having more than sixty pupils to look after. At the present rate of increase it will be only a matter ot a very short time until we are compelled to erect a new school building. The Nicest Girl in Town There are many uiee girls in Palls City. There many fine look ing girls in Falls City. But if you were to ask the young men of Falls City who was really the nic est one in the crowd, they would all answer “Nell Gilman.” Night after night Miss Gilman has sat over her telegraph key getting tin1 returns from the ball games. Night after night. Miss Nellie h*-s answered telephone calls about the cubs and the giants and the pirates and the white so:; until every young man in the crowd feels a personal sense of his obli gation. As one of the young fel lows said the other day. “Nell Gilman could make the Standard Oil popular if she worked for it.” Republican Meetings The following republican speakers will be in Falls City: Congressman Scott of Kansas. Monday evening, October 12. Governor Sheldon, Thursday I evening, October 22 BURGLARS BUSY » DEPOT RANSACKED MONDAY NIGHT Thief Was Caught and is Now in the County Jail Awaiting Pre liminary Trial Sheri IT Fenton lias a new guest at his hotel this week, a man who thought himself smooth enough to plunder and then elude the officers. It all happened Monday night i at Yerdon. The night watch at the depot, in making his rounds discovered that the door had been pried open, as well as the window to the ticket office. He gave the alarm at once, and upon investi gation, it was discovered that five millage books were missing,some cash taken from the money draw er and a number of express pack ages torn open. It was supposed the thief had gone north on a freight, so word was telephoned to the agent at Stella to be on ttie look out, and when the train reached that place the man was arrested by the sheriff from Au burn, who happened to be at the depot at the time waiting for a train to take him to Auburn, and who held him until the marshal appeared. The fellow showed fight in his attempt to escape and in the mix up. the agent's wife displayed a great deal of courage by knock ing the fellow down as he was about to get away. The marshal soon appeared, and ns the south bound train was just due, he brought his prisoner to this city and placed him in jail, where he is now awaiting his preliminary. It was quick work, requiring o'.:’y a few hours from the time of the theft until the fellow was be hind the bars. A Great Art Exhibit The pupils and teachers of the public high schools have organ ized a plan to secure high grade pictures for the various rooms. They have arranged with a repu table art company fora collection of about 200 pictures which will be on exhibit in the council room in the library building, on Tues day and Wednesday afternoons and evenings, of Oct- 21-22. This collection of pictures con sists of ihe famous Turner prints, carbons, photogravers and color prints from the original in paint ing, sculpture and architecture, and from nature in Europe and America. This certainly is a rare opportunity to examine and study reproduction of paintings, sculpture and architecture, fam ous in the world of art. It will also afford opoortunity to select pictures for the home, since those in charge will take orders at the time of the exhibit should any body desire it The net proceeds of this exhibit will be expended for pictures of excellent character which will be used to decorate the walls of the school rooms and thus become a permanent source of knowledge and inspiration to the children who occupy them year after year. The exhibit itself will result in a general uplift in the life of the community. Everybody who is in terestsd in the formation and de velopment of the aesthetic habit of the mind, certainly will be glad to spend the praise of ad mission, which will become a per manent investment, yielding divi dends in morality and growth of soul, as children year after year feast their eyes upon inspiring and beautiful pictures- Single admission for adults 25 cents, season tickets 35 cents, children 10 cents and 20 cents Poland China Sale At Verdon, Nebr., Thursday, October 22, l'*0s about fifty head of males and females, of the big kind with large litters, some weighing 250 pounds one month before sale. Jonx Kieschick. 2 BREAK EVEN Fads City and Highland Each Win a Garnet LastThursday and FridayFalls City .ind Highland again met at the Poteet park and played two very inferior games, consider ing what they are capable of doing. , On Thursday there was a good crowd in attendance, many visitors being in the city on account of Taft day, and knowing the reputation of the two teams, remained over Imp ing to witness a good game. It seemed to be our boys day at the bat, and they hit about ev erything coming their way. Tommy Poteet came in for his usual home run, as did Foehl inger, and as these hits were made with the bases full the score run up so fast as to dishearten the visitors, and they couldn't buckle down to busi ness. At last accounts the score was 1(3 to 4. On Friday, however, the ta bles were turned and the visit ors won, 8 to ti. This was caus ed by a little side play on the part of our boys, they changing positions until it was hard to decide just where any of them belonged. Poteet and lleck ex changed places and thus creat vd a little fun, and when they finally realized the situation Highland was too far in the lead for our boys to redeem themselves. A FINAL SETTLEMENT Important Decision Handed Down By Judge Raper The long drawn out legal bat tle between Mrs. Amelia Rieger, widow of Henry Rieger, deceased, and his children by a former mar riage, has just been concluded by the judgment of Judge Raper sustaining the ante-nuptial con tract entered into by Henry Rie ger and his widow, previous to their marriage, to the effect that the survivor should claim nothing in the estate of the other- The court holds that the contract is valid and enforcible, and as the supreme court had held previously the same when the case was there last winter, this ends the legal heartache for these people. It is a wise and commendable decision as there are hundreds of such contracts among the people of the state, and this decision will prevent wasting litigation among families whose heads have mar ried for convenience, and who possess families and property ac quired during former marriages. This case involved many intricate questions of law which are now settled for all time. It is a great and a leading case. Who is Who This is busy campaign time and the question of who’s who is an important one. How many times in the reading of the day’s paper do you come upon a name unfa miliar to you and yet apparently of somenotein the political world? If you could only know just who he is and what he has done, what a satisfaction it would be to you. There’s a book made to help busy men and women to know these facts quickly and accurately. It is “Who’s Who in America,” and can be found at the library ready for use at any time. Howard Leland Dead The following appeared in Tuesday’s daily dated Leaven worth, October 5, and will be sad news to many of our old residents who were well acquainted with de ceased, he having been a resident of this city in the 7'*’s, at that time being a partner m the mer cantile firm of Wherry Leland. ‘‘The body of Howard Leland, brother of Cyrus Leland of Troy, Kas., was buried in Leavenworth today. Mr. Leland died in Ros well, N. M. He was register of the land office at that place. How ard Leland lived in Leavenworth 1 four years and was a deputy col lector of internal revenue.” COUNTY OPTION GOOD MEETING HELD AT COURT HOUSE ON f'ONOAY Permanent Organization Effected and Many Interesting Speeches Were Made by Candidates On Monday those favorable to county option met in convention at the court house, there being many from the various towns in the county in attendance. Meeting was called to order by John L. Cleaver, and on mo* tiun of Rev. Mastin, V, C. Ly ford was elected chairman, who on taking the chair stated that all civilized countries unite in condemning and regulating the liquor trallic. County option promises a local solution of the problem much more satisfactory than any other. The opponents of county op tion have organized a personal liberty league, claiming that temperance legislation abridged their individual rights, and at the same time they are attempt ing to prevent the people out side of the towns and cities from having any part in regu. lating the sale of liquor. Some are attempting to deceive vot ers by claiming that county op tion is not an issue, while the fact is, it is the paramount question in connection witli the election of ihe next legislature. All over the state men have been nominated with reference to their stand on this question. It is not a partisan measure, as is shown by the fact that in some counties the candidates favorable to county option are democrats, while in others they are republicans. P. B. Weaver was elected chairman. A committee com posed of John L. Cleaver, W. J. McCray and John llolman was appointed on permanent organ ization. While this committee was out several stirring speech es were made which aroused the enthusiasm of those present. On invitation, J. I£. Cain, jr., S. H. Bolejacb and O. E. Zook ad dressed the convention and each pledged himself to vote for a county option law, if elected. A letter from Geo. E. Ward was read stating that he was sick and unable to attend, but he was glad of the oppor tunity presented whereby he could pledge himself for county option. The chairman asked any oth er candidate present to come forward and state their position on county option, and as none appeared he asked if anyone present could vouch for the oth er candidates, but no one an swered for them. The committee on organiza tion reported as follows: The name of this organization will be the Richardson County League. Its object will be to secure a county option law that will give to every voter in this county a right to vote on the license question, as we believe every voter, whether he lives in the country or in the towns, should have a vote in matters that effect the interests of the whole people. To this end we will labor for the election of candidates to the legislature who will pledge themselves to give us such a law. All persons interested in the cause of coun ty option, who are residents of this county, are hereby declared members of this league. The i officers will be a president, vice president, secretary and treas urer. There will be a chairman in each precinct and ward, who (ourlutied uu Eighth