THE LOCAL LORE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO
YOU AND ME
What Your Friends and Their
Friends Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
Eat Sowles Candy.
Miss Dorothy White is home
for the holidays.
Dr. Tefft. Dentist, Maddox block,
opposite court house.
Get your potatoes at Heck’s
feed store, 75c per bushel.
Kalph Lewis spent Sunday
with his brother. Thearen, in
Omaha.
Hear one side and you will be
in the dark. Hear both sides and
all will be cleai.
Mildred Holland who is attend
ing school in Lincoln, is home for
her holiday vacation.
Frank Greenwald and family
of Deadwood, S. D., are in the
city visiting relatives.
Miss Kva Far.kel of Stella, was
in the city the first of the week,
the guest of Grace Hoppie.
Do not kick every stone in the
path. More miles can be made in
a day by going steadily on than
stopping.
Rev. R. R. Teeter returned
from a lecturing tour through
Iowa and will occupy his pulpit
as usual next Sunday.
The man who wants to be sure
of a crowd of buyers at his sale
should have his bills printed at
the Tribune office and run an ad.
The farmer, the same as the
business man, should have print
ed stationery. The Tribune's
work is the best and prices the
lowest.
Little Joe Ulilig talked fora
week about “Mr. Jesus and his
automobile” before his parents
learned that he meant Charlie
Lord of Shubert.
Mrs. Alice barley and her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie McGregory
and a grand-daughter, are up
from Atchison yisiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W.Chesley.
A local maiden of advanced
age is said to have replied to
the question why she had never
married, that she always noticed
that married men made the
poorest husbands.
We made seven men mad last
week by saying that if you asked
the first fifty men you met who
was the meanest man in Falls
City forty would name the same
fellow. Each one of the seven
thought he was “it.’
Miss Lois Spencer whose work
as a librarian has been so satifac
tory has participated prominently
in a traveling county library that
is not only doing wonders in the
way of entertaining and instruct
ing those to whom a library is
inacessible, but is at the same
time creating a very kindly feel
ing for Falls City. We are going
to ask Miss Spencer to explain its
workings to Tribune readers in
the near future.
“In the lives of the saddest of us
there are bright days when we
feel as if we could take the world
into our arms. Then comes the
gloomy days, when the tire will
neither burn on our hearths nor
in our hearts, and all without and
within is dismal, cold and dark.
Believe me, every heart has its
secret sorrow’s which the w'orld
knows not; and oftimes we call a
man cold, when he is only sad.’'
— Longfellow.
Frank Pecht broke all records
[ for sawing wood Saturday, lie
; began operations at the court
house where he finished 2.^ cords
of wood, moved his machine to
another part of town and sawed
| 2 cords before the day closed.
I he Odd rellows will hold
! open house New Years day from
two to five in the afternoon. In
J the evening an entertainment
i will be given to Odd Fellows and
I their families.
This is the time of the year
vvhen the farmer does the right
thing with the rural route inan
jin the way of sausage, back
bone and kindred delicacies.
Tom Spence and wife, who
travel with “The Girl and the
Gawk Co.,” arrived in the . ity
Monday to visit relatives several
days.
‘‘When the millions applaud
you, seriouslv ask yourself what
harm you have done: when they
censure you, what good." Colton.
Walter Vogen of Missouri, was
in the city the first of the week,
visiting at the home of D.Branum
and S. Prater.
Etta Sheehan of Atchison,
spent Sunday at the home of her
father, Morris Sheehan and wife.
Mr. Hohen of Mptthews De
partment Store, spent Christmas
day with his family in St Joe,
G. W. Wiltse of Dawson was
in town Wednesday- While here
remembered The Tribune.
If the local butchers would
only make pork sausage of pork
how happy we would be.
Mrs. Fred Freie spent a few
days with her daughter, Mrs
A. HalTele, near Preston.
Mrs. John Levda returned the
latter part of Ihe week to her
home in Plattsmouth.
G Fred Cumming-, of Umaha,
is in the city the guest of Miss
Laura Naylor
Miss Helen Brebeck spent Sun
day in Hiawatha, the guest of
Mrs. Talley.
Fred Freie of this vicinity,
spent Sunday with relatives in
Wymore,
Consider the cucumber: it al
ways tights hardest when its
down.
W. S- Leyda and wife left Sun
day for a few days stay in Kansas
City.
John Seiler o: Humboldt, was
a business visitor here Saturday.
Jas. Sinclair and wile of Pres
ton, were in the city Monday.
Vaughn McVey spent Sunday
at his home in Pu!o.
i
JEWELRY
Is always suitable for wife, mother, lather sis-,
ter, brother, aunt, uncle or friend. Here are a
few suggestions:
FOR MEN FOR WOMEN
Watch Watch
Ring Bracelets
Fob Fancy Hat Pin
Charm Belt PinJ
Stick Pin Locket and Chain
Cuff Buttons Ring
Razor Strop Jewel Cases
Shaving Set Cut Class
Fountain Pen Silverware
These are only a few of the many useful and
beautiful things we carry that would make an
excellent present at a moderate price.
R. B. SIMPSON
JEWELER
North Window Kerr’s Pharmacy
J. \Y. Lundy was down from
Shubert Saturday.
Cold weather is coming- Get
your Coal of C. A. lleck.
Jake Marniet spent Sunday
with his family in this city.
J Chas. Weaver of Verdon, was
1 in this city shopping Saturday.
Ewing Herbert of "The World'
was a business visitor here Friday
| night.
l)r. Morsman and wife are en
I joying a visit from their son from
j St. Louis.
Wm. Hinton came down from
Omaha and spent Sunday with
his brother.
D. M. Davies and wife spent
Sunday in Verdon at the home of
J. D. Griffith.
Guy Greenwald and wife are
in Kansas C'tv where they will
spend Christmas.
Clyde Chessman of this place
left yesterday for Mound City to
spend Christmas.
Miss Cornford is in Iowa dur
ing the holidays, the guest at the
home of her brother.
May Startzel who has been vis
iting relatives in Atchison, re
turned home Sunday.
James Coupe came down from
Lincoln and will remain at home
until after Christmas.
Misses May and Kate Maddox
came down from Lincoln to spend
their holiday vacation at home,
Tom Davies returned to Au
burn Monday after a short visit
at the home of George Riechers.
Mrs. Fred Cain returned from
an extended visit with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Adelbert Van Oven, at
Bozeman, Mont.
Harry J. Pittock came up from
St. Joe to spend Christmas at
home. He is a student at Ens
worth Central Medical college
Fok Rent—Good six room
house near old water works. New
1} paoered and painted through
out. Inquire of Dr- Lawrence.
Louie Godfernon, who has been
receiving medical treatment at a
Kansas City hospital, returned
home the latter part of the week.
Misses Lucy and Edith Lemon
came home from Crete, where
they are attending school, and
will remain until after Christmas.
S. L. Davies left this week for
Dakota to look after his claim in
terest there, he being among the
lucky ones in the Tripp county
drawing.
Miss Edna Crook returned Sun
day from Texas, where she is at
tending school, to spend her
Christmas vacation with her par
| ents here.
Ernest Vincent and wife start
today from Denver for this place.
| Mrs. Vincent is imvroving and
! they will spend some time at the
I home of her parents in this city.
Mr. and Mrs Abner McKee re
turned from Council Bluffs Sun
day. They will spend some time
visiting relatives in this city be
! fore going to tneir new home in
j Colorado,
Wm. Sinclair, wife and two lit*
tie sons, left Monday for their
l home in Kidderville, Kas., after
{several days spent with the fornr
jer’s sister, Mrs. John Hossack,
and other relatives.
The News announces a “blue
rock” shoot next week which will
be participated in b y “Petie’
Frederick and the sporting editor
ol that paper. There is nothing
like news as is news.
The usual Christmas dinner at
tended bv all the children and
grandchildren will be enjoyed at
the home of Mr. and Mrs- Isbain
Reavis todav. Twenty-four com
prise the total number.
That the merchants of Falls
City recognize the Tribune as the
best advertising medium is shown
by a comparison of advertising
done during the holidays shown
elsewhere in this paper.
August Deckinger held a public
sale on his farm near this city
during ilie week, which was the
largest held in this county for
some time. The sales amounted
to $5,000. Col. Marion was the
auctioneer
i The reporter saw an Indian
j buy a hundred dollars in Christ
mas presents in one store Monday.
Our merchants in their advertis
ing. have not paid enough atten
tion to this trade The next cat
alogue you get out, try the near
by reservation and see what the
result is.
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Martin
are today giving a family Christ
mas dinner at their home. John
Martin and family and Frank
and George Martin are here from
Council Bluffs, and also Tom •
Martin and family will be pres
ent.
Ingram Cain who has spent the
last two years in New Mexico and
Montana is home for Christmas.
Ingram is at present located in
Montana where he is engaged in
business.
Many newspaper readers are for
one reason or another contemplat
ing a change of papers. If you
want all the news of the county
all the time try taking the Trib
une.
Will Julian of Long Beach,
Calif.,accompanied by his mother,
has joined his wife and will visit
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
R Cain, over the holidays.
The hitch racks, the feed lots
and the livery barns were scarce
ly adequate to accommodate the
many teams that were in town
last Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Peabody came up
from St. Joe Monday and will re
main until after Christmas at the
home of her father, Samuel
Prater.
Seventeen attacked turkey at
the home of Bob Cain on Christ
mas. This number included all
the children and grandchildren.
It was interesting to see Dave
Reavis and Wilber Leyda try not
to look proud during the basket
ball games last Friday night.
Mrs- Della Stumbo and daugh
ter, Jennie Pearl, of Lincoln, are
visiting the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Prater.
Mrs. Tom Palmer came down
from Shickley, to spend the holi
days with her parents, Rube Hor
rocks and wife.
Col. C* II. Marion wishes to
announce that he has plenty of
open dates between now and
February 1.
J. R Shelly and wife and Wm.
Mohlerand wife were among the
Preston people shopping in town
Saturday.
Miss Hand left Saturday for
Ft. Leavenworth to spend the
holiday vacation with her soldier
brother.
Clifford Wahl, who is attending
St. Mary's college, at St- Marys,
Kas., is in the city for a short va
cation.
A reporter counted eight tour
ing cars in town Saturday and
each one was owned by a fanner.
Mrs. Bob Johnson and daugh
ter, Katherine, of Superior, are
visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Gladys Hoffman of Lin
coln was the guest of Marion
Simauton this week.
Miss Helen Murohy of Kulo,
visited her sister, Mrs. Dennis
McCarthy, Saturday.
Miss Cecil Kanaly and Miss
Gilbert ot Eulo, were Saturday
visitors in this city.
Chas. Banks of Dakator, Okla.,
is visiting at the home of his pa
rents in this city.
Miss Myra Bush, the postmis
tress of Preston, spent Saturday
in this city.
Miss LooKabill is spending her
Christmas vacation with relatives
in Iowa.
— For sale Lakeside organ, as
good as new. Inquire at Trib'
une.
Mrs. Kate Eieger has been
quite sick during the week.
Joe Lord and wife of Salem,
were in the city Saturday.
Miss Field is enjoying a visit
at her home in Lincoln.
Turner Tefft spentSunday with
friends in Lincoln.
Mrs. Joe Neitzel came up from
Preston Saturday.
—Order vour coal of C. A.Heck.
Dr. Clifford R. Tefft
DENTIST
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and promptly attended
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OPERATIONS
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Bridges Gold and Rubber Plates
Gold Crowns Alcolite Inlays
Porcelain Crowns Gold and Silver Fillings
All Work Strictly Up-to-Date
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MADDOX BLOCK
Opposite Court House
Falls City, Nebraska
Telephone 259
Dan Filey jr., of Dawson, was
in the city Friday.
Wm- Deckinger of Preston, was
in the city Saturday.
George Uri of Steinuer, was a
visitor in this city Friday.
P. W. Sainuelson came down
from Lincoln Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian left Sun
day for Kansas City, for a short
visit
Mrs. C. Hermes of St. Joseph
has our thanks for cash on sub
scription.
Will Ruegge was in Omaha at
tending the Implement Dealers’
convention last week.
Miss Agnew left Friday for
Rockford, 111., to spend herChris
mAs vacation with relatives.
Uncle Jesse Crook’s many
friends are sorry to know that he
is very ill at his home in this city.
Ed Hammond of Lincoln, or
ders the Tribune sent to him for
another year. He is one of our
satisfied readers.
J. W. Macomber and wife of
Coweta, I. T., are in the city vis
iting the former’s sister, Mrs. G. J
J. Crook and other relatives.
Mrs. C. M. Wilson left Friday
for Valparaiso, Ind., where she
will spend the holidays with her
daughter who is attending the
conservatory of music at that
place
J. W. Dodds of Humboldt, rer
membered the Tribune on sub
scription this week. Mr. Dodds
always remqinbers 11s January 1,
lie being the first cash subscriber ,
to the Tribune when it started.
H D. 'Pinker, a former resi
dent of this county, but now of
Douglas, Arizona, writes that he
is prospering in the home of their
late choice, where he is interested*
in paving mining.properties. He
also renews his faith in the Tr
bune,
Karl Catnblin of Ross, Wyom
ing. arrived in the city the latter
part of the week to visit at the
home of his father, Frank Camb
1 in. He will remain until after
the holidays.
J. W. Mumford an old Richard
son county man. writes us from
Victor, Col., and encloses a check
to he applied on subscription.
A. II. Voegelin came up from
Rulo Saturday, to look after bus
iness matters and to call on his
many friends.
Fred Bahr is spending the
week at Reynolds, Neb,, being
called there hv the illness of a
brother.
Dr. J. L. Gandy of Humboldt
was in the city yesterday and re
newed his faith in The Tribune,
Miss Myrtle Bowers entertain
ed relatives from Washington
state and Verdon on Wednesday-.
R. M. Gillan of Auburn, spent
a few days in this city last week,
returning home Saturday
C. S. McCool and W. W. Mc
Dermett of Salem, were business
visitors here Saturday.
Mrs.. H. D. Weller of Stella,
spent a few days this week with
Mrs. A. Graham.
Mrs. John Stockton and daugh
ter Clara are visiting relatives at
Stanbury, Mo.
Although many of the
lines in our stock have
been considerably de
pleted, there still remain many
articles, which would make ad
mirable gifts. If you are look
ing for a New Year’s remem
brance or have a gift want to
fill, your needs can still be met
at Jciquet’s, with success.
A. E. JAQUET
“The Old Reliable"