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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1909)
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Ktitercd as second-class matter al Falls City. Nebraska, jiost oflice. Janu ary 12. 1**04. under the Act of Congress on March 3, 1879. Published every Friday at tails City, Nebraska, by The Tribune Publishing Company E. F SMARTS Manager - - ------I One year ... B.jjn Si* months .... . .*!* Three months. . TELEPHONE 226. Write it 11»01* to-day anti here after. l’ut off the old. Put on the new. It is estimated that $l,00<),0i)0 in champagne will be drunk in New York city on New Year’s eve. But, oh, what a difference in the morning! The Burlington railway is now following the lead of the In ion Pacific and the Santa Fe in re fusing to employ any man who uses liquor in any form The Standard oil company re ceived from the supreme court of Missouri a Christmas present of a $150,000 line and a hurry up order to get out ot the state. President Roosevelt is going to find two white rhinocerouses n Africa it he can. Senator Fora her will now make another speech on drawing thecolor line. New Year resolutions are in order today. Broken resolutions will follow tomorrow. N et it is better to have resolved and part ly won than to not have resolved at all. As the belt so long held by John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett and Jeffries is now held by a colored man, some of the “tony’’ set may lose their interest in the game of prize fighting. Kansas City has more mur ders, suicides and hold-ups than any other city of its size in the world. There were two mur ders and fifty cutting and shoot ing scrapes in that peaceable and moral city on Christmas. It is said that President Castro of Venezuela, took with him $50,000,000 when he lied to Mu rope. No doubt many of us would feel like running also, if we suddenly came into posses sion of such a sum of money. Falls City merchants got more trade from territory not adja cent to the ciiy during the holi day season than ever before. Many things contributed to this, among which were the tine weath er, good roads and extensive ad vertising_ Support your town newspa pers, all of them. Ten thousand Richardson county people read our local papers every week. These readers become acquaint ed with and interested in our affairs through the columns of the local press. The best thing that could happen to Falls City would be to get one or ali of the local papers in every house in the county. Falls City is a good town but it should be better. It every cit izen would realize that he is un der some obligation to promote the general welfare of the com | munity our civic dreams would all come true. Too much sel fishness and not enough public spirit amongf our men of capacity and wealth has done much to ■wards retarding the growth of this beautiful little municipality The Oklahoma plan of guar anteeing bank deposits is far less popular with our democratic friends than it was when an: election was to be won. Not a I tlaw could be found in it then | by them. Now so many (laws are seen that it is safe to pre dict that the coming session of our legislature will refuse to follow the Oklahoma plan. Many ol the members, no doubt, wish they were free from their pledge to pass such a law. Some guarantee law, no doubt, will be passed, but we wager our friends are guessing how it should be drawn. The Missouri Agricultural col lege claims to have discovered a new remedy for hog cholera. With an appropriation of $15,000 by the Missouri legislature, it claims it will be able to save the farmers of tnat state from $1, UOOjOoO to $5,000,(KX). It is to be hoped that its remedy will “van j quisii” hog cholera, but if this remedy proves as ineffective as most of such remedies, a ‘ new remedy” will be needed. As to j the hog cholera cure, “we are from Missouri. Show us.’’ The secretary of agriculture is about to issue a warning to the people against the buying of land in the arid regions. The statement will be made that the rainfall in these places has been far beyond normal for the past four years and that it is only a question of time when the ab normal rainfall will cease and the lands again become practi cally worthless. Large deposits of coal have been discovered underlying por tions of Yellowstone Park. Al aska also has immense quanti ties of it which only awaits the miner's pick and shovel. These facts may be comforting to those pessimistic souls who are con tinually tormented with the fear that we will freeze to death be fore many years for want of fuel. With the advent ot the new year comes a complete change in the political aspect of our state legislature. With a Dem ocratic governor, a Democratic legislature, and absolute control of all the county offices and the county board, Richardson coun ty is in “clover.” It is to be hoped that the Pittsburg grafters will be prose cuted. Graft in and out of office is too common. There is no bet ter time than now to press home to the grafters the fact, that the opportunity to steal is no justi flcation of the crime. President-elect Taft will call a special session ot congress im mediately after his inauguration to complete the revision of the tariff upon which the lower house has been working tor the past two months. Grant Windle’s old nag acted rather pert on Christmas day as it hauled Hour, and meal and coffee, etc., from the Elks club rooms to the homes of our poor people. _ Bryan says that he expects to be in politics for twenty years yet. No doubt he will, and he will be the Democratic party also. If Falls City could just have gotten the division in her stock ing, how merry the Christmas would have been? The engineer from Sandusky, Ohio, seems to be bringing the new light plant out of the kinks. A Good Father STARTS HIS CHILDREN ON THE RIGHT ROAD by opening a bank account for them. It's a little thing to do. DEPOSIT ONE DOLLAR for your child today. Ask for one of our pocket banks, give it to your child and WATCH THE RESULTS Do something definite. A lit tle start is all they will ever need. Give them a chance— they will do the rest. THE Falls City State Bank Capital andiSurplus. $70,000.00 CLARK FOR SPEAKER. Surface indications point to! the election of Ralph Clark of Richardson as speaker of the house. This is an honor that Richardson county will appre ciate and a position that Mr. Clark is able to till with credit. 1 However, if newspaper re ports are to fie credited, there is a lly in the ointment, an Af rican in t.je cord wood Lee Herdman of Omaha seems to fie the manager ot Mr, Clark's candidacy. Herdman is one who! makes politics a business, a lobbyist in other words. He is recognized as the representative of the brewing interest of the state. The Omaha members of ttie legislature were all elected by the liquor interest organized by Jim Dahltnan. These mem bers are likewise reputed to be working for Clark. One ot the Omaha members had ambitions to be speaker and announced his candidacy. Suddenly a change came over the spirit of his dreams and he w ithdrew. Rumor has it that the powers that be made him be good. The Omaha and Lincoln papers publicly charge that the brewers of the state intend to control the next legislature. Many democrats are protest ing under the leadership ot Rich ard Metcalf of Bryan’s Com inoner. The Tribune likes Ralph Clark and believes that if betakes the right road he will go far. How ever, Richardson county cannot afford to accept the honor of the speakership if by so doing the law making power is to be used in the interest of the liquor traf fic and against the interest of the people. No legislature can serve two masters, the brewers and the people. The republican party can af ford to sit by and watch the democratic legislature make re publican votes. The men who are now busy organizing the next legislature ar«j in the em ploy of the brewers and corpo rations of the state. Behind the candidacy of Cltas. Pool of Te cumseh for speaker i» the great influence of the railroads. The state papers publicly charge that liaiph Clark’s boom is man aged by the brewing interest. At the las* legislature, which was republican, old Dan Nettle ton, who is equally noted for his integrity, his courage and his ugliness, made lus campaign for speaker upon the platform of the people’s interest. He utterly repudiated all corporate sugges tion. He was elected and he kept ihe faith. When his weath er beaten old hand brought down the gavel for final adjournment every promise of the republican platform had been kept. Dur ing his administration was en acted the railway commission law that saved Nebraska ship pers thousands of dollars, that reduced telephone rates, express charges and improved railroad equipment. The pure food law was passed and under Gov. Shel don has been enforced. In fact the interest of the people was the sole consideration of that legislature. But every dollar saved for the people cost the corporations one hundred cents. Consequently these corpora tions are busy organizing the next legislature. One session of the rule of the people is a great sufficiency for them. A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHY Italy Devasted By Earthquake and Floods One of the most appalling cat astrophies in history was visited upon Italy the first of the week An earthquake of frightful pro portions, a tidal wave forty feet high that swept 2500 feet inland and an eruption ol the volcano Vesuvius combined cost more than 70,000 lives. The wildest disorder prevails and martial law has been declared throughout the stricken district Turks as Beggars. Beggars are never suppressed In Turkey. An American lady by mis take gave a beggar of Constantinople a gold piece. The.man had left his post when she returned, but one of his colleagues told her where he "re sided.” it was a fine house, and at the door was a servant who politely Informed the lady that "my master is dressing. He will be down soon.” And then the well groomed beggar, dressed for dinner, appeared and glad ly returned the gold piece, exclaiming In the meanwhile that such mistakes were highly embarrassing. —Charities and The Commons. Noise. Noise, at first cultivated in this land by the Indians, lias reached its climax in the college yell. It is used at po litical conventions, at christenings and at women's clubs. No monument was necessary for the man who first in vent'd noise. Ills work lives after him. Noise is used by cities, which have the first call for it. They split it up Into as many sounds as possible and divide it among all. Noise varies in its volume and in tensity, from embryonic and immature sawmill to a baby crying in the night. —Life. Every Man’s Influence. No man ever talks freely about any thing without contributing something, let It be ever so little, to the unfore seen forces which carry the race on to its final destiny. Even if he does not make a positive impression, lie counteracts or modifies some other im pression, or sets in motion some train of ideas in some one else, which helps to change the face of the world.— E. L. God kin. Look Upward. Browning: The blue In the heavens is larger than the cloud. And Is Ever a Factor in Life. Latin proverb: Malice supplies the want of age. _ • Many little lives have been saved by Foley’s Honey Hnd Tar, for coughs, colds, croup and whooping couch. It, is the only safe remedy for infants aud children as it contains no opiates or other narcotic drugs, and children like Foley's Honey and Tar. Careful mothers keep a bottle in the bouse. Refuse substitutes. Kerr's Pharmacy. Notice to Contractors Sealed proposals shall no received at the office of the City Clerk of the city of Kalis City. Ne braska. until 12 o’clock, noon, standard time, January 22nd, 1000, and opened at 7:80 p. m., at the City Hall, for the furnishing of all labor, matei ial and equipment necessary to install complete and put in successful operation in the City’s water and light plant in Kalis City, Ne braska, all in accordance with the general s|K»cifications and instructions to bidders on file at the office of the City Kngineerand City Clerk, Fulls City, Nebraska. Hiddors to furnish their own plans tuul specifications conforming to the general specifications on file. The proposals are to lx* made on bidding form attached to specifi cation oil file to cover the following items: One new 200 to 210 horse power water tube or internally fired double-drum boiler. One new 300 horse power open feed water heater equal t>* Cochrane make. All steam piping and other piping necessary to install this pump anil boiler complete and con nect it with the present system. Prospective bidders are requested to confer with the Kngineer, visit the present plant and make themselves familiar with the requirements of the work. Time is the essence of this con tract, and the shortest time possible iu which the contractor can install this machinery com plete will l»e given due consideration by the council. A certified check of 5 per cent of amount of each bid, payable to the City Clerk, must accompany each proposal. Successful bid der must give bond in the amount of 50 i>er cent of the contract price. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bi<l without explanation. Wm. Hchmelzel, City Clerk, W. VV. Abbey, Mayor, 52-It J. A. C»ook, City Engineer. GEHLIiNG THEATRE The Musical Event of the Season! Saturday Eve., Jan. 2 THE Independent Amusement Co. OFFERS The Eminent Character Singing Comedian Mr. William C. Cushman and a company of twenty selected artists, including a Prize Beauty Chorus in the semi-operatic musical pro duction “The Toy maker’s Dream” A Guaranteed Attraction Secure Seats Early PRICES: First 5 Rows of Parquet. $1 00 Rest of Parquet and 1st row of Dress Circle. 75c Rest of Dress Circle . 50c Balcony. 35c WE thank our patrons for the liberal patronage, we have enjoyed during the past year. We purpose to maintain throughout the coming year, the same high standard of quality and workmanship that has brought satisfaction to our pa trons in the past. A. E. JAQUET “The Old Reliable" Chas. M. Wilson Thanks you for your 1908 patronage and assures you that the stock of Cut Glass, China, Dinnerware and Glass ware For 1909 will be the ecpial of, or better than, 1908. Our stock of Groceries and Fruits will always be complete, and we’ve the best line of Coffees on the market. Chas. M. Wilson Winter Excursions Low Rates TO THE SOUTH OR CALIFORNIA:-H ow long has it been since you and your family have taken a winter vacation tour? Put your thoughts on a change from snow and blizzards to the soft southern sunshine of California, the Carolinas. Cuba and Gulf resorts. Such a trip is worth while ouce in a lifetime anyway. HOMESEEKERS’ EXCURSIONS-If time won’t permit a long stay in the South try the homeseekers excursion rates the first and third Tuesdays of each mouth to the South and West. Lower rates and shorter limit. Personally conducted through tourist sleeper excursions to Cali fornia frequently, each week; daily through tourist sleepers to South ern California via Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City. Ask for free descriptive literature. Consult me as to the lowest prevailing rates with all kinds of variable routes. E. Ct. Whitfobd, Ticket Agent. L. W. Wakeley, G. P. A., Omaha. The Woolensock Family Bank ] If you have one of these in your house we are sure a little sensi- ’ ble reflection will prompt.you to put it out of business Stuffing < money away in old stockings is a detriment to the staffer. Such i money earns no interest for its owner, and is not where it can help to carry its part of the financial burdens of the community. Did you < ever stop to think that if everybody would deposit their money in , the banks where it belongs, that there would be no trouble about hard times. What a “bug-a-boo” those two words are. People get < scared, fearing what they call “hard times" is coming, and then they , at once proceed to realize on their fears by hoarding every dollar they can lay their hands on, with the result that the thing dreaded " they have brought about. Foolish people! Let us be sensible. , firing your money to this bank, and you can then sleep iti perfect I pace, knowing that it cannot get away, and that when you want it 1 you only need sign your name to a check and it is yours. , The Farmers’ State 5ank PRESTON, NEBRASKA The Falls City Roller Mills Does a general milling business, and manufactures the following brands of flour SUNFLOWER MAGNOLIA CROWN The above brands are guaranteed to be of the highest pos sible quality. We also manufacture all mill products and conduct a general Grain, Live Stock and Coal Business and solicit a share of your patronage P. S. Heacock & Son Falls City, Nebr*
