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
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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.
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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*
