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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Entered as second-class matter at Fall* City, Nebraska, post office, Janu ary 12, l'X'4. under the Act of Congress on March 3, 1879. Published every Friday at Falls City, Nebraska, by The Tribune Publishing Company E F SMARTS Manager hie j ea i tt.SO Si* months Three months .40 TELEPHONE 226. “The shots that count, are the shots that hit." .*ml if in doubt as to which shots hit just listen for the howl. It isn't important how many New Year's resolutions you make, the tiling of real import ance is how many you keep. The two weeks vacation is over and the Christmas sleds and skates are unused. The <ids are in hard luck for sure. Somebody has evidently lost his temper, and just as the New Year began, too. “Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad.'’ Nebraska'* law-making body is now in session and will no doubt turn out many new laws for its citizens to obey. (if course it is one thing to enact a law and another thing to make a wise one. _ The Tribune is c o m j> 1 y i n g strictly with the requirements >f the postal department. Fvery subscriber more than a year in arrears on subscription was stricken from our list on Janu ary 1st. _ (lov. Hughes has begun his second administration as gover nor of New York. Just watch this man. for he is destined for far greater things than he has yet done. He is one of the truly great Americans. When it came to striking do linquents from our subscription list we found but seven on the live rural routes out of Falls City who were in arrears. If the town man would pay up as the farmer does, the printer would be in clover. Senator Burkett delivered a most excellent speech in the Senate the other day in advo cacy of the Postal Savings Bank bill. The Senator spoke right out in meeting to those senators who by delay are endeavoring to defeat the pledge of the re publican national platform with regard to this measure. The bright crystal lights, gen erated by our new light plant, are pleasant to look upon. The new plant promises meet the ex pectations of an interested pub lic. The city officials deserve no little credit for the time and attention they have devoted to the city's affairs. Their salary, small as it is, does not one fourth compensate them for the work they have done. The Tribune feels that it is performing a public service in giving its readers something of the early history of the county by publishing *‘The Remimscen ces of a Wayfarer,” printed else where in these columns. To those who have personal recol lections of pioneer life these ar tides will have special interest, while to the younger genera tions they will prove a source of information unattainable in any other way. We cannot he p but comment on the splendid school spirit that ex.st among the students of our local schools. Of course this does not come by chance, but is the result of energetic and in telligem work on the part of the faculty. It is a positive de light to witness the evidences of affection for their Alma Mater so often suown by the alumni of the schools, and especially of the students of the high school. We feel an impulse to Congratu late those who are responsible for this and to express our pleas ure that such a condition exists. The dreadful loss of life caused by the late earthquake in the islands of the Mediterranean, brings to us the thought of how helpless mankind is against the giant forces of nature, and how I infantile is our strength, i n spite of our pride and our egotism. Man as great as he may con sider himself to be is but as a I grain of sand upon the shores I of the sea. — The appropriation of $b00,(KJO by the Federal congress for the relief of the earth.quake vic tims, was a commendable act of generosity on the part of that body. No doubt it will meet with the hearty approval of the best American citizens. (Jreat calamities tend to obliterate na tional and race prejudices, which is a good thing, March I. 1909, Senator For aker will step down and out. He has cut a conspicuous ligure in the politics of Ohio in recent years. His political life ill us. trates the life of a perpetual fault-finder and trouble maker. Ohio and the country in general are to be Congratulated because Burton will be his successor. Such of our German readers as have friends in the Father land to whom they wish to write letters, will appreciate the kind ness ot Uncle Samuel in arrang ing for 2cent letter postage with ! Germany. A drop from 5 cents to 2 cents is qpiite a saving in postage. If you find a man who has never made any resolutions, then you have found a man who has not advanced. Resolutions are not all of one kind, they may be of various kinds, and all pro gressive persons see need of im provement and self denial. When the new order ot things re places such p. >1 i ticians as ()de 11 and Platt with statesmen ot the type of Hughes and Root, we will have to admit that even the political world is growing better with the passing years. For the farmers the year 19n8 was one of bountitul years and the persons who are engaged in agricultural pursuits can hope for nothing- better than another year equally generous in its re turns, _ Speaking of resolutions, no doubt our new legislature will lie bent on making resolutions tor the first two months of the year. Our state legislators are generally great at “resolving.” The withdrawal of Charles l*. Taft from the senatorial race in Ohio, will promote party har mony in the state and is an ex ample of political abnegation, worthy of emulation. ---- POOL OF JOHNSON SPEAKER Clark of Richardson too Independ ent The democratic legislature is organized with Chas. Pool of Te cumseli as speaker ol the house. Ralph Clark of Stella was a for midable candidate and the dope had it that he was sure of elec tion. However, Ralph was too independent to suit the politicians and declined to treat with those, especially Douglas county, who were making demands of an un lair nature as the consideration for the votes. We congratulate Mr. C lark upon his lirmness and honesty and feel that he has con ferred a greater honor on Rich ardson county by his position than could possibly have been confirmed by his election. The selection of Mr. Pool indicates the defeat of county option. Humane Uncle Sam On Monday of this week con gress unanimously appropriated $800,000 4or the suffering thous ands of Italy. Two supply ships are now on the way to the strick en country. In addition to this appropriation the services of our tleet now enroute through the $uez canal has been tendered. This nation is the first to act always in times of distress and its generosity is of the largest character. THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK For the past four years the senators from New York have been a national joke or the crime of a state depending largely on the view point ol the classifier. After March 4th next New York will have one of the great est senators that body has ever known and the nation will have gained a law maker of whom it is impossible to write without frequent use of the superlative. In an excellent estimate by Walter Wellman published in the current number of the “Re view of Reviews” Elihu Root was placed at the head of Ame rican statesmen. Mr. Wellman said in part; “The greatest intell e c t u a 1 force in the public life of Ame rica is the mind of Elihu Root. That is true today; it has been true most of the time for nine years: it is likely to be true for years to come. His has been the master mind of two admin istrations McKinley’s and Roo sevelt’s. It will be the same in the administration of Mr. Taft. Mr. Root is leaving the execu live branch of the government, and is to take his seat in the Senate on March llh. Barring the remote possibility of Demo cratic control of the assembly at Albany, this means that he is Senator for life. It means also that in the future, as in the past, his talents are to be dedicated to the service of his country. Some one has said that in Root we have a statesman of the old school. But it is more accurate to say that in him we have a statesman of the new school. He is in a class by himself. In a decade the evolution of the American Government has been from the simple to the complex. Hundreds of new questions and responsibilities have arisen. The old methods of dealing with them have become useless, ob solete. The new era has de manded new men to operate them. Conspicuous among these new men who have arisen to meet the national exigency, as new men always arise to meet every crisis, have been McKin ley, Roosevelt, Hay, Taft and Root. They have been the really great men of the present epoch. But the greatest of them in in tellectual force, in mastery of the principles and details of our government, is Rlihu Root. So President Roosevelt declared a few years ago when he said to me, “Rlihu Root is the ablest man I have known in our gov ernmental service. I will go further; lie is the greatest man that has appeared in the public life of any country, in any posi tion, on either sideot the ocean, in my day and generation.'’ If the lips ot William McKinley and John Hay were not mute they would echo thishigb praise. W illiam Howard Taft does echo it with all possible emphasis. Carl Olson as "A Prince of Sweden" There probably has not been such an instantaneous theatrical success in years as the Comedy Drama “A L’rince of Sweden”. The plan was to make this a Scandinavian - American play true to nature with Swedish characters. The story Is a sim ple and sweet one. One who is familiar with the productions of new plays in the past twenty years says it is impossible to analyze the play except to say that it pleases and pleases mightily. The comedy is clean, bright and wholesome. The spe cialties are new and up-to-date and with all the special scenery this company carries is one of tlie strongest and best attrac tions that will be seen in our city this season. Will appear at the Gehling Opera House, Monday, January 11. Simple Remedy for LaCrippe Hacking lagrippe coughs that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley’s Honey ard Tar. The sore and inflamed lungs are healed and strengthened, and a dan gerous condition is quickly averted. Take only Foley's Honey and Tar in yellow package. Kerr's Pharmacy. THE LOCAL LORE I'rowded off the regular Local I’aift*. Cold weather is coming. Get your Coal of C. A. Heck. V. G. Ly ford made a business trip to Lincoln during the week. Tomorrow night the Royal Neighbors will hold their regular meeting. Sam and Kwing Ward came up from Rulo and spent Sunday with friends here. Crete Stewart of Hiawatha spent a few days during the past week with Hazel White. Baptism will be administered at the Baptist church Sunday night after the sermon. JCdna Creasuait ot Hiawatha, returned home Sunday after a visit with Ruth Reavis. Mrs. George Dietsch a n d daughter. Myrgaret. returned to their home in Hastings, Sunday. Ray Timmerman came up from Hiawatha and attended the dance given by the High School boys last week. Dr. Windle and Myrtle Ramel spent Sunday with the latter’s grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Ramel, at Verdon. Geo. Fischer of Kulo called Wednesday and placed liis name one year in advance on our sub scription book. News reached this city this week that Mrs. F. W. Cleveland is in very poor health at her home in Nebraska City. Willis Hindman of Hardy, Ne braska, spent a part of the week in this city visiting at the home of his grandfather, J. Brannmn. Glen Bronson, wife and son, Laurence, spent a few days the past week with Mrs. Bronson's parents, John W. Kamel and wife in this city. Mrs- Lee Myers and children of Vermillion, S. D., and Mrs. Gil bert of Kulo spent New Years day in this city guests of Mrs. J. V. Ratekin. Mrs. John Oswald has been in Stella several days visiting at the home of her parents- While there she was quite sick, suffering from quinsy. She is some better and returned home Monday. On Tuesday evening the High landers held a public installation at their hall. A large crowd of invited guests were present and after the closing of lodge the eve ning was spent in dancing. Next Sunday morning the rec tor of the Episcopal church will deliver a sermon on the topic “Is it Possible to Comprehend God.” Evening topic “The Wise Men at the Manger Cradle of the Infant Savior.” J- H. Harris of Arkansas Pass, Texas, was in the city on a com bination business and pleasure trip during the week He at one timt^ owned a furniture and sec ond hand store here, where J. M. Ramsey now is. The traveling Alaskan with his dogs were in this city during the past week, resuming their jour ney toward Alaska, the dogs and wolves were doing their part faithfully. One dog wore a collar presented b v Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt while they were in Washington, I). C. They caused a great sensation among the sporting element here. Rainfall for 1903 The following is the rainfall for 1908 as taken from observa tions bv H. L. Kalilf. Jan. 31, snow; Fob. 4 and 11. rain and sleet; 18, snow; 24, rain; 2'*, first ducks; March 4, rain and thunder; April 7. 17, 23, rain; 29, last big frost; May 3, 5. 6, 10, 14, 20, 21, 22, 25, big rains and caused high water; June 4, 7, 10, 11. 12, 15, rain; 17, rain and high water raise; July 23 and 39, rain. July 1, 9, 29, rain. August 5, 12, 14, 17. rain: 19, big rain and brought the Muddy out. August 25, 29, and 31, rain. September 2S, only rain that month. Octo ber 20, rain; 23, first sno'V; 24, snow November 14, snow, 251 and 29, rain- December, neither rain or snow'. I i One poor team stood all day Wednesday at the south side of the court house with the tlier j mometer below zero, unblanketed and unfed. The owner of this 1 team is quite a prayer and thinks he can read his title clear, hut he is in the wrong church and the wrong pew for the good of the church. What he needs most is either a change of heart or a little fire insurance to prepare him for the hereafter. Dr. M. L- Wilson arrived here Tuesday where he will locate permanently. Mrs. Wilson is at 1 Humboldt where she will spend a a few days with friends before i coming to this city. Miss Alice Jaquet who has been visiting her parents here during the holidays, returned to dales* berg, 111., the lirst of the week She is attending Knox College in that city. Mrs. (1. L. Xeide will sing for the offertory solo next Sunday morning at the Episcopal church, Mendelssohni, beautiful setting of the Epipoany hymn‘‘Brightest and Best.” O. 1*. Veal and two daughters, Hazel and Irene of Verdon spent a part of the week in this city with Mrs. Ola McMannus and Mrs. Lucy Cornell. Miss Ilulda Goos returned to her home in Omaha Sunday after visiting a few days in this city wit h Marie McCarty. Our public schools, business college and convent all opened this week after enjoying a Christ mas vacation. These are the days when Ed Jones can give a valid excuse for those awful whiskers. K. L. Ealilf of Route 1 came in Wednesday and renewed his faith in the Tribune. Cyril McCarty went to Omaha Sunday to spend a few days with relatives. Mary Schultz of near Barada is in the city attending German school. John Cornford has our thanks for cash on subscription this week. The ice and coal men seem reasonably well satisfied. John Schatz of Craig favored us with cash on subscription. A pessimist is a married mai: whose wife made a mistake in marrying. Henry Rahlf secured some seed corn at the Omaha corn show for which he paid $28 a bushel. C- Schulenberg of Verdon called Saturday and placed his name ahead on our subscription list. Miss (Irace Saylor returned to her home in this city after spend ing a few days with relatives in Kansas City. Mrs. Kverett Higgins is at Robison, Kansas, this week, be ing called there by the death of her sister-in-law. A Good Father STARTS HIS CHILDREN ON THE RIGHT ROAD by opening a bank account for them. It’s a little tiling 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 and Surplus, $70,000.00 DR. C. N. ALLISON DENTIST Phone 24H Over Iliehardson County Bank. FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA Guaranteed Attraction GEHLING THEATRE Monday, January II C. S. Primrose Presents CARL OLSON “A Prince of Sweden” In Four Acts. With All Star Cast ONE NIGHT The One Great Swedish Comedy Drama--A Beautifully Staged Production--AII Special Scenery. 7 Up-tc-Date Specialties 7 Good Singing and Dancing--Best Swede Show on the Road. Prices.35c and 50c
