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rHE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Entered as second-class matter at Kails City, Nebraska, post office, Janu ary 12, lutH, under t Ire Act of Congress cn March 3, 1k?o. Published every Friday at Falls City, Nebraska, by The Tribune Publishing Company G F SHARTS Manager One year 51. s>ix months •78 Three months .40 TELEPHONE 226. You can’t saw wood with a hammer. Don’t knock. The case of the United States against the Standard Oil of New Jersey was finished late last week. The costs amount toover ten million dollars. TheStand ard Oil is surely an expensive luxury. _ The burning of the Copeland hotel of Topeka at three o'clock on the morning of me first day of the Kansas legislature was a fearful tragedy. It not only cost a life but is said to have seriously interfered with four teen poker games. The Tribune has been unable to supply the demand for extra copies of its last two issues. To those who care preserving the history of the county now run ning in these columns and who desire extra copies we suggest that you notify us of your re quirements in advance of press day. __ □ Now is the time for the high school athletic association to go after the next Held meet. Falls City is the most centrally lo cated and at the meet here last spring nearly doubled the record for gate receipts. If the boys need any money to swing the project the citizens would gladly “chip in."!_ It must be admitted, even though Gov. Shallenbarger’s Supreme court will never be in ducted into ofiice that his ap pointment of .fudges Sullivan, iioot, Fawcett and Holcomb dis closes a high appreciation on his partof those essentials which make for a great judiciary. The park board would till a Jong felt want by arranging lor a good ball ground and tennis courts at the park. Spring will soon be hero and the park should be so-governed as to be of inter est to our people during the en tire summer season instead of only during Chautauqua week as has heretofore been the case. The farmers of Richardson County would do well to mark their calenders on Prof. Co burn’s date at the Chautauqua, lie is a man who stands unriv aled in tne field of agriculture, and while there are some men who deride scientific farming and who cry out against invasion of the customs of forty years ago, fortunately the farmers rec ognize the spirit of progress and are willing to concede that there are still some things concerning their business that they do not know. Prof. Coburn’s day should be one of the big days. He has a message of profit to deliver and your interests suggests that you hear it._ We are always glad to give our columns to any real worthy and elevating cause, and we, therefore, wantespecially to call your attention to the lecture Prof. Clark of Chicago Univer sity will soon deliver here under the auspices of the Federation of Women’s Clubs. His subject will be “The Servant in the House.” The book is in the li brary. The play bounded on this book is not only conceded to be the greatest on the stage today, bnt many of our best authorities contend it is the greatest production in the past half century. Prof. Clark is ad mittedly one of the masters in this line of work and,a real treat awaits our people in his coming, for which the ladies are entitled to the gratitude of all who en joy the best in literature. The sensational story publish ed in the Lincoln Journal last week to the etTect that Falls ! City was suffering an epidemic I of typhoid caused by drinking j water from the new wells was | more than a silly falsehood, it was and is a vicious lie. Falls City has but one case of typhoid | and as yet Falls City has used j no water from the new wells, i We know nothing as to where this story sprung from but if j rumor has it correctly, the mani fest public indignation is entire ly justified._ The local gun and rod club is preparing a bill to amend the present game laws. Some of the suggestions of the new bill should meet with instant favor, as for instance the season on snipe shooting has always ex pired before the snipe reach this locality. Snipe are a migratory fowl and if one section of the state is to be permitted to shoot them the season s h o u 1 d b e lengthened so that other sections of the state may enjoy a like privilege. The day of the non advertising merchant in Falls City is no more: Commercial life is a sur vival of the fittest. The mer chant who sits supinely oy wait ing for trade while his competi tor is using printer’s ink and asking for the business is ol few days and full of trouble. Op portunity knocks once at every man’s door but she sweeps out mornings for the hustler who ag gressively and in tel 1 i g e n 11 y helps himself. Mr. Taft seems to have com pletely captured the South and apparently has made the possum the national bird. It is refresh ing to contemplate the advent of Mr. Taft to the presidency. It is safe to assume from his past record that the unseemly rows of the past will cease and that the integrity and well being of our people will be no less en hanced because the methods are along a different line. Everybody pull for Kotouc now in his tight on the squirrels. There is nothing like a great mission in life, and while the gentleman from liichardson may not have time for road laws or county option, or free high schools, or any other of t h e little perplexities of legislation he is hades on squirrels, “liaus mit ’em’’, or words of the same signification._ The bill to give the county court concurrent jurisd ic t i o n with the district court and to confer county court lurisdiction on justices of the peace is about the worst ever. The fool killer has evidently passed Lincoln up. The habit of buying Texas land has become epidemic. A prominent banker estimated re cently that SdaOjOOO of Richard son county money had found its way to the pockets of Texas land owners within the past year. It is hoped that after the squir rels are done for that the gentle man from Richardson will give us a little legislation on flies. Spring is coming and the bald headed men look to their repre sentative for relief. The highest commendation is due the high school students tor their splendid work iu civil gov ernment Their production of last Friday evening was a revel ation to the audience assembled. One, Kern of Indiana, was beaten for senator by the demo cratic caucus last week and is out in an open letter that shows he is as sore as a boil. The name sounds familiar. Bryan's attitude on county op tion shows that the leader may not only be peerless but speech less as well, and a speechless Bryan is about the limit. Kotouc means to lengthen the open season on squ.rrels or know why. Bully for Kotouc! Down with the squirrels! What is a squirrel—and why? District court February 1st. Reform means to make the other fellow be good. Have you got typhoid from ,the new well yet, already? We still insist that "The Prince of Peace” be delivered to the Eagles’ lodge of Lincoln, Senator Frank Ransom of Omaha, leader of a reform legis i lature and tribune of the people. It is to laugh. Congress is laboring to in crease the President’s salary to S 100,000 a year. We'll take the job for less money. At any rate if Clark was the corporation candidate for speak er, ihe Richardson County mem bers, Cerdes and Kotouc, were voting the corporation ticket. "We intend that the people shall have wfiat’s coming to them" vehemently declared Sen ator Ransom. II they do it’s be cause they beat the Senator to it. President Roosevelt rode 98 miles horseback in one day last week. If congress, which has been jolting him for the past month, can get any comfort out of that it is entitled to it. 11 is said that when Kotouc was i n town recently every squir rel scurried for shelter a n d did’nt so much as show the lip of a rusty tail until they learned that the Burlington west bound had departed on time. It is only fair to the local cor respondent ol the State Journal to state that he is in no wise re sponsible for the silly and in jurious lie recently published by that paper concerning an epi demic of typhoid in this city. The legislature will be worth all it costs if a good practical road lawr is Enacted. The great trouble with road laws has al ways been that legislators have paid more attention to the ques tion how cheap can we build roads than to the question how good can we build our roads. The suggestion of making the position ot supreme court clerk a salaried office is all right, but the legislator who introduced a bill to fix the salary at S-000, has very little conception of the labor this office requires or the ability necessary to properly perforin it. Tillman, like Hamlet's moth er, protests too much. The southern tire eater is in the down and out class and his mouthings are no longer interesting to the public. Caught with the goods describes it and a big noise will not take Ben out of the Bailey, Benton, Mitchel class. l he Tribune has soul the right to publish “The Reminiscences of a Wayfarer” to the Lincoln State Journal. The series will be run in the Sunday edition of that paper. The great demand tor these articles from those in terested in the early history of southeastern Nebraska, will probably result in their publica tion in book form. It may be that Ralph Clark is the representative of corporate interest in the present legisla ture as the local democratic pa per charged last week If this be true the corporations are firmly entrenched against ad verse legislation, as Mr. Clark has more important committee assignments than any other member, beating (lerdes and Koutouc about it! to 1. - In Lawrence, Kansas, the marshal takes every horse found at the racks without a blanket and puts it in the livery stable, where it is kept warm. If the owner does not call for it before meal time the horse is ted and the entire bill charged to the owner. If the owner refuses to pay he is waltzed down to police court where lie pays a tine for cruelty to animals. Now why isn't that a pretty good sys tem during cold weather. THE PHARISEES Tile swell sef of New York has pronounced the motion picture shows immoral and debasing. ' These shows are the theaters j of the poor.’’declared one fussy j old girl, “and they must be ele i vated.” fsure! Elevate them! Bring the poor man’s theater up to the j standard of a Salome dance <>r an oriental muscle performance. Let these reformers that guzzled one million dollars in champagne in New York restaurants New Year’s eve do the elevating. A New York paper published an editorial concerning the young women of New York’s swelldom who got drunk New Year’s eve and did skirt dances on the tables or went wading in the fountains of the cafe. In the want columns of that same paper sixteen ads appeared of fering rewards for garters lost in a single Broadway restaurant New Year’s eve. It was a bad night for garters But the motion picture shows are immoral, debasing; the amusements of the poor must be elevated and New York’s upper ten is on the job. Now what do you know about that? _ The personel of the United States senate may not be alto gether honest but it is growing discreet. MINISTER S FAREWELL Nelson People Unite in The Rev. Day's Farewell Services The Union farewell services held at the Christian Church Sun day evening for the retiring Pas tor. Rev. Day, were well attended bv members of all the churches and the public in general. Rev. F. G. Knauer of the Presbyterian Church presided over the meeting and Rev. H. V. Priceofthe Meth odist church and Rev. G. B. Ban croft of the Evangelical church assisted in the services. The choir had prepared special music for the service, one piece by the male quartet aim a base solo by W . II. Crosslev. 1 lie Nelson band als > played a number of sac red pieces and all joined in “God be with vou 'till we meet again." Rev. Day delivered the prin ciple address of the evening, pre facing his farewell remarks by thanking his church and the kin dred churches and all the people of Nelson in general for the hear ty co-operation in the work of the Master and expressed his sincere regret to leave this charge. He then made a splendid talk along evangelistic lines and urged all to give more attention to spir itual matters. — Nelson Gazette. •-- - Private Money. Private money to loan on Real Estate. Mortgages bought and sold. Call at First National Bank. 3-tf A. J. Weaver A Good Father STARTS HIS CHILDREN , ON THE RIGHT ROAD ^ -y ^ 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 and Surplus. $70,000.00 Christian Church Notes Two splendid audiences greeted the new minister last Sunday Our reception by the good people of Falls City manifested the spirit of the Master and we feel with your hearty co-operation the work in this place will be successful. There will be the regular services at the church next Sunday both morning and evening. '):45 a. m , Bible school, Prof Oliver, Supt, Remember our watch word “Every member in the Bible school and as many more." 11 a. m , preaching by the pas tor, subject of the sermon, ,.The Reward of the Righteous" 3 p. tn.. Junior Endeavor. f>;30 p- m., Y. P S. C. E. 7:30 p. m., preaching subject, “A Soldier of Jesus." \Ye extend a cordial invitation to all, come and enjoy these ser vices with us. You will alway find a hearty welcome at the Christian church. F raternally, F. Ellsworth Day, Pastor Burlington Route West Bound No. 19 Denver Exp .1:59 a. n . No. 15 -Denver Exp. i Local). 1:45 p. ir No. 41 Portland Exp.2:29 p. m. No. 121—Lincoln Loc. via Ne braska City.5:00 a. n East Bound No. 1 4 St. .1., K. C. A St. L .7:41 a. n . No. 44 —st. J., K. C. ,v st. L . Local).11:02 a. ir . No. lti—St. .T.. K t'. A St L. .4:40 p. ni. No. 42 St. .1 , 1\ C. A St L. .7:00 p. n No 122—From Lincoln, via Nebraska City. 8:45 p, ni. E. O. Whjtfolu, A cent. ■■■—I—1111 II mil IWII.I II 111 HU ill IM ■ 111 ■HMfllM ■ l" lllTH——11IH11' 1IHIIW—H— —— GEHLING THEATRE Just One Night Tuesday, Jan. ili Engagement Extraordinary THE FAMOUS Boston Ideal Md-im Presenting the All-Fun Comic Opera “Mascotte” Fun Galore. Girls. Songs, Jokes W. H. BURGESS and HARRY DUNCAN. Comedians LAURA MOORE. Soprano LILLIAN SHATTUCK. Mezzo Soprano And Many Others, Including IDEAL BEAUTY CHORUS Popular Prices, 35c, 50c, 75c WANTED! HORSES MARES and MULES Fat and broke to work—from 4 to 8 years old. Bring in your stock and get the highest market price, at Mettz' Sale Pavilion, in Falls City, Sat., Jan. 23 J. W. OWENS Most Extensive Dealer in United States.