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.
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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.
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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
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Just One Night
Tuesday, Jan. ili
Engagement Extraordinary
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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
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