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The Falls City Tribune. Vol. VI FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1909. Number 4 SOCIETY NOTES AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges, Clubs, Churches. Etc. The Bachelor girls enjoyed a theater party at the Lyric last night. Mrs. II. M. Jenne was hostess to the Kaffe Klatche club Wed nesday afternoon. The Christian ladies gave a delightful 15c tea at the home of Mrs. Porr yesterday evening. Mrs. A1 Kesterer entertained at a kensington Tuesday afternoon. Nice refreshments were served during the afternoon. Frank and John Bucholsj gave a social dance at Wahl’s hall last night. Good music was furnish ed by Werners orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. George Holt very pleasantly entertained the K. K. club at their home Friday night. The evening was spent playing whist. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Mr- and Mrs. Clifford Parish entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carico, Mr- and Mrs.C.II. Marion, and Mr. and Mrs. John Carico at their home in honor of Mrs-1). (). Schrader of Talmage who was visiting friends in this city. The hostess served a delicious luncn and the evening was one of real pleasure for all present. The Sunnv Slope Kensington met at the home ot Mrs Wamslev last Wednesday evening to bid Mr. and Mrs- Mike Lichty fare well. All came with well filled baskets. A% a token of their love and esteem they presented Mr. and Mrs. Lichty a silver berry spoon. A good time was enjoyed by all. They departed at a late hour wishing Mr. and Mrs.Lichty success and contentment in their new home in Los Angeles, Calif Sorosis met with Mrs. A. ly Hill Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. M- Giannini gave an extensive paper on the Smithsonian Insti tute in a most pleasing manner. Mrs. Gist gave a heart to heart talk upon Manual Training as it should be applied in our schools in Falls City. This was discuss ed with great spirit by the club. Mrs. Stevens and Miss McDonald were guests of the club. Re freshments were served during the social half hour. Club ad journed to meet with Mrs. P. S. Heacock Feb. 10th. Mesdames <). Schoenheit, Sid Spence and Lois Keeling planned a very pleasant surprise for Mrs. I. C. Maust in honor of her birthday. At about 7:30 Tuesday while she and Mrs. O- Schoenheit were preparing to go away to spend the evening, the ladies rang the bell and took her completely by surprise. T hey enjoyed whist until a late hour. Those present were Mesdames Wylie. J. Wilson, Abner McKee, ().Schoenheit, Spence, Sid Spence, John Crook, Rob. Neit/.el, C. H. Sharts and Misses Lois and Allie Keeling, Maud Graham, Stella Knickerbocker. Oddie Lapp,Clara Tanner. Refreshments consist ing of ice cream and cake were served by the ladies and Mrs. Maust was presented with a sec tion of Globe Wernicke Elastic book case and two books. The Womans Chorus All members of the Woman’s Chorus are requested to meet at the residence of Mrs. Banks on Monday evening at 8 o’clock. It is very important that each member should be present. Charlotte M. Banks. MERCHANTS ARE BLED Can You Wonder at Their Wry Faces? We sometimes find the merch ant in injured mood. He will not talk advert sing and his face sug gests a long drawn out day of cold rain and lonesomeness. Albeit the storekeeper is a cherful indi vidual, but he has his troubles. One of them is the intermittent, yet ever occurring, charity re quests. It is surprising what a merchant has to give away. He cannot refuse Mrs. Brown, who asks one dollar for the foreign missionary, John Jones’ little girl who is soliciting money for a school entertainment, o r Little Willie Smith, who wants to buy red caps for his baseball club be cause, don’t you see—he has the family trade, or hopes to get it. To refuse would injure his busi ness. Sometimes wdieu he grows obdurate and gives without the smiling face, he is reminded of the fact that “we buy all our groceries here,” or “we don’t want to take this, Mr. Merchant, unless yon feel that you ought to give it,” with an insinuating inflection. And the merchant gives. Some of the requests made by the sub scription method are commenda ble, but the merchant is always the first man asked and he never escapes. By veiled threat or sug gestive look, he is “held up” many times a week until lie wonders where it will all end. MUSICAL RECITAL Miss Alice Cleaver Cave a Violin Re cital Saturday Afternoon The pupils of Miss Alice Cleaver gave a violin recital at her home last Saturday afternoon. It prov ed very successful and was much enjoyed by ail present. Follow ing is the program. PART I Melody .. Missa.Floyd Fierbaugh From Judas Maccabas.. Handel.... .Grace Hays Cradle Song. ...Hauser. . .Ruth Schock Romance. .Dancla.. Robert Cornelison ItomancefL clair)..Ernst. Edna Brown Schemando.. Holmann. ...Vera Brown Gondolier.David... ...Verdi Sage PART 11 Melodic in F ...Rubenstein . . Floyd Fierbaugh Minuet ... Mozart .... Bertha Trefzer Intermezzo.. Mascagni. . Ruth Schouk Walts... .Dancla ... Robert Cornelison Serenade' ....Shubert .... Verdi Sage The Drummer Bov. Edith Wynne.. .. .... Vera Brown Allegro.Weis .Edna Brown FARMERS INSTITUTE MEETING Members of the Association Met at Court House In response to a fall issued by the president, Henry Fritz, the members of thQ Richardson Coun ty Farmers' Institute Association met at the county clerk’s office, -Iannary 2d. Then- were a goodly number present and plans were discussed for an institute to be held next winter. Many different things were discused and the fol lowing officers elected: President, Chris. Wanisley; secretary a n d treasurer, John Lichty. • Mascotte" A well filled house greeted the j Boston Ideal Opera Co. at the Gelding Tuesday night. T h e comedians were good and the singing pleased every one. In all it was a good show and Manager Gelding is to be congratulated on securing the troop. Thomas Naylor received word yesterday that a baby boy bad arrived at the home of Ids daugh ter, Mrs. Thomas Huett and hus band at Lexington. Mrs. Edna Holland DePuttnan and little child of Lincoln are j visiting at the home of her pa-! rents. George W. Holland and 1 wife. • DEATH S VICTIMS MANY DEATHS SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE Richardson County People Are One by One Called to Their Reward J. C. I.KISTBK J. C. Leister was born in Hes sen, Germany, July 22, 1854 and died in Leavenworth, Kan., Sun day, January 24, 1909. At the age of eleven years he went to Huntington, I’a.. and re mained there until Get- 4, 1882 when he came to Falls City. He was married October 2, 1884, to Miss Elizabeth Rahlf. To this union three children were born, two sons and one daughter: Prof. J. Carl and Henry of this city and Mrs. Jennie Darner of Columbus, Ohio. The sad news of Mr. Leister’s death was a great shock to his many friends in this city. ILe was shipping horses and while at Leavenworth was in some un known manner killed by a train The remains were brought to this city Tuesday night. The funeral was held from the residence yes terday and interment in Steele cemetery. To the wife and children, who mourn the loss of a husband and father we extend our profound sympathy KOBKKT MICHEL Kobert Michel, died at the home of his wife’s mother, Mrs. John Cornell at Peru Saturday night after a long and lingering illness covering a period of about four years. He was a sufferer of con sumption and had traveled all oyer Colorado, New Mexico and other states in the interest of his health. He was married to Miss Xelia Cornell in this city six years ago and was the father of two little children. For many years the deceased was employed by the different Lincoln newspapers and in his line was a very successful workman. The remains were taken to Verdon and laid to rest in the Cornell cemetery Tuesday. Mrs- Michel is well known to many Falls City people. geo. w. lee Geo W. Lee, an aged mer* chant of Humboldt, died at his home Saturday r.ight in his sixty fourth year, after an illness ex tending over a period of two years. He was stricken with tuberculosis. He had lived in Humboldt for twenty-seven years. He leaves a widow and two children, George W. Lee, of Spokane, assistant at torney-general of the state of Washington, and Miss Bessie Lee, principal of the schools at Lyons, Neb. Both were present at his death. MKS. buhgktt Mrs. Mary Burgett, who lias been in poor health for many months died Saturday afternoon at her home south of Humboldt, aged seventy-three years. She was the widow of Charles Bur gett, who died in September, 1 ‘>07. These two people were among the pioneers of southeast ern Nebraska. Mrs. Burgett is survived by seven grown sons, all of whom live in and near Hum boldt, excepting one, who is lo cated at Topeka, Kans. CORNELL Mrs. Will Cornell died at her home in Seneca Sunday night after an illness covering only a few days. Her husband is a brother of Charles Cornell of this city and is well known to our people. BASKET BALL SOPHOMORE BOYS AND FRESH MAN OIRLS VICTORIOUS The High School Scholars Played Basket Ball for a Silver Cup And a Pennant The sophomore boys played the junior boys a jpune of basket ball at the •‘tfym” Monday ni^ht for the honors of this school year and to see which class would hold the silver cup presented by the class of 1907, for another year. The sophomores were victorious by a score of 20 to 22. The same even ini' the freshmen ('iris and the sophomore ^irls played a name and the winners are the proud owners of a beauti ful htrj'e pennant. The freshmans won, (he score beiuy; to 11. WILL VISIT US NEXT SPRING j Ernest M. Pollard in Touch With the Farmers During the holiday recess I at tended a farmers’ institute in each county of the First District, taking with me an expert from the office of Public Roads and another from the Bureau of Plant Industry. My primary purpose was to present the work that is being done by the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture which is of direct practical benefit to the farmers. The experts ot the de partment have worked out cer tain methods which have been tried and proven to be a great success not only at the State Ex periment Stations, but when ap plied on the farms. I have ar ranged with the Secretary of Agriculture to have two experts sent to the First District next spring to aid the farmers in in troducing these improved meth ods. These experts will visit the farms and give every assistance possible in introducing these new methods. Other states are avail ing themselyes of this opportun ity and I am in hopes that the farmers of my district will take advantage of it and secure the benefit of the latest and best im proved methods of selecting seeds and tue cultivation of crops. Where these methods have been put into practice they have re sulted in increasing the yield from 20 to 50 per cent. Any farmer of the First District who desires to receive the co-operation of the government in the introduc tion of these improved meth ods can do so by sending me his name and address. I should like to have all those who desire to participate in this co-operative movement to write me at once here in Washington, as it will lie necessary for the Department to receive the names of such farm ers as soon as possible in order that the preliminary arrange ments may be perfected by the time it is necessary to begin the work. Very Truly Yours. Eknkst M. Pollard, Washington, D. C. Accepts Light Plant At a meeting of the city coun cil Wednesday night the council accepted the city lighting plant, allowed a few bills and adjourn ed to meet Monday night. Peru Here Tonight The Peru basket ball teams will play two games at the “gym” to night. All lovers of basket hall should attend as these games prom ise to be the best ever. Marriage Licenses Hubert Viets, Canada.2s .)es6ie Wilson, Humboldt. 20 Louis Si'hneider, St. Edwards.. .. 2'' Edna Akers, Humboldt. 22 Elmer Lowe, Itulo . 20 Cora Dukes. Rulo. 28 ROYAL NEIGHBORS Reserve Drill Team Visits This City Friday Night ()n Friday night Hit* Royal Neighbors held an installation in which the drill team from Reserve took an active part. A display of the work of the team was very much appreciated by Falls City people. About forty-five were here from Reserve beside Mrs. Marberger from Humboldt, Mrs Morrisy, Mrs. I). (). Shrader of Talmage. The Reserve team consisted of sixteen ladies, and after the in stallation they put on their ribbon drill, using their colors, lavender and white. Much of the success of tiie work was due their captain, Mr. Cornehson. Mrs. F. K, Day was received in to the order by a transfer card from Nelson. A very nice lunch was served by the local lodge. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Central District Meeting Held at Verdon. Next Saturday The Central District meeting of tin* Richardson County Teachers association will be held in Verdon, Saturday, Jnn. lit). This district comprises the following precincts of the county: Salem, Liberty, Muddy, e ( of Porter, wl of Para da, nw \ of Ohio. There will be many discussions and lectures which will be of great help to the teachers. Miss Seliock of this city will read a paper on “A First Grade Class in Reading. ” Every teacher in the Central district is urged to be present. Patrons and school officers are in vited to attend this meeting. WOLF HUNT Falls City People Attend Brown County Hunt On Monday the Brown county sports, and others to the num ber of about three hundred en gaged in a very successful wolf hunt. It is reported they saw six wolves and succeeded in catching two of them. Only a few of our people were there among which were Lester Voder, John Oswald and C. H. Marion. They will have another hunt February f>th and that night I will all enjoy a big oyster su pper. Badly Injured While tilling the water tank in a car at the yards Tuesday Will Hermes met with a painful accident. He tilled the tank and went to throw the heavy rubber hose from the car and it caught in his sleeve and pulled him olT. His feet are both badly sprain ed and it will be many days be fore lie will be able to take a step, but it is thought no bones are broken. , Social at Verdon At a basket social given by the Verdon high school last Saturday evening the proceeds were $40.05. This money is to he used for ath letic and library purposes. Prof. Hodapp feels very much encour aged oyer the interest shown by the Verdon people in the school work. At the German Hall On Tuesday night at the Oer man hall a large crowd ot peo ple listened to an excellent musical program. After the program all enjoyed a grand ball. The music was furnished by Miss Pruesse, Robt. Pruesse, Walter Spaeth and FloydJFire baugh. Frank Breitler came down from Beatrice Monday and spent a few days with his grandmother, Mrs. H. Wolff. Misses Mabel Rvford and Kate Ilcacock saw “The Servant in the Honse" at Omaha Wednesday. I R.EV. J. H. BOOSE ONE OF OUR FALLS CITY BOYS MADE GOOD Rev. J. H. Boose Leaves Rockford for Pontiac. III., and Will Labor in New Field The announcement that Rev. Boose is to terminate his work in Rockford will be received with re gret by many outside of the cir cles of Westminster church as well sh within the congregation, which feels the loss of its pastor deeply. Rev. Boose has won to himself a host of friends during the seven years he has labored in the local held and they will lie sincerely sorry to learn that he is to leave. Rev. Boose was called to West minster church Jan. S', HK)2, suc ceeding Rev. Wilcox. He was in stalled as pastor on May 11, fol lowing. Since coming to Rock ford Rev. Boose has identified himself with many movements which Have resulted for the better ment and uplift. He took an active interest in the work of thi' V. M. ('. A., when that organization was in existence, speaking at numerous factory and Sunday meetings. During the Sunday revival services he was president of the Rockford Evange listic association,which had charge of that campaign. For the past five years he has been stated clerk of the Freeport Presbytery and since Dr. Ely left this presbytery he has been chairman of the com mittee on home missions. In P.I07 lie was elected by the Presbytery asdelegate to the general assembly. Rev. Boose has been imminent ly successful with his work at Westminster church and the con gregation lias made excellent pro gress during the seven years he has been at iis head, in iiis de parture Pontiac gains a most val ued church worker and citizen, that city’s gain being Rockford’s loss. In Pontiac Rev. Boose will find a big field of endeavor. His new church has a membership of nearly 500 and is the only church of its denomination in that city.- Rock ford Register Gazette. Suffered Painful Accident Mrs. Thomas Maxwell, wife of a prosperous farmer living uear Humboldt met with a painful ac cident while assisting Hbout the farm w'ork. She was engaged iu milking when the cow kicked her, knocking her over against the side of the barn, from which protruded a large spike. The spike struck the victim on the breast cutting an ugly gash and penetrating ipiite a distance. At this writing the wound is not thought to be ot a particular dangerous character. Mrs R C Wills Dead Mrs. R G. Wills died at her home iri the east part of this city Thursday evening’after a lung and lingering illness. She had been a sufferer from cancer for some time and all that neighbors and friends could do was done for her but the angel of death claimed her aud took her to her reward. The re mains were taken to Lincoln for burial. She leaves a husband. Card of Thanks Mr, and Mrs, M. Lichty hereby exteud thanks to their very kind and helpful neighbors and friends, preparatory and through their sale last week, as well also to the Sunuyslope Kensington, foi the evening entertainment and silver souvenir presented at the beautiful home of Mr, and Mrs. Wamsley, Miss Anna Stralem, who has been visiting her sister rs- Hoff man returned this week to her home in Galesberg, 111.
