THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
Entered as second-class matter at
Falls City. Nebraska, jxmt office, Janu
ary 12. l‘M4, under the Act of Congress
in March J, 1S7‘>.
Published every Friday at Falls City,
Nebraska, by
"he Tribune Publishing Company
E r SMARTS Minagir
One year W-{jO
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TELEPHONE 226.
Tile ground liny is still the
star weather prophet.
A ylove factory is talked of:
well, that would about lit us.
Next to ihe Christ, Abraham
Lincoln was at once 11ia1 most
unaccountable and yreatest man
of his race.
•The paper down the alley,"
sounds much better'and the pa
per up the alley is to be con
l ratulated upon the change
llalpli Clark certainly has
some temper. He told Itepre
sentative Taylor of Custer conn
1 y that lie was a d liar, Mien
"aylor charged Clark with sub
serviency to railroad influence.
To turn the university appro
priations over to Bryan’s school
of politics to the lasting injury
of it-' real educational purpose
is not only an evidence of assa
nine vanity, hut is a great in jus
lice to the institution and the
taxpayers as well.
The new evangelist is report
ed to have taken a shot at the
basketball games. II this re
(tort is true some friend should
talk to the good brother and let
him know that while there are
evils in Falls City that should
be destroyed, basket ball is not
one of them.
MR BRYAN BUSY
The legislature is about to
adopt Mr. Bryan’s suggestion!
for a school of politics in the
state university. Mr. Bryan
took the matter up with the lie
gents and demanded such a de
parture. He told Chancellor
Andrews that such adepartnient
with hi>, Bryan's, name attached
to it would bring many students
from throughout the entire conn
try. The liegents informed Mr.
Bryan that the university need
ed every dollar of its appropri
ation to meet the educational
needs of the institution, where
upon Mr, Bryan took the matter
up with the legislature, with
the result that the appropria
tions for the agricultural school,
the law department and the
main school will be cut to pro
vide a school of politics, where
the beauties of free and unlim
ited coinage, Imperialism and
kindred parnniounts will be ex
tolled.
It is understood that the leg
islature will take care of Coin
Harvey, Senator Tillman and
Hoke Smith when the faculty is
made up, and that the issuance
of a diploma will depend upon
the student's ability to tell why
the Commoner is a great news
paper and to recite "The First
Hattie' without prompting.
Receives Encouragement
A letter from Carl Busch of
Kansas City, the composer of
the $500 prize cantata, purely
American, was received by Mrs.
Charles Banks, the director of
the Woman’s Chorus, inviting
the society to take part in the
rendition of this composition,
“The Four Winds,” with a
chorus of about 500 voices, in
Convention Hall, Kansas City,
about the middle of May. To
the objection by Mrs. Banks,
that this Falls City Chorus was
composed of womens voices only
Mr. Busch replied. “I should
certainly enjoy having your
chorus participate. Please
change your society to a mixed
chorus and come and sing with
us.’’ At a recent meeting the
Woman's Chorus took action
upon this suggestion and are
read v to receive into their or
ganization gentlemen who are
music lovers, music makers and
willing workers.
THE HALF-BREED TRACT
Albert Watkins Takes Exceptions to
‘ Wayfarer s ' Description
To The Tribune: The accom
plished writer of the series of his
torical articles which have been
published in the Tribune lately
fell into some errors about the
survey of the half-breed tract. I
worked out the facts from official
records pretty thoroughly for the
History of Nebraska, and the) are
set forth at some length on page
H7H and following pages and in
foot notes on pages 10 and 200 of
volume 1.
The writer of the articles in
question assumes that the first
surveyors—of 1"I^ naturally and
properly followed the winding
course,of the Nernahns in running
the lines to points ten miles from
the month of these streams. The
treaty of Prairie du Chien which
established the half-breed tract or
reservation specifically directed
that the ten mile lines in question
should tie run direct from the
points of beginning, and it does
not seem likely that the surveyors
disregarded that plain provision of
the treaty; and there was, there,
fore, some other reason, for as
suming that the original tract was
not extended far eiioiurh west.
When .Judge Fenner Ferguson,
delegate to congress from the ter
ritory of Nebraska, advocated the
passage of the bill providing for
the re-adoption of the original
western boundary, he explained
that the Missouri river had cut in
to the eastern boundary a consid
erable distance since the first sur
vey of 18MN; niul the presumption
that the first boundary was not ex
tended far euough west was based
upon measurements made in 1*0*1
when the agitation for a new sur
vey began Of course, as the bed
of the river was further west in
1850 than it was in 1*118, tlie next
boundary line ten miles beyond it
would lie westward of the origi
nal McCoy line.
There remains, however, the in
teresting question suggested by
your correspondent’s very enter
taining story, whether the agita
tion about the western line was
started by the people of Salem as
a step toward getting the county
seat away from Archer which was,
by flu* new survey, inclosed iti the
reservation and therefore could
not remain theeapital of the coun
ty. It is rather odd to find the
federal government taking the ini
tiative toward adding to an Indian
reservation from the public domain
without some selfish white man’s
impulse. The almost universal
rule in such cases lias been sub
traction rather than addition. Kl
mer S. Dundy went to Washing
ton to lobby for the passage of
Ferguson's bill, probably on a re
tainer by the settlers, real or pros
pective, on the disputed strip.
Ai.uisKT Watkins
Mr. Watkins is editor in chief,
and successor to •]. Sterling Mor
ton, of the Western Publishing
Co, at Lincoln, They ara pub
lishers of a history of Nebraska.
The Tribune will expect our
•‘Wayfarer’’ to answer this com
munication in the near future.
A Business Proposition
l>id you ever
^top to think,
£ Mr. Business
Y Man, that the
news of your
business is as
i much a part
of the local
events as a
v wedding or a
• church fair?
T h e ladies
w are just as
I much interested in a new fabric
you have on the shelves as they are
I in any home happening. Your store
news and anouncements in these
columns will reach a large circle of
eager buyers. This will enable you
to sell your goods while they are
new and fresh and you will not
have to sacrifice later at remnant
counter prices. Think it over.
THE COMERS AND COERS
C'rnwdtMl off th«‘ regular Local Pag**.
Hal StoulTcr visited Jiis family
in Salem over Sunday.
A new iine of Shoes and Oxfords
arrived at Seff s this week
John Kuper and son were down
| from Humboldt Monday on busi
ness.
John Gillignn was a business
visitor in St. Joe the first of the
week.
Mrs. George l’rater returned
Friday from a short stay in At
chison,
Mat Moore came down from
Humboldt Monday to spend a few
days in this city.
Harry K’edmond w a s down
from Table Rock Sunday visiting
friends in this city.
Henry Ayers of Hiawatha
spent a few days in the city the
guest at the home of George
; Sperry.
Mrs. George Story and son
I Wilber spent a few days with
i relatives in Dawson first of the
week
Miss Ktta Smith, who has been
visiting her uncle, T. [..Hummel
rich returned Monday to her home
I at Hamlin, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sperry
are the proud parents of a baby
boy who arrived at their home.
Monday, Feb. 15th.
V. G- Ly ford returned this
week from a few weeks stay in
the ca-.t. He has a new and up
to-date stock of goods now.
Miss Corrine Mauldin, cook at
the Lindell Hotel, was called to
Nebraska City Tuesday by the
Serious illness of her brother
Mrs. Lloyd Peck and little son
of Reserve spent a few days in
the city this week with the form
ers parents Henry Ruegge and
wife.
Mrs. S. L. Marts spent a part
of last week in White Cloud with
her cousin, Mrs. C. H. Wakefield..
She had not visited there for 7
years.
The ladies of the Christian
church will hold a 15c tea at the
home of S. L. Redwood in the
Scbmucker house, Feb 25 from 5
to S o’clock.
Miss Patten one of Gage's lead
mg trimmers of Chicago arrived
in the city Saturday and she will
be employed at the Wittrock mil
linery store.
The entertainment at the G. A.
R. hall was well attended Friday
night and the program was one
of the best memorial programs
ever held in tnis city.
Mr. and Mrs- W. D. Easley re
turned Sunday to their home in
Kansas City. Mrs. Easley spent
several days with her sister. Mrs.
E. F. Sharts in this city.
G. W. Inskeep spent a few days
with his family the first of the
week. This is his first time
home since election. The family
expect to move to Chicago in the
near future.
Miss Florence Wheeler of Stella
spent a short time with her aunt,
Mrs. F,. F. Sharts, On Tuesday
she left for Humboldt where she
will visit Miss Jennie Fellers and
other friends.
Miss Augusta Wittrock who
has spent the past three weeks in
Chicago, St- Louis and Kansas
City returned home Saturday.
She has one of the most complete
line of millinery goods ever shown
in this city.
The ladies of the W. R. C. will
serve supper at the hall Mdnday
evening. Feb. 22. The old sol
diers will have an old fashioned
supper for 15c, but the ladies will
charge 25c for their supper. Rc
| member the date at the G. A. R.
hall.
This office is indebted to Hon,
i E. M. Pollard, who is at Wash
ington, D. C , for a report of a
hearing he recently had before a
committee on Interstate and For
eign commerce. It is full of very
interesting matter and Mr.Pollard
is certainly making a good show
ing.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will have charge of the
Electric theater Tuesday even*
ing. February 2.V All are cordi
ally invited to attend and help,
the ladies. A good program has!
been arranged and the ladies
promise all who attend that they
will enjoy the performance. \
Five pupils were taken down
with scarlet fever in District "s*
east of this city in school last ;
week On Friday Miss Laurence
closed school and it will not be*
gin until it is certain there is no
danger of a spread of the disease, j
Major Keeling is nursing a
black eye this week caused by an
iron bar falling on him. While
he was in the store room reaching
for liicKen feed that was on a
high shelf an iron bar fell and
struck him in the»eye.
On Saturday night some un*
known visitor called at the home
«
of W. II. Keeling and on leaving
took with them forty pounds of
beef that was in the ice box on
the back porch.
Miss Sarah Edie of Humboldt
was the guest of Miss Vergie
Mead in this city Monday. She
was on her way to Peru, where
she is attending the Normal.
Mrs. Nelle Tinker and little
daughter arrived from Omaha.
Tuesday, being called by the seri
ous illness of the former's mother,
Mrs. James Cornell.
Rev. A- Koehler and family
leave Monday for Milford, where
he will enter into his new field of
labor. He takes with us our best
wi-hes for success.
T. L. Davies and wife arrived
from Auburn this week. They
lia.v disposed of their interests
there and will make their home
in this city.
•I. II- broady, jr., and Judge
Stewart of Lincoln, were in the
city this week where they were
interested in the district court.
C. F. Mastin came down from
Elm Wood, to spend a tew days
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
C- A. Mastin.
Mrs- Jno- Shultz of Barada
spent a part of the week in the
city with Mrs. Mary Freie and
Mrs- Fowler.
Mrs. Frank Wilson of Sioux
City arrived Wednesday for a
visit to her father, J. C. Yut/.y
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Heikes and
wife of Hiawatha were guests at
the home of A. Bentley and wife
Tuesday.
T. P. Matthews and S- A.
Little left Wednesday for St. Joe
to spend a few- days buying Spring
goods.
Miss Margaret Peterson is spen
ding the week in Peru visiting
her sister and numerous friends.
Mrs. Ella Priest returned to
Kansas City after visiting her
mother, Mrs. Adolph Messier.
On Saturday night the Lyric
closed for a week or more while
some repairs are being made.
Chas. Brooks and wife are the
proud parents of a baby boy born
to them Friday night.
Henry Shultz, who lived north
of town moved his family to this
city during the week.
Mrs. James Pickett is in Ster
ling visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Radinsky.
Mrs- Leonard Simon and Anna
Pyle were up from Preston shop*
ping Tuesday.
Herbert Hedges spent a few
days with his family in the city
this week.
Ewing Herbert, of the Hiawa
I tha World, was a visitor here
j Monday.
Mrs. R. B. Huston of Salem
; spent Tuesday with friends in the
- city.
i Miss Agnew has organised a
i bo> s glee club at the high school,
i James Zimmerman of Iowa is
visiting his uncle, L. L. Aldrich.
Win. Strunk was a business vis
itor from Dawson Tuesday.
Carl Rauch and son were down
from Stella Monday.
Henry Funk of Humboldt was
in the city Tuesday.
CAN TRUNDLE HEAVY LOADS
Chinese Cooliea Able to Transport
Nearly Half a Ton on Peculiar
Wheelbarrow.
In f 1 if wheelbarrow used in China
tlie wheel is set in the center, and
this supports practically the entire j
load, while the handles are support
ed in part by a strap or rope over'
be shoulders of the man who oper
ates it.
As a result tho coolie in China
will transport nearly half a ion on
his wheel. Wheelbarrows are much
used in the*conntry, where the roads
are but little developed, and we
have heard that passengers some
limes make the entire trip from
Shanghai io Pekin, a distance of
6011 miles, by barrow.
A two-passenger barrow will make
about '.'0 miles a day, and the coolie
is content with a pay of about 20
cents a day, or an average of about
half a cent a mile for each passen
ger. On the level, well kept streets
of tie foreign quarters of such cities
as II mg Kong. Shanghai and Pe
kin the wheelbarrow coolie will
struggle along with a load of six or
even eight people.
IS HEAD OF HER FAMILY.
The Dutch woman of hjoutli Afri
ca is the head of tier family and
must ho obeyed, hv husband as well
as children. She marries very young
and lias a large family. The wo
man of the cities is very different,
having a good education, and when
she finishes in Europe she is a most
attractive creature, with great ca
pacity for enjoyment. She is likely
to be musical, but not literary, as the
Dutch of that country have not
reached that phase of development.
'flu1 women of South Africa are
very much taller than the women of
Holland, and the city-bred girl is
generally .-lender and rallu r pretty,
which the Uoer woman never is, be
ing fat and figureless at 30.
|We Print Sale Bis
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and we ran handle all
lines of job printing—
| it makes no difference
I how large or small the
job may be. Call at this
office and look over our
samples of letter heads
envelopes, business cards and wed
ding stationery. You'll be pleased
with our work, and prices will suit.
Best Work... Most Reasonable Prices
Quaker Philosophy!
r
Said the good old Quaker to his
boy: "Nathan, it is not what thee
reads that makes thee smart; i:
is not what thee eats that makes
thee fat; it is not what thee earns
that makes thee rich. BUT WHAT
THEE SAVES
Try one of our Vest Pocket
Banks and watch results. It wil
help you save many a dollar.
THE
Falls City State
Bank
Capital and Surplus $70 000 00
EDGAR R. MATHERS
DENT I ©T
Phones: Nos. 177, 217
Sam i.. Wahl Building
Fi P. ROBERTS
IDKN'FfS'F
Office over Kerr’s Pharmacy
Office Phene 280 Residence Phone i.
John Wiltse
ATTORNEY
Practice in Various Courts.
Collections Attended To.
Notary Public. FALLS CIT c
DR. C. N. ALLISON
DENTIST
Phone 248 Over Richardson Coun
Bank.
FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA
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Postponed Sale
D u roc-J ersey H ogs
\
On account of stormy weather our sale has been post
poned. and we will sell at the farm of C. A Cook, I mile
north of the Salem depot. 34 miles south of Verdon,
8 miles northwest of Falls City and 9 miles southeast
of Oawson. on
Thursday, Febr. 25th
commencing at I o clock. 34 HEAD OF DUROC
JERSEY SOWS, consisting of 6 Fall Yearlings and 28
Spring Gilts bred to strictly choice boars, and each
and every one guaranteed to be safe with pig.
C. A. Cook Bert Veach
COL C H MARION and ROY KISTNER. Auctioneers
Tea Special
A Japanese Cup and Saucer Free with
a pound of tea. See them in our north
window, \ bijr line of New Glassware
just in. Big- Glass Howls from ten cents
up. Four-piece Table Sets, Berry Sets,
etc., on sale at
Chas. M. Wilson’s
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I THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
*‘oi'U have dispelled all charm whe
her I’rince < harming awakened her if
she showed ugly, decayed or missing
teeth when Her first smite beamed upoi
him. Ddn’t mar jour beauty or hurt j’oi:
■r digestion with poor teeth, or suffer fror
aching molars when help is so nea
vou at
l YUTZY
) M.KT WIMJLE l>. I). S. Assistant
I alls City, Nebraska