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The Falls City Tribune. Vol. VI FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2. 1909. Number 13 m _____ - — ■ —■— - ■ — ———^ ,i* ELL KNOWN PEOPLE CALLED TO THEIR REWARD 2 . aths Reported From Kansas City Kansas. White Cloud, Kan sas and This City lult* Sclioenheit died ;it St. argarets hospital in Kansas < ty, Kansas, Marth 1‘diK), It is a sad duty for a news p oer to report the death oi any j t • izen, but when a man who was j born and raised in the commu n ty, combines so many qualit s ol gentleness and usefulness , y, did .Tule Sclioenheit, it be comes the announcement of a j public calamity to write, ho is j gone. The deceased was born in this v ty April 211, 1867, where he _ vew to manhood and graduated .1 mu our public schools. He ceil went to Commercial Col . ge in St. doe, where he gradu ated in 1H8H, He was admitted t< the Richardson county bar in '-'.Kb Two years was spent in ncoln, where he acted as as vistant clerk and stenograjiher nder Gov. Holcomb. He was ; o years county attorney and . bile serving the city as their attorney, he removed to Law Ion, Oklahoma, where he spent e years practicing law. The i list four years of his life was spent in Kansas City, Kansas and at the time of his death was be attorney for Dansinger i -os., of that place. In 1**4 Mr. Schoenheit was arried to Miss Bessie Whita er. To this uion was born ne daughter. Erma now twelve . ears old. His last illness covered a period of six months, and all at time was never able to 'it ■ii j) a single hour. He was taken to Hot Springs and on returni ng home he was taken to St. 'Jargaret hospital, where he had ■eeii live weeks when he died. All that human hands could ii was done to comfort him and elieve him of his suffering, but he onlv found relief when death 11 aimed him. The remains were brought to this city Monday evening and n Wednesday morning funeral .-crvices were held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. .T. R. .Vilhite, condoled by Rev. G.L. Tieide and the remains were taken to Steele cemetery for burial. Besides the bereaved widow here survives the deceased one augliter, his mother, Mrs. J.R. VVulhite and two sisters, Mrs. Abner McKee and Mrs. .!. A. Vhitmore of Cedar Rapids, ova. Mrs. Lila DeRoin died at her one in White Cloud Monday, 'he leaves a husband and five children, the youngest being twin „brls only a few days old. She iso leaves a father, W-A. Whita , er and two sisters Mrs. Spencer Aster and Miss Mable Whitaker. The deceased grew to woman ood in this city and she has r .onerous friends here who will it grieved to learn of her death. . he funeral was held yesterday ternoon. Willie Martin, the little son Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Werner ed at his home in the east (.art of town Wednesday morn ng. His illness covered a per id of only one day and night ;nd his death came as a great schock to the family. Willie . is ten years and six months old. The funeral will be held om the home this afternoon at ne o’clock and the remains taken to Zion cemetery for burial. INJURED NEAR VERDON Qhc Two Sons of Josh Bloom Met With Accidents Myron the little eon of Mr. and Mrs. Josh Bloom whs badly burned at his home north of \ erdon, Sat urday morning. He, in company with his- little brother, Bernard, were burning brush in the orchard, when in some manner, his clothes caught tiie and lie whs badly burned about the neck and chest, A doctor was immediately sum moned and while the burns lire very painful, Iih does not consider them serious. Bernard, the older sou of Mr. Bloom, weut to school Monday morning and while playing ball, fell ami dislocated his arm. A bone in the elbow is believed to be fractured. The accident has proven to he a very painful one. District Court Judge Raper held an adjourned session of the district court this week. The case of Marie Taylor vs. Harry Taylor, divorce was grant ed. David Ransom was hound over until the next term of court. Charles Winsten, w h o was charged with selling liquor with out license was fined $100. Several drainage cases are up for trial but we go to press too early to report them. From the Business Side Even from the business side of the question we are satisfied that some are laboring to their own disadvantage, for there is probably $100,000.00 a year spent in the saloons of Falls City, and it seems self-evidetnt to us that with the saloons out of existence, a large part of that money would be diverted into other channels, to the advant age of the grocer, the butcher, the shoe dealer, the clothier and the furniture man. Now isn't This True? The •saloon keepers and their landlord have set themselves up as the real controllers of the city government. No candidate for mayor can ex pect their support who has not previously pledged himself to the whiskey element, and that means to take an oath of office to en force the statutes and ordinances against all violators of law, the saloon men to be excluded from any application. Died Near Humboldt Mrs. J. E. Stalder, wife of a well known farmer living near Humboldt died at her home Sat urday night. She leaves a hus band and several children. De ceased has been ill for some time, but recently submitted to an oper ation which was performed at a St. Joseph hospital, and failed to receive the desired help from the process. Injured in Accident Mrs. -Tohn Siler of Humboldt was thrown from a buggy Satur day and sustained a severe frac ture of tbe left arm. The accident resulted from the team taking fright at a passing automobile. She is middle-aged, the wife of one of the well known farmers of this section. Sold His Farm F. P. Page the energetic real estate land man of Dawson closed a deal this week in which he sold the Henry Sandrock farm near Salem to Walter Kirk of Dawson for $11,000. Possession will be given March 1. Rulo Man Insane An old gentleman from Rulo by the name of Mackey was brought to this city and taken be fore the board of health, charged with insanity. At this writing he is still at the cell in the court house. THE WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges. Clubs, Churches. Etc The Junior League of tiic M. L.church were royally entertained : Tuesday evening by Rev. Mast in. Mr". Kerr and Mrs. Mauger. The missionary society of the Methodist church gave a socikl at the home oi \ . G. Lyford Thursday night. All present en joyed a pleasant evening and re freshment;" were served. About 4u of the friends of John Shuman planned a very pleasant: surprise for him at his home on ! North Harlan street. John ex pects to leave our city in a short! time and accompany his parents to their new home. The Ladies' Dorcas Society of the First Presbyterian church will give a splendid chicken pie supper at the home of Dr. Bailey on Thursday evening, April sth, at the usual charge of 25c. The reputation of the ladies for serv ing dainty provisions will ensure a large crowd and great success at this supper. Then all the ladies young and old are to tell in rhyme how they made a dollar for tne new building fund of the FOUND DEAD AI LINCOIN FREDERICK WILSON MiLLER DIED ALONE Physicians Declare That his Death Was due to Gradual Sink ing of the Heart Frederick Wilson Miller was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1850, In 18i32 he moved from hi> native state to Arago, where he lived until ls72 when he was married to Miss Caroline Lange and came to this city. Besides the wile he leaves nine children, Mrs, Emma Smith of Dallas, Texas, Mrs, Ella Ward of Te cumseh, Miss Elizabeth Miller of Lincoln, Fritz ot Missoula, Mont., and Carl, Dorothy, Ray mond, Herald, and Margaret who are at home. He also leaves two sisters Mrs. Win. Shaifer ot Elmwood and Mrs. Ernest Werner of this city and three brothers, Henry Miller of Lincoln, Louie of Washington and (ieorge of this city. Saturday's State Journal lias the following to sav: Fred W. Miller was found dead in his room at the Royal hotel at 1:30 o’clock yesterday after noon. He was last seen alive about (I o'clock Wednesday and he had complained during the afternoon of that day that lie was not feeling well. L.D.Mun THE MORAL SIDE Watch the,High School boys as they go to school each morning. We are educating them with blood money, wrung from the hands of the mother at the wash tub. and the miserable man who spends his earnings to satisfy his unfortunate appetite. The saloon patrons of the next generation are the boys of this. Watch the High School boys as they go to school each morning, and as you watch them just bear in mind that your vote may help the saloons GET these boys or you may PREVENT the saloons from getting these boys. church. A most enjoyable even-1 ing is promised. Tm'kdav evening Helen K< su r er entertained Prof. E- K. Hurst and the Senior class at a juvenile j party. The girls wore short1 dresses, hair curled and braided; and tied with bright bows, while; the bovs wore short pants and “Buster Brown" cuffs and collars and big ties. The girls spent some time playing nouse as they all took their dolls with them.and the boys enjoyed a game of mar bles The evening was one of real pleasure. Mrs. A. Resterer and Mrs.Frank Greenwald served a delightful two course lunch. The Falls City teachers spent a most pleasant evening at the home of Supt. E- E Tobie and wife Monday. They planned the surprise and it was a complete success. The faculty regrets I very much to lose Mr. Tobie and ! as an appreciation of his Kind ness to them, he was presented | with a beautiful leather rocking! chair A mock field meet fur nished a part of the evenings pro gram. At a late hour the guests returned to their homes, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Tobie the best that can be found in life, and hoping when they leave this, place for their new held, success shall fol low them. Coes to Beatrice Supt. Tobie, Prin. E. K Hurst and Priu. Iva Beck and Is of our city teachers left Wednesdac fur Beatrice to attend the district teachers association which was held there Thursday and Friday of this week. son. the proprietor of the hotel, said that he had last seen Miller about 1 o'clock Wednesday af ternoon; he did not notice the man's absence and the fact that the room was locked did not at tract attention until late Thurs day. when the chambermaid whose duty it was to look after the room reported that she had been unable to get into it and thought something might b e wrong. As rooms are often left locked for an entireday nothing was done. On Friday the room was still locked and was then again reported and it was de termined to get into it. An at tempt was made to raise the transom but this was fastened on the inside and the attempt failed. The door had been lock ed on the inside and the key left in the door, so that it was impossible to insert a key lroin the outside. Uy means of a skeleton key the key was lorced out and the door then unlocked. On gaining entrance to the room it was seen at once that the man was dead. His body lay in the bed as though he had retir ed for the night, his clothing were all neatly folded and plac ed on one of the chairs and his ve.-t containing his watch and pocket book were under his pil low, There was no evidence of struggle. Coroner Matthews was immediately called and took charge of the body. Mr. Miller was 5‘» years of age and leaves a wife and fam ily, one of whom, a daughter, Klizabeth, resides in Lincoln. Coroner Matthews called the daughter by telephone and in formed tier of her father's death and she later idcntitied some of the articles found on the body. Mr. Miller had long been a suf ferer from rheumatism and had previously suffered a stroke of paralysis. IIis daughter, who last saw him alive on Wednes day afternoon, had remarked at that time that he looked ill. and Mr, Miller himself, had spoken to Lew Frazier of Fairmont, a friend of his who had been stop ping a few days at the hotel,say ing that he felt badly and did know whether he was going to have another attack of rheuma tism or was coming down witn the grip. He complained of fever at that time,though lie ex pressed his intention ot return mg to his home in Falls City Thursday, lie had been engag ed as a booker for a. firm in Falls City and frequently made trips in the state for them, and it was on one of these trips that brought him to Lincoln. Mr. Miller served (i years as deputy secretary of state, 4 years under the administration of Secretary Marsh and 2 years undersecretary (lalusha. For many years he was county treas urer of Richardson county. Dur ing his younger days he was en gaged in surveying and in this employment traveled through out Nebraska and many of the western and southwestern states. After the autopsy held over the body, ttrP physicians who made the examination declared that his death was due to endo carditis. or a general shrinking of the heart, whi<'h might lw brought about by several causes The other vital organs were al so found to be in a poor condi tion. The luneral was held from the home on Monday afternoon and the remains taken to 8teele cemetery. Mr. Miller was a member of the M- W. A. Died at Preston Mrs. (.’has. Pribbeno died at her home in Preston Sunday evening. She had reached the advanced age of 77 and her last illness covered only a period of a few days. Her death was caused by a stroke of 'paralysis. She leaves a husband, two sons and one daughter to mourn the loss of a kind and lov ► ing wife and mot her. The funeral was held from the home in Preston and the remains i taken to the Zion cemetery for burial. Ed Morgan Hurt While hd. Morgan was busy at work Monday, he caught the fore huger of his right hand iu some machinery and it was badly crushed. The doctor was immed iately called and the injured mem ber dressed. At this writing it is not thought ampetation will be necessary. Winners in Contest Among the winners in the Abra ham Lincoln contest which just j closed we find familiar names of Richardson county girls and a former Falls City boy. Misses Carrie Bricker and Ethel King of Shubert and Win. Pillsbury were among the prize winners. Died in Mason City The friends of Misses Hannah and Anna Anderson are grieved to learn that their father who has been very ill for several days died at their home at Mason City ! Tuesday. These ladies were call j ed to that place Friday A Candidate s Prayer Let. me win, if I may. when the gaitie’> afoot, Let me master my Fate when I choose her: Hut my soul’s deep cry in the light, O Lord, If I fail let me be a good lose! ' TWO YOUNG COUPLE HAIRY A WEDDING AT SALEM AND ONE AT STELLA John Jenkins and Edna Rcime’i and Prof French and Orrie French Married Miss Orrie French of Salem and l’rof. Win- I,. French of Green wood, Mo., were united in mar riage at high noon Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James French in Salem. A number of invited guests witnessed the impressive wedding ceremony which made these two lives one. The bride for many years has been a very successful teacher in the county and has just finished her duties as teacher of the nth and 7th grades of the Stella school. For many years the groom was also one of our teachers but is now en gaged in running a dairy farm near Greenwood, where the bride and groom will soon be at home to their friends. John F- Jenkins and Miss Edna Reimers both of Stella were'unit ed in marriage at the Lutheran church Monday evening a t H o’clock by Rev. F. R Shirck. About 100 guests were present. The groom has been connected with the State Bank at that place for some time and is highly respected young man Miss Reimers was of one Stella’s most, popular young ladies, loved and admired by all- A reception was tendered this worthy couple at the Reimers home immediately following the ceremony. They will make their home at Gregory, S. D.. where the groom will be connected with a bank“at that pin ce. Falls City Chorus Meets The Fulls City chorus met at the usual hour Monday evening and had “ must enjoyable and profits ble rehearsal. The conductor of tlie chorus has received word that a box will be reserved for the great musical l'et>- to be given in Kansas City, K*.. May l1', for Falls City people who wish to at tend. It will be in a choice local ity and will si-at s people at a cost of $25 for two performances, one in the afternoon and one in the evening The chorus will meet again Monday evening of next week. Forged Check For S500 Thursday a farmer by the name of Holland, living near Stella, forged a check for $500. cashed it and got out of town. The name I of Thomas Wilkinson was forged. Fur several days the officers wo re on the lookout for him and he was arrested near Dawson, brought to this city and placed in jail. For many years he has beeu a prosperous farmer in this county and it is thought the man s mind is effected and he is uot responsi ble for this act. A Good Show East Lynne, a play old. yet ai ways new. played to a fair sized crowd Saturday night. The thea ter goers appreciate good shows and Manager (lehliug has given them many good ones this season Werner's orchestra was at their best on this occasion which added to the pleasure of the evening. Water Is Pure Again the city water has been tested. Martin Gelding sent a sample of the city water to the Wald-Henius Institute of Chicag'. hikI Monday received word the water was good and free from any orgauic poison such as might ! cause sickness in the way of ty phoid or materia fever, which is so often caused fr >m the use of bad ! water.