The Falls City Tribune.
Vol. VI FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2. 1909. Number 13
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,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.
