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The Falls City Tribune VoI. V1 FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1909. Number 28 ■■■■■" __ — _ 1 ^— ■ ' 1 ■■■■■ ■ ■■■ ■■■■■ - 1 1 ■■ —LL_> . ~^t The Best Talent the Country Affords to be Heard at Falls City Chautauqua, July 24th to August 1st THE WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges, Ciubs, Churches, Etc. A number of ladies were entertain ed at the borne of Mrs. Will Ramsey last Thursday afternoon. A general good time was enjoyed. On Friday afternoon, between the hours of two and five, Floyd Falls tead was host to several little friends the occasion being his sixth bljrthday. Games and a general good time were indulged in, several nice presents be ing left for Master Floyd to remem ber the occasion by. Mrs. Dora Beachy surprised the members of the Royal Neighbors at their regular meeting Friday night, b: serving a sumptuous feast. Mrs. John Holt was hostess to the I-adies Aid Society of the -Methodist church on last Thursday afternoon. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Chris tian church will give an ice cream social at the Charles Heineman home tonight (Friday.) The Baptist church ladies gave a social at the home of Mrs. 11. Shaw last Friday and Saturday evenings. It was a success from both a social and financial standpoint. The ladies missionary society of the Presbyterian church met with Mr Levi Zubrick yesterday afternoon. The Degree of Honor kensington met at the home of Mrs. Charles M. Wilson last Friday afternoon. Re freshments were served and a gen eral good time was enjoyed. Miss Wherry Lowe entertained the young ladies class of the Christian Sunday school at her home Tuesday evening. After transacting some bus iness that, came before the class, a social evening was enjoyed. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their exchange at Sowles’ store Saturday afternoon. The members of the Episcopal church will give a reception to John Hutchings and bride tonight (Thurs day) at the home of Judge J. R. Wilhite. Newly added members are also to be guests of honor. Ice-cream, punch and good things to eat will greet those present. The house is nicely decorated for the occasion. A good time is sure to occur, as, the Wilhite home never fails to make guests glad they were guests. Miss Lucile Mettz .was hostess to a party of young ladies Wednesday evening, the event being in honor of Mrs. A. E. Hill’s nelces. Miss Davis of Ohio and a Miss Davis of Leaven worth. A nice luncheon was served. The City Federation of Woman's V-lubs have made arrangements for all the clubs to be represented at the Chautauqua with one large tent. Miss Grace Maddox entertained a fqw friends at cards Tuesday evening. Refreshments were served. The Relief Corps surprised Mrs. George Schock at her home on Tues day evening. A general good time was enjoyed by all. MURDER AT AUBURN. Hold-up Men Supposed to Have Did the Deed. Last Saturday night hold-up men confronted P. D. Ailor, a well known real estate and insurance man of Auburn, near the fair grounds, and upon his refusal to be “held up ' shot and fatally wounded him. It is thought that the desperate men were laying in wait for a race track follower, who had made a big winning that day and mistook Ailor for him. The wounded man rallied a short time before he died, but could give the authorities no more information other than that there were two of them and they were both young men. Special from Stella. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Ailor received word about midnight Saturday night that their son Perry had been shot at Auburn. They made hasty prepara tions and left on the train at five o’clock Sunday morning, and arrived about one hour before he died. His funeral was held at Auburn Wednes day morning, anfl was conducted by the A.F.& A.M. of this place who went to Auburn on the early morning train. He leaves a wife, one son and one daughter, a father, mother and two brothers to mourn his untimely death. The sympathy of the entire cornu nity is extended the bereaved ones in their dark hour of affliction. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the many kind friends and societies for their willing help and words of condolence dur ing the illness and death of our hus band, father and brother. Mrs. A. Neitzel and Family. Mrs. H. J. Farmer. Carl Neitzel. Get your Chautauqua season tick ets now, at any of the drug stores, the Richardson county bank, the Falls City state bank, V. G. Lyford's and H. M. Jenny’s. Boom it now. Every ticket sold helps to sell another. J. A. Lippold and wife of Blue Springs and Charles Neidliart of Beatrice, attended the funeral of August Neitzel in this city Wednes day. EATING UP LAND. Missouri River has Already Swallow Big Chunks of Sonora Island. ~m Parties who*live along the Missouri river say that the stream, which has been up to the danger point for the past week, fell five inches last Tues day and Wednesday. The water had been up around the depot at Nemaha for some time but is now receding. Wm. Kauffman, of Brownville own er of Sonora Island, says that the river is cutting into that body of land, which consists of about 600 acres. The high banks have been cut down and this permits the river to enroach on the low places in the island. Mr. Kauffman's son and five employes are on the island and they have considerable live stock there.— Auburn Republican. % BRANCHES OUT. Chas. Hargraves Interests Himself in Another Store. Last week Chas Hargrave, accom panied by his brother, Tom of VVy more, went out to Kearney, Neb., and purOhf'Sed the largest clothing store in the town. They will run the newly acquired store in connection with the two they now own. Mr. Hargrave came here only a few years ago and started the store he now owns and business has increased each year to such an extent that Chas. thinks there is nothing like the cloth ing busluecs. This new store of the Hargraves' is the largest and best of its kind in Kearney and they didn't buy it for a song either. IS HE BEN STUMP’S SLAYER? Some Think W. A. Scott is the Man Long Wanted. Some people, who are familiar with the Ben Stump murder, of the summer of 1899, are of the opinion that the fellow, Wm. A. Scott, whom Sheriff Fenton went to Salem and arrested last week and who afterward was tak. en to Lincoln by the Federal author ities, is the murderer. They base their opinion on the fact that his description corresponds with that of the Wm. Scott, who was at the time of the murder suspected and for whom warrants were out for his arrest. Both Wm. Scotts, it is alleged are from Andrew county, Mo., and it is possible are one and the same person. SHOULD BE APPRECIATED. Efforts of John Lichty and Rev. Teeter Should Bring Results. Our townsmen John Lichty and Rev. R. R. Teeter deserce a great deal of credit for the untiring effort which they have put forth toward the advertising of the Chautauqua. For the past three weeks the two have been driving Mr. Lichty’s team from town to town and through the country all over the county, scatter ing the most generous amount of printer's ink that has been used by any gathering of a like nature- that has ever been held in southeastern Nebraska. If the Chautauqua isn’t a success this year, it won’t be the fault of these two gentlemen. CANON FOR G. A. R. POST. To Be Placed in Stella Cemetery for Unknown Dead. B. M. Derstine of Stella has been notified that a cannon will soon be shipped by the war department for the members of McKinley post of the G. A. R. It will be placed on the lot in the Stella cemetery, recently dedicated to the unknown dead. Almost Run Down^ While section-foreman Wm. Hanigie and Thomas Rawley and Mark Willis were ridftig the tracks of the Missour Pacific early Friday morning with the hand-car, upon reaching the short cuts at StraussVille, they spied the early morning train bearing down up on them. They quickly jumped from the car, saving their own lives, while the car was broken to kindling wood size. Kicker-McMannas. Special from Verdon. Mrs. Ed Kicker of this place and Miss Grace McMannas of Falls City were quietly married at Auburn Tues day of last week. They are well and favorably known and have a host of friends who wish them abundant hap piness. Miss McMannas taught school in the Ohio district the past year and is a daughter of Thomas McMannas of this city. Atchison 7; Falls City 6. The local ball team went down to Atchison Sunday and had a little round of pleasure with the Atchison team. The result: Atchison won, score 7 to 6. GOOD CITIZEN PASSES AWAY AUGUST NEITZEL SUCCUMBS TO HEART FAILURE. Friends Were of Opinion He Was Improving, and Were Much Shocked at His Death. This community was very much shocked Monday to hear of the death of August Neitzel. While it was gen erally known that he was confined to his home on account of his hcalh, It was supposed by even his own family that he was recovering rapidly. Mr. Neitzel was one of the county's pioneers, having come here in the year 1860. He was born in Wis -jnd sm qjjAv e.iott eiuuo pun ujsuoo cuts when two years and six months of age. He was married to Miss Anna Lange, to which union five children were born, one of which died when Quite young. The four living children are: Frank Neitzel. Columbus, Neb., Florence. Robert and Mildred of this city. Mr. Neitzel was a marble cutter by occupation and had builded up an enormous business here, probably the largest of its kind in southeastern Nebraska. lie was prosperous, good hearted and generous, always being among the first to subscribe for any public Improvement. In his loss the community is a big loser and his family -gives up one of the best fath ers and husbands that heart could wish for. He was never an aspirant for pud lie favors, however his friends pre vailed upon him to run for office a few times and during ills residence here lie served one term ns county commissioner and two terms on our city council. Mr. Neitzel was a member of the A. O. U. W„ the Elks, M. W. A. and the W. O. W. He was also a member of the German club, Dausche Gasal chaft. The Elks attended in a body, as did also the German club. Funeral services were held from the residence on Wednesday morn ing at 10 o’clock, Rev. R. Cooper Bailey officiating. Interment was at Steele cemetery. HAVE PICTURES TAKEN. “Boys of Sixty-one” Sit For a Group Picture. ^\:1 the old “boys of sixty-one” got together Inst Friday and Photograph-, er Knight squeezed the bulb that made a dandy likeness of them. We'd like to see a group of the same fellows that, had been taken fifty years ago. Hiawatha Murderer Caught? Hiawatha people are very much aroused over the fact that a negro, answering the description of Dave Woods, who it is alleged killed the old negro woman,Ellen Shlves.at that place last December, has been ar rested out in California. They will bring him back and try him for the murder. Aren’t They Jealous. The Atchison papers are tooting their horns to the effect that the Mis souri Pacific is only going to put in a round house and a few crews placed here. They say that Falls City's long fostered dreams of improvements won’t come true. There’s a reason for their wail—they are jealous, that's all. We Thank Him. This office is greatly indebted to Virgil Falloon for a generous amount of "pencil pusliin’ ” this week. Mr. Falloon has been as busy as onP can be all week with his own duties, but kindly furnished us copy for our special write-up of Falls City in addition and we appreciate his efforts and thank him. Pave Stone Street. The commercial club and others are talking very strongly on the old new question of paving Stone street. An effort is to be made to get the two railroads to erect a union depot at the foot of the street, then take up the matter of paving the street to the depot. Died. Fannie, the fat, good-natured, pet dog that has been in the Paxton family for over fifteen years, died* one day this week. She had been making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Max Werner at Nebraska City for the past few months. She will be greatly missed by the family. Old Soldier’s Day. In fionor to the veterans of the Civil war the Chautauqua management has decided to make Hobson Day of the Chautauqua an occasion of pa triotic remembrance. Reserved seats will be held for all old soldiers who will attend in a body, on Friday after noon July 30th. The Lightning. Joe Frederick lost a valuable Jack Monday night, the same being struck by lightning. It was valued at $500.00. Dr. C. N. Allison’s house was dam aged by lightning during the storm Monday. Insurance was carried to cover the loss. Born. Dr. C. N. Allison and wife are en tertaining a new, bouncing baby boy, who arrived at their home Monday night. MEANS MUCH TO OUR CITY WILL DOUBLE POPULATION IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS. The Taxes From Railroad Holdings Will More Than Pay Interest on the City's Bonds. It now begins to look like Falls City will soon havo her long cherished hopes realized, and get that freight division on the Missouri Pacific. For many years, the citizens of this com munity have looked forward to the time when the railroad company would locate it at this point, and at last we are pleased to be able to say that the company are going to do that very thing. On last Thursday night a mass meeting was held and after the rail road officials made their proposition to place an eighteen-stall brick round house here, and they would com mence within ten days after the con tract was signed, pledges by the citizens, rich and poor, ranging from $1 to $500.o0, were made to guarantee the deal. Freight runs should be about one hundred miles in length, and the fact that Falls City is just half way be tween Omaha and Kansas City, makes this town the logical point for such a terminal, it being just 101 miles to Omaha or Kansas City. Tlie Commercial club has been working on this matter for several years and the railroad company has Just got to the point where they are able to make the appropriation nec essary to locate a fully equipped divi sion at this place. Now all this will mean, when the business is good on this road, at least a pay roll paid out here to their employees, of at least $10,000 per month. And it will be put up to the citizens of this city, to decide if they want to secure the benefits that can be derived from such an increase to our population, as the division will give us. There is no reason why Falls City should not increase her, population materially after the establishment of this division. It will bring the best times to Falls City, that she lias ever enjoyed. And it will begin as soon as the company makes an agreement with the city to do these things. Many new houses will have to be constructed for the new-comers, as there are no vacant ones now. Many teams will be working for months moving thousands of yards of dirt, and many workmen will be employ ed in constructing the new buildings to be erected by the company. In fact,there is no telling where the new work will end. All the company asks this commu nity for, is for a deed to the thirty three acres just south of the stock yards and the water to be furnished to them at cost. From this you can readily see that 'he Missouri Pacific is going to spend lots of money here, and they would not be putting so much money into their woik here, unless they expected it to be a permanent location for their division. Falls City will be the gainer in many ways from this new project. She not only will grow fast., hut she Is so located In distance from other towns of good size, that she should grow to be quite a city. In fact, we cannot see why, with our natural ad vantages, together with the big start that the division will give us, that this town should not be a city of at least 10,000 population inside of six or seven years. It is the universal opinion of our citizens, that the only just way to raise the money to secure this right of-way, is to vote bonds to buy it with. It is the property in the com munity that will be directly benefited by the division, and not the Individual So the property should be made to pay for it. And the only fair way i£ to vote bonds for the required amount, only $12,500. In the event that we secure the division by the voting of bonds, the extra taxes that will be paid on the new railroad improvements by the railroad company every year.will more than pay the interest on the bonds. No citizen, who is interested in the welfare of this town and community, should be against this proposition in any way, and everybody should' pull together to secure this great advan tage, and lots get together and show our neighbors how to build up a good, thrifty town. W. C. McDermana is advertising His household goods for sale in this issue. See the ad. A BIG ROUND HOUSE. Men are at Work on the New Mis » souii Pacific Work. Men who have charge of the work of putting up the new roundhouse say that it Is to be :i big structure. It will be built in a semi-circle, eigh teen stalls to be completed at once and the ether ball or the circle to be erected as soon as the needs of the company demand It, The diam eter of the building will be 372 feet and the walls will l>e solid cement. Hurrah for Falls City. DANIEL O’GRADY. Died at San Francisco, California Saturday Night. Special from Dawson. Hugh O’Grady, sr., father of Daniel O’Grady, received word Sunday morn ing that "Dan” bad died in San Fran cisco. Besides his father, lie leaves two sisters, Mrs. Martha Riley and MIhs Margaret of Dawson, and seven brothers: Patrick, Hugh. .lr, Frank. Dominic, Joe, James and John, all of Dawson. ATCHISON OUTCLASSED. The Local Team Too Fast For The Salaried Bunch. Our ball boys were simply too fast, for Atchison’s salaried team. They played all, around them Wednesday afternoon at Poteet's park. They treated them to a little ‘‘free silver” game—the score was it! to 1. A noteof Warning. For some time anonymous letters and postal cards have past through this office intending to onnoy innocent persons and in some instances they manifest a cowardly spirit of revenge seeking to blackmail respectable people or as in some instances it would appear to be intended as a joke. Now since the postal laws are vrey severe on any of the above named cases and the parties guilty of said crimes are well finder suspi cion, I would warn them to desist from any further missuse of the malls or the matter will be submitted to a Postoffice Inspector for investigation. G. J. CROKO, P. M. Announcement. I hereby announce to the voters of Richardson County, I am a candidate for the Republlcation nomination for county treasurer at the primary elec tion. Having had long experience in the clerical woyk, both public and private, having lived in the county nearly all of my life, do assure all the people if nominated August 17th, 190!* and elected at the November election in 1909, will serve all the people to the beat of my ability. Yotirs Respectfully. GEO. RE1CHERS. Evangelical Church. The summer is here in earnest, and it will require some effort on the part of all, or the cause of the church may suffer. \Yfe aim to- make the services as interesting and edifying as possible. Our subject for next Sunday.will be: "The Apostles as Overseers in the New Testement Chuurch.” In the evening "A Noble Seeker.” .1. R. Nanninga. Organize Automobile Club. All owners of automobiles are re quested to meet at the Elks' Rooms. Friday evening. July 16th, at eight o’clock for the purpose of organizing a county automobile club, whose ob ject shall be to promote the interests of and good fellowship among all own ers in Richardson county. Committee. Portraits In Nervous Diseases, Dr. H. Campbell Thomson of Eng land has been making use of the cine matograph In nervous diseases, taking pictures at the rate of 16 to the sec ond, showing the movements of the patients. St. Thomas Church. Services for next Sunday, Sixth Sunday after Trinity, Holy Euchar ist at 7:30 a. m. Prayer and ser mon 10:45 a. m. Sunday school at 9:45. Theme for discussion will be "Man’s part in God's Plan.” Bright music. H. J. Sliuey was up from Rulo last Thursday. He tells us that Booker ranch down there has been an island the past week, the water completely surrounding it. Mr. Shuey is one of the old-timers in these parts, having come- here in 1856. Rev. F. E. Day, Judge Wilhite and Wm. McCray were in Lincoln the first of the week, looking after bus iness connected with the new Chris Ltian church building. They returned home Wednesday. This office received a nice letter from John Oswald, who with his wife are spending a month in the northwest country. It will appear in next week’s issue. Mrs. Chas. Peachey and two daugh ters, Agnes and Stella, are visiting Clint Duncan and family in this city. Joseph Glaze and Louis Neltzel of Preston attended the funeral of Aug ust Neitzel here Wednesday. Charles Glaze and wife of Preston attended the funeral of August Neit zel in this city Wednesday. Mrs. Jane Bohrer has been on the sick list a few days this week. THE COMERS AND GOERS HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO YOU AND ME. What Your Friands and Thsir Friends Have Been Doing the Past Weak. Elmar Hotisek of Humboldt spent Saturday at this place. John Llchty had cattle on the Kan sas City market last Friday. Miss May Startzel returned from a visit to relatives in Atchison. Fletcher Miller and Lee Price were among the Dawsonltes In town Thurs day. Thos. Kyan, with his sister Kittle, were down from Dawson Thursday last, shopping. Pat Walsh came down from Hum boldt Saturday where he was looking after business matters. Archie'McCoy left Sunday for Iowa, where he will work subscription for the Omaha World Herald. Mrs. A. E. Hill is entertaining Miss Lou Davis of Tippecanoe, O., .who came the latter part of last week. Auburn, too, has a dog poisoner. Several good dogs have left for dog heaven recently as a result of their work. We might ask the Journal what the jack rabbit was “carefully exam ined” for, and whnt the examination revealed. A large crowd from this place ac companied the ball boys from this place to Atchison Sunday, to see the big game. v James Startxel and little broth er went to Atchison Saturday after noon. They visited relatives and saw the ball game. The Missouri Pacific depot at Jul ian was robbed last week of a small sum of money and some goods that were stored there. Several of our sportsmen spent last Tuesday down on the bottoms, “gig ging” fish, which seemed to be pretty abundant.—Verdon Vedette. Wm.A.Cornford and two daughters were down from Litchfield, Nebr., last week and visited the former’s parents, John Cpruford and w’ife. he Brisby, the thirteen year-old sou of James Brisby of Stella, fell out of an apple tree last Thursday afternoon and broke his arm at the wrist. A Kansas paper tells of a man in that state who has two pounds of pads in his shoulder and uses dye on his mustache, and who finds fault with the woman for using powder. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin and lit. tie son returned to their home in Council Bluffs Sunday. They spent several days in this city at the homes of Frances Martin and W. E. Dorring ton. “Bud” Page was down from Daw son Thursday of last week. He never fails to make this office a call. Mr. Page is the leading real estate man at Dawson and always has a good piece of property for sale. A correspondent to the Shubert Oitiren thinks that all of Shubert and surrounding territory needs convert *ng. He is basing his opinion upon the attendance at the churches these hot days. Col. Thomas J. Majors of Peru en tertained twenty-six residents, who had lived In Nemaha county for fif ty years or more, at his home last week. The “boys and girls” had a great old time. Little Albert Tanner of Lincoln is visiting with relatives in this city this week. Albert just can’t put his visits off very long— he must see his grandma and aunt Clara and the rest about so often. The Auburn Republican claims that it was a mere accident that their all salaried team was beaten by our pick up bunch on the fifth inst. Of course —accidents happen- to the best reg ulated families. Auburn is now talking up a new power house and stand pipe site for their new water-works plant. “Dollars to doughnuts” they won't have as much “rag-chewing” about it as Falls City did her’s. The Pawnee City Chief says that the revival meetings just closed at that place, conducted by Rev. Wilhite were a great success, there being more than one hundred conversions. Rev. Wilhite is a cousin of our J. R. Wilhite. The work of excavating for the foundation of the new Souders build ing began Thursday and the brick is being delivered on the ground. The work on the handsome two story structure will be pushed to an early completion.—Auburn Republican.
