The Point in Question
THE KINDLY CRITIC
Have you had au outing yet? It'
not, take one; it will do you good. If
you can't afford a trip to Colorado.
California or Sun-set-by-the-sea, take
a frying pan, a loaf of bread, fish
hook and line, some thin slices of
bacon—dont forget the bacon—
pepper and salt, and wend your way
to the Nemaha early in the morning.
There’s health and enjoyment there.
There may be a few mosquitos, but
they have those pests at all the fash
ionable resorts. You can fish to
your hearts content,and when hunger
knocks at the door, you throw a
newly-caught bass or channel cat in
the frying pan along with some
bacon, and then eat, and eat, and eat.
And ir. the cool of the evening you
saunter home, and the little old back
porch looks mighty inviting as you
hove in sight and they have apple
sauce and cottage cheese for supper,
and hot biscuit, and in spite of the
fish diet of tlie day, you fall to and
just eat, and eat. and eat.
There is no one so blind as to the
faults of youth as a fond, indulgent
mother; that is, the youth of her
own family. This was aptly illus
trated one day recently in my pres
ence, when a mother, who by the
way is pretty wise as to the short
comings of those outside of her im
mediate family, was debating upon
the sins of youth. Tobacco was
the topic of conversation, and she de
clared emphatically that her hoy
just abhored the weed. Now the
truth of the matter is, sad as it may
seent, her boy is an adept at rolling
a cigarette and his very finger-tips
are yellow from handling of “coffin
nails.” But mother can’t see these
things in her own boy—its that dread
ful hoy next door in whom she sees
the very personification of evil.
F. D. Coburn, the eminent agricul
turist of Kansas, is a great “scrap
book” man, and makes the doors
leading into his office serve as a
scrap-book, the same being plastered
over with the bits of philosophy he
likes best. Here is one of the pieces
that is accorded a consplcious place:
“I shall pass through the world but
once. Any good, therefore, that I
can do, or any kindness that I can
show to any human being, let me do
it now. Let me not defer or neg
lect it, for 1 shall not pass this way
again.”
Soon our friends will be coming
home from the mountains of the west
from the Seattle exposition, from the
great lakes and the small lakes, from
points where ocean breezes blow, and
we home-guards will be glad to see
them, and will give them a warm
greeting, but we hope, we sincerely
hope, they will cease talking about
the “lovely” time they had and try
ing to describe the scenery, before
Thanksgiving.
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Public attention hereabouts is about
evenly divided between the grading
work on the Missouri Pacific railway
company and the work of the dredge
boats, particularly the small dredge
boat, which is now right at the city’s
door cutting a lateral ditch through
the rich bottom lands that are to be
reclaimed and made safe for tilling.
This scheme of straightening out a
great water course and connecting
thereto a network of lateral ditches
did not appeal to the masses at first,
and many good men deemed it an
impossible attempt to harness waters
that nature had meant to spread out
over rich bottom lands; but today
there is a very small per cent of
tax payers on the doubting side. As
The work progresses, as the scheme j
unfolds, new adherents are gained
and confidence inspired and it is
dawning upon the people that the
New Nemaha will prove to be the
greatest boon that has yet been ac
quired to bless and enrich an already
highly-favored section of the state.
If you don’t know your bible, go
slow in an argument that has to do
with bibical characters; take the safe
side—look wise and say little; let
your opponents do the talking; you
pick up the crumbs he drops and out
of the whole you may possibly hold
your own. There are times when
silence is golden, and this is one of
the times. At a social gathering re
cently the characters and dramatic
incidents surrounding the story of the
beheading of John the Baptist came up
for discussion—not through the relig
ious bent of those present, but, on
account of the prominence given that
great incident in bible history the
past few years by drama, dance and
song. “What was the. name of that
wicked hussy who caused all the trou
ble?” asked one good brother. “Si
loam,” answered a young sister. And
then they simply crushed her. “You
mean ‘Salome,’ ” suggested a good
friend. "Show me,’ said “Sister Si
loam,” and up to a late hour the
usual program was still suspended
and a bunch of positive, perspiring
people were busy turning the leaves
of three bibles trying to show “Sister
Slloam” the error of her way, ami
up to the latest accounts they hadn't
convinced her yet of her error. Its
a good thing to know your bible. If
you don’t know it, go slow in an
argument.
“If my daughter ever graduates in
the high school of any city, 1 pro
pose to see to it that no deception is
practiced; I propose to see to it that
she be not a victim of some aspiring
pedagogue whose fame and success
depends upon the number of finish
ed (?) students lie grinds out each
year; iu fact, 1 propose to see to it
that if she graduates, her diploma lie
no framed lit' staring hi r in the face
as long as she has the nerve to let it
hang in a conspicuous place.” U
was a fond mother talking and it
was easily seen that she meant ev
ery word she said. "I possess a high
school diploma myself, but I long
since laid ii away, tenderly for on
its face, it was a lie—I did not know
vvliat it said I knew; I was not pro
ficient in the measure it said 1 was pro
ficient, and what was true in my
ease was true of the whole class—
we were victims of a silly incompe
tent (he's a real estate agent now, 1
understand in Texas), whose sole aim
was to have a large graduating class.
If one really is proficient in alt that
the average high school teaches, he
has a fund of knowledge that one may
bo well proud of, but it is a burning
shame how little many high school
graduates really know; in fact it is
startling.”
DAME FORTUNE WAS SULLEN.
Man Had Grateful Remembrance of
Service, but Was Unable to
Repay It.
"When 1 was a farmer in Illinois,”
says a representative in congress,
“there came to me one day an inter
esting looking individual, whose face,
though lie was a stranger in those
parts, seemed oddly familiar to me.
“The man had slopped to water l.is
horse. As he waited, be said: ‘About
ten years ago a ] oor boy came this
way and you took him in.'
“I gazed at the speaker, puzzled.
“‘Your kindness to that poor boy
was most exceptional,’ continued the
stranger. ‘You fed him, encouraged
him, gave him clothes and two dollars
and sent him on his way feeling pret
ty fine. He observed at the time he
would never forget your generosity.
Do you remember?’
“ ‘Not precisely,’ I replied, but I had
a vague remembrance of the occur
rence.
“‘lie said,’ went on the stranger,
‘that if he prospered, he would see
that you would never have occasion to
regret your kindness to a struggling
boy.’
“‘Well, well!’ I exclaimed, as the
full remembrance of the incident came
to me in a flash. 'It's like a story,
isn’t it? You of course, were that
boy?’
“‘Yes,’said the stranger, 'and as long
as I am here, I might as well tell you
that I am still poor.”—Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Wit Often an Affliction.
Wit is an affliction unless used with
discretion and good sense. The habit
of being invariably amusing will bring
you into great di vor. The sharp
tongued woman whi will have her lit
tle laugh at the expense of her neigh
bors usually pays dearly lor her, tun
It Is as much an art to be quiet and
self-possessed as to be. vivacious and
entertaining, and the woman who can
adjust her moods to the occasion is
the one who finds herself usually the
most popular member of her com
munity.
Own a. Denver
Suburban Home
I am dividing 640 acres into 40
and 80 acre tracts, to sell on easy
payments. This is two miles from
Brighton depot eighteen miles north
of Denver, thirty minute ride. Fine
land, level, good soil. Lands joining
improved, are very high In price. No
water rights at the price, estimated
cost of pumping plant $400.00, suffi
cient to irrigate 40 acres. Several
tracts already spoken for. This is
your opportunity. This land should
more than double in short time.
Price $32.50 per Acre
2720 acre ranch northeast of Mon
ta Vista,San Luis Valley,Colo. Three
sets buildings, fenced and cross fen
ced, all irrigated. 80 acres, cut hun
dreds of tons of hay. Over 150 acres
alfalfa. Best hay, grain and stock
ranch in the state, and the best bar
gain
At $30.00 per Acre
Would accept part in Eastern Nebras
ka land.
H. E. DON CARLOS
307 Ideal Bldjf., Denver, Colo.
Legal Notice.
In tit" Richardson County District
I court. Siatc of Nebra«ka.
Walter M. Baker
vs.
Nicholas V. Bilby
To Nicholas V. liilby, non-resident
1 defendant:
Yon are hereby notified that Wal-■
| ter M. Baker, the plaintiff above nam
i'd. did on August 2nd, 1909, file his
petition in the district court of Rich
ardson county, State of Nebraska,
against you. the object and prayer of
which is to obtain a judgment against j
you for the amount of a certain check:
by you drawn on the American Na
tional Bank of Holdenville, Oklaho
ma, for the sum of $3112.20, dated I
November 10th, 1905, but payment of
same was refused by said Na- :
tional Bank, for the reason that you
had no funds in the Bank for the |
purpose; and to recover Interest on
said amount from November 10th,
1905, and a further and second cause
of action, said plaintiff prays jiulg- j
raent against you on account for work
and labor, material furnished and
money laid out and expended to your
use in the further sum of $50.51.
which several sums, with interest ad
ded on the amount of the unpaid :
check for $362.26, amounts to the
sum of $501.75.
And you are further notified that ;
on the same day, towit, the 2nd day
of August. 1909, said plaintiff sued
oat of said court in said cause, an
order of attachment directed to the j
sheriff of Richardson County, Ne
braska,commanding him to attach suf
ficient property belonging to you in !
Richardson county, to satisfy plain !
tiff's demand and the costs of said
action.
And on the same day towit, Aug
ust 2nd. 1909, the sheriff levied said
order of attachment on the following
described property belonging to you
towit:
The undivided one-half of the frac
tional part of the southwest quarter
of Section one (1) Tpwnship two (2)
Range Seventeen (17), east, in Rich
ardson county State of Nebraska,
containing eighty acres, more or less.
You are further notified that unless
you plead, answer or demur to said
petition of plaintiff on or before the
13th day of September,1909, the same
will be taken as true and judgment
entered against you accordingly.
REAVIS & REAVIS.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication Aug, ti, .1909-4 times.
Legal Notice.
IN THE RICHARDSON COUNTY HIS
TRICT COURT, STATE OK NEBR
ASKA.
Peter Frederick. Sr., Plaintiff,
vs.
Anna M. Hoffman and Fred B.
Hoffman, Defendants.
Notice to Non-Resident Defendants.
The above named Anna M. Hoff
man and Fred B. Hoffman, non-resi
dents of the State of Nebraska
will take notice, that the
plaintiff, Peter Frederick, Sr., did on
the 17th day of August, 1909, file
his petition in the District Court of
Richardson County, against you, the
object and prayer of which is to ob
tain a judgment against you Jointly
and severally on a certain promis
ory note executed by you to John W.
Powell on the 21st day of July, 1904,
and by said Powell transferred to this
plaintiff who is now the owner and
holder of the same.
And you are further notified that
at the same time said plaintiff, pur
suant to the statute in such case
made and provided, sued out an order
of attachment against you in said
case on the ground that you are
about to dispose of your property
within the Jurisdiction of said court
for the purpose of defrauding your
creditors, and that said order of at
atchment was directed and delivered
to the sheriff of Richardson County
and by him levied upon the following
real property, belonging to you, sit
uated in the city of Falls City, Co
unty of Richardson and State of Ne
braska, to-wit: Lots nine (9), ten
(10), eleven (11) and twelve (12), in
block one hundred and thirty (130)
according to the original plat and sur
vey of said city, together with all
the buildings and improvements sit
uated thereon.
And you are further notified that
unless you plead, answer or de
mur to the petition of plaintiff filed
in this said cause on or before the 4th
day of October, 1909, the same will
be taken as true and judgment render
ed against you according to the pray
er of said petition and an order by
said court that said attached prop
erty be sold on a vendi to satisfy what
ever amount the court shall find due
from you to said plaintiff, and to pay
the costs of said action and proceed
ings in attachment.
REAVIS & REAVIS,
Att’ys for Plaintiff.
First. Publication August 20, 4 times.
I C. H. MARION I
AUCTIONEER.
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GREAT PUBLIC SALE
Town Lots
Falls City, Nebraska
Thursday Sept 2
WE ARE HAVING SURVEYED and plotted into lots the John
Cilligan tract of land, adjoining the city of Falls City, Neb.
on the west, and will on Thursday, Sept. 2, 1909, at 1:30
o’clock p. m., offer for sale to the highest bidder ninety choice lots.
These lots are all well located and will be an ideal place for a home.
We will also offer for sale the John Gilligan elegant 12-room modern
home situated on six lots, the same being a part of the above tract.
Will also sell 7 head high-grade, standard-bred horses.
Don't Make a Mistake
Come to Falls City
Mr. Retiring Farmer, if you are contemplating leaving the farm, don’t make a
mistake by going to some little village and putting your money into the kind of
a home you deserve. If you should make this kind of a mistake, when you
want to sell you could not sell it for as much as the lumber cost, and you have
no advantages in the village. Come to Falls City, as it is not only a city of
4,000 people, but it is the county seat of one of the best counties in the state,
where all the county’s business must be transacted. With line schools of high
est grade, and churches of most all denominations, where there are high-class
lectures and entertainments, and where property of all kinds is advancing.
There is not a farmer who came to this city and bought property, who has not
made money by so doing, and you can do the same by buying from us. For
those desiring to retire from active farming or business life there can be
No Better Location
Obtainable
Young man, and young woman, you had better invest a few spare dollars in
good lots in Falls City and reap for yourself a handsome profit. 1 he Mis
souri Pacific Division is now assured, work on same having already com
menced, and the sooner you buy property in this city the greater will be your
profit, for as soon as this division is located here property will greatly advance.
Property will never be as cheap in Falls City as it is right now.
Falls City, Neb.
is one of the liveliest towns on the map. balls City has: Electric Lights,
owned by the city; city Water Works, owned by the city; Public Library; City
Hall; four Public Schools; Catholic Convent; Business College; City Park and
Auditorium, owned by the city; ten churches—three church buildings now un
der course of erection; ioo business firms; 12 fraternal organizations.
I? ■!> f d> Iyi Kg f that this sale will take place on the tract of
l\CITlwinP8r lantl to be s0 you will see just what you
are buying. Free hacks will be run from the city to the sale grounds.
For further information phone 168-216-131-449.
Terms of Sale
LOTS : One half cash, balance one and two years on secured notes
at 6 per cent. On residence and six lots, one-half cash ; balance car
ried on the property five years at 6 per cent. On horses, usual terms.
Whitaker Bros.
J. O. Whitaker, Auct. H. B. Willard, Clerk