The Falls City Tribune
Vol. VI FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1909. Number 40
IK WEEK’S SOCIAL EVENTS
AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO
CIETY EDITOR
Various Kinds of Entertainment by
Individuals, Lodges, Clubs,
Churches, Etc.
Mrs. Sidney Spence entertained a
few friends informally last Friday
with the six-handed game of five
hundred, in the private parlors of
the National. The games were un
usually interesting and enjoyed un
til late in the evening, when dainty
refreshments were served.
A dinner for the members of the
Whitaker family was given last Sun
day, by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whitaker,
at their home complimentary to Mr.
and Mrs. Barrett, who left Monday
for their new home in Kansas City.
Eighteen members of the family sat
down to as fine a meal as could
well be imagined. On the table were
all sorts of seasonable delicacies, and
every good thing the most fastidious
taste could crave. The day was glori
ous and the affair proved to be one
of real pleasure to all who were for
tunate in being Mr. and Mrs. Whit
aker’s guests.
The City Federation met Monday
in the club rooms. The committee
appointed last month to look after
the buying of a piano made their re
port and submitted several very good
prices made them on different instru
ments. They asked that one member
from each club be appointed to work
with them, either in buying or rent
ing. In complying with the re
quest, the president appointed in ad
dition to the original committee, Mrs.
Morsman, Miss Margaret Steele and
Miss Alice Cleaver. Mrs. M. L. Wil
son is chairman of the committee.
The official board of the City Feder
ation wras also appointed: Mrs.Ewalt,
chairman; Mrs. Morsman and the
president of each of the other clubs,
constitute the board. This committee
will comipuincate with the county
board at the earliest possible date re
garding the putting in of a heating
plant at the county farm. This is a
matter of importance and interest
throughout the county, and it is hop
ed that the board can be induced to
put in the plant before the cold
weather sets in. Miss Alice
Cleaver was appointed art director
of the City Federation. Several other
matters of minor importance came
up, but no official action or plan was
adopted. By the next meeting it is
believed the piano committee will
have some definite report to make.
Quite a little new' material lias been
taken into the club rooms, and they
will soon be in an attractive and
inviting condition.
Friday, October 1, being the elev
enth birthday . of Miss Pauline Teet
er, a number of her school-mates
planned a surprise for her. Imme
diately after school on Friday even
ing Miss Pauline was decoyed down
town on an errand, and during her
absence about twenty of her play
mates assembled at her home to
await her return. The surprise was
complete. About two hours were
spent in games with the zest that
only children can show, and at six
o’clock a lunch was served on the
front porch. The children then re
turned to their homes jovnus and
happy, pronouncing it a splendid af
fair. A great number of dainty and
beautiful gifts were received by Miss
Pauline from her little friends.
Saturday being Harold Mead’s sixth
birthday, about twenty-four of his lit
tle friends gathered at his home and
surprised him. Herald w'as up town
and on his return home found the lit
tle ones in the parlor. The afternoon
was spent in playing games and at
five o’clock a nice two-course lunch
was served. Harold received a num
ber of birthday presents.
Little Jerometta Kelly planned a
very pleasant surprise for Miss Hat
tie Biting Monday evening, that be
ing her birthday. The ladies met at
the home of Mrs. Fowler and went in
a body to the home of Rev. H. Bex.
The surpise was a complete success
and the evening was very pleasantly
spent. Jerometta had made arrange
ments for the refreshments and at
ten o’clock, ice cream and cake were
served.
The Sunny Slope kensington met
with Misses Daisy and Mollie Stew
art on Thursday afternoon. Ten were
pesent. Mrs. Harry Will favored
them with a reading and Mrs. Elmer
Coons with a recitation. Ice cream
and cake were served during the
afternoon. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Dick Goolsby, Wednesday,
October 13.
The Womans club met at the home
of Mrs. Mary Cameron Tuesday after
noon, October sVh. A large number
were present. Mrs. Tom Davies was
elected delegate to Nebraska Feder
ation of Womens clubs, to be held
in Lincoln, October 12, 13, 14. The
following program was well rendered:
American Musical Composition....
Mrs. M. L. Wilson
Sketch.Mrs. 11. II. A. lleach
Mrs. James Pickett
Valse Caprice.... Mrs. 11. 11. A. Beach
Mrs. Tom Davies.
The Year's at The Spring... .Beach
Miss Agnew
Accompanist, Miss Morsman.
Last Sunday being Mrs. Ankney’s
birthday, her relatives and friends
planned a surprise for her. Among
those who were present were Frank
and Earl Shaffer and families, Chas.
Will and family, Will Stump and fam
ily, Ross and Harry Will and families,
and Mrs. Ella Will and daughters.
Miss Carrie Slocum entertained
Wednesday evening for Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Gay of Los Angeles. Guests
for four tables of bridge were invited
and the usual pleasure shown in the
game all during the evening. The
scores were good, Mrs. Gray and Mrs.
Spahr, carrying off the honors. Re
freshments were served.
Miss Ileacock entertained Kaffee
Klateh delightfully Wednesday after
neon with a bridge party in honor of
Mrs. Marion Gray. Three tables were
played and several interesting games
enjoyed. Lovely refreshments were
served at five o'clock.
Mrs. George Wahl entertained her
kensington club last Saturday after
noon. About a dozen ladies were
present and a jolly afternoon enjoyed
with needlework and music. Mrs.
Wahl served supper in three courses.
Mrs. Elmer Heiser entertained a
party of little folks last Saturday af
ternoon for her nieces, Lavina and
Margaret Bauman, who with their
mother are here visiting from Cali
fornia. All sorts of games were play
ed out in the yard and at five o’clock
the little ones were invited into the
dining room, where ice cream, cake
and fruit were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schaible gave
a bridge dinner Tuesday evening for
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gray. An ele
gant dinner was served in five cour
ses. After dinner bridge was played
during the evening much to the de
light of all present.
The teachres of last year in the
public schools gave a very enjoyable
reception last Friday night for the
new teachers. The time passed quick
ly, for all enjoyed visiting and get
ting acquainted with the faculty. Ap
popriate refreshments were served.
Mrs. Stephen Miles entertained Kaf.
fee Klatch last Monday afternoon for
Mrs. Marion Gray of Los Angeles.
During the afternoon needlework oc
cupied the time and all enjoyed the
pleasure of a visit with Mrs. Gray.
At five o’clock the guests were shown
into the dining room where a lovely
supper was served in three courses.
The table held beautiful pieces and
was lighted by daintily shaded cand
les. After returning to the drawing
room, music was enjoyed.
The C. E. society of the Presby
terian church W'as entertained at the
home of Miss Mable Greenwald last
Tuesday evening. The regular work
of the first of the month was in
odor, the reports of committe’s plans
were heard and plans discussed for
a "Hallow’en” social. A committee
composed of Misses Oswald, Mable
Greenwald and Ethel Parchen was
appointed to choose a place to hold the
social, and also plan the amusements.
After the business session was ad
journed a jolly social evening was
spent, games and music claiming
their attention until a late hour. Re
freshments were served.
Mrs. Stephen Boyd Miles is hold
ing an “At home" this afternoon,
(Thursday) from three until five, for
Mr. Miles’ sister, Mrs. Marion Gray,
of Los Angeles.
Continned on 1 .ant Page
IMPORTANT DIVISION POINT
FALLS CITY S PROSPECTS AS A
RAILROAD CENTER
The Atchison Globe the Authority
for the Latest Dope Along
Line of R. R. Matters.
"
Coming from the source it does—
tlie Globe being geographically locat
ed properly to know what It is talk
ing about—Falls City should wake-up
to the fact that a future is in store
for her that she can he justly proud
of. The following is taken from the
Atchison Globe:
“Before the close of the year the
Missouri Pacific hopes to have new
steel rails between Falls City and
Omaha. Steel gangs have been work
ing on the Omaha division all sum
mer, and now new steel is laid from
the south as far north as Union.
80-pound rails are replacing the old
lighter track material. A largo gang
has been doing some surface work on
the Lincoln branch,and it is said that
next year heavier rails will be laid on
that branch. At present the company
has heavy rails between Union and
Kansas City, and the tracks have been
further improved by surfacing and
ballasting. Extensile yard plans are
now being Worked out at Falls City,
and when the new yards there are
completed FALLS CITY WILL BE
COME THE IMPORTANT DIVISION
POINT FOR THE MISSOURI PA
CIFIC’S NEBRASKA LINES. It is
said from St. Louis that the Missouri
Pacific lias ordered a number of new
engines and cars and other equipment.
Saturday General Superintendent Mc
Kee and Superintendent DeBernardi
PARTY DEGENERATING ?
The Falls City News is our authority for the follow
ing statement: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
RICHARDSON COUNTY IS DEGENERATING.
For proof of our statement we submit this:
“At times house cleaning is a remedy that
needs to be applied to EVERY PARTY
that has controlled public offices. Without
the house cleaning process EVERY PARTY .
OF POWER DEGENERATES and the acts
of the politicians become'more brazen and
less considerate.—F. C. News, Nov. 3, 1905.
Three, four and live terms at public office is too
many—according to the News. It’s dangerous—ac
cording to the News. Hutchings, Gagnon, Fenton
and Oliver are ALL seeking third, fourth and fifth
terms—IT’S WRONG, according to the News.
inspected the Omaha division. It
seems quite likely that in the future
the Gould system will be repaired ex
tensively, and made as standard as
any other railroad system in the coun
try. George Gould, who has just
returned from Europe, said recently
that many millions are to be expended
on the Missouri Pacific and other lines
under Gould control. He intimated
that the improvements will be started
this fall. Mr. Gould and a number of
directors, officials and financiers will
uocn begin a tour of the Gould system
The northern district, which includes
Atchison, will be included in their
tour.”
ACCIDENTLY SHOT.
Willie Bowers Shot Elmer Cline
Through the Arm.
Last Sunday when Willie Bowers
and Elmer Cline were hunting near
Fisher’s lake, young Bowers acci
dently shot Cline in the arm. He
fired a 22-rifle at a rabbit, just as
Cline raised his gun to fire, and the
ball took effect in Cline’s arm about
four inches above the elbow and
passing downward lodged about two
inches below the elbow. They were
brought to town by a passing auto
and Ur. Boose removed the ball and
dressed the wound.
Lost is Found.
The Brinegar horse that was
thought to have been stolen from
Mrs. Bickel’s barn last Saturday
night has been located at the Henry
Wittrock farm, where it wandered
last Sunday.
Rev. Teeter to Nappanee, Indiana.
Rev. R. R. Teeter, D. D., who for
the past four years has been pastor
of the Brethren church of this city,
has accepted a call from the First
Brethren church of Nappanee, Ind.,
and will remove to that place De
cember 1st.
Within one week after Rev. Teet
er let it be known that he would con
sider a call from a new field, he re
ceived calls from three churches in
Ohio and two in Indiana. After con
sidering them all he decided to
accept the work at Nappanee, Ind.
Nappanee is a thriving little city, the
home of the great Nappanee Buggy
factory; also of an enterprising fur
niture factory; has two miles of
paved streets; eight churches and no
saloons.
The Brethern church is the leading
church of the city, with over 400
members. For the last few years
moe than fifty per cent of the grad
uates of the Nappanee High school
have been members of the Brethren
church. Rev. Teeter feels that he
will have a splendid field for ag
gressive work.
Painful Accident.
Mrs. John Powell met with a most
painful accident Monday. Two fin
gers on her left hand were badly
burned with hot lard. She will be
somewhat crippled up for several
days as a result.
Baptist Church.
Regular services as usual Sun
day. The evening service now be
gins at 7:30 and the subject for next
Sunday evening will be, “The Un
common Tiling.” Everyone is wel
come.
FIRE AT EMIL DEUCHLER’S.
Barn and Contents Destroyed by Fire
of Unknown Origin.
At ten o'clock last Monday night.
Emil Deuehler and family, living five
miles southeast of this city, were
awakened by a passerby, who told
them that their barn was burning.
Nothing could be gotten out of the
building, and in a few minutes all
was a total loss.
No lantern had been in the barn for
weeks.and the fire remains a mystery,
but it is believed that theives were in
the barn, looking for horses and
chickens, with matches.
The loss is over $1,200. The horses
were all in the pasture. The barn was
insured in the Farmers Mutual at
$400.00, with light insurance also on
hay, grain, harness, etc.
Warren Hutchens of this city and
Henry V. Zoeller of Preston adjusted
thu insurance at $790.78, and the
treasurer, .John Hall of Verdon, will
pay the claim on presentation of the
legal voucher.
Diphtheria at Humboldt.
Special from Humboldt.
Diphtheria in a malignant form has
broken out in several families in
Humboldt. Each case lias been quar
antined. and the public school ha
been closed as a precaution against
the spread of this—worst of all con
tagious diseases.
Reminiscences.
From now on the “Reminiscences
of a Wayfarer,” which has been
running in The Tribune, will appear
only every other week. The personal
business of the author requires more
time and It is too great an effort to
get the Reminiscences up every week.
THE DAY OF THE EQUINE
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MOTOR CARS TAKE BACK SEAT
FOR ONE DAY.
The Horse Beautiful On Exhibition
Wednesday Fall City's First
Horse Show a Success
A liigh-power ami beautiful auto
mobile ran chugging and popping out
of the McGuire & Schmelzel garage
Wednesday afternoon of last week
and sped northward up Stone street.
Gid Whitaker's Jack, whoso name is
not Maude, stuck Ills ears aloft, and
skinning his teeth In a contemptuous
laugh, said, "He-Haw,” In a tone
that would make the fire siren sound
like an evening breeze to a deaf
man.
Dor it was the day of the horse—
tiie fine, patient, beautiful servant of
man, and even a jackass was priv
ileged to laugh at motor cars.
And such liorsse! Drafts, roadsters,
saddlers, drivers, colts and ponies
paraded all day to the delight of the
great crowd. It must have been a
day ol unalloyed pleasure to Herman
Wulf, Mr. Judd, Mr. Scarlett and the
many others who had labored so
hard 10 make our first horse show
a success.
Now that we have been educated
us to what a horse show really Is,
and have learned in a measure what
really fine horses southeastern Ne
braska and northern Kansas possess,
the determination seems universal to
have another horse show next fall
that will even surpass the one just
concluded. The next show, however,
must be held in the City park, where
more room will be available for judg
ing and where the crowd may be bet
ter accommodated. Too many of the
visitors were unable to see the class
es, and the crowd encroached on the
ring too much. The present inten
tion is to build n base ball grand
stand at the park next Bpring, und
if the park board will put in a small
track it would made the conditions
ideal for a horse show.
For some time Falls City has been
devising means to furnish our farm
er friends with some clean and
wholesome entertainment, as an ex
pression of our appreciation of the
support and loyalty of the neighbor
ing farming community. We have
tried street fairs with their fakirs
and vulgar noises, and such other
character of entertainment, that
seemed for the time suitable, but a
good farmers’ institute and a good
horse show given at the expense of
our merchants seems to fill the bill
exactly. Every farmer loves u horse;
in fact there is something wrong
with rny man who does not love a
nurse. A competitive exhibition of
our horses is in fact more than an
entertainment—it is an education and
an encouragement towards better
stock as well. Unless the signs fail
the horse show held here last week
will result In many farmers improv
ing the class of their horses. One
suggestion we would like to make,
and It is this: Next year let the
judge explain to the crowd the rea
sons why the winners are given the
ribbons, and the more Important
points upon which the awurds are
made. Hy so doing we will all coine
to learn the finer points of the horse,
and the competitors will not be left
in ignorance why their entries were
unplaced. X
BUY A LUi.
Falls C:ty to Be an Important Div
ision Point.
In another coulumn of this paper
will be found an article taken from
the Atchison Globe. Among other
things it says, "Falls City is to be
come the important division point for
the Missouri Pacific’s Nebraska
lines.” Now, in view of that fact,
why don’t you buy some of the
Goolsby lots which are to be sold
next Saturday at public auction?
V hy don't you do it just for an in
vestment, if nothing more. The rail
read men will begin to move to
Fails City soon and there are no
empty bouses for them. These lots
are conveniently located for their
use. As an investment you couldn't
beat ’em.
Lost Jackets.
Two suit jackets were lost from the
back of a buggy seat while driving
on the Archer road one day the first
of the week. Any information will
be liberally rewarded. Call at the
cashier's desk at the Matthews-Little
store. 40-lt
LAWRENCE DORE.
Died at His Home In Omaha, Friday,
October 1, 1909.
Lawrence Dore was born In Cleve
land, Ohio about fifty-two years ago,
and died at his home in Omaha Friday
afternoon, October 1, 1909.
lie came to Falla City when a
young man and made this his home
until a little more than four years ago
when the family moved to Omaha. Ho
was married In this city to Miss Mary
Sheehan in 1879. From tills union
was born seven children, four daugh
ters and three sons; two sons died
in Infancy.
The deceased had been in very
poor health for three years; and
much of tills time was confined to his
bed. On September 27 he fell and
sustained a broken limb. The shock
was too great for him and he died
the following Friday. He was very
patient though all his suffering and
was always a kind and loving father
and husband.
lie was a beneficiary member or
the K. L. of S. of Omaha.
lie leaves n wife, four daughters,
Mrs. Anna Andrews of Hastings, and
Misses Josephine, Mary and Nellie
llore of Omaha and one son, Ponces;
also three sisters and four brothers.
The funeral services were held from
St. Peters Catholic church in Omaha
Monday morning, and the remains
buried at that place.
At the Gehling.
What is said to be the one emphat
ic till of the metropolitan season in
theatricals is "The Blue Mouse,"
Clyde Pitch’s adaption from the Ger
man, which, with the largest cast
ever seen in a farce, conics to the
Gehling next Friday evening, October
16. The play was intended for an
antidote of melancholy, which pur
pose it Is said to serve so well that
the Lyric theater, where the Messrs.
Shubert are showing the play, is
packed nightly. Novelty is the key
note of every Pitch comedy and into
"The Blue Mouse" he has injected
not only characters you seldom meet,
yet know are true to life, but many
situations that, are far away from
anything ever before attempted. «.
"The Blue Mouse” is a really
charming dancer who "Salomes” at
a New York variety theater. Yet
there is no attempt to make the au
dience step Into her life, as it were,
or swallow disagreeable pills of sug
gestiveness. Like "The Blue Mouse,”
although she nibbles at coals with
out being hurt, the play is clean and
at no time is the audience asked to
solve a problem or even think seri.
ously. It is the purpose of the auth
or to create laughter and he is said
to have succeedded in a way that is
sure .to make his latest play the
most phenomenal farce America has
ever seen.
TREASURER’S REPORT, j
The Horse Show Was a Financial
Success.
Here is the report of the treasurer
of the Horse Show association:
Since the Horse Show was more or
less a jmblle affair we thought the
public was entitled to know how the
money was used and the financial
condition of the association.
Received.
By subscription.$260 5#
By entry fees. 61 00
Total.$281 20
Expenditures.
Premiums.$203 00
Falls City band. 35 00
Printing and advertising .... 22 90
W. T. Parkinson, judging.. .. 10 00
Hay and straw. 4 65
Thirty yards ribbon. 3 00
Postage and blank book. 1 40
Rope. 75
Drayage on extra benches.... 50
Total.$281 20
Balance on hand .. .. 40 50
$321 50
Thanking all for the interest tak
en in the first annual horse show.
W. F. RIESCHICK.
Attended Postal Convention.
A1 Stumbo spent several days last
week in Kansas City, where he went
to an end the joint convention of
the postal organization of Kansas,Mis
souri, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska.
The affair took place at the Balti
more hotel and the convention hall.
Al is loud in his praises of the man
ner in which the boys were enter
tained by the city carriers, and the
general good time enjoyed by all.
“Shall the salary list of the county ALWAYS go to the same crowd of men?“-=Falls City News, Nov. 10, 1905
