Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
Entered as second-class matter at
Falls City, Nebraska, ysist office, Janu
ary 12. 1904, under the Act of Congress
pr, March 3,1879.
Published every Friday at Falls City,
Nebraska, by
The Tribune Publishing Company
E F SHARTS. Manager
One year. .fl.oO
8ix months .'j*
TELEPHONE 226.
One thousand and thirty-eight per
sons were condemned to death
throughout European Russia during
the first nine months of the present
year. and 147 of them were executed
The New York court of appeals has j
dismissed Marry Thaw's appeal and
he must remain in the asylum. The
almighty dollar probably doesn't in
spire quite as much confidence in
Marry as it did once upon a time
The Indiana branch of the Stand
ard oil company has lost Its charter
In Texas and been fined $(‘>0,000,while
other subsidiary branches have also
been hard hit in that state. Texas
seems to be a poor roosting place
for tome monopolies
The colored race is certainly get
ting its share of the eagle feathers of
late. Now comes Calvin Bowdry. a
young colored porter of Hlsmark. N
!»., and plucks the richest prize in
1he land drawing at Aberdeen, S l>.
making him practically wealthy
President Taft has Invited the go\ -
ernors of all the states to lie Ills
guests each year of his administration
to discuss the improvements of the
waterways. “I can not assure them
of any action by congress," he said,
“but the latch string of the White
House will be hanging oil the out
side.”
John R. Walsh is said In have sold
his railroad proportion to the steel
trust for $27,000,000 and tints pulled
himself out of the financial hole at
the last minute of liis grace. Now if
Mr. Walsh only had that little five
year prison term off his mind lie
might prepare to thoroughly enjoy Ids
Thanksgiving turkey.
Announcements conte from New
York that John l>. Rockefeller lias
made a gift of $1,000,000 to tie used
by a commission of scientists in fight
ing the "hook worm," the supposed
germ of laziness and with which two
million people of the United States
are said to tie uffltetcd Of course
it's a mere chance coincidence that
this comes right on tup of the word
from Texas that Standard oil lias had
the “hooks thrown into It" there
again.
SAVE THE MISSISSIPPI.
The trip down the Mississippi the
first time a president has made the
entire journey from Si Louis to New
Orleans by water has meant much
for improved waterways. It lias giv
en far beyond anything anticipated
an example of the great need for im
provements, and it lias indelibly im
pressed tills need on congressmen
and public men from all parts of the
nation who were trying to make the*
trii>. That the opening of the Pana
ma canal will mean the building of
a great and growing commerce for the
Gulf of Mexico and its feeder, the
Mississippi, America's •■Father of Wa
ters,” is a foregone conclusion, and
it is not right that this mighty re-,
source of nature should remain in a
condition that will not permit it to
meet the demands that are to he made
upon it. To the interior states, at
least, from the commercial standpoint
the advancement of the Panama ca
nal and the Mississippi river and its
tributaries must go hand in hand, for
the value of each will he determined
by its ability to sustain the other.
They ure inseparably linked through
geographical conditions, and insepara
bly the nations must sustain them.
LIFE'S MIXTURES.
It was one of fate's coincidences
that Prince Ito should be shot down
for tyranny just when he was on one
of his greatest missions of peace. It
seemed rather odd the other day ,
when a man in New York who waA
just successfully recovering from the1
removal of a portion of his spine up
and died of a cold. It looks rather
hard that many men should fight
booze for years, then reform and die
just when they are becoming of some
ise In the community and their fam
ilies. It looks pretty tough that when
families have struggled along in pov
erty for decades and at last gain
some affluence, sickness and death
and sorrow should suddenly pounce
upon them to rob them of the happi
ness and rest from troubles that
seemed within their grasp. Yet thou
sands of just such instances do oc
cur every year, and will continue to
occur. They probably are not more
numerous than rasps of the opposite.
1
j bill to our Blinds they stand out more
i prominently, and so \vi are contin
ually reminded that on tit'- busy frag
ile stage of lire it is futile to resell
i into the Incubator and count our fu
ture good fortunes before the hatch
1 ing comes off.
OUR TOWN—A PULL TOGETHER.
Tln ic is no room for doubt but tint
! our town, with the united efforts of
its enterprising citizens, cun greatly
increase its business and enhance
(lie value of property. Everything in
dicates a forward movement. The
high standard of business acumen
that exists is Inducing many to look
this way with a view of Uniting Our
excellent schools is a feature greatly
appreciated by tile best people of
tills section, and are proving attract
ive features As a trading and ship
ping point our town is already ahead
of any place in the county or this
section of country No place of its
size in tin* country receives greater
shipments of merchandise or sends
out more live stock and grain Our
business houses are being transform
ed into busy marts, our residences
into modern dwellings and cottages.
Now as many are thinking and talk
iug of coming (hither to locate, let
all give them words of encouragement
and hearty welcome to this goodly
land of peace and abundance, En
courage those who are worthy wheth
er thoy have capital or not. Labor
is worth money. Those who have
money will buy lots, build houses or
remodel old ones. Let us work and
stimulate enterprise by giving il all
the friendly encouragement we can,
and unite our industry, intelligence
and capital in a common cause for
the good of our town. Let us culti
vate a public spirit and talk less and
work more. Encourage our local au
thorities in making improvements.1
Speak up, speak well, talk cnoofuag- !
Ingly of our town and its bright pros j
peels. It is these many little eonsid-1
eralions that makes a town grow >
Nature has showered upon us her!
choicest blessings, and with perfect I
unity and effort for tin* good of our|
common cause, great will be the
result.
Evangelical Church.
On next Sunday morning at 11:00
the Woman's Missionary Society will
give their annual program at the
Kvangelical church; and in the even
ing at 7: !tt) the mission hand will ren
der their program. These programs
are carefully prepared and will he
of interest to all that will come and I
hear. A cordial invitation is ex-1
tended to all.
Most A.tractive.
Old Maid- Mu . so heaven has
seven women to ier; man. and hell
the reverse? I won't patronize you.
St. Peter tit loringlv)—Yes, but
you couldn’t stain, ii down there, they
use profanity, incorrect Knglish, and—
Old Maid Splendid' At last I can
teach in a man's college! Brooklyn
Life.
A POLITICAL POST-MORTEM
HOW DID IT HAPPEN? VARIOUS
CAUSES ASSIGNED
The Liquor Vote Gut a Figure
Democratic Candidates Pop
ular Men and Efficient.
These political post-mortems are
growing a little monotonous as an oc
cupation. The analysis of disaster is
profitable in that it discloses causes
which may be prevented in future
conduct, but it is about as cheerful
business as putting your head in ice
water tlie morning after and trying to
figure out the occurrences of the night
before.
How did It happen?
Huh! How old is Ann?
Why should you ask me to write
about it? I'm not it! J didn’t do
it. It doesn't improve iny>teniper,
just because I'm used to it, to tell
the story of democratic success in a
republican county, and to respond to
an encore each succeeding year.
I c;ui give you one reason if you j
want it, viz: ".Josh" Lord was here
and Judge Tucker was not here. Just
think that over and see if it means
anything to you, This isn't meant
as a knock, for there is a wide dif-1
ference between a knock and a fact.!
During a political campaign Tucker
wasted no time on who discovered tli
north poh He was on the political
works twenty-five hours the day. He
had a poll of the county together I
with a full pedigree of every voter,
lie knew the political predelictions of
John Jones and his collateral rela
tives as far down the line as his
sister-in-law's "steady;" and he was
not tongue-tied so as to be noticed.
The republican organization this
year was about as effective as a
motion for the previous question wool
have been in a session of the daugh
ters of the revolution.
Oliver Avers look :t poll of Nemaha
precinct Hooray! What do you
think of an organization in which
this is an achievement? If any i
oilier committeeman took a poll it !
was the kind the late (lover Cleve-1
land used one decoration day. Come]
to think of it maybe most of ’em did
go fishing election day. It was very
warm almost hot, as we remember
it. And the fish were biting — es
pecially suckers.
Don't blame Rob Cain; lie tried
to arouse some interest, lint got dis
couraged ami quit. In the meantime
"Josh ' Lord perfected an organiz
ation that would eat out of his hand.
Tile result was that the vote was
1.200 short mostly republicans.
Another thing that hurt was the]
liquor vote. The word front Omaha
reached the county by wireless that
it was worth 100 votes to the liquor
cause to keep ail temperance men out
of the court house. Now, Brother
Oliver, what do you think of that?
Well, the boys with the white aprons
got busy with a line of "persona!
liberty" talk. The floaters got the ii
! bellies up to the improvised bars and
| talked of the time w hen George
| Rieehers ran for councilman on the
prohibition tick'd, and waxed warm on
the inalienable right to get •'soused.”
Ii is r> lated of one of these patriots
that, while not drunk, ite was so full
of personal rights that he grew tear
I ful and wanted to kiss the bartender
| good-bye.
The republican party has nothing
to expect from the liquor element.
This traffic, at least so long as Jim
Dnb’rnan leads our friends, the enemy
is a democratic auxilliary. It is the
only business that seeks to control
the government of the people.
Church uk ‘ era and Christians—you
1 see I differentiate—have parties.
Sure, Mike! They may be opposed
to saloons and whiskey 364 days in
toe year but they are republicans or
jd mocrats on election day. The sa
loon men have no party. They may
think they have, but they're saloon
liter always. To them party prin
ciple is of small consequence, i
Tltelr .d'jiboleth is "whether demo
cratic, republican or what not,
tills luttst lie a saloon government.”
Many men of all parties deprecate
this attitude; and the very arrogance
of this traffic spells its ultimate down
fall. There is at least one way of
putting the saloons out of politics, and
that is to put them out of business.
The rank and file of the republican
party is looking to the next state
convention to take an advanced and
determined stand for county option;
not only because the principle is
right, but as well because the liquor
interest has made such action essen
tial to party success.
Then the democratic candidates
were all popular men, the younger
fellows especially so. (Billy Fenton
must be a mionr). Their adminis
tration of the county's affairs had
been careful and conservative. It
was hoped, and believed, that the
fact that tlie ticket was made up of
third-termers would off set their per
sonal popularity. This, however, did
not prove true. As the precedent, now
stands it Is that two terms are enough
for republicans, but the only demo
cratic limit is that imposed by mor
tality -and they qre all long livers.
Funny, isn't it. that republicans will
not vote for third-termers on their
own ticket, hut will readily swallow
democratic third-term bait, hook
sinker and all.
But what's the use? The party1
locally looks like it hail been run
through u separator. We are sorry,
that is, tome of ns are. I saw so
many farmer republicans shaking
hands with and congatulating demo
cratic candidates Saturday, and doing
it with such joyful sincerity that I
can't believe that the entire party is
in sack-cloth and ashes.
What will happen next year no one
knows.
It' it is another case of sudden and
unexpected death, however, some one
else must write the cause t.f the de
mise, for this is my las; appearance.
We might, in the interest of party
harmony, spend the next year cussing
_
Jt’annon, Aldrich and the principle ofj
protective tariff.
That might help some
Or. we might send for Tucker.
*»*
P. s. -John Hinton, republican can
didate for supervisor, was elected.
Misplaced.
A real good story was told recently
about a well known Lexington. Neb.,
man’s experience while sojourning
in the hamlet of Hiawatha, over in
the slate of Kansas. The story fol
lows:
The scene of the incident was the
Central hotel of that place and Ihe
principle actors a well known Lexing
ton man, an over load of John Barley
corn and a cork leg. It seems the
Lexington man had joined several
friends In "killing soldiers" during
the afternoon, and along about bed
time had gained the distinction of ab
sorbing the contents of a majority
of said soldiers and was feeling “his
oats” freely. When bed-time arrived
he was as^Tfcted by kind and will
ing friends up the stairs to his room
door where they left him to his sim
ple task of retirement. The remain
ing chapter is told by his bed-partner,
another well known Lexington man.
After his friends had left him the
first mentioned Lexington man pro
ceeded to “make it” into bed. lie
went about the usual routine in pre
paring himself for bed. having re
moved his cork leg. etc. But—here
is where he got his wires crossed.
Instead of placing his cork leg in its
usual place in the corner, he gently
placed it in bed along side liis part
ner and went to the corner and stood
there until discovered asleep by his
partner who was awakened by loud
snoring from the distant corner. The
next morning tin' other Lexington
man wore a broad smile; next the
story leaked out, which was stoutly
denied; however, the cigars were
passed out to the knowing ones by
the owner of the cork leg with this
remark—“Don't mention it."
City Water.
Notice to Water Consumers: Wa
ter rents (flat rate) are due semi
annually in advance, May 1st ami No
vember 1st.
By meter, within ten days after
notice of amount due.
Ten per cent shall he added to bill
if not paid when due, as provided by
Sec. 2 of Ordinance No. 183, and wa
ter shall be cut off and the sum of
$1 will be charged for turning on
again.
The city council has, by resolution,
instructed the water commissioner to
[hereafter strictly enforce the above
provisions of the law, beginning on
December 1st, 1909.
Water and light rents can be paid
at the city office, four doors south
of tlie Richardson County bank, dur
ing business days from 9 till 12 a. in,
and from 1 to 4 p. m.
By order of the city council.
N. T. VAN WINKLE,
Water Commissioner.
Dated Nov, Stti, 1909, 4,Vtf.
All Cf.
The Heiress—Have \0n ,een pamT
The Duke—Yes it's all off.
The Heiress—You don’t mean to say
that lie ret used o give his consent':’
The Duke- tilt r.o. He said iie'd
give his consent.—but not anther
cent.—Stray Stories.
Magnetic Healing
Miss Lizzie lieitland, a gradu
ate of the Weltmer School ot
Magnetic Healing, of Nevada,
Mo. I am prepared to treat dis
eases of all kinds. Phone 27‘*.
Located at Mrs. Burris residence
south of the convent. -t
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BiPorwr;
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A4rcm«iM Co.. Qb$t
Nov. 12, 190“.
Dear Friend:
Last summer I Won
dered what they did
with all the grapes.
I know now they took
them and dried them
and made them into
rasins.
Rasins are mighty
nice to go in a cake,
and rasins and nuts
are mighty nice to
hand round when you
want to spend a Ion
time at the table
talking.
Your friend,
Jacob.
P. S. You don't know
what nice rasins,
currants and dried
fruits and things they
have at
Schmitt’s
The Official Vote of Richardson County, November, 1909.
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For Judges of the Supreme Court I
James R. Dean, Dem. Peo. Ind.. i 69 , 89 63 85 64 65 84 85 65 109 137 92 89 108 63 84 116 113 106 110 j 53 65 1018 212
Benjamin F. Good, Dem, Peo.Ind.. 67 89 64 86 62 63 j 85 | 84 61 105 136 93 94 110 61 84 116 112 103 111 53 70 1909 203
John .1. Sullivan, Dem, Peo. Ind...' 67 90 62 83 65 j 67 83 ' 83 62 110 137 92 93 107 61 85 118 110 | 104 101 53 69 1911 205
John It. Barnes. R6p. 59 69 89 91 1 55 , 61 57 j 75 61 J 104 96 71 76 93 65 59 128 111 64 104 73 33 1694
Jacob Fawcett, Rep. 59 71 89 91 , 54 62 54 74 60 , 126 96 71 72 94 62 58 125 107 72 104 72 33 1706
Samuel 11. Sedgwick, Rep. 67 70 89 89 56 66 60 77 59 104 95 73 77 94 62 57 126 104 71 103 71 35 1698
For Regents of University i 1 | j |
Charles T Knapp, Dem 61 84 56 73 54 51 . 68 , 72 59 , 97 1 115 85 82 96 | 49 78 96 95 92 95 j 47 i 56 ; 1659
Charles S Ulen, Rep. 71 71 88 100 63 75 j 74 83 66 119*1 113 80 84 101 71 66 135 121 85 j 113 ! 77 j 48 ! 1907 ;
\V. (I. Whitmore, Rep. 69 74 86 95 63 78 71 78 ■ 64 116 109 76 84 99 68 64 136 113 81 I 110 ! 76 45 j 1856
D. C. Cole, Peo. Ind. 6 | 7 15 j 9 48 10 12 7 IS 25 4 10 12 3 5 j 13 15 13 : 17 6 , 3 j 259
Frank E. lunch, Prohib. 3 I 4 * ;> 1 1 I 8 | 10 13 ; 2 > J < 4 4 1 10 | 9 a i 7 t> | :i»
John II Von Steen, Prohib. 5 , 5 | 16 9 11 2 1 6 | 3 3 10 10 3 i 6 3 S4
Albert T. Hunt, Soc. 2 | 1 I 5 5 1 1 1 1 5 1,1 3 5 1 3 36
Wm. Wemmer, Soc. 2 1 j 4 4 t ; 1 1 1 l 12 , 5 1125
For Ucg. of Uni. (Fill Vacancy)
Harvey 10. New branch, Dem. Peo. 1 68 87 60 7S 1 64 60 I 77 , 74 56 116 132 90 84 108 62 85 : 115 107 111 ; 109 57 59 j 1859 91
Frank L. Haller, Hep. 02 76 88 95 1 55 65 66 | 78 61 107 101 '74 82 99 65 59 125 116 77 , 103 72 42 I 1768
A. L. A. Schiermeyer, Soc. 1 2 5 4 1 1 ' 3 1 1 3 2 23
For County Treasurer
John II. Hutchings, Dem. 73 88 70 93 68 69 , 75 j 81 j 59 126 145 1 98 97 118 j 74 I 90 132 137 128 132 57 , 72 1 2082 | 421
George Riechers, Rep. 59 | 75 82 89 53 61 71 ! 82 1 68 102 95 67 74 93 1 55 1 57 118 95 68 92 73 32 ! 1661 j
For County Clerk
George W. Morris, Dem.. 67 91 77 134 68 63 75 87 , 67 71 138 : 93 91 114 j 62 j 90 169 | 132 128 I 68 21 { 61 I 1967 ! 214
R. W. Daggett, Rep. 63 73 74 44 55 62 69 77 1 57 159 104 72 78 96 64 57 81 | 96 66 | 154 110 42 j 1753
For County Judge
John Gagnon, Dem. 71 i 95 71 100 65 62 84 90 67 148 146 100 105 121 81 | 97 119 124 126 1 121 57 I 66 | 2116 1 496
A. H. Scott, Rep. 59 : 70 SO 83 57 62 63 76 67 81 91 65 67 78 46 54 134 108 78 100 74 37 1620
For County Sheriff
W. T. Fenton, Dem. 82 | 106 100 139 84 71 107 114 | 92 189 165 105 110 , 127 79 1 99 178 . 154 139 145 75 73 2533 ! 1299
W. P. Fergus, Rep. 49 62 55 44 39 55 38 53 | 37 41 79 60 61 84 53 50 74 76 61 77 56 30 1 1234
For Register of Deeds
L. C. Edwards, Dem.•. 66 I 88 66 98 68 St! 73 105 ! 79 122 123 ; 101 92 113 | 70 1 90 163 148 119 118 62 58 2128 | 533
F. M. Boss, Hep. 64 75 82 78 50 41 73 62 47 102 99 65 78 94 57 58 89 | 84 79 104 69 43 1595 1,
For Supt. of Public Instruction
T. J. Oliver, Dem. 73 I 94 69 104 67 41 78 74 I 68 146 148 I 94 87 ; 113 65 j 89 145 [ 137 116 115 70 j 60 2053 ! 367
A. 1). Sargent, Hep. 60 | 70 85 78 53 88 66 92 58 83 95 ! 71 82 96 65 57 108 91 79 108 60 I 43 1 1686
For County Coroner
Dr. M. L. Wilson, Dem. 57 | 86 62 90 72 65 84 103 ! 84 116 133 88 S3 103 64 89 136 132 120 116 55 j 60 1998 j 300
Dr. G. \V. Heneker, Rep. 74 ! 79 90 87 48 1 63 66 58 1 39 108 105 77 85 • 101 63 56 114 98 72 108 73 : 40 ! 1698
For County Surveyor
R. E. Grinstead, Rep. 81 ] 82 96 101 63 I 28 78 89 65 125 113 76 90 : 117 75 65 147 130 108 121 89 ' 46 1985
For the Payment of County Bounty
on Wild Animals . 36 41 : 55 63 42 43. 62 42 36 72 74 50 71 55 42 26 64 49 52 76 45 1 42 1138 518
Against the Payment of County Boun
ty on Wild Animals . 1 13 j 13 20 40 16 13 15 33 24 50 38 IS 17 : 25 20 41 71 51 20 49 15 18 620
Fo Supervisor Dist. No. 2
Weddle, Dem. j 99 93 69 j ' 261 71
Harris, Rep. 05 91 52
For Supervisor Dist. No. 4 790
Fritz, Dem. 129 152 1 119 400 164
Smith, Rep. " 1 97 91 48 236
For County Supervisor Dist No 6
Warren Hutchins, Dem.1 it 1 i j . 108 . 102 j S3 J 293
John Hinton, Rep.| ] J_ | [ [ |j 1|_ 1 1 142 1 129 I 122 j | | j 393 100