The Falls City Tribune
FIVE CONSOLIDATIONS: FALLS CITY TRIBUNE, HUMBOLDT ENTERPRISE, RULO RECORD, CROCKER'S EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL AND DAWSON OUTLOOK.
Voi.vTI FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 0, 1910. Number 19
THE WEEK’S SOCIAL EVENTS
AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO
CIETY EDITOR
Various Kinds of Entertainment by
Individuals. Lodges. Clubs.
Churches. Etc.
Sorosis met with Mrs. T. L. Him
.flclr* ich Wednesday afternoon. A
huge number were present, Mrs. T.
(list, vice-president, presided. Mrs.
• .alt's paper, ‘‘The Holy Grail,” was
r. joyed by the club. Mrs. A. B. Hill
g; ii' a very interesting report on
i'm First District meeting of N. F.
V/ (’., held at Pawnee City last week.
• ring the social half hour refresh
en nts were served by the hostess, j
i.e dub adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Win. Wilson, May Id.
wCalt'e Klatcli was entertained this
"\.-- k by Miss Sarah Hutchins. There
v s a large attendance, and needle
work. music and social conversation
n de tiie afternoon a very pleasant
ii Kefreshuients were served,Miss
K1.hr I llutcliins assisting iter sister.
T1.e cluli will lie entertained next
v.'i * k hy Mrs. Frank Schaible.
lie Thursday Bridge club is being
• m i(.lined by Mrs.'Himmelrcich (his
lThursday) afternoon.
lie Atchison Hoosters arrived in
1 ils City Friday night between the
hoars of eight and nine, am’ having
considerable time to spend here they
nnged with some of our young peo
p]« for a dance at Wahl’s hall. The
s vices of .Miss .Margaret McKeiver
v. re secured and until after twelve
i loch site played for the dancers.
Mrs. Stephen li. Miles gave a very
delightful luncheon last Saturday af
noou at one o’clock for Mr. Miles’
- Mers, Misses FOdna and Site Adele
v leg. The luneheon was served at
e" o’clock at a large table which
it- id covers for ten guests, the place
ca'd sbeing Gibson heads in water
i odors. The Coral decorations were
in Lti France roses and in the center
e; the table wascAl tall vase wound
with pink ribbon. From the vase
to each cover were extended pink
-crvin ribbons with a little doll by
in■••)! place card. The menu was elab
orate and served in eight courses.
(!< tween tin1 courses each guest read
her fortune, which had been written
up for her. I’pon leaving the table
it .vas found that, the ribbon attached
to the doll held a card which was
hidden in the vase, i’pon the card
were written tile names of flowers
and the guests were required to make
the flower written upon her card from
crepe paper supplied to he. Fol
lowing the making of flowers the
time was given over to various games
The afternoon proved to ho a delight
ful one for all present.
'lie regular meeting of the City
Federation of Woman’s clubs was
li Id in the club room, May 2. and
owing to the inclement weather not
many were present, hut work was
discussed and many plans laid for
future. After a very pleasant
meting, the club adjourned subject to
( all.
reception was tendered the high
s', tool track t< am by the pupils on
Wednesday evening in honor of their
vent victories at Teeuniseh. With
some very appropriate speeches
badges of honor were presented the
victorious ones, and a few others,
who by their assistance in training,
encouragement, etc. were also pro
s' uted with badges. A good pro
gram was enjoyed and games of
various kinds were played. A very
important feature of the evenings'
entertainment was nice refreshments.
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Booze to Minors?
A number of young men from here,
so it is reported, went down to Falls
City last Friday evening, filled up
on rot-gut whiskey, and then went up
to the debate and conducted thein
. ives in so ungentlemanly a manner
that they had to he called down by
Mr. Hurst. They were all under age
and here is a chance for the au
thorities at Falls City to find out
who is selling or giving whiskey to
minors.—Shubert Citizen.
For Sale.
>o acres five miles nor.beast of
ils City. Nebraska. AH in culti
ation (lood location. Also 8b acres
seven miles northeast of Falls City,
Nebraska. All fenced and in culti
vation. Want to sell to settle an es
tate. Money to loan.
JIHNRY C. SMITH.
IMPORTANT LAW.
From Cobbey’s Compiled Statutes of
Nebraska, 1909 Edition.
"Aiij officer of any city in this
state who shall hereafter be Interest
ed., directly or indirectly, in any con
tract to which the city is party, or
who shall elite.' into any contract to
furnish or shall furnish to any con
tractor, or sub-contractor, with a city
of which lie is an officer, any mater
ial to be used in performing any con
tract with such city, shall, upon con
viction thereof, be fined in any sum
not less than $1,000.00 nor more than
$5,000.00.
Court Notes.
Court met on the second and third
and then adjourned until the eight
teenth.
In tlie case of Smith vs. Crook,
granted an order of reviver.
In the case of Fergus vs. Carver, re
Instated.
Fred Gaede was granted naturali
zation papers.
In the case of C. 11. & Q. vs.
Drainage Dist. No. 2, judgment was
granted for $10892.27. The compaity
accepted the decision and paid the
assessment.
In the case of the Bank of Hamlin
vs. McGuire, cause dismissed.
In the case of Sailor vs. Sailor for
partition, .1. It. Wilhite appointed guar
ilian.
In the ease of Frederick vs. MsMa
hon, sale confirmed.
Real Estate For Sale.
11 (|Q acres three miles from town.
All first class pasture, with perma
nent water, at $24.(lO per acre.
2.'i0h acres five miles from town
all good pasture, with 100 acres un
der plow, small buildings, worlds of
water, at $25.00 per' acre.
226 acres of first and second bottom
land, four miles from town, good
buildings, running water, plenty of
timber. Price $17,000. Good terms.
Any man wanting a home or good
piece of land, it will pay him to get
our list, or latter still to see our
country, as tve have a large list to
select from.
For further particulars write, or
call on Heinzelman Bros., Verdon,
Neb., or write Hull Bros. Land Go..
Hope. Kas.
Downs. •
Catherine Goben Downs was born
.March 22. 1827. til Mt. Vernon Ohio.
Slip united in marriage with Benja
min Downs at Mt. Vernon. They
came west in 1856 and settled in
Richardson county, Nebraska in 186t».
She died at her home in this city
Monday, May 2. The funeral services
were conducted in the home by Rev.
Hay, burial taking place in Steele
cemetery- She leaves six children,
twenty-four grandchildren and twen
ty-three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Downs was well and favorably
know’ll in the community. Many close
friends will miss her passing away.
The sympathy" of a large circle of
friends and acquaintances is extend
ed to the sorrowing family.
Van Dusen.
Lee Van Dusen died Wednesday
evening, at the age of forty-five. He
leaves a wife, daughter, father and
mother and one brother and three
sisters. He has lived in this city
most of his life. He suffered for
the past few years from tubercular
difficulties.
Dr. Bailey held the funeral from
the residence Thursday afternoon at
two o’clock.
New Concrete Bridge.
The Burlington bridge gang is lo
cated at Dawson at present. They
tire putting in ti concrete arch in the
place of the old wooden bridge across
the creek to the west of town near
the Boot place. Concrete is rapidly
taking the place of wood and iron
wherever practicable. It is hut. little
more expensive and far more dur
able.
District Court.
Judge Raper convened the equity
term of court Monday evening. The
case of the Hamlin Bank vs. McGuire,
was dismissed by plaintiff at its cost.
A few orders and motions were heard
when the court adjourned until the
1 st h of May.
Complimentary.
The Cleveland store takes the prize
this week for having the best decor
ated window in town. Max Werner
was the aj’tist.andhe is an artist,too.
—Nebraska City Press.
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THEW. C.U.JN SESSION
FOR PAWNEE AND RICHARDSON
COUNTIES MEMBERSHIP.
City Pastors Meet With Union and
Plan Against Allied Liquor
Forces Discussions.
The W. T. V. organisations of
Pawnee and Richardson counties held
ttieir annual convention and institute
in the Brethren church of Kails City
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. The out of town delegates
were Mrs. A. Nesbitt, Miss Dowdy,
Mrs Fulton. Mrs. Coni Foose and
.Mrs Jennie Knowles of Pawnee City;
Mrs. Bedea and Mrs, Uettyls of
Table Rock; Mrs. Gates and Mrs.
Boyle of Dawson; Mrs. Kennedy of
Hurchard; .Mrs. Tyner of Salem;
Mrs. Robertson of Verdon; Mrs. lidte,
Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. I nkefet, Mrs.
Power and Mrs. Butterfield of lluiu
boldt.
Tuesday morning and afternoon ses
sions were devoted largely to routine
mailers. The more formal conven
tion business being administered un
der the efficient direction of the state
secretary, Mrs. A. Nesbitt, of Pawnee
Oily. Mrs Hoyle of Dawson wa
elected Honorary President of tli
Richardson county union, Mrs. lOdh
of Humboldt, president; Mrs. Tyner
of Salem, vice-president; Mrs Judd
of Dawson, treasurer; Mrs. lower of
Humboldt, corresponding . c e ret ary.;
and Mrs. Maddox of Falls City, re
cording secretary.
The feature that aroused consider
able interest was the contest Tues
day evening. Mrs, Cora Foose and
Mrs. Jennie Knowles of Pawnee City.
Mrs. Oates of Dawson and Mrs. Get
tyls of Table Rock participated. The
prize was awarded to Mrs. Getty Is
by a close margin.
Wednesday afternoon the city pas
tors met with the union to effect
means of closer co-operation in
future campaigns against the allied
liquor forces. Plans were freely dis
cussed that look forward to extensive
publicity campaigns in the near ft -
tare. They embrace more thorough
organization, more aggressive agita
tion, and greater publicity.
At the Wednesday evening meet
ing Mrs Nesbitt gave a lecture on
the Ten Commandments as they re
late to the saloon. She handled her
subject with tin* freedom of familiar
ity and much originality and force.
The next convention will be held In
Pawnee City in 1911.
A tragic feature of the convention
was the accident that happened to
Mrs. Fulton of Pawnee City, one of
the delegates. Mrs. Fulton is an
aged mother, having passed her Shili
year. As site was leaving the home
of her hostess, Mrs. N. T. Van Win
kle, Wednesday evening, she by mis
take missed the steps and fill to the
ground, breaking one arm near the
shoulder and the other near the wrist.
At this writing. Thursday afternoon,
she is in a precarious condition. The
doctors are unable to rally her from
tin1 force of tlie shock and the aenes
liietic. Mrs. Fulton is the mother
of Fnited States Senator Pulton of
Oregon and Congressman Fulton of
Oklahoma. At her advanced age she
continued an active worker in tin W
c. r. r.
A Special Offer.
The big daily papers find 'it neces
sary and profitable to keep increas
ing their subscription list, and one of
the fastest growers is th« Lincoln
State Journal. This splendid state
daily lias just opened up another big
subscription campaign, offering the
paper till January 1, 1911 for only $2:
with Sunday $2.90. This special rate
will bring the business. The jour
nal lias a way of its own—cutting
out a lot of expensive methods of
getting subscribers and making the
low rate to its readers direct. The
people of the slate as never before
are looking to the Journal for the
real doings in Hie state. It is build
ing up its business through reliabil
ity and enterprise, especially in cov
ering the stale news. Another good
tiling about the Journal is its policy
of stopping every paper when the
time is up. If you don't, pay for it
you don’t get it. and when you pay
for it you only pay for your own
paper, not helping to pay for the
one sent some deadbeat. You will
like the cleanout methods of the
Journal people.
Marriage Licenses.
Chester ('. Hoomy, Fairview , Kas..26
Kdith IS. Thompson, Fairview.1S
Lawrence Curtis, Stella.24
May Hall, Stella .22
PETITION SIGNERS.
Furnished and Paid For By The
Ministerial Association.
A complete list of till the names
as taken from a certified copj of the
six saloon petitions and the brewery
petition:
K. II. Towle.
It. It. McMahan.
,1. It. Marfan
George Dills.
George Sehmel/.el.
George Matter
G. hi. Fisher.
Win. Freslie.
VV. K. Knight.
W. L. Sears.
.1. A. Tati tier.
Albert Mertram.
M. .1. Bohrer.
Thomas Taylor.
S. II. Drake
Ferd M. Hallow.
Anton Smith.
F. hi. Stock.
George B. bears.
Solomon Bowman.
F. A. Stock.
H. I’. Thomas
(’. W, Jackson.
10. M.. Jackson.
George F. Plege
11. F. Hahn.
!C. F. Bippohl
Harvey Wahl.
.1. Goldman.
Wm. Faller.
Malt Dannecker.
Herman Hanika.
George Binsacum.
B. A. Schlosser.
Mrs. It. B, Wolff.
Peter Gunn.
Frank Schlosser.
S. II Ilarvey
.1. W. Goodloe.
.1. 11. Burris.
J. It. Me Cleary.
.1. It. Shaffer.
C. S. Dills.
Charles Boree.
B. C. Kd wards.
Carl Gets.
Charles I’hlig.
P, If. Hermes.
H li Burris.
I. C. Yutzy.
10. S. Towle.
I. C. Maust.
John Cornford.
W. H. Putnam.
George F. linos.
W. G. Sperry.
August Whetzol.
John Diekman.
G. B. Windle
Wm. Heischick.
Conrad Brecht.
J. Tanner.
August Bucholtz.
iaiwrenee Gehling.
F. Schuler.
John R. Gehling.
John Hermes.
Jacob 1 lunker, Sr.
Deter Christian.
Tobias {.oilman.
I). K. Johnson.
P. W. Peterson.
11. C. Bapp.
W. F. Gilroy.
I). S. McCarthy.
James McFarland.
C. P. McCreary.
Bee VanDeusen.
Charles Foehlinger.
Max Herling,
John McCarthy.
Albert timber.
Boyd.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
.1. Boyd, George Harold, died at his
home, Friday morning, April lilt, 11M0
at 7:4.7 o’clock, lie suffered from
complications arising from whooping
cough and pneumonia, and failed to
have the strength to throw off his
illness and Hie good Father m his love
and mercy, claimed the little life for
his own. He was three years and
nine months old at the time of his
death, and in his short life, he had
brought happiness and joy to his
parents and all who knew him.
Funeral services were held at tile
home in this city, Saturday at noon,
conducted by Rev Day of the Chris
tian church. The little body was tak
en on the afternoon train to Dawson
for burial, and there the family was
met by hosts of sympathizing rela
tives and friends, who gathered to
show sympathy for the bereaved par
ents and little brother.
Those from this city who accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. Boyd to Dawson
were Mr. and Mrs. George Albright,
and daughter. Miss Minnie, Mrs. John
Babb of Stella. Mrs. George Prater
Mrs. Will Ilermes, Kmmett Prater,
Dewey Ross, Frank Pecht and Al
bert Frische.
MUST HAVE DAY SERVICE
NO TIME TO LISTEN TO MAUD
LIN ARGUMENTS
If City Can't Furnish Same Private
Individuals Should Be Given
Full Scope to that End
The industrial development of Falls
City has reached that stage where
th<' need of electric service in the
day time is imperative. Heretofore
it has been possible to gel along
without dnv current Hut the city
has been growing. New j industries
have been added. The situation is now
sueli ttint day service is a necessity.
Without it important industries would
lie seriously handicapped and some
possibly crippled
Thi city lias an electric plant of
her own. li is tile duly of the city
fathers to conserve the interests of
the cilv by protecting the plant. On
the other hand it Is also their duly
to not only avoid every possible hind
ranee to (he development of the lo
cal industries, but also to advantage
their growth and success.
Recently the city council appoint
ed a commlttei to consider the ad
visability of pulling on a day cur
rent. The committee,for reasons that
do not appear, reported adversely.
There may be good reasons why the
city should not at this time under
lake to put on day current. The
electric plant, like the city water
plant, iias for tome time hceen show
ing symptoms of being too Idg for
the present management And yet
we venture that the council and may
or. in their way. are doing the best
they know how.
If the city cannot furnish the need
ed Current, it is up to the city to
admit the facts, and grant private
parties the necessary permits to go
ahead in this work. Any effort on
the part of the city to protect her
municipal interests at the expense of
her local industries must result dis
astrously to the city.
Mr. Sehinelzel. has installed a small
electric plant in Ids garage. Ilis pur
pose is to supply day current to par
ties desiring the same. Heretofore,
Mr. Sehinelzel lias only been supply
ing current for light power purposes.
The council has granted him a per
mit to put up liis wires In the city
under very definite limitations These
limitations, as we understand them,
are such as to deny him the right to
furnish electric power in any consul
erable quantity to any one concern.
The city is evidently trying to fore
stall the building up of a private, elec
tric power plant of any considerable
magnitude, such as might in the fu
lure compete with the city plant to
the city’s disadvantage. Under ordi
nary conditions this might he a land
able precaution, under existing con
ditions, the chances are that it is
only one more illustration of the
lamentable lack of business capacity
on the part of our city fathers.
The National Poultry and lOgg Co.
arc building up a magnificent bus
iness in Falls City, to the advantage
of the city and the community for
miles around. To operate their
plan', which is fast approaching com
plot ion, they must have day current.
The city is not in shape to promise
them the current needed. .lust as
the city lias not yet seen her way
dear to promise the railroad i otnpany
the water whit li they have repeated
ly asked for, and which they will
soon need for operating the round
housi . VVha1 slialI the National
Poultry and Kgg Uo and tin railroad
people do under tin* circumstances?
They cannot tie up tHeir business
and close: shop until the city adminis
tration mak"s up its mind to come to
their rescue. They must of necessity
look elsewhere for these utilities.
New Arrivals.
Morn Friday. April 20, to Mr. and
Mrs. hosier Fisher, a baity girl. All
concerned are doing nicely.
An eight pound baby girl arrived
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .less
Spence, last Sunday evening. As
this is the first little lady iij the
Spence family, among a number of
hoys, she is likely to be the pet of
several families. Mother and baby
are doing nicely.
Ben Foster t\as notified Iasi Friday
of the arrival of a little daughter at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thom
as S. Snyder in Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Snyder was formerly Miss Klfie
Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have
the congratulations and best wishes
of all their Falls City friends upon
tin' arrival of the little one.
FALLS CITY WINS.
Falls City Walks Away With Honors
At Tecumseh Last Friday.
The tenth mutual field meet of the
Southeastern Nebraska Athletic As
sociation wits held at Tecumseh, Fri
day afternoon, the noth of April.
Records in the 220 yard dash, the
100 yard dash and high Jumps and
pole vaulting were broken.
Following is a ltut of events and
places:
100 yartl dash Stewart of Tecum
seh. first; smith of Auburn and Hahn
of Falls City tied for second. Time
Id minutes and one-fifth second.
440 yd. dash Wilson. Pawnee first;
Unity, Pawnee, second; l)ort, Auburn
third. Time—58 seconds.
Riiiiiitng broad jump Mastln of Au
burn, first; Idbendorfer, Pawnee, sec
ond and lteavis of Falls City, third.
Distance is feet, 7 inches
Mile run- -Yoder, Falls City, first;
Uarff. Tecumseh, second; Mosena,
Falls City, third. Time 7 minutes
and 1.7 seconds.
Running high jump P. CJuacken
liuslt, Auburn, first; Wherry, Pawnee,
second; It Qnaekenhush, Auburn and
Rlsl of Jiuinboldt tied for third.
11 eight It .7 feet if1, Inches.
Shot pul. Qliligan, Falls CHy,first.;
Ifuntly, Pawnee, second; Williamson,
Humboldt, third. Distance It7 feet,
21! incites.
22b yard dash Stewart, Tecumseh,
first; llahn, Kails City, second; Smith
of Auburn, third. Time twenty-three
and three-fifths seconds.
ssu yard run Yoder, Ka'ls City,
first; MOHona. Kalis City, second; Mc
Coy. TecuniHeh, third. Time 2 min
nl.es and 21 seconds.
Pole vault David Ueavls, Kails
City, first; Norris, Kails City and
Quackenbush of Auburn tied for sec
ond. Height 11 feet.
Relay race, one-half mile -Tecum
rich, first; Kails City, second; Au
burn, third Time l minute and
seconds.
Places by schools Kalis City, first
with Iir. points; Tecumseh, second
with I!) points; Auburn, third with
17',_ points; Pawnee City , fourth
with 17 points; Humboldt, fifth with
1 i/i points and Nebraska City, sixth
without a point.
The pole vault was rather re
markable since the two boys win
ning second made 10 feet 3 inches,
the state record for high schools
On May <>, Reavis will go to Idn
eoln to compete in the state meet,
and the rest of the team will go to
Tarkio to take part in the lowa-Mis
sourl Nebraska meet.
$1,000.00 to Fight the Saloon.
The better class of citizens of
9
Preston and farmers In the commun
ity have subscribed $1,000.00 to be
used If necessary in preventing the
open saloon from doing business in
the village The people are deter
mined to leave mi stone unturned in
their efforts to keep the 1 i11!«* elty
decent and clean. However, while
watching tin- saloon that as yet does
not exist, it would be well for the
good brethren to gel next to the vile
practices of certain conscienceless
men who are giving drink to minors
and then getting their money away
from them. This despicable business
Is being done to intimidate h- '.pleas
widows into signing petitions on the
grounds that the open sal ion would
be less harmful than the present
practice!.
Hen- is work for the county of
ficers, and possibly for a grand jury
investigation. H is time that some
one gels busy and puts an end to
this kind of devilment.
A Successful School.
A most successful term ot school
closes this week tit the old Thacker
si hool, five miles northeast of Falls
City, properly known as Dist. No. 54,
under the charge of Miss Mario
Crotty. On Monday evening next
the school will participate in a pro
gram. and will enjoy an address by
Kov. Nanninga. and it talk by Mr.
James Coupe on educatioi along
agricultural lines. Following the reg
ular program, a box social will be in
dulged in.
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For Exchange.
ItiO acres near Roswell,New Mexico
for residence in Falls City, Nebraska.
240 acres in Thomas county, Kas.,
for property in or near Falls City,
Nebraska.
320 acres near depot, Thomas Co.,
Kansas, improved, for property in or
near Falls City, Nebraska.
120 acres improved, northeast of
Falls City. A good place,
i HKNRY- C. SMITH.