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The Falls City Tribune FIVE CONSOLIDATIONS: FALLS CITY TRIBUNE, HUMBOLDT ENTERPRISE, RULO RECORD, CROCKERY EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL AND DAWSON OUTLOOK. Vol. VII FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1910. Number 24^ THE WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS . AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges, Clubs, Churches, Etc. Oliver-Kapp. Rex Oliver, the youthful but none theless enterprising ami efficient foreman of the Trego County Re porter of Waukeeney, Kas., and Miss Etta Kapp of Falls City were united in marriage Monday night by Rev. F. E. Day in the latter’s study. The af fair was pulled off so unexpectedly, and with so much dash as to take the friends of both bride and groom com pletely by surprise. They left Tuesday morning for Wau kecncy, where Rex has a home fur nished and awaiting their arrival. Rex’s strategy was not quite equal to his getting out of Falls City with out the customary pounding with rice at the hands of such of his friends as got next to his plans before he made his escape. Both parties are well known in Falls City and very popular with the young people. The Well-wishes of many friends go with them to their new home. May they hi richly prospered. -- Margrave-Pribbeno. ' Win. ('. Margrave and Miss Ida Pribbeno were united in marriage at 2:30 ]). m. on June 1, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Pribbeno, in Preston. The wedding was a very pleasant, though quiet affair, being witnessed by immediate relatives only. After congratulations and best wishes were extended, the guests were invit ed to a very elaborate dinner, to which old and young did ample jus tice. Mr. and Mrs. Margrave are taking an extended trip to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other points of interest in the east. On their return, they will be at home to their many friends on the Margrave ranch, southeast of Preston. REV. A. MATTILL. Kaffee Klatcli met Tuesday with Mrs. S. B. Miles and enjoyed a very pleasant session. Miss Grace Mad dox of Indiana was a guest of the club. Miss Laura Naylor was hostess to a company of young people Tuesday ev ening A new and rather unique game was played, it is called pro gressive Soapolio. It proved great sport for those present. A light luncheon was served by I lie hostess and a good time voted by all. Miss Naylor greatly surprised her guests by announcing her marriage August 28, 1909, to G. Fred Cummings of Omaha. Mr. Cummings is attend ing Armour Institute, Chicago, and has another year before he will grad uate. Mrs. Cummings wished to re tain her position as teacher in our schools and kept her marriage a se cret. She will join her husband in Chicago this fail and they will begin housekeeping there. Hearty con gratulations were the order of the* evening. Mrs. Clem Firebaugh entertained the W. R. C. Monday evening. The gathering was complimentary to Mrs. Mary Firebaugh, who left Wednesday for an extended visit with relatives in Wyoming. The evening was spent with music and social conversation. Nice refreshments were served by the hostess. Work of Council. Ordinance 232 became a law' at the council meeting Monday night. It provides for raising the present price for electric lights from 30 to 40 per cen t. The council appointed a committee to look into the water situation more closely and bring in a report. The council transferred $1,200 from The occupation tax fund to the water and light fund Monday night. To Correspondence. Correcpondenee for The Tribune should reach the office not later than Wednesday forenoon, to insure insertion. If our contributors will keep this in mind it will save them occasional disappointments. ~ New Janitors. Janitors for the coming year are: i High school, Fred Chesley; Harlan. Roe Hendricks; Central. Irvin Yoder.' OLD SOLDIER MUSTERP OUT STEPHEN PRIOR PASSES TO HIS FINAL REWARD. Funeral Services at O. A. R. Hall Wednesday Afternoon. Rev. F. E. Day Officiating. — Stephen Prior, another of our old j soldiers boys quietly passed away a his residence in this city on Mon day morning, .lime 6th, after a very short illness. Ht had been in his usual health the day before and re tired at night feeling as well as usual. About four o'clock in the morning he woke up, suffering from a severe attack of his old trouble, the asthma, and dic'd in about fif teen minutes. Mr. Prior was born near Marietta, in Washington county, Ohio, March 4,1835. llis faher was a farmer, who owned his farm. When lit* waB about ten years old his father moved to Parkersburgh, West Virginia, where he purchased a farm. He lived there about three years and then they all moved to Adams county, Ohio, and from there to Brown county in the same state. When he was about nineteen years old'liis father and family moved to Jackson County, Iowa. lie lived in Iowa some six or seven years, hiring out as a farm band by the month, and then he moved to Doniphan county, Kansas, where he worked in a saw mill. November 1, 18G1 he. enlisted in Company K. 50 Illinois Infantry. This regiment was then in Kansas City, .Mo., and lie soldiered during the win ter of 1861 in Missouri scouting. It being reported a company of rebel soldiers was being organized at Wbiteville, his company went out there after them. Had a lively skir mish, captured thirty two prisoners and took them back to St. Joe. This raid was made at night, and as a result he was taken sick with pneumonia, and was laid up in a hospital at St. Joseph for two months, meanwhile his regiment being order ed soutbf he being left behind in the hospital. When convalescent he started to join his regiment at Corinth, Mis sissippi. While rnroute on the cars, there was a bridge washed out in Mis souri, making it necessary to cross a river on a ferry boat. It Was rain ing hard at the time, and he was in the rain nearly all day. This gave him a relapse, and lie was taken to a hospital at Quincy, Illinois, where1 he remained about two months, and was then transferred to St. Louis and discharged in June, 1862. He returned to Daniphati county, Kansas, where he purchased eighty acres of farm land, but his health be ing too poor to work on the farm he rented the same. At White Cloud, Kan'Bas, Dec 6, 1857 lie married Margaret Woodward. There are five children living from this marriage: Mrs. Ellen Colhour, Oregon, Mo.; Mrs. Mary Fryman, Craig, Mo.; Pearl Prior, Fairfax, Mo.; Stephen Prior, Falls City and Mrs. Annie Gregory, Independence, Mo. His wife died near White Cloud, Kas., June 2, 1880. He was married the second time to Elizabeth Colhour at Highland, Kas. They went to housekeeping at Iowa Point on a farm, his boys doing the farm w’ork. He moved to Caig, Mo., and from there to Falls City, Neb., where he has since made his home. He has three children by the second marriage: Mrs. Carrol Oberland of Concordia, Kas., and Miss Irene and Elmer Prior of this city. He joined the Grand Army of the Republic when living at White Cloud, Kas., and united with Veteran Post No. 84 of Falls City soon after mov ing here. Mr. Prior on coming to Falls City went into the draying business, which he followed until a year or so ago when he gave it up on account of fail ing health. He was industrious, care ful and honest in all his dealings with his fellow' citizens, with a genial, good nature, that endeared him to his acquaintances and made him a general favorite with his comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic. The funeral was held at. the Grand Army hall Wednesday afternoon, Rev. F. Ellsworth Day officiating, and his body laid to rest in Steele cemetery. Kottman. Robert Daniel, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Kottman, after a lingering siege of pneumonia lasting several weeks, died Friday, June 3. The be reaved family have the sympathy of friends and neighbors in their sorrow. CITY TREASURER'S REPRT. Following is The May Report Sub mitted by tne City Treasurer. Collections. Hal on hand May I. 1 Water and Light fund. 2222.40 Elec. Light, bond and int... 110.20 General fund . 1163.20 Occupation fund. 3266.50 Sinking fund. 464.4S Library fund. 170.20 M. and 1 Park fund. 239,22 Park Improvement fund.. . 290.32 Sanitary and Poor fund.. .. 116.20 Emergency fund. 1161.20 $15,211.23 Oisbu rsements. Water and Light fund. $1846.53 General fund. 771,04 Occupation fund. 878.61 Sinking fund. 660.00 Library fund.. .. 112.61 Firemans fund. 8,00 M. and l Park fund. 77.20 Park Improvement fund.... 241.92 Sanitary and Poor fund.... 196.70 Emergency fund. 1197.87 $5,390.48 llalances. Water and Light fund....;. $634,39 Elec. Light bond and Int. 992.21 General fund.399.S5 Occupation fund. 2898.9 Sinking fund. 1104.49 Library fund. 242.79 Firemans fund. 171.75 M. and I. Park fund. 892.14 Park Improvement fund_ 290.32 Sanitary and Poor fund .... 559.18 Emergency fund. 1634.65 $9,820.75 Meeting Close at The Baptist Church. The series of meetings or Bible lec tures conducted by K. 1!. Williams, the evangelist and his singer, closed Sunday evening at the Baptist church with a very large congregation in at tendance. These meetings were very unusual in character, not only in the great light thrown on the logical connection of the truths presented from nigh) to night, but in the manner in which they were conducted, as Mr. \> 111 iams did not give the invitation to “come forward” as is the usual cus tom. He believes, when the truth is re vealed in such a way that the sinner sees himself as he is—he will need no urging to confess his own weak ness, and will surrender willingly. lie felt his first duty then was to tell the story of the Christ and His relation to man, and man’s salvation. This story he told anew each night, and held the congregation in rapt attencion at each succeeding recital, and even though one might not agree with every statement made in the in terpretation, yet he remained spell bound at the power back of the state ment; and he was given an incentive to Investigate for himself. In con sequence then the writer feels that the harvest is not yet—but the seed is sown for an abundant crop, for w'hich the Lord be praised. Mr. Coleburn’s rendering of the hymns, many of them his own com position, as well as hts prayers, car ried in the same spirit afresh were impressive and inspiring. Christian Church. There will be special services at the .Inline opera house next Sunday morning and evening. 10:00 a. in.—Bible School. Remem ber this is the church in Bible study and if you are interested in the study of the Word, come. 11 a. m.—Preaching by Mrs. Eva B. Day. Her subject will be “Wor ship and Work.” 2:30 p. in.—Junior Endeavor. 7:00 p. in.—Young Peoples' Prayer Meeting. 8:00 p. in.—The Endeaverors assist ed by friends will render a splendid program consisting of readings, solos, duets and special instrumental music. All are most cordially invited. St. Thomas Church. George Little Nelde, rector, third Sunday after Trinity, Holy com mun'on at 7:30 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon at 10:45, theme, “At the Table of Zaccheus.” Evensong and sermon at 8 00 p. in. Sunday school at. 9:45 a. m. Seats free. Destitution. There seems to be a ease or two of real destitution among the camps of foreigners who are working on the M. P. grading gang. There is no occasion for letting helpless child ren suffer while they are quartered in our midst. FALLS CITY SETS FAST PACE PLAYiNG A BRILLIANT BRAND OF BASE BALL. In the Lead and Running Easy Up the Stretch Without a Touch of Whip or Spur Tht' game between Nebraska City anti Falls City played ai the former place las Friday proved to be one of the best games ever played In the west. For seventeen innings the two teams struggled through the nerve broaliing contest until darkness stop ped the game without n score being made by either side. While Miller o Nebraska City pitched great ball, McCabe's work was simply wonderful. He struck out. twenty-four men, strik ing out every man on the opposing team at least once. In the sixteenth inning he struck out the side on nine pitched balls, and in the seventeenth he struck the side out on ten pitched halls. I’otcet’s work was equally bril liant, he accepting twenty-six chances without an error. Falls City would have won the game in the twelfth inning if it, had not been for an unavoidable acci dent.. Sloan was the first, man up and made a two-base hit that, would have been a home run if a tree had not stopped it. Martin, the next man up, hit to deep left. Sloan had plenty of time to score hut in turn ing third base lie stepped in some mud and fell twisting his knee and was compelled to crawl back to third. Miller was subsit uted to run for him. With Miller on third and Martin on second, I’oteet came to bat. The opposing pitcher gave him four halls purposely, not willing td risk him hitting it. McCable then came up and drove a fly to center. Miller, who should have waited until the ball was caught before leaving third, lost liis head ami ran in and was doubled at third by the center fielder who caught McCabe's hit. The real play of the game, how ever, and one that will live long In tlie memory of the spectators, was made by Sloane in the fifteenth in ning. Nebraska City had a man on second with two out. Chapman lilt a two base It it. to dee)> center. Sloane went over fast and picked the hall from the grass and shot it to l’oteet like a bullet. The base runner was speeding for home between third and the plate and a score seemed cer tain, but the quiet, unassuming Sloane, who is developing inlo a re markable player, was master of the situation, i’oteet did not have to move an inch to receive the throw so true was it, and the score was shut off by inches. The Falls City crowd stopped yelling when they were all in front exhaustion and the game went on into darkness and history. We append the official score: Falls City. ab r h po a e VanTappan, 3b. 7 0 2 0 3 0 Annis, ss. 6 0 1 3 2 0 Sarver, if. 6 0 0 2 0 0 Hansom, cf...7 0 J 0 0 0 Sloane, rf.6 0 1 0 10 Martin, 2b. 6 0 1 6 3 0 McBride, lb. 6 0 0 16 0 1 Poteet, c. 5 0 1 22 4 0 McCabe, p..... 6 0 0 2 7 0 Totals. .55 0 7 51 20 1 Nebraska City. ab r h po a e Mayfield, if. 6 0 1 3 0 0 Waller, c. 7 0 1 10 10 Hitcher, rf. 7 0 0 0 0 0 Hicklin, 2b. 7 0 1 2 HO Badura, cf. 6 0 0 5 1 0 Chapman, ss. 401 4 11 Moore, lb. 6 0 0 27 0 0 Morarlty, 3b. 7 0 1 2 4 0 Miller, p. 6 0 0 I 11 1 Totals.66 0 5 61 29 2 Score by Innings: Falls Ciy— 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0. Nebraska City— 0000 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 000 0-th0. [. Sacrifice Hits—Annis, Sa*vul J land Sloane. 'riJ Two-base hits PoteetmSloane and. Chapman. riioH ejnnl n;: Struck out by MeCabOrr-’4f iby Mil ler, 10. -o/.iV/ it -1 r:i Base on balls,! ,\i< Cube 6, Miller 1. Passed balls. Waller ,2. Hit by pitc-lur, .Miller 2. Time of gaunt. 3 hours. 15 minute's, empires. Smith and ^b tcher, T-ST The rainy weather is working a hardship on the fans. Wv took the gjtme frqnj Maryville, j Monday, the score being 5,-. to 4. Since then we have spent the time remeigbering the Nebraska City sov entoi n-inning game. We are at the head of tlic' league1 by a safe mar gin, and it' the best team in the league, backed by tlit* most loyal fans, can hold it, we will stay In first place until tlit* season closes. Our pitching staff is coming in for much favorable cement from the Lin coln and Kansas City papers. We are glad to see tills, but some times the bigger (earns have a way of rob bing the smaller ones. Nothing would please us better, however, than to see our boys make good. Nobody likes to see good, growing weather better than we do, but if the farmers have all the rain they want, we could stand a little sun shine on the ball grounds all right, add base ball. Richardson County ftoad Making. In a trip taken last week and cov ering nearly seventy-five miles of roads In Klcliardsou county, I was in terested tu noting the great variety of road conditions as well as the methods of road making as followed by supervisors and farmers In the various localities. There are roads and roads. The difference between the extreme of good roads and bad roads is worthy of note, it is very evident that the chief cause of bad roads does not lie primarily in tin* soil nor location but is chargeable to ill advised methods of road mak ing. Richardson county roads arc cap able of being kept in as fine condition as any ordinary dirt roads. In fact the large percentage of lime in our soil rather favors good roads, if (lie right methods are followed and a suf ficient amount of work is put on them. The lime soil, If properly grad ed and dragged will become very com pact and almost Iraprevious to water. In the course of several years of reg ular use they would reach a consis tency and resistance elrnost equal to concrete. It 1h chiefly a matter of effort and correct method. The mere use of the King drag Is no guarantee that satisfactory re sults will follow. It must be used advisedly. In the first place the roads should be carefully graded, with a highly arched center. They should also ho kept narrow and the area In regular use made as small as possi ble, this will make the labor of ear ing for them the least possible and will concentrate the advantages of travel to the road and will reduce Uie surface exposed to ruin fo a mini mum. If then the drag is judiciously used, and the dragging done from the margin towards the center, the arch will be retained and the water that falls on the road will he quickly shed. \ Farmers object, to the more stren uous methods of road making because of the time and expense required. They forgot to calculate the loss trt them in time and money, because of Imd road conditions, they also fail to consider the experience of other sections of our country where farm ers have been grievously taxed for th“ building of concrete or macadam roads. The time is fast approaching when good roads will be demanded. Laws will be passed and taxes levied and the roads built. It. will be too late to protest, then. The time to act is now and by putting our dirt roads in the best possible condition enjoy tlie* advantages of good roads the greater part of the year, and in tins way successfully prevent more radical road legislation by making it unnecessary. AN ELECTRIC STORM. - JU Lady Killed at Salem—Houses Darvn^ ed Near This Place, — 12 Mrs. Anna ShienflgW, who malt's her home with her daughter. Mrs.i.r. VV. Youngmau of. Huniltoidt, I'eceii ’d word of tlic death of her sister, M s. Martha of Saleu),. from a stroke of during Uim ato ;n which passed over Uiehardsou cot :i t.V1 'Vt^Hliiesflay' ijiorni^g. Mrs. Si f der w'jfs^seventy years old and leav s IVe'r liiiMbnrtd1 'till'd1 three growtv chi I baVfie'nifa’rs lire ijlt availnbioUat.iitihV fcfttfe of going lo, pretis. I M o lieu; i •bet ■/ /liiiu.i bin Duyin^ $e, ,\\’eduesdgy morning shower lightning struck kitchen tihiii neya for S. M innick east of towf, and W^m.'lfarir throe miles west if town. The Farmers’ Mutual Companl is making the needed repairs. Daniel Wamsley. wife and child, sifif fered a severe electric shock Wee# uesday while in tint ham during till storm. Some cows , were also stuiit nod, but no trace can be, found tljal the barn was struck. FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE MANY CHURCH GOERS LISTEN TO HEALTH COSPEL. Churches to Take Important Part In Fight on Tuberculosis An Annual Service. Over 4,000.000 churchgoers, nearly 4o,ooo sermons and preachers, and more than 1,250,000 pieces of lit erature, are some of the totals giv tu In a preliminary report Issued to day by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuber culosis, of the results of the first National Tuberculosis Sunday ever held, on April 24, The report states that fully one* eiglith of the 33,000,000 listed com municants of the churches of the United States heard the gospel of health mi Tuberculosis Sunday, and that the number of people who wore reached by notices and sermons print ed in the newspapers will aggregate 25,000,000, Hardly a. paper in the country failed to announce the oc casion. From clipping returns received at the Nation'll Association's headquar ters, it. Is (stimuicd that fully 20,000 newspapers, magazines, religious and technical Journeys gave publicity to Ibis national event. For tills assist ance on the part of the press, the National Association desires to ex press its thanks. ■*' Although the movement for Tuber eulosls Sunday was handicapped by a lack of time anil funds, the National Association feels that, the campaign has been worth while. Many foreign countries observed the day also, The plans are now under way for a wider observance of the day In 1911. The active co-operation of 'every religious denomination, besides that of the governors, mayors, and public official as well as that of other agencies will be sought. The promoters of this movement an nounce that they do not wish to in terfere with the church calendar of any denomination. It Is not planned to have a special Tuberculosis Sun day as a regular church day. Tho plan is to have the subject of health arid particularly tuberculosis, brought ni> In the churches for any service or part of a r ervlee and as nearly sim ultaneously in alf parts of the coun try as possible. Mettz. Mrs. Margaret Mettz, the wife of It. ('. Mettz, died tit the family resi dence on chase street in this city, at five o’clock Wednesday morning, .lime X, 1010, after a lingering illness considerable duration caused by can cer. Tile funeral will be held from the Methodist church Friday after noon at two o’clock. Mrs, Mettz’s maiden name was Scott, she was born at Newcastle-on Tyrc, England, May 28, IS.’IO. When she was about thirteen years old her parents came to Warren, 111., where on June 2, 1861 she was married to Barton C. Mettz. They lived around Warren a few years and in the ’all of 1870 removed to Arago in WUf ( junty, After a residence of l.„XjWJpt Ara go a change was » and after three years j*ej^p<' iwu .jy Salem the family nmvp^.tp. Jj’Vi^.tptj . Af ter an olh|,r«^a l(*rior N'cli ..auiT MiJi three and ffour ru: m ( JP° The litfshan4togprt^p;^;j M^z^ alsi sur vrJK.jyW wft v'f chr stian 01 a!l t|» .rat&n^lftiMext<'dlnt? syrtipatjiy. tp, tlip-j UpjjeavtpJ.-, hut band api1'ryfa(f|'pa|at sort iw.— ,lilHSn99m >:ho'v/ isenEob ■/llGMrrtorb .nn — vtlioi ihildren’s Day. tStfllXiy, C’hildrenal I>i^S, will be obseryy^j^Rthe idfcl urch at t o oPt toe \11i*t 1m nj| a seruujjV f p Hogflsl on the Avoi'K pntfi^^tn^dfcj- senopL i A o«fvA&eilio#^ tailed to all. itev. d. It. ^s’anniuga.j Salvation Army. Member* of the N’cfiYaeku City Sal vation Army are in town this wiek. The rain ana mml has iuterferd with iuul Urn* Iww jg*'i’n abje to do much by way of behl ing meetings.
