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The Falls City Tribune ...FIVE CONSOLIDATIONS: FALLS CITY TRIBUNE, HUMBOLDT ENTERPRISE, RULO RECORD, CROCKER’S EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL AND DAWSON OUTLOOK. Vol. VII FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 1 1910. *~?==~ Number 27 THE WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges, Clubs, Churches. Etc. Mrs John Carico, who lives In the country about a mile northwest of town, entertained the Methodist Mis sion; . y ker.siugton at her home Fri day afternoon. The ladies spent the time at fancy work, and in spite of the great heat, all those present re port a pleasant and profitable after noon An unusually large number of ladies were present. Refreshments were served, Mrs. Carico being as sisted by Mrs. L. C. Manger and Mrs. W. H. Kerr. Tin Royp.l Neighbors met in regular session at their lodge room Friday evening. After the business routine, a.sliower o' useful things was tender ed Mrs. C. B. Parish of Salem. Mrs. Parish lost most of her household furnishings in the Salem fire. She received many useful presents, and was almost overwhelmed by the surprise. Refreshments were served. The ladies of the W. R. C. planned a very pleasant surprise on Mrs. T. P. Jones Monday evening in honor of her seventy-eighth birthday. About tyenty ladies met at the home of W. S. Kcrner and went in a body to the home of Mrs. Jones on pouth Harlend street, and the surprise was complete. Games and music formed a part of the evening’s entertainment. Refreshments were served at ten o'clock. Applies in Falls City. The mother who allows a sixteen year-old (more or less) daughter to float around the township in a top buggy until two o'clock in the morn ing with a counterfeit sport of weak jaw and weaker morals, merely opens the +ront door to grief and disgrace. If yon don’t know what kind of com pany your girl keeps or at what time of night she turns in, your roar when the gossips get busy will round about as pathetic as the wheeze from a jewsliarp. The girl who insists on "spooning” with, every body in the corporate lie-' ought to he backed into the wood shed and be relieved of her overflow of affec tion with a number 11 slipper laid carelessly across her hiplets. We would sooner see a girl kiss a blind shoat through a barbed wire fence than 10 set her change partners six times a week in the parlor with the lights turned low. It is harder to palm off a girl who has been pawed over by every "yap” in the county than it is to fatten sheep on pine apple ice. You can t goldbrick a sharp-eyed suitor witli second-hand goods any more than you can fit a bath robe on a goat. There are lots of parents who are going up againSt the judgment day with about as much show as a cross-eyed girl at a beauty show: and their children shall rise up and call them blessed, with the enthu siasm of a one-legged man at a club dance.—Exchange. The Lindell Hotel. The old building which has stood as a familiar landmark for the hungry wayfarer, for many years, is getting a thorough remodeling at the hands of the new owner. An addition is being built on to the west to provide larger kitchen and dining room fa cilities. Inside various changes are l>eiug made, all calculated to increase the capacity and improve the service of the house. Mrs. McPherson is ambitions to make the New Lindell, not only one of the cheapest but also the best of Falls City hotels. The Lindell is clean, orderly, and free from offensive features and gives excellent service. Resolutions. The following resolutions were adopted at the regular meeting June 24. 1910: Resolved, That Veteran Post No. 84. .G A. R. in the death of Comrade Stephen Prior has lost an active, de voted and layal member, who always had a firm friendship for, and was highly esteemed by his fellow com rades of the Post. That the Post and its members ex tend to the bereaved widow and chil dren their kindest sympathy in their hour of trial and suffering. K. J\ Glines, Adjutant. A BIG DAY. Sunday, July 3, Institute Session And Open Air Rally. In the morning, from 10:00 to 11:30 J. O. Shroyer of Glen View farm and his grade workers will have charge of the services In Zion's Re formed church in Nemaha township. Mr. Shroyer is a busy and very suc cessful! farmer living north of Hum boldt. He Is also a much sought for writer on rural themes. Hut he finds time to superintend the Pleasant View Sunday school. This school, under his management has developed into the most effectively organized and thoroughly developed school in Rich ardson county. Mr. Shroyer and his workers will tell how he “did it,” Sunday morning. Come early and enjoy yourselves and be profited as well. Everybody welcome. In the afternoon an open air con vention rally will be held in the grove on Rock Creek, east of Rock Creek church and school house on Pennsylvania Avenue. Rev. M. C. Brooks of the M. E. church of Falls City will speak on “The Sudnay School's Challenge to Men.” Rev. J. F. Watson of the Brethren church, Falls City, will speak on “Possibilities of tlie Coun try Sunday School." L. L. Hall will lead the song ser vice. W. A. Greenwald will take the speakers to the grove Sunday after noon in his automobile. It will be a pleasant run of about sixteen miles, southeast of Falls City, and about six miles north of Sabetha. Everybody is cordially invited to spend a pleas ant and profitable afternoon in the woods. An Apology. The Tribune feels that it. owes the police court justice an apology for various remarks made relative to the court’s practice, which were anything but complimentary to that depart ment. Because Judge Spragins was slow in proceeding agaihst certain abuses, and hesitated about divulg ing important information, we felt justified in concluding that he was in sympathy with 'the lawless ele ment and possibly in their pay. We are happy in being permitted to make the statement that it is out belief that the police court is con ducted in the interests of justice, in so far as it lies with this court to enforce its decisions. The court is handicapped, however, and it is this condition of things which at first led us astray. At the last session of the district court, coitclusiv'e evidence convicting certain prominent Falls City _ men, men, was presented to Judge Raper, but the judge, (and no doubt wisely) counseled the withdrawal of the cases, giving for his reasons, that in “Falls City a jury would not convict.” The suits would be lost add needless expense incurred, because it would be impossible to find a jury in Falls City that would convict a local man on any evidence. If this is true, and we have no reasons for questioning the state ment, it reveals an alarming condition of things in our city. It means that justice can not be had,even with the help of the officers. The police judge declares that in many cases of known violation of the statutes it is useless for him to proceed against the culprits, since they would appeal from his decision and go free before a jury of their fel lows in the higher court. The fact that Judge Raper advised against at tempting to prosecute, is an indication that he considered it impossible to convict the offenders. The officers of the law are helpless because there’s no public sentiment to uphold their hands while enforcing the law. This is a challenge to every decent, law abiding citizen to identi it'y himself in no half-hearted way with the people who stand for law en forcement. Married. On last Monday evening Miss Flor ence Hermes of this city was united in marriage with Mr. Joseph O’Brien of New York City, at. the Methodist parsonage, Rev. Brooks officiating. The wedding was a surprise to the bride’s friends, although the young people had been engaged for nearly a year. It is rumored that, there was sone> opposition, but as usual Cupid came off victorious. The bride was twentv and the groom twenty-three years of age. Florence grew to womanhood here, and the best wishes of her friends go with her. 0 WATER CRISIS APPROACHING MISSOURI PACIFIC WELLS NOT YIELDING GOOD WATER. Consumers Weary of Vague Ru mors and the Jugglery With the Two Old Wells. Falls City’s water difficulties are to be visited upon the round house peo ple also. It is no doubt only another illustration verifying the old la" that the sins of the fathers shall be handed down indefinitely upon all connections. The Missouri Pacific, anxious to secure a sure water supply, and not being able to get a satisfactory re ply from tlit city council, undertook to provide a supply of their own. They sunk two wells on their own grounds, but with indif ferent results, hi the one the water contained salt, and in the oth er it was charged with mineral to such an extent as to make both unfit for boiler use. The company lias called off further prospecting for tlie time being and will, no doubt en deavor to extract a contract from the new city council. In the meantime the city water department is keeping up its jugglery with the two old sites. One time it is the first ward, and next “Uncle Bill's Bottom." Just what the end of the game will finally reveal is beyond human invention to foretell. One thing is certain, how ever, and that is that the citizens of Falls City are getting restive. A crisis is approaching. The time is near when the people are going to know They are weary of being fed on vague rumors and vaguer water. Fails City can afford a good supply of water and will not rest until she gets it. Whatever the present in tentions of the council and water works commissioner, the people know what they want, and will find a way for getting their wants supplied. If it is true, as has so often been in sinuated, that the city's plant is a lot of antiquated junk, then away with the miserable rubbish, and re place it with modern machinery and have the interests of Falls City at heart, and who have mechanical in genuity enough to know the differ ence between the operation of a buzz saw and a saw buck. Krajicek-Mohler. Mr Stanley Krajicek, chief hydrau lic engineer of the Denver Reser voir Irrigation company, was married Wednesday. June 13, to Miss Gertrude Mohler of Lincoln, Neb. The wedding took place in Topeka. Kan., at the home of the bride’s sister. They were schoolmates at the University of Nebraska, ijater the young groom came west to seek a career,and last year, while visiting in Denver, Miss Mohler and Mr. Krajicek met by chance, renewed their acquaintance, and finally became more than ’’just good friends.” Denver society is congratulating the young couple, but in particular the groom, who was so popular in the younger set.—Denver Post Dispatch, Sunday, June 2t>, 1910. Nebraska Direct Legislation League. The Nebraska Direct Legislation League has issued, through its pres ident, the following statement of its campaign plans for the immediate fu ture: “The Direct Legislation League will work from now on to two ends. It will try to secure favorable pledges in all the party platforms, and also from all the legislative candidates. The public interest is shown to be such that we cannot see how any party convention can justly refuse a chance to vote on the question, no matter what the individual views of party leaders may be on the merits of the question. But the work will not stop with the party platforms. Dor the information of voters at the prim aries the league will question candi dates for the legislature. With the voters informed in advance of the position of candidates on this ques tion there should be no difficulty, in most districts, to secure the nomina referendum men.”—John H. Mockett, tion of referendum men.”—John H. Mockett, President. An Explanation. Alter the excitement over the fed eral building deal for Falls City has passed, it appears that, only the bill appropriating $(i,000 for a site was actually* passed, while the bill provid ing for both site and building failed of passage. Falls City has at least the grounds for a postoffice building in sight, and the necessary upper Yr'orks will follow in the course of ; the ages. BASE BALL NOTES. Our boys Will Play a Double Header Here The Fourth. Or ball team seems to bo on its J'eet again and going well. We are crippled a little but not seriously. What does it matter if we are in the third notch, when we have recovered from our ease of stage fright, and have settled down to business. The lineup of the team lias been changed somewhat, and all that is necessary to make us happy ts to have McCabe’s arm enable him to get liaek into harness and for Po teet’s arm to stay sound. All the others are going good. We are glad that our boys, when away from home, are not getting tlte notoriety which the Shenandoah team enjoys. The day Is past when a professional ball player can be loss than a gentleman, and stay In tlie game. > The game at Auburn Tuesday was wonderful, going as it did for nine teen innings. The fans surely got their money’s worth. The score was Nebraska City 4, and Auburn 2. Our team will be with us again July 4, 5, and (I. On the Fourth we play a double header. Shenandoah seems to lie develop ing the habit of finding fault with the umpire. Myers says It is a swift bunch, in tlie use of tulk. Fletcher has had his share of abuse too. lately. Base ball fans will stand for such work awhile, but when a team per sists in such tactics it will waken up to tlie fact that tlie grandstand is empty. We are sorry to lose Sloane. No one can say that he ever misbehaved in a game. Smith, our catcher, is at his home in Sioux Ctty nursing a sprained ankle. The result of a slide to home base Friday of last week. FREAK POTATOES Auburn Gardeners Have .Tree Climbing Variety. In the window of the Herald office the past week have been on display some freak potatoes, from the garden of B. .T. Henderson of tills city. Unci i Jim Buckley also has i some of thr same variety in his adjoining garden. Notwithstanding th<> fact, that sev eral very large and well formed pota toes were found in the hill where potatoes are supposed to grow, all the way up the stalk, or vine, whichever one chooses to call it, little potatoes have started to grow. They branch out rr the Intersections of the leaves and main stalk, and instead of having eyes, as the others do, little leaves started from the potatoes themselves. There are several more of these freak plants growing in the garden, and both gentlemen intend to let them attain their full maturity and save tlie seed for future experiments, which will be watched with interest. —Auburn Herald. A Dastardly Deed. Saturday night some miscreant, with a heart as big as a pinpoint, thr< w, with the evident intent to blind, some acid at the eyes of a valuable 'torse belonging to Simon Beachy. Fortunately the horse dodg ed and the acid missed his eyes.ktrik ing the body and legs Instead. The veterinary was called and by careful treatment nothing more serious than bad Mistering resulted. Mr. Beachey has offered a $200 reward for evi dence that will convict the guilty par ty. It is rumored that the fellow is known. An unsigned letter purporting to b.; from tlie guilty man was receiv ed by Mr. Beachy Tuesday. Suspi cion rests on one man. Me will no douM be brought to justice. When a man sinks so low as to at tempt to take a personal spite out on a dumb brute he is an object of com miseration indeed. lie cannot well get much lower. Preliminary Hearing. The preliminary examination into the matter of the stolen team busi ness was held in the district court room Tuesday afternoon. Roavis and (iantt were the prose cutors. and Faloon was the attorney for the defendants. It is unfair to express an opinion at this time, but from the size of the audience one would infer that there was much in teres* in the outcome of the trial Smith was hound over to the dis trict court. His bond was fixed at J2.500. Walters and McMahan will have their hearing on July 3. A BAD MESS OF HUMANITY WHITES AND BLACKS FREELY BROWSE TOGETHER. A Veritable "House of All Nations" that is a Menace to Decency and Clean Citizenship The large house on the west Bide of town, with its heterogeneous pop ulation is becoming notorious. This week the city authorities hnd occasion to withdraw a young girl from tho place The house Is tenanted by a mixed popu'atIon of whites and blacks, and for pure cussedness ninkcH a good second to tile "House of all Nations," In South Omaha, one of the plague spots of North America. The place is owned by a prominent business man, and is at least toler ated; if not. encouraged by the citi zens of Falls City. It Is needlesB to go Into details. The officers cannot do everything. Law is worse than useless, unless backed by healthy, public sentiment. When the people demand the closing of these dens of assignation they will he closed. The ranks of tin* dissipated thin rapidly; vice is the great destroyer. They are constantly being recruited front just such places like the above. These are the mission posts of crime and debauchery. They at tract unsophisticated hoys and girls like f ugar lures the flits Into the trap. No child is safe so long as tlies.' open snares stand waiting to tempt and trap them. Vice is a cannot harbor these gross abuses pest and is catching at sight. We and Immoralities in our midst with out paying tho penalty of debauching our hoys end girls. The price is too high. Let parents artHc and in righteous indignation drive this plague of Iniquity into cover. POLICE COURT Police Judge Spragins Has Been Busy The Past Week. Bill Nation, one of the county board era. after confidential chat with our deputy sheriff, concluded#to help the Street Commissioner rather than stay Indoors tills fine weather. He might undertake tlie* job of fishing the pav ing ordinance. Bill is ambitious. Joe Wilson has taken French leave of Falls City for a time. He needs a vacation ar.d we hope he will be In no hurry about returning. Some men can drink and trim off like gentlemen with nothing worse than a case of delerium tremens. Others, more en ergetic, may wind up by driving the family out of doors and breaking up the furniture. Of course those are trif ling matters. But when Joe gets a jag on he gets an ax and practices on his *ilends heads. Naturally they do not take very kindly to Joe’s stunts and put him in ward to keep peace. Prohibition Convention Cali. Lincoln, Neb., June 25, 1910. The state convention of the Prohi bition party of Nebraska is hereby called to meet at Lincoln,Neb., on Tuesday, July 20th, at two o'clock p. in., for the purpose of electing a new state central committee, adopting a platform of principles and for the transaction of other business proper ly coining before said convention. Apportionment is based upon two votes for each fifty, or fraction there of, votes east for Frank E. Linen for Regent of the State University at the Iasi election. No county shall be entitled to less than two delegates. County conventions should be held for the election of delegates. It Is suggested that all counties not hold ing at earlier dates, meet duly 2d, at d i>. m., under the direction of inter ested Prohibitionists or the county committee. In all counties not holding regular conventions, may hold mass conventions on the above suggestive date. Tlie custom so long followed by our party of admitting women delegates with all the rights and privileges of the convention will be adhered to this year. We urge that every coun ty send a full representation. D. B. GILBERT, State Chairman. _„ The Methodists expect soon to bo urn or. the work of remodeling their church and Sunday school rooms. The end of some folks' troubles Is not yet in sight. They manufacture them as they gr> Two journeymen printers struck town early Thursday morning. They arrived from the south. Destination, I not given. i --I-f" NAY, NAY, STELLA PRESS! You Must Be Misrepresenting Tho Base Ball Situation. "Tho main attraction for our peo ple tho first of tlu* week was the Falls City-Allburn hall games at the latter town, Stella being well rep resented each of the three days. Falls City won two of the three games, but of the last eleven games ployed by that town, these are the only two won. With the exception of J.R.Caln and E. Wheel er, Falls City has few supporters in Stella, most of the people be lieving that it would do Falls City good to be tail-enders for awhile." The above clipping, taken from tho Stella Press, does not represent tho majority opinion of Stella as regards the Falls City Mink League team, ns will be seen by the following com munication received by one of our townsmen from a prominent Stella gentleman: 11. M. Jenne, Falls City, Neb. Dear Sir:—T enclose you herewith a clip ping from the Stella Press which Is Intended to express the sentiment of Stelln base ball enthusiasts as re gards the Falls City ball team of tho Mink League. I don't know why a thing of this kind should have been published, because the majority of people in and around Stella, I think, would be glad to see Falls City win the pennant, or nt least, be in the first division at the end of the sea son. Home pride for Richardson county, if nothing else, should cause Stella and other towns In the county to sally round the flag of the county seat. town. Falls City has always been good to our city, especially when we have our annual picnic, and I think that If given a fair test, Stel la would be found In the Falls City column. Wishing the team success, I am, very truly, A STELLA FAN. List of New Books at the Library. Adult. Old World And its Ways—Bryan. Now England Country—Johnson. Norwegian Fjords—-Cooper. Romance of the Salvation Army— FreiderICka. Good Neighbors in Modern City— Richmond. How to Keep Bees For Profit— Lyon Philo System of Poultry Raising. Wisdom and Destiny—Maeterlinck. Hand-book For Surveyors—Merri man. Queer Subjects of the King—Fraser. Lure of the Labrador Wild—Wal lace. Autobiography of a Clown—Marcos son. Child Religion in Song and Story— Chamberlain. Child Rhymes—Riley. Students and the Present Mission ary Crisis. Rochester Convention, 1910. Northern Lights—Parker. Country Neighbors—Brown. Nathan Burke—Watts. Half a Chance—Isham. Sky-man—Webster. Caleb Trench—Taylor. Master—Bacheller. Man Outside—Martyn. Girl From His Town—Van Vorst. Juvenile. Child’s Guide to American History —Elson. Brownie's Quest—Denton. Calender Stories—*Boyle. . Count up The Sunny Days—Jones. Duke—Sewell. » Shipwrecked in Greenland—Thomp son. School Four—Dudley. Patty’s Pleasure Trip—Wells. Six Girls And The Seventh—Tag gart. Boys and Girls of ’77—Smith. Felicia—Gould. Frank on The Low'er Mississippi— Castlemane. Winifred’s Neighbors—Rhoades. Brown Owl Story—Prentice. Work That is Play—Gardner. Mother Tucker's Seven—Wray. Presbyterian Church. Next Sabbath is expected to be a big day and a good day for us. A patriolie service will be held in the morning,when we will have special , hymns, an anthem.a sermon appropri j ate to the occasion, and the large or ! gan in use. Our Sunday-school opens its doors to all at. 9:45 a. m. To all I our services the public is most cord ially invited A cool well ventilated chui cli,comfortable seat6, a hymn book and a hearty welcome are in store for you. Will you come? R. Cooper Bailey, Pastor.