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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 15, 1910. Number 29
THE HOME VILLAGE PROBLEM
J. O. SHRCYER ON THE SHORT
COMINGS OF THE CITY.
The So-called Sane Fourth Dis
cussed in a Mast Interesting
Manner Village Bosses.
Every one seems to be discussing
some sort of a problem nowadays.
It seems as if we are living so very
strenuous a life that we are up
against an unusual lot of questions
that need immediate solution.
Some people are discussing country
life in all the phases, others are con
centrating their attention toward edu
cational methods and are working on
plan.-i for country high schools that
wifi give the farm boy an agricultural
education and not educate him away
from the farm, but train him to love
a country home and prepare him for
useful life on the farm.
We are getting a little saner on the
things that concern country life and
are learning that the youth of the
farm is of more value than the pigs,
cows and chickens that have had the
biggest share of the spaces in farm
journals.
While the public is hammering
on all these very interesting topics,we
might give just a little attention to
the country village. It is a dependent
on the farm;it could not exist but for
the support of the rural community.
The patronage of the farmers sur
rounding it is almost the only source
of income it knows. It's banKs are
filled with cash of the farmers. The
grocers sell him the merchandise of
their shelves, the carpenters, black
smiths and other tradesmen would va
cate the town in six months were the
farmers to withdraw their patronage.
Yet we have no right to say any
thing about what kind of a village we
shall do our trading in. It may be a
quiet, peaceful place where decent
people rule and where an element
that tends for the betterment of the
community may hold control. It may
not be that sort of a place, but may
be a veritable hotbed of iniquity. It
may license the saloon, tolerate the
dance hall and invite the sharper and
gambler to its environments. Par
too often this is the ease.
They rail at us for sending to the
larger cities for supplies from the
mail order houses, but they import
the street fair company, allow the
lowest strata of humanity to hold car
nival for days and invite the youth of
the farms to come down and spend
his money and get a bunch of corrup
tion for the outlay. They get a little
license money for this and also a
chance to share with the carnival
crowd in skinning the farmer and liis
children out of a few dollars.
What do they care if the carnival
crowd carries off a lot of cash. They
share in the spoils. In most of these
little towns there is some back room
where a nightly game is in progress
and the hired man and the farm boy
that works hard for his money, is
lured into this fleecing shop and be'
sides losing his cash, is led several
degrees downward into the shiftless
strata of under life. The village
powers know about these places and
could suppress them if they would,but
for a few votes and a little influence
about election time, they close the
nea<’ eye and allow tlie den to lure
the best of the land into a degraded
life.
Humboldt advertises a sane Fourth,
no boy will be allowed to shoot a
cracker upon the streets, no cane will
snap it’s explosive. We load up our
children and go down to meet our
friends. There the saloons are run
ning full blast. Forty or fifty drunken
sots gather in a crowd in front of
the saloon. Women and girls that
pass along the streets are leered at
or elbowed in true slum fashion. I
saw r drunken sot sit on a box and
slobber great gobs of saliva over the
sidewalk for an hour while women
dragged their way past him as he was
swaying in half unconscious condition.
If this is sanity, where does insanity
begin ?
A fine band discoursed good music
from a stand and in ten feet from the
steps, and in plain sight of r>no
people, many of them boys and girls
in their teens, sat a young man in
drunken stupor for two hours.
Our state passes laws protecting
the child from the greed of parents,
but the village licenses a showman
to compel a four-year-old and six
year-old girl to assist him in doing
stuntp for the amusement of the peo
ple at this “sane Fourth.” Hour after
hour these innocent children perform
In hot. broiling sun and throw kisses
into a crowd of strangers.
They, the town merchants, hire the
band to give concerts one night out
of the week. That is all right. We
can go down after supper, do a little
trading and listen to some fine mu
sic. But come along two or three
hours later; the merchant lias
counted his cash and gone home, but
they allow the gambling den to run
until the dawn drives the trade away.
Perhaps the worst den of iniquity
that a village can possess, is the
dance hall. Many a town is fostering
an institution that breeds disorder,
ruined characters and broken hearts.
Out of 1,000 wrecked women that a
charity of one of our great cities
maintains, helped out of the path to
perdition, every last one ascribed the
greatest influence in their downfall to
the dance hall.
In a town not far away, where lives
a man who is now seeking a state
office, the village is dominated by
this one man and the elemnt lie
sways. The town voted one saloon,
but this man had an empty building
and induced the village board to issue
license to one more so lie could se
cure a tenant. The villages of the
country have their bosses as well as
New York has its Tammany.
Fanners, demand a right to'clean
villages or withdraw your patronage.
The morality of the farm depends up
on the village very largely.
J. O. SHROYER.
In Lincoln News, July 12.
BRYAN IN CONTROL.
Lancaster Democrats Instructed For
County Option—Bryan’s Address.
Lincoln, July !)—The democrats of
Lancaster county held their conventio
here today, and W. .1. Bryan was in
control of the whole works.
By a vote of 184 to 30 the dele
gates to the state convention to be
held at Grand Island, July 26, were
instructed to vote for county option.
It was also voted to insert the initia
tive and referendum clause in the
state platform.
Bryan made a powerful speech,
equal in many ways to his Chicago
address, and had no trouble in
swinging the delegates into line.
He took occasion to roast the World
Herald and some of the leading dem
ocrats of the state who opposed coun
ty option. He stated that if the demo
crats of Lancaster county did not
want to stand for county option at
the ‘fate convention, he would go to
som county in the state that did
favor it and asked to be placed on the
delegation.
Bryan will head the delegation
from Lancaster to the state con
vention, and that he will put up a
great fight for the principles which
he advocates there is little doubt.—
Lincoln News.
At Rest.
The funeral of our townsman, Mr.
Ludwig Hllgenfeld was held from the
Evangelical church. The time for the
funeral was at one o'clock from the
house. Here a brief service was held
by 'he pastor. At the church the
service was opened by a hymn by the
choir. Rev. A. Mattill read the scrip
ture lesson and offered prayer. The
choir then sang the “Overcomer’s
Hymn.” Rev. Manshart spoke in Ger
man and Rev. Nanniriga in English.
The anthem,“The Wanderer’s Home,”
made a dep impression.
The church could not seat the peo
ple that came to pay their respects
to a fellow citizen. Father Hllgenfeld
came to this country in 186a. In the
year 1868 they moved to Richardson
county, Neb. The greater part -of
these years wer spnt on the farm
six miles northeast of town. Nearly
five years ago his wife was taken
from him. Her remains were laid in
the Zion cemetery. In this cemetery
side ty side they were joined in death.
All the children were present at
their father's funral. There are five
boys and Mrs. J. Daeschner. I have
said all, yet one, the invalid daughter,
I Miss-Ida, who is sick in bed. These
'children have lost a good father,who
was ever interested in their highest
good. Every funeral leaves a va
cancy. One by one we pass away.
XXX
Charles McCreary Shot.
Chrrles McCreary, engineer at the
water works was accidently shot in
the foot Sunday. With some friends
he was down on the bottom looking
for game, and in some way a rifle
was discharged, sending' a 22-slug
through Charles' heel. The wound,
while extremely painful is not serious
and is mending nicely.
SULKED IN THEIR WIGWAMS
LOCAL DEMOCRACY SHOW SIGNS OF PEEVISH
NESS AT BRYAN’S NON-WOBBLING.
A FRIGID RECEPTION AT THE HANDS OF THE OLD GUARD
The Masses Seemingly in Accord With the Great
Commoner Upon the Livid Question of the
Day, Irrespective of Political Beliefs.
“Ugh! Another Hemorrhage.” “WAS 1ST LOS?”
Bryan, the Moses of the democrats,
has been here. The man who two
years ago was tHe idol of the Falls
City democrats, was entertained dur
ing his visit here last Monday by a
corporal’s guard—most of them being
strangers to him.
His speech in the evening was
from every view point, grand. As,
an orator, of course Mr. Bryan needs |
no introduction 1o the world. As a!
statesman, even his political oppon
ents give him credit for unusual abil
ity Briefly, he sketched his life's ]
work, excusing nothing, explaining
much. Then he took up the serious ■
question, which is Just now before
the people of Richardson county,
viz., the whiskey or bum element. No
one who heard him could have im
proved on the way the subject was
handled. Like* tlte preacher, how
ever, he was talking largely to tin*
better class of the community, mul
not to the men who should have
heard him.
Mr. Bryan, among other things said
that he was tired of hearing people
say o*’ him that he was not a dem
ocrat because he didn’t wobble when
he walked.
Then, to please his political breth
ren, he said that he could see no in
consistency in being a Christian and
a democrat.
Not being a theologian we arc
unable to comment on his statement,
but having seen, for a few minutes,
the subject from Mr. Bryan’s view
point, we can see no inconsistency
in being an official and a gentleman.
Mr. Bryan asserted, and none can
deny, that the saloon is an outlaw.
If this be true, and it is, then some
of us are not very careful of the
welfare of our loved ones, and care
but little what kind of officials we
have to receive our distinguished cit
izens when they visit our city.
Where were our prominent deino
crats Monday evening?
Two years ago the court house
officials were on their knees before
Mr. Bryan, and Monday evening,—
well, the sheriff was there, but he
is noted for his courage. Kalis City
is uot all bod, as was proven by the
crowd gathered in the court house
Monday evening to listen to a discus
sion of such vital importance to us
all. No one listening to that ad
dress by such a man and seeing
the enthusiasm of the crowd by
which it was received, could doubt
for one mlute that the saloon is
doomed. The people, when aroused
and properly informed, will in Ne
braska, as in the other states, drive
the accursed institution from among
us.
Men, fighting for home and a prin
ciple, can be thwarted for a time
by money Interests, but the arrogance
of the brewers reminds one some
what of that of an English king just
about the year 1776. County Option
in itself does not necessarily mean
prohibition. Just a chance for the
people to say whether they want
saloons or not. Why not give them
a chance to express that desire?—
A. Republican.
A BIG JOKE.
Whi'e The Democrats Were Fishing
Bryan Addressed a Large Crowd.
While the democrats were fishing
and putting up their hay Monday ev
| ening a bunch of Republicans stole a
march on them. The republicans ar
i ranged a banquet at the European
Cuf>‘ invited some dozen democrats
to supper, to give color to the occa
sion and at seven o'clock sat down
to an excellent banquet with Iho
great commoner.
Mr. Bryan was in a cheerful hu
mor, and banteringly passed off aomo
of his best anecdotes gathered while
on his recent trip abroad. It was
a jolly, good hour, highly enjoyed by
all. Mr. Bryan may be dry politically
but he certainly is mighty interesting
and tin* democrats who played hooky
Monday missed the time of their
lives and made themselves and the
party look exceedingly little.—One
who was there.
Stolen.
Carl Buthinan’s auto was taken
from his auto shed Tuesday night.
The thief started north, but apparent
ly was not an expert, or else wan a
trifle nervous, as he had not gone far
before he turned the machine upside
down and went plowing through the
weeds. He righted the machine and
again proceeded on his journey only
to meet with a still more thorough
shaking up, which necessitated the
abandoning of the machine for re
pairs.
Here Mr. Buthman found the ma
chine, sonmwliat the worse for the
escapade but not grievously dam
aged. The unhappy cliaffeur has
taken to the timber and need not be
expeetd to rturn until he gets the
dust out of liis eyes.
City Beautiful.
The following is the list of prizes
secured by the civic committee of
the City Federation of Women’s club3
to be given for the best kept lawns.
First—Cash, $ir..oo.
Second—Cash, $10.00.
A list of other prizes:
Missf Wittrock, Mdse, $5.00.
Mrs. Studevant, street, hat.
Paul Hessler, whip or lap duster
worth $1.00
Fred Schock, petticoat or parasol
worth $1.50.
A. G. Wanner, ladies handbag,
worth $2.50.
L. P. Wirth, set tea spoons, $2.50.
.1. C. Tanner, Mdse, $2.00.
I. N. Lyons. Mdse. $1.00.
W. H. Crook & Co., Mdse. $2.50.
A. E. Jacquet, Mdse, $.00.
McMillan Pharmacy, Rexall, $2.00.
Bacakos, Candy Kitchen Mdse $2.00
Charles Hargraves, Mdse., $2.00.
If. M. .Tonne, Mdse., $2.00.
R. It. Simpson, Mdse., $2.00.
The Home Shoe Co., Mdse., $1.00.
Davies & Owens, Mdse., $2.00.
D. W. Sowles, Mdse., $1.20.
H. C. Anderson, Mdse, $1.00.
Restorer Bros., Mdse., $1.00.
Patzman Sisters, Mdse., $1.00.
Samuel Wahl, Mdse., $2.50.
Reavis & Abbey, Mdse., $2.50.
Married In Omaha.
Miss Emma Wallace and Win. F.
Fuller, both of Omaha were quietly
married at. the bride’s home, June 20.
Tilt* bride lias many friends in this
city who hasten to extend congratula
tions They are at. home to their
friends at 2907 Ellison Ave, Omaha.
Christian Church.
Next Sunday morning the corner
ston ' of the Christian church will be
laid The pastor will have charge of
the services. Program begins at
eleven o’clock. The public is cordial
ly invited.
Falls City Chautauqua, Aug. 6 to 14!
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Republicans Met at The Court House
Thursday, July 14.
Tho delegates of tho different pre
cinct s met in (ire court house in this
city Thursday at two o'clock p. m.
Judge Win. Hayward was present and
madi a vigorous speech, endeavoring
to forecast the probable lines of
development for republicans of Ne
braska. He very warmly endorsed
the Taft administration.
At the time of going to press the
central committee was being named
it was not possible on account of lack
of time to get llu> names of those
appointed.
The convention then proceeded to
appoint tho fourteen delegates front
tills county to attend the state
convention at Lincoln, July 26.
The convention instructed the del
egates to stand for a county option
plank in the party platform. One
hundred and fifty-eight delegates vot
ing for, and only thirteen against, so
advising the delegation. This almost
unanimous endorsement of county
option, by Hie republicans of Rich
ardson county shows clearly that the
republicans of old Richardson are
lining up rapidly for the most ad
vaneed political legislation, it also
shows that the masses are over
whelmingly in favor of tho peoples'
option, and if permitted to give ex
pression to their views are upon
the side of right.
There was a large attendance. The
tonslcn was too great to permit of
much demonstration. It. is clearly
evident that politics have reached a
painful pass. Men are thinking, and
when men actually think for them
selves, things are sure lo happen.
This tins been u momentous week
in the annals of Kalis City, and the
end is not yet. May the people vin
dicaU their ability to take care of
themselves at the polls this coming
November.
The republicans are going into the
fight to win tills fail and unless t.he
democrats of tho county rally more
freely for Bryan and his county op
tion plank, their chances of winning
will be poor.
Died At Rulo.
Special from Rulo.
Saturday morning at five* o'clock
Mrs. Joseph Frederick died at her
home in Rulo after an illness of
three weeks. She suffered from a
complication of diseases and old ago,
having reached the advanced age of
seventy-nine years. Mrs. Frederick
was r. quiet woman, a good neigh
bor and kind friend. She had been
suffering for several years with catar
acts on both eyes, and was almost
blind She was cared for tenderly
through those years by a kind and
loving huband. daughters and grand
daughters. who did all in their power
to relieve her suffering and comfort
her. Many friends met Sunday to
hid an earthly farewell to one who has
so long dwelt among them. The ser
vices were held from the Catholic
church Sunday afternoon and the re
mains taken to the Catholic cemetery.
Many friends offer sincere sympathy
to the sorrowing ones, especially the
lonely old husband.
Postoffice Site.
Treasury Department, office of the
secretary, Washington, D. June 29,
1910.—Proposals are hereby solicited
to bt opened in the office of th*1
supervising architect, treasury de
partment, Washington, 1). C., at 10:00
a. m., on August 2, 1910, for the
sab- or donation to the United States
of a corner lot, approximately 130 x
135 feet, centrally and conveniently
located and suitable for a Federal
build'ng site at Falls City, Nebraska.
Upon application the postmaster will
supply prospective bidders with a cir
cular giving particulars as to require
ment.® and instruction for preparation
of bids and data to accompany same.
F RAN Kid N M c V K AG 11,
Secretary.
Baptist Church.
Tie- usual services will be held at
the Baptist church Sunday. Sunday
School at 9:45 a. m. Preaching by
Rev. Williams at 11:00 a. m. and
8:00 p. m. Morning subject, “The
Christian’s Inventory.”
Kensington
Tli- Dorcas Society of the Presby
terian church hold their Kensington
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Levi
Zubrick.
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TAKE THE EHEMY INTO GAMP
IN MONDAY'S CAME FALLS CITY
TROUNCES CLARINDA.
$ Badly Crippled Team Enables
Clarinda to Purloin Tuesday
and Wednesday's Fests.
We are happy over the fact that
we have a base ball team. Did you
hear the noise Monday afternoon?
Clarinda, the unbeatable, tasted de
feat at our hands. It was a great
battle. Finch, the new pitcher, ia
to blame for part of It. The seoro
reads 4 to 2. This has materially
lessened the gap between us and
Clarinda, as we have won seven
straight games. We will be in at
the finish.
We don't have (o toll about tho
last two games with Clarinda if wo
don't want to. If wasn't fair any
way. They ran bases when our boyn
were not looking, which is never per
missible. Owing to the fact that so
many of our boys are on tho hsopltal
list, tho score in the last two games
read wrong fur us. Tuesday, 13 to 4;
Wednesday! 5 to 3. in Clarinda’a fav
or. If we can just convince Anntfl,
McCabe, McBride and a few of t.iio
olliers to think that sprained and
dislocated joints don't hurt, keep
Finch from working too hard, get
Miller's arm back in shape, nnd get
our goat to working full time, wo
will soon bo at the top.
Finch surely looks good to the
fans, lie has a good arm, and uses
Ids head all the time. He is a wel
com ' addition 1o our already fino
staff of pitchers. But if McCabe’s
arm will only get right! Won’t wo
have things our way?
In order to properly appreciate our
hall team one should, as did tho
writer, visit, such teams as Hiawa
tha and Horton. For two hours last
Tuesday we endured that agony.
Errors and bonehead plays wero
much in evidence. Compared with
our players, those fellows Burely play
like school boys.
Our boys are at Shenandoah tho
remainder of *his week. Next week,
Nebraska City will be here for four
games, all of which wo claim right
now.
Base Ball Notes.
A genuine rooter is one who can
encourage lh<' player who has mado
an error. Wild throws are sometimes
made by Kling himself.
A player who has tho courage to
go Into the game with a sore arm
or ankle, risking everything for his
team, lias genuine grit, and deserves
the admiration of us nil.
Van Tappen is coining strong, both
at bai and at the third sack. Watcn
him.
Win n our boys win they are as
clean a lot of athletes as ever orna
mented a diamond; but when they
lose— we ire all too prone to say
“nulls.” ’Tis human nature.
Republican Delegates.
The following are delegates from
Kails City to the republican, county
convention to be held at the court
house on Thursday at. two o’clock
p. m
First Ward—George W. Holland, A.
Graham, G. M. Barrett, Samuel Bayne,
J. E. Leyda, J. A. Hill, A. J. Weaver,
P. S. lb acock, E. O. Lewis, John
Wlltse, W. W. Abbey, A. R. Keirn,
Jacob Schaiblo, George Reichers.
Second Ward—H. A. Pence, T. J.
Whitaker, C. F. Reavts, Aaron
Loucks, Charles Sharts. V. G. Lyford,
Norman Musselman. Jake Messier, W.
E. Dorrington.W. H. Keeling, Jacob
Tanner, R. A. Dlttmar, Wm. I'hlig, G.
J. Crook and Ernest Werner.
Third Ward—Howard Ltnsacum, C.
H. Marlon, John Hossack, Cass Mead,
George Jennings, ('. T, Lippold, John
Hinton, Charles Kreker, C.’has. Jack
son.
All of the above named delegates
are kindly requested to be present.
G. M. BARRETT, 1st Ward,
H. A. PENCE, 2d Ward.
HOWARD LINSACUM, 3 ward.
Committeemen.
W. C. T. U. Item.
Two hundred and fifty millions of
dollars are Invested in breweries and
malt houses in America. Political
economy teaches that money is 4n*
vested witli flic prospect of a future
gain. H 'to is an enormous invest
nu-nr Where is the profit?—Dr. W.
Hargrevase.
Falls City Chautauqua, Aug. 6 to 141