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Historical Society 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, DECEMBER a, 1910. Number 49 [HE WEEK’S SOCIAL EVENTS AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals. Lodges, Clubs. Churches, Etc. The Progressive Ten of the Pres byterian church will give a thimble party at the home of Mrs. William M. Wilson Friday, December 9 from £.30 to 5:30. A cordian invitation is extended to all. Refreshments will he served’by Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Jennings. The Sunny Slope kensington ladies gathered at the beautiful home of Mrs. George Coon in Salem Wednes day. The hostess greeted them with her usual smile of welcome and pro ceeded to entertain them in her very pleasant, manner. Neighborly chats and needle work kept them busy tbe first hour. The ladies were then giv e« a lesson in embroidery. Eaeh lady present embroidered her initial on a block of a comforter Mrs. Coon was completing for a keep sake or memento of the occasion.. Nice re freshments were served by Mrs. Coon and her daughter. Miss Ethel. A delightful afternoon was enjoyed by all. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Maines November 30. On Thanksgiving day at. the home of Mrs. James McDowell gathered twenty-eight relatives consisting of children, grand-children and great grand children. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner was served in three courses, after which the afternoon was spent in social conversation which was greatly enjoyed by all. 'hose present were Mrs. Kent and daughter. Iva, Mr. and Mrs. Warren McDowell and son, Mr. and Mrs. John IjuFever of Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. 11. 1’. Grinstoad and children of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDowell and daufJi ter, Gertrude, of Straussville, Mr. and Mrs. George McDowell and child ren of Salem. Mr. James McDowell of Teeumseb, Mr. C. C. Price of Boone grove, hid., and Mr. Lee Kennedy of Salem. Last Wednesday afternoon the So cial Circle gave a miscellaneous show er at the home of Misses Emma and Rose Schaible complimentary to Miss Myrtle Ramel whose marriage to Dr. Bert Wiiulle occurred on Thurs day. The house was beautifully dec orated with cut flowers and potted plants, presenting a most attractive appearance. When all the guests had arrived Miss Ramel was asked to search through the different rooms tor a number of packages and before opening them to guess the contents Rhe found many beautiful linens, pieces of cut glass, china and silver **d aroused the company for some i>»e by guesses of the contents of eswih package. *>at4>r each guest was given the najno of a song, anjd a sheet of paper upon which she was to illustrate it. A guessing contest followed when Ike name of the song was guessed from the picture drawn. At five thirty delicious refreshments were served in two courses. Miss Ramel has been one of the most active workers in the Social Circle and dur ing the afternoon she was made to feel how deeply she was appreciated. The Misses Schiable was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Tom Davies and Misses Mattie and Stella Schock. Mrs. \V. A. Greenwald entertained Mrs. Judith Greenwald nad Mrs. Ford Farehen at dinner Monday of this week, the day being their birthday anniversary. A splendid dinner of four courses was served at one o'clock after which the ladies set tled themselves with their needle work for a pleasant afternoon visit. At 2:30 o’clock about thirty ladies who had met with Mrs. Bailey walk oil in upon them from a side door. The surprise was complete and they realized that Mrs. Greenwald had been the means of providing for them a double pleasure. The afternoon was indeed a happy one and a mer rier party would be hard to find. Needle-work consumed a part of the I time but the Informality of the af ternoon was one of its chief charms. Mrs. Greenwald and Mrs. Parchen were given a postal card shower and also received many beautiful flowers and various other gifts from their friends, the guest list being made up chiefly of the members of the Dorcas Society of the Presbyter ian church. Delicious refreshments were served in two courses at five o’clock The afternoon was an ex ceptionally pleasant one. A very delightful banquet was en joyed by the young ladies of the tel ephone office at the European hotel Thanksgiving night. The long table was beautifully decorated witii cut flowers and a menu fit for a king was served in six courses at nine o’clock. Covers pere placed for twenty, the out of town guests being Mrs. Sam IJninger and Miss Binswan ger, St. Joe, Miss Burr, Nebraska City, Miss Garber, Hiawatha, and Mis Rawles of Fairbury. Mr. anti Mrs. Will Wamsley enter tained onn Saturday evening for Mr. and Mrs. A1 Burchard, who are leav ing for their new home in Lebanon, Mo. About twenty-five guests were present and enjoyed the evening with various games and music. A splendid supper was served and at a iate hour the guests departed wish ing Mr. and Mrs. Burchard every hap piness and abundant prosperity in their new home. Let’s Play Ball. Now lets play ball next year. The heavy first year expense will he eliminated. Let’s not be quitters. Methodist Bazar. The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a hand kerchief and apron bazar. Friday and Saturday, Dec. b and 10, in the Rick building. Kerchiefs from 10c to $1. Aprons from 25c up. A 15c lunch wil be served both days. A Serious Charge. Willie Roberts, who has been em ployed by Frank Mullen on his farm four miles cast of Humboldt, was brought to this city Tuesday by the constable of Dawson and lodged in jail. He is charged with criminal assault upon Lina Waffel, a crippled girl, who is employed as a domestic in the Mullen home. He will be up for preliminary hearing Friday. Childrens’ Christmas Dinner. Already there has arrived from our sister town of Verdon, a turkey for the Christmas feast for the poor children which it to be served at the Natlonul Hotel Christmas day. A hasty glance over this city puts the number to be fed at about forty. However a thorough canvass of the town will be made next week. Remember this is to be a free will offering. Send your contribu tions to the National or notify Mrs. I. C. Maust what you are willing to give and she will see that it istaken to tile Hotel. “It is more blessed to give than to receive." George A. Abbott went to Omaha Sunday and returned Wednesday with his wife who lias been then' several weeks under treatment for rheuma tism. They brought their son, George home with them. He was in a hospital eleven weeks with typhoid fever and has been out only fourteen days. He is still very weak and thin but thinks care from the old folks at home will do him more good than a hospital nurse. We hope be regains his health rapidly. CUPID AGAIN AT WORK BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING ON THANKSGIVING DAY Mr. Durfee Gf This City And Mrs. Pyle Of Preston Married On Monday Uist Thursday, November 24, 1910, witnessed the culmunation of a school-day romance, when L)r. Bert O. Windle and Miss Myrtle Kamel, who were hoy and girl sweethearts during their school-days in Salem, were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. B. Kamel on North Harlan St. The ceremony was witnessed by only the immediate relatives of the bride and groom. The marriage lines were read by Rev. M. C. Brooks of the Metho dist church, the beautiful ring ser vice being used. The entire service was notable for its simplicity and beauty. Dr. and. Mrs. Windle are natives of Richardson county and most of their lives have been spent in and near this city. As Miss Kamel, the bride, drew around her scores of admiring friends who loved her for her cheer ful sunny disposition, her pleasing personality and many womanly at tributes. During her residence in this city she* clerked part of the time in V. G. Lyford’s store where she was always gracious and accomodating. She has been one of the leaders in church work and will be generally missed. Dr. Windle lias been very success ful in bis profession of dentistry. At one time he was associated with Dr. Yutzy of this city but now oper ates an office of his own in Pawnee City, where he has a prosperous bus iness. He lias always been highly es teemed by his friends in both the social and business circles. Dr. and Mrs. Windle went to St Joe Thursday afternoon and Sunday left for Pawnee City, where they will be at home to friends after Dec ember 1st. They have the sincere good wishes and congratulations of a host of friends. May their future be as bright and prosperous as they antici pate. Merrily the wedding bells were ringing to welcome into the mystic union Mr. Edward Durfee and Mrs. John Pyle of Preston, this county. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. R. Nanninga at the Evangelical parsonage on Monday, November 28. The Tribune joins their many friends to wish them many happy years. Mr. and Mrs. Durfee began house keep ing at once in their pleasant home in the northeast part of town. Visitors at The Library. Mrs. .7. K Liggett of Humboldt and Miss Edwards of Pawnee City were here Tuesday to call upon our librarian, Miss Hutchings, and to enquire into her very estimable meth od used in our library. They seem ed very pleased with our library, the supplies, the way it is conducted, the conveniences for the benefit of the patrons, etc. Particularly were they impressed with the card index system. Both these ladies are librar ians and their opinions are worth while. Dr. Cook Heard From. And now' T)r. Cook has decided lo come to life and will come back to tlie states. He is penitent and sad and means to rush into print to clear himself of the title of being the biggest liar on earth. lie rays he is not sure he did or did not reach the North pole. He will try to ex plain it. all on the grounds of be ing deluded by two years of intense suffering. All he craves is the sym pathy and understanding of the pub lic. Most, of the past year lias been past in Europe, his wife and children with him most of the time. LET US HAVE BASE BALL. Directors of The Mink League Will Meet in Nebraska City, Dec. 9. The annual meeting of the direc tors of the Mink League will l>e held in Nebraska City, December 9, and will be in every sense a very im portant meeting as it will in a meas ure, be the making up of the Mink league for next season. Already two new towns have raised their money and are applying for admission. Falls City must be in the game. We have enjoyed one season of organized base ball and though we fell short from a financial stand point there are many other ways to look nt the question. Falls City came out at the top of the list. Good for Falls City. We had a full season of good, whole some sport, where ladies and child ren could go in as perfect security as men. It. brought patrons to our city from surrounding towns and country—even though they were a little hard on Falls City. Our ball team helped to advertise Falls City and there is no question about it. We can’t afford to be quitters. The pre liminary expense of organizing will be eliminated next year. The heavy expense of this year will balance the shortage so that if equal financial support is given the local committee a sufficient sum can be raised. There are many who did not contribute last year. They were in doubt. Hut they have seen that tlie ball park is kept in a decent, or derly condition, a fit. place for all classes and gave a whole summer of amusement right here at home. We believe these and many others will come to the front and back up this enterprise. The heft of the burden was carried last, year so stay by the game, give your support to a home organization, help keep up the team. After one season of organized base ball and all the pleasures it brought you will be mighty lonesome next year without it. A Town Named Falls City. There was a town named Falls City, Which started to pave, oh, what a pity. One block and no more, For a year citizens sore, A Commercial club which will not act. Ridiculed abroad, Town pride called fraud, Say, you who are broad. Help pull up the rdcks Or help get them for blocks; Redeem the name of Falls City. —Contributed. Suffering From Blood Poison. George Hossack arrived in the city Friday from northern Iowa, where he hps been employed by the Western Bridge and Construction Co. of Oma ha. The early part of last week he bad the misfortune to fall from a bridge and scratch his band on a nail. He is now laid up with blood' poison in his hand and will remain at his home in this city until it is better. Making a Record. John Bruhn shucked 122 bushels of corn last Friday on his father’s farm about six miles south and west of Salem. To prove that this was not no exceptional as it might seem, he did 100 bushels for his Saturday chore. This is almost establishing a record for this seetioh, especially this year, as corn shucking has .not been so flush as some years. John is one of South Nemaha’s husky young men who is not afraid to buckle down to hard work. As a result he has developed more than or dinary ability at even so common place a work as shucking corn. It is worth while being the quickest < orn shucker in any community. J. TI Shields returned last Satur day from Chicago where lie was buy ing holiday novelties. A BUILDING CORPORATION THE CHIEF OBJECT TO BUILD HOUSES NEEDED NOW This Organization Will Work Along Other Lines Later On More than half a hundred repre sentative business men of Kails City met in the office of John W. Powell last Friday afternoon, the chief ob ject of the meeting being to get at a plan by which the building of houses In our city could be pushed, John \V. Towle of Omaha, who has more than a mercenary interest in Falls City, was chairman, and in stating the object of the meeting seemed to inject a great deal of enthusiasm in to the gentlemen present. lit* said the main object of the meeting was to form a corporation, the first object of which should be to build suitable tenant houses for workmen brought here by the Missmiri Pacaflc divis ion. It was the desire to organize with a paid up eapital of $50,000 and an authorized capital of $200,000. And house building alone was not to be the only object of Hie corporation; j they were to branch out into other lines of development. Tile plan as lie gate it, seemed to appeal to many present and several enthusiast ie speeches were made and many hacked up their enthusiasm with the cash. It was explained that tin' stock must be sold and any amount could be taken. Those pres ent were asked to subscribe for stock and H3. S. Towle headed the list with $5,000. Another $5,000 was taken by gentlemen present. Some of those present said they had al ready promised to build on another proposition. Others were planning to build different kinds of buildings and j though till present did not. go into i the corporation it was clearly demon strated that tin- fever for further im provements and development was in i the air. There was little of the wild1 or exaggerated enthusiasm which | often characterizes public meetings. | These gentlemen wanted to get down to facts and get a solid basis to build upon. A committee was tip pointed to solicit subscription for stock and will report at a meeting that will be called at an early date. | Many have signified a willingness to; take stock in small (piantitics from $250 on up to $500. This movement is by no means a graft, it. is purely town development on a business principal. If a few individuals cannot see their way clear to do all building necessary, a corporation financed by many, and among them those of small capital who cannot afford to build extensive ly, can accomplish much and prove a good business investment. Now let harmony prevail and the business men in all branches of trade work together. Let’s see old griev ances and selfish motive and per sonal gain put aside. What is good for your town must necessarily be good for you. We cannot go on in a self-satisfied state much longer, we must either get in the race and stay by the, game, follow progressive methods, develop new enterprises or be crowded out. entirely by the new blood, the young and progressive who will surely make themselves felt •lust work for harmony in the busi ness life of our city. Thank You. We appreciate the compliment paid us by the Linotpye Bulletin in the following taken from their No vember issue; "An immense sale bill, (lie size of four pages of an ordinary newspaper, was recently printed by the Falls City, Nebraska Tribune. Most of the body matter, in a great variety of measures, was set on their Junior in 10 point Antique, resulting in a most pleasing display.” A SUCCESS. Recital Given By Mcsdames Julian, Gist, Cain and Mies Haggard. One of Hie treats accorded us last week wns the recital given by Mrs. Julian of lxing Ucacli, Cal., Mrs. J. R. Cain of Stella, Mrs. T. J. Gist and Miss Pauline Haggard of Kansas City last. Friday evening at the Meth odist church. All the ladies with the exception of Miss Haggard are very well known here and their ability truly appreciat ed. Mrs. Cain was in splendid voice and each Bong she sang seemed t* charm the audience, Mrs. Gist ex cells as an accompanist and always receives merited compliments. Mrs. Julian Is always u favorite with Falls City audiences nnd baa the wrapped attention of the audi ence at all times. Her selections were all fine, “Vacations’’ seeming to captivate all, though “The mas Without n Country "was exceptlonaly. Miss Haggard as a pianist is a wonder. She is not yet sixteen usd her ability is interpreting Liszt, Grieg and Moskouski, all of which arc played from memory, is truly mar velous. She is a born genius and with her love of work and persist ant application to It she will surely make an i nvlable career for herself. 'I'lie entertainment which was for the new Christian church netted $.’!S. A Musical Evening. The second number on the Behnal Entertainment, course is The Trier Sisters, a musical organization. This company is composed of five sisters. There are two pairs of twins, and between the oldest and youngest of the five there are but thirty-firs months. One of the sisters Is a read* r and helps to vary the pro gram. They are said to be a com pany of great merit and will give us a fine musical entertainment.. Thu following is a suggestive program: * Popular scenes from Light operas. Beenes front "Martha.” Jewell Song from Eaust. "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice"— from Sampson and Delilah. f Duel from .1. Trovatore. Concert, numbers. Vocal quartettes, duets, solos. Violin selections, Miss doe Trier. Readings, Miss Edna Trier. Watch For It. The people have grown to look upon tlie Christmas edition of tha newspapers as a shopping guide. Tbs ads of the home merchants tell them facts. The goods are here t* be shown and qualities compared. Your merchant is here to stand back of his word. No muil order houses ever organized ran compara with the home merchants’ prices if you consider qualltty. When your merchant sells you a cheap article. 6* Mis you the quality, he does Bat tell you you are getting a superior article for nothing. Have you ask ed your dealer to figure on the kill of goods you are about to order from out of town? Try him he will give you BETTER goods for LESS money. My friend, every live, up-to-data merchant in Kails City will offer you the best goods for the least money in the Christmas number of Tha i'l Ibuie They have bargains for . on. It will pay you to hold up that out-of-town order till after Dec ember 16 when our Christmas edi tion will guide you to the store where you will find the very best. Watch for it and patronize the boms merchants. They will make good their word at all times. Their names will all be in The Tribune. W. C. T. U. "We have seen that there is no hope of improving, in any shape or I form, the liquor traffic. There is nothing now to be done but to wipe it out completely.” -Archbishop Ire land .
