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0 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 K>, R> 10. Number 50 [HE WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS AS ’TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals. Lodges. Clubs, Churches, Etc. Mrs l’. H. Jussen will entertain the Bridge club on Monday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Holt and Mrs. A. E. Spear are giving a kensington this, > Thursday, afternoon for Mrs. Martin. Mrs. T. L. Hummelreieh entertain ed the Thursday Bridge Club Thurs day afternoon at her home on North Stone street. The game was enjoy ed until five o’clock, some of the scores being very high. Delicious re freshments were served in two courses after cards had been put aside. The ladies enjoyed a pleasant visit after the refreshment hour be fore returning fo their homes. Mrs. H. E. Kennedy of Okmulgee, Okla. wa*- a guest of the club. The two divisions of the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyter ian church enjoyed a very pleasant Som’erset party at the residence of Mr and Mrs. Levi Zubrick last Fri day evening. In a contest for rais ing money for the new church the first division, lead by Miss Lillian Oswald lost to the second division, and thus it fell to their lot to pro vide the oyster supper. The early part, of the evening was enjoyed with the game the contests .being very in teresting. At eleven o’clock a splen did oyster supper was served with accompanying sandwiches, pickles, cake and coffee. The evening was a very pleasant one fully enjoyed by all those present. The musical given at the home of Mist Banks last Friday evening was one of the treats of the week. A few of Miss Banks' pupils, assisted by Miss Alice Cleaver, violinist, pre sented an unusually good program. Especially good was the group by Groig played by Miss Helen Lyford, including "Albumlcaf," “Waltz" and • Butterfly.” They were very dif ficult and were splendidly executed. Miss Alice Cleaver played the “Pil grara’s Chorus,” Wagner, and seldom has she been heard to play so well. She was complimented repeatedly. Every number was good and worthy of special mention. The program pleased all who heard it. The progressive tea given last Fri da.. by Mrs. William Wilson, Mrs. George Jennings and Mrs. Kate I). Steele at the home of the former was a decided success. About seven ty-five ladies were present and dur ing tie- afternoon listened with de ligr.i to Dr. Emma Hoose Tucker in mother of her splendid talks on Chins She was as interesting ns ever and Unstinted several ideas by Chinese articles, such as banners, emblems, Chinese money, their idols, etc. She was listened to most attentively all throughout her address. At five o'clock delicious refreshments were served. There was a continual flow of pleasant conversation, an absolute lack of formality, the guests linger ing until a late hour, unwilling to bring to a close such a happy after noon. On Wednesday afternoon of this week Mrs. W. H. Holt and Mrs. A. E. Spear entertained a large com pany of ladies at the. country home of Ihe former, complimentary to their sister, Mrs. J. F. Martin of . Lin coln. The large rooms were made doubly attractive by the liberal use of cut flowers, holly and potted plants and were brilliantly lighted, the shade's being drawn. Nine tables were-placed for whist in which the usual pleasure was manifest during the time allotted to the game. Ex j ( client refreshments were served at i !lie small tables at five-thirty o'clock, j The ladies lingered until nightfall, reluctant to relinquish the many pleasures the afternoon had afford ed. Mrs. ,il E. Kennedy of Okmulgee. Okla., was also an out of town guest. Sorosis met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. .T. H. Morehead. There was a good attendance of the members. Roll call was answered with anec dotes of Literary Women. This was followed by five minute talks by the members on “Woman’s Influence in the Progress of Civilization.” Mrs. William Wilson read a very interest ing paper on "Tin' Influence of the Club Movement.” During the social half hour delicious refreshments were served after which the club adjourn ed to meet December 28, with Mrs. A. E. Jaquet. Miss Nellie Snyder entertained Kaffee Klatch and a few invited friends last Tuesday afternoon and as usuul made the afternoon a very delightful one for her guests. Most of the time was devoted to needle work of which there was a dainty ar ray. They were a very merry party and time passed all to quickly. Miss Snyder served splendid refresh ments in two courses at five o'clock. Among the visiting guests of the club were Mrs. Kennedy of Okmul gee, Okla., Mrs. Lloyd Giannini, Mrs. Bert Reavis, Mrs. Will Crook and Miss Holland. Loses Valuable Horse. Charles Sehwang, who lives two miles northeast of town, lost a val uable horse by drowning last Monday. He was hauling wood and left his team stand for a moment, they be came frightened and ran some dis tance, missed the, bridge across the Muddy and crashed through the ice, wood and wagon on top of them. They were so badly tangled up in the harness that one horse was drowned before it could be extricated. The other was hurt but will soon be alright. Mr. Sehwang was hurt in getting the team out of the creek but not seriously. Christian Church Notes. The se. vices will lie conducted at the court house next Sunday as fol lows: !u• on a. m.—Dibit' School. A good class awa'ts you and a good teacher will help you in the study of the les son, also a hearty welcome will be yours. "A *< ranger but once,” is our motto. 11:00 a. m.—Preaching by the pas tor. Subject, ‘‘The Quitters.” Come and see if the Bible quitters were any different from the quitters of today, and see if it means you. 6:30 p. m.—Y. 1*. S. C. E. 7:30 p. m.—Song Service. 7:45—Sermon. Subject ‘For me to live is Christ.” We are trying lo make these ser vices bright and helpful and we send you dear reader this invitation to come and worship with us, we will do you good. Improving The Church. The repairs on the Methodist church are progressing rapidly. The ceiling is being lowered, new class rooms and galleries are being built. The work will require several weeks time. Next Sunday may be the last service for several wekes that services can be held in it before it is turned over entirely to the workmen. Brinegar. Moses Brinegar died Friday night, December 9, 1910 at his home near Arago at the age of fifty-five years. He leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn his loss. He has been a resident of this county a little over ten years, coming here from Missouri. The funeral which was attended by many friends and neighbors was held from the home on Saturday. Art Exhibit. Miss Alice Cleaver has another very fine collection of paintings on exhibit at the icing, Ziihbor and lit' Wald’s art store. They are mostly now paint ing.-. only a few old favorites sho has seen fit to retain , being in her col lection. Miss Cleaver’s work grows better year after year and many wait for these exhibits who truly apprec iate her art. Many of the paintings are for sale —some she will not part with. The store is continually visited by those who admire this style of painting. A Heap Doin’. I Looks like somebody’s chicken roost I bad been "L ebed” mighty hard lately. ; id. Id. James shipped two cars of live poultry to New York, and 10. 10. Marr, of the National Poultry Co., shipped two cars of dressed poultry Last also j tliis week. And still there Is plenty on the poultry market in town. This is one of the best poultry markets in miles around and both Mr. James and tlu' Natlonnal Co. are shipping con tinually. These are among the most prosperous business concerns in town. Greetings Our hearty Christmas Greeting to you, one and all. May this Christmas be the brightest and happiest you have ever known and may the com ing year be the best and most pros perous. May God’s blessing be meted out to you in fullest measure. The best thing we can wish you is that you may be worthy of them. For your patronage and kindly sup port we sincerely thank you and we hope in the future to be worthy of as large or larger share of it. We have not attained our ideal, but we will continue to work and strive for better things, to give to you that which will do you good, bring you pleasure, and we hope, in our humble way, to be a little help toward a greater general good. The progress and prosperity of Falis City is one of our ideals and at all times we commit ourselves to that cause. We feel it our duty as well as our pleasure to give as much of our time, space and energy as possible to that end. We will grow as you grow. As you benefit by progress, so we hope to benefit by the good we may be able to do along that line. Let us work together for a Greater Falls City, built upon the strong foundation of mutual benefit, har mony, advancement and oneness in love for the home town. May the New Year bring to you re newed blessings is the wish of THE TRIBUNE. * * * The G. A. R. Elect Officers. The Grand Army of the Republic at their regular meeting on December 9| elected the following comrades as, officers of the 1’ost for the next year. Levi Frederick—Commander. Jacob R. Messier—Senior Vice. Commander. Israel Messier—Junior Vice Com. John L. Cleaver—Quartermaster. Roswell Fisher—Surgeon. \V. A. Whitaker—Chaplin. Augustus Crofford—Officer of the Day. William Oswald—Officers of the} Guard. James A. Hill—Patriotic Instructor.' Trustees—Charles F. Kreker, W. j S. Korner, J. A. Hill. Delegate—S. L. Redwood. Alternate—W. S. Korner. _ Elks' New Home. The Elks expect to be in their new home by Sunday. The decorater are about through their work and moving from the old quarters is now in progress. A great deal of new furniture was bought and when all is complete the Elks will have as fine a suite of apartments as can be found in South east Nebraska. The Change and Black. The first edition of the Orange and Blaek for this year comes to our desk litis week. It is oneof the best high school papers we know. It. is full of bright, terse matter, inter esting matter, interesting from be ginning to end. The first edition speaks well for the editorial staff. We are pleased to he favored with the paper. Miss Hill Houston has made rapid progress along the line of recovery this week and her many friends will be delighted to know she was able to walk out doors Thursday. Mrs. Nelson Saylor of New Kirk, Okla., arrived the first of the week to help rare for her father, J. A. Reynolds, who is very ill. Toni Coleman was down from Omaha Sunday visiting his mother and sister, Mrs. W. T. Kenton. Tom is another Kails City boy who has made good. He has held a respon sible position with the Midland Glass and Paint company for years. Help us in our effort to place Kalis City business on a rash basis, and have a new Census Map for your pains. Cnildien's Christmas Dinner. Wo are informed by those having l ie mutter in charge that fifty tickets have already been given out to poor children for the big Christinas din ner to he given for them at Hie Na tional Hotel. If you know of one who Inis boon missed send in the name at once. The donations have been most liber al but there is still a shortage in eggs, milks and bread. Will you con tribute something? There Is no soli citing committee this must he a free will offering. What a treat this will he for the children who have not known what Christmas dinner means. And whose heart is not lighter or happier even for a short time. High School Notes. llasket hall Friday night between the Hiawatha Academy team, and our High School hoys team. It will he worth seeing. On Tuesday preparatories for the pullmlnary debate was the order. Var ious pupils wishing to enter the eon test have handed in their names. The literary societies will have thel' first program Friday of this week. It will consist of music, readings and a debate by pupils of both divisions. Fire drill was the new order nt the High School last Tuesday afternoon. The gong sounded the alarm unex pectedly and in less than one minute all the pupils were out of the build ing. There are almost four hundred pupils. School will close December Hit for a two weeks vacation. Most, of the I teachers will go to their homes to spend the Holidays. . Basket Ball. The basket ball game last Satur day between Nebraska City and Falls City girls' teams was an easy victory for the Falls City girls. The Nebras ka city team was crippled by the ab sence of two of their best players, who were unable to come here. Sub-1 stitutes were put in their places,1 which affected their team work Our girls tried to be generous, and the substitute was put in center, guards made forwards, center made guards but it seemed in spite of changing their several positions things just would come their way and the score resulted in 10 to t>7 In their favor, it seemed an off night for the visitors. They were a very pleasant team to play with and we were sorry to hear that they took their defeat quite ser iously. Miss Rader of Peru referred the game. Following the girl's ganit the High School boys played a game with a picked u)) team composed partly of High school boys and aluufui boys The High School team had decided!) tiie best of it and scored the picked up team badly. There was plenty of fun and the two games furnished a full evening of good clean sport. The score was 17 to 37. Next Wednesday. The Tribune will go to pi t ss on Wednesday of next wet k in order to give the merchants every opportuni ty to reach the shoppersbefore the last big shopping days of the Week. Get your work in early. We will try to give you every advantage. All papers in the office for the early mails on Thursday. This is surely to the benefit of the advertising mer chant. I’. W. Fergus acquired possession of the Christ Beutler farm, lying eight miles southwest of Salem and six miles due south of Dawson, Monday. The farm contains 160 acres and is in good shape. Consideration $110 per acre. Mr. Fergus and family will take possession March 1st. Mr. Beutler contemplates making a visit to the father land early in the spring, he having come to America from Switzerland some twenty years ago. Mink League Meeting. The directors of the Mink League held their nnnunl meeting nL Nebras ka City, on Friday afternoon in the parlor of the Frontier hotel. Each town in tlio league was represented. I'!. II. Towle was there for Falls City, in (In' place of (’. C. Davis. our 1 league directin'. President Wilson presided at the meeting and Secretary Bonwell kept the records. Several disputes be tween the clubs were amiably dis posed of. The following officers were elected for next year: President—Fred Carey, Omaha. Treasurer—John 11. Morehead, of Falls City. Secretary—J. F. Hull, Maryville. Directors for 1911 were elected as follows: F. W. Beecher, Clatiuda; Lufe Hig gins, Auburn; L. C. Cook, Maryville; (lee. Blackburn, Shenandoah; Edwin A. Duff. Nebraska City; Charles C. Davis, Falls City. Mr. Duff of Nebraska City was the only new member on the new board, he having taken the place of Mr. Bonwell. Much interest in the outlook for next season, and each town now in the League had no intention of drop ping out.. Wlille each team lost mon ey last year, yet the business men in eaeh town seems to realize the advertising that tile towns get from their team In the Mink League, so that not c.ip would consider for a moment, the losing of their fran chise. A (ic jcgauoil oi uuhiuchs men iroiu Atlnntie, Iowa, Were present at the meeting, and almost Insisted on being taken into the League. Hut on ac count of the great distance from the south end towns, these towns were against their admission, and the mat ter was layed over tlH the next meet ing. Hiawatha, Kansas will be taken in to the League next year, if It iR made int6 an eight-club league, Kvery member present was in favor of ad mitting Hiawatha, and If she had been officially represented at the meeting, she no doubt would have been taken in. The next meeting will be held in Shenandoah, on Friday, January 13. Hill, at which time, the new officers will lie Installed. Kverything now points to a very sue cessful season for the Mink League for mil. The management of the lo cal team, is now getting ready, look ing for new players and a new nian ag r Our new manager will have iiuite a task to capture the pennant as each team declares that, they are out after the flag. The Fireman’s Fund. Somethin;; o\. r $400 was raised for the flivmeu's fund by the gentlemen who solicited the citizens hist week. The money has been deposited iu the Richardson County hank and the committee appointed Lv the council Will pro-rate the amount. A list of the contributors was made but some prefer that their names be with held from publication. The citizens res ponded liberally and the firemen speak with appreciation of the act ion taken in their behalf. Many were not solicited but this docs not. bar them. They can contribute to the fund, much or little, at the bank. Before Police Judge. The police judge had the privilege of administering stern justice to George Collier and Jim Davis Satur I day night and they contributed a lit ^ tie to city expenses. You might tie a knot in Davis and still he would i be superior to Collier's height, but evidently the latter has the strenngth for when he got through with Jint 1 he hobbled off with tears in his eyes 1 to tell his trouble to the policeman. Unlucky Jim. Try a man of your own size and color hereafter.