The Shoppers Paradise
AT SIMPSON’S
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H in our dazzling display of
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Diamonds, Watches, Rings, Brooches, Necklaces, Lockets, Hat Pins, Stick Pins, Hand Painted China,
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R. B. Simpson
The County in General
The “Doings” of our Country Friends
and Neighbors.
HUMBOLDT.
John Holman attended to business
in Falls City Wednesday.
Miss Lilly Edwards was a passen
ger to Falls City Wednesday.
Joseph Stone attended to busi
ness in Kansas City Saturday.
Mark Williamson spent part of
the week with friends in Falls City.
The Farmers Institute was held in
the city hall Thursday and Friday.
George Cernohlavek of Falls City
spent Sunday with friends in this city.
Mrs. W. Tracy of Pawnee City was
a guest of O. A. Cooper and wife
Sunday.
O. L. Unkefer, wife and son, Linn,
returned Saturday from a visit to
Lincoln.
Georgia Billings is"«,ssisting in the
Hackett Drug store during the Christ
mas rush.
Dr. W. R. Waggener spent the
latter part of the week with rela
tives in Omaha.
Morton Youngman returned Sun
day from a few days visit with Te
cumseh friends.
Will Gergens and wife visited
with relatives in Pawnee City the
middle of the week.
Mrs. Roy Bain and little daughter
visited with her parents, K. S. Cope
and wife, this week.
Mrs. Kovanda of Table Rock spent
the latter part of the week with
James Hnizda and family.
Callie Edwards came down from
Lincoln the last of the week and
spent Sunday with home folks.
H. 1*. Marble returned to his home
in this city Sunday from his work
at the Santee Indian agency.
A. Wiggins and family left Wednes
day for Vigil, Kansas, where they
will make their home in the future.
Miss Stella Finch returned to her
home in Lincoln after an extended vis
it at the home of R. R. Pbilpot.
John Voellers and wife went to St.
Joseph Thursday. Mrs. Voellers will
receive medical treatment in a hos
pital at that place.
Champ Wright and wife have re
turned to this city to make their
home, having resided for some time
at Marshfield, Mo.
Mrs. John Powers returned this
week from Omaha, where she had
been spending some time with her
son, John Powers Jr., and wife.
The remains of the infant son of
Benjamen Creed and wife of Pawnee
City wa brsought to Humboldt Mon
day and buried in the city cemetery.
The basket ball game played be
tween Tecumseh and Humboldt at
the former place, resulted in the
score of 13 to 27 in favorof Tecum
seh.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian church held a social
at the home of Miss Helen Smith on
Friday. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Mrs. A. E. Litchfield and little
daughter, Elizabeth returned to their
home in this city Sunday after spend
ing a few' weeks with her father, Dr.
Merideth in Ashland.
Benjamen Ball, died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Snoke Sat
urday. Funeral services were con
ducted in the M. E. church in Table
rfock, Monday. The deceased was
one of the early settlers of south
east Nebraska and was eighty-nine
years of age.
BARADA.
H. H. Woodring was in town Mon
day.
Harild Bolejaek was in Shubert on
Saturday.
.1. 11. Morehead was out from Falls
City Friday.
Emma Constantine is quite ill at
this writing.
Mrs. George Allen visited in Daw
son last week.
Blanche Sailors is just up from an
attack of lung fever.
C. H. .Martin and wife spent Sun
day at the home of K. H.Dunnn.
Bertha Karst is on tliosiek list.
Dr. S. A. Van Osdel was in Falls
City last week.
John Whittle, who is recovering
from typhoid fever is now suffering
with pleurisy.
Hiram Boggess and Floyd Orr and
their wives went to Burlington Junc
tion, Mo., Monday to visit relatives.
Jeff Keyser and family of Wheeler
County Nebraska are visiting Hen
ry Siemering and other friends here
about.
A very pleasant social time was
passed at the Woodman hall on Sat
urday evening, when the Woodmen of
the World entertained their families
and friends at an oyster supper,
Mrs. Anthony Buchholz spent last
week in Grafton, visiting her sister,
Mrs. Wm. Ludwig and her new niece.
She also visited at Fairmont with the
family of her brother, Gust Jorn.
Rulo,
David Anderson was visiting in Mis
souri Sunday.
George Ward left for Superior, Sun
day afternoon.
Tom Bowker was a Falls City vislto
last Wednesday.
Ike Adkins of Missouri was in Rulo
one day last week.
Oscar Loose of Fortescue was a Ru
lo visitor last Sunday.
Thomas Hays was a Missouri visito
the first of the week.
Will Graves was a Falls City visitor
on business, Saturday.
Grandp Larabee visited with bis son
in Preston last Sunday.
Roy Dicks was a Missouri visitor
the fore part of the week.
D. Varnaulkinburg was a Falls City
! business visitor Monday.
John Mann of White Cloud was a
liulo visitor last Wednesday.
Mrs. James Ratekin was a Preston
visitor the first of the week.
T. J. Olllver of Falls City visited
the public school here last week.
Frank Van spent Sunday with his
parents and little daughter here.
Mrs. Harry Huber visited with rela
tives at Preston the first of the week.
James Larabee of Falls City visited
relatives here several days last week.
Karl Dicks and family, of White
C'oud visited relatives in Rulo Sun
day.
Bill Brainard of Missouri was trans
acting business in this vicinity last
week.
Teresa Itousselle returned last wee
from a visit with relatives in South
Dakota.
Mrs. Dan Fickle went to Missouri
Saturday for a few days visit with re
latives.
Harry Simon and Frank Vanaulkin
burg were Falls City visitors one day
last week.
James Taguer and wife of Falls Cit
visited with relatives in this vicinity
last week.
Bessie Anderson came home Friday
( veiling to spend a few days with the
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies Ford and baby
of Brownsville, came Sunday to visit
i
; relatives.
Harry Marsh now has his sawmill
up. is ready to saw all kinds of
' building material.
Tillie Dannecker returned home last
; week, from an extended visit with her
sister in Oklahoma.
Sophia Thomas returned Saturday
from a visit with her brother and fain
ily, at Du Bois. Nebr.
Mrs. Henry Majeris and baby who
hau been critically ill at her parents
home are slowly improving.
Several wagonloads of gypsies were
in town Saturday; they were on the!
way to St. Joseph where they expect
i to encamp for the winter.
The band boys gave a concert in
, Hosfords Hall, Wednesday night of
last week. The attendance was good
i and every number enjoyed by the aud
| ience.
WILLIAMSVILLE.
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Henry Butler spent Sunday at 10.
' K. Butlers.
tl. W. Duerfehl was a Falls City
' visitor Friday.
Jesse Dunn spent Monday with .1.
, Martin in Barada.
G. W. Duerfeldt was a pleasant
| caller at Charles Weick's Friday.
10. 10. Butler and family spent Sun
1 day at the home of G. W. Duerfeldt.
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Dunn were
i pleasant callers at Tom Branseums
last Monday.
Frances Knisely, John Feicht and
Ray Dunn spent Sunday afternoon
on Barber lake.
Mrs. Otis Sailors of Barada is stay
ing with her mother, Mrs. it. J. Dunn,
while her husband is absent on busi
About thirty of Miss Ruth Wheeler’
friends gathered at the home of .laeol
Mack last Wednesday and surprised
her.
About ninety of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Branseum's friends gathered at their
home last Saturday night to welcome
Mrs. llranseum. The evening was
spent in playing cards and party
games and dancing. Refreshments
were served and at a late hour all
returned to their several homes after
wishing the happy couple many years
of happiness and prosperity.
PRESTON.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mcwain and
Clarence were the guests of Mark
Durfee and family Sunday.
Sam Duckworth spent Sunday in on
vicinity.
Grover Vaugah was the guest of A.
F. Hi ndolph and family Thursday e
vening.
M. .1. Durfee marketed hogs at Pres
ton Saturday.
Mr. F. C. Oberst is on the sick list
this week
lSd. Durfee and wife and drover
Vaughan were Kalis City visitors Fri
day.
Boss Randolph was in Fargo Satur
day
A. .1. Dackworth had business in on
vicinity last week.
George Vaughan was a Preston vis
itor last Saturday.
Ed Durfee purchased an Edison pho
nograph of Grover Vaughan.
Boss Randolph was the guest of Ed
Durfee and family Saturday.
.Mo.se Drinegar passed away at his
home near Fargo, Staurday morning
Dec. 10, after a short illness, lie
leaves to mourn his loss a wife two
sons and one daughter, Jack and
Henry Drinegar and Mrs. Charles Nit
chie. They have the sympathy of
the entire community.
The winter industry seems to be
trapping as every man and boy is at
it.
Mrs. Ed. Durfee, Mrs. (ieo. Vaugh
an and Miss Etta Wayne entertained
at the home of Mrs. Ed. Durfee Mon
day afternoon. Six ladies took their
fancy work and enjoyed a very pleas
ant afternoon. Phonograph music
proved to lie most entertaining, and
in harmony witti the afternoon's work
and pleasure nice and dainty refresh
ments were served.
Sam and Ed Oberst were business
visitors at Preston Saturday.
Charley Nole made a business trip
to Falls City Saturday.
Mr. John Helfenbrine and family
wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Durfee and family Sunday evening.
A. F. Randolph and wife were the
guests of their son Porter Randolph
and family Sunday.
John Helfenbrine and wife were
guests of Geo. Wist and wife one day
this week.
John Helfenbrine and wife were Ri:<
lo visitors last week.
Charley Jackson was the guest of
Gus llelfenbrine Sunday.
M. .1. Durfee was a Falls City visi
tor Monday.
Clarence Mcwain is husking corn
for Mark Durfee this week.
DAWSON.
Nellie Briscoe went down to Fulls
City last Saturday and returned home
Sunday.
James Cluncy bus been on the sick
list for a few duys.
Fat Kelly returned Sunduy from a
weeks visit with relatives in Burehard
Marguerite O'Donnell spent Satur
day and Sunday in Falls City.
Hattie Kitting and Jermetta Kelly
of Falls City spent a few days visit
ing Father Lourghau and Alex Tiehon
Sr.
Winifred Uyan spent Saturday and
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Rd Mur
phey in Shubert.
Miss Margaret Ryan spent Suturda
and Sunday at. tier home,
Father Lourglmn went to Ifaradu
• Sunday. There was no mass in Duw
i son.
Miss Vesta Lively spent Saturday
| at her home in Falls City.
I Miss Nina Snow spent Sunday with
1 her parents in Humboldt.
Will Fenton was up from Falls City
I attending to business Monday,
j Three of Ike Bodkin's children an
■sick now. Dr. Waggoner of Humbold
has been making daily trips to see
them hut is not eertain whether they
have typhoid or not.
Ruth McCoy spent Saturday and
Sunday in Humboldt.
■ Elas I.nfler, and family returned
' home from Wyinore where they had
been visiting for a few days.
Walter Utermohlen is still improvin
from his seige of the typhoid fever.
•Miss Daisy .Morris of Humboldt lias
been visiting for the past week with
her sister Mrs. Alexander.
Will Albright and wife spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jo
Tieln n.
Tim Cummings returned home from
Hurehard last week.
Mike and Cieo Cooper have been
sick for several days.
I’at Clancey spent Saturday and
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Sam
Zimmerman.
William Fenton and wife returned J
homo Monday from a visit to relative
in Haddam, Has.
Mrs. Jerry Kean went to Shubert
Wednesday to visit her mother and
| father. She returned home Sunday.
Mrs. George Allen of Barada is vis
! iting Mrs. Susan Allen in Dawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rease are visit
| dig Joint Beutler and family Saturday.
VERDON
X. I!. Judd was on our streets last
Friday.
El. Randolph was up from Falls ('it
on business last week.
Miss Jessie Griffith was a county
seat visitor recently.
F. B. Cornell spent a portion of Iasi
week at Falls City.
Deputy Sheriff Me Farland was in
town on Wednesday.
Juliu s Ayers ami wife were shoppia
in Falls City Saturday.
Mr. mul Mis. Josh Bloom visited re
lutives in Falls City Tuesday.
Dr. Halm was up from Falls City ou
business one day last week.
T. I,. Hall of Diucoln was trans
acting business here recently.
Mrs. Corn Andrews of Stella was
calling on Verdon friends recently.
M. A. Vouch has returned from a
recent visit to Seneca Kansas.
Clarence Clark am) wife of Kansas
City spent a few days of last week
here.
Quinton Stump shipped a carload
of cattle to Kansas City Tuesday li
vening.
Mart Stewart and wife of Pawnee
City visited relative* here the pasi
week.
Miss Anna Frnuenfeldcr came up
from Falls City lo spend Sunday with
home folks.
Sol Bloom and brother- in-law left
the fore pari of the week for Fair
bury Nebr.
Mrs. Hull and daughter Miss Flor
ence spent last week with relatives
at Iiarada.
Miss Opal Smith came down from
Nemaha City Monday evening for a
visit with her father.
Mrs. Jess Waggoner arrived Satur
day morning from Dan rain Nebr. for
a visit with home folks.
Lnndon Ymitis lias returned to his
home' In l.oiii; Island Kans. after ;i
short stay here with relatives.
Mrs. .1. Shiilleiilierger and son
('Inis of Shubert were guestesof Mr.
and Mrs. Krunk Dietrich Friday.
Homer Young returned to his home
at Heaver City Nebr. Monday after a
short stay lore with his uncle.
Miss Nellie Hossack and friend
Miss St umbo of Falls City visited re
latives here the first of he week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Marsh returned
home Tuesday afternoon from a visit
with friends at Monmouth and Lin
coln Nebr.
Mrs. Martin Miller and sons Asa
and Harry left Monday for Kansas Ci
ty to be at the bedside of Charlie
Miller who is very ill.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Will Estes, l-aird, Colo. Mrs.
Estes was formerly Miss Chloe Wil
kinson of this place.
*
Will llasenyager and Charlie Geb
haft are enjoying a visit from their
nephews, Arthur llasenyager and Wa
ter Gebhart who arrived recently from
Long Island Kans.
George W. Foutch of Rockport Mo.
died at the home of his sister, Mrs
Mary Steward of this place Tuesday
evening, Dec. 6, aged 85 years ft mon
ths and 2!) days. Funeral services to
be held at the Steward home Wed
nesday and ihe remains shipped to
Rockford Mo.
MONEY TO LOAN—Have a few
sums of private money, fifteen hun
dred dollars and upwards to loan on
good farm land. If you wish to bor
row write, or call on me.—Henry C.
Smith, Falls City, Nebraska.
