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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. v|| FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3<>, IMIO. Number 52 BOOSE FAMILY REUNION A DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS DIN NER WAS SERVED Mrs. DeYoung of Amsterdam, Hol land and Frank of Idaho, Unabla to be Present i lie members of the Boose family n.ioyed a reunion on Christmas day at, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Boose on McLean Street. It was tie first time in a good many years limt any number of the family were privileged to be together at one time. Mr. and Mrs. Iioose were bless with a large sized family—one of the good, old fashioned kind— to them were born eight, children as follows: Lewis, Emma, Will, John, Florence, Clara, Elta and Frank, and they wore permitted to raise them all to maturity. Three years ago the first and only death in the family occurred when Lewis, the oldest died. Of the others two were oblig ed to be absent from the reunion, Ella, now Mrs. D. P. DeYoung of Amsterdam, Holland, whose husband is vice-counsel at that place, and Frank of Lorenz, Idaho, on account of the long distance and the short ness of vacation were unable to be present. Their places, however, as far as numbers were concerned were more than filled by the son and daughters-in-law and the five little grand children who are now mem bers of the family. Those gathered about the table were Mr. and Mrs. William Boose Sr., Drs. Francis and Emma B. Tucker and children, Will iam and Margaret of Pang Chuang, China; Dr. and Mrs. William R. Boose and child. Helen of this city; Rev. and Mrs. John H. Boose and children, Farnham and ' Virginia, of Pontiac, Ills.; Miss Florence Boose of this city; and Miss Clare Boose of Powell, Idaho. In the afternoon it Christmas tree lawn with good things was enjoyed by all, there being present in abun dance from members of the family io each other and from friends outsid In the evening Rev. John Boose filled the pulpit of the First Pres byterian church. A pleasant feature ot the reunion also was the christen ing of Helen* Adaline and Virginia Jane, children of Will and John res pectviely, by Rev. R. Cooper Hailey on Monday afternoon. Schneider ■John George Schneider was born in Zainingen, Province of llroch, Wit tenberg, Germany, December 1, 1833. He came to America in 1851 locating irf'Tusearauas County. Ohio. Here he married. Six children were born to this union. I* the fall of 1871 he and his family moved to Richardson county, Nebraska, locating in Nemaha Town ship. This was in the trying times, when drought and grasshoppers prac tically denuded the land. His wife dying, he rethrned- to Ohio. loiter he worth'd again and came west, where he l as been ever since. Mr. Schneider was one of that bawd of sturdy pioneers who helped open up n;e great w*st to civili a tion arid settlement.- He was o irau of untiring industry, he encour aged and j.r.unoted the institutions that have become so peculiarly Amer ican, the public school and the meet ing place. He was one of the found ers of the Reformed Church in Ne maha county, and remained through out. his active life its main pillar an 1 support. For over eight years lie had been afflicted with a most ag gravated type of esthma, suffering almost constantly. Through all these trying years ho remained faithful and sweet, finally succumbing to liis malady In his seventy-eighth year, Monday, December 2Gth. He leaves his wife and five children to mourn his loss. He was buried in the Wild Rose cemetery, December 28. 1910. 'an The above illustration !s suggestive of many things. As the airship signifies progress so should the new year mean to the awakening to the possibilities within our grasp. Never before in the history of Falls City has the new year dawned with more splendid promise for great things. The dream of years—the rail road division, is an assured fact. The population of the town must increase, the buliding ndiustry must re vive, our merchants must enjoy a better trade—all combined must mean a bigger and a better city. Are we fully alive to the opportunities that are ours? We must, or we will be untrue to our duties as citizens. Old differences must be settled, the knocker must go, and in his place must come the booster, boost ing wisely for the things that we need and must have, if we are to take our rightful place in the civic pro cession. Tfre opportunity is here. The promise is true. It only remains for us to do the work—wisely, un selfishly, and well. Let us put our shoulder to the wheel and push for a bigger, a better and a more united Falls City. CHILDRENS’ CHRISTMAS DINNER About Forty Little Folk* Enjoyed The Dinner at The National. Perhaps there was no dinner serv ed in this city Christmas that gave more genuine pleasure and happiness than that at the National when about forty little folks were served with such a dinner as, perhaps, they hud seldom heard of before. There were the splendid turkeys, done to that rich golden brown, fair ly bursting with rich dressing, there was chicken, cold meats, creamy po tatoes, delicious gravy, rich red cranberries, Oh, just all the good things that children love, with pies and plumb pudding for desert and bright red apples, oranges, candy, nuts, Oh, what a glorious Christmas dinner for those little ones. The long table on the north of the dining room gave the children a fine idea of what wsa in store for them and neither time nor trouble, had been spared to make it attractive and beau tiful. Holly wreaths with their bright red berries were placed through the center and tall vases held bright red carnations. There were bowls of candy and nuts and in the center surrounded by holly was an immense punch bowl filled with fruit. The table was a picture to delight the eyes of those little guests. The ladies who were present to as sis in serving the children were Miss Mary Gillispie, Mrs. I. C. Maust, Misses Florence and Nellie Cleaver and Alice Keeling. The dinner was served at 12:30 o'clock and it gladdened man/ a heart to see those little folks eat with such apparent relish all those good things provided for them. After dinner the children were en tertained in the hotel parlors for a while and upon leaving each one was given a bag of apples to carry home this being made possible by the very liberal donation of Mr. Allen Frank lin of Barada. The childrens' Christmas dinner wa a success and many a child enjoyed it who had never before known the joy of a Christmas dinner, and the hearts of those who were instrumental in bringing it about should thrill with pleasure for the happiness they gave to others and each one who con tributed to the dinner may feel glad for having done even a little toward making some child or children hap pier on that bright Christmas day. | At Work on The Wahl Building. Bohrer Bros, have commenced the work of remodeling the Wahl build ing which was badly damaged by fire the first of the month. Fire at Salem. The store of W. H. Carsh was burned lust Thursday night. The holi day stock was totally destroyed. The fire was discovered about three p. m. Prompt work by the citizens, all of whom have been harassed by fires during tiie past year, prevented the fire from spreading, though the stock in the Salem Standard office, which adjoins the Carsh store, was moved out. For a time it looked as though Snyder & Parish and Crook &. Malone were In danger but they were fortunate in their escape. The stock was amply insured. This is the second time in the past few months that this stock has burned, the first time slight damage was done. Karl Marts and fainliy returned on Tuesday to Wymore after spending Christmas with their parents. Sam Marts and wife. FAMILY REUNION AT OMAHA EVERY MEMBER OF THE IMME DIATE FAMILY PRESENT Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A Abbott Celebrated Golden Wedding Anniversary Among the many Christmas celebra tions of Interest to Falls City people was that of the fiftieth wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Abbott, which was celebrated in Oma ha at the home of their son, David P. Abbott r.r.O South 26th street on Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott were married near Savannah, Mo. Mrs. Abbott's maiden name being Fannie Dailey. Mr. Abbott sayH there was such a heavy snow on that day that travel through tlie woods was almost im possible. He lived ubout four miles from his bride's home and with a pary of friends took a sleigh, their road being through the woods where the snow was packed about twenty Inches on the level. To travel with double team was impossible and one horse was sent ahead to break the road for the other. About every half mile the position of the horses would be changed as the road bread or would be almost exhausted. About 18(12 Mr. and Mrs. Abbott moved to this county and lived upon the old homestead east of town for almost thirty years. Here their family grew up, some married and made homes for themselves. It was then Mr. Abbott decided to leave the farm and after Belling his land to I George Schock built a home at the north edge of town, the same being now tenanted by Paul Weaver. I>ater the spacious new house was built in the Crook-Towle edition. Dur ing their residence In town Mr. and Mrs. Abbott have taken Interest and an active part in town affairs and have always stood for what meant better things for Falls City. All of their children are married and have moved from this city. Five live in Omaha, namely David P., George F., June A.. Mrs. Daisy Stanton and Mrs. Alice Roe. Mrs. Ada Humphrey lives in Verdon and Mrs. Mable Robyns in Chicago. All the sons and their wives, the daughters and their hus bands, except Mr, Charles Robyns, and the two grand children, daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. June Abbott, sat down to the bountiful feast. Mrs. Han nah Miller of Beatrice and Miss Per kins were also present. It was a happy family gathering and the day was one that will be held in fond memory by allpresent. Mr. Abbott enjoys remarkably good health for a man of his years. M ra. Abbott suffers considerably with rheumatism but Just at present is quite well. There are hosts of friends of this estimable couple, who Join us In wishing them many more happy anniversaries. Loses Valuable ColL Some time ago Ross Goolsby bad a colt valued at $1,000 with two blooded stallions iu the Live Stock barns that were burned in St. Joe. The colt was take nout but broke away and ran back. Before he could be rescued he was badly burned and was given up for dead. letter signs of life was discovered and for severanl weeks he has had the best treatment possible but Tues ! day lie died. This is a heavy loss ' 10 Mr. Goolsby. I ___ Basket Ball. Tlu- Hiawatha high school basket bail team played against our high 1 school hoys last Friday night and wore defeated, the score being til to L‘9. Our boys had things about their own way and itwas an easy victory. Their team work was good. They I • are steadily improving and will un doubtedly sustain the reputation al ready established for our High school. i