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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1910)
Henry C. Smith LANDS & LOANS ^-J 240 acres well improved, If- miles from Depot in Kas. Good spring Best of terms. Willtaae^l 40 acres as part payment, balance long time at low interest. | 200 acres l's miies from depot, Richardson county, Nebraska Good buildings and land W ill B take 40 or 80 acres as part payment 1 100 acres upland, 1 mile from depot, Richardson county, Nebraska. $12,00<). | 160 acres .Johnson county, Nebraska 80 rods to church and school. Best of terms. Might rent I 107 acres near Brownville, Nebraska 80 acres J^-mile from Fallfe City high school. tj 040 acres, $8,000 improvements Also 640 acres adjoining. Will take lOOacres a- part payment. I Fine running water. A No. 1 opportunity. Money to loan ROYAL UB BBB Wm IAitnoJijCeJv Pure Royal is the only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Highest in Leavening Efficiency No Ahm No Lime Phosphate Christian Church. There will bo the regular services in the court house next Sunday morn ing commencing with the Bible School at UIM-0 a in f’reai hiug at 11:00 p. m. by the pas tor. subject of the sermon, “The New Years Forgcticry." At the morning service we will decide on Vnton week of prayer to commence next Sunday evening. A cordial invitation to all. Come and worship with us. F. E. Day. Presbyterian Notes. N'< \t Sunday morning the pastor will pr. ach a sdrinon on the outlook 01 the ( hurrij of the New Year, It is much to be desired that we have a good attendance for the opening day of the years work. In the even ing at G:'IO It is expected there will be a Union Young Peoples' meeting of the city in the Sunday School room and this will be followed by the first of a series of Union meetings to be held in the. church under the aus pices of the Ministerial Association. The sermon Sunday night will ] be preached by Rev. J. F. Watson, and other ministers will take part! therein. At the same time the I Rev. .1, K Naim Inga will preach in the Mission building on South Harlan Street, and a service will he held ev ery night the same as in our church j for the north end of the city. On Saturday night a Watch Night j social will be held in the basement from eight until half past eleven tvhen a solemn Watch Night service, will be conducted by the pastor. To anv or all of these services the i general public is cordially invited. R. Cooper Hailey, Pastor. ' STRAYED—One dark grey horse (branded) about 1150 lbs wt; 4 years old; strayed from farm Thursday night, 2Vi miles south of Preston; will pay reward for return of same.— Wm. Ingold, Reserve, Kans, Phone, 44 O. Union Meetings. The co-operative churches foe city under the leadership of their pas tors will observe the wee k of prayer beginning with Sunday evening, Jan uary' 1st. The meetings will con tinue two weeks instead of one as Is usually the custom. ' Serviei s will be held iii the Presbyterian church at the north end <T town and in the .Mission church at the south side. There will be services each evening at both points' the pastors preaching alternately. Sunday evening, Janu ary 1st, Rev. Watson will preach in the Presbyterian church and Rev. Nannluga at the Mission Church. The public is cordially Invited to these services. Calendars For 1911: , The Tribun*' has just received from New York City one of the finest Selections of Domestic ami Imported calendars, wall pockets, cut-outs, and advertising novelties ever shown in Hie west, \Ve are prepared to quote attractive prices, and would lie pleas ed to have those interested call at any Unit' and look over this elegant line. Orders can he taken now, and delivery made whenever desired, I Inis insuring the host of work, Our joti department is at present per fectly equipped for this high class printing, witli help familiar with this line of work, so that we can offer as good a class of work, if not bettor, than that of the firms who send out traveling salesmen on high salaries, and charge cxliorhinnt prices. Don’t fail to inspect this line, even if you arc not In the market for some of these goods. Pay up. You'll feel better, and we will be enabled to publish a bet ter paper. David Moyer Dead. David Moyer, who has been working on the Hist farm near Humboldt for some time was found dead in bis room by Mr. Uist Tuesday morning. Coroner Wilson was summoned and an Inquest held. Apparently Moyer had been dead several hours. lie did not appear at breakfastand Mr. Uist went to bis room to call him. He was lying face down on the floor. Death was evidently due to heart trouble. He had a brother in Okla homa who arrived Wednesday to take charge of the body. On his person was found a small amount of money and bank books showing he had considerable money on deposit in banks in Snbrthn and Hiawatha lie was unmarried and bis brother will likely take the body back to Oklahoma for burial. The verdict of the corner's jury is as follows: The State of Nebraska, Richardson County, SS. Al an inunisition holdcn at Hum be.lnt, Neb ."taka. in Richardson coun ty. on the :*7th day of December A. D, 1910, before me, M. L. Wilson, cor oner of said county, upon the body of David Moyer lying dead, by the Jur ors whose names are hereto sub scribed, the said jurors upon their oath do say that his deah was caus ed by natural causes, no foul play. C. E. Nims, foreman, W. C. Schmolzel, (leorgo Prentices, R. T. James, James M. Trimble. C. E. Furrow. In testimony whereof the said jur-1 ors have hereunto set their hands; the day and year aforesaid. M. L. Wilson, Coroner, i - — . — Sorry to trouble you, but don’t you ^ owe something on subscription? To-j day is the best time to call and settle. fHE WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entertainment by Individuals, Lodges, Clubs, Churches, Etc. Mrs. .). M. Deaton entertained the Sunny Slope friends Wednesday af ternoon from two until five. The time passed all too fast in pleasant conversation, needle-work and music. Nice refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Elmer Kuhn. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Men Kelly, January 4. One of the most enjoyable dinner parties of Christmas day was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hlmmelreich where they wore Joined in the happy celebration of the day by the families of K. A. Dili mar and Charles allrgravis. At two o'clock j the party was seated at a very 1 beautifully decorated table. A Christ I mas tree well trimmed was sur ! rounded by a mound of holly and red ribbons. Ited and green ribbons with holly extended to the corners,of the table and from the chandelier smil as and mistletoe were suspended. An excellent, dinner of four courses was served which did ample credit to tlie ladies having it in charge. The afternoon was a most, enjoyable one and will linger long in the mem ory of all for ils many pleasant as sociations. Mrs. Jennie Marvin of Kansas City was present. On Wednesday afternoon of last week Mrs. Peter Hugo Jussen en tertained witli a Five-hundred party complimentary to her daughter, Mrs. II. 15. Kennedy of Okmulgee, Okla. Guests for ten tables were present and enjoyed the game through the pleasant afternoon hours. The house was dressed in Christmas greens and red shades of candies and elec tric lights cast a softening glow thru the spacious rooms. Eight guests at one time were served with refresh ments in the dining room. Here the decorations, also in Christmas colors were exceptionally attractive. Dainty boxes with sprays of holly held bon bons and were presented to each guest. Every pleasure for her guests was well considered by Mrs. Jussen and the afternoon is marked as one of the most enjoyable of the holiday entertainments. Sorosis mot on Wednesday, Decem ber 28, with Mrs. Jaquet. The vice president, Mrs. Moreheau presiding. Seventeen members responded to roll call by naming the favorite house hold duty. After business Mrs. A. E. Hill read a comprehensive paper on “Domestic Art,” after which fol lowed a discussion of the club upon “Economy of Time in Household Duties." Mrs. Hcacock then read an article on the “Blue Jay." Club adjourned to meet January 11 with Mrs. Korner. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess asissted by her daughter, Miss Alice Jaquet. Miss Lela Dowell entertained about forty-five friends on Wednesday complimentary to the visiting young ladies and the young people at home for the holiday vacation. Cards, som’erset and music made the even ing pass all too quickly, tin' young people apparently enjoying every moment. Pretty Christmas decora tions were conspicuous through all the rooms and the cheerful holiday spirit was in the air. Excellent re freshments were served at small tables. Miss Lela having the; assist ance of Mrs. Jim Powell. Mrs. Davies! of Ideal, R. D„ Miss Edna DeWald j and Miss Grace Maddox. Among the | out of town guests were Miss Beulah Rush, Lincoln; Miss Barnes and Miss Maekie, Tectimseh; Miss Huntington, Lincoln; Frank Stockton, Kansas City; .lohn Brannigan, Peru. A Town Without a Christmas. That was Franklin, Nebraska on Christmas day. An epidemic of ty phoid fever is raging there and ev ery effort is being put forth to quell it. The board of health is enforc ing the strictest rules of quarantine. No child under fifteen is allowed on the street. No children thronged the toy simps, no Christmas trees were trimmed, there were no entertain ments for the little folks at the churches. The merchants stored away their supply of holiday goods and the re was none of the joy and happiness that usually characterizes } Christmas. __ As lias been the custom of the : Church for ages and a custom fol lowed in lliis city for many years, I there was a choral celebration of ■ the Holy Eucharist at St. Thomas 1 Episcopal church Christmas eve. As usual the church was filled, for many | whoare not communicants, make a point of attending the midnight ser vice on Christmas Eve for its beauty and solemnity. The church was dec orated with beautiful Christmas greens and lighted throughout with candles, no other artificial light being used. Special music was sung by the large vested choir the Agnus Del sung by Roy Fairchilds and the offertory by Miss Tanner and Miss Taylor being exceptionally good The short address of the rector. Rev. Nelde, was very good and dwelt somewhat with the disappointments or failures of former Christmas days. The absent ones who seem more real and nearer to us at this sea son the very present opportunity of the present Christmas to make others happier bv overcoming past disap I pointmonts and by making a special i effort in memory of the birth of the I I Christ Child whose life was all love | and sacrifice to brighten and make I happier for some one this happiest day of all the year. It was a beautiful service through | out and its beauty and solemnity left with all the feeling of "Peace on Earihj Good Will Toward Men.” Ankle Broken in Runaway. Last Monday the Misses Amanda, | Emma and Irma Duerfeldt were com ing to town from their home in Bar ada and when two blocks west of the High school the mules they drove shied at an auto. The pressure of the animal against the pole of the buggy snapped it which frightened j the team and they ran away. Miss j Amanda, who was driving was thrown out and was kicked by the mule though not seriously hurt. She was bruised from the buggy running over her. Emma and Irma jumped and Emma had her left ankle broken and one bon© dislocated. She was taken to Dr. Boose’s office where the in juries were dressed and later was taken to the home of Miss Grace Maddox where she will remain until it is practical to remove her to her home in Barada. At this time she is getting along as well as could be ex pected. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barnnrd Duerfeldt came down from Barada Wednesday to look after her. I _ I Card of Thanks. We take this moans of expressing our sincere thanks to our many kind friends and neighbors for the ^ many acts of kindness and for as-f sistanco rendered during the illness and the death ok our mother and sis ter, Mrs. Ellen Cox. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Joly^Cox. Mrs. Alice Reynolds, Thomas Reynolds. Christmas Entertainments We could not enjoy a white Christ mas this year, the feature of the day which makes it possible for Santa Claus to come with his wonderful reindeer. But this year he used an areoplain.. If he had been detected it is safe to say the wonderful ma. chine, would have been seen loaded as the sleigh never, was before. IJe was most liberal and left abundant treats and gifts at the churches and homes fpr children and grown folks alike. At the Brethren church on Christ mas eve there was a tree and a very interesting program. The Sunday School pupiiR furnished the numbers and acquitted themselves admirably. All received gifts and a liberal treat of candy and nuts, r _ The exorcises for the South Side Sunday school were held at the (i. A. R. hall which was filled to its ut most capacity on Friday evening. The program was exceptionally good and many a little heart was made to beat with joy at the beautiful toys Old Santa had sent on ahead to place upon their beautiful tree. It. was a very successful entertainment and is spoken of o nail sides as a suc cess. I The Beulah Sunday School held their tree and treat at the home of John Young Christmas afternoon. There was a good attendance altliouj 1 the school has been re-organized but a short time. The gifts and treat adorned the tree which was beautiful ly trimmed and was a pleasing sight to all the children. It was a happy assembly and will long be remember ed bv those present. A musical program was given at the Evangelical church by the mem bers of the Sunday School. It was particularly interesting and was at tended by a very large crowd. The usual tree gladdened the hearts of the children and all were made hap py by beautiful gifts and bags of candy and nuts. The congregation of the Christian 1 church still worship in the court ^ house and here on Christmas night | ; a treat was given the children. There was a splendid program given which was very entertaining. Then Santa t Claus appeared and presented the I members of the Sunday School with a quantity of candy, nuts and fruit which was fully enjoyed. At the Presbyterian church on Christmas eve there was a very cn tentaining cantata put on. "Crown ing of Christmas." It was a very pretty story and all the characters were well represented by the child ren. This was followed by tree and | treat which was the crowning event j for the. children in the evenings en tertainment Cottage For Rent. Close In. near Central School, good east front, some fruit, good outside and inside cellar, good well of water, also good out buildings. Vacant Jan uary 1st. Call at Whiaker's store or phone 509. Jack Miller came down from Tecum soh Saturday , to spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Caroline Mil ler returning Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Brown Keim of Enid Okl., arrived last Saturday to spend the holidays with his brother, A. R. Keim and his sisters. Misses Carrie and Jennie Keim. Rev. John Boose and family re turned the first of the week to their home in Pontiac, 111. They came to attend the Boose family reunion and spend the holidays. } T 'r- -- Mrs. John Powell is quite ill with grippe. Levi Kinsey was down from. Daw son Monday, v .. ... Win. Klebor left 'Tuesday on a business trip to Gutherie, Okla. ' Dr. J. L. Gandy <>f IfOtubaWt was' a business ^sTtor tuTO'Sunday.1 • •” Elmer Saylor is Vrp: from ' Kansias ' City this week \ ie1ttng1iis:phreh^s:'' '• Will Heserer was up from Kansas City to spend ClrristiinfS 'with' his mother. ’ ip r " ■? All brck subscription accotfVt muss be settled. Call today,' before you forget it. Prank Stockton came tip from Kan sas City for a few days Visit with his parenst. ' " * > Miss Elizabeth Pfaun went to Ne braska City last Saturday night to spend the holidays at home. Miss Hue Gates arrived Wednes day from St. Joe for a viist with her Mother, Mrs. George Morris. Miss Janet Barnes and Miss Janet | Mackie of Tecumseh are guests tliiW i week of Helen and Constance Lyford. Miss Frances Morton came down from Lincoln Saturday to spend Chris | mas at home. She returned Tues day. Join the ‘'Pay-as-You-Go Club” by ! settling your back subscription. We | can use the money to good advan I tage. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Davies went to Hiawatha Tuesday afternoon to at tend a concert given there the same evening. Miss Elizabeth Steele came down from Lincoln Saturday to spend tho holidays w ith her mother Mrs. Kate D. Steele. | Mrs. Crooks of Hiawatha, who has | been visiting the family of her sou, Harry Crooks, returned to her home j Tuesday. Mrs. W. S. Leyda and daughters went to Kansas City Monday for a few days shopping. Theyreturned Wednesday. Miss Edna DeWald went to He serve Thursday morning to visit a couple of days with her sister, Mrs. Sam Stewart. | Bruno C. Hanson came down from j Omaha to spend Christmas with his his wife and baby at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Kerr. George A. Abbott returned Monday from Omaha where he spent Christ mas with his children. Mrs. Abbott came down Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Seff and daugh ter Bertha went to Sioux City, fa. last Saturday to visit a week with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Seff. Invoicing is now in order in sev eral of the stores, all the merchants wishing to get through «*arly and^ clean up stock for the early spring trade. Dr. and Mrs. Bert Windle returned Monday to their home in Pawnee City after spending Christmas with the latter’s parents, Mr. nad Mrs. John Ramel. Max Werner came down from Ne braska City to spend Christmas with his family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Edwards. He returned Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sehoek and lit tle son went to Nebraska City last Saturday to spend Christmas. Mr. Schork returned Monday while Mrs. Sehoek remained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Duerfedt of Barnda were in town a couple of days this week, called here by the illness of their daughter, Emma, who had her ankle broken in a runaway Monday. >“ Rev. John Boose of Pontiac, Ills , preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday night. His address, which was especially good, was heard^ a large congregation and all enjoyed hearing our former townsman.
