The Falls City Tribune
Vul VIII . FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1911. Number 10
NEWS FR.OM
R. R- YARDS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TRIB
UNE READERS
As They Were Told To Our Regu
lar Correcpondent At
Division Grounds
Engineer B. A. Garkson lias taken
one of tlie Lincoln local runs.
Business on the read is on the in
crease He last few days.
Part of the round house dynan.o
is being sent away for repairs.
Owing to the rain there is not
much doing here.
This weather makes the men have
the summer fever, because it is so
nice and warm.
Work is getting very slack around
here and we hope it will not get
worse.
A. W. Painter is mad; ask him
what the trouble is and he will sure
ly tell you.
There was a man from Omaha yes
terday looking after the coal at the
chutes.
The section hands found it bad
in raising track on account of the
rain.
Engineer Duff at the coal chute wa
surprised at. having seen his name
in the paper, and ho can’t make out
who did it.
“Billy'’ is getting very lively late
ly, He is trying liis hand breaking
coal. That is the way to do it, we
like to see you work.
Engineer Mike Sherlock arrived at
Falls City tc take day switch engine.
Engineer M. .1. LaCourt taking night
switch engine.
We would be glad if winter was
over so that the news tould he ga
thered up during the sunshine, so as
to be able to get about.
We are sorry that there was no
news from this place yesterday, be
cause we wish to keep you informed
as to what we are doing. ’Twill not
occur again soon.
The contractor's men started work
ing yesterday, connecting the bottom
of the hot well, which when com
pleted will he used as a hot water
supply for washing, and filling boil
ers.
It is reported that "Billy” lias
given up the id»a of being a brake
man and is now thinking of going out
firing, becoming one of the (Knights
V of the Scoop) boys who spade the
black Diamond.
STANDARD OIL
AFTER GOULD
Attorneys Made Formal Demand for
Books of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company.
St. Louis, Feb. 1 .—Attorneys repre
senting the Standard Oil and Kuhn
ix>eb interests, which are seeking con
trol of the .Missouri Pacific Railroad
company have made a formal demand
for the stock books of the eori>oia
tion.
The attorneys stated they desired
to get the names and addresses of all
stockholders. This was with the view
to obtaining their proxies for use in
the election to be field .March 14, at
which {he Eastern allies, it is said,
hope to oust the Goulds from control
^ of the system. Edwin G. .Merriam,
assistant counsel ot the road, refused
to discuss the purpose of the attor
neys’ visit and would not reply when
ho was asked if the road intended to
give up the books.
Police Have Train Robber.
A man by the name of Wm. l.a
Frasae, was arrested in Chicago by
, secret service men. it is said that
he is the one that held up passengers
on .\To. Pacific train No. lid between
Leavenworth and Kansas City dur
ing Christmas time. Conductor Mays
gold watch which was taken by the
bandit was found in a pawn shop in
Chicago, it being pawned by I.aFrasse
roommate. I.aFrasse is being tak
en back from Chicago to Kansas City
where a charge of train robbery will
be placed against him in the Wyan
dotte comity court.
—Apprentice girls wanted at the
Bon Ton Millinery Store. 15-2t.
The price of the Daily Tribune by
mail is $2.50.
HIGH SCHOOL
HAPPENINGS
SCHOOL ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO OUR READERS
Items Gathered Daily By The Reg
ular Tribune Cor
respondent
Teacher to pupil—“How do you
tell case.
Pupil—“By the gender.”
Teacher to illustrate—“Well—John
here is niasculin gender, what’s his
case.”
Mr. Roy Greenslit, one of the
memberes of the Falls City base ball
team, has resigned his position as
principal of the High School of Ra
venna, and will go into the lumber
business with his father.
Miss Henrietta Lietzke left yes
terday for her new home in New
York.
THRE TRAINS IN ONE WRECK
Two Expresses Dashed Into Freight
And All Caught Fire
Courville, France, Feb. 16—A col
lision occurred near here on the
western section of the State railroad,
when the expresses for Paris and
Brest dashed simultaneously into a
freight train being sidetracked. The
wreckage immediately caught fire.
Nine bodies were taken from the
wreck up to midnight and one of eight
who were injured died. It was appar
ent also that other bodies are still un
der the burning wreckage.
THEY FEAR LOSS OF CANADA
Are About To Get Province
London, Feb. 16—The Morning Post
bases an alarmist editorial on a Wash
ington dispatch saying that. American
public men openly predict that recip
rocity will lead to the eventual an
nexation of Canada by the United
States. The editorial appeals to
Unionists and "to those Liberals not
yet blinded by partisan prejudice,” to
close their ranks and fight to save the
empire which is threatened with
danger.
The Chamberlain wing of the
Unionist party is making a strong
effort to rally its followers. A series
of meetings has been arranged, to be
held in lx>ndon, and the provinces to
stir vigorous campaign of imperial
preference.
Married In Omaha
Stanley J. Wicks, formerly of this
city but now of the Capital Hotel of
Lincoln, was married yesterday in
Omaha to Miss Margaret E. Becksom.
The groom is well known in this city
and has mayn friends wrh'o hasten to
extend congratulations. He is a
brother of Mrs. Elmer Kanaly.
To Enlarge Hotel
The Goolsby hotel is to be ma
terially enlarged in the near future.
'1 lie patronage has increased so rap
idly that the hotel in its present
size is entirely inadequate. An ad
dition will be built to the west, the
lower floor of which will be usd for
reading room, barber shop and
baths. The upper rooms will be ar
ranged and furnished with all con
sideration for tile guests and will be
built with view to exterior improve
ment as well as interior comfort.
- The average cost of hauling ;•
“ one ton of produce one mile in .
* the foiled States is cents; in *
* Europe it is N cents With equal- -•
* |y as good roads as the French ”
... peasaut enjoys the American «
farmers could save $250,000,000 T
. a year. •}
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St. Thomas Church
Next Sunday morning the rector of
*
St. Thomas church will begin a ser
ies of three sermons on . “The Lost
Coin; The Lost Shoe]) and The Lost
Son.” The first, “The Lost Coin,”
Will be delivered at the 10:45 service
next Sunday. The purpose is to
bring before the people the theologi
cal, us well as the ethical tefk’hing
contained in these parables.
Ever notice that at least two-thirds
of the persons who pass a barber
^hop always looks in.
While a man attains his height, be
fore he is twenty one, his nose gen
erally keeps on growing.
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| Have Modern Labor i|
Saving Devices
Proved of Value ?
Do They Give the City Man
I Advantage Over His
Country Brother?
DO modern inventions cost more than they are worth and labor
saving devices add to llie troubles of the average hard work
ing citizen ?
The object of life is to increase the sum total of one's
spiritual experiences. To do this one must be in the thick of the
fight. In no other way can one get the depth and breadth one needs
for growth. Time saving devices are NOT INTENDED TO GIVE
T1IE WORKER LESS WORK AND MODE LEISURE. They are
intended to give him MORE TIME TO DO MORE WORK. They
increase the volume of his work and enable him to get through with it
quicker than the old fashioned man did with a fifth of his business.
In the country men and women are POORER, have LESS COM
FORT and GROW OLD QUICKER than city folk do. They don’t
keep up with the procession. They have CH I LLY HOUSES and IN
DIGESTIBLE FOOD, HEAVY BEDCLOTHES and NO HOT
WATER, FEW AMUSEMENTS and NOT ENOUGH WORK.
They make a fuss about trifles.
THE DIFFERENCE IS DUE CHIEFLY TO THE MODERN DEVICES
FOUND IN THE HOME AND THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MAN AND
WOMAN. ON THE MODERN FARM, WHERE SCIENCE HAS RE
PLACED TRADITION THE PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE CROPS HAVE
IMPROVED.
RIVAL TOWNS
MAY CLASH
ARMED MEN ARE GATHERED AT
SNYDER AND MOUNTAIN PARK.
Each Claims to Be the County Seat of
Swanson County, Oklahoma and
May Battle for Records.
Oklahoma City, Ok., Feb. !«..—The
county seat trouble between snyder
and Mountain Park in Swanson coun
ty may lead to a battle between the
residents of the two towns.
There are said to be 400 armed
men in Snyder prepared to resist any
effort to remove the county records
from that city, while the residents of
Mountain Park are arming to march
over to Snyder and take the records.
The instructions authorize the of
ficers to swear in as many deputies
as necessary, either from their own or
Swanson county, and they are guar
anteed the aid of the state militia if
this becomes necessary. Sui>ersedeas
bonds are now being made by both
towns to offset and interference from
other counties.
The trouble between the two towns
came to a head when three men went
o the farm of C. E. Hull, county com
t >i sinner, near Indiahoma, and ar
risted him. Wyatt Staples, a farm
aud employed by Hull, interfered and
\ as shot and killed.
J. C. Armstrong another commis
•ioner, living near Cold Springs, 15
miles northwest of Snyder, also was
forcibly taken at the same hour by an
:her band of masked men. Hath were
taken to Mountain Park. C. H. Bristow
county clerk, v.as arrested and held
in Mountain Park as he passed
through in a motor car on his way to
-nyder from his home at Roosevelt.
Hull and Armstrong were released
on bonds of $1,500 each. The charge
against them was that they felonious
ly removed the county records from
Mountain Park to Snyder.
To Make SanFrancisco Happy
Washington, Feb. 16—All is in
readiness for President Taft to sign
the house joint resolution that gives
to San Francisco the right to hold an
exposition in commemoration of the
completion of the world's greatest
engineering feat, the Panama canal.
Phis Important document will be
placed on the president's desk in the
presence of the California representa
tives in both houses of congress and
citizens who came here to win the
prize for the Western metropolis, he
will affix his name to the vellum print
ed document.
Senator Scott Turned Down.
Washington, Feb. 15—Senator Scott
of West Virginia made an unsuccess
ful attempt to call up in the senate
the Bulloway service pension bill.
A man with an aggressive disposi
tion never seems able to get much
satisfaction from beating a carpet.
'LEAHY TOLD
| KAS. SENATORS
CHARGES MADE BY GOVERNOR’S
SECRETARY INVESTIGATED
Told Senators he Heard Their In
tegrity Assailed For Failure To
Pass Legislation
Topeka, Feb. It! -The investigation
into the charges made by David I).
Ideally, private secretary of the gov
ernor, in an interview published in a
Wichita newspaper that political
crookedness was rampant in the legis
lature, occupied several hours in Hie
senate. L>euhy was on the witness
stand tor more than an hour. He
specifically charged that Jackson T.
Moore, better know n as “Doc ’ Moore,
editor of the Pittsburg Headlight, for
mer chairman of the Republican stale
committee, had attempted to induce
him to use his influence with a house
employe to change the name of “Cas
sin,” the author of a house bill, to
“Casey." Leahy said that he assumed
that Moore's motive was to try to git
him to do crooked work.
i ue senate nas oruereu g,.um copies
of the daily senate Journal containing
the testimony printed. The record
will be distributed by the senators.
Leahy told the senators plainly ihat
he had heard their integrity assailed
because ot their failure to pass im
portam legislation. .Moore also took
the witness stand. Ills explanation
was that he had gone to Leahy as
a friend and legislative adviser and
had asked him if a house bill for the
good of Pittsburg, which had already
been killed, could not bo introduced
under another man's name and in that
way have another chance for passage.
He said that he had no wrong intent
and that the name of “Casey’’ was
good nnturedly suggested by Leahy
himself.
The bill in which Moore was inter
ested was a measure to legalize a
bond issue for the purchase of the
water works in Pittsburg. The bill
was being opposed by the other mem
ber from Crawford county, Mr, McCor
mick, and it was for that reason
Moore said he wished “to slip one
over" on that member and have trie
bill passed without his knowledge.
The senate chamber was crowded.
At times the lobby became so noisy
that several threats were made by
the president to clear It if better or
der were not kept. Both men made
good witnesses. Leahy was in com
mand of himself at all times. On be
ing questioned by Judge Price and
Senator Brewster, experienced law
yers, Leahy showed his Celtic nativity
by his keen wit and quick repartee.
In a passage of words between Leahy
and the lawyer members 1-eahy never
came out second best.
Not all the neighborhood nuisances
are kept in barns or kennels.
Ever know a woman who thought
it was her duty to baketwo differ
ent kinds of cake every Saturday.
BIG SPECIAL
OFFER TODAY
TEN DOLLARS IN GOLD TO BE
GIVEN TO ONE CONTESTANT
The Standing Of The Several Con
teMnnts Remain heSame
Ab Yesterday
Maxwell Automobile.$650.00
Upright Plano. 350.00
Four $50 Gold Watches.. .. 200.00
Four $37.50 Diamond Rings.. 150.00
Victoria Phonograph. 60.00
The Votes.
Weekly. Daily.
Old New New
3 mo. 50— 650— 1.000
G mo. 100— 500 - 3,000
1 yr. 600— 1,500— 6,000
2 yrs.1,260— 3,600- 12,500
yrs. 2,000— 6,200 -20,000
4 yrs. .. .. .. 3,000— 7,000—27,600
5 yrs. 6,000—10,000—36,000
To the contestant who tins the mos
voles to Us ciodjt by six p. in., Fri
day, March 3rd will bo given ton dol
lars in gold. This offer is open to
all and does not. irkrfere In any
way with the regular prize. This is
tin1 first ipedal 1'iizo but not the
only one. A contestant < an win both
a special prize and one of the reg
ular prizes, but no contestant will
be awarded more than one special
prize.
There is no change in the standing
of the contestants, none of the con
testants have sent in any votes
since yesterday.
Essley, Rev. A., Falls City.... 17,260
Wittwer, H. E. Dawson.16,250
Whitaker, Charles, Falls City..16,250
Holland, C. E„ Falls City.... 11,000
Tyner, W. M„ Salem.0,000
Shroyer. J. O., Humboldt.8,360
Sailor, C. C., Verdon,.0,000
Price, Alice, Dawson.0,000
lifiniUse, A. D., Preston.4,500
LiniV, Claud M. .Ir, Humboldt.. 4,000
Maid win, Mrs. A. .J. Stella_ 3.000
Lewis, Maggie, Shubert.. ..... 3,000
Rohlmeir, Aug F., Dubois.. .. .3,000
Hoatmnn, Fed, Shubert.2.260
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Dr. J. W. Bourne Dead
Friends in this city received word
yesterday of the death of Dr. .1. W.
Bourne, who went south a few weeks
ago hoping the climate might bene
fit liis health. Ilo is well known
to many Falls City people, having
been a practicing physii inn in Ver
don for many years.
CHARGED BANK
WITH FORGERY
Senator Eailey Contends That One
Piece of Lorimsr Evidence is
Open to Suspicion,
Washington, Fob. 15. — Senator
Hailey was prompt in resuming Ins ar
gument in the senate in support of
the report of the committee on priv
ileges and elections, exonerating Sen
ator Lorimer of Illinois from the
Charge of bribery in connection with
liis election to the senate. He quick
ly entered on senational grounds by
practically charging forgery aguinst
the Illinois State bank of Chicago, in
which lie said Gov. Dencen is in
terested.
The Texas senator returned to the
consideration of his charge that the
bank deposit slip evidencing State
Senator Holstlaw’s deposit in the
State Bank of Chicago had been a
forgery. He referred to the fact that
Senator Cummins had sought to intro
duce the original slip which it was as
serted, had been made out by Chief
Clerk Newton of the bank.
Mr. Cummins, Mr. Bailey said had
permitted him to take the paper and
added that his examination of it had
only had the effect of confirming his
theory that the slip had been a forg
ery. He was sure that the handwrit
ing shown in Newton’s signature was
not the same as that on the slip.
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% High freight rates are not
nearly as heavy a tax on tho
P shippers of stock and other farm
produce as had r ads are. <&
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WILL BENEFIT
NEBRASKA
LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS
ALSOFISH
Benefits Accruing to the State of
Nebraska by the Proposed
Reciprocity Agreement.
The reciprocal aggreement places
timber, ordinary sawed lumber, wood
en staves, paving posts,railroad tics,
telephone, electric light, and trolley
poles, and pickets and palings on the
free list. The United States fur
(her agrees to cut the present duty
on laths of 20 cents per thousand
Piet os in half, and reduce the duty
mi shingles from 50 cents to :to cents
per thousand. On all lumber planed
or finished the present duties are
reduced by $1.25 per thousand feet.
The state of Nebraska produces no
lumber of commercial importance,
hence these sweeping reductions iu
duly on till grades of lumber and
timber should prove of the greatest
value to the state. The United Sta
les found it to its advantage to im
port lumber from Canada in the fis
cal year 1910 to the value of nearly
$24,000,000 with the present duties
in force. If the heavy reductions
In duty become effective, this amount
could he Increased almost indefinite
ly, us Canada is probably the Holi
est country In the world In Its resour
ces of limber and ana of fwrest.
The Dominion Statistician has esti
mated tlte area of standing timber to
lie more than a million and a quarter
squpre miles. As Nebraska is now
compelled to purchase all the lumber
necessary for her Industries uud
building construction outside of the
state, the proposed reductions in
duty can hut rebound to the advan
tage of all interests within the state,
with no industry adversely affected.
1 i-'ish
The proposed reciprocal agreement
places fisli of all kinds, fresh or
prepared in any manner, on the free
list. This provision should be of
material importance to the stnto of
Nebraska, inasmuch as only u negli
gible quantity of fish is obtained from
the waters within (lie state. The
nutritive \aluo of fisli as an article
of food Inis been long recognized, and
their consumption in the United
States is rapidly increasing. It >«
estimated that fish to the value of
nearly $50,000,000 are annually con
sumed in the United States. The
imports of fisli and fisli products have
practically doubled during the last
decade, amounting to $ 1 ti,XI!6,000 in
the fiscal year 1!H0. This clearly
indicates that American fishermen
are no longer able to supply thn
home demand for fisli.
Falls City Chorus
A- arranged at the rehearsal last
week, the Falls City chorus will meet
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Ranks. A few more bass singers
are desire d to complete the mem
heri'liij) limit of forty. Anyone in
terested may communicate with
Junn .iaquel at the j< weliy store
LIVE STOCK
REPORTS
REPORTS FROM SOUTH OMAHA
AND KANSAS CITY
After Decline in Prices For a Few
Days, Market is Stronger
Again Today
South Omaha, Fob. 16—Cattle—Re
in ipts, 8,800. K n • ipts of cattle were
light for Wcdnt day. Tin- sharp
break in prices yesterday and the day
before having apparently reduced ship
ttients. i hi demand was fair, and
the market opened with prospects tha
cattle would command steady prices.
Hogs Receipts 5,900. After the
rapid decline in prices during the
last few days, the market this morn
ing opened with stronger foelhig.
and with prospects that prices would
be 5 to 10c higher than yesterday.
Kansas City, Feb. 16—Cattle—Re
ceipts 6,000, including 400 native
steers, $5.50 to $6,60; southern cows
and heifers $3.25 to 5.25; calves
$4.60 to 8.25; stoekers and feeders
$4.50 to 5.80; bulls, $4.50 to $5.25, and
western steers $5.25 to 6.00, western
cows, $3.20 to 5.00.
Hogs—Receipts, 11,000; market 5
to 10c higher; bulk of sales $7.05 to
$7.057.20; packers and butchers, $7 05
to 7 20; lights. $7.15 to 7.25.
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