The County in General
The “Doings” of our Country Friends
and Neighbors.
VERDON
1.. a. Kinsey came down from Lin
coln las! week.
0. 1). Knapp is improving nicely ul
Uiis writing.
Victor Bloom is <|uite ill with pneu
monia
rite deputy sheriff was up from
the county sent Tuesday.
N. It. Judd of Dawson was a Verdou
visitor a few days ago.
1.. ss. Lucas has returned from a
reci nt trip to Kansas City.
Will Otto shipped a car load of
cattle to St. Joe Wednesday evening.
Will Boatman is able to he out
again after an attack of the grip.
Jr hit Weaver left Inst week for
Chit ago where* he will visit friends
for a tew days.
Kite Duller is home from York for
n short s;ay with her parents.
A large crowd fron here attended
the basket ball (.ante at Sal *ai
Friday evening.
Kev. Easley and wife of Mapletirove
Were tlu* guests of Uev. (learries " d
wife Thursday.
.1, D. Griffith has returned from
Beacon this state, where he attend
ed ,1111* funeral of an old time friend.
Mrs. Will Hasenyager entertained
Mrs. (). W. Keller of Kansas City
the past week.
Elmer Kumbuugh Is enjoying a vis
it from bis parents who recently ar
rived from Nemaha City.
W'. D. Vem h made a business trip
to the county seat one day last week
lie was accompanied by Mrs. Vouch.
Drcd Shultz and family left last
week for Falls City, where they will
make their future home.
RULO
M. E. Hager of Wymore was a
Halo visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. Whalen and little grandson
spent Saturday in Kails City.
George K. Seley and dnuglit.er.Miss
Madge left Sunday for Hoag, Neb.,
where they will spend a week with
relatives.
August Johnson spent Sunday with
his family at Nebraska City.
Gluey Graham returned Saturday
from Ulenwood, Iowa, Ills brother
whom ho was culled to see, died on
Wednesday and was hurled Friday.
Thomas Hays spent Sunday with
his mother, who Is seriously ill til
her home in White Cloud.
Mrs. IV C Fickle of Falls City Is
visiting with Itulo relatives lids
week.
Miss Bessie Anderson is at home
on account of sickness this week.
Her sister Pearl is teaching for
lier.
Mrs. J. I,. Hopkins was an Atchi
son visitor the last of the week.
Mrs. Courtright of Preston, was a
Rulo visitor last week.
Mrs. Holly Hector was a Rulo \is
itor last Friday.
Will Shepherd came down from I Ja
cobi Friday evening to spend a few
days with home folks.
Ewing Ward and Miss Moore were
Falls City visitors one evening last
week.
Enoch Zeigler was a business vis
itor to Forest City a couple of days
last week.
Andy Miller of Central City spent
last week with Thomas Hays and
family.
Roy Williams and family visited
with relatives at Forteseue Sunday.
Mrs. James Haler and children of
this place spent Sunday with rela
tives in Preston.
Mrs. Karl Dicks and daughter of
White Cloud visited with relatives
here last week.
Louis Plante of Oklahoma is visit
ing with friends in Rulo this week.
Miss Moore was on the sit k list
several days, last week.
L)r. Frank Thorn returned last week
to his home in Lincoln, after a pleas
ant visit witli llulo relatives.
Will Dicks and Elmer Wilson of
Reserve wore Rulo visitors Friday.
Mrs. Sam Raw ley and son of Falls
City visited with Philip Horan and
family a couple of days last week.
Father Sproll was a Lincoln visit
or last week.
Mrs. Mary Ratekln received a
shower of Post cards on her sixty
eighth birthday, which filled the
day with happy thoughts.
Mrs. W. ..I Cunningham returned
Saturday from Glenwood, Iowa where
the went Friday to attend the fune
al of her uncle, Andrew Graham.
Edward Davis was a Falls City
visitor Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ennis of Atchison spent sev
eral days last week, with friends
i.i this vicinity.
A Fire Burned 21 Motors
Atchison, Kas., Feb. 14—-A special
nuiiaing occupied t>y the Atchison Mo
tor company was destroyed by lire
here. Twenty-one motor cars were
' estroyed. The loss probablv Is $60.
100.
Muscal Fridiay Night
Mrs. K. (iiiy Simpnon of Auburn
will give n musienl at (lie Christian
church Friday • veiling. This prom
ises to be a real treat. The prices
are very reasonable, only 10 and 15
t ents.
J.S.WINTERBOT
TOM DEAD
DIED SUDDENLY ON SATURDAY
MORNING
Mr. Winterbottom Was Well Known
Over The County And Was
A Pioneer
Special from Kulo.
The community was shocked, Sat
unlay by the death of J. S. Winter
hoitoin, one of Itulo's old and respcc t
ed ell 1/eiiH. He was in his usual
health until about 10:SO a. m. when
hi- went into the drug store and aske
for l»r Henderson, on being told he
was In the country and would not
return before an hour, lie complained
of a pais over his heart and told
them to send the doctor to his home
as soon as ho returned. He then
went home, told his duaghter ho was
dying, and immediately fell dead.
Funeral arrangements are not com
pleted at this time, as relatives are
on their way from Los Angeles, Cal.
The family have the sympathy of the
community In their sorrow.
SUICIDE BY
TURNING ON GAS
STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
SUICIDES
Frank J. Phillips, Head of Forestry
Department Expires With Gas
Turned On
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 13- Prof. Frank
.1. Phillips, thirty-two years old, head
of the forest department of the state
university, committed suicide last
night or early tills morning by in
haling gas in his room at the family
home, 1N4!* K. St.
He was found dead by his wife at
four o'clock litis morning. Site and
her husband had retired to a sleep
ing porch. When she awoke and
found her husband gone she was stall
led. Hushing into his bedroom she
discovered his lifeless body ott the
bed.
Mrs. Phillips telephoned for a
physician and Prof. It. W. Pool, a
close friend of the family. Site then
fainted. The physician found that
the professor had been dead for three
cr four hours. He then gave his at
tention to Mrs. Phillips who was
> still unconscious.
Tile professor had inserted one end
I of a rubber tube in the gas jet.
The other end had been placed un
der the bed clothing. After turning
on the gas at full pressure he re
tired. He had wrapped the bed
clothing about his head in such a
manner as to permit little air to
enter. II is believed (hat lie soon
succumbed to the gas.
About a month ago l’rof, Phillips
was stricken by a severe attack of
the grip. It was the first time in
liis life that he had been ill. He
was forced (<> abandon his work at
the university since that time and it
i believed the duties which have pil
'd up during his absence from the
class room have served to prey on
hit mind. He had told several of
his fellow profossrs that he feared
’Uat. he was not going to recover.
This, it is thought, was the primary
M is ■ i f his deed.
lit had had no trouble with the
mm- usity authorities or with inem
I boiof his class. His standing at
•he university was of the very high
|isl. lie was beloved by all the stu
I di nts under him and was held In
I tipn lE.teim by tiie other professors
j He had had no financial difficulties.
Revival Meetings at Brethren Church
Sunday was a great day at the
Brethren church, there was a large
attendance at the morning service,
and a packed house, at the evening
service. There were many men
present to hear the sermon on “The
White Life.” During the day there
were ten who confessed Christ as
their Saviour for the first time, this
making for the week sixteen who
cast their lot with the people of
God.
Services again tonight at 7:30
to which you are cordially invited.
RAILROAD NOTES
The round house dynamo is again
in operation.
It wns't a very busy day at the
shops yesterday.
Engineer O’Tynn is working on the
night suit* h engine.
The Ida* ksmiths are not rushed
very badly at present.
Engines No. 125, 411 and 426 are
in the shops to undergo u few' re
pairs.
There were but a few visitors at
the shops yesterday owing to the un
settled weather.
Engine No. 46 is back in service
again after a few,days in the bouse'
for light running re pairs.
Ask tin- day boiler washer about
the prize fight and he will give you
the desired information.
Engine No. 2510 was brought in
yesterday with its throttle disconnect
ed and could not work.
It looked like Hanson, tit® round
house foreman was the busiest man
around the shops yesterday.
Engine Watchmen and fire builders
are now work in ft cloven hours in
stead of twelve as formerly.
There have been several car loads
of new machinery unloaded in the
past few days for the new shops.
New train crews are being sent
here from Atchison ad Kansas City
to make tin ir runs out of here.
It is reported that there are sever
al of the 100 class engines coming to
the Omaha division form the K. A.
division.
Engineers (1. I’. Eekart and Rob
erts left for Atchison this afternoon
un No. 104 for a few- days visit with
their families.
Road business is a little slack at
present, there being fourteen engi
neers and twelve firemen on tin*
extra board.
A colored barber was down at the
simp the other day trying to get
the boys to patronize Ids shop which
is near the round house.
Tin- Inter locking plant which gov
erns the It. & M. and Mo. Paeific
railway crossing was put in opera
tion again this morning.
"Hilly” the coal chute boss now
shovels coal on the docks a few
hours every morning in order to get
up a good appetite for his dinner.
The eating houses arc charging
too much entirely for board and lodg
ing according to their customers
wages and a man can hardly live.
Wo hope that this condition will
change before long.
There is something going to hap
pen to one of the boys at the chute
before long. Surely he is not going
to pick out a wife, that is if a wo
man would have him (and we don't
know why she shouldn’t) and settle
down to make himself at home in
this city. We hope so anyway.
ALTHA HITCHCOCK AND AUGUST
GULL MARRIED SUNDAY
About Forty Gusts Wittnessed The
Ceremony And Enjoyed A Fine
Wedding Dinner
At tlu home of Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Hitchcock, seven miles northwest of
this city on Sunday, February 12,
1911, occurred the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Altha to Mr. August
Gull. At 12:30 o’clock the marriage
service was read by Rev. Defreeze
of the Lutheran church, only the
nearest relatives of tlie bride and
groom being present. Tlie bride and
groom being present. The bride was
beautifully gowned in white silk and
carried bride's roses and carnations.
Congratulations followed imme
diately after the ceremony, after
which an excellent wedding dinner wa
served at two o’clock when a feast
fit for a king was enjoyed by the
guests. Tin' tables looked beautiful
with its decorations of red and white
carnations, the same flower being
used profusely in decorating through
out tile house.
Both Mr. and Gull are well known
in this vicinity, Mrs. Gull having
been born and reared upon the home
I farm. She was a student for some
time at the Ursuline Convent in this
city and enjoys the favor and es
teem of a large circle of friends. Mr.
Gull is to ho congratulated upon
the prize he has won.
About March 1. Mr. and Mrs. Gull
will settle on tlie farm they have
rented five miles northeast of Ver
don. The house will be furnished
by the bride’s parents for her wed
ding gift..
The gifts presented were many
and beautiful, showing the esteem
in which they were held. They
have the congratulations and best
wishes of a wide circle of acquain
tances for a long life of happiness
and prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney
of Wymore attended the wedding.
Social Circle Happenings.
Mrs. Amelia Spence has issued in
vitations for a whist party to be giv
en next Monday in the parlors of th#
National.
ABOUT THE CHANGES AT THE
GRAND
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C. W. Becker and O. N. Washburn
of Columbus, Nebraska Are
The Managers
As stnted In a recent issue of The
Tribune, the Grand Theatre has been
taken over by C. \V, Becker and his
lirother-in-law, O. N, Washburn of
Columbus. These genlemen, the lat
ter of whom is manager, are exper
i need in the picture show busi
ness nr:d are pitting on one of the
best, shows in the southeast section.
Tim theatre is large, new, clean and
well ventilait d, well furnished. The
pk-fiiti ire tin very best and are
nttracliiig 'arge ciowds every night.
There is always good music and
among other features Miss Hazel
Ridley sings several solos each
night. A visit to this theatre will
prove a treat. Mr. Washburn is
an expert in this work and he is giv
ing his patrons the best, the circuit
affords. It is really a pleasure to
pass an evening in this beautiful lit
tle theatre.
JOE FREDERICK DIED AT RULO
Funeral Services Were Held From
Catholic Church Sunday
Mr. Joseph Frederick died at his
borne in Rulo last Friday after a
short illness. lie was an old and
rcspectt d citizen and had lived in
Iiulo for many years. IBs funeral was
held from the Catholic church Sun
day afternoon. Me leaves a wife
and two daughters and numerous
other relatives.
WHEN IS INDIAN hlOT INDIAN
Issue Raised in Minnesota Land Cas
es Involving $10,000,000
St. Paul. Minn, Fob. 14—An impor
tant issue to bo raised in the White
Barth Indian land cases called to
day is what amount of white blood
constitutes tin Indian or mixed blood
within the moaning of the Clapp
amendment. Indians of mixed
blood under the amendment have a
right to dispose of their allotments.
Land involving $10,000,000 is at stake.
Hot Springs Hotel Burns
Hot Springs. Ark., Feb 14 -Orig
inating rrorn unkuown causes n-a
gutted the Southern hotel on Whit
tington avenue. The hotel at the time
was crowded with guests. Several
escaped front the billing structure
only at great risk.
Change in Business
Martin .loins of Falls City and
Hiawatha, the house mover has sold
the house moving outfit to W. T.
Branson of this city who has work
ed for him for the past two years.
Mr. Jones feels he can confidently
recommend Mr. Branson’s work to
the public. This house moving com
pany is about the only thing Falls
City and Hiawatha lias had in com
mon and now we have tiie big end of
the situation. Mr. Jones has not
decided upon his future occupation.
Chances are he will remain in Hia
watha. We wish Mr. Branson every
possible success in bis new business.
W E. 0QKB1NUTON. Pnw. W. A. <«HERNWAM), Cashier
T. J. #** «ro ^ welcomes the accounts and busi
ness of the small as well as the
larye depositor and bori ■ >\v< r.
o It welcomes the accounts of Wo
UvwdUdu men and Children as well as
Men and pays interest on Saviny Accounts of the Child
ren and Interest on Time Deposits of “Biy Folks."
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WATCH : FARM : DEVELOPMENT : IN : WYOMING
The board of Army Engineers appointed the Reclamation Fund to
the various projects, has set aside $2,000,000 from the special fund and
$2,185,000 from the regular fund for the use in the North Platte Valley
project In Wyoming and Nebraska, and $2,000,000 from the regular fund to
complette the Shoshone project in the Rig Horn Basin, Wyoming, making
a total of more than $6,000,000 that will be spent by the government
upon Fuse twto projects, in making desirable homes in Wyoming for
| C i: . ill/Vl.s
CAREY ACT PROJECTS
Several Million Dollars will be spent bv private coinpa
| uies in Wyoming, and many of these projects will be pushed rap
j idly to completion, .lust think what the expenditure of Sever
al Million Dollars for irrigation is going to mean to the State
j of Wyoming. It means work at good wages for many people,
! many new opportunities to get valuable farm home, more new
i growing towns and new business locations. You should keep
posted about Wyoming! Send me your name and address
| for our mailing list.
D. CLEM DEAVER, General Agent.
Land Seekers Information Bureau
1004 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebr.
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