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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1906 Henry G. Smith LANDS & LOANS LOCAL LORE Eat Sowles * candy. Get your Christmas candy ol Harlow. Holly and Mistletoe , Simanton it Pence. Red Seal ( lour $1.15 per sack at Week's feed store. Mat Board and Fancy Calendar , > ads -Custer The Printer. Holiday goods of all kinds at Shield's Variety store. P. S. Ileacock was a Ilumboldt visitor the first of this week. Tally cards , the most complete line in town Custer The Print er. Harlow has codfish , herring , f-jackrel all fresh find this years atch. We are headquarters for Christ mas decorations Simanton & = ? , , . Pence. j ; Guy Grecnwald is spending this week the guest of St. Joseph friends. ! A choice line of candies , nuts and fruits for Christinas , at L. Mangers. C. ENims , of Ilumboldt. was a business visitor in this city Tuesday. Robert Bowman of Auburn -.pent Friday with his parents in this city. Ira McCool , of Salem was the k'uest of Falls City friends the past Sunday. D. C. Ivirkpatrick was a White Cloud visitor the latter part of } he past week. Just received a special line oi .toys prices from 5 to 25 cents. Shields' Variety store. Fancy Chinaware of the high est grade , for Christmas presents , at Shields' Variety store. i Mrs. Fernanda Keim who has t-een dangerously ill for several -.veeks is now much better. A. A. Porr while down from j , < jis home near Dawson , on Tues- t day , remembered the ! Tribune with a pleasant call. Chas. Bracelen who is teaching in the public schools of Omaha , was in this city last Monday foi .1 brief visit with relatives. The best and cheapest-priced andies for sale at L. C. Maugers , Order early as the stock is fim and the candies are all fresh. By looking over the advertise rfients in this paper you can take advantage of bargains that wil more than pay your subscription , Wendolin Gerwick left foi Haden , Germany , in the interes of his health on Wednesday. H ( expects to remain abroad abou months. Harlow has a special contrac with John G. Woodward the fin est candy maker in the west fo : 3000 pounds of candy. This ii pure candy and will be sold a 16 pounds for Si.00. P. S. Heacock & Son exporte < a carload of flour to Scotland , tin Srst of this week. This enter prising firm is kept busy all tin time filling the numerous order lhat come it , and are doing ai excellent business. We call you attention to Mayo Barrett's first semi-annual state .tnent on the front page of thi issue. The same will give th tax-payers and citizens an exac account of every penny spent am also the condition of the city' finance. Read it over , it concern you. . Aj - * < ± Tfrl. . V. .I * * * . , . * AT tt - . Green Wreathing at Simanton & . Pence's. Harlow gives 4 pounds of good candv for 25c. Levi R. Cheney of Stella spent Sunday at this place. I. W. Harris was here from Stella the past Sunday. Attorney Guile came down from Ilumboldt Tuesday. Dr. A. E. Wolfe was a pass enger for Ilumboldt Sunday. John Hutchings went to Kan sas City for a brief sta3 * Sunday. I. E. Smith was here in a busi ness way from Ilumboldt Tues day. Judge Uroady was here in a business way from Lincoln , Mon- lay. John Oswald made a business trip to Dawson Saturday after noon. Harlow has Lentel's beans , cracked peas , Navy and Lima beans. Maggie McMahon is confined to her bed with an attack of the Grippe. Sheriff Fenton and family spent Sunday with Ilumboldt friends. Home made mixed candy , three pounds for 25c at the Candy Kitchen. S. A. Miles and son , C. P. Miles , were over from Bethany last Sunday. Harlow carries the famous John Morrcll's bacon , hams and pickeled meat. Go to Harlow to get a good as sortment of buckwheat , pancake and pastry flour. Harlow has the bert assort ment of can goods carried in the city. Get his prices. Harlow's English walnuts are soft shell California good sound goods at 20c per pound. Bettlah Greenwald came down from Stella Sunday and spent the day with her mother. Claud Phillippiof Merrill was the guest of Falls City friend * the latter part of the past week. Harlow has got it. What ? Sorghum molasses at 50c a gall on , 5 gallon lots at 45c per gall on. Robert Bowman and wife have moved here from Auburn and will live on the Poteet farm south of town. Frank Stohr and wife arrived the first of the week from west ern Kansas and will spend some time here. Win. Xoeller while up from his home southwest of Preston , was a pleasant caller at these quarters Monday morning. Mrs. Delia Turman and daugh ter , Mary Lee > arrived Mondaj from Denver. Mr. Turman ha * been here for some time , and they will occupy the Mrs. Beach- el home on north Harlan streei this winter. Mrs. Will McDougall returnee Sunday from Omaha , where she has been in a hospital for severa weeks , in order to spend the holi days with her family at Salem She will return to Omaha afte New Years. Ilarlow's prices are the lowest He will make special prices oi the following goods ; potatoes onions , cabbage , beans , bananas oranges , apples , sweet potatoes grapes , all kinds of nuts , coffei and all can goods. Christmas l.ells-Simanton Pence. Sweet cider by the barrel , key or gallon at Heck's feed store. J. O. Stalder was among the Salem people here Friday last. T. L. and Orra Snydcr were down from Salem Saturday last. LeRoy Swisegood and wife were down from Verdon Friday last. John Hoppe was up from Kan sas City the fore part of this week. Frank Neitxel returned the firs ! of the week from a trip te Omaha. Chas. Wcdner was down in ; i business way from Huinbold ! Monday. Another consignment of stamp ; reached the Journal by the mai route this week. Grace Iliggins of Stella was the guest of Beulah Greenwalc at her home here the past Sunday day- The holiday buying is starting earlier this year than ever before , The people are at last growing wise. C. C. Hitchcock came dowi from Salem last Friday in ordci to transact several business af fairs. Miss Artie Smith came eve : from Sabetha to attend the at traction at the Gehling last Fri day evening. Did you know that the Farmer ; Institute is to be held at Fall ; City in the Court room , Decem ber IS-l'i and 20th. The Atchison Globe says thai at this season the women weai underclothing that is as ugly a : that worn by the men. The difference between a sur geon and a politician is that E surgeon puts skin on one bj grafting while a politician skin ; one by grafting. The best Christmas gift to at absent relative is the Tribune. I ! is one that repeats itself fifti'-twe times a year and it is a constam reminder of the donor. Try i ! once. George E. Dorrington of Yum ; Arz. , sent a lemon to W. W Abbe } ' this week that weighet two pounds. This is almost a : large as the one Hearst got ii New York a short time since- Norman Musselman is respon sible for the statement that then were more pretty girls at tin Elks dance than any other towi in the state can show , am Norman is an authority on thi subject. If you want to know something of what the farmer is doing ant what he has reason to expect ii the future read Now and Thfi on another page of this paper The strides of agriculture havi been truly remarkable and pres age great things yet to be. R. E. Grinstead was in thecit ; last Friday en route home fron the drainage convention recentl ; held in Oklahoma. Mr. Grin stead returned more enthusiast ! than ever over the prospects o draining . the Nemaha bottom This great work will some da ; be accomplished and when it i done it will stand as a inonumen to the energy and persistence o the man who has never pennitte himself to grow discouraged an who has never given up. $40,000 Private Money to loan , Annual Interest - est , Optional payments , Choice farms in this and adjoining counties , cheap homes in the West and South. Exchanges made. I'M May was down from Salem Wednesday. Meeker Cain is assisting in the county clerk's office. Clyde Lynch of Ilumboldt was in the city Wednesday. Fou KKNT-- Two steam heated rooms over the state bank. Judge Raper was down from Pawnee City the first of the week. Harry Morrow came home from Kansas City the last of the week , seriously ill. Go to L. C. Mangers for your Christmas candies as he has just what you want. Miss Wilda Wittwcr from near Middlcburg was in the city Wed nesday visiting friends. Owing to the unusual run of advertising this week , Hearts and Masks was crowded out. Mrs. Blanche Thomas ) of Okla homa City , is visiting with her sister , Mrs. Benj. Nicholson. FOK SAI.K : Barred Plymouth- Rock Cockrels. Choice birds. JOHN RIKSCIIICK. Clare Poster assumed the duties of the county clerk , during the hitter's visit to Kansas City. Mrs. Mattic Foster and daugh ter , Helen , returned the latter past of the past week from Kan sas City. You will miss the best time of 3'our life if yon miss the Farmers Institute on the 18-1' ) and 20th of December. Mrs. Edwin May of Salem spent several days of this week with her parents , Dr. Kellar and wife of this city. Joy Ccasley and wife came from Nebraska City the last of the week and have gone to house- tecping in the north part of this Dr. Boose reports the arrival of a baby girl at the home of [ Tred Foehlinger and wife , on Friday of last week All parties are doing well. Word was received here the first of the week of the recent ar rival of a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goldman , at Bartletsville , I. T. The Thanksgiving window decoration at the "Wahl store was , we thought , the pink of perfec tion , but the Christmas window as it appears is just about per fection personified when it comes to beauty and taste. A Bargain. Remington typewriter No. 2 , a $100 machine , in good working order , for only S20. Call on or address F. 13. Farrington. 53-3t. Public Sale. The undersigned will sell at public sale on Monday , Dec. 17 , at 1 o'clock sharp , the following propertv : Thirty-one head of cattle , among them 20 head of choice dairy cows , 10 of them fresh ; nine head of horses , and 30 tons of clover hay , harness and other articles too numerous to mention. IIiexKv S. MKVKKS. Cor. . C. II. MARION , Auct. GHO. B. HOI.T , Clerk. If you Itku ColTco and dare nut drink it , try Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee. It is true thut renl Coffee does disturb the Stomiich. Heart und kidneys. But Dr. Snoop's Health Cofl'eo has not : i grain of true collee it it. Helnp made from parched grains , mult , etc , it forms a wholesome , food-llku drink , yet having the true tlavor of Old Java and Mocha Collee. "Made in a mluutc Call at our store for u free sample Sold by Fred E. Schmltt. LISTOF GIFTS . . , ft'l- * If HllTfl for law tfiiTawOTWPVTwrju .r * its' GIFTS' IJfG TolAidlSelection ! Did \'ou receive one of our Catalogs showing1 euts of many beautiful gifts to aid you in mak ing selections. If you did not get a copy , call for one and we'll make your visit interesting. We have a complete line of everything and New Goods are still coming every day. Our Cioods are all high class and many unique pat terns are found in our assortment of Rings , Hrooches , Scarf Pins , Hat Pins , Charms , Brace lets , etc.Ve" ] have many things that make pretty and useful , yet inexpensive presents , such as Hat Pins from 25c up , Souvenir Spoons , from 5oc up , single Manicure pieces from 5oc up , etc. We have Watches in all the standard makes both in movements and cases. Engraving clone without charge on goods purchased from us. Call and see our line replete with suggestions. Our time is at your disposal. A. E. The "Old Heliable" Jaquet . . Jeweler Land Excursions No More after Tuesday , December 18 , The Interstate Commerce Commission Knocks Out all Land Excursions after this Month. Do not fail to take advantage of the cheap land excursion rates on next Tuesday , Dec. iSth. We can make you good money if you will go with us Tuesday , as the heavy rains and snow in central and western Kansas assures a large wheat crop , as the small grain in Kansas was never better at this time , and if you will buy now you get the growing wheat crop. crop.We We have a good 144 acre farm , well improved , 5 miles from Falls City , good large house , good new horse barn , good large cattle barn , wood , coal and chicken house , wind mill , tanks , stock scales , many other improvements all nearly new , cut from $87.50 to $70 per acre , if taken by January i , 1907. Do not fail to see this farm. We have a large list of other farms in this and adjoining counties , also a large list of city property for sale and rent. Money to loan on farms at 5 per cent. Do not fail to take advantage of the last land excursion , Tuesday , Dec. iSth. We can show you nearly.the eastern half of Kansas for SQ.SO for the round trip. * Call or write us if you think of going Tuesday. WHITAKER BROS. Box Supper. December 21 , 190i , there is tea a Christmas tree and box supper at the school house of District 24 , two miles south of Barada. Ladies are cordially invited to come and bring boxes and the gentlemen cordially invited to attend. VKSTA V. LIVKI.V. Lost. A lady's gold watch was lost either in Falls City or on the road from this town to Salem , last Monday. Initials R. E. W. engraved on the lid. Finder please leave at this office. E. II. Towle and wife will spend Christmas in Omaha.