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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , MAY i5 , 1908 240 acres well improved , 1J miles from Depot in Kas. Good spring. Best of terms. Will take 10 acres as part payment , balance long time at low interest. G. Smith 200 acres \ } ± miles from depot , Richardson county , Nebraska. Good buildings and land. Will Henry take 10 or 80 acres as part payment. . ICO acres upland , ] mile from depot , Richardson county , Nebraska. 512,000. 160 acres Johnson county , Nebraska. 80 rods to church and school. Best of terms. Might rent. 107 acres near Brownville , Nebraska. 80 acres Jf-milc from Falls City high school. LANDS & LOANS 040 acres , 88,000 improvements Also 640 acres adjoining. Will take 100 acres us part payment. Fine running Money to water. loan A No. 1 opportunity. SHUBERT Grnnilmn Lewis , who wus qulto slot last week 's ' now much bettor. Otto LItz nml family were trading with our merchants Thursday. Clyde 11111 Is now assisting the Ad' vertUer t Noiualm this wcuk. Thoa. MuClaln visited with home folks nt Fulls City over Sunday. Mr. Ilutchlngs of Falls City spent a few days at this place last week. Mies XuBBbaum and Miss Imlcr were shopping In A' burn on Saturday. Mrs. F. N. Kinton Is still confined tc her homo , but la Improving nicely. CliarJcs Ilcndorson spent Saturdaj and Sunday with relatives at Peru. Mr. W. Ilclmlek of Stella was visit Ing friends near here Saturday evening. Mrs. Goolsby and sister , Mrs. Hays , spent Sunday with homo folks at Vcr- don. don.W. W. W. James of Peru was a visitor on business here one day during the week. Tom Lewis caino In from the country Tucetlay to see his mother , who was tjultu 111 , Mrs. Worth King visited the milli nery shop at Auburn ono day quite recently. David Davis shipped a carload ol cattle from hero for Kansas City last Monday. Mr. Crothor of Auburn Is now here doing some mason work for Mr. J. Bergsma. O. R. Ross catno down from Nelson , Sunday , to spend a few days with his family here. Mr. Solon Cooper left last Tuesday for an extended visit with his relations In Arkansas. Mr. F. M. Oathout and J. Boldon was business visitors at Baradn ono day quite recently. Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Boatman enter talncd the former B parents one day during the week. Clyde Martin , who has spent ti feu days hero , returned to his homo a Auburn on Sunday. Mrs Crothor of Auburn spent a day last week with her husband , who 1m ; employment nt this place. Mrs. Wheeler has hud her housi ( minted and ropnpcrcd during the week Win. Brown doing the work. Mrs. J. C. Sehulenborg entortalnct her friend , Mrs. D. Slcmcrlng of Barn da at dinner on Friday last. Mr. M. II. Taylor loft last Momln ; for the western part of thu state. Hi expects to visit Chub at Curloy whll gone. Robert Townley left last week fo Wyoming , Nebr. , whereho will vlsl his sister , Mrs. West , also work on th farm. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Di vld Ward , who was very sick , wit little hopes of recovery , Is now muc better John Stotts has now returned horn from several days stay at Gurlcy. W fail as yet to learn as to how ho like the country. Mrs. C. Noa and daughter , Lily , nr now enjoying a low days visit wit their daughter and sister , Mrs. M. 1 Hill and family. Uncle George Ulrlch of near Barad left from hero for Council Bluffs Ins Friday , where ho will ylslt with hi sister for some time. Zach Brldgmnn of near Vordor shipped from hero for Kansas City las Tuesday two carloads of fat cattle , t be on market at that place. Mrs. Oscar Weddlo and little daugl ter , Olive , were visiting grandparent hero Friday , this being little Olive first visit to her grandparents. Chas. Felt and son-in-law , Lou ! Brlsloy , are now at the country houi of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Uaulka , whet they are employed at carpenter worl George Fogle , who has many frlcni here , wus near here Thursday ou h way from Barada to his homo at Ve don. His many friends are always gin to see him. Verua Waggoner came down fro- - Brownsville Tuesday evening , spemllu the night with Abe Berg , Wednesdc morning leaving for his homo at Bar do , where ho will visit tno folks. Several from near hero had tl pleasure of attending the party give at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Welcks i Saturday evening , in honor of the daughter's sixteenth birthday. A report a jolly good time. Our Military band boys are now bui practicing for the concert which thi expect to give in Shubert's hall tl 10th , to which all should turn out and show the boys that they appreciate their effort to build up the town. RULO. Mr. Ford was a Preston visitor Sat urday. Two Inches of rainfall Sunday night at Rulo. Edith and Molva Kern spent Monday In White Cloud. Irvln Mathers of Nnpler was a Rule visitor Monday. Mrs. Max Gcsser wus a Fulls City visitor Saturday. Tom Poteo * , visited Rule friends the. Irst of the week. John Chancy was visiting friends In Missouri Sunday. Mrs. S K Vas shopping In Falls City- no day lust week. Mr. Founts visited In St. Joseph sov- ral days lust week. Mrs. Geo. Taylor visited with Atcbl- on friends lust week. Prof. Marrou was a Preston visitor otweon trains Saturday. John Dunn of Missouri was n Hulo 'Isltor ono day last week. Green Goolsby visited friends In Mis- ourl the first of the week. Mcsdamo Anderson and Osburn were Pulls City visitors Saturday. C B Rogers of Wymoro stopped In ur city a short time Monday. Wllllnm Carico of Falls City , visited vlth Rule friends over Sunday. Mrs. C. E. Belpler wns a Falls City assongor Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jud Carpenter were hopping In Falls City. Monday. Mrs. Joe Miles came down from Fulls City Sunday , returning Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Shclton wore Rule vis- tors the latter part of last week. Grace Harding departed for North Uirrow , Iowa , ono day last week. John Shorbes of Kansii9 was a busl- less visitor hero one day lust week. Edith and Molvu Kern wore Fulls City visitors lust Suturduy afternoon. Lenoro Gilbert visited at Julius Blp > ils' In the country a few days lust week. Mrs. Henderson visited with her uother nt Salem a few days last week. Robert Dunn of Missouri was a busl" ness visitor In Rule one day last week. Grace and Julia Cronln were Fulls illy visitors last Friday nnd Saturday John anil Thcdoro Ma juris were busi ness visitors In St. Joseph ono day last week. J M Gustafson ot Wymoro was trans- ctlug business In Rule Saturday fore- loon. John Schulor of Kansas was a busi ness visitor to our city ono day lasl week. Mrs. A. G. Warner of Fulls City at tended Mr. Eusloy's funeral here last week. Len Everllng departed the last of the week for Texas , after n ylslt with Rule friends. John Grlzor nnd wife of Fortcsciu attended the funeral of Mr. Easloy her * Friday. W. A. Rodaeap of Missouri , was i business visitor to this place ono dnj lust week. Will Fulton and family visited rela tives on the Reservation several dayi last .veck. Carl Simon Is now the possessor o the spotted ponies recently owned bi Eil Gilbert. Mary and Esther Bonumo wont t ( cUchlson Suturduyor a few days vlsi with friends. Mrs. Dora White of Chicago arrlvei In Rule last week to spend the summc with rohitlvcs. Mr. Sampson of Colton , Neb. , wus i business visitor to Rule a couple o days lust week. P. B. Htntou of Ornuhu visited will Mrs. Hosford and turally south of town Monday evening Mrs. Frank Simon nnd Mrs. D. Van Aulklnburg visited friends In Fall City Friday last. Currlo Mertzol and Bessie Story c Preston were Rule visitors the latte part of the week. Alma Dorsto returned homo fron Fulls City recently , where she has beoi attending school Mary Boahmo has recovered fro1 her recent Illness and has again take up her school work. Mrs Helen Gates and Helen Craine of Preston visited with Mrs Whale the first of the week. Mr and Mrs W D Easley of Kansas Cltv , attended the funeral of their uncle hero last Friday. Mrs. Sid McKelver nnd children ol Falls City visited her parents In thit > city the first of the week. Marie Morris and sister of Preston visited the family of Jerome Johnson , south of town , last week. Bessie Harrison returned Wednes day of lust week from an extended visit with friends In St Joseph. Mrs. Katherlnc Wyllo and daugh ter , Florence , of Fulls City , attended Mr. Easley's ' funeral here. Mrs , Hannibal Harrison and daugh ter , Mrs. Charles Arnold , visited Rule friends the last of the week. Wo hear a great deal about band concerts these days , but so far the con certs have not materialized W A Kermodo went to Atchlson Monday to see Jerry Kermode , who vns reported badly hurt by a fall. John Wilse came down from Fulls City ono day last week to visit his brother James and family , south of this ilace. Alice Tltlow returned Sunday from Tails City , where she witnessed the leld meet and enjoyed a pleasant visit vlth friends. Green Goolsby moved his family rom Mlbsouri to Rule , Thursday last. They will occupy the Colford place In ho north part of town. Mrs. Nick Wholan of Atchlson , niece of the late Mr. Easley , attended the uneral and remained for a visit of everal days with friends. Mrs. Claude Yocum and Lizzie Aik- man arrived here Saturday night , in response to n message telllne them ol ho critical Illness of their father. John Harris returned last week from Sharon Springs. Ho has taken up n lomcBteud near that place , and will remove with his family to that place next fall. The scholars of the public school received a package of flower seed frora Rcprefuntntlve Pollard , which was turned over to the school by Director Shepherd. Mrs , Mutha Evading nnd two nieces , who have been visiting In Rule foi some time , departed for Vcrdon lasl week , where they will visit before re turning to their homo at Campbell. The community was shocked lasl Sunday when the news was spread brondcast that Thomas Alkmnn was dead. Ho had not been well for some time , and going down town Thursday he took worse Friday nnd died Sunday about noon. Mrs. Coplc has had the old Belts house which she purchased some time ago , torn down nnd will use the oil ] part of the good material In the new hojso she Is erecting. The cellar anil foundation of the now building are almost completed. John S. Wilson nnd Wm. Wllllami of Fortescuo and Mrs. Noland of this city , went to Fortescuo , Monday t ( attend the funeral of a grandson o Mrs. Noland's , who was killed by light nlng Sunday evening. Mr. Williams the man's father , had his hand badlj Injured In the early pnrt of the wlntei by jumping off a moving train , nnd hat just recovered when the misfortune o losing his oldest son came. The younf man was only 17 years of age. The D. of H. lodge held their regulai meeting on Friday evening of las week with a good attendance. Out o nine candidates Mrs. L. Kern was elected as a delegate to the dlstrlei convention of the Degree of Honoi lodge , to be held at Blue Springs , Neb After the order of business closed r social hour was spent by the members Lunch wns served by Mrs , Kern ant Mrs. Hurt , after which Melvn Ken read a sketch of early rullroniling it Rule , followed by a jug wrestling con test and Other amusing games. Thursday evening of last week belnj the fifteenth anniversary of the mar rlago of Mr , nnd Mrs. J. A. Osburn nnd while they had not forgotten It about twenty-live of their neighbor mot at their homo to lot them knov that they wore also In the secret. Mr and Mr ? . Osburn rose to the occasion bade all a welcome and an cnjoyubli evening wns spent by the company Music and a great number of game filled the evening. The gontlemei were nil required to write a cake re cslpt nnd also give tba cnks a name Ono entitled " family cake , " called fo a barrel of Hour and thirty dozen n ecgs. Evidently the originator doe not wish to bake often. The raarriei ladles were to tell "how to keep thei husbands at home evenings. " Some novel schemes were given , but those who gave them did not inform the crowd whether they practised the methods or not. But we rather think most uf it was a joke , as the ones to propound the questions were young ladles , nnd It was just a suspicion of the others that they might bo looking for Information for future use , The unmarried ladles told how they liked to sec a young man dressed , and of course , they made out that was no puzzle for them at all. A two-course luncheon was served , and in the early morning of a new day the guests de parted , after wishing the couple many linppy returns of the day. HUMBOLDT. Mrs. H. P. Marble was quite sick the fore part of the week. M. C. Davis and wife have returned trom u visit in Lincoln. Mamie Fenton , of the Dawson NewsBoy - Boy , was In town Monday. Mrs. Jake Sncthcn returned Thurs day from a visit in Lincoln. Jas. B. Davis and wife were In Lin coln the fore part of the week. Mnple Thompson was recently oper- vted on for enlarged tousllitls. Cooper & Son had a consignment ol hogs on the St. Joe market Tuesday Mrs. Leonard of Vinton , Iowa , is n guest of her sister , Mrs. E. D. Smith. Mrs. A J Buerstetta visited the mid dle of the week withTecumseh friends. L , J. Healoy and wife of Omaha are In the city visiting Mrs. Laura Camp bell. The Baptist Juniors spent Saturday picniclng on the Segrlst farm , north of town. Jas Atwood and wife left Tuesday fern n short visit with relatives at Punora , Iowa. Sixty tickets were sold from thh town to the ileld meet in Falls City , Saturday. F. D. Seelcy left Sunday for Wahoo Nebr. , where he .vlll take charge of c flouring mill. George Curnes wns appointed city marshal Instead of George Turner a : reported last week. Mrs Ilert Kuper came over frorr Auburn Sunday to visit her parents Wm. Tjuden and wife. Henry Seeloy returned Sunday froir a month's visit with his parents , re siding at Vinton , Iowa. Twenty-four new members were In itlatcd Into the Robekah lodge at then meeting Tuesday night Dr. J R Morris reports the birth of i little eon on Saturday at the homo o James Holraan and wife. Mrs. Guy Williamson and baby ol Omaha , are being entertained thi ; week by friends In the city. Mrs. E. A. Litchficld" and daughter Elizabeth , are enjoying a visit will relatives at Ashland , Nebr. Mrs. John R Gird and children , nftei a week's visit with Humboldt friends returned Monday to their home in Lin coin. Gee , Seabury and family , who have been visiting the Cooper families , de parted Sunday for their home In Chi cago. Mrs. H. P. Marble entertained ncai fifty of her friends at a house warming party on Friday and Saturday after noons. The Kensington ladles of the Presby terian church were entertained ot Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs J. K , Liggett. diet Power , who has been visiting his relutlves In this vicinity , roturnct Tuesday to Kansas City. His wife ami little daughter remained for a longei visit. The members of the Odd Fellow ani Rebekah lodges tendered George Corn holavek a farewell reception Friday evening , the affair being held in the opera house. Florence Hummel , one of the mom bcrs of the High school graduating class , was detained from her schoo duties a part of the week , us the resul of u throat affliction. Mrs. A E Wolfe Is hero from Fall City this week assisting in the care o her mother , Mrs. E S Norton , who i : suffering from a severe attack of in ilamniatory rheumatism , Edward Hodapp , a Humboldt young man who has been attending the Peri State normal fur a year past , has beet elect to the prlnclpalshlpof thoVerdor schools , at a salary of 8SO oer month , Geogre Cernholaven , who has beet been making his home with his sister Mrs. J. F. Wozal , for several years , departed Monday nlirht for Idaho , where ho will remain during the sum mer months on n farm. The Humboldt High school gradua tion exercises will bo held on the night of May 29th. The Junior reception to the Senior B will take place at the resi dence of Dr. Howard Marsh and wife next Thursday cvenlntr. J. S. Boyd , an aged and respected resident of this city , died Friday noon at the homo of his son , H. E. Boyd , after an extended sickness. The re mains were taken to the old homo In Salem for interment Sunday afternoon. The remains of Alf Meyer , who for many years resided In this locality , were shipped from Abilene , Kansas , for burial Saturday. The deceased had been in poor health for several years , and his death which occurred on Friday morning , WES not unexpected. Funeral services , csnducted by Rev. Aydelott , were held from the Christian chuacb at 10 o'clock Monday morning. BARADA. D. E. Splckler visited the city on Saturday. Lee Bolejack from Shubert was in Barada Thursday. Mrs. Cllve Kuker was a Falls City visitor on Tuesday , R. J. Dunn and wife spent Sunday with friends in Stella. R. H. Dunn took a load of produce to the city on Thursday. Henry Kuhlman and wife were Falls City visitors on Friday. Mrs. Frank Gllllland is visiting rela tives In Belolt , Kansas. Harley Butler was a business visitor in Shubert on Thursday. Carl Voltmer made a business trip tc Craig , Mo. , on Saturday. Dee Burgess and Jesse Presser were In Falls City on Saturday. L. H. Morehead and B. F. Hendrlcks were In Shubert , Thursday. Vetta Sailors and Jessie Cox were Falls City visitors on Saturday. Ed Lawrence and wife of Craig , Mo. , visited L. C. Mitchell , Sunday. J. H. Morehead and wife of Falls City were In Barada , Tuesday. Mrs. George Frazee has been quite 111 with rheumatism for some time past Deloi Splckler went down to Kansas City on Monday with GO head ot bnel cattle , Muhlon Splckler and Arthur Presser were taking In the sights of the city on Friday. Walt Morehead put new lightning rods on Anthony Buchholz's barn on Monday- Mrs. I. S. Presser and daughter , Ka tie and Panarn were shopping in Falls City , Friday. Mr nnd Mrs. L. C. Mitchell nnd Miss Lettie Langdon were shopping In Falls City on Friday. Harold and Raymond Bolejack spent Saturday with their uncle , Ed. Murphy near Shubert. L. C. Mitchell entertained at dinner Sunday Jacob Peters and wife and Deles Splckler and wife. Vernn Wagner returned last week for Brownville , where he has been for the past month with his uncle. Win Whittington , recently of Eldo rado , Kansas , moved Into the Roe cot tage on South Main street Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith of Falls City , visited Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Smith's mother , Mrs. J. E , Steph- enson. Groetf Burgess departed the fore part of the week for Maltland , Mo. , tc assist his son Sam in putting In his corn crop. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Roe and son , Claude , nnd Mrs. G. A. Thompson were up from Falls City visiting on Tuesday of this week. Robert Thompson of Falls City , is In Burada plastering the Woodmen's hall. While here Mr. Thompson expects tc do some work toward Improving his residence property. The Woodmen have had their hall enlarged and Improved greatly. The Woodmen have for the most part con tributed to the work themselves. They are to bo congratulated on the addition of so much improvement to the town. George Davis1 team ran away on Friday , becoming frightened at some sheep. It ran about throe-quarters ol a mile , when it was met by men on horseback , who stopped them and brought them back to town , No damage - ago was done. Nlc Williamson very narrowly es caped a serious accident while making his trip over route ono on Friday. He was driving n colt whoso bridle bit broke and the team then began to run , Nlc fortunately succeeded In turning them against a bank and stopped them. Grandma Orr returned from Eldorada Kansas , on last Friday evening , after an absence of more than a year. She drove through with her favorite team quite an undertaking for one of her advanced years. She is staying for the present with her son , Wilford. Nell Piersol has rented the C. W. Allen building and has opened tin Ice cream parlor nnd confectionery store. This now venture is greatly appre ciated by our people and we feel as sured that Mr. Piersol will receive a liberal patronage. Rev. Leaman will meet tboso mem bers of the Evangelical church who have not yet received the ordinance of bantlsm nnd nny others who may so desire on Sunday afternoon. May 24th , for that purpose. Immersion at.Splck- lerpond , west of town. The pupils of the eighth grade this week successfully passed the county examinations and are now busy with a program to be given a Bier Bethel church on Friday evening , May 22d. They will bo assisted by pupils finish ing the eighth grade in districts 24 and 20. Everybody invited. STELLA. J W Wixon and wi'e are visiting relatives at Mt Vernon , Iowa Miss Alice McCrny is spending the week with a sister In Lincoln John W Curtis and wife are spending the week with her sister at Nelson Mrs W H Wheeler was called to Pawnee Tuesday by the serious Illness of her mother. Mrs H D Weller left. Tuesday for a short visit with her sons in Omaha and at West Point Rice McNulty , wife and daughter of Table Rock , have been spending the past week with relatives hero Mrs. Albert Timerman and two little children of Norih Platte , arrived last Friday for a visit with relatives. W H Hogrcte has been having a fur nace put under his residence the past week , besides other Improvements made Mrs Elliott , aged 80 , is very sick at the home of her daughter , Mrs G. F. Ailer , and all her children have been summoned Miss Myrtle McCray , who taught in the Salem school this year , has been given a place In the Verdon school for next year J W Mussey , a former resident of this place but the past fifteen years has Hyed In Oklahoma City , was a guest at the home of W C Moore last week Miss Faye Watts of Ora.iha , who was the guest of Mrs E Wheeler last week , went to Fulls City last Thursday for a visit before returning home Walter Radlnska , formerly of Falls City , but later of Sterling , is a new clerk at Hogrefo's stor.e Ho took the place of George Hansen who went to Montano Mjss Althea Chancy , who has been staying with relatives at Wabash , Ind. , for the past two years , arrived here last week to be present at the gradua tion of her sister. R L Coe has sold his restaurant to young men from Weeping Water , who are already in control of the same. Mr Coe is undecided as to what ho will do but will probably remain in Stella Frank Weller of this place has been selected as ono of the fraternity mem bers to attend a convention of the col lege fraternities nt Philadelphia this fall. This Is quite an honor and be sides this ho will have all his expenses paid. He is n member of the Delta Upsilon at Lincoln. The fifteen months' old son of Eph- raim Withec and wife was so badly scalded Monday morning that it died Mrs Wlthce had filled the machine with boiling water and had gone to get some clothes when the baby crawled to the machine , pulled out the plug and let the water run overself. The funeral was held at the Lutheran church Wednesday morning , by Rev. Shtrclc. Burial was in the Prairie Union cemetery A small cyclone formed about three miles southwest ot town Thursday and passed within two blocks of town , breaking up just north of town without doing any damage except at the farm of Will Pritts At this place It literally tore to pieces the hen house , toro down the windmill and badly wrecked a large double corn crib Within a low minutes after this one broke up , an other formed In the Prairie Union neighborhood and destroyed a number of outbuilding at the farm of Dan Davis The second cyclone was much larger and blacker than the first one