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The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-11
The County in General
Crowded of the regular Gorrespondeneepag

\. +. Butler and wife was born Aug
ust :, Los. died Saturday, December
9TH, aged three months and twenty
eight days. Little Ellard had been
ailing for some weeks. but for several
days had seemed to be improving.
when congestion Of the lungs took
place and in a few hours the little one
Wa dead. The funeral service was
held sunday afternoon. The little
flowers budded here to bloom in
heaven. our sympathy Is extended
To the Borrowing parents.
+. +. Butler accompanied his son
Henry to Lincoln, last week, where
he placed him in school that he may
pursue his chosen vocation Of music.
We are glad to note and commend
this step in advance taken for furth-
er educational progression by one of
Il young men.
Henry Parchen moved his family
onto 4 farm south of town.
vERDoN.
Mr.. Jenkins was down faom Stella
Friday.
DR.. Frazier Of Nemaba was here
Friday.
Beeeher Cornell wa Ia Kansas City
Saturday.
Scott Savior was up from Falls CITY
Wednesday.
Mrs. Fogle came home from Falls
City Friday.
Roxie Mccullough was a Dawson
visitor last week.
Miss Chloe Wilkinson was in NJ.
braska City sunday.
Miss schoek and Mamie Byerly visit
ed in Falls City Sunday.
Mrs. Watkins went to Auburn sun.
day on a visit to relatives.
Minnie Walker and children were
up from Falls City Thursday.
Miss Amret Hart left Thursday for
Grand Island to be absent two months.
AL Hardin and vile came in from the
west Monday for a visit with relatives.
Mesdames james Ayers and Dude
Cora we're Falls City visitors Tuesday.
Pearl Clements came down from
Stella Wednesday on a visit to rela-
tiyes.
Mrs. Bowman who travels for a St.
Joe candy house came home Monday
to speno the holidays.
Fred Gibson went to St. Joe Sunday
and returned Monday accompanied by
his wife who had undergone an opera
tion at that place.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-11
FARGO

Sill Hunzeker attended the show.
Jack Rriges attended the show at
Fargo.
Wren Whitehead wa on u streets
Saturday.
John Miehels delivered corr for Ed
Wagner.
Ruby Wagner spent Sunday with
h8me folk.
Dora speers was shopping in town
Wednesday.
John Nichols made a trip to the
eounty seat.
John Vaudeville sshus king eorn for
Ifnus Leeey.
Maggie Vaudeville was shopping in
10 VII Tuesday.
John Bauman transacted business at
the county seat.
Maurice Vaudeville was on u r
streets Saturday.
Julius Zimmerman Is shocking eorn
Tor Bill Herbster.
Minnie King spent Sunday with
aura Zimmerman.
Viii Zimmerman transacted business
Al the mill Saturday,
There has been Il pr%otraeted show
here for the past week.
Z. Z. Ddrfee spent Sunday with Il
,. Wagner and family.
Sill Streeker of this vicinity tran
acted business in our town Saturday.
Pearl Laurence OF Falls City attend
ed the box supper given at the Fisher
school house.
There was Il box supper given ut the
Fisher school house and a program vas
rendered. All report Il good time.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-11
THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY.
Strange Actions by Father, Mother
and Children at Christmas Time.

The mystery began with the hus-
than usual, SO as to have the cover
of darkness when leaving a package
behind the yestibule doors, while he
entered the house with a very innocent
look on his face and told of his street
car being blocked.
At midnight of hat night, while his
innocent-hearted wife was sleeping
by his side, he sneaked out of bed
and down stairs and secured the pack
age and hid it in a closet.
The next step was taken by his
wife, She took down from the pantry
ing up dimes and nickels and pennies
for months and months. and, after
counting them over, she sneaked down
stairs in the forenoon and bought and
logged a parcel home and hid 1t away
on the top shelf of a clothespress,
Then n of the children came in
one day and looked and acted very
mysterious, and shortly afterward
might have been found hiding some
thing among the rafters of the garnet.
Then, as the mother suddenly and
Unexpectedly entered the parlor one
afternoon. she almost stumbled over a
daughter who was down on her knees
and reaching under the sofa. The
mother cried out in her surprise, but
asked for no explanations.
Then desk and bureau drawers that
had not been locked for a year were
found closed tighter than a drum.
Closet doors that had stood wide open
We're made fast. There was lingering
behind when others went to bed.
There was getting up before the 9TH
ers in the morning. Each member OF
the family went around trying to look
as innocent as a sheep. but at the time
bearing a load of guilt on his con-
science.
The strain was intense. The mys-
terry could not last. The day came
when the murder was solved. 1t was
the day before Christmas. That fam
lily had simply been preparing to
Santa Claus each other. 1t always
acts that way, and it always turns out
happily.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-11
SoDto Clous' Tree
By=M Wallace irwin

II looked rather bare, standing ,tahly out there.
And Iimmys poor mother. the picture OF care.
And Jimmys poor grandfather. lean as a Turk.
And Jimmy's poor father. who hated to work.
Set eyes
On the pnze
With unquenohable sghs.
1t ism 50 pleasant to be a poor peasant.
To have to ride steefage
And bow 10 the peerage
And go through a Christmas With never q
present.
And Jimmy remarked as he looked on hs Tree:
Il wish | were wealthy as-weil, let m see
So nch | could rig
Every branch, every twig
With candy and peanuts and popcorn and gum
Enough Tor each person who lives n a Stun.
With shoes that have soles
And socks without holes.
With al paea dresses for mother. and some
Small purses Of gold, SO that poor toaks could
come
And take on then back.
Sacks and packs,
Stacks and stacks,
And always walk up to the Tree for a store
And never know hunger and want any more
And (sueh was the speed of those magical days..
No sooner the words than the Tree was ablazc
With bright-hanging diamonds dropping like dew.
With taIyland candles that twinkled anew.
With toys so unstinted
You'd think they were minted
For all the worlds children as fast as they grew.
And big boys and mall boys.
And short boys and tall boys.
Meek gds and sleek girls and slow girls and
spry.
Young folks and old folks,
Modest and bold folks
Came noeking each stocking of Christmas to try,
And jimmy he stood by his Tree in his pride
And handed out presents to all who applied
Fiji each grizzled grandsire, each babe, youth or
maiden
Departed with joys of the season so laden
That some were AFRAID that then shoulders would
crack
And saved themselves trouble by hiring a hack.
Here's the strangest of ALL When the winter
was past.
The SAINT Tree took root in the soil and grew
fast,
And every Christmas it blossomed once more
With gifts TO the poor who applied at the door.
And Jim grew SO famous that when the king
died
They gave him the crown which he wore with
out pride.
The Kingdom improved
And he had the throne moved
To the porch OF his house where he sat all tho
day
A-talking with neighbors in quite the old way;
But he always kept watch. as if kindly to guard
The magical Tree which still grew in the yard.
But just once a year. as the gossips still tell.
A genial old fellow drove by in a sleigh
And winked at King Jim saying: Trees doing
WE'LL
Then snapped up his reindeer and capered
away.-Success.
LYNX pel
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-11

Speak as you think; be what you
are; pay your debts of all kinds
Montfort.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
WIRE cos OPENING
People in This City May Now Look Forward to It With
 Every Hope.
MAGNATsS ON TRIP HERE
Again Inspected the Plant Yesterday Many Changes to Be
 Made.

The operating of the large plant of the American steel Wire company on Falrmount avenue and the employment of d large force of men may he confid- entity looked forward to now. No exact time for the opening of the works which were acquired some time ago as a Subordinary of the United states Steel corporation can he set just yet but The Journal-Courier Is in posi- ton to state that everyone can look forward hopefully
 Yesterday President Palmer and sev- eral directors of the company were in this city and after a lunch spent sev- eral hours inspecting the works which have been idle for so many months It was stated that much depends upon how soon tho returning prosperity reaches normal conditions II can he stated that extensive changes are con templatod and must be made before the wheels of industry there again hum.
 One of the most important changes win he tho installation of new machin- cry which will completely modernize every feature of tho works Plans for this are said to be underway at the present time and this fact is looked upon as ono of the most hopeful
 The reopening of the works on an OK. tcnsive scale would be great aid to
 industrial and mercantile conditions in this city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
MFR WIN AND SMITH
Warden and Clerk of Borough of West Haven Easily
 Re Elected.
SWEEP FOR REPUBLICANS
Greene kendrick and the Entire Dem oCratiC Ticket Showed
 Under.

Election day in West Haven yas- tcrday saw the slowest election and the one in which the least interest was taken in a number of years. The entire republican ticket was elected and over only one position was there a determined fight made Fred A. Russell who ran for clerk of the borough against the present holder of that office, Clifford E, Smith, had many friends working for him and ran way ahead of hs ticket Mr. smith de- foating him by about 200 where the general republican plurality for the election was nearly 100
 The polls did not close until S o'clock in the evening and most of the voting was done after o'clock in the afternoon out of the regular 2100 votes in the borough, only 1.ago awaited themselves of tho right of franchise. Of these two votes were east out and on some of them both names of certain candidates were scratched
 James D. Merwin easily ran ahead of Greene kcndrick. eX-mayor of Wa torhury, for warden, the vote being sic to i9S, All the republican bur gesses were elected; Cornelius A O'Connell S95, Archie R. Lytle ST. George l., Peek S95. James A. Mac leod S71 Joseph Casncr S91, Lewis E. Warner received the largest num- bor of votos of any democratic candi- date for burgess having f77 against Edward k. Lohso's 467, the wnuer mp.
 Harry C. Tollos and Erwin t Craw- ford, the candidates for treasurer and tax collector on the republican ticket. each ran ahead of the ticket. tho former defeating Cyrus ". Tuttle 905 to 4t2 and the latter defeating Clar- cnce R. Davis, oOS to 412
 Roth republican assessors were elected, Arthur A. Benham with S67 votes and Egbert F. Pardoo with S74 votes Henry C. Thomas was the dem oorat who will he the third assessor. having 479 votes to Ray T. Humph- rey's 414, The auditors chosen were Harry V, Richards republican, who had 91o, and Alfred NJ. Lockwood, who had 4o6 votes William A. Tut tle was unanimously elected bailiT. both tickets hav'nS his name.
 The moderator of tho meeting was Sergeant Robert French and the counting was finished at fl o'clock
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
ONE LONE SHARE
 HOLDS UP SALE Tontine Directors Find Trustee. ship Has Expired Must Get Deeds from Twenty
 Owners. =------a-4---- MANY OFFERS FOR ESTATE Entire Property Ready to Be Placed in the Hands of Trustee for
 Disposal as soon as
 Possible.
MANY OFFERS FOR ESTATE

That there has been more difficulty than was anticipated in settling up the Tontne property was acknowledg- cd yesterday by Attorney George D. Watrous, one of the board of drec- tors With tne death of Lucus w. Fitch on September 36 last, there were left but seven nominees out of the original 243, and according to the terms of tho Tontine agreement the property must be divided among the shareholders represented by these nominees.
 These seven nominees represent eight shares of stock and the plan was to turn over these eight shares to trustee, who should dispose of the property and divide the proceeds among the shareholders one of these eight shares is owned hy fifteen or twenty persons together but has been held in trust for them, When 
 secure deeds for each of the s0arcs from tho eight holders, this share was found to he a stumbling block.
 Instead of being ahlc to secure the deed from the trustee of this share, f was found that by the terms of the trust it was to expire with the death of the eighth nominee, and the cXpia- ton of the Tontlne agreement ln- stead of ono. this left nearly twenty people with whom negotiations must he carried on before the property can he placed in trust for disposal
 All the holders of this eighth snare are now being corrrsponlcd with, aud lt is said that there is no objection Sn their part to the proposed method of distribution Mr. WaWous said that the only cause of delay Is the length of time necessary to procure deeds from so many persons scattered ahout in different parts hf tho coun- try, and explaining to them just what Is to he done with the property II le , hoped by the directors that these deeds may he secured soon as the set tling of the property has been entire 1 lv aaited by this new difficulty. The Tontine directors are especial lr anxious to secure tho deeds of the stock as they have received num- ber of good offers for the estate. While they refused to give out the names of those who wish to purcaase the property or the amounts which have boon offered, they say thai all of the offers have heen very good and they will no doubt close with one of them as soon as the trusteeshlp can he established.
 Who the trustee Is to he Mir. Wat. roUs would not say, as no definite ac- ton has been taken on the matter hy tho directors, and will probably not be until every thing is ready for them to go ahead. It is likely. however that their plans are already pretty well mapped out, and that sale will he affected as soon as deeds have been received from all the shareholders.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
Corporation Counsel Gives the Mayor Thorough Statement of the Legal Status of
 the Tangle,
FOLEY RIGHT IN PART
Line, Established in Front of One Piece of Property Not Lcgal-tan Be hldcrmcn Have
 Sole Power.

In accordance with a request made two weeks ago by Mayor Martin, Cor poration Counsel Edward H. Rogers yesterday submitted to the mayor 2 comprehensive opinion in regard to the much mooted question of the city building lines, The opinion takes up the two questions rroroundod by the mayor at the time Of hs voto of the order of tha board of aldermen Co compel the director of public works to report an action on building lines to the board Of aldermen These questions were, first as to the power and authority of the city to discontinue or change building lines already cs- tnhlshed and tho proper method of procedure in doing go and second the right of the board of aldermen to specify the location of a building line to hr established before referring it to tho department of pubic works for survey and layout and for an as sessmont of benefits and damages
 In answer 10 the first question the corporation counsel replies that the city has the full power 10 alter build ing lines f lt wishes to do so and that the establishment of a former building line does not preclude tho changing of tho line if the change be done in accordance with due process of law The very fact of the legal cs- lablIshment of a new building line, Inc says. would be to an intcnts and pur- poses a legal discontinuanco of the existing line. Every step leading up to the change and discontinuance of building line must he as fully com- piled with as if q building line was to be established for the first time
 Regarding tho second part of tho inquiry which contains legal setting forth of the whole ground of cNntcn- ton between the board of aldermen and director nf public works, Foley, the corporation cOuusel's opinion in full Is given This plainly states that the board of aldermen and they alone can order the establishment of a huidns line and that if the board of aldermen specifies the exact location of the hulding lno in the beginning the director of public works cannot set it aside but ls bound to follow it The survey and layout of'tho de- partmont of public works must then comply with the order of the hoard of aldermen The board of aldermen has tho right to specify the location of the building line.
 The contention of Director Foley is euetained, however, in tho point on
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
tContlnucd on Third Pagc)
MOTORMAN STARTS PANIC
Nhandnne Control of Car When Blow. Out OCCurs--t onduCtor and sailor
 Save thc DnN.

When the controller box flew out on West Haven car near tho power house yesterday afternoon lt was no fault of the motorman's that there was not panic among Inc 20 passengers, most of them women.
 The ear left Cox's at t.0G bound for the city and had picked mp quite load of passengers When the ear was near Fourth avenue. the controller box blew out accompanied by lots of flame and smoke. but no real danger. The mo- toiman, McCluSkov hy name, immedi- ately opened inc door and made a dash for tho rear of the ear and most of the passengers followed suit The cOnduc- tor, however had presence of mind enough to block tho doorway and save the women from jumping from the fast moving ear Al tho same tlmo Charles A. Dupec, g well known blue Jacket, who Waa sitting ncar the front of the car ran 10 the front platform and stood in the smoke from the burning
 insulation Until ho had brought the car to q stop hy using tho air brake
 Dupeo stopped tho ear in tho nick of time, for it was going at high rate of speed and he brought it to a halt not much more than a hundred feet from tho curve at Dho power house, where if might have loft the tracks The mo- torman had become worse than uaoloss thinking only or saving htmeelr from a not uncommon and quite harmless accident If was owing only to tho presence of mind of nupoo and Gone dUctor O'Rrtcn that no one was sori- oualy hurt in the momentary panic,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
ELIOT FOR AMBASSADOR
President of Harvard Suggested nc
 Rcid's Successor.

Washington, Doc. 1-C'harles W. Eliot president of Harvard university is suggested as the next ambassador to England by the Washington Post. in it's leading editorial his morning. A great many persons will consider the thought happy one, In offering Prest- dent Eliots name for Mr.. Taft's con- sidcration, the Post says,
 'rho qualifications of President Eliot need not be recounted. They are known of all men He is in full possession of his keen and ripened powers and un- impaired bodily yigor His vast cX- pereuco in executive and public ar- fairs his sound judgment his catholic spirit. and his rare culture 0t him ror the duties of ambassador to Great Rrt- tain to a degree approached by very few Americans
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
LIBRARY PLANS MUST BE CHANGED Total of Lowest Bids Is Far in Excess of Money at the Dis posal of Ives Memorial
 Committee.
FILING REPLACES MARBLE
Much Cutting Necessary in Interior plnns---Longcr Time for figur- ing Might Have Meant
 Lower Bids.

II became evident yesterday that the committee in charge of the Ives Mom- orial library has run up against a wall
 of rather good sized proportions This is owing to the fact that the plans of
 Cass Gilbert. the architect, call for a building, the construction of which win cost a good deal more than the amount .of money which the committee has at its disposal.
 Since the bids were opened in New
 York week ago there have been meet lngs of members of the committee, but
 nothing has been given out as to the
 successful bidders, or i'm fact anything in connection with tho awarding of tho contracts. This has caused quite a
 bit of wonder and much speculation has been rife as to whom would be awarded the fourteen OF sixteen cone tracts into which the contract has hcon divided.
 Tt now appears that when the bids
 were examined last week, it was found that the sum of tho lowest bids on the various iohs total more than the sum
 tho committee has at its disposal A
 member of tho committee said ycster- day that the amount of the bids is far in excess of any sum which can he
 spent on the construction of the huild-
 ing As II is impossible to secure an amount of money such as would Do no. cessary under Inc bids now at hand the only solution of the matter is fiji change the architcct, specifications sc
 that the cost may be brought within the available amount
 one of Mir Gihrrts assistants, Mir ! Wells was in New Haven ycstcrdal morning in consultation with the conn mittoe and to determine lust what wll have to be done to make the cost meet tho appropriation II will be necessary
 to make extensive alterations in tho plans Tor tho interior of the library
 thus sacrificing much of tho beauty of tho structure. In many places whor, marble was originally specified. som, cheaper material such as tiing vii have 'o De substituted II Is hopej that no material alterations ln tho con.
 s'ruction plans will have to be made and that substitution of materials of a
 lower grade will suffice to bring dowr the cost enough As the difference ho tween ihc bids and the sum at tho com mittoe's disposal is SO large, however ' tk 1 Il
 be awaited nth good deal of anXl
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
THOMPSON WILL FILED
Estate Is to He Divided Between Two
 sons,

The vii of Frederick R Thompson was offered for probate yesterday aft nrucon and Harry G, Day has been nam. cd as oXocror of the estate, The ap. raisers win probably be named to-day The entire estate is to be divided be- tween inc two sons of the deceased. william G, and Frank B, Thompson. but each share Is 10 be held in trust by Harry Day until the two sons reach the age of thirty Ave years, The es. tate is over SlOO,o0o There is real estate belonging 10 the deceased as- sessed for over S1T,oOO.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
TAFT AND CANNON AGREE
Harmony Promised Between Speaker
 and President on TarifI.

Hot Springs, Naa Dec, 1-Repre- sentative William R. Mckinley of IT, lnols, ex-chairman of the republican congressional committee, and a close personal friend of Speaker Cannon, is to visit President-eleet Taft here Fri day. That MT, Mckinley will bear as surances from the speaker in har- mony with other messages which have reached Judge Taft through friends of Mir, Cannon, is confidently predict ed. These assurances are all in the line of harmony, and have been TO- ceyed with considerable gratifca- tion.
 The president-olect has been con atantly lnsIstent on thorough tariff revision and while he has no state mout to make as to the outlook, it is known that he feels very much en- couraged and confident that the re- suit Is to ho satisfactory and accom- plished probably without undue fric- tion
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
MINE M0RGUE AFIRE
Bodies Recovered After Explosion
 Narrowly Escape Incincration.

PittshurE Penn. Dec t.-Many of thn bruised burned and maugled bodies rescued from the depths of the Mari anna mines of tho Plttshurg Eufrajo Coal Co.,, where about 1i0 lives wero anuffed out by an explosion lHst Sat urdaS narrowly escaped complete ln- cineratlou to-day when fire broke out in the temporary morRue.
 Shaviuss sawdust and other inflam- mahlo material litter the floors and tonight when no one was in the room, fire. of unknown origin broke ont in 9 piio of shoymgs in inc midst of inc long crowd of corpses and had good Lart when discovered AttenIantI however, after hard struggle exen- guished the fire before any of the bodies were reached
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
FIRE COMM ISSI0NERS
Recommend Grade lncrcascs fur Three
 HOSCmCu

The board of fire commissioners met in headduartors to irarsari ls regular business last night
 private box he put in at tho Grand Opera house. This was referred to the committee on fire alarm toloErarh
 petition for 8 lrydrant on .lud7on street was referred to the committee on supplies and hytlrants.
 Grade ucreases that were recom- mended and passed were: Hoseman W. MrGthncN T. r. McNtahon and I r. Reynolds 10 he Increased to $2.7l a day. This Is to Ro into effect beginning De- cembor t2