The Falls City tribune., 1908-07-31
folks until Sunday afternoon when he
returned TO this place.

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Saturday morning when the mill
men wen down to their work they
found their coal on fire and upon in
v%estigation it was found TO have come
from spontaneous combustion. After
a few hours work of spreading the coal
the fire was put ont.
The towu board issued an order to
have the town well cleaned and the
early part of the week it was baled out
and scrubbed from top to bottom, The
only thing that is wrong with it is the
grit and the sand is coming into the
bucket.
A. a. Shellenba rger of west OF town
began threshing Saturday morning but
was delayed by the rain. Monday he
was again delayed by rain. He thinks
thinks his grain will average better
than 20 bushels to the acre.
H. V. Davis, the barber, has been
having a general house cleaning this
week. He has had his place repapered
and painted and also installed electric
lights and on electric fan. w. Sutton
has charge of the painting.
Guy Harris Is putting up hay be-
tween showers this week. He cut
down % acres of hay Wednesday using
four mowers and has had a big force
of men in the field when it is NICE.
Mrs. w. j. McCray panied by
her daughter Blanche went to Lincoln
Wednesday to consult a Hot Springs
doctor with the hope of getting relief
from rheumatism.
Mrs. Georgia Williams and mother
are visiting at the home of M. II. Van
deventer this week. Mrs, Williams is
remembered in this part as Miss Geor-
gia Vandeventer.
While Joseph Wagner and Roy Ad-
ans were making hay Monday a humble
bees nest was pitched onto the wagon
and the result was that Mr.. Adams is
badly disfgured.
]. w. Ball the we'll known speaker
OF Lincoln will come down to this place
Saturday. He will preach in the
Lutheran church both Sunday morn.
ing and evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Goats of Ohio are
here this week visiting the formers.
sister, Mrs. Chas. Mason, Rev. Goats
preached at the Lutheran church Sun
day evening.
X. A. Clark is getting the material
on his lot in the north part of town to
begin building soon. He has contracted
for cement blocks to build the foun-
dation.
The Commercial club has been hav-
ing some business to get things in read
mess for the coming picnic, All com
mlttees have been appointed.
John Findlay of west OF town thresh-
ed his wheat the past week and he re-
ports it to have made 26 bushels which
is above the average.
d. D. Davis of near Nemaha came to
town Thursday on business and had a
chat with friends. Uncle Danirl don't
come to town often.
Misses Mary Nesbit and Maude Berry
of Tekamah are visiting Miss Allie Da-
vies at her home north of town this
week.
A. G. and a. p. Simpson, also c. A.
Jones OF Auburn were business visitors
in this place the middle of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. G. Mcbride and son
Gregg went to Table Rock the latter
part of the week to visit friends.
Miss Mamie Ryan of Auburn visited
her brother Johu at this place a couple
Of days the past week.
C. H. Coons and j. B: Briggs of
Omaha were business visitors in this
town Wednesday.
Luther Burro of Elk Creek and fam
lily are visiting sisters of the former in
town this week.
L. l.. Jesse of near Howe came down
to this place Friday afternoon to trans
act business.
James Mcfarland, deputy sheriff, of
Falls City, was a business visitor here
Tuesday.
The NJ, Z. Church people installed
new electric lights in their church last
Monday.
Mrs. A. lyman of this place went to
Auburn Thursday to visit her daughter.
p. II. Reimers visited his son George
Of Verdon the fore part of the week,
G. +. Ailer aud family visited E. c.
Ailer at Haddam, Kans., this week.
S. +. Mutt came down from Auburn
Friday afternoon to lead the band.
Miss Tilden of Salem spent Sunday
at the home of S. H. Bailey.
Lawrence Curtis and j. L. Griffith
went to Auburn Thursday.
NJ. Andetson and W. Ulmer hauled