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The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

The Candy Kitchen can furnish
you with ice cream, bulk or brick
all winter.
DR.. Lawrence made a profess
sional visit to Fortescue, Mo. the
first of the week.
The Humboldt basket b a |
teams comes next Saturday, Oct.
81, for a double header.
We are giving free 81. 50 worth
of ware at our store next week,
See ad in this paper for particu.
lars. J. G. TANNER.
Miss Lillian Banks returned
Tuesday from New York, where
she has been for some time under
the direction of the great Hun
garian pianist, Rafael Joseffy.
Earl Marts, wife and children
have been in the city during the
past two weeks visiting at the
home of Sam Marts and wife.
They left Tuesday for their home
in Wymore.
John Weber is making sub
stantial improvements on his
cottage in the north part of town
by the building of a commodious
addition on the north. 1t will
soon be completed and John and
his wife will have a most COM
Portable home.
Miss Eta Boose was this week
added to the corps of teachers in
Our public schools. Her duties
will be at the High school. where
the Gro wded condition has made
this extra help necessary. There
are now twenty-four teachers
employed in our schools.
DIR. Beattie of Cotner Univer-
sity will speak at the Christian
church here in the city next Sun
day morning and evening. All
are invited. Subject for the
morning, THE Lords Supper,
what the New Testament teach
es about wnat it is, and why it
is observed.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Saved his BOYS Life

"My three year old boy was badly
constipated, had a high fever and was
in an awful condition. | gave him two
doses of Foley's Crino Laxative and
the next morning the fever vas gone
and he was entirely we'll. Foley's
Orino Laxative saved his life" A
Wolkush, Casimer, Wis. Kerr's Phar.
macy.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
THE LOCAL LORE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO
YOU AND TIE.
What Your Friends and Their
Friends Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
Sowles Candy.

The agony will soon be over
Or. Tefft. Dentist, Maddox block,
opposite court house.
Cold weather is coming. Get
your Coal of c. A. Heck.
Mrs. Al Doerner returned the
first of the week from a few
weeks visit with relatives in Mis-
souri,.
VIII buy a cat in a sack? At
our exhibit next week we will
show you a Majestic in actual
operation. ]. c.. TANNER.
Ed Poteet is now employed as
the Pacific expressman in this
city, having accepted the position
vacated by Louie Dawson.
Campbell Bros circus closes its
season tomorrow i'll Oklahoma
and will go into winter quarters
at their home in Fairbury.
Mrs. Frank Smith and Miss
Maggie McKiever returned Fri
day from a few days visit with
relatives in Nebraska City.
The regular food exchange
conducted by the ladies of the
Episcopal church will be at Mors,
mans drug store Saturday after
noon.
Joe Miles and Miss Zetta Cam
bin went to ST. Joe Saturday
afternoon for the purpose of wit
Messing Ben Hur' at the Tootle
that evening.
Be a man and go to the polls
Tuesday morning and cast your
vote as your conscience dictates.
Don't let anything keep you from
the polls on that day.
Tomorrow night will be Hal
lowe'en. You know what that
means, so we would advise you
to nail fast or lock up everything
you don't want to have moved.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Greenwald
left Monday for Montpelier, Ind,
to be present at the marriage of
their son Guy to Miss Maddox,
which event took place Wednes-
day.
r. Mead Shumway, convicted
murderer of Mrs. Martin of
Gage county, has been grant
ed a stay of sentence until jan
uary 3. 1909. Shumway was
sentenced to be hanged Oct. 80.
The Majestic Manufacturing
Co., of St. Louis, Mo, will have
a man at J. C. Tanner S store all
next week who will show You how
to bake biscuits, brown, top and
bottom, in three minutes. Don't
miss this chance of seeing the
great cooking wonder.
Fred Fetzner on Route l.. came
in Monday morning and renewed
his subscription to this great
weekly. Mr. Fetzner informs us
that the corn is about ready to
husk and the farmers will soon
be busy. Not so busy, however,
that they cannot go to the polls
next Tuesday and vote for the
party that will keep that same
corn at the present price. The
farmer knows who his friend is.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
S~tereoptican Lecture

Rev. r. r. Teeter will give a
stereoptican lecture at the Breth-
rem church next Sunday evening
upon the subject Darkest Chi
cago and her Waifs.n This is one
of the greatest religious, social
and political problems of the age.
1t will be illustrated with 100
striking original slides. Everyone
is welcome. An offering will be
taken.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

SOtAN
Big republican meeting at the
court house Saturday night.
-Wittrock and Rieschick have
big lusty fellows for Nov. 5.
Our first snow October %. Pin
this in your hat for future refer.
ence.
Two mares and two mule colts
for sale. Inquire of o.. p,
Heck. 40-3t
Preston Keiser of Humboldt
was passing the glad hand on our
streets on Monday.
Clarence Smith and wife leave
tomorrow for California, where
they will spend the winter.
Come and see the great cook
ing wonder at our store all next
week. See ad in this paper.
Miss Ethelyn CHASER of Hum
boldt was in the city on Tuesday,
doing business between trains.
Mrs. DR.. Callison and baby of
Stella are guests in this city at
the home of DIR. |. M. Houston.
Karl Rauch of Stella was look
ing after business matters in this
city the latter part of the week.
Jim Mendenhall, travelling
freight agent of the B. & M, was
the guest of Agent Whitford on
Friday.
Mr.. Bower, proprietor of the
Electric theater, who has been
quite i'll for the past week is now
improving.
Chas. Loree and G. H. Falstead
returned Friday from. Lincoln,
where they had been as delegates
to the grand lodge of l. O. r. M.
Rev. George l. Wright, D. D..
will hold quarterly meeting at
the First Methodist church next
Sunday. Quarterly conference
Saturday night.
A new platform is being built
at the M. p. depot in Hiawatha,
a much needed improvement. 1t
will be of crushed rock. The
citizens wanted, it of cement, but
are thankful fer small favors.
We would be. too.
The Auburn Herald gives it
out cold that hereafter it will be
necessary for the M. P. to derail
at least the engine and four
freight cars, or two or three pas
senger coaches, before 1t will be
recognized by that paper as a
news item.
Sam Olden was assessed 81 il
police court Friday for a little
too much Falls City. Charles
Downing is being held on the
same charge. There were sew
eral white men who needed the
same dose. Marshal VanOver
confiscated Sam s jug of whiskey.
-Hia watha World.
Next Sunday being the Feast
of all Saints, observed for cent
uries by the church as a day OF
solemn obligation, the Holy Com
munion will be celebrated at St.
Thomas church at 10:45 a. m.
The rector will deliver a sermon
on 1.-THE Saints of God" Special
music by the vested choir.
According to the Principal
Democratic Pusher the Bryan
crowd at Falls City was some
where between 20, 000 and a mil
lion. Isaac Dilley said 1000;
John House 5000. General YER
dict about the same sized crowd
Taft had. This would mean
5000 to 5000. Anyway the
crowd doesn't mean Bryan votes
or Taft votes for voters of al
parties were Observation-Disclosures
World.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Victims of ptomaine

VI lN&iSh@A u =
were victims of ptomaine poison
on Saturday evening which for a
time threatened to be serious.
Rev. Reichel was unable to at
tend to his church duties Sunday
morning, but by evening was SO
much improved as to be able to
preach. Both were very sick for
a time but have now completely
recovered.
Word reaches us that the eldest
daughter of O.. A. Cooper, Mrs.
Grace McMurray, is lying dam
gerously i'll with pneumonia at
her home in Ames, Iowa. Mrs.
McMurray has many friends here
who will be grieyed to hear of
her condition.
One OF the most welcome visit
orS to our city is the fish man
from Rulo, who comes two or
three times a week. In his load
Tuesday he had three cat fish
weighing 65, 50 and 40 pounds
each.
Two colored women were solic-
iting funds in the city during the
week for the purpose of building
a church for their people in
Pueblo. Our citizens displayed
their usual liberality.
Miss Lois Spencer returned
Thursday night from the state
meeting OF Librarians held at
Hastings. She reports a splen-
did meeting and a pleasant time.
Drop in and have a cup of
coffee and hot biscuits at our
store any day next week. Will
be glad to see you if you intend
to buy or not. J. c. TANNER.
Mrs. Allan D.. May and little
son returned to their home in
Auburn, Saturday after spending
several days with relatives in
this city.
Elizabeth Sanford returned
Monday from the southern part
of Kansas. where she held a posi-
ton in a millinery establishment.
Mrs. Sue Smith and daughter
of Marshal, Mo-, are visiting in
the city with the families of ].
h. Cain and Mrs. D. w. Reid.
Herman Kloepfel of Rulo was
a business visitor in this city
Wednesday. The Tribune ac-
knowledges a pleasant call.
Rev. r. Cooper Bailey went to
Humboldt yesterday, where he
addressed the people in the even
ing on County Option
H. M. Jenne fixed up a mighty
pretty window for his shoe store
this week. Just autumn leaves.
What could be prettier.
Did you hear of it? Yes, some
thing is likely to happen on Dec.
10, IL aud II. Ask some of the
Presbyterians about it.
Mrs. Beyette of Nebraska City
visited during the week with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Beas-
ley.
Mrs. Ray DePutrin and baby
of Lincoln are guests of her pa
parents, G. w. Holland and wife.
Study this weeks Tribune
carefully and profit by the bar
gains offered by our merchants.
Doll Whitaker spent a portion
of the week in Stella looking
after business interests.
-Wanted-Young ladies to
take the tra;ning.-St. Mary's
hospital, Pueblo, Col.
Miss Beulah Meyers of Denver
is in the city the guest of Miss
Mary Glines.
James Bascom spent Sunday
with friends in Pawnee City.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

of the greatest religious, social
and political problems of the age.
1t will be illustrated with 100
striking original slides. Everyone
is welcome. An offering will be
taken.
Misses Julia and Stella Lough-
ridge, former residents of this
city, but now of Lincoln. visited
with friends in this city the lat
ter part of the week. Miss Stella
is a graduate of our high school,
aud after leaving here took up
missionary work, in which she
has proven most successful. For
the last seven years her field has
been in Turkey. She is now en-
joying a years rest from her ar
durous duties and visiting with
home folks. The young ladies'
stopped in this city enroute to
ST.. Louis, where they go to at
tend a missionary meeting.
DR.. Boose reports a baby boy
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Witt, seven miles north
east of Falls City, the little one
putting in his appearance last
Thursday. Also a baby boy at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Tubach, nine miles northeast of
town. All parties are doing
nicely.
Observation-Disclosures, energetic
man to sell lubricating oils, paint
and greases in Richardson and
adjacent counties. Salary or
commission. = Fairfax Refining
Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 1t
Ike Lyon, jr., accompanied
Guy Greenwald to Montpelier,
Ind, Sunday where he will act
in the capacity of best man at the
wedding.
For those who like variety, the
weather of Saturday must have
pleased them to perfection, as we
were given a liberal supply of all
kinds.
The people of Auburn are
erecting a tabernacle 80x1O4 feet
for the big evangelistic meetings
to be conducted there by Keys.
Hart and MacGann.
Miss Oddie Lapp went to Hia-
watha Monday to attend the flu
neral of Walter Meyer, who was
killed while on his way home
from Dallas.
Rev. r. Cooper Bailey address
ed a good crowd at the Dawson
opera house on the subject Of
County Option" Tuesday.
L. C. Edwards and Glen Nc
MILAN saw ''Ben Hur" in ST. Joe
Saturday night, and report a
splendid performance.
Rev. George L. Neide went to
Lincoln Tuesday to attend con-
vocation and a meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary.
Louie Dawson left Sunday for
Wichita, Kas., where he expects
to make quite an extended stay.
DR.. Hays and Terry Kemist of
of Dawson made their usual
weekly visit to our city Sunday.
Mrs. G.. H. Reichel returned
Friday from a visit with home
folks in Kansas City.
VIM. Strunk of Dawson spent
Sunday in this city the guest of
Murt Sullivan.
Re sure and call at our store
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-20

physician. On this trip he met Mrs.
Martha GUSTS, widow of Daniel Parke
Custis, one of the wealthIest planters
in the colony. They were married some
ave months later. Very little Is known Of
her except that she was petite, pretty
and exceedingly devoted to her husband
She was very proud of his successes, and
used all her energy to make his trials
az easy as she could. There ara those
who attribute Washington's first step up
ward to his marriage. This Is certainly
untrue, for he was on the road to sue
cess when he married her. Whenever
Wsshingtse went on long campaign
his wife took up headquarters where she
might be near him. These winterings
gradually became a regular custom. She
seldom complained, although she fire.
quently had to put up with inconvenient
headquarters. When Washington was
chosen commander-in-chief OF the Army
he did not accept the place with great
eagerness, for he knew 1t was to be a
long and hard fought war, and position
latent with responsibility. The struggle
was as difficult as he imagined, for many
times during the war the soldiers were
ready to lay down their arms and go
home, but his courage never failed him
and ne pushed on.
When the SLY looked blacklist he would
plan some campaign to make of defeat
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a victory. A happy Illustration OF thAs
was when one Christmas night the Soc
diers were quite ready to give up aRd 90
home. They were camping on ths banks
OF the Delaware. Pointing to the oEhsS
side, he said: "our enemy is camping
there" They were Hessiau soldiers, ana
since II was Christmas night, they were
celebrating. 1t was with difficulty the
army crossed, FOR the night was wildv
dark end cold. But, In spite OF the great
blocks Of Ice on the river, Washingtoa
managed to get his army across, aud o
victory was the result. A more dir1CuR
year was spent in Valley Forge. 1t was
a long, cold winter, the soldiers hungry
for food, and they did not have enough
clothing and blankets to keep themselves
warm. Many times they were on tbs
verge of mutineering. II was only ~
means of his tact and good tudgs@aS
that he brought harmony into camp s@2
gave the war a successful ending.
After leaving the army he went seaA
home and spent much time improving
the farm. The Mount Vernon estes
gradually became an expensive affnss.
Here he kept open house, and never Q
day went by without his receiving caiisaw
and friends. Some of the dinners n@@
Ievees were often elaborate. and he stxuss-
glsd hard not to appear bored. He hSs
hoped to spend the rest OF his life ausssa@
these pleasant surroundings. He sfsaA
told his friends: Let those who wase
such things as once be at the head Cd
things J DO not wish them. All ! assess
now 10 60 settle down at Mount ves~aa
and tB enjoy my farm" But afssr ssas
Constitution was ratified and the vsess al
the electors were opened and counted q
was found that everyone had voted ssR
Washington. During his presidency no
had many knotU problems, but he nsA
them ali with good sense and IudgDsm&
Because he played the double role se
commander OF the army and the sr@a
president OF this nation equally well 10
IL entitled to the name, the FstAsw ID
His Country.
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lieve that the vistas presented between
the massive pillars OF this portal must
have surpassed even the famous view
from the veranda at Mount Vernon, the
home Of Washington during his mature
years. On either side OF the site of Wash
ington's birthplace are groups of noble
trees, which have the semblance of silent
sentries guarding the spot.
Most visitors to Wakefield are willing
to believe that the cherry tree which still
stands near the sitE Of the mansion Is an
offshoot Of the historic sapling which met
such untimely fate ct the hands Of the
New Worlds hero. As may be surmised,
the points Of interest connected with
Washington's boyhood are not as nu-
merOus at Wakefield as would be the
case had the plantation buildings been
more carefully preserved. Almost the
sole remnant now remaining of the old
time structures are the slave quarters,
row Of abandoned log huts, several OF
which are now used as corncFibs. A land
mark of the vicinity is Georges Greek,
which has taken its name from the hero,
who, as a boy, romped on its banks.
AS has been sad, the historic spot at
Wakefield has not been left unmarked.
although isolated and neglected insofar
as the tide OF notwithstanding tourist
travel is concerned. 1t was In 1895 that
the national government erected at Wake
field a copy or facsimile In reduced size
Of the Washington National Monument
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ment n his makeup is bound to be a
trife saddened by the appearance OF
that Wakefield estate of many traditions
as it stands today In magnificent decay.
: simple granite shaft marks the spot
where Washington WAS born. and a few
bricks and stones are all that remain
of his early home Here was spent
George Washingtons infancy. boynood
and early manhood At this secluded
rural home the parents incuIcated in their
son those principles which made of him
so able a leader in after years. and this,
too, was the scene OF his bOyish praaEs,
including the famous cherry tree episode.
In after years Washington made no Sc
cret of the fact tbet this pastoral retreat
looking out upon the placid waters of the
Potomac was, TO him, one of the dearest
spots on earth.
The old country mau@ion where Wash
ington was born was burned early In
the last century. but the brick chimney.
within whose a-cG four PEOPLE could sit
ana the corner5-ones. with q portion OF
the foundation we're saved Shortly be.
fore the civil War the historic farm
Q ssed into the hands OF a family which
At drst showed come aPprecia tion for its
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-20

Colonial Beach. a summer resort located
not so very far from the mou OF the
river. and at a po Mt where the stream
Is some elghI ~ nine mites wide. Colon al
Beach is. iEd ed. 70 desert q I'll &c IN
winter. with u.rrQueul st amer cUmuu-
u.caJ'On with rhe outside world, 50 hat
The stranger who would make Tie pilgrim
axe T. NaEede!t hus.ei tn st y ss.b.e
ruud tons - saliseG TO rustp ne us ex-
cuaslgu uuttl tie ~ulH .a. se,lsau-
Ar we'd al Iojou.aI Bea L. Ihe tizen
seeking o Go honor 20 Wash ngt2n's mem
ory has tEe alternative o. caartefiGg a
Eht-jraft iauncn to convey him 10 Wake
6eid pier or Of engaging q web Clc OF
whatever sogI offers for IA drive of sew
eEai miles across country. he latter
route is, perhaps, TO be preferred. for il
carries the visitor through a oackwOods
section Of Ole Virginia where the print
tive conditions prevailing are calculated
20 cG1Se progressive Yankee 10 gasp
with establishment Moreover, the col
O. ed guide and driver provided 70 pilot
the Pree2ris1~-aopsefin ''-8-t~-a'i'' iG n
'Ucai Crac.s NGcse observations arc alone
.5orGL a. qes<l of sdmissiop
20 ever, tla Ht-'ros VT 4ny senti-
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neglect OF Wakefield Plantation is that
the old farm was visited 10y vastly great
er numbers Of people d few years ago
than it has been more recently. The
secret of the whole thing is fiat Wash
ington'S birthplace is very isolated. iu-
deed. IT would lee dihcult To Iind q more
out-of-the way Uoo! in the eastern part
OF the United States No railroad APP
proaches within many miles of it, ana
the only means OF access is found in the
steamers plying up and down the Po-
tomac River In days gone by these
river craft carried many interested per
sons TO Wakefield The United States
government built a pier st the planta-
tion and steamers were enabled TO land
passengers almost al the site OF the
manor house in which Washington was
born.
During recent years. however. the gov
eminent pier has been in shosl water.
and none OF the river steamers car
reach Il The sightseer- who now seIS
out to visit Wakefield Plantation Ia.
best have plenty OF time at his disposal
and not be detersec by UneApsSseC otsJa
cles. The ar atsgs u the joura y -
made By xasm er froU y nin tor 20
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at the American capital. This unRdOr%@@
shaft, which is somewhat similar thOugh
larger to the one at Yorktown msrkta@
the spot where Lord CORVALLIS Ezrrwm-
dered to the commander-in- chief 81 the
Continental Army, IL visible for @@@aA
distance on the Potomac River, but c@a-
not be seen from the decks of the rowzr
lar river steamers by reason OF the fa@4
that the naylgRble channel IL SsVsHaa
miles distant.
The monument bears the inscriptt@@
"Washington's Birthplace" and in smalbss
letters at the base are the words "Ereo4
ed by the United States, A. d. 1904"
The patriotic women who have of Late
years done so much to preserve tho name
Of Washington in shrines Of historic 40
sociations have not wholly oVeriook@A
Wakefield. In the neglected burying
ground of the Washington family on tkA
plantation there may be seen one mos
ern monument-a handsome marble sis@
placed over the grave OF WashingtonD
father a few years since The slab 0esSz
the following inscription:
"In memory of Augustine WASH
ingtOD, father of George washing
ton. Born I'm the year 1904. Dis4
May IL, I743. This stone wn@
placed here by the Society of the
Colonial Danes of America I'm ths
state of Virginia."
Although this one grave Is marked.
there are other graves In this, the faUA-
ily burying ground of the Washingroa
family that show sad need Of fostering
care The ancient tombstones Of vart-
GUS members OF the Washington family
are moss-grown, Clipped aud show the
sad havoc worked by the r6vageB of ths
weather. In not few instances the In
wcript{npa I'm old time ncriDt are alm0@a
illegible, and the whole appearance u
the burying ground is dilapidated ana
uncared for 4 barb wire fence, In nsae
too good repair. Is ali there is to pss-
tect the graves from trespass By WAS
dering cattle.
Several times during the past few years
there has been preached by patrlct.- -
pie a project for rebuilding the old mar
sion at Wakefield placing In a conspicS~
Gus portion of the structure the few
bricks remaining from the old house and
using the original cornerstones. IL thB
plan Ia carried out. 1t Is probable that
the undertaking would also contemplate
q restoration Of the old burying ground,
with provision for its proper care here
after. An unexpected circumstance hos
lately served to Indirectly direct public
attention to neglected Wakefield. STRAIT
ford, the old home of Light Horse
Harry Lee and birthplace of Gen. Robert
E. Lee stands In Westmoreland county,
Va. not many miles distant from Wake
field, and the steps recently taken by the
Daughters of the Confederacy looking
to the restoration Of Stratford and im
utilization as a memorial museum have
naturally directed attention to that other
historic SPOT in the vicinity which, FOG
the credit Of the American people, EhouM
be rescued from IFS preaess state Of
abandon. WALDON gAWCETT.