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The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21
Big Cattle Sale


We will sell at Metz sale pa
vilion, Falls City, at 1;3o p. m.
on Saturday, August 22nd, to
the highest bidder, 10 head Of
coming 2-year old steers, all
good color, good quality and
dehorned.
Ed Morgan will sell p head
Of the best Wyoming horses ev-
er sold in Falls City, at the
same place and date.
MEYERS & HOOVER.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21
Horse Badly Injured

The old family horse of John
w. Powell received injuries Sat
urday evening which may prove
fatal. Mr.. Powell had made d
trip from the Chautauqua ground
and was returning again and
just as he was turning the cor
ner near the Weaver barn ran
into Il horse driven by Charley
Whetstine and coming from the
opposite direction. The Whet-
stine horse was going at a pretty
good gait and neither driver saw
the danger in time to turn out
and in the collision the shaft en-
tered the breast Of the Powell
morse to the depth Of about
twelve inches causing Il very
ugly wound. The other horse
was hurt in the same manner
but not SO badly. Both animals
were given prompt attention,
and it is thought the Whetstine
horse will recover completely,
but there is some doubt as to the
other.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21
DEATHS RECORD
CLAIMS ONE OF OUR LEADING
CITIZENS
James NJ Whitaker Passes Away
Saturday Night After Pro
longed Illness.

ionSed illness.
When the news that James
Whitaker was dead reached our
people ON Sunday morning, Il
deep Gloom was cast over cur
city, for he had many frienas
who had hoped that relief might
be given to the stricken one and
he be spared To us, but it was
ordered otherwise and on Satur-
day night, August II, l90s, at
$50 o'clock, James Whitaker
passed from this life into the
great beyond, 1t the age OF Il
years, } months and II years.
James NJ. Whitaker Was born
in CooksviIle, Tenn May D.
1S61, where he grew to man
hood He came to this city with
his parents in March, 1883, and
had lived here almost continu-
ouSly since that time. He was
married several years ago to
Miss Margaret Beacby, but no
children were born to them.
For Il number Of years he was
employed IN the hardware store
of w. II. Crook, where he was Il
most efficient employc, winning
the highest respect OF all with
whom he came in contact. LeaY-
ing this position he accepted an
appointment under Governor
Holcomb as assistant in the
state auditors office, during
which time he lived in Lincoln,
becoming close and valued
friend to many Of the leading
politicians of the state. At the
close Of Gov. Holcomb's term
Mr.. Whitaker returned 10 this
city and embarked in the real
estate business, being identified
with the firm Of Whitaker Bros
one of the most successful real
estate firms in this city.
About 4 year ago his health
began to fail, but nothing ser
ious was apprehended until last
spring, when his friends noticed
his condition and prevailed up
on him to 30 to Excelsior
Springs, which he did, but to no
avail, and few weeks ago he
returned, since which time he
has been confined to his home,
suffering from complication
of diseases, finally terminating
into tuberculosis of the bowels,
which caused his death.
The funeral services were
held from the home Monday af-
ternoon, conducted by Rev. OIL
iyer, assisted by the NJ. W. A.
lodge, of which order deceased
was an honored member. The
floral offerings were many and
beautiful. Interment was in
Steele cemctety, where the re
mains were followed by many
sorroWing friends.
With the going Of James NJ.
Whitaker, Falls City lose. one
Of her best and most loyal cit
zens whose place can never be
filled. lie leaves besides wife
and mother, five brothers, Dil.
lard OF Norton. Kass J. G. Of
Kansas City, and Bert, Tom and
Doll of this city, and three Sis
ters, Mrs. j VI Nchoenheit Of
Kansas City Mrs. q. NJ. Bar
rett and Mrs Henry Wyatt OF
this city to mourn the loss Of
one who has ever been a kind
and loving husband, son and
brother 70 them we extend
our deepest sympathy.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21
Farmers Views.

Suppose some eloquent Iafir
should advise the people, and
the farmers especially, to vote
for schemes that would reduce
the price OF their products at
least one half, and ask them to
contribute money to elect him
to carry out those principles; in
complying TO such request we
farmers would be marked down
ON the bargain counter as mon
umental suckers. Now what
more is Mr.. Bryan doing when
he calls on the farmers to pay
one dollar or more to elect him
president. after advising them
against protection, sound money
and general expansion OF bust
ness. Imagine Lincoln, Garfield,
Harrison, Mckinley, Roosevelt
or Taft STOPPING to such an un-
dignitied and braZen position as
to beg laboring people for mon
| ey to help elect them to the
presidency. Not much, Mary
Ann. | guess we had better
stick to our big prices, good
times and put our dollars in our
we'll regulated banks.
\ HARAIItn
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21
TRIAL OF JESUS
HAD HE BLASPHEMED WHEN he
CLAIMED KINSHlP WITH GOD?"
His Guilt or innocence Must BE
Passed Upon by the
Individual

The Trial of Jesus at the Chau-
tauQua last Sunday, heard the
most scholarly and absorbing lee
ture of the course. Jesus was
tried three times in one day. The
first trial was by the Jews upon
the charge of blasphemy. He had
claimed kinship with the Jehovah
and the mob had howled until he
was taken before the Sanhedrim or
great council of the Jews before
which all religious trials were had.
Some of the laws which governed
the procedure in this court, the
violation of which should have
been sufficient to set aside a trial,
were ps follows:
/. rhe court could not try an
accused person at night.
2. lfalI seventy members Of the
Sanhedrim agreed that the accused
was guilty it should be no trial as
such a verdict would indicate that
the accused had no friend present
but was in the hands of u mob.
3. No accused person could be
compelled to testify against him
self.
t. The youngest member of the
Sanhedrim should vote first in or
der that his judgment should not
be influenced by the votes Of his
elders.
Every one of these laws was vio-
lated in the Jewish trial of Jesus.
The arrest in the garden was made
a little before midnight and the
mob followed him to the great
council where he was Immediately
tried The verdict of the Sanhed-
rim was unanimous, all voting for
his guilt. When Jesus was brought
to trial and no witnesses could be
secured against him the High
Priest twice tried to force Jesus to
take the stand and testify, finally
saying L adjure thee by the living
God, that thou tell us whether
thou be the Christ, the son of
God
Jesus saith unto him, Thou
hast said: Nevertheless | say unto
you. hereafter shall ye see the son
of man sitting on the right hand
of power, and coming in the clouds
of heaven
Thus it was that all law and pre-
cedent was set at naught, and Je-
sus, the accused, compelled to tes-
tify against himself.
The youngest member of the
council should have voted first, but
upon the statement of Jesus above
quoted, The High Priest rent his
clothes saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have
we of witnesses
Thus every known form of law
and precedent was violated in the
trial of the Christ.
Rome having conquered Judea,
a Roman Governor, Pontias PLATE,
was in control of the common
wealth. Rome recognized the San
hedrim and all of its judgments
save the death penalty When
ever this judgment was pronounced
a Roman trial must be had. Con-
sequently when the Jewish coun-
ell condemned Jesus to death the
mob hurried him to PLATE for
trial. Plate was a coward. He
heard the witnesses and found no
evil in Jesus. But the mob howled
"crucify him. and PLATE washed
his hands of the whole matter and
,,a,pni+toJ TaSnC 70 he oz-an,,taJ e.,
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21
Marriage Licenses

Earl Clark, Morrill,, has.,.,......
Kate Shouse, FAILS City .........
Logan Covert, Hiawatha, kaso...
Minnie Evans, Hiawatha. Kas,,....
Wm. Koso, Falls City 49,. ...,.,.
Emma Brecht, Falls City 49,. -,
The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-21

this week:
ADrLT-FICTlON.
Fair Margaret. ......... Crawford
Up and Down the Sands of Gold ......
..... .......# .............Devcr
Davenant. ........ ............ kinross
Magistrates own Case. -. Rosekrantz
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fairy Reader r........... ..... Baldwin
Another Fairy Reader. -. Baldwin
Little Black Mingo....... Baunerman
Editha's Burglar. ........... Burnett
Winifred West..,........... .Channing
Just Sixteen. .......... Coolidge
Signal Boys. .......... Eggleston
Across the Campus. ....... Fuller
Phaeton Rogers. rs...,.........J Johnston
York and Lancaster Rose. Kcary
Two Royal Foes. -. ..... Madden
Two Children in the Woods Richards
Adventures Of a Doll............Sm Smith
NON FICTION.
Reading. How to Teach it ....Arnold
Story of my Childhood. -. 800 Barton
Mind That Found Itself f....... Beers
True History of the L. S ...... Brooks
How to tell Stories to Children, Bryant
Leaf and Tendril.... -. Burroughs
TO the Top of the Continent. Cook
Place of Industries in Education. Dopp
France, Peeps at Many Lands........
............... ........ Finnemore
Japan, Peeps at Many Lands........
Observation-Disclosures. tinnemore
Seventeenth Century Men of Latitude
...,... =. go. ........ George
Graded List of Poems and Stories.
..... Gilbert u Harris
Scotland, Peeps at Many Lands. -.
........,.., 80. -. Gr1erson
City of the Seven Hills =. Harding
Man and his Work -. Herbertson
Daily Notes of Trip Around the
World....... 80. ........ Howe
Childhood Of Ji-shib............Jenks
Education by Plays aud Games. -
.........,... ....... johnson
Whose Home is the Wilderness. Long
Origins of Inventions ..........,M Mason
Primary History of the L. s. MeMaster
Winning the y...............Me Merrill
Engineering Work ......McCullough
Adventures With Indians -. Michils
Home Life in all Lands. ....Merris
Alice Freeman Palmer ....... Palmer
Mornings in College Chapels.......
pna bodv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13

Great interest centered In the working out of the Erie financial settlement and while underlying confidence was general that the settlement would be effected. the manner of Its accomplish : ment came as a surprise and afforded abundant food for wide ranging con lecture over the motives and plans un- deriving the action.
 E. H. Harriman's advance of funds to the Erie was most interesting Tn the light of his far-reaching interests in the railroad system of the whole country. The of the recent com pletion of a Haa riman link to the At iantic seaboard in. the South through the Illinois Central and the Central or Georgia points the argument that con trol of the Erie Is intended Tor an other such link to the Northern sea board. The present mixed controt or the Erie in community with that or other trunk lines and anthracite car riers would make such project or consequence to the balance or power III the whole railroad world. The object is thus invested with an importance m the estimation of the financial pubic extending far beyond the immedlate affairs of the Erie itself
 The publication of the April lst con dition of the winter wheat and rye crops by the Department or Agrlcul- ture was of marked reassuring enect owing to the high percentage or con dition reached for the winter wheat crop and the large crop indicated on the basis of that condition. The years crop yields are looked upon as a vital element in the improvement of the depression into which business has been thrown No marked influence was perceptibIe in the securities market from the side of business and tranlc advices. Reports of railroad officials were moderately hopeful in tone. but they had little actual increase of traf- hc to report and returns of earnings still show heavy reductions from the corresponding periods of a year ago as well as for several years preceding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13
MEMPHIS CLUB PULL0FF
 NEAT SOUVENIR "STUNT'
Hcautiful Pamphlet Is Souvenir of ,trI Openfng Day.

Opening Day.
 The Memphis Club can always be- depended upon to pull of something unexpected. The latest is splendid souvenir for the opening game at Red Elm Park on Wednesday. Copies of 1t have been sent around the circuit and 1t is about as neat thing of it's kind as one would care to see.
 In printing. and in illustrations it is difficuh to bieieve that anything could be more neatly done than the handsome brown pamphlet which ac- companies the invitation to the open ing game on Wednesday.
 The frontpiece. is a splendid car toon of Charlie Babb, holding a hand at cards, a straight flush made up of the portraits of the various players of the Memphis team. Underneath Babb issues a signed address to the patrons of the club.
 In 1t he says ''I pledge to do my best to, bring the flag to Red Elm. To me. the hand hold. looks good, and with an even break in the fortunes of base ball, the pennant will go to the team that beats Memphis. My record for the past two seasons speaks for itself I labored honestly and conscfentiously at all stages of the season and have no excuses to make.'
 The. Turtle Back" idea so identified with Memphis is carried out through : out the entire pamphlet. On one of the pages are shown the pictures of the omciais of the club and the Memphis sporting writers mounted on the back s of turtles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13
CALENDAR OF SPORTS

Monday.
 Mike Schreck ys. Tony Ross, fifteen rounds at Newcastle, Pa.
 Jimmy Potts vs. Kid" Prescott, if. teen rounds at Calgary. Alb.
 Tuesday.
 National League opens its season with New York playing at Philadei- Pnla; Boston at Brooklyn; Pittsburg al St. Louis and Chicago at Cincinnati American League opens its season with Detroit playing at Chicago: St. Louis at Cleveland; Philadelphia at New Yerk, and Washington at Boston Annual meeting of the Automob bile Club of. America, in New York City. Jimmy Gardner vs. Harry Lewis. twelve rounds. at Boston,.
 Wednesday. American Association opens its sea- son with Milwa ukee at Louisille; Kan sas City at Indianapolis; St. Paul al Columbus. and Minneapolis at Toledo. Southern League opens its season with Little Rock at Memphis; Nashville at Atlanta; Mobile at New Orleans, and Birmingham at Montgomery. Spring meeting of Queens County Jockey Club opens at Aqueduct.
 Thursday,
 Bench show of North Shore Kennel Club, at Salem. Mass.
 Saturday.
 Opening of Texas State golf tourna. ment at Fort Worth.
 Northwestern League opens it's sea couver a Tacoma and Aberdeen at Spc kane.
 Virginia League opens it's season with Dsnville playing at Lynchburg; Roam oke at Richmond. and Portsmouth al Norfolk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13
BEASLEY LOSES LEG
YOUNG MAN IS RUN OVER BY
 FREIGHT CARS.
While Braking on Cut of Cars NeaI Union Passenger Station He z Loses Balance and Falls
 Beneath the Wheels.

Wilbur Beasley, young man, em- ployed by the Louisville and Nashville Railway Company, lost his balance ana fell beneath the car on which ne was braking about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The wheels of two cars passed over the right leg which was so nearly mashed off. that 1t had to De amputated a few inches below the knee He suffered also painful injuries to the head. but it was said last night that he would recover.
 MT. Beasley was braking on cut or cars when the accident occurred. With a brake stick he was trying to bring the string of seven to a pause under the shed of the Union Passenger Sta tion. The stick slipped from the brake wheel. ne lost his balance and fell
 Beasley, whose cars were on the track earest the Alabama river, fell from the top of the box to the picket fence that bounds the yards. From the fence he fell to the track and before he could extricate himself the wheels had crushed his leg.
 He was at once taken up by fellow workers and was sent to St. Margaret's Hospital where he had surgical atten- ticn. It is believed that his injuries are not fatal.
 MT. BeasIey is the son of Mrs. Mill dred Beasley. with whom he lives at 414 Madison Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13
MONTGOMERY HAS BEEN SLOWLY
 MOVED UP.
Nashville Has Signed somesIndividuai Stars and Looks strong-Mem- phis and Atlanta are Ex-
 pected to Be Factors.

Some of the sporting writers around the circuit are at last allowing Mont Romery chance to finish in the first division. The Birmingham sport writ CTS. however. are quite firm in saying that Montgomery has a second division team, although admission is made that the Climbers are stronger than they
 Grantland Rice of The Tennessean picks Montgomery to finish in the frst division. He gives the other three vile. That's not such bad guess. according to the Montgomery fans, who do figuring on records, standings and head of the table. with Memphis. Nash vile and Montgomery following in the order named.
 For the past ten days the dope writ CTS have been moving Montgomery up peg. now and then. At the beginning Montgomery was picked for tail-end honors. But the team displayed its strength in the preliminary games The big league writers and players passed on to other Southern League towns and told the hot struggles they (the big every game except one, Montgomery fought the big fellows to finish and in most of the games played, the big leaguers were lucky to get off with
 Except in that sensational year of 1905. when Montgomery won twenty three games. all in a TOW, and finished a good second. the locals have never had first-class pitching stan. In fact. they never had anything like a pitching stan. Strange as it may seem. the team has always been strong in the catching department, but the pitching staff In the aggregate has usually been a frost. notwith anding the good work of an occasional star. There has always been one or two sensational players on the infield and one or two bat bags. As general thing, the team always turned up With a good outfleld and always lost one of It's outhelders before the season was weli-advanced.
 Since the finish of last season Mont goTnery and Nashville have strength ened more than any other teams in Dixie. If Bill Bernard drills team work into his men and gets them go- ing well. he will undoubtedly be among the leaders. Individually, the Volunteers look as strong as anything in the league. with a pair of lightning fast catchers. a hrst-class pitching Htsff. a heavy hitting vet cratic infield snd q star .outield, If the team has weakness. t Is uncertainty in the de- gensive work of the inheld. It looks like 2 hrEt-divisfoh proposition.
 New Orleans does not look especial- " strong at this angle of the league.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13

The price or copper has declined again and accumulation of stocks is complained of Orders for steel prod. ucts show recessions from the level of the early part of March and the iron market is called stagnant. Persistent rumors of an intended cut in prices of steel products have elicted protes- tations of the determination of the al- lied interests in the trade to maintain prices.
 The investment situation shows some signs of improvement. Money con- tinues easy and difficult to place in time loans in spite of prospects of United States treasury withdrawals of Government deposits from the banks and a possibility of some outgo of gold to France. The Erie settlement re- moves a oppressive factor from the in vestment situation. The determination of the Peterborough Metropolitan to issue bonds instead of short term notes was significant of some growth of con- fidence In the investment prospect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13
Ante Season Dope" on the
 Eight Clubs Of the League

Charlie Frank is undoubtedly worse of X than he was at the beginning of last year His catching stan is not espe- mittedly weak. The infield. despite the presence of Rohe, Is weak with the stick. Frank Delehanty Is undoubteds be but he wants to be only now and then. He has been with many clubs and every one of those clubs has been more pleased to let him go than 1t was mingham. Lord is a star. but Joe Riekert Is not even a good average Southern League outfielder.
 But the Dutchman will strengthen-- that much can be depended upon. He knows the weakness of his team as well as any one. He has brains and the club has money. New Orleans will not trail in the second division during the whole campaign.
 Atlanta viii be a factor in the race not necessarily because she won the the same machine-like infeld. that was such factor in the contest last year. As whole the team Is weaker than iast d year It is weaker ;n Ter Gshihd the bat A whole army of dope" writers can not change that fact They may have picked up an outfieldei as good as as long as that fine infield is at work the team will count in the race.
 Birmingham Is about as good as 1t sets the Barons have arc the two old Montgomery outfielders. Houtz and Molesworth. Houtz Is better man than Gardner. of the Barons last year, although the Birmingham sport writ ars would have frothed at the mouth If this had been suggested last sea son. The pitching staff is weaker by the loss of Wilhelm, notwithstanding will be a good man in Southern League Company, but he will not be the star that Wilhelm was. The catching stan was weak last year and 1t will be weak this year. It Is doubtful if the infeld Is whit stronger than it was last year. Nobody believes that Reagan Is as good a man as Carlos Smith.
 Memphis Is bound t2 have a good strength to the team. Already he has the team playing fast inside ball. The possible weakness of the team Is the piode when % the real i light come comes e on e in the dog days. Outside of this the team
 Little Rock Is An enigma. 4 major on the Southern circuit. and the League will not have good idea of the Tray elers2 until they have made the rounds. Mike Finn Ia famous for having near ing among the eaders. The new men may do little better but they are un- proven.
 give p Tom Fis6er:s Mobile team n~ssG irst st division place. The team is not woe fully weak. nor Is it sensationally strong. Fisher has a pretty good pitching staff and that always counts It Is good outfield he has gathered too. but If Fisher runs his team up among the league leaders 1t will be a surprise to the Montgomery followers
 But. after all. what is ante season dope worth?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13
Old Time Friends WEI
 Meet at Opening Conflict

There will be an old time reunion of friends when the Barons and the Climbers meet for the opening conflict Vaughan will put his new pitcher Robersa allie, in the box for the opener.
 And in all probability Ryan will op-. pose him with Thomas an old time American Association. If Thomas goes in shannon VIII do the receiving for the locals. and like Thomas shannon Is an old time friend and opponent Of Robertailie.
 Ryan has determined to use a right hander for the opening day. Stackpo1e was originally selected but he caught cold in his shoulder and his arm Is net now in the best of condition. Ryan regards Thomas and Stackpole as his headiest and steadiest right handlers. In natural ability 1t is possible that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-13

Helm. But Ross Is bit inexperienced in this company and an opening day is somewhat exciting. Van Anda Is the true "Tobasco Kid,'' one of the best pitchers in the league and one who has his own opinions about things. 1, The left-handers will be retained for Q little later service in the series. The Barons are expected to have a noisy lot of rooters on the grounds. A number of them are expected to come down with the team. A crowd is ex- pected from Selma and some of the Selma fans have the bad judgment to be rooters for the Barons.
 A first class band concert will be given for the half hour previous to the game. The Montgomery City Band will be on hand and play it's best from vantage point in the grand stand.