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The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
RULO

Robert Bates was in Rulo Friday.
+. f. Kulp of Wvmore was here re-
Gently.
j. NJ. Gustafson of Wymore was here
last week.
Mary Thiltges was shopping in
Rulo recently.
II. S. Morehouse u: Reserve was in
Rulo last week.
Mrs. Emma Wallace was in Falls
City last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Simmons was a Falls City
visitor last week.
John Kanaly was a St. Joe visitor
one day last week.
Essie Marsh is visiting in the coun-
try at Geo. Taylors.
Ed Kermode visited relatives in Au-
burn the past week.
Roy Williams spent Sunday with his
mother TT Fortescue.
Mrs. Martin Marsh was quite sick
the first Of the week.
Floyd Long of Kansas visited rela-
tives here Saturday.
Mr.. Henniger OF St. Joe was in this
city during the week.
The plasterers are now at work on
John Moneys house.
Stella Graves is able to sit up again
after a months illness.
Worth Anderson of Hiawatha was a
visitor here Saturday.
Agnes Scnrader OF Preston spent
Sunday with her parents.
Mrs. Majors of Sedalia, Mo, visited
relatives here last week.
Fred Jondrow and wife are the proud
parents of a II pound boy.
Mike Richardson of Beatrice spent
Sunday with friends here.
Cecil Kanaly came down from Salem
to spend Sunday at home.
L. " l. CITY VI blnCOlu was Iclc OD
business one day last week.
Miss Laura Paul OF Gordon, Neb, was
visiting friends here recently.
A. 7. Sherman of Table Rock was "a
visitor here one day last week.
Mr.. Majore has moved his barber
shop into the Belpier building.
Albert Anderson of Wyniore was in
our city a short time last week.
Mrs. John Anderson returned from a
business trip to Mound City last week.
Some repairs are being made on
the house occupied by DR.. Richardson.
Mack Vastine shipped a car load of
apples to the western part of the state.
Tom W~interbottom of White Cloud
visited his parents here one day last
week.
Lena C~averzagie returned from an
extended visit with relatives in St.
Louis.
Mrs. Tod McKeiver and family of
Falls City visited her parents here
last week.
Mrs. Harry Bradford Of Wymore
visited last week here with her mother
Mrs. Kern.
Maggie Mahon Is spending a two
weeks vacation with her parents in
the country.
Vaughn McVey who is working for
Harry Custer at Falls City spent Sun
day in Rulo.
Will and Walter Graves returned
from Verdon last week. They were
there packing apples.
Mrs. Clyde Adams and baby came
down from Lincoln Saturday and they
are now keeping house in Mrs. Bowkers
property.
Mrs. Kern and daughter Mrs. Brad
ford went t Falls City Saturday for a
few days visit with relatives after
which the latter will return to her
home in Wymore.
Mrs. Thomas johnson visited friends
Miss Matteyne of this place and has
been living in Colorado for the past
year, but is now moving to Wisconsin.
On Wednesday night as train No. 65
was pulling into the side track, it
struck a car in the main track in such
a manner as to cause the rail to spring
out and the engine turned over. 1t
took the combined efforts Of two Sec
tion gangs, and the bridge gang to get
Things rlghted. The wreck was clear.
ed up and the track repaired by Thurs
day evening.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Marriage License

Deloert Deal, Morrill,, KS .. 800. q
Susie Pennington, Salem, Neb..... Is
Roy Perkins, Salem. 49,. q
Mabel Salyers, Esterville, Ia. 80. 10
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

40 acres WE'LL improved 1t miles from Deu in Ks Good spnng Bfoft terms WH1tBef
acres as pt payment balance long time at low interest /
200 acres IL miles homd eot Rchaus0nc county, NEBRASKA Good buildings and land Will /
take 400 80 acres spar payment 1
100 acres upland mile from depot ehandsmc county, Nebraska $4,000 /
1Oa acres Jdou county, Nebraska. 50 rods to- church and school Best of rms Might emit 4
10Y acres near Bpwnvma Nebraska !
Oaes4 1me. rom Falls City high school \
$40 acres. $4,000 improvements Also do cs adIominpW Will take 1Oacrs as part nyment 4
Finer nnngw water. A No. opportunity. 4
Money loan 4
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

Robert Bates was in Rulo Friday.
f. f. Kulp of Wvmore was here re-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Fewer Risks Were Written.

The advance sheets of the 1908 an
nual report of state Insurance Com
missioner Basford, will show that the
foreign life insurance companies do
ing business in the state had a de-
cided falling off of their business as
compared with the preceding year,
To start with they wrote 76o fewer
policies than for the preceding year,
and their business written and re-
newed decreased over a million dol
lars, dropping to seven and a half
million dollars. This also brought a
reduction of over three hundred thou
sand dollars in their premium receipts
this item only reaching $975, 200. At
the same time their losses incurred
reached $46O,OOO, as compared with
losses of s205, 900 for the previous year.
Taken altogether the report willInot
make very good showing for the life
companies as compared with past
years.
But the foreign fire companies have
no cause to complain of their business
as shown by the advance sheet. The
companies wrote and renewed $780,
600 1887 of risks in the state for the
year, an increase OF sixteen million
dollars over the business of the pre-
vious year, and their premium re-
ceipts We're s1ss,22 in excess Of those
of the previous year. While their
business was on the increase their
losses decreased fifty thousand dol
lars. The net returns after deduct
ing losses incurred and expenses,
show the companies s4OO, 900 to the
good for the year as compared with
s146, 600 for the previous year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Additional Local.

Mrs. A. M. Gordon of Kansas City
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. S. Sebree
South Dakota is becoming popular
state even the tornadoes are coming
this way.-Sioux Falls Press.
Bankers in this city-and patriotic
lot of good fellows they are, too will
take a day off Saturday and pay their
respects to the Pa of this country.
The members Of the Pierre high
school Alumni met Tuesday evening
at the Mallory home where short
musical and literary program was Civ
en-, piano solos by Miss Mallory, and
vocal solos by Miss Grace Goodner
solos by Miss Goodner and Anding, and
a recitation by Miss Louise Gleckler
The company then repaired to the
Depot Cafe. where four course lunch
con was served, Miss Clough acted as
toast mistress and gave the toast of
welcome to the 1908 class. Miss
Pauline Sutherland gave a toast on
school days. Harold Breeder gave one
on the Alumni association, and Earl
Bryan responded for the class of 1908
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
The Glorious Fourth.

Next Saturday will be the glorious
Fouth Of July when every true born
American will run up the stars and
stripes and howl himself black in the
face. He will travel weary miles in
the hot sun, get tirecrackers down the
back of his neck and have his eye
winkers burned off with the too prev
ious fireworks. He will sit down
among the sandburs and the tleas for
picnic dinner, find cockroaches in
his sandwiches and ants in his lemon
pie. He will drink lemonade, eat
peanuts and go home after the fire
works wondering what in thunder it
is all about.
Little Johnny will beup few hours
ahead of the birds with a toy cannon
dynamite, cane and plenty of fire.
works, he will eat and drink until he
needs q doctor, blow off finger OF
two and perhaps lose an eye, but next
morning he will look back over the
day and with a sickly smile say,
"Gosh but didn't we have a bully
timer"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

Wheat harvest is on in the states to
the southwest and they have issued
their annual call for harves5 hands.
Wheat has ripened SO rapidly that the
farmer must use every minute of his
time to harvest the crop before it is
over ripe. 70 do this he needs help.
Several thousand men could be used in
Kansas right now, and as the harvest
season moves north the need for help.
ers will move with it. Good wages are
paid for this work, and while it is hard,
hot work, 1t is a wholesome occupation.
1t would seem that many Of the young
fellows who are fooling away their
time in the cities not making more
than enough to pay their board bills,
might spend the summer in the har-
vest fields Of the west to good adyant :
age.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

ginning on The 4 rst, and lasting until
the fifth. There will be ball games,
races, and other entertainments but
best of all to the Indian way of think
ing is the bar taken off their dancing
privileges. For years they have not
been allowed to hold their ceremonial
dances on the reservation, sisa at
other places only on special permit.
But on this occasion. the dances are
to be made a large part of the enter
tainment and this Is drawing the red
men from all over. the state. 1t is es-
timated that there will be fully three
thousand Indians on the grounds and
a large number of whites will visit
the camp to be entertained by the
sports of the red men. The celebfa-
ton will have another feature which
will make it different from the aver
age white man celebration. The
strictest Of government regulations
will be enforced in regard to the TAX
ing of liquor upon the reservation, or
near the celebration ground, and any
one appearing on the ground in an in
toxicated condition, will be taken
charge of by the Indian police.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Small, But Harmonious.

Such was the meeting Of the Board
OF Trade, held Monday evening. While
the gathering, in point Of attendance
was unsatisfactory, yet some advance
sment In Important matters was made.
The meeting was a special one, called
for the purpose Of obtaining an expires.
Atom from the people as to the manner
t0s be pursued In the arrangement Of
entertainments to be put on during the
Gas Belt Exposition.
s g. IL Anderson, who successfully
managed the big show last year, stated
that equally as interesting show could
I le put on this year for less money than
the sum paid laat year, and several con-
tracts should be signed at once, in or
der TO secure Textures that could not
fail 70 please all
Speeshes were made by Messrs.
Burke, McC lure, Brink and others.
aftsr which the meeting was adjourned
until next Monday evening. at which
time 8 general attendance ID expected.
Lend your presence at that time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
New Furniture House.

A. r. Dotson and E. w. Simpson,
both having had many years expe-
rience in the line Of business, have
established themselves in the furni-
ture aid undertaking trade in Pierre.
Their place of business is in the Cap
ital Avenue block, where they are dis
playing large and splendid assert
ment of goods. They have bought
heavily and such goods that are es-
pecially adapted to the city and coun-
try trade. Two carloads of furniture
are in the yards here for the new firm
and within few days they will be
sending out goods. The Free Press
bespeaks for the new firm liberal
patronage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
New Riverview Hotel.

The Riyerview Hotel company has
decided to begin construction work at
once upon large 4-story addition to
tho present building. The new i'm
proyement will have a frontage on
Pleasant Drive of 125 feet and 15Ofeet
on Huron street. Brick is to be used
in it's construction and it will be built
upon the most modern plan. The
builder has promised to complete the
structure before January l, 1909.
+. l.. Fuller, of the company, will
continue as manager Of the River
view.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Here are some Of the statistics com

Here are some Of the statistics com
piled by our state historian, Doane
Robinson, who states that there have
been in the year 1907, children born
11,O97, marriages 4,274, divorces 552,
declarations for citizenship 1857.
Three-feurths Of the brides run from
Is to "a years of age, and three-fourths
of the grooms married from % to q
The Indians are the most unhealthy
and average 81 deaths to each 1000 of
population. Pneumonia ane consump.
ton are the chief causes of death. The
highest birth rate was Stanley county,
48 to 1000 population. It is evident
that the white mans style of living
don't agree with our red brothers, and
the old saying, las tough as an injun,'
don't go any more.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Engineer Murray Dead.

Huronite: While in a small mea-
sure prepared to hear Of the death Of
Engineer Murray, this community
was greatly shocked neverth eless,
when word reached here that Mr..
Murray had passed away from this
life at6:s0 Tuesday morning, Superin-
tendent Moulton dispatched his pri-
Svate car to Cakes Monday night,
carrying . number Of Mr.. Murray
ss.as friend and engineers
The remains will be brought to Huron
Tuesday evening As yetno arrange
is,,ents for the burial service have been
made
Mt Murray was one of the oldest
engineers in point of service on the
Dakota division and has resided III
Huron cont nlla1.sly since the N orth-
sVestarn firsts rossed the James river.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Woke the Judge.

The Westminster Gazette relates that
an action was being tried before Lord
Coleridge for damages for the death Of
sheep dog, a winner Of many prizes
at bench shows. and counsel for the
defense was endeavoring to show that
the dog had had his day" and that
damages should be nominal. Lord Cole
ridge, however, was sweetly slumber-
Ss!!:S S, and counsel! felt the necessity for
rousing him, II possible. So. gradual
" raising his voice, he asked cue Of
the plaintiffs witnesses, els it not your
experience as an exhibitor that when
an old dog has taken his place regular
y on the bench for many years he gets
sleepy and past his work. The laugh
ter that followed had the desired sf-
6aet
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Willy REYNARD.
Few Wild Creatures Can Compete
With the Fox In Craftinesa


With the Fox In Craftiness.
Those familiar with the FABLES of
Hsop" will remember the reputation
which reynard bears among the rest
Of the animals. 1t is questionable
whether any wild creature can COM
pete with the fox in craftiness. To
look at him generally, even in his or
binary habits, he exhibits an amount
Of cleverness which astonishes one.
Should fox catch hedgehog, whose
spines effectually protect him from
most Of his enemies, he does not waste
t4me, as a fox terrier will do, in en-
deavoring to worry his prey. He mere
ly rolls him to the nearest water,
knowing that drop or two will cause
the animal to relax his hold.
1t Is a rare thing to catch one in
trap laid at the door of his "earth''
even. If he is inside when the trap Is
set he waits until some other animal
springs it and then emerges to eat the
victim and the bait. Only when driven
by the terrible pangs of hunger will he
tempt fate in his own person. Most
animals gorge themselves when they
are fortunate enough to come across a
superabundance Of food. Not so with
reynard. Should he find poultry
yard well stocked and Ill protected he
fills his larder first. Nor does he, as
the proverb says, put all bis eggs in
one basket" he puts one fowl In a
hedge, hides another in bush. places
third in hole in tree, rapidly digs
cavity for, fourth and covers it up
again, remembering in each case wnere
bis stores are concealed. And when
his supplies are sufficient in his own
estimation he takes fine fat chicken
or duck to his earth" for present en-.
I joyment.-London FIELD
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Land office At Lennon.

Washington, Jane PA new land
district to include certain sands ii ii
North and South Dakota, with offices
at Lennon, 5. D. will be established
on Augusr next. With view to
having the boundaries follow out sec.
ton lines the new district is taken
from the Dickinson anb Bismark dis
tricts in South Dakota.
Edwin G. Coleman, Of Flandreau
has been appointed BY the president to
be receiver, and Cyrus G. Carpenter, Of
Sisseton, $. .. as register of the new
Office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
A State Meetenp.

State Superintendent Ustrud has set
Tuesday to Thursday, July 21.22, as
the time, and Rapid City as the place
of holding the summer meeting of the
county superintendent of the state.
He is sending out notifications to the
different county superintendents of the
date and place. The meetings will be
held in the Pennington county court
house, and the Patton house will be
Headquarters.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

Wool buyers in this part of the state
are offering about IA cents for clips,
but are not doing any atamount of
buying at that figure, the growers
holding out for better prices. A few
sales have been reported from Belle
Fonrche at 16 cents, but not many
deals are being made, the local grow
ers holding on for higher offers and
expecting to get them before the close
of the season.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

The stalwaft candidate for senator
in N orth Dakota was also beaten for
the nomination in the recent primar-
les two progressive candidates each
receiving more votes than the stall
Wart cand idate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

1t seems not at ali unlikely that
Eben w. Martin will be agreed upon at
the Mitchell convention SIS the republi-
can candidate foa the vacancy created
by the death Of Congressman Parker.
This paper suggested Immediately fol
lowing news of the congressman's
death, that Mr.. Martin is the logical
man for the place. His name could
60 on the ticket by unanimous consent
of that convention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Low ROUND Trip RATES TO DEN
WEIR, COLORADO SPRINGS AND
PUEBLO VIA CHICAGO, UNION
PACIFIC a. NORTH WEST.
FERN LINE
Erin LINE

Tickets sold daily June 1st to Sep
TENDER 30th. Return limit October
31st. Two fast through trains to Col
orado daily. The famous Colorado
Special, only one night to Denver. For
booklets, and full information, apply
to any ticket agent OF the North West,
ern Line.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
ierre zee I res
P0BLISHED AT THE STATE CAPITAL
q $3.50 PxR YEAR IN ADVANCE
i COUNTY, orFICIAL PAPER
Entered In the postofiic at Pierre, $. D
as second class, matter,
First r. puirement for River Navi
cation.
By a. 9. s. TTEKLE E +

Chas. i, DeLand Of this city, who
ediGs the finland Waterways" depart
ment Of The N odern Merchant" pub
T lished at Kansas City, urges the inland
& merchant to give his support to the
y movement for q revival of river navi-
4 CATION.
Mr.. Del Land argues that faster time
could be made for freight shipments by
boats than BY rail and that the sum Of
the water rate to the nearest distribu--
ton point on the river and the local
railroad rate from there to destination,
should represent a considerable saving
4 In freight charges as compared with
4 those Of the all rail routes.
MI, DeLand assumes that because in
i the last few years there has been dis
\ astrous loss of time in receiving goods
i over railroad lines, their properties
never will adequately respond to the
enormous demands for carriage Of com
moditIes.''
While this might be true, it is no
certain. Even If it can be demon
stratsd that better time could be made
for freight sent by water than by rail
the important fact remains that there
Is not now river competition. Once 1t
begins, the railroad companies would
exert every effort to make faster time'
In the territory served by navigation,
whatever they might do or fail to do in
the rest of the country, The railroad
companies did discourage river naviga.
tion by making better time and the fact
that they have been overloaded with
business the last few years does not
prove they never will be equipped to
handle traffic promptly.
If river navigate Is revived, it will
be because 1t is cheaper than use of the
rails and not because it is faster. Many
classes of freight do not require rapid
transit and In their case time would not
BIO an important factor
The inland merchant should profit
from traffic on the inland Waterways.
as Mr.. DeLand suggests, providing
there is sufficient government regula-
tion of rail rates. Sioux Falls, for eX-
ample, should be able to get cheaper
rates for shipments from the Gulf,
sent by river to Sioux City and thence
by rail, than If transported all the
( way by rail. But there would be no
saving If the railroads would bealloW-
ed to make competitive rates for the
1 purpose of running river navigation.
This is why the Interstate commerce
D act should contain a clause giving the
commission power to fix minimum as
I we'll as maximum rates. As the law
now stands the railroads may club
competition to death by their right to
put rates as low as they may wish. II
the supporters of river navigation
wish to proceed in order, they will
begin by inducing the federal govern
\ ment,and the, states interested, to take
supervision over minimum rates.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Going On to Greatness.

Iroquois Chief: A recent trip to the
capital city of Pierre convinced us that
the reports of many and substantial
improvements were not exaggerated.
Pierre ID making rapid strides forward
and an immense amount of money is
being spent in Transforming a ragged
looking town to a neat and prosperous
appearing city
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
While the Milwaukee road is Sra

While the Milwaukee road is trans
fer-ing passengers, mail and express by
boat at Chamberlain, they are sending
their Black Hills freight by way Of
this city, where it can be crossed re-.
CARELESS of the condition of the water.
The pontoon system Of crossing is not
a success on the Missouri at high water
stages, as has been proven many times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
4th Of July Excurslon Rates Via Th,
Chicago 4 North-y eseern

Tickets on sale via The Chicago s.
North Western Ry, from this station
to points in South Dakota within two
hundred and fifty mile radius, July 3rd
and 9TH, at one fare and third for the
round trip. return limit j uly 9th. Ask
stiekat agents, The North w extern
Line Tor rates and information.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

A good many men are like the rob-
in. The robin attracts great deal
of;attention the first day it comes to
town, but you never hear Of it after
ward.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02
Low Rates East via The North western

Line.
I Low round trip rates will be made
from points on The North Western
Line for the Prohibition National Con.
5yention- Columbus. Ohio :Inly5 9th II
18th, 3. y. 7. U, Cleveland, Ohio, j uly
9th to 9Th; National Educational As
ISOLATION, Cleveland, Ohio, June 18th
TO July 1st; g. a. R. Encampment,
Toledo, Ohio, August 27th to Both and
knights Of Pythias Conclave. Boston,
Mass, July 3lst to August 3rd
For fnll particulars annly To- agant Is.
Chicago . North Western by.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-02

Mrs. A. M. Gordon of Kansas City
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. S. Sebree