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The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-19

the force they were able to bring
to bear in their assembled char
acter. Up to that time there
had never been but one court
held in the county, and there
was not another one till IN
March, 1889. 1t looked like a
cruel piece of business, and it
was, disassociated from the idea
of punishment for lawlessness.
The victims were barred from
the waist up, their feet tied to-
gether and their hands securely
tied to the wheel of a wagon.
with their bodies slightly bent
over while receiving punish
ment. In the case of Thomas.
it was arranged for five men to
give him ten lashes apiece and
in the administration of the pun
lshment | had an excellent OPP
po%rtunity to Judge of the nature
"a the men who inflicted the
punishment. The instrument of
torture used was a green hickory
withe probably four feet in
length and half an inch in dia-
meter at its thickest part. This
terrible weapon, in the hands of
a strong man, applied with his
full force to the naked back of
a human body was a sight hope
never to see again while [ re
main in the world. | refrain
from giving a particular descrip-
ton of the strokes as they were
applied to those unfortunate
men. The remembrance is too
terrible to put on paper.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-19

It. He was one of 4 specific
kingdom come class that are to
be found wherever men are
found on earth, who arrogate to
themselves the whole Job OF re
forming the world, without tax
ing into account the probably
unimportant fact that they need
about as much reformation as
anybody else; but as we are all
4 little disposed to excuse in
ourselves what We condemn in
others, we may conclude they
are not entirely singular in that
behalf, and the charitable view
perhaps, is, thatin the economy
OF the inscrutable they perform
some purpose not clear to the
finite ken, and like all other
things in nature, have their ex
istence from memorable and alb
solute necessity.
AT the call of the master of
ceremonies, he stepped forward,
took the instrument of torture.
and with his whole force laid it
across the back of the already
bleeding and manned victim.
each stroke being harder, if
possible, than the one preceding
till Uncle William Goolsby, his
eyes flashing with uncomfortable
anger and Indignation, caught
the hand of the murderous mon
ster and wrenched the whip
from his grasp, saying "Stop,
you brute, there is enough of
this" and throwing it on the
ground ordered the man united.
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And from that hour forward.
and during the whole Of his life
afterwards. / bonored the man
for his humanity. In the hush
that fell upon that mfuriated
company, concerned for tn e
safety of their property rights.
and for the good order and We'll
being Of the community At large.
at this sudden assertion Of that
feeling of mercy that dietin=
cuisines the civilized from the
savage, that one "touch Of ma
ture that makes the whole world
KIM, there was produced among
them a strange commotion. con
fused and indetinable, bat as
potent as though each had heard
the voice that once declared,
and is always declaring, BLESS
ed are The merciful, fer they
shall obtain mercy The feel.
ing produced in me has never
passed away.
The balance of that grueSome
function was performed in Il
kind of perfunctory way, and all
departed feeling. | little doubt,
as | felt, that the less OF such
exhibitions among the people,
the better it would be for the
general public morality. From
that day to this, mob law has
but once since been resorted to
in this county.
One man had been hung a few
days before at St. Stephen for
the same otfense, but ii was the
last. Some years later three or
four road agents of the kind |
have described, were hanged by
Il mob at Table Rock in Pawnee
County. Some stir waS made
about it, and Judge Dundy d.
rected the Grand Jury to inFe,-
tigate the transaction. but moth
ing came OF it, and mob violence
ceased in that county.
1t the time of which [ write,
and fer Il year and a half before.
Nebraska was without a Grim
inal Code. The territorial leei.-
lature at a previous session re
pealed the Code adopted at tine
first session in 1865.
The reason for that repeal a.
given in the last published his
tory Of Nebraska, is only parti-
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Some of the accounts | had
read Of mans inbumanity 10
man in the darker ages Of the
world. came yipidly before my
imagination. The instruments
OF torture that mans cruelty to
his fellows have invented the
thumb screw, the boot, tn e
breaking on the wheel, suggest
ed themselves To me while this
terrible ordeal was in progress
OF enactment before my eyes.
Among the five vino admins
tered punishment 10 Thomas,
one of them, whose name | will
not mention, touched the poor.
writing, quirering, tortured
body 50 lightly that Il fly would
not have been destroyed by any
OF hi, strokes. This man was
not loud in his profession Of
religion, il indeed lie made any
profession OF the kind at all,
nor was he demOnStratiVe in any
way touching the comfort and
well being OF those about him,
but the whole nature of the man
was laid bare to me in the mode
in which he pretended to whip
that outcast. The criminal was
Il ldWless man and all that, but
at the same time he was a hu-
man being with the image of his
great creator stamped upon
him, and it was consideration
for the being who bore that i'm
age, and not the horse thief,
that controlled the strokes of
the whip in the hands of the
man refer to.
The next man to the fore and
the last Of the detail, Was Il Ger
tain Mr.. Wright, whom | had
seen about Falls City during my
brief residence there, and whom
| had frequently observed at
public religious services, where
he was prominent in all that
went forward. and withal rather
loud IN his deyotions, 50 loud
indeed, that / had become pos
sessed of some doubt as to the
sincerity of his professions. but
as / had no disposition to sit in
Judgment ON a matter that VA
10 be settled between him and Il
higher authority, am not sen
sible that [ thought much about
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OF the criminal code. It was
great social and legal wrons
but like many other crimina
lawyers might do, under like
circumstances. he justified til
act Is a means of saving tn
life of his client. 1t was one o.
doubtful professional morality
to say the least Of it.
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"reminiscences of q Wayfarer

Some of the Important Events of the Pioneer Days
Of Richardson County and Southeast Nebraska, as
by the writer, who has spent fifty
one years here.
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it Il1Na III tie iIatld W.
revelation to the people. No
one appeared Ia have any idea
that the stream Wis subject to
such freshets and the prestage
of bottom land over those on the
high ground, suffered materially.
There has never been any con
siderable farming done IN the
valley Of the Nemaha east Of
Salem. \ considerable part Of
it is utilized for pasture and FOR
grass land, but even that is OF
doubtful utility as floods are
liable to come At any time and
the grass harvests have been
destroyed time out OF mind by
such freshets.
About the time this Hood DC
Cured, some laWless persons,
either the same night, on the
night before, relieved several OF
our people of some Of their
horses, and fled with them into
Kansas. As soon as the word
got about and a party could be
organized for pursuit, Wilson
Nj. Maddox, young William
Goolsby, son of William G.
Goolsby ON the Muddy, and
some others constructed a raft
of some kind, crossed over to
the south bank OF the Nemaha,
and pursued the thieves until
they captured four persons they
believed to have been engaged
in the depreditions and returned
with them to Archer. No atten-
ton was paid TO territorial lines
or TO the law Of congress regu-
lating the eNtrddition of lu0i-
tives from Justice escaping from
one territory or state into an
other, but regardless OF all these
the pursuing party mentioned
captured their men and brought
them into Nebraska for punish
ment. To that end word was
passed through the neighbor-
hood, and nearly all, if not all,
the leading citizens in the Vicin-
ity assembled at Archer TO con
slider what should be done in the
way of ascertaining the guilt of
the persons accused and also to
take order in the matter of their
punishment.
There was no criminal code i'm
the territory at the time, and in
another part of this paper will
relate how that unheard of cir
cumstance came about.
Two of those parties hearing
that there was Il lawyer at Falls
City sent word to me to come
over to Archer. | did SO, and
listened to their story and l be
came convinced that at least
two OF the parties were not
guilty and so informed Mr.. Mad
doX, and those he had called to
his assistance in the ncighbor.
hood. 1t is a fact everywhere
true in the west AT that time,
that the people held in greater
detestation the otfenSe of horse
stealing than they did any other
in the whole calendar of crime.
This think, is a fact we'll at
tested by the experience of all
men who have passed any CON
siderable time on the frontier.
| shall give the name of but
one OF the parties accused, as 1t
is possible the others may have
some friends in the country and
| have no disposition to wound
their feelings by what l here re.
late of a disagreeable incident,
in which they eel in no way
involved, and which may have
been a mistake from the begin
ming.
The man whom l thought to
be guilty without any doubt,
was named Sam Thomas. He
was a young man of bad repute
and had been in the Kansas
4-1,llor f~.,, +L.;- -..
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%stitutions. and We're in violation
OF an act Of congress, but wheth-
er that fact was known or not,
there is little doubt of their be
ING smart schemes for making
money outof Il thouehtless pub
lie, butt they violated any law,
it was the act Of congress pass
ed many Years before, in which
II was provided:
That no act of the Territor-
ial Legislature OF any of the
territories OF the United States
incorporating any bank or any
institution with banking powers
or privileges, hereafter to be
passed. shall have any force or
effect whatever until approved
and confirmed by congress-
This act was passed in con
neetion with the abrogation by
congress of similar laws in the
territory of Florida. If those
Nebraska chartered banking in
situations were in violation of
any law, it was this, and as
none of the laws of the territory,
authorizing them We're ever APP
proved by congress, but were
put in operation in defiance of
it, they were illegal Institutions,
and every man connected with
them was liable to indictment
and prosecution in the United
States courts, and the repeal of
the Nebraska criminal code,
could afford them no immunity.
If any frauds were committed
by their means the criminal laws
of the general government were
ample for the punishment of the
offenders, and if justice miscar-
ried by reason of unfaithful Off
GERS neglecting their duty in
that behalf, the fault can not be
atoned for at this late date, by
laying the blame ON Il dead man
who was not one of those de
faulting officers.
Itwas certainlycompetentfor
the Legislature to pass banking
laws, but it was not competent
for those laws to be put into eff
feetiye operation until they were
approved by the congress Of the
United States. Certainly, be
fore they could be SO approved
they had to be passed by the
local legislature, and in the do
ing of that, there was obviously
no fraud. If any were commit
ted afterwards by putting the
banks in operation before the
legislation of the territory was
approved by congress, it is no
where shown that Judge Brad
ford was connected with them.
1t seems to me a very great in
Justice has been done to the
memory of Judge Bradford,
whether Intentionally or not is
not for me to say. only know
the interference suggested / S
not justified. Perhaps that his
tory would not have been writ
ten in its present shape if the
author had known that such
legislationreQuired the approval
OF the American congress before
it even had the semblance of law
about it.
I had the pleasure Of a per
sonal acquaintance with Judge
Bradford from the spring of 1888
till saw him last in life at the
city of Washington in 1869. He
left Nebraska some time in the
decade of 1860 and was shortly
afterwards appointed one of the
United States Judges for the ter
ritory ofColorado and when | saw
him in 1869, he was represent
ing that territory in congress as
its accredited delegate. He was
a citizen of high character in ev
cry community where he resid-
The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-19
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The Presbyterian Church.

Miss Dunn has returned from her
vacation trip and will be welcomed at
her old place as organist nextSabbath.
The music next Sabbath evening
will be furnished by the Junior Chris
tian Endeavor graduates. Their choir
meeting will be at 1880 Thursday even
ing. Regular choir will meet at 8 the
same evening"
Last Sabbath evening occurred the
last service of the Christian Endeavor
until the close OF the summer. The
committee, however, are working and
expect to begin again after the vaca-
ton with a much larger working MEM
bership and with especially interesting
plans for all services.
The Junior Christian Endeavor will
gradute a class of IL on Sabbath even
ing. They will be given diplomas and
will assist in the evening service,
which will be in charge of the assist
ant superintendent, Miss Anna Hen
ricksen. This graduation service
closes the years work, which will not
be resumed until September.
The festival held on the church lawn
last Monday evening by the Ladies
Aid Society was certainly ~ success
from every standpoint. The society
is to be congratulated for arranging
with the weather man to call off hos
tilities for the evening. The results
we're a good crowd, good strawberries,
ice cream and cake, good service and
everybody satisfied.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting
last Sabbathit vas decided to select a
nominating committee to name officers
for the coming six months, the names
to be presented next Sabbath evening
and voted upon at that time. This
will leave a working force in the field
during the vacation Witches arrange
the program and name the leaders for
their term of office.
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AUDUBON CHURCH NOTES
The Methodist Church

The next quarterly meeting will be
held July "A and 20.
Supt. Brainard, who is teaching in
the Normal Institute, made a pleasing
address before the Sunday School last
Sunday.
In order to comply with the law,
the double doors leading to the audi
forum have been changed so as to
open outward.
A banquet will be given this Thurs
day evening in the parlors of the
church by the Ladies Aid Society to
those who have tickets. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the society
under whose auspices it is given.
The meeting of the Epworth League
Sunday evening was n of special in
terest because of the reports given by
the delegates who attended the district
convention at Stuart last week. Miss
Hazel Law, Miss Marie Ohm, Mr..
Renttle and Rev. Prather were enthusi-
astic over what they heard and each
gave an excellent review of some one
of the addresses made by leadide
members of the church.
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Too NeighbOrIy

1t doesn't always pay to grant the
request of another, even II he is your
neighbor. Last week William Krauel,
who isone OF our good citizens, asked
his neignbor s. A. McHargue to bring
him a case of beer the nexe time ne
went up to Manning or Templeton in
his automobile. doc" did so and
on Monday he was picked up by the
authorities and tined a hundred dol
lars for Transporting liquorfor a par
ty not holding a permit to sell the
same. We do not know, but We assume
that neither of these men understood
that bringing it here for a neighbor
who wanted ii for his own use would
be a violation of the law. But the law
is strong, definite and conclusive that
the offender Shall be fined one humid
red dollars and costs for each offense
and pay the costs OF prosecution, in
Guiding a reasonable attorneys fee to
be taxed bv the court" Before you
"touch, taste or handle" the stuff
nowadays you would better take up
the law because it is a two-edged
sword that is likely to cut both going
and coming.
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The Evangelical Church

On Thursday evening the young
people will meet to organize a Y. p.
A. which means a Young Peoples
Alliance.
The first quarterly meeting will be
held next SATURDAY and Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder Yaggy will preach at 8
o'clock Friday evening. The confer
ence will be held at 2:30 Saturday af-
ternoon June rs.
The Sunday services will be as fol-
lows: Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
Preaching at III o'clock by Elder
Yaggy who will administer the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper. Regular
service in the evening.
Children's day was observed ia the
Evangelical church on the morning OF
June 20. Favorable weather, good
attendance and a beautifully decorat-
ed church. inspiring singing, a well
rendered program, a noble mission
airy spirit manifested by the collection
| of $3I. % and above all the presence OF
the Lord made Children's Day a pleas.
ant feast for those in attendance.
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Mrs. Frank Ballou and children
passed through here yesterday on the
way home TO Extra. They had been
on a visit with her mother Mrs. John
Cameron In Lincoln and her sister
Mrs, Creveling up at Gray.
Professor Fred Minis lefttoday for
Nevada, going by way OF Extra and
Des Moines. On Monday he will com
hence work In q four weeks summer
school and normal institute In Story
county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24

g. A.. Mann, of Council Bluffs,
representing the Great Western Type
Foundry at Omaha was in town Tues
day night.
Mr.. Scott Parnham OF Colorado
Springs was here for a day this week
to see the folks, but he returned home
yesterday.
"A card received from Mrs, Vedder
Wednesday says that Mr.. Vedder re
ports himself as gaining something
every day.
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Church of Christ

Next Lords Day services will be
held as usual
Last Friday afternoon the Ladies'
Missionary Society met at the home OF
Mrs. Robert Curtis. After the pro-
gram q fine lunch was served to about
forty persons. We are glad to see the
attendance at these meetings keep up.
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A Big Celebration

The farmers round about Luccock's
Grove are making preparation to cele-
brate on Monday, July 5. And they
invite everybody to come and join in
with them. Watch for program next
week.
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Meeting Postponed

The Chapter meeting called for
Thursday evening is postponed until
Friday evening at which the Past
Master and Most Excellent Master
degrees will be conferred.
ID. L. FREEMAN, H. P.
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The Lutheran Church

There will be a Young Peoples Meet
ing this evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday
the service will be at 1890. Next week
there will be parochial school Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday at 8
A. M.
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-17
LESSON IN NATURAL HISTORY
Amusing, But. Somewhat Expensive
as Miss Patty Realized When
the Goat Was Through.

Miss Patty Shepard Of North Thir-
teenth street went to the country with
a party of friends on Memorial day.
They stopped at a farmhouse where
some Of the party are we'll known.
Browsing about was an old goat.
When Miss Patty saw her the nanny
was placidly nibbling at a few blades
of grass, and she i%nnocently thought
that goats were strictly .v%egetarians.
On the lawn in front Of the porch she
had put her handsome new. peach
basket hat, trimmed With pretty ar
tif1cial roses, which she had got from
the store the night before. The goat
saw the hat and advanced joyfully to-
ward it. Miss Patty laughed. "The
old thing thinks they're real roses"
she laughed. Won't, she sbe. fooled
when she smells them?"
Everybody sat still to watch the
goat smell, the ARTIFICIAL flowers and
walk away. But the goat fooled them.
The next week Miss Patty bought
another hat.-Philadelphia Times.
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the very near future-for the next
legislature does not meet until Janu-
airy of 1911. There are others who
point to the experience of South Da-
kota, which for 90 wears fought tho
evils of lax divorce laws before a re-
peal was secured, anu So, ,uA. .ue
moralists of Nevada have an equally
stubborn task before them. But Ne
vaua is cleaning mouse. In the last
session of the legislature. after gam
ing being permitted for 10 years with
cognizance of law, a bill a%bolishing
gambling was passed-the act to take
effect i'll November of 191O-and it is
believed that if that could be done,
the slack divorce laws can be more
easily repealed.
In the meantime the hotel men and
cottage renters of Reno and the di-
vorce lawyers will continue to flour
1sh. Partisan toilettes and 60 horse
power automobiles will fash and dart
through the quiet thoroughfares at all
sorts OF hours. Men and women will
continue to become Citizens of Ne
vada ON a ~siX-months' residence-and
leave the state forever the day after
securing their divorce DEGREES.