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The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

One poor team stood all day
Wednesday at the south side of
the court house with the Their
nometer below zero, unblanketed
and unfed. The owner of this
team is quite a prayer and thinks
he al read his title clear, but he
is in the wrong church and the
wrong pew for the good of the
church. What he needs most is
either a change of heart or a
little fire insurance to prepare
him for the hereafter.
DR.. NJ. L. Wilson arrived here
Tuesday where he will locate
permanently. Mrs. Wilson is at
Humboldt where She will spend a
a few days with friends before
coming to this city.
Miss Alice Jaquet who has been
visiting her parents here during
the holidays, returned to Gales
berg, H., the first of the week.
She is attending Knox College
in chat city.
Mrs. o.. L. Neide will sing for
the offertory solo next Sunday
morning at the Episcopal church,
MendelssOhni, beautiful setting
of the Epipoany hyrnn"Brightest
and Best"
o. p. Veal and two daughters,
Hazel and Irene of Nerdon spent
a part of the week in this city
with Mrs. Ola McMannus and
Mrs. Lucy Cornell.
Miss Hulda Coos returned to
her home in Omaha Sunday after
visiting a few days in this city
with Marie mccarthy,
Our public schools, business
college and convent all opened
this week after enjoying a Christ
mas vacation.
These are the days when Ed
Jones can give a valid excuse for
those awful whiskers.
X. l.. Rahlf of Route | came
in Wednesday and renewed his
faith in the Tribune.
Cyril mccarthy went to Omaha
Sunday to spend a few days with
relatives.
Mary Schultz of near Barada
is in the city attending German
school.
John Cornford has our thanks
for cash on subscription this week.
The ice and coal men seem
reasona bly, we'll satisfied.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

We cannot he p but comment
on the splendid school spirit that
exist among the students of our
local schools. OF course this
does not come by chance, but is
the result of energetic and in.
telligent work on the part of
the faculty. 1t is a positive de.
light to witness the evidences
of affection for their Alma Mater
so often SHOWN by the alumni of
the schools, and especially of
the students of the high school.
We feel an impulse to congratu.
late those who are responsible
tor this and to express our pleas.
ure that such a condition exists
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
Rainfall for 1908

The following is the rainfall
for 1908 as taken from observa-
tions by H. L. Rahlf.
Jan. 81, snow; Feb. I and II.
rain and %sleet; Is, snow; a, rain;
90, first ducks; March 4, rain and
thunder; April 7, II, %, rain; 20,
last big frost; May ;, 5, q, 10, IA,
20, d, %, IS. big rains and
caused high water; June I, :, TO-,
Il. L, Is, rain; II, rain and high
water raise; July % and 80, rain.
July |, o, 30, rain. August 5,
L, a, L. rain: 70, big rain and
brought the Muddy out. August
IS, 20, and 81, rain. September
IS, only rain that month. Octo-
Der 20, rain; %, first snow; "a,
snow, November IA, snow, IS
and 80, rain. December, neither
rain or snow.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

The appropriation of 5o00, 600
by the Federal congress for the
relief of the earthquake vic
Tins, was a commendable act of
generosity on the part of that
body. No doubt it will meet
with the hearty approval Of the
best American citizens. Great
calamities tend to obliterate ma.
tional and race preiudices, which
is i good thing.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

The Tribune feels that it is
performing 4 public service in
giving its readers something of
the early history OF the county
by publishing THE Reminlscen
ces of a Wayfarer, - printed else.
where in these columns. To
those who have personal recol-
lections of pioneer life these ar
ticles will have special interest,
while to the younger genera
tlons they will prove a source of
information unattainable in any
other way.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

Senator Burkett delivered a
most excellent speech in the
Senate the other day IN advo-
cacy of the Postal Savings Bank
bill. The Senator spoke right
out in meeting to those senators
who by delay are endeavoring
TO defeat the pledge of the re-
publican national platform with
regard to this measure.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

March |, 1909, Senator For
aker will step down and out.
He has cut a conspicuous figure
in the politics of Ohio in recent
years. His political lie illus,
trates the life of a perpetual
fault-fnder and trouble-maker.
Ohio and the country in general
are to be congratulated because
Burton will be his successor.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

Such of our German readers
as have friends in the Father
land to whom they wish to write
letters, will appreciate the kind
ness OF Uncle Samuel in arrang-
ing for > cent letter postage with
Germany. A drop from 5 cents
to > cents is quite a saving in
postage.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
Simple Remedy for Laorinne

Rackiug lagrippe coughs thai may
develop into pneumonia over night are
quickly cured by Foley's Honey aud
Tar. The SORE aud infamed lungs are
healed and strengthened, and "a dam
gerous condition is quickly averted.
Take only Foley's Honey and Tar in
yellow package. Kerr's Pharmacy.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

If you find Il man who has
never made any resolutions, then
you have found a man who has
not advanced. Resolutions are
not all of one kind, they may be
of various kinds, and all pro-
gressive persons see need of I'M
proVement and self denial.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

When 1t came to striking de
linquents from our subscription
list we found but seven on the
five rural routes out of Falls
City who were in arrears. If
the town man would pay up as
the farmer does, the printer
would be in clover.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

Gov. Hughes has begun his
second administration as COVER
nor of New York. Just watch
this man. for he is destined for
far greater things than he has
yet done. He is one of the truly
great Americans.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

Somebody has evidently lost
his temper, and Just as the New
Year began, too. "Whom the
Gods would destroy they first
make mad"
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

N%ebraska's law.making body
IS now in session and will no
doubt turn out many new laws
for is citizens to obey. OF course
1t is one thing to enact a law and
another thing to make a wise
ana
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

When the new order OF things
replaces such politicians as Odell
and Plat with statesmen of the
type of Hughes and Root, we
will have to admit that even
the political world is growing
better with the passing years.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
Carl Olson as "A Prince of Sweden

There probably has not been
such an instantaneous theatrical
success in years as the Comedy
Drama "a Prince of Swedenn.
The plan was to make this a
Scandinavian American play
true to nature with Swedish
characters. The story is a sim
pie and sweet one. One who is
familiar with the productions of
new plays in the past twenty
years says it is impossible to
analyze the play except to say
that it pIeases and pl S
nightly. The comedy is clean,
bright and wholesome. The spe.
cialties r new and up.to-date
and with all the special scenery
this company carries is one of
the strongest and best attrac-
tiOns that will be seen IN our
city this season. VIII appear
at the Ceiling Opera House,
Monday, January Il.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
The SENATOR FROM NEW YORK

senators from New York have
been a national Joke or the crime
of a state depending largely on
the view point OF the classlfier.
After March 18th next New
York will have one of the great
est senator's that body has ever
known and the nation will have
gained a law maker of whom It
is impossible to write without
frequent use of the speculative.
La an excellent estimate by
Walter WelIman published in
the current number of the "Re-
view of Reviews" Elihu Root
was placed at the head of Anne
rican statesmen. Mr.. Wellman
said in part:
"The greatest INTEL e tua al
force in the public life of Anne
rlca is the mind Of Elihu Root.
That is true today; it has been
true most of the time for nine
years. it is likely to be true for
years to come. HIS has been
the master mind of two admin
istrations- McKinley's and Roo
seVelt's. 1t will be the same in
the administration of Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Root is leaving the execu-
tive branch of the government.
and is to take his seat IN the
Senate on March lth. Barring
the remote possibility of Demo.
cratic control of the assembly at
Albany, this means that he is
Senator for life. 1t means also
that in the future, as in the past,
his talents are to be dedicated
to the service of his country.
Some one has said that in Root
we have a statesman of the old
school. But it is more accurate
to say that in him we have a
statesman of the new school.
He is in a class by himself. In
a decade the evolution of the
American Government has been
from the simple to the complex.
Hundreds of new questions and
responsibilities have arisen.
The old methods of dealing with
them have become useless, OBJ
solete. The new era has de.
manded new men to operate
them. Conspicuous among these
new men who have arisen to
meet the national eXigency, as
new men always arise to meet
every crisis, have been McKin.
ley, Roosevelt, Hay, Taft and
Root. They have been the really
great men of the present epoch.
But the greatest of them in in
tellectual force. in mastery of
the principles and details of our
government. is Elihu Root. So
President Roosevelt declared
a few years ago when he SAID
to me, "Elihu Root is the ablest
man | have known in our gov
ernmertal service. | will go
further; lie is the greatest man
that has appeared in the public
life of any country, in any posi-
ton, on either side OF the ocean,
in my day and generation If
the lips OF William Mckinley
and John Hay were not mute
they would echo this high praise.
William Howard Taft does echo
it with all possible emphasis.
Carl Olson as "A Prince of Sweden"
There probably has not been
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

The Tribune is com plying
strictly with the requirements
of the postal department. Every
subscriber more than a year in
arrears on subscription was
stricken from our list on ,Janu.
arV lSt
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
Humane Uncle Sam

On Monday of this week con-
gress unanimously appropriated
$500, 600 <or the suffering thous-
ands of Italy. Two supply ships
are now on the way to the strick,
EN- country. In addition to this
appropriation the services of our
heet now enroute through the
ouez canal has been rendered.
This nation IS the first to act
always in times of distress and
its generosity is of the largest
character,
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

For the farmers the year 1908
was one of bountitul years and
the persons who are engaged in
agricultural pursuits can hope
for nothing better than another
year equally generous in its re-
turns.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

The two weeks vacation is
over and the Christmas sleds
and skates are unused. The
Kids are IN hard luck for sure.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

Speaking of resolutions, no
doubt our new legislature will
be bent on making resolutions
tor the first two months of the
year. Our state legislators are
generally great at ''resolying."
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

''Tbe shots that count, are the
shots that hit and if in doubt
as to which shots hit Just listen
for the howl.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
THE LOCAL LORE
Crowded off the regular Local Page.

your Coal of {. A. Heck.
Y. q. Lyford made a business
trip to Lincoln during the week.
Tomorrow night the X o Y a |
Neighbors will hold their regular
meeting.
Sam and Ewing Ward came up
from Rulo and spent Sunday with
friends here.
Crete Stewart of Hiawathaspent
a few days during the past week
with Hazel White.
Baptism will be administered
at the Baptist church Sunday
night after the sermon.
Edna Creasuait OF Hiawatha,
returned home Sunday after a
visit with Ruth Reavis.
Mrs. George Dietsch a d
daughter, Myrgaret. returned to
their home in Hastings, Sunday.
Ray Zimmerman came up from
Hiawatha and attended the dance
given by the High School boys
last week.
DIR. Windle and Myrtle Ramel
spent Sunday with the latter's
grandmother, Mrs. J, w. Ramel,
at Nerdon.
Geo. Fischer of Rulo called
Wednesday and placed his name
one year in advance on our SUBJ
scription book.
News reached this city this week
that Mrs. +. w. Cleveland is in
very poor health at her home in
Nebraska City.
Willis Hindman of Hardy, Ne
braska, spent a part of the week
i'll this city visiting at the home
of his grandfather, ]. Uranium.
Glen Bronson, wife and son,
Laurence, spent a few days the
past week with Mrs. Bronson's
parents, John w. Ramel and wife
in this city.
Mrs. Lee Myers and children of
Vermillion, S. D., and Mrs. Gill
bert of Rulo spent New Years
day in this city guests of Mrs. J..
Y. Ratekin.
Mrs. John Oswald has been in
Stella several days visiting at the
home of her parents. While there
she was quite sick, suffering from
quinsy. She is some better and
returned home Monday.
On Tuesday evening the High
landers held a public installation
at their hall. A large crowd of
invited guests were present and
after the closing of lodge the eve-
ming was spent in dancing.
Next Sunday morning the e c
tor of the Episcopal church will
deliver a sermon on the topic rs
it Possible to Comprehend Cod
Evening topic The Wise Men at
the Manger Cradle of the Infant
Savior"
J. H. Harris of Arkansas Pass,
Texas, WIS in the city on a COM
bination business and pleasure
trip during the week He at one
time owned a furniture and sec
ond hand store here, where J. NJ.
Ramsey nov is.
The travelling Alaskan with his
dogs were in this city during the
past week, reSuming their jour
ney toward Alaska, the dogs and
wolves were doing their part
faithfully. One dog wore a collar
presented by Mrs, Theodore
Roosevelt while they we're in
Washington, D. c. They caused
a great sensation among the
sporting element here.
Rainfall for 1908
The following is the rainfall
for 1908 as taken from observa-
tions by H. L. Rahlf.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

The withdrawal of Charles 2.
Taft from the senatorial race in
Ohio, will promote party har-
mony in the state and is an eX-
ample of political abnegatlon,
worthy of emulation.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
CAMP MEMBERS MEET
Tenth Anniversary Is Cele-
brated by Veterans.
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS MADE
Double Celebration TO Be Given by
the Men Who Fought IN the War
with Spain-Services VIII Be Held
at Mount st. AIbsn on Sunday, May
3O-Men Drawn Together.

The tenth anniversary OF the founding
OF the United Spanish War Veterans was
celebrated last night, and the original
camp. exultant over the rich and wide
spread harvest Of its inspiration. held its
oUn cuiet and informal observance in its
quarters. al Eighth and h streets north
west.
The mother camp is Nelson A. Miles
Camp. No. /. and although il has been
outstripped in numbers by younger OF
CARNATIONS, the prestige Of leadership
goes 10 it. Il was on March L. 1899,
when a party Of young men who had
gone through the Cuban campaign to-
gether decided to emulate the example
Of their fathers Of the Grand -.rmy Of the
Republic and form patriotic society.
They drew up a charter. adopted a con-
stitution, and spread the seed broadcast
from TIE District of Columbia.
Men Drawn Together.
The organization was not formed, how
ever. until the men had been drawn to
gether on many occasions after the mus
tering out Meetings were held in the
National Guard Armory before the idea
ripened. The sane body of men met when
it was determined that Washington should
be properly represented at the Tagnin-
cent welcome given Admiral George
Dewey In New York upon his return from
Manila. The meetings held in the fall OF
1855 were the beginnings Of the Spanish
War Veterans
It Is OF interest that the first meetings
Of those who sent a delegation to New
York were held at the home Of Capt.
J. Walter Mitchell. and that the latter
was one o. the charter members Of Mel
son A Miles Camp. He is national his
torisn Of the organization
The distinguished general after whom
the camp was named was unable to be
present last evening, and sent his regrets.
The same IS true Of Gen. George II.
Harries. Gen. J. Warren Keifer. Repre-
sentative from Ohio. and Capt Richmond
Pearson Hobson. Of Merrimac fame
Commander J y. Dolph presided. The
speakers were Capt ]. Walter Mitchell
and Ernest ". Larkin, Of New York. the
latter speaking of department matters.
Capt Mitchell related the founding Of
Miles Camp
Chaplain H A Brown, Of the Wash
ingtcn barracks. and Julius e Meyer,
foreman OF the Government Printing Of
fee. were mustered in with the ritual Of
the order. The former was chaplain Of
the Rough Riders in war time. and has
been in close touch with the veterans ever
since
He viii conduct the memorial services
to be held al ST. Adams Mount on Sun
day. May 80. when the Spanish war vet
erans of the city viii join in hon0ring
their dead On the Monday following.
which is Memorial Day. the order VIII
assemble in a body. and will conduct its
own memorial services in Arlington Ma
ti0nal Cemetery.
Plans we're concluded for this double
celebration at the meeting last night. and
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
PLACES OF INTEREST.

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secslsr days; frcn ?. n 70 q p n a Sundays
ard certain holiday
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=. n 70 . II SE1dsys. : % p Il
White H0uso-ODsz u q n 20 ,. r.
U,itsd States Cspitol-Ope1 .. n % 80 p q
State Wsr and Navy Depar-ns1ts-Open s. =.
20 p n (Tae original Decz-zdo1 q In6epsnd
snce Is n THE hbrsry at TIRE state D=pa-1ne1-3
Crlled States Tre1scry-Opeo q n 70 . -
United SUITES Patent O1U-Open 3 q u % 4
United States PzSoo Bursza-open N L.
tpn.
United States Post-once-Opea 4 n. To p Il
Vsshirztoa CGsy Poss-o6ce-Ope1 al hc1rA tTes
Dead Letter Once il II the CitT pCSt-01os.l
Nstio1si Beanie Gsr5ens-Opeu 5 a. II 70 , q.
Fish Co1nisSo1-Opsn a. II 70 80 ? n
Arny Medical Museum-Open 5 g. n % 30 , n
NstiouzI MuseGm-open 8 = Il 70 4S p \. tn
e1ndins boliczysl-
Smithsonian Iustitutioo-op1 - n 70 40 ?
Ag1ioultursl DerzTtmsut-open - to ~
. N
Bureau q EnEsyins and Printing -oDsa a y
70 23s p n
wssbinEou Mouunen. Cs59s feet n betEha-ops1
$50 a. II. to $50 ,. n CElsFzto- runs from + n
Until 2. H.
CCrcoTsn GSneTy q Art-Orsn So l. n 70 :
p n winter a. II n ? n. n slDne-. s1n-
6ayS-I1 p IA 70 p n sTcr1ins IN Esos1n-
EeE. AdmiEi0z free On TDssdsys Thursdays. Sat
u-d.ys and Sundays: OthgT 5sJs. & admission.
Gose7uneut Printing 01ce-Open % - n ts !
? II
Navy Iard-Open Il n % SD . Il
SoGthEoT1h Cotfage. Eth z. ard PTosDeG SyA
KEY Mansion-Home q Frzncis Scott EeJ zuthog
q The Star spsrEled Banner" IS Y street.
northwest Open daily except Sunday, g Il 70
$50 ?. n Admission fres-
IN THE SUBURBS
zooiodcas PsrS-open al dsE.
REX Greek Bridge and PzrS-
CheEy Chase and henSngton-
NaEzi Obse-Tatory-Opsn a. - 20 p n
Mount vernon tthe home and tomb q NszntaG
t5ul-Open II a. Il 70 ?. Il
Arlington National Cene.Sry.
Fort MyT Military Post
United Stsses SOldieTs' HoGe-oPz = - q
sunset.
Cuited States Naval Academy. Annapolis. Ma
CzfhsdrzI Grounds, TsunalytO-1 rosd-Ops1 :.
n to :. II
Great Falls q the PotcDac
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY.
Creditors Declare Edgar Fl. Becker
Is InsOIveut.


A petition was fled in the District Su-
preme Court yesterday asking that Edgar
H Becker, Who conducts a habe-dashery
az 1405 = street northwest. be adjudged q
bankrupt. and that a receiver be appoint
ed TO take charge OF his business.
The petitioners are Montague & GfIett
Co, Cluett. Peabody & Co, and George
Updegraf & Son. They ellege that
Becker owes them s. .6s6 ss for goods gde-
livered 10 him They declare that he IS
insoIvent. and state their belief that he
IS indebted 10 creditors to the sum OF
10.O0o. His assets, the petitioners say,
consist OF merchandise valued ar about
S6OO0. The charge is made that he is
favOring certain creditors al the expense
Of others
The petitioners are represented By At
torney l. P. Loving
Justice Barnard directed Becker 10
show cause next Friday why a receiver
should not be appointed. and 10 show
cause on June next why he should not
be adjUdged a bankrupt
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
CHILD WIDOW GETS SHARE.
Mrs. Irving W. Beck TO Appear in
Court May 2S to File Claim.

Irving u. Beck. who was shot and
killed BY his father-in-law. Albert VII
lard. left an estate Of considerable value
which viii go to his child widow. Mrs.
Dorothy Willard Beck; his mother. a
brother. Samuel n Beck. and Katie
Zuschmltt. heirs-at-iaw lie died in
testate-
In the petition for letters Of admins
tration fled in the Probate Court by Mrs
Adeline Beck. mother Of the dead man.
his property is said 20 consist Of eight
houses near Second and NJ streets south
east. and personal property of a value Of
S2.5ea Unsecured debts are valued al
s.. .oo0
The child widow and her mother. Mrs.
May Willard. will appear in the Probate
Court on May q when the petition Of
Mrs. Beck viii be considered.
The personal property left by Beck is
listed as follows. Two shares capital
stock Of the Eureka Wholesale Grocery
Company. 500. three shares of the Inter
national Lumber and Development Com
pany, 500: cash in the Merchants and Me-
ehanics' Bank. SO; one horse and two
wagons. S225; debts due him, $500, and a
tvvo-thsrds interest in the grocery busi-
ness al 90 y street southeast, $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-19
FISHER FUNERAL TODAY.
Services VIII Be Held In Anacostia
at 2 O'clock

at 2 O'Clock.
Funeral services for Dr. George W
Fisher. who died Monday. viii be held
this afternool. from the family residence.
Z street, Anacostis. AT . o'clock. Rev
". 6. Davenport win Oficiate.
Dr. Fisher was born December p. 1883
in Greene County. Pa He enlisted In the
Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers at
the beginning Of the civil war. and served
until its close. when he was transferred
TO du>y in the War Department In
March 1870 he received the degree Of doc
tor Of medicine from Georgetown Uni
versity, and for long time practiced
in Washington. For forty years he had
resided in Anacostia. and had done much
toward the Improvement Of that section,
He was member Of the Old Guard Of
the District Of Columbia. National Lodge.
F. A A n: Potomac Commandery.
Knights Templars; Kit Carson Post. c.
4. r, and Salem Lodge, ]. o. o. F.
DR.. Fisher leaves wife and three
sons. W Walter Fisher. OF this city. and
William y. and Thornton B Fisher. who
reside at Oxen HiH. Nd.