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Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
Trufb and
 Quality

appeal to the We'll Informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent success and creditable standing Accor- ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of known value, but one of many reasons why it is the best of personal and family laxatives is the fact that it cleanses, sweetens and relieves the internal organs on which it acts without any facilitating after effects and without having to increase the quantity from time to time.
 It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly as laxative, and it's component parts are known to and approved by physicians, as it is free from all objection able substances. To get it's beneficial effects always purchase the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,, only, and for sale by all leading drug. gists.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
RIVERSIDE-MESQ

| Riverside Mesquite, April 23.-Al- most every one commenced on Mon day to mow the first crop of hay. Mrs. A. Nelson, Miss Eugenia and Mrs. Miller passed through here on Wednesday. en route to Buckeye. J. J. Butts and family were seen riding in a new buggy on Wednesday.
 H. T. Dearsley took several of his | thoroughbred bulls to Phoenix on Tuesday. He intends to ship them to Yuma.
 Among those who visited town this week were: Miss Duett Doggett, Mrs. E. Shell, W. M. Doggett, w Runge, J. J. Miller. oscar Roberts. J. J. Butts, R. Reynolds and Bejamin Nelson.
 Mds. W. M. Doggett is spending this week in town with her daughter, Mrs. E. Bacon.
 Frank Beasly is putting a Page wire fence around his place. Cecil and Leonard Johnson. are still visiting their grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Reynolds.
 J. J. Miller brought a large bunch of cattle down to his ranch on Thurs day
 P. N. Nelson is still working in Phoenix.
 F. Colegrove of The Needles was through here Tuesday, looking for homes for some of the Indians under his charge. Several parties have de- cided to take one or more.
 Dr. Hughes was in this district on Wednesday.
 On April II. there appeared in this column a statement to the effect that several pupils had left the Mesquite school and entered the Murphy school This is not true. Only one. Chester Harrington, made such change. Ches- ter lives on the lower Buckeye road. all most exactly halfway between the two schools. He entered the Mesquite school and continued to go until he foun5 it would be much more con- venient if he should make a change. This he did on account of the road be- ing continually flooded
 A SUBSCRIBER.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
NEWS NOTES.

The Ladies of the Maccabees are planning a dance at the Cosmopolitan hall on the evening of the 30th. Good music has been provided and it is expected that it will be very pleas ant affair.
 The Misses Halbert left yesterday morning for Los Angeles where they will spend the summer.
 Justice of the Peace Ed Carr yes terday sent a Mexican to the county jail for ten days. His sentence was a little heavier than it might other wise have been by reason of an incl dent in the court room. The Mexican was a bit inclined to talk back.
 The Hough lots on East Sth street have been sold through the agency of R. A Windes to Miss Mary Leaveli. This property is just north of the Baptist church and faces Sth street.
 Mrs. E. J. Surface left yesterday for Missouri after an extended visit here with relatives.
 H. I. Latham of Phoenix and a party of friends left here yesterday afternoon on a trip to Roosevelt by auto.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
SALT RIVER VALLEY NEWS


Rev R. P. Howell, of Los Angeles and Rev. J. E. Crutchfield, of Phoenix
 called on Rev. R. H. Fields, Saturday 1 who was a guest of M. B. Brooks.
 Mrs NJ. J. Miller, Mrs. Joe Coleman Mrs J. D. Marler, of Phoenix, anC 1 daughter, Mrs G. Bright, visited Mrs Cornell on Sunday.
 | Mrs. Eaton and daughter, Georgia
 of Kelvin, are visiting Mrs. Le Baron
 Mrs. Eaton's mother. In company with
 Mrs. Le Baron and Miss Lola Ls
 Baron. they spent the day. Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Lew Graham. MT. and Mrs. J. P. Ivy left on Sat- urday night for Tucson to attend the meeting of the l. O. O. F. They re- turned on Thursday. At the meeting Mrs. Ivy received the honor of being elected vice-president of the assembly
 While her parents were away, Eliz- abeth Ivy visited with Tina Brooks. NJ. J. Miller went to Mesa on Friday to visit few days with his daughter Mrs. Gannell.
 Among those who were Phoenix vls- iters this week were Christina and Nellie Elliott, Mrs. NJ. B. Brooks. MT. and Mrs. Dells, Joe Holly, Will Jack son, Marvin Dils, Joe Coeman, Lew Graham and Harry Miller.
 Miss Le Baron visited Mrs Smith and Mrs. Brooks on Tuesday after noon.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Vencel, of Phoenix, drove down to the Agua Fria on Sunday and spent the day with MT. and Mrs. Haynes.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Swartz attended church at Cartwright on Sunday night. They were accompanied by Miss Col dia Sapp.
 May :. the Woman's Home Mission will give an entertainment at Cart wright. which will consist of a most excellent program. Miss White, of Phoenix, will appear on the program in five numbers. Many will remem- Der the entertainment given by Miss White two years ago. and can judge of the pleasure obtained by hearing Miss White recite.
 Ten ladies met with Mrs. G. Bright on Wednesday afternoon and organized a country reading circle. Mrs. Charles Root was elected president, and Mrs. George Kay, secretary and treasurer. The work to be taken up this summer is a study of Arizona The next meet ing will be next Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. George Rays. The follow ing are the charter members: Mrs. George Kay. Mrs. Charles Root, Mrs. Mike Wall, Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Bright, Mrs. Alvin Wiann. Mrs. NJ. B. Brooks, Mrs. Jim Marler. Mrs. Pat terson and Mrs. J. A Higgins.
 Mir. Cannon and son, from Liberty. were guests of MT. Mcllmoil, this week.
 Jerry Irving thinks the only place in the valley for a store is on the lot the HasSayampa Creamery, and, Judging from his success as a grocery man, we don't know that he is right
 Mrs. Olmstead drove to town on and took MT. Cowley, who |: as been working for her for several months He was on his way to Salomc tO seek his fortune.
 MT Dills, Mir. McIlmoil and Mir. liar ris marketed cattle on Monday.
 Frank Bryant took hogs to Phoenix on Thursday.
 Herry Irving c,rne 1own from Glen dale on Saturday night to visit his brother. Jerry Irving.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Higgins and Mrs. Emhuff visited the Pan-Amercan Os- trich Farm on Sunday afternoon.
 Haymaking began in earnest this week
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
UNION MEETING

There will be lively union meeting and temperance rally at the COngre- gational church on Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock. The following is the program:
 Devotional-Rev. Harden.
 Music-Prof. Johnston.
 Anti Saloon League-Dr. H. A. Hughes.
 The Teachers Relation to the Cause of ProhibitiOn-Prof. Matthews.
 Prohibition and Education in Gen ral-Dr. Blome.
 The Politician and Prohibition Hon. J. W. Woolf.
 Prohibition and the New State of Arizona-Prof. Scudder
 Choosing of delegates to the Anti Saloon League convention, which meets at Phoenix on the 27th inst.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
CHURCH NOTICES.

Congregation Church.-Sunday ser vices April 25, as follows: Bible school at 10 am: J. H. Price Supt. Parents who wish their children to lead upright, reverent lives will see to it that they form regular habits of attendance at the services of the church. Preaching at II by the pas tor. Theme, "The First Missionary Church. Acts 11:23. Christian En- deavor meeting at 6:45. Business of importance; don't fail to be present. At 7:45 there will be mass meeting of the citizens of Tempe. looking 10 the elimination. of the saloon from Arizona. All the churches have united. Several prominent citizens have been engaged to speak. Music by the choir; Prof. J. L. Johnston leader. John Harden, minister.
 Baptist Church-There will be ser vices Sunday as follows: Sunday School at 10 am, R. A. Windes. sup erintendent. Preaching at II am. by Rev. T. F. McCourtney. Children's meeting at 3:3O pm, Mrs. Wood sup erintendent B. Y P. '. at 6:45, Miss Poll president. Union meeting at the Congregational church at 7:45 pm.
 Goods ordered months ago are just now arriving and are being offered at closing-out prices at Lukin's Cash Store
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
Home Tonic for Old
 People

Wonderful results. eventually restor- ing full physical vigor, are obtained from the following: To one-half pint good whiskey add one ounce syrup sar- saparilla and one ounce Toris Com pound, which can be procured from any druggist. Take in teaspoonfUl doses before each meal and before retiring.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
AN OPERATION.

An operation for appendicitis was yesterday performed on John Say Tor The physicians were Doctors Moeur, Dimes and Plath, the latter of Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
@ TEMPE DEPART WENT @
c. F. Curry, Secretary of State. J. Hoesch, Deputy. No. S740.

c. F. Curry, Secretary of State. J. Hoesch, Deputy. No. S740.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE. I. C. F. Curry, Secretary of State of the State of California, do hereby certify tn have carefully compared the annexed copy of Articles of Incorporation of SALT RIVER VALLEY LAND AND FERTILIZER COMPANY with the certified copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same is correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof Also that this au- thentication is in due form and by the proper officer.
 Witness my hand and the great seal of state, at office in Sacramento, Cali fornia, the Sth day of March, A. D. 1909.
 c. F. CURRY, (SEAL) Secretary of State.
 J. HOESCH.
 Deputy.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
THE PROGRAM OF
 W.C.T.U. CONTEST

The following program was ren- dered at the w. C. T. U. medal con- test at the Goodwin opera house last evening:
 Instrumental music. .... Chas. Cage Prayer ................. Rev. Cheek Piano solo, "Evalena". Maud Tong Recitation, College Oil Cans. ".....
 .................... Francis Geach Song, Barney, Take Me Home Again ................M Mabel Quinn Piano solo. "Conamoor. or With My
 Love" ........... Jessie Dickerson Piano solo. Golden Ray. ..
 ........... Lenore Gibson Recitation. An Old Mans Story"..
 ................- Alta FoSdl Song. "Babys Prayer. Evelyn Kettle Piano solo, "The Mill''. Nellie Still Piano solo, Swing Song" "..
 GuSSle Miller Recitation, The Price of a Drink"
 Welcome Matley Piano solo, Enchanted Bells" Pearl Hilligassc Awarding of Medals. Rev. Cheek Chairman of the evening. Rev Salyer
 Owing to heavy school work and last day exercises the gold medal con- test has been postponed from May to September
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
SNAKES BY EXPRESS,

A consignment of snakes and liz ards was received here yesterday for the great Russell shows from San Antonio. Texas, to which place they had been imported from various for eign lands. The Russell show car ries fine den of snakes and the ones shipped in yesterday add materially to an already large collection
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24
A GARDEN PARTY.

The Episcopal Guild wishes to an nounce to the Tempe public that it intends to give garden party Sat urday, May 15, afternoon and even ing, at the residence. of Mrs. A. J. Mathews. Sherbet. punch, ice cream and cake will be sold. There will also be a loan exhibit of art and an tiques.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24

A new line of corset covers just re- ceived, and selling cheap. Lukin's Cash Store.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24

Do you use any lemons this hot weather? We have them; good qual- ity. Gc. per dozen by the box. F. s Baldwin. rss,it
Arizona republican., 1909-04-24

Go to the Alaska Fair-Free. Me Kee's Cash Store.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

tavin, I knew intimately and
we'll, for the balance of t h e r
lives There were others around
whom [ don't remember. They
all, however,, tried to dissuade
me from going to Falls City.
They said it was an "Abolition
Hole Jim Lane Town. and
other names of designa t o n,
which I thought betrayed an un-
friendly disposition toward S
the town on the prairie.
[ was in no mood for an
argument and therefore,
made no reply to W a t
they said, nor made inquiry in
connection with the IN a t r.
They further stated it would
never amount to anything be
cause it was too far from the
river, had no timber about it,
and nothing to induce popula-
ton. etc. | replied that l must
go for I expected to meet a
friend there at whose instance |
had come to Nebraska, and l
prepared for the start. The
failure to get a conveyance was
embarrassing but all the same ]
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
E
Stephen Prior Makes Inquiries In
Regard to Richardson County

Stephen Prior wants TO know
who has been writing about Rule
and Falls City IN 1858. He says
he knew the War Eagle as well
as he knew a pair of mules he
has driven to a dray wagon. and
was perfectly acquainted with
the Missouri river boat "Watos-
sa,' a stern wheeler.
He says she sank in the fall
of 1859, running a ace with the
Denver above St. Joe, strik-
ing a snag and sinking. She
was afterward raised by Jack
Beeber and John Hanford ard
the boiler used to replace the
boiler in the lower mill on Rush
Island opposite Forest City. He
also saw her once return from 4
trip up the upper Missouri on a
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

emily instructive, to build In the
timber, or plant trees. There
are those perhaps in Nebraska
who may think that We learned
to plant trees from j. Sterling
Morton, who acted very much
in times past, as though he was
the original discoVerer of the
tree planting habit of man.
Well, after a long and
wearisome walk, covering
at least twelve miles,
through a tangled mimic wilder
ness of grass, q had heightened
the distance by wandering from
the direct course at least two
miles, | arrived at Falls City
sometime in the afternoon.
There was a log house standing
about where the Maddox block
does now, opposite the court
house, in which a man by the
name of George Van Lew and
his good wife kept 4 kind of
boarding house. They were for
merly of Elmira, New York,
and as my friend, who had
induced me to come to Ne
braska, was stopping with them
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

Water courses. The fact is, and
| have frequently heard it SO eX-
pressed, those lands were not
regarded then Us being valuable
Tor any purpose except perhaps,
for the hay the wild grass grow
ing on them, would yield. Every
body since, has come 10 know
that that was a mistake, as the
very best lands now in Richard
son County are those located
out of the valley of a waite r
course.
Everybody appeared to
want timber, and everybody de
sired to build in or near the
timber. | have seen an eXpla-
nation al this popularity in hui
man kind in Il work Of Prof.
Darwin, called descent of
Man He accounts for this uni
Versal habit of men to build in
the timber, and if they have
none, to plant trees at the ear
liest opportunity, coupled with
the penchant a boy has to climb
a tree, on the theory that it is
an inherited instinct of some ar
borial animal from which the
race descended.
Whether this is entirely
true or not is not very
much to the purpose just now,
I merely mention the fact as
showing that at least one man
has scientifically accounted for
the desire people have, appar-
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

the Lotophagi told of in the
Odyssey Of Homer, who, having
once tasted of the fruit Of IN
Island upod which Ulysses was
thrown in his wanderings by Sea
from the Trojan land to Ithaca,
neither the love of home, coun.
try, or friends could ever induce
them to leave. We have all,
one time or another, eaten of
something akin to the tabled
Lotus, better known to the chill
dren of men aS-FATE.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Notice

There will be a meeting OF
the Richardson County Farmers
Institute Association, on Janu.
airy 90, 1909 at 2:30 o'clock p.
M, in the County Clerks Office
in the Court House, Falls City,
Neb., for the purpose of electing
officers for the coming year and
to transact such other business
as may come before the meeting
HENRY FRITZ,
President.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

nous ramitications, felt every
where and seen nowhere, like
the wind that bloWeth where it
listeth.
| know why | came To Falls
City, but | don't why | stald,
any more than now know who
will be president of the United
States a hundred years hence.
1t is certain however, that Il
combination oil circumstances
and associations following my
arrival here, conspired to deter
mine my course in the future.
Somebody must stay in the
little hamlet, or it would cease
to exist, and why not | as well as
others. Physically speaking, a
person while on the surface of
the earth, and until he or she is
put under it, must live some
where, and one place is just as
good as another for that pur-
pose. Some nameless but inn
pelling cause may have been at
the bottom of it all, concerning
which | can give no account,
and of which | was never sen
sible: like that which controlled
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
MY TRAMP TO FALLS CITY.

MY TRAMP TO FALLS CITY.
The day following my advent
into Rulo was Sunday, but new
ertheless | must continue my
journey to Falls City. For that
purpose, | went out after break
fast to the Goldsberry store to
see about getting Il conveyance
for the trip. There was none
to be had on any terms-in fact
there was none to be had at all
and there was nothing for it,
but that | must do the distance
on foot.
While at the Gold 5 berry
store [ made the acquaintance
of several gentlemen, W h o m
| had not met the day before,
among them was Felix Kitch,
Hugh Boyd, E. H. Johnson and
Thomas TostaVin, the young
surveyor, who had surveyed and
plated the town and who told
me he was about to enter upon
the survey of an addition lately
made to it, I think, by Mr.. Ken.
celeur.
All these men, except Tos-
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

must go, Notwithstanding they
told ME there was no road and
only a path here and there,
which, if followed, would prob
ably take me out of my course,
and besides, | would find a dense
covering Of high grass to walk
through that would be both tedi-
Gus and tiresome.
However, one Of their
number accompanied ME to
the highest point west OF
town, from which Falls City
could be seen in the distance,
and pointed out such landmarks
as we're visible, and they were
few, to guide me.
There was but one house
between Rulo and Falls City
and that belonged to 10
seph Forney, who is still liv-
ing and a citizen of this city.
His house was located in the
valley and west of the Muddy
| was told to keep the Nema
hariver on the south in sight and
go as straight west as possible.
The Forney house was not Wis
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

and as they were expecting me,
some arrangements had been
made for my entertainment, for
which | was indeed thankful. |
have been in more luxurious
quarters since, but hardly think
| have ever taken possession oil
any with greater satisfaction
than | did those provided for me
on that occasion.
The house was what would
be called a story and Il
half high, but h ad not Il
yard Of ~plastering in it, nor
a smear of paint ON any part
of it, nor for that matter was
there such in or on any house in
town.
| said in my first paper
that everything about Rulo APP
peared to be new, but in Falls
City everything appeared to be
old, except the people. Most
of the honses were built of sec
ond hand lumber brought over
from the wreck OF old Archer
and made into six or i g h t
shacks or excuses for houses,
and this was Falls City Us | saw
it that day in the long past.
The influences that silently
control the movements and DIES
TIMES of people, are not always
palpable to the senses, nor ex-
list as facts confessed in con
seriousness, but premate the so
cial fabric in all its multitude
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

IDLE from that point, and the
Nemaha, indicated only by a
fringe of timber stretching along
the valley, was the only reli-
able land mark and that was
not always in sight. | was told
further, that just before | would
reach the Muddy my course
would take me into the valley
of the Nemaha. This direction
was correct and when after la
borious walking | reached the
Muddy | found the ruins of a
mill that somebody had started
to build and somebody else had
tried to burn. [ walked across
the creek on a few of the charred
timberS that still remained and
beyond it, to nearly the resi-
dence of Mr.. Forney, | encoun-
tered a morass of at least a half
mile in extent. Sp "a hing
through that as best | could, |
came to the Forney residence
and applied for further infor-
nation as TO my course to Falls
CITY.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

fur trading expedition and a.
hands were drunk as well as the
boat. She plowed into the bank
at White Cloud and cut a log
into her as large as an elephants
body. The boat was named by
famous Kickapoo chief, a job
that Prior says he could have
gotten as he could have been ar
Indian if he had wanted to.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22


manned so until | got within a
mile or SO of it. After | left
the Forney place | missed my
way and wandered over TO the
north till | came in sight of 4
house, that Of f.. T. Minshall.
as | afterwards learned, in the
valley of the Muddy, and then
knew that | was far out of my
course, for | had been told that
Falls City was located on the
high ground overlooking the
valley of the Nemaha river, and
that stream already knew Was
on my left hand and miles away
to the South.
| also saw from that point,
the site and remnants of
the old town of Archer, on
the north side of the Muddy. |
came to know more of it after
wards, and will try to relate its
history, which is somewhat pa
thetic, in a future paper.
From there | turned to
the southwest and S h ort | Y
discovered the place of my
destination.
At first in my lonesome
tramp that day, it was a
positive pleasure to ook
out on the wide expanse of
prairie, as green as an emerald
and arched by a sky as blue as
an amethyst, stretching away
into distance, vast, vacant and
silent. | was on the edge of the
great plains | had heard and
read so much about-the land of
the Indian and the Buffalo, those
restless nomads of these soil
tary wastes, and of the wild
deer and the antelope.
The best informed on the
subject q assumed they We're
for they said so,) at Rulo,
told me the white e.
ments along the west bank of
the Missouri, had driven the
Buffalo herds inland fifty or
sixty miles from the river, and
perhaps more, in some places.
| could we'll believe that, for a
new force in the economy OF
things had made itself felt in
their near vicinity. They had
heard the voice of the white
man; it was a strange voice and
they fed before it, for there was
in it the sound of doom that
even those poor animals as well
as their savage neighbor and
master, the Indian, could under
stand.
There was not a tree or
a bush in sight, save on the Ne
maha and along the S m | er
streams, and nothing whatever
that suggested the presence of
man, until | reached the Forney
house on the Muddy and that of
Mr.. Minshall further up t h e
stream.
| found a popularity that
had never noticed before
for the reason that | had never
been present in the settlement
of a new country, and that was,
that every newcomer wanted to
take a claim in the valley Of
some stream and if possible one
having timber on it. There
were butfew settlements at that
time anywhere in the country
on the high lands, or what was
called the uplands, between the
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Lots, Blocks and Acres

Will consider the sale of Il
or 3 blocks or all of what is
known as the Frank land, in al
about 30 acres.
HENRY G. SMITH.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
The Daylight Store
"reminiscences of a Wayfarer

Some of the Important Events of the Pioneer Days
of Richardson County and Southeast Nebraska, as
remembered by the writer, who has spent fifty
one years here.