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The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
Don't Want Saloon.

Preston don't want the saloon. Hen
ry Reiger has been circulating a pc
tition trying to get the necessary sig
natures to enable him to open a liq-
uor shop. The town is about even
ly divided. 1t is reported that Reig-
er only lacks one name of having the
necessary majority. \ certain moth
er, the possessor of some property
in the town is reported to have said
that she would sign the petition, but
not in the presence of her children.
the presence of her little ones? We
can heartily assure her that her
children will know all about it if she
signs, for the Preston brethren are
determined in this thing and will
publish the names of all those who
sign the petition. The signatures are
required by the law as a safeguard
in favor of the public. The petitions
are meant for the public. They be-
long to the public. If the saloons
were in the habit of dealing on the
square they would OF their own ac-
cord give them to the public. Pres
ton is prepared to put up a hard
fight to keep the saloon out. If Mr..
Reiger is wise to the actual situa-
ton he will drop the dirty thing.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
THE SALOON is AN OUTLAW.

The saloon has no rights except by
s~uffrance, II is wholly by the toler-
alton of the people or their repre-
%sentatives that the saloon is per-
mitted to do any business at all. The
saloon Is AZ outlaw and can only do
business by permission. The saloon
must have a license before the gov
eminent will permit it to open its
doors. The license is really nothing
than Il permit. The cost of
the license or tax is a kind of fine
collected in advance for the business
that is admittedly bad. But this is
SO dangerous an institution as the
saloon shall be presided over by a
responsible and reputable man. There
fore the saloonkeeper is required to
obtain the sanction of a majority of
the freeholders in his ward or pre-
cinct. The idea is to safeguard the
from running a bad business. The
signers are the moral bondsmen of
the saloon-keeper. They voueh for
his good character and responsibility,
and make themselves morally respon-
sible for the breaches to deeency that
occur during his administration.
When, several years ago, a judge
in Indiana declared the saloon an
outlaw, he hit that institution a
blow from which it has never reeov-
cred. The more recent decisions of
Judges lessen and Pemberton in Ne
braska are in line with the same de.
yelopment and are intended TO knock
out the last remaining props of re-
s~pectability by which this contempti.
BILE business has been bolstering IT.
self up. Let the good sense and
intelligence of the people deal with
the liquor traffic and its doom is
sealed. The dealers know this
Hence their persistent efforts to pre-
judice and alarm the public,
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
Dore.

Mrs. Larry Dore, who was for
many years a resident Of this city,
lied at her home in Omaha last Sat
trday night. She vas a sister of Mrs
Ellen Kink, Mrs. Della Sanford, Mrs.
William Higgins. Morris and John
.'heeEan all of this city. The fune-
raj was held in Omaha Tuesday and
was largely attended. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Dore died in
Omaha a few months ago.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

as the wet" side has so evidently
failed. then cut it out. But be fair,
inform yourself, get the facts, we
promise you TO turn on the light. If
We say some hard things, It is not
from bitterness, but because they
are the ugly facts. You need TO
know them. Come LET us reason to-
gcther.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
COUNTY OPTION.

County option is based upon The idea
that the majority should rule. If a
majority decide for no saloons then
there should be none. The county is
made the unit of operation. If the
county votes dry" then the county
as a whole is to be dry" On the
contrary. should the county vote
wet that does not mean that the
county as a whole becomes wet
County option is not To vote saloons
into dry" places. In cas- the coun-
ty goes wet the situation remains
as it was before the vote, the dry"
places remaining dry" and the
wet" places remaining wet"
The brewery people call this a
jug handled arrangement. The insin-
nation is both unjust and not true.
1t is a fundamental principle of Amer
lean law that the majority shall rule.
The majority of the people are usu-
ally decent and laW.abiding. The
liquor interests are aware of this.
They know that their business is
doomed wherever the people are per-
mitted 10 have their way intelligent
ly. II is to the financial interests
of the liquor crowd to defeat the
will of the people in every way pos
sible. Their slogan just now is the
personal liberty cry. What do
they mean by 1t? They really meal
that the people are not to be trusted,
II is a catchy assertion intended to
deceive and alarm the people. Coun-
" option means the peoples option or
the rule of the majority. County OPP.
ton favors the rights of the indiyld-
ual rs represented by the m%ajorities.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
Marriage Licenses.

G. A. Henry, Seneca, Kas.........22
Maggie Vaudeville. Falls City pa
Ralph B, Simpson. Falls City III
Ethel p. Cade, Falls City %
Loren l.. Corn, Norcatur, Kas.....2e
Grace e. Bennett, Verdon. $50, .25
Guy C. Kleckinger, Falls City pa
Lula Maria Larendo, Rulo...,......1!
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Tom Glines left Sunday night for
Basin, Wyo., where he has accepted
a lucrative position. But just how
Tommie could leave as good a town
as Falls City and the league ball
team is what we cannot understand.
We feel sure the base bali string
will pull him back to Falls City be-
fore the season closes. efu4ep
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
Law of Compensation.

Every man-even the most cynical
has one enthusiasm; he is earnest
about some n thing. The all-round
trif1er does not exist. If there is a
skeleton-there is also an idol in the
cupboard John Oliver Hobbies.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Mrs. John Lichty and Mrs. Charles
Heineman were st. Joe shoppers on
Tuesday. They also called on an
Eye specialist while there.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Last Fourth Of July cost the Unit
ed States 215 deaths and over 1000
casualties. How about the coming
Fourth?
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Col Soieski declares that Mis-
souri, will go dry next fall by IL, 900
majority.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

w. ]. Bryan reached Lincoln on
Thursday evening. He will remain
at home for some time.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

800
continuing at tie head of the lumber
business with which he has been
identified with for some time.
HIN. Gerdes of near Auburn caught
a she wolf aud her seven cubs last
week.
The Dr.. Hyde trial took an interest
ing and highly diyerting turn last
week when it developed that the de-
Tense had gotten possession of the
papers containing the report of the
grand jury.
Chas. Keith, a Beaver City farmer,
found a twelve-days-old baby on his
door step one morning last week.
Ii is said that an old man request
ed to be taken to the polls in the
recent Lincoln election. saying that
it would likely be his last vote, and
he wanted it TO be against the sa-
looms. That evening as he was list
en'ne to the ieports of the great vic
toy he happily passed away.
Mark Twain is dead. He died at
his home in Redding. Conn, last
Thursday at tie age of segenty-five
years.
Gov. Shallenberger has refused to
'oust" Mayor Rawlins and Justice
Crawford of Wymore on insufficient
charges. However the house on the
hill must be closed at once or he
says he will do the ''ousting'' act.
\ big fire in the Burlington yards
at Lincoln last Thursday burned up
500, 900 worth of stock and buildings
before gotten under control. \ very
high wind was raging at the time.
making it very difficult to fight the
flames.
The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben committee
are e%ndeavoring to get Roosevelt to
attend the next meeting in the fall.
On Tuesday, May 81, Beatrice will
vote to bond the town for $4,000 to
install a modern municipal water
plant.
Rumor has il that parties circulat-
ing petitions in Auburn asking for
saloon license are not meeting with
great success.-Granger
Things are beginning to move in
quiet lIiawatha. There will be paw
ing and improvement galore.
Hiawatha may become a Grand Is
land division point. The company ex-
poets to spend $50, 600 in the city
this year.
The engineers estimate of the cost
of Tecumseh's new sewerage system
is $6,343.11.
Tecumseh will celebrate the Fourth
of July this year in a befit-
ting a striving and growing little
city. Committees have been appoint
ed to look after the different features
that will enter into the celebration.
The Lincoln police raided the Elks'
club rooms Thursday and nabbed
some fifty cases of beer and as many
gallons of whiskey.
w. ]. Bryan reached Lincoln on
Thursday evening. He will remain
at home for some time.
Col Soieski declares that Mis-
souri, will go dry next fall by 5000
majority.
Last Fourth Of July cost the Unit
ed States 215 deaths and over 1000
casualties. How about the coming
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29
HERE N THERE.
Current Happenings That viii Inter
est Our Neighbors.

Hon +. NJ. Pollard has announced
his withdrawal from the congress
ional race in District No. l.. lie gives
as his reasons the necessity of his
continuing at tie head of the lumber
business with which he has been
identified with for some time.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

The Dr.. Hyde trial took an interest
ing and highly diyerting turn last
week when it developed that the de
Tense had gotten possession of the
papers containing the report If the
grand jury.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Chas. Keith, a Beaver City farmer,
found a twelve-days-old baby ON his
door step one morning last week.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

HIM .Gerdes of near Auburn eaugh.
a she wolf and her sever cubs las.
week.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

The Lincoln police raided the Elks'
club @ Thursday and nabbed
some fifty cases of beer and as many
gallons of whiskey.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Mark Twain is dead. He died at
his home in Redding. Conn, last
Thursday at Tie age of s~egenty-fiye
years.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Ii is said that an old man request
ed to be taken to the polls in the
recent Lincoln election, saying that
it would likely be his last vote, and
he wanted it 70 be against the sa-
looms. That evening as he was list
en'ng 10 the ieports of the great vic
TOY he happily passed away.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-29

Gov. Shallenberger has refused to
"oust" Mayor Rawlins and Justice
Crawford of Wymore ON insufficient
charges. However the house on the
hill must be closed at once or he
says he will do the ''ousting'' act.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
MEXICAN FLY CATCHING
INDUSTRY IS DOOMED
Lake TexcoCo, Hunting Ground
for SeIf-PickIing Insects,
Is Drying Up

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. 25.-The
oldest surviving industry on the North
American continent is in imminent
danger of extinction; before long the
fy-catchers of Lake Texcoce, Mex"
must change their ancient and hon
orable calling for one OF more mod
ern origin. Even in the days of the
Aztecs, Lake Texcoco was famous for
its fly resources and tons of the in
sects were caught annually to be USED
as poultry food. In more recent years
the product became even an article or
export large poultry raiserS in GER
many and this country looking upon
the self-embalmed flies from Texcoco
as choice tidbit for fancy stock.
In addition to the number OF hles
diminishing, Lake Texcoco is contract
ing today at a much greater rate than
formerly, and the few men who stlll
make living at fly catching will in
a wear or two be obliged to turn their
hands to something else.
Lake Texcoco flies pickle themselves,
as it We're. The insect has the habit
of swarming close to the surface or
the water and is caught with a large
net requiring considerable dexterity in
handling. AS soon as the catcher has
spread the net over the flies he dips
1t into the water for the purpose of
drowning the flies and curing them.
owing to the largo percentage of aka
line matter in ths water, picking Is
completed almost instantly. The in
sects are then spread over large sheets
and dried in the sun. After this they
are packed in sacks ready for ship
ment. 1t is claimed that as food for
Gagged birds of all kinds and young
fancy poultry they are unexcelled.
The fly catching industry of Lake
Texcoco is the subject of the first COM
mercial treaty made in North Amer
lea, and at the same time was for
many centuries monopoly which was
granted distinguished Aztec warriors
by their sovereigns. Netzahualcoyotl,
emperor of the Azrecs, signed treaty
with the Casique Chimalpopoca Of
Tenochtitlan. in whose territory the
lake then lay, by which number of
Tencan Aztecs were permitted to catch
flies or the lake in order that the
sacred quetzals of the Great Teocalli
OF Mexico City might enjoy this de-
licious food. The industry was the
subject also of other treaties.
The few men still engaged in the
business have to ecke out a living
now by shoveling soda from the old
lake bottom, and In a year or so the
fly catcher of Lake Texcoco will be no
more,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
ESPERANTISTS DECLARE
THE UMPIRE is R0BBER
Language Congress Delegates
See Clubs in Action

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-"Ho!
Vravbista decidanto! La ludanto haVls
tutan futon!"
This was shouted with vigor by an
enthusiastic Esperantist at the pail
game between Washington and CleVe-
land at American League park. Inc
Esperantist who did the shouting was
with a Cleveland fan and his words
were directed at the umpire, who had
declared Lajoie out at first. Trans
lated into English it means: you
robber umpire! That player was safe
by a foot!'
About 25O of the delegates attending
the international congress or Espefan-
to here iourneyed out to the ball park.
They had been provided with gulue
book containing the names of the varl-
GUS positions on a nine, the ball, bat,
gloves and rules of the game in Es-
peranto. ,
Throughout the game, as the Amerl-
can delegates who accompanied their
foreign brethren, and sisters, too, eX-
planned the plays, both foreigners ana
Americans would fire volley after vol
ley of Esperanto at the umpires and
players. The four thousand faithful
were kept in an uproar throughout
the game, and as plays were made
many would shout to the Esperantists
to go after the Jumps" in the new
language-that they wouldn't know
whether they were being cussed or
praised.
"Elign ell via okulola cindron!" was
fred at Umpire Collihower at the plate
time and time again. 1t means in
fan" language, Take the cinders out
of your eyes"
AS Joe Birmingham, Clevelands
center-fielder, robbed Milan of a hit
by a spectacular running catch, one
of the delegates from Central America
wi.o had seen a game before rose and
shouted: ''Tiu estis lerta kapto!"
meaning THAT was fine catch! As
Milan of Washington stole second, LII
shtolio la duan stacion!" was shouted
by an American delegate to crowd
of Esperantists in the first row of the
grandstand.
Many of the Esperantists who came
from across the seas expressed de-
sire to see another game. Secretary
Edwin Reed of the International So
ciety promised them another visit.
Some of the terms of the game
translated into Esperanto are: Strike,
frapumo; bat, batiio; glove, ganto;
player, ludanto; fly ball, fiugumopilko;
baseball, pilko
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
FINDS FORGOTTEN ROOM
BY THRUST OF CR0WBAR

BOSTON, Aug. "a mysterious
forgotten room containing seven cot
beds was discovered today by work
men engaged in making alterations at
the Suffolk county court house. In
tearing down a partition one Of the
worlkmen thrust his crowbar entirely
through a wall. and on withdrawing II
was astonished to see that he mad
made an opening into a chamber the
existence of which was apparently un-
known to everyone.
Later it was discovered that access
to the chamber was by one of laby-
rinth of doors in a corridor near the
second session of the municipal court.
The room was lighted by seven win
dows opening into a courtyard.
When the mystery of the chamber
was investigated a veteran court OF
ficer recalled that at the time the
court house was opened, seventeen
years ago, the newspapers told OF
hospital room in the building for the
use of persons seized with illness in
the court room. There never was any
provision made for nurses or hospltal
attendr--4~ ~Sd the hospital was never
used.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
RELATIVE STATES SEER
CAUSED DIVORCE ACTION
Wealthy Garage Owners Wife
May Have Been Influenced

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The influence of
a fortune teller was declared yesterday
to have been partly responsible for the
desire of Mrs. Nora KoerStein to di-
vorce Charles Koerstein, wealthy gar
age owner, who has charged in Judge
Kavanagh's court that he was nagged
into an alleged divorce plot by his
wife.
Miss Nellie Nelson, % years old, 720
North Springfield avenue, a niece or
Mrs. Koerstein, who started the in
vestigation because, she said, her name
was wrongfully dragged into the pro-
ceedings, told the fortune teller's al
legged influence.
'Mrs. Koerstein told me-" she said,
"that she had been to a fortune teller
who told her that she was mismated
and that she could learn to love some
one else. She told me she was going
to marry another man."
ADMITS MAN BOUGHT SKATES
Miss Nelson said she knew the name
of the man Mrs. Koerstein mentioned
but she was not asked to divulge it,
She denied that she and Koerstein had
been anything more than friends, but
admitted that he had taken her riding
in an automobile and had bought her
roller skates, a bicycle and other pres
ents.
She said she had not seen the letter
Koerstein testified he wrote her at the
dictation of his wife, to furnish grounds
for a divorce, until it was introduced
in court. The letter follows:
"My Dear Nellie: felt so disappoint-
ed last night that you could not go
to the theater with me. I had the
tickets bought, so I went anyway. l
took Howard and Charles. 1t was a
fine show. but it was very lonely
for me, remembering the good times
we had at other shows, especially The
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
GOVERNMENT PUTS BAN
ON ADULTERATED BUTTER
Internal Revenue Bureau Warns
Against Merger Machines

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Commis-
sioner Cabell of the internal revenue
bureau is hot after those persons
using butter mergers or blenders to in
crease the butter supply of the coun-
other agents of the internal revenue
a circular branding as adulterated
butter, within the terms of the law, the
products of these machines.
The decision Is aimed at hotel and
restaurant men, as we'll as others, but
it unofficially states that hotels and
restaurants are beginning to use these
machines extensively. Briefly, the de-
cision is that the use of so-called but
ter mergers and blenders for emulsi-
flying certain quantities of milk and
butter subjects the product to tax
of 10 cents per pound as adulterated
butter and the manufacturer or mani
pulator to a special tax of $500 per
annum, If such goods are sold. II
oils are used in this process the prod
uct is oleomargarine and subject to
all the provisions of that law.
The farmer has the advantage of
mixture of milk and butter without
running afoul of the law. The dealer
he sells 1t to, however, cannot dispose
of it without paying license and be-
ing liable to the law.
The merger machines claim to make
two pounds OF butter from one pound
of butter and one pint OF milk. The
makers of some of these machines also
state that the butter can be made rich
er by putting in a pint of vegetable
oil, preferably cottonseeed oil. Ac-
cording to the internal revenue bu-
reaufi this would subject the product
to tax as oleomargarine. The farmer
also would be liable If he used vegeta-
bic oil in the mixed product. Under
the law he can use only the product
of his own farm, such as milk and
butter. without violating the law.
The product of the butter merger
machines is in violation of the law be-
cause the law specifies that butter is
certain combination OF rats con-
tanning less than 16 per cent of mois-
ture. The milk and butter combina-
tion necessarily contains large per-
centage of moisture.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
LONELY MISS L0RENS0N
CANNOT FIND SUIT0R
Pair Could Not Locate Clergy
man; Wedding Postponed

BROOKLYN, Aug. 25.-Although the
relatives of Miss Emma Sorenson, 21
years old, of 141 Bay Thirteenth street,
have thought for the past year and
still think that Emma was married on
Aug. II. 1909, to William Thompson,
the wedding never took place.
However, the couple have been liv-
ing in the same residence at Bath
Beach for the past five months, until
Thursday, when William suddenly dis
appeared. Emma, who claims that she
had wanted to have the ceremony per-
formed from the first, is almost hyster-
ical with grief; for, although 1t was
the man who, she says, kept putting
off the wedding, she still cares for him.
She believes that he has gone to Pater-
son, N. j., and Is staying with some
of his relatives who live there, and
she is going to make an effort to meet
him and try to compel him to have
the ceremony carried out.
On August IL of last year the couple
got out a marriage license at Borough
hall, and instead of giving the name
of the officiating party, the two letters
I'D. K" were written on the blank. 1t
was later found out that they meant
don't know; and the couple had not
yet found a minister to unite them.
They called at the residences of a
number of ministers, but found two
of them sick and all the others out
of town.
Miss Sorenson told a reporter today
that she wanted to have the ceremony
done and over with, but Will, as she
calls him. finally persuaded her to have
it put off.
When the license was first procured,
Emma had a good position with 81
Manhattan firm, and this she kept for
number of weeks longer. Finally,
she says, her employer asked her to
marry him, and he became so forward
in his attentions to her that she had to
leave. During this time and until
April she and Thompson both lived at
the same house, at 457A Halsey street.
At this time they moved to Bay Thir-
teenth street.
When it was announced in a Brook
lyn paper last Monday that the mar
riage license bureau had discovered
several of the relatives of the couple
saw the article and inquired about the
truth of 1t. Emma says that the
young man told all those who saw it
that it was absolutely without founda-
tion.
Recently Emma obtained employ
ment again. Thursday, when she re-
turned from her work, she was sur
prised to find a note from viii await
ing her 1t read: Don't worry. L
have gone away to get a job. Will be
back soon"
VIII had been employed as a driver
in the delivery department of big
store until last week, when he was
discharged. Since then he has been
out of work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
Coulter Dry Goods Co.

Top of the World You know, I felt
like that myself that night in your
presence, and hope the time will come
soon when you can home with me
without anyone interfering. This is
what l am looking forward to, and If
possible l am coming over to your
house tonight for an answer.
STORY FROM "HELLO GIRL"
II pray that you may hold out some
hope for me, for you know how 1 love
you and always will to the last. Life
would simply be nothing to me without
YOU"
Miss Katherine Murphy, a telephone
operator said that on numerous occa-
sions she had seen Koerstein and Miss
Nelson riding together in an automo-
bile.
zone time," she said, "Miss Nelson
told me that she had gone automobile
riding with him and had not returned
home until 1 o'clock in the morning"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
--s
SCENTED A BARGAIN

A worker in the Salvation army tells
the following story
"a down -and-out beggar came along
an uptown street the other day where
was getting ready to hold meeting.
The man looked pretty much UP against
II. and watched him to see what he
would do.
sooadIv and muttered something. The
man asked him to repeat it and heard
'ii please, sir. will you give me 10
cents for bed?
Certainly, certainly the. man re-
r1,ad taking a dime from his pocket
Where Is the bed? Boston Traveller.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

peggy" the $4,000 hen owned by
the Keilerstrass farm, was viewed by
over half a million people around the
southern circuit OF state 1alrs Wh.eh
Included Nashville Memphis and At
lanta.-Southern Poultry Magazine
Nashville, Tenn.