Hr. and Mrs. Ha ry Walling, of Albion, arrived Satu day to take back their daughter, Bar bara, who spent two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wall ing. ______ ATKINSON Baler Club Invites You to Enjoy HAY DAYS MONDAY and TUESDAY AUGUST 4-5 NORTH NEBRASKA’S BIG PROGRAM OF HEADLINERS Morning Grand Hay Days Parade Monday at 10 o’clock Baler Club Parade , Tuesday at 10 o’clock Afternoon World's Championship Hay Bal ing Contest Monday al 1 o’clock Ladies Baling Contest Tuesday at 1 o clock Rodeo — Both Afternoons Bronc Riding, Bull Riding, Calf Roping, Bull Dogging. Also Chet & Juanita Howell of Og- j den, Utjah, trick riding & trick roping artists. Evening GALA NIGHT SHOWS 8 P.M., Featuring JACK GWYNNE — World-Fa-: mous Master Magician, with a cast of beautiful girls in the | most baffling magic show of all time. Gwynne, star of stage and ■creen, was featured in Juno 23 issue of Life Magazine as \J. S. Magician with best new trick in 1947. _ Also in Person: — DANNY O’NEIL — C.B.S. Radio and Majestic Record Singing Star. Youthful tenor soloist with the famous Blue Jacket Choir of Great Lakes Naval Training Station during war. Hay Days Is Proud to Present these Two Great Stars in a change of performance each night Also HAY QUEEN CORONATION Monday night, with Gov. Val Peterson delivering coronation address and crowning the queen, whose identity will be revealed in beautiful ceremonial pageant, ‘‘The Kingdom of Hay.” Also the crowning of the 1947 Whisker King. HONORING HOLT COUNTY’S HAY DAYS FARM FAMILY Tuesday night. Also identifica tion of Mr. Hay and presenting prizes to winner of contest. Also Irma & Rio in a comedy uni cycle and unsupported ladder act. CORONATION BALL Monday night; FARM FAMILY BALL Tuesday, Crystal Ballroom with music by Harry Collins. BIG CARNIVAL MIDWAY Out of Old Nebraska — Railroads Credited for Inducing Settlers to State By Jame» C. O’son State Historical Society Without a doubt the agency most responsible for settling Nebraska was the railroad. In the first place, the railroad made it possible for settlers to come into Nebraska in large numbers, and, once they were here, to ship the products of their farms to markets in the east. In the second place, the railioads carried on an aggres sive advertising campaign to induce settlers to migrate to Nebraska. At the time they were built the railroads were given large quantities of land. In order to make those lands pay out it was necessary to sell them, and, if the roads were to op erate at a profit, the country through which they ran had to be well populated. So the railroads carried on vigorous campaigns to attract purchasers and settlers for their Nebraska lands. They were more concerned with set tling people on those lands than with making an immedi ate profit from their sale. Thus, they offered them at low prices and at very liberal credit terms. Every Device Used Every device known to the advertising industry of the 19th century was employed to lure immigrants to Nebraska. Letters were written to east ern newspapers extolling the glories of Nebraska. Lectur ers were sent erst and to Eu rope to convince people that Neb aska was the state of their future. Permanent col onization agents were station ed in some of the larger cities. The railroads didn’t ask their customers to buy sight unseen. Excursions at reduc ed rates were organized to give prospective purchasers ;n opportunity to look over the land. Anyone who bought land could apply the price of his ticket as part payment. Exhibits Made The state and various st^e organizations activ lv