THURSDAY. JULY 14, 1927.
PLATTSMOUTH SE5H - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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rer&reci in the Interest of the Peoide of Murray and Surrounding: Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers
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Business witli Us
by Mail x
Ycu avoid mental worry be
cause you know the nails are
safe.
You avoid physical ezhaus
tion becaise ycu transact
buciness right from, your of
fice or home.
It is highly convenient, it is
tine saving, it is just as safe
as Ur
c:e
Sam can make it
and lesuks
satisfactory.
are exceedingly
Murray State Banks
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ftiurray, Nebraska
There i No Substitute
fcr Safety
Hudson
ay.
15c at Kingdor.'s
Tharmacy.
Alice and Agnes Wright are
PCl!u-
ing a couple of weeks with
in Omuha.
ii. C. Wright hauled he:
cr.lv s fcr H. Wchlfarth and
? and
Virgil
Sudduth Monday.
Y.'n. O'lernalte of NcV.awka was a
business vi.-itor in Murray on last
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Glen Hut lege of X ha-.vka was
a: visitor in Murray last Tuesday and
was locking after some business mat
ters while here.
O. A. Johnson of Y.V-epi-.g Water
was in Murray on last Monday and
was visiting with bi many friends
here
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Su:. d
ily. :
and
Mr
Wolf,
a ls-
as well as looking after somj
; n.r. t: e 2 s. .
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X.tusl.tr of sou ih Omaha, spent
ay with R. C. Wright and fatn
!rs. Xau lir being Mrs. Fields
Mrs. Yv'ri ght's mother.
s. 1 or.y ti
were vb
1 1 m m r. r. . f r s . (.nan e s
iting with friends an:
we re do in
g -on'
PPing
('m:.iia e-n la. t Monday. ta y making
the trip via their rutcmobile.
John Xoddloman shipp-d two very
f 111' c:.r loads of cuttle which he has
J. A. SCOTTEN
CONTRACTOR A17D BUIIBES
Estimates Furnished
KU2EAY
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E. W. LEWIS
Up-to-Date Painter and Decorator
Paperhantrins
hukhay - 2-teseasaA
RerJESu'iiSj2
P ""-.? P"5 tri
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Made a nost caret.!: examination before making a selection of
a plane to cress ths Atlantic. He met with no difficulties in
his trip. He knew Ls line. No motorist need make a mistake
in the selection of th2 very best MOTOR CAR for there is bat
one best lins and that is
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Pioneers in beauty of design
" in performance
" in economy of operation
" in speed with safety.
This sturdy car can cif.ke 50 miles with ease, 70 vhen required
and. SO vdih perfect safety and comfort. . . . You will never know
the ccniort and convenience which comes from perfect dependa
bility, until yoa have left the end of the pavement and taken the
long stretch "of muddy, rutty country roads. Tor then will the
true worth of the Hudson-Essex cars be fully demonstrated to you!
Call for a Trial Demonstration of
This Excellent Line
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its
Department
'been feeding on the farm near the
I river, they going to Omaha, and be
j ing shipped last Monday evening1,
j Airs. James II. Browne of Omaha
departed on Wednesday morning for
! Los Angeles where sue will visit for
a time and he the guest of relatives
laud friends while in the western city.
On Wednesday of this week Ches
ter Sporror celebrated his twenty
third birthday anniversary, and was
receiving the congratulations of his
many friends on the passing of the
event.
:lr. and Mrs. B. F. Goodman and
their little son from near Cedar
Creek were in Murray on last Sun
day attending
Bible school and
at the Christian
church services
enure h.
, . i'' n".. 1 . . c T " ... . ..... T
as a isitor in Murray, working ii-
, th. interest of the onu-Iieraiu, sre
endeavoring to win one of the? many
! prize which they r.re offering at this
: time for subscribers.
I St&.ndard Fly Shy at Kingdom's
Pharmacy.
George S. Kay who has been feel
! ing quite poorly for some time pa ;t
iis at this time reported as somewhat
j improved and with hopes of oonti'.i
jued improvement, and which is the
: wi.-dt of his many friends.
! Os?ar J. Xailor, who is engaged in
j the restaurant and confectionary
' business in Union was a visitor in
' Murray on last Tuesday and war
! looking after some business matters
hi re : j well rs visiting with his many
I friends.
i M.-s. J. W. Rerger who has been
J quite poorly for several weeks va
i feeling some better earb' this week
!;::; 'ifir,1
to oii(!ui t the hotel.
ana was nopmg ior a continuance oi
health h;ts I
!
d continue i
! George K. Xi- kl-s cf the Murray
J IIud.son-Ess conipj-ny and theirj
sabvmsn. Lieu -Noeii were loosing.
after some lu-. in'-.'H matters m uma-1
l:r. on. l:-.-t Tuesday ofternoon. they!
(in v :
g ever to the hi:
city in one of
the celebrated Essex sixes.
The Rev. Earnie Brown1 of Oman",
a pas'or "of m"re than ordinary ah:'-
y was a visitor in .uurray on lasi
v. delivering two very irnvre
sive elisf curses at the Presbyterian
. cl.ureh which was v II received by
ithe l-.rge and very attentive audience.
: Mrs. Ga'en Rhode-n has not be n
' fee ling Very well for p.mo time pa-,t
iard has ben for c go.vi portion ri
the time kept to her bad
northwest of Murray. It
it ber hme i
is hoped by j
her friends that this excellent woman ' 5 c n-Es e; company of Murray rrceiv
soon will Tie eniovit.g her accustomed 1 ed and" unloaded a car Inn.! of f-T
health.
Mr. Louis Puis of Colorado who ir
visiting in Murray for the prtse.it re
ports the crops very fine rn the sec-
Hon where he is maltmir nis reure ru
thin time nr. ft spef 1.11 ly t.,e wuea.
'crop which is inimT. ar. d w
vrv good prospe,
ts for corn and oth- rr
er crops.
?.Tiss Grace Jamison of Line
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the guest of her sis'er Mrs. J. F.
Brer.del for this week and next, and
wa.i accompanied to Murray on last
Saturday evening by her fr.tlvr, T.
J. Jamison of Lincoln who spent tlte
week end with his daughter and fam
ily, returning to his work on lasr
Sunday evening.
Panic-1 Mead of the Masonic Home
at Plattrmouth was a visitor in Mur
ray ?nd wa the guest cf his friend
Mr. K. S. Tutt. Mr. Mead and the
fcthcr of Mr. Tutt. John I). Tutt.
who passed away som years sin.'-e
were very clcse friend.--. Mr. Mead
who is ." Mason of long s'ai-dig
wl.ib in Murray made many friends
Pen Martin shippt a c;:r load of
hots r tli Omaha market on last
Tut --day evening, and which was
1:. tiled to Murray for loading on the
afternoon of that day. Frank who is
: rust It also trucked 3" hogs to
market for V. F. Moore and nearly a
lik.- number for F.lvard Fitzgerald
this work i-; keep
mtn very busy.
this hustling truck-
,t""
-&ssx motor L
til
n it
ray Hudson .-ssqx 6q,
Murray, Nebraska
Get your prescription filled at
Kingdon's Pharmacy.
Dr. and Mrs. G. II. Gilmore who
with their son John were in the
northwest for some ten days or two
weeks returned home last week only
for the doctor to have to go to Fort
Crook for a two weeks stay at the
training of the Reserve Officers camp
where a two weeks training is being
held. During the time Dr. Wilmarth
of Omaha is looking after the prac
tice. Phillip Lambert who was spending
seme two weeks at the homes of his
sisters i!J Illinois, and where he en
joyed the time most pleasantly, was
w-11 phased with his visit returned
homo on Thursday last w-ek and is
ag..in hustling into the work of
pointing. lie and Jesse Chambers
ire stalling the painting of the new
house of K. S. Tutt, which is pro
gressing quite rapidly.
The firm of Boedeker and Wehr
bein shipped two cars of very fine
cattle to Chicago, they departir;.
Sunday evening and were accompan
ied by Mr. Glen Boedeker who was
on the marla t with the cattle on
Tuesday morning, disposim
of them
at the very satisfactory price of
S12.C0 and the forty head averaging
11 00 ea'-h. They wen; fed in the !oi;
east of Murray and were very excel-
A. M. Kir.gdon of the Kingdon
Pkai nine v wr:- n Imsipess visitor in
Omaha on l--t Tuesday, where he i
went to make purchases for the store!
Iiere. Mr. Kingdon since iizi-
ha?
;-en in Murray, is well pleased with
the excellent 1 us I'ass which hi..
i i nie to the st Te ana is continuaii
nuaing
to the stock and equipment
to ( ;:re
for the needs i the pul.-ilc I
M: tlie drug line r.s well as th' re -
j freshnicnt line he handling ice cream
; nd cold b:v. rages as well as the
inest line of confectionary.
Scar less ! ly (u m pal ion una
gallon cans at Kingdon s Pharmacy.
Mrs. AVrn. Puis, Sr.. who has beer
ill for some time prist and who h u
been given the hest of cr.re anl medi
cal attention, is reported as
much improved during the p...st few
lays. II"r (laughter. Mrs. I.au..
Riug'vood of Miuneapolis unl h-.-r son
Louis II. Puis of Colorado vt
c,
ill-
dining the time 1'
was in the mo.-t -riti
but 'ie rh'-y arrived ;1
mctLer much Letter.
.d
1
cone;: ! :o n
y found th"
Iler ninny
fiie-.ds are
hoping she may src n be
restor: d to her
Lite last we
customed health,
the Murrry Hud-
f.f th celeb
mrke, which t!;
Mnrrr.v gar. '.e
rrtf.fi iiuc;son-i-..
y have stored in
. " The writ-.;- loo
the
th shipni
n ove-r
and found
th:
t'.
tl.-'-y
were all e:c
latest pattf vv.
T!i"i;- ' ':: : '.: ;
!!". t cars of
and are rnr.d
verj-
ri'te-
i:en o
nstT.T t
will b
to anv
ple.s
1 t."
derno
one c
:-1 r i :i '-
a d-monstr ' i inn
:ud will flio.v
ex ft lie nt qu
ality of tT.e.-e ears ;
their fine pi
let thrm t.e d
rtormr.ncf . (. ome :
monstrat -d to your
tire satisfaction.
The Murray 3athing Beach.
The Murrav baihing beach has wot
in the past two we. Its ;
ir.b nam, as tn xc lie
sp'nd the hot et-:: in !'.-.
. m st ei.
tit p'ace P
Th v.-:t:
which i.-. furni-
led from a spi
g 1
cf
sp-t
con
ing
he "u Ft fiirilitj. b. ing pure an:
kling a dew drop, :.nd change.
linvnlly and t rt-uto.1 for th-- keep
of it pur and w; oesfm". In i''g
Ireitteii with a certain ch mical whieh.
shfoild there be th" rcne.te ;tossibil
i?y of there being any contamin
ation therein it is r"movid. Th
people enjoy the beach ti tliu extent
thru in a number of instances the
capacity of the peojd- in charge and
the necessary equipment wre taxed
to care ffr all who cnrie. However
tr.c things necessary v the lir. r '
bathing suits and tov.tls have been
enlarged and it is p-ssibh to cu re
fer the wants of all in the future
All care is taken to provide every
lafeguard, and no one Is allowed in
where the remote suspicion of their
not being sanitary is concerned. AH
are required to take a shower bath
with soap before entering the plunge
and as. they say this ts not a bath
troib, you must he dean before you
are admitted to the pool. The pub'ir
is welcome and they are also protect
ed by the most stringent rules which
are faithfully observed.
Enjoy Family Reunion.
At the home of Levi Wilson west
of Cedar Creek on last Sunday was
held a family reunion cf the Wih-.on
family which was enjoyed to the ut
most by the relatives there at the
time. There were there for the occa
sion A. J. Wilson and wif- cf Rock
r.luffs, parents of Mr. Levi. Wilson
where the gathering was held, Albert
Wilson and family of Syracuse. Font
T. Wilson and family of Murray
Herbert Heins and family of Piatt s
roouth. Russell Wilson and family
oy Heins and Walter Johnson.
j Entertained the Social Circle.
! Mrs. Allen Vernon ortert;ined lar-t
'week the members of the Social Cir
cle of the Lewiston church southeast
of Murray at her home. All the
mercberr. cf the society were present
and the first number of tne well or
dered programme, was the business
portion which was attended to with
alacrity and dispatch. Then follow
ed the social hour and the literary
portion of the program, with two
pieces rendered as specials, and also
sor.gr. by the entire number present.
LuseTwon "vn rv4 rii;i aldd
rnucii to th" very plsasant afternoon.
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It any of the readers ot the
Journal uiior ot ny social
event or item of interest in
thin vicinity, and will mall
ixe uO thu office. It win ap
pear under tbU Leading. We
w&nt all newsltema Euitob
Farmers, Notice
For Prices on
I Miss Catherine McMahan, a tele
Pntllvrv - Fff&S . Fr1 graph operator, who has been work
JTOUItry eea, inK at the Western Union Telegraph
CALL
R. C. WRIGHT
Phone No. 27 Murray, ITehr.
The
the
next
home
meeting
of Mrs.
will
Ei-rl
be held at
Wolfe and
5th and a
vi:ich will be on Augus'
full attendance is deslrec.
At Hospital in Hcchester.
.:r. lien liui who has heen in very,
poor health for scm- tsnu, with the
recent months has been not sj well
wps taken to the hospital atRoches
;er. Minn., where lie will undergo '
a cliaic in a short tim. being ad-,
vise! by hi., family physicir.n. I)r
r. Krenelel.
nd wher.
a
short time
since he went
v i li i
son. Lester
Lull, who rem
inee
,1 lor a few days;
turning tally this ;
vrith the father, re
week. Mr. Lester
Dill
port;
the
; father standing the trip
very
well
and is
the cli
resting until he shall have
iic to determine the pourse tf
e trouble which is eUV-,sing the very
or health.
Braised in an Auto Crash.
While Mr. A. C. Long with
the!
j v.-:
j to
iml two d a i! n hi lis were going
their home in the e.ist portion cf
rrjv e:n last Mondi.y aiternoon ai
, M
about two c 'clock, an! Ora Fander.-
v...... also driving east.
accident, whi.h seem,
avoiilabj.- at time-3.
c :i
of those
ty rre t.n
lrred. Mr.
i1
i.ig sv.rn.g out to v
sruth side
Ting to turn
.riders t hi
r to allow
round, sti.rt-
oi" ; h e re, :i d . and i a ' : ; :
into his, gate, and Mr.
ing h- w:.s g -tting
the car folb..v,'irg t J no
e c' r. rem 1 d
int. the
tb y came
ii-jury rdr-
and as Mr
d viveway
tOge'hel a
. 1. c . s ga . 0
ii with Som'
two d-tug-'-
:v severely
y :dr-. Lor;g ei
b:ai "ng them r
pi-i icitating t hi i
. by the roadside
time tearing
: nu
cliic
sain
car into the!
and at the!
ire tiotu toe
cr.r of Mr. Sanders. The re
ve.-y frrtunat? in that the
-u ts wer
.urants
d more.
Oi
the tars were r.ot injur
Attended Conference.
C. M. lived. V.. A. Ito'.t. Clos er 1;!t vear Mo?t rf the reduction ha-
:K;rrcr and ilev. F. E. Islanchard j 0.--'-tirre-l in the Mississippi flood tec
tie pastor of the Christian church i1irn p!e largest changes were 6.
:.t :d array, were in Weeping Water) noo.000 :.cres decrease in cotton. 2.
on last Sunday afternoon, vhen ; (, (M)o rcr(c; decrease in corn and
th - y went to attend a
th numbers of the
aod oongreiritioi-s of
r-hu-vh c f Cass c(un:y ;.
a crnvt r-ti-:i which is
t'i" Murray chart ii on
when, all the chv.r'-h
; vutcd in an a'l days
with a :".-.s.l:"t dinner
th."' t'on hour.
Tiie progrr ir 1 rf
cont-vc-r.ee o:
Ili;:e schoc's
the Christian
nd to arrant.,
to !e held at
August 14th
-,-ril be repre-r-i?rti?ig
an "
the lawn a:
the metin:
will b
inv; tut;
be-rs i
in the
fur-'ishe-
11 is ex
ti.' I'ih'e
fori
th- tiuu
meet i tier. A eorilia1
1 ft to all men-ichool.-
and church
attend and enjoy
. day.
county to
sii-ns of tin
the
Installs New Engine.
Mr. Vac Michluskey. the villag
smith, has installed ;. new e ngine for
the power which he io much need.--in
his business and Itke all good citi
zens gave the order for the install
ation of the new power plant to r.
fellow townsman. Harry Xelson. who
installed the engine wui'-ti is givi
; ;1
the best of satisfaction. Ye
n
know that when Harry
piece cf machinery of v.r.y
is going to work the best.
ip -1 ::
kind
:ls .
tha
Falls from Tree, Dead.
Lloyd Daltcn. formerly cf Nebras
ka City but just recently making his
home at Memphis, Mo., and who is a
brother of Clyde DaMon. who former
ly was employed by Jo!m A. D.ivi
west of Murray, and is well known
here, and also a cousin of Mrs. Erl
Lancaster, on July 5th whil elirab
ir.fi in a Ire0 fell about ten feet, and
striking in such a way that death in
stantly ensued. He was sixteen years
of age but small for his years.
Celebrates Birthday Anniversary
On last Saturday Mrs. Ernest
Schumaker passed her birthday an
niversary, and which fact was known
to her many friends and cn Saturday
Best
Service
In the repair work we do, in
the goods we sell. Come see us
when in need of anything in
our line. Your hest interests
are our greatest concern.
Murray Garage
k. D. BAKKE, Prop.
night they came in large numbers ;
to the Schumaker home where they
celebrated the event with much mer
riment and also bringing with them
good thing to eat, as well as a num
ber of very beautiful and useful gifts
token of the honor and respect of this
excellent woman. When the friends
departed late in the evening they ex
tended to Mrs. Shumaker the wish j
for many more happy gatherings sucli
as this one.
Murray Community Programs start
Satunlnv evemnsr. This is a gewo-
gather" meeting, each neighboring.
(town being represented and otner.
good numbers too
A program every i
,i p ...
Saturday night.
Vacation Here.
office at Omaha for the past num-
her of vears. having .worked at var
ious places for the past twenty-twc
years, is spending her vacation at
the home of her friend, Mrs. Tory
Klimm, which practice she has made
for a number of years past. Miss
McMahan has been for some years
past working at the r-rew York office
where she was doing cable .work over
the ocean, or rather under the ocean,
just before returning to take her for
mer position at Omaha.
TTcor -frrvn Olrl Friend Overseas
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker
received a card from Mrs. Simon
Uplimpvf-r who ir; visiting at Ham-
mel. Denmark, at the home of her
father and mother for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Rfhmeyer were neigh
bors of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Scho-
I ,i li s-.tr vera 1 i xr npp n t
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iJliXJl LC2 1 K3l li
Cron in 20 Years,
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czUtzi States Are Hard Hit: Winter
Wheat Production Is Lower,
Spring Whe&t Higher
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t-- ys r ti,- 10 -mo -ri-
enPurnl 1 irtrn a Mnn-
dav crou prospects, as a whole, are
rur from promising this year.
The pre-ert outlook is for the
--li-rtet com crop in 2C vears; for
a vervshort fruit crop: for a ma-
teria! " reduction in tobacco produc-
tiou;' for about average production
of 'pliatoe--. wheat, sugar beets. Sax
:crd an1, feed grains other th?n corn.
Large crops of bears, peanuts and
sweet r.utvo( and a record hay pro-
' l.---;. -,i ivi.r? nrp-Cirtf l
he depart iv.ent said crop prospects
are f.nr.y goon m ti.e western states,
b"t very unpromi-ing in the eastern
I port cf the corn belt,
j Acreage Smaller,
j The area planted this season is 7.
if.'io oft ft -.ots less, or 2 Der cent be-
1
1
lew the acreage planted at this time
.OflfiOCO increase in wheat.
Lie c
sr.dition of tiie corn crop
was f, '.) ner cent
Ji'lv 1. indicating
of a normal on
a production of
2.i74.42-l 00 bushels, compared with
- 4 T f r. A AAA V.11.-I1 An lnci T f.i T
Th(
corn
r-nred
?re wore ST.t'.-S.OOO acres
in cultivation on July 1. com
v.ith 99,492,000 acres harvest-
ed
st year.
Winter Wheat Smaller.
Winter wheat was reported 75 per
cent "f rormrl. indicating a produc-ti-n
f 579,410.000 bushels, as com-
... . r. n . 1, 1 .
J.,. I V- i Jt U 'J 4 . V J . - U .u..-
vcfr. Acrcacre for harvest was re-
norted at 2S.18.r.000 acres.
f',wiitin.. -f o-r...;,,.- u'l.Mt n-ac oc
i.-.-r.ted -. t 'xo 7' ner "ffnt of normal.
indicating a production of 274, 21S,
000 bushels, compared with 205,000.-,
000 bushels in 192G. Spring wheat,
acreage was reported at 20,313.000
acres.
The condition of all wheat on July.
was 79.1 per cent of normal. indi-:the herds and flocks of the Amala
tiug a total production cf S53. 034.- ! kites, und also took the king with
i 000 bushels, and acreage in wheat
was plieed at "8.469,000 acres.
Oats Croc Larger.
stocks of wheat on farms were
estimate-! at 27.3:19,000 bushels, or
I 3.2-S per cent of last year's crop.
Condition of oats was 79.9 per cent
of normal, indicating a production
of 1.349.02fi,Q00 bushels, compared
vsitn I.!' :4. no,u.JUj ousneis last year,
j Farmers had 42,914.000 acres in oats
en July 1.
The indicated production cf other
crops, is:
Parky. 243.000.000.
Rye. fll.S00.00O.
Flaxseed. 21,600,000.
Sugar cane, (Louisiana), 1,940, -
000 tons.
Sr.gar beets. 6.S60.000 tons.
White potatoes. 393.000.000 bu
S,weet potatoes. S6, 200, 000 bu.
WANTS SUIT DISMISSED
: Then did Samuel answer, saying:
Xew York, July 11. August Heck-, "Hath Jehovah as great delight in
scher, elderly philanthropist, sought hurnt offerings and sacrifices as in
thru counsel today to have dismissed obeying the voice of Jehovah?" For
under the statute of fraud the $1,- Samuel knew it was better to obey
000,000 suit recently brought against than to sacrifice, for when we do the
him by Frieda Hempel, operatic so- right and proper thing, which is re
piano. Declaring that there had quired in the following of the Lord
been no oral or written contract absolutely, and in the matter of be
whereby Lime. Hempel was to receive iDg the very best citizens and Chris
$48,000 a year for the rest of her , tians, there is no need to raerifke,
natural life, which she claimed, C. I tor we have done the very thing that
Frank Reagis, attorney for Mr. Heck-j i3 required to make us what we
scher, moved before Supreme Court should be.
Justice Mahoney that the case be j Saul, like many others of our day
dismissed. jhad not done this and was looking
Mme. Hempel. in her complaint. ; for an excuse for his disobedience,
said she had entered into an agree-j These and many others were the
meet with Mr. Heckscher whereby acts of Saul which in the end alleni
she was to receive the annuity for ated him from God's favor and it bc
giving up her opera and concert, came necessary to select in his 6tead
work and singing for charity. 'another king, and this time it was to
1 bo one ftr flod'a own heutrt
Journal Want Ads bring results.
f BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON
I- Sunday, July 17th
-. By M. S. Briggs
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4-
I Golden Text: "Let no man despise
thy youth, but be thou an example
to them that believe, in word, in
Jq it ..
I Tim. 4:12.
Saul's Many Failures
d&w, oaui was the ideal of those who
looked only upon the outer man, with
jhis more than six feet in statute and
the appearance of a handsome ath
lete. Little wonder, then, that the
people thought at the beginning he
made a leader worthy of the name.
He was tall, strong, active and seem-
ingly not afraid of anything that
might come, be it man or demon,
While diffidant at the beginning.
hiding himself in the stuff. Saul after
he had really become initiated into
the matter of becoming a king, be
came agressive, arrogant and domi
neering, thinking much of the glamor
and grandeur of the show of the
pageantry of the army and the court. ;
and he soon lost the native reticence
which marked his introduction into
the court of the kingdom of Israel.'
He was jealous for the glory ot the :
one true God, at the beginning, but j
later took to himself some of the!wen
glory an
I praise which alone was the
right of the Father. I his life, was commanded by the
Like many of the otherwise bifr-jord. ' Go and annoint another to be
men, the I or Ego in him seems to king instead of Saul."
grow and assert itself, in a way that, Samuel, fearing whet SjuI m!ght
crowded out the idea that he was to'(-t ay h,. fcal demonstrated that he
represent the Father of all. iwas liable to do anything, did not
Israel was constantly menaced by v.anr to so and aiinoint anyone to be
the surrounding countries, tribes and jug j;l the plate of Saul, b'jl was
nations, largely on account of their f -ommai' .led to drive a heif.'r before
idolotry and the worship of h?.nd i,jnl iu.,i eQ tn th. home of Jesse, v. ho
made gods, which God had command- j fcy.i ;l large- number of se ns and vh
ed the Israelites to utterly destroy. lived south of Jerusalem. This Sam
This was seemingly a source of much
trouble and worry all the time.
So, in this instance, when a large
and well seasor.erl army of the Philis
tines wore gathered to attack the
army of Israel, under Saul the hav
ing but a handful of fighting men
and they fearful and und:-- iplir.e-l.
Ui-inrl fliti scrr ami nronhet. r :-"!-
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manded Saul to wait until he should
-me and offer saerifice: ami as Sam-
ue-1 delayed his comine. Saul went
ar.ead and assumed the place which
did not rightfully belong to him. but
to the servant of God. Samuel. This
was an ofTense not alone to Samuel,
but to the God whom he- served. In
many things did Saul do tilings that
he was not allowed to perform, as he
wa a king and r.ot a proph-t or a
mini-ter-. Paul wanted his own way
of doing things, and was not willing
to nwnit tip liian Ot C.OU.
cauj Loses God's Favor
Greed seems to be the enemy of all
men who have in their powr the
handling or the opportunity to han
dle much wealth or property of
others, and while some are of that
stern nature that they can throw off
th, temptation, many fall for the in-
fluence of the dollar and become its
slave when they should be its mas
ter. It so happened when baul wasi
-ent to fight the Amalakites. and was
commanded to utterly destroy them
as they were an abomination in the
eyes of the great Jehovah and cast
an influence over the Israelites th?.t
was tending to draw them away from
In
short they were a menace to goon
government and good citienshzip as
well, and as they had forfeited every
claim, which is the first they may
have had on the grace of a loving
Father, and as a penalty were to be
destroyed and swept from the face of
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tivelv small army was to be their
executioner.
wiin tne laor oi
God fn the bat-
: tie. Saul went forth and
w; s success
ful, and in order to exhibit to the
people his prowess and looking I'pon
the cattle, whieh were fine in ap
pearance as well us almost perfect
specimens of the best produced in the
land, Saul chose the very best of
him, instead of putting him to death
j along with the others, as he lo-ol
.been commanded. While he was re
turning, he was met by the stern old
prophet. Samuel, who asked about.
ithe battle and also inquired if Saul
had fully obeyed the commands of
the Lord. Saul made him affirmative
answer, when in reality he had saved
me nnest came ana cnoice sneep. as
well as bringing in the king ulive.
I But Samuel's suspicions were aroused
and he said. "What is this lowing of
(cattle and bleating of sheep which I
Ihear in the land?" Saul, for an ex-
f.use said, "These have I reserved for
sacrifice to the Lord." Saul evident-
! v was iike some during the recent
war was willing to sacrifice some
thing in which he had no special in
terest, instead of something which
he held dear to himself, the former,
in the eyes of God being no sacrifice
at all.
j Samuel, who was becomin? old and
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shaken with the years and the
trials which had been a pjrtiou of
uel diu and when he
iirivcd at the
j home of Jc.-.-e, he was met ;:s he a;i
pro;i;hed, and being known by Jose
and the household, w;es ap,;! oaci'e 1
: by tiiis farmer, who asked. "Cor.n.t
jthuu p actable or otherwise?" S.i::i-u-.-l
said peaioably and al.-o informed
! Jesse that he had come to do sac ri
( fo e and to annount one of his suns
king f I si ael.
j When the heifer had been slain
;at:d ; !1 was in readiness for the set
ting down to the fca-t, tne sons r
Jesse were marshaled In. fore the
prophet for his annoiuting cf the one?
to be king. The eldest was first
presented, but was rejerte 1 by the
Lord, and also likewise the second
and third in order until all the son
who were present had been presented
only to be rejected. Thereupon did
Sfimucl say unto Jesse. "Are these
all the sons you have?" Jesse re
plied. "These are all except a lad
who is tending the sheep." Then did
Samuel say. "Go fetch bim, for v.e
will not sit down to the meal until
he shall have been broucht." Then
was David brought and when ho had
passed before the Lord he was se
lected and Samuel immediately un
pointed him to become the king of
Israel.
While David was a mere lad and
a tender of sheep in the fields, he
had proven himself the master cf
many a perplexing situation whieh
required immediate decision and in
tense action on his part i -i order tn
save the flock of which he was in
charge. A bear and also a lion at
different times had come and would
u-ive destroyed the flock end chafed
away what was not killed, but for
the stern action of this young athlete,
for while he was able- to kill these
animals with but a stone for hi-t
lighting and defense, he was at tie?
same time thinking of the things that
God had in store for him to do in
the later days of his life. It was not
until years later that David really
became king, but when he ;id he w.1 s
indeed a man after God's own hart.
for in only one instance el id he be
come guilty of gross disol. edieiico to
the command of God and commit a
heineous crime. That was in the
ease of L'riah, whose friendship In;
betrayed when he debauched h;s wif
and then to cover up the crime had
l'riah placed in the forefront of the
battle that be might be killed to
cover the crime of the king.
However, David made a good king
five r Israel, but v. it h the many war.;
in which he engaged, his hands were
so stained with blood that ho wa
forbidden to build the temple, whhh
honor went to his successor and son,
Solomon. With this we leave tho
study of David for the other lesson;
in which he figures so prominently,
but remembering that what one sow.i
o also he must expect to rtap. Tin
sin of David, whi. h was m grcviou
was the cause of much grief and sot
row in his life, and especially tho
latter years, when his son. Absolom,
rebelled and was finally killed, by
David's own men.
OLD TIME RAILROADER DIES
Mr. M. 15. Johnson pas.-d away i t
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 7th. He was a
Missouri Pacific conductor out cf Au
burn to Omaha for many years pa t
and bad many friends along the lint.
The last few years he htol beea
working in the interests or' the T'nion
Pacific, lie leavt.'.T a wife and duz!--ter,
Mrs. Robinson, of Wayne, Ne!i.
Hi-; body was brought to Stcrlii. ..
Nth., for burial.
Why should former member! f f
congress be permitted to do lobby
work on the floor of the chambers .'
These are well paid for their work t'
influence legislation and to permit
this is to corrupt orderly procedure.
The practice ought to cease, for it Ia
offering a premium for membership-
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