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VOLUME XXXIII LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. September, 10th 1914. . NUMBER 38
"Ail We Have to Do To Prove That Half Oar Disappointments Are Blessings Is To Keep A Record."
ANNUAL PICNIC
RURAL ROUTE 2
Mammoth Parade and Park Entertainment, Biggest Thing of its Kind
Ever Oceuring in This City.
MOVING PICTURES OF THE PARADE TAKEN.
Laljor day was again celebrate
in this city last Monday by J. W.
Conger with a hugh parade, pic
nic and entertainment at the park,
which may truthfully be said to
be the biggest entertainmhnt of
our country friends ever in this
city.
The day opened with cloudy,
dismal weatheJ, accompanied with
morning showers, but which pas
sed away with the rising of the
sun, almost entirely, and by the
middle of the forenoon Old Sol
was shining in all his pristine
splendor. The parade, which was
to have entered the city about
9:30. was delayed till a few min
utes after the noon hour, on ac
count of a moving picture machine
man, who had l>een engaged to
take movies of the parade and did
not arrive in the city till the noon
motor came. As the parade came
in from the vicinity of the U. P.
depot, the street was lined on
both sides by great crowds of peo
ple from city and country round
about, so great was the curiosity
to see the parade and the taking
of the same for a moving picture.
The parade was fully a mile in
length, with over a hundred autos
and vehicles of all kinds in line,
representing almost every con
ceivable idea, all being masked
and the designs being from the
laugnauie w> me excruciatingly
funny, each being decorated with
flags or bunting, and represent
ing features of all sorts, with the
produets of the farms, etc. Noth
ing or feature of any kind seemed
to escape the people on the route,
who had used their gray matter to
put up all kinds of different stunts.
The Movie man was stationed in
of the State Bank, from which
vantage ground he took pictures
of the entire parade.
Passing on to the park, picnic
dinners were the order of the day
first, after which came dancing in
the pavillion, followed by ball
games in the park, which latter,
however, were preceded by an ex
hibition of Wild West, an emi
grant wagon and family being the
object of an attack by masked
men, who set fire to the wagon,
burning it up, the outlaws in turn
being attacked by cowboys on
horseback, who routed them, the
scene being taken by the Movie,:
and witnessed by a crowded grand
stand and hundreds of interested
spectators over the grounds. Fol
lowing the ball games, came
sports down in the park, followed
by a wrestling exhibition by the
Miller brothers. The evening
given over to to dancing in the
pavillion. The moving pictures
are to lie given here later, and al
. so to be .given in some fifty other
picture snows in the state, and
probably in other states. Moving
pictures were also taken of vari
ous public buildings and street
scenes to be used in connection
wtth the parade pictures, 'we
understand. J. W. Conger and
his route patrons did themselves
proud over the. whole affair.
A few of the floats are mention
ed in the following.
# The moving picture taken of
the Miller boys in their glove con
Lan Benschoter’s team took a
spin Monday morning, doing no
other damage than to jerk a wheel
off Frank Critel’s buggy on the
west side of the square. It was a
mighty fortunate thing it did not
happen later while the parade was
passing along the streets or we
might have had a more serious ac
cident to publish.
Miss Adeline Leininger, of
Loup City, was visiting in Sar
gent over Sunday, coming up
Friday and returning Tuesday
morning. Miss Leininger will be
principal of the Lonp City high
school this winter.—Urgent News.
Owing to the extreme cloudi
ness and general poor outlook of
the weather these mornings, only
about a dozen tickets were sold tc
the State Fair Monday and twc
lone tickets on Tuesday. If the
attendance from other parts of the
state is correspondingly as poor,
Iowa’s state fair attendance will
be duplicated in Nebraska this
year.
test in the parade shoald make a
good showing.
The float gotten up by Fritz
Bichei and his merry crowd was
one of the most “taking” in the
big parade.
The Royal Workers’ float was
exceptionally good.
The school float was a dandy.
The classic features of Brother
Bill Brown showed clear through
his mask, and he was heartily
cheered by the crowds.
The little Misses Warrick in
their carriage drawn by Shetland
pony was one of the prettiest
drawing cards.
The Burt buggy trimmed in
golden rods was worth going
miles to see.
The autos and floats decorated
with various farm products were
simply immense.
Ashley Conger with his baby
huggy, baby, boxes and kid fol
lowing couldn’t be beat.
The “busted and bankrupt” emi
grants from Ashton certainly
looked the part.
PETITION DON'T
STRIKE RIGHT
St. Paul Wants to Know if Sundaj
Movies are Worse Than Auto Rides.
BOTH ARE FOR AMISEMENT,
A petition was circulated the
first of the week, asking the city
council to take steps to stop the
Star Theater from running on
Sunday afternoon and evening,
but we learn that same was not
presented to the council. While
looking after this matter it might
be well to have the city council
pass an ordinance making it un
lawful for the wealthy people of
the neighborhood from running
their cars Sunday evening, for
one contention of those opposed
to the picture show is that it keeps
the people from churcb. We be
lieve the autos keep more people
from church. People ride in their
autos Sunday for< pleasure and
that is exactly what peopl* go to
the picture show for and those
go to the show are people who do
not have autos. Anyone who will
take the trouble to look over the
audience at the picture show Sun
day afternoon or evening, will see
very few who would be in church
were the show not running.—St.
Paul Republican.
Do All Eatables Soar
on Account of War?
If there is any one thing tha
has not risen in price ' because of
tl»e European war, or is not on
the eve of raise, we will have to
be shown. Photographer Eisner
in another column speaks of the
raise in chemicals used in pho
tography, which eome from Ger
many. In the printing business,
we are advised that the wholesale
houses have withdrawn all quota
tions on paper stocks and prices
on colored print papers have ad
vanced sharply on the plea that
the coloring material used on same
is made in Germany and cannot1
be had. Last week coal raised 50
cents per ton and we understand
will advance that much more with
in a short time. Flour advanced
20 cents on the hundred pounds
last week, with the promise of a
like raise this week. These are
only a few items, while hundreds
of more might be quoted—all, of
course, on account of the Euro
pean war, or at least with that ex
cuse.
The Northwestern is under
many obligations to that prince of
electricians, Nelson Smith, for
taming its balky little electric
mctor last Friday evening, which j
had seemingly become tired of
working so hard in turning out
the big rush of job work on hand
and got sulky over it, Nels soon
smoothed its temper and got it to
working nicely again. He’s a
friend in need.
Great Men Who
Have Met Me.
Der Kaiser may be some pump
kins in Germany at this writing,
but in Nebraska, anually at this
time of the year, a name looms
much higher than that of any
foreign king or potentate -the
name of William R, Mellor, sec
retary of the state of the Nebras
ka State Fair Association,
Now, speaking of Mellor, but
you all know how, what’s the use.
I prefer merely to remind you
that William R. Mellor is to Ne
braska what John D. is to Stand
ard oil; what Luther Burbank is
to plant vegetation; what Sam
Blythe is to the Sat. Eve. Boast;
what the application of democra
tic principles is to the common
people of this nation. He’s the
king-pin in the great organization
known as the state board of Agri
culture, which, incidentally, runs
the state fair.
I’ll bet secretary Mellor will be
mad when he reads this. He’s an
awfully nice man, but he dislikes
the word democrat. He was born
that way and liked it so well he
just kept on standing for protec
tive tariff and kindred frauds.
But he believes every thing he pre
tends to believe, and that helps
some.
Mr. Mellor is now 54 years old.
He stands nearly six feet high, is
straight as an arrow, atheletic as
a boy, and fully as mirthful. He
used to travel in his younger days
and was a south-paw of some re
nown. In those days the name
Mellor adorned many a box score
of the sporting pages. He was
some pitcher. He was also fleet
of foot, but I doubt if he would
nowaday unless some prize bull at
the fat stock show should break
loose,
Mr, Mellor oame to Houp City
In an early day and took a home
stead. Then he took a course in
law and finally, as a lawyer he
took in a good many dollars, final
ly becoming a wealthy land
owner. He was always strong
for the state fair and for the de
velopement of Nebraska’s agricul
tural rescourses. This led him in
to the State Board of Agriculture
a decade ago, and he became at
once a leading force. He always
insisted that the state fair should
be a popular college in practical
agriculture, and be baa seen his
ideas prevail in the state fairs all
over the country, He served two
terms as president of the agricul
tural board, and has been its S6C*
retary for the last nine years,
Make a long story short, Mr,
Mellor has been a main factor in
making the state fair wbat it is—
the biggest thing of the kind in
Nebraska. His lavish expendi
ture of time an energy did it. He
is always enthusiastic, always
hopeful, always earnest. He sees
more callers in a day than any
state official and spreads t^ie gos
pel of hope and industry more ef
fectually.
When the state fair is on this
mouth, drop in and see Secretary
Mellon You will have to wait
your turn, but it will be worth
while.—The Nebraskan.
BAR DOCKET
DISTRICT COUR1
One Jury Cm* Varv Littla Lawing ii
VERT SNORT DOCKET.
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The last term of the districl
court, which promised to lie a
very interesting jiiry term, fell
flat along that line, the Korn
rumpf case being dismissed and
all jury cases, except one—the
Outhouse-Klimper^-being tried to
the court and jury excused. Fol
lowing is the disposition of the
docket:
State vs. Komrumpf—dismiss
ed.
Outhouse vs. Klimper—plaintiff
to recover.
Stephens Estate-Sale confirmed.
Farris, et al, vs. Pageler—two
cases; passed, awaiting proceed
ings in bankruptcy.
Dierks Lumber Co. vs. Bass—
no action.
Jenner vs. Douglas—continued.
Engle vs. Edmuhdston, et al—
continued.
Sehoening vs. Sehoening, et al—
referee ordered to sell property.
Gibson vs. Zimmferman—defen
dant wins; plaintiff given forty
days to prepare bill of exceptions.
Penn Mutual Life vs Klippen
stein— foreclosure; stay of one
year by agreement,
Stobbe vs Galczenski—forclosure,
order of sale.
Occidental B. « L. Assn vs.
Todd, et al—foreclosure; order of
sale; stay of one j’ear by agree
ment,
Augustine Co, vst. Keelm—for
plaintiff.
Miner vs. Petersen, et al—con
tinued to December term.
Domgard vs. County of Sher
mart — continued to December
term.
Sunday a! the
Various Churhes
Baptist—10:30 subject “The
Believers Challenge,” 8:00, “A
!§erious State of Affairs.*’ Bring
your friends with you to these
services. J. L. Dunn, pastor.
German—Services Sunday, the
13th at 10^t> a. in., Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Services at Rockville
Sunday Sept. 13th at 3 p. m.
Everybody invited. F. W. Guth.
Methodist—Sept. 13. Last Sun
day of Conference year. A re
port of years work will be given
at morning services. All services
us usual. D? Y. Slqcumb.
G. A, Curry and wife returned
last Friday from their extended
visit to Galesburg and other
points in Illinois, where they for
merly lived. He found prop con
ditions in that country very bad,
the season having been the dryest
for years and the crops amount
ing to virtually nothing, Sherman
county in that regard is paradise*
to a great part of the country
east,
Harold Burt came home from
Montana last Sunday everting,
coming over from Ravenna in a
car, Harold is still on crutches
and looking the part he has been
playing ip the great drama of Jn
fiamatory Rheumatism, but is con
valescing nicely,
STORK VISITATION
Bom, Friday, Sept, 4, 1814, to
Mr. and Mrs, Will George, a
baby girl. Congratulations to
the happy parents.
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W,' Dougal will deeply
sympathy with them in the loss
of a baby daughter bom last Fri
day, which lived only three short
hours and then passed away.
Bora, Monday morning, Sept.
7, 1914, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Wilson, a fine baby boy. This
gives Clyde two kings and a queen
to rale his household, besides his
better half. Grandpa Wilson
says he feels his new honors makes
him feel bigger than ever.
A FORGOTTEN
BENEFACTOR
i Man Once Wealthy Dies in Povcti]
Only Three Persons Attend Funeral.
WAS ALWAYS VERY CHARITABLE.
A awn died in Omaha last Sun
day who was just as good a man
in all probability as most of his
fellows. He had lived in Omaha
54 years and in that time had
made and lost a fortune. In his
prosperous days he was famed for
his generosity. No man ever
went from him in financial trouble.
During the 54 years he had plung
ed into the Missouri river three
times and rescued drowning per
sons. Sunday he was laid to rest
and only three men in that great
city could find time to attend the
remains on their last journey.
Hired pall bearers, together with
these three men and a lone sister,
made up the funeral party and
yet this man was made in the
image of God even as you and I
and, in the final great accounting
will be judged even as will those
who in prosperity forgot to re
member tlie man who had been
their friend in adversity.—Clay
Center Sun.
ALLIES SUCCESS
BETTER THAN THOT
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Reports Though Very Conflicting Say The Germans Lost Very Heavily in
Fight in Champagne Country.
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MORE THAN 30,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
w ar news is very conflicting
and much guess work is the re
sult. Mondays dispatches claim
over two millions of German
soldiery on French soil. Some
71,000 Russian soldiers have come
down into Belgium through Scot
land to fight the Germans in that
country, and it is said to be a
large army to follow. The Ger
man army is within a few miles
of Paris, but seem to be working
around in west of the city before
trying to take it. The Austrians
are so badly beaten and demora
lized that Russia is now turning
its attention to Germany, consid
ering the Aastrians about out of
fighting. Paris still professes to
have no fear of the German tak
ing the city. The Tuesday’s
dailies report the claim of Rus
sians of the complete route of
Austrians and road open to Berlin
claimed. Final overthrow of tike
Austrians by Russia claimed may
come in a few days. General
battle raging over long line of 120
miles east of Paris. Parisians can
hear the thunder of the guns as
the battle rages. Turks waiting
to see how war results before tak
ing hand. Italy and Spain may
enter the war theater.
Wednesdays dispatches: Aus
trians are in full flight between
Bug and Vistula. Signs seen of
general retreat along whole line in
the region from one river to the
other.
Russians capture strong fortress
of Mikolae,taking many prisoners.
Allies’ victory greater than at
first reported. German losses
enormous in killed and 30,000
captured in three days fight in
Champagne country.
Will Have Baby Show
At The County Fair
The managers of the county fair
wishes to announce a better baby
contest TielcT under the auspices of
the Womans Unity Club the Bet
ter Babies Bureau of the Womans
Home Companion, giving the
awards as follow:
J' Bronze Metal for ohampion,
2, Diplomas fop highest scoring
Boy and Girl,
3. Certificate of examination to
all babies scored in contest.
Contest open to all babies in
Sherman County between the age
of 13 to 24 months.
Appointments for examination
will be made in the order in which
i applications are received,
L. No.charge for entry or exami
I nation, apply at once to Mrs. E.
;B, Corning, Loup City, Nebraska,
| Pres., Unity Club. Examinations
| will be limited.
To mothers in general—Do you
want healthy, ha^py babies? Then
come to the Better Baby contest.
Have your baby tested by physi
cians who know what a 100 per
cent baby ought to be. If your
baby is up to standard he will win
a prize. If he is not, you will be
told how to make him a prize wfti
ner next year.
Simeon Iossi was in town last J
Saturday, the first time since his!
return from a visit, which he anil
his and wife made to Columbus.
He was also up in Pierce county,
during his absence, and says the
crops up there looked mighty
sickly by the side of this county's
crops. He glorifies in the kqow^
ledge that pu where were the sea
sop’s returps so aplepdRl as here
in Sherman counfy.
Why England is
Now at War
The most impressive presentation
of the attitude of England In the war
is perhaps that printed ip the Eon
don Times of August E just before
the general catastrophe. In solemn
measured words it sets forth what it
regards as the obligation of the Brit
ish empire toward its own future of
civilization. IncidenLl.v it presents
an interesting defense of the alliance
witli autocratic Bussja, which it as*
seres ia this time fighting for the
moral of Europe; that is. for the es
sentials of European culture and pro
gress
The five nations of the empire
[stand upon the brink of war,
Why?
A great European monarohy
has denied to a little nation the
elementary right of aq indepen*
dent government, The reason or
unreason of the Austro-Hungarian
claims has ceased to be of account.
For Europe as a community of
civilised peoples the cardinal point
is this—that Austria-Hungary has
pressed her claims by a brutal ap
peal to force, though knowing
well that, while time and diploma
tic action would have enabled the
conscience and good sense of
Europe to make itself felt for
peace, the sudden appeal to arms
must involve other friendly powers
in war.
Great Britian has no interest in
the claims of either Austria-Hun
gary or Servia; but as the leading
pardner in a democratic empire,
which stands for civilized relations
between great people and the
maintenance of the world's peaoe,
it is deeply concerned in Austria
Hungary’s disregard of European
interests and of the rudimentary
principles of civilized internation
al intercourse.
The result of Austria-Hungary’s
immoral action is already too
plain. Russia has mobilized to
support the Servian people, be
cause sentiment and policy, based
upon close kinship of race, alike
dictate that course. Germany,
led by similiar reasons and by her
alliance with Austria-Hungary, is
preparing to meet the Russian
arms, France, also hound by an
alliance which represents her vital
interest, will intervene on behalf
of Russia against the two central
European powers.
It is beside the mark to question
the justice or necessity of the act
ion of these several powers. None
of them as their hesitation shows,
is anxious for war. On the con
trary, all of them have done their
Utmost to avert it. But they are
compelled to face in defense of
fundamental interests, now that
one of the powers of European
balance has fired the train.
Great Britian has no quarrel
[with Austria-Hungary except that
Austrio-Hungarians action once
again menaces, as it has menaced
before, the whole code and system
of international intercourse for
which Great Britian stands. She
has no quarrel with Germany,
with whom she is now on friend
lier relations than for many years
past, except in so far as Germany
sanotions and supports her ally’s
abuse of power. She has no spe
cial sympathy with the Slav peo
pies, except that Russia belongs
to her swn group in the Euporean
balance and will fight upon the
side of European moral. She has
no obligations to France, except
the obligations of strong friend
ship and a vital interest in seeing
that France is not crushed by
Germany.
The action demanded of the em
pire in these conditions is clear.
If France and Russia are involved
in war, the empire must support
them with all its strength and
without delay. We do not de
sire war; we have striven to avert
it; if it is inevitable we shall enter
it with a good conscience and has
ten the decision by every proper
means in our power.
The reason is threefold:
In the first place we stand by
our friends. The empire his no
written or spoken undertakings
which hind it to intervene; hut it
has an obligation of honor whirl)
it will discharge to the full. The
character of nations is weighed by
the world at moments like this.
We should be judged, and rightly
I judged, unworthy of the friend
ship of any civilized power if we
were to repudiate the claim of
France and Russia upon our sup
port now that events, against,
ours, have brought our co-opera
tion to the decisive test of war. It
is easy to argue away this obliga
tion; but the plain man’s instinct
repudiates sucn arguments, and
in our democracies his instinct,
will prevail.
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iu iue second piace we nave a
vital interest in seeing that France
is not overwhelmed by Germany*
however, friendly we may and dn
feel to the German peopie. The
power which dominates France*
will dominate Belgium anil the
Netherlands and threaten, as did
Louis XIV and Napoleon, the
very basis of the empire’s exist
ence—British sea power. The
spaces of ocean which divide us
are the evidence of our common
dependence upon the command of
the sea. We are bound together
by sea communications, and Brit
ish trade, the life blood of our
communities, covers the waters «dt
the globe with a shipping not re
motel/ approached by that of any
other power. The mother eountry
looks even more anxiously to the*
sea than the younger democracies*
since it bears a great measure of
her food supply and of the raw
materia! for her industries. Com
imand of the sea has been an exiom
of British policy ever since Brit
ish development was first challeng
ed by other seafaring powers. It
is as vital to us today as it has al
ways been. •
In the third place, the empire
stands for civilized relations be
tween peoples and the utmost re
gard for the spirit of international!
law. It stands also for peace*
and it must resist at all casts a re
vival of the doctrine that war is
merely an instrument of polity,
not the last resort when policy has
failed. The democracies of the
empire, which seek only peai£**
must make good at some time the
cause of higher civilization hy
force of arms, or the high*?- will)
always yeild to the lower- upon
the threat of war. It is not
enough to put civilization upon
our standards; we must 6ght for
it, or our standards and our civili
zation with them will ultimately
disappear. The peace of the
world has no greater enemy than
the doctrine on which the Austro
Hungarian action and German
support of that action are based.
If the empire is to be a power for
better relations between peoples;
and for the maintenance of peace*
it must stand united in this crisis
to meet the test of war*
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