LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. THE PAPER THAT THE PEOPLE READ
VOLUME XL
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. April, 1st 1915.
NUMBER 15
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You Have All Heard o 1EXALL SALES
Many Have Taken Advantage of Them
Out the Greatest Co-operative Orofit Sharing
Sale "’Will Be From Marcia 29th to April 30tH
The bargains will be so unusual that you will be forced to ask, “How can they afford it?” But stop and think. You
all know that there are over 7000 Rexall Stores in the United States and they have all bought together for this great Sale.
Don’t miss this opportunity March 29th to April 4-th at the
WM. GRAEFE,^
Proprietor
Loup
City,
Nebraska
2 CENT RATE
STILL STANDS
Many Speakers Were Sent Through
State Urging Increase; Much
Advertising Done
THONSANDS SPENT DY RAILROADS
Lincoln—Nebraska railroads
have lost the 6ght they have been
waging for more than a year for
an increase in passenger rates in
Nebraska from 2 cents to 2h cents
per mile. The bill, known as the
Miner bill, was killed in the house
railroad committee, which predi
cated its actiqn upon the belief
that it is not equipped to make
rate studies and therefore not in
position of deciding the technical
ities of rate making. More than
a year ago the railroads doing
business in Nebraska started agi
tating the increase in interstate
rates, insisting that the present
rates do not compensate them for
the expense. Railroad speakers
went among commercial clubs
throughout the state and succeed
ed in having many petitions gotten
up by different business organiza
tions, all asking for the increase.
Paid speakers were sent through
the state, and two weeks ago a
prominent business man from Mis
souri toured Nebraska in the inter
est of increased rates.
Thousands of dollars were spent
in purchasing newspaper space,
regular advertising rates being
paid for the columns containing
the railroad arguments. More
than 300 weekly and daily news
papers in Nebraska printed the
matter. Publicity agents scatter
ed the railroads’ argument as wide
ly as possible and promised a “re
■turn to prosperity” if the advance
was permitted.
Farmers, Take Notice
I have just as good a plow man
as can be obtained, and we will
make your plows run like’new.
Bring your discs in and have them
sharpened. It is a good time to
have the work done before the
busy season begins.
12tf A. C. OGLE.
Fresh garden seeds of all kind,
2 pkg for 5c at the West Side 5
10-25c store.
SUCCESSFUL
MEETINGS
The Ten Days’ Evangelical Services
at Presbyterian Church Closed
With Many Converts
REV. SPOONTS GREAT PREACHER
The ten days, revival services at
the Presbyterian Church closed
last Thursday evening aftera most
successful religious campaign, not
withstanding the weather was
about the most miserable possible
for the season of the year. Night
l.V, large numbers were in attend
ance, and the .most respectful at
tention was given to the powerful
efforts of the evangelist, who
proved a most effective and con
vincing speaker, as was evidenced
by the results, more than a score
of souls yielding to his urgent so
licitations to turn from the world
and its sinful ways unto a life of
better things. Though the time
was very short, it was what might!
be termed a whirlwind campaign,
and, as one man exclaimed, after
one of his great sermons, “If he
were to remain ten days longer,
he would take the town.” While
hisrsermons were of the deepest!
and most argumentative nature, i
yet they were couched in the simp- j
lest of terms any child could under* j
stand, and were continually punc-|
tured with pleasantries, turning j
from the ridiculous to the sublime
with lightning-like rapidity and
carrying his audiences with him
with almost hypnotic power. As
an instance of the great thoughts
he uttered and his clear analysis
of his texts, we append the follow
ing from his sermbti on one of the
evenings, with spven reasons in
support of his appeal to his
hearers to give their hearts to
Christ:
1. May Icome to Christ? Isa.
55;1; Jno. 7:37; Rev. 22:17.
2. Why should I come to
Christ? Jno.l4:6;Acts4;12;Hebr.
7;25.
3. When should I come to
Christ? Luke 14:17; 2 Cor. 6;2.
4. How should I come to Christ?
Mark 14;15; Isa. 55;7; Ilebr. 11;6.
5. Why have I not come to
| Christ? Isa. 26;10; Prov. 1;24;
LOUP CITY. FLOUR
Why buy Flour shipped here by outside drills
when you can get
Loup City White Satin Flour
for less money, and every sack guaranteed.
All dealer-, handle o-.r flour.
LOUP CITY MILL &LIGHT CO.
Merchants and Newspapers Great Factors In
Building Up a low*!
PATRONIZE your home newspaper!
Although there are many reasons why every one
should do all in his power to help the home paper, it is
self evident that the men who can and should do the
most are the merchants. Their success means the success
of the newspaper, and none will deny that the success of
the newspaper is mainly dependent on the merchants.
- Tfee-newapaper ie vitally imef^sted in the Tsuceess'Jofthose- *
who have things to offer to the community.
Women and many men nowadays read the adver
tising columns almost as closely as they do the news
columns.
- If a merchant has anything special to offer he knows
that the very best way to let the people know mat lie has
it is through the columns df the local newspaper. Mer
chants should take a deep interest in their home news
paper. It is an institution of the town. It should be sup
ported. It should be encouraged. It is the greatest town
boomer there is. The newspaper is necessary to ’he mer
chant and the merchant to the newspaper If the home
newspaper occasionally knocks it is to remedy something
that is wrong, or at least something that it honestly thinks
is wrong. The home newspaper’s hands should be held
up. It needs th sincere moral support of everybody in the
community, but none more than the merchants.
Merchants of a town, those who supply its daily
needs, invariably are public spirited citizens. They are
the men who make up the boards of trade. They are al
ways in the forefront of any agitation looking to the bet
terment of the municipality. Their cause always is iden
tical with that of the home newspaper. There should be
a spirit of co-operation between the merchants and the
home newspaper.
Merchants, boost for the home newspaper!
Luke 13:81.
6. What if I never come to
Christ? Jno. 5;40; Jno. 8;24;Math.
25;46. ,
7. What if I come to Christ?
Jno. 6;37; Jno. 10;9; 1 Peter 1;3:
5.
While as an evangelist he proved
a power for good, as a man he
mixed with the people as one of
them—was a good “mixer,” to
use an every day phrase, and made
score of warm friends and admirers
in the city, whom he met on a com
mon plane. One evening he visit
ed our K. of P. lodge, of which he
is a loyal member, as well as a
member of the Masonic and Odd
Fellow orders, and enjoyed the de
gree work and banquet following,
responded to the call of the Sir
Knights for a short talk and gave
such a welcome response that by
unanimous consent the “boys”
asked him to deliver a sermon the
next evening on “The Tiiroe De
grees in Religion,"’ pledging at
tendance on said evening,to which
he consented and which by com
mon consent was one of the great
est appeals "to be religious ever
given from a pulpit in our city.
So much interested were our
people in his 'longer stay with us
that a generously signed telegram
was sent to his church at Jackson
ville, Ills., asking for that courtesy
but which circumstances could not
allow, and he closed his meetings
last Thursday evening, much to
the regret of the church and the
scores of friends he had made dur
ing his short stay among us, and
who made a mental reservation to
ask his return at some future date
for a much longer stay with us,
in full belief that his coming would
be of untold good for the Church
of Christ, of which lie is a won-;
derful power for good.
Death of Aged Lady
On Monday morning of this
week, March 29, 1915, at about 3
o’clock,,in this city, oceured the
death of Mrs. Olive Goodrich,
aged 85 years, who had been mak
ing her home for the past number
of years with her daughter, Mrs.
Emma McCray, caused by heart
iailure. The body was taken to
Sargent that evening for burial.
Obituary notice next week.
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A baby girl was, born to Mr.
and Mrs. Melvifi Sickles, near Aus
tin. Sunday evening, March 28.
Congratulations.
I)oVei n Cunningham who has
been visiting his parents Mr. and
Mrs. V. E. Cunningham, the past
t Slice months, left Monday morn
ing forOakdale wheie he will work
the coming year.
CITY ELECTION
NEXT TUESDAY
List ot Candidates for the Various
Offices; Hansen, Collipriestand
Graefe Have No Opposition
“WET” OR “DRY” QUESTION UP
Next Tuesday will come the city
election. As usual in Loup City,
there have been no so-called “Citi
zens,"' “People's” or other named
conventions, of different factions,
and the men named for the various
offices have been put on by peti
tions, leaving the voters to ex
press their preferer.ecs as between
men, unhampered by any faction
al meetings and selections there
from. Every man named for the
various positions of honor are re
spected citizens, so far as we know
unpledged to any course of action,;
and will go before the people on
their merits as men, and will give
to the city the very best service
in their power. Below ,ve givej
the ticket. Select for the various
offices the men you wish honored;
For Mayor—Dr. W. T. Chase1
and I)r. S. A. Allen.
For City Clerk—1*. T. Rowe
and L. Schwaner.
For Treasurer—L. Hausen (no
opposition.)
For City Engineer—T. W. O. ;
Wolfe (opposition, Will Ohlsen,
to he written in.)
For Councilman, First Ward—
G. W. Collipriest (no opposition.)
For Councilman, Second Ward—
Wm. Graefe (no opposition.)
The usual “wet” and “dry”!
question appears on the ballot,
dike an old friend.
There will also be a referendum
ballot provided to be voted on the
matter of calling a special election
on the question of sewer bonds in
the sum of 810,000. Get ready to
vote for that much needed civic I
improvement.
,T. R. Gardiner, the erstwhile
handsome and versatile foreman
of this office, is this week moving
to this future home at Ashton, to
get settled and start up his new
paper in that live little town.
Mrs. Gardiner and children go to
Dannebrog to visit with the lady's
parents till Ray gets the new home
ready for their coming..
NOW, MAYBE, WE
GET COURT HOUSE
Below We Print the New Law Gov
erning That Most Important
Civic Improvement
WHY NOT OUR PEOPLE GET ACTIOR
The North western gives the text
of the new law, whereby boards
of supervisors may make levies for
the erection of court houses in
their respective counties upon the
receipt of petitions containing fifty
live per cent of the voters of tlheir
counties. Read it.
Amend the printed bill as fol
lows:
Amend the title of the Act to
read:
"An Act to amend Section 148
of Chapter 15 of the Revised Stat
utes of Nebraska for 1913 and to
repeal said Section 143 as now ex
isting, and to declare an emer
gency.”
Amend the body of the Act to
read:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NEBRASKA.
Section 1. Section 143 of Chap
ter 15 of the Revised Statutes of
Nebraska be amended to read as
follows:
Duties of county board. It shall
be the duty of the county boai-d of
each county:
First—To cause to be annually
levied and collected taxes author
ized by law for county purposes,
not exceeding one dollar and fifty
cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation, unless authorized by a
vote of the people of the county.
Second—To erect or'otherwise
provide a suitable court house,
jail, and other necessary county
buildings, and for that purpose to
borrow money and issue the bonds
of the county to pay the same, to
keep the said buildings in repair
and to provide suitable rooms and
offices for the accommodation of
the several courts of record, the
county board, clerk, treasurer,
sheriff, clerk of the district court,
county superintendent, county sur
veyor and county attorney (pro
vided, the county attorney shall
hold his office at the county seat,)
and suitable furniture therefor.
(Continued on last page)
WHEN LOOMING FOR A SQUARE NEAL
DROP IN AT THE
Ideal Bakery & Restaurant
SOUTH SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE
Meals, Lunches and Short Orders at all
Hours
We Also Carry a Full Line of Bakery Goods.
Careful Attention Given all Special Orders.
Cream Puffs and Boston Brown Bread every Saturday after
4 noon. Put in your order early.