, JENNER’S PARK OPENING DAY, THURSDAY, JUNE 10
, Loup City western
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VOLUME XXXIV LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, MAY 27 , . M MP,KK23=
WANTS TO GO BACK
TO CAVE METHODS
Mr. Gustafson of Saunders County Makes Wild Speech Before
State Association of Commercial Clubs and Gets
Scored By Omaha World-Herald.
At the meeting of the state as
sociation of commercial clubs re
cently held in Lincoln, Mr.
Gustafson of Saunders county,
who holds the position of president
of the farmers union, discussed
“co-operation between farmers and
business man" and made state
ments so re-actionary and ignorant
of all progress that those who
heard him were astonished that
this state had a single individual
of the narrowness of Mr. Gustaf
son.
Among other things, Mr.Gustaf
sou said that the farmers of this
state were tired of dairy trains
and seed corn specials and they
had no use for farm demonstrators,
lie said that increased farm pro
duction would decrease the price
received and he objected to the
making of two blades of grass
grow where one grew before, con
tending that this made conditions
worse. He said that merchants in
attempting to help the farming
community did it for their own
advantage.
The extraordinary remarks have
called forth comments from a score
or more of the leading papers in
the state. The World-Herald in
commenting on the statement that
merchants were attempting to as
sist farmers to their own advant
age said:
“Of course they are. And how
is it to their own advantage? If
the farmer is prosperous the mer
chant with whom he trades shares
in his prosperity. If the farmer
suffers adversity the merchant
faces bankruptcy. It is to the
merchant's advantage, and to the
advantage of all of us, in Nebras
ka, and in the nation, for the
farmer to be prosperous, regard
less of whether we are farmers
ourselves, or merchants, or manu
facturers, or doctors, or lawyers,
or bricklayers, or modest violets
who edit newspapers. Agricul
Iture is the basis of our national
prosperity and greatness. Does
Mr. Gustafson seriously wish to
depict the farmer as one unwill
ing to be prosperous because the
whole country must share in his
good fortune?
“But it is a mistake, says this
cave man, to make two blades of
grass grow where only one grew
before. It means lower prices for
grass. Therefore it would be
better, if we follow his logic, to
let only one blade grow where two
grew before. It would be still
better to thin out ninty-nine of
every hundred blades that are
growing. Indeed, if all the blades
of grass in the world but one could
be killed ofl', what a rich and happy
man would be the owner! If the
production of wheat could lie
limited to a pint to every farm,
how the price of wheat would soar!
If ‘only three grains of corn,
mother, only three grains of corn'
could be made to constitute the
annual harvest for each 160-acre
farm, how far more precious than
diamonds and rubies would the
farmers crop become!
“Long before this happy result
were reached, though, all the
people in the world but farmers
would die of starvation. There
would be no one left, then, to
share in Mr. Gustafson's prosperi
ty, and his ideal condition would
be attained. There would be no
one to spin the cloth for his cloth
ing, no one to make his shoes and
hats, no one to manufacture his
automobile or the piano for his
home or the rugs on the floors,
or the lumber and hardware with
which to build a home. Mr. Gus
tafson might expect eventually to
live in a cave and be jierfectly
happy. By and by, when his
plows and harvesters and other
tools and machinery were worn
out, he could replace them with
plows made of forked sticks and
thresh his grain with a flail, if he
could find the material to make a
flail.
“Civilization, it will be seen, is
a failure. Machinery, that makes
Clean-Up Sale
— of
Stylish Millinery
MAY 27,28 and 29
This is Your Opportunity
GRASP IT
It will pay you to take
the time to come in and
ask prices of these hats
Busy Bee Hat Shop
Loup City, Nebraska
One door west of Ideal Bakery
♦ Copyright •
possible the production of great
wealth with little labor, is a curse.
What we want to get back to is
the condition in which very little
wealth is produced with great
labor, and in which every man
jealously protests against any other
man benefiting by his own good
fortune.
"'The funniest thing about it all
is that such an economic doctrine
as this should find lodgment, even
in a single mind, in so intelligent
and enlightened a state as Nebras
ka, whose farmers are achieving
much in the way of adding to the
productivity of the land and whose
prosperity is the envy of the
world.”
—
WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Joe Reiman, Harold Hancock,
Sidney Thrasher and Edward Rad
cliffe, went to Arcadia Tuesday,
where Mr. Reiman has the con
tract to tear out the old wood
flume and replace it with concrete.
It will take a number of men about
a week to complete the job, a
number of Arcadia men also being
employed. J. W. Conger, of this
city owns the flume and mill race
there and has recently installed a
monster water wheel. Other im
provements will be added soon,
among them a dynamo. ’While
there is not much of a market for
light and power at present, there
are great possibilities for such a
plant after it is installed.
SATURDAY IS A HOLIDAY
Services Will Be Held at Opera
and at the Cemetery.
Memorial Sunday was appro
priately observed last Sunday
morning at the opera house, Rev.
Steen delivering the address and
music furnished by the Presby
terian choir.
A.^ Decoration day comes on
Sunday this year, the usual exor
cises will be held in the opera
house at '1 p. m. on Saturday; all
attending will assemble at the
southwest corner of the square at
1:30 p. m. and march to the opera
house. Following is the program:
PROGRAM.
Song. America.Congregation
Recitation.Earl Shrove
Scripture Reading.Rev.Guth
Prayer.Rev. Dunn
Song. Battle Hymn of the
Republic.Congregation
Gettysburg Address.
.Hallene Mellor
Duet.Misses Florence and
Mable Hepew
Address.Hon. j. yy. Long
Solo.Mrs. Schwaner
Doxology
Benediction.Rev. Cudzenski
After the program all are in
vited to the cemetery to decorate
the graves of soldiers and others.
The Sons of Veterans will give
their ritualistic service and Rev.
Slocumb will close the sesviee
with a short address.
The year 1915 marks the fiftieth
anniversary of the close of the war
between tbe North and the South.
Sectional lines are no longer
known, and on May 30, a united
nation will pay respects to the old
soldiers still with us and those
who have gone before. This issue
contains several articles pertain
ing to this national holiday, and
it is with pride and pleasure we
1 call our readers’ attention to them.
WORTH LOOKING OVER
—
Northwestern Advertisers Quoting
Startling Price Reductions.
Several new advertisements ap
pear in this week’s Northwestern,
j O. P. Gilmore, of Austin is an
! nouncing his new traction plow
, and also a low priced machine oil
| that he has for sale.
C. C. Cooper is advertising a
i cash raising sale for the next few
| weeks, quoting very low prices on
| shoes, hosiery, dress goods and
. aprons, men’s hats .and groceries.
Some very attractive prices are
quoted in his ad oh the eighth page.
Gus Lorentz, popular priced
clothier, gives ten good reasons
in his display space why you
should trade at his store, and a
perusal of the ad will convince you
of the truth of his assertions,
Wm. Lewandowski is a new ad
J vertiser this week. He is quoting
| cash prices on a few staple items
carried in the grocery department
of his large general store. Note
his prices.
Manager Daddow, of the opera
I house. realizes the value of
: printer’s ink as an advertising
medium, and is announcing a
special attraction for Saturday.
Read his ad fur full particulars.
The First Trust company is after
the hail insurance business. It is
better to deal with home men for
this kind of insurance and strictly
leave the fly-by-night fellows
alone, who are here today and
some place else tomorrow, and
| never return.
Several other'ads of importance
are not enumerated in this space
this week, but the wise and dis
criminating buyer will do well to
watch the advertising columns of
The Northwestern each week.
Special inducements are constant
ly being offered, new goods and
styles are received and advertised
nearly every week. Trade at
home, for there is no place on
earth that should have your as
sistance in its upbuilding more
than the community in which you
live.
RUMOR CONFIRMED.
County attorney Laraont L.
Stephens departed Monday, it be
ing rumored that lie was headed
for David City, Nebraska, rumor
also having it that he is to be
married to a young lady of that
city. Mr. Stephens was very un
communicative when asked for the
facts by our reporter, though we
can state as a fact that he has
nicely furnished a house in the
northeast part of town, which
lends some color to the above
rumor.
Later: Mr. Stephens returned at
higltnoon yesterday accompanied
by a 'bride. All particulars are
lacking.
FIVE LADIES ENTERTAIN.
The ladies of the Methodist
church were entertained yesterday
afternoon at a kensington at the
home of Mrs. Clinton C. Out
house. A pleasing program of
music and readings was enjoyed
and an elaborate luncheon was
served. The hostesses were Mrs.
Herman Johansen, Mrs. F. 51.
Henry, Mrs. C. J. Tracy, Mrs.
A. B. Outhouse and Mrs. C. C.
Outhouse.
DON'T OET ANOTHER ROUTE.
Postmaster Beushausen received
a communication from the post
office department at Washington
this week in regard to the propos
ed new rural route to be establish
ed from this office, a petition
having been sent to Washington
for the establishment of same sev
eral months ago.
In reply the department states
that the iietitioo submitted ask
ing for the establishment of the
new route did not meet the re
quirements in all respects for this
class, of service, and further states
that the department does not deem
it advisable to take any further
action toward the establishment of!
the proposed new route from Loup j
City unless conditions have im- j
proved to such extent since the |
| matter was last considered by that
office as to comply with the re
quirements as specified by the de
partment.
11 appears from the above state
ment that all requirements were
not met in order to have a new
route established here, and that
prompt action should be instituted
by the patrons on the proposed
route if they wish to have it es
tablished.
Mrs. Lou Holcomb gave a birth
day dinner on the 24th. for her
father, A. J, Chilson, who makes
his home with her. He was 88
years of age. A fine birthday
cake with the date of his" birth,
May 24, 1827, was served.
WILL HAVE SHOOTFEST
Loup City Club Will Offer Prizes
on Park Opening Day.
The Loup City Gun club will
hold a big bluerock shoot at
.Tenners park on opening day,
Thursday, .Tune 10. For amateur
shooters a 100 target program in
fiteen target events lias been ar
ranged. Purses divided 50, 30
and 20 per cent. A sixteen to
twenty-three yard handicap,
twenty-five rock event has also
been arranged, with $4 added to
the purses in this event. The en
trance fee in all events except the
handicap is $1.50. Handicap en
trance fee $2.50, and purse divided
40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent in this
event. Four extra prizes will be
given to the high scores in the 10ft
target shoots as follows: First, $10
silvercup; second, $7.50 solid gold
chain: third, $2.50 box of cigars:
fourth, two boxes of shells.
A large number are expected to
attend this shoot and plenty of
trap loaded shells will be kept on
hand on the grounds. Get out
the old trusty gun and get into the
sport on this day. See small bills
for full particulars.
“EAST LYNNE” COVING.
The amusement sensation of the j
age. Carr and Watson present |
“East Lyne” in three acts. 117!
gorgeous scenes, 7000 feet of per- j
feet photography. Staged in the j
beautiful and historic Severn River
Valley, in western England, where
Mrs. Henry Wood laid the scene
of her imortal romance of love,
hate and ambition. This splendid
play will be given in moving pic-1
tures at the opera house on Satur- i
day, May 29.
LARGE CLASS END
HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
i
Twent y -Seven i oun g j_,;.c.ies and ' oung iVlen Finish Course
In the Loup City Schools—Large Eighth Grade
Class Graduates Into High School.
J Ins week lias been a busy one
for t.'ie school faculty and students.
All tin1 final examination* are lic
; 'lift held this week and Friday
; will end a highly succcs.-ful term
of the local schools. Commence
ment week has been appropriately
observed. The baccalaureate ser
mon was given at the opera house
on Sunday evening by Rev. L. V.
Slocumb.
Oil Monday evening the eighth
j grade exercises were held at the
| opera house, Bev. E. M. Steen
delivering the address. There are
twenty-six members in this class,
who uiv ;i i\anced to a higher
grade in the school to round out
I lie education w hich ha- progressed
auspiciously thus far.
The principal event of the week
was the graduation exercises held
at the opera house on Tuesday
evening, Dr. Charles Ford.vce, of
Lincoln, delivered the address.
This class consists of twenty-seven
members, a splendid concourse of
voung people of whom the com
munity may well be proud.
School days are past and but
t lie pleasant memories remain.
Some will continue studies at
college, but the majority will at
once seek out their occupations;
for the future. All are but links
in the endless chain of life. In
another year will be another
hatch of graduates and more
exercises. And so on and tin \
through the mysterous depths to
! time. May it ever l>e thus—a
happy time for the triumphant
! aiKI impetuous.* outh. Many diffi
culties and obstacles have been
met and overcome but the real
battles in life are to bo en
countered. Success to them.
ARCADIA MAN SUICIDES
Business Reverses Caused Peter
Christian to End His Life.
I lie village of Arcadia received
a profound shock last Thursday
morning when the news was cir
culated telling of the death of Peter
'Christian, by his own hand. Mr.
Christian lmdrequested Dick Buck,
the evening before, to call at the
| stock yard s office that morning
" hen on his way to work, as he
had some business matters he
wished to talk over with him. Mr.
Buck called at the stock yards
about 8 o'clock and found the
office door locked, hut having a
key, opened the door and found
the lifeless body of Mr. Christian
lying on the bed with a 158 caliber
bullet through the heart, the re
volver lying at the side of the
corpse.
It is believed that financial re
verses was the cause of Mr. Chris
tian’s rash act.
Marshal Burnett put main street
in fine condition this week, usinjr
a scraper and road draft. The.
street was in bad condition after
the heavy rains, but was never in
better condition than it is now.
CASH PRICES
Beet Sugar A A Af A
per sack.$Oa(f 3 ■§
Cane Sugar 07 AA I
White Satin Flour 09 AA I
per sack.VfcaUtJ R
Early June sifted Peas IIP ||
3 cans for .ZiVC K
Sugar Corn AP B
3 cans for.BvC p|
Fancy Peaches AP _ ll
2 cans for.BvC E
Diamond “C” Soap Ag“
7 bars for.fcVV l|
Fancy Evaporated Peaches A S
per lb.0Q IS
Other items at porportionate prices. BE
Get my Prices on your Grocery bill.
It will pay you.
WM. LEWANDOWSKI
Deposits in this bank have the additional security of the De
positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska.
Before You Can Make
REAL MONEY
The men who get the most good out of life
are the men who make good financially. How
ever, before you can meke real money vou need
money with which to operate. Many of the
larger concerns of today were started with
small capital-frequently with the accumulated
savings of one man, plus his bank credit which
was built up by a constant plan of banking
his earnings, paying his bills by check and
allowing the surplus to accumulate until he
a sum large enough for an investment.
Loup City State Bank
Loup City, Nebraska.
We pay 5 percent interest on time deposits