AN OLD FASHIONED CHRIST
MAS.
What does Christmas mean to
you? A day off, a few remem
brances from relatives and
friends and a good dinner—is
that all? Surely you ure going
to make it an occasion for more
than usual rejoicing this year, a
real old fashioned Christmas.
Going to be liberal in spirit and
pocket and scatter merriment as
you never did before. Been a
little selfish, maybe, devoted so
much time to enjoying yourself
that you have forgotten other
folks. Good folks, now. aren't
they—the best folks In the world?
And you’re just going to show
’em how appreciative you are.
You don’t like this modern way
of turning dear old Christmas
Into an occasion for trading and
the exchange of meaningless
printed cards, and you’re going
to see all the friends you can
that day and shake hands with
them and pat them on the back
and tell them how glad you are
to be with them, and to those
you cannot see you are going to
write long, warm hearted letters
and tell them you want to hear
from them oftener. Of course
you will make presents, more
than ever, but you’re going to
let the recipient know that there
is a lot of good, warm heart
beats back of every little gift
Isn't that how you feel about the
greatest of all birthdays?—Rec
reation.
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As In Country Places.
Christmas In the country places—
There you see the rosy faces;
There the Joy—the world entrancin’,
Joy that sets the world a-dancin'l
Fine and free the life blood races—
Christmas in the country places
Glad enough to hear It hummin’;
Waited long to see It cornin’;
Knows the place where we're a-stayln';
Fine to spend a holiday In!
There Is where amazin’ grace is—
Christmas in the country places.
City has the good time, too.
Yet the country calls to you;
There it is you want to roam
In the frosty fields of "Home."
Hearty handshakes, friendly faces—
Christmas In the country places
Pile the ample oak logs higher!
Room for one more at the fire.
Same old tales of long ago.
Tell ’em. for we love ’em so!
All life’s trouble Joy effaces—
Christmas In the country places
—Atlanta Constitution.
PREPARING FOR WINTER CORN
SHOW.
The state winter corn show of the
Nebraska Corn Improvers' Associatior
will be held at the Lincoln city audi
torium during organized agriculture
week, January 18 to 21, inclusive
Any person in the state may make
exhibits at the show. Liberal prem
in ms will be offered in all classes
Premium lists and programs will be
mailed about December 20.
DEER CREEK NUGGETS
Bob Peters was reported on the sick:
list, but is much better at this writing.
Miss Emma Peters is staying at her
brother's, Bob Peters, near Rockville.
Thomas Lubash hauled four loads
ot hogs to the Ashton market last
Monday.
Harry Lemburg was hauling corn
to his father's place near Boelus last
Monday.
Miss Minnie Maiefski returned home
from her work at John Povowski's,
near Farwell, last week.
Miss Frances Maschka has been
staying for a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Peter Jeweski, of Ashton.
Martin, Clara and Theresa Nowicki
were guests at Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Platek. near Farwell, Sunday.
Jos. Lubash went to Loup City last
week to look after some business mat
ters, returning home the next day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stobbe moved
their household goods to Aston, where
they will make their future home.
Edward Bydalek, who has been
specking corn for Mrs. John Peters,
near Boelus, returned home last week
Peter Dzyingle, of Loup City, was
on Deer Creek last Monday, buying
horses which are needed for the war
zone.
Steve Maciejewski returned from |
Loup City last Saturday, where he had
been to help his brother, Ed. with his
corn.
Stanley Dymek autoed to Loup City
last Tuesday, where we understand he
made a deal trading farms with Jacob
Contor.
Henry Bvdalek returned from
James Vincent’s, near Ashton, where
he had put in a few weeks helping to
gather corn.
Mrs. Josephine Lubash painted her
house white last week. We know
that she has one of the best houses on
Deer Creek.
Stanley Krolikowski is putting up a
new 42x52 barn on his farm here. We
hope that he will set up a floor game
after the new year.
George Glinsman has three men
shucking corn for him, as he is in a
hurry to get through before the snow
flakes cover the field.
Jurgen Carsten, who is on the sick
list, has not improved very much
since our last waiting, but we all hope
for a speedy recovery.
As nearly all have seen the construc
! tion work on the electric plant at Boe
lus there are not so many sightseers
spending their time there now.
Jos. Lubash, with some helpers, did
another half day’s wyork on District
No. 19. This was his first work on
the road for about four months.
A plague of horse disease is again
m this vicinity. The fever is not as
bad as it has been on former occasions
and up to date no one has lost any
slock.
Paul Kritski moved his old house
last Saturday, which bte has turned in
to a cattle shed and is sure that his
stock won't have the worst shelter
during the winter.
Tony Bonczynski was husking corn
for his brother, Frank the past week.
We know that Tony is one of the
fastest student corn pickers on Deer
Creek, or anywhere else.
A. L. Kalkowski, our new corn shell
er proprietor, shelled corn for John
Woitesczwski last Saturday. This is
his first season with the corn shelling
work and we wish this gentleman
much success.
It is rumored that Bob Weczorek.
who is in the Ford auto contest of
the Rural Weekly, is now in the lead.
Anyone wishing to help him out will
please leave subscriptions with the
writer. We all congratulate him on his
success.
A box social was given at school
district No. 3 on Friday evening, De
cember 10. Tt was not much of a
success financially, owing to the cold
weather. What money was raised was
turned over for the benefit of the
school.
A NEGLECTED LAW.
Nebraska has too many laws on
her statute books anil she also has too
many laws that are being completely
ignored. Nebraska's blue sky law is
not worth the paper upon which it is
written, as also her anti-cigarette law.
and any number of other laws. But
the most important law. that is being
ignored in this state today is the
mothers’ pension law. Now the
mothers’ pension law is a good lav.
and a just law and if properly inter
preted and enforced if would perform
a great Christian duty. But tlu
various county authorities throughout
the state give it a different interpre
tation than the law implies and in
that way avoid rendering assistant
that was really intended. Down ii
Lancaster county a suit has been
started to force the county commis
sinners to pay a mothers' pension
claim of thirty-five dollars in cash for
a month’s pension. This case will be
carried to the supreme court, and
v hen the decision is handed down
from the higher court the various!
county commissioners throughout the
state will govern themselves accord
ingly. The mother’s pension law has
been evaded long enough and it is
high time that the kinks were being
removed from it.—Hastings Tribune.
FOR RENT.
We have for rent a nearly new four
room house with electric lights and
city water. Can give possession any
time.—FIRST TRUST CO.
Keep on doing your Christmas shop
ping early and you will have time to
do it again.
THE OLD CHRISTMAS HYMNS.
It is good to think of the old
time Christmas*hymns again as
the Day approaches; good to get
out worn hymn books, the pret
tiest for the piano rack, with
tunes as well as words, and play
and sing them over, just as we
should re-read, if pleasure and
duty join hands, the story of
Scrooge and Marley’s Ghost.
It is even good to recall the
titles more or less familiar to ail
of us, according to our bringing
up. There are “Hail to the
Lord’s Anointed,” “As with glad
ness men of old did the guiding
star behold,” “Angels from the
realms of glory,” and “Hark,
what mean those holy voices,”
each reiterating in rhythmical
melody the story of the ancient
chroniclers.
In the little church where the
flaring star poised a bit unstead
ily over the white head of the
beloved pastor, “Oh, cotne, all ye
faithful,” ushered in the day,
and no matter how fast sped the
minutes, how near the approach
of the dinner hour, or how ex
pectantly youngsters thought of
unrifled stockings, if the early
morning service invited them
there was always plenty of time
for “Joy to the j^'rld, tire Lord
is come,” “When marshaled on
the mightj- plain,” “Brightest
and best of the sons of the morn
ing,” “Hark, the herald angels
sing.” “It came upon the mid
night clear,” and that best loved
of all, “While shepherds watched
their flocks by night.”
SONG OF THE TREE.
Once out of midnight sweet with mys
tery
The wonder of all wonders came to be.
So shall the dawn a marvel make of me,
For when in all my beauty I am born
In the first glimmer of the Christmas
morn,
Angels of Innocence in mortal guise
Shall look upon me with their faithful
eyes;
And, looking, see
A greater thing in me
Than the bare figure of a tree.
Behold! in every limb
I thrill with praise of him
For whom I stand in memory.
Kings of the east and wise men three
there were
Who brought to him rare frankincense
and myrrh.
So do my balsamed branches when they
stir
In the warm airs that move about this
room,
And render forth their homage in per
fume.
Lift up your hearts anew, O, careworn
men!
Look up with glad, believing eyes again;
And, looking, see
A greater thing in me
Than the bare figure of a tree.
Behold! in every limb
I thrill in praise of him
For whom I stand in memory.
—Tom Daly.
The man of brains never needs to
advertise the fact. Imitators make a
big noise.
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE
I _
Mrs. Nels Jensen was a Grand Is
land shopper Monday.
W. A. Jacobs and son, Lyle, were
| St. Paul callers Monday.
Charles Kenyon came up from St.
! Paul on business Monday.
Alfred Jensen boarded the east
bound motor Tuesday noon.
Charles Schmidt from Dannebrog.
was a business visitor here between
tra ins.
Mrs. Von Krosigh came up from
Hoelus Friday for a short visit with
friends.
Mrs. Hans Hehnke went to Gran'1 |
Island Saturday to do her Christmas
shopping.
Skip Thrasher from Loup City1
"isited over Sunday with Mr. and
I Mrs. Wilmoth, and family.
O. G. Ilanisch came up from Omaha
last Wednesday to visit at the Ilan
isch ranch until after the holidays.
Miss Alice Tangerman went to
! nup City Saturday for an over Sun
day visit at the Dieterichs home.
P. Hoyt, who has been visiting at
the Rasmussen home for a few days. |
’■“turned to her home at Dannebrog;
Friday.
.Mr. ana Mrs. jonn tsurman ana
Mrs. Grace Rasmussen, autoerl to
Grand Island to do their Christmas
shopping.
Mrs. John Kosch Jr., who under
pent an operation for appendicitis
>ast week, is reported as getting
along nicely.
W. R. Henkens left for Omaha
'! uesday to get another Hupmobile.
4e disposed of one to William Bedke
residing south of Ravenna.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bushhousen;
and daughter Lola, and Mrs. W. B.
Stott, autoed to Grand Island Tues-j
day to do their Christmas shopping..
Ras Rasmussen went to Omaha I
Monday to buy some cattle. He will
stop at Henderson on his way hack
to visit with his sister. Mrs. C. D.
Morrow.
Harry Jordan, who arrived from
Illinois, Friday, left today, Wednes
day. for Covington, Oklahoma, where
he is engaged in the agricultural j
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jakobs, and!
son Albert, went to Grand Island
Thursday for a few days’ visit with
friends and to do their Christmas
shopping.
Miss Anna Bugno. who has been
working in Omaha the past year, ar
rived Wednesday and will spend a
couple of months with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Bugno.
The Starmer-Reed players played
“The Boy from the Country’’ to a ca
pacity house Saturday evening.. A
dance was given after the show. This
was also well attended.
The regular Friday evening ken
sington met with Miss Beata Hanisch.
After an hour spent at needlework a
dainty luncheon was served. They
will discontinue the meetings until
&£ter the holidays.
Charley Cords, who has been work
ing for the Bell Telephone company
in the western part of the state, re
iurned home Monday evening. He
left for Kavelina where he will do
-ome telephone work.
There will be a basket social in
District No. 54, four and one-half
des north of Rockville December
ill. Everybody is welcome. Ladies
' lease bring baskets and gents don’t
:orget your pocketbooks.
Dr. I,. E. Dickinson, and family, re
turned home Tuesday from their
sit at Randolph, Nebr. They made
ilie trip via “The Dodge auto route.”
The doctor reports the roads in ex
cellent condition enabling him to
average thirty miles per hour on the
return trip.
Mrs. Ray Babcock went to Dan
l.ebrog Tuesday, from there she will
go to Grand Island to join her hus
band and both went to Omaha where
Air. Babcock will attend the grain
dealers’ convention. They expect to
return here Saturday and will spend
the holidays with Mrs. Babcock’s
patents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cords.
A visit to our local stores will act
as a gentle reminder that the holi
day season is at hand and that it is
high time to do our Christmas shop
ping before the rush commences
and while all lines of stock are com
plete. Some of our stores have al
ready donned full holiday regalia and
ail of them are carrying a complete
iiue of holiday goods. The store of
Rozel & Sorenson has a window dis
play that any store might well feel
proud of. Complimentary remarks
are heard on all sides upon the en
genuity shown by this enterprising
firm. The Rockville Pharmacy also
deserves honorable mention. In view
of the fact that our merchants are
enterprising enough to go to this ex
tra expense and work in order to
keep up the reputation that our little
village has of being “live and up to
the minute” would it not be well for
as to bear in mind the fact that we al
so can do our part, simply by patron
izing the local stores instead of mak
ing trips to other towns or sending
to the mail order houses. At any
rate visit the stores and inspect their
slock and in all probability you will
be convinced that their goods are
first class and their prices right.
It may be true that women spend
more money on their hats than it
takes to support the whole United
States navy. But if we didn’t have
the dear things how long would we
need a navy?
When a man puts his property in
his wife’s name other people begin to
wonder who it belongs to.
THE BEFANA.
The little folk of the Italian set
tlement hare their Banta Claus,
though there Is In fact no Santa
for the children of Italy, who
hare Instead their Befana bring
to them presents on Epiphany,
twelve days after Christmas. The
Befana reminds them of the visit
of the Magi to the stable where
the Holy Child was born. The
Befana and Santa Claus are
much alike. Both are coming
from the north at night to the
children who behave well, and
both hare a predilection for
stockings, which they till with
gifts of various kinds, from a
cheap box of candies to an ex
pensive doll or toy. Once here
the Italians readily accept and
adopt the American custom and
change their Befana for the San
ta, thus anticipating the date of
the mysterious appearance of the
gifts. Consequently the gift stores
are visited now by thousands of
Italians, many of whom spend
lavishly if they can afford it
Many Italian families, especial
ly those who have been here for
several years and are well ac
quainted with American customs,
have their Christmas trees, some
of them being artistically put up
and liberally decorated with rich*
gifts. In the Italian quarters of
American cities and towns many
Italian fathers are seen going
through the streets to buy trees
for their children.
The Two Spruce Tree*.
Upon a mountain, side by side.
Two friendly spruces stood.
And one was tall and filled with pride—
The monarch of the wood.
The other was a lowly tree.
Not more than six feet high,
And other spruces laughed to see
Its struggle toward the sky.
The monarch from his dizzy height
Would shout, "Why don't you grow!"
Alas, a tempest came one night
And laid that monarch low.
While by and by a woodsman came.
Who whletles merrily,
And gave the little spruce a name,
And called It "Christmas Tree.”
And bore It to a house of light.
Where, gaudily arrayed.
The spruce became a royal sight
By children’s eyes surveyed.
And Christmas joy it brought to all.
And as the hours went by
'Twas glad for having grown so small
And was content to die.
—New York Herald.
Shenandoah, la.—Driving five dogs
hitched to an Alaskan mail sled. Miss
Estella Mason of Nome. Alaska, is
completing a queer world's tour. She
finished her journey at Cincinnati,
having traveled 32,000 miles. If she
arrives at San Francisco with two of
her original dogs and the mail sled,
she will receive $12,500.
The wise man spends a little and
saves a lot, and that's an evidence
of his wisdom.
I JOHN OHLSEN & SON
| GENERAL- CONTRACTORS
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Let us furnish
and
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25 years of
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Completed During Season
1914- 1915
ANSLEY; NEBRASKA:
Masonic Temple and Shepard Building—Cost $18,000.00.
FARWELL, NEBRASKA.
Gideon Building—Cost $2,000.00
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA:
Presbyterian Church Basement—Cost $3,000.00.
Solms Building, 50x100—Cost $4,500.00
Under Construction
1915- 1916
Loup City High School, 77x80 feet, 3 stories, press brick, reinforced
corridors, oak finish throughout.
Bank and Office building, Chadron, Nebraska, C. F. Coffee and B. F.
Pitman, owners; 50x100, two stories and basement; reinforced con
crete sub-floors; press brick; gypsum tile partitions; mahogany
finish; tile floors; fireproof—Cost, $40,000.00.
Catholic Parsonage, Loup City, two stories and basement; press brick.
Cost, $4,000.00.
Our territory is
Nebraska. Special
engineers and
personal superintend
ence. We furnish I
special designs of
bungalows at
Reasonable Prices
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Estimates
cheerfully
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J * Contracts Awarded During 1914-1915 Total $85,651.00 *