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VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916 NUMBER 32
COUNTY CONVENTION
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Pursuant to call, the republican
county convention in and for Sherman
County, Nebraska, called to order by
the Honorable Aaron Wall, chairman
of the republican county central com
mittee, the call for said convention
read, and the convention proceeded
to temporary organization by elect
ing Aaron Wall as temporary chair
man and J. S. Pedler as temporary
secretary.
On motion made, seconded am}
carried the list of delegates named
from the several townships, herewith
handed to the secretary, viz: Thos.,
* Caddy, Aaron Wall. Otis White. J. S.
Pedler, H. J. Johansen, J. W. Conger,.
Mat Janulewicz. and Edward Zakrzew- j
ski, of Loup City. A. E. Wanek. Lewis I
Jamrog. A. Anderstrom, and J. L. Uhl, i
of Ashton, Geo. W. Wolfe, Geo. Van. I
G. A. Engleman, Geo. Sweeley, and
p. T..Richmond, of Litchfield, be and j
hereby are the accredited delegates
and entitling to vote in this conven-,
tion.
On motion made, seconded and
made permanent.
The following named elected as
delegates to the State convention: J.!
S. Pedler. Aaron Wall. P. T. Rich
mond, Geo. W. Wolf. F. P.. Hartman,
R. P. Starr, Jacob Ritz. J. H. Welty,
and August Zochol.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
whereas a vacancy exists and the re
publican party of the county have no
nominee or republican candidate for
the office of state representative. That
Alonzo Daddow, be and hereby is
nominated as the republican candi
date for such office.
On motion made, seconded and un
animously carried the outgoing chair
man. secretary and members of the
county central committee be and here
by are instructed and authorized and
empowered to ratify and certify the
said nomination.
On motion made, seconded and un-!
rmimously carried, that the incoming
chairman, secretary, and members of!
the county republican central com
mittee be and hereby are instructed
and empowered to ratify and certify
t said nomination.
On motion made, seconded and
tarried the county central committee
are instructed to fill and place in nom
inataion candidates for office in case
any vacancy ma>* arise resulting in
the republican party being without a
candidate or nominee for any county
office.
The following were named as mem
bers of the republican county central
committee: Aaron Wall, Loup City, E.
L. Tracy, Loup City, Logan township.
Elm township. H. J. Bertner, Litch
field, Harrison township, G. W. Wolf.
Litchfield, Scott township. John Witte,
Litchfield, Ashton township. A. Au
derstrom, Ashton. Clay township, F.
Eastabrook, Litchfield, Bristol town
" _ ship, Don Holmes. Ravenna. Oak
Creek township, Mike Kaminski, Ash
ton, Washington township. J. H. Wel
ty. Arcadia, Rockville township, Fred
Dunker, Rockville, Hazard township,
Fred Fuller. Hazard. Webster town- j
ship, Wellington Hawk, Loup City. i
On motion made, seconded, and1
carried the delegates present at the
State convention authorized to cast
the entire vote of the delegation and
that no proxies be allowed.
The unanimous thanks of the con
vention tendered to A. B. Young for
his loyalty to the party, his kindness
and generosity in allowing us the use
of the opera house for the convention.
r On motion the convention adjourned
sine die.
Attest AARON WALL,
! J. S. PEDLER Chairman
Secretary.
YARROW HELD NEW YORK MOB.
i Dr. George Gibbons Yarrow, who
[lectures here during our Chautauqua,
had an annual experience in New’ York
not long ago.
■ He w’as advertised to lecture in
Hope House, on lower East Sde, New
York. He got more response than
any of them expected.
When the doors was opened, 300
little street urchins rushed in and oc
cupied the front seats. The crowd of
1 grown-ups blocked the street in from
of the building.
The man in charge asked Yarrow 5f
he thought he could manage such a
howling mob. To which he replied:
‘ Just leave it to me! I have six broth
ers, and am somew hat of a prize fight
!er myself.”
He did hold them alright, though he
had to referee four tights during his
short stay in the hall. At the close the
youngsters climbed up on the stage
and literally swarmed around him
to take his hand.
The audience was surprised; some
of the men were alarmed lest the
urchins would mob Mr. Yarrow.
Three of the men rushed up to the
platform and pulled the lads down,
believing that they meant harm to
him.
The man in charge, Rev. John Ells
worth Fleming said: You will prob
ably never have an audience harder to
control than that mob of howling,
restless young ‘East Siders.’ ”
BIG PLAY MONDAY NIGHT.
•The management of the Loup City
opera house has secured an attrac
tion of unusual merit to play here on
Monday night. July 31. “The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine” is the play and
is said to be very much like the popu
lar book of the same name.. The com
pany is composed of recognized a>
tists headed by Dainty Marie Muller
who will be seen in the part of Barn
foot June. Mr. Charles Bailey, late of
the Eva Lang Compamy, will have a
prominent part in the play. All special
scenery will be used as well as beau
tiful light effects, etc. This company i
will no doubt play to a packed house
as the book has been read by many
people here who are already awaiting
an opportunity to see the play. Popular
prices are announced. The manager j
of the opera house informs us that1
the curtain will not ring up until j
8:45 in order to give the many farm j
ers who want to see the play plenty j
of time to get here.
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WEEKLY BAND CONCERTS.
The band gave the first of a series '
of summer concerts in the band stand ■
| in the court house yard Monday even
ing and the same was much enjoyed
by the crowd on the streets. These
concerts will now be a regular Mon
day evening feature and in addition
Director Prichard announces that the
regular Friday evening practice will
be held in the band stand. In another
column will be found the program foi
next Friday evening. Some arrange
ments should be made for seating
those in attendance and several of
the carpenters of the city have volun
teered to donate their time to build
the seats if the business men of the
city will buy the lumber. We beleive
that there will be no trouble to obtain
material for the seats.
Jlrngram iFriftag iEtmuurj Saul* (Cmtrprt
IS. N. Jlritrbarih Sirrrtnr
1 1. March—“Boy Scouts” .Mackie-Boycr
2. Overture—“Pastime” .L. P. Laurendeau
3. Duet—“In the Hills of Old Kentucky”.
.Shannon and Johnson
Messrs. Polski-Pritschau.
4. Waltz—“Danube Wayes”.J. Ivanovici
5. starch—“Under the Stars”.Geo. D. Steck
6. Seranade—“Midnight Moonbeams”.
..T. J. Bartholmu
7. Overture—“Grand National” .F. H. Losev
8. March—“Triumph of Peace”... .Cameron Dawson
THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR
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THE REO A CLASSY CAR.
Anyone who has had an opportunity
to ride with A. C. Ogle in the new
Reo Six that he brought to town
some time ago has been treated to a
demonstration of speed and power
that is not to be equalled by any ear
of the price that the Reo sells at. As
concerns speed, it has enough to sat
isfy even the wildest of the spe’d
maniacs, making.sixty or more miles
per hour without any apparent effort
When it comes to power the cat
seems to be overstocked, as there
seems to be no place the car cannot
travel. Tuesday evening the writer
took a ride with Mr. Ogle and was
treated to an exhibition of the Six
climbing a sand hill on the Arcadia
road near the Garner farm. Not sat
isfied with making the ascent once
Mr. Ogle sent the car over the hill
three successive times, and came down
the steepest point in the hill, which
shows the brake control of the car.
Mr. Ogle has sold nine of these cars
this season and informs us that the^e
has not been a kick of any kind regis
tered from any purchaser. That he
himself has unlimited confidence in
the Reo is shown by the fact that he
has ordered twenty-five of the cars
for next season and expects to sal!
more than that number if it is pos
sible to obtain them. Anyone con
templating buying a car should at
least get a Reo demonstration before
making a purchase.
BARNES-SMITH WEDDING.
With the best wishes of this paper
and a host of friends, we are pleased to
announce the marriage of Ada Gale
Smith, daughter of Couny Judge, E. A
Smith, to Arthur L. Barnes, of Chap
pell. Deflel county. Neb., the ceremony
being performed this forenoon by the
Rev. L. V. Slocumb of the Methodist
Episcopal church at the parsonage in
the presence of relatives of the bride
and groom.
Mrs. Barnes was born and raised in
Sherman county, and it is with regret
that her many friends find that she is
going to leave Loup City. For the past
few years she has been one of the in
structors in the Loup City schools.
Mr. Barnes, as many of his friends
will remember, was at one time a resi
dent of Loup City, but last spring de
cided to become a wheat raiser on a
farm near Chappell, where they will
make their future home, leaving for
that place on the noon motor.
That they may prosper and have a
long and happy life is the wishes ol
their many Loup City friends.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist.
Last Quarterly Conference of the
year will be held Friday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock.
Dr. G. W. Isham will preach at 10:30
a. m. Sunday.
Rev. C. E. Campbell, of Arcadia, will
preach at the open air meeting at the
Baptist church at 8:00 o’clock p. m.
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
Gus Lorentz was taken sick last
Monday and was confined to liis home
for a couple of days, but is now at
the store again.
A merry party from the Frederick
hotel autoed to Arcadia Tuesday even
ing in A. O. Ogle’s big Reo. had re
freshments and an enjoyable trip.
Mrs. Katie Mostek and children.,
who have been lie'-e visiting with her
brothers, George and Stanley Mostek,
returned to her home at Duncan, Neb.,
on Wdnesday morning.
K. T. Beusbausen UiW.- 3. V. Briial
lev, accompanied by their wives and
Mr. Smalley’s father, attended the
auto races at Grand Island last Sun
day. returning in the evening.
Miss Alice Maron, of Fremont, Noh.,
and Miss Mary Ogan. of Hot Springs,
S. D . who have been here visiting at
the S. H. Richmond home, left Mon
day morning for their homes.
Manager Young has issued invita
tions for a dance to be given in the
opera house on next Friday evening.
In the future a dance will probably be
given there every two weeks.
Loup City was quite well represented
at Ravenna, Wednesday, to see the
ball game between Ravenna and
Scotia. We were unable to ascertain
the names of\ those who attended.
Mike Chiiewski. who has been ser
iously ill at his home north of town
for some time, was brought to Loup
City last evening and taken to the Drs
Bowman hospital, it being deemed best
to have him wher he would have more
quiet and constant attendance.
Mrs. L. M. W’Uliams. who suffered
a fracture of the skull by being thrown
from a buggy last week, is reported tc
be improving quile rapidly and is now
able to sit up. Her many friends will
he pleased to learn that she is out of
danger, as her recovery from an aeei
dent of this kind is almost miraculoim
Misses Marie Cooper and Myrtle
Phillips motored to Kearney last Fri
day and returned Saturday. The
young ladies took turns at driving and
made the return trip in two ane one
half hours, which time speaks some
what eloquently for the driving abili
ties of the ladies.
The nine-months-old son of Mike
Palu was thrown from a hay rake on
Monday, alighting on his head and
shoulders in such a manner as to pro
duce temporary paralysis of the lower
part of his body and limbs. He was
brought to Loup City in an uncon
scious condition and taken to the Drs
Bowman hospital. He later recovered
sufficiently to be taken home and is
now reported to be getting along very
well.
Quite a party was the guest of A
C. Ogle last Sunday and attended the
auto races at Grand Island in Mr.
Ogle’s new Reo six. The party con
sisted of A. C. Ogle W. D. Zimmer
man, Judge Aaron Wall. C. C. Out- ]
house. Dr. J. E: Bowman, C. H. Ry
an, and W. F. Mason. The gentlemen
all report a good time, although the
races were not greatly appreciated on
account of the dust. They all hid
much praise for the new car and seem
ed satisfied with the .speed of the,;
same. Mr. Ogle driving to the Island
in an hour and twenty-nine minutes.
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RAVENNA TRIMS LOUP CITY.
The. Jtavpnpa team came; over
last Sunday and walloped the home
team to the tune of 5 to 0. The game
was devoid of any particular fea
tures, outside of the work of the box
men. who both put up good exhibi
tions. although both had a couple of
wabbly spelis. However, they hour
made a quick recovery. East, the Ra
venna hurler striking out 11 men,
and Gilbert, for Loup City, fanning
7- i
Gasli Prichard caught for the home
team and put . up a good game, peg
ging out several runners who oth?r
wise stood a good chance of scoring
The Loup City team shows the need i
of batting practice and team work i
but these things will come in time I
and we will not make a business of ■
getting the short end of the score j
Following is the score by innings:
Loup City—0 0 0 0 O' 0 0 0 0—0
Ravenna —0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 *—5
LOUP CITY GOLFERS WIN.
On Wednesday the 19th instant, six
members of the Loup City Golf club
autoed over to Ord to play against a
like number of players representing
Ord Golf club, the game resulting in
a win for Loup City. Particulars of
the game are as follows: Lou Seh
waner beat Orin Mutter up. Rev. L.
V. Slocumb beat Bud Shirley 6 up. J.
W. Long tied with the Rev. Chamber
lain. A. J. Johnson beat Ed. Clem
ents 7 up. M. H. Worlock beat John
Trosky 8 up, O. L. Swanson lost to Ed.
Beranek. The Ord Golf club have
greatly improved their course, hav
ing lengthened it considerably and
it is now. without, question, a very
pleasant course indeed.
The Loup City Golf players were
shown, great hospitality at the hands
of the members of the Ord Golf club,
who entertained them to a fine dinner
at the hotel, and left nothing undone
to make their visit a pleasant one.
NEW FIRM GETS CARS.
Grassmueck & Maus, the new au.tc
firm this week unloaded a car of
Buicks and have a Four and a Six on
display at their sales room, north of
the First National bank. This firm
has all the appearance of being
hustlers and there is no doubt they
will make good in this territory. AN
are most cordially invited to call.
WASHINGTON LETTER
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Northwestern Bureau. Washington
D. C., July, 2G:—Jules Verne’s “Nauti
lus” was no better than a tug boat in
comparison to the Deutschland, which
has brought a million-dollar cargo
from Germany to the United States.
The Germans gave ample notice to
the world that they were going to do
this, and the captain of the great new
U-boat carried out his promise that he
would not run the blockade of the
British fleet, but would go under it.
The achievement is one of the most
remarkable in the history of naviR,»
tion. Robert Fulton’s Claremont was
no more of an object of curiosity at
its time, than is the new Deutsch
land, which avoids bad weather and
enemies by simply going down to the
desired depth, where it remains safe
ly for a day or a night, or any other
period. The Deutschland submerges
150 feet with comparative ease, and it
dips out of sight in a minute and a
half. In that way it has an armor pro
' tection a great deal more than that
made by the Bethlehm Steel, or anv
other of the interests that have waxed
fat by selling their goods to Uncle
Sam. There may be air-holes in the
armor plate sold, to the government,
there is always {hat chance. But 150
feet of salt water takes all the terrors
out of dreadnaughts and torpedo boat
destroyers, and other kinds of water
craft. Washington is liberal and
neutral enough to take off its hat in
commemoration of this great accom
plishment b the Deutschland.
Ripon's Extraordinary Request.
The established supposition that the
public treasury exists for the benefit
of individuals and the community that
| c an pull something out of it, may
have to be revised in view of the re
cent action of the city of Ripon, Wis
consin, which has made a request
through a resolution of the city coun
cil and commercial club and by a
petition of many of its citizens, ask
ing that $75,000 appropriated for its
public building, be diverted to the use
of the military aviation corps, or other
purposes of preparedness. Mayor L.
W. Thayer and Postmaster C. H. Ells
worth, of Ripon, who were asked for
a statement by the U. S. Press As
sociation, have declared that the en
tire course of the city of Ripon is
based upon patriotic reasons. So far
as known this is the first instance on
record where anybody has refused to
benefit from drawing on the federal
treasury. Ripon claims that by right
ir should have its public building, but
i. prefers that the amount it will cost
shall be, in substance, used as a con
tribution towards preparedness. A
numbsr of publications have con
tained editorials to the effect that
this is one case where “Pork barrel
legislation’’ has been discredited by
the citizens, intended to receive its
benefit. Ripon is a fine city and en
titled to a public building, and the
fact that the action of its citizens
may delay the erection of the same
does not in any way disprove the con
tention that public improvements
should be made throughout the coun
try for the uses of the government,
and for the benefit of the people of the
favored localities.
The Farmer’s Lot.
Congress has looked with favor up
on the measure to extend better faci
lities of credit to the farmers through
out the country, while the good roads
bill, made in the name of the farmer
but secured at the instigation of the
automobile users, will help to make
the idea of the farm more attractive.
In the hope that the percentage of
farmers owning their land may be in
creased. the federal government is
providing the necessary machinery
to make loans easier. This measure
may produce wonderful results, if it
accomplishes its purpose in making
it possible for men of small means
to divorce themselves from the fac
tory and the “regular pay roll.”
Uncle Sam's broad acres are hungry
for men and women who will pro
duce, rather than consume the natu
ral products of life.
Peary Changed His Mind.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary re
cently became a candidate for the
United States Senate from his home
state of Maine. When he entered the
fight it was with the announcement
that his sole idea was that if elected
he might aid in the cause of pre
paredness, which he considers the
only issue before the country today.
He expressed particular anxiety for
the building of an aeroplane coast
patrol and naval base in Maine. The
Peary candidacy lasted a whole week,
Engagement
Extraordinary
THE LOUP CITY OPERA HOUSE
Engagement
Extraordinary
only MONDAY, JULY 31 “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine”
The Snedeker Producing Company, proffer JUST LIKE THE BOOK
Dainty MARIE FULLER as “Barefoot June’’and Ex
ceedingly Clever Supporting Company
SPECIAL SCENERY and LIGHTING EFFECTS 1
SENSATIONAL PRICES
Children Over 8 years of age 25c Adults 35c
Reserved Seats 50c Tiokets on Sale at the Rexall Drug Store 1
A GUARANTEED
ATTRACTION
MEMORIZE THE DATE—NEXT MONDAY
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in which period the Admiral decided
to rest upon his laurels as the dis
coverer of the North Pole, in prefer
ence to adding to his autobiography
the distressing fact that he "also ran”
for the United States Senate. His
previous "one idea” resulted in the
discovery of the North Pole, and
thereby Admiral Peary made a won
derful dent in the world’s history.
Hut the man who seeks election now
adays under the apprehension that
because he has an enthusiasm for any
one single class of legislation, and
expressed the belief that nothing
else matters, is hound to find out just
as did Admiral Peary, that the Ameri
can voter has a much wider perspec
tive of the needs of humanity and of
the country. Admiral Dewey, as the
hero of Manila Bay, was the idol of
the American people, but when he at
tempted to secure the presidency
simply because he had directed a
few hours of wonderful fighting, ho
made the distressing discovery that
he wras “not in it.”And Peary was
likewise disappointed in discovering
that because he often went hungry
on the northern hikes was "quite
another matter" from that of repre
senting a state like Maine in the
senate. The only real hero who <-11 -
ceeded in landing a political office
was Lieutenant Hobson. Hohson pos
sessed qualifications as an orator of
rare ability, and by the use of his
splendid accomplishments as a “spell
binder” he talked the people of the
Alabama district into sending him to
congress, where he “made good" and
thereby secured several re-election/!
The Humanitarian Cult.
The Humanitarian Cult is publish
ing advertisings signed by its founder
and leader, Mischa Applebaum. on
behalf of 184,899 members. Just at
present the organization is buying ad
vertising space for the purpose of
sustaining views of the head of the
institution concerning the garment
workers strike of New York. Inci
dentally the copy gets in a few para
graphs about infantile paralysis and
then winds up with a line of poe ry
that breeds sweet sentiment. When
one reads such sentimental messages
to people, the query always is "Who
pays for the stuff?” Thomas W.
Lawson, 'in the days of sensational
articles of "frenzied finance” intro
duced this method of publicity, which
has recently been utilized by Henry
Ford in his campaign for peace, as
well as by organizations advocating
preparedness. Quite a number of big
business interests in the country
have also followed the plan in stating
their views with reference to public
questions before the American peo
ple. Their theory has been that they
desire to make a frank, open state
ment, and that by using advertising
space that their identity with the pub
lication will become firmly fixed.
Naturally the newspaper publishers
and the advertising representatives
have looked with favor upon this plan
of propaganda. Its success in reach
ing the desired aim has resulted in its
use by Mr. Applebaum, whose copy is
so extraordinary that it would per
haps find no space in print except
among display advertising.
Keeping the Same Men.
Most of the congressmen are strong
ly convinced that the present repre
sentatives should be kept in congress.
Former Speaker Cannon is frequently
quoted as favoring this proposition.
Either he or some other, one of the
old members, can be relied upon for a
speech along this line most any time
of the week. The theory is correct,
in that a man who has proper quali
fications and ability, is able to get
better results when he “learns the
road.” and the “ropes” and adds to his
acquaintance at the National Capitol.
Men grow in congress in the exact
proportion that they do in private
life. The rule, therefore, ought to be
the same: a good man in congress, or
a good man in the management of a
business, or in another capacity, be
comes more valuable as the result cf
his experience. But a mediocre con
gressman should be fired by the peo
ple who selected him with as mm h
freedom as would be applied in the
case of the "hired man” who made a
practice of showing up only on payday.
You cannot make a good congressman
out of an incompetent, simply by keep
ing him in a job for which he is un
fitted.
INTERESTED IN SWINE SHOW.
Omaha, Neb., July 26—From *11
parts of the Unired States inquiries
are coming in regard to the National
Swine Show, which will be held in
Omaha during the first week of Octo
ber. The show, the first of its ki.nl
ever attempted, is stimulating great
interest in the swine raising industry.
It is also directing unusual attention
in the middle west, which provides the
very fundamentals of swine develop
ment.—alfalfa and com.
That the show wll be successful
goes /without saying. Entries are
pouring in now which assure a most
representative show with the best
individuals being exhibited. Cali
fornia has already sent entries as has
Louisiana.
Omaha's location, its railroad faci
lities, the wonderful territory sur
rounding the metropolis and the
money prizes offered are the magnets
yiat are drawing the fire. The show
will be a big thing for Nebraska and
Iowa.
The “Trail of the Lonesome Pine,”
at th* opera house Monday night.
