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And our willingness to "co operate with our patrons in the development of their business should have your consideration and attention.

You can "bank on" our willingness and ability to assist you in every way consistent with safe, sound banking. Whether your account be large or small we shall appreciate your patronage.

We shall be pleased to have YOU open an account with us.

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Albert Jorgeneen made a trip to Council Bluffs last week. Edith Esbeck went to Atlantic Friday reiurnii Saturday.

Martiu Einbeck made a trip to So. Dakota, returning last week. Faaborg and Kjelripaard with families went to Fiecus Sunday.

There will be a big 4th of July eelebration in our town this year. Bertel Chrieieneen attended the Church Convention at Blair, Neb.

Esther Nieager began her Danish Summer Schoul in Poplar Monday.

J. L. Jorgensen and wife made a trip to Atlantic between trains Saturday.

Mrs. Hartvigsen left Sunday for Rochester, Minn, to undergo an operation.

Mr. and Mrs Reyolt and daughter Dena of Harlan, Iuwa spent Sunday at the H. Madsjn bome.

There will be no Church service in Kimballton Church Sunday June 19, because of the absence of the pastor.

Vilhelm Larsen leit Friday aftei» noon for the northern part ol the state to attend the funeral of his aunt.

Miss Anna Skov, a trained nurse from Omaha is spending a two weeks •ummer vacation with her friends, Mads Madsen and wife.

Carrie, Sadie, George and Albert Jorgensen went to Brayton Saturday to tee their sister Clara Basmussen. They returned Sunday evening.

Mr. Anton Christensen has taken Alma Madsen's position as Cashier in the Ltindmund's Bank while the latter is enjoying a months vacation.

Ole Terkelsen, Niels Sorensen, Jens West and Ludvig Pedersen went out to Botna to fleh Sunday. They returned with a nice little lot of fish.

Alma Madsen, Rev. Jorgensen, Jens Jensen, Thorvald Jensen, Andere Jensen, J. L. Jorgensen and wife left Monday to attend the Church Convention at Withee, Wis.

Kimballton Young People's Society will hold its meeting Sunday afternoon June 19 in the Gymnasium Hall. Misses Ldia Madsen and Christian Hansen will render the entertainment.

T. G. Muller celebrated his birthday Wednesday June 7th. Many ok his friends spent a very pleasant evening with him and his family. Saturday the Müllers left for Denmaik, where they intend to spend the summer.

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Aast a Schack has been sewing at Jacob Jorgensen's the past week. Mrs. Peter Hansen and daughter, Mary left Saturday for Denmark.

Mrs. Henry D. Andersen visited with Mrs. S Petersen Saturday. A. G. Boose and wife visited Sunday with Nels Sorenson and family.

Dick Powers of Brayton is lathing at the James Christiansen residence. Misses Violet und Clara Esbeck visited at the home of DraceSorenson Sunday.

Drace Sorenton shipped up a carload ot cattle from Smith Lake Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs Hans Marqimon p^id a visit with relatives near Gatts last Thursday.

Ras Niesen and family visited with Hans Petersen and family at Kim ballton Sunday.

Carl S Christiansen and wife are the happy parefits of a baby boy bom Saturday morning.

Mrs, A. L. Boy sen and Albert Boyaen visited Sunday at Andrew Andersen's near Exira.

John A. Petersen went to Des Moines Tuesday to be present at the Jeweler's Convention.

Mrs. Robert Johnson left for Denmark Saturday. She intends to remain for several months.

Mads Madeen is having a light y'ant installed in his new house. J. C» Johnson is doing the work.

Mrs. John F. Larsen went to Omaha Thursday where she submitted to an operation for appendicitis.

The Elk Horn Implement Co. was busy Monday storeing away a carlost? ot building twine and agricdltural implements.

Our baseball nine went to Brayton Sunday and were defeated by that nine by a score of 5 to 5. "Pete" the pitcher said he was not feeling well all day.

Nis Petersen and wife, Mads Nelsen and wife, Hansen and wife and George Petersen all went to Exira Thursday to visit with Nels Petersen and family.

We understand that Mr. R. HanShi has closed a deal with Ernest Miller of which we spoke last week and will take charge of the Hardware Store on or about August 16tb.

Simon Petersen went to Des Moines last week to help Iowa in her shooting contest with Nebraska in which Iowa beat by 16 points, Mr. Petersen succeeded in winning 2nd prize. He shot 49 with 5 shots.

The prize winners at the annual Prize Shoot June 6 were as follow»: Henry Johnson 1st, Harold Hansen 2nd and Nels Jorgensen 3rd. All three parties tied on 29 and after shooting for supremacy the result was as above

A sudden gust of wind through the back door of the Gregersen Drug Store Sunday resulted in the bursting of one of the large front windows Luckily no one was near the front at the time so no one was hurt. A chair standing on the walk was smashed.

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OjciicraljcFrctoi' for de fviftcligv Studeiiters intern. iViivjionvforbitni) John iWott hai! iiijliij ubQiuet i'ii iüoy, „Ten af(jj0rvnie Time", hvilfett Han nauitlig tieb de kolossale Forandringer do sidste Aar har Kragt over Orienten. Oin beulte Aog striver ben lietjenbte Forfatter, Pastor Jörgen Falk Rönne:

Tet er fun 30 Aar siben Afrika» Kort bar en Kystlinje, bets Jnbre ei: ftvr, nbeskrevet lhsegul Klat. Vi Dibste, at Kina var niylbrenbe fnldi af en Masse smaa gitle, grinagtige,' skcevpjede Folk nteb Pisk Natten, bei- i'unbe I eve af ingenting, som malobe Körper og lakerebe Wbler og 10b vi lb Flngt, naar be hörte en BMse fnalbe. De boede bag finesiske Mnre og var for Resten til. for at vore Söuuvttb fnnba Heme Hivm vibnnberlige Saget og en bun uibuiv berligere Historier. Vi sab og Iccjte med store §?jne om Najwleops ftct= ge be er blegnebe for Japan? ejre vi ftubcrebe NenceZiaucen^ ben vcelbige Omvoeltning Europa, da Strömme af uttgt, friskt Liv og Initiativ totbebc frem mob Reformation og Foryngelse, og tit syntes, at bet var noget af bet ftörste, vi kunbe tonte os.

Hvor er bet dvcergagtigt Sammenligntng meb, hvab vi yar h,?ri be sibste 10 eller 5 Aar fra Wen ja! fra hele ben Del af Verden, v, fjsfr egentlig slet ikke regneüe nwb.

Den Gang var Japan enbnu til Dels et luff et Land, faa gammeibags som felve Kina. Siben ben Tib har bet gjort större Fremskrtbt uvget aitbet Lanbet Hnnbrebei af Aar. Det har gaaet Stole hohelc Verben og tort sine Lektier mverkvlrrbig gobt. Det er nu b:n fxirenbe Nation Men, som be attbre ser op til som bet store Gf-t" vinpcl og toenker: „Hvab Japan har gjort, fan vi vel ogsaa gjör^."

De store Sejre er, efter hvab Sohn Mott figer, ikke fteget Jap a iiescrne til Hotiebet, tvoertimob, har gjort bent mere ybmyge end (tolte og f0le§ som et stort Ansvar.

Stabig gaar Japan frem meb Stormstribt, ubuiber fra Dag til Lag sin Jnbflybelfe langt lib over sine egiie Grvenbser, engelfte, tyske og amerikanske Firmaer og Dampskibsselskaber faar bet Bestanbig mere at ma*i-fe. Den Tib liggcr nceppe fjcern, ba bet vil sejre ben üblobige Krig og lukke bet europcxiske Marked übe eller alt Faid give bet et ftleligt Kna'k.

Enbnu ftcerfere mcrrkes bog be store. Omtiarltninger Korea. Sao hurtigt er be konme, at vi erhjemme slet ikke 'Ijttr funnet fölge meb. (It helt Folk er med et Slaz vaagnet af Aavhunbreders Sövn. Med et Slag er den moderne stnlturs Ström blevet rettet mod

Folk paa 10 Millioner, fom fot blot 5 Aar siben var eit albeles asspoerret GneBoernation, og nu igber og koger bet under den Spcen ding, som Landets Undertvingelsc giver.

I LpBet af 5 Aar er Vane Byg get längs neb gjemtem Lanbet, der er givet 200 Miiicbctiillinger, og alle de natnrlige Hjcelpekilder ttdbyttes allerede raff. Skolevcesenet er ordnet efter moderne euroPoeiskMönster, og Folket strömrner til Skoler ue Tusindvis, faa der ikke knn ffoffe§ Socrcre hurtigt nok. Ter er ind fört en lang, lang Ncekke ithe Love meb vidtrcvkkenbe, sociale Forbedrin ger. Der er saaledes fat Alders grcrndse for ZEgteskabs Jndgaaelse. Afifoffelse af Flerkoneri og Tortur osv., osv.

Og Folket gtrißer om bet nye meb Bcgge Hcendor og anspoenber fig til bet yberste. Det ihar Bittert erfa ret, hvab Mngt ber laa Bestens Kultur. BevceBnet meb ben Böjebe Japanesenie bere-3 Nakke: nu vil Koreancnie selv ejc bemie Magt, oin be atter fimbe ofrhfte Aaget.

Störst og ftcvrfeft mcerkes bog be nieegtige Omvceltninger bet gamle Kina, faa fteerft, at be kinesiske Mure ramler.

Det er symbols?, at JernBanen er fört igjennem ben gamle Mnr om Peking.

I mere ettb 4,000 Aar har Kina txeret bet samnie uforonbcrlige Keiferrige, alette ovwget af sig selv og tilfrebs med sig felt). buBt forngtenbc alt, hvab ber ikke var groet bet

kinesiske Rige. Og nu er bet kommet meb et Slag. Der er sfet störte Foranbringer Kina LöBet af be sibste 5 Aar, enb ber för ffete 4,000 Aar. „För var Kina," siger Robert Hart, „font et ßettimux't Vcerelse, hvor alle Aaßninger var spigrcbe til int minder bet mig om et Kammer,hvor alle Vinbner og Döre staar paa vib Gab,og bet suser igjennem."

For 15 Aar siben havbe Landet nogle faa, körte Telegraflinjer mel-I1909 lein HolH'bftccberiie, im er ber 20,= OüO Mile Traab meb 900 Telegraffoittorer. 9JZan fan itu rejfe med Lukustog fra Peking til Hankow mibt gjemtem Kina paa 36 Timer. For 5 Aar siben vilbe bemie Rejse paa" fiitesiffe Vogue have taget 10 .age.

Store, moberne vubuitriaitkvg rcjser sig baglig og veb Vyern?. For faa Aar siben var ber intet PosthuS 5iina, nu er ber et saabant, niobcnte inbrettet, 3,500 Vyer, og ber bygges baglig ffere.

Mangsolbige Vyer ftraciler nu elektrisk Lys, AutomoBiler farer gjenitem Gaberne, og stolte Äyguinger, Hanbelskontorer og Banker. L-ejser sig.

For 12 Aar siben var ber 1 Dag Blab Peking, ben gamle „Peking Gazette", int er ber 10 store, inoberne DagBlade, og de andre Byer startes der Hunbrebvis. Alle bisse Blade Bcffjceftiger fig for en ftor Del med nyt fra anbre Laube og ftuberes ivrigt.

Ogfaa paa bet politifke Ontraabe er ber ffet boelbige Foranbringer. Man husse, at bet er Kina, her er Tale om, og otiertamfe faa, hvab bet betyder, at ber ben 14. Oktober 1909 aabnebes „Stwnderforfamliuger" alle Sanbets Proviufer. Begrindelsen tit en parlamentarisk-fonftitutionel Forsatiiing. font fkal indföres 1919.

Og Kitiefernc er aabenBart anlagte for det partamentariffe Liv. Man sitier, at bisse Stcenderforsamlinger har virfet mönftervcerbigt hibtil, at alle Forhaublinger höj Grab :har vceret pnvgcbe af Visbont og roiigt Overlceg som ogsaa af ftor pmktisk Jnbsigt.

Og alt bette er fun eit Begonbelse. Hvor hurtigt bet vel vil goa kommende Aar, faar man et ftaut't Jubtryk af veb at fc Paa Skoleforholbene.

Kina er Bekjenbt font EksamiHernes Land. I 1905 aifffaffetic Enkekejietiuden med et Penneströg hele bet gamle Konkurrence^Eksamensstiftem. font havde virfet miubst 2,000 Aar. og anbre Veje Blev betraabte. Japan maatte sende fine nttge Moeitb til Besten,og vendte tilBagc med Bestens Bisdom. Kina font uenttnere fra det. Det fendte fine unge Sönner til Japan. 1907 var der 15,000 finefifkeStudenter Japan fornden nogle Hunbreber Amerika og Europa. I de sibste Aar er der gaaet flere og flere til Amerika, ja eitdogfaa kvindelige Stubeuter. T^rnk! fra

Kina, hvor Kvinderne för sad meb saimnensnörebe Födder udelukfede fra Omvordenen. Og alle bisse Tusinber af Stubenter üeitber hjem og tager fat meb Begejstring. Ter reiser fig stabig Sfoler Hunbrebvis. Alene Peking er ber 200 Skoler meb 17,000 Elever. Ogsaa Pigeffoler opftactr alle stiürre Byer.

Det störste BeviS paa, hvab man LöBet af fort Tib fait beute fig fra Koemperiget, forekontmer mig dog at vcvre ben fmukke for ikke ot fige ftorflaaebe Komp, Lanbets Böutt har keempet mod Optuntslasten. Alt anbei AvBejde Afholbeichebens Tjenefte Jorben over blegner for ben.

Det minder om Kristeuhebeus Korstog. 1907 Besternte ben fejserlige Regjeftng, at Opininslosten ffitlbe nbrybbes af det Himmelffe Rigo LöBet aif 10 Aar. Mangelt Guropocer fmilebe fikfert over bette Edikt, ber vilbe frcrve eit hel Onivwltning paa det fiitattfiellc Oinraade og koste Millioner for StatskaSfen.

Men det Blev ikke Spög, cj Heller tomtne JDrb paa Papire't. Alle yngre Gntbebsmccnb Blev det forBubt at ryge, og man figer, at avffillige böde fom Fölge af beres alvorlige Kamp for at üolbe op.

Ober Title Landet dannedes der ^oreninaer national Aatid, fom meb Begejstring tog Kampen op.

Man foranftaltebe Atitobafeer over Rygeinstrumenter, og Löbet af fort id Blev det en Sfam, fom för havde tioeret almindelig Skik.

Opiiimshulerne Bleu lutket, og mange Provinfer holbt man helt op meb at byrke Opiatvalniuen.

Lorb William Cecil fortceller, at ba hau var Kina 1907 frybcbes Hans 0je veb bet pragtfulbe Syn af store Marter meb hvibe og röbe Baliv.uer mellem Hankow og Harbin. saa hau paa samme Rejse it'fe eit eitcste.

Der er Pioviiijet, hvor saa at fige al Opium allere-be er baulyst, og ber er nceppe Tvivl out, at Gbiftet liv er til Virkeligheb, enbogsaa för be 10 Aar er gaact.

Ja! ber fker store Ting £5steu for Resten ogsaa Jubicn, Perfieit og Afrika hvab Verbenshistorieu hibtil har ßubt paa bliver alt Falb numerisf set finge aninienligning meb, hvab b:r er ffet og ncermefte Fretib vil ffe ^ifteii. dtaar man uuber beti japai'.esiske Krig talte og skrev om „ben gule Fare", var ber bog vist in gen cub ikke be allerbebst uuberrettebc fom selv beres bilbeste Fantafier toeukte sig eu Ubvikling saa rivenbe som ben, ber finder Sted.

Hvor förer den hen? Men er vaagnet national Henseende bort med de Hvibe

vil beere vors egne Herrer! Men vi inaa som Japan leere be hvibe Künsten af. Det er Rigbont, Magt, Solbater bet gjcetbeir, bet er Konturrencen paa den Blodtge og iiBlodige Slagmark.

Men Amtben, font ffitlbe Beere alt bette? Livsfynet, Ubviklingens inberftc fpireitbe Frö. Ja! ogsaa ben Henseenbe ntaa Fröet bei komme fra Guropa. Der fitnbe beere Tale om Bnbbhisinen, fom mange teber vinber frem bemie Tib, ligeso Islam gjör vcelbige Fremstöb.

Kin a arBejder mange höjtansete Mcenb for at fremftille Konfncianisnteit med den5 Moralsystem som Bebte ettb Krtsteiibotttntett, og Konfucius, der för cerebes font „beit store Leerer", er veb Ebikt tillagt Vcerbigheb som Gud.

Alligevel er det vel ba mange Tusinb hjemüeitbte Stubenter, som kommer med Fröet. cntcu bet itu er Kristeitdomitteit, som har greBet og overBevift dem. eller de er opfbldte as moderne fritamkeriske Jbeer

Alt synes at gro berube, Folkehavet med sine Millioner er som Metal, der er Blevet flydenbe ingett fan gcette fig til, hrille Former det vil ftivne.

SaaledeS tegner Dr. jur. John Mott, Generalfekretcer for de friftne Studenters internationale MissionSfiU'Buttö, Mlledet demde fra Elsten. Alle Tallene er taget af Hans nysubfoimte Bog faa vel font Hobedfynspnnktet. Meget ftcertt hoevber Han, at nu vr Lejligheben der til at itiisfiouerc, eit Lejligheb fom ab brig för og forsöimnes ben, er ber ffet uoprettelig Skabe, thi o?u iorumer vel albtig igjett.

Bogen har allere-be uaft megen Dpfigt Verben ober og vil ogsaa her Blive ivrigt ftuberer irfe alene Krebse, font staar venligt til Hebningeniissionen, meit langt udberover.

Det vil beere oberotbeiitltg interessant at höre bette dens Syn paa Mens Lande Bedömt af fynbig Manb, font selv Hab be set og gjort fine Grfariitgi'r mellein be gule.

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