For Hardware, Tinware,Furniture and Undertakingin all its branches go to Watkinson, Loup City, Neb Lioaal Haws. Ord price* discounted at Gasteyer’s. Good work harness for $14.00 at T M. Reed's. John Fisher will prove up on his tlm her claim June 12. Ladies' ready made wrappers for salt cheap at Gastyers. Ladles rendy made underwear foi sale cheap at Gasteyers Mrs C.O. Rettenmayer of Arcadia I visiting relatives In the city. Fruit trees set ont this spring are doing flue, us is fruit of all kind. W. T. Gibson has sweet potato, cab bage and tomato plants for sale. A. Wutklnson Is slowly Improving and we hope soon to see him out. John Htark If now engaged In building a cooler for the village of Litchfield. K. Vae Dorn, who ha* been sick for the past nine weeks, Is again able to he out. Mr*. T.8. Nightingale and daughters returned from Custer county last Sun day. The postolllce building Is receiving a new coat of paint. K. Holcomb Is doing the work. Gasteyer now carries a complete stock of ready made clothing for men and boys. Presiding Klder Smith of Kearney preached at the Methodist church last Sunday evening. You have tried “77'' for Grip-and Colds now try “JO" for Dyspcpsiu. For sale by all druggests 25 cents. Do you need a washing machine, clothe* wringer, wash holler, tinware, or anything'll) that line. If no call on T. M Reed. John Murphy i* here from Greeley Center looking after hie saloon Interest*. If he get* his license he will open up business at once A good ruin fell at Loup City and surrounding country last Tuesday after noon, and in consequence everything In the crop line is looking line Thomas Inks stepped through a hole In the sidewalk last Wednesday morn ing and hurt his foot quite badly. The sidewalks should l>e looked after. E. S. llayhurst raised twenty-seven acres of winter, wheat In 1805, which thrashed out Mill bushels, machine measure, and weighed out sixty-four pounds to the bushel. The Jewell Nursery Co. of Lake Cltv, Mibii., want u responsible man in this vicinity to sell Minnesota grown trees and nursery stock. Good pay. .Steady work. Write them today. Mrs. J. Cole and brothsr, Louis Will iams, started yesterday for Pine Ridge, S.D. Mrs. Colo goes to join her bus bard, who located thero a few months ago. Mrs. Cole’s many friends here wish her a pleasant and profitable jour ney. The heavy rain of last Tuesday caused small damage on the Burlington near Me Alpine. The break was quickly re paired by the section men A little hail is reported to have accompanied the storm In that vicinity, but did no damage to speak of. J. Phil Jaeger has a tine system of waterworks, with underground piping, and an everlasting supply of water, which comes from the irrigation ditch lie can throw water on any part of his building in case of tire. Will Wharton and Stanley Bolt cap tured ten small woJve* Sunday They were In a den and the boy* dug them out with a spado. It was a profitable Job for the hoy*, as they brought the scalps to town Monday and received • 10 bounty. S. F. ICeynobis, proprietor of the pm .*•*«** ...... nvi, Iiiiicircn of tucking calves in March, |n*h. wli ch ho picked up here and there around town. They cost him on an average of |o>r head, lie fed them Just one year and told the bunch for tM.'s ;io ,,r TO per head, Auother pioneer has gone ft a a* a home named Sell Which died l'ur»day night at Qibbou. and which bore the distinction of baring l.een Hie gist colt Ihi.h in tbe soldiers' free borueslead colony. I'U« animal was art year* old and died written half a mile of her birth place —wheilon dipper II H Harrison, salesman foe the Hat rlaon Nursery company ol \utk, Neb hat learn doing business in ibe city lb . »**b, tie ba. Ikben several order* fur fall delivery Tb*. company enjoys lb* repotst on of having a large variety „| nursery stank always on band and deal mg squarely »tib everybody. Adam bebaupp, the grain and tie.« buyer soy t that be egpocia in ship e«i of Mutism county during Ibe neat year *.m»» carton la of grain to toy notbi»| •f Ibe terge amount of Mil* an) bogs lie *aj * I bat Ibe pr*»«*l ladssi fu| gavml erop* etj warranl b *i lie has elov«tura *• l.aay t llji A.kiss and m bawpp s * d log and Uouiy urn* ur ike several g>aie buyer* to bkerm.e county Nice corn beef af Reynolds’ mea market. Don’t think because Grsteyer doe not ask you two prices, that his good arc not til right. Oeorge Me Fad den was in town las Wednesday morning looking tor a mai to work on the farm. Henry Lange or Ashton was a eallei at till* ofllce Tuesday. We are fl.M better off si nee his yislt. We have just received a new invoici of white bristol card board, which w« are selling at fli cents a sheet. Do you need a wagon, buggy, disk barrow, seeder, plow or harrow It so, you should sec T.M. Heed Loss than half rates to Han Francisco i June 2!) to July .'I via the Burlington 1 route. See nearest Burlington agent Henry French of Ravenna was in Loup City Sunday visiting his parents H< is in the employ of the Burlington at Kavenna. Dr. Humphreys says u* “77” I* to Crip, so is No, 10 to Dyspepsia. The direst dose relstives-lta persistant use cures-20 per cent; at all druggists. On Monday ilia township board will rcueive bids for a 100-yard fill in draw at southeast corner of Lawrence Smith’s farm. Plans at ofllce of W. B, Mellor. To Omaha, Chicago and points In Iowa and Illinois, Hie Union Pacific in connection with Hie C. A N. W. Ky. of fers the best service and the fastest time. Croup and whooping cough are child hood terrors: hut like pneumonia, bron chitis,and other throat and lung troubles can lie i|uickly cured by using One Min ute Cough Cure. Odendabl Bros, The D. K. Morrill Dental Co. will make their regular visit to Ashton the 28th of May and will be pleased to do IHUUBI k |i;r uii/nc in ***■»'» vi ■hmi at that time. All work warranted. Unconditional surrender, If the only terms those famous little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers will make with constipation, sick headache and stomach trouble*.—Odendahl Bros. Mrs. George Lee was taken very sud* denly sick last Haturday afternoon and it was feared for a time that she would not recover. Dr Hendrickson wt# sum moned in attcrulanee. At the present writing she is some better, Sadie I'edler, Sadie Austin and Mr. Greening’s daughter were about six miles above town when the storm of last Tuesday evening came up. They took refuge over night at the farm resi dence of George Truelsen. Not only acute lung troubles, which may prove fatal In a few days, but old chronic cough and throat troubles may receive immediate relief and he per manently cured by One Minute Cough Cure, Odendahl Bros. A. I*. Gulley has the finest strawberry bed on the river. It Is a pleasant sight to look at. Auyona doubting that strawberries cannot be raised here will east aside all doubts when they sec the immense crop above referred to. When a cold Is contracted, cure It ut once. One Minute Cough Cure will set you on the road to recovery in a minute It will cure your pneumonia, bronchitis, croup ami all forms of lung and throat troubles. Odendahl Bros. it should be made a matter of public knowledge that DeW'itt's Witch Hazel Salve will speedy cure piles of the long est standing. It is the household faver ite for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and tores of all kinds, Odendahl Bros, When the spring time comet,'gentle Annie," like all other tcntlble persons, will cleanse the liver and renovate the system with DeWitt's Little Karly Kisers, famous iittlu pills fur the liver and stomach all the year round, Oden dahl Bros. Thirty days is a long time to light so painful a trouble a* piles, but Jacob Mitchell, of I'otonvllle, l*a., struggled that long before he tried lie Witt's W itch Haiiel Halve, which ipuckly and permanently cured him It I* equally effective hi uc/eina and all skin affect ions. Odendahl Bn>» Loup City hat had several Interesting hall games during the paat week t he Hist uf the season was played Monday between tbe Austin and l.oup city learnt, The game remitted 1« a score o| la tu 5!i in iu favor of a><- \u*l)u V•■•terday a game between the vrala and the ||ns s«. plyyvd resulting In I favor uf the (bibs. liKt’tigklliiy i»a\ l»t many yean paat In-, oration day •t Loop i tty has i»»s Mtuugty observed hy the people and last Monday w a- n.i • y.eptloK to Ibis well established (Ole Lag* were il| ,g tu every | «u uf th* eity and a logs crowd turned out t,. pay Ikstl respects tu the dead betuss l he eaevetses were yuodosted u»«bst Ih* Mspnwe Of ltd es* circle of the tyraud Ai*«» n' the ft- | ■ in n.i.tr.1 | Whwf of the ft. psytyite. of ihttvity. b hen the .otiseie uf old set Iteis a* I the yslilut . last.ss • fed op I* front of Urvod \r »» uf (he MepoWte haft head*-! hi Ih# Loop t ily boed preparatory to msrxh.ug to the court house twware ti was « sight th** Ihrtttevl th# hearts of alt Aeurttaae y ft t cens. .Sons ami daughters of vetera Joined them in tt« march, the bai played some very appropriate selectio , and ihe column moved with gracef tread to tho music of the drum cor| At the sijuare the program previous arranged was carried out and ut o'clock the column moved to II Method!*' church where they listen* ’ to an able address by 1’ri’Slillng Khh i Krastus Smith of Kearney. As on n former occasions the music w is we rendered and the exercises were mu* appreciated and will leave a lasting iu pression for good upon the yoiiu people and pleasant memories lor It old veterans and ladies of the Gran Army of the Republic. After the «xc vises the soldiers and tbeir families ri paired to their hall, where a table < good things was spread. All felt then selves repaid ten fold for their splmidi effort to make the occasion a gran success A CORRECTION. To the Editor of Tint Nohtiiwksi IlUK: In lit* address to the graduatln class of '1)7 Friday evening, May 21 Mr. Richard Nightingale made rh statement that it whs tlit* Hist class ths has ever graduated from the Loup Clt high school. The statement Is Incorrect. There was t class of three—Mlsse Mattie Snyder, Lillie Nightingale an Myrtle Williams who finished th studies ns required iu the high scho« course and passed a satisfactory exam I nation iu all the common branches ate seven of (lie higher branches, gradual*" 14 111 I JkJ 4* 4 IV it 1*1 Iff I ill I I 11 11 II .'i - . Mr, M. II Csrleton, the test oducuto | this school ever hud, wr* instructor u | that time. The das* graduated May 20, 1801, Jim six year* prior to this das*. Although we consider it no rnori i honor to he of the llrst class than an; | other, Still we do not w ish friends o stranger* who have heard of the du**o ’01 and have seen our diploma* to thin! they are false or n forgery. There wore three members ol tin school hoard at that time that are of th' present hoard. The mistake would have been cor rected that evening had it not been foi the forbearanee of those who wisher the exercises to end as they had begun pleasant and unmarred. We feel no envy of the present cla*( and hope their honor* may lu*t much lorger than tboir flower*. Mvkti.e Williams cole. I.oup City, June 2, 1807. REPORT OF THE CONDITION —OK— First Bank of Loop City. CHARTER NO. 2S0. AT LOUP CITY, IN THE STATE OK NEB IIASKA, AT THE CLOSE OK BUSINESS. May 20. 1807. ItESOUBCEn. Loans and discount*.S8S.MO.IW Overdrafts secured and unsecured. 76.71 Other asset*... EMI Hanking house furniture and fixtures 2.H18.fl1 Other Heal Estate. 2.776. W Current expenses ami taxes paid. 851.*! < ’ash. Totai. Wunffa LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in.I20.000.0C Undivided profits. 891,61 Individual deposits subject to check. 18 820.71 Demand certificate* of deposit. uw Totai..siTOIW State of Nebraska, c County of Sherman. ( X, A. P. Cullcy, ( ashler of the above uutnei buuk. do solmnly sweur that the above state mcnl Is true to the best of my knowledge am belief A. P. CTI.i.SY Cashier. ATTEST. 1>. P. Dot, Director, A. P. COLLET. Director Subscribed and swf.ru to lielore me this ,1r< day ol Juae. 1*07 W. it. Mki.i.oh |*kalJ Notary Public. My l ominlsslon expires January Hrii 11*12 The Keystone Watch Case Co. of Philadelphia, the largest watch case manufactur ing concern iu the \forld, is now i putting upon the Jas. Hu*s Filled and other cases made by it, a law* ! (ring) which cannot be twisted 01 pulled otT the watch. It is a sure protection against tlu pickpocket and the many accident* that octal! watches titled with tlu old style how, which Is simply held in by friction and can ta twisted of] with the fingers. It is called tin |«,f« t«a«( »*««« 0*4* SUMS 1 HoM only through watch drab** without extra charge A*k any jeweler tor pamphlet or send to the manuiat tutei^ IMKIx AMI* 1*1. A*Is. \ Mills | l .uii [tot *1 hast tuaim *r lar | u«*** lote** s«ttH foot* la ls*g* otf y,l« U lie-,.* *»( Alias '«•#*» |*in*l •**> ii.n'r» ,n | a* o--<* i i>*« it, | lamt ***** im«** %**■• *x»* toght **t *t l pr*-* ithd Ewi pt-iS tin to \t*l|fl fit,tit* M H AMU * Wife U.c t*,Mtg* * oosty N» 'i*>o ns For the meeting of the Xationa id Educational Association at HufTalo li 18 INfMi the excellent service given by th< ill Union Pacific was commented on by al 8. those who bad the pleasure of uslnt y that line. This year our •ducationa I friends met in Milwaukee, VVIs , July ie Oth to Uth, and members of the assocla J lion and others from points west of tbr •r Missouri River, should by all moan* II take the Union Pacific. I! The service of the Union Pacific vis h Omaha or Kansas City Is the very best, i- The equipment consists of handsome g day coaches, chair cars, pullmsn buffet c and drawing room sleepers, dining curs i| and buffet smoking ^md library car*. •• Fewer change* than via any other line, >. One fare, plus #2.60 for the round trip if will tie liie rate from all points west of . the Missouri River lor this meeting, d For Illustrated matter, folders’ *tc., d call on or write Wm. I). CLIFTON, Agent. APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. - (Ordinance No 19.1 . An ordinance relative to levying u lax ‘ on the taxable properly, both real and per . sonal. of tbe village of Loup City, Nebraska, to provide for the necessary expenses of the * said village for the fiscal year of ls',17, elo. I lie 11 ordained by the chairman and b >ard ol trustees of tbe said village of l.oup i lly, 1 Nebraska Section l. That there he and la hereby levied on the taxable property, both real and personal, within the village of Loup (dly,Nebraska, for the various fund* herein. * alter named, the tax aflerauidi respective i lands, to wit: ' (ieneral fund, ID mills. » Water luad. 1(1 nulla , street fund, tf mil!*, i Judgment fund, Is mils interest on water bonds, Z\ mills. HeellOB J This ordinance shall be In force I ami effect from and after Ha passage and . pu Id leal Ion according lo law. J Adopted and (stated this *d»t (lav of May, lMt#7 J. I'lltt Jakokk, Chairman. T. S. MmiTlNOAt/R, Village Clerk 1 APPLICATION roil LIQUOR LICENSE Notice I* hereby given that on MuyVlst, i IW7, an application and palillon was Hied with the clerk of the board of village trustees In and tor Loup City, Hbcrman , county, Nebraska, the object and pray ar of ' Will- k are, I bat Usance to sell malt, spirit uous and vinous liquors within aid ril lags of Loup City, during Ike llscal year ■ Sliding on the llrst Monday In May, i may ho granted bv said board of village trustees to one John P. Murphy. said application and petition wil. come Indore said board for action upon and after the publication of this notice ns required , bylaw, i injection to the granting of such license must be hied In writing uny lime before action is taken thereon. Dated this Hist day of May.lMi7, T. H NloHTlKO.iL*, Village Clerk Notice of Timber Culture, final Pr oof United .States I,*nd Office at Uln- / coin, Nebraska, Apail 27 1H117. ( Notice i* hereby given that John N’ Fisher has filed notice of intention to make final proof before County Judge, Sherman County, at hi* office in Loup City Nebraska, on Sadurday tbe 12 day of June, 1807, eu timber culture applica tion No. 7402, for tbe X. K quarter of section No. Ill, In Township No. 10 X. Range No. 14 W. He names as witnesses*. John U Pray, John Jens, Herman Fleblg. and George Ware, of Loup, Nebraska. j. w. Ferguson Register. | LEGAL NOTICE. i in District Conrt of Sberman Conntj Nebraska. Jacob Albers as administrator of | the estate of Charles C, Heaeland deceased, I'lalntlff. v*. itrnst itelaland father and sole heir at law of Charles C. keaaland deceased snd nnknoarn hairs of tke aald ( bur lea C. Items land deceased and all per sons Interested In said estate, De fendants. Nowon thtS'Aitb., day of April lsf7 this cause came on for a bearing apon the pell lion of Jacob Albers administrator of the estate of Obarlas (]. Keaaland, deeeaaed, graying for a license to aell the following described real estate situated In Sherman County and Mate of Nebraaka, to wit: Houlh west quarter of the south west quarter of section (S) eight lu tow nehlp(M) thirteen north of range (l.'D thirteen west, or a auftlcient amount of the same to bring the sum of fhlA.lx lor the payment of debts allowed against said estate and the coals of administration there not being ear flcient personal properly to pay said debt mid expenses. It is therefore ordered that all parsons In terested In said estate appear before ml at tliemurt bouse In the (lily of Broken Row mid county of Ouster anil state of Nebraska on the xstti , day of Jane Isu7 at ten o'clock a. m. to show cause why lloeuse shoo'd not he granted salil administrator lo sell so iniinh of the above described real estate of said deceased as shall he necessary to pay said debts and expenses, It la farther by the court ordered that a copy of Ibis order shall be published four eiicuessIVM weeks Hi the Noktiiw khthiin ne wapaper In I lie manner provided by law. Haled this full . day of April IM'.q, Attest. Ilowt.it M sixi.ivan. Lotus Kkin. Judge of Uislrlcl Court Clerk of the Uletrlel Court, CHATTEL MORTGAGE HALE NOTICE. Notice Is hsrclty glvea. by vlrtaeofa chat tel mortgage dated December I A, Istsi and •lalv filed In the office oftheeouuty clerk of Hherinmi County, Nebraska, on the IS day of December PNC, and executed liv August mid I. G. lllnmquesl to the sandwich Man ufacturing (ompsny of Haadwieli, Illinois, lo secure the pavmenl of the sum of givo oi with Inlerest at s per cent, mid upon w hleli Is now due the -mu of A WO .On end Interest; default having been made In the payment of said sum and no suit or other proceed ings at law having been Instltiiled lo no cover said debt or any pars thereof I will sell the property therein discrlhed to wll; one tlx liola, geared self feeding power corn xbsller, mutinied complete, at public auction on section M, township II, rauge it. In the Keystone lumber shed, In ti e village ol Rockville, Hherinmi county, Nebraska, on Hie II (lay of June IH97. Haled this 11 day of May, |s‘,i; sandwich Manifactiikiko com pan y. By C. E. Gaoling, Agent. Wantfid-An Idea SS538 Protect your Mr A*: they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WKDDKHBURN A CO.. Patent Attor nays, Washington, I). o„ for their gi.Sui prixe offer and list of two hundred luvcntlous wanted. GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS* IN BULK AT T. M REEDS. _ Now stock of Garden and Field Seeds at T M Reeds The Sixteenth Annual Session of the Crete Chautauqua Assembly will he held June 30th to July 9th 1W97. A vari ed program of instruction and enter tainment has been prepared, and the beautiful grounds on tho Big Blue river afford unriyaled facilities for pleasure, restand recreation. Programs may be had bv addressing. GKO. W. Baldwin, See. Crete, Neb. NOTICE OK SALE UNDER (MATTEL MORTGAGE Notice Is hereby given Mm* by virtue of a chattel mortgage dated on the JAth day of Aagusl let*; aad duly tiled III tho office of tbu cuauty clerk ef Hherman county Neb raska on the J*th day of August 1HM> and executed by August ltl. i uml Inicrcstut 10 per cent per auuiim an which there Is now due Ihu sum of giU.uO, defaalt having been ! made in the payment of said sum, anil no suit or olliel proceeding* at law having been Instituted to collect the said Uahi, therefore i will sell Hie property theietu , described, to wot: One gray Horse l years I old, named Itlley weight III* poantls.oue sorrel horse ;i years old, weight about woo pounds, wl; Ii white si rip in face, on thoJJ day ut May. is'.r, at Jo clock p in; said sale to take (Dace at soutnwest corner ol com t houxt square In Loco City, Nebraska. II Dol.nitooK. Hr J h. I'Kidd.KK, Agent. W. J. FISHER, CEO. E. BENSCHOTER, Attorney an*« who do not care tor '*adt made gar I m» nl» we carry aM eaecileut liuc of mu*itna. calico., (icrtalia, lawn*, white gi**ta. #U al*o a few choice palled.* td ailk and wind noteiUea, at exceptionally tow pi lev a Ko* cheaper g«**U we h«v« a good Hue of I M ..id noted g>> d* A nice tine of benrtettM anti Inotellta nt ft renta, a few ail woui awrge at «»*» miuta iu Hour favor. Then we have slew# a lot of the latcsi sty te* aud color* )e»t received, lirced, tlshlood, Tau Dorn<« iu and choose some for your wives end dsughtere. Your hove witleome to help you pteh them and your aelf a pair. Now how would it do tu wiad up by telling you that we do not intend to let any little one horae town In the country get all yout Wade Just cause we have no saloon We want to sell at Chicago |u