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VOL. XIV. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBUARY 4,1898. NUMBER 40 The Northwestern PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT THE COUNTY SEAT. «KO. K. IIKNrtCIfOTKM. I Editors und OEO. II (IIIIMIN, ( Pehllshsrs TKHMS f 1.00 PKH VKAIl. IK PAID IN AHVANi II Enti red at the boup City Postofflce for trans mission throuirh the malls us second dues mutter. Oflicial Taper Sherman County A peculiar feeture of pop papers is the fact that they are always ready to guard the people's interest against, “thieving republicans'' and will taise more fuss than a coyote on >. a bluff at midnight, if they happen to hear of a republican that went wrong, but just as soou us one of their own “reform” ollleers catches on, they will take particular pains to jnotify them by saying the other fellow did it. Thayer took the “house rent,” yes, and it was consti tutionally illegal. How about Crounsc? lie vetoed the bill, and said it was an unconstitutional theft i to take it, and he was a republican. Now if you “pops” are really looking lur uu uuucit man, Lut:u uio uuiuw iu your mast head and say you found him in the republican party. Hol comb took the “ House rent ’ Ye Gods what a reformer. ‘-How about Moore and Bartley” They are in the pen and no rwpudlicuu justifies them by •aying some other fellow stole. Mallaleuu is an honest man and the pops have not been able to prove otherwise. “How about old Pros Ferity” ‘'She’s all right” all wool and a yard wide, 70c wheat, $3.25 hogs $3.50 cattle every-body happy and prosperous, except some pettifogg ing pop Barristor. that don't know whither they are going to be able to make a living or not, if they can’t keep the “Calamity" dodge success fully before the people. 100 Gondolas are now being built at Bloomsburg Pa. for the Orange Free State It. K. in Africa also 15 passenger coaches for the same ^ company# How is that for old Pros. A new company has just been formed at Topeka Kan. with a capi tal ot $29,000,000 for the purpose of building a new rail road from the Niabrara river on the north to the Gulf of Mexico on the south. $2,000,000 surplus is the way the Dingley bill reads for December “Nowd— you howl” as the man from Kansas said. 4.000.000 tons of iron ore shipped from the Lake Sup erior region to old Knlaud valued at $20,000,000, 18.000 tons of steel shipped by the Maryland Steel Bail Co. ami 20.000 tons from Chicago to the Antipodes. How’s that for old Pros Parity. Two new steel cruisers just being finished by our Shipyards for Japan. Their mouey coming in for oar labor. How’s that for old Pros Ferity. A farmer living about six miles east of town had his two cows killed by the ears a short time ago. And now he says he can’t buy a cow from Y any body. They won’t sell them he said,Two years ago every one that had a eow wanted to sell her to get a iittie money. Now they don’t have to, they have got the mouey iltgui selves, and yet he can't aeu that old Proa|terily lias reached us. ttillgreeu Uu» been heard from at last He got loose last Friday in the House, and give the people of Wash ington and th« Kepre seutative* a touch of high life in |M>p><om or h>>w w« do it in the big sixth. Hitl has not shown hiwseif to such good aotant age before, since be t»s*h part of the Keeley care at Urand Island, and altppsd • If and toigot to pay hit • oil dd The two Hills ate hot •y»o«repute pl» use r» ateiuWr t be ago need not expect any I* .... watte National I’out swtton *!,..«• tin "wore wostey ‘ the i>s • *tv in *»,, *rwt of that parti , list brake halt uetuady been I -an.eg tnoaey in r.a rupe el late ¥ Supervisors Proceedings. Loup city. January 13, 1*09. The county bonrd in sessoin this 13 day of January, lH0fl, pursuant to adjournment of (January 12, 1*0h. All members of the board present except I. W. Karnes: also present John W. Long, county attorney and John Min* shull county clerk. The following proceedings were had and done, to wit: The soldiers relief commission filed its report for the year 1*07 which report was examined found correct and on motion approved. Said report is in words as follows: To the Hon. Hoard of Supervisors Gentlemen. The soldiers relief commission of Sherman county most respectfully report as follows, to-wit: Since our last report made January 11th. 1H07 we have expended; For the relief of John Hair, Feb. 1 07 $ 10.00 .16, ’07 * 5ft For burial of John Hair, " 27 07 30.16 ofsonofW.T. Owen 1*.00 Total 61.00 Wai.tkb Moon. Secretary. Gbo. W. Hijntkb, Chairman. On motion Walter Moon was appointed a member of the soldiers relief commission for a three years term. The official bond of D. D. Grow, assessor for Webster township was examintd and approved The claim of A. l> Norllng was not allowed for the reason that the same wa s not sworn to. The Claim of Chicago Lumber Co. was not allowed for the reason that the same is not a charge against the county, and is a charge against Ashteu township. At request of county board the county treas urer presented the following list of improved town property, which property taxes are de linquent for two or more years. And it was on motion ordered that the county Attorney do proceed at once to purchase said property for the county for the said delinquent taxes as tuiivid»*i 1 hi I;lw Siild nronertv are: In Lout) City village: Brewer place, Mead place. French place, Bennet place, Leschlnsky place, Gilbert place, Pitot place, Lupton place, Wilkinson place, Greening barn, Watklnson store. Barker strip, Reed store, Marcy place, ltale place and Conger place, In Lttchiifcld Village. Column place, Acbenbacb place. Robinson place. Wirt place, Watson place, Campbell place. Flint place, Littlefield place. Potter A Tate place, Potter place. Wirt place, Watson place. People* State Bank place, Johns place Kckhout place, Rouse place, Flint place, Kckhout place. And the county treasurer Is further instruct ed to prepare and present to this board a full and complete list of all improved Village pro perties in the county upon which taxes are de linquent for two or more years. On motion the action of l M. Polski as coun ty treasurer in accepting the principle only of the present taxes of C. II, E. Heath, was san ctioned and ratified by this board, and the said Polski, treasurer discharged from liability for interest on said tux. The following claims were allowed, deduc tions for taxes made, and warrant* ordered drawn on the respective funds, to-wit: Genkkal Fund H.O, Patton. $36.90 8. S. Porter. 37.50 A. Flint, all taken for taxes. 3.80 Ham. Beatty. 3,80 H. K, Palmer 3.80 J L. Goff. 3,80 Joseph Littlefield, all takt*u*for taxes 3.80 T. 8. Nightingale. 9.00 W. T. Chase. 14.00 Adam Bchaupp. 34,70 Keystone Lumber Co. 13.95 State Journal Co..... . 125 Louis Rein. 111.66 S. F. Reynolds, 5.46 taken for taxes.. 27.00 K. A, Brown. 41.63 E. A. Brown. 9,00 D, D, Grow.. 1,20 John w. Long. 177.50 C. F, Johhson. 179,00 E. H. Watklnson. 9.00 David Kay. 8.29 I. M‘ Polski. ... 8.97 M. Rewolinski . 21.00 Lewis Hechthold.. 19.00 Peter McKaon.•. 21.00 H. N. Swaetland. 19.10 Haury Dunker. 21.00 J. P. Leininger. 25,00 Agricultural Fair Association. 196.80 On HuiDt.K Fund W. T. Gibson. 4 11.00 Guy K. Holmes. 5.25 C, Gannon. 4.60 James A. Converse. 6.00 Lewis Hechthold. 12.00 Abel Sack. 9.00 M. K. Huy hurst. 41.00 J. W. Bradley. 2.55 Jamrog A Galeaegal&i. 6.47 Ckuu* Jwnson. 1.00 Keystone Lumber Co. 67.17 The county board adjourned to April 11th. 1*4)8 At teat John Minhiui.l, County olerk by Louis Rein, Deputy. Hear Admiral Daniel L. Ursine, Died at his home in Brooklyn N. V. Sunday evening last. By his death the I'ailed .Stairs loses one of the old luud marks of the Navy. During two wars he was a conspicuous figure in our Navy. He served gallantly dur ing the war with Mexico, and again duriug our aivil war. and for cool bravery he was raised atep by step uu’il hu tiecoma Hear Admiral. In the latter part ot ls7 t be demanded and received to in the Spanish tiov • rnavat of t'uba the prisoners that ; were stdi alive of Hie \ Irginms erew, i some i f who had Iwivit so eitti ll> 1 shot by Hpaawh muttons of sataa. He n nn.l tbriu at Santiago dct'uha, | and we hope ere long, the spirit of I the old war horse will be wafted ac cross Me little stretch of water with oar navy t» demand the |a«Wpen den*, of Me f't •»»! «»f the Antltles tt t l<latls:olM ’he "tirand old m so of blind slot, is growing *«n feeble, and at ptsseet tt M not t ought lira ha tea i|n its won h . *“*«« Schaol Raport Report of seboel dla't. No. 12 for the ■ ontb begiunieg Doc. 27.1397, aid clos ing Jan. 21, 139)4. Nsuiber pupils enroll ed (9. No. days attended by all pupila, U73. Average No. pupils each day, 19. Average No. (leys attended by each pupil 1(>. Names of pupils being aeither absent nor tardy for the last half of the month, are: Bertha Brawe, Geo Rrulve Mary Lorenz, Joseph Loheas, Nora Ma Jeskl. Eddie Majetki, Rosa Majetki, Harry Msjeskl, Stella Bykdalek, Mary Dan, Nellie Dau. Bertha Das, Stella Petera, Johnie I’eters, Josio Petets, Laskey Peters, Stanley Peters, Alonzo Masehka, Johnie Heliuke, Willard Lay, ind Euphema Tockey. Beulah Marrs Teacher. Church Nolle#) Gospel meetings are now in progress it the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. James ▲. Armstrong, of Holdrege Neb. Waves of Blessings have been (weeping in upon us, and great spirit mi Interest Is manifest Souls are com ing to Jesus, meetings at the church at * 30 p m Prayer meetings,(Cottage; at t: p. rn. Street meetings Saturday at !: p tn. Gods people are invited. Come uid enjoy these meetings. A Ureal Sunday Paper Free. The Semi-Weekly State Journal wantg o get 5.000 new subscribers during the rext thirty days, and as a special offer, >ne that is bound to bring new subscrib es, will send The Semi-Weekly State fourual every T uesday and Friday for a whole year for One Dollar, and as a ihiH’lHl nrPininm will alana<iml Ihn Hrsiat iunday State Journal, sixteen pages eve •y Sunday, for three months free. Rem ember, you will get The Semi-Weekly lournal a whole year and the GreatSun lay paper for three months all for One Joilar. To g't the advantage of thia jreatest of all offers you must send your lollar direct to The State Journal Lin :oin, Net), and not through an agent Sever before has so much good reading natter been offered for One Dollar. The Sunday Journal contains more reading natter alone than many magizenes. If pou want to keep up wiih thu world's Ioings, here Is a chance such as has icver been offered before. This offer nay be withdrawn soon, so do not put >ff'sending your dollar for fear you may )o disappointed. One Dollar docs it all. HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glass with grille and let it stand twenty-four hours; i sediment or settling indicates an un healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble Two frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, is also con vincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WHAT TO DO There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to urinate and icald ing pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necess ity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soou realized It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best Sold by drnggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pbaiur'hlet both spot free by mail. Mention the Northwkatkkn ami send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The pro prietor of this paper guarantee the gen uineness of this offer. - -- Don't annoy other* by your eonijhine and risk your lite by neglectmi; a cold. One Umuie Cough Cure cures cough*, cold*, croup, grippe and nil throat and lung trouble*, TIM a TAHUL LOUP CITY, NKBR 1.1 mv >ln, Denver, Otuaha, Helen* Chicago. Untie. Ml. Jonepli. Salt Lake CUy. Kauaa* City, I'nrtland. St. Loui*. San Kranclwro, »*tl all pnlnta ami all point* Ka*t and South VVeat IMAIMa I.AAI K A* tni l.iin,, t,until KAX Mu M (Mi a Mu *a Inlrtl ... jiiya UOIMU NUT »t t*aa*aajer • Ia ■> at Mu tw ii,mo ,u Atu*i», llwwt e«»l rwiiamr atuMr »i< mu Itnai <« ikn»ei train* TlvMa** •otd *»a M*r*r* jAunta.-i tu tar auiat ia taa 1 allot *i *i«* or , ,,,,n l'« 1*1 uiionu* * ua labia* *,, i IteMata «*uI ■«* u* till* tu * | Wart* A«»ut in j. ratAi u „«h > roHuw A*»e*. i •„.*.,*. tvtfiat*, < e MAH » At m* m >*•»a* 4auy *«., i*, mu **a*, . 4 a* a a* »u M («a»»* ,, ttMtaaaUa* *„| rtntav, *«, **u j*r at. I Mi, in taaraa I Manila*, Tty i tailor au** ,* I . ,MI AaU | t, M A 4 *.-«4**r 1,04*, .... ,„.j it t» a tu Mu <**>>,«* Matty **•*{„ t**a*i •*«•# t a A •* 9 M *■•** nnm i*n no t «k*«a w*na*ttu** *a*A, »*a» ami «unta Mr t* pate twa, a*mo Wto b Loop cii(= do as the crowd does and visit the new store of J. PHIL JAEGER, Where the finest line of general merchandise can be seen and Where anything you want can bo HAD AT POCK BOTTOM PRICES. When to buy is controlled by iaclanation; where to buy is a puzzling problem—the largest assortment and place for best bargains usually decides it. This store offers something more powerful than mere assortment. It has linked economy with its vast collection, and goods are being sold over our counters at the lowest cash price to the customer in the fdistory of ^I^rebapdisipy ip [Nebraska. Art; you on to the fact that the common, every day things that you can buy almost any where,is what foots up the biggest in your dry goods buying for a year? Are you buying them right. Are you buying them at this store? We pay as close attention to values in this kind of goods as to the best we have. Wont it pay you to do the same? Our motto is: “Your money's worth or your I br’y goods, groceries, hoots shoes, Hats, (,aps, I Chinaware, Queensware, flour, etc. eie. In fact a money returned,” and is fullfilled in every sale. | (u|| ,ine of anything you waut. We have plenty of careful, painstaking clerks to wait on you. We care even more than you do who shows you goods, and that you should have respectful and considerate attention. Our stock is thoroughly up-to-date in quality and style in every department. Come and make your comparison. With compliments of the season I am Yours Truly, d. PjilL cJAGGeR. SOUTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. NOTICE. To Whom it may Concern: Know ye, that whereas my son, Charles if. Sawyer, now in sherman county. Nebraska, i* at t his writing a minor, being 19 years old the 20th day of march 1M98. I hereby renounce all claim that 1 have on his time, from this date until he reaches his majority, or is 21 years of age. That i give him legal right to transact any kind ot business for himself and in his own name, may buy and sell hire for wages and collect the same, be a legal party in any contract he may make with others. And that lie is mo longer under any obligations to me as a minor, but has my lull consent to transact any and all business as though he was of full legal age, und his own anil). Given under my hand this 2nd day of January IH98. W. 8. Sawyer i 11 RIDGE NOTICE. Sealed bids with plans and ejweducations will be receiver' at tlieoillceof the county clerk of Sherman county, Nebraska, at Loup City, in said state, on or before April ; lltU, 189m, for the building of all the bridges t hat may be required to be constructed by said county during tin* term of one year from the letting of the contract lor the coustructlnii ol said bridges; such bids t ». be by the lineal tool, anti contract to be let for the building of such bridges as may be required at a spec Hied sum per lineal foot, plans specifications and bids to be made on both low water bridges and on high water bridges; on wooden bridges and on iron bridges, plans lor wooden low water bridges to be prepared to suit quick and heavy currents, to be 18 to tf feet long, ungual long oak piling: and the wood high water bridge to b*»i*»A* «J4 to 4i) feet long with suitable approaches, uridges to be set on good long oak piling, and »i«u timbers to be full leub.th ot span llids also to Its U ed for replacing "pans In loup river bridges in said countv that may require replacing during term of one year. The t vunty than! reserving the right to rejeet nny or all blda. Dated at Loup titv Nebraska January H, » John Hisshi *.»., County Clerk. L.HTIMATL Ok* COCMTY K\|'i N.nts The foil-1«lug hi an ***t»*nee of sgpensss of ftk«m..*n • onnt.t by tkv t'-Minty IkaM g**l fuf tgc year its** | t HUM'S « »*« iisiMniy Mae »%* sapsaass of a |ewt»on ) ««* 1 «***«! -ease* hggse | r«w miD «si eua«4 npi«*« iii# NMauUteg Ito*e4 iaHMM ingsun rngHMsf ^ i Huf'iUiraes t»*n4 tsuon i kg* *•* tit uggw S -Wt konal IMotest 4 '*•* *a» tMM J.<H* UltHIt'U • MMItf l%rt Trees aid Plaits. GENERAL ASSORTMENT. OF NUKSKKY STOCK of BEST varieties for Nebraska, Largest assortment of small fruits In the state. Millions of Strawberries and Raspberries. Plants nt wholesale ami retail. Our plants have been irrigated when needing It. therefore very thrifty and (leeprooted. Have double value over those stunted and starved by drouth. Huy the best near home, preventing less by delay and saving ext ra freight or ex press from eastern itulnls. Write fur pricelist to NORTH BENU NUBsKHt, North Bend, Dodge Co., Nab. To give our subscribers an opportunity to test tbeir famous seeds. Messrs. May , A Co, the well known seed growers of Sr. Paul, Minnesota, whose order of one million Packets of Seeds tested over Uk per cent pure ((iovernment Report i will mall seventeen trial Packets of choice varieties of Flower seeds to any of our readera seudlug to them onlt ten cents in silver or stamps. This is tbeir (iiaut Collection, and consists of oue Packet each. Asters, Mignonette, Antirrhinum, Pinks, Poppies, Alyssuui, Zinuia*. Nl gclla, 'Jodetia, Pa ,-y. Cab iidula. Petu nias. Sweet William-, Portulaca, Sweet Peas, ralllopsis, and Candytuft On each packet will be printed full cultural la struct Ion* They will also send to any Hardener or Farmer "«• Package of their Kitrt Ktrlf Tree Tomato on rece ipt of >ls rents in stamp* Their hand somely Illustrated Catalogue will bo mailed free on application, to anv ono who .blend* to purchase deeds Plant* or Ho lb* this spring H* sure and meulltm our paper when wrillag list A Co The progressive Is,lies of It *"»ilie11, led Issued * • Wotuewt Kdltion'1 of the Westgoid Nim, bearing dal* of April ltd lsun Th* pap** 1* tilled n Uh matter of Inlet**! to woni*«, and ** tti.1 uv (he following from a r*-tr**puo»l*ut, which the editor* printed renliatng Ihst It Ir* «t* upon am *11* < "f «H • In.p. taut* i In thell sea 'The hr*# remedy lot croup, r ul*l« sol bronchitis th*t I bw*W men aide to And la t'hmhvttatuNt •High Uteesdt For fanrlty vat if k*« tor > (w*l , I gWdlv roowoM it.' M , mi M vent bottle* fur solo ty ifciendahi Uto *, ■WANTED Agent. Both Men and Women. If you are willing to work, we ean give you employment with GOOD PAY. and you ean work all or part of the time, and at home or traveling. The work 1b light and easy. Write at once for terms, etc., to The Hawks Nursery Comhany. Milwaukee, Wis. Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema. The Intense itching and smarting, inci dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain’s Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently enred by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box. I»r. Cady’s Condition Powders, are just what a horse needs when in bad condition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge They are not food but medicine and the best in use topnt a horse in prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. ' \ \yr b« loaner supply oar seeds to dealers to ’’ sell agate. At the same time, any one who Ins bought our seeds of their K.U dealer during either i*j6 or iNqt will tv sent o'.r Haoaal at " btcryitoag tar the harden '* lor UW* rnrr provided they apply by letter I'lxEG and give the mine of the ka.a! verihaat Irani whom ibey bought To .:!! others, this magtutt , rut ttaawt, everv copy of whkh(o*tsu* it biali 11 [if k e la your hands, will be sent Irro on te> ■’ of It Mill t stamps) to (over I N.-tai .g like this Haaual his i ever been see.t here or abro.rd l it is a bo*>k ut tot |vigrt, , it ana Mt engrav ings of seeds aitd pt i *, ns «tly new,and thateare 1 % -^demented by s lull slaaiotoead plate* wf tne best itt-vettkb ot the acasoo, mulls, (HID SOUVENIR SEED COLLECTION ♦* Whfltti" th« Ntw Itrcaktn*! Food down*’em •II.
