I. S. SHEPPARD, Jeweler and Optician. Loup City, Neb. tioaal Dsws. Sourkrout at Pilfers. Q Mrs. Ed. Vceder is quite sick at this writing. W. H. Conger has been under the weather this week. J I. Depew received a new gasolene engiae (nr his shop this week. Hans Petersen of Rockville was a pleasant caller at ibis ollice Monday. Write Hayden Bros Omaha Whole sale Supply House for prices and samp les. 0. II. Morgan the jeweler, exhibited a handsome Christmas tree in his win dow. A number of private Christmas trees were enjoyed in the city Monday eve ning Grandma McDonald is still living but no hopes (or her recovery are enter tained. John Shoening and Claus Kggers went to Grand Island Monday to spend Christmas. Will Holcomb came dow n from Val ley county and spent Christmas with his parents. Mrs. A. P. Culley and two little daugh ters spent Christmas with their rela tives at York. Miss Ada Minsbul. left over the U. I’. Monday morning to spend Christinas with friends. Young America will enjoy a two weeks vacation from their studies dur ing the holidays. J. T. Hale has purchased a new set of harness and a buggy for Master Ell banks to tit hissbetlands. Money saved is money earn ed by baying a feed grinder of T. M. Reed. Mrs Lyman, and daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. M. Taylor came up from Oma ha to spend Christmas with her parents Peter Rowe, who is working at his trade at St. Paul came home Monday and will spend the Holidays with bis family If you want your watch Dut in good repair by the only first class workman in the county call on G. H. Morgan, the Jeweler. J. VV. Maher of Platte county, special agent for the Unioa Fire Insurance Co. was doing busineas in the city the first ofthe week. Post master Owen of this city receiv ed a Christmas present from Uncle Sam in the shape of a 8‘JOO a mouth increase in his pension. T. L. Pilger, who has been for several weeks past in Burlington at the bed side of his sick brother returned botae Friday. He reports his brother but little improved. G. II. Morgan the Loup City Jeweler does all kinds of watch, clock and Jew elry repairing in a workman like man ner. When you have something to tie in his line, don't fail to call on him. T. M- Reeu sells sewing ma chines and a general line of furniture Oril dispatches report one ineasly case of very mild smallpox in that town. If they want a strong, vigorous case they might get it by applying to St. Paul. Henry Dolling will continue his shoe sale at 15 per cent discount until January 12. A package which came to this post office Tuesday, for Miss Sadie Burrow es and was supposed to have contained a Christmas present, had its contents extracted before it reached here. There was a big crowd in town Saturday and Monday and a large amount of Christinas shopping was going on. One merchant in town re ports his sales on Saturday over 8203. Ob the afternoon of the 24, Miss Frankie Inks, teacher In Dist. No. 59, had a chrlstman tree for her school and an enjoyable time is reported. Her schollars presented her with a beautiful album W. I>. French. W G. McNulty and H. •T- Cole are engaged In hauling that monument of folly, the McAlpine bridge to Sweetwater, where the county fath ers hope it will he of more use than where it was built. Another accidental shooting is re ported from the south part of the coun ty below Kockyilie, in which a 14 year old bov had the top of his bead blown off, killing him instantly. The name of the boy we could not learn nor the particulars of the shooting, We seem to be encircled by a chain of smallpox. Kvery town around us on the south, east and west is reported to have them and also Oril on the nortl, Coup City has so far escaped this loth some disease and the Village fathers have taken rigid steps to quarintine against its introduction. Word came to town the other day to lbe effect that Willie Betts, a young man living 5 miles down the valley, had been quite badly hurt by the ex plosion of an old musket which he was hunting with. The particulars were not fully set forth but H is said that a piece of the gnu struck him just below the knee penetrating the leg and lodg ing b“tween the bones, also one piece struck him in the arm. He was badly hurt. T. M. Reed buys Game. J H Travis returned from Omaha last Saturday \V. T. Chase kept an open box of cigars for his customers Christmas day. Hats. Boots and Shoes and Hoisery cheap at 1’ilgers. Joseph McCoy and family eat tur key with Mr. and Mrs. O. H Gibson Christmas. Charles Rowe broke through the ice while skating Christmas day and quite seyerel hurt his leg. Mr. and Mrs. L Hansen spent Christ mas day with Mrs. Hansens brother and family at Arcadia. II. E. Brewer came up from Central City last Saturday to spend the holidays with his family. Notice — Those knowing themselves indebted to me will please call and settle their accounts on or before January 1st. A. S. Main. T. M. Heed's Furniture i stock is now complete call and see. As tbe days begin to lengthen the cold begins to strengthen, and the coal dealers sing “Praise God from whom all Blessings How.” Loup City has caught most every thing going except the seven year itch and the small pox. Our sister towns have a horse on us this time. Jas. Johansen, grain buyer for A. Shaupp reports that within three days of last week, lie bought five car loads of corn on the MeAlpine market. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Hudson of Archer,came up Monday to spend tbe holidays with their grand parents, Mr and Mrs. Sami. Hancock. E. Holcomb and Chris Johansen have developed an inordinate case of Oklaho ma fever and are preparing to depart for that sunny clime in the near future. The people of Austin, bad an enter tainment and Christmas tree at their school house Monday evening. A met ry time is reported by those who were present. Cut this out and take it to Odendahl Bros, drug store and get a free simple of Chamberlain's Stomach and liver Tablets, the best physic. They also cure disorders of tbe stomach, billious ness and headache. S F. Reynolds received a telegram from Sargent Wednesday noon request ing him to come at once as his father was not expected to live. Mr Ray. nolds went at once. If troubled with a weak digestion belching, sour stomach, or if you feel dull after eating, try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents Samples free at Odendahl Bros drug store. Our former townsman Jessie Rent frow, who now lives in St. Paul, we are informed has been quarintined as two of bis girls have smallpox, and-they won't let Jess go down town. "And the blow almost killed father." We learn through the Omaha Bee that our old friend J. L. Hopper has been appointed post master at Butler, In Buffalo county. John is the right man for the place and the people of that berg have made a wise choice. Our Representative and County At torney will again take their oath of office next w’eek for their second term. The other boys will serve the "dear people" another year and according to tradi ion, will then go making fence. Miss Esther McDonald was taken with a severe attack of heart trouble Wednesday forenoon and for a time was in a critical condition. The trouble was brought on by her close attention at the bedside of her sick mother dur ing the pas’t month. Ye junior scribe made a dying trip to Rockville Monday and while there had the pleasure of shaking hands with many old friends The merchants of that berg was enjoying a good Christ mas trade and all wore a 7x9 smile. We were informed that quite a number of people in that vicinity were contem plating going to Oklahoma in the spring, among them are Mr. A, J B. Fairbairn and son Charles. Robert, the yonng son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Zink suffered another quite severe accident last Thursday afternoon. The little fellow, by some means, fell upon a butcher knife, the blade striking him on the side of the nose, about the center, slitting it to the end mid through to the nostril. Dr, Main was called and dressed the wound. Little Rob has had an unlucky course dur ing the past few years, as he lias had a number of severe accidents. Wednesday evening a crowd of Wood men and Odd Fellows and tbeir wivts surprised Mr. and Mrs Joseph McCoy by presenting themselves at their door with baskets tilled with delicacies and a staunch determination to sp petition of Elsie C. Koscli, guardian o Uie minor liens of William sheening, . used, praying for & license to sell the s.iu: hweat one fourth of Section Thirty i .0) in Township fifteen (IS), Range. sixteen w* t, (if.) in Sheiman county, Nebraska to maintain and educate the minor heirs ot said deceased and invest in other land. It is tberefoie ordered that all person* interested in said estate appear before me at HroUen Itow, ou the 81 li day of Jun iiaiy, l'.'i ), to show cause why a liconso .Should not be granted to said guardean to sell tlie above described real estate of said minors, or so much thereof us it shall be necessary. Mathew, appointed guardian adliltun for minor heirs. Dated this 3rd day of November, 1900, IIOMKK M. 8CI.I.1VAN, judge of the District court You can leave Missouri River after breakfast to-dav on / “THE OVERLAND ROUTE” and arrive in Colifornia sooner than if yon left yesterday via other trains. Atrip to California, in regal splendor can be made on “THE OVERLAND LIMITED,” the Celebrated Liniou Pacific tram. This train runs via the “Overland Route,” the established route across the continent. It has, perhaps, the most finely equipped cars iu the world. There are Double Drawing Room Palace Sleepers, broad vestibule Cars thoroughout. 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