Uoaal I7sws. John Travis went to Omaha Monday. Rev Madely is on the sick lilt this week. Jerry Shrove repaired Wm. Sharp’? pump Wednesday. Mrs. C. F Jobmon b#s been quite •Ick the past week. Orin Manchester of Davis Creek, was at the hub Monday. , Paul Ileisner of the west side was iD the city Wednesday. Henry A. Wilson of Austin will shortly move to town. Ire Foster took a whirl on the High landers goat Monday night. Tomorrow, Saturday, is ground-hog day. Now watch the weather man. A nice new line of shoes re aeived at Henry Dollin^’s. 2 1 Write Hayden Bros Omaha Whole sale Supply House for prices and samp les. Inquire of W. S. Waite for pure Golden Grant seed wheat. J. Phil Jaegjr has been busy invoic ing his immense stock of goods this week. Call at the hotel Feb. 7th and have Dr. Roinine extract your teeth without pain. 1 25 2 w W. H. Morris was forced to leave the store Tuesday to nurs< a protracted case Of grippe. Elder W. J Wilson, of the Adventist faith made this office a friendly call last Fiiday. Misses Julia and Bessie Rowe purchased an organ from Wm. Becker this week. A. L. Baillie of Washington town ship was doing business at the county seat last Tuesday The family of Jimmie Conger have all been sick this week. Little Harry had spasms Monday. Qualitvand not quantity makes De Witt’s Little Early Risers such valuable little pills.—Odendahl Bros. Ira Foster and family went to Ord, Saturday evening returning Sunday and visited Mr. Fosters parents. Jacob Albers was in the city Satur day and replenished our exchequer to the extent of a years subscription. W. R. Waite spent Sunday in the city visiting his wife and baby. Mrs. Waite hopes to go to the farm in a short time. Money saved is money earn ed by buying a feed grinder of T. M. Reed. If you want your watch out in good repair bv the only first class workman in the county call on Tl. H. MoKUAN,tbe Jeweler. Our new saloan keeper shows a first class streak of enterprise by erecting a street lamp before each of his places of business. I)r. RomiDC the St. Paul dentist will again visit Loup City, Feb 7-8. Office at hotel. All in need of dental work call on him. T M- Reed sells sewing ma chines and a general line of furniture T. S. Nightingale will soon move his office into his own building on Railroad street. lie is fitting up a very cozy and convenient set of rooms. Carl Sweeney, from Oceola, Iowa ar rived hero last Saturday and will work on the Conger ranch now under the management of Ashley Conger. Quite an excitment was gotten up in town last Saturday over a small-pox story from Ashton, but upon investiga tion the alarm proved a false one. Mrs. A O. Hendrickson, of Litchfield remembered the printer when in the city last week by depositing the w here with for another years subscristion. G. II. Morgan the Loup City Jeweler does all kinds cf watch, clock and Jew' elry repairing in a workman like man ner. When you have something to co in liis line, don't (ail to call on him. Mr. John Konkrjght, of Seward came up last Friday and brought a thorough bred mare with him which lie traded for C. W. Conhiser's tine buggy horse, paying Mr. Conbiser *100. in the deal. The merited reputation for curing piles, sores and skin diseases acquired by Dewit's Witch Hazel Salve, has led to the making of worthless counterfeits. Be sure to get only Dewitt's Salve.— OJendahl Bros. When you want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and pleasant in effect use Chamberlain's Stomache and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cents. Sample free. Every box guaranteed. For sale by Odendaltl Bros. Mr. Anton Waskowiak, of Ashton made this office a pleasant call while In town Friday and added his name to our list Mr. Waskowiak is an old resi dent of Ashton township and one of Sherman county’s successful farmers. S. A. Bassett has large posters out announcing a public sale which will take place at her farm seven miles north east of Loup City. She will offer 1 for saie seven head of horses, tlve good milk cows and graded bull, twenty five head of good shoats, and all her farming implements and household furniture. She will give nine months time on all sums ofk#lO 00 and over 5 per cent discount for cash on all time sales. A. P. full* y i* sojourning in Omaha, tills week Mrs. M il Smith was taken sick the first part of this week. Jim rate Conger is reported very sick with grippe at this writing. Uncle Sain Hancock is still suffering considerable pain with his arm. Thos. Inks had a new floor put down iu his saloon building last Sunday. “Chris Anthum’' of Divide was a pleasant caller at this office Saturday. James W. Zink went to Kansas last Monday to look up a location for graz ing cattle. H. E. Brewer went to Valley, Tues day to resume work for the Omaha Elevator Company. The city was as lively as a blister Saturday Everybody and their rela tives were shopping. Geo, McDona d repaired the pump in Peter Rowe’s well this week and now Pete has 'water to burn.’ Mrs. W. 1). French has been Suffering very much w ith ar. old fashioned felon on her finger the past week. Mr. Smith and mother of Mrs. Madely was taken suddenly and ser iously sick last Sunday morning. Wright Reynolds of the west side was on our streets Saturday. Wright is looking well this winter. John Il.tyes folded his tent an 1 quiet ly slid out Tuesday, for Grand Island. “What is our loss ('r is Grand Island's gain ’ W. Gibson of Litchfield, will goto Pennsylvania on the 71li Inst to visit id- parents, his father being quite poor ly this winter. Such little pills as l) Witt's Little Early Risers are very easily taken, ami they are wonderfully effective ir. cleans ing the liver and bowels.-Odendahl Bros J. 1 Depew is still filling his shop with new machinery. Jim expects in a short time to be ablefo set his machin ery in motion and watch it do the work. “Thru changest not—yet, 1 am al ways changing,” said the substitute for Rocky Mountain Tea. Made by the Madison Medicine Co. 35c.—Ask your Druggist, Beginning next Saturday Jaeger will sell liis goods at cost and below. Chas Hill of Oak Creek was a pleas ant caller at this office Tuesday. lie added his name to our list and wil' keep posted on Republican politics in the future. A letter from Mrs. Joseph McCoy to Mrs G II. Gibson conveys the intelli gence that they are well pleased with their new home arid that Mr McCoy has charge of a gang of men 25 milt s from Oklahoma City. Wes. Pedler has put up seme as tine articles in the blacksmith line as it has ever bnenour pleasure to see turned out by hand, the set of sanitary shoes which hehajon exhibition are worth going to see. Mr. Pedler is a perfect mechanic Odendahl Bros, the druggists will re fund you your money if you are not satisfied after using Chamberlains Stomache and Liver Tablets. They cure disorders of the s'omaehe. bilious ness constipation and headache. Price 25 cents. Sample free. Posters will be out totno-row announc ing a public sale at the farm of Mike Chelewski, who will sell a long list of personal property. Horses, eattle. seed wheat, oars, and a long and complete list of farm implements will be ottered. See large band bills for further particu lars. They will be posted Saturday. Quarterly meeting was to be held at the M.E. church this citv next Sunday but owing to the sickness of the Pre siding Elder it was deferred. The Kl deris dewn with the grippe but it Is thought he will he able to till his ap pointment here a week later. We received a subscription from | Uncle Jim Drake formerly of Clear Creek but now of Dilley, Ok. Ty . last Wednesday. This is the first we heard of Uncle Jim since he left, and were glad to know he was still on earth. This season there is a large death rate among children from croup and lung troubles. Prompt action will save the little ones from these terrible diseases 1 we know of nothing so certain to give instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure Itcan also be relied upon in grippe and all throat and lung troubles of adults. Pleasant to take.—Odenduhl Bros. John N'ave of Davis Creek has had sale bills struck and will dispose of his personal property at public auction on the 15 inst. The Bale will take place on the Win Sharp farm at which time and place he will offer for sale six head of good horses, 32 head of cattle, 35, head of shoats and pigs and 'arming implements. Mr Nave will go to Grand Junction, Colorado. ‘ I hobbled into Mr. Black more’s drug store one evening,” says Wesley Nelson of Hamilton, Ga.,,“and he asked me to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm far rheu matism with which I had suffered for a long time i told him I had no failh in anv medicine as they all failed He said; “Well if Chamberlain's Pain Balm does not help you, you need not pay for it.' 1 took a bottle of it home end used it according to the directions and in ope week I was cured, and have not been troubled with rheumatism." Sold ; by Odendahl Bros. On petition of the attorneys of this county the February term of District court for Sherman county was indert n.tely posponed This step was takBn as a guard against the Introduction of . wntra eoa sun sahticuiah*. THI K1KLCY INSTITUTE. Om.h., Naa <»e HHh and l emvrtiirorth Sis. ■ i PATENTS ► AOVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY y Notice in “ Inventive Age ” Book “How to obtain Patents” DESIGNS TRADE-MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS . 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