r 1 HE N OR i nWESTERN
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
AT THE COUNTY SEAT.
GEO. K. KKNjtCIIOTKR,
Editor and Publisher
TEEMS:—11.00 per tear, if paip is apvasch
Entered at the Loup City Pont office for trim a
mission through the malls as second
class matter.
A HEALTHY GROWTH.
LOCI' CITY AND Ml BUMAN COUNTY
IN PROSPEROUS COLUMN.
It is hut duo our readers, and es
pecially our readers in the elkst, who
are thinking of locating in the west,
to state that Loup City, the county
seat of Sherman county is, at this
time experiencing a healthy growth.
During the past two w’eeks a rush
has been made to secure, for bus
iness enterprises, some of the best
vacant lots that could be got hold
of on main street, and those who
have purchased have at once set
ttijuui injjiiove mum. mi. v;uu*
hiser's new brick store building is
nearly completed and will soon be
ready for oecupanoy, and a lloursh
ing oonditioin marks the progress of
the whole city. Last year J, 1.
Depew built one of the finest brick
blacksmith shops that can be found
in the west. It is 80 feet ioDg and
is equipped with engine power anil
all the latest improved tools and
machinery required to do almost
an} class of work. This year several
additions to residence have been
built. Within the past six months
Louts Kein, \V. R. Mellor, W. D.
French, G. II Gibson, L. J. Bech
tnold, K. Holcomb and L. Hansen,
have each, besides thoroughly re
paring their residence property,
built fine large additions. R. A.
Wilson has built a large addition to
his livery barn and reports a very
lueative business.. Three new
furnaces have been put in the school
bouse, one in the M. E church and
one each in the residences of J. W.
Long and \V. R. Mellor, and also in
the new store building of C. W.
Conbiser. E. S. Hayhurst has pur
chased the lot on the south side ot
the public square and adjoining Ins
place of business. It is rumored
that he will, iu due time, make some
very substantial improvements and
that Odendahl Bros, on the same
block will erect a handsome brick
building on the corner. T, L, Filger
has spent more than #500. convert
it g Lis building into an opera house,
and we notice that those amond the
best of the thealeratical fraternity
make this place in their tout through
the west. In addition to all this
a great deal of the other residence
property of the town has peen sub
manually improved.
No town in the west can boast of
a more complete and systematic set
of feed yards than those just erected
here by Geo. Uinsdale, in wtiicb
there ia now 430 cattle and 100 head
of hogs being fed and fattened, and
because of this and the enterpiise
manifested by our present bayers
and shippers of stock, we have a
mnrkot second to none in the great
west Some twenty of our old plmik
crossings, during the past few years
have been replaced with Btone and
more will be, from year to year, as
fuuds aud circumstances will justify
Wo have also in the pasty ear secured
a complete net work of telephone ser
vice which not only gives us local
service but connects us with almost
every city of prominence in the state.
Our city bonds have in the last seven
years been reduced one-half from.
$ic,u00 to fH.OOO and our people
are iu a much better connitioo to
pay off the last half than they were
the first. Village warrants are cash
and plenty of funds on hand to keep
up running expenses and make need
ed improvments.
No less prosperous is the condition
of the country in almost every part
of the county. New frame barns and
houses have been built, here ami
there, in the^iills and iu the val
lies. Many farmers are feeding
and fattening cattle to the extent
never before done here. A vast
• amount of real estate has changed
hands at nearly double the value
place:! on it a few years ago, aud as
a result the taxes on such laud,
r ‘wbiuh have beeu delequient during
the long }cars of adversity have
been paid. There are practically no
mure foreclosures, and land is rising
in value every day. If any one
wants to take advantage of the low
prices now on, they will have to do
so at once. No such bargins can be
had a year from now as can be ob
tained at the present time. Since
Jan. 1st 1902 there has been 058
deeds recorded in the office of the
county derk, many of them repre
senting from a half to two sections
of land, and from #2,000 to $10,000
in .value. The total number of in
strument recorded in tue clerk's
office including deeds, mortgages,
releases, etc., since Jail. 1st, is 1,428
or 418 more th in was recorded dur
iug the whole of last year,
The bonded indebtness of the
Count}- has been materially reduced
since 1897* the full debt of the
county prior to tbaLdate was $147,
900. and since that time ail interest
has been kept up and #38,500. paid
of. And the county treasurer in
fertile us that all warrants which
have been present at his office bas
been paid and but a small portion
of the claims just allowed by the
supervisors are yet to be paid, and
still we have a balance o:i hand to
date of #22,220.20 in the treas
ury, Like our city, county
warrants are cast), and have been
for some years. With much
more taxable property and much
less interest to pay 'and the hand
some sum of- ‘money- uow on hand
it is evident that tie bonded debt
will be a great deal lighter and less
burdensome ia the future.
The dairy enterprise of the city is
something to lie proud of, and will
supprise even .our own citizens when
they see the figures which represent
the number of pounds of butter
that are made monthly. The follow
ing are the figures showing the a
mount of butter made vtfcch month
since Jan. 1st:
Month of
1902.
1.5ss pouuils.
1.353 , “
m
January.
Kabruary,
March.
April
May.
June.
July.
Aownst.5
isaptwiihir
-.Wiwooer
‘5fJt eiuYicr.
Total number <of poutiJs mails during
bia vefcr ti* data
Several mou-ths during the yeai
the creamery at Loup City has ou*
stripped both the Ravenna and Ord
creameries, and in one month the
manager checked out over $3,500.00
I.95K
•J.flfS
3,039
4,839
23 143
js.iotr
13. liif.
10,84$"
7,129
.88,111
for cream; other months the sums
were nroifioHidfiattTv ^airfe, aocord
werc profiortidfiattTy targe,
mg to the amount of business done,
rhe price paid for cream is 23 cants
per pounds and^there is a great de
mand for all the butter made at the
highest market p$ce,'•
Sherman ebunty, in pointof enter,
prise, is among., those most foremost
in the western part of the state.
GIVE THE HOYs AMD U1KIS A CHANCE
This country i3 full of young men
and young women who are anxious
to get away from the farm and se
cure positions in banks or business
otiices. This ia all, right and they
should be encouraged by their par
ents, for people generally succeed in
the work the llkey and fad iu the
work they dislike.
The Grand Island Business and
Normal College will take a limited
number of honest, industrious boys
and girls through a Full Course in
the Col Id go and allow them to pay
for same after they graduate and se
cure positions. This is no doubt
the greatest opportunity to young
people of limited means that any
school has ever offered and those in
'erested should write for particulars
at once.
Speaker Sears of the Nebr. leg
islature is again a candidate for that
honored position. He made a good
speaker during the session of last
winter and has a strong pul! for re
election W. T Thompson, of
Merrick county, G L. Bouse, of Hall
count! and J. H. Mockett, of Lan
caster c< unty are also prominent
candidates.
The Mexican dollar,has taken sn
other slump. It now tak s about
#•_> ho i.f Mexican money in bov the
same amount of goods that tl.Ob of
\meri an money will bu». Thats
free silver,.. , • .,
THAT NEW HOOK ON THE
BIG HORN RASIN'
is (iff ihe press and ready for di*
tribution. It is a little bit ibe b»st
publication descriptive of this won
derful section of Wsouring vet is
sued. It wives breif glimpses of it.s
farms, gardens, cattle ranches, ir
rigating canals, oil fields and a word
about the golden opportunities, il
lustrated b\ ihirtv one splendid half
tones Irotn photographs. Free to
any address on request. A. Francis
G. 1*. A. Omaha Neb.
AM INVITATION.
Having moved into the Travis
store building who b I purchased a
few months ago, I invite all his and
my own customers, in fad everyone
to call. 1 have a very large and
complete assortment of good, all
fresh and of the best. My prices
are as low as the lowest and prompt
attention will b: given to everyone.
Plenty of room now to show goods.
Call and see our assort incut, and
lear our prices whether you want to
buy or not.
Vours Respectfully,
O. F. Pf.terse.n.
Tobaroo- Producing Countries.
Tobacco is groHvn in France, bui
large quantities arc Imported from th
United States, Brazil, Cuba and Java
Of the imports from the United Stub:
that from Ohio is the favorite as re
gards packing and general prepara
tion. Maryland stands highest for
cigarettes and Kentucky 'i pronounc
ed good for strong winking toban-.-,
this baiag imported in larger quanti
ties than any other Anu«rio*Ji tcaacco.
Newspaper Aicoimt* of Rebellion.
After forty years of incessant toil
Thomas S. Townsend has placed in the
library of Columbia University 121
volumes, containing nearly 100,000
pages, of the newspaper and magazine
accounts of the war of the rebellion
from beginning to end. It is a work
to which Mr. Townsend has practically
dedicated his life, and its value to his
tory is almost priceless.
Tax Cpon, Cyclists.
The handsome sum of nearly
<K>0 francs has been brought into thi
treasury uf the French republic by tl.
tax upon the cyciirts during the y
1000. Thg tax was first imposed in i.u
year 1894, and was paid by 5)3.036 per
sons. In 1805 it was levied upon 236,
084, in J89G upon 539,816, in 1137 up
408,806, in 1898 upon 484.411. and ir
1899 upon nearly double that number
838,856. 3 lie tax upon motor carriage
in 19on was paid by 2,897 persons.
Asleep on a Churrli Spire.
A Pittsburg man fell asleep in a
chair suspended on a church spire 120
feet above the walk, and was not
awakened until a fellow workman had
climbed up and tied him into his
chair to keep him from falling, and lie
had then been lowered to the ground.
There the boss discharged the mail for |
sleeping at. his post.
Heavy Horses Haul atti
Horses that are employed in hauling
beer wagons in New York weigh from
1,500 to 2.100 pounds and cost an aver
age of ?400 each. The most desirable
size weighs about 1,750 to 1,800 pounds.
The breed, descended from the original
large Black Horse family of Europe, is
v».id to be a cross between the Per
ch<*ron, Clydesdale, Boulonnals, Bel
gian, Suffolk Punch and Shire horses,
large numbers of which the United
States used to import.
An Electric Cutter.
An electric cutter was recently put in
the shirt factory located at 3utkn\ !\.
The cutting Is done with a circular
knife, about six inches in diameter,
which makes 2,500 revolutions a min
ute. It is kept sharp by two miniature
emery wheels attached above it. With
this machine a man can cut nearly t
twice as many garments per day ; 1 •
hand. The power is furnished by a
dynamo attached to a gas engine.
Increase in Texas Rivers.
The measurements of the rivers of
Texr/i by the liydrogrnphcrs of the
United States geological survey h, re
brought to ligh't the race cnat during
1500 there was a marked increase in
all the streams investigated. This
w.i f, und to b > particularly evident in
•he streams which rise in the exten
sive Edwards plateau. The Edwards
plateau is a flat tableland In south
central Texas some 2.000 square miles
n area, the extension of the high
p ains of western Kansas. From the
ides of this tableland many rivers
Cow in deep and picturesque canyons
• 1 are of great economic value for
gation, power and supply. Owing
t< 'he increased amount of water in
!!> 0, the entire sec'.ton through which
'•o rivers passed raised the best
^ of tim last ton years and were
■ enabled to make use of continued
■"it’ r. and water power, which had
i.< n the case for a number of
The gcolog‘»al survey is eon
; systematic measurements on
, f tv.-ntjr rivers ir Texas, the ro
of •hich will be of use iu their
future development.
TUe lit'*? ItHUfly for ( riMip
i’bis i< thi' “-ti.1 m when the inau
v, bo know# the best remedies for
croup is in demand in every neighbor
boot!. One of the most terrible things
in the world is to be awakened in
the middle of the ni.ght by a whoop
fr .mono of the children. Tin’ croup
remedies are almost a.- fore to be
1 st in ca«e of croup ;ua revolver is
sure to be lost, In case oi burglars.
There used to be hii eld fashioned rem
edy for croup known as hive syrup and
folu but some modern mothers say fb if
Chamberlain’s Couch it un'dy is better
and don't cost so much. It c nines the
patient to "tnrow up th phlegm quick
er and gives relief In a .shorter time.
Give this remedy aa soon as thecroupy
cough appears and it will prevent the
attack. If never f ul-nod is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by Odendahl
Bros
ON K MINI Tl. cm (III I'llIK
Is the only harmless cough cure that
gives quick relu-f. Cures Coughs,
Colds, Group, Bronchitis, Whooping
tough, Pneumonia Asthma, LaGrippe
and ail Throat, Chest and Lung trebles.
I got soaked by rain, says Gertrude K.
Fenner, Muncie, Ind., and contracted a
icvevc cold anil cough. I failed rapidly:
lost is ibs. My druggist recommended
One Minute Cough Cure, The first
aottio brought relief; several cured inc.
I am back to my old weight 148 ibi.
Due Minute Cough (Jurecuts the phlegm
relieves the cough the at once, draws
nit inflammation, cures croup. An
ideal remedy for chi! Iren. Oden
laid Bros. ,
Curtain anil I'leco Felt.
Rdmond About, the French novelist,
wa; once asked to write a newspaper
lotice of a play written by a friend.
Die playwright begged him to discuss
he acting and scenery, hut to say little
liiout the drama itself, which was evi
dently not proving much of a success.
About did at; requested, told of the plot
it length and gave much detail as to
iccessorles, winding up with tli is sen
ence: "About midnight the curtain
fell, and with it the piece."
NOTICE OF SALE.
IS TIIK M All lit OF TIIK I.STATI OF JOHN j
HKEHl'SEN, DECEASKII.
Notice is hereby given thur In pursuance
sf an older ol linn. James N l’u il, one of
the J udgr* of the District Court vl the 11 III
Judicial l>i'!riot In «mt for Ifowant county,
Neluit-Ku iiiaoHon llin :Mth day ot Outooer,
V. D lor tlic ale of tin- real estate
hereinafter described there will be sold n;.
(he front door of the Court House in Loup
City, Hbernmn county. Nebraska, on the
Full day o: December. 1%'.', in i! o’clock p. in.,
at public vendue, to the blithest bidder fur
rash, tlic following described real estate,
to-wlt:
The south Went Quarter (A. W. ’4) Of See.
lion One (!; 111 Township f ifteen {I Itangc
f ourteen (Hi, in slietinan county, Nebras
ka.
Shid stiie ivi'l rmnnlu open for one hour.
Dated October St, itktt
AND lilts JENSEN,
Ad in inis' rator of the est ale of
John Scehusen, deceased.
(First Publication, November -Jl, ill
TO ( UHK A COLD IN OSh DAY.
Take Laratlve lfromo Quinine Taplets.'
All druggists refund the money it it fails to
cure. M. W. Grave's signature is on each
bo*, c
VV J. FSSHEil,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public.
Wilt Defend in Foreclosure Case*.
ALffO DO A
General Real Estate Buslneas.
Office in Nouthwestern Building,
lour CITY, - - NElUtAhltA
A. S- MAIN.
PHY1CIAN & SURGEON
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
OFFICE AT RESIDENCE.
STOf'S THE GOUGH AND WORKS
OFF THE COLD
Laxative lfromo Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No. cure. No Pay. Price
.'ft cents.
Will Make
Affidavit
New Lease of Ufe for an Iowa
Postmaster*
Postmaster R. H. Randall, Bwatop, Is., |
says: I suffered from indigestion and re
sulting evils for years. Finally I tried
Kodol. 1 soon knew I had found what
I had long looked for. Iam better today
than in years. Kodol gave me a new
lease of life. Anyone can have my af
fldavU to the truth of this statement.”
Kodol digest! your food. This enables the
system to assimilate supplies,strengthen
lng every organ and restoring health
Kodol INake9 You Strong.
Prepared only by E. 0. DeWitt & Do., Chicago
The (I. bott.s con tuinsSM times the SOc. slse.
For sale by ODKNDAIJC TIROS..
I C&emlifti
i fcj Jc^as
of
Quality.
u, .4/ Aw&rded
(jold M*dal
VzAb Exposition 1900.
tiol'-i b> T. II. ELriNER, Loup City N«-b
IS PREPARED TO FURNISH YOU
-WITH A COMPLETE LINE OK
BUGGIES,
WAGONS.
IMPLEJVT EZINTTS
HAR N ESS
THING IN THE HARD VV A RE LINE.
CALL AND SEE MY ELEGANT
LINE OF NEW FURNITURE.
I am prepared to make easing or
hydraulic wells and solicit your trad©.
T*. |VI. PEED
w. J. FISHRi. OEO. E. BENSCHOTER.
Attorney and Notary Public Publisher Ltoxrv Citt Nobthwzith
Fisher & Benschoter,
el Estate Agents,
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
Town Lots, Wild, Cultivated and Irrig^atei
LANDS FOR SAL.ff£.
A P CPLEY, President.
W M. MASON, Carliier
USJ BA.IVIK
OF LOUP CITV
General Banking
BusinessTransacted.
Pau up Capital Stock $20,000.
CORRESPONDCNTfc
Seaboard Motional Bank, INew York City. N. Y
Omaha National Bank. Omoho. INobraofce
TIME TABLE.
Lincoln,
Omaha,
Chicago,
8t. Joseph,
Kansas Oily,
St. Louis,
and all potnta
East and south.
Denver,
Helena,
Butte,
Salt Lake City,
Portland,
San Francisco,
and all points
West.
TltAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS!
GOING EAST
No 5a Passenger.8:20 a. m.
No. 60 Freight.la.Shp. m
GOING WEST
No. 51 Passenger..4:32 p. m.
So. 50 Freight. 12:6(1 p. tn.
Sleeping, dinner and reclining choir curs
(feats free) . on through trains. Tickets
sold a:..l baggage checked to any point In
the United Mates or Canada.
For Intoruiailou, maps, time tables and
i ckets call on or writ* to li. L. AUTHtJB
Agent. Or J. Francis, Oen’l Passenger
Agent, Omaha, Nebraska.
U. P. EAIWAT.
No. 86 leaves dully except Bunday (pass
enger), 8: a. m.
No. 8S leaves Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, (mlxedi 12:20 p. m.
No. 90 leaves Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, (mixed) 2:85 p. in. )
So. 87 arrives daily except Sunday (mixed
!2;05 p. m.
No. 85arrives dally except Sunday (paste
engeT) 7:35 p. m.
First class service and close connections
east, west and south
H J. Clifton, Agent,
S PE e T A L
ONE-WAY
HOMESEEKERS
EXCURSIONS
-VIA
UNION PACIFIC
Nov.4 and 18 Dec. 2 and 16
to Many points in
Kansas, Nebraska,
and Eastern
Colorado
ONK-HALF ONE REGULAR FA RE
PLUS $2.00
Full Information cheerfully turniahed
on application to H «J- Cliktom Agent.
