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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1903)
1 H E N O RT H W ES 1 E k N FUHtlSHED EVERY FRIDAY AT THE COUNTY SKAT. HKO. K. RKNrtCIlOTKK, Kdltor and I'ulillihrr TERMS:—*1.00 PIR TEAR. IF PAID IS ADVANCE Entered at the Loup City Postofllce for trans • million through the mails as second olaas matter. Advertise ;t few prices. Name n lot of jour articles. Tell the people about all ol those poods you have hid under ilie counters or packed away in drawers, and for which you have no display room. If they only knew that they could be bought here at reasonable prices, there would not be nearly so much sending otf for them. This locality is suffering a great deal because the trade is going to other towns and to catalogue houses. Every farmer is his own agent, and makes out his own orders from the order blanks and prices fur nished him in the catalogues. Often times be needs a particular article, which he thinks can not be had at Loup City, and, in makiug an order for it, orders more goods with it, as there is always some inducement held out to him in that same cata logue—a prize, a ihromo, or some thing to lead him to iucreuse the or der to a #5.00 or $10.00 bill. If the quality of goods and prices were compared with those of the home merchant, they would find, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, that they could do even better by trading at home. But then, ninety nine times out of h hundred, they do not hav e the opportunity for com paring the prices, as Uey are seldom to be found in print. Suppose our merchants do quote a little higher price. If the farmer or citizen has any sense at all, he must know that to all these articles the freight or express must be added, and ho is paying only that much more to the home merchant instead of to the railroad company. Suppose, again, that a trifle more is added. If tin fanner or citizen has any sense at all he will understand that ulso, and I V f trade at uome, because he must know that the home merchant has got to make a profit; for (Joes he Dot pn\ heavy taxes on his stock, much of which he is compelled to carry over from year to year? He also pats heavy taxes on the real estate in which he does business. The people should all take into consideration, first, that the home merchant has made his home with us, that he has invested his all here, in dwellings, business blocks and goods, that he is yearly paying from #100 to #200 into the county treasury, which goes to make the burden of debt lighter for their shoulders; sec ond, that the home merchant is ever ready with a very complete stock to furnish them with just the articles that they most need. For instance, if you buy a machine from Mont gomery Ward & Co., which is not a standard article, most likely you will have to go to Montgomery Ward & Co. for repairs, and very likely will have to wait until the repairs come before you can go ahead with your corn-planting or hay-makiug. But if you buy a standard machine from your home merchant, you can, in most eases, grt the needed repairs right here at home, and so. after a very short delay, got your men ail at work again. But the fact is that the merchants have become disgusted, trying to compete with this catalogue system, and so have, in order to make both ends meet, as it were, curtailed ex peases wherever it has been possible to do so: and, among other things, they have quit advertising. In this they are partly to blame and partly responsible for the decline in their trade. For, with a liberal amount of space used in quoting prices and showing up the merits of their goods, the conditions would not be nearly so bad. Besides, the small reveuue to the printer would enable and en courage him to write articles which will show up the catalogue business in its true light. Time and labor are worth just as much to the pub lisher as to any other business man, and so we can not do much towards educating the people alo g this line withont some support from those b most interested The catalogue system of trade is a curse to the country. It is a curse to the very ones who patronize the I catalogue houses, if they hut knew it. LiSCOLN LKtTKli (Special Correspondence I The revenue bill is still the pre vnliog topic of conversation at the capital. The hill is lo he presented at the house this week, and no doubt will be discussed to the exclusion of other hills. The new bill was a greed upon in detail by the joint committee a week ago, and a sub committee has been at. work careful ly revising it and correcting the clerical errors in the typewritten copies, 'l ire expectation is that it will come before the house in splen did shape, and that very few im portant amendments will bo offered or adopted. Arniiug the standing committees during the past week the principal interest has been centered around tue proposed elevator bills and the investigation of telephone rates. After several healings, the Ramsey elevator bill, House r>• iI 70, has heed recommended for passage with some slight amend men! s. In the meantime the committee to investi gate telephone ratch lias had several very warm meetings, and at this writing has come to no deflnate con clusion. The evidence as to the expense of conducting a telephone business has been most startling in its variance, and it is probable that further evidence will be heard dur ing the week. In the s I rife aa to whether the Independent lines shall lie allowed to establish stations in the large cities, the special telephone committee aeems to have lined up with the old line company. The joint resolution calling for a constitutional convention Inis passed tlic senate by a unanimous vote, and it is now iu the hands (if the bouse committee. It is said that it will receive considerable opposi tion in the house, und may not pass. The statement recently made that the governor is opposed to the idea of a convention may have some ef fect in retarding the resolution. There are manv who advocate the! adoption of amendments instead oi l calling for a convention, on account of tbe expense which would he in curred by the convention. Others however point to the fact that in the last dozen years the state has spent $140,000 attempting to adopt amend ments, and failed in every ease. Interesting hills recently intro duced in the Senate: 179, providing a penalty of not more than three years in the penitentiary or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for the crime of desertion of minor ohlldren by parents; 181, changing the registra tion law to peirnit voters to register at the office of tbe city clerk on any day during the mouth preceding the election; 183, amending the pharm aey law in regard to registered pbarmycists; 1*4, permitting the hooking or seining of fish in the Missouri river at any season of tbe year; 188, providing '.hat road tax in counties not under township oi gani/.ation be paid half in labor ami half in cash. Up to date, the senate has passed 37 bills ami killed 17; the house has passed 32 and killed 30. The senate has 38 hills on general file, ready for consideration, and the house has 40. The number of bills that pass both houses is usually about 110. D1VIUK H.AI'KM SOS E. 1). Voss, who has been nuke sick, is con valescent. Misses Carrie and Blanche Wakenlght visited with the Bichel young people. Sunday. Lulu and Asa Spaur and Hattie and Ralph Throckmorton visited on Wiggle Creek, Sunday. A pleasant surprise was given the family of Rev. and Mrs. Spaur, Friday evening, Feb. SO. All present report an eujoyable time In a letter, received frern the Hooaler state is recorded the rai l that a fine ten pound boy recently arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Arnold. It. L. Hell and family have recently returned from Ives, Nebr.. where they have been work ing on a ranch. Evidently, Henry thinks there Is no place like Sherman county The question. Resolved, that Fire is more Destructive than Water' , was debated at the literary in district No. 74, Monday evening. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative LOUP CITY II Kill SCHOOL NOTES. (EDITED It? KI.i.A FOSTER.) Bertha Mead and Beatrice Nightingale are absent from school. Florence Lelninger was absent from school, the llrst of the week. Owing to the protracted meetings at the M. E. church, the K. K. Klub postpones the literary until Friday evening. March 13th.—Edith Henry Pres. Mrs Walker visited in ilia grammar and pri mary rooms, last week Emma Outhouse is absent from school, this week, on account of iu grippe. Mrs. J I. Depew and Miss Lena Smith visited the second, third und fourth rooms, Monday Irene Gibson and Josie John were absent from school, the lirst of the week, on account of sickness The program given by the Merry Twenty four ", last Friday evening, was well attended, the seats being nearly all taken. Come again, and we will try to Jo as well as before. Prof. Mead was unable to teach his room, the latter pail of last week, on account of a severe attack of neuralgia, but his pupils were glad to rind him In his accustomed place on Monday morning * The question for the next debate Is: “Re solved, that the President and Viee President should lie Fleeted by the Popular Vote". Lead ers: Affirmative, Etta Lofholm: negative, Clarence Benschotcr. A farewell party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mellor, Saturday evening, in honor of their son. Earl, who has decided to enter a naval academy. He departed. Wednes day noon, for Lincoln where he will take Ills examinations. Among the crowd at the literary Friday even ing, we were pleased to see the face of oue of the teachers of our school. She being the only teacher who has attended, w e wish to thauk Miss Young, and extend to her. and all others, a cordial invitation to come and help the mem tiers of the high school along in their work. BRIDGE NOTICE, Sealed bids, with plane and specifications will be receiyed at the office of the county clerk of bhenuan county, Nebraska, at Loup Oily. In said county, on or before noon of the third day of March, 1903 for the building of all the bridges that may lie re. qutred to be constructed by said county our ing the term of one year from the letting of the contract; for the construction of said bridge*, such bids to be by the lineal fool and contract to be let for the building of such bridges ns may be inquired at a specifi ed sum per lineal fool; plans, specifications and bids to be made on wood bridges, on low water bridges and on t.igli water bridg es. Plans tor low water bridges to be pre pared to suit quick and heavy currents, to belli to 24 feet long, and the high water bridges to bo spans 21 to 10 feet, long, witli suitable approaches All bridges to tie sel on good, long oak piling and span timbers lobeful length of span. Bids also to he llled for replacing spans in I.oup river bridges in said county, that may require replacing during the term of one year. The county board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated .it Loup City. Nebraska, Jan uary .'list, 1903. Oku. Gibsos, t'ounty Clerk. NOTICE TO LAND OWNKItSt To all whom it may concern: The cotnisstoner appointed to vacate a part of lt»ad No. to, commencing a-, the south east corner of sunny- Slope ceme tery, which is located on the north west quarter of Section lb, Township 15, Range 15 west, in Sherman county, Neb., and t un lug thence in a north westerly direction to where said road No. 10 intersects with road No. 05, terminating at said intersection, lias reported in lavor of vacating said road, und all objections thereto or claims for damages must be fll*sl in the county clerk's office, on or besore noon of tlie 38i li day of March, 1913, or such road will be vacated without reference thereto. Dated this 2sth day January. l'.KB. into. If. Gibson. County clerk. The peculiar cough which indicates croup U well known to the mother of croupy children. No time should be lost In the treatment of it, and for this purpose no medicine lias received more universal ap proval than Chamberlain's cough Remedy. Do not wast valuable time in experiment lug with uutried retnidles. no matter how highly they may be recommended, but give this medicine as directed *nd all symptoms of croup will quickly disappear. For sale by Odendahl Bros. WANTED SKVKKAI, 1'KKSONS Of CIIAKA ueter and good reputation in eacli state tone in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid finaneial standing salary $81 00 weekly with expenses addt t tonal, all payable in cash each Wednesday direct front head offices. Horse and car rugc furnished when necessary. Refer ences. Enclose self-addressed envelope, t olonial Co., 334 Dearborn at., Chicago. Don't Worry. This is easier said than done, yet it may lie of some help to consider the matter. If the cause is something over which you have no control it lsobvlous that worrying will not help the mailer in the least, On the other hand, if within your control yon have only to act. When you have a cold and fear an attack of pneumon.n. buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and use it Judiciously und all cause for worry as to the outcome will quickly dis appear There Is no danger of pneumonia when It Is used. Fur sale by Odendahl Bros Burlington Route LOUP CITY NKIUT Lincoln, Omaha (,'hlofttfo, St. Joseph, Kansas OKy, St. bouts, and all |>otnts liasi uml Month. Denver, Helena, Butte, Salt Lake City, 1’ortlttnd, San KianoUeo, and all points W eat. 1IUINS LKAVK AS i OI.I.oW.v GOING EAST No. 58 Passenger. I ’:10p iu S». »o Freight..ll.xfltt'm: GOING WEST No. M Passenger.11:07 n iu No. 5Vt Freight.. Jmo p. ®. Sleeping, dinner and reclining chair earn (seats tree) ..n through iraine. 'I leketn Hold and baggage cheeked to any point in the United Mat es or Canada For in tor mat iou, map*., tiuio tables and tickets call <m or wilte to K L. autihih Agent. Or J. Fra sons, Gen’l Passenaer Agent, Ottialm, Nebraska. U. P. UAIVVAY No. Brt leuves daily except .Sunday iimaa enger). 8; a m. No. HS leaves Mouday, Wednesday and Fridayi (mixed > u a)p. m. No. ‘JO leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, (mixed) 2:85 p. m. No. 87 arrives dully except Sunday (mixed 12:06 p. tn. No. H-,nrrlveH daily t xeept Sunday (pass engc) T:Au p. in. First class st-rvic und close connections east, west and soul h H J. Curros, Agent T. M. REED SELLS BUGGIES. NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED. CALL EARLY. thedford’s blackdrauowt THE GREAT Family medicine Tbodford’s Black-Drangbt has Baved doctors’ bills for more than sixty years. For the common fam ily ailments, such as constipation, indigestion, hard colds, bowel com plaints, chills and fever, bilious ness, headaches and other like complaints no other medicine is necessary. It invigorates and reg ulates the liver, assists digestion, stimulates action of the kidneys, purifies the blood, and purges the I bowels of foul accumulat ions. It ' cures liver complaint, indigestion,. I sour stomach, dizziness, chills, 1 I rheumat ic pains, sideache, back- ' ' ache, kidney troubles, constipation, diarrhoea, biliousness, piles, hard colds and headache. Every drug gist has Thedford’s Black-Draught in 25 cent packages and in mam moth size for $1.00. Never accept a substitute. Insist on having the original made by the Chattanooga Medicino Company. I believe Thedford's Black-Draught is the best medicine on earth. It is good for any and everything. I have a family of twelve children, and for four years I have kept them on foot 1 , and healthy with no doctor but Black- 1 [ Draught. A. J. GREEN, lilewara, La. J Cher&ued S tv Judges ; of'' k Qmity. | Awarded Gold Medal Pains Exposition 1900. ^ Sold by T. II. KLSNER. I oupCity N«b Eugene Field's Views on Ambition and Dys pepsia. “Dyspepsia,” wroto Eugene Field, “often incapacitates a man for endeavor and sometimes extinguishes the Are of ambition.” Though great despite complaint Field suffered from indiges tion all his life. A weak, tired stomach can’t digest your food. It needs rest. You can only rost it by the use of a preparation like Kodol, which re lieves it of work by digesting your food. Iiest soon restores it to its normal tone. Strengthening, Satisfying, Envigorating. Prepared only by E. C. DfWitt.v Co., Chicago, iue $1. buttle cou taut* 214 times ihuWc. — cor sale l.v ODKNUaHL DUOS. City Dray AND Transfer Line. W. & A. T. Congkk, Props All kinds of hauling will be given prompt ,tenlion and will make :i specialty ol moving household good. We solicit your pat i oiiagi' CONGER BROS. hour CITY, ■ - - N KBit ASK A. <9 &A This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo«Quinine Tablet. the remedy that cures u cult! iu one day < >J. I. DEPEWSE* Blacksmith 9 Wagon Maker, ^EUOOOOOO KTf My shop is the largest and best equipped north of the Platte River. I Imvc afour horse engine ami a complete line of the latest Improved, ina chliiery, also a force ot experienced men who know bow to operate it and turnout a Job wllli neat neaa and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE ANI) PROMPT ATTENTION GI YEN TO A LL CUSTOM EIIS. Soliciting your patronage I am Yours respectfully, J. I. DEPEW, Loup City, Neb. HAVE you READ ABOE m THE NICE LINE OF SWANSON & DAHL ARE NOW OFFERING TO THE TRADE? Remember the place: IN OLTMAN BUILDING. TWO DOORS WEST OF POST OFFICE Fall Line of Groceries at Competition Prices: FRESH FRUITS: We carry a full line of fresh fruits, Buch as apples, oranges, baunas, and lemons. We order In small lots and about twice a week, thus keeping a supply of the freshest and best constantly on hand. DRIED FRUITS; Finest in the murket. All kind* and prices right. You should try some of our peaches, apprecots, raisins pears and prunes. CANNED FRUITS: The best brand that has ever been put os the shelf. FLOUR: You will never find a poor sack or Aurora flour, the kind that, we handle. It is the same this year as last, if anything better. That’s why we beudle it, and that’s why we can guarentee every sack, and if it is unsatisfactory will refund your money. SYRUPS: We are headquarters for syrups and give full measure and an excellent quality. SUGAR: Don't think that we will not meet our competitors on sugar. We sell sugar by the pound or sack. COFFEES: Best of Mock and Java brands. The Yale i9 the superior. We have it in several ditferunt grades. EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY LINK: Don’t forget that we are headquarters tor everything in the grocery line, and that we will be pleased to have you call at any time. BUTTER, EGGS AND CHICKENS: We want your butter, eggs and chickens, and will pay the highest market price for them. You can trade it out »t our store, or we will give you a coupon book which will be good in exchange for goods at our store or at the clothing store of JohuBon, Lorents and Co. next door. Soliciting a fair share of your patronage we are, Yours llespeetfully, swanson & dahl