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The Northwestern PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT THU COUNTY SKAT. GKO. K. BENSOHOTEK, Editor and Pnhllsher TERMS: —*1.00 PICK TEAR. IT PAID IN ADVANCl Entered at the Loup City Postofflce for trant mission through the malls as second class matter. Republican State Ticket. For Supreme Judge, JOHN B. BARNES, ol Madison. For University Regents, W. O. WHITMORE, of Douglas; C. 8. ALLEN, of Lancaster JUDICIAL TICKET. For Judge 12tt district, B. O. HOSTETLER. Buffalo. COUNTY TICKET. G. H. Gibson, Clerk. Geo. Holmes, Treasurer. L. A. Williams, Sheriff. Lewis Omky, Superintendent. Robt. P. Stark, Judge. Geo. W. Hunter. Coroner. Walter Moon, Surveyor. Henning Claussen, Assessor. A POPULIST VIEW. A Gloomy View of tlie Future of the Farty. From the Lincoln Independent, Pop. The populist party of Nebraska in state convention assembled at Grand Island did two things which The Indep endent, can Indorse in the heartiest manner, and one which it considers unwise—but, it niusr be said, one, the wisdom or unwisdom of which the lapse of time can only demonstrate. The two acts which The Independent believes were the only sensible ones to perform, were the renomination of Chief Justice John J. Sullivan and the nomination of Professor William A Jones and Dr. Krnest O. Web«ter to he regents of the state university. In this opinion every delegate to the state convention eon - curred. The act to which Th” Independent take* exception was the “referring to our next state convention to elect nat ional delegates” a resolution which recites the work of the Denver confer ence and concluded “That our hearty indorsement is hereby given to the work preformed by said Denver confer ence, heretofor outlined.” The Independent is an advocate of the majority rule and, therefor bows to the will of the majority as expressed at the Grand Island convention. That is to say that it will render eyery assis tance it can to secure the election of Judge Sullivau and Regents Jones and Weber, because as the platform truly says, Judge Sullivan is “honest, impar tial and learned in the law,' possessing these “qualities in an emminent de gree,” and because Messrs. Jones and Weber are true blue populists, men of character and ability, who will be a credit to the board of regents. And at the same time The independent reser ves the right to say that turning down of the work of the Denver conference can have no other logical conclusion than the abandonment of the populist organization in Nebraska, if no action be taken to counteract the effect of the convention’* body blow. This is said in all kindness and sincer ity—for The Independent has lost a number of hard fought battles in state conventions, and is not given to seeing blue devils. But the arguments ad duced in favor of the "reference” to some future convention (an intended polite way of strangling a measure which ought either to have lived or died in a band to hand light) are the strongest that could possibly be made egauiBt the further continuance of the people’s Isdependant party organlz ation. There is no field for a party that must wait for the action of some other before expressing an opinion as to its future course. The effect of this nation upon the populists of other states they some years ago abandoned their organization and entitled the democratic party: put as soon as the psople’s party swallowed up and assimilated, the plutocratic element in democracy again as-erted itself and is in open or secret control. Especially is this true in Iowa, where such men as W. B. Weaver, W. II. Robb and others allowed their party to die. in Nebraska alone did the populists presisteutly keep up thefr party organ ization—and just as that organization was strong or weak, the battles were won »r lost. If it should happen that this is the last populist state convention in Nebraska— which is by no means be yond the realm of possibility—no well informed demoorat in Nebraska would need to guess twice as to wbicli of the remaining two parties would win ttie victories. However, The Independent lias not given up the fight. It may be whipped but. never conquered. It stands ready to holp in the work of populist organiz ation in other states—a work which it is precluded from doing in itsown state. rio long as republican newspap era were telling populists that the political organization would 900D be dissolved, the faithfh! adherents of the new party only smiled and said to themselves that "the wish was the father to the thought.” Bat now comes the great populist news paper of Nebraska, the Lincoln In dependent, and in a recent article, announces that the late Populist state convention held at Grand Is land has by its action, virtually abonded the populist organization in Nebraska, and intimates its belief that this is the last populist slate convention in Nebraska. Surely thoughtful populists must give such an announcement thier most serious consideration. It will be much bet ter to face the situation at once, aud take an intelligent and patriotic courec of action than to allow them selves to drift aimlessly along or to be steered bv designing politicans to a harbor where they never intend ed to land. It has been the belief of republicans that the leaders of the populist movement in Nebraska have all the time been using the new party organization for the porpose of withdrawing men from the republican ranks and de livering them over to the democratic party. But wheather that be true or not the time has at length arrived when populists in Nebraska will be compelled to make thier choice be tween the two old parties. They must seek a new political home, be cause tluer present political home, is being pulled dowp and they will soon find themselves stauding out in the cold with no roof over their heads. Many old time republicans left thier party and joined the new party because they honestly believed that thier old party had deserted the principles of Abraham Lincoln and gone alter strange gods. These men arc at heart good republicans today. They may have some pol itical ideas which are not incorpor ated in the platform of the republi can party as it now stands, but they have by no means abandoned the old ideas of the republican party, and they can never find a congenial home in the democratic party. To our old time republican breth ren we say in all kindness—whither shall you go. We cherish no bitter ness towards you. We, perhaps, at first misjudged yon, but we now see that you were perfeatly sincere and hand the welfare of our common country at heart, although we be lieve that you were misled, or at all events mistaken. In this crisis when your new party is falling to pieces, according to the admissions of your leaders, it may be well to consider that both of the old parties have undergone an important change j within the last few years. The Bryan wing of the democratic party with which you have co-operated under the hope that they would as sist you in bringing about some of the reforms which you desire are bo longer in control of their party, and in the opinion of many shrewd oo servers are not likely to be in con trol for many years to come. Even if they should, after many years be in the saddle they will be powerless 'o effect any of the reforms which you desire because the other wing oi their party is unalterably opposed to such reforms. It would there fore be political suicide for you to j un the democratic party with the hope of reforming it. You can get absolutely nothing in that direction. You must not forget that the re publican party has also undergone a change in recent rears. It is not simply that new issues have arisen which have submerged the old issues, but it is that a new gener ation of republicans have sprung up and that new infiuances have ob tamed a grip upon the republican organization. It is not the same party which you left, but a renovat ed party. While the democratic par tv has taken a retrograde movement, the republican party has taken a forward movement. It is today the party of progress, and the parly of the people. Look at its attitude upon the trust question, with a re I publican congress furnishing the means to enforce the anti-tru h laws and a fearless end honest republi can president and attorney gsoeral executing the laws. No populist who was toriuorly'a republican need be ashamed to return to his allegi ance to the party, lie has nothing to expect from the democratic party with respect to the reforms which are most urgently demanded by him, whereas the republican party is al ready carrying out his ideas on the trust question, and it may be re relied upon as to other necessary reforms when public sentiment is ripe for them. We ask the populists of this coun ty why they should any longer re main in a party whose leaders are already writing the epitaph for its^ tombstone. Is it not the part of wisdofh to make your selection at once and join the only party with which you cau find a permament political home. Do not wait until the ship goes down before taking to the boats. Populism has accom plished its mission in Nebraska as a political organization, so its leaders confess. We therefore invite you to join one of the old parties with out further delay. If your honest sympathies are with the Cleavland Democracy, there you should go; but if you have stronger sympathies with the lloosevelt republican, then hesitate no longer and cast your lot with us. Prof. Otney the republican candi. date for superintendent, on the Republican, ticket when in 1882 a boy but eleven years of age, came with his parents from Iowa to Nebr aska. From 1882 until 1892 he liv e i with his parents on a farm in Hall county and in the meantime takii g advantage of every opportun ity to secure an education. Mr. Omey is a graduate of the Nebraska Normal College and is one of the best instructors in this part of the state. He has been employed as principle of the Litchfield school for the fourth year which tells us he is a successful school man. Mr. Omey is a man worth the es teem and support of every person who feels an interest in the advance ment of our public schools and if he is elected we are assured that our school will receive his whole atten tion, his careful consideration, and the benefits which are brought about by the supervision of one whose whole purpose is to advance educa tional interests. Mr. Ilcnuing Claussen, the repub lican candidate for county assessor is a gentleman 40 years of age. He was born in Schleswig Holstein Ger many and at the age of 9 years came with his parents to this country and made bis home in Iowa until be was 21 years of age when he settled in Washington township, Sherman coun ty in 1884. He is a man of good eduoation and has had five y ears ex perience as assessor m his township In his olllcal capacity he has given universal satisfactoD. For the office of assessor we feel confident that the republicans of this county have made a good selection and take pleasure in placing him before the people as a man well fitted aDd well qualified to fill the position. Supervisor’s Proceedings. Loup City, Nebr, Sept. 8, 1003. Be it remembered that the county board of Supervisors met at the court house in Loup City this 9th day of Sep tember, 1903, for the purpose of general business, as per adjournment of July 14. Present: D. 0. Grow, chairman, W. O. Brown, Wm. Jakob, John Maefski, \V. H. Chapman, l'eter Thode, and Andrew Garsti’.a, Supervisors and G. II. Gibson, clerk and the following business Was had and done, to wit: Thoina9 Inks appeared before the board and requested that a minimum price be placed upon lots 5, 6, and 7 in block 12, of Blackman’s sub division to Loup City for tax sale purposes according to the statutes provided and by motion tbe reqest was granted. II. M. Mathew then came before the board and requested that a minimum price b * placed upon lots 7 to 10 Inclu sive, iu block 12 of Lai it & Kriecbbsum’s addition to Loup City, and by motion a minimum price of $7.00 p *r lot was tlx-‘d for tax sale purposes as per the statutes provided. Board then took tip the matter of the Isaacson road petition, and it bei-ig strictly ,i consent petition after carefully examining s dd petition the same was granted, said ro id commendoy at north e i t corner of section o, township 13, Range 13, running south on sou tb>n line between section n uuL 0 to and inter set ting with »o id No, 8 Mi. Clark ot 'lie Ravenna creamery] compmy, then name before the Board j and asked that ttie personal ti*x «>■ » against said company lor liit>2 be striekt n from the tax list, claiming tie t tin property had all been H'Sesasl with the real estate. Action on the above request was laid over to September 9th. Tne following committee was then appointed to proceed to, and appraise the following school lands as per request of Fredrick Thode. The north east quarter of south-west quarter of section 3®, Town 1(5, Range 15: W. II. Chap man, VV. 1). Browu,aud A. Garstks, and and they were also instructed to go as » committee to the poor farm and inspect the building erected thereon by Outsell Bros. The committee reported the sort building was built according to comrae and recommended that it ;>>• aect pte ' and paid for ns per contract, nod bv motion it was ordered tin. tie* rep ■.r• <>t the committee be spread upon the minutes and a warrant !)■* dr i n up i. the general fund for 81425 00 f■ *r the payment of said building. The above school land was apt r lei at $7 00 per acre. By motion a minimum price oi rid 00 was placed upon lots 13 and 14, in bloc k 2 of original town of Loup City. Nebr , for tax sale purposes. The treasurer was instructed to issue certificate for above amount. If wag then hy motion ordered that the county attorney be Instructed to Investi gate the condition ot the records regard lag lot 8, In block 8, of the village of Litchfield. Sherman County, Nehr., and ascertain it the county has Interest In said lot, hy virtue of the action of the County of Sherman vs. Pen pit s State Bank of Litchfield, et. til anil to appear In the action and take the proper steps to protect the interest of the county, if any, and make a proper disposition of the Case. It Was then ordered hy motion that i ti e following minimum prices he p i . 1 upon the lots mentioned he low for tax ! sale purposes and that the treasurer Issue certificates of tax ale on sail minimum prices and on lots as follow* to- wit; Lots 11 and 12, block 81, $18.50. Lot 8, block 4, $8.CO Lots 1 to 6, In block 88, $25 80. All in J. Wood - Smith’s Addition t< Loup City, and on Lots 1 to 3in block 3, $t.40 Lots 21 to 20. block 18, $88.55. All in L’dk & Krelekbaums ad lit.h to J. tup l-ity, By motion bo ml then adjourned to 9 a. in Sep*., 1), 1903. Loup City, Nehr Sept. 1), 1903. s Board met pursuant to adjournment !'■ Sept. 8. All members present atul Cl. If. Gibbon, cleric, and the following business was had and done, to wit : Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. By motion it was orderded that the couuty attorney employ assistant counsel In the DuesterholT case, such counsel to be paid for by the county and it was recommended that II. 31. Mathew' b* employed as such counsel. It waa then ordered by a vote of the board that a car load of white oak piling be purchased, such piling to be 20,24 and 23 feet long, one third of each length, and all to be 8 inches at the small end. ' The chairman of the board was then instructed to procure six sign boards, two for each Loup IUver bridge in 8ber man county, not ifying the public not to drive faster than a walk, nor to drive more than fifteen head of cattle on the bridge at any onetime under a penalty o! $5.00. 13y motion the clerk was Instructed to look up the matter of the taxing of 28 head of cattle In Loup City tawmhip in the year 1901 belonging to K I*. Klaos sen, the said Klaussen having made allidavlt that 00 head was all he owned and that they had all been to sewed in Rockville township in 1901, although 28 head was being fed by It. G. Christiansen In Loup City township, and if such was found to be the case, that the tax levied In Loup City township be stricken from the tax list of said year 1901, The complaint of Clark ol the Ra venna creamery company was then iak< n up and after due deliberation it was by motion not entertained. By motion old bridge lumber th it was not tit for ii«h was disposed of as follows: That at Peter Thode's for $8.00, that at Wm. Jakob's for $100, tiiat at John Ma ‘fsiii’s for $200 aud each amount sold to the parties named. A petition was then presented to the board signed by 5-1 free holders of Sher man county requesting said board to submit to the voters of Sfiid county at the next general election the question whether Sherman county shall continue to pay bounty on wolf scalps nr not, and by a vote of the hoard the clerk was in struct d to submit said question at the next general election to be vot e! upon. It was then by motion ordered that F. E. Brewer procure insurance on the new building,on the county poor farm in : he sum of $1000.00 said insurance to run tive years and be against fire, light ning, windstorms and tornadoes, the premium to he $21.00 and t.o be taken in the Continental Fire Insurance Co., Hi de St. Caul Fire and Marine. B i«id to u took up th« matter <u To Cure a Cold in One Day Taka Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Seven Mi!lien boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, Cures Gi in Two 1"? ys. ca every box. 25c. BOUGHT AT T11B B & M. ELEVATORS MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING, ASHTON AND FARWELL. Goa! for Mai Loup City anfl Asliton. Will Bay HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND FARWELL ('all .iid see our coal and go! prices on grain. E. G. TAYLOR. 4® >'J. I. DEPEW©* Blacksmith $ Watson Maker, o 1 ^BKXJOOOOFB^ My shop is tho largest anil best equipped north of the Platte lUvei 1 I we u four horso engine and a complete lino of the latest improved, inn eh1.1.■ v, aleon foiee of experienced men who know how to operate it ei.u turnout a Job with neatness and dispatch. MY TUR KS ARE REASONABLE AND IROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS. Soliciting your patronage 1 am Yours respectfully, J. I. DEPEW, Loup City, Neb. I m >cting (10 immes for jurors for the m>st jury term of the district court of Si. mum county. ltepori on the Hoekville brid^o was « pted and approved as follows: i, Win. Jakob, supervisor of illst. No.6 >1 ih- rinao county, Nebr. do beg leave ,o report that I inspected the replacing of i portion of the Loup river bridge at it ikville, which was done by bridge contractor, W T Olbson a ud would re port that It was done in a good work man like manner us p'w contract, and 1 do recommend tiiai the same be paid for as per Btipulau 1 agreement. \V M Jakob. ComuiitL on claims report, t lie following accounts allowed alter making proper deductions for taxes. ofnkh.m, FOND M tniuond A Stevens #9.00 . 1). Hull nt 7.50 Eva 1). Wheeler 7.42 Id \ ard Snyder 2, 75 <i, H. (iitiSun 1.10 S. F. Itevnolda 1.10 C I). Hill 1.10 E. <> t! 1.10 Lou Wlnklcnian, taken for tax 1.10 A S Main 5.00 Chn*, Neumann 1.10 Jurgen Jens 1.10 John Fisher 110 Wtn. Thornton 1.10 Fred Jens 2.10 Mrs. Crank 1.10 Wm. Strankmunn 1*10 Eva Jena 1.10 (leo. W. Hunter 12.05 State Journal Co. 00 55 N. D. Martin 2.81 Ohlsen ltros. 7.5 i E. A. lirown 40.10 Ohlsen ltros. 1,425,00 J A. Angler 16.30 Ed. Snyder *43.46 S. N. Sweetland 10.80 Keystone Lumber Co. 82.46 I’elor Thode 0.30 W. O. Brown 8.70 Andrew Oarstka 7,40 .Inhn Malefski 7.50 Wm Jakob 8.00 I). C.Grow 0.50 W. H. Chapman 7.80 G. 11 Gibson, clerk 100.00 BRIDGE FUND. W. T. Gibson 1,117 13 W. T. Gibson 175.50 .1 H. l’arshall 100 00 Andrew Garstka 10.25 John Malefski 10 00 Win Jakob 26.50 I). C. Grow 2.00 !5y motion board adjourned to Novem ber 10, 1003. O. 11. Gibson, Clerk. A. S. Main, Physicians & Surgeons, LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA OFFICE AT RESIDENCE. W J. FISHER, Mtcrney at Law and Notary Public. Will Defend 1b Foreclosure Oum AXBO DO A C snoral Real Estate Business. „ . --»>■ - I »tnr CITT, WEMHAIIK A. Robert P. Starr, Attorney-at-Law, LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA T arg A. K. Hondricksun, PHYSICIAN, UMldmce at A. I.. Zimmerman's LOPP CITY, NEBRASKA. Dr. A. R- NORTON, 1 etcrinary Surgeon aiui HORSE DENTIST. .fedscaeb^. •FKIOJS. -At my new lONlitonce second <1 or ea«t ot opera Iiouhc 1 (UPCITY, : NKXRASKA. S. A. ALLEN, BEJVTIST, LOUP CITY, NEB OTTlCI.-ln ('loan room of Pllger’s opera house, My equlppment is modern and iny prices will be as low as can be expected for »ood work. I would be pleas ed to have you call Open evenings. In a dental operation the main consider ation Is the result. The pain is greatly modified by modern equlppment. Boone, PHOTOGRAPHER, LOUP CITY, NEB. Photographs, harm views. Stock pict ures, etc. Finest instrument west of the Missouri river. All work strictly guar anteed. City Dray AND Transfer Line. J. W. &A. T. Conger, Props All kinds of hauling will be given prompt attention and will make a specialty of moving household good. We solicit your patronage. LOUP CITY, ■ NEBRASKA. HAIM WHISKY (S3 DEIGHTFUL BEVERAGE, A SAFE STIMULENT A GOOD MEDC1INE' For bale by T. H. ELSNER, LOUP CITY, NEUR.