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VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1903. NUMBER 6.
LOUP CITY CREAMERY.
Great Increase In Business.
A few days ago we visited the
creamery ami learned from its man
ager, Mr. F. M. Henry something
ot the immense business that has
been done this season.
This industry is a branch of The
Ravenna Creamery Co. and is un
der the general supervision of Mr.
Clark of that place. Mr. Henry is
its local manager. The figures
show a very healthy growth in the
volume of business and confirm
the idea that the dairy business is
going to take the lead in all other
industries in this western country.
Mr. Henry, in his statmcnt, says
that the business has more than
doubled, the gain being about 90
per cent ov r that of last year, and
he thinks that the company will do
a much larger business next year.
The amount of butter that was
made from Jan. 1st. to Oct. .'list,
is a little over 2t)0,00U pounds. ]
Mutter made during the month of
July was 4 2,000 pounds and the
most butter made in one d«y was
3,200 pounds. The production is
of the best quality and found a
ready market at an average prici
of 21 cents per lb.
In May 1900, the first month
that the creamery was controlled
by the Ravenna Creamery Co., tin
make was but 7,320 pounds, while
in May of this season the make
was 23,24 7 pounds.
The largest amount paid for <>ne
can of •ream (ten gallons) was $9.72
and at the present time an av
erage can »f cream will bring from
$1.00 to #1,50 more than the av
erage load of corn. For the heav
iest month of the season there was
paid out about. $8,000 for cream
and all payin’ nts were made direct
from the company’s office in this
city.
LIU CITY MILLING Cl).
Soon To Have Mill in Operate'
Mr. J. II. Parshall, the* builder
and owner of the new grist mill at
Loup City kindly showed us over
the plant and gave us what infor
mation we desired as to tin* enter
prise and when he expected to get
it in operation. The machinery,
with the exceptions of three rolls is
all set in place ant ready for bus
iness. It is up to date in every re
speet and he thinks that he will ex
perience but little trouble when it
is set in motion. The building is
very substantially built. It is a
three story structure and well finish
ed and painted on the outside. On
the inside everything is in fine or
der. It has a fine brick foundation
and basement in which the large
shafttings are located. The wheel
pit or power house sets in the!
mouth of the mill race a few feet
north of the mill, and the large
barrel through which the water runs
just before it reaches the wheel pit,
is about twenty feet long and the
filling around it forms a drive
way or crossing over the race and
takes the place of the old bridge.
There are two sets of shaftings in
the basement to the mill; one to
drive the rolls and the other to run
the feed mill. The capacity of the
mill is about 100 barrels per day.
To Mr. I’arsball is due the thanks
of our citizens for establishing this
great enterprise, especially aber
having met with the misfortune of
having the entire frame work of the
structure leveled to the ground by
high winds just before getting it
enclosed. Mr. Parshall did not
get discouraged as some might have
done but proceeded at once to tear
away the wreckage and rebuild.
He lias succeeded and it goes witn
out saying that by doing so he de
serves the hearty support of the en
tire community for miles around.
He hopes to have the mill in op
eration by the beginning of the new
year.
LODGES ELECT OFFICERS.
List of Honored Members.
I). OF H.
At the last regular meeting of the
Degree of Honor lodge Thursday
of last week a new set of officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
The following is a list of officers
elect: Mrs. J. T. Male, C. of II.;
Mrs. Carrie Johansen, L. of II.;
Mrs. Geo. E. Benselioter, C. of G.;
Mrs. L. J. Holcombe, Rec. and Org.;
J. S. Pedler, Fin.; S. N. Swwetland,
Rec.; Mrs. J. S. Pedler, Uuslier,;
Mrs. L. Bechthold, sr., I. W.; Mrs.
M. V. Wharton, O. W. A commit
tee was appointed to arrange for a
supper to be served in the near
futuie.
A. 0. U- AY,
The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year at the last
regular meeting of the United
Workmen: Sam Daddow, Master;
Iliratn Cramer, Foreman; Will
Wharton, Overseer; J. S. Casada,
Guide, Geo. W. Hunter, Financier;
S. N. Sweetland, Receiver; G. 11
Gibson, Recorder; John McDonald,
I. W.; C. D. Hansen, O. W.; ,J. A.
Angier, Trustee.
A- F. & A. M.
Porter Lodge No. ltMi met in
their hall Monday evening of last
week and elected the following
named persons as their officers for
the coming year of 1904: J. S.
Pedler, II. P.; Ii. L. Arthur, K.;
: Cars ten Truelsen, S.: C. W. Con
hiser, Caj>t. of ll.; J. W. Landers,
Prin. Sojourner; W. T. Chase, R.
i A. C. and Treas.; L. Hansen, See.;
J \Y. II. Morris, A. M. Bennett and
Win. Rowe, M. of V.
M. W. A
Last week Thursday, at a regular
meeting ol the Modern Woodmen
lodge of this city the following
I officers for the ensuing year were
elected: W. ,f. Fisher, Y. C.; .las,
Burnett, W. A.; E. A. Draper,
Banker; (J. II. Hibson, Clerk; P. T.
Rowe, Escort ; John Lofholm, Sen
try; Lew Winkleman, Watchman;
Milo Hilbert, Manager; Dr. Kearns,
, Physician.
11. N. A.
'The Rov’d Neighbors met in reg
ular session last Tuesday night and
after transacting the regular busi
ness made the following selection
for officers for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Jessie Fisher, ().; Mrs. E. E.
Ditto, V. <>.; Mrs. Iluibcrt, Roc.;
Mrs. J. I. Depew, Recorder; Mrs.
L. K. Hibson, Chan ; Mrs. John
Lofholm, I. \V.; Mrs. 'I'. M. Hired,
O. \\\; If. II. Gibson, Managed.
1. 0. 0. F.
The annual election of officers in
the Odd Fellow hall was made last
Saturday, week, as follows and the\
will be installed at their first meet
ing in the new year: .lames A.
Ikirnett, Noble Grand; Fred Korn
ruff. Vice Grand; Geo. \V. Hunter.
Treas.; Geo. II. Gibson, See.
I L.OFG. A.B.
Last Saturday afternoon the Lad
ies of tile (J. A. I {. m t in Society
hall and after transacting general
■
business named the following of
ficials for the coming \enr: '-is
L. J. Holcombe, F’res ; Air- .1 A
Converse, S. Y>; Mrs. Cl anna C m
ger, J. Y.; Mrs. Isabelle French.
Chap.; Mrs, L. Bechthold, >r.. > on.:
Mrs. Ya\ McDonald, Board.
LADIES BREAK RECORD.
Feed Multitude of People.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. ehureh hehl a fair and served
supper to a very large crowd of
people at I’ilger's opera house in
this city last Saturday evening Ii
was the largest and most successful
undertaking which they have ever
engaged in. JJetween two and three
o'clock in the afternoon all arrang
incuts for opening the fair were
completed and the many useful ar
ticles exhibited, found a ready mar
ket at very profitable prices. About
half past live o'clock the tables
wen* spread and the waiters were
kept busy for several hours before
there was any sign of the appetites
being ■-atisjied. Il looked for a
time to those who were not aware
of the amount of reserve in store
that the supply would soon he ex
hausted, but not so. It seems that
[the women had anticipated so inf
illing of the kind and had prepared
to meet every emergency. he
supper was excellent. There was
everything in the line of eatables
and everybody to eat them
WIkii supper was over the tiling
that remained at the booths were
put up at auction and sold to the
highest bidder. In this way 111:1m
articles brought more than retail
prices and when the things were all
gone, the money bag; were full to
bursting. $130.80 was realized
This breaks all past records,
Mrs. A 1'. Culley, of LosAngeles
California sent $5.00 in cash to be
equally divided among th** several
committees who were 111 charge of
the booths and Mrs. \\ . It. Mellor
now at (Chicago sent articles to the
value of *5.00 which were put on
sale at the booths.
NEW TELEPHONE LNE.
Down Middle Loup Valley.
\V. id. Raish, a representative ol
tlui Central Telephone Company o
Broken Bow was in the city las
week Thursday and interviewed tin
city authorities in regard torunnin.
their line into and through Boti|
City. This company has alread;
connected a large number of tin
towns in Custer, Valley and othe
counties north and west of here
They have just effected an exchange
at Arcadia and are establishing :
line from that tojmi towards Loup
' ('it,. They are asking the village
| hoard to pass an ordinance granting
■ ■ ihem a franchise to come into the
corporate limits. If this is done
i it will give us direct connection
j with our sister tow is north ol us.
'.They have finished the line tint
■ i of Arcadia about seven,miles and
! are putting in phones for quite a
■ j number of farmers along the line,
i Let the good work proceed.
COUNTY BRIDGE WORK,
Big Sum Expended.
County Bridge Contractor, \V.
'1'. Gibson has kindly furnished us
with a report of the amount of work
done in Sherman county during the
past year, and a statement of costs
of each bridge including all work
and material used. The bridges,
Mr. Gibson says, are much better
than any that have bee.: built in the
county here to fore. The piling and
all timOers used in these bridges
are of the best material and they
are all high v.ater bridges. The
following is Mr. Gibson’s report:
1 go fe“t on Rockville river bridge
s KMiO.no.
Bridge on line between C.istcr
and Sherman counties, H-J feet long
#003.40
Lang bridge on Clear ereek, ho
‘feet $570.80.
I Chapman bridge on Clear creek,
' 80 feet $576 80.
Hubert bridge <>n Muddy ereek,
04 feet long $401 44.
Bridge on line between Buffalo
and Sherman counties, 80 feet long
$5 7 6 80.
Rapp bridge on Oak creek, 80
1 cel $5 70.811
Artliand bridge on Oak creek, 0 1
feet $161.44.
Ashton bridge, 88 feet $6'!0 00.
Wilson bridge on Oak creek, 04
feet 40 1 4 1.
The total number of feet is si>4
| and the total cost, $5094 82.
l’rot. Lucian rollansbce gave
one of his able lectures at the
opera house last Friday night and
to sa\ the least it was the finest
lecture that has been listened to by
our people for many years. IIis
subject was “Genius and Gumption1'
and Mr. Follansbee handled it in a
forcible and eloquent manner. He
drew tnanv illustrations that were
instructive and morally elevating.
Such lectures are worthy of the
patronage of all our citizens and
should he encouraged and patron
ized everywhere. The house was
well filled and everyone expressed
groat delight for the opportunity
given them to listen to such an able
speaker. The lecture was the third
of a scries of five entertainments
arranged for by the M. E. church
with the .Midland Lyceum Bureau
of Dea Moines, Iowa. In about a
month the fourth of these series of
i ntertainments will be presented liy
the Midland Concert Company and
we are assured that they are one' of
the best that will come here this
season. All who enjoy a first class
musical entertainment should not
fail t*> come out and here them.
The date will be announced hi
gi>od time.
r. and Mrs. .1. I. Depew and j
t daughters, Mable and Florence,
s tried last Monday for it month's |
\ sb at 'li- Depew's old home, |
j Vuhiirii, Indiana. Xo man in town
n at tended eh*si‘r to business and
n one here deserves to have a few
hi ks rest from the cares of busi
ness life than Vr. Depew. He came
to Sherman county in 1887. On
the 28th d:tv "I February of that
year lie left his .d ! home in Indiana
and started we t. lie ramr dii> mlv
to Loup t’ity and landed here threi
days later. It was not a very
pleasant time of year that he set
foot on Nebraska soil, but he re
solved to stay and face the Nebras
ka bliy./.:ifds that were at that time
frequent visitors and at once set to
work to establish himself as it use
ful citizen and as soon .as possible
opoji up a business for himself, lie
tirst went to work on a farm and
llum engaged in whatever he could
find to do. Later he entered the
blacksmith shop of .1. S. 1’edler as
an apprentice, but soon acquired a
knowledge of the business to such
an extent that lie was able to com
mand good wages. He final y
bought the plant and lias enjoyed
an ever increasing business. The
purchase was made in the spring of
18f)() and since that time Ins busi
ness lias so increased that he has
materially improved his plant. In
lool he erected a fine brick black
smith shop 20x80 which is the finest
building of the kind tins side of the
l’la’te i i\. r. It is equipped with
an the modern machinery, which is
run by a four horse power gasoline
engine.
dr. Depew is one of the leading
business men of the town and holds
several positions of honor and
trust. For several years he was a
member of the Hoard of Education
and for the last six years he has
been, and is now an active member
of the Village Hoard. It has been
ten years since Mr. Depew visited
Ins parents and the Xoktiiwkstkrn
wishes him and bis family a most
pleasant visit and a safe return.
COURT IN SESSION.
Duesterhoft On Trial.
District court for Sherman coun
tv was called t<> order Iasi Monday
at 1 ::>0 p. m. with Judge Gutterson
on the bench. Several minor eases
were considered ami disposed of
ami the docket gone over during
Monday afternoon and evening and
cases set for trial.
On Tuesday morning the work of
impaneling a jury in tin* Duester
hoft murder ease was begun, but it
was 1 1 :0O a. in. Wednesday before
a jury was secured and the examina
tion of witnesses began. Tuesday
afternoon the regular list of jury
men was exhausted and the town
was scoured for tailsmen. When
night came on there were but nine
qualified jurymen found and the
sheriff was ordered to go into the
country and summons others to
appear forthwith. As a result
a jury was soon obtained and the
ease proceed to trial its above stat
ed. The following is a list of the
jury who have been impaneled to
bring in a verdict:
John Zoehal, John Dickerson,
Fred Borck, Sylvester France,
Frank Bom/.ynski, Wallace Peters,
It. 11. Gibson, Gus Lorentz, Benson
Parkhurst, Albert Snyder, 11 W.
Brodock, Vincent Bogacz.
Karl Duesterhoft is charged with
having, on or about August 21st of
the present year, heat and bruised
Ins wife, Lena Duesterhoft, with
murderous intent, and because of
such treatment she came to her
death Her body was found in
a draw or ravine about a half mile
from the Duesterhoft home by a
searching party some two or three
days later It was in a terrible
stale ot decomposition. The facts
which developed at the inquest
seemed to warrant the arrest of the
husband and a warrant was sworn
out by county attorney .1 S. Pedler
and placed in the hands of Sheriff
Edward Snyder to serve. He was
arrested, had a preliminary hearing
in Judge Angler's court and bound
over to t.i- district court for trial.
-Vs we g > t > press witnesses for
the slat" is being examined and the
case \:i 11 not likely go to the jury
bolero Saturday. County Attorn
ey .1. S Pedler ami II M Math
ew are counsel for the state and
A. Wall and Hold 1'. Starr are
attorneys for defendant.
I p to date there ha* been 18 wit
ness summoned by the state and
1 8 for the defense.
The regurlar jurors in attendance
to court are: Frank Bonczinski,
J. W. Zimmerman, L. N. Smith,
Eugene Hickman, John Beck, Ferd
inand Schroll, Fritz Bickel, Joseph
Eckel, Stewart MeFadden, Sylvester
Krance, Fred Burk, George Herrin,
Edwin Manchester, Wallas Peters,
Frank Kascblon, sr., Geo. Knzak,
John Dickerson, John Otlewski,
Will Peterson and Wright Reynolds.
The following is a list of tailsmen
; summoned to complete the pannel
; in the Duestertioft case. Herman
Peddieord, R. H. Gibson, Wm. Bow
man, Frank Dietz, Chas. D. Hill,
Wm, Newrnann, Henry Wilson, A.
I, Gilbert, James Bennett, Gus.
Lorentz, Carsten Truelsen, Carl An
derson, Will Zimmerman, Wm Rowe
W. S Waite. Chas. Johnson, John
Ohlson, B W. Parkhnrst, Albert
Snyder, Clark Alleman, H. W. Bro
dock, N. Dsddow, W. A. Arthur,
Geo. Broca, L G. Gross, Vincent
Bogaez, W. 8. Salyard, John Bie
mond, and Will Dunker.
MET ON THE ICE,
Serious Accident Happens.
While a number <»f young people
were out skating last Sunday a verv
unexpected and quite serious acci
dent occured when Arthur Inks and
Joe Cording came together like two
freight engines. To say that a
total wreck of both heavy weights
was the result would be puting it as
it occured. It seems Inks, Cording,
John O’Bryan and Charley Bennett
were cutting a Ggare 8 on the ice
; when at a high rate ot speed the
I
two meet on the crossing. Inks
had two from teeth knocked out,and
Cording had his upper lip badly cut
arid was thrown violently ou the ice.
IIis head struck with such force as
o render him unconscious for a
while ami it was feared that bis
injuries might prove fatal, hut after
a time he regained consciousness
and we are glad to say that he has
ijuiie recovered and is able to be
mi duty at Chase’s drug store.