Loup City Northwestern.
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VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 2». 1903 NUMBER 7
BOOM IN REAL ESTATE.
Lands Double In Value.
If the number of farms and the
value m figures, of the lands which
have changed hands in Sherman
county, in the past five years were .
placed before our readers, its mag-,
nitude would strike many ef you as
a revelation. We take the period
of five years, because, while it is a
fact that a great many more farms
have been sold in proportion during
the past two, still this movement in
Sherman county lands began fully
five years ago, and it is probably
safe for us to make the statement,
that more lands have changed
hands in Sherman county, in that
length of time, than any other
county in the state of Nebraska.
There is some cause for these con
ditions, we have arrived at the con
clusion that we have several firms
of real live, energetic real estate
dealers, and in part, this position
which our county has attained is in
no small degree due to their un
ceasing efforts. Very few of us
realize the benefits our comunity
has derived thereby: The farmer
who has wished to sell his land has
had the opportunity to do so, the
one who eletced to stay with his
land now has a farm worth fully
twice as much as it was five years
ago, and the new purchasers are
proving themselves to be desirable
citizens and neighbors, of whom
any community has just cause to
feel proud, and honored by their
presence. Our towns have, and are
enjoying a period of business pros
perity in sharp contrast to its past
stagnant condition, and the present
seems to us to hear more promise
for future business success than at
any time in the past.
Some of the representative large
sales have been the Monnette and
Talbot lands—2560 acres, for
$30,400 00 to Ifenry Kuhl, a stock
raiser from Iowa, who on March 1st
will bring his family to their future
home, six miles south of Loup City
and with him a tine herd of Short
Horns. The Raws-on-Paige-Pedler
tract of 600 acres and the Carsten
Truelsen farm of 020 acres for
$13000.00 and $2000.00 respectful
ly, to the Stenger Brothers, who
are to stock the Truelsen place next
spring, The Wollcott of 1720
acres near Hazard, and many small
er deals of 1000 acres and less,
might be mentioned but space for
Bids. We are glad to make note
of these facts, as it bespeaks a
prosperity in which all must par
ticipate.
GRANTED A FRANCHISE.
Village Board Befriends Enterprise.
Regular meeting of village board
of Loup City, Present: K. S. Hay
hurst, chairman; O. F. Peterson
and Henry Ohlsen,
Meeting called to order by E. S.
Hayhurst and meeting of July 16
read and approved.
On motion the following claims
were audited; allowed and warrants
drawn 01 their respective funds as
follows:
UENKRAI. FU XD.
James Depew, $ 60
W. J. Fisher 10 00
STREET FUND
II. W. Pedler
James Conger
II. W. Pedler
Keystone Lumber Co.
WATER FUND.
Keystone Lumber Co. $21 20
II. Jenner 38 85
Keystone Lumber Co. 17 20
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Ordinance No 61, granting the*
I Loup City Telephone Company a
j franchise w as passed and ordered
published and is recorded in Or
dinance Record No. 1, of Loup
City.
There being no further business
to be transacted board adjourned |
to Jan. 24, 1904.
W- J. Fisher,
Village Clerk.
i The above telephone service is a
branch of the Central Telephone
Company at Broken Bow and, as
we stated last week, it connects us
with all the principal towns and a
large area of farming country in
our sister counties to the north and
west. The line is completed to
Loup City and the station is to be
at the drug store of Odendahl
Bros.
MANSLAUGHTER THE VERDICT.
Sentenced For Five Years.
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of last week was consumed in
the trial of the Duesterhoft case.
The state was ably represented by
County Attorney J. S. Pedler and
Hon. II. M. Mathew and the de
fendant’s counsels, Hon. Aaron
Wall and Robt P. Starr made a
splendid effort in his defense. The
argument to the jury by Judge
Wall was eloquent and forcible.
'l'lie large array of witnesses for
the state wove a chain of circum
stantial evidence so closely around
the accused that it wras duite im
possible to convince the jury of his
innocence, yet it seemed clear that
while he was responsible for the
death of his wife, there was no
intention or premeditation on his
part to commit murder, and because
of these circumstances the jury
brought in a verdict of manslaught
er and recommended a light sen
tence The judge passed sentence
about 11 o’clock Saturday morn
ing, giving the prisoner five years
in the penitentiary at hard labor.
The jury went into the box about
8:00 o’clock in the evening and
brought in the verdict at 10:00.
Judge Gutterson paid the jury a
very high compliment, saying that
he believed the verdict was just
and in accordance with the law and
evidence. The jury in the case
was composed of the following
named citizens from different parts
of the county:
John Zochal, John Dickerson,
Fred Berck, Sylvester Kranee,
Frank Bonczynski, Wallaoe Peters,
R. II. Gibson, Gus Lorentz, Benson
Parkhurst, Albert Snyder, II W.
Brodock, Vincent Bogacz.
The verdict and sentence seems
to give general satisfaction.
Sheriff Snyder took his prisoner
to Lincoln Wednesday.
Quite a number of other eases
were disposed of and a few were
put over to the next term. Judge
Gutterson adjourned court sine
die Saturday at 12:00 m., and in
doing so stated that it was
quite likely that Judge Hostet
ler elect would hold r.is first term
of court in Sherman county some
time in January.
The costs in the Duesterhoft ease
amounts to a very large sum. The
following is a list of costs as esti
mated by the county clerk:
Court expenses,. $ •24'i !*8
Defendant’s counsel, Wall, 140 00
Defendant’s counsel, Starr, 140 00
Extra counsel state. Mathew 100 00
Cost of jury in case . 125 00
Board for jury. Ml oo
Bai.if in case,. 12 00
HI days board of prisoner,.. 1(10 00
'faking prisoner to Lincoln, 2 5 oo
Total. ? 1,000.oh
SHEEP INDUSTRY.
Business Thought To Bii Profitable.
A gent'eman by the name of
G. H. Gietzen, of Columbus, Neb
and who purchased the section of
land 4 miles southeast of town,
known as the Shumaker farm has
recently had a Hock of 2,200 head of
sheep shipped here from Wyoming
The sheep have been here over a
month and are said to be looking
fine. Mr. Gietzen lias purchased
several fields of corn south of town
and letting the sheep do the
husking. At present the sheep
are being kept at the farm of Win.
Criss or the Pilger farm. Mr.
Gietzen is a practical stock man and
seems to think this is a fine sheep
country. lie is also feeding four
ear loads of cattle at Central City.
NEWS FROM CLEORA.
Christmas Exercises at Church.
A number of the young folks
from Cleora attended the party giv
en at Mr. Sweetland’s Tuesday even
ing. A pleasant time was enjoyed
by all.
Mr. Frank Zwink returned from
Ashton Wednesday where lie has
been visiting his grand parents a
few days.
Mr. Allie Simmons purchased a
fine new top buggy of T. M. Reed
last Saturday.
Miss. Mabel Spohr returned
from York to spend the holidays
with her parents.
Mr. John Zimmerman and sister
Ieie, Mr. Richard Spohr and sister
Mable attended eliurch in town
Sunday evening.
School closes in the Zimmerman
district Thu rsday afternoon for a
weeks vacation.
Every one is invited to attend
the Christmas exercises, which pro
to he held Thursday evening at the
Cleora church.
Mr. Fred Zwink entered school
in the Zwink district Monday.
TROUBLE AT ASHTON.
More Than Fifty Shots Fired.
Ashton was the scene of much
trouble last Tuesday night and all
over the disputed right of posses
sion of a B. it M. freight car.
Robt. Watka was the man who is
credited with having created the
disturbance and is now under arrest
Sheriff Snyder at the county seat,
received a telephone message We d
nesday morning to go down to
Ashton, but as he had arranged to
go to Lincoln, deputy sheriff Brewer
was sent in his place. Mr. Watka
is a grain buyer at Ashton and had
ordered two cars to ship wheat, one
had been furnished, tilled and
shipped. But he needed another
and so, it is said, swiped one from
Mr Taylor, another grain buyer, and
proceeded to fill it in spite ot the
objections of the station agent and
Mr Taylor. The matter was re
ported to the superintendent, who
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ordered tlie section bosses from
Loup City, Ashton and Far well to
dump the wheal on the ground and
return the car to Mr. Taylor. Ac
cordingly section foreman, J. Synak
from Loup City and the others from
Ashton and Far well proceeded,
as per instructions, to unload said
car, when the trouble began. It
was now night and VVatka stood
guard over the car all night. It is
alleged that he got inside and began
shooting. Not wishing to put them
selves up as targets, the foremen
retired to the section house. Soon
several of Watka's sympathizers
armed themselves with diotguns
and other guns and kept up a con
tinual shooting until morning. It is
stated that about fifty shots were
fired, some taking effect in the If. &
M depot and some in the Taylor
elevator office. No one was hurt
but some arrests were made.
A. o. U. W. pEGOpD.
Eafly Pistory apd Growth.
•The Ancient order of the United
Workmen, organized in this city,
on the 17th. day of March 1884,
the local organization being known
as Loup City Lodge, No. 33. J.
Phil Jeager, one of our merchants
and whom nearly all our citizens
remember, was the leading spirit in
this the organization of the first
benitieiary lodge in Loup City, be
ing a member at that time, of a
Burlington Iowa, Lodge. At its
Organization, there were thirty
members enrolled on the charter, as
follows:-.!. Phil. Jaeger, W. II.
Lalk, James Landers, W. 11. Morris
M. II. Mead, James E. Blackman,
A. M Bennett, C. W. Conhiser,
W. T. Chase, A. E. Charlton, W.
Ii. Mel lor, M. I'. Ford, M. S. Ger
man, (1. II Gibson. W. T. Gibson,
J. C. Edmonson, James Geniev,
G. W. Hunter, M A. Hartley, C.
| J. Odendahl, J. F. Simpson, F.
Saltus, Aaron Wall, W. A.
Wilson, T. 1). Wilson, Geo. E.
Wilson, S. G. Wookey, O. lb
Willard, Peter Truelsen and John
Wall. Of the thirty enrolled there
still belongs to the lodge the fol
lowing: J. Phil Jaeger, James
Landers, W. II. Morris, (' W Con
luser, W. T. Gibson, G. II. Gibson
G. W. Ilunter, (' J Odendahl, T.
I). Wilson and S. G. Wookey. Just
one third of the original thirty are
left in 20 years, and of the other
two thirds, W. A. Wilson and J
C Edmonson died and their ben
eficiaries received the #2,000 prom
ised at their death, five of the other
J8 died but were not in good stand
ing at their death and the order
was not liable, and 13 are still liv
ing but have severed their con
I nection with the order. At present
there i> 23 living out of the 30,
after •_,o years. At this time 1 1 3
members is in the Loup City lodge,
car i mg an aggregate of $223,000,
insurance. The state has t lie
enormous membership of nearly 38
00 i and is second to but one other
kindred order in point of member
ship The old reliable A O U W.
i so recommends itself to the people
of our state that its growth is almost
phenomiiial. The increase last year
was 3,258 and in 1003 more than
double that number. Wo have at
this time, the second largest mem
bership of any state in the Union
Kansas alone outnumbering us and
on the first of this month their lead
had dwindled to 837, which we ex
peet to overcome before July first
next. We pay our loses promptly
without any quiblingif the brother
is in good standing One of the
losses in this lodge being paid in
exactly ten days ofter the death.
Our cost totals about 119.00 for
the year, local lodge dues and all,
and a good member will receive
benefits fraternally equal to that
amount every year. We mean by
a good member, one who attends
lodge meetings regularly Are you
insured? If not who is caryring
the risk, you or your wife and
babies? Call and get an applicat
ion and join the band right away
and be “ in it ” on St Patrick’s day
when we celebrate our 29th. anni
versary.
ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN CONE.
Henry Leininger Dead.
The sorrowful news of the death
of Mr. Henry Leininger was receiv
ed here Wednesday when a telegram
was received by his son George.
Since last August he has been af
fected with cancer and although
everything possible has been done
to alleviate his suffering and restore
health, it has been generally known
for several weeks past that the end
would soon come. He endured
great physical pain though his mind
was calm and peaceful to the last.
He was an exemplary man and in
his death we mourn the loss of a
valuable citizen, a kind hearted
Christian gentleman and a loving
husband and father.
Henry Leininger was born in
Starke county, Ohio, in 1836 and
died Wednesday, December 23,
1903 at the age of 0 7 years, 5
months and 19 days. When a boy
he moved with his parents to Mer
cer county, Ohio, where he lived
until 1889 when he came to Sher
man county and bought land in
Washington township where he has
since resided. He was just arrang
ing to retire from the farm and had
purchased a residence in this eity,
when his sickness became of a ser
ious nature and he was compelled
to go to a hospital for treatment.
He had been at the Methodist hos
pital in Omaha nearly a month
when a few days ago word was re
ceived of his fast failing condition
and his wife and son John, quickly
hurried to his bed side.
Mr. I ieininger was married to
Miss Margaret Moyer, in Mercer
county, Ohio, in October 1802 and
to this union was born six children,
John 1’., Mary 0. (Houser), Jacob
F., Geo. S., Margaret E., and Chas.
H , all living but the son, Jacob,
who died May 27, 1880 and is hur
ried at Arcadia, Nebraska.
The remains, accompanied by
Mrs. Leiningcr and her son John,
were brought home jesterday on
the 5:45 B. & M. train. They were
joined here by relatives and passed
through town to Arcadia where the
services will be held from the Con
gregational church today at 11:00
a m. He will be hurried in the
Arcadia cemetery beside his son and
where his brother Samuel who died
some two years ago, is hurried.
The bereaved family have the pro
found sympathy of all.
3BoysiNeopNFJEfcD
Large Sujn Earned.
By industriously tending a patch
of corn all last summer three Mis
souri boys earned not only the sum
of $4,154.52, but soon surticent dis
tinction to have the fruit of their
industry selected to be one of the
features of Missouri’s exhibit at the
World's Fair, and to cause the com
mission to place their photographs
in a place of honor in the Missouri
building.
The boys are John, George and
Joseph Christian, aged 18, 10 and
12 years respectfully. They are
the sons of G. A. Christian, and
their home is in Tarkio, Atchison
county. The work was all done in
the time intervening between May
1 and November 1, and the boys
are now in school and laying plans
for enjoying to the utmost the
world's fair next year.
The Christian boys accepted an
offer from Davis Rankin of Atch
ison county, Missouri, who is an
extensive cattle feeder. Mr. Ran
kin has :j0,000 acres of land in At
chison county, and each year he
raises corn on from 15,000 to 20,000
acres.
When the Christian boys applied
for a tract of land on which to
raise corn for Mr. Rankin he
promptly closed a deal whereby he
turned over a tract of good land,
540 acres in extent. He agreed to
pay them twelve cents a bushel for
every bushel of corn they would
raise on the land.
Then the boy? showed what
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kind of stuff they were made of,
Hitching six Missouri mules to the
lister they attacked the laud.
This machine plows harrows and
seeds all at one operation. They
worked like trojans and soon the
540 acres were all planted. Then
the boys had a breathing spell.
When the corn began to grow an
other task appeared lor them and
three times the growing corn had
to be cultivated.
Meanwhile the corn had grown
and ripened and when November
rolled around the crop was made
and the harvest was begun.
: up to this time the work of
making the crop had been done
altogether by the three boys with
an occasional bit of help from their
i father. Extra help was employed
in the harvest however, and when
the corn was gathered and meas
ured into Mr. Rankins great cribs
it was found that the boys had
grown 34,631 bushels of born. At
12 cents per bushel this netted the
handsome sum «f $4,154.52 and Mr:
Rankin gave them a check for that
amount.
The corn was of splended qual
ity. When the account of the feat
reached the Missouri World’s Fair
commissioners they determined to
honor the boys by a Worlds fair
exhibit. Some of the corn was ob
tained, and it will occupy a place of
honor in the Missouri agriculture
exhibit. — Daily Drovers Journal
Stockman.
MEFFY cffistmas.
Happy HEW YEAF.