VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY JANUARY I. 1001 NUMBER 7
WEDDINGS.
Albert S. Miller and Abby II.
(ioff were solemnized m holy mat
rimony by Rev. A. L. Zimmerman
at home of the bride’s parents, Dec.
24, 1903. Miss Abby II. (ioff is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Goff. The bride is well known
in this county and is one of Litch
field’s estimable young ladies. Mr.
A. S. Miller came to Litchfield
almost three years ago and for a
time clerked for Mr. Lang. lie
then attended the Biasness college
at Grand Island. On his return
again he clerked for Mr. Lang but
recently entered into a co-partner
ship with Harry Goff in the mer
cantile buisness and also purchased
Banker Terhunes residence proper
ty where he and his bride will go
to housekeeping March 1st.
Dec. 24 will be a memorable
evening to the Dr. and his family as
all of his children were present.
The presents to the newly married
couple were numerous an valuable
and as it was Christmas Eve there
were many presents exchanged by
all present.
Wt* take pleasure in announcing the i
marriage of Mr. Charles F. Schoe
ning to Miss Elsie Knox, on Christ
mas day, December 25, 1903. The
marriage took place at the county
judges office in Loup City at J p.
m., and the contracting parties j
returned to the home of the bride's
parents where a crowd of friends
and relatives awaited their return
i
and a sumptions dinner was served
Mr. Schoening is an old resident, is
well known as i young man ot
industry and enterprise, lie lias
lived in Sherman county with
his parents for many years and has
been the main hand on the farm.
The bride is an accomplished lady,
with many friends, who with us, ex
tend best wishes. The ceremony
was performed by Judge Angier.
The marriage of Mr. Henry Bade
to Miss Verna Rentfrow took
place at the home of the brides
parents last Friday, December 25,
1903, Geo. VV. Hunter officiating.
Miss Rentfrow is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Rentfrow, liv
ing near Austin. She was raised
in Sherman county and for several
years attended the Loup City
schools. The groom is an indus
trious young man who has resided
near Austin for some time. They
start out in life with the best
wishes of all.
Wilhelm Behrens and LenaLuebs
both of Sherman county were, by
Judge Ainger united in marriage
in Loup City, December 25, 1903.
They reside in Rockville township
where they will continue to make
their home. We wish them many
happy and prosperous new years.
Judge Angier reports the mar
riage of Fred Rasmussen to Miss
Anna Jensen. The ceremony took
place at Loup City, Friday, Dec
ember 25, Mr. Angier officiating.
The contracting parties are both of
Sherman county. The North w
ebn extends congratulations.
Mr. Gustave Axelsen and Miss
Clara Hooker, both of Sherman
county, were marriage at the St.
Elmo Hotel December :50th, 1004,
Judge Angier offi iating.
Mr Everett Englemann and Miss
Agnes Patterson, of the west part
of the county were married Monday
Dec. 28th. 1004
'Twculd De Grand.
He—If I etole r in would it be
petit larceny? Slw - I think it would
be grand.—Smart Set.
Dog Specials.
Berlin (Germany) local trains now
have special compartments for “pas
sengers with dogs.”
CHRISTMAS CHIMES
The Christmas exercises at the
German Evangelical church were
quite largely attended and a splen
did program was well rendered.
We have heard very favorable com
ment on the singing by the choir.
The little folks did well. A Christ
inas tree was beautifully decorated
and many were the presents distrib
uted.
From reports, there must have been a
merry Christmas at 0. M. Snyder’s
farm residence in Clay township. We
learn that K. A. Emery and family
took Christmas dinner at the Snyder
residence, while in the afternoon and
evening the young folks went to the
large reservoir and had a good time
skating. Again on Tuesday night a
crowd of about sixty young people
gave the Snyder boys, Gordon and Rus
sell. a surprise by visiting their home
and from there to the reservoir for
skating.
Wednesday, Dec. ii:i, the school
m District No. 10 gave a Christmas
party. About 1 o’clock, 40 people
had arrived with their lunch bas
kets. Two long tables, one on each
side of the school room, were loaded
with good tilings. The menu con
sisted of bread, coffee, potatoes,
beans, salads, meat, chicken, pickles,
pics of all kinds, tarts, cookies, etc.
After dinner the pupils gave a pro
gram of songs and recitations. Santa
appeared and delighted the children.
Presents were then distributed fol
lowed by a plea amt social time. The
peoyle of the district always do
things right. Their cozy school
room is a great credit to them.
Owing to the fact that tiie church
was too small to accommodate the
erowd that was e. oected, the M. K.
Sunday school held their Christmas
exercises at Pilger's opera house.
Their expectations were fully real
ized because early in the evening
the sign of “Standing Room Only.”
was out. The hall was tastefully
decorated with the national colors,
tissue paper and Christmas em
blems. A beautiful star ami bell
hung over the stage which was fes
tooned with ropes of the tissue
paper. The program was indeed
well rendered and received. There
is one number of which we wish to
speak especially and that is the song
by four “little” boys, Messrs. W.
R. Mellor, L. N. Smith, C. (4.
Hover and Albert Johnson. A
treat of barber pole candy was given
to all who attended and the Sunday
school scholars each received a
sack of candy and nuts besides.
Santa Claus was there in his glory
with a tine lot of presents which he
distributed among the delighted
young folks and the much pleased
older people The whole entertain
ment was a grand success and all
who attended went home well satis
fied.
The Christmas entertainment giv
en at the Baptist church on Christ
mas'day was well attended and all
seemed to enjoy themselves. There
were not so many presents to be
given, outside ot those given to
the members of the Sunday school
and as a treat to all present, for the
reason that the majority of those
having presents to give chose to do
so on Christmas Eve, and for the
further reason that there was a mis
understanding in regard to bring
ing presents on Christmas night.
The church was beautifully deco
rated and much credit is due to
those having this matter m charge.
A large fireplace had been con
structed between the two chimneys
at the west end of the church and a
chimney was built from this to the
j ceiling large enough for Santa Claus
to come down with his sack of pres
; cuts. Santa's sack was so large and
his v.liiskers so long that in coining
down the sack was torn open,
the apples rolled out on the
hearth and his whiskers were partly
torn from his face, much to the de
light of the voung people, as he
j made a grotesque figure, with his
heard almost trailing the floor. The
' program provided was well carried
j nut, the little ones doing themselves
j much credit.
STILL IN LEAD.
Our exchanges over the country
are commenting on the wonderful
production of the Loup City hen.
We are pleased to reproduce these
articles and to further state that
Loup City has indeed the hen or
hens which in the great Australian
hen-laying contest have thus far
taken the championship of the
world. About six months ago, Mrs.
Hansel shipped to the Petulerna In
cubator company in California seven
birds of the Hose Comb Ilrown Leg
horn variety. These birds were by
this company sent to Australia to
be entered in the contest, and re
cent advices are to the effect that in
the first six months the Loup City
hen was handsomely in the lead and
would undoubtedly remain so. Mrs.
Hansel has devoted her time and
attention for some years past to the
care of her flock which at times is
very large. She has recently sold
..i i • * _„ i: r
■ ' » l III* O I I I | F I I 1 I III.’ LI,' | > I l t l I l III 'III
ferent parts of the state, and we are
pleased to note that in every ease
she lias been highly complimented
on having the best fowls on the
market. A large lienery has bee n
erected this year on the Hansel
farm a half mile north of town and
many needed improvements have
been made. The following is taken
from our exchanges:
.Mrs. A II. Hansel's Rose Comb
Rrown Leghorns are making a re
markable record in the Australian
egg contest. They took the lead
the first month and are still at the j
head of the list of seventy pens,
having been at the top all the
time. The secretary of the eonte t
in Sydney X. S \Y., says they are
looking better than ever and are
sure to win. Nebraskans should
feel proud of the record being made
by Mrs. Hansel’s hens in far-of
Australia as they are in competi
tion with the best layers in the world
Since Augest first she has made five
consignments of birds to Australia
and expects to ship another lot this
month. One pen of seven birds
netted her $147.—Ansley Nebras
kan.
The North Loup Loyalist is author
ity for the statement that a Loup
City resident is the proud possessor
of the champion egg manufacturer
ol the country. In a recent contest
the Loup City hen succeeded in
putting all the other contestants to
shame carrying of the championship
with apparently no exertion what
ever. In ordinary times this feat
would be no great thing to boast of
but with eggs selling at thirty cents
per, do/. Loup City will gain more
notoriety out of the incident than
had a gold mine been discovered in
the immediate vicinity.—Ord Quiz.
There lias neeu an unusual large
Dumber of train wrecks during the
I last few months aud in almost every
; instance great loss to property ano
life has resulted. A recent dis
patch tells the result of an awful ae
| cident which occurred on the Pore
Marquette railroad when two pass
eager trains collided. Twenty-two
lives were lost. It is said to be
the most di-msterous wreck in the
history of that road and is due to
the wind which extinquished the
red siirnul (Milt iti the order hoard
at Med .lords, Mich., station.
Animal Prices.
The lion Is worth to the animal deal
er $1 '00; the lioness, $500; the leop
ard, $800; the panther, $250; bears,
$50 to J500; an elk, $200; the camel,
$200, and the elephant, $500.
Colonial Possessions.
The colonial possessions In tho
world number Ml. and r.ll of them are
tropical or subtropical in location, ex
cept Canada. Their population ag
gregates 485,000,000.
OFFICERS ELECT.
L. CFG. A. K.
Last Saturday afternoon the Lad
ies of the G. A. It. met in Society
hall and after transacting general
business named the following of
ficials for the coming year: All's. I
L. J. Holcombe, l’res.; Mrs. J. A
Converse, S. V.; Alls, ( lemma Con
ger, J. V.; Mrs. Isabelle French,
Chap.; Mrs. L. Bechtliold, sr., Con.;
Airs. Val. McDonald, Guard; Nettie
('onger, Treas.
R. A. M.
Joppa Chapter No. 52, met in
their hall oil annual election
night and elected the following
named persons as their otlicers for
the c oming year of 1904: J. S.
Pedler, II. P.; It. L. Arthur, Iv.;
Carsten Truelsen, S.: C. W. Con
ti iser, (.'apt. of II.; J. AV. Landers
Prin. Sojourner; W. T. Chase, It.
A. C. and Treas.; L. Hansen See.;
W. 11. Morris, A. M. llennett and
Win. Itowe, M. of V.
K. 01 l\
Mavmioii Lodge No, 111, Iv. of 1’.
met, and elected officers as follows:
Aaron Wall, (A ( 11 S. Conger
\ R. .1. Nightingale, Prelate;
. N. Swcctlaml, K. of R. S : S. K.
Callaway, M. of E : I). I). Grow,
M. of P.; \V. K. Mel lor, M. of W.;
li. W. Pedler. M. at A.; \V. .1.
ek, .1. L.; Fred K. Odendalil,
O. .1.; J. W Long, J. S. Pedler,
i 1 W. <1. Odendalil Trustees.
li. II.
Matland Castle, No. 162, Royal
Highlanders have chosen the fol
lowing otliceis for the year 11*04: •
Loreiu/., T. P.; Mrs. O. F. Pet
erson, C. C.; Mrs. Geo. II. Gih.on,
W. K.;<). F. Peterson, See.; T. M.
Reed, Treas.; Will Zimmerman,
Censor.
L M I> A.
Lorp City Council. No. 14(1, L.
M L. A. elected officers as follows
who will occupy the several sta
tions of honor and trust for this
year. I >. C. Leach, W. G ; W. B.
Reynolds, V. S.; Mrs. James W.
Conger, Prophet; G. W. Hunter,
See, Mrs Cook, Organist; Mrs.
T. M. Reed and II. I). Hendrickson,
Trustees.
The Legion served a banbuet to
its members Wednesday evening
and about 60 of the members at
tended. Supper was served at both
the Model and Herman Jung’s res
taurant ami it is reported that a fine
time was had. A dance was also
held in Society hall and the young
folks tripped the light fantastic un
til the early hours.
UNITY CLUB
The members of the Fmty Club
have elected the following officers.
Miss Ella Long, Pres; Mr*. Starr,
V P.; Mrs Kate Main, Sec. and
Treasurer,
...
The town of Boehm twenty-two
miles southeast of here, in Howard
county ha* again had experience
with burglars who entered a gen
oral store on the night of Decem
ber 26 and made off with about
$500 worth of general merchandise, j
The stuff taken includes clothing,
-lies, boots, two fur overcoats,
jewelry, razors, revolvers, etc. The
Imrglera made good their escape
nd no clue as to their whereabouts
■ as \e’ been found. It is believed
• hat these a re the same fellows who
pera’e 1 at Pleasanton some ten
days ago. Blood hounds were sent
for and the authorities are at work
on the case.
- - ..
The state teachers’ association in
session at Lincoln proposed to do
iway w ith log-rolling, according to
public report. And then the lead
ers nursued the usual log-rolling
‘ # |
methods in vogue as of yore.
I
DIVIDE NEWS.
A. W. Throckmorton is wearing
a 2 by 0 smile these days, Uncle
Sam has recognized his claim for
a pens on.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jens of Grand
I unction Colo, are here visiting
their relatives and friends. They
with Mr. Stemfig and son of Grand
Island attended the Knox-Schoen
ing wedding Dec. 25.
Mr. I.. K. Sadler and family at
tended the Patterson Fugleman
wedding Monday December 2Sth.
Miss Emma Bell closed Inn school
in distiict No. 17, last Thursday for
i weeks vacation and is visiting her
parents in Loup City this week.
Fritz Bichcl and family spent
Christmas at the home of Mr. Gus.
Kasch
.Miss Hattie Throckmorton closed
i four months term of school in
listriet No. (i4, Thursday evening
December 24 with an entertainment
ind Christmas tree. Santa Claus
was there in his best clothes and in
iiis genial way remembered every
• lie School will be reopened the
first of March for three months
spring term.
Mrs. M E. Roberts svho has
been visiting m Ashland, Nebraska
uni vicinity the past fifteen months
lias returned home and is now
lisiting her sister Mrs. A. Throck
morton.
Before the tinkling hells of Old
Santa Claus sleigh had died away
we heard the merry jingle of wed
ding hells. This time it is the
marriage of our genial frieiyl Clias
F. Sehoening and Miss Elsie Knox
who were joined in 111>!y Wedlock
by Judge Angier in Loup City Dec.
25. Quite a few of the immediate
relatives and a very few special
friends assembled at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Knox to greet the
bride and groom on their arrival
and to partake of the sumpiitous
Christmas dinner. We wish Mr.
and Mrs Sehoening a long and
happy life. Below is the list of
presents:
Mr. and Mrs. John Sehoening bed
spread and table cloth. Mr. and
Mrs. John Jens, dresser. Mrs.
Ilanna Stark, Grand Junction Colo,
set silver knives and forks; Frank
Stark, glass set; Carl Stark, cups
and saucers; Emilie and Adalie
Stark's fruit and sauce dishes; Mr.
Mrs. Elmer Walker, easel. Lucy
Sehoening, salt and pepper shakers.
Mr. and Mrs. Stemtig of Grand
Island, set silver table spoons;
Mr. and Mrs. A W. Throekmoiton
and Ralph, parlor lamp. Miss
Hattie Throckmorton crumb, tray
and brush.
736 Dead.
Wednesday’s dispatches tell of
the most appalling accident ever in
the history of tbis country. A tire
in a Chicago opera house at a mati
nee created a panic, resulting in
death by lire and stampeding of the
people to the unparalleled number
of TJti. besides hundreds of others
more or less seriously injured. The
details are heartsickening and too
horrible to relate.
----
.Judge Uutterson closed his Judi
ical work as judge of the Twelfth
Judicial District yesterday just
before noon by adjourning court
siue die, It is with regret we see
Judge Outlerson work close as
judge. A more conscientious and
honorable judge never destributed
justice in the district. From a
tluancial view doubtless he will
make more clear money practicing
law than he would on the bench,
lie will resume the practice of law
in the city as soon »s his term ex
pireH.—Broken Bow Republican.
NATIONAL GUARDS
A meeting was held at Society
hall last Thursday evening and
was well attended by the young men
of tlie town. I'lie object of the
meeting was to organize a com
pany of national guards. All pres
ent took good interest. F. S. Rob
bins was elected chairman and G.
II. Gibson secretary of the meet
ing. The following commissioned
officers were then elected:
Arthur Inks, Captain; Simpson
Criss, First Lieutenant, A. T. Con
ger, Second Lcutenant.
hollowing arc those who enrolled
their names as members:
t'. A. Inks, Francis II. Peddicord,
Romeo Conger, II. B. O’Bryan, W. H.
Simpson I). Mulick, O. O. Howard,
Frank Wmkelman, E Rowe, Oscar
Swanson Fr d Houck, Arthur Conger.
Lewis Perkins, Wm Howman, A. S,
Main, Wm. Detiroff, F S, Robbins, C.
<!. Hoover. W. (’. Wharton, Ray Em
ery, .lames Emeiy, Aaron Cowling, A.
T. Conger and Fred Winkelman.
The little town of Loup City up
in Sherman county where several
good people from this county have
gone during the past year to make
their home are rejoicing over a
small-size 1 boom for their county
seat. A special to the Lincoln
Star has this to say:
“Nine new residences have been
built here during the past season,
three more are in process of erect
ion two of them made of brick.
Four more are expected to be built
before spring two of which are to
be brick. The intermediate and
grammar deparments of the city
high school are so crowded that
another room is talked of to take
part of the scholars from each of
these rooms. The efficiency of the
schools bus brought a large number
of scholars in troni the country
districts and this with the increase
in population is taxing the present
capacity of the school to the lirnet.
—Aurora Sun.
--.——— - - ♦ ♦ ♦
TOO MANY LITTLE BROTHERS.
Why Sister Regretted Her Part In the
T ransaction.
Archbishop Ireland, who is never
without a good story, tells one that be
holds to be one of the best lllustra*
tions of faith as well as of confidence
in individual supplication at the
throne of grace. The little six-year-old
daughter of one of his parishioners la
an exceedingly bright child, a little
too bright, as the bishop explained,
and she has been praying to have a
little brother sent to her. When her
prayer was answered she was delight
ed and her faith greatly augmented
thereby. But whon one day, less than
two years later, the gift was repeated,
she looked gravely apprehensive.
‘‘I don’t want two brothers,’’ she ex
plained, ‘‘and I am sure I prayed too
much. I hope God won’t answer every
prayer I made for a little brother by
sending one for each.’’
But the best evidence of the ro*
sponsibillty she felt In the matter waa
disclosed on a subsequent occasion,
when she heard her father and mother
discoursing to a dinner table full of
guests upon the merits and attractions
of these two little sons.
"Kes,” taunted this superior elder
sister of six years, “and you wouldn’t
have had either of them If It hadn’t
been for me.”—New York Times.
The Teachers Went Wading.
Some of the visiting teachers were
so impressed with the scenery at
Amesbury, where Whittier lived, that
they took oft their shoes and stock
ings and waded in the favorite brook
of the Quaker poet. Revere Beach ia
! better for that.—Boston Advertiser.
-—- i
Clay Pipes.
Five-sixths of the clay pipes so much
used by smokers are made at Moga
dore, O. The industry began twenty
five years ago on a smalt scale. Now
the plant is the largest in the world.
It is not an unusual thing for a boy to
make 16,000 in one day.
Bad Break.
“That fellow you advertise as a pro
fessor of physiognomy is a rank im
poster,” said the little man with the
scanty locks.
“What makes you think sot" asked
the museum manager.
“Because,” answered the kicker,
“he said my wife had a weak chla,’*
