Liaaal Qaws.
(Hd papers for sale here.
Mince meat in bulk at Heynolds.
Attend The Midland Concert Co.
Tom Lay was up from Rockville
Tuesday.
11. B. VanDecar of St. Paul Sun
dayed here.
We keep legal blanks of all kinds.
Call and see us.
l>r. Vallier, Oteopath, St. Haul, A'eb
Send lor Literature. bllf
J. T. llale lost a fine young jack
last Thursday night.
Will Zimmerman Sundayed in
Litchfield last Sunday.
B. T. Snyder has built a new
fence back of his feed stable.
R. P. Starr made a trip to Arca
dia Tuesday on a replevin case.
A light rain fell here last Satur
day, which soon turned into sleet.
Bring your live poultry to the Model
We pay the Highest Cash 1 .Ice.
tf Bayne & Jones.
For Sale.—A second hand 4 hole corn
sheler and eight horse power. See T.
M. Kee l.
J. C. Beaver of St. Paul was look
ing after the telephone lines here
last week.
E. Holcombe is building a barn
on W. R. Mellor’s residence proper
ty this week.
A line of 150 cloaks lor ladies at
Johnson Loreiitz & Co. All new goods
and latest styles.
For pictures of your pale, that ure
stsictly up-to-date, go to Draper,
down at Ashton.
A new invoice of ladies shoes just
received at Swanson's - by 4 shoe store.
They are a line lot.
Stylish dressmaking done by
Miss Mabel Owen. Rooms at Mr.
Patton’s. 9-2
Mrs. Charles Rowe, who has been
visiting her sisters at Hastings, re
turned home last Thursday noon.
Just take a look at the prices iu
A. E. Chase’s new ad and then if
you need anything in his line, try
him.
Mrs. C. U. Outhouse returned
home last Saturday after about six
week treatment at the. Grand Is
laud hospital.
Philo Snyder who has been build
ing (f. S. Leini Mger’s residence,
started for his home in Minnesota,
Monday morning
Salesmen wanted to look after ourin
terest in Sherman and adjacent coun
ties. Salary or commission. Address
Lincoln Oil Co.. Cleveland, O.
The Northwestern wants agood
correspondent from every township
in the county. Who will be first to
respond?
Mens’ and boys’ overcoats, a large
variety of styles and sizes at .Johnson
Lorentz & Co. Prices right. You
should call and see them.
For Sale or Trade.—Soutlnvick hay
press, nearly new. Favorable terms; sat
isfaction guaranteed. Want to buy baled
hay. M. II. Reed, Blue Springs, Neb.
For Sale. — A fine thoroughbred
Imported Cleveland Bay stallion or
will trade for cattle or horses.
R. A. Wilson, Loup City, Neb.
Wanted, men who can furnish
team and wagon to sell Hr. Master,s
remedies to farmers Paying busi
ness. State territory wanted and
send references. National Medical
Co., Sheldon, Iowa.
Draper, the well known and popu
lar traveling photographer, is at Ash
ton with his photo car. So if you
wish a good photo, you now know
what to do. He will only be in Ash
to a few weeks.
Public notice is hereby given that
a meeting of all persons interested
in school land leases will be held at
the court house in Loup City on
Monday, the 35th day of January,
* 1904, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon
Dated Jan. 12, 1904.
By Order ot Committee.
Drs. Davis & Farnsworth, of Grand
Island, Nebraska are prepared to make
X ray examinations and use the X ray
in the treatment of cancers and tumors.
They are experienced In use of this
tnethot.and have recently added to
their equipment of one of the strongest
and finest X ray cod mad). It is used
in examination of « 1 important, cases
and is a great aid in locating disease
that can be discovered in no other way.
j J. \V Gill drove o\er from Liteh
: Held ruesday.
W. F. Mason left for Indiana
Monday on business.
The Midland Concert Co., Janu
ary Kith at the opera house.
E A. Draper, the new haniess
maker has an ad in this issue.
Dell Draper has plastered G. S.
Leininger’s residence this week.
N. G. Lero\ cf St. Paul was look
ing afrer insurance matters here last
week.
Fred L. Drake of Omaha was in
the city, Monday, adjusting type
write! s.
Have you noticed that Robbing
the barber, has a card in these
columns?
J. H Giet/.en of Columbus, was
in the dity Tuesday looking after
his business interests.
Mrs. Kd Angier and son of Web
ster township, visited at Dr. Main’s
in this city Monday.
Four of the Wiggle creek young
folks attended Methodist services in
this city Sunday evening.
Miss Ivy Henry submitted to the
painful operation of having a half
dozen teeth pulled Monday. Dr.
Allen did the work.
Notice Johnson, Lorent/. Co’s
clearing sale in this issue. They
are giving prices way down to make
room for the m-w goods coming.
Mis. G. II. Gibson and daughter,
Mamie, visited Mrs. Geo. Lee in
Webster township Tuesday. Mrs.
Lee has been quite sick the past
week.
C. .1 Tracy received a letter from
his father at Gent, NY, stating he
was in usual health and that the
mercury was 30 and 40 degrees be
low zero.
E. Holcombe put a priming coat
of paint «n the <4. S. Leininger resi
dence last week. Win. llettenmayer
helped him with the work.
Miss Mable Owen of Dannebrog,
lias moved into the front room of
Gene Patton’s home and has entered
her name on the list of Loup City’s
dressmakers.
William Spencer of Elm town
ship, called at this office Saturday
after some back numbers of The
North western in which he wish
ed to look up an advertisement.
Lawyer Mathew’s family is visit
ing at Arcadia this week, leaving
the head of that estimable house
hold with that forlorn, hopeless ex
pression so usual on such occasions.
W. T. Owen has been confined to
his bed the past week with a serious
case of catarrhal hemorrhage. lie
is somewhat bet'er, we are glad to
ay, although still quite weak
Our popular dentist, Dr. Allen,
went to Lichfield. Wednesday, at
which point he will do dental work
one day out of each fortnight. He
is an up-to-date young man in his
chosen profession.
Judge Wall was called to St.
Paul the first of the week as coun
sel in a very important will ease.
The judge stands in the lead among
the best legal minds of the state
and is so recognized everwhere.
E. S. Hayhurst and John Solms
have purchased the hardware stock
of W. D. Hover & Co. This will
give Mr. Hover a great deal more
room for his furniture and under
taking goods and he will he able to
carry a much larger and better
stock.
E. E. Kcster, deputy state consul,
M. \VT. A. gave a lecture in Ihlger’s
opera house last Friday evening
in the interest of woodcraft. A
good crowd was out and seemed
pleasd with the lecture. A social
dance was given.
The I>. of II. lodge installed the
newly elected officers last Thursday
evening After installation exer
cises, supper was served and a good
social time followed. We hear the
installing officers did some very fine
work and were highly complimented
therefor.
The will be a meeting of tin1
Nation Guards at Society hall,
[next Wednesday evening, .Ian. 20th,
The M. W. A. installed offeers
for the coining year last Tuesday
I night.
\V. A. Rogers of Ravenna was
I doing business in this city last Sat
[ urday.
! The law card of Judge Wall has
j been added to our professional col
umns this week.
Joe Gunnarsou returned from a
two weeks' trip with the home folks
at Aurora, last Saturday.
J. I’. Taylor and wife of Ashton
visile 1 Sunday at the home of their
son, K. G. Taylor, in this city.
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Riser has been quite siek with lung
fever, but is improving at present.
We have been informed that J.
15. O’Bryan has purchased the l’yke
houses and lots for a consideration
Of #2,000.
Miss Aufrceht of Washington
township, has been in the city the
past week having some dental work
done by Dr. Allen.
You were pleased with The Mad
rigals, you will be delighted with
the Midland. At 1 Mger s opera
house, January Pith. Remember
the date.
W. G. Odendahl started on a
business trip to Omaha last Monday
morning D. D. Grow, jr, has
charge of the store during his ab
sence.
E. J. Pugsley, who went to Ma
rysville, Mo., Dec 25, to attend hi*
brother’s wedding, re'urned to his
home in Webster township on Mon
day of last week.
Mrs. W. J. McLaughlin and
daughter, Alice, who have been vis
iting in Hamilton county during the
hold ays, returned to their home in
tliis city Saturday.
Jay Casady received word last
Friday that his brother at Fairfield
had died from a stroke of paralysis.
He immediately left for that city to
attend the funeral.
John Zink and Will Betts of Aus
tin were pleasant callers last Satur
day after sample copies of Thk
Northwestern under the new
management. Let others do like
w isc.
S. N. Sweetland, II. Eisner, Mrs.
Carl Anderson, sr., GrandmJ Hun
ter, Mrs S. D. Hulbert and Post
master Owen are all on the sick list
this week.
We met our old friend, John Jens
on the street Wednesday and he in- j
formed ns that he intended to start
for his homo at Grand Junction,
Colo., next week, Wednesday.
Miss Whitman of Rockville, who
has been visiting her parents near
Arcadia, passed through this city
on ner return to her school. She
called at this ottiee and left an or
der for some printing.
Dr. C. J. Odendahl i? taking ad
vantage of the fine weather and
every few days gets up town, lie
is looking much better and is great
ly Improved in health. Ilis many
friends are pleased to see him out
again.
Wesley McCombs has traded a
farm in Buffalo county, near Prairie
Center, for the Thomas Inks resi
dence property in this city. Wes
now owns the Round Front barn
and a good residence and will soon
be a citizen of this village.
We are lnlormed by some ot the
voung folks that skating has never
been better than it was the latter
part of last week. A large number
were out almost every evening and
they say that both the river and
the creek were in fine shape.
F itz Kornrumpf and son-in-law
James Gaston asked for "and was
granted, for a few minutes aud
ience at Odd Fellows Lodge last
Saturday night. They came to of
fer their thanks to the lodge for
kindness sho wn them during the
funeral of the wife of .Mr. Gaston.
John Maiefski, Lewis Ilansen,
John Solms, Hen Nelson, N. H.
Thompson, Joseph Damboski, W.
H. Morgan, Lewis Pearson, Lewis
Wolf, Herman Johansen, John and
Henry Ohlsen, Wm. Young, C. F.
Detlefts, Mrs. J. A. Gi ben and
Enroll Schumann have called and
paid ticir subscription to this paper.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(BY MISS ELLA FOSTER l
Marvin Lee was a high school
visitor last Thursday.
The tenth grade had a review in
latin Monday.
The sixth grade has new liislor
lies.arithmetics, and language hooks
while ttie fifth grade has new readers
Miss Mary Gibson was absent
from the (5th grade last week on
account of sickness,
.John Kojeweski is a new member
of the sixth grade.
The class in English began a study
on “The Show Image' by Nathaniel
Hawthorne last week.
Miss Sarah Lofholm visited (he
high school last Friday afternoon.
Mental Arithmetic has been taken
up in place of spelling in the high
school since the holidays. They
are now studying percentage.
The new agriculture hooks for the
grammar room arrived last weeK
and are now in good use.
Miss Lela Gee is a new member
of the eighth grade.
Florence Wall is an absent mem
ber of the eight giade.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Following are the names of those neither
tardy nor absent during the last month:
HIGH 8CHOOL.
John Hell. Emma Outhouse
Zoo Nightingale, Frances Sweetland,
Bertha Mead Ray Kearns
Clarance Sweetland, Leslie Sweetland
Ella Foster. Meroe Outhouse.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
Oscar Bechlhold, Rose Kilpatrick.
Archie Kearns. Toney Erazfm,
Rose Mullek. Floyd Gibson,
Emma Rowe, Mamie Truelsen,
Dora Truelsen. Willie Benschoter,
Clifford Rein. Roy Keith,
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Florence Criss. Winnie Outhouse,
Majorte Mead. Waiter Amiek,
Johnnie Burrowes, Clifton Grow,
Arthur Rowe, Chris Peterson.
SECOND PRIMARY.
Ronald Rowe, Roy Gibson.
Lucille Krazim. Mazy Draper,
Stephen Hulbert, Winnie Gasleyer,
Alvin Swanson, Roscoe Owens
Clarence Petersen, Archie Bradley,
Grace Tracy, Muble Daddow,
Chester Hizer. Irene Truelsen.
PRIMARY.
Blanche Fisher. Orena Ohlsen,
Lizzie Erazim, Lorena Snyder.
Eunise Chase, Rctta Gasteyer,
Fay Galloway, Alice Benschoter,
Edith Hollenbeck. Fay French
Opal Ver Valid, Alberta Outhouso,
Mary Gibson. Fern Rowe,
Lada Reed. Mary Hiser.
Emmit Zink. Frank Adamson.
Edward Draper, Charlie Gibson,
Atholbert Chase. Normie Norton,
Lelon Lofholm, Clyde Rettcnmayer,
Earl Snyder. Loren Moore
Jimmie Johansen. Johnnie Hollenback,
Harold Hiser, Amy Draper.
Joe Deiyster.
Miss Nettie Conger called at this
office Monday evening to pay her
subscription but was lucky enough
to find it paid one year in advance.
Alfred Baliman of Howard coun
ty, visited at the home of his father
in-law, Sam Daddow, a couple of
days last week and returned to his
home Monday.
The bonds of the newly elected
county officers were accepted at the
last sitting of the county and they
took their oath of office last Thurs
day instead of Tuesday as we stated
last week.
The L. of G. A. R. had a New
Years’ gift tree and snpper at their
hall Saturday. The tree was filled
with fine presents and an elegant
supper was served to those who at
tended. The members presented a
fine gold band ring to their presid
ing officer, Mrs. L. J. Holcombe.
W. A. Shull of Washington town
ship, who lias been a resident of
Sherman county for the past twelve
or fifteen years, starts for Marquand
Missouri, today, where he goes to
take possession of a farm that he
purchased last summer. Mr. Shull
is a good citizen and we hate to see
lum leave, but we wish him success
in his new venture. Tint North
wkstickn will go to him each week
to keep him posted on Sherman
county affairs.
Henning Claussen of Washington
township was a pleasant caller Mon
day. He was accompanied by his
cousin, John Clau-seu of Breda,
Iowa, who arrived here a few days
ago fora visit. Mr. Claussen called
to see about getting some job work
done by way of advertising his
Black l.mgshan chickens of which
he has a handsome and profitable
Hock. Mr. Claussen is putting a
foundation under his farm resideno
and will commence an addition to
the house soon.
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iV2 Mittens 75 c „ WM
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6 bars fairy soap 25 c
7 “ silver leaf soap 26 c
15 “ “ “ “ 60 c
31 “ “ “ « 1.00
4 cans Eagle lye 26 c
1 gal Maple syrup $ 1.15
* “ “ “ .65 j|j
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3 cans string beans .26
3 “ 3 lb pumpkin .25 ||
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CteteaMCMrcl Work.
Presiding Elder W. P. Crane of
Kearney occupied the M. E. pulpit
in this city Sunday morning. His
subject was “The Personal Presence
of desus Christ,” the text being the
last three verses of Mathew. The
sermon was a very able and convinc
ing one and was enjoyed by a large
congregation.
Communion services were held at
the M. E. church last Sunday morn
ing.
Supt. Tracy graded the M. E. Sun
day school Sunday as follows: The
primary department in three classes,
which contain the children up to
the age of eight years. The rest of
the school is divided into nine class
es, which have a two years’ course
each. It is the plan to give diplo
mas to the scholars who can pass the
required examination at the expira
tion of their term in each class This
gives the school twelve classes, and
all of them are pretty good sire
The building committee will have to
begin operations pretty soon.
Presiding Elder Crane held com
munion services and preached at
W iggle creek. Sunday afternooL.
No services were held at the Ger
man Evangelical church, Sunday, but
the usual services will will be held
there next Sunday.
Supt. Tracy of the M. E. Sunday
school has promised the class that
has the best average attendance for
the month of January a treat.
Tbe subject for tbe League lesson
Sunday evening is “My place in tbe
war against intemperance.” This
meeting is to be lead by Mr. It. H.
Gibson and will begin at 0:30 p. m.
You are cordially inuited to attend.
Miss Ella Connor is a new teacher
ut the M. E. Sunday school.
The Epworth League Bible study
class met at tbe M. E. parsonage on
Tuesday evening of this week and
perfected an organization. The first
\ ear’s lessons of the course are taken
trom the life of Christ and the study
will commence immediately.
At a meeting of the members of
the M. £. chnrch, Sunday evening
after services, it was decided to hold
aseiiesof revival services io this
oity, anu Jiev. Madely was author
ized to procure such help as needed.
The date was not fixed, but will be
announced later.
Rev. Miulely preached one of. the
best sermons, Sunday evening last,
the write has listened to in a long
time. His subject was *‘The Divine
Warning," and the text was found
in Ezekiel 33-11,
The Loup City Adventist Sabbath
school will be held at their place of
worship at 2 p. m. every 8abbath,
with Bible reading or young people’s
meeting following. All are invited
to attend and learn the way of the
Lord with as.
Contrary to expectation!, Sunday
morning dawned bright and fair and
although cold it proved to be a pleas
ant day and the attendance at the
Baptist church was good, and we
were treated to a very interesting
and instructive sermon delivered by
the pastor of the church.
There was a good attendance at
the Sunday school and a good and
instructive lesson, with a review of
the lesson by Bro Douglass, which
brought oat many of the hidden
points.
The B. Y. P. U. was led by Miss
Effle Moan aud the subject was well
bandied and we have no doubt but
what the truths taught will be as
good seed sown, and if backed by
the earnest work of tee measbers will
result in much good. Wa would like
to greater interest m&nifeated «* tha
young people's choir and a greater
zeal among all the members of the
society to encourage a larger attend
ance at these services.
At tbe evening Bervlce, at the Bap
tist chureb, Pastor Ken oeday spoke
on the parable of “The Unjnst Stew
ard in Bucb a manner as to shed light
on hidden points, making plain some
of the facts bard to undersfsnd in
this wonderful talk t>f Christ. All
are invited to these services.
The members of the Baptist choir
have received the new anthem books
subscribed for some time ago and
are greatly pleased with them. If
you wish to listen to some good mu
sic, attend the services at tbe Bap
tist church.
Edith Angier leads the services of
tbe B. Y. P. U. at the Baptist chnrch
next Sunday evening, subject, “What
ran I do to overcome temptation,
All invited.
