Fine Railway Station.
Leipslc'a new railway station cost
130.000. 000 marks ($32,000,000). Of
this sum, Prussia and Saxony contrib
ute 53,000.000.
English Wages.
The average farm laborer's family
in England lives on $185 a year; the
average mechanic's family spends
$300.
Bake by Electricity.
A baker's over in France, which is
heated by electricity, is said to be a
success in every particular.
Co-operation in Italy.
In northern Italy there is a co
operative association for every 1,000
inhabitants. _
Cost of Firea.
The annual loss from the burning
of buildings in the United States Is
about $135,000,000, not including cost
of insurance and the appliances for
fire protection.
Bread and Rice.
Only one-third of the world's popula
tion use bread as a daily article of
food. Nearly one-half of the people
of the world subsist chiefly on rice.
Pittsburg Freight Tonnage.
Pittsburg originates the largest
freight tonnage of any city in the
world; more than New York. Chicago
and Philadelphia.
Texas Cattle Traffic.
In the number of cattle Texas
equals that of all the states east of
her and south of the Ohio and the
Potomac, while the value of her stock
exceeds theirs by more than $36,000,
000.
Wholesale Co-operation.
The English Co-operative Whole
sale society has 1,392,399 members,
and does an annual business of $89,
500.000. The similar Scottish society
does $29,500,000 of business.
Gym for Chinese Emperor.
A gymnasium for the Emperor of
China is to be built in the palace at
Pekin. His majesty is in poor health
on account of his sedentary life ant.
gymnastic exercises have been recom
mended to strengthen his muscles.
More Electric Than Gas Plants.
Gas is still the leading illumination
in Europe, but electricity has sur
passed it in the United States. There
are now four times as many central
electric light stations as there are
gas plants. ,
Rats as Human Food.
A successful rat show was held at
Cheltenham, England, recently. There
were sixty exhibits of black, gold,
gray, white, ple.bald and tan rats. They
are not yet part of the live stock of
the farm, but as dormiee were fatten
ed by the ancient Romans a British
farm journal thinks there is just a
chance that rats might be bred for
table use. *
Peculiar Text.
Little Elmer had accompanied his
father to church one morning, and the
minister discoursed from the text:
“Why halt ye between two opinions?"
Upon returning home his mother
asked if he remembered the text. “1
can't remember the exact words," re
plied Elmer, “but it was something
about a hawk between two pigeons.”
Profits in Pecan Raising.
Some of the finest pecans in tht
world are said to be raised in Florida
where the industry is becoming irnpor
tant. A long time—eleven years—h
required for a pecan grove to come to
maturity, so that It requires patience
to wait for the profits, but there art
records of single trees yielding a
much as $16 worth of nuts in a sin
gle season. In Jacksonville, twenty
six trees, lining an avenue, yielded 8
pounds of nuts that sold for $ti i
cash. And at the same time the tre
adorned the avenue and added greati
to Its attractiveness.
In Another Tangle.
“By Jove, old chap!" said Mr. Makm
brakes with enthusiasm, “your wifi
must have been a mighty handsoint
woman when she was young. Even in
all these years she hasn't changed si
much—though, of course, it couldn't
have been many years since she wa>
young and hand—but when you conn
to think how little it takes to mala
some people look old, you know, yoi
wonder how she manages to cone a
the ravages—that Isn't exactly wna
I mean, but she’s the youngest looki: i
woman for her—for her—have you go
a match? My cigar has gone out. ’—
Chicago Tribune.
Prof Jowett’s Sarcasm.
Dean Farra, when In charge of a
fashionable church in London, was
dining at Prof. Jowett’s, and toward
dessert took up the parable against
Dives. His voice rose higher and
higher, he spread silence aroud him,
and he was heard thundering out:
“What I complain of as a clergyman
is that I have to do what no layman
has to do, I have to beg and beg in
vain. Fashionable ladies come to my
church glittering with precious gems,
and yet they will not sacrifice one dia
mond from their grand tiaras in order
to save some erring sister from de
struction.’’ When he finished the
silence grew sultry. All the hearers
looked gloomily at their plates. Then
Jowett, who had been looking as
though he meant mischief, squeaked
out: “What I object to as a clergy
man Is that I have to exaggerate so!”
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ROAD NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern:—
The commissioner Appointed to view
a road commencing at the quarter stake
of the northeast corner of the north
west quarter of section eight (8), town
ship thirteen (13), north of range fifteen
(15), west of the 8th R M., and running
thence west to and intersecting with
road No. (>8, all in Sherman county
Nebraska, has reported in favor of the
establishment thereof, and all claims
for damage or objections thereto must
be fl ed in the office of the county clerk
of Sherman county, Neb., on or before
noon of the 29th day of April, l!H)4, or
such road will be established without
reference thereto.
Dated this 24th day of February, 1904.
Uko. H. Gibson,
County Clerk.
I.ast Pub. March 18.
Estimate of Expenses.
Estimate of expenses for Sherman
County, Nebraska, as adopted by the
County Hoard of Supervisors for 1904.
On Roads. *1.000
On Bridges. 4,000
On Books, Blanks and Stationery. 600
On Incidentals. 800
On Expense of Election. 1,000
On County Repairs. "00
On Office Rent and Salaries.5,000
On Court, including Attorney's
Fees.3,000
On Bounties on wild animals. 350
On Illegal taxes. 300
On County Printing. 4(H)
On Insanity case#. 700
On It. R. Bond and Bond int ... 3,000
On O. & It. V. Bond Skg. Fund.. 4,000
On Refunding Rond interest.3,500
On Funding and Ite-Funding— 1,500
On Rridge Born! Re-funding Bond
Sinking Fund.3,500
On Teachers Institute Fund. 25
On Bridge Bond Itfd. Bond int.. 2,000
(n witness wnereof I set my hand and
the seal of said county, this 22nd day of
March, 1904. Geo. H. Gibson,
(seal) County Clerk.
Last pub. April 15.
Rain Prophecy.
The best rain prophecy I know,
%ays a teacher of medicine, is nerve
irritability. If the boys are easily
provoked (myself also), there is likely
to be a shower.
Nome Gold.
The gold yield of the Nome region
lias hitherto come from the sea
beaches and from gulches and beaches
at most ten miles from water transpor
tation.
Laborers and Unions.
There are to-day 5,000,000 day la
borers in this country. One and one
fourth million belong to national
trades, union, another million to
trades unions not yet national in
their scope and the remainder com
prise the army of unorganized labor.
Minerals In Manchuria.
The mineral resources of Manchu
ria, as shown even by the surface
scratching that has been done, are
simply stupendous. As a wealth-giv
er it may send more to St. Peters
burg for the next half century than
India will to London.
SLIGHT CAUSES FOR WAR.
Bloodshed Often Begun With Very
Little Provocation.
At least it was no small matter that
brought Russia and Japan to hostili
ties. There was a good deal of truth
in the saying that England drifted
into the Crimean war without knowing
exactly why it did so. No less accur
ate was Lord Palmerston’s familiar
declaration concerning the Schleswig
Holstein troubles. Only three men in
Europe, he said, ever knew what those
war-making troubles were. Two of
the men died before the war broke out
and the third forgot what was the
point in dispute. A slighting refer
ence by Frederick the Great to Mme.
Pompadour was one of the exciting
causes of the seven years’ war. An
overturned glass of water was one ol
the contributing elements to another
The omission of a simple “etc.” was
the peg upon which an earlier one was
hung. The theft of a lady's pctticoa.
brought Moors and Spaniards to blood
shed. The smashing of a mandarin’;
teapot was the basis of a war betweei
the imperial forces of China and hil
tribes which lasted for generations..
IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
Sound Advice Given by a Father to
His Son.
The advice given by the parent to
his son at Oxford in the year 186b
against catching cold when attending
the theater will not be without inter
est in the pantomime season. “Child
—I heard that the players are gon
down to Oxford, but 1 am unwilling
that you should go to see them act,
for fear on your coming out of the hot
play house into the cold ayer, you
should catch harm, for as I did one;
coming out of the theater at a public!
Act when it was very full and steam
ing hot, and walkin a Broad In th(
cold, and gave me sutch a cold that it
had Likt to a cost ine my Life. Youi
best way in sutc h a cold is to go horn
to your one chamber directly from
the play house, and drink a glass 01
Sack, therefur Be sure you send your
servant At your baud for a bottle ol
the Best Canary and keep it in you
chamber for that purpose. . . .
llarkon thou unto the voyce and Ad
vise of mee Thy ffather, Loving Thee
Better then himselfe.—London Daily
Chronicle.
Official Call
For Republican
State Convention
The Republicans of state of Nebras
ka are hereby calleu to meet in conven
tion at the Auditorium in the city of
Lincoln, on Wednesday. May 18, 1904,
at two o’clock in the afernoon. for the
purposeof placing in nomination on
didates for the following otlices, to la*
voted for at the next general election
to be held In the state of Nebraska,
November 8,1004,viz:
Governor.
Lieutenant governor.
Secretary of state.
Auditor of public accounts. ,
Treamrer.
Superintendent of puclic instruction.
Attorney general.
Commissioner of public lands and
buildings.
Eight electors of president and vice
president.
And to elect four delegates at large
and four alternates to the republican
national convention to l>e li**ld in the
city of Chicago, 111., on Tuesday, June
21. 1904; and for the transaction of
such other business ns mav regularly
come before said state convention.
The basis of representation of the
several counties in said convention
shall be the vote cast for Hon. John B.
Barnes for judge of the supreme court
at the general election held on Novem
ber 3, 1903, giving one delegate for
each 100 votes or major fraction there
of so cast for said John B. Barnes, and
one delegate at large for each county.
We give the apportionment of the fol
lowing counties.
Buffalo. 18 Hall. 19
Custer . 20 Howard_ 9
Dawson . 13 Sherman_ 0
Greeley . •» Valle”. 9
In the meeting of the Nebraska Re
publican state committee, at w hich said
state convention was authorized to be
called, tlie following resolution was
regularly adopted:
“Whereas, There is a general demnnd
l»y the voters for a dir ct vote on can
didates for United States senators, and
believing in the justice of such demand,
Therefore be it
Resolved, That we hereby recommend
to the state convention, now called,
that when convened it nominate some
candidate for United States senator:
That we recommend to each county
convention that in the election of dele
gates to the state convention they give
said subject fair consideration:
That we recommend each county con
vention nominating its legislative tick
et before said convention is held, to
pledge said nominees to support the
nominee of the state convention for
United States senator, if any nomina
tion be made.”
It is recommended that no proxies be
allowed in said convention, but that
the delegites present tnereat be author
ized to cast the full vote of the county
represented by them.
It is a'so recommended and strongly
urged that all counties shall complete
their county organizations by selecting
their county committees and the officers
thereof prior to the date of the hoiding
of said state convention.
Notice is hereby given that each of
the odd numbered senatorial districts
in the state is to select a memlier ol the
state emmittee to serve for the term
of two years. By order of the state
committee.
Dated at Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 3, A. D.,
1904. II. C. lANiiSAY, Chairman.
A. II. Allen, Secretary.
Notice To Non-Resident Defendant.
State of N ebraska i
/• ss
Sherman County )
The Lombard Investment Company,
defendant, will t ike notice that on the
Irttli day of March, lt>04, El word E.
Renner and Helen E. Renner filed their
petition in the District Court of Sher
man county, Nebraska, against the said
Lombard Investment Company, the
object and prayer of which are to ob
tain a decree of said court adjudging
and decreeing that the two mortgages
executed to the said Lombard Invest
ment Company by Erik Anderson on
Mny 26th. 18tK), one for #800.00 and one
for #120.40, and which are recorded
respectively in Rook 15 at page 42 and
in Rook 15 at page :>5.i of the mortgage
records of said county, are null and
void and are not a valid lien upon the
northeast quarter of section eleyen in
township sixteen, north of range sixteen
west ol'the sixth principal meridian in
Hierman county, Nebraska, and that
tiie record thereot be cancel ed and
held for naught, and the cloud caused
by the same be removed, and the title
quieted against the same, and that de
fendautand all persons claiming under
it be perpetually enjoined from
asserting a lien upon said land by vir
tue of said mortgages or either of them
and for Mich other telief ns is just and
equitable.
You are required to answer said pe
tition on or before the second day of
May, 1904.
Dated this 18th day of March. 1964.
Et.wood E. Rknnkr,
Uki.kn E. Rknnkr,
Plaintiffs.
Ry R. J Nightingale, their attorney.
Last pub. April 15.
philo Spydef
Contractor n.i Builder
Estimates Furnished
On Short Notice
Loup City, Nehraska.
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F. S. ROBBINS
LOUP CITY’S
U P-TO-DATE
BARBER.
FIRST-CLASS WORK
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Agent for Aurora Steam Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER,
LOUP CITY, NEB.
Photographs, Farm views, stock pictures
etc. Finest instrument west of the Missouri'
river. All work stridy guaranteed.
NOTICE,
Those wishing to sell tlioir
land will do well to come and
li$t with us. 0. Gunnarson
has made arrangements thro’
Iowa and Illinois with real es
tate men to do a large business
this coming summer.
Our business will be confined
principally to the following
counties: York, Merrick, How
ard, Hall, Buffalo, Hamilton,
Sherman and Custer.
We have a number of farms
as well as city property, in the
east to trade for land in Sher
man and Caster counties.
Those listing their lands up
till Sept 1, will be advertised
in the east.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
AURORA, LOUP CITY,
Nebraska. Nebraska.
ONE-WAY RATES.
Everyday until April 30, 1!X)4, the
Union Pacific will sell tickets at the
following rates from Grand Island,
$20 to Ogden and Salt Lake City. $20
to Butte, Anaconda and Helena. $22 50
to Spokane and Wenatchee, Wash.
$25 to Everett, Fairhitven, Whatcom,
Vancouver anil Astoria, via Hunting
ton and Spokane. $25 to Portland and
Astoria; or to Tacom t and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via Hunt
ington and Spokane. $25 to Ashland,
ltoseburg, Eugene, Albany and Salem
via Portl »nd. $25 to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, San Diego and many other
California points. For full information
call on or address Agent U. P. railway.
NOTICE OF SALK.
On April 18th, 1904, at 2:00 o'clock
p no., at tin* south door of the court
house in Loup City, Neb., I wid sell the
large iron sate, now in the Treasurer's
office, to the highest bidder for cash.
Hy order of County Hoard.
Dated March loth, 1904
Geo. II. Gib on.
County Clerk.
Last pub. April 8th.
NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS
To all whom it may concern: The
commissioner appointed to view and
report upon a road commencing at the
Valley county line, at the northeast
corner of section four (4) and running
i thence south on section line between
| sections 8 and 4. 9 and 10, 15 and 10,
| 21 and 2'. 2? and 28, 33 and 34, in town
! shin sixteen (10), range thirteen (13) and
j sections three (3) and four (4) in town
] ship lit teen (15), range thirteen (13) all
: in Sherman county, Nebraska, and con
necting with road No. 178. has reported
' in favor of said road with the exception
of the first mile, that hetw* en sections
| three and four, township 10, range 13.
j and he reports in favor of beginning
said road at the northeast corner of
j section nine and the northwest corner
of section 10, township 16, range 13,
and intersecting it with road No. 09,
and reports in favor of establishing the
same as stated. All objections thereto
or claims far damage must he Hied in
the office of the County Clerk, on or be
fore noon of tiie 20th day of Mav, 1904,
or such road will be established with
out refirence thereto.
Dated this lOtli day of March, 1904.
Geo. II. Gibson,
(teal) County Clerk.
Last pub. April 8
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A. P. CULLKY, President. \V. F MA8o]
|FIRST >AP
OF LOUP CITY
General Banking (*
BusinessTransacted.
Paid up Capital Stock $20,000.
CORRCSPONDCNTS
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Omaha National Bank. Omafia. Nebraska
We’d like to add you to our 50,000 subscribers. E -eh
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One idea may be worth from five to five Hundred
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"Th*' Profitable Feeding of < ittle for
Market,’’ by Prof, II. it. Smith, the
breeder of the steer “• halleiiger.”.
‘t totlook for the Hog busine. ' in 1904,’’
by E. Z. Itusse], S-cretary Nebraska
Improved Live St:.ok Bree ler’s Asso
ciation. “What the American farmer
can learn in ltussia," h\ Prof. E.
Itessev. "Tile Newest Id*- s in West
ern Horticulture,” by C s. Harrison.
President ot Nebraska I’.ck and For
est r\ Ass >ei.turn. “Practical Irriga
tion,” by 1). II. Anderson, editor of
Irrigation Age.
Send 25c for 3 months subscription >r we will send a
sample copy aud ha idsotne booklet—free—if you will
ask for it.
Address thr twentieth centi rt farmer.
2273 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb.
LOCAL LODGE DIUECTOHV.
oup City Lodge No. 33. a O U W—Meets
L2nd and 4th Thursday of each month,
friendship Lodge No. 19, Dot H—1st and
3rd Thursday of each month.
Loup City Council No 136, L M L A—1st and
3rd Monday of each month.
Mateland Castle. No. 162. Royal Highlanders.
2nd and 4th Monday of each month.
Excelsior Lodge, No. 166. I O O F— 1st and
3nd Saturday of each month.
Marlmon Lodge, No. Ill, K of 1*—2nd and
4th Wednesday of each month.
Loup City Camp, No. 636, M W A—1st and
3rd, Tuesday of each month.
Loup City Camp No. 827. R N A—2nd and
4th Tuesday of each month.
Porter Lodge, No. 106, A F & A M—Tuesday
on or before full moon and 2nd Tuesday
thereafter.
Joppa Chapter. No. 62, R A M—1st Monday
of each month.
Orental Chapter, No. 78—1st and 3rd Sat
urday of cash month.
L of O A R—2nd and 4th Saturday of each
month, at 2 o’clock p. m.
KIM1 SBMSSLtWB
LOUP CITY, NEB.
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Loup City, Neb.
I OFFICIAL DIRECTORY-1
SIIKKMAN COUNTY, NEB.
U. 11 Gibson. Clerk.
8. N swkkti.ANO. Treasurer
J. A. ANOUK, Judge.
J. 8. PKIU.KK, Attorney.
G. A WlM.IA.M8. Slieritl.
It l>. II KMiKIC.ihON, Mint Public Inst,
j K It Cohmno, Surveyor,
t\ E. Brewer, Coroner.
SUPERVISORS:
1) C Grow, llist No. t, chamnaii. Po
address, Loup Oil v. Neb.
Andrew Uorstka, Dist.. No 1„ Ashton P D
PETEK Thode, Dl t. No. 2 Loup l ily, •• ••
W O ItiioWN, Dist No. 3, Loup CHy, “ ••
John MaIEPsKI, Dist. No. 5, Ashton, •• ••
\V M J A K< 'll. Dist. No. 6, Itoekvllle. ““
W H. CHAPMAN, Dist. No. 7, Litchfield '• “
U P RAILWAY.
OVERLAND R0UT£
Vhrs@ Daily Vraiys to
Caliioi nia. ^
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS
Ft) GLOWS v
No. 88leaves dally except Hut.day (pass
enger). 7:25a. in.
No. 88 leaves Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, (mixed) 12:20p. in.
No. 90 leaves Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, (mixed) 2 55 p. m. j
No. 87 arrives dally except Sunday c mixed#
12:05 p. in. €
No 85airlves dally except Sunday (psss\
eugei) 7:35 p. in.
First class service and close connections
east, west and south. Tickets sold to all
points and baggage checked through to
destination. Information will be chter
fully furnished on application to
Frank IIisek, Agent,
TIME TAItl-K,
LOUP CITY NEB It.
Lincoln,
Omaha.
Chicago,
St Joseph,
Kansas City,
St. Louis,
anti all points
ast untl south.
Denver,
Helena,
Butte,
Salt Lake City,
Portland,
San Francisco,
and all points m
West. •
IKAINM I.KAVK AS FOLLOWS:
GOING east
No. 5a Passenger..-.ilBHa m
No co Freight.11 .an a' in!
GOING WEST
No. r.l Passenger. 6:54 n in
No. 59 Freight.3:4(1 p. J
Sleeping, (tinner and reclining chair c,i
liCKeis can on or wiite to It I.. ARTHUR
Agent. Or J. FRANCIS. Gen’l Passenger
Atfont. Omaha, NrhiHHka.
Curious Legal Custom.
A curious custom is in vogue in
many parts of India. If a dispute Ifl
arises between two landowners two }
holes are dug close together, in each
or which defendant's and plaintiff’s
lawyers have to place a leg. They
have to remain thus until either one
of them is exhausted or complains of
being bitten by insects, when he is i
ludged to be defeated and his em- 1
Dioyer loses his ease.
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