MY! INTI, III ANTIRDST Tinware is giving the best, of satisfaction. Call and examine same. Yours for bargains, IP. Q- IRIEEID I?. O. BEEP IP. Q. REED Iioaal Daws. F. E. Brewer for strawberry plants. Your wifebappy? UseGrow’a flour F. E. Brewer for trees and shrubbery T. M. Reed sells Machine and Harness Oils. See Bayne & Jones for Ice Cream in bulk. T. M. Reed can sell you a two—rowe Lister. Summer drinks of all kind’s at the Model. Builders’ Hardware a specialty at Py O. Reed's. New Soda Fountain in operation at the Model. Dr. Valher, Osteopath, St. Paul, Neb. Send for Literature. Art Eisner went down to Grand Is land, Monday, via the U. P. Sweet Corn, Millet, Cane and other Field Seeds at T. M. Reed's. Wes Pedler was down to Gr ind Is land last Friday on business. Grow sells the fluest buckwheat flour in the market Try it. Miss Maud Winklemann left for Den ver last Friday via the U. P. Mackintoshes for Ladies and Gentle men at Johnson Lorentz & Co. S. S. Hover is having his residence, fence and other buildings repainted. Gents, get your suits cleaned and pressed at Johnson, Lorentz & Co’s. Mrs. Sam Daddow went to St. Paul last Friday to visit with a daughter. The Northern Milling Co.’s flour is the best. D. C. Grow, Manager. Engineer O'Bryan took a trip to Omaha, last Friday, returning Monday. W. D. Hover, Kmbalmer and Fu neral Director. Ready day or night. R. P. Starr will deliver the Memorial address at Rockville, Decoration Day. A car of blacksmitbing coal received by E. G. Taylor at the B. & M. Eleva tor. Call on F. E. Brewer for a rose bush. His strawberry plants will be here next week. Louisville, Ky., and return. Dates of sale. Aug. 12 to 15. Call at U. P. j depot. Miss M. E. Brainard of Oakdale, this state, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. C. i Leach. My five-room house is for sale. Easy terms. Come and see me at the St. Elmo Hotel. A. Erazim. Low rates to Atlantic City, N. J., and ^ return. Dates of sale June 1 to 4 and July 9 and 10. Call at U. P. depot Call up The Nokt western by tele phone after this when you want this of fice for anything except money. If you wish us success,ask your neigh bor to take the paper; also hand the editor any news item you know of. Where did you get those elms? Of F E. Brewer, of course. You can get any thing you want in the tree line of him. Mesdames C. J. Odendahl, Fred Oden dahl, J. T. Hale and C. C. Outhouse went to Grand Island, Tuesday morn ing, via the Union Pacific. Colorado and return, via the Union Pacific one fare every day from June 1 to Sept.30, inclusive, with final return limit Oct. 31, from Loup City. The Grand Island Woven Wire Fenc ing has barbed top and bottom wires, which is much better than the smooth borders. For sale by P. O. Rbkd. Itev. Madely goes to Kearney Satur day morning, where he fills the M. K. pulpit Sunday for the pastor who is in attendance on the Methodist general conference at Los Angeles, Calif Frank Bonczynski, one of our good fnends from south Sherman, gave usa pleasant call, Wednesday. He rejoices in the establishment of a new rural route, which brings his mail to the door j from Ashton, to which place he has changed his postoffice address. At Draper’s you can get Crayon, Sepias, Water Colors and Bromide The Unity Club will give a musical ’’Recital” in the parlor of the St. Elmo Hotel Saturday afternoon, May 14th. Program rendered at 3 o’clock sharp. The small admission fee of 10c is to lie used as a nucleus for the fund to be raised to purchase a public drinking fountain, which the club hopes to pre sent to the town. All are cordially invited, Ladies from the country and visitors in the village particularly wel-j come. Notice-No Trespassing. Notice is hereby given that no fishing, hunting or trespassing will be allowed on the premises formerly known as the Carsten Truelsen farm, now owned by A. Stenger & Co. 2otf H.B. MrssKit. Mgr. Don’t forget the sacred concert at the M E. church this coming Sunday evening. Gee Dininger took time from rushing farm work to do some Monday trading in town. Dr. Main was in attendance on the State Medical Association ac Omaha last week. J. W\ Long has a call from Palmer to deliver the Memorial address on Deco ration Day. Miss Gladys Zink and Mr. Charle7 Grow went to Fremont Tuesday morn ing, via IT. P. Lowr rates to Cleveland, Ohio, and re turn. Dates of fale, May 13 15-10-17. Call at U. P. depot. Mrs. Martha Engle, who recently pur chased the Ilayhurst property, is stay ing with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Smith, until she takes possession of her new home. Uo.bert Matbew seems to be taking the lead in good tennis work at the University. At the tennis tourament a* Lincoln, last week, he came out first best in several trials. Good for our Loup City boy. Lon Daddow’s team took a spin from the couit hou;e square up to the vicin ity of the school hou»e, last Saturday morning, where they interviewed a post, which terminated their race. No serious harm done. Conger Brothers and the better por tion of their households went down to Litchfield, last Saturday where they gave a dramatic entertainment, closing with a dance. A very pie isant and successful time was had. W. S. Wnznicke was in town last Friday and told of tierce tire-fighting up in his neighborhood, the Sunday previous, in which the i>eople weresuc cessful in saving the property of a Mr. Sholeski. The tire was supposed to tie of incendiary origin, from the fact that it was started in three different places, and from no probable accidental cause. Mrs. H- L. Bell is enjoying a visit from her father, Mr. John Riley, of i Bancrofr, Kansas, accompanied by his j son. They will visit here some time and from here will go to Buffalo county to visit another daughter of Mr, Riler, From there they will go to northern Idaho to visit two other daughters, and may conclude to locate there, if suited. Conductor T. A. Taylor returned from his trip to San Francisco, last Thursday, reporting a most pleagapt time. He arrived in Frisco the day his son, T. A. Taylor. Jr. who is orderly sergeant of Co. M. 11th U. S. Infantry, was to sail for the Philippines, but who was granted a 48-1100^’ delay in order to visit his father. Mr. Taylor, Sr., also has a son on the Wisconsin, wit'i County Clerk Gibson’s boy. This story is told on an old bachelor who bougl t a pair of socks and found attached to one a paper with these words: ’’I am a young lady ot twenty and would like to correspond with a bachelor with a view' to matrimony.” Name and address were given. The bachelor wrote and in a few days got this Teply: ‘"Mamma was married 20 years ago. Evidently the merchant from whom you bought those socks did not advertise, or he would have sold them Jong ago. My mother hand ed me your letter and said possibly 1 might suit. X am eighteen.”—Ex. We learn from our A4yer, we were not born here, dear brother. The village board at its first meeting since election, elected J. I. Depew chairman, W. J. Fisher clerk, and L. Hansen treasurer for the coming year. Wesley McCombs was appointed mar shal and streei corais3ioaer, and saloon licenses were granted to T. Ilemy Eisner and M. C. Mulick, as prayed for. We understand our Adventist friends are making arrangements looking to ward holding a campmeeting in or near Loup City some time in June. We trust they will be sucdes^ful in their efforts. Later— The grounds have been selected just east of town, near Judge Angler’s, and wre understand a two week’s meeting will be held. Particu lais in another place. We understand that the State Medical Association, at its recent meeting in Omaha, resolved to support Dr. Main in hjs appeal to the supreme court from the recent decision pf Judge H os tetter, in which the jp Jge held that a medical man was not entitled tp ppy fjeipuner ation for expert testimony. The action is entitled A. S. Main vs. Sherman county, and the board of supervisors refused to allow the claim of 815. II. M. Mathew i* attorney for the plaintiff We appreciated a very pleasant nail, last Friday, from Elder A. T. Robinson, who held Adventist services here the past week, The elder has for a number of years been a missionary in South Africa and Australia, but at present has charge of Adventist churches in Nebraska He is a bright, brainy man, a fluent speaker, and evidently a good executive officer, from the fact of bis official position. We trust he may have the best of success in his work for the betterment of mankind, wherever his lines are cast. There w*s quite an interesting habeas corpus case up before the county judge, Tuesday, which, however, was p,tyt off /or Anal hearing until next Tuesday. Jt involves the possession of a ll-ysar old boy. Tfre child is the son of John Uumbach, of south Sherman county. The boy’s mother died when he was only a day old. and by agree ment lie was placed in the hands of his grandmother as long as she should live, the father to pay a stipulated amount per month for a certain term of years. Last week the grandmother died and the father now wauts possession ot the boy. but is fought by the child’s uncle, who wishes to keep the boy. under the contract, R. J. Nightingale is looking after the fathers interests, while T.S. Nightingale defends. It is quite £ com plicated case. Henry Jenntr was registered at the Lindell, Lincoln, Tuesday. Mrs G. Ilall of Grand Island visited at the Ditto home over Sunday. □ E. Munn of Hazard was in town on business today, and gave us a call. M. It. Meilor went down to Lincoln on State Fair business this morning. Miss Rose Mulick intertwined the ! Junior Flinch club Tuesday evening. Julius Polenz and John Rumbach were in town from south Sherman, Tuesday. M. D. L. Howard left Wednesday morning forCozad to take charge of a flouring mill. Adam Conhiser of Sargent was the guest of bis brother, C. W. Conhiser. the first of the week Mr*. W. F. Mi'son went to Aurora Tuesday, to visit her school girl friends and will return Friday. This office is no place for chronic loaf ers, no matter what the attraction may be. We trust this hint will be a suffi cient index of our future intentions. The general stores of Loup City haye entered into an agreement to close their places of business at 7 o’clock each evenibg hereafter, except Saturday evenings, until further notice. R. P. Starr, II M. Mathew. F. L. Wright ami W. F. Mason were fishing Tuesday, afternoon, bringing home a string of fine bass. A fine lunch was indulged in about dusk. Ask Starr about the turtle. Albert Johnson and wife went to Arcadia, last Friday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. R. F. Rowe, of Lee Park, Nebr., who died that morning and was buried that afternoon in the Lee Park cemetery. Mr. Fred Stark of Wiggle Creek suffered from a paralytic stroke, Tuesd day morning of rhis week. dut,at this writing is resting easier. We under stand this is the second time he has been visited by this dread desease. Xext Wednesday is the date of the state Republican convention. The editor expect* to go with the Sherman county delegation to look after their conduct. D.E. Robinson .son of Elder Robinson, who has been holding Adventist meet ings here, arrived from northern California, Tuesday evening, to surprise his parents on his way to Washington, D. C He is stenographer for Mrs. E G. White, the leading evangelist of the Adventist faith. ATTEN 1ION,DEMOCRATS You are hereby notified that a mass convention of the Democrats of Sher man county will be held at Society Hall in Loup City, on May 26,1904, at lOocloek r. m., for the purpose *of selecting seven delegates to attend the State Convention at Om»ha, June 1st, 1904, A. N. Conklin, Chin. j COUNTYLETTERS Ashton News Ashton will play ball this season. Mrs. JMin Govench is seriously ill. Todd Conklin is busy plowing for A. N. Conklin. Ferdinand Hankins is now employed by Lee Dob on. H. W. Ojendyk Is busy building a bain for W. C. Dunker. There will be a social at the home of Mrs. A. N Conklin Thursday evening. Miss Clsra Jamrog came up from St. Paul to spend Sunday w ith her parents. The dance given by the Ashton cor net hapd, Thursday eyening, was a financial success. H. W. Ojendyk and Sylvester Kranz took examination for the rural mail route last Saturday. Arnold Langstaff, son of Rev. Lang staff. has fully recovered from a serious attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mr*. II. G. Taylor came over from Loup City to attend church servi ces Sunday morning. The Woodman lodge met last Thursday evening, and by the report we are to have a hall in the near future. Ludington’s grading gang finished Jamrog’s fish bond last Thursday and are now busy grading the streets of our village. -?+■ -> ■» —- ■ Dry Creek Clippings. Corn planting is steadily progressing and pastures looking nicely. Mr. M. Huchison of Ravenna was appointed rural mail carrier for route No 2. Misses Pinkney from Ravenna visited Saturday and Sunday at ijie Holmes residence. Mr. G. II. Brock attended a taffy-pull at Joe Daddow’s on Wiggle Creek and reports a fine time. Dr. Hale of Revenna made a profes sional trip through our valley Sunday, hot the writer has failed to learn who is on the sick list. Jim Gist put up a aew forty-toot tower and repainted the mill at the Sheldon place that was wrecked some weeks § go by the wind. SHERIFF’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of sale to me directed from the District Court of Sherman county, Nebraska, upon a decree of foreclosure rendered in said court on the 12th day of April, 1904, wherein John P. Leinin ger wa» plaintiff, and Rhoda Nelson, A. V. Nelson, her husband, Ida Smith, j Glen Smith, her husband, John Ly-j barger, William Lybarger. Harvey Lybarger, Fr*d Lybarger, Joseph Lybarger, Harrison Lybarger, Glen 1 Lybarger, Lucy Lybarger, Sarah Mc Farland and Robert McFarland were ! defendants. I have levied upon the fol [lowing described real estate, to-wit:] The south half of the northwest quar ter of section twenty-three and south half of the northeast quarter of sectioo twenty-two, all in township sixteen, : north of range sixteen, west of the 6th P. W. in Sterman county, Nebraska, and I will, on the 18th day of June. 1904. at one o’clock p. m., of said day, j at the court house in Loup City, Sher man county. Nebraska, offer for sale and sell said above described real estate at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the amount of 8992.06. «ith interest at ten per cent from the 12th day ot April, 1904, and j costs of the above action, and accruing costs, which amount was adjudged to | be due to the plaintiff above named i lrom the defendants, Rhoda Nelson, et al, above named, and to be a lien upon the above described premises. Dated at Loup City, Nebiaska, this 10th day of May, 1904. L. A. Williams, Sheriff of Sherman County, Nebraska. H. M. Mathew, Attorney. Jjast pub. June 9,1904 ROAD NOTICE. To all whom it may concern: The commissioner appointed to view a road commencing at the East line of Sec tions Nine and Sixteen, Township Thir teen, Range Thirteen, and running thence west on the Section line between Sections Nine and Sixteen to the west line of Sections Nine and Sixteen, and running thence north on the section line between Sections Eight and Nine to the railroad right-of-way, thence northwest along the said right-of-way, on the west side thereof, to and inter secting with Fourth Street in the Vil lage of Rockville, Nebraska, and ter minating at said street, has reported in favor thereof, and all objections thereto or claims for damages must be filed in tne office of the County Clerk of Sher man coantv, Nebraska, on or before no'*n of the 20th day of June, 1904, or such road will be established without reference thereto. Dated this 18th day of April, 1904. Geo. H. Gibson, (teal) County Clerk. Last pub. May 12, NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS. To all whom it may concern:— The commissioner appointed to view the vacation or a certain road com mencing at the center stake between Sections 34 and 35, in Township 13, Range 15, and running thence south east and south across railroad track and terminating at county line be va cat* d. Also, that a road commencing at the center stake between Sections 34 and 35, Township 13, Range Id. and running thence south 22 rods, thence southeast 17 rods, thence e:ist 30 rods, thence south {q railroad right-of-way, thence southeast 10 rods north of rig! t of-way, and terminating at county line between Buffalo and Sherman counties be established, said establishment be ing a strictly consent road, has report in favort thereof, and all objections thereto or claims for damage must be filed in the office of the County Clerk of Sherman, county. Nebraska, on or before noon of the 6th day of July, 1904, or said roads will be established and vacated without reference thereto Dated thi* 4th day of May. 1904. Gko. H. Gibson, County Clerk. Last pub. May 26. NOTICE TO LOT OWNERS. Notice is hereby given that on Febrj ary l?th. 1904, a petition asking for the construction of a sidewalk along the east side of East Avenue, beginning at the north side of Grand Central Avenue (the northeast cornerof the court house square) and running thence north to the north side of Buffalo Avenue(the south east corner of public school block), thence east along the north side of Buf falo Avenue to Elm street,paipely,along the west side of block 6, block 11 and block 14, Lalk & Kreichbaum's afldjtion, along (be uest side of block “B,” Centra) addition, along the west side of block 38, J. Wood Smith addi tion, and along the south side of blocks 20 and 21, ,T. Wood Smith additior, all in the village of Luup City, Nebras ka, said walk to be built at least four feet in width and of brick, stone or ce ment. Said petition was signed by a two-thirds majority of the owners of the land adjoining the proposed walk*, was granted as prayed for and tluir construction ordered in accordance with said petition by the 1st of August, 1904. Done by order of Village Board this 28th day of April, 1904. E S. Hayhurst. Chairman. Attest: W. J. Fisher. [seal.] Village Clerk. Last pub. May 26. Elder A. T. Robipson of Lincoln, president of the Nebraska conference of Seventh Day Adventists, and Elder L. E. Johnson of Broken Bow, district superintendant, closed a week’s special services in the Seventh Day Adventist church on Tuesday evening of this week. The meetings were fairly well attended and a good interest was man ifested lu the themes presented, which dealt with prophecy and practical Christianity. _s LOUP ejTY, NEB. In order to simplify matters and give the public some idea of what can be done in the way of furnishing their homes we give the cost of a dining room suit. At * the above price every piece is a good sub stantial one. The suit contains a large roomy sideboard with serpentine top draw ersjand a good sized, beveled, French plate mirror, highth 76 inches width 43 inches. One set of strong well made Dining Chairs and all finished Golden. One Granite Art Square, size 9x12. Of course, we have bet ter furnituie but this gives you a clue to what we are doing. Don’t forget that we are headquartors fer Art Squares, Curtains, Curtain poles and fix tures and that we have a good assortment of Window Shades. Our line of couches are the Perfection Steel Construction Clothing Oar Sto^k for Spring and Summer is now nearly complete. All the. Latest in Styles, Shades and Weaves. We invite the people of this com munity to look them over before sending away for your suit. We guarantee Fit in Suits and Good Suits. JOHNSON, LORENTZ & Co. LEGAL NOIICE. In the District Court of Gherman Coun ty, Nebraska: Clara Hawk. Plaintiff, vs. A. W. Wilcox, Charles , Smith,alias Charlie | Smith, and -y Notice. Smith, his wife,Mc Cormick Harvest ing Machine Com pany 41 cnrpoiation, Defendants. , A. W. Wilcox, whose first or Chris tian name is unknown. Charles Smith, otherwise known as Charlie Smith, and -Smith, his wife, and the McCor mick Harvesting Machine Company, a corporation duly organized and exist ing under the laws qf the jjta'e of Illi nois, defendants, wlil take notice that on thp ji5th day of April, 1904, Clara Hawk, plaintiff herein, filed her petition in the District Court of Sherman coun ty, Nebraska, against said defendants, the object and prayer of which are to remove certain clouds from the title and to quiet and confirm tbe title to the following described premises, situate in Sherman county and state of Nebraska, to-wit: The northwest quarter of sec tion thirty-one (31) in township sixteen (16) north of range sixteen p6) west of the 6th P. M., in said plaintiff and said plaintiff prays that said court decree that said defendants and each of them have no estate, lien, title or interest whatsoever in and to said land and premises, and that they be forever en joined from asserting any claim there to, and for such other and further re lief as is just and equitable. You are required to answer said pe DaJ.ed April 25th, 1904. Claha Hawk, Plaintiff. By T. S. Nightingale, Her Attorney. Attest: Geo H. Gibson, (seal) Clerk of the District Court. (Last pub. Hay 19.) * Cincinnati and return. Dates of sale July 15 to 17. Call at U. P. depot. May is the month! to haye DRAPER Imake a picture of ylour residence. Re s urp and see him abolut it at once. j ...» j % U P RAILWAY. OVERLAND ROUTE Vhrss Daily Vraiys to California. TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS FOLLOWS:— No. S8 leaves daily except Sunday (pass enger). 7:25 a. m. No. 88 leaves Monday. Wednesday and Friday, (mixed) 12:80 p. m. No. W leaves Tnesday, Thursday and Saturday, (mixed) 2:06 p. m. No. 87 arrives daily except Sunday (mixed) 12;05 p. m. No. 85arrives daily except Sunday (pass enger) K3S p. m. First class service and close connections east., west and south. Tickets sold to al! points aud baggage checked through to destination. Information wlli be ctuer. fully furnished on application to Frank Hiseh, Agent, TIME TAULC. LOUP 01 TV NKBR. Lincoln, Denver, Omaha, Helena, Chicago, Butte, St. Joseph, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Portland, St. Louis, San Francisco, and all points and all points ast and south. West. TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS: GOING EAST No. 52 Passenger.10|15 *. U( No. 60 Freight.10 15am GOING WEST No. 51 Passenger. 5:15 n m No. 59 Freight.. £ Sleeping, dinner and reclining chair cars (seats free) on through trains. Tickets sold and baggage checked to any point In the United stales or Canada. For information, maps, time tables and tickets call on or write to R L. a.ithi r Agent. Or J. Francis. CJen'l Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nebraska. Drs. Davis and Farnsworth of Grand Island, have in their office all the latest apparatus used hi the treatment of chronic diseases, including Static, Fara dic and Galvanic Electricity and X ray instrument. Vibratory Massage. Hot air baths for treatment of chronic rheu matisru.kidney and liver diseases. The Minin Violet light for for treatment of chronic skin diseases and every otlnr instrument required in making a scien tific examination and giving proper treatment. The doctors make no charge for first consultation.