VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, M AY 19. 1904 NUMBER 27
Professional Cards
AARON WALL
L el "w yer
Practices in all Courts
Loup City, Neb.
ROBT. P. S rARR
Attorney-at-Law.
LOUP CITY,, NEBRESKE.
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Bonded Abstracter
Loup City, - Nebraska.
Only 9et of Abstract books in county
J. H. LONG
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office Opposite St. Elmo
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
S. A. ALLEN.
OEJVTI&T,
LOUP CITY, • - NEB.
OFFICE.—One door east of St. Elmo
Hotel. My eqnippment is modern and
my prices will be as low as can be ex
pected for «»o<xl work. I would be pleased
to have you call. Open tvenings.
In a dental operation the main consider
ation is the resnlt. The pain is greatly
modified b7 modern eqnippment.
Dr. A. R- NORTON,
Yeterinary Surgeon and
HORSE DENTIST.
OFFICS.—At my new residence second
door east of opera house.
LOUP CITY. : - - NEBRASKA.
WesieF McComos, H F Hcbart
McCCMBS W HOBART
Livery f Feed Stable
Loup City, Nebraska,
Our teams are all good drivers
and we are able to give you tbe best
ot turnouts. Our prices are reason
able and we can give satisfaction to
all who wisn our services.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
F. E. Brewer
Will insure you in the
St. Paul Fire Marine,
Continental, Springfield,
or National In9. Co.’s
Also, Takes Orders for
TREES and SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Loup City, - Nebraska. -
COflGEp’S
Cltr Dray ail Transfer Ilia
J. W. & A. T. Conger, Props.
All kinds of hauling will be given prompt
attention and will make a specialty of
moving household good. Ice delivered in
any part of town. Yonr patron age solid ted.
LOUP CITY, . . . NEBRASKA.
philo Spydep
Contractor nd Builder
Estimates Furnished
On Short Notice
Loup City, Nebraska.
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PHOTOGRAPHER,
LOUP CITY, NEB.
Photographs, Farm views, stock pictures
etc. Finest instrument west of the Missouri
river. All work strlcly guaranteed.
THIS YEAR S TAXES
If you are interested in knowing how
the farmers, merchants, manufacturers
and railroads are being assessed this
year, send 25 cents for a month’s trial
subscription to the Lincoln Evening
News. This will give you the reports
Of the state conventions, and ap all
round live newspaper. One month’s
trial will probably make a regular sub
scriber out of you.
The Northwestern
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
AT THE COUNTY SKAT.
TERMS:—$1.00 PER TEAR. IP PAID IH ADVANC1
Entered at the Loup City Postofflce tor trans>
mission through the mails as second
class matter*
J. W. BURLEIGH. Ed. ami Pnb.
AMONG THE PHILIPPINES
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Live Letter From a Loup City
Boy in the Navy.
(Continued from last week.)
There are two papers here in
Manilla, one is the Cablenews, the
other the American, which are
printed daily. They are very good
papers, but all papers have their
faults. Just as the colars sounded
on the morning of the 3d instant,
the Kentucky, flagship of Rear
Admiral R. D. Evans, commander
in-chief of the Asiatic station, raised
her anchor for her homeward
voyage. Our band on the forward
bridge bade adieu with the strains
of “My Old Kentucky Home,” and
“Home Sweet Home,” concluding
with three deafening cheers as the
Kentucky slowly gained way. Three
cheers returned from the decks of
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the homeward bounders with hats
| thrown in the air, expressing the
joy of her crew as she stood upon
her course, her beautiful colors
nailed stifly on the breeze. As the
familiar shape of the flagship dis
appeared on the western horizon
her absence seemed to create a void
in the harbor, and many who had
watched her out of sight went be
low thinking of the past companion
ship she had furnished. The Ore.
gon then shifted her berth and the
two remaining ships, the Wisconsin
and Oregon shook hands as it were,
and assumed a deeper relation of
fellowship.
We expected to go with the Ken
tucky to Hong-Kong, but in this
transitory life movements are quite
uncertain, so our cruise for the last
two weeks has been cne mostly at
anchor and with little to break the
: monotony. Admiral inspection and
coaling ship, with the consequent
field days, have kept us pretty well
on the move, so that the time seems
to have slipped by without being
noticed.
The anchor was w eighed on the
morning of Thursday, the 10th in
| stant, and the ship steamed out in
! the open harbor to have a little
extra drill, etc. The first was
“man-over-board,” followed by tar
get practice, accounts of which
show our good work and attentive
ness to our drills. When the word
was passed, “man-o-board,” two
life-boats were quickly manned and
lowered. In seven minutes from
the time the alarm wras sounded, the
“boys” had been recovered and the
boats were again in place on their
davits, and the ship was under way
at a twelve-knot speed. The dis
tance the life-boats pulled was
about 400 or 500 feet and back to
the ship again. We also had to
stop the ship and w^ait for the boats
that wrt*re manned by six men, one
officer in charge and one man in the
boat for steering, or in other words
he is the coxswain.
As I come to think about it, I
will try and give you an account of
our admiral inspection, which is as
follows;
Earley on the morning of the 9th
instant, Admiral Evans, with his
staff, and officers from the Oregon,
came aboard to make his final in
spection ot the ship befqre transfer
ring his command of the station to
Admiral Cooper. All hands were
called to quarters and the admiral
immediately commenced his in
spection of the crew>, taking them a
division at a time. After having
viewed the men at quarters, the ship
was thoroughly inspected and all
compartments underwent the admi
ral's careful scrutiny, following
which came bag inspection, when
every man displayed his wearing
apparel before the inspection officers.
Bags were secured on the jack-stays :
just in time for the c^ew to respond
to the call of ^hammocks,” when
the condition of our bedding was
thoroughly examined. Hammocks
returned to the nettings, the rapid
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j ringing of the bell called every man
' to his station for fire-quarters,
grenades and hoses were quickly
brought to place with sufficient
strength to extinguish any possible
conflagration. With fire quarters,
concluded the morning inspection,
when “messagear''’ sounded welcome
to the crew. During the meal hour
the admiral visited the different
messes inspecting them and messa
ge a r.
Immediately after dinner, the
battalion equipped for heavy march
ing order. Adjuant’s call at 1
o’clock brought the companies to
gather in battalion form on the
quarterdeck, following which came
inspection of each man’s knapsack
and haversack. After this followed
artillery and divisional fencing and
signals. Equipments being stowed,
a blast from the siren started the
crew on a run for collision drill,
every compartment on the ship be
ing closed against the supposed
flood of water. The word, “ All
hands abandon ship,'’ was passed,
all boats were lowered and provided
with food and water, quietly and
quickly, and the officers and crew
left the ship, as in event of her
having really foundered. Following
this, we armed and away for distant
service concluding the day’s work.
On the following morning the ship
cleared for action Everything
movable not needed in engagment
was moved from the deck to a place
below, safe from conflagration which
might come in case of action
General quarters" was sounded and
soon gun's crews were at their sta
tions and ammunition was coming
up from the magazines. A test was
made for speed of all guns and
hoisters for a period of three min
utes. During this time the ship
was under way.
The abmiral's inspection was con- j
eluded with the firing ol three tor-!
pedoes, which showed excellent
work with those engines of destruc
tion, w'hich in the late wars have j
proved a most powerful exponent
to other irnmlements of war. So
that concludes our inspection by
Admiral Evans. After the inspect- j
ion, and on the 12th instant, Lieut
enant Commander Henry T. Mayo,
executive officer of this ship, surren
dered his office to Lieutenant A W.
Hood, Mr. Mayo sailed on the Ken
tucky. He returned to the United
States for duty on shore, his sea ser
vice having expired. Before leav
ing the ship, Mr. Mayo received a
committee of petty officers, repre- j
senting the ship. He thanked them
for their ever willing efforts to ex
ecute his orders during his service
aboard this ship. Mr. Mayo, as
navigating officer, put the Wisconsin
in commission, having been connect- j
ed w’ith her construction.
Saturday evening, the 12th in- ■
slant, saw a brilliant scene on our
quarterdeck, as the officers of the
fleet assembled to bid farewell to
friends homeward bound on the
Kentucky. The reception was ten
dered by the Wisconsin’s officers,
Lieut. Vogel gesand and Lieut.
Mayo being guests with the Ken
tucky officers. The quarterdeck
was decorated beautifully with fla^s
^ j
and brilliantly illuminated.
On Monday evening, the 12th
instant, our minstrel troupe
associated themselves with the play
ers at the Orplieum in Manilla, the
Wisconsin minstrels were a draw
ing card and the bouse was packed.
The boys sustained their reputation
as merry-makers.
The ship was rigged for coaling
on the evening of the 14th, and
after an early breakfast the follow- j
mg morning, all hands turned to j
with the shovels, Work proceded I
busily during the day and the last j
lump of coal was in the bunkers!
and the chute unrigged before gup- [
per. The day concluded, more cal
has been put aboard than at any
previous coaling in the same space
of time since the ship arrived on
the station.
Early in the afternoon, F. M.
Kelley of Blair, Nebr. , apprentice
second class, was struck by a falling
bag of coal, receiving painful in
juries. His face was badly cut, his
body bruised and hig right leg brok
en. He was taken to the siok bay ,
and immediately removed to the
(Continued next week. >
Extra <juality gallon Peaches.. . 50e
Good Prunes, per pound. 5c
7 Bars Silver Leaf Soap.25c
Choice Salmon, per can.... .10c
Buy Loup City Flour, per sack. $1.30
CHASE’S
DRAPER SADDLERY COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
LIGHT and HEAVY HARNESS
SADDLES and BRIDLES'
BLANKRTS, ROBES, WHIPS, PLY NETS, BRUSHES, CURRY COMB®.
Repairing Neatly Executed. All Work Warranted.
HAND MADE HARNESS A SPECIALTY.
Bargains ii Biggies and Spring Wagnns
LOUP CITY * NEBRASKA
A Model Lunch Room..
MS HUS AT Hlili HOURS,
OPED FROM 6:30 A- M- TO 11:30 P, M, *
OYSTERS ANY STYLE
-FRESH BREAD AND BUNS FROM THE
CELEBRATED CASS BROS BAKERY OF AURORA,
Also Pies and Calces for sale here.
Two Doors West of Post Office.
BAYNE & JONES. Lour City, Nebraska.
A. P, C CL LEY, President. W. p. MASON, Cashier
FIRST BANK
OP LOUP CITY.
General Banking
BusinessT ransacted.
Paid up Capital Stock $20,000.
Correspondent*
Seaboard National Bank, New York City, N. Y.
Omaha National Bank. Omaha, Nebraska,.
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W R MELLOR
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
Buys, Sells and Rents
M 0 1, . 1 U
RESIDENT AGENT FOR B. & M. LANDS
AND LINCOLN LAND CO. TOWN LOTS.
BOUGHT AT THE
B. & M„ Elevators
MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING,
ASHTON AND FARWELL.
a to Sill 31 Loop Gill ill Will. Will Elf
HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND FARWELL
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_ E. G- TAYLOR.
Hardware
Furniture, Stoves and Tinware
My stock of shelf liardware, tinware, guns,
cutlery and furniture is complete and
our prices cannot fail to please.
Get our prices on steel ranges,
cook stoves, heaters etc., before
you buy. We can save you mon
ey on these articles. Your pat
ronage solicited.
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
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—THE—
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CIGARS, FRUITS IN SEASON, ETC."
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