VOLUME XXII. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1905. NUMBER 30
Professions t Cards
R. J. XIGHTINGTCfe
Attoraej ui CmlcMt<kw
LOUP GITY, NEB
AARON WALL
La-wyer
Practices in all Courts
Loup City, Neb.
ROOT. P. STARR
Attorney-at-Law.
LOUP CITY. NEBRSSKS.
♦ ~ .1/, //. .ff/J.i If
Bonded Abstracter
^ Lour City. - Nebraska.
Only set of Abstract hooks iD county
A. S. MAIN,
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Telephone
Residence Connection
LOUP CITY, - - NEBR.
J. H. LONG
PHYSICUN Hi SURGEON
Office, Over New Bank.
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
W . l7 m a U(7y. 7
DENTIST.
LOUPjlTY, NEB
OFFICE: East Side Public Square.
$. A. ALLEN.
H£.vm T,
COUP CITY, - - NEB.
Office up stairs in the new State
Bank building.
/ '
I And the Pnblic!
TIib St. Elio Livory Barn
> is under a new management. Give
me a trial and if you have any
thing good to say, say it to
A others: if you have
^ any complaint, make it to
me. Others can’t right my
mistakes, but I can and will. Respt.,
T.K. Gilbert, Prop.
PHONE, W9.
Give Us a Trial
A
Round Front Barn,
J. H. MINER. Props
Loup City, - Nebr.
(Opposite Xoithwescern Office)
Finest Livery Rigs, careful drivers’
Headquarters ior farmers’ teamo Com
mercial men’s trade given especial at
^ teotion. Your patronage solicited.
1 TJ P RAILWAY.
OVERLAND ROUTE
tPhrss Daily TPraiqs to
Caliiornia
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS
FOLLOWS:—
No. 38 leaves daily except Sunday (pass’
enger). 7:25a. m.
No. 88 leaves Monday. Wednesday and
Friday, (mixed) 12:20 p. m.
No. 90 leaves Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, (mixed) 1:15 p. m.
No. 87 arrives daily except Sunday (mixed)
11:50 a. in.
No. 37 arrives Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day at 7:35 p. m.
No. 39 (passenger) Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays, arrives at 5:35 p m.
First class service and close connections
east, west and sooth. Tickets sold to all
points aud baggage checked through to
destination. Information will be ctner
fully furnished «>n application to
Frank Hiskh, Agent
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TIME TABLE
LOU* flITY NEBR.
Lincoln, Denver,
Omaha, Helena.
Chicago,
St. Joseph, bait Lake City,
Kansas City, Portland,
8t. Louis, San Francisoo,
and all points and all points
ast and south. West.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS:
GOING EAST
No. 52 Passenger.10J53 a. in.
No 60 Freight.JO,53 a m.
GOING WEST
No. 51 Passenger.. 5:10 p. »a
No. 59 Freight.6:15 p. m
bleeping, dinner and reclining chair can
(seats free) on through trains. Ticket!
sold and baggage checked to any point ii
the United Stales or Canada.
For information, inape. time tables ant
tickets call on or write to tt. L. akthpi
Agent. Or J. FRAHCis, Gen’l Passengei
Agent. Omaha. Nebraska.
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THE NORTHWESTERN
TERMS:—*1.00 per tear, if paid in advanci
- —-!
Entered at the Loup City Postofflce for trans
mission through the mails as second
class matter.
Office ’Phone, - - - R11
Residence ’Phone, - - H22
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J. W. BURLEIGH, Ed. and Pub.
I
ADVERTISING RATES
Display Space—Rates furnished upon ap
plication.
Local Notices—Five cents per line for
each insertion. Notices set in black face type
double the above rate. All notices will be run
unUl ordered out when time is not specified.
Notices of entertainments, concerts, lec
tures. suppers, etc., where an admission fee i>
charged, or a momentary interest involved
five cents per line each insertion.
Card of Thunks. 50 cents.
Resolutions of respect and condolence. $1.00,
in memoriam poetry, five cents a line.
Announcements of church services, lodge,
society and club meetings and all public
gatherings where not conducted for revenue
will be published free.
Pretty soon we may know what is
the supreme court’s guess on the consti
tutitionality of the bi-ennial election
law,
It took 5.*>i ballots for the republicans
t) decide on a candidate for congress
in the First district to succeed Burkett,
and Ernest M Pollard of Cass countv
was the successful man, the contest
ending at 8 o'clock last Friday evening.
Mr. Pollock made a hit in response to
calls, by expressing himself with Roose
velt on all the great questions ot the
day •
In the afternoon of Memorial Pay.
Judge Aaron Wall of Loup Citv
delivered an oration, which was one ot
the very finest addresses ever heard in
Ravenna. It was intensly patriotic,
eloquent in the highest degree and was
in every way an ideal address for such
I an occasion and fully sustained the
j speaker’s high reputation as an orator,
i — Ravenma News.
| Editor Rosewater got a lot of nasty
; advertising over the attempt of a male
; and female to blackmail him. even if
the woman has 'fes^ed it was all *
dirtr scheme to get some of his good
money, and in justice the pair should
get h number of years at, Warden
' Beemer's hoarding house, where they
; can have time to retleet on the tough
proposition they ran up against Editor
Rt>«ewater can now deeply sympathize
with the late Henry Ward Beecher.
The Commercial Club had an unusual
ly ict> resting session Tuesday afternoon
of this week, in the interest of good
ronds leading into Loup City. The
j Club is uuanimous in its desire <o
[assist with both money and influence
i to get good, practical roads leading
| into the county seat from all directions,
j Committees were appointed to go in
, various directions and confer with
; farmer friends on the best methods to
secure good roads, in which all are
equally interested.
Hymeneal.
Married, at the S\ Elmo, by the
county judge. June 7, 1005, Mr. Frank
J. Otield and Miss Martha Lane, bo;h
ofjsherman county. Mr.Ofield is a res
ident of Rockville and well known in
the county. Miss Lane is a new comer,
having been a resident of the county
but a short time. Our best wishes go
with them.
Married, at the office of the county
judge,| June 7th, 1905. Mr. Hugh A.
Leach and Miss Edith Schwartfeger,
both of Custer county. While we have
1 not the i leasureof the acquaintance o j
these parties, we wish them a happy
and prosperous journey.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE
Firs! Nation*! Bank
OF LOUP CITY
CHARTER NO. 7277, INCORPOR ATED
At I>oup City in the State of Nebraska, a
the close of business. May 29th. 1905.
RESOURCES.
j Loans and discounts.3106.619 83
j Overdrafts secured and unsecured 2.424 57
; U. S. bonds to secure circulation. 7.000 00
Premiums on U. S. bonds. 214 38
Bonds, securities, etc. 1.565 41
j- Banking house, furniture, fixtures, 3,500 00
j Due from approved reserve agents. 11.732 28
Checks and other cash items. 2.882 02
Notes of other National banks. 355 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents. 85 C6
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:—
Specie.J4.447 00
Letal tender notes. 1,000 00— 5.447 CO
Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer
(5 per cent of circulation). 35o CO
Total.1142.176 15
LIABILITIES,
Capital stock paid in. 925,000 00
[ Surplus fund.>. 750 00
| Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid. 4.930 00
I National Bank notes outstanding. 7,000 00
; Due to State Banks and Bankers.. 122 16
Individual deposits subject to
check. 76.928 35
Demand certificates of deposit. 27.445 64
Total.$142,176 15
State of Nebraska, t
County of Sherman, i 8 8
1, W. F. Mason, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
W. F. Mason. Cashier.
CORRECT-ATTEST:
A. P. Cdu.IT, Director.
M. L. Cullsv. Director.
1 C. A. Mason. Director.
1 Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5th day of June. 1905.
Henry M. Mathew,
(seal.) Notary Public.
My eommissioi^expires May. 15,1006
Attention, Odd Fellows.
The regular annual memorial service
of our order will be held at the Baptist
church in this city next Sunday, June
ll, 1905, at 10 a. m. The memorial
sermon will he preached by Bro. Wold
All members are requested to meet at
the hall not later than 10 o clock. The
Rebekah's are especially requested to
participate. Geo. II. Gibsoo.
Secretary.
Opening of the Western State sum
mer Normal at Kearney, Nebr. June
19, 19)5. For the above occasion the
Union Pacific has authorized the low
rate of a Lire and one-third lor the
round trip. Tickets on sale June 19 to
Julv 31, with return limit to Ang. 4.
Inquire of U. P agent ar Loup City.
Unclaimed Letters
remaining in the post office at I oup
City. Nebr..month ending May 30.1905:
Ida Camp, Mrs. R. II. Dinson, Mrs. F.
Gates, Mrs. John Beemondr and Mrs.
John Schmidt: Mr. R D. Piper, John
Beemond. Ge >. Curtiss. Leonard John
son. Oliver Dorman Perry 1 ay lor, Rufe
Wilson. R. A. Wilson. G I. Moffatt,
II. S Mover. R. T Reed and O. P. Rees.
Persons claiming the above will say
“advertised" and give date of this lisr.
W. T. Owens, p. M.
Be it remembered that on this 8th day of
April. 1905. that we. P. Jensen. Geo. \V. Woten
J. A. Woten and N. Jensen do form an in
corporation under and by virtue of the laws
of the State of Nebraska.
I. This Incorporation shall be known as
the ROCKVILLE STATE BANK of Rockville.
Nebraska.
II. The principal place of transacting busi
ness shall be at the town of Rockville. Sher
man connty, Nebraska.
III. This Incorporation shall commence
business on the 1st day of June. 1905. and shall
terminate on the 1st day of June. 19:16. unless
sooner dissolved by holders of a majority of
the capital stock thereof.
IV. The general nature of the business to
be transacted shall be that of buying and sell- I
ing Foreign and Domestic exchange, receiving
money and credits on deposits, loaning money I
on personal, collateral or other security, buy
ing notes, warrants, and other securities and
the transacting of all proper aud legitimate
commercial banking business.
V. The authorized capital of this bank shall
be Ten Thousand Dollars. 50 per cent of which
■.hall be paid in before commencing business
and the balance to be paid in upon call of ;
the Board of Directors.
VI. The highest indebtedness to which this
Incorporation shall at any time subject itself
'hall not exceed a sum equal to two thirds of
Its paid up capital stock, not however includ
ing liability for deposits.
vll. The affairs of this Corporation shall
he corn! ueted by a Board of Directors, to
uonsist of three members who shall have
power to elect the officers of said corporation
luring the time for which they shall them
wlres be elected, to pass a suitable code of
by-laws for the government of said officers
and the affairs of the bank not in conflict with
these articles of incorporation or the laws of
the State. Such Board of Directors shall be
elected annually at a meeting of the share
holders of said bank, to be held at the bank
ing house of said corporation, in Rockville.
Nebr., on tbe first Tuesday of each year and
'hall hold their office until their successors
•ire elected. Until the first annual election, i
to be held in the year 1900, tbe following
named share holders shall hold the office as
Directors of this bank: P. Jensen. Geo.
W. Woten and J. a. Woten.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set !
nur hands this 8th dayjof April, 1905.
P. Jensen,
Gbo. W. Woten,
J A Woten.
N. JEwsen.
(Last pub. June 29 i
Divorce Notice.
in the District Court of Sherman County, Ne
braska.
Charles H, Dobson, Plaintiff.
vs.
Emma A. Dobson, Defendant.
To Emma A. Dobson: You are hereby noti
lied that on the 31st day of May, 1905. Charles
H. Dobson, plaintiff, filed his petition in the
District Court of said county, praying that he
he divorced from you.
You are hereby notified that unless you an- i
swef said petition on or before the 10th day of
July. 1905. the prayer, of said petition will be
taken as true and a decree of divorce rendered j
against you. CHARLES H. DOBSON
junei-5w Plaintiff
Koail Notice.
1 Peters Road.)
To all whom it may concern:
Greeting: The Commissioner appointed to
view and report upon a road commencing at
the northwest corner of Section five. Township
sixteen, Range ti/teen. and connecting with
the Loup City and Arcadia road and running
thence west on County line between Sherman
and Valley counties one mile, has reported in
ravor thereof and ail claims for damage or
objections thereto must be filed in the office of ;
the County Clerk of Sherman county. Nebr..
on or before noon of the 3id day of August,
1905, or said road wili be allowed without
reference thereto.
Dated this 26th day of May. 1905.
Geo. H Gibson.
County Clerk.
(Last pub. June 22.)
Road Notice.
(Floyd Road.)
To whom it may concern:
The Commissioner appointed to view and j
report upon the vacation of that part of Road
No. 69 commencing where it intersects w’ith
Road No. 241. about 40 rods west of the south- ;
east corner of Section nineteen (19). Township
fifteen (15). Range thirteen (13), and running
thence in a meandering direction across
Section nineteen (19), Township fifteen (15).
Range thirteen (13) and Sections twenty four
(24 .twenty-five (25) and about sixty (60) rods
on Section twenty-six, in Township fifteen (15),
Range fourteen (14) and comprising all that part
of meandering Road No. 68, laying west, north
west and southwest of where s»id Road No. 68.
intersects the point above mentioned of Road
No. 241, be vacated, has reported in favor
thereof and all claims for damage or objections
thereto must be filed in the office of the Coun
ty Clerk of Sherman County, Nebraska, on or
before the 19th day of July, 1905. or said road
will be vacated without reference thereto.
Dated this 16th day of May, 1905.
Gkorgf. H. Gibson.
County Clerk.
(Last pub. June 8.)
Legal Notice of the Incorpora
tion of the Sherman County
Telephone Company.
State Ok Nebraska, i ,
Sherman County.
Notice is hereby given that the Sherman
! County Telephone Company has adopted arti
i cles of incorporation and filed them in the
offices of the County Clerk of Sherman Coun
ty and of the Secretary of State of the State
of Nebraska for the purpose of becoming
incorporated under the laws of Nebraska, and
that said articles of incorporation provide as
follows:
1. The name of said corporation is the
Sherman County Telephone Company.
2. The principal place of transacting its
business is at Loup City in Sherman County,
Nebraska.
3 The nature of the business to be trans
acted by said corporation shall be the con
structing. buy.ng. holding, renting and operat
ing a public telephone system or systems in
the cities, towns, villages and country districts
of Sherman County and other counties in the
State of Nebraska, with power to sell any
portion or portions of such system or systems.
Also to buy, sell and lease such real estate as
may be necessary or convenient for the trans
action of said bnsiness. Said corporation shall
have authority to enter into contracts with
other telephone companies or persons for the
common use of telephone property and to
acquire and hold all such rights and franchises
as may be beneficial or necessary to saia busi
ness.
4. The amount of capital stock authorized
is limited to fifty thousand dollars, divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each of
which twenty-five per cent shall be subscribed
and paid for before the commencement of
business, and the remainder of said capital
stock to be paid at the tali of the Board of i
Directors.
5. Said corporation shall commence to exist 1
on the IItb day of May. 1905, and shall termi-:
uate its existence on the 11th day of May. 1955.
«. The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation shall at
any one time be subject, shall not exceed two
thirds of the paid in capital stock.
7. The affairs of said corporation shall be
conducted by a Board of Directors, consisting
of five members, from whom shall be elected a
President, Vice-President. Secretary. Trcasur- I
er and General Manager. All of said officers
shall be elected by the stockholders at their
annual meeting, which shall be held on the
second Thursday in May in each year.
Done under our bauds and the seal of said
corporation this 15th day of May 19u5.
E. G. TAYLOR.
W. S. Waite,
[SEAL.} W. R. Mellok.
B. H. Lorenz.
A. J. Kearns.
Directors of the Sherman .County Telephone
Company.
Attest: A. J. Kearns, Secretary.
(Last pub. June 15.)
Order to Show Cause.
In the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial
District in and for Sherman County.Nebraska
Lizzie Iler. administratrix of the estate of Lo
renzo Dowr Iler. deceased. Plaintiff.
v».
Lizzie Iier. widow of Lorenzo Dow Iler. de
ceased: Leonard A. Iler. Hazel D. Iler and
Alberta May Iler. minor children and sole
heirs at law of Lorenzo Dow Iler deceased.
Defendants.
In the Matter of the Estate of Lorenzo Dow
Iler. deceased.
On this 9th dav of May, 1905. at Chambers at
the Court House at Broken Bow, in Custer
county, and State of Nebraska, this cause
came on for hearing upon the petition of Liz
zie Iler, administratrix of the estate of Loren
zo Dow Iler. deceased, praying for license to
sell the following described real estate situate
in Sherman county and State of Nebraska, to
wit: The northwest quarter of Section two (2)
in Township sixteen 1I6i north of Kangfe fifteen
(15) west, and the northeast quarter and the
east half of the northwest quarter of Section
three (3i in Township sixteen (16) north of
range fifteen (15i west, containing 396 39-100
acres, subject to a mortgage of $1,000.00, with i
interest thereon at 10 per cent per annum from
Nov. 1st. 1903, or a sufficient amount of the
same to bring the sum of $1,014.43. for the pay
ment of debts allowed against s?id estate and
the costs of administration, there not being
sufficient personal property to pay the said
debts and expenses.
It is therefore ordered that all persons in
terestea in said estate appear before me at the
Court House in Loup City. Sherman county.
Nebraska, on the 20th day of June. 1905, at 10
o'clock a. m., to show cause why a license
should not be granted to said administratrix to
sell so rnnch of the above described real estate
of said deceased as shall be necessary to pay
said debts and expenses.
It is further ordered that this notice be
published for four consecutive weeks in The
Loup Cut Northwestern, a newspaper pub
lished in said County of Sherman. Nebraska, j
Dated this 9th day of May. 1905.
Bruno O. Hostetler.
Judge of the District Court.
T, S. Nightingale. Attorney for Plaintiff.
(Last pub. June 8.)
Do You Want a Home
Under Irrigation J
The government is reclaiming 200.000 acres
of excellent farm lands, leael as a floor, in the j
western part of Nebraska. There is yet an '
opportunity to secure a homestead under the
government canal. now building. Also |
improved farms. In a year the opportunity to j
get a home cheap, will be gone. Por full '
particulars address T. F. Watkins, Bayard.
Nebraska.
A. P. CULLEY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier.
THE
OF LOOP CITY
General Banking Business Transacted.
We Make Farm Loans at Six Per Cent.
We Negotiate Real Estate Loans.
We Buy, Rent and Sell Real Estate for Non-Residents.
CORRESPONDENTS:
Seaboard National Bank, New York City, N. Y.
Omaha National Bank, Omaha, Nebraska.
Articles cf IicorDdretion.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we. Diner E. Boynton, of Sycamore.
Illinois; E. G. Barnum, II. A. Olerich and
Jonas i. Parshall. of Butt- Nebraska, do
hereby associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming and becoming a corporation
under and by virtue of the laws of the State
of Nebraska, and do adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name of said corporation shall be LOUP
CITY MILL & LIGHT COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of transacting business
shall be at Loup City, in the County of Sher
man and State of Nebraska. Provided that
the Board of Directors may hold meetings for
the transaction of business at other places
in the State of Nebraska, when notified by tht
President or Secretary liv- da vs prior to such
meeting, of the time and place thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted and conducted by said corporation
shall be the owning maintaining and operating
a mill, for the making and selling of flour, meal,
feed and other mill-stuffs. and doing a general
exchange and merchant milling business: to 1
acquire a franchise, and erect, equip, maintain,
own and operate an electric lighting plant in
Loup City. Nebr., or at other towns or cities
in Sherman County, Nebraska: to sell or lease !
electric power for other purposes than electric
lights, and generally to promote by any law
ful means the manufacture and sale of flour,
feed, and other mlil-stuffs. and the erection,
maintainance and operation of an electric
power plant, and in the course of said business
to purchase and hold real estate, to acquire
franchises for lighting and power purposes,
and to make contracts in the genera! course
of the milling, lighting and power business.
ARTICLE IV.
The authorized capital stock of said corpo
ration shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
(Ko.tXXi). divided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars (1100) each, which shares, when paid up
shall be non-assessable. Five Thousand Dol
lars (£5.000) of said capital stock shall be held
in the Treasury of said corporation, subject to
the disposal ot the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V.
Said corporation shall begin to exist on
April 15th. A. D. 1905. and its existence shall
terminate April 15th. 19-J5.
ARTICLE \ I.
The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation shall at any
time subject itself, shall be two-thirds of the
capital stock.
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs of said corporation shall be con
ducted by a Board of Directors, consisting of
three members, who shall be stockholders in
said corporate ion.
ARTICLE VIII.
The members of the Board of Directors shall
be elected at the annual meeting of the stock- j
holders, or at any special meeting called for
that purpose.
ARTICLE IX.
The officers oR’said corporation shall consist
of a President, Vice-President Secretary and ]
Treasurer, and said officers shall {be elected
by the Board of Directors. The office of
Treasurer may be held by either the President,
Vice-President or Secretary. Said Board of
Directors may also elect, appoint or employ
a business manager for said corporation.
ARTICLE X.
Said corporation shall have a corporate
seal, and all instruments affecting the title
to real estate and all certificates of stock or
bonds of said corporation shall be signed by
the President or Vice-President and attested
by the Secretary of the corpdration. with the ;
corporate seal affixed.
WITNESS OUR HANDS this 15th day of
April. A D. 1905.
Signed in presence of f hovwov'
BVRON J. SNOW. ! BLMEB L BOYNTON.
M L. Honke as to E. | E. G Babncm.
G. Barnum. H. A. Oel- >H. A. OLERICH.
rich.Jonas I. Parshall. 1 Jonas I. Parshall.
(Last pub. June 15,)
I)rs. Davis & Farnsworth of Grand
Island. Neb., are prepared to treat all;
forms of chronic diseases, such as Rheu
matism, Stomach disorders, Tumois.
Cancers, Paralysis, Kidney diseases.etc.
The doctors use. besides medicine and
surgery,the x-ray, hot air baths, eiec
sricity and massage.
Dawn mowers at P O. Reed’s.
Mrs. Chris Hauck offers her 8-room
residence proterty for sale. .See her for
particulars.
W 20, Ashley Conger, the drayman
Get him.
^■3
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For Sale by T. H. Eisner
^ ou Id n’t you like a nice five-acre tract ad
joing town, for your home? If so, ask W.
R. MEL LOR for pi ices and terms of tracts
shown on this map.
mm, nu m mm
BOUGHT AT THE
B. & M. Elevators
MCALPINE, LODP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING,
ASHTON AND FARWELL.
Coal for Sale al Loop City ait Asia. Will Bay
HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND FARWELL
Call and see our coal and get prices on gram.
_E. C- TAYLOR.
John Solmes
"i
^dealer: in*
HARDWARE
FTJR3STITTJKE
Steel Ranges, Cook Stoves,
Tinware, Screen Doors,
Hammocks, Lawn Mowers
Guns and Ammunition. Carry a full line of guaranteed.
Paints, Linseed and Machine Oils.
Loup City, - Nebraska
Gall 023. ttL©
Loup City, Nebraska,
-FOR
L U MQER
Of all kinds. Also
Posts, Shingles, Lime and Cement
Hard and Soft Coal Always on Hand.
Orders Taken for Storm Sash.
I+&J. I. DEPEWS*
Blacksmith 9 Wagon Maker!
My shoo is the largest and best equipped north of tbe Platte River
I have a four horse engine and a complete line of tbe latest improved, ma
chiuery, also a force ot experienced men who know how to operate it and
turn out a job with neatness and dispatch.
MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT
ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
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The Nojthwesterp, $1 pr. yp
