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THE NORTHWESTERN
THURSDAY. JUNE 22, 1905.
Lioaal Daws.
A Few Market Quotations.
Cattle, per 100 lbs.$2.00(3 $5.00
Hogs, per 100 lbs. 4.55(34,00
Corn, ber bu. .35(3.39
Wheat, per bu. 50@ .78
Oats, per bu.18(3 .23
Rye, per bu.47@ .52
Eggs, per doz. 8
Butter, per lb. 13
Dissolution of Co-Partnership.
Loup City, Nebr., June 15,1905.
The undersigned who heretofore
have been doing business under the
firm name of Johnson, Lorentz & Co.
have this day dissolved said firm of
Jolmson, Lorentz & Company.
All accounts due said firm will be
payable to and collected by D. A. John
son and Gust Lorentz, who also assume
all debts of said firm, the undersigned,
P. M. (1 reen, retiring from the firm.
D. A. Johnson
Gus Lorentz.
P. M. Green.
Steel ranges at P. O. Reed’s.
Buggies, call, see and buy them of
T. M. Reed
Yesterday was the longest day of the
y . ar—June 21.
A. J. Johnson has the agency for the
Banker’s Life of Des Moines. See him.
Frank Foster left Tuesday for a fly
ing trip to St. Paul, Grand Island and
Ord.
For Sale—One thoroughbred Jersey
bull and heifer. John Lofiiolm,
Loup City, Nebr.
If you love to dance and want the
best time of your life, celebrate the
Fourth of July at Rockville.
L. N. Smith has a three-row Erway
cultivator and one Town’s surface
cultivator to sell or exchange for stock.
Photographer Draper was down from
Comstock. Monday, and gathered some
ten or twelve dollars’ worth of work
into his fold.
No better nor cheaper insurance can
be secured than that offered by the
Bankers’ Life of Des Moines. See A.
J. Johnson for particulars.
That old wheel horse of Sherman
county republicanism, Tom Chamber
lain, was over from west Sherman
Monday. Tom will never grow old.
The price of Aztec egg coal will be
reduced to 87 per ton at the B. & M.
elevator, alter June 1st. This is a good
summer coal for cook stovss.
Rockville makt-s a strong bid for onr
people to attend their Fourth of July
celebration this year. They are going
to make it mighty interesting for those
who attend.
Union Pacific low rates. Annual
meeting Imperial Council Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine, Niagara Falls, N. V.
Dates of sale June 17,18.19. One fare
plus 82 for round trip.
George Houser returned from Loup
City Tuesday, where he has been visit
ing his grandmother. His grandmoth
er, Mrs. M. Leininger, accompanied
him home and will visit with her
daughter, Mrs. A. E. Houser, for a
couple of w eeks.—Aurora Sun.
Drs. Davis <& Farnsworth of Grand
Island, Neb., are prepared to treat all
forms of chronic diseases, such as Rheu
inatiem, Stomach disorders, Tumois.
Cancers, Paralysis, Kidney diseases,etc.
The doctors use. besides medicine and
surgery,the x-ray, hot air baths, elec
tricity and massage.
Frank Kuhn and family were over
from Clear Creek last Thursday and
Friday visiting Mr. Kuhns cousin,
Walter Smith, and family. Frank has i
sold his farm in that section, to give
possession next April Frank is a jolly
fellow, and has been in this country for
some twenty-six years, and is one of
Sherman county’s most widely known
and respected citizens. He has no
future location in view, but wherever
he pitches his tent, he has the best
wishes of everybody he knows and
their name is Legion.
G. A. Carry returned last Saturday
from St. Edwards, Boone county, where
on the preceding Sunday he buried his
younger brother, W. E. Curry, a promi
nent stockman of that couuty Mr.
Curiy was called twice to the home of
his brother, who had contracted severe
stomach trouble, before the end came.
The younger brother had made all ar
rangements to come to Sherman county!
and go into business with his brother
here, when his sudden and fatal illness
came, and was on the eve of buying
large tract of land contiguous to that
belonging to his brother. Thus it is
that man proposes, but God disposes,
and the sickle of death renders all mortal
plans powerless. Deceased left a belov
ed wife and four charming little daugh
ters, the eldest being scarcely past her
tenth birthday, but providentially left
them plentifully supplied with this
world’s goods, living literally up to the
Scriptural injunction of "He thit pro
vided for his own,’’ etc.
Special Ribbon Sale.
100 styles of filk ribbon, all the way
from 25 to 50c per yard, will be sold st
Johnson & Lorentz's for 10c per yard
All colors, widths and styles. Cull and
get your first selection. Yours for
business. Johnson & Loiientz.
Law n mowe-s at P O. Reed's.
W 20, Ashley Conger, th« drayman
Get him.
Sweeps, stackers, mowers and rakes
at T. M. Reed’s
J l. Depew took a business trip to
St. Paul Tuesday.
Dr Sumner Davis,Grand Island, Neb.
specialist in disease of eye and ear.
Examination for glasses.
Mr and Mrs. Chas. W Gibson were
over from Litchfield, Monday, visiting
old friends, returning home the same
evening.
Mr. and Mrs A. M, Robbins left last
Saturday for Omaha, where they joined
the big Woodman excursion for a visit
to Chicago
I)r. Marcy’s brother, E. M. Marcy,
who has been visiting here for a few
days, returned to his home in Chicago
last Monday.
The Sherman County Telephone Co
placed Hew phones in A. P. DeLyster’s
feed store and the hardware store of
John Sol ins this week
Mr. D. A. Johnson, of the firm of
Johnson & Lorentz, finished up the
work of invoicing their stock and re
turned to Aurora last Friday.
Hon. Robt. P Starr will deliver the
address at Rockville on ilie glorious
Independence Day. and that assures one
of the best features of the day.
A lot of .Mens ami Roys Douglas fine
shoes at the S. S. shoe store, also ladies
and Misses oxfords, and shoes that will
give good service and prices right
If you are going anywheie on the
Fourth, let it be to Rockville. That
lively little burg is making arrange
ments for one of the grandest jubilees
to be given this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson left
Tuesday morning for Aurora, at which
enterprising town Mr Johnson will
open a tailoring establishment. We
wish the worthy young couple unlimit
ed success.
The Sherman Comity lelephone Co.
has purchased the H. II. M ackintosh
residence at Arcadia, in which was
situated the Arcadia exchange, and
will continue the exchange, therefore,
at the old place.
P. O. Reed took a run out to Denver
last week Tuesday, returning Saturday
evening. As w ill be noticed in another
column, Mr. Iteed made arrangements
for handling the Colorado sandstone
for sidewalks, which will repay you to
investigate.
Mrs. Arthur Minshull died Thursday,
June 15th, at her home south of Litch
field Deceased was born in Indiana,
January 20th, 1807. and moved to this
county with her parents while a girl.
Her maiden name was Maria Duck.
Her father, mother, one sister, husband
and seven children survive hor.
Arrangements are being made for a
big celebration on the Fourth at Jen
ner s Park, Judge Wall will deliver
the oration, while Ilobt. Mathew will
read the Declaration of Independence,
and a mammoth display of fireworks is
booked for the evening. It will be a
good place to celebrate.
A. P. DeLyster has started a feed
stare in the old Solms hardware build
ing across the street from Gastever’s
store, where he will handle especially
the milling stuffs of the Loup City
Mills. A. P. wifi tell you all about it
in the columns of The Northwest
ern just as soon as he gets his stuffs
all in and ready for business.
Troy Hale met with a serious accident
last Saturday, which lays him up for a
while, but fortunately did not end
fatally. While working on a hay
stacker on his farm north of town he
missed his footing and fell to the ground
hurting his back severely and running
three tines of a pitchfork deeply into
his leg. He suffered intensely for a
couple of days, but at present writing
is on the road to recoyery.
Robt. Mathew, the talented son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Mathew, returned
home from Lincoln last Friday, where
he graduated with honors from the law
department of the State University,
and will, we understand, begin the
practice of law here in Loup City in his
father’s office. Mr. Mathew has been
an earnest student of law and is a
young man of whom our people have a
right to be proud and we predict for
him success from the outstart.
Rockville is making arrangements for
one of the biggest celebrations ever
held in this section of the country.
Last Thnrsday. Dr. L. E. Dickinson and
Tom Lay, two of her brightest young
business men were in Loup City mak
ing arrangements for the extensive
advertising of their celebration, and
assured us that they earnestly desired
the presence of as many of our people
and of the people of Sherman county as
could find it convenient to be with
them on that day, and guaranteed to
treat them royally, as Rockville always
does strangers within her gates.
Notice.
I have made arrangements to handle
t the Colorado sand stone for side and
J cross walks and would like to figure
I with you if you want a walk.
This stone is used in Denver, Colo,
on the main streets, for walks, and
some of the walks have been laid more
than twenty-five years and are still in
good shape.
1 have samples of this stone at the
store and will be pleased to show you
same. Respectfully yours,
, P. O. Reed.
Poultry netting at P. O Heed’s.
If you want a rose bush, go to F. E.
Brewer at once.
Phone A. T Conger. W 20, when in
need of a drayman.
The editor’s wife is on the sick list
but better at present.
Sam Thompson left Friday for Loup
City—Fairfield Herald.
E. G. Taylor and f..mily returned
home Saturday evening.
Work is progressing on the foun
dation for Eisner’s new residence.
,1. W. Long and wife returned from
their visit to Omaha Tuesday evening
Stewart Ware has charge of Frank
Foster’s barber shop during the latter’s
absence.
R. W. McCombs, J. P. Lein inger, Sam
Daddow and Lee Adamson *re pur
ch .sers of new pianos this week.
A Sutton was down from Ord Sun
day. bringing home bis little grand
chiljren, Master and Miss Chase.
Get aherd of the Hies by ordering
your screen doors and window screens
of LEiNrnGER Lumber Co.
Thanks to T. It. Lay and I)r. L E.
Dickinson of Rockville, for new sub
scriptions to The Northwestern.
Lawyer Starr has now the neatest
and prettiest law office in the city,
being finely papered. Bob Young being
the artist.
Mrs. Bert Chase was taken ill Tues
day evening, but at this writing is
rauclr better, although still unable to
leave her bed.
Peter *Rowe went down to Lincoln
last Friday, returning Tuesday. He
reports the condition of Mrs. Rowe as
no better and quite serious.
Mrs Henry Heard, accompanied by
husband and father, arrived in Loup
Citv Tuesday evening from a hospital
in Lincoln to take treatment of Dr. j
Long.
A game of base ball at Rockville the
front end of the week, between Rock- j
ville and a picked nine from Loup City,
ended disastrously tor the latter by a
score of two to one.
Rev. |Dr. Geo. \V. Martin. Superin
tendent of the Nebraska Prison As
sociation. and formerly chaplain of the
state penitentiary, will deliver a lec
ture in the M. E. church tomorrow
(Friday) evening on “The Boy, or Life
in the Penitentiary.” It is a free lec
ture and will pay you to hear it.
Married, at the Catholic church last
Monday morning at 9 o’clock, Mr. John
Synak and Miss Mary Czaplewski, lioth
of this citv. The bride was gowned in
pale blue silk and was attended by Miss
Frances Kaslo and Miss Martha Czap
lewski. The groom was attended by
Mr. Jacob Synak and Joseph Czap
lewski. The nappy young couple will
go to housekeeping at Farwell, where
the groom is employed by the B. & M.
District court convened Tuesday with
Judge Hostetler presiding The pres
ent sessiop is confined almost wholly to
civil cases and no jury was called. >To
cases of general interest were up for
hearing save the Undall divorce mat
ter which ended in Mrs. Lindall secur
ing her freedom, the custody of her
three children and $800 alimony. One
of the most commendable features of
our court matters is the dispatch with
which Jude Hostetler goes through the
docket and his busine*s-liko methods
which prove our eminent jurist one of
the best in the state. The session will
probably end today.
Error of Telegrapher.
A recent cable from London to
Montreal, reporting the speech of an
English visitor to the latter city, con
siderably hurt the feelings of Cana
dians by stating, that Montreal was
“the most depraved” city. A later
telegram, however, soothed the ruf
fled citizens by informing th|m that
the words quoted should have read
I “the worst paved city.”
Clear Creek Chat.
We have just experienced a twenty
four hour rain
Crops are growing fine.
Mr. Potter, of Litchfield, was buried
Thursday afternoon by the G. A. R.
of which he was a member.
A man by the name of Green was
buried here Friday morning, having
been killed by a bolt from a cream
separator.
A brother of Chas. Green, who died
last Wednesday, is here from Kansas
looking after his brother’s interests.
Richard Baker and wife are yisiting
relatives in the eastern part of the state.
A child of Mr. and Mrs Esterbrook
was very sick but is now out of danger.
Mrs. John Vlan, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dickerson, was buried Sunday
You want to try
Jipi Copgef,
The Dfaypiap.
Phone, N15.
Death of A. H. Potter.
Adin Hiram Potter was born at
Hampton, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1844, and
died June 13th, 1905, being 61 years, 3
months and 19 days old at the time of
his death. He was married to Diana
Lawrence at Sycamore. 111., Sept. 1st*
1868. He enlisted as private in the
Civil war Sept. 5. 1861, in Co. D 6th
regiment N. Y. Volunteers, serving 3
yrs. 9 mos. and was honorably dis
charged June 5,18*35. He was mustered
as Comrade into Perryville Post No.
231 G. A. R. Dept Nebr , June 10th,
1890. As a soldier his experience was
varied and at times perilous. He was
taken prisoner and languished in the
Andersonville prison for eighteen
months suffering the horrors of that
terrible prison pen. here he saw so many
noble comrades die of starvation and
ill-treatment. These scenes he seldom
spoke of except to his intimate friend*.
He has been a prominent business man
in Litchfield for years and postmaster
for eight years, discharging the duties
of that office with fidelity and strict
«ttention to its details, although suffer
ing from the malady that culminated
in his death and when he was finally
striken down while attending to the
duties ot his office. As a business man
he was upright and honorable and a
man of strong integrity and in his
demise Litchfield loses one of its most
prominent citizens He leaves a wife
and four children besides a host of
friends to mourn his loss. One of his
daughters preceded him t*> the land
beyond several years ago, lour children
remain, namely: Mary A., Loey E ,
Chas A and Ada M. The family have
the sympathy of the entire community
during their bereavement. The funeral
oocured last Friday from his home in
LitchOeld.— Monitor.
A Call to Prayer.
We would cull the attention ol all
Christian people residing in and about
Loup Citv, to the fact that next Sun
day there will be observed a day of
prayer at the liaptist church. We ex
pect to commence our service at 9
o’clock a. m. continuing until the
regular hour for preaching service,
when the pastor will deliver a sermon.
The Sunday School will then be held as
usual after which there will be a recess
until 2 p. m, when the praise and
prayer service will again commence, to
continue as long as the interest is good
The young people’s service will be held
at the usu d hour. A very hearty in
vitation is extended to all our friends
to be present and participate in tbe^e
services. II. S. Wold, Pastor.
Estray Notice.
Taken np as an estray on the old
Andrew Baker place in Logan town
ship. Sherman county, Nebraska, on
the 4th day of June, 1905. the following
described stock: Two dehorned Here
ford cows, one with horse-shoe brand
on right hip; one red and white spotted
cdf. and one red calf.
Owner will prove property, pa? all
costs and take same away, or stock will
be sold according to law.
31 5w George Klatka.
High Grade Orgap
Manufactured by the
At Factory Prices
Delivered in your town.
You Pay $5 Gash
apd $] per Week
50 Per Gent Off on Retail Prices
Ask for Catalogue and Prices of the Factory Distributors,
Omaha, IsTelD.
The Big Piano and Organ House.
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Good Goods at Right Prices
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Insistent Price Reductions.
I Forcible Price Inducement.
Short Line Shortens Prices.
Small Frices do Great Work.
Prices Blown Away, That’s All.
The Cut in Prices Is Still Deeper.
Not the Price you pay, but what you get
for the price that determines the value of
your bargain at
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Buggies, Wagons,
FARM IMPLEMENTS, WIND MILLS
AND WELL WORK,
Loup City, - Nebraska.
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