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VOLUME XXIII. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY. JANUARY 4. I *)<><>. NUMBEB K
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A FALSE CONCEPTION.
Now that the late campaign, with
all questions appertaining thereto,
ha s been put to sleep, the guber
natorial controversy arises once
more as the question of tbe hour.
While we have no doubt the rail
road influence in Nebraska has a
great bearing on results, yet we are
not amt'Dg those who are inclined
to believe that the railroads are
supreme in this state. Hut however
that may be, no s. oner doe* a man
come before the public eye, than
the word goes that he is a Burling
ton tool, or the U. P owns him, or
the North we-*tein h s him body and
soul. Such hogwash does no credit
to the voters of Nebraska, and is so
utterly nonsensical and misleading
that such reports should be frowned
down and out. Up in northwest
Nebraska is one of the best and
purest men ever in official position
in the state, and we do not believe
any man, set ot men or corporations
own, c«ntrol or attempt to dictate
to him. That man is Charley
Weston, ex-state auditor. No sooner
is his name mentioned as a probable
candidate for governor,, than it iy
complained be is a Northwestern
railroad man anil he is discredited
to that extent. Coming nearer home,
we have another candidate for gov
ernor, onr former townsman, Wall,
of the state of Aroadia. Perhaps
no man spoken of i_ regard to the
highest office in the state, has been
so demeaned in this particnlsr as
has our friend Wall, and yet we
defy anyone to point to any act,
word or deed that pins him to the
Burlington as a subservient tool, or
under the control and dictation of
the U. P. or any other road. Be
cause Mr. Wall has held an impor
tant position in the state legislature
for several years, has served the
state faithfully, been a good mixer,
is liked by the railroad forces, and
stands in the foremost ranks of
those who may be looked upon as
successful politicians, the word has
gone out that he is a Burlington
tool, to such an extent that perhaps
a large peyr cent of the voters who
have « «nal knowledge of Mr.
Wall quietly acquiesce as to truth
of tbe report, and that without one
iota of evidence. Newspapers, too,
that %puld ba careful in molding
pu ( opinion, are most to blame
in , 4U regard. Just as soon as a
. man comes before the public, there
^s a class of newspapers who, with
only tbe thought in viaw of giving
their readers something readable of
a political nature, editorially assert
this idea of railroad control, with
out having one scintilla of evidence
vo bear out their assertions. This
is not fair. We are no more a sup
porter of John Wall for governor
than for Charley Weston Or M. L.
Fries, or Peter Mortensen, or any
one of perhaps a dosen so far
■finkv of for the executive chair,
hot the spirit of fairness and a desire
to see this talk about the railroads
owning all the politicians and all
-th« state, connty and municipal
offcers summarily done away with,
prompts us to call a halt in this
thing. When Mickey was made
the republican candidate for gover
nor, opposition papers all over the
• state called him a tool of John N.
Baldwin and the railroads were
credited with owning him body.and
soul Subsequent events have given
the lje to these slobberings, *nd
John H- Mickey stands today vindj
i^ted before the people, owned by
no railroad nor controlled by rail
road influence. If John Wall should
prove the luoky man, or should
Charley Weston, Senator Fries,
Peter Mortensen or any one of the
others named receive the highest
gilt in the voice of the people ot
this great state, don’t, for God’s
sake, for the honor of the state of
Nebraska, and the intelligence of
Nebraska voters, dishonor yourself
by admitting that the voters are
simply a lot of cattle driven by rail
road domination like beeves to the
slaughter, and that their franchise
is simply a worthless something to
them.
Would you like a government
position these strenuous Roosevelt
days?
Notwithstanding the reports re
garding investigation of D. E.
Thompson, as ambassador to Brasil,
he seems to have held the big end
of the matter, and has now been
assigned as minister to Mexico.
Either Mr. Thompson was as in
nocent as a dove or his finesse was
too much for the eagle eye of
Theodore.
It seems the trouble over the
Valcntine land office is like Banquo's
ghost; it won’t down. A few days
since, J. C, Pettijohn, the deposed
register, was arrested for complicity
in the widow deal that has been
going up in that country for some
years, and it is rumored that some
of the legal lights at Valentine and
other points in that section may be
called to account for shady actions
in the same deal. While we were
np in the sandhills a few years
since, it was a common thing at
Valentine, Gordon, Ainsworth and
other towns, to see the trains dis
gorge numbers, of soldiersfwidows,
who had been brought into that
country from Illinois, Iowa and
other states to take up government
land on which they would file their
right and dispose of their claims
later to interested cattlemen for a
consideration. We understand it
i£ along that line the government
takes action.
ap..
Free Gold in Turkey’s Crop.
Doe8 gold exist in paying quanti
ties in Valley county? Joseph
Burns of this city is of the opinion
that it does and the prospect is to
be investigated.
Sunday morning Mr. Burns re
ceived frorp Chief Clerk John Wall,
oC the house of representatives, a
Christmas turkey. The bird was
an exceedingly large one, weighing
20 pounds when ready for the oven.
It was raised on Mr. Wall’s ranch
on the middle fork of the Loup
river near Arcadia, Neb.
In preparing the bird tor the
Christmas feast, Mr. Burns dis
covered in the crop a nugget of
free gold, one-sixteenth of an inch
in diameter. The metal has been
tested and Mr. Burns deolares it is
the real article. The nugget will
be retnrned to Mr. Wall at once and
he will be urged to investigate and
“prospect” tbe river bank along
which the turkeys ranged.
“For many years some of the citi
sens of Valley county have declared
that the Lohp rivers are gold bear
ing streams,” said State Treasurer
Mortensen, when informed of the
Burns find. ‘'However, the *river
never has been prospected to any
extent and no extensive investiga
tions have been made. Perhaps
Mr. Wall kindly inserted the little
nugget in the turkey’s crop to excite
Mr. Burns, bnt it has often been
declared that gold if to be found
in thissosstr"
Mr. Burns exhibited the nugget
at the state oapitoi this morning to
a group of admiring friends. Those
members of thejstate administration
who own land in northwestern Ne
braska and along the Loup rivers
are expectantly awaiting the result
of the investigation and in the
meantime are reading up on
mineralogy. Several recalled this
morning that the discovery of the
rich California fields was brought
about by the finding of n quantity
of free gold in the crop of n goose.
- Lincoln Stqr.
noanmn
Won’t fail to read Cooper’s adv,
this week.
COUNTYJJETTERS
Ashton News.
C. F. Beuscbausen came down from
Loup City last Tburaday.
S. S Polski is working for the Sher
man County Telephone Co.
O. E. Nehter is building a barn on
his lots in the west part of town.
Old Santa brought Mr. and Mrs. A.
Sperling a bouncing baby girl Xmas eve
Julius Ueusliausen is building a new
frame house on his ranch west of town.
The Ashton Lumber Co. will so'<n
have their new office building finished.
Harry Smelser left for Lincoln to
finish bis course in the Agricultural
school.
O. O. Howard and wife went to York
this week to attend the marriage of his
brother.
Miss Joaie Polski and Helen Jaurog
went to Loup City on a visit to friends
last Thursday.
Ashton will have three hardware
stores in the spring. Competition may
help the farmers.
Joe Grudzinski and bis Intended son
in-law went to St. Paul Tuesday to get
a marriage license.
Theo Wrehe was compelled to buy a
new cradle on account of the arrival of
a pair of twin boys Wednesday.
Mr. *nd Mr*. J. A. Smith, and sister,
Miss Norn, of South Omaha.c me home
to spend the holiday* with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Smith, of Davis
Creek.
Frank Chilewski mt Oak Creek was
in town last Saturday buying groceries
and presents and about 12 o’clock at
night some one took them out of his
buggy.
Our livery man, Adam Kosmicki,
hitched up a team Christmas dsy and
left town. A report has been circulated
that Adam went in search of Eve, we
hope be succeeds in finding her.
A painter from Hastings was finish
ing tip the M W. A. hall last week
and OB Friday decided to leave, going
north and hardly reached the old
Wilson farm when John and St. Goc
overtook him to collect a 935 saloon
bill, bat as the ugn was broke, they
Americas Girls. '
The Kansu City Star approvingly
quotes the following tremendous senti
ment from Francois Copper, ihe cele
brated French poet:
The American girls are beauties.
They are poems incarnate. They are
a caress to the eye. They hug the
imagination. They inspire the intellect
If they have temperament equal to
their beauty, they are perfect.
So it i«. Far be it from ns to dis
pute it. They own the earth. They
dafy the police. They kill the clerks.
They monopolize the theaters. They
caress the poodle dogs. They hug each
other. They swat the pocketbook.
They paralyze the savings account.
They inspire distraction. They drive
us to drink. If they have virtues equal
to the homage they receive, they are
angeb,
We pause to hear from tha French
poet on the second count.
Congressman Kinkaid has intro
duced in tbe House of Represen
tatives a bill for the special relief of
Hiram B. Thomas, of Ravenna, a
veteran of the civil war. The bill
provides for the increase of Mr.
Thomas’ pension from $12 to $30
per month. It is hoped that the
bill may be passed at the present
session of congress.—Ravenna News
A Boston firm recently offend a
prize or’ $250 for the best written answer
to the question. “What Constitutes
Success,’’ and n Kansas woman won the
prize with the following: “He has
achieved success who has lived well,
laughed often and loved much; who has
gained the respect of intelligent men
and the love of little children; who has
filled his niche and accomplished his
task; who has left the world better than
he found it, whether by an improved
poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued
sou); who has never lacked appreciation
of earth's beauty or failed to sapiens it;
who has always looked for the bast in
others and given the best he had; whose
life wa* an inspiration; whcae memory
a benediction.’’ Measured by the yard
stick, is your lite a success?
The report of the death of
Evangelist Sunday at Burlington,
la., a few days since, seems a good
deal like the reported death of Hark
Twain, a few years ago. When
Twain heard it, Jie immediately
wired | friend to the effect that the
report of l)is death was greatly
exaggerated- Evangelist Studs? is
now in line to da the same thing.
He is Still alive and fighting the
I devil, or words to that effect.
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We shall occupy this space for the year 1906.
Please read pur advertisement carefully for it
will be as profitable to you as to ourselves,
and remember
IT PATS TO TRADE AT COOPER’S
"i ' y. .
We wish to thank you hearty |b. he
liberal patronage you have given us diving
the year 1905, and solicit the same patron
age for the coming year. We beg to remain
Yours truly,
c. c. COOPER
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old saying. last weak, lanky Bed)
Fitssimmoas got Walloped in a prise
fight and now Iris actress Wife is
said to have taken up her residence
in 8ooth Dakota in order to get a
divorce from him.
Only On Chance to Do Good.
The following sentiment has been
variously attributed to Stephen Orel
let Sir Rowland H1U and to Edward
Coarteca/ and the earl of Devon, end
Is said to ihave been Inscribed upen
the tombatone of the latter: “I ex
pact to peas through this world but
once. If. therefore, by any kindness
1 can show or any good thing 1 cut
do any fellow being, let me do It now.
Let me not defer It nor neglect It,
Im l shall not pass this gray again."
/. Emperor Confers Orders.
The interest that has been taken by
Emperor William la the development
of the Harvard Germanic Museum
baa Just boon shown anew by the con
ferring upon Prof. Kuao Francks, cur
ator of the museum, of the Imperial
Order of the Red Eagle. This honor
recalls the visit of Prince Heni? to
thin country, whoa n similar honor
•M conferred upon several men,
among them being Prof. Munsterberg
of Harvard.
This Inaccurate World.
For the purpose of Illustrating the
difficulties of evidence. Prof. Von Llsst
of Berlin arranged with two of his
pupils to pretend a quarrel, consisting
of hot wards, a walking, stick, and a
pistol leaded with bleak cartridges
The quarrel came off In the presence
of twenty other young man, nil "highly
educated,” who were not la the secret.
No two of the twenty sggee^ qgg&tly
as to the cause 01 the quarrel. Eight
different answers were given to the
question: Who began the quarrel?
And yet people read history!—Every
tody’s Magaslna.
Public Sale,
I will offer at Public Auction on my
faros, two and one-half miles southeast
of Loup City, on? Thursday, Jan. 11,
19M, commencing $t 10 a. m. sharp, the
following property towit: 14 head of
horses; 44 bead pi cattle; 30 to 33
thoroughbred red bogs; farming imple
ments, household goods and other
articles too numerous to mention, all ot
which are in good-shape. Free lunch
at noon.
Terms of Sale: On all sums of $10
and under cash. Oyer $10 a credit of
0 months will be given by purchaser
giving bankable security drawing 10
per cent iaterest from date of sale.
R. L. Christensen.
Owner.
J. T.Halk, W. F. Mason,
Auctioneer- • Clerk.
Notice to Land Owners.
(Lay Road)
To all to whom it may concern;
The commissioner anpointed to view
and report upon a road commmenclng
at the north edge of the Union Pacific
R. R right-of-way, at Section line be
tween Sections eight and nine, and
running thence in a southeasterly
direction along the railroad right-of- way
and terminating at the Section line
between aections nine and sixteen, all
in Township thirteen, Range thirteen,
in Sherman county, Nebraska, road to
be SO ft wide; has reported in favor
thereof, and all objections thereto or
claims tor damage must be filed in the
office of the County Clerk of said Sher
man county, on or before the &th day
of March, 1906, or said road will be
established without reference thereto.
Dated this 30th day of December,
1005. G*©. H. Gibson,
County Clerk.
(Last pub Jan. 25.)
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MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, 8CHAUPP SIDING,
ASHTON AND FARWELL.
Goal fir Sell at IMXui iaktai Will Bar
HOGS AT 8CHAUPP * AIDING AND FARWELL
Call aad Me oar coal and get price* oa grata.
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A. S, MAIN,
Pkysidan pad Sargeoa
<H#ea at Telephone
Rnai dent*- Connection
LOUP CITY* - «■ NEW.
J. H. LONG
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Offloe, Over lev Beak*
riuraoai ooviiotxov
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at Low Prices
IS WHAT
C. H. Leininger Handles.
Don’t forget to call on him when you want
Window Shades. He will trim them to fit
your windows, without extra charge.
His line of Furniture and Art Goods is
more complete than ever before.
Undertaking IC. H. LEININGER! Pianos
&nd w •. and
Art Goods j UJ"pitllJ*6 Organs
A. P. CULLKY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier.
r-p -jg- -pi
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Loup city.
General Banking Business Transacied.
We Make Farm Loans at Six Per Cent.
We Negotiate Real Estate L oans.
We Buy, Rent and Sell Real Estate for Non-Residents.
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CORRESPONDENTS:
Seaboard National Bank, New York City, N. Y.
Omaha National Bank, Omaha, Nebraska.
W. L. MARCY.
DENTIST,
LOUP 8ITY, NEB
OFFICE: But Side Public Equate.
S. A. ALLEN.
DEJYTI8T,
LOUP CITY. - - NEB.
Office up stairs in the new Stat*
Bank btrilding.