I am now receiving shipments of guns and shells for fall shooting. If wanting a gun call early while I have a variety to pick from. Resp. Yours, p. O. PEED, -Jhe Hardware jVlap. A. P. CULLEY, President. W. P. MASON, Cashier. rp jg FIRST NATIONAL of Loup CfTY »: Conser vative £ and Strong We Do a Banking Business Only Farm Loans at 6 per cent,Optional Payments THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotations. Cattle, per 100 lbs .$3.50 $4.00 Hogs, per 100 lbs. 0.00 Corn, per bu.30 (« .38 Wheat, per bu.45 & .58 Oats, per bu.25 @ .27*4 Rye, perbu.40 (a .42 Butter, per ft>.12 Cr. Kearns dressed the injured mem her and Will is doing nicely. Editor B. K. Schaeffer of the Curti: Enterprise was in this city Mondai evening, visiting the family of hi: father-in-law, T. A. Taylor, return ing to his home Wednesday morning Mrs. Schaeffer and son, Howard, win hax'e been visiting here for Severn days, will remain possibly two week: longer. We understand that a number o young people from this county willgi to Grand Island, Nebraska, next tern to attend the well known JBusines and Normal College of that city This school has been a leader in busi ness education for 20 years and can not supply the demand for its grad uates. Students who do not find i convenient to pay expenses are allow ed to graduate ai d pay after a posi tion is secured, but only live liundra will be admitted on this plan. Try the Model restaurant. Mrs. Vie Johnson of Aurora is here visiting her parents. Farmers, try the Model for good meals. Oliver Duhry went to St. Paul, Ord and other points Tuesday morning. WAITED: lO.OiX) dozen eggs at Cooper’s. Mrs. B. .1. Swanson left Tuesday morning for an extended visit at Wray, Colo. Cash for poultry—Sleeth. Phone A. 1'. Conger, H92, when in need of a drayman. W. R. Mellor was home from Lincoln over Sunday, which calls for another wliitf from the puff hall. Bohart’s cake and pastry flour, 25c per package, at Cooper’s. Mrs. Ed. Taylor and children went to Farwell last Friday for a few days’ visit, her good father accompanying them, all returning Monday. If you want to buy or sell real estate, call on John IF long. When in Loup City try Fremont beer at the new saloon of Cords & Cl raefe. Miss Mattie Roberts, formerly a teacher in our city schools, has been visiting friends here the past few days. She expects to teach in Cali fornia next year. C. II. Leininger. undertaker and em balmer. Calls answered day or night. Seventy-nine tickets were sold for the U. I’, excursion to Grand Island last Sunday to witness the ball game, 25 of them being Arcadians who wanted to get points for their club in another Wiggle Creek game. Sleeth pays cash for pro duce. .Misses Jessie and Cora Leminger left Tuesday morning for an outing in the mountains of Colorado, and may lie absent a month or more. They will go to Denver, and thence to Ft. Collins, to visit an uncle, and thence to various mountain resorts. John IF. Long is prepared to make all Ileal Estate Loans on short notice at lowest rates. Conductor Taylor was home from Kearney over last Sunday, looking tine and feeling better. He is runn ing a motor on the U. 1’. from Kearney south on the branch and likes his new run very much, hut does not expect to remove from Loup City at present, if lie ever does. Sleeth’s-one door west of opera house. The annual institute of the teachers of Sherman county will be held in Loup City at the High School built’ ing commencing on July 30th and continuing one week. County Super intendent Mead has secured the ser vices of Professor Caviness of Faii bury. Professor Hahn of Blair, and MissGrevesof the Kearney Normal, at once, two of the liest and most favorably known high school supej intendents. and one of the very best primary teachers in the state. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Zimmerman will leave in a few days for a three , weeks' visit on the Atlantic coast. their objective point being the beach ; jut Norfolk, Virginia, although they . expect to visit at Washington, Balti more and other cities. Arthur Zim i merman left Tuesday morning foi I Richmond, Va., where he will remain . and go into the real e state business We wish him success in his busines: . venture. Manager Pilger takes pleasure it | announcing the initial appearance o the well known Curts Dramatic Com pany at the opera house next Satur day evening. July 21st, in the new comedy success, “A Foxy Uncle.' with the talented a< tor. M r. M. H Curts, as the “Uncle.” The play is full of fun. humor and music froir start to finish, new features anc comical situations. No one shouic I miss seeing it. Prices 25, 35 and 5< cents. Reserved seats now on sale. TOO MUCH. Sherman County Complains ot Excessive Taxation Last War and Wants Relief. From Lincoln Dally News. Because of a county clerk’s unau thorized action in levying higher real estate taxes than the state board of equalization called for, a request from Sherman county will come before that Itody during the present week to have the valuation of lands cut down for this year. County Clerk C. F. Beus hausen, successor to the official who listed the higher tax, and County At torney J. S. Pedler were here from Loup City this morning and called at the state house in relation to the mat ter, but as the board was not in ses sion they could not obtain a hearing. Two years ago the state equalization body raised lands in Sherman county 10 per cent. Instead of complying with that order. G. H. Gibson, the county clerk then serving, added one half mill to the state levy and made no change in the real estate assess ment. He did this, presumably, be cause his books were made up and he did not wish to take the trouble of making a new set. I n 1905, the state board again voted 10 per cent increase on Sherman county lands. Gibson thought the time had come to even up for the year before. Accordingly, he raised the valuations 20 per cent, and the property owners paid taxes on that basis in 1905. Owing to this excessive assessment, the taxpayers and county officials feel that the state board should be easy upon Sherman county this year. There is some question, however, whether they should appeal to the board for relief or go to the legisla ture with a bill authorizing the amount overpaid to be refunded. Chas. H. Leininger is better. Barber Slayter to G. I. today. Try Sunday dinners at the Model. M. C. Mulick to Iler. Wyo., today. Mrs. Bert Chase toOrdyesterday. Rol Hendrickson at Schaupp today. Will and Ed Draper to Ashton today R. P. Starr at Ashton yesterday. Sweet corn seed, 10c qt, at Cooper's, Mrs. James Johansen is visiting at Palmer. •i. s. dealer liaa business at Lincoln Tuesday. R. J. Nightingale to Ashton today on legal business. Loans on Real Estate, call on John IV. Long. County Clerk Beushausen had busi ness at Lincoln Monday. Rev. Wise to M. E. district confer ence at Calloway Tuesday. Walter Smith is building coal sheds at Austin for A. B. Outhouse. Biemond shipped a car of hogs to market yesterday and Tuesday. Miss Bessie Ford left for Lincoln Saturday for a visit with friends. Beardsley's shredded codtisli, lOcts per can at Cooper's. Sherman county got a good soaking yesterday. Two and a half inches here E. S. llayburst is moving his build ings preparatory to the erection of j his new brick store. Lovey Mercer's barn east of Schaup j was blown to piece by the high winds yesterday. No particulars. Sleeth pays cash for eggs. Mrs. Robt. Young returned from her Omaha visit last Sunday, accom panied by her sister, Mrs. Edwards. When in Loup City try Fremont beer at the new saloon of Cords & Graefe R. H. Mathew is now nicely situat ed with his law office in the A. L. Zimmerman building, on the west side of the court house. t see a. ir. ae Lyster lor Loup City Mill Co.’s flour and feed. Every sack warranted. Free delivery. The I ndustrial Society of the Pres byterian church will give an ice cream social on E. G. Taylor’s lawn, Friday evening, July 20th. Every body cordially invited. Spring-time is the time to paint— Sherwin-Williams is the kind of paint. Sold by Leininger Lumber Co. The special music next Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church will consist of an anthem by the choir, a vocal solo by Miss Beth Zimmerman, and a cornet solo by Mr. Chas. Minshull. I)r. Vallier, Osteopath. Grand Is land, Neb.,office over Decatur & Bea gle’s shoe store. Consultation and ex amination free. Chronic diseases a specialty. 30 Over 200 cattle stalls are already reserved at the coining State Fair to be held at Lincoln the first week in September and very few stalls are un occupied in the horse barns. Take butter to Sleeth for cash. The live stock department at the State Fair this year is already assum ing vast proportions. It has been necessary for the management to build three more permanent swine barns, each containing thirty-eight pens, which increases the capacity so that about 1500 head can now be ex hibited, and there have been requests for 250 additional pens filed with the I superintendent. Last Sunday evening the service at the Presbyterian church was more especially for the young ladies and they were present in large numbers to hear the pastor discuss “The Ideal Daughter.” Next Sunday evening the young men come in for their share of attention. The topic is , “The Ideal Young Man.” The young men are cordially invited. Wiggle Creek 11, Arcadia 10 The Wiggle Creek and Arcadia base bail teams took another crack at each other on the Loup City diamond last Friday afternoon. Pitcher Gael for Wiggle Creek could not take part in the game and Holmes and Curry did honors in the box for Wiggle Creek and Mead for Arcadia. The .game was fast and furious and it took thir teen innings to decide who were the victors. The Arcadians mauled Pitch er Holmes for five runs in the first inning, and Cooley, Parle Hounds and the irrepressible Arcadians split the atmosphere with howls of delight. In the second half of the first, Wiggle Creek scored two runs, and from the first the grand stand and bleecliers applauded or roasted their favorites in the most approved methods. At the close of the ninth inning, the score stood 9 to 9, and not nnfcil the thirteenth inning could the deciding run be scored. The game was won for Wiggle Creek by a long throw by McFaaden from right field to home plate, putting out the third man and winning the hardest fought game of the season. The sensational features of the contest were Lewin’s heavy batting for Arcadia, Marvel’s fast playing at second and good work with the stick for Wiggle Creek. Johnson’s catch of a long fly in center field at a critical point in the game, and Hal ler's home run. Take it all in all, it was a game to delight base ball fans, and all had their money’s worth. Umpire. Tom Eaton was highly com mended by the unprejudiced. The only serious objections we heard to his uniformly good judgment was call ing Lewin safe at home for Arcadia, when the grand stand thought he was out, and some difference of opin ion as to whether Haller's long liner in left field was a fair or foul ball. Cooley went home sadder and perhaps poorer. One cruel roaster even sug gested that he was a Nancy that might wash dishes or write poetry, but couldn't play ball. After the Arcadia game, the Prairie Dogs and Wiggle Creek boys played one inning, which resulted in favor of the first named. We enjoy the National game and hope the boys will come again. The Beatrice Creamery Co.'s Square Deal Grading Rule. Since the inauguration of the hand separator system the tendency of the cream patron has been to ’ deliver cream when it best suited his conven ience. lie has also neglected giving the same proper care. Consequently the general quality or standard of cream has been lowered. At the same time the patron ox pec ted the cream ery company to pay the top price and seemingly did not realize that good cream wassesential to make good but ter and that*>oor butter meant lower prices for butter fat or a loss to the coeamery man. From the fact that infrequency of delivery and thincream are the principal causes for poor qual ity. we decided on January 1. loot;, to grade cream based on the following rules: No. 1 cream would consist of cream that was delivered twice each week in good condition and testing 30 percent or over. No. 2 cream would consist of cream that was delivered less frequently or testing less than 30 per cent. A differential of three cents was paid between No. 1 and No. 2. Since the adoption of this plan we have received numerous letters from patrons throug out our territory protesting against the rules-that the same were working an injustice, claiming that when they churned a part of their week’s cream and delivered the balance in good con dition they were forced to take second grade prices: others claimed they would deliver a part of their week’s cream at one town, ehe balance to an other. and beeause our records did not show that both deliveries were made to the same agent they were forced to accept second-grade price. Realizing that ill feeling and dissat isfaction have never built up an in dustry. and knowing that the farmers as a class are always ready to meet a fair proposition half way and will do their part if approached in the right manner, we have decided, beginning July 15. l'.KXi, that we would grade all cream delivered at our stations on the meritsof its quality instead of any ar bitrary rules, and this means that the Beatrice Creamery Company has confi dence in the cream patrons of their territory to do the right thing when properly appealed to, and would ask the attention of all cream producers to a few simple rules: 1. See that the separater, pails, cans and all milk utensils are thoroughly washed and scalded before using. 2. Skim the milk ds soon as possible after milking. 3. Keep the cream screw set tn de liver a thick cream and the separater run at the proper speed which will insure a uniform test. 4. Cool the cream immediately ufter separating, to remove the animal heat and do not mix warm cream with cold. 5. Keep the cream pail or can in cold water and when delivering to the station cover the same with a blanket. This will prevent heating the cream in summer or freezing in winter. Last, deliver often. In summing this all up: What we want is good cream and plenty of it: and you will always find us ready to do the right thing with the right price. BEATRICE CREAMERY CO. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE: Notice Is hereby glveu that by virtue of an order of sale or special execution Issued out of the District Coui t of Platte county. Nebraska, and to me directed, upon a judgment rendered in said District Court in a cause wherein the Columbus State Bank is plaintiff, and George L. Dewey is defendant, in favor of said plain tiff and against said defendant, in the sum of one tbousand slxrv-six and eighty-six one hun dredths dolla1s($IO00.80>.and costs of suit taxed at $15.65 on June '3rd. 1IWB, and in which judgment It was ordered that the property heretofore attached in said cause, to wit: The southwest quarter of Section twenty-three (23) in Township tlftepn (15), Range fourteen (14) west of 8th principal meridian In Sherman county. Nebraska, be sold for the satisfaction of said judgment, und upon which judgment there is now due the said sum of $1086 88 with Interest thereon at ten per cent per annum from June 3rd IWW. together with the sum of »18.«5 costs and accruing costs; I will, on Tues day, the 21st day of August. HUM. at 2 o clock in the afternoou of said day. sell the above described land at the south door of the court house. In Loup City. Nebraska, to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the amount due on aald judgment with Interest and costs and accruing costs. . .... Given under my hand this l8thdayof July, 1(00. „ L. A. WILLIAMS. Sheriff of Sherman County. Nebraska. (Last pub. Aug. to.) Letting Down Piano Prices. Our midsummer clearing sale will close out over fifty used pianos re gardless of cost, to make room for our immense fall stock. Every piann advertised is tuned, polished, regu lated and guaranteed strictly as rep resented. Upright pianos for 588.00, $96.00, $105.00; Arion, $118.00; Kimball, $125.00. Singer $127.00, Vose $138.00, square pianos for $10.00 12.00. $15.00, $18.00 and up. Terms to suit. Wrlto for complete list and tell us what terms you would like. Write today— we cannot duplicate those sold. Visit our store when in Omaha. Lincoln, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, or South Omaha. Schmoller & Mueller Plano Co, Ship Pianot Everywhere. 1311-13 Farnam St. Omaha. PROFESSION! CARDS A. P. CULLEY, Attorney & Counselor-at-Law (Office: First National Bank) Loup City, Nebr. R. J. NIGHTINGALE Attorney and toelcr-at-Law . LOUP 6ITY. NEB AAEON WALL Lawyer Practices in all Courts Loup City, Neb. ROBT.P. STARR Attorney-at-Law, LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA. J. H. LONG PHYSICIAN ail SURGEON Office, Over New Bank. TELEPHONE CALL, NO. 39 A. S. MAIN, Physician end Surgeon Office at Telephone Resilience. Connection. LOUP CITY, - - NEBR. A. J. KEARNS^ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Practice a Specialty. Phone, 30. OHIee at Itenidence Lnup City. - Nebraska S. A. allen~ DEJYTIST, LOUP CITY, • - NEB. Office up stairs in the new State Bank bmldimr. W. L. MARCY. mm xfTvsT, LOUP SITY, NEE. OFFICE: East Side Public Squaie. Plione, t>-lH ,!/. //. .nu.iit Bonded Abstracter Loup City, - Nebraska. Ouly set of Abstract boobs in county For a Drayman Send a messenger for J, W. Conger He will pay the fee And the FublicI Tie Si Elm Livery Bari J8 under a new management. Give me a trial and if you have any thing good to say, say it to others; if you have any eomplaint, make it to me. Others can’t right my mistakes, but I can and will. Respt., PHONE, W9. T.E.Gilbert,Prop. iSEeSrF KENTUCKY WHISKEY ( For Sale by T.H. Eisner i < A Large and Complete Line of Men’s and Boys’ Cl< rthing mi UfflES' FURNISHINGS All new and Up-to-Date. We can save you money by dealing with us. joppsop & LOREPfZ Do You Want If so, Enquire of *^J. I. DEPEW IN* “ Blacksmith g Waggon Maker: S3 My shoo is the largest and best equipped north of the Platte kivei I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, ma *■ chiuery* also a force of experienced men w ho know how to operate it and El turnout a Job with neatness and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT g ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS, a iKiiiiiauii a u s iijua naiaaisaaffisraaoranoKii FURNITURE Pianos, Organs, Undertaking, and Art Goods, framipg pictures a Specialty Undertaking and Art Goods C. H. LEININGER Fufpitufe Pianos and Organs E. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedlek, C. C. Carlson. President. Vice President. Cashier -directors W: R. Mellor, J. VV. Long, S. N. Sweetland H CITY STATE BANK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, ' Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00