SPECIAL SALE on Guns, Shells and Cartridges, Saturday, Sept, 1st:
3?1]?©© with each Gun sold, one gun case.
Fre© with each 6 boxes shells purchased
onejoirted cleaning rod.
Fir©© with each 4 boxes of shells pur
chased, one bottle gun oil.
with each 4 boxes cartridges pur
chased, one rifle cleaning rod.
one hunting coat to purchaser of
largest amount.
•Yours, P. O. PEED.
A. P. CULLEY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of uoup city.
Conser
vative
and
Strong
We Do a Banking Business Only
Farm Loans at 6 per cent,Optional Payments
THE NORTHWESTERN
A Few Market ({Dotations.
Cattle, per 100 lbs .$2.00 $3.
Hogs, per 100 lbs. 5.
Corn, per bu.28 (<< .
Wheat, per bu.48i£ ;§ .
Oats, per bu.10 (?
Rye, perbu.38 <5
Butter, per lb.
Eggs, per doz.
Hens, per lb.
Spring chickens, per lb.
25
50
32
51
22
4)
18
13
.06
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Lioaai Dsws,
Cash for butter at Sleeth**.
It pays to trade at Cooper's.
Next Monday will be Labor Day.
Mrs. J. B. O’Bryan is reported much
better.
Hayward Bros, shoes for sale at
Cooper’s.
Mrs. H. C. Rawding is quite ill at
her home.
Puritan Indian meal, lOcts package
at Cooper’s.
R. P. Starr had business at Rock
ville today.
3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray
man. Get him.
Joe O’Bryan returned to his engine
Monday morning.
Cooper pays the highest price for
poultry and produce.
The biggest line of petticoats at
Johnson & Lorentz'.
Delicious short order lunches at
the Model Restaurant.
I. M. Polski and P. McKenna were
up from Ashton Tuesday.
Highest cash price paid for spring
chickens by Siepmann & Co.
We are indebted to our good friend,
Jacob Ritz for favors last Friday.
Closing out of summer goods at way
down prices at Johnson & Lorentz.
T. J. Hansen of Dannebrog, was
doing business in Loup City Friday.
B. P. McKinnie will sing at the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Sami. McCorkell of Lander,
Wyo., is visiting her father, August
Jaeschke.
Zimmerman & Brewer can make a
straight 6 per cent farm loan. Call
and see them.
School commences next Monday.
It will be labor day with a vengeance
for the juveniles.
Bro. Brown was campaigning along
the river banks last Friday and re
ported much success.
* John W. Long is prepared tn
make all Beal Estate Loans on
short 'notice at loioest rates.
Prof. W. Owen of Toledo, Iowa, a
teacher in voice culture, is a guest of
e- A. L. Zimmerman and family.
Spring-time is tlie time to paint—
Sherwin-Williams is the kind of paint.
Sold by Lkinvngek Lumber Co.
Mrs. W. R. Mellor was called home
from Lincoln last Friday owing to
the dangerous illness of her niece,
Mrs. J. W. Long.
W. P. Reed will sell you choice lot
in Loup City cheap, but soon will be
higher price, also farms for sale from
40 acres up and prices right.
Mrs. Maggie McDonald and her son,
whd have been guests of F. S.
Reynolds, retiyned to their home in
Chicago yesteraay morning.
Some of our town boys have bp
come so superstitious that they won’t
even take their girls out riding witli
out taking a dog and a gun along.
Bom, Sa&nrday evening, Aug. 25th,
to Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Severson of the
Model restaurant, a bouncing baby
boy. Looks just like papa Herbert.
Irwin arrived from Denver,
Tuesdaj^accompanied by his wife’s
brother, R. A. Axelson, called here
by the serious illness of Mrs. Conger.
Jacob Albers returned from his
trip to Wheatland, Wyo., Tuesday
neon, bringing with him some fine
samples of grain raised in that coun
try by irrigation and otherwise.
Try the Model restaurant.
Highest price fer eggs— SI.KKTH.
Binder twine at T. M. Reed's.
Sleeth’s—One door west of opera house.
Farmers, try the Model for good
meals.
WANTED: 10,000 dozen eggs at
Cooper's.
For bargains in dry goods, go to
Johnson & Lorentz.
Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 02, when
in need of a drayman.
A second-hand threshing outfit for
sale. See T. M. Reed.
Boliart’s cake and pastry flour, 25c
per package, at Cooper's.
Will Rettenmayer is building a new
residence for E. A. Draper.
Highest cash price paid for spring
chickens by Siepmann & Co.
If you tea tit to buy or sell real
estate, call on John W. Jony.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harlow of Kokomo,
Ind., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Clemma Conger.
F. A. Pinckney is another who
kindly remembered the state of our
finances Saturday.
See A. P. de Lyster for Loup City
Mill Co.'s flour and feed. Every sack
warranted. Free delivery.
Mrs. W. S. Waite and children re
turned home last evening from an
over-Sundav visit with friends at
Ashton.
Another excursion to Grand Island
Sunday, Sept. 9th. Fare $1 for round
trip. Leaves at 8 o’clock in the
morning.
! J. C. Clark returned yesterday from
the bedside of his good mother at
Clarinda. Iowa, leaving her much im
proved in health.
Bert McKinnie returned from Co
lumbus, Tuesday£evening, whither lie
went to attend the funeral of his
uncle, Capt. Jenkins.
An epidemic of stomach trouble is
prevalent among our people, an un
usually large number of our citizens
being on the sick list.
Judge Hunter and wife went to
Cotestield, Tuesday, to assist Oliver
Dubry in organizing a lodge of Loyal
Legion at that place.
We understand Rev. Cowell will be
here next week for a few days on ids
way to the Pacific coast. His health
is reported much better.
Dr. J. H. and Miss Hazel Long left
last Saturday noon for a ten days’
trip out to Guernsey, Wyo., and
various points in western Nebraska.
Dr. Vallier, Osteopath, Grand Is
land, Neb.,office over Decatur & Bea
gle’s shoe store. Consultation and ex
amination free. Chronic diseases a
specialty. 30
The entire family of Otto Peter sen
is down with typnoid fever and we
hear this morning as we go to press,
that several members are in quite
serious condition.
The Sherman county exhibit for
the state fair was sent to Lincoln
Tuesday in charge of H. H. Smelser
of Ashton, who has gathered quite a
creditable showing.
The Entre Nous club gave one of
its delightfnl surprises on Mrs. E. G.
Taylor hist Friday afternoon, and
then clinched the surprise by going
again in the evening and completed
the enjoyment by taking their hus
bands along.
A representative of an artificial
limb company of Minneapolis was
here last week and took the measure
ments for an artificial limb for Dr.
Kearns. Since returning to his medical
work, the good doctor is gaining a
splendid practice in his profession,
we are glad to note.
Mrs. Frank Foster is visiting at
Arcadia.
O. L. Way was over from Ashton
Saturday.
Loans on Real Estate, call on
John IV. Long.
Bert Charleton went to Lincoln
yesterday.
Don’t sell your chickens before petting
Sleeth’s cash price.
Charley Minsliull goes to Omaha
next Monday to enter school.
Beardsley’s shredded codfish, lOcts
per can at Cooper’s.
Louie Hansen this week moved into
one of the Charleton cottages.
Highest cash price paid for spring
chickens by Siepmann & Co.
Mrs. Frank Otlewski went to Ash
ton on a visit yesterday morning.
Ben Wall of Chadron was visiting
his brother, Judge Wall, Saturday.
Mrs. Anderson, the miller's wife,
is convalescing from a serious illness.
C. C. Carlson goes to Lincoln Satur
day to handle pasteboards at the
state fair.
T. A. Taylor's family will move to
Kearney soon, where Mr. Taylor has
his headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bangs of Rock
ville are visiting the latter's parrnts,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Criss.
Don't forget the old settler’s picnic
on the Zimmerman place, six miles
west of town tomorrow.
Prof. R. E. Dale, principal of our
high schools, returned last Friday
ready to enter on his duties.
Dick Baker will move into his
property recently purchased from
Louie Hansen, about Sept. 1st.
Old gentleman Cowell went to
Lincoln yesterday to be employed at
the grounds during fair week.
Dr. Allen’s good mother returned
last evening from her extended visit
to her old home at Council Bluffs.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lindall re
turned last evening from their trip
to the Pacific coast and old Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Arthur expect
to leave the first of next week for a
few weeks’ sojourn in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. John Romsdal are
here at the bedside of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Walter Smith, who is quite
ill.
W. H. Hughes has bought a half
block of ground from M. O. Slayter,
east of Dr. Main's residence, and will
build thereon.
Richard Baker returned from the
National G. A. R. encampment at
Minneapolis, Monday evening, saying
he had the time of his life.
Miss Maud Reynolds returned last
Wednesday from a three months’
stay at Hot Springs, S. D., Billings,
Montana, and Scotts Bluffs, this
state. She is muoh improved in health
Mr. and Mrs. John Schoening of
Litchtield attended the German
Verein dance last week Wednesday.
They "go to Grand Junction, Colo.,
soon to visit their daughter, Mrs.
John Jens.
Mrs. Hugh Sleetli, who has been
quite ill for weeks past, is convales
cing and will be taken to Chicago as
soon as she is able, to receive treat
ment at the hands of her brother,
Dr. Vance Rawson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mason and the
Czar of their household, W. F., Jr.,
will leave Saturday or the first of the
week for an extended visit to Mr.
Mason’s old home, where the Czar
will lord it over all his subjects with
unsparing hand.
J. S. and Wes Pedler are enjoying a
visit from their good father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pedler,
who arrived last Friday evening from
Eugenia, Ontario, for a visit. It has
been some four years since their last
visit to the boys.
Among the physicians called, in
addition to the regular practitioner,
Dr. Long, to attend Mrs. J. W. Long
in her serious illness, were her broth
er, Dr. Vance Rawson of Chicago,
Mrs. Dr. Flannigan of Lincoln, Dr.
Bartoo of Arcadia and Dr. Anderson
of Dannebrog.
Are you going to attend the car
nival at Arcadia at least one day this
week? We should return a liberal
courtesy in attendance to the people
of Arcadia, who always come in large
numbers when we have anything
doing. Our band and a large dele
gation have made arrangements to
attend tomorrow.
Next Sunday morning at the Pres
byterian church the sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper will be observed. All
the members are expected to be
present. In the evening a “Labor
Day” service will be held and a pro
gram of unusual interest will be
rendered. The pastor will speak on
“The Carjfenter of Nazareth.” Miss
Lena Smith will recite “The White
Man’s Burden,” and the choir will
render special music. All are cordially
Invited to attend.
Try Sunday dinners at the Model.
Highest cash price paid for spring
chickens by Siepmann & Co.
Miss Fay Galloway, the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gal
lloway, is seriously ill.
Misses Jessie Culley and Lela Chase
left Monday morning for a visit with
friends at Riverton, this state.
Ashley Conger contemplates erect
ing a cottage on the lots east of his
present residence for renting purposes.
W. T. Gibson arrived home last
Thursday evening from a three weeks’
outing in the mountains of Colorado.
Mrs. Fred Foster returned from
the bedside of her husband at Grand
Island Tuesday, reporting him much
better.
Miss DeVork of St. Paul and Mrs.
W. H. Quick of South Dakota, who
have been visiting Mrs. Fred Oden
dahl, returned to their homes Mon
day morning.
The 22 months’ daughter of Ben
Klemper of Oak Creek died last Mon
day evening and was buried from the
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Wise officiating.
We understand another game has
been arranged for some time in Sep
tember to be held on the Loup City
grounds, between Arcadia and Wiggle
Creek, for a purse of $100.
Next Saturday will be the begin
ning of the prairie chicken season
and whoever of our hunters will bring
us in a “quarm" of the birds we will
have the “Gual” to accept.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooper and Miss
Marie Cooper returned last Friday
from their outing at various moun
tain resorts in Colorado. They report
having had a splendid time.
Mrs. Dr. Main arrived home last
Thursday evening from the bedside of
her sister at Kansas City, whose ill
ness has made a favorable turn and
whose recovery is now assured.
Dr. Rawson was called from Chicago
and arrived last Saturday to be in
attendance at the bedside of his
sister, Mrs. J. W. Long, whose illness
has assumed a dangerous attitude.
Albert Johnson went to Lincoln
Monday, to give valuable assistance
to Secretary W. R. Mellor of the
State Fair association preliminary to
fair week and through the days of
the same.
We are pained to learn that Mr
J. W. Harper, formerly landlord of
the St. Elmo, is suffering from quick
consumption, and is at Casper, Wyo.,
for his health, with but little pros
pects of recovering from the malady.
The services at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening were of
especial interest, the sermon by Rev.
McEwen being most excellent and the
work of the choir being superb. The
solo by Prof. Owen, a teacher in voice
culture from Toledo, Iowa, being
among the best we ever heard.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Totten re
turned to their home at Pocatello,
Idaho, Monday. Mrs. Totten came
several weeks since to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Slayter, and is
but convalescing from a serious illness
contracted after her arrival. Mr.
Totten came last Thursday to make
a short visit.
The Messrs. McKinnie received the
sad news last Thursday of the sudden
death of their respcted uncle, Capt
E. H. Jenkins of Columbus, whoso
demise occurred that day. Friday
morning, Mr. B. T. McKinnie and
Mr. George Turner left for Columbus
to attend the last sad rites of their
beloved relative. Capt. Jenkins will
be remembered as visiting here some
months since, and was a most honored
citzen of his home town and county.
Are you going to the State Fair
next week? While in Lincoln at the
convention last week, we visited the
grounds, by invitation of W. R. Mellor
and found everything in finest of
shape and the prospects excellent for
the grandest exhibition of products
and stock of all kinds and everything
pointing to the biggest crowd to be
in attendance of any year in the his
tory of the association. Don’t fail
to be one of those lucky mortals who
will be there.
While in attendance on her sister,
Mrs. Sleeth, last week Tuesday, Mrs.
J. W. Long was stricken with a recur
rence of her old malady, heart fail
ure, and for a few days her life hung
in the balance, but thanks to careful
nursing and best of medical skill, she
is out of danger. It is the intention
to take her to the sanitarium at
Lincoln for treatment as soon as she
is able to be moved.
Formic Acid a Stimulant.
The Journal des Debate recites ex
periments with formic acid, a secre
tion cf ants. Eight to ten drops of
the acid taken three or four times a
day had a marked eCect in stimulat
ing muscular activity, which might
be continued a long time without re
sultant fatigue. “That tired feeling"
also disappears under the influence of
the acid.
Pianos by Nail.
Write today tor new catalogs and
special prices on fine planes. We man
ufacture the celebrated “Mueller” pi
anos—made doubly strong, to stand
the western climate, and guaranteed
for 20 years. Sold direct to you at
factory prices. Also 20 other standard
makes,, including Steinway, Steger,
Emerson, Hardman, Davis, Bradford,
A. B. Chase, Kurtzman, McPhail, etc.
Also over 50 slightly used upright
pianos at one half former cost, 485,
$98, $105 and np to $190. Easy term:;
if desired. Write today, you will save
money. We ship pianos everywhere.
Address
SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO
CO.
1311-13 Farnam street, Omaha, Neb.
The largest piano house in the west.
Over COO pianos in stock. Established
1859.
Professions Cards
A. P. CULLEY,
Attorney&Cinselir-at-Lai
(Office: Fikst National Bank)
Loup City, Nebr.
R. J. NIGHTINGALE
Attorney and Connselcr-at-Law
LOUP 0ITY. NEB
AARON WALL
Lawyer
Practices in all Courts
Loup City, Neb.
ROBT.P. STARR
Attorney-at-Law,
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
J. H. LONG
Office, Over New Bank.
TELEPHONE CALL, NO. 39
A. S. MAIN,
Physician end Surgeon
Office at Telephone
Residence. Connection.
LOUP CITY, - - NEB1FL
A. J. KEARNS
Office Practice a Specialty.
Phone, 30. Office at Kesldence
Lnup Eitij, - Nebraska
S. A. ALLEN.
DEJYTIST,
LOUP CITY, - - NEB.
Office up stairs in the new State
Bank buildinp.
W, L. MARCY.
D19NTISV#
LOUP CITY, NEE
OFFICE: East Side Public Squaie.
Phone, 6-16
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Bonded Abstracter
Loup City, - Nebraska.
Only set of Abstract books in county
For a Drayman
Send a messenger for
J. W. Conger
Ke will pay the fee
Ajnd the 3Pu.bli.cI
Tie St Elio Livery Barn
is 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 complaint, make it to
me. Others can’t right my
mistakes, but I can and will. Respt.,
PHONE, 4 on 9.
T.E. Gilbert, Prop.
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School
Clothe
A good suit for the school boy
should be
JVIade of Jrop
W e have the next thing to it—
Double Reinforced Seams
Made to stand the strain. Dress
the little fellow like the little man
he is. GO TO
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pof Good Clothes.
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA
Do You Want
coin l
If so, Enquire of
W. R. Mellor
I. DEPEW®*
Blacksmith $ Wagon Maker
My shod U tbe largest and best equipped north of the Platte Ulver
I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest improved, ma
chtnery, also a force ot experienced men who know how to operate it and
turnout a Job with neatness and dispatch.
MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT
attention GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
E. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson.
President. Vice President. Cashier
-directors
W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S. N. Sweetland
IIP cm STiiTE BASK
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00
Individual Liability, $250,000. OO
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apd $1 Per Week
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