Loup City Northwestern
VOLUME XXIII.
LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1900.
NUMBER 45
FREE RAILROAD FARE TO OMAHA
During Ak-Sar-Ben Carnival and Won
derful Electric Street Parades
September 26 to October 6.
Buy a round trip ticket (Vi fare)
rut out this ofTer and bring it to us
and we will refund the entire amount
on the purchase of any new piano in
our store.
Over 600 pianos in stock,—all the
leading makes, including the Stein
way, Steger, Elmer son, Hardman, A.
B. Chase. McPhail, Kurtzman, Mueller
and over 20 others. Special rock bot
tom prices marked in plain figures on
each instrument. Used upright pianos
for $85, $9^>, $105 and up on terms to
suit.
Save from $75 to $150 and deal with
& reliable firm.
Free information and parcel stand.
Make our store youf headquarters
Free parade seats.
SCHHOLLER 6 MUELLER PIANO CO.
Dealers and Makers of High Grade
Pianos.
1311-1313 Farnam St.
Omaha.
Professional Cards
A. P. GULLET,
(Office: Eikst National Hank)
Loup City, Nebr.
R. J. NIGHTINGALE
Attorney and Sonnselor-atiaw
LOUP GITY. 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 ami Surgeon
Office at Telephone
Residence. Connection.
LOUP CITY, - - NEBR.
A. J. KEARNS
PHYSICIAN ANH SURGEON
Phone, 30. Office at Residence
Lnup City, - Nebraska
S. A. ALLEN.
DEJVTIST,
LOUP CITY, - - NEB.
Office up stairs in the new State
Hank building.
W. L. MARCY.
DENTIST,
LOUP 0ITY, NEB
OFFICE: East Side Public Squaie.
Phone, ft-16
•w. H .nti.tii
Bonded Abstracter
Lodp City, - Nebraska.
Ouly set of Abstract boobs in county !
C J. CHRISTENSEN
AM)
C, C. CHRISTENSEN
EMBALMERS AND
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
For a Drayman
Send a messenger for
J. W. Conger
He will pay the fee
Juiging from Gibson’s latest utter
ances, we may confidently expect him
to come out in flying colors for Brvan
shortly. A good pair to draw to,
certainly. Bryan and Brains—Gibson
and “Gaul.”
Bro. Brown in his Times last week
gave a very efficient scoring of ex
Clerk Gibson, but we take exception
to his calling Gibson a republican.
From all we can learn of the fellow
he never was a republican. Certain
it is that in all his actions lie has
been fighting mfn and measures that
were republican, and today stands the
antithesis of ail that party stands for. ]
THE NORTHWESTERN
TERMS:—11.00 PICK TEAR. IF PAID IN ADVANCI
Entered at the Loup City Postofflce tor trans
mission through the mails as second
class matter.
Office ’Phone, - - - 6 on 8
Residence ’Phone, - 6 on 15
J. W. BURLEIGH. Ed. and Pub.
Republican Ticket.
For United States Senator
Norris Brown
For Governor—
George L. Sheldon.
For Lieutenant Governor—
M. R. Hopewell
For Railroad Commissioners—
H. J. Winnett
Robert Cowell
A. J. Williams
For Secretary of State—
George Junkin
For Auditor—
Ed. M. Searle, Jr.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jasper L. McBrien
For Treasurer—
Lawson G. Brian
For Attorney General—
Wm T. Thompson
For Land Commissioner
Henry M. Eaton
For Congress. Sixth District—
Moses P. Kinkaid
For State Senator—
R. M Thomson
For Representative—
Carle T. McKinnie I
For County Attorney—
Robert P. Starr I
The Albion News claims to have it
straight that after January 1st the
1'nion Pacific will adopt a 2-cent per
mile passenger rate, abolish all passes
and place advertising on a cash basis.
If trne. it will be an innovation
devoutly to be wished.
A fact we have not before mentioned
is that the republicans of the fourth
supervisor district renominated D. C.
Grow for supervisor some time since,
which means that Mr. Grow will
continue to be supervisor for another
term, and no better could be found.
Politics in Sherman county are
most quiet. In fact, in mingling with
the people the questions of politics are
seldom spoken of and one could hard
ly imagine a state election on the
tapis. However, we may expect the
political air to grow sultry at the
nearer approach of election day.
The populists of the third super
visor district met in Loup City last
Saturday and decided not to place a
candidate for that office in the field.
This means that W. O. Brown will
have no opposition for supervisor this
fall. A neat compliment to one of
the best county dads Sherman coun
ty ever had.
It is claimed Nebraska will be the
hot bed of oratoridal ability in the
present campaign. The republicans
propose to have Uucle Joe Cannon,
Secretary Taft, Senator Dolliver,
i Senator Beveridge, Gov Cummins
| and perhaps other big speakers, while
the fusionists will have Bryan and
other great mouth-pieces here.
The leaders of democracy do not
seem to take kindly to Bryan’s
advocacy of government ownership of
railroads and are saying so in no un
certain tones, declaring Bryan is
speaking only for himself. Bryan
admits that also, hut declares he will
so continue to advocate the idea and
democracy will have to come to it.
In spite of President Roosevelt's
pronounced intention to n t be a can:
didate for the presidency again, it is
not among the impossible thiugsthat
he will be drafted into the harness
by the overwhelming wish of the
people in spite of his protests. And
if so, Roosevelt is too much of a
patriot to refuse to again assume the
duties he lays down.
Taxpayers, read in another column
.1. S. Pedler's expose of Gilrson's
methods while in the county clerk's
office. Can any excuse be made for
such high-handed doings? Why should
he place a ha’f-mill levy on the tax
able property of the county, instead
of obeying the orders of the state
board? Why should he take the tax
off the railrords and place it against
I the property of certain taxpayers?
Is there any excuse for such rank
robbery? Read the article carefully
and see if you can find any reason for
Gibson’s ignorance or .ncompetence?
An Iqwa exchange speaks of the
disgraceful hold-ups of visitors at the
late Iowa state fair, by hotels, lodg
ing and rooming houses, and claim*
ing every kind of a giaft was prac
ticed, even barbers presenting bills
on their customers as high as $3 and
*4. Lincoln has also disgraced her.
self in like manner, during the state
fair just over, but not to the extent
that Des Moines did. For instance,
we know personally of rooming houses
in Lincoln that during the fair
charged 82 to 82.5D for a bed to a
single person for a night, excusing
their siction by saying that others
were doing so. and they could not be
blamed for following suit. The cit
izens of Lincoln cannot' afford to have
this thing done as it will have a
tendency to drive state meetings
away from Nebraska’s great conven
tion city. We trust the people of
Lincoln as a whole will see that such
| things are not repeated.
Searchlight Turned on Gibson.
Loup City, Neb., Sept. 17th, 1906:
Editor Nobthwesteux: In discuss
ing the tax question I seem to have
ruffled t-lie angelic disposition of the
would-be “Saviour" of the people, so
that lie says if I don't appear before
the county hoard and call for an ex
pert I am a "puselanemous" scoundrel.
Why George should become nervous
and go to jumping sideways to dodge
the issue, in place of getting busy
with the tax question, perhaps needs
no explanation.
1 took up the discussion of the tax
question by request, and in so doing
declined to discuss the expert propo
sition through lack of information as
to the necessity of hiring one. i
might make it plainer by saying that
I have no knowledge as to George
being short during his first term, as
reported, nor do 1 know that lie made
up such shortage during his second
term, as reported, and should such be
true it would neither necessitate nor
justify the expense of hiring an ex
pert. Personally, 1 am not favorably
impressed with experts generally, and
just because Geo. II. Gibson has been
venting his spleen on me for several
years, and is making a desperate effort
to drive me off the face of the earth
is no reason that 1 should lose my
head or go crazy in an effort to even
up with him. The taxpayers are not
interested in our troubles, and as
they re:ul his weekly tale of woe some
may feel like telling him that they
have troubles of their own and to go
and tell his to a policeman, and others
perhaps may consider him a neighbor
hood calamity that we all have? to
put up with as we would a hail storm
or cyclone. Geo. II Gibson as county
clerk, refused to keep some of the
hooks required by law and what he
did keep are in bad shape and may
make trouble for luture generations.
His tax book may be out of balance
from one to twenty dollars a page:
even then an expert wonld be power
less to grant relief, so if 1 may be ex
cused from further comment as to
hiring an. expert I will take up the
taxation of 1904.
Sec. 150, Cliap. 19. Art. I and 2
Compiled Statutes 1905, provide that
the county clerk shall make an esti
mate of expenses for the ensuing
year, and present same to the county
board at their January meeting. At
the January, 1904, meeting of the
county board, Geo. H. Gibson pre
sented an estimate of expenses agre
gating 835,225.00, something over
$9,000.00, or one-fourth more than
necessary, as will appear by his own
figures a year later. It then devolves
on the clerk to figure and reccommend
the levy necessary and present same
to the board of equalization, after i
receiving the report of the doings of !
the state board of equalization, in
doing this Mr. Gibson refused to wait
for the state board and of course rec
commended a levy to raise the
amount of the estimate, in fact, if I
remember rightly, the bridge fund
overran some $14'.000. The valuation
was afterwards raised by the state
! board ten per cent and Mr. Gibson
ordered to place same upon the tax
list, which he refused to do, and in
lieu thereof raised the state levy one
lialf mill. After the tax list was
complete lie conceived the idea that
the railroads would not stand for
that kind of a one man rule, and de
ducted the amount from the rail
roads which resulted in a shortage in
state tax and necessitated another
raise in the state levy to make up the
amount aeauctea irom tne railroads.
In doing this tlie motto of our great
state. "Equality Before the Law.”
was disregarded by Mr. Gibson, and
bis own convenience was tbe para
mount issue, so lie adopted £ kind of
padding system which only necessi
tated the changing of one figure in
most instances and by his padding
system charged the amount deducted
from the railroads to Billy Jacobs. E,
S. Hayhurst. Fritz Bichel' Mrs. B. M.
Gasteyer, Mrs. I’olenz. Peter Moritz,
Anna Pet rick. James Coulter. Joseph
Kolkowski.J. A. Mawhinney. Michael
McKoen, Anton Jalenik. John Wise
man. 1). B. Fowler. Julius Buss, O.
L. Mercer. Adam Zeratowski. Frank
Xovy. Geo.W. Holmes, Geo. Glinsman.
Henry Wrehe. John Zochol, Henry
Bushhousen. Emil Swanson. J. I>.
Callaway. Aug. Lade. Carlde la Motto,
Wenzel Karel. Geo. N'ewberg, II. Y.
Capellan, ('. E. Acbenbach. Henry
Beck. A. 1». Norling. John Cornford.
J. W. Heapy. A. 11. Mead. G. W.
Lang. II. L. Lowery, and a number
of others too numerous to mention,
leaving out Washington. Elm, Logan
and Wtbster towmsliips.
The law provides that tax receipts
shall be countersigned by the clerk.
When the taxpayers came to pay the
liKif tax there was a great deal of
complaint about the high rate of
taxation brought about by Mr. Gibson
which he very ingeniously tried to
blame to others by holding indigna
tion meetings in some of the populist
townships, thinking perhaps lie had a
cinch on the republicans and repub
lican townships, His Carrie Nation
politics and indignation meetings
seemed to work admirably for a wnile.
but you can’t foul all the people all
the time. These indignation meet
ings in addition to attaching the
blame to others, was to inform those
present that lie, Gibson, was the
“Savior” of the people, and to have
them appear before tbe board of
equalization the next year (in boots)
and get a reduction in their real
estate values.
A number of petitioners appeared
before the board in 1905 and obtained
a reduction of four townships aggre
gating tbe sum of *24,181.00, which
resulted in a raise by the state board
of another ten per cent, or *54,601.00
more in the aggregate value of the
county than the amount of reduction
in the four townships, which resulted
In some of the townships lowered
paying more tax than if they had
been left alone, hence the reason for
Clias. F. Beushausen, county clerk,
and myself appearing for relief before
the state board and getting a reduc
tion in real estate values of $52,226.00
which will help the tax-payers
this year and next. The amount al
ready paid is lost unless some one can
get on to Gilison's padding system
and charge the amount to him, or
perhaps get it through the legislature.
In conclusion 1 may say that local
conditions had something* to do with
the high rate of taxation in some
localities, the local otlicers perhaps
not realizing that the new revenue
law had raised the valuation, but in
most instances if you will deduct the
amount unnecessarily levied through
the instrumentality of G. II. Gibson,
taxes will be about right in 1904 and
about equal to other years, unless
local conditions make the difference.
Thanking you in advance for space
in your paper. I will close for this
time, taking up the 1905 tax, the red
ink and double tax list atsoine future
time. Respectfully Yours.
J. S. Pkdlkk.
Baptist Church Directory.
Every Sunday.
Morning services.10:30 a m
Sunday School .11:30am
B. Y. P. C. . 6:30 pm
Evening services . 7:30 p tn
and 8:00 in the summer months.
Mid week prayer meetings every Wednesday
night et 7:30 to 8:00 p. m.
Prayer meetings are held in the parsonage
during winter months.
The LadieB' Aid Society meets on Wednesday
at 2:30 p. m. H S. WolJ). Pastor.
IT P RAILWAY.
OVERLAND ROUTE
Vhrss Daily Vraiys to
California
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS
FOLLOWS:—
So. 38 l<‘ v< 8 daily except Sunday (pass
enger). . m.
No. ss leaves .Ionday. Wednesday and
Friday, (mixed 12:20 p.m.
No. leaves Tuesday, Thursday and
Sl' urday, (mixed * i:i5 p. m.
So. ST arrives dally 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 south. Tickets sold to al!
points aud baggage checked through to
destination. Information will be cheer
fully furnished on application to
G. W. COllipriest. Agent
Burlington
:• Route
Tine tabler
LOUP CITY NEBR.
Lincoln,
Omaha,
Chicago,
St. Joseph,
Kansas City,
St. Louis,
and all points
asc and south.
Denver,
Helena,
Butte,
Salt Labe City,
Portland,
San Francisco,
and all points
West.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS:
GOING EAST
No. 52 Passenger.,...T.35a. m
No. 60 Freight.9:15a m.
GOING WEST
No. 51 Passenger. 5:10 p. m
No. 59 Freight.6:00 p. m.
sleeping, dinner and reclining chair cars
(seats free) on through trains. Tickets
sold and baggage checked to any point in
the United stales or Canada.
For information, maps, time tables and
tickets call on or write to K. L, Arthur
agent. Or J. Francis, Gen'l Passenger
agent. Omaha. Nebraska.
And the Public!
Tie Si. Elmo Livery Bare
Js 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 ri^ht my
mistakes, bqtl can midwilb Respt.,
PHONE, 4 on 9r
T.H.Gilbert.Prop.
Siepmann & Co.;
City Meat Market.
Siepmann & Co.,
City Meat Market.
Roasters going
at 81.00 Each.
Phone W51 and W53
For Sale by T. H. Eisner
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AL AMENDMENT.
The following proposed amendment to the
constitution of the State of Nebraska, as here
inafter set forth in full, is submittsd to the
electors of the State of Nebraska, to he voted
upon at the general election to be held Tues
day. November B A D 1906.
Bo it Enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at a general election foi
State and Legislative officers to be held on iht
Tuesday, succeeding the first Monday it
November, 1906. the following provision in
proposed and submitted to the electors of th
State as an amendment to the constitution.
Section 2. There shall be a State I'ailwa'.
Commission, consisting of three members, wh..
shall be first elected at the general election in
lime, whose terms of office. except those cbos i,
at the first election under this provision, shal
be six years, and whose compensation shall be
fixed by the Legislature.
Of the three commissioners first elected, the
one receiving the highest number of votes,
shall hold his office for ux years, the next
highest four years, and the lowest two years.
The powers and dutiesjof such commission shall
include the regulation of rates, service and
general control of common carriers as the legis
lature may provide by law. Hut in the absence
of specific legislation, the commission shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties
enumerated in this provision.
Section 3. That at said election in the year
1906. on the ballot of each elector voting there
at. there shall be printed or written the words;
•For Constitution Amendment, with reference
to State Railway Commission." and • Against
Constitutional Amendment. With Reference t..
State Railway Commission." And if. a major
ity of ail votes cast at said election, shall be
for such amendment, the same shall be deemed
to be adopted.
I. A. Galusha, secretary of state of the state
of Nebraska, do hereby certify that the fore
going proposed amendment to the Constitution
of the state of Nebraska is a true and correct
copy of the original enrolled and engrossed
bill, as passed by tie Twenty-ninth session of
the legislature of the State of Nebraska, as
appears from said original billon file in this
office, and that said proposed amendment is
submitted to the qualified voters of the state
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection at
the general ejection to be held on Tuesday, the
6th day of November. A. D. 1906.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the great seal of the state of
Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln this 24th day of July, in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Six. of the Independence of the United
States the One Hundred and Thirty-second,
and of this state the Fortieth.
A. Galusha.
Secretary of State.
[SEAL]
Road Notice.
(Couton Vacation)
The commissioner appointed to report on the
vacation of a road commencing at north line of
Section twenty-nine i39i, Town fifteen
Range fourteen (14). west of sixth principal
meridian where road No. 2* intersects there
and running south and east to a point on east
line of said section and being a part of road
No. 38. be vacated, has reported m favor of the
vacation thereof and all remonstrances or
objections thereto must be filed in the office of
the county clerk on or before October 30th. or
said road will be vacated without reference
thereto.
Dated this 30th day of August. 1906.
C. F. BEITSHArSEN.
County Clerk.
(Last pub, Sept. 30)
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior. i
Land Office at Lincoln. Neb . >
August 3tlth, 1906. \
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler ha.s filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made tiefc-re J. A.
Angier. county judge, at Loup City. Neb., on
September 39th, 1906. viz:
William V. Pemberton.
who made H E. No. 17720. for the lots No. fi
and 7. sec. 6. T. 16 n. R. 15 w, (ith P. M
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: John Peters. Marvin Pa:ker.
all of Arcadia, Neb.. Mike Chiiewski and
George Nick of Loup City. Neb.
Chas. F. Shedd. Register.
(Last pub. Sept, 37i
Road Notice.
(Setbaler Road.if
cThe commissioner appointed to view aad
locate a road commencing at the quarter stake
on the section line on the east lino of Section 1
nineteen (19). Town fourteen (14), Range four
teen (14). Sherman county. Neb,, and running 1
thence west on the half section line to the east
line of Verdurette cemetery, -after touching
cemetery the road to be laid entirely on the
northwest quarter 19-14-14 and to be forty feet
wide and terminating at Township line on
west side of saidSeotlon 19-14-11. has reported
in favor of the establishment of said road and
all remonstrances or objections and claims for
damages must be filed in the office of the
county clerk on or before the 38th day of
October. 1906. or said road will he established
without reference thereto.
Dated this 30th day of August, 1906.
C. F. BEITSHArSEN.
County Clerk.
(Last pub. Sept. 30)
I have a few choice high-grade
Short-horn Bulls
six to ten months old:
also, some pure-bred
Poland China Boars
Ready fnr SeruiEE.
Our herd ieaders are the very best,
and if you want something good, call
on me.
J\\ SJ»ITH
For Sale
ffom the Loup Valley herd of
Poland China Swine
One Mile S. E. Court House
Loup City, Nebr.
Ten fall boars, sired by yemo But
ler. No. 36885. and Northern Chief
No. 38397. Twenty spring boar*, sired
by Highland Boy. No. 3909% Pawnee
Wilkes, No. 311148: P's Choice Goods.
No. 36149, and Perfection Grand. No.
33638. Perfection Grand is the great
herd boar of E. H. Andrews. Kear
ney, Neb. 1 will hold a bred brood
sow sale in the spring. Telephone
connections.
H. J. JOHANSEN, Prop.
Give Us a Trial
— i !■ n ii nib — m hi
Round Front Barn,
J. H. MINER. Props
Loup City, - Nebr.
Finest lavery Rises, careful drivers.
Headquarters ior farmers’teaujB. <>im
merciai men’s trade given especial at
tention. Your patronage solicited.
oup JVIOTTO:
Good Goods
At Right Prices
We run our business on the prin
ciple that
The Best Wins
We adhere to the policy of always
giving the best possible value
For Least Money
There’s considerable satisfaction in a store
where you know it’s impossible for you to
make a mistake. You always have the
Our desire is to make Loup City
The Best Possible jVI afket
IN SHERMAN COUNTY
Pit!, Hiller if
And all kinds of Produce,
C. C. Cooper.
The fence posts that we now have on hand wouldQextend
over ten miles, if placed end to end. We have thej^White
Cedar in quarters, halves and rounds; the Red Cedar in
rounds, and the Black Locust split. We have just what you
need to repair that fence.
-YARDS AT- ~ ~
Loup City, Ashtou Rockville and Schaupps
MAN, ®DM MID IMS
BOUGHT AT THE
B. & jVI. ELEV/\TOPS
MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING,
ASHTON AND FAR WELL.
Coal for Sale at Lip City aM Astioi. Will Bay
HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND FARWELL
Ciill and seQ our coal and get priceB on grain.
_E. G. TAYLOR.
For BTJC3-C3-IES, Wagons, Hay
Stackers, Sweepes, Mowing Ma
chines, Press Drills, Wind
Mills, etc., see
T- M- HEED.
Loup City, ftebfaska,
LUMBER
Posts, Shingles, Lime and Cement
Hard and Soft Coal Always on Hand.
Agents for Sherwin-Williams Prepared Paints