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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1907)
A. P. GULLET, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier. I~p FIRST NATIONAL OF Loup eiT-y. Conser vative and Strong Real Estate and all classes of loans made promptly at lowest rates, with optional payments. Moving Sale For j^ext 30 Days We will sell everything at Reduced Prices, as we have moved back in the rear of our lot, and will give you bargains in everything. Men’s Fleece Under Suits at 75c per suit. Boys’ Fleece Under Suits at 35c and 50c. Ladies Under Suits at 15c to §2 00. Duck Coats, $3 00 for $2.50; $2.50 Coats for $2.00, and $1.50 Coats for Si .00. Outing Flannel: 15c Flannel at 12 l-2c. and 12 l-2e Flannel at 10c per yard. All kinds of Calico and Prints from 4c to 10c. Overcoats, see the reduction, • $15 Coats for $12 Overcoats, another grade, - 12 Coats for 10 Overcoats, yet cheaper, - - - 10 Coats for 8 Overcoats, get one, cheap. - - 8 Coats for (3 Overcoats, isn’t this low enough? (3 Coats for 4 Overcoats, away down to bed rock, 4 Coats for 2 Don’t forget the old place is still there. Johpsop 8t Lofentz. THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotations. Cattle, per 100 lbs .$2.50 $5.00 Hogs, per 100 lbs. 0.25 @ 0.50 Corn, per bu. 20 <a .28 Wheat, per bu.54 Jt .5" Oats, per bu.28 ia .30 Rye, per bu.50 @ .54 Butter, per lb.18 @ .20 Eggs, per doz. .18 Hens, per lb. .00 Spring chickens, per lb. .06 Uoaal D&v/s. Johansen’s Poland China Hogs, Horse and Cattle Sale, Thursday, Feb. 21st, 11107 Don't gorget the date of H. J. Johansen's big Poland China hog sale, Thursday, Feb. 21st. Mr. Johansen will also sell 20 horses and 20 head of cattle and invites every one to attend the sale, whether intending to buy or not. Remember,, next Thursday, 21st. Will Zimmerman sells land. Panauss at Siepmann’s. Ask for it. Call and see Draper Bros. 5 and lo cent counter. Mrs. E. G. Taylor has been on the sick list the past number of days. 3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray man. Get him. Will Zimmerman has some tine bargains in town lots. Litchfield is having a series of revival meetings at the Christian church. C. H. Leininger has some excellent buckwheat flour for sale. For custom-made harness fully guarunteed see Draper Bros. The infant child of John Peterson was buried from the M. E. church last Sunday afternoon. Sleeth guarantees 27 cents for butter fat delivered at Chase's, SALES—We clerk sales. See us. First National Bank, Loup City. Mrs. Carsten Truelsen entertained a number of lady friends at her pleas ant home last Saturdav afternoon. If you want to buy or sell real estate, call on John IK. Lony. Miss Gertrude Lundy left Monday morning for an extended visit with friends at Friend, her former home. If you have any old traces ripped, take them to Draper Bros., they will sew them for 5 cents per foot. W. K. Mellor was home over Sun day. He appreciates the new order of things and now pays railroad fare like a veteran. We have just received our new carpet samples. Come in and look at them. Christensen & Ferdinandt Furniture Co. We have now had over a week of weather '.‘finer nor silk.” If this is the effect of the ground hog theory, let it continue. C. E. Mellor has movedjiis business to the rear of the First National Bank where lie will be found with a full line of windmills, pumps and general. repairs. Did you get a valentine? If you want a buggy see T. M. Reed. .1. W. Long had business at Ashton Tuesday. Mrs. G. II. Wise is visiting relatives at Arcadia. Draper Bros, will repair and oil your harness. Farmers’ Institute, Tuesday and Wednesday next. Loans on Real Estate, call on John IF Long. A small tire-proof safe for sale. In quire at this office. G. II. Lindall made a business trip to Callaway Tuesday. Fish of all kinds during the Lent season at Siepmann’s. Go to Leininger's feed store when you want shelled corn. Go to T. M. Heed for well work, windmill^ and supplies of all kinds. See the big adv. of the Hayhurst Gallaway Hardware Co. on this page. The Johnson-Lorentz building is getting close to the finish ing touches. Extra large bulk olives for sale at Siepmann’s. Try them. W. F. Pickett, a cousin of F. F. Foster, was down from Arcadia last Friday. Buy your storm sashes and doors now. Sold by the Leininger Lumber com puny. Don’t forget the Farmers’ Institute at the court house next Tuesday and Wednesday. It will pay you to lock Draper's large stock of liarnesss over before buying elsewhere. Mrs. M. \ . Wharton was reported very ill with lung fever last week, but is better at present. When you want anything in the furniture line go to Christensen & Ferdinandt Furniture Co. F. R. Foster from South Dakota, visited his brother, F. F. Foster, and family over last Sunday. Moving sale for next thirty days at Johnson & Lorentz. Everything sold at reduced prices. See ad. t . E. Mellor sunk a thirty-foot well in the basement of the First National Bank. Monday, and found a plentiful supply of pure water. Closing out Ladies' Misses and Chil dren's Coats and Jackets at nearly cost at Johnson & Lorentz.’ Draper Bros, will put more oil in your harness for *1.25 than you can in a week with the old process. Messrs, and Mesdames A. J. Johnson and C. E. Mellor and Miss Hallene Mellor were guests of Mr. and Mrs. • I. B. Musser Sunday. Home-made headcheese, liverwurst, frankfurts, bologna and Berlin ham for sale at Siepmann's market. A bunch of young people went to Arcadia Monday night to attend the revival meetings being held there. Christensen & Ferdinandt Furni ture Co. sell the best organ on the market. Guaranteed for 10 years. Judge Angier is much better and was able Tuesday to be at his office. He show’s the effect of his illness very plainly, but we. are glad to note the improvement towards health. Regular services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday. Anyone wanting meat smoked, call at Siepmann's market. W. II. Rettenmayer is repairing his residence in fine shape. Hr. Main is expected home from Kansas City this evening. Feed your chickens clam shell and granulated tone. C. H. Leininger sells it. Siepmann buys pigs, Siepmann pays the top price and sells at the right price. Misses Belle and Rose Mulick at j tended the trainmen's ball at Grand Island last Friday. C. II. Leininger (successor to A. P. de Lyster) sells flour and all kinds of feed. Phone ti on 23. Mrs. H. S. Conger was called to Dannebrog yesterday by the serious illness of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cash ! Conger. Another fresh shipment of bulk dill, sweet and sour pickles received at Siepmann’s market. Mrs. C. H. Brown was the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. G. Taylor, last week, returning to her home at Bradshaw Saturday. A basket social w ill to given at the Fairview or Pray schoolhouse, eight miles northeast of Loup City, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 19th. Mrs. W. L. Marcy continues quite ill at her home, but it is to be hoped with the coming of bright sunshine i and better weather sue will regain the best of health. Wes Pedler last week received a fine pacing horse from Albion which he has given to his wife for driving. The little animal is a beauty, with tine action, and is very speedy. Postmaster Owens was able to be down town the past few days. It is bard work to keep a good man down, although Uncle Billy has had a long tussle. He is looking much like his old self. C. J. Tracy attended the meeting of the state association cement block makers at Grand Island last week and became a member of the association He will add new machinery to his plant here as soon as it can be secured. | W. T. Gibson returned from Lincoln last Friday evening. The Northwest ern was in error as to Mr. Gibson's illness, ascribing the trouble to a goitre, when it should have been bronchial trouble instead. He is much improved in health. The C. E. Society of the Presby terian church spent a most enjoyable evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Ver Valin last evening. Cupids, hearts, arrows, etc., were much in evidence and served to remind those present that it was St. Valentine’s time. G. A. Curry is a severe sufferer from imflammatory rheumatism, and the first of the week his life was in im minent danger. At present, how | ever, reports from his bedside are most encouraging and recovery is as sured. His many friends sympathize with him in his most serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Smith and Miss Edith N. Smith entertained atdinner Friday. After dinner a very pleasant musical evening was spent. There were present. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Leininger. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wise, Mesdames Mellor and Jenner. Several were unable to attend on account of the bad roads. Wash Peters and family will leave the first of the week for his future home in Wyoming. They will visit for a short time with relatives at Aurora and Nebraska City. Mr. Peters has some land in Hayes county which lie will dispose of and then expects to invest in land nearSheridan, Wyominy We wish for this worthy couple suc cess in their new home. Baptist services at the usual time next Sunday. The pastor has come among the peopie 'desirous of being one of them, and will be pleased to meet all and anyone whom he may in any way help. A cordial invitation is extended to be at the services, for the aim will be to preach short, prac tical sermons. Hope is expressed that all may prepare for the union ser vices, commencing Sunday, Feb. 24. Our fellow townsman, Mr. E. S. Hayhurst was made a member of the executive committe of the State Hardware Dealer's Association at its meeting in Omaha last week. The association is honored in honoring one of Loup City’s most progressive businessmen. Mr. Hayhurst returned home the last of the week, reporting a most interesting and instructive meeting of the hardware men of the state. rv__ . r a. i . _x i . <• i i wi uuc pica.?auu ctcuus ui uuc week took place Monday evening, when twenty-five of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Mead went to their home to give them a surprise and welcome. During the evening games were played and refreshments served by the ladies of the company. Mr. A. P. Cullev in behalf of those present presented Mr. and Mrs. Mead with some beautiful pieces of china, and it was at a late hour when they said good-night, wishing their host and hostess many years of happiness. Sunday afternoon the south ap proach to .the big bridge south of town was crushed out by a big gorge of ice, but Bridge Carpenter Gibson and his men are busy at work putting the bridge in good shape again. A visit to the river Tuesday found the ice piled in great drifts for miles and it will be good fortune if the west is not. also badly damaged before the ice passes out. Hundreds of people daily go to the bridges and line along the river banks to witness the mag nificent sights. Later—Last night the second pier from the north end of the GREAT HARNESS SALE Some people do, but all of them may not know that we carry the largest, best selected, up-to-date stock of Harness to be fourd in any retail establishment in this great state of Nebraska. Therefore we take this opportunity to lay before you a description of a few of the 40 different kin s and styles of Harness we carry in stock. We can not describe each and every set, butb fore giving the descriptions as they appear below, we wish to state that the goods we are offering in this sale are cut from the very best A stock oak tanned leather, and made up by the best mechanics in this line. Look our line over and the time spent in doing so will prove a profit to you. li IHr — ■■■■ — — —rw nTUTl—ITtr— «■——ill——— a — I—I— III Single Buggy Harness ... No. 0 Gig Saddle—2b inch, full! pad. llridle—58in. cheek, patent' leather blinds, overdraw. Line—% inch, loop to bit. Breast Collar-Plain folded Traces -lin., doubled and stitched. Breeching — Plain folded, b inch side st rap. Shaft Tugs- v.in-. doubled < and stitched. Belly Band Doubled and stitched. Turnbacks b inch. Price, $6 00 No. 4 1-2 Gig Saddle—Single strap. patent leather jockey. Bridle—% inch box loop cheek, leather blinds, 3 buckle overcheck. Line—rRin., to loop in bit, lin. hand parts. Breast Collar-1 bin, shaped single strap, box loops Traces--lb in single strap. Breeching l3g inch single strap, box loops to lead ups. Turnbacks— bxl ’j. round crupper sewed on, 58in. hip straps. Belly Band -lbin, Gritjitli buckle, single strap. Shaft Tugs bin., ironed. Price, $12.50 Double Team Harness . . . No. 212 Pads—Perfection ring-end. lbin. market strap. Bridle—?4in., short cheek. Line—1 in. x 18ft. llames—Overtop, b strap, llame Tugs—lbin., long folded. Traces—lb inch, doubled and stitched. Back and Hip Strap—1 in. with trace carrier. Breast Strap—lb inch. Pole Strap—lb inch. Belly Band—Folded, lbjm. Price, $27.00 No. 214 Pads—Perfection. Bridle—bin., short cheek. Line—lbin. x 20ft. llames—Bolt, witli Cooper jointed clips, llame Tugs— lb"Concord. Traces—lb inch, doubled and stitched. Back Strap—lbs inch. Hip Strap—lb inch. Breast Strap—lb inch. Pole Strap—lb inch. Belly Band—Folded, l.bin. Price, $31.00 HAYHURST GALLAWAY % Hardware Co. Double Driving Harness .... No 100 Coach Pads—Leather, 1?8 in. Bridle—% inch, overcheck. Lines—% inch through. Hames—71t>. iron. ®8in strap. Hame Tugs—l1,, inch. Traces—1 inch, doubled and I stitched. Turnbacks — % inch, round crupper. Breast Strap—1M inch. Belly Band—Folded. Complete with collars. Price, $15.00 No- 109 Bridle -% inch, box loop. Pad— Coach, long housing. Traces—114 in., single strap. Hames—Iron, coach. Lines—1 inch front, It„ inch hand parts. Belly Band—Single strap. Turnbacks—% in., scalloped. Pole Strap—1% inch. Complete with collars. Price, $27.00 No. 109 Same as above described, with double hip strap breech ing. Price, $31.00 Double Team Harness with Breeching . . . No- 210 Pads—Swell, flat wool lined. Bridle—:1* inch. Lines—^in x 18ft. Hames—No. 150, iron overtop Hame Tugs—Long, 1 % inch, folded. Traces—l1.,' in., doubled and stitched. Breeching — Folded, double hip straps. «, Breast and Pole St raps-U in. Belly Band—1% inch. Price, $20.00 No. 214 Pads—Heavy Perfection. Bridle—,?8 inch, short cheek. Lines—l^in x 20ft. Hames—Bolt, \ inch strap. Hame Tugs—IJ4 inch, long. laced box loop. Traces—l1^ in., doubled and stitched. Turnbacks—1 in., with trace carriers. Breeching—Heavy, folded. Breast Strap—1C inch. Pore Strap—l1., inch. Belly Band—Folded, 1% inch.. Price, $37 00 south bridge went out and the entire structure is in great danger. The U. P. bridge across the river at Pleas anton is reported out and the village itself under four feet of water. Bockville Items, Thursday is St. Valentine’s day. Little Ainer Sensen is on the sick list this week. Lou Louck spent a few days in Rockville last week. Pretty and comic valentines for sale at the drug store. Since the high water it is reported the Rockville bridge is unsafe. Mr. Paulson of Dannebrog visited with Peter Peterson last week. J. YV. Davis clerked for Mr. Smel ser, during the latter's absence. Solomon YVineteer has been suffer ing with an attack of la grippe. YV. M. Smelser returned from his business trip to Omaha last week. C. H. YY’ineteer is slowly recovering from an attack of that miserable la grippe. Mrs. Leonard Sparks will sell her entire stock of millinery, Saturday, Feb. 16th. Mrs. .1. L. Gray visited her daugh ter at Poole last week, returning Saturday evening. Miss Lizzie Reasland met with a very unfortuuate accident last Fri day morning by falling on the ice and spraining her left ankle. Peter Peterson returned last YVed nesdav from Omaha, bringing with him an expert barber. He has opened up his shop and is busy all the time. Our popular trapper, Chas. Reas land, met with bad luck during the recent high water, losing some forty traps set along the South Loup river. Mr. Levi Branscomb left here last Thursday afternoon to return uo his work in California, after a visit with his parents since Xmas last. His many friends here are sorry to see him go. Cleora Notes. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sorensen are still quite sick. Miss Olson will give her school a valentine box today. Mr. Apple’s hand which he got hurt in a corn sheller is better. John Fowler who will soon move on Cole creek, visited at S. Foss’ Sunday. Mr. Foss has been suffering witli gall stones of the liver and at this writing is pretty sick. Cleora Aid Society met with Mrs. Clias. Johnson to quilt. They report a very nice time and excellent dinner. Miss Emma Bell will soon close a successful school in the Zwink dis trict and will take up another school east of Loup City. We will say to the editor to be care ful and not let your wife get hold of your valentines, as we heard your best girl say you were to get one. We of District 35 are badly in need of a bridge on the branch of Cob Creek, as it is impossible at times ior a team to cross after the children to school. Mrs. Iloss Warrick visited from Friday over Sunday with tier parents who will soon move to Texas. We are sorry to see so many of our friends and neighbors leave us, but our loss is another’s gain. A little daughter of H. Beck was called to the glory land last week. Oh: how sad for the bereaved parents but what a blessed thought to think her last words were, “ I'm going home to see my Jesus. There was quite a gabble over the line Monday when the women found out the river bridges were gone or thought they were as their husbands were an the other side. You men ought to l>e thankful they think so much of you. Loup City School Notes. Mesdames Pilger and Boone visited the eighth grade Thursday afternoon. The tenth grade were out for a jolly good time and a sleigh ride Thursday evening. The pupils of the eighth grade en joyed a hayrack ride Friday evening. Last Wednesday night the Juniors were entertained by the Seniors at the home of the class president. Miss Emma Outhouse. After a sleigh ride about the town, all did justice to “oysters, oysters,” this time in soup, instead of on the half shell. The re mainder of the evening was pleasant spent in playing games. The Philes entertained the senior class and teachers at the home of Miss Addie Leininger on Saturday evening. The time was very pleas antly spent in games and music. A three course luncheon was served, after which the teachers, the seniors and the flag of the “Squared” class were appropriately toasted. J Loup City, Nebraska, LUMBER Posts, Shingles, Lime and Cement Hard and Soft Coal Always on Hand. Agents for Slier win-Williams Prepared Paiids 1 LET DBAPEP |Vlake a Face for You, 3 Draper, the Photographer Just let him make a face for you i Don’t you think you ought to ? A beautiful Medallion, or 1 hoto But- J ton, given away with every dozen pie- I tures.