A. P. GULLET, President.
W. F. MASON, Cashier.
TKE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Loup CITY
Conser
vative !
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and
Strong
Real Estate and all classes of loans
made promptly at lowest rates,
with optional payments.
THE NORTHWESTERN j
A Few Market Quotations.
Cattle, per 100 lbs.$2.50 $4.00 :
Hogs, per 100 lbs. 5.10 i
Corn, per bu... 33 ® .37 i
Wheat, per bu.70 & .73
Oats, per bu.30 <$ .35
Rye, per bu.50 @ .50
Butter, per lb.15 @ .18;
Eggs, per doz. .10
Hens, per lb. -07
Spring chickens, per lb. 12i
lioaai Daws.
Binder whips at P. O. Reed’s.
John O’Bryan was home over last
Sunday.
Best advantages at lowest rates at
York college.
A good quality of machine oil at
P. O. Reed’s.
3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray
man. Get him.
Ed. Janulewicz was up from Ashton
over last Sunday.
Loans on Real Estate, call on
John W. Long.
Frank Foster and wife are up to
the Chase camp for a few days,.
Only $2 per month will secure you
a reliable Singer machine.
Charley French visited his son,
Henry, at Anselmo last week.
Sleeth guarantees 20 cents for
butter fat delivered at Chase's,
Miss Edna Daddow is clerking for
the Loup City Mercantile Co.
If you want to buy or sell real
estate, call on John W. Long.
Mrs. Daisy Cowper is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Snyder.
Grand Island woven wire fencing
with barbed borders at P. O. Reed’s.
T. M. Reed is home from the ranch
and down to business, after a six
weeks’ vacatiou.
Plymouth binding twine for sale at
P. O. Reed’s. Examine it before
buying.
Auctioneer Kauffman on Monday
moved into the cottage vacated by
the Everest family.
Don’t you wan’t'a first-class sewing
machine-!1 If so, phone H. E. Price,
4 on 53.
Miss Maud Persons of Central City
is the guest for a couple of weeks of
Miss Addie Leininger.
If your clock, watch or jewelry
needs repairing, take it to Jeffords’
at Cooper & Rawding’s store. •
Tom Lay, wife and baby were up
from Rockville over last. Sunday,
guests at the O’Bryan home.
John W. Long is prepared to
make all Real Estate Loans on
short notice at lowest rates.
Miss Louise Zuelow of Schuyler
arrived here Monday evening on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Ed. Jones.
Best sewing machine needles for all
makes of machines at the “Singer
Store,” 20 cents per dozen. 25tf
Miss Etta Seybold of Illinois and
Mr. Geo. Seybold of Sutton, this
state, were guests of their cousin and
sister, Miss Marie Seybold, over last
Sunday, leaving Monday morning.
Don’t forget the Saturday night
dances at the Park. Stewart Conger
has charge, which guarantees the
best of order, good music, good time,
etc.
M. C. Mulick, Judge Wall, Dr. J. W.
Jones, Tom Caddy, Walt. McNulty,
Oscar Swanson and Din Mulick are
among those from Loup City who at
tended the Grand Island races last
week.
For use on sewing machines, type
writers, bicycles and all purposes re
quiring a line lubricant, the best is
always the cheapest in the end.
Genuine Singer oil can be obtained at
the “Singer Store.” tf
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Stickney was buried Tuesday.
Tills estimable family but recently
moved to Sherman county, purchas
ing a farm on Oak Creek, six miles
northeast of town. The sympathy
of their new found friends is extend
ed to them in their bereavement.*
Alex Baillie was in town Monday
looking up material, carpenters, brick
layers, etc., preparatory to putting
<ip a residence in place of the one
burned down in the recent Btorm.
Alex and his family are enjoying an
outing in two or three sections of his
big com bins till his new house is
built, which he says is next to camp
ing out. He will build a story and a
half dwelling of five rooms on the
first floor and three rooms on the
Notice To The Public
by W. P. Read, that he has real
estate to sell, and will sell and does
sell choice town property and farms
at reasonable prices.
Farms for Sale
in Nebraska and Virginia. For full
information see or write A. O. Zim
merman, Hallboro, Virginia., or A. L.
Zimmerman, Loup City, Neb.
If you want a Steel or Malleable
range, see Draper Bros.
Mrs. Valentine McDonall has been
seriously ill the past week.
FOR SALE—A good gentle cow.
Inquire of R. M. Hiddleson.
TRe young people of this region
should attend York college.
E. G. Taylor returned last Saturday
evening from a business trip to Omaha.
The Diamond Edge carpenter tools
are guaranteed. Sold at P. O. Reed’s
Peter Rowe went to Farwell Mon
day to work on the farmers’ elevator.
. Jeffords for fine watch, clock or
jewelry work, a,t Cooper & Rawdi.ng’s
store.
Trade your old machine for a
Singer, the finest made. H. E. Price
will give you a good trade.
W. W. Morsiran, the billiard man,
went to York, Monday, on a business
trip, to return about ^Vendesday.
Now is the time to get your screen
doors and windows before the rush,
at the Leininger Lumber Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wasznicki ar
rived home Tuesday from a visit to
the latter’s parents'at Elyria.
Draper Bros, will give you a cash
discount of 10 per cent on all nets and
fly covers for the next thirty days.
Wm. Larsen of the Loup City Mer
cantile Co., left for the eastern mar
kets Monday al ter a new lot of goods.
Be sure you have .your eyes ex
amined while Dr. Barnes is at the
St. Elmo hotel. Thursday, the 25th.
Banker Culley returned from his
trip to Colorado’ Saturday last. You
should hear him talk about the “holy
rollers’’ at Denver.
Safety Deposit Boxes.
We have just added another steel
case of safety deposit boxes, for pro
tection of your valuable papers. Call
and see them. First National
Bank, Loup City, Neb.
Piano Tuner Perry was up from
Grand Island last Saturday evening,
lie expects to attend the Jamestown
Exposition in August.
Will Mulick and wife went up to
Sturgis, S. D., last Friday to visit
Mrs. Mulick’s mother and other rela
tives for a couple of weeks.
On Saturday afternoon of each
week farmers can secure any quantity
of ice from Conger’s wagon on Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Annabel of Poole
arrived last Sunday on a visit of
several days to H. L. Bell and family
in Webster township. The ladies are
sisters.
Dr. Barnes, eye-specialist, of Omaha,
will be. at the St. Elmo hotel, Thurs
day, the 25th inst. Remember the
date and call as early as convenient.
We understand Lela Chase and Lena
Smith are so delighted with the sand
hills that they have filed on claims
up there and may yet become owners
of large ranches.
Be a model husband and present
your wife with a fine Singer sewing
machine. You can do so with only
an outlay of t.1 per month, and you
would never miss it.
Hon. E. H. Kittell of Rockville
township, accompanied by his family
and a brother, Cyrus Kittell, who is
visiting him from Princeton, Ills.,
were guests of M.vH. Mead and fami
ly Monday.
The union meeting next Sunday
evening will be held on the court
house square, providing the weather
is pleasant, otherwise it will be held
at the Baptist church*. There will be
a twenty-minute sermon and good
singing.
Having decided to locate per
manently in Loup City, I am now
prepared to dc any kind of Watch,
Clock or Jewelry repairing, also fine
engraving. Come and see me at
Cooper & Rawd tog's store.
J. F. Jeffobds.
The dance given at the opera house
last Saturday evening by Messrs. Pil
ger and Becker brothers of Grand
Island, with music' by the Grand
Island orchestra, was pronounced a
very enjoyable occasion by the goodly
number in attendance.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Oltmann died last Thursday after
noon from a complication of whooping
cough and lung fever and was buried
Friday moraine from the Baptist
church. The parents have the sin
ipafjbjnof all in their affliction.
Watch
This Space
for
Bargains
Next Week
Jim Conner moved his family into
their new home Tuesday.
Charley Mellor sold a tine windmill
last week to John Thompson.
Miss Frieda Ohlsen left for North
Platte, Tuesday, to visit an aunt.
Ed. Radeliffe finished the Lee build
ing Monday ready for occupation.
Mrs. C. C. Cooper and daughter re
turned from Omaha Tuesday evening.
Mrs. T. A. Taylor and daughter re
turned last Thursday from their visit
to Shelton.
Be sure and get a ticket redeemable
in trade for All Cash Purchase at
Draper Bros
J. L. Downs twin babies are victims
of whooping cough, one being serious
ly ill this week.
R. P. Starr and wife drove over to
Litchfield, Monday, where Mr. Starr
had legal business.
Services as usual at the Presbyte
rian church next Sunday morning.
No evening service.
Misses Belle and Rose Mulick re
turned last Thursday evening from
their Grand Island and Dannebrog
visit.
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Taylor and baby
arrived from Council Bluffs Tuesday
evening for a two week’s visit with
their parents, Conductor and Mrs.
T. A. Taylor.
Mrs. A. P. Culley and two daugh
ters and Miss Betli Zimmerman re
turned from the Jamestown Expo
sition Tuesday afternoon. A. L.
Zimmerman arid family are expected
heme in a few days.
Grandma Gilbert left for Lincoln
Tuesday, for further treatment of her
eyes. She will be absent perhaps
two weeks, and confidence is ex
pressed that her eyesight will have
been permanently restored on Jier
return.
The services were of unusual in
terest at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning. Besides an un
usually interesting sermon from
Pastor McEwen, the choir gave a very
sweet anthem and Miss Beatrice
Nightingale gave a choice solo, the
best we have so far heard from the
talented young lady and over which
she received many sincere compli
ments.
Mrs. M. H. Mathew, Mrs. H. B.
Musser, Miss Esther Musser and Mr.
A. B. Strauch and his good mother,
all left for Denver Monday morning
for an outing. Next Monday C. C.
Carlson and Arthur Eisner will leave
for Denver also, to join Mr. Strauch
and go up into the mountains on a
Ashing and hunting trip of three or
four weeks.
Owing to the threatening weather,
the union meeting of the Presbyte
rian and Baptist congregations was
held at the Presbyterian church, Sun
day evening, instead of in the public
square at contemplated, Pastor Guern
sey of the Baptist church preaching
a very able discourse. Should the
weather be favorable, next Sunday
evening’s union meeting will be held
in the square, otherwise at the Bap
tist church.
John Youngquest came down from
Loup City last Saturdaday where he
had been spending a week with his
sons on the ranch near that place.
Mr. Youngquest reports everything
good in the way of growing crops and
especially cattle are doing fine. The
night before he reports an inch and a
half of rainfall in Sherman county.
Many Hamilton county people are up
there and we are pleased to hear of
their prosperous conditions.—Aurora
Republican.
Will Zimmerman was one of the
principals in an exciting runaway,
Monday about noon. The other was
his little trotter, “Rex.” While driv
ing down past the U. P. depot, the
horse became frightened attthe trains
and when Will brought him up sharp
the snap in one of the lines broke.
With only one line, Will whirled the
horse around in a circle over the
tracks a few times till the buggy
began to crumble, when he concluded
to let the horse have his own way and
sought the life line of terra firma.
“Rex” left to himself hauled the rem
nants of the deceased vehicle out to
Gene Miller’s across the river, where
Will found the horse all sound but
not enough left of the buggy to tell
what it was.
A letter from the editors son,
Frank W. Burleigh, stationed at Fort
ress Monroe, Virginia, under date of
the 8th instant, speaks of meeting
A. L. Zimmerman and family and
Mrs. Gulley and daughters, who are
visiting- the Jamestown Exposition,
and who expressed themselves as hav
ing a delightful time. It was the
first meeting the boy had with any
one from home since he went there
two and a half years since, and he
said it gave him that homesick feel
ing which cannot be expressed by a
boy so far from hbme and loved ones,
and at the same time making the
occasion one of joy and pleasure to
him. He is counting the days un
til h1s time of service is over and
be will be one of the happiest of
mortals when he can be home once
3:
Mrs. Frank Otlewski is reported
very ill.
Dick O’Bryan is home for a few
days’ visit.
Mrs. Jail. Froehlich went to Scotia
Tuesday To visit a sister.
Chris. Johansen has purchased the
Walt. McNulty residence.
Mrs. W. T. Owens has been on the
sick list the past number of days.
Tenus Biemond returned Monday
from his trip to the western coast.
Mrs. W. R. Mellor came up from
Lincoln last evening for a few days’
visit.
The Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay
20c for butter fat for the last half of
July.
If you want a sewing machine, call
and see the Improved New Home at
Draper Bros.
Clarence Sweetland and bride re
turned from their wedding trip Wed
nesday evening.
Wiggle Creek and Litchfielcf will
cress bats tomorrow on the grounds
of the latter.
Ed. Hawk’s horse “Senator,” won
third money at the Grand Island
races last week.
Mamie Adamson and Lillie Lofliolm
visited with Miss Nellie Bly at
Schaupps last week.
Frank Otlewski so far recovered his
recent injuries as to be able to come
to town last Saturday.
The editor’s baby has been quite
ill the past few days, but is much
better as we go to press.
Alex Baillie has had the insurance
on his burned residence satisfactorily
adjusted, as he informs us.
Miss Winnie Miller arrived from
Lincoln last evening on a visit to her
many relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Eisner returned
last evening from their visit to Ger
many, during which Mr. Eisner says
they had the time of their lives.
Frank Robbins is looking after
Frank Foster’s shop while the latter
is oil picnicking. That’s the right
sort of brothership to exist between
our tonsorial artists.
By agreement among the merchants
all the stores will close hereafter at
! 8 o’clock each evening except Satur
days.
■ Mrs. J. L. Hawk left yesterday
morning for a visit with friends in
Virginia and to see the Jamestown
Exposition. *
Geo. Dinsdale shipped eight cars of
cattle to Omaha Monday. Robert
Dinsdale and Jas. Johansen accom
| panied the shipment.
The Industrial Society of the Pres
! byterian church met with Mrs. Gene
Tracy yesterday, four miles up the
river, and a most enjoyable day was
had by all.
Judge Angier and wife leave for
northeast Iowa about the first of
August for a month’s visit with a
i daughter and to give the judge a
much needed vacation.
The families of A. E. Chase, W. S.
I Waite and W. H. Rettenmayer went
; up the river last Saturday evening,
where the Chases will camp out a
week, while the others remained only
over Sunday.
The editor goes to Omaha this
afternoon to purchase new adv. and
job type and to meet Miss Pearl
Bridgeford of Jefferson, Iowa, who
will visit a few week’s here with her
sister, Mrs. M’Belle Burleigh.
The subjects of next Sunday’s dis
courses at the M. E. church are:
Morning, “God’s Love Tested,” even
ing, “Earth’s Last Possibility.” A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to come and worship with us on that
day.
Mesdames Ed. Angier and Callaliam
entertain the Entre Nous club this
afternoon at their picnic campon the
river. The husbands of the club
members are also invited to come
down to the camp for a feast of good
things at supper time. Just our luck
to be absent at this particular time.
We received a few days since a
letter from Dr. Long at Garrison who
declares himself as feeling fine. Crops
in his section are the best ever, while
corn is looking well and fruit about
a half crop. The doctor sends greets
ings to all his friends here and still
looks upon Loup City as home to him.
Were it not for our blushes, we would
quote the flattering words the doctor
gives to the Northwestern comparing
it in point of news and makeup
among the best weeklies of the state.
Many thanks, doctor. Please name
the brand of your favorite cigar.
A new post office regulation law
which is now in effect makes it no
longer necessary to buy a special de
livery stamp to.secure immediate de
livery of a letter. Ten cents in stamps
<;* any denomination, in addition to
the ordinary postage, is all that is re
quired for transmission of letters and
packages for special delivery. When
the usual special delivery stamp is
not used the words •“for special de
livery” should be written prominently
on the letter or package. If not so
designated the letter or package may
be sent by the clerk as registered
mail which is not specially delivered.
Cleora Notes.
Everett Sickles is working for Clias.
Barnes.
Mrs. Foreman’s sister from Aurora
is here visiting.
Emma Bell has the school in Dist.
No. 35 for next term.
Ross Warrick is done wheat har
vesting and is cutting oats.
S. Foss took two loads of hogs to
market Wednesday morning.
Charles Sickles is enjoying a visit
from a cousin from Wisconsin.
Mrs. Etta Bell’s sister and husband
from Poole are visiting her this week.
Crops in our vicinity are fine and
some few are through wheat harvest.
Jimmie says the mail will be a
little late on account of the warm
weather.
The Cleoria Aid Society meets with
Mrs. Chas. Guilford on July 24th to
<iuilt. All are cordially invited.
Messrs, and Mesdames Harry and
Ed. Shipley and Ross Warrick were
picnicking on the river Sunday.
A letter^ from A. L. Zimmerman
says they are having a fine time and
enjoying the sights at Jamestown.
For a Drayman
Send a messenger for
J. W. Conger
pay the fee
m A A
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It is heavy, hard work to handle hay the old
way, besides help is hard to get and wages are
very high. #
Buy the Improved Stacker and Sweep which
lightens the work and saves you money; at the
Hardware and Implement
Store of
HU*'*?*
HAYHURST-GALLAWAY HARDWARE CO.
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
Agents for Deering Binders, Mowers, Rakes and Binding Twine.
Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when
in need of a drayman.
by Ma>t Experienced Teacher* in the west.
Positions for graduates. Work for Board. Help
for deserving students. Address
Mosner-L&mpman Collage,
Information free. 1700 farnam »t.. umaha. Ssb.
For Sale!
Earn More
$ $ $ $
Business and Short
hand Courses taught
FROM THE
LOUP VALLEY HERD
OF
PolapdChipas
FALL and SPRING BOARS, sired
by O. K. CHIEF 41973: PAWNEE'S
PRIDE. 43393: YOUNG TEC., 4240«,
and REX TEC., 43756.
I have four spring boars by Young
Tec. out of Graceful May, my $122 sow
that are hard beat.
Queen Louise has a litter of seven
by Rex Tec., though young, are nice
growthv fellows.
The youngsters from my standbys
are coming right along and are good,
heavy-boned pigs.
H. J. JOHANSEN.
Burim^tanj
Route |
JULY
SPECIALS
Good Chances
Eastward
Many low round trip rates to east
ern resorts during July. James
town Exposition tickets include
New York and seashore resorts
with variable routes: excursions to
Saratoga, Philadelphio, northern
Michigan, Canada and St. Law
rence River resorts. Niagra Falls
and Boston. Consult Agent as to
making use of these excursion
rates for your eastern trip.
Low Rates
Westward
During July, low round trip rates
to Pacific Coast, San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle,etc. Yellowstone
Park, Salt Lake, Oolorado resorts
Big Horn Basin, Black Hills, Sher
idan a.ndSpokane. Consult Agent.
Big Horn Basin and
Billings District
We personally conduct liomeseek
ers’ excursions on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month to
these localities to assist you to se
■ cure fine irrigated lands at low
cost. Write D. Clem Deaver, Gen
eral A gent Land Seekers’ I nforma
. tion Bureau. Half rates with max
imum of $20.00 from Nebraska;
homeseekers’ excursions west,
northwest and southwest.
Call or write for details.
R. L. ARTHUR,
Ticket Agent, Loup City, Neb.
L. W. Wakeley, G. P. A.
Omaha, Nebraska.
A 24x24 Solid Oak Center Table
5-drawer Golden Oak Chiffonier
Good Oak High-Back Rocker
A Full-Sized Iron Bed
WE &MJjTL
3-piece Bed-Room Spite, plate mirror Ct I Q 9fi
18x21, ONLY CD I vibU
- 2.25
8.50
- 2.40
1,75
When you go camping come and sec our Camp
Chairs and Stools, Hammocks, etc.
And remember, we shall always sell you Good
Goods at the Right Prices.
Christensen & Ferdinandt
Furniture Company.
Christensen & Ferdinandt,
Undertakers and Embalmers
t
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Loup Gity, Nebraska,
LUMBER
Posts, Shingles, Lime and Cement
Hard and Soft Coal Always on Hand.
Agents for Sherwin-Williams Prepared Paiid s
•^J. I. DEPEW^
Blacksmith 9 Wagon Maker
My shoo is the largest and best equipped north of the Platte liiver
I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, mi
ohluery, also a force of experienced men who know how to operate tt and
turn ont a job with neatness and dispatch.
MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT jj
ATTENTION GiyEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS
iHainiuiiiiiiiiiminmii
(Jet More Egars.
Paint the inside of your hen house with
OARBOLINEUM. It is a sure lice and
mite exterminator. For sale by *
Keystone X_.ro.1br- Co,
Loup City, Ashton, Rockville and Schaupps
mnunmi
BOUGHT AT THE
B. & pi. ELEV/VTOPS
MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING,
ASHTON AND FARWELL.
Goal for Sale at Loop City aid Asia. Will Bay
HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND FARWELL
Gall and Bee our coal and get pncea on grain.
E.O. TAYLOR
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