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Loup City Northwestern VOLUME XXIV. LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1907. NUMBER 46 Professional Cards A. P. CCLLET, Attorney & Connselor-al-Law (Office: First National Bank) Loup City, Nebr. ROBT. P. S TARR . Attorney-at-law. LOUP CITY. NEBRSSKB. AARON WALL La^vyer Practices in all Courts Loup City,, Neb. I R. J. NIGHTINGALE Atioj uiCmlcr^t'L&v' LOUP CITY. NEB R. H. MATHEW, Anorney-at-Law, And Bonded Abstractor, Loup City, Nebraska O. E. LONGACRE PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Office, Over New Bank. TKLEPHONE CALL, NO. 39 A. J. KEARNS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone, 30. Office at Residence Lnnp Diiij, - Nebraska sTa. ALLEN. OKJYTMST, LOU 1' CITY, - - NEB. Office up stairs in the new State Bank buiMinp-. W; L. MARCY. DHNTXfST, LOUP CITY, NEE OFFICE: East Side Public Sanaie Phone, 10 on 36 Jf. H. JftEJLD Bonded Abstracter Loup City, - Nebraska. Only set of Abstract bookBin county Try the F. F- F- Dray F. F. Foster, Prop. Office; Foster’8 Barber Shop l. a. bangs The Drayman Phone 7 on 60 Asks Your Patronage : FOR A Pleasant Evenir g Call on Pratt at South Side Pool ami Billiard Parlors Fixtures New and Up-to-Date * S A- PRATT. - Proprietor — .. - —■, - HEfl H r ■ For Sale by T.H. Eisner Give Us a Trial Bound * ront' Barn, J. H. MINER. Props. Loup City, - Nebr. Finest Livery Rigs, careful drivers. Headquarters ior farmers’teamB <'om mw ial men’s trade given especial at ta tiun. Vour patro age anlirtteil If jou want, a sewing machine, call and me the Improved New Hone at Draper Bros. j THE NORTHWESTERN TERMS:—41.00 MB TEAR. IT PAID I* ADTAROB Entered u the Loup City Postoffloa (or (rant mission through the metis ss second class matter. Office ’Phone, - - - 6 on 108 Residence 'Phone. - 2 on 108 J. W. BURLEIGH. Ed. and Pnb. Sekutera History. As there lias been so much in the past few months over the Sekutera matter, patrons of the Northwestern have asked us to give a short and succinct history of the case for the benefit of those who have become citizens of our goodly county since the Seku tera ghost began to walk. In 1900 a certain man named Theodore Sekutera was found guilty of stealing hogs and sent to the peni tentiary. The costs of prosecution amounted to S146.83, which was held as a judgment against the said Seku tera, or any land he might own. On June 17th, 1902, the county board ordered the clerk to issue an execution to the sheriff to collect said judg ment, providing said judgment was not paid on or before October 1st, 1902. George H. Gibson, (the same man who has been ranting about the affair by word of mouth and pen for the past two years), who was then county clerk, refused to obey the order of the board and did not issue the execution till September 18, 1905, and tiie sheriff’s return shows no property found upon which to levy. In the meantime, Sekutera had fallen heir to some land, and of course this judgment run against this land, pro vided a judgment agkinst a minor is Bwu, « iiu.ii occuw uu uc i» According to the will by which he received the land, said Sekutera was a minor, while at the same time, ac cording to an affidavit he made when he secured a license for his marriage, lis was 23 years of age. In January, 1905, Aaron Wall and II. M. Mathew appeared before the board and asked that the above judgment against said land be canceled for the sum of $50, which was accepted by the board and the clerk ordered to satisfy the judg ment. the board taking such action rather than to get into litigation, considering grave doubt if anything could ever be collected should the matter go into court Why did Gibson wait three years before issuing the execution .as ordered by the board, making the matter more complicated? At the same time he was ordered to issue executions in State vs. Dold, lot $42.18: StatfiLYg. Zelinskiy for $23.8o, and a number of others, but in these cases Gibson never issued execution, the cases became dormant, and the county lost the money. Why did Gibson issue only in the one case and not in the others? Was it because Sektura was a poor Polander, without influence, unlettered and without friends? Is Gibson not responsible on his official bond for refusing to carry out the mandates of the coun ty board Tor the above amounts: the amount of railroad tax he charged to individual taxpayers: the court costs he failed to turn over to the county; the 70 per cent raise on real estate in 1906; the $1,600 worth of warrants he wrongfully dated: the amount he owes the county which it will cost to have complete records that he refused or neglected to make, or the warrant book he refused or neglectad to keep, making it a difficult, if possible, task to check up the manner he drew the county .warrants? In referring again to the Sekutera case, the conclusion must be evident that he finally issued the judgment, as above surmised, because Sekutera was an ignorant Po lander of no standing and could do no harm. In like manner he seems to have treated Andrew Bogus, St. Komiski, Albert Grella and a number of other Polanders, who signed the petition in 1905 to have their land lowered In value, which ,was duly ordered by the board, yet was refused or neglected to be done by Gibson, who in other cases, and without authority from the board, lowered the land values of certain taxpayers, the record of which will be made public, if desired, showing that the the Tights and wishes of the county board counted for but little, if any thing, to Gibson when county clerk." Along R. R. No. 1. Chas. Larson is building a house in the west part of Loup City. W. H. Creery is helping H. S. Con ger with his dance hall this week. R. I. Barrick will move on his own farm near Litchfield in the spring. Charley Hatcn and W. T. Clark were in Loup City Tuesday. Mr. Enderlee’s little children have the whooping cough. John Douglas’ baby is gettirg along fine with the whooping cough. Anna and Fritz Leschinskv came home from St. Libory Friday. When W. G. Curry came hocje from Minnesota he took a steamer iunning from St. Paul to St. Louis, a distance of about 400 miles. He said it was wonderful to see them handle the boats day and night. The boat was 300 feet long and 100 feet wide. Gene Miller, A. Bergstrom and Thos. Parsley gave the carrier some tine tomatoes and potatoes last week. Chas. Guilford went out to Colo rado the 17th inst.. looking after’land. John and W. F. Kratzer anj doing some tine work on the road this week east or Thos. Parsley’s. W. O. Brown has put up a scale on his farm this week. A. Bergstrom is building tits house (ir Chas. Larson. Rubart Kowalewskl and Fred Shii ley bought new bnggies last w-sek. AJlie Hayes is busy hauling lumber these days. Joe kowaleurski spent Sunday with Joe K rouse. »r. H were visiting Roy Eaton and had a tine time hunting the first of last week. Mrs. Frank Miller was visiting Joe Kowalewski's last week. W. H. Creery’s baby does not im prove very fast. Joe McMullen went to St. Paul last Friday for a few days visit. Velva Fross rides horseback to school every morning while the weather is fine. W. O. Brown went over to Clear Creek Saturday to inspect the bridges just completed by W. T. Gibson, and sold the old lumber to Elm township The Parsley school district has hired a teacher from Lincoln, Neb. Andy Coppersmith, Ira Coppersmith and L. Hayden were fixing the ap proaches to the new bridges this week. Arthur Pickerel was making hay at C. Guilford’s this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Arnett received word from their son-in-law, Charles Cogal at Phillips, that his little child nad swallowed., some carbolic acid. They took the train at Litchfield Sunday evening for Phillips, and re port that the child had a very narrow escape from death. Hazard Happenings. Mrs. Hans Petersen has been quite sick the past few days, but at present is reported as improving. Mrs. John Philpot of Omaha is visiting frienes in this vicinity. Grandpa Anderson is very sick at this writing. A. L. Trester has built a new ad dition to his blacksmith shop. Mr. and Mrs. Lovelace, father and mother of Mrs. John Hand, returned to Missouri. Thursday after a two weeks' visit at this place. A bouncing baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hockreiter Thursday. Mother and babe doing nicely. Myers Peterson uses a pair of crutches to travel on these days. T. A. Donalioe has purchased the large building on the west side of Main street from Fuller & Fuller. We understand he will re-model the building and use it for a general store. Fuller & Fuller are erecting a new building for their machinery on the east side of Main street. We are glad to see these improvements going on. THEATRE TALK NO. 2 MRS. E. D. E. N. S0UTHV70RTH, THE AMERICAN NOVELIST WHO WROTE THAT FAMOUS STORY, “THE HIDDEN HAND,” was bora in Washington, D. C., December 26, 1819. She graduated Iron Henshaw Seminary in 1849, and tanght I «"7." 'T.„„ 1? school from 1844 j Smiles is What to 1849. she 1 Your Face Needs b?san jriti ? g short stones for the Baltimore Saturday Visitor, and in 1849 published her first novel, “Retribu tion. ” She became very popular, her writing appealing largely to women. In 1856 her world renowned “The Hidden Hand,’ appeared as a serial story in a famous story paper of that day called “THE NEW YORK LEDGER,” owned by Robert Bonner, the owner of the world known famous horses, Dexter and Maud S., the fastest trotters of their time. It was then published in book form, and other than the Bible has had wider circu lation than any other known book, over fifteen million various copies of the story having been placed in circulation since its first appearance, this including the French, German, Spanish and other translations. The story has been dramatized a number of times, but never in the concise and happy manner which has rewarded EUGENE MOORE'S efforts, the version which will be presented in this city in the near future. iMAmPBttTODOftMlll “THE HIDDEN HAND” IS A PLAY WHICH APPEALS TO THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ON ACCOUNT OF ITS HEART INTEREST-in fact a combina tion of both pathos and comedy that makes it delightful. Like “The Old Homestead,” “Human Hearts,”' “Arizona” -and “Ala bama” a play must be intense to hold the interest of the audience and at the same time have suIScient pathos to touch the strings of the human heart. “THE HIDDEN HAND” is a plain, sweet comedy story of the sun-kissed hills and valleys of old Virginia where the latch string is always hanging outside the doer and every man and woman honest until proven otherwise. Hundreds of the test people of this great and glorious land have visited 1 QaaI Treat ‘THE HIDDEN 1 (lOdl 11641 HAND” during 1 the past two yean. There must be a reason for this-if they did not like it they certainly would not spend time and money. The performance is aa dean as a hound’s tooth, made up of wholesome incidents sad comedy. These an s few «(the factors of its “REMEMBER WE EITHER PLEASE YOU OS WE GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY BACK,” USUAL PRICES WILL PRE VAIL. . ' i'iticer Opera Hearn* Oct. 15. -- ^ , .1 TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: I sent you a poem last week and asked you to publish it in your paper. You declined, and returned it to me with the crushing reply that 1 was no poet, and that you “could turn out better poetry out of a sausage machine." Now I won’t be crushed, and I propose to show up your attempt to throttle budding genius. Publish this card and the following poem in your colums and charge me at your advertising rates. Yours, JAMES METCALF RILEY. \ _ THE POEM. I stood upon the ocean s sandy beach, And with a reed I wrote upon the sand ■ these words, 'M “Agnes, I love thee!" | Bub- the winds cam9 and the waves j rolled mountain high, And blotted out the fair impress cn. Cruel waves, treacherous sand, fragile reed; No longer will I trust to thee. But from the highest mountain peak I'll pluck the tallest pine. And, dipped in the crater of Vesuvius, with it I will write Upon the'high and burnished heavens these words: “The Hidden Hand” is drawing the larg est audiences ever known. And giving an entertainment that will take your breath away.” . And I would like to Bee any dog-gone wave vasJti that out. L I—-——\ Piiger s Opera House, October 15th, 1907. ' ' -r ~ ■ - I V i • J _I YOU OULHT TO CO SOMEWHERE THIS AUTUMN ("heap One-Way Colonist Rates: Daily during September and Oc tober to Pacific Coast and far west j points at about half rates. To the East: j The low rate Jamestown Exposi tion tickets can be used for you r autumn trip to New York, Boston, and other Eastern cities. These are the last cheap rates of the season. Late Autv.mn s Trips West: Low rate excursion tickets to Colo rado, the Rockies, and Big Horn Mountains will remain on sale during aeptember; the low rate round trip tickets to Pacific Coast will not be on sale after Septem ber loth. Homeseekers’ Excursions: See the West with its 190“ crops. Western farm lands, ir.eluding irrigated lands, are constantly ad vancing in value; better locate now Big Horn Basin and Billings DisfrV:1 We ran personally conducted, cheap rate homeseekers excur sions to help you locate on irrigated lands at the lowest prices; they will double in value in five years.! Join me on these excursions. No! chaige for services. Write D. Ciern Deaver, Agent Burlington Landseekers* Bureau, Omaha. ' R. L. ARTHtJR, i Ticket Agent, Loup City, Neb. L. W. kiut, G. P. A. Homeseekers’ Opportunity. Thousands of Acres of valu able Lands are now open to settlement under tbe "‘Carey Act" in THE EDEN VALLEY near Rock Springs This country offers an un equalled opportunity for settlor to secure irrigated farms at a low price in a rich and fertile ~ country. To enable Homeseek ers to investigate this terri tory, the Union Pacific has placed In effect a VERY LnW ROUNIX-TRIP RATE—in many cases LESSTHAN ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP. Tickets on sale FIRST and THIRD TUESDAYS of each month during 1907 VIA Union Pacific For full Information Inquired' t letup City Carnival, Sept. 25-27, ’07 Don’t 'Forget Date! We have moved into our new store on the west side of the Public Square and we are going to make this place A Hot-Bed for Bargains Don’t Forget the Place -} ■"... ■ ■ We are going to make some special in ducements for you to trade with us. Our removal and clearance sale was very satisfactory to us, and we are assured that the trade found in our extra special sale bar gains never before offered in Loup City. We did just as we said we wouk, and we are going to do just as we say we will in this adv., make this store a perfect Hot-Bed of Bargains Our stock is large and must be reduced. C. C. Cooper -*®J. I. DEPEW®9* Blacksmith $ Wagon Maker My shoo Is the largest and best equipped • north of the Platte Kiver I have a roar horse engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, ma chiuery, also a force of experienced men who know how to operate it and tarn oat a Job with neatness and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS mm -- " Get More Epsrs. Paint the inside of your nen house with OARBOLINETJM. It is a sure lice and mite exterminator. For sale by Keystone Lmbr. Co. Loup City, Ashton, Rockville and Schaupps