CULLEY, President. W. F MASON, Caslii. r. T itToIl bank OF Loup CITY 4 Conger-j vative mi and Strong Real Estate and all classes of loans made promptly at lowest rates, with optional payments. mms-——-—■ THE NORTHWESTERN ML Few Market ({notations. Com, per bu. 55 m ..." Wheat per bu. .SI Oat* per bu. .40 ' per bo. *>., and get one of 'em. Will Wharton ga e tinan-ial evi dence o' his appr ciati .n or Mie Northwestern the pa*' few da.s. It is such readers as Will that make life worth living. If you employ a traveling piano tuner! you must pay his expenses. I tune pianos for $2.50. Organs i cleaned and repaired at reasonable ^ rates. Max A. Jeffords. Irvin Barrick the first of March moves to section one in Scott town ship. We are glad Irvin is to remain a Sherman county farmer, as lie is one of our most desirable citizens. Trv Gerraan-American coffee once at the Loup City Mercantile Co. Buy this coffee direct from the growers. 1 vou save the middleman's profit. Pt«ce, 20c, 25c and 40c*per pound. Of course you will attend the McKinnie recital tomorrow (Friday) night. It will be the best musical entertainment ever given in the city, and you cannot afford to pass it up. At the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening another of those popular "Antiphonal services" will be adven. There will also be special jJhusic by a double quartet. All are cordially invited to attend. Sheriff Sutton of Ord has our best thanks for a substantial financial re membrance this week. He. like Sherman county’s sheriff, is very popular with the voters, as witness his almost unanimous vote last fall. Make vour arrangements to attend Alex. Baillie’s big sale of blooded cattle and tine horses on the 18th. It will be one of the biggest sales ever held in this section- loo tine cattle, two fine registered Shorthorn I ulls and 14 head or A No. 1 horses and colts. Henry Dolling wishes us to state to the patrons of the milk route that life now has plenty of milk to stipply all needs. He also states that on and after February 1st, he will sell milk at 3 cents per pint or 5 cents per quart. He also will have cream to supply the demand from this time on. Dried peas -V per pound, at Loup City Mercantile Co. Highest market price paid for1 chickens at Reynolds . Geo. Houser of Aurora is visiting numerous relatives and friends here.! Money saved is money made by the ; use of a Manure Spreader. See what 1 your neighbor who lias one will tell you. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Florin Lakeinan last Thursday, j T. M. Reed sells Manure Spreaders of the best makes. Mrs. Vioia Odendahl is moving into her elegant new residence this week. See T. M. Reed for Feed Grinders. .1. I’. Hansen is a late advance reader of the only true-blue republi can paper in Sherman county. it w ill make you money by grinding feed for your stock. Xeilson & Dweluts remembered the North western with ahead subscrip tion the past few days. Thanks. Tlie Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay 30c for butter lat until further notice. Orson Walker and Skip Baker left Tuesday morning for Montezuma \ alley where they expect to locate. Lee Bros, will pay the highest market price in cash for your chickens. C. F. Peterson of our popular Loup City Mill ik Light Co., is a new reader oi me -Northwestern. Charlev is all light. ira T. Paine, the popular marble works man o; Grand island, remem bers the Northwestern substantially this week. Farmers will be interested to know that P. O. Heed handles harness Head his ad v. on editorial page lor particulars. The motor came to grief Monday evening near Dannebrog and the freight hail to take up the burden for a day or two. 1 have Canon City. Aztec, Nigger Head ana Sheridan lump coai on hand. Try your next mad of coal from 1 ay lor s elevator. George Houser went«up to Loup City Wednesday to visit a couple of weeks with liis grand mother and uncles.—Aurora Sun. All parties knowing themselves in debted to Lhe Christensen & Ferdi nandt Funniure Co. will please call and settle their account at once. The Me Ki nnie recital tomorrow (Friday) jught, at the Presbyterian church, t. L lucre early and get a preierred sea.. N seats rese.ved. #* Farmers, we give more pounds of flour per bushel lor wheat than any mill near here and every sack guar anteed. Loup Crrv Mill & Light Co. Conrad K vh ot Clay township was a welcome caller at our sanctum Monday and says lie can't get along without the Northwestern. He will not have to. tailor tsurieign, oi me ilemingtora Journal, is also a preacher and when he is called upon to occupy a pulpit he can do it as well as most of them. —Lincoln Daily Star. A fault-finding reader of the North western complains that the paper is too full of Presbyterian church items to suit his digestion. At least the reader cannot complain of it being too full of booze. He will please re member that “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh." The Northwestern takes this oc casion to return thanks to its readers for the generous manner in which j they are responding to their sub scription accounts since the first of | the year. We reiterate that the Northwestern has the very best class i of pay-up subscribers of any pai>er in central Nebraska. Ashley Conger and Frank Grow are not telling about it. but last Sunday j they skated to Austin, only to find Ion returning that the water tiacked I uuon the ice made it impossible to return that way. so phoning to Mrs. I Conger to meet them w ith the team, hoofed it half way hack to town before the team came to their relief. Walter Smith, in remitting for the Northwestern a year ahead from his home in Boise. Idaho, says lie has been busy working at the government barracks, but times are ipiiet now on account of the recent money flurry. He and his family are enjoy ing the ! best of health. He promises to w rite ' us an interesting letter for publica tion at an early date. Compare and Save' Freight Granulated Sugar. 18 pounds for l.on Dried Peas, per pound - - - .01: Best Xavv Beans. 1 pounds for .21 j Two Cans Alaska lied Salmon .21 j Three Cans Alaska 1’ink Salmon .211 Five Pounds of liice for - - - .21 Three Cans of Corn for - -- - .21 i Two Cans of Tomatoes for - - .21 Three Packages of Cornflake for .211 Three Packages Dr. Price's Food .21 Three Packages Egg-O-See - - .21 Eight Bars of Good Laundry Soap .21 Wisconsin Cheese..is Standard Oil.- - .11] Best Ilosine Coal Oil..21 Potatoes - -- -- -- -- .811 German-American Coffee - .20 to-in We buy this Coffee direct from the Growers. Cut out the middle man's: protit. Try our Coffee. . , ' Loup Citv Merca tile Co. MckINME NESIC4L REC1T4L to be given at the First Presbyterian church, Friday evening, Feb. 7. 19os. Following is the program by Mr. and Mrs. McKinnie. assisted by Mrs. li. P. Starr: PART 1. Witches 1 lance.Wallace Mrs. Starr All the World Awakes Today. . Edward German Mr. McKinnie L'armena . H. Lane Wilson Mrs. McKinnie The Blacksmith's Hammer. _Goring Thomas Mr. McKinnie See the Pale Moon.F. Campan. Mr. arid Mr>. McKinnie part 11 Irand Aria from Opera — "Her FreFchutz" German ..Wetrer Mrs. McKinnie Yalse de Concert.Moszkowski Mrs. Starr The Brigand William B. Spence Mr. McKinnie a "Hydda Lill." Swedish. . Beschniit b i >! Charlotta (Sw«*dish-. c The Years at the Spring. .Mrs. Beach d 1 leva use.d' Hardelot ei Bonnie Sweet Bessie .Gilbert Mrs. McKinnie Passage Bird's Farewell . .Kugen Hildach Mr. and Mr-. McKinnie The piano for this occasion is furf nished by tlie Boss P. Curtis Co., o Lincotn. Mr. F. Jeffords, local rep resentative. Bro. Brown of the Times will xvirpx tire pulpit at the Methodist church next Sunday, both morning and evening. lee Baron < nger F in tilt business >f putting up congealed acpia with a vengeance these da\>. For several lavs now a large force of men have been piPng up hundreds of tons of ice. tilling private ice houses, his big ice hous<‘ and shipping cars of the summer stomach refrigerators for parties at a distance. \rrd .still they ire at it. Fourth nuniiter lecture course, at -ipera house. Friday. Feb. 14th. 190“. the Tenesseeans. Mrs. Wiggs. of the cabbage patch, advises u> "not to lie before time. Lots of folks are walkin' aroun' jes as dead as tin ; will ever tie." and there I think v.e have the nepro power to fascinate the audiente. Whatever mav lx* the shortcomings of the colored race, they hare the chief element of fascination. It is intensely alive, "nme out and hear the Tenesseeans. The late severe cold weather has frozen up the mill race solid, neces •itating the closing down of the Loup f'ity Flour Mills for the balance of •he winter. But as good fortune ha^ it. the company is stock full of all milling products, made possible by the weeks of good weather we have seen having, during which the mills run night and dav for weeks, putting in a- high as nineteen anti twenty lours at a stretch The mill hoys ire surelv now entitled to a much needed rest. On the eve of her depature. Miss Una Harden, who has made her home with I>r. Allen and mother for more j than a year, was thoroughly surprised Tuesday night by about forty of tier young friends coming in each laden with good things to eat and all bent! in making a happv ending to Ena’s ! stay here. King of Games '•uled and j :he great Spirit of Fun ordered re-1 eased. After the little feast and I lime came for goodbvs all united in | saving they had a tine time and each I wishing her happiness in her new : lew home at, Burwell. for which she | eft Wednesday morning. Motorman Guy O. Toulouse yester lav morning had both bones in his riglit wrist broken. He was engaged n cranking tlie air compressor of the i notor car "lien the handle flew back, j striking him across bis wrist with the iliove result. The injury is said by he company’s surgeon. Dr. O. E. Longaere. to tie especially bad and it is possiiile lie will not recover the use if the injured member for three or four months. In the meantime, it is ' fortunate that Mr. Toulouse has a, policy in an accident insurance com-1 panv. which will allow him *20 per j week during his disability. Splendid Farm for Rent. 5ti0 acres of land west of Loup City, I no acres under cultivation. 40n acres fenced: good frame improvements,; plenty of water. See W. F. Mason, it the First National Bank, Loup! City. Neh. I BAILLIE SALE! Tuesday, Feb. 18, 08 100 HEAD OF CATTLE 14 HEAD OF HORSES At my faun six miles northwest of Loup City. Neb., loo head of cattle, consisting of one Registered Short horn bull, three years old: one Short horn bull, hi months old: 42 cows and heifers. 15 yearling heifers. 15 two year-old steers. 25 yearling steers. 1 have for the hist twelve years kept Registered Shorthorns at the head of my herd-. hen<-e my stock is extra tine. 14 head of horses, all ages, ranging from colts up to driving and draft horses: farm machinery: farm wagon. Moline riding lister. s.(ijsc 2-roe Go-devil, 2-wheel cart and 2 double sets work harness. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. Free lunch at noon. Terms of Sale: A credit of ten months will t>e given on all sums over slo. by purchases giving bankable note bearing in percent interest. ALEX I :.\ ILL IE. Owner. .1. T. Hale. W. F. Mason. Auctioneer. Clerk. I Cure Nerve-Vital Debility. Weak ness. Drains Rupture. Stricture, i Varicocele. Blood Poison. Private Skin and Chrcnic Diseaees of Men -r — I tio not ask you to come to me tir>t if you believe others can cure vou should they fail, don't give up. Ii is better to come late ' -- than no1 al ail* Rc* r Gy• / member, that curing . diseases after all oth - er> failed has ^ been my specialty for \eurs. 11 you cannot _ irisit me personalty, write symptoms that trouble you most. A vast majority of cases can be cured by my system of home treatment, winch i> the m«»i succes>l . syetem t v*. r oevisetl i make no ••barge f• • r private counsel and give to each patient a :> : . *irra 'fc in writing. *-i< i -.1 by abundant capital, to hold for the promise ■ HOME* 1 bladder '. ul.-eratious. ir j irouble. etc ontldentiul. Private heme in ithe snb'irbs bofoTt* and during confinement. I Motherly care arti best attention guaran ! teed i.i' -u n in» - round for babies 1 prpsriri positively i i:i:i. • * fv CL • \ ; > y-e u ii:i: l \ I mat wo;:.m «* - child \’\mg in L.OL'P <’ITY i <*r vieini • ■ •'.."• ring from an i‘HHoN'ii' . .»!-» \>1. a; ' - \ % v KXAAtl N.\ | T,oN « -me and let me took inside of you : nb-oluteh free of charge D„ PirK SPECIALIST GRAND e. r \ Iwii, ISLAND. NEB OSiee »p , posite v ity Hall 1 J.'5 vV . second Street. ■Tee are now in effect to many points m Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, loaho. Mon tana. Oregon and Wash ington. Both irrigated and unirrigated land may be bought cheap in all of these states. No other part of the world has greater nr more valuable opportunities to offer to inteiiigen and industious seekers tor homes and competence than have the above states. Every First and Third Tuesday of each month during 1908 those low round-trip tickets will be on sale CY1A the Fer pamphlets and information in regard to rates, inquire of G. W. Collipriest ON THESE ONLY A FEW Of the Many. Dr. Shoops Health Coffee, per lb - - $.15 Meadow Sweet Apple Butter, per can - .10 Champion Feas. per can - * - - - .10 Chipped Dried Beef, tin can - - - .12 Eagle Lye, 4 cans for ----- .25 J. M. Gooseberries, per can - .10 J. M. Mincemeat, 3 pkgs for - .25 Barrington-Hall Steel Cut Coffee - - .35 Red Rose and Old Time Coffee, per lb > .25 Smoked Halibut, per lb - .15 Smoked Salmon, per lb - .10 J. P. Coats Thread, per spool - - - - .05 American, Washington. Columbia and Wm. Simpson & Son Prints, per yd - .07 Bis: Sales, Small Profits. C. O* Cooper Loup City, Nebraska, LUMBER Posts. Shingles, luime and Cement Hard and ISoft Coal Always on Hand. \seids for Shenvin-lAilliams Prepared Paiids KE-ysropE LUJVIBEPCO. Have a complete line of the following coals: Gannon City Lump and Nut, Rock Springs Lump and Net, Hanna Lump and Egg, Moi.arch Lump and Eastern and West ern Anthracite. E. G. Taylor. J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson. President. Vice President. Cashier -DIRECTORS W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S. N. Sweetland — LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00