A. P. GULLEY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier.
FIRST ill BANK
of Loup CITY
Conser
vative
and
i
Strong
Real Estate and all classes of loans
made promptly at lowest rates,'
with optional payments.
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I THE NORTHWESTERN
A Few Market (Quotations.
—
Corn, per bu. 56 ra .58
NYheat, per bu.78 <.<*.82
Oats, per bu.36 @ .40
Rye, per bu. .60
* Butter, per lb.18 @ .20
Eggs, per doz. .15
Hens, per lb. .07
Spring chickens, per lb.05‘-i
Liraol rv«w
Loans on rea' estate, call on
John W- Long.
Miss Mamie Gibson is reported ill
with pneumonia.
Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on f>2, when
in need of a drayman.
E. F. Jones has re-commenced work
on his new residence in the west part
of town.
Highest market price paid for
chickens at Reynolds'.
Miss Nettie Conger is the happy
owner of a fine new piano received
last week.
If you want to buy or spll Rpal
Estatp, call on John >V. Long.
John Oltmann has started work on
his fine brick residence in the north
part of town. ’
Ask your flour dealer for a sack of
Loup City flour, best grade *1.40.
Every sack guaranteed.
.). I. Depew went to Fremont Tues
day morning to attend a state meet
ing of blacksmiths.
The Loup City Mercantile Co. are
taking measures for new spring suits
every day, except Sunday.
Geo. YVasnicki will this week Friday
move into his new home purchased
from J. A. Converse.
Parties wishing to purchase good
Refrigerators can do well by leaving
their order with Christensen & Eer
dinandt.
We now have Rock Springs Nut,
Sunshine Maitland and Pinon Lump
coal on hand.—Leininger Lumber Co.
Do you make a big howl about
catalogue houses and then have a
traveling piano-tuner do your work?
Try Max Jeffords.
Editor Brown went to Lincoln
Monday to attend the State Editorial
Association, to return home this
evening.
Why not go to the Loup City Mer
cantile Co. and have your measure
taken for a new suit? They under
stand the business.
.Mrs. .Mary wmKiemann went lo
Bonesteel. S. D., on Monday of this
week, where we understand she will
take up a claim.
I have Canon City, Aztec, Nigger
Head and Sheridan lump coal on
hand. Try your next load of coal
from Taylor’s elevator.
Miss Eunice Chase last Thursday
evening entertained her classmates in
school at her home. A very pleasant
evening resulted to the children.
Farmers, we give more pounds of
flour per bushel for wheat than any
mill near here and every sack guar
anteed.
Loup City Mill & Light Co.
I. H. Winchell on Monday shipped
his household goods, a number of
sheep and other stock to Hudson,
near Denver, where he will go into
the sheep raising business.
Mrs. G. W. Hunter entertained the
Birthday Club and a few other guests
at her home Tuesday afternoon. She
was presented with a handsome gift
i from the club as a token of esteem.
/ The afternoon was pleasantly spent
with guessing contests and music,
after which a dainty four-course
luncheon was served bv the hostess.
The masquerade ball given by the
Germania Verein last Friday evening
was reported a splendid success in
point of numbers and interest and all
who attended enjoyed one of the
most happy dances of the season
Below we give the prize winners,
their costumes, the prizes and the
donors: Ladies’ best costume, a vase,
donated by C. W. Conhiser. won by
Miss Esta Wilson: gents’ best cos
tume, collar and cuff box, by Oden
dahl Bros., L Banks Hale: lady’s
comic costume, china rack, Christen
sen & Ferdinandt, to Myrtle Wilson:
gent's comic costume, clock, by J. F.
Jeffords, to Art Conger; biggest fool,
whip, by Draper Bros., to Bert Wilson;
best group, prize cake by Herman
Jung, to Mrs. Katie Burrowes. Mrs.
Will French and Mrs. Robert Young.
Notice.
Parties who have my woven wire
fence stretchers please return.
Resp. Yours, P. O. Reed.
Geo. Zeigler received a line piano ;
Monday and had it taken to his home
east of Loup City.
3 on t>2, Ashley Conger, the dray
man. Get him.
Reports from Frank Dietz’s sale on
Monday says it was very successful,
everything bringing bestt>f prices.
I will guarantee 27c for butter fat.
I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase.
Geo. H. Gibson left Monday for
Lincoln to attend the state editorial
association. Their affliction is our
gain.
The Loup City Mercantile Co. can
save you money on a tailor-made suit.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin were
over Sunday visitors with Mrs. Good
win's parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. C
Mu lick.
Call and see me fof harness and
strap-work. Resp. Yours,
P. O. Reed, i
Mrs. Xeima Walker and children,
and Miss Grace Tracy came up from j
Gibbon last Saturday evening for a!
short visit.
Those who arc wanting Grand \
Island woven wire fencing this spring ;
call early and leave your orders.
Kesp. Yours, I’. O. Reed. -
John A. Thompson's sale last Fri-j
day was reported among the most
successful financially of any held here ;
this season, high prices being the j
rule on almost everything sold.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Hay hurst re- !
turned from the state meeting of the j
hardware dealers at Lincoln the early ;
part of last week, reporting a most j
successful business and social time.
Will Zimmerman purchased a finer
saddle mare at Grand Island lastj
week. She is said to have some six j
different gaits and is finely trained. |
Will is proud of his purchase and well :
may be.
P. O. Keedand JohnSolmsreturned .
from Lincoln the first of last week..
where they had l>een in attendance
on the state hardware dealers’ meet
ing. both enthusiastic over its busi
ness and social features.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Scliaupp left
Thursday evening for Denver, where
they were called by the serious illness
of theirdaughter. Vera. MissSehaupp
started for California early in the
week but was taken ill on reaching
Denver and went to a hospital there.
Lincoln State Journal, Saturday 21’.
J. A. Converse expects to move to |
Gibbon some time this week, in time j
to get everything there and free from i
carriage t>efore Sunday. The many j
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Converse will |
regret their departure, but will send >
with them best wishes for success |
and happiness in their new home.
The Northwestern will be a regular
visitor to keep them posted on their
home affairs.
It seems Loup City is within the
next few days to lose a nnmber of iCs
citizens. .L A. Thompson, George
Truelsen, Richard Baker and C. I>.
Guilford are among those wiio will
with their families remove to the
much-talked-of Montezuma Valley,
in southern Colorado. We understand
E. Holcomb, Floren Lakeinan and
Skip Thrasher will also soon go out
to the same valley, with prospects of
moving there later. Well, success go
with them.
Next Sunday will be known as
“Church Day” at the Presbyterian
church. At the morning service the
second anniversary of the church will
tie celebrated. The annual congre
gregational meeting will be Held, re
ports of the different organizations
will be given and the roll of members
called. New members will also tie
received. Every member of the church
and congregation is especially asked
to be present. A popular meeting
will tie Held in the evening, when all
! are invited.
We received a pleasant call last
: Friday from our good friend, Andy
i Gray, accompanied by his brother,
! Win. A. Gray, of Darlington, Idaho.
I who has been visiting his numerous
i relatives and friends here for the past
number of weeks, but who is to leave
for home this week. Mr. Gray was
formerly a farmerof Sherman county,
leaving here years ago for the valleys
and mountains of Idaho, where he
lias prospered financially’ and comes
east at least twice a year with big
cattle shipments, taking occasion at
these times to run up and see his
aged father, who is past the 90th
milestone in the pathway of life, and
also to visit his many brothers and
other relatives, who still find Sher
man county good enough for them.
Shoe Sale
For Ten Days we will
sell odds and ends of
shoes at a big cut price.j
$2.50 to $5.00 Shoes
all go at one price,
$1.98
while they last. Gomel
early to get your choice.
Loup City
Mercantile Co.
Mrs. \V. R. Mellor came up from
Lincoln with Mr. Mellor and remains
a few days longer to visit her many
friends.
E. Holcombe left yesterday morn
ing for Delta, Colorado, and other
. points, where he will look for a new
location.
Wilbur Waite and wife and Mrs.
A. E. Chase went to Chapman, this
state, yesterday to attend the wedding
of a cousin.
Latest reports from the bedside of
the editor's aged mother are most dis-1
heartening, ner condition growing
gradually for the worst.
Mrs. Bid Taylor, who has heen
visiting here for some weeks and on
the sick list a portion of the time,
returned to Council Blulfs Monday.
Will Wharton has resigned his po
sition at the Keystone lumber yard,
to take effect March 1st. and he and
his family will visit for a season with
relatives and friends at a distance.
Last evening about twenty-five of
the young friends of Lowell Truelsen
gave him a farewell surprise party at
j his home, before his departure next
I week with his parents for his new
; home in the Montezuma Valley.
At a late session of the board of
, managers of the State Fair Associa
■ tion. C. .1. Tracy was for the ninth or
: tenth time selected as chief of police
| of the annual state fair meeting, i
j Stand up for' Loup City and Sherman !
| county.
Mr. and Mrs. Mckinne give an
i other of their excellent musical reci
tals at Arcadia this evening, and
I elaborate arrangements are being1
| made at Aurora for their recital in ]
| that musically inclined city next,
: Tuesday evening.
We understand .1. T. Hale's mule
sale last Thursday proved unsatis
factory and was stopped early on
account of unsatisfactory bidding.
Mr. Hale has a large number of choice
animals and it is too bad more in
terest was not taken.
Clias. II. Leininger left for the
: North Platte country Wednesday.
I where he will take charge of a large
ranch. Mrs. Leininger will join him
there in a few weeks. We wish this
worthy young couple unbounded suc
cess in their new home.
Again the motor on this branch
crippled the service on Monday of
this week, some of the machinery be
coming disabled when it had gotten
so far as Rockville, and an engine had
: to be sent for to haul it into St. Paul.
1 The motor service, so far as this
I branch is concerned, seems to be par
ticularly unfortunate, and the fre
; quency with which there is a break
down causes much grumbling from
! the patrons of the road. This was
; not the case before Motorman Guy
| Toulouse received his broken wrist
I which laid him off duty, and we trust
he may get lightning express speed
on his injured member toward re
covery. that motor service may be all
right again.
Tlie thousand-and-one friends of
W. R. Mellor were pleased to note lbs
home-coming last week for an over
Sunday visit, and the scores of warm
hand clasps he received show he is a
prime favorite with our people. When
Will Mellor was unanimously re-elect
ed secretary of the State Fair As
sociation a few weeks since, it was
suggested he make his home address
as Lincoln, his headquarters. To
this Mr. Mellor demurred claiming
his permanent home as Sherman
county and to which county should
the honors of the secretaryship be
accredited, if honors they were con
sidered. Good for W. R.* Mellor and
his standing up for Loup City and
his real home county.
The services at tlie Presbyterian
church last Sunday, both morning
and evening were of an unnsually in
teresting character. In the evening
the services were in charge of the
Brotherhood, the new church or
ganization. and Judge Aaron Wall
was the speaker of the evening, his
subject being the "‘Life of Washing
ton." The Brotherhood and the
church as an entirety was honored in
thus honoring one of our first citizens
and a speaker of such known repute.
Judge Wall gave an address of much
merit, and one such as he was so able
to give. The church was crowded
with Loup City's best people, who
listened most attentively to the
splendid address, and at its close gave
tlie judge a splendid ovation. Besides
the regular church music, an an
ti phonal serv ice was given by the!
double choir and Mrs. McKinnie gave
one of her splendid solos, of especial
j sweetuess and beauty. The Brotlier
j hood may well lie proud of the first
of the number of services they will
I give in the future.
Mrs. Bushhousen Dead.
Died at the home of iier son, Henry
Rushhousen, in Roekuille, Monday,
Feb. 17th, 1908, Mss. Minnie C. Bush
housen, at the advanced age of
eighty years. The deceased was liorn
in Metmogue, Germany. Dec. 6th,
182<i. She came to the United States
when she was eighteen years of age,
locating first in New York. Later
she moved to Ohio where she lived
until 1875, when she moved with her
family to Sherman county, Nebraska,
locating near Hayestown, where she
has lived continuously for the past
thirty-three pears. Her husband died
twenty-three years ago. Mrs. Rush
housen was the mother of nine chil
dren. five of whom are dead. Only
four of her children survive her—
Henry and Daniel, of Rockville,
Charles, of Paris, Texas, and Mrs.
Henry Reisland, also of near Rock
ville.’ The deceased was a sister of
August Kocherseheidt. deceased, and
was an aunt of Mrs. Charles Piderit.
of Ravenna. The funeral was held
at Rockville Wednesday, and the re
mains were interred in the Stine
cemetery.—Ravenna News.
Fine High School Debate
The exercises of the debating class
of the high school at the Presbyterian
church, Tuesday evening, called forth
a large audience of enthusiastic
friends of the young orators and the
general public.’ It proved a matter
of genuine surprise to those present
that we have so much oratorical
ability in our public school, coupled
witn a goodly amount of talent and
ability to discuss knotty questions.
It would be unfair in us to criticise
any one in particular or point out the
fine points in thought and oratory of
any one of the eight contestants, as
all did surprisingly well, and as each
retired from the rostrum at the close
of the points brought forth, he was
greeted with salvos of applause such
as the edifice has seldom witnessed.
The contestants were Clifford Hein.
Chris. Sorensen. Archie Kearns, Clay
ton Mead. Lowell Truelsen, Clark
Whitaker, Walter Callaham and Will
Ohlsen. the judges after considerable
discussion deciding upon the first
named five as chosen to represent our
high school in future debates with
students of other high schools. Judge
Wall was chairman for the occasion.
Messrs. R. J. Nightingale atid H. P.
Starr and Rev. L. C. McEwen judges.
Music, and good, too, was furnished
by Mr. Max Jeffords in a violin solo,
and by a number of the young ladies
of the’ high school.
Only One Day's Session
District court convened Tuesdav
morning of this week, with Judge
Hostetler presiding, and by the close
of the day had finished ail business
before it and adjourned. Tvvodivorce
cases were disposed of, Udy vs. Udv.
and Warner vs. Warner, the plaintifis
in both cases being the aggrieved
wives, to w hom were granted freedom
from their galling yokes. The dam
ages in the Brock road case were
placed at $so. The cases of W. T.
Gibson vs. Sherman county, et ai,
were dismissed and plaintiff excepts.
The Teeter divorce case was passed.
The Ashton village ordinance case
was decided against the village. In
the case of the county of Sherman vs.
Geo. H. Gibson, he was given l.“> days
in which to plead. The case will
come up at the first jury term. The
other cases were of minor importance
to the public.
A new change in the train service
of the U. P. on this branch, gives us
a noon mail only Mondays, Wednes
days and Fridays. This is fine. No
wonder our people fall all over them
selves in worshiping the charming ef
forts of the Union Pacific to give us
poorest of mail facilities.
Local Notes.
John Bell was home on a visit over
Sunday
Wm. George is moving on the place
vacated by Clarence McLaughlin, in
stead of Everett Sickles.
Some of the neighbors went in and
surprised Mr. Kilpatrick Sunday, it
being his birthday anniversary.
Quarterly meeting will be held on
the 17th or 18th of March at Cleoria.
J. C. Sorensen, S. Foss, Carl Squiers.
Ihss Warrick and Mr. Summers all
move this week.
Mrs. Guilford was quite sick the
fore part of this week.
Bertha John is home for an over
Sunday visit.
Murel Warrick was here buying
horses and visiting his parents.
Chas. Barnes went to kick at a
horse one evening last week and in
stead kicked at the wind, and as a
consequence he slept all night with
his foot in a sling. Hal ha! Charlie,
he more careful next time.
Irvin Barrick started to move Mon
day overland and got caught in the
rain and had to unload and come hack.
Frank Zwink is doing some carpen
ter work for Mr. Baillie this week.
J. O Douglas’ have quite a sick
child, in the first stages of lung fever.
The young people met at Christ
Zwink’s Wednesday evening and gave
Fred and Chris a surprise.
Arnett's are baleing hay today.
Everett Sickles has rented a part of
the Walt. Fletcher farm.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bell are going
to Poole Siding Thursday.
Everything sold high’at both the
Dietz and Squiers sales.
Public Sale
I will sell at Public Auction on my
farm, 2 miles northwestof Loup City.
N'eb., on Tuesday. March 1908, com
mencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the fol
lowing property, to-wit: 8 horses: all
tine horses. Everybody knows my
horses. 27 head of cattle, consisting
of 1 Shorthorn bull, coming 2 years
old. whitefaced bull, 1 year old. six
milcli cows, five spring steer calves,
two coming yearling heifers and two
small calves; also quite a few geese.
Farm machinery, household goods, etc
Free lunch at noon.
Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and
under, cash: over $10, 8 months' time
will be given by purchaser giving
bankable note with 10 per cent in
terest from date of sale.
FRANK OTLEVYSKI. Owner.
Jacob Albers. VY. F. Mason,
Auctioneer. Clerk.
GET YOU EYES
ON THESE
BARGAINS
ONLY A FEW
Of the Many.
Dr. Shoops Health Coffee, per lb - - $.15
Meadow Sweet Apple Butter, per can > .10
Champion Peas, 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
Biff Sales,
Small Profits.
C. C. Cooper
J. P. Lein r Liber tap?
Loup Gity, Nebraska,
LUMBER
Posts, Shingles, Lime and Cement
Hard and Soft Coal Always on Hand.
\gents for Sherwin-M illiams Prepared Paiids
KEYSTONE LUNIBEK GO.
Have a complete line of the following coals:
Cannon City Lump and Nut, Rock
Springs Lump and Nut, Hanna Lump and
Egg, Monarch 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
LODP CITHTATE BANK
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA,
Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00
Individual Liability, $250,000.00