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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1908)
A. P. GULLEY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier. FIRST nFtISaL l OF Loup city. Conser vative and Strong Real Estate and all classes of loans made promptly at lowest rates, with optional payments. Hoes, Lawn and Carden Rakes * Seeds by Package of Pound Grand Island Woven Wire The Best Fence Makes f Come to— P. O. R E E D, Where They Are Found THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotation*. Corn, per bu. 58 @ .60 Wheat, per bu.83 <.4 .85 Oats, per bu.40 <g .43 Rye, per bu.60 s .62 Butter, per lb.18 <3 .20 Eggs, per doz. .11 Hens, per lb. .07 Spring chickens, per lb.05V2 Lead fVaw.w * Last Call to Subscribers Thii is the last week when we will be allowed by the Postoltice Depart ment to continue on our list readeis one year or more in arrears for their paper. This is obligatory and if you do not receive your Northwestern next week and thereafter it will be because of that fact or through some mistake in discontinuing your name in taking off others in arrears, a - though we shall do our best to allow of no mistakes. We trust those so in arrears will come in speedily and renew. We want your continuance as readers and you can not afford to do without your county paper. Take your produce to Conhiser's. Max Jeffords sells and tunes pianos. Fine line of ready-to-wear hats at Mrs. Mead's. Jack Downs was here from Broken Bow yesterday. Latest thing in veils at Mrs. Mead’s. Call for prices. Loans on real estate, call on John W Long. T. M. Reed sells Manure Spreaders of the best makes. Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when in need of a drayman. Have you seen the new gloves—50c, 75c and $1.00 at Conhiser’s. If yon want to buy or sell Real Estate, call on John W. Long. I will give special attention to re trimming and re-modeiing. Mrs. Mead. Lee Bros, are now ready to smoke meats for the farmers. Get in your orders. The Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay 25c for butter fat until further notice. Don’t forget to look at alfalfa seed and get prices at P. O. Reed’s before buying. Fine millinerv stock now ready for patronage at Mrs. Mead's, south side of square. Miss Lela Chase entertained at her home last Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Dale of York. Ask your flour dealer for a sack of Loup City flour, best grade $1.40. Every sack guaranteed. The Loup City Mercantile Co. are taking measures for new spring suits every day, except Sunday. Mrs. J. F. Bock of Logan township was called to Crete last Friday by t te serious illness of an aunt. Whv not go to the Loup City Mer cantile Co. and have your measure taken for a new suit? They under stand the business. * Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church Hon. Thos. Darnali of Lincoln will address a mass meeting of all the churches. A cordial invitation is ex tended to everyone to attend this service. Contractor Wm. Rowe lias the con tract to build a residence and barn for Dewitt Dennison, on his farm ten miles south of town. The house is to be 28x28, story and and a half, and * the barn 16x32. r C. D. Hill and Dan Tinsman left Colorado last week, where Mr. Hill purchased a 160-acre tract of land at LaJara, in that state, returning home Mondav. while Mr. Tinsman went on to Montezuma valley. Light calicoes, 6c at Conhiser's. Mrs. B. M. Thompson went to Oma ha yesterday. Get Max Jeffords’ prices on pianos. 3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray man. Get him. Mrs. A. B. Outhouse home from Lincoln Tuesday. What do you think of the men's gl ives at Conhiser's. Attorney Starr had legal business at St. Paul Mondav. PIANOS! PIANOS! PIANOS! See Wax Jeffords. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chase visited ; t Ord over last Sunday. Motorman Guy Toulouse again took charge of the motor Monday I will guarantee 23c for butter fat. I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase. Supervisor Neilson of Rockville was do ng business in Loup City Tuesday. The Loup City Mercantile Co. can save you money on a tailor-made suit. Miss Grace Adamson left yesterday for an extended visit to her sister. Mrs. W. S. Taylor at Council Bluffs. The Central Nebraska Educational Association meets at Grand Island April 1-3. Mrs. Gus Lorentz went to Ravenna last Thursday for a few days' visit with her parents. Will Taylor has been quite ill with gastric fever for ten days past, but is reported much improved at present. Don't forget the Rhuby (Quintet at the opera house next Monday night, last entertainment of lecture course. Parties wishing to purchase good Refrigerators can do well by leaving their order with Christensen & Fer dinandt. The infant son of Skip Thrasher d'ei Tuesday night.the funeral occui ring from the M. E. church yesterday afternoon. Your horses need feed, so does your ground. To raise the feed try a Manure Spreader and you will have feed to sell. Dr. S. A. Allen returned home last Thursday evening from a ten days' absence in Kearney and at Council Bluffs. Iowa. F. M. Henry was called to Cedar county, Iowa, last Friday morning by the serious illness of his aged mother. Mrs. Henry accompanied him. John W. Lone is prepared to make all Real Estate Loans on short notice at lowest rates. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ferdinandt Wednesday of this week, on the third anniversary of their tirst-born. Congratulations. 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. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Parsley have }>een enjoying a pleasant visit from Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Clark from near North Loup. The two ladies are sisters. Mrs. M. Enevoldsen went to Omaha vesterday to have her eyes treated. Her sister. Miss Clara Houston, who has been visiting here, returned to her home at Monmouth, 111. Dr. E. Perkins of Chicago arrived last Thursday evening for a few days' visit witli his nieces and nephew, the Mesdames Jones and Tracy and Mr. Frank Brewer, leaving for home Tuesday morning. At the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning the quarterly com munion service will be observed and new members received. The new elders recently elected will be ordained and installed at this service. A. E. Brush and wife of Ord were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Foster a few days last week, the gentlemen lieing brothers-in-law. Mr. Brush years ago was a resident of this coun ty. removing to Cleveland. Ohio, re turning to this state and to Ord a few uiontlis since. Little Harold Leininper celebrated his seventh birthday anniversary Monday afternoon of this week, some sixteen of his bov and pirl friends beinp invited to celebrate the au spicious occasion with him. Dainty refreshments were served and childish parnes made most pleasant hours for all. Housewives who did not pet to the Hayhurst-Gallaway hardware store before 8 o'cloek last Saturday roorn inp. either in person or by phone, "pot left" on the pranite ware bar pains advertised last week, as all were pobbled up by that time and the proprietors could have disposed of ten times the amount had they had it in stock. Advertisinp sells, you see. At a near date, not yet decided upon, the matrons of Loup Citv will hold an oratorical contest, there be inp perhaps a dozen ladies to enter the forensic arena. We have no doubt the male persuasion will have to look to their laurels or they will be the lesser half alonp those lines as well as in a multitude of others. Look for tlie announcement of time and place in these columns next week. Thanks to the followinp readers, new and renewinp. since last report: Frank Wapner. A. Garstka, John Ohlsen. Milo Gilbert for self and Tlios. Porter. Louis Bechthold. Mrs. Katie Burrowes. Carl de la Motte, Mrs. A. O. Hendrickson, Wm. Rowe. Henry Dollinp. Thus. Parsley, Andy Gray for self. Bert Gray and Mrs. Eva Shultz. O. S. Fross. A. J. Stevens. Ed. Kilpatrick. Miss Ertie Moon yesterday enter tained the ladies of the Entre >'ous club with one of the most unique af fairs of the season, at the residence of her sister, Mrs. I>r. Moon, repre senting the ladies' waiting room at a depot, with lunch counter and every detail faithfully carried out. So vivid was all that the members scarcely re alized they had not actually taken a B. & M.orU. P. triptothe antipodes. Rev. A. J. Stevens, who for the past number of years has been furnishing medicines to the farmers over Sher man and adjoining counties with his wagon.lias canceled that business and returned to the ministry. He is sta tioned at Amherst. Rev. Stevens was a retired minister for a number of years and now that lie lias returned to that devoted life his multitude of friends here and elsew here will wisli him abundant success and scores of souls for his iiire. j ne rrestiytarian iirotiiernooa nave made arrangements for a banquet and social and musical entertainment to Lie field in the church parlors on the evening of April 1st. to he ex clusive for the meniLiers. their wives and sweethearts. The Krotherliood now numbers Lietween JO and fo members and will thus make the at tendance. including the speakers and those on the program for music and entertainment, in round numbers some seventy-live. Apropos of the establishment of n w rural routes, an examination of applicants for position of carrier was held in the high school room last Saturday forenoon under the super vision of Postmaster Owens, the fo’ 1 iwing gehtlemen taking the test: Clarence Sweet-land, Clarence Arnett. J. B. I>raper. A. T. Conger. F. S. Robbins. Ernest B. Corning. Ottis F. Hiser. F. F. Foster. Lewis Williams, all of LoupCity. and William Garnett, Albert E. Lowerv. George P. Heapy, Hugh E. Mallory and Fred B. Sutton, all of Litchfield, the latter five being candidates for a new route out from Litchfield, while the first nine were trying out for the new route running south from LoupCity. The examina tion papers are sent to the postottice department at Washington for final decision as to the lucky ones. Rev. I). W. .lames of Kansas City. Kas., tilled the pulpit of the Baptist church last Sunday morning and even ing. as was announced. Rev. James is an interesting speaker and a man of excellent qualities. A call has been been extended to him tty said church and has been accepted. Bro. James himself will not be here until about June 1st. w.ien lie w ill finish a < o irse in tlie Seminary at Kansas City. His parents will move here at once, his father being a deacon and having had considerable experience in pastoral work, will till the pulpit till June 1st. The pulpit committee of the Baptist church have been earnestly seeking for some months past for a good Christian man to fill the place and we believe they have now found one who will strive to aid in advancing the cause of Christ here. Everybody is cordially invited to the services of our church. %* The sudden and blinding wind storm yesterday evening was a fright. With the wind at hurricane pace, bonfires about town nearly got away from the builders, and out inWebster one at L. Domguard's did escape, but-was head into the creek after ravaging ten or fifteen arces of F. A. Pinckney’s pas ture land and scaring the people of that section into seventeen kinds of fits. J ust before the high wind an otitbuilding belonging to F. S. Rob bins caught fire from a sack of lime therein and in burning endangered a barn near by but the fire laddies soon made short work of it. Had the tire lieenwith the high wind.the dam age would have been the loss of a number of near-by homes. Thanks— 1 am very thankful to the men who helped put out the fire at my place yesterday. We all hope it will be a lesson to the tire department Fire boys, let’s get out and drill. F. S. Robbins. Take Your Choice Have you ever almost run into some one on the street, and then dodged from side to side for half a minute, vainly endeavoring to pass, while the other person by some strange fatality blocked your every move by trying to pass you in the same way. Such was the recent experience of a young man in Portland. Maine. He and a strange young woman had been g >ing through this performance for several seconds, when Ills unwilling vis-a-vis staggered him by saying: “"Well, hurry up! Which is it to lie—a waltz or a two-step."—Woman's Home Companion for April. Horses and Mules Wanted. Col. Ben Miller, the noted horse buyer, will be in Loup City next Monday, March 30th. for one day only and wants several carloads of horses and mules. 100 Draft Horses from X4*K> to 2000 lbs. 1(H) Farm Chunks irom 1000 to 1400 lbs. 100 Horses and Mules from 1200 and up: they must be fat. 100 Good Big Mules.' 50 Old Fat Horses. 10 to 20 years olds. As we ship to three different markets, can use any kind that are fat. Bring in your horses if you want to take the market price. One day only. I come to buy. rain or shine." Col. Ben Miller. To Our Patrons: The Loup City Mills are sending out a large amount of Hour. We have a large amount of bran, shorts, ground corn, etc., on hand at all times. Call and let us supply your wants. Lour City Mill & Light Co. Spring Opening Sale We have just come home from the St. Louis markets and found many Bargains which we have now placed on our counters rear y for sale. Grocery List: Good grade of Alaska Salmon 3 cans for. vt'1 Best Alaska Red Salmon. 2 i)Sp 6 Cans of Corn for. 50C 75c (> Cans of Fancy Tomatoes.. • 5 lbs broken Rice. 25C 5 lbs. Dried Peas.. 25C 5c 1 lb. package Corn Starcli wu Q K p 8 bars good Laundry Soap.. Egg-O-See. 3 for. 25 C Dr. Price’s Food. 3 for. 25C Maze All, best of all, 3 for 25c Pure New York Buck- O P* f* wheat. 6 lbs. for. (v U POTATOES ... 85c _ ; ; goods DEPARTMENT Laces and Embroideries: Reg- £■ ular 8c to 2oc values, all go jlf. at one price. w Ribbon Sale: 12c, 15c, 18c 1 Qf) to 20c, on one counter | v Ladies' Hand Bags: doc. 4LqQ "5c, 81.00. 81.25. one price | One Lot Turkish Towels, J worth 25c to 35c, now | ^w One Lot Linen Towels, -j Fancy Border, regular 25c to 35c, now f v w SHOE SALE One Tounter F’.etf- ^ -f Q ular $2.r>0 to $5.ou ^ I v-J value. your choice t p ‘ SUMMER GOODS: White Organdies Swisses Mixed Batiste Lerona Batiste Tissue De Soie Silk Zephyr Silk Plaid Chiffons Tonkin Siiks. Loup City Mercantile Company LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. | —■■——■■■■iM—BII ■!! 11111111II ■ II ■ IIII lull I •**J. I. DEPEW1 | Blacksmith §• Wagon Maker E My shop Is tbe largest and best equipped north ot tbe Platte ltiver Jj I bare a four borae engine and a complete line of tbe latest improved, ma B CQluery, also a force of experienced men wbo knot’ how u> operate it and ■ turnout a Job with neatness and dispatch. ' MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT 5 ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS S Road To Be Closed The road running through the soutli half of Sec. 23, Twp. 14. R 15 will be closed after April 1st, 1908. C. M. Snydee. Alfalfa Seed Those wanting Alfalfa Seed for spring sowing, please call and make your wants known. T. M. Reed. 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. Notice of sale Doner (Mel Mortgage. Notice is hereby given that, by virtue of a chattel mortgage dated January 30th. 190T. and uuly tiled in the office of the county clerk of Valley county. Nebraska, on February 1st. 1907. and thereafter duly filed In the office of the county clerk of Sherman county, Nebras ka. on March 20th. 1908. and executed by Dan Tinsman to the First National Bank of Ord. Nebraska, to secure the payment of the sum of $125.00, and upon which there Is due the sum of $36.10. default having been made in the pay ment of slid sum. and no suit or other proceed ing at law having been instituted to recover said debt or any part thereof, therefore. I will sell the property therein described, to-wit: One black mare, ten years old. weight 1050 lbs. and one gray horse, seven years old. weight 1100 lbs. at public auction at the south door of the Snyder livery barn on Block 17, in Loup City. Sherman county. Nebraska, on 'he 18th day of April. 1908. at the hour of one o’clock in the afternoon of said day Dated this 25tb day of March. 1908. First National Bank of Ord. Nebraska, mort gagee. By K. J. Nightingale, its attorney. ;Last pub. April 9) Notice For Publication Department of the Interior. Land office at Lincoln. Nebraska. March 18. 1908. Notice is hereby given that Samuel S. Chilson of Ravenna. Neb . has filed notice of his inten tion to make final five year proof in support of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry. No. 17846, made March 13. 1903. for the SE i*. Section 30 Township 14 N, Range 14 W. and that said proof will be made before the County Judge of Sherman county, at Loup City. Neb., on May 2. 1908. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of. the land, viz: John F. Vandrala. George Holmes. H. A. Wilkinson all of Ravenna. Neb., and Albert Snyder of Loup City, Neb. CHA8. F. Shedd. Register. ' Last put* April Ik)) Notice to Non-Resident Defendants. State of Nebraska. ^ < ss Sherman County I The State of Nebraska: To James H. Rice and Mrs. James H. Rice wife of said James H. Rice, first real name unknown, non-resident defendants. You will take notice that on March 23rd. 1908 William F. Mason and Charlotte A Mason | tiled their petition in the District Court of Sherman county. Nebraska, against you. im pleaded with William Benschoter. the object and prayer of which are to require you to set up any right title, estate, interest or'claim you may have in the following described real estate, situate in Sherman county, Nebraska, to-wit. Lots numbered one. two. three, four and five in Block numbered three, in the original Town, now V illage. of Loup City, and that the same may be adjudged and decreed by the court to be null and void, and that the title and possession cf the Plaintiff. William F. Mason, may be quieted and confirmed in him and to said real estate You are required to answer said petition on or before the fourth day of May. 1908. Dated this 24th day of March, 1908. William F. Mason and Charlotte A. Mason Plaintiffs. By R. J. Nightingale, their attorney. (Last pub April 16) CLOsifferiT My Entire Line of JVlep’ Wopiep’s & Childrep’s S-H-O-E-S! Men's Hats, WEN’S DRESS SHIRTS, Men's Work Shirts Ladies’ Two-Piece Suits And numerous other lines. These goods are go ing to be sold, and Sold a a Reduction of 25 to 50 Per Cent For Cash, or in Exchange for Produce. Do not ask us to extend your credit on the above lines. We can not do so. C. C. Cooper ■ fa’HV CON’T VOO BOV f rvr^V or service like Kn KlLA Flintkote Roofing. I ___ It is the result of 'r~i IMTI/ATC years of labor, and is | L| I |\\y 1 L made of the best mat ted wool fibre treated nAACIMA ed by our own com KUUriiNVJi pounds. Itiswater —proof, fire-resisting, \ and is not affected by A vapors of acids or alkalies. It costs less K than shingles, and can be laid by any V one. Our book tells more about it, and y Mn will be sent free, with samples. LeimngerLbr.Cog Rex Flintkote Roofing » used on thou-1 sands of builds Wfcar ings in the UnitedStates and Canada.] MBp KEYSTONE LUJVIBEP CO. 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 LOOP CITY STATE BANK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00