A. P. GULLEY, President.
W. F. MASON, Cashier.
THE
FIRST 1T10MI
Of LOUP CITY.
Conser
vative
1907
and
Strong
Real Estate and all classes of loans
made promptly at lowest rates,
with optional payments.
THE NORTHWESTER*
A Few Market Quotations.
Corn, per bu.62 @ .04
Wheat, per bu.80 @. 82
Oats, per bu.38 (« .40
Rye, per bu . .53
• Cutter, per lb...*.15 @ .18
Eggs, per doz. .11
Hens, per lb. .07
Spring chickens, per lb.05t£
$25 REWARD.
A reward of $25.00 will be paid for
Information and Evidence that will
lead to the Conviction of any person
guilty of unlawfully selling, disposing
of. or giving away 'Malt or Spirituous
Liquors, in Loup City or vicinity.
Anti-Saloon League of Loup City.
LOCAL NEWS.
Dipping tanks and dip sold at P. O.
Reed's.
Lee Arthur has moved into the
Mead cottage.
3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray
nan. Get him.
Miss Rose Mulick went to Grand
Island last Friday.
Loans on real estate, call on
John AY. Long.
John Peterson went to Omaha
Tuesday morning.
Try that fresh bologna at Lee
Bros.’ meat market.
Mrs. J. T. Hale went to Grand
island Tuesday morning.
Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on'62, when
» need of a drayman.
Liveryman Hosier moved into his
w new residence last Thursday.
II' you want to buy or sell Real
.stale, call on John W. Long.
The county board finished their
ork of equalization last Friday and
idjourned.
'J'ake your butter and eggs to Con
oiser's, where you can get anything
>u want.
Mrs. Dar D. Grow and cliildren re
rued home from their visit to
\lahoma last Thursday.
John W. Long is prepared to
rake all Real Estate Loans on
lort notice at lowest rates.
Miss Lizzie Leininger left Monday
lining for a visit with Mr. and
re. Chas. Leininger near North
'latte.
E. G. Taylor has had a new steel
windmill placed on his residence lots
and transferred his old one to his
mill property.
From now on Jenner's Park will be
open every day. including Sundays,
•vitli refreshments served, the admis
sion being 5 and 10 cents.
Lawrence Lofholm received a badly
sprained left arm hist Friday morn
ing while doing some athletic work
tn the gymnasium, which will lay
* nim oil duty for some time. That’s
;jugh luck.
Tlieo. Ojendyk and I. M. Polski of
Ashton were up to Loup City last
Friday from Ashton, looking after
Supervisor Andrew Garstka, who is
ill with .typhoid fever at the home of
Geo. Wasnicki.
The Children’s Day exercises at the
Baptist church were well attended,
and the service was enjoyed by all.
The interest the scholars took in
rendering their parts was very grati
fying to the teachers.
Miss Orplia Outhouse, who has been
visiting at Boelus for several days,
returned Monday evening, accom
panied by Mrs. Tony Erickson and
children, who will visit a few days
at the Outhouse home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Leitiinger, Miss
'ssie Leininger and Master .John
..eininger left Monday morning on
Lheir trip to the Pacific Coast. Mr.
■I. H. Harrod will assist G. S. Lein
inger in handling their extensive
business until the return of J. P.
C. M. Snyder last week closed a
deal for a quarter section of land in
^ Custer county which he will present
to his son, Gordon Snyder, who is
ow taking a jaunt over several
i the western states seeing sights.
Gordon has got the kind of a father
that any man might be proud of.
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.
Extra Ice.
J. W. Conger will make a special
delivery of ice early Fourth of July
morning. Phone your orders to his
residence now.
Lap dusters, horse covers, nets, etc.,
at P. O. Reed's.
A. P. Culley went to Omaha Tues
day morning.
For good grades of machine oils
see P. O Reed.
A. E. Chase made a business trip
to Central City yesterday.
If you want a good buggy whip
cheap, go to P. O. Reed’s.
Desirable farm and town property
for sale by W. G. Odendahl.
Mrs. Katie Burrowes returned home
from Alliance last Friday evening.
I will guarantee 18c for butter fat
I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase.
C. A. Clark was over from Ravenna
last Thursday on creamery business.
The Ravenna Creamery Co. will
pay 18 cents for butter fat till further
notice.
Mrs. F. S. Robbins and baby re
turned from Greeley Tuesday even
ing.
Flies are coming. Get your screen
doors and windows of the Leininger
Lumber Co.
T. L. Pilger returned home Tues
day evening from his extended visit
in the west.
Finest and freshest bologna kept
constantly on hand at Lee Bros.’
meat market.
The hearing on the Ileesch saloon
case has been put off till this evening
by agreement.
McCaskev Account Register will
save time and expense.—T. M. Reed.
Territory Agent.
Misses Pearl Needham and Mary
Minshnll returned from Lincoln Fri
day evening last.
Keep out the flies by getting some
wire cloth for your doors and win
dows at P. O. Ileed’s.
Edgar Draper went to Fremont
Tuesday morning to attend a photog
raphers’ convention.
If you want a good home in Loup
City or desirable farm property, see
Odendahl. the druggist.
Miss Mary Minsliull commenced
clerking at C. W. Conhiser’s mercan
tile house Monday morning.
Try Oakdale Nut coal for your cook
stove. An excellent coal for summer
use, for sale by E. G. Taylor.
Mrs. Jas Johansen went to Palmer,
Tuesday morning, to visit at the
Dinsdale home, and incidentally put
up fruit.
For Sale—Eight tine yearling Short
horn bulls for sale. Enquire of II. B.
Musser. 'phone 5 on 274, or address
him at Loup City, Neb.
Gay Callaham left yesterday lor
Sioux county, where he has pur
chased a section of land, and will re
main. His family will go later.
Ground corn delivered any place in
town at $1.25 per hundred pounds.
We also keep chop corn and oats,
bran and shorts and ground rye.
Leave orders at Taylor’s elevator.
Loup City Mill & Light Co.
Mrs. M’Belle Burleigh and Miss
Hazel Burleigh left Tuesday morning
for an extended visit to Jefferson,
Des Moines and other points in Iowa.
They intend being absent during the
heated summer months, unless the
old man gets too lonesome and goes
after them. The marriage of Mrs.
Burleigh's cousin, Miss Lillian Bridge
ford, at Jefforson at high noon today
hastening her going a few days earlier
to be present at the wedding and re
ception following. Miss Bridgeford
has been a teacher in the Des Moines
schools for the past ten or twelve
years, while the groom, Mr. G. H.
Schulte, is a prominent attorney of
Elkader, Iowa, and a member of the
Iowa legislature for several terms.
The writer being unable to be present
sends heartiest congratulations and
the best part of his household to
represent him.
GROCERY
BARGAINS
California Evaporated Peaches, * .15
New York Ring Dried Apples 2 lbs .25
Best Italian Prunes, 3 lbs for . .25
Pail Jelly.,70
Oyster shells, lc lb, or 100 lbs for .90
Lace Curtains, a tine one, pair .98
Lace Curtains, 54 in wide, 3J* yd 1.5o
LACE, we have a big
lot to close at .05
Loup City
Mercantile Co.
Mrs. Yal McDonall returned last
Thursday evening from her visit east.
Miss Wickstrom of Rockville was
visiting Miss Cecil Angier Tuesday.
Mrs. Rev. Madeley left Tuesday
morning for Central City, on her way
home.
Misses Florence and Mabel Depew
returned last Friday from their visit
at Ravenna.
Mrs. L. C. McEwen and children
returned last J’riday evening from
their Iowa visit.
Mrs. J. F. Nicoson and baby left
for Colorado Springs, Monday, on a
two weeks’ visit.
Jacob Albers left Tuesday morning
for Lincoln. Omaha and other points
on a business trip.
H. H. Thompson was over from
Hazard on business Tuesday, accom
panied by his little son.
Will Fletcher last week bought Sim
Criss' big black dray team, paying
$225 therefor. He will ship them
east.
Mrs. Cushmaq of Toledo. Ohio, is
the guest for a few days of her aunt,
Mrs. E. E. Ditto, arriving last Friday
evening.
Mrs. James Mooney went yesterday
to Loup City, Neb., to visit at the
home of her son, F. G. Casteel.—
Tingley, (la..) Vindicator.
Celebrate the
Fourth ol July
AT
Jenner’s Park
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pedler enter
tained at dinner Sunday the Messrs,
and Mesdanies Truelsen, Conhiser,
Hansel, Arthur and Bennett.
Judge Wall will deliver the oration
on the Fourth of July at Ravenna.
We violate no confidence when we
say Ravenna could not get a finer
speaker in the middle west.
Mr. M. E. G. Cooper from Iowa,
who has been visiting his brother,
C. C. Cooper the past two weeks, left
yesterday for Denver, Colo., to look
after property interests in that state.
The regular meeting of the Pres
byterian Brotherhood will be held
next Sunday afternoon at 3:30. There
will be an address by Brother C.
Truelsen. All the men are wanted.
Dan DeWitt, a barber from Iowa,
on Monday bought the barber shop of
F. S. Robbins. Mr. Robbins left
today for Greeley, where he has land
holdings. He expects to move there
in the near future.
Preaching service at the Pres
byterian church next Sunday morn
ing at 10:30. Children's Day Ex
ercises will be held Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Will Odendahl went up to Arcadia
Monday morning in his auto and
brought W. F. Mason down from that
berg in 35 minutes. He took Mr.
Mason up to Arcadia in the auto last
Saturday on business.
The Baptist pastor and people ex
tend a cordial invitation to all people
not in the habit of going to church,
and those who do not regularly
attend the other churclis, to worship
with us. “Come witli us and we will
do thee good.”
Mrs. McCray, the new teacher in
our public schools, arrived from Uni
versity Place Monday evening, accom
panied by her two children and her
mother, and are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Henry, until they com
mence housekeeping in one of the
! Charlton cottages.
Monday of next week comes school
election.
See the balloon ascension in Loup
City Saturday.
J. H. Froehlich returned last even
ing from his visit at Lincoln.
Charles Minshull visited at Kearney
and Grand Island the past week.
Mrs. Ed Angier entertains the
Entre Nous club tomorrow afternoon.
A baby girl was born last Sunday
to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Daddow of Clay
township.
Miss Minnie Kornrumpf came up
Omaha last evening to nurse Grand
ma Kawson.
Mrs. Rawson was t^ken quite ill
last Sunday but at present her con
dition is slightly improved.
Winnie and John Howe, children of
Louis Howe of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
visited with Miss Marie Pilger last
week.
Miss Lillian Amick of St. Paul
visited a few days this week with
Miss Ilelma Froehlich, returning
home today.
Clarence Sweetland, carrier on R.
No. 2, has purchased a motor cycle
and Monday made his first trip over
the route on it.
Mrs. Myrtle Holloway, a sister of
C. E. Lundy, who has been here sev
eral months, left for Topeka, Kan
sas. this morning.
The East Circle of the Methodist
church will hold an exchange at
Jeffords’ store, Saturday, June 27.
Everything good to eat.
E. G. Taylor entertained his Sun
day school class last evening. Re
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served, and a iine time had.
Judge Moon returned last Saturday
from his extended visit to the east,
attending the old soldiers' reunion at
Vicksburg and visiting old battle
fields.
The heavy wind of Monday night
moved a corncrib on the farm of
Ignatz Janulewicz, east of town, also
smashing a new wagon into kindling
wood.
Messrs. Will and E. A. Draper
assisted by J. F. Nicoson went to
Ashton yesterday morning to do a
job of plastering a few miles south
of that village.
Wm. Engle will sell eight head of
his milch cows on Saturday, June 27,
1908, at half past three o'clock at the
Round Front bam. Will thought he
could milk twenty head of cows, but
finds he cannot stand so much work
of that kind.
Clayton Mead left this morning
with a car of household goods and
stock to join his father at Fallon,
Nevada, where he has purchased
land. Misses Bertha and Marjorie
Mead expect to leave Monday morn
ing for Fallon, but we understand
Mrs. Mead will not go till later.
We are promised a balloon ascension
and parachute leap in Loup City on
Saturday evening of this week. Prof.
Jacobs of St. Paul will be here and
make the ascension. The business
men put up the money and it will be
free for everybody. Farmers come to
town Saturday and witness the
ascension.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Jones, parents
of Mrs. O. A. Hall of this city, have
come to Loup City to spend the
summer. Mr. Jones will be remem
bered by some of our citizens as
spending some time here fourteen
years ago in connection with a series
of meetings held under the auspices
of the Adventist church.
The usual Friday evening service
at the Seventh-day Adventist church
will be held in the future at 8:15
instead of 8 o’clock. The subjects
considered at these services will be
of interest and importance not only
to the members of the church but to
all. A cordial invitation is therefore
extended to all to attend these ser
vices.
Messrs. John and Henry Ohlsen
were called to Grand Island Wednes
day morning to attend the funeral of
Mr. Henry Thompson, a cousin of
Mrs. Henry Ohlsen, who died from
a stroke of paralysis on Monday. The
death of Mr. Thompson was entirely
unexpected as no word had been re
ceived of his illness, and indeed he
had been comparatively well up to
the time preceding the paralytic
stroke.
A party of Loup City men started
for Elko, Nevada, this noon to
look at the country for possible in
vestment. They were C. Truelsen,
C. W. Confciser, H. B. Musser and
W. D. Zimmerman. For the past
week a real estate promoter from that
state, named Heather, has been
here interesting our people in that
country, and the gentlemen above
were interested enough to make a
trip to see the country.
L. E. Knapp was in Tuesday morn
ing from his farm nine miles north
and said the hail storm the night
previous in his section was something
tierce. Mammoth hail stones almost
as large as a man’s fist prevailed,
pounding small grain to pieces and
injuring corn to a considerable ex
tent. Hail pounded a number of
horses in a pasture belonging to Jud
Ford, and running into the barbed
wire fences five of his horses were
badly injured and it was not known
Tuesday morning whether any of the
horses would live or not. Mr. Ford
lost at least a thousand dollars’ worth
of wheat, mowing it to the ground.
We have no word from others in that
section, but it is probable many other
farmers suffered equally as severe
losses.
Along R. R. No. I.
ES. Fobs is building a new granary,
10x24.
J. N. Ling bought a new mower
this week.
F. A. Pinckney was at Loup City
Saturday.
Walter Swayze is working for Andy
Coppersmith.
J. A. Johnson was trading at Loup
City Tuesday.
There was a surprise at Chrirt
Sinner’s Tuesday.
C. J. Norsted was vkiti: g at Gust.
Fossman’s Sunday.
Tlie farmer is the Lusiest man on
earth these days.
S. Foss and family visited at O. G.
Hunt's last Sunday.
John Jackson from Clear Creek was
at Loup City Friday.
Miss Mabel Slawson is visiting at
A1 Fagan’s this week.
There is over 39,000 rural routes in
tiie United States now.
Miss Anna and George Leschinsky
were at Loup City Tuesday.
J. A. Ling and family were visitors
at August Johnson’s Sunday.
Joe Kowalewski gave the carrier a
pail of fresh eggs last week.
Alfalfa and winter wheat are just
making this part of Nebraska.
A. J. Budler gave the carrier a big
mess of new potatoes Monday.
Miss Henrietta Conger is visiting
at Max Leschinsky's this week.
Miss Dressa Cass is visiting at the
home of Aimer Fagan this week.
The carrier’s motor cycle on R. No.
2 delayed him somewhat Monday.
Miss Ida Johnson is expected home
Wednesday evening from Omaha.
Andy Coppersmith has been paint
ing his outbuildings the past week.
John Wheeler’s and H. L. Bell’s
were visitors at Christ Sinner’s Sun
day.
Frank and Lena Zwink and Mabel
Slawson spent last Sunday on Clear
Creek.
F. A. Pinckney fixed the road along
his line last week after the heavy
rains.
Jacob Albers, Jr., was out to visit
his brother Will and family over last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Pegler visited
at the home of F. E. Odendahl last
Saturday.
Adam Houser is putting the finish
ing touches on S. S. Reynolds’ new
house this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Pegler and Odendahl’s
took a trip to Rockville in the new
auto Saturday night.
The water in Clear Creek only
j lacked three feet of being up to the
bridge Tuesday morning.
Arthur Kowalewski went to Grand
Island this week to help Aufrecht
( drive some stock to bis place.
B. H. Pegler’s sisters from Prague,
| Neb., who have been visiting him for
the past two weeks, returned home
Monday.
The young people of Cotb creek
met and gave Miss Lena Younglund
a pleasant surprise at her home Fri
day night.
F. E Brewer and the insurance
adjuster were out to Domgard’s this
week adjusting the damage done by
the tornado.
W. P, Baird was out looking after
his landed interests west of Loup
City Monday. He has several fine
farms around Cleora church.
A hayrack with a few forkfuls of
hay in it was never touched by the
tornado at Domgard’s, although it
was in the center of the storm.
Several hundred people; visited at
the home of L. Domgard the past
week to view the damage done by the
tornado that visited there last week.
A heavy rain covered the route
Monday night and two miles north of
the route the gardens were cub to
pieces by hail. No hail fell on the
route.
A tornado struck in Custer county
last week north of the route a num
ber of miles. One farmer lost all his
buildings amounting to some $«0,000.
Several other homes were destroyed.
While playing ball last Sunday in
Zwink’s pasture one of the players
was struck on the side of the head
with the ball and rendered uncon
scious. A doctor from Arcadia was
called to attend him.
John Chllewski had his bam and
windmill tom to pieces, one cow and
almost all his chickens killed in the
tornado that struck there Wednesday
night. It was the same tornado that
struck L. Domgard's.
Some fields of winter wheat are
commencing to ripen, early oats is all
headed out, late oats commencing to
head. Most all the com has been
cultivated twice. The hay will be of
the finest quality this year. The
potato crop will be large and of good
quality.
Mr. and Mrs. Gresley, niece and
grandson of Aurora were visiting at
J. Ling’s and S. Foss’ last week. They
were traveling overland and traveled
through the western part of Nebraska
thence to parts in Colorado, and then
to Sargent and here, then to Wolbach
and home and were having a good
time.
Say Mr. Man and Ladies:
If it ever quits raining, and you need anything in our
line, call and see us. We have a nice line of
Dress Goods of All Kinds
You will want a new dress before the Fourth, and the
man will have to have a nice light shirt, straw hat,
some fancy sox and a new necktie.
We’ve got ’em and don’t you forget it.
And, say! don’t forget the Light Underwear, all kinds
and colors, with sleeves and without; and be sure and
ask to see the new B. V. D.Athletic Style, made of
Nainsook Muslin. Come and see us anyway. Our
prices are right and our goods can not be
beat. See the
Ladies’ Vests, 5 cents each.
They are not much good, but are worth a nickle.
CONHISER’s
Come in and Look Over Our Line of
CARPETS
Rugs, Art Squares, Lin
eoliums, Lace Cur
taius and Portieres.
Don’t Fail to Get Our Prices on
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FLfES APE eOJVIJJMG
Don’t ferget that we are headquarters for Window and
Door Screens. Not only do they keep the flies out, but it
takes a heavy hail storm to break the windows when the
screens are in place. Better buy now.
What About CARBOLINEUM? See the
KEYSTONE LUJVIBEF CO.
Loup City, Ashton, Rockville, Schaupps, and Arcadia, Neb.
E. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson.
President. Vice President Cashier
-directors
W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S. N. Sweetland
LOOT an STATE BUM
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
Capital Stock, - - $85,000.00
Individual Liability, $250,000.00