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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1908)
A. P. CULLEY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier. THE FIRST RATIONAL HR of uoup ejTY. Conser vative and Strong Real Estate and all classes of loans made promptly at lowest rates, with optional payments. THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotations. Corn, per bu.62 @ .64 Wheat, per bu.80 82 Oats, per bu.38 (« .40 Rye, per bu . .55 L Butter, per lb.15 @ .18 Eggs, per doz. .11 Hens, per lb. .07 Spring-chickens, per lb.05l£ $25 REWARD. A reward of 825.00 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. C. C. Carlson spent the Fourth at St. Paul. For farm loans call on A. L. Zimmerman. Henry Eisner. Jr., left for Omaha last Saturday. For good grades of machine oils see P. O Reed. 3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray man. Get him. F. K. Paist visited at his old home, Elba, the Fourth. Loans ou real estate,.call on John \Y. Long. •Judge Wall was the speaker at Ravenna on the Fourth. Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when in need of a drayman. Barber Dewitt expects his family here some time this week. 1 w ill guarantee 18c for butter fat I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase. Hon. A. P. Culley was the orator of the day at Wolbaeh the Fourth. If you want to buy or sell Real Estate, call on John W. Lons'. Odendahl’s auto house is finished and makes a nice place for the ’‘devil wagon.’’ Take your butter and eggs to Con hiser’s. where you can get anything you want. Mrs. Bid Taylor arrived from Council Bluffs last Saturday to visit her parents. Star Brand shoes are better. Every pair guaranteed.-Loup City Mer cantile Co. Farm loans made on short notice and at reasonable rates by A. L. Zimmerman. 1.200 yards unbleached muslin, 7C cents per yard. Loup City Mercantile Co. Mrs. B. .1. Swanson visited her daughter. Mrs. John O’Bryan, at St. Paul over the Fourth. John \V. Long is prepared to make all Heal Estate Loans ou short notice at lowest rates. It is reported that both W. F. Mason and Gus Lorentz have ordered automobiles, but W. F. says the re port is too previous. From now on Jenner’s Park will be open every day, including Sundays, with refreshments served, the admis sion being 5 and 10 cents. W. P. Baird is now the owner of an automobile receiving one last week. The lirst thing he did with it was to puncture a tire. He traded his tine driving team in on it. More people are using Loup City flour nyw than ever have been in the past. Try a sack from your flour dealer next time and if satisfied get a supply while old wheat is being ground. We-always carry ground corn and all kinds of feed and solicit your business. Loup City Mill & Light Co. The city council met Tuesday night at the home of Dr. Chase and ordered a saloon license to issue to John Heesch. and it is reported will open k tomorrow (Friday.) The council met last evening to consider the applica tion for license of M. C. Mulick. and consider the remonstrance of the Anti-Saloon League. The hearing will be continued this evening. Res Jeffords spent the Fourthat St. Raul. Lap dusters, horse covers, nets, etc1., at P. O. Reed’s. Tiie band boys have commenced practice again. If you want a good buggy whip cheap, go to P. O. Reed's. Miss Ada Smith returned from her visit to Butte Tuesday evening. Mrs. W. ,1 Fisher went to St. Paul Tuesday morning to visit friends. The Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay 18 cents for butter fat till further notice. Martin Enevoldsen and family spent the Fourth with friends at Boelus. Flies are coming. Get your screen doors and windows of the Leininger Lumber Co. The Loup City Milling Co. shipped a car of milling stuffs to St. Paul yesterday. McCaskey Account Register will save ^tiine and expense. T. M. Reed. Territory Agent. Miss Lillian Conhiser was down from Sargent a few days this week here with friends. You can walk on stars if you buy a pair of Star Brand shoes at the Loup City Mercantile Co. Ed Radcliffe's good mother and sister returned on Monday to their home at Sumner, Xebr. Keep out the flies by getting some wire eluth for your doors and win dows at 1’. (). Reed's. Dr. rhase lias been suffering from lumbago tortile past few (’ays and contined to his home. Try Oakdale Nut eoal for ,\our nook stove. An excellent coal for summer use, for sale by E. G. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Mead of Grand .Junction, Colo., are here visiting their daughter. Mrs. W. 'I'. Draper. For Sale—Eight tine yearling Short horn bulls for sale. Enquire of If. 15. Musser. 'phone 5 on 274, or address him at Loup City, Neb. Editor Rood of the Xorth Loup Loyalist is a candidate for represen tative from Valley county. We hope that editor may be elected hands down. Rev. W. E. Matthews of Sargent will occupy tiie M. E. pulpit here next Sunday morning and evening. Editor Brown of the Times will in return occupy the M. E. pulpit at Sargent on the same date. E. II. Kittell enjoyed the Fourth in Loup City this year, but was not overjoyed at the remembrance of the remembrance of the damage to his crops by hail this year, he having been in the path of too much of that kind or thing. W. R. Waite and family down from 1 Valley county celebrating the Fourth and visiting friends and relatives. Willis was hurt quite severely by the recent bail storms, but. sagely philosophizes to the effect that it might have been worse. Rev. J. O. Hawk arid family left ^ Monday for Jeffersonville. 111., to visit their parents. They will visit en route at Kidder. Mo., and East Louis. The parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Hawk live at Jeffersonville. They expect to protract their visit | for five weeks. Frank Blaschke returned home from Dodge, this state, last Thurs day evening and will move to that town about the 15tli inst., where lie j has leased a hotel and will operate the same. Frank says the business I outlook is splendid and much better than here, hence may not be blamed j for the change. We wish Mr. and Mrs.' Blaschke success in their new town and business. The illness of Supervisor Andrew j Garstka, w ho lies at the home of Geo. Wasnicki, lias assumed a very serious phase and fears are enter tained for his ultimate recovery. What makes his case more pathetic is the fact that while his wife and little girl are with him, the little one has also become ill, making the worry sorrow and trouble of the wife and , mother doubly so. We sincerely trust the father and daughter may both speedily recover. Miss Zua Reed went to Kearney yesterday for a few days' visit. The people of Arcadia last week by a two-thirds majority decided to have a new school building. Miss Maude Blackman of New York visited a few days this week at the home of C. W. Conhiser. Mrs. L. McGrath of Grand Island was a guest of Mrs. M. C. Mulick Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Starr and Grandma Starr were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Polski at Ashton the Fourth. Mrs. C. W. Conhiser spent the Fourth and a few days before and after with relatives and friends at Sargent. Mr. and Mrs. John Roinsdal of York were guests of their son, Wm. Engle, oyer the Fourth, returning home Tuesday morning. E. G. Taylor went to Farwell this morning to put a gang to work over hauling his elevator property and fix ing it up in good shape. Rev. Joseph James goes to St. Paul this evening to complete arrange ments for the re-organization of the Baptist church at that place. Oliver Mason has ordered an auto mobile and it would have been here before this time had not the factory been behind time with orders. Miss Maude Gilbert arrived from Kansas City last Friday evening to visit her many friends and relatives and may spend the summer months here. Mrs. Frank Daddow and Mrs. A. L. Baliman, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sami. Daddow over the Fourth, returned home Tuesday day morning. The west circle of the M. E. ladies aid society will hold an exchange at Jeffords’ jewelry store this week Saturday. Ice cream will be served. Everybody invited. J. F. Bock reports late hail storms have severely injured a portion of his crops. However he was in celebrat ing the Fourth in his usual pleasant and optimistic manner. Owing to the flood conditions pre vailing at Lincoln, the B. & M. folks are late in getting the Northwestern's ready prints to us. causing a conse quent delay in the issuance of this week's paper. Wm. Engle has bought three forty acre tracts near Austin, bnown as the Dick Andrew land, and wili begin the erection of a residence thereon in September and take charge of his new purchase. C. C. Cooper on Monday closed the sale of his A ustin stock of merchan dise to Dan Carpenter and on Tues day was busy invoicing the stock preparatory to turning over the busi ness to the new proprietor. Geo. Keeler returned home from Boyd county last Friday evening. On the morning of the Fourth, while on the streets he was attacked by a fainting spell and was removed to his home, but was so >n able to l>e about again. In spite of the threatening weatlu-r Sunday evening, a goodly number attended the services at the Pres byterian church last Sunday evening, and enjoyed the patriotic services. Mrs. B. P. McKinnie sang another of her sweet solos. Mrs. A. D. Ilinman and daughte rs Misses Maude and Edna, are expected ,rom St. Edwards this evening to visit their son, Harry, and family, and Mr. Hinman. who is attending the National Democratic convention at Denver, is also expected here the latter part of the week. Mrs. Dr. Palmer of University Place, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. B. Corning, returned home Monday. We understand Dr. Palmer has purchased a couple of fruit farms in the valley east of Grand Junction. Colo., and will move there in the near future. The quarterly communion service will be observed at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. AH the members are urged to be present. At the evening service the pastor will speak on "Mountain Scenes.” - Besides the music by the choir there will be a solo by Chas. Minshull. Mrs. Geo. Bowman was seriously injured last Sunday and is confined to her home, unable to move without assistance. She was picketing out their milch cow, when she became entangled in the rope, thrown to the ground and her body badly wrenched. It is feared she is also injured in ternally. Frank Klaschke will on Saturday ! at the Home Restaurant building sell | the few remaining household goods! and restaurant fixtures remaining | unsold at this time, having sold the j bulk to Conger Bros., for their new restaurant. Don't forget the sale Saturday afternoon of this week at 2 o’clock. Spot cash buys them. Mr. Fred Beck, brother of Mrs. Clemma Conger, arrived Monday from Wyoming, called by the very serious illness of his good mother, Grandma Beck, who is failing very fast and it is thought can not live but a few. days. She is past 92 years of age. Mr. Beck, whose home is in Oklahoma City, was out in Wyoming looking after his mining interests when he received the hurried call to his aged mother's bedside. He will likely re main till the end, which can not be far away, as the aged woman has been unable to take any nourishment of consequence for more than a week past. Grocery Department We have the business, because we sell for small profits. Good Dried Prunes, count 80 to 100 per pound, - - - 5c 50 to 60fine prunes 3 pounds for > -25c N. Y. Ring Dried Ap ples, 2 lbs. for - - 25c Best Calif. Dried Ap ricots per pound, 15c Fine Calif. Dried Peaches, per lb., 25c Dr. Price’s Foods, 3 boxes for - - - 25c Egg-O-See, 3 for - 25c Maz-AII, 3 for - - - 25c Rice, Texas broken, new 1907, good color, per pound, 5c Extra fancy Texas head Rice, per lb. 10c, or 3 for - - 25c Oiled Sardines, six cans for - - - - 25c Good Mustard Sar dines, 3 cans for 25c 8 bars good Laun dry soap for - - 25c We handle the German American Coffee. Buy direct from the growers. Cut out the middle man's profits. Best cof fee for the money. OUR Leader— —20c and 25c— —Try Them $1.60 Barrel Salt, - Oyster Shells, per 100 .90 We pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Y. M. A. A. By the end of this week we expect to have the shower bath in working order. This will be open to the public at a small charge and free to members except that members will have to pay for the towels used. We want a still larger attendance on Ladies' Day this week. Miss .less! Gulley will act as instructor as often 1 as possible so you can be sure of getting some benetit from the exercise. Any lady or girl is welcome, without charge for admission. Will any of the ladies having old quilts or blankets which are of no use : to them please notify Max Jeffords, j lie says he is not wanting them for! regular uses, but is going to make a! large mat for the gymnasium and needs something for the inside. No matter how ragged they are. we can use them. It will cost you just as much to join the gymnasium if you wait until the middle of the month. Better join now and get the full months’ membership. The shower bath alone is wortli several times what we ask as membership fee. During the winter months we expect to have special exercises for members and it will pay you to get in training for them now. Seventy-three books were borrowed from the library during the month of June. Of these the following were loaned most (according to position in list), Zip the Acrobat, Virginian, Gulliver’s Travels, Cadet Days, Tell It to Me, Half Back, Treasure Island. Help us to double this number for July by borrowing some yourself. We have everything from children's books to historys and reference books. Conger Bros.’ “Bon Ton'’ short order house will open this week Saturday morning for business. The room has been beautifully papered and nicely painted throughout and looks as neat as wax. The Bon Ton will serve fried chicken all day Satur day and Sunday, which makes the average mouth water and we wager the public will from the first give the Bon Ton a fine patronage, as every body knows the Conger boys and that they always do things up in first class shape. Don't forget, the Bon Ton opens up Saturday morning. Along R. R. No. 1. Frank Blaschke’s family were all home Sunday. Corvin Squires was up to Loup City to spend the Fourth. J. A. Arnett's are commencing their new barn this week. Will Engle and family and his good mother and father visited at Bone's Tuesday. Who says “sand and starve?-’ Sam Foss says not, as his wheat took 21 pounds of twine to the acre. Supt. Hendrickson was out to tin old homestead last Tuesday lookin' after his stock. A good rain covere 1 the route las' Thursday and was the heaviest aloiv Clear Creek. Clarence Sweetland. carrier-on No. 2. made his trip in four hours las! Wednesday and attended a picnic it the afternoon. Miss Cora Fross came up from Si. Paul to spend the Fourth with her parents. Chas. Johnson had a horse badly cut in the wire fence last week. If you have a piece of ground that won't raise white beans put it in alfalfa and get three good crops each year. Andy Coppersmith gave the carrier a chicken for the Fourth. .J. A. Johnson took a load of hogs to market last Thursday. Picnics were all the go on the 4th. One was held in tire grove at J. O. Douglas' and about 30 of his neighbor and Loup City people attended. F. Blasclike took a load of hogs to Loup City Tuesday morning. John Foy was helping John Blasclike haul hay last week. O. S. Fross and sons took some cattle to market Tuesday. P. L. Curry gave the carrier a pail full of tame cherries Tuesday. Win. Rowe and son are doing some carpenter work for L. Domgard. Pete Rowe has laid a foundation under L. Domgard's house, and also built a chimney. Another good rain covered the route Sunday night and Monday. It was the heaviest at Christ /.wink’s. Lightning struck a telephone pole west of C. /wink’s and broke the wire in two. W. T. Clark on Clear Creek could not ship his hogs Monday on account of washouts east on the railroads. J. A. Summers and family took dinner at the home of Andy Copper smith on the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Pegler were storm stayed at F. E. Odendahl's Sunday night. Albert Carlson from Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, is visiting at S. Young lund's this week. Selina Younglund came home from Loup City this week. J. Plambeck, Joe Blaschke, J. A. Arnett and Sum Foss were among t te tir.^t to cut their winter wheat. S. M. Fross and family spent the Fourth at Truelsents grove. W. B. Reynolds spent the Fourth at or near Litchlie! I. Rev. Hall held services in tie Baillie school house Sunday. L. P. S.juires and family, J. A. Arnett and family. J. A. Mcllvaw and family, Grant Rogers and family spent Sunday at W. T. Clark's. Walter Shettler had a cow killed by lightning Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parsley and daughter. Miss Winnie, spent the Fourth at Ravenna. Joe Kowalewski and family spent the Fourth at Loup City and report a tine time. Frank Zwink moved the separator that he is going to run with his engine this vear from Litchfield last Friday. Frank Weedin went to Aurora Thursday to help in the harvest field. Frank and Lena Zwink and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Younglund were visitors at S. Younglund's Sunday. Jake Zwink went to Arcadia to spend the Fourth. H. Burger took home a load of shingles Wednesday. S. S. Reynolds is adding a porch to liis new house this week. O. S. Fross and Christ Zwink were cutting their wheat Wednesday. A. Rudler and family and John Foy and family celebrated on Dinsdale's Lake, the men going on Friday even ing and the rest the next day. While Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Leach were trading at Loup City Tuesday Mr. Leach was taken sick and was compelled to stay all night at T. A. Taylor's. Will French and Skip Thrasher were out to L. Domgard’s last Thurs day and raised the house off the ground so a foundation could be placed under it. Joe Kowalewski did some good work on the roads along his line last week. This is something that is ap preciated by the carrier as the roads are almost impassible along the line. C. Mizner only found 5 hogs out of twenty after the tornado that struck there three weeks ago. One hog was found standing on its head in a mud hole about a mile away partly buried. Those who have cut the weeds along the line are. A. F. Kuhn, John Douglas. Joe Krouse, Joe McMullen, A. J. Budler, J. Warrick, O. S. Fross, W. F. Kratzer. Now is the time to cut the big weeds as it will kill them if cut now. Winter wheat is being cut and the second alfalfa crop will be a large one. Early oats has commenced to ripen, late oats is all headed out. Some corn is laid by. Potatoes will be a bumper crop* Pastures were never better and cattle are fat. HOT! Who Said it is Hot? We have some COOL UNDERWEAR left, don’t forget that fact. STRAW HATS, W e have lots of them. Everyone will need one for hay ing and harvest. One thing we want you to remember is OUR LINE OF GLOVES. We have as strong line of gloves as was ever shown in town. Every man and boy will want a pair through harvest. We have them for sale. 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 l FURNITURE Christensen & Ferdinandt Furniture Company. Christensen & Ferdinandt, Undertakers and Embalmers $ * $ ; rroieci lour oiock Because it’s the ideal roofing for all kinds of farm buildings and out-houses, etc., as it keeps them _.n in winter, cool in Eummcr.dry in wet weather, and will not pollute any water w ith which it may come in contact, leaving it avail able for all domestic uses. You can lay it yourself, and at a cost suipris inglylow. Send for our book, and free sample., " ' * o .1 1*. LKlNlN’dEH r.l'MUHIl t:0 <t:*ANY. '• •*«J. I. DEPEW©** Blacksmith §> Wagon Maker. I u My shoo is the largest and best equipped north or the Platte Uiver I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, mi chinery, also a force ot experienced men who know how to operate it and turn out a Job with neatness and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT | ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS 03331 11111113 1111111 l,'i:T.3a33334SSSSSEK£HH£B&KEi’W We fire selling many gallons of and those who use it are report the CHICKENS AND HENS FREE FROM VERMIN Better try it. It is also a great wood preserver. It greatly preserves the life of the post, if applied to the post just at or below the ground. Sold in hulk. $1.00 per gallon. We have just unloaded a car of good WHITE CEDAR POSTS, which w e are offering at 11c each in lots of 100 or more KEYSTONE LUJVIBEp 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 LOOP CITY STffl BANK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00