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
$
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$
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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., " ' *
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•*«J. I. DEPEW©**
Blacksmith §> Wagon Maker. I
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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
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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
