A. P. GULLEY, President. W. F. MASON, Cashier. FIRST NnOUl BURR ©F Loup city. Conser vative mi and Strong Real Estate and all classes of loans made promptly at lowest rates, with optional payments. THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotations. Com, per bu. .66 Wheat, per bu. . .75 @. si) Oats, per bu.37 <» .42 Rye, per bu . .60 k Rutter, per lb.15 @ .18 Eggs, per doz. .12 Hens, per lb. .07 Spring chickens, per lb.05}.» LOCAL NEWS. Dipping tanks and dip sold at P. O. Reed’s. For farm loans call on A. L. Zimmerman. For good grades of machine oils k, see P. O Reed. Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when in need of a drayman. Miss Jess Cuiley visited over last Sunday with friends at Ashton. I will guarantee 17c for butter fat 1 test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase. A. M. Young lias severed his con nection with the telephone central. If you want to buy or sell Ileal Estate, call on John W. Long. Take your butter and eggs to Con hiser’s. where you can get anything you want. M. Iliemond and wife returned last Thursday from their extended visit to Holland. Star Brand shoes are better. Every pair guaranteed.—Loup City Mer cantile Co. Mrs. Wm. Lar-en's father arrived from Idaho last Friday evening for a short visit. Farm loans made on short notice • and at reasonable rates by A. L. Zimmerman. Miss Carrie Douglas left Monday for an extended visit to her old home at Yillisca. Iowa. You can walk on stars if yea liny a pair of Star Brand shoes at the L v City Mercantile Co. Frank Brewer left yesterday morn ing on a business trip to Sait- Lake City and other points. Keep out the flies by getting some wire cloth for your doors and win dows at P. O. Reed's. Miss Ernie Odendahl leaves Satur day for a month’s visit with Miss Frankie Inks at Kearney. 1,200 yards unbleached muslin,"1., cents per yard. Loup City Mercantile Co. Rev. J. O. Hawk and family re turned last week from their visit to ^ the old home and friends in Illinois. John W. Long is prepared to make all Real Estate Loans on short notice at lowest rates. Mrs. G. S. Leininger and children left Saturday evening for a weeks' visit with the lady’s brother near Arcadia. McKinnie Bros., have two high 1 grade yearling Shorthorn bulls for sale. Price reasonable. Bargains for someone. I)r. Main was called home from Indiana last week Saturday. Andrew (iarstka having had a relapse and his condition serious. Beginning August 5th. we will pat cash for cream at the creamery. We also pay cash for eggs. Ravenna Creamery Co. Miss Effie Moon left for Iowa Mon day, where she will join her sister, Mrs. Dr. Main, for a few weeks’ visit among old friends and relatives. From now on Jenner's Park will be open every day. including Sundays, witti refreshments served, the admis sion being 5 and 10 cents. We regret to chronicle that J. W. Conger had a rather severe case of blood poisoning last week caused by an injury on his arm, but thanks to the skill of Dr. Longacre, Mr. Conger is progressing satisfactorily and no serious results are feared. More people are using Loup City Hour now tlian ever have been in the past. Try a sack from your Hour 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. Mrs. John Lofholm and daughter, Miss Berdic Lofholm, left Saturday morning to visit friends at Aurora Mrs. Lofholm returned Monday, but Miss Lofholm went to Omaha and thence to Silver City, Iowa, for fur ther visit with friends, to be absent some three weeks. Mr. Fred James has severed lib connection with the Keystone Lumbei Co., and will take charge of a lumiipr yard at Graf, this state, some eight miles east of Tecumseh, about the 18th instant. They move to their new home this week. The North western and many friends generall-. of Mr. and Mrs. James will «i;.cerci • regret their going, but will wish them success in their new home. Take Notice | Hunters, Trespassers—You have done a great deal of damage, cutting and in other ways destroying the fences. You have scared the cattle away from water and feed, have in terferred with the watering arrange ments and shot two cattle. There ' fore, anyone found in our pastures | without permission will be prosecuted. Hinsdale & Son. For Sale H. J. Johansen is offering for sale 14 lall-bred boars and his crop of spring boars, from his Loup Valley herd. Purchasers will make no mis take in securing tine heads for their herds from among Mr. Johansen’s I pure-bred Poland Chinas. Call early j and secure your choice. Lap dusters, horse covers, nets, etc. at P. O. Reed's. Loans on real estate, eall on John W. Long. on 62. Ashley Conger, the dray man. Get him. Don’t forget Lee Bros, is the place : to get choicest of meats. If you want a good buggy whip cheap, go to P. O. Reed’s. Mrs. Gibson returned last Friday from her visit in Pennsylvania. The Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay 17 cents for butter fat till further notice. Old Settlers' Picnic at Jenner's Park. Sept. 9 and 10. Keep the date in mind. Flies are coming. Get your screen doors and windows of the Leininger Lumber Co. Miss Mamie Adamson returned Monday evening from her visit to Central City. Have you tried that tine bologna at Lee Bros’, meat market? It is mighty good eating. Try Oakdale Nut coal for your cook stove. An excellent coal for summer use, for sale by E. G. Taylor. The Industrial Society of the Pres hvterian church meets with Mrs. S. X. Criss next Wednesday afternoon. M. R. Youngquest of Logan town ship lost a tine driving horse by light ning during the storm last Saturday night. Master Earl Taylor was threatened with an attack of typhoid fever last week, but the fever was broken at an early stage. Miss Grace Tracy arrived from Gibbon igst Friday evening for a visit i with her, father, E. E. Tracy, in ; Logan township. For Sale—Eight tine yearling Short horn bulls for sale. Enquire of H. B. Musser. ’phone 5 on 274, or address ; him at Loup City, Xeb. Messrs. A. B. Allee and E. B. Todd i of Ord. nephew and brother-in-law of 11. X. Syas, were guests of Mr. Syas t and family here over Sunday. A nics 40-100ths inch rain visited ! this county last Thursday night, , coming so’softly and evenly that j every drop did good service. The city council met last evening and approved the .txrnds of M. C. Mulick and T. II. Eisner and they i opened their saloons this morning. Born. Wednesday evening, Aug. 12. 1908, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gus. Lorentz. and Grandpa Erazim is the happiest man on earth. Congratuia I tions. Miss Pearle Needham last evening | entertained the 1. T. class of the I Presbyterian church at her home near Austin, a dray loaded young ladies and gentlemen attending. The union services of the Pres byterian and Baptist churches meet with the former next Sunday evening Pastor .lames giving the address. The union services last Sunday evening on the Baptist lawn were quite well at tended and very interesting. A special term of the district court was held here Tuesday of this week, his honor, Judge Hostetler presiding. The saloon cases of John Heescli, M. C. Mulick and T. Henry Eisner came up for hearing, being carried from the ruling of the city council by the anti-saloon league. Judge Hos tetler overruled the contentions of the league and in favor of the action of the council in granting licenses to the above. It is understood an appeal will be made to the supreme court. The two cases of the county against ex-County Clerk Gibson for certain moneys unaccounted for dur ing his terms of office, came up for bearing on a demurrer from defend ant, which was overruled by his honor and defendant given thirty days into which to file answer. The status of the cases are such that they will undoubtedly come to trial at the coming term of district court, which has been put off to November I7tli. The judge a.dvised counsel to submit the cases uo a referee, instead of hav ing trial by jury, which counsel for prosecution is willing to do but defense refuses. County Attorney Mathew will be assisted in these cases by Attorney R. J. Nightingale, while the defense lias W. H. Thompson of * rand Island to assist its regular .ounsel, which will make a lively legal (battle between the forces. 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 Barrel Salt, - - $1.75 Oyster Shells, per 100 .90 We pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Barn for rent. Enquire of Dan DeWitt, the barber. Dan DeWitt, the barber, is suffer ing from an attack of blood poison ing, but Dr. Longacre’s skill has gotten the better of the dangerous symptoms. Little Miss Mary Marcy gave a party to a number of her young friends last Friday afternoon'from 4 to 6 o’clock, when the future men and women of Loup City had the time of their lives. C. C. Cooper yesterday sold his mer cantile establishment to Felix Ma kowski anti W. G. McNulty. We have not heard Mr. Cooper's future intentions, though we understand he will not move from Loup City, at least for the present. It is possible Mr. Cooper may re-engage in business here at no distant day. Tne North western wishes success to all parties. Local Notes. After traveling 800 miles Anton Budler returned home Sunday even ing and says he killed a big rattlei with 19 rattles and one button. He , also visited Mr. Falks’ and savs thev ! are doing fine, but Mrs. Falk’s'health is quite poor. Charles Barnes' second boy was rendered unconscious for quite a while Wednesday from a severe fall. Lena Younglund spent last Sunday at her home. It seems good to see Jim Conger on the route again. C. L. Arnett's are having lots of company. Frank Arnett, a cousin, is here and they are expecting their daughter Saturday. Jim Gilbert is working for Charles Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. Bauder and family from Philipps, a niece of Mr. Arnett, arrived Saturday evening on a visit, also to Mr. Clark’s. Mr. Kilpatrick’s visited at the Foss home Sunday. Chas. Sickles’ have some relatives from Iowa visiting them. Mr. A. Gunnarsonol Aurora is lierq. look after his property. While S. Younglund’s were robbing their bees Friday several of the fami ly were stung quite severely, Mrs. Younglund being quite ill from the effects. S. Foss sold some cattle to Out house Wednesday. Mr. Clark’s brother and family re turned home to Aurora Saturday. Haying has begun in fine shape and is of good quality. Ross Warrick’ and famih from Dannebrog visited here over Suhdav. Mr. Olson's married son from Stromsburg is here and will locate if everything is suitable. Mrs. Ling's sister returned home Monday (horning. We understand Fred Davenport has I rented the Ransink farm and the old people aae going to move to town. Prof. A. M. Young is a new reader of the Northwestern. The professor is one of the able instructors of the Loup City schools. Jack Brown’s wheat has graded No. 1. This is due he claims to plant ing it with a Monitor drill bought of Jamrog & Son of Ashton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin and infant daughter were here from Grand Island over last Sunday visit ing Grandpa and Grandma Mulick. P. O. Reed. Newt. Vance, Gus Lorentz, Art Eisner and Will Oden dahl returned Friday evening from Grand Island, where they went in the 1 auto Thursday to attend* the races. Last week we made mention of the fact that the state board of equiliza tion had reduced the assessed valua tion in Sherman county a per cent. Later report has it that the state board did still better by reducing 10 per cent instead. Dr. C. H. Longacre, a recent gradu ate of the medical school at Louis ville, Ky., was here a few days last week on a visit to his brother. Dr. O. E. Longacre. We understand he will practice medicine at Louisville, where he graduated. Lightning last Saturday night, dur ing the severe thunderstorm, struck the steeple of the new Catholic church, damaging it so severely that it will have to be rebuilt. The bolt struck just below the cross on the south side cutting the steeple as though severed with a knife, the damage being greatest on the inside of the steeple. Misses Edna and Winnie Sullivan of Kearney and recent graduates of the Kearney state normal, arrived last Friday on a visit of a week or ten days to their sister, Mrs. Geo. Stork. Mrs. Stork was formerly a teacher and there are also two other sisters in the family who are teachers. A pretty good record of teacher fraternity in one family. Mr. A. M. Lewis of Aurora is here looking after his farm a few miles southeast of the city. He has re rented the same for another year, but will thereafter undoubtedly move on to and cultivate the same* He is a very pleasant gentleman and we will be pleased to announce his coming to Sherman county to take personal charge of his interests here. C. J. Tracy and son, Milford, re turned last Thursday evening from their extended visit to Mr. Tracy's good father at Ghent, New York. Mrs. Tracy will return next week, having stopped to visit friends in Illinois a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy also visited a few weeks in Brooklyn and New York City, taking in Coney Island and the various sights of the big cities and pleasure resorts. They had the time of their lives. Robt. Jenner arrived here from London. England, Monday, to assist his brother, Harry Jenner, at the park for the season. Mr. Jenner is a great traveler and sees about as much of the world as anyone. He left here last fall, going to California, later going from San Francisco to Panama, thence to New York City, thence to England, where he attend ed the great Olympic sports, and now returns to Loup City. He says the great athletic carnival in London was one of the greatest scenes he ever witnessed, and the English people were very highly pleased with the showing of the American athletes. ; and notwithstanding the reports re , ceived on this side of the water about , so-called unfairness to America’s con ! testants. every courtesy was extended i them and the reports were without 1 foundation in fact. Mr. Jenner is 1 looking tine and clams he is feeling as w ell as his looks seem to indicate. Supervisor’s Proceedings. Loup City, Nebr., August 5, 1908 Comity Hoard of Equalization met j this day in regular session as per ad journment of June 19th, for the pur pose of making the levies for the en suing year. Members present: Chris Nielson, chairman. Henry Thode, W. O. Brown, Jas. I. Depew, F. R. Wyman and ffm. Jacobs, Lewis Bechtold county assessor and C. F. Beushausen clerk. Members absent, A. Garstka. The report of the State Board of Equalization showing the valuation of Sherman county not having been received, the board on motion ad jounred to August 6, 1908, and the report not being on hand on the 6th day of Aug., the Board on motion adjourned to August 20th 1908. C. F. Beushavskn County Clerk. Loup City, Nebr., August 6, 1908 County board of Supervisors met this day in regular session as per adjournment of July 14, 1908. Member present. Chris Nielson, chairman,Henry Thode. W. O. Brown J. I. Depew. F. R. Wyman, Wm. Jacobs and C. F. Beushausen. clerk, absent A. Garstka. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. On motion ttie order to donate $100 worth of lumber to Oak Creek town ship, as passed by a former meeting was reconsidered and order made to donate in place of said lumber, a steel tubing 24 feet long by 24 inch high. The Bauhard road petition praying for the establishment of a roaa along the nortli side of section 616-15 was on motion denied. The Kontor road petition was laid over to next meeting. On motion the buildings on poor farm were insured in the St. Paul Fire and Marine Ini. Co., by Frank Brewer as agent, for $1300. Bids for the renting of the poor farm were opened, and were as follows: John E. Otlewski, $476.00, Edward Oltman $450.00, William George $501.00 and C. H. McConnel $300.00. William George being the highest bidder therefore, the board on motion rented said farm owned by the coun ty to William George The following official bonds were approved by the board: William George, for the renting of the poor farm. Joseph Blaschke, overseer of high ways district No. 11. M. A. Gilbert overseer of liighwavs district No. 10. J. D. Burns overseer of highways district No. 3. The tax of John Anderson claiming an error in the assessed valuation of the improvement on lot 1 and 2 block 2 in Andersons addition to Litchfield, same being paid under protest, was by the board ordered refunded. The clerk was on motion ordered to advertise for bids for the construction of a fill to the bridge to be built across the Middle Loup river near Rockville. The following claims were allowed ———— and ordered drawn. general fund. P T Rowe.# 2 50 Christensen & Ferdinandt. 52 40 John M Taylor. 3 00 A Anderstrom. 2 25 C W Gibson. 2 25 A S Main. 5 25 Dr. L E Dickinson. 2 25 L A Williams, Sheriff.91 66 Dr J W Jones. 34 40 RT Young. 20 70 E A Brown. 36 75 J S Pedler, Co. Judge. 3 .‘13 F R Wyman. 8 50 Henry Thode. 6 40 J I Depew. 6 00 W m J acobs. 8 00 W O Brown. 9 00 Chris Nielson. iiro Dr A E Wanek. 19' *• BRIDGE FUND W T Gibson.I 6 2' Lew Winkleman. 1 <►' Joe Reiman. 1 W D French. 3 6 S E Thrasher. 3 60 Keystone Lumber Co.4" 15 Henry Thode. 4 90 Chris Nielson. 3 do ROAD FUND L A Williams.#10 S ' E A Brown. 5 25 E B Corning. 8 00 On motion board adjourned to Sept 22nd 1908. C. F. Bukshausen, County Clerk Notice of Sale Older Cbattel Mortgage. Notice is hereby given that by virtue oi n chattel mortgage dated on the 23rd day of July. 1907. and duly hied in the office of ti e county clerk of Miermun county. Nebraska, on the 29th day of July, 1907. and executed by George E. Reed and Julius Reed to the Avery Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Peoria. Ills., and thereafter assigned to Avery Company, a corporation of Peoria, Illinois, to sect: re the payment of the sum of $1620.00. and upon which there is now due the sum of $935.00 with interest at 8 per cent per annum from July 23rd. 1907. according to the terms of said notes, and upon whieh there is also due the further sum of 7S5UO with interest at 9 per cent per unnum from July 2i!rd. 1*07. by reason of the vio.ation of the conditions ef said mortgage whereby said mortgagee has the right to deelare and does declare the same to be due for the reason that it feels unsafe and insecure on account of the said mortgaged property being wholly abandoned by the said mortgagors: default having been made in .he payment of the whole of said sum and oo suit or other pro ceeding at law having been instituted to recover said debt or any part thereof, there fore I will sell the property therein deseiibed, to-wit: 1 Nickols Si Shepherd 13 H P Engine. No 5605. 1 Avery Separator. 32x54. No. 2286. 1JB FF Stacker. No. 1529. • 1 Weigher. 1 unmounted tank. 1 pack pump and hose. 1 150x8x4 belt. Also 7 head of horses, to-wit: 1 sorrel horse named Prank. 15 years old. weight 1250 pound*. 1 bay mare named Molly. 12 years old, weight 1250 pounds. 1 gray mare named Flip, 6 years old, weight 950 pound*. 1 gray mare named Topsy. 4 years old. weight 950 pounds. 1 gray mare named Jane. 8 years old. weight 1000 pounds. 1 roan mare named Flora, 12 years old. weight 1150 pounds 1 sorrel mare named Brone, 5 years old. weight 900 pounds. at public auction at the premises of Christ Zwink on the northeast quarter of section twelve, township fifteen. Range sixteen. In Sherman county. Nebraska, on Friday, the 21st day of August. 1909. at the hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day. Dated this 30th day of July. 1908. avert Compart. Assignee and Owner of Mortgage. By R. J. Nightingale, Its Attorney. [Last pub. Aug. 20] She Has Cured Thousands Given up to die. DR. CALDWELL OF CHICAGO j Practicing Aleopathy, Homeop athy, Electric and General Medicine. -— Will by request, visit professionally LOUP CITY, NEB. At St. Elmo hotel THURSDAY, AUG, 20 Hours: 2 p. m. to*9 p. m. returning every four weeks. Consu t her while the opportunity is at hand. UK. UALDWtLL, limits her practice to tbe to tbe special treatment of diseases of the Eye. Ear. Nose. Throat. Lungs. Female Dis eases, Diseases of Children and all Chronic. Nervous and Surgical Diseases of a curable nature. Early Consumption. Bronchitis. Bron chial Catarrh, Chronic Catarrh, Head-Ache. CoDstipation, Stomach and Bowel Trouble*. Rheumatism. Neuralgia. Sciatica, Bright's Disease. Kidney Diseases. Diseases of the Liver and Bladder, Dizziness, Nervousness. Indigestion. Obeiity. Interrupted Nutrition, Slow Growth In Children, and all wasting Diseases In adults. Deformities, Club-feet. Curvature of tbe Spine. Diseases of the Brain. Paralysis. Epilepsy, Heart Disease. Dropsy, Swelling of the Limbs Stricture. Open Sores. Pain in the Bones. Granular Enlargements and all long standing diseases properly treated. Blood and Skin Cdaoaaos. Pimples. Blotches. Eruptions. Liver Spots, Falling of the Hair, Bad Complexion. Eczema. Throat ulcers. Bone Pains. Bladder Troubles. Weak Back. Burning Urine. Passing Urine too often. The effects of constitutional sick ness or the taking of tco much Injurious medicine receives searching treatment, prompt relief and a cure for life. Diseases of Women. Irregular Menstruation, Falling of the Womb. Bearing Down Pains. Female Displacements. Lack of Sexual Tone. Leuchorrhca. Sterility or Barrenness, consult Dr. Caldwell aud she will show them tbe cause of their trouble and the way to become cured. Cancers. Colter, Flutula, Plica and enlarged glands rested with the sub cutaneous injection method, absolutely with out pain and without the loss of a drop of blood, is one of her own discoveries and Is really the most scientific and certainly sure cure method of this advanced age. Dr. Caldwell has practiced her profession in some of the largest hospitals throughout the coun try. She has no superior in the treating and diagnosing of diseases, deformities, etc. She has lately opened an office la Omaha. Nebras ka. where sne will spend a portion of each week treating her many patients. No in, curable cases accepted for treatment- Don. sultation. examination and advice, one dollar to those Interested. DR. ORA CALDWELL A CO.. Omaha. Neb. Chicago, 111. Address all mall, 104 Bee Bids, Omaha, Ne Special Bargains This Week 100 PIECES OF CHINA To be GIVEN AWAY FREE. We give one piece of China with one 25c package of Coffee, the Coffee is good grade. Call and see the China; each piece worth 15c to 50c. Rolled Flake Hominy, per pond, 4c 9 Bars of Soap, - - - 25c Gallon Kamo Syrup, best made, 45c Regular Grade 25c Coffee, at - 20c Gallon of Apples, select stock, - 30c 2boxes Grape-Nut, only - - 25c 3 boxes of any Breakfast Foods, - 25c Salt and Pepper Shakers, and filled, 10c Swans-Down Cake Flour, - - 25c We guarantee everything we sell, and will try and please all. YOURS FOR BUSINESS, 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 FURN ITURE Christensen & Ferdinandt Furniture Company. Christensen & Ferdinandt, Undertakers and Embalmers WILL Protect Yotn Stock Because it’s the ideal roofing for all kinds of farm buildings and out-houses, etc., as it keeps them warm in winter, cool in summer,-dry in wet weather, and will not any water with which it may come in contact, leaving it avail domestic uses. You can lay it yourself, and at a cost HUpris Send for our book., and free sample^ — % J. P. LEININGER LUMBER COMPANY. * ' •^J. I. DEPEW®* Blacksmith 9 Wagon Maker My shop la tbe largest and beat equipped north of tbe Platte River I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, ma chtuery, also a foroe of experienced men who know boar to operate it and turn oat a job with neatness and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS We are 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 bulk, $1.00 per gallon. We have just unloaded a car of good WHITE CEDAR POSTS, which we are offering at He each in lots of 100 or more KEYSTONE LUMBEPCO. 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, 8. N.[Sweetland loup citTstate- BANK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Capital Stock, • • $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00