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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1908)
A. P. CULLEY, President. IRA E. WILLIAMS, Cashier. i FIRST mm RAM OF LOUP CTJY. i I 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. .45 ; Wheat, per bu.80 @ .84 Oats, per bu.;58 (a .40 ■ Rye, per bu . .05 j Butter, per lb. .18 i Eggs, per doz. .lp j Hens, per lb.0T12 | Spring chickens, per lb.09L | BON TON RESTAURANT Aid Slrnrt Order House CONGER BROS, Props 4. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA Hot Meals and Lunches at all Hours Dray and Ice Delivery Office. Leave orders with the cashier. aug20rf LOCAL NEWS. Lamps galore at the Little Boston. Corn cribs for sale at J. M. Czap r lewski’s. For farm loans call on A. L. Zimmerman. Did you get one of those salads at the Little Boston? Cloak Sale one day only, Saturday, C*ct. 24. at Conhiser's. I>on’t forget Lee Bros, is the place to get choicest of meats. Before buying a new cloak, see the Loup City Mercantile Co. Mrs. Dan DeWitt has been quite seriously ill the past week. The Loup City Mercantile Co. will undersell anyone in cloaks. . The Little Boston w ill pay 25 cents I for cream till further notice. A. P. Culley intends going to Los Angeles to spend the winter. I w ill guarantee 25c for butter fat I test and pav cash.—A. E. Chase. All kinds of Granite Ware at bottom prices at the Little Boston. If you want to buy or sell Keal Estate, rail ou John W. Lous. The Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay cents for butter fat till further notice. Little Opal Yer Valin was quite ill tlie first of the week but is better at present. Take vour butter and eggs to Cor. hisers, where you can get anything you want. Farm loans made on short notice and at reasonable rates by A. L. Zimmerman. Flies are corning. Get .vour screen doors and windows of the Leininger Lumber Co. Wes Pedler wen up to make a try for some of the Tripp county land last Friday. Buy your cloaks of the Loup City Mercantile Co. You know what you get is O. K. Watch the window at -J. M. Czap lewski’s hardware store for Shamrock enamel ware. A marriage license was issued last Fridav to Edward Stanzyk and Cecelia Dzingle, both of Ashton. Do not be encouraged to try some other flour but use Loup City flour and patronize a home industry. Mr. and Mrs. George Dinsdale of Palmer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Johansen a few days last week. The Loup Cltv Mercantile Co. gives a nice book slate to every schoolchild purchasing a pair of Star Brand shoes. Mrs. Wm. Larsen was called to Aurora last Friday by the illness of her father. She was accompanied by her two youngest children. Lost—Oct. 1st. between Loup City and Cleora church, one left-hand glove, buckskin front and mutkrat back. Finder please leave at this office. Pastor D. W. James of the Baptist church, who has lieen absent in Kansas Citv and other points the past two weeks, returned home last Saturday evening. Buy a pair of Star Brand shoes for your ’child of school age and secure the premium book slate free with every pair. Loup City Mercantile Co. W. G. Odendahl last Saturday picked a tine bunch of blossoms off his cherry trees. Pretty good for this time of year. Wtiat’s the use of go ing to California for weather? Just the thing for every school boy and girl, a nice little book slate free with every pair of Star Brand shoes | purchased of the Loup City Mercan tile Co. Call and see the red book slate. It is figured that some*twenty-five to thirty Sherman county people have registered for a share of the Tripp county land. Surely outof this bunch one or more ought to win out. The Loup City Mill & Light Co. s are better prepared than ever to ex rf change flour for wheat. We still have a large amount of old wheat fl.iur which we exchange, for new wheat. We also have all kinds of feed We want your business. Loup City Mill & Lioitt Co. $400 to $600 is to be made this fall by shelling the big crop of corn. We will tit you out with shelters. Call and we will talk this matter over with you. T. M. Reed. .1. M. C/.aplewski sells Grand Island bog wire. 3 on <52. Ashler Conger, the drav man. Get him. Cloak Sale No. 2. at Conhiser's, Saturday, Oct. 24. Call at.I.M Czaplewski's hardware store for the Ilinoy heater. Cloaks always on sale at the Loup City Mercantile Co.'s store. Ed Angier returned home from his trip south last Saturday evening. I>o you want a new corn shelter? T. M. Reed will sell you one right. If you want a dray in a hurry and get quick work, see Stewart Conger. T. M. Reed can fit you out with a dandy corn shelter. Call and see him. The Loup City Mercantile Co. is certainly doing a cloak business this year. Elegant rain Sunday night and al! day Monday last making all nature smite. Oakdale and Aztec coals are both good burners. For sale bv E. G. Taj lor. Call and see those latest corn shelters sold by T. M. Reed. Just what you want. You make no mistake in calling on the Stewart Conger drays when you want quick service. Have you tried that fine bologna at Lee Bros’, meat market? It is mighty good eating. Mrs. E. G. Taylor entertained the ladies of the Entre Nous club at her home last Friday afternoon. Lessons given in Vocal and Instru mental music. Beatrice Nightixgale. A carload of new buggies just re ceived by T. M. Reed. He will sell you one of them right. County Supt. Hendrickson has been quite busy the past few weeks visit ing schools over the county. John W. Long is prepared to make all Real Estate Loans on short notice at lowest rates. Sim Criss last Friday sold his dray business to John McPonall. the latter taking charge of the business Monday. See the new line of China at Jeffords'. Very pretty patterns in Ilaviland. You must get the price t-oo in order to appreciate them. Mrs. Gus Lorentz and baby re turned home from Itavenna last Thursday, accompanied by Miss Tony Erazim. Tiie Stewart Conger drays are on the rush from morning to night, but you will get the quickest kind of service on a hurrv call. Try them. Ohlsen Bros, are making the Swan son brick store reach skyward at a fast rate, but then that is the way Ohlsen Bros, always do. Lou H. Spahr. the sewing machine expert, still cleans and repairs all kinds of sewing machines at J. M. Czaplewski's hardware store. Call and see him. John D. McDonald and Mrs. Lou Jessup of Three Oaks. Mich., were united in marriage last Thursday afternoon by County Judge Pedler. We mentioned last week of their getting a license on the morning of our publication. Handsomest ware—knives, forks and spoons at Jeffords'. A variety of styles for your choosing and prices right. Grandma Gilbert lias reason to think nature is especially kind to Ne braska and to tins portion of Sherman county, as last, week she had radishes raised in her garden that measured 2214 and 23 inches in circumference. Who can beat that? An interesting item that escaped us last week was that of Grandma Gilbert entertaining on Saturday, the 10th. Grandmas Haney and Criss, Mrs. Will Fisher. Mr. .las. Baillie and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Douglas. A splendid social time was reported. Fred Herschlag came down from Stanton last Friday to look after his real estate holdings. Fred is one of those great, big hearted Germans whom it is a pleasure to meet. He w ill continue to be a reader of the Northwestern to keep posted on Sher man county and its doings. At the Presbvterian church Sunday morning the regular service will be held At the evening service the sub ject will be. “There is No God.” Special music consisting of an anthem by the choir, a solo by Miss Lizzie ! Leininger and a violin solo by Mr. 1 H. E. Hedlund. All are cordially in I vited to attend. Why not own a reliable watch? A timepiece which cannot be depend ed upon to show accurate time, which has to be pulled hack or jogged ahead every day in order to have the correct time, isn't worth tying to a tish line for a sinker. Every move ment and case we sell hasour personal as well as the manufacturer's guar antee. Our low prices bring them in easy reach of the weakest pooketbook. No trouble to show you. J. F. Jekkobds & Sons. Grocery Department We have the business, because we sell for Small Profits and give the best quality for the money. A nice broken Japanese Rice, 5 lbs. for. No. 1 Mexican Head Rice, 3 lbs. for. A good bulk Coffee, per lb... . 15c New California Dried Apri- | cots, per pound.. -* dl New California Dried Peaches 1 Xr, per pound. lvC< Nice Norway 3kkk Herring. 3 lbs. for. <wC Nice White Fish.3 pounds for OS,, only. wl Dr. Pierce’s Breakfast Food. k)K,t 3 packages for. Maze-All Breakfast Food. 3 £) packages for. ‘W"C. GERM A N-AMERICA N COFFEE, best coffee for the money. We buy this coffee direct from the growers, whereby we save the middle-man’s profit. Our Leaders, 20c and 25c. When you once try this coffee, you will use no other. Loup Citv Mercantile Co. Death of Grandpa Fross S. M. Fross was born Jan. 4. 1822. in Chautauqua county. New York, was converted at the age of hi years at Westfield in the same county.' At the age of 25 years lie emigrated to Wis consin. In 1954 he was wedded to Phoebe Onstine. and to this union were born eight children, three of them preceding their father to the heavenly home by several years. One ! year after the war he moved to i southern Minnesota, a few years later j to Giltner. Neb., then in June. 1907. ; coming to Loup City and settling in a I comfortable little home on the farm I of his son. O. S. Fross. west of town, i where he lived happily and on the evening of Oct. 19. 1908, peacefully ; passed away sitting in his chair, at the ripe age of so years. 9 months and 15 days. Surely his children will rise up arid call him blessed. The funeral was held at the M. E. church last Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by C. H. Foe of Huxley. Neb., assisted by Rev. J. O. Hawk, interment being : at Moon cemetery. The bereaved wife and family have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. Wedding Beils. Last Thursday evening at the resi dence of the bride's sister. Mrs. Herman Jung. in this city. Mr. Conrad Koch of Rockville township and Mrs. Eliza A. Stark of Wiggle Creek were united in marriage by County Judge Pedler. Mr. Koch is an old resident of this county and one of our pros perous farmers, and a friend of the Northwestern of many years, while the bride is also a long time resident of the county and well and favorably known to a large circle of friends. They will live on the farm of Mr. Koch in the south part of the county. We wish for them a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. Mrs. G. W. Collipriest's mother and sister returned to their home in Indian ; Territory last Saturday. H. B. Musser was another of those who registered for the Tripp county land whom we heretofore failed to mention. , The drawing for the Tripp county land began Monday, but so far we have not heard of' any of our boys w inning out. Luther Goodwin went to Lincoln ; Monday as a delegate from the local Odd Fellows lodge to the session of the grand lodge. Every child of school age will get a nice red book slate and pencil free at the Loup City Mercantile Co.'s store on purchase of a pair of Star Brand shoes, it is a most useful present. The Brotherhood will hold an open meeting next Sunday afternoon to which all are cordially invited., both , men and women. Rev. McEwen will give an address on. •‘How we got our Bible.” Messrs. C. T. and B. I‘. McKinnie and i>. C. Leach returned last Satur day evening from a hunting and fish ing trip up into the sandhills and ; over to O'Neill to register for a chance at the Tripp county land The boys say they had the time of their lives. Mr. C. O. Wagner, who has charge of the Morsman billiard parlors, lias gone to tiousekeeping in one of Mrs. Gardner's cottages. Their goods. , which should have been here over a week sinco. are still delayed in transit, a most provoking and seemingly un warranted occurrence. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the ; Methodist Episcopal church of Loup ' City. Neb., will be celebrated on Oct. I 25, litOH. This is not a day of debt raising. but a celebration, beginning with the fallowing program for the morning service: Hymn. Invocation. 1 Anthem. Scripture Reading and ! Notices, Offertory.Greetings by Mail. | The Early Church of Loup City by C. J. Tracy: Hymn, a Short Address by Rev. E. A. Brown; Music. The Mission of the Church by J. W. Long: Roxology. A cordial invitation to all. Committee. Mr. Max Jeffords returned home from Hastings last Saturday, where he has been employed for some time by a music firm. We understand he has decided to enter the ministry of the M. E. church and will study to I qualify himself for that life work this | winter, while he takes care of the | athletic room and earns his expenses giving lessons on the violin. Mr. Jeffords is a bright, energetic, talent ed and worthy young man and we believe will prove a most sincere and successful worker in the Master’s vineyard. We and his host of friends all about us. will wish him the utmost success in his endeavors. An interesting debate is on for Friday evening of this week at Pllger's opera house between a number of high school contestants, on the ques tion, “Resolved. That a compulsory guarantee of bank deposits is desir able.” Those on the affirmative are Emma Rowe, Christian Sorensen and Clark Whittaker, while on the nega tive are Clifford Rein. Earl Pray and Walter Callaham. We understand this is a trial debate to decide who shall be contestants in future debates of our high school with those of our sister towns. We trust our people will generously attend this opening wedge of uratorv in our high school, and feel assured all will be well re paid for their attendance. The small admittance fee of 10 cents will be charged to help defray expenses. Dry Goods, Cloaks Clothing. You can get anything you want by asking. If we have not got it, we will get it for you. We are here for business, and business we must have In price, we are the lowest, and in quality the best. We challenge any one. Good Outing Flannel, 5c to 10c per yard, in lights or darks. Table Damasks we have at all prices. We have A big line of Madras Cloth, regular price loc; now - 10c All our regular 12 l-2c Flannels now - - - 10c Boys’ and Children’s Clothing Best that can be bought for the money. We handle the Wear Better Cloths for Boys. 2 pairs of Pants one Knickerbocker and one plain double knee—Suit, $6.50. In MEN'S CLOTHING, we handle the ven latest styles in cashmere or worsted, and if you want a Made-to-Order Suit, we are here to take your measure at any time, and we will guarantee a tit. as that is in our line. But for a man to go to a grocery store to have a measure taken for a suit of clothes, what can he expect'? Along R. R. No. I. F. A. Pinckney’s potatoes went 200 bushels per acre. He took (52 bushels to Loup City Wednesday on one load. L. B. Focht and Frank Blaschke I were hauling potatoes to market this week. Why notsave a few dollars for Loup I City township by running the road drag over the roads to the bridges. A. J. Budler went up to O'Neill to register and to hunt and fish, return j ing Monday. Eli Barries is husking corn for W. iO. Brown. Miss Mable Garrett from Litchfield j visited Miss Winnie Parsley Saturdav. Mrs. Parsley went to Ravenna last Saturday to visit the new arrival at the honie of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson returning Monday. Miss Verna Kowelawski spent Sun day with Nellie Janulewicz. Rubert Kowelawski visited his parents last week. Andrew Weedin and wife came up from Aurora Monday to visit the Johnson and Ling families. Henry Apple and Frank Weedin returned from their Aurora visit last ; Wednesday. Christ Zwink bought another quar ter of land southeast of his place last week from Gus Siekman of Aurora. Harry Shipley's corn crib was blown i over Monday. W. Koger had to sow most of his j wheat over. Jackson Bros, cleaned up $33 last! j Saturday with one of their horses called ‘•Billy.” Tom found out as : well as others that old Billy was a j swift one for a scrub horse. L. Hayden has only about one-third | of his corn standing after the storm of Monday. His field had been stand I ing up the best of any on the route. Miss Maude Reynolds is home again after a couple of weeks at Litchfield. Mrs. Fagan is improving in health. Everybody attend the bos social at Dist. 59 or tfie Zwink school house, on Oct. 24. Bring your friends and have one of the best times of the year Miss Edith Day is the teacher. J. Plambeckis building an addition to his house. Miss Lizzie Bingham is visiting at the home of S. S. Reynolds. Frank Kuhn. J. A. Summers and L. Hayden's boy did some fine work on the roads last week. A heavy rain covered the route Monday. The storm of Monday took the form j of a twister at the home of F. A. Pinckney about 4 o'clock in the after : noon. His old mill was blown to pieces and pieces carried up on the road about 20 rods, the chicken house blown over and the tops torn oil the alfalfa stacks, while his neighbors stacks were not touched. The storm blew from the southwest. W. C. Peck of St. Paul was out on the route last week buying horses. W. G. Gurry sold a horse Saturday for $150. Porter Curry was trading at Mason , City Satu rday. ■fom Parsley sold one of his horses Saturday, receiving $150. Mrs, Ford and children spent a couple of days at the home ui Tom Parsley on their way to Scouts Biu.f.. Neb., last week. Joe Kovvelawski's boys were trad : ing at Loup City Friday. There must ; be some attraction there for Arthur. J. Olson has Been building a small addition to the west of his house. Miss Julia Olson is visiting at Stromsburg. Take a daily paper and help your route: take a county paper and also | help your route. a. cergsirom is doing tnecarpenter j work on .lohn Olson's house. Crist Domgard took home some | I horses of T. M. Keed’s to winter last Thursday. At the home of L. Johnson Monday the wind moved a hayrack loaded with , hay several feet. Mr. and Mrs. Kay McFadden and Miss Lena Youngland vifited at Gust Youngland's Sunday. S. Youngland sold six steers to Biemond Tuesday. Andy Coppersmith left Monday for Bradshaw , where he will be joined by his father and Dr. Morrison of that place. Andy is taking his father to Omaha for a surgical operation as the old gentleman is almost totally blind in both eyes from the formation of cataracts. Mrs. J. A. Gilbert knows better how to sympathize with him than anyone else on the route as she passed through the same thing a short while ago and can now see good. It is with deepest regret that we chronicle the death of one of our patrons, Mr. S. M. Fross. who passed quietly away Monday evening at his home four miles west of Loup City. Especially will the carrier miss him as he was always at the mail box with a cheery "good morning" and a pleas ant laugh and joke. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the dear old wife and family left behind. Mr. and Mrs.’Geo. Lyons from Mar quette were here to attend the Fross funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perdy and fain ly of Phillips. Neb., arrived’ too late for funeral of S. M. Fross. Miss Bertha Fibrick of Des Moines. Iowa, arrived last evening for a visit to her uncle, O. S. Fross and family. She did not know her grandfather had passed away and arrived too late for the funeral. C. Johnson butchered this week. Thanks. Loans on real estate, call on John W. Long. Grocery Price List Celebrated Barrington Hall Coffee, per pound, - 35c Corn Flakes, 3 pkgs for 25c Ur. Price’s Food, 3 for 25c Egg-0 See, 3 for - - 25c Grape ^uts, 2 for - - 25c NewPrunes.lUc lb. 3 for 25c Apricots new,15c lb, 2 for 25c Flour and Feed Combined: Kearney High Patent, $1.40 Boelus Big B Flour - 1.40 Auror Cream Patent - 1.40 Loup City White Satin, 1.40 Try Our New Store. McNulty & Machoski Y. M. A. A. Notes Work in the gymnasium has been neglected lately, but we promise you such will not be the case from now on. If you are not a member better join at once to get the new rate men tioned below. Tiie Library, under the manage ment of Max Jeffords will be open for the loaning of books from 1 o'clock till 4. Books may be returned at any j time by depositing them in the box provided and leaving a card in them with your name on. Anyone owing tines on a book will not be allowed to borrow another until the tine is paid. You may lie sure of finding someone at the library between these hours and we especially invite the older people to borrow books here. New Lincoln books will be in soon. Those joining the Association be fore Nov. 1st, can get 3 months mem bership for SI, and afterwards the mempership will be t.iie same. A meeting for all boys under 14 years of age will lie held in the gym nasium every Monday night at 7:30. This will be simiiarto the K. O. K. A. with gymnasium training, and any boy can come whether a member of the association or not. We want to organise a young men's 1 class later tnis fall for gymnasium work. Be-.lose of ibis we offer three m (lions membership to new or old members at Uie rate of SI. and work will cumin mce a> s. on as a .-.t . e.u number I, i . e joined. A meeting for men will be held oii'v a m inth mi Sun la\ aftt rnoon at 4 o dock. This will ic aim • meed a few days previous. The service will , include sponging by different promi nent men o tiie town. Tiie gym nasium will tie tilted with seats. If you aro behind in your member ship dues try to see Max Jeffords, as the collections have been hard to make recently, so many being out of town. * _ Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on t>2, when in need of a drayman. Clocks! Clocks! Clocks! Jeffords lias some new ones that are beauties and the price is way down. See them. I Have Some for Sale. . I have some tine young Poland China Boars for sale. I don’t want to “butt in” but if you can't find one that you like in any other herd. I would sell you one rather than have you do without. A' J. JOHNSON. % mBe north of Jenner’s Park. For Sale. Three miles south of Loup City. 17 fall and spring Poland China boars, good bone and lenghth. B. W. Pakkhttrst. Public Sale. Having sold my farm. I will hold a Public Sale at my farm, \ mile south of town, on Saturday, Oct. 31st, at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp. HENRY DOLLING, Owner. J. T. Hale. J. S. Pedleh, Auctioneer. Clerk. ^_JN, PEN Sails factual* Excels For Sale by J. F. JEFFORDS. School Land Auction. The following described lands in Sherman county will be offered for leas* at public auction at the county treasurer's office, Satur day. November 21. 1908, s.t 9:00 a. m. Terms of leasing and appraised valne may be bad od aoplication to the county treasurer or to the Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings at Lincoln. SE 38-13-1 J. NE 36-15-16, W-2 16-16-16. H. M. Eaton. Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings., CLOAK SALE No. 2 SAT. OCT. 24, CONHISER’s Our Guarantee Velvet Rug 9x12 Beautiful Parlor Rug - $30.00 Our Highest Grade Axminister Rugs, Flowered Design - 27.50 Reversible Cashmere Rugs, 9x12, 15.00 9x12 Art Squares from $4.50 to $11.00, according to quality All sizes of Oil Cloth and Stove Rugs. A large line of Floor Rugs to select from. Come in and let us show you that we can save you money on Floor Coverings. Christensen & Ferdinandt Furniture Company. Christensen & Ferdinandt, Undertakers and Embalmers *3>J. I. DEPEW©* Blacksmith 9 Wagon Maker My shop is the largest and best equipped north ol the Platte Klver I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, ma chiuery 1 also a force of experienced men who know b»<w to operate it and turn out a Job with neatness and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS IOWA GATES for the FARM By sliding this ring back, the largest hog may pass under and have the run of two lots. Or raise your gate to drive hogs in or out. Your larger stock cannot get out while you are busy. The IOWA CATE works fine this way. When you have time drop around and look over the gate hung up at 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.QSweetland LOUP CITT STATE'!® LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00