Did It Ever Occur to You? “I paid that bill once." “You must be mistaken.” “Indeed, I am not mistaken.” “Have you a receipt?” “It seems to me I have, but 1 don't remember what I did with it.” “We have no record of payment, and unless I you can produce our acknowledgment in the way of receipt, we must insist that you pay this account.” But it might have been a different story had the bill teen paid with a bank check. No chance for argument or dispute whm the canceled check is produced. Better pay your bills once---witb a check on THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Good Bank A Time Tried and Quality Tested Bank Check Books Free A. P CULLEY, President L. HANSEN, Cwshier IRA E. WILLIAMS, Vice President O E. ADAMS, Asst. Cashier THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotations. Corn, per bu.54 @ .56 Wheat, per bu.98 @ 1.02 Oats, per bu.45 . k I>eWitt at Chase's store. I w ill guarantee 25c for butter fat I test and pav cash.—A. E. Chase. You can buy 6 Glasses and Pitcher at Jeffords' for 85c. The finest present i out. District court convenes nextTues | day in this city. It will be an equity ; term. Lee Bros, meat market is the place to get ground green bones for your chickens. Jeffords and Son are getting new Post Cards every day. See them for up-to-date cards. Walter Callaham returned last Saturday from Morrill, Neb., and re-entered school. WANTED—25 head of cattle to pasture for the season. See or address H. A. Woody, Austin. Neb. A few White Wyandotte cockerels left for 81.00. also Old Trusty In ‘ cubator for 86. Inquire of Ward Yer Yalin. Miss Nancy Howard of Central City is a guest at the John Ohlsen home this week, and is visiting with her many friends. Will Callen was down from Wash ington township to the meeting of assessors, getting pointersfor his work as assessor for his township. Mrs. Mayme Smithson of Des Moines arrived in this city last Thursday for a few days' visit with her sister, Mrs C. O. Wagner, going from here to South Dakota later. Mrs. W. R. Mellor arrived from Lincoln Tuesday evening of this week, to be among the first to greet her newly arrived grand-niece at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sleeth. When in need of flour ask your dealer for Loup City flour and you will be convinced that they have tne quality and their prices are no higher than other flour. If this is true you should buy flour made by your home b. mill. Three immense nocks of geese were noticed passing over Loup City last Saturday noon at a great height, and it almost caused a fit of sickness to sieze a number of our sportsmen be cause the feathered product preferred to fly so high. Mr. Chas. Reynolds of Perry, Iowa, who has been visiting friends and relatives here and at Sargent the past two weeks, leaves Friday morning for his Iowa home, where he will join his uncle, S. F. Reynolds, and go on to Chicago with him. Paul Heizner has moved from Hazard township up on the old G. A. Curry farm in Clay township. This pues Paul on Rural Route No. 2, and makes Loup City his trading point. Glad he and his family have become almost county seat people. We received a pleasant call Tuesday morning from our good friend, H. .1. Burtner, one of the substantial men of west Sherman. Mr. Burtner sel dom gets to the county seat save on business with the county officials, making his calls what might be termed angel visitations. • Mrs. Jas. Johansen received a tele gram last Friday that her father at Oneida. 111., was very poorly and ask ing her to come at once. Owing to herself being ill, it was impossible for her to take the trip, but may go later unless she receives news of his im provement. Alfred Anderson east of town, an uncle of Mrs. Johansen, and , brother-in-law of her father, left for ^ his bedside at oDce. Later, Mrs. Jo hansen received word her father was much improved in health. WANT COLUMN Local Notices, Want Ads, Lost. Found of Stolen items For Sales, etc., under this head at one-haif cent per word, no item less than 5c DRESSMAKING—I am prepared to do dressmaking at the home of Mrs. J. B. Draper Satisfaction guaranteed. AM" Roisske Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock eggs, of the famous E It Thompson strain. SI 00 perl setting. Phone. 8 on 28# Mrs. E. C. Dyer If you want'a good cream separator see T. M. Reed. Finest dill pickles ever on the market at Lee Bros. Big Ribbon Sale at lrtc per yard at Loup City Mercantile Co. W. H. Allen of Scott township was a Loup City visitor Tuesday. New Patterns in tine China and rich Cut Glass justarrived at Jeffords' Dr. A. C. Evans joins the North western's splendid list of readers this week. The Ravenna Creamery Co. will pay 25 cents for butter fat till further notice. Take your butter and eggs to Cor. hiser's. where you can get anything you want. Silks worth 65c to *1.00 per yard on sale at the Loup City Mercantile Co. for 50c per yard. Miss Elva Zimmerman returned to Toledo, Iowa. Tuesday morning, to continue her studies. John W. Long is prepared to make all Real Estate Loans on short notice at lowest rates. Uncle Tom Chamberlain vyas over from tlie west side of the best county in Nebraska, Tuesday, shaking bands with his friends. We can save you a nice piece of ; money on a refrigerator by getting in your order early.—Christensen Ferdinandt Furniture Co. C. F. Beushausen of the Times has purchased a new power press for his newspaper and added a gasoline engine to the office also. H. Ransink moved into his resi dence property in southeast Loup City last week, and will operate the street sprinkler the present season. Dr S. A. Allen received a telegram from Corpus Christi. Texas, last Saturday, containing the good news that Dr. J. II. Long is steadily im proving. We received a pleasant call from J. C. Wall. Tuesday, who is the new deputy assessor for Harrison town ship. We are pleased to add Mr. Wall to our list of readers. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Beushausen came home from Omaha last Satur day evening Mr. Beushausen passed through the surgical ordeal very happily and will soon regain his usual healtii. S. F. Reynolds left Wednesday for a month's business and pleasure trip to Chicago and other points in Illinois. He will stop over a few days to visit friends at Perry. Iowa, en route. The county assessor and his deputy assessors held a session Tuesday after noon of this week in this city. Their duties begin April 1st. and the meet ing was called for consultation and instruction. Archie Kearns arrived home from Bellevue college on a short vacation last Saturday evening. Raymond Kearns arrived home Monday, having stopped off at Cent ral City to attend the Y. M. C. A. convention. "It is a tine 7?4ths pound girl," ! smiied Hugh Sleeth. Tuesday morn ing of this week, "and the little angel arrived at 0:30 this morning.” All the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Sleeth will rejoice with them. Mother and baby doing tine. Master Loyal and Miss Kester Fer dinandt gave a party to a large num ber of their little friends Thursday ! afternoon. March 25th, their birthday ; anniversaries both being on the same ! date. The maid of honor at the fes j tivities was little Helen Colli priest, whose birthday also bears the same date. Moving seems to be the order of this week. Will Simpson will move j into the cottage vacated by George 1 Stork in north Loup City; C. C. Out ' house will move in the Mrs. Stark cottage: F. M. Henry will move into the W. R. Mellor residence to be vacated by C. C. Outhouse, and R. L. Arthur will move into the cottage * vacated by F. M. Henry. % _ CTTJST RECEIVED A New Stock of Buggies Do you Not Wapt Ope? Call apd see what l have to show you T. Mo REED, Loup City, Neb. Mrs. D. DeWitt gives a veil free with every $3.50 hat. Phone A. T. Conger. 3 on 62. when in need of a dravman. Easter Millinery Sale at Hattie Froehlieh's. Saturday, April 3rd. If yon want to buy or sell Real Estate, call on John \V. Long. If you want a dray in a hurry and get quick work, see Stewart Conger. Mrs. C. C. Cooper went to St. Paul Tuesday morning for a few days' visit. Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock eggs, per setting of 15, 50c. See Mrs. W. T. Gibson. Good checked apron ginghams only He per yard at the Loup City Mer cantile Co. Julius Beushausen attended the assessors' meeting Tuesday as deputy for Ashton township. You make no mistake in calling on the Stewart Conger drays when you want quick service. Geo. Stork moved yesterday into the Chase cottage, one block west of the Presbyterian church. C. M. Snyder is deputy assessor for Clay township and was in evidence Eit the meeting of the assessors. We still have plenty of feed of all kinds for sale. Farmers bring your wheat and exchange for flour. Loup City Mill & Light Co. Carl de la Motte was up from Hazard Tuesday in attendance on the meet ing of deputy assessors, he being Eleputy for his tow nship. Miss Hattie Froehlich wasatGrand Island Tuesday, purchasing a tine •lock of spring millinery goods from i. traveling salesman of one of the big eastern houses. We have left for sale only 10 bushels :>f pood, re-cleaned, Home Crown Alfalfa Seed, at $10 per bushel. Also, 3. few- bushels of uncleaned, at $5 per bushel. McKinnie Brothers. i ost, general agent of the [Council Bluffs Remedy Co., was here Tuesday on business with C. C. ['ooper, the company agent here. He is a very pleasant gentleman. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Holmes of Bristol township were Loup City visitors -- uesday, Mr. Holmes being deputy issessor for that township and in at tendance on the assessors" meeting. The Clifton Remedy Co.'s show riven at the opera house all this week is attracting good houses and seem to be highly pleasing to lovers1 if vaudeville, the company having some quite good artists in their! several lines. I rank Foster left this morning with his family for Payette. Idaho, to make that their future home. He! i is posed of his barber shop last week i io his partner, Dan DeWitt. Mr. and ; Mrs. Foster have made many friends! Here who were loth to see them de-1 part, but with the Northwestern will wish them suceess in their Idaho borne. Frank isa fine tonsorial artist ind as such will make good wherever be goes. The union series of protracted meet ings at the Presbyterian church closed lastSunday evening, the church being filled to overflowing and of un usual interest. Rev. Montgomery enial.'’ Gospel service at 8 p. m., subject, “The Compelling Christ.” The C. E. will meet at 7 o'clock in stead of 6:30. It is a very chilly week when news papers are not asked to suppress more or less sensational news, whien on the w hole are better not published as reflecting unfavorably on the par ticipants. This week is no exception with the Loup City papers, but it is hardly necessary to request reliable new spapers to omit mention of such, as their publication would only tend to make more public, create a desire for distasteful facts and do greater harm than good. The Northwestern does not need hush talk along thesi jines. It prefers to build up rather than tear down. Wedding Bells. j Sunday evening, March 28, 1909, at 8 o’clock, about fifty friends and rela lives were gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Peugli of Clay township to witness the marriage of their daughter, Gladys A., to Russell W. Curry. At the appointed hour, Miss Myrtle Daddow took her place at the organ and to the strains of the wedding march the bride and groom appeared and marched to a pretty and beautifully arranged corner, where Rev. J. O. Hawk of the First M. E. church. Loup City, pronounced them husband and wife, using the ring ceremony. After congratulations all repaired to the dining room and par took of a delightful supper. Many useful and beautiful gifts were re ceived by the young couple from their many friends. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Curry, west of town, who with his fair bride, have the best wishes of their host of friends for a happy and prosperous journey through life. Characteristic Letter From W. H. Kennedy Jn remitting to the Northwestern a little collatteral from his home at Marengo. Ohio, our good old friend, Bill Kennedy hands us the following fine vase of violets: “I can not afford to give up the Northwester: it reaches me regularly every Monda.. afternoon and when I read it, it almost makes me homesick to see Loup City once again. I see you are following out the scriptural teaching, “Multiply and replenish the earth.” 1 heard of a fellow once who being asked how many children he had, replied, “That he was naming them after the New England States. He had Maine, New Hampshire, Ver mont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and a flattering prospect of Con necticut.” But you have not quite reached that point: you are drifting that way. Please tender kindest re gards to all the Loup City friends and Mrs. Kennedy joins me in warm est regards to yourself and family. Respectfully, W. H. Kennedy. Educational Meeting At the Methodist church, Friday evening. April 9, at 8 p. m.: PROGRAM Quartet.Messrs. Montgomerv, Mathews, DeWolf and Hedlund School Grounds and Room Deco ration.Mr. Young School Sanitation and Hygiene... .Dr. Longacre Duet—Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leininger School Libraries and Pupils’ Read ing.Mrs. A. B. Outhouse School Visitation and Patrons’ Day .Mrs. Dr. Jones Duet.Mr. and Mrs. McKinnie Outside Assistance vs. Resistance . .Mr. Pedler The Teacher.Mrs. McCray Music..America Piano Tuning Leave yonr order at Jeffords’ jewel ry store for Earl C. Brink to tune your piano. Twenty-five years ex perience. Residence Property. I have six residence properties for sale One at $850.00; $1050.00; $1200.00; $1700.00, and one residence with five acres of land and a good barn. Price, $2700.00. A. L. Zimmerman, New Dress Gt m »ds We have just received our new line of Spring Ginghams, Percales, Dress ambric, Dress Muslins in Colors And a new line of linen colored Calicos, also the largest line of light dress goods ever shown in Loup City or any other small town. We ask every lady to come and see them. Price is right. - - - CONHISER’s Special Rug Sale Smith's Axm. Rug, Floral pattern, 9x12, regular t&ox nn price $27.50, now. UU Smith's Sax. Axm. Rug, Floral pattern, 9x12, reg- no ca ular price $26.0t», now. <£>0 OU Electia Axm. Rug, Oriental pattern, 9x12, regular qa aa price $33.00, now. OU UU Smith's Seamless Napp., Brussels Floral pattern, i s* 9x12, regular price $18.50, now. lv> 4>u Smith’s Seamless Sapp.. Brussels Floral pattern, i \ sn 8.3x10.6, regular price $16.00, now. . 14 OU Smith's Seamless Sapp., Brussels Floral pattern, i i Tk/A 7.6x9, regular price $12.50, now. 11 UU Passaic Velvet Rug, Floral pattern, 9x12, regular no OX price $24.50, now. -&Q Phoenix Tap., Brussels Floral pattern. 9x12, regu- 1 4 ox lar price $16.00, now. 14 -iO Smith s Mautor Brussel. Floral pattern, 10-wire, l Q nn 9x11, regular price $16.00, now. lO UU Reversible Kashmere Rugs, color guarateed. 9x12, l X on regular price $16.50. . lO All-Wool Art Squares. 9x12, regular price $11.00, Q Xi i now. UU Twenty-four Rugs, 27 inches br 54 inches, regular l op $1.60 value, now at. 1 Remember we carry a full stock of In grain Carpets, Linoleums, Lace Curtains. Christensen & Ferdinandt _Furniture Company. Christensen & Ferdinandt, Undertakers and Embalmers E. Gr. Taylob, J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson. President. Vice President Cashier -directors W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S N. Swketland LOOP til! STATE'BUK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Capital Stock, - - $26,000.00 Individual Liability, $260,000.00 PLAN NOW YOUR SUMMED VACATION! The Seattle Exposition, during the Summer of 1909, offers the best chance of vears to make the Pacific Coast tour; only $50.00 round trip, with $15.00 more via the Shasta Route through California. This is the most attractive and educational railroad jour ney in the world. Sets the Yellowstone Park, the magnificent forests along ihe Coast, beautiful Puget Sound, Mount Shasta, the Santa Clara Valley, San Francisco Bay and environs, Mon terey, Santa Barbara, orchards worth $1,000 per acre, South ern California (America’s Italy), scenic Colorado., the modern cities, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Portland, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pasadena, Salt Lake, Denver,— all a grand panorama nf surprise®; then too, the palatial hotels with reasonable Summer rates; the Easterner is very welcome out west and is received all along the way. Send for literature, rates, information, etc. _____ --- - -,, —. J. A. DAN1ELSOS', Ticket Agent. Loup City, Nebr., L. W. WAKELEY, G. P. A., Omaha. Tbe David Cole Creamery Co. of The stewart c d are on Omaha has its local heiidquarbere , , , . , with Woznick & Son, paying 25c «ush the rush f rom moimD* ni*ht- but for butter fat and testing same ycu v at ;t the quickest kind of while you wait. servi.. -urry call. Try them. i