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 i don’t remember what i did with it.” “We have no record of payment, and unless 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 been j paid with a bank check. No chance for argument or dispute when the canceled check is produced. Better pay your bills once—with a check on THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Good Bank A Time Tried and Quality Tested Bank Check Books Free A P CULLKY. President L. HANSEN, C-shier IRAE. WILLIAMS. Vice President O E, ADAMS, Asst. Cabbie* THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market ({flotations. Corn, per bu.. .56 (2 .58 Wheat, perbu.1.10 @ 1.15 Oats, per bu.46 (a .48 Rye, per bu . .65 Butter, per lb. .20 Eggs, per doz. .14 Hens, per lb. .08 Spring chickens, per lb. .081., LOCAL NEWS. For field seeds see T. M. Reed. 3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray, man. Get him. Loans on real estate, call on z John W. Long. Mrs. Earl Thompson is enjoying a siege of the mumps. Try a sack of Loup City flour, for sale at your flour dealers. We pay cash for eggs at the cream ery. Ravenna Ckeamert Co. Protect your buildings with Lead & Zinc. Geo. Stork does the work. Remember the Cloak and Suit Sale April 28tli and 29th. at Conhiser's. I will guarantee 24c for butter fat. I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase. Flanker Williams is building a small addition to his residence on the west. Cioak and Suit Sale at Conhiser's Wednesday and Thursday, April 28-29. Flave your house look like new with Lead & Zink. Stork will gi ve you prices. Postmaster Grow moved this week into the property purciiased of E. A. Brown. Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock eggs, per setting of 15. 50c. See Mrs. W. T. Gibson. Lee Bros, meat market is the place to get ground green bones for your chickens. Henry Ohlsen has been laid up the past few days with a severe attack of lumbago. ^ See tlie new Himalaya novelties just in from New York, at the Mer cantile Co. Ciias. Biehl moved into his new residence in west Loup City the first of the week. Reed Bros, are selling land in the North Platte Valley. Excursions every Tuesday. You make no mistake in calling on the Stewart Conger drays when you want Quick service. ^ee v^umnser auouij one laeai Vacuum Cleaner. He has the agency for them in Loup City. Will French has been having quite a serious time the past week with blood poisoning in his right hand. The Loup City Mercantile Co. have this week installed a line new lightr ing plant in their business house. Mrs. Ro6t. Young is enjoying a visit from her mother and "sister. Mrs. Rentfrow and Mrs. Alta Edwards of Omaha. FOR SALE—In the city of Loup City, houses w ith two lots and with five acres. Prices from $550 to $1800. by Reed Bros. Ed Oltmann was in town last Saturday and expressed himself well pleased with his fine farm rented just north of Schaupps. Ed is a hustler. The B. Y. P. U. choir will give a “Slave Sale” social at the Sunny Slope school house. Monday evening' April 26th. Everyone invited. The ladies will please bring baskets. Breeders will take notice that the noted stallion, Basco B.. will be in Loup City the first three days of each week during the present season, with headquarters at McLaughlin’s barn. Miss Pearle Needham left Wednes day morning for Lincoln to visit a few days with Miss Mary Minshull. whom we understand will a short time later go to Oklahoma for a season. Col. A. P. Culley left Tuesdav morning on a business trip toLenora, Dewey county, Oklahoma. He ex pected to stop off a day or two to see Messrs. Mason and Zimmerman at Enid, Okl. We understand A. E. Chase and Jas. Lee are on a deal to open up in the automobile line in this citv and Mr. Lee, who is now in Chicago is looking up the matter and will prob ably have a car load shipped in here at an early date. Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Williams left Wednesday morning for Fremont, where Mr. Williams will attend the bankers' convention held in that city this week. From there they will go to Glenwood. Iowa, for overSundav. to visit Mr. Williams' parents, return ing home next Monday evening. 'f Horsemen Attention—Kenneth Kav wishes to call attention of breeders to the fact that his fine horses will stand on Mondays and Tuesdays of each week at the Johnson barn, in the rear of the Criss blacksmith shop. He recently purchased the noted Perch ;ron stallion, “Tom”, of Jas. W. Johnson, which he will stand at the aforesaid place, together with his well known Clyde, “Keota Prosper.” The simple announcement will be f sufficient toinsure him a goodlyshare of the patronage of those wishing returns in best horseflesh. WANT COLUMN Local Notices. Want Ads. Lost. Found of Stolen items. For Sales, etc., under this heart at one-half cent per word, no item less than Sc Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock eggs of the ’ famous E II. Thompson strain Jl do per setting. Phone. 8on 2H>. Mks E. C. Dyer If vou want a good cream separator i see T. M. Reed. Finest dill pickles ever on the j ] market at Lee Bros. See the new dress skirts at the Loup City Mercantile Co. Miss Hazel Burleigh is suffering] from a bronchial affection. Buy Aztec or Canon City coal at j Taylor's elevator for summer use. Remember the Cloak and Suit Sale. April 27th and 29th. at Conhiser's. If you waul to buy or sell Real Estate, call on John AY. Long. Remember the Cloak and Suit Sale, j April 28th and 29th at Conhiser's. Have your house painted with i White Lead & Zinc. See Geo. Stork If you want a dray in a hurry and ; get quick work, see Stewart Conger. ! The Ravenna Creamery Co. will I pay 24 cents for butter fat till further notice. Take your butter and eggs to Cor.-! hiser's. where you can get anything! you want. Cement sidewalks are being put down to the south of the Odendahl residences. See the Mercantile Co. for a new suit. They certainly have got a fine line this year. Little Walter Jones has been quite ill the past few days, but is much] better at this writing. Mr. John Ratlif of Ord is the new jeweler at Chase's. A very pleasant appearing gentleman. See Conhiser about the Ideal Vacuum Cleaner. He has the agency for them in Loup City. Delmar Draper is trying to ward off an attack of la raumpus. but the chances are will prove an utter failure.! A baby girl arrived Thursday. April 115th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j Will George, who occupy the poor | farm. We received a pleasant financial ] 1 call last Friday from our good friend : and substantial farmer. Mr. Victor I i Johnson. G. L. Lester of Omaha, formerly helper at the B. & M. depot, was here visiting old chums a few days I last week. A baby boy came last Thursday to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Johnson, eight miles north of Loup City. Mr. John Warneke came up from Aurora to take |charge of his fine farm. He is a splendid addition to our citizenship. Max Payne, now of Aurora, where he is employed in an express com pany. visited his many friends here over last Sunday. We can save you a nice piece of i money on a refrigerator by getting in your order early.—Christensen* Ferdinandt Furniture Co. The county board was in session last Thursday and Friday and took a ■ recess till this week Fridav, when it will meet to consider much needed bridge matters. The David Cole Creamery Co. of Omaha has its local headquarters with O. F. Petersen, paying 24c cash for butter fat and testing same while you wait. The Ladies' Aid Society of the; Baptist church will hold a Kensing ton at the home of Mrs. A. E. Chase Friday afternoon. April 23. All the) ladies are cordiallv invited. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. L. Hansen next Wednesday afternoon, and a cordial welcome is’ extended to all the ladies to be present. Will Simpson leaves about the first of May on a trip to the southeast part of Oklahoma, w here he may locate. He disposed of his interest in the ci gar factory a fortnight since. We understand A. O. Hendrickson ! and Lum Fletcher have purchased1 the vacant lots just south of the j Baptist church, and that Mr. Fletcher is contemplating building thereon. L. IT. Spahr has opened his general repair shop in the Little Boston store, where he clean* and repairs sewing I machines, gasoline stoves, guns, bi I cycles, etc., also spouting, tin roofs, isolderitur of all kinds. Call and see .him. All work guaranteed. The Presbyterian Brotherhood will hold their annual banquet in the church parlors Thursday evening April 29th. the culinary department j ro be in charge of the ladies of the Industrial Society of the church and the handsomest young ladies of the '•hurch to have charge of the tables. Tickets on sale at both banks. We understand a movement on foot the past week by our Odd Fellow brethern to purchase the brick build !ng now occupied by the postoffice, Mascnic hall and Makowski store of A. P. Culley has about reached a suc cessful termination, the Odd Fellows and Mr. Culley coming to a common basis and the transfer will probably take place upon the return of Mr. C dley from his trip to Oklahoma, * unless the plans now laid out miscarry, i Miss Ella Taylor Went to Grand Island this morning for a visit with friends. Grandma Haney continues very poorly, with but little hopes or ultimate recovery. P. O. Reed left Wednesday morning for a few day’s business trip to the southeastern part of the state. C. E. Mellor left Tuesday morning for southeast Oklahoma, as we under stand for the purpose of looking up a good business location. Dr. Longacre returned Monday evening from his ten days' visit to Chicago, Omaha and other points. End while absent purchased a neat buggy-top. high-wheeled auto, which arrived last evening, and will prove a valuable adjunct to his large medical business, besides Ireing a source of much enjoyment and pleasure. The Northwestern regrets to note this week tire death at Kearney last Sunday of Mrs. John Lambert, for merly of this city from heart failure. We have no particulars. Mrs. Lambert will be remembered by many here as running a restaurant some few years since in the building now occupied by the Christensen & Ferdinandt Co. The Northwestern received ten new subscribers last week, who added their names without solicitation. This does not mean that we are ••nearing the 1.000 mark.” as such kind of talk is invariably hot air. so to speak, but means that the North western is gaining a handsome list of new readers, and feels well satisfied with the showing. Loup City has acquired two more of Hamilton county's best families this week. Mr. Moses Phillips and family arrived Monday and moved into the property in the block just west of the Catholic church, where he will reside and look after his real estate interests in this county. On Tuesday, Mr. Arthur Best was here and purchased the residence property of S. A. Pratt in south Loup City, and will return with his family shortly to occupy the same. He lias real estate in this county, also, but will make his home in this*city. Mr. John A^oungquest came up from Aurora Saturday and closed a dea. for the C. S. Hile 80-acre farm ir Logan township for his son-in-law Mr. Frank Kennedy, who owns an eighty adjoining the nile land, thus giving Mr. Kennedy a nice little farcr of 160 acres in one piece. Thus Mr Youngquest. senior, has two sons-in law. D. L. Jacoby and Mr. Kennedy and two sons. Marsel and Clarenc* Youngquest. located on farms adjoin ing in Logan township, making i quartet of one family recently frorr the good town of Aurora the peer ol any in good old Sherman. Quilting bees seem to be in vogm once more in Loup City. A few days ago quite a number of the ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. G. W Hunter and enjoyed the old time pleasure helping that ladv to finish a quilt she had started. Last Mondav several friends of Mis. Burns met a'" the beautiful home of Mrs. G. S. Leininger and finished a quilt for hei also one Mrs. Leininger pieced when she was a very small girl. As we listened we heard the ladies recount the log rollings, quilting bees and husking bees, and all declared they were not the lucky one to find the red ear of corn. Mr. and Mrs. Will Xelk of Lead. S. I>., arrived here Monday evening on a visit to the hosts of old time friends of Mr. Xelk. Will, as all call him, lived here a number of years, and was the popular clerk of T. L. Pilger. when that gentleman was in the mercantile business in this city. A tout ten years ago he left here and later located at Lead, six years since uniting his fortunes with the charm ing wife who accompanied him here to visit the old scenes of her husband. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Xelk were given a reception at the elegant home of Mrs. Viola Odendahl, where they met quite a company of the older residents of Loup City and a most enjoyable evening resulted. They expect to return home Friday morn ing. We acknow ledge a pleasant call from Mr. Xelk and are not surprised at the universal weicome lie receives from our people. We received a pleasant call yester day from our good friend,' Peter Janssen of Cairo, who came up on a matter of business. He has just sold his old homestead a few- miles north t>f Rockville to his son-in-law, Hans Broderson. and was here attending to the final details. Mr. Janssen :ame to Sherman county 29 years ago from Holstein. Germany, and took up the homestead he recently sold and lived on the same till about four years igo when he moved down near Cairo ind bought land interests. He now takes the money received for his old Homestead and purchases a nice tract idjoining his farm near Cairo, mak ing him a fine home place. He is a royal ^gentleman and for many years has been one of the old stand-bys of the Northwestern, and will belong to this newspaper family so long as his >ld friends and neighbors continue to live here and make interesting history for him to read through his favorite family newspaper. HIRAM’S STROKE OF BUSINESS. “Oil Fever” a Windfall for Lazy and Unscrupulous Texan. During the “oil fever” in Texas some pears ago the surprise of Hardtlmes, a little town in the southwestern part 3f the state, was the discovery of oil 3n Hiram Strong's place. If ever there was a man misnamed It was Hiram, for he was the weakest, scrawniest, most pusillanimous mortal in the whole country. In addition, he had the reputation of being the lazi est man for a radius of ten miles In ill directions. However, the oil on his place was af a good grade and after some dick ering Hiram was enabled to sell his and outright for a good figure. Then le “salted” his pile somewhere, some tow. and proceeded to enjoy life. The purchasers of the land, to their lismay, however, found that the well was exhausted after a few gallons of jil had been pumped out. They pro needed at once to hunt up Hiram. To him they told the startling fact und acused him of fraud. "How many gallons did you get ;>ut?” he asked. They told him at least six; no more, though. "That’s square,” he answered, “for I know I poured in at least ten 'fore I sold that land to yer!” And that was all the satisfaction they ever got :>ut of Hiram.—Exchange. Dangerous to Author. Perfidy often recoils upon its au i-hor.—La Fontaine. NEWcentury! A PI-EASE CAI-L AND SEE THEM T. M. Reed The Jmpiepnept jVlap WE WANT BOY —The Live, Active Kind to try and wear out a suit of indestructible Clothes They will find it the hard est work they ever did. We have made a study of the “Boy Problem”—his needs, and how poorly they are met by the ordinary boys’ clothes. “WEARBETTER” clothes are made to forestall the boys’efforts to burst seams, rip off buttons and tear holes. Come in, to-morrow or any time, and let us show you these clothes. ' We carry all sizes, patterns and weights. We sell the famous “wear BETTER” COMBINATION SUITS —one coat and two pair pants; one plain and one knickerbocker. Your boy will get double the service out of one of these suits. Ce|7TitbMd. IBwj, tend ML Ftetoa* * U. LOUP CITY MERCANTILE COMPANY The Northwestern was particularly well pleased the first of the week to receive a subscription to it from his old home in Ringgold county. Iowa from P. C. Hedy, whom the editoi has known for the past thirty odd years, and who is one of the oldest veterans of the great war of the Re bellion. and one of those old school republicans fast passings away, who counts his votes as having leen record ed for every republican from John C Fremont to the present National executive, Wm. H. Taft. Mr. Hedy, known all through Iowa as Pat Hedy, is one of the genuine old boys of tin Emerald Isle, who from boyhood loved the briny deep and was a sailor by instinct and occupation, and served in Uncle Sam's navy during the war, making a splendid record, and is now passing down the stage of action with the full appreciation of a life well lived and a patriotism undimmed by time and deed. Pat wants the North western as he says to keep tab on the old Ringgold printer boy of years gone by and more especially to watch over his old Irish chum. Jim Moonev. here, and see by the paper that he is walking in the correct way prescribed by Pat in the former days in the old haunts of one of the best counties in Iowa. Here's to Veteran Pat Hedy, and may he live to kiss the blarney stone at twice his present ripe old age. Why go out of town to buy your clothes, when you can buy just as good ones at the LoupCit* Mercantile Co. ant of Talbot's, the team being found two miles further east. Mr. Steen received a few bruises and one arm w as dislocated. He was able to walk back to Talbot's where he was attend ed by Mr. Talbot and brother. On Sunday he was taken home to St. Paul in the auto. S. L. Talbot’s brother and nephew and Mr. Martin came down in their auto from Broken Bow Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Jack. Mr. and Mrs. P. Larsen, Miss Neva Voiles. Wesley Carpenter. John Trumpke and August Gosinski attended the Woodman supper at Rockville Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. HansSmith from near Ravenna visited at P. Larsen's Satur day and Sunday. P- Larsen and two boys drove to Loup City Tuesday for posts and w ire to enclose his alfalfa field for hogs. A. R. Jack and son were doing business at Loup City Monday. Tony Trumpke and his mother and sister was doing business in Rockville Saturday. See Conliiser about the Ideal \ acuum Cleaner. Fie has the agency for them in Loup City. Wiggle Creek Notes. We are well pleased with our new mail carrier. Fred Johnson says he bought $2 worth of strawberry plants and then had to buy *10 worth of fence to keep the chickens out. Fred _Reed has been trving to have the mumps, but failed. Don Holmes had a very sick horse the night of the Brodock-Daddow wedding, which caused him to lose his wedding supper. We felt sorrv i for Don. The Wiggle Creek schoolhouse rioor was oiled the other day to keep down J the dust. Say. some of you Wiggle Creek "blue j jackets" axe some gir! to jine you in padlock, so we can get another good I supper. A problem for the Nebraska far mers. and they are a very industrious class of people, and work'on the8-hour system (8 hours in the forenoon and 8 in the afternoon). A few years ago when these people were raising corn and selling it for 15c and 20c per bushel, the eastern farmers said, we can’t afford to raise corn on our high priced land w hen we can buy it so cheap, so they seeded thousands of acres to grass. Now things have changed and Nebraska corn is 54c, so the eastern farmers say, we’ll plow up some of our meadow and raise our own corn. If each farmer plants • 10 acres of meadow- to corn, what w ill the price be here next year? See Conhiser about the Ideal Vacuum Cleaner. He has the agencv for them in Loup City. School Notes. The high school girls are again plac ing basket ball. Mr. Starr gave a very instructive | discourse on “Contract’’ at chapel i last Monday morning and presented the high school with an outline of the | same, which will prove very helpful. Misses Beynon and Haggart pres ! ented each of the seniors with a beautiful class pin. The freshmen class have completed their work in civics and now take up the study of geometry. Winnie Gastever is having her turn at the mumps this week. A ball game will be played between the 7th and 8th grades Saturday afternoon at 2:30. The seniors and those assisting are working hard and faithfully at their play. Don’t forget the ball game between Wiggle creek and Loup City on Arbor Day, April 22. We are hoping for a holiday. ——*M»riii --; ( MARE SALE ON GST IN ON THAT 100-PIECE D1I11 SET CONHISER’s LOOK OUT FOR RED TAC SALE COMMENCING Sat., April 17th Every article in our store has a Red Tag on it and will be sold at.. A Big Discount AND TAKES IN EVERY PIECE OF GOODS On All of Our Furniture TO SAVE REMOVAL Christensen & Ferdinandt Furniture Company. Christensen & Ferdinandt, Undertakers and Embalmers —---■ ■ 1 E. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson. President. Vice President. Cashier -directors W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S N. Sweetland LOUP CITHTATE BANK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. . Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00 GO SOMEWHERE The Seattle Exposition, Very low excursion rates will make it possible for you to make the most interesting railroad journey in the world at an extremely reasonable cost; only slightly higher through California. PLAN NOW. Rocky Mouctain Resorts. After June 1st very low round trip rates will be made to the delightful resorts of Scenic Colorado, to the Big Horn. Mountains, including Eaton Bros, famous ranch resort at Wolf, Wyo., near Sheridan; the Yellowstone Park, either via Cocly, Gardiner or Yellowstone gateway: Hot Springs of South Dakota, Big Horn Basin points Thermopolis, Basin and Worland. PLAN NOW. To the East. An extensive scheme of excursion rates to the Lakes, Canada, and eastern sea-board resorts will be announced prior to June 1st. PLAN NOW. Information in response to inquiries will be furnished at the earliest date. Do not hesitate to write us for information and publications. State definitely what you want to know. It will be a pleasure to assist you tc include all available attrac tions in your tour east or west J. A. DANIELSON, Ticket Apen*. Loup City, Nebr., L. W. WAKEL5V. . . '., Omaha.