Professional Cards
ROBT.P. STARR
Attorney-at-Law,
LOUP CITY, NEBRRSKR.
R. J. NIGHTINGALE
Attorney and Connselcr>&t>Law
LOUP PITY, NEB
AARON WALL
Lawyer
Practices in all Courts
Loup City, Neb.
R. H. MATHEW,
Attorney-at-Law,
And Bonded Abstractor,
Loup City, Nebraska
O. E. LONGACRE”
PHYSICIAN aid SURGEON
Office, Over New Bank.
TELEPHONE CALL, NO. 39
A. J. KEARNS
PHYSICIAN AND SDRGEON
Phone, 30. Office at Residence
Two Doors East of Telephone Central
Lnup Eiiij. * Nebraska
S. A. ALLEN,
nEJVTIST,
LOUP CITY, - - NEB.
Office up stairs in the new State
Bank building.
W. L. MARCY,
1IOTIBT,
LOUP SITY, NEB
OFFICE: East Side Public Sauaie.
Plione, 10 on 36
ROBERT P. STARR
(Successor to M. II. Mead)
Bonded Abstracter
Loup City, - Nebraska.
Ouly set. of Abstract books in county
I Cure Nerve-Vital Debility, Weak
ness. Drains. Rupture, Stricture,
Varicocele. Blood Poison, Private
Skin and Chronic Diseases of Men
come to me first if you
believe others can cure
you. Should they fail,
don't give up. It is
better to come late
than not at all. Re
member. that curing
> diseases after all oth
I iers have failed has
' been my specialty for
jyears. If you cannot
i __lug pcisuuauj,
write symptoms that trouble you most. A
vast majority of cases can be cured by my
system of home treatment, which is the most
successful system ever devised. I make no
charge for private counsel and give to each
patient a legal contract in writing, backed
by abundant capital, to hold for the promise
Physicians having stubborn cases to treat
are cordially invited^MT||||p|U cured of all
to consult with me. ™ l/ITIEll WOmb and
bladder diseaser. ulcerations, menstrual
irouble. etc. Confidential. Private home in
the suburbs, before and during confinement.
Motherly care and best attention guaran
teed. Good homes found for babies.
Cprpt POSITIVELY F1SEE!
No charge whatever to anv
man. woman or chiia living in LOUP CITY
or vicinity, suffering from any CHRONIC
DISEASE, a *10.00 X-RAY EXAMINA
TION. Come and let me look inside of you
absolutely free of charge.
Hr Rirh specialist, grand
ixit-ri, island, neb. omceop
posite City Hall, 103 W. Second Street.
The Great Western
-AIUIB UlUSCil UCCd«50
it follows most closely
every law of nature,
assisted by artificial
forces in the most ef
fective way.
It is Ball-bearing
which means easy run
ning—has low down
large Supply Tank—
1 The Crank is jc
. --_j just the
|right height to make
the machine
turn easy.
Gears run in oil—prac
tically self-oiling and
has wide base to catch
all the waste.
M ade as accurately
as a watch and as
strong as our Crest
Western Manure
Spreader.
Increases your
yield of cream
I and butter »1S per
ThSNlES? Weiteri»a*and
. don’t let him work any sub
stitute game on you. It’s your money you are
loing to spend, you should insist on having the best.
The Great Western is the world's best.
Wri'ejust these words in a letter:—“Send roe
Thrift Talks, ’ by a farmer, and yonr book No.
which tells all about the breeds, dairyinz. the ears
of milk, etc." They are free. Write now
SMITH MFG. CO. 168 Harrison St. Chicago, UL
For Sale by
T. Heed
Page Fence Wire
I am prepared to fill all orders for
Page Woven Wire Fencing
CLIDDEN BARB WIRE
At Low Prices
Xi.Isr.Sna.itta.
Well Boring
Eclipse Windmills
I now wish to thank the people of Sherman
county and vicinity for their patronage the
past year aud want them to continue the ensu
ing year. I am now putting down wells at
prices to please every one. If iu need of a well
or Eclipse Windmill call on
Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when
in need of a drayman.
of any height or size and
C. B. HAINES,
Phone. 5on 12. LOUP UITY, NEB.
make all Rea ate Loans ou
short notice a e8t rates.
John W. Lo—1 prepared to
THE NORTHWESTERN
TERMS:—»1.00 PER TEAR. IP PAID IB ADTANOl
Entered at the Loup City Postofflce I'or trans
mission through the malls as second
class matter.
Office ’Phone, - - - 6 on 108
Residence ’Phone, - 2 on 108
J. W. BURLEIGH. Ed. and Pub.
POOR OPINION OF TEXAS
Dr. J. H. Long Writes It Is a
Frost for “Land Suckers.”
College View, Neb.. April 22, 1909—
My Dear Burleigh: When I left
Lincoln for Texas about the middle
of February, 1 did not think such a
length of time would elapse before I
would be able to write you. Well, I
saw some of Texas, and the object of
this letter is to state things just as
I saw them.
Let me say this—The man who has
a good home on a Nebraska farm and
by reading real estate advertisements
or listening to the pictures drawn of
a prospective home in Texas by real
estate agents, and who deliberately
undertakes to convince himself that
he can better his condition by going
to Texas, will be sadly fooled when he
makes the change. Of course, if he
is a congenital knocker, born with a
grouch and can see nothing but
defects in his farm and neighbors, let
him go to Texas. But he is not the
fellow I am writing this letter for.
From Dennison to Huston, there is
to be found the greatest belt of black
soil in the world. This belt is tilled
like a garden and devoted to the rais
ing of cotton and corn. As you ride
along you are struck with the absence
of trees, the one-storv shacks—not
dwellings as we know them, the lack
of outdoor buildings, all of which
gives the entire country a lonesome
ana oarren appearance. This, remem
ber, is the best part of Texas. The
heat in summer is oppressive, the
water is far from being good, and
taking it all in all, I cannot see how
any Nebraskan, no matter w hat his
condition financially, could content
himself in this section raising cotton
and corn. Farther south, in the
country around Huston, were it not
for the excessive rainfall, the malaria,
flies and numberless insects, typhoid
fever and other intestinal diseases,
life on a farm might be more endur
able. At Richmond I met a Nebras
kan from Geneva who had been there
three or four years, and he told me
that his chief objection to the coun
try was the great number of insects
that seemed to destroy everything he
planted, lie showed me some corn
that looked as hard and solid as our
best ears, but on examining it close
ly we found each single grain had
been completely bored out by a small
insect. He further said the curse of
the country was the “half help”
niggers, who worked the land on
shares, and that their shiftlessness
resulted in poor crops, poor every
thing. The country appears to be a
hundred years behind the times.
Richmond, a town of two thousand
population, has no sidewalks, the
streets littered with paper, no sani
tary measures of any kind are taken,
and the result can easily be foreseen
when I say that every out building is
placed above ground and conditions
in the nigger quarters simply abomin
able. Huston is a hustling, wide
awake business city of northern men,
larger than Omaha, with a future
that will make it the greatest city in
the south. San Antonio, with its old
missions, including the Alamo, where
David Crockett and his brave com
panions ien; tne army post—Post
Huston—the largest in the United
States; its wonderful springs, quaint
buildings and Mexican business houses
beautiful parks and broad plazas, and
its horde of bowling, restless real
estate agents was next visited. Land
around this beautiful summer resort
is listed at from tive to one hundred
dollars per acre, and unless water can
be bad for irrigation purposes it is
worth from live to one hundred cents
per acre.
From San Antonio toCorousChristi
and across country to Brownsville,
the road traverses a tableland that
here and there blossoms like an Eden
where irrigated. This land, like that
around San Antonio, is worthless
without water, and is being sold to
northern men in large sections. In a
short time it reverts to the original
owner unless a flowing well can be
struck. North of Brownsville, along
the Rio Grande at a place called
Mission, one can see all kinds of
garden vegetables and fruits growing
in abundance. Here they irrigate
from the river and near this point
is where Mr. Bryan bought his sum
mer home. Anything will grow that
is planted, the season being excessive
ly mild and pleasant all months in
the year.
At Point Isabel, south of Browns
ville, and which you reach by a ride
on a wood-burning, old-time narrow
gauge road which passes through a
country that is indescribable on ac
count of its ponds, cactus, mesquite
and chapperell bush, Mexican goat
herders and mosquitoes, is a fine
summer hotel and nothing else. The
water would drive a man to the
saloon.
On our return to Corpus Christ! I
was compelled to spend a month in
the hospital on account of a visit
from my old friend, the rheumatism.
During my prolonged stay, I saw
several who came from the north,
bought ten acres of land and accord
ing to the land men were to get rich
raising garden truck. In not a single
case were their expectations realized
on account) of the prolonged drouth
and frosts.
The chicken industry would seem
£o be a winning one on account of the
high price of eggs, but chickens can
not be raised in a house as they can
in Nebraska. They must be raised
out of doors, roost in the trees or on
poles, all because of a flea that
actually kills them if they are penned
up. At least this is the case any
where along the coast.
It would be interesting to know
just how much business the coast'
towns would do without the influx of
“land suckers,” as they call the
northern land seekers. While I was
in the hospital at Corpus Christl,
small-pox broke out in the city and
within forty-eight hours the city ap
peared to be almost depopulated,
such was the exodus of people for the
north. Business was paralyzed and
Corpns Christi was a dull city.
A great deal is said about the
orange crop and southern Texas is
compared with California as an orange
raising section. Just at present the
Government has a commission ap
pointed to look after the orange in
dustry in Texas, and the latest feports
of that commission were not very
flattering. Now, remember that I
am giving my views of Texas. I am
telling things just as I saw them from
the standpoint of a Nebraskan, yet
the fact remains that there is a great
deal to be said for Texas. In those
sections where the rainfall is not too
great or too small, large crops of
wheat, corn and cotton are raised,
and even the cattle appear to do well.
But unfortunately, this is not the
land that is offered for sale, and is
used merely as a comparison to show
what tne more unfavored lands will
raise. Take the Panhandle section,
for instance. Ask a real estate agent
if it is not very hot in that section.
“Why bless you, no. The breezes
from the gulf temper the winds that
blow daily from the south and the
climate is nice and cool.” Just think
of how much effect the gulf breeze
would have after it had blown over
one thousand miles of heated soil.
Ask him, “Where is your market for
your iproducer ’ “Why, the gulf
towns, such as Galveston, are the
best markets in the world.’, Think
of a market a thousand miles away.
I heard more complaint, saw more
broken hearted men on the train and
at Kansas City, who were returning
from the Panhandle than I saw even
in Corpus Christ!. They had invest
ed their all there, and not being con
tent with life in a land that has the
same temperature as Omaha, with
only one-third the moisture, they
were returning home to begin life
anew. And yet the Panhandle gets
gets the credit for taking first prize
for the best fruit raising section in
Texas. That’s easy when you learn
that the fruit that won the prize was
raised in a northern state, shipped to
Dallas to the state fair, and the Pan
handle got the credit. I met the
man who had a hand in tills cheap
piece of trickery and have his address.
‘Tis true the weather along the coast
is not as hot as in Nebraska, on ac
count of the humidity. The coast
towns with their beautiful foliage,
their profusion of roses and semi
tropical plants are certainly beauti
ful, but the languid air soon produces
the “tired feeling” and for the
naturally lazy man it certainly would
prove a paradise.
You will readily guess that I am
not writing this letter in the interest
of any real estate man. but I am
doing so, merely in the hope that I
may save disgruntled or dissatisfied
Nebraskans from being caught in the
Texas land schemes that are flooding
your homes and filling the papers.
The rainfall and temperature referred
to in this letter I have from the U. S.
Meterological station, and where I
have referred to the diseases in any
locality, I quote from the most promi
nent railroad physicians in that
locality. Typhoid fever, a disease
with us that has a very small per
centage of mortality, is quite fatal
in the south, while pneumonia is very
prevalent. J. H. Long.
Along R. R. No. 2.
Andy Widstrand had business in
Loup City Friday.
The dance at John Fredrickson’s
Saturday night was well attended and
, everybody enjoyed a good time.
A. J. Lindgren finished sowing oats
Monday.
The Kuhl young foiks attended the
Fredrickson dance Saturday night.
John Olsen and family visited at
Art Lindgren’s Sunday.
Joe Lindahl planted trees Monday
Mrs. A. Widstrand is reported bet
ter.
The Klrchner brothers visited at
John Olsen’s Sunday evening.
Henry Goodwin planted potatoes
Saturday.
Farmers are ready this week get
ting the ground ready for corn; some
are discing stalks and others are
plowing. Prospects are that corn
will be planted early.
Ernest Daedow has commenced the
erection of a new barn. He will have
a fine place when completed.
Mrs. W. H. Brodock is improving
slowly.
Henry Kuhl planted potatoes Mon
day.
Ernest Daddow brought home a big
bill of lumber from Loup City Sat
urday.
Ferdinand Kuhl received notice
from Lincoln that he was entitled to
bounty for killing coyotes four years
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Burt traded
in Loup City Saturday.
Claus Olsen of St. Paul visited with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Olsen, over
last Sunday.
The carrier found a sack of grain
at the Brodock mail box Monday.
Should anyone become afflicted
with the feeling that a newspaper
contains but little reading matter,
says an exchange, just take a pencil
and paper and copy from ten to four
teen columns of ‘'home stuff.’’ And
if you have a little extra time just
drop into a print shop and set it up
in type. Then take a proof of it,
make up your forms, print and mail
your paper. If your bit of time is
not quite gone, just throw the type
in again. If you like you might then
look around a little for a dozen col
umns of news for next week's issue:
won’t take you long to chase it to
gether, only so you are sure not to
miss any, nor to get any of it a shade
incorrect, and above all be sure to
please everybody perfectly. You’ll
have lots of fun. And besides you
will be perfectly willing to charge a
little less than three cents a week for
your paper.
Notice
We have about one hundred bushels
of wheat screenings for sale at the
mill. Special price made on 10 sack
lots.
Loop City Mill & Light Co.
Supervlsers’ Proceedings
Loup City, Neb., April 23, 1909
County Board of Supervisors of Sher
man county met this 23rd day of
April, 1909, as per adjournment of
April 16, 1909. Members present, Jas
$26.05
T o Portland
This low one-way Colonist rate in effect every
day to April 30,1909. Tickets good (on payment
of tourist car rate) in through Tourist Sleeping
Cars which run daily to Portland and Northwest
via
Union Pacific
Electric Block Signal Protection. The Safe Road to
Travel. Dining Car Meal and Service“Best in the World”
Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. For
reservations, tickets and information inquire of
For tickets and further information inquire of
E. L Lomax, GLP. A., Union Pacific R. R., Omaha, Neb.
The first of this month we unloaded at Ashton
a car containing Windows, Ceneseo Roofing, Tar
red Felt, Doors, Window and Door Screens and
other house finishing material. We are having
another car loaded, which will be shipped to Loup
City the last of this month or the first of April.
We are in position to furnish you the best of
material for shed, barn or house. Bring in your
bills. Estimates cheerfully made.
KEYSTONE LU1WIBEP CO.
Loup City, Ashton, Rockville, Schaupps, and Arcadia, Neb.
T3ae Season for
All Kinds of Farm Tools
Is here. Our stock is more complete
than ever before. With a
Material Reduction in Prices
ALL ALONG TH7I! LINE
Respectfully Yours,
Hayhurst-Callaway Hdw. Go
j I Depew, chairman, W O Brown, |
Wensel Rewolinski, Henry Thode. C 1
.1 Peters, R II Mathew, county attor- j
ney. C F Beusliausen, county clerk.
The minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
The board took up the matter of
building a steel bridge across the
river south of the Loup City mill and
after thoroughly discussing same, the
board voted to build two spans of 120
feet in length each, and gave an order
to the Standard Bridge Company for
the building of the same.
The board also on motion ordered
that the Standard Bridge Co. repair
Scott bridge in Oak Creek township. ]
The board approved the bond of the
Standard Bridge Company for the
yearly contract for bridge building in
Sherman county.
The board on motion allowed the |
following claims:
GENERAL FUND
•lacob Winkleman.
A Wall (all taken for tax)...
I>r A J Kearns.
C F Beushausen.
E G Taylor.
Wm Jakob.
Jas I Depew.
C J Peters..
Wenzel Rewolinski.
Henry Thode.
W O Brown.
BRIDGE FUND
4.00
3.00
8.00
5.00
13.55 1
5.oo:
3.00
4.50
4.20 i
3.40 1
3.20
Wm Jakob. 6.00
Wenzel Rewolinski. 3.80
Henry Thode. 4.50
On motion county beard adjourned
to June 14, 1909.
C. F. Beushausen, County Clerk.
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are in 9 eases out of 10 the result <»t Eve-Strain, wh ch it
relieved by glasses in early life would never cause cmssed
eyes.
Preliminary svmptoms of Eye troubles that cause crossed
eyes are: Pain in back of eyes; pain in temples, sometimes
running over ears; print jumps alter reading for a time.
These are strong symptoms that the eyes will soon cross un
less the eye-strain is removed.
It will pay you to see me at the St. Elmo hotel.
I do not go out of the hotel to work.
Not a drop of medicine used.
PARKINS, the EVE MAN
FENCE POSTS
We have a good stock of lumber and all
kinds of building material on band.
A carefully assorted stock of Fence Posts
ranging in price from 12C to 250
No trouble to figure your bills and show
our stock.
LEININGER LUMBER. CO., loi>p City, Neb.
We Assert Positively
That the INTEB,NATIONAL system
of clothes-making is far beyond ah
nthers~ —
And notwithstanding its perfection it
is the least costly of all ^==
can find this out for yourself by
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