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 paid with a bank check. No chance for argument or dispute w hen 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 CPLLKY. President L. HANSEN. INshier IRAK. WILLIAMS. Vice President O E, ADAMS, Asst. Cashie THE NORTHWESTERN A Few Market Quotations. Corn, per bu.5f the famous F ti Thon-pson strain. $1 GO per setting. Phone. 8 on 2>t» Mrs E. C. Dyer. Jf you want a good cream separator see T. M. Reed. Miss Zua Reed has been on the sick . list the past few days. See the new dress skirts at the Loup City Mercantile Co. Buy Aztec or Canon City coal at | Taylor's elevator for summer use. If yon want to buy or sell Real Estate, call on John W. Lon". Have your house painted with White Lead A Zinc. See Geo. Stork li you want a dray in a hurry and • get quick work, see Stewart Conger Mrs. A. Colley i< enjoying a vise j from her sister. Mis. McPherson, of York. The Ravenna Creamery Co. wilt pay 24 cents for butter fat til! furue i notice. Take your letter and eggs to Con huser's, where you can get anything y yj want. Don't forget Lee Bros, constantly keep on hand fresh bologna of their own make. A son airived at the liome of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Makowski last Thurs day morning. See the Mercantile Co. for a new suit. They certainly have got a fine line this year. Miss Jessie Leininger returned last | Thursday noon from her extended : visit at San Diego, Calif. I. N. Syas is at presant nursing a handsome set of Job's comforters on one of his hands. Tough. _ A marriage license was issued the i 23d instant to Andrew Guy and Maud ; Cornford. both of Litchfield. We can save you a nice piece of money on a refrigerator by getting in your order early.—Christensen Ferdinandt Furniture Co. Dr. Allen left Wednesday morning for Omaha to attend the wedding of an old college chum. He expects to return Monday. 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. Don't forget the last public dance of the season at Pilger'sOpera House. Thursday. May 6, 09. to be given by the Germania Yerein. Music fur nished by the celebrated Italian harp ist. Domenico Toce. Don't fail to come and enjoy yourself. By Order of Com. Wllgvl O WdgUII starts Monday. Have boxes ready and get contracts signed. J. W. Conger always has book with him. Joe Thompson last week resigned his position with the Ravenna cream ery company at this place, on account of the close confinement injuring his health, and takes a position on the road for the David VV. Cole Creamery Co. of Omaha. His family will live at Ord. S. E. Gallaway is adding another ; story to his residence. It received | the hail-6tone visitation last night . without a roof and Sam. with the aid of Neighbor Zimmerman, circulated j around with small pine boxes over their heads for protection. No snap shots were taken. We regret to note that Chas. F. Petersen resigned his position in the Loup City mills and on Saturday with his family went to Dannebrog. where he will have charge of the flouring mill at that place. However, we wish him abundant success, and congratulate Dannebrog over their gain of this estimable family. V\ ill Engle was seen on our streets i last Saturday, and is to be congratu ] lated on his much improved con dition. looking so much more like his I old self. Will complains of frequent recurrence of severe pains in his head and it may be necessary yet to go j through another operation, but it is j sincerely trusted he may retu rn to | his usual sturdy health without. Pure-Bred Poland China Sows. I have for sale a few pure-bred J’o | land China sows, due to farrow this ; coming August. H. J. Johansen. A case arising- out of the chicke^ stealinig mania in the west part o* the county was tried last Friday be fore Judge Pedler. A man named Holcomb had two of the Bunner boys arrested charged with threats of shooting, but failed to make the com plaint stick for want of material evi dence which they expected to pro-: cure but did not realize on. This is another of those cases in which well-! meaning good citizens relied on the evidence of certain persons, which j turned out to be hearsay when under oath, the witnesses seeming fearful or diffident about testifying. Fn m what little we have heard c. the case, there seemed to be some evidence touching upon other matters not rel evant to this case. "You can't charge threats of shooting and prove steal ing." One of tiie Bunners was before the court some time ago on complaint of a Mr. Entry, charged with appro priating feathered productions to his own use, which by reason of alleged sickness in the family of defendant.j and a generous disposition on the part, i of complainant, and the payment of j j Mil and costs, the case was dismissed for want of prosecution. The little 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicklaus Hansen died in this city last Thursday of a severe attack of mumps. The funeral was held Saturday morning following from the Methodist church, the pastor officiating, interment being in ■ Evergreen cemetery. August Hansen was born July 23, 1898. and died April! 22, 1909. He was a bright boy and! the joy of fond parents' hearts, and j his death causes a void in the borne i circle naught will overcome. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the stricken family. Mr. and Mrs. Ilar.sen desire through the Northwestern to extend heartfelt thanks to the many friends and | especially to the good people of the Methodist congregation l'ur their kindness and assistance in the hours • of sickness and subsequent death if their darling boy. Horsemen Attenti n Kenneth K: w ishes to call attenth ,i of hr-, eders t the fact that his t: horse.- wi. stand on Monday and t uestiui o; *.. weak at tire John- or barn, ;:i the , a„ of the Criss 1 -Ksoiith s', .p. ji recently purchased the notei 1 cheron s'a,.: u, " ii.r.t" of -I Joidisin, ivieiti he > id stand ::t aforesaid pin e. together with ,. well known 81 in . • Keo-tu IV. .. . The. simple ann.uu. e ;eut v, hi . su.lfcienl to insure him a goodly sha.e of the patronage of those v.i-hir .. returns in best horseflesh. While I>r. Kearns was returning from a visit to a sick patient last Saturday morning about 1 o'clock. Liveryman Hosier driving with him. and while passing the Hawk school house south of town, a meteor of un usual brilliancy coming from the south passed directly overhead and exploded, lighting the night as with the brilliancy of the noon-day sun, and causing a myriad of sparks to flood the night air. It was a sight never to be forgotten. We have received the initial num ber of the Meeteetsfe (Wyo.,) Index, a neat little paper started at that lively Wyoming town by Geo. A. Phipps, son-in-law of the writer, which shows that George is very much in evidence in giving the people there some good intellectual newspaper food. And he is a writer of much merit and a hustler along these lines and will make good, if the people will give deserved support. Success to the Index. The Northwestern's roll of honor since last report of new readers re ceived and old readers renewed in clude the following, in addition to several who modestly request their names omitted: T. P. Hedy, Victor Johnson, J. A. Stevens. Ed. Oltman. Mrs. L. A. Swayze, Mrs. Mary A. Gardner. Wm. Landon, J. Q. Pray. Fred Johnson.Will Hawk.Don Holmes. J. A. Converse, Nick Hansen and A. J. Johnson. Mr. Don Holmes, son of George nolmes of Bristol township, passed through Loup City. Monday, with some 56 head of cattle, wintered on the farm, which he was taking back to his rancli in Loup county. Don and his brother have a fine ran^h up there and are doing w ell. He ordered the Northwestern to visit him the coming twelve months and provide the news of his old home in Sherman county. We received a pleasant call last Friday from our [good friend. Fred Johnson of Wiggle Creek. Fred has been having a series of hard luck facts strike him of late, but grins and bears it with Spartan-like forti ture. Last week lie lost a tine horse, to be followed by the loss of a colt a day or two later, which with not a few other little dismals are not cal culated to elate. Better luck later, Fred. The Sherman County Medical So ciety met Tuesday. April 27, at 2 p. m.. at Loup City, in the office of Dr. O. E. Longacre. Members present: O. E. Longacre, A. J. Kearns, A. S. Main. Mary A. K. Hendrickson, Rydberg and Dickinson. Absent: N. L. Tal bot and Wanek. Various local and state matters were discussed and an interesting and profitable session held. Lyman Pray graduated from the Agricultural school at Lincoln last Friday and returned home Saturday evening. He was in the front ranks of an especially large class of some seventy pupils. Sherman county boys always line up with honors in what soever place they may be. A dainty little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. | Waggoner in this city Monday morn 1 *ng, April 26, 1909. Congratulations. NEW • CENTUiiY The Implement Pap WE WANT BOV; —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. I** *. FiWu a c«. LOUP CITY . MERCANTILE « COMPANY Lost—A pait of golidbowed specta cles. Please return-to Marie Pilger and receive reward. Tenus Enevoldsen. B. & M. helper, is nursing a case of mumps at the home of his brother. Martin. H. A. Sieeth went to Omaha last Saturday, w here a position ha> been offered him in a wholesale house. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Larsen went to Hampton Tuesday morning to attend the wedding of a brother of Mr. Lar sen. Little Yerla Fowler is dangerously ill with rheumatism of the heart and faint hopes are entertained of her re covery. Mrs. Mathew will give a handsome souvenir to each lady purchasing one dollar's worth of goods of her tins week Saturday. P. L. Curry of Clear Creek, accom panied by his wife and bright little son and daughter, were Loup City visitors last I’riday. Why go out of tow n to buy your clothes, when you can buy just as good ones at the Loup City Mercantile Co. and keep ^our money at home? T. H. Eisner has purchased the Odd Fellow lots just north of the Zimmer man office tuilding. and later Arthur ¥. .-,ner may erect a photo gallery on the same. At the special county board meet infi last Friday the contract was let for a new steel bridge over Loup river south of town. See proceedings in another column. An auto party consisting of some six fine horseless beauties from Ord and Arcadia, beaded by Banker Kin sey and Senator Fries were here Sun day afternoon for a pleasurable ride. Rev It W. Montgomery went to North Loup and Mira Valley yester day to assist in the installation* ser \ ices of Rev. IieWitt Williamson, and is expected home today. John Petersen came up from Lin coln last Saturday evening and will visit friends and relatives for a fort night. after which he will return to his home at Teeds Grove, Iowa, to assist his father. The Presbyterian Brotherhood ban quet has been postponed until Friday evening. May 7. Those who pay the r -gular fee of $1, the annual mejaber ship dues, will be given a 75c banquet ticket. The tickets can be procured at either bank. There lias been important changes in the C. P. train Service between Loup City and St. Paul. It] addition to the regular service as heretofore, the motor returns from St. Paul arriving here at 11:55 a. m. and goes east again at 12:40 p. m. The condition of Mr. Geo. Keeler is | rapidly growing worse and his life is said to be hanging by a slender thread. Two of his daughters. Mrs. Rose Bishop of Boyd ceuntv and Mrs. Carr of Omaha are at his bedside now, ! and another daugtiter. Miss Pearie Keller, is expected home any day ifrom Seattle, Wash. Gus Lorentz use.) Lis thumb as a wedge while closing a safe door last Monday, with little damage to the door. Miss Amanda Jensen returned to j her home at Dannebrog Wednesday after her extended visit at the home j of H. P. Ferdinandt. A heavy hail storm of a few min utes' duration, followed by a copious! rain visited us last night. The hail struck the buildings with the force of good sized dornieks tired from gat tling guns. Austin Happening. As Parke Paige was going to Austin with bis cream he had the misfortune to upset the can. spilling the con tents. Mr. and Mrs. P. Larsen went to Rockville Wednesday. J. S. Needham’s brother and wife from Oregon arrived here Friday to visit relatives and may decide to make this their future home. Jesse Fletcher lias returned from a weeks' visit at Custer county. Willie Stott and Wesley Carpenter attended the wedding reception at Rockville Tuesday evening. Dan Carpenter, our leading mer chant. made a new windmill tower for Dan McDonald Tuesday. Pete Ogle was sawing ties with his engine Tuesday and Wednesday for his brother-in-law. Ailie Fellows and Mrs. Lydia Rowe visited at A. Ii. Jack's Wednesday, and while staying there that evening Mrs. Rowe was taken sick and the doctor called. She is getting better at this writing. Opposed to Slang Donald had-been to Sunday ol i and on coming home was asked what j lie had learned. The lesson was the ! ; story of Joseph, and the small learner j ; was evidently very full of ids subject, i "Oh,” he said, "it was about a boy. ana his brothers took him and put : him in a hole in the ground: and then they killed another boy. and took the first boy’s coat and dipped ■ it in the blood of this boy and—” i “O. no, Donald, not another boy!’’ his sister interrupted, horrified. Rut I Donald stood liis ground. “It was, too” he insisted. Then he added, ”The teacher said ‘kid’ but 1 don't use words like that.”—Woman's Home Companion for May. ROAD NOTICE I To all whom it may concern: Notice is heresy given that the eoramix-loner appointed to view and locate a ro3d commenc ing at the section corner or Sections five i5), -lx <«>, seven i7i and eight (.»■ in Township fourteen ill). Range sixteen (16). and running ibence south on the section line about two and one-fourth miles, between sections seven (7) and eight (81, eighteen (IS) and seventeen (17), and nineteen (19) and twenty (t'Oi same town and range, and terminating at road No. 105. has reported in favor of the establishment thereof, and aU claims for damages or objec tions thereto must be filed in the office of the county clerk of Sherman county, Nebraska, on or before noon of the 4th day of July. 1909. or said road will he established without refer ence thereto. j Dated this 97th day of April, A. D. 1909. i Last pub May '-*7) CONHISER’s LOOK OUT FOR tjaa k. -.xzz TAG SALE Of FURNITURE NOW BEING HELD Kv,-r, yr in ir -:r >re has a Red Tag on it and will t»e ; j .. A Big Discount M> TAKES IX EVERT PIECE OF GOODS Ou Ai! of Our Furniture TO SAVE REMOVAL Uhnsisnsbn & Ferdinandt _Furniture Company. Christensen & Ferdinandt, Undertakers and Embalmers ^WWW'W^^§WWWWWW E. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson. President. Vice President. Cashier -DIRECTORS W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S N. Sweetland LOUP CITY STATE BANK LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00 Individual Liability, $250,000.00 MORE NEW LAND Jv.dith Basin, Montana. On the Great North ern line between Billings and Great Falls, a fine area of reli able production, with splendid chances of profit for early buy ers. No irrigation; average moisture 17 inches, which is o j o ~ - - enough to insure heavy and varied crops. Basin folder. Send for Judith Sun River, Montana. Government irrigated land, 275,oOO acres near Great Falls, Mont. First section now open for filing; only $30 an acre in 10 annual installments. Send for Sui^River Project folder. Bij£ Horn Basin A new government irrigated tract of 12,POO acres near Garland, Wyo., to be opened for filing. Watch for this and make your filing early on a choice location Round Trip Rate Only $27M) to above localities. This is a low rate for an extensive trip into these fast develop ing sections. Take it this spring or summer. Personally Conducted Excursions i conduct excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to he above localities. No charge for my services. Write me for folders, technical information about taking up homestead lands etc. I was for years connected with the La> d I •apartment of the Government. I can help you to make a good selection. D. CLEM DEA VEr. 0 k , ru \L Agent. Land Seekers lnfo:m;u...i 0.naha, Nebr.