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To the Farmer Who Expects to • Hold a Sale This Season: If you are making plans to hold a sale this a season we want you to come in and see us. I We make a specialty of clerking sales and are therefore in a position to offer our ser vices on satisfactory terms. Keep Us in Mind I When you need a loan on your farm. We £ are in position to close either large or small | loans promptly at rates ranging from 5 per | cent to 5 1-2 per cent, according to security and plus a small commission. Options to pay before due. The First National Bank ^ LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA A. P. ClILLEY, President, L. HANSEN. Cashier, IRA E. WILLIAMS, Vice Pres., 0. E. ADAMS, Asst. Cashier THE NORTHWESTERN THURSDAY* AUG. 2li, 19Q9 A Few Market (Quotations. Corn, per bu.54 & .53 Wheat, per bu.83@ .88 Oats, per bu.30® .35 Rye, per bu. .60 Butter, per lb. .18 Eggs, per doz. .15 Hens, per lb. .08 Spring chickens, per lb.124* t LOCAL NEWS. You can .get “good'’ gasoline at Arthur’s. For a Good Grade of Binder Twine see T. M. Reed. Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when in need of a dravman. A swell line of Ladies’ Suits at the Loup City Mercantile Co. Highest market price for hides at the Bennett meat market. II. B. Musser went to Omaha yes terday on a business trip. Buy Aztec or Canon City coal at Taylor's elevator for summer use. I will guarantee 26c for butter fat I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase. A. P. Culley returned from his western trip last Thursday evening. If you want a dray in a hurry and get quick work, see Stewart Conger. Miss Sylvia Korurumpf left Mon day morning for Leavenworth, Kas. Miss Edna llinman returned home to St. Edwards last Saturday morn ing. Take your butter and eggs to Con ldser’s, where you can get anything you want. \ Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 30-31, early sale of ladies’ suits, cloaks, etc., at Conbiser's. Paul Johansen returned last Friday morning to his home at Grand J unction, Colo. l uu iwanu uu luiouttnv *»* Hie Stewart Conger drays when you want quick service. Mr. and Mrs. Link Thompson and ^ two children returned to Omaha last T Saturday morning. Threshing outfits will find Lee Bros, the place to buy their meats. See them and get prices. Ladies, remember there is another tailor-made suit sale on at Conhiser's next Monday and Tuesday. E. S. Hayhurst, wife and daughter returned last Friday evening from their journey to Pennsylvania. k We are paying 2<> cents cash for I cream delivered at the creamery. Ravenna Creamery Co. Miss Ella Moon of Arcadia, who had been visiting the Leiningers, re turned home last Saturday evening. The juciest of steaks from young corn fed beeves may be found on the block at the Bennett meat market. .1. C. McKinley of Nashville, Tenn., arrived last Friday evening for a week's visit with his aunt, Mrs. Col. Young and family. Windmills, Pumps and all kind of supplies. All kinds of work guarn teed. J. M. Czaplewski Phone 3-23 Davenport & Baker. Mrs. T. .J. Carter of Alliance, who has been visiting her cousins, Mrs. Failor and Mrs. Bradley, returned home last Saturday morning. The 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. After the Loup City kids last week did up th? Ord aggregation, they went over to North Loup and dropped the game into the hands of the boys there by a score of 8 to 3. Clifton Grow went to St. Paul last Saturday morning, to return that evening in Jim Johansen's auto, driv en by Bud 'O’Bryan, but when the boys got near Dannebroga tire played out and Clifton returned home on the potato bug. Do you like to wash cream cans? If you do not, bring your cream to the creamery where your cans will be washed and thoroughly sterilized. This is the only way to properly clean a cream can, as it kills all bacteria. Also bear in mind that if it hadn’t been for us. you would have been V selling your cream for two cents less / than you are now getting. Ravenna Creamery Co. * ' • • •• v . v Pure-Bred Poland China Sows. I have for sale a few pure-bred Po land China sows, due to farrow this coming August. H. J. Johansen. Fresh celery on hand at Bennett’s meat market. If you want a good cream separator see T. M. Reed. 3 oil (52, Ashley Conger, the dray man. Get him. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Albers visited at Ashton Tuesday. Ladies’ Suits just arrived at the Loup City Mercantile Co. Try a sack of Loup City flour, for sale at your flour dealers. Car of Peaches, Pears and Plums, Sept. 2 or 3. Bert Chase. Ladies’ tailor-made suit sale at Conhiser's next Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Judge Wall went to Litchfield for an extended visit Tuesday morn ing. Mrs. Wm. Sharp *went to North Loup last Saturday morning to visit with a sister. Tiie Bennett meat market is pay | ing the highest market price for spring chickens. Wm. Larsen of the Mercantile Co. returned from his trip to Omaha last Thursday evening. Newest and latest styles of ladies’ tailor-made suits and cloaks at Con hiser's, August 30 and 31. Lee Bros, are prepared to furnish best of meats with prices to suit for threshing outfits. See them. Miss Ollie Gallup arrived from Grand Island last Saturday on a visit to her sister, Mrs. LBanks Hale. Call and get prices on hardware at the New Hardware Store before buy ing. first door east of State Bank. Mrs. Henry French came up from Elm Creek last Thursday evening, re turning home yesterday morning. The Loup City Mercantile Co. have just received a fine line of Ladies Jacket Suits. Go and see them. Mrs. James Woods Smith arrived from Chicago last Saturday to visit friends and look after her city property. You are always sure of good fruit when it comes direct in a refrigerator so do your canning out of Chase’s car, Sept. 2 or 3. Ladies, attend the sale of tailor made cloaks, skirts, all of the latest and up-to-date styles, next Monday and Tuesday at Conliiser’s. The David Cole Creamery Co. of Omaha has its local headquarters with O. F. Petersen, paying 26c cash for butter fat and testing same while you wait. This editorial family is indebted to that prince of good fellows, S. F. Reynolds, for a liberal supply of roasting ears and luscious tomatoes from his garden patch. The open season for wild ducks, geese, brants, cranes and game water fowl will begin the 15th of September and end April 5th, next year. Just wait a few days. boys. Mrs. John Merrill of Pleasantdale, aunt of S. E. Callaway and Mrs. 11. S. Conger, accompanied by two sons and a daughter, arrived last Tuesday evening for a visitof several days. The Misses Melvia and Dessie Danielson went to Lincoln yester day morning, where Miss Dessie will consult a specialist in regard to auricular troubles from which she is suffering. Floyd Janulewicz came up from Ashton Monday evening. Floyd and young Mr. Jamrog of Ashton left yesterday for an extended trip to the Seattle exposition And other points on the Pacific Coast. Messrs. O. F. and Detlef Petersen were called to Lyons, Iowa, yesterday morning by the failing health of their good mother, and their return will depend upon her condition. We trust she may speedily recover. Mrs. Morris and baby, household of the motor tender, left for Grand island yesterday morning, after a few days' visit., Mr. Morris has rented a house here and they will Soon"return with their household goods and take up their residence here. A. M. Lewis came up from Aurora Monday evening to look after his farming interests. He was accom panied by his son, EJ Lewis, wiio contemplates moving up here next spring and taking charge of the farm recently purchased of Thos. Bagsley.5 4 » _ _ 2 cans Columbia River Salmon for. 25c 1 lb. good Coffee. 15c German-American Coffee .20c and 25c 3 boxes Corn Flake. 25c 3 boxes Egg O-See. 25c 2 cans of 'loc, Peaches.... 35c 2 cans of 35c Apricots... 35c 2 cans Tomatoes. 25c 3 cans good Corn. 25c We pay the highest market price for Butter and Eggs. Bring your Chickens to us. we pay 9c. Remember the Place, the Big Store. Cl. --, ■ l|== Land! Land!! Land!!! For sale by W. P. Reed. Prices are right. Mrs. Isaac Pierson of the St. Elmo left Monday morning for a six weeks' visit at Friend, this state. The Misses Nickolaus, daughters of Mike Nickolaus. went to Aurora last Saturday morning for a few days’ visit. Mr and Mrs. Will Anderson of Strorusburg arrived last Saturday evening on a visit to L. Johnson and family. Pick Baker and wife arrived last Friday evening from the Montezuma Valley, Colorado, on a business and pleasure trip. Rry Rentfrow, who has been work ing for Loren Gee this summer, last Saturday morning returned to his home in Omaha. Mrs. Gilchrist of Arcadia, who had been visiting her son-in-law, Ernie Milbarn, and family, returned home Saturday evening. Miss Rlioda Bentley of Lyman, Colo., arrived last Thursday evening on a visit to her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Snyder. Miss Edna Branscomb returned last Saturday morning to her home at Cambridge, Iowa, after a visit here with her cousin. Erma Bradley. Arthur Reed went to Newton coun ty, Indiana, last Friday, for an ex tended visit with relatives. He left from North Loup at the close of the ball game. Miss Laura Weedin and Miss Lydia Danielson of Aurora returned Mon day morning after a visit here at the homes of Mrs. J. N. Ling and Mrs. Johnson, west of town. Mrs. J. I. Depew and daughter Mabel, returned last Friday evening from their extended visit with rela tives and friends at Rathdrum, Idaho, and various points en route. Henry Kuhl’s brother and wife and the latter's son and wife arrived last Thursday evening from near Omaha to attend the silver wedding anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. Kuhl the following day. S. N. Sweetland received a letter last Friday from Ids son, Clarence, down in Arkansas, saying the ther momenter registered as low as 112 in the coolest places during the x-ray weather of the week previous. Dan DeWitt returned last Saturday eveuing from Omaha, where he had been to have an operation for catarrh al aud hay fever troubles. Mrs. DeWitt, who had been to Omaha and Jefferson, Iowa, returned with him. Earl Keeler and L. B. Milligan re turned last Thursday evening from Stanton, while Mrs. Keeler and Miss Pearl Keeler arrived home Saturday evening, the other members of the family returning to their several homes direct from the obsequies of their father. Geo. Peterson and two sisters-in law, Mrs. Cummins of Davis Creek and Miss Beth Knapp of Loup City, left Saturday noon for Cheyenne, called there by the serious illness of their brother-in-law, Mr. Parsons, who is going through a siege of typhoid fever. Bert McKinnie goes to Sault Ste Marie. Mich., about the 15th of next month oo join his wife and baby, and Mr. and Mrs. McKinnie will give a series of concerts throughout that section before returning home. The Northwestern can promise the people there something tine in musical lines. While one of Hairy Jenner's boys was raking alfalfa in their field last Friday afternoon, the old blind nag lie was driving became frightened md made a mad race down the street from the park with the rake, the boy being unable to check him, the horse finally falling near the Sweetland block and stopped without damage to boy, rake or horse. It caused much sxcitement to the residents along Park avenue. Miss Hazel, the editor’s >-year-old daughter, was the first to report the news to the Northwestern. She will now be assigned to our reportorial staff. President Smith of St. Paul college was in Loup City yesterday. The cement block foundation is be ing laid for Will Criss’ garage. Landlord Lundy had to join the crowd to Grand Island today. Miss Nellie Jeffords returned home last evening from her visit to York. S. A. Pratt and wife took in the Frontier Festival at Grand Island today. Gus Lorentz. baby is reported dan gerously ill this morning with bowel complaint. , Odd Fellow picnic, Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6th, at Jenner's Park. Don't forget. Mrs. Mathew has added a millinery department to her ladies’ furnishing establishment. Lawrence Lofliolm led a contingent of our young men to the Frontier Festival today. Mrs. Peter Rowe was ealled to Lin coln this morning by the very serious illness of her mother. Over forty tickets were sold over the U. P. for the Frontier Festival at Grand Island today. Harold Leininger and Howard Starr took their papas to the Frontier Fes tival at Grand Island today. Andrew Pflaster of Oak Creek last Friday took his wife to Grand Island to enter a hospital for treatment. Miss Emma Williams expects to leave tomorrow morning for Council Bluffs to enter a hospital for training as a nurse. Fete iiowe lias ms petition out tor signers as an independent candidate for county judge. Pete was always fond of his joke. German services at their church this coming Sunday morning at 10:30, by Rev. P. Aleck. All Germans are cordially invited to attend. 20 per cent off on Ladies' Belts at Mrs. Mathew's. All brand new belts of the best styles and colors. Call early and secure your choice. Chris Sorensen severs his connec tion with the T. M. Reed implement house Friday, and will go to Grand Island to enter the college there. Miss Aimee Poisee was given a very pleasant surprise party last evening at the home of her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Draper, and a good time is reported. Stanley Zaworski and Jessie Stick ney were married by Judge I'edler Wednesday morning, with Stella Stickney and John Zaworski as wit nesses. Mrs. Viola Criss of Belleville, Kas., accompanied by her three children, arrived last Friday evening for a visit witli her mother, Mrs. Naomi Criss. and other relatives. Mrs. Brown and little daughter of Kearney arrived last evening for a visit with J. H. Greenwood and fami ly west of town. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Greenwood are sisters. Miss Cora Fross went to Aurora today for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Ella Schrock. Mr. Schrock who had been visiting the Fross’ a few days, returned with her. Don't forget the big Odd Fellow picnic at Jenner’s Park, Monday, SeDt 6th, Labor Day. Extensive ar rangements have been made to make this one of the biggest events of the season, Some twenty-five of the young friends of Miss Emma Williams sur prised her last Friday evening, taking a ride up to the country home of A. O. Zimmerman, where a water melon feast was thoroughly enjoyed. Xlie little kids of Loup city went over to Ashton Tuesday and won a game from a mixed team, a portion of whom were of the reguldr nine, win ning by a score of 18 to 14. Can our little fellows play ball? Well, just ask the Ashton boys. Rev. J. O. Hawk and family expect to leave for their new home on the Pacific Coast on the 13tli or 14th of next month. They will have a sale of their household goods next week Saturday at the parsonage. There's a chance to get some good bargains. See small bills. See the samples of grain, wheat and oats Mr. Richard Baker brought from the country where they irrigate the land. Wheat is going from 40 to 50 bushels to the acre, oats from 70 to DO bushels at Scotts Bluffs, Neb. Special excursions Tuesday, August 31st, and Sept. 7th. Don’t miss it, as it is a money maker for you. Yours Resp., P. O. Reed. Jacob Albers received a letter yes terday from his daughter, Mrs. Cars ten Truelsen, to the effect that they had sold out their interests at Deeth, Nevada, and were, at the time of writing, packing up preparatory to moving to Hemet, Riverside county, California, Carsten having just re turned from there, where he had in vested in a fruit farm. The many friends of this estimable family will be interested in their new move and wish them success. Millinery Opening. Mrs. II. M. Mathew lias received a large consignment of pattern hats, which will tie on display and for >-ale Friday and Saturday, September 3d and 4tli. Ladies of the town and vi cinity are cordially invited to come and see them at any time. Presbyterian Bulletin The usual services will be held next Sunday. In the morning tire pastor will continue his lectures on tlie Bible. The subject for next Sunday is, “The Poetical Books.” Come with your Bible, note-book and pencil. The last of the open-air services for this season will be held next Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. The subject will be “Our Cosmopolitan Popula- 1 tion.” The pastor will speak about 7:45. Miss Dorothy Montgomery will lead the C. E. part of the service. Look out for the program for one week from next Sunday evening in next week’s paper. You will be in terested. M. C. Mulick went to Grand Island yesterday to take in the Cheyenne Frontier Shows. Judge Wall returned from Ord last Monday evening, where he had several important law eases. Mrs. Katie Burrowes is back at the St. Elmo for a few weeks to assist in the absence of Mrs. Pierson. Mr. and Mrs. Green of Aurora were guests over last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Win. Larsen of the Mercantile. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Watts went to Omaha Monday morning, where Mrs. Watts will enter a hospital to under go an operation. The Presbyterian Sunday school will hold a picnic next Friday aftei noon and evening. W'.tuch lor par ticulars next week. Miss Ethel Dale returned home to Denton, this state, Tuesday morning after a week's visit, at the home ol her brother, R. E. Dale. Mrs. Laura Cox returned to her home at Bladen yesterday after a protracted visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Goodell. Miss Ertie Moon left Tuesday morn ing for a visit with her father, Judge Moon, and sister, Mrs. G. P. Cal la ham, at Morrill, this state. Viola, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Youngquest, was dangerously ill the first of the week, but is now reported improving. Mrs. Gene Patton and two little daughters went to Grand Island yes terday morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank Goodwin, and attend the Frontier shows. The Sherman County Telephone Co. on Tuesday of this week pur chased the Stanley Goo property in Ashton for telephone central quar ters and have secured the services of a Mr. and Mrs. Davis of St. Paul to take charge of same, beginning the first of September. We understand Mr. and Mrs. Goc will move to Loup City, purchase property and make their future residence in our city. Mr. John Squiers of Elm township and Miss Clara P. Anthes, formerly of Clay county, and sister of Mrs. Homer Hughes of Clay township, were married at high noon Sunday, August 22, 1909, at the M. E. parson age in this city, Rev. J. O. Hawk officiating, and Mr. Frank Zwink and Miss Elma Corning as best man and bridesmaid to the happy couple. The Northwestern wishes them success and happiness through life. To whom it may concern: Whereas, some people in this com munity have a wrong impression re garding the settlement made with me by the Connecticut Fire Insur ance Company, represented by Mr. Williams at the First National Bank of this city, in the adjustment of my loss by tire of barn and granary. I take this opportunity to explain the facts, in justice to an honorable com pany. The loss has been adjusted in cash to my entire satisfaction, both on the buildings and the grain, being all the property covered by the agency of Mr. Williams and the money has been paid. Michael Chilewski. Loup City, Neb., August 17th, 1909. THREE MILLION ACRES OF GOVERNMENT LAND to beopened for settlement about Oct. 1st in South Dakota. Uncle Sam’s greatest land drawing. These lands to be opened under the United States homestead laws. For reliable information about these lands, send 25 cents (silver) for our interesting little booklet, “The Cheyenne and Standing Rock Reser vations.’’ Tells about the history, topography and soil, climate, rainfall, who may take homesteads, etc., com piled by state historian. Includes also up-to-date map of South Dakota showing lands to be opened. If you are interested in securing ifit) acres of this rich land, wrap up a quarter and send for this booklet and map at once. Address, Ilomesoead Informa tion Bureau, Uierre, S. I). According to the report of the health otlicers on the epidemic of spinal meningitis over the state, the disease is now considered under con trol and rapidly dying out. The centers in the state of this disease, Stromsburg, Minders, York, Culbert son, DeWitt, Arcadia and Comstock, are reported under good control. The i death rate for J uly is reported at 18, while so far in August the death rate has been considerably less. • It is claimed if death ensues in such case It is invariably within the tirst three or four days. The disease was for merly ^considered fatal, but with the use of the serum and a better conception of the disease, the facili ties are comparatively few. Later reports than above, however, claim the epidemic has broken out in Hamilton county and that last Sun day the churches were closed and every precaution is used to prevent its spread and to stamp it out in its 1 Incipiency. j ATTENTION! ' Buffalo Bill’s Wild West > .nil Pawnee Bill’s Far East show will exhibit at Kearney s jn Sept. 2nd. < These two great shows form a com- j dination that you cannot well afford { so miss. You will see master horse- , nen of the East and the West, to gether with the re-enactment of ex iting and historic scenes from the , Jrient and Occident. For information relative to train J service, rates, etc., call upon your Local Agent. Union Pacific Railroad •‘The Safe Road to Travel” Tapering Waists! R. & C. Corsets R>Gc We suggest that you come and inspet the new Spring R. & C. models we are showing, before you order your new spring gowns. If you secure one of these models to have your - gowns fitted over, you can rest assured they will possess the f ashionable “Directoire” lines. Our stock includes sizes for all figures. Here is shown one of the latest models for medium figures—medium bust, flat hip, extra long back. Price in Coutil (B28) $1.50; same in Batiste (B29; $1.50. Every pair guaranteed. These Corsets In prices from 50c to $5.00 CONHISER’s The old saying is, the farther east you go the cheaper you can buy your goods. Well, we are in the last building on Main street, so we must be the cheapest place in town. Call in and be convinced that we can sell you. Furniture, Rugs, Lace Curtains and in fact everything that is kept in a First-Class Furniture Store, and save you money. The H. P. Ferdinandt _Furniture Company. H. P. Ferdinandt, Undertaker and Embalmer E. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedler, C. C. Carlson. President. Vice President. Cashier -directors W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S N. Sweetland LOOP CITY STATE EM LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Capital Stock, - - $26,000.00 Individual Liability, $260,000. OO Get free La; Jo While You Gr.;i Big Horn Basin; This rich l.-u d 1.- 'a t settling up vith homesteaders taking up the cinici&t Government irri tated tracts. The Big Horn Basin will soon be served bv he Burlington’s new main line through centr.l Wyomim-; iroducts will have direct access to the best ■ .u kets .n the Vest. Land values are fast increasing. Ct i hold of a farm n the Basin before it is too late. 320-Acre Lands- -This is tin’ size farm you can home tead in ea ^t and northeast Wyoming, Cm. ratio etc. Some »f the finest lands in the West, with is ;. ,.■ * of moisture .nnuaby, can be taken under the Mondi i Act These 320 ere homestead tracts are a new thing in the distribution oi Government lands, and deserve your atti. lien. I personally conduct excursions the lii&t m d third Tue? lays of each month to these lands, and a;*, employed by the Burlington to answer all inquiries, and to as.-i-d you in every >ossible way to locate along the Burlington hues. Write me. D. CLEM DEAVER, General Agent. Land Seekers Inforiiiu.ion Owab.., Nebr.