To the Farmer Who Expects to
Hold a Sale This Season:
If you are making plans to hold a sale this
season we want you to come in and see us.
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
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
THENORTHWESTERN
THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 1909
A Few Market Quotations.
Corn, per bu.53 & .55
Wheat, per bu.87@ .92
Oats, per bu.33® .38
Rye, perbu . .00
Rutter, per lb. .25
Errs, per doz. .20
Hens, per lb... .08
Spring chickens, per lb:.12%
If you want a good cream separator
see T. M. Reed.
3 on 62, Ashley Conger, the dray
man. Get him.
For Sale—Horse and harness. See
H. P. Ferdinandt.
See notice of Dr. Headrick’s visit,
Monday. Oct. 11th.
I. N. Syas went to Omaha Tuesday
to Ak-Sar-Benate.
Ladies’ Suits just arrived at the
Loup City Mercantile Co.
Mrs. .T. T. Hale left Tuesday morn
ing to visit friends at Madison, this
state.
The Bennett meat market is pay
ing the highest market price for
spring chickens.
Mrs. Jas. Lee returned Saturday
evening from a few days’ visit with
friends at St. Paul.
Lee Bros, are prepared to furnisli
best of meats with prices to suit for
threshing outfits. See them.
Nelson Fisher and wife of St. Paul
visited his parents here over fast Sun
day7, returning home Monday7.
The Loup City Mercantile Co. have
'just received a fine line of Ladies’
Jacket Suits. Go and see them.
Will Zimmerman left for Billings.
Mone., Tuesday morning, and from
ttiere to his home at Enid, Okl.
Farmers Take Notice—When you
want coal for threshing or stove use
try coal from E. G. Taylor’s elevator.
Miss Lena Vounglund and Miss Maud
Peterson went to Stromsburg last
Friday morning to visit relatives and
friends.
If you buy Loup City Hour at
present you get flour made from old
wheat. Every sack guaranteed and
your money refunded if not satisfied.
LOCAL NEWS.
Fresh celery on hand at Bennett’s
meat market.
J. H. Froehlich returned from Lin
coln last Thursday.
Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 62, when
In need of a dravman.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Eisner went to
Omaha Tuesday morning.
A swell line of Ladies’ Suits at the
Loup City Mercantile Co.
Ike Kieth, wife and baby were vis
itors at Rockville Monday.
Highest market price for hides at
the Bennett meat market.
J. F. Nicoson went to Greeley, Neb.,
Tuesday to sell out a car of apples.
I will guarantee 27c for butter fat
I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase.
If you want a dray in a hurry and
get quick work, see Stewart Conger.
Mrs. J. S. Pedler went to Greeley
county last Friday for a few days’
visit.
i ‘ '
Take your butter and eggs to Con
hiser’s, where you can get anything
you want.
Mrs. Newt. Vance was quite ill last
week with gastric fever but is now
convalescent.
You make no mistake in calling on
the Stewart Conger drays when you
want quick service.
C. A. Clark, the Ravenna creamery
man, was in the city for a few hours
last Thurday afternoon;
Threshing outtits will find Lee
Bros, the place to buy their meats.
See them and get prices.
Mrs. Tom McFadden and Mrs. Nick
Daddow left for Omaha Monday to
witness the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities.
We are paying 27 cents cash for
cream delivered at the creamery.
Ravenna Ceiameuv Co.
I
WE SELL
SKINNER’S
SHIRTWAIST
SATIN
It is the popular satin for
shirtwaists, as it is very soft
and has a beautiful finish;
wear is guaranteed. Look
for the name- “Skinner’s”
woven in the selvage. We
carry a full line of colors.
Loop City Mercantile Co.
Mrs. Herman Jung and litte daugh
ter, Helma, went to Omaha Tuesday
to witness the Ak-Sar-Ben doings.
The juciest of steaks from young
corn fed beeves may be found on the
block at the Ben nett meat market.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hansel were St.
Paul visitors last Friday, where Mrs.
Hansel was called to judge the poultry
exhibit.
Windmills, Pumps and all kind of
supplies. All kinds of work guarn
teed. J. M. Czaplewski Phone 3-23
Davenport & Baker.
Miss Ethel Meyers left for her home
at University Place Tuesday morn
ing. We understand she has resigned
her position in our schools on account
of impaired health.
Miss Jennie Averill of Painsville,
Ohio, and Miss Hazel Merrill of Pleas
antdale, this state, arrived Tuesday
evening for a visit with the families
of their cousins, S. E. Gallaway and
Mrs. II. S. Conger.
IJWhile C. J. Tracy, wife and Mrs. J.
W. Jones were returning from the
funeral last Friday, the team ran
away, throwing out the occupants,
overturning the vehicle, seriously in
juring Mr. Tracy and more or less
bruising the two ladies. We did not
learn particulars.
Of course you will attend the open
ing day at Jenner’s Ball Park tomor
row (Friday) afternoon. It celebrates
the great enterprise of Harry Aenrn-r
in giving us an Up-to-Date Athletic
Park, with ampitheater, and gener
ous other seating capacity. The at
traction will be a football game be
tween Loup City and the high school
ele.en and will be well worth witness
ing. Later our invincible little bas
ket ball team will meet all-comers at
•the park, due notice and dates of
which will be given. In the evening
■of Friday will be a masquerade ball in
the pavillion and a big time is antici
pated. If you dance, don’t miss it.
Newt. Vance was called home from
Red Oak, Iowa, last week by the ill
ness of his wife, but she being better
he returned to his duties Monday
morning.
If in need of the services of a dray
at any time, phone Mike Nickolaus,
6 on 107, or E. G. Taylor's elevator
and prompt attention will be given
your order.
T. M. Reed went to Omaha Tues
day to attend a directorate of the
State Implement Men's Association,
and incidentally witness the Ak-Sar
Ben affairs.
The David Cole Creamery Co. of
Omaha has its local headquarters
with O. F. Petersen, paying 27c cash
for butter fat and testing same
while you wait.
Miss Lottie Knapp returned home
from Cheyenne last Saturday evening
accompanied by her widowed sister,
Mrs. Parsons. The same evening, ac
companied by another sister, Mrs.
Geo. Petersen, they went to Arcadia
for an over-Sunday visit.
Judge Wall returned last Thursday
evening from a legal business trip to
the south part of the state and left
again Saturday morning for Broken
Bow where lie has several important
cases in district court which convened
there Monday morning of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Younguest, Mr.
and Mrs. Sim Criss, and Miss Etta
Lofholm of the Northwestern office,
left Sunday morning for a ten days’
hunting trip up into the sandhills.
This leaves us minus office help and
causes the editor to manipulate all
the leaden messengers of thought by
1 his own lonesome during that time.
2 cans Columbia River
Salmon for. 25c
1 lb. good Coffee. 15c
German-American Coffee
.r.20c and 25c
3 boxes Corn Flake. 25c
3 boxes Egg-O-See. 25c
2'cans of -'5c 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.
Lorn Citf
Art Hansel went to view the Ak
Sar-Ben festival Monday.
Harry Hinman is engine care-taker
at the O'. P. roundhouse.
Troy Hale went to Omaha Monday
to Ak-Sar-Ben a few days.
Fred Odendahl and wife attended
the St. Paul fair last Friday.
Mrs. B. L. Goodell went to Bladen,
yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Cox.
Miss Jess Martin of LeMars, Mo., is
a guest of Miss Gertrude Lundyof the
St. Elmo.
Mrs. E. E. Miles, who had been vis
iting friends here, returned, Tuesday,
to Aurora.
Mel lor & Simpson are this week
putting in eight cement street cross
ings in Rockville.
Mrs. Geo. Dinsdale of Palmer visit
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Johansen last Friday.
Mrs. Zua Davis, nee Reed, came
from Greeley last Saturday for a fort
night’s visit with her parents.
Miss Edith Smith left Wednesday
morning to visit the winter Months
with the Hoovers at Siloam Springs.
A rkansas.
J. L. Jacoby and family went to
Aurora Wednesday morning, J. L. to
return Monady but the wife and lit
tle ones to visit longer. *
I). D. Grow and Dr. Chase went toi
Omaha Tuesday to kill two birds
with one stone—buy holiday goods
and take in the A-S-B doings.
Elmer Youngquestgot tired of him
self and was seen on the train Wed
nesday morning supposedly for Auro
ra to bring his wife and children
home.
Mrs. Wra. Douglass of Erie, 111., ar
rived last evening for a visit with the
family of her cousin, Dr. Marcy. Mr.
Douglass will also be here a few days
later.
M. L. Crouch, an experienced and
first class blacksmith and horse shoer
from Comstock, has taken a position
with W. D. Garner, the purchaser of
the J. I. Depew plant.
R. P. Starr and wife, A. P. Culley,
Sheriff Williams, and some twenty
others of our people went to Rockville
Wednesday morning to witness the
dedicatory services of the new Catho
lic church there.
The Industrial society will be en
tertained by Mrs. W. O. Brown and
Mrs. J. Johansen, at the home of Mrs.
Johansen, Wednesday afternoon, Oct.
13. All ladies of the society and con
gregation invited.
W. Henry of Mount Vernon, la.,
arrived here Wednesday noon of last
last week for a short visit with his
brother, F. M. Henry, leaving for
home again the following day. We
acknowledge a pleasant call from the
brothers.
B. F. Clayton, of Vilisca, Iowa, one
of the best known auctioneers of
southern Iowa, was in Loup City on
Tuesday evening on a short business
trip and gave the editor a pleasant
call, leaving again for home the fol
lowing day.
The Presbyterians held another of
their most enjoyable services of song,
last Sunday evening. *There were
solos, duets, quartets and chorus mu
sic, with short explanations of each
number, with history of same, by the
pastor. A goodly audience was pres
ent and justly appreciated the efforts
put forth by the church.
Clarke Reynolds arrived from San
Diego, Calif., last Friday noon in
time to be present at the obsequies
of his intimate friend and boon com
panion for years, Tine Zimmerman,
for which special purpose he crossed
half the continent. The story of the
friendship and devotion of these two
young men men is touching and beau
tiful in sentiment and is likened un
to the sweet story of Damon and
Pythias, and is calculated to soften
the memories usually gained from ex
periences with this sordid and un
feeling world of ours. God bless such
unity of mind and heart and such
undying friendships. They betoken
the uplift of mortal into a purer
sphero of action. Would that it were
the rule rather than the exception.
Young calf for sale. See S. F. Rey
nolds.
Best quality kid gloves and corsets
at lowest prices at Mrs. Mathew’s.
Mrs. E. B. Corning returned last
evening from her visit to Michigan.
Mrs. Mathew still has a few hats
left which she will sell at reduced
prices.
Heny Capellan of Hazard made a
visit to the Scotts Bluffs country last
week.
Mrs. Gladys Thompson and baby
was over from Ord the first of the
week.
Miss Mamie Adamson returned last
Thursday evining from her visit witli
relatives at Cheyenne.
Miss Erickson, who had been visit
ing the Misses Fowler, returned home
to Aurora last Saturday.
Mrs. E. G. Taylor and little daugh
ter visited at St. Paul over last Sun
day, returning home Monday.
If you want a genuine leather hand
bag that will wear and give you good
service, buy it at M rs. Mathew’s.
S. F. Reynolds ^went out in the
country Monday afternoon, bringing
in a fine bunch of 'd&ttle for the mar
ket.
Mrs. Felix Makowski took her little
daughters to Ashton Tuesday to
place them in the Catholic school
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall of Coshocton, O..
arrived Tuesday evening to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart McFadden, the la
dies being sisters.
Both roads have been mking a one
cent round trip rate to Omaha from
this point this week, on account of
Ak-Sar-Ben doings.
John M. Taylor the first of the
week finished the erection of a com
fortable home for a Mr. Schmidt, a
mile west of Ashton.
E. W. Goodrich and little son of
Sargent were here last Saturday vis
iting at the home of Mr. Goodrich’s
sister, Mrs. Emma McCray.
Mrs. A. C. Evans is teaching the
6th and 7th grades of our city schools
this week, owing to the illness of the
regular teacher, Miss Meyers.
Mr. and Mrs. David May of Aurora,
who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Kee in Washington township, re
turned home last Saturday.
A. B. Outhouse was taken with an
acute attack of lumbago Tuesday
evening, necessitating the securing of
a conveyance to take him home.
If parties allowing their poultry to
run at large would care for them as
for nursing infants it would be thor
oughly appreciated by neighbors.
Isaac H. Davenport of Loup City
and Miss Minnie Snjder of St. Paul
were granted a marriage license and
welded in the bonds of hymen by
County J udge Pedler Wednesday af
ternoon of this week.
The basket ball team from Loup
City went to Mason City last Thurs
day and defeated their team in a fine
ly contested game by a score of 21 to
13. Our football team went along
and Mason City did them up 26 to 5.
We receive a pleasant call. Tuesday,
from our friend Adam Zahn of Elm,
accompanied by J. F. Turvey of Ans
ley, one of the stalwart republicans
of Custer county, wha has rented and
will take charge of the big Downing
ranch in Washington township next
Marcli and become a citizen of Sher
man county. We gladly welcome the
coming of such men.
A quartet of Salvation army work
ers from Kearney were holding street
services here from Friday to Tuesday
of this week. Sunday evening the
captain and his wife favored the con
gregation at the Presbyterian church
with a couple of sweet duets, after
the close of their open air meeting.
They are most pleasing singers. They
were here to raise money to aid them
in slum work, and were liberally com
pensated by our people.
Presbyterian Bulletin
Look out for telegrams announcing
the Rally Day services for next Sun
eay morning. Other services as usual
Clear Creek
William Kohls and J. H. Burtner
shelled corn the last ;of the week.
Boley Brothers did the work.
Mrs. Fred Kohls was called away
last Friday to attend the funeral of
her grandfathe.
Harvey Burtner has rented the E.
II. Allen place for next year.
Thos. Parsley is talking of building
a large barn in the near future.
Jim Gray is building on his farm
joining his son George and daughter
Pearl.
Sam Eastabrook and Mr. Kohls
threshed the first of the week.
Mrs. Jim Gray fell $md fractured
her shoulder.
A bouncing boy arrived at the home
of Adam Roeder, Sept. 23d. Mr. and
Mrs. Roeder say he is perfectly wel
come to stay.
Mr. Weber is doing some mason
work for Chas. Godown.
S. Fuller and Frank Potter went to
Arcadia Saturday and returned Mon
day to finish carpenter work for Mr.
Richmond.
Mr. Moore of Ulyses, brother of
Henry Reed, will live next year on
the place now occupied by E. Allen.
Quite a number of relatives and
friends visited with Henry Beck and
farailv Sunday.
Mrs. J;ck Mowery from Kearney,
on her way to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Will Kalian, stopped to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Gray of Clear
Creek.
Draper Bros, finished plastering a
house for F. T. Richmond, which is
a fine specimen of their work and Mr.
Richmond is well pleased with It.
OBITUARIES
V. A. Zimmerman
Last Friday afternoon, at the Meth
odist church in this city, before a
very large audience of relatives and
friends, and under the auspices of his
brethren of the I.O.O. F. order, with
the casket and rostrum smothered
with beautiful flowers, to sweet mu
sic and a few chosen words from tin
pastor, occurred the funeral serviceso
Tine Zimmerman, whose life was cu;
off in the very flower of early man
hood, and the body laid to rest in th
Silent City of our Dead.
In the death of V. A. Zimmerman,
the entire community mourns with
his family and intimate friends. Tine,
as he was familiarly called, lived
life every one could butadiuire, and as
it was his desire to live as he should
die, lie kept this in mind an 1 always
had a pleasant word and sunny smile
for every one. Although suffering
from that dreaded disease, tuberculo
sis, he bore up bravely to the last,
desiring to save his devoted wife and
friends all anxiety possible, keeping
up courage to the last in face of the
inevitable.
borne three weeks since lie, with
his brother. W. D. Zimmerman, went
to Albuquerque, N. M., hoping the
climate might be of benefit to him,
but without avail, the brother remain
ing with him and rendering every as
sistance in his power until the end.
V. A. Zimmerman was born in Web
scer county, Ohio, in 1884, where he
lived until his mother’s death, after
which he came to Nebraska, where
he made his home until live years ago,
when oe went to San Diego, Calif.,
and engaged in mercantile busines.
After a prosperous year, he returned
to Loup City and Sept. 25th, 1907, was
united in wedlock to Miss Coraline
Leininger, returning immediately to
San Diego with his bride. A year
later, owing to ill-health, he moved
into country, but the change brought
no relief and last June, he, with wife
and baby, returned to Loup City.
After only a stay of one short week
in Albuquerque, at 5 o’clock on the
morning of Sunday, Sept. 26th, 1909,
while sitting in his chair, he fell
peacefully into the sleep that has no
awakening. Besides a wife and dar
ling little babe, deceased leaves a
father, four brothers, one sister many
near relatives and an untold number
of friends.
CARD OF THANKS.
To the many good friends who have
been so thoughtful, kind and helpful
to us in the lingering illness and sub
sequent death of our dear husband,
son, brother and friend, we desire to
make this expression of our gratitude
and love. Mbs. C. Zimmerman,
V. A. Zimmerman,
Chas. Zimmerman,
W. D Zimmerman,
John Zimmerman,
Mrs. Icie Rost,
Oliver Zimmerman,
J. P. Leininger
and Family,
Clark Reynolds.
Baby Ogle
Died- October 2, 1909, Baby Ogle,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ogle
of Austin, aged 3 months and 1 day.
The funeral took place at the Austin
church the following Sunday after
noon a large number of friends pres
ent, Rev. D. W. Montgomery of Loup
City officiating.
CARD OK THANKS.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ogle and Mrs.
M. Ogle desire to express their thanks
to the many friends and neighbors
who rendered most kindly assistance
in their dark hour of affliction.
To the Public.
I have purchased the J. 1. Depew
blacksmith and wagon shop and have
placed an experienced man in charge
of same. I solicit your patronage and
will treat you right. W. D. Garner.
Money to Loan.
I am prepared to make farm loans
on short notice. Don’t fail to get
my terms. A. L. Zimmerman.
The Stewart Conger drays are on
the rush from morning to night, but
you will get the quickest kind of
service on a hurry call. Try them.
JENNER'S
BALL PARK
LOUP CITY, NEB.
Opening Day
Friday, Oct. 8
Park to Be Opened by
Foot Ball Came
filgb School
VS.
Loup City
At 3:00 P.M.
A General Picnic All Day
Grand Masquerade Ball
In the Evening
Prizes Given as Follows:
Best Lady’s Costume
Best Gent’s Costume
Best Lady's Novelty Costume
Best Gent’s Novelty Costume
Best Clown Costume
Spectators, 25 cts Dancing, 75 cts
Admission to Ball Game.. .25c
Gen. Admission to Park.. .10c
1 (Until After 6 O’clock P. M.)
Tapering Waists:
R. & G. CORSETS
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 o
these models to have you:
gowns fitted over, you can rest
assured they will possess the
fashionable “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
(3td8)$l.50; same in Batiste (B29
$1.50 Every pair guaranteed.
These Corsets in prices from 50c to $5.0&
CONHiSER’s
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Now it is getting near house cle.iing time again ^
and you will need some new Carpets, Rugs or Lin- ^
oleum and a new gie< e of Furniture. 1 will quote ^
you the following: ^
Prices on Floor Covering:
One All-Wool .'5-ply Ingrain Carpet, all sewed, ready to OS.,
put down on your lloor, per yard. OtJC
One lialf W’ool Carpet, beautiful pattern. . 45c £
Have you seen the New Fiber Mattivg, juust the tiling Af\ft
for bedrooms: per yard only. Ttv'l ^
Come and look through our variety of Parlor Rugs, u |i; jui
best 10-wire Tapestry Rug' 9x12...
Common 8-wire Tapestry Rug, 9x12. . . $13.50 5
Axminster Rugs, by assortment, Crt)0 1 /y In tit on 1111 f
according to quality from_ nP'CO.J.LJ LU tpOU.UU
12-ft. Neliern’s Linoleum, per square yard 65c $
ti-ft. Cook's Linoleum, per square yard. 50c 2
Come in and let us figure your furniture and £
carpet hill for you and where you can see the
goods before you hav,. to part with your money.
Remember the Place, the New Brick Store S
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA £
I The H. P. Ferdinandt l
Furniture Company. I
H. P. Ferdinandt, £
Undertaker and Embalmer J
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E. Gr. Taylor, J. S. Pedlek, C. C. Carlson.
President. Vice President. Cashier
-DIrectors
W: R. Mellor, J. W. Long, S. N. Sweetlahd
LOUP CITY STATE BAM
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA,
Capital Stock, - - $25,000.00
Individual Liability, $250,000.00
TGr THE NORTHWEST: C!,r > < e Colonist fares
to the Northwest, Puget Sound .- s' ii.m.ia, September 16
to October 15: daily through trane > i. c N< :*.! west via the
Great Northern; also via trie No" era Pauiic. To California,
daily through tourist sleeper via Juiw r, cenic Colorado ana
Salt Lake City.
ROUND TRIP TO PACIFIC CO ATT: Very low Seattle
and California round trip excursion tie’ < i* sale during
September. This is the last chance to a *hose cheap rates
for the greatest railroad journey in the V .
EASTBOUND: Special round trip va e- !.* Chicago, Kan
sas City, Lincoln, Omaha, St. Joseph; S . A t gust 28th
to September 5th and from September } 1th t* 11 anber 19th
Daily low thirty day round trip rates ii mi ( k.cago to Atlan
tic cities and resorts.
September is the last month for the *p • ial vacation rates
to Colorado. HomeseekioV excursions N j i. ii.Llu 7 th and 21.
Consult nearest ticket agent; he lias lat*st advice of rates.
J. A. DANIELSON . Ti.-U-I Agent.Lw|> ( •’ '.'cbr.,
L. W. V A HULK Y, ‘J. 1*. A., o.
