Appreciation. We desire to show our appreciation by giving to you the best service possible at all times. We have a large bunch of well satisfied customers and shall be pleased to en list your name as a new one. There are two important reasons why you should transact your business with The First National Bank 1. Capital and Surplus, $35,000.00 2. An experienced management with plenty of CASH. Furthermore, our ambition will be to honestly merit the splendid confidence reposed in us. A. P. GULLEY, President, L. HANSEN, Cashier, IRA E. WILLIAMS, Vice Pres., 0. E. ADAMS, Asst. Cashier THE NORTHWESTERS THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1910 A Few Market Quotations. Corn, per bu.53 @ .56 Wlieat, per bu.9ti@ .98 Oats, per bu.37(5) .40 Rye, perbu . .70 Rutter, per lb. .30 Eggs, per doz. .30 liens, per lb. .08 Sprinsr chickens, per lb. .09 LOGAL NEWS. Lee Bros, pay highest cash price for hides. Little Dorothy Sleeth was reported quite ill tlie past past few days. If you want a good cream separator see T. M. Reed. Episcopal services at the Pres byterian church next Tuesday even ing. .Jan. 25th. Everybody come. Phone A. T. Conger, 3 on 02, when in need of a dravman. .Tno. \Y. Long went to Lincoln Tues day morning on a business trip, his little son accompanying him. Take your hides to Bennett and get the highest market price. Mrs. .1. VY. Long has been quite ill the past ten days, and is reported about the same at this writing. Sheridan Lump and Nut coal for sale at E. G. Taylor's elevator. If you want a dray in a hurry and get quick work, see Stewart Conger. County Judge E. A. Smith and .1. A. Mel Ira vy were two new readers added to our list Tuesday, for which we return thanks. ■*. Town lots or improved proper ty at great bargains. See .T. W. Long. It will pay you to grind the feed for your stock. T. M. Reed sells Feed Grinders. You make no mistake in calling on the Stewart Conger drays when you want quick service. Andrew Pierson and Henning Claus sen of Washington township, both princes of good fellows, gave us pleas ant calls Monday. Bennett's meat market is the place to get juiciest of steaks, tish, oysters and everything in his line. Mrs. II. P. Ferdinandt left yester day morning for Omaha to enter the Presbyterian hospital there for treat ment and possible operation. Farmers, do not sell your good wheat before you get prices from the Loup City Mill & Light Co. Mrs. Ward Yer Valin entertained the ladies of the Entre Nous club Tuesday afternoon of this week, a delightful time being reported. Loans! Loans! Loans! Loans! Heal Estate Loans at lowest rates at John AY. Long’s. Mrs. Thos. Porter and Miss Lillie Porter returned to their home at Redding, Iowa, Tuesday morning, after a two weeks’ visit with their daughter and sister, Mrs. MiloGilbert, and family. Bennett kills only the choicest of beeves. Try his market once, and you will always be a customer. Mr. Wm. Pagelerand family arrived last week and will 'ake possession of the Brandenburg farm, west of Loup City, the coining season. Mr. Pageler is a brother of Messrs. Jack and Ben Pageler of this city. We are paying ;$4 cents cash for cream delivered at the creamery. Ravenna Creamery Co. The tine Custer county court house was burned to the ground early last Saturday morning, the records being saved in the vaults. Two prisoners confined in the building were gotten out almost suffocated. 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. 320 acres improved, 11K) acres in cultivation, all good soil, 4 miles from Loup City, for sale at $S500. How is this for a bargain? W. I* Rued. The wedding of John Riskowski and Teresa Ditnbjwski occurred Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic ciurch in this city, after which a reception was held at the home of the bride's father, Jos. Dembowski on Oak Creek. If you want a dray, phone Chas. Biehf, 5 on 59, or leave your order with either lumber yard or E. G. Taylor. Best of service guaranteed. We received a pleasant call Tuesday from our friend, Theo. Wilson who. with Mrs. Wilson, have just returned from a winter’s sojourn in the moun tains and at Los Angeles. W’e are sorry to learn that Mrs. Wilson’s health has not improved as was ex pected, and wilisoon go to Rochester. Minn., to consult the noted special ists. Otherwise than Mrs. Wilson’s continued ill-health, these worthy people had a most pleasant journey and visit with relatives and friends at various points in the west. To the Public: Having purchased the jewelry busi ness and goodwill of J. F. Jeffords, and hoping to please the general public in all our business transactions * I respectfully invite all to come | and examine my excellent stock of Jewelry. Watches, Fine Chinaware 'and Cut-glass when in need of any- \ I tiling in this line, i also wish to call your attention to the fact that all engraving turned out is handwork, any style of lettering preferred, j I Watch and clock repairing promptly 1 attended to and satisfaction guaran-j teed. It will be my aim to carry a full and complete line of the best! ; quality of Watches and Clocks, and to ! sell them at the lowest possible prices. | Soliciting your business and assur ing all of fair treatment. I remain. Respectfully yours. Henrv M. Elsnkr. Rennett pays the highest market price for hides. Miss Grace Adamson returned home Tuesday evening from her visit with friends at Omaha. 3 on 62. Ashley Conger, the dray man. Get him. Roy Keith was quite ill last week with inflammation of the stomach, but is now up and around again. Bargains in Town Property for sale by John W. Long. Milo Gilbert went to Kearney yes terday noon to attend a big Poland China hog sale, and will probably purchase some fine porkers. I will guarantee 32c for butter fat I test and pay cash.—A. E. Chase. Mrs. A. C. Best and little daughter left Wednesday morning for Seward, Ills., to be at the bedside of a sister, who it is reported is very low. Take your butter and eggs to Con hiser’s. where you can get anything you want. Clifford Rowe, the 10-year-old son of Peter Rowe, is dangerously ill with acute indigestion, and has been sub ject to severe spasms the past few days. The Loup City Mills are now mak ing their own rye flour. Ask for it when you buy rye flour. Our good old sailor friend. Uncle Ben Nelson of Washington township, accompanied by one of his stalwart | sons, was a pleasant caller at this oflice last Thursday. Green bones, ground, fur chickens, best tiling going for laying liens, for sale by Lee Bros. Try it. Buy T Breakfast Food made at the Loup City Mills. For sale at all Loup City stores at 5 cents per pound. A baby girl came to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Smith, last Sunday morning, exactly one year to the day after the arrival of a baby boy at tiieir home. All doing well. All the Town Property offered for sale at first hands by calling j on John W. Long. “Pat” Youngquest, as well as F. A. Bald, will in the spring change his residence to Watertown. S. I), lie is one of our best young men and we are not glad to see him move away from Aurora.—Aurora Sun. Try M. Nickolaus, the drayman, for quick and satisfactory service. Leave orders at the Keystone, Lein inger’s or Taylor’s elevator, or phone his residence, <> on 107. Gus Lorentz last Saturday sold his residence property to Will Garner, and we understand if lie cannot find a suitable house will store his house hold goods. He contemplates build ing a fine residence in the spring. Loup City Hour is giving good satis faction. Why not use Hour made at your home town and help a home industry’/ Bring in your wheat and exchange for Hour. Lour City Mill. & Light Co. Mr. and Mr. Detlef Petersen re turned last Friday noon from Lyons, Iowa, where they had been for some time during the illness and subse quent death of Mr. Petersen's good father, mentioned two weeks’ since. Don’t fail to see'the home talent play, “Among the Breakers,” at the opera house next Tuesday evening, Jan. 25th. Some of our best amateurs are in the cast, and you may expect the play to be up-to-date in every respect. The proceeds to go to the Odd Fellow lodge fund, and is a worthy object. While Sim Criss and family and John Lofholm and family were re turning last Sunday evening from a day of visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Marsel Youngquest in Logan town ship, the sleigh upset in a rut. throw ing the occupants out and quite severely injuring Lula Lofholm. and also bruising Mrs. Criss and Miss Etta Lofholm of the Northwestern. It j was rather a serious ending of a i “joy" ride. We received a pleasant call last Friday from Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schnack,formerly AnnaSchneidereit, who have been visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schneidereit, the past few weeks. They expect to re turn to their home on their farm near Donahue, Iowa, some 14 miles north of Davenport, next Monday, and of courseorders the Northwestern to visit their home during lfilO. May the best of fortune follow this worthy young couple through life. Big Wolf Hunt A wolf hunt is being- planned for next Wednesday, Jan. 20th, starting at 10 o’clock a. m. A meeting will be held in Loup City next Saturday to complete the arrangements, and all interested are requested to attend. No rifles will be allowed- The details are as follows: Starting from Loup City mill to north line of Section 25, (Geo. Hinsdale's) then west to west line of Section 29, then south to south line cf Section 17, theh east to Loup City mili. The round-up to be in S. S Hevnoids’ pasture in Webster township. Fred and Frank Zwink will tie the captains on the west line, Jack I’ageler and Clarence Arnett on the south, J. B. Ford and Marsel Youngquest on the north. Bobert Dinsdale and Burr Bobbins on east. Others will be appointed at the meet ing Saturday. F:ractured Two Ribs While John Warneke was hauling baled hay last Saturday evening, and coming down the second hill north of town, the wagon tongue came down, plunging into the ground with such a jolt that Mr. Warneke, who was on top of the load, lost his balance, falling backward to the frozen earth, fracturing two ribs. The wagon pushed the team down the hill, where it ran into a wagon being driven by A. C. Best, and was stopped without further damage. Mr. Warneke is doing nicely and is able to be out. Carved His Cuticle At a Polish wedding reception and dance at the home of Jos. Dembowski on Oak Creek. Tuesday evening of this week, an unfortunate row occurred between parties there, re sulting in John Contor receiving a couple of nasty cuts about the head, necessitating some twelve stitches being taken in his scalp by one of our city physicians yesterday. The trouble was at the same place where occurred the row about a year since, when one of the participants had his nose chewed off by an adversary. For good alfalfa hay. inquire at this office. Call and see that new stock of Buggies at T. M. Ileed's. Mrs. A. Erazim came over from Bavenna last Thursday to assist in caring for her little grandson. Arnold Lorentz. who was quite ill. She re turned home Saturday. You should not miss seeing Barteno Saturday night of this week at the opera house, where he gives an entire ly new program of magic and feats of strength. See the program in an other column. He is a wonder, as all admit w ho witnessed his work. A tine baby girl arrived at the I home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Adams! of the First National Bank. Tuesday afternoon, and the happy father is busily answering calls for'cigars from his friends. Mother and daughter doing nicely. Have just received another car of Manure Spreaders of the very best make. Would not it be a good time now to clean up your barn yards, so you will have this work out of the way before other spring work begins? T. M. Reed. Miss Jessie and Stewart Ley master have just returned from a' week's visit at Loup City where they have been visiting at John Mellravy's. one of their old neighbors. They* report having spent an enjoyable time and see ng some line industrial country.— Aurora Sun. Following are the new and renewed subscribers to the Northwestern who have remembered us financially the past week. Many thanks: Thos. Lay, S. Foss, I>. C. Grow, Ben Nelson, U. I. Nightingale. L. N. Smith. S. N. Sweetland. Mrs. Emil Schnack. .1. C. Steele, C. L. Arnett, E. A. Smith, Tlieo. Wilson, A. L. Zimmerman, A. Pierson, .1. A. Mcllravv, II. Dolling, R. H. Mathew. 'i’he controling interest in the Ra venna Telephone Co was sold during the past week by Mr. Frank Currie of Broken Bow, and his son, Claude Currie of Ravenna, to Mr. Waite of Loup City, and Mr. Waite has resold the property to the Bell Telephone Co. The new arrangement will take charge of the system within the next few days, the exact time not being known.—Ravenna News. Mr. Burt McKinnie is expected home next Monday evening, to be here at the big sale of McKinnie Bros'., which occurs next Thursday, as will be rioted at the head ol these col umns. Burt will return again Satur day morning to Detroit, Mich., where he and Mrs. McKinnie have dated one ot their concerts the early part of the following week. They’ expect to finish their concert work and be home by the middle or last of February. Quite a pleasant surprise occurred Tuesday upon Mr. and Mrs. John O. Douglass at their ho'me in Webster township. On the afternoon in ques tion a number of the lady friends of Mrs. Douglass quietly appeared on the scene and took possession of the home and put in the afternoon with their needles sewing carpet rags. About supper time, the male belong ings of the good ladies put in appear ance to assist in demolishing the bas kets of edibles brought along by the crmoline brigade After supper, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass were presented with a set of silver knives and forks by the crowd, while Grandma Gilbert and Miss Marcia Gilbert reinforced this with a pretty rug to the worthy couple. The surprisers numbered some forty and offered their best wishes as well for the happiness and prosperity of Mr. Douglass and fami ly in their new home in Minnesota, where they go shortly to live on the farm he recently purchased in the land of the Wolverines. A Little Learning Here are a few history answers col lected in New York State Education Department in the past year: Modern conveniences.' Incubators and tireless telegranhv. The Republican Party was former ly known as the Free Spoil. The President takes the voke of office. The salaries of teachers are paid from the dog-tax. Benjamin Franklin produced elec tiicity by rubbing cats backwards. Lincoln had a woman make him a I suit of homespun from rails which he ' had split. They were hickory rails, hence hickory shirts. Tiie cause of the Revolution was that the colonists wanted room to pasture their cattle. The Spoils system: The place w here spoiled things and waste are kept. The board of health has large ly taken the place of this. The difference between Jackson and Roosevelt is that Jackson has been dead a long time and Roosevelt is in A fricashooting lions.-Woman's Home Companion for January. 3 McKinnie Bros. Public Safe THURSDAY, JAH- 27, ’]0 At the farm, 5 5-2 miles northwest of Loup City, in Washington township, on Sec. 33-16-15 11 Head of Horses ]1 5 Head Shofthopp Cattle 5 7 Poiapd Chipa Shoats J Farm Machinery, Household Goods, Chickens, Etc. Sale commences at 10 a- m. sharp. Free Lunch at noon. Terms, $10 and under, cash; over $10 a credit of Ten months. For Further Particulars See Big Sale Bills Goi. Troy Hale, 1 Col. Jack Pageler, J Auctioneers L. Hansen, (lerl< We want you and your friends to come. Please pass the word along. C.T. and B. P. McKINNIE, Owners Sad Death of Baby A verv sad accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Curry in Clay township last Friday even ing. While the mother was peeling potatoes for supper she gave their little son a piece of potato, which lodged in its windpipe, anil causid life to become extinct in less than five minutes. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 1 p. m. at the Wiggle Creek church, it being the largest ever held at that place. The remains were laid to rest in Verdur ette cemetery, Uev. Mr. Strolil oIti dating. The heartfelt sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved parents. Archie Holland, son of Wilbur M. and Winnie F. Curry, was born August ! 27th, 1908, and departed this life January 14th, 1910, aged 1 year, 4 months, 17 days. He was a bright, cheerful child, making friends with all. having a smile for all, and with bis presence and loving disposition driving all glootn and shadow from the home. He was his father's pride and his mother’s joy, and how much lie will be missed from tliat home. •But there was an angel band ih Leaven. That was not quite complete, So < lod took our darling Archie To till the vacant seat. •Another little lamb has gone To dwell \v th Him who gave; Another darling little babe is sheltered in the grave. God needed one more angel child. Admidst his shining band, And so He bent with loving smile. And clasped our darling's hand. • Those little lips so sweet to kiss. Are closed forever now; Those sparkling eyes that shone so bright Beneath that pearly brow. That little heart that beat so high. Free from all care and gloom. Are hidden now from those he loved/ Beneath the silent tomb. 1 4 Sleep on in thy beauty. Thou sweet angel child. By sorrow unblighted, by sin undeflied; Like the dove to the ark. ' ho i hast flown to thy rest, »• rom the wild sea of strife To the home of the blest.M — liev. 11. A. Strohl. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends for their aid and sympathy bestowed on the occasion of the death of our darling child. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Gko. A. Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goodwin and Family. M. E. Notes The services next Sunday will be at the usual hours as follows: Preach ing at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m: Sun day school 11:45 a. m.:Junior League, 3 p. m.: Epworth League. t>:30 p. m. An earnest invitation is extended to tha general public. We are glad to see, you at any of these services. We desire to call especial attention to the class meeting at in a. m. Sun day and urge all the members of the church to attend. The prayer meeting this week was set aside t-hst we might attend the service of the Presbyterian church, but we urge all to plan to attend the prayer meeting of the coming week. The attendance at the various churches is increasing each week and we hope to have more settled weather that all may have an opportunity to come. Last Sunday evening sever.'1 young people were graduated from the .1 unior League into the Epworth League. Others are to be received next Sunday evening. Pastor. Presbyterian Bulletin All are invited to the union service tonight (Thursday) when the pastor elect will be installed by a committee of Presbytery. I!ev .lohn J. G. Graham of Grand Island will preach the sermon, and and Rev. R. E. L. Hayesof St. Paul will give the charges to the pastor and people. Friday evening the Industrial Soci ety will serve the annual dinner from 5 to 8 o'clock. At 9 o’clock there will be the ceremony of burning the evidences of the church indebtedness. All are given a cordial invitation to attend. Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach on “My Vision of Ser vice,” or "According to Pattern.” In the evening we will have a song ser vice. Let us have a full attendance of our members for all the services announced and at the same time let us do all we can to bring others. Miss Lena Smith is the C. E. leader for Sunday night and the topic is, "Does Religion Pay?” Please help the leader and the topic by being present Austin News Mr. Stott shipped four cars of cattle and hogs from Anstin Tuesday. Protracted meetings at Austin com menced last Sunday and will continue for two weeks. Preaching by Rev Johnson of Kearney and Rev.’Mont gomery of Loup City. Mr. Chas. Johnson of York will return home to York for a short time before going to California with his family for an extended visit. Mrs. Hester Heath of Norden, Neb., who has been visiting her father, Willis Fulliton, will return to her home tomorrow. Along R. R. No. 2. G. B. Wilkie was on Wiggle Creek last week looking after his farm, on which he will move about March 1st. Roy Conger has rented the old lvasch place south of his brother, Romeo's place, and w ill move there in the spring. Roy has the right idea. Farm life is the most inde | pendent life, as well as the most profitable at the present time. I Jim Me Beth has been hauling corn to Loup City the past week. A. D. l’eters hauled a load of corn to Loup City Saturday. Clarence Burt is hauling straw to .1 W. Conger's ice house this week. Ed Kilpatrick is able to be up and around again alter his long sick spell, the operation by Dr. Grothan of Kearney being entirely successful. J. T. Hale and Jack Pageler were the auctioneers at the W. 1). Garner sale and the prices that. everything brought proves they are the two best auctioneers in the country. A. D. Peters had a corn sheller at his place last Monday and Tuesday, instead of the corn shellers. The power was furnished by a gasoline engine attached to the frame of the sheller and two men do the work of several men. Walt Fletcher of Rockville is baling hay along the route at a rapid rate, using a gasoline engine as power. The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet the next time at the home of Henry Reed, on Thursday, Jan. 27th. Don't get your money orders in town, get them from your carrier. LT. B. Craven is up from the sand hills this week. Walt Fletcher bought several stacks of hay of Ilans Dietz Monday. The Standard Bridge Company with a few days of nice weather, will na\e the south bridge completed. The last two piers are in place and it is only a short job to finish this span. J. S. Fedler was seen driving toward Ravenna Tuesday. There is talk of a big wolf hunt southwest of Loup City. Will Gray is at the home of Andy Gray this week. Chris Oltjenbruns had the corn slieller at his place Tuesday. Miss Ethel Sickles on Route 1, is visiting at the home of Andy Gray. Ernest McFadden is in the Daily News auto contest. Anyone around Loup City whose time has expired on that paper, in Renewing please have the votes you are entit led to credited to Ernest, and it will be appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Sweetland, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Daddow. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Daddow, Mr. and Mrs. Claude McCall, attended the funeral Sunday. Gordon Snyder found a pony with a saddle on it in his corn field last week. The pony was without a bridle. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Curry attended the funeral of their grandson, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Curry, whose death occurred so un expectedly last Friday evening. John Olson's new cattle shed is completed. Chas. Snyder butcheaed a beef last week. Chas. Barnes was hauling corn to Loup City Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Currv were at the home of Wilber Curry Saturday and Sunday. Joe Iieiiiiann and Harry Gardner are working on the new bridge. Tlie Standard Bridge Company have the contract to remove the old bridge as soon as the new one is completed, if the ice doesn't beat them to it. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reed spent last Thursday evening at H. YYT. Brodock’s. The meetings at the Wiggle Creek church closed Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Alleman spent Monday afternoon at Joe Daddow's. Raul Ileizner is moving some of his machinery on to the Dan Bushhousen place recently purchased by him. Sam Foss and son Frank are mov ing on the old Hancock place farmed last year by Romeo Conger. Several parties were seen this week hauling H. H. Good from Hazard to Ashton. Mrs. Ernest Bell and children came home from St. Edwards, Tuesday. Chas. Snyder gave carrier some fresb beef YVednesday. Carrier Mallory and Carrier Conger are at Bichel’s corner at the same time each day. Kuiil Bros, are shelling corn at J. E. Roush’s this week. A Good Hot Bath Clean Shave and Artistic Haircut is what you get at Engle’s Barber Shop LADIES’ DATS: Tuesdays and Thursdays Agent for Grand Island Steam Laundry. Basket leaves Wednesday evening of each week. Sometimes It is Wise to Tell the Buyers Trade Secrets! In our advertising in the past, we have tried to emphasize the importance of good quality. Now, we propose to take you in our confidence and and tell you that we are confronted with the fact All Fabrics Have Advanced From 25 to 30 Per Cent Now in the face of this we propose to SLAUGHTER PPJGES on all ; Dry Goods., Underwear, Hats, Caps, Chinaware in order to reduce our stock Before Invoicing, February 1st Yours, for Business, CONHISER’s A WORKING CAPITAL OF OVER Thirty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars Inspires confidence in the The Solidity of this Institution, The Substantial Men Behind It, Its Reputation for Progressiveness, Its Large Loaning Capacity, Its Spirit of Accommodation, Have attracted an army of clients whose DEPOSITS AGGREGATE OVER $150,000.00 Promote your interests by allying yourself as a depositor with this strong and successful institution. LOUP CITY STATE BANK E. Gr. Taylor, J. S. Pedlek, C. C. Carlsen, President. Vice President. 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