x Our Loans. / C1 ~~ !oan.s °* th** bank amount to about f 5160.000. which is being used by good, responsi ble business men and farmers of this community. This entire sum is only a part of nearly $200,000 of money that belongs to our deposit ors. $35.00C of capital stock and surplus besides undivided profits, and private resources of stockholders. 1 In this way. our bank serves the commu nity in a two-fold purpose: safe-guard ing their wealth and loaning it out to produce more wealth for the community. This bank has never failed to take care of the needs and interests of its custom ers. whether depositors or borrowers. The First National Bank, Loup City, Nebraska TUI NORTHWESTERN Till BSf»AY. FEB. 24. ttu . ► V Few Market ({notations. 1 * ru per ou ..'jO (§ .51: W eat, per Imi.M5 (« .Mil - "n ;*er >Uu .. . .2i*• '‘ -. per .1* .... .00. > • v •.!• -m-. per lb. . . tii,;'-*-st cash price for iiM-s. ! n MB separator ' ►. - T !:. eii you buy rye flour. ».rewii bones. iTr *.n l. f- r chickens. r la)hg hens, for] sale by lore Brs Try it. It »n! pay >i i t and seelius' L rent/ in his new clothing store, if j y *u need any tiling in his line. Loans! Loans! Loans! Loans! Ifeal Kslale L* ails at lowest r ites at John W. Lung's. . i tt » n: die choicest of Ti I .is market once. and . »!.. alwavs lie a customer. Kai T ISr. ikfasl Food made at the L j;i» ity Mill'. Far «aie at all lioup i j;> -* r s at cuts tier pound. i :li-e i il> gave Mrs. Katie *••« . peasant surprise party j »s- Ft .day afternoon at lier home. ••tits cash for! • ■ ilriitered at tlie creamery. Uivewi ( lUMUtv Co. % ’ tome > M a tlie wre turned 1 .ay evening from a week’s • to Lincoln and Omaha. 1 . - I. nt/ wants you to come in . new lirnt*' Kur il .-nt. tie will please r \ Men uilile ( o. r. ! :. Ut e.eniiu; . »U> illjj visit to, >• Luvii«. • Ta> .or ia>* -t received a . *. • .i! : « j -f :!.<■ rijjht size for * • lb-tier :«i fie in your' 0 a *.,e 1 .*-* -■ .I J-, 'ly lasts. %ur>ra visited over s, *i . v ill- family of lier - n. m this city, re 1 • -ijj . Monday morninir. I nte* * it iVniinindt, the u man. -h, duplicate any •i in : ..<■ < ataiogue houses, -i, i. > i V ires lieiow tl em. I »ti--h which Mis- lionise ■f, i. it ming to night. but i »i'l gel tl»e quickest kind of •n a hum tall. Tr\ tiiem. Try M Ntckulajs. the dray man. ,-k an! satisfactory service. I. -a . • h-rs at the Keystone. Lein • r. or the coming exposition. Good for ( tiet and tlte association. For good alfalfa hay. inquire at this office. Hen nett pays tlie highest market price for hides. See T. M. Heed for farm machinery, busies and wagons. Phone A. T Conger, 3 on 62. when in need of a dravinan. Bargains in Town Property for sale by John \V. Long. Sheridan Lump and Nut coal for >ale at K. (I. Taylor s elevator. Tw do/.en Buff Orphington roosters lor sale. Piione. 14 on 2S8. L. Gee. Take your butter and eggs to Con lu'er where you can get anything iou want. You make no mistake in calling on the Stewart Conger drays when you want quick service. All I lie Town Property offered for sale at first hands by calling tin John W. Long. Bennett's meat market is the place to get juiciest of steaks, fish, oysters and everything in his line. B L. Hoodcll and family will leave the last of the week for their new home at Alma, this state. flood music. good reading, good singing. Tiie Winifred Townsend Trio. Thursday. March loth. Tin* Ravenna Creamery Co. pays the highest cash price for eggs de livered at the creamery here. Farmers, do not sell your good 'In it lK-f >re you get prices from the Loup City Mill ft Light Co. Ikin’t miss the last number on our lyceutn course. You II think it the lx*st. Thursday. March ljth. Hutter fat seems to tie getting on the areoplane again, the Ravenna Creamery Co. announcing a 2-cent raise again this week. Mrs. John O'Bryan and baby are visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. li. .1. Swanson, coming up from St. Paul Monday evening. if you want a dray, phone Chas. Uiehl. .» on 59, or leave your order with either lumber yard or E. (1. Taylor. Best of service guaranteed. In a few days. Gus Lorent/., the exclusive clothier, will have the nobbiest and most up-to-date line of hats and caps ever brought to this city. Walter Wo/nick is the happy father of a baby boy who arrived at his home Monday of this week and of course Walter has the smile that won t come off. 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. Loi:p City Mill & Lioht Co. That prince of good fellows, E. E. Tracy, came in to see us Monday and renewed tiie Northwestern for an other year to his good father, L. .I. Tracy, at Ghent. X. Y.. and also renewed for his own paper. Thanks. Have just received another car of Manure Spreaders of the very best make. Would not it be a good time 1 n.>w to clean up your barn yards, so y iu will have this work out of the way before other spring work begins? T. M. Reed. Mr. L C Secor of Lincoln has been taking Agent Danielson’s place at the B. & M. depot, while Agent J. A. Danielson was oil on a vacation and with ids son at Wallace, this state, looking at some land interests. Mr. Danielson returned home last evening. A. li. Jack's sale last week Tues day was quite well attended and the prices brought were very satisfactory. The inclemency of the weather kept many from the sale, but the weather man could not call olT the bad weather to help ltro. Jack. Mr. Jack expects to move to town in a short time. Mr. Nathan Chapman, a gentleman aged some "5 years, living in Wash ington township, tiiis county, died :a>t Saturday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The funeral took place rom the home on Monday, inter ment taking place at the Moon ceme tery. We have no further particulars. i-’rank Dietz' sale last Friday was quite weil attended and the prices brought were good. However the attendance was not as good as ,it would have been but for tbe sad ■ death in the neighborhood from -carlet fever, which kept a number ftom tbe sale because of the dread disease in that immediate vicinity. Mr. Dietz will move to town after the first of March. The county dads convened in regu lar session yesterday. Hear the fine violinist, Miss Wini fred Townsend, counted among the best in America. At opera house, Thursday. March 10, 1010. O. L. Swanson came down from Broken Bow, Monday evening, for a few days’ visit with his parents and to enjoy a family reunion. Eight below Monday night and five below Tuesday night of this week, is the measly record of the government thermometer at the home of E. S. Iiayliurst. Xuffsed. Our German friends will have ser vices in their church here next Sun day morning, Feb. 27th, at 10:30 o'clock, the Rev. P. Carl Eller of Larton, Neb., in charge. Our good friend, ,1. B. Ford of Washington township, gave us a pleas ant call on Monday of this weak, and renewed for another year of North western reading. Thanks. Rev. W. C. Harper of the M. E. church was compelled to close his series of meetings the first of last week, owing to ill-health, suffering from a severe attack of tonsilitis. A little 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Zoucha. living in north Loup City, died last Sunday night after a brief illness and was buried from the Catholic church Tuesday. W. T. Draper's smiling face these day reminds his friends of some happy omen, and on inquiry it is found that a tine boy arrived at his home Monday of this week, the 21st instant. Gus Lorentz is now at home in the Nightingale building on north Main street, and will be pleased to have you call and see the finest, nobbiest and approved styles in mens’ and boys’ wear. Owing to the illness of the pastor, the meetings at the M. E. church were closed. However, there will be services nest Sunday, both morning and evening. All are cordially in vited to attend. Word from Mr. and Mrs. Burt McKinnie is to the effect that they will probably be here the evening of March 14th and give their farewell musicale. Watch for definite an nouncement nest week. A. C. Best, if you will notice, is on his good behavior the past ten days, his good wife returning nome from Illinois, where she had been for some time at the bedside of a sick sister, who is now convalescing. Mr. and Mrs. Marsel Youngquest and Miss Etta Lofholm of the North western office went to Aurora last Saturday morning for an over-Sunday visit, the latter returning home Mon day evening of this week. A little angel of the petticoat per suasion came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Conger last Sunday, Feb. 20tli, and now Romeo Conger is the happiest man in seventeen coun ties. And he has a right to be. We call attention this week to a special inducement to sufferers in i our local columns by Dr. Rich, the well known specialist of Grand Island. As the special offer will close March 31st, it would be well to notice his exceptional prices given. Our stork reporter failed to an nounce the arrival on the 12th in stant of a little daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Younglund, south of this city, and of course Gus was too happy to inform us of the joyous event at the time. Mrs. E. A. Brown and Miss Flora returned to their home at University Place yesterday, and now we trust I Ed will let up on certain toothless subjects in the accumulation of tooth | some viands, which he will now be able to assimilate by the presence of his cooks. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Quartz on Oak i Creek were made happy on Monday of this week, the 21st instant, by the arrival at their home of a little daughter of the regulation weight and handsome appearance, and are now receiving the congratulations of I their many friends. A charming little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I). C. Leach of Elm township yesterday, Feb. 22, 1W10, and announced her in tention of making that her future 1 home. IX C. is supposed to have de clared in tragic mien, that the other children were not to expect they could get married or go to other dimes and leave the home childless and he would show them different. A little bird has just whisperd to us that Friend Leach lay awake all last night, hoping the little queen would cry, just enough to give him an ex cuse to get up and walk the floor, in remembrance of some twenty odd | years ago. but it wouldn't pan. Car ry the good news to Brother Carl Mc [ Kinnie. Congratulations to the liap I py family. The section of land in Sherman county, lying directly north of Ra venna, which fora number of ye.' rs has been attached to school district i No. tin, is proving something of a "fly in the ointment" in the matter of the school bonds recently voted ! for the erection of a new school j building. The records of Buffalo j county and of Sherman county do 1 !|,>t seem to “jibe" exactly in regard [ to the Sherman county territory in corporated in tliis school district, in j one county it being considered a , “joint" district, and in the other it j is held to be something else. It is j Imped that the matter will have no I effect on tlie bonds, although at this writing it is realized that it may have. Tlie matter is now in the bands of tlie State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Attorney General of the state, and much de pends upon tlie opinion they render Ravenna News. CORN WORTHLESS Great Bulkin Nebraska is Reported Barren and Seed Corn Will Be Hard to Obtain. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 21—As a result of continuous tests of Nebraska seed corn, the Commercial club of Omaha announced today that only 27 1-2 per cent of the corn held by farmers for seed in Nebraska will grow*. The state has been alarmed by such re ports, which are said to be absolutely authentic. The corn in the northern part of the state is absolutely worth less for seed, while in the southern part those farmers who have tested corn find they have only sufficient, seed for themselves and will have none to sell. The Commercial club and banks in many parts of the state will continue to make tests, while the railroad companies are sending bulletins to all stations warning against planting untested corn. Spinal Meningitis It is reported there are two cases of spinal meningitis at Ashton and their public schools have closed as a preventive of possible further spread j of the dread disease. It will be well | for our school people to watch care fully lest it make its appearance here. Baptist Bulletin Morning service, 10:30 o'clock: Sun day school. 11:30 o’clock: Junior Union 3:00 o’clock: B. Y. 1’. U., ti:3o o'clock, evening service. 7:30: prayer meeting: Thursday evening. 7:30. Everyone is j cordially invited. J. James. Pastor. Epworth League Social A social for the benefit of the Ep worth League will be given in the parlors of the Methodist church next Tuesday evening. All are invited. The Industrial Society of the Pres-j byterian church meets next Wednes- j day afternoon with Mrs. T. A. Taylor. Each member of the Townsend i Trio, which will be at the opera house, Thursday, March loth, is an artist of the highest rank. Wanted: Man and wife without children, to work on farm: must be softer and have some experience. Good wages to right man. Will hire | for one year. Address the North- J western for particulars. Mrs. D. W. Montgomery has been enjoying a visit from her sister. Mrs. H. E. Pressey of Tuckersville. Custer county, this state, who arrived last Friday evening, returning to her j home yesterday morning. Pr. Rich, the Grand Island special ist. in crder to advertise his business for 1910—will treat Chronic diseases of Men, Women and Children for $5.00 a month, medicines included—pro viding treatment is begun during March, 1910. This offer closes March 31st, 1910. Write for further infor mation. We received a pleasant call last Saturday from Mr. John Zink, accom panied by his brother-in-law. C. W. Ballard of University Place, who, with his family, arrived the evening previous for a few days’ visit at his home. They returned home Tuesday morning, taking w ith them Mr. Zink's good mother for a protracted visit. Mr. Zink and Mrs. Ballard are broth er and sister. The following marriage licenses were issued this week: On Monday, to Adam Arthur Haddix and Miss Annie Margaret Mortisen. both of Hazard: on the same day to Fred L. Gale and Miss Nelle E. DeBruler. both of Litchfield: and on Wednesday, 23rd, to Ned Powers and Mrs. Ellen E. Berridge, both of Valley county, who were united in marriage by County Judge Smith. At the annual meeting of the Ne braska State Cement Users' Associa tion at Lincoln a short time since, C. J. Tracy of this city was made one of the board of directors. Loup City is always on the map when the state associations of different kinds make! up their official directories and want the very best of matererial- w hich appears to be every time an election is held during late years. Hen A Swanson returned home last Friday evening from Moline, Ills., where he has been for several months employed in a big automobile estab lishment. He will remain at home for some time, we understand, and may later “Go West and grow up with the country.” in obeyanee of the in junction of the late Horace Greeley, although from the inches Hen has been taking on for the past year he could not grow much taller. Winifred Townsend is one of Chi cago’s most artistic violinistes. After studying with America's best teach ers, winning the college gold medal under Hernhard Listeman. Miss Town send went abroad, where sl>e became a pupil of Geloso. the great Spanish French violinist, who praised her ability in the highest terms. While in Paris Miss Townsend played with great success at the “Ateler reunion’’ Hear her at the opera house, Thurs day, March 10th. Tuesday we received a pleasant call from T. A. Clark, formerly agent at the U. P. depot in this city, but later in the same capacity at St. Paul. Mr. Clark quit the road about a ;.ear ago and since that time has been representing Herbert E. Gooch & Co., the well known grain, provision and stock broker firm, being their general manager at St. Paul. Mr. Clark is an energetic and thoroughly alive business man. Ilis broker card ap pears in the Northwestern from week to week, and if you ever deal in futures on the board of trade, you will find it to your advantage to do 'so through him at bis St. Paul office. Carsten Truelsen Writes The following letter received a few days’ since from our old friend, Carsten Truelsen, from his Southern California home, shows that he and his family are especially pleased with their new location: Hemet, California, Feb 15th. 19lo— Friend Burleigh: 1 thought it about time I wrote you the letter 1 prom ised you when we left there. We are all well and getting along tirst rate. This California climate is simply grand, every day being like spring. We came here on August 20th, 1909, the warmest ti ee ->f the year. 104 degrees was the warmest and 20 degrees above Lh ■ coldest w ther we have had. You may think that 20 degrees would be cold for oranges, but they will stand a temperature of 20 degrees above. Fruits of all kinds are grown here, such as apricots, peaches, pears, oranges and olives being the principal ones. This valley is not troubled with insects so com mon in most parts of this state. Hemet has about 1000 people, and is 34 miles south of Riverside on a branch of the Santa Fe railroad. Our irrigation water comes from an arti ficial lake 22 miles from here and nearly 3»HH) feet above us. Our domestic water comes from the same lake, piped over the entire tract. 1 will now close with best regards to you and all our old Sherman county j friends. Yours truly, Carsten Tkvelsen. Change of Pastors Rev. Joseph James is now pastor of the Raptist church, his son. the Rev. I>. W. James, having resigned tiie pastorate and the father called in Ills stead. Last Thursday evening at a session of the Raptist church, the resignation of the younger James was accepted, ow ing to the fact of his' past year of ill-health and the fur ther fact of the climate of Colorado being of best benefit to him and he concluding to remain where the mountain ozone is placing him in the best of physical being, and the church immediately called that grand old man. Joseph James, to the pastorate, which lie accepted, and will be in stalled to the regular pastorals, much to the pleasure, not only of the mem bership, but to our people at large, wbo love Father James for bis kindly words of cheer and friendliness to all. besides his ability as a pastor and fullness of Christian spirit. The j Northwestern, with the community at large will congratulate the church i on the calling and acceptance of the call by Father James, while regretting the necessity of the son to tender Ids resignation. We understand Rev. James. Jr., will either accept a call to one of the churches in Denver, or in the nearby mountain towns, in which case. we. with ids other and host of friends lore will wish him unlimited success. School Notes An'c.xceilent literary program, the first after the reformation, will be given Friday afternoon, Feb. tilth, j Everybody especially invited toattend. j Tiie normal class enjoyed;?) a test: in Pedagogy last Friday. Earl Pray visited school Friday and gave a short address to his former school mates, w inch was greatly en joyed by all. Flora Brown lias been a high school j visitor. Merle McLaughlin is absent from school. Prof. O'Connell has promised tiie | high school an address on comets in the near future. All intermediate departments gave Washington programs on Feb. 2:2nd. Miss Smith’s room w as appropriately decorated with hunting and flags. As yet no philanthropic or public spirited person has offered to have the piano tuned. The high school library is very! much in need of reference books and ! encyclopedia. Other towns have library committees among their pat rons to oversee such tilings. Why can’t Loup City? As a result of the severe shaking] up which tiie 9th grade received from ! Prof. O’Connell, they are improving, j Along R. R. No. 2. Otto Holm and Henry Keonftul spent Sunday at the home of H. M. Obermiller. Mrs. Frank Daddow spent Friday at Thos. McFadden's. John Holm is picking corn for Richard Brodock this week. Simon Cos of Banner county has returned home after a few weeks' visit at the home of S. Smalley. G. Craven is working for Fritz Bichel. Mrs. McBeth spent Saturday and Sunday at Frank Blaschke's. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Obermiller visited their son-in-law. H. Thode, north of Loup City, Monday. V. T. Wescott shipped a car of hogs last week. Jake Roy is moving on his farm south of town this week. Ella Bichel was taken ill last week, but is some better at this writing. V. T. Wescott and C. Burt shelled corn Monday w ith Kuhl Bros.’ slieller Oliver Brodock and Claude Burt running the machine. Public Sale Having sold my place I will offer the following at public auction on my farm south of town, near Ohlsen brick yard. Monday, Feb. 28, 1910, commencing at 1 o'clock, p. m. 7 head of horses. 2 good milch cows. 3 brood sows. 1 Duroc-Jersev boar, about 8 dozen chickens, implements, tools, household goods, etc. Terms of Sale—All sums of 810 and under cash; on all sums over 810 a credit of 10 months, purchaser giv.ng bankable note bearing 10 per cent interest from date of sale. E. A. & J. B. Draper, Owners. Hale & Pageler, C. C. Carlsen. Auctioneers. Clerk. I 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 PRICES on all Dry Goods, Underwear, Hats, Gaps, Chinaware In order to reduce our stock Before Invoicing, March 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. G. Taylor, J. S. Pedlek, C. C. Carlsen, President. Vice President. Cashier Moving Time is about pepe And you will surely need some CI1FETS, RUES, Lipoleupi, Poftieys, Wipdow Shades, Lace Guftaips, Wail Paper, FURNITURE PIANOS AND ORGANS When you need any thing in my line, don’t for get I meet all competition. 0. P. Ferdinandt Furniture Co. KEYSTONE LUJVIBEP CO. At Loup City, havejust unloaded a car of White Cedar r' Pce Posts And are offering them at l.r> 1 2 rents each. These are rare a bargain. Time to get busy with sp.inj: building, so bring in your bills and we will give vou estimates on them. Yards at Loup City, Ashton, Rockville, Sehaupps, and Arcadia, Neb Wealth in Land The Big Horn Basin, the Yellowstone Valiev and the large dry farming valleys in Wyoming :doi.i_r'lie Bur lington, offer exceptional opportunities for I.. ■n.ers, mer chants and professional men to locate re; i and in the new towns now’ springing up along the Burlington’s Main Lines to the Northwest All ot' these rich farming valleys aresu i e d. a«is nn»i« r the Curev Act. Deeded lands and » ore tier H i., teads under the Mondell law. Go with me on one of our personal iv comb t ied Land Seikers’ excursious first and third Tuesdays month. Cheap rates on these dates. DoV* V i '>. t s Mid «»r oar free folders w at it these Ian is. State which » i mg .01 you are most inVrest D ’I.rm n :.v ihlf >t each a maps • sition d 111. 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