f \ '- ' --— —^--SL v Are You from Missouri? W a»eri»*- nothing wt* cannot prove! If you want to • &HOWK the proof. MM right In and expose your honest >]*-jre to fTim *\ e court your attention to a few facts. Our < apilai Stuck t* $:f5.0U>: Surplus, *12.500. * v -rk.i.y crpita! is wholly unimpaired by abso’utely - m a !r- ?.» any -ffi'-er. director or even ntock holder. • .r ,i \ to maae loons liberally, but cautiously, ’ gr ft of aii} rind to deal honestly and brag Modestly. :.e .it . see ui about rates paid on time deposits. - • r • -s arid mbinmtion pass books furnished free. First National Bank of Loup City Loup City. Nebraska It. i Willi*u». Prest L H\nsex, Cashier A. 1: ■ -i V 1’ 0. K Apam-.. Asst. Cashier THE NORTHWESTER? TIH IX'AV. FEB ’ MI A I r* V*rkH OliolatiMlv < 'jrti t*z bi. ® frrT l» • imrt t*U ft} r Jk-T !*, Utilizer J*rf ]! 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Jal W- .u» — UW* ea*ii _ .. .-.rSeS ■»' Mar creamery. J;*-. r \ | ' KUVEEV O* I f v • in ca*i , fill «r ». tndr >aW lO! rw». r»’X' *i *5-TEk V*««*U'k Jjijf, !!*."»".■"• ti.w *eefc 'TdereC {jar \ jftli* -t<-m to tWit II. S .v x* i.* a .. - : ■ . *1* »*- * •» mer i a r--*- dene •! tiitt c '-till. I*-:,'! {--***"■. *. :»iS sapprr UK • :kti a* • • , rs it **» nett M •»» «S»‘ e efung i ’ ■ Ct'rt; mu 4 ati». 4fcr 1 rum 1» tUKMMrw Wanted A» I lave at r»:»a • • t ! » ni liar »otne ado t - • :t*er- .• it-»w at SLulta A * ., . . •• V! <,£■• *»*'i 1.T7 |» * m±u: a dray pi *»r A. L Lit n ■*" t «'* your orde mttJb r.U*-T ja-urr yard >tr E <1 T*s . .« ii«-: ' sen ice guaranteed lura to Mr and Mr- A ('.< *sri« Frida Jan T-\ l*il. a in- •• poum Ii i Herr'* ***- m. gnu I*' a* tut and r >o a atari a» hi* dad | » M r i'.-.r cu 'i r l*ur « I* «ar p*ff* a;'! yeariiwt i*edigre*-< ... ai at aty farm rum * n -I. * L up < "tty Ft. •»* nt J F IW«k. ■F V;» i«n*r» Ing' t*o.. »l»o iiis !«•*« art rilrti V-1 '»*il tore »itt pgr grand pastil* Vr and Mr* I * ”! $t ■ Irr. returned land Friday to tor Kwat Li mm. < -. t I Try M >*••*•.-aa* U* drayman gt,- <|oark and satisfactory ar>Kt l«tu order* at tin- kr>»t<«r Letn lofr- » t.r Tay ior * elevator or pi ran tit* rendwri- •» *m W-. A •»*« toW a* tin- oilier day Uia 9 iar« liK- capita. »a* removed ti ; j* u til autt entra.i located r | ti, kkato turn tie a outd vote lot ; 1,1 c *urt ituuar IjfSleraiifi ivusi! \ I O* Lord Isi't •*- to nan tiiat ww Han* I nela took a car of rattle t y* «*3tatiS maraeta iaal «eek. r< a und»iKB» prior for tli lit ato> i Wiled hi* wtr! Mtv Herring »Uo moved t i'o:fat county fro* UtW county tern year* ago He report* tt*ry hav *oid out ’Jen and »iii a.*.»e up nea Fai*er tin* H-nng and may to tot _ f g a > W tof *e mg i!W bruUe f *ri inrtt. nfco awed to dad I»a* <*-a a fm year* sine* fro® lit c unit ua* mid out in tiiat stab t*iti i .ike it u*« and may con Electric Theatre w. u*- i*-ii -n TiHsdav. Tliursday and Saturday evening' of each week. • with an enure change of pictures lust tiie place for yourseli and fami ly to ^petid art enjoyable evening, i __ ‘ see L< rentz first for your tailor 1 made suits. Kami in* in Town Property for sale by John W. Lone " .tt-r Mi> >n «ii- quite ill with .a grippe tl»e fore part of the week. Try A/tec nut coal for your cook -’.-■ve K r *ale by K. <1. Taylor. «. * td nd-hand sew ing machine. • Inquire <. Leininger have a ;*-eii down with .a grippe the past week * »et ti.e iiabit ■! looking for the 'pecia iargairis at Conliisers every sat urday A 1; Kirslittaum suits. Longley hats and King yua ity 'hoes 'land for g *>d g(*>ds at Lorentz'. c.‘ a re' of g • *d land, all good soil. ~ t L'up t’ity Cheap at V>si*i. VV. F. Bceii. All ihe Town Property offered for sale at first hands hj calling on John \\ . Loui;. >tr Jd .v Hendrickson, successors • < neer. will do your hauling pr -irptly and satisfactorily. I* n•<: you want a new buggv or ' tif wagon? T M lieed is pre !«ared in. supply your w ants. t ran. F s>r returned Tuesday to i- ne a: I’ayatte Idaho, and tiered tht Northwestern to visit litx. there. I- r salt pure-bred lJose Comb hr *t Leghorn boosters. Your pick ‘.lie !-un. a f -r : 1 >*■ each. I: • Ihriviale went t Colorado last Friday to look up a bunch of •*'' hr other. Thus. I'.nsdale. joined him a! I‘aimer. Tl e-, «. :»■ a saie of several head at tlie Hosier twrn this week Saturday afternoon. O. (1. I! ?i*w: :*• the'auctioneer. A but'. g;r was born Tuesday of ■■ i» we*-fc to Mr. and Mrs. (’. t\ -.s-eiisrii *f >t Paul. Mrs. Chriv - ii wii- ; ••'merit Miss Mamie '•it*. Hi of this city. T: t r* wi t*- preaching at tlie bapti-t urcb nest Sunday iuorn an !• ening. by I*r>f. J. B. Shouse ■■ '.ra- : Is.and A cordial invita ti ti i- ■ stended to all friends to lie present. *' per month straight salary and t -rises t- men w ith rig. to in troiu-s- jr Poultry Kemedies I>on t answer unless you mean business. K -eka Poultry Food Mfg. Co. In TO rated East St. Louis. 111. Mr- U > Waite and children werr ; «nio Lincoln last Saturday m miriir to visit husband and father, an i t w a rea' live legislature f the de i. •-rati, brand looks and art* A J. .1*mNson. >>' • : n ‘*a.iawa\ and family ar rivcd 1 ere from Buffalo. N V . last Thursday n,*on with the intention of i< eating in tilt- best county in central Nebras*:i Mr. (iallaway left :>ere s !i<- fifteen years since for the east arid is well known to Lite old i t ers 'e. who are glad to welcome > Lmi tack again Tie V -rtl.western wishes at this timet,, return sincere thanks to its readers who are promptly paying tiieir » -nptions for tiie coming ••ar an i tneir name is legion. And again we w ish 11 reiterate Uiat we • ha e the i»est class of prompt paying • readers of am paper in existence. Me doff our tiie thankfully to one ; and ail Nn: week Wednesda} evening will 1 occur : .<• big tian.|uet of the K of P. !.r ti.- rh<* id of this citv. and all ar rant' enu. have tieen completed to ■ make it one of ti»e most pleasant events ever occurring in tiie city, -j Martnion lodge never does anything r by ija ves and her membership is al ways united and harmonious in all u ft does. ■> Mr. and Mrs. I>. C. n to attend tiie funeral of tiie e; infant son of tiieir daughter. Mrs. Max Jeffords, bum Tuesday of that t. week and death taking tiie little one a Fridav evening. Tiie many friends •.j ol ilev and Mrs. Jeffords will deeply e j sympathize with them in their be 1 rwa* eoiriit Conhiser will continue his Satur day bargain sales. You should not miss them. E. G. Taylor and little daughter, Lucille, were Grand Island visitors \ esterday. Edgar Draper moved into his new studio on Main street. And he has r fine location. Supervisor Wolfe was over from the west part of the county yester day on private business. Our publication day is Thursday and any item of news received that morning will be promptly and gladly accepted. Fritz Johansen left Wednesday morning for Hiawatha, Kas.. for an extended visit with his son. Henry Johansen. The special bargains Conhiser's have for you each Saturday are • real" bargains, and it will pay you to look them over. Mr. Carl Anderson of Denver.Colo., arrived here Tuesday evening for a few days' visit with his old friends. M. II. and C. W. Youngijuest. Today is ground hog day, and he ha> been able to see his shadow- at least in Loup City. Now make your bet on Mr. Ground Hog as a Hicks. Don't forget J. B. Ford's big sale at ids old farm in Washington town ship. half a mile north of the Baillie school house. Wednesday, Feb. loth. Mrs. Ray Gardiner came up from Dannebrog last Saturdao to join her husband and they will go to house keeping as soon as they find a suit able home. A. T. Eisner left yesterday for Chicago to attend the big automobile show now holding forth in that city. He was joined at Grand Island by Ciias. Perry, the piano tuner. February 15th. is the date of J B. Ford's big sale of horses, cattle, hogs i and farm implements, household goods, etc., seven and a half miles northwest of Loup City. For par ticulars see large bills. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davenport, on the t)ld Ilensink farm in Webster township, are rejoicing over the ar-; rival of a baby boy, who came to their home early this morning. Mr Wm. Crow hurst of Seatt Wash . who was here to organize t Canton, gave a very interesting 1 tore at the Methodist church, li Sunday evening to a large audien Parties who were out to the Vic Swanson sale yesterday report there wa> the largest crowd and best prices of any sale so far this season, and Vic says that advertising pays, and gives Tiie Northwestern credit for; helping to make his sale such a grand success. We received a pleasant call last evening: from Mr. W. C. Buchholr of , silver Creek, this state, who arrived ; Tuesday evening for a few days' visit with his brother-in-law, M. A. Oil iiibert. w ho accompanied him to the office. Tlie gentlemen married sisters. Mrs. A. B. Young of this city was' successfully operated upon for ap pendicitis at the Brand Island hos pital on Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Young had l»een aiilng for some time and the cause being found to be appendicitis, she was taken to the hospital Monday by Mr. Young. Last week Friday, chicken thieves relieved Felix Makowski of a coop of; minister's meat from the rear of his I store, to the amount of some ninety ! pounds of feathered products. Some i joker, without the fear of the pre-j vailing contention that there is a .•ase or so of small pox in the city and J country, suggested that this ex- j plained the presence of "chicken" j pox in this neck o' the woods. The •j" should be promptly decapitated for his awful questioning of the -potted disease. The bund concert and box supper at the opera house last evening was riven to a crowded house. R. P. j 'tarr and John VY. Long gave short talks, in which they very highly com plimented the director. R. Pritch ard. and the band for their etiorts. I Ttie bidding for the baskets was lively and good prices resulted. The crowd was happy and the evening! was full of tnjoyment. The receipts were sji; «m from eighty-five baskets arid Roi Hendrickson and Jack Page ier were the auctioneers who did the food job. The hand boys feel good ■ 4 in deposits. State Fair was attended by 130.124 people in 1W10. and Omaha was 2nd in sheep. 3rd in cattle and 4th in hogs, of the r. S. stock yards. Canton Organized Tuesday evening of this week, tin Odd Fellows of this city organized i branch of the militant, or highe order of Odd Fellowship. A nationa deputy from Seattl \ Wash.. Mr. Wm Crowhurst. was present and organir.ee the branch which will be known a; Canton Sherman. No. 14. which start! out with twenty-three charter mem bers. every one of w hom are recog nized as the very best of the large order of Odd Fellows in this city anc thoroughly in harmony. The officer; selected are as follows: Commandant—Rev. \V. C. Harper Lieutenant—R. H. Mathew. Ensign—.1. \V. Conger. Clerk—O. F. Petersen. Accountant—A. B. Outhouse. Standard Bearer—.lames Lee. Guide—T. M. Reed. Sentinel—R. D. Hendrickson. Picket—M. Biemond. The other charter members are R. P. Starr. W. O. Brown. L. A Williams. Clark Reynolds. P. T. Rowe Jas. Johansen. M. A. Gilbert. A. C Ogle. Chris Johansen S. A. Pratt R. N. Pritchard. Newt Jensen. Frit) Johansen and L. Goodwin. “The Japanese Girl" On Friday evening. Feb. 10th. Miss Elva Zimmerman aud her High School Glee Club will give an operatta at the opera house, entitled. “The Jap anese Girl." From the story of the same, given below, it can not but be of a very interesting character, and from the recent entertainment given by the Glee Club, we can assure our reaeers that it will be well worth their patronage. The tirst act opens by a number of Japatie>e giri> visiting O llanu San. a young Japauese girl who is about to celebrate her eighteenth birthday, re garded in Japan as “the coining of age." Some amusement is caused by Chaya. her faithful servant, who ap pears to be overburdened by work. The story is told in the dialogue and songs and contains many amusing and interesting situations. In tlte second act. two American girls, who are touring in Japan with their gov erness tor education and pleasure, are impelled by curiosity to enter the garden, and while their governess is sketching they slip away from her. The Japanese girls returning resent the intrusion of a foreigner and awake the governess, who has talien asleep at her easel, and pretend not to understand her explanations. OHanu San comes to her rescue and in the end invites the American ladies to remain as iter guests and witness the interesting and quaint ceremonies which are about to commence. Retired From Service Yesterday, Feb. 1st. occurred the expected relieving of Conductor T. A. Taylor as an active employe of the I'nion Pacific, owing to the age limit, ind retirin'; on a pension, according to tlie rules of the road, lie having reached the age of 70 years, and he •an now take life w ith ease and com fort and not have to report for duty. He was succeeded by J. W. A mirk, the freight conductor on this branch, who will hereafter care for the patrons of the motor service. Con ductor Arnick will not move his family here from St. l“aul till spring, and in the meantime will either buy or build a home. Presbyterian Bulletin Next Sunday night Mr. Montgora gomery will give a stereoptican lec ture on. "Our Filipino Cousins.” A cordial Invitation is < x-e tided to everyone. The morning sermon will be for the benefit of the Y. P. S. C. E. Feb. 5th is Endeavor Day. Tough Tale of Texas By special request from a number 3f our readers, we republish the fol lowing doggerel on Texas: Phe devil in hell, we are told was chained For a thousand years, and he there remained. He did not complain, nor even groan. Hut determined to start a hell of his own. Where he could torment the souls of men Without being chained in a prison pen. so lie asked the Lord if he had on hand A uything left over, when he made the Land. rhe Lord said. Yes. 1 have some on hand. But it's way down in Texas, on the Bio Grande; •In fact, old boy. the place is so poor I don't think you could use it for hell evermore." Well, the devil went down there to look at the truck. And said if 1 get Texas for a gift I am stuck. so, in order to get the stuff off his hands. The Lord promised the devil to water the land. The bargain was made and the deed was given. And the Lord went back to ids home in heaven. “Now." quoth the devil, ‘'I have all that is needed “To make a good hell." and you bet he succeeded. He put horns all over the trees. He mixed up the sand with millions of fleas. He put thorns on the cactus: horns on the toads: He scattered tarantulas all over the roads: He covered the hills with hosts of ants. w hen you sat down you'd need soles on your pants. He lengthened the hornsof the Texas steer. And built nine additions to the jack ass's ear: There the wild boar roams in the black chaperelle— It s a hell of a place he has got for his hell— The heat in the summer is two hun dred and ten: Just right for the devil: too hot foi men— Above are reasons the devil is not here and I am. Call on O. G HUNT 11 ; The Farmer Auctioneei Phone 4 on 103 To Cry Your Sales See Him for Terms Well Bought Is Half Sold My line for fail is now^n. Don't forget to look my line over. I can save you money by buying at the right place—of LORENTZ Poland China Boars for Sale. 1 have a few pood Poland China Hoars of the hip type for sale, from sows like Ora Wonder (130353 . which 11 purchased at the Ed Andrews' dis persion sale last winter, bred to Lonpwonder No. 131707a— 342*7. a s*0«»-pound boar, and from Lady F... No. 13tiri01. The sire of these pips is Nebraska Kinp 40330 The rest are sired by Grand Look 5H737 . M. A. GILBERT. THEBEST "LIME 6 CEMENT IN THE CITY Hut we don't carry it very long: at a time because it seems to us that nearly everybody wants our ASH GROVE brand of cement and the famous PEERLESS lime. It Makes Us Hustle to keep a sufficient supply on hand to meet the great demand there is for these necessary materials and it is not just because people like us. either. There's another reason. Keystone Lumber Go. Yards at Loup City. Ashton. Rock ville. Schaupps and Arcadia. Neb. W|LD ROSE Polapd Chipas I have a few choice males ready for service: lengthy, big-boned fellows: money-makers at farmers' prices. Also. Six Shorthorn Bulls, six to eipht months old. L. N. Smith. Ladies! Sm* Money and Keep* in Style by Reading McCall’* Magarine and Using McCall Pattern* MKAU.S MAfiAZDE ■cCast >ilitin will help you dress styl ishly at a moderate expense by keepine you posted on the latest fashions in clothes and hats. 50 New Fashion Desicns in each issue. Also Talus hie information on all home and per sonal matters. Only 60c a year, lnclndtcr a free pattern. S Ui i. serine tocay or scuu for free sample corr. IcCJ ham are in effect to the South: attractive winter tourist fares in effect every day to the whoie South, with return limit of June 1st. TO THE EST ANI> NORTHWEST. Homeseekers excursion fares are in effect February 7tli and 21st to large sections of newly developing ter ritory throughout the West, including the Big Horn Basin. NEW TOl'K OF Y EL LOW S TON E PARK: A system of new and scenic eight-day personally conducted camping tours of Yellowstone Park will be established this coming summer from Cody. Wyo., via the magnificent Government Shoshone Dam along the Goi ernment Road over Svivan Pass through the Park and return, by the Yellowstone Park Cam pi nr A: Trans portation Co.. Aron Holm, proprietor. Price from Cody, including all ac commodations. only $5o.QO. Parties leave Cody every day during the summ er. This Transportation Company has handled large parties of campers in such a satisfactory manner that their grow ing patronage now requires dam tours from Cody. It will pay you to w rite that compam at Codv. Wyoming, early, and later in the season ask for the new Park Codv Route Leaflet. J. A. DANIELSON, Local Agent L. W. WAKELY, Gen. Pass. Agt., Omaha NOTICE THE / Saiisbury-Saterlee Iron Bed Clamp made of malleably iron, guaranteed by the manufacturers not to break. We carry a full line of these beds in in stock and would be pleased to see all prospective buyers. Call and look over them. This is only one of our many bargains in Iron Beds. Come in and see our complete line of FURNITURE Carpets, Pugs, Lipoleujn, Before you place your orders. We can save you money on everything in our line. H. P. Ferdinandt Furniture Co. FENCE POSTS We have a good stock of lumber and all kinds of building material on hand. A carefully assorted stock of Fence Posts ranging in price from lP.n to 250 No trouble to figure your bills and sho^v our stock. LEININGER LUMBER. CO.. Loud Cih - r* * l<