'united staiesI BANK EXAMINERS Go Carefully over the condition of this bank at different intervals. Depositors' interests are protected first, before any body or anything else. The eon tinned growth of this bank is the best possible evidence that we treat •11 patrons with courtesy and extend to them every facility to be found in a mod ern banking institution. Your account is welcome here. FIRST NATIONAL BANK ■L f. Mmm. p*Mt H. B. Outhouse. Vtcc-Prcs* L. Cuhbr The Gem Theater On Account of COLD WEATHER and OPERA SHOWS •e will only run Plctares Three Nights EACH WEEK Um 4wa and spend an hour with ua while you rest A^ O LEE. Prop THE NORTHWESTERN LOCAL NEWS. soon comes dt} 7 lection Los Bros *im your fat cattle. bargain* m clothing at Lotentx'*. Everything in wearing aperel at bargains at Lunsu Highest price paid for chicken* at Reynold • meat market. Try the (*. S. Stroud dray line. He will gt»e you go id service. Fit U»e BEST out In tite *aj of (me Separator*. see T. M I teed My town property t* for sale or rent. Em kmca For SsW Shorthorn hull, eligible to register C. Otruisr**. Leyelty te Our cwetemers" thst s tne slegew el Leu# city State Bank. Faria for we. trade or rent For parts mar*, adder** Harry A. Woody. Austin. Vehv Mrs E J W jkM* of A readta *t rnt Saturday Ur* hating some dental t work duaw ( » stroud successor to l unger. • til da yoer iiauting promptly awd sausfactoriiy. We bate a full supply of all kinds of temp coni awd uwr price* are right, tall at Tsylwf* Elevator. i > i'edarf Went to Borwell last Saturday a. ruing in the interest* of tie Eastern Mar .‘->dge at that place. L H apslrnm-rl of ailk bow re ceived ye»Lerday. Loo laic for Lite (ItfteUea* trade at ArUmr s Call and m Uea Mm Ernie < tdrndahl. who ha* been at the beditdr of her eieber-ln-law. Mm Mill t Try it. Foe eaie at Tay ior*a elevator • Tbt ff. C. T. 1*. will meet at the borne of Mm- ite Lelniofer on Tuee dsv. Jan. Je. at 3 o'clock p m It botow a mother* meeting »e would like aM member* to attend. It la reported Fred Odendab) baa while at iant Thu reday I to hare haem quite etek. See T. M. Reed for Feed Grinders. lion t forget Blehl's Public Sale on Feb. 12. Apples at Tic per bushel at Ar thur's. Hon't forget the clothing sale at Lorenu. Ed Radcliffe had business at Grand Island Monday. Loup City State BanK strong coneervative-relfable A new line of Black Cat stockings Just received at Arthur's. Bargains in horse blankets at Bar tunek's. Get in on the few left. Ground bone for chickens in any quantity at Lee Bro6. meat market. Attorney K. J. Nightingale went to A urora Monday morning on law busi See Keystone Lumber Company's coal advertisement elsewhere in this issue If you have any fat beeves, bring them to Lee Bros, and get highest price therefor. If you want a Singer Sewing ma chine. call on L. II. Spahr. general repair, sltop for prices. The statement of the Loup City State Bank Just published, shows them to bo very strong institution. I*atroni£e the Home Restaurant where you can get a square meal and wliere every tiling is clean and whole some Fkitz Johansen. Mr. Joe Chelewski.arrived from Co lumbus ia»t Friday evening, and is visiting a few days witli his friend, Mr. John < ale*ski. We are paying cents cash for cream delivered at the creamery. We test and pay cash for cream. Ravenna Creamery Co. W. V\ . Clemmons, Supt. L. II. Cur rier and Wilbur S. Waite were Loup City people registered at the Lin dal in Lincoln last Fridav. We pay the highest price ever paid for cream in Loup City. Rring your cream to us. Ravenna Creamery Co. Gas Lorenu and Vic Swanson were Aurora visitors Tuesday, but they refused to telPtis what particular at traction took them there. If you want adray, phone A. L. En derlee. n on «3, or leave your order with either lumber yard or E. G. Taylor. Best of service guaranteed. Capt and Mrs. Winklemanreturned to tiie Soldiers' Home atG rand Island Monday, the captain having so far recovered his recent dangerous illness as to make the trip. When you buy your n;xt sack of (lour, buy White Satin Flour, made your home mill, from home grown wheat. All merchants in town handle it. Loci* City Mill and LhhitCo. Tl»e ladies of the P. E. O. Society on Tuesday evening of this week en tertained their husitands and a few select friends at the comfortable home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mason. Full size 27x54-inch $1.75 Hugs on sale at $1.05. Come and see these beautiful rugs. A lot of traveling men's rugs also on sale. LKa.kk* Hals Fcrxiturk Co. To those knowing themelves in defat to me. on accounts, or note, please call and make settlement and »are me the‘expense driving out to see you. as 1 need the money. T. M. Rkkd. Postmaster Grow says the state ment is false that the weather was so chilly last week at 36 below that he wore his coat. And a dear friend now wants to know whose coat it was, then? For Sale—15 Poland China brood cow*; 3 young well matched black Itorses. 1 span geldings and two span mares: Some tine Plymouth Rock rooster*. If you are in need of any thing in tliis line call and see me. H.J.Johansen, Loup City, Nebraska. Connty Treasurer apd Mrs. F. M. Henry went to Omaha Monday morn ing, wltere Mr. Henry goes to attend estate meet of county treasurers. Mis. Henry, we suppose, went along to see that Mr. Henry found safe footing if perchance the railroad com panies did not use due diligence in keeping their station platforms clear of stumbling blocks. They will re ason Urn Uttar part of the weak. Mrs. C. C Cooper returned home last Saturday from her extended visit in Iowa. Charley Briggs has rented Jim Con ger's old home and will occnpy the same soon. Paul Platz went to Fremont yes terday morning on business for a couple of days, Aug. Anderson of Washington township was a pleasant caller while in town Monday. Clarence Youngquest left Monday for his home at Aurora, after a two week’s visit with relatives here. Reports from W. D. Clipston’s sale Tuesday, were to the effect that everything went at good, satisfactory prices. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Enderle took their little daughter Ruth to St. Paul this morning to have adenoids removed. We acknowledge a pleasant call last Saturday from Clark Alleman, one of the Northwestern’s true and tried friends. O. Benschoter has bought the Jay Cole property. Joe Thompson will move into the O’Bryan house when vacated by Lan. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Bowser of the west side were in town trading last Saturday and paid rheir respects to the editor. Thanks. E. A. Shiplev of the west side became a new reader of the Northwestern Monday to keep posted on the doings of Sherman county. Thanks. Miss Krelstein of Fremont, who has been visiting her cousin of the Hub Clothing Co., for the past two weeks, returned home Monday morn ing. M. C. Alexander, who has been a salesman for Bert Chase, is going to start a pantatorium in the old North western building south of the State Bank. We understand Dr. Longacre was discharged from the hospital last Saturday and went to Omaha on a matter of business before returning home. Miss Marie Cooper came home from Fort Dodge, Iowa, last Saturday night, where she has been visiting and attending school the past few montiis. Ed Manchester concluded he had remained at home long enough and so came to Loup City Monday to see how the town looked after the zero weather. Some has been poisoning dogs about town the past few* days. On Monday night live were killed, among them being Joe Teompson's County J udge Smith's and Earl Keeler's. We received a pleasant call Tuesday from the Arnett brothers, Clarence and James, who of course sent their subscription to the Northwestern ahead a couple of cartwheels. Thanks. K. 1\ Starr went to Lincoln yes terday morning in the interests of the widow of a mau near Arcadia, who is having trouble recovering in surance on her deceased husband's life. While helping at the tire yesterday mornihg. Ray Gardner, a Times print er. had one of his feet badly cut by a piece of falling glass, necessitating several stitches being taken in that member by Dr. Main. I ncle Ben Nelson was down from Washington township Tuesday of this w eek for the trst time in a num ber of weeks. Cncle Ben thinks a warm fireside beats out door during the way below zero weather. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. jJ. W. Dougal, living just north of the J cemetery, died last Saturday, Dr. • Leeper conducting the funeral ser vices Sunday afternoon. We have learned no further particulars. The music of Pritcliau's orchestra at the Gem opera house dance the evening of Feb. 1st, will be given with violin, cornet, drums, traps and bells and will be the finest ever given at the opera house, Admission "5c ladies free. Don't miss it. Grand Chancellor John W. Long went to Lincoln last Saturday morn ing. w here he attended the obsequies j of Mrs. Dr. I. F. Roach, and Monday went to Humboldt, to attend a dis trict convention of Pythians held in that city that evening. Mr. Ira E. Williams returned home last Thursday evening. His good father passed away atGlenwood.lowa on Sunday, Jan. 14, and was buried the following Tuesday. The many friends of Mr Williams will sympa thize w ith him over the loss of his ! beloved father. Pritschau's Popular Dance Orches tra will furnish the music for a dance to be given at the Gem Opera house on Thursday night, Feb. 1st. The admission will be only 75 cents to gentlemen, and ladies admitted free. Go and enjoy yourself on that evening. We received a pleasant call Tues day from H. W. Shipley. Harry is a severe sufferer from rheumatism, at times incapacitating him from work. He thinks that possibly within a year or two he will go to southern Col orado and see if he can't get rid of his pesky enemy. Rev. Dr. Leeper went to University Place Tuesday morning to attend the big convention of Methodist ministers from over the entire state. Over l,ooo Methodist preachers are ex pected to be in attendance. Dr. Leeper will go from there to Platts mouth, to visit his oldest son, who is a railroad man. and will not re turn till Friday or Saturday Grandma GHbert was a welcome caller last Saturday. She not only takes the Northwestern and has taken it from its initial number, tnirty years ago, but in addition sends the paper to her daughter, Mrs. Krise in Oregon, and her son, Myron in Rock county. The Northwestern and its editor thinks a good deal of the pleasant-faced, royal hearted grandma. Earl Keeler Operated on for Appendicitis Earl Keeler went to Grand Island Monday morning and on Tuesday was successfully operated on for appendi citis. At last reports he was getting along nicely. To Organize Commercial Club An effort is being put forth in this city to organize a Commercial Club, and all those interested in the same, or who desire to see such an organi zation effected, are requested to meet at the store of S. N. Sweetland next Monday afternoon, Jan. 29th at 2:30, to talk the matter over and if pos sible effect an organization. Every body asked to be present. A Morning Blaze Wednesday (yesterday) morning just before 8 o’clock, a fire alarm was given and it was found that the two story frame building owned bv Mrs. A. V. Zink on the street south of the court house square was in flames. The fire laddies promptly responded but the building was reduced to a a skeleton frame before the fire was ezsinguished. Luckily, there was no wind and the weather was mild, and the fire was kept from spreading to the adjoining frame buildings. The lower floor was occupied by the Fritz Johansen restaurant while the second story was occupied by a fam ily named Moore. No casualties re sulted, but little was saved from the building in the way of furniture and appurtenances. There was under stood to be no insurance. Mrs. Zink the owner, is at Boring, Oregon. A. F. Eisner went to Omaha Mon day morning on business. Don’t forget Chas. Biehl's public sale to be held Monday, Feb. 12. The young marrried folks of the M. E. Sunday school were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Henry last Friday evening. The only draw-back to the splendid evening's enjoyment was the presence of Al. Johnson, Dr. Evans and Charley Beushausen, which of course caused extra preparations on the part of the entertainment committee to provida for their ever increasing appetites. Rev. Chas. H. Burleigh, the editor's preacher brother from Crawford, this state, up in the northern part of Ne braska, wrote us that he expected to attend the big Methodist preachers' convention at University Place this freek and intended to stop off on his return to patch up our conduct. He will probably be here over Sunday and if so, Dr. Leeper insists that he talk to his congregation at least once the Sunday he is here. Our Meth odist friends will remember his visit ing us some two years sinpe and de liveripg an address to >£hem op Sun day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Gee and Mr. Romeo Conger, wife and babies, left last Thursday morning for their fu ture home at Cortez, Colo. JMrs. Con ger is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Gee and has been in frail health for some time and it was in hopes of benefit ing her health that they have gone to that country, as well as for the benefit of Mr. Gee's poor physical con dition. There was never a more royal gentleman than Friend Gee, who up to a few years since was in most robust health but later began to fail and at the present time is quite enfeebled. No one regrets the departure of these good families more than does the writer, and it will be the earnest hope of their le gion of friends here that they may recover the best of health by their stay in the beautiful valley in south ern Colorado, and may some time re turn with the best of benefit derived by the change. THE CHURCHES Swedish c Thursday Jan. 25, at 2 p. m. the ladie's aid Society will meet at the home of the pastor. Sunday Jan. 28, services at usual hours. Prssbytsrian Regular services at 10:30 and 7:30, Sunday School at 11:45 and Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. There will be a re-or ganization of members at Endeavor Sunday night. German Evangelical January, 28 Preaching at Loup City 10: a. m. Sunday School, 10:30 a. m. Service, 11:30 a. m. annual Congre gational meeting. Jan. 21, 10: a. m. Lesson in German. Baptist Services every Sunday Preaching at 10:30 a. m. Sunday School at 11:45 a. m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Prayer service and Bible study at the par sonage Thursday evening at 7:30 For Cash Rent or Sale My farm, five miles south of Loup City. If I do not sell, I wish to get a cash renter. See W. F. Mason, First National Bank, for particulars. Lobkn Gbb. Public Sale On the place known as the old Cal lan place, 7 1-2 miles north and one mile west of Loup City; 7 miles east and 2 miles south of Arcadia and one and one-half miles southwest of Pat Braden’s, on Feb. 12th, five head of horses (one with foal); six milch cows, four coming fre^hsoon, five last spring calves and one fall calf; about 20 head of bogs and a lot of farm machinery, millet in stack, some corn and prairie hay, about two and a half dozen chickens and many articles too nu merous to mention. Terms will be as usual, and settlement for stuff be fore removing from place. Gluts. GOOD LETTERS FROMREADERS Distant Readers Send Greetings And News Budgets A Medow Lark Carrol In remitting to the Northwestern for future visits of the paper. E. Kittel from his home in Cortez, Colo, tries to make us feel badly by adding: The meadoto larks are singing here. ’ O.E. Adams Happy Papa In remitting to the Northwestern from his home at Artesian, S. I)., under date of Jan. 17, O. E. Adams, formerly of the First National Bank here, gives the followidg joyful news: “When I got home from the bank Monday night, I found a ten and a half pound boy there waiting for me. What do you think of that?” That it’s worth a box of fragrant Havanas. When are you going to send them? Congratulations from all friends here to Mrs. Adams and yourself. Tom Burton on the Wing Our old friend, Tom Burton, writes us under date of Jan. 18, from Fort Worth, Texas, and it will be seen that Tom has been doing some tall traveling stunts, and perhaps been innoculated more or less with the “Wander Lust.” He writes interest ing as follows: “I thought 1 would write you and let you know where I am at pjesent. I left Lyons, Kas., Jan. 3, of the present month, going to Wichita, thence the 6th to Guth rie, Okl., staid two days, then went to Gainsville, Texas, where 1 remained eight days. I arrived at Fort Worth last night. Thinft i shall leave for Houston and San Antonia tomorrow morning. The weather was rather cold when 1 left Kansas, with lots of snow. There was not any snow at Guthrie, but lots of ice. From Guth rie to the Red River, the country is rough and rocky, with timber. From Gainsville to Fort Worth, the country is mostly prairie, with small streams and dry creeks, lined with timber along the banks. Tire land don't look good to me. There is a great deal of cotton to pick yet. The weather was nice yesterday and the day before. The thermometer went to 66 above, but it is down to 35 above today, with the wind in the north. We had a thundershower this morning. There is a great deal of spinal meningitis in Texas and Oklahoma this winter. The towns in Texas are not so nice as the towns in Nebraska and Kansas. They don't keep them as clean. The cafes and stores are not nice and tiie streets are dirty.” etc. George S. Likes Gordon Our old friend, Gaorge S. Leininger who some months deserted Loup City and went into business at Gordon, this state writes tire following inter esting letter from his new location: “I note with interest the letters from the various Loup Cityans abroad, and it reminds me that we too are from Loup City. I find this town and country up to n^y expectations in every respect. The town has recent ly completed an electric lighting plant system and has also a good water supply in all parts of town and a sewer running through the length of the principal street. We have a large territory to draw from that an im mense amount of business is being done in all mercantile lines—a num ber of country stores are getting th^ir supplies from here. Building has not been as active as I should like to have seen, owing mainly to the failure of small grain crop. Corn made a pretty good yield, but only a small acreage in corn—in fact we are very near the edge of the corn belt. Potatoes are the biggest market crop here this year, there having been some 200 cars shipped out of Gordon this season, and the yield was only fair. The soil i within a diftance of six to ten miles from town is of a sandy loam, very productive and can practically all be tilled. To the south, a distance of 25 to 60 miles, the country is mainly stock ranches and is being rapidly taken up by the “Kinkeaders.” This will call for building material in the next few years. Land near town is worth #20 to #40 per acre and will stand a great many more settlers than it now has. We have just had a very cold spell of weather, the coldest being 30 degrees minus. It has moderated since Friday and the snow is rapidly melting. We are all quite well at this time, except Don ald and Forrest are trying to wear an attack of whooping-cough, but with Mis. Leininger’s usual good care they are not suffering to speak of.” Private Sale Will offer my Automobile for sale at a bargain price forcash or bankable note at 8 per cent for one year. If that is disposed of on or before Feb ruary first, will offer all articles of household and kitchen furniture, in cluding thoroughbred Jersey cow, as it will not pay me to ship less than a car load when I remove to Oregon. Have many articles of furniture that 1 would dispose of immediately. and make the price to suit you. Call at my home and look over the list and see if there is anything you can use. Iba E.Williams. Loup City, Nebr. For Cash Rent On or before Feb. 15, my farm one mile north of Loup City. Mas. Iona Sharp. BarsyHa3ftgBC~, jct TStaKfir# -as K; - ,GUARANTEED^ itscfrbaum Gofcs. \ ALL WOOL- HAKD TAILCR * f From ofl painting of the principal entrance to the Savoy Hotel, Lone * n. The Kirschbaum models shown (reeding fr m left to right) aretha L>r ..cl “Yungfelo” Overcoat and the Fifth Avenue Ov *rcoa;. AN announcement espe cially for the man with $15, $18 or $20, to put into clothes. We realize that your $15, $18 or $20 must o as much for you, in many ways, as Mr. Money bag’s $60, $70 or $100 dees for him. You must get as good wear; as correct style; as reliable workmanship. Our advice to you is to buy Kirschbaum Clot "? (Cherry Tree Brand), Kirschbaum Fabrics tre “All-Wool” and c garment is thoroughly Land tailored. 1-. .j Kirschbaum label is your guarantee. Kirschbaum suits ar J overcoats have fini' i found in no other popular-priced clothes; a d * Kirschbaum style is recognized as authoritative in every fashion center. Prices, $15 to $40. A Kirschbaum S20 fifth A benue Obtrcoal is a stylish co • conservative cut suitafc'e for business or dress. I lac. , and distinguished in appearance. GUS LORENZ Range or Heate T. M. Reed MIN + OPPORTUNITY = SUCQES i There are splendid openings in the Big Horn Basin f >r the following: Restaurant Grocery Store Bank Creamery General Store Hotel Alfalfa Mill Livery Stable Drug Stoi3 Brick Yard Grain Elevator Laundry If your present business is not as successful and profit i ble as it should be, why not investigate? You can sec e particulars about any one of these opportunities at a to 1 cost of 1 cent The chances of it being worth several thoi and dollars to you are all in yeur favor. Drop your posal in the box today. D. CLEM DEAVER, Immigration Agent 1004 Farnam SL, Omaha, Neo,