UNITED STATES
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batik at different intervals.
De|«**it<>r* interests are protected first,
before any body or anything else.
Tho continued growth of this bank is
the best po**ib*e evidence that we treat
<11 [>atr«.ii* with courtesy and extend to
them every facility to be found in a mod
ern baukiug institution.
Your aceount is welcome here.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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L. rinses. Cashier
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LOCAL NEWS.
\ * -xl* jf craimne dine: -a. Hil
bert
< arrner Ed Fustar »a» *n tiie sick
tot -arf week.
f A • .f. and go 4% fully • arranted
at hrhwaaer'*.
Let «.i ?jrrt tell you a few things
about gnininr
* saner can and will make your
watch run right
Mr* Isaac l*a*enport'» sister from
v. l*aoi i* tilting Iter.
• »t*ler she;.* tor rlilclica* <io to
Lee I fro* meat market.
fase t '-r • at* . to N li»anrt ' for
j. k. >-re atel permanent repair*
M:»• *>te..a Jao r ge.f Ashton visi-'
ted »rr last *-nda> with friend* in
Loup < H«.
t-* lure 111* meat market for
-uem.adr *j«ii)--r -atisage*. Only
i V per putuU.
J I. Ilag > *f - ■ r»-*r t • Stroud
• til ♦> Tour ! acting promptly
and sat is!acton! \.
M anted A lad. to do cooking at
■ .-e Hon T>«n la e «. «d wages and
steady job to rignt one.
l*r <• K I.-ngacre returned la.-*
■ era from tie hospital lookin well
and more ike s.ts old self.
Me late a fu *upt>ijr of all kindsof
. up coal and jr prices are rigiit.
< all at Tailor's Fietator.
lndioo sail ■all’" •*Ves. I'innacle,
nut roal.-' Tbis is a good coal for
a stores, free fi tn -lack and easy
v star Try it For sale at Tay
lor s eki&Urf.
Mis* tt .i.rm1 tulle •use. Herman and
Mwin < Mi sen and < iilfurd iiein came
ii ne from tlie >i*vt I'nlvendtjr last
sat urday i.ignt on an ' day lacation
from Uieir studies
Tlie M‘ C. T. I will I mid a busi
nna meeting at tlie liome of Mrs
1 w er on Man li 31. at 3 o'clock in
tie afterniuri and all interested in
temperence work are ripccted to be
present
Tlie ladies f tlie M. K. church will
iioid an esciiaagr at tlie Gasteyer
store U.is coming MUird.y. March St.
Tlie ladies are noted for the good
tilings liter iiare to sell on sucli oc
casions
James Ling •! I. up « it}. a brother
in- aw of < .erk of tiic Court VVeedin,
<attie lo Aurora Saturday, and on
M .1. :a>. a<■< n.panird by hi* brothers
t ar ie and Harry, went to Juniata
f..r a visit \urora Sun
i uni} Judge Smith relumed last
s»urti». u - n Ir mi ibe tiedside of A.
I* Culu-t at San Ihcgo. Calif., whom
lie ieil verv kiw. with small chances
o; '..Unite recovery, though lie has
^ every .are possible, trained nurses
rowunllt at his brdshle and nwdi
cal atteietan e av al able at a moment's
notice.
In remitting h r future visits of the
Vortnwestert^ last week. Our good
friend. Henry Hansen, of Ashton adds
Wr are just about snowed under
over ban. It is impossible to go
witii teams to town, leave alone au
tomobile.* same lie re. Henry, save
l*ete ^ Igle on liis auto, < *i which lie
ha» prefixed now shoes and glides
a <ng almost ike an aeroplane. Try
it. Henry.
Mrs |». K smith of (1 rami Canyon.
Arixoua. arrivel m Un»city last Sat
urday on an extended visit with tier
sister. Mrs J. A. Amick. *11 le good
sister will continue her visit for per
haps three months for llie benefit of
in health, which issuuiewliat poorly,
it Is to he hoped the change will be
of great help to tier.
Mrs. Ad-mson wishes to announce
twr Miilinery opening for Manii 22.
and 23. when sbe will liave on dis
play one of the muet up-to-date line
of miiiioerr ever brought to our city,
pattern lau of mil colors and designs
A cordial invitation is extended to
all. < me door west of cite Gem
Theater.
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For a satisfactory repair job go to J
Schwaner's.
Let J. W I»ougal sell your farm pr
city property for you.
H round bone fore chicken feed at
Lee Bros.' meat market.
Try the J. L. Ilagood dray line.
He w ill give you good service.
Big Ucd Millet Seed for sale. *1 per
bushel. I’hune 2-on-8X Route X
L. 11. Milligan.
Let Hiibert fix your old painted j
iuors and windows to look like new .
Mrs. retina Howling visited rela
tives at A urora and Marquette last
week.
Hume-uiade sunnier sa sages at
Lee R ros' meat market at IV per ;
pound.
I.is’, vour farm or city property
witnJ.W. l»ougal. "The New Real
Kstate Man."
The Industrial Society meets with
Mrs A. L. Zimmerman next Wednes
day afternoon.
It. L. Arthur this week received
several pure-hlood Plymouth R<x-ks{
fr- n the east. They are dandies.
We are paying 21 cents cash for
ream delivered at the creamery. We i
test and pay cash for cream.
Ravenna Creamery Co.
All kinds of old tainted woodwork
made to k>ok like new . without tak-1
mg ii,d paint off. Ask Hilbert how it'
is done.
Mrs. |»r. keeper ret urued from Mis-)
souti Sitlairday^.^.ligre she was called
b> ihe sickness and death or her good
father.
Mr. Phillip Sullivan of Kearney, a
brother of Mrs. Heo. Stork visited the
family last week, returning home
Saturday.
A. B. < »uthouse wen t to Omaha
Tuesday afternoon on business mat
ters. and will return about Thursday
or Friday.
l»o you want to buy a farm or city
oroterty worth the money? If so see
.1 \\. Nougal. tiie new real estate
man at LoupCity.
A baby daughtei came to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Needham, Jr..
Tuesday night uf this week. Mutlier
and daughter duing well.
Mrs. Win, Engle came home from
the hospital last Saturday evening
and it is to be hoped the lady may
fully recover her former health.
If you want a dray, phone A. L. En
derlee. * on «3, or leave your order
with either lumber yard or E. G.
Taylor. Best of service guaranteed.
When you buy your njxt sack of
flour, buy White Satin Flour, made by
your home mill, from home grown
w heat. All merchants in town handle
it. Lore City Mill and LightCo.
Mrs. J. S. Uawson went to
Lincoln last Saturday to visit a couple
of weeks with her daughter. Mrs. II.
A. Sieeth and her sister. Mrs. W. R.
Mellor, and other friends.
Clarence Younquest le/t Monday
morning for Watertown, SI L>.. where
lie will make his future home. He
stops off at Aurora a few days to
visit his parents en route. Clarence
has our best wishes for his success in
his new home of leAel distances.
Our good friend. Irvin Barrick, in
remitting for future reading of ttie
Northwestern last reek added. "Give
usawriteupon real estate transfers
and railroad main line news." We
w ill soon commence the publishing of
real estate transfers and hope to soon
have some good main line news to
whoop up.
A special sale of summer dress goods
for ten days only, consisting of 50
bolts of tieautiful lawns, carmelia
silk', voiles, etc. a saving of 30 to 35
percent. I>on't miss the sale on
these goods: they are certainly bar
gains Vic. Swan son.
The House of (Quality.
A very pretty birthday surprise
party in honor of our now well know n
telephone manager, Glenn A. Steven,
was perpetrated by bis wife and
carried out to a very pleasant and
successful end by the assistance of
'several friends at the Steven home.
Wednesday evening. A 7 o'clock
dinner was served, tastetully decora
1 ted with carnations and ferns, sUMb
ed the evenings pleasure and cards
kept up liie good time till after mid
night. Those present were messrs
Gus-Lorenu. C. C. Carlsen, M. E.
I Alexander. W. J. Root. Lou Schwan
ler. Dr. Longacre and Dr. S. A. Allen.
The Penitentiary Tragedy
On the sixth page of the North-!
western, we publish a full account I
of the tragedy at the penitentiary
last Thursday, in which three escaped
convicts killed Warden Delahunty,
Deputy Warden Wagner. Usher Heil
man and wounded Gate Keeper ■
Doody. The account is in full up to j
Saturday. Since that time the des-,
peradoes were overtaken near Gretna. [
some miles northeast of Lincoln j
this week Monday, resulting in the ;
killing of Gray, the leader, by the
pursuing posse, followed by the suci
cide of Dowd another of the convic ts
agid the surrender of Morley, the
(bird, at the time of the battle an.
innocent farmer, Roy rdunt, who
was driving the desperadoes, being
killed by a bullet from the posse,
meant for the convicts, a full account
of which will appear in the North
western next week. The account on
the nth page also contains the pic
tures of Warden Delahunty, Usher
Heilman and the three convicts. It
was one of the worst tragedies from
start to finish that has become a
a part of the history of Nebraska.
Editor Beushausen went to Lincoln
and Omaha Tuesday morningonbusi- j
ness matters.
Mrs. Tony Triba. living up the
valley a few miles, is reported quite j
ill and her life despaired of.
As we should have noted last week.
J. T- Hale sold his tine place in the
north part-of town to Ed Zarkr/.owski
the purchase price as we understand
being*6500. It was rumored it the
time that it was to be turned into1
a hospital, but Mr. Hale informed us
thete was no truth in the report. Mr.
Hale left last week for Ogden. Wyo.,
where he has purchased propertv and
Mrs. Hale was to follow the last of
this week.
Another heavy snow, with a strong
accompanying wind, visited us Tues
day night and all day yesterday, but
this morning brings Old Sol to our
relief. The temperature was record
ed at 10 below this morning, but not
very noticeable alter the severe cold •:
of the past. There was no train ser
vice on tha B. '& M. yesterday, but a
try will he made today. The l . P.
motor made onf* round trip yesterday
and left for St. Paul at J» this morn
ing, with an army of sliovelers. \ ery
little snow is reported west of Kear
ney- and only four inches at 1 ork.
Word was received here Sunday-last,
of the death of Mrs. Borneo Conger
at Cortez. Colo., the Friday evening
preceding, the storms interfering
with the message being received
earlier. Further word later was re
ceived that the hodv would arrive in
this city for burial by Wednesday of
this week, if possible. Mrs. Conger
was the oniv daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Loren Gee and has been failing
in health for some vears of.the dread
disease, tuberculosis. Some mom! s
since. Mrs. Conger sconditioii became
-so alarming -that Mr. Congtyj so;d out 1
here and went *to Colorado in tire s
hopes of benefiting her hearth. She
seemed to improve and later they
came back here to live. Some few
weeks since, the stipe of her health |
grew so alarming that Mr. Conger. ,
and his wife's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Gee again went to Colorado, settling)
at Cortez, but seemingly of no avail,
and she continued to decline till the
angel of death came to her releif.
Besides father, mother and husband,
she leaves two little daughters, aged
2 and 4 vears. which makes oer un
timely death the moro sorrowful.
For Sale
Standard Sewing machine. $15.001
$.30.00 Couch..15-00
45 00 Dining room set. 25 00
22 00 Buffett ...... 14 00i
Everything else in proportion.
Paul P. Plat/..
For Sale
Cook stove and heater, $25 00, $46.00
bedroom set. $25.00, complete wash-1
ing outfit. $".50. etc., etc.. Paul
Platz at First National. Bank.
THE CHURCHES
SWEEDISII CHRI8TAIN.
Sunday March 24, 2:30Sunday sciiool
3:15 Sermon.
GERMAN
March 24th there will be service at
Loup City 10 a. m. Sunday School.
10:30 a. m. preaching.
PRESBYTERIAN
Services as usual nextSunday Mar.
24th. Subjects Morning. “What it
costs to Make our Ideals Real:" even
ing,"Looking after number One”
Rockville News.
School was closed last Thursday on
account of the blizard.
Rockville is not much behind neigh
boring towns. She has a moving
picture show. t
The dance at the opera house last I
Saturday evening proved to be an en- j
joyable social event.
As a member of the Sliermari-How-1
ard base ball league the Rockville |
team is sure to give a good account of j
t itself the coming season. Mr. Emil
! Cords is the efficient manager and re
! portsthat there will be but a slight
| change in the lineup this year.
Miss Mattie Iledlen. teacherinthe
i intermediate grade of our school, vis
iled friends at Dannebrag Saturday
i and Sunday.
The motor car was off duty two or
three days this week. Its service
throught the winter has been of the
“on time" order and its failure to put
in an appeatance w as quickly noticed
by our people.
The Odd Fellows of Rockville h ive
been busy with initiations lately with
prospects for more.
Bfilv Stott shipped a car load of
hogs to the Omaha market last Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. NeiIson visited friends
at Dannebrog this week.
The condition of stock in this sec
tion is good although the long cole
winter lias nearly exhausted the foo>
supply. The rapid opening up o'
spring will greatly relieve the situa
Uqn.
•I. K. ( McFarland horse buyer,
shipped a car load this week.
The citizens and the T. B. Herd
elevators each shipped a car of wheat
a few days ago.
The Gem Theatre s
Is 'showing as , good a class of
pictures as you w ill'see in any of the
larger cities. All 'odr pictures are
Historical and Educational as well as
entertaining. An hour in the eve
ning spent at the Picture Show is a
well spent hour, because it refreshes
the mind and rests the brain from all
business worries and a good laugh is
the best of all.
A special iuvation to folks livi.ig in
the country to attend the show on
Sai nr lav afternoon! doors open 2:30
she., starts :» o'clock. Admission
oc and 10 cents.
Oliver Nason To Open
New Implement House
We understand Mr. Oliver Mason
has purchased and received some
£1,000 worth of farm implements,
hardware, etc., and will open a new
implement house in this city as soon
as he decides on a location. Mr. Ma
son has been associated with the im
plement house of the late T. M. Reed
for the past few years and has shown
himself an active, energetic and well
versed man in that' business and we
can assure you that when lie gets ac
tively at work with his new and
up-to-date line of g6ods in his chosen
ousiness ne win oe jonnny on tne
spot to give the people the very best
goods, best prices arid the active per
sonal supervision oT a man who knows
w hat lie is selling and will treat you
right. At present lie is undecided
as to location, but his Krst install
ment of farm machinery is on hand,
as stated above, and w hen lie decides
it will only be a very few days till lie
will l>e ready for your patronage. We
wish him unlwunded success.
Charley Hili Dead
Daughter Dora in Hospital
Wo have received‘the following let
ter which show^ that C 1*. Mill for
merly of Loup City is dead and tiis
daughter Dora is and has been in a
hospital for some months. They will
be remembered ::s being old residents
here, going to Colorado some few
years since:
Alamosa, Colo.. March If. 1912—Mr.
Burleigh: 1’: ise find enclosed sub
scription price to rile Northwestern.
1 would have sent it before, but we
have just got back from Arcadia,
where we took Mr. Hill. He died
•Ian. 11th of cancer of Hie stomach.
Do not send the paper to mv daugh
ter, Mrs. A. R. .Johnson, as she is in
the hospital and has been for live
months. Yours truly,
Mrs. Sadie Hill
Seed Cortn Contest For
Sheram County Boys
The Loup Gitv State Bank offers to
the Slierinari County boy under eigh
teen >ears of age. growing the largest
yield of com [ruin oho acre of Slier
raan cd't.idv land during the year
1912. $25.00, second 920.00, third $15 0u
fourtli $10.00, fifth $5.o0, sixth $4.00,
seventh $5.00, and 8th to lfitli inclu
sive $2.00 each.
Tiie entire labor of preparing the
ground, darning. cultivating and
harvesting wf this acre of corn to be
performed by the contestants who
enter contest by recording his name
in the office of Loup City State Bank
not later than May 20tli. 1912.
Said acre to he measured, husked
and weighed in the presence of two
disinterested jree-holders, residentsof
said county. Said committee to for
ward affidavit as to weight and re
quirement of specifications in tills
contest to the Loup City State Bank
not later than December 1st, 1912.
The contestants shall tile a full and
detailed account of his method of per
forming the work, fertilizers used, if
any: whether bottom, hill or table
land, and the character or kind of
soil on which the crop was grown:
with an accurate account of the cost
of production, rent of ground, cost of
plowing, harrowing, discing, planting
cultivation, husking and every feature
of expense in labor, seed, fertilizer,
etc. based on the actual time that
entered into the production of this
acre of corn.
If requested;, prize winners must
forward a sample of ten ears of corn
grown to the Loup City State Bank.
An entry made in this contest will
also entitle contestant to entry for
9200.00 in prizes offered by the State
Board of Agriculture, and ^200.00 in
prizes offered by the Lincoln Weekly
Star. . ,
I
FARM LANDS
FOR SALE
t'o My Prospective Customers.
I take pleasure in announcing that
1 have established myself in a gener
al real estate business, with an office
over the Times printing office, in the
State Hank building, where I shall
: be glad to see you at anytime. I have
been preparing to embark in this
I line ot business for some little time
and have recently made very ad van
I tageous business connections which
i give me extensive representation all
over the United States. This con
nection gives me the largest of choice
saleable property in this section and
places me in a position to quickly se
cure buyers for any property of which
you may wish to dispose. 1 am pre
pared to promptly negotiate the sale
of real estate or business opportuni
ties, or to take entire charge of your
property and manage same after the
most approved and modern methods.
Should you or any of your friends
have any business in my line I shall
i greatly appreciate a call from you or
! them.
A tew bargains.
3*20 acres within 6 miles of
a good town; 100 acres broke,
20 acres alfalfa, balance hay
and pasture. Sod house 14
x28, all finished inside; stable
for 6 horses, cow barn 34x60;
hay shed 40x50; double corn
crib and granary 10x32 two
chicken houses 14x16; good
I well and windmill, cistern and
and water works, five acres
j fenced bos: tight price §32 50
per acre. Teams, cash §2500,
balance five vcars at 5 per cent.
Must be sold by May lst
One hundred and sixty acres
six miles from Arcadia and 11
iriles from Loup City: 12'
acres broke, balance pasture
and hay land; 100 acres level,
balance rolling. New 3-room
home, new barn for 6 head of
horses and grain bin; good
well, windmill and tank. Price
I §57.50 per acre. §3,450 cash,
balance five years at 6 1-2 per
cent interest with optional
payments.
Four hundred acres 9 miles
north of Loup City, 7 1-2
miles southeast of Arcadia;
25<» acres level farm ground,
balance rolling and rough* fair
improvements; some alfalfa;
all fenced and cross-fenced:
Price, §60 per acre.
Two hundred and thirty
j acres: about 6 1-2 miles north
I we-t of Loup City; 60 acres
broke; 12 acres in alfalfs,
I balance hay and pasture.
! Price, $30 per acre.
For Sale by
i Thankinp you for past favors and
solicltinp a share of your future pat
i ronape, I bep to remain.
J. W. DOUGAL, Agent,
Loup City, Nebr.
Seed Corn.
I have for sale 46 bushels of Silver
Mine and 36 bushels Yellow Dent seed
corn that has been personally selected
and tested and I guarantee that 95
per cent of it will grow—price $2 per
bushel in one to five bushel lots, in
lots of more than five bushels $1.75
per bushel delivered at railway sta
tion here. Reference, any business
man in this vicinity.
E. Wickham.
Salem, Nebraska.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received at the office of the
County Clerk of Sherman county,
Neb., on or before noon of the 10th
day of April, 1912, for the letting of a
contract for the erection of a bam on
the county farm, E* of Sec. 35-16-15
as tier specifications on tile in the
Clerk's office, of said county. All bids
must be accompanied by a certified
check of $100. Bids to be opened
April 10th, 1012. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Witness my hand and seal of said
countv hereunto affixed this 16th day
of March 1912.
W. C. Deiterichs
[SealI County Clerk.
What You Gain
by being a regular depositor with the Loup
City State Bank:
Your funds are kept in absolute security.
Payment by check provides indisputable re
receipts in the form of returned can
celed checks. Payment by check saves
many a long trip; saves trouble of mak
ing change and taking receipts.
Being a depositor with us. acquaints us with
eaeh other and lays the* foundation for
accommodation, when you want to piece
out your resources with a loan.
Every courtesy and facility is rendered the
small as well as the large depositor. Don't
wait until you can begin with a large deposit
LOUP CITY STATE BANE
Capital and Surplus, $47,500.00
-:o: —
J. S. Pedler, President C. C. Carlsen, Cashier \
John W. Long. Vice President, w. J. Root Assistant Cashier.
Cbe “Seal”of Your Hpproval
Will Be Upon
Chase & Sanborn’s
If You Appreciate the Best
“Seal Brand" is the cream of the World’s Best
Coffees, put up in air-tight tin cans, All the
goodness and freshness for you.
‘SEAL” EVERY MEAL
For sale at
Gasteyer’s
The Quality House Established 1888
A ITT I 111 fl TT e*-^***-*****^
WA1LH, Is a Gift
That will not be forgotten
The Recipindtwill be made
Happy and the donor will
have bestowed a gift Worth
while,
But it must be a good
watch. It will be if
it is bought at our store.
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LOU SCHWANEB
POTATOES!
We Have some good
Early Ohio Potatoes
at our farm just east of town
which we will sell at
$1.25 Per Bushel
PTJLL WEIGHT
Good cooking Potatoes, home
grown, and will deliver
In Sack Lots
ANY PLACE IN LOUP CITY
Also, have some good Seed Po
tatoes for sale. Call us, phone 81.
A. J. Johnson
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 12c to 250
No trouble to figure your bills and show
our stock.
LEININGER LUMBER, CO., Loup Citv Neb
$25.00 ONE WAY TO
California, Utah, Idaho, Washington,Oregon British
Columbia- This is the general basis of colonist fares, March
l«t to April 15th.
Through Tonrist Sleepers
Every day to Los Angeles and San Francisco, with day*
light ride through sceinic Colorado
Every day via Northern Pacific and Great Northern to
all principal northwest destinations.
Summer Excursion Tours of the Pacifc Coast
Special dates of 9ale in each month, commencing April,
at $55 round trip, with every day round trip rate of $60
THE GREATEST RAILROAD JOURNEY IN THE WORLD-and low
rates for it. Plan now.
Summer Tourists Rates.
More attractive excursion rates than ever before, this
summer to Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone park, Big
Horn Mountain resorts; it is none to early to be making
your summer vacation plans.
Hoieseeiers Fron Easters Neoaaska to the Big Hon Busin aid ether
Localities West and Northwest.
J. A. Danielson Ticket AGent
L. W.Wakely,
General Passhnger Agent, Omaha, Nob