Loup City Northwestern
VOLUME XXXI_LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. 1913 NUMBER 42
Professional Cards
ROBT. P. STARR
Attorney-at-Law,
LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA.
NIGHTINGALE & SON
Mtaruy ui buseicMU&w
LOUP CITY. NEB
~ ft. H. MATHEW,
Attorney-at-Law,
And Bonded Abstractor,
Loup City, Nebraska
AARON WALL
Lawyer
Practices in all Courts
Loup City, Neb.
ROBERT H. MATHEW
Bonded Abstracter
Lc’ip Citt, - Nebraska.
Only set of Abstract books in county
O. E. LONGACRE
PHYSICIAN aM SURGEON
Office, Over New Bank.
/ TELEPHONE CALL, NO. 39
A. J. KEARNS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone, 30. Office at Residence
Two Doors East of Telephone Central
Lnnp dig. - Nebraska
A. S. MAIN
PHYSICIAN ill SURGEON
Loup Gity, Nebr.
Office at Residence,
t Telephone Connection
J. E. Bowman M. D. Carrie L. Bowman M. D.
BOWMAN & BOWMAN
Physicians and Surgeons
Phene 114 . Loup City. Xaferask* .
Dr. James F Blanchard
OSTEOPATH 1ST
Office hoars
1 p. m. until 5:30 p. m. only
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S. A. ALLEN,
EEJVTIST,
LOUP CITY, - • NEB.
Office up stairs in the new State
Bank building.
W, L. MARCY,
DENTIST,
LOOP GITY, NEE
OFFICE: JlastSide Public Souaie.
Phone, Brown 116
Y. I. McDonall |
Prompt Dray Work
Call lumber yards or Taylor’s
elevator. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Phone Brown 57
C. b, SWEETLAND
PLUMBER
•%«»* AND
ELECTRICIAN
For good clean and neat work
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Come and get my prices
I
Contractor and Plasterer
Phone White 70
Give me a call and get my
prices. I will treat you right.
Satisfaction Guarantee!
H. KREBS
Funeral Director
Licensed Embalmer
Business Phone Black 65
Loup City. Nebraska
FRANK~~
General Biacksmithing
y Horae Shoeing and Wood
" work. Come in and see met
Grandma Gilbert Passes Away
At 3 o’clock Monday afternoon
of this week, with ail her living
children, only brother and two of
her sisters at her bedside, Mrs. A.
J. Gilbert quietly passed into the
Great Beyond. Perhaps no one
was more highly esteemed in this
community or had a greater num
ber of friends than the dear old
lady who has just passed to her
great reward. Living for many
years among us, a hard-working,
energetic, kind, generous and
whole-souled woman, her life de
voted to generous impulses, with
clear-cut, undoubted Christianity
as the main-spring of her exist
ence, her life proved an inspira
tion to all about her, and an en
tire community sincerely mourns
with the loved ones over the death
of this truly good woman. More
even will she be missed from Bap
tish church circles, in which she
has ever been a pillar of strength
and an unceasing worker. The
funeral was held from the Baptist
church on Wednesday afternoon,
a large number being present
in respect to her memory. Rev.
Dr. Sutherland of Grand Island
and pastor of the church, conduct
ed the services, assisted by Rev.
\Yold of South Dakota, formerly
pastor of the church here, after
which all that was mortal was laid
to rest in our beautiful Silent City.
Abigail Moon was born at Hopkin
ton, St. Lawrence county, New York,
July 29th, 1837, and with her parents
moved to Kane county, Illinois, in
1842. While there she was converted
and united with the Baptist church,
under the pastorate of Rev. N. T.
Ravlin. She moved again with her
parents to Delaware county, Iowa, in
1856. She was married J uly 4th, 1859,
to John A. Gilbert. Eleven children
were born to them, live of whom,
Mrs. Myra P. Krise of Oregon, Milo
A., Minnie, Myron and Marcia, of
this city, are living and attended her
to the end. One brother and four
sisters also survive her, the brother,
.Waiter-Moon of this Cittfr, and two
sisters, Mrs. John Stuhl of Waterloo,
Iowa, and Mrs. John Hartman of St.
Joseph. Mo., also being at her bed
side. They removed from Iowa to
Madison county, Nebraska, in March,
1874, and again to Sherman county
and located near Loup City in the
fall of 1884. Her death occurred at
the home in Webster township. Mon.
day, August 25, 1913.
Litchfield Woman
Killed by a Train
Grand Island, Neb. Aug. 24.—
(Special to Bee.)—Mrs. Nancy
Owen, aged 83 years, was brought
to the hospital in this city at noon
today after being struck by a Bur
lington train near Litchfield, and
died a few hours after he arrival.
Mrs. Owen was accustomed to
cross and walk the track, which
runs through her farm, and was
active for her age. She was struck
in the side under the right shoul
der. A nephew who accompanied
her did not know the details. The
train which struck her brought
her to this city upon the advice of
an Illinois physician who was a
passenger, and the circumstances
attending the accident are known
only by the train men. Her hus
band died 4 months ago and there
are no relatives nearer than nieces
*
and nephews. The body was
taken to Litchfield tonight.
Power Scheme
Near Loup City
From a Lincoln dispatch in the
Fremont Tribune we take the fol
lowing:
John Hoge of Lincoln has filed
, an application in the state en
gineer’s office for the right to di
vert 440 cubic feet of water per
second from the Middle Loup
river above Loup City, for the de
'• velopment of a powrer project
with a canal three miles long, at a
total cost of $65,000, to manufac
ture 1,000 horse power. The fil
ing states that the work is to be
completed by June 1, 1914, and
, the plant in operation within six
months thereafter. T. H. Pratt
1 of Lincoln and Charles Reurig of
t Omaha are associated with Hoge
' in the undertaking. No company
has yet been formed, but power
filings can be made by individuals.
New Nebraska Laws
Court House Secured Without Vote
of the People
Section 1. That the county
board of any county in this state
is hereby authorized and empow
ered to make a levy, not exceeding
5 mills upon the dollar upon all
taxable property in the county for
the purpose of providing a fund
for the erection of a court house
or jail. The proceeds of such levy
shall be known as the "special
court house or jail fund" and may
be used only in the construction
of a court house or jail and the
tearing down of any court house
or jail and improvements upon
such court house or jail grounds.
The total estimated amount to be
raised by such special levy shall
not exceed the sum of $100,000
and said levy shall be spread over
a term of years, not exceeding
three years, to produce such esti
mated sum. Provided, that in no
case shall the levy of taxes made
by the county board for all pur
poses, including the taxes levied
as herein provided for the erection
of a court house or jail, exceed in
any one year the sum of one and
one-half dollars on every $100 of
assessed valuation.
section 2. No levy shall be
made by any county board, in
accordance with the preceding sec
tion, except a petition signed by
at least 51 per cent of the legal
voters of said county, based on the
average vote of the two preceding
elections, praying the county
board to order such levy, for the
purpose specified herein. It shall
lie the duty of the county board,
immediately after said levy is first
ordered, to take the necessary
steps for securing plans and spec
ifications for said court house or
jail, and for the advertising and
letting of contracts and fixing of
terms and eonditions-^rf bond- Jot
its erection, in the manner which,
in their judgment, will secure the
best results for the country.”
This law went into force July
17, 1913.
Cholera Playing
Havoc With Hogs
Ord Quiz’ Hog cholera, which
broke out in this vicinity a short
time ago, has wrought havoc
among a number of herds and has
already caused a loss of thousands
of dollars to a number of large
breeders. Some of the heavy los
ers are Nels Petersen, W. L. Mc
Nutt, J. D. Tolen and W. J. Ha
ther. Mr. Petersen is the heav
iest loser in numbers, 65 of his
fine swine having died of cholera
in a very short space of time. W.
L. McNutt has lost 23 head of his
excellent herd, most of them hav
ing been registered swine. Mr.
Hather and Mr. Tolen are proba
bly the next heaviest losers.
The disease seems to be affecting
the fine herds worse than the ordi
nary variety of hogs. It is appar
ent that the disease coupled with
the hot weather of the last few
weeks makes infection almost cer
tain death. When they once con
tract the disease there are none of
them that recover. The result
has been an exceedingly heavy
loss among the fine breeds.
None of the herds scourged by
the disease have been immunized
with the exception of a few hogs
belonging to Mr. Hather. These
were hogs he had at the Chicago
show last fall. These hogs have
not been attacked by the malady.
The hog breeders have been
helpless to do anything for their
herds as it has been impossible to
secure cholera serum with which
to innoculate the herds. There
are many other breeders living in
constant fear, and these have been
making strenuous efforts to secure
serum, but have so far failed.
As far as could be learned, the
disease has been confined to a
strip of territory in the vicinity
of Ord and efforts are being made
to confine it to this area* and own
ers of unaffected herds are using
every precaution to prevent the
malady from making its appear
ance.
TWO VOICES
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
(Copyright. 1913.by Amerlean-Joumal-E.xam(ner)
VIRTUE
Oh, wanton one, oh, wicked one, liow was it that you came,
Down from the paths of purity to walk the streets of shame"?
And wherefore was that precious wealth, God gave to you intrust
Flung broadcast for the feet of men to trample in the dust?
VICE
Oh, prudent one, oh, spotless one, now listen well to me,
The ways that led to where I tread these paths of sin were three:
And God, and good folks, all combined to make them fair to see.
VIRTUE
Oh, wicked one, blasphemous one, now how could that thing be?
VICE
The first was Nature’s lovely road, whereon my life was hurled>
I felt the stirring in my blood, which permeates the world.
I thrilled like willows in the spring, when sap begins to flow.
It was young passion in my veins, but how was I to know?
The second was the silent road, where modest mothers dwell
And hide from eager, curious minds, the truth they ought to tell.
That misnamed road called “Innocence,” should bear the sign
“To Hell.”
With song and dance in ignorance I walked that way and fell.
VIRTUE
Oh, fallen one, unhappy one. but why not rise and go
Back to the ways you left behind, and leave your sins below,
Nor linger in this vale of sin, since now you see, and know?
VICE
The third road was the fair highway, trod by the good and great,
I cried aloud to that vast crowd, and told my hapless fate.
They hurried all through door and wall and shut Convention’s
gate: .
I beat it with my bleeding hands; they must have heard me
knock;
They must have heard wild sob and word, yet no one turned
the lock.
Oh, it is very desolate, on Virtue’s path to stand.
And see the good folks flocking by, withholding look, and hand.
And so with hungry heart and soul, and weary brain and feet,
I left that highway whence you came, and sought the sinful
street.
Oh. prudent one, oh, spotless one, when good folks speak of me,
Go, tell them of the roads I came; the roadways fair, and three •
Our Public Schools
As the time for opening our
public schools approaches there is
rightly, on the part of the pupils,
patrons and teachers, somewhat
of anxious thought as to what will
be the progress during the year
and the result at its close. The
time is past for schools to lie kept
without regard to efficiency, and
those who supply the needs of
pupils while attending and who
pay taxes for supporting the
schools, have a right to expect
some returns for their outlay.
Parents who observe and teach
ers of experience know that
generally speaking, progress in
school work is not made without
effort It requires hard work; but
like many other things, it is worth
the labor, and the discipline it
gives is worth more than the facts
acquired.
In order that pupils may have
opportunity and motive to apply
themselves to this work, parents
must aid in securing prompt and
regular attendance, give oppor
tunity for evening study when re
quired, encourage pupils by talk
ing with them of their work and
entering into the spirit of it with
them, discourage unfavorable
criticism and fault finding with
regard to the school board and
the teachers and try to impress
each pupil with the fact that after
all the main thing the school can
do for him is to serve as an aid in
securing his individual, physical,
intellectual and moral develop-!
ment. The teachers also have
their duties. They must make
adequate preparation for daily
work, be kindly helpful, be cheer
ful in disposition, be ready to
admonish to greater industry
when necessary, and ready to re
prove indolence and misconduct.
And what of the board of educa
tion! Besides their duties in
supplying the physical conditions
necessary fora successful school,
their moral support is needed in
standing squarely by the teachers
in securing thorough work on the
part of pupils, proper discipline
in the school, and a high ideal of
education in the minds of ill.
I In the midst of the work of
which I have spoken there is
pleasure, for successful effort al
ways brings pleasure. And then
I anticipate pleasure for the
pupils of the school in the associa
tion with teachers and pupils, in
the athletics in which I hope they
will engage judiciously, and in
the larger view of which I hope
the year will bring to each.
The past history of the Loup
City schools shows that they have
sent out many successful students
to the different vocations. Shall
we all work together to make the
coming year one of the most
successful they have ever known?
By a united effort we can bring
important things to pass.
Respectfully,
J. H. Burwell
Frank Woltman’s
Barn Burned
Last Sunday evening, about 10
o’clock, the barn of Frank Wolt
man, living near Schaupps, was
discovered to be on fire, and be
fore it could be extinguished the
barn and two stacks of hay were
destroyed. The fire was first dis
covered by Mrs, Woltman, after
they had retired, who roused her
husband, and soon after Mr.
George Chapman and other
neighbors, who had noticed the
fire, arrived and all worked to
save something but could not
suceed. Had there been a high
wind, it is very probable the
home would also have gone up in
smoke. The barn was insured,
but the hay being uninsured was
a total loss.
Road Notice
(Heil)
To All Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
commissioner appointed to view and
locate a road commencing at the
quarter stake between sections twen
ty-two and twenty-three (22 and 23),
township fourteen (14), range four
teen (14), thence east on the half sec
tion line and intersecting with road
number two hundred and sixty (No.
260) and there terminating, said road
to be forty (40) feet wide, has report
ed in favor of the establishment of
said road. All objections thereto or
, claims for damages must be filed in
the office of the county clerk on or
j before noon of the 3rd day of Novem
ber, 1913, or such road will be estab
lished without reference thereto.
1 Dated at Louo City, Nebraska, this
26th day of August, A. D. 1913.
L. B. POLSKI,
1 [skal] County Clerk.
Last pub, Sept. 25 j
Loup City Has a Sample
j The Editor and Publisher and
1 Journalist is absolutely correct
when it says:
“Men who covet jwditical. social
or commercial power often turn
their eyes to the newsjiaper field
as the place where they think it
can most easily be achieved. If
they have some money, it is not
a difficult matter to buy (or start)
a newspaper and enter upon the
career they have imagined would
be their's. But these seekers after
power soon discover that some
thing is amiss. Instead of riding
forward on the wings of popular
ity and influence to the point
where they will he able to make
others do their bidding, they find
that people seem to pay little at
tention to what they say in their
editorial columns. The truth is,
they have stumbled upon one of
the fundamental principles of
standard journalism, namely, that
no newspaper can succeed unless
it is devoted to the best interests
of the entire community it at
tempts to serve. A NEWSPA
PER OWNER MAY PRETEND
HE IS WORKING FOR THE
GENERAL GOOD, WHEN IN
REALITY HE I<_ENGAGED IN
PROMOTING HIS SELFISH
ENDS. HE CAN DO THIS FOR
AWHILE, BUT HE IS SOON
FOUND OUT.”
W. R. Mellor on the
Political Gridiron
Hie Nebraskan, formerly The
Chancellor, published at Omaha
by Metcalfe & Richmond, and ed
ited by Henry L. Richmond, ha.-,
the following interesting “boom”
for Loup City’s favorite son. W.
R. Mellor:
“A new and formidable name
has come to light on the republi
can side for governor. It is that
of \V. R. Mellor, the secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture.
W homsoever the democrats may
name,, don't underestimate the
strength of this man Mellor. En
tirely aside from his fine personal
ity, his great ability, his experi
ence and his wisdom, it must be
remembered that he is and has
Ireen the heart and soul of the
State Fair Association for yea re,
apd he is still the head of it. Not
that no one else deserves any cred
it for the success of the Fair, but
Mellor deserves the lion’s share of
it. He is a really strong man.
He happens to be wealthy, too,
and he is, withal, a gentleman.
He can talk in every language of
Nebraska’s interests and knows
the state 'ike a book. He is a real
business man, with real business
ability and Jthej brains and educa
tion to back it. It is not extrav
agant to say that Nebraska would
be fortunate to have for governor
a man like Wiliam R. Mellor.”
Flies are Here, flail Storms are Cming.
7 ,
Insure against both
Our SCRE ENS do the work and our prices
are right.
Keystone Lumber Co.
W or Id's Best j
For the Money j
Hardware Paints Oils Tinware !
and Tin Repairing j
T. A. CZEHOVIAK
Loup City lafirmry
•f Osteopathy
Dr. Jas. F. Blanchard
Physician In Chart*
Office hours—8 a. m. until 5 p. m.
Bates for rooms on request
Examination free, Phone No. 100
When you want a good sack of Flour try
LOUP CITY WHITE SATIN
Our Flour is Made From Old Wheat
All Dealers in Town Handle Ouu Flour
Loup City Mill & Light Co.