CLOAKS! CLOAKS! CLOAKS! — ■ ■■ --— ■ ■■ ■— .- 1 ' .."" ' ' .... . We Absolutely Know That We Have the Most Up-To-Date Line of Ladies’ Misses & Children’s Cloaks That Was Ever Shown in Loup City, and OUR PRICES ARE LOW, THAT IS THE REASON WE ARE SELLING THE GOODS Don’t pay two prices. Look over other Lines then come to us and see the money you can save on every Garment. Remember We car ry Quality, and not Junk. VIC SWANSON, Loup City The House of Quality and Low Prices of quality and prices are offered that will delight and please you. Come in today and let us show you the very newest sty les. SwansonjLofholms’ /■ FIR OVERCOATS Finest Line Ever Brought to This Comunity at Prices Below Those of Omaha or Any Other City. Pony Coats.From $22.00. $25.00 Calf Skin Coats.From $25.00. S27jOO Black Martin [lm.] ,.. From $17.00 »$21.00 Raccoon Coats ‘ From $65.00. $05.00 Come and Look at Them, it Costs You Nothing. James Bartunek ^.. .___ Madam: Before you make or buy any nightwear come in and sfce 1 the value the regular bargains in sleeping wear—offered by the 1 JBTONi -ttlSBAD 1 r^;_A,m g SLEEPING SYSTEM | i For Men, Women and 1 Children Includes night-shirts, night- 1 ■■ gowns, pajamas, sleepers. Meets all requirements for com- | I fort and health while sleeping. | g lias fresh air features not found 1 5 elsewhere. Both night-'wear and price are 1 cure to please. Come see this big 'value sleep- 1 tng-*iuear today. -™1 IMIllirimillllllimililil ... ..-- , —■— ..Miiuii.j\uux - : ,au^uuuiiujiaiUiUAMimnmimimiuy" DAILY & BREDTHAUER LOCAL NEWS. W. D. Zimmerman made a business trip to Ashton Wednesday morning. Joe Kochanowski has sold his dray business to Rufus Hiddleson. List your land with J. W. Dougal and you will receive a “Square Deal." Finley Sickles, a cousin of Charles Sickles, returned to Bridgewater, Iowa, Monday, after a visit here. Mrs. Will Hawk and little daughter were Grand Island visitors Monday, returning home in the evening. New Dress Goods received at Ar thur’s. First masquerade ball of the season at Jenner’s Park, Thursday, Oct. 5th. You are invited. Editor Jack Rightenour and family were over from Litchfield last Friday attending the fair. The Ravenna Creamery this week pays 30 cants for cream. Come to the first masquerade ball of the season at Jenner’s Park to be held Thursday, Oct. 9th. Don’t for get the date. The receipts of the county fair reached the handsome sum of •1,858.30. Pretty good for the first year. 25 paper plates for ten cents, at the ten cent store. Roy Barr and Ossie Henderson left last Satnrday for Scottsbluff, Nebr„ to work in the beet factory. Miss Pearl Needham visited ovei last Sunday with friends at Rockville, returning home Monday. Merrifield Pianos for sals by _O- F. Petersen Mrs. N. A. Steen and daughter Hilda, visited last/Saturday at Danne 1 brog at the home of N. E. Jensen. ■ A baby girl was born last Thursday rrorning to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pen ner, 13 miles southwest of Loup City See the new aviator dolls at tht ten cent store. Miss Alta Johnson of this city has been appointed deputy postmistress, her commission being received Mon day evening of this week. Mrs. E. M. Bullock of Boelus is here visiting her daughter, Miss Ruth Bul lock, at the residence of Mrs. Cora Zimmerman. ^_ Schwaner can and will save you money on a piano. Miss Marcia Gilbert went to Fre mont Tuesday morning as a delegate to the State W. C. T. U. convention in session there this week. Let everybody begin at once to pre pare for next year's county fair and make it the biggest in Central Nebr aska. We can do it. Schwaner can and will save you money on a piano. Mrs. Boyce left for Lincoln last Saturday morning, where she expects to remain for perhaps a month or twc visiting her daughter. Mrs. Henry Eisner and little son re turned last Thursday from their pro tracted visit with Mrs. Eisner’s sistei to Atlantic, Iowa. Go to the ten cent store for pencils, tablets and lunch boxes. Mrs. C. H. Ryan and little daughtei left Monday morning for a two weeks visit with her parents and sisters at Grasham, this state. Mrs. Martin Christensen of Palmer, who had been visiting at the Chris! Christensen home since Monday, re turned home Wednesday morning! Arthur carries the best in Drest Goods, Hosiery and Underwear. Mrs. Mary Gardner, who has been visiting at Wood River with her daughter for some weeks, returned home last Friday. Mrs. Dr. Hendrickson went to Litchfield Tuesday morning by way of Grand Island, to take in the two days’ celebration at the former place. The ten cent store has just received a shipment of Sheraton glassware. Mrs. Everett Sickles and little daughter left Monday for her home at Bridgewater, Iowa, after a four weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bell. The Methodist ladies will hold a Kensington at the home of E. P. Daily tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. All cordially invited. I_ Mrs. Flora De Camp of St. Paul ar rived here last Saturday evening and will make her home with her daugh ter and husband, Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Allen. Will you sell your farm and take $1000 as first payment and make rea I sonab*e terms on balance? If so, I can sell it for you at pnce. For par ticulars, see J. W. Dougal, Loup City, Nebr. Ten per cent off on house paints at the Loup City Paint and Glass Store. On account of the rainy weather of yesterday (Wednesday) Litehfield post poned the opening of their two-days’ celebrations till today and tomorrow, and to postpone it still further if the weather continues bad. Last Thursday. Vic Swanson, Elmer Youngquist. A, J. Budler, J. W. Con ger and Allen Cash went up to Pony Lake for a week’s fishing trip. Just imagine the fish stories they will spin on their return. S. f. Reynolds wants a car load of hens at once. Mrs. Henry Lee drove over to Ma son City last Friday with her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs. John Meek, to visit with them till Saturday, when she was to go to Broken Bow. Hank went up today, both to return the first of next week. S. Fossrecieved word last week that his son, Frank, had arrived safely at Jaynesville, Wis., and was particular ly well pleased with his new home, and had expressed his intention of making that his future home. For sale—Cabinet sewing machine, good as new. Mrs. A. N. Cook. W. R. Mellor made a hurried busi ness trip up from Lincoln last Satur day evening, returning Monday morn ing. W. R. says he is so busy with the statistical reports of the fair’s work that he must be right on the job every minnte till finished, when he will come up often and stay longer. Take your chickens to S. F. Rey nolds. He pays the highest market price. Down at Lincoln at the big Method ist conference, one preacher blamed the automobile for the lack of church attendance on Sundays. He claimed people went joy riding instead of at tending divine worship. Of course he did not mean Loup City autoists among the number. Leave orders for the C.L. McDonald dray at either lumber yard,or E. G. at Taylor’s. We regret to announce that A. N. Cook and familv leave us next Tues day for Avoca, N. Y., where they will probably make their future home. They expect to visit at points in Iowa enroute with relatives and friends. May kind fortune attend them. For Sale—New Ford Roadster, slightly used. See car at Blaska’s garage. _ Dr. A. T. Charlton from Los Angeles who has been visiting his father and mother for a week left Saturday morn ing for Chicago. New York, Boston and Washington. He will visit the large hospitals while in the east, he will also visit his brother who is in the navy in the D. S. S. Panther. He ex pects to stop off again on his return to the coast a few days. If you want good, prompt draying, call on C. L. McDonald, successor to Hagood. J. W. Long left Wednesday morning for St. Louis and Louisville and Dan ville, Kentucky on business and pleas ure, at Danville visiting his brother in-law. Dr. Rawson, returning in about a week, bringing home with him Mrs. Jennie Rawson, who has been visit ing there with her son a number of months. Before buying your threshing coal call at Taylor’s elevator and get their prices and see their cOal. The three-boss section of the edi torial household visited at the home of the Misses Minnie and Marcia Gil " bert in Webster township last Satur day and had one of the most pleasant visits since coming to Loup City. It is like escaping from a prison into paradise to get such a lovely day’s outing in the country, we should judge by their expressions of pleasure. All the'same the editor didn’t get al together left on the fodder line. The hotels took pity on him. Call and see the very latest in High Grade Pianos. Bring one along with you who can judge a piano. Why buy a cheap instrument when you can get the very best for the same money. H. M. Elsneb. Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Hansen ar rived last week Wednesday from their new home in Los Angles, Calif., where they have been for the past eighteen months, and expect to remain for a week visiting relatives and friends, before returning to their ocean home. They are particularly well pleased with Southern California, so much so that Mr. Hansen has disposed of all his holdings here and will undoubtly make thit sunny clime their future homo. They will next spring make a trip into Oregon and Washington to make an extended visit to that part of the coast, but not with expectation of changing their location, however. Go to S. F. Reynolds for'old wheat flour. Frank Grow returned from his trip to New York and Vermont on Mon day of this week. From him we learn that his father, D. C. Grow, who was on the eastern trip with him, has purchased a fine farm of about 160 acres near Jeffersonville, Vermont, remaining while Frank came home to make arrangements for the family to ms ve there within the next two weeks, where they will make their future home. While regretting the loss of this estimable family and old residents from our midst, our people with one r accord will follow them with best wishes for their future happiness and success in their New England home. Having purchased the Jos. Kochan owski dray, I respectfully solicit a share of your dray and transfer work. Promptfend careful attention given. Phone the elevator or either lumber yard. Rufus Heddleson. Rev. *Dr. Leeper returned from the M. E. Conference at Lincoln Tuesday evening. He will not returu to us but has been assigned to Columbus, a much bigger and more important charge. The new pastor for the church at this place is Rev. L. V. Slocum, who comes from Wisner. He will not be here in time to occupy his pulpit, but Dr. Leeper will occupy the same for him in the morning. Dr. Leeper and family will probably novel Cloak Department We have one of the finest selected lines of Ladies’ and Children’s Cloaks we have ever had and prices are less than last year. .... Come in and Pick Out Your Cloak and Suits. While we have a good selection to pick from. ~ They are going fast. ... Loup City MERCANTILE CO. to Columbus about next Tuesday. Rev. W. E. Henry has been assigned to Gibbons. CHURCH NOTES. Presbyterian—Services next Sunday as usual. Last of the series of union services at Baptist church in the even ing. Let this closing meeting be the best of all. Baptist—Morning subject, “Christ a Servant.” Union services in the evening. Other services as usual. Paster will preach at “Dead Horse” school house at 4 in the afternoon. German—Sept. 17. lesson in German at 1:30 p. m.; 28th, Sunday school at 10 a. m. and service at 10:30. Service at Cole Creek at 3 p. m. ASHTON NEWS Sheriff Williams was in town Mon day. R. J. Nightingale was down from Loup City Tuesday. Jack Kwiatkowski returned Satur day from Greeley, Nebr. Theo. Ojendyk was east bound for St. Paul Tuesday morning. Vincent Czervinski is having new fixtures put in his saloon. Frank Trump from Davis Creek was in town Monday. H. W. Ojendyk was in Rockville Saturday on business. Dr. A. E. Wanek was called to Rock ville Friday. Several auto loads attended the county fair last week. miss Jessie bpening came nome from College Friday evening, return ing Monday morning. The last ball game of the season was played at Dannebrog Sunday. Ashton winning the game 17 to 5. There is something all around town. I wonder what it is? Ask some one and find out. Answer next week. Vincent Czervinski was calling in the boys Monday to treat them on the big boy at his house. Mother and child are doing tine. Bob Szwanek is going to open up a barber shop in the Palace Meat Mar ket building about the first of the month. A dance was given in the Golzenski building Sunday evening. A fair crowd attended. Music was furnish ed by the Rapp-Smith orchestra. Stanley Badura autoed to Grand Is land Sunday to visit his brothej Peter. Peter is getting along nicely and is expected home in a week or two. L. B. Jamrog, L. Campbell, F. S. Janulewicz and Stanley Badura auto ed to Grand Island to take in the Carnival last week. ALONG ROUTE ONE Anton Dymack returned last week from his visit in Idaho. G. A. Curry and wife were trading in Loup City Monday. V. Johns bought a mule of Chris Zwink last week. E. B. Corning has been doing some surveying west of town. Chas. Larson and Alfred Auderson finished their haying last week. Three schools on the route closed one day last week to attend the fair. Lee Brothers, Milo Gilbert and Rol Hendrickson filled their silos last week. Harry Johnson took first prize on wheat, (raised the past year) at the county fair. O. G. Hunt has put in a new bridge north of Moon school house, where the tiling was washed out. Frank Zwink threshed for the Lee brothers and S. M. Peterson last week Bruner of Arcadia is putting down a well for Chris Zwink. Lorin Hayden returned from Can ada last Thursday and is thinking of moving up there next spring. CLOSING OUT SALE Tiie entire stock of goods formerly owned by A. E. Chase 1$ befng closed out at reduced prices. If you have time, come In and see what we can offer yon. Goods delivered to any part of town by Mr. Ben scboter, Come early and have your choice of selection. JOE YAUCHN, Manager. Do You Want Cement Work? Anyone wanting block work, house or foundation, or any kind of cement work, see me. I have on hand at present a large number of concrete blocks nicely cured. I ask your pat NMUp. _ __ C.J. Tracy _ > BAIH %/ leave it to chance? You MV I'l V know the way things left ■ ■ II I to chance usually work out. Xou know and ap preciate the risk of leaving the ques tion to accumulating for future use to chance or convenience. You want to get ahead. Why not start today—there is nothing to gain by waiting. The practical features of our bank Account Plan appeal to the earnest man. Come in and let us explain the superiority of this plan. % NOTICE For general repair work such as, tinware, bicycles, guns, gas stoves etc. See me at YV. P. Reed’s Second Hand and Variety store. P. O. Reed. Notice to Delinquents Notice is hereby given that the rental upon the lease contract to the following described school land in •Sherman county. Nebraska, as set opposite the name of the holder thereof, is delinquent and if the amount which is due is not paid with in sixty days from the date of this notice, said contract will be declared forfeited by the Board of Education al Lands and Funds, and said forfeit ure will be entered of record in the manner provided by law: Wi 16 16 13—Frank Pilonaski. FtiED Beckman, Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings. Dated September 8th, 1913. Last pub. Sept 25 Road Notice (Hell) 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 before noon of the 3rd day of Novem ber, 1913, or such road will be estab lished without reference thereto. Dated at Louo City, Nebraska, this 26th day of August, A. D. 1913. L. B. Polski, [seal] County Clerk. Last pub, Sept. 25 Road Notice (Celmer) To All Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the commissioner appointed to view and locate a road commencing at the northwest comer of section thirty three (33),township fourteen (14),range fourteen (14), running thence south two miles on section line to north west corner of section nine (9), town ship thirteen (13), range fourteen (14). running thence east on section line three and one-half (34) miles and ter minating at road two hundred and seventy four (274) at center stake on north line of section twelve (12) town ship thirteen (13), range fourteen (14), has reported in favor of the estab lishment of said road, and all objec tions thereto or claims for damages must be tiled in the office of the coun ty clerk on or before noon of the 10th day of November, 1913, or such road will be established without reference thereto. Dated at Loup City, Nebraska, this 26th day of August, A. D. 1913. L. B. Polski, Clerk. i Karkov Seed Wheat For Sale—We have the above vari ety of wheat for sale. We have raised it the past four years and found it to live through the winter well. It is also a very good stooler and yielder ahd petter than other varieties. Price, «1 a bushel. Phone 7413, Route ^wo- Iossi Bbos, Order of Hearing on Petition for Appointment of Administratrix In the County Court: State of Nebraska Sherman County In the matter of the estate of Mich ael Finder, deceased: On reading and filing the petition of Bernard Finder, praying for an or der showing the death of Wilhelminia Finder, widow, and that all bequests have been made as per will of said Michael Finder, deceased, Ordered that October 11th, A. D. 1913, at 2 o’clock p. m., is assigned for hearing said petition, when all per sons interested in said matter may appear at a county court to be held iu and for said county, and show why the praper of the petitioner should not be granted; and that no tice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the Loup City Northwestern, a week ly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day ef hearing. Dated Sept. 16,1913. E. A. Smith, [seal] County Judge. Last pub Oct 2 Order of Hearing end Notice of Pro bate of Will In the County Court of Sherman County, Nebraska: State of Nebraska, County of Sherman To the heirs, legatees, devisees, and to all persons Interested in the estate of Wilhelminia Finder, deceased: On reading the petition of Robert P. Starr praying that the instrument filed in this court on the 16th day of September, 1913. and purporting to be the last will and testament of the said deceased, may be proved and al lowed, and recorded as the last will and testament of Wilhelminia Fin der, deceased; that said instrument be admitted to probate, and the ad ministration of said estate be grant ed to Louisa Fawcett as executrix. It is hereby ordered chat you, and all persons interested in said matter, may, and do, apper at the county court to be held in an and for said county, on the 11th day of October, A. D. 1913, at one o’clock p. m., to show case, if any there be. why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted, and that notice of the pendency of said petition and that the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by Eublishin? a copy of this order in the oup City Northwestern, a weekly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and seal of said court this 16th day of September, A. D. 1913. E. A. Smith, [seal] County J udge. Last pub. Oct. 2