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LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. LIST OPEN TO PATRONS AT ALL TIMES Loup City Northwestern ’ '■ ’r- ’ I VOLUME XXXI LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1913. NUMBER 47 KILLED DY FALL FROMSCAFFOLD A. H. Slocum Aged Resident of Arcadia FaHs From Scaffold While WoriunK on Barn in That Village. STRIKES ON CEMENT WALK. Last week Tuesday, A. H. Slo cum, an aged man of Arcadia fell from a scaffold, while working on P. D. Duryea's new bam in village, striking on the cement walk below on his head and should ers, from the effects of which he died the following evening. He was aged about 60 years. It seems MAIL SERVICE NEEDS HELP To Keep Passengers From Riding on the Pacific Mail Train Our Mails are Held Unnecessarily. AFFECTS THIS SECTION. Our evening mails are mere farces so far as bringing anything but local mail is concerned. The motor brings the whole cheese and that mail has to lie at Grand Island from 3:15 p. m. till ":00 a. in. before it is started on the wa. up the Loup valley. All this because the U. P. mail train comes to Grand island a few minutes after our passenger leaves that place. In other words the company sends out the Ord passenger train a few minutes ahead of the Dig mail train. The purpose of the company in doing this is to keep passengers destined for all this sec tion of the country from riding on the mail train The necessity for limiting the trav el on the Pacitie and mail train is ap parent enough, but the company’s way of bringing it about is too rank for the peaceful acceptance our peo ple are according it. Just to keep a few passengers from coming in over this train they make a schedule that keeps us from get ting onr mail at night that ought by all rights be delivered to us at 6:00 p. m. and bringing it in at 10:00 the next forenoon. We can see why local passenger service on a big and very important through train is a nuisance. It re quires the comyany to send out more coaches from Omaha than can be carried all the way to the coast. This means delay, perhaps, or inconven ience anyway. But why could this not be avoided in a less damaging manner than the one emj loyed? If the matter were put up to the railway commission in the true light we are sure an order would be grant ed permitting the company to deny passage on this train to ticket holders destined to points on branch lines. ThiB would be no worse on the pas sengers than we now have it, and would permit the company to run our passenger train up a half hour later and thus bring us the chief mail of the day. If the campany will not concent to this let us get an order compelling the mail trains to. Would it not be well fdr our com mercial club to take this matter up? —Ord Quiz, McEWAN RESIGNS KEARNEY CHARGE Will Probably Move South on Account of Son’s Failing Health. Rev. L. C. McEwan, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church in this city, but for the past five years pastor of the Pres hyterian church at Kearney, has handed in resignation as pastor of that church and will leave for other fields. The Democrat of Kearney speaks highly of Rev. McEwan's work there. When he was here some weeks ago, the reverend told this editor that he expected to leave Kearney and might either accept a call to a church in Omaha, or otherwise possibly go to some southren state, on account of throat trouble of his youngest son, Robert Wher ever he goes, the best wishes of ^ our people go with him. Miss Lena Swain of Pool, Neb., who had been visiting at the home of hex cousin, Henry Christensen, for a few days, returned home Monday morning. from what he said during the few lucid moments after the fall that while working he experienced a dizziness, but remembered nothing further till after he had been taken to the office of a physician. It was some little time after he had fallen before he was discovered, and when found he was badly lac erated and later proved he was hurt internally. He is survived by two sons, his wife having died some three years previously. He was well known throughout this section, where he has lived for many years. FARMER KILLED NEAR RAVENNA Pitch-Fork Catches ia Belt of Thresh ing Machine Striking Julius E. Johnson, Prominent Farmer KILLED ALMOST INSTANTLY. While Julius E. Johnson, a prominent farmer living a few miles west of Ravenna, was work ing with a thrashing machine last week Monday, he attempted to throw a fork full of straw' over the drive belt on the table, when the fork caught in the belt whirl ed around the fly wheel, and in swinging the handle of the fork struck Mr. Johnson across the side of the head and neck with such force that he lived only a short time after. He was about 55 years of age and leaves a widow and several children. Wants Extension of Branch Lino to Gannett The following communication was recieved by the Loup City Com mercial Club last Friday, through Mr. W. F. Mason of this city. It speaks for itself without further comment at this time. Digest it thoroughly and give us your opin ions through the Northwestern: Following my appointment as secretary of a committee to co operate with the Columbus Com mercial Club m a movement to in duce the U. P. to build westward from Fullerton, I am writing you for information about the feasibil ity of a route from Loup City to Elba, and also to Ansley or Mason City. What are the obstacles to such a route? Can you indicate what is the feeling in your vici nity regard to this enterprise? We will try to secure the co-oper ation of the interests served by the proposed road, as well as that of the Omaha Commercial Club. I enclose copy of petition, which will be presented if gradients are not too great Yours Truly, James R. Russell. Fullerton, Neb., Sept 23, 1913. To the Board of Directors of the Union Pacific R. R.: Your petitioners beg to sub mit for your consideration the following reasons why an exten sion of Columbus-Fullerton branch westward to a connection with your main line at Ganett would be of incalculable benefit to your system and would serve the tribu tary territory in the best possible manner. (1) It would give the region tri butary to it the shortest and • easiest route to market. (2) It would interest six lines of railway which now traffic by roundabout routes to objective points. (3) The road would com mand local traffic which is now carried over the three lines of the B. & M., which it would intersect. (4) Business now carried over the three lines of the U. P., which it would intersect, would reach ob jective points more quickly and cheaply. (5) The territory tra versed is one of the most fertile in the west and produces enor mously of wheat, corn, alfalfa, cattle and hogs. (6) The traffic of of the territory served by the road would pay good returns on the cost of construction and operation. (7) The route is feasible and rail way construction would be easy. (8) The road would give an alter native route from North Platte to Omaha over twenty miles shorter than your present line. (9) The distance from Elba to Omaha by your present line is 184 miles, while the distance from Elba to Omaha by the proposed line is 156 miles; the distance from Loup City to Omaha by your present line is 214 miles, and the distance from Loup City to Omaha by the new route would be 178 miles; the dis tance from Lodi to Omaha is now 255 miles by rail, and the propos ed road would reduce it to 226 miles. A considerable acquaintance with the locality through which the proposed road would run indi cates that the line must closely follow the following: Up the Loup valley from Fullerton to Elba, in tersecting the B. & M. one mile south of Cushing; from Elba up Angar creek to the second inter section of the B. & M. near Ash ton and following that line to Loup City; then west to and across Clear Creek valley and west to the third intersection of the B. &. M. at or near Mason City, and from there west to the intersection of the U P. near Lodi or Calloway, and from this point by the best route to the connection with the main line at Gannett While the relative distance from Omaha to the points of intersec tion on the U. P. lines greatly favor the route, the advantage would be still greater from the points intersected on the B. & M. MILBURN HOTEL CHANCES HANDS E. G. Milburn Disposes of His Hotel to A. C. Ogle, who will Remodel it Into a Garage. ONE OF BEST IN STATE. Last week Wednesday evening, E. F. Milburn said his hotel pro perty to A. C. Ogle, the auto man, ! who closes the same and will change the lower portion into a garage, while he rents the upper floor to the New Frederick, the latter to add the rooms for use of guests in connection with those belonging to the New Frederick proper. This wfll make of the latter one of the largest and most commodious hostelries in Central Nebraska, as it has been one of the finest and most up-to-date in all its appointments. Mr. Milburn closes the hotel on Oct 4th and moves to Arcadia, where he has a fine home and will very likely go into some business there. Mr. Ogle will tear out and rebuild the entire inside of the hotel building to meet the requirements of a first-class garage, while the en trance to the rooms above will be from the second story of the'New I Frederick across by trestle work. This is the most important change in hotel matters ever brought about in this city and means the end of the strained relations over patron age and financial weal of all con cerned. * ' NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWN1R1 Death or at Least a Ducking Looked Certain; Prayers and Thoughts of Home in Order. “ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.” The fishing party up on Pony Lake returned home last Friday evening, having had a week's most pleasurable outing. The party was composed of J. W. Conger, Vic Swanson, Elmer Youngquest and A. J. Budler. The boys came home with a good one on one of the party, but as each member weighs more than the editor, it is not wise to state which one was affected. However, the story runs like this: Some one shota goose which droppod into tne lake. Two of their number , got into a boat and went after the feathered game. A high wind was blowing and it looked as if the boat would surely be swamped. The em bryo sailors began to think over their I past sins of omission and commission, j but neither could remember even the ; first sentence of “Now I lay me,” etc.1 The wind grew more fierce, and the waves higher, the danger greater. They tried to regain the shore, but could not. Desperately they hung to the frail craft. They counselled as to what,to do in event of capsizing. Death or at least a ducking looked certain. One said to the other, “Just think; my God, I have a wife and steen children and can't swina lick.” However, all’s well that ends well, and the winds and waves finally land ed them on the beach a mile away, safe and sound and dry, but each one solomnly swea—affirming they would not acknowledge but what they went bravely to their apparent doom. Barn Fire Hear Ravenna; $3000 Loss of Property One of the worst farm fires to occur in this country in years wiped out more than three thou sand dollars worth of property at the Charles Jenkin’s farm, a few miles east of Ravenna, late last Monday afternoon. The cause of the fire is unknown. No one was known to be about the place but Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, and they were at the house when the fire broke out. Mr. Jenkins does not smoke, at least while about the barn, and how the fire originated is a complete mystery. The bam was one of the best and largest in the country, and Commercial Club Holds Interesting Meeting The Loup City Commercial Club held an interesting meeting last Friday evening at which many matters of interest came up. Besides the routine business, a communication was received from Fullerton - Columbus - Omaha re garding the proposed extension of the U. P. from Fullerton west through Loup City to Gannett, a copy of which will be found else where in this issue. Secretary Waite was instructed to answer same satisfactorily to the club. In the matter of incorporating an electric whistle, it was found that the city has decided to pur chase same, and Mr. Taylor of the Electric Light Co. agreed to fur nish the juice and operate the same gratis. The whistle is to be used for fire alarm and for denot ing the hours of 7, 12, 1 and 6 o’ clock of each day for the benefit of the public. The probabilities are that the whistle will cost be tween $200 and $300, and can be heard two and three miles in the country, at least. After some discussion, the date of the club meetings was unani mously changed from the last Fri day evening of each month to the first Wednesday evening of each month, that change being, in the interest of better attendance, be ing less occupied by other inter ests. The good road question was very generously discussed, the trend being unanimously in favor of us ing both money and influence in the betterment of the highways leading to the city. lisTMTLY KILLEI II AITO ACCIDENT Last week we spoke of Mr. Jos. Daddow being called to Nashua, Iowa, by wire, on account of his wife’s brother being killed. On Tuesday of this week, Mr. Dad dow sent us an account of the death, which proved to be another of the long list of casualties charg ed up to the horseless carriage. From the article sent us taken from a local paper we take the following summary: The brother, I. J. Leaman, who was a prosper ous and wealthy farmer living near Nashua, had recently purchased a new Buick and was driving to town in company with a friend. In de scending a hill, the car struck sand and gravel, skidding to one side and turning turtle, pinning the unfortunate men beneath the car. A party who saw the acci dent hurried to the scene and found Mr. Leaman with his skull crushed, both jaws broken, a por tion of one ear severed, and from the nature of the wounds must have been killed instantly. The friend was also badly hurt, having two ribs broken, one of which punctured the lungs, and his re covery doubtful. was built five years ago at a cost of $1200. It was fifty-two feet square and was fitted with modem convenieees, and had a capacity for more than twenty head of horses. There was in the barn at the time a span of driving horses and a young calf and they perish ed in the fire. From the barn the flames com municated to four surrounding buildings, a milk house, a small granary, containing six hundred bushels of wheat, a combined com crib and granary, in the granary department of which there was stored one thousand bushels of wheat. Mr. Jenkins figures his aggre gate loss at a little more than three thousand dollars. He had insur ance on the grain to the amount of $1000, and at the time he *was seen by TheNews reporter was un certain as to the amount of insur ance, if any, was in force on the buildings. Mr. Jenkins declares that he will rebuild at once, that although the loss is a heavy one it will not break him. He meets the misfor tune very philosophically, and is not “crying over spill’t milk.” It takes a pretty good man to meet such a loss with a grin, and The News glories in his spunk.— Ravenna News. CHILD BADLY HURT IH AUTO ACCIDEHT ^ _ / Bad Spot in Road Makes Driver Veer Too Quickly, Breaking Front Wheel Causing Car to Turn Turtle. SEVERAL OCCUPANTS ESCAPE INJURY. Last Saturday, as Frank Kusek, was driving in his new Ford near John Augustyn’s, up on Dead Horse, and going at a lively rate, the driver got to near the edge of the road leading down an embank ment, and in his endeavor to get the car up on the road gave too sudden a twist to the steering wheel, throwing the force of the car forward on the front axle, breaking the left wheel and the car turned turtle two or three times over, throwing the several occu pants out, a baby girl of about three years alighting against “a wire fence cutting a gash from over the left eye backward over SURPRISED OR THEIR SILVER AHUIUERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Andersen Sur prised on 25th Anniversary by A Number of Friends. i - Last Saturday afternoon, being the 5oth anniversary of the marri age of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred An derson of this city, a number of their choice friends made it the occasion of a joyful surprise on the wojthy couple, appearing with well filled baskets of good things to eat, and presenting them with a dozen solid silver knives and forks as a momento of their years of friendship, the presenta tion being made by Rev. Johnson in a few well chosen renlarks. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Gust Foreman, Rev. and Mrs. C. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mr, and Mrs. Holmberg, Mr. and Mrs. L. Johnson, Mrs. P. Petersen, and Miss Lizzie Peter sen, Mr. and Mrs. J. Magnuson, Mr. and Mrs. Swan Yunglund, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Johnson, Ed. Magnuson, Misses Ruth, Lily and Hilma Johnson. At the close of the afternoon all departed shower ing best wishes on the worthy people. REV. 0. JL LEEPER TO COLUMBUS I Rev. Dr. D. A. Leeper and family ! left Tuesday morning for their new ! home at Columbus, Nebr., to which charge he has been assigned for the coming year. Among the many Met hodist ministers who have had charge of that religious branch during the past few years, Dr. Leeper has made good in a marked decree, being one among the very best assigned to this [ charge. As a speaker, as a gentleman | of culture and as a worker along his life lines, he has made in the past and we believe the future holds out great promise to him in the church. He has a most estimable wife and bright children, and will prove a valuable addition to Columbus church and social circles. May kind fortune at tend them. Sol. L. Johnson Found Guilty of Murder Some weeks ago the Republican told of the arrest of -Sol Lucas Johnson down in Mississippi on aj charge of murder, and John son claimed to have been a St Paul resident at one time. He has now had his trial at Port Gib son, Miss., and was convicted and i sentenced to be hanged on Octo-! ber 24. The jury must have been pretty well satisfied, for they were only out about two hours. F. J. Taylor has been in corre spondence with an attorney for tiie condemned man mid showed qs a letter recently received, also a couple of copies of the Vicksburg Evening Post, giving an account of the trial. Johnson claims to have been in the feed business here in St. Paul at one time, and says Mr. F. J. Taylor helped him settle and close up his business, but Mr. Taylor is unable to remember anything about it/and we have not found anyone among the older citizens who remember Johnson. He is very anxious to fiind a brother who he claims lived here, and if anyone knows of the Johnsons we would be glad te talk with them. We understand the brother for merly lived at or near Cotesfield. the ear some six or more inches in length, but fortunately injur ing none of the others. The little one was brought into Drs. Bow man, who sewed up the gaping wound and she will get along all right. It was wonderful some were not killed or at least maimed for life. TO ORGANIZE AN EDI TORIAL ASSOCIATION _____________ Plan on Foot to Organize Several IIb mediate Counties Into Association. Some time since we recieved a let ter from our St. Paul brethren of the quill asking that the newspaper men gather in their city on Friday, tire 17th of October, to form an editorial association out of the bunch within the radius of a few counties. During the rush of the past number of weeks our attention h*s been confined to other matters and we have neglected the courtesy to reply,' but at this time take occasion to say that if nothing occurs to prevent will be pre sent with the better portion of our household and give our little towards the formation of an association that we believe will put the boys of this best portion of Nebraska on a pleasant social and business footing. SHERMAN CONNTY FAIR ROTES A Few Items of Interest as Sees by . Our Reporter. G. A. Richmond g_>t first pre mium on his yearling Duroc Jer sey, a fine specimen of hogship. A. D. Jones got first premium on his Hampshire shoats. He bad a fine bunch he brought over from the west side. J. W. Johnson and Henry Kuhl had fine horses on exhibit and recieved successful premiums on same. One thing noticeable was the absence of vaudeville show con cessions, and numerous mounte banks, usually found about county fairs. Henry Beck of the west side had a fine bunch of horses on exhibit, comprised of Clyde, Percherons, Shires, and draft teams, on which he secured first premiums. Our friend, Ben Klimper, had a fine lot of red hogs on exhibit. His Lady Wonder, 264804, won first premium while he got first on gilts and second on Dutch Chief, and also first on 6'months male pigs. Pretty good showing. Some complaint of short ch ang ing was attributed to one of the concessions down on the park grounds, but the complainants did not take it up with officials, and we have it only from second pair ties in regard to same. Undoubt edly had those who suffered taken the matter up, the concessionist would have had to make good of vamose. The crime for wfyich Johnson is to hang was a cold blooded murder of a young man for whom he was working. They had a couple of of boats and were drifting down the Mississippi river, the young man being iu pursuit of health. Johnson was out of money and needed work and was given em ployment by the young man, Els ton Brewer by name. The evi dence seemed to indicate that he committed the crime for the pur pose of robbery, and while his em ployer was asleep, in fact he con fessed to practically that fact. H. T. and H. M. Eisner and Wm. Schumann left Monday for the vest on an extended hunting trip. They may be absent a month or longer.