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LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. LIST OPEN TO PATRONS AT ALL TIMES. Loup City Northwestern THANKS YOU IN.ADVANCE FOR ALL ITEMS OF NEWS YOU MAYICONTRIBUTE VOLUME XXXI * LOUR CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1«I3. ~ • NUMBER SI FORTY FOOT DROP TO INSTANT DEATH Charles Weveeka and Team Fell Into Canyon and Was Almost Instantly Killed. Just How Accident Happened is Hot Known. DISCOVERED RY MAIL CARRIER Monday morning while begin ing his day’s work of husking corn in a field on the farm of his brother, John Weverka in the western part of Valley county, Charles Weverka was instantly killed when he and a team fell over an embankment into a can yon forty feet deep. Just how the accident happened is not quite known that one of the horses Weverka was driving was balky and it is believed that the animal became stubborn and be gan to back and caused the terrible accident. A rural mail carrier from Comstock, who was passing along the road past the Weverka place noticed the wreck and went to investigate and found the young man dead beneath the horses which were tangled up in the har ness and the debris of the wagon. The cornfield where the unfort unate men was working fringed the brink of a canyon and it is be lieved that the team began back ing and in trying to prevent the wagon and horses from going over the brink Werverka placed himself in such a position that he was carried down to the bottom of the gulch when the team went over. It was fully a forty foot fall from the edge of the embank ment to the plaee where the wreck was found and it is evident that death came almost instantly to the young man. The ground at the top of the canyon showed that there had been an effort on the part of Weverka . to prevent the accident. When the body was found par tially under the wrecked wagon aiid the horses, the latter were not hurt at all despite the great dis tance of the fall. The body was black from bruises when found. When it was found that the young man was actually deadCor onor Barta was called and went to the scene of the accident but found that it was unnecessary to hold an inquest The Weverka farm is about nine miles from Comstock and both the owner of the place and RUNAWAY LUCKY BUT EXCITING Children iir Grave Banger But Mira culously Escape Harm. BUGSY COMPLETELY WRECKED. Last Thursday evening as the children of J. R. Ling and J. A. Mcllravy of Webster township had just hitched up the team of Mr. Ling, kept in the J. P. Lein "inger stable, and started for home after school hours, the ring in the neckyoke being too large slipped down on the tongue, allowing the baggv to strike the horses, fright ening them into a runaway. Near the senooi house the buggy struck a wagon, stripping off three wheels completely wrecking the buggy, but the children escaped injury in falling or jumping out. Had the vehicle not come in contact with the wagon, we might have had to chronicle severe injury or possible death to one or more of the child ren. Gus. Sun berg u> aurora return jt. home after a short visit with his daughter Mrs. Ed The Ravenna ...uery pays 29* for cretin delivered at the Loup City station.. On October 23rd, & marriage licenc was issned to Sianley. Janualwicz o Sc ha up ps and Mary Ciochin of thi city. The young couple were marries Tuesday morning of this week at St Josephat church in this city and a rc ception was giveh at the home of Jos. " Z&vVorski. where the bride bas been mak ng her home for the past num her of months. the young man who was killed are well known in this and Custer county. Charles Weverka was about twenty-three years of age. About two years ago he came from the the old country and went to farm ing in this county, working on the farm of his brother. The many friends of the family offer their sincere sympathies to the bereav ed ones.—Ord Quiz. DOING BIG BUSINESS * AT BROKEN BOW While at Broken Bow last week on the universal errand, we took occa sion to visit A. O. and Hank Lee in t heir pop factory and found them busy manufacturing soft drinks for their large patronage at the Bow and towns adjoining While in Loup City, the bo.vs acquired a splendid patronage in their Crystal Buttling works, made hosts of friends, and left with the sincerest .egrets of patrons and friends by the scores. Since going to the Bow, they have kept up their good reputation acquired here and are busy as bees or Lees can be, we are glad to sav and have no time to swap li-kely stories with we’uns who run in while there and drink up all their surplusstock—gratis, of course. How ever, the scores of friends of the Lees here will t>e pleased to note that thev are also making good there and add ing to tbetr patronage continually. But we will never forgive them for leaving us. KICKED BY HORSE KNEE-CAP SPLIT ( — Small Dog Frightens C. W. Johnson’s Saddle Horse Causing Accident. PROBABLY BE LAME SOME TIME. Last week Thursday, as C. W. Johnson was helping drive a num ber of horses, and as he passed his saddle horse in the rear, the animal became frightened at a feist crowding near Mr. Johnson for protection from other dogs, and blazed away with its rear pro tectors, stricking Mr. Johnson square on the right knee, splitting the knee cap and causing that gentleman to walk with the aid of crutches for some time in the fut ure. The horse was perfectly gentle and Mr. Johnson was not looking for the trouble culminated in the above accident. Mrs. Will Hawk entertained the ladies of the Entre Nous club last Friday after noon at her country home in Webster township, south of this city. The good lady furnished her guests with a good old fashion d turkey thanksgiving feast, even if it was a 1 ttle advance of Thanksgiving da\, and the ladies made fun of the cold grub they gave their poorer halves after their return from one of the best times ever had by the club ites. MISS RETTA ENGLE MARRIED AT YORK At York, Nebr.. last week Wednes day evening, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. John Romsdale, occurr ed the nuptial of Miss Retta Engle, sister of our townsman. Will Engle, the groom being a graduate of the York college the young couple will make their home at McCool, Nebr., where Mr. Ware is engaged in the hardware and furniture business, A& we make note last week, Will Engfe, accompanied by his wife were in at tendance on his sister's wedding. Wrestling Match Fluked Out The wrestling match last Thursday night proved one of the most disap pointing of any heretofore held in this city. There was a goodly crowd present to see Jack Myers of Omaha and our Warren Miller try conclusions on a finish mat contest, and more or less money was up on the contest. For one hour and fifteen minutes the wrestlers went it hammer and tongs, so to SDeak, without the first fall to the credit of either, when at the close of that time, Myers came before the audience with the explanation that on account of a bad arm, caused oy a boil on his right forearm, that member was in no condition to stand further mauling and strenuons work on the mat and made the proposition that he would do either one of three things—quit and forfeit the money, wrestle at some future date or, if the crowd demanded, he would continue the struggle to the end, saying under the circumstances he could not'throw Miller, but that he could prevent Miller from throwing him, and thu3 prove a d.aw in the end. With the above explanation, the crowd agreed to leave the matter with Miller, who was willing to let the wrestle go over to a future date and would not de mand the forfeit of the $50. There was a good deal of dissatisfaction ex pressed by many, who were of the opinion'that there should be a refund of the admittance fee, while others were content with the exhibition and concluded they had their money’s worth in the earnest work the mat artists had given. JULIUS FROEHLICH LAID TO REST Lau week V\ edne^nay evening, Oct. 22, 1913, at 9;30 p. m., occurred the death in this city of Mr Julius Froehljch, a resident of Loup City for the pasi 26 years. Deceased had been in failing health for a number of years, and for the past two years had ceased business activities and moved into the residence portion of the city, free of all business cares,and there dis pite best of care from loving wife and children gradually declined in'health to the end. The funeral occurred from the home the following Friday vening at 7;30 o'clock. Rev. Tour tellot, pastor of the Presbyterian church officiating, assisted by the Rev. Jueling, pastor of the German .-ongregation, the body, accompanied oy the wife and two daughters, Hat ■ie and Helma, being taken Saturday norning to Davenport, Iowa, for in erment, the eldest daughter, Mrs. Frank Nightingale, being unable to * present here or accompany the •ody of the fattier to its final resting place. For many years, deceased was m the mercantile business in Loup City, quiet, unassuming and retiring •n disposition, mixing none in the tusiness circles, and known only to hose who came into personal contact with him, and taking no interest in matters outside of bis business and family relations. Julius Froebiich was bom in Ober Flats, Germany, August 27.1836. He came to this country in 1848 and lived in Warsaw, 111., for a time, later mov ing to Oquawka, the same state, where in 18b2 he enlisted in the Army of the Cumberland as a member of the band of the 10th Regiment Illinois In fantry,14th Army Corps. While in ser vice he contracted a severe cold, caus ing throat trouble,and being unable to attend to his duties was honorably discharged and returned to his home at Oquawka, moving thence to Daven port, Iowa, where on April 15, 1880, he was married to Miss Amanda Peters. To this union were born one son and three daughters, the son dy ing in infancy, the three daughters, Mrs. Frank Nightingale of Walthlll, Nebr., Miss Hattie of Kansas City, Mo., and Miss Helraa at home with the wife and mother, who survive husband and father. STORK VISITATIONS. Bom, Friday, Oct. 23, 1913, to Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gzehoviak, a darling litjjle daughter. Tony now has one queen and three kings in his family circle to boss he and his good wife. Congratu lations. Bora, Saturday, Oct. 24, 1913, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lorchick, a d.-.inty little girl. Frank has one of those rare smiles made pos« sible only on such occasions. Con gratulations. \ NARROW ESCAPE IN AUTO WRECK Clate McGrow's Car Jamps Over Bridge While Coming From Broken Bow. THREE BADLY INJURED. While enroute from Broken Bow where they had gone with a car load of people to register in the land opening, Clate McGrew’s automobile jumped over a bridge in the vicinity of Comstock and Mr. McGrew, Mrs. McGrew and Harry Walters are quite badly in jured. Mrs. McGrew and Mr. Walters each have several ribs broken and Mr. McGrew is badly bruised and jarred up. The other two occupants of the car, Jim Ferguson and Sophia Gross, es caped with only a few scratches. The accident was evidently caused by the springing of the steering gear. The machine crash ed through the railing of the bridge and turned down over a seven-foot embankment. That some of the party was not killed outright is considered most fortu nate as three of the pasaengers were pinned beneath the machine. Mr. McGrew stated to a repre sentative of The Quiz that he was sure that the trouble wa$ caused by the springing of the fork rods on the car. The bridge where the accident happened, was about a mile and a half west of Comstock,” said Mr. McGrew. “About a mile before reaching the bridge we came to a newly graded strip road with two beaten tracks on each side of the fill, the center of the road being of fresh earth. I noticed that one side of the car got into this fresh dirt and I was unable to hold the machine and it ran into th$ soft earth. However, we got out of that and when near the bridge struck a strip of sand. This was just before coming onto the bridge. The skidding and the defective steering gear made it impossible for me to keep the car straight and before I could stop it or in fact before I knew what had hap pened it plunged through the rail ing on the bridge and went over.” The machine was turned com pletely over, and Mr McGrew, his wife and Mr. Walters were pinned beneath it. Mr. Ferguson and Miss Gross were thrown clear and Mr. Ferguson came to the rescue of those under thp machine. He got Mr. McGrew out and the two men then remov ed it from the other two. Both were unconscious and when he picked up his wife Mr. McGrew thought that she was dead. She was covered with blood from a gash cut on her head but she soon regained consciousness. For several hours it was thought that Mr. Walters could not live, i He remained unconscious until nearly midnight on Friday and it could not be ascertained if he was J internally injured or not. He has 1 a couple of short ribs broken on j the left side and tw'o or three i others higher up on the same side 1 are split. j Mrs. McGrew and Mr. Walters were taken to the home of Chas. Florida, who lives about a quar ter of a mile from the scene of the accident, where they remained until Monday and were then brought to Ord. Mr. McGrew has gone to woik but has to hand le himself very carefully. Mrs. McGrew is also able to be around. Mr. McGrew was not seriously in jured as the other two but is quite badly bruised about the shoulders and back, making it difficult for him to get about. The machine was not so badly damaged as one might think considering the nature of the accident, Mr. Mc Grew saying that $50 will cover the entire Cost of repairs to it. Everything considered all in the machine are wondering how they managed to escape with their lives and are very thankful that noth ing worse came of it. Both Mrs. McGrew avd Mr. Walters Cannot say too much for the splendid treatment they received at the | home of Mr. Florida.—Ord Quiz. EYE INJURED BY SUNG SHOT Boy Shot io The Eye at School By Companion. SIGHT ESCAPED SERIOUS DAMAGE. Ab the school house Tuesday morn ing, just before school, Arthur; Han cock was shot in his left eye with a sling shot in the hands of a school companion. The shot struck Arthur on the up.ier ball of the eye. fortu nately doing no serious damage to the sight, but will cause him to have that member in mourning for some time. It would seem, in this latter day, after so many have lo6t their eyesight from thatdevilisn plaything, that it would have passed into obli vion, but on the other hand it seems in certain seasons to be one of the commonest of plaything in the hands of the growing boys. We hope the accident above referted to will have a tendency to stop its use, before greater.damage is done hereabouts. C. S. REYNOLDS PETS NUMBER 3 Sherman County Man Pulls One of The First in Big Land Drawing. The land drawing at North Platte developed one lucky holder and two others lucky to a lesser degree. Our young townsman, Clark S. Reynolds, drew No. 3, while Glen A. Stevens, manager of the Sherman County Tele phone Co., drew No. 503, while Mrs. E. Krise, widowed daughter of Mrs. A'cbie Gilbert, lately deceased, who is visiting here from Mehama, Ore gon, No 1218. Litchfield contribut ed six, who drew numbers, as follows: J. L Hager 108, C. S. Dickerson 225, Geo H. Betts 267, S. O. Brown 605, Earl M. McIntyre 627 and Chas. O. Glass 849. Arcadia came in with three lucky drawers of numbers, Mike Kirschner getting 129, S. E. Austin 747 and Chas. E. Plane 879. Ashton had one lucky one in the peison of Aloert Curtis, who drew No. 164. Hazard also had one in the of E. E. Farrell who draws No. 223. All the surrounding towns bad one or more Inckv number holders but most of them so far down the list and pro bably to far from No. 1, most of them to count for anything. The election Saturday for the vot ing of bonds to erect a 825.000 high school building, resulted in the defeat of the proposition by some 13 votes. The day was very inclement and many there were who did not take in terest enough in the outcome to go to the school house and register their wishes it was thought that with the women voti. g and a full turnout there should have been close to 500 votes recorded for and against, while for a fact but a few over 200 votes were cast. That beiDg the case, neither side has any cause to be jubil ant), while to those who voted and have children in the much over-crowd ed departments and in the disgrace ful basement, or in a frame building down town, because of lack of room in the school house feel very much aggrieved over their defeat. However, Monday of this week, closely following on the heels of the defeat of the second school house bond proposition, another petition was circulated and more than a suf ficient number of signatures secured to call a third election. That even Don’t forget the public sale of horses at Woods Livery stable in this city to be held Saturday, Nov. 8th. They are owned by Mr. W. Hatlield. who lately came here from Mead county Kansas, on account of illness ip his family and also because of poor crops at his former home. He is go iug to sell the stock and here is your chance to secure some mighty good horses and mules at vour own price. The sale begins at 1:30 p. m., a credit of 8 months time will be given. J. L. Baillie goes to La Fox. Ills., this morning to visit the winter months with a son. Lightning Changes In Business Firms Last Thursday, Chris Domgard sold his steam laundry to E. E. McFadden, taking in exchange the latter’s suitorium, and within fif teen minutes thereafter had sold the suitorium to I. C. Smith the new tailor. Chris is some light ning trader and when he starts in to do some work that way is one of the most wonderful predigita tors going. However, that does not have anything to do with Chris’ pop factory, which he con tinues to run, grinding out the best pop ever tickling the palate of a patron. RUNE-COX NUPTIALS At the home of bhe bride’s father, Mr. M. H. Kline, south of Aurora, on Sunday evening, Oct. 19, 1913, occur red the marriage of Miss Edna Cline to Mr. lx>ren D. Cox, son of Mrs. Wm. Cox of Loup City. Following congratulations, a boun teous wedding supper was served. The happy young couple then came to Aurora in time to leave on the even ing passenger for Grand Island, going from there to their future borne near Loup City. Both of these young peo ple were reared in this county, the groom having been born in Hamilton county 27 years ago and the bride 21 years. Loren went to the Loup City farm last spring and since that time has fitted up the home to which he now takes his bride. He is an indus trious young man, belongs to one of Hamilton county’s best families and his prospects for the future are of the best. The bride a graduate of the Aurora high school, class of ’12 and has since taugh school in this and York county—Aurora Sun. ASHTON NEWS Mrs. V. Czcrwinski went to St. Paul Friday. J. A. Hruby and wife returned Sat urday, from their visit in Omaha. The funeral of Mrs. John Badura was held at Paplln Monday. Shorty tfur chief pool hall cook left Thursday morning. Mrs. J. F. Smith left for Columbus Friday to cook for the wedding of Miss Tressa Liss. A Hallowe’en dance will be given Thursday Out.30, at the Ashton opera house. Anna Moore was a passenger to St. Paul Saturday morning returning in the evening. Ollie Sterling was an east bound passenger Saturday returning in the evening. S. Polski, Harry Lorenz, Id and Cbas. Jamrog, Jack Davey and Dr. Wanek were among those who went to the lakes for a bunting trip The teachers of Ashton public school will attend The Nebraska’s convention held at Omaha the first week in November. Mr. Schultz and Mr. Dryzalski who have been visiting at F. Wardyn’s the past week ret urned to their home at Chicago Monday. Mrs. Thompson of the County Sun day School Association came down from Loup City last Sunday and help ed organize a Sunday school. The Sunday school will be undenomiation al and every Prostestant family is urged to help make it a success. ALONG ROUTE NO. ONE J. H. Bone was in town with a load of corn last Wednesday. Swan Younglund has built him a cattle shed. Anton Dymack has been hauling, wheat to town the past week. Fran Kusek and family autoed to Loup City last Thursday. Rowe and son have Ed Liebhart’s new house ready for lathing. Leroy Barr is picking corn for C. J. Norstedt. Glen Cash had hogs on the Loup City market this week. Loren Hayden was a Mason City visitor Monday. L. A. Betzer is remodeling and en larging his barn. Chris. Zwink, Jr., is building a new bam. Jim Bone has rented the A.O. Zim merman place, rented by Sam Foss the past year. Tom and Earl Mcllravy attended the wrestling match last Thurday evening. Miss Lettie Peugh and Edgar Eos t*r attended the Farmers’ Institute at Wiggle Creek. S. F. McPhearce, market gardener, is delivering cabbage and onions in a covered wagon now. Clarence Arnett took Chris, Frtd and Jake Zwink to the Bow last week Wednesday to register. S. M. Petersen threshed last Thurs day on Dr. Chase’s land west of the river. Fred Zwink took out a load af lum ber from town last Friday for use in hwiMIng bis new machinery shed. Will Hancock had a gang of men at work the past week grading the road SCHOOL HOUSE BONDSDEFEATED Owing to Inclemency of the Weather a Small Vote is Cast, But Majority for Defeat is Small. THIRD ELECTION PENDING ing, the petition was taken before the school board, and culminated it) I the committee allowing the matter to be put off two weeks, to give the board a chance to get up a petition, with plans and specifications, to put before the district for action, in the hopes that by this means actions will be taken resulting in a concerted vote of both fractions in favor of the much needed building. In the meantime, let us trust that we shall speedily se cure what all concede to be most es sential, plenty of school room, and what pride wo . Id demand, something that will prove a pride and satlsfac to the people as a whole. A BRILLIANT NEW PLAY From the Pen of the Famous Psy chologist, Le Homme Inconau “THE QHTTEB” “The Quitter!” The very name sugests a Coward, a sneaking cur would fail and desert his comrades at a critical moment, an apology of a human being lacking common manliness and red blood enough to face the tests and stress of life’s problems; yet, in the unique, beautiful and remarkable play of this title you learn to love “The Quitter” in whom you recognize the requisite traits of your ideal man; one commanding the highest respect of all. The plot is intense and deeply absorbing, being based upon the kidnaping of a child by bandits from an immigrant train during the pioneer days and the subse quent career of the boy, who has grown to manhood believing the outlaw chief to be his father. Even as a growing boy he abhors with all the repugnance and hate of a refined sensitive nature, the coarse and brutal associates with whom he is forced to live and fin ally, because they have persecuted him cruelly, ridiculed his decency and heaped insult upon him by naming him “The Quitter,’’owing lo the fact that he would not join with them in robbery and debauch ery, he runs away and after pass ing thru’ the great melting pot of life’s struggles, he emerges mould ed as one whom any good woman would choose for husband, broth er or son. The play, like the title, is absolutely different from any other ever presented upon the Americrn Stage and treats the great question of life in an entire ly new aspect. An excellent vein of clean, wholesome comedy runs throughout, the dramatic situa tions are frequent and strong enough to grip and hold the in terest and the heart interest in stantly appeals to your sympathies and vividly to your imagination. No other modem play contains a greater moral lesson. The cast of “Tbe Quitter” is a notable one, including L. H. Ger rard, Marie Sanger, Gypsy Got rell, Earl Mack and others. Spe cial Scenery with every device to the profession for the production of effects is used and the produc tion is First Class in every re spect. from the B. & M. tracks to the west bridge, making it in fine shape. Felix Damratowski is picking corn for Frank Kuhn. Free Cowling is picking corn for > Thos. Parsley. C. S. Morrison was in town Monday and took home a load of coal. H. E. Bass is picking corn for Wes Miller this fall. O. G. Hunt did a good job grading down the hills west of J. A. Arnett's where they are putting the road on the section line. John Olson and A. R. Zavgren were" up to Broken Bow last week ami reg istered with the hopes of drawing some of Uncle Sam’s land. Orsie Henderson and Leroy Bhrr re turned from Scottsbluff lap Week, where they had been working In the sugar beet factory. Geo. Ellenger did a good job eb the roads west of C. A. Johnson's, lUing in the draws and making Mpipd straight where it used to fop on* side all the time. There is one piece of bad road p Route 1 south of R. A. Henderson’s grove which 4 sandy and has beon clayed once, but being so mueh trav eled over when the wpt brides was out bas made the rang full ofSoles. A litte claying, however, Would make it good as ever
