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Loup City Northwestern
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VOLUME YYYfT " LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1913. NUMBER 3
HOLD-UP MEN
KILL MESSENGER
—*Tred Wise, Express Messenger on Loup City Brandi, Shot to loath on
• Capital Beach Car in Uncdu Nebraska.
ONE OF BANDITS PROBABLY WOBRBEB
Last Wednesday evening, about
10 o’clock, at Lincoln, Express
Messenger Fred Wise, who has
been running on thet Sargent
branch of the Burlington through
Loup City the pastseveral months
met death at Lincoln on a street car
at the west end of O street viaduct,
as he was on his way to the home
of his imrents in west Lincoln, be
ing shot to death by a pair of
hold-ups who attempted to rob the
street car men and passengers.
The car was west bound at the
late hour and had just passed over
the O street viaduct, when two
masked men held up the conduc
tor as the car stopped to allow
them to get aboard as the conduc
JFlov supposed them to be waiting
£ by the side of the track to ride
f home. When the car stopped,
the men with drawn revolvers
jumped into the car, one holding
FARMERS’ INSTI
TUTE.
C. W. Burt, President.
Robert Dinsdale, Secretary.
Forenoon Session
11:00 Silos and Ensilage, Dis
cussion led by State S|>eakers.
Afternoon Se^ion
1:30 Hog Cholera, Vaccination,
J. F. Coupe, Walthill, Nebr.
County I)e;nonstrater, Thurs
ton County.
Corn Hogs and Alfalfa, E. P.
Brown, Davey, Nebr.
Separate Ladies' Session
2:00 Attractive Dishes from Left
Over, Miss Aural Scott, Lin
coln, Nebr.
Evening Session
7:30 Music.
Farm Demonstration Work and
its Value, Mr. Coupe.
Education in Spending, Miss
Scott.
How and Why, Mr. Brown.
WEDDING BELLS IN
SAN DINGO CALIF.
STlie Northwestern is in receipt
of a postal card, dated at San
Diego, Calif., Nov. 21, 1913, from
Mrs Ina F. Hartman, asking that
her copy of the Northwestern be
changed from Oceana, Calif., to
San Diego, and that her name, as
well as address, be changed from
Ina F. Taylor to Mrs. Ina F. Hart
man, “her present name by recent
marriage, ’’ but giving no data of
the important event. Mrs. Hart
man, nee Miss Taylor, will be re
membered by our older residents
as formerly being a Loup City
girl. mm——m
SERVICE FOR
THANKSGIVING
• Thanksgiving is a National Day.
It is oroclaiaied liy President and
Governor Yet for years Loup City
lias permitted it to be a church af
fair only, as far as the real purpose of
ttie day is concerned. Why not meet
together this coming Thanksgiving,
season, as a community, for public
praise to the Almighty for what he
lias done for us? Whether church
■■ ■ —members or not, we ail recognize a
God, and our dependence upon Him.
Let not the God we worship this
Thanksgiving i»e the “God of the
stomach only. Let us meet for the
public Thanksgiving service to be
beld Thursday, Nov. 27th, at the
Methodist church, whatever may be
our creed, or whether we have one or
not Tiie Pastors of Loup City.
OMISSION WAS
IMPORTANT
Last week's Burwell Tribune
has a very nice write up of a wed
ding at that place, but the writer
failed to give the names of the
contracting parties. However,
the names of the minister, the ones
who served the repast, of the girl
■who played the wedding march
rand the name of the railroad on
which the bride and groom made
rtheir wedding trip are given, and
<ve presume the names of the bride
-and groom were too unimportant
to be given a place in a write up.
No, we don’t care who they are.—
North Loup Loyalist.
up the conductor, while the other
passed up to the forward end,
calling to the motorman to open
his door, and when he failed to do
so broke the glass in the door. At
this the motorman commenced to
shoot, and the robber staggered
back through the car, both be and
his confederate jumping off and
into the darkness, with the im
pression given that one of the!
shots from the motorman’s revol
ver had winged him. . As the men
jumped one of them thrust an arm
back into the car and fired, the
shot passing through the head of
young Wise, who fell to the floor
mortally wounded. The car was
then backed into the city, where
the wounded man was harried to
the hospital but died within a few
minutes. The murdered man was
well known on this branch, and to
those who frequented the depots
and was a pleasant-faced, qniet,
unassuming boy of perhaps 24
years, retiring in his manners
and conveyed the impression of a
perfect gentleman to all with
whom he became acquainted. To
the railroad boys on this branch,
with whom his associations were
most friendly and companionable,
his death comes as a distinct blow.
Up to this writing, the officers
seem to have no distinct clue to
murderous fiends, but all will hope
that the murderer of Fred Wise
will soon be apprehended and
that no soft-headed governor will
step in and pardon him after
a few years in the pen, but that
justice will be meeted out to the
fullest extent.
A N. Cook returned from Iowa
last Saturday, Mrs. Cook and child re
turning several days earlier. Friend
Cook has purchased a 160-acres farm
mar Comstock, and comes back to
Nebrasky. instead of going on to New
York state, as they had intended.
The many friends of the family will
be plaafea to know that Nebraska
will not lose them, even If they do
settle at a distauce from their old
home.
ANOTHER OF
CUPID’S PRANKS
RL Siwori of Loup City, and Miss
Jsasis P. Deans of Arcadia UM
M atColaates, by Rr.DX
Laeper.
SURPRISE TO THEIR FRIEHDS
It would seem that Cupid, for
some reason or other, has a series
of surprises in store for our peo
ple. While the little god is fond
of piercing the hearts of popular
young people with his love-tipped
arrows, he seems inclined to lead
them away from home for the
consummation of their love, leav
ing friends to await love’s pleasure
for congratulations. Last week
the Northwestern was called upon
- to note the first of these surprises
i by the winged god, and this week
we are to note the second in the
series. On Wednesday of last
week, the Northwestern received
a phone message from Columbus,
Neb., to the effect that at 3 o’clock
that afternoon, and within an hour
from the time we received the
word, Mr. Tenus Biemond, our
popular young stockman and Miss
Jennie P. Bouma of Arcadia had
been united in wedlock in that
city, by Rev. Dr. D. A. Leeper,
former pastor of our M.E. church,
and had immediately taken the
train for Omaha and other poihts
on a short wedding tour. It had
been known for some time that
Tenus had serious intentions of
deserting the ranks of single lone
someness and joining the ranks of
double blessedness, but that he
should take his intended bride and
depart to a distant city to secure
ministerial authority was not
thought of, but from the fact that
he went to Columbus and had the
knot tied by a former popular
Loup Gity clergyman, it is clear
that there was method in his mad
ness and he was immediately for
given by his host of friends as
they learned of his new found joy.
Mr. Biemond has grown from boy-’
hood to manhood here where he fc
loved and respected by all and
bears the reputation of being one
of our most enterprising and pro
gressive young business men.
Mrs. Biemond, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. Bouma of Ar
cadia and very highly respected
by her large circle of friends,
where she has lived for many
years. After a short trip, Mr.
and Mrs. Biemond will return to
this city and make their home in
the grooms fine new residence in
the eastern part of this city. May
kindest of fortune attend them
through life.
Haskell Looses in
the District Court
History records that some
months since at Ord, Editor Has
kell was sued by the Methodist
church there for $1000 contribu
tion toward building a new church.
For some reason, bbst known to
our talented editorial friend, after
promising said contribution he
gigged back, but the other side
refused to have it so and sued Bro.
Haskill in the district court for
the amount. Now comes the de
cision of that tribunel that the do
nation is due and collectable. Still
he of the editorial tripod renigs
and will carry the case up to the
supreme court. But what puzzles
os is that an editor can be found
who is supposed to have that many
samolians, so much so that an or
ganization runs the risk of so
much cost to get it. But then,
occasionally we read of an editor
worth more or less money, which
we had always considered a fairy
tale, and this case confirms ns in
the belief of a possibility that Bro.
Haskell is one of those seven won
ders of the world.
JOHN J. ZINK
COMMUNICATES
We received an interesting let
ter last week from our good friend,
' John J. Zink of Durango, accom
panying a remittance for another
i year of Northwestern reading. In
it, John says:
“Enclosed find $1.50 for a lother
s years subscription to the North
western. We are always glad to
■ get the paper. We are all well,
s We are living on a fruit ranch and
, like the place very much. We
i grow cherries, strawberries, and
f raspberries; also appjes, pears,
k (plums, peaches and apricots. We
1 got $24 worth of apricots from
s one tree this season. Apples are
1 our main crop and I have disposed
s of everything at a fair figure. I
t got $1.25 per bushel for my ap
. pies at Hennosa Station, which ifl
- only a half mile from my home.
We also live near Trimble Hot
Springs, at which place they have
a large three-story brick hotel and
three bathing pools of hot mineral
water. The larger of the pools is
about 30 feet wide by 90 feet long,
and these springs give relief to any
one suffering with rheumatism.
There have been ten or twelve
bears caught near here this fall.
Their hides make fine rugs. There
are also deer and elk. I often see
their tracks. I saw ten deer this
summer, bnt they are protected
by law.”
STOftK VISITATIONS
Bom, Saturday, Nov. 15th,
1913, a dainty little daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thode.
While this is a little late for an
nouncement, friends can readily
understand just why Henry has
that perpetual smile transfiguring
his good natured countenance the
past b umber of days.
K. OF P. HOLD
DIST. CONVETMI
Excellent Program Prepared Verfc
•f Ledge la he EnmpGrfad m
An AH Right Saasian.
BARQBET 7:M O CLRCI P. M.
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10th,
will be Knights of Pythias Day in
Loup City, for on that evening,
commencing with a banquet at 7
o’clock, at which will preside a
toastmaster, many toasts respond
ed to and a 3-course menu served
by the Pythian. Sisters to a com
pany composed of delegations of
Sir Knights from all K. of P.
lodges in this district No. 14, who
meet here in distinct convention as
guests of Marmion Lodge, No. Ill
K. of P., to exemplify the work
of the order. Invitations have
been extended to all the grand of
ficers, past grand chancellors, all
lodges within this discrict domain,
and members of No. Ill living at
a distance, ami assurances have
been received that Grand Chan
cellor John P. Madgett and Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal Will
H. Love will both be here with
out fail, with probabilities of
many other grand officers and past
grand officers also being present.
Delegations will lie here from Ord,
Broken Bow, Ravenna, Gibbon,
Sheldon and other points.
Below we append the menu to be
served at the banquet, which will
be given at tin? castle hall com
mencing at 7 o’clock in the
evening:
FIRST COURSE
OYSTEB SOUP _„ _
CELEBS PICKLEB
OLIVES
■ ■
SECOND COURSE
BOILED
BOLLS
THIRD COURSI
PUMPKIN PIE MT MW* W*
AFTER DINNER MINTS
SALTED ALMONDS
At the banquet the fcAIpwlog
program of toasts and music will
be given:
Toastmastbb—
Past-Grand Chancellor. J.W. Laos
“Our Guests”— - by the Toastmaster
Piano Solo—Miss Eamestine ©dendahl
"Our Golden Jubilee”—. Knight J. S. Pedler
“Our Grand Domain”— _ „ ._
Grand Chancellor. John P. Madlrtt
Male Quartette
"The March of Knighthood"—
Knight Aaron Wall
"In Memory of Nebraska Lodges"—
G. K. B. and WU1 H. Lore
Vocal Solo—Montague Worlock
"Pointers to Candidates”— Ord
'■ The Armour of the Modem Knight"—Rarenna
Piano Solo—Mrs. R. P. Starr
“The Business of a Lodge”— Gibbon
"Marmlon Lodge- Na 111”— _ _
Knight Robert P. Stan
Vocal Solo—W. & Mellor. ,
At the close of the banquet and
program, the Sir Knights will
repair to the opera house, which
has been secured for the occasion,
and there the night will be put in
in exemplifying the work of the
order, and it is expected that
teams from visiting lodges will
put on the different degrees, there
being candidates provided to ride
the fractious goats which have
been stall fed for the occasion,
and the candidates may confident
ly expect that instead of bronco
busting there will be goat busting
galore. At midnight a lunch will
be on tap for visiting and local
lodge members, at which they can
replenish the inner man from that
hour till the wee sma hours o’
morn, and till ali work is accom
plished. Let every member of
Marmion Lodge make it a point
to be in attendance and assist in
giving the visitors the best time
possible and cause them to feel
that the local boys have left noth
ing undone to make the evening
and hours of the night the most
ih joy able they have ever had.
ALONG ROBTE TWO
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Curry
Nov. 24 a girl. All are doing nicely.
Floyd Howard and wife visited with
Mrs. Cash Saturday and Sunday.
Mis. John Gallaway has been down
for some time with rbuematism.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hunker from
Broken Bow, M. C. Allman and fam
ily, and Grandma are visiting with
Yern Allman’s.
Art Wilson expects to go to Kim
ball, Neb., this week.
Helen Holm of North Bend visiting
at the Plumbeck home.
Ed Marvel lost three calves last
week cm cornstalks.
There is to be a chicken pie social
at the Wiggle Creek church, Friday.
Ernest loss! went to Columbus last
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ST. PAUL WANTS
THE EXTENSION
Mm Mm Appoiat Committee to
Look After Extension of N. P.
Fran Fdtertoo to that
City.
PROPOSITION TAKEN SERIOVSLY.
Some time ago a letter was re
ceived and brought before the
Commercial club of Loup City,
asking that action might be taken
to assist in extending the U. P.
branch road from Columbus and
Fullerton to Loup City. The
.communication was passed over to
:the secretary of the club to an
swer what seemed best, but the
club took do further action, as
the concensus of opinion seemed
to be that any prospect of such
extension was too dim and misty
to bear close inspection. Now it
seems that the same matter has
been put up to the citizens of St
Paul and they are taking it more
seriously. It will be remembered
the Northwestern published the
communication from Fullerton
and Columbus, which gave the
saving in mileage to our people
by the proposed shorter route and
showing the advantage all along
the proposed line of extension, by
reason of the rich country through
which it would pass, the route go
ing a few miles north of St. Paul
and Ashton into Loup City, thence
westward to points named. There
being no satisfactory response at
the time, it is evident the matter
was submitted to St. Paul, which
took different action, as witness
the fact that the Business Men’s
Association has appointed a com
mittee to look after the proposed
extension. Perhaps it might have
been as well if Loup City had ap
pointed a committee to look after
the proposed extension, as a mat
ter of courtesy and possible out
come.
SCHOOL NOTES
A number of the Normal Trainers
took county examinations fast Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Mable Depew was a High
school visitor Monday morning.
On account of the practise for
Thanksgiving programs the usual
Monday teacher's meeting was not
held this week.
The Seniors have finished the
normal training review of arithmetic
and have taken up geography. The
J unior trainers have finished gram
mar and are taking reading.
New pupils are still entering school.
A number of the rooms gave
Thanksgiving programs Wednesday
afternoon.
SAYS JURY WERE
AJBUM BUNCH
West Side Invslvod ■ Difficulties Wherein a Parson is the Chief Factor—
Things Bid Fair to be Stirring.
NEXT CHAPTER DECEMBER NINTH
Our liftle village of Litchfield
on the western slope of the coun
ty is in the throes of internecine
strife. Some moons ago, and yet
within the fateful year of 1913, a
Rev. Campbell of thereabouts was
arrested at the instance of one
Betts and paid a fine for driving
his auto at night without lights.
Later Campbell, who is head of
the law and order league, had
Betts arrested for drunkenness and
brought before the county judge,
where a jury found for defendant.
Still later the said league hired a
brace of detectives to visit Litch
field and see whether illegal booze
Bmporiums flourished there, and
resulted in search warrants being
issued and various places being
pried into. Still later Druggist
Potter and one Clancy was hauled
before the county court for alleged
bootlegging and their trial set for
Dec. 9. Last Sunday, a mass
meeting was held at the Presbyte
rian church in that village at the
call of Rev. Campbell, perhaps
150 persons being present, at
which the reverend was the center
of the picture Mid roundly de
nounced, as we learn by wireless,
the county seat, the county court,
the county attorney, the jury that
found Betts not guilty, the attor
ney for Betts and the alleged boot
leggers, those arrested for alleged
bootlegging, etc., He intimated
that,the papa-in-law at Loup City
of one druggist accused of booze
work had probably been put wise
by law officers and had put son-in
law next to getting absence treat*
onent on booze output and thus es
saped an inquisition. He claimed
unqualifiedly that Mr. Potter was
ei bootlegger; that the Betts jury
was composed of five whisky soaks
and one oath breaker, and our
wireless relates that in the above
and In many other remarks of like
nature just simply “e’t ’em alive.”
At the close of toe meeting Mr.
Potter asked permission to make
some remarks which was granted
when he referred to Mr. CampbeU
as a veritable Annanias, in plain,
unvarnished, American dialect.
All the above going to prove that
there 4s crimson cm the moon over
hanging that usually peeaceful
community which seems rent in
Jurors Must Be
Know - Nothings
Our system of justice is some
times amusing in the extreme,
when one looks at it in a certain
light. One is often led to believe
that some new and more just sys
tem of justice can be secured. It
is especially noticeable in cases
where juries are to pass upon the
case in hand and in the selection
of jurors. If a man knows any
thing about an incident he is dis
qualified to sit on a case of which
that incident played a part. He
may have seen first hand all that
transpired and by so seeing it
would seem better able to pass
judgment. But this can not be.
The juror must secure his infor
mation second hand from a num
ber of witnesses and the only
place where a man with first hand
information can appear in the
case would be as witness and give
his information to some one else
to receive second hand. The only
jury that can dispense justice is a
jury of know-nothings.—OrdQuiz.
ALONG BOGIE NO. ONE
G. W. Hagar was dragging the roads
Monday.
Frank Kuhn’s new cistern will bold
about 350 bbls water when finished.
Clarence Arnett attended the bas
ket social in the Hancock district
last Friday.
Walter Sbeller bought some corn of
Geo. Zahn Monday.
Jim Hagar filed on a section of land
i about 15 miles from Hyannis. He
drew No. 109 and they kept falling
, out so be got 56th choice.
The ladies of the U. B. church at
i the Buelah Chapel will give a Bazaar
and sapper Nov. 28th.
They are going to have a new heat
er in the Appel school bouse.
r Dr. Hendrickson took dinner at the
Ward home last week.
Sam Foss and wife expect to leave
for Wisconsin next Tuesday where
I they have rented a farm for next year.
They old patrons of Route one and
the carrier bated to see them leave
i but wishes them success in their new
I
Ernest Rowe is shingling Gene
Miller’s new barn.
Will Hancock graded the roads bo
the west bridge Saturday.
Will Doner started plastering Lieb
harts new house last week.
J. Ward of Hazard visited one day
last week with his son T. Air Ward.
A new chimney was put on the
Moon school house last Saturday.
Charlie and John Hatch marketed
two loads of bags Thursday.
Ed. Fielding marketed bogs Thurs
day.
W. Kratzer sold O. Clark 3 loads of
corn last week.
Newton Haddlx has built a new
barn.
Walter Woznick was out on the
route last week.
Joe Woznick shelled corn for J. A.
Mcllravy Tuesday.
Ethel Schmidt has been visiting
! Fern Russell the past week.
| The carrier met a Mr. Walker from
Mason City. Tuesday. He was speak*
about the road conditions be said
that after a storm over there the
farmers go out with road drags and
iu a short time She roads are very
smooth He also said that every one
was iu for good roads. Why couldn’t
* little time be spent in Sherman Co,
.or this purpose?
twain. The above is only a frac
tional part of the wireless report,
which involves past history, in
which is included a proposed tar
and feather episode which was
nipped in the bud by resolute offi
cers. The Northwestern is not
in possession of the' innerness of
or facts regarding the trouble,
which will be for the courts to
thresh out, but does believe that
our county officers, the gentlemen
composing the Betts jury and at
torney in the case, are honest, up
right citizens and not entitled to
the scoring alleged to have been
given them and believe Mr. Camp
bell made a mistake in attacking
their probity and honesty of action
In attempting to interview R.
P. Starr regarding the story above
he refused to make comment, only
stating he was preparing papers
in a suit for C. A. Potter against
Rev. Campbell in the sum of sev- -
eral thousand dollars’ damages for
alleged libel and defamation of
character, the first of a possible
series of damage suits to be insti
tuted against Rev. Camphell by
other interested parties.
CHURCH NOTES.
Methodist—Sunday Nov. 30; 10:00
a. m. class meeting; 10:30 preaching
services, subject, ‘“Country” followed
by cummunion services: 10:45 Sunday
School; 6:20 Epworth League: 7;30
preaching services, subject “Your
self’.
An invitation is extended to all
who do not now attend Sunday
any where to come with us.
"At the close a1 Sunday morning’s
■services nine people were received In
to the church by letter and confes
sion of Faith.
Baptist—Morning “The Mission of
Esther” Evening, “The Test of
Truth”. At the Sunday school Mr.
Sweetland's offer will be further ex
plained.
German—Nov. 29 lesson in German
1:30; Nov. 30Sundav school 10:00; Nov.
30 Service 10:30. At Cole Creek 3:00.
Presbyterian—“Forsake not the as- *
sembling of yourselves together, as
the manner of some is” was the
direction to the early Christians.
Public worship is a necessity to you.
Next Sabbath make it a point to
come to the Presbyterian church.
Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Please be prompt. The evening ser
vices will be on the general theme.
“Immigration”. Five or six local
speakers will with different phrases
of this important, opening with a
map talk on “Where they come from,
How many, and whence they go in
this Country?” Be sure and bear
this special program.
THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING.
From the St Paul Republican
A friend of the Republican has
handed us a grocery bill of Dec.
11, 1873, with the prices of the
same articles on Dec. 11, 1912. in
comparison, and students of the
high cost of living problem will
be interested to note the difference
between nearly forty years ago
and now. This list shows that
many of the staple articles of food
were cheaper last December than
they were in December, 1873, and
only a very few items are higher.
The same grade of goods is used
for comparison:
1873 1912
1-2 borrel o£ flour, - $6.62 $3.28
1 peck of oatmeal, - .36 .39
1-2 lb. pure coffee, - .24 .19
1-2 lb. green tea, - - .56 .25
1 gal. of molasses, - .95 .60
1 oz. of nutmegs, - - .12 .05
10 lbs. extra fine sugar, 1.00 .55
1 box salt, - - - - .25 .25
1-4 lb. of pepper, - - .15 .10
1-4 lb. of ginger, - - .12 .10
3 lbs. of raisins, - - - .45 .36
3 lbs. of rice, - - - .36 .27
2 qts. beans, - - - - .28 .24
1 pk. of potatoes, - .25 .27
1 lb. of pork, ... *.12 .17
5 lbs. of lard, - - - .75 .90
1 pkg. baking powder, .22 .10
1-4 tt). cream of tartar, .20 .10
1 pkg. farina, - - - .25 .22
1 bottle lemon extract, .42 .35
1 lb. tapioca, - - - .12 .08
1 lb. of crackers, - - .15 .11
12 bars best soap, - - 1.10 .50
1-4 gross of matches, .55 . 20
1 lb. of starch, - - - .15 .05
1 gal. of kerosene, - .65 .12
Totals, - - - - $16.39 $&78