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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 NEWS1YOUIMAYICONTRIBUTE VOLUME XXXII LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1913. NUMBER L. C. MERC. CO. CHANGES HANDS William Larsen Purchases the Interest of D. A. Johnson and fs Now Sole Owner. BIG UP-TO-DATE STORE. A big deal of importance in the mercantile interests of Loup City has been consumated within the past ten days in which Mr. Wm. Larsen, resident and part owner of the Lamp City Mercantile Co. "s big store has purchosed the inter est of his partner, the merchant prince of Aurora, D. A. Johnson, and become sole factor in that great mercantile business of our city. While Mr. Johnson has been in terested in the business, yet Mr. Larsen has been the active mana ger of the store for the past num ber of years and so far as the peo ple are concerned there will seem ingly and to all api>earance be no change in the business, as Mr. Johnson had only a silent interest, while the resident manager did all! the active, work in buying and selling and making it the wonder- j CLASS NO. 18 HOLDS PLEASANT PARTY - ! Over Forty Members Have An Even ing of Pleasure in Church Base Last Sunday evening Miss Sweetland’s class. No. 18, of the Methodist Sunday school, gave a party in the basement of the church. There were forty mem bers of the class and several visi tors present, ten members being! out of town. After rendering a short program and indulging in different games for two hours, a sumptous supper was served. There being two newly wedded couple present, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Domgard and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barr, Rev. Slocumb, in be half of the class, presented each couple with a handsome present, after which all departed for their homes with the assurance that fhis was one of the best social func tions ever held by this class. A surprise party was given at the home of Chris Christensen on the 80th of November in honor of Henry Christensen’s 21st birth day. Some thirty people were present. Although the weather was not very pleasant a jolly time was reported. Those present: Geo. Whitaker and family, Nels Jensen and family, Earl Thomp son and family, the Misses Valliaj and Hester Koeffler of Arcadia i and Miss Lillie Brown. PRESBYTERIANS NOT EMBROILED Possible Wrong Impression Cleared Away. We have received the following self-explanatory letter from a sub scriber of the Northwestern at Litchfield regarding our article of last week in relation to the troubles there: “Received my copy of the Northwestern last evening. The paper created quite a sensation-in town. I would suggest, however, that in your next issue you would correct the impression conveyed that the stunt last Sunday (Nov. 28) was pulled off by the Presby terian church. The meeting was held in the above-named church, but it was done without the sanc tion of the Presbyterians, and ful success to which it has attained today. Our people wil heartily congratulate Mr. Larsen on ac quiring entire control of the busi ness which has come up from a comparatively small beginning in to the largest mercantile business in Loup City, Sherman county and surrounding towns and has become so owing to the indefati gable energy and business acumen he has displayed in the years since he came among us. All honor to him and may success con tinue to follow in his footsteps. The business will continue under the title of the Loup City Mercan tile Co. Gov. Morehead proceeds to take a fall out of the primary election idea by insisting we secured a better class of candidates by the old convention system. And all will acknowledge that no better ones ate secured by the primary system, at least. V. _ Mrs. Alice Bowman arrived from York last week Wednesday and visited till Tuesday morning of this week with her son, Dr. J. E. Bowman. RAILROAD ACCI DENTS INCREASE Hundred and Forty More Killed Than in Same Quarter Last Year. FIFTY THOUSAND CASUALTIES The Inter-state Commerce com mission's accidents bulletin issued for the quarter ended June 30, 1913, shows that as compared with returns of the corresponding quarter of 1912, there was a total increase of 140 in the number of persons killed and of 8,283 in the number injured in railroad ac cidents of all kinds in the United States. There was an increase of 124 in the number _of train ac cidents. Defective roadway and defective equipment caused more than 39 per cent of all derailments report ed. 15.1 per cent being caused by broken rails. The total number of casualties, in all classes of accidents incident in railroading during the quarter was 2,535 killed and 49,011 injur ed. Of these totals, 2,286 were killed and 15,868 injured in other than train accidents, including ac cidents to employes while at work, to passengers getting on and off cars and to trespassers. The total number of collisions and-derailments reported for the quarter was 8^596, of which 148 collisions and 202 derailments af fected passenger trains. The financial damage caused by the accidents was $3,334,289, a mater ial increase over the returns for the corresponding quarter of 1912, Beautiful Piece of Pen Workmanship One of the finest specimens of pen work has just been completed by Prof. J. F. Nicoson that has been our good fortune to see in years. The design is intended as a premium to be given to the scholar in our city schools who shall' have made the best progress in penmanship in the schools this present year and is worthy of the very best efforts to attain the same. The picture drawn is with off-hand pen work. There is a central design of square penman ship, with a motto, above . which is drawn a picture of our public school building, over it all is a banner, with an inscription, the without permission from any elder or trustee of the church. Mr. Campbell is a Methodist and the congregation was made up mostly of Methodists, with a few Christians and a few U. B.s. The Presbyterians protested against the meeting by their non attend ance. lliere were perhaps a half dozen people present who lean toward the Presbyterian faith but noticed particularly that not a sin gle true. Presbyterian was there. Hppe you will make an effort to correct the impression conveyed. ” CHURCH MOTES. Methodist—Services as usual. Morn ing, Subject, “Joshua and Jericho” Evening Subject, “Deceptiveness and Disappointment of Sin”. German—Dec. 7 at Kelso*. 10:30 a. m. service. 11:30 a. m. Sunday school. Presbyterian—Don't forget the in teresting Sunday evening Series on the Ten Commandment*, The Second Commandment, “Spirituality in Wor ship”, or, "Can We Worship God in a Wrong Way?, is the evening theme. Morning sermon, ‘’Duty and Privilege of Bonfessing Christ Cefore M en.” Tonight, December 4th, interesting papers at the Teachers Training class at 7:00. Bible study and prayer ser vices at 8:00. Preaching at Austin Dec. 7, at 3:00 p. m. Between autos and airships there seems no lack of filling cem | eteries. ends of the banner being held on either side of the central design in the beaks of beautiful scroll work birds, true to life, while beneath the entire central work are two more pictures of birds, also in perfect scroll work penmanship, the whole forming a picture that when framed would prove an honor on the walls of our best homes. The pen picture shows the professor to be an artist par excellence, and should be seen to be properly appreciated, as our word picture does not anywhere near portray its beauty. Prof. Nicoson is certainly to be congrat ulated on the ‘beauty, excellence and perfectness of his pen work. ASHTON NEWS M. Piersol went to Sargent Satur day. Ed. Farrah returned Mondan ac companied by relatives. John Rapp, Jr., purchased the Pier sol barber shop last w»eek. Mr. Austin of Arcadia being head workman. The telephone people are working near here. Miss- Nathalie Chilewski was an east bound passenger on Wednesday morning. Mr. Fletcher went to Loup City Friday morning. A surprise party was given Monday evening at the Anderstrom home in honor of MissPieasol. In District No. 6, Miss Id* Steen teacher, out of an enrollment of 13 pupils, five were perfect in attend ance the past month, namely, Ed mund Maschka. Ralph Maschka, Ger. trude Peters, Victoria Maiefski and Raymond Bydalek. After dinner at the New Frederick, the K. F. D. carriers of Sherman county met at the Loup City postof fice Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 1913, for the purpose qf organizing a R. h C. A. Carriers Burt, Mallory, Betz and Burtner of Litchfield, and'Con ger. Foster and Williams of ix>up City were present, Carrier J. B. Clau sen of Hazard being unable to be pres ent on account of sickness in the fam ily. The followsng officers were elects ed: President, John D. Burt; vice president, H. E. Mallory; secretary treasurer, Lew M. Williams. The president appointed the following committees: Resolutiont, H. E. Mal lory, Fred W. Betz and Harvey Burt ner; by-laws, J. W. Conger and E. B. Faster. LET ’EM EAT EACH OTHER UP F. M. Currie Says This Ration Should Stand Aloof. SAYS LET MEXICAH AFFAIR ALOHE -- ■ • kkI think the only way to han dle the Mexican situation is to thrown down the gauntlet, give both sides plenty of arms and let |them fight it out.” This is the view of F. M, Currie of Broken Bow, formerly chair man of the Taft republican state committee, and ex-state senator. Mr. Currie sjjent much time in Mexico prior to the revolution that caused the downfall of Presi dent Diaz. He had extensive mining foldings in the southern republic, and Ijecause of the un settled condition of political af fairs lost heavily. The United states has no busi ness to intervene in that turmoil,’’ continued Mr. Currie, while in Lincoln a day or two ago. “One of our American boys is worth more than the whole country down there. I have no patience with those who say that American pro perty should I>e protected at all hazards. They went in there and made their investments just as I did. They were tempted by the chance of large returns. They knew, just as I knew, that the chance of a turn of fortune’s wheel was gr^at, and that if Diaz was ever forced out they stood to lose. They invested anyway. “As to protecting American lives in Mexico, I say that -they have had plenty of time to leave if they wanted to. I got out and left my investments behind me. Thousands of others did the same thing. Anyone now there has stayed because he was willing to run the risk. “Huerta will never be able to bring peace. He is a butcher. He can’t cement the factions to gether. So far as I can see no one has appeared above the hori zon who is big enough. I thought for a time the younger Diaz would be the man of the hour, but he proved a lamentable failure.” DREAMLAND CHANGES HANDS This week A. C. Ogle sold his interest in the Dreamland Theater to Oscar Bechtold, who has been film operator in the same for some time, who, with Homer Ogle, will own and operate the same. The Dreamland is a favorite place of amusement, has been doing a good business since its inception and Oscar is to be congratulated on acquiring an inteaest in the same. DANGEROUS BUT LUCKY ACCIDENT Monday forenoon of this week as Carpenter Wm. Engle was fin ishing up the work on Gene Mil ler’s big ham west of this city in Webster township, he met with a peculiar yet fortunate accident which might have caused him the loss of an eye and possible loss of life. He was handling a 20-foot, 2x12 oak plank, and in throwing it to one side it rebounded, the end of the plank, which had three prongs, striking him in the face, one pring hitting the cheek bone, one penetrating clear thro’ the fleshy part of the cheek be tween the upper and lower jaws, and the third striking the lower jaw bone. The impact knocked him down bnt not unconscious and he continued his work, after going to the house and bathing his face in turpentine. He lat£r had his physician dress the wounds and is getting along all right. Had the blow been a little higher noth ing could have saved the eye, if even his life would not have " paid the'forfeit. EARLY SETTLER PASSES AWAY John Ottman Succombs to Illness ol One Years Duration at Omaha November 27th SETTLED IN THIS COONTY IN 1879. — At 5.30 o’clock, Thursday even ing of November 27th, 1913, oc curred the death of John Olt mann, Sr., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. F. Beach, in Omaha. Nebraska, at an advanced age. For the past year Mr. Olt mann had been in failing health till death claimed him on the above date. Deceased was bora at Bre men, Germany in 1843. He was married at Breman, Germany, in 1865, to Miss Johanna Patrick. With his wife he came to New York in 1869. They lived there until 1879, when they came to Ne braska and took up a homestead in Sherman county. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in New York City. About two years ago he lost his wife, whose death occured in this city. There were born to this union seven children, six boys and one girl, all of whom survive him, save one son, Henry, who died in Omaha about two years ago at the age of 38 years. His surviving children are John, Will, George and Edwin, all of Loup City and Gustav and Mrs. Johanna Beach, both of Omaha. The body was brought to Loup City from Omaha Thursday evening following his demise, accompanied by his son, Gustav, and daughter, Johanna, and the funeral was held from the M. E. church in this city, the Sun day following, Rev. Slocumb, pastor of that church had charge of the services, after which all that was mortal was laid to rest in ou r Evergreen eemetry. Deceased was one of the older residents of Wiggle Creek Holds Model Institute One of the most interesting farmer's institutes of the season, and one which might serve as a model for other communities, was held at Wiggle Creek church in Sherman county recently. In a report to Prof. H. J. Gramlich, Secretary Clarence Burt says: Our institute was a decided suc cess this year. The weather was good, the roads excellent and the attendance and interest gratifying. With fun predominating but not to the detriment of the music “Mc Carty’s Mishaps” which opened a weeks’ engagement at the Acadamy yesterday, is truly an attractive and amusing farce comedy. The plot is clerer, the acting good and the music of a high order. Miss Mary Lamb, the prima donna, possesses an unusu ally fine soprano voice, and if for no other reason her songs would* make the piece a success. “Autumn Days”, “A Picture of Life” and “Winter time” sung by her are the equal to any numbers of a musical comedy which New Orleans theatergoers have heard for some time. Chas. Bohen, her singing companion, while he does not possess a voice of the same quali ty as Miss Lamb is an excellent actor. Chas. Holland in the part of McCarty is a clever comedian and his work was well appreciated. The entire cast is excellent, the costuming artistic and attractive. Opera House Monday Dec. 8th. UNCLAIMED LETTERS Remaining in the post office at Loup City month ending Nov. 30. Ladies Mrs. D. H. Rohrer, Mrs. J. L. Fort, Mrs. Jennie Paulh, Inez Swanson, Miss Margethe Sanburg. Miss Magrete Sunberg, Mis. Josie Sharboo, Mrs. Mary Clark. Gentlemen Peter Gancas, Jesse L. Fort, Garge Hapke, Geo. L. Roberts, Floyd L. Richardson, C. D. Stanton, W. E. Gates, Peter Reuland, H. Hanaseen. Persons claiming the above will please say “Advertised” and give date of this List. Mrs. Ed. Jones is improving nicely and is on a fair road to re covery. FORMER CITIZEN GETS CONTRACT Cars ten Truelsen Formerly of this County and Now of Hemet, California, is Given Contract to Furnish Trees for Lakeview Section. CONTRACT CALLS FOR 83,000 FRRIT TREES j Through the courtesy of Messrs, i Jacob Albers and C. W. Conhiser we are in possession of copies of the Hemet (Calif.) News of Nov. 14, containing an extended ac count of a big contract for over eighty thousand fruit trees sold to a single land company by our former townsman, Carsten Truel son, who is in the nursery busi ness in the great Hemet fruit val ley in that state. From the News we take the following excerpts from the lengthy account given therein: “Eighty-three thousand fruit trees sold by one Hemet nursery man to a single land company— and the papers in the deal signed, i sealed and delivered. “To Carsten Truelsen, whose Loup City and Sherman county, where he'had continued to reside until a year or so ago, when he moved to Omaha, where he had employment until his health com pelled him to give up active work. To the sons and daughter who are left to mourn his loss, our people .will, give of -their heartfelt sym pathy in their hour of sorrow. We had a nice exhibit of grain and products and a superb exhibit of canned fruit and pastry by the ladies. Artistically printed rib bons were awarded as prizes. This church has long been a a center of social life in the Wig gle Creek section and many clever entertainments have been given there. The rural life investigators found that this community had practically solved the problem of rural entertainment.—Omaha Bee. Mayor Jim Dahlman of Omaha wants to be U, S. marshal, and thinks his aid in the late presi dential campaign entitles him to consideration. Evidently Mayor Jim is not out for the money, as his salary for mayor is $1000 per year greater than the salary of U. S. marshal, which proves that he is a great patriot all right, all right. SCHOOL NOTES Miss Leola Burt spent Thanksgiv ing at her home at Valley, Nebr. Alberta Outhouse was absent from school Wednesday to Monday. She visited her sisters Misses Winnie and Orpha who are attending the State University at Lincoln. Elnora Spencer was a High School visitor Wednesday. If you have a grouch on or you have been out late the night before or your mother-in-law is cantanker ous or in fact if there is anything the matter with you, that a good two hour and fifteen minute laugh will pure. Just go and sit through a pe r formance of “McCarty’s Mishaps”; at the opera house Dec. Sth. One of the best known humorous writers of the American stage is the author of “McCarthy’s Mishaps.” It is is a rollicking musical farce. The cast embraces some of the most prom inent and pleasing comedians and a large proportion of the organization are vivacious dancing and singing girls. In fact, it can well.be termed a veritable whirl of girls set to music and tbs poetry of graoe and motion. nurseries are located at Florida avenue and Cornell street, it has been given to consummate this great deal and then only upon the demonstrated merit of product and the carefully investigated rec ord—a reeord made during the years of his activity in securing results in causing trees to bring forth an abundant and gratifying fruitage. 1 he trees that Mr. Truelson disposes of are for the Lakeview Irrigated Farms section, lying five miles east of Perris, this county, a section that is, in fact, but an ex tension of the great Hemit valley and is soon to be made like it through the action of the Nueva Land Co., who own 6500 acres for yesrs one of the great grain ranches of the state. “It was during one of their joy rides through their property that the Nuevo capitalists came to know and appreciate Mr. Truelsen, his enthusiastic and intelligent work as an orchardist and nurseryman so impressing them that he was eventually settled upon as the one man qualified to give them the quality of trees desired in their bringing to pass the Lakeview paradise. “The order for 83,000 fruit trees was the result, and the further contract for shade trees along the street of this new principality, as soon as the number and variety can be fully determined. ” The paper goes on to state that Carsten further demonstrates his faith in that country by securing additional holdings of a 20-acrt which is to be put in olives, apri cots and peaches and in the spring will erect a handsome new resi dence. The write up contains a good picture of our former Loup City man. The hosts of friends Carsten Truelsen and his estima ble family will join us in hearti est of congratulations and best wishes. DEATH OF LITTLE HAROLD TAYLOR Five Year Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bid Taylor Violin of Diptheria. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bid Taylor of this city and Council Bluffs^ are grieved over tragic death of their idolized little son, Harold Lawrence, whose death occurred at Council Bluffs last week Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1913, from a blood clot on the heart just as he was recovering from a case of black diptheria. The little body was brought to Loup City for burial the follow ing evening and taken from the train to the cemetery, where with a few consoling words from Rev. Tourtellot of the Presbyterian church, the loved form was laid to rest. Words are inadiquate to ex press the genuine sympathy of our entire people for the young parents in their hour of deepest sorrow, and also the poignant grief of other near and dear re latives. Little Harold Lawrence was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. 26th, 1908, his death occur ring just five years later on his birthday anniversary. He was an unusually bright boy and gave great promise for future years, but the Grim Reaper is no respec ter of persons and he was called from earth into the Great Beyond, we know not why; the future can only know.