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Loup City Northwestern
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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
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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
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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.
