IN MY Ml All MATTERS j
HAVING TO 00
WITH THE TRAHSFER
or payment of money, even store and personal
account?, why not mate use, of our facilities and
equipment and have a complete record of the
transaction and a legal receipt for payment made?
The aAM safety sa4 ceeeeaisaw of a checking
acceaet at Has hank appeals ta the mb who is
Loop City State Bank
Leap City, Nebraska.
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MAKOWSKI & PRITCHARD
POOL HALL
Handle-. Cigars. Tobacco, Candy, in fact almost
anythin? in their line you may wish, at prices as
low u the lowest
Give Us A Call
When Looking For a
Square Meal
Drop In At Tli«
IDEAL
also for a Good Lunch
We also carry a Full Line of
Bread and Pastry Goods and
also send Bread by parcel
post. Phone Black 127
South Side Public Square.
Wm. Dolling.
mm,
When in
Need of
COAL
or first-class
Loam/ber
of all dimensions.
We also have a car of Coke.
Me aU-> bare a pood line of Fence pos’s, range*
in* in price from ten to fifty cents.
Phone Re«i 39 and you will receive prompt attention
LEININGER LUMBER COMPANY
Bulletin of Winter Travel
Specialties
DENYER—Western Stock Show, January 19th to 24th
1914. Special rates from East and North of Denver.
Denver makes this a gala week for the stockmen of the
Western country.
WINTER TOURIST RATES i n effect daily, with
lowerhomeseekers’ fares first and third Tuesday of each
1 month. Present indications are that the number of
; Northern visitors during the winter of 1913-14, to the
i v-.uih. will he tlie greatest in the history of the Southland
PER80NALLT CONDUCTED PARTIES TO CALI
WBIRA—Keren each week— via Denver, Scenic Colo
; rmdo. Salt I .dike, in through tourist sleepers. Burlintou
i '!•<•< iai conductors are men especially selected to look
after your comfort enroute.
I can secure you very handsome Illustrated publications of
Souliwm of California Railroads and Hotels, if you desire
'**e®- "Low Rates south,” “California Tourist Parties,”
i Pacihc Coast Tours.-’
f „ J**- ®* >«»« Plan any tour you have In mind.
J A. Danielson, Agent Loup City, Nebr.
L. H. Wakeley, Uen. Pass. Aft. Omaha. Neb.
Let is figure ou that uext bill of Job
“Jr t^JAJHrttvou
_p*n Toulouse and Touloa Joke
THE NORTHWESTERN
► rod it the Loup Ott» PostoITJce for tntns
inlaWno Uiroueh the w oeeoxl
elm matter.
Office Phone. - Red 21
Residence, - Black 21
J. \V. RFRI.KIGH. Editor amt Pub
J. R. GARDINER Manager.
President Wilson and his ad
ministration should surely do some
thing for our good friend, E. A.
Brown of the Friend Sentinel. He
is on duty each week with some
thing strong in support of the
democratic party and equally de
nunciatory of any republican paper
that fails to see anything but glory
hallelujah in the Bryan adminis
tration. Wonder what Ed.’s look-;
ing for 1 if it a consulship, minis
ter plenipotentiary, or merely a
dinky little postoffice in a town
the size of Friend?
In the proceedings of the annual
meeting of the Commercial Club
held last Friday evening, else
where in this paper, is to be found
the appointment of a committee to
see Mr. Henry Ohlsen regarding
the rebuilding of his brickyard,
the Union Pacific having made ap
plication to the railway commis
sion to remove the spur built to
the yards. Since that time the
committee learned that the rail
road company have agreed to
leave said spur as it is till spring,
or until Mr. Ohlsen has definitely
decided as to whether or not he
would rebuild his yards, hence any
action upon the part of the com
mittee was deemed unnecessary.
A letter from Jacob Biev.ond
f o i Rathdrum, Wu>h., states he
h - sold out his butchers!) >p t
V iev Ford, Wash., an ' pur
chased a shop at Rathdrum, to
s hich place he tushes the addre s
of his paper changed. From a
circular sent in Jakes letter,
Rathdrum is a nice little town of
some JO ihliabitants. ue-tled at
ue foot of a mountain, some 27
miles east of Spokane, with a
chain of lakes surrounding it, and
■cry pict rescue scenery on all
sides, with plenty of hunting in
the mountains and fishing on the
likes. He reports all well and
s*nds regards to all friends here.
Our people will remember tl e
ntertainment given at the oper
house a number of weeks ago, the
irst number of the present lectur
•ourse by Shungopavi, the Indiai..
They will regret also to learn tha’
ue died about a week ago in
uospital at Kansas City, though
ve did not learn the cause.
PLEASANT EVENING
GIVEN TO FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Outhouse
entertained with a very sumptuous
five-course dinner last Wednesday
evening the following friends:
Rev. and Mrs. L. V. Slocumb, Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Tracy, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Outhouse, Mrs. A. «T.
Johnson and Mrs. H. J. Johansen.
A very pleasant social evening fol
lowed.
J. Q. PRAY RETURNS
FROM FLORIDA TRIP
J. Q. Pray returned Monday
noon from his visit to his sister at
Jacksonville, Florida, and South
ern points of interest. He reports
having had a most enjoyable time,
though somewhat fatigued over
the strenuous “go” of the past
fortnight.
AGED FATHER AND
SISTER HERE OR VISIT
W. P. Thrasher of Indepen
dence Mo., accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Emma Malbaff, of
the same city, arrived in Loup
City last Friday on a visit to their
son and brother, Mr. Skip Thrash
er, and family. The father is a
bale and hearty old gentleman of
84 years past, and looks good for
--^—— -*ANk A I* mnm of
bout it.
» nr more
-Atchison Globe.
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MIGRATORYDEBTOR
By 8ELINA ELIZABETH HIGGINS,'
“The end of a long journey!” said
Ernest Brill with a sigh of satisfac
tion, as be knocked at the door of aa
humble little cottage in Vlrden.
Outside half a dozen poorly dressed
bui happy faced children were play
ing at skipping rope. A sign nailed >
up on the fence post read: “Z. Nay- •
lor. Shoes Mended.” In his shirt!
sleeves and leather apron, the cobbler
himself came to the door.
“Mr. Naylor’s?” inquired the young
law clerk briskly and with pleasant
ness.
“That’s me.” nodded the old man.
He had one of those patient pleading
faces one sees in ancient pictures.
His hands were worn and gnarled, his
whole appearance and that of the dis
ordered room behind him spoke of
poverty and deprivation.
“I represent Brown ft Bradley,
lawyers, Macon.” announced Brill.
“I came—”
A deep shadow crossed the face of
the old man. a humid veil clouded his
eyes. He clutched the door post con j
vulsively. Then he bent his head in
an abject way like a person dealt a
crushing blow.
“I know without your telling me,"
he spoke sorrowfully. "John Andrews
'has found me out again. It's the old
'worry and persecution over again, I
i6uppose.”
"You are mistaken, Mr. Naylor,”
dissented Ernest brightly. “I know
all about John Andrews, but I cams
not to bring yon trouble, but good
Jnews.”
“Break it gently then, friend, for
I’m not used to it,” replied Naylor
pathetically, the ghost of a smile on
his wan features.
“It is this," explained Brill: "A
good many y§ars ago you were In
terested in a business concern that
failed. After nearly a decade in liti
gation a distribution has been or
dered to the creditors. They consist
mostly of parcels of real estate. You
have been apportioned a little farm ol
forty acres over in the next county
I visited it on my way here. It is nc
great thing, but your children will
greet it as a paradise and you will
find rest and comfort after your hard
hard life.”
The old man stood swaying to and
fro. His haggard face expressed in
credulity. Suddenly he sank to tht
doorstep, bowed his head in his hand*
Clutched the Doorpost Convulsively.
tnd sobbed out bis overpowering
emotions. Wben he looked up It was
with three words:
“And John Andrews?"
“My friend," spoke Brill, pterin*
a gentle hand upon the shoulder ol
his host, "I have become deeply in
terested in your case. Tou are known
to many a tew firm as "The Migratory
Debtor,’ We of the bar know fully
what that means. Years ago you
owed John Andrews some five hun
dred dollars. You incurred his enmity.
Since that time he has kept the orig
Inal judgments alive. In his mean
malice he has hunted you from place
to place. If you get work, he pat his
claim in legal hands end gets you out!
of it. Twice he has sold out your few
poor household holdings. The duty I
of our firm ends 'In handing you the
papers giving you possession of the
firm, but I can surmise that this
leech, this miser, Andrews, will soon
find you out.”
"He surely will!” groaned Naylor.
“I propose, therefore, that you make
out an agreement in your name to
’old the farm subject to his claim, to
be paid off in small monthly instal
ments. 1 will take it to him and in
tercede for the respite."
“But if he refuses?”
“I will guarantee the payments my
self.”
“Yon are a good man, and sorely
heaven will bless yon!”
All the way on his return journey
Ernest Brill recalled those words of
grateful benison. His earnest soul
had been roused by the misfortunes
mt the old man he had befriended. It
was just at dusk when he reached
Etedon. From here he took the trot
ley for Hariri lie, the little city when
he knew John Andrews lived.
The car was filled with a gay chat
tering group of yoong people heat oa
a theater party at HarivUle. There
was ealy oae vacant seat That was
)Ob,uc «. j e>- - -.-.coLiy SttiTfid.
the presented a vivid contrast in her
>lain but scrupulously clean drees to
he fashionably attired misses about
ter. As he lifted bis hat and set
town beside the young lady he heard
he tittering, sneering words:
•Tattle Miss Dimity!”
The girl heard it, too, fleshed a
rifle and then paid no farther atten
Jon to It. Ernest did not feel war
xnted in addressing her. He could
t help but notice, however, the
r£&7 ,R\ended gloves his seat mate
i
iForeT the somewEaF shabby* handbag
3i her lap. Suddenly there was a jar,
:he car stopped. Inside of five min
ltes tho6e aboard knew that a wreck
thead would block the route for at
least tour hours, with no station
within ten miles.
The petty natures of the fashionable
:rowd were soon manifested In loud
complaints and abuse of the trainmen.
The demure, dignified girl in the dim
ity dress took In the delay and incon
venience like the little lady that she
was. Somehow a conversation began
between them. Then Ernest brought
her a drink of water from a near
farmhouse. It was nearly midnight
when they reached Hartville. He se
cured a cab at her request They
parted, but with a queer longing at
his heart Ernest Brill realized that it
would be many a day before he would
forget “Little Miss Dimity.”
He recalled with a vivid Memory
the sweet, sympathetic face of the im
pressible young girl when she listened
to the story of old Mr. Naylor which
had drifted into their casual conver
sation. It was ten o’clock the next
morning when Ernest reached the An
drews home.
“Mr. Andrews—Mr. John And.-ews,"
he spoke to the servant who answered
his summons at the door.
“Why, sir, have you not heard?”
asked the servant with a strange
stare,” Mr. Andrews died last week.”
“You startle me,” exclaimed Ernest,
quite shocked at the unexpected intel
ligence. “It was on business that I
came. Can you direct me to those in
charge of his estate?”
“Yes, sir. Mr. Mallory, his lawyer,
is in the library with Miss Nelson.
She is a distant relative Mr. Andrews
left his estate to, sir.”
“Please take in my card.”
“This way, sir." spoke the servant a
moment later, and Ernest was usher
ed into the presence of a dignified
looking gentleman and—Little Miss
Dimity!”
Me stood somewn&t aumDtounaea.
He recalled his conversation with the
welcoming young lady before him with
some misgivings. Then he regained
his self-composure.
"I have come to offer this agree
ment in behalf of Mr. Naylor," he said,
"but, as I have told you all about it,
a further explanation is not necessary
I will guarantee the payments named
in the document.”
Miss Ada Nelson accepted the paper.
She glanced at the lawyer. He nodded
as if from Eome prearranged under
standing. Miss Nelson placed the pa
per in the blazing grate, where it was
consumed to ashes.
“You are a noble man,” said Miss
Nelson, extending her hand impetu
oosly. “We must cast the veil of
charity over the harsh judgment oi
my dead uncle. Let me help you >>.
making still more secure and hap;
vthe worthy man you so generously bo
friended.”
And, their young, glowing hearts in
unison with human sympathy, soc-u
merged into the deeper ecsucy of mu
tual love.
(Copyright. 1913. by W. G. Chapman.)
SET EXAMPLES AS SETTLERS
Much Credit for the Upbuilding of
Province of Manitoba la Given
to the Icelander*.
Icelandic settlers have played no
small part in the progress and pros
perity of the province of Manitoba,
Canada, and it is claimed that the
story of the foreign population of Win
nipeg must necessarily begin with the
Icelander. He has set the pace for all
the incoming races. He is the illus
tration par excellence of how a people
of ambition and industry can master
difficulties, triumph over prejudice,
and attain their desired place in the
commercial, the political, the intel
lectual and social life of a hustling
and growing city In a strange land. In
Winnipeg there are Icelanders worth
from $100,000 to $500,000. Stepping
outside the city, it is not unusual to
find Icelanders with farms of 1,000
acres, all of which they have earned
in this country, for few of them pos
sessed $100 when they arrived. The
log cabins of the first settlers have
given way to neat and comfortable
frame dwellings, and the fanning is
carried on with the. most advanced
type of Implements.
. —iff on Trite Wore*.
The range for each e tariff schedule
on literary pretentiousness la words
end phrases is Indeed broad. Its pos
sibilities touch more than the mere
matter of length. Trite and hack
neyed words and phrases should car
tainly not be on the free list, and more
stringent regulation than mere taxa
tion would be advisable In some
cases. The journalist who describes
a person as clear-cut, strenuous, tem
peramental or well groomed, might be
given a few days in a cell to ponder
on possible synonyms, and the same
rule would apply to critics who find
indispensable such words as signifi
cant, suggestive, gripping, artistry,
obsession and the indefinite some
thing. Nor would the political orator
be allowed to point with pride or view
with alarm. In extreme cases, as
where any one used such words as
virile, enthuse, humans or quite some,
hard labor or solitary confinement
would he the only possible verdict—
The Century.
Ha Settled It
Two club friends returning home
were having a keen hut good-natured
argument over the probable make-up
of the next bouse.
“It will be progressive,” declared
one.
“No, it will he reactionary,"
the other.
Tc settle, or, rather, ead the argu
ment in good humor they agnmil to
call in as umpire the first peraon they
met. It proved to be an Irishman.
Pleasantly passing the time of eight
they stopped him and ooa of them ex
plained:
“We are having an argument that
we want you to settle. My friend says
the next house win be progressive and
I say It will be reactionary."
Pat put down his lantern.
“Frinds, you’re both wrong. Oi hap
pen to know the neighborhood. The
ntxt house is Oilhooley's, an’ he’s a
BUY A HOME
In Lower Rio Grande
Valley, Texas, where
• everything grows. I
have some of the choic
est tracts in the Valley
where the Germans
from Loup City have
bought-(Chas Scwad
erer, Joe Blaschke,
August Volkman and
others I can exchange
some of this land for
Sherman county land
if priced right. Come
and see me, about rates
for the trip and 1 will
be glad to tell you all
about crops climate
Etc., Etc.
W.D. Zimmerman
J. G. PAGELER
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
All Auctioneering business attended to
promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give
me a trial.
FOR THE MOISEY
Hardware Paints Oils Tinware
and Tin Repairing
T. A. GZEHOVIAK
Chiropractor
Will be in bis office in tne T. D. v\ ilson resi
dence, on Mondays 6:30 to Tuesday 11 a. m. of
each week. TRY
Chiropractic Spinal Adjustments
and have the cause adjusted
Dreamland Theatre
Changes Pictures Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ,
Only the best pictures shown. Everyone passed on |
by Board of Censorship. ,
Far an Evenitts Fun and Pleasure
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Meet Me In Dreamland. 1