THE BEST PLACES ON THE MAP TO INVEST ARE LOOP CITY AND SHERMAN COUNTY. Loup City Northwestern THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL ITEMS OF NEWS YOU MAY CONTRIBUTE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. LIST OPEN TO PATRONS AT ALL TIMES. VOLUME XXXI1 LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. March 5, 1914. NUMBER 17 HEAD COUNCIL TAL BOT FEELS SAFE Omm l^irti Shorn the liwoirtnboe Farces Have Scored Victory Over PIOUSLY HEARS KMOLISNMEHT OF ORIER. Head Cooso! Talbot of the M. W. .v. of America claims the ad mmistrmUoc forces have aon over the insurgent forces, which, if true, would mean the practical disruption of the order of Modern Wodmrn of America. If such pent the case, it means all of the aider member* canceling tbeir( l» .iae* and dropping out. the new rate* which Taibot and his fellows would put in force proving pn> hibitrre, while thousands of younger members would also drop ■ at. be mg sure that as they ad vanced in years they also would be forced oat of the • •rgamzation in hie manner. According to Talbot, sulhcient returns have been received for the 45 states KMT TIE SCIOOL BELL TQLLEI Saturday the removal of Miss FWa Ohhra's r»xm ithe third j grade) to the Jmki building used of th* }estn*~» of the prepared papers was commendable. Why did nut the eighth and High School enter this work I Mm Grace Conger was aWnt fntD High School Friday having gone to Aurora to visit an aunt. Mias Leola Burt of the High School Faculty went to Omaha Friday, to consult a specialist in in regard to a severe attack of ap pendicitis suffered about a month Mim Mens* Outbou-e taught Friday and M today in her place. During the past school week Messrs. Taylor and Larsen of the nehool board have visited every room of the school. Friday after noun Mr. Wilber Waite accom panied the gentlemen in their visit to the High school. Mr. Taylor gi ve a very helpful talk to the to the Book-keeping class. Both pupils and teachers enjoyed the visit of these gentlemen, and hope to see them again. The eighth grade gave Evange lic* Wan* a surprise party. Fri day night, in honor of ber birth day anaireraarr. J. F. Niooson and wile chaperoned the crowd, and a aery pleasant evening wat eejoyed by ail. Lillian Wall and her brotbei are new pupils this week. The school enrollment is now 44o at against 885 bat year. The High school chapel houi f comprising the jurisdiction of the order to show endorsement of and insure re-election of the present : f*ad oncers at the meeting to be held at Toledo, Ohio, in June. However, we don't believe the order is ready to go the suicide route, hence don't believe Talbot and fellow membership pruners will win out. Biifaop Favors Late Closiag of Pool Halls Hastings. Neb.. Feb. 25.— “What are you going to do with the boys of Hastings if you do close the pool halls earlier, as the women have requested?” asked Bi-hop Beecher of the Episcopal church here today. "You can't by legislation com i*el them to spend their evenings at toe Y. M. C. A. Y'ou have not solved the problem if you close the pool halls and drive the boys into the cellar or the garret. "You can accomplish more for the boys by placing in every pool hall and every pool hail and in other public places the motto that profane and obscene language, Meeting At Opera House Draws Big Audience Rev. Bukoutz. the Baptist evan gelist who is here holding a series of meetings in that church, held last Sunday evening's meeting in the opera house, which was crowd ed to the very doors and many standing up. There were no ser vices at the Methodist church and the evening services at the Pres byterian church were held an hour earlier, to permit the congre gation to attend the opera house services. Rev. Bukoutz gave his life history, with his conversion from Catbolocism to Protestant I ' ism. his subject taking many to hear him who very seldom attend any church. At the close of the services, several penitents went to ; the altar, and the services did not 1 close till near the hour of 10 o’ clock. A large chorus choir had its place on the stage, while Rev. and Mrs. Bukoutz rendered some very choice solos and duets. The evangelist will continue his series of meetings at the Baptist church during the coming week, at least and maybe longer. Monday morning was very inter esting. The Messrs. Earl Harper. Warren Geil, Clark Reynolds and Rev. Steen, of Green Valley, Ills, were visitors. Mr. Harper played W<»llenhaupts“Hungarian March*’ and responded to encores with Engletnan's “American Patrol” and a Medley of National Airs.” The Rev. Steen made a splendid talk on Opportunity, compliment ing the -chool on its condition. Clark Reynolds spoke briefly, ad vising that all the High school pupils boost for a new building. Tmsfctp Burl Makes Appropriation The annual meeting of the Loup City township board was held in Society hall Tuesday afteroon of this week. Meeting was called to order by the township clerk, and O. F. Petersen was made chair man. A lengthy discussion over the amount of money to be appro priated for the various funds re sulted as follow*: $3500 for roads, $1000 for bridge and $500 for gen eral. It was the sense of the meeting that all road work be done in spring and early summer, and attention of road bosses is called especially to this. Sentenced te Life Behind Prisen Wills A sentence of life imprisonment in the state penitentiary was pro nounced on Willard Butler, the Fremont youth convicted of kil ling his father. Butler was deep ly affected when the verdict was read. Several weeks ago the body of Butler ?s father was found buried in cellar of the honse in which the two men lived. His head had been crushed by blows with a heavy in strument. Suspicion was at once directed toward the son, who had left Fremont and who was captur ed at Cedar Bluffs. At the time of his arrest young Butler was un der the influence of liquor. A blood stained hammer was found in the buggy which he had driven from Fremont to Cedar Bluffs. He declared his innooence of the charge when confronted with the evidence that he had repeatedly threatened his father and that he had sold most of the household goods before leaving Fremont. During the course of the trial Bulter’s attorneys made no serious affort to deny the fact that the youth had killed his father, but based a plea for mercy on the ground that Willard Bulter was suffering from a disease which had destroyed his mind and made his act the act of a mentally incom petent man. COMMITTEE GETS BUSY Oatiiua the Coarse to Be Parsed la Secaring Coart Moose PLAN BAPIB CAMPAIGN A meeting of the Sherman County Court House Committee, pursuant to call of the 16th, was held at the court house, Saturday, Feb. 28. The meeting was called to order I by John W. Long, who on mo tion was elected chairman of said committee, and W. S. Waite was ' elected secretary. The chairman addressed the committee, outlining the course to be pursued in securing the much needed court house. On motion the following com mittee was appointed by the chair man to go with the county board to veiw other court houses in the nearby counties: Wm. Jacobs, C. W. Trumble, Christ Zwink. Hans Johnson. Wm. Couton, Clarence Burt and Frank Badura*. On motion, the chairman of the county board and the chairman of the court house committee was se lected as a committee to go to Lincoln to confer with the State Treasurer relative to sale of bonds. The committee then adjourned. gambling and drinking are pro hibited, and then seeing to it that this motto is observed. The dos ing of the pool halls is not the solution, for I have tried it in Omaha.’’ MEETS DEATH AT OWN HANDS Welt Kaom Citizen Hangs Hiasdf While Teaporarily Insane FAIUNfi HEALTH CADSE Last Thursday evening about 10:30 o'clock. Herman Jung of this city was found hanging in his coal shed. dead. For tlie past three years he had been in failing health, growing gradually worse, and had frequently threatened to end his existence. Of late hisact i ions have been growing so rapidly ; estranged that he had been closely i watched. The evening of his death a revolver had been taken from him after which he had seemingly been calm and natural. Later he had left the house un noticed and when attention was called to the fact and search made, his body was found swinging to a rope in the shed and life was ex tinct. He had evidently carefully planned his death, as he had taken a lighted lantern with him tfi the shed, and it was from tlie light that those in search found him. They broke open the door, which was fastened on the inside by Mr. Jung, cut the body down and phoned to Coroner Main, who later had a jury called, composed of tV. D. Zimmerman, O. L. Swanson, Cash Pritchard, Bert Fiebig. T. E. Gilbert and L. Spahr who rendered a verdict in accord ance with tha above.-*. The funeral was held from the bouse Saturday, a large concourse of friends of de ceased and family being present to pay last respects to their friend and neighbor. Rev. Jueling of the German Society conducting the exercises, while the Germania Verein and Odd Fellows, of which orders deceased was a member, were out in body, after which the body was laid to rest in the Ever green Cemetery. Much sorrow is felt by our peo ple as a whole over the deplorable death of their fellow citizen. So far as we know. Mr. Jung had not an enemy, was a kindly and affable man. friendly and approachable by all. Some three years ago he submitted to an operation at a hospital in Omaha, coming very near death at the time, but recov ered his health to a certain extent, but never robust from that time, and his failing health seemed to af fect his mind, to the extent that self destruction became a part of his thoughts, as witness remarks made to different friends along that line. Deceased came to Sher man county some 35 or more years ago and was at the time of, his death a little past 57 years. He leaves a wife and one daugh er about sixteen years of age. The Northwestern with our citizens generally, sympathize with the terrible sorrow and affliction that has come upon the wife, daughter and relatives of deceased. Deceased was born in Silchau, Province of Brandenburg, Ger may. April 30. 1857. Came to America in 1871. settling in In diana. A few years after, he moved to Grand Island and in 1876 to Oak Creek township and later to Loup City, where he lived up to the time of his death. He leaves wife and on^daugbter. He was aged 56 years, 10 months and 27 days. Retails Froa The tmt Idiit Hospital Last Thursday morning, upon advice of his physician, Mr. Aug. Beushausen went to Grand Island to consult a specialist regarding a physical ailment from which he suffers, which was thought might be benefited by an operation. Af ter being in the hospital a few days and undergoing thorough ex amination. he returned home on Tuesday of this week, it being found no successful operation could be performed. We under stand his condition is quite critical The many friends of the aged man will hope for the best. A LETTER FROM RORTH YAKIMA A. L Zimeraai Boosts For Row Coort Hooso Frea Bistort State MAT tfT BACK IR TIME TO VOTE North Yakima. Wash., Feb. 25. —Dear Editor Burleigh: I was1 very much pleased to read in your paper the strong plea for the building of a new court house. I hope I may reach home in time to cast a vote in its favor. North Y a kina is not any older than Loup City, yet there are 16,- j 000 people living here. The ques tion naturally arises. What has caused such a growth in so short a time? The question can be answer ed with one word: Men; strong forceful, united men; always keep ing in mind the best interests of their town and county; to make it an attractive place, a place of value. Now, the result of these in telligent efforts has accomplished splendid results. The land in this county is selling from $125 up to $1,500 per acre. I hope all men living in Sherman County will be united on this wise proposition and stand as one man for the best interest of the county —vote for the building of a new coort house. I hope you will go a little furth er and advocate the paving of Ne braska avenue from the Railroad tracks to the First National Bank. We have in this little city 12 miles of paved streets and the city is go ing to let contracts for several miles more this spring, doing it in WHAT WAS DONE IN DISTRICT CODRT hpiiitiw of Cam ■ District CoorL AH State Cam Wore Carried Over to Next Tone of Cent JIRT TERM OPENS APRIL 7. Following are the cases on the docket of the district court, last week, with their disposition. The state cases of necessity had to go over to the jury term, April 7th: Walters vs. Walters, divorce, dis missed. Kowalewski vs. Flynn, damages, continued. Estate of Krzficki Ladialaus, decree of distribution. Zoucha vs. Xissen. title quieted. Outhouse vs. Klim per, appeal, con tinued. Synak, admr., vs. C. B. & Q.. dam ages, defendant's motion to strike out overruled, 15 days to answer. Gray vs. Lang, title quieted. Brundage vs. Brundage. divorce, decree granted. Outhouse vs. Montgomery, title quieted. Petersen vs. Sherman County, dis missed. new petition filed. Plott vs. Wood, tried and taken un der advisement. Leininger vs. Enevoldsen, sale con firmed. « part to furnish work to the unem ployed. We are having beautiful weath er, the lawns are getting nice and green, and early garden making is in progress. Yours respectfully. A. L. Zimmerman Presbyterian Church Secures1 New Pastor Rev. E. M. Steen from Green Valley, Illinois, was here Sunday and preached morning and even ing in the First Presbyterian church, and at Austin in the after noon. At the close of the evening service, the congregation by un animous vote called him to the pastorate of the church here. Rev. Steen has accepted the call but will not be able to come before the first of this coming May, pro bably, as his church and business relations will not permit of his severing his connection with the church ^t Green Valley before that time. His sermons Sunday, his general appearanoe and ac quaintance with our people was more than satisfactory, and the church is to be congratulated over calling him to the pastorate here. Rev. Steen has a family of wife and five children, ranging from 6 to 13 years. Lee’* Meat Market Cfcaages Raids On Monday of this week, Frank Lorchiek purchased the Lee Brothers meat market and took charge of same Tuesday morning, with S. F. Reynolds as meat cut ter behind the block. Just what the Lee boys will do they are not as yet determined on, though Jim S{ieaks of moving on his farm, while Marvin says he will have his time fully taken up for a sea son collecting up accounts due the old firm. After that he does not know just what he will do. The Northwestern wishes best success to outgoing and incoming parties. Frank Rossa is very jubilant over his sale last Thursday and said he realized at least $500 more for his stuff than he had,anticipat ed, thanks to the large number of friends and good bidders who at tended the sale, and to that prince of auctioneers, Jack Pageler, who had them all hypnotized nicely. Miss Rosa Snyder, in remitting for the Northwestern, under date of Feb. 28, speaks very nice words for the paper, and saying she sends each number to her father, “who enjoys them greatly, as he is always interested in Loup City.” W. E. Henry and family would before this have taken their de parture for their new home at Flagler, Colo., but Gene accumu lated a good-sized amount of la grippe, from which he is now suf fering, and he is waiting till he has got best of it They shipped their household goods to Flagler Tuesday. W. R. McCullough and family left this morning for their fnture home at Geneva, Neb., where they will engage in fanning again, Ray taking charge of the heavy work, while the senior will look after the part more suited to age. The Northwestern wishes them all the prosperity possible and happiness by the ton. lew Chiropractic Locates ia This City Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Aye from Grand Island, are new residents in this city moving a few days since into the T. M. Reed cottage in east Loup City. Mr. Aye, we Understand, will engage in the butcher business in this city, while his wife, Mrs. Anna M. Aye, who is a chiropractor, will open up an office in this city and take up the growing practice of Dr. Ohlsen. Our people will welcome these worthy people to our city. | Penn Mutual Life vs. Bellinger > sale confirmed and deed ordered. Phoenix Mutual Life vs. Derdow •ski. sale confirmed and deed ordered. Farhat vs Farrah, decree amended to reduce amount of decree. Occidental Building and Loan As sociation ys. Donahue, sale confirmed and deed ordered. Longacre rs. Weller, sale confirmed deed ordered. Betts vs. Campbell, damages, de murrer withdrawn, 25 days to answer I sota ys. Paota, admr., Nightingale guardian for minors. Krichau ys. unknown Pitot heirs, order for service. Dierks Lumber Co. ys. Bass, fore closure of mechanic's lien, continued. Farris, et al vs. Pageler, demurrer withdrawn, 15 days to answer. Cording vs. Campbell, damages, de murrer withdrawn, 15 days to answer. l otter vs. Campbell, damages, de murrer withdrawn. 15 days to answer. Eone vs. Bone, divorce, default of defendant, decree granted. McNulty ys. Blaschke, damages, de murrer withdrawn, 15 days to answer. Stephens ys. Stephens, partition, finds for plaintiff. State of Nebraska ys. Potter, two cas^Sj arraigned and plead not guilty, bothd over to April term. State vs. Clancey. same action as abeve. State vs. Cording, same as above. Application of Ida Betts, execu trix, decree of distribution. Hold laterestiag Baity Clak Meeting The Unity Clab held its regula r meeting at the home of Mrs. Em ma Lay last Thursday afternoon. The lesson on Vocational Educa tion was ably presented by Mrs. Emma McCray, who first defined the subject and then narrowed it down for the purpose of discussion to the following: Is vocational training advisable or necessary in a school and a town such as Loup City,” dwelling on our home situ ation particularly. Mrs. A. B. Outhouse spoke briefly on “Is Domestic Scienc e necessary. ” Mrs. Marcy read a paper relat ing to Manual Training which brought forth a great deal of in teresting discussions. Its practical value, that is, as leading directly to a vocation was contrasted with its cultural value and its purposes. The purposes given were (1) To enable a child to enlarge his powers of expression. (2) To ac quaint him with nature and the more common material. 10 develop a certain degree of skill in the use of tools. (4) To develop his orginality. (5) To connect the work of the school with the af fairs of everyday life. The discussion brought out that drawing, nature study modeiling, paper cutting and folding, con struction in card board, etc, are practicable thru all the grades, that a very little expenditure en ables good results to be accom plished. Further the fact that such courses tend to interest the boy and keep him in school was dwelt upon, the Graff school in Omaha being mentioned as an ex ample. That commercial courses, courses in fundamentals of busi ness, and agricultural courses, such as those provided for by the Agri cultural High school law were es pecially suitable for this commun ity was also brought out All in all, the meeting was one of the meet interesting thus far this year. The next meeting is at the home of Mrs. Sweetbnd.