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IF AX FIRST YOU DOI>TX SUCCTISD, TRY, TRY AGAIN Loup City Northwestern OFFICIAL PAPER OF SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA. LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. THE PAPER THAT THE PEOPLE READ VOLUME XXXIII LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. May 14, 1914. NUMBER 23 COURT HOUSE BOND DEFEATED BY 13 Larft Perasetap ef Velars Set Oat to Dm Polls Tuesday and Muck In terest Manifest. PROBABLY A HEW ELECTION CALLED AT ONCE The election of Tuesday brought out a very large vote of the elec tors of "s'e-nmc county, and after a c- era ration of the opposition to a new court bouse could only muster fifteen majority against it. This, while in the nature of a dis appointment to the advocates of a safe depository for tie- county j r*~ >*rd* and a new and up-to-date o»urt bouse for >)ieriuan county, yet. when every thing is consider ed. is in reality' a victory for the same. We believe history gives it that defeat ba* always followed the tirsi * i.s-tion for new court b ises and in numiieHess instances it has taken several contests be * fore the people liave eventually , yielded to the great neewity and finally given to tbeir several cou' tie* «»oe of ti»e most essential and ie*.Te*s«r> of puMic improve ments. It seems to be the con census of opinion that tbe proper tiong to do is to get busy and call anotlier election at tie* earliest pos-ibir time and fight to secure what even body acknowledges is Bji-t fjeeded, a new court bouse f-«r **bera»mn county. Let the good work begin at once. Fol lowing is the vole on llie court proposition a* recorded Tuesday: Yes So Oak Creek 1** S5 Lugan 4V 23 Washington 4i 37 Da 7 38 W e lister M 5 Loup Cky 374 4.'> Ko kviiie U 87 day *l 4* Ham*on 23 184 Hazard 41 48 Sn>4t 1 62 CnstaJ 11 81 Total 783 7iW* Luup City. >eUra-fca. Ma.v l<itli 1J»14. To the Citizens of Sherman r.>unty. The Committee entrusted with the court* bouse campaign did every thing they honorably could do to potent the facts and only the fads to the people in a busi ness way and had they l*een able to huve reached every township in ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ASHTON K<>bC **tarr and K<>bt. Mathew of Loup City were in town Mon day. Jobu (kit and J<*. Jankowski atitoed to Ravenna Sunday, com ing buck the same evening. These are quiet days in town as ail farmers are busy planting corn. The !t. B. B. club held another pi* tie feast Monday night, all right g.n« that's good for w liat aii* you. C. A. Kettle the horse buyer is a very tm*> man now days spend ing must of his time in the coun try. Richard Norman opened his con fecltuoary More last week, witli John Farr ah as manager and VA Far rah head clerlt. Henry Ojendyk and Frank Xobbe went to Sc Paul Monday tw• ruing to take examination for (s •stwatc-nkip. There was * small picnic in Knutson's park Sunday afternoon but it broke up on account of douiy weather and on lookers. Joe Pukuvuki the marshal also a drayman ha* traded I us horses again, if Joe keeps on he will have an auto team composed of mules. 1 '-•mmetsement exercises of the Ashton High School will I* held m the opera bouse Thursday evening. A good program has hern prepared. It ia only a question of time and Ashton will have nothing but ce ment sidewalks, at the present time Pat Cfaerrinaki is laying a new cement walk, giving Uie B. B. B. another chance to use some /more green paint. Checkers seem u> he all the gc in Ashton at present. Frank Mills, th*- county or every locality of the county we think would have secured the court house by a good majority. Tlie high taxes and the fact that the people wen* ju<t paying the -urn and tlie great majority did not analyze their tax receipts and ascertain that the increased taxes is caused from increased state, school and township taxes and not from county taxes was the cause of our hawing the county by the -mall margin of 13 votes. A change of 7 votes would have car re d the election and -ecured the court house. We had hoped to pre-cut the matter in such a way i<> the people that future elections uj*on the question would be uri ne***—ary and that i- the one rea son why the matter was so care fully presented and had it not have •<-•‘11 for the wet week of the last week or the last four days in April and the first two days in May every locality in the county I would have been reached. The citizen- <*f the county received us kindly listener! attentively and treated us courteously. We thank all those who aided in the campaign and our only re gret i- that we could not reach every locality and bring the mat ter to a successful issue. Assuring the |ieopk of our appreciation of; the kindness and fairless with which they received us where the j matter was presented and assur ing them that our aim was to ad vance the greatest good of the greatest number in Sherman county in presenting this court house proposition to the people we remain. John W. Long, Chairman of Committee. Wilber S. Waite. Secretary of the Committee. Contents of the . Political Jack-Pot As the |K»litical i>ot continues to boil we are obliged to add a few more names to those already *I»oken of for the various offices within the gift of Sherman county voters: County Clerk—L. B. Polski, L. L. Slominski. B. Lorenz. Sheriff—Wm. Hancock. L. A. Williams, Pete Rowe, Lloyd Bly, Floyd Janulewicz, Frank Gappa. County Superintendent—Mary A. K. Hendrickson, L.H. Currier, R. D. Hendrickson. County Treasurer—F.M.Henry. County Judge—E. A. Smith, A. E. Charlton. Albert Anderstrom and Honor r »le Peter McKenna are holding tf»e belt for championship in this part of the county. The merry yell and systematic rooting of the B. B. B. at the game Sunday was quit anelp, and txnKted the boys on to victory. The M. G. U. was also there in full force. Ashton defeated Farwell here Sunday in an interesting game by a sc<>re ofto 2, Farewell got the most hits and struck out the most men but Ashton's clever base run ning coupled w ith Farwell's time ly errors gave Ashton the long end of the score. Forty-hour devotions at Pap land church was well attended. Rev. Gluba from Omaha: Rev. Palubicki from Niobrara. Rev. darka from Sargent; Rev. Ratka from Ashton; Rev. Grapa from I St. Paul: Rev. Augastin from El lm were tlie visiting priest helping Rev. Jarzenski with the services. Geo. Polski and Leon Beza were bicycle riding one day last week and everything went fine un til George lost his track and down lie went and Leo on top of him of course Leo not being too heavy wasn't so bad but wait, George got up. oil! my, you auto see his chin and his knee not mentioning the rest, at present he is limping a little better. A bunch of cheaps fans from somewhere tried to take in the t ~ - ball game Sunday by standing up on the seats of their auto and looking over the fence, some small i boys, however, found a nest of j eggs in a fence comer and pro I ceeded to make it very unpleasant for them, little boys should be taught not to waste valuable eggs , on such a cheap bunch. Most farm horses have shrunk j considerably since spring work be gan. Consequently, collars which were snug shoulders on work horses, the Nebraska College of I Agriculture offers the following : suggestions. Looseness along the sides of the neck is what causes trouble rather tlian extra length of collar. If possible, work the hames rather long and thus squeeze j the collar in snug against the sides I of the neck. Lift the collar up occasionally on a hot day. A little air is of great benefit to the horse bp cooling the shoulder. Lifting the collar gives the driver an op portunity to keep the knotted mane out from under it and af fords an opportunity to dis cover foreign object that may be galling the shoulders. The use of the sweat pad is to be discouraged, as it unquestionably makes the shoulder tender and more suscep tible to sores and tumors. Sweat pads have the same effect on a horse's shoulder as a wool sock on a man’s foot in hot weather. Un harness at noon. The benefit re pay the trouble. Bathing the shoulder with cool water each night will help to keep it in {Mime condition. HAS MEYERS GOT COLD FEET? Vaunted Omaha Heavy Weifht Faver ite Apparently Afraid of Miter. LEE SCOn WOHLH TAKE RIM OH Some months ago, Jack Meyers, heavy weight wrestler of Omaha, was here in a mat contest with our local man, Warren Miller, the facts in regard to which are now ancient history. When he left here he claimed he could throw Miller five times within an hour for any amount up to $500. That seems now to have been a great big bluff. Some weeks ago, a challenge was given to him by backers of Miller for any amount up to $500 for a finish match with the latter, but word was brought back that Meyers was out of the game; had quit the mat work. That such was not the fact, witness the fol lowing item of news taken from the World-Herald of May 2nd: ‘‘Jack Meyers, the popular heavy weight wrestling champion of this city, got back home yester day from a successful two months trip through the northwest On this tour, Jack had fourteen matches and won all but one, a draw at Hackley, S. D. He says that he is bigger, better and stronger just now than at any time in his career, and if there is a wrestler in Omaha who thinks he has a chance with his career, and if there is a wrestler in Om aha who thinks he has a chance with him, all he has to do is to let his money do the talking. Jack goes to Minneapolis the latter part of this week, where he wrestles May 8.” That sounds very pretty, but what our believers in Miller want to know is, why did Meyer give it out that he had quit the mat, when Miller wanted a match, and then go out on a jaunt such as stated above. We understand that Meyers can still have a chance with Miller, or if he is afraid of Miller we understand backers of Lee Scott have a nice piece of money that their favorite can pin Meyers’ shoulders to the mat in any amount the latter may name up to $500. THE DOOM OF THE DMDEUOH May ba EdmiiuM by Ising Iron Sulphate. MET BIST! BEBIH TODAY! Prof. H. L. Bolley, of the North Dakota Agricultural college, has the reputation of being one of the worst enemies of the dandelion in country. After trying various methods he recommends the use of a spray. Directions are given in a bullitin issued by the North Da kota agricultiu-.il experiment stat ion. Prof Bolley says that many dan delions can be killed by diligent use of the knife, cutting below the ground. However, it is nec essary to keep cutting the leaves so that in time the weed will be killed. Unless this is done, he finds that the root will send up new plants, even if they are cut three or four inches below the surface. Another objection to this met hod of fighting dandelions is that the surface of the lawn is kept too much disturlied for theforma of a good turf. The method also demands too much labor. Prof. Bolley says that dande lions may also b e kept i n check by heavy seeding of the lawn with blue grass. He advises using a sowing of five to ten pounds upon a 100x150 lot once every three months in April, ,1 uly, and September. Young dande lions cannot withstand a dense growth of young grass, but the old plants must lie uprooted as they are sturdy enough to hold their own. Of all methods Prof. Bolley most recommends the spraying I method. The spraying must be done persistently, however—once j a month, or once in six weeks througout the first year in order to destroy old dandelions. He de clares that this is a much cheaper means of disposing of dandelions than any other method now in use. He also says that the grass need in no way be injured. The directions in the bulletin are as follows: The most satisfactory substance for general work upon dandelions and miscellaneous roadside weeds is iron sulphate, used at the rate of approximately two pounds for each gallon of water. On lawns for dandelions alone, where hand machine is used, the strength of one and one-tliird to one and one half pounds per gallon will be found to give the desired results, though if the dandelions are large j and coarse and the grass hardy, | two pounds for each gallon of water will give best results. A ; field sprayer should be adjusted to throw approximately fifty-two gallons of solution per acre. With the hand machines, one gallon will cover one to five or six square rods, according to the condition of the weeds and grass. When the lawn grass is fine and the weeds are small and thick, one should not try to hit only the dandelions, but should spray evenly over all. A string guide will be found of advantage. If the work is well done, all dandelions will be even ly wet as if by a heavy dew. On lawns, do not spray until two or three days after cutting. It is best to allow the grass to grow to full length for mowing; this allows the dandelion leaves to present a large absorbing surface to the action of the chemical. Do not mow the lawn until from two two or three days after spraying, Spray on bright, sunshiny days. The lawn should be prepared for spraying by thoroughly watering preceding the spraying, so that it will not need to be watered for two or three days after spraying. Select any day when it is not li able to rain within the next day or two, as heavy rain immediately following will destroy the weed killing power. The midsummer and late autumn spraying seems to be most effective, probably be cause the roots are absorbing food matters from the tops most rapid ly preceding these periods of rest. Sake the lawn off clean after each mowing. Whatever the method used for eradication of the dandelion, a fresh supply of blue ZBYZSKO HAILED AS CHAMPION Several Good trapphrs to Mad Him But Little Hopes ef Victory. STECKEI LOOKS LIKE THE HAH. The game of the grapplers hails a champion today. Stanislaus Zbyzsko, the ponderous Pole, now is premier of all the heavyweights and there appears to be none to dispute his right to the title un less a certain citizen of Hum boldt. Iowa, should decide to re consider his retirement and return to the mat game for no other pur pose than to give the burly Pole another flopping. Zbyzsko’s vic tory over Americus last night in Kansas City was not easily achiev ed. The Yankee wrestler won the first fall, after an hour or i more of terrific endeavor, but when the contest was resumed Zbyszko’s greater weight and strength gave him an advantage in staying qualities, which en abled him to grab the next two falls and the championship of the world. Zbyszko must defend his newly-acquired title next week in a match with Henry Ordemann. The Pole has won three or four matches from the Minneapolis Norwegian, so Ordemann has only a remote chance to bring the title back to America. Jess Wester gaard, Charley Cutler and Hus sane, meantime are being groomed for matches with Zbyszko, but the Pole has such an advantage over the challengers in beef that it will take an unusual wrestler to take away his crown. However, we have with us out here in Ne braska a must unusual “raBsler*’ in the person of Josephus Steeher, and in about a year or more, after the said Josephus has acquired a bit more of avoirdupois from a diet of beefstqak and gained in having flopped a few more of the so-called top-notch heavies, then, we say, the Polish athlete may well look to his laurels. I Four Men Hurt in Wreck of Motor Louis Ccstos foreman, and John Salauaras, Gust Karaza and Tom Giotes, section hands, were thrown from their motor section car on the Ord branch last Thursday night and are all in the hospital at Grand Island. Costos fell under the car and has a broken leg. All were stunned anti seriously bruis- 1 ed. By hobbling to a farm home ^ and telephoning, help was secured and a switch engine brought in , the men. The breaking of a wheel while the car was at full speed 1 caused the accident. grass seed scatered on the lawn June and September will surely repay the cost. Care should be taken to observe that the seed does not contain a percentage of dandelion or plantain seed. ANOTHER WAY Tuesday of this week H. B. Van Decar reported to this office his experience in killing dandelions. Someone told him that gas tar would do the business, so he tried a few of them. He said that he put what he thought would be sufficient—about a spoonful on each plant—and the next morning he looked and found effectual in deed. A small part of a spoonful of gas tar injected into the center of the plant at the base of the leaves, will effectually kill the plant. No more should be used than is neces sary, for the fluid will be found fatal not only to plant but to grass also, if too much is used. The best way to apply it is to use a common lubricating oil can. With it the tar can be injected deep into the plant and a small quantity will thus do the business. There are other means of killing the pests, and Mr. Van Decar thinks that concerted action should be had by all, making one great assult on the dandelions. He says that he is looking after all the plants on his premises and mit in to the street as far as the road, and if all would do it now before the plants go to seed, the pest ought to be well gotten rid of. i Pacific-Panama t Resolution. The representatives of the Ne braska commercial clubs, in ses sion at Grand Island, passed the following resolution endorsing a : Nebraska building on the Pacific Panama exposition ground: Whereas, The Panama-Pacific International Exposition to be held at San Francisco in 1915 is an enterprise in which all Ameri cans may take a just interest and pride, and Whereas, Forty states and thirty or more foreign nations have signified in a tangible way their intention to have buildings of their own at that Exposition, and Whereas, Nebraska is fortunate in having selected for a siie, one of the most desirable locations on the Exposition Grounds, be it therefore i Resolved, That it is the 9ense of this organization of commercial clubs in convention assembled, that Nebraska should be repre sented with a state building at the Panama-Pacific International Ex position, in which to house a mov ing picture exhibit of the state’s resources and in which to provide a welcome and comfort for Ne braskans, former Nebraskans, and friends from other states and countries. ANNUAL COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION Largely Represented By Relegates From All Over tbeCenaty and Very In teresting Program Carried OnL LITCHFIELD HEXT~IEETIH6 PUCE The Annual County Sunday School Convention was held in this city May 9th and 10th, 1914. The first session was held in the Baptist church Saturday evening, beginning with a praise sendee at 8 o'clock. Rev. J. L. Dun gave an inter esting Bible study, after which came the report of the county of ficers. The secretary, Mrs. Ed win Angier. being detained by ill ness, the report was read by Mrs. Thompson, and a marked increase in efficiency was noted as a result of the work of the past year in the various Sunday schools over the county. A nominating committee was ap pointed, composed of C. F. Beush ausen, Harriet Hay hurst and Wm. Amick, report to be made at the afternoon meeting. Owing to illness, Margaret El len Brown was unable to be at , the session and Part 1 of her lec ture, “Sunday School Tour Around the World, was given by W. H. Kimberly, who also gave his own lecture, “Vision, Vigor and Vic tory.” He gave to us a vision of the work to be done, of the fields waiting for the workers, and a thought df the strength an<Tthe vigor that must be put into the work to bring forth final victory. The senior class play, “The Princess,'’ will be given at the opera house, Tuesday evening. May 19. See program elsewhere in this paper. The second session was held in the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, the musical numbers being led by Miss Leininger. A strong, helpful bible study w£-s given by Rev. Slocumb at th.s time, after which a roll call of schools was taken showing dele gates from nine different schools. The nominating committee there submitted the following nomina tions which were accepted and elticted: President, Mrs. E. W. Thompson; vice-president, E. H. Robinson of Hazard; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Coral Zimmerman. Superintendents: elementry div., Mrs. Robt. Young; secondary di vision, Mrs. C. W. Gibson of Litchfield; adult division. Rev. L. Vr. Slocumb; home department, Mrs. C. R. Sweetland; teacher’s :niining, Mrs. Draper; pastors. Rev. Dunn; missionary, Alfred Jorgensen; temperence, Mrs. J. H. Burwell. The subject of the place of the text convention was then brought tp and discussed. John Burt on sehalf of Litchfield extended an nvitation for the convention there, md upon motion the invitation R'iis acf^pted. Margaret Ellen Brown most ibly and touchingly presented, 'The Aim of the Elementry divi ;ion,*' and without a doubt the parents and teachers present were :o feel "The Great Commission’’ nore deeply than ever before. Methods of advancing the study >f "Temperance” and “Missions” vere presented by W. H. Kim x-.rly, who gave many plans and suggestions, of interest and help o those in charge of this week. The graded Sunday was explain sd by Miss Brown who urged (very school to get in the line of n-ogression. The question box brought forth nany perplexities that were real iroblems. Both Miss Brown and Hr. Kimberly handled them from he standpoint of their own ex perience and hope real help will xi realized. The last session was held Sun lay evening at the Presbyterian diurch. The main feature of the evening was Miss Brown’s lecture: Sunday Sch<-ol Tour Around the iVorld; She gave a brief review >f Part I, and then gave Part II, Uustrating throughout with the nany curios and souvenirs which she acquired during her trip. It yas a wonderful story illumined yith wit and humor, told in Miss Brown’s own inimitable way that yent straight to the hearts of her ladience and left there, kindlier filings and greater love for all nankind. The convention as a whole was both interesting and instructive, tnd the committee extend their blanks to the pastors and the nusicans for their help in the convention program. A total of three hundred and ;wenty-four people were present it the three sessions, there being ;hirty-six out of town delegates. _£._ Preferring to throw himself on the mercy of the court rather than nave the case go to trail, at Brok >n Bow, Julius Neverivy, the farmer charged with mortgaging :attle he never owned pleaded ruilty before District Judge Hos tetler and received a sentence of From one to five years in the peni tentiary. Severity's people re fused to assist him in straighten t>ut his financial affairs before tbs trial, claiming that he had been pulled out of trouble so often it iiad become an old story and he would have to take his medicine. There is another oount of a like nature against him in Valley i»unty.
