Loup City Northwestern OFFICIAL PAPER OF SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA. 1 LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. THE PAPER THAT THE PEOPLE READ VOLUME XXXIII LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. May 28, 1914. NUMBER 25 Why Is It The Man Who Advertises, Looks Happy? LIGHTNING KILLS THREE BOYS • - MM . Three Sees el Freeh Krabeiik Were Killed by Lightning and Barn Burned Lest Wednesday Evening. WERE WATCHING THE STORM. Wluie ail of the county was n ywctag ia< night over the copious nun that war failing, one family was in deep sorrow over the loss of three sons. Mr. ILnJtulih thing eleven miles west of the ctt \. in Gera nium township, had past returned hue* from town, where be had been with a load of wheat, and hi- three - *n«. Charles. Lumirand John, aged 17. 14 and 11 were at liar bam putting tbe iram up for the night. It was about ten o'clock and the storm was <. Of eoun* the first ef fort wa» to get the buy* out of the bam. a kwh was successfully done, bat the bam an-i the entire cun tenu. including several horses, were dcatroyed. As mum a» possible Ur. IWrt* was siumMMi and he made a quick run to the place, but of one»ar there va> nothing hr could Tuia, tar of tir worn aerident* that Mrrr befell a Valley ooumj kae. baa aj»rr»i great grief over the wbute ■■..mnniMh and is of ««nc a terrible 4*urk to the fam tfjr. TW three hoy * killed were the •a»ly adr bring at licdae. Hr . Lared By Love Liaked For Life A marriage Imrnse was issued May JU to Frank Pokon«ki and Clara Werner. both of Sherman (Mtidr. wbo were married at Asb ka on Tuesday of tius week. May M. A marriage heritor «a* issued May lb last to Peter F. Hughe of Carter county and Mu* Italic Mabel Sheet- of Litchfield, and Judge also unite'J tbe two heart*, into one on the sum date. May lb. Harry Hi*k

not half appreciate wha; .leuiicr's Park mean' to the city i and county. Isn't that a fact? FORMER MER CHANT WRITES N. P. Ferdinandt Now Located in the Furniture Business in Presten,Minn. SAYS BUSINESS IS 600B. Jj A letter from H. P. Ferdinandt, receive* 1 a few days since, orders his address changed from Elmore. Minn., to Preston, same state, where he has purchased a furni ture and undertaking establish ment. He says Preston is the county seat of the county, has some lottO inhabitants, and is lo cated altout 4" miles south of Rochester, the great Mecca for those of our people who are obliged to undergo surgical opera tions. He speaks highly or his new home and thinks he has -truck a splendid business oppor tunity. He adds that “The North western is a welcome guest at our home, so be sure and change our address to Preston so we shall not miss even one." We trust Friend Ferdinandt and family will have all kind' of good fortune in their new home. Tarantular Found in Bunch of Bananas Last week Will Dolling of tie Ideal Bakery found a full-sized tarantula in a bunch -of itananis purchased by him and as he did not wish to adopt the hig spider nor engage in any jwrt of a sh< >w business with the unwelcome ad li tion to the tropical fruit, Mr. T. was given over to Henry Jenner as an addition to the great amuse ment resort. Those wishing to make a i>et and plaything of the fuzzy affair, will do well to get their lives well insured in advance. Mrs. Lulu Lee-Fit/.gerald went to Arcadia Monday to visit her husband's people there a few days. >*»e expects to return to her Colo rado home aUiut June 12. Word comes from Mrs. M. C. Muhck at Chester. Iowa, where .-be has !>een for two weeks with her mother who is very low. that the mother is failing and little hope- are entertained for her re covery. Unde Jerry She tiler became a new reader of the Northwestern last week. He is one of the few of Uncle Sam's lioys left of the okl veterans of 1861-65. Fred and Alda Lewis visited here over last Sunday from Mur phy. Neb., with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lewis. Ranch Foreman Commits Suicide Harry Tatlow, foreman of the Ha«ke!l ranch, in the east part of (rartieli county, committed sui cide in Burwell Friday by taking strychiune. He came to Harwell in tie* afternoon and alxiut t> o'clock entered one of the local meat market' and went into the back room and came our in a short tune and showed the small j phial of jKiison and 'aid lie had taken half of it and would be dead in twenty minutes. Medical aid was called, but to no avail and he died about 10 o'clock. Tl** cause of the trouble is not know n. He leaves a widow and severed child ren. Adolph Harps and daughter are here from Grand Island visiting Thro Aye and family. The gen tlemen are brother-in-law's. The daughter will take chiropractic treatment from Drs. Aye for a season. Mrs. Art Reed ami litt le son re turned Tuesday to Greeley ac i eompamed by Grace Conger for a I rial Return From Sad Mission Mr.and Mrs.Burr Robbins were railed to Grand Island last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Rob bins brother, P. W. Donovan. Mr. Donovan was a well known implement salesman of that city, who died at Lincoln the preceding Wednesday as a result of an operation. He was here a few weeks ago to attend the funeral of a sister and at that time was seem ingly in most robust health, al though he had not been well, it seems, for several years. He leaves a wife and five children, be sides mother, sister and other re latives. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins have the sincere sympathy of our people. Tomorrow (Friday) the county board of supervisors will meet to appoint a district clerk to fill out the unexpired term of Louis Rein, deceased. We have so far heard of about a dozen active and re lucted candidates for the vacancy, all but one being from Loup City and vicinity, and all but one be ing democrats or progressive party j>eople. the exception, how ever, never being an active re publican party worker. May 29th Auuual Automobile Day May 29th will be the annual auto day inaugurated for the bene fit of the Cemetery Aid Society. It is the desire of the association that all auto owners who can will provide cars gratis on that day to the cemetery, and that our people will avail themselves of the op portunity to visit the Silent City of the Dead, paying for the round trip the small sum of 25c, which will go to aid the society in mak ing our beautiful cemetery gfcill more so by the funds provided. Mrs. Viola Odendahl, Pres. ' untfia PASSES AWAY Sheraan Couaty Loses Ooe of its Most Forcible and Brainiest Mon. WAS L0R6 A SBFFEBER. On Thursday of this week, at about 12 o'clock, occurred the death in this city, of Mr. Louis Rein, clerk of the district court, an old resident of the county, and one of its leading and most re spected citizens. For a number of years deceased had been a severe sufferer from kidney and^bladder troubles. Some two years since, he suffered an operation in Chica go for gallstones, returning home in a serious physical condition, and since that time has been grad ually failing in healih till death came to his relief. For many years he has been the leading fac tor in democratic circles in Sher man county, till in the last presi dent^ campaign he espoused the cause of the progressive and made a strong campaign for Roosevelt and the principles enunciated by the progressives, although all tnis time being in senous physi cal health. Up to some two' weeks preM?ding his death he came almost daily to his office and at tended to his duties as district clerk, in spin* of his weakened physical condition and had his books and records up to the date of his final visit to the office clear, full and correct in evary respect. He was a man of iron will, won derful vitality, and in full posses sion of his mental forces up to the hour of his death. He gave of his friendship freely to his friends and treated everybody with the utmost candor and frankness, while never abating one jot or title of his beliefs nor failing to take issue with any one who thought of the contrary. In the death of Louis Rein the city and county has lost one of its most forceful and brainiest men and a leader in every undertaking in which he expressed an interest, and withal a man loved and re spected by the entire community. The funeral took place Friday af ternoon, May 22, there being no services save at the cemetery, where a short address was given by R. P. Starr, most appropriate in thought, word and diction, fol lowed by ritualistic ceremony of the M. W. A., of which he was an honored member at Ashton, many of the members of the order being present from there, and the body of our distinguished citizen was consigned to its last resting place. Louis Rein was born at Union Hill, New Jersey, Feb. 28, 1862, being at the time of his death aged 52 years, 2 months and 23 days. Deceased lived at his birth place until he was 16 years of age when he went to Harrisburg, Va., and spent the next two years of his life on a southern farm. In March 1880, two years later, he came to Nebraska and settled on a farm one and one half miles west of Ashton. In 1886 he moved from the farm in to Ashton and for eight years managed a hardware store for John Dobry of St. Paul. In Oct ober, 1890, he was united in mar riage to Mathilda Carolina New man of Ashton. * To this union were torn two children. C. L. Rein of Lincoln, Neb., and an in fant son. Emmet Rein, of this city. In November, 1894. he was I elected county clerk of Sherman county and re-elected two yeavs later. Retiring from active pub lic life at the close of his second term, he engaged in the real es tate and collection business until 1910, when he became a candidate for the legislature on the demo cratic ticket, but failed of election. I In the same year, the office of clerk of the district court of Sher man county was separated from the office of county clerk and he was unanimously selected by the county board to fill the new posi tion, which he held up to the time of his death. He was always and active worker in politics, a self-educated man, very widely read in law and political economy and took a deep and abiding in terest in all social and economic questions. He leaves surviving him the following relatives: The wife and two sons; four brothers, Hans and Fred Rein of Ashton; Wm. Rein of Cold water, Kansas; Max Rein of Woodward. OkL, and six sisters, Mrs. W. C. Die terichs of this city; Mrs. Dold of Ashton; Mrs. Wm. Ladd of Spo kane, Wash.; Mrs. Helena Lou WHITE EAGLES PICNIC Initial Picnic cf Local Order Given iwcfnDfrs 9no inviiou bucsis* HAH SPLENDID A TIME Last week Friday the new Pol ish Society of White Eagles lately organized here gave their initial picnic at .Tenners Park, at which were perhaps between 300 and 4001 people, including members, their families and invited guests. The day was just right, the picnickers just right, and a just right time was the verdict of each one fortu nate enough to be present. This is the first of the series of picnics to be given by this society in the future, and Secretary Gzehoviak says succeeding ones will natural ly be better as experience teaches. The White Eagles are fast gaining in numbers and is becoming very popular among our Polish friends. H. M. Walker, formerly of this city, but who went to Washing ton. on the Pacific slope 9ome few years ago. writes us he is to move from then* to California. May good fortune attend him. BOY KILLED BY A LIVE WIRE t Harry Hartkepf Aged 14 Years Electrocvtsd at Atiaata, Cliafe Pete aad Grasps Wire Thiakiag it a Teiepheae Wire. WAS KILLED INSTANTLY Mrs. E. F. Jones was called to Atlantic. Iowa, last Fridey morn on receipt of a telegram that a nephew had been killed by coming in contact with an electric wire. The boy was the young son of a sister of Mrs. Jones and also of Mrs. H. M. Eisner. We take the following account of the dreadful accident from the Saturday morn ing’s Daily Bee: Harry Hartkopf, 14-year-old son of C. Hartkopf of Atlantic, Iowa, was killed instantly by electrocution May 21st at 8 o’ clock when he climbed an electric light pole on the Cemetery road, south of the fair grounds, and took hold of the live wire with Jenner Park Snakes Gone to Snakedom V The nest of South American snakes on exhibit at Jenner Park last year will not be seen this sea son on exhibition save in perfect safely. The pretty but fear-giv ing fellows have departed this life and have been mounted for ex hibition among the curios there. They could not stand the rigors of this northern climate and passed in their breath. We undersrand, however, that Mr. .Tenner has some more and finer ones even, on the way here, but it is confidently believed Robt. Jenner will not take any more risks in feeding such pesky pets, without doubly reinforced gloves, after his expe rience in getting bitten by one last season. Decoration Day Proclamation WHEREAS, Saturday, May 30th. 1914 is “Memorial Day“ and the same is to be observed by services to be held in the Opera house in Loup City bet ween the hours of 1:30 p. m. and 2:30 p. m. of said day. It is therefor requested by the Mayor and members of the City Council of Loup City, Nebr. that all places of business be closed during the hour of the above mentioned service. Dated this 18th. day of May 1914. Attest. A. B. Outhouse, Peter Rowe, Mayor. City Clerk. (Seal) der, Mrs. Amelia Leisner and Miss Johanna Rein, the three latter of Englewood, X. J. Card of Thanks We, the undersigned, desire to express to the entire community our most sincere thanks and ap preciation for the many kind of fers of assistance so generously ten dered us during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. L. Rein, Emmet Rein, C. L. Rein. W. F. Mason and wife, A. E. Chase and wife, Ernestine Oden dahl, Mrs. John Ohlsen, Frieda Ohlsen and Lou Schwaner went to Grand Island Tuesday to attend the entertainment given there that day and evening by the Min neapolis Symphony Orshestra. Mrs. Coral Zimmerman was called to Flagler, Colo., Tuesday morning by the illness of her sis ter, Mrs. W. E. Henry, who was a severe sufferer from her old enemy, inflammatory rheumatism. It is to be hoped Mrs. Zimmer man will find the sister much im proved. Miss Emily McGregor of Sar gent visited over last Sunday with Mrs. Elba Smalley. Mrs: George Pennington of Grand Island visited here over Sunday with her uncle, Chas. Lar sen and with the family of James Lee, returning home Monday. Mrs. Russell Curry and two children and Miss Lettie Peugh, left Monday morning for a visit with the ladies’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Peugh at Galva, Ills. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin and little son returned home to Grand Island Tuesday morning after a few days’ visit here with Grandpa Mulick. Installation of New Pastor On next Tuesday evening June 2nd. Kearney Presbytery will hold an adjourned meeting in the Presbyterian church of Loup City, at which time Rev. E. M. Steen of Peoria Presbytery, Synod of 111. will-be received anti installed as pastor of this church. A very cordial invitation is extended to the entire community. Doctor Eamst of Grand Island will preach the sermon. W. B. Reynolds and wife were over from the west side last week visiting at the home of Judge Wall and with Mr. Reynold’s parents in Webster township, re turning home the first of the week. Nelson Smith enjoyed a visit over last Sunday from his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Smith of St. Paul. Father Smith is past 85 but hale and hearty for one of his advanced years, Bom, May 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shashta of Elba, a fine baby boy. Mrs. Shashta was formerly Katie Otlewski. The infant son of Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Allen was quite ill last week with bronchial troubles, but is much better at present Mrs. A. T. Forsel was here from Centra] City visiting a sister over Sunday, returning home yes terday, to return later and stay with the sister for a season, who is on the sick list. A reception will be given this week Friday evening to the new Baptist minister. Rev. J. L. Dunn, and his family at the par sonage. A cordial invitation to all friends of the church to at tend. his left hand. The first joint of index fnger of hand was hanging by a st red of skin, having been ! burned through the fiesh and bone. The remaining fingers of his left hand were badly burned. After having grasped the wire, j his body dropped to a cement i walk at the foot of the pole and his right cheek bone was fractured by the fall. The lx>.v in company with three other boys walked to the scene of the accident and the Hartkopf boy climbed the pole. When Hart kopf fell to the walk one of the other toys fainted and another ran to a neighboring house and roseuscitated him by dashing water over his head. Representative C. W. Trumble and Chas. Bass, of Hazard were in Loup City Monday on business matters. Friend Trumble is an enthusiastic booster for the new court house and firmly be lieves it will carry at the coming election, June 30. Amen. Mrs. O. E. Longacre and in fant son will leave in a few days for an all summer’s visit at her home, Stamford, Ct. Mrs. Long acre’s sister, who has been visit ing her for some time, will return with her. Mrs. Chris Domgard and Miss Segrid Rassmussen went to Au rora Tuesday for a few days’ visit Mrs. Will Dolling and children went to Grand Island to visit the lady’s good mother for a season. Attends State Pental Society Dr. S. A. Allen returned last Friday from the sessions of the State Dental Society at Lincoln. He was.again complimented by association by being made editor in-chief of State Dental Journal. Dr. Allen conceived the idea of the dental magazine, has been its editor from its initial number, and it compares favorably with the best magazines of dentistry gotten out by dental associations in various states. The society made h wise choice in continuing the doctor in the editorial chair and Loup City is proud of the re cord made by its talented citizen. Byard and Sylvia Mills return ed home to Westerville Monday at the close of the school year here. Don't forget the picture play. "Red Powder’ at the Dreamland next Wednesday evening, June 3. It has a great reputation as a wonderful production. Herman Ohlsen went to Gree ley an I Burwell last Friday. Base Ball Games of the Past Week Farwell, May 24,—The champs were given another defeat here Sunday. This time in a one-sided shutout game by the Rockville team. Gilbert was in fine form and whipped 16 of the locals and let them down with one hit which was made by Rasmussen. Peter sen wits wild at times and his sup port was rank. Score: Rockville 9010020 00 12 Farwell 000000000 0 —Batteries—Rockville, Gilbert and Sterzbach; Farwell, Petersen and Jacobsen. This week Ashton shut out Boelus 2 to 0. Elba beat Danne 14 to 3. _ STANMM OF HAMS Club W. L. Peret. Elba 6 1 86? Rockville 4 2 667 Ashton 3 2 600 Dannebrog 2 3 400 Boelus 2 4 333 Farwoll 0 5 000