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volume xxxiii loup city. Nebraska. Thursday. September. 24th iph. number*)
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The Northwestern has no speci
al consideration for any one candi
date on the Republican ticket this
fail. The paper rad its editor be
li-ve- one and all are fully compe
tent for the duties of the offices for
which they ask the suffrage of the
voters of Sherman county.
On the state ticket. K. B. How
el J is conceded to i^e one of the
brightest men in the state, and
concession is madd not only by j
republicans, but by democrats as j
weiL One prominent democrat
of Loup City opeily proclaimed
on our streets lastiThursday that
if he lived till November 3rd he
would cast his vote for R. B. How
ell for governor, as the best man
for that office, giving good and
substantial reasons therefor, and
there are many other democrats
in Sherman county, who are not
so tied to democracy but that they
can readily see the difference be
tween a man for the people, such
as R. B. Howell proved himself to
be, and such a namby-pamby,
wishy-washy, any thing-for-office
governor, such as Morehead has
proved himself to Le during his
term of office so fas.
For secretary of ist&te, Adison
Wait, the old veteran of the Civil
War, has proved his capabilities,
and made one of thq best and most
competent men the state has ever
had in that office.
For auditor, all who have met
W. L. Miner, and wyjo understand
the duties devolving upon the
state auditor, know* him to be
thro roughly qualified, b.\* a trial
of him as deputy during the past
two years. i
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inteudent of public; instruction,
stands in the lead iifc educational
matters in this state,'; and bis elec
tion is only a matter^ of waiting
till the votes are cast; on the 3rd
of November. 5
Chas. W. Sears, republican
candidate for attorney general, is
one of the leading lawyers of
Omaha, with a state- Wide reputa
tion as one of the .best versed
students of law in th«j state.
Fred Beckman has made such a
competent and satisfactory com
missioner of public1 lands and
buildings that he had * no opposi
tion at the republicar' primaries,
and will no doubt be elected to
succeed himself for another term.
Thos. Hall has shown his
thorough fitness for railway com
missioner, that he easily won the
republican nomination again and
wifi no doubt be given another
two years" lease on the important
board.
E. P. Brown and Peter Jansen
were elected for regents and their
election will make the board of re
gents unanimously in favor of the
retention of the State University,
on its present site.
Of course, Moses P. Kinkaid re
ceived the republican nomination
for congress in the Big Sixth, and
no one even thought of competing
for said nomination. He will
easily win the election in Novem
ber. That’s a safe bet.
It is pretty sure to be Senator
Robert P. Starr at the coming
session of the legislature, judging
by the divided sentiment in the
democratic party over the nomi
nation of Peter Wink for the
same place in his home county,
and the strong vote for the pro
gressive candidate. Bischard, in
his home county, Kearney, which
gives Mr. Starr a good show to
lead them both when the votes are
counted in November.
Coming on down to the county
ticket, W. T. Gibson, for county
clerk, has the sympathy of our
people over the despicable fight
made on him by Beushausen and
others in the past, preventing him
from receiving his just pay for
bridge building, in which Mr.
Gibson lost over $1,000 which he
had earned by hard labor and
material furnished. Besides, he is
thoroughly qualified for the office,
and we believe our people will
elect him county clerk, giving him
some little return for the despic
able work of Beushausen, et al.
For district clerk, W. S. Waite
is one of the best equipped men
in the county. If any organiza
tion wants a competent clerk or
secretary, the name of W. 8.
Waite naturally comes to the front,
he being peculiarly adapted for.
clerical duties. His seleetion for
district clerk would be a splendid
thing for those haring business
matters pertaining to court af
fairs. He is a most eompeteut
man for the office.
F. M. Henry, our most efficient
county treasurer for the past
three years, is a man of wide ex
perience as an accountant, has
been one of the most thorough
and efficient county treasurerer
ever in that office and his election
will assure our people a continu
ance of the good work performed
for another two years.
Uncle Lou Williams, who has
proved one of the best sheriffs in
Nebraska during the terms he has
been in that office, easily received
the nomination again at the pri
maries, and will as essily be
elected this fall. That goes with
out any doubt.
J. S. Pedler had no opposition
at tiie republican primaries for
nomination for county attorney,
and we predict will continue in
that office for another two years.
Uncle Joe makes a specialty of
getting matters settled out of
court procedure whenever possible
thus saving the money of the taxs
payers to a very large extent. In
this he has been so successful and
is so widely known that each time
his candidacy proves his after
election easily.
For county superintendent, the
republican party is especially for
tuiyU e ta having its its candidate
Mrs. Ethel Pearson Heapy, one
of the very best educators of the |
county. Mrs. He&py is a thorough j
and earnest student of educational j
matters, has proved -one of the j
best and most thorough teachers \
of our county, and judging from!
reports received from over the
county will be our next county
superintendent of Sherman coun
ty schools.
TWO KILLED
DY DESPERADO
Last Wednesday morning.
Henry Trout, a coal dealer of
Harvard was found murdered in
bis offiee. After the discovery
was made. Sheriff Sanderson of
Clay county and his deputy,
Phillips, took up the trail and
coming upon the desperado the j
sheriff was shot through the heart
and his deputy was wounded.
The enraged farmers of that sec
tion then took up the hunt and
surrounding the murderer in a
bay field a little further on. found
him dead, shot through the head,
death being self inflicted, evident
ly done when he found himself
surrounded with no chance to es
cape. The bad man is unknown,
a stranger to that section. Sheriff
Sanderson was a young man of 28
years and was known as in
trepid and daring officer.
Addressed “To Fanners: What
Has the Underwood Free-Trade
Tariff Done to You j ” is the title
of Document No. 24 just issued by
the American Protective Tariff
League. This document advances
no argument but simply gives the
facts regarding the rates of duty
on agricultural products under
the Payne-Aldrich Law of 1909
and the Underwood Law of 1913.
It ought to be in the hands of
every voter. Ten copies sent to
any address for Ten Cents post
paid; Address, W. F. Wakemao,
Secretary, 339 Broadway, New
York.
Mrs. Ed. Jamrog and infant
daughter from Ashton visited in
Loup City over last Sunday with
Mrs. Jamrog's brother, L. B.
Polski, and wife, returning home
Monday morning.
Heed Men in Legislature
Who Will Do Things
Nebraska needs men in her
legislature who will do things be
cause they need to be done and
because the people of Nebraska
need to have them done, and not
men who will do things because
some clique tells them to do them.
A man who does not think for
himself and reason the questions
out for himself that will come up,
has no business in the legislative
halls. Conditions will arise which
need instant action and the man
who cannot act until he goes home
and asks the “gang'’ what he shall
do is a poor man to send there.
He does not represent the people,
does not even represent himself.
Some men are elected to the legis
lature because of their common
sense and fitness to make laws,
others are elected because of their
Last Saturday afternoon and
evening at the opera house was
given, in connection with other
moving pictures, the movie of
Route 2 picnic and parade. The
picture was quite true to life and
was received with much enthu
siasm by crowded houses both af
ternoon and evening. The after
noon was given over particularly
to the patrons of Route 2, and in
addition to the pictures, Miss Fay
G&llaway gave a pleasing solo and
Mrs. J. W. Conger a fine reading,
both numbers being heartily en
cored. The picture of the picnic
is being given at the Dreamland
each evening during the fair.
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O. A. Woods is enjoying the
the lesults of having the nidi on
one finger pinched off while work
ing on his auto one day last week.
It is proving a pesky trifle these
days.
ablity to be easily handled. What
Nebraska needs just now is men
sent to the legislature who are
able to fathom and abstract from
the grist of bills that will be sub
mitted the very best, and to offer
suggestions thereto that will be
for the betterment of all her peo
ple.—David City Banner.
“Ever since our farmers started
raising alfalfa and forage feeds,
they have had less trouble about
handling their cattle and other
stock,"* D. S. Jackson of Sherman
county, Nebr., made this state
ment. “One more addition, and
we will then be insured against
short crops at all times. What we
lack now is the silo. We have an
ideal cattle country.”
TWO MEIKH
oMLTjuna
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Yesterday mo rain* a hurry call
came in over the phone to Dr.;
Billings for him to bring another
doctor and go at once to the
Campbell place in Noble township
where two men bad been badly
hart.
From him we learn the follow
ing facts:
The threshing outfit of Fred
Brothwell was being set for a
threshing job at the Campbell
place. Tbe separator had been
placed and it was in setting tbe
engine that the accident occurred.
Fred Brothwell was operating
the engine and with him on the
machine was Will Whiting, one
of the outfit. In backing the en
gine for the purpose of lining it
up with the separator tike machine ,
took a sudden spurt. In reaching ,
for tbe lever Brothwell encounter
ed Whiting, who was in the way
and before be could get control of !
the machine it jammed against tbe
front of the separator, pinning
both men.
At this instant, however,Mr. Broth
well got the lever and (topped the
machine, or both would have been
crushed to death instantly. In
spite of the awful blow Mr. !
Brothwell bad strength and pre- 1
sence of miod enough to reverse '
the engine and release himself and !
his companion.
As tiie release came both men '
dropped to l&e-ground helpless.
The doctors were called and the
men cared for as best as possible.
It was found that Whiting was
not seriously hurt. He was fac
ing the separator when the crash
came and was terribly squeezed
across the abdomen, but soon af
ter the shock was over he was
able to get around.
But Brothwell did not fare so
well, tb^ nose cf tbe elevator
caught him in the back, scraping
tbe spine and lacerating him ser
iously. He was facing the engine
at the time and his abdomen came
in contact with the hot boiler
burning him quite seriously. His
most serious injuries, of course,
were on the spine.
The wounds were dressed and <
and properly cared for, but just •
what may follow is not known at
this writing. The ceptic condi
tions are not at all favorable, the i
wound being made by a grimy ob- <
ject and through his work clothes. :
Of course poisons are ground into :
the wound. If blood poisoning
may be avoided the man will
probably be all right in a few
weeks. i
But it was a mighty close call 1
for both of them. Had the stop
ping of the engine occurred the '
merest fraction of a second later
they would both on them been 1
killed on the spot—Ord Quiz.
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Miss Jessie Hays spent Sunday
with friends at Arcadia.
LITCHFIELD MAN
MES SNDDENLY
I.E.K»tzfar,Sa Miles Vest •ILitch
Mi Breps Bmi m Field.
fksbmably ieait faiuie
Monday afternoon of this week.
H. EL Kintzler. a farmer liring
some six miles west of Litchfield,
while working in his field, sudden
ly dropped dead. He was talking
with a neighbor along friendly
lines. While working about his
farm, he was struck on the head
by a piece of machinery, but
seemingly suffered no inconveni
ence at the time. Whether death
came as a result of the injury in
the morning, or as a result of j
some derangement of the heart. (
we did not learn. Deceased was
aged about 32 years and left a J
wife ami three children. He ltad
been married twice, his first Twite
being a sister of A. W. Boecking.
present deputy county clerk, and
after her death again married
about a .year and a half ago. Mr.
Boecking went over to Litchfield
yesterday morning to attend the
funeral.
Frank Petersen and wife left
Monday morning for Manning.
N. D., up on the Canada line,
where they went to settle the es
tate of a brother of Mrs. Peter
sen, whose mysterious Tdeath,
either by suicide or at the hands
of some mnrderons party was
mentioned in these columns some
weeks ago. They were to be
Joined enroute by Mrs. Petersen’s
two svsteis balf-brother, and
they expect to jointly inherit the
properties and monies left by de
ceased.
The county dads finished tbeir
business last week Wednesday af
ternoon, after a day and a half
session. The boys hustle through
their business sessions at .the
rapidest possible schedule time.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
TO BE WINNING
According to loporto From Bertii and London, Batfa Gomans and All its
are Gaining n the Great Straggle.
CONFLICTING REMITS GIVEN OVT.
Judging by what may be glean
ed from telegraphic reports re
ceived from Dews headquarters on
either side the allies or the Ger
man «ide. just whichever way
your sympathies lead.
The allies, according to the ver
satile correspondents, the German
advance in East Prussia has been
stopped by the Russians, with the
Austrians cutting but little figure
in results. In the great battle on
the border between France and
Germany, the allies proclaim the
Teuton efforts to smash the
French front has been repulsed.
It is claimed the Indian allies of
the allied forces, to the number of
200,000 are fast arriving in France,
while the claim is confidently
claimed that great numbers of
Russian troops are coming down
to France through British posses
sions to join the allied forces
there.
From German sources, great
confidence is expressed at the out
come of the great battle, the Ger
mans rapidly reinforcing their
lines and perfect confidence is ex
pressed at Berlin that the Teutons
are gaining ground. In the east,
German advises are to thfe effect
that the Germans are drivingjaack
the Russ, while Austria is routing
the Servians. The Belgians are
proving unable to interfere with
German communications, and that
everywhere the German hosts are
pushing forward to victory.
New complications are said to
be arising. Roumania may join
forces with Germany and Aus
tria while Bulgaria is showing
Plans For Consolidated
Rural High School
Plans are being considered fora
consolidated rural high school in
the county. It is encouraging to
note how the thoughts of the peo
p!e are turning to this great
quectioia. It will be a matter of
only a few years when the boys
and girls living on farms will
have all the advantages of the
boys and girls of the city or town.
The first thing the new legisla
ture should do is give us a sensible
consolidation law which will per
mit the majority to rule and give
us state aid to schools which will
consolidate.
The question is often ask within
and without the teaching profes
sion. “In what way and to what
extent does the school affect the
parents of the children?
The teacher should endeavor to
become acquainted with the par
Sherman County Fair In Fnll Sway
Bigger and Better Than Ever
A hasty visit yesterday to the
park, prior to going to press,
shows good exhibit horses, cattle,
poultry, while owing to the loss
of hogs lately there are not many
of them in to the fair. Down in
the park grounds are numerous
concessions, mostly eat affairs,
with but few shows on. The agri
cultural and horticultural exhibits
are so extensive that a special
building had to be prepared for
them, while the pavillion is full
to running over with the fine arts
exhibits, Good ball games are
scheduled for Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, with a double
header today (Thursday). Wed
nesday’s game in the afternoon
was between Arcadia and Scotia,
but going to press that afternoon
precludes giving result of same.
Today, Litchfield and Ashton, and
Arcadia and Ravenna are to try
conclusions forenoon and after
noon. Friday, Arcadia and Ord
are staged for the afternoon.
There are free attractions day and
night, with music by our hand. A
“better baby” show is on for this
afternoon. The school exhibits
are fine. Of course every one
will go one or more days.
Mrs. J. H. Bur well went to
Hastings Tuesday to attend the
W. C. T. U. convention in ses
sion there this week.
A little daughter came last Sun
day, Sept- SOth, 1914, to gladden
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Lufaash, hear Ashton.
The creamery people have just
completed a sewer from the new
creamery building south to Dead
Horse.
ents and try to secure their co
operation. Some one has said,
“There is no school unless the
father, mother, teacher and pupil
keep school together. ”
I wish to urge upon the teacher
the importance of training the
pupil in the habit of promptness
and also making them feel the
necessity of being in school every
day. The matter of keeping up
interest of the pupils of the school
is one of the most vital to the
teacher and it should receive a
great deal of her earnest thought
and self examination. The teach
er who fails to make his school in
teresting has a very difficult posi
tion to fill. We like whatever we
are interested in and the ’ way to
make pupils like the schooi is to
make them interested in it.
L. H. Currier.
Quite an interesting vaudeville
sketch team gave an entertainment
at the Dreamland last Saturday
evening, the house being crowded
and quite pleased with the work.
The team was composed of Bert
R. Gallup and his wife, under the
stage name of Eva E. Yeager,
and the singing by Miss Yeager
and dutch character work of Mr.
Gallup gave evidence of their be
ing well up in the profession. Mr.
Gallup will be remembered by
many of our people as being here
with a company some few years
ago at the old opera house. He
promises to return here for a fu
ture engagement late.
Tenus Biemond last week re
purchased from Alfred Baillie the
propeety just south of the Metho
dist parsonage, and has moved
therein.
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war spirit sympathies with Russia.
Italy shows alarming symptoms
towards getting into the struggle
on the side of the allies.
Thns is given the situation in
the Sunday and Monday dispatch
es from both sides, and you may
suit yourself as to belief either
way. or in neither way. In real
ity. we do not believe the struggle
fairly on yet, and certainly not to
such an extent that one may safe
ly prophesy the ultimate end.
The Geneva correspondent of
the London Express under date of
Sept. 9, hears from a German
scourse that Emperor William
watched the attack on Nancy from
a hill outside the range of the
French artillery.
Standing alone, with the glasses
glued to his eyes, he followed the
progress of his battle for several
hours, while his staff consisting of
several high officers, remained
discreetly in the background.
He departed alone in a waiting
motor car.
War or No War'
Voters Will Vote
War or no war the voters of Ne
braska will have to decide in a
few weeks who shall be governor
of Nebraska—among other things.
The following, therefore, may be
a bit of interesting information to
them. It is from the State Jour
nal.
It would be idle to deny that
there is an element in the republi
can party that would like to wit
ness the defeat of R. B. Howell
for governor. There is likewise
a considerable element in the
democratic party that would like
nothing better than to see Mr.
Bryan put out of leadership. As
for Brother Charley they want
him fed to the pigs. These demo
crats did everything they dared to
do at the meeting of the commit
tee on Wednesday to throw mud
at the peerless leader. They
would have done a great deal
more but caution whispered to
them to stop. They want Gover
nor Morehead elected, and will
need every Bryan vote to pull
him across. Mr. Howell knows
just where the operation lies in
his own party, and will not spend
any time trying to placate it. In
stead he will wear the hostility of
Mr. Rosewater and some other
republicans as a badge of honor,
and will go out and show it to the
voters and ask them what they
think about it. Mr. Howell isn’t
going to make his campaign
through committees and newspa
pers. He is going to take an
automobile and put himself where
he can have a heart to heart talk
with the people who do the vot
ing.
A. Spelts’ big farm team,
which was at one of the lumber
yards last Saturday with the run
ning gears of the wagon waiting
to get a load of lumber, got tired
of standing and made a hasty spin
up Nebraska avenue, ending their
mad fight at the southwest corner
of the public square, when one of
the animals got mixed up with the
tongue and falling the team was
caught by the bystanders. No
damage save the breaking of the
tongue at the reach.
Dr. Mary A. K, Henkrickson
was; a passenger to Hazard and
Lifcshfieklon business matters,