$3.00 Worth of Reading for $1.50-*> « " Candidates a £?7c=: 3 — „ -5“ ^ e — 3 ^ o > » ^ c O ® _ ^ ^ ® ~ -Q 3J2 o ^ tr ^ i£ •“o'* — ®S*oaa§057:oo 5j^s^j^ For Governor:— Morebead.d. 62 60 3* 27 38 214 134 113 57 84 36 68 71 8—1000 Sackett, p. 5 7 6 2 3 21 3 6 5 1 3 3 4 0— 69 Howell, r. 14 24 47 42 44 174 35 36 41 111 30 47 47 4— 696 Porter, s. 0 4 6 2 1 10 6 4 5 14 6 2 9 0— 69 For Congress:— * Taylor, d. 66 55 31 24 37 208 133 109 44 68 34 68 77 5— 959 Kinkaid, r and p 19 33 53 44 43 198 41 45 52 119 33 50 40 4— 774 Chase, s. 0 5 5 4 4 13 5 6 5 18 7 3 9 0— 84 For State Senator:— i Wink, d. 56 42 37 9 16 152 88 80 35 76 42 61 69 0— 763 Bischel, D. 6 22 26 40 37 90 7 21 24 53 5 15 18 0— 364 Starr, r. 27 32 30 22 35 175 78 61 44 75 24 43 29 6— 681 For State Representative:— Trumble, d. 67 56 43 27 42 247 128 96 57 96 46 96 83 1—1085 Burleigh, r. 19 30 38 27 40 154 35 51 28 87 21 27 35 4— 606 Tiechmier, s ... 0 4 7 3 1 8 11 11 8 26 7 1 10 0— 97 For Sheriff:— Gappa. d. 47 40 31 13 19 148 98 42 19 41 23 37 33 1— 592 Williams, r. 43 54 55 57 69 246 75 117 80 150 41 80 88 7—1161 Young, s. 1 6 8 3 2 25 4 7 2 19 8 3 8 1— 97 For County Clerk:— Polski, d. 84 63 47 18 44 246 161 119 59 89 4 0 78 89 8—1145 Gibson, r. 8 38 39 50 40 175 15 47 39 105 27 40 38 4— 665 Taylor, s. 0 2 6’ 5 5 9 6 5 5 22 8 1 8 0— 82 For County Treasurer:— * Jezewski, d. 52 38 32 7 8 79 87 62 23 40 29 41 46 0— 538 Henry, r. 39 65 60 65 78 346 87 100 76 146 37 76 73 9—1257 Gowinl s. 2 1 5 1 2 6 5 7 4 27 9 3 12 0— 84 For County Superintendent:— Currier, d. 64 68 52 33 51 302 150 123 39 53 24 53 76 5—1093 Heapy, r. 15 29 35 38 37 120 19 36 62 150 45 66 49 4— 705 Emery, s. 334228782 10 736 0— 65 For County Surveyor: Corning, r & d... 59 85 68 52 62 321 160 129 84 150 62 103 108 7—1450 Wolfe, s. 22 11 17 19 24 87 12 25 21 53 9 12 14 0— 326 For District Clerk:— Bass, d . 55 36 31 22 30 179 102 69 49 83 40 88 67 1— 852 Jones, p. 21 33 12 12 18 63 15 21 17 13 2 6 3 0— 236 Waite, r. 10 25 37 35 37 165 55 59 29 103 28 27 48 0- 65* _:Conger, s. 1 4 9 9 1 15 6 7 6 14 6 0 9 0— 8^, For County Attorney:— •" - — .. “• • Stephens, d. 54 49 41 40 37 237 108 98 41 111 43 66 68 2— 995 Pedler, r. 32 52 49 29 48 184 67 63 63 91 28 55 57 4— 822 Coroner:— Main d & r. 78 88 73 62 75 354 154 132 85 178 61 110 104 3—lo57 Hults,8 . 2 8 11 6 6 50 14 18 15 28 10 3 16 0— 187 Employers Liability Bill:— Yes ...... 34 31 42 24 24 162 51 48 35 85 33 59 56 8— 692 No.’..;.;;. 35 39 23 25 36I.32 78 63 41 65 28 43 59 1— 608 Fort Kearney Armory:— Yes 0 11 12 11 15 77 10 23 11 26 10 24 12 o- 246 No. .. 62 58 49 38 45 209 111 85 63 128 49 67 94 * 3—1061 Woman Suffrage Amendment:— Yes . 9 27 31 34 55 178 26 33 39 92 34 41 35 3— 637 No, .'.'.7.7...:.... 35 46 34 23 22 135 100 79 42 73 33 51 79 2— 773 University Location:— Yes ..17 29 18 10 29 93 37 5:) 43 29 9 27 2a 0— 388 No,’ '.;. 65 71 68 63 53 293 113 105 85 180 62 86 99 0-1341 Supreme J udge:— Reese 35 37 24 32 23 193 38 37 52 116 50 32 26 0— 700 Hollenbeck. 36 48 39 27 48 108 95 101 32 64 17 72 76 0— 765 For County Judge:— * Charlton, .... 23 25 34 27 25 176 48 41 28 50 25 43 3o 0_ aS4 Smith, . 57 66 42 37 29 225 100 109 71. 139 37 60 80 2-1084 W * Amendment No. One:— For 9 35 27 28 26 162 21 70 17 55 20 28 25 6— 529 Against;’.’.’.'.'.... 40 46 24 30 30 130 63 47 48 62 30 42 65 0- 657 Amendment No. Two:— For 13 46 22 34 30 190 35 69 26 55 18 31 33 8— 610 Against,’, ’;;;. 31 34 27 21 25 98 34 42 34 55 27 36 43 0— 5o7 Amendment No. Three:— For 8 35 19 29 24 177 35 63 12 »4 16 28 27 8— a3a Aga’inst, ’.;. 40 41 32 24 31 107 40 49 47 65 36 39 54^ 0—605 Precincts Totals. oT 106 96 TiT 90 441 182 178 104 223 79 127 135 13—1946 News Along Route No. Two Conrad Cook was elected one of the road bosses in Clay township. Alfred Jorgensen marketed oats in Loup City last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Roy visited j at V. T. Wescotts' Sunday. Geo. Haller was elected clerk of Clay township. G. B. Wilkie took home a load of lumber Thursday. John Petersen and sons bailed hay for Myrl Warrick last week. Mrs. L. Domgard on route one T'* has been very sick this week. The Big Four were moving a barn for Mr. Gunn, Monday. Lew Haller of Litchfield was at Mrs. C. S. Cash’s, Monday. J. E. Roush marked a load of grain at Loup City last Friday. There is quite a lot of building going on this fall on the route. Will Rettenmayer is building for Hans Deitz. Iossi Bros built a new shed last week. John Petersen put in a culvert west of Will Behren’s, Saturday. J. P. Hansen has been having some of his buildings painted. ^ S. F. Reynolds and wife spent Sunday at the R. D. Hendrickson ' home. Mr. Easterbrook is road over seer in the south part of Clay township. Knud Jensen was operated on for rupture last Monday at the Esthers hospital in Lincoln. W. O. Brown was reelected supervisor of Clay, Elm, and ' ' Webster towntbips. Henry Goodwin and family were at Nick Drddow’s home for Sunday dinner. k ■ . , r.„ C. S. Morrison was cementing up N. P. Neilsen's cistern last Thursday. Hans Deitz has commenced to build an addition on his house this week. To all who have any of my ice tools of any kind will you kindly return them to my house. Miss Velva Fross visited at the home of her brother, Frank last week. Sam Fletcher has been doing building on his farm the past week. Romeo Conger and Geo. Plam beck have been husking corn for Will Hawk. C. S. Morrison, C. J. Norstedt, and Milo Gilbert were elected road bosses in their districts. Ernest McFadden’s car broke down on the way to Harry Ship* ley’s Monday. Ed. Obermiller hauled hogs to Loup Citv Tuesday. Otto Henning sold a bunch of cattle to Tenus Biemond, Tuesday. Jim Dryden of Edmund, S. D., is here visiting at E. Marville’s. Alfred Iossi leaves this week to Columbus. Ernest Daddow is sporting a new Studebaker car which he purchased last week at Ravenna. Tom McFadden and family and Roland Goodwin spent Sunday at Stewart McFadden's. The carrier wishes to thank route patrons for the many articles left at the mail boxes for and horses last month. Katie Blaschke daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blaschke at Eden burg, "Texas, died November 1st from a severe attack of croup. The little one was six year old. Mrs. C. J. Webster, Mrs. Wm. OUR CONTEST IS JUST PETTING WELL STARTED Plenty of Tine For A Really Anbitioaa Contestant to Win Even First Prize in the Renaiaing Tine. IT IS ROT TOO LATE TOO ENTER. % . 20,000 Prize Ballot is Again Offered to the Best Working Contestant for This Week. Start New. WIN THE FIRST PRIZE BALLOT. The real truth of the matter is that our contest is just getting started, and that there is time and plenty of it for a real live con testant who is in earnest to get in the game right now and win out. You can see by the standing of contestants that no great advance ment has been made and that a matter of a few subscriptions will put a new contestant comparative ly on an even fooling with the few who have already started. If you have been watching our advertising, you know that we run a little extra inducement every week, to encourage’ contestants to do their best for each particular week, however, you have also noticed that though these extra inducements are certainly well worth going after, - there has been no tendency to make the extra of fers so large that they would over shadow the regular votes or in any way make it difficult for those starting late. - We really don:t want an un necessarily large number of con testants, and we do not want any-, one in the contest who cannot have an equal opportunityof win ning first prize. Our reasons are purely business like, and by hav ing contestants in only the proper fields, and the proper contestants, we can really have a more success ful contest than if we did not dis criminate and use a little care in allowing a person to become a contestant. If you will ask the contest manager, he will be glad to tell you what he honestly thinks about your opportunity of winning—if he thinks that you would not have an equal opportu nity of winning, he will tell you so. The Only Quality You‘Need The one predominating quality of winning contestants in past contests handled by me ha6 been perseverance. If you really make up your mind that you want that tine Maxwell Electrically equipped touring car, why then you have just the same opportunity as any one winning out. In fact if you go into the proposition with your whole “body and soul” determi nation, you have a much better chance of winning than those who merely play at trying. The 20,000 Prize Ballot To the contestant who turns in the most money on subscriptions between and inclusive of Novem ber the 12th to November the 18th (Thursday to Wednesday inclus ive) we will give a prize ballot of 20,000 extra votes in addition to the regular votes given on each subscription. This means that if yon win the 20,000 prize ballot you will be well advanced in the standings of contestants, no matter whether you are just starting or if you have been doing pretty well already. Do your best to win the first prize ballot, and thus increase your opportunity of win ning first prize. There will be twenty other prize ballots with a difference in de creasing value of 1,000 votes each. But never mind those other prize ballots —go after the first prize ballot of 20,0o0, and get it by turning in the most money on subscriptions to the Northwestern between and inclusive of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18. The Club Offer Have you got sample copies of The Weekly Homestead (the great farm paper), and Today’s (the universal household magazine) so that you can show them to your prospective subscribers, and show your prospective subscribers, and show them what they get in addi tion to the Northwestern; all three papers for $1.50. If you haven't your sample copies—come in and get them at once, they will help, you greatly in getting your sub scriptions. If you can’t come to the contest managers office—write in for your sample copies. Attention of Candidates In last weeks’ paper appeared the statement that there would not be any extra vote offer after that one in force ending the night of Nov. 10th. This was a mistake caused by reading of copy not corrected. Special attention is called to the Special vote offer for this coming week. Ail candidates are urged to make the best pos sible report. The contest is just : getting started and it is plenty of time to enter now and be a winner. 1 No contestant has a large lead and all are well bunched, a few hours 1 earnest work on the part of any one of them will place them up at the head of the list. Now is the time to start and blaze a trail straight for that Max well. We wish to invite the public and all contestants to call at the garage of Mr. John Blaska and inspect the car. You will find it a car of beauty. The car is on display and can be seen at any time at the garage. R. W. Houser. Welch and daughter of Osceola are visiting at the home of Wm. Kutherford this week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snyder were at Vern Allman’s getting away with some of the good things to eat. Augusa Jeschske and Charles Schwaderer fixed the chimney on the Prairie Gem school house last F riday. E. B. Corning has been digging up the roads and locating corners on the Vern Alleman and Alfred Jorgensen places the past week. Monday carrier found three mail boxes with letters in them, that did not have the signal up. Please remember to put them up. N. P. Nielsen was over at Simon Iossi’s place Monday and took home one of those Du roc Jersey boars that Mr. Iossi had adver tised. The party that is going to a certain mail box and taking from it had better look out, as a post office inspector may call on you. Carrier. Miss Meroe Outhouse went to Omaha to attend the teachers’ convention last Wednesday re turning home Saturday. ' Her school was closed while she was away. John Petersen was elected road boss in his district, and with $800 instead of $400 you will see some good road work in his district the coming season. The Wiggle Creek Grange are going to give a literary entertain ment at the Wiggle creek school next Friday evening, November 13. One of there amusements will be the Panorana. Every body come and enjoy the evening. The many friends of Quay Snod grass surprised him last Tuesday evening at the home of Jas. Mc Beth, the occasion being the 21st birthday of Mr. Snodgrass. Floor games were the order of the even ing, refreshment were served at a late hour. All present report a splendid time. A crowd met at the Wiggle Creek school house last Thursday evening and organized a Literary Society for the winter. The first meeting will be held on Friday evening, Nov. 20th. A program and Literary paper will be given; and the question “Resolved that Sherman county should employ a Farm Demonstrator’, will be de bated. We invite all to come and enjoy our entertainments, and solicit your co-operation in the programs. Russell W ilkie had a runaway last week. He was coming in from the field with a load of corn fod der and just as he was about to turn in from the main road, the neckyoke slipped back over the tongue this let wagon run into the horses, and they run away. vThey run down hill toward John Zar neck’s place and when opposite the driveway made a sharp turn, upsetting the hayrack. Russell and the hayrack were left at this point. The hayrack was badly damaged, Russell came out of it with a few scratches and more scared than hurt. About thirty of the friends of Ernest Daddow gave him a most pleasant surprise last Thursday evening, and helped him celebrate his birthday- anniversary-. Re freshments were served and a good time enjoyed by all. One of the saddest death’s that has happened near here in a long time occurred at the home of Mr. Mrs. Ernest Kron Sunday morn ing, when their little baby of only a few days old was smother ed to death. The entire commu nity sympathizes with Mr. and Mrs. Kron. The funeral was held Monday.' Mrs. Jas. Johansen and W. O. Brown entertained at the Brown home last Saturday the ladies of the For-get-not club to a hard time party. The hostesses surprised the guesj§ by"inviting their hus bands to ippper. They all were dressed in hard time costumes, and the idea was carried out in the decorations and supper, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. From the report the costumes were worse than the ones worn during the hard year of 1894. R. W. Howser Fully Exonerated Last week’s Times-Independent came out with a roast of the North western’s auto contest and made a fling at the contest manager, Mr. R. W. Houser, by inuendo, on ac account of the sad suicide of a young lady contestant at Wymore. this state, from which Mr. Howser emerged free from all blame in the matter, and of which the Times owned, edited and controlled by C. F. Beushausen, was perfectly aware, and which papers of the state so published when the facts were made known. In justice to the sorrowing relatives of the poor, unfortunate, betrayed girl, we do not enter into the sad de tails of the death and cause there of, but simply annex the affidavit of the father and brother of the sad suicide, exonerating Mr. How ser from any blame in the matter Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 6, 1914. To Whom It May Concern: We hereby state that our daughter and sister did not take her life rrom cause c-f any actor Mr. R. W. li..v ser, contest manager for the “Aroo State” of Wymore. Neb , nor was ii caused by any matter in regard to the contest. We consider Mr. How ser a gentleman in every respect. His name wos connected with this mat ter through a most regretable mis take. (Signed) Galon Short (Signed) Geo. Short. Mr. Howser, upon reading the Times libel, immediately went to Wymore and secured the above affidavit and upon his return in terviewed Mr. Beushausen, who • HOME MERCHANTS CONTEST STARTED The Merchants of Leap City Have United in a Business-Getting Campaign Running Until December 25th, Many Valuable Prizes Given Away. GRAND PRIZE $250.00 PIANO. As will be seen by the big ad vertisement of the “Home” Con test in this issue, fourteen busi ness men of Loup City have band ed together to give a series of prizes to patrons of their houses within the next few weeks in a whirlwind campaign, which closes December 25th. These fourteen business firms will give one vote for every cent's worth of purchase of them dnring the contest, con testants to receive one or more of the prizes to be given away each week. The grand prize will be a fine piano, while other prizes will be a tine kitchen cabinet, a nice set of furs, a bicycle and other magnificent gifts. There will be prizes for the young and old, the boys and the girls, all purchased it home, given by home merchants and to be won by home people. No one outside of home folks will benefit by the contest anil all money will stay at home. Notice the home merchants who are en gaged in this contest and when purchasing goods, attend picture shows or subscribe for a paper,see that you receive coupons with same and either win one of the prizes or give the coupons to some one of the contestants in the “Home” Merchants’ contest. These are the “Home’’ Contest merchants: R. L. Arthur, Wm.Lewandowski A. C. Ogle, Henry M. Eisner V. Viener, Vic Swanson Wm. Graef€, T. A. Gzehoviak C.W. Eletcher Loup CityMer. Co. Jas. Bartunek, ,T. A. Arnett & Son The Dreamland The Northwestern promised to retract in his this week's Times-Independent, which oe undoubtedly has done. As we understand Mr. Beush lusen says he will now stop his ight on the editor of this paper, md on our auto contest, in which atter he has probably done all be damage he could possibly do, we will only at this time add a few words to dose the matter. Mr. Beushausen desired the contest we ire putting on and wrote the fol owing letter to Burgess, Johnson Sfc Co. to that effect, which letter was forwarded to us by those gen lemen: Loup City, Neb., Aug. 7,1914. (V. \Y. Burgess, McGregor, Iowa. Dear Sir: 1 will not be able to tell you deb ate regarding the subscription con gest, but will write you the 20tn of ihis month. Keep me posted where m write you on that date. Respectfully, C. F. Beushausen. In writing us regarding the rimes-Independent's fight on our contest, Mr. Burgess speaks of other letters written them by Mr. Beushausen regarding the contest, which he thinks were destroyed after closing their contract with the Northwestern, adding: “Our card files show that he (Beushau sen) wrote us on July 15, 1914, asking for our service.” The above will serve to show the animus of Beushausen over our securing the contest; why he cut the price of his paper to a dol lar a year while our contest con tinued; why he hounded us dur ing the period of our candidacy for representative, and numerous other whys, which we do not care to take up space to speak of here. If we are correctly informed, that Mr. Beushausen desires cessation of the warfare he has waged upon this editor and paper and will do □o more of it, well and good, and no one will more gladly hail his i repentance than the writer of this; I if not, then be the blame for the iisgusting (controversy upon his | shoulders. It was not of our I starting, nor to our liking, nor, if ter this week, will we burden our readers with a continuity of ;he same, if he cries “Quits.” Appointed on State Board Dr. S. A. Allen received a tele gram from Lincoln Wednesday informing him of his appointment )n the Nebraska State Board of Dental Examiners. Dr. Allen nas been actively interested n the progress of dentistry ;‘mee locating in Loup City about 11 .rears ago and this comes as a further opportunity for his activi ties. The appointment is made by the state board of health, com posed of the Attorney General, Supt. of Public Instruction and the Governor. Five members make up the dental board which meets twice or more times each years alternating between Omaha and Lincoln where the examina tions of those desiring to practice denistry in the state are conducted. General Election Aftermath The late lamented (by republi cans) election in Nebraska pro mises not to be such a killing for democrats as was show* by first returns. While the republicans have lost the head of the ticket and given to the democrat^ a ma jority in both houses of the legis lature, the prospects a re that few of the candidates on the republi can state ticket have pulled through by small margins. But God knows, the result is bad enough. On congress, Kinkaid easily beats Taylor in the Big Sixth, while Shallenberger, democrat, bests Barton, republican in the Fifth by the small margin of 192 votes. Stevens, democrat, wins in the Third, while Reavis, re publican, wins in the First. Sloan republican, wins in the Fourth, while Lobeck, democrat, probably wins in tho Second, making Ne braska a congressional tie. Coming nearer home, and lower on the official scale, Wall for the senate and nearly all the republi can candidates in Valley and Cus ter counties were defeated. How ard county let only one candidate, Teddy Atwood for sheriff, get under the wire a successful re publican winder. In Sherman county the republicans saved the treasurer and sheriff, electing all the balance of the democratic county ticket. Buffalo allowed just a few republican candidates to win, just enough to speak of. Hami lton county got the habit and elected nearly a solid democratic ticket from representative down. Greeley county, the Fenian strong hold, did notallow the republicans a look-in. ny tne tabulated statement in this week’s Northwestern, kindly Srepared for us by Charley Bass, emocrat, recently elected district clerk, republicans can get ail the agony they can stand, while our democratic readers can be corre spondingly happy over the same. We want to congratulate the winners, and so far as the North western is concerned there are no sore spots over their success and wish them prosperity in their of ficial stunts for the coming two years, when we hope they may be retired to give place to our fellows. In this connection, we wish to congratulate the democratic state central committeeman for this senatorial district, W. D. Zimmer man, for the clean, though ag gressive fight he put up for his party. While he gave of the best of his ability for his party, yet he left no dirty tracks behind, his campaign being open and above board, and leaves a record no one can find fault with, which cannot be said of some parties in the bitter campaign just over. It is a pleasure to have such a politi cal general to lead the opposition * forces, and the above is a just tri butes to a worthy opponent.