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_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. December, 11th 1914. NUMBER 51
FARMER COM
MITS SUICIDE
Prominent Pioneer of Sherman Coun
-v ty Dies By Own Hand
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FOURD HARGIR6 IR HIS HARR.
Last Friday morning, J. F.
Wilhelm Jaeschke of Rockville
was found hanging to a joist in his
barn in the north part of Rock
ville, this county, life having be
come extinct, and the deed being
done some time between midnight
and the time the body was found.
The particulars as far as could
ascertained are as follows: Mr.
Jaeschke had been in a morose
state of mind from business wor
ries for some weeks, following his
return from Texas, where he had
invested in large parcels of land.
In conversation with his daughter,
Mrs. Carl Jacobs, with whom he
was making his home since his re
turn, he had frequently expressed
the wish that he might melt away ;
like snow and be done with life.
However, to no other person had
he expressed any special degree
of despondency. The evening
preceding his death he had retired
to his room and the family had
gone to rest perhaps an hour or
two before midnight, and nothing
unusual had occurred, either in
his actions or demeanor. About
7 o'clock Friday morning, a farm
hand employed by Mr. Jacob on
going to the barn to attend to the
stock was horrified to find the
body of Mr. Jaeschke suspended
by a rope from a low rafter in the
cow barn, so low in fact that his
feet rented nearly fully on the
earth floor of the barn. Giving
the alarm, Marshal Seabeck, ac
companied by Louie Hanson and
Ed Isaacson, were soon on the
scene. The door leading into the
barn was found tied with a big
rope, which the men cutaway and
entered, finding the body sus
l>ended as aforesaid with a small
quarter-inch rope fastened to the
joist, while about a foot below
was standing in an upright posi
tion the body of the ill-fated man,
his feet almost firmly on the
ground, his hands by his side and
his head thrown backward with
the rope around his neck,where
evidently he had strangled to
death. The men instantly cut the
rope and laid the body down,
hoping to find some signs of life.
Dr. Dickenson was then sum
moned and found that life must
have become extinct some hours
previously.
It would appear that shortly after
retiring and the house was quiet,
Mr. .Taeschke arose, put on his
clothes as usual and retired to the
barn and deliberately did the
deed. Sheriff Williams, Coroner
Main and County Attorney Pedler
were notified of the terrible affair
and autoed to the scene, followed
a little later by a reporter for the
Northwestern, accompanied by
Rev. J. L. Dunn and Mf. Miller
of this city who found the facts
p as stated above. On the arrival
of the proper officers, a coroner’s
jury was impaneled, witnesses
sworn and a verdict was rendered
as follows, to the effect that de
ceased met death by his own act,
by hanging, while in a state of
mental derangement and despon
dency from cause or causes not
stated nor known to them.
State of Nebraska j
Sherman County 1 88
At an inquistion holden at the
home of deceased in Rockville, in
Sherman county, on the 5th day
of December, 1914, before me, A.
S. Main, coroner of said county,
upon the body of J. F. Wilhelm
,Jae9chke, lying dead, by the jur
ors whose names are hereunto
subscribed, the said jurors upon
their oath do say: That the said J.
F. Wilhelm Jaeschke came to his
L death by hanginghimself,while in
A a temporarily demented or depress
P ed condition of mind, brought
TRACY SCHOOL
HOUSE BURNED
Early Morning Fire Totally Destroys
School House in District Ten.
SEVERAL THEORIES AS TO CAUSE.
Last Friday morning, some
time between 3 and 4 orclock.
the Tracy schoolhouse, District
No. 10, a few miles up the valley,
on the Arcadia road, was discov
ered to be on fire and before help
had arrived was laid in ashes. The
fire was discovered by people liv
ing across the river west, who
telephoned E. E. Tracy and other
patrons of the school to the effect
that their school building was in
flames. Mr. Tracy lives nearest
t.he ill-fated building, but hidden
from it by a small hill. When he
and others arrived, the school
house was too far gone to be
saved. The fire seemed to have
started in the north end of the
building, while the furnace is
situated on the south side, so it
could not have been set on fire
from that source, and the only
cause probable was from some
party or parties who may have
taken possession of it wherein to
spend the night, although no trace
of such party or parties has been
found. The building was as near
ly up-to-date as any of our rural
school houses, being provided with
a furnace and latest school furni
ture. The directors are already
figuring on a new building to re
place the one destroyed at the
earliest possible moment.
Will Settle in
Sherman County
Clarence McLaughlin came up
from Aurora last Friday with a
car load of household goods for
himself and Alva Lewis, re
turning Monday for another
car load. He was accompan
ied by S. N. Watson of Au
rora, who came up to rent a farm
in Sherman county, if a suitable
one could be found. Any one
having a farm for rent might do
well to see him, or leave their ad
dress with us and we will so in
form Mr. Watson. Mr. Mc
Laughlin and family will occupy
the August Jaeschke place, ad
joining Loup City on the east,
which he wiH farm the coming
season, in addition to his farm
west of Lou p City.
A. M. Lewis is a severe sufferer
from rheumatic troubles the past
number of days.
about by conditions unknown to
the jurors.
In testimony whereof, the said
jurors have hereunto set their
hands the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Bushhausen,
Geo. W. Woten,
John Hehenke,
A. J. Wilson,
A. E. McCullough,
Wm. H. Bowen.
Attest: A. S. Main, Coroner.
Just preceding the findings, the
coroner made a search of the ef
fects and room of deceased to find
if possible writings or evidence
leading to an explanation of the
cause or causes leading up to the
suicidal act, but finding none re
paired to the. bam and examined
the body for enlightenment but
found nothing further. In his
pockets were 6ome $*20 in
paper money, a dollar and twenty
cents in silvei coin and a small
vial of strychnine nearly full of
the poisonous drug, from which
vial he had taken very little, if
any, his lips being slightly dis
colored, which might have been
caused wholly by the strangula
tion.
Deceased left one daughter,
Mrs. Carl Jacob, and three sons,
John, Martin and Herman, all
living in the vicinity of Rock
ville, we nnderstand,
LAST SPECIAL VOTE
OFFER TO BE MADE
75,000 Extra on Every Clab ef Three Ten Year Sabscriptieas 35,000 Extra
on Eveiy Clab ef Three Five Year Subscriptions, 45,000 Votes ea Each
340.00 Ret lacladed ia Five and Tea Year Offers.
MAKING A BIG TRIPLE OFFER.
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The time is near. The way is
clear. The question on the lips
of all is who is going to win that
automobile; Now, I wonder who
will?
This week we will give 75,0001
extra votes on every club of three
ten year subscriptions, 35,000 ex
tra votes on every club of three
five year subscriptions, and 40,
000 on every $40 not included in
five and ten year offers. Subscrip
tions to count on this offer must
be turned in between December
9 and December 16 or bear a
a post mark of the above dates.
Now, candidates, this is the. final
offer that will be made during the
contest, and absolutely your last
chance to get extra votes. After
the 16th all votes will be given
according to the regular schedule,
and no extra votes will be given
in any way, form or manner. Now
is the time to get all those pro
mises, for they won’t count so
much later as now. If you don’t
understand the offer, ask the Con
test Manager.
Nt . . .
>ay, who is going U> wja that
car? Are you? Do you want to
win it ? Well, if you want to win
it the thing to do is to put in
every minute from now on , and
never give up. Do you remember
that great naval commander,
Perry? Hope was almost lost,
but the motto was “Don’t give up
the ship.'’ The result was that he
won. The same principle holds
true here. If you “don’t give up
the ship’' you win. Every subs
scription is as a'Sljot fired into the
the midst of an enemy. You can’t
win without firing the shots, but
you can win if your amuni
tion holds out. It is sure that the
amunition will hold oat in this case
for there are people all over the
county and in every locality that
want their candidates to win and
are willing to help them. There
is your amunitition, so start firing
it just as rapidly as you can. You
can't fire too much for every one
is going straight to its mark, and
you are sure that you won’t run
out.
Of what benefit is this offer go
ing to be to .vou ? Are you going
to get right out for every vote
that you can get? Yes? All right.
That is the way to win.
Just let me tell yon of a little1
experience, and the disasters, as
one may call them, that followed, j
I have seen candidates who be
came discouraged about this time
before the close, and got the idea
that they couldn't win. For that
reason they "gave up the ship”
and didn’t put in the effort they
should have for the last two
weeks. These same candidates
lost out by a very small margin
and could easily have won if they
had worked persiselitly for those
last two weeks. You-d call that a
real disaster would't you? Then I
have seen others who were ab
solutely sure they were going to
win, and thought they didn’t need
to work anymore. As a result
there were a couple of others who
weren’t quite so confident, but
more ambitious, and they took
advantage of the others’ delay.
The too confident one lost out by
a small majority and the ambiti
ous one won.
Now just take advantage of
these experiences of mine, and
don’t let any such disaster occur
to you. Did yon ever see anyone
| who did his best that people
1 didn’t consider a success. When
| you do your very best you are
; always a winner. Don’t delay a
minute, but put in every possible
j effort from now uutil the close.
I will now explain to you how
the final count will be made. The
' last count, made by the Contest
Manager will be made on Wed
nesday night, December 16. On
Friday the ballot box will be
sealed and locked, and the keys
placed in the hands of the judges.
The judges will be three well
known business men of Sherman
county, and their names will ap
pear in the next issue of the paper.
To make your report you must
be in the office by 6:00 p. m. and
have everything made out as far
as possible. Give yonr report to
the Contest Manager, and he will
make a ballot for it and place it
in the ballot box. Four-fifths of
all reports must be in actual cur
rency. For instance, if your re
port is fifty dollars, there must be
forty dollars in actual cash. Can
didates will be allowed time to
make their reports but must have
their reports in the office by 6:00
Saturday.
When all reports have been
made, the ballot box will be
opened by the judges, and the
ballots added to the standing in
paper. The only ones present at
the close will be the judges, the
editor and the contest manager.
The winners will be announced at
The Northwestern office immedi
ately after the count is made. If
there is anything you don’t under
stand about the closing arrange
ments, be sure to ask the Contest
Manager.
I'm just curious to know who’ll
win that car.
Along Rural
Route Oue
Dymek shelled corn, Wednesday
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Clarence Wilson marketed corn
Tuesday, last week.
Ezra Newcomer marketed corn
Wednesday.
Geo. Zahn shelled corn last
week.
Joe Caddy is going to have a
big sale Dec. 23rd.
Cecil Haddix fixed the road by
his mail box very nicely.
Joe Woznick shelled com for
Allie Bailie Friday.
W es Miller, S. Younglund, St.
Leibhart shelled corn last week.
Chas. Martin helped Douglas
and Tucker shell com last week.
Anton Dymek fixed a bad place
in the road west of Apples’, last
week.
Mrs. R. W. Curry arid children
visited at the G. A. Curry home,
last week.
The Pinckney and Ling families
attended the Farmers’ Institute in
Loup City, Wednesday.
Stanley Janulewicz has rented
the place where Grant Rogers
lives for the coming year.
L. Domgard and wife went to
Broken Bow last week to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Lee.
Clarence Wilson and wife went
down to St. Paul, Saturday to see
Mrs. Wilson’s father who is very
sick with a cancer.
The carrier wishes to thank the
patrons who burnt the grass by
the side of the road, where it
drifts so bad. Burning the grass
is a big help to both carrier and
patrons.
Another change in business
houses is recorded for this week,
T. A. Gzehoviak disposing of his
stock of hardware to L.Banks
Hale, the sale taking place the
latter part of last week, and the
invoicing of the stock being made
on Monday and Tuesday of this
week. Just what Mr. Gzehoviak
contemplates doing we have not
learned.
Dr.J. H.Long
Sells Practice
A card from Dr. J. H. Long at
Greeley, under date of Dec. 6,
cinches what we said last week re
garding his disposition of his
practice there: He says: “Have
sold out in Greeley and don’t know
anything about the future. Health
bum. Going to a sanitarium for
two months, then probabiy to
Florida. If I go ‘j»esticatin’ ’
’round, will drop you a column
occasionally on things down south,
if acceptable.” Shoot your dye
stuff, Doc, anytime.
Chris Domgard brought to this
office yesterday an eagle which he
shot Tuesday out on his farm in
Washington township that meas
ured fully seven feet from tip to
tip of wings, and was a very im
polite chicken thief, his depreda
tions having caused endless grief.
1 Chris was shipping the bird to a.
taxidermist in Omaha to have it
> mounted for him.
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Good B to
Tight Skirts
Women are not going to wear
tight skills any more. Such is
fashion’s decree for next spring
and summer.
The makers of American styles
for women have decided upon that
one point., and are going to con
firm their decision at the twenty
fifth semi-annual convention of the
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt
Manufacturers’ which opened at
Toledo, ()., Dec. 4th. Statements
made are that milady will wear a
tailormade suit with plenty of
plaits on the skirt when she starts
out on her Easter morning dis
play of finery.
Styles will be much more se
vere and practical. The coat'must
be short—about twenty-four inch
es—with ordinary sleeves, and a
plain quiet color. Skirts will be
about six inches from the ground.
If she prefers a single coat to
wear with the skirt and shirtwaist,
it shall tie full from the waist
down, with belted effects and
patch pockets.
The next number of the Lyceum
course will be the Amphion Sing
ers and Players, who will appear
at the opera house here next Tues
day. Dec. 15. The Amphion
Quartet is highly spoken of wher
ever they have appeared and
newspaper comment is strong is
their praise. Remember the date,
Tuesday evening next, Dec. 15.'
ASSOCIATION'S
NEW OFFICERS
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Sherman County Agricultural Society
1 Elect New Officers.
PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.
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The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Sherman County
Agricultural Society was held in
the court house Tuesday of this
week* at which the following of
ficial directory for the coming
year was selected: President, H.
J. Johansen; secretary, C J.
Tracy; treasurer, O. F. Petersen,
board of managers, Henry Beck,
Hans Johnson, James McBeth, A.
B. Thompson and W. Hawk; vice
presidents: Oak Creek, Charles
Petersen; Logan, E. E. Tracy;
Washington, Wash Peters: Elm,
Andy Coppersmith; Webster, R.
D. Hendrickson; Loup City, A.
J. Johnson; Clay, C. W. Burt;
Harrison, F. T. Richmond: Haz
ard, C. W. Trumble; Ashton,
Rockville, Scott and Bristol to be
supplied by the board of managers.
The following committee on
finance was appointed by the new
president: R. D. Hendrickson, A.
J. Johnson and O. F. Petersen.
The snow storm which began
here last Saturday night is still
with us today and promises to re
main for some time, unless the
weather changes. No wind to
speak of accompanied the Beauti
ful.
Obituary of
J. H. Bock
Jacob F. Bock was born April
12, 1860, at Iowa City, Iowa,
where he lived for the first 30
years of his life. He was married
to Miss Ida Smith, Sept. 3, 1889.
In 1890 he moved to Phelps
county, Nebraska, where he lived
for some years, when he came to
Loup City, where he lived until
about a year ago, when he moved
to Pacific Junction, Iowa, where
he died on the 1st of this month,
at the age of 54 years, 7 months
and 19 days, death being caused
by cancer. Funeral services were
held from the German Evangeli
cal St. Paul’s church, in Loup
City, Thursday, Dec. 5rd, 1914,
Rev. W. Guth officiating, and his
body laid to rest in Evergreen
cemetery. He leaves to mourn
his loss, the wife and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Harry Gardner of this
city and Mrs. A. M. Smith of Pa
cific Junction, besides four broth
er, two sisters and a large circle
of friends.
Accident to
Baby Girl
Last Thursday afternoon about
3 o’clock, the 2-year-old baby
girl of Mr. and Mrs. John Czar
nek met with an accident which
fortunately did not cause death,
but her escape was little short of
mirculous. The baby was playing
about the cellar door, when she
broke through and fell to the bot
tom of the cellar,a cream can fall
ing in upon her. Mr. Czarnek
was on his way to town at the
time and was called by phone tell
ing of the accident after he had
reached here. He immediately
phoned Dr. Longacre, who made
a hurried ride to the home. He
found the little one not necessari
ly in a dangerous condition, but
much stupifiedjby,the fall and force
of the blow from the can falling
upon her, but reported that while
her condition was bad be thought
she was not fatally hurt and
would soon recover. The only
wonder is that she was not killed,
taking into consideration all the
circumstances.
FARMERS’
INSTITUTE
Largel)'Attended and Ms* Intereti
'Manifested
LIST OF FREMIIMS AWARBEB.
The Fanner’s Institute held
here Tuesday, Dec. 2, was well
attended aod a most interesting
session was held. Following is
a list of the articles on which
premiums were awarded and to
whom:
Best peck of alfalfa: Hayhurst
Gallaway Co., Keen Kutter saw,
won by John Petersen.
Best peck of millet: S. N. Sweet -
land, Mellor and Johnson.
Ten ears of calico com $2, won
by Geo. E. Whittaker.
One peck winter wheat—Arnett
& Son, one picture, won by John
son Bros.
One peck oats—J. P. Leininger
Lumber Co., $2 worth of coal,
won by John F. Petersen.
One peck early potatoes: Swan
son & Lolholm, 25 pound pail of
saltone, won by John F. Petersen.
One peck late potatoes; James
Bartunek, $2 whip, won by Joe
Caddy.'
len ears of White corn—First
National Bank, $2. they to have
the corn, won by Clarence Burt.
Ten ears of yellow corn: John
W. Long, $2, he to have the corn,
won by Johnson Bros.
Ten ears of flint corn, won by
L. N. Smith.
Best loaf of white bread made
from Loup City flour: one sack of
White Satie flour, won by Mrs.
Ed Angier.
Best loaf of graham bread:
Times Independant, year’s sub
scription, won by Mrs. Watts.
Best layer cake: C. F. Beus
hausen, Times-Independant,year’s
subscription, won by Mis. Bangs.
Best loaf of white cake: A. E.
Chase, one box of apples, he to
have cake, won by Mrs. Bangs.
Best loaf of dark cake: Gus
Lorente, box of ladies’ hose, he
to have the cake, won by Miss
Neva Watts.
Best dozen cookies: Bert Travis
cup and saucer, won by Myrtle
White.
Best dozen doughnuts: R. L.
Arthur, one pound Overland cof
fee, won by Mrs. Clarence Burt.
Best dozen light biscuits, made
from Loup City flour: one sack of
Pansy flour, won by Mrs. L. N.
Smith.
Best jar of canned cherries: J.
Eggers, one dollar’s worth of
roast beef, won by Mrs. Bangs.
Best jar of canned blackberries:
C. C. Cooper, one can each of
cherries, peas, tomatoes and kraut,
won by Mrs. J. A. Arnett.
Best jar canned tomatoes, won
by Mrs. Brodock.
Best pound of dairy butter
(printed): Loup City Merc. Co.,
a sack of puritan flour, won by
Mrs. R. Brodock.
Best jar canned pears, won by
Mrs. Pete Larsen.
At the annual election of officers
of the M. W. A., Tuesday even
ing of this week, R. D. Hendrick
son was elected as Venerable con
sul, A. L. Zimmerman as worthy
advisor, C. C. Cooper as clerk, E.
G. Taylor as treasurer, Pete Rowe
as escort, the two scrapping edi
tors as door tenders, and John \V.
Long to succeed himself ou the
board of directors.
R. A. Henderson, wife and
daughter returned last Saturday
night from Princess Anne, Md.,
where they went to make their
home some months ago, and ex
pect to locate hereabouts for the
future. Their son Orrie, remain
ed in Columbus, O., where he has
accepted a position as motorman
on the street railway. We are
glad fie have this family with us
again.