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LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. Jannary. 28th 1915.
VOLUME XL
NUMBER 6
$101,000,000 FOR
NATIONALDEFENSE
House Passes Army Appropriation Measure Carrying Huge Sum Without
* A Roll Call.
\
GARDNER WANTS MORE YET.
After two days of debate on the
general state of the national de
fenses. the Washington house
passed January 25. without a roll
call the army appropriation bill,
carrying $101,000,000.
Advocates of the immediate
strengthening of the national de
fenses fought to the last for addi
tional appropriations, but met
with no encouragement. The last
roll call, on motion of Represen
tative Gardner of Massachusetts,
to commit the bill with instruc
tions to report back an amend
ment carrying SI.000,000 for avia
tion. was defeated, 253 to 34.
The bill which carries funds for
all branches of the army during
the coming year, includes $300,
000 for the purpose of twenty-five
airshipsand §50,000 for an armored
motor car. The appropriation
for the purchase of field artillery
material was increased from 35,
000 to 170,000.
According to Senator Root of
Supervisors
Proceedings
Board met dan. 12th. Bonds
of new members, F. T. Richmond,
E. F. Kozel and Wenzel Rewolin
ski approved; also bond of new
county attorney. L. L. Stephens
was approved. J. H. Welty was
re-elected chairman.
The following estimate of ex
pences for the coming year, as
follows, was made: Emergency
bridge fund, $3,500; bridge fund,
$14,000; county fair fund. $455.75;
general fund, $21,000.
Board adjourned until after
dinner when the following com
mittees were appointed: Bridge,
Brown. Rewolinski and Richmond:
road. Aden. McDonald and Kozel;
claims, McDonald, Brown and
Kozel: finance, Rewolinski. Aden
and Richmond.
The following list of names
from which a jury is to be select
ed for the next term of the dis
trict court was selected: Oak
Creek, Mike Kaminski, Jos. Le
wenski and E. F. Paddock; Ash
ton, Bernard Kra.vnewski, John
Derdowski. Ed. Haedler, Fred
Rein and Tom Grella: Hazard,
Crist Rathjen. .John Ernest, Lud
wig Larsen and Geo. P. Heapy;
Bristol, Fred Bammer, Paul Heis
ner, Fred Kozel and Charles
Moritz: Washington, B. A. Mc
Daniel, J. D. Burns, Geo. Leath
erman and Wm. Landon; Logan,
E. E. Tracy, John Lonowski and
John Baker: Rockville, David Sie
fert, W. J. Peters. John Hehenke,
C. H. Stephens and Mike Wyzo
rek; Clay. II. Eastabrook, F. D.
Eastabrook and T. H. Freesen;
Webster, II. L. Bell, W. T. Dra
per: Elm, L. A. Betzer, M. H.
Burtner and P*. L. Curry; Harri
son,. W. M. Hulbert. J hn Heins,
Henry Reed, L. B. Hickman, J.
C. Hill. A. D. Jones and G. W.
Wolfe; Scott, Wm. Jones, F. H.
Perkins and E. J. Clark; Loup
City, Peter Larsen, A. J. Johnson,
N. T. Daddow, Mike Nicolaus,
Rufus Hiddleson. John Needham,
Gus Lorentz, John Stanzyk, W.
T. Gibson, Lloyd Bly, C. W.
Fletcher, Chris. Christensen and
Theo. WTilson.
Various bonds were approved
and requests of county judge and
county clerks were granted.
The usual claims were allowed,
warrants ordered issued for same
and board adjourned till March
2nd.
New York, tbe passing by the
house of an appropriation of $101,
000,000 for war defenses, is an
opening wedge which is liable to
knock our neutrality position into
a cocked hat and have a tendency
to embroil us in war. He fears
the ship bill will cost this country
its neutrality and vividly points
out his fears in that direction.
Last Wednesday night ushered
in the biggest snow storm of the
winter, continuing Thursday and
Thursday night, leaving a blanket
of snow covering Mother Earth to
a depth of about one foot on tfc£
level. The best of it ail was that
it was not accompanied by high
winds nor severe cold.
Judge Hollenbeck, who last fall
defeated Judge Manoa B. Reese
for re-election to the supreme
bench in this state, died at the
Lincoln hotel very suddenly last
Thursday morning of Bright’s
disease. Gov. Morehead has ap
pointed his former secretary, An
drew J. Morrissey, his successor.
Last week Wednesday, Orie
Tockey, formerly of Boelus and
later of Arcadia, and who for the
past few months has been meat
cutter at the Pioneer market, pur
chased the fixtures of the same of
Lum Fletcher and is now sole pro
prietor of that popular food dis
pensatory.# He is best liked where
best known. 8. F. Reynolds, who
has been in charge of the same.
proposes to take the rest cure for
a time.
CONTEMPLATED
PRIMARY CHANGE
Meetings to Sift Names Filed For
Offices and Select the Candidates
AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LAW
Amendments of the primary
law, embodying-the scheme of a
state convention to present candi
dates for consideration to the
primary, made their appearance,
Wednesday under the signatures
of Dafoe of Johnson and Barker
of Franklin. This is the first evi
dence of the efforts to change the
primary law. such as were fore
told by the discussion at the re
publican state convention, and in
various expressions of the gov
renor during his campaign. In
general the bill provides:
< Anybody can tile for office be
fore the primary.
A convention such as is now
held shall receive the names of the
| aspirants for office and shall dis
cuss them, picking for each office
two candidates, whose names shall
appear on ballots at the primary.
In presidential years the state
conventions shall lie held on the
first Tuesday in April so as to
precede the primary of April.
Second state conventions may be j
held in July for formation of
platforms.
Provisions shall apply to all
candidates for state congressional
and county offices. Exceptions
are candidates such as are not now
nominated at primary elections.
If no candidate files for an of
fice before the convention the con
vention may select a single nomi
nee for that office.
Any qualified elector, may, with
in ten days after the convention,
file as a candidate at the primary.
County conventions meet on the
last Tuesday in March in presi
dential years.
Sammons Must
Serve Sentence
Walter F. Sammons, ex-Buf
falo county sheriff, who was con
victed for robbery of the Kearney
postoffice, together with Delbert
Smith, postoffice clerk, who has
been serving sentence in the Buf
falo county jail, was unable to
raise funds to prosecute his
appeal to the supreme court,
and last Saturday left Kearney
for Omaha, from whicli point he
will be taken to Leavens worth on
Sunday.
In submitting to judgment of
the trial court and taking upon
himself burden of his sentence,
Mr. Sammons declares that he is
being greatly wronged. He
declared that he was innocent of
the crime and that he would re
turn to Kearney upon expiration
of his sentence and believed that
the truth of the robbery would
some day be so revealed as to
right his wrongs.
Some cold, eh ? Last Saturday
morning the government thermo
meter registered 30 degrees below;
Sunday morning at 20 below and
Monday morning about 18 below.
But suppose that kind of play had
been put on the boards in the
early part of the winter, instead
of working gradually to that cli
max? People would have been
found here and there over the
country standing in their tracks
like so many mummies; think ?
The Northwestern wishes to re
turn thanks to the following
named new and old subscribers
who have remembered us in a
financial way on subscription |
since the last report: Mrs. Emri a
McCray, E. G. Lewis, S. J.
Krance. A. C. Evans, P. C.
Parks, M. S. Adams, Jacob Bie
mond, Martin Lund, E. A. Sny
der, S. M. Smally, Vaughn An
stine, C. S. Morrison, C. A. John
son, Detlef Petersen, C. A. Clark,
Wm. Larsen, M. H. Mead, Ed.
Kilpatrick. J. H. Welty. Andrew
Jaworski, Mrs. Minnie Morsch by
S. F. Reynolds, R. R. Bauhard
and Mrs. Clemma Conger.
Reports from the bedside of old
gentleman Brant, who has been in
very bad condition for some
months, are to the effect that he
is becoming more poorly as the
days pass by.
Loup City to Have
Clean Pool Halls
We understand that ,T. W.
Thompson and J. S. Caddy, pro
prietors of our pool halls, have
entered into an agreement to run
their business in the future in
such a way thatdt will be impos
sible for boys under 18 years to
play in their places, allowing ab
solutely no gambling, drinking or
approach to rowdyism and to re
main closed on Sundays. In
other words, our billard halls will
be run in strict accordance with
law and decency and strictly up
to-date in all ways. This is most
commendable, and will do much
toward taking away objections to
these places of amusement
Last week one of the Sunday
school classes of the M. E. church,
composed of some twenty gr more
members went to the home and
bedside of old gentleman Sharp,
each child taking along some sou
venir of the occasion to give the
aged man. It was a very pleasing
remembrance to the sick man.
EIGHT BITTEN
BY MAD DOG
Rms Wild in Wholesale District for
on Hour Before Being Killed.
CLEANS OUT SEVERAL PLACES.
A black and wliite cur dog
weighing about sixty pounds,
went mad last Friday afternoon
in Omaha and in an hour's time
bit eight people,, frightened pro
bably ten times that many more,
and was itself killed by a blow
from a hatchet in the hands of
Arthur Rackley an employee of
the Roach-Kastner Commission
firm. 1108 Howard street.
The canine was first reported at
20th and Capital avenue, where it
had bitten two men. The next
place visited was the U. S. Supply
Co., 9th and Farnum, where it en
tered an open door and bit three
[men, and all other employees
managed to get on tables and
boxes and escaped harm. Finally,
one of the men •eseured a red-hot
Doker from a stove and threw it
at the madeneu auimal which es
caped to the street badly frothing
at the month. Going south on
lUth street, it bit a man as he was
waiting for a car. then veered
across the street and as the door
was opened dashed in and attacked
the barkeeper cutting a gash in
his right leg, the others in the
saloon mounting the bar out of
harms way, while the barkeeper
drew a revolver and sent three
shots after the dog as it escaped
again to the street and into the
Roach-Kastner commission house.
There it sprang on to Mr. Roach,
who with a smafs piece of board
fought the animal and received
fifteen separate wounds and his
clothing was torn in shreds, when
an employee came to bis rescue
and with a hand axe managed to
dispatch the animal just as it
sprang,for his throat. The dog's
head was sent to the Pasteur in
stitute at Chicago. The experi
ence above should be a timely
warning here locally, before one
or more people are placed in dan
ger from one of the thousand and
one dogs that infest this city.
Only a few days ago, Marshal
Burnett had an exciting experi
ence in killing a dog near the
Methodist church, which had the
people of that section terrorized
for a time with its bowlings and
insane actions. TheXorthwestern
has in the past years, from time
to time, warned the people re
garding the'cnaines which roam
our streets at will. Only ,ttae
other evening, in driving a dog
from his back door, the editor
would have been attacked by the
animal had he not used a piece
of board lying near by to defend
himself, and believes if people
will own dogs in cities, towns and
villiages. they should be kept
housed or chained up and not al
lowed to be a possible menace to
others.
i Later—Word was received from
the Pasteur institute that the head
of the dog sent in showed the ani
mal had been infected with an ad
vanced form of rabies.
Ex-State Senator Byron H.
Glover’s larffe horse barn and five
horses burned last Monday night
at his farm home near Ansley in
Dry Valley. This was one of the
largest farmers' barns in this sec
tion of Nebraska, built but a few
years. Mr. Glover was at Corn
stock with a sled and on return
ing home had run it into the barn.
He had a charcoal foot warmer in
the vehicle, and that may be the
c^use of the lire.
County Supterintendent Currier
returned from the state meeting
of county superintendents at Lin
foln last Friday, reporting 81 out
of the 91 county superintendents
present at the meeting, beating
any former record of attendance.
Seventeen other state societies
were in session in the city at the
same time.
Dr. C. F. Charlton arrived from
Vera Cruz last evening for ft short
visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Charlton at Turkey
Roost. He has resigned from the
navy and is on his way to Los
Angeles.
T
COMMERCIAL
CL8B BANQPET
Holds Annual Meeting—Elects Offi
cers and Completes Other Business
BANQUET FEBBVARY TKIIB.
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Last Friday evening was the
annual meeting and election of of
ficers of the Commercial Club for
the coming year, and the follow
ing official roster resulted:
President, S. E. Gallaway.
Vice President, J. W, Long.
Secretary, O. F. Petersen.
Treasurer, W. ,T. Root.
Executive Board, S. N. Sweet
land. Win. Larsen and Wm. Le
wandowski, in conjunction with
the president, secretary and trea
j surer.
Standing Committees
Finance—Officers of the club,
C. C. Carlsen and W. F. Mason.
Publicity—J. W. Burleigh, J.
H. Burwell and A. L. Zimmerman.
Roads—O. E. Longacre, A. S.
Main, and Wm. Schumann.
County affairs—R. H. Mathew,
C. F. Beushausen and Wm. Lew
andowski
Municipal affairs—J. S. Pedler,
E. P. Daily and Pete Rowe.
Township affairs—T. H. Eisner,
S. X. Sweetland and E. G. Taylor.
Foreign solicitor—A. B. Out
house. M m. Graefe, Vic Swanson
and C. C. Cooper.
Miscellaneous—Henry .Tenner,
O. L. Swanson. S. A. Allen and
Gus Lorentz.
The committee on the annual
banquet of the Commercial Club,
to be held at the opera house
Feb. 3, reported all arrangements
completed, r rof. Larbei; of the
State University will deliver the
address of the occasion, an orches
tra will render music during the
banquet hour, and their will be
plenty of vocal and instrumental
music provided in addition.
County Assessor W. T. Owens
went to Lincoln Monday morning
to attend the state meeting of
county assessors.
NEWSY LETTER
FROM PROF. MEAD
Writes Entertainingly of Nevada Home But Doesn’t Forget Old Friends of
Sherman County.
A PARADISE FROM A DESERT.
In a letter received last Friday,
Supt. M. H. Mead from his home
at Fallon. Nevada, writes newsy
notes from that newly developed
country of a seeming desert of the
past:
Fallon, Nevada, Jan. 17, 1915,
My dear Burleigh:—All things
come to him who waits, as wit
ness the postoffice order enclosed
ior the proper application cf which
you will need no instruction.
We feel that we could hardlv
do without the Northwestern,
chronicling as it does the weekly
events of the old town we still re
fer to as “back home'’ much to
the amusement, and sometimes I
fancy to the disgust of some of
our hearers. But we still love
Loup City and are interested in
everything that pertains to her
progress, and the well being of
her people. While this is so and
we would not have it otherwise,
we also love this land of desert
and mountain, and could hardly
be persuaded to forsake her for
another place of abode.
I am sending you some folders
relating to the country in which
The Commercial Club will hold
its annual banquet at Daddow's
opera house Wednesday evening,
3rd of February. If you have
not secured your tickets for the
banquet, get busy.
E. A. Miner of the First Trust
Co. returned last Thursday noon
from a business trip of several
days to Oconto and vicinity. ^
Four Generations At
tend Birthday Party
On Monday evening of this
week, it being the 80th birthday
anniversary of Judge Walter
Moon, his great granddaughter,
Miss Rhoda Hiddleson, aged 8
months, entertained him, her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Angier; her great uncles and
aunts, Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Main
and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooper,
and, of course, her parents, at a
3-course 6-o’clock dinner at the
parental home, in honor of the
event. It is not often that four
generations are represented
around the family circle, making
of the above more than passing
interest to all concerned and to
the host of friends of the above
parties. It is to be hoped that all
will live to enjoy many more such
anniversaries of the aged patri
arch.
Voted to Reduce
Own Salaries;
A most remarkable occurrence
happened at the meeting of the
Nebraska State Board of Agricul
ture last week, where the mem
bers voluntarily voted to cut their
salaries to §4.00 per day and act
ual expenses. The president re
ceived §400 last year; the treasur
er §350 and each other member of
board of managers except the
secretary §300 with expenses. A
reduction of §500 was made in the
salary of the secretary. The
superintendents will also be on
the per diem basis. This was oc
casioned by a deficit of more than
$15,000 last year, caused by the
four days of rain during the fair.
The pay roll will be about §2,000
less than last year in salaries.
This is very commendable of
the board, and gives evidence that
the secretary and other officers of
the state foenty are looking
toward economy, as well as effici
ency, in the management of the
j affairs of that great organization.
Mrs. Ben Klimper returned
home Monday evening from Au
rosa, where she buried her aged
father, Mr. Joe Michael, who had
passed the 80th milestone in un
eventful life, and whose death oc
curred the 20th instant, she being
by his bedside during the two
weeks preceding his demise. She
will have the sympathy of her
many friends in her hours of!
sorrow.
Arrangements have been made
with William McCabe’s Georgia
Troubadours to present their at
traction at the opera house Satur
day night of this week. This at
traction comes well recommended
having played many of the larger
cities in this territory and is the
only attraction of its kind on
the road. The cast consists of
most wonderful group of singers
and dancers of all colored per
formers and present musical Com
edy on the same order of the large
White Musical shows carrying a
pretty chorus of Creole Girls. The
performance is highly refined. Be
sure and take the whole family to
this fair of fun next Saturday
evening.
you may be interested. The pic
tures are true to life and the most
interesting ones are the view- of
the big dam and other irrigation
structures, the magnitude of which
the pictures can not be expected
to do justice to. Regards to all
the old timers, to yourself, Mrs.
B. and the kids. Yours truly.
M. H. Mead.
'
A letter recently received from
Mr. and Mrs. S. Foss, at Milton.
Wis., would indicate that they are
highly pleased with their new
home in the Badger state. They
say: “We see you speak of (rod's
country frequently. Yes, we al
ways thought it, was his and he
collected the rent thereof: that is
why we did not get so much.
Come to this country of milk and
honey. We want the Northwest
ern to hear from the old home,
but do not want to come hack.
Love to all enquiring friends."
etc. _
Initiate Howard’s
New County Jail
Ex-sheriff Higley returned from
Milwaukee, Wis., Monday after
noon, accompanied by his prisoner
Magnus Zacho, formerly a farmer
living near Dannebrog. Mr. Hig
ley left St. Paul, armed with
necessary papers, January 7th.
and had the his man in custody
Monday, January 11th. However,
as he was detaining his ma t at
the police station in Milwaukee,
the police slipped Zacho into a
cell and refused to honor the re
quisition papers unless ll.gley
would also take the wife and
children of Zacho. This Higle.v
refused to do. By this time Hig
ley"s Irish was aroused and from
that time until Sunday, January
11 th, the battle for the possession
of the prisoner waged. Higley
secured from the governor of Wis
consin a demand on the chief of
police of Milwaukee for the pri
soner, and after several days par
eying Zacho was delivered t >
him, and the wife and children
were left in Milwaukee.
Hie history of the case is fami
liar to most of the Republican
readers.
Zacho lived on one of Dr. Thom
sen's farms near Dannebrog and
was to pay cash rent. However,
a hail storm destroyed hi< crop
and left him nothing but his i>er
sonal effects with which to pay.
Suit was started by Themsen for
collection of the rent, a judge
ment rendered for same. Zacho
to escape execution proceedings
filed an exemption schedule. It
is claimed by Thomsen that Zacho
perjured himself when the sched
ule was issued.
The writ was given to Mr. Hig
le.v on January 6th, and he de
parted for Milwaukee on the 7th.
the day his successor was con
ducted into office.
Zacho was arraingel before
County Judge Haggart. Tuesday
afiernoon, and plead not guilty.
The date for a preliminary hear
ing was set for Monday. January
25. The prisoner was released on
$500.00 bonds.
Zacho has the consolation of be- •
ing the first prisoner to be con
fined in the new jail.—St. Paul
Republican.
Mrs. T. D. Wilson visited ber
son, Clyde Wilson, at Ashton from
Tuesday morning till Wednesday
evening of last week.