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i OLDEST PAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN SHERMAN COUNTY. THE PAPER THAT THE PEOPLE READ VOLUME XL LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. February, 18th 1915. NUMBER 9 L J. ANDERSTROM CROSSES OCEAN Letter Received by Albert Anderetrom From His Brother E. J. Anderdtrom Who Soiled For Sweden December 28th 1014. THINKS SHERMAN WAS RIGHT ABORT WAR. The following is a letter receiv ed by Albert Anderstrom at Ash ton. Nebraska from his brother .John, who left for Sweden Dec ember 28, 1915: On board Bergensfjord" (namt of steamer) Jan, 5, 1915—Deal Brother and Sister:—This is the fourth day on the ocean, and as 1 feel able to sit up, will start tc write a letter ami finish it when 1 see the land of Scandinavia. 11 you ever get ibis letter you will will know I am safe over the greal water again. Well, I was real sick the first two days, bur today I feel better so I can eat a little. We left New York, Jan. 2nd at three o’clock p. m., but after we had gone about a mile, one of the U. S. Service boat's stopi>ed us and took off four Germans, be cause they had no papers, al though they claimed to be United States citizens. At six o’clock the same day they allowed our boat to leave New York harbor. Well, the second da.v or the 3rd of Jauuary, the crew found six more Germans on board hiding in co&lbunkers. Of course, they will stay with the ship, but it is hard to tell what will be done if we run against the English, as most likely we will. The neutral *hins are not allowed to transport reservists for nations at war. So far. we have not struck any mines, and we hope to avoid them. Have gone about 900 miles from New York which is about one fourth of the distance to Bergen. We are not crowded, as there are only 200 passengers on board, but the boat is heavily loaded with freight; don’t know, of course, if it is war contraband. We get good treatment and the board isO. K., that is if a fellow has an appetite. Jan. 8th, 1 p. m. -We are 2,039 miles from New York. If every thing: goes all right we are ex pected to 'oe at Bergen, Tuesday 12th. The time goes slowly, and the waves are rolling the boat. We haven’t seen any ships, so far. Jan. 10th, 3:30 p. m.—At this time we are supposed to be be tween Iceland and Faroe Islands. Alright, so far, although not very pleasant. It will be a glad day when we see land again, of course not England, but nothing sure about it as yet. Will know in a couple of days. Jan. 12th, 4:30 p. m.—Great things have developed since last I wrote. We are now in Kirby Harbor, North Scotland. An English warship stopped our boat yesterday morning when we were within eight hours run of Bergen. They kept us standing still in one place the whole day. and about dark started to run us back to Scotland which took 20 hours. We arrived in this harbor at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Now, of course only God knows when we can get out of here. You can imagine the passengers feelings when the ship was turned back only a little ways from oui destination. If we ever get out of here again we may considei ourselves lucky. Well, “war is hell” for anyone connected with it. Jan. 15, 5 p. m.—Well, todaj at 12 o’clock they released th< ship so we are on our way to Ber gen, and if nothing happens w< will be there early tomorrow morning. They held us three dayi and a half. We have been through a test of military rules. Soldiers with loaded guus and fixed bayonets came on board apd went through our papers. ^Nine Germans were captured and two of them were claimed to be spies. They also went through c the cargo, but found nothing that was war contraband. : There many more things I could < write about, but space will not I not permit this time. < Jan. 15—Safe on land again, t On the train between Bergen and Christiania. Next time you hear from me I hoj>e to be home. Best regards to all, Your brother, E. .1. Anderstrom. ^ The late ruling of State Super- g intendent Thomas that instruction j above the Eighth grade may be t given in rural schools has had the ; effect of removing to a great ex- ^ tent the need of legislation along j the lines laid down by the school code law. and it is said that the ^ committee having the bill in charge f may let it die in quiet without the formality of a hearing. Since making the above ruling ^ Superintendent Thomas has had a 1 conference with the state univer »ii;. regents and has secured their t promise that country schools car- 1; r.ving such work will be placed in t the accerdited list. li ' o Mrs. LBanks Hale and little 1, daughter were passengers to Grand t Island last Saturday noon for a t visit with the lady's parents. s Breaks Ankle by Fall on Icy Pavement Last Saturday morning, as Miss Hattie Frohlich, who is here from Ashland on a visit with her mother and sister, was passing down Ne braska avenue, and when near the Frederick Hotel, she slipped on the ice-glazed pavement and fell, breaking one of her ankles. She was taken in to the hotel, where a physician was called finding above results and was later taken to the home of her sister, where she is doing as nicely as the nature of her serious injury will allow. J. W. Pokorski and Frank Je zewski were visitors to this city from Ashton last Thursday. Seventeen years ago last Mon day at 9:45, the battleship, Maine, was blown up in an explosion in Havenna harbor. Today is the seventeenth anniversary of that terrible catastrophe, when 248 loyal American citizens, stanch sailor boys on the Maine, lost their lives without a chance to protect themselves; when mines, planted in every corner of the harbor, were exploded underneath the battleship. It was the blow ing up of the Maine that excited the United States to action with regard to Spain and its colony, Cuba, and which resulted in a war between Spain and this coun try. Following investigations of the exploding of the Maine, Presi dent McKinley on April 20 sent an ultimatum to Spain which prompted that country to hand General \\ oodford, American minister at Madrid, his passports. Following that, President Mc Kinley on April 25 asked congress to declare war, and on that same day did so. Born, Friday, Febr. 12th, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Patton a charming little daughter. No won 1 der Grandpa Mulick has developed into a chronic handgripper, with i a smile that refuses to come off. Fifteenth Wed ding Anniversary It is not often that three not able events occur in practically one family on the same day. But such did occur last Sunday, Feb. 11 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hosier in this city, it being the 15th wedding anniversary of that worthy couple, the 13th birthday of the younger daughter i Esther, and the 73rd birthday an niversary of Mrs. Hosier’s good mother, Mrs. D. M. Woods, who spends a portion of her time with her daughter, and is at present making her home there. Of course, such a triple oceurauce is very ! rare, and was made a day of re joicing by all concerned. While the celebration of the three events called for an excellent dinner of good things provided by the ; daughter-wife-mother, with only O. A. Woods and family present, yet it was one of the most joyous possible to those present. May there be many anniversaries of the the kind in this most estimable | family is our wish. TEST INVENTION TWO KILLED Conductor and Road Master Kiil« Near Gothenburg. GRAND ISLAND MAN INVERTOR Conductor N. F. Ake.vson and Roadmaster Johnson were killed, Feb. 12 near Gothenburg where a number of Union Pacific officials were testing a mail catching de rice invented by Dr. Birkofer ol that city. The arm of the catcher ?ave way and went through the side of the car, striking the two nen. Ake.vson was killed instant y and Johnson died on the train >n the way to Grand Island. Dr. Birkofer, Trainmaster ‘tephens, the sujierintendent of )ther officials were present. The est was conducted with only an ngine and a mail car. Few par iculars have reached this city. Jo4 Stecher’s next opponent is kick.'Taylor heavyweight wrest ing champion of Canada, who las matched himself against Joe 'techer, the Nebraska phenom. a.vlor and Stecher are to clash in finish fray Tuesday night, •'eburary 23, at the Oliver heater, Lincoln, for a stake of 1,000. Taylor will outweigh ■techer at least ten pounds. The act that the Canadian husky re entry defeated Dr. Roller in Sas atoon indicates that Stecher must ace an opponent of exceptional bility and that the Nebraska thlete must prepare for the oughest match of his career. At the state meet of the county reasurers of the state at Hastings ist week. Mr. F. M. Henry of lis city was for the second time onored with the vice presidency f the association. He is certain s' worthy of the honor and regret e was not placed at the head of he association for the year in tead. HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB I Most Excellent Given By Loup City High School. GOOB ATTENDANCE, BAD NIGHT. Last Thursday evening was given the postponed concert of the High School Girls’ Glee £!lub. From the first to the last number on the program was given evi dence that the local musical talent of our city ranks as nearly to the professional as possible for ama tuers to be. It would be manifestly unfair to discriminate in 'peaking of the many who took part in the differ ent numbers, each showing sur prising talent, and giving further evidence that in musical, dramatic, and other public performances, Loup City occupies no less exalted place than first in the above with our sister towns. And in support of this assertion, we have only to give the roster of those taking part in the above named most pleasing enteilaimnent, as follows: director, Miss Adeline Leininger; accompanist, Miss Oral Young; reader, Miss .Jessie Moyer; sopra nos, Lucille Bartunek, Blanche Chilson, Cal la Cole. Jennie Cole, Lettie Cunningham. Lois Henry, Katie Janulewicz, Gertrude Ket tle, Cecil Ling, Amy Mellravy, Ursolia McNulty, Ruth McFad den, Edythe Ohlsen, Elsie Oltjen bruns, Eugenia Patton and Helen Prichard: altos, Kathryn Curtis, Bessie Fisher, Alice McBeth, Evangeline Waite and Opal Yer Valin; girls’ quartette, Edythe Ohlsen, Lois Henry, Bessie Fisher j and Alice McBqth; male quartette. ! Mason Phillips, Carl Amick, Al bert Magnuson and Wilbur Mackey. In all the program, were local talent, save only Miss Moyer, who j gave most well rendered numbel's and was heartily received. To those who attended, there will be no need to republish the program, which was rendered as given on the folder, and we can only add that those who missed the musical evening were the only losers of hearing one of the very best treats of the season. Mrs. H. S. Conger made a short visit with her husband here this week, the purpose of her visit be ing to select a residence. They were fortunate in renting the Sawyer property in the south part of town and will move their household goods from Loup City in a short time.—Arcadia Champ ion. Young; Business Man Married Married, Tuesday, February 16, 1915, at Grand Island, Nebr., the Rev. J. J. Langston o f Harvard, Nebraska, officiating, Mr. J. E. Scott of Loup City, to Miss Erma Harper of Madison, , Missouri. The groom is the efficient undertaker and em balmer of the DailyFurniture Co. of this city, and who has made a host of friends during the time he been with us, the bride being un known to our people, but must be charming to have captured our popular young friend. They re turned to Loup City last evening and will add one more to our new families of younger home-makers. The Northwestern wishes in ad vance to bespeak for them the most hearty welcome of our people. Clark Alleman, who went to Frankford, Kansas, some months ago, is in the city, making ar rangements to return and make his permanent residence here. He still retained his farm here when he moved to Kansas and expects to move back about the first of next month. ITALY TO BE IN GREAT WAR According to Announcement in Romo Newspaper. ON SIDE OF GERMANY. Rome, Feb. 15.—(Associated Press)—The Idea Nazionale says today: “Before the end of Febru ary, Prince von Buelow, the Ger man ambassador to Italy, will pre sent to the Italian government a concrete proposal for the partici pation in the European war on the side of Germany. This con sists of the session by Austria of the province of Trent ‘and the rectification of the eastern Italian frontier by the addition of a strip of land-going as far as the Islonzo river. “Germany pledges herself to conclude a new treaty which will afford protection to Italy’s Mede terranean interests, and in ex change Italy will at once take part in the war. She will occupy Tunis and help Turkey drive the English from Egypt, which will return under the domination of the sultan of Turkey. The Italian fleet will also attack the Anglo French naval forces in the Medi terranean.” Rev. Burneis of Grand Island, a young student preacher, occupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian 1 church last Sunday morning and 1 evening, delivering very interest- ' ing discourses. Rev. Slocumb of 1 the Methodist church still being ! absent, a goodly number of his 1 congregation were present at the j services. The evening music was furnished by a choir composed of ' seven young ladies from the ' Methodist and the Presbyterian ' churches, who gave excellent 1 music. Rev. Steen is expected home for next Sunday’s services. ( Mrs. J. A. Danielson, who had ' been visiting friends in Lincoln, * returned home last Saturday even- 1 ing. < Mrs. C. J. Tracy Breaks Left Wrist Last Saturday morning, Mrs. C. J. Tracy was going ;ier home from a call at the resi lience of A. B. Outhouse, and w hen in front of the E. B. Corn ing place she fell on the icy pave xient breaking her left wrist and badly injuring her back and one iip. She managed to get into the '■$ e Corning house, where assistance was secured and she taken to her home. Her injuries, otherwise than the broken wrist, are not considered serious and if no com plication arise will get along all right. Dr. Jones has charge of her case. Finds it Lonesome in Philippines Last fall, a nephew of Mr. S. F. Reynolds, son of his sister iiv mg in Sioux City, Iowa, who had just gained his majority, went to die Philipine Islands: as a starter see something of the world at a 1 istance. The other day Mr. Reynolds received a letter from the lephew in those far away possess or of Uncle Sam, from which rce quote a few interesting lines. He wrote: “I am away over here n the Philippine Islands, and it jets mighty lonesome at times. I im learning to be a newspaper jorrespondent, and am building jp physically, going through ex ercises that would make a college professor take a back seat. .There ere some very pretty sights here, such as old forts and buildings, end they are sure some curiosities. When you write, I will give you many interesting facts concerning these Islands, which I think will prove very interesting to one who lias never visited this hitherto al most unknown country to the iverage American. My address is- Myron K. Davis, Caurtel de Espana, Manilla, Philippine Is lands.’’ Friend Reynolds has written his nephew and promises when he hears from him to give us the letter for publication, which cannot but prove mighty interesting, coming from those Islands, when we take into con sideration their distance, the cir cumstances under which they be came possessions of Uncle Sam, and the further interesting situa tion arising from the present great eastern war, Japan's parti cipation therein, and the compli cations which might arise in case the United States becomes em broiled in the trouble, and Japan ; concludes to try and take over the Islands as possessions thereby. Some few weeks ago, J. S. Shull of Aurora was here looking up the defunct laundry plant with a view to leasing or buying the same, if it looked good to him. We now understand he has either leased or bought the plant and is to be here this week to close the matter and expects to re-oi>en the laundry about the first of this coming month, Bert Travis, who js well acquainted with the gentle man, speaks in the highest terms of him as a man and business live wire, and our people may confid ently expect he will be a good gain to Loup City interests. WAR UPON VENDORS OF DISEASED MEAT Food Commissioner Will Proceed Against Ord Men For Alleged Selling and Butchering a Calf That Was Afflicted With Spinal Meningitis. BILL PENDING TO MAKE THIS A FELONY Probably the thin" uppermosl in the public mind in this vicinit.v during the last few da.vs is the matter of Mazac & Son and the kind of meat they have been sell ing to the public. This state of mind resulted im mediately from an article in the Quiz telling of their buying for $5 a calf that had been sick for two weeks and also pointing to other places where the public might fine more damaging facts if they cared to look for them. Lhe public responded with re markable celerity to the meager facts we portrayed and before the press had finished turning out the 1950 copies of the paper the com motion began, and it has grown with unabated fury since. It was evident from the surprise with which the public received ;he news that cur people general ly did not have the least suspicion hat the Mazacs were “selling poi ion and diseased meat. Many of )ur best families, people very mrticular about clean and wkole iome food and about cleanliness in dl things, were regular patrons of he Mazac shop. Had they the east idea that they were being fed liseased meat or even unclean neat, they would not have been sounted among the Mazac cus omers. The reason that people patroniz 'd Mazac freely was not that they lad any love for him, but because le could and did sell meat at irices below any other dealer ould make. It is now very plain to all why the Mazacs could make these low prices. The immediate result of this awakened nublic attention was that many people came forward j with reports of other individual cases where they had bought erip j pies and diseased animals. These j!lre noted, and can be brought for j ward should occasion demand, i But there seems to be no further I need for them at this time. j Une or the nrst practical results of this expose was the arrival of , George Ma.vo, deputy focnl in ' spector, who arrived Monday. He called at the Quiz office and ad j mitted that he hail come to look I into the Mazac matter. He made j such inquiry here and elsewhere in the city as was necessary to i elicit the facts he needed and then consulted bis superiors in Lincoln over the phone, who, hearing the facts, advised him to push the case. Accordingly he swore out complaints against both Mr. Mazac and John Prien, the state officers saying that one was as guilty as the other under the law. Mr. Prien came voluntarily into court this morning and demurred a little to pleading guilty to the charge. He was willing to admit that he sold the calf but nut that lie knew it to be diseased. To allow him to consult with other parties the court adjourned for a half hour after which Mr. Prien returned and pleaded guily. The fine imposed was $75 and costs, which he promptly paid. Louie Mazac was arrested Tues day on two counts—keeping and selling diseased meat. He of course employed A.Norman as his counsel and when brought into court pleaded not guilty to both charges, but asked for a continu ance until Wednesday of next week, and giving bail in the sum of $400 to appear at that time. Friday following the appear ance of the Quiz. Mr. Mazac called Dr. Vicnedge over to the shop to show him the carcass of the diseased calf and to get him to admit that it was all right. Mazac proceeded to show him how nice the meat was but the doctor, know ing the nature of the calf’s ail ment, turned hk attention to the carcass and showed Mazac where in cutting the carcass up his knife had passed through an abcess from which the corruption had run down over the meat. Mazac's intention, of course, was to get the doctor's approval of the meat, but the result was that he made the doctor a very valuable witness for the state. From these facts as now brought out it is apparent that Ord's kitchens and dining tables have been the dumping ground for many of the crippled, diseased and dead animals of this vicinity. Farmers have learned that they could dispose of their diseased animals to an Ord butcher and many of them have not hesitated to take advantage of the opportu nity to partly avoid the losses they had met, without regard to the effect this practice might have on the health and lives of our citizens. Doubtless the exposure will put a stop to the practice and from now on for a while at least a far mer who has a diseased or crippled animal will have to take it to the hog lot and not place it on the tables of the elite of our city._ Ord Quiz.