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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
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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.