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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1915)
THE NORTHWESTERN Kuiered at the Loup City Postofllce for transmission through the mails as second class matter. Office Phone. Red 138. Residence, - Black 138 j. W. BURLEIGH.Editor and Pnb. J. R. GARDINER Foreman Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly removed from our mailing list at the expiration of time paid for, if publishers shall be notified: otherwise the subscription will remain in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between publisher and subscriber. Down :it Grand Island the Free l'ress. finding that the Indepen dent was making a success of starting a daily paper, concluded there was a field for another, on the exploded idea that if one busi ness was doing well there was ample room for a second one also. After stumbling throught six months of sure defeat, in which the only thing accomplished was , in cutting down the revenue of the Independent to some extent, it succumbed to the enevitable and went to the wall. But Grand Island is not the only city or town that has hi go through t hese spasms. Other towns, in which business enterprises have succeeded have lured enterprises of the same kind to believe the field was ample for them to also come in and divide the business which has only been sufficient to uphold those already engaged therein, with fair profit, and in coming into the field have only succeeded in cutting do.vn the income of the already estab lished, without getting sufficient therefrom to make their business a howling success, and can only in the end, if not already have done so, proved to their own satis faction, that a field overdone re sults only in practical loss to themselves, as well as to those who are and have been capable of filling the field satisfactorily prior to their butting in. Not only the printing business, but every other line as well, and in almost every town and city, is the above the rule. The Tribune of Fremont, in shaking along this line, say9 the experiment lias been tried in that city many times, and with as many failures, and adds that life is too short to be wasted in un fruitful endeavors. The old Des Moines Register Leader is no more, although a resurrected plant under that name will rise in its stead. The build ing, newspaper plant and all was destroyed by fire early on the morning of the 21st. The Regis ter was owned by the Clarkson Bros., Rett and dames S., for many years, and at one time was one of the best known papers in the West. The editor of the North western learned his trade on that great paper and worked on the same for many years under the Clarksons, as have hundreds of other newspaper boys throughout the country, who are now pen pushers in numerous states in the union, and all will learn with deep regret the loss of the old plant on which they have worked throught the weary hours of the night till “30’’ was called in the wee sma' hours o" the morn. Oh. yes: the old place is gone and no matter what the new plant may be it will never seem the same to “reg" “sub’’ or “panhandler” of the past who may in the future re-visit the old haunts. Some legislator down at Lincoln has introduced a'bill having for its object the elimination of state aid in building bridges across streams Deposits in this bank have the additional security of the De positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska. WILL YOU MEET IT HALF-WAY When you start a bank account your early efforts at increasing it' may not equal your expectations, you may not be able to save as much as you antici pate, but, as your accumulation grows, you will have a larger appreciation of the many advantages and real possi bilities in this plan for meeting fortune half-way. Our bank account plan awaits your convenience, you do not have to deposit a certain sum at any specified time. Loup City State Bank Loup City, Nebraska. We pay 5 percent interest on time deposits J. G. Pageler AUCTIONEER ♦ Loup City, — Nebraska < All Auctioneering business attended to promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give me a trial. NOTICE to FARMERS I have on hand a quantlry of the Council Bluffs Remedy and would be triad to figure with you on vour spring supply of Stock Remedy. All of the big feeders are good feeders of the Council Blutfs goods. Phone or see Alfred N. Cook, Loup City, Nebr. within fifteen miles of each other. To Sherman county, at least, sueh an enacted law would prove very detrimental. With the Middle Loup river running through the county diagonally, it has now four bridges over the stream, and for most convenience should have at least one more between Loup City and Arcadia. With such a law in effect, no more bridges could be builded across the river with state aid, nor could any of those now spanning the river in the county be rebuilt with state aid should they by any means be destroyod, as they would be within the fifteen mile limit. Sherman county voters would do well to write their representative and senator to kill such a fool law forthwith. Well, it came soon. An Ameri can ship was mined in the North Sea, last Sunday and sunk with its cargo, the captain and sailors, however, being rescued without loss of one. Now, what will Uncle Sam’s chautauqua secretary say or do, or tell his schoolmaster-sub* ordinate president to say or do? It will be mighty interesting to contemplate. There are very few well-in formed Americans at the present time but will say, in view of the occurring events an controversies arising between the United States and mighty powers of the east, that we will be mighty lucky if we are not dragged into war on one pretext or another. The Northwestern is always pleased to enlist the services of friends to furnish and write in tererting news for its columns, in spite of the envious barkings of two-legged feists,who try to make capital out of such. Perhaps said feists would mightily please their readers should they be wise enough to follow suit. Hot Questions for Cool Reason Which is worth the most, foreign commerce or American lives? In which condition will we suf fer most, fighting for shipping privileges ordiscontinuing foreign trade, for the time, and continue at peace ? Which will benefit us most, the high price we get for goods sent (abroad or keeping them at home? What is greed? If our government says to am bitious shippers, '"go ahead, send your cannon and wheat into yon field of hell, we will send MEN to fight your cause.’’ Is the soldier who is sent, fighting for a peace ful home or an over-reaching hand? Are the stars and stripes ear blematic — now— of a self sus* taining home or must we flaunt the colors on the staff which prods the seething fires of war? Because we sell, must we risk the delivery of THEIR goods: would our trip thru dangerous waters be for commercial gain? Is it sufficient to be self-sustain ing or does future dependence need foreign commerce NOW ? Which is mercy, giving or sell ing. If Yankee Doodle Sells his wheat Then comes-a-bugle blowing, Who will sell him bread and meat To keep his boys a-goingV That Diseased Meat Case Again In the nauseous case at Ord, as given through these columns last week, of a butcher who bought a diseased calf of a fanner to retail out to his customers, the Quiz of that city handles it without gloves and scores the county attorney, who, according to that paper, nolle prossed one of the counts against the rascally butcher and allowed him to plead guilty to the other and get off with a hundred dollar fine on the lighter offense. The Northwestern believes that a coat of tar and feathers is not too severe a punishment for a man who will buy and sell diseased meats to the people. The writer^ f knows of a case in Iowa many years ago, where a prominent man and politician killed a diseased cow he owned, the animal’s body being covered over with sores, cut the critter up and distributed it among the poor of the town and thereby gained the blessings and support of the whole people thru his supposed philanthropy. And it was not till time had passed and all proof of the dirty transaction was lost that it became known, and he became a very stench in the nostrils of the community and he died despised by those who for merly did him honor. Professional Cards ROBT. P. STARR Attorney at Law> LOUP CITY. NEBRSSKS. R. H. MATHEW Attorney at Law And Bonded Abstractor, Loup City, Nebraska Aaron Wall Jlisrwy er Practices in all Courts Loup City, Neb. LAMONT L STEPHENS LAWYER FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILD ING LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA ROBERT H.MATHEW Bonded Abstracter Loup City, - Nebraska. Only set of Abstract bookB in county O. E. LONCACRE Physician & Surgeon Office, Over New Bank. TELEPHONE CALL, N0.39 a. ,r. KEARNS Physician & Surgeon Plione, 30. Oltire at Residence Two Doors East of Telephone Central Lnnp Eitp, - Nebraska A. S. MAIN Physician & Surgeon Loup City, Nebr. Office at Residence, Telephone Connection J. E. Bowman M. D. Carrie L. Bowman M. D. BOWMAN & BOWMAN PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS Phonell4 Loup City. Sahraska A. M. AYE,D. C. After everything else lias failed do not give up", come and try CHIROPRACTIC and get well. Office just east of the Sweetland feed store, Jacob Albers residence. Phone Rrown 10. S. A. ALLEN DENTIST LOUP CITY, • • NEB. Office up stairs in the new State dank building. W. I- MAHCY DENTIST Loup City, Nebraska. OFFICE: East Side Public Sauare. Phone, Brown 116 L T. Beushausen Licensed Embalmer Funeral Director Graduate in Anatomy, Sanitary Science and Embalming of Barnes Embalming School New Eleptic Spring and Rubber Tired Funeral Car. Calls Answer ed Day or Night. Phone No. 104 Lady Assistant in Connection. V. I. McDONALL Prompt Dray Work Call lumber yards or Taylor’s elevator. Satisfaction guaran teed. Phone Brown 67 C. R. SWEETLAND PLUMBER & ELECTRICIAN For good clean and neat work Satisfaction Guaranteed Come and get my prices | THE CHURCH AS ASOCIALCENTER A Broader Sphere for Religion—New Field for the Rural Church. er“"R A Df o no, \fjpr By Peter Radford Lecturt-r National Farmers’ Union The social duty of the rural church Is as much a part of Us obligations as its spiritual side. In expressing its social interest, the modern rural church does not hesitate to claim that it is expressing a true religious in stinct and the old-time idea that the social instincts should be starved while the spiritual nature was over fed with solid theological food, is fast giving way to a broader interpreta tion of the functions of true religion. We take our place in the succession Of those who have sought to make the world a fit habitation for the children of man when we seek to study and understand the social duty of the rural church. The true Christian re ligion is essentially social—its tenets of faith being love and brotherhood and fellowship While following after righteousness, the church must chal lenge and seek to reform that social order in which moral life is ex pressed. While cherishing ideals of service, the rural church which »t tains the fullest measure of success is that which enriches as many lives as it can touch, and in no way can the church come in as close contact with its members as through the avenue of social functions The country town and the rural community need a social center. The church need i ffer no apology for its ambition to fill this need in the com munity, if an understanding of its mission brings this purpose into cleat consciousness The structure of a rural community is exceedingly com plex; it contains many social groups, each of which has its own center, but there are man> localities .which have but one church and although such a church cannot command the inter est of all the people, it is relieved from the embarrassment of religiously divided communities Social Needs Imperative. The average country boy and girl have very little opportunity for real enjoyment, and have, as a rule, a vague conception of the meaning of pleasure and recreation. It is to fill this void in the lives of country youth that the rural church has risen to the necessity of providing entertain ment, as well as instruction, to its membership among the young. The children and young people of the church should meet when religion is not even mentioned It has been found safest lor them to meet fre quently under the direction and care of the church To send them into the world with no social training exposes them to grave perils and to try to keep them out of the world with no social privileges is sheer folly. There is a social nature to both old and young, but the social requirements of the young are imperative. The church must provide directly or indirectly some modern equivalent for the husk ing bee, the quilting bee and the sing ing schools of the old days. In one way or another the social instincts of our young people must have oppor tunity for expression, which may take the form of clubs, parties, pic nics or other forms of amusement. One thing is certain, and that is that the church cannot take away the dance, the card party and the theatre unless it can offer in its place a sat isfying substitute in the form of more pleasing recreatjon. Universal Instinct for Play. In providing for enjoyment the church uses one of the greatest meth ods by which human society has de veloped. Association is never secure until it is pleasurable; in play the in stinctive aversion of one person for another is overcome and the social mood is fostered. Play is the chief educational agency in rural commun ities and in the play-day of human childhood social sympathy and social habits are evolved As individuals come together in social gatherings, their viewpoint is broadened, their ideals are lifted and finally they con stitute a cultured and refined society. It is plain, therefore, that the church which aims at a perfected so ciety must use in a refined and ex alted way the essential factors in social evolution and must avail itself of the universal instinct for play. If the church surrounds itself with social functions which appeal to the young among its membership, it will fill a large part of the lamentable gap in rural pleasures and will reap the richest reward by promoting a higher and better type of manhood and womanhood. Thought Gorilla a Myth. It is a strange fact of natural hto tory that the gorilla was unknown to science until the middle of the laat century, when there was a migration of the animals from the Interior of Africa towards the coast, probably in quest of food. The first scientific in vestigation of the great ape was made by an American missionary. Rev. Leighton Wilson. He was met with Jeers that "there ain’t no such animal,” until, towards the close of 1846, he ob tained a skull and sent it to the Boa ton Museum of Natural History. 6 per cent MONEY 6 per cent Loans may be obtained for any pur pose on acceptable real estate security, liberal privileges, correspondence soli cited.— A.C. Agency Company, "58Gas, Electric Bldg., Denver. Colorado. FARMERS TAKE NOTICE. Please do not be impatient about .your phones, as we will fix them up as soon as possible for us to get at them. J. A. Chandler, Mgr. FOR SALE Five or six acres of ground in al falfa, fenced chicken tight. For terms and particulars, see Alfred Anderson. COAL! COAL! COAL! We handle all kinds of coal both Lump and Nut. Try us for Hock Springs, Canon City, Aztec, Han na, Sheridan and Pinnacle coal. We have a car of hard coal on hand. E. G. Taylor’s Elev atoi. Used Typewriters, all makes, at a prices. O. E. James, Y. M. C. A., Grand Island, Nebr. nov 10 This is the time of year most try ing on those inclined to be constipat ed. Many dread winter because of it . Don’t worry, just take Hollister - Rocky Mountain Tea, nature'ssure-’. safest and best tonic regulator. Take it once a week. Start tonight. Swanson & Lofholm. DAILY FURNITURE CO. Sells for Less, and Pays the Freight Furniture and Undertaking ,1 J. E. SCOTT Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director. . . . Phone Red 65 E. P. DAILY 1888 KEYSTONE LUMBER CO. 1915 Kokomo Pioneer Fence1 The wires contain sufficient carbon to main- I tain the coil, yet making a wire that is not brittle but soft enough to splice without I breaking. The coil and carbon provide for contraction and expansion, caused by slight- I est change in temperature or any extra strain put on the fence, I Yards at Loup City, Ashton, Rockville, Schaupps and Arcadia 1 Travel Money Matters throughout the United Sta'ec are simplified by “A.E.A." Cheque*.. They are much aaier to carry than coin and currency. They are accepted by strangers, vh'> might n¨ly r tvs- to honor a perscnal Check or draft. Self-identifying. Issued in $1 j, $-0, $50 and $100. LOUP CITY STATE BANK , LOIR CITY, NEBRASKA j fC for that , TOO £ /? 1 Brush ^T'vrvJ 'T'7r'' ., av- '■' ■ - j1?-. «•* _ aa_iii—. - -—~~ — --— Preserve Your Teeth § If you wish to preserve your teeth—keep them solid and free from 1 discoloration—you should be attentive to your teeth—keep the shreds I of food from out of the crevices—use a GOOD brush (the only kind ft we sell) regularly with an up and down motion—and use that most ■ efficient tooth cleanser and preservative— Nydenta Cream Here’s what Nydenta Cream does: Hardens the gums, protects, whitens and polishes the teeth—sweetens and perumes the breath. It is not o mere tooth paste—it is a real TOOTH PRESERVATIVE It is put up in collapsible tubes—clean an economical—25c the tube. We can honestly recommend Nydenta Cream because it is best. Swanson & Lofholm, Druggists. Opposite Court Houso Drugs at the lowest prices consistent with highest quality.