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Supervisor’s Proceedings
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W. S. Waite, rent Co. Supt. 54.00
Mat Janulewicz, labor 0.00
J. P. Leininger & Co., coal
1 etc- 30.10
F. M. Henry Co. Treas., of
fice expense g.10
Loup City State Bank, add
ing machine 400.00
Times Indei>endent, sup
plies 75.10
F. E. Brewer, labor 6.20
L. H. Currier, Co. Supt.
salary etc.
L. A. Williams, sheriff,
salary
Cbas. Bass, Clerk Dist.
Court, salary etc.
L. B. Polski, County Clerk
clerking board etc. 67.6."
L. B. Polski, County Clerk
salary 275.0(
E. A. Smith, Co. Judge
costs etc
350.73
200.0(1
105.7;
89.9<
Dan McDonald supervisor, 13.6<
W. O. Brown
Emil Kozel “
F. T. Richmond “
Wenzel Rewolinski
Hi.vo Aden “
Bridge Fund
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line
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A. C. Ogle, livery
Dan McDonald, sui»ervisor
W. O. Brown, “
Emil Kozel, “
F. T. Richmond “
Road Fund
AN . H. Rightenour, notices
tax
W. H. Rightenour, notices
L. A. Williams, sheriff ser
ving notices 7
E. B. Corning, Co. Surveyor 36
Dan McDonald, supervisor 4
E. F. Kozel, “ 5
Board on motion adjourned
April 27, 1915.
L. B. Polski, Co. Clerk
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For Sale or Trade—My resi
dence and three lots, known as tin
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first block north of court housi
square. Price and terms mad<
known upon inquiry.
J. W. Burleigh.
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THE STATE
Items of Probable Interest to Our Readers, Gleaned From Our Exchanges
Aurora Man Lost in Storm, Was on
Way to Mothers’s Deathbed
C. A. Carlsen received a telephone
, message summoning him to his
mother's deathbed near Waverly.
lie left on the noon train and readied
Waverly at a little after (i o'clock.
He was met by a brother and a neigh
bor and they started to drive to the
home, live miles out, in the face of a
blinding snowstorm. Darkness fell
rapidly and. with all landmarks ob
literated by snow, they soon lost their
way. They wandered into a tield and
drove in a circle for more than two
hours, being thoroughly chilled be
fore they finally reached the road at
the exact spot w here they had left it.
They were then only a short distance
from the neighbor's home.
Mr. Carlson reached his destination
in time to be recognized by his mother
before she sank into unconsciousness.
She died Friday night at 11 o'clock.
For several years she had suffered
constantly from rheumatism but
death was caused by a complication
of disease. Aurora Republican.
Should Work Together
Shenandoah, la., March 10.—To the
Editor of the World-Herald: Being
a reader of the "Public rulse.” 1 have
followed with much interest the dis
cussion going on in tlie.se columns re
garding catalogue houses. It seems
to ma that the spirit of these discus
sions is not the best as considerable
bad feeling is displayed. I believe
the farmer and the merchant should
work together in developing thisgreat
middle west, and if one suffers or is
driven out of business the entire sec
tion will suffer. In point of numbers
j‘‘Ex-Merchant” seems to have the
odds against him. While be told bis
story badly, there is much truth in
what lie said. Nearly all the parties
who answered "Ex-Merchant" laid
the blame of present conditions at
the door of the local merchant. I
wonder if there iscne of the catalogue
| boosters who will undertake to an
jswertlie following questions fairly
and remain of the same opinion still:
Do you always pay cash to the home
merchant and sometimes get credit
from the catalogue houses?
Do you buy in small quantities from
tiie catalogue houses and go to your
home merchant with your big hunches
of casii?
Does the catalogue house take your
butter, eggs, potatoesand often wind
tail apples and other perishable fruits
and vegetables, often paying you
mure than the market price, in good
merchandise?
Uliat would you say to the country
merchant who every day and every
day would take in the people’s money
and not pay one cent back to the pub
lic for improvements, charity,
churches or any beneticense whatso
ever? Wouldn’t you call him a skin
flint. and would not lie become no
torious in that respect to his finan
cial detriment?
Do vou as a rule send to the cata
j logue houses for staples and buy the
higher priced goods at home?
Do you get brands of goods from the
catalogue houses that bear names
that are almost, household terms and
have to put up with goods that are
nameless from your merchants?
If you get the worst of it from your
home merchant do you ever consider
it too much trouble to take it back
and tell Dim about it?
Does tire catalogue house pay the
freight and stand the risk of ship
ment?
Would you buy goods of your home
merchant that you did not see simply
! because the picture of it looked good?
Is it possible for the catalogue
houses to spend all the way from ten
minutes to an Dour trying to tit you
when you buy ready-to-wear garments
or shoes, and don't you put up with
had fits from them because there is
too much trouble and delay in send
ing the goods hack?
Do you kick about the many mil
lions, that at least two catalogue
houses have made. Dalf as much as
you have about a few thousands your
most successful home merchant has
made, while others have gone broke?
Do you use the catalogue houses as
sort of necessary accommodations for
temporary needs while you save up
your wads of cash for your home mer- i
chant?
If everybody does as you advocate,
what will become of the small towns
that dot our prairies?
If trading away from home becomes
almost unanimous and the towns be
come mere way stations, what effect
will this have on the price of farms?
If the towns became like “Gold
smith’s Deserted Village,’’ will not
the farmers have almost put into
practice the si. gle tax theory? You
will need bridges and roads just the
same. Will the catalogue houses sup
ply the money to take the place of
the local taxes now paid by the people
living in the towns?
If you are doing the reverse of most
of the questions asked above, are you
not the people who have 'put the
home merchant in the hole and handi
capped him in every respect?
If tiie people who are sending their’
money out of the conntry would sdve
him a chance with their big bills,
when they consider freights and other
expenses of trading away from home,
I believe on thesamequality of goods,
the home merchant can duplicate the
catalogue prices. As distance lends
enchantment, it is hard for many to
give the near by man a fair chance.
Homk Booster.
— World-IIerald.
Light Plant Changes Hands
A deal that has been pending for a
long time was consummated Tuesday
when the electric lighting, powerand
steam heating plant of the Aurora
Electric Company was sold to the
Continental Gas and Electric Corpor
ation of Cleveland, Ohio. Far was
paid for $til,000 worth of common
stock, no per cent of the transaction
being covered by cash and 40 per cent
by notes which are convertible into 6
per cent preferred stock of the Cleve
land company at the option of the
holders. Practically all the stock
holders of tlie Aurora company were
present, either in person or by proxy,
at the meeting, which was held in
President Craft’s office, and the pro
ceedings were entirely harmonious.
Final action was taken by a unani
mous vote. No change is made at
present in the ownership of Aurora
Electric preferred stock, of which
there is something like $20,000 out
standing. The Cleveland company
was represented by C. S. Eaton and
W. H. Abbott, who are heavy stock
holders.—Aurora Republican.
Deer Creek News
Fred Henry and Ida Moog are
dp wo with the measles.
Martin Rassmussen is quite ill
with rheumatism in his back
A gang of eight men were shov
eling snow in District No. 10.
There was a postponed basket
social last Saturday to be held on
the ‘20th. Everybody welcome.
Ladies, don’t forget your baskets.
John H. Maiefski returned from
Omaha last week, where he had
been on a business trip.
Mrs. August Mascka, Mrs. Jno.
Maiefski and daughter, Agnes,
returned from Omaha, where they
had their eyes treated.
Miss Marie Rassmussen was ill
with la grippe last week.
The mail carrier made his trip
over the entire route for the first
time Wednesday since the begin
ning of the big storm.
Messrs. Clemens Alek and Paul
Maciejewski spent Sunday at the
home of Ignas Haremza and at
tended the funeral of Chris Han
sen, Sr.
Quite a few Deer Creek people
attended the funeral of Chris Han
sen, Sr., Sunday.
1 Chris Hansen, Sr., suddenly
passed away from this earth last
.Thursday at the age of 85 years.
He was one of the oldest pioneers
around here. He leaves to mourn
his loss a wife, one son and one
daughter, beside two grandchil
dren and a host, of friends. The
funeral was held Sunday and the
body laid to rpst in the Zeven
cemetery.
Harry Maciejewski and wife
visited at Ashton Sunday with
August Zocholl and family.
Card of Thanks.—We wish to
thank all those who so kindly as
sisted us in the sickness and death
of our beloved father and grand
father. Chris Hansen, ,Ir., and
family.
Sylvester Bydalek moved on
his rented farm south of Ashton,
where he will reside the coming
year.
August Mascka, with his gang,
have been scooping snow in Dis
trict No. 18.
There will be a garden contest
at the Deer Creek school in May
which will award a prize for the
best garden made.
News Along
Rural Route 2
Those neither absent nor tardy
in District No. 72, for the month
ending March 11th, were Ivan
Draper, Marie, Fritz, Sophia and
Louise Schwaderer, Lester Ship
ley, Helen and Miram Draper,
and Bessie and Iola Kilpatrick.
The district has now an enroll
ment of 33 scholars.
Bill Doner and Bill Bowman
worked on the road south of Mr.
B rower’s, shoveling snow. I
It has been a common sight to
see four horses on a wagon the
past week. The lead team has
been used to break tlje roads and
also help pull the load.
Iver Lynne has been all swelled
up the past week. While hauling
hay he got his face poisoned and
at times his eyes were completely
closed.
George McFadden found a la
dy’s slipper between his home and
Loup City. If the shoe fits, put
it on.
Robert Dinsdale had hard work
feeding his cattle south of town
again in the last storm.
Floyd Howard has moved on
the Joe Daddow farm.
Mrs. W. H. McLaughlin, Mrs.
Ed. Kilpatrick and Harry Shipley
are all on the sick list this last
week.
Miss Meroe Outhouse spent last
Sunday at home.
Mr. Vance is a new patron on
the route.
Miss Vida Cowling and. Miss
Mable Daddow * .Sundayed at
home.
Roland Goodwin worked for J.
E. Roush the past week.
N. 1*. Neilson has been suffer
ing with heart trouble the past
week.
H. E. Bass was helping C. O.
Johnson market his hogs an Mon
day.
Lew Haller and his men were
out to Carl Scherzberg's putting
on a new windmill head Monday.
The light snow Sunday night
caused a lot of trouble when the
wind srot up Monday. The old
tracks were drifted level full.
The snow seemed to be lighter
toward Loup City. We got stuck
several times and had to call for
assistance.
From now on carrier will get
the weather report from Lincoln
each day.
Norton Lambert and wife took
Mable Daddow out to Tom Mc
Fadden’s Sunday evening.
Mayor Outhouse had the show
cleared from the road leading to
the south bridge for the second
time Monday.
E. M. Marntle was in the east
part of the state this week.
Will Wagner has been hauling
hay from the route this week to
his farm three miles south.
W. H. Cowling took his daugh
ter to her school in the Bichel dis
trict Monday.
The Big Four were hauling baled
hay from Dr. Chase's place with
six horses last Friday.
C. R. Spencer and family moved
into the H. S. Conger house the
past week.
Ed Obermiller marketed his cat
tic ftt Lftttp City “Saturday, Henry
Obermiller helping him.
Wjll Davenport tipped over a
couple of times Saturday with an
empty rack going after hay.
Will Miller butchered his sum
mers meat last week.
Eugene Patton and family ha\ j
moved to Loup City.
Clark Alleman is moving back
here from Frankfort Kansas this
week. Clark did the right thing
in not selling his farm until he
saw whether he would be satisfied
away or not.
The history of the service on the
route the past two weeks dtiring one
of the worst storms this country has
ever seen. It commenced to snow
hard Tuesday night and by Wednes
day morning the snowing very hard
and wtien night came I was 18 miles
from home staying with J. E. Roush.
The next morning, Thursday, I con
tinued on around the route, but with
from one to live men helping me. I
only got six miles the whole (lay. I
staid all Thursday Sight with Ed.
Flynn, leaving Friday morning for
home at 9 o’clock. It took me until
3 o'clock in the afternoon to get
home, a distance of 19 miles. There
were from three to five men helping
me witli their teams and shovel' to
get in. This made me three days ut
in blinding snow that never stopped
day nor night—24 inches on the level.
The next day was Saturday and the
roads were completely blocked so that
was the reason I could not get around
that day. Monday, the 8th. I started
and only got IT miles by dark, *ta> ing
all night at IT. W. Brodock’s, contin
uing on around the route and getting
home Tuesday night at 7 o’clock (>n
Wednesday morning I again started
out, getting home after 3 o'clock in
the morning, making the entire trip.
I can never forget how good you alt
were to me Monday. There were
from one to eight teams, with as
many or more men, helping me ail
the time, It reminded me of the
time when I was carrying Route one.
about seven years ago, when 1 said in
my route notes iike they were build
ing a railroad, the men and teams
were so thick along the route. Many
of the old timers on the route will re
member these read bosses. John Pe
tersen, C. J. Norstedt and Conrad
Koch, gave every assistance to get
me through. Alfrad Jorgensen and
Vern Alleman, with a common stir
plow, 10-inch, got over a lot of road
and did it fine. John Petersen, as
sisted by Fritz Bichel and Will Beh
rens and John Schoeoing, with three
teams hitched to a snow plow made
of four 2xl2 planks 16 feet ong broke
the road almost clean. Simeon Io"i
; also has a plow made of planks, and
with Harry Rutherford. F. G. * as
teel and C. O. Wagner did dandy wor.^
on Wiggle Creek.The most trying ex
perience was when A. II. Newhouser
and Bqhrens were helping. The horses
were down and the snow drifting
over them and took lively work. Never
broke a spring or axle till this winter,
in which I have broken two front
axles, sprung one front and one hind
axle, broke a spring, double and sin
gle trees, neckyoke, five wheels, bolts
lost, and not least, have been docked
fora day and three-quarters time.
The past winter, I have only missed
a day and three-quarters in making
complete trips. Again I want to
thank you patrons for your assistance
in the last storm. I appreciate your
kindness to myself and team during
this trying week. No day has been
too stormy for you to get out and help
give me a boost along your line w hen
I needed it.
WmMMKSHj
Notice
\ THE MOVING PICTURE SHOW
At the New Opera House
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Week Hereafter
A 4-Reel Show
Every Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday
Change of Program
Nothing but the best pictures will be shown here, j
Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
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