Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern
_ A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VOLUME XXXIV LOOP CITY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 15. B6 NUMBER 30
PLANS FOR FAIR
MATURING FAST
Secretary Tracy Is Making Strenuous Efforts to Make Third
Annual Exhibit An Unqualified Success—Gov
ernor Morehead to Be Present.
C ra !e interest is l*eing
in t’.e county fair to U*
i ’i« r« 'v>|4etn s'r. i riM-iV
< . J. Tracy, sw retarv of the fair
•ari. appeared l«ef..re the cotn
. »er a -luh Wed:,. - ay evening
• .a-t week, and asked f.>r - ipjmrt
■ r the fair. Ti*e club w ill do all
it* power t<> make the fair a
—. are! appropriated 5s»" for
■ s.1 pretu. . . -. as follows;
Two pr./» • * 1 i«e given for the
.rg-st town- up exhibit. Fir-t
pn/'-si:.; s uid. flo. Two prizes
<e given f<*r ti»e largest t**wn
- p .-legatees. First prize til
»d. tilt*. L *up City township
- >wrre1 fruot ootu|*ting forthese
last two prizes.
In addition to the regular prizes
t • »- g.v--n t-. tie- fair association,
arge :n s-r <-f -j»e< i*l prizes
_ * tot- liteml business
tten. A carnival company w ill lie
• -re fair week. A g - »d. clean
tnpany w.l! b- secured and will
<* jp.v t - streets ..f the town and
i ii v an a : led attraction for fair
Vl-ltltfV
Fro ra ti.e biggest attract on
i. «> r ro.jr.i> fair will be (Jover
: Mt.r.-vsd. who lias promised
t jt>-s, ni ne lay and deliver
an i :r> '«. The governor has a
great uiat.v fr Is in this section
of tie* state and many will avail
t jeJtw’ves f U .s opp rtUIiitV to
wee hue.
rd fi
tt’ fair s> 1 promts. *s to excel1
t • <-tner>.attractions and atb-nd
u.-j- r. The oificers and directors
are working tard to get all ar
rangements -mpieted by the time
tie- fair p-: s. Many other at
tra *,.••!.» w.!l secured in the
-ar fet re and hy the time fair
— k r ar und everything will
readmes- for the biggest fair
• *-r he! i ib tiie county.
Ii - hoped tiiat a large exhibit
farm pr iti te will lie displaced.
ii - ntv can have as good a
Ii*»|uay as any in tlie state if it
•an 1k» gotten together. Tlie
premium book is on tlie press and
w ill -..mui la* ready fordistribution.
T - Northwestern wilihave more
to say in regard to our county fair
m t ie next few issues. The bene
fit' to l>e derived from a county
fair are far reaching and the ad
ert>mg the county receives is
I trice less.
Every citizen of the county
should assist the fair management
:n every way itossible, for they
are working without pay and arc
i mating their time and efforts for
i lie upbuilding and betterment of
tlie county in which we live.
MORTGAGE AND MULE MIXUP
Emmett Hartwell, who resides
on the east edge of >herman coun
ty. i~ in the countv jail. It is al
l-god that he sold a mule that was :
mortgaged. He was arrested and
• r< ight l>efore Justice Flint at
Litchfield. He waived his pre
liminary examination and was
• ■ i over to the September term
f di'triet court. Rond was fixed
at >■'. which he has so far been
liable to furnish. As the mule
was mortgaged in Custer county,
tii.-re i> doubt in the minds of
some whether this county has
jurisdiction in the case or not.
The Oldest Mason.
S .me of the state pajiers are
asking f. r tlie oldest Mason in the
si 11+*. W.H. Real, now of Broken
Bow, a native of Indiana, is now
*7 years old. He sent in his ap
plication to become a member of
the A. F. and A. M. as ap
prentice. passed a~ a fellow and
raised to tlie third degree in the
.tear lb.'>4. This makes him a
memlier of the order for fil years.
He lias his dues paid up to January
1. H»16. He is now a member of
Ladd on la Lodge No. lie. of Lad
douia. M >.—Custer County Re
publican.
July Clearance Sale
of Summer Goods
Startling Price Reductions
in Every Department
Straw Hats
Full line of straw hats
at half price.
Children's straw hats
at half price.
—
Underwear
l nion Suits, all sizes.
75e ind $1.00
values, for.Ol/C
Shirts and Drawers.
55c values.
now. .“vC
Oxfords
Odd lot of $d 60 and
$4 00 Oxfords, your
choice <f* i rr\
now.1 mOU
"Sport” Shirts
See the new “Sport”
Shirt. $1.00 to $1.50.
New style ties that !
match these shirts at
50 cents.
Odd lot summer shirts,
75c; and $1.00
values, for.QUL,
Socks
Odd lot of Silk Socks,
50c values,
per pair.
Boys’ Wash Suits
Values from 25c to
$2.50, at half price.
Sweeping Reductions on
all Summer S uits
GUS LORENTZ
Clothier and Furnisher
I WORLD’S MARKET PLACE ~
(Copyright.)
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
David Kay Dies Suddenly of Heart
Failure at His Home.
After an illness of five weeks
David Kay passed away at his
home eight miles north of Loup
City on Friday July 9, 1915.
Mr. Kay was one of the old
settlers in this section of the state,
settling in Logan township with
his family in November, 1881,
lie was known to many as Judge
Kay, having served several terms
as county judge, and at one time'
edited a newspaper in this city,
lie took an*active part in i>olitics
for several years, though in late
years his activities waned in that
direction.
He received a practical college
education in youth and spent some
time in studying along the lines of
medicine and theology. He taught
several times in the district schools
of Shermar. county. He was promi
nent in the educational and politi
cal life and development of Sher
man county and was actively
identified with the interests of his
community. He was widely known
and had many friends, as well as
the respect and esteem of all who
had dealings with him in social,
business or other character.
David Kay was born in Girvan.
Ayrshire, Scotland, July 3, 1818.
and was the youngest of six chil
dren in the family of Cat heart and
Elizabeth (McWilliams) Kay. lie
was sixty-seven years and six days
old at the time of his death.
In 1869 Mr. Kay left his native
country and went to Canada, where
he remained until October of the
same year when he moved to Cass
county. Illinois where he joined
relatives. A year later he made
a trip into northeastern Nebraska
to look over the country. He then
returned to Illinois and soon after
made a trip to his home in Scot
land. In June, 1871 he returned
to Illinois and remained there un- j
til 1872, when he went to Nemaha '
county Nebraska, where he was j
united in marriage with Miss
Mary Caroline Williams Decem
ber 16. 1877. In November, 1881
Mr. and Mrs. Kay moved to this
county and have resided here ever
since.
Mr. Kay is survived by a wife
and seven children. Children are
as follows:—Mrs. Sherman L.
Wilson, of Litchfield, Mrs. E. E.
Tracy, Kenneth, William, James,
Albert and Carrie. He also leaves
a sister and two brothers, who re
side in Scotland.
Mr. Kay united with the Pres
byterian chureh in Scotland when
he was a boy. He was a member
of the International Peace society
and was an active advocate of its
principles.
The funeral was held at the P*es
byterian church in Loup City
Sunday, Rev. Steen conducting
the services. Interment was made
I in Evergreen cemetry.
SPRING SURPRISE ON FRIENDS
Two of Loup City's prominent
young people were married at the
home of the bride's parents last
Thursday morning. The cere
mony occured at 5:30 a. m., at
which time Hev. E. M. Steen
spoke the words that united Miss
Ethel Oltman and Julius Sorensen
in wedlock.
Mr. and Mrs. Sorensen left the
same morning for Denver, where
they will sj»end their honeymoon.
Upon their return they will go to
housekeeping in the John Oltman
residence until Mr. and Mrs. Olt
man return in the fall, when they
will rent a residence. Congratu
lations.
“The Land of the Lost." A
photographic masterpiece. The
location of many of the scenes,
particularly those in the Island up
on which the wreck victims are
cast are exceptionally beautiful.
At opera house on Friday and
Saturday nights. Admission 1<>
and 15c.
JENNER SOME ATHLETE
Young Recruit Goes to Draw In
Fast Wrestling Match.
The following article is taken
from the Great Lakes Recruit,
published at Great Lakes. Illinois,
where a United States Naval train
ingstation is located. H.B. Jenner,
mentioned in the article below is
the son of our townsman, Henry
Jenner. He joined the navy sever
al months ago and is stationed at
the training station for six months
before entering actual service.
" Next fol lowed a w restl i ng match
between Leo Evans, of the fifty
first company and H. B. Jenner,
of the thirty-third. Evans has not
lost a match on the station and has
wrestled practically every Thurs
day since these athletic events
started: so when the two boys got
into the ring, Evans towering over
Jenner, his shoulders broader,
chest larger, arms longer, and en
tire body sturdier looking than
his opponent, it was the con
sensus of opinion that the match
would last only long enough for
Evans to pick the other man up
and lay him down twice. But
such was not to be thus. .Tenner
proved to be in every respect the
equal of Evans. Strong, elusive
and quick, he worked himself out
of some very dangerous holds and
had Evans guessing many times.
He himself was on the offensive
nearly all the time. Both boys
put up as pretty an exhibition of
wrestling as could be seen. At the
end of half an hour neither one
had been able to put the other's
shoulders to the mat so as the time
was limited, the referee called it a
draw. It is hoped that these two
boys will be matched again short
ly”
ABSTRACT OF VALUES
County Assessor Owens Submits
Some Interesting Figures.
County assessor Owens com
pleted his work of abstracting; the
result of the valuations assessed by
the precinct assessors and the fol
lowing is taken from his state
ment as sent in to the state board
of equalization.
No. of horses in county 9,525.
actual value $581,615.
No. of mules in county
actual value $63,990.
No. of cattle in county 25,964,
actual value $660,260.
The assessors found the follow
ing numl>er of bushels of grain in
the county; wheat, 13,329: corn.
205,700; rye, 350: oats: 26,937:
katSr corn. 245; barley, 400: pota
toes. 900: speltz, 2: grass, alfalfa
and clover seed. 163: tons of hay
and alfalfa, 3412.
Railroads were assessed at $477,
824.
Acres of improved land. 169.200
actual value $5,583,600.
Acres of unimproved land. 189.
34o actual value, $3,881,470.
Improvements on lands, $784,
600.
Average value or improved land, i
actual $33.
Average value of unimproved
land, actual $20.50.
Town lots improved, 3447, actu
al value $351,105.
Town lots unimproved, 3254,
actual value $244,050.
Improvements on lots, actual
value $670,090.
The banks show deposits of
something over half a million in
the county, while the assessors re
port $122,345 as money on hand
or on deposit.
Clocks and watches listed. 1244;
incubators and brooders. 299;
pianos, 339; organs and other
musical instruments, 473; sewing
machines, 1166; firearms. 369; (
safes, 59; stationary engines and
boilers, 168; gasoline and steam
tract ion engines, 64: threshingma
chines, 69: wagon scales, 26; auto
mobiles, 240; cream separators.
822; butter making machines
driven by power. 16; carriages,
wagons and other vehicles, 2575:
tyjiewriters and adding machines.
54: typesetting machines. 2:
cameras and kodaks. 13; phono
graphs, 51; moving picture ma
chines, 3: cash registers, 45; dogs.
1217: dozen chickens, 7,256: hogs.
18,093; sheep and goats. 293:
stands of bees, 120. Several other
items of less interest are not
enumerated here.
The actual value of all assessable
property in the county is $16,890,
305, assessed value $3,378,061.
The cost of assessing Sherman
county was $1,670,81, as follows:
Salary of county assessor $450.00
Office help ... 52.90
j Deputy assessors - - 1145.61
Bent and postage - 22.30
i $1670.81
ANOTHER PROBLEM
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Considerable Discussion Regarding New Site For New High
School Building—Special Meeting of Electors of
District Called For Near Future.
The school Ixutrd met in regular
session Monday evening. The
usual business routine business
: was transacted and bills passed
on. A jietiiion was presented to
the board praying that a meeting
| of the electors be held to discuss
the question of a site for the new
building, bonds for which were
voted at the recent special elec
! tion.
The site question is l»eing large
ly discussed and it is difficult to
i determine just what is the senti
ment of the district generally.
Many are ap[>osed to erecting
the new building on the present
'site occupied by this old building,
arguing that there is riot sufficient
room for two buildings on the
) block without the sacrifice of the
playground. It is also contended
that within the next five years it
| will be necessary to make ahother
change to accommodate the in
creasing attendance. Some elec
tors who opjiosed the bond issue
now say that as we have the school
building coming, it is no time to
think of pinching on the expense
of a site and are strongly in favor
| of buying a block and erecting the
new building thereon and having a
school and grounds that will I* a
credit to any city.
On tiie other hand, it is con
tended that the added expense of
janitor services and other details
will not justify the purchase of a
new site, and it is stated that the
heavier tax payers are opposing
the purchase of a new site.
A meeting will lie called in the
near future and the question wil
undoubtedly be the subject of con
siderable argument in the inter
x ening time. There is no question
hut that a new site is the proper
thing for a new $30,000 building,
and it is certain that snch a school
on an appropiate site xvould be
something that xvill lie iniinted to
with pride even by those who noxv
oppose the expenditures of a fexx
thousand dollars xvere for the site.
There is no doubt, howe\Ter,
that the question will lie decided
amicably and speedily, as it is the
desire of the electors generally
that the new building be com
pleted and equipped for service as
soon as possible.
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Hold
Installations.
Morning Star Rebekah Lodge.
No. 191, held their semi-annual in
stallation of officers Wednesda.v
night of last week at the I. O. O.
F. hall. The services were con
0,\ -Dejm^i \irkO(i Presi
dent, Mrs. AimeeConger, assisted
by Mrs. Carrie Johansen, Mrs.
Carrie Brown. Mrs. Rose Thomp
son, Mrs. Myrtle Henyan, Mrs.
Lizzie Rowe, Mrs. Katie Hen
drickson and Mrs. Hannah French.
Following is a list of the newly
installed officers; Noble Grand.
Mrs. Minnie Fisher; Vice Grand,
Mrs. Louise Solms; Secretary,
Mrs. Nettie Steen: Treasurer, Mrs.
Ella Boecking: Chaplain. Mrs.
Blanche Thompson: Warden, Miss
Constance Jenner: Conductor.
Mrs. Gertrude Vaughn; R. S. N.
G. , Mrs. Mollie Gibson: L. S. N.
G., Mrs. Anna Aye: R. S. V. G.,
Mrs. Ethel Young: L. S. V. G.,
Mrs. Rose Thompson: Inside
Guard, Mrs. Emma Doner: Out
side Guard, Mrs. Inez Bly.
The installation was followed by
a social time and refreshments.
On Friday evening the Odd
Fellow installation of officers was
held. 8. Olilsen. of Rockville.
District Deputy Grand President
was in charge of the ceremony,
being assisted by his staff, E.
Dwehus and Wm. Bowen of Rock
ville and Jas. W. Conger and T.
R. Lay of Loop City. Following
are the officers installed: W. S.
: Steen, X. G.; Lee BI.v, V. G.;
Harold Hancock. R. S. X. (i.;
i Chris I*. Petersen, L. S. X. G.;
R. D. Hendrickson, Warden; ,1.
A. Reiman, Conductor; .Tames W.
Conger, Chaplain; II. G. Hosier,
K. S. \ . G. ii ■' ir.~fa.ll«tir-'1 ,i-as
i follusmi -bj. ,x social time ana 11
;freshments. A large number wen
present aDd the spirit of brother
hood was intensified and
broadened by the meeting.
Germans From Many States to At
tend Omaha Music Fast.
From far and near, lovers of
high class music will come to
Omaha for next week's concerts,
which will be given under the
auspices of the Saengerfest associa
tion. With six of the world's
famous musicians on the program,
an ideal concert season is assured.
Estimates of the number of mem
bers of the organization who will
attend the concerts place the num
ber at fifteen to twenty thousand.
All concerts will be held in the.
Auditorium where the male chorus
of two thousand voices will hold
forth.
Never before has there been
such an array of talent for a con
cert in Omaha and never before
will so many lovers of music have
attended concerts.
The dates for the Saengerfest
are July 21 to 24.
Miss Emma Rowe went to Ash
ton yesterday morning to visit
with Mrs. Albert anderstrom.
Deposits in this bank have the additional security of the De
positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska.
T rading
Trading old age comforts for present petty
enjoyments appeals to some people as being
good business—some others prefer to trade all
present enjoyment for old age comforts. Nat
urally these are matters for individual'settle
ment. A rational modification of the two
plans apperls to us as being good. We all
need some enjoyment if we are to do our best
work—at the same time we need to save for
old age comforts.
Come in and let us show you how our
bank account plan will help you save more.
Loup City State Bank
Loop City, Nebraska.
We pay 5 percent interest on time deposits