DRUGGIST IS,BURNED
JOE CORDING OF LITCHFIELD INVESTIGATES POOL
OF SUPPOSED TO BE WATER WITH MATCH.
Water Turned Out To Be Turpentine and Drug Store Is Badly
Wrecked and Druggist Severely Burned—Was
Unable To Get Out Without Assistance.
A terrific explosion, in which Joe
Cording, druggist at Litchfield, was
badly injured and his drug store con
siderably damaged, occurred last
Tuesday evening. Mr. Cording was
rescued in time to save his life, and
the fire boys were on the scene in
time to stop the conflagration before
much damage was done.
The facts, as near as we have been
able to gather, up to this writing, are
about as follows:
Mr. Cording went into the basement
to draw some turpentine and seeing
what he supposed to be a pool of
water on the floor, lit a match to in
vestigate. The supposed water proved
to be the leakage from a barrel of tur
pentine in the cellar, and as Mr.
Cording stooped down to make the
examination he held the match too
close to the oily substance and quick
as a flash it ignited, and as soon as
the flames reached the barrel a ter
rific explosion followed. Mr. Cording
did not have time to get out of the
cellar and when found by those who
rushed to his aid, was in a helpless
condition. He was taken out and
to his home where medical aid was
summoned. His injuries, although se
vere, are not necessarily fatal, sa\s
th« latest reports.
The building was somewhat shat
tered. It caught fire and would have
ourred to the ground but for the
timely arrival of the fire boys, who
quickly extinguished the flames. Ev
ery showcase hi the house was shat
tered and considerable damage was
done by the hose. Aside from this,
however, practically everything on
the upper floor was saved.
Joe Cording is one of the leading
druggist of Litchfield. He is a son
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bennett
of this city. He was once a resident
here and has a host of Loup City
friends who wish for his speedy re
covery and that his financial loss will
not be very great.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, upon hearing
the news of the accident, went at once
to Litchfield to give assistance, if pos
sible.
WOMEN’S UNITY CLUB.
The Unity club met with Mrs. Main
last Thursday. The delegates to the
State federation at Norfolk. Mrs.
Tracy and Mrs Burwell. gave most
interesting reports.
The state has 186 clubs and a mem
bership of over 8,000 ladies. There
were 266 delegates, besides many vis
itors.
The most noted speakers were Mrs.
Percy V. Pennypacker of Austin, Tex
as, president of the National federa
tion; Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Min
neapolis, Minn., chairman of the Liter
ature committee of the National fed
eration, and Doctor Rachel Yarros of
Hull House, Chicago.
Doctor Yarros was the most unique
and intense of the trio of able speak
ers. She came to America from Rus
sia, after she was grown. She has
been a student in the best schools of
both countries. She is thoroughly
alive to all the advance movements of
the day, being an earnest advocate of
woman’s suffrage, an ardent prohibi
tionist and an untiring worker in the
Hull House social settlement work.
The company had a happy surprise
when Mrs. Main served her delicious
coffee and doughnuts.
The ladies planned a food and candy
sale to be held in the Travis 10-cent
store next Saturday. They will have
c hickens, cookies, cake and pies, bread
and rolls, salad dressing, baked beans
and Boston brown bread, besides de
licious candy . This will be a good
place to help out your Sunday dinner.
FOR SALE.
Improved stock farm consisting of
160 acres. Good bearing orchard, two
houses, barn 40x60, and plenty of good
water. Only one-half mile to school.
Located on sections 1 and 12, 14-16, six
miles northeast of Litchfield. This
place is a bargain and must be sold
at once. Inquire of C. H. Wall, Hen
derson, Neb. *41-2
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ALVA 0. LEWIS, AGENT
Loup City, Nebraska.
WHEN LOOKING FOR A SQUARE MEAL
DROP IN AT THE
Ideal Bakery & Restaurant
SOUTH SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE
Meals, Lunches and Short Orders at all
Honrs
We Also Carry a Full Line of Bakery Goods.
Careful Attention Given all Special Orders.
THE CHURCHES.
Swedish Church.
The regular services will be held in
the Swedish Mission church Sunday.
October 31. Sunday school at 10:30
a. m.; sermon at 11:15. In the even
ing the sermon will commence at 7:30
p. m. The Ladies Aid society will
meet Thursday, October 28. at 2 p.
m. at the home of Mrs. David Holm
berg. five miles west of town. Every
body welcome.
TEODORE YOUNG
Methodist.
10:30 a. m.—Subject: “What We
Owe Our Fellow Men.”
7:30 p. m.—Subject: “Some Facts
As I See- Them.”
Prayer meeting on Thursday night
at 7:30. Every member of the church
ought to be there. An invitation is ex
tended to all to come. “Come thou
with us and we will do thee good."
L. V. SLOCUMB.
German Evangelical.
Zum Gottesdienst am 31 Oktober
sind alle Glieder wiederum herzlith
eingeladen. Es sind 398 Jahre verg
angen seit Martin Luther durc-h sein
mutiges Vorgehen der christliehen
Kirche zur wahren christliehen Frei
heit varholfen hat. Lasset uns unserer
Vaeter wuerdig sein die fuer diesen
Glauben ihr Leben hinzugeben bereii
waren. Lasst uns daher an diesem
hohen Festagge der christliehen Kirche
auch mitfeiern und mitbeten und
durch unsere Anwesenheit die Feier
des Ret'ormationfestes zu einem
Erfolg machen. Eine Kollekte fuer
unser Predigerseminar die auc h eurer
Liebe empfohlen ist, wird abgehalten
werden. Einen froehlichen Geber hat
Gott lieb. Die Kollekte die letzten
Sonntag abgehalten wurde. war die
groesste die wir je gehabt habei:.
Dasselbe war zu sagen von dem
Besuch .fuer den ich alle die anwe
send waren meinen herzlichen Dank
ausspreche. Der Gottesdienst beginnt
um halb elf Uhr. Kommt atie!
Der Chor uebt um die gewohnte
Zeit Freitag Abends um acht Uhr.
Lasst uns alle puenkt lich da sein.
Zum ersten Mai fand in unserer
Kirche seit langer Zeit die alte
schoene Feier der Kindtaufe im Got
teshause statt. Wie schoen waere es
wenn Eltern die ihre Kinder dem
dreieinigen Gott weihen wollen. dies
in der Kirche tun liessen. Lasst uns
dem guten Biespiel das letzten Sor.n
tag freiwillig gebracht wurde folgen.
F. W. GUTH, Pastor.
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SHIPMENTS IN AND OUT.
Considerable activity has been go
ing on in and around the railroad sta
tions this week Since the last issue
of The Northwestern, there has been
several car loads of merchandise re
ceived and not a little of our pro
ducts exported.
The Keystone Lumber company have
received one car of lime, one car of
coal, and one of fencing. The Hansen
Lumber company has received a car
of lumber and one of coal. E. G. Tay
lor has also received a car of coal
and two cars of good wheat for his
grist mill. He has also shipped three
car loads of poor wheat to Omaha, one
car of flour to Eddyville, Nebr., and
one car of flour to Thedford, Nebr.,
and also a car of hay to Omaha.
Arnett & Son. have received a car
load of furniture and the grocers and
drygoods merchants have received new
invoices of goods in large quantities.
OBITUARY.
The funeral of Kazasnear Iwan was
held at the Catholic church here last
Friday, services being conducted by
Father Jarka. A large number of
neighobrs and friends paid their last
respects to the departed one.
Mr. Iwan had been ill but a short
time previous to his death, which oc
curred on Tuesday, October 19. He
was in town the day before. On Tues
day he was not feeling very well, so
remained in bed and died very sud
denly in the afternoon, before medical
aid could be summoned.
He was a hard working man, and
had, but a short time ago, purchased
a farm. He leaves a wife and ten
children, besides a number of brothers
and sisters and other relatives. The
deceased was 43 years of age.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses issued by County
Judge Smith:'
Peter Brandstrup, jr. of Boelus, and
Miss Ella R. Seeber, of Sherman coun
ty on Oct. 25th.
Hartwig Anton de la Motte, of
Hazard and Mrs. Emma Gall, of
Hazard, Oct. 16th.
Frank 'Palu of Sherman county and
Miss Mary A. Kaminski, same, Oct.
18 th.
August Karslon of Ashtob, and Miss
Elizabeth Wardyn, of Ashton, Oct.
25th.
Troubled with dandruff? It may be
light and fluffy and not appear danger
ous at the present time but if neglect
ed it will become matted—that will
mean loss of hair—Nyal’s Hirsutone
will prevent it. Buy it at the Nyal
store.
SPECIAL
INTRODUCTORY
PRICES
on Women’s
and Misses’
Coats
Suits
Dresses
‘ Skirts
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This new store in Loup
City caters to women’s
trade only, and we carry
selections only to be found
in towns of 5,000 or over.
We would very much
appreciate a call at your
early convenience. Come
in and look over our as
sortments, whether you
are ready to buy or not.
COATS
§5.09 to §25.09
SUITS
$5.00 to §20.00
DRESSES
$5.03 to $25.00
SKIRTS
$2.50 to $7.50
Pizer & @o.
Women’s Wearing Apparel
Loup City and Hastings.
LOUP CITY GETS BOSTON MONEY.
Local Butter Making Concern Does
Big Business Since March 1.
Or rather what it has done since
the first of March. Figures won’t lie,
and here are a few for your consider
a non. They have churned :i:!0 times
since the first of March with an aver
age output of 900 pounds to the
churning, making in all, a tota: of
297,000 pounds of but'er, which they
have produced and shipped to the Bos
ton market during this pe.-to i of time.
The pr.ee received is 20 cents per
pound* making a total of 0,100.00 of
Boston money that has , been dis
tributed among our farmers and lab
oring men of this locality. Besides
iti-.s, thev have bought and shipped a
very large amount of eggs and
chickens.
SUE ON OLD HAIL LOSSES.
Farmers in Dunn County, N. D.,
have commenced suit against the Des
Moines Mutual Cyclone & Hail Insur
ance Association on account of hail
losses that were sustained by them in
1914. Adjustment was satisfactorily
made on losses by the company’s ad
juster, but the company failed to re
mit for a long time and when the re-!
mittances were received they were for j
only one half of the amounts allowed
by the adjuster. The claims range I
in amounts from $200 to $400. The
state insurance department holds $25,
000 of the company’s securities.—The
Western Underwriter, Sept. 16, 1916.
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NOVEMBER 5 FIRE DAY
First Friday in November Day Desig
nated By Last Legislature as
Day of Fire Observance.'
Statistics prove that 75 per cent of
the enormous fire waste of this coun
try is directly due to carelessness and
ignorance. We are living at a time in
the history of our nation when the
question of the preservation of re
sources, natural and created, is receiv-1
ing a great deal of attention. The
preservation of any kind of property
from any kind of waste should receive
the utmost consideration from the gen
eral public. One of our most vital
problems, and one which is calling for
rapid solution, is the problem of our
enormous, unnecessary and avoidable
fire waste. $25,000,000 of con
structed property annually des
troyed by fire is a direct reproach up
on our civil governments and upon
our people. Two-thirds of the $25,000,
000 annual fire loss in Nebraska is due
to carelessness, and is an absolute
waste and drain upon our resources.
It is depleting the wealth of our state.
We are burning down almost as fast
as we are building up. No state or
nation can long endure this absolute
waste and drain without feeling the
effects in a most unfavorable way.
The Nebraska Legislature of 1911,
having in mind the conservation of
the resources of our state, created a
Fire Day law and set aside by law
the first Friday of November of each
year to be known and observed as
State Fire Day. Every citizen in the
state should take an interest in the
important matter of fire prevention
[and observe State Fire Day by a gen
eral cleaning up and removal of rub
ibish, trash and waste from their
premises.
The mayors ot every city and village
in the state should issue local procla
mations asking their citizens to co
operate in cleaning up and removing
all fire dangers. The city or village
should furnish men and teams free of
charge to haul away all waste and
rubbish.
All Fire Chiefs should make a spe
cial inspection of their territory and
compel the change of any conditions
which would tend to eliminate the pos
sibility of a fire.
Every Commercial Club in the state
should have a Fire Prevention Com
mittee. The committee should send
out a call asking all citizens to co-oper
ate in making Fire Day a real Clean
! U p Day.
Woman's Clubs should take an inter
est in the Day and ask every member \
to look into their home conditions i
with a view of abolishing every pos- i
sible fire danger.
Heating apparatus, electric wiring
and chimneys should be carefully i
gone over and placed in a proper con- j
dition for winter use.
Public and private institutions. ]
stores, factories, theatres, garages and
all business houses should be inspect
ed and any changes made that will
further protect the premises from
fire.
The public Press can be a powerful
facto: in the movement of Fire Pre
vention. By instructive and timely
publications they can interest the
public as no other factor can.
Fire Prevention in Schools.
Fire drills should be held on Fire
Day in every public and private school
in the state. The teaching of Fire
Prevention in our schools is a state
law, and at this time we beg to thank
the teachers of the state for their
real iterest in this important study.
It will be the school children of to
day who are having these lessons on
Fire Prevention impressed on their
young, alert minds who will after all
be the ones who in a few years will
really bring into the home and the
business world a campaign of Fire
Prevention that will materially de
crease our great unnecessary fire loss.
Teachers will find interesting pro
grams for Fire Day outlined in the
Fire Prevention Text Books which the
Fire Commission Department has
furnished them. We earnestly re
quest every teacher to arrage and aut
line a program which will instruct and
entertain the pupils. It would be well
to arrange such a program as would
interest the parents and let the pupils
ask their parents to visit the school
on the afternoon of Friday, November
5th, 1915.
FOR RENT.
80 acres of hay land for rent. W.
S 1-2 E 1-4, 24-15-16. Phone or write
C. A. Johnson, R. F. D. No. 1 for
terms.
FOR SALE
DUROC JERSEY
BOARS
Priced to sell. Farrowed in March
and April and sired to Perfect Model.
They have the length, the width and
depth; plenty of bone, good, strong
feet and ample of quality. Farmer's
prices buy them. Farm two miles
straight west from Ashton depot.
Phon 4805. R. R. Norl.
v Ed Haedler, Breeder
. ASHTON, NEB.
AUCTIONEER
Get O. E. Schlote
for Auctioneer
Terms one per cent Make
your dates at The Northwestern
or call me at 9403.
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA
por the Style-Keen
and the Quality-Wise
Ralston Shoes
$4.00 to $6.00
We recommend them to you, knowing they are
your kind of a Shoe
GUSLORENTZ 1
BRING YOUR GRAIN
TO THE
Loup City Mill & Light Co.
Furnishes all the light and power and also makes the
best of flour. Handled by all Merchants.
BUY FLOUR THAT IS MADE IN LOUP CITY
HEADQUARTERS FOR
ALL KINDS OF
Hard and Soft Coal
TAYLOR’S ELEVATOR
• LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA
SEE WYOMING NOW!
AT HARVEST TINE—
See for yourself the bumper crops of the homesteaders.
"Meet these people on their pwn places and hear of the oppor
tunities that await you there. See 40 bushels per acre wheat;
se^ the alfalfa, potatoes, sugar beets and practically every
farm product now.
During the past year more than a thousand families have
found homes in this state along our lines. There is room for
you. You now have a choice of a 320 acre Mondcll homestead
of good agricultural and grass land, or an 80 acre government
irrigated farm in the Big ^Lorn Basin. Think this over; get,
in touch^ with me. This should be a big question with you.
' his is better than a rented or mortgaged farm and is a sure
way to get ahead and own your home.
Ask about personally conducted excursions to this terri
tory on FIRST and THIRD Tuesdays of each month.
I have ready for free distribution literature that
tells all about what Wyoming offers you, in you
are in search of a home. Write me.
S. B. HOWARD, IMMIGRATION AGEN
1004 Famam Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
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TONSORIAL AND BILLIARD PARLORS
Tobacco and Soft Drinks
LOUP CITY
NEBRASKA
THOMPSON’S BILLIARD PARLORS
Your are*cordially invited to make my place
your headquarters when in town. A full line
of the best cigars, candies and all kinds of
soft drinks. Lunch room in connection.
J. W. THOMPSON, Proprietor
