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Loup City Northwestern A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN VOLUME XXXIV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1910 NUMBER 46 SEWER VOTE TUESDAY QUESTION OF LOUP CITY HAVING SEWER UP TO THI VOTERS OF CITY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. Chances Are That Proposition Will Carry By a Large Majoritj As the General Sentiment Seems to Be in Favor of Doing Away With Cesspools and Valuts. On Tuesday, November 9, the peo ple of Loup City will have placed be fore them the proposition of voting bonds for the construction of a sewer. The two plans in favor for doing this work are: No. 1. To vote bonds sufficient to construct the trunk line (which is the main and larger pipe leading from a central point' in town and extending to the river) with the laterals, or side Clines, all over town at once, which in the case of Loup City, would cost about $30,000, or: No. 2. To vote just enough bonds to construct the main trunk line (cost about $6,500) the laterals, or side lines to be added, as the people form dis tricts. The last plan is the one which has been selected by the Loup City board and is the same as used at St. Paul, Nebraska. In either plan the size of the pipes, both for the trunk line and laterals, the construction work in general, would be finished up just the same, the difference being that laterals are not extended until districts form and peo ple are ready for connections and that the city will not have a large amount of money invested in a lot of unused side lines, which proved to be ihe case in other towns where the whole town was piped. In St. Paul, district No. 1 is made up of about forty blocks (most of the town) but any number can form a dis trict. All that has to be done to form a district is to properly apply to the board and the work of connection or building of laterals may begin at any time. Let us suppose that the trunk line is built and that the square block cor nered by Graefe's drug store, Thomp son’s restaurant. Wood’s barn and Miner's barn desired to form a dis trict. Representation of the majority of front feet could obtain a grant from the city board to lay side lines and connect to the trunk. The total cost to a property valued at $4,000 has been figured to be approximately $20.80, plus 25 cents per front foot, the $20.80 being the share of the trunk construc tion, to be paid as a tax, a part each year, over the period of the bond, and the 25 cents per front foot for the laterals or side lines, going in from of the property, and can be paid, if de sired, in four yearly payments, fron which it can be seen that the expense is small and the payments easy, in deed. The total cost for a lot valued al 1125 would be 78 cents, plus 25 cents per front foot. Take the width of youi lot and figure it. It is to be seen that the cost of con struction a sewage system does not loom up as the big burden some would have us believe. | Ravenna and St. Paul have sewers and are glad of it. Certainly it costs money to do anything worth while and I this is one of the needful things every (community has to consider at some time, and no plan, no cesspool or septic tank is as good as a properly construct ed sewer system. i The new school house is to be built along modern lines, having shower baths and toilet accomodations. How much better it would be to have the proper kind of sewage to carry off this matter from the grounds, where so many people are housed, and to do it inowr, rather than putter along with cesspools and septic tanks with their cost of construction and upkeep, to say nothing of the advantages of the 'real sanitary sewage system. | It has been figured |hat the cost to an average property owner amounts :to more to build a cesspool complete than would be his share of expense ; in the sewer. j Loup City has 70 cesspools, 65 oi which have toilet connections and the number of vaults runs into the hundreds. A cesspool permeates sur rounding soil and water and the gas which comes from each and every one contains, at times, the material for serious epidemics. Sewage is no ex periment, it is a proposition, simply including payment for progressive ness. The question is, are the major j ity of people in Loup City In favor of improvements which make this a bet ter place in which to live? i S. N. Sweetland returned home Wed , nesday evening from Chicago and j New York state where he had been | visiting the past three weeks with I relatives. Illllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll OUR IDEA of • YOUNG MEN'S STYLE Is something sparkling, dashing and sprightly and we keep this in mind when we seieci young men s clothing. & HBKMA1TWILB miBHiN CLOTHBS " WE don’t believe in making a freak out of any man who places himself in our hands to be dressed up. We appreciate the trust he places in us and we strive to serve him with refinement as well as style. So you will understand, young man, that this store not only has the very things you want, but there is a ser vice here that assists you in your selections and guards you against any possibility to going wrong in your choice. I WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION = 1 OF THE NEWLY ARRJVED FALL 1 | AND WINTER SUITS AND | | OVERCOATS, OF PURE WOOL 1 | QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES. 1 { Hub Clothing Store j | VICTOR VIENER, Proprietor. | StIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIHfi ANOTHER MYSTERY '^-4. a.jlj -•* -• I □ NOW, WHAT |(N TH ' WORLP f pecA^e o' rm pKi, PU^PklH? W^WSSM (Copyright.) WORK IS STARTED ON NEW SCHOOL HOUSE Ohlson & Son Lose No Time in Start ing Work on Loup City’s New $30,000 School House. John Ohlson & Son, who secured the contract for the building of the new $30,000 high school building at Loup City commenced breaking dirt for the basement and foundation Tuesday morning and as we go to press nearly one-third of the dirt has been moved. The contract for the excavation work was re-let to French and Thrasher who have the work in hand and if the weather holds good to the end of the present week, they will have it ail done But the finish, when the masons will commence the foundation. The building is located in the center of the south half of the block leaving the north half of the block vacant for a play ground and out buildings. The excavation is eighty feet square and we understand that the building itself is to be 79 1-2 x76 or approximately so with a wing or side room on the north of consider able dimensions. Mr. Ohlson says that it is his inten tion to employ most of the labor at home, only employing masons from outside. . It was thought by some that the board of education has been very slow in this matter but late develop ments have shown that its members have been very much alive and have made every moment count. FARMERS' INSTITUTE SPEAKERS. The two speakers to be sent to our farmers’ institute by the agricultural extension service of the college of ag riculture are Professor K. F. Warner and Miss Frances Wyman. Mr. War ner will speak on “Care, Management and Feeding of Live Stock” and “From Feed Lot to Frying Pan;” and Miss Wyman will speak on “The Balanced Meal” and “The Efficient Kitchen.” Both Mr. Warner and Miss Wyman are graduates of our college of agricul ture. Since his graduation, Mr. War ner has had much experience. He first went to Minnesota where he taught animal husbandry in the college of agriculture, studying mean while along the same line. From this institution he recently received his master’s degree. While at Min nesota, in addition to his other duties, he was sent out into the state as a lecturer and to judge live stock at different agricultural meetings. Not long ago he was made assistant pro fessor of animal husbandry at the Ne braska College of Agriculture in the extension service. He is employed cooperatively by the state and the United States Department of Agricul ture. Miss Wyman is a close student of her work and has satisfactorily filled many institute engagements. Since graduation from the home economics course of the college of agriculture she has given much of her time to farm ers’ institute work. PRICE BUILDING MATERIAL. J. F. Vandrila. Don Holmes and John Nerberk, of Bristol township were at the county seat last Thursday on busi ness. These gentlemen are contem plating putting up buildings on the farm and came to inquire into the price of building material. Mr.- Van drila is going to erect a large barn and cover it with steel sheet iron so as to make it entirely water proof. GIVE US THE NEWS. The Northwestern will appreciate the favor if you will tell us any items of news you may know, and if you don’t see us, telephone. The publish ers desire to print all the news and with your help we can make this one of the best weekly newspapers in the state. Can we depend on you? Our • phone number ig 21. I NEW ADS TODAY. J. A. Arnett & Son, Hardware and Furniture. Zimmerman & Waite, Maxwell automobiles. J. W. Dougal, sale of land by referee. Pizer & Co., ladies’ wearing ap parel. Daddow Theater, Dixie Minstrels on Thursday, November 10. General Roofing Co., Certain teed products. Boyles Business College, Omaha, business college. First National Bank, program of Farmers' Institute. Loup City State Bank, Paid in Full. C., B. & Q. R. R., service to Cali fornia and winter resorts. H. M. Eisner, birthday and anni versary gifts. Loup City Cash Store, sheep lined coats and winter household goods. LOVES OLD HAMILTON. Vic Swanson, the Loup City mer chant, and Oliver Johnson drove down from Shuman county Tuesday to visit their Aurora relatives. Mr. Johnson is a son of Mrs. A. E. John son of this city and has spent the past two years on her 480-acre farm north of Loup City. He had a streak of bad luck this year, his entire crop be ing ruined by hail, but he is keeping a stiff upper lip and is preparing to tackle the game on a larger scale than ever next season. “Sherman county is all right,” said Mr. Johnson yesterday, “and, cheaper land values considered, there is a better chance for a young man to get a start up there than here, but I am afraid I will never feel at home anywhere but in old Hamil ton, where I was born and raised. —Aurora Republican. RETURNS AFTER MANY YEARS. D. S. Draper, of Lewiston, Mont., was in the city Saturday visiting with his brother, en route to Loup City, to visit with other relatives. Mr. Drap er attended school here in the late seventies and left Grand Island in 1882. He worked in the Stoltenberg harness shop and other places of business, all of which have since been discontinued. Mr. Draper reports big excitement over oil discoveries in the Big Horn Basin.—Grand Island- Inde pendent. NEW MAXWELL PERFORMS. W. S. Waite has had some thrilling adventures in learning to drive his new Maxwell car. He tried to run into the postoffjce, but the mail box at the curb was in the way, or he would have successfully performed the feat. Wilbur had several other mishaps, but we are not going to tell on him, it being sufficient to say that he is mastering the car, and if he asks you to ride with him you can do so with a reasonable degree of safety. THE. CHEERFUL CHER.U& At TNl^Ht I sit Or\ OLTT Front steps And ^eze rv± tJl tKe, Friendly stt-rs And ke-&r* tke lovely sovnds otner peoples' motor cers. v , rtct: oC ^ READERS INVITED TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS Farmers and Merchants Invited By The Northwestern to Discuss Questions of Public Interest. The Northwestern has frequently invited its readers to express opinions through our columns regarding ques tions that are more or less debated by both farmers and business men. Following will be found a communi cation signed by “A Farmer” concern ing the farmers’ grange and why the farmer sends his money to mail order houses. We believe that much good can be accomplished by a thorough discussion of matter of public' interest and the publishers of The Northwestern invite all to write their views on questions of interest to the general public. It is "not necessary that the articles be signed by the real name of the writer, but it is necessary that the publishers know the identity of the writer. So if you have something on your chest that you want to get off. just unload it on The Northwestern and perhaps it will be for the good «of many as well as yourself. THE FARMERS’ GRANGE In writing this article I have not looked up statistics so consequently cannot state facts, but I give you the opinions of a farmer. The first time I heard anything about a Farmers’ Grange was in one of the local barber shops. One of the barbers made the remark that when the farmers sent away for their sup plies that they couldn’t see that they were hurting themselves, because if the town of Loup City deteriorated the price of their land around Loup City would also deteriorate, which at the time I thought was a very good idea. Also I heard one of the merchants remark that if the farmer would pay cash every time he bought anything of him that he could give him a better price, which is also very reasonable, but I have paid for all of my supplies when I purchased them and I don't see any reduction in price so far. Is it fair to the man, farmer or day laborers who pays for his grocer ies to make him pay the interest for the man who buys on credit. Also I was going to buy a sack of sugar once and went to one of leading mer chants and priced a sack. I thought he was a little high so I priced it at another merchant’s who was thirty cents less than the first merchants price. Had there ought to be this dif ference between two sacks of the same sugar? Some merchants of Loup City felt quite indignant at the farmers for es tablishing a Grange, but also don’t they buy their goods &om the wholesale house that offers them the best price? And also are the farmers around Loup City dependent upon the merchants of Loup City for their live lihood or the merchants dependent upon the farmer? Does the mer chants of Loup City ever try to help the farmers secure help when they are harvesting their crops? It it the place of the merchant to ridicule and criti cise the man whom he absolutely de pends on for his success? Why don’t the merchants of Loup /City get to gether and try to meet the prices that the farmer can get other places instead of trying to knife each other? I am sure the farmers as a rule would rather spend their money in Loup City than to send it away to some catalogue house which doesn’t help to build up our vicinity. I would like to read an article in the columns from one of the mer chants. A FARMER. T. E. Gilbert returned home Tues day evening from his trip to Iowa, where he has been for some time visit ing with relatives. LOUP CITY THE WINNER I _ KEARNEY GOLF CLUB VISITS LOUP CITY AND RE TURNS LOSER IN MATCH GAME SUNDAY. Mathew, Polski, Schwaner and Worlock Do the Winning For* Local Team—Kearney Team Much Pleased With Reception and Entertainment by Locals. Last Sunday afternoon the Kearney Golf club sent a team of eight players to contest again eight players of the Loup City Golf club, Loup City win ninng, four to tjyee, and there being one tie. The first arrangement was for the playing of eighteen holes by i each pair of players, but as three of the pairs of players decided it was getting late and only played nine holes, it was decided to only count the first nine holes played. Five of the pairs of players completed the eighteen holes and had the last nine holes been counted also, Loup City would have won, 5-2. The scores are as follows: Loup City Winners. Polski vs. Atchison—1st 9 holes, Polski won, 1 up. Strokes—Polski, 55; Atchison, 52. Schwaner vs. Pickens—1st 9 holes, Schwaner won, 2 up. Strokes— Schwaner, 58; Pickens (8 holes), 53. R. M. Worlock vs. Andrews—9 holes only. Worlock won, 3 up. No card re turned. Mathew vs. Dr. Denzler—1st 9 holes, Mathew won, 4 up. Strokes—1st 9 holes, Mathew, 54; Dr. Denzler, 59; 2nd 9 holes, Mathew, 50; Dr. Denzler, 49. Winners for Kearney. Martindale vs. Guth—1st 9 holes, Martindale won, 2 up. Strokes— Martindale, 54; Guth, 55; 2nd 9 holes, Martindale, 2 up. Tollefson vs. Swanson—1st 9 holes, Tollefson won, 1 up. Strokes, Tollef sen, 46; Swanson, 51; 2nd 9 holes, Swanson won, 1 up. Strokes—51 and 51. 'Brown vs. M. H. Worlock—Brown r won, 2 up. Strokes, Brown, 45; Wor lock, 47. Tollefsen vs. Johnson, first nine holes, was a tie in holes and in strokes, the scores being 56 and 56; second nine holes, Johnson won, 1 up. Strokes—Johnson, 47; Tollefsen, 49. The Kearney players arrived in Loup City about 10:30 A. M„ practic ing on the golf course until noon, then taking dinner with the Loup City club at the Frederick hotel and play ing the match in the afternoon, which was a very fine afternoon and the players expressed themselves as en joying the match very much indeed. Kearney has had a golf club for a number of years and it certainly was quite an honor for the Loup City club to win over so strong a team. Three ladies of the Kearney club were also present, playing an exhibition game and were quite good. The Kearney players were very nice to meet and visit with and the utmost of cordiality and good feeling prevailed between the teams. NEW SAFE FOR THE CITY. The city dads have invested in a new fireproof safe where the city rec ords can be put with safety. It is of fine large dimensions and will hold all the records and papers pertaining to the business interests of this munici pality. City Clefk Peter Rowe will show you everything about it but the combination. Mrs. O. F. Peterson and Mrs. Louise Solms will leave for Long Beach, Calif., tomorrow morning for an ex tended visit with their sister, Mrs. W. P. Baird, and family. i GORDON & FERGUSON’S CELEBRATED FUR COATS A large line of Racoon, Kangaroo and Russian Calfskin Coats. Do not buy without looking over this line. Plush and Fur Robes and Horse Blankets SPECIAL SALE of the Celebrated Wyeth Tinware and Graniteware. Every piece a bargain. THE WYETH LINE OF HEATING STOVES AND RANGES ARE BEST ON THE MARKET. HARNESS MADE TO ORDER JAMES BARTUNEK HARDWARE AND HARNESS liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiHiiniiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiKinnuu s Depositors in this bank have the additional security of the De- r; ™ positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska. 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