Loup Qty Northwestern
* '_A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VOLUME XXXIV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915 NUMBER 50
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
The government of the United
States is very considerate of its
adopted citizens. It is a very easy
matter for one of foreign birth to be
come a citizen and the cost is practi
cally nothing. But the few things
you have to do must be done. You
must first take out papers wherein
you declare your intentions to become
a citizen of the United States and to
absolve yourself from all allegiance
to any foreign king, prince, potentate
or power. The first papers cost one
dollar. But they do not make you a
citizen, however. They must be fol
lowed within a reasonable time with
final papers costing $5 and supple
mented by the testimony of witnesses
and an examination before some court
of competent jurisdiction. The thing
to be most remembered in this con
nection is that you must not allow too
much time to lapse between the time
of taking out your first papers and the
completion of the job of becoming a
, citizen by having your case passed
j) upon by some district judge.
United States Naturalization Exam
iner, J. M. Gurnett of St. Louis, Mo.,
has charge of the business in Nebras
ka and he writes the Quiz that he
finds that in Valley county there are a
great many men of foreign birth who
have neglected to complete their citi
zenship. If you took out your first
papers since September 26, 1906, you
must, within seven years from the
date of those papers, make applica
tion with the clerk of the district
court of your district for the final pa
pers. Failing to do this within the
seven years your first papers lapse
and are of no effect.
All citizens of Valley county or
others reading this item should look
up their first papers and see what the
date is thereon. If they are more
than seven years old you might as
well throw them away. If that time
has not lapsed you better make ap
plication at once with the clerk of the
district court, for your final examina
tion.
If your first papers are dead you
may still become an American by j
starting over again with your decla
ration of intentions, just as you did
more than seven years ago.
Suppose you get out your papers,
our friends of foreign birth, and see
how your citizenship stands.—Ord
Quiz.
DEFECTIVES AND HUMANITY.
The action of Dr. H. J. Haiselden,
of Chicago in refusing to perform
a surgical operation for the purpose
of saving the life of a defective in-j
fant has brought acutely before the;
people the problem of what to do with j
our defectives. It is the burning is
sue of the day, the theme of dis
cussion by millions upon millions of
people throughout the "ivilized world.
When born the child was in this
condition. It had but one ear, it had
no neck, the base of the skull being
about even with its shoulders, one
side was paralyzed, it had a curved
spine, on the left side it had a double
kidney connected to the bladder by
one tube, on the right side it had no
kidney, there was no opening to the
lower intestines, its stomach was di
lated, its thighs were abnormally
large, it had a hemorrhage in the
spinal canal, indicating an injury or a
diseased condition of the blood ves
sels; there was no passageway to the
missing ear; its brain was apparently
normal with the exception of a hem
orrhage on the left side.
The performing of a simple opera
tion would have saved the life of this
child. But the surgeon, knowing the
future that would await it, refused to
operate. A coroner's jury, consisting
of a number of the most noted physi
cians in Chicago, found that he acted
strictly within his rights and within
the ethics of the medical profession.
Was this doctor a human being with
a great heart, who refused to prolong
the life of this child, and thereby con
demn it to an existence of helpless
misery? Or was he a criminal in his
refusal to perform an operation that
meant life, though that life be worse
than death?
Hardly a day passes but we read
of a crime committed by some person
who is later proven to have been a
defective from birth. There is no
punishment for such, They must be
committed to an institution for the
rest of their days, or be permitted to
run at large and continue to be a
menace to all people with whom they
come in contact.
May of these defective people grow
to maturity, and marry, and bring
other defectives into the world. The
world is full of them, and humanity
is becoming more morally depraved
and mentally warped every day. Eu
rope in particular is deluged with
them in high places, brought about
by the pernicious system of inter
marriage, and Europe is drowning in
a sea of blood and destruction. %
What are we to do with our defec
tives? Are we to nurture them and
send them forth into the world to
breed other defectives, to serve as a
canker in the mentality and morality
of mankind? Or should they be al
lowed to slip back into the mystery
from whence they came?
We correct the mistakes of nature
in all other respects by removing the
menace in time.
But what are we to do with the
greatest of all menaces to future gen
erations?
What will the future of our race be
if they are allowed to grow and prop
agate, and cover the land with the
ever increasing accidental blights of
nature ?
ONLY HALF-SCARED.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Bernard T. Wal
ters, of Nesquahoning, Pa., threatens
to petition congress for the enact
ment of legislation that will permit a
man with only one eye to enlist in the
United States marine corps.
Though he was rejected at the local
recruiting office of the sea-soldiers be
cause of a missing left optic, Walters
insists that his remaining eye is
strong and far-seeing enough to do
worjt of two.
“I wish I could think so,” ex
plained Sergeant Frank Stubbe, in
charge of the recruiting station, “but
since something has run afoul of your
port side running light, it would take
you twice as long to see your duty as
it would an ordinary marine.
“True, true,” Walters agreed read
ily, “but on the other hand, 1 would
be able to see only half of the enemy's
forces and would naturally be only
half as scared as a recruit with two
eyes.”
But Stubbe could not be convinced,
and now Walters wants congress to
take a hand in the matter.
BUILD PAVED ROADS.
Inmates of the state pententiary.
Thursday, completed eleven blocks of
state paving on Holdrege street. Gov
ernor Morehead planned to test the
ability of the convicts in constructing
highways, and the engineers have pro
nounced the experiment a success in
every way. The scheme seems to
have possibilities, and farmers of Ne
braska are displaying keen interest.
NOTICE.
The second meeting of the Study
Center work will be held Saturday,
Dec. 11th, at 12 o’clock sharp, at the
county superintendent’s office.
L. H. CURRIER,
County Supt.
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WATCH YOUR HAT! I
TIMELY REMINDER.
If you are looking for cases—
Not bad ones, or hard ones, mind—
But those made of ribbon and laces
The nifty and useful kind:
The cases for silver, and needles—
Or for use when you ride on the ears
Just save some money until the 10th, |
To spend at the Big Church Bazaar.
Or if it is bags you are seeking—
Not the punching bag, or the bean—
But the kind made of beautiful ribbon.
Or linen or silkoline—
The opera bag— or the laundry— j
The slipper and kensington too,
From clothes pin to a jewel bag
The Methodists will sell to you.
P. S.—Here is a postscript that’s
worth heeding—
If cases and bags, you abhor—
There are aprons and caps and doilies,
That young ladTbs are crazy for—1
There'll be eatables tempting and
dainty—
For which you will be anxious to
spend,
And while it is best to shop early.
Don’t shop too early— my friend.
Watch until December 10th, at M.'
E. Church.
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Monroe, Wis.—This town was said
to be the “smelliest”town in America
when the annual cheese day was held.
Two tons of limburger, swiss and
other cheeses were given away in
sandwiches.
FARM FOR QUICK SALE.
South one-half of Sec. 13, township
16, North Range 14. Inquire of J. J
J. Slominski, Loup City, Nebr. 4-4 \
STRAW FOR SALE.
Good straw for sale. Inquire of C.!
H. Biehl, or phone 9812. 48-4
FOR SALE.
Five or six acres of land, in alfalfa,
fenced chicken tight. For terms and
particulars see Alfred Anderson.
Hartford, Mich.—An admirer
brought the editor of the Day Spring
here a freak fruit half peach and half
apple. The dividing line is straight
and well defined. 'J'he specimen
grew on a peach tree.
HARD WORK TO SPELL.
Recently a newly-elected inembei
of the board of education in a neigh
boring city visited one of the wars
schools, and the teacher of the spell
ing class in one of the rooms ht
stepped into, wishing to show hin:
how well her pupils had prepares
their lessons, asked him to pro
nounce the words for them to spell
relates the Parsons, (Kansas) Sun
The member of the board readily con
sented and presently came to a wort
he pronounced “egg-wipe.” The firs
pupil, a small girl, looked puzzlec
and gave it up. So did the boy in th<
seat behind her. In fact all the pu
pils were perplexed and the teachei
herself wore the same sort of an ex
pression. He asked for the spellinf
of eggwipe from six or seven of thi
children and no: ojv jf them even at
tempted to spell it. Finally a boy ii
the back seat began to grin and ii
another moment his hand was in th(
air. “Yes, Tommy." nodded hii
teacher, what is it please?” Tommy’s
suggestion came in a triumphan
tone. “Please, teacher, but that mai
isn’t saying that word right. H<
don’t mean eggwipe. Ask him tc
spell it.” There followed an embar
rassing pause. Then the board mem
ber came to his own defense. “Looks
like eggwipe to me,” he declared. “It’s
spelled E-g-y-p-t.”
CORN BINDER FOrT SALE.
A Johnston corn binder, only uses
a short time, good as new, for sale oi
trade. Inquire of J. W. Johnson.
FOR RENT.
100 acres for wheat. Also some ha;
land.—V. T. WescotL tf
FOR RENT. ~
80 acres of hay land for rent. W
S 1-2 E 1-4, 24-15-16. Phone or writs
C. A. Johnson, R. F. D. No. 1 fo
terms.
New York, N. Y.—Charles Freder
ick Fowles, wrote in his will that i
he and his wife died under circum
stances that made it difficult to de
cide which died first, it was to bi
presumed that he preceded her. The;
went down on the Lusitania.
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Big Suit and Overcoat Sale
will continue for another week
It’s a week we will designate for a store wide reduction
in men’s and young men’s clothing and ladies’ cloaks.
Everyone likes to be dressed up—and especially on Holidays. We are making this
sacrifice in prices to enable everyone to appear in clothing of the latest style, fit
and finish. No matter whether it’s a suit or overcoat—we have what you want.
For the ladies we have some of the niftiest cloaks ever shown in Loup City—
and the prices we'make on them for this sale makes it possible for all to have one.
Most people won’t require a second invitation to share
in this money saving opportunity—WILL YOU?
$17 to $20 SUITS AND OVERCOATS
on Sale This Week only, at
$14.98
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$22.50 to $25 SUITS AND OVERCOATS
on Sale This Week only, at
$17.98
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THE HUB CLOTHING STORE «
VICTOR VIENER, Proprietor
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Herman Wile Sc Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
.Miss Mary Reiman visited at St.
Paul Wednesday.
I Fresh lettuce and radishes at Prits
| chau's. Phone 58.
| Sidney Thrasher was a Grand Is
I land passenger Wednesday.
M. Levy was a business passenger
to Grand Island Wednesday.
{ Howard James was a business pas
senger to Ord Wednesday noon.
“The Million Dollar Mystery” at the
opera house Tuesday evening, Dec. 7.
William Graefe made a business trip
to Omaha. Lincoln and Hastings this
I week.
FOR SALE:—Team, wagon and
harness and hay rack. Inquire of C.
N. Lambert.
; Sheriff Williams made a business
trip to Omaha Monday, returning
Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Viges, of Pierce, Nebf., is
here visiting with her sister, Mrs. S.
' J. lossi, and family.
G. W. Collipriest, Tenis Biemond
: and J. S. Pedler, autoed to Ord Wed
■ nesday on legal business.
John George held the number which
won the 100 piece set of dishes at the
11 opera house Monday evening.
Mrs. J. P. Christensen came up from
Boelus last .Thursday and spent
Thanksgiving at the N.A. Steen home.
The state convention of county
clerks and county commissioners will
be held at Columbus on Dec. 14-15 and
16th.
The Ladies’ Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church met in the
basement of the church Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Jens Rasmussen came up from
Rockville Wednesday evening to visit
’ with her daughter, Miss Segrid Ras
" mussen ofr a few days.
Gus Lorentz autoed over to Raven
na Sunday and returned with his fam
ily, who had been visiting with rela
tives there since Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paige and brother,
Lloyd, autoed over from Morrill, Neb
last Thursday and spent Thanksgiv
ing at the John Oltman home.
Mrs. Herman^ Rickert and little
daughter, came up from Grand Island
Wednesday noon being called here by
the death of her father, L. Bechthold.
Dr. Carson, of Grand Island, will be
in Dr. Longacre's office Wednesday,
Dec. 8th, prepared to Fit Glasses,
and to treat the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
Mrs. M. C. Mulick returned home
from Ashton Tuesday evening where
she had been visiting with her little
daughter Alice, who is attending
school there.
Oscar L. Olson and Miss Hazel M.
Tiffany were married by Rev. L. V.
Slocumb Wednesday morning. They
reside in Washington township, eleven
miles northwest of Loup City.
Another serial at the Daddow opera
house, “The Million Dollar Mystery”
will commence on Tuesday evening,
Dec. 7th and continue on every Tues
day evening for ten weeks. Don’t
miss the opening number.
Rev. O. Schulze of Lexington, Mo.,
has been invited to accept the pastor
at of St. Paul’s German Evangelical
church of Loup City. Rev. Schulze has
not as yet accepted, but will probably
do so. Rev. F. W. Guth, the present
pastor, will quit the ministry on Janu
ary 1, on account of eye trouble.
Corn Flakes, 6c per package, at
The Loup City Cash Store, Wm. Lew
andowskl, proprietor.
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PASSING OF A PIONEER
Louis Bechthold died at his home
in Loup City on Tuesday evening. No
vember 30. after an illness of long du
ration, dropsy being the cause of his
death.
Mr. Bechthold was one of the pio
neers of Sherman county, coming herp
aboui thirty-five years ago. He. with
his family, resided on a farm east of
Loup City for twenty years, moving
to town fifteen years ago. He was
well known by all the old settlers
here and was held in high esteem
by them and all others who were for
tunate to be his friends or acquain
ances.
Mr. Bechthold was born in Launs
bach, Germany, on October 18, 1833,
and at the time of his death was 82
years, one month and twelve days
old. He came to America when IS
jears old. He served through the
entire Civil war, enlisting in an In
diana regiment at Fort Wayne, Ind.,
in 1S61.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children, as follows: Oscar,
of Loup City; August, of Wheatland,
Wyo.; Otto, of Strong, Colo.; Louis,
of Grand Junction, Colo.; Mrs. W. F.
Cording of Grand Junction, Colo.;
Mrs. Herman Rickert and Mrs. Henry
Schircofsky of Grand Island, Nebr.
Funeral services will be held on Fri
day, December 3, at 1 o’clock p. m. at
the Presbyterian church, Rev. E. M.
Steen having charge of the services.
Interment will be made in Evergreen
cemetery.
WHEN THEY BEGAN.
“What 1 admire most in this world,”
said the first bore, “is the man who
stops when he has nothing more to
say."
“That’s exactly the way I feel about
it,” said the second bore. “Just as
soon as a man gets through with what
he wishes to convey he ought to stop.
But he doesn’t stop. He takes it up
from another angle and goes all over
it again.”
“And he goes into all the details,
which you already know beforehand,
and you have to sit and listen to him,
aware in advance of what he is going
to say, and you cannot stop him. He
will every corner so smoothly that
there’s no checking him, and glide
away again, and go on and on and on
and on and
“You put it very well, said the sec
ond bore. “You simply can’t stop
him. There's no use. He tells the
thing once in one way, then he starts
all over again and tells it in another
vay, then, by Jove, if he doesn’t tell
it in still another way; and, do you
know, he's only just begun! He has
to keep it up. He turns it over. He
moves about on the other side. He
seems to have an idea that you don’t
know about it. So he keeps on tell
ing you over and over and over ”
“And over and over and over and
-” declared the first bore.—Life.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist.
Sunday, Dec. 5, 10:30 a. m., “Com
munion Services.” 7:30 p. m.. Subject,
"The Fountain of Living Water."
St. Josephat’s Catholic Church.
Every Saturday evenin at 7:30,
Rosary devotion.
Services on Sundays as follows:
Morning service at 10:30, Mass, and
the usual Polish sermon, except the
last Sunday of each month, when the
English sermon is given instead of
the Polish.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend all our services, and es
pecially the English services.
Bardstown, Ky.—Mildred Gilmore
Hall came into the world ready for
the dinner table. She had two fully
developed teeth in her lower gum.
FOUR PREMIUMS TO
BE GIVEN AWAY FREE
First Premium—$35 Saddle.
Second Premium—$15 Winchester Rifle.
Third Premium—Set of Silverware
Fourth Plemium—Coffee Percolater.
Every customer will have an equal chance to win these
premiums. The more coupons you hold the more chances
you will have. These premiums will be given away
promptly at 3 o’clock P. M., December 18, 1915. The
winning number must be in the store at the time of draw
ing or the next number drawn will win the premiums.
These coupons are also issued on payment of book ac
! counts. Get them with every purchase.
JAMES BARTUNEK
HARDWARE AND HARNESS
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E positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska.
| Have you lost
1 Money?
i The people of this country have lost $129,000.00
B in the last two years through blue-sky and get-rich
I quick schemes.
| If you have money to invest—keep it here at
= home with men and institutions you KNOW.
E Our Certificates of Deposit are Safe. They are
! convenient. They earn interest from date of deposit.
| No one has ever lost a penny by depositing in this
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1 LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
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