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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1915)
Representative and Progressive Business Men of Loup City A Dollar Sent Out of Town Is a Dollar Lost to the Community ZIMMERMAN & WAITE Messrs. Zimmerman & Waite are now engaged in the automobile busi ness. Having purchased and consoli dated the two garages know as the William Scliuman garage and the A. O. Lewis garage and are occupying the building which was occupied by Mr. Lewis. They have in the past six weeks disposed of six Maxwell anto mobiles and are expecting another car load ere this goes to print. They have two expert repair men and in addition to this they have a good supply of re pairs on hand at all times, particular for the Maxwell and Ford. They keep their garage open all night and will make that drive for you at your dis posal. Mr. Zimmerman is a pioneer, com ing to this county in the early eighties, commencing life in his A. L. ZIMMERMAN new western home in a very humble way. After farming for a number of years, he entered the real estate busi ness in which he did an extensive business. He has always held for the best interests of Loup City, and in evidence of the same erected five business houses and at present owns land in three different states. Mr. Zimmerman is among the re spected citizens of our town and stands for the highest morals. Mr. Waite is what you might term as a full fledged Nebraskan. Having resided in this and the adjoining coun ty since the fall of 1880. First locat ing on the old homestead ten miles north and two miles west of Loup City and there endured the hardships that all early settlers were forced to under go. About the time that Mr. Waite arrived at the age of manhood his father passed to the beyond and to him fell the burden and responsibility of settling his father’s estate and pro viding his mother a home during the remainder of her life, which he has done with credit. Mr. Waite, with his mother, moved to Loup City in the fall of 18911 and has made this his home to date. Dur ing this time he has been employed in various occupations. For seven years he was general manager of the Sherman County Telephone company; under his management Sherman coun ty was given the use of the telephone. In the fall of 1910, he was elected representative and no man ever repre sented Sherman county more con scienciously than did Mr. Waite. Dur ing the past few years he has demon strated that he is a booster in reality, having purchased the brick building occupied by Mr. C. C. Cooper also the vacant lot adjoining same and erecting a fine two story brick build GEORGE BENSCHOTER ing thereon, which is occupied by Mr. William Graefe. In addition to this he owns one of the best homes in the city. He has served several terms as member of the board of edu cation and is at the present time, treasurer of school districh No. 1. In summing up Mr. Waite’s career we can truthfully say that we have never known him to knock a good cause or boost a bad one. M. C. MULICK M. C. Mulick and A. B. Outhouse are the only two business men of Loup City w'ho are still here among the many who were in business here in the year 1889. Mr. Mulick is a native of the good old state of New York. He followed Horace Greeley’s advice, “Go West Young Man, and Grow up with the Country,” moving to Wisconsin at an early day and from there to Iowa and then moving to Nebraska in 1885. He engaged in railroad contracting for several years and graded the Union Pacific from St. Paul into Loup City and also completed several con tracts on the Burlington up the valley. He quit railroading in 1889, and en tered business here in the same year M. C. t^ULIC* and has been a resident ever since. ■Mr. Muliek has a large acquaintance extending all over this and surround ing counties. His friends are num bered by his acquaintances and a! ways jolly and giving a quick answer to any sally one might make, makes him a man you just can’t help liking. Mr. Muliek is sixty-two years young and is more active than many men little more than half his age. W. D. ZIMMERMAN. W. D. Zimmerman has been a resi dent of Sherman county for nearly twenty years, coming here in 1896. For a time he engaged in the stock business. He then went into the real estate business, which he has fol lowed up to the present time. He has sold agreat many tracts of ’.and in this part of the state and also in western Kansas. In addition to the real estate business he has flourish W. D. ZIMMERMAN ing insurance business and the two keep him mighty busy. Mr. Zimmerman lias the honor of being a member of the democratic state committee and has been a prom inent factor in politics, both locally and state wide. He has never asked for or held public office, though a great many friends are bringing his name up as a candidate for state senator at the democratic primaries in April. We have never interviewed Mr. Zimmerman on this subject, but will state that should he be prevailed upon to enter the race for the nomi nation and is successful, the demo crats woul have a candidate who would make a strong race for the election. Hut we have got off the track in running in this political dope and are printing it without Mr. Zimmerman's knowledge and sanction, and to re turn to the object of this sketch will I state that he is a native of southern i Ohio and is a young man who has ‘ proved his worth in the business' world. Always in favor of proposi I tions for the promotion and the best interests of the town he has helped much in the upbuilding of Loup City. GEORGE E. BENSCHOTER. George E. Benschoter was born in Iowa county, Michigan, January 7, IStiO. just in time to take part in the civil war. He was a volunteer but did not past muster on account of his age. At the ago of five he came with his parents to Delaware county, Iowa, and nine year:; later came overland with his fatehr's cattle train to Sher man county, Nebraska. In 1874 he hauled sand and helped to mix mud to build the Sherntan county court house, but uptodate says that he has never had a case in court. George went to school in the first school house that was built in Sherman county, but says that he was edu cated, for the most part, in a coun try printing office. Everybody knows George. He has served in several places of public trust, was once mas ter workman of the local A. O. U. W. lodge. He has been a member of the city council and of the board of edu cation and held other positions where salary was not considered. In years gone by he was urged by members of his party to accept the nomination for county treasurer on the republi can ticket, but wisely declined as he considered that there were too many people in the woods at that time. He has been connected with both of the local newspapers and was for nearly twenty years editor and publisher of The Northwestern. George has a < attle ranch in Sheri dan county, Nebraska. He is now engaged in publishing The Nebraska I Record at Loup City and is giving j his readers many thrilling stories of pioneer life. J. A. ARNETT & SON Consists of J. A. Arnett, a native of Illinois and his son, Clarence L. Arnett, who has the distinction of having been born in Missouri. The Arnetts came to Nebraska in 1887, settling in Hamilton county and came to Sherman county in the spring of 1906, locating on a farm west of Loup City. In July, 1914, they purchased the hardware store of O. F. Peterson W. S. WAITE and have since conducted a flourish ing and growing business. Just recently they moved their stock into a handsome new brick building erected by Mrs. Louise Solins, which gives them much more room and a more pleasant place to dis play their large line of hardware, fur niture, harness and implements. KEYSTONE LUMBER COMPANY. The Keystone Lumber company commenced business in Loup City in the year of 1SSG. In October, 1887, A. B. Outhouse of Huey, Clinton county, Illinois, visited Loup City and made arrangements to organize and incor porate the company under the laws of Nebraska. This organization was completed February 18. 1888. Mr. Outhouse being made treasurer. In MISS MABLE HANSEN Treasurer Hansen Lumber Co. Buy Your Merchandise of Your Home Merchant—It Pays 1889 he became general manager and treasurer of the company. In the beginning the company owned three yards, located at Loup City, Ashton and Sargent. In 1892, they disposed of the Sargent yards and since that time have acquired yards at Rockville, Arcadia and Schaupps. Most of the stock, up to 1907, was owned by parties residing in Wiscon sin, but during that year Mr. Out house took over all the holdings of the Wisconsin parties, reorganized and increased the capital stock of the company, at which time he became its president and general manager. Since the last reorganization, it has A. F. ELSNER. been the aim of the company to im prove their yards to keep pace with the changing times. It is conceded by those who ought to know that there is no other town in Nebraska the size of Loup City that has as com plete and substantial equipment as the Loup City yard. The expense of their modern office and other equipment at Loup City, also at their other yards, has been prompted by the fact that they realize it is necessary for them to be able to furnish not only lumber for building, but all kinds of ma terial that may be used in the con struction and completion of various kinds of building. The history of the Keystone Lum ber company would not be complete without mentioning its present secre tary, Ward VerValin, who first identi fied himself with the company in 1903. He has been associated with it ever since, with the exception of the year 1911, when he was in the lumber business in Mitchell, South Dakota. Mr. Ver Valin is much appreciated by the company for the services be renders, not only from the business stand point, but also for the intern t he takes in the uplift and betterment of the community. It is the policy of the company to advise its employees to endeavor to make the community a better place in which to live. The following are the names of those that assist in the management of the business: T. ft. Lay, Loup City; N. A. Lewin, Arcadia; Fred Duriker, Rockville and C. Jensen, Ashton. The Keystone Lumber company are pioneers in the mercantile business MRS. A. F. ELSNER. in Loup City, as will be noted abov • having been in continuous existence in the same location since 1SS6. A. F. ELSNER. “There is a photographer in this town.” A. F. Eisner is an artist in his chosen profession. He also handles the Eastman Kodak, enlarges photo graphs and does picture framing in a workmanlike manner. Mr. Eisner was born at Grand lshv d and at the age of eight years he got his first camera. This was the begin ning of his career in that line. He came to Loup City in 1S98 and opened his photo establishment here in 1909. Mr. Eisner was married in the sum mer of 1914 to Miss Lillian Lofliolm of Loup City, who very ably assists him in caring for the large patronage that he enjoys. With a few exceptions the photos used in The North western this week were made at the Eisner studio. ©IFCS FOR AUU FROM. YOVTn AGE, No Doubt You are a Busy Person-But This Adverise ment Was Meant to be Read. It will Pay You to do so. There is a reason. You have an opportunity to come into our store and inspect our goods. We have spent many months in completing ! his stock. We have no dead ones. Every piece of merchandise is guaranteed by the manufacturers trade mark and are marked with plain figures. We offer a reward for anyone bringing us a customer who has not received perfect satisfaction on every purchase. Va c have records of over 3,000 customers who have had watches re paired and have purchased goods from us at the. same time, with per fect satisfaction at all times. Y e carry the largest stock anywhere to be found in Sherman county. You cannot make a mistake, because we will not allow a mistake on any purchase. We back our goods with hones! prices and honest quality. This means service to you, and service spells success. Now be fair with yourself, study our goods, compare with others and prove to your own satisfaction the high quality of goods handled by us. We thank you for reading this advertisement. Give us a call, and you will thank us for the opportunity it offers. HENR Y M. ELSNER JEWELER Registered Optometrist. The Loup City Mill and Light Company invite you to try their White Satin and Pansy Flour WE ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF ALL KINDS OF FEED TWO HUNDRED SATISFIED WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS We have a line of elevators in connection with the mill which gives us an opportunity to select only the vry best milling wheat. If you try White Satin or Pansy Flour you will be satisfied Every Sack Guaranteed We wire housese for electric lights. We will make you a cut in prices if your wire your house during the Holiday season. We pay the highest prices possible for all kinds of wheat. Your trade solicited. Loup City Mill and Light Company