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Loup City Northwestern i A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915 NUMBER 3 r QUEER BITS OF NEWS Buffalo, Wyo.—Mrs. Martha Early, 84, at the wheel of an automobile, re cently made a sixty mile trip from Sheridan and Buffalo. Cottage Grove, Ore.—Bert Nokes set a hen and then decided to move to Spokane, 500 miles distant. He shipped triddy, her nest and all, by express, and twelve of the fourteen of the eggs hatched. Springfield. 111.—Mrs. Isabella Ar nold, who weighed 400 pounds, died recently. It was necessary to hold the funeral on the porch as the coffin was too large to pass through the doorway. Ten pallbearers were re duired. Wichita. Has.—Whenever Mrs. Louis E. r'isher tries to telephone, her right arm and side become numb and she becomes unconscious. Her affliction is a cease of nerves. Sever al years ago she received a shock while telephoning. Harrisburg, Pa.—Virginia McDon ald, said to be the only four-legged person to reach the age of five years, died of tonsilitis recently. She had four perfectly developed legs and four arms and was normal mentally. Springdale, W. Va.—W. R. Smith found a freak potato in a garden. It had grown through a silver pipe stem band, and projected about three in < hes on both sides of the band. The band is embellished with a relief bust of former President Taft. , Biddeford, Me.—James Sargent has the original human calf. It has hu man skin, covered with human hair. A luxuriant beard hangs from its chin. When it attempts to bellow, it emits sounds resembling a child crying. Olherwies it is a normal calf. Morgantown, W. Va.—Twenty years ego Lewis M. Runner left home for Washington to patent a device. He had never been heard from since un til recently, wrhen he returned home. His wife, who had alwTays said he would come back welcomed him with open arms. New Manchester, Ind.—For ninety days a hog belonging to C. O. Hudgleson, lived off the fat of its own body. The hog got into a huge stack of straw and couldn’t get out. It weighed 150 pounds, bpt when found had shrunk to less than 100 and was e till alive. Clarendon, Ark.—The Misses Sloan, one 85 and the other 83 years old, made their first railroad trip the other day when they visited relatives in Oklahoma. The women are very feeble, neither has ever married and had never seen a railroad train un til they made their first trip. San Francisco, Cal.—Miss Pauline Turner of Bremerton, Wash., enter tained the Rotary club of Rochester, N. Y., by singing over the longing distance telephone. The club mem bers in Rochester were furnished individual receivers and a special line was leased for the service. Walnut Ridge, Ark.—Bobby Wat son, a baloonist, fell from a height of 500 feet when he cut loose his para chute at the end of a baloon accen sion at the Fall Festival. He fell through the sheet iron roof of a gin, slruck a two by four and bounded off to the ground. He was picked up with a broken leg and several broken ribs, but will live. Rulo, Neb.—Years ago Arthur Lytle, a fisherman, located his hut on a small sand bar lying near the Missouri shore. Dirt washed onto the bar, and now it is the size of two sections. Lytle turned farmer and has made a small fortune. Neither Missouri nor Nebraska demand taxes of him, but he cannot vote as his holdings are regarded as under the jurisdiction of the national govern ment. He has resided on the land twenty-two vears. We picked up a newspaper the other day that didn’t have a single word in it about the war. Two years old! Yes, congress is on the job again. Poor old job! We Greet You With Thanks Greetings of the New Year to you all! May it bring you the best in the land and that which you desire most of all. We give you our warmest thanks for the patronage you have extended to us in such liberal portions, with the full assurance that no pains will be spared in the coming year to warrant a continuance of your friendship and support. AGAIN WE GREET AND THANK YOU Pioneer Meat Market O. L. TOCKEY, Proprietor ■MU ' Sit fail! ; Jfirmtite: For helping us to do the largest volume of business in our history we send you the season’s greet ings--our sincere appreciation, and the hope that you have shared and will continue to share in the general prosperity thaiper vades our land of peace and plenty. Cordially yours, the hub clothing store V>IC*UOR VI&NIE'R’ Proprietor “Bart” Arrives in Loup City Famous Cartoonist, Known the World Over for His Drawings Full of Smiles and Punch Joins The Staff of The Loup City Northwestern NORTH WESTERN mi in inn EVENTS AT LITCHFIELD August Kebortz’s boy is reported sick, but improving. L. M. Bolton shipped a car of cat tle to the South Omaha market Sun day. John Wochtner is moving off his farm south of town. He shipped to Bradshaw on Wednesday morning. L. M. Bolton shipped his household goods to York, Nebr., where he goes to educate his children. Our enterprising local horse buyer shipped another car load of horses to Ulysses on Monday and also a car of hay. Dr. C. E. Paul was called to see Charlies Mills, who is quite seriously sick. He underwent an operation for appendicitis some time ago. Dr. C. E. Paul informs us that Roy Crifficed had the misfortune to get one hand crushed in a corn sheller while shelling for one of the de la Mottes. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Conrad have a new arrival from the stork, a boy. It was too late for Christmas and too early for New Year, but welcome, just the same. The McConahay Bros, shipped a car of household goods and farm tools to Bradshaw on Wednesday and Mr. Burke shipped a car of goods in to go on the McConahay place the same day. Lite Howard, an uncle of the How ard brothers, and an oldtimer here, dropped in from Seneca on No. 40 Thursday. He has sold out his ranch and is now living in Seneca, re tired. Lite made good in the hills. Our village marshal, L. H. Robin son had a special call to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goff’s where several serious charges (of powder and shot) were made against Mr. and Mrs. Bunny. He was accompanied by his deputies, Fred Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Art Enfleman and Mr. and Mrs. John Thrailkile and (incidentally) they stayed for dinner. Our old friend, Doc Watson, one of Litchfield’s oldtimers, and only orig inal tonsorial artist of Litchfield, now plying his trade in Portland, Ore., was, his friends will be sorry to learn, seriously hurt by being struck by an automobile, tearing one ear loose, breaking three ribs, and seriously bruising him up. He has been con fined to his home for the past three weeks. The usual Christmas eve’s church entertainments of the Christmas trees 1 and programs, were the events of Christmas eve. The programs were well rendered and it was hard to tell whether the donors or the receivers were the happiest. The Christian and the Presbyterian church both enter tained, and they say Charlie Benson made the best Santa ever. Herb McCash came in from Oasis, Utah. Sunday night to see his father, who is not expected to live. John Burt drove his car to Kearney to meet i him there. His sister, Stella, came from Huntley, Montana, a few days before to see her father before he passes away. Thursday Mr .McCash is' reported quite a little better, but all realize that it is only temporary. The M. E. church will hold their entertainment on New Year eve, giv ing a pageant representing the arrival of the three Wise Men of the East to do homage to the New Born King and Prince of Peace. This will be both interesting and instructive to the young. There wil lalso be an inter esting program. They will also give an oyster supper. Come out, support, and enjoy. The boarders and guests of the Ho tel de Litchfield were treated to a sumptuous Christmas dinner of goose and trimmings, served in Mrs. Fans worth’s inimitable manner. More valor than discretion was used by the attacking parties, but at last reports, all were convalescing and are prepar ing for another attack on Mother Goose on New Year day. It is to be a frontal attack with a serious assault on both wings at the same time. It will be all down with the goose, with out doubt. Dr. C. E. Paul’s Red Cross hospital will be on hand. He has plenty of quinine, but is lamentably short of champagne. The Misses Lucile and Emma Bar tunek were passengers to Farwell Tuesday to attend the funeral of their cousin, who was killed near St. Paul last week. Henry Jenner was down town Wed nesday for the first time in two weeks. Mr. Jenner has been having a hard tussle with rheumatism and is slowly convalescing. Lamont L. Stephens and wife re turned home Monday evenihg from Ulysses, Nebr., where' they spent Christmas with relatives. Swan Wilson is building a six-room residence in the northeast part of town. C. J. Tracy has the contract. OBITUARY. Mrs. Susan Miller died on Thursday. December 23, at the home of her son, J. E. Miller, after an illness of only two days. The funeral was held from the home on Sunday afternoon. Rev. L. V. Slocumb conducting the services. Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery. Susan Smelser was born at George town, Granite county, Wisconsin, on March 27, 1836. She was married to Enoch Miller in the same county when about 17 years of age. To this union were born eight children, only two of whom survive her, J. E. Miller of Loup City, and E. E. Miller of Yam hill, Oregon. Her husband died in 1891. Mrs. Miller had reached the ad vanced age of 79 years, 8 months and six days. The family has the sym pathy of all in their bereavement. A NEW FEATURE. Commencing with this issue The Northwstern present a new cartoon service to our readrs. The new car toons will be drawn by Charles L. Bartholomew—known as “Bart” and will be of a general seasonable char acter of interest to the public at large. Mr. Bartholomew was with the Min neapolis Daily Journal for twenty-five years and is now with the Bt. Paul, (Minn.) Daily News. He is one of the leading cartoonists of the country and The Northwestern has secured his cartoons at no small cost. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Eddie Nesuba, of Farwell, was in stantly killed Monday while hunting. In some manner the gun he was carry ing was discharged. His face and head were terribly mutilated by the charge. The funeral was held Wed nesday. James Bartunek, an uncle of the unfortunate boy, attended the fu neral. William Graefe has been a very sick man. He has been confined at his home for three weeks with rheuma tism and has suffered considerably. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Arnett returned home Tuesday evening from McCool and Phillips, where she had spent Christmas with their son and daugh ter. They were accompanied home by her two little grandsons. Mr. and Mrs. George Bell of SL Ed wards, and the Messrs Cecil and Wes ley Stillinger of Litchfield, who have been here visiting at the Ernie Bell home the past week, returned to their homes Wednesday morning. BIRTH OF A NEW YEAR With the birth of the new year the l question will naturally arise, “What will it bring us?” Will it be peace, or war? Will it be plenty, or want? No human being can answer that question today, though some may make a ludicrous bluff at doing so. At no time in the life of the pres ent generation has the birth of a new year been fraught with so much un certainty with regard to the world in general and our own country in particular We all hope and pray that the war may end and that the world may re turn to some semblance of sanity and commercial stability. But there is no certainty—only an intense long ing for something that is not. We are pinning our faith to the ability of our country to keep from foreign entanglements, but again there is ro certainty—only an abid ing faith that may be founded upon the phantasies of our dreams. We are looking and longing for the day to come when man will cease to butcher one another and return to the more humanizing pursuits of a peaceful life. But our longing re suults only in more looking and longing. There is no peace. We anticipate a year of great com mercial prosperity for the people of our own country, and it will be theirs if np nnforseen combination of inci dents overturn the tranquility of the nation. But in this, too, there is an “if,” and the if is not, of our making. We are promised a year of unex ampled activity among the factories and in the fields, and in all of the marts of trade, but much of it will depend upon the actions of other na tions than ours. And we are today a government and a people without friends among other peoples of the earth. We have grown and expanded and developed until we are the richest of all the countries of the world, and yet our great wealth is today an ac tual menace to our peace and securi *y of the future, for the nation that is hungry for gold will not be choice in its mode of attack when the time for invasion comes. But let us face the future with opti mism and with faith with eyes open to every essential fact’ and with a Arm determination to persevere and to conquer in the face of all obstacles. Let us dare to be just and right in all of our dealings with nations and when sanity returns to the world we will reap as we have sown. Let us put our own house in order by placing the country in a state of defense sufficient to insure us from attack from without, and then let us give the world to understand that we are a just and righteous people, that we seek to do harm to no man or col lection or men, and that we have nothing 'n our hearts but good will toward all people. The new year will bring us some thing, but what that something is to be will depend greatly upon tho course we ourselves pursue. Never in the history of our country lias it been put more plainly and em phatically and squarely up to us. BASS CREATES SENSATION. The dwellers of the Dead Horse neighborhood were startled, the other day by a variety of howls and yelps mingled with wild screaming and terrified yells. Investigation by some of the braver spirits showed that, a strange being was approaching. It was found to be Charlies Bass, who had disguised himself by cutting oil' the hirsute adornment of his upper lip. The balance of the neighbors soon recovered from their fright and welcomed Charley as usual, but the pet dog ran under the barn and still refuses to coaxed out except when Charles has gone to his duties at the county castle. LOST. A brindle bulldog, with cropped ears and short tail. Finder notify T. K. Lay, Loup City. Reward. Marvelous Scales. The weighing machine used in the laboratory of the oureau 01 standards in Washington is said tc &e the most accurate in the world. It will weign the wing ot a fly. If congress starts the eagle to screaming our poor old national bird will have a mighty sore throat be fore that bunch gets through with it. 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 . Depositors in this bank have the additional security of the De positors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska. TO GET Out of Debt REGULAR DEPOSITING of income DO YOU KNOW of any way that is more sure, than regular, systematic saving of a part.of your income, that you may nibble off a part of your debt and gradually wear it away, and by paying the bills by checks on this bank has helped other to save more —WHY NOT YOU? __ _ Loup City State Bank UQUP CITY, NEBRASKA.