Loup City Northwestern
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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
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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
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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
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. . 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?
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Loup City State Bank
UQUP CITY, NEBRASKA.