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Loup Qty Northwestern
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916 NUMBER 5
EVENTS AT LITCHFIELD
Will Miller shipped a load of hogg
to the Omaha market on Tuesday.
Pete Larson was called on this week
by the stork, who left a baby girl at
/■ the home.
Cort Lang shipped a mixed carload
of cattle and hogs to the Omaha mar
ket Tuesday.
Sam Parker, the horse buyer from
Grand Island, was on our streets buy
ing horses, on Friday.
George Lang’s pump on his gasoline
tank froze up for two days. The tank
j holds a car of gas.
1 Thomas Roope, superintendent of
* motive power on the B. & M. system,
went up the road on No. 39, Monday.
Harry Labert, who farmed south of
town, shipped out his farm imple
# intents and household goods to Lush
' ton last week.
Mr. Highland, the elevator man of
Sweetwater, came up on No. 39 Tues
day, on business, returning the same
day on No. 40.
John Donovan and WTm. Benson,
moderator and director of our school
board, went to Cairo to inspect the
high school building there.
Solan Scott shipped up a load of
machinery and furniture. He is mov
ing onto one of his fathers’ farms, the
old Walter Comford farm, south of
town.
Frank Scott is up from Shelby on
business connected with his farms
here. W. C. Pike accompanied him.
He is looking for a location for a
harness shop. ^
The adjuster for the Columbia Fire
Insurance company was here on Tue:
day and settled with Kanute Lade
gaard for the loss of his home by fire
Kanute left for Loup City on No. 40
via South Ravenna.
Mr. and Mrs. George Woolf arrived
on No. 39 from Ulysses, Nebr., where
they had been to attend the funeral
of his mother, who was buried there
on Tuesday. She had attained the
ripe old age of 83 years.
Grabe & Helleberg, architects, of
Columbus, came up Thursday and sub
«, mitted plans to our school board for
> their inspection, for our new school
house. Jundust and a Grand Island
firm have also submitted plans.
Ben Holcomb has traded his 160
acre farm northwest of town for 80
acres in the North Platte valley, south
west of Torrington, Wyo. His brother,
Byron, who left here three years ago,
lives at Morrill. He will leave here
with his aged mother and father on
No. 43. Wednesday. Ben will follow
with a carload of goods in a day or
two.
Our old friend and neighbor, W. F.
Gray, is down from the North Platte
country, near Baird. He reports ev
erything lively up there and crops
good. He informs us that Ross Chap
man, a boy that was raised here and
well known, raised a good crop and
made more money than he ever did
before in his life. Fred D. Bruler
also raised a good crop. W. F. cer
tainly looks good.
Miss Isma McCune, daughter of our
well known citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
McCune, and Mr. Bob Shedke, a well
Known farmer of Pleasant Valley,
went to Grand Island on No. 40 Wed
nesday, where they intend to be unit
ed in holy matrimony. (Miss McCune
says it is no false alarm this time.)
They intend to visit in the eastern
part of the state for a week or two.
After that they will be at home on
the groom’s farm in the valley. Good
luck to them and may they live happy
ever after is our wish.
Birney Flanders was married to May
Roberts at Grand Island on Monday,
and arrived here on No. 39. They
are both descendants of oldtimers.
Miss Roberts is the daughter of Wm.
Roberts of Sweetwater, whose par
t were of the very earliest settlers
(1873), Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roberts.
' - Mr. Flanders is a grandson of Henry
^ Lewis, an oldtime resident south of
town, now residing at the county seat.
We are glad to offer congratulations
in unison with all the oldtimers, wish
ing them a happy and prosperous jour
ney through life. The happy couple
left for Loup City on Tuesday morn
ing, where the groom runs a pool
hall.
Few people stop to consider the im
mensity of our railroad’s equipment.
Who would think that the B. & M. R.
R. box cars alone would make a train
two hundred and fifteen miles long
on the system; that they have eight
thousand stock cars; three thousand
nine hundred refrigerator ears; flats
and gondolas, twenty-four thousand
five hundred and thirty-six; two hun
dred and thirteen tank cars; twenty
one barrel rack cars; seven thousand
refrigerator cars; thirty private cars;
forty-one diners; five hundred and
seventeen coaches; one hundred and
twenty-one chair cars; one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-eight loco
motives, and there are nine thousand
three hundred and seventy-seven
miles of track in the system.
A Quiet Wedding.
Mr. G. G. Weitzel, of Early, Iowa,
and Miss Bertha Weber were married
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Weber, north of
town, at 7 o’clock Saturday evening.
January 15, 1915, by Rev. William
Petersen, the German Lutheran min
ister, of Hazard.
It was a simple home wedding, with
only the close members of the famil
ies on both sides present. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. George
B. Weitzel, parents of the groom, and
Oscar Weitzel, brother of the groom,
and Mr. and Mrs. George Kintzler.
Miss Emma Weber, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, Miss Alma
Heesch, of Ravenna, acted as brides
maid, Mr. Paul Saffranek, of Merna.
Nebr., and William Weber, brother of
of the bride, acted as best men. Miss
Rhene Hedlund played the wedding
march.
The bride wore a simple, but beauti
ful, dress of lemon colored silk crepe
de chine, trimmed in shadow lace and
beads, and carried a bouquet of bride’s
roses. The maid of honor and brides
maid were dressed alike in pale pink.
After the ceremony a fine supper was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Weitzel will make their
home near Early, Iowa, on his farm,
near his parents. The groom’s twenty
eighth birthday was his wedding day,
and his bride is twenty-seven years
old. The newlyweds will visit in
neighboring places for some time be
fore leaving for their new home in
Iowa.
The Northwestern extends congra
tulations to Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Weitzel
and wishes for them happiness and
prosperity.
Obituary.
Mrs. James Patterson, a former
resident of this section, but who has
been making her home at Kearney
since January 19, 1915, died at her
late residence in the above city on
Monday morning, January 17, 1916,
aged 56 years.
Miss Susan Lilly was born in Eng
land on March 24, 1860, coming to
America when a small child with her
parents to LaSalle, 111. Here she
was united in marriage to James Pat
terson and to this union was born’
eleven children, seven sons and four
daughters.
They moved to Nebraska, locating
at Litchfield in 1890, making this place
their home continuously until they
moved to Kearney about a year ago.
Five children are living, as follows:
Elizabeth Goff, John Patterson, Alex
Patterson, all of Kearney, Nebr., Ag
nes Engleman, of Craig, Colo., and
George Patterson, of Litchfield.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Christian church, Wednes
day afternoon at 1 o’clock, January 19,
1916, conducted by Rev. Carl E.
Knapp, of Cozad, Nebr., and interment
was in Litchfic.'J cem:-tery.
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“HENPECKED HENRY.”
No lover of fun, song and pretty
girls can afford to miss the big musi
cal comedy “Henpecked Henry” at the
opera house next Monday, January
24. The success in neighboring cities
has been most gratifying and the man
agement guarantees one thousand
hearty laughs in two hours and a quar
ter.
AGAIN IN THE RACE.
County Judge Smith started to cir
culate his petition last week in order
to have his name placed on the pri
mary ballot at the April election, for
the nomination of county judge. The
office of county judge is non-partisan
and the filing is not made under any
party name. The petition requires 200
signatures before the name can be
placed on the primary ballot and re
quires a filing fee of $10 in addition,
twice as much as is required as a filing
fee for any other office.
NEW AUTO NUMBERS ARRIVING.
Since the first of the year many au
to owners have received their new
automobile numbers. The numbers
are sent out directly to the purchaser
of a licnse, by the secretary of state,
the same as last year. The plates this
year are blue with white figures and
letters. Last year the plates were
wh'te with black figures. The license
is obtained from the county treasurer
and that official sends in proper cre
dentials to the state, before the unm
ber is obtained.
HUNTERS STILL ON THE FENCE.
Customary hunting licenses are
again being issued by the state to the
county clerks and in turn to those
who apply for them. The license
gives permission to hunt or fish ac
cording to the state laws. No pro
vision is made for the federal law and
acting on the strength of the state
license one can either hunt or fish. It
seems as though the federal law was
slow or rather the supreme court in
not deciding which of the laws hold
good. Nebraska was one of the few
states not to change its game laws
to comply with the federal law.—Chap
pell Register.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
By virtue of the authority vested
in me as Judge of the District Court
of the twelfth Judicial District of Ne
braska, I hereby fix the time for hold
ing the terms of court in said District
for the year 1916, at the following
dates: —
Buffalo county, jury terms. May 15,
Dec. 4, equity terms, Jan. 24—Oct. 2.
Custer county, jury terms, April
24—Nov. 13, equity terms Feb. 14—
Sept. 18.
Sherman county, jury terms. Sept.
12, equity terms, Feb. 23—Oct. 24th.
Said terms will be adjourned from
time to time to fully meet the require
ments of the public business. It is al
so ordered that no grand juries be
drawn or summoned, unless hereafter
ordered by the court. Naturalization
days shall remain as heretofore fixed
by the order of this court.
Done at Kearney, this 1st day of
January, 1916.
Bruno O. Hosteteler, Judge of the
District Court.
By Chas. Bass, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Shrrman County,
Nebraska.
i Claimed to be Bryan’s Brother.
An old man nanred John Bryan,
an inmate of the Alameda county
poorhouse in California, has long
held to the delusion that he was a
brother of William Jennings Bryan.
He had told the story about the
poorhouse for so many years that
when he died Thursday morning the
superintendent sent a telegram to
Mr. Bryan at Lincoln telling him that
his brother, John,,was dead and ask
ing what disposition to make of the
body. The telegram was returned to
the wire company by Mayor Bryan
with the information that Mr. Bryan
had no brother, John, and that the
wire was directed to the wrong per
son. Press dispatches carried a brief
reference to the matter, one story
saying he was a cousin of the Bryans
here. Another said that the old man
had explained the fact that he was
left friendless in the poorhouse by the
story that he had been estranged from
his brother for years. He told it so
often he believed it himself.
OBITUARY. v
Frank Blaschke was born in Ger
sig, Roemerstad, Austria Hungary, on
the 18th day of January, 1855. He
was married in the old country to Miss
Amelia Brochiel on the 25th of Au
gust in the year of 1879. Of this happy
union there sprung six children, four
daughters and two sons.
On October 18, 1888, he left the old
country with his wife and family
and came to the United States, ar
riving at Bellwood, Nebraska, and re
sided at Bellwood three years. He
then moved, in the year 1892, to Polk
county, lived there about twelve years.
In March, 1904 he came to Sherman
county and made his home here since
that time.
Healthy and very industrious, as
he was, he was taken ill about one
year ago with dropsy of which he fell
victim to on January 3, 1916, being 60
years of age.
He is survived by his wife and all
of his children. His children are
Mrs. James McBeth of Wiggle Creek,
Frank Blaschke, Harlowton, Mont.,
Mrs. Carl Squires, of Comstock, John
Blaschke and Mrs. John Foy of Loup
City, and Alvena, who is yet at home.
He is also survived by one brother,
Joe Blashchke, of Edenburg, Texas,
and two sisters, Mrs. Schoen, of La
vaca, Nebr., and Mrs. John Needman
of Dutch-houser, Austria Hungary.
He leaves a large number of friends
to mourn his demise. He was a good
and faithful memjber of the German
Evangelical church here.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
Schulze at the German church on
Friday, January 7, 1916, and he was
laid to rest in the Evergreen ceme
tery.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and sym
pathy shown during the illness and
death of our husband and father,
Frank Blaschke.
Mrs. Frank Blaschke.
Mrs. James McBeth.
Frank Blaschke.
Mrs. Carl Squires.
John Blaschke.
Mrs. John Foy.
Alvena Blaschke.
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MANY PAYING UP.
i Since the first of the year many
| subscribers of The Nortwestern have
| renewed their subscription to the pa
per. There are still a number oi
Northwestern subscribers who have
failed to renew—so why not do so now
before you forget about it. And speak
ing of subscribers, a large number of
new ones are coming in every week,
which makes us believe that our ef
forts to produce a good, newsy paper
are being appreciated.
JUDGE HOSTETLER’S PETITION
CIRCULATED.
Judge Hostetler’s petition for the
placing of his name on the primary
ballot in April is being circulated here
and is being freely signed. Judge
Hostetler is well and popularly known
in this district and probably w’ill have
no opposition for the omination or at
the general election this fall. It is
safe to say that he will succeed him
self as district judge, and can hold
the position as long as he wants it.
KILL THAT GROUCH.
If playgoers with an ingrowing
grouch will take it to the Daddow
theatre next Monday, January 24th.
where Helton Powell’s famous musi
cal comedy, “Henpecked Henry” will
hold forth for one night only, they
will find a sure cure and immediately
come to the conclusion that the men
who invented laughter wrote the play.
It is entitled to the blue ribbon in the
musical comedy class. An especial
fature is made of the magnificently
costumed chorus.
MORE ABOUT CITY DELIVERY.
The postmaster-editor of the Sher
man County Times, at Loup City, is
urging the people of that town through
the columns of his paper to start a
movement toward securing city free
delivery The postal laws and regula
tions provide that letter carriers shall
be employed for the free delivery of
mail matter at any postoffice which
produces a gross revenue of not less
than $10,000. Loup City is an office
of the third class. According to the
salary of the Loup City postoffice, the
gross receipts do not exceed $6,000.
Therefore, it would be necessary for
the receipts to increase $4,000 or more
to entitle Loup City to free delivery.
Loup City’s postmaster should brush
up a little on the postal laws in his
office before. starting something.—
Ansley Herald.
MARRIED AT GRAND ISLAND.
W. B. Flanders of Loup City and
Miss Mamie Roberts of Sweetwater
were married by the county judge at
Grand Island on Monday, January 17.
The happy couple were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan Roberts and Miss Nel
lie Roberts, all of Sweetwater. After
the ceremoney the party left for Litch
field where they spent a day with
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Flanders re
turned to Loup City Tuesday evening
and are making their home in the east
part of town.
Mr. Flanders recently engaged in
business in Loup City and now has es
tablished a home. His bride is a
stranger to us,but we are sure he has
made no mistake in the selection of
his helpmate for life. The North
western joins their many friends in
wishing them a long and happy voy
age on the matimonlal sea.
STATE TAXES HIGI IER
The people of Nebraska paid $21,
000,000 in taxes for all purposes dur
ing the year 1915. an increase of more
than one million dollars over the
amount paid in 1914. A compilation
made by Secretary O. E. Bernecker of
the state board of assessment at Lin
coln shows a total of $21,390,358 raised
by taxation for all purposes in 1915,
not including taxes paid in Cherry.
Grant and Keya Paha counties. If the
taxes in these counties is the same as'
paid in 1914 the total taxes raised
throughout the state in 1915 was $21,
682,464, an increase of $1,277,007 over
the amount paid in 1914.
Out of a total of $20,405,457 paid for
all purposes in 1914 $13,282,411 was
taxes levied alone by school districts.
This information has caused many tax
payers to awaken to the fact that the
greater part of the funds raised for
taxation is expended for school pur
poses.
The state tax, or a tax for the sup
port of the state government, is a
small part of the expense of govern
ment. The levy for state purposes in
1915 was 6.S mills on the dollar, or one
mill less than for the previous year.
The average tax for all purposes
ranges from 40 to 50 mills on the dol
lar in the different communities. The
state tax raised by the levy of 1915
was $400,000 less than tse total
amount levied the year before. While
the state tax was reduced in 1915 it is
apparent from figures received from
the various counties that levies for loc
al taxes, such as school and county
purposes, were kept up to the former
high mark and in some instances in
creased. Only a small portion of the
taxes raised during the year is ac
countable for by an increase in the
valuation of property.
In the spring all lands will be re
valued for he first time in four years
for taxation purposes. A large in
crease in valuation is looked for. Un
less the local taxing boards reduce
levies a big increase in total taxes for
1916 will be the result.—St. Paul Re
publican.
DEFINATION OF LA GRIPPE.
Here is the Grand Island Independ
ent’s definition of La Grippe and there
are very few people in the country
who are unable to testify to its unaccu
racy: “Bones which seem cracked in
two; joints which apparently have ali
the oil removed; a nose which rceives
constant attention; aches and pains in
all portions of the body, and a dis
position as jagged as a circular saw;
say this and three out of every five
residents of the city, almost, will arise
and shout with one accord, “Grippe,
doggone it, and I’ve got it.”
ENTERTAINED AT CARDS.
Mesdames R. L. Arthur, A. H. Han
sel, R. P. Starr and C. C. Carlsen,
entertained the P. E. O’s and their
husbands at cards at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Carlsen Wednesday
evening. A very enjoyable evening
was spent.
CITY HALL FOR LOUP CITY.
We are informed that a movement
is on foot to put the matter up to the
voters to vote bonds for the construc
tion of a city hall. It is rarely that a
city the size of Loup City has not a
suitable building for a city hall, and
no donbt the voters will give this
subject serious consideration if it is
brought to their attention at the next
spring election.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF CLAY
TOWNSHIP.
Receipts.
Money on hand in treasury
of Clay township, January 1,
1916 .$188.07
Received from county treas
urer for road fund, district
No. 21 .664.95
Received from county treas
urer for road fund, district
No. 22 . 608.30
Received from county treas
urer for road fund, district
No. 23 . 605.30
Expenditures.
Paid out of the general fund
of said township .$781.37
Paid out for roads in district
No. 21 of said township_ 664.95
Paid out for roads in district
No. 22 of said township. 608.30
Paid out for roads in District
No. 23 of said township.605.30
Total .$2,659.92
I, George Haller, township clerk
for Clay township, Sherman county,
Nebraska, do solemnly swear that the
above is a true statement of receipts
and expenditures for the year 1915.
GEO. HALLER. Twp. Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of January, 1916.
F. D. EASTABROOK, J. P j
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist.
Sunday, January 23. 10:30 a. m.
“The Christian’s Chief Business.” 3:30
p. m„ preaching services at Wiggle
Creek. 7:30 p. m., “A Common Ex
cuse.”
On account of the severe weather
and the grippe, the G o’clock dinner,
for the adult Bible class, as planned
by Mrs. Chris Oltjenbruns, and to be
served at her home, was postponed
from Saturday until a later date.
The A. L. T.’s S. S. held high carni
val last Monday evening in the base
ment of the church. A good time was
enjoyed by all. Said time wound up
with an oyster feed. One fellow was
discovered who could make more noise
than the preacher. Henceforth his
name shall not be called “Clarence,”
but “Windy.” L. V. SLOCUMB.
St. Josephat’s Catholic Church.
Every Saturday evening 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, anu es
pecially the English services.
CHANGED HIS NAME.
Vallejo. Calif.—A man with a name
closely resembling the kaiser’s afflic
tion, and pronouaced softly as you'd
breathe the name of a Serbian moun
tain resort to a dear friend, has been
enlisted in the United States marine
corps as Liberal Scott, by special
authority from Washington, D. C.
And so, Eleftherios Sykeotis is of
ficially listed in the records of the
United States marine corps as “Liber
al Scott.”
Sykeotis, who is a naturalized Amer
ican citizen, adopted the name of
Liberal Scott because of his great ad
miration for Harry Lauder, he says,
and for the futher reason that few
persons have ever correctly pro
nounced the name he abandoned.
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