! W. F. MASON, C. H. RYAN, L. HANSEN, = President. Ass’t Cashier Cashier. = [ The Value of Thrift § Extravagance and waste should be changed into £ £ the right sort of thrift and economy. > = | Statistics show that of the 878,798,325 acres of £ | farm land in the United States, but 478,451,750 are E E now improved, leaving over four hundred million = i acres unimproved. These farms average 138 acres, | with 54 acres improved and 45 acres unimproved. E i Statistics show that in the United States 66 out of = 1 every 100 people that die leave no estate whatever. E I That out of the remaining 34 only 9 leave estates | I larger than $5,000, and that the average of the bal- E | ance of 25 is less than $1,300. E | That at the age of 65, 97 out of every 100 in Ameri- E 1 ca are partly or wholly dependent upon relatives, E £ friends, or the public for their daily bread. = 1 First National Bank | V - 5 I We Pay Five Per Cent Interest on Time Deposits = SS ———™ I E_ _r BRING YOUR GRAIN TO THE j Loup City Mill & Light Co. \ 3 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 ^ I HEADQUARTERS FOR l ALL KINDS OF Hard and Soft Coal TAYLOR’S ELEVATOR . LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA - Let Us Insure Your Home and Other Property Do you know that 1600 dwellings burn every week in this country? Is your home insured? Are you sure your policy has not expired? Do you know $1 500.00 a minute is the average fire loss in the United States? Examine your insur ance policy, note the date of expiration, and especi ally whether or not you have sufficient amounts on the different items. If your insurance has expired—if you wish to increase the amounts—or make any changes, bring us your policies and let us advise with you. Do it now. Tomorrow may be too late. FIRST TRUST COMPANY Loup City, Nebraska _ *_ I Sunshine means healthy hogs and increased profts and the I best way to get it is with | Sunshine windows for roof and sidewall. Sunshine roof windows put the sun shine on the floor of the pens where it is needed. Ak us about them. KEYSTONE LUMBER CO. Yards at Loup City, Ashton. Rockville, Schaupps and Arcadia TRY THE NORTHWESTERN AD SERVICE—IT FAYS Daily sells for less. Try Chase’s first—it pays. Garden seeds—James Bartuuek. T. R. Lay was a Rockville visitor Tuesday. Sure hatch incubators. Sold by J. J. Slominski. House for rent. Inquire of the Northwestern office. Miss Hattie Froehlich was at Ash ton Friday on business. R. J. Harching of Ord. was in our city Tuesday on business. Miss Goldie Kilpatrick was a pas senger to Kearney Tuesday. James Bartunek will oil and repair your harness. Let Jim do it. J. B. O'Bryan was a passenger to Omaha Tuesday on business. A. B. Outhouse made a business trip to Rockivlle last Friday. J. A. Chandler w-as a business pas senger to Rockville Tuesday. Charles Bass was an eastbound pas senger to Grand Island Tuesday J. S. Caddy was a Rockville visitor Monday, returning in the evening. J Good cane seed $1 per bushel.—Rob* Fulliton, Austin, Neb. 35-? Mrs. Dr. Carrie Bowman was a pas senger for Lincoln Saturday morning. j E. A. Miner was an eastbound pas 1 senger to Central City Tuesday morn I ing. — Mrs. Susan Toekev was a passenger to Boelus Tuesday to visit with rela tives. Austin Bower of Wood River. Neb. is here visiting at the Harry Gardner home. Four room brick house, city water, with 100 foot front, for rent. See W. F. j Mason. C. W. Burt returned home Saturday from Rockville where he had been on business. V. I>. Johns was at Rockville on business last Friday, returning the same day. D L. * damson came nn from Sew ard Saturday to spend a few days with home folks. Dave Leinireer and Clint Tookpr. of Arcadia, were in our city Tuesday on business. Mrc. c. W. Gradv was a nasseneer *n Elba. Monday to visit a few days with relatives. Rov V. Kellev. returned home Tue« d«v from South Dakota, where he had been on business. M>ss Helen Danczvk went to Ashton Tuesday morning to spend a few days visiting with relatives. Miss Pearle Needham was a busi ness passenger to Rockville Monday, returning in the evening. John Blaschka and wife. Fritz Les ''hinpkv and Miss Mahle Depew, au toed to Ravenna Sunday. When yon are in need of classes, see Henry Eisner. Sat- j isf action guaranteed. W. C. Mackey arrived in our city Saturday evening for a short visit with his many friends here. Elmer Chaffee returned home Sat urday evening from Grand Island where he had been on business. L. B. Polski and family visited at the 1. M. Polski home at Ashton over Sunday, returning home Monday. Aeis Jensen ana daughter. Mable were passengers to Boelus Tuesday morning to visit with a sick uncle. Carl Anderson, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. is here visiting at the Alfred Ander son home. He is an old timer "here Miss Carrie Cole, who has been quite ill the past two weeks, is re ported as some better at this writing Sheriff L. A. Williams returned from Rockviile last Friday where he had been looking after business matters. Mrs. Almeda Watkins returned to her home last Friday at Wood River. Neb., after visiting here at the Harry Gardner home. M. C. Mulick, Julius Sorenson and Charles May, were passengers to Grand Island Tuesday to bring home a new Reo car. J. Cole and daughter, Jennie, re turned home Tuesday from Austin, where they had been on business and pleasure combined. L. G. Lofbolm returned home last Friday evening from Omaha where he had been to purchase goods for his new clothing store. Miss Inea Noyes, who has been at Lawrence. Neb., for the past three weeks visiting with friends, returned home Friday evening. Mrs. Grace Lee. who has been visit ing with relatives and friends here and at Cairo, was a passenger to Ar cadia Friday evening. Rigdon Slocumb came up from his 1 school duties at Lincoln last week to spend a week with his parents. Rev. L. V. Slocumb and family. Mrs. E. Crocket, who has been here visiting with her son. A. E. Reed and family, returned to her home at Greeley Tuesday morning. Mrs. Albert Anderstrmon and baby came up from Ashton Friday evening to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Corning, and family. The Misses Dorothy Hansen and | Cecil Howard, and Duff Hansen, who ] have been here visiting the past week ’ with the former and latter’s brother i and sister. P. E. and Mable Hansen, ■ returned to their homes at Hastings Saturday. ' Eyes Examined Free ol Charge Glasses Fitted at a Reasonable Charge HENRY ELSNER Daily sells for less. Try Chase's first—it pays. Garden seeds—James Bartunek. Pure German millet seed for sale, inquire of D. B. Carpenter. 15-6 Good cane seed. $1 per bushel. Also Single Combed White Leghorn eggs. —Robt Fulliton. Austin. Neb. 15-3 Miss Minnie Johnson came up from Palmer Saturday evening to visit over Sunday with her parents. She returned to Palmer Monday. Miss Marion Levy returned to her home at Hastings Saturday after a few days’ visit here with her sister. Miss Ruth Levy. Miss Marie Cooper, who has been visiting with her parents the past week, returned to her school duties at Kearney Monday. Mrs. Sarah Fowler passed through our city Saturday from Grand Island to Arcadia, where she will visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. John Haesler returned home Saturday evening from Columbus where she had been visiting with rela *ives for the past week. Fritz Leschinsky returned to his school duties at Lincoln Tuesday af ter a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Leschinsky. Miss Lena Zwink left Saturday morning for Lincoln to visit with her sister. Miss Effie Zwink. who is at tending school at that place. Miss Anna Kwiatkowski was a pas senger to Rockville Saturday to spend Sunday at the John Dietz home. She returned here Monday evening. Mrs. James Grow and little son. returned to their home at Arcadia Saturday evening after visiting here with relatives and many friends. ____ A. J. Johnsop returned home Satur day evening from Grand Island. Lin -oln and Omaha where he had been on business and pleasure combined. The Misses Mable Daddow and Lila Goodwin returned to their school work at Kearney Monday after spending ‘he past week with their parents. For Rent—Two quarters of pood -rass land, both close to Loup City one north and the other southeast from town. See W. F. Mason. 14-3 Earl Taylor and two cousins. Mac and Archie Brown, came up from Hastings last week to spend their spring vacation with home folks and friends. Lee Hiddleson, who is attending school at Hastings, came up last week o spend his spring vacation with his narents. Mr. and Mrs. M. Hiddleson. and family. Mrs. George Kelso and children ame up from Grand Island last Fri day and visited at the O. A. Woods home over Sunday. They returned home Monday. Miss Levada Veeder was a west hound passenger to Sargent Friday evening to visit over Sunday with relatives and friends. She returned home Monday morning. Mrs. Viola Odendahl Visited over Sunday with friends at Kearney, re turning home Monday -evening. Miss Ernestine Odendahl accompanied her as far as Grand Island. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Gee and baby, who have been here visiting with Mrs. Gee’s sister, Mrs. A. W. Boecking and family, returned to their home at Kearney Monday morning. Mrs. C. M. Snyder, of Kearney, visiting in our city several days last week with her sister, Mrs. C. F. Beus hausen and family. She returned to her home Monday morning. Miss Marie Ohlsen. returned to her school duties at Lincoln. Sunday. She was accompanied as far as Ravenna by the Misses Dora Ohlsen. Beatrice Worloek, and John Burrowes. Miss Florence Depew came over from Kearney last week Thursday to spend Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Depew, and family. She returned to school Monday noon. House for Rent—Six room house, electric lights and city water, good garden spot, a few fruit trees and a strawberry patch. Inquire of Walter Moon. 14-2 William Sharp returned home Sat urday evening from Omaha here he has been confined in the hospital on account of sickness. He recently re turned from Chicago where he had been visiting with relatives. Emil Holub, candidate for the demo cratic nomination for county treasurer, was in Loup City yesterday. He was accompanied by his father. Albert Holub and Joseph Karel of Bristol precinct. 9 __ Mrs. O. M. Bond, who has been here the past week visiting with her daugh ter. Mrs. C. H. Ryan, who is reported as being on the sick list, returned to her home at Gresham, Neb., Monday morning. Daily sells for less. Try Chase’s first—it pays. Garden seeds.—James Bartunek. Good organ for sale. See Willis Holeumb. Sure hatch incubators. Sold by J. J. Slominski. T. E. Gilbert was an Ashton visitor Wednesday. Rev. Father Jarka was a business passenger to Ashton Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Wilson were pas sengers to Ashton Wednesday to visit with relatives. Sioux City seeds have gained the reputation of being always fresh. Sold at Lewandowski’s. Dr. Biion, Eye Specialist, will be here again Tlu»-sday, April 13. One day only at Sell waller's Jewelry store. Mrs. Anna Stephens came up from Rockville Tuesday evening to visit with her son. Lamont L. Stephens and wife. -1 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Odendahl came up from Ashton Tuesday evening and visited with relatives, returning home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Piontkowski, re turned home Tuesday evening from Farwell. where they had been visit ing with relatives. Mrs. James Emery, returned to her home at Comstock, Tuesday evening after visiting here with her sister. Mrs. B. F. Decker. A. C. Ogle sold Ford cars to Skip Thrasher and Otis White on Wednes day. On the same day Mr. Ogle sold a Reo to George McFadden. If you suffer from headaches, ner vous exhaustion, dizziness, neuralgia, pain over the eyes, insumnia. sick headaches, etc., stop using medicines, and consult Dr. Bilon about your eyes, at Schwaner's Jewelry store, Thurs day, April 13. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crumrine, who have been here visiting at the Schar now home, left Monday morning for St. Paul, where they will visit for a while with relatives before return ing to their home at Scotts Bluffs. They were accompanied as far as St. Paul by Miss Ina Scharnew. who will visit there with relatives. She returned home Tuesday evening. CLEAR CREEK"SAND Mrs. Mary Weller is on the sick list. L. E. Sadler is digging a cistern for A. D. Jones. Sammie Hill is doing farming for William Garnet. Mrs. D. W. Titus visited a few days j with Mrs. O. A. Clark. Robert Stouffer is doing some painting for H. J. Burtner. Thomas Palmer visited ith James ! Hill a few days this week. Clear Creek aid society met with Mrs. George Hager Thursday. Ward Erakes and family vfsted at the Ivan Mendenhall home Sunday. Ben Speltz left for Ulysses to see j his brother, who is dangerously ill. Mrs. Ella Hofeldt is doing house work for her sister. Mrs. F. A. Kohls. Rev. Wagner filled his regular appointment at Bulah chapel Sunday.: A Mr. Taylor from Iowa was through this country selling the home com- ‘ fort stove. Boyd Hill, who is attending school at Broken Bow. came home to visit; over Sunday. Quite a number of Clear Creek peo-; pie attended the Sunday School dis- i trict convention Sunday. Sennet Richmond rented a farm ! southeast of Litchfield and will move his household goods before long. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Perdum, Neb., are keeping house far John Heapy until his wife returns from Alabama. Ruth and Bessie Hill. Gladys and Beulah Brookshier. and Frances Rich mond. visited Helen and Belve Easta brook Saturday afternoon. G. W. Hager and son. Ross, G. A. Richmond and Martin Burtner, and F. T. Richmond, attended the masonic lodge at Litchfield. Robert French I done the talking to the class. Eggs For Hatching. »Pure Barred Rock eggs.—R. L. Arthur. Eggs For Hatching. Single comb mottled Anconas. $1 per setting of 13.—I. L. Conger. 16-3 ( FOR SALE. Three short horn bulls, two seat surrey gang plow. Phone Black 12.— L. N. Smith. 16-3 Eggs for Hatching. Rhode Island Red eggs. 25 cents a dozen. Phone 9012.—Mrs. C. C. Christensen. 13-5 Car Pure Seed Oats. I will have a car of pure seed oats on track Thursday, April 6th. These oats are grown north of here and all raised by one farmer.—E. G. Taylor. TEAM FOR SALE. Young team, coming five years old this spring, weight about 2,700. Call! at C. J. Larson’s farm, three and one-1 half miles southeast of Loup City. 14-3 j — MOTHERS. Should see that the whole family take at least three or four doses of a thorough, purifying system cleaning medicine this spring. Now is the; time. The family will be healthier, j happier and get along better if the blood is given a thorough purifying, the stomach and bowels cleaned out,' and the germs of winter, accumulated in the system driven away. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea is the very best and surest Spring Remedy to take. Get it at once and see the difference in the whole family. Their color will be better, they’ll feel fine and be well j and happy. 35c. The best spring tonicj laxative, purifier.—Graefe Pharmacy.' 'JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllUlpiMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIII.f^ 1 mcutv | a/ cJrtut | | mattes — nutt tivi, | 1 SuXtVt&H | = -u* WM. LEWANDOWSK1, Proprietor