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VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1916 NUMBER 23
EVENTS AT LITCHFIELD
Kanute Ladegaard left on No. 39 for
Berwin and returned on No. 40 Mon
day morning.
Reuben Sanders, of Springfield. I1U
a cousin of N. J. Phipps, is here visit
ing with him.
Air. and Mrs. George McKenzie left
on 40 Saturday morning for Grand Is
land and Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson were
passengers to Hazard on 40 Sunday,
returning on 39.
The Speltz brothers shipped a car
of mixed hogs and cattle to the Oma
ha market on Sunday.
I understand that Arnett and the
» Speltz brothers settled their dispute
over the mare they bought of him.
The Rev. Ambrose went to Sweet
water on 40. Sunday morning to hold
services there both morning and even
f ing.
Miss Lillian Rydberg left for a pro
tracted visit with friends and relatives
at Stromsnerg on Wednesday morn
ing.
Airs. Lewis Leurey and daughter,
came down on 40 Tuesday to attend
the Decoration exercises here, return
ing on 39.
Airs. C. E. Aehenback and Mrs. Geo.
Slote were passengers to Ravenna
uu No. 40 Saturday morning, return
ing on 39.
Alayor AlcKenzie left on 40 for
Grand Island. AA’e understand that
Air. McKenzie was operated on at the
hospital there.
Thomas Palmer, of Fullerton, was
p on business attending to his wife's
monument. He returned on 40 Wed
nesday morning.
George McKenzie and John Ander
son. came in Thursday evening from
Colorado after doing a good business
t elliug nursery stock.
Mrs. Clyde Lang came down from
Broken Bow on No. 40 Saturday to
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lang.
Clyde jumped off 44 in the evening.
Miss Martha Kenyon came in on 40
Monday. She has been teaching tii
t ighth and nineth grades at Lode, on
Woodriver, south of Broken Bow. She
* is home for vacation,
ft Mr. and Mrs. Claude Marragon and
son, were down visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson one day last Week and
returned on 38. .Mrs Marragon <ki
.V rs. Thompson’s sister.
H. Powell was down from Geneva
c. Thedford to attend the Decoration
ceremonies and meet his father who
i ime up from the Soldiers’ Home at
Grand Island for the same purpose
A. J. Wilson and wife, who have
been visiting here with their daugh
ters and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dicker
son, went to Oconto to- visit their
daughter, Mrs. Chet Thompson, on
Friday.
William Benson and family, includ
ing Mrs. J. Gill and her family and
Mrs. William Betts, were passengers
to Grand Island Friday morning, to
use Bill’s expression, for a family
vention.
The Lvnden brothers buried their
father in the Grand Island cemetery
Sunday. He was seventy-two years
old. He died at the Soldiers’ Home.
Ed. and Henry and families returned
on 39 on Wednesday.
Mr. Linden, who is in the hospital
at the soldiers home at Grand Island,
is near death. Henry went down on
Friday and returned on 39 the same
day. Ed. left on 40 Saturday just hop
ing to see him alive.
J. F. Lammars shipped his old
threshing outfit to Ashby. Neb. It was
sold to Hennigh and Hippe of that
place. Frank is buying him a bran
new engine to run his new separator.
He is bound to be prepared for the
good crops we have such good pros
pects for.
Miss Irma Harris was nine years
old on the 17th of last month. She
celebrated by entertaining a party oi
thirty-three of her schoolmates. TIj-1
ice cream and cake consumed is not
mentioned, but they had a very large
and enjoyable time. Come again on
my next birthday girls.
George Gray, brother of our old
time friend and neighbor. James, and.
by the way, an old timer himself in
this country, having homesteaded
what was known as the James Gray
timber claim, now owmed by Frank
Friesen. in the very early days, has
been visiting James for a few days.
George has had the misfortune to
loose his sight entirely and is also
deaf. Mrs. Gray has to lead him
around. He certainly has the sympa
thy of all of us.
Sunday, the 28th day of May was
duly observed as Memorial day in
Litchfield. God grant that it may never
be forgotten, or ever fail to be ob
served in all the ages to come. We
pay well deserved honor to the
Fathers of our country. Washington
and his compatriots, who fought so
nobly and successfully for our inde
pendence, all honor to their names.
Rev. Trov conducted the Memorial
services in the Methodist church on
Sunday. The address on Decoration
day was ably given by Rev. Ambrose
in the Christian church and the pro
gram duly rendered. But the thought
has occured to me may not these
notable events of our history devolve
into a mere holiday in the course of
time, without however, uninteutionol
giving to the old veterans of both
wars, the real and true thought of our
minds and hearts, realizing or trying
too. the great and lasting benefits,
which we today enjoy that they ac
quired for us by their sacrifice of lives
that were so precious and dear to
their parents, brothers anud sisters,
as ours are today, instead of giving
our thought more to the present pleas
ures of the occasion not that I would
have our people forego any occasion
of pleasure. It is the spice of life,
we do not get enought of it. I do as's
them to give on these special holidays
their first and deepest thoughts to the
everlasting honorable memory of these
our heroes. What have they given
to us by their great and unselfish
sacrifices? Washington and his com
patriots gave us our country, free
dom and independence. The boys in
Blue preserved it. This credit is not
due to all of the men of those days.
These boys in Blue were exceptional
men, they went into the southern val
ley to leave their bones to bleach and
rot there, to die of fevers and disease.
Did they do it for the paltry $13 a
month? You all know they did not.
What of the stay-at-homes who were
getting large wages and prices? A
time to make money, and yet some (1
hope not many) begrudge the Old
Boys in Blue their few dollars of pen
sion or. in other words, don’t like to
divide with the men who made it pos
sible for them to get it. What honor
is due to them?
How about the men who owned,
or had control of the gold, the sinews
of war? Did they take their country
by the throat and make it disgorge
two and one-half dollars for every
gold dollar they parted with, in good,
solid promises of your Uncle Same to
pay? Did they?
But what are we today? One of, jf
not the largest, best and most free
countries in this world. Who is to
thank? The Boys in Blue.
Why? They preserved this union,
kept it one great united country. Had
it not been for them we would have
been two nations, instead of one, al
ways ready to fight each other, and
third class at that. Compare, and who
thank? The Boys in in Blue.
How about the South today? Shake,
pard; you fought us; we held over
you. Yes, Yank, you did, but we will
shalye and thank the God of Battles
and Destinies that we are one today,
and such a one.
Sheriff Wiliams. Aaron Wall and
J. S. Pedler went to Litchfield this
morning to attend the preliminary
hearing of Orrin Speltz. who is
charged with attempting fo kill, the
case coming up before Justice Flint.
This is a sequel of a fight at Litch
field Sunday morning, the result of
a dispute started at a poker game
the night before. In the scrap Speltz
struck young Kisling over the head
with a single tree, injuring him some
what. Young Speltz was placed
under arrest Monday afternoon and
the hearing set for today.
A strong wind visited this section
of the state last Thursday night. Not
much damage was done in this vicini
ty, we being more fortunate than Val
ley county, where it is reported that
damage to the amount of $50,000 was
done in the vicinity of Ord, Rosevale
and Ericson.
Hail, hail, hail. Now is the time
to insure against hail. I represent
the German Alliance, the Imperial of
New York and the Union Fire of Lin
coln, Neb. Come in and get ray
prices.—J. W. Dougal, manager of the
Farmers’ Union.
Eight grade promotion exercises for
the Loup City school were held at the
opera house last Friday evening. A
very pleasing program was enjoyed
by the large audience present. Mayor
Mathew delivered the address of the
evening.
Daily sells for less.
OPENING DAY
JENNER’S PARK
Thursday, June 8th
HAL’JEN.NER.
Grand Dis
play of Fire
works and
Illumina
tions in the
Evening
See small bills
and papers for
particulars
BOB JENNER.
Baseball-Arcadia vs. Ashton
Luop City Comet Band
Band Orchestra for Dance
Sports, Contests, Merry-go-R ound
and Special Attractions
LOUP CITY GOLFERS LOSE.
The first of the week eight of the
golf players from Loup City and five
“fans” went down to Kearney via the
auto route and played a very inter
esting match against Kearney Golf
club, losing the match 6-1 and 1 tie.
Lou Schwaner was the only Loup
City man to win from his opponent,
and Oscar Swanson succeeded in tie
ing one of the strongest players of
the Kearney club.
Loup City and Kearney now each
have a game to their credit, Loup
City defeating Kearney in the match
last fall.
The Loup City club made a most,
creditable showing in view of the
small amount of practice it has has
this season. Had some of the club
had their rabbit's foot along the score
might have been different, as Monty
Worlock and Charles Schwaner lost
their matches by only one hole. Law
rence Polski put up a game fight
against Ross, a member of the Kear
ney dub, and who lives at Shelton,
and who holds the record round at
the Omaha iFeld club, of Omaha. The
fact that the course was entirely new
to the Loup City players also made
considerable difference to our play
ers, there being some unusual haz
ards to overcome. The Loup City
party was royally entertained by the
Kearney club. The Loup City party
arrived in the forenoon and. after
a practice round over the course, was
treated to a five-coure banquet at
the Midway hotel. The Loup City
ladies were taken for an auto ride
about the city and shown all the
interesting points.
The Loup City visitors returned
within unstinted praise of their theat
ment by the Kearney club, the enter
tainment halping, in a measure, to
take out the sting of defeat. At that,
the defeat can be overlooked as Kear
ney has abotu.130 players to select
a club from. The links are in fine
condtion, the Kearney club having
spent $700in improving the course
this spring.
The city of Kearney also came in
for much praise on account of the
well kept condition of its streets and
the general progressive air of the
town in general. It is presumed that
there will be more matches between
Loup City and Kearney, and that
we will, with more practice, be able
to win the odd game.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The commencement exercises held
at the opera house Monday ended a
busy week for the-class.
The class of 1916 consists of twelve
seven girls and five boys, as follows:
Alberta Outhouse. Lucile Patton. Lu
cienne Chase. Amy Mcllravey, Trsolia
McN’ulty. Jennie L. Cole. Opal Ver
Valin, Arthur Hancock. Robert Jen
ner. Melvin Lee. Karl G. Gasteyer,
Raymond S. Sweetland,
The class occupied the stage with
the speaker and presented a very
pleasing appearance.
The principal address of the even
ing was delivered by R. B. Crone,
president of Hastings college who
used for his subject “Educational
Ideals for the Twentieth Century.”
Mr. Crone is a pleasant, though not
eloquent speaker, and the majority of
the large audience were well pleased
with his address and the way in which
he handled his subject. The several
comparisons made in this address
were note-worthy and showed the
efficiency of modern methods.
A musical and vocal program bv
home talent and the presentation c*f
diplomas by Supt. J. H. Burwell closed
the program.
The graduation class of 1916 is not
as large as usual, but is composed of
; exceptionally bright young men and
i women, who no doubt will be heard
' from later when they enter the activi
| ties of the world.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate by
Adiministratrix.
In the District Court of Sherman
County, Nebraska.
Cora M. Niesner. administratrix of the
estate of Henry Niesner. deceased,
plaintiff, vs. Cora M. Niesner, Austin
Niesner, a minor, Margaret Niesner,
a minor, and Frederick Niesner, a
minor, defendants.
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of an order of the Hon. B. O.
Hostetler. Judge of the District
j Court of Sherman County, Nebraska,
made the 23rd dax of February. 1916,
, for the sale of the real estate herein
after desmribed, there will be sold
at the South Door of the Court House
in Loup City, Nebraska, on the 19th
day of June. 1916, at the hour of one
o'clock of said day, the following de
! scribed real estate, to-wit:
The Southwest Quarter and the
\ South half of the South half of the
! Northeast quarter of Section Twentv
i one (21). Township Fourteen (14),
j west of the 6th P. M.. in Sherman
I County, Nebraska, excepting a tract
* described as follows: Commencing at
! the Southeast corner of the said West
half of Section Twenty-one (21), run
ning thence west along the south
side thereof 70 rods, thence north
along the east side thereof 182 6-7
rods, thence east parallel with the
south side thereof 70 rods, thence
south along he east side thereof
182 6-7 rods to the point of beginning.
Said real estate to be sold to the best
and highest bidder for cash. Said
sale will remain open one hour.
Dated this 27th day of May, 1916,
CORA M. NIESNER,
Administratrix of the Estate ol
24-3 Henry Niesner. deceased.
STOVES FOR SALE.
One base burner, one soft coal heat
er, and one coal oil stove for sale. In
quire at Schoening’s blacksmith shop
or at house.—W. A. COON. 24-2
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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY.
The Junior class of the Loup City
, high school desires to announce that
j the class play ‘‘A Corner of the Cam
pus.” is to be presented to th^ public
on Friday. June l!d, at the opera house.
Following is a synopsis of the play:
ACT 1—Scene laid in Ruth Day’s
room at college. Humerous and
! touching incidents of girl's life at
j college are given.
ACT II—Scene in a corner of the
j<ampus. Realistc scenery. Many
| pleasing flirtations on old stone wall.
| Ruth is discovered meeting with a
| young man and is expelled from the
! college by Miss Prism, the precep
I tress of the dormitory.
ACT III—Scene in Ruth's home.
Time three months later or Christmas.
Ruth refuses to marry Evert Ward,
who has been plotting to secure her
old homestead. She is surprised by
her college friends. Consents to wTed
i Charles Steal who has been faithful
through all dscouragements.
The cast of characters are as fol
lows :
Ruth Day. The Heroine.
.Ruth Adams
Ann Short Her Roommate.
.Maud Johnson
Students—Min. Flo Ferris, Marga
| ret Summers. Dora Mills—Alma En
derle. Leona May, Velma Rowe, Katie
Janulewcz.
Miss Prism. Vigilence Committee...
.Helma Jung
Tilly. A Maid .Mary Adams
Hiram Hayman, A Country Boy....
.Henry Dolling
Mrs. Hayman, His Mother .
.Dora Ohlsen
Evalina, A Colored Maid .
.Gladys Warrick
Wm. Williamson. Her Sweetheart..
.Milo Daily
Billy Brown, A College Youth.
.Lelon Lofholm
Charley Steel. Evert Ward—Ruth's
two lovers—The Professor, R. V.
Kelley.
The proceeds of this play are to be
used in partially equipping the library
at the new hgh school. The liberal
patronage of all interested in the
| schools is desired.
'PHONE COMPANY SELLS OUT.
A transaction of considerable mag
nitude was consummated today when
the entire holding of the Sherman
County Telphone company was sold
and transferred to the Nebraska
Telephone company. L. B. Wilson,
commercial superintendent of the Ne
braska Telephone company, with head
quarter* at Omaha and F. A. May
district manager, of Grand Island, are
here and made the deal with our local
people.
About eleven years ago the Nebras
ka Telephone company, who had
ninety phones at Loup City, sold their
interests here to a local company or
ganized by W. S. Waite. E. G. Tay
lor. Dr. A. J. Kearns. J. W. Long. W.
R. Mellor, G. H. Lorentz. A. J. Johnson
and S. N. Sweetland. This company
has since that time bought exchanges
l at Litchfield and Arcadia, and extend
ed their lines all over the county.
Some time ago they- disposed of the
Arcadia exchange to the Waite Bros,
of Arcadia. The sale at this time in
cludes the exchanges at Loup City,
Rockville, Ashton, Litchfield and what
phones they own that are connected
j with the Ravenna and Boeius ex
| changes, a total of 1,300 phones.
The Sherman County Telephone
i company- will dissolve their company
and in the future will be a part of the
Nebraska Telephone company.
; Owing to the large amount of other
business the office of the Sherman
j County Telephone company had to
I look after they decided to sell out. We
feel that they have made a success in
the telephone business, and should
be commended for the system they
have built up.
But since there is a change in
ownership we are glad it is going
to a company that has the reputation
the new company has for fairness to
its subscribers and good long distance
connections. We have no doubt the
Bell Company will soon make some
improvements and we are glad to
welcome them to our city.
THANKS ITS PATRONS.
The Sherman County Telephone
company, and each and every officer
j and member thereof, desire at this
! time to thank it spatrons for their co
-operation and help for the past 11
! years in making the telephone com
j panv of so much practical benefit.
Because the business was continu
ally growing and expanding, requir
ing more capital and personal atten
tion, we decided to sell our system to
the Nebraska Telephone company,
who are exclusively in the telephone
business and will continue to opeeaie
the system for the benefit of the pat
rons and public of Sherman countv.
We have always found these people
anxious and willing to give the best
possible service and show every at
tention to their patrons.
We bespeak for them the support
and co-operation of our people. Our
company will dissolve its organiza
tion and the new company take the
management of th business June 1.
Again expressing our sincere and
earnest thanks to ouf people, we re
main,
THE SHERMAN COUNTY TEL. CO.
By E. G. Taylor, President.
Attest:
John W. Long. Secy.
A meeting of the Schaupps Grain
Co., was held at Schaupps on Tues
day. This is a co-operative company
and consists of about eighty mem
bers. Frank Rossa was elected sec
retary and Tony A. Gzehoviak man
ager for the coming year.
DAVIS CREEK DOINGS
_
E. F. Paddock autoed to Ashton Mon
day on business.
Mrs. Rueland visited with Mrs.
Sowalkinas Monday.
Mrs. Lawrence Spotanski was shop
ping in Loup City, Thursday.
Quite a crowd from here took in the
ball game at Ashton Sunday.
Jess Barnett drove his mother and j
sister to North Loup Saturday.
.Mesdames Trump and Hassel were
in North Loup Friday shopping.
Miss Ollie and Jose Rueland called
on Miss Katie Sowokinos Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hassel and
daughter were in Ashton last Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manchester
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Sowokinos.
The farmers here have almost all
their corn in and will soon be ready
to begin their cultivating.
Pete Sekatury and family spent Sun
day with their brother-inlaw, and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Fredrick.
Joe Sowokinos sold a fine team of
horses to Vincent Johns, of Loup
City, and delivered them Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Manchester and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nave are enjoying
a visit from relatives, who live in
Colorado.
Dr. Kettle, of Ashton, and Frank
Manchester of Davis Creek were
doing some veterinary work on the
Creek last Friday.
There was a school meeting held in
District 24 Monday in regards to our
new school house, which we want to
begin as soon as possible.
J. J. Manchester, of North Loup,
autoed out from town, and his brother.
Ed Manchester, Mike Kaminski and
George Barnett went to Loup City
on business.
Garret Lorenz, Ojendyk, and the
insurance man from Lincoln, autoed
out on Davis Creek from Ashton to
Joe Sowokinos and other places the
first of last week.
Chas. Brown, Chas. Glouse, Ray
Gorley, Frany Trump and Tony Za
ruba, all autoed to Deuel county,
this state, to look at the land and see
what prospects are there.
Albert Sowokinos has been visiting
| home folks in Kewanee, Illinois, the
past months, returned back on Davis
Creek Saturday evening. He knows
where to have a good time.
Joe Sowokinos, Frank Gervel. Her
old White and Frank Klatka went fish
ing Saturday evening and remained
until Sunday afternoon, and caught
some dandy fish, some weighing five
and seven pounds. A good size wash
tub full of all sizes.
Clyde Wilson, the Ashton garage
man. and one of his men autoed out
on Davis Creek to repair Dr. Kettle’s
car, which broke down Friday evening,
and run the same to town Saturday.
Mr. Kettle had to call on F. Man
chester to haul him to town Friday
night.
John Palu and Miss Kaminski
were united in marriage Tuesday.
The groom is a prosperous young far
mer, being raised on Davis Creek, and
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Palu.
while the bride is an accomplished
young lady of good character, being
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ka -
mitski, of Mira Valley, and we along
with a host of friends wish them noth
ing but happiness in their new life.
They expect to live on the home place
of John's parents, on Davis Creel ,
while his parents expect to retire and
move to Loup City.
RAILROAD TALK.
That railroad development on th
Burlington branch lines north of the
North Platte river can be expected
soon is very evident.
General Manager Holdrege and a
party of Burlington officials were in
Loup City in a special car Tuesday
and visited Sargent, the terminus of
the line.
The county around Sargent was
thoroughly gone over in autos by the
party. For several years there has
been a great deal of talk about the
B. & M. extending their line bevonl
Sargent, and recently new develop
ments have taken place. The Bur
well branch also was visited by thes •
officials recently and it is safe to say
that both of these branch lines will be
extended in the near future. It is be
lieved that the Burlington will be com
pelled to build these extensions in
order to prevent a rival railroad from
tapping some rich territory that these
new lines would penetrate.
Memorial day was- fittingly ob
served in Loup City Tuesday. A
parade was formed at the court house
square, led by the band, wilich was
followed by Veterans, Sons of Vete
rans and school children, marching
to the Methodist church where the
exercises were held. Rev. E. M.
Steen delivered the address in master
ly style. The program was complete
ly carried out, as advertised in last
week's paper. Memorial day is a
beautiful custom, one that will never
die out. and it is well that this cus
tom is observed.
The Misses Florence Depew and
Marie Cooper returned from Kearney
laa. evening, where they have been
attending school.
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