Loup Qty Northwestern
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 191S NUMBER 31
WASHINGTON LETTER
Northwestern Bureau, Washington.
D. C.. July 19.—The president of the
United States assumed the respon
sibility of calling out the National
Guard to reinforce the regular army
in Mexico and along the border. Still
the President disowns any desire to
crush Mexico. Nobody evidently
wants to fight Mexico, and still we
have what is practically a condition
of war. The attitude of congressmen
is one of the biggest puzzles that any
newspaper correspondent even was
called upon to face. While the mem
bes have followed the old custom of
9 “standing by the president.” they ap
pear to accept their part reluctantly.
One man expressed the condition
correctly when he said: “Wilson is
doing just what Taft did with the
Mexican situation, but Taft is criti
1 * cising the president. There are no
party divisions of consequence in
congress with reference to Mexico,
but no one wants to fight, and every
one wants to find fault. If the admin
istration has a Mexican policy then
it is the only one in captivity, for it is
a sure thing that everyone else is
engaged principally in fault-finding;
and ideas as to what the United States
should do in Mexico are scarcer than
hens teeth in Greenland.”
The Guaranty Legend.
The very comforting words “Guar
anteed under the Food and Drugs
Act June, 9.0th. 1900.” are rapidly
disappearing from labeled merchan
dise. Manufacturers have been given
an extension of time in which to use
up their old labels, but the deceptive
guaranty is being discontinued as
rapidly as possible. The federal au
thorities have found that the public
lias been led to believe that the gov
ernment, in some way. approved of
the food or drugs bearing this legend.
As a matter of fact, in its operation,
it has been found that the guaranty
has been an absolutely dead letter so
far as tffe accomplishment of any
purpose was concerned.
Washington is Hot.
The weather man has been treat
. ing Washington to its first taste of
semi-tropical heat, with the result
that there is some talk on Capitol
Hill as to when congress should ad
journ. Washington is good enougli
tor any congressman to live, in whan
the weather behaves, and a good deal
of sympathy wasted on “over-worked I
officials” usually represents a mis-1
directed sentiment. But when old1
Hoi gets good and busy it is not at all
strange that statesmen adjust their
consciences to the belief that they
are greatly needed at home in their
districts—especially when it is an
election year.
Patenting a Hole.
What was once the “St^te Mint.”
of New York, has jumped into promi
nence as a great crop that is raised
in many sections of the country, and
one of the reasons for the increased
demand is to supply the American
sweet tooth with peppermint candy.
_ A year and a half ago a couple of
young college men who had been fol
lowing the increasing for peppermint
as candy, conceived the idea that if
they could manufacture it in some
way whereby it would possess a novel
sales future, that they would be able
to create a big business. Following
this idea to its con< lusion they placed
a hole in the center of the confection
and their joy at being able to secure
a patent on the hole, was increased
amazingly by the records of their
sales office. The American people
looked upon the new form of pepper
mint with such favor that they
bought a million dollars worth of what
were called “Life Savers” in a single
y ear. The story of mint is interest
ing. It was among the plants first
recognized of value by the ancients,
t and many references are made to it
in early literature. It found its ex
pression in our own country in the
medicines of the Indians. It has long
been common in physicians prescrip
tions. in the manufacture of toilet arti
cles, and in pharmaceutics. For a
long time juleps and jags were as
sociated with tlie use of the mint, and]
spring lamb gamboled with it. But
its use in building a candy cut around
a hole has been one of its most mar
velous accomplishments.
Breeds Shipping Habit.
When the parcel post was inaugu
rated one of the old express com
panies liquidated and went out of
business. • Nearly all the companies
gave indications of distress. But
their recent financial reports indicate
that the parcel post has bred the
shipping habit among people of the
United States, and the result has been
that the express companies have been
getting their share of business. Parcel
post rates have been ridiculously low
in many instances, but on long hauls
where the greatest profit results, the
government rates 'have been so high
that the business has gone largely to
the express companies. Of course, no
one would ever suspect that the ex
press people had anything to do with
creating such a condition—it would
be very unkind to suggest the
thought. However, the natural thing
khas happened in that the express
companies have received their full
share of the increased business. They
r are again able to poke up their heads
and enjoy the benefits of a new lease
of life. And the American public is
inclined to watch them, lest they mis
behave as they have in 4be past.
His Majesty—the Mosquito.
Havana. Cuba, became one of the
most attractive points of the West
Indies when it was “renovated” under
the direction of Colonel Gorgas. The
same intelligent comprehension of the
needs of sanitation which Gorgas ap
plied to the Panama zone, made the
canal a possibility. Two-thirds of a!'
the Frenchmen and laborers, who en
deavored to build the old canal died
from mosquito bites—that is to sav
they died from yellow fever and othe.
diseases that are carried on the sting
of mosquitos. The Panama canal
zone has become one of the mosi
healthful spots in the world since the
mosquitos have been exterminated
And now the people of New Jersey
New York and Connecticut have a:
rived at the conclusion that the New
Jersey mosquito should no longer b
treated as a joke. The east wind
have been carrying the little pesi.
across the Hudson for many years,
and the marshes of Jamaica Bay
Brooklyn and Long Island have sc
menaced public health that New Yorl
City is spending hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in filling them in and
in digging drainage ditches. Nev
Jersey and Connecticut are also tab
ing vigorous steps in the same direc
tion.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
An accident that nearlly resulted
fatally occured at the Union Pacific
depot Tuesday evening when a horse
that was being driven by Mrs. L. M.
Williams became frightened at a pass
ing automobile and commenced to
run. Mrs. Williams had her baby and
young son in the buggy with her and
all were thrown out when the B. a
M. tracks were reached. Mrs. Wll
liams suffered a fracture of the skull,
besides numerous bruises on the body.
The boy was badly cut on the head
and also bruised considerably and the
baby was unhurt. Mrs. W Uliams con
dition has been critical since the ac
cident. Dr. Grothan of St. Paul wa
called to operate upon the fractured
skull and she is resting easy at this
time. It is believed that she has a
good chance for recovery, providing
no complications set in.
It was a very unfortunate accideut
and Mrs. Williams’ many friends are
hoping for her speedy recovery. The
norse stopped light after the
eupants of the buggy were thrown
out, no damage being done to the
buggy or horse. While the runaway
was caused by an automobile, no
blame is attached to the driver.
NEW LIGHT PLANT.
Last week E. G. Taylor purchased
four lots in the block across the street
north of the creamery and will soon
commence the erection of a new power
plant. The new engines were shipped
from Ohio on July lath and will be
here in a few days. The new power
plant will furnish plenty of “juice”
for all needs and power troubles will
be a thing of the past.
Mr. Taylor is putting in a complete
and modern plant and will furnish
twenty-four hour service. Loup City
will have one of the best electric
light plants and service of any town
its size in the state.
BUY MANY AUTOS.
Zimmerman &. Waite have taken
the agency for Maxwell cars for an
other year. This firm has sold a large
number of these popular cars and
that they have great confidence in the
Maxwell car is evidenced by the fact
that they have contracted for $25.
400 worth of these cars for 1917.
The Maxwell car is $60 cheaper
in price than last year, and in spite of
the reduction in price has been im
proved in several ways. Their slogan
“The Service Car” has stood the test
and the car will sustain the reputa
tion ihat it has earned in the past.
FIRST CROP REPORT.
A. L. Zimmerman threshed this
week. Wheat went nineteen bushels
to the acre, and tested sixty-two
pounds to the bushel. Rye made
twenty-two and one-half bushels to
the acre. Mr. Zimmerman also
threshed 465 bushels of oats that test
ed well and were of fine quality. We
wish others would sent in reports as
soon as they tresh.
LOUP CITY PLAYERS WIN.
Six Loup City golf plaers went over
to Ord Wednesday and played a
matched game with the Ord team.
The Loup City team won the match
by a big score. The Loup City pla
ers were O. L. Swanson, M. M. Wor
loek, John W. Long, Rev. L. V. Slo
cumb, Lou Schwaner and Albert
Johnson.
The following births have been
reported this week: Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Bogacz. son. on Sunday, July
16; Mr. and Mrs. John Zazorick. son
on Wednesday, July 19; Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Kron, son, on Wednesday,
July 19.
A number of local Odd Fellows at
tended installation of officers at Rock
ville last evening. The boys report
having" a splendid time.
County Judge Smith issued a mar
riage license on Wednesday. July 19.
to Carl Olson and Miss Selma C.
Nelson, both of iLtchfield.
McCormick and Deering mower
sickle sections, $1.00 a box.Emil
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OVER THE LINE.
During recent years The Telegram
has frequently been ridiculed for ex
pressing the opinion that sooner or
later the flag of the Fnited States
must float over Mexican soil, either as
the flag of a benevolent protector, or
the flag of a conqueror. That opinion
was based upon personal investigation
of Mexican conditions, personal touch
with many men who had interests
down there, and careful study of the
reports of American officials stationed
in all sections of Mexico. As a rule a
man rejoices when his opinions are
sustained by events, or when his pro
phicies become true, but in this in
.,lance we keenly regret that the oft
spoken conviction of The Telegram
seems now very near endorsement by
the horrible fact of impending war be
tween our own reppblic and the Mexi
cans. Our troops are now over the
line of demarcation between the two
republics, and so near seems actual
hostilities that President Wilson has
ailed the guards from every state in
the union to the colors.
Almost joyfully the young men of
the nation are responding to the call
of our commander-in-chief, and even
the fathers and the mothers of the
boys in some instances appear to be
glad that their sons are now to have
an opportunity to participate in a pic
nic of world importance. We'fear the
American people have not counted the
cost of the impending invasion. It is
no doubt possible that an American
army will be able to march without
serious opposition from one end of
Mexico to the other. But what then?
Not many American lives will be lost
on battlefields, because the Mexicans
are in no sense able to resist invasion,
but history tells true that during the
days of the Spanish and French occu
pation. and in the days of 1846, when
our own troops invaded Mexico, the
losses of the foreign fighters by fever
and guerrilla tractics on the part of
the Mexicans W'ere enormous. We of
ten hear men say that within three
months the American troops can make
all Mexico as tranquil as a New Eng
lind village. Men who make such
statements are careless of their
speech. The average Mexican is a
natural guerrilla. He can hide away
in the mesquite like a quail in a Ne
braska grain field, and from his place
of concealment he will strike down
every American soldier boy who
steps aside from the troop body of
which he is a part. During our last
war with Mexico, according to the
tales of American soldiers returned
from the land of “catus. swamps and
hell.” three out of five of all Ameri
cans on outposts duty fell victim to
the cunning of their foe. With the
stealth of a serpent and with almost
as much regularity in taking food, a
Mexican guerrilla, with no other food
supply than a small bag of beans will
hang upon the edges of an army
for many days, awaiting opportunity
to stab a picket-boy in the back. And
in the fever zones along the swampy
coast—God’s pity upon the boys who
shall go from our temperate zone to
the einbrase of a foe which no army
surgeon, however skilled, has been
able to subdue, save when those at
tacked by the dread destroyer could
be carried away to sanitary surround
ings. and sanitation is impossible in a
Mexican coast country swamp.
But it is now too late to talk about
the dark side of the situation. Our
commander-in-chief has called to the
colors all the boys of the national
guard in all the states and soon the
call will come for volunteers, and
every American boy of fighting age
will answer the call, if he shall be
needed, because the heart of every
American no matter whether this be
his native land or his land by adop
tion. is loyal to the stars and stripes,
and none more loyal than our own Ne
braska boys of foreign blood or birth,
j no matter how often their loyalty has
l been questioned by professionel pat
i riots for political purposes.—Colum
bus Telegram.
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A WATER POWER SIMPLE.
With the opening of the service of
the new water power electric plant at
Boelus. Neb., is introduced to a practi
cal working example in the use of its
water power. Current from this pri
vately owned plant now takes the
place of steam generated electricity at
Grand Island. The plans of the com
pany involve electric service for a
large area of central Nebraska, in
cluding a number of the best central
Nebraska cities. W? shall now see
what water power can do under pri
vate development for the consider
able area falling under the Boelus de
velopment. There are manifestations
of enthusiasm over the outlook in the
territory affected.
The Keokuk dam. harnessing the
Mississippi, was three or four years
ago exciting Similar enthusiasm in
the territory in which it was to serve,
and the development interested the
entire west. The expected benefits
have not yet been conceded in this
case. The rates for current have
been disappointingly high, and house
heating by electricity, the goal of the
electric utopia, is not a realized dream
even by force of the father of waters.
Will the Nebraska venture be more
satisfying?
w e shall hope and we shall see.
As a business proposition, the Boelus
enterprise cannot be expected to
make radical reductions in charges
for current. It is to sell water power
in competition with coal, and its in
terest will lie in selling just as little
below the cost of coal as will suffice
to get the business. In Lincoln we
buy coal-made current at five cents.
It could be sold at a profit, where
quantities are used, at perhaps less
than half that. Water power current
under private enterprise will at most
have to strike slightly below such
rates as these.
The possibilities of low cost ser
vice will not be demonstrated in this
way. Should ■'several water power
companies fall into price competition
with each other, an unlikely con
tingency, we might discover how
cheaply water power current can be
made and sold. Or perhaps the same
result might be gained with the rates
of such concerns regulated by the
state and. based on actual costs and
fair profits, as we attempt to do in
the case of public utilities. Or per
haps in due time there will be a co
operation of cities or counties to con
j struct and operate municipal water
, power plants to supply local needs.
: as contemplated by the existing Ne
braska law. In this case cost of pro
duction—by water power, not by coal
: —could determine the cost of current
ito he consumer. Many will be the
experiments by which we shall
eventually manage to turn this great
common heritage of ours, the law of
gravitation and its movement of the
waters, to the common good in the
, form of the cheapest possible muscle
for the world's work.—Journal.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist.
Regular services at- the M_ E
I church next Sundav morning. Union
j services on the lawn Sunday even
ing. at which time Rev. J. L. Dunn
J will preach.
On July 28. District Superintendent
G. W. Isham will conduct the last
| quarterly conference of the year.
L. V. Slocumb.
Swedish Mission Church.
Sunday school at 10:30 a. m. Young
Peoples' meeting at 7:30 p. m. Rev.
I Smithberg makes his regular preach- '
ing tour to Comstock on Thursday, j
the 20th and Sunday the 23rd.
The Rev. Teodor Young favors as j
with a visit and preaches Wednesday i
] the 26th at 8:00 o'clock p. m. All are j
j expected to come to see and hear I
! our former pastor. He leaves here',
Thursday morning for his pastorate '
at Pender. Neb.
Baptist.
Regular preaching services in' the
morning. Bible school following. B.
Y. P. U. at 7:00 o'clock sharp led by
j Mrs. Ed. Angier. |
We had a delightful service last
Sunday evening on the church lawn.
Brother- Slocumb preached a stirring
sermon to a large audience. There;'
were twenty-one automobiles. j
A special meeting of the church will 1
be held Thursday evening the 27th.! (
Every member of the church will be!'
expected to be present.
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SCRAWNY CALVES. ‘
What makes a calf scrawny—oft t
its feed? Germs—parasites—in the <
intestines. Why not free them of i
this trouble? If you will give the
calf some B. A. Thomas Stock Rem
edy in its feed, within a week you i
will see it brighten up and in four 1
or five weeks you wont know the i
calf. Costs you but a few cents and i
we will refund that if it doesn’t do i
as we say.—J. J. Slominski. ]
ASSESSOR’S ABSTRACT
Following is a complete abstract
of the 1916 assessment for Sherman
county as sent to the state board of
equalization by County Assessor
Owens. The assessed valuation of all
personal property is $1,069,852, actual
value being $5,449,260. The actual val
ue of all property, personal and real
is $16,402,930, making an assessed val
uation of $3,280,786. The assessment
is slightly higher than last year.
Notes secured by mortgage, valued
at $13,998; All other notes,, valued at
$10,579; Money on hand or om deposit,
$24,838; Money loaned, $378; Money
paid Building. Loan and Savings As
sociation. $3,239; Money paid on tax
sales. $773; Book account, $6,853;
Shares of stock in any corporation,
etc., $2; All credits not otherwise
listed. $2,053; Capital invested by
Grain Brokers, $1,296; Jewelry, gold
and silver ware. $44; Diamonds, $1«4;
1231, Silver watches and clocks valued
at $1,550; Pictures and engravings,
$16; 326 Pianos, valued at $5,718;
326 Organs and other musical instru
ments, valued at $690; Office and
store fixtures, furniture and equip
ments, valued at $3,665; 1193 sewing
and knitting machines, valued at
$1,621; 26 billiard, pigeonhole, baga
telle and other similar tables and
bowling alleys, valued at $260; Prop
ert of eating house, valued at $20S;
Household effects, valued at $17,391;
279 firearms, valued at $310; 47 fire
and burglar proof safes, valued at
$240; 2 steamboat and other water
craft, valued at $21; 39 stationary en
gines, valued at $359; 209 gasoline
and steam engines, valued at $3,127;
38 threshing machines, valued at $1.
060; 12 wagon scales, valued at $128;
345 automobiles, valued at $20,082;
17 bicycles and motorccles. valued at
$191; manufacturing tools, implement
ind machinery, valued at $1,244; ag
ricultural tools and machinery, val
ued at $12,538; 787 cream separators,
ralued at $1,713; 9 butter-making ma
chines. valued at $206;' harness and
saddle, valued at $6,052; 2481 car
nages, wagons and drays, valued at
S7.515; goods merchandise and manu
facturing articles, valued at $46,205;
il typewriting apd adding machines,
valued at $218; 3 typesetting ma
chines valued at $804; 12 cameras,
vodaks and picture taking machines,
ralued at $59; 28 phonograph and
pusic&l instruments, valued at $78;
; moving picture machines, valued at
>36; value of interest in state lands,
59.359; improvements on leased lands.
■ alued at $6,528; 28 cash registers,
valued at at $304; 1,231 dogs, valued
it $1,231; 7283 poultry on hand, val
ued at $3,645; 15812 hogs, valued ot
>26.415; 1383 sheep and goats, valued
it $856; 87 stands of bees, valued at
>70; 9527 horses, valued at $110„031;
!33 incubators and brooders, valued at
>237; 32815 bushels of wheat, valued
it $4,839; 32955 bushels of corn, val
ied at $3,180; 6420 bushels of oats,
.•alued at $451; 100 bushels of kaffir
orn. valued at $9; 1079 mules, valued
it $12,746; 5 bushels of barley, val
led at $3; 430 bushels of potatoes,
valued at $49; 47 bushels of grass,
alfalfa and clover 'seed, valued at
>48; 1219 tons of hay and alfalfa, val
led at $659; 24694 cattle, valued at
>137,988; value of other property not
itherwise listed. $241; mechanical
ools and medical books valued at
>1,657; shares o£ stock in national
ranks. valued at $19,073; shares of
dock in state banks, valued at $21,
•70; stocks in any company outside of
he state, valued at $6,236; Accident,
ire, life insurance companies, valued
it $6,193; foreign fire insurance com
lanies. valued at $237; express com
ranies, valued at $270; telegraph com
janies, valued at $633; telephone
ompanies, valued at $4,637; property
>f railroad as certified by state board
>f equaliation, valued at $491,285;
iroperty of Pullman car company as
.ertified by state board of equalixa
ion. valued at $1,060; number of acres
>f improved lands. 233,991, actual val
le. $6,825,919; assessed value, $1,365,
84; average actual value per acre,
>29.17; average assessed value per
>cre, $5.83; acres of unimproved
ands, 115,702, actual value, $2,687,095;
issessed value, $537,419; average ac
ual value per acre, $23.23; average
issessed value per acre, $4.65; 1m
irovements on lands, actual value,
$687,77jG; assessed value, $137,555;
acres of total taxable lands and im
provements, 349,693, actual value, $10,
200.790; assessed value. $2,040,158;
number of lots, 2,887, actual value,
$275,440; assessed value. $55,088;
average actual value per lot. $92.00;
average assessed value per lot, $18.40;
number of unimproved lots. 1.4C0, ac
tual value, $43,175; assessed value,
$8,635; average actual value per lots,
$29.57; average assessed value per
lots, $5.91; improvements on lots, ac
tual value, $535,265; assessed value,
$107,053; number of totai lots and im
provements. 4.347, actual value, $852,
880; assessed value. $170,776; total
assessed value of all taxable propertv,
$3,280,786.00.
Expense of Assessment.
Salary of Co. Assessor .$ 450.00
Amount paid office help . 50.00
Amount paid Deputy Assess
ors .1,404.22
Books, schedules and blanks 227.32
Total $2,131.60
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.
County board of supervisors met in
regular session at the court house with
members present. J. H. Weltv, chair
man, W. O. Brown, Dan McDonald.
Wenzel Rewolinski. Hiyo Aden, F. T.
Richmond, Lamont L. Stephens and L.
B. Polski, clerk.
Minutes of last meeting read and on
motion approved as read.
Application of Hans J. Swensen to
have road No. 447 swing west 95 feet
around pocket on motion granted.
Moved, seconded and duly carried
that Logan township be divided into
two voting districts:—One district to
include that portion of Logan township
lying in township sixteen, range four
teen, to be called Logan voting district.
The other to include that part of Lo
gan township lying in township six
teen. range fifteen to be called Tra y
voting district. Elections to be held
in Logan voting district at Dead Horse
school house or school district No. II.
In Tracy voting district at Tracy school
house or district No. 10.
Fee books of county officials exami
ned found correct and on motion ap
proved as follows:—
Sheriff. 1st half fees .$ 102.00
County Judge, 1st half fees... 385.85
County Treasurer, 1st half fees 37.50
County Supt., 1st half fees ... 60.25
Clerk Dist. Court, 1st half fees 587.00
County Clerk. 1st half fees 1.195.90
Board on motion adjourned till Ang.
16. 1916.
L. B. POLSKI, County Clerk.
HINTS FOR THE SMALL BOY.
What small boy does not. at some
point in his checkered career, acquire
a wild yearning to earn some money
for himself? In older times than these
the backwoods boy. inflammed with a
desire for a first pair of suspenders,
could range the wooded hollows for
ginseng. A summer’s work might even
yield a new knife. The search for old
rubber and old iron have been the
eldorado guest of many another. But
times grow easier for the urchin. The
Beatrice boy scouts gather 26,000
pounds of old paper and from its sale
in the scarcity of war times reap a
small fortune. There's an opening for
any boy. Still other fields of juvenile
endeavor are suggested by govern
ment bulletins growing out of the war
made drug famine. In a year the
United States has imported as manv
as 115,500 pounds of dandelion roots.
Think of importing dandelion roots
when the rooting up of dandelion roots
the unwilling May and June business
of all lawn loving householders! Es
pecially in these times of high priced
food when dandelion greens are as
filling as anything and more whole
some than most things. While dan
delion roots bring from 4 to 6 cents a
pound, the roots of yellow dock,
broad-leaved dock and yellow-rooted
water dock, roots the lowland farmer
is anxious enough to have out of his
way, are bringing from 2 to 8 cents a
pound. With such gold mines before
him, what boy needs be a pauper in
vacation time?—State Journal.
A young son of G. B. Wilkie had
both bones in one of his arms broken
•Sunday, when thrown from a horse.
CHAUTAUQUA
LOUP CITY’S
VACATION WEEK
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