• Hear Judge A. L. Sutton at the Opera House, Friday Evening, August 25
* Loup City Northwestern
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VOLUME XXXV. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916 NUMBER 36
FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR
The premium list of the Fourth An
nual Exhibit of the Sherman County
Agricultural society is now printed
and according to the same, has an
unusually large number of premiums.
Secretary C. J. Tracy has been busy
mailing the booklets to prospective
exhibitors and arranging for attrac
tions for the three days, September
20. 21. and 22.
It is not yet decided just what the
attractions will be as Mr. Tracy ex
pects to secure most of these while
at the state fair at which place he will
Q:>e chief of the police system. No
doubt he will be able to secure the
cream of attractions after the fair is
over.
The ball games will be featured
that will attract all lovers of the
^ game. On the second day Arcadia
and Ashton will play and on the last
day Loup City and Rockville Jwill
battle for the supremacy.
Mr. Tracy wants all Sherman coun
ty exhibitors to get in touch with the
superintendents of the various classes
of exhibits and confer with them on
the details of the exhibitions. This is
the only wray in which the manage
ment can make the proper arrange
ments to give the exhibitors the ser
vice they are entitled to. The super
intendents of the various departments
! all have phone service and they aro
all ready and willing to answer ques
tions and confer with exhibitors at
all times.
It is up to the people of the town
and country to make each fair bet
ter than the preceding one, and it can
be done if all take the interest they
should in th enterprise. Following
is the list of superintendents. Call
them up or write them at any time
and get what information you want.
You will find them more than willing
to cooperate with you in all matters
that will promote the welfare of the
Sherman County Fair.
Horses, cattle and ahogs—Win.
Hawk.
Poultry—Geo. Fulliton.
Agriculture—C. \V. Burt.
Fruits and flowers—C. W. Con
hiser.
Dairy products—Mrs. Anna Brill.
Domestic arts—Mrs. Emma Retten
mayer.
School exhibits—Mrs. Dan McDon
ald. *
ASHTON NEWS.
Ed. Wardyu went to Omaha Mon
day.
4 Mrs. C. J. Peters went to Grand
Island, Friday.
Frank Haremza was a passenger
for Omaha, Friday, on business.
Mrs. Foss ano two daughters, of St.
Paul, came up Saturday to visit rela
tives.
Miss Barbara Sobiesczvk, of near
Sehaupps, was visiting relatives here
Friday.
Martin Haremza was a passenger
for St. Paul Saturday, returning in
the evening.
Miss Anna Kwiatkowski and Hattie
Adamski visited with friends at Loup
City this week.
Rev. Jarka, of Loup City, was a visi
4 tor here over Tuesday returning liom.
on the passenger.
Paul Chelewski returned Friday
from Omaha, where he had been on
the market with cattle.
Miss Jelenek of Lincoln, who hai'
been visiting here the past week re
turned to her home Monday.
Mrs. Kicki, of Omaha, rturned
Tuesday morning to her home, after
visiting here the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kaminski were
eastbound passengers for St. Paul,
Tuesday, returning on the passenger.
Frank Dworak and wife, of Omaha,
who have been visiting here the pasi
week, returned to Omaha Monday, via
auto.
Mrs. Jos. Zochol came up from her
home at St. Paul, Monday evening,
and visited here with the August
Zochol family.
Mrs. Ed. Hann and children, o'
Grand Island, who had been visiting
relatives here returned to their home
Monday morning.
N. E. Jensen, who had been visiting
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Gardiner, returned to his ho .
at Dannebrog Friday.
Announcements of the approach
ing marriage of Frank Pechota and
Miss Barbara Weserski. was made
at St. Francis church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stanczyk ot
Loup City, came dowr Saturday and
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Stanczyk’s son, John Ignowski, return
ing home Monday.
Mrs. F. L. Janulewiez and chil
dren, of Loup City, came down Sat
jl urday and visited here with Mr. and
™ Mrs. Stan. Dymek, Sr., returning to
. , Loup City Monday evening.
Til Standard Oil company is at
present intsalling its new station here.
Tuesday the big tanks arrived, two
of them each holding about 20,000
I gallons, and are at present being put
j into position on the concrete founda
j tions. The building is almost com
i pleted and it will be only a matter
! of a very short time before they will
be ready for business.
AUSTIN SIDELIGHTS.
Mrs. Griffin and two sons, are
visiting Mrs. Ida Ogle.
Miss Emma Rowe is visiting at the
McFadden home this week.
Mrs. Dan McDonald has been hav
ing some dental work dpne this week.
Miss Irene Jack had her tonsils r<.
moved Tuesday. She is getting along
very nicely.
Henry Horseman was a guest at
supper at the McFadden home on
Tuesday evening.
Mable and Margaret McFadden a:«
staying at Tom McFadden’s this week
during the latter’s absence.
Mrs. Hartwell entertained the
Christian Endeavors last Friday even
ing. All report a good time.
Many of the Austin people have
been attending the Chautauqua the
past week. All report it to be the
best ever given in Loup City.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Brown took sup
per with Mrs. E. Throckmorton Mon
day evening. From there they wen
to visit with Mrs. N. T. Daddow.
Mrs. Lula Burke and son, Donald,
spent several days in Loup City the
past week. They went to Ashton •
Thursday morning, returning the
same evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McFadden and
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McFadden.
autoed to Kimball Monday morning t -
visit their son and brother, Hugh,
who lives there.
George Woten ran into Clarence
Jack’s buggy last Sunday evening with
his motorcycle. Both the buggy and
motorcycle were badly damaged. Geo.
received a large cut on his face.
The ball game between Austin an
Wiggle Creek came off last Friday on
the Wiggle Creek diamond. The
score was 27 to 4 in favor of Austin.
We are of the opinion that our friends
need not worry how to spend their
spare moments to th best advantage.
The new school house is neari,
completion. We feel very proud o
our new edifice since it is modern in
every way and meets the approval of
all inspectors. It is one of the best
buildings of its kind in the county an
we are looking forward to a very e.
joyable and profitable school year.
TO MY ROUTE TWO PATRONS.
I have just returned from a two
weeks’ camping trip up in the sand
hills with my family and sister, Abbie,
from Sioux City. We had one of the
finest times. There was over four
inches of rain up there in the two
weeks we were there. All the way
north after you get five miles out of
Loup City, the corn is just great. The
sand hills has the best corn I have
ever seen. Felix Makiwski, just south
of Arcadia, has one of the best crops
we saw on our trip. We caught all
kinds of fish and lots of them, but I
am glad to be back at work again. It
is nice to take a trip but one is always
glad to get back again. Now patrons,
it is only a few days until our fourth
annual rural route picnic and parade.
Let every one put their shoulders to>
the wheel and make it a success as
it has been in the past.
Everything will be along the line
of hard times and there ought to be
lots of funny get up through the en
tire parade. I wish you who have
autos would rig them up to represent
different things. Decorate them up
with the different kinds of farm pro
ducts. Th route two picnic and par
ade will be for route patrons only.
No one will be admitted to the main
park or ball park except route patrons.
Please do not ask to get your friendu
admitted for if one is admitted all
ought to be admitted. If a party is
working at your home or visiting you
you can bring them and they will be
admitted. The girls club on Wiggle
Creek will render several fine selec
tions in the vaudeville theater in the
afternoon. Eugene Patton and Bert
Kay will pull off several stunts. Bert
will ride two fast bucking ponies that
day. Remember this is your day and
is costs you nothing except a well
filled basket. The parade forms at
W. O. Brown's at 9:30 o’clock and
leaves Browns at 10:30 sharp. Please
try to be on time so we can get to
the park early and get dinner over so
the afternoon program can be started
early. Remember the picnic and pa
rade will be held on the first Monday
in September, rain or shine. Don’t let
the rain keep you away. If it is too
wet for the parade and picnic 1 will
get the opera house of Art Young.
All rural route carriers and their fami
lies in the county are invited to come.
Also carriers and their families in the
adjoining counties are invited.
TO GIVE AWAY PREMIUMNS.
James Bartunek has an announce
ment of the fact that he is going to
give away another batch of free prem
iums to his customers on the Satur
day before Christmas. Everybody
knows that Jim does not do things
by halves and a look at his ad on the
last page of The Northwestern shows
that the premiums offered this time
are prizes that are valuable. Jim an
nounces that all his leather stock
was bought before the advance in
prices and that his customers will
find no advance in his prices.
These drawings of Mr. Bartunek’s
have increased in popularity as
everything has been strictly on the
square and there has been no dis
satisfied customers. The coupons, as -
usual, will be given on all purchases,
large or small, and will also be given
on book accounts. Watch the Bar
tunek ads from week to week and
make your hardware and harness pur"- i
chases at his store.
Downing Chariton left Monday for a
trip through the w-estern part of the 1
state, looking over the country and
towns with a view to finding a loca
tion for his brother. Dr. Cecil Chari- '
ton, who is now in Los Angeles, Cal
ami who expects to move back to Ne
braska in the near future. According
to all reports, the west coast is not i
enjoying any particular streak of
prosperity this year, and there will
probably be quite an exodus from the
land of sunshine and flowers.
Clarence Peterson spent Monday in
Grand Island.
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CHAUTAUQUA A SUCCESS.
The Chautauqua has come and gone,
and with it the usual amount or
praise and the usual number of kicks.
Probably there fs some justification
for some of the kicks, as many of the
numbers apparently did not give the
satisfaction, some of those who have,
attended chautauquas at other places
maintaining that the program as a
whole was far below the standard
of what it might have been.
The lectures by Adrian M. Newens,
we understand, were very well re.
ceived, but the prelude to the same,
the Bonnie Brooks company, could
have been omitted without in the
least effecting the program. The Mili
tary Girls had a pleasing program
and their act was well received.
They are not new to this town and
many who have heard them before
say that their act this time excelled
their former appearance.
The speakers generally were well
spoken of and appear to have given
satisfaction, although there is such
a diversity of opinion when it comes
to entertainers of this class that it is
almost impossible for a speaker to
please his entire audience.
The Homeland Quartett opened the
program and, aside from the fact that
they couldn’t sing nor act like sing
ers. gave a good performance. How
ever. on the last day, to make a de
cided contrast between the first and
last days, Thurlow Lieurance’s All
American band played two concerts
that cannot be spoken of too highly.
•ui. L,icuiance nas an organization oi
which he may well be proud, the en
tire band being composed of musi
cians of ability. The program was
varied enough to please all. and the
songs of the quartet were repeatedly
encored. No matter how bad the
rest of the program might have been,
Lieurance and his band are strong
and talented enough to offset the de
ficiencies that appear before his or
ganization.
On the last day a meeting of the
guarantors for the next year’s Chau
tauqua was held and a permanent or
ganization effected, with B. G. Travis,
president; A. E. Chase, secretary and
treasurer, and J. P. Leininger. Win.
Larsen and E. T. Beushausen, board
of directors.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hassel and
little daughter, were in Loup City
last Wednesday to have some dental
work done for Mrs. Hansel, who has
been bothered with the toothache.
Miss Ruth Levy returned from
Hastings Monday, where she spent
several days visiting with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Levy.
Miss Eugenia Patton came up from
Austin Wednesday for a few days’
visit with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Mulick.
Catherine, Harriet and Burdette
Taylor, of St. Paul, came up Wednes
day to visit their cousin. Miss Lucile
Taylor.
The Misses Elizabeth Anderson and
Retta Gasteyer went to Ashton to
visit relatives and friends, Wednes
day.
Misses Esther Hunt and Polly Mc
Mullen, went to Arcadia, Tuesday, to
spend a few days visiting with rela
tives.
Mrs. Gould returned to her home at
Aurora Wednesday, after a short visit
at the Herb McLaughlin home.
Mrs. Moncel Milburn, of Arcadia,
spent Tuesday in Loup City, visiting
at the W. D. Garner home.
Mrs. J. H. Panter. of Holyoke, Colo.,
is here visiting with her neice, Mrs.
C. M. Bitner, and family.
Miss Emma Peterson arrived hero
from Lincoln, Saturday, to spend a
few days with relatives.
Miss Anna Michalek came up from
David City, Monday, to visit with her
sister, Mrs. Tony Johns.
Earl Daddow visited with relatives
at St. Paul this week.
Order of Hearing and Notice on Peti
tion for Settlement of Account.
In the County Court of Sherman
County, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Sherman Coun
ty, ss.
To the heirs, legatees, devisees and
all persons interested in the estate
of Robert M. Jackson, deceased.
On reading the petition of W. F.
Mason, Administrator with will an
nexed praying a final settlement and
allowance of his account filed in this
Court on the 17th day of August,
1916, and for decree of distribution of
the residue of said estate and for
final settlement and discharge of Ad
ministrator.
It Is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter
may, and do, appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said
County, on the 14th day of Septem
ber, A. D. 1916, at ten o’clock A. M„
to show cause, if any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted, and that notice of the
pendency of said ptition and the
hearing thereof be given to all per
sons interested in said matter by pub
lishing a copy of this order in the
Loup City Northwestern, a weekly
newspaper printed in said county, for
three successive weeks prior to day
of hearing.
Witness my hand and seal this 18th
day of August, 1916.
(SEAL) E. A. SMITH,
; 36-3 County Judge.
FALL ANNOUNCEMENT.
On the last page of The North
western will be found the announce1
ment of the fall opening of the Busy
Bee Hat Shop and Pizer & Co.'s
i eady-to-wear ladies’ apparel. The
millinery offering is exceptionally
strong this season and Miss Froeh
lich’s many customers will find a dis
play of the late styles that are bound
to excite their admiration. The mil
linery creations are especially attrac!
tive this season and Miss Froehlich
can always be depended upon to have
nothing but the very latest styles in
her offerings.
Pizer & Co. also announce that they
have received a large number of the
newest things in fall suits and desire
that the ladies of Loup City and vi
cinity call early and make their se
lections. Almost everything for the
ladies in ready-to-wear garments can
be found in this stock and you are
sure to find something that will
please you.
SUPERVISORS MEET.
The board of county supervisors
were in session on Monday and Tues
day of this week, disposing of con
siderable business and making the
levies for the coming year. The
county levy is one-half of a mill larger
than last year, the state levy being
seven-tenths of a mill less, therefore
the county and state taxes this year
will be about the same as last year’s.
A number of claims against the
county were allowed and several road
petitions were heard and ordered pub
lished.
The county levy of fourteen and onei
half mills includes a five mill levy
to create a court house fund. A new
court house for Sherman county is
now assured and though it will be
some time before the building is erect
ed, it will be greatly appreciated by
all when the time does come.
The supervisors adjourned to meet
again on October 24.
A STRING OF FORDS.
On another page of The Northwest
ern will be found a half-page ad an
nouncing the early arrival of three
carloads of Ford cars at the A. C.
Ogle salesrooms and garage. Mr.
Ogle states that he has several of
these cars sold in advance and ad
vises anyone wishng a car out of this
lot to speak for it early as they are ;
certain not to last long. The ship
ment is made up of the 1917 models
and the striking reduction in price
will, no doubt, be quite a factor in
I making speedy sates.
The Loup City ball boys went to
Farwell last Sunday with a patched
up ball team and got the small end
of the score. The game was devoid j'
of any particular features. Prichard
occupied the mound for -the first three ,
innings and. after six runs had been j
made off his delivery, gave way to j
Gilbert who allowed but one run, that
being a home run drive over the cent
er field fence. The score was 7 to 2. ■
T. C. Guyn, a member of the Bur- .
lington surveying crew here met with
an accident while coming in from work
last Saturday evening which resulted
in the loss of his index finger on
the left hand. His hand was caught
between two hand cars which bumped
together. Dr. J. E. Bowman attended
to the injured man, amputating the
finger at the second joint.
Judge A. L. Sutton, republican can
didate for governor of Nebraska, will
speak at Loup City on Friday evening
at 8 o’clock, at the opera house. Come
out and hear the political issues of
the state ably discussed by Mr. Sut
ton.
_
Mrs. Nels Smith went to Cedar
Rapids. Neb., Wednesday to attend
the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Arbuthnot.
Mrs. T. D. James and children came
from Lincoln Wednesday to visit a
few days with her cousin, Ward Ver
Valin.
Mrs. Wm. Powe went to Austin to
visit with Mrs. Lulu Burke Wednes
day. - . < 9gJ|
AS THE EDITOR SEES IT
There comes a time in the life of
every editor when it is a genuine re
lief to be able to confess his sins of
omission—heavy on the ‘‘omission.”
Right now you are preparing to read
things “As the Editor Sees Them. ’
But you won't. And therein comes our
sin of omission, for by the rule of
“an eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth” we should publish as we see.
For instance—
We might mention by name a strong
hearty, robust man who is well pos
sessed of this world’s goods, whose
every personal want appears to be
satisfied, who seeks the pleasures of
the world and enjoys them himself.
Then we might mention the frail little
wife who patiently toils at home day
by day, throughout the daylight hours
and far into the night. We might tell
the story of how she seldom has an
hour to call her own, of how the
grinding burdens of living have de
generated into the bitterness of mere
existence.
We might tell the story “As the
Editor Sees It,” and humanity would
have but slight sympathy for the man.
It would serve as a choice morsel of
gossip, and might perchance bring a
flush to the masculine cheek that ap
pears never to have known considera
tion or shame.
But through consideration for the
little tired and overburdened woman
whosS life is being whittled away we
ommit the editorial sin of “omission.”
He was once dear to her, and, woman
like, her heart may still cling to the
brute who basks in the sunshine of
life w'hile she writhes in the misery ot
teglect.
To publish the story in all of its
ruel thoughtlessness and criminal in
lifference would be but an act of jus
tice and retribution. But, then, it
vould bring shame and degradation to
i wanning life whose burdens are al
"eady too great for the frail body to
aear. Hence our voice is stilled, our
aen refuses to move, and the details
)f the story are never told.
Every editor commits like sins of
emission, but he does so after calm
tnd mature reflection. A story comes
:o him in all of its sordiness and
nultiplicity of filthy and disgusting
letails. He must decide whether to
send it forth to the world, to "speak
is he sees and hears," or to enshroud
t with the mantle of human charity
or the sake of the innocent ones who
vould be unjustly wounded and humi
iated through its publication. He
veighs both sides, acts as his heart
ind his conscience dictates, and is him
ielf the target of criticism from one
fide or the other, regardless of what
lis decision may be.
If he publishes the story, the inno
:ent sufferers and their friends term
lim heartless and cruel. If the milk
of human kindness flows in his veins
and he suppresses the story, the scan
dal ldvers are onto him in force be
cause he has not emblazoned a choice
morsel of gossip to an expectant world.
We can recall instances wherein we
have committed the sin of omission,
and the culprit has swaggered around
and conveyed the impression that we
were afraid to tell the truth, when as
a matter of fact we considered only
those who would be unjustly dragged
down with them in their degradation.
But the most pitiful object on earth
is the cuss who gets caught in his
deviltry and then begs the editor ‘for
the sake of his innocent family” not
to print the story.
And perhaps the “sin of omission” is
not such a sin after all.
DEATH OF MRS. MASON.
Mrs. Kate A. Mason died Wednes
day morning at the home of her son,
William P. Mason, of Loup City, after
an illness of several months.
Mrs. Mason came here last Octo
ber to make her home with her sons,
W. F. Mason and O. S. Mason. During
that time Mrs. Mason made many
friends in Loup City and was greatly
beloved by all who met her and the
sympathy of the community is ex
tended to those bereaved.
Kate A. Mason wras bom Feb
ruary 18, 1852, at Brandenburg, Ky.,
and at the time of her death was aged
64 years, six months and four days.
She was married in 1872 to William
Floyd Mason and moved ‘ to a farm
near Cannelton, Ind., where they re-'
sded until the death of Mr. Mason at
that place, in 1903.
Seven children, three sons and four
daughters, were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Mason, all of whom are living. They
are William F. and Olivr S. Mason, of
Loup City; Mrs. Lawrence McTurnan,
of Long Beach, Cal.; D. N. Mason, of
Ronan, Mont.; Mrs. H. M. Dill and
Mrs. Kate Whitehead, both of Chi
cago, and Mrs. Laura Porter, of New
Albany. Ind. Mrs. Mason is also sur
vived by thirteen grandchildren.
The funeral services will be con
ducted by Rev. E. M. Steen at the W.
F. Mason residence Friday morning
at 6 o’clock and the body will be taken
to Cannelton, Ind., for interment in
the cemetery at that place.
The body will be accompanied to
Indiana by W. F. Mason and Mrs.
Kate Whitehead, where they will be
met by the other members of the fam=
ily who are able to be present.
A. F. Eisner is in Lincoln attending
:he state photographers convention
this week.
H. B. Campbell, of Gresham, visited
aver Sunday at the S. H. Richmond
tiome.
(Elf? Hirrklg lank (Honrert
R. M. PRICHARD, Director.
PROGRAM, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28.
March—‘ ‘California Battleship ’ ’.
Overture—‘ ‘ Pastime ’ ’ .Laurendeau
March—“Dixie Land” .Pritchau
Serenade—‘ ‘ Dreamland ” .Rockvill
Overture—“Home Circle” .Depew
“My Pretty Minnie” .Laurendeau
Lietspiel—“Overture” .Kella Bella
pie-Wacht-am-Rein . Jaesclika
March—“Indiana State” .Farrar
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