First National Bank of Loup City. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $50,000 Do You Rent A Safe Deposit Box? It is useful for many things, you know, especially for all kinds of valuable papers which you desire to keep safe from fire or destructive storm. It is a com forting thought to know that one’s papers are ab solutely safe from all human interference or distur bances of nature. The rent is merely nominal. Each box is provided with keys. The master key which remains with the bank is useless without the owner’s key. Vice versa, the owner’s key is useless without the master key. Consequently each box is strictly private. W. F. MASON. L. HANSEN, C. H. RYAN, President. Cashier. Ass’t Cashier. When looking for a good lunch or short order drop in at the IDEAL BAKERY LUNCHES AND SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS We carry a full line of Bakery Goods. Careful atten tion given to all special orders. SWAT THE FLY Or better yet keep them out of the house. Now is the time to fix up those screen doors and windows, replacing those that have outlived their usefulness with our white pine screens. We have just received another carload of the famous Atlas Red Wood stock tanks. We have them in sizes from 2x3 to 24x10 and all are guaranteed against decay for twenty years. KEYSTONE LUMBER CO. Yards at Loup vdty, Ashton, Rockville, Schaupps and Arcadia Bradley Sweaters *1 THE mornings and evenings are becoming consider ably cooler and you will find one of these garments will have a mighty com fortable feeling. They come in many colors and weights. Most Complete Line Lver Shown in Loup City WITH this range in price, and a great variety of styles, I am surethat you can find just what you want in this useful garment. 50Cents to$7.50 GUSLORENTZ Clothing and Furnishings TRY THE. NORTHWESTERN AD SERVICE—IT PAYS Daily sells tor less. Try Chase’s first—it pays. Henry M. Eisner for glasses. I. C. Smith was a Boelus passenger last Thursday. T. D. Wilson was a business visitor j at Ashton, last Friday. A. B. Young returned home from his western trip, Saturday. Raymond Oltman was a business passenger to Omaha last Friday. Lamont L. Stephens was a business passenger to Rockville last Thursday. Mrs. George Rightenour was a busi ness passenger to Burwell last Thurs day. , Mr. and Mrs. Chris Domgaard ro turned home Saturday evening from Ashton. Miss Sadie Morrison went to Aurora last Saturday to visit a week with friends. Miss LeMasters went to St. Paul Saturday to spend the day with her parents. Mrs. Clara Hawk left last Saturday for Jeffrysville, Mo., for a visit with relatives. Frank Brewer made a business trip to Dunning Neb., on last Thursday morning. Master Clifford Seamonds is quite sick w*ith bronchial trouble at the present time. Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Art Gilbert, both of Arcadia, were Loup City visi tors last Friday. Miss Mable Hansen went to Hast ings, Saturday, to visit a few days with home folks. H. L. Grassmueck returned home from Lincoln, Friday, where he had been on business. On and after October 16th. pictures will be shown at the Garland Theatre every Monday night. George Rightenour was a business passenger to St. Paul, last Thursday, returning on Friday. Mrs. M. A. Ackerman was an east bound passenger last Thursday, to visit with relatives. Mrs. W. G. McNulty and daughter. Klea, went on a business trip to Grand Island, Saturday. Lquis Spahr returned on last Fri day from St. Paul, where he had been in attendance at the fair. Mrs. C. C. Cooper and father. Wal ter Moon, returned home Saturday from their visit in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Toe-key returned home on last Thursday evening from a ten days’ wedding trip. Mrs. S. W. Anderson came up last Friday from Aurora for a few days’ visit with relatives here. Mrs. D. L. Adamson was a passen ger to Grand Island last Saturday to visit a few days with relatives. Clarence Peterson was an east bound passenger for Omaha on last Friday, to take in the Ak-Sar-Ben. Mrs. V. E. Cunningham was a pas senger to Omaha last Friday, where she will visit a few days with her son. Mrs. Charles French went to Mason City last Thursday, where she will spend several days visiting with rela tives. Mrs. Jerry Phelps returned to her home in Sargent. Friday, after hav ing visited here several days wijh relatives. Mrs. D. M. Woods was a passenger to Grand Island last Friday, where she will visit with relatives for a short while. Mrs. A. B. Outhouse went to Lin coln last Friday to visit with her daughter. Miss Alberta, who is attend school there. Dr. Carrie L. Bowman returned home last Friday from Omaha, where she had been the past week taking in the Ak-Sar-Ben. Mrs. C. H. Ryan and son, Frank, were passengers for Gresham on last Thursday to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Bond. Mrs. Cargill, who has been here visiting at the James Johansen home for some time, returned to her home ! in Palmer, Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chase and Wm. Lewandowski returned home from Omaha last Friday, where they had been attending the Ak-Sar-Ben. Mrs. A. L. Enderle and Mrs. Nelson Smith and children returned home last Friday from St. Paul, where they had been in atendtance at the fair. Mrs. A. E. Charlton and Mrs. A. S. Main returned on last Friday from Hastings, where they had been at tending the Unity club convention. Mrs. Clara Cox and granddaugh ters, Gladys and Irene Warrick, went to Arcadia last Friday evening for an over Sunday visit with relatives. Mrs. Elizabeth Bancroft and Mrs. Mary Dow-ns returned to their homes in Indiana. Thursday, after having visited a few days at the Jay Cole home. Richard Allen, who has been here ; visiting with his son. Dr. S. A. Allen, and family, the past week, returned to his- home in Council Bluffs last Thursday. Mrs. A. J. Cross returned to her home in Benedict, last Friday, after having spent several days here with her mother, Mrs. Andy Coppersmith, and friend, Mrs. D. T. Plants. Louis Cole and mother, Mrs. Lucy Cole, returned to their homes in Cherry county, last Thursday after a few days’ visit here with their bro ther and son, Jay Cole, and family. Dally sella for less. Try Chase's first—it pays. Salt, $1.S5 per barrel, at Arthur’s. Change of program every night at the opera house. Henry M. Eisner for glasses. Satis faction guaranteed. 1. C. Smith was a business passen ger to Rockville, Monday. Shirts made to measure, satisfaction guaranteed. See Gus Lorentz. Coming. “The Birth of a Nation.” At the Garland Theatre, November S and 9. Martin Nelson and L. Domgaard were passengers to Dannebrog 'ast Saturday. -- Bert Decker and two brothers of Comstock made a business trip to Wyoming, Monday. See, "The Galley Slave,” at the Garland Theatre on Tuesday night October 17th. 10 and 15 cents. Mrs. S. F. Reynolds left Monday morning for Chicago, to visit for some j time with relatives and friends. Mrs. C. W. Thornton returned home Tuesday, from Omaha, where she had been attending the Ak-Sar-Ben. Downing Charlton returned home from Lincoln, last Saturday evening, where he has been for some time. Chapters 3 and 4 of “The Diamond from the Sky” at the Garland Thea tre Saturday night. 10 and 15 cents. Victor and Carl Larson came down from Arcadia last Saturday and spent Sunday at the Alfred Anderson home. Mrs. H. A. Bayne, of Aurora, came up Tuesday evening to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Tucker, and family. Rev. Smithberg of the Swedish Mis sion church went to Ceresco. Monday morning, where he will attend confer ference. Mrs. Charles Briggs and daughter, Charlotte, went to Arcadia Friday evening for an over Sunday visit with relatives. Mrs. Maggie Les. who has been in our city several days 'visiting, re turned to her home in Columbus, on I Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Ganglar of Sandwitch Illinois, returned to her home after having visited for some time with relatives here. Be sure and see Fox's big produc tion featuring Theda Bara in "The Galley Slave” at the Garland Theatre Tuesday night. S. S. Polski and J. R. Gardiner, of Ashton, came up Tuesday evening to hear Senator Hitchcock speak at the opera house. Mrs. Oscar Stronberg and family, were passengers to Genoa. Nebr.. Monday, to visit for some time with •elatives and friends. John Snowhill. of Hastings, and Mr. ind Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Aurora, risited over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. John Rojewski re urned to their home in St. Paul. Mon lay after having visited here for some time with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Stanczyk re turned Tuesday evening from Rock ville. where they had been visiting with their daughter, Mrs. John Die*z, md family. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dr. A. C. Evans, of Goodland, Kansas, an eight and one-half pound girl. Dr. and Mrs. Evans were formerly Loup City peo ple and will be well remembered by all. George E. Martin, a member of the Kearney state normal school faculty will be- here Friday of this week and will visit rural schools in company with County Superintendent L. H. Currier. The man who does not take his home paper misses three-fourths of what is going on in his home com munity. He must either borrow the paper from his neighbor and be consid ered a tight'wrad and a nuisance or he must be content to learn a little and know less. This paper costs but 11.50 a year, and is worth many times that amount to any person. Are You Efficient? I I In these days of fierce competition, to succeed requires all our talents. Many an earnest, ambitious person falls short of complete success be cause of something that holds him back. Very otyen the cause is eye strain. YOU can be a better stenog rapher, salesman, mechanic, baker, housewife—if you will remove the handicap of eye-strain. Eye-strain can be removed—remember that. So that puts the matter squarely up to you. doesn't it? We are eye-strain EXPERTS. Let us examine your eyes and supply glasses that will give you an equal chance with others. We have installed the dark room, which is an absolute necessity to do this fitting. We invite you to inspect our optical parlor. Eyes examined free of charge. Guaranteed glasses at reasonable prices—$3.00 up. Kryptok:—the effecient bi-focal. Everloct:—the screwless mounting. Toric:—the modern lens. HENRY M. ELSNER Registered Optometrist. Daily sells for less. Try Chase’s first—it pays. Change of program every night at the opera hsuse. — Wm. George took a load of cattle to Omaha. Tuesday. A lot of windows, doors and lum ber for sale cheap if taken away at once. Inquire of A. C. Ogle. Made to measure shirts that are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Call and see samples.—Gus Lorentz. Don’t forget that pictures will be shown at the Garland Theatre on Monday nights on and after Oct. ICth C. F. Clemens of Cannelton, Indiana has been here the past week visiting with his friend. W. F. Mason and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Young were pas sengers to Grand Island. Monday morning, returning home in the even ing. Mrs. D. L. Adamson returned from her visit in Seward and Grand Island Monday. Mrs. Wm. Schuman went to Grand Island. Tuesday, to visit several days with relatives. Mrs. Mary Knebel went to Ord. I Tuesday, where she will visit with her parents for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Anstine of Arcadia came down last Friday and attended the Tom Thumb Wedding. Mrs. M. H. Shirley was a passen- i ger to Ord. Tuesday, to .visit with I relatives several days. Mrs. Henry Apple went to Aurora I on last Thursday morning, where she j will spend several days visiting with i relatives. Mrs. C. C. Carlsen returned home from Omaha, Saturday evening where she had been visiting the past week with home folks. Mrs. Frank Daddow and little son went to Elkhart. Illinois. Tuesday morning, to visit relatives and friends for a short time. Mrs. Floyd Janulewicz returned on Tuesday evening from Ashton, after having visited there with her par ents several days. Mrs. John Nicholus, who has been here visiting for some time with rela tives. returned to her home at Au rora. Monday morning. Mrs. Margaret Miner and Mrs. E. A. Miner and son. Verdon, went to Wolbach Monday morning to visit a few days with relatives. Miss Ruth Levy returned home on Tuesday from Hastings, where she had been for some time visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Levy. Carr is selling out a car of yellow pine lumber at cost. Has to be all sold within ten days. Seven room house to rent, just two blocks south 3f post office. -£ Mrs. D. C. Primrose returned to her ] home in Chicago. Tuesday, after hav ! ing visited with her parents. Mr. and I Mrs. S. X. Sweetland and family, and 3ther relatives. iimiiiiiimiiimiitmiitr ■ • .in.. A public reception for the school teachers of Loup City will be held at the Presbyterian church on Friday October 13th. Everybody is cor iiallv invited. Miss. Nellie Stanczyk came home on Saturday evening from Schaupps, where she is working, and spent Sun day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanczyk. and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCluggage of the bank at Wolbach have been here for several days checking up the books of The First Trust Co. Mr. and Mrs. McCluggage expect to finish their work here this week. Heftry Brandt and family came up from Hamilton county last Thursday via auto and visited,over Sunday with his brother. Wm. Brandt, and family. They returned home Monday accom panied by Mr. Brandt, who will visit there for a week or two. Andrew Mcstek, residing two miles east and one and one-half miles north of Loup City will hold a pub lic sale on Thursday, October 19. commencing at one o’clock p. rn. Read his advertisement in another column of The Northwestern. Wanted immediately—several hun dred ladies, young or old, with pim ples, blackheads, nasty complections, sallow cheeks, dull eyes, colorless lips, to take Hollister'sRocky Moun tain Tea. You want to be charming, beautiful and sweet; then withoiut fail start at once.—Graefe's Phar macy. Charles Lambert of the Nebraska Buick Automobile Co., of Lincoln was here this week going over the terri tory with the local agents, Grass rauek and Maus. On Monday Messrs. Grassmuek and Maus went to Litchfield, where, with the aid of their agent disposed of five Buick cars for spring delivery. E | E 1 Wesley Hill, an orator of the east, will speak at the Garland Theatre on Thursday evening. October 12, upon the political issues of the day from a republican standpoint. Everybody should hear him. Mr. Hill is said to be a most gifted and eloquent speaker and never fails to hold the close at tention of his audience. Remember the date. Every citizen of this town is inter ested directly in its welfare, for his own welfare depends upon the pros perity of the town. For that reason, if for no other, wre should do as much as possible of our buying at home this winter and Christmas, and let the mail order houses bleed some other place. Let’s keep our money in circulation at home this Christmas. Better still, let’s keep it moving around here all of the time. We will make its acquaintance oftener our selves. ii . tMimiMmiiiimimimiiiimiimm mini nil iiiiiiiiimmi: >mi mi imm a, Twcyw (XwmcU^Suk X ft/OCUA. , %\$U bj&h ivi& TWOY\2AV; A/YV, ©.*«>■£/* HOW CAN A CAREFUL MAN ALLOW HIMSELF TO DRIFT = INTO DEBT? DEBT IS AS DANGEAOUS AS A DISEASE. IT IS = A DISEASE. A FLY ON A PIECE OF FLY PAPER SOMETIMES FREES HIMSELF WHEN HE IS ONLY ON THE EDGE. BUT "DEBT” IS A MONSTER THAT IS HARD TO GET FREE FROM. IT IS SO EASY TO “CHARGE IT.” DON’T DO IT, PUT A LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK INSTEAD. BANK WITH US. Loup City State Bank iiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiimimimmiimmimm you may be the lucky one There are only 55 days more and three ladies or men will he the lucky ones to take the three good premi ums out of my store. They are as follows: Set $55.00 Harness One $18.00 Shotgun One $6.00 Coaster Wagon All the premiums are the best of goods and well worth the money. So, remember, when you need some- i thing in the hardware or harness ine, come in and you i will find that my prices are right. You will receive one numbered coupon on each dollar’s worth of goods pur chased, or by paying on your book account. Now is the Time for Heating Stoves Stove Pipes and Elbows, Stove Boards, Etc. You all know that I handle Gordon Fur Coats, fur robes, plush robes and automobile robes. JAMES BARTUNEK The Harness and Hardware Man Fall Goods Arriving Daily Full Line Ready for Your Inspection DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Work shirts. 50c Overalls .‘.1.00 Big bargains in house dresses.1.25 Groceries. Cookies, per lb.15 and 20c Kirks White Soap per box .v.3.25 Krumbles, 10c Pkg. for.9c I Com Flakes, 4 Pkg. for.25c Fancy Head Rice .7c Soda Crackers, per lb.8c Prunes .10c Karo Syrup, per gal.45c Pure Cider Vinegar, per gal.25c Loup City Cash Store WM. LEWANDOWSKI, Proprietor