Loup City Northwestern
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
VoUMKXXXYl LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1917 NUMBER 8
LITCHFIELD EVENTS.
Our trains hare been coming in late
since the stormy weather.
Mr and Mrs C L Arnett went to
Grand Island Wednesday morning.
y s a astir, has moved into the
White residec e vacated by the Myers
family.
Carl Farnsworth took a photo of the
round up at the end of the hunt on
Tuesday.
The stork called on Mr. and Mrs.
Thomp-on Saturday, leaving a fine
baby girl.
Col J G Pageler of Loup City.
*o«d a sale for John Dennis southwest
f t town on January L
Wm Kebler took his father to the
•?pital at G'and Island. Wednesday
lor mwdical treatment
James Gill was a passenger to Ra
venna Wednesday and Carl Farns
worth went to Hazard
Little Glen McCosh who ha? been
very si- k for some time, is able to lie
up and around and down stairs
The Spelt* Bros shipped a car of
horse* from Amhurst on Monday and
one from Anslev on the same day.
Mr* Joe Littlefield, who has been
visaing friends and relatives in this
v mity for some time, returned to her
home at Aurora. Monday morning
Harry Green, who has been visiting
fc.s grandmother and aunts and uncles
for some t.me. returned to his home
at ! ..R Sai u Montana. Monday morn
mg
Grandma Hughe* celebrated ner ssin
birthday cm January f&th with sons
daughter* and grand children and all
enjoyed a hearty dinner of roast
goose.
G W Lang and Harve Boecking.
fort Lang. Frank Lamars and Harry
.me*. all went to Omaha last week
an drove home some new Fords for G.
W Lang
At a special meeting of the State
f l.r tt.eld. held on Jan 29. the
tallowing of . er* were elected: F. X.
Austin. Pres . Ur. C. A Rydberg, vice
president, and W F Sanders, cashier.
John Haller. lather of the Hail-.-r
t oy* and one of the very earliest set
tiers on Bloody run. died this wees
t ear Grand Ju:. lion Colo Lea- and
Tom went to him 1 have no particulars
ut this tune
Mr and Mrs Ray Musselman re
turned from their months vacation.
Thursday morning most of which was
spent iu Pennsylvania with relatives
and friends They report a very eu
jovable time
Mr* Lucy Kerilier. who ha® been
here sine* the death of Ed Kenzler.
returned to her home at Kearney, on
No 44. Monday and Claud Smithy, a
grandson of the Kenzler's. his wife
and children returned with her.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pre®
1 ytenaa church, will hold a valentine
social in society hall on Wednesday
evening. Feb. 4 There will be a pres
gran rendered and lunch *yved. A
i ore-.hi nvitation is extended to all.
Grandma Myer* and granddaughter
left on Friday and Mr and Mrs. M
b Myers left Saturday evening for
!. • oils their old home Mr. Myers
'as a< • : led a position as assistant
cashier tn the First National Bank at
that place
Mr and Mr* Fred T Richmond and
Mr and Mr* AD Jones went to Lin
coln on Friday to attend the funeral
of Mrs W I) Ward a sister of Mrs
R fan. :.d and Mrs Jcmes The Rich
mo*, d - returned home Sunday and the
Jones home Monday.
Carl Arnett and George Swealey had
a -le experience coming home Mon
da- evening They were driving a
sii.gl- r>g and the harness broke and
the horse ran down the hill. Carl jump
ed and was somewhat bruised. George
stayed and took the pot. Carl Weldin
jumped and hurt his arm
On Saturday there were two run
aways August Hedlands team ran
away turning the wagon that was load
ed with outs on him and ran into Geo
Dickerson's team that was unloading
bog* and started them to running. Mr
Engl etna-, went to the assistance of
Hediand u hile the team ran until they
run into the corner of A.D.Xoriin«'s
store tearing off a few boards. The
hogs had a rough ride.
COUNTY FAIR BOARD MEETS.
The board of the Sherman county
Agriculture society held & meeting at
the court bouse on Saturday. February
3 Fair dates for 1*17 were set for
September 1* 20-21 The secretary was
ordered to rent the park on same terms
a* for 1*16. Concession rights and free
attractions were given to the president
and secretary to take care of. Super
intendents for 1916 were re-elected for
the year 1*|7. Also all printing and
advertising will be attended to by the
president and secretary. The last day
of the fair will be “County School
Day." All entries to be made by the
end of the first day of the fair. The
cate charges will be the same as were
• barged last year, as follows: Five
n< kets for each membership fee of
12. children under ten years of age.
fcee; ten to fifteen years, 25c; fifteen
years and over, 50 cents.
The fair will have the usual num
ber of ball game*, a tug of war between
the east and west side, the river be
ing the dividing line and twelve men
to a side First prise $16.00. second
prise. $5 00. Two prises for the best
pulling team of horses. $10 and $5.
Considerable work has already been
oone in behalf of our 1917 county fair,
and. as an early start is being made
we cbb look forward to one of the
best fairs ever held in the county. Our
tair officers are pushing preparation.?
for the coming event even at this
early date and will make this year's
fair a winner.
No doubt by the time fair week ar
rives a number of new attractions will
have been arranged for. Every one
in the county should boost for our
county fair and now is the time to be
gin.
The board meeting held Saturday
was adjourned to meet again upon call
of the president.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Burt Rich shipped a car load of hogs
to Omaha. Wednesday.
A. G. Hunt was a passenger east to
Grand Island. Wednesday morning.
Biemond and Oltman shipped a car
load of hogs to Omaha. Wednesday.
L. L. Stephens was a business pas
senger to Comstock, Tuesday evening.
Earl Taylor was a business passen
ger east to Omaha. Wednesday morn
ing.
Mrs. R. S. Young returned home
from her visit in Aurora, Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Machalski was a passenger to
Duncan. Wednesday, for a short visit
with relatives.
Wm and Nelson Rogers went to
Kansas. Tuesday morning for an ex
tended visit with relatives.
Any newspaper or magazine will
gladly accept your contribution—if it
comes in the form of a subscription.
Wm. Benschoter was a passenger
on business to Boelus, Tuesday. He
returned home on the evening passen
ger.
George Schwabauer. of the repair
depan ment at the Zimmerman t
Waite garage, was a passenger to
Hastings. Wednesday morning to make
arrangements for moving to Loup
City.
E B. Corning, our county surveyor,
and his wife, came over from the coun
ty seat Saturday to attend the funer
al of their old neighbor and friend,
John Greenhalgh. They came into
town and stayed over night.—Litchfield
Monitor.
A writer in one of the city papers
suggests that one week in each year
be observed as "Take Back the Book
You Borrowed" week. If this sugges
tion were carried out here, we ima
gine some of our men and women
would look like a kid on the opening
day of school.
A South Dakota legislator has in
troduced a bill, asking that a law he
passed, making it necessary that
whenever on operation is had for ap
pendicitis. that the appendix be sent
to the state authorities for examina
lion and that a certificate be returned
to the patient, stating whether or not
the appendix was diseased. If not, then
the patient is relieved from paymeut
for the operation. The theory of the
legislator is that the South Dakota
surgeons are operating for appendici
tis when there is no trouble with that
part of the insides of the patient.
Farmers who fear the heavy coat
ing of ice over fields may have the ef
fect of smothering the wheat crop
have little ground for such a fear, in
he opinion of Prof. W. W. Burr, head
□f the agronomy department of the
University of Nebraska. “There is lit
tle danger that wheat will be affected
in any way at this time of the year,”
said he. “It would probably take at
least ten days to do any material
damage, and I have observed that in
most places the coat of ice is so thin
that spears of grass extend above the
surface and air is not entirely exclud
ed Such a coat of ice might cause
wheat some injury near the opening
of spring, but wheat iB in a dormant
condition now. and there seems to bo
little probability of its being harmed.”
ARCADIA HAS A WOLF HUNT.
The wolf hunt so widely adver
tised took place Monday, west of
town, several hundred men and boys
participating, finally rounding up syc
which is considered a mighty good
day’s work. One would naturally im
agine that with so many shotguns in
evidence a number of accidents would
likely occur, but such is not the case
however as only one incident that
looked anyway near like an accident
was recordedT'und that was jkhen a
large and ferocious wolf ran wetween
Alvin Lewin’s legs, knocking the
nimrod down and taking several juicy
snaps at certain portions of his anat
omy which we refuse to name. The
animal deserves a spanking.—Arcadia
Champion.
FARMERS. BROTHERS AND
BREEDERS.
Ed. Haedler, the pure bred Duroc
Jersey hog man that lives two miles
straight west from the Ashton depot,
has made his annual trip to the east
ern and southern part of the state and
has bought a new strain of champion
blood line hogs to put into his herd,
he will be able to fill out orders for
his old and new customers the com
ing season.
STATE SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT
Sherman county’s share of the state
school apportionment money this year
is $3,081.80. and is divided among the
districts according to the number of
pupils average in daily attendance.
Two districts in this county failed to
meet the requirements and do not
share in the apportionment. The aver
age daily attendance of pupils the
past year was 1.717 in this county.
The following is the number of school
district, average daily attendance, di
rector and amount apportioned to
each district:
1. 362 G. W. Collipriest....$ 495.42
2. 14 J. H. McCall. 29.11
3. 14 Fred Teickmeier. 29.11
4. 21 Wm. Hawk. 38.49
5. 11 R. R. Bouliard. 25.09
6. 10 C. J. Peters. 23.75
7. 14 Geo. Green. 29.11
8. 63 E. Dwehus. 94.77
9. 17 B. F. Tiffany. 33.13
10. 19 E. E. Tracy__ 35.51
11. 19 A. F. Kuhn. 35.81
12. 24 Geo. Ritz. 42.51
13. 16 J. W. Johnson. 31.79
14. 24 F. A. Pinckney. 42.51
15. 131 C. W. Benson. 185.89
16. 84 F. J. Stubbe. 122.91
17. 9 J. H. Brown. 22.41
18. 8 Eugene Stein.. 21.06
19. 10 Robert Schmaljohn 23.14
20. 14 Anthony McKeon.... 29.11
21. 14 Myers Benson. 29.11
22. 15 John Bogus. 30.45
23. 9 Wm. Aufrecht . 22.41
24. 13 Geo. Barnett. 27.77
25. 29 S. C. Eastabrook... 49.21
26. 8 Fred Rein... 21.07
27. 15 Chas. Lindell . 30.45
28. 14 Dave Weilding.. 29.11
29. 8 Milton Rentfrowr. 21.07
30. 14 R. D. Sutton. 29.11
31. 22 Henry Thode _ 39.S3
32. 79 C. W. Trumble.. 116.21
33. 12 C. E. Lang _ 21.26
34. 8 Adam Kieborz. 21.07
35. 17 R. 1. Barrick. 33.13
36. 20 J E. Roush.. 37.14
37. 19 J. F. Roy. 35.S0
38. 8 Ross Goethe. 21.0C
39. 25 J. J. Rebhan.. 43.S4
40. 15 Lee Vanwinkle.. 30.44
41. 15 Martin Zaruba. 30.44
42. 17 Albert Holub. 33.12
43. 16 A. C. Hagey.. 31.78
44. 13 R. D. Piper . 27.7C
45. 8 L. N. Bly.. 21.06
46. 25 Albert Snyder. 43.54
47. 8 Henry Bichel. 21.06
48. 9 Frank Majer.. 22.40
49. 12 John Jewell. 26.42
50. 12 Chas. Else _ 26.42
51. 10 M. A. Warrick. 23.74
52. 14 Andrew Kowalski.... 29.10
53. 9 G. W. Brammer. 22.40
54. 23 F. S. Stickley. 41.16 |
55. 6 J. J. Hajek. 18.38 j
56. 12 P. R. Grudzenski ... 26.42
57. 21 John Lanowki. 38.48
58. 11 Sylvester Krance.... 19.91
59. 5 Frank Weehler. 17.04
60. 17 F. W. Burke. 33.12
61. 11 M. Nickolaus. 25.08
62. 12 E. E. F. Ferrell. 26.42 j
63. 19 E. Z. Dudley.. 35.60
64. 3 John Sheehan. 14 36
65. 11 J. C. Wall. 25.08
66. 15 E. F. Paddock. 30.44 j
67. 7 Fred Green. 19.72
68.
69. 7 Geor W. Work. 19.72
70.
71. 22 P. L. Curry . 34.65
72. 23 Chas. Schwaderer.... 41.16
73. 18 Harry Obermiller.... 34.46
74. 10 Peter H. Gade. 23.74
75. 9 S. Chilson. 22.40
76. 8 Wm. Jones. 21.06
77. 12 F. Chilewski. 26.42
78. 8 E. J. Pugsley. 21.06
79. 11 Geo. Wagner. 25.08
Total $3,081.80
A REAL BUZZARD.
A blizzard which was general all
over the middle western states arrived
here Sunday morning about 1 o’clock.
Saturday was a pleasant day and the
Hight up to the time the blizzard ar
rived was warm and balmy. A high
wind prevailed the rest of the night
and all day Sunday and far into the
night and it was bitterly cold, the
thermometer ranging all the way from
zero to fifteen and twenty below. Con
siderable damage was done by the
wind, several silos and windmills be
ing blown down in various sections 1
of the county. We have one report of I
two little children, who were in a kit
chen. being injured when a windmill
was blown over on the building, but
did not learn their names. A number
of Loup City young ladies had attend
ed a dance at Rockville Saturday night
making the trip in an auto, and were
caught in the gale about three miles
from Rockville when returning home.
The auto quit and refused to buck the
wind and the young ladies had to re
turn to Rockville and charter another
car to bring them home. However,
these athletic young ladies did not
mind that at all.
A number of people were caught
out in various parts of the county in
autos without sufficient wraps and
coats to keep them warm, and it is
quite amusing to hear them tell of
their experience getting to town in the
storm.
A transom in the Loup City State
bank was blown open during the aigl;t
and the water pipes froze in the build
ing in spite of a good fire in the fur
nace. E. A. Miner had a similar ex
perience at his residence, getting up
early in the morning to find the north
door open and the temperature in the
house below the zero mark, with every
water pipe in the house frozen solid.
The storm was accompanied by very
little snow, which was indeed very for
tunate as very much snow mixed with
; the gale would have made it doubly
' unpleasant and probably would have
made it much harder on stock that had
; to weather the storm.
—
GOOD ROADS MAKE GOOD TOWNS
' A system of good roads would be
: worth more to this county than a
new railroad. When capitalists pro
ject new railways through territory
they usually get the commission to
' give the rights of way and to sub
scribe to the capital stock.
A system of good roads requires
no rights of way and no subscription
; to capital stock. A good plau of get
ting good road,; is to build them
, and keep them in order. That is the
only way. A road won’t grow better
with use unless attended to and this
county’s highways need attention.
GERMANY’S SUBMARINE WAR.
Almost like the proverbial bolt
from a blue sky came the news last
week of Germany’s wide extension
■ ol her submarine warfare against
Great Britian. with its announced
purpose the destruction of all ships
going to the islands of Great Britain
What effect it will have upon the
! outcome of the war is problematical.
' What it will mean to the United
States is also problematical, but the
people might as well face the stern
facts of the unpleasant business and
decide now as to what course they
must take if. as appears likely, the
; Lusitania case is repeated with a loss
l of neutral lives.
We do not attempt to solve this
: problem, but we tell our readers that
they should at once advise their con
gressmen and senators as well as the
president himself of their wishes. The
1 United States will act as its peo
| pie say and you have a right to put
1 your opinion upon record, and we are
j sure that congress will declare war
; at a mandate from the American peo
ple. but not without their command.
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST NOTES.
The contest is growing more inter
esting with three of the contestants
running very close this week. Better
weather will give the contestants more
of a chance to work, and a great
amount of territory in the county has
not yet been covered by any contest
ant. which should be thoroughly work
ed before the contest is over.
After next Saturday the Northwest
ern subscription campaign will be half
over. Only four more weeks after next
Saturday to hustie subscriptions and
win the Buick car.
Every five new subscriptions counts
10.000 extra votes, hence every con
testant should make a extra effort to
secure new subscribers.
The Northwestern has made arrange
ments to send the Twentieth Century
Farmer to every new and renewal sub
scriber during this campaign. The
Twentieth Century Farmer is an excel
lent farm paper, $1.00 per year, is
sued at Omaha once every week and
will be sent to all who subscribe for
The Northwestern for one year with
out one cent extra charge. If you al
ready are a subscriber to the Twen
tieth Century Farmer your subscrip
tion to that paper will be advanced one
year.
The Contestants Votes
J. J. Golus. Loup City.550.000
S. T. Richmond, Litchfield.526.500
Mrs. Nettie Doner, Loup City. .517,500
Harry Bydalek, Boelus R1. 25,000
C. L. Tapolski, Ashton R3.... 25,000
Ignatz Haremza, Ashton R1.10,000
Alta M. Johnson, Loup City.10,000
HAZARD NEWS.
Geo. Work went to Ravenna, last
Thursday.
O. J. Walthers sold a new Ford to
Matt Robertson.
Mrs. Ole Olson and son, Ed., went to
Ravenna. Monday.
Mrs. Jess Kaiser went to York, on
Monday, to visit friends.
Clarence Jacobson and Arthur Holdt
went to Grand Island. Wednesday.
Elmer Hadd is loading an emmigrant
car. He will move to Gering, soon.
Stewart Brewer and Henry Rasmus
sen were passengers to Ravenna, Tues
day.
Marie Holdt and Walter Capellan
were passengers to Ravenna. Satur
day.
James Erazim from Ravenna, is here j
visiting with home folks for a fe*
days.
Ray Ward returned from Kansas
last week, where he has been visiting
friends.
Jennie and Victor Evans went to Ra
venna. Tuesday, to have some dental
work done.
Chas. Reynolds returned home from
Dunning. He has been there working
for several weeks.
Ed. Rankin of Tarkio.Mo., was in
our town last week. He and Matt Rob
inson were buying mules.
Mrs. Charles Patchin returned from
Grand Island Wednesday with the boy
who had been there for treatment.
Pete Jacobson went to Grand Island
last Saturday. His son who has been
there for medical treatment, returned
home with him.
* Harry Thompson came home from
Antioch, Sunday, where he has been
working. He is sick with the grippe.
He will return to work in a few days.
George Frink and son, Willard, weut
to Grand Island, Wednesday. Mrs.
Chas. Frink and daughter returned
home with them and visited from Wed
nesday until Friday. From here they
went to Sheridan, Wyo.
CHURCH NOTES.
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Presbyterian
Next 'Sabbath is “Anniversary Day"
! of the Boy Scout movement in Ameri
j ea. and it will be obsedved in Loup
| City. A place will be reserved at the
morning services for the boys, who
wiil come in their uniform, and the
pastor will preach upon a subject ap
j propriate for the occasion.
We will resume our evening service
I after a three weeks absence on ac
| count of the Baptist revival. The pas
' lor will preach upon the subject: "The
] Unseen Presence of God."
Next week is what is known in our
church as Educational Week, and we
* will observe the occasion. Thursday
! Feb. 15 is the day of prayer for col
leges. and on Sunday, Feb. IS. we will
give the entire day over to the inter
ests of Christian Education. In the
evening of that day we will have a
Stereoptican College in the Building
of the Kingdom.”
Methodist.
Another stormy Sunday but we al
ways have a crowd, more or less. We
had good services all day. We appre
ciate the loyalty of our folks. Next
Sunday will be observed at this church
as "Patriotic Day." At 10:30 a special
program entitled “After Fifty Years."
A Lincoln Day service. At 7:30 Boy
Scout Anniversary service. Special
address for the Boy Scouts by the pas
tor on the subject. "Boy Scout Prin
ciples.” We expect the Scouts in a
body. All scouts are cordially invited.
Young men have a special invitation.
You will like it.
We will have a big Sunday school
at 11:45. The newly elected officers of
the school are: A. J. Johnson, Supt.;
Joe Daddow. Ass’t Supt.; Robert Dins
dale. Sec.; M. A. Phillips. Treas.; L.
N. Smith. Chorister; Lois Henry.
Pianoist; H. J. Johansen and C. H.
Biehl. Librarians; Harriet Hayhurst.
Supt. Primary- Dept.; Amelia Hansen
and Mamie Anderson, Ass't; Mrs. J. P.
Leininger. Supt. Cradle Roll.; Mrs. J.
W. Conger. Supt. Home Dept.; Mrs.
Robert Dinsdale, Supt. Missionary
Dept.; Mrs. Anna May. Sec.; H. R. H.
Williams. Supt. Temperance Dept.;
Jennie Cole. Sec. The school, is
thoroughly organized with very cap
able officers and the prospects are for
the best year on record.
Miss Effie Cunningham will lead
Epworth League Sunday at 6:30. Top
ic. "Continuing the Work That Lin
coin Began.” The Epworthians have
made plans for an attendance and
membership contest. Our young people
will be informed soon as to the pro
gram. Everybody be loyal and boos:
Our good farmer friend who brougk
us the load of cobs evidently tried
last week to see how near to a whole
beef he could bring to the parsonage.
We had to invite in some of our
friends this week to help do justice
to it.
HAPPILY WEDDED.
A prettty home wedding occured at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Needham in Loup City Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock, when their
daughter, Miss Pearle E. Needham,
was united in marriage to Mr. Oliver
W. Brodock. Rev. E. M. Steen officiated
at the wedding, the ring service being
used. The bride and groom were un
attended. Mrs. Elizabeth Owen played
the wedding march.
About forty guests were present and
after the ceremony all partook of a
wedding dinner. At one o’clock Mr.
and Mrs. Brodock departed for Pine
Bluffs, Wyoming, where Mr. Brodock
has a position in a garage and where
they will make their home. A large
number of their friends were at the
depot to see the newly weds safely
on the train. Rice and old shoes were
greatly in evidence and a number of
banners containing appropriate mottos
for the occasion were prominently dis
played around the depot and on the
train.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Brodock are pro
ducts of Sherman county. Mrs. Bro
dock was born and raised in Loup
City and during the ten years she act
ed as deputy county treasurer, made
the acquaintance of practically every
body in the county. She has many
friends and will b^greatly missed in
social and church circles. Mr. Brodock
is practically a product of Sherman
county, having grown to manhood
here. He is a young man of exemplary
habits.
It is a happy union and a pleasant
and successful journey through life is
the wish and prognostication of their
many friends.
MAKING ECONOMIES.
The high prices prevailing this
winter would not have worried our
grandparents much. They were school
ed in making economies. It was sec
ond nature for them to consider each
penny and nickel. They would spend
half an hour to straighten out an er
ror of a cent.
It was conservation of resources,
and they attended to it seriously and.
thoroughly. Nowadays if people spend
more than they expected, “they are
going to make it up somewhere else.”
But they don’t. All appropriations are
exceeded and they cheerfully consign
the January bills to the waste basket
The housewife may decide not to
spend more than 50 cents on her meat.
But she finds those cheaper cuts,
about which the woman's page told
her, all gone. Perhaps she could get
them at the next store. But she dis
likes to seem too frugal. Or she sees
some of the most appetizing relishes
and confections put up in just the
neatest and prettiest looking boxes.
So the 50-c-ent dinner costs her a dol
lar.
Of course some people can’t afford
i to bother. While they were saving a
dime, they would be losing a dollar's
i worth of business. Most of us aren’t
j in that class.
Wise administration of household
j resources involves spending some
| time at the butcher's shop. It is as
| tonisliing how much you can learn
j from the Man with the Cleaver. You
can’t get it over the telephone. Also
in the kitchen. Servants an economy
are two different propositions.
And it means watching for bargains
and scrutinizing the newspaper adver
tising. It means testing the less ex
pensive foods to make them go far
therest and taste best. The man who
buys an automobile may not be the
one who is most successful in busi
ness. It may be the one whose wife is
the best planner.
LOUP CITY SCHOOL NOTES
The report cards were given out last
Friday.
Gladys Warrick taught the 6th grade
Tuesday.
Velma Rowe taught the 4th grade
Tuesday afternoon.
The basket ball teams play Ravenna
on the 23, at Loup City.
The Normal Training class visited
the 5th grade Tuesday morning.
Miss Helen Hunt and Miss Clora
Plant visited high school Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Ida Steen, Mrs. Foster and
Mrs. Curtis, visited the high school
last Thursday afternoon.
The Freshmen and Sophomores are
busy planning and selecting their plays
to be given early in the spring.
The Freshmen had their picture tak
en Monday for the next edition of the
Beaver which will be Freshmen num
ber.
School was dismissed last Thurs
day morning because it was too cold
for pupils to study in the assembly
room.
RETAIL CLOTHIERS CONVENTION.
The Nebraska Retail Clothiers’ asso
ciation, through President F. H. Bar
clay of Kansas City and Secretary C.
C. Wescott of Plattsmouth. have ar
ranged for a showing of the United
States government film which gives an
eye exhibition of the conversion of
wool from the raw material to the fin
ished product.
Secretary Wescott has completed
arrangements for the showing of the
reel during the Omaha convention,
Feb. 20 and 21. Advices from Washing
ton this week were that the reel would
be here, coming from the Iowa conven
tion which is held a short time prior
to the Omaha meeting.
Omaha wholesalers are making un
usual plans for the entertainment of
the clothiers of Nebraska and Iowa.
A dinner at the Fontenelle Hotel will
be the feature of an otherwise inter
esting two days’ convention. Secretary
Wescott estimates the attenance fit
two hundred.
Gus Lorentz of Loup City, is plan
ning to attend the conventional Oma
ha on the above dates.
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE
He made no effort to preach a ser
mon on tobacco or booze, though he
uses neither of them. He is a farmer,
and always when we have seen him in
town we have wondered at his cheery
disposition and enviable robust health.
Apparently he has never had a worry
in life. He always carries a smile, and
the impression he has left with us is
one of absolute contentment—a man
at peace and ease with himself and
the world. This week we learned why.
He told us unhesitatingly that he was
not burdened with wealth. “In fact,"
he said, “I have to work every day,
but 1 enjoy working. Eat? You bet 1
eat—three times a day and all they
put before each time. My work creates
an appetite and it is not dulled by
either tobacco or booze. If men knew
half the enjoyment these things rob
them of at their meals, they would
never touch them again.
No one can successfully argue with
this man. for he is himself, every evi
dence that he is getting the most life
has to offer.
FARMERS AVERAGE $1,121 A YEAR
In a farm management survey just
completed by the farm management
department of the university college
of agriculture on 63 farms covering
13.608 acres in Seward county, it was
found that the average farmer there
is getting $1,121 a year for his labor.
The 15 farms that paid best return
ed an average of $2,377 for the farm
er’s labor and the 15 farms that paid
he lowest $112, interest and depre
ciation charges being deducted in
compiling these figures. The average
.limber of crop- acres handled per
man was 91, and the average crop
acreage per horse was 25.
Cure your eczema. We know that
many people are afflicted with Ec
zema. WTe know that Rexall Eczema
Ointment is a good treatment. It stops
the burning, smarting and stinging. It
soothes, cools and heals the diseased
skin and brings about permanent re
lief. Why suffer from this distressing
trouble when so reliable and guaran
teed a remedy is so readily at hand.
For sale at the Rexall Drug Store. 6-2
Doc Baldwin of St. Louis has found
there are 60,900,000 bacilli in a teas
poonful of street dust. Wonder who
he had count them for him.
ROCKVILLE HAPPENINGS.
Mrs. Emil Cords is reported as being
quite sick at this writing.
August Jaeschka of Loup City, was
in town Monday afternoon on busi
ness.
Geo. tY. Woten. Sr., was a Loup City
visitor on business, Monday of this
week.
Charles Wilson of St. Paul, was a
Rockville visitor on business, Monday
of this week.
A. B. Outhouse of Loup City, was a
Rockville visitor on business Friday af
ternoon of last week.
The kensington club met p.t the
home of Miss Myrtle Dwehus Friday
evening of last week.
Sheriff Williams of Loup City, was
in this burg on business, Monday af
ternoon of this week.
Gray & Olsen shipped a car load of
live stock to the South Omaha mark
ets. Monday afternoon.
Louie Hansen is improving fine. He
is now able to take short walks when
the weather is agreeable.
Mr. and Mrs. August Schmidt and
children of Boeolus. visited at the L.
Hansen home Monday afternoon.
Hans Hehnke shipped a car load of
mixed live stock to the South Omaha
live stock market Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Bilon, the eye specialist, from
Kearney, was in this burg. Tuesday
fitting eye glasses for people with
weak eyes.
A few Rocky-ille ladies had a sur
prise party on Mrs. Alice Tangerman
Monday afternoon, the occasion being
her birthday.
Dance in the Rockville opera house
Saturday evening Feb. 17, given by the
band boys. Good music and a good
time assured.
Mrs. S. E. Sorensen and Miss Anna
Lorenz were eastbound pasengers ou
the morning train, Tuesday, returning
again in the evening.
The high school boys who belong
to the basket ball team, are practicing
hard this week. Seems like they must
be looking for revenge.
Sale bills are out announcing the
public sale of Blazy Bugno’s 160-acre
farm on Thursday Feb. 15. This sale
will take place at Rockville at 2 p. in.
The teachers of this school and a few
of the surrounding districts met at the
home of J. W. Markin to study teach
ers' reading circle work. Saturday
forenoon of last week.
The members of the Rockville con
cert baud are going to give a public
dance in hhe Rockville opera house
Saturday evening, Feb. 17. This dan:e
was originally advertised for Wednes
day. Feb. 14. but for reasons unknown
to us the date was changed to the
above. If you enjoy dancing and want
to have a good time, don't fail to at
tend as a good time and music are
assured.
The masquerade last Saturday even
ing was a success in all ways. There
was a large crowd in attendance but
not as many maskers as there should
have been. The masks wTere dropped
at eleven and the prizes awarded. The
balance of the evening was spent in
dancing by all. The following are the
prize winners. First, ladies. Miss Dell
Carstens, first, gents.Martin Rasmus
sensen, second, gents, Powell and
Eoobie, Annie Hackbart.
WEDDING BELLS.
Two weddings took place in the
Catholic church last week. Mr. Leo.
Kiolbasa from Tarnov, Neb., was mar
ried to Miss Nellie Paluch of Loup City
on the 30th day of January in the
presence of Joseph Paluch and Miss
Florencia Kiolbasa.
The next day was a cold day. but
where there is a will, there is a way.
Mr. Peter Kozak and Miss Katherine
Michalski arrived in an automobile at
the church and were married by Rev.
Father Jarka, on the 31st day of Jan
uary, in the presence of Joe Kozak
and Miss Victoria Papiernik.
The Catholic weddings are always
impressive with its many admonitions
and ceremonies, and as the world
knows it, these ties are binding “until
death do us part.” Hence so few di
vorces among Catholics. A license to
live together and a few promises to
be loyal to one another, are dissolved
only too often with the help of our
lawyers and courts. “What God joins
together, let no man put asunder."
should be remembered by all. Some
times even a cat or a dog is the cause
of a divorce.
The public is always Invited to come
and witness a real Catholic marriage,
it is free and impressive.*
MILK IN WINTER.
Why do your cows give less milk
in winter than they do in summer?
Just because nature does not supply
them with grasses and green food.
But we have come to the assistanc e
of Dame Nature with B. A. Thomas
Stock Remedy which contains the
very ingredients that the green feed
supplies in season, only, of course, in
a more highly concentrated form. We
guarantee that this remedy will make
your cows give more milk, and better
milk, with the same feed.—J. J. Slo
minski, Loup City, Neb.
She was a guest from the cKy and
had come down to the home of one cf
our farmers to spend the holidays.
“My. How many birds you have around
the place,” she exclaimed to her
uncle. “Yes,” he replied, “you see your
aunt is rather fond of birds and she
plants a great deal of bird seed every
year." _ _ A