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LOUP CITY NORTHWESTERN Entered it the Loop City Postoffice i for tnnstnlssion through the mills is second class matter. FRANK B. HARTMAN, Publisher 91J0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Every subscription la regarded as an | •pen account. The names of subscribers | • ill be Instantly removed from our mall- i Ins Hat at the expiration of time paid for. IT publisher* shall be notified. otherwise the subscription will remain in force at the designated subarription price. Every subscriber must understand that these SSldM r a ate n a.!.- a ;-*rt of ft .. con tract between publisher and subscriber. ' ————— THE FIFTY YEARS OF NEBRASKA. We have crossed the line into 1917 and on March 1st of this new year, will occur the Fiftieth anniversary of the admission of Nebraska to the Union. What a record of progress and achievement has come to this prairie ' state in its first fifty years of state : hood. What changes have come from the frontier days of a half century ago to the unparalleled prosperity and universal advancement that marks Ne braska at the present time. Nebraska when admitted to the Union, came only after several trials and much tribulation. Two bills were passed granting the admission of the state, one of which the president re fused to sign and the second one Presi dent Andrew Johnson vetoed; he ve toed this bill among other things lie cause he declared that the new state larked In population. However, both the senate and the house promptly passed the measure admitting Nebras ka over the veto and on March 1, 1SS7. the proclamation was issued ad mitting the state to the Union. Nebraska when admitted to the Un ion had a population of about 100.000; the government census of 18€0 gave Nebraska a population of 28.Ml; the government c ensus of 1870. three years after the admission of the state, gave Nebraska a population of 122.992. At the time of the census of 187G. Itougl^s county, including the city of Omaha, had a population of 19.982; in 1870, Lancaster county, including the city of Lincoln, had a total population of 7.7#4 Today Nebraska, according to the estimate of the government, lia* on the first of January, a population of 1.277.7a#: this compares with lOO.OOO at the time of its admission. Compare the meagre population of Omaha ami Lincoln with their population at the present and some idea will be gained of the growth of these two cities that have only at best kept pace with the growth of the state in its entirety. In 18M. fifty years ago. just prior to the admission of the state, a general election was held to elect a governor for the new common wealth. The total vote cast for the first governor of Ne braska in ISM was 8.041. Nebraska in the general election of 1916. fifty Jears afterward, cast a total vote for governor of 291.466. Fifty years ago. railroad construc tion had just commenced in this sta’e In JM6. the first fifty miles of the I'niou Pacific road was constructed and put in operation. Uy the spring of 1867 some 2## miles more of the Initial road in this state was practi cally completed, but it was not until May 1869. that rf!e road was completed through to Ogden, and it was two years after the state was admitted that the celebration* were held all along the line over the completion of the I’nion Pacific. It was not until 1873. six years after Nebraska became a state, that the first iron bridge ac ross the Miss ouri river was completed and opened Other railroad development had not yet commenced when Nebraska was admitted The first ten miles of what to aow the Northwestern system in the state was completed In 1S69. two years after the state’s admission. The Burlington A Missouri River railroad was organised and chartered in 1869 —not chartered until two years after Nebraska became a state and ten years after It was chartered it had obit its one line completed from Plattsmouth to Kearney The St. Joe A Grand Island road was not built until 1*71. so we can take all the rail road systems of Nebraska; all the mi leage that this state now contains: all the equipment to operate the road-; all the millions upon millions expend ed la this state in its railroad systems, and they hate all come since fifty years ago when Nebraska entered up on statehood There was not much of Nebraska in the way of wealth production in those days fifty years ago The early pio neers distrusted agricultural conditions after the river country on the east was left. Indeed, at the time of the admission of the state, there were many who seriously questioned the making of a crop producing section west of where the new capita! was lo cated. Fifty years ago. vhere was no lanc-otl. there was only the initial settlement on the border of the Salt Basin With Omaha with only about 8.4M population, the towns in what was then Nebraska, were few and far between and meagre in population. Ag rirmltural development had not gone beyond the river counties; there was hardly enough produced in Nebraska at the time of its admission in grain and live Mock to meet the demands of the people then here. In 1867. the year that Nebraska came into the Tnlon. the total assessed valuation of all property in the state was t2e.Mt.ttOO Fifty years later in the “today." the total assessed valua tion of property in Nebraska is $2. Mfi.4M.M0. Measure in these totals the growth In wealth that has come in fitly years as shown by the grand as sessment rolls of the stnte. In 1866. Nebraska produced less than two mil lieu bushels of corn: in 1916. Nebras ka produced nearly 200.000.000 bushels of corn In 1866. Nebraska produced 267.444 bushels of wheat; in 1916. Xe bruta produced 66.237,000 bushels of wheat. The changes in land values in fifty yearn would make the most re markable Mowing of all in conne tiou With the first fifty years of state hood, but the few salient facts and pointed comparisons that have been made will bring home a realisation of vrhst fifty years has done to the state. There are many left yet in active ||f, |g um gti*f who vert here when statehood commenced. They have seen more in the way of state growth and develoment than the people In the older settled states of the east can understand or realize. Out of the un broken prairies—the trail-crossed prairies—the unending prairies of this land fifty years ago, has come the most highly developed, most productive, most wealth producing section that the Cnited States in all its vast expanse contains— Lincoln Trade Review. DEER CREEK NUGGETS. Joe I.ubash has been hauling hay this week. Irene Rapp is now attending the Ashton public school. Mrs. M. Plambeck butchered a beef Monday of this week. Stanley Nowicki hauled hogs to the Ashton market Tuesday. George Ritz helped his mother-in-law butcher a beef. Monday. J. \V. Peters has been hauling straw from Carl Treffer's place the past few days. Paul Kryski sold one of his steers to butcher. John Seabeck, of Rockville on Tuesday. Mike Sowokinos of Davis Creek, was out to see John Woitesczewski, on the Creek, last week. A few farmers from this vicinity at tended the John Bukowski sale at Ashton. Monday. Kdward Bydalek visited with his bro ther. Sylvester Bydalek, on Oak Creek last Friday night. Alfonso Bydalek visited with his cousin, Sylvester Bydalek, on Oak Creek last Friday. Mike Lubash will hold a public sale on the Mike Weczorek farm here on Feb. 20. Don't forget to attend. Mr. And Mrs. Pete Polski and babv were passengers to Farwell last week to visit with the latter's sister. Mrs. Constance Waltman, who has been quite low from sugar disease is reported better at this writing. Miss Adelle Cars ten drew first prize end Marlin Rasmussen drew second at the masquerade dance at Rockville. A large number of Deer Creek dance lov.<rs attended the masquerade ball at Rockville last Saturday evening. All -eported a good time. Hills are out announcing the sale of Mrs. Marie Dominski's and son. which will be held this week Thursday at her farm near Boelous. The ground hog peeped out last Fri day and could see no shadow so went Sack in his hole so that means six more weeks of winter for us. Mrs. Weizerski. who has been con fined to her home the past three weeks with the grippe, is about the same. We hope for her speedy recovery. Jack Frost made us a brief visit on last Wednesday and Thursday. They were the coldest days we have had. the thermometer reaching 10 below the zero mark. Another literary will be held at the Hrammer school Friday, February la. \ program will be given by the young folks who are neighbors of the school. Everybody is welcome. Grip is having its time like the frost with us. Several are keeping the chil dren and grown ups in the house this week and more are taking it while the days are below the zero mark. School Dist. No. 12 has made ar rangements for a program and basket social on Feb. 17. Ladies please bring your fat baskets and the gents their fat pocketbooks. Everybody welcome. Alex Swointkowski was a passenger to St. Paul last week to be at the bedside of his sister. Mrs. Frank Har emza. of Ashton, who underwent an operation for appendicitis by Dr. O. A. Grothan. The approaching marriage of St. Srnedra. of Deer Creek and Miss Ver nie Kwiatkowski, was announced at the Catholic church at Ashton last Sunday. The wedding will take place in two weeks. On January 29, a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. August Kaslon. Th» infant only lived an hour after birth and the funeral was held at Ashton in the Catholic church and the remains laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. We forgot to mention last week that a son had arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Seifert. Mother and son are reported as doing very nicely and pa is wearing a smile that will not come off for some time. Con gratulations. Don't forget Harry Bydalek who is in the Northwestern Buiek auto con test and help him out if you wish to take the live paper of the county. Give your subscriptions to him or the writer and your assistance will be appreciated. Many friends on the creek were sorry to hear that Edward Kremleck of St. Paul who had been hustling in this vicinity for subscriptions for the Omaha Daily News to win the Bull Tractor, was unlucky, having been left in fourth place at the end. Carl Areffer of Rockville was on this creek last Tuesday in his car looking after business matters. While here he had the misfortune to break something about the car and cotild not get any farther so he called his hired man to come and take the car home. Hard luck Carl. Last Wednesday with the cold north wind blowing and the thermometer below the zero mark, it was not too cold for the stork to fly from babyland and leave a fine baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Dymak. Mo ther and stranger doing nicely and pa Is passing the treats. Congratulations. Just Figures. Some one writing on missions gives some figures that are profitable to study. Here are the comparisons for a year’s outlay in the United States: Missions, $15,000,000. Chewing gum. $20,000,000. Candy, $120,000,000. Soft drinks. $21,000,000. Shows, $75,000,000. Jewelry, $80,000,000. Tobacco, $1,200,000,000. Liquor. $2,000,000,000. Education, $500,000,000. Automobile*, $2,100,000,000. DAVIS CREEK NEWS. I Paul Stillman drove his brother to Loup City, Monday. Alex Sowokinos visited in Dist.--No. 24, Monday afternoon. George Barnett and family autoed to Ashton last Saturday. Ed. Manchester and sons were in i North Loup. Saturday. Frank Manchester drove to Ashton Monday, after some coal. Anna Garvel visited with Mrs. John Pelanowski last Saturday. Morris Hassel bought some corn of George Barnett the first of the week. Miss Ethel Trump has been staying with Mrs. Roy Beleel the past week or two. Ben Czaplewski was staying with Mrs. John Pelanowski last Tuesday, at Loup City. Mr. and Mrs. George Barnett and family all autoed to North Loup last Wednesday. A large number from here attended the big sale on Dead Horse Canyon last Tuesday. There was a dance at the home of John Smith last Saturday night. A few from here attended. Johnny, Victoria and Regima Ka minski were all absent from school last week owing to the cold weather. Clarence Stillman, who has been employed at Loup City in a garage, came home for a few days’ visit last week. Lorence Garvel, who has been very sick this winter is reported some bet ter and we all hope he will keep on improving. Quite a large crowd took in the Pete Kowkalski sale. Monday. Pete expects to move with his family to Deuel county in the near future. Tony Orent’s boys took two more loads to their new farm. Tuesday. This means two little boys from Dist. 24 that will be missed a great deal. Ray Gorely, Mrs. Charles Brown and sister. Mrs. Norman Hulverson. and Frank Manchester, autoed to Loup City, Tuesday of last week on business matters. John Orent and Albert Sowokitios, while returning home from Ashton on last Saturday evening, their team be came frightened and ran away. No damage was done. Frank Manchester has been having trouble with the waterworks on his premises as they froze up on him. He had to replace it with another tank to water his stock. Too bad Frank, but we all have our troubles also. Mike Kaminski and family took in the wedding of Miss Nellie Palu last Tuesday and came near freezing be fore they returned home as it turned out so cold and the wind strong enough almost to blow the carriage and team away. A large number from here attended the wedding of Miss Nellie Palu to a young man from Columbus. The couple were married in Loup City last Tues day. The bride is the youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Palu and was bom and raised on Davis Creek. We. along with a host of friends, send our best wishes to the young couple. Gee, talk about winter weather, we sure are having plenty of it. The ther mometer falling to 20 and 24 below the mark, that some weather. It was too cold for father to be out so he hugged the stove to keep warm and kept company with his big arm chair and his pipe. One of the finest programs ever gwen at a school was held at the Sun Shine school In Dist. No. 24 last Sat urday night. The play consisted of Simon says Wig Wag. the Darky Wood Dealer, the Chinese Servants and the Grocery Store. Who says there aren’t any niggers on Davis Creek, and you who missed this play missed the best part of your life. Even the Policeman with his big shining star was a nigger. There were nineteen pretty boxes sold which brought $42.30. The house was crowded and a lively time was had. The teacher, Walter Nelson, knows what kind of a play to give that will make even the babies laugh. JUST GOT OVER A COLD. Look out for kidney troubles and backache. Colds overtax the kidneys and often leave them weak. For weak kidneys—well, read what a Loup City woman says: Mrs. J. F. Synak, Loup City, says: “I had been feeling miserable and run down for sometime. The kidney secre tions were retarded and at times my back pained severely. I also suffered from headaches and dizzy spells. 1 think the trouble was brought on in the first place through having taken cold and it settling on my kidneys. I could hardly do anything about the house while the attack lasted. After using four boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills, which I got at the Rexall Phar macy, I was cured." Price 50 cents, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that cured Mrs. Synak. Foster-Milburn, Co. Buffalo, N. Y. LOANS FOR YOUNG FARMERS. Listen, boys and girls! Did you know that you can farm a little “on your own hook” just as easi ly as dad? Well, it’s so! Even with the new farm loan law which gives grown ups a chance to borrow money pretty cheaply, he Isn’t a bit better off than you are. For the agricultural extension serivce of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, has a plan that’s just the thing for you if you haven’t live stock or capital to start a venture of your own. And here’s the plan. Arrangements have been made with a few farmers, bankers, and other business men who will loan money to boys and girls who want to raise chickens or hogs but who haven’t money or the necessary stock. Of course it is a regular busi ness deal and you have to sign a note promising to pay the money back in a year, or sooner if the stock is sold before the note comes due. In this way, boys and girls can buy a pen of pure-bred chickens, a setting of eggs, or a pure-bred hog that dad wouldn’t be ashamed to own. And the boys' and girls' club worker* will give s lot of information on care and feeding the hog or chickens. If you want to know more about this plan, write the agricultural exten sion service of the University of Ne braska, Lincoln. THE JOURNAL’S STATE CAPITOL BUREAU Is at your service during the pres ent session of the legislature and all through the year. Avail yourself of this opportunity to follow the vote of the members from your district on any question. Write the Journal and we will send you the desired information. The Journal is Lincoln’s only morning paper and makes good use of the op portunity its position gives it of cover ing the sessions of the state’s law makers more thoroughly than any other Nebraska paper. The Journal's Capitol Bureau is but one of many ser vices. You receive with a subscription to the newspaper. Complete market?, all the world’s news, comprehensive editorials, a big Sunday paper with magazine features and colored comic are yours at bargain rates for a short time. $4 brings the Daily and Sunday to January 1, 1918. $3 brings the Daily Journal to January 1. 1918. Send your order today to The Lincoln State Jour nal. NEBRASKA BIRDS. More than 400 different kinds of birds make their homes in the state of Nebraska, according to the entomo logy department of the state universi ty college of agriculture. However, the kinds of birds one ordinarily sees in western Nebraska are quite different from those commonly encountered along the Missouri River, and no given locality has as many as 400 birds. Any local bird list will grow slowly after the 200 mark has been passed. Further information may be found in Farmers’ Bulletin Nos. 493, 456. 497, 506, 609, 621. and 630 and Yearbook Separates 416. 504, 564. 590, 601 and 620. These may be had upon application to the Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS. All owners of dogs are notified to keep same off my premises. I will shoot any dog found on my place.—H. W. Gustafson. 7-3 Subscribe for The Northwestern. NOTICE. The State of Nebraska. Sherman County, ss. In the County Court. In the matter of the Estate of Jen nie H. Fuller, Deceased. On reading and filing the petition of Frederic H. Fuller praying that Administration of said Estate may be dispensed with and that the Court may make finding of property owned by said deceased and all heirs-at-law of deceased. Ordered. That February 23rd, A. D. 1917, at 2 o’clock P. M. is assigned for hearing said petition, when all persons interested in said estate may appear at a County Court to be held in and for said County, and show cause why the prayer of petitioner should not be granted: and that notice of the pen dency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons inter ested in said matter by publishing* a copy of this order in the Loup City Northwestern, a weekly newspaper printed in said County, for three suc cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Dated January 25th, 1917. E. A. SMITH, (SEAL) County Judge. 7-3 PUBLIC SALE. Having decided to quit farming. I the undersigned, will sell at public auction on the old Adolph Burma n farm, one mile west and one miie north of Rockville, on Tuesday, February 20 Commencing at 10:00 o'clock A. M. The following described property: 5 Head of Horses Including bay mare coming seven years old, wt. about 1,300; bay horse coming five years old. wt. about 1,300; bay mare coming eight years old. wt. about 1,400; black mare, smooth mouth, wt. about 1,150; bay mare coming three years old, wt. about 1,100. 32 Head of Cattle Including 9 head of milch cows, all coming fresh in the spring, 2 heifers two years old, 20 heifers coming two years old, and one yearling bull calf. Farm Machinery, Etc. Including Acme mower, disc, go devil, riding cultivator, corn planter, walking cultivator, sweep, two-section arrow, John Deere lister, feed grind er, wagon, hay rack and running gear, one-hole corn sheller, top buggy, five barrel steel water tank, 5 rods crib bing, 2 sets work harness, set fly nets. Also some household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Free Lunch at Noon Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and under, cash, over that amount nine months time will be given, on approv ed security bearing 10 per cent from date of sale. No goods to be removed from the premises until settled for. DINES CHRISTENSEN, Owner. HANS SMITH, Auct. E. DWEHUS, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. Having decided to go west, I will sell at public auction at my place on Wiggle Creek, 6 miles due soutb of Loup City and 11 miles west and 2 miles north of Rockville, on Friday, February 9. Sale commencing at 1:00 o’clock P. M. The following described property. 4 Head of Horses Consisting of a team of bay mares 10 and 11 years old, wt., about 1,150 each; roan horse 10 years old, wt., about 1,100; black horse 12 years old, wt., about 1,200. 11 Head of Cattle All milk cows and all to be fresh soon. Farm Machinery, Etc. Including Moline cultivator, Bradley riding lister, disc, 5-foot Deerlng mow er, 2-row go^evil, stalk cutter, 16-inch sulky plow, Dane hay sweep, pony Deerlng binder, 3-section harrow, set of work harness, set of single harness, lumber wagon, road wagon, cream sep arator, John Deere 4-wheel lister, new Jenkins stacker, about 300 bushels of corn, 6 or 7 tons of wild hay, about 3 tons of alfalfa, some potatoes, some household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and under, cash. Over that amount a credit of 8 months time will be given on ap proved notes bearing 10 per cent in terest from date. No property to be re moved from premises until settled for. “Shorty” C. 0| WAGGONER, Owner. COL. J. G. PAGELER, Auct W. F. MASON, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. Frank F. Spotanski will hold a pub lic sale at his farm, the north one-half of Section 15-14-15, 6 miles south and 2% miles west of Loup City, and about 9 miles northeast of Litchfield, on Tuesday, February 13 Commencing at 1:00 o’clock P. M. The folowing described property: 11 Head of Horses and Mules Including span of gray geldings, smooth mouth, wt. 1.300; span of black geldings, smooth mouth, wt. 1,150; bay mare ten years old, in foal, wt. 1,300; bay gelding five years old, wt. 1,250; bay mare smooth mouth, wt. 1,200; bay horse ten years old, wt. 1,100; gray gelding smooth mouth, wt. 1,200; span of mules ten and eleven years old, wt. 1.050. 5 Head of Cattle All milch cows, coming fresh soon, ages from 4 to 6 years. Farm Machinery, Etc. Including press drill, gang plow, disc, lister, cultivator, McCormick binder, McCormick mower, McCormick stacker, hay sweep, three-section har row, lumber wagon, wagon and hay rack, carriage, buggy, cream separa tor nearly new, washing machine new, some corn and oats, stack of prairie hay, stack of straw and oil stove near ly new. Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and under, cash. Over that amount a credit of 8 months time will be given | on approved notes bearing 10 per cent interest from date. No property to be removed from premises until settled for. FRANK SPOTANSKI, Owner. COL E. A. KEELER, Auct. W. F. MASON, Clerk. -■ - - I—— PUBLIC SALE. I. the undersigned, will sell at pub- | lie auction on L. E. Sundstrom’s farm 1% miles east of Rockville, on Wednesday, February 14 Commencing at 1:00 o’clock P. M. sharp. 9 Head of Horses and Mules Including bay mare six years old. wt. 1.500; bay horse five years old, wf. 1 1,100; bay horse four years old. wf. 1.100; gray mare six years'old. wL j 1.200; buckskin mule four years old. wt. 900; roan mare three years old. wt. 1.050; bay horse three years old. wt. 1.000; buckskin pony nine years old, wt. 800; black horse three years old, wt. 950. 13 Head of Cattle Including five milch cows, to be i fresh soon, five calves 3 to 6 months old. two steers 2 years old and one yearling Hereford bull. Farm Machinery, Etc. Including 7-foot Deering binder, Mc Cormick hay rake, disc, corn planter, top buggy, wagon and hay rack, spring wagon, Broadcast seeder with alfalfa attachment, walking plow, walking cultivator, John Deere riding cultiva tor, blacksmith tools, 4 sets work har ness, set buggy harness, ten bushels potatoes and other articles too num erous to mention. Terms of Sale: All sums of $10 and under, cash. On sums over that amount a credit of nine months time will be given purchaser giving bank able note with approved security drawing 10 per cent from date of sale. No property to be removed until ser tied for. ARTHUR SUNDSTROM, Owner. A. A. GRAY, Auct. E. DWEHUS, Clerk. HOUSES FOR RENT 4- Room house, with cellar, city water and electric lights. 5- Room house in good condition, close to business section. 6- Room house in northwest part of town. 7- Room house in good condition, reasonable distance out. These houses are all in good condition and rentals are reasonable. If you are not satisfied with your present location it is a good time to look around for one that is more suitable. First Trust Company Monarch Sootless Lump Radiant Long Burning Lump And the old reliables CANON CITY AND N1GGERHEAD Lump Nut and Pea Coals USE COKE IN YOUR BASEBURNER Ideal fuel, cleaner and hotter than hard coal LET US FIGURE YOUR LUMBER BILLS Lumber for every purpose HANSEN LUMBER CO. Fence Paints Roofing E. P. DAILY FURNITURE CO. Sells for less and pays the freight 100 CENTS That is the value you get for every DOLLAR you spend at this store. Our goods are honestly bought and honestly sold. We have no ambition to get rich quick. Just a reasonable profit satis fies us. Come in! Come now. See For Yourself! L P. DAILY FURNITURECO. Your mjney s worth or your money back