W F. MASON, President. L. HANSEN, Cashier. C. H. RYAN, Assistant Cashier. GOOD LUCK «* — will give a rate of G cents per K. W. to any • • putt :.g in electric -toves. This to take eflect Jan uary 1. LOUP CITY LIGHT AND POWER CO. NOTICE TO FARMERS If you have any hides to be tanned and made up into a fur coat or lap robe, bring them to me. I will take care of them for you. All work absolutely guar anteed. : : : : Bring in your harness for repairing and oiling. Now is the time. : : THE BIG EVENT HAS HAPPENED FIEE- 640 * Wyiaing Honestudi 7:.*■ :.t w asted *4S-acre Homestead Act is now a law. It permits applica ® lor - tiotuewteadc ta the grass-covered livestock area of Central and Northeast W.'oasat You can reach this area either over the Burlington's mata ime v»a I ► >uglaa for Converse County or via Upton. Moorcroft, Gillette rr CJearmont for Northeast Wyoming. Inquire early and go early. This area acre bodies of excellent grazing lands, from fifteen 'a flft* allies from the ra -oad Write me for circular of information and in ►tru not. which will teil \ou exa« My what to do without loss of time to apply r a r n- i. r* nn* and dairy homestead. You can secure one of these valuable x.>eaqus-> . mestesdv n s -egmn established and well known as the per manent livestock area of Wyoming It .- m> judgment that practically all of the desirable grazing and agri ■ caltural lands, will be applied for in 1917. We do not advertise these lane 6 for ^ the purpose of cresting passenger travel. We consider f our duty to advise you of this opportunity and to tell you that P is the last chance you will have. 8. B. HOWARD, IMMIGRATION AGENT, 1004 Farmon Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Daily sells for less. Try Chase’s first—It pays. Henry M. Eisner for glasses. Satis | faction guaranteed. E. G. Taylor was a business caller at St. Paul. Monday. Will take in Ford auto in on resi dence.—W. P. Reed. 4tf i _ Lawrence Reiser shipped a car load of hogs to Omaha, Monday. W. P. Cook returned to his home at St. Paul. Friday, after having made a business call here. Farmers bring in your plows and discs now and be ready for spring work.—Emil J. Schoening. 7 tf _ Mrs. J. W. Cowling was a passenger to Elm Creek. Saturday, for a short visit with her daughter. Clarence Peterson returned home on Saturday evening from Omaha, where : he had been visiting for some time. Mrs. Harvey O’Bryan came up from her home at St. Paul. Saturday even ing to spend Sunday with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Norseen and fam ily went to Marquette. Tuesday morn ing to visit a week or so with relatives. Earl Daddow returned home from j St. Paul. Monday, after having visited a short time with his sister, Mrs. A. L. Baliman. Andrew Wytaske returned home from Omaha. Saturday evening, after having attended to some business af fairs there. Melvin and Emmit Henderson re turned home from Rockville. Monday, after having attended to some business ; affairs there. Mrs. Ray McMichael returned home last Saturday evening from Grand is land, where she had been the past two weeks visiting. See the “Eternal City" at the Gar land Theatre Friday night. Your time will be well spent from the first reel to the last one. Geo. McFadden and W. O. Brown 1 returned home last Thursday evening from Omaha, where they had been i with a car of stock. _ The Misses Amy Mcllravy and Bes sie Owens spent the day visiting in Grand Island. Saturday, with the for mer's brother. Earl Mcllravy. — Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwaner re turned home Tuesday from Kansas City, where they had taken a two I weeks' post graduate optical course. Mrs. Ed. Liebhart returned to her , home in Aurora. Monday, after having j visited here with her daughters, Mrs. I W. H. Doner and Miss Emma Fowler. Rev. Robinson returned to Kansas i City. Monday morning, after having led a successful series of revival meet ings at the Baptist church the past few weeks. Grassmueck & Maus have delivered , four carloads of Buick Valve in Head : cars in their territory the past week. They will have a carload in Loup City within two weeks. Carlyle Blackwell the famous Star with the World film corp, will be seen at the Garland Theatre Thursday, Feb. ! 15th in the “Clarion.” From the book by Samuel Hopkins Adams. I - Miss Minnie Woods was an east : bound passenger to Grand Island. Mon day noon for a short visit with rela tives and friends. Before returning home she will visit with relatives at St. Paul. Fifty million people read the. “Flirt” in the Saturday Evening Post. This brilliant Bluebird photoplay featuring the beautiful Marie Walcamp will be shown at the Garland Theatre Satur day night. If its a Bluebird it must be good. The firm of Willis & Overman was dissolved this week. Mr. Willis buy ing out Mr. Overman's interest, and [ will control the destinies of The Sher man County Times in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Overman expect to move to j Omaha next week. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooper departed for Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, yester day where they will spend several weeks in the hopes of benefitting Mrs. Cooper’s health. Mrs. Copoer has been in poor health for some time and it is believed the change will be very bene ficial. Be sure and attend the first chapter of the big serial, “A Lass of the Lum berlands." This serial will be shown at the Garland Theatre every Wednes day night. Comedy and Weekly News wil lalso be shown. 5 reels each night. Ladies will be admitted free next Wed. night Feb. 14. Robert Starr, a Loup City attorney, acting in behalf on Mrs. Henry Un zicker and child, has made formal de | mand upon the Burlington railroad j company for damages. The claim : arises from the recent death of Mr. I j Unzicker from typhoid fever, and i3 based upon the assumption that Mr.; Unzicker, an employee of the company, j was supplied impure drinking water, i as a result of which he contracted ty phoid fever and died. There isn pros pect that Ravenna may be made a party to the suit, it is said. It has been officially certified that the city water is absolutely pure and wholesome, and it is difficult to see how the city could ' in any way be involved in the case. | but there are so many quirks and i angles in this law business that one ! can not be sure of anything—particu I larly when it relates to damage suits I and the only thing to be done is to ! await developments. Competent coun | sel is being taken in the matter by the ; city authorities.—Ravenna News. Henry M. Eisner for glasses. Mrs. John Oltman is reported as be ing on the sick list. J. G. Pageler was a business passen ger to Ashton, Monday morning. Clarence Arnett went to Omaha, on Tuesday morning on a short business trip. I take in all kinds of sewing at rea sonable prices.—Josie Rojewski. Phone Red 63. E. A. Miner was a passenger to Grand Island. Monday, to attend to some business matters. Judge Aaron Wall was a business passenger to Ashton. Friday, return ing home in the evening. Friday night the big 9 reel photoplay “The Eternal City.” Seats may be re served at the Theatre. Prices 15-25-35. For Sale.:—Ford car in good condi tion. Has been run about 10.000 miles. For information call at The Northwest ern office. P. E. Hansen and Ward VerValin were eastbound passengers to Omaha. Tuesday to attend the Lumberman's convention. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Conger returned here frm Arcadia, Monday, where they visited with the H. S. Conger and Jas. Grow families. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Richmond were over from Litchfield. Saturday, spend ing the day here with relatives. They came over in their auto. John Fisher and little daughter were passengers to Ilannebrog. Monday, to have some dental work done. They re turned on the noon passenger. A. B. Outhouse and son. Raymond, were eastbound passengers to Omaha. Tuesday morning, where they will at tend the Lumbermans' convention. That son or daughter who is attend ing school or college away from home would appreciate the home paper week after week. Let us enroll their name now. For Sale:—Fifteen head of work horses and mules from two to six years old. All native stock. Also two short horn bulls.—E. G. Aufrecht. Phone9722 R 3 Arcadia. Xeb. 8-2 “An Alien" the play that makes dim ples to catch tears, featuring Geo. Be han in 8 big reels of moving pictures will be shown at the Garland Theatre Friday night, Feb. 23. Seth Richmond moved into his cozy little bungalow the last of last week. Mr. Richmond has done considerable repairing and improving and has a comfortable and commodious home. We always welcome letters from our foreign subscribers—from men and women who once lived in this commu nity and now reside in distant states. Sit down, sometime, and tell us about your new location. For Sale—Ten lots in Loup City. All laying together. $25.00 each. Will sell for part cash and balance month ly payments. Also some other prop erty in Loup City for sale.—August Jaeschka. 7-3 Chris Christensen and son and daughter. Henry, and Sena, and Elmer Hansen, autoed to Palmer one day last week and visited with relatives a short time. They returned home Fri day bringing the Misses Lena and Jes sie Swaim with them. The Misses Swaim returned to their home Mon day morning. Anderson Tailoring is extreme in style, or f has a conservative tone, !; whichever is best liked by the wearer. Gus Lorentz LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE Daily sells tor less. — Try Chase's first—it pays. Wm. Schuman was a business cal j ler in Central City, Monday. Residences for sale on small month ly payment plan.—W. P. Reed 4tf i _ J. B. O'Bryan was a business pas senger to Lincoln, Monday morning. Any man may be justified in blowing I his own horn, but not in going on a “toot.” A small acreage near town. Wei' improved to exchange on a farm.—W. P. Reed. 4tf A. B. Conger came up from his home in Aurora last Friday for a short visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ohlsen were pas seugers to Grand Island. Tuesday for a short visit with relatives. Henry Jenner has been on the sick list the past few weeks. We are pleased to report that he is convalescing. Lamont L. Stephens was a business i passenger to Ashton. Monday, return ing home on the evening passenger. Mrs. R. L. Arthur was a business passenger to St. Paul. Tuesday. She returned home on the noon passenger. O. A. Woods' sale at his barn in Loup City last Saturday afternoon was well attended. Everything sold at satisfac tory prices. Miss Emma Bartunek returned home from Schaupps. Friday where she had been for some time visiting with rela tives and friends. Mrs. P. W. Rounds and Mrs. John Wall, of Arcadia, spent the day in our | city last Friday, visiting with rela tives and friends. Miss Elizabeth Dinsdale came up from her home at Palmer. Monday evening for a short visit with her bro ther. Robert Dinsdale. and family. George Leschinsky. who is attend ing school in Lincoln, came home last Thursday evening for a visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. Leschinsky. S. E. Gallaway was an eastbound passenger to Omaha. Tuesday, to at tend the hardware dealer's convention and to attend to some business mat ters. Thursday night at the Garland Thea- ! tre Emelie Polini will be seen in a 5 reel World photoplay, “The Little j Church Around the Corner.” A good ! photoplay. Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Richmond, of Litchfield, went to Lincoln last Friday, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Richmond's oldest sister. Mrs. W. D. Ward. Saturday. “The Highest Bid” is the next Wrr. Russel picture to be shown at the Gar land Theatre Tuesday night. Feb. 13. It was Mr. Russel that was seen in “Soul Mates” the play you liked so well. Mrs. Ed. Liebhart and Mrs. A. B. Conger tame up from Aurora on last Thursday evening for a visit with their daughters and sisters. Mrs. W. H. Doner, Misses Emma ann Verla Fowler, a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bayne, who have been here visiting at the H. M. Eisner and E. F. Jones homes the past few days, went to Aurora last Friday, to visit a short time before returning to their home in Mullen. A news dispatch says more than ten million new dimes with a new design are soon to be turned into circulation from the Philadelphia mint. Until fur ther notice, however, this office will accept the old kind at their full face value. The boys and girls basket ball teams journeyed to St. Paul last Fri day to play the fast teams at that place. The Loup City girls won by a 23 to 12 score and the St. Paul boys won by a 53 to 8 score. They returned ! home Saturday evening. A noticeable improvement has been noticed since the curfew bell was rang for the first time. The crowd of howling kids who formerly occupied main street in the evening has disappeared and the kids probably spend the: evenings at home, which is the proper place for them. P. M. Peck bought John Thrailkill’s eighty acre farm adjoining his three eighties four and one-half miles south east of Litchfield, last week. We have not learned what Mr. Thrailkill in-. tends to do in the future. Possession will be given March 1. S. T. Richmond has rented Mr. Peck’s original three eighties and has in about eighty acres of winter wheat. Already the base ball fan is getting in his deadly work. And if Loup City is to have a winning ball team this year, now is a very good time to let the "fans” get together and make all ar rangements to the organization of a ball team. Last season we had a good team. This year there is considerable more base ball talent to pick from. A . winning team is only a matter of team | work and practice. I ■ -- Loup City Camp No. 636 M. W. A. 1 held their installation last Tuesday night. About 40 or 50 being present. Ovsters were served and a good time had and enjoyed by all present. Pete | Rowe, installing officer, was on to his job. and did it in 18 Karat time. The , following officers were installed. (John Lofholm, V. C.; D. T. Plant, W. A.; C. C. Cooper. Clerk; S. F. Rey nolds. Banker; Art Plant, Manager for three years. C. F. Beushausen. I. W. We hope to see a good many out to the next meeting. Feb. 13, as we have some matter of importance to - be attended to. —Committee. IS ... Ixfavp for somp good iKing' ■ ■ American Patriotism “—he is to us the very incarnation of the finest spirit of American patriotism.”— Temple Scott. In these days, it seems most fitting that we catch the spirit of Lincoln’s patriotism. America, today, is truly the most prosperous and blessed nation on earth. And we, of all nations, have every reason to be patriotic for the life, liberty and happiness our country holds out to us. This bank joins with the community in celebrating the birthday of this great man and will not be open for business on Feb. 1l\ Loup City State Bank Loup City, Nebraska O. S. MASON Implements. Hardware, Farm Seeds. Machine Oils. Windmills, Pumps, Pipes Plumbing and Heating a Specialty WARNING | I . We have had a 10 to 15 per cent advance on all machinery in the last 30 days. I can still sell you goods at old prices if you purchase early. Don’t de lay, come m and arrange for your machinery. O. S. MASON » Which is the Right Road? That Depends on Where You Are Going If yon are in search of the freshest, cleanest and best line of GROCERIES The right road is the one that leads straight to our store. You will find here just what you are looking for. It is our constant endeavor to supply our customers with the cream of the market in all lines. DON’T BE SIDE-TRACKED Come straight to WM. LEWANDOWSKI General Merchandise QUALITY RIGHT PRICES SERVICE 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. Have the agency for Fleishman yeast in small tin foil cakes. In stock at all times. AN AD IN THE NORTHWESTEBN GETS RESULTS [ - '