Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
Vol.l'MK XXXVI LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917 NUMBER 9
LOUP CITY NEWS NOTES.
Eaton m: for indigestion, at Swansons.
Pratt’s Poultry and Animal Regula
tors at Swansons
Miss Fern Rowe spent the day visit
ing at St Paul, last Saturday.
G L Tie key was a business passen
ger to Grand Island last Thursday.
Hans Johnson shipped s car of bogs
to the Omaha markets. Wednesday.
V L Johns was a business passen
ger to Grand Island. Monday morning.
Mrs Louie Bly went to Dannebrog.
ast Friday to have some dental work
done
R P Starr was an east bound pas
senger to York and Aurora Monday
morning
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For your complexion's sake use
Xyal’s Face t'ream. Sold only at the
Xya! Store.
A C Hunt returned home from his
business trip to Grand Island laal Fri
day evening
Mr and Mrs L. Hansen were Grand
Island visitors Monday morning. They
returned the same day.
Kid > ourself of that cough quickly
with Syrup White Pine A Spruce Bal
aam Sold at Swansons.
M Lery came up from his home in
Hastings. Tuesday evening on business
and pleasure combined
E J Maus made a business trip to
Lincoln last Thursday returning to
Loup Ctty Monday evening
Mr and Mrs Rufus Hiddleson were
passengers to Uannebrog last Satur
day and spent the day visiting.
Mr* Dr Tulley-of Grand Island, who
lias been here the pact week doctoring
retorted to her home Friday noon.
Mrs C M Stevens of Ames. Iowa,
arr.ved here Wednesday for a visit
with her sister. Mrs T. D. Wilson.
Mr* R S Young went to Central
C:ti Last Saturday morning to visit
a »! -ft while with relative# and many
friend*
Mr and Mrs J O Bowen and baby
wet: to Boelus Monday morning for
a f-w days' visit with relatives and
friends
Mr and Mrs Joe Michalski were
westbound passengers to Comstock.
Saturday evening for a short visit with
relatives
A 4*-:< e at Ashton Tuesday night
wa* the magnet that drew a number of
our young people to that thriving burg
that evening
M s* Venn*- Lubash returned to her
Lota* at Ashton. Monday morning, af
'• r a v here with Mr and Mrs. Joe
Lewandowaki.
Wm Taylor and Frank Lorrhick
went to Schaupp*. Monday morning,
where they are working on the eleva
tor at that place.
Mr- A T Force 11 and little daugh
ter of Central City, arrived here last
Thu-nlay for a visit with her sister.
Mrs Andrew Sydtyk.
- Callaway returned home Fri
day from Omaha, where he had been I
on bat •. utid attending the Hard
ware dealers convention.
Mrs It N Pr>. hard was an east
hound passenger to Omaha. Tuesday,
where she will pur. base her spring
and summer line of millinery.
Mr* Vidor Johnson returned to her
otce :n York Monday morning, after
a sbon visit here with her parents.
Mr and Mr* W. J McLaughlin
Mis* Lu !!•• Bartunek returned on
Tuesday evening from Farwell. where
•he ha* been the past few days visit
ing with relatalves and friends.
Mrs J. J Siominski and children
and sister. Miss Martha Lewandowaki.
were passengers to Ashton. Monday,
to visit with relatives a short time
Miss Minnie Woods retured home
from her weeks' visit in Grand Island
and St Paul, last Friday evening,
where she had visited with relatives
and many friend*.
Mr and Mr* L B Polski and baby
went to A*hton. Monday morning to
■pend the day visiting with the I. M
Polski family, returning home on the
evening passenger
A B Outhouse and son. Raymond,
returned home from Omiha. last Sat
urday evening where they had been
• b attendance at the lumbermans con
vention the past week.
Goo. Morgan and EdJ Radclllfe, son
and son in law of Mrs. Nancy Morgan,
went down to Hastings last Thursday
to see that Mrs. Morgan was comfort
ably situated la the hospital.
The "Hustlers'* Sunday school class
of tho Presbyterian church, gave a val
entine party at the homo of Mias Mable
Dopew Tuesday evening. A splendid
time is reported by all of those pres
ent.
Frit* Heins, residing on route one,
Ashton, was a Loup City visitor Mon
day. Mr. Heins called at The North
western office while in town and sub
scribed for The Northwestern for a
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Overman and
Mr. Overman’s mother, left yesterday
for Omaha, where they expect to make
their new home. Mr. Overman has been
employed at the Times printing office
for some time. »
P A. McKillop. of Humphrey, one of
the leading real estate men in the state
and the owner of thirty-six quarter
sections of Sherman county soil, is
making arrangements to open a real
estate office in Loup City in the near
future.
Tuesday night Florence Turner will
be featured in a Mutual star produc
tionof 5 acts “The Welsch Singer.” It
was Miss Turner who was seen in,
“Doorsteps." We have secured the date
of March 13, for “Far From the Mad
dening Crowd.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Warrick ar.d fam
ily left Tuesday noon for Knox coun
ty. where they expect to make their
future home. They have resided in
Sherman county for a number of years
and will be greatly missed by their
many friends.
A general clean up or Dukes mix
ture sale will be held at O. A. Woods’
livery and sales barn in Loup City on
next Saturday, sale commencing at
1:30 o’clock p. m. Horses, cattle, farm
machinery, household goods, automo
biles and what nots will be offered at
this sale. Better come to Loup City on
next Saturday, it will be a big day.
Mias Hattie Froehlich will soon re
turn to Loup City with a new line
of millinery and will occupy the north
room of Mrs. Mathew's building just
south of the postoffice. Miss Froehlich
wa# well patronized by the ladies of
Loup City and Sherman county when
formerly located here, and no doubt
will have a flourishing business when
she re-locates here.
Mrs. Nancy Morgan. 6S years of age,
was brought before the insanity board
on Wednesday of last week and was
adjudged insane and was committed to
the state hospital at Ingleside. Sheriit
L A. Williams took the unfortunate
woman to the hospital last Thursday.
Mrs John Fisher accompanied them to
he hospital. Mrs. Morgan's trouble was
brought on by sickness and worry.
V. A. Se&monds. who has been em
ployed as baggageman on the Union
Pacific here for some time past, re
signed his position Wednesday of this
week and left this morning for Wool
stock. Iowa, to visit for a short time
with relatives. Mr. Seamonds has made
arrangements to move onto a farm a
few miles from Loup City on March 1
Arthur Hunt has taken Mr. Seamond's
position as baggageman, making his
first rip today.
The preliminary trial of Edward
Kwiatkowski ar.d Robert Mills, the two
young men charged with burglary at
Ashton several weeks ago, was held in
County Judge E. A. Smith’s court last
Friday. The case against Robert Mills
was dismissed and he was released.
Kwiatkowski was held and hound over
to the district court under $500.00
bonds, which he furnished. The trial
will be held at the regular jury term of
district court on September 4 .
E. A. Miner, who for the past four
vears has been secretary and general
manager of the First Trust Company
of this place, will move to Grand Island
in a few days, where he goes to ae
ept a more attractive proposition than
his position here afforded him.
The First Trust Company will be dis
continued. We sincerely regret to lose
Mr. Miner and his most estimable fami
ly. They have made a host a good
warm friends here during their stay
among us and we know will be missed
by many. We truly wish for them the
very best there is in their new home.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE.
Last Saturday Wm. Graefe disposed
of his drug store, known as the “Rex
all Store” to Asa J. Farnham. former
ly of David City, Neb. Mr. Farnham is
a pleasing gentleman to meet and has
the appearance of being an up-to-date
business man. He was married recent
ly and has shown very good judg
ment in locating in Loup City. He has
purchased a well organized and
thoroughly developed business with a
splendid patronage.
Mr. Graefe has owned and conducted
the business for the past four years
and has enjoyed a large patronage and
built the business up to its present
proportions. He is a splendid bnsiness
man and it is with pleasure we an
nounce that he will remain in Loup
City and will again engage in business
here in about a year. Mr. Graefe will
go to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, in
about two weeks, where he expects
to spend about a month and later will
make a trip to the fountains. He has
been in rather poor health for some
time, which had a great deal to do with
the selling the business.
Mr. Farnham. the new proprietor, is
a registered pharmacist and - has had
about ten years experience in that
line. Messrs. Rowe and Copeland will
continue to serve the public under th
new management.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Loup City commercial club
held a good meeting on Wednesday
evening of last week. Numerous in
teresting subjects were discussed
during the evening and the meeting
was productive of much good. Loup
City's commercial club is coming to
life after an almost useless existence
for several years.
Officers for the following year were
elected as follows: E. M. Steen, Pres..
A. J. Johnson, Vice Pres., O. F. Peter
son. Sec., O E Longacre, Treas.
A number of good ideas were sug
gested and discussed at length.
Among the necessary conveniences for
the improvement, betterment and con
venience of Loup City people are the
four following, which the club has
pledged itself to secure:
1. An “Unloading Platform” on the
Burlington Railroad tracks.
Useful for unloading automobiles,
heavy equipment, etc. At present each
receiver of the above mentioned items
is required to build temporary super- i
structures. A permanent one would |
eliminate the inconveniences now ex- |
isting.
z. A connecting track between the j
Union Pacific and Burlington rail- j
roads. We would get co-operation of
commercial clubs from the towns
north and south of Loup City. The
shipping interests would be greatly in '
creased. The “terminal” expression i
would appear in Loup City's favor and
the help of our sister towns would j
exist. ,
3. The assistance of the Loup City ,
commercial club in urging the city I
council to build an underground pub
lic toilet. Note the advantages in hav
ing same. The convenience for people
coming from the country. Special oc
casions occuring in our city, the out
side visitors, etc. Our city Street
Commissioner to take care of the pub
lic toilet. The convenience for our
business men, those who are especial
ly without the necessary facilities
thereof. No extra expense of main
tainanc-e to the city. A suggestive lo
cation would be on south side of the
court house square.
4. At a small expense of the Loup
City commercial club, each member to
be provided with an identification
card: Namely, neatly printed thereon
as follows: Member of the Loup City
commercial club. All solicitors must
have proper indorsements from the j
secretary or president of the said club. ‘
to inaugurate their purpose. The iden
tification card is used in other towns
and appears to be of “Safety First”
assistance.
The four ideas expressed above are j
good ones. Our commercial club is now
on the right track and The North- j
western believes that other good
measures will be taken up and put
into effect as soon as the above are 1
carried out.
The commercial club needs a good i
publicity manager and such an Ap
pointment should be made at the next
meeting.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
A good clean stock of merchandise
in Loup City. Will consider land and
if necessary will pay difference. This
stock must be disposed of this week. \
Inquire at the Northwestern office.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having purchased the Graefe Drug
Store I am anxious to make the ac
quaintance of all the people of the com
munity. Both Messrs. Copeland and
Rowe will be retained on the sales j
force and everyone will be accorded
the same good treatment as under the
old management.
ASA J. FARNHAM.
Successor to Wm. Graefe at the
Rexall Store.
ANNUAL BASKET SOCIAL AND
DANCE. .
Will be given under the the auspices
of the young ladies and young men
of the St. Josaphat’s church at the so
ciety hall on Monday the 19th of Feb
ruary. All. young and old are most cor
dially invited to take part in our so
cial enjoyment. Objectionable and sug
gestive dances will not be tolerated.
Good music to suit the occasion will
also make that evening most enjoy
able and pleasing.
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A TRIP TO LITCHFIELD.
The editor of The Northewstern. ac
companied by Sheriff L. A. Wiliams,
made a trip to Litchfield Tuesday af
ternoon. O. A. Woods driving his Max
well car, “Betsey Ann” took the sheriff
and editor over to Litchfield and
“Shorty” and "Betsey Ann” behaved
fine all during the trip, but we don’t
like their way of opening gates. They
never stopped when they came to a
gate, but put on “high” and hit the
gate amidship, which sent the gate
high in the air and driver or car never
got a scratch. We don’t believe Mr.
Woods always opens gates that wav,
but wanted to show off before his dis
tinguished company that day.
It was the Northwestern man's first
visit to Litchfield during a residence
in Sherman cc^nty of nearly two
years, and we were surprised when we
arrived at that thriving and progres
sive little city. All the merchants were 1
busy and we found our former citizen.
Albert Boecking in charge of a busy
store. Litchfield has a new school
house that would be a credit to a town
several times as large, a complete sys
tem of waterworks and a municipal
electric lighting system will be soon
installed, the bonds being voted but re
cently. Litchfield is thriving and pros
perous, a fact that The Northwestern
is glad to state.
CONTEST NOTES.
Mrs. Nettie Doner is in first place
in the Northwestern Buick auto con
test this week coming up from third
place last week. The standing of con
testants will be printed in two more
issues. February 22 and March 1. Af
terterMarch 1 the ballot box will be
sealed and will not be opened until
S o'clock on Saturday. March 10 wh“n
the final count will be held, and the
car awared to the one having the most
votes.
The Contestants Votes
Mrs. Nettie Doner, Loup City. .750.000
J. J. Golus, Loup City.642,500
S. T. Richmond, Litchfield ... .625,000
Harry Bydalek. Boelus R1. 25,000
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to thank the people of Sher
man county and Loup City for their
generous patronage accorded me dur
ing the four years I owned and con
ducted the Rexall drug store. I ap
preciate the many courtesies extend- !
ed by the 'public and recommend
very highly my successor.
Sincerely vours.
WM. GRAEFE.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Archie Purvine visited at the G. W. I
Anderson home on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith visited at j
J. D. Bums' place on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Camp visited j
relatives at Arcadia, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burns visited at
R. P. MrClarey’s place on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Anderson visited
at the Emil Malm home on Clear Creek
last Sunday.
Mrs Bridget Fagen and family and
John Anderson, visited at R. P. Mc
Claree’s place on Tuesday.
Butchering is becoming a much prac
ticed industry in this vicinity, nearly
everyone taking a hitch at it.
The dance at J. S. Turvey’s place
last Friday night was well attended
and everybory had a good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Purvine and Al
mor, Katie and Leona Fagen. visited
with the Geo. Leatherman family, Sun
day.
A. P. Malm is busy erecting an ad
ition to the house on the farm occupied
by his cousin, Emil Malm, on Clear
Creek.
James, Dave, forest ana Dan Tur-1
vey, Hans Pederson and Axel Hen
drickson. visited at the G. W. Ander
son home on Mor.$» v evening.
John Anderson is developing into an
expert chauffer. He has already learn-;
ed that a Ford will not run without I
gasoline under any circumstances.
J. S. Turvev held his sale on last!
Wednesday* It was a nice day and j
a large crowd was present. It was one j
of the best sales held in this vicinity
for a long while.
We are told that G. W. Dunkle has
rented the place to be vacated by
Wash Peters. This is a good neighbor- j
hood and it is certain that it will not I
be made worse if all the newcomers
are equal to Mr. Dunkle.
Fred Carlsen of Utica, Kansas, is
here visiting with his brother. John ;
Carlsen. and family. After visiting here j
a few days he intends making an ex- j
tened visit in Michigan before return
ing to his southern home.
The wolf hunt last Monday was a
partial success, there were three coy-1
otes killed and eight were reported
as getting awa.y The lines of the north
and west were not being strong enough
causing their escape.
J. D. Burns and Ed. Welty are new
owners of a Ford now days. We are
not expecting either of these men to i
be violators of the law. but we will
bet dollars to doughnuts that they will
both know the ability of these little
wagons as to speed within the next six
ty days.
Distemper is holding full sway
among the horses in this vicinity. Or
dinarily the disease is not considered
serious, but it seems to be of a more
serious nature this season. G. W. An
derson had the misfortune to lose one
valuable horse and J. S. Turvev lost
one and the rest of their horses are
not suitable for service.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Briggs on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Mrs. C. H. Ryan and son. Frank left
Wednesday morning for her home at
Gresham, for a visit with her parents.
One of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller's
twin baby boys died Tuesday even
ing. The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of all.
Mrs. R. P. Starr and Mrs. Gus Lor
entz entertained sixteen couples at
cards at the home of Mrs. Lorentz,
Wednesday evening.
A pleasant social time was spent by
the P. E. O. ladies and their friends
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Mason. Tuesday evening.
If you want to know how much mon
ey it takes to keep on living, just sit
down sometime and look over the
checks you have written within a
year. You’ll wonder where all of it
ever came from—and you’ll not find
much satisfaction in the checks show
ing you where it all went to.
It has occured to us that a newspa
per is much like a public school. Not
one patron in twenty visits the school
once a year, yet most of them are al
ways ready to criticise it. The same is
true with the newspaper. If every per
son in town would drop into the office
once a week or in some other way tell
us the news items they know, what a
newspaper we should have!
AUSTIN SIDELIGHTS.
Irene Jack has been quite sick the
past week.
Vernon and Floyd Griffin are attend
ing school at Austin this week.
Mrs. Eva Griffin spent Wednesday^
with Grandma Sundstrom of Rockville.
The neighbors of Dan Carpenter
sprung a surprise on him last Satur
day evening. About 70 were present.
N. T. Daddow and family, Mrs. A. L.
Throckmorton and sons and Elmer
Larson, took Sunday dinner with Wm.
Couton.
Mr. and Mrs. McCall and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Hartwell and Mrs. Curtis, all
took Sunday dinner at the Stewart
McFadden home.
The Sophomore class of the Austin
high school have chosen “The Dear
Boy Graduate" for their play to be giv- i
en the latter part of March.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Carpenter and
family, J. W. Carpenter, Mrs. Eva ■
Griffin and sons and Mrs. Ida Ogle and !
Helen, took dinner at the Wes Carpen
ter home, Sunday.
The Reading Circle class was enter
tained by Mrs. Alonzo Daddow with a i
six o’clock dinner Tuesday evening af
ter which they had a very interesting
meeting. They hope Mrs. Daddow will
continue the good work.
The pupils in Miss Cole’s room who
have an average of 90 per cent and
nothing below 85 per cent are: Wilber
Daddow. Sth grade; Helen Ogle, Agnes
Mickow. 7th, Ella Daddow, Harold
Paige, Nila Couton, Alma McCall. 5th.
Vernon Mickow 2nd grade.
The Rockville basket ball team came
up to Austin last Friday looking for re
venge and they got it. The first half
ended 5 to 3 in favor of Rockville, but
when their second half ended we had
them beat 14 to 7. Prorf. Markin and
Mrs. Lula Burke officiated. Austin—
Rletcher. Couton. Daddow. Talbot, and
Pritchard. Rockville—Anderson. Haek
bert, Mortz. Bowen, Heisner.
HAS A LIVELY TIME.
As the outcome of the altercation
which took place in the lobby of the
Lincoln hotel Monday night between
Xeilsen of Douglas and Trumble of
Sherman, in which the latter slapped
the Omaha man on the eye. Shannon
of Douglas and Trumble staged an
other turn Tuesday afternoon on the
floor of the house in which the former
made charges reflecting upon Trumble
as chairman of the corporations com
mittee and the latter retorted by us |
ing the small and ugly word.
It developed in the collosuy between j
Shannon <end Trumble that the bill. H
R. 12S requiring enclosure of entrances
and exists of street cars, was voted
upon by the committee last Thursday
and instructions given the chairman to
report it out for the general file, with
an amendment allowing the companies
until January 1. 191S. to make the re
quired change in their cars. Chairman
Trumble, however, did not report the
bill, but held it because the amend
ment had not been drafted.
In the committee session Monday, i
Mr. Dafoe moved to reconsider, and
a motion was then adopted to recom
mend it for indefinite postponement. |
the vote being 6 to 3.
Mr., Shannon moved in the house
this afternoon that the bill be placed
on the general file, notwithstanding
this reconsideration and reversal. He j
charged Trumble with bad faith and
playing into the hands of the corpora
tions. in not reporting the bill after
last week’s meeting. He claimed to
have had several talks with Trumble.
and each time, he declared, the latter
told him the bill would be reported
out, when the amendment was ready.
“I took him at his word as a gentle
man.” said Shannon, “and trusted him
to do as he said he would. I was
amazed when I heard of what hap
pened yesterday. Is that a fair deal.
Is that the kind of men we have for
chairmen of our committee, and are
we going to let them throttle bills by
carrying them around in their pock-'
ets?”
All sorts of charges were handed
about including one that the bill was
not introduced in good faith.
The wrhole controversy was ended
when the house adopted a motion by
Peterson to refer the bill back to the I
corporations committee. Chairman
Trumble then announced a special
meeting, immediately after adjourn
ment. for the purpose of considering
it again.
To guard against such occurrences
hereafter, a motion was made by Mr.
Richmond, and adopted by the house,
requiring the chairman to take a rec
ord of the roll call whenever a vote is
had in a committee on indefinite post
ponement of a bill.
GIPE’S SHANTY RAIDED.
George Gipe’s little old shanty
down among the river grass and
weeds, some distance from the thriv
ing city of Arcadia, has long had the
reputation for affording amusements
for the deft manipulators of paste
boards in a manner prohibited by law.
Most of the time for the past few
decades Arcadia has been blessed
with the same sort of public officials
as Ord has had, who are afflicted with
a sort of color blindness and cannot
see certain classes of things.
But for the past while or so Arca
dia has had one Len Sutton a chief
of police, who has been trying to do
his duty as defender of the law.
Some time ago he made a raid on
the Gipe domicile and found a group
of circumstances that pointed to the
pen or some other penal position. Gipe
and the others caught in the dragnet
at that time promised to be good and
not to do it any more if the prosecu
tion would not be pushed.
Last Sunday afternoon Marshal Sut
ton strolled down to the little Gipe
place and walked in. finding the oc
cupants too busy to observe him com
ing. On the table were chips and cards
and the group of friends assembled
were busy in the use of them as the
officer stepped in. They all declared
that they were just having a friendly
game, but. when urged to do so, they
refused to proceed with the pleasant
affair, having forgotten in their ex
citement just where they left off at.
He took note of the persons present
and came over to Ord Tuesday to pre
sent the matter to the county attorney.
The result was that complaints
were issued against George Gipe for
running a gaming house and against
George Gipe, Roy Clark, Fred Step
henson, Cris Larsen, Ralph Bennett,
Fred Round and Moncil Milburn for
gambling.
The papers were placed in the hands
of Sheriff Bell, who procured two autos
and went over to Cadytown and toted
the seven gentlemen over to Ord for
arraignment before Judge Gudmun.l
sen. The party arrived after dark and
were at once presented to his honor.
They pleaded not guilty and gave
bonds for their appearance Monday for
the examination. John Wall phoned in
to the judge that he would see that
they all showed up Monday, and there
is no doubt of their being there all
right.—Ord Quiz.
BRUTAL MURDER AT ORD.
One of the most fiendish and brutal
murders ever committed in this section
of the state was that of Alice Barkos,
thirteen year old daughter of a well
known farmer residing about five
miles from Ord, last Wednesday
night.
Alice was sleeping writh a sister,
seven years of age. in the second
story of the home. The first realiza
tion that anything might be wrong was
secured by the parents when they
were alarmed by a sound as of some
one falling on the floor above. When
they immediately went up to investi
gate. they found the body of their little
daughter with a rope around her neck.
Alice had been ravished and strangled
to death.
The unknown slayer had come to
the place from Ord in an automobile,
which had been stolen; had secured
a ladder and entered the window, and
had there, in the presence of the sleep
ing sister, committed the crime and
made good his escape. The wonder
expressed at Ord is that the little sis
ter sleeping by her side, was not
awakened. But it is believed that the
sleep of tired youth was deep. The
child was still asleep when the par
ents came up into the room.
Some trace of the miscreant was
found. An auto was tracked to the
place and partly back from Ord. By
the use of the telephone alarms were
sounded and a man was soon trailed,
in the night, leading in from Ord. The
word was passed along and several
small neighboring groups tried to stop
dim. but he dashed on by in his hasty
get-away. At one place a stone was
hurled at him and it is known to have
shattered his windshield and in this
manner it was expected that the car
could be identified. However, before
reaching Ord. on the return, the man
abandoned the car.
The murderer is in custody. Louis
Kamerad. once before arrested and
tried on the charge of rape, is held
in the county jail at Ord for the mur
der, and confessed his guilt, after be
ing put through some severe sweating
by the officials. While there were some
murmurings in the direction of sum
mary punishment by mob law. the of
Seers feared no such outcome, as there
is a stronger demand that the law be
permitted to follow its course.
The apprehension of the accused
man was almost as spectacular as his
crime was dastardly and desperate.
Bloodhounds were secured from Albion
These were given the scent at the
home of Kamerad. who because of his
former alleged record, was at once
suspected. The anticipated happened
when the hounds led directly to the
place where the car had been stolen.
They were again put on the scent at
the home of the unfortunate victim’s
parents, and they led to the place
where, presumably, Kamerad had left
the car to go to the house. Again put
on the scent where the car had been
abandoned, following the speedy drive
homeward and the dash through the
small posse that attempted to stop
him. the hounds again led to Kame
rad's home. The arrest followed.
Kamerad is a Bohemian. The par
ents of the dead girl are Bohemian.
The young man, about twenty-one
years of age. was arrested a year or
more ago charged with criminal as
sault upon a young Danish-American
girl. There was a vigorous prosecu
tion, but the young man had many
friends and he was saved through the
efforts of these, it is maintained by
some at Ord. His victim at that time
was of course, not murdered.
The funeral of the little girl who
met her death in so foul a manner
was held Saturday morning and natur
ally accentuated the mixed feeling of
sympathy with the parents and of in
dignation at the confessedly guilty
murderer.
The preliminary hearing of Kame
rad was fixed to take place, at Ord on
Monday morning and at that time he
was bounn over to the district court
without bond, and taken to the peni
tentiary at Lincoln for safe keeping.
Thrift is just another kind of pre
paredness.
LITCHFIELD EVENTS.
M. Burke was a passenger east last
' Saturday.
Howard Bros, shipped a car of hogs
on Sunday.
Henry Bichel came in from Grand
Island, Thursday morning.
Andrew Doon was a passenger to
Hazard last Friday morning.
Arthur Hughes shipped a mixed car
of cattle and hogs, Tuesday.
Mrs. Senneth Richmond was a pas
senger to Grand Island, Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Slote and sister, Miss
Ormsby, went to Hazard Saturday.
Mrs. Sam Brow’n was a passenger
to Ravenna on Monday morning.
Grant Stickney shipped a car of cat
tle to Greenfield, Iowa, on Sunday.
The Howard Bros, shipped a car of
hogs to Omaha, Tuesday morning.
Henry Bichel took the train for Lin
coln, Tuesday evening on business.
Mrs. A. L. Arnett went to Phillips
for a visit with relatives. Saturday.
Homer Hocket left for Grand Island
on No. 40. to attend the horse market.
Mrs. Ed. Slote and sister. Miss Min
shull. were passengers east last Friday
morning.
C. E. Achenbach shpped two cars
of hogs to the Omaha markets. Sun
day.
Speltz Bros, shipped a mixed car of
horses and mules to Grand Island on
Sunday.
Thos. Parsley and John Mead ea -h
shipped a car of cattle to Omaha. Sun
day.
John Sheehan shipped a mixed car
load of cattle and hogs to Omaha. Sun
day.
Geo. Wall was a passenger to Ra
venna on 40, and returned (sober) on
39.
Charles Dorman went down to Ra
venna last Friday to have some teem
extracted.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles and daughter,
Stella, were passengers to Ravenna oa
last Saturday.
Floyd Graham left for Kearney last
Friday morning via Grand Island, to
visit his mother.
Mrs. Harry Butler and Mrs. Ray
McCall of Ansley, visited with the Pur
cell family last Friday.
How is this for a round up. The
people around Wiesert bagged over 30
coyotes one day last week.
The Kev. \\ agner left Monday morn
ing for Amhurst, via Grand Island, to
offciate at a funeral there.
Bert Heapy shipped a mxed car of
hogs and Angus fed steers that were
very good to Omaha. Sunday.
Ed. Slote shipped two cars of cow
stuff to the Omaha market on Sunday.
John Duncan put in some feeders.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Burt, Mrs. Thomas
Chamberlain. Mrs. Fred and Mrs. Sen
neth Richmond were passengers to
Grand Island. Wednesday morning, re
turning in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Heapy and Mrs.
Ray Waterberrv were passengers to
Grand Island on Tuesday evening, re
turning on Wednesday.
A. L. Arnett was a passenger to
Phillipps, Monday, to bring home Mrs.
Arnett and family, who had been visit
ing her parents for a few days. a
Walter Cornford came in from Falls
City. Monday. He is farming one and
one-half miles from town. They have
good crops and he is well satisfied.
Dr. Hall, of Lincoln, came up t->
Mason Sunday night, autoed out to
his farm with a renter for his place.
He returned home Monday morning.
Lew and Tom Haller returned from
Grand Junction, where they had be -a
to bury their father. The report lots of
snow there and especially on the west
ern range.
Tom Baning was on our streets to
day. He is one of our old timers and
has been with the Columbia Fire In
surance company for years and is still
with them.
Mrs. Lawrence Keiper and family,
who have been visiting friends in
Iowa, came in Sunday morning and
went to Hazard, where Mr. Keiper was
to meet them.
Guy Richmond shipped out a load of
top cattle on Monday morning. They
averaged 1,465 and are of good quality
and are fat and will be noticed by the
South Omaha buyers.
Anson L. Fletcher went to Omaha.
Wednesday to attend the hardware
convention and transact other business
there. He wanted to see the wrestling
match but could not get in. #
Van Lee, a traveling man, was cir
culating % petition to the state legis
lature to pass a bill to have the con
victs work the roads instead of letting
an individual get rich on their town.
C. L. Arnett was a passenger east
last Friday morning for Mobiie. Mo
tor his health. Mr. Arnett has been
down there several weks and is con
valsecing from a severe sickness.
George Pearson came down from
Geering. Wednesday morning. He has
been working in the sugar factory. He
informs me they have shut down for
the season. The factory at Scotts
have about two weeks run yet.
C. L. Arnett returned from his trip
to Moberly, Mo., Tuesday morning un
expectedly. He will return shortly to
bring home Mrs. Arnett, wha had the
misfortune to fall and break her leg
while there.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud. daughter and son
in-law of the Kenslers, who have beer*
with them since Mr. Kensler’s funeral,
left for Kearney on Monday via Grand
Island, to visit beofre returning to
their home in Michigan.
Spring is almost here. Pete Rowe
is circulating his petition to be placed
on the ballot ofr city clerk at the mu
nicipal election.
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