F. J. SCHOLZ & SON
manufacturers of
MONUMENTS AND MAUSOLEUMS
JACOB RITZ, R^vHe, Nebr.
BE AN AUCTIONEER
Earn $50.00 (o $100.00 a Day
i .• <J. mat I J ■ .1 am t ■: ■ •*!■> s largo. There are too many of
the apsaad d*M kind »i ehM sort. There is
•cartely a «otnoranity in Nebraska which is not now waiting for a
apah e au< tuco-er come In and take • are of the auction business,
it is oi •. .... .. your ability by making a few good sales.
Then v>u can bare all the work you want.
New Term Opened January 1
No t to u u; learn ;n a month, the cost is small, and
a ran uiaae . • t on the start. Auctioneering is a mighty
Rood buisnf And t- learn it is at the largest auc
tioneering school in the world, the
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL
819 Hainut St. kansas City, Missouri
VV: 'e i ia or ter wire, to CoL W. U. Carpenter. President.
*ic ml: rive j u f .1 i:if> riuat Best yet. take the next train to
Kar.-a* City a:.d be ready t r in ruction on the first day of the term.
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I jpf tha T'S the v/a y horse shoe
. ERAND paint is made.
FAINT iSWfeMSHES
** Up to a Stand r-f; rot down to a price.”
Yet because cfgrcat covering capacity and
its extreme durability, Horse Shoe Brand £
Paint is the first choice cf those who spend |
their money where it goes furthest.
Come in and let v show you where you can ^
save money by buying Horse Shoe Brand £
Paints and Varnishes.
O. L. S\VANSON, Druggist jj
Loup City, Nebraska 1
BROKEN RLEbGE# IxROEEO I
I
Pointing out in detail the extra va‘j
gance of the Democratic-Republican
control, Representative Martin B. Mad
den, of Illinois, delivered an address
during the recent revenue debate
which evry voter should secure and,
read. Among other things, he said: (
“You have squandered $162,000,000 to
no purpose in the Mexican-bordero fias- j
Co, $25,000,000 in the Vera Cruz inci
dent. $35,000,000 in Alaska, $11,000,000 :
in an armor-plate plant. $20,000,000 in
a nitrate plant, $50,000,000 in a ship-1
purchase scheme. $50,000,000 in a1
j scheme for flood control, which means i
nothing but the reclamation of private-1
ly owned lands. You spent last year
$40,000,000 on the river and harbor
j bill, much of which went into dry
j creeks, where you were compelled to
I dig artesian wells to furnish the water
You have increased the number of
men on the pay roll at an annual cost
! of $50,000,000.”
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ORIGIN OF FELT.
Many centuries ago a poor monk
I was compelled to travel upon a long
and arduous journey. His road was
rocky, his sandals were worn, and lie
suffered agonies as he trudged grimly
: upon his holy errand. One day as he
[ sat by the wayside resting a sheep
. came up to him, bleating in the most
j friendly fashion. The good monk pet
ted the sheep, and was grateful for its
dumb friendliness, when suddenly he
• had an inspiration. He took out his
j sheath knife, sheared two handfuls of i
: wool from the sheep and placed one
| in the heel of either sandal. That af-1
| ternoon as he trudged along his feet
| seemed light, his step springy. The
wool took the jar from his spine, the
i impact of the stony road from his ach
ing. swollen feet.
The next morning as he started out
| he thought to rearrange the wool pad
! ding and discovered that the friction
! and the movement of his feet in the
| sandals had reduced the wool to a
| sort of a cloth. Thus was discovered
j felt which to this day is one of the!
j most effective substances ever dis- j
| covered for padding purposes.
WOULD SELL SCHOOL LANDS.
Former Land Commissioner, E. 9.
; Cowles sums up the proposition to sell
; the state's school lands as follows:
“The total acres under lease is 1,
650.000. The rental runs from 3 cents
to $3 an acre, the total income being
$195,000. If all of this land was sold
for cash at the minimum price of $7
; an acre it would produce $11,550,000,
j one-fifth of which. $2,310,000 is the as
sessed value for taxation. Suppose that
| the state levy is 7 mills and on this
| sum the state would receive $16,170.
i If the county taxes averaged 12 mills,!
i the counties would receive $27,720. If
| the school levies averaged 15 mills the
| school districts would receive $34,650.
If the land -were sold for cash and the
sum was invested in bonds and other
securities at 4*4 per cent interest the
income would amount to $519,750,
| which added to the income from taxes
! gives a total income of $598,290. From
11his substract the income of $195,000.
which the state now receives, and
there is a difference in favor of sell
| ing of $403,290 per annum.”
Unless there is some defect in Mr;
Cowles’ argument not visible to the
naked eye it should not take the legis
lature very long to decide what is the
right thing to do.
In this time of stress and excitement
we should remember that wre are all
“Americans,” and that we are all loy
al to the home that shelters us, clothes
us, and guarantees us liberty and
freedom of thought.
We just can’t lose sight of Carran- j
za. No sooner did the shadow of Ger
many darken our horizon than the old 1
duck conveyed his profound admira-'
tion and good will to the kaiser. And j
everybody laughed.
I ACCEPTED
fl by musicians the world over as
1 the standard and first in the judg
9 ment of experts at the World’s
a Fairs and Expositions is now on
3 exhibition and for sale in your
fn home town. A complete stock j
H of these Matchless Instruments li
fjfl as v/ell as the Columbia Line /I
jS of unexcelled Records, for* II
U cign and domestic, can be seen II
bj and enjwycd whenever it suits o
y your convenience. '
gj Table Machines at
H $15,$25, $35,$50 i
gj Cabinet Machines at
75,585,100.S110 ^
and up to the price of the style 350, the Columbia Grafonola Baby Grand, |
the lest word ia phonograph construction, Tlte A.cine of Perfection.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT— B ng music and happiness 5
to your family— call at our store and order a Columbia Grafonola to
your hem' Convenient payments if desired.
WM. GRAEFE, Loup City
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Representatives for the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Company -
Exclusive Wholesale Distributors far Nebraska, Jotca and South. Dakota
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Neb.
POINTS EMPHASIZING INDIVIDUALITY: —
Policy needs no Identification, Explanation or Argument.
Twenty-six Years Steady. Strong, Healthy Growth.
Fire. Lightning. Windstorm, Cyclone and Tornado Insurance at Actual
CosL
Over One Million Dollars Saved to Policy holders Since Organization.
Can help You Save Money.
Best of Farm Property Only.’ in the State of Nebraska Onlv.
Absolutely Limits the Liability of its Members.
Adjusts and Pays iis Losses Fairly, Promptly and in Full.
Forced Stock Companies to Lower Their Rate's on Farm Property.
W. G. TUCKER, Local Agent
LIVE STOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
CattleMarketTon Coots Higher
Then Last Week; Fair Run
HOGS ABCUTJM5C HIGHER
Rather Weak Tone to Lamb Trade—
Packers Indifferent Bidders on Ear.
tier Rounds. Sheep Open Out
About Steady—Good Many Change
Hands at An Early Hour. Ewes
Bring $1160; Wethers $12.00—
Yearlings, $12.75—Best Mexican
Lambs, $14.60.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Nebraska, February 27, 1917. The
.smallest run of cattle for about three
weeks put in its appearance here Mon
day, arrivals counting out about 253
loads. There wire no strictly choice
or prime cattle in the yards here Mon
day, and very few that could be grad
ed as good, the best only bringing
$11.05. The larger part of the receipts
were of the fair to medium grades and
the offerings even of such were not
very large. Demand was very brisk,
however, and fully 10c higher than the
close of last week, and everything had
changed hands at an early hour. Of
ferings of cows ana heifers were net
very large, but demand was very
brisk and buyers cleaned up every
thing early ai fully 10c, and in some
cases, higher prices, than last week
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves, $10.50(§ 11.50; fair to
good beeves, $9.75 y 10.25; common to
fair beeves, $S.5O@p.50; good to choice
heifers, $S.25'u 0.50; good to choice
cows, St’.75@9.00; fair to good cows.
$>775'a 7.75: canners and cutters, $5.25
@6.50; veal calves. $9.n0@ll.50; bo
logna bulls, $6.50@17.50; beef bulls,
$7.50'88.75.
Just a fair run of hogs showed up
for Monday, only about 127 cars, or
9,200 head. Demand for hogs w:s
very good from all quarters, and with
a light supply and bullish reports
from outside markets, movem nt
started very early. Some of the first
sales were no more than 5® 10c high
er, but owing to the keen competition,
prices rapidly moved to 10c and then
10® 15c higher levels, some sales
being as much as 20c higher. Bulk of
the hogs sold at $12.65® 12.90, with
full loads as high as $12.95, and half
a load of good heavies at $13.00.
The week opened out with a rather
generous supply of sheep and lambs,
estimates calling for fifty-eight cars
or 14.000 head. Supplies of limbs were
fairly decent at all the markets and
early rounds of the lamb market had
a rather weakish tone. Packers seem
ed to be more or less indifferent even
towards the good, light lambs, and did
not even make bids on some of the
handy weight and heavy lambs.
Quotations uu sheep and lambs:
I-ambs, light and handy, $14.00@14.65;
lambs, heavy, $13.50@14.15; lambs,
clipped, $11 5ti@12.75; lambs, feed< rs,
$13.00® 14.25; yearlings, good to
choice, $12.75@13.50; yearlings, fair
to good, $11.50® 12.75; wethers, fair
to choice, $!0 50@12.00; ewes, good to
choice. $11 25® 11.60; ewes, fair to
good, $10.00® 11.25; ewes, plaiu to
culls, $7.00® 9.50.
Washington. Feb. 28. — Calling
trained men to the colors by wire is
the novel method adopted by the
Cnited States marines who, today, are
sending hundreds of telegrams to for
mer ‘‘soldier of the sea” whose ser
vices are especially desired in the face
of a national crisis. Telegrams sent
from headquarters to individual ex
marines read as follows: “Marine
corps needs her trained soldiers.
Please communicate with nearest re- j
cruiting station. If you cannot return
to colors yourself, please secure one
recruit for marine corps.” The tele
Sram is signed by Brigadier General
lohn A. Lejeune. i
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Classified Advertising
KODAK FINISHING.
KODAK FINISHING. LOWEST
prices. Strictly professional work.
Prompt service. Send for price list.—
W. F. Mohler. Fremont. Neb. tf
SEED CORN.
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[PURE SILVER MINE AND S\
Charles White (Red Cob.) Care nUy
i selected. Tipped, butted and sh< .L ;.
| $2-00 per bushel.—L. E. Larsen. S:.
Paul, Neb.. 5-1;
LAND AND STOCK.
POR SALE: — MY EIGHT ROoSl
house. Good barn and outbuildings
with twelve lots in cherry and plum
trees. Also 4Vi a^res of land and an
other tract of 3Vi acres all in alfalfa
and fenced chicken tight. Nearly ne.v
two seated spring wagon and a Jer
sey red sow with six pigs.—Alfred An
derson.
HOMESTEAD OR FARM LANDS.
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OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAILROAD
Co.. Grant Lauds. Title to same re
vested in United States by act of con
gress dated June 9, 1916. Two million
three hundred thousand acres to he'
opened for settlement and sale. Power
Site. Timber and Agricultural Lands.
Containing some of the best laud left
in United States. Now is the oppor
tune time. Large sectional map and
description of soil, climate, rainfall,
elevations, etc. Postpaid one dollar.
Grant Lands Locating Co., Box 610.
Portland. Oregon. 6-13
Subscribe for The Northwestern.
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PUBLIC sat
Mellor & Johnson will hold their stock sale on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th
On the farm one mile northeast of Loup City |
50 HEAD OF CATTLE
Including a fine full blood Shorthorn herd bull, a number
of steers and heifers, some milch cows and young grade bulls.
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8 HEAD OF HORSES
All young horses, consisting of one registered Percheron
mare six years old, one coming two-year-old registered stud colt,
the other six being young stuff.
MELLOR & JOHNSON,
Owners
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| Business and professional Guide j
ROBT. P. STARR
Attorney at Law
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
R. H. MATHEW
Attorney at Law
And Bonded Abstractor
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
AARON WALL
Lawyer
Practices in All Courts
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
LAMONT L. STEPHENS
Lawyer
First National Bank Building
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
; ROBERT H. MATHEW
Bonded Abstracter
Only Set of Abstract Books In County
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
0. E. LONGACRE
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE. OVER NEW BANK
Telephone Call No. 39
A. J. KEARNS
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 3C—Office at Residence
Two Doors East of Telepone Central j
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA j
A. S. MAIN
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P’ v- i< 'i and Surgeon
LOL > CITY - NEBRASKA
| Office at Residence
Telepone Connection
C. R. SWEETLAND
i Plumber & Electrician
For good, clean and neat work
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Come and Get My Prices
0. S. MASON
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Plumbing and Heating.
Tinwork.
Loup City, ... Nebraska
WALTER THORNTON
Dray and Transfer
Call Lumber Yards or Taylor'* ^
Elevator
Phone Brown 43
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J. E. Bowman, M. D.
Carrie L. Bowman, M. D.
EOWMAN & BOWMAN
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Physicians and Surgeons
'“hone 114
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
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S: A. ALLEN
Dentist
Office Upstairs In the New State
Bank Building
LOUP CITY .... NEBRASKA
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W. L. MARCY
Dentist
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Office: East Side Public Square
Phone Brown 116
LOUP CITY ... - NEBRASKA
E. T. BEUSHAUSEN
Licensed Embalmer
Funeral Director j
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Liood Lumber }
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Lowest Prices
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KEYSTONE LUMBER CO. \
Yards at Loup C ity, Ashton. Rockville. Schaupps and Arcadia
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