Electrified Homes Electricity is now fast superceding old methods in many departments of the home. The modern home—the COMFORTABLE home—now has Electric Heaters Electric Irons Electric Lights and many other labor saving and cost saving appliances. It is the ideal force—no danger, no annoyance, no failure. You are losing half the enjoyment of life if your home is j not electricified. Let us wire your house for lights. We handle the Almo Lighting systems for farm homes. Call and let us explain them to you. LOUP CITY LIGHT AND POWER CO. L is » - •»-*- ■' T- alia alia .Us.,—^ aUa aLU K.lf kM« >1 U IbM Hill ll'M in* Patriotic League of Nebraska Patriotic League of Nebraska, Omaha, Neb.: I subscribe to the principles of the Patriotic League of Nebraska, and desire to be enrolled as a member: Signed_ rn«s County_ CUT THIS OUT, SIGN AND MAIL. DEER CREEK NUGGETS. Farmers are busy plant.ug turn tbb week Jueo Luba - h atoed to Loup City on Monday on business. A few from here attended church at Ashton Let Sunday. Ignat* Goc of l’o»»-n ha?, been haul ing hay the past lew days. Frank Wrobiewski of west Ashton, is working fur linn Stobbe. Andrew IhiiHzynski has erected an addition to his bouse the past week. Joe Lubash hauled a load of high priced porkers to Ashton Lst Friday. <"hn» Hansen. Sr., has installed new water works m his hose the past week. George Kitz returned from Iowa last week where be has been on business. A few dance lovers attended the barn dance last Sunday north of Ash tun. Our mail carrier did not carry mail i last Thursday Hi# wife substituted for him Henry Kaiser drove his cattle to ' pasture for the summer, Sunday morn- | lag Joe Got came up from St. Paul last ! Fnda> to spend Sunday with his |>ar e»l» Mie li>» tiro* . autued to Farwell. ! M-aday ev.-nmg to play at a wedding dame. Mr. and Mrs Ian Stobbe visited with 1 Mr and Mrs blarney Wrobiewski last Sunday Henry Kaiser bough: four loads of oats from Hoeius and was hauling it Monday Alfonso Mas.-hka of Ashton, bought a load of alfalfa from Harry .'laciejew *41 Monday. Misses hmma and Prudent-ia Peters ►pent Sunday afternoon with Miss' Hose Hydalek A painter from Rockville has been doing some work for Mrs. Plambeck till past week. Mike lJemmski autoed to Ashton on last Sunday to visit with the Jake Ma j «lejewski family. Clause Plain be- k has been visiting at the Bra turner Ij.iii*- in Howard coun ty the past week. Joe and Alfonso Maschka have been ia Akii^n helping their brother more' iato his new home. lleet Creek was visited last week by a good soaking rain which made a good start for the crops. Hasmussen Bro> . have been helping Andrew Hom zyuski build his new resi dence the past week. Mr and Mrs John Bazman and fam ily visited with Mr. and Mrs Martin Hydalek last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Stanley Xowicki visit ed with Mr and Mrs Hans Hein west of Ashton, last Sunday. We understand that the 15rammer ► hoot dosed ile doors for the summer vacation, two weeks ago. Paul Kr>'ki bought a new John lieere corn lister from Tlios. Jamrog k Sou at Ashton. Monday. Joe Smedra. St., of near Harwell, visited with his brother. Mr and Mrs. Andrew Smedra. Sunday. Harry Mai lejewski bought a new John lieere corn planter from Thos Jamrog A Son last week. Mr and Mr«. F J. Maciejewski and sons visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Maciejewski last Sunday. Albert Kaiser has been helping Chris Miller put a cement foundation under his new barn the past week. joe Maiefski and John Papernick bought three loads of alfalfa from Harry Maciejewski. Monday. Miss Clara Xowicki went to Ashton last Friday to take music lessons from Miss Lottie Schalda of St. Paul. Chris Miller has been putting a foundation under his big barn which he la going to build this week. Tophiel and Tony Bonczynski autoed to Ravenna last Saturday afternoon on business, returning in the evening. j large number of relatives and friends from here attended the funeral cf Mikt- Bydalek at I’oseu last Monday. Mr> Alike Grabowski of Ashton, has been visiting with her mother who is -laying at the August Maschka home. Frank Bydalek was a passenger to Farwell last Wednesday morning be ing call, d by the death of his brother. Mrs. Andrew Smedra was taken si< k last Sunday with a cold. I)r. Pear sou was called and she is some bet ter. Ali-s Agues Maiefski, who is work ing at Rockville, came home last Sat urday to send Sunday with her par ents. Frank Smedra has been in Grand Island the past week with his wife who has been taking medical treat ments. Martin Bydalek was a passenger to Farwell last Friday to attend the fu neral of his brother, Mike, who died last Thursday. Peter Bydalek and Mrs. Mefvia ar rived from Illinois last Friday to at tmd the funeral of their brother, Mike, who died at Farwell Thursday. A few more hoys from here have enlisted in the last few days. There wont be enough workers left on the Creek for farm duties if they keep on going. Ed. and Freda Plambeck and the Geo. Ritz girls returned from Grand Island. Alonday, via auto, where they had been visiting the past week with relatives. Tony Peters. Ben Jasnok and John Jasnok from Deer Creek enlisted last Sunday to fight for the U. S. A. Come on boys, show what you can do for the red. white and blue. Mrs. Frank Bydalek and sons, To phiel and Alfonso, went to Farwell via auto last Saturday to attend the fu neral of their unde who died last Thursday. Miss Bessie Fisher closed a very -uccessful term of school last Friday. A picnic was given to the pupils Sat urday afternoon. She returned to her home in Loup City the same day. Alex Swointkowski, formerly from here, has enlisted as a volunteer to the army. If every county would send as many volunteers as Sherman coun ty. the country would be strong with out drafting any. Louie Brammer and Minnie Plam him k w ere married last Wednesday at Ia>up City by Judge Smith. A boun teous dinner was served and a pleas ant time was had by all who attended. V dance was given at the opera house in the evening. They will go to house keeping on the groom's farm. The North western joins in wishing them much happiness and prosperity. HAZARD NEWS. Les. ie Perry returned to Bradshaw, Sunday. Cha-. Graham returned from Raven na. Tuesday. Geo Pearson was down from Litch field. Monday. Gust Lade was a passenger to Ra venna. Monday. Mrs. N'icey was a passenger to Ra venna. Sunday. Frank Cronon returned from Grand Island. Monday. James Erazim was a passenger to Ravenna. Friday. Hiyo Aden was a passenger west on Monday evening. Mr. Wade returned from Caio, Wed nesday evening. Geo. Frink was a passenger to Ra venna Thursday. Ed. Erazim came up from Ravenna, Monday evening. Lessie Perry came up from Ravenna last Wednesday. | H. L. Hennis was a passenger to Ravenna,. Monday. T. A Donahoe returned from Grand Island. Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Peterson was a passenger to Ravenna, Friday. Miss Ida Mizner returned to Pur dum, Saturday evening. Cromon Bros., from Pleasant Valley, were in Hazard, Monday. Wm. Erazim came up from Raven na, Wednesday evening. Miss Alvena Peteson was a passen ger to Ravenna, Friday. . Rev. Langseth was a passenger to Grand Island, Saturday. Miss Bennington was a passenger to Litchfield, Friday evening. Mrs. Staleton came down on 40 from Litchfield. Saturday. Mrs. M. P. Robertson was a passen ger to Grand Island, Saturday. Geo. Hart and Wm. Phillips autoed over from Pleasanton, Sunday. Max Frink and John Jennie have been papering for W. R. Lovett. Fred Cappellan is starting a garage in the old Fuller store building. Robert O’Neil and two daughters were Ravenna visitors. Monday. Mrs. Spenceberg and daughter were passengers to Ravenna. Monday. llatwig Nelson jind family came in Sunday to spend the day with relatives. Dave Hunter and Clarence Krouse were up from Pleasanton. Saturday. Miss Vera Robinson was a passen ger to Litchfield, Wednesday evening. Mrs. Anderson was a passenger to Ravenna, Monday, returning the same day. Miss Anna Dorman has been work ing in the telephons office the past wreek. Ed. Robenson and daughter, Vera, were passengers to Grand Island .Sat urday. Mrs. Gust Lade’s father, Mr. Eng lish, came up from Ravenna, Tuesday evening. Mrs. T. A. Donahoe and Mrs. H. H. Thompson were passengers to Raven na. Friday. Mrs. Thomalson came in from Ra venna. Wednesday, to visit her sister, Mrs. Erazim. Emma Lade returned from Dashler, Tuesday evening, where she had been attending school. Geo. Frink returned from Omaha. Monday. His son. Harry returned with him for a short visit. Miss Jennie Larson and brother were p^sengers to Ravenna, Thursday, re turing the same day. Miss Mary Erazim and sister, Mrs. Clifford Roberts, were passengers to Grand Island. Friday. Dr. Johnson informs us that Carl Jacobson who had an attack of diph theria, is improving slowly. Miss Francis Reed went to Raven na. Saturday to spend Saturday and Sunday with her sister. Mrs. Bellow. Mrs. Ola Olson came down from Ma son. Saturday, returning the same day. Mrs. \Y m. Heapv was a passenger to Grand Island. Saturday. Mrs. Martha Pry, sister of Mason Swagert. formerly of here, died last Wednesday at Grand Island. She was buried at Litchfield last Friday. She has four sons and two daughters to mourn her loss. Alice Erazim died at the home of her mother last Thursday after a lingering illness. She was twelve years of age. She leaves to mourn her loss, her mo ther, six brothers and three sisters. The funeral was held from the M. E. Church conducted by Rev. Troy, Sun day afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the Ravenna cemetery. DAVIS CREEK NEWS. Frank Pelanowski was in Ord a f< w days last week. Tony Zaruba and son, Steven, were in Ashton, Saturday. Frank Trump and Pete Pruss were in Ashton, Saturday. Mrs. Frank Trump visited with Mrs. Morris Hassel last Thursday. Frank Manchester was on the sick list a couple of days last week. Lorence White had a load of high priced hogs at Ashton. Saturday. Miss Anna Garvel visited with Mrs. John Pelanowski last Wednsedav. Mr. and Mrs. John Lewandowski at tended church in Ashton last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jonak and baby visited at the John Pelanowski home last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Glass and baby and Miss Lillian Smith, were auto rid ing last Sunday. Frank Orent was down from Valley county and spent Sunday with Mr. anil Mrs. Tony Zaruba. John Pelanowski drove to Ashton the forepart of last week and brought home some lumber. Mr. and Mrs. George Barnett and son, Jess, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lew Nelson, Sunday. Tony Zaruba and George Barnett autoed to St. Paul the first of the week on school business. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manchester and children spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Zaruba. Mrs. Wm. Zaruba has been very sick for the past two w'eeks with a gathering in her throat and ears. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Chubbuck visit ed with Nettie Barnett last Sunday. Martin Chubbuck was also a visitor. Mrs. George Barnett and son were in North Loup, Saturday. Miss Flor ence Trump accompanied them home for a short visit. Miss Eva Sperling has closed her first term of school. She -has been a goo teacher and that is what we need to make the scholars learn. Frank Manchester, John Orent and Mike Kaminski drove to Ashton last Friday, Miss Helen Kaminski returned with them to spend Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Pruss wrere chari varied the first of the week by a large number of young people. Pete treated the crowd handsomely to ci gars and candy. Miss Lillian Smith of Ashton, who has been teaching the Brown school, closed a very successful term of school last week. She has been hired to teach a month in District 24 as their school was cut a month shorter on ac count of some trouble. She commenced Monday. Twelve of Ashton’s young men en listed and left for Colorado last week. These young men said they were single and they joined the army to fight for Uncle Sam, and if they need any help they will call the married men from home to help them out. Such brave young men as these Uncle Sam is proud of, and so are we. Four more left Monday. Pete Pruss did not leave for Okla homa last week as he intended to, but did something more surprising by go | ing over to Ord and securing a mar riage license Thursday for himself and Miss Ethel Trump. They were united in marriage and now Pete has some thing more besides an emigrant car to take, but we hope that he and his pretty bride will remain with us a while longer. We with their many friends wish them a happy wedded life. CLEAR CREEK SAND. J. C. Hill sold some hogs Thursday. Miss Shirley Eastabrook visited in school Dist. 25. Wednesday and Thurs day. F. T. Richmond hauled hogs to the markets. Tuesday. L. B. Hickman drove his cattle to the pasture last Friday. F. T. Richmond drove liis cattle to pasture last Saturday. G. A. Richmond took his cattle to pasture last Thursday. S. -C. Eastabrook hauled hogs to the Litchfield market last Thursday. J. A. Bowzer made a business trip to Butler county last Wedneday and Thursday. The weather is warming up and the farmers are getting ready to plant the corn crop. There will be speaking at the Clear Creek high school Thursday evening on dairying. G. A. Williams left for Montana on Monday, where he intends taking up a homestead. The school in Dist. 25 will hold their 10th grade commencement exercises on May 17. A picnic will be held on the last day of school, Friday the ISth. John Bowzer, Fred Richmond, Jr., ; Lloyd Mendenhall. Lloyd Rainforth. j and Elbert Mendenhall are staying ! home from school on account of work. I AUSTIN SIDELIGHTS. The Austin high school baseball team intend to journey to Boelus next Friday and play the team at that place. Mr. Prichard had a runaway while discing just north of Austin. Monday. One of the horses was injured so bad ly that it had to be shot. Several of the high school boys have quit school to help with the spring I work. Mrs. Irvene of Boelus. visited with her grandma. Mrs. Fulliton. this week. Mrs. Throckmorton and son, Arthur, took supper with Mrs. N. T. Daddow. Mrs. Hatwell and Mrs. Carl Mickow entertained the high school and the teachers to a seven o’clock dinner served in three courses. From reports everyone thoroughly enjoyed them | selves and did justice to the dinner. | The Austin Industrial society met i with Mrs. Otto Henning last week. A j fine dinner was had and some of them are not over the effects of it yet. They hope Mrs. Henning will entertain them again. Those on the honor list for the 8th month are Vernon Mickow. Fay Car penter. Seldon McCall. Nilla Couton, Ella Daddow. Alma McCall, Agnes Mickow. Helen Ogle. Theodore Gray and Wilbur Daddow. Mr. McCall has been quite sick the past week but is improving slowly. Anna Coton was absent from school Monday and Tuesday on account of sickness. GROWING HOGS. For a hog to be profitable he must be kept growing from birth to market ing age. He cannot be profitable un less he is healthy. He can a’wavs be in a profit-producing condition if he is fed B. A. Thomas’ Hog Powder. We positively tell you that this remedy prevents cholera, removes worms and cures thumps. If the powder does not make good, we will.—J. J. Slominski, Loup City, Neb. Classified Advertising FOR SALE. FOR SALE: — MY EIGHT ROOM house and six lots. Also six lots in cherry and plum trees. A tract of 4^ acres of land and other tract of acres all in alfalfa and fenced chicken tight.—Alfred Anderson. HOMESTEAD OR FARM LANDS. OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAILROAD Co., Grant Lands. Title to same re vested in United States by act of con gress dated June 9, 191G. Two million three hundred thousand acres to be opened for settlement and sale. Power Site, Timber and Agricultural Lands. Containing some of the best land 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 k . /\ NO OTHER LIKE IT. NO OTHER AS GOOD. Purchase the "NEW HOME” and you will have a life asset at the price you pay. The elimination of repair expense by superior workmanship and best quality of material insures life-long service at mini mum cost. Insist on having the “NEW HOMEM. WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. Know’n the world over for superior sewing qualities. Not sold under any other name. ^ THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO^OAANGE'mASS FOR RALE RY E. P. DAILY, FURNITURE CO. | LIVESTOCK PRICES i AT SOUTH OMAHA Cattle Market Active. Steady to Stronger H06S ABOUTJME LOWER Light Lamb Supplies Continue; Arri vals of 4,500 Head Smaller Than Year Ago. Prospects Are for Steady Lamb Trade—Old Sheep Fully Steady. Several Bunches Sold Fairly Early—Clipped Ewes Bring $11.85—No Wooled Lambs Sold. Prime Native Springers, $17.50. Union Stock Yards, South Omaha, j Nebraska, May 8, 1917.—There was a I good lively trade iu the market for J fat cattle, but prices were not much higher than the latter part of last j week. All the local puckers wanted the cattle and there was a healthy de mand for shipping account, so tlmt trade was fairly active all forenoon at steady and in some cases stronger prices. Quality was hardly as good j as it was the early part of last week. ! but right goad beeves sold around j $11.75® 12.75, fair to good, 1,000 to I. 200-pound beeves going around , $10.75® 11.50. and the common to fair warmed up and short fed selling all j tlie way from $9.25® 10.25 and on ! down. Supplies of she stock were I just moderate and the demand was I very good from both local packers j and outside butchers. Quotations on cattle: Good to choice beeves, $11.00® 12.75; fair to good beeves, $10.50® 11.50; common to fair beeves, $9.00@ 10.25; good to choice heifers. $9.75@10.85; good to choice cows. $9.5o@ 10.50; fair to good cows, $8.50@9.50; canners and cut ters, $5.50® 7.75; veal calves, $9.00® 12.50; beef bulls, $G.50@9.75. The week opened out with the larg est Monday hog run for some time, supplies being estimated at 117 cars, or 8,500 head. Shippers bought a few hogs at figures that were about a dime lower and iu the end killers got their hogs on about the same ba sis. Hovever, their early bids rangt d from 15c to in extreme cases 20c low er, but they finally raised their hand-, and bought the big end of the supply at a big 10c lower prices. The gen eral market was not very active, and most of the sales were made at fig ures that were around 10c lower. Packers started talking lower p ' • s on lambs right at the outset. \ Tie sellers were asking a fresh adw. n--\ and while everything pointed to a fully steady trade, not much had been done up to il o'cljick. Packers go; a few old sheep at fully steady ;v: buying clipped ewes up to $11.00® II. 85. and also bought a load of prime native spring lambs at $17.50, but aside from these sab's, not much bad been done. Quotations on sheep and lumps: Landis. Mexican. S17. lP@17.8Ti; lambs, fed westerns, $ 17.