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Loup City Northwestern
A LIVE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN A LIVE TOWN
YOU ML XXXVI
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30. 1917
NUMBER 37
LOUP CITY NEWS NOTES.
I'- Jy aelU fur leu.
Ttj Cha-« . £rct—It jtjn.
(Car trttm** * »r «f <attie
• OMiaha iud*>
T!»* t ic mtnum will be in oui
< «i» nicfc*
Mr- \. i Gi.’»rt went to Grand
it.a. *. tj4».' fur a » .-it w.th relative*.
Til .*> J re’urned iron
urado Satnrea where »be spent
Mrvenl week*
f*ra;- r -tarted for bis home in
r H*oa> *':t llmltUtg here
»r>r .. relative*.
• »- Emma Bart melt went to Ord
iii l-it with her slater
J hvt-ka
r j *t.. j—. of Ut 4t* I* here
:.!.r wjh tit* (iaairbter Mr* E i
■ *ii« aawi kuitaiKl
Mft» 1-4 Jar.uiew». * and cUUm
• n - up fr :l. A»n:uc Wednesday for a
• k! with relative*.
uenii't" Ju.Ua and Lacy t on
t1 ...... * u. i- ta Uuarkrof Saturday
it* *,»« »itfc. relative*
L- e Ta'iar and Geraldine Waite
wet ; , jSi 1 ■»al today for a i:»it with
friend. and reamw
ili*» i'j*ra Antfeixm returned from
.-at.d 1 >4:.d V '..day. where *be bad
:e-» lor eevarwl week*
dt**e* >i4 i*:tae and Gladys H.-rarU
a*»r f* :. S1. I*a.i*l Sa.-rday for a
ran w.eb Er» I .aoi >w
hieu. ■:.«! » u.tu*u pfc,ij,p.-d a . ar of
... '■«;* to Aurora today. Xr iiieniund
. uaiwiMl to .shipment.
TV- stork *a at the lx nip Valley
<1 Ifaptimkar 11. 12 and
'.. to to* tlie beat in year*.
l V.r» Ka> J1 .*1. hael return
m trom Ar>. adla TmmIV, where liiey
e« *itc re alive* fur several days
i" Caraam and dually have re
h.uO*e from Iterver where Ml
*r.*e* a-e.- tiia wife and ■ hildren with
'he <-ar
Thr Uni t<*ad will rum.eh music on
.» lair ground* at Ord September 11
and 12 at.4 lb*-re vf|j in- a «*i*n
i»r? lew m.iiUie*
• e* i iHb and Mrs.. H T
Ha teejj wet: to York Wednesday to
»1 • it *-th rei*uv* - From there they
w.U «o to Uttoia
. returned from Aebloc
Wedneeciat Sir- Petr Jelewsk: ar
■ .aijaibi her and will •. .sit with rel
alive* for a few days
A ti H-..lit anti family ar* moving to
*:.d is,4,mi| t,«lgjr where they will
.i.e tfci:r h-.u :B th - future Wt
t- • li - - '!:. * niiaiblf family
! at our midst
-■ fete one- i; - ^truUtte on the fair
-• j «1 ■. . '-ilx-r 11. 12 ana
. _h t-«i cittnt . will b«- tin? at
t * .on at the fair Kv*-n um* may
<• ail da fr- •- of c harge
uaa i -unit t«*ailifi**' institute
»-»».('U in I> Lp City tbs week
At* .'*» tea . are e!iro"«-d and
»* -*-uug meeting* are reported.
A I'- . 'e-part of the institute will be
g*e® J4 Seat Week** issue
If .* * .er C*-t erai Walter K Steele,
t ap».ain Em a a: -1 v/uaitermanter Set
. • aai St! s'd.oMSKh al> of Lm< oln were
here today dm.ng from Kearney.
Tli« -. ai«tt » -.ted Anadia arid Ashton
-.•day sttuoiptiurd by H K. Willis.
• bo i* fwmtiLsac a company of the
rational Guard reserve General
was very mu- h pleaded with the
* • »a. made by this company and is
dependiar „B me company being re
■ rsu>d us- tu full strength within the
nest te® day, The General will be
•* • to m- -!er t-i« new company inu
Ibr Mfllit*
en-NG hi the TRaotDV home
The >ho« * yard* Journal of St Joseph
do. prints the fo.lowing
Four little Belgian ch dren passed
through M* Pherson. Kan on their wav
from Europe to friends in western Kan
-aw. with whom they were to make
'heir home haring lost their parent*
r the war A practical looking Kan
- farmer got on the train at a smal
’■ ■•»» and In passirr ’hrotigh the aisl*
•aw the multilated children, stopped
ewr wtsjy and asked some one what
war the • rouble He was told that 1!
was the Germans who had done it—
a matter of Indisputable record. Foi
a moment the man stared stupified
then anatched off his hat. threw it oi
the fl(«>r a:.'I burs! into a wild stream
of invective and tlirses against the
• <i. -i brutec who would maim inno
cent habits It was the result of sud
shock and the intensely dramatic
'■ rt e of ii electrified the whole carful
: • Then some one remonstrat
. wr.ii l.im. reminding him that there
sere women near, and he started to
apologise "Never mind" said one wo
man g-mtly "M might be well if
more would see it that way."
' I have be-n thinking we had no bus
iness going across the ocean and get
ting :: to this war But now I see with
my own eyes what 1 thought was onl>
new spaper talk This settles it for me
F- ir. now on I am going to do what
i’tie 1 i an to stop this business. Tffese
i-.tt - kois are human beings, just like
the rest of us. and not even half a man
an stand for that.”
WANTED—MORE LOWDENS.
Win n the Illinois roal operators un
: 111 mk T * f t rich quick at the expense
• : .. sot'. • i; s publii they neglected to
take ,o -.U!lt the possible action of
e.i- h :o- ! tan Governor Frank O. l.ow
detl
Or po-siblr they assumed that be-,
ause i; ventor Lowden is himself a
. .nair. ! e would nafura'.'v throv
the weight of his powerful influence in
.il: of ,,-i.er millionaires at the \
-• c.f an already price ridden people
But they erred, greviously .so- -for
■ hem
! w.t n calmly surveyed the fiMd
de» ided what was best for the people
- a »':!• and d !leered his ultima
rum '.cords of unmistakable mean
ing Tie ■ 'ul barons must reduce
; ri. es to : rmal or be fthe governor)
would dir. - t the Adjutant Genera’ of
. Mate ' seta the mines and oper
*•- t'.- m for the b neflt of the common
* th .!.' i’ e of the v.ar.
No hiuft no Mow. just cold steely a -
tin:, and trie com pirates cajiitulated
frantic baste
:!!’• will cm cheaper coal and as
' oiriome of the Lowden moth
! t»d other states and other governors
t U know ho*- to bring their own
:.r. • bo ■.-ter* to their knees.
7m> c, untrv needs more Lowdens.
‘as r has never needed them before.
T: are needed irr every state, for ev
etrer a
1 moditv is prodttced. the price booster
and sp* • ulative robber is there and
ready to v ring ihe last dollar from a
• 1- :t;-■ public And without officials j
• * Lewder s'atnp to curb them they
a ill sp, (e*ai m th> ir nefarious robber
j schemes.
Appealing to their fair mindedness
and patriotism is futile, only an iron
~t .an make a dent in them.
it'll Lowden had the fist, and the wilt
to wield it.
hire us more Lowdens!
GRAND ISLAND BAPTIST ASSO
CIATION.
This body held its twenty-eighth an
.\*-r.-ary in Loup City lasting from
Monday to Wednesday of this week.
At t‘i> nu-eting reports of growth!
■ ; work were given from the twenty
bur !.* s • (imposing it. These were ini
•he main full of promise and encour j
agenient The attendance of delegates |
la- b* -r. we understand, the largest I
in th* history of the associaiion, total-!
rig about one hundred. Many canie|
over land in their own automobiles. |
• tie • ••asant w eather making this ex-j
‘Lent and desirable and favoring !
tna- v rales about our romantic country!
and vi-tt- to the city park
Grand Island college, the denom
inatioiial school of Nebraska, is locat
ed in the limits of the association,
j giving it strengt hand importance. Thej
president of this college, Dr. George|
Suth* rland was moderator of the meet
ing and the present president. Dr. E.
P Jorden. was in attendance a few
.hours and gave a strong address on
the Worth of an Educated Life.”
T'.e meeting Tuesday evening was
or* f enthusiasm both in the atten
dai e. the speaking and the music
Th I.,st was a musical treat, the two
- • t quartets especially being most
, excellent.
The church had planned to serve
He als to all the delegates in the base^
merit of the church, a very agreeable
feature to all.
This i» perhaps the largest gather
ing of this association In its history.
bout o::>- hundred being present. Sev
eral prominent workers from the state
were present. Members of the other
churihes kindly joined in giving en
tertainment The church. Rev. J L.
Dunn, pastor, is to be congratulated
on the character of tne meeting.
The young fellow who was fired for
Phoning his girl too frequently, now
•ants to know if he isn’t to be credited
with “going through fire” for her.
—
C. F Beuschausen and A. K. Merry
iiew left Tuesday noon for the western
part of the state where Mr Beus
< hausen owns some land. They report
■ crops to be looking very good out
j there
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
August 15. 1917.
County Board of Supervisors met this
morning. Members present. \V. O
Brown. Chairman; Wenzel Rewolinshi.
E. F Kozel. F. T. Richmond. W. T.
Gibson. Geo. Brammer and Hans John
son; Lamont L. Stephens, county attor
ney. and L. B. Polski. county clerk.
Minutes of previous meeting read
anf! on motion approved.
Bids opened for construction of hog
house on county poor farm. Rowe &
Rowe bid being the only one on file, i
same appearing high to the Board was
on motion rejected
Board on motion adjourned until 2 j
p. m.
Met after dinner, all members pres j
ent.
MOTION': Moved that the county!
board of Sherman county hereby desig j
note the road as platted bv the state
engineer connecting the designated
road of Custer county with the desig
nated road in Uuli and through Buffalo
counties and the road running through
this county which practically parallels
the Union Pacific railroad from the
north bountry of the county to Rock
ville and from there to the south line
of the county, and further that these
roads shall each have their proper
ratio of the total money available by
the State and National Aid laws as
their total mileage may bear to the to
tal mileage of both roads.
Committee of three W. T. Gibson.
Hans Johnson and W. O. Brown were
duiy appointed to construct hog house
on county poor farm.
Claims Committee reported all
claims allowed except claim of Dr.
Johnson of $25.0". with the exceptions
made for delinquent taxes, which re
port was on motion accepted and the
clerk was ordered to draw warrants
on the respective funds
General Fund.
Alfred Johnson, vital statistics $ .50
S E. Sorrenson. vital statistics 2.00
C W. Gibson, vital statistics.... 4.50
A. S. Main, vital statistics. 6.25
Albert Anderstrom. vital statis
tics . 3.75
Klopp Bartlett, supplies.
O. F. Petersen, county assessor
salary etc., .
Sherman County Agr. Ass’n.
fair apportionment .
Klopp & Bartlett, supplies.
Hammond Stephens Co., sup
plies .
Henry Jenner. use of park for
8th grade picnic .
State Journal Co., supppplies.. .
Mat Janulewicz. labor .
Loup City Light it Power Co..
current .
C C. Carlsen. house rent for An
drew Felton .
H T. Young, labor.
L B. Polski. county clerk, July
expense for office .
L. B. Polski. county clerk.
Hansen Lumber Co., coal. etc...
Aaron Wall, on insanity board..
A. S. Main, on insanity board &
examination .
Chas. Bass, on insanity board &
15.SI
776 40
71.40
46.83
15.00
65.25
21.50
44.07 !
36.00
16 20
15.75
22.16
15.00
3.00
... S 00
matting reiuiu ..
“J.OV I
Peter Hansen, witness. 2.00
Aaron Wall, witness. 2.00
E. A. Smith, county judge, clerk
hire, etc., . 72.65
C. L. McDonall, drayage. .50
Chas. Bass, office expense. 11.10
J E. Bowman, county physician.
professional services . 107.90
Loup City Northwestern, sup
plies &. printing . 87.00
L. A. Williams, sheriff. 25.90
Sherman County Times, sup
plies & printing . 89.35
C. Nielson, to L. H. Brace. 2.05
Lamont L. Stephens, county at
torney, office expense . 12.00
Halts Johnson, supervisor . 10.00
W T. Gibson, supervisor . 20.00
Wenzel Rewolinski, supervisor 5.00
E. F. Kozel, supervisor . 5.50
G. W. Brammer. supervisor. 5.50
F. T. Richmond, supervisor .... 5.50
Bridge Fund
Hansen Lumber Co., reinforc
ing . 58.00
W. T. Gibson, supervisor. 5.00
Frank Hackbart. real estate for
for ditch . 35.00
Road Fund
E. B. Corning, county surveyor 174.80!
E. B. Corning, ehainman V. I.
McDonall . 62.50 j
E B. Corning, ehainman Ross
Corning . 62.50
Hans Johnson supervisor. 5.00 j
Road Dragging Fund.
Loup City Township, road drag
ging . 131.25
Board on motion adjourned to Octo
ber 23, 1917.
L. B. POLSKI,
County Clerk.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
August 15, 1917.
Board of Equalization met this after
noon as per adjournment of July 2,
with all members present.
Minutes of last meeting read and on
motion approved as read.
The State levy for 1917 will be 8.48
mills, as levied by the state Beard a«
follows:
State of Nebraska
Office of State Board of Equaliza
tion and Assessment. Lincoln
To the County Clerk of Sherman
County, Loup City. Nebraska.
This is to certify that at a session of
the State Board of Equalization ana
Assessment, held at the state capitol
in the year A. D. 1917. pursuant to ar
act of the legislature of the state oi
Nebraska, approved April 11. 1903. the
following rate of tax was determined
and levied by said Board for the yeat
1917 on the total valuation as shown
in the abstract of your County Asses
son, now on file in this office and as
equalized by said State Board:
Total assessed valuation $3,511,457
General fund 3.48 mills on the dollat
$13,343.61.
University fund 1.00 mills on the
dollar. $3,511.47.
University activities fund .75 mills On
the dollar. $3,633.61.
Special university bu Iding fund 75
mills on the dollar. $3.6 : '. 61
Normal school fund .s5 mills on the,
dollar. I2.9S4.76.
State aid bridge fund 20 mills on the
dollar. $702.30
State institution im; rovement fund
,4S mills on the dollar. S1.6S5.50.
State aid road fund .65 mills on the
dollar. $2,282.46.
Total 8.4r> mills on the dollar. $29.
777.32.
The above amount will be eharg<%
to Sherman county upon the books of
the Auditor of public at uns.
When your tax list is footed you will
certify the amount of state funds there
on to the state auditor of public ac
counts, and the total tax footings of all
taxes to the secretary of the state
hoard of equalization and assessment
In witness whereof. 1 have hereunto j
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
state board of equalizat.on and assess-;
ment at. Lincoln, this l* th day of Au I
gust. A. D.. 1917.
O K. BtKXrXKEK.
(SEALl _ Secretary
The county levy will be as follows:
Road fund ^ mill on the dollar.
$1,755.00.
Bridge fund. 4 mills on the dollar.
$14,045.90
General fund at* mills on the dollar
$19,313.00.
Court house fund 5 mills on the dol
lar. $17,557.00
Total—15 mills on the dollar. $52,
670.90.
County clerk was on motion ordered
to run on all levies according to sta
tute.
Board on motion adjourned sine die
U B. POLSKI.
County Clerk.
LIBERTY BONDS ARE PREFERRED
STOCK.
Likening the United States to a great
corporation with more than a hundred !
million stock holders and with capital
stock and resources of more than two
hundred and fifty billions of dollars. J
and an annual income of fifty billions
of dollars each American citizen is a
stock holder in this great corporation, j
Even those whose^inly assets are their;
earning capacity own shares in our
public domain and property and arej
working on a profit sharing basis with;
a vote and a voice in the management;
of the corporation and with the right
to acquire more stock at any time. j
A Liberty Loan Bond may be likened
to a share of preferred stock in this!
gigantic corporation. Like preferred,
stock in other corporations it mav not [
return, at times so large a dividend as
common stock, but the dividend as I
is certain and sure. It is stock that!
pays ."14 per cent dividend but the
stock and dividend cannot be taxed and
while crop failures may decrease the
farmer's divdend from his land some,
years to less than nothing, and various
causes may lessen or destroy dividends
from ail other sorts of property, the
dividend from the Liberty Loan Bona
is certain and sure, subject to no fail
ure or diminution.
The owner of a Liberty Loan Bond
holds written tangible evidence of be
ing a preferred stock holder in the
United States, the greatest, the most
glorious, the most honorable and the
most successful corporation in the en- j
'ire world. He holds the certificate of
being a citizen willing to support his!
government and,to lend money to his*
country when it needs it and calls for
it.
There is honor in being the owner of
a Liberty Loan Bond as well as profi*
W. M. Engle made a flying trip to
Deuel county the latter part of last
week with P. H. Gibson, and while
there purchased a quarter section of
Deuel county land. We understand
that Mr. Engle intends to move upon
his land next spring. His la§d ad
joins that recently purchased by the
Tucker Brothers. These gentlemen
are all very much enthused with the
future prospects of Deuel county.
Our glasses make satisfied custo
mers.—H. M. Eisner, Optometrist.
EXEMPTION BOARD NEWS
LIST OF PERSONS CALLED INTO
SERVICE OF THE UNITED
STATES NOT EXEMPTED
OR DISCHARGED.
District board for the County of
Sherman, hereby certifies to District
Board for the first district of the
Stat" of Nebraska, the following list
tf the names and addresses of per
sons who have been duly and legally
;al!» d for the military service of the
United States .and who have not been
axempted or discharged
Ernest David Bauman. Loup City.
Edward Kuticka. Ravenna.
Fred Clarence Travis. Loup City.
Frank Homa. Ashton
Albert SieUler. Boelus.
Vernon R. Eastabrook. Litchfield.
Charles Frederick Carsteus. Ashton.
Henry Peter Christensen. Loup Cit>
Lewis Martin Summers. Arcadia.
James Harvey Bowen. Rockville.
Duncan liowning Charlton, Loup City
Edward Hurt, Ashton.
Emmett Marion McLaughlin, lamp
City.
Bert E. S: ' der. Loup City
Willie Walter Johnson. Sweetwater.
Chris Larsen: Loup City.
Carl H. Jensen, Rockville.
Walter Cadwalader. Hazard.
Harry William Hodgsen. Loup City.
William Holub. Ravenna.
Johnnie Christian Christensen, Loup
City
Lawrence Martin Larson, Hazard.
Joseph Bedna. h. Ashton.
Steve E. Slabasczewski, Rockville.
Leon R Beza. Ashton.
Joe Hayden Burns, Arcadia.
Edmond Lee Chapman, Hazard
Carl Frederick Stamm. Loup City.
Charlie Sc-hroll. Ashton.
Charles Otto Olson. Loup City. *
Stephen Placet. Loup City.
Max C Stark. Loup City
Alexandria Lewandowski. Ashton
John Casper Meyers, Litchfield
Vincent Grabowski. Austin
Frank F. Sherman. Rockville
Ferdinand Jelinek. Ravenna
Rudolph Zeller. Boelus
Benjamin Krakowski. Ashton. Neb.
Elias Howe Butler. Litchfield. Neb.
Fred Schmidt. Ashton
John Joe Dzingle, Lotrp City.
Edward Kostal, Ravenna
William Snyder. Ravenna
Louie Oscar Johnson. Sweetwater
Ray Hennis. Litchfield
Thomas Edward Taylor. Louisville
Paul Ambrose. Litchfield.
John Scheirling. Litchfield
Claus H. Gudenrath. Rockville.
Frank X. Rewolinski Ashton.
Charles Albert LeMasters, Litchfield
Henry Lewis Rasmussen. Hazard.
Lewis Henry Robertson. Hazard.
Wesley Paul Heisner, Ravenna.
William Lawrence Rasmussen. Hazard
Stanley V. Graczyk, Ashton.
Joseph Horak, Ravenna
Lewis LeRoy Chapman. Loup City.
Arthur A. Casteel. Loup City.
William Liebhart. Loup City.
Frank Edward Roscnynialski. Rock
ville.
Elmer Lindell. Arcadia
Rudolph J. A. Kuhl. Loup City.
Ronald Forest Rowe Loup City.
Bertram H. Ackenbach. Litchfield.
Oscar Wesley Johnson, Litchfield.
Charley Treon. Ravenna.
Cash Piontkowski, Ashton. .
Joseph Elvin Daddew. Austin.
Elmer Theodore Strom. Rockville.
Henry Edward Boecking. Litchfield.
Michael Emerson Wilson. Hazard
Mike Silver. Loup City.
Walter B. Arnett. Litchfield.
Otto Carl Krous. Hazard.
Alfred Quinton Baillie. Loup City.
Dennis William Siyrman. Rockville.
Frank Joe Czaplewski. Loup City.
George Walter Johnson. Loup City.
Johnnie R. Peterson. Loup City.
Tobias Christian Reinertson. Hazard
Local Board for the County of Sher
man. State of Xebraska. Loup City, Xe
braska.
By L. A WILLIAMS. Chairman
W T. CHASE. Clerk
Following is the proceedings of the
second draft. Eight failed to pass the
physical examination, thirty-two were
exempted, thirty-five were accepted
and the balance have filed claims that
have not yet been acted upon.
The following were exempted and
the reason for being exempted:
The following were exempted be
cause of dependent wife:
Orsie C. Henderson. Loup City.
Joseph McFarland Holmes, Ashton.
George M. Cronk, Rockville.
Frank Jerald Kuticka. Ravenna.
Raymond Rankon McMichael. Loup
City.
Jesse Aden Powel. Hazard.
Albert Harrison Cunningham. Rovenna
Jacob K. Fast. Litchfield.
The following were exempted be
cause of dependent wife and children:
Joseph Placek, Loup City.
Ralph Olin Reed Loup City.
John J. Rapp Jr. Ashton.
William Peter Dolling, Loup City.
Frank Pruss. Loup City.
Jacob Chas. Zwink, Loup City.
Charley W. Clause, Ashton.
i Clarence Sinner. Loup City,
j Frank L. Wuhler, Loup City
Fred Emil Anderson. Rockville
, Robert Patrick Prichard, Loup City
I Leo Borowiak, Ashton.
Walter Goc. Ashton.
; Mexander L. Kalkowski. Ashton
j Leo Anton Deminski. Boelus.
i Ben Stobhe. Loup City.
Alfred George Jensen. Rockville.
; Edgar S. Cochran. Litchfield
Peter Edward Jezewski, Ashton
Walter Bales, Litchfield.
Dr. Lawrence Barrett, Ashton
Paul Workman. Litchfield.
Philip Henry Grabowski. Austin.
Raymond Jonnie Cool, Litchfield.
The following failed to pass the phy
sical examination.
Cashmer Louis Topolski. Ashton.
Albert Wayne Titus, Litchfield
William Henry Simpson. Loup City
D. E. Spencer, Litchfield.
Wm. Wagner. Ravenna.
Joseph Golus. Loup City
Stanley Wytoski, Loup City
Richard Kay Watjd. Hazard.
HELP THE RAILROADS
There is nothing more creditable in
the war efforts of this country, eithet
private or public, than the course o.'
action taken by the railroads under the
leadership of Daniel Willard of the
Baltimore and Ohio, acting as chair
man of the advisory committee ol
national defense: Fairfax Harrison of
the Southern railway, chairman of the
railway war board, and other leading
railway men. First among the basic
industries, as Mr. Hyde points out
the railways pooled their issues and
yielded (themselves to this central
management, which fs working from
Washington in close co-operation with j
the government. The value of this as j
an example cannot be overestimated;
but the substantial results already a< 1
eomplished. as outlined by Mr Hyde
are encouraging.
This is patriotism, as practical as
it is devoted. It deserves our grati
tude. but it deserves more than that
It deserves co-operation, and especial-1
lv. we believe, this co-operation is!
needed in the matter of car shortage.
This is perhaps the most serious fac
tor of the problem with which these
men are struggling. With the tre
mendous needs of war supply added;
to the normal needs of our industry
and commerce, the transport system
is tailed upon to expand its facilities
to the utmost limit of their possibil
ities. We have not nearly enough
cars and we cannot create enough to
meet conditions as they develop.
We cannot create cars. But we
can make each car do more than it
ever has done before. We have a
wasteful habit of keeping loaded cars
on sidings while the consignee gets
reauj 10 unioaa mem ai ms leisure, .a
large amount of time and therefore a
large part of the efficiency of cars1
are thrown away by this carelessness
We must all speed up now. In Ger
many, we understand, only six hours
are given for unloading cars. We
ought to do at least as well, if it is
necessary there will have to be legis
lation on this subject, but. we hope
it will be unnecessary through the
active co-operation of shippers in keep
ing the cars moving. The man or con
cem that holds a freight car a minute
longer than is necessary is shirking a
clear and important public duty. Pub
lic spirit and even self-interest now die
tates the strictest and most whole I
hearted co-operation with the able men ;
in charge of transportation.
It this comes about promptlv through j
the enlightened initiative of shippers j
it will go far toward removing the dan |
ger of freight congestion and food or
fuel famine in this country and toward
America to become a real factor in
winning the war against German Mil
itary autocracy.—Chicago Tribune
It seems evident that the price of
county seat weeklies must shortly ad
vance to $2 a year or be published at
a loss. The advance in printing
material seems to be permanent. Cost
of the paper on which ihis is printed
is more than twice the former cost and
there is no sign of any material re
duction. Wages and other expenses
are higher, and on top of all this the
dollar itself is no good—it won't buy
anything. The price of $1.50 a year
is evidently not enough. So far as this
paper is concerned the time for a
rise in price will be postponed as long
as possible but it seems to be drawing
near. Those who take time by the
forelock, or the hind leg or other place
where the grabbing is good and pay
in advance will probably make high
interest on their money. An announce ,
ment of a rise to $2 a year may come!
as a Christmas present or at any rate,
in the near future.—Faibury Journal.'
Vice President Marshall wants to
“send the wind squad in Congress to i
France with the aviators.’’ Wouldn’t!
do. Aviators can't fly in a gale.
I am paying the highest cash price!
for poultry of all kinds.
F. M. HENRY.
Subscribe for The Northwestern.
RED CROSS WAR FUND.
Previously asknowledged $3,449.00
Mike Chelewski. . . 10.00
J. C. Steele. 10.00
Wm. Knoeffel .'. 5.00
Chas. Biehl . 5.00
Ben Stobbe . 5.00
Aug. Jaeschke . 5.00
F. S. Stichley. 5.00
W. D. Zimmerman . . 5.00
W. E. Miahlski .... . . ... 5.00
C. J. Tracy . 10.00
Omitted, but amount included in the
above total.
W. D. French. 5 00
L. Johnson .^ 5.00
E- F. Bell . 5.00
John Czarnek. 5.00
L. B. Milligan. 5.00
John Anderson . 5.00
Jan Czaplewski. 5.00
Joe Stobbe . 5.00
S. A. Lewandowski . 5.00
J. A. Eurich . 5 00
Laudie Schnose . , 5,01)
Joe Gahbola . 5.00
Herman Fiebig . 5.00
Philip H. Grabowski . 5.00
DISTRICT COURT DOCKET.
The district court of Sherman coun
ty will convene on September i. 1917.
The following cases are docketed up to
date:
Austin vs Hartman et al. petition for
license to sell real estate.
Chaudoin et al. vs. Koutsky et a\
petition.
Draper vs. Converse et al. petition.in
ejectment.
Hansen vs King:, et al. petition in
equity.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Lewis, deceased, petition for license
to sell real estate.
Mather. guardian vs. Fitzgibbon et
al. petition for license to sell real es
tate.
Xebr. State Bldg. & Loan vs. Simp
son et al. petition in foreclisure.
Stephens vs. Woten, petition in fore
closure.
Screen vs Screen, petition for di
vorce.
State Bank of Litchfield et al vs.
Cook, petition.
Stillmock vs. Stillmock, petition for
divorce.
Taylor vs Woten. petition.
Wells. Abbott et al vs. Woten. peti
tion.
Zwink vs Dodds et al, petition in
equity.
Zoucha vs. Knowles et al, petition in
equity.
BRUNO O. HOSTETLER.
CHAS. BASS. District Judge.
Clerk of District Court.
HOW WILL IT BE RAISED?
In discussing the question of rais
the enormous amounts of revenue ne
cessary even during the coming twelve
months, an exchange, after demonstrat
ing the utter impossibility of raising
the vast amount by taxation, and the
corresponding necessity of resorting to
bond issues, concludes as follows •
“In a sentence, unless the big loans
are balanced with heavy taxes upon
those who are making money out of
the war. we will rapidly and inevitably
reach a state of financial, industrial
and social chaos.”
The conclusion is inevitable to the
candid person who will give the ques
tion unbiased thought
Based on the probability of a need
of from fifteen to twenty billion dol
lars by this time next suifimer. the
demand would mean rrom $600 to $750
for each of the twenty million families
that make up the nation. It can be seen
at a glance that this can never be ev
en approximately distributed among
the masses. Possibly a few more bil
lions may be secured through popular
subscription but the great bulk of the
required means must come, as out
contemporary suggests, from those who
are making money out of the war.
If the war continues for even two
years longer there will he fortunes
made tht will dwarf any the world has
yet seen, provided business is allowed
to take its hitherto uninterrupted
course. While it is true we will spend
prodigious amounts, it Is equally true
that we will make fabulous amounts.
The allied nations are practically at
our mercy for food and other supplies.
Huge revenues are constantly coming
from that source. Not a dollar's worth
of any commodity that can be used by
man need go to waste in tbe United
States for want of a foreign market.
It is up to our government to cor
rectly analyze the situation and place
the burdens of taxation to meet these
great national expenditures upon the
shoulders of those who benefit by war
prices.
Will our law makers arise to the oc
casion and make an equitable adjust
ment of these burdens? Along with
some very common, we have some real
ly good timber in our national legisla
ture, and it is to be hoped that this
material will insist upon a reasonable
and just basis for working out this
momentous question.
Daily sells for less.