The Loup City northwestern. [volume], September 16, 1915, Image 6

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Marvelous King
A dog that mounts a tight rope in mid
air and walks across it and back without
assistance. This feat seems difficult when
performed by a man, but almost impossible
for a dumb brute, yet this dog shows hu
man intelligence and performs the feat so
easily that he wins applause from all who
witness this act.
Mysterious De Castro
Who puts on one of the strongest acts in
existence, being locked in a strong box and
the box roped with 200 feet of rope. Aft
er the box has been examined by a com
mittee taken from the audience and pro
nounced by them to be sound and solid,
committee takes charge of the keys, he then
makes his escape in one minute. The com
mittee seals up all keyholes to the box when
they examine the box and after Mysterious
De Castro has made his escape they will
find no seals broken and everything just as
they left it, he leaving no trace of escape.
Thrilling Balloon Race and Four Other
Exhibitions daily, presented by the
Twin City Amusement Company.
Governor Morehead
will address the visitors to
the fair on
Thursday, September 23rd
Ball Games Daily
Wednesday—Wiggle Creek vs. Clear
Creek.
Thursday—Comstock vs. Arcadia.
Friday—Rockville vs. the winner of
Thursday’s game.
A special footrace for a purse of $10
will be arranged for one day.
The Balloon Races
Two monster balloons will make the race
to the clouds, followed by the thrilling
parachute leap.
Madam Jackson and Her High
Diving Dog, Columbus
who mounts a ladder 60 feet high and
dives into a net below. This dog is known
throughout the middle west as the human
thinking dog and performs his act with ease
and skill that must be seen to be appreci
ated.
Professor Ryan, the Hand
cuff King
This act is sensational and mysterious to
the wonder of the police departments, as
thye place him in various types of and
cuffs, but none hold him but a short time.
He works under the survillance of a com
mittee selected from the audience and which
takes charge of all keys to the handcuffs
and leg irons.
H. J. JOHANSEN, President C. J. TRACY, Secretary
ASHTON NEWS.
Ignats Schroll went to Grand Is
land Monday.
Peter Peterson was an east bound
passenger Monday.
George YYickstrum of Palmer, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Ed. Headier and family spenb Sun
day at the P. G. Held home.
YVm. Simpson of Loup City was
here between trains Saturday.
Mike Kaminski shipped a car of
cattle to South Omaha Monday.
Peter Polski purchased a tine new
buggy of .lamrog & Sons Saturday.
Ernest Mason of Grand Island, was
up over Sunday visiting his lady
friend.
George Dilla and family of Farwell,
visited with relatives here Sunday
evening.
Sheriff Williams was visiting with
his many old friends here Saturday
between trains.
Anton Kwiatkowskl purchased a
Ilupmobile of W. R. Ilenkins at
Rockville Friday.
Mrs. Slizewski and children of
Omaha, are at present visiting at the
John Miefski home.
Harry Lorenz and family and Mrs.
Paul Wesherski. were visiting at the
L Gance home Sunday.
Clare Kettle went to Grand Island
Monday on business and to take a
look at the horse market.
Martin Turo and family of Omaha,
are at this writing visiting at the
home of Frank Brezinski.
Mrs. Mike Grabowski left Tuesday
for Lincoln where she will visit her
daughter. Mrs. Jack Hruby.
P. Wieraka, Perry and Walt Reed,
and John Stanczyk, of Loup City,
were Ashton visitors Friday.
Ignats Kalkowski returned from
Omaha Thursday where he went the
tirst part of the week with cattle.
Mrs. E. C. Combs and sons returned
Thursday from a couple of weeks’
visit with relatives at Huntley, Nebr.
Mrs. John Jezenka and Mrs. G.
Stepanowicz left Thursday for a few
days’ visit with relatives at Albion,
Nebr.
John Johnson and family of Bill
ings, Montana, came in Saturday to
visit a few weeks’ at the J. Sandberg
home.
Frank Ambros, who is doing some
painting here, went to St. Paul Satur
day for an over Sunday visit with his
family.
Miss Barbara Maciejewski and Miss
Mary Jakubowski went to Kearney
Monday where they will attend Kear
ney normal.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Grella
on Friday, a boy. Mother and baby
are doing fine while John is stepping
high and passing the treats.
Peter Jezewski has resigned his
position at the Ashton garage and
taken up the place at Jamrog & Sons
made vacant by A. G. Shidek.
G. W. Haltman of the Crider Bros,
live stock company of St. Joseph,Mo.
was in town Thursday visiting with
the shippers and looking after busi
ness.
Alta and Sylvia Blumer, Ernest
Moeller and Leo Bramer, spent Sun
day with friends at Dannebrog, mak
ing the trip in Mr. Moeller’s new
Ford.
Mrs. William Knutsen, who has
been visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Grabowski, for the
past.two weeks, returned to her home
at Bentley, la., Tuesday.
Louis Gance was taken suddenly
sicK Saturday with appendicitis, and
at this writing is very sick. The at
tending Dr. thinks an operation will
have to be performed.
Boelus nine crossed bats with our
nine on the Ashton diamond Sunday.
The boys all played their best. It
was one of the best games played here
this year, the score being 5 to 3 in
favor of Ashton.
Andrew Shidek and family will
leave Thursday this week for Missis
sippi where they will make their fu
ture home. They will stop over at
St. Louis for a few days’ visit with
Mr. Shidek's brother.
The picnic Sunday which was given
by the St. Francis society, brought
out a nice crowd in spite of the
threatning weather. All had a good
time. The dance in the evening was
also attended by a good crowd.
Frank Lukaszewski left Monday
for Excelsior Springs, Mo., to take
treatment for rheumatism with
which he has been bothered lately,
and the past two weeks he has had
to use a cane to get around at all.
Tom Grella's barn went up in the
smoke Wednesday evening. Some
hay and machinery were lost but no
stock was in the barn which was
lucky as the fire spread fast and
chances of saving anything was slim.
Bishop, the well man of St. Paul, is
at present having a hard time to find
water on the Wensel Rewolinski farm.
He has up till this time drilled down
in three places going nearly to China
at each place, but found no water.
On Tuesday, the fourth hole was
started and they say they will get
water or go through and get a China
man.
ROCKVILLE NEWS
E. F. Kozel went to Loup City last
Tuesday on business.
S. E. Sorenson went to Lincoln last
week to take in the state fair.
August .faeschke of Loup City, is
visiting with August Jung and family.
August Jung and August Jaeschke
went to St. Paul last Tuesday on
business.
There will be a car of Utah peaches
on the B. & M. tracks at Arcadia next
Saturday and Monday.
Ed. Isaacson and wife returned last
Saturday from Lincoln after taking
in the state fair for a week.
Farwell ball team came down last
Sunday for a game with Rockville.
They were defeated by a score of 25
to 6.
The Rockville German Vereingave
a private dance last Saturday which
was well attended and all report a
good time.
There will be a car of Utah peaches
on U. P. track at Loup City Thurs
day and Friday from gl.25 to $1.45
per bushel.
Jens Lang has bought two lots of
John Isaacson this week. Everybody
is wondering what is going to happen
to J ens this fall.
The Misses Lillie Krelimke, Lillian
Bartunek and Evelyn Nielson, left
last Monday for Kearney where they
will attend school this season.
Mr. and Mrs. David Siefert and
two daughters, returned home last
Saturday from the state fair at Lin
coln and Dave reports it being the
best fair lie has ever b_>en to.
The motor had bad luck last Mon
day morning out of Rockville, run
ning into a cow and derailing the
back end of the car. No bad results
only a little shaking up and delaying
it a couple of hours.
Mrs. E. Cords returned home last
Saturday from Potter, Nebr., after a
three weeks’ visit with her daughter,
Mrs. R. A. Babcock. The bachelors
notice the difference already as they
have gained several pounds in a
week.
Friday, sept, nth, the married men
will cross bats on the local grounds
with the single nine. They will give
a public dance after the game as the
single boys have made the remark
that if they could not beat them at
the ball game they could beat them
dancing.
John Hehnke and wife returned
home last Saturday from a month’s
visit to the expositions and other
western points. They both are look
ing well after their travel and rest
and Mr. Hehnke reports being at
Utah and at which place they hadn’t
had any rain for eighty-four days.
The following appeared in the Troy
(O.) Record and was printed from an
exchange. It is herewith passed
along.
“Refused Notice.” Every editor
lias received them. The postmaster
sends them to the editor. For in
stance there is a man by the name of
John Blank who refused to take lus
paper out of the post office. He did
not want it any longer, and we
wondered what was the matter. I’p
on investigation of our subscription
books we found that John was short
#5.70. He stopped the paper as a
matter of economy to us. One morn
ing we went to church and John's
melodious voice rang out loud and
clear in the soul stirring song “Jesus
Paid it All.” We might have been
mistaken but Ills earnestness im
pressed us.
The next day we sent him a re
ceipt in full begging his pardon for
not knowing he had made arrange
ments for his liabilities in this
manner.
Nels P. Nielson died at his home
about five miles southwest of Loup
City on Tuesday, Sept. 14th. Mr.
Nielson had been ill for some time.
The family have the sympathy of the
community in their hour of sorrow.
C. A. Kettle will hold a horse sale
at the Union Pacific stock yards next
Saturday, and the offering will con
sist of fifty head of mixed western
horses and mares.
Mrs. C. J. Tracy visited over Sun
day with her son Milford at Sargent.