JiKN’L OFFICIAL DIRECTORY 1,STATE. OTernor.Silas Holcomb Lieutenant Governor..E. E. Moore Secretary of State.J. A. Piper State Treasurer...J- 8. Bartley State Auditor. .Eugene Moore Attorney General.A. 8. Churchill Com. Lands and Buildings.. ....0. H. Hussell Supt. Public Instruction ..H. U.Corbett REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY. Chas. H. Gere, Lincoln: Leavitt Burnbam, Omaha; J M. Hiatt, Alma; E. P. Holmes, Pierce; J. T. Mallaleu, Kearney; M. J, Hull, Edgar. CONGRESSIONAL. Senators—Chas. F. Manderson, of Omaha; W. V. Allen, of Madison. Representatives—First District, J. B Strode 8econd, D H. Mercer; Third, Geo. D. Mlltel john; Fourth — Ilalner; Fifth, W. E. And rews; Sixth; O. M. Kern. JUDICIARY. Chief Justloe.Samuel Maxwell Associates..Judge Post andT. L.Norval FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Judge ..M.P- Klnkald,of O’NelU Reporter.J. J. King of O'Neill Judge..'....A. L. Bartow of Ohadron Reporter .......A. L. Warrick, of O’Neill LAND OFFICES. A'SHLL. tveiTlBWr. - .. A< iianuuut Receiver. ..4.Elmer Williams. COUNTY. riBST DISTRICT. Clevolaml, Sand Creek, Dustin, Saratoga, Rock Falls and Pleasant view—J. D. Alls. SECOND DISTRICT. Shields, Paddock, Scott, Steel Creek, Wll lowdale and Iowa—J. Donohoe. THIRD DISTRICT. '• Grattan and O’Neill—R. J. Hayes. FOURTH DISTRICT. Ewing, Verdigris and Delolt—G. H. Phelps. FIFTH DISTRICT, Chambers, Conlev, Lake, KoClure and Inman—George Eckley. SIXTH DISTRICT. Swan, Wyoming, Fairvlew, Francis. Green Valley, Sheridan and Emmet—H. O. Wine. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Atkinson and Stuart-Frank Moore. Oil Y OF Of NEILL. Supervisor, E. J. Maok; Justices, E. H. Benedlet and 8. M. Wagers; Constables, Ed. McBride and Perkins Brooks. OOUNCILXBN—FIRST WARD. _ For two years.—D. H. Cronin. For one year—H. O. McEvony. For i > SECOND WARD. For two years—Alexander Marlow, one year—Jake Pfund. THIRD WARD. For two years—Charles Davis. For one year—Elmer Merrlman. 1 CITY OFFICERS. Mayor, O. F. Biglln; Clerk, N. Martin; Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer John Horrisky; Police Judge, H. Kautzman; Chief of Police, Charlie Hall; Attorney, ~'hos. Garlon; Weigh master, Joe Miller. * OR AT TAN TOWNSHIP. Supervisor, B. J. Hayes; Trearurer. Barney MoGreevy; Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assessor, Ben Johrtng: Justices, M. Gastello and Chas. Wilcox; Constables, John Horrisky and Ed. McBride; Road overseer dlst. 28, Allen Brown diet. No. 4, John Enright. SOLDIERS’ RELIEF COMNISSION. Regular meeting first Monday In Febru ary of eaoh year, and at suoh other times as is deemed necessary. Robt. Gallagher, Page, chairman; Wm. Bowen, O'Neill, secretary; H. H. Clark Atkinson. ST.PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH. Services every Sabbath at 10:80 o’clook. Very Rev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath school Immediately following services. Methodist church. Sunday servloes—Preaching 10:30 A. x. and 7:30 p. x. Class No. 1 0:80 A. x. Class No. 2 (Ep worth League) 6:80P. X. Class No. 3 (Child rens) 3:30 p. x. Mind-week services—General prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p. M. All will be made welcome, especially strangers. E. E. HOSMAN, Pastor. hfl A. B. POST, NO. 86. The Gen. John O’Neill Post, No. 88, Department of Ne braska G. A. R., will meet the first and third Saturday evening of each month in Masonio hall O’Neil) S. J. Smiih, Com. Elkhobn valley LODGE, I. o. o. F. Meets every Wednesday evening In Odd Fellows’ hall, visiting brothers cordially Invited to attend. 8, Smith, N. G. O.'L. Bright, Sec. Garfield chapter, b. a. m Meets on first and third Thursday of eaoh P-tnonth In Masonio hall. ' W. J. Dorrs Sec, J. C. Hahnish, H, P OF P.—HELMET LODGE, IT. D. . Convention every Monday at 8 o'clock p. m. In Odd Fellows’ nail. Visiting brothern cordially invited. T. V. Golden, C. C. M. F. McCarty. K. of R. and S. O’NEILL ENCAMPMENT NO. 80.1. O. O. F. meets every second and fourth Fridays of eaoh month in Odd Fellows' Hall. Scribe, Chas. Bright. |?DEN LODGE NO. 41, DAUGHTERS MU OF RKBEKAH, meets every 1st and 3d j Friday of each month in Odd Fellows' Hail, Anna Davidson. N. G. Blanche Adams, Secretary. Garfield lodge, No.»s,F.dtA.M. Regular communications Thursday nights on or before the full of the moon. W. J. Dobbs, Sec. B. H. Benedict, W. M. Holt camp no. mo. m. w. of a. Meets on tne first and third Tuesday In each month in the Masonic hall. O. F. Biglin, V. C. D. U. Cronin, Clerk. AO, V. W. NO. 163, Meets second • and fourth Tudsday of each month In Masonio hall. O. Bright, Rec. T, V. Golden, M. W. INDEPENDENT WORKMEN OP AME1UUA, meet every tlrst, and third Friday of each month. „ „ Oko. McCctchan, Q. M. 8. M. Wagers, See. POSTOFFICE DIRCETORV ' Arrival of Mails F. a. A M. V. B. R.—FROM THE BAST. Every day,Sunday included at.6:15 pn rHOM THE WEST. Every day, Sunday included at.0:68 a m PACIFIC SHORT UR. Passenger— leuves 9:36 a.m. Arrives 9:07 p.m. Freight—leaves 9:07 p. m. Arrives 7:00 P. M Dally except Sunday. O'NEILL AND CHELSEA. Departs Monday, Wed. und Friday at 7:00 am Arrives Tuesday, Thun, and Sat. at.. 1:00pm O’NEILL AND PADDOCK. Departs Monday. Wed.and Friday at.,7:00am Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at. .4:30 p m O’NEILL AND NIOBRARA. Departs Monday. Wed. and Frl. at....7:00 a m Arrives Tuesday, Thurs. and Sat. at...1:00 p m O'NEILL AND CDMMINSVILLB. Arrives Mon.,Wed. and Fridays at ..UtlOp m Departs Mon.. Wed. and Friday at.1:00 pm A. MOUNTAIN IDYL. JSAN STEBBINS aras by all odds the >est looking girl on Jrassy Lick, wlth >ut being remark ibly beautiful; for jeauty Is not a no iceable character stlc of mountain vomen, old or roung, and bow she lad ever come to marry Lem Skaggs was a wonder to me, for Lem was by all odds the homeliest man on the Lick, and homeliness is a characteristic of mountain men. I knew Lem quite well, and when I asked my question he blushed and grinned. “She was tuck by my good looks,” he laughed. Didn’t you court her pretty hard?” “Did I?” and be drew a long breath as of relief at the thought of its being over. "Well, I should say I did. Why, I come mighty nigh mortglgin’ the farm to git her things she didn’t seem to want when I give ’em to her." “What did you give her?” “Everything, Colonel. It got so bad to’rds the last the folks at the store told me ef I’d lump my dealin’s they reckoned they could let me have ’em at wholesale prices.” “She couldn’t stand your liberality, Lem. That’s what got her.” “Not a bit uv it,” he continued. “All the time I was takin’ her all sorts uv things, she wus makln’ eyes at every feller that come along, and sorter ex pectin’ me to keep up my end uv the swingle tree, jist case I kinder seemed to hanker atter doin’ it that a-way.” “But you kept at it?” “I reckon not,” he laughed. "All uv a sudden I sot in fer Mary Finnel, and give the store folks a rest on buyin’.” "Then what happened?” I inquired, with a hope that I would now get some information. He laughed a low, gurgling laugh, such as a boy would give vent to when caught in some of his natural depreda tions. "Well,” he said, “she kinder swapped eends on t’other fellers, and swung 'round my way, but I wuzn’t givin’ a inch, and I didn’t have no talk with her for mighty nigh two weeks, and then one evenin’ as I wuz passin’ her house on my way to Mary’s, and she knowed it, I seen her hangln’ on the gate lookin’ out into the future, er somethin’ uv that sort that I seen a picter uv onc’t an agent wuz sellin’. "YOU AIN’T LYIN’ NOW, LEM?” “ ‘Good evenin’,’ says I, not offerin’ to stop. “ ‘Good evenin’,’ says she, "Pears to me you’re in a powerful hurry.’ “ ‘Kinder,’ says I, slackin’ up some. 'I promised to be down to Mary’s ’bout this time.’ “SHb kinder looked down at the ground when I told her that, and kicked a little rock out of the path that wus layin’ thar, and I felt like a sheep 3 teal in' dog fer sayin’ what I had. “ ‘I reckon you’d better by hurryin’ along then, for Mary ain’t the kind that likes to be kep’ waitin’,’ says she. “ ‘I s’pose,’ says I, ‘that you don’t keer ef I stop and talk to you fer a minute, do you?’ “ ‘I ain’t keerin’ what you do,’ says she, kinder sullen. " ‘You look like you wuz expectin’ somebody yerself,’ says I, feelin’ ez ef i’d like to choke whoever the feller wuz. “ ‘That’s what,’ says she, and I felt more’n ever like chokin’ somebody. “ ‘Who is it?’ says I, watchin' the streaks uv a laugh ’round her mouth ind pvpb. “ ‘That’s fer me to know and you to Ind out,’ says she, laughin’ right out. “ ‘I reckon I’ll be goln’ on down to Mary’s,’ says I, thinkin' that I wuzn’t Quakin' nothin’ hangln’ ’round Susan. “ ‘Mebbe you wouldn’t ef you know’d who wuz cornin’, says she, kinder reachin’ over the gate. “ ‘Well, tell me,’ says I, ‘and see ef i’ll stay.’ “ ‘I reckon not,’ says she, still a-nag gln’ me, 'mebbe they wouldn’t like it!’ “ ‘Who’s they?’ says I. | “She give a little chuckle, and I come up to ten gate and rested my hands on It to one side uv her n. “ ‘Pap and mother,’ says she. ‘They’ve gone down to the schoolhouse to preachin’ and won’t be back tell 8 /clock.’ “ ‘Atn’t you kinder lonesome waitin’ hyer by yerself, Susan?’ says I, half way tryin’ to pull the gate open, but she held it shet. “ ‘I reckon I wuz,’ says she. ‘That’s why I came out and hung on the gate, it’s mighty still like in the house.’ “ ‘You reckon you wuz?’ says I. ‘Ain’t rou now?’ and I chuckled to myself for ketch in’ her. “‘P’r’aps I am p’r’aps I ain’t,’ she sniggered, and tossed her head. “1 tried to open the gate, but she leld it shet. " 'Ef you want me to stay, why don't you say eo?' says I, getttn’ ugly. ‘“I reckon you kln^f you want to,' says she, mighty pesky. “'Susan,' says I, 'what’s the use ut foolin’?' “ 'Foolin’ about what?’ says she. “ ‘About me and you,’ says I. “ 'I ain’t a foolin’,’ says she. *' ‘You air,’ says I, 'and you know it: “ ‘Ef you don’i like me, Lem Skaggs,’ says she, bridlin’ up all over, 'you kin go 'long. I didn’t ask you to stop, did I?’ > “ ‘But I do like you, Susan,’ says I, glttln’ skeert, and tryln’ to pull the gate open so’s I could git clos't enough to her to coax her. " ‘I reckon you like Mary Flnnel a sight better,’ says she, holdin’ the gate ag’in' me. '* ‘I reckon X don’t,’ says I, and 1 could feel the gate give a little. “ ‘You wouldn’t talk that a-way ef she wuz In hearin’ distance,’ says she. ‘“Wouldn’t I?’ says I, and I heaved and sot on the gate, but It didn’t move a peg. ‘You jist fetch her up here ond see ef I wouldn’t.’ ■ No, you list go down thar,’ says she. 'Thar’s whar you started fer.’ *' ‘I didn’t do nothin’ uv the sort,’ says 1‘gittln’ despriter every minute. “ 'You told me you did,’ says she, and I could feel the gate give some and then shet> up ag’in. “ ‘You oughter know, Susan,’ says I serious, 'that I was jlst a-foolln’,' and 1 could feel the gate a-glvin’ way and shettln’ and then glvin’ way ag’in. “ ‘An’ you ain’t lyin’ now, Lem l’ says she, a heap sight softer than any time in her life. “‘Course I ain’t, Susan,’ Bays'I, and the gate come open about six inches. “ ‘Ef I only thought you wuzn’t, Lem,’ says she, lettln’ the gate slip my way a leetle more every minute. “‘You know I ain’t, Susan,’ says I, glvin’ the gate the strongest pull yit. ’You know it, and you know I never give a snap uv my finger fer any other gal In these parts, and that all the time I’ve been a-hankerln’ atter you and wantin’ you for my wife, but you kep’ foolin’ with me all along and bustin’ my heart mighty nigh, and makin’ me want to go off and chop a tree down on myself. You know it, Susan, you know it,’ and she h’isted her hands and the gate swung wide open. “‘What about Mary?’ says she, standin’ thar before me lookin’ sweet er’n peaches and loses. “ ‘Hang Mary,’ says I, clean forgittln’ my manners, and I retch out both hands fer Susan. “ ‘Oh, Lem!’ says she, and—well, Colonel,” he laughed, as his honest face reddened beneath its saffron hue, “1 reckon you’re old enough to know the balance.” “I wouldn’t be surprised, Lem,” I re plied, blushing just a shade myself as a memory or two came slowly back from the rosy past. He looked up smiling. “And say. Colonel,” he said, “I wuzn’t any purtier that night than I wuz be fore.” “Come off, Lemuel,” said I, slapping him on the back, “it was so dark Susan couldn’t see you.” WILL VIRTUE BE REWARDED? A West Point Cadet Who Compelled HI* Colonel to Obey the Regulation*. The establishment of the color line in the West Point summer encampment recently gave rise to a good story on the commandant of cadets, Colonel Samuel Mills. The regulations pre scribe that everyone crossing the color line or passing the colors should salute by lifting his cap with the right hand and placing it upon his left shoulder. Colonel Mills neglected this Important ceremony not long ago and the sentry on duty promptly stopped him and compelled him to obey the regulation. The commandant next day sent foi this cadet, a third class man, who, by the way, comes from Indiana, and talked to him long and earnestly. The young man refused to divulge the sub stance of the interview, but the general opinion is that the cadet will be given corporal's chevrons in the fall, when changes are made in the officers of the battalion. She Wee Equal to Him. Of all the expedients devised by debt* ora, whether by Micawber or Murger few have been more simple and effectu al than that of a Mrs. Martin In San Francisco recently. She had ordered a ton of coal delivered at her residence. The coal dealers had not yet received their pay for previous tons, so they In structed their driver to take {he coal ta her (house, go to the door, present the previous bill, and refuse to deliver the coal until the bill was paid. He did so. The 'ady looked a little surprised, bul an ominous glitter came into her eye when she heard her ultimatum. But she repressed her feelings, and suavely invited the coal man to “step into the parlor while she went to get the money.” The coal heaver was rather grimy, and did not seem exactly to fit the furniture, but he accepted her in vitation, stepped into the parlor, and Mrs. Martin disappeared. Many minutes passed. The coal-heaver be came impatient, but the lady did not return. Finally he heard the crash ol coal. He looked out of the window. Tc his horror, he saw his coal being un loaded by another man. He tried the door, but it was locked, and the grimy coal-heaver grimly sat down and waited. After the coal was unloaded the lady appeared and let him out There was a triumphant twinkle in Mrs. Martin’s eyes as she told him to “call again with the bill.”—San Fran cisco Argonaut. Wildcats are quite numerous in Con necticut this year. Several cases havt been reported where travelers have en« countered them onothe highways. HOTEL £ VANS Enlarged Refurnished Refitted -\v Only First-class Hotel In the City. W. T. EVANS, Prop. NEW YORK ... ILLUSTRATED NEWS The Organ ofl'Honeat Sport In Amprloa ALL THE SENSATIONS OP THE OAV aiCTURCD BY THK FOREMOST ARTISTS OF THE OOUNTRY Lite in New York Graphically Illustrated. Breezy but Respectable. S4 PON A YEAN, SS PON SIX MONTHS Do yon want to be posted? Then tend your eubecription to the nv nu nunum im 3 PARK PLACE! NEW YORK CITY. PUBLISHED EVENY WEDNESDAY. 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