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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1901)
Frontier. SUBSCRIPTION. *1.60 PER ANNUM. O. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER. VOLUME XXII. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. NOVEMBER 14, 1901. NUMBER 20. LOCAL MATTERS AS NAILED! THE RON Little Things of General lu tersts People Like to Read About. YOUR NAME IN PRINT Movements, Accidents, Fortunes and Misfortunes of You and Your ^ Neighbor Made Public. H. A. Reed of Stuart was in the city |^/ yesterday. Peter Greeley of Phoenix was in the | city Wednesday. E. S. Kinch was up from Neligh the fce middle of the week. R. H. Jenness offers his reisdence for '*■ sale. Call at house. 16-tf Doc Robertson of Spencer was in the city Monday and Tuesday. W. M. Lockard went to Omaha yes l|| terday to be gone a few days. |l| Floyd G. Frink and Elina Ord, both III of Page, were married Saturday last. For farm loans, on reasonable terms call on Elkhorn Valley Bank. 13-tf ; '4,- Smoke the Shamrock, the best 5c cigar . j..; in town. For sale by all dealers. 8-tf MgR Teeth or photographs at Corbett's, ||pgl6tli to 30lh of each month. 39tf. If E. Opp, the genial banker at Stuart, ||Sg|had business at the hub the first of the iweek. Call for the Shamrock; little, hut O, ^Aimy! Best value for vour niokle. For ale by all dealers. 8-tf LOST—Saturday, October 19, a solid fc ^«old Eastern Star pm. Finder will fc please leave same at this office. 18-2 H ~ ~ ~ Dr. James McCarthy of Gretna visited relatives in the city this week and last. H. N. Bradstreet was out to bis place on the Niobrara Tuesday with lumber for the erection of a granary. The fire department wishes to an nounce that they will give a ball at the rink on Thanksgiving evening. Will Davis, who has been at Stuart the Dast few mouths, publishing the Herald, came home last week. Louis Nollkamper went down to Fremont Monday where he will attend school for a term at the normal. — Judge Selah, who has bevu very sick from typhoid fever for several weeks, is some better but still very weak. Roger McGinnis departed Sunday evening for Cody, Wy., where he has a position as manager of a hardware store. Mrs. John Sullivan and Mrs. Mark Murphy were passengers for Omaha Tuesday, going theie for medical treat ment. Mrs. Effie Kocker of Iowa arrived in the city Thursday evening last on a visit to her parents, Mr. and MrsJ. U. Addison. Bob Bitney came down from Atkin son Monday. Bob is working at Ailiance but came home to cast his vote and visit with friends. The real estate office of A. B. Newell has been removed from the rooms over Gilligan & Stout’s to apartments over the O’Neill National bank. Be guarded in your conduct when Steve MoNichols is in sight. He will be Sheriff Stewart’s deputy from now until the first of theQyear 1902. For Sale-Pedigreed Poland China boar pigs For price and other information inquire of 18-4 G D. Janzing, O’Neill, Neb. ‘'Little Venus,” the beautiful child actress an “Eva,” is with Rusco & Hol land's Big Uncle Tom’s Cabin oompany that comes to O'Neill on Friday, No vember 15. f 1 mmm bulls 1 FOR SALE I t We have at our ranch twelve miles northeast of O’Neill a car load of richly and choicely bred Register ed Short-Horn Bulls for sale; from 15 to 22 months in age. These bulls are of the low down, beefy, blocky, deep-bodied, heavy-boned type; and 3uch standard families as— Young Marys, Dulcibellas, lanthis, Rubys, Amelias, Red Roses, are represented among them, with from two to six tops | of the richest of Scotch and Cruickshank breeding of 1 such noted bulls as the great breeding and show bull, | Golden Chief 75063; Saxon Knight 110108. who sired 1 the prize steer, Golden King, at the Omaha Exposition | in 1898, and Lord Waterloo 112749, who headed the I first prize herd at the World's Fair. These bulls are all in good, smooth, thrifty condition | and are an exceptionally showy, hardy and vigorous lot i We selected them with great care from the noted herd g of Albert Harran of Newton, Io., who pronounced them || the best car load he ever sold. And they were also S pronounced by a number of commission men in South |j Omaha as the best lot ever shown in the yards. We invite the inspection of ranchmen. JOE CAIN KILLED BT FALLING TIMBEBS Meets Death While Swinging Ax in the Woods of Montana. REMAINS SENT HERE Was a Member of Ancient Order of United Workmen and Kuiglits of Pythias. On November 5 Joe Cain, a former re sident of thin place, was killed at Stevens ville, Mont., the remains being ship ped to O'Neill and the funeral held Mon day at the Catholic church. From the Northwest Tribune of Slevensville we take the following account of the sad accident: Last Tuesday about 11 o’clock in the forenoon, while Joe Cain and Jesse Waddell were falling timber for D. V. Bean’s sawmill on Burnt Fork Joe Cain was fatally injured and died in about two hours after. l’he men were about three quarters of a mile from camp and had cut down a tree which caught on a smaller one, a portion of which flew back and struck Mr. Cain on the right cheek and breast breaking the collor bone and otherwise injuring him internally. At first it was thought, by his companion, Waddell, that he was killed outright as the broken top knocked him quite a distance and he fell senseless, but soon after began to gasp for breath and try to get up. After getting him in as comfortable a position as possible Waddell ran to camp for help and the boys carried him in and laid him on bis bunk. Up to this time he appeared dazed After a short time he partly turned, recognized that some one was in the room and asked: .“Is that you, Green?’ “Yes Joe. Do you want to go to the hospital at Missoula or to Hamilton?” said Green. “I do not care which plaoe you take me” he replied. Where is your sister living Joe?” asked Green. “I cannot tell you now.” replyed Joe. 1 his was about all the intelligent con versation that he offered except to oon seut for the boya to take him to Stevens ville for medical treatment. And again when he answered, “No. I do not care for anything,” in reply to Mr. Tabor's inquiry as to whether he wanted any thing to drink before starting. Bean told the boys to take him to town and do all they could for him and if necessary he would foot the bill. So they started for town but he evi dently bled internally for he straight ened out and died without a quiver about a mile and a half from camp. L. H. Gt.i n. Guy Bradford, and Bert Ta bor who had started to town with him brought him in and ooroner W. T. Adair of Hamilton was notified and came down that same night, enpanneled a jury and the next morning examined the evidence^and rendered a verdict, to the effect that he had come to his death by accident. Messrs. Warddell and Tabor being Workmen learned from former conver sation with him that he belonged to Rocky Mountain lodge No. 8, A. O. U. W. at Elliston, and informed Master Workman H. R. Printo of Stevesville No. 55, who immediately wired the Master of his lodge for instructions as to what to do with the body. He soon received word from William Blow, Master Workman of bis lodge to take charge of the remains uutil he could get instructions from his sisters, at O’Neill, Nebraska, Later the instructions came to ship the body east and draw sight draft on the bank of O’Neill for expenses. The Master Workman then employed J. M. Lacy of Missoula to embalm the body and prepare it for shipment. He and William Blow, Master Work man of his local lodge, came up on Wednesday’s night train; embalmed the body and shipped tb« same to bis sisters at O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, yesterday morning Nov. 7, at the request of his sister Katie Cain. Joe Cain was about 38 years old, a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Nebraska with his parents when quite young and settled in O’Neill, Holt Co. From there he came to Montana and joined Rocky Mountain lodge No. 8. A. 0. U. W. about 10 years ago. He also became a member of Red Cross Lodge No. 38, Knights of Pythias at Helena last spring. He came to Bitter Root Valley about two months ago and stopped for a time at the Cottage hotel Hamilton, prior to beginning work for Mr. Bean which was on October 28. He was a great. big, pleasent, joval fellow and made friends wheiever he went. He was a single man and his sisters are his beneficiaries. For Sale—Twenty head of heavy draft horses—mars and geldings—Nor man bred. Prices and term right.—F. M Harrison, O'Neill. 12-tf A daughter is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George McLeod, who re side northwest of O’Neill, born the first of the week. M. M. Sullivan returned Saturday evening from a trip through Montana. Mr. Sullivan thinks Montana is too mountainous to suit him. To the bind friends and neighbors and members of A. O. U. W., who kindly assisted us in our sorrow, we wish to extend our most sincere and heartfelt thanks.—Thomas Cain and family. An item overlooked last week in the glad hour of victory was the departure of Tim Handley for Park City, Utah. Tim resigned his position at McManns' which he had filled for many years and expect to remain in the silver city of Utah. __ N. McGraw has bonght the Casper Englehaupt property north of O. F. Biglin’s residence, consideration $650. Mr. Englehaupt will move his family to the farm this week but will remain in the city himself until his term as deputy county clerk expires. George Wiengarlner has his new building on Fourth street completed and now occupies the same. It is a large, two-story frame struoture and a substantial improvement to the west side of the street. Mr. Weingartner’s new restaurant quarters are an inviting place to visit. The typhoid patients are reported as recovering. O’Neill seems to have an annual visit from this little, but active disease germ. Four cases of fever have developed this fall, with three of them still under the doctors' care. Judge Selah, Kafe King and Fred Millard are at present housed with the fever. J. B. Mellor departed this morning for Colorado, where he expects to remasn for about six months. Owing to failing health Jess hits disposed of most of his business interests here and goes to the mountains hoping to regain his former physical vigor. Mrs. Mellor has been in Colorado for the past two months. J. Dickinson of Amelia was in the first of the week and called, ile says people in his vicinity are busy getting in readinass to bale up the immense hay crop that was cut there this summer Mr. Dickinson makes a business of wintering a good many cattle and says he exprcts to take in about one hundred head this winter. John Reddy died at his home in Knox county last week and funeral occured to day in this city. Mr. Reddy was formerly a resident of Holt county, being one of the pioneer settlers of this community. He was well known here by all of the old settlers. His son-in aw, R. J. Hayes, and danghter-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Reddy, both of Anaconda, Mout., were in attcndanoe at the funeral. Considerable grain and hogs continue to be marketed in O'Neill notwith stand ing the fact that the drouth did much damage last summer. The bulk of these products come from the north country, which is well watered by numerous small streams and is considered to have the best quality of sol! in the county. The markets are keeping up well and men «' i the rural districts who have roducts to sell arc enjoying a large degree of prosperity. Rusco & Holland's Big Uncle Tom’s Cabin company will appear at the O’Neill opera-house on Friday, No vember 15. This organization is recog nized as being one of the strongest and best traveling. The original Nashville Students, who have for years appeared as the leading concert and jubilee com pany of America, are part of this organ izotion, and will appear in their great plantation pastimes. This is a feature possessed by no other Uncle Tom’s Cabin company and is alone worth the price of admission. And by the way, the managers announce that popular prices will prevail. Since the laBt session of the legislature live vacancies have ocourred in the body. Senator Harlan and. Representative Mullen resigned to accept federal posi tions in Alaska. At the last election their places were filled by A. B. Chrisitan of the York-Fillmore district, and John VV. Battin of Omaha. Representatives David Brown of the Cass-Otoe diatriot, and A. J. Watson of the Cedur-Pieroe district, have both died. Watson's place has not yet been filled, but Brown will be succeeded by George W. Spur lock. Representative C. A. Fowler, who removed from the district, will be succeeded by Henry Uaughorst. DISASTBRODS FIRE VISITS BOYD'S IBB Evidences of Incendiarism Plain and SuspectedJParty Being Searched. 600 SMALLPOX CASES That Many Reported in Nebraska Since October 10—Sixty Cases at Long Pine. A peoial from Batte, Boyd county, of the 9th inst. says: Apparently with in cendiary intent undetected persons started a tire in the rear of Anton Schesnost’s saloon at 2 o'clock this moriningand as a result many of Butte's business establishments are in ashes and the proprietors heavy losers on their stocks. There is not a hotel or restaurant left in the town. The ten buildings destroyed were all in the business section, and being of wood, burned so fiercely that the rest of the town was saved only by the hardest work. New and better buildings are promised for the old sites at once. The evidence of incendiarism was so strong that search is being made for a stranger who is reported to have made threats of "getting even” with the town last night because of some alleged finan cial grievance. Starting with the saloon, which was valued at $3,500, and on which there was $1,000 insurance, the flames destroy ed Hotel Boyd. Will M. Carter, pro prietor, value $3,000, insurance $700; G. 8. Wright’s restaurant, value $900, insurance $500; John Story’s hardware store, value $3,000 and insurance $900; Mrs. John Story’s grocery, value $1,750; and insurance $750; Warner & Maxam’a drug store, $0,000 and Mason’s drug store, value $0,000 and insurance $1,700; Mrs. John Adkins' restaurant, value $1,900 and insurance $700; the stock and building of William Manthy. tailor, value $400, with no insurance; Ed John son’s saloon building, value $1,500, and insurance $400, and D. W. Forbes’ build ing, used as a pool room, value $900, with no insurance. Among the minor losers were A. Masinda, whose drug stock and building were damaged to the extent of $150; J.8. McMillan, $50; Ed Lusk. $25; 8. McGowan, $50; George Whitman, $50; C. W. Blagg, $150; C. W. Weedman, $150; and Ben Stock well.$50. It seems that the ouibrake of smallpox at Long Pine has developed to quite a serious matter. The attention of state authorities has been called to the situa tion. A special from Linooln says: “The receipt of a telegram from E. F. Dodd of Long Pine, by Governor Savage, was the cause of a special meet ing of the state board of health in the governor’s office, at the state house. The dispatch announced there were sixty cases of smallpox in Long Pine, and prayed assistance to prevent the spread of the disease The state board may advise and direct, but it has no power to command, and concequently is unable to prevent the further spread of the diseases. Local boards, however, are empowered by law to organize, and upon them rests tho responsibility of enforcing their own rules. An attempt is being made to get the Elkhorn road not to stop any trains at Long Pine until the disease has been wiped cat. This will be especially difficult, in view of the fact that Long Pine is a division point on that road.” The fact that over 600 cases of small pox have been reported to tbe state health officials since October 15 is arous ing a number of the state officials to the necessity of doing something to prevent the spread of the contagion. A number are advocating a special session of the legislature in order that such authority may be conferred upon the state officials In response to another communica tion from Superintendent Slack at Juniata, State Superintendent Fowler informed him that it was the ruling of his department that local school boards had the authority to prevent unvaccinat ed pupils from attending school during the prevalence of an epidemic. While coming from Stuart Wednes day night Frank Ellis, who lives across fie river on Brush creek, was thrown from his rig and broke an arm. As if this was not enough misfortune for one week in his family, a Winchester rifle exploded while bis 20 year old boy was trying to shoot a wolf yesterday after noon, a piece of the shell splitting an eyeball.—Butte Gazette. NOTICE—To those owing me—call and settle. I am no banker if I try.— Con Keys. 30tf. R. F. Cross was down from Atkinson Tuesday. _ A. C. Crossman of Atkinson was in the city Tuesday. For Hale—Full Blood Poland China boars. 2 miles east of O’Neill. 18-4 _P. J. Toohill. Justice Slattery on Monday joined in marriage Mr. Ernest Jensen and Miss M. Pollard, both of Clearwater. Miss Ada Mills entertained'S company of friends at her home Tuesday evening. Dancing was the principle feature of the evening. A very pleasant time was had. __ Mike McNichols, brother of Steve MoNichols of this city, arrived Wed nesday evening from Aspen, Colorado Mike has been county treasurer there for the past eight years. WANTFD—100 head of cattle to winter; good sbeads, flowing wells abundance of hay. Reside one mile North of Amilia postofflce.—J. Dickin son, Amelia, Neb. 20-1 Henry Howard, the supervisor elect in the Fourth district,made a great raee. He was pitted against one of the strongest men in the district but won out with a handsome majority. FOR SALE—600 pure bred Rambou ilett and Delaine rams. Are in best of condition, 2 years old anl have never been in service.—Barto & Hoyt, Gordon, Neb. _ 168 Rev. G. H. Schleh, Ph. D., of Omaha leolurer of the Woodmen of the World, will deliver a lecture on the subject of fraternity at the Odd Fellow's hall, Thursday evening, November 21, at 8 p. m. All are cordially invited. Supervisor elect Phillips was in’ town last Thursday wearing a broad smile caused by his election to the oounty board in what had been a populist strong hold. Frank is no novioe in the business, having served a couple of terms upon the board and the people of bis district can rest assured that their interests will be carefully guarded. Grading on the Atkinson and Nio brara River railroad is progressing finely the grade being completed to the rough lands south of the river. Headquarters of the grading gangs are being moved to the river, and lumber is on the ground for the erection of a boatding house and stables. The company will also put in a store at this point.—Butte Gazette. E. 8. Gilmour was up from Ewing last Friday receiving the congratulations of his friends upon the glorious victory he won at the polls His home town ship, Ewing, which was also the home of his opponent, and which gave Hollen beck, fusion candidate for supreme judge, a majority of nineteen, gave Gilmour a majority of twelve overTrom mershausser. This is a testimonial any man could be proud of. Charles E. Hall has reason to be proud of the vote he received for sheriff, receiving 1,568. This too in the face of one of the hardest fights ever made upon a candidate for office in the county; He made a good bard fight and justly de serves the laurels he won. The vote he received in Paddeck, Scott and Willow dale townships must indeed be a source of gratification to him, coming from old friends and neighbors who knew him when he was homsteading and later when in business at Minnealo. These men knew Charlie Hall and knew him to be honest and upright and^horoughly capable of filling the office, and nothing the apposition cauld say or do would severve them from their loyalty to him. His record in the Third Nebraska is sufficient guarrantee to the people to know that he will make one of the best officers in the county. The Self Culture club held Ha Aral meeting in the office of the county sup erintendent Monday evening last. On motion T. V. Norvell was elected tem porary chairman and J. V. Owens tem porary secretary. The object of the club, as stated by several present is to uncourage in its members a spirit of sociability and to aid in intellectual development. On motion Messrs. Morrow. Whelan' and Donohoe were appointed a committee of three to draft a constitution and to formulate such rules and regulations as would be of benefit to the club. A paper on "History’’ was read by Mr. Owens. Mr. Golden made a few pertinent remarks on ancient and modern literature. Both papers were warmly discussed. The pro gram for the next meeting, as submitted by Mr. Whelan is as follows: “The Best Business,” James Donohoe; "Pro fits to be Derived From the tttudy of Literature,” Mre. T. V. Golden; “Ruby at of Omar Kliayam," Mrs E. H. Whelan. On motion the club adjourned to meet at the superintendent’s office on Wednesday evening, November 20._ J. V. Owens, Temporary Secretary.
