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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1902)
* VOLUME XXII. _ O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1902. NUMBER 27. OPENING FOR RAILROAD Prospect ot' Homesteading in Rosebud Incites Elkhorn to Extend the Verdigris Branch. ORIGINAL PLAN TO BE CHANGEI Brighest Prospects Yet Held Out to Boyd Count-- for the Speedy En ing In Fruition of Bailroad Hopes. Omaha Bee: Officials of the North western system have recently learned something that causes them to think still more highly ot their extension ot the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad from Verdigris into Boyd county and to plan a slightly different future for this line. Two weeks ago it leaked out that the gov ernment would shortly open up a portion of the Rosebud Indiad reserva tion, just north of Boyd and Keya Paha counties and across the line in South Dakota. Inquiry was at once made of Clem Deaver at the O’Neill land office, through which agency this will be done, and the answer was that the order was not yet formally issued, but that it would probably take effect soon. This means that about 150 square miles of the finest of farm land will be open soon for settlers and plans in the Verdigris extension have been con ditionally altered to allow for this. The primary intention of the North Western officials was to reach into the rich farm lands of Boyd county, in which every quarter-section has a settler and where the best corn in Ne braska was raised last season. To that end surveyors, under the direction of General Manager Bidwell of the Fre mont,’Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail road have beer pushing the line into the county lengthwise, about directly westward. Mr. Bidwell returned from the scene of the work last Tuesday night. “The men are now about forty miles from the starting point, Verdigris,” said he, “and are now spreading out into the country along two branching lines. One goes on westward toward Butte, the other reaches more to the north. These are both merely tenta tive feelers, the object being to choose which is the best route for the ex tension finally.” This “feeler” to the northwest is the one which is reaching straight toward the reservation, or that part of it which is to be opened. This is the east end, comprising almost the whole of Gregory county. South Dakota, Meyer and Tripp counties constitute the remainder of the reservation. This Gregory county portion is a sort of jog or tail piece at the east end of the reservation, being smaller in size than the remainder which is uniform. By the time the government opens it the Elkhorn will have a lene surveyed there, with con struction in sight. The country there is of the same nature as that in Boyd county, just south, and the road will continue along the same creek it has been following. Mr Bidwell had more new informa tion concerning the extension. “We have the two ends of the bridge we must build across the Nio brara rive located,” said he, “and the structure will be about 1,000 feet long. There is nothing new from Chicago as 4 4- ^ . p 4-1,~ 4. „ blit the surveyors are working along these two branches every day.” O’ eill Mention. Ewing Advocate: Miss Margaret Hall of O’Neil! is clerking at Selah’s drug store. ’ Butte Gazette: Miss Lizzie Morri son and Katie O’Fallon spent Christ mas with relatives in O’Neill. Chambers Bugle: Superintendent Norvell and family of O’Neill were in attendance at the Baptist Christmas exercises. Stuart Ledger: T. Y. Golden, an attorney from O’Neill, had legal business in this part of Holt county last week. Atkinson Graphic: Miss Clara Zim merman spent Xmas at home in O’Neill. Miss Gertie Emmerson ac companied Miss Zimmerman and was her guest.A1 Brimmer, formerly a business man of Gross, but who has recently been clerking in Mann’s store at O’Neill, arrived in Atkinson last Saturday night from Sioux City, where he was operated upon for appendicits. A nice line of men’s pants for sale cheap at Hafrington’s 27-;j AMERICAN-IRISH DINNER. Annual Meeting of Society Held In New York January 14. M. D. Long informs us that he has received an invitation to attend the annual meeting and dinner of the American-Irish Historical Society which will take place at the Hotel Manhattan in New York City, on Tuesday evening, January 14. Hon. John 1>. Crimmins of New York is the president-general and Hon. Thomas Hamilon Murry of Boston secretary-general,of the society. The committee on dinner consists of Farncis C. Fravers, John J. Rooney and Thomas B. Lawler, all of New York City. Tickets for the dinner are $3.50 each. President Roosevelt is a charter and life member of the society. Mr. Long is the vice-president of the society for the state of Nebraska. ■ ^ PERSONALS. Will Thomas of Niborara is in the city today. Go to Harringtons for the latest styles in shoes. 27-3 Mrs. J. If. Meredith visited in Sioux City this week. L. C. Skidmore of Ewing was in the city Wendesday. Rafe King returned Tuesday even ing from Moline, 111. Miss May Mullen of Deadwood is visiting her parents here. County Attorney Mullen had bus sincss in Omaha this week. Harrington sells the best shoes for the leest money, no old stock 27-3 Arthur Gwin was at Laurel last week buying corn for the irrigation company. George Shively was up this week from Laurel, where he is running a restaurant. W. 15. Haigh of Atkinson was in t lie city today and called, renewing for The Frontier. Miss Ruth Page returned to her school north of Page after two week’s visit in O’Keill. Guy Green returned Tuesday even from Meadow Grove, after several week’s absence from the city. Miss Stella Brown of Atkinson was the guest of Miss Ruth Evans the fore part of the week. Otto Brown and Tom Campbell of Atkinson attended the dance here Mondey evening. C. F. Smith has had bills printed the past week for a sale the 11th one mile northwest of Stafford. J. IT. Swan of Inman has had bills printed for a sale the 9th, to take place one and a half miles north of Inman. v Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Ituxbury came over from Spencer Tuesday, Mrs. Duxbury departing Wednesday morn ing for a visit in Minnesota. Miss Harnish returned today to Lincoln, where she is in charge of the sewing department at the asylum, after a weeks visit with relatives here. Ryan Bros, have came into exclusive control of the meat market formerly owned by Ryan Bros. & Lacey, Mr. Lacey having sold his interest to t hem. The next meeting of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery association will be held at the Pleasant Valley church on January 7, 1902, at 2 p. m. All parties interested are req listed to attend.— George Bay, clerk. Freeman Bros, concert and speci alty company, supported by vaudeville artists, will be at the O’Neill opera house on Friday evening, January 3. The latest productions in vocal and instrumental music, comedies, speci alties, etc. Edison’s moving pictures, showing the McKinley funeral, execu tion of Czolgoz and the incidents con connected with the great tragedy. Seats 35c, 25c and 15c. CallJd Down Again. For about the ’steenth time the county board of supervisors have had to take official action to protect the county against the high-handed hold ups of the land pirates. Today the board adopted a resolution ordering County Attorney Mullen to desist in his wholesale tax lien foreclosures, and also a resolution demanding to be “shown” the guarantees of costs in actions begun. At this late hour we are unable to publish the full resolutions this week. Talk about the departed republican gang holding up the county and de fying authorities! They were saints from glory beside the present pop gang. OUT OF PENITENTIARY Hartley Given Freedom As a New Year’s Gift.—A Surprise to His Family. FULLY AND FREELY PARDONED Governor’s Document Delivered to Mrs Bnrt lev am She and Daughter Go After Husband and Father. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 31.—Ex-State Treasurer Joseph S. Bartley left the state penitentsary this evening a free man after serving nearly live years of a twenty-live years’ sentence, after conviction for embezzling state funds. Governor Savage commuted his sen tence to take effect tonight and the governor’s orders nvere immediatly carried into effect. Private Secretary R. Clancy went to Mr. Bartley’s residence at 7 o’clock and handed to the wife and children a commutation of sentence and a dis charge. Mrs. Bartley, accompanied by her son and daughter, India and Charles O. Whedon, went to the pen itentiary and returned with Mr. Bart ley. Tlie trip was made In Mr. Whedon’s carriage. M r. Bartley was taken to his home on South Seventeenth street and within a short time he was over whelmed with congratulations of friends. These expressions came in the form of telegrams and telephone messages and many persons called to shake his hand, lie will spend New Year’s day with his family and par take of a New Year’s dinner at his own home. Social Doings. The Epworth Legaue was entertain ed New Years eve at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Butler. A farewell dancing party was given at tlie opera-house Thursday evening in honor of Will Laviollette, who de parts for Omaha Sunday to resume his musical studies. Some twenty five couples were present. A party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Y. Golden Friday evening in honor of their daughter Lillie’s sixteenth birthday. Dancing and games furnished entertainment. One o’clock lunch was served; The ball given by the O’Neill orchestra Monday evening was pro nounced tlie most pleasant social event of the kind ever given in the city. The music was superb, the hall gaily lighted, the floor perfect and the sixty couples attending all gay and happy. Supper was served at Hotel Evans in that popular hostelry’s well known style and the dance broke up at 3 o'clock. The Market South Omaha, Jan. 1,1902.—Receipts of cattle only fair, 7000 for three days. Market this week is strong to higher than last weeks close and from 25 to 40c higher than a week ago. Beef steers in good demand, fair supply and good prices for good fat steers. Choice beeves are quoted from $5.90 to $6.30; fair to good, $4.75 to $5.60 and common to fair warmed up and part fat grades from $3.50 to $4.60. Cows and butcher stock in good supply demand fair all around and prices strong. Choice fat heifers are quoted from $3.40 to $5.00, good fat cows and heifers $3.75 to *-».»>, ran- to good Dutcner cows $2.80 to $3.60 and common and conning grades from $1.50 to $2.60. Veal calves strong, $3.00 to $6.25, bulls steady, $2.00 to $4.00. Receipts of bogs fairly lideral, 28000 for three days. Today however only about 6000 on sale but market is slow big five lower. Range $5.75 to $6,60, bulk $6.00 to $6.30. We think rsceipts will lighten up soon and look for better prices as soon as they do. □ Sheep receipts moderate market strong to higher. Nye & Buchanan Co. -- Two Papers for Price of One Eveay person who cuts out and sends this advertisement and one dollar to ■ the Omaha Semi-Weekly World-Herald for one years subscrip tion before January 31, will also re ceive free of charge the illustrated Orange J udd Farmer, weekly, for one year. No commission allowed. Regu lar price of both $2. Address, Weekly World-Herald, Omaha, Nebr. $25 Reward The above amount will be paid to anyone who will inform me as to who cut the wires on my place.—James Early, Slocum, Neb. 27-3 Boy Wanted To learn taade. O’Neill Cigar Factory. 27-tf Freeman Bros. Concert company will be at. the opera-house Friday, \ January 3. WILL HOLD F ELD TRIAL Nebraska Field Trial Association Is Organized. An organszat ion was effected Mon day evening which, it is hoped, will redounded to much edification and amusement to the fraternity of nimrods and sports. The organization is known as the Nebraska Field associ ation, and the object is to display the hunting genius of men and dogs in the open field. The association ex pects to hold a field trial at O’Neill next August or September, when it is promised a great event in the world of sport will he given. The associa tion expect hunters and dogs here from all over the country, when an exhibition of field work in hunting birds will be given. The officers of the association are: .1. E. Summers, jr., of Omaha, presi dent; O. F. Biglin, vice pressdent ; M. II. McCarthy, secretary; It. It. Dickson, treasurer. LITTLE THINGS Bale ties at Brennan’s. Brennan’s is headquarters for all kinds of lamp's. 21-tf Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s, 16th to 39th of each month. 39tf. 1 For farm loans, on reasonable terms call on Elkhorn Valley Bank. 13tf ' Get the best and purest deoderized gasoline for your stoves and lamps at. ; Brennans. TAKEN UP—On Dec. 30—A suck ing colt. Call at Frontier for informa tion and charges. Hay Land for Sale—N. W. 21-25-12 $600. Terms apply to P. T. Meeks. , Fredonia, Wash. STRAYED—Two black pigs, one weighing about 260 and the other smaller.—Den Hunt. Two of about the largest turkeys ' one ever seeks were received by ex press .from the east by Back Berry on Monday. Get your lamp oil at Brennan's for he keeps the highest standard grades of any one in town; he keeps the Eoceneoil. The -irrigation compauey is having a j large Ice house built on the banks of j the Elkhorn a half mile west of the | bridge. . When needing shoes, overshoes, or ( any-thing in the line of foot ware call < at John J. Harrington, he can save s you money. 27-3 1 The Fron ier has a new stock of ' visiting cards for ladies. The new ( s yles are about half the size of the ( old ones, and quite nobby. Dress making palors have been open ] ed in the rooms over Bentley’s store ; and ladii; of O’Neill are invited to ( call when wanting dress making done, l FORSALE—600 purebred Rambou- 4 ilett and Delain rams. Are in best of 4 condition, 2 years old and have never 1 been in service.—Barto & Hoyt, Gor- 1 don, Neb. * 18-8 4 t The preponderence of opinion was , that the first day of t he new year was | the mildest ever experienced here. , The day following, however, has more s of the touch of winter, but is not bad | for mid-winter weather. , After continued and faithful service ■ the familiar old team that has drawn ' Tom Tierney’s dray for the last fifteen 1 years, has been ritlred and a team of s matched blacks of t lie younger genera- ( tion of horses are now carting the dray wagon about. 1 While in the city Tuesday Frank 1 Duxbury left an order for sale bills ! at The Frontier office for William 1 Brown’s sale near Spencer on Jannary * 14. Mr. Brown is going to have one 1 of the largest sales of the season as he has a thoroughly stocked and equip ped farm. We understand he has sold ( his farm and will move to town. £ A very serious and eminent medical i man has been making careful calcula- < tions, and says the average waltz takes i dancers over three quarters of a mile, i The square dance represents adistance j of half a mile. The gallop is some- i thing between two and three miles, j Therefore the average evening ball means a tour of something like fifteen ; miles. W. J. Trullinger was in the city 1 Saturday and had his name enrolled on our subscription list. Mr. Trul linger has been in the county a short time winding up the business affairs of his deceased brother, the late Levi i Trullinger, and had a sale last week at the homestead near Minneola. The i sale, he says, went well, everything selling. The farm has been leased to ; Will Darr. Mr. Trullinger started ■ Sunday for Lawton, Oka., where he is making his home, and which country he likes very much. ITS INAUGURAL MEETING young Men's Social Club Organized Under Auspicious Circum stances. PRESIDENT LONG MAKES ADDRESS mixture of Wit, Wisdom and Timely Admo nit one to the He i Who Have Al so ited Themselves Together. The Young Men’s Social club of 3’Neill held its inaugural meeting at he club rooms in the O'Neill Nat ional >ank building on New Years evening. A tine program was rendered, consist ing of speeches, recitations, songs, music and games. The event of the Mitertainment was the inaugural ad iress delivered by the president of the dub, M. I). Long. Mr. Long’s address was replete with wit, wisdom, philosophy and hard ■ommon sense advice and we publish t in full for the benefit of our readers. It is as follows: Gentleman, and members of the Voting Men’s Social club of O’Neill: It is a trite and true saying that it s not well for man to be alone. It is :ven so recorded in holy writ. All great historical and scientific luthoritles corroborate this scriptural ipothegm, for do they not tell 11s that nan is a gregarious animal, and that tis memory runneth not to the con rary even to the remotest of times in lie world’s history and tradition, vlien he did not herd himself together n a collective capacity and instituted mch forms of association as he may lave deemed essential to his purposes if mutual support and protection, or nayhap nenecssaryto supply the short joinings of a weak or unstable govern nent. All associations, as a general rule, jome within the purview of the five Allowing categories: They are either, iccording to their several objects, of a religious, political,commercial, ehtical ir social nature. Now , as I understand it, the associa tion whose birth you are assembled lore this evening to inaugurate vith becoming formalities and or which the occasion is both a lappy and auspicious one—being the irst day of a new month and New year, nd to which you have given the name if the Young Men’s Social club—is of , moral and sixiial nature primarily trictly eschewing any or all objects whatsoever,having a religious,political, ir commercial tendency. 1 believe his club is instituted principally for he purpose of aiding in the dissipa ion amongst its membership of that ired feeling which is so apt to take lossession of both the soul and natomy of the average mortal whom lestiny in its inscrutable way, may lave rooted in the soil of a small ommunity,such as ours is, and because if wdiich contracted environments of ex stence follows as a necessary corollary, bat sense of ennui and isolation, so orroding to the manly animal spirit inder any and all circumstances, and which is intensified even four old in the case of the infortunate individual who under uch conditions is yet even impelled >y the stress of his tastes and sur oundings to be held aloof from per onal and congenial intercourse with lis fellows. Or in other words as I .pprehend it, the club is especially in tituled for tbe pleasurable relaxation 'I lliCUlUClO. The organization of this club in our nidst, in iny humble opinion, should iromote intercommunity of spirit and rood fellowship, not alone amongst all ts immediate members, but likewise :ven amongst the entire community if the city. If it does not, then it has voefully failed in its essential object. My idea further is that this associa ,ion should be first of all a club of rentlemen banded together for no pecial purpose other than that be ore indicated, but united only by longeniality of tastes and ideas. The undamental principles of the club night be broadened without impair* ng its usefulness, I think, to the ex ent that it may be understood that ts entire object is not alone the band ng together of its members for mutu il pleasure and enjoyment, but as as veil for mutual moral help and mutual sncouragement in good endeavor. With the commendable aspirations ust enumerated emblazoned upon our lanners and held high aloft to the dew of our friends, and in order that, he objects, intents and purposes of he organization may Ire carried into dl'cct in a formal and orderly manner [ believe, and would now suggest, that i committee should be appointed and ■m powered to devise and draft a set if rules for the proper and orderly con trol of the society’s government and Business, and that the same should be adopted and promulgated at the earliest possible moment. Whilst nothing of a too rigid or in flexible nature in that line is recom mended, nevertheless the most vola tile amongst the membership must readily see the necessity that some system of order and riicipline should prevail and be maintained in our assemblages. Otherwise, everything will be chaos and confusion worse confounded. For where decorum, order and method are wanting in the beginning, they are seldom found to take place in the end. Now, my friends, whilst what I am about to suggest may be wholly put of place at this time, I hope you will not deem it entirely irrelevant on my part for calling your attention to it. It is that you should use your very best discretion and judgment in the selection of the individuals who shall const itute your membership; in other words, be somewhat circumspect in respect to the clientship of your club. See to it that character alone shall be recognized by you as the quality over all others, and which alone shall be considered by you as the badge of honor, the possession of which shall be deemed requisite to entitle any person to membership in this club. For, as you know, even saints may sometimes suffer contamination by a too close association with sinners. A word to the wise is sufficient. And whilst I do not believe that any per son aspiring to mcmbershipln this or ganization, and who hopes and even convinces himself that by gaining admission hereto, he has thereby ob tained ent rance for his peculiar wares into a nice, cheap, easy exchange for wool; notwithstanding, I hope you will disillusionize the minds of such enterprising individuals by causing them to return whence they came, shorn themselves, if not of their own fleece, at least of those voracious ideas and convictions which they had chosen to entertain. It is universally admitted that there is nothing on this terrestial sphere so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as love, war and politics. But I venture to assure you, my friends, that in my humble opinion there is also one other thing that is just as subject to the fickleness of the star eyed godess,and that is the beautiful constancy of the genuine,pure and holy emotion of a true heart, friendship. I am sure most of you fully appreci ate that you must keep company with a man—by which, of course, I do not mean it to be understood that I in clude the dear ladies, God bless them —for a long time before you know him thoroughly, and that even after you have convinced yourself you are very apt to find out, and perhaps know to your sorrow, that you can be cocksure of nothing in this life. Of course, there is always the consolation left us that the fickle goddess invariably leaves some door open in disasters, however appalling, whereby we can come to a remedy. And, fortune fail ing even in that respect, then hoary headed old time, the devourer and consumer of all things terrestrial, interposes and seals the cataclysm effectually by erasing with one stroke of his awe-inspiring pen the whole account from his everlast ing tablets. I think, my friends, the foregoing observations ought to admonish you that j'oushould know your man pretty thoroughly before taking him to your bosom, or it may turn out that you have been cherishing a viper instead During some of my recent literary browsings, I have had the pleasure of becoming informed of the existence in the city of Buffalo, N. Y., of a society known there as “The Order of Don’t konck,” and also of another club on much the same lines in Chicago, known as “The Booster Club.” One is said to be the negative and the other the positive pole of the same current. Now I must say my friends that it affords me exceeding pleasure to pre sent you this evening with a few of the rules, laws and mottoes by which “The Don’t Knock” society is actuat ed and governed. I wish likewise to commend the same for your considera tion,and if found to be acceptable and can be approved by you, that the same be incorporated into the consti tution and laws of this elub. “The motto of the Buffalo society is If you can’t Boost don’t Knock.” President Roosevelt has been made an honorary member of this order, which is rapidly growing in popularity. Mr. Maurice II. Case is the supreme president of the order of “Don’t Knock” and with him originated the idea of its foundation. The suicide of a young woman some years ago who was driven to the desperate deed through the malicious scandals of idle gossipers, was the tragic starting point of this society. It would be an excellent Idea if (Continued on page 4.)