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VOLUME XXII.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1902.
NFIMRFR 9Q
HE HIM HP THE MAINE
Manuel de Silvia Braga of Chadron
Says He Is the Man That
‘‘Touched the Button.”
HE SOUGHT REVENGE ON WEYER
Dismissed From Spanish War Incites Him
to Embro 1 His Country In War With
United States.
Chadron has a sensation. Here is a
special from there explaining:
Chadron, Neb., Jan. 15.—Steps have
been taken for an official investigation
of an alleged confession by Manuel de
Silvia Braga that it was he who blew
up the battleship Maine. According
ing to the story, his motive was to
stir up a conflict between this country
and Spain in order that Cuba might
be saved.
Braga, who is a well educated Span
iard, appeared in this part of the
country shortly after the Maine was
sunk. He found work on the ranch of
Bob Yago, in Sioux county, where he
has since resided. He was reticient
about his past, but said he had been
to Cuba.
. Mr. Yago recently found some
papers which showed the Spaniard
had served in the army of his country.
While the Spaniard .was intoxicated,
Yago confronted him with the fact
and he broke down and made a com
plete confession, said to be substan
tially as follows:
While a captain in Cuba he remon
strated against Weyler’s brutal ac
tions, was court-martialed and dis
missed from the army. He brooded
over the injustice and planned to get
even vviun uue opauisu suveieignitj un
the island.
Walking along the quay at Havana
he saw the Maine in the harbor, and
his problem was solved. Shortly be
fore this he had familiarized himself
with the mines in the harbor.
Braga waited until most of the
sailors were on the shore, then went
’ to the proper place and pressed the
button. Afterwards he escaped to this
country via a schooner and reached
NewOrleans. He was engagedby a Texas
ranchman' to drive cattle into Mon
tana. Thence he took a herd into
South Dakota, winding up in Nebras
ka.
Sporting Exhibition
Wednesday was a gala day for
O’Neill’s sporting fraternity. Austra
lian Billy Murphy and Bert Castle,
two featherweight pugilists from
Sioux City, met each other in the
ring at the opera house Wednesday
evening. Mike Kirwin is the local
sport to whom belongs the honor of
securing the exhibition. Aside from
the sparring match, there was the
^ additional attraction of a wrestling
contest between Dave Tierney and
Ray Ellis, both of O’Neill. The
wrestling match was a drew, each
wrestler getting one fall. The boxers
were supposed to have sparred fifteen
rounds, but in the fourth Castle re
ceived a blow from Murphy that dis
abled him and Murphy was pronounc
ed the victor. A number of sports
from Plainview, Atkinson and other
towns were here to witness the exhi
bition.
Public Sale.
The undersigned will sell at public
sale, January, 241902, at one o’clock p.
m. sharp,one and one half mile west of
nhumbprs TTnlt nmintv TVphrnfiVn nn
the farm known as the late Isom C.
Reed, the following property to wit:
One gray mare, 10 years old, weight
1,550; one bay mare, 9 years old,
weight 1,400; one dark gray gelden, 3
years old, weight 1,200; one black year
ling Alley, a good one; two colts, good
ones; two cows; two yearling steers;
one calf! one wide tire wagon, new;
one Plano binder; one mower, wide
cut; one hay rake; one stirring plow;
one disk; one corn sheller; one hay
stacker and two sweeps; one riding
cultivator; one engate seeder; one set
dopble harness and many other
articles too numerous to mention.
Terms of sale; All sums of $10 and
upwards twelve months time,approved
security, sums under $10 cash. No
property to be removed till terms of
sale are complied with.—Henry Reed,
manager; W. B. Cooper, auctioneer.
Notice This.
I would like to mark all paid on my
books now that their is nothing else
to do. Con Keys.
For farm loans, on reasonable terms
call on Elkhorn Valley Bank. 13tf
1F1 ^E. TIES [
. 1. 1ENNANS [
MIKE THREATENED
Said He Would Kill Harrington Be
fore the Argument.
Chadron, Nebraska., Jan. 11—Dur
ing the arguments in the case where
in Charles Russell is charged with
the murder of Louis Staudenmier a
year or more ago in Sioux county,
much excitement was created by t he
report that the father of the defen
dant had stated that he would kill M.
F. Harrington, counsel for the state,
before he made his argument.
Judge Westover instructed the
sheriff to search the man and not per
mit him in the court room during the
trial. Later he was serched by the
sheriff and was found to be unarmed.
Tonight he is in charge of friends.
During the arguments in the case
the court room was crowded.
BY NEXT JULY
Perry Says Cars Will Be Running
By That Time. v
Respecting the somewhat uncertain
proposition of pulling the Short Line
around by Atkinson and thence into
Butte, the Atkinson Graphic quotes
the promoter of the scheme as saying:
“I can safely say that cars will be
running from O’Neill into Butte by
way of Atkinson by next July; and
right here 1 am glad to say that the
day is past when men of means have
to be labored with to interest them in
this enterprise. We not only have
the money to build from O’Neill to
Butte, but into Gregory county as
wen auu wcuij uuiei quint ur quints
where the management considers it
will be of advantage to extend its
lines.”
The Market.
South Omaha. Jan. 15.—Receipts
of cattle very fair, but not up to last
week’s run. The supply of corn fed
cattle fair. Demand is good from all
sides but the quality rather poor.
Markets active, steady to strong as
compared with last week’s close, and
10 to 15c higher than last Wednsday.
Supply of cows and mixed stock lideral,
but with all is active and strong to
10c higher for the week on all grades
and general tone of the trade decidedly
strong. Receipts of Stockers and
feeders limited, trading active and
firm.
Receipts of hogs very light as com
pared with last week. Only about
20,000 for three days against 30,000 for
same time last week. Today with
8000on sale market is 5c higher, which
together with yesterday’s advance,
makes market nearley 20c higher for
the week and a shilling higher than
last Wednesday. Range $5.80 to $6.50;
bulk $6.10 to $6.30. The prospects
look good for btlance of week.
Sheep receipts fair, market strong
to higher.
Nye & Buchanan Co.
Lecture on Music
O’Neill ^people are promised a rare
bit of entertainment, instruction and
amusement in the lecture to be given
at the opera-house on Friday evening,
January 17, by Hon. N. K. Grigg qf
Lincoln. His subject will be, “Music,”
Mr. Griggs is a strickiqg personality
and represents the strange and un=
common combination of lawyer, poet
and musician, He is perfect master
of each. As a lawyer he has reached
the pinicle of fame. The intricate
questions or law nave not custuroeci
his natural genus for literature and
music. He has computed a volume
of charming poems and also written a
book of music, and holds the honors
of poet-laurate of Nebraska. With a
rare gift of oratory and the fine polish
of the scholar he, makes a most inter
esting speaker.
Mr. Griggs has taken to the lecture
stage for the pleasure it affords him
in discussing his favorite theme and
in meeting with the people.
Pinched Between Cars.
Bert Blinco was pinched between
the bumpers of two freight cars at
Sioux Falls, S. D,, last week, As
near as can be learned, the injuries
sutained were not serious. He was
taken to the Sioux City and given
what treatment was necessary. We
understand he and Mrs. Blinco are
now with Mrs. Blinco’s parents near
Tilden.
Attention, W. 0. W.
There will be special meeting of
Ash Camp No. 160—Saturday evening,
January 18—Business of importance.
E. G. Adams C. C.
$25 Reward.
The above amount will be paid tq
anyone who will inform me as tq whp
cut tbe wires on my place,—James
Early, Slocum, Neb, 27-3
FOR SALE—Or trade for good
work horses, a first-class 4-yr-old
mammoth jack. Address, T. W.
Sarchet Star, Neb. 28-4
IN THE COUNTY COURT
One Man Shoots a Pig, Another Beats
His Wife ami Both Get Before
Judge Morgan.
STATE VS J. J. SMITH FOR ASSAULT
Joseph Estgat* Hade Defendant In An Ac
tion Brought By August Spongier.—
Hearing the 20th.
Since the passing of the blessed sea
son of peace on earth, good will to
men, the criminal branch of the
county court has been more or less
active, and the indications are that
not all is yet peace and safety.
On January 11, Mis. Eva Smith of
Verdigris township entered com
plaint with the justice of the peace of
that township alleging that her re
crant hubby, J. J. Smith, wasnot be
having himself as a dutiful husband
should; that he had offered violent
threats upon her life and had carried
the threats to the extent of beating
her; that she bore in her body the
marks of many beatings. She want- 1
id her husband taken care of by the
mthorities and compelled to be good.
The justice unloaded the job on -
bounty Judge Morgan, who caused a .
warrant ro be issued and delivered to
Sheriff Hall for the arrest of Smith.
Smith was brought before the county '
judge and gave bonds in the sum of
6300 to atmear for hearine on Januarv
L8. f
Joseph Estgate, residing some twen- 1
by miles northeast, has to answer to
the charge of deliberately and malic
iously shooting a hog, the property of
August Spengler. Mr. Spengler’s hog
cst rayed to the premises of Mr. Est
?ate, plaintiff alleges, and the defen- 1
Sant shot and killed the same. This 1
case is set for hearing on January 20.
A matrimonial item: I)r. Filz, the (
leading German statistician, is satis
fied, as the result of many years of
collecting materials, that married *
persons live longer than single persons. -
The death rate among married people
between 20 and 30 years of age is 6,7 i
per thousand; unmarried, 8; between .
hi and 40, married, 9.1, unmarried
15.8; between 40 and 50, married 14.2,
unmarried, 26,5; from 50 to 60, mar- *
ried, 24, unmarried, 42; between 60 J
md 79, married, 45, unmarried, 74.
rhese figures show that the deaths \
jf married persons between 30 and 70 s
ire three-fifths loss than unmarried,
rhe average life of the unmarried
person who passes 31 is 58.6; of the *
narried 64.4.
The theatre editor laid off a few
lays last week, hence The Frontier *
neglected to say that Freeman ‘
Bros’ charming aggregation had been
in town. To say the least, it was i
die worst production given in O’Neill (
since Kickapoo Indian Sagwa was
sold here. The “colored gentleman”
iviil be lynched if he stays on the *:
stage l ing. Jokes that were publish
ed in Dr. D. Janes’ almanac twenty
fears ago constituted the oomedy, {
rhe music may have had charms to ■
inspire the savage breast, but there ]
ippeared to be no savages there.
Perhaps no single federal appoint- i
inent ever aroused the interest in i
Nebraska as hasthat of thediplomatie ,
struggle for the postmastership at
Fremont. The fight is between the
blie present incumbent, Ross Ham- 1
mond. and L. D. Richards Tinth
men, politically speaking, are true
gladiators and the outcome is watch
'd with interest in all quarters. It
las got so warm in the vicinity of i
Fremont, that' National Committee
man It. B. Schnrider packed his grip
md hiked for Washington to confer
with Senators Millard as to best mode *
3f bring the great struggle to a close. 1
The First National bank elected the *
following officers and directors at a
meeting held Tuesday, T, J, Bit- !
mingham, president; T, F, Birming- '<
ham, viee-.president; Ed F. Gallagher, I
cashier; J,, F, Gallagher, assistant
cashier; J. A. Mann and M. A. Gal
lagher, directors. The meeting, it
will be observed, made no change in (
the personal management of the bank.
Mr. Gallagher has been cashier for
many years and the bank has won an
enviable reputation under his super- !
vision. 1
Col. Brennan says there are strong
probabilities of the erection of the '
long talked of building on the corner i
Fourth apd Douglas street this
spring. While not giving out any- :
thing definite fov publication he gives i
The Frontier to understand that the
prospeots arc good for the early fru
ition of the hopes of those who have !
Ireen endeavoring to supply the vacant j
corner with a suitable building.
Work will commence early, he says, ‘
if at all. j
A nice line of men’s pants for sale ;
cheap at Harrington’S 27-3 <
MINOR MENTION
Bale ties at Brennan’s.
Mann’s discount sale begins Satur
day.
Hay MoClure was up from Ewing
Saturday.
O’Neill land men are doing a land
olflce business.
Brennan’s is headquarters for all
kinds of lamp’s. 21-tf
Attorney Dickson had business at
Atkinson on Monday.
Go to Harringtons for the latest
styles in shoes. 27-3
A short term of district court is
scheduled for the 25th.
The discount sale at Mann’s will
positively last but one week.
County Attorney Mullen was in
Atkinson the first of the week.'
Harrington sells the best shoes for
;he leest money, no old stock. 27-3
Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s,
6th to 39th of each month. 39tf.
Get the best and purest deoderized
tasoline for your stoves and lamps at
Jrennans.
Miss Anna Barrett of Dustin is
■isiting in the city, t lie gestof Miss
Vda Mills.
Andrew Clark was a caller Monday :
,nd extended his subscription to Jan
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Hanley returned
Sunday from a several weeks’ visit at
’ark City, Utah.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Mullen and
leice, Miss May Mullen, returned to
Jeadwocd Sunday. 1
Start the New Year right by calling ,
-nd paying your subscription and a ,
ear in advance.
Tliad Birmingham of Darlington, <
Yis., is looking after business in
erests in the city.
Hay Land for Sale—N. W. 21-25-12
600. Terms apply to P. T. Meeks,
rredonia, Wash.
The Working Society will meet at '
Jrs. Morse’s, Wednesday, January 22. i
-Mrs. C.ole, secretary.
FOR SALE—At 50c each, large full
food Plymonth Rock Roosters J. H.
IcAllister Agee, Neb. I
STRAYED—Two black pigs, one r
weighing about 200 and the other i
mailer.—Den Hunt. .
O’Connor and Stanton have bought f
he building their saloon is in of *
liley Bros, of Omaha. 1
Attorney Harrington returned from J
he west yesterday after a week’s
bsence on legal business. r
Ryan & Milligan are building a hay i
iarn between the two depots, size s
4x96 with a capacity of 600 tons.
For Sale—Hood two year old seed '
orn, also two full blood red boar pigs, «
\ F, Thompson, 28-2 pd <
Episcopal services will be held Sun- {
lay, January 19. Christmas service
-nd sermon.—Rev. Richard White- \
louse.
Charles Wrede, sr., was in from the 1
lorth Saturday. He called and re
lewed his subscription for another
ear. .
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Jackson depart- 1
id Sunday evening for Casper, Wy.,
>lr. Jackson having business calling 1
lim there.
Get your lamp oil at Brennan’s for
le keeps the highest standard grades
if any one in town; he keeps the
Soceneoil.
Guy Hamilton of Stuart has accept
sd a position with the Dickson real
state, loan and investment company
if this city.
When needing shoes, overshoes, or
my-thing In the line of foot ware call
it John J. Harrington, he can save
rou money. 27-3
C. P. Wiltse, editor of the Newport
Republican, “the only republican
>apej in ltock county,” was in the
:ity Sunday.
The Frontier has a new stock of
risking cards for ladies. The new
ityles are about half the size of the
ild ones, and quite nobby,
Mr. and Mrs, E, R, Adams departed
fhursday last for Dixon, 111., where
bey will enjoy a short visit. W. W.
Rates of Ainsworth is acting as agent
it the Elkhorn during Mr. Adams’
ibsence.
J. W. Holden, erstwhile republican
candidate for county treasury, was up
rom Chambers yesterday looking after
msiness matters. The Frontier
icknowledges a pleasant and
irofltable call. Mr. Holden says
Chambers is booming more than ever
nd everybody in the South Fork
ountry is prospering.
THE NEW BOARD MEET
The 1 «*02 Organization Is Effectc
amt Begins the Bounding Out
of Business.
MARSH CHOSEN FOR CHAIRMA
The Variout Committeea pppolnted and tl
Now Administration la Now In
Charge.
Tne county board of supervisors fc
the ensuing year met in O’Neill o
Monday and organized. The boar
is comprised of t lie following gentle
men:
District 1.—John Moler.
District 2.—F. W. Phillips.
District 3.—R. J. Marsh.
District 4.—Henry Howard.
District 5.—tV. S. Grimes.
District <>.—M. Keefe.
District 7.—Conrad Kramer.
The political complexion of th
ward is five republican and two pop
Hist.
It. J. Marsh of district 3, O’Neill
vas elected chairman.
The committees are:
Printing and supplies—Phillips
Kramer and Keefe.
Taxes and tax titles—Moler, How
ird and Grimes.
Finance and official bonds—Keefe
’hillips and Kramer.
Court-house and jail—Howard
’hillips and Moler.
Phlims-firimoc nrtrl
Settlement with county offlcers
vramer and entire board.
E. Kline was re-appointed as jani
or of the court-house.
A | board of health for the count;
vas established with the followinj
nedical men comprising the same:
B. T. Trueblood and J. P. Gilligai
if O’Neill.
M. B. Deck of Ewing.
H. A. Skeleton of Page.
Dr. Hess of Chambers.
Dr. Douglas of Atkinson.
F. S. Hunt of Stuart.
The Frontier has been designate!
he official county paper for the publi
:ation of board proceedings and ul
egal notices.
O’Neill merchants are just now ex
leriencing the annual lull in business
fhich always follows th£ holiday rush
[’he printers, however, are beinf,
ush, with work. The Frontier hat
bout all the work it could take cart
f all fall and winter, but with tin
dvent of the new year orders foi
irinting have rolled in and an extrs
trail has had to be added to the force
•'hile our Gordon jobber has beer
unning for two weeks without a stop
[’here has not been as much printing
n O’Neill for fifteen years as at pre
ent.
Butte people caused the following
o be sent to the daily papers, ther
ettled down and smiled the smole o
ontent: General Manager Bldwel
f the Northwestern railroad pur
based a quarter section of land ad
oining Butte today for an addition t<
he town site. The road will be com
ileted by September. This actioi
dlls off several aspiring county seats
iutte people are satisfied and happy
Winter stuff has got to go; nexi
hing to your own price; ladies’ jacket
ind collarettes, fur coats and othe
vinter garments cut down to firs
:ost.—L. Pfund. 29-2
]VEa.rL:n.7s
Discount
SeJe
I Begins January 18, Closing the 25th
I This will undoubtedly will be a
very interesting sale if prices
will interest the public. Call and
look through their store, as they
expect to display as many of the
bargains as space will permit. !
5 No. 627...
won the Carriage
1 at McManus.’ If you
hold it bring it in>
1 FORSALE—600 purebred Rambou
llett and Delain rams. Are in best of
e condition, 2 years old and have never
been in service.—Barto & Hoyt, Gor
don, Neb. 18-8
Edward Walsh of Omaha, State de
r puty for the Woodman of the World,
1 was in the city last week and while
1 here employed Ernest Adams, as
- District deputy for 14 counties in
northestern Nebraska.
Men, now is your chance to get a
fur coat dirt cheap. I am going to
sell what I have left at actual cost.
You never heard of as good bargains
in fur coats as I have for your.—L.
Pfund. 29-2
» Ernest Adams, who held a recorder's
. chair under former County Clerk Leis
for several months, has resumed his
, work as deputy for the Woodman of
ths World and now has a district com
prising fourteen counties in northeast
, Nebraska.
Smith Merrell tells us he expects to
have a public sale about the last of
the month, when he will sell off his
1 horses and cattle. Smith finds he
h;is more business than he can handle
and takes this means of ‘Tightening
the burden.”
O’Neill’s telephone system is near
ing completion. The work of putting
in the phones at business places and
at residences is about complete and
r when the connections are made the
; job will be done. Nearly every busi
ness place in town is supplied with a
i phone.
The O’Neill National band held its
• first annual meeting today and elect
ed the following officers: M. Dowling,
president; H. P. Dowling, vice; Jas. F.
O’Donnell, cashier. These three
I with Thomas H. Fowler and T. B.
. Purcell form the board of directors.
1 The building boom which struck
O’Neill last spring appears to be of a
permanent nature. Building contin
ues this winter to a considerable de
1 gree and the Improvements that are
being made on many of the old struc
tures shows that the people have
faith in the continued and permanent
expansion of their business.
The old opera-house is undergoing a
few needed repairs. A specimen of
the genlous Homo with an aptitude
for paints struck the city and his
show of art got him a job painting
new scenes for the opera-house stage.
It makes a vast improvement in the
front end, but you don’t want to look
behind you.
Boy Wanted.
l To learn taade. O’Neill Cigar
. Factory. ______ 27-tf
Chicago Tribune: Teacher—“Tom,
1 in the sentence, ‘A microbe is a min
ute living organism,’parse ‘microbe.”
1 Tommy Tucker—“Microbe is a corn
man noun, possessive case—”
Teacher—“Possessive case? ”
; Tommy—“Yes’m. First person, mi
; croeb second person, your crobe; third
r person, his crobc'”
; Teacher—Thomas, go and take your
seat.”