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Frontier.
VOLUME XXIi.
_O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1902.
NUMBER 40.
NO CHANGE IN OFFiCEF
Tuesday’s Election Re-Elects the Old
Hoard With Sullivan From
tlie First.
MAYORGALLAGHER’S MAJORITY 86
Opponents ol' Present Administration Meet
An Overwhelming Defeat at the
Polls Tuesday.
Tuesday’s election resulted in the
re-election of the entire former ad
ministration with the exception of
short term councilman in First ward,
which will be filled by M. M. Sullivan.
It was a sweeping victory for the
old administration. M^ayor Ed F.
Gallagher was re-elected by a majority
of eightysix over M. D. Long.
Clerk J. F. Gallagher was re-elected
by a majority of eighty-four. On
treasurer the vot e was scattering as
no nominations had been made. Fif
teen different men received from one
to forty votes for the place. Barney
McGreevy, the present incumbent, re
ceived forty votes, being re-elected by
a majority of twenty-four against the
field.
The vote by ward is as follows:
First ward—Mayor, Ed F. Gallag
her, 70; M. I). Long, 26. Clerk, J. F.
Gallagher, 67 Frank Pixley, 26.
Treasurer, B. McGreevy, 12, field 4.
Councilmen, O. O. Snyder (long term),
72; M. M. Sullivan, (short term), 45;
scattering, i).
Second ward—Mayor, Ed F. Gallag
her, 43; M. D. Long, 26. Clerk, J. F.
Gallagher, 41; Frank Pixley, 26. Treas
urer, B. McGreevy, 22; Held, 8. Coun
cilman, Neil Brennan, 58; Con Keys 1.
Third ward—Mayor, Ed F. Gallag
her, 59; M. D. Long, 34. Clerk, J. F.
Gallagher, 59; Frank Pixley, 31. Treas
urer, B. McGreevy, 6; field 5. Coun
cilman, A. B. Newell, 92.
First ward cast ninety-six votes,
Second sixty-nine and* Third ninety
three; or a total of 258.
The Market
South Omaha, April 2—The week
begins with a fair run of cattle, a
good demand and prices strong to
higher. During last week the mar
ket was strong and active, and prices
show an advance of 15 to 25c. Good
to choice 1300 to 1500 pound beeves
were quoted $6.40 to $6.75, with good
1150 to 1300 pound beeves at $5.90 to
$6.2'); fair to good 900 to 1150 pound
steers $5.40 to 5.80. The cow market
has followed the course of the fat
cattle trade and has averaged consid
erably higher. Choice fat heifers
$5.75 to $5.00, with good choice grades
$4.75 to $5.50: fair to good butcher
stock $3.75 to $4.50. In Stockers there
has not been much change except a
rather better demand and slightly
higher prices for the medium and
common grades. Choice to extra
Stockers and feeders $4.50 to 4.85; good
to choice, $4 to $4.50; fair to good
stock steers $3.75 to $4.40; fair Stockers
$3.30 to $3.90.
Receipts of hogs for the first three
days this week are considerably
lighter than a week ago. The market
Monday was dragging and prices aver
aged 3i lower, but yesterday there
were 5 to 10 higher and today steady.
Heavies, $6.55 to 6.75, medium heavy,
mixed, $6.45 to $6.70: lighter grades
$6.45 down.
Receipts of sheep for the beginning
of week moderate and prices inclin
ing to a shade lower. Good to choice
lambs $6.40 to $6.60; fair to good
lambs $6.25 to $6.40: good choice light
yearlings $5.60 to $5.85: heavy, $5.25 to
$5.50; good to choice wethers $5 to
$5.15; good to choice ewes $4.70 to
$5.05; fair to good ewes $3.85 to $4.60;
feeding sheep $4.35 to $4.75; good feed
ing lambs $5.75 to $6.
Nye & Buchanan Co.
1,000 Weather-Beaten Poles.
The snow storm last Friday done
considerable damage to telegraph pro
perty along the Elkhorn road west of
here. Telegraphic communication
was re-established Saturday after it
had been cut olf for a day. The prin
cipal difficulty was between Chadron
and Rushville, where a damp, heavy
snow fell, and stuck to the wires and
poles. Then under this great weight
nearly 1,000 poles gave way when a
high wind arose, and most of them
broke off near the ground. The snow
here was about 2 inches deep and
piled up to 2 feet in the Black Ilills
country. Being wet, it did not last
long.
Cattle For Sale
AVill have 50 head of coming year
lings this spring. If farmers want
to buy any of these cattle, they must
do so before April 15. as they will be
shipped on the market. These are
high grade native calves.—A. E.
Gwin. 40tf.
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Seed wheat and oats for sale.—S. F.
McNichols. 37-2
A SAD DEATH
Little Child Crawles Into Post Hole
and Drowns.
A very sad death occurred at Inman
last Friday. The 2-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Gorey was
found head downward and dead in a
posthole.
Mr. Gorey had dug holes about his
place to build a fence. They had
partly tilled with water and the child
had dropped a plaything into one of
the holes. The little boy reached
down to get it and fell in and drowned.
The funeral occurred at Inman Sun
day. The mother of the child is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mc
Cuteheon, formerly of this city.
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Death at Blackbird.
George Huntington, son of Rev. and
Mrs. E. B. Koohtz, died on March 18,
1902, aged 12 years, 1 month and 24
days.
Note of Thanks—We wish to re
turn thanks to the many friends who
so kindly sympathized and Reached
out a helping hand in Ihe hour of our
great bereavement of loosing Hunt
ington, our darling boy. May God
bless each one with His blessings of
love for the many kind acts and sym
pathizing words of comfort. He was
so soon taken from our embrace it is
hard to part with our precious boy
but it was the hand of God. His
will be done.
Ezra B. Koontz and family.
Size and Population.
A Washington dispatch says: Final
reports of the twelfth census give
the total population of the United
States June 1,1900, as 84,233,069, with
a margin for errors of possibly 1,000,
000, accounted for by the uncertainty
regarding the population of the
Philippines. Three countries only
have a greater population—China,
Great Britain and Russia.
The total area of the United States,
including all insular possessions, is
3,690,922 square miles, about one
fourth of the entire land surface of
the earth. The same three countries
exceeding the United States in
populat ion also surpass in area.
Arrested for Assault
Ray Fern was before the county
court Thursday last on a complaint
sworn out by R. II. Wells charging
him with assault. Fern pleaded
guilty and was fined $1 and costs,
amounting in all to $5.15.
The trouble arose over a replevin
suit begun against Fern as agent for
Mrs. Julia Haynes. Property belong
ing to Fern was thereby taken and
his resentment was shown by thump
ing the agent.
Wedlocks.
Mr. John Moler of Turner and Miss
Minnie Hubby were united in mar
riage at the home of bride’s parents
at Blackbird on Wednesday, March
26, Rev. E. B. Koontz officiating.
Mr. Bert ITayes and Miss Carrie
Lull, both of O’Neill, were married at
Inman Saturday, March 30, Justice
Butler officiating.
License was issued to Mr. Leopold
Stavorka and Miss Mary Seger, both
of Atkinson.
Surprise Party
A number of friends of George
Manny perpetrated a most pleasant
surprise party on him Monday even
ing. George is preparing to leave
soon for Oregon and the party ten
dered him was in the nature of a
farewell. He holds a sale next Mon
day and will leave immediately for
Oregon. His mother, Mrs. II. A.
Knight, expects to accompany him as
far as St. Paul, where she will remain
with a sister until the boys are per
manently located.
Files Deed
Neligh Leader: Last week County
Clerk Lichty recorded a deed upon
which the revenue stamps amounted
to $2,500—two $1,000 and one $500
stamp. It was a deed from Todd
Bros., to tlic Sioux City & Western
railroad and for the consideration of
$2,500,000, conveying to that company
what is known as the Short Line
railroad, running through the north
part of this county, and extending
from Sioux City to O’Neill.
Looses Half a Hand
William Robinson, the crack
chicken hunter of tire Soutli Fork,
last Friday accidently discharged a
Winchester shot gun and tore off
half of his left hand.
The accident occurred when Mr.
Robinson went to take his gut out of
a wagon. The doctor found it nec
essary to cut away the thumb and
first two lingers.
1 have 300 bushels of choice pota
toes, good for seed or table use. Will
sell cheap for the next few days.—D.
A. Doyle.
HARRINGTON ENTOMBED
Funeral Services Last Saturday at
CatliolieJChnrch and Largely
Attended.
WILL BARNETT IS BOUND OVER j
Given a Hearing in Coart on Cha'ge of
Horse Stealing and Returned to Jail
in Default of Bail.
The remains of John J. Harrington,
whose death at Omaha was
mentioned last week by The
Frontier, were sent to O’Neill
Thursday and the funeral took place
at t he Catholic church here on Satur
day at 2 p. m., a very large concourse
of people witnessing the last sad
rites. The Highlander lodge, of
which deceased was a member, at
tended en masse.
Deceased was twenty-eight years
old the 17th of last December. He
leaves a wife and one child. They
had been married but a few months
over a year and the blow is severe to
the sorrowing widow.
lie was insured in the Highlanders
for $1,000.
Mr. Harrington had been in the
general merchandise business in
O'Neill for about two years. He had
grown to manhood on his father’s
farm in the Michigan settlement
northeast of O’Neill and had just
fairly started on a successful business
career when he was overtaken with
that fatal disease—appendicitis. In
the early part of the winter he was
seized with an attack of appendicitis
and was at once operated upon, lie
recovered from the operation and was
apparently in good health until a
week before his death, when a second
attack came on. He went to Omaha
and was operated on there at 8 o’clock
Tuesday evening. He survived the
operation and seemed to be in a fair
way of recovery but it later developed
that an operation had to be made to
clear the intestines. This was done
and on Thursday morning at 1 o’clock
lie died.
The case against William Barnett,
arrested for horse stealing, was given
a hearing before County Judge Mor
gan on Monday. The state intro
duced testimony to s' ow that Barnett
had tried to sell tlie horse he got at
Mellor & Quilty’s barn to Aaron
Bishop who resides north of Atkin
son and also to Charles Davis residing
in Atkinson.
Barnett was found guilty as charg
ed in the complaint and was bound
over to the district court in the sum
of $700: in default* of which he is still
in jail.
Escaping Taxation
State Journal: If the state board of
equalization had power to value pro
perty of the entire state for assess
ment purpose, the members might do
some work in t lie reformation line,
but as I hat board can assess only rail
road property, it does no good so far
as immediate results are concerned
for any one to point out inequalities
in property other than railroad pro
perty. The only good expected is to
call attention to the need of new
revenue laws for the state. The leg
islature has been confronted with
revenue bills for the past ten years,
but each succeeding legislat ure grace
fully dodges the issue.
The personal and real property of
the state is valued by assessors for
purposes of taxation. There is one
assesor in each voting precinct, mak
ing in all about 1,800 assessors. The
talk of efforts on the part of Governor
Savage to Hit the railroads a whack
when the state board of equalization
meets nas called attention to other
property also. The cattle industry,
one that flourishes in the governor's
home county, appears to be escaping
just taxation, if the government
census report is relied on. The census
taken bv the government in 1900
shows 3,170,243 head of cattle in Ne
barska, but the assessors could find
only 2,169,409. Deputy Auditor
Anthes has compiled a statement in
which he shows that according to
these figures the missing 1,006,294
head of cattle caused a shortage of
$4,689,3.30 in the total assessed valua
tion of the state. Tills is arrived at
by taking $4.66 for each head, that
being the average valuation per head
as determined by assessors. There is
a discrepancy of 158,323 in the num
ber of head of horses and 4,128,000 in
the number of head of hogs as report
ed by the assessors and found by the
government census bureau. On these
three items alone the shortage on the
total assessed valuation of all pro
perty in the state is $8,116,421.84.
The grand total assessment roll in
1900 was $171,747,124. If the govern
ment report is correct over $8,000,000
worth of live stock is escaping taxa
tion.
MINOR MENTION
Guy Green was an Atkinson visitor
Sunday last.
Brennan’s is headquarters for all
kinds of lamp’s. 2(itf
For Sale—House and two lots. En
quire of J. C. Olsen.
Tom Berry and Emil Sniggs were
at Atkinson Sunday.
Hogs were $C.2o per hundred on the
local market yesterday.
Ass Perry of Atkinson was in the
city several days lids week.
Chester Hasson of Dodge is a new
assistant at the F. F. depot.
Mrs. J. J. King and Mrs. Selah were
passengers for Ewing Monday.
For Sale. All my household goods.
Call at residence.—It. II. Jenness.
Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s,
16th to 39th of each month. 39tf.
For farm loans, on reasonable terms
call on Elkhorn Valley Bank. 13tf
Ex-Senator Hugh O’Neill of Chelsea
was in town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lew Chapman was down from At
kinson looking after matters in court
yesterday.
Get the best and purest deoderized
gasoline for your stoves and lamps at
Brennan’s.
Frank Campbell was down town
election day after a fifteen days’
tussle with the grip.
Attorney It. It. Dickson had legal
business before the supreme court at
Lincoln this week.
The remains of James Holden of
Lynch were shipped to Iowa City, Jo.,
from here Tuesday.
Choice seed corn for sale. Early
yellow rose $1 per bushel,—C. E.
Morgan, Pilger, Neb. 40-lpd.
Wanted in family of two, a girl for
general house work. Must be a good
cook. Apply at once at this office. 40tf.
The talk of the town —those new
patterns in wall paper. At Gilligan
& and Stout’s, the druggists. 36-tf
Matt Mchale yesterday received
over the Elkhorn a car load of
thoroughbred White face and Dur
ham bulls.
Call and see our new line of jewelry.
All repairing guaranteed.—W. M.
Lockard, at P. C’. Corrigan’s drug
store. 38-tf
Miss Mollie Hanley, who has been
teaching the Benson school, closed a
six months’ term in that district last
Friday.
Get your lamp oil at Brennan’s for
he keeps the highest standard grades
of any one in town; he keeps the
Ecoene oil.
For Sale—Two good driving teams,
buggy and harness; also two-seated
carriage. Enquire of A. B. Newell,
O’Neill, Neb. 37-f.
For Sale—Building 12x10 feet, also
pump and piping. This is the build
ing formerly used by the O’Neill
Bottling Works.
If the reputation of March weather
had undergone any modifications in
recent years it was fully restored
during the month just closed.
A 17-jewel Walthem B. W. Ray
mond twenty year guarantee, tilled
case, watch for $17.50.—W. M. Locard,
Corrigan’s drug store. 39-tf
1 have a lot of grain that I baught
since the drop; can sell right. Also a
lot of flour and feed of all kinds.
Fancy patent 90c a sack.—Con Keys.
Judge Westover reconvened court
yesterday after a weeks’ adjournment.
There were a good many cases in
equity left over which are now being
disposed of.
Miss O’Malley, the efficient post
office clerk, is compelled to take a lay
off from postoffice duties on account
of a very sore foot which resulted from
stepping on a nail.
Lewis Blinco departed Monday for
Clarinda to., after spending a week
visiting his relatives here. He is
working at thejlowa state hospital for
the insane at Clarinda.
Mrs. S. Smith enjoyed a visit this
week from her daughter Mrs. Wal
rath (nee Coila Uttley) of Atkinson.
Miss Nevada Hall accompanied Mrs.
Walrath, and returned Tuesday.
For Sale—Two jacks and two stal
li&ns, a standard bred and a draft;
sell for less money than these animals
can earn this season.—J. If. McAllis
ter, Agee, Neb. ;{<)-:>•
Lee Henry writes from Eugene,
Oregon, to have The Frontier sent to
his address. He says he is city editor
of the Eugene Morning Register, is
very much pleased with the town and
country and expects to stay. The
Frontier wishes him good luck.
THE JUDGE’S DAPLE GBAY
Wins One Heat and Loses One
Traveling With Jackson’s
Pacer.
200 ACRES OF BEETS ON DITCH
Beet Sugar Company of Norfolk Makes
Arrangementi With Ditch Irrigation
Company for That Many.
Judge Harrington and II. O. Jack
son entertained a crowd up town for
a half hour Tuesday with a more or
less exciting horse race. The judge
sat behind a gray mare of uncertain
years and uncouth coat wielding the
whip witli the dexterity of a
Montana stage driver, while Mr.
Jackson drew a tight reign over a
handsome bay pacer. The race was
in two heats, starting from a half
mile west, thence east of the First
National bank corner. The long
limbs of the judge’s gray were not
molded for a false show of speed. The
first heat was won without a struggle
by the gray as she trotted proudly
past the cheering crowd. But in the
second heat the handsome pacer
gathered herself and swept under the
“wire” before the judge had reached
tlie quarter line.
Officers of tlie Norfolk sugar factory
were in O'Neill Wednesday and made
arrangements with the irrigation
company t o put mil 2(H) acres of beets
on tlie irrigated lands south of the
Elkhorn river. This will be the first
extensive experiment made with the
sugar beet in this vicinity.
Public Sale.
On Saturday, April 5, 1902, at 2
o’clock p. in., at Mellor and Quilty’s
livery barn in O’Neill:
Cattle—8 2-year-old heifers, 9 3-year
old heifers, 4 cows, 1 fresh and 3 will
be soon fresh, 4 2-year-old steers, 2
yearling calves, 3 youhg calves, 4 year
ling White Face bulls—high grade,
4 Durham bulls, yearlings past,l shoat.
Horses—1 bay mare 12 years old, 1
mare gray 9 years old.
Machinery—Mower, hay rake, wag
on, drill, sweep, grindstone, 1 set
chain harness, 3 sets work harness. 1
road cart.
Terms—Eight months’ time at ten
per cent. Under $10 cash.
Mrs. Ed. Slattery.
.1. A. . Cowperthwaite, Auctioneer.
B. McGreevy, Clerk.
Gratton Items
Miss Bea Matheny visited in Ewing
Monday.
Pat Killmury was at, Chambers a
day last week.
Pat Handiy was a Spencer visitor
the first of the week.
Miss Kattie Stanton terminated a
successful term of school Thursday
last
Misses Kittie McNichols and Mamie
Welsh visited in Atkinson Sunday
last.
Miss Bea McGinnis visited in
O’Neill last week, the guest of Mrs.
Hammond.
Notice for Stock.
We will take cattle for season of
1902 for one dollar. Good grass, plenty
of water and shade. For referance or
other information call at Bazelman’s
lumber yard or O’Neill Grocery store.
Eight miles east of O’Neill.
38-tpd Spear and Scluietz.
To Wool Growers.
There will be a meeting of the Holt
County Woolgrowere and Sheep
Breeders’ association held in
O’Neill, Nebraska, Tuesday, April 15,
1902. All persons interested in the
golden hoof are cordially invited to
attend.—FranklEmerson, secretary,
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I’rof. Owens, Misses Metcalf, Hop
kins, Hurley, llorriskey, O’Sullivan
and Nor veil composed a company of
O’Neill teachers that went to Norfolk
Wednesday to attend a three days’
session of the North Nebraska
Teachers’ association. School closed
here for the remainder of the week to
allow the teachers to attend the
association.
Rev. Itomingerwasa passenger for
Oakdale Wednesday. He attends a
meeting of the ottlcers of the Epworth
League to arrange a program for the
next district convention, which will
be held at Newman Grove in June.
STRAYED—From my place 5 miles
south of Emmet, on Wednesday,
March 2ti, an iron gray mare 2 years
old. Last seen in O’Neill. Finder
will receive reward by notifying John
Maring. 40-2-pd
Smith Merrell has moved his Hour
store to the building east of County
Attorney Mullen’s office. Smith says
he tads himself up to the neck in
business in his new location.
Now is the season to
think about Painting,
and we are the people
to sell you the Paint; a
fine line always in stock.
Gilligan & Stout
EASTER ENTERTAINMENTS
D’Neill Orchestra Give Musicale and
Ball.
The popular O’Neill orchestra gave
i musicale last Thursday evening.
The program was:
Overture by the Orchestra.
Solo—Miss O’Sullivan.
Piano solo—Mrs. J. G. Maher.
Piano solo—Appollo.
Chorus—Evans, Campbell, Whitney
ind Smith.
Selection—Mandolin orchestra.
March—Orchestra.
Piano solo—Appollo.
Trio—Misses Hagerty, Brennan and
Campbell.
Galop—Mandolin orchestra.
Solo—Sue Gillespie.
Overture—A ppollo.
Waltz—Orchestra.
The program was well rendered and
was pronounced the highest produc
tion of musical art ever given in the
•ity. It is doubtiful if another Ne
braska town of the size of O’Neill can
produce as many first-class musicians.
The Easter ball Monday evening
was a great success in every way.
Pile weather was propitious for the
jeeasion and O’Neill’s society set was
>ut in their best adornments.
A. AV. Scattergood, Ainsworth’s
prominent legal light, played cornet
'or the home orchestra.
Stub Ends.
Mrs. Kirwin, who was seriously ill
i week ago, is much better.
Miss Mamie McCaflerty visited at
Meadow Grove on Monday and Tucs
Jay.
STRAYED—From my place, black
Poland China sow, weight about 300
pounds.—Smith Merrell.
A. W. Gunn has begun the erection
bf a house upon his lots in the south
bast part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, who re
side near Little postoffice, buried
their infant child in O’Neill on Tues
day.
The Plainview Roller mills have
ppened up a wholesale and retail flour
ind feed store In the 1. R. Smith
building south of the Dewey hotel.
Come in and see us.—S. F. McNichols,
igent. 37-4.
Men who bought $4 hay last fall and
stacked it up for the spring market
are wondering where their profits are
joining in. Good hay on the O’Neill
market is about $3.50 at the highest
now and the woods are full of it.
The telephones were got into work
ing order again the first of the week
and the bells are clanging out the
same old monotonous ring. We under
stand the telephone company will
soon begin the construction of a line
from O’Neill to Chambers, and
material is now on hand for that pur
pose. _
Dry Creek Items.
Miss Ida Tucket is suffering from
an illness.
Miss Bessie Jacobs, who teaches in
listrict No. 194, is reported ill.
Miss Lizzie Sardeson expects to
leave soon for Sioux City on a visit to
relatives.
Dry Creek is in an almost impas
sable condition and many teams get
stuck in attempting to cross.
An Easter dance was given at the
dome of Mr. and Mrs. Sardeson on
Monday evening and a very pleasant
time had. Another dance will be
deld Friday evening at the home of
L. Wintermote.
Your correspondent is informed
that our esteemed neighbor, William
-Sardeson, has struck it rich in the
Klondike. He is the owner of a claim
ihere that is said to contain a mine
if wealth.