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Frontier.
VOLUME XXU._
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1902.
NUMBER 41.
CONTRACTS ARE MAD}
Sugar Company Will Employ Exper
ienced Beet Growers for the
Crop Here.
HOLT COUNTY BEETS ARE BEST
A Carload Shipper From Here a Few Years
Ago the Best on Record, Says Grand
Island Factory.
The Norfolk sugar factory people
have made their contracts with F.
M. Weidner for 200 acres of land on
the irrigation ditch for the purpose of
growing sugar beets. Mr. Weidner
says the sugar company has engaged
a sugar beet expert of Salt Lake City,
Utah, to come here and take charge
of the growing of the crop. Several
families of Russians, experienced in
growing the beet, will be sent here
from Norfolk to attend to the crop.
The sugar beet industry has not
been very extensively tried in this
section of the state, but a trial on a
small scale a few years ago proved
very satisfactory and brought flatter
- ing returns. A carload of beets raised
here and shipped to the factory at
Grand Island was pronounced by the
factory people there to be the best
beets ever shipped in the Unites
States, containing the largest per
cent, of dextrose of any beet yet pro
duced. Mr, Weidner says a fair crop
of sugar beets will bring about $71
per acre.
The Market
South Omaha, April 9. Receipts
from January 1st, 1902, up to and In
cluding yesterday compared with
same period last year are as follows:
1092 1901 In. Dec.
Cattle... 219,873 177,207 42.000
Hogs.... 729,082 011,010 117.460
Sheep. ..200,552 298,185 37.033
Receipts so far this week aye very
fair in both cattle and hogs and the
market has shown very little llucna
tion. Today the feeling in cattle
market is strong and active, with
good prospects for the near future.
Tlie market shows a decline of per
haps 10c since. april 2nd, but we be
lieve this will be regained in a day
oi two.
We quote good to choice 1300 to
1500 beeves at $6.40 to $0.90, and good
1150 to 1300 steers at $5.80 to $6.30,
with fair to good 900 to 1150 steers at
$5.25 to $6. The cow market shows
aboutsame decline as steers but much
more on poor and common. Choice
fat heifers can be quoted nearly to
the $6. mark, with fair to good grades
at $4.75 to $5.50; buclier stock $3.50 to
$4.40. Stockers and feeders remain
firm, with a strong, demand. Extra
good quality and condition will bring
$4.50 to $5.25; fair to good, $4. to $4.50,
with poorer kinds all the way from
$2 to $4.
Receipts of hogs for past week are
about the same as preceding week but
considerably above same time for last,
year. However, t lie market has re
mained pretty steady, with a range
of about $6.40 to $6.85.
There has been a good, feeling to
the sheep market for past week, with
an advance of 10 to 20c. Choice lainds
$6.50 to $6.75; fair to good, $6.25 to
$6.50. Choice light yearlings $5.60 to
$5.85; heavy, $5.25 to $5.50. Choice
wethers $5.20 to $5.50; choice ewes
$4.75 to $5.25; fair to good, $4.25 to
$4.75. Feeders range from $2.50 to
$6.
Aye & Buchanan Co.
Atkinson & Northern Revived
This more or less uncertain railroad
item is ventured by the Atkinson
Graphic: News from Sioux City is to
effect that Abel Anderson will next
Monday visit tlie proposed route of
Atkinson & Northern. He has written
to parties at Butte that he would be
there on that day and make definite
arrangements for the building of the
road. Rumor has it that on receipt
of this bit of news the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley called off its
gang of graders in the vicinity of
Fairfax and ordered them to go to
Lynch and grade direct from there to
Butte, and it is claimed they will
abandon all projects of extension be
yond that point for the present. Evi
dently the railroad mix-up is not yet
settled,and the Atkinson ,t Northern
is not dead.”
Cattle For Sale
Will nave 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. 40t f.
STR AYED—From my place 5 miles
south of Emmet, on Wednesday,
March 20, an iron gray mare 2 years
old. Last seen in O’Neill. Finder
will receive reward by notifying John
Maring. 40-2-pd
MI.s'OR MENTION
Attorney Searl of Atkinson was at
court Monday.
A son was born Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs. F. C. Gatz.
.T. A. Oowpertliwaite went to
Omaha Tuesday.
Frank Mann was an F. E. passenger
for Omaha Sunday.
Clover and mi let seed for sale at S.
F. McNichols’ feed store.
A carload of good potatoes for sale
at McNichols’ feed store.
Deadwood is blowing over a $100,000
hotel soon to be built there.
Attorney M. F. Harrington was at
Omaha the first of the week.
Mrs. Hazelettand children and Miss
Ruth Evans returned to Omaha Mon
day.
Mr. Recka had his automobile out
yesterday, which is a sure sign of
spring.
Guy Green went over into the Goose
lake country Tuesday fora week’s
duck hunt.
The remains of Dr. Homer Newell
were exhumed Tuesday and taken to
Norfolk for burial.
Mrs. S. J. Weekes departed yester
day morning for Tekamali for a visit
with her parents.
Charlie Bright and wife were out at
Dorsey Monday attending the funeral
of Milo Pickering.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Corrigan went
to Omaha yesterday on a few days’
business and pleasure trip.
Howard Bros, expect to retire from
the butcher business May 1. Fred
Gatz will again take charge.
Barney Stewart, the popular auc
tioneer of Page, was in town Monday
crying a sale for George Manny.
The postotliee is the first door north
Of Con Keys’ wholesale and retail
flour and feed store, O’Neill. 41tf.
Ewing Advocate: Miss Anna Dono
lioe of O’Neill is now the efficient
teacher of the Ewing grammar room.
Jamison and Crandall, 1 he evangel
ists who labored in O'Neill, are now
holding meetings at Valentine.
Joe Miller was in from his Eagle
creek ranch yesterday greeting old
friends with his characteistic geni
ality.
11. M Uttley is moving from the
old Cavanaugh place on the edge of
town to the Bellemy place just north
of town.
The Nye & Schneider company have
erected a substantial fence around
their lumber supply station near the
F. E. track.
John O’Neill and daughter, Mrs.
Belle Ryan, have returned from
Oma' a and expect to remain per
manently in O’Neill.
Williams & Davis went out on the
Niobrara river Monday with a force
of men to construct a house and barn
for a farmer in that neighborhood.
I 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.
The Frontier is requested to an
nounce that the Holt County Sunday
School association will hold its annual
convention at Stuart on June 11 and
12.
Stanton & Due have made some
commendable improvements at their
place of business, the same being a
new awning and freshly painted
building.
FOR SALE—All of my household
goods for sale. Call at residence third
house west of Presbyterian church,
south side of street.—Richard Kill
murry. 41-tf
F. INI. llrittell is again in the
butcher business at his old stand,
having bought out the Ryan meat
market which he sold to them about
a year ago.
The past few days have furnished
very propitious weather for high
flying water lowland the mighty nine
rods have been getting in their work
with the shot gun.
Miss Alice Cronin has retired foi
a time as one of the teachers in the
O’Neill schools owing to ill health,
Miss Relle Martin now has charged
Miss Cronin’s room.
Dick Killmurry went to Chambers
the tirst of the week to take charge
of his new business in that enterpris
ing little town. Ife has bought out
the Saeket hardware store.
(1. L. Barney of Chambers departed
yesterday morning on the F. E. foi
a protracted stay in New Mexico
Mrs. Barney accompanied him tc
Omaha.
[ i^sssrss'g EDISON PHONOGRAPHS «L
-with tlie new molded records.-■===±5^
A new One of Records A new line of Plweo
at graph at
00 GEM $1° ^
vpj.uu STAD1RD - 20
per one Dozen. HOME - - 30
A full line of clocks, watches and jewelry.
Wm. M. LOCKARD, ** The Jeweler
At Corrigan’s Drug Store.
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Strayed from my place in O’Neill on
March 30, one black sow, weight 200
pounds, with a short tail. Any in
formation will lie rewarded. C. E.
Howe. 41-lpd
Charles Schrier of Harold marketed
hogs in O’Neill on Monday. The
agricultural editor also sold him a
full blood calf of uncertain breed to
add to his cattle herds.
Pat Sullivan was called to Omaha
yesterday by a telegram stating that
his mother, who went there to lie
treated for cancer two weeks ago,
was in a critical condition.
Four hundred men and 100 teams
are at work on the Verdigris branch
of the Elkhorn railroad which is being
extended to Gregory county, S. 1>.
They expect to be ready for the rails
by October.
Mrs. Goodsell. wife Adam Goodsell,
died at her home in the. Blackbird
country last evening. The funeral
will occur tomorrow at the home.
Rev. Sharpless of Norfolk will con
duct the services.
The local live stock market is
about as good now as it generally gets.
Hogs have been around the $0 mark
for the last ten days. Yesterday
buyers were paying $(>.22, which was
3 cents lower than Wednesday of last
week.
Lynch Sun: The safe in the bank
at Bazille Mills was blown last Satur
day night and $1,000 in cash and $700
in dial's stolen. The burglars then
stole a team from Sanford Saunders’
barn and made their escape across tlie
country.
County Judge Morgan on April 4
issued license to and joined in wed
lock Mr. Murray Rachford and Miss
Matilda Maize. Both are from Mis
souri. They will make their home at
Gross, Boyd county, where the bride
has relatives.
Mr. Murphy, the contractor for the
railron 1 grade in Boyd county, was in
O’Neill Tuesday buying supplies for
his camp. Mr. Murphy drove a team
of heavy gray horses that has been
the envy of every horse admirer in
town since he was here.
Atkinson Graphic: Miss Bertha
Fox, a charming young lady from
O’Neil), has been installed as a clerk
in Mann’s store, She. takes the posi
tion of Miss Clara Zimmerman, who
resigned last week to accept a more
responsible position elsewhere.
The Methodist church is undergo
ing some repairs and the pastor, Rev.
Rominger, requests The Frontier to
say that owing thereto no services
will be held next Sunday. The church
is being papered and painted inside
and will bo in no condition on Sunday
to worship in.
W. V. Owens, flnancer of the 'Work
man lodge of this place, received a
telegram Wednesday announcing the
death of Mark Erwin at his home in
Pennsylvania who held a $2,000 policy
in the lodge. Mr. Erwin was form
erly a resident of O’Neill, and served
the city as night watch some live
years ago.
O’Neill people are begining to make
improvements on their yards and
lawns. The annual clean-up is in full
blast and a great many have seeded
new patches this spring. The water
works afford an unfailing supply of
moisture for the growth of tame
grasses and the town is becoming
pretty well seeded to blue grass and
clover.
And here’s one hard to heat:
“Rattlesnakes are gratefid if you gain
their affection,” says a correspondent
of a Texas paper. “My brother Jim
found a six-foot rattler near town,
caught him under a boulder, and in
stead of using his advantage he simply
released the snake, which became a
pet and followed Jim about and
i guarded him as faithfully as a dog.
| One night he was awakened, and
missing the snake in its usual place at
the foot of the bed he knew some
thing was wrong. lie got up and
lighted a match to investigate and
found a burglar in the next room in
I the coils of the snake, which had its
tail out of the window ratt ling for t lie
police.”
The compiler of this department
was directed last week by an esteem
ed lady t-o say that their would be a
chicken pie supper given by the
Episcopal ladies at the chapel on
Saturday evening, April 12, from the
hours of 5 to 7. The notice was over
looked in the rush and we hasten
now to indite the same, trusting that
the pie has not been robbed of the
chicken through our neglect.
The Frontier neglected last week
to mention the marriage of L. C.
Wade of this city to Mrs. Hubbard of
Chambers, which occurred in Sioux
City on March 24. The groom is
well known throughout this section,
having been engaged in the live stock
business here for several years. The
bride is an old resident of Chambers
and is well known in that section.
They returned to O’Neill after a
week’s wedding tour.
The O’Neill fire department has
had prepared at The Front ier office
(exemption certificates to be issued
to its members after five
years’ service in the department.
Firemen are exempt from poll tax
and jury duty and five years’ service
entitles them to the exemptions with
out continuing their membership. A
number of boys have served their
time and are awaiting the issuance of
their certificates.
Joseph Kmick of near Inman was
on Monday appointed administrator
of the estate of John Kmick, deceased,
by County Judge Morgan. An ap
pointment of an administrator was
asked that the settlement of the sale
of a quarter section of land belonging
to the estate to N. II. Mapes of
Schuyler, Neb., might he settled.
Mapes had bought the land on con
tract of deceased, but transfer had
not been made.
Judge West over reconvened court
in O’Neill last Wednesday and ad
journed on Monday of this week until
April 21, going to Rock county to
hold court. The most important
cases were Bradt vs. Hartson. involv
ing the title to a piece of land near
the Jackson ranch northeast of
O’Neill, in which Mr. Jackson was in
terested, he having bought the land
from Hartson. The case was tried to
the court and judgment rendered for
defendants. Saxton vs. M. F. Harring
ton was also tried to the court and
judgment for defendant, the case be
ing dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Har
rington vs. Saxton resulted in a judg
ment for plaint ill' for $943.70.
Remains of Grandpa Selah Removed.
West Point Democrat: James D.
Selah and son William, brought the
remains of Mr. Selah’s father down
from O’Neill last Saturday. The re
mains were interred seven years ago,
in the public cemetery at O’Neill and
were disinterred last Friday. Grand
pa Selah during his life lived in this
city for nearly fifteen years and was
well acquainted here having been one
of the early settlers of the 70’s. The
remains were laid to rest in our ceme
tery last Saturday afternoon beside
his wife and two sons. Remains were
met at depot by Funeral Director
Sam Reppert, who took charge of the
same, and other friends of the Selah
family.
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Notice for Stock.
We will take cattle for season of
1002 for one dollar. Good grass, plenty
of water and shade. For referance or
other information call at Hazel man's
lumber yard or O’Neill Grocery store.
Eight miles east of O'Neill.
38-4pd Spear and Schuctz.
Play-Qround Democracy.
Underneath the spreading maple happy
children meet and play.
And 1 love to alt and watch them In the clos
ing hoursof day.
Watching them my thoughts will wander to
the happy days gone by
When I. with the neighbors' children, count
ed out. to play "I spy."
Onory, orrv. Ickerv, Ami,
Flllison, folllson, Nicholas, John;
Oueevey. iiuavey, English Navy.
Hlnklum, lluklum.jbuck.
And 1 long to run and join them, long to be a
boy again;
Long to lay aside the burdens born by
tired, busy men.
Ami my blood leaps fast and fH.sler, and 1
clap my bauds and shout
When 'midst merry peals of luughtrr our own
boy Is counted out.
F-eny, meeny, mlny. mo,
Catch a nigger by the toe;
If lie hollers let h ill go,
Eetiy, meeny, mlny, mo.
Thus > he summer hours speed swiftly us the
childish games are played
In my back yard by the children gathered
ueatli the maple shade.
Dancing feet and happy laughter make the
hours speed with baste.
And the back yard knows no rulers, knows
no pride ot birth or caste;
For upon an equal footing there they gather,
girls and boys.
And 1 sit and envy them their healthy lungs
and childish Joys.
Wire,briar. Umber, lock,
Three geese In h llook;
One Hew east., one Hew west,
One flew ever the cuckoo's nest.
Pure democracy exists there, all for one and
onpjfor all,
Fluting here and romping yonder 'iieatli the
green leaved maple lull.
And I wonder os I watch them why men
grasp forgold and fame.
Missing all the joys of living, risking misery
and shame.
Monkey, monkey.bottle of boor."
How many monkeys have we here?
One. two, three,
Oat goes he.
O.that men might learn the lesson! lie from
greed and passion free.
Like the happy children playing underneath
the maple tree.
—The Commoner.
Phoenix Pick-Ups
(Jus Clevenger was a Turner visitor
Sunday.
Bert Anderson made a trip to At
kinson Sunday.
Ralph Coburn had a business trip in
the city Tuesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Coburn visited al
Paddock Saturday and Sunday.
John and Edith Dainero spent Sun
day at Mrs. <!. (r. Coburn's.
Mary and Emma Bartells visited
Ethel Anderson last Sunday.
Those who attended the dance at
Arthur Clevenger’s bad a tine time.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmen Dainero vis
ited at Mrs. K. (!. Coburn’s Monday.
Dave Lamphier and wife of Atkin
son visited relatives al Phoenix last
week.
Sam Anderson and Gertie Hitch
cock of Atkinson attended the dance
Friday night.
i ne nance in rnewarr Annerson s
new house last Friday night was a
decided success.
Peter Duffy and Myrtle Deyarman
nf Saratoga attended the ball at
Phoenix Friday night.
There will tie another dance April
IS at Will Kossmand’s of Catalpa and
me at Frank Damero's April is.
Mrs. Arleigh Moore, accompanied
by her sister, Bertha Anderson, visit
ed friends in Atkinson, the latter part
jf the week.
Messrs. Palmer, Townsend, Ander
son and McClellan of Saratoga were in
attendance at the dance al Arthur
Clevenger’s Monday night.
Dr. Douglas of Atkinson was out in
tills country the latter part of the
week, attending Ted Anderson, who
is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mr. Zeiner and family have moved
into the house recently vacated by
Mr. Stansberry’s. We are always
glad to welcome new neighbors.
Slocum Slugs.
Peter Donohoe has a new hike.
Farmers are sowing small grain.
Lew lleeb has begun work at
Earlys'.
Matt Mediate has sold his familiar
team of white horses to Bellenger.
A WO yard foot race bet ween Dan
Finnigan and Will Ratcliff was won
by the latter.
John Cleary and Wallace Johnson
are to wrestle off a draw Sunday at
Ratcliff’s hall. They had an exciting
and interesting match a week ago,
but no victor was proclaimed.
High Grade Bulls.
We have twelve or fifteen high
grade Short Horn and Hereford bulls
for sale, yearlings past. Also twenty
head of two year old heifers with
calf. Were all shipped here front
Hastings.
41-:tpd. Cowperthwaite & Son.
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Notice.
1 have in my possession an aged
gray pony, partly blind in right eye,
with sway in back: taken up by me
as stolen property while in possession
of one William Barnett. Any out
claiming the same call at, my office at
court house.- C. E. Hall, sheriff.
Pasture Notice
Cattle wanted to pasture durltij,
summer, on Wade ranch twelve miles
southwest of O’Neill: 700 acre fence*
pasture, riming water and windmills
$1 for season. Will Woolverton
O’Neill. Neb. 41-2pd
MILO PICKERING KILLED
Attempts to Stop a Runaway Team
at Lynch and Meets His
Death.
OLD RESIDENT OF HOLT COUNTY
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Sixty-nine Tear* of Age and Had Served in
the Civil War, Going With Sherman
to the Bea.
The Front ier is pained to learn of
the death by accident of one of Holt,
county's pioneer settlers, Milo Pick
ering, who lias been a resident of the
Dorsey neighborhood for twenty-one
yea rs.
Mr. Pickering met a very sad death
at Lynch, Boyd county, on last Fri
day. He was on the st reets of Lynch
with his son Howard when arun-away
team of mules came tearing along the
street. Both men ran out to stop the
team and Milo was run over and killed.
The wagon tongue struck him in the
side and bore him down, tho wagon
wheels striking his head and breaking
Hie jaw bones. He was unconscious
when picked up and died shortly after.
Mr. Pickering was among the best
cit izens of the county. He was an
old soldier and was with Sherman on
the historic march to sea. He was
sixty-nine yean? old and leaves a wife
and four children, two sons at Dorsey
and one at Lynch, and a daughter in
California.
The funeral occurred |on Monday
at the Presbyterian church at Dor
sey and interment was made in the
Dorsey cemetery.
To Wool Growers.
There will be a meeting of the Holt
County Woolgrowers and Sheep
Breeders’ association held In
O’Neill, Nebraska, Tuesday, April 15,
11)0:1. All persons interested in the
golden hoof are cordially invited to
attend.—FranklEtnerson, secret ary,
Business Chances
Keerl wheat and oats for sale.—S. F.
MeNichols. 37-2
Brennan’s is headquarters for all
kinds of lamp’s. 26tf
For Sale—House and two lots. Ei>
quir* of J. C. Olsen. \
For Sale. All my household goods.
Call at residence.—R. H. Jenness.
Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s,
16th to 39th of each mont h. 39tf.
For farm loans, on reasonable terms
call on Elkhorn Valley Bank. 13tf
Get the best and purest deoderlzed
gasoline for your stoves and lamps at
Brennan’s.
STHAYED—From my place, black
Poland China sow, weight about 3C0
pounds.—Smith Merrell.
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
Call and see our new line of jewelry.
All repairing guaranteed.—W. M.
Lockard, at P. C. Corrigan’s drug
store. 38-tf
Get your lamp oil at Brennan’s for
he keeps the highest standard grades
of any one. in town; he keeps the
Ecoene oil.
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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 12x16 feet, also
pump and piping. This is the build
ing formerly used by the O’Neill
Bottling Works.
I WE ARE HEAD :
QUARTERS FOR
TH E LA RGEST &
REST LINE OF i
I IN HOLT COUN
TV — PATTERNS
RIGHT. PRICES
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Gilligan & Stout