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Frontier. VOLUME XXU. __O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1902. NUMBER 44. i .... fiUBEKUUS PETmUMnS Board Is Bombarded from All Quart ers by People Who Want More Highways. TELEPHONES WILL BE RETAINED Resolution Ordering Them Removed from the Court-Honse Is Re-Considered and Voted Down. O’Neill. April 10, 1902, 9 o'clock a. m.—Board met pursuant to adjourn ment, all members present. Minutes of meeting of April 15 read and approved. The following petition was read and approved: To the Honorable Board of Sup ervisors of Holt countv, Nebraska. — Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, who are residents and vot ers of Stuart township, in Holt county, Nebraska, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct, or cause to be constructed, a ditch suffic ient to contain and carry the water of the Elkhorn river as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point on the Elk horn river thirty rods above the bridge which spans the Elkhorn river on the line between sections 2 and 11, in township 3o north, of range 16 west of the Sixth P. M.; thence south from the point of beginning to the bridge above described. All of said ditch to be located on the sei of se* of section 2, township 30, range 16 west. The said ditch is further described and located by plat hereto attached and marked exhibit A; and to this end your petitioners ever pray. Signed by R. E. Chittick, W. N. Coats and nine others. Also to the above petition was a waiver to the county of Holt of all damages that may occur by the con struction of said ditch, signed by P. H. Mulford and Fred Mulford, owners of the land that the above described ditch would pass through. On motion the prayer of the peti tion was granted, and Supervisor Kramer was instructed to have the ditch constructed. The following petition was read: To the Honorable Board of Super visors of Holt county.—Greeting: We, the undersigned legal voters of Holt county, Nebraska, respectfully peti tion your honorable body that the public road laid out between sections 2 and 3, township 30, range 13, be con demned as far as the same runs across the nw£ of section 3, township 30, range 13, and that the same be here after located on section line between sections 2 and 3, township 30, range 13. Signed by Ferdinand Seibert and twenty-one others. On motion the prayer of the peti tion was granted. The following petition was read: To the Board of Supervisors of Holt county, Nebraska.—We, the under signed legal voters, residing within five miles of the proposed road, ask that a road be laid out commencing at a point on the public road at or near the northwest corner of nei of nwj of section 3, township 26 north, of range 9 west, and from thence in a northeasterly direction along the right-of-way of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad, to the section line running north and south between sections 33 and 34, in town ship 27 north, of range 9 west, and from thence due north along said line to the northeast corner of the sei of section 33, and from thence west about one-half mile and across the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouai Valley railroad to the public road now laid, which runs parallel to said railroad; all in township 27, range 9. Signed by T. A. Sala and sixteen others. On motion adjourned to 1 o’clock p. m. _ April lfi, 1 p. m.—Board met pur suant to adjournment, all members present. On motion the county surveyor and county clerk were instructed to cor rect and complete the road records of the county. The petitioners in favor of a pro posed public road in Ewing precinct near the village of Ewing appeared before the board and were granted a hearing. On motion board adjourned until April 17, 1902, 9 a. m. B. J. Marsh, Chairman. E. S. Gilmour, Clerk. O'Neill, Apirl 17, 1902, 9 o’clock a. m.—Board met pursuant to adjourn ment, all members present. Minutes of yesterday’s meeting read and ap proved. On motion the bond of the Stuart State bank was approved in the sum of $15,000. The Holt County Telephone com pany appeared before the board and were given a hearing in regard to the telephones in the court-house.’ L On motion the janitor was Instruct <ju nave one aauiuunai nyurani pui in on the court-house grounds. Mr. Chairman: I move you that tlie resolution of the board passed February 19, 1902, instructing the chairman of the court-house commit tee to notify the managers of the Holt County Telephone company to remove the telephones from the court-house be reconsidered.—W. S. Grimes, John Moler. Motion adopted. The motion then coming before the board to remove the telephones from the court-house was voted and the motion declared lost. On motion board adjourned until 1 p. m. 1 p. m.—Board met pursuant to ad journment, all members present. On motion the bond of Charles A. Dailey, road overseer district 7, was approved. Tlie following resolution was read: Mr. Chairman: I move you that the chairman of tlie court-house com mittee be empowered tocontract with the Holt County Telephone company for one long distant telephone to be put in the office of the county clerk and one local telephone in the office of the county clerk, pne in the office of the clerk of the district court and one in the office of sheriff, at a cost of $8 per month for all. The telephone now in the county treasurer’s office to be removed. Said work to be done at once upon the signing of tlie contract. —John Moler, W. S. Grimes. Motion adopted. On motion a committee of three was appointed to meet with the Boyd county commissioners at Butte in the metter of the proposed new bridge across the Niobrara river, with full power to act in the matter. Yea and nay,vote called for. Yeas — Grimes, Howard, Kramer, Keefe, Phillips and Chairman Marsh; nays—Moler; yeas, 6; nays, 1. Motion carried. On motion Phillips, Kramer and Keefe were appointed as said com mittee. The report of the commissioner to view the road and the report of the appraisers of damages on the proposed new road in section 3, township 26, near the village of Ewing, coming be fore the board for their consideration it Was moved, seconded and carried that the report of the commissioner and appraisers be rejected and the clerk instructed to appoint a new com missioner and new appraisers. On motion the board adjourned un til 9 a. m., April 18. it. J. Marsh, Chairman. E. S. Gilmour, Clerk. The Market South Omaha, April 30.—Receipts of cattle have continued moderate for past week and have ruled about steady on best grades of beef cattle until last two days, when receipts have been quite liberal and prices are off 10c to 15c, and 15c to 20c on short fed and poorer kinds. Fat cow and miked stock show about the same de cline. There has been little “doing” in stockers and feeders and the poorer kind has brought low prices. There is a good demand for the better grades of fleshy feeders. Thin cows and heifers are selling v.ery low. We quote 1300 to 1500 beeves at 0.40 to 6.75; 1050 to 1250, at 6 to 6.40; 900 to 1050, 5.50 to 5.95. Fat western hay-feds 5.90 to 6.10; choice, fat heifers up to 5.90: cows 4.50 to 5.50; poorer kinds down to 1.75; calves 3.50 to 7: feeders 4.50 to 5.25; stockers 2.50 to 4.50. Hog receipts have been moderate until yesterday and today, when we had 13,000 each day and buyers took olf 10c to 20c. Chicago is showing about the same decline there. Prices range from 6.65 to 7.15 here. Sheep receipts fair, with prices higher on fat lambs and lower on wethers. We quote choice lambs 6.50 to 7, yearlings 5.70 to 6.15: ewes 4-80 to 5.50. Nye A Buchanan Co. -• Sixth District Convention. The republican convention for the Sixth district to nominate a candid ate for congress will be held at Crawford on June 12. The appoint ment of delegates is as follows: Banner.3 Iveya Palm. 4 Blaine.3 Keith. 3 Box Butte.7 Kimball. 2 Boyd...9 Lincoln.13 Brown . 5 Logan. 2 Buffalo.19 Loup. 2 Cheyenne.7 McPherson _ 2 Cheery. 9 Rock.<i Custer.20 Scotts Bluff_ 5 Davies. 7 Sheridan. 7 Dawson.13 Sherman. 0 Deuel. 4 Sioux. 3 Garfield . 3 Thomas.2 Grant. 2 Valley. 8 Greeley . 5 Wheeler.2 Holt.1.7 - Hooper. 2 Total.207 Howard . 2 For Sale—Three large work horses; in good flesh and averaging 1400 each. —W. P. O’Brion, Saratoga, Neb. 42-tf . I I in i II Mill I III — 11 I mill I l*H I 11— <111 III a I Mu BARGAINS for the next 2 weeks at the Harrington store IE6g John J. Harrington stock of Merchandise, consisting of groceries, dry goods, boots and 1 shoes, hats, caps, shirts, under wear, pants, overalls, etc., will be sold at prices that will enable you to purchase a supply for sum- tj mer or winter use. This stock is new and the several lines to be sold are the very best. O. F. BIGLIN, Adm. j 4^ A perfect reproduction of rniCflM DUflUHP D A DUO ^ sound is obtained only by tUIOUll r 11U II U □ 11AI MO -with the new molded records. A new line of Records A new line of Phoeo at graphv at * no G-M S1° a M>J.UU STADIRD - 20 per one Dozen. HOME - - 30 £3l jA A full line of clocks, watches and jewelry. ^k Wm. M. LOCKARD, j* The Jeweler, At Corrigan’s Drug Store. £ Quarantine a Dead Letter It seems from a recent decision of a Nebraska court that the quarantine regulation |is a dead letter. About a week ago Dr. Herbert W Miles, a dentist at Blue Hill, was arrested by the village marshal, for alleged viola tion of the smallpox quarantine. At torney A. M. Walters for the defen dant, moved to dismiss the case on the ground that the act of the legisla ture creating local boards of health did not empower the boards of health in villages to provide a punishment for a violation of its laws or rules in regard to quarantine. The court sus tained the motion and the defendant was discharged. Cattle Sale. On Saturday, May 10, at 1 o’clock sharp, the following cattle will be sold at public sale at the Henry Scafe farm seven miles south of Amelia and t welve miles south of Chambers: One bull, 21 head of one and two years old heifers and steers, 24 head of milch cowes, 8 sucking calves, and a number of other mixed cattle. Nine months’time at 10 per cent interest; .3 per cent discount for cash. Life Stock National Bank. L. C. Wade, agent. 44-2 Death of Anna Hitchcock Died, at the home of her father, Miss Anna Frances Hitchcock, Thurs day, April 24, 1902, of pnenmonia, age 1.3 years, 0 months, 24 days. She was I lie youngest daughter of J. W. Hitch cock of Atkinson. Site leaves a father four brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss. The bereaved family have the sympathy of their neigh bors and friends in this their sad bereavement. The funeral services were held at the home and the re mains were laid to rest in the Atkin son cemeCry beside her mother. Eev. Julian officiated. *** All kinds of fruit trees, shade trees and rose bushes, and early seed pota toes. Write for 1902 catalogue. Ad dress Norfolk Nursery, or E. I). Ham mond, Norfolk, Neb. 35-May 1. For Sale—Building 12x10 feet, also pump and piping. This is the build ing formerly used by the O’Neill Bottling Works. C. L. Davis went to Omaha Sun day to begin work on the buildings lie has to erect there. WEATHER AND OTHER THINGS. It sounds a little odd to speak of a drouth this time of the year, never theless a prolonged dry spell in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and and Iowa was most effectually broken on last Thursday and Friday. The drenching rain was accompained by a 60-mile-an-hour gale and other things beside the drouth were broken. The greatest havoc by the wind was wrought east and south of this local ity, Missouri and Kansas suffering most. Our own section had suffered none for rain, but the rain came in time to give the grass a boost it other wise would not have had. A Washington item states: Senator Kerns of Utah is doing some large en tertaining this season, reports a Washington letter. He lives at a leading hotel and has the reputation of being very rich. He started busi ness when he was 14; at that time he became a “freighter,” carrying miner’s supplies from a railroad ter minus in Nebraska to the Black Hills. He had quit school four years before for the remunerative occupation of farm work in Holt county. He dis covered the Mayflower and Sliver King mines and that was the turning point in his fortunes. He left oil laboring at $2 a day and soon went to buying railroads and gathering in political honors. He and Senator Clark of Montana make a congenial working team. They are now laying a railroad from Salt Lake to Los Angeles. An excited lady from the country made a ripple on the peaceful waves on the west side of town Monday. She had come in from her country home and purchased a spring .bonnet at one of the millinery stores. She put the bonnet and box in her wagon and went about her further buying. The con stant blowing winds blew the band box and spring bonnet into the street, and it was carried away. When the lady returned to the wagon she was much dismayed that her bonnet was gone. She was told that a man had been seen going toward the southwest part of town on a bicycle and carrry ing a bandbox. She immediately started in pursuit and stopped at the first place that had a bicycle standing by the fence to recover her bonnet, but the bonnet was not there. She called at several houses and when last seen was going north making every body with a bicycle give an account of themselves. MINOR MENTION Sheriff Hall had business at Norfolk Sunday. John M. Stewart was an F. E. pass enger for Omaha Sunday. Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s, 16th to 39th of eacli month. 39tf. Fred Schroer of Francis was a caller and added his name to our subscrip tion list FOR SALE—My restaurant second door south of postotliee, O’Neill, Neb. —Mrs. Woodruff. 42-3pd A. Merrell got in a registered Nor man horse the first of t lie week that is a picture of beauty. For Sale—160 acres in section 9, township 28, range 11 west. Ail good hay land, 4 miles from O'Neill. Sarah E. Mayne. 44-2pd N. II. Bradstreet was in town Tues day from ills place nere the Niobrara. Brad looks as though country life was doing him good. 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—160 acre farm two miles north of O’Neill, also house and lot in O’Neill; for particulars inquire of Mrs. A. Salmon, O’Neill. 44-3mpd Word was received in O’Neill Sun day evening that Mrs. Theo Walmer, formerly of this city, had died at her home in Colorado Springs after several weeks illness. ” • wupc; nuj, *ic ui me uiu settlers of the Eagle creek country, was in the city yesterday and sub scribed for The Frontier after having been without it for some time. John Walmer, who has been right hand man at the Galena lumberyard for several years, has gone down to the Stilwell ranch to take charge of the same for Gallagher and Birming ham. The lates, tinest and best photos ever funished in O’Neill, can now be had at our studio car. We gauarntee our work to be equal to any hereto fore taken is your city.—Ilalldorson Photo Co. A. W. Poter of the Dewey hotel and Checker barn has had a 540 acre pasture fenced four miles east of the round house and will pasture horses and cattle during the summer. Stock taken in as soon as grass is fit. One imported registered Norman stallion weighing 1,800, one Bashaw Ilamble tonian weighing 1,350, and one Mammoth Jack, at my place in O’Neill. Term, $lo to insure stand ing colt from any of these animals— A. Merrell. At a meeting of the fire department Tuesday evening these changes were made in the offices: President, M. D. Price; vice-president. Justin Mc Carthy; secretary, M. F. Cronin; trea surer, Frank Howard; chief; James Triggs, assistant, A. A. Stanton. Lee Henry, formerly of the Atkin son Graphic, has undergone the delightful experience of a transforma tion from a pop to a republican since leaving Holt county. He is now one of the editors and owners of the Bohemia Nugget, a republican paper published at Cottage Grove, Oregon. Strayed—From my place, 20 miles north of O’Neill, at Blackbird, five head of horses, four of them branded X bar on left shoulder and one pony white spot in forehead, white hind feet. Any information will be re warded.—Tom Berry, Blackbird, Neb. 42-4pd. As the base ball season opens up The Frontier is reminded that a ban quet is still due and unpaid the prin ters of O’Neill from the real estate men. Please call and settle'and save further costs, or the printers will take you out to the diamond again and sit upon you. Hon. W. M. Robertson of Norfolk was an O’Neill visitor on last Friday. Mr. Robertson is one of the prominent men in the race for the republican nomination for governor. He is a gentleman in every sense of the word and as able a man as there is in the state fortlie position. W. F. Grathe was in town last Thursday, calling at thisofflee and re newed his subscreption to this house hold necessity for another year. Mr. Grathe ordered bis paper sent to At kinson instead of Emmet as hereto fore as himself and father will receive their mail there hereafter, it being more convenient. Col. Neil Brennan, S. .1. Weekes and James Ryan were passengers for Omaha Sunday. Mr. Ryan went from Omaha to Lincoln, where he will re main for a month getting a wholesale hay house for Ryan Bros, of this place opened up. The firm now lias whole sale hay headquarters at O’Neill and Sioux City, and will add another star to their crown by opening one in Lincoln. ANNIVERSARY BANQUET O’Neill Odd Fellows Observe the 83U Year of American Odd Fellowship With Music and Feasting. ESCAPES FROM THE COUNTY JAIL William Barnett, Who Was Held for Horse Stealing, Gets Oat of Jail and Has Hot Been Fonnd. Last Saturday marked the eighty third anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America. The event whs appro priately observed by Garfield lodge No. 95 at O’Neill. Two hundred Odd Fellows, Rc bekah’s and their families assembled at their hall Saturday evening to cel ebrate the occasion. Rev. Ramsey of Page was the speaker and gave an in teresting address on Odd Fellowship. The program as rendered entire was as given below: Opening ode.by the lodge Prayer.Rev. Rominger Vocal solo.Miss Mills Address.Rev. Ramsey Piano duet. — Misses Bessie and Mable Snyder Recitation.Dean Selah Piano music.by the apollo William Buyers of Sioux City was present and was called up for a short speech. After the rendition of the program, the banquet boards were spread and the great hall full of people sat down to one of the grandest suppers served in O’Neill for some time. The re mainder of the evening was spent in feasting and in having a good social time together. William Barnett, who had been a prisoner the last four or five weeks charged with horse stealing, escaped from the county jail sometime between the hours of 11 and 2 o’clock Saturday night. Deputy Sheriff Harding, who sleeps in the jail, says he left the Jail at about 11 o’clock and returned about 2. During this time Barnett made his escape. The prisoner was not in a cell but in the front part of the Jail, the iron door being locked on the outside with a padlock. The padlock was broken, the door ajar and the prisoner gone when the deputy returned to the jail. He is convinced that Barnett had Help in getting out as there was noth ing inside the jail with which the lock could be broken. No definite trace has been had of the escaped prisoner. He is 23 years of age, black eyes and hair with very dark complexion; has round, full face; about 5 feet, 8 inches in height and weighs between 175 and 180 pounds. The sheriff offers a reward of #25 for his capture. “A neighbor ran in with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when my son was suffering with severe cramps and was given up as beyond hope by my re gular physician, who stands high in his profession. After administering three doses of it, my son regained consciousness and recovered entirely within twenty-four hours,” This Remedy is lor sale by P. C. Corrigan FOR SALE—Offer wanted on 160 acres, section 1, township 30, range 15, west 6th p. m. in Holt county. Address Charles Lusk, 80 Glenwood avenue, Binghamton, N. Y. 42-4pd STRAYED—One black mare about 8 years old and one black gelding 9 years old, strayed from my place four weeks. Information may be left at Mullen’s barn in O’Neill. 43-2. Brennan’s is headquarters for all kinds of lamp’s. 26tf