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The Frontier. VOLUME XXII. KILLED BY GRAVELPLOW George Malone, a Section Hand, Meets Sad Fate on an EUliorn Gravel Train. J UR YSAYSCRIM INAL NEGLIGENCE Badly Crushed About Body and Dies Soon After Being Released From the Flow Beam. The funeral of George Malone, who was killed last Saturday on the F. E. railroad, occurred Sunday at Page. Malone was a section hand on the F. E. and in company with Foreman Knifer was working about a mile east t, of town where a grave! train was un loading gravelr Malone wras caught in the plow r used to unload the gravel and kill \ ed. It seems from the evidence de ducted at the corner’s inquest that the facts are about as follows: The railroad company is tilling in their road bed with gravel. A gravel train was being unloaded near Byron Parker’s place just east of town, and the plow which removes the dirt from the cars became fast and the conduc tor of the train called upon Malone to get onto the car and shovel out the dirt and loosen the plow. In doing so the plow suddenly becameloosened and bounded forward, catching Malone be neath a heavy beam and crushing his head and chest, death ensuing shortly after. The remains were taken to. Under taker Biglin’s rooms and a jury era panneled by Coroner Trueblood and an inquest held. The following is the verdict: That the above named Malone came to his death by being crushed ■ i on gravel plow in use by the F. 15. W & M. V. R. R. for unloading gravel ' from flat cars belonging, to said road. Said cars and plow ancfengine of said train was under the super vision and command of Peter Por terfield said Peter Porterfield being the legal and authorized conductor 1 of said train. - We further find that the above named George Malone came to his death on the 17th day of May A. I). -1902 while in the performance of his duty as a laborer on the section of above named road and who got on board of the said flat car and gravel plow by the orders of the above named Porterfield conductor of aboye mentioned train. We further find that the above named Malone boarded the above mentioned car No. 45(51 while the engine No. 59 in the hands of W. T. Shively, engineer and Hosea Noies, fireman was in motion and pulling the plow above mentioned. We further find that above named Malone came to his death through the negligence of the above named Peter Porterfield conductor who ordered said Malone into a dan gerous position without giving warning concerning the dangers incurred by said work, said gravel plow being constructed in an un / safe condition and without any safe ■ guards or in any manner provided ” to keep a person from being thrown off by a sudden movements or jerk of said plow. P. J. McManus John M. Stewart M. F. Kerwin Lawrence Barrett J. A. Hodgkins Nick O’Connell Attest: B. T. TRUEBLOOD, Coroner. Malone leaves a wife and one small child. He was a brother of C. J. Ma lone of Inman. Cheap Buggies I have just purchased a full car load of buggies, road wagons, stanho pes, spring wagons and carriages. 1 bought these goods at jobbers’ prices. ^ They will be shipped on May 15 and will arrive in O’Neill about May 20. I will have a line variety to select from and the prices will be lower than any ever offered to the public in Ilolt county. If you expect to buy a vehicle it will pay you well to wait a short time until these goods are unloaded.—Frank Campbell. 45-4 Memorial Service Emporia, May 18.—John Sawason Post, Grand Army of the Republic, will observe memoral day at Page. Memorial sermon at Methodist church on Sunday, May 25, at 11 a. m., by Rev. Ramsey. Also services at same place May 30 at 1 p. m. Citizens are cordially invited. Thomas Brown, Commander. I). C. Harrison, Adjutant. The Odd Fellows of Elkliorn Valley lodge No. 57 will observe Me morial day May 30, and invite all the old soldiers and their families to join in the cermononies. CommittC. Wanted—1000 Men To drink beer at the Kruger saloon, O’Neill. M. M. Sullivan. 40-3 Millet Seed. 1 have clean millet seed for sale.— Frank Compbell. 47-2 $1.50 the year—don’t be without it. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1902. NUMBER 47. MINOR MENTION Guy Green was at Atkinson over Saturday. The new saloon is the Kruger—M. M. Sullivan, prop. 46-3 John Carr of Stafford had business in O’Neill Monday. Emil Zimmerman was at Atkinson the first of the week. Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s, 16th to 30th of each month. 39tf. Horses taken for pasture season of 1902 at $2.50 per head. Joe McCaffery. Mrs. Thus McLaughlin was a pass enger for Omaha Monday, going on a visit. Sheriff Hall was at Lincoln Satur day, taking Jim Sullivan to the state hospital. The Kruger is the name of tire new saloon in O’Neill.—M. M. Sullivan prop. 46-3 Dr. .T. P. Gelligan was called to Stuart on professional business Sun day night. Land belonging to non-residents for for sale by E. II. Whelan, O’Neill, Nebraska. 46tf Mrs. George Weingarnner Jeft yesterday morning for a visit at Ra cine, Wis. For Sale—Six head of good work horses, five mares and one gleding.— Jerry McCarthy. 47-2 John M. Stewart returned last week from a trip through Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. For Sale—Half dozen court-house seats. Enquire of county clerk, or court-house janitor. Frank rsmveiy departed yesterday for Hooper to take charge of a tele phomejine at that place. T. V;' Golden returned Tuesday evening from a business trip in Illi nois, Indiana and Kentucky. County Treasurer Cronin lias bought the Howard residence property in the north west part of town. Will be in O’Neill each Saturday with draft stallion and jack: see bills. At Mullen’s barn. J. II. McAllister. For Sale—Three large work horses; in good flesh and averaging 1400 each. —W. P. O’Brion, Saratoga, Neb. 42-tf The ball game Sunday between O’Neill and Atkinson consisted of one inning for each side with no score. It rained. F. M. Remssaler, who has been em ployed with the ditch company here the past two years, departed yester day for Durange, Col. Charley Cole pulled in with a four horse team Monday from the South Fork country, where he has abided several weeks on his farm. For Sale—W. R. Jackson residence in eastern part of city; 10-room house, 3 large lots; tine location. Price reasonable. Enquire of A. B. Newell, agent. F. M. Harrison and family departed yesterday for northwestern New Mex ico, where they will make their future home. Mr. Harrison has a ranch in that country Spencer Abvocate: Dr. P. H. Mc Carthy, of O’Neill, has decided to cast his fortunes with the Spencerites and will engage in the practice of medicine here. County Clerk Gilmour and Surveyor Norton are buisy going over tre road records of the county and getting the data in shape for the compiling of a new plat book, which will be made complete up-to-date. A.T.Potter, whileworking about the Presbyterian church where building is going on stepped on a nail and in jured his right foot. It made a pain ful wound, but the application of re medies is having a healing effect. The ladies of St. Paul’s Guild will serve sandwiches, coffee, ice cream, cake and stra wberries at the Episco pal lehapel on Decoration day, after noon and evening. Everything of the best goodservice.and your full money’s worth. Everybody invited. 47-2 Col. Neil Brennan was pleased Tuesday to receive from friends in Ireland a handsome silver mounted black thorn cane, with his name en graved on the mounting. He also re ceived a wooden knife^jarved from black bog oak, with a harp and sham rock design for the handle. Former Deputy County Clerk Cas per Englehaupt was in from his place near Amelia Saturday and Sunday. The sequestered quietude of the farm has tinged to a healthy brown Casper’s beardless cheeks and develop ed a rugged physicial vigor. Butte Gazette: Mr. Pfund of O’Neill was in town this week look ing after a judgment he has against the town of Spencer. It is a relic of the time when Snakeville was pre sumptious enough to aspire to county seat honors and put hereself in “soak” to raise the necessary which to carry on the hopeless tight. p Overture - - - - • Smith’s Orchestra R Quartette ------- Selected Misses O’Sullivan, Koenigbtein, Mouse, Buukhaud Oration ----- “Progress of Civilization” John F. Gallagheu G “Asleep, A-dream, Awake” .... Vanderpoel j-- Messrs. Evans, Campbell, Whitney, Smith ■* Oration - - - “A Tribute to Great Women” A Colist a It. Payne . . Music ----- Mandolin Orchestra (VI Messrs. Evans, Campbell, Mullen, Laviollette Oration ------ “Taxation” . Rob J. Hunt Soprano solo—“Creole Lover’s Song” - - - Dudley Buck Miss Mattie Mann Oration ... - “What is Accomplished? ” Nellie M. O’Fallon Duet -------- Selected Misses Rose O’Fallon and Ada Mills Address to graduates, Hon. R. R. Dickson Song—Selected ----- Ladies’ Quartette Presentation of diplomas, by Superintendent J. V. Owens Music ------ Smith’s Orchestra OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1902, TO BE GIVEN AT THE OPERA-HOUSE ON THE EVENING OF MAY 23D Alice Cronin Dead. This morning, at 10 o’clock, oc curred the funeral, the last sad rites at St. Patrick’s Catholic church, over the remains of Miss Alice Cronin, who died at the home of her mother, a short distance northeast of town, at 0:45 on Tuesday evening, May 20. She was tlie eldest daughter of Mrs. llannorah Cronin, and sister of 1>. H. and M. F., the family being known to nearly everyone in the community. Born in O’Neill on June 10, 1878, at the age of 23 years, 11 months and 4 days, she was called away from the scenes of earth. She had not been sick long and a few months ago her friends never dreamed of so soon fol lowing her to the grave. She resigned her position as one of the teachers in the city schools, having held it with signal success for four years, when her health began to fail something over a month ago. She went to Sioux City for medical aid, but it seems tubercu losis had planted its deadly germ and she grew steadily worse till death relieved her. The public schools closed today and I he teachers brought to the bier of their deceased companion a beautiful display of lilies and roses. The Acad emy Dramatic company contributed i cross of flowers to the other floral decorat ions. It is one of the painful duties of the newspaper man to record a fitting ex pression to the memory of the dead, and we realize the impotency of words an such occasions. In the death of Miss Cronin a bright life has been plucked out and an air of sadness per vades the community in general. Alice had hundreds of friends who feel keenly their loss. Her exempli rry life and pleasant manner had en deared her to everybody who knew her. While we drop a tear upon the •pen casket or place a flower upon the covered grave perhaps the angels are near whispering to us to strive to at tain unto that exempliar.v life. Goodbye, Alice! Cattle Sa’e. On Saturday, May 31, 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 twelve miles south of Chambers: One bull, 21 head of one and two years old heifers and steers, 24 head of milch cows, 8 sucking calves, and a number of other mixed cattle. Nine months’ time at 10 per cent interest; 5 per cent discount for cash. Life Stock National Bank. L. C. Wade, agent. 40-2 J. M. Alderson, the Short Horn cattle man of the Chambers country, was in town over Sunday. Mr. Aider son brought up a yearling bull and a 3-year-old from his herds which he had sold to Riley Bros., who took the same to their Boome county ranch. The animais ane both thoroughbred and beauties. Mr. Alderson recently bought from the Riley Bros, a thoroughbred Short Horn bull that has carried of prizes at Toranto, Buffalo and at several other exhibi tions in the east. Strayed or Stolen—From my place 1 mile west and 1 mile south of Ray j>ostofflce, 3 two-years-old steers and 2 heifer, red white faces, branded ‘VI” on left hip. Will pay $15 for delivery of same.—C. .1. Wequist. 40-3 Buggies, buggies, buggies—A car load of the nicest and best that ever came to O’Neill; if you want a snap now is your chance to call and get your pick.—Neil Brennan. 45-tf The Millard A leading business man who re cently visited Omaha and stopped at the Millard Hotel, remarked after his return home: “I am glad 1 put up at The Millard. Great improvements have been made in the hotel. The rooms have been newly furnished, some of them very expensively. 1 have never sat down to a better Hotel table. It only cost me $2.00 per day on tlie American plan. 1 could have had a higher priced room, but the room assigned to me was good enough for anybody. The service throughout the hotel was first class in every re spect: The location of the hotel suits me exactly. It is just between the wholesale and retail districts, con venient to the banks, express and telegraph offices, and all street car lines. I shall always stop at The Millard when I goto Omaha. Some stop at The Millard on the European plan at $1,00 and up per day, cafe adjoins the dining room .for these guests, and the prices are reasonable. 1 went on to Lincoln on business and had an excellent dinner atTheLincoln. It is the only first-class hotel in Lin cold, and is most conveniently situat ed oppsite the depot. The rates there are $2.00 and up per day.” Tlie 'Protestant Cemetery associa tion are making some improvements at their cemetery. Tlie south fence has been set out to make the bury ing grounds larger and a row of trees planted around the yard. They are expecting to carry city water to tlie cemetery, tapping the mains near tlie old city park. Strayed or Stolen—Between March 4 and 10, one dark chesnut horse, about 12 years old, weight about 950, wire cut on Iside of neck near collar and wire cut on front I part of one hind leg between fetlock and knee. Liberal reward for information lead ing to recovery of same Geo. Bow den,—Agee, Neb. 47-2pd Taken up—at my place on or about Marcli 10, 1903 one two year old red and white spotted heifer. Owner can have same by proving property and paying expenses. E. S. Spindler, Turner, Neb. 4-4<ipd LOST—Somewhere on business streets of O’Neill, a silverene, open face, stem wind watch; whang leather chain. Reward. Leave at Frontier office. _ 47-lpd Business Chances FOIl SALE—Team, harness, wagon, mower and rake.—Mrs. Ed Slattery. 47-2 Get the best and purest deoderized gasoline for your stoves and lamps at Brennan’s. 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 newline of jewelry. All repairing guaranteed.—W. M. Loekard, 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. The postoffice is the first door north of Con Keys’ wholesale and retail flour and feed store, O’Neill. 41tf. FOR SALE—160 acre farm two miles north of O’Neill, also house and lot in O’Neill; for particulars Inquire I of Mrs. A. Salmon, O’Neill. 44-3mpd EALY JOURNALISM Thorugh the-courtesy ofO. F. Big Hn, Tlie Frontier is shown some in teresting specimens of journalism of long ago. lie hands us two copies of the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post, one being dated October 16,1852, the other December 12, 1863: also a copy of the New York Evening Post, dated March 30, 1854. A comparison with the modern newspaper shows a striking contrast in more ways than one. The typo graphical appearance is characterist ic oft he crudeness of the art at that early day. One is struck with thedifference in the matter contained in these papers and those of modern times. There are no accounts of murders, burglaries, wrecks, divorces, seand las or the hundred other exciting things which go to make up tlie modern newspaper. In the New York Post is a caustic and hunorous letter from “John Brown the Ferryman,” in which he speaks of a visit with Governor Everett. lie alsosays lie understands the editor of tlie Post to say “that the president was in favor of leaving the subject of slavery in Nebraska to the sett lei's.” We make a few excepts: October 16, 1852. The Legislature of Massachusetts, in the year 1851, offered a prize of $10,000 to any one who should satisfy the Governor and Council that, by a test of at least five successive years, lie had discovered a sure remedy for the potato rot. March 30, 1854. Tlie House Ne braska bill is about twenty-one on the calendar. By vote of the House, to day, tlie Senate bill is number fifty in order, t aking its place foot. All other bills preceding them must either be laid aside or otherwise dis posed of before either of the Nebraska bills can be reached. A majority de termines business to be acted on in tlie Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, the General Ap propriation bills always having pre ference. March 30, 1854. Mr. Kish (of N. V.) presented a memorial from the Society of Universal Democratic Republican ism, praying the intervention of Con gress to redress the wrongs and in juries sustained Frederick Werchel, imprisoned by the authorities of Sax ony and Bremen, and to remedy tlie evil done to the cause of republican ism by the wavering policy of the Secretary, and thus prove praetially tlie soundness of the republican system in which the representatives of the people can remedy the faults of the ministers._ March 30, 1854. A bucket full of coppercoins was found on March 20th, in excavating for cellars on land in in Atkinson street, Boston. Some specimens bear the dates of 1735 and 1759. They were issued in the reign of Gerorge II., and have t he phizzes of veryjoHylooking individuals. The coin was found six feet below the surface. _ March 30, 1854. Attorney-General Choate, of Massachusetts, has been placed in an official predicament of no little perplexity. In a liquor case be fore the Supreme Court he has been appointed by the highest authority as counsel on both sides. The governor has assigned him for the prosecution, and the court itself for the defence. “Fortunately,” says the Boston Tran script, “his attainments are sufficient to meet all emergencies.” March 30,1854. Three times in 1 he present century lias wheat reached the high figure of two dollars a bushel in the valley of Geness. In 1816, by reason of a remarkably cold summer and a very short corn crop; in 1839, by a somewhat unpropitious season and neglect of agriculture for purposes of trade and speculat ion compelling the large of breadstuff's from Europe: and in 1854, by reason of short crops in Western and Central Europe, and war between Russia and Turkey._ December 12, 186.3. Why the War Goes On.—The soldiers at Helena, in Arkansas, used to amuse the inhabi tants of that place, on their first ar rival, by telling them yarns, of which the following is a sample: “Some time ago Jeff Davis got tired of the war, and invited President Lincoln to meet him on neutral ground to discuss terms of peace. They met accordingly, and after a talk, concluded to settle the war by dividing the teritory and stopping the lighting. The North took the Northern states, and the South the Gulf and sea-board Southern states. Lincoln took Texas and Missouri, and Davis Kentucky and Tennessee; so that all were parcelled off excepting Arkansas. Lincoln didn’t want it— Jeff wouldn’t have it. Neither would consent to take it, and on that they split; and the war has been going on since.” SAYS WILL BE BUILT « Short Line to Be Extended Into the Rosebud, Says a Sioux City Paper. BRIDGE COMPANY INTERESTED Atkinaon A Northern Scheme Being Poehed for All It la Worth by Syndicate of Butte Hen. Sioux City Journal, May 20: The Atkinson and Niobrara Riverrailroad project, which has been slumbering for several weeks, was suddenly re vived today, and the announcement is made that the road will be built. The road will bean extension of the Pacific Short Line from O’Neill into that part of the Rosebud Indian reservation which soon will l>e opened for settlement. During tlic period of apparent quiet in Atkinson and Niobrara matters Abel Anderson, trustee for the bond holders of the company, bought up the controlling interest in the stock. He now lias an offer for this controll ing iterest and the probability is the negotiations will he concluded today. The offer comes from a syndicate of Butte, Nebr., business men, who are interested in having the road built. T. G. Wilson and W. O. Goble, of Butte, arrived in Sioux City this morning to confer with Mr. Anderson regarding the deal. This conference was held at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Prior to going into the conference Mr. Anderson said: ’’The Butte syndicate has the money to build the road, and if it gets control of the company the line will be built. "The Combination Bridge comp any is anxious to have the road built. "The road probably will be equipped and operated by the Great Northern. Too Haoii of • Kusti. A ticket agent <n a theater one* owned a parrot that wag quick at learning to repeat phrasea he heard. The ticket man went to the country for liis summer holiday and took the par rot. One day the bird got out of the cage and disappeared. His owner searched about for him, and finally, toward evening, found him, despoiled of his feathers, sitting far out on the limb of a tree, while a dozen crows were pecking at him whenever they could get a chance, and all this time the poor parrot, with his back humped up, was edging away from the crows and constantly exclaiming, In Imita tion of his master: “One at a. Urns, gor '’“men; one at a time." A Public Sale of Herefords at Sioux Falls. The cattle interests of this section and the demand throughout the State for pure bred stock, meets proper recognition in the announcement tfiat Gudgell & Simpson of Independence, Mo., and 0. A. Staunard of the Sunny Slope Farm located at Emporia Kansas, will sell 75 head of pure bred, registered Herefords by public auction at Sioux Fulls, South Dakota, on June 12th. This is the first public cattle sale of any consequence to be held in South Dakota, and we are to be congratulated that this pioneer event is to be held by two of the largest and best Hereford breeding establishments in the United States. Those of our readers who are at all familiar with Herefords know that these two breeders have raised and sold many of the noted cattle of the breed. Both herds have been among the principal prize winners at the leading fairs and shows all over the United States, and we are assured that cattle of this same breeding are to be sold at Sioux Falls. Our farmers and cattlemen should by all means attend this sale. Herefords are undoubtedly better suited for our climate ami feeds, than any other breed of cattle, and a great many of our more prosperous farmers have recognized the fact that the better cuttle they raise the larger their profits. If this sale is a successful one, others will follow, and for this reason, if for no other, it should be encouraged for there is certainly a great advan tage in attending a sale like this, instead of making a lengthly trip at considerable ex pense to find cattle that you want. We are given to understand that the cattle in this sale are very fair representatives of the herds from which they come and with only your neighbors for competing bidders they will probably aell at a very reasonable price. We would like to see at least one “wliiteface” cow or bull on every fartn in this county and trust that those of our readers who can possibly do so will attend tliis sale and bring some of these fine cattle home with them. An illustrated catalogue can he obtained free of charge by writing either Gudgell & Simpson. Independence, Mo., or C. A. Staunard, Emporia. Kausas. BLACKLEG Is now prevalent among the herds of this and adjoining counties. It has been fully demonstrated that the only means of prevention is— V A G G I NE The best is always the cheapest, and the product of Parke, Davis & Co. is without doubt the best. Come in and let us talk about it to you. GILLIGAN & STOUT THE DRUGGISTS