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VOLUME XXII._O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5. 1902. NUMBER 49. ST. MARY'S ACADEMY Entertainment Will be Given by the Pupils on June 17 and I9, Two Performances. AN HISTORICAL DRAMA WILL BE Presented on the Latter Date. A Descrip tion and Synopsis of This Beauti ful Drama. Tlie pupils of St. Mary’s Academy will close the school year with two entertainments, one on June 17 and the other on June 19, 1902. The beautiful drama, Caecilia, will be presented on the latter night. The principal events of the drama d are historical. Saint Caecilia was 9 born in the third century and be longed to one of the most illustrious ► families of Rome. Her childhood, though spent in a pagan home, was passed in all the purity of clnistain life. She was allowed to cultivate the germs of faith until they took deep root, and to become the virgin bride of Christ was the only ambition of her life. She was the idol of her pagan father and he resolved that some scion of Roman royalty should be her bridegroom. Such a one was Valerian. Caecilia’s resistance was of no avail and she became Valerian’s bride. The drama opens on the wed ding day, and through Caecilia’s pray ers Valerian, Quintilian and Tibur ius are converted to the Christian faith- Nigar, a Numidian slave, makes their conversion known to one, v Septimus, a profligate noble, who covets Caecilia’s fortune. Almachius is informed of this event by Septimus. The prefect, whose hatred of the Christians knows no bounds, hastens to decree the death of the Holy Pon tiff, Urban. Quintilian, Valerian and and Tiburtius, sparing Caecilia, who is now the “virgin widow of a virgin . martyr.” At length Almachius be m comes enraged at Caecilia’s refusal to offer incense to the heathen deities and issues the decree of execution. Tims martyrdom crowns her life and, like all her other gifts, is a ray of greater glory reflected from her crown of virgin. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. Caecilia, Virgin Martyr, .Anna L. O’Donnell Agues, an orohan .Ilea II. MeCatTerty l.geriH. a Roman lady. Constance Harrington Quintilian, father of Caecilia. . Margaret M. Barrett " Iburtius. her b other... Florence E. Mullen Valerian, her betrothed.Nelle Brennan Urban, the pontiff.Nina M. Ryan Athanasius, his Reason.Agnesi-’ Clark Septimius, a gambler.Mary M. Hagerty Almacbius, Prefect of Borne.. Anna!-. Dwyer Dee his. ati apostate.Dora C. Testman Niger, a Numidian slave.. Agnes A. Hagerty Alexander Severus, the Emperor. . Margaret C. Green Hercules Maximln, his lieutenant, .Agnes Kelly \\ adding guests, t-iliz.ens,.guards, Christians, execut oners, etc. SYNOPSIS OF DRAMA. Act i—Scene 1. Manson of Quin tilian. Caecilia’s betrothal. Conver sion cf Quintilian. Tiburtius and Valerian. Piano solo—“Le Fducande I)i Sor rento” .Nicola Celega Scene 2. Mansion of Quintilian— The Atrium Septimius’ plot. Song—“I’ll take care of your grand ma”.Craig & Quinn Boys Scene If. Entrance to the baths of Caracalla. Valerian is captured by Septimius. Interlude.Orchestra Scene 4. Quintilian's gardens. The plot fails. Valerian escapes. Instrumental—“Let us go for pleas ure” .Mazurette Misses Mary Dennis, Myrtle Moore. Act ii—Scene 1. A chamber in the Catacombs. The apostasy of Decius. Chorus—“Laughing gas”_Geible Grammar department. Scene 2. *A ruined Mausoleum, Septimius’ repentance. 11 is death. 1 nteriude.Orchestra Scene X The church of the Cata combs. Massacre of the Christians. Tableau. Duet—“A dream of heaven”_Blake Misses Eva Tierney and Florence Hebart. Act iii—Scene 1. The Prefect’s f tribunal. Caecilia and Egeria are condemned to death. Interlude.Orchestra Scene 2. The torture chamber. Martyrdom of Caecilia. The saints in glory. Tableau. \J II On Saturday, May 31 MANNS will begin a Special Sa 'e on DISHtS, the object being to close out all odd pi.CzS in VJhiteware, Porcelain and French China. Discount from 20 tO 50 per cent They will also include Toilet i Sets in this sale. 1 MINOR MENTION O’Neill will celebrate. Fred Barclay was down from Stuart Wednesday. John Brady was down from Atkin son Wednesday. I). Clem Deaver was in Omaha last Saturday. W. E. StoothootT, of Sioux City, is now an employe of The Frontier. Editor Eves went to Omaha the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ryan and child ren of Columbus, Neb., are in the city visiting relatives. W. E. Stoothoff, of Sioux City, has accepted a position on The Frontier, taking Mr. Saunders’ place. Attention is called to Due & Stan ton’s add on first page. Their stock is fully uptodate and prices right. Call and see them. Sanford Parker was in town Mon day night on his return from Omaha where he has been receiving medical treatment. II. W. Phillips was down from At kinson Monday attending the meet ing of the democratic county commit tee. Delegates to the county convention from Emmet were elected as follows: II. C. Chler, M. Lyons, Thos E. Mov ing. O’Neill invites all towns i olt county to join in the biggest celebra tion that Northeast Nebraska ever enjoyed. Miss Mary Large returned to her home at Randolph Tuesday morning after a couple of weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. D. II. Cronin. Will Zink is playing ball this season with Sioux Falls in the Iowa-South Dakota league an 1 h’s prowess with the bat has already made him the pet of the four. The following were elected dele gates to the county convention from Inman township—C. J. Malone, C. D. Keyes, W. A. Gannon, A. M. Hopkins, A. J. Clark and M. J. Miller. Amelia item in Chambers Bugle: C. W. Moss returned Saturday night from Hot Springs, where he has been for his health. He seems greatly im proved considering his short stay. Childrens Day will be observed at the M. E. Church next Sunday even ing .June 8. A very interesting pro gram will be rendered. All are cor dially invited. Patfick Ilagerty, who lias been ab sent from his post of dutie in the Elk horn Valley Bank the past two weeks on account of illsness, is rapidly re covering and expects to he down town next week. The case in county court against Charles Spangler, who is alleged to have a herd of Texas itch cattle in Scottville township and disregarded the quarentine, lias been continued until Saturday to allow the defense to secure witnesses. J. A. PonahoQ returned Tuesday night from Dyersvill, Iowa where he spent the past month extalling tlie virtues of Holt county farm lands. Jim says heavy rains the past three weeks has ruened thousands of acres of crops in that section of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver arrived in the city last evening from Imogene, Jo., where Mr. Beavers has been principal of the public school the past live years. He has decided to give up teaching and will settle on his farm near Leonie, to which ottice he order ed his Frontier sent hereafter. Joined in Wedlock. John F. McGrew and Miss Mable Haskin, both of Stuart; John Ilenn baugh and Miss Ellen A. Anderson, both of Neligh; were married by the county judge in O’Neill Monday. If. 1). Bender and Miss Minnie Mansfield were married at Albion, Neb., May 17. Mr. Bender lived in O’Neill last summer, being in the em ploy of Simmons & Trigg. George Gift and Miss Anna Wink ler, both of Atkinson; A. Lewis Alex ander, of Orchard, and Miss Susie Prill, of Emporia, were granted mar riage license by the county judge Wednesday. County Judge J. M. Morgan and Miss Elizabeth Beck stole slyly down to Neligh yesterday and came home in the evening husband and wife. They are busy today receiving the congrat ulations of their friends, in which The Frontier heartily concurs. Mr. Mor gan’s home has been at Atkinson for a number of years until last fall, when he came to O’Neill to assume the dut ies of county judge. The bride is also an Atkinson girl and is a most estimable lady. Jeu/elers. ^ * . * Vi iting Teach - all KINDS ers are Invited OF to call and REPAIRING Insp ct cur line ANr) of Watches. Rings, and ENGRAVING W„eS. lAl Satisfaction Guaranteed. O’Neill, Nebraska. Goes to California. R. I). Saunders, who lias been assis tant editor and business manager of The Frontier the past three years, resigned his position Tuesday and ex pects to leave tire latter part of t lie week for Oakland, California,where he has a position in one of the largest publishing houses on the Pacific coast. Romaine is one of the best newspaper men in Nebraska, a man who could always be relied upon to do his full duty. As an up-to-date and artistic job printer he has few equals and no superiors and won an enviable reputation by his handiwork the past three years. The editor regrets to lose the services of Mr. Saunders as he has been in our employ seven of the eleven years we have been in the business, and still rejoices that one who learn ed the ‘‘art preservative” in this office has by proficiency in his chosen profession secured a good posit ion in one of the largest “shops” in the country. The best wishes of The Frontier and its readers accompany Mr. and Mrs. Saunders to their far western home. Populist Committeemen Meet. Less than a dozen populist central committeeman responded to the call of their chairman and attended the meeting of the county committee in this city last Monday. That the once proud party was humbled defeat is evidenced by the fact that they ap pointed a committee to confer with the democrats to see when the latter intended holding their convention. The banbarmites did not talk kind ly to the emmissaries of populism and informed them that they had selected June 14 as the date of their conven tion and intended holding it upon that date whether they had the aid or consent of any other party or not. The committee returned to their cal lengeivs rather crestfallen and a mo tion to have their convention on June 21 was adopted. A motion to nom inate a county ticket at this conven tion was defeated by a vote of (i to 4. It is understood that Mr. Mullen is a candidate for renomination and favored a later date for being pre sented for the sacrifice. Memerial Day Observed. Memorial day was very fittingly observed in O’Neill by the Odd Fel lows lodge. Members of that order and their families assembled at the Odd Fellow hall at 1 p. m. and after donning their regalia a procession was formed and marched to the cemeteries. The lodge had invited the old soldiers to join in the exercises. The O’Neill band led the march, a com pany of children marching in the rear with floral decorations. At the grave yard t he exercises con sisted of the ritualistic ceremony of the Odd Fellows and a short but eloquent and stirring address by Hugh Gallagher, who especially paid a high tribute to the lamented Mc Kinley and the soldiers of the civil war. The graves of the dead soldiers and Odd Fellows were then strewn with floral tributes provided for the occasion. , i Delegates Chosen. Delegates to county convention at the republican caucus held in O’Neill last Saturday evening the following delegates were elected to represent their respective wards in the county convention to be held in the city next Saturday: First Ward—O. O. Snyder, Samuel Deitrek, S. .7. Weekes.l D. II. Cronin. Second Ward—J. F. Gallagher, C.E. Hall, J. C. Olson. Third Ward—J. .1. King, It. It., Dickson, C. C. Millard, E. II. Thomp son, It. F. Williams, II. Zimmerman, j Democratic County Convention. The democrats of Holt county are called to meet in delegate convention in the opera house, O’Neill, Saturday, June 14,1902, at 10:30a. m., to select delegates to the democratic state and congressional conventions and to t ransact such other business as may come before the convention. The various precincts and wards will be entitled tonne delegate at large and one for every twenty votes cast for the Hon. Frank Campbell at the gen eral election in November, 1900, as follows: Atkinson.5 Pleasant View..2 Chamenos.4 Iiock Falls.3 Cleveland.2 Sand Creek.2 Donley.2 Saratoga.3 Deloit.4 Scott.3 Dustin.2 Shamrock.2 Emmet.2 Sheridan.4 Ewing.7 Shields.5 Fail-view .3 Steel Creek.2 Francis.3 Stuart.7 Grattan.8 Swan.2 Green Valley ... .3 Verdigris.5 Inman.4 Willowdale.2 Iowa.2 Wyoming.3 Lake.2 O’Neill, 1st wd..4 McClure.2 O’Neill, 2ud wd.4 Paddock.3 O’Neill, 3rd wd. 3 The county central committee rec ommends that primaries for the se lection of delegates to this convention be held on Thursday, June 12, at 2 o'clock p. m. J. S. IlAiutiNOTON, G. W. Smith, Secretary. Chairman. The Millard The Western League 1902 pennant race is well underway. Allot' the Clubs in the League when visiting Omaha will stop at The Millard Hotel, which will be base ball headquarters for the season. Manager 15. E. Mc Kidden of the St. Joseph, Mo., Club stopped at The Millard with his play ers during the Exhibition games, on the suggest ion of Manager Rourke of the Omaha Club. In a letter to James H. Manning, manager of the Kansas City Glut), he said: “We are all so well pleased with our treatment here that I have closed a contract with The Millard for the entire season of 1902. Every tiling promised to us by Mr. Rourke and in the hotel cor respondence, has been amply fulfilled and faithfully carried out.” The rates at The Millard are as low as $2 per day on the American plan, and $1 and up, European plan. The Lin coln, the only first class hotel in Lin coln opposite depots offers a rate of $2 per day to its patrons. Sunday School Convention The programs are out for the twenty-second annual convention of the Holt County Sunday School Asso ciation, which will be held in the Presbyterian church at Stuart on June 11 and 12. The program covers every plase of Sunday school work and is calculated to aid the workers throghout the county and better acquaint each with the needs of the other. This announcement is made by the association: i”Every Sunday School is entitled to send their Pastor and two delegates. Delegates should send their name to Itev. 15. J. Brethouwer, Stuart, before coming, in order to secure entertainment, and thus assist the Committee on entertainment.” Popular Excursion. The Great Northern will run an ex cursion to Sioux City and return on June 18; $2 for the round trip. Train leaves O’Neill at 6:30 a. m., and re turning leaves Sioux City at 7 p. in. TDe occasion for this is a joint picnic of the A. O. U. W. and M. W. A. so cieties, with especially entertaining programs. Also on this day the in stallation ceremonies of the bishop of the catholic dioece of Sioux City will take place. George II. Hebekt, Agent. ON THE RETIRED LIST Firemen Hold Banquet Tuesday Eve ning in Honor of the Fourteen Retiring Members Who ARE PLACED ON HONORARY LIST Sheridan Simmont, Acting President, Enlo giaes the Retiring Members in a Scholarly Speech. Tuesday evening the O’Neill Fire Department gave a banquet at their hall in honor of fourteen retiring members who have served five years with flic department. It was strictly a firemen’s occasion, none but firemen and their ladies being present. Sheridan Simmons acted as president and presented the exemption certificates to the follow ing, who retire from service in the department: James Triggs, James Davidson, M. F. Cronin, ,1. C. Olson, R. II. Mills, S. L-Thompson, C. C. Reka, Ed McBride, Perkins Brooks, James Davis, Dave McNichols, Fred Alberts, Frank Howard snd Fred Reed. I presenting the certificates Mr. Simmons said: Ladies and Brother Firemen—It was not my intention to turn on the cold water this evening but as no order for more water has been given by eit her chief, assistant chief, nozzle man or other member of the company since we were called out to-night I feel that we have been altogether too saving of that thirst quenching as well as lire extinguishing element which we as a fire company have here tofore always used, with such good effect. And in order to relieve the pressure on the hose I feel obliged to get you before the nozzle for just a minute. in i lie iiiiuiiH ui <* pedagogue,inig is commencement of the O’Neill Fire Department, the occasion which has called us together around this festive board is an unusual and important one. We are hereto do honor to the courage, fidelity, and devotion of fourteen veterans, of tlie O’Neill volunteer Fire Department, each of whom have for more than the required live years faithfully res ponded to the shrill sound of the dread fire bell whether day or night it rang, and who have by day leTt their business and labor without an instants hesitat ion and by night have left their loved ones with a silent prayer to God for their protection, in case lie never should return to them alive and has gone forth without a mumur and without pay or hope of reward to do his duty as a fireman and fight the fire fiend and to pro tect his neighbors property from des t ruction, and if needs be risk his own life in saving tlie lives of his neigh bors dear ones, of such as these are tlie 14 firemen who graduate or go out from this department to-night. In military parlance it is the muster out of fourteen veterans comrades, wlio have completed their terms of enlistment, which have called us to gether around this festive board to night, in our naval and military ser vice, we have our great Admirals our Farraguts, our Schleys, and our Deweys our Grants, our Shermans and Sheridans, all upon tlie comple tion of their terms of service are honorably retired, and so too under the laws of our own soverign state of Nebraska, there comes a time when this laural wreatli was placed on the brows of the deserving and faithful members of the volunteer fire depart ment and he too is retired from active service, it is now my duty and plea sure, retiring veterans, to present each of you wit h a document execut ed with due and legal form which cer teties that no have each of you faith fully served your City and State in the capacity of the volunteer firemen, for the required fiveyear’s, in present ing you with this diploma it is not our wish that you sever your connec tion with us, we want tlie benefit of your experience and we need your en couragement and fellowship and after you are retired from active duty you will ever remain honorary members of the O’Neill Fire Department. And here, gentlemen, L hand you the deploma hoping that a grateful people will smooth your patli through life and when your summons comes to join that innumerable caravan, that moves to the pale realms of shade and you have reached t he other side of that myistic river that you may find the tiresaliout andhis sontanic majesty will tell you that lie has no room in his domain for people of your profes sion and that you may follow the bright path upward and finally take your place on the right hand of our all wise Creator, Ladies and Gentle men, 1 thank you. R. J. Hayes Shot. R. J. Hayes, formerly of this city, but now police judge of Anconda, Mont., was shot in the leg last Mon day by a crazy man who met Hayes while the former was hunting for another man to punish him for some fancied grievence. The lunatic was flourishing the revolver in the air when he met Rhody who told him he had better put it away or he would he arrested. For answer he turned the gun on Hayes shooting him in the leg. The lunatic was .killed a few moments afterward by the sheriff but not be fore he had wounded a deputy sheriff, The many friends of Mr. Hayes in O’Neill and Holt county will he pleast to learn that his wound is not consi dered serious. Phoenix Pick-Ups. Mr. and Mrs. John Moler visited at Leonle the latter part of the week. Peter Greeley was an Atkinson visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Moore spent a few days with Atkinson friends last week. Mrs. Morton Greeley visited her parents in Atkinson last week. Jess Coburn spent Thursday after noon at her brother Ray’s. Asbury Clevenger visited Phoenix friends over Sunday. Hert Parshall was at Butte one day last week. Susie Hubby is staying with her sister Mrs Moler at present. Frank Damero was a Turner visitor one day last week. Ray and Clyde Nilson visited Venre Anderson Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs Louie Coburn went to Atkinson Thursday returning the following day. Miss Clara Bedford spent the latter part of the week at tier home at Tur ner. Mr. Damero and daughter Edith, spent the latter part of the week In town. Mrs. Nilson and Miss Clara Bedford were callers at Mrs. F. G. Coburn’s Sunday evening. Mrs. Holder and daughter also Miss Mable Keeler, of Catalpa, attended Sunday School at Phoenix last Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Lamphire and daugh ter, Lenora, attended graduating and decoration exercises in Atkinson last week. Business Chances. Brennan’s is headquarters for all kinds of lamp’s. 20tf Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s, 16th to 30th of each month. 39tf. Land belonging to non-residents for for sale by E. H. Whelan, O’Neill, Nebraska. 46tf STRAYED—One large black horse, white spot in forehead, and one dun pony. -Ditch company, O’Neill. 48-2 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 STRAYED—About month ago, red cow, coaise boned animal with small star in forehead. Kindly send any information of above to A. H. Good sell, Blackbird, Neb. 49-2t. FOR SALE—Team, harness, wagon, mower and rake. Also house, barn and two lots in O’Neill, and 160 acres of good farm land near Page.—Mrs. Rosa Slattery. 48-5 Taken up—at my place on or about March 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. 4-46pd My full car of buggies and carriages are now here. This gives a fine as sortment to select from, and prices right as I have the advantage of bringing in full car, thereby saving freight.—Frank Campbell. 49-4 Notice We, the undersigned, do respectful ly notify the public that after the first, week in June we will close our barber shops at 8 o’clock, excepting Saturday night, when we will close at 12 o’clock. M. D. Price. MePharlin Bros. From the expressions of a few of the populist committemen who were in attendance at the committee meeting Monday fusion between the bourbon ites and populists is not seriously con sidered by the rank and tile of the latter party. JUST WHAT YOU WANT. ONE OF THOSE NICE. NEW Hammocks. ALL KINDS. ALL COLORS. ALL PRICES ....From /5c to $6.00.... GILL1GAN & STOUT THE DRUGGISTS