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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1902)
VOLUME XXII.O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1902._ _ NUMBER 52. MINOR MENTION J. D. Selah, of Ewing, transacted business in O’Neill Monday. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan and son, John, are visiting relatives at Takamah. E. I>. Law, of Long Pine, is assist ing in Berger’s Cash Store this week. E. S. Kinch came up from Neligh today for a short visit with old friends. Miss Maud Hamilton, of Stuart, is visiting friends in this city this week. Miss Edna King, of Orchard, Neb., is visiting O’Neill friends this week. Dr. W. J. Douglas, of Atkinson, made O’Neill a professional call Mon day. Ed Alberts is puttiug up a good game as backstop for the Wausa ball team. Editor Raker, of the Ewing Advo cate, was a business visitor in O’Neill Saturday. Joe Sullivan arrived here Sunday night and will spend his vacation with home folks. William O’Conner combined bus ' iness with pleasure in Omaha the first of the week. E. S. Maher, of Platte Center was a visitor at the home of his brother, John, this week. Patrick Murphy returned to Park City, Utah, after a few weeks visit with O’Neill relatives. D. Clem Deaver left for New York City, Sunday morning to be absent about a week on business. O’NEILL WILLCELEBRATE The Grandest Celebration Ever Held In This Section of Nebraska. A DIVERSIFIED LIST OF SPORTS Arndda, the Celebrated Juggler and Chin Balancer Will Give Two Free Exhibitions. The celebration to be held in this city July Fourth promises to eclipse any similiat celebration ever held in the county. The following program will be followed: Sunrise.100 guns 8 a. m.Reville 9 “ Reception of visiting delega tion at City hall. 10 “ Serenade by O’Neill Cornet band. 11 “ Grand Industrial and Civic parade. 12 m. Dinner. 1 p. m. Oration by. 2 “ Broncho busting contest for championship of Nebraska, ' open to the world, cash prize.$25.00 3 “ Foot racing. 1st Men’s race, 100 yards, prize.$10 and $5 2d Boys under 10100 yards, prize. 2 and 1 3d Boys under 10, 50 sar^D^rT’cisT ds dtte, J e W e I e r s ■ * f^» ^ Visiting Teach all Kinds . ers are /nutted OF to call and REPAIRING Insp ct cur line ANI) of Watches. Rings, and engraving Bnoohea. 4» 4*' Satisfaction Guaranteed. oNeill, pIerrasKa. POPULISTS ASSEMBLE In Count}' Convention ami Select Dele gates to the State ami Congres sional Conventions. ABOUT HALF THE TOWNSHIPS UN REPRESENTED. Just a Few of the Old Guard Preseat to Keep Up Appe ranees A few of the old guard gathered at t lie court house last Saturday and held the populist county convention. It was the smallest convention ever held by t hat party since their organi zatian in this county, and the woe begone, dejected countenances of the delegates made it manifest to the ob servin' that they realized they were on the last lap of a hopeless race. .1. P . Mullen was elected chairman, and Oeorge Raker, secretary. This labor ious task evidently made the handful of delegates present weary and after the necessary committees were ap pointed they adjourned until after dinner. Upon reconvening after dinner, the committees upon credentials and per manent orginization reported. The report of the committee upon credent ials disclosed the facts patent to all observers, that about half the town ships in the county were unrepre sented. ATTEHTIOH TEflCHEBS! During the institute we will make a special effort to keep in stock a nice line of SUP PLIES Which we will be glad to show you. We can please you if you give us a chance. GILLIGAN & STOUT THE DRUGGISTS Rev. Grant Shirk, of Pierce, will | preach at the M. E. church Sunday, June 29, morning and evening. Allure cordially invited. About twenty land seekers from Iowa arrived in O’NeillTuesday night and are looking over this county wit h a \ lew to purchasing. Two weeks ago ex-Sheri IT Stewart settled with the county board, paying them the amount of his indebtedness to the county, $218.40. State Superintendent Fowler came up from Lincoln last Thursday even ing and spent a few hours Friday morning visiting the teachers insti tute. Frank Miller of Turner, and Miss Lillie Olmstead, of Paddock, were married at the home of the brides par ent’s, on June 23. Rev. E. B. Koontz officiating. The public sale of cattle which Timothy luVyer was to hold at his place next Saturday has been called off, Mr. Dwyer having disposed of his cattle at private sale. Last Tuesday this office turned out sale bills for E. M. Eaton whose sale will be cried at his place ten miles south of this city oti July 2. Mr. Eaton expects to move to Minnesota. IT. A- Brown, who conducted the old Woodruff restaurant, about a month, one night last week folded his tent like an Arab and silently stole away, leaving numerous bills unpaid, lie has not yet been located. Mrs. Alexander Boyd and daughter returned to O’Neill last week and will make their future home in this citv. Mr. Boyd is expected in a few weeks. For the past six years they have lived at Walkcrville, Mont. A car load of buggies. The best and finest assortment in the west. Right buggies for the right price. Have a new rig for the 4th. Come and see them. Next door east of shop. 51-2w Emil Sniggs. Eli Ilershiser is the owner of a mule colt that measured 30 inches high when one day old. The colt was sired by a jack owned by Smith Mer rill and Eli is of the opinion that it is the largest mule for its age in the county. My full car of buggies and carriages arc now here. This gives a line as sortment to select from, and prices rigid as 1 have tlie advantage of bringing in full car, thereby saving freight. Frank Qampbell. 4!i-4 The Presbyterian parsonage, which has teen under process of construction for some time, is nearly finished. It is a very nice and commodious struc ture and will make a pleasant home for Kev. llydon and family. Monday afternoon the Atkinson kid nine crossed bats with the Q'Neill kids on the, home diamond. The game was a little bit t lie hottest tiling that ever happened for the first five innings, neither teams scoring until the sixth inning. The O’Neill hoys won the game by a score of 8 to 5. John W. Beavers, a young man about twenty-eight years old, who came to this county from Missouri last April, and who since that time, lias been working on a farm near Joy, was before the Insane Commission Tuesday. He was adjudged insane and taken to the asylum by Sheriff Hall, Wednesday morning. Dr. .1. C. Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mis! Michael Gallagher, living east of this city, and brother of J. P., has Deon appointed assistant superin. tendent of the city hospital at St. Louis Mo. This is a desirable posi tion and was eagerly sought after by many of the young physicians possess ing considerable political presteage, and the fact that it was tendered to Dr. Gallagher is evidence that lie stands very high in his profession in tlie southern city. Sheriff Hall went to Sioux City last Monday morning returning that even ing in having custody one OllieCarrall, who was r rested upon request of the sheriff for stealing a horse belonging to one Brotherton, residing near Amelia, on or about June S. Sheriff Hall says he lias been after this dance at Will Sterns’ last Friday. A good time was had by those present. A birthday party was given June 17th at the home of James Harding, it being his 34th birthday. A tine din ner was served by Mrs. Harding, and no pains were spared to make both old and young enjoy themselves. Af ter dinner several of the latest songs were sung and Mrs. Harding played several very pretty pieces on the or gan. Ice cream and cake were served at 3 o'clock, and then the children en joyed themselves playing croquet. Tlie relatives present, were: James E. Harding and wife, Mrs. Ed Wagers, Mrs. Lydia Hayden, of O’Neill; and L. E. Harding and family of Honey Creek. Friends present: James Gor don, John Gordon, Colmer Ross, Mrs. Ross, Martha Gordon and Estella Ross. All wish him many long and prosperous years to come. Phoenix Pick-Ups. Ted Anderson Is working at Mr. Greeley’s at present. Henry Stansberry visited at Ca talpa, Sunday. Lou Clevenger visited ,Jess Coburn, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Standiford of Butte, visited relatives at Phoenix, last week. John and Edith Demero were Turner visitors one day last week. Mrs. Ray Coburn and Mary Bartels were at Atkinson, Saturday. Tlie Phoenix nine won the ball game last Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ames and Lucy West of Catalpa, spent last Sunday at Ray Coburn’s. , Glen Perry of Boyd county visited his brother Harry at Phoenix, over Sunday. Sam Anderson and Gertie Hitch cock of Atkinson, visited at Ray Co burn’s Sunday. Nora and Alma Fritcholf of Celia, attended the ball game at Phoenix, Saturday. Tlie .dance at Mr. Coburn’s Saturday eve., is postponed on account of one at Hans Storjolin's the same evening. Quite a crowd of Phoenix young peo ple attended the dance at Will Sterns’ of Ray, last Friday, and all report a fine time. Three New Towns on the N. W. Line Tlie towns of Anoka, Bristow and Monowi, located in the rich Ponca valley in Boyd county, Nebraska, will be opened during June. This is prob ably the finest agricultural region of the state, and their location on the new branch of the Elkhorn road from Verdigre to Bonesteel, makes them the natural markets for large agri cultural communities. The influx of people and money within the next few months will be tremendous, and the proximity of these towns to the Rose bud reservation, soon to be opened to settlement, renders their rapid growth an assured fact, thus affording un usually tine opportunities for all branches of trade, all professions and all kinds of business. Tlie inquiries for locations has been so great that it has been decided to open the towns by sale at public auc tion on the town sites. The sale at Anoka will be June 18th, at Bristow June 2oth and Monawi June 26th. For full particulars address P. Whitney, Omaha, General Town Site Agent, or J. F. Cleveland, Land Com missioner, Chicago, 111. Miss Maggie Hurley, who has been at Long Pine the past two weeks, re terned home this morning. Some of the democratic delegates to the state convention returned home last night. They looked well con sidering that the had assisted in swal lowing the entire pop party. yarns, prize. i anci ouc 4th Fat men’s race, 200 lbs and over, prize. 2 and 1 Egg race.$ 1.00 4 “ Tug of war. 10.00 4:15 “ Stone throwing. 1.00 4:30“ Standing broad jump... 5.00 4:45“ Running broad jump_ 5.00 5 “ Horse race, i mile. .$25 and 10 Pony race, 1 mile... 15 and 10 Live bird shooting and base ball will take place during the afternoon at such times as the participants may arrange. Prize for highest score on ten birds in shooting match.$10.00 Prize for winning base ball team 10.00 Hose race will take place prompt ly at 7 o’clock, prize for win ning team . 10.00 Immense and expensive pyrotechnic display in the evening. Dancing in the bowery during day and evening. O’Neill Cornet Band and the famous O’Neill Orchestra will enliven the whole day and evening with pat riotic and soul stirring music. Keep your eye constantly open for a view of.the brigade of Tagalogs re cently imported from Samar, led by the famous Datto Aguafort is. Besides the above, many other sport ing events will take place. Visiting delegations will be prop erly cared for, and good order main tained throughout. Come and see the most enjoyable and sportiest day ever held in Holt county. O. F. BigLtN, Master of Ceremonies. Sheriff Chas. E. Hall, Marshal of the Day. James R. Sullivan Dead. James It. Sullivan, who resided about three miles northeast of this city, died this morning at 3:30, after an illness of several months, of cancer. Mr. Sullivan was one of the pioneer residents of this county, having came here about twenty-two years ago from Michigan. Deceased leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his de mise. Four of the children are resi dents of Butte, Mont., the rest resid ing with their parents upon the farm. i lie cnainnau or uiic committee on resoluslons read the platform, which had been carefully prepared a week or so ago by the King llee. The platform favors an increase in the taxation of 1 he railroads of the state of at least fifty per cent. Favors a reduction in the live stock and grain rates of at least- twenty-five per cent; denounces free transportation. The selection of delegates to the state and congressional conventions was then taken up and the following delegates elected: State:—M. F. Harrington, 1). J. Cronin, John Robertson, A. S. Eby, J. H. Hopkins, Robert Gallagher, I’. J. Handley, M. F. Kirwin, Arthur Mul len, Geo. Raker, Jas. Coventry, Ed Coppac,Henry Reuting, E. S. Eves, J. Hammerly, C. W. Hamilton. Congressional: M. F. Harrington, T. V. Norveil. J. p. Mullen, John Mailer, S. 11. Howard, J.J.Harrington,. L. A. Coombs, Arthur Mullen, E. F. Carter, William Hart, 11. McGinley, II. R. Henry, J. H. Jonas, John Robertson. Considerable difficulty was exper ienced in getting delegates who would agree to attend the conventions, and asthesecond supervisor district was represented in the convention by but two townships the selection of their t wo delegates was left to the delegates from that district to select prior to the congressional convention. The convention was a very tame affair and after its ad journment popu lists predicted that they would never hold another county convention after t his year. Miss mmn v oaieseu ana ner pupns entertained a few friends at a musical rehearsal Saturday evening. L. B. Fenner, of Burwell, was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. (3. Maher, the first of the week. On June 17th, J udge Morgan united in marriage Harry E. Walker and Miss Clara Davis, both of Chambers. William Bitney, of Allen, Neb., stopped off at O’Neill for a few hours Monday while enroute to Atkinson. Prof. W. It. Jackson has accepted a posit'on as one of the professors in the Wessiyn University at Lincoln, r J. B. Murnan, of Lewis, Iowa, re 1 urned to his home Tuesday, after spending several weeks at this place. Harry Nehlson of Atkinson, and Miss Emma B. Hahn of Stuart, were granted a marriage license last week. Fred Baker of Duncan, and Lillie Sidlinger of the same place, were granted license to wed, last Saturday. Mrs. William Krotter came down from Stuart, Wednesday morning, to attend the party given by Mrs. Dick son. McNichols just received a car load of chopped feed. Corn and oats, corn, chopped wheat and rye, at lowest cash price. <r>2-l Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herzke returned to their home in Omaha Monday after spending several days with the Alberts family. i J. F. Caudee, of Buffalo, N. Y., brother of G. A. Caudee,of Page, was a pleasant caller at these headquarters, last Monday. The ladies of the M. E. church will hold their Exchange at the Epjscopal chapel, on Saturday, June 28. All are cordially invited. Miss Nellie Skirving, who has been attending school at Lincoln the past four month, returned home last Thurs day evening. Before selling your grain see Mc Nichols. He is still on the market and pays the highest cash price for all kinds of grain. 52-3w Rev. W. A. Rominger leaves for Pierce next Saturday morning where he will hold services in the M. E. church Sunday. j ' tinw iiiiaii) locating him at Sioux City. The horse lie traded to a farmer near Goodwin. Neb. This is not his first oiTence, he having left Brown county in April with a horse which lie dkl not take the trouble of purchasing. 11 is chanse of geting employment | at Lincoln a few years are very good. Liveryman Grosser, of Inman, kept the telephone wires busy Monday evening trying to locate a woman named Janes, who hired one of his teams that day and failed to return the same at the time specefled. Sheriff Hall located the woman and team in this city and Mr. Grosser is again t lie possessor of his property. The woman Janes, who is not overly bright, says her home is in Sioux Falls, S. I)., and say s she is looking for a man who goes by the name of Ira McGlary, but whose right name she overs is Ira Shcllhart. What 1 she expects to do when she locates him or the relation ship they bear to each other, if any, she does not disclose. That strawberries can be success fully grown in this county has been demonstrated time and again and many of our fruit fanciers have large patches of line berries, but,we believe that for Quick results I. It. Smith is entitled, not ordy a loaf, but the whole bakery. Last April he procur ed some plants from Mr. Walruth, at Atkinson, and planted them May 1, and on June 11 he brought the editor a pint of berries none of which were shorter than an inch and a half and some two inches, and about an inch thick. They were the most lucious berries we ever tast ed, and the nicest to look at. I. I!, expects to add to his patch next year and believes that in a year or so he will lie able to at least partially sup ply the local demand for this tootsome fruit. Horse Sale. 1 will sell at public auction at Mellor & Quilty’s livery barn in y’Neill, on Saturday, June 28, 1902, commencing at 2 o’clock p. m., tile following described horses: One sor rel mare, 0 years old, weight, 1150; 1 bay mare, 5 years old, weight 1000: 1 gray mare, 7 years old, weight 1100; 1 bay mare, 4 years old, weight 1200; two brown mares, 5 years old, weight 1050; 1 sorrel mare, (i years old, weight 1050; 1 black gelding, 4 years old, weight 1000; 1 bay gelding, 7 years old, weight 1200; 1 sorrel gelding, 0 years old, weight 1006; 1 blue roan gelding, 4 years old, weight 1000; 1 roan geld ing, 4 years old, weight 1000. All well broken native horses. One saddle, nearly new, Collins make. One light harness, new. Terms of sale: Cash. A E. Gwin. Ray Bits. Ilarry Palmer was an O’Neill visi tor Tuesday. Ilarry and Jim Palmer visited Col mer Iloss, last Sunday. The crops look line in this section, best they have for many years. A heavy frost struck here Friday, but done little damage to gardens. Rollie Twyford, Colmer and Stella Ross, were O’Neill visitors on Thurs day. Mrs. B. A. DeYarmon is in Sioux City, receiving Medical attention. We hope she will soon recover. A pleasant evening was spent by several of the young folks, Sunday, at the home of John Gordon. The teams have to travel the west road now by way of Badger bridge, as the Whiting bridge is being repaired. Ralph and Jessie Coburn, Edith and John Demero, Mary Bartels and sev eral others from Phoenix, attended the Ixiisi wui'K .1. I ixmu puieiiaseii me lots west of the Evans hotel and will next week commense the erection of a store building thereon. The building will be 40x60. Jake expects to move stock therein as soon as the building is completed. F. <4. Todd, of Harwell, Neb., was in the city Monday and favored this office with a short call. Mr. Todd contemplates establishing a news paper at Chambers as he says he has great faith in the future of that section of the county. Adelbert Baker, the efficient and popular clerk in the land office, pur chased three lotsoneast Fourth street and will next week commence the erection of a commodious cottage thereon. This looks rather suspicious as Bert says the house is not being built to rent. While at Stanton, last Thursday re turning from the state convention, we met Ed Stansberry, who is now locat ed there. lie sent his regards to all O’Neill friends. He is not much im pressed with his new location and ex pressed the wish that he was once more a resident of O’Neill. Cadet Charles A. Meals arrived from West Point last Sunday night and will spend a week visiting friends here when he will leave for California for a visit with his parents. It is two years since Charles entered the Militiary Academy and he has two more years to attend when he gradu ates and becomes an officer in the re gular-army. Life at t he Point evident ly agrees with him as he looks well and says he is feeling liner than silk. The Millard. Professor Henry B. Ward, depart ment of Zoology, the University of Nebraska, Zoologist State Board of Agriculture; who was the guest of honor at a banquet given at the Mil lard hotel, Omaha, by the Omaha Medical Society, after his return home to Lincoln, wrote as follows: “Per mit me to thank you and your associ ates for the very courteous treatment accorded me during the recent visit to Omaha. 1 enjoyed the stay at The Millard and the banquet to the fullest extent and congratulate you upon the success with which all the arrange ments were carried out. Very cor dially yours, Henry B. Ward.” Our townspeople who visit Omaha can stop at The Millard and enjoy all its first class and unexcelled advantages for as low a rate as $2.00 per day, American Plan, and $1.00 per day Eu ropean Plan. Newly furnished rooms, first class bills of fare, high grade ser vice throughoht the hotel. You may go to the other Omaha hotels of les ser grade, get much less for your money, and pay just as much as you would at The Millard. The Lincoln, opposite depots, Lincoln, only first class hotel in the city. $2.00 per day. f \J \l On Saturday, May 31 MANNS will begin a Soecial Sa 'e on DISHES, the object being to close out all odd pieces in Whiteware, Porcelain and French China. Discount from 20 tO 50 per cent \ They will also include Toilet ^ Sets in this sale.