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,
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Visiting Teach
all Kinds .
ers are /nutted
OF to call and
REPAIRING Insp ct cur line
ANI) of Watches.
Rings, and
engraving Bnoohea.
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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.
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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.
