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VOLUME XXIII._O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, .JULY 3, 1902. NUMBER 1.
MINOR MENTION
Al. Miller was down from Atkinson
Saturday.
Captain R. F. Cross was down from
Atkinson Saturday.
Lay aside all cares and help young
American celebrate tomorrow.
Edward Adams, cashier of the
Chambers State bank was in the city
last Thursday.
W. J. O'Connor returned Monday
evening after a protracted visit with
relatives in Omaha.
4 MissTess O’Sullivan returned from
a visit with relatives at Valentine
last Saturday morning.
Attorney W. A. Meserve, of Creigh
ton, was looking after legal business
in the city last Saturday.
Because a man has “bats in his
► belfry,” it does not neccesarily mean
that lie can see well in the dark.
William Laviollette returned Tues
day night from a short visit with
friends and relatives at Omaha.
A Rosenborg, of Schuyler, Neb., was
in the city last week viewing some
real estate with a view to purchasing.
Rafe King resigned his position in
J. P. Mann’s store and is now writing
insurance for the New York Life in
surance company.
Before selling your grain see Mc
Nichols. lie is still on the market
and pays the highest cash price for all
kinds of grain. 52-3
Ralph Evans and Rafe King are in
Boyd county this week extolling the
virtues of old line life insurance to the
residents of that county.
Judge Morgan issued the necessary
document Tuesday that gave Henry
Robinson and Laura Styer, both of
Inman, permission to wed.
Messrs. Bundick and Gereck, of the
Oxford Sugar compay of Norfolk,
were here last Monday inspecting the
beet crop on the irrigation ditch.
Miss Bessie Snyder, who has been
visiting friends at Newman Grove,
Tilden and Oakdale the past three
weeks, returned home last evening.
C. II. Brown, an Omaha capitalist,
who is interested in Holt county real
estate, was looking after his holdings
in this section the first of the week.
I). Clem Deaver returned from his
eastern trip Monday night. While
away Clem tarried a few hours in
Washington and visited the Nebraska
senators.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter, Ruth,
of Kansas City, and Mr. and Mrs.
Maret and daughter, Norma, of
Stuart, Neb., are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John G. Maher this week.
Joe Ilershiser and Miss Jennie Mc
Allister were married by Judge Mor
gan Tuesday afternoon. This wedding
was quite a surprise to the friends of
both parties, but Joe smiled serenely
as he passed around the cigars.
For the accommodation of the old
\ soldeirs County Clerk Gilmour will
* keep his oilice open from 8:30 to 12
o’clock, on July 4, for the acknowledg
ment of pension papers. No other
business will be transacted on that
day.
Strayed—From my premises in
O’Neill, one bay gelding, weight
about 800 pounds, 5 years old, blind in
left eye, mane roached, star in fore
head. Liberal reward will be given for
information leading to his recovery.
1-tf O. W. Baker.
George Little and Miss Linda Por
ter were granted a marriage license
by Judge Morgan yesterday. The
contracting parties are both residents
,*■ of this city, tire groom being manager
of tlje Porter livery barn and the
bride being the daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. A. W. Porter, of the Dewey
hotel,
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On Saturday, May 31
MANNS
| will begin a Special Sa 'e on
\ DISHES, the object being to
close out all odd pieces in
I Vl/hiteware, Porcelain and
French China. Discount from
20 tO 50
per cent
They will also include Toilet
Sets in this sale.
O’NEILLWILLCELEBRATE
The Grandest Celebration Ever Held
In This Section of Nebraska.
A DIVERSIFIED LIST OF SPORTS
Arnclda, 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 similiar celebration ever held in
the county. The following program
will be followed:
Sunrise.100 guns
8 a. m.Heville
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.$23.00
3 “ Foot racing.
1st Men’s race, 100
yards, prize.$10 and $3
2d Boys under 16100
yards, prize. 2 and 1
3d Boys under 10, 30
yards, prize. 1 and 30c
4th Fat men’s race,
200 lbs and over,
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Egg race.$ 1.00
4 “ Tug of war. 10.00
4:15 “ Stone throwing. 1.00
4:30“ Standing broad jump... 5.00
4:45“ Itunning broad jump_ 5.00
5 “ Horse race, l mile. .$25 and 10
Pony race, j 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 dhring day
and evening.
O’Xeill Cornet Band and the famous
O’Xeill Orchestra will enliven the
whole day and evening with patriotic
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 Aguafortis.
Besides the above, many other sport
ing events will take place.
Visiting delegat ions 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. Biglin,
Master of Ceremonies.
Sheriff Ciias. E. Hall,
Marshal of the Day.
UDituary.
James R. Sullivan, one of the pio
neer residents of this county died at
his home four miles northeast of
O’Neill last Thursday, after an illness
of about a year of cancer.
Deceased was born in county Cork,
Ireland in 1840. His youghtful days
were spent in the Emerald Isle, and
1861 when no longer able to resist the
desire to cross the ocean he came to
America. He lived in Massechuest
and Couneticut for a short time then
moved to Hancock, Michigan, where
he resided until 1877 when lie came to
Holt county settling on the farm north
east of O’Neill where he resided up to
the time of his death. He was a kind
and alfectionate husband and father
and as a friend and neighbor was
loved and respected.
A wife and ten children are left to
mourn his demise. The children are:
Mrs, John Noonan, Dennis .1., John
and James, of Butte, Mont., Michael,
Daniel, Mary, Joseph, Patrick and
Maggie, of this city. James came
from Montana to attend the last sad
rites, the others being unable to
leave. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon, and nothwithstanding the
disagreeable weather was largely
attended the remains being interred
in the Catholic cemetery
Business Chances.
Brennan’s is headquarters for all
kinds of lamp’s. 26t.f
Teeth or photographs at Corbett’s,
16th to 30th of each month. 39tf.
For Fourth of July banners see
Kirwin & Simmons. They are satis
factory. 51-2
Land belonging to non-residents for
for sale by E. II. Whelan, O’Neill,
Nebraska. 46tf
Buggies, buggies, buggies—A cai
load of the nicest and best that evet
came to O’Neill; if you want a snap
now is your chance to call and get
your pick.—Neil Brennan 45-tf
Grant Hatfield disposed of his
restaurant last Saturday to Mr.
Sweet, brother-in-law of Maylon Price.
Mr. Sweet took possession Sunday.
Grant lias not decided upon what
business he will engage in, but says
lie does not intend to leave O’Neill.
Mike Flannigan, of Minneapolis,
Minn., was in the city last Sunday
swapping yarns with some of the old
timers. Mike looks as young and
vigorous as he did when we first seen
him, twenty-four years ago, when he
was holding down a claim which is
now owned by Charles Wrede.
A Kansas man bet $25 on a crap
game and won. Then he doubled the
bet and won again. But tlie third
time, he bet $100, he lost, whereupon
he fell over in a dead faint. The
Rube’s brother ran for the doctor say
ing his brother was dying. “But I
am a veterinary surgeon,” the doctor
said. “You are just the man I want,”
the fellow replied excitedly, “as my
brother is a jackass, and went up
against horse dice.”
Peter Greeley was in from the north
country last week and was a pleasent
caller at these headquarters. He says
crops are good in his section,his apple
crop being exceptionally fine. Last
year Mr. Greeley sold 500 bushels of
apples. These he gathered from his
orchard which covers about ten acres.
While the yield was not as
large, as in some places, the difference
in the price received for them in com
parison to eastern grown apples more
than made up the deficiency in yeild.
Stand up for Holt county.
At the bunaay school convention
held at Stuart the forepart of the
month the following officers were
elected: T. A: Moss, Amelia, presi
dent; II. It. Henry, O’Neill, vice presi
dent; M. Blanche Adams, O’Neill secre
tary; E. H. Benedict, O’Neill, treasu
rer: Calista Bryant, Page, superinten
dent normal work; J. T. Carson, Ew
ing, superintendent home depart
ment; Louise French, Page, superin
tendent primary department; Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomas, Stuart, superin
dent temperance. The convention
was well attended and was a very in
structive and successful meeting.
The following is a list of letters re
maining uncalled for in the O’Neill
postoffice for the week ending June
28, 1902: Wm. Jaques, Eugene Mort,
Jim Lacey, Mattie E. Wendell, Ola
Helm, William Gravitt, O. O. Graff,
Clarence Roberts (2), John J. Roberts,
F. P. Fonner, Mrs. M. Everts, Viola
Dibble, Vick Davis, postal, George
Cover, postal, Mrs. Bertha Cohen, Mrs.
Katie Conrad (2), Prof. F. R. Bridges,
Mrs. Pearl Overstreet, Peter Olma,
John Onsbely, Henry White, S. Wash
burn, W. E. Wells, postal, Mr. War
sliaw, J. H. Taylor, R. W. Thomas,
Chester W. Stebbins, Mrs. Grace
. I'U. OIKI11 itll t, l\atc
Shepardson, Wm. Pickering, W. L.
Peeler (2), Rev. Marvin Smith. In
calling for the above please say “ad
vertised.” At the end of two weeks
will be sent to the dead letter office.
D. H. Cronin, P. M.
In the death of M. II. Long, which
occurred last Saturday evening about
6 o’clock of heart failure, O’Neill
and Holt county loses one of its pio
neer residents and one who, in the
earlier years, greatly assisited in its
development, Mike Long came to
O’Neill in 1877 and tiled on a quarter
of land northeast of O’Neill that
spring, In the fall of that year he
left for the Black Hills where he spent
about a year. Shortly after his re
turn from the Black Hills John J.
Kelley was elected county treasurer
and he appointed Long as deputy, a
position he held durning Kelleys term
of office. In 1880 he was elected coun
ty clerk a position he held for six
years. Since his retirement from that
office he has represented O’Neill on
the county board and at the time of
his death was city assessor for O’Neill.
During the eighties, before the ad
vent of populism, no man in Holt,
county had the political influence or
prestige of M. I). Long. He was
three times elected county clerk, as a
democrat, in a county which had a
republican majority of about800. In
politics he was a shrewd manager,
knew what to do, when to do it, and
how. He was personally acquainted
with nearly every voter in the county
and by his amiable manner and cheer
ful disposition won their confidence
and esteem. His many friends
throughout the county will be grieved
to learn of his sudden death as were
those in this city where he lived for
twenty- five years. Deceased leaves
two brothers and two sisters who re
side in Montona. His father died last
April. The remains were interred in
the Catholic cemetary Monday.
COMING TO OUR CITY.
The Greatest Optician in the United
States will be at the Leading
Hotel Two Days, July
10 and 11.
Ur. Roden Robinson Duff, who will
be in our town in the near future for
a stay of two days, is one of the l>ost
known and highly recommended
opticians in the west, not only
recommended by the people, but also
by the medicial profession. Dr. Dull
carries with him testimonials from
the people and recommendations from
all the leading physicians in the west.
This trip through the west, being an
advertising trip, Dr. Duff makes
special offers to the people at large.
Eyes tested free, consultation free.
If the doctor can benetit your case he
will tell you, and if lie cannot he will
give such advice as will go to preserve
what eyesight you have left. Dr.
Duff has with him all the latest im
proved instruments known to the
profession, brought from England
and Germany, and made especially
for tlie doctor's work-made by the
greatest experts in the world. Dr.
Duff lias an X ray machine, known as
the Opthalmolscope, with which lie
is enabled to take every case and ex
amine it thoroughly for any organic
troubles which may present them
selves. Dr. Duff has witii him the
latest improved lenses, imported in
the rough and ground down to his
special order to tit. each and every
case. These lenses are all imported
from Brazil and Peru. The Brazilian
glasses arc known as Brazilian pebbles
and tlie Peru glasses arc known as the
Peruvian crystals. Experience lias
taught us that the above mentioned
lenses are the strongest, most durable
ana come nearer ucing use me
natural eye of any lenses known to
the profession. These lenses can he
had in only four places in the world,
Paris, France, New York and Chicago,
and from the greatest of all opticians,
Dr. Duff, who is about to visit your
town. To those who are afflicted
with cataracts, glycoma, or any other
opacity which causes them to either
be partially or totally blind, will do
well to call on Dr. Duff at once,because
as one woman says who was afflicted
and cured try his method, “Dr. Duff
has one of the greatest blessings ever
bestowed on mankind.” It is Dr.
Hyde’s latest discovery, the absorb
ing of cataracts and other opacitys by
an electrical current, especially
adapted to that purpose.
To get before the people with this
wonderful machine and have it placed
in the light that it should be in we
let this machine work on its own
merits. All those afflicted can obtain
this machine at a reasonable cost.
Their glasses are given to them posi
tively free and all the treatment free.
After the cataracts have been ab
sorbed to your own satisfaction and
the blind are made to see, then you
are required to pay him for lii.s ser
vices. Glasses given away free to all
those wishing to use above machine.
Dr. Duff will be in your town every
six months in the future.
aii parents Having cruss-eyeu
children consult Dr. Duff at once.
Through Ills latest discoveries lie is
enabled to positively guarantee to
straighten every cross-eye without the
use of a knife, no matter what tlie
cause or of how long standing it may
be. lie has never failed or has never
found a cross which could not be
straightened by his wonderful method.
All young ladies must be accompanied
by their parents. Curosity seekers
and loafers please keep away, the
doctor’s time is valuable. His office
is always crowded so come early and
avoid the rush. All those taking ad
vantage of Dr. Duff’s wonderful
methods are required to tell their
neighbors of the benefits derived. If
any of your neighbors are afflicted
please show them this advertisement
and bring them with you. Any favors
shown Dr. Duff in this way will be
highly appreciated by him. Office
hours at your leading hotel from 8 a.
m. until 12 in., arid from 1 p. m. until
5 p. m. All minor cases are attended
to by Dr. Duff’s able assistant, lle
mem'ber the days, July 10 and 11.
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At the annual school meeting
held at the school house Monday after
noon Neil Brennan. Dr. True
blood and Bernard McGreevey were
elected directors, the two former to
succeed themselves. A levy of fifteen
mills was made, ten for the general
fund and five for the teachers fund.
This is a reduction on what it has
been heretofore, tile officers of the
district believing its condition war
rants a reduction, and this, of course,
is satisfactory to all the tax payers
in the district. A petition liberally
signed was presented to tire meeting,
praying for the erection of a school
house and the maintenance of a school
in the western part of the district.
Although nearly all the voters pre
sent signed the petition, when a
secret ballot was taken t he prayer of
the petitioners was refused.
STAB BOUTE MAIL
Will now be Delivered in Boxes Along
Rente if Desired.
FI LL INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOW
Thit Delivery will be of Great Benefit to
F»rmer» Living Along Route.
Notice is hereby given to the public
that the contracts In effect July 1,
1092, for the performance of mail ser
vice on tlie star routes in the States
and Territories hereinafter named
provide that, in addition to carrying
the mails tot lie various past offices,
the carrier will lie required to deliver
mails into all boxes and hang small
bags or satchels containing mail on
cranes or posts that may be erected
along tlie line of the route, under tlie
following regulations of tlie Depart
ment:
Any person living on or near the
route and not within the corporate
limits of any town or within 80 rods
of any post office, who desires his mail
deposited at a given point, on tlie liiie
of t he route by the carrier may pro
vide and erect, a suitable box or crane
on tlie roadside, located in such man
ner as to be reached as conveniently
as practicable by the carrier without
dismounting form tlie vehicle or horse,
and such persons shall tile witli the
postmaster at the post office to which
bis mail is addressed (which shall be
one of tlie two post, offices on tlie route
on either side of and next to tlie box
or crane) a request in writing for tlie
delivery of his mail to tlie carrier for
deposit at tlie designated point, at
the risk of the addressee. Tlie small
bag or satchel above described, as well
the box or crane, must be provided by
the person for whose use it is intend
ed without expense to the Depart
ment.
It shall be the duty of the postmas
ter at every such post office, upon a
written order from any person living
on or near the route, to deliver to the
mail Carrier for that route any mail
matter—placing in the respective
satchels, here such are used, the mail
for the persons to whom satchels be
long—With instructions as to the
proper mail box or crane at whicli
said mail matter shall be deposited;
but registered mail shall not be so de
livered unless expressly requsted by
the addressee in his written order.
No mail matter so delivered to the
carrier shall be carried past another
post office on the route before
being deposited into a mail box or
hung on a crane or post.
The carrier on the route will be re
quired to receive from any postmaster
on the route any mail matter or pri
vate mail satchel that may be entrust
ed to him outside df the usual mail
bag, and shall carry such mail matter
or private mail satchel to and deposit
it into the proper mail box or hang
it on the proper mail crane placed on
the line of the route for this purpose;
such service by the carrier to be with
out charge to the addressees.
me mail carriers must ne or good
character and of sufficient intelligence
to properly handle and deposit the
mail along the route.
The Department does not prescribe
any particular design of box or satchel
to be used for this service, but the
person providing either should see
that it is of such character as to afford
ample protection to his mail. If there
is a lock attached to the box, a key is
not to be held by the carrier, as he is
expected to deposit tlie mail without
the necessity of unlocking the box.
The box or crane should lie so located
on the roadside that the carrier can
deposit t he mail without leaving his
vehicle or horse, and yet not where it
will obstruct public travel.
The carrier is not required to col
lect mail from the boxes, but there is
no objection to his doing so if it does
not interfere with his making the
schedule time. The law provides that
every carrier of the mail shall receive
any mail matter presented to him if
properly prepaid by stamps, and de
liver the same for mailing at the next
post office at which lie arrives, but
that no fees shall be allowed him
therefor.
The box delivery above described is
required by the contracts effective
July 1, 1902, on all the star routes
(with but few exceptions) in Arkans
as, Louisiana, Texas, Indian Terri
toiy, Oklohoma, Kansas, Nebraska,
South Dakota, North Dakota, Mon
tana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex
ico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washing
ton, Oregon, Nexada, California,
Alaska, and Hawaii.
W. S. Shallenberger,
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
When you want artistic, up-to-date
sale bills call at The Frontier office.
We print them.
William Tell
Your friends that we will
give a discount of . . .
20 per cent
On watches of all kinds
for the next thirty days.
GILLIGAN & STOUT
THE DRUGGISTS
Phoenix Pick-Ups.
The ball game last Saturday was
well attended and as usual resulted
in favor of Phoenix.
Miss Bessie Cannon of Celia attend
ed the ball game, Saturday.
Ethel Anderson and Lou Clevenger
were Atkinson visitors one day last
week.
Nearly all the young people of
Phoenix attended the dance at Hans
Storjohn’s Saturday night and report
a tine time.
Ralph and Jess Coburn were at At
kinson last Tuesday.
Vere Standiford of Butte is visiting
his cousin Wilbur Kirkland at Phoe
nix.
Mr. .and Mrs. Morton Greeley spent
the latter part of the week In town.
Daily Fick of Pender, Neb., is visit
ing at Mr. Greeley’s at present.
Sue Ilubby of Leonie spent last
week at her sister’s, Mrs Moler.
Bert Anderson was at Atkinson
last Friday.
Asbury Clevenger was at hissistei’s,
M rs. Christensen, over Sunday.
Ted Anderson visited Henry Bartels
of Turner last Sunday.
Ray Bits.
The Fourth is near at hand.
Monday was school-meeting.
Sunday was a rainy day. I should
say so.
Mrs. Twyford called on Mrs. Hard
ing Monday.
J. Harding and sons were In the
city Saturday.
Rev. Atkinson did not hold meeting
here Sunday on account of the rain.
Mrs. Twyford and son were In
O’Neill Saturday.
Coliner Ross was an O’Neill visitor
on Saturday.
Charley Holden is staying with Mr.
Twyford’s folks at the present time.
Rollie Twyford took the train for
Pender, Neb., Wednesday, where he
goes to visit his brother and spend
the Fourth.
v,iiuries rtigier anu son joe were
fishing on the Eagle creek Monday.
Their luck was small only one trout.
Every thing is on the boom'ln Rock
Falls. Fine grain and line gardens.
Miss Bess Deyarmon closed a very
successful term of school in the Stern’s
district last Friday.
Rev. Mosslander and Prof. Doremus
of Neligh, Neb., passed through this
vicinity one day last week, they were
on their way to Bonesteel, where they
go to view the new reservation. _,
C. E. Howe has served his time out
as mail carrier, on the line from
O'Neill to Anncar, the new carrier
is not known.
The Millard.
“Remembering the extremely de
lightful days that I have passed at
The Millard in years gone by, I recom
mended to Miss Kidder when we came
to Omaha in May, 1902, that she
should go to The Millard with the re
sults that the entire company stopped
at The Millard,” said Louis Mas
sen, the favorite leading man of Miss
Kathryn Kidder’s well known theat
rical company in “A Country Girl.’’
That this famous star and her com
pany were thoroughly well pleased is
evidenced by the following dainty re
membrance from Miss Kidder: “My
Dear Mr. Markel: In leaving, permit
me to thank you for my very pleasant
stay at The Millard. Sincerely yours,
Kathryn Kidder. Omaha, May 9,
1902.” The Millard, Omaha’s lead
ing hotel, most centrally located,
ent irely refurnished throughout, otters
as low a rate as $2 per day, American
plan, higher grades cuisine, first-class
service, same as is enjoyed by those
in the higher price rooms; European
plan, $1 and up per day. The Lin
coln, opposite depots, only first-class
hotel in Lincoln, *2 per day.