MiPLUME XXIII.
EtpTS OF THE FUST WEEK
A* Gleaned by the Frontier Reporter
on his Daily Rounds About
the Town
EVERYTHING THAT OCCURED
Is Recorded Here, It Not it Escaped
the Anxious and Tireless
Search of Our Reporter
Good morning, 1903.
Mr. D. Clem Deaver is in Omai a
on business this week.
Mr. John F. Brady of Atkinson had
/ business in O’Neill last Monday.
For rentr—The B. A. Deyarmon pro
perty. Dickson & Co.
J. A. Rice of Stuart, was transact
ing business in this city Wednesday.
James Alien, Deputy U. S. Marshal',
of Pender, Neb., was in the city Tues
day.
William Dickinson was down from
Atkinson Wednesday visiting old-time
friends.
John A. Trommerhauser of Ewing,
had business in the city the first of
the week.
Stick to the good resolutions you
made and you will feel happier a year
from today.
The ladies of the M. E. churcli will
hold their exchange next Saturday at
the corner grocery.
Dean Selah, who has been attending
school at Kearney is home spending
the holidays with his mother.
Go to Mrs. Cress for groceries, can
dies and fruits and Holiday goods;
warm meals at all hours. 23-4
Miss Dess O’Sullivan and Miss
Flynn are visiting Miss O’Sullivan's
sister, Mrs. Nicholson, at Valentine.
Patrick Brennap, returned from
Omaha Monday night, where he had
‘ J spent Christmas visiting relatives and
friends.
Newton Carson of Dorsey, one of
Holt county’s most substantial farm
ers, was transacting business in the
city Tuesday.
Mrs. Clarence Selah who lias been
visiting relatives at Chadron the
past two months, returned home
Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Weekes returned
from Omaha Sunday evening where
I" • -/they bad been visiting Judge Dickin
son and family several days.
! J. H. Handley, who came up from
' ' Fremont, where he is attending the
> Normal, to spend Christmas witli iiis
parents, returned to school Monday
morning.
> John Culiivan of Missouri Valley,
la., who several years ago was a con
ductor on the F. E. R. R., was in |
O’Neill Tuesday visiting Mr. John
Skirving.
^ Lost—On or about December 6, be
W teween D. H. Cronin’s residence and
| Mann’s store, a pair of gold rimmed
spectacles. Liberal reward for the re
turn of same to this office.
Get your eyes fitted with Dr. Jocobs.
He is an expert in his profession and
visits this town every month. Call
and see his new X Rays, the latest in
vent! >n for test ing eyes. Consults I ion
fre ■. Will be at the Dewey House,
Saturday, JanuaryUlOth. (
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Pre-inventory |
Sale.
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Beginning January 1st. and ;
continuing for two weeks we
! !; will make a reduction varying
j ! from
20 to 50 per cent j
. <v on every thing evcept groceries
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Call and see us during this
time. We gua.ra.ntee to do •
exa.ctly a.s we a-dvertise. |
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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
All parties holding season tickets
issued by the Western Lyceum Bureau
are requested to leave the same with
Supt. Norvell who will refund money
on same as the course will not be
finshed.
The Holt County Telephone Co. e>
pect to make some improvements on
their exchange in this city in the near
future. The switch-board they new
have is operated at its full capacity
and they cannot accommodate new
subscribers until they have installed
mother switch-board.
W. N. Coates, one of the repr -
sentatives elect from this distri t
was in the city Wednesday. W. N.
expects to leave for Lincoln Friday to
get located before the legislat lire con
venes next week. The Frontier pre
dicts that the representative from
this county will be one of the most
popular as well as useful member of
i he house.
A man came in the other day with
what he thought to be a conundrum;
•‘Why is a newspaper like a woman?”
The various answers given are: Be
cause it has some one to run it. Be
cause both have to be known to be ap
preciated. Because both are good ad
vertising mediums. Because it will
change its dress. But the correct an
swer is: Because every man should
have one of his own, and not be run
ning af.er his neighbor’s.—Exchange.
Put away your Ping Pong board and
balls for the newer absurdity is out,
blowing soap bubbles is the new thing.
It is said to strengthen the lungs, in
crease the circulation of tlie blood,
harden the muscles, brighten the
mind, enliven the imagination, cure
warts, remove freckles, purify the
conscience, elevate the morals, create
riches, till the missionary boxes,
weeten an onion breath, decrease
the price of beefstake and ice, abolish
monopolies and do a lot of other good
things.—Exchange.
One of the latest fads is men’s socks
for women. There is a rumor preva
lent that some wives wear the trou
sers, but no one imagined the socks
would be appropriated also. If the
women continue the invasion of the
wardrobe of the men there will be
mighty few articles of wearing apparel
that the lord of creation can call his
two. Ilis hat, shirt, vest, coat, collar.
Lie and socks are gone. He has re
maining his chewing tobacco, appetite
rnd suspenders—not much of a layout
for a cold day.—Valentine News.
Tuesday the editor received a box
if the celebrated Beacon Light cigars
manufactured by Ilam Kautzman &
Sons, Jefferson, la., with t he compli
ments of Mr. Kautzman. Ham evi
lently finds the mannfacturingof cigais
more renumerative than editing a
populist newspaper although, perhaps
not so strenuous. We understand
Ham has a few chapters upon Holt
county populist politics which he may
give to the press in the near future.
He is well qualified to produce tin in
teresting article and one that would
be read with interest by friend and
foe.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,' i903.
The Frontier wishes it readers a
Happy New Year and many of them.
S. Saberson of Allen, Neb., of the
firm of O. O. Snyder & Co., was in ti e
city Wednesday.
The holder of ticket No. 108 will re
ceive $100 in gold by calling at the
store P. J. McManus.
Miss Tessie Dykeman, who has been
Tilting relatives in Omaha for the
past two months, returned home Mon
day evening.
Di. T. J. Dwyer came up from Oma
ha last Tuesday evening to spend New
Years with his parents and many
friends in this city.
The year 1903 promises to be a
ban ier year for O’Neill and Ilolt
county. Now is the tinuAto get your
s toulder to the wh&el and make it a
r 11 i by. ? *
The annual holiday gift distribution
was conducted by She O’Neill stores
on schedule time yesterday and those
in the fortunate list are enjoying a
Happy New Year.
About forty decrees have beentai;en
in county tax foreclosure cases the
past week. A little thing like an
adverse supreme court decision lias no
terrors for the land-grabbing land
syndicate.
If you climb on the watei wagon
January 1, don’t drop oif at the quar
ter pole but stick to the end of the
heat, which ought to last at 1 'ast six
months. Tnere is water enough t o go
around and it is not near as expen
sive.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. V.
Golden was the scene of much merri
ment last Monday night, occassioned
by a surprise party which was tendered
Miss Lillie bv her many young friends.
A very enjoyable time is reported by
those present .
While the coal men are raking in
the sheckels the ice men are busily
putting tjp ice with which to rake in
the golden coin when July’s scorching
rays strike us. No wonder people get
old and gray before their time; coal
bills in tlie winter and ice bills in the
Mr. Kinkaid's Great Victory.
FremontTribune: Hon. M. P. Kin
kaid, of O’Neill, was in the city last
evening on ids way west over tlie
Union Paciflce road.
Mr. Kinkaid, as nearly every Ne
braskan knows, is Congressman elect
from the big Sixth district, being the
first republican member ever chosen
by that district since it was carved
out of tlie old Third district. Mr.
Kinkaid wore his customary bland
and genial smile that has served him
so well and profitably in bis political
career, except that it was a little
blander and more genial, if possible,
than ever.
Mr. Kinkaid, or Judge Kinkaid, as
lie is more familiarly known, lias
made a remarkable light for tlie poll ti
dal redemption of his district and
everywhere lie goes lie is being warm
ly congratulated on bis recent success.
If is not often that a candiate can
hoiu iiis strength so continuously in
the face of defeat. He was twice
beaten for congress by William Ne
ville, but in spite of this he stuck to
it, anti was nominated at tlie Craw
ford convention for the third time,
after a prolongedcontest with a strong
field of candidates. Two years ago lie
was defeated by only 200 votes. This
year, on his third trial, he was suc
cessful over Pat Barry by tlie hand
some plurality of 2,700. Speaking of
these throe struggles and their suc
cessful ending {lie judge said: “I was
determined to demonstrate that a
man is not necessarily dead because
lie is defeated. I would have stayed
in the tight for congress if it had been
I my intent ion to resign t he next day
after being elected. My tight was for
an election much more than it was
for congress.”
Judge Kinkaid will ieave for Wash
ington about tlie 121 li of January to
become initiated into the duties of
Congressman, before taking his seat
on the 4th of March.
GREdI NORM WRECK
A Day of General Misfortune to Train
Crew Ends With Derailed Passen
ger Coaches Near Jackson.
PASSENGERS ESCAPE INJURY.
Traveling Men Walk to South Sioux
City and Jokingly Relate Their
Thrilling Experience.
Sioux City Tribune, Dec. 31.—A rkle
if about a quarter of a mile with the
rain humping along on the tics at the
ate of nearly forty miles an hour was
he exciting and somewhat novel ex
aerience of the passengers on the Will
nar and Sioux Kails railroad’s Pacilic
short Line train yesterday evening.
Four Sioux City men—Clyde A.
Mann, D. S. Lewis, C. E. Ellis and
Leslie T. Richardson—were among
the passengers who hung onto the
seats during the wild ride and won
dered whether the next moment would
be their last.
The trip from O’Neill was a long
and tedious one and probably one ol
the unluckiest Engineer John Flynn
and Conductor William Grandjean
have encountered in their experience
as railroad men.
The engine broke down near Page
early in the afternoon and all the way
to Goodwin about every ten miles the
engineer and lire man were compelled
to get out and make repairs. Work
ing in the steam under the engine
bad soaked the clothing of the en
gineer with water, but despite the ex
posure and inconvenience lie pluckily
kept at work in an effort to get the
engine in shape to make up lost time.
SENT UEIt FLYING ALONG.
About the time the t rain reached
Goodwin tlie engine appeared to have
righted itself and the engineer a*ft>
cordingly opened up and sent the
train down grade st the rate of about
sixty miles an hour to Jackson, which
was reached shortly after « o’clock
last evening.
Coming out of Jackson the train
was sent along about t'.fty miles an
hour. When about midway between
Jackson and South Sioux City, the
rail turned outward, the spikes and
lisli plates pulling out, and the train
ran along on the insKje of the rail a
(lfstaneeof iw»a»ly a quarter of a mile
before it finally left tfuj rail and
bumped along on the ties: The rail
the entire distance was overturned,
but no damage of any am>uiVv was
Resolutions.
Whereas, it has seemed meet loan
all-wise Providence to remove from
our midst and leave desolate a home
by death of the'beloved wife of our
honored and esteemed Brother G. W.
Smith
Resolved: That we fully appreciate
the fact that word painting can lit.no
sense condole the bereaved brother
and hlis family of little children, sur
viving. To them stern refill ty was
ineffaceably lodged when the heart of
their loved one ceased to beat. We
believe it fitting, however, that the
brethren of this lodge unite in the ex
pression of profound sorrow at what
is a calamity to Bro. Smith and his
family of motherless children. Our
spmpathy is extended to the home
from which wife and mother is missed
anUgmourned.
‘ Read afflUe tafigunger of earth.
Compare each with another:
Did ever one the words''Rive birth.
Like the dear and loved words-wlfe-WQtb
erV”
Resolved: That in tlie Iiof the
deceased we recognized all the quali
ties of a loving wife and devoted mot
her. Tlie great spirit, of a good
woman is gone tot lie Uod who give it.
We are moyed with pity and sorrow.
Though ill for many months we learn
she bore her iiiness with fortitude
and ijuiet resignation. Siie never
lost her heart'or became impatient.
She had knotvn for a long while that
tlie end was approaching but she con
templated t lie fact wit h the sublime
confidence which belongs only to those
who look beyond tlie darkness of the
clouds and have faith to believe that
beyond them there shines the light
of the countenance of the Father of
us all.
Who “doeth all things well.” i
Resolved: That these resolution!
be Spread upon the record of this lodga
and a copy landed Bro. SmitJj. i
J. C. Harnis,
S. J. Wk.ekkh,
E, Kline.
Committee.
Card of Thanks.
To the many friends and neighbors
whoso kindly assisted us during tlie
sickness, death and burial of my b -
loved wife and our mother, we desire
to extend our heartfelt thanks and to ;
assure you that your many acts and 1
words of-sympathy are appreciated
and will be ever gratefully remem- *
be ml, J
M. M. Sullivan and Family. ‘
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amt proper care, and wit h Immensely s
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ot tier information on making hens s
lav, hatching and raising chicks, kill
ing lice mites, treatment of disease, -
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kt supplied free by (iilligan & Stout. 1
Try The Frontier (> months, 75c 1
summer.
The passenger train on the Great
Northern last Tuesday jumped the
track near Jackson and run along on
the ties nehrly a halt mile before it
could be stopped Fortunately no one
was hurt. The accident delayed the
passenger several hours. The train
due here at 9:50 Tuesday evening did
not arrive until 12:15 the next day.
Michael O’Malley, father of Miss
Lizzie O’Malley, Assistant postmis
tress, and one of tile pioneer residents
of the'Oapnty, died at Ills home about
eight miles northwest of thipcl^yat
2 o’clock t his afternoon, after a few
months illness of Brights disease.
Deceased was well and favoral ly
known by a large majority of the resi
dents of Northern Holt and his un
tidily death will be deeply deplored
by all. He leaves a wife and several
children to mourn his demise. The
funeral will be held Saturday.
February Designer.
The Designer for February provided
for its many readers a store of good
i lilngs in which are cleverly combined
pricticability and attractiveness. The
latest fashionable features in millin
ry and dress are given prominent
place, but not to the exclusionof other
maters, especially those in which
wo nankind are particularly interest
ed. The closing chapters of “The
A ology of AylifTe,” Ellen Olney
Kil l’s charming love story, are given
in this number; sutoo are two delight
ful short stories, “Cupid’s Aids,” by
Gulielma Zollinger, and "Genella,”
by Virginia Rudder Grundy. “Women
in the New BusinessLife,” by W aid on
Fawcett, and the highly entertaining
and instructive department “What
Women Are Doing” show conclusivt ly
that the feminine sex are usurping
some of the laurels heretofore award
ed >0 their fathers, brothers and hus
bands. A concluding paper on “At
tractive Corners” is furnished by Mary
Kilsyth, and Adelia B. Beard contri
butes an odd and clever parlor drama.
“Good Will ^’onquer After All.”
Among the sinjuter articles are “The
Taoughts of Tiny Folk,” by Bertha
E. Rush,“Tii# Errors and Overwork
ed Eloquence,” % Lowber Craig, and
“l he Pass dig olthe Rag Bag,” by
Haryot Holt Calbon. Many beauti
ful fancy-work designs are given t bis
month, crochet.taco and embroidery
all being represetted, and Valentine
poetry and suggtitions for Valentino
entertainments five a specially sea
sonable air to is pages. „ “Fashions j
and Fabiies,” “I’lints on Dressmak-j
ing,” “Toilet Tabefhat,” “Etiquette
Hints,” “Book Nttes,” “In Mother
land,” “Helps lpuK ,lic Way,”
“floriculture” aim “The Kitchen
K.ngdotn” tire amtuif the regular de
partments ofThe Designer and are all
of unusual interest I this number.
Mourning attire is made a special
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UGHVi *
The passengers Were badly shaki n
up but none were injured seriously.
Ten of them, including the four Sioux
City men, left the train and walked
to South Sioux City, live miles, where
they notified the company of the acci
dent. Conductor ^Gtandjean and the
brakeman walked hack to Jackson to
intercept a freight which followed the
passenger and from Jackson they noti
fied the superintendent here.
y WRECKING TRAIN SENT.
A wrecking train was sent out about
8 o’clock and the work of replacing
the train on the track was finished
about 3 o’clock this morning. The
track was.repaired today.
“No, there wasn’t any panic among
th : passengers,” said Clyde A. Mann,
wlib left his baggage with the wreck
and walked to South Sioux City where
he caught an electric car to thecily.
“We were bowling along smoothly
enough when of a sudden there was a
heavy jar, tlie coach began to sway
and careen, so much so that I thought
it would be overturned. Then it
righted,-and kept bumping along,
gradually lessening the speed until it
came to a stop after a quarter of a
mile of very strenuous riding. There
were no‘screams of women, cries of
ihildren nor* curses of strong men’—
everybody just sat still and bung on
waiting to see what would happen
next. There were, of course an ex
ception or two. One man who sat in
the rear of the coach, leaped to his
feet and dashed out on the platform
with the intention of jumping. He
took a look at the flying landscape and
untiled back into the car.
TELLING STORIES.
“Charley Ellis and I were sitting in
i double scat with a fat traveling
nan, who had been joking and telling
tories all afternoon,” Mr. Mann add
d. He hadn’t any dinner nor supper,
lid was just telling us how he’d pun
ilia porterhouse the size of a sheet
ton stove when the train began bunip
Mg along. The traveling man’s eyes
tuck out at least two inches and his
ace .grew purple as he gripped his
eat and yelled: ‘Hang on, boys: hang
n tight; don’t let go; were off the
rack.’ He kept yelling till the train
topped.
,“\Ve crawled out of the coach as
oon as we could,” continued Mr.
>lann, “and found that one of the
ails had turned. As far as we could
ee by the light pf the brakeman’s
autern, as he walked back toward
NUMBER 27'. -
Jackson, the rail was pulled up. It Is
evident the wheels on the one side
! kept to the uninjured rail, while on
i he other they had run on the inside
Mange. Had Engineer Flynn lost his
head and attempted to apply the air
suddenly it’s likely the train would
have been hurled from the track. But
he displayed great presence of mind
by gradually applying the brakes and
bringing the train to a standstill.
“Four of us Sioux City men, with
ibout six other passengers, deposited
our baggage In the mail car and struck
out for South Sioux City, where we
caught a trolley car. The passengers
Acre sitting in the derailed coaches
out on t he prairie when we left, wait
ing for assistance. Among them was
our friend the fat traveling man who
hadn’t had anything to eat all day.’»
Jury's Verdict.
The body of Adolph Kittendorff,
which was found in a snow driftabout
live miles northeast of town last Sat
urday morning, mention of which was
made in last weeks Frontier, was
brought to town Saturday afternoon,
and taken to McCaffery’s undertaking
rooms where many people viewed the
remains that night. Those who
viewed the body before it was brought
to town say that from the tracks
made by deceased it was evident that
he lost his way and, coining to the
wire fence, walked along it untlkhe ^
became so fatigued that he fell by
the fence to rise no more. When
found lie had hold of the fence with
both hands and the fence had to be
cut to remove his hands therefrom.
Coroner Trueblood empaneled a
coroner's jury and an Inquest was
held on t he remains Sunday morning.
Following is the report of the coroner
as filed In the office of the Clerk of
the District Court:
State of Nebraska, l
Holt County. j
O’Neill, Neb., Deceipber 28, 1902.
Be it remembered that on 27th
of December '02, reliable biiornHft lon \ a
was given to the undersized, portner 1 w
of said equity that the lead bod. of 1
Adolph Kittendorff had Keen fount- j *
a place five miles north eo ufc pfO’NeMf
and the said Adolph KitSZdorff A’as
supposed to have come tc his deati| by
unlawful means, theref* a f
warrant to C. L. Hardi r - ' Wcon- 4
stahle betng found) depbiiotlH* tf of j
said county requiring hh.%*. * nnon ,
six lawful men of said cou..i,j to ap
pear before me at the undertaking
room.of J. J. McCafferty at O’Neill
on the 28th day of December 1902,
then and there to hold an Inquest
upon the dead body of said • Adolph
Kittendorff there lying, and by what <
mtvns he died, and at the same time
issue;’ subpoenas for Patrick McCoy,
Wm. Dwyer, Wm. Handly, Gilbert
Kittendorff and J. D. Kelly to appear
at said t ims and place; and said depu*
ty sheriff, at the time and place men- ,
tinned In said warrant, returned the
same duly served, and also that he i
had summoned said witnesses as re- 41
quired. Therefore at thp time and
place mentioned, said Jury to-wit:
E. R. Townsend, S. Simmons, Thos.
Tierney jr. P. F. Thompson, R. E.
Gallagher and Sid. Smith, appeared
and being duly impaneled and sworn,
proceeded to make inquiey as to the
manner and by whom the said Adolph
Kittendorff came to his death, and
having inspected the body, heard the
testimony, and made all needful in
quiries, returned to me their inquisi
tion in writing under handsas follows:
State ok Nebraska, )
Holt County. f88
At an inquisition holden at O’Neill
in Holt county An the 28th day of ..
December, 1902, before me B. T. True
blood, coroner of said county, upon the
body of Adolph Kittendorff lyingdead,
by the jurors whose names are here
unto subscribed, the jurors upon theD
oath do say:
That we find Adolph KittendorL
deceased, to have come to his death
from being exhausted and bewildered
on the 24th day of December, 1902,
and to have died from the effects of
freezing. In testimony whereof the
said jurors have hereunto set their
hands the day and year aforesaid. •
It. E. Gallagher,
S. Simmons,
E. Roy Townsend,
Thos. Tierney, jr, y
Sidney Smith, *.
P. F. Thompson.
Attest:
B. F. Trueblood, Coroner. '
A son of the deceased who has been
living at Axtell, Neb., with a sister,
and tiis uncle arrived In the city Tues- __
day night and the funeral was held 903
Wednesday mdrning the remains be
ing interred in the Protestant ceme
tery. • 9
For Sale—At 50 cents each, lajge
pure bred Plymouth Rock roosters*'
last springs chickens.
Mrs. Mary McAllister.
2-2f> Agee, Neb.
