VOLUME XXIII.
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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, I903.
NUMBER 29. '
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK
As Gleaned by the Frontier Reportei
on bis Daily Rounds About
the Town
EVERYTHING THAT OCCUREI
Is Recorded Here, If Not it Escapee
the Anzions and Tireless
. Search of Our Reporter
*4 * Try The Frontier 6 months, 75c
Editor Raker was up from Ewin*.
Monday.
J. M. Flannigan, was down fron
Stuart last Saturday.
H. A. Allen, was down from Atkin
son last Saturday.
Dont miss the Jubilee Singers Mon
day night January 19.
Frank Leahy made a business trip
to Omaha the first of the week.
For rent—The B. A. Deyarmon pn -
perty. Dickson & Co.
The Jubilee Singers at the open,
house Monday, Janury 19.
Thomas Green secured the 400-day
clock given away by Major F. Due on
New Years day.
Rev. Amos Fetzer, ^pastor of the M.
E. church, who has been quite ill tin
past three weeks, is again able to bi
around.
George GaughenbaJigh called Wed
nesday and had his name enrolled up
on our subscription list for the ensu
ing year.
F. M. Widner, arrived from Corning,
Iowa, last Saturday and spent tin
first of the week looking after busi
ness in this vicinity.
Mason & Downs Orpheus Jubilee
singers will appear at the opera house
Monday,January 19. They comehigh
ly recommended, dont forget the date.
Now as nearly every farmer lias
added some sort of a bob sled to his
line of transportation vehicles, it is
about time for the snow to disappear.
F. M. Woods, of Spencer, cashier of
the Boyd county bank, was in the
city last Friday. Mr. Woods reports
evreything prosperous in that portion
of the state.
P. J. Donohoe, traveling freight
and passenger agent for the Willmar
and Sioux Falls Railway, was in the
city Tuesday looking after business
for his road.
Wednesday the county board select
S-J.'- ed The Frontier as the official paper
of Holt county for the ensuing year.
Now is the time to subscribe, only
$1.50 per year.
D.in-n.f/vr. W.. l 1-! „ „ A
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
M. J. Sweeley, of Soiux City was in
the city, last Friday looking after
some real estate holdings of the Far
mers Loan and Trust company, of
which corporation he is cheif counsel.
M. Dowling came up from Omaha
Tuesday to attend the aunual meet
ing of the directors of the O’Neill
National bank, of which institution
he is president. He returned home
Wednesday morning.
Neal Brennan and O. F. Biglin re
turned last Saturday night from
Omaha where they had been in at
tendance at the annual meeting of
the Nebraska Retail Implement
Dealers Association.
The Modern Woodmen will give
their annual ball at the rink at
O’Neill, Neb., January 23, 1903. AH
Woodmen are invited to attend.
Good music and a good time is ex
pected.
By (Committee.
Congress, by an almost unanimous
vote, removed the duty from coal for
a period of one year at the session of
last Tuesday. The seaport towns and
cities will soon have an opportunity
to burn the imported article.
A. W. Porter has disposed of his
lease on the Dewey House to R. H.
Wells who took possession Monday.
Mr. Wells has had considerable exper
ience in the hotel business and we
predict will make a successful landlord.
M. B. Putney, of York, Neb., state
lecturer for the Modern Woodmen,
was in the city Monday explaining the
proposed reserve fund to the local
members of the order. The plan pro
posed by the head officers will nearly
double the cost of insurance to some
the members and is not received very
kindly in this portion of the state.
H. P. Dowling, vice president of the
O’Neill National Bank, came up from
North Bend Sunday night to attend
the aunual ,neeting of the board of
directors of jhat institution which
was held last might. The directorate
was well plea!1 ’ With the condition
of the bank an reapeviJume of business
transacted jear. Tl'
officers w< \
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r / l r v.’’
Last Monday was the flftenth anni
versary of the great blizzard that
swept over Nebraska Jaunary 12,1888.
When we think that it was so long
igo we realize that we are getting old
Fifteen yea re and it seems but a week.
But time flies and the older we get
he faster it seems to slip away.
We have several subscribers upon
iur books who are owing us from tw<
o ten years subscription and the.'
make no effort to cancel their indebt
;dness. We need the money in our
msiness and the accounts of all sub
cribere who have not made satisfac
tory settlement by March 1,1903, will
>e placed in the hands of an attorney
or collection.
Mrs. Addie Naylor, aged 34 years
vifeofJ. S. Naylor and daughter oi
dr. and Mrs. James Jacobs, of this
city, died at her home at Pintail,
dinnesota, on December 27. Mrs
\aylor was quite well known in this
ity where she spent the most of last
■vinter visiting her parents and her
nany friends will be greived to learn
d her death.
Conard Cramer boarded the train
■ or his home near Stuart last Times'
lay evening, after the county boarc
idjourned sine die, a privaee citizen
>f this great state of Ilolt. Conn lias
served the people of his district for
..wo years with marked ability and
retired from office with good wishes
if his numerous friends and conscious
ness of a duty well performed.
Judge Harrington and court Repor
.er Mailer went up to Cliadron
Sunday night, where they are holding
court this week. A grand jury was
recently in session in Dawes county
md returned thirty-one indictments,
mostly against saloon men for a vio
lation of the anti gambling law, and
uhe court will probably be kept quite
ousy for a couple of weeks trying
these cases.
Judge Ivinkaid left for the east this
morning, his destination being
Washington, where lie expects to ar
rive about February 1. The Judge
expects to spend about a montli in
the capital city looking after matters
for his constituents and familiarizing
nimseif with the various departments
so as to be able to promptly look after
.natters entrusted to him by the peo
ple of the big Sixth.
The board of directors of the First
National Bank held their annual meet
ing the first of the week and re-elected
the old officers The bank was found
lo be in a prosperous condition and
the management congratulated upon
the splendid showing made. Although
the cost of the addition built to the
bank building last fall was taken from
the earnings of the institution for the
past year sufficient profits were left so
that a substantial dividend was paid
the stockholders the first of the year.
witntne adjournment or tne county
board last Thuesday evening Chair
man Marsh relinquished the reins of
goverment and retired to private life.
Bob served the residents of this dis
trict faithfully and well during the
two years which he served as super
visor and secured more needed im
provements than any man who had
preceeded him in that position. As
Chairman of the board he was a good
capable presiding official with the
friendship and good will of his politi
cal associates and opponents.
John Wanamaker: A newspaper
whose columns overflow with adver
tisements of business men has more
influence in attracting attention to
build up atown than any other agency
that can be employed. People go
where there is business. Capital and
labor go where there is an enterpris
ing community. No power on earth
is so strong to build up a town so well
as a paper well patronized, and its
power should be appreciated. The
man who overlooks his town paper
injures himself by injuring his town
and townsmen.
At the aunual meeting of the Ne
braska and Iowa Retail Implement
Dealers Association held in Omaha
last week Col. Neil Brennan, of this
city, was elected president of the as
sociation for the ensuing year. We
understand this organization has
about 700 members and it is a distin
guished honor to be selected as the
cheif executive of such a large and
powerful organization and The Fron
tier congratulates Mr. Brennan upon
the honor his business associates have
given him and can assure the mem
bership of the association that their
interests will be carefully looked after
by the new president.
We notice by our exchanges that
many towns throughout Nebraska are
suffering from a scarcity of coal, the
public schools, in some of the towns,
having been closed on account of the
scarcity of fuel. This city has
been very fortunate so far, as the local
dealers have had, at all times, coal
enough to supply the demand. While
favorite coal of this community,
Hock Springs, lias been scarce the
past month and the cooks have been
obliged to put up with an inferior art
icle they seem to get along fairly well
md as long as there is no scarcity of
the latter article they will bo satis
fied.
.Tosiah Coombs has sold the Spencer
Advocate to Charles A. Manville,
principal of the public schools at that
place, who will henceforth mould pub
lic opinion for the residents of Boyd
county through that paper. Charier
is not a stranger in the newspaper
leld, having edited the Dodge Crite
rion for a couple of years, until the
republicans of Dodge county elevated
him to the county clerk’s office, and
understands how to turn out a first
class country newspaper. We extend
to the new editor the right hand o
fellowship upon his entry to the ranks
of Northwest Nebraska quill pushers
and hopes that his editorial career
will be both pleasant and profitable.
Exchange: A man presented a bill
to a debtor. The debtor pleaded
poverty. “I notice that you have
everything you want. You have a
telephone and electric lights in your
house and plenty to eat and wear”
said the man with the bill. “I will
not deny my family,” replied the debt
or. “If you were honest you would
pay as you go or do without. You
ought not to expect me to keep youi
family,” was the reply. And so peo
ple think. A man can’t be strictly
honest and owe anyone for anything
except possibly a house or business in
terest. To live off of anyone else, te
sponge off of anyone else is shameful.
There is no excuse for it and the one
who does it is without respect or lo
cal standing.
II. S. Daley, son of Sir. and Mrs.
William Daley, residing near Minneo
la, and brother of Mrs. J. J. Harring
ton, died in a hospital at Salt Lake
City, January 12, after a short illness
of lung trouble The remains were
shipped here and were interred in the
Catholic cemetery this morning. Ilis
death was sudden and unexpected and
a severe blow to his relatives. About
Christmas his parents received a let
ter from him in which he stated that
he was not feeling well and thought
he would go to tire hospital at Salt
Lake for a few weeks to rest and build
himself up. No more was heard from
him until the day before his death
when a telegram was received from
the hospital authorities stating that
he could not live. Another mes
sage was received a few hours
later announcing his death De
ceased was about twenty-five years
old and quite well known in this city
having made his relatives here an ex
tended visit about a year ago. Ills
aged parents, brother and sisters have
the sympathy of the community in
their bereavement.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain un
called for in the O’Neill postofflee for
the week ending Janury 10, 1903:
Richard Kenney, (2) Miss Stella
Clark, Chas. G. Young, Geo. William
son, J. W. Reed, Orlando Ott, Charles
Nelson, Sam Lopp, Ola Mead, J. E.
Schlott, Oscar Sandberg, Peter Neckle
J. W. Narpstrite, I. W. Napner, O.
W. Green, Willie Foster, Maggie
Eberly, G. E. Edwards, Robert Z.
Candoor, J. L. King, Will Burdette,
(2) C. Boil, N. C. Borts, Vincent
Krziza, C. J. Budd, N. R. Weber,
Postal Cards Mr. Motlies, Ed. Noz
bern, Flora Lucos, J. A. Nospstrite.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If not called for in
two weeks will be sent to dead letter
office D. II. Cronin,
Postmaster.
Will Increase Dividends.
Sioux City Journal: Janes J. Ilill,
president of the Northern Securities
company, is said to have decided to
increase the dividened,basis of North
ern Securities company stock from 4
to 4i per cent, which would be U per
cent, quarterly. This increase of one
half of 1 per cent, would amount to
$2,000,000, and on the proposed 4i per
cent basis the dividends will be $18,
000,000 annually.
Mr. Hill is quoted by his friends as
extremely bullish on merger stock,
advising them to buy it and hold it.
In the event of a favorable decision in
the pending litigation he is quoted as
saying that the stock will quickly
shoot up to $200 a share. And his
friends are buying the stock in large
quantities, so it is reported.
It has been said officially that if the
merger shall stand in the courts the
Great Northern and the Burlington
will be connected by a link between
Sioux City and Omaha and by an ex
tension of the Pacific Short Line road
oftheWillmar and Sioux Falls from
O’Neill to Thedford. or a point near
Thedford.
COUNTY BOARD MEETS
For a Four Days' Session of County
Business. Thanks of the B ard
Tendered to Chairman
Marsh and Clerk
Gilmour.
Official Proceedings.
. O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 5, 1903.
■ Board of supervisors met at 10:30 a.
m. Called to order by Chairman R.
J. Marsh.
Members present: Kramer, Keefe,
Howard, Grimes, Phillips and Moler.
Minutes of session of Nov. 13lh,
1902, were read and approved.
The following report was read:
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 5, 1903.
To the Board of Supervisors of Holt
county, Neb:
Gentlemen:—I herewith submit to
vour body my report as the committee
in charge of the property owned by
the county known as the Bartley
property in the village of Atkinson.
I. 901.
Received from Moses Campbell,
182.50.
Paid to Galena Lumber Co. as per
voucher, #7.15.
Paid to county treasurer as per
voucher, $75.35.
1902.
»Received from Bennett for 9 months
ending Oct. 1st, 1902. $81.00.
Paid to S. C. Purdy for well as per
voucher, $15.00.
Paid to county treasurer as per
voucher, $00.00.
Respectfully submitted,
c. Kramer.
On motion the report was adopted.
On motion the following bonds were
approved:
J. A. Golden, justice of the peace,
O’Neill.
Wilson Brodie, justice of the peace,
Cleveland.
L. G. Lambert, justice of the peace,
Lake.
C. E. Downey, justice of the peace,
Willowdale.
Arthur F. Mullen, county attorney.
On motion adjourned until 1 o’clock
p. m.
One o’clock p. m. Board called to
order; all members present except
Moler.
The following petition was read:
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 5, 1903.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors:
Gentlemen,—In 1898 the sei nwl nei
swi and the wi sei 1-25-10 was assessed
in school district No. 118. The
amount of the school tax is $3.71.
This land is not in school district No.
118 or any other school district.
Your petitioner respectfully asks
that the county clerk be instructed to
correct the tax list by striking the
school tax on the above described
land off the tax list.
Carl Cracher.
On motion the prayer of the peti
tioner was granted.
Thecommitteetoapprai.se the sei
of nwi 20-27-9 reported that they had
attended to their duties and apprais
ed said land at $8.00 per acre.
On motion the report was accepted.
The following petition was read:
O’Neill, Nebr., Nov. 15, 1903.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Holt county, Nebr:
Gentlemen:—The undersigned rep
resents that he was assessed for the
year 1901 in the village of Atkinson,
with $3.00 as labor tax. Also that on
the 20th day of January 1902, he paid
his personal tax for the year 1901 and
paid the amount of labor tax in
cash as per the receipt hereto attach
ed. He therefore asks your honorable
body to refund him the amount of $3.
The labor receipt is hereto attached.
Thos Richards.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the committee on taxes
and tax titles.
On motion the following bonds were
approved:
Frank Vandersnlcht, road overseer
district No. 1.
Samuel Hibberd, road overseer dis
trict No. 3.
C. W. Sanders, road overseer dis
trict No. 5.
George Rock, road overseer district
No. 6.
Otto Nilson, road overseer district
No. 9.
S. L. Lofquist, road overseer dis
trict No. 11.
B. T. Evans, road overseer district
No. 12.
II. J. I’oxter, road overseer district
No. 14.
Frank Schmiser, road overseer dis
trict No. 15.
William Keefe, road overseer dis
trict No. 17.
(Continued on Editorial page)
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Increase in Postal Receipts.
The business done at a postofflce is
generally considered a good standard
from which to gauge the volumne of
business transacted in a city and the
following, showing the receipts of the
O’Neill post office for the past Eleven
years, will be interesting to our read
ers. It must be remembered that
the tigures herinshown does not in
clude the money order business, it be
ing merely the receipts of the office
from the sale of postage stamps, pos
tal cards, stamped papers and box
rents. It will be noticed that the re
ceipts for 1902 were $5,313.07 or $1,
760.40 more than ten years ago.
For the past eight years the busi
ness of the office lias been continually
growing which speaks well for the
business transacted in this city. Tie
receipts of the office last year was
nearly $1000 more than ever before
and as the business of the office neces
s ilily depends upon the amount of
business transacted in the city its
columns must have been greater.
Following is the receipt for the past
eleven years:
1902.$5,313,07
1901.4,309.71
I960 .4,208.06
1899.3,859.71
1898.3,281.79
1897.3,055.29
1896.3,087.66
1895.\.. .2,973.34
1894 .3,340.30
1892.3,552.61
1892.3,552.61
The Market.
[Special market letter from Nye & Buchanan
Co., Live Stock Commission Merchants
South Omaha, NebrasUal.
.January 15,1903. The cattle market
last week showed a good healthy tone
until Friday, when in sympathy with
Chicago, where receipts were heavy,
prices slumped off here 10 to 15c. We
stated in some of our late letters that
we believed heavy receipts would
work a further decline, and with 61,
000 in Chicago for three days this
week their market mis slumped, about
35c and our market lias declined about
a quarter’in sympathy.
We quote best beef steers $4.75 to
$5.25, good $4,25 to $4.75, fair $3.75 to
$4.20; choice cows $3 40 to $3.75 good
$2.85 to $3.30, canners and cutters
$1.75 to $2.50. Stockers and feeders
steady; good $3.75 to $4.25. fair $3.00
to $3.60. Bulls$2.50 to $4.00; veal $4.00
to $6.00.
Hogs are about steady with Satur
day after advancing a dime. Prices
range from $0.25 to $6.50.
Sheep receipts light; prices strong.
No feeders.
Killers
Lambs $5.00-$5.00
Yearlings 4.50-5.00
Wethers 4.25—4.60
FiWes 3.25—4.00
Nye & Buchanan Co.
Great Northern Railway
W. & S. F. RY.
Through daily service to Minneapo
lis and St. Paul with direct connec
tions for all points in Minnesota,
North' Dakota and west to Pacific
Coast. Through sleeping car service.
Apply to any agent for rates, folders
and descriptive matter.
Fiikd Rook ns,
Genl. Pass. Agt.
UNCLE SAM_WILL TAKE
Possession of the Railroads, Coal 3
Mines, and all Coal carrying f
Vehicles p
IF DEEMED NECESSARY.
Resolution of Inquiry to Determine
Whether Such a Step is Necessary ®
Introduced Yesterday by the
Chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee. ;
Sioux City Tribune, Jan. 14.—The
chairman of the judiciary committee \
of the house, Mr. Jenkins, today intro- 1
duced the following resolution: “That ?
the committee on judiciary be direct- \
ed to investigate and reprot to the ,
house, with all convenient speed, the
opinion of that committee as to the
power of congress to declare a necessi
ty has arisen for taking possession of I
all coal, coal beds and coal mines in
tlie United States, and all lines of
t ransportation, agencies, instruments
and vehicles of commerce for trans- j
portatlon of coal, and that if in the I
opinion of the committee the power
exists, and necessity for exercise of
such power lias arisen, the committee
shall fort hwith reprot to the house a
bill declaring such necessity and pro
viding fully and in detail the occa
sions, modes, conditions and agencies
for said appropriation that will fully
and completely exhaust the power of
congress in that regard.”
The County Board.
The county board organized last
Tuesday morning by electing F. W. ;
Phillips, chairman, Mr. Phillips re
ceving four votes to two for Howard
arid one for Moler, after a short re- ■
cess the chair then ,announced the
the following committees for ensuing
year: ,
Court House Judicial* Legal Ex
penses-Howard, Moler and Keefe.
Printing* Supplies—Biglin, Slmar <
and Grimes. j
Taxes and Tax Titles—Moler, How
ard and Biglin. j
Claims—Keefe, Phillips, Simar,
Howard, Grimes, Moler and Biglin.
Officers—Simar, Philips, Howard,
Grimes, Keefe, Biglin and Moler.
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Virtues of a Good Cigar.
Bishop Potter in extolling concilia
tion, tells of an experience In which
he induced the opposing sides to meet
at his house, passed around good
cigars, and opened a discussion that j
resulted in ending a strike. There is
much virtue in a good cigar and an
•if."
Trial By Telephone.
A man was arrested near Basking
Kidge, N. J., for violating the game
laws. The constable who arrested the j
man called up Justice Bowers by tele
phone. His honor heard the evidence
over the wire and fined the offender
$!!0 and costs, which was paid. »