Frontier.
P VOLUME XX111.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY29, 1903.
_ NUMBER 351.
| EVENTS Of THE FUST WEEN
, As Gleaned by the Frontier Reporter
on bis Daily Rounds About
the Town
EVERYTHING THAT OCCURED
Is Recorded Here, It Not it Escaped
the Anxious and Tireless
» Search of Our Reporter
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vi A Allen Was down from Atkin
son Tuesday.
B. A. Deyarmon house and barn for
sale. Dickson & Co.
Dr. Perrigo, the Reliable Optician,
at Evans Hotel Febuary 6 and 7. 31-2
fr-1 O. O. Snyder was looking after busi
* ness interests in Osmond Wednesday.
W. R. Bell, residing near Chambers,
was over to the hub Tuesday on busi
ness.
There will be a Highlanders ball at
the opera house Monday evening, Feb
2d.
William Fuller and Mabel Margeitz
were married by Judge Morgan on
January 20.
Jesse Frary, farmer and stockman,
near Chambers was marketing hay in
O’Neill this week.
Walter Wyant, of the South Fork
country was in town Tuesday making
proof on his homestead.
Editor Raker was up from Ewing
Monday and Tuesday probably looking
| for some more $87 legal notice victims.
1 Don’t forget the Reliable Optician,
1 Dr. Perrigo, at Evans Hotel, Febuary
6 and 7. 31-2
Dan Clotfey, returned from Lincoln
last evening where he had spent the
week watching the legislators make
Nebraska laws
Clyde King, arrived in the city Sun
fcj day evening, from Moline, 111, for a
* short visit with his parents and num
erous friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gilligan are re
joicing over the arrival of a daughter
who took up her residence with them
last Sunday morning
Claude Patriok and Miss Berthii
Thompson, of Clearwater, were united
in the holy bonds of wedlock by Coun
ty Judge Morgan on January 17.
Mrs. Clara Sturdevant, who had
been visiting her parents in this city
the past ten days, returned to her
home at Spencer Saturday,
t (Albion News: A. W. Porter, oi
Vrsfeill, has purchased a lot of James
Nevels' and is building a livery stable
thereon. It is located on east Church
street.
Andrew Schmidt, one of the pro
gressive farmers of Shields township,
was a caller Wednesday and added a
few years subscription to our cash ac
count.
Valentine Republican: Con Kcelej
came up from O’Neill last Saturday
on a visit at the home of his uncle, J.
T Keeley, and expects to remain hen
about a week.
For Sale—One bay mare six years
old, weight 1000 pounds, work single
or double Mare is now driven by
Arthur Gwinu on his dray. Inquire
of Major Due tf
Exciiange: “Never get on your ear
at what the newspapers say about you;
give thanks three times each day for
what the local papers know about you
and do not say.”
Rev B. J. Buthomer, of Stuart,
Neb , will preach in the Presbytearn
church Sunday evening Febuary l, at
7:30 o’clock and declare the pulpit of
the church vacant.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presby
tearn church will have a special pro
gram Sabbath evening next begining
at 7:30 o’clock. * You are cordially in
vited to be present.
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
g your pick.—Neil Brennan 45-tf
Sanford Parker, the pioneer real
estate hustler of Boyd county, was
ouer from Spencer Monday visiting
his many O’Neill friends and trans
acting business at the land office.
Wanted-A carload of good fat horses.
Weight between 1200 and 1400. Will
pay cash. Call at once.
COWPERTH WAITE & SON
O’Neill, Neb.
\ ;xvicnard Ki llmurry, residingoneand
a halt mile north of this city, suffered
an attack of appoplexy last Wednes
day afternoon and for three or four
days his life was dispared of. He has
recovered sufficiently to be now con
sidered out of danger.
M. P. Brennan of South Omaha, was
in the city last Saturday visiting his
father and brother and his numerous
friends here. He was on his way home
from Lucan, Minn., where heattended
the funeral of his brother Frank, who
was buried there last Tuesday.
We received a letter from Judge
Kinkaid last Saturday written from
Muscogee, Indian Territory, where
the judge was visiting a nephew who
is residing in that city temporarily
for the benefit of his health. Mr.
Kinkaid said he would leave for Was
hington this week, expecting to reach
the Capital City Thursday or Friday.
The recent oil boom at Chadron has
given Col. Maher an opportunity to
disli up several hot air stories for the
edification of the readers of the east
ern press. And tile excitement anent
the oil discovery only stated. It is
safe to say that Dawes county will be
featured in a good many stories that
eminate in the imaginative brain of
the Colonel before the excitement
subsides.
Michael Vaughn, of Alliance, was
in the city last week visiting his
father, Patrick Vaughn, and his sister
Mrs. P 8. Hughes. Mike is one of the
O’Neill boys who left here about
twelve years ago to carve out a future
tram himself in other channels than
that of farming. He went railroad
ing and now has a good lucrative posi
tion as conductor on the Burlington
with headquarters in Alliance.
The farmers living north and north
east of O’Neill, have signed a petition
praying for tlie establisbement of a
rural free delivery mail route from
O’Neill, running west two miles,
thence north fifteen miles, thence
east five miles then south to O’Neill.
If this route is established about
175 families, containing about 850
people would be supplied. The nes
sary signatures have been procured
and the petition will be sent to Wash
ington in a few days. If tlie route
is esablished tlie postoffices now at
Joy, Meek and Blackbird would pro
bably be discontinued as the patrons
of these offices would be supplied by
tlie carrier on this route.
Frank Brennan, son of Patrick
Brennan of this city, died at his home
at Lucan, Minn., January 17 and was
buried tnere on the 20. Mr. Bren
nan formerly resided about eight miles
northeast of this city and disposed of
his place a year ago last fall and moved
to Minnesota. About a year before
leaving here he suffered an attack of
kidney disease and was compelled to
go to Omaha for treatment, where he
mained about three months and re
turned apparently cured. But the
disease was not eradicated and he re
ceived a second attack this winter
which resulted in his death Deceased
■vas about 38 years old and leaves a
wife, father, two brothers and a sister
to mourn his demise.
Married, at the Catholic church in
this city Tuesday January 20, 1903,
William Welsh, of Knoxville, Neb., to
Miss Jane Lawless, of O’Neill. Tlie
groom is one of the most prosperous
farmers living in the northeast part
of the county where he has lived the
past eighteen years and is a straight
forward young man with numerous
friends. The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Lawless, living
one and a half miles northeast of this
city, and has spent the greater por
lian of her life here where she is
known and admired by a large circle
of friends for her many accomplish
ments. The happy young couple will
make their future home on the farm
uf the groom near Knoxville. The
Frontier extends its congralutations.
About thrity of the friends and
neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mere
dith invaded tiieir commodious home,
last Monday evening treating them
to a genuine surprise party. They
were accompanied by G. W. Smith
and Walter Laviollette who furnished
the music for one of the most delight
ful parties of the season. Dancing
was the principal amusement. A
bountiful repast of three coarses was
served at midnight after which the
dancing was again resumed and con
tinued until about two o’clock when
the self-invited guests departed for
their homes each confident that their
visit had been none the less enjoyable
because it was unexpected, and assur
ing their host and hostess of their
intention to call again when seeking
another evening of enjoyment.
Wayne Republican: Advertising
is as old as history. Abraham and
Isaac were prominent stockmen and
built up a reputation, but Jacob was
a crafty lad and stole Esau’s blessing
and skipped to avoid trouble. lie ap
plied to Haran’s matrimonial agency,
a concern that did not advertise for a
wife and was swindled after laboring
seven years faithfully for Racheal and
had to labor seven years longer for
Ruth. After that he became a good
advertiser and we are told “Jacobs
ladder” was the best one in bibical
times, Noah advertised the ark would
sail and as she weighed anchor the
people laughed at him but they were
drowned for their foolishness. Ever
since then Hoods of disaster drown
thos ■ businessmen who observe not
the rainl.ow of promise in good prin
ter’s ink.
Mann vs. Bolt County.
A special term of district court was
held last week to hear the case of John
P. Mann against Treasurer Cronin.
This was a test case and involves the
validity of tlie raising of the assess
ment of tlie stock of the First National
bank of this city as well as all tlie
other banks in tlie county Tlie Board
of Supervisors, last June, when sitting
as a Board of Equilization, discovered
that tlie banks of the county in gen
eral were not in its opinion, paying
their just share of the taxes by reason
of tlie thousands of dollars of surplus
and undivided protits not having been
assessed for taxes. Tlie matter was
referred to County Attorney Mullen,
who later advised tlie board that it
could assess the surplus and undivided
protits of tlie banks under section one
and article two of the Revenue law.
Tli is section provides that upon notice,
that property that lias not been as
sessed might be assessed to tlie owner.
Relying on tlie advice of the county
attorney, tlie board on the 17th day of
July, passed a resolution requiring the
banks to appear and show cause why
the surplus and undivided protits
should not be assessed. On the day
tixed the cashiers of the banks ap
peared before the board and urged
many reasons why the board had no
jurisdiction to raise the assessment
made by t he assessor The board ap
pealed to the county attorney for liis
legal opinion and instructions. On
ids advice, the board changed and
raised the assessment oftne stock of
the banks so to include the surplus
and undivided profits. Mr. Mann
owneo thirty shares of stock, valued
by Assessor Long for taxation, at $300.
Tlie board raised the valuation to
$449, thereby increasing his tax $10.34
and increasing tlie tax of the stock
some $250. This action was brought
by Mr. Mann to restrain the county
treasurer from collecting this $10.34
which lie contended was illegal and
void. The case occupied the atten
tion of Judge Westover for the greater
part of two days. R. R. Dickson, who
represented Mr Mann,contended that
tlie taxes were void for the reason that
under section one of article two of the
Revenue law, that tlie act of the board
in increasing the assessment of the
plaintiff’sstock was void for the reason
that no notice was given him and that
notice to tlie bank or its cashier would
not be notice to a stock holder of a
proposed increase or change of the as
sessment. On tlie trial of the case, it
appeared from tlie evidence that.
County Attorney Mullen had either
from ignorance of law or neglect of
duty failed to give notice to the stock
holders, of tlie proposed action of the
board and Judge Westover held that
tlie action of the. board in theraising of
Mann’s assessment without notice to
him was void and granted him a per
petual injunction against the collec
tion of tlie taxes.
It is to be regretted that tlie inter
est of tlie tax payers are in the hands
of such an incompetent county attor
ney and the action of tlie board set
aside by reason of his failure to do his
duty. This decision applies to every
bank in tlie county, and if taken ad
vantage of will involve the county in
endless litigation unless the board re
consider its action in raising the as
sessment of the banks. If Mr. Mullen
would give more attention to the
county’s businessand less to real estate
speculation,the county wouid be better
served.
The Market.
[Special market letter from Nye & Buchanan
Co., Live Stock Commission Merchants
South Omaha, Nebraskal.
January 29, 1903 The weak cattle
market of Friday has continued this
week Receipts are heavy, especially
in Chicago We believe the steer
market will improve some when this
run of butcher stuff stops. Market
now is simply rotten.
We quote best steers $4 50 to $4.75,
good $4.00 to $4.40, warmed-up $3.65 to
$4.00; choice cows $3 25 to $3 75, fair
$2.75 to $3 00, canners and cutters
$1.50 to $2.50. Stockers and feeders
in limited supply; good $3.75 to $4.00,
fair $3.00 to $3.60.
Ilog receipts are more liberal and
the advrnce is checked. Range $6.35
to $6.65.
Sheep market continues satisfac
tory, although not quite so high
Very few feeders arriving.
Killers
Lambs $5.25-$5.75
Yearlings 5.00—5.35
Wethers 4.75 5.00
Ewes 3.25—4.25
Nye & Buchanan Co.
For Sale Or Rent.
My farm one and a half miles east of
O’Neill, on Elkhorn river, consiting
of 520 acres; 120acress under cultiva
tion; will cut 250 tons of hay. Pas
ture for 100 head of cattlle, with runn
ing water; good house and barns, or
chard, etc. Will rent for one year or
longer.
Michael Gallagher,
31-3 O’Neill, Neb.
Sheriff Hall lias been confined to
the house the past week, suffering
from a severe attack of kidney trouble.
The Annual ball given by the
Modern Woodmen of America at the
rink last Friday evening was a success
socially snd financially.
Austin Hynes, of Turner, was a
caller this morning and had his name
enrolled upon The Frontier’s rapidly
Increasing subscription list.
Judge West over has granted a tem
porary injunction in favor of
the First National bank as trustee,
for the stockholders, to prevent the
county from collecting the illegal tax
levied by the board against the stock,
holders of said bank last September.
While in Lincoln last Thursday we
accompanied Judge Dickinson, of
Omaha,O.O. Snyder and S.J. Weekes,
of this city to the reception tendered
I). E. Thompson at the capital that
evening. The reception was one of
the most elaborate ever seen in the
capital city. Thousands of people
crowded the corriders of the capital
bu ilding pushing onward and upward
eager to graspthe hand of Mr. Thomp
son and wish him a successful olficial
career. It was a tribute to the poli
tician from the politicians of the
state and a tribute to the man from
his many friends and neighbors in
Lancaster county.
Mrs. C. L. Granger died at her
home, about six miles south of the
city Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock
after an illness of but two days of
yellow jaundice. Deceased was appar
ently enjoying good health until Mon
day when she had a slight attack of
rheumatism which seemed to settle
in her right side. Tuesday her hands
and face began to assume a yellowish
color and her husband became alarm
ed and called Dr. Flynn, who prounc
ed I he ailment yellow jaundice. The
doctor lobored faithfully with his
patient all night using all the reme
dies known to the profession to cheek
the desease but it avaiieth naught.
Deceased leaves a husband and two
small children to mourn her demise.
The funeral was held this afternoon,
the remains being interred in the
protestant cemetary.
One of tlie largest deals made in the
city in recent years was consumated
Monday when T. V. Golden traded
John J. McCalferty 2040 acres of land
for his hardware and funiture stock
and buildings. The consideration in
tlie deal was $14000. Most of the land
is in Rock Falls township, and known
as the Picadilly ranch In this body
there is 760 acres of deeded land and
a lease upon a school section,640 ,acres.
There is 120 acres in Shields and 480
acres in Willowdale township. Mr.
Golden says lie will sell the store pro
viding he can get what the stock is
worth and if not he will employ a
competent man to run botli stores.
John J. McCatferty who retires from
business after twenty-four years ser
vice says he intends stocking up his
ranch and becoming one of the pro
ducers of the county as well as a con
sumer. That is his intention at pre
sent but after all these years of bus
iness activity John feels as if he was
entitled to a rest and intends taking
thing easy for a time at least. Should
Mr. Golden decide to continue tlie
business Tlie Frontier wishes him
success.
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.
Fred Rogers,
. Genl. Pass. Agt.
POINTS.
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Beware of falsehoods.
Life Is what you make it.
Aim high if you would hit the mark
Age makes some people wise, but
others stubborn.
Many people fall. Why? Because'
they don’t try.
Gold and silver may not rhyme, but1
they jingle very well together.
The man who smiles and smiles is
Hable to see snakes if he does not quit.
He who sings his own praise always
makes a noise that does not sound
very melodious to others.—Sing Sing
Star of Hope.
Keeping Up With the Times.
At Merida, the capital of the state
of Yucatan, there is an active move
ment on foot to organize a company
for the purpose of establishing an elec
tric power plant to furnish’ motive
power for the street railway service la
the city and suburbs.
News From the Legislature.
(Special Correspondence,)
During the past week the legisla
ture has shown a tendency to get
clown to business, and while revenue
matters are engrossing the principal
attention, good work is being done in
other lines The special committee
appointed by the house to look after
revenue legislation in conjunction
with the senate committee lias met
with an immediate response from the
latter committee, and good headway
is being made. At this time the
matter most discussed by this joint
body is whether to frame amendments
to the old revenue law or make a
move for an entire new bill. This has
lt>d them, as well as most other mem
bers of die legislature, to a close study
of the new revenue bill prepared by
tlie Kansas revenue commission. It
is expected that the special commit
tees will come to a decision on a
course of action this week.*
In the meantime a number of
amendments have gone in, curing de
fects in the old law, especially in the
matter of the collection of taxes. It
is a matter of general note that in
these matters there is no tendency to
draw party lines or to inject partisan
affairs into this movement to better
the finances of the state. In this re
spect as well as in many others the
legislature is an improvement on some
of thoseof past years.
Tlie new cattle leasing hill proposed
in congress and offered to the Nebraska
legislature for endorsement has met
with quite general disapproval among
the members, prompted by the nume
rous protests coming from the cattle
country, and at this writing there is
every indication that this disapproval
will be officially expressed by l,he
session.
Normal school matters have come
before the session in a variety of ways.
House roll No. 1 asks an appropria
tion to build a state school in the
western part of the state. 2 is a bill
to appropriate $75,000 for improve
ments at Tern No. 5 is to permit
private normal schools to operate and
issue state certificates when they
have a capital invested of $50,000.
The old requirement was $100,000.
Some other bills of general interest
are as follows; Senate tile 50, /educ
ing the rates of interest on county de
posits from 5 to 2 per cent. Senate
tile 52, repealing the lumber lien law
(This bill is advocated by large con
tractors, and opposed by lumber deal
ers.) Senate file 115, the independent
telephone bill, allowing independent
companies to establish offices and toll
stations in cities, and proposing to
pay tiie municipalities 2 per cent, of
the gross receipts thereof. House roil
25, appropriating $150,000 to rebuild
Hie asylum at Norfolk. House roll
35, establishing a penalty to aid in the
enforcement of the compulsory educa
tion law House roll 70, to afford
equal facilities without favoritism in
the building of grain elevators.
House roll 105, to prohibit trap shoot
ing at live birds. House roll 106,
appropriating $50,000 for the making
of six experimental gas wells in the
state. House roll 124, permitting the
organization of mutual companies for
the insurance of live stock House
rolls 223 and 224, prohibiting the sale
of tobacco to boys under 18, and pro
hibiting the use of tobacco by boys.
Tlie ilrst bill to pass both houses
was the one relating to the city elec
tions in Omaha, setting the time for
holding the elections for May instead
of March. The balance of the state
had no Interest in the matter, and
bill was early reported and went
through w ithout discussion.
Omaha And Railroad Taxation.
As tlie people had been led to ex
pect, tlie city of Omaha is arraying
itself against* the rural counties,
school districts and villages of the
state in the matter of railroad taxa
tion. Tlie latest scheme is being ex
ploited in tlie legislature. The at
tempt is being made to change the
law so as to oermlt Omaha to assess
the railroad terminal properties local
ly, instead of allowing the taxes to
be distributed equally along the lines,
as at present.
It is well known that the railroads
are interested In upbuilding of all
parts of the state, and that thereby
they build up their own business.
The valuable railroad properties locat
ed in Omaha are not there for the
sole benellt of Omaha, but for the
benefit of the whole systems.
The scheme has just been attempt
in Illinois, where Chicago wanted to
grab the railroad taxes for local pur
poses. The attorney general stood
for the people of his state, and declar
ed that the scheme would result in a
loss of at least twenty per cent in
taxes to each of the outside counties.
The case went to the courts, and a
few days ago it was decided against
Chicago and in favor of the rural
counties. The Omaha real estate
boomers desire to get around a deci
sion like like this by legislative enact
ment, and thus deprive the outside
counties and districts of Nebraska of
from 25 to 75 per cent of the railroad
taxes which they heretofore have re
ceived.
It Is a good time for members of the
legislature from the interior of the
state to be constantly on their guard
against this dangerous movement.
There will be no division of sentiment
among those who Inform themselves
on the question.
Omaha has built up its trade and
gained its wealth because of the toil
and produce of tlie rural communities.
The grab game in the matter of rail
road taxes looks like base ingratitude.
It is like an attempt to kill the goose
that laid the golden egg It would
seem to be in order for fhe constituen
cy in tlie counties all over the state
to notify their representatives in the
legislature of their disapproval of the
Omaha scheme.
Present Play by Oecar Wilde.
“Salome," by the late Oscar Wilde
was given in Berlin the other after
noon at a matinee before an invitee
audience, a public representation bav
ing been forbidden by the police. 1*
was a tremendous success.
Subsidies of Various Powers.
France gives the largest subsidy tr
shipping of any power. The total
amount. Including postal subsidies, is
$8,000,000 a year. Japan comes next
with about $3,000,000 and then Ger
many and Russia.
\ Clearance $
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T all my winter goods at £
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