| *.*.The Frontier.
' VOLUME XXIII. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1903. ~~NUMBER 33.
The legislature has not been in ses
sion the past week, but the special
committees for the framing of a rev.
enue bill have been very busy, and ac
f ■ complished a great deal. The work
has been divided up in sections, with
t three or four men to each section, and
the work of each is reviewed by a com
mittee of the whole daily. In this
work it is understood that the com
mittees have drawn upon the Nebras
ka, Kansas and Missouri revenue laws,
and the general belief is that if they
are given reasonable time a bill will
be acceptable to a majority of the
legislators, and will produce the
much),desired revenue for the state.
One of the important points which
lias committee is the change in the
assessor system. There seems to
have been a unanimous agreement
that the present system of elective
precinct assessors is defective, and
the cause of many of the present ills.
The plan adopted by the committee,
is the same as that of several of the
.
| eastern states. One or more state
P tax commissioners, an elective county
assessor in each county, and enough
appointive deputies in each county to
do the assessing. There is also the
provision that assessors cannot do the
work in the precincts where they
themselves live.
The question of valuation does not
seem to have yet been entirely set
tled. It was agreed by the commit
tee that the present system is no
system at all, and some desire to as
sess all property at its actual cash
value. Olliers are of opinion that
I property should be listed at cash
value and then assessed at a valuation
of one fourth or one fifth, as is the
practice in Iowa, Illinois, and other
stales, absolutely fixing the fraction
bylaw, so as to prevent gradual re
duction in the rate They hold that
this would give the actual figures,
and at the same time would keep
the levies near what they are now,
thus avoiding the tenceney to ward
extravagance. Bolli ideas have ad
herents in the legislature, and it is
probable that they will provoke con
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isiderable discussion when tlie bill
' gets into the two houses.
Tlie disturbing question of local
i taxation of railroad terminals will not
i be handled by the revenue commit
tees, they having decided by vote
that this question should come up in
connection with the bill proposing
changes in the Omaha charter.
In the preparation of tlie new mea
sure much care is being taken in tlie
matters relating to the collection of
taxes, and tlie committee is said to
unanimously favor the provision fora
seal for county treasurers, so that
good tax deeds may we given after a
reasonable length of time, instead of
making it necesary to go the old cir
cuitous and expensive way though
the courts. This proposition has been
up before legislatures several times
before, but was never adopted.
It is evident at this time that while
the committees have been industrious,
working night and day on tlie new
measure, they have not had sufficient
time to complete their work, and that
at least all of tlie present week must
be allowed them in tile preparation
of a succssful bill. There will be a
tendency on part of some members
of the legislature to hurry them or to
show impatience because a bill lias
not been framed in one week, but
those who find fault have little con
ception of tlie amount of work neces
sary, not only in the discussion of
means and measures, but in the actual
drafting of tlie bill in proper and legal
language after the main points have
been agreed upon. The work is being
hurried as much as consistent wiili
safety and two or three nigliis tlie
committees have been up until after
midnight engaged in discussions anu
reasarches. They draw no extra pa}
for this week of “vacation” and tlie
people of the state must give them
full credit for industry and
honesty of purpose. If the bill pre
pared by them passes muster, its adop
tion will open a new era for Nebraska.
■ EVENTS Of TOE PAST WEEK
As Gleaned by the Frontier Reporter
on his Gaily Rounds About
the Town
EVERYTHING THAT OCCURED
Is Recorded Here, It Not it Escaped
the Anxious and 'lireless
Search of Our Reporter
Frank Dobney, of Stuart was clown
the road Saturday.
Stephen McDermott, of Stuart,
visited O’Neill Saturday.
See the beautiful iine of new Valen
tines atGilligan & Stout's.
B. A. Deyarman house and barn for
sale. Dickson & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Maret, of Stuart, at
tended the dance here last night.
Cosgroves Orchestra is the best what
is. Tuesday, Feb. 171 h, at the rink.
Elmer Selix. of Swan, was in the
hub Monday and tiled on a homestead.
Mr. and Mrs. A A. Stanton re
turned from Bonesteel, S D., Tuesday
R. R. Dickson will pay $5 for the re
turn of his black and white Pointer
dog.
Coming! Best entertainment on tlie
road, Cosgrove Orchestra, Tuesday,
Feb. 17.
Tlie donation by O’Neill citizens to
the Finland famine fund amounts to
over $25.
J. T. Tavener of Inman come up
Tuesday and was transacting business
at the hub.
A. J. Fleming, residing near Page
was in town Tuesday on business at
the local land otlice.
Jake Kramer, and Fred Rippe, came
down from Stuart Monday on business
at the local land otlice.
The sheet and pillowslip dance at
the opera house last night was a suc
cess in every particular.
J. E. Harding dropped a few dollars
into the contribution box of tlie Fron
tier the first of the week.
John Maring, west of Amelia, was
in O’Neill the first of the week on
business at the court house.
Grand ball follows the program on
Tuesday, Feb. 17th. Music by tlie fa
mous Cosgrove Orchestra.
Thomas Howard, residing north
west of Stuart was down to O’Neill
making proof on his homestead.
MANN'S t
' i Saturday, Febr. 14th $
4* THE FINEST ^
I line of ^
I I Evening and Summer *
Shades in Dress Goods £
ever shown by this firm will be on ^
exhibition at their store on $
above date. Everyone ^
cordially invited $
^ to examine $
K # them- #
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For Rent—Ninety acres of farm
land one-lialf mile northeast of this
city. D. II. Cronin.
Will Purdy, C. A. Auten and Charles
Fowler were up from Inman last
Saturday.
J. Adler has a car of apples on the
Elkhorn tracks, also apple cider in
kegs. He will be here the balance of
this and next week.
Valentine Day is just a week off,
Feb. 14. Make some one happy by
sending them one of those beautiful
Valentines at Gilligan & Stout’s.
Thomas Waldron, one of Gratton
township’s prosperous farmers, called
Saturday and ordered his name enroll
ed upon our ever increasing subscrip
tion list.
For Sale—One bay mare six years
old, weight 1000 pounds, work single
or double Mare is now driven by
Arthur Gwinn on his dray. Inquire
of Major Due tf
The Norfolk Daily news says that
the 170 acres of sugar beets raised by
Hie Elkhorn Irrigation and Land
company, south of this city last sea
son, netted the company $30 per acre.
Buggies, buggies, buggies—A car
load of the nicest and best that evei
came to O’Neill; if you want a snai
now is your chance to call and gel
your pick.—Neil Brennan 45-tf
John Welsh, a promient retail
grocer of South Omaha, is in the city
renewing aequainatnce with oldtime
friends. Mr. Welsh formerly resided
about eight miles northwest of this
city.
Walter Stingley, of Laurel, Nebras
ka was in O'Neill this week and while
here called on ye scribe Mr. Stingley
says business is good in his part of the
county and that most every body is
prosperous and happy.
I have lots of good flour and feed to
exchange for grain or cash but no more
credit to anyone. I will turn tty
books over to a collector next week.
He may do some good on Saturdays.
Con Keys.
Christopher Casey, arrived in tl e
city the middle of the week, after ; n
absence of twelve years, most of which
were spent in the southern states,
for a couple of weeks with his father
and sister, Lawrence Casey and Mrs*
James Brennan.
Get your eyes fitted with Dr. Jacobs.
He is an expert in his profession and
visits the town every month. Call and
see his new X Bays, the latest inven
tion for testing eyes. Consultation
free. Will be at the Dewey house,
Saturday, Feb. H.
Here is a story going the rounds of
the press that is not from Kansas, but
from our own Nebraska. A man in
Custer county named Burst, gave the
full names of his children to the cen
sus enumerator as follows: John
Wood Burst, Nellie May Burst and
David Will Burst.
Having sold out the McCafferty
hardware stock I would ask people
owing bills to come in and settle same
as we have debts to pay ourselves and
must realize on the bonk accounts
which we have retained. Thankirigour
friends and patrons for past favors ai d
prompt settlement of outstanding ac
counts. M. A. McCafferty.
J. Dwyer, one of the leading mem
bers of the bar of Pit Itian. III., was in
city last Saturday and Sunday visiting
his cousins, John and James Carney,
north of this city. This was Mr.
Dwyer's first visit to Nebraska and he
was so well pleased with Holt county
that he contemplates making this sec
tion of the state another visit next
fall with a view to investing in Holt
county real estate.
At the regular meeting of Holt
Camp No. 1710 Modern Woodman of
America, held last Tuesday evening,
the following delegates and alternate
were elected to attend the county
camp which meets in April to select
delegates to attend the state camp.
Delegates: C. W. Ilagensick, II. Zim
merman, O. F. Biglin, Neil Brennan,
S. F. McNichols. Alternates: P. C.
Kelley, E. McBride, R. H. Mills, A.
S. Merrill, J. P. O’Donnell.
Mrs. John E. Sullivan, died at her
home, four miles northeast of this
city, this (Friday) morning at 2
o'clock after an illness of several
months, of cancer. Deceased was one
of the pioneer residents of the county
having moved to Holt county from
Michigan in the spring of 1879. She
leaves three sons to mourn her demise
The funeral will take place Sunday
to leave the home of the deceased at
10 o’clock a. m.
EmilSniggs moved his shop to the
cornor lots south of the post office
which he purchased last summer and
now has a force of carpenters enlarg
ing the building. The building now
being erected is 48 feet wide and 104
feet long with twelve foot posts. One
end of the building will be used for
his blacksmith and wagon shop, the
rest of the building as a warelKwse
or his farm machinery. He estimates
the cost of the building at $4000.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F Birmingham en
tertained twenty of their friends at
their home Tuesday evening, the oc
casion being the sixteenth anniver
sary of their wedding day. Progres
sivor high-five was the order of the
evening. At midnight lunch and re
freshments were served, as the host
and hostess know how to do all
things, right. All present spent a
most enjoyable evening, and when
parting wished t heir entertainers
many happy returns of their wedding
anniversary.
Good Showing For 1902.
The business at the local land office
during the calendar year of 1902 shows
that the people yet have faith in the
>ld saying that “Uncle Sam is rich
enough to give us all a farm”. Dur
ing the year 1902 there were 619
orignal homestead entries made in
i his land district, covering 82,602 acres
of the public land. During the some
time there were also 291 dual home
stead proofs covering 42,504 acres, also
25 Timber culture proofs and 317 com
muted homestead entries.
There were 55 contests heard before
i he local office during the same time.
All of which shows that Uncle Sam is
doing considerable business in this
part of our greatand growing country.
Public Sale.
We will sell at Philip Heckel’s farm
10 miles southwest of Lynch, Neb.,and
2| miles east of Blackbird postotllce on
Monday. Peb. 23, 1903.
the following described property:
Team of blacks 10 years old, team of
>riwn mares, both with foal, 8 years
old; black mare 8 years old; gray geld
ing 10 years old; bay mare 4 years old,
with foal; black team 7 and 8 years
old; sorrel driving horse 6 years old;
buckskin driving horse 8 years old;
fray gelding 4 years old; 2 gray geld
ings 2 years old; sorrel gelding 2 years
old; bay mare 3 years old; sorrel mare
12 years old, in foal to imported Nor
.nan; bay Hambletonian mare 8 years
old; stallion, Shire and Clyde; bay mare
colt Kentuckywhipand Morganjsorrel
mare colt; sorrel horse colt; gray mare
7 years old; gray draft mare, 10 year
old; bay gelding driver 8 years old;
bay mare driver 8 years old; 3 mules
coining yearlings. 12 milch cows, all
with calf, 7 head bred to full-blood
Short Horn 30 steers and heifers coin
ing two years, balance calves coming
.earlings Case thresher 32x50; 14
horse power steel frame Woodbury; 0
note Keystone corn sheller with 14
uorse Woodbury power; feed grinder;
Sampson windmill; 0 wagons 2 top
ouggies; spring wagon; riding lister;
two row Eli; corn planter and check
rower; riding stirring plow; Champion
mower; McCormick mower; walking
cultivator; McCormick 10-foot rake;
12-foot Standard hay rake; 2 sweeps;
A A stacker; 5 sets of harness; engine
tank pump, 2uft of suction hose and 10
feet discharge hose; 100 bushel speltz
seed; 10 bushel cane seed; 100 bushel of
oats; cooking stove and other articles
too numerous to mention.
IIECKEL & PETERMAN,
10 miles southwest of Lynch, Neb.
The Market.
[Special market letter from Nye & Ruchunan
L’o.« Live Stock oinmission Merchants
Swiitli Omaha. Nebraska!.
South Omaha, Feb. 12, 1903.
53,000 cattle In Chicago for three
days this week and 15,000 in South
Omaha keep the market on its down
ward course, and with corn advancing
i he cal tie are likely to be rushed in
and break the market still further.
Better hold then back and stop the
break.
VVe quote best beef steers $4.30 to
$4.05, good $4.00 to $4.25, warmed-up
$3.50 to $3.90; choice cows and heifers
$3.00 to $3.50, lair to good$2 00 to $3.00,
banners $1.50 to $2.50. Stockers and
feeders in limited supply,good demand
choice $3.85 to $4 25, fair $3 25 to $3.75.
Bulls slow sale at $2.00 to $3.25; veal
$4.00 to $6.50.
Hog receipts getting heavy. Mar
ket weaker. Range $6.50 to $0.90.
Sheep receipts fair, with few feeders.
Market active and steady.
Killers
Lamds $5.00—$6.00
Yearlings 4.80—5.40
Wethers 4.00—5.10
Ewes 3.25-—4.25
Nye & BuchananCo.
For Sale Or Rent.
My farm one and a half miles east of
O’Neill, on Elkhorn river, consiting
of 520 acres; 120 acress 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-i __O’Neill, Neb
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,
Gcnl. Pass. Agt.
Commissiorvers Meet.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 23, 1903.
Board called to order at 9 o’clock by
O. F. Biglin, chairman pro tem.
Present, Biglih, Grimes, Howard
Keefe, Samar and Moler.
Minutes of session of Jan. 24th read
and approved.
The board then went into committee
of the whole with W. P. Simar In the
chair, for the purpose of continuing
settlement with county otllcers.
The committee arose at 5 o’clock p
in. at which time the board adjourned
until 9 o’clock Tuesday morning.
E. S. Gllmour, O. F Biglin,
Clerk. Chairman, pro tem.
O’Neill, Neb., Jen. 24, 1903.
Board called to ord^r at 9 o’clock a.
m.
Present, Biglin, Grimes, Uloward,
Keefe, Moler, Simar, and Chairman
Puillips.
Minutes of yesterday’s session read
and approved.
The board then went into tho com
nittee of the whole with W. P.
Simar in the chair, for the purpose of
continuing settlement with the coun
ty officers.
The committee arose at 5:00 p. m.
which time the board adjourned until
10 o’clock a. m., Jan. 28, 1903.
E. S. Gllmour, F. W. Phillips,,
Clerk. Chairman.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 28, 1903.
Board called to order at 9 o’clock a.
m.
Present, Biglin, Howard, Grimes,
Keefe, Moler, Simar and Chairman
Phillips.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved.
The board then went Into com
mittee of tlie whole with W, P. Simar
in the chair, for the purpose of con
tinuing settlement with the county
officers.
At 5 o’clock p. m. tho committee
arose, at which time the board ad
jeurned until 9 o’clock a. m., Jan. 29,
1)03.
E. S. Gilmour, F. W. Phillips,
Clerk. Chairman.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 29. 1903.
Board called to order at 9 o’clock a.
m.
Present, Biglin, Crimes, Howard,
Keefe, Moler, Simar and Chairman
Phillips.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved.
Board then went into committee of
the whole for the purpose of continu
ing settlement with county officers.
Committee arose at 12 o’clock m. at
which time the board adjourned until
1 o’clock p. m.
One o’clock p. m.
Board called to order. All members
present.
The resignation of Fred Schindler
as Justice of the peace of Deloit town
ship was read.
On motion the resignation was ac
cepted and Geo. M. Davis was ap
pointed to till the vacaney.l
The following petition was read:
O’Neill, Neb, Jan. 17,1903.
To the Board of Supervisors of Holt
Co., Nebraska:
Gentlemen—The undersigned re
spectfully represents that he paid the
personal tax of Mrs. Sarah Marley in
Inman precinct on Jan. 9,1903 for the
year 1901 and that Mrs. Marley paid
the same tax on Jan. 10,1902. The
receipts therefor are hereunto at
tached.
Your petitioner requests that he be
refunded to the amount of *2.50
Signed, Elijah Babcock.
Referred to committee on tax and
tax titles.
Petition was read from John M.
Stewart asking that ths assessment of
one fire proof safe assessed to him in
Atkinson village for the year 1901 be
stricken from the tax list for that year
for tiie reason that he did not own
said property.
Refesred to committee on tax and
tax titles.
The following report was read:
To your committee on settlement
witli county officers beg leave to re
port as follows on settlement with
.County Judge J. M Morgan.
Fees reed in probate court « 683.05
Fees reed In county court 371.75
Fees reed in miscellaneous 40.50
Fees reed for marriage license
and ceremony 260.50
Total receipts *1,365.80
Credit by salary *1,355.80
W P. Simar, Chairman.
On motion the report was accepted
and ordered spread upon the records.
The following report was read:
We your committee on settlement
with county offleers beg leave to re
port on settlement with Superinten
dant of Schools T. V. Norval as fol
lows:
Bal on hand Jan. 9th, 1902 *224.12
Amt reed for certificates issued 149.00
Amt reed for Institute enrolling 124 00
Total *497.12
Expenses.
Paid instructors at institute #275.00
Paid lecturers at institute 80.00
Paid for printing ’ 19.25
Paid for Janitor at institute 15.00
Paid for incidentals 6.00
Bal on hand Jan. 8, 1902 102.87
Total 497.12
W. P. Simar, Chairman.
On motion the report was accepted
and ordered spread upon the minutes.
The following report was read:
(Continued on editorial page.)
To the Business Men and Citizens of
O’Neill.
It has come to our notice that there
is an erroneous conception placed on
tile motives of our recently organized
mechanics union. Our purpose and
intention is to protect the employer
as well as the employed, and if any
doubt this let them come to me and
read our constitution and by-laws. In
stead of raising wages we intend to
maintain them where they should be.
Everyone knows that the cost or living
has increased at least one third in the
last few years, but the mechanics
wages have not increased accordingly,
but everyone also knows that the
wages of tlie common laborer has been
raised from 81 25 per day to 82 per day.
Under our by-laws a man must be ca
pable of earning the price he charges
for his work, otherwise he is desig
nated as an apprentice, and must not
work alone but with a mechanic and
for less wages As to hours, any man
knows that if a mechanic can’t do a
days work in nine hours he can’t do it
In ten Our other motive was to pro
mote good-fellow-ship, stop all petty
spite work and work with each other
in harmony. If this is not plain and
explicit enough we will answer any
and all questions which anyone wishes
to ask very cheerfully.
M. F. Kirwin,
Secretary Mechanics Union of O’Neill.
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I No. 5770. REPORT OP THE CONDITION OP
| The O'Neill National Bank j
At O'Neill, in the state of Nebraska, at the close
& of business, February 6, 1903.
& RESOURCES I
[3 Loans and discounts. 876738 00 E
3 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured.A36 65 E
II U. 8 bonds to secure circulation . A300 no =
gj Premiums on U. 8. bonds. 385 87 E
[3 Stocks, securities, etc...... 1395 88 E
3 Hanking bouse, furniture and fixtures.. 5000 00 E
(cD Due f*001 national banks (not reserve agents). . 83030 77 E
gj Due bom -tate banks and bankers. 2H4 35 ||
0 Due from approved reserve agents.49119 31 B
® Checks and other cash items.382 49 [?
[3 Note* of other national banks. 1000 00
I Fractional paper currency, nickles and cents. 24 45 B
Lawful Mon*y Reserve in Bank, viz: S •
Specie . .(*1.468 56)
Legal-tender notes ...(2.H6OU0) 4418 55-14049 9* E
lteuemptlon luud with U. S. treasurer 16 per oent, clrTn.) 315 00 E
Tl>tal. 105021 32 |
„ LI A - ILITIES 1
< apltal srook paid In. i»snnn m 0
Surplus Kund.5000 oo 1
Undivided profits less expenses and taxes aid ...... 2i55 «8 §
g] NkMoiihI bank notes nu'Htafidiug . 6300 00 E
gj Due to Ktaie banks aud bankers. . 2369 55
g Individual deposits subject to check. . 5268173 5
gj Demaud certificates of deposit.. 11314 28-66266 66 E
b Total. 105021 32 §
H State of Nebraska. County of Holt. es.
s F James F. O’Donnell, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear a
s that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. si
i ~ w _ , JAS F. O’DONNELL, Cashier. M
§ Correct-Attest: M. Dowling Thos. H. Fowler. H. P. Dowling. Directors. a
© Subac**! ed and swowu to before me this luth day of Feb., 1903. S
© iseal] j. h. Meredith Notarv Public. a
S (My commission expires March 2ft, A. D. 1907.) a