VOLUME XX111.
_O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1903.
NUMBER 34.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK
As Gleaned by the Frontier Reportei
on his Daily Rounds About
tlie Town
EVERYTHING THAT OCCUREI
Is Recorded Here, It Not it Escapee
the Anxious and Tireless
Search of Our Reporter
B. A. Deyarman house and barn foi
sale. Dickson & Co.
Mrs. Belle Ryan is visiting relatives
in Omaha.
Attorney Johnson, of Stuart, wat
in the city Tuesday.
r*~
Miss Kitte Pond,of Ewing, is visit
ing Miss Tennie Gatz this week.
R. R. Dickson will pay $5 for the re
turn of his black und white Poinlci
dog. ' •
The mercury in standard thermome
ters reached 21 degrees below zero
Tuesday night. *
S. J. Weekes made a business trip
to Si >ux City last Friday, returning
Saturday evening.
Attorney Dickson went .down to
Lincoln Monday morning on’business
before the supreme court
Arthur Gwinn left for Omaha yes
terday afternoon where he expects to
spend a week viewing the sights.
Mrs. J. P Mann, of Chicago, arrived
in the city the first of the week for a
short visit with friends and relatives.
Wanted—A girl for general house
work. Will pay good wages.
1-34 pd Mrs. J. C. Harnish.
For Rent—Ninety acres of farm
land one-half mile northeast of this
city. D. H. Cronin.
Dont miss the New York Come
dians at the opera house Febuary 19
20-21- and 22. Seats on sale at drug
sture. ,
Hon. T. F.Lee,of the Omaha bar will
deliver the oration. The complete
program will be printed in next week’s
issue.
Carrie Stanley will appear at the
opera house, Thursday, Feby., 19, in
“That Klondike Claim.” Reserved
seats 35c.
Miss Anna Connelly,of Colo,Iowa,ar
rived in ihecity Tuesday evening lot
a visit with her sister, Mrs. S. F. Me
Nichols.
§c Mrs G. C. Ilazelet and children, of
~ x O.naha, are in the city visiting at the
ho.ne of Mrs. Hazelet’s sister Mrs. W
T. Evans.
Wanted—Young mares and mule ,
clean of blemishes. Bring them n
at once.
1-34 CoWPERTHWAIT & SOX.
Mrs. Ilyden and children left last
Friday morning for Chester, Iowa, lo
join Kev Ilyden who hasbeen selected
'-v as pastor of the Presbyterian church
at that place.
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
As Washington’s birthday falls (n
Sunday this year the county official.'
will observe the day on Monday, Feb
ruary 23, and all county offices will be
closed that day.
Buggies, buggies, buggies—A cat
• 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
It is rumored that Arthur Cruise,
for many years a resident of tliis
county but now of South Dakota, has
lost 300 head of cattle by reason ol
the severe storms the past month.
A lodge of the Knights of Columbus,
a Catholic fraternal insurance organi
zation, will be organized in ttiis city
some time the coming month. Tin
application for a charter contains
} about fifty names.
The Cosgrove Concert company en
tertained a large audience at the opeia
house Tuesday night. The compam
gave one of tne most satisfactory en
tertainments that has visited this city
this season.
Peter Donohoe, of Sheilds town
ship, an old-time Frontier reader ai d
one of the most prosperous farmer
aid sheep m in in the county, was a
caller Mond ly, renewing his subscrip
tion to The Fronter.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hicks, of
Tracy,Minn., Dan Kingahd Mrs. Man
A. Taylor, of Waterloo, la., brother,
. brother-in-law and sister of E. P. Hicks
arrived in the city Monday evening
for a short visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Meredith left
for E Idyville, Iowa, Monday morn
ing in response toa telegram announ -
ing the death of Mrs. Merediths brot
her, J S. Biggs who died of heart
disease last Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. F. M. Brittell are
rejoicing over tlie arrival of a son who
took up permanent quarters at their
home this morning.
A very pleasent surprise party was
tendered Miss Lena Vosbeck, at the
home of her sister, Mrs. A. A. Stan
ton, last Tuesday evening. Cards and
lancing were tlie amusements and a
thoroughly good time was enjoyed by
the participants.
ThomasGriffin and Dan ial Cash man,
two young men who came here from
Boston about a year ago, left Monday
morning for Oregon, where they ex
pect to locate providing a satisfactory
ocation is found. Their O’Neill
friends wish them success in their
new home
Organized labor does not have clear
s tiling even in O’Neill The Mechanics
union has suffered the loss of one men -
her who became dissatisfied with the
per diam paid carpenters assistants,
62 25 per day of nine hours, and left
he organization. Carpenters receive
63.00 for nine hours
The postoffice department has issued
an order discontinuing the O’Neill
Snencer mail route, to go into effect
February 28. Since the advent
of the railroad into Boyd county but
very little mail was sent by this route
md its maintainance was a needless
expense to the department.
C. D. Neal, properitorof the Fra
ternal Review, of Omaha, the official
or ran of the Indepenbent Order of
0 Id Fellows of Nebraska was a plea
s lit caller at these headquartes Wed
nesday. Mr. Neal is making a tour
of tha state in the interest of his
oublication and left Wednesday even
1 lg for Valentine.
Mrs. A. B. Newell and children
left for their future home at Seattle,
W ish., last Sunday morning. They
w -re accomponied by Mrs. B T True
blood who will visit there for several
weeks The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Newell in O'Neill and Holt
co inty wish them good health and
pr isperity in their new home.
John Davidson come over from
Bmesteel last Sunday evening fora
w-ekr visit with his parents in this
city. John says every thing is pros
perous in Bmesteel and all theresi
dmts eagerly look foreward to tlie
opening of the reservation when it is
expected that the va'ue of land and
city property will appreciate con
siderably.
Miss C instance ll irrington enter
t, lined a number of friends with a
Valentine party at her home last Fri
diy evening. Progressive high five
w is the principal amusement. Owen
M -redith and Agnes Hagerty were
s c.-essful in most of the games and
won first prize, while John and Nellie
Brennan carried olf the booby prize.
V dainty luncheon was served about
midnight.
.jaeoo .lasKatetc, grann master vvors
m in of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen of Nebraska, wiil be in
O’Neill on Saturday Febuary 28 and
will address the menbars of the local
edge. Mr. Jaskalek lias tlie reputa
t on of being one of the best orators
in the state and will undoubtedly be
greeted by a large audience upon his
appearance here.
Printers Ink: Advertising is as the
seed which the farmer sows in tie
springtime. The sower does not know
what the harvest will be. He knows
that it will depend upon his care and
ipon tlie sunshine and rainfall. No
idvertiser can foreknow his harvest.
Ihit he should know that lie will
father but little if lie do not care foi
i he seed of his sowing and follow it
'.ealously.
The editor attended the annual
meeting of t lie Nebraska Press asso
ciation held at Hastings last Tuesday
ind Wednesday. The meeting was a
very successful one and the citizens of
hat hustling young city were mag
niuious with their kind treatment oi
the press gang. C. J. Bowlby,of Crete,
was elected president and the only F
.V. Merwin, of Beaver City, was re
elected secretary. The next meeting
will be hell at Lincoln.
C. A Auten was up from Inman
Monday and made tills office a plea
sintcall. Charlie had a public sale
1 ist week and disposed of ail his per
sonal property and will leave in a
ciupie of weeks for Oregon where he
expects to make his future home pro
viding the country satisfies him. He
has not disposed of his land however,
and tie owns a couple of hundred acres
of as goo.l land as can be found in any
state, and if the beautiful word pic
tures of that country are dissapated
upon inspection he will probably re
turn to old Holt again, and will be
better satisfied witli “God’scountry”
ihan ever. The Frontier regrets to
see s ich good citizens, and as ardent
v republican as Mr. Auten, leave old
I ill but wish him llie best of good
health and prosperty whereever he
may stake his tent.
Fremont Tribune: The Tribune
agrees with the preponderating opin
ion of tlie able editors of Nebraska
who are discussing the ethics of tele
phone talk. The particular phrase of
it to which we now refer is tlie evil
habit of the man who calls you up and
in a voice betokening abundance of
“gall” says, “who is it?” Telephones
are a great convenience and saving of
much time and labor, but they have
long since become such a Jcommon
necessity that no one enjoys being
called up for tlie purpose of being
quizzed as to his identify. When you
call up another don’t ask if it is lie.
Take that for granted. If it not the
right person let that person break the
news to you. This method is pro
ductive of much greater respect. It
saves goose-pimples and danger. It
lengthens out the span of life. It does
not till one with a desire to grab a
club and mechete and start on the
war path, seeking whom to devour.
Will Remember Emmet.
The Emmet Literary association
will celebrate tlieone hundred twenty
fifth anniversary of tlie birth of
Robert Emmet, on Wednesday, March
4, by a literary and musical entertain
ment, followed by tlie annual banquet
of the society.
County News Notes.
From The Atkinson Graphic:
Mrs. George Strolim, of Lead, So.
Dak., came down from Stuart today
to visit with friends in Atkinson.
We regret to state that as we go to
press Mrs. Jacob Olippinger is in a
very critical condition and the doctors
give no hope of her recovery.
Bert Adams yesterday received a
telegiam from the asylum authorities
at II istidgs that his father, J. Q.
Adami, is very sick with pneumonia
and not expected to live. He started
to Hastings this morning.
Some valuable dogs have recently
been killed by posioning in Atkinson.
There is nothing commendable in
this—in fact, it is avery contemptible
piece of business. The man who will
load a good heavy shot-gun about half
full of powder and slugs andgn forth
md slay a couple of hundred of the
worthless curs which infest Atkinson
will win the csteeni€ of most every
body, for by that means he would get
tile dog that he was after every time.
B it. when he smears poison around
promiscuously the wrong dog always
gets it. The worthless curs still yelp
up and down the streets while some
citizen finds himself minus a valuable
animal. Let’s have less poisoh and
nore powder.
From The Stuart Ledger:
Mrs. Walker of O’Neill spent Suu
day with tlie family of E A. Walker.
An infant child of Max Seger died
Monday and was buried Tuesday in
tlie Stuart cemetery.
Tile father of Mrs. Jacob Kraft died
Feb. 13, 1903, at his home iu Fillmore,
Missouri. He was 82 years of age
an I had been in feeble health for
s >me time.
John M. Dineen, of Columbus, was
in town tlie tirst of the week on busi
ness relating to a change in tlie man
agement of tlie Northwestern hotel.
When a masculine man is edit ing a
piper and gets that weary feeling lie
goes out and spends a week’s salary
patronizing tlie saloon. A feminine
.vo,nan spends 25 cents for some van
ilia, cream and gelatine, and sutlers
nothing but a slight heaviness in tlie
pit of tlie stomach. She saves $24.75
by tlie transaction.
The Market.
[Special mark ‘t hater from Nye& ttuchuna->
Co., Live Stock ommission Merchants
South Omaha. Nebraska!.
South Omaha, Feb. 19, 1903.
Although cattle receipts are liberal
in Chicago and here first half of this
■veek, tlie market is a little higher.
The weather brings better buying or
ders, as is usually the case Spring
moving will bring fair receipts proba
bly for next couple of weeks.
We quote best beef steers $4.35 to
$4.00, good $4.00 to $4.30, warmed-up
S3.50 to $3.90 ctioice cows and heifers
$3.00 to$3.50, fair to good $2.60 to $3.00
canuers and cutters $1.50 to $2.50
Cluiice Stockers and feeders $3.65 to
$i.25. fair $3.25 to $3 75. Balls slow
sale at $2.00 to $3 25; veal $1 00 $6.50.
Hog receipts getting heavier but
market on the; whole advancing
H inge $6.85 to $7.15.
Sheep receipts fair. Market active
and stronger.
Killers
Lambs $5.00--$(i.25
Yearlings 4 80—5.40
Wethers 4.oo—5 10
Ewes 3.l5—4.25
Nye & BuchanaiHCo.
NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT
By thel Provisions of a Bill Introduced
the Old Fifteenth I Becomes
the Unlucky Thir
teenth.
NINE OTHER COUNTIES ADDED.
Which will Make the District the
Largest and Most Inacessable,
as far a< Transportation
Facilities are Con
cerned, of any
district in
ihe State.
Lincoln State Journal: Last
Tuesday Senator Warner of Dakota,
introduced a bill to reapportion the
judicial districts and to reduce the
number of district judges from 28 to
24. His bill is senate tile No. 189.
While it may not be drafted in the
form to suit every one it can at least
serve as a basis for a reapportonment.
If necessary the republican members
can hold a caucus to agree on such an
apportionment and then the bill can
be amended accordingly. Many mem
bers of the legislature favor a reduc
tion in the number of district judges.
The bill provides that the judges shall
be elected in November, 1903, and
every four years thereafter. It chanes
the makeup of the districts materially
in some instances. Douglas, Washing
ton and Burt counties are named in
the bill as the Third district and is
given six judges. Saunders is added
to Lancaster and is designated as the
Fifth district with the s„me number
of judges now given Lancaster alone.
The Seventh and Thirteenth districts
as named in the bill aie to have two
judge each. The others are to have
one judge each. Under the present
law the First, Fifth, Sixth, Elevenrh
and Fifteenth each have two judges,
the Third has three, and the Fourth
has seven, making a total of twenty
eight judges.
1UC UJI1 LJUIJB Lilt; llloLl ILL (IB
follows:
First district—Johnson, Pawnee,
Richardson, Nemaha.
Second district—Jefferson and Gage
Third district— Douglas, Washing
ton, Burt
Fifth district—Lancaster and Saun
ders.
Sixth district—Platte,Colfax,Dodge
Seventh district—Boone, Madison
Stanton, Cuming, Thurston, Dakota
Antelope, Pierce, Knox, Cedar, Dixon
Wayne.
Eighth.disfrict—York, Seward,Polk
Butler.
Ninth district—Clay, Fillmore, Sa
lene, Nuckolls, Thayer.
Tenth district—Franklin, Webster
Phelps, Kearney, Adams.
Eleventh district—Hamilton, Hall
Howard, Merrick, Nance.
Twelfth district—Dawson, Buffalo
Sherman, Custer.
Thirteenth district—Cherry,Brown
Bock, Holt, Keya Paha, Boyd, Wheel
er, Garfield. Dawes, Box Butte, Sheri
dan Sioux, Grant, Hooker' Thomas
Valley, Greely, Blaine, Loup.
Fourteenth district—Scotts Bluff
Burner, Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel
Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Lincoln
Keith.
Fifteenth district—Chase, Hayes
Hitchcock, Dundy, Red Willow, Fur
nas, Harlan, Frontier, Gosper.
Two Of A Kind.
Columbus Telegram: During the
past year two columbus merchants
folded their tents and disappeared.
It is noteworthy that both these men
were the same kind of people—that
is to say, they both insisted it did not
pay to advertise. One was a furniture
dealer. He claimed that his low
prices were bound to bring him trade,
and that money invested in advertis
ing was practially thrown away. The
>tlier was a dealer in notions, gents
furnishings and shoe. He insisted
ihat the advertising signs which he
painted with a blacking brush on
paper box lids were cheaper and more
effective than newspaper advertising.
Perhaps these two merchants were
right, but the cold fact remains that
while they close their doors for want
of trade, every merchant in Columbus
who did a reasonable amount of ad
vertising had a good trade and made
money during the past year.
Groat 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.
A pply to any agent for rates, folders
and descriptive matter.
Fred Rogers,
Genf. Pass. Agt.
Legislative News.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 13, 1903.
As was expected a week ago, the
revenue committee was not ready 10
report this week, and was readily
granted more time. The main fea
tures of the bill had been agreed upon
by the members, but the actual work
of the compilation had yet to be done.
On this a committee of six lawyers
lias put in a solid week and a report of
the finished product is expected in a
day or two. In the mean time it is
noticeable that faith in the ultimate
passage of a revenue bill has grown
among the members of the legislature
as well as among outsiders. This
-■hows a considerable confidence in the
members of the revenue committee.
The program as outlined by one of
the members of the revenuecommittee
is to report the bill and have a large
number of extra copies printed at once,
so that the people oulslde of the eapl
lal may keep pace with the delibera
tions on the new bill. It is especially
desired that county clerks, treasurers,
and commissioners have copies, as they
are facing the tax problem every day,
and suggest ions from them will be of
assistance in the discussion of the bill.
On account of the pending revenue
bill, the events of the past week have
have not been of great interest. Ap
propriations for state institutions have
been reported and discussed in some
cases, but it is conceded that most of
them must wait until the one impor
taut matter is disposed of. There lias
been discussed in both ends of the
house regarding the prevailing meth
ods of letting bridge contracts in coun
Ues and bills to encourage honest con
tracts and shut out combination bid
ding have got fairly well started in
both ends of the legislature.
These has been much discussion of
lhe two elevator bills now before the
legislature, and according to program
they will be considered by the commit
tee this week The one in the house is
by Iiamsey of Gage and the one in the
senate is by Brady of Boone. They
call for practically the same thing,
Public Sale.
1 will sell 10 miles northwest of
O’Neill, Neb., i mile from Caldwell’s
ranch and 2 miles east of Slocum post
ed! ce,
Wednesday, Feb. 25,1903.
the following described property:
Span of sorrels 0 and 9 years old, wt
2750 lbs. Span bay mares 5 and 8 years
old, wt 2700 lbs. Span of bay drivers
ti and 7 years old, wt 2200 lbs. Black
mare 4 years old, with foal, wt 1300
lbs. Bay horse 2 years old, wt 1000
lbs. Black horse 9 years old, wt 1300.
Three cows, calf by side, 8 yearlings,
11 cows coming fresh.
2 wagons nearly new, 1 hay rack, 1
buggy, 1 gang plow nearly new,l mow
er, 1 seeder and 14 disc pulverizer, 2
ridiug corn plows, 2 walking plows, 2
Dlles, 2 Deering binders, 1 iron liar
row, 2 corn planters, 1 hay rake and
sweep, 1 hand sheller, 1 riding lister,
1 walking lister, 2 tongueless corn
plows, 1 set blacksmith tools, 4 sets
harness. Other articles too numer
ous to mention.
Free lunch at noon. Sale to com
mence at 10 o’clock.
JOHN M. COLBERT.
toiled TOfii] [rdff3 rain][HIfnifn]HifnJr?drfx]rH]rH]fnj In]fr]rH][K]rK]fH][rDI
which Is that any person be allowed
to build an elevator adjoining the
railroad right of away at station, and
compel the company to run a side track
up to the elevator. The agitation of
i he questions comes In part from local
dissatisfaction in some parts of the
■.late because of discrimination or un
equal facilities and partly from the
efforts of an organization worked up
Oy a Kansas elevator man.
Some bills of interest recently in
troduced in the house are: No. 197,
providing that saloon notices be pub
lished in a paper of "general circula
tion;” No. 201, compelling cities and
village clerks to report four times a
year tire complete record of bonded
Indebtedness to the state auditor; No.
208, providing for appointment of ma
tron where females or minora under 18
are confined in jails; No. 211, provid
ing for chattel mortgage on off spring;
No. 216, permitting independent tele
phones to enter cities; No. 231, ap
propriating $75,900 for an exhibit at
St. Louis; No 237, for an examining
board for the inspection of steam boil
ers and licensing of engineers; No. 265,
making chicken stealing a felony; No.
055, appropriating $86,000 for a build
ing for the State Historical society:
No 668, appropriating $1500 to fit up a
G. A. It. museum and pay for publica
tion of reports for department com
mander.
Interesting senate bills recently
printed: No. 128, preventing Justices
of peace from acting as attorney iu
cases brought before themselves; No.
129, providing for the priority of liens
for the feeding and care of live stock;
No. 131, repealing the wolf bounty
law; No. 136, amending the registra
tion, primary and general election
laws; No 146, providing for condemna
tion of location on right away for the
erection of grain elevators; No. 163,
joint resolution calling for direct elec
tion of U. S. senators; No. 164, provid
ing for a commission to revise the
statutes; No-171, for the reduction in
the width of public roads in certain
cases.
AGREED ON THEIR VERDICT.
Jurymen Had Made Up Thslr Minds,
and 80 Affirmed.
At Fort Scott (Kan.) the other day
a jury in the District court returned
a verdict finding a certain accused
person guilty of larceny. The verdict
had not been prepared In the tech
nical form desired and the Judge sent
the jury back to make the necessary
corrections. The jury was gone for
half an hour, and when It returned it
brought in a verdict acquitting the
prisoner. But a verdict even more
amusing was perpetrated by a jury at
Pittsburg. The case was a criminal
one, and after a few minutes' consul
tation the Jury filed into the box from
its room. "Have you agreed upon a
verdict?” asked the judge. "We have,"
responded the foreman, passiug it
over. "The clerk will read,' said the
judge. And the clerk read, "We, your
Jury, agree to disagree."
Segregation surelv Needed.
The segregation of the sexefc at the
university of Chicago was eminently
wise in the light of the experience at
the last football game, when the girls
swooped down from the bleachers and
hugged the muddy but triumphant
heroes of the eleven before they had
a chance to wash up.
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| No. 5770. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF §
j The O'Neill National Bank 1
[| At O’Neill, ia the state of Nebiaska, at the close il
I of business, February 6, 1903. |
RESOURCES |
Loans And discounts.,. 176738 00
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 836 65 bn
U. S bonds to secure circulation . 6300 00 jfj
gj Premiums on U. S. bonds.,.. .885 87 S
g Stocks, securities, etc. 1395 88 gj
g Banking house, furniture a .u iiA*Uf s. 5000 00 ba
g Due f*um national banks mot reserve agents).... $3030 77 hi
I Due from state banks aud bankers. 284 85 bn
Due from approved reserve agents. 4909 Hi bn
Checks and other cash items. 382 49 * hi
Note# of other national bauks. 1000 00 hi
g Fractional puper currency, nickles aud cents. 24 45
§ Lawful Money Beserve in Bank, vi»: Jl
In 8peoie.($1.468 55) S
hi Legal-tender notes.( 2.950 00) 4418 55-14049 92 E{
hj Iteuemption luud with U. 8. treasurer (5 per cent, clrTn,) 315 00 Ej
Total. 106021 82 |
1] Capital stock paid In.!**..." . i $26000 00 i
g Surplus Fund. 5000 <;0 s
g Undivided profits less expenses and taxes aid. $1110 66 S
g National bank notes outstanding.. 6300 00 £i
g Due to state batiks and bankers. 2869 6^ sj
g Individual deposits subject to check. 52581 73 §j
g Demand certificates of deposit. . 11314 28-66265 68 g
§ Total.;. 105021 32 |
0 State of Nebraska. County of Holt. 83. |]
g 1. James F. O’Donnell, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear fa
ts tiiat the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. p
g JAS F. O’DONNELL. Cashier. g
Correct—Attest: M. Dowling Thus. H. Fowler. H. P. Dowling. Directors. ]
g 8ubi»c**i ed aud swowu to before me this lut-li d*«y of Feb., 1903. •
g lsKAi.1 J. H. Meredith Notary Public. ?i
(My commission expires March 25. A. D. 1907.) J