*.— The Frontier. I
VOLUME XXIII._O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDflY, MARCH 36,1903._NUMBER 39. I
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK
As Gleaned by the Frontier Reporter
on his Daily Rounds About
the Town
EVERYTHING THA T OCCURED
Is Recorded Here, If Not it Escaped
the Anxious and Tireless
Search of Our Reporter
Oil Meal at Horiskey.
Go to Horiskey’s for oil meal.
Wanted—Fifty yearling mules.
4-35pd COWPKKTH WAITE & SON
Buy three Stargasoline at Horiskey’s
House and lot for sale. Inquire of
T. I). Handly. 4-38
B. A. Deyarman house and barn for
sale. Dickson & Co.
Use three Star gasoline, the highest,
for sale by J. C. Horiskey.
Fred Cashin, of Omaha, was in the
city last Friday renewing old acquain
tance.
Rev. W. A. Rominger, of Allen, was
in the city Thursday renewing acqua
ineances.
W. W. Watson, C J. Malone and E.
A. Clark, of Inman, were in the city
last Friday.
Orville Harrison, of Blackbird, call
ed hist Friday and had his subscrip
tion account credited to Jan. 1 1904.
L. E. Tavener called last week and
had his name enrolled upon The Fron
tier’s rapidly increasing subscription
list.
John Cottey and M. J. Sullivan were
callers the first of the week renewing
their subscriptions to this household
necessity.
Hogs brought $7.00 a hundred upon
the O’Neill market Monday. A good
drove of fat hogs at this price is bet
ter than a Klondike gold mine.
SEE My line of wall paper direct
from factory. Don’t buy from dealers
when you can save 25 per cent. See me.
M. F. Cronin
I have for sale one span good young
work horses. Also 2 good second hand
top buggies.
37-3 Frank Campbell.
Dennis Kane, of Atkinson, one of
Holt’s pioneer residents and for many
years a Frontier reader made his
annual visit to this city last Tuesday
and renewed his subscription.
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
E. II. Whelan has formed a law
partnership with T. V. Golden and
has moved his office to Mr. Goldens
office over the First National bank.
The Frontier wishes the new firm
success.
For Sale—Seven hundred bushels of
seed wheat. Farmers that want good
seed give me a call; nine miles north
and five miles west of O’Neill.
2-39 James Earley.
FOR RENT—The 240 acre Carlon
farm adjoining O’Neill Running
water, fine meadow and pasture.
Dwelling, shade, etc. Apply at once
to O. F. Biglin, O’Neill, Neb.
. John Cook, one of Grattan’s most
porgressive farmers, was a caller last
Friday and left the necessary coin to
credit ins subscreption to May 1, 1904.
John say there is nothing like being
payed ahead.
We have too many anti-rust wash
boilers and dish-pans. Must sell some
of them to reduce the stock. Come
and get the reduced prices. O’Neill,
Furniture and Hardware Co. Succes
sors to M. A. McCaffery. 39
The O’Neill, Furniture ana iiara
ware Co., successors to M. A. McCaf
ferty, we want to go out of the lamp
and queensware business and will sell
at any old price to close out. Come
all and see their stock. 39
Just opened up for the spring a very
tine assortment of Sioux City garden
seeds in bulk and in packages also
onion setts, alfalfa and white clover
blue grass.
38tf Neil Brennan.
Clerk O. F. Biglin, of the local camp
Modern Woodmen of America deliver
ed $2,000 to Mrs. II. W. Shaw last
Tnesday, it being the amount of the
policy held in that order by her hus
band, the late H. W. Shaw.
O. F. Biglin received a letter from
Mrs. E. Collins, of Chicago, lastSatur
dry, announcing the death of her
brother, Thomas McDonaugh, former
ly of this city. He died at Victor,
Colorado March 18,of pneumonia after
an illness of but a four days.
Two thousand dollars worth of first
class furniture has been ordered by
the O’Neill Furniture & Hardware
Co., successors to M. A. McCafl'erty.
Shipment will arrive about the loth
of April. Very best goods and lowest
prices. The stock of furniture on
hand now will be disposed of very
cheap to make room for the new stock.
D. J. Oarlon, of Victor, Colo., was
in the city this morning greeting old
time friends. Mr. Carton left here
about seven years ago and since that
time has devoted liis attention to
mining and now occupies a very re
sponsible position with one of the
largest companies operating at Victor,
and judging from appearances is en
joying prosperity. Mr. Cation’s many
O’Neill friends will be pleased to hear
of his success.
Married, at the residence of the
bride’s brother, William Hudson, at
Dorsey, Nebraska, March 1", 1903, Mr.
Charles Chadderton, of Glenrock,
Wyoming, and Miss Sarah A. Hudson,
of Dorsey, Nebraska, J. 15. Torbet,
Esquire, officiating A large number
of friends and relatives of t lie bride
were present An enjoyable time
was had. The newly married couple
received a number of valuable pres
ents. A bountiful repast was served
and all felt it a joyous occasion.
Many a boy has made a good impres
sion when he did not even know he
was being watched. Business men
are continually watching the boys.
If they see one hoy coming out of a
saloon with a cigarette beteen his lips,
and another with a clean collar on
coming out of a Sunday School, it
does not take long for them to dcide
which one of the boys they want to
employ. Many business and profes
sional men do a great many things
t hemselves they don’t want their boys
to do. The great trouble with tire
average boy ot to-day is It is big head
and brazen cheek.
Last Tuesday daily papers contain
ed the following special: ‘‘State Vet
erinary Thomas, acting for Governor
Mickey, has sent a telegram of warn
ing to the sheriffl of Holt county urg
ing him to prevent the destruction ol
wondering cattle by the small stock
men of the county. Hr. Thomas re
ceived notice from eleven ranchmen,
over their signaturee, saying they
wood shoot on sight any cattle brought
into their territory which they believ
ed to be afflicted with skin disease.
The state veterinary says the disease
is susceptible to treatment, and to kill
the cattle would be criminal.”
Mary Rosenberry has tiled a petition
for divorce from her husband Mack
Rosenberry. Plaintiff alleges that
they were married February 23,1888,
and that they have resided in Nebras
ka ever since and now reside in Holt
county. Plaintiff say that she has at
all times conducted herself toward
defendant as a chaste, obedient and
faithful wife. She alleges, that
shortly after their marriage and with
out cause or provcation defendant
abused plaintiff by calling her vile
and opprobrious names and that he
has always contined to use vile
and indecent language toward plain
tiff. Site alleges that defendant is
worth $3,000 and prays for a decree of
divorce and reasonable alimony.
Coronor Trueblood was called to
Stuart last Saturday afternoon to
hold an inquest upon the remains of
Frederick P. Bloom, who was found
dead in his home live miles from that
place Saturday morning. Deceased
was an old soldier and lived alone up
on his farm. The body was found
lying in about a foot of water with a
bullet hole in the side of the head.
The rooms of the house were smeared
with blood indicating that ho lived
sometime after firing the fatal shot,
possibly a couple of days. He attem
pted to wipe up the blood from the
floor and had gone to the flour barrell
and put flour on the wound as though
attempting to staunch the flow of
blood. The revolver was found in his
pocket. The coroners jury found it to
be a case of suicide. Deceased was
subject to fits and was at times men
tally unbalanced the result of an in
jury recived some yearsago. He came
to this county from Butler county,
about a year ago, and has a wife and
family living near David city.
A few years ago i). J. uronin em
barked in tl>e thoroughbred cattle
busines selecting Short Ilorns its the
best breed. Soon after engaging in
the business lie went, to Omaha and
parted with about $900 for a bull to
head the herdandmany peoplethought
he was foolish to invest so much
money in a single animal. But the
past two months they see that it was
a profitable investment for he has dis
posed of a number of young bulls at
fancy prices. During the three
months he has sold and shipped
the following: To Carl Crocker, of
Ewing, one bull liteen months old
Frank Saucek, of Walnut Drove, one
fml! calf ten months old. John Ben
son, Middle Branch, one heifer two
and a half years old. O. B. Gauga
vvare, forshipment to Alberta, Canada,
one heifer two and a half years old
and one bull calf nine month old. lie
has several young bulls left and a few
cows and heifers which he will sell.
They are all thoroughbreds. It pays
to raise thoroughbred cattle and The
Frontier believes the farmers of Holt
county are begining to realize that
fact.
A Final Word.
She came up from Chambers to the
bedside of her brother, '1'. J. Hurley,
who died February 27, after an illness
of but four or live days of what was
termed tonsil I tis. hut, as the symp
toms were the same :is in Ibis ease
people generally believe lie had dip
theria.
The above, which was part of the
obituary notice of Mi’s. Richard 1\ 11
murry, jr., appeared in the issue of
The Frontier of March 12, and inspir
ed the following letter, which appear
ed In the last issue of the Independent :
TO THE PUBLIC. '
For the enlightenment of “people
generally” and of the writer of a
piteous article that appeared In last
week’s Frontier, in particular, .1 wisli
io state emphatically and without fear
if successful contradiction, that dip
theria was NOT a factor in the cause
>f death in any case treated by
me, except one. It is true that up to
a certain period "the symptoms were
i he same,” but beyond Unit, they
were as unlike as was the senseles
tirade in the Frontier, to t lie facts as
i hey really existed. The persistent
efforts of a certain element In and
ibout O'Neill, to raise a tempest in a
eapot, at every opportunity, have be
come so monstrously flagrant and
their motives so very evident as to be
discernahle by even the most strabis
mic. If “people generally” would ac
quaint themselves with the facts and
confine themselves to what they know
o be true, instead of directing their
efforts towards creating a sensation by
either wholly misrepresenting, or so
listorting tlie real truth that it be
comes nothing short of malicious fab
rications, there would be but little
cause for alarm.
Again I state that there HAS NOT
been more than one case of diptheria in
O’Neill this winter—at least under
my care—and that case was recognized
at once and quarantined as soon there
after as possible, so that this cry of
“negligently permitting the commun
ity to become exposed” is absolutely
without foundation, no matter from
what source emanating.
There have been and are at present
a number of cases of tonsilitis, but in
any t hat I have seen there has been
no element of diptheria, the state
ments of “people generally” and of
tlie Frontier-cats-paw Quixote not
withstanding.
1\ J. Flynn, M. l>.
Dear Doctor—“Whom the (lods
wish to destroy they first make mad.”
Tliis axiom should have occurred to
you ’ere you hastily grasped your pen
and indicted the above lines in Iasi
week’s Independent extolling yourself
for your profound learning in the med
ical profession and severely censuring
me for having, in my humble way,
given my readers the news of the city.
Now, Doctor, I know it is presump
tions in one in my humble station to
address a person occupying such a
heighty pedestial and one capable of
extolling 11 is own virtues in such glow
ing language, but as there seems to
be a slight misunderstanding, we
hazard all in an attempt to get “squar
ed.”
In tlie first place, Dear Doctor, it
must have been with a strabismus op
tic and a mind filled with grave
doubts and fears—and therefore not
responsible—that you imagined it to
have been a “senseless tirade.” For
the life of us Doctor we can’t see where
the “t rade” comes in and we assure
you noae was intended. There is no
word of censure in the article for any
body, it is a statement of fact, as
it existed then and exists today,
and we reiterate, Dear Doctor, with
all respect for your veracity and the
medical ability you possess, as guaran
teed by your sheepskin, that “people
generally” believe the first case to
have been di phtheria, and your article,
instead of disabusing the minds of
the ipeople, has had the contrary
effect with a great many.
Now, Doctor, in the second part of
your article you say the diphtheria
case was “recognized at once and
quarantined as soon thereafter as pos
sible.” Now, accepting that state
ment, as true, and we have no reason
to doubt it, the “people generally”
are surprised that it was not called
diptheria until shortly before
tile deatli of the patient, and that
the house was not quarantined until
after her death, although you admit
you recognized it at once. 15y with
holding tlifs information from the
public and allowing people to visit the
sick were you not giving them an op
portunity to unknowlingly contract a
dangerous contagious disease.
In ordinance .No. <19 of the City of
O’Neill, adopted December 4, 1893,
the duty of physicians in charge of
contagious diseases is set forth in the
| following paragraph, and for the vio
lation thereof provides a penalty of
| not less than $25.00 nor more than
$100.00. The paragraph in question
I reads as follows:
| “It shall be the duty of any and all
physicians practising their profession
within the limits of the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska, who shall here
after within t.iie said city limits have
any person under his care, charge,
control or advice, who shall be affect
ed with any contagious disease to
forthwith report the same in writing
signed by him to the Mayor of said
City of O’Neill, or in case of his ab
sence, to the president of the city
council of said city upon blanks fur
nished by said city which report shall
state the person or persons affected,
and what disease and t he street and
iiliH'k where such diseased person may
lie found.”
r?oport was not made in tills
instance although we presume you are
familiar with the health laws of the
city in which you reside.
Now, Doctor, with tlic above few
remarks, we shall retire from the field
of action content to let the good
people of O’Neill and vicinity lodge
for themselves from the matter con
tained herein and to assure you that
while we may he a "quixotecats-paw”
we have refrained from making this a
"tirade” and have only given facts
fileaned from ray invest i g a t i o n.
Adieu. D. H, 0.
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County News Notes.
from Thu Stuart Lediror
Mr. and Mrs. John Opp stopped in
Stuart Wednesday on their way from
Alia to Redlands, California, where
Erhard Opp lias located for the winter
L. M. Weaver, president of the
Stuart Rank, says that plans are now
being made to begin the erection of a
new bank building next to Bert Shear
er's harness shop.
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Bartow went to
Omaha some time ago to obtain sur
gical treatment for their little son
that was suffering with a cancer on
the lip. The cancer was removed
an I l lie little fellow’s lip is now near
ly well.
Si uart would look like a new town,
a veritable little Eden in the sand
hills, if every one would paint his
dwelling and clean and beautify his
yards. When the Ledger editor cleans
bp the debris in the back yard and
gets all the old tin cans and tilth of
the win ter dumped onto the sand hills,
look out, a crusade will be brought
against dirty yards in general. But
cleaning up, like charity, should begin
at home.
John Roll man returned last Mon
day from St. Joseph’s Hospital, where
h ■ had undergone a serious operation
for appendicitis twelve days befor.
Rev. Breitkopf accompatned Mr. Roll
in in to Omaha and stayed at the hos
pital witli him during the operation
and the few days’ serious illness which
followed. Mr. Rollman thinks lie is
permanently restored to health again.
it is rumored that Stuart will soon
have a new opera house, to be built
on Main street. It will also have in
connection a library and reading
rooms. There is no public venture
that will be productive of more real
good to the town than the building of
a first class opera house. It will bring
to Stuart a class of players, singers
and entertainers, that could not be
secured next year if the old barney
structure is kept open for the amuse
ment of the general public. It will
do away with bum companies who
come here and rent tile ‘‘opera house”
for a tritie, and toot horns and chalk
the sidewalks by way of attracting
the attention of the the public. It is
a business venture, which will be
sure (to bring good returns to the
proprietor. If a reading room and
public library is established, the young
ineai and women of our town will find
something else to do besides gadding
the streets, flirting, and developing
into the "hoodoo” element that is
the curse of all pioneer towns. It is
to be hoped that the plans will soon
materialize and that Stuart will take
another step up morally, financially
and educationally.
From The Atkinson Graphic:
Fred Lamb had a birthday party
Saturday, and a crowd of boys gather
ed at his home to help celebrate the
occasion. In the rough and tumble
or a typical “boy’s game” Fred got
|a fall, and landing on bis shoulder his
collar bone was broken. l)r. Sturde
vant attended the injury and reports
the patient doing nicely.
Ira Burleson, head clerk in E. F.
Banks brug store at Omaha, Neb., ar
rived Monday night, returning Tues
day night, returning Tuesday morn
ing. As Ira’s boyhood days were
spent In Atkinson lie visited many
friends who were very glad to see him.
Miss Grace Ellsberry left on Wed
nesday morning’s train for eastern
I Iowa, where she will visit her sister.
it. Munt and family moved to Slieri
| dan, Wyoming, leaving here last Sat
urday night. While here Mr. Munt
was in the employ of Mr. J’liillips. He
expects to run a confectionary store
in Sheridan.
Miss Maud Walker will leave for
Omaha, Sunday morning, where she
will enter a hospital for a three years’
course as professional nurse.
Anyone who desires to have paper
pering, painting, calcemining and
frescoeing done, it will he to their ad
vantage tosee me. 1 have had over
forty years experience and will guar
antee work to be first-class. Leave
orders fur work at Corrigan’s drug
store or address me at Agee, Neb.
36-2 N. S. Thompson.
City Politics.
The municipal campaign has open
ed up and a battle royal is now on and
promises to continue until the last
vote is in the box on April 7.
l>r .1. P. Gllllgan and J.S. Harring
ton are the opposing candidates for
mayor. For city clerk Sam Barnard
and Clarence Campbell are the rival
candidates and It promises to be a
nice scrap. For city t reasurer Barney
McGreevey, so far, lias no opposition,
and as Barney I ms the reputation for
his running ability lie will probably
not be opposed. For police judge ().
E. Davidson has a clear field and his
right to tlie office will probably not lie
contested. '
There will bo a battle royal in the
First ward for the honor of represent
ing it, upon the city council. , E. H.
Whelan, A. P. Brooks and Jerry
McCarthy are the candidates. There
is but one alderman to elect In this
ward.
There Is but one alderman to elect
in the Second ward this year and for
this place J. F. Gallagher, is, so far.
the only candidate.
There are two aldermen to be elec
ted in the Third ward and there are
already four candidates in the Held,
with others ready to jump in should
the slightest encouragement be offer
ed them. The candidates already in
the Held are: Emil Sniggs, Henry
Zimmerman, J. A. Cowperthwaite
and R. H. Mills.
From the above list of candidates it
can be readily seen that there will be
“something doing” In the old town
between now and election day.
A. & N. Again.
Atkinson Graphic: The following
dispatch appeared in the Minneapolis
Journal of March 10:
Andrew E Lee of Vermillion, S.
D., ex-governor of South Dakota,
has decome interested in the At
kinson & Niobrara railroad por
ject. He owns a 11,000-acre ranch,
worth $150,000, south of Butte.
Tile old company spent $25,
ooo In grading south of Butte.
Now it is proposed to build
seventy-live miles from Butte to
Ericson, for a connection with
the Burlington at that place.
While not entirely unexpected, this
is very welcome news to Atkinson
people who have never entirely lost
faith in A. & N. projects. The route
proposed is so feasible and the country
through which it passes so prosperous
that it is a practical certainty that
the road will be built sooner or later,
in view of present indications the
t ime seems to he a great deal nearer
than many people have thought.
The Graphic is not basing its hopes
and predictions on t he above dispatch
alone. Such dispatches are common
enough: but there are other things.
For instance, Mr. Lee is associated in
a business way with a man named
Prentiss, and they do business under
the firm name of Lee & Prentiss. As
stated in the above dispatch, Lee &
Prentiss own a large and valuable
ranch south of Butte. A fact which
thedispatcn does not state, however,
is that Lee & Prentiss also own nearly
15,000 acres of line Holt county soil
south of Atkinson, with the A. & N.
survey running right'through the mid
ble of it. This tract consists of the
Potter ranch, and Drake ranch, the
Blenkiron ranch, and numerous other
farms and ranches which have been
purchased one at a time by Lee &
Prentiss. But the most significant
fact of all, and one which the writer
of the above dispatch didn’t mention
because he didn’t know it, is that Lee
A Prentiss are still purchasing land
adjoining their already immense tract.
Scarcely a week passes but that the
transfer record shows another fine
farm or ramch sold to Lee & Prentiss.
Another fact worth mentioning is
t hat the B. & M. lias been unloading
ties at Ericson all winter and now lias
a mountain of them piled up there.
The Grapfiic is not engaged in an
effort to make anyone unduly excited.
We have given these facts just as they
exist—just as we found them when
we started to see if the statements
made in the above dispatcli had any
foundation in fact. It looks good to
! the Graphic. What do you think of
_
R RPORT OF THE CONDITION
-OF
The INMAN STATE BANK, of
iuni!in,* Nebraska, charter No. 022,
I neorporated in the State of Nebraska,
at tlie close of business March 18,1903.
RESOURCES: !{
Loans and Discounts.*1:176*1 W>
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured.. 4I0.K1
Banking house furniture and fixtures 10011.00
Current 'expenses and taxes paid. 308.1)2
Due from national, state and if
private hanks and bankers. .*8200 as |
Currency. 1567.00
Gold.; 845.00 l
Silver. 221.15 <
Nlokles and cents. 11.00
Total cash on hand. R027.40
Total.824101.21
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid In ... .8 6000,00
Surplus fund. 1000.00
Undivided profits. 1024.26
Individual deposits subject to
check. 812860.08
Demand certificates of deposit 0027,20
Time curt lllcates of deposit. . 1000.10-168711.2*
Total...,.824404.21
STATE OF NEBRASKA, [ g( l. E, .1. Mack,
County of Holt. I cashier of tbe
the above named hank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is correct and a
true copy of the report, made to the State
Uauktmr Rosrd.
ATTEST: E. .1, MACK.
Ed. E. Gallagher, director.
T. E. Birmingham, director.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 24th
day of March, 1808. I
[Seull .1. E. GALLAGHER, Notary Public.
No indebtedness of officers or stockholders
to the hank.
Public Rale.
1 wil sell at public sale, 7 miles
north and 2 miles east of O’Neill at
10 o'clock sharp, on Tuesday, March
31, 1903, the following described
property, towit:
Twenty head of cattle—6 cows with
call', 3 cows got calves by side, 2 two
year old steers, 5 yearlings, 4 spring
calves, 1 thoroughbred bull. Seven
head of horses—1 bay gelding, 8 year
old, weight 2500, 1 bay mare, 6 year
old, weight 1300, 1 black mare with
foal 8 years old, weight 1300, 1 gelding
3 years old, weight 1200, 1 gelding 2
years old, weight 1000, 1 bay Afare 9
years old, weight 900, 1 yearling colt.
Thirty head of hogs.13 sows ail with
pig from a thoroughbred boar, 17
barrows, weight alxmt 175 pounds
each. Machinery—Moline rid 1 n g
plow, 10 inch, riding cultivator, walk
ing cultivator, 3-section narrow, pul
verizer 18-inch nearly new, Peering
binder. McCormick binder 6-foot cut
nearly new, McCormick mower 5-foot
cm. McCormick bay rake 12-foot,
wagon, 2 corn planters with 160 rods
of wire, hay rack, top buggy, 2sets
work harness, buggy harness, 6 dozen
chickens, household goods too numer
ous to mention, UOO bushels of seed
oats. 500 bushels of ear corn, 50 bushels
of potatoes.
Free lunch at 12:00 o’clock.
Terms of Sale: On all sums of #10
12 months time will be given on
notes with bankable security with 10
per cent interest. All sums under
#10 cash. S
MRS. BRIDGET GAHAGAN. j
J. F. O’Donnell, Clerk.
For Sale or Rent.
160 acre tract, situated In section
15-29-12. Reasonable. Address Miss
B. Kennedy, 20th and C streets, Lin
coln, Neb. ‘ * 38-4
For Sale.
At my place, 5 miles northwest of
O’Neill, the following described
property:
One mare, 1 top buggy, nearly new,
1 single harness, 2 cows, coming fresh,
1 yearling heifer, some chickens, corn,
oats and potatoes. 1 cook stove.
Household furniture and other ar
ticles. 38-2 Mrs. Mora Madden.
Sale of Short Morns.
L. Mason & Sons, the well known
Short Horn breeders of Pierce, Neb.,
havingsold theirElkhorn Valley farm,
will hold a grand disposal sale of their
entire fine Short Horn held at Nor
folk, Neb., April 10, 1903, at the Dud
ley livery barn and yards. Offering
will consist of 55 head, 20 bulls and 36
females, latter to have calves or bred
to Merry Lad 160921 by the great
Merry Hampton. Heifers by Laven
der Chief 2nd and Baron Montrath
Write for catalogue at Pierce, Neb.
39-1
l Removal Notice. il
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t After March ist. I will be located in the Mar- i j
g tin building opposite Hotel Evans. Callanck
£ see my spring line and get prices before order- J [
£ ing your spring clothes. J \
\ JOHN BENNETT, !;
£ Opposite Evans Hotel. j