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Frontier. VOLUME XXIV._O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 30.1903. ~ NUMBER 5. PETITION TOSTOP GAME Don’t Want Bloomers to Bat Ball on Sunday CITE AUTHORITIES TO THE LAW Now Promised That It Won’t Be Permitted to Come Off The promoters of the baseball game between O’Neill and the Boston Bloomers, billed here for next Sunday, run against an unexpected snag in the shape of a petition to the city council to stop the game and threats that the section of the Nebraska statutes misdemeanoring Sunday ball playing will be enforced. Soon after the papers were out last week announcing the game, members of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches drew up and circulated a petition asking the city authorities to interpose and prohibit the game. A special meeting of the council was called for Monday evening, at the re quest of the petitioners’ committee, to act upon the petition. By a little before !) o’clock that evening Councilmen Brennan, Snyder, Whelan, T. F. Gallagher and Zimmer man, County Attorney Mullen, a Frontier representative and the peti tioners’ committee, represented by Rev. Amos Fet/.er of the Methodist church, Rev. Charles Bowen of the Presbyterian church, and F. B. Cole, had assembled under the box elders in front of Mayor Harringtons’office. The mayor was out of town, his office locked, the city clerk absent and no official meeting was held. The mat ter was discussed informa’lly and at random. President Brennan and Councilman Gallagher both stated that they had been informed by the manager of the O’Neill ball team that the Bloomers had been wired not to come and this removed the main cause for which the meeting was call ed, although the committee stated they wished to bring the hand ball and other infractions of the Sunday laws before the council. The committee also wanted assurance that the game with the fair bloomer girls would not be allowed to proceed, and being given this assurance action upon the peti tion was deferred till the next regular meeting, which will be next Monday night. An incident of the evening was the appearance of a stranger whose soul was vexed that, to quote his senti ments: “People here representing the rellgon of Christ are making a big ‘holler’ over a game of ball on Sunday but they don’t care for the poor old sick man lying down there in filth, ready to die and in need of some of your Christian sympathy and a decent place to lie in. I am from what is i commonly known as the toughest ' town in the country, but we never allowed a man to die for want of proper care. I will head a subscrip tion list with five dollars to get a nurse and take care of that man.” The stranger said he lived in Sioux City and the thing he referred to was the case of old Mr. Pope, who is under the care of Billy Ilagerty, at the city’s directions. The petition which the committee has to present to the council reads: We, the undersigned members of the Presbyterean and Methodist Episopal churches and others of the city of O’Neill, and citizens of said city, in the county of Holt and state of Nebraska, do respectfully object to, and protest against the practice of baseball playing and other games played, and sports indulged in, and allowed by the city and county autho. rities in the city of O’Neill, and county of Ilolt, on Sundays, and we do especially call the attention of the city council of the city of O’Neill, and the attention of the mayor of the city of O’Neill, and the attention of tho county attorney of Holt county, Nebraska, to the fact that flaming placards are now posted in, and throughout the city of O’Neill, advertising, and announcing that on Sunday, August 2, A. I). 1903, a game of base ball will be played in the city of O’Neill, by the Boston Bloomers, an aggregation of women, and certain parties styling themsevles the O’Neill Baseball club, and we do respectfully request our county attor tj ney, A. F. Mullen, to see that section ■** 241, of criminal code of the statutes of the state of Nebraska, be, and is, strictly enforced if said games and sport cannot be prevented in any other way, to the end that the law abiding citizens of the city of O’Neill, may not bedisturbod in their observ ance of Sunday, and their services on said day. F. B. Cole, H. B. Stocking, W. R. Butler, E. II. Benedict, L. G. Gilles pie and A. II. Ingersoll sign as com mittee. The copy we have at hand is signed mostly by women, some of whom live in other parts of thecounty. Local Matters J- A. Golden had business at Ewing Monday. Sheriff Hall had business at Cham bers yesterday. Galena Lumber company deals in paints, oils, etc. oltf Dan Davis was down to Ewing the first of the week. Sherwin-Williams prints for sale by Galena Lumber company. oltf T. V. Golden went to Ewing yester day to look after some haying in terests. Miss Marv Horriskey departed Tuesday for Lions, Neb., for a visit with friends. S. B. Howard is having a building erected east of the Elkhorn Valley bank for Ins meat market. George Bradt, one of the progres sive farmers east of town, will improve his place with a new barn 40x60 feet. Mrs. A. Merrell and children spent last week with Mrs. Merrell’s father, August Spangler, northeast of town. Last Saturday was the hottest day of the season by several degrees, the themometers registering 106 in the shade. Taken Ur- Two mare ponies with colts by side, on section twenty-four, sixteen miles southwest of O’ Neill.— James Willis. 4-1! Mrs. E. S. Eves and two children departed yesterday for Beloit, Kan., fora month’s visit with Mrs. Eves’ parents. Editor Evans of the Norfolk Trib une, formerly publisherof the Alliance Tribune of O’Neill was in town the first of the week. I have ten one-quarter sections of good hay land to lease on reasonable terms. Call on or address, F. J. Dish ner, O’Neill, Neb. Dr. James McCarthy of Butte Mont., and Dr. P. JI. McCarthy of Gretna, Neb., are spending a few days with relatives and friends here. Ewing Advocate: Supervisors How ard, Grimes, and Phillips were down from O’Neill the forepart of the week for the purpose of appraising some school land for Karl Kracher. Thirteen boxes of cartidges and amunition arrived over the North western for one man at Chambers. We hope the good people of that peaceful valley are not preparing for war. Mr. Zeimer continues to improve the property west of Mr. Brennan’s hardware which he bauglit some time ago to convert into a hotel, the latest addition being a veranda over the glass front. Dr. Gilligan has just received an X-rays machine which he will install in his medical and surgical apartments over the drug store. It will be a valu able instrument to the doctor in his large practice. Mesdames Lapham and Roberts have retired from the restaurant busi ness, being succeeded by Brittell X Baker. Mr. Barker will have immedi ate charge of the business. He is no new hand at it and will no doubt give their patrons the best. J. W. Bladen, fourth vice-president, W. W. Broughton, general freight agent of the Great Northern, and Fred Rogers, general freight and pas senger agent of the WilmurX Sioux Falls, all officials of the Great North ern traffic department, were in town over night Tuesday. Mrs. C. E. Hall met with a distress ing accident last Friday in a rather unusual way. She was carrying a large pan filled with water. The pan slipped from her fingers, striking one of her feet in the fall and smashed a i toe flat. It made a painful wound to nurse this hot weather. Frank Jayna, editor of the Repub lican at Ilumbolt, Io., was in the city a few days last week and this for the purpose of writing up the coming field trials for a sporting paper. Mr. Jayna is something of a dog fancier himself and had a fine bred animal with him. lie expects to return and take in the trials. A. F. Rouse, one of the old settlers in the Blackbird country and a sub scriber to The Frontier for many 1 years, made us a short social and 1 business visit Tuesday. Mr. Rouse is one whose crops were damaged by the hail storm of two weeks ago. His small grain crop was anihilated, but he says he wdl have some corn if frost doesn’t come too early. Rev. A. Roremus, one of the pioneer ministers of Holt county, but whojur the past seven years has been at Eebuiiue, Io., was in the city this week shaking hands with old friends, to whom lie announced his intention of again making this inecca for won ders his home. Rev. Roremus former ly owned a good farm east of Page, where he had lived for a good many years. | REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS J j| County, at 0 Neill (official call on fourth page).August 17 1 H State, at Lincoln (14 delegates from Holt).August 18 | x Judicial, at Valentine (14 delegates from Holt).August 25 =3 Date recommended for township caucuses.August 15 j| A Business Chauge We have bought the restaurant formerly conducted by Lapham & Roberts and solict the patronage of the public, assuring first-class service in every particular. The cook em ployed by the retiring firm has been retained and the same service will therefore be maintained. The bakery formerly at Britten’s meat market lias been transferred to the restau rant. Baker & Brittell. Increase the Pay The school hoard held a meeting last night, re-electing .1. V. Owens principal and raising the.salary from $80 to $90 a month. * Mr. Owens had asked t lie board for a raise to $1,000 a year, which was re fused and his resignation announced. The board then decided to come up a little if lie would come down and the professor being something of a bluffer they have got together on the above terms. William M. Whelan of York was also an applicant and was in town yesterday interviewing the members of the board. Given Good Position From the Whatcom, Wash., Daily Iteveiw we learn that M. J. Marsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marsh and brother of R. J. of this city, has been appointed . superintendent of bridge and building of the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia railway, with headquarters at Whatcom. Sir. Marsh was formerly a resident of this county and lived upon a farm seven miles northwest of O’Neill. lie went to Washington twelve years ago and •most of that time has been in the employ of the Great Northern railway as foreman of a bridge construction crew. The Frontier aftd his many old time Holt county friends are pleased to learn of his success Bits of Fun An Illinois businessman wrote a customer an urgent request foi the pay ment of a small account and excused his importunity on the ground that his wife was going visiting and the more money he could let her have the longer she would stay. Oc Cole, editor of the Fayette (la.) Postal Card, went fishing last week, and in his absence some of the boys inserted this item in his paper: “Many a man can whip a stream all day with a bamboo rod, who cannot for the life of him, beat a carpet ten minuues with a liorse-wliip.” The following unique advertisement appeared recently in the colums the Portland (Me.) Argus: “Stole or rund away—Been loose him but two tree weeks, bees almost black and white dog him tail cut off pretty close to my body somebody iind her I be long to him keep it. Joe Bordeam.” Itemized Editor Eves was in Omaha a few days last week and this. O. F. Biglin is improving his build ings with re-shingled roofs. All kinds of cider and soft goods sold by O’Neill Bottling Works. 5-tf A little daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Bowen has been severely ill for some days. Miss Sadie Skirvlng went to Neligh Saturday last for a visit with relatives and friends. An infant child of Mr. and‘Mrs. George McLeod was buried in the Catholic cemetery yesterday after noon. Mrs. Ilerzke of Omaha arrived in the city last evening for a few week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. V. Alberts, and family. M. M. Sullivan entertained at din ner hist Sunday Phillip and John Sullivan who are here from Montana on a vacation. Andy and Margaret Potter, who have been visiting with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans, departed for l)es Moines yesterday. When you want to see a nice Held of corn go down across the F. E. and take a look at, the results of P. F. Thompson’s agricultural endeavors. Ilev. Enoch Hill, wife and two chil dren, of Woodbine, lo., are in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Pickering. Rev. Hill is a brother-in-law of Mr. Pickering. Date Fixed Congressman Kinkaid has fixed Tuesday, August 11, at the Koehler Hotel, Grand Island, for examination of the Sixth district for a cadetship at the West Point military academy. Examinat ion to comence ata. m. Pacific Coast Excursions $46 round trip to Seattle, Portland, etc., $50 round trip to San Francisco, via the Great Northern Line, on sale August 1 to 14, returning limit Octo ber 15, stopsovers allowed going and returning. For full information ap ply to any agent Great Northern rail way or to Fred Rogers, G. P. A., Sioux City, la. To the People of Emmet I have opened a general store in the town of Emmet and have every thing in hardware, implements, wagons, buggies, groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes. It is one of the best equipped stocks in this country or elsewhere, as a visit to the store will convince you. Will take your butter and eggs at the highest price. If honest deal ing is what you want and a full dol lar’s worth for your dollar, then call and 1 will do my best to treat you right. Neil Brennan. Train Three Years Late Occasionally O’Neill’s excellent train service is broken in to by a train being delayed-a few hours, but we have never had one three years be hind time as has happened down at Beaumont, Tex. A story from there runs: When the Gulf and Interstate train arrives here Sunday it will be almost three years late. Tiie train left Gal veston Septembers, 1900, on a straight track. Tiie great hurricane wrecked tiie roadbed and left the train stand ing in the prairie with only enough rails to support it. Tiie owners of the road have been rebuilding it since at the rate of a mile a month, and will reach the train which is now ready to run in Saturday evening. Improvements at Atkinson The Graphic records' these com mendable improvements at Atkinson: Tiie storm center of improvements in Atkinson as we go to press, is on tiie Alex. Ilart corner, where the work men are busy laying a new brick found ,tion under the building so as to have everything substantial before the laying of the cement walks. It is now practically certain that tiie walk will be continued from this corner on Main street a full block, as all of tiie lot owners have expreesed willingness except one, who will doubtless give up to convincing argument. No use talking, we are going to have these walks all over the town before tiie workmen leave. There are now nearly live blocks completed and under con struction, and more people are getting in the notion every day. Phoenix. Louella Clevenger was at Atkinson, Thursday. Dr. Stock well of Butte was a Phoe nix visitor Saturday. A. P. Sliepardson was an Atkinson visitor Wednesday. Mary Bartels was a caller at George Kirklands, Sunday. Mabel Keeler of Brush Creek visit ed Ethel Anderson over Sunday. George and Li/./.ie Berry of Badger spent Thursday after noon at L. G. Coburn’s. Louis Coburn and family and Mrs. Smith and son spent Thursday after noon at Lamphiers. Grctta Clevenger of Atkinson is staying with her grand father, F. M. Clevenger, at present. Emma Bartels returned to her home at Turner after having staid at George Marrs lor tile past two months. The Phoenix ball nine won the ball and bat given by the Celia nine last Saturday, the score standing 6 to 20. Mr. and Mrs. Sliepardson and daugh ter of Auburn, Neb., are visiting their son and family at Phoenix, at present. Mrs. Keeler and Mrs. Golden and famlies of Brush Creek attended Sun day school and preaching at Phoenix Sunday. The ladies from Phoenix who at tended the ball game at Celia Satur day were: Mary Damero, Mrs. Frank Damero, Louella Clevenger, Ethel Anderson, Mrs. Nilson and Mrs. Kin ney. Brief Mention For Rent—240 acres of good ihay land within 3 miles of O’Neill. In quire ofS. J. Weekes. 3.tf A gentle shower Monday evening, cool northerly breezes and intermit tant sprinkles Tuesday, greatly relieved the heat pressure and inspired vegeta ble and animal life alike with renew ed vigor. Editor Church and Dell Akin were down from Atkinson yesterday. We heard it rumored that the Atkinson editor was seeking information con cerning some fortune tellers that re cently visited Atkinson. Newport Republican: The automo bile race was called off by II. O. Jack son. He sent word that be ditched his machine and that the accident would prevent his taking part in the race advertised for Wednesday. The Inman department of the Page Reporter says that Prof. C. C. Singer is again to take charge of the Stafford school. He formerly taught at both Stafford and Page, and has been in North Dakota the past two years. The Stuart Ledger reports consider able land changing hands in that vicinity this summer. "Land buyers coming here from the east are well pleased with our hay Helds, grazing lands and farming sections," it says. A cordial invitation is extended to the people of this community to at tend the special service in the Presby terian church next Sunday evening, August 2, at 8 o’clock, when the new ly elected ruling elders will de ordain ed and installed. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Crandell, who have been visiting Mrs. Crandell’s sister, Mrs. R. Martin, and family, de parted Tuesday for their home at Eagle Lake, Minn. They had expect ed to remain here all summer, but Mr. Crandell is in poor health and their visit has been cut short on that account. The agricultural editor of the Fre mont Tridune observes that the weed crop is a monster one this year. The weather has been specially arranged to promote the highest interests of weeds. They have grown as rank as in the jungles of the tropics. The pru dent property owner will devote him self to the physical culture of chop ping them down. O’Neill real estate men report a loosening up of their commodity on the market with still brighter pros pects ahead. From present indica tions the agricultural returns in Holt county this year are going to run above par, although some sections of the county have suffered severely from hail. Some men will tell you they have the best showing they ever had while others say their crop will be short. A good crop this year is bound to keep the prices of farm properties up and increase the transfers in real estate. The Great Northern passenger train went out one coach reduced Tuesday morning while the rear coach sat up on the prairie north of the roundhouse awaiting readjustment to the track. In running out the “Y” Monday night the train was sent too far and crashed into the backstop at the end of the track. The rear car was lifted from the track and thrown to one side, wrenching and braking iron parts and splintering the woodwork. Ed Vodlsh. the train porter, who was standing up on the rear platform in the darkness, was tossed into the air and landed some distance away uninjured. Robert, Will and John Dwyer arriv ed in the city Saturday last on a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Dwyer, and other relatives and friends. Robert is located at Boise, Idado, Will and John at Butte, Mont. Another brother, Father Isadore, formerly Richard Dwyer, is expected to join them here soon, when there will be a family reunion with all the living members of tire family present except one sister, who is in a convent at O’Conner, Neb. Father Isadore has been engaged in missionary work in South America the past twelve years and recently came to the United States after a visit at Rome, where he had an audience with Pope Leo a few months ago. For Sale 1 will sell for $3,200 the NWi of sec tion 20, and the NEi of section 27, township 28, north of range 11, located about one and a half miles west ol Inman, Neb. J. A. Donohoe, Agent, O’Neill, Neb. 5-2 Twine and machine oil at the lowest prices Champion binders, mowers, hay rakes and sweeps—the best made and at the very lowest figure. Call before making I your purchase. NEIL BRENNAN Semi-Annual Allowment of Claim9 Against the County GENERAL MATTERS OP INTEREST Especially to All Who Pay Taues.— Bridge and Road Petitions On motion the following claims were allowed upon the bridge fund: C R Townsend 9 88 00 94.00 62.20 76.60 72.00. Waluarth Sherwood. 9 330 17 I) L Osborne. 6 00 A J Roberts. 46 60 Theo Enders. 9 75 John Carr (ap. on tax). 6 00 C A Moore. 4 00 M Gonderinger. 12 00 Lawrence Barrett. 6 00 Edward* Bradford. 13 75 Townsend a Davis.96.80 and 30 Oo M A Englehauspt. 3 00 J II Berry. 12 00 Louis Stebner. 30 00 Herman Stamer. 26 36 J B Berry . 100 00 Geo W Derby. 10 00 Townsend & Davis... 84.60 96.60 72 30 Canton Bridge Co 1000.00 500.00 250 00 C H Dailey. 10 00 On motion the Board adjourned un til 1 o’clock p. m, 1 o’clock p. m.—Board called to order, all members present. On motion Messer. Phillips, How ard and Grimes were appointed as committee to appraise the school land In section 36, 26, 10, being the applica tion of Carl Cracher. The board then proceded to examine claims against the county. On motion the following claims were allowed upon the general fund: Beny McKathnle. 4 00 J F Green.. 4 00 P A Just. 4 00 apply on tax 93.89 CIITinney. 4 00 School District No. 38. 300 W A Gannon (ap. on tax). 4 00 Peter Greely (ap. on tax). 4 00 A S Eby (ap. on tax). 4 00 Sam Hubby (ap. on tax). 4 00 DSFarn worth. 4 00 F H Bitney.. 4 00 W T Jordan. 4 00 John Morgan. 4 00 S M Lowe. 4 00 J E Sentrey. 4 00 W E Pickering. 4 00 H M Banks. 4 00 School District No. 128. 3 00 Fred Hitchcock. 4 00 Wm Gumb. 4 00 School District No. 11. 3 00 School District No. 136. 3.00 On motion the board adjourned un til 9 o’clock July 16, 1903. F. W. Phillips, Chairman. E. S. Gilmour, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., July 16,1903.—Board called to order at 9 o’clock a. m. All members present: A^htes of yesterdays session were read and approved. The Board then proceeded to the examination of claims. On motion the following claims were allowed upon the general funds. D II Cronin. $43.75, 118.20,127.23 It II Alills (ap. on tax). 5 00 J P Alann (ap. on tax). 49 90 Omaha Printing Co 204.75 and 30 00 “ “ “ 3.79 and 9 45 Lapham & Roberts. 3.25 4 90 M Keefe. 12.00 48 90 M E Tierney (ap. on tax). 75 OF Biglin. 25 00 John Moler. 32 35 A F Mullen. 200 00‘ Meller & Quilty. 3 00 Mamie Morrow. 40.00 and 40 00 “ “ . 40.00 40 00 “ “ 40.00 20.00 40 00 Holt Co. Telephone Co. 64.00 3.25 1 85 Neil Brennan. 87 57 Clark Hough. 6.59 31 50 O’Neill City. 48 00 EH Whelan. 100.00 6 50 M L Norton. 171 50 OC Sammons. 4 00 E S Gilmour. $900.00 300.00 140 00 Golden Peeler & Hodgkin. g 87 HC Howard.46.50 45 20 W P Simar. 51 30 C E Hall. 29 75 John Moler. 31 50 F W Phillips. 51 60 Omaha Printing Co. 211 27 F G Martin. 3 00 Williams & Davis.,. 24 40 Jerry McCarthy. 7 00 PJ Biglin. 1100 Graphic Publishing Co. 40 28 Jas Sullivan. 81 24 T V Norval.103.00 103 00 “ “ .103.00 107 00 OF Biglin.22.00 22 00 T W Reed. 3 26 Tennie Norval.40.00 40.00 40 00 H C Howard... 5120 Wm Haggerty. 3 00 John Moler. 36 60 F W Phillips. 33 50 (Continued on page 8.)