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
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