NEVER in the history of the
trade in this locality have we
been more succeed or better
satisfied with the immense trade we are
receiving in all lines.
A Comparison
of Goods and Prices
ALWAYS DOES THE
.. WORK ..
[farm MACHINERY, WAGONS & BUGGIES I
. In the Machinery line we have the King of all
in larest, up-to-date McCormick Harvesters and
Mowers, and it is needless to assure you that they
also DO THE WORK.
We have also a full and complete line of Mc
Cormick Hay Rakes and Jenkins Sweeps, Stackers,
etc.; they will DO THE WORK.
In Farm Wagons and Buggies we will from 1
now till after the 4th of July make j;;
SPECIAL PRICES I
and give you goods that are without a peer in the j
market. Young man, let us sell you one—they
WILL DO THE WORK.
FI IRNITI IRF In the Furniture line we are wearing a broad smile of the kind that don’t
"*.. „ ^ - wear off, and all we ask of our patrons is an opportunity to make a compar
ison.- We assure you this will DO THE WORK.
We Have a Complete Line of Undertaking Goods, and Have had Twenty Years Experience j
O. F. BIGLIN ® ® ® ® O’Neill, Nebraska
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT DEFENDANTS
To W. H. Hulbert first aud full name
unknown, and Albert l'orter non-resident
defendants:
You and each of you will take notice
that on tbe 28th day of July A. D. 1903 plain
tiff herein, Stephen J. Weekes, filed in tbe
olllceof the clerk of the district oourl within
aud for Holtoouuty, Nebraska his petition
against Louis Qrluistead, Mrs. Louis Orlm
stead firm and full name unkown, W. H.
Hulbert first and full namo unknown, and
Albert Porter defendants, tbe object and
prayer of wliloh Is to foreclose aoertaln real
estate mortgago. executed by tbe defendant
Louis Qrlmstead adinx, as a single man to
tbe Nebraska Mortgage A Investment Com
pany for tbe sum of five hundred aud fifty
(8550.00) dollars upon northwest quarter
INWIt). or section twentyone (211, In town
ship twentytlve (26), north of range fifteen
(lb), west of the sixth (8), P. M. in Holt
eounty, Nebraska, on the 81 day of July A.
D. 1888. That there Is now due and owing to
plaintiff upon said bond, notes and mortgage
we sum of sixteen hundred (1600.00), dollars.
You and each of you arc required to ans
wer said petition on or before the 7th day of
September A. D. 1908or tbe alligations of said
petition will be taken us true and decree
rendered accordingly.
STEPHEN J. WEEKES, Plaintiff.
6-4 Uy K. H. Benedict, His Attorney.
NOTICE.
State of'Nebraska,County of Holt, s s.
To whoa, it may concern:
Tbe on nmlssloner appointed to locate a
road commencing at southwest corner of
section thirty-three, township thirty-two,
range nine. In Holt eounty, thence north
80.00 chains, thence west 80.28 chains, thence
north two miles, thence west one half uitle,
thence north 26 chains, thence north flrtv-slx
degrees forty-five mluutes, west 25.07 chains,
tbenoe north forty-eight degrees ten minutes
west 22.87 chains, thence north slxty-seveu
degrees, west 48.60 chains, thenoe north
twenty-six degrees, west 9.58 chains, thence
west on section line 24.61 chains, thence
north elght;degrees and thirty minutes, west
28.18 chains, tbenoe north slxty-one degrees
thirty minutes, west 7.66 chains,thence uorth
ten degrees, west 11.13 chains, thence uorth
twenty degrees, west 9.47 chains, thence
north forty degrees fifty-five mluutes, east
3.61 chains, thence north one degree thirty
five minutes, west 16.16 ohalus, thence uorth
twenty-four degrees, east 2.70 chains to cen
ter of south end of bridge over the Niobrara
river, has reported In favor of the establish
ment thereof, and all objections thereto or
claims tor damages must be filed In the
county clerk's office on or before noon of the
29th day of August, A. D. 1903, or such road
will be established without reference
thereto.
A survey and 'field notes of the above pro
posed road aie now on file and can be seeu at
too office of the county clerk.
6-4 E.,8. GILMOL'R. County Clerk.
SHERIFF'S SALK.
By virtue of an order of sale, directed to
me from the Clerk of the Dlstrlot Court of
Holt county, Nebraska, on a Judgment ob
tained before tbe Clerk of the District Court
of Holt county, Nebraska, on the 2nd day of
February, 1903, in favor of Johu G. Noss
as plaintiff and against Frank U. Appleby.
Deity Appleby, his wife. Charles C. Ely,
-:——Ely, his wife, real name un
known and southeast quarter of section
fourteen (14) township twenty-seven i 27) nort h
of range nine (9) west of the 6th p. m. and N.
G. Moore, a* defendants for tbe sum of One
thousand, one hundred thirteen Dollars: and
96 oenta. and the costs taxed
at 16.63 and accruing costs, I hare levied
upca the following real estate taken as the
property of said defendants, to catlsfy said
OrderofSale, to-wlt:
The southeast quarter of section fourteen
(14) in township twenty-seven (27) north of
range nine (9) west of the 6th p. m., lu Holt
county, Nebraska.
Ana will offer the same for sale to the high
est bidder for cash. In hand, on tbe luth day
of August, A. 1)., 1903, In front of court
house. In O’Neill, Holt county, Nebraska, at
tbe hour of tO o'clock, a m„ ot said day,
when and where due attendance will be given
by the undersigned.
Dated at O'Neill, Holt county, 9th day of
July. 1903.
49-5 C. E. Hall,
Sheriff of Said County.
SHERIFF'S SALK.
lty virtue of an order of sale directed to me
from tlie clerk of the district court of Holt
oounty, Nebraska, on a judgment obtained
before the clerk of the district court of Holt
county, Nebraska, on the 28th day of March,
1808, In favor of the County of Holt as plain -
tilt and against Thomas H. Tierney, Laur
lssa Tierney his wife, Joseph MeOalfrey and
Catherine McCaffrey his wife, as defendants,
for the sum of Three Hundred seventy -three
dollars, and forty-nine oents, and the costs
taxed at 122.03 and acurulng costs, I have
levied upon the following real estate taken
as the property of satd defendants, to satisfy
said order of sale, to-wit:
Lot twenty, (20) In block thirty-seven (37)
Riggs'Addition to O'Neill, and lot twenty
one( 21) In block thirty-seven (37) Higgs' Ad
dition to O'Neill.
And will offer the same for sale to the high
est bidder for cash. In hand, on the 17th day
of August, A. D. 1003, In front of court
house, In O Neill, Holt county. Nebraska, at
the hour of 10 o'cluok a. m„ of said day, when
and where due attendance will be given by
the undersigned. >
Dated at O'Neill, Holt oounty. 18th day of
July, 11103.
3-j C. E. HALL, Sheriff of Said County.
NOTICE.
State of Nebraska, Oounty of Holt, ss.
To whom It may coucern:
The .commissioner appointed to locate a
road commencing at a point on the soute side
of the right of way of the Fremont Klkhorn
and Missouri Valley Railroad where said
right af way lutersects with the half seotlon
line between the southeast and southwest
quarter of section eleven, township twenty
seven. range ten. In Holt county, Nebraska,
running thence northwest ulnng the south
side and paralell with said right of way to a
polut where said right of way Intersects with
the section Hue between sections nineteen
and thirty, township twenty-eight, range ten
has reported In favor of the establishment
thereof, and all objections thereto or claims
for damages must be Hied in the county
clerk's office on or before noon of the l'Jth
day of September, 118)3, or such road will be
established without reference thereto.
*-4 K.S. On.moi'h. County Clerk.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, Land Office at
O’Neill, Nebraska, July 22, 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has tiled notice of her Inten
tion to make final proof lu support of his
claim, and that siita proof will be maud be
foro Register aud Receiver U. S. Laud Office
at O'Neill, Nebraska, on August 25, 1903, viz:
MALVINA BENEDICT, H. B. No. 13248
for the NH NKk.E'i N W>* Sec. 28, T 28 N., K.
12 W.
She names the following witnesses to
prove Ills continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz
Charles lngersoll, of O'Neill, Neb., Maud
Kline, of O'Neill, Neb., Patrick O'Connor, of
O'Neill. Neb.. Paul Butler, of O'Neill, Neb.,
Rueben Butler of O’Neill, Neb.
4-3 8. J. WKEKES, Register.
B1IDGE NOTICE.
Seuled proposals will be received at the
office of the County Clerk, O’Neill, Nebraska,
until 12o'clock, noon, September 4, 1908, for
the construction of a bridge across Dry
Fork Creek between sectlous fifteen and
twenty-two. township twenty-six, range
eleven, Holt county, Nebraska. Said bridge
to be a pile aud stringer bridge forty feet
long and sixteen feet wide. Bidders to fur
nish plans and specifications. Bid to be
sealed and marked "proposal for bridge.”
The boaid reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. B. 8. Gilmour,
3-4 County Clerk.
BRIDGE NOTICE.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
offioe of the County Clerk, O'Neill, Nebraska
until 12 o clock, noon, September 4, 1903, for
the construction of a bridge on seotlon line
between sections thirty-three aud thirty-four
township twenty-six, range ten, about 100
rods north of township Hue running east and
west between townships twenty-five and
twenty-six. Said bridge to be a pile and
atriuger bridge forty feet long and sixteen
feet wide. Bidders to furnish plans aud
specifications. Bids to he sealed and marked
‘.Dropusals for bridge.” The board reserves
tbo right to reject any or all bids.
3-4 E. 8. Gii.mour, County Clerk.
HUIDQE NOTICE.
Healed proposals will be received at the
office of the County Clerk. O'Netll, Nebraska,
until 12 o'clock. September 4, 1002, for the
construction of a sixty-foot span at the
Badger bridge across the Niobrara river, and
for the putting In of five Ice breaks at said
bridge; and for the putting in of one Ice
break at the bridge across the Niobrara river
known as the Orand Itapids bridge; and for
the putting in of seven Ice breaks at the
bridge across the said river near Lynch; and
for the taking out of the stone abuttmrnt In
the bridge, known as the Whiting bridge, on
the north side and putting in a new stone
abuttment and one ice break at that bridge.
Also a separate bid for the putting In of a
piling abuttment at said bridge. Bidders will
be required to furnish their own plans and
specifications and to file seuoratu bids fur
each bridge. The bids for the Badger bridge
shall be made with the understanding that
the counties will furninh sixty 3x12 lu. plank
fourteen feet long, otherwise all material to
be furnished by bidder.
Bids to be sealed and marked “proposals
for bridge." The county board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
<1-4 K. 8. tin,Morn. County Clerk.
ISTEVENSI
-~ar—r
Semi-Annual Allowinent of Claims
Against the County
GENERAL MATTERS OF INTEREST
Especially to All Who Pay Taxes.—
Bridge and Road Petitions
O’Neil], Neb., July, 17, 1093.—Board
called to order, all members present:
Minutes of yesterday session were
read and approved:
On motion the following bonds were
approved:
Chas Barnett road overseer district
No. —
Jesse Friend road overseer district
No. —.
The following resolutions was read.
Mr. Chairman—I move you that the
road prayed for by A.C. Crossman and
others in section 33, 30, 14 be allowed,
the same having been petitioned for
vieiver appointed and adverstised ac
cording to the law and that damages
be allowed W. P. Simar and Henry
Pruss each in the sum of fifty dollars
and the clerk instructed to draw war
rants for the amounts from the road
fund and the county surveyor instruct
ed to plat said road on the road book
book and the county clerk to make all
necessary records on the record book
of the county.
Signed: W. S. Grimes.
H. C. Howard
On motion the resolutions was
adopted:
The annual report of the South Fork
Fair Associatson was read showing
the receipts and expenses as follows:
Total amount of receipts— $ 375 40
“ “ expenses. 357 77
Balance on hand. 17 63
On motion the sum of one hundred
and twentyfive dollars was appropriat
ed to the South Fork Fair association
and the clerk instructed to draw a
warrant upon the general fund in
favor of J. W. Holden, treasure for
the amount.
On motion the following claims
were allowed upon the bridge fund.
Galena Lumber Co. Atkinson.# 304 38
E R Townsend. 63.90 26 50
Townsend & Davis... 97 50
C H Daily. 14 00
E Roy Townsend. 100 00
Wm Krotter a Co. 24 13
O O Snyder & Co. 353.33 190 72
Wm J Bridge. 34 CO
Louis Stebner.25.00 34 50
John Staples. 6 00
Chas II Dailey. 6 00
Lucian Enbody. 5 00
O O Snyder. 15 98
Galena Lumber Co. O’Neill... 462 05
Bazelman Lumber Co. 378 96
Edwards & Co. 154 45
On motion the board adjourned un
til 1 o’clock p. m.
1 o’clock p. m.—Board called to or
der alt members present.
On motion the following claims
were allowed upon the general fund:
C E Hall $827.15 allowed in sum.801 40
A F Mullen. 53.60 46 15
L Pfund. 8 55
Jas C Davis. 4 36
Thos.M Teirney. 9 00
A F Mullen. 200 00
T V Norva). 104 00
Maud Staples. 9 00
Laura Cress. 28 90
James Necker (ap. on tax)... 7 60
Omaha Printing |Co. 142 55
Rees Prenting Co. 74 35
WS Grimes. 59 00
Neb Feeble Minded Int.30.73 38 06
Sam Berge. 4 50
J M Morgan. 4 36
Frank H Smith. 13 50
B T Trueblood (ap. on tax).. 12 20
DH Cronin. 107 75
Clark Hough. 4 50
B T Trueblood. 3 50
Lizzie Staples. 9 00
C L Harding. 16 50
Edward P Boyle. 4 00
James Seaman. 6 50
Hattie Kerr. 9 00
Frank Smith. 36 00
D Stannard. 6 00
John Kerr. 9 00
Roxie Kerr. 9 00
Mellor & Quilty. 3 00
PJ Flynn. 10 00
Blanch Staples. 9 00
Mary A McCafferty $5.00, allowed
in sum of $3.60 to apply on tax.
Ira Lapham. 4 50
Ella M Tayler. 9 00
State Jouanal Co. 9 00
J W Ross. 9 00
A F Mullen. 200 00
Bender & Triggs. 3 00
David Stannard. 6 50
C A Moor. 4 50
D L Canfeild. 4 50
B T Trueblood (ap. on tax).. 8 00
Gilligan & Stout. 22 90
John Harmon. 2 10
David Moler. 4 50
W Haggerty. 2 20
Tennie Norval. 40 00
(Continued on page 5.)
1 CITY’S AFFAIRS
@SJ0I £!I2ISMM2ISfSI STSISnSJ SJSM5ISMSM3JSJ®
O’Neill, Aug. 3.—At a regular meet
ing of the city council the following
members were present: Mayor Har
rington, President Brennan, Council
men Zimmerman, Whelan and Sniggs.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved. Minutes of special meeting
on July 13 approved as read.
Committee on boiler continued un
til next meeting.
Moved by Gallagher, seconded by
Zimmerman, that motion made by
Brennan at the May meeting in re
gard to saloon license be reconsidered.
Moved and seconded that motion be
laid on table until tomorrow evening.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that we ad
journ until tomorrow evening.
Carried.
Aug. 4.—Council met as per adjourn
ment. Present: Mayor Harrington,
Councilmen Brennan, Sniggs, Zimmer
man, Snyder and Gallagher.
The motion of last evening was
raised from the table and voted upon,
the vote resulting as follows:
Ayes—Snyder, Zimmerman, Gal
lagher.
Nays—Brennan, Sniggs.
Absent—Whelan.
Motion lost.
Report of city officers accepted as
read. «
Moved by Brennan, seconded by
Gallagher, that the following claims
be allowed and warrants issued for
the same:
Mutual Oil Tank Line Co.$ 10 87
Galena Lumber Co. 157 50
Standard Oil Co. 24 15
Bennet Martin. 6(i 40
Triggs & Bender. 31 00
Crane Co. 20 82
Thomas Tierney. 25 00
Clarence Campbell. 31 25
J. P. Gallagher. 2 30
Motion carried.
A petition asking that baseball and
other sports on Sunday be abolished
by the council was presented. The
mayor ruled it out of order as the
council had no ordinace covering such
things. Adjourned.
Railway Cars Are Small.
Prussian railway cars have only
about three-tenths the carrying capae
Ity of those used in the United States.
The most expensive wine in the
world is some 1778 Madeira received
from a wreck in the Scheldt in 1814.
It was sold at $570 a bottle.
fo No boy it satisfied now-a-days unless he owns a
good RIFLE or SHOTGUN. There is always a
chance to do some shooting and no sport is more
fascinating or imilructive.
We have for the boy our f
I “STEVENS-MAYNARD, JR.” at $3.00
| “CRACK SHOT” at 4.00
“FAVORITE” No. 17 . at 6.00
They are all good STRONG SHOOTERS and
ACCURATE.
We also make j
PISTOLS AND SHOTGUNS
Any dealer in sporting goods will furnish
STEVENS FIREARMS. Don't accept a sub
stitute. If you cannot obtain them we will ship if
(exprt'S* prepaid) on receipt of price. Send for
our catalog which describes our complete line.
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.,
p. o. BOX
CHICOPEE FALLS. MASS.
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
your purchase. j
NEIL BRENNAN
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OASTORla.
| m.fM- /} The kind You Have Always Bought
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