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The Frontier.
VOLUME XXIV. •_O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,1903. NUMBER 7.
A STICK OF "TAFFY”
Sportsmen's Review Hands O’Neill a
Real Sweet One.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES CALLED
Will Meet Saturday Evening to Select
the Delegations.
From an extended illustrated write
up of the Nebraska field trials to be
held near O’Neill next week, publish
ed in the Sportsmen’s Review, we
make the following extract:
Nebraska will have one of the hot
test field trials in the history of Ame
rica this year, no matter from what
standpoint they are judged. Witli
nearly 150 entries, boundless prairie
on which to try out the dogs, an en
thusiastic membership that leaves no
stone unturned to add to the success
of the trials. A beautiful town, every
citizen of which is in full sympathy
with the trials; where can failure
gain an entrance?
O’Neill, Nebraska, is a lively and
beautiful town of fifteen hundred
people, and contains the modren im
■ provements that attest the enterprise
and liberality of citizens. There is an
excellent system of water works, tele
phones—both town and rural—a con
vent school accommodating 300 pupils,
two newspapers, good public schools,
and handsome buildings, both in the
business and residence portions. The
town is devoted to general trade, and
is in a very prosperous condition. The
hotel accommodations are ample, and
should accommodate the patrons of
the trials. There are three livery
barns, and neither have so far shown a
tendency to “hold up” the trial pat
rons, as has so often been the case in
country towns blessed with a tral. In
short, patrons of the trials will find
O’Neill a town to which tiiey can go
and spend their money,resting assured
that they will get their money’s
worth.
The country about O’Neill is ideal
for the training of bird dogs on
chickens. There are miles of unbroken
prarie, few fences, and no posted
ground. The people do what they
can to help the handlers, and while
there are so few that the birds live
and multiply and will long furnish
sport for the hunter and work for the
field trial man. The lay of the land
is such that dogs can be seen a great
distance, occasional water holes save
the necessity of carrying water, and
the cover as a rule is not too heavy
for successful work on birds.
Emmet
The republican electors of Emmet
township are requested to meet at
Emmetlon August 15,1093, at 3 o’clock
p m., for the purpose of selecting
three delegates to attend the republi
can county convention to be held in
O’Neill August 17; also to place in
nomination a township ticket and for
the transaction of such other business
as may come before said caucus.—T.
B. Maring, Committeeman.
Grattan
The republican voters of Garttan
township are called to meet in caucus
at the office of C. L. Bright in O’Neill
on Saturday, August 15, at 5 o’clock
p. in., for the purpose of selectieg live
delegates to the county convention
and to place in nomination a town
ship ticket.—M.F. Cronin, committee
man. _
O’Neill—First Ward
The republican voters of the first
ward, O’Neill, are called to meet in
caucus at the office of O. O. Snyder on
Saturday evening, August 15, at 7:30
p. m., to select three delegates to at
tend the county convention to be held
at O’Neill, on August 17.—O. O. Sny
der, Committeeman.
Second Ward
The republican voters of the Second
ward, O’Neill, are called to meet in
caucus at F. B. Cole & Son’s store on
Saturday, August 15, at 7:30 p. m., to
select two delegates to attend the
county convention to lie held in
O’Neill, August 17.— J'. F. Gallagher,
Committeeman.
Third Ward
The republican voters of the Third
ward, O’Neill, are called to meet in
caucus at Sniggs’ office on Saturday at
7:30 p.m., to select five delegates to
attend the county convention to be
held at O’Neill on August 17.—James
Davis, Committeeman.
Old Settlers’ Picnic
A meeting is called at the court
house in O’Neill on Saturday, August
15, at 2 o’clock, for the purpose of
devising ways and means for an old
settlers’ picnic sometime in the near
future. A good attendance from all
(i parts of the county is desired.
By order of Committee.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that all per
sons are warned not to hunt upon
section 17 and the southeast quarter
of section 18, township 30, range 11
west, as they will be arrested and
prosecuted as trespassers.
P A. Lindberg.
Michael McCoy.
4-4 O. A. Widtfeldt.
Tlie Royal Highlanders will give a
ball in Golden’s hall on Friday evening
August 14. Everybody cordially in
vited. Music by McGreevys’ orchestra.
Local Matters
G. W. Smith had business at Page
yesterday.
Galena Lumber company deals in
paints, oils, etc. 51tf
The public schools will open on
Monday, August 31.
All kinds of cider and soft goods
sold by O’Neill Bottling Works. 5-tf
Mr. and Mrs. John Lorge, of Ran
dolph, are in the city visiting relatives.
D. Clem Deaver went to Clearwater
Sunday to look after some business
matters.
Andy Gallagher was up from Laurel
the first of the week greeting old time
acquaintances.
Jake llet'shiser was up from Norfolk
the first of the week looking after
business matters.
Joe'Horiskey has a hansome new
delivery wagon for use in his growing
grocery business.
Attorney J. A. Rice, of Stuart, was
looking after business matters at the
court-house Tuesday.
Charley Millard departed yesterday
for Lincoln, from whence he starts
today for Portland, Ore.
Will Davis was a Great Northern
passenger yesterday for Sioux City,
where he goes to work at his trade.
Mrs. I. N. Morrison of Spencer sends
The Frontier a liberal amount on sub
scription which we acknowledge with
thanks.
Dr. Trueblood went to Lincoln Sun
day to stay a few days assisting Mrs.
Trueblood and children in getting
settled.
Lost—on ropd from Chambers to
O’Neill, mileage book and letteis.
Return to Hotel Evans and get re
ward. 6-2
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Township clerks can get books ol'
order on township treasurer at this
office. We have a new supply at $1
each; 100 in a book.
Dr. Gallagher departed this morn
ing for his home at S^. Louis after a
visit with his parents and other
relatives in the city.
Miss Lizzie Hopkins was a Great
Northern passenger this morning, go
ing to take up her school teaching
duties in the vicinity of Sioux City.
Clyde King arrived in town from
Moline, 111., the first of the week for a
season of rest and rustication from
his duties as advertising man at the
Moline Plow Works.
Judge McCutcheon was called to
Inman yesterday morning by the ill
ness of his wife, who, with their little
daughter, have been visiting there.
They returned to O’Neill in the after
noon.
Mrs. J. H. Riggs and children ar
rived in the city Monday from Water
loo, Neb., and will visit relatives and
friends here for a short time and then
go to Naper, where Mrs. Riggs has a
sister living.
Next Sunday evening, in the Pres
byterian church, the Rev. T W. Bowen
will preach upon “Degrees of Future;
or Divine Punishment as taught Dy
Christ.” Miss Spelts will sing, “Fear
not Ye, O Israel.”
The Methodist Sunday school had
planned a picnic for last Friday, but
the weather being unsuitable then
and since, the affair has been post
ponded from day to day and is expect
ed to transpire today.
W. II. McNichols of Aspen, Colo.,
arrived in the city Monday evening
for a short visit with his mother and
brothers. Will is now county treas
urer of Aspen county and has become
fairly well endowed with this world’s
goods.
Mrs. M. J. Marsh and son, who have
been visiting in O’Neill for several
weeks, departed Tuesday morning for
their home at Whatcome, Wash.
They were accompained by Mrs. Wil
liam Laviollette and son Gerold who
go to the coast on a visit.
, The political aspirations of Sheri
dian Simmons were knocked “galley
west” by the cruel-hearted Third
ward democrats when they refused to
allow Sherd to select his own dele
gation. But they rubbed it in when
they left him off the delegation.
Tlie Misses Margaret and Winnie
Hickey, cousins of E. II. Whelan, who
had been visiting in the city for a
fortnight, departed Monday via of
Creighton for their home at WestPoint,
accompanied by Mrs. Whelan who
wih visit at Creighton and West
Point.
An untold mystery. Scientific think
ing men and women of the world are
unable to fathom or give a correct
reason why the hippoptamus perspires
so freely of the fluid of life. Perhaps
the mystery will remain untold as
Gollmar Bros, have the last and only
real live blood sweating hippopotamus
in the world. On exhibition afternoon
and evening in Gollmar Bros.’million
aire menagerie. The big show will be
in O’Neill on Thursday, August 27.
FINE DISPLAY OF
New Fall Dress Goods |
Fancy Linens and Pillow Tops
MANN’S I
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
Crops Officially Sized Up
The following summary of the crops
situation has,been sent out by Direc
tor Loveland in the IT. S. department
of agriculture, Nebraska section, for
the week ending August !T:
The past week has been cool, with
light showers. The mean daily tem
perature has averaged 2 degrees below
normal.
The rainfall has generally been be
low normal; local showers have oc
curred, which in a few instances gave
a rainfall exceeding an inch, but gen
erally the rainfall was less than half
an inch.
Harvesting is about complete in
northern counties and threshing is
just commencing. The heavy rains
of last week, together with the show
ers of this week, have caused stacking
and threshing to progress rather slow
ly in eastern counties, but in western
counties with light rainfall the pro
gress has been rapid. Barley is yield
ing well. The yields of rye and spring
wheat continue disappointing. Oats
also are yielding rather less than ex
pected, but are a fair to good crop in
most districts. Haying is general,
with an excellent crop. Sugar beets
are growing well. Corn has grown
well but the temperature has been
too low for very rapid growth; early
corn is earing well; late corn generally
is tasseling and silking, while some
very late fields have not tasseled yet.
Tlie acreage of late corn is large, and
corn now needs warm, sunny weather.
Fall plowing has begun in many
localities, with soil in excellent con
dition.
Visits West End
Chadron Journal: Hon. M. P. Kin
kaid of O’Neill, congressman from the
‘•Big Sixth,” paid his first visit to
Chadron yesterday since the campaign
was on a year ago. - The Judge had
been over at Alliance and stopped
here primarily to meet us many of iiis
friends as possibly and get data in
some matters he desires to bring to
the attention of t he next congress.
Allince Times: An office-seeker—
after election—who takes pains to get
around and see his constituency and
has a ready ear for their needs'and
evident desire to serve is a rarity—
especially in the high places. That,
however, is just what our own Judge
Kinkaid is doing nowadays. He arriv
ed in Alliance this morning, and will
remain until tomorrow. The Judge
is looking well and expects to remain
in this district until immediatly after
the election, when he will leave for
Washington to take his seat in con
gress, according to the present
schedule for a special session.
Burglar Alarm
The First National bank is instal
ling an intricate and formadable look
ing machine at the hank’s place of
business as a precaution against rob
bery. It consists of an apparatus
attached to the vault designed to “go
off" in case unlawful attempt is made
to enter the vault. Uy means of
electricity a half dozen or more large
bells are set in motion when an at
tempt is made to get into the vault
and noise sufficient to arouse the
neighborhood is produced by the
alarm. It renders a bank practically
safe and is a bad thing on the bank
b rakers.
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Strayed.
On or about April 15, from our
farm live miles west of O’Neill, a red
bull calf about sixteen months old:
marked with slit cut in brisket. Also
on or about June 1, one yearling steer,
branded C .1 on left side. Suitable
reward for information leading to
their recovery. 5-tf Hyan Bros.
Itemized
Dan Brown was over from Spencer
today, returning this afternoon ac
companied by Henry Zimmerman who
will visit his daughter and family
there.
Tom Kane of Humphrey, a brother
in-law of Frank Lahy, recently moved
to O’Neill and is ocouping the Stan
nard property which Mr. Lahy recent
ly bought near his own home.
Ewing Advocate: Last Friday even
ing about 7 o’clock, our town was
stirred to act ion by aery of tire, which
sent a terror through all alike. But
a short period of time elapsed until
the tire was located in the barn of I>.
C. McKay in the north part of town,
but it had gained such headway that
it was impossible to extinguish the
llames and those present busied them
selves in removing leaning sheds,
fences and some articles near the
doors, it is a mystery how the tire
originated as it was raining at the
time tlie alarm was sounded. The
barn was insured for $f>00.
Phoenix.
Levi IT .ill spent Sunday at his home.
Otto Nilson went to Spencer, Wed
nesday.
Arch Ewart was ill O’Neill one day
last week.
Mrs. Man's’ mother is visiting her
at present.
Lena and Edith Damcro were at
Turner, Friday.
Mr. Zenor was an Atkinson visitor
one day last week.
Vern Anderson is working for Ray
Coburn at present.
Ray and Ralph Coburn drove cattle
to Atkinson Tuesday.
Mr. Shepardson was an Atkinson
visitor one day last week.
John and Edith Damero spent Sun
day at Mrs. F. Coburn’s.
Mrs. Smith visited friends in Royd
county, a few days last week.
Will Fritchioff of Celia was seen in
this vicinity one day last week.
George Lamphier marketed hogs in
Atkinson, a week ago Tuesday.
Mrs. Smith was a caller at George.
Lainpliier’s Tuesday of last week.
Otto Nilson and family took supper
at Ray Coburn’s Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeppcson and Edith
visited at M. Christensen’s Sunday.
Nora and Alma Fritchioff attended
afternoon seivices at Phoenix, Sunday.
Mrs. Coburn and Jessie went to
Spencer Wednesday, returning Thurs
day.
Dan llall of Atkinson was buying
cattle in this vicinity the first of last
week.
Ted Anderson and Friend Keeler
went to Atkinson Friday, returning
Saturday.
Louis Coburn and family went to
Atkinson Thursday, returning the
following day.
Rev. Ellis preached to a good sized
crowd, both after noon and evening
last Sunday.
Mat Clausson and Itoy Shattuck of
Spencer were (Phoenix visitors the
latter part of the week.
Henry and Mary Bartels visited
their sisters, Mesdames Spindler and
Kinney of Turner, Sunday last.
.less Benson and sister Pearl Moler
and Frank Spindler of Turner attend
the Sunday School picnic at Phoenix
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepardson returned
to their home at Auburn, Neb., after
a two weeks’ visit with their son and
family at this place.
Nora and Alma Fritchioif and Ole
Torske and daughters of Celia and
Mrs. Emerson, Gertie and Loyd of
Catalpa, attended the picnic at Phoe
nix Saturday.
Mrs. McKathnie, Will and Isabel,
Mrs. Golder and daughter, and Mrs.
Keeler, Mable and Friend were over
from Brush Creek to attend the pic
nic Saturday.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postoflice for the
! week ending August 8,1903:
Charles Terris, C. A. Shea, Roy
Lamison, Mike Schiluyn, Miss Anna
Kline, .John Nygaord, Mr. Reckon!,
Burgess Russell, W. A. Richards,
Clay Redenbaugh, Joe Fleck, (1)
Remolis Banto, Sidney Harrington,
Mrs. Patrick O’Fallon, Mrs. Bertha
Dillon. Mr. Burke, Samuel Davenport.
POSTAL CARDS.
Burgess Russell, R. A. James.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If not called for in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter oilice.
D. 11. Cronin, Postmaster.
Brief Mention
Sherwin-Williams paints for sale by
Galena Lumbfer company. 61tf
Every body with a hay meadow Is
standing around perplexedly with
hands in pockets waiting for the
wetness to dry up.
Con Keys, who recently sold his
Hour and feed business to I*. A. Doyle,
is now proprietor of the dray formerly
operated by M. F. Cronin.
The Great Northern will sell round
trip t ickets to Plainvlew on August
io toll, at one fare for round trip,
on account of the G. A. 11. reunion at
Niobrara August 10 to 14. Tickets
good for return up to August 15.
The excursion party that went to
Duluth last week returned Tuesday
evening, having had a pleasant trip.
Some of them took advantage of the
occasion to take A trip across the lake
and visit their former Michigan
homes. Tim Hanley brings back a
specimen from the copper mines.
While Tuesday’s sun wars veiled
with thin and rainless clouds and
most people felt that furs would be
about the appropriate thing, Lew
Chapman might have been seen with
an umbrella spread above his head as
be walked meditatively homo to
dinner.
Dr. Gllligan was at Ewing the first
of the week to see Joe Kay, who re
cently came home from a horse-racing
tour of the east, very sick. He was
operated on at a Chicago hospital, the
physicians there supposing lie had
appendicitis, but found no indications
of the disease.
The Pleasent Valley Sunday School
will give a picnic in Mr. Bedford’s
grove two miles south of Meek post
office, on Sat urday, August 15. A good
program will be. rendered. A Merry
go-round and other amusements have
been provided for. All are invited to
come and enjoy life on that day.
The average yield of winter wheat
for Nebraska this year is given at 16.4
bushels per acre. This is considerably
below the yield last year, when the
average was 22 bushels. Our state,
however, as last year, is at the head of
the list of winter wheat producing
states, Pennsylvania being next with
an average of 15.6 bushels per acre.
County Superintendent Norvrll was
busy yesterday unpacking a consign
ment of books which bad just arrived
from the the publishers for various
schools districts in the county. There
was every thing from the primer with
colored pictures to the classics, and if
rising generations don’t learn some
thing it will not be the book publish
ers’ fault. . —.
One or two doses of lines or impris
onments will doubtless have tlie de
sired effect in knocking some of the
pugnacious propensities out of certain
otherwise pretty good fellows in and
out of town. Fighting is a bad busi
ness to allow a foothold in any com
munity and our officers should re
ceive every encouragement in the en
deavors to put it down.
Lynch Journal: The picnic at Dor
sey today is pretty much a failure
owing to the rain, and it has disap
pointed a large number of people.
However, several hundred people
gathered in tlie afternoon and most
of the literary programme was carried
out and tlie ball game begun but
stopped in tlie fourth inning by the
storm. Tlie dance at night was well
attended.
Plymouth Review: Gollmar Pros.’
Shows which exhibited at the fair
grounds Thursday was a big, clean ag
gregation. There was nothing which
could offend anyone. Tlie permance
could not lie beat. The elephants,
horses and ponies were well trained.
The proprietors are honest in all their
dealings and do not allow gamblers or
hangers-on with their show'. This
was their fourth visit to our city.
Last month tlie amount of rainfall
doubtless exceeded that of tlie same
month of any previous year, as July is
generally looked to as a dry month.
The government weather guage report
for July here foots up 5.04 inches.
August bids fair to exceed that figure,
the first twelve days recording a pre
cipitation of 2.57 inches. Last Friday
beLween 0 and 7 o’clock 1.38 inches feli
and yesterday morning .94, with .25
on a previous date.
Up in Sioux county, according to
tlie New York Tribune, a man holds
tlie office of school director and like
wise a trusteeship of the district
school in a South Dakota county, just
across tlie state line. He claims to be
entitled to both offices, and cannot be
dispossessed of either. His house is
built on tlie state line, and when lie
goes to bed bis head is in one state
and Ids feet in the other, so lie is
legally a resident of both. He votes
at the school elections held in both
districts, and claims that lie is entitl
ed to*do so, and thus far no law has
been found that can reach his case.
Semi-Annual Aliowment of Claims
Against the County
GENERAL MATTERS OF INTEREST
Especially to All Who Pay Taxes.—
Bridge and Road Petitions
J uly 18, 1 p. m.—Board called to
order, all members present.
The following petition was read:
J uly 20,1003. To the Hon. Board of
Supervisors of Holt county, Nebraska.
Gentlemen We, the undersigned
residents and tax payers of Holt coun
ty, Nebraska living in and near Rock
Falls precinct in said county, do res
pectifully petition your honorable
body to build a good substantial bridge
across Honey Creek, in said township
on the section line running east and
west between sections 20 and 35 in
township 31 range 12 in said Rock
Falls precinct. We represent that
this is a much traveled road and at
certain seasons of the year becomes
impassible. We further represent
tha. said stream Is nowhere bridged
In tile entire widtli of Rock Falls
township.
Signed by L C Harding, John A
Robertson and sixteen others.
On motion the prayer of the peti
tion was granted and Supervisor
Moler was instructed to build said
bridge.
The bids for building the bridges
near O’Neill and Stuart were opened
and examined.
On motion the contract for the
building of the bridges near Stuart
was awarded to E Roy Thownsend at
$0.50 per lineal foot, and the bridge
near O’Neill to same party at $0 per
foot, he being the lowest bidder and
that Messrs Biglin and Simar to have
charge of the said construction of said
bridge in their respective districts.
On motion the board adjourned un
til Tuesday morning July 21, at 10
o’clock.
F W Phillips, Chairman.
E S Gilmour, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb. July 21, 1903.—Board
Killed to order at 10 o’clock a. m.
Present: Big! in, Howard, Keefe,
Simar and Philips.
Minutes of July 18 were read and
approved.
The following report was read:
Report of Appraisers
We the undersigned members of the
Board of Supervisors In Holt county,
Nebraska, do hereby certify that we
have carefully examined the following
described land -and find the following
to lie its just and true value.
NEi, NEi, NWi, SWi, NEi, sec
tion 3(5, 26,10, $7 per acre.
NWi, NWi, Si, NWi,* section
36, 26,10,$7 per acre.
Si, SEi section 36, 26,10,$7 per acre.
SWi, SEi, section 36, 20, 10,
$7 per acre.
Appraisers: F W Phillips.
W S Grimes.
II O Howard.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21 day of July, 1903.
E S Gilmour, County Clerk.
On motian the report was adopted:
The following petition was read:
To tlie Board of County Commis
sioners of Holt county, Nebraska.
We, the undersigned electors resid
ing within live miles of the following
road proposed to be located ask that
a public road be established as follows:
Commencing at northwest corner of
the south east quarter of section
thirty three, township thirty two
range eleven, runlng thence south one
half mile to connect with public road
now established. This road to be on
our land two rods wide inHolt county,
Nebraska.
Dated July is, 1903.
We, the undersigned owners of the
south east quarter of section 33, town
ship 32, range 11, hereby consent to
the establishment of the road as pray
ed for in consideration of the sum of
$90. Edward Larson.
Charles Larson.
On motion the resolution passed by
the Board April 21, 1903 in regard to
road in section 33, 32, 11, (see super
viser record G page 149) be reconsiderd
the motion was carried.
The following resolution was read:
Mr. Chairman—I move you that the
road prayed for by A L Rouse and
others commencing at the north
quarter corner of section 33, township
32, range 11, running south one mile
be granted for one-half mile only from
the starting point and that the war
rant for thirty dollars granted to
owners of swi of said section 33 be
cancelled by the county clerk.
W P Simar.
M Keefe.
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.
(Continued on page 5.)