Frontier.
VOLUME XXIV._O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, IS03. _ NUMBER 9.
RURAL DELIVERY ROUTES
Congressman Kinkaid Presents Matter
to Superintendent
INSPECTOR COMING NEXT WEEK
Want Exceptions Made in the Sparse
ly Settled Regions.
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Omaha Bee: Congressman M. P.
Kinkaid of the Sixth district is in the
city from O’Neill perfecting plans
with Superintendent Rathbone of the
rural free delivery service for the in
spection of certain sections in the
f Sixth district where Mr. Kinkaid
* wishes to have established free rural
routes. Incidentally Congressman
Kinkaid is making an appeal for a
more liberal policy in this direction.
Superintendent Rathbone has promis
ed to send an inspector to look over
the proposed rodtes next week and
Congressman Kinkaid is satisfied that
Superintendent Rathbone will do all
the law and recent rulings will permit
toward getting the routes.
Since Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow’s exaction of strict
compliance with the rule requiring a
minimum of 100 families within a dis
tance of twentyfive or thirty miles for
a route Congressman Kinkaid has re
frained from having general inspection
made, so that proposed routes might
not be rejected at Washington. His
purpose is to be able to secure for
petitioners assurances that the route
applied for will meet all requirements.
“From eight to nine-tenths of the
routes applied for fall short of the re
quirements,” said Mr Kinkaid.
“I hope with the co-operation of
the other members of the Nebraska,
delegation at Washington and mem
bers from western Kansas and Dako
tas to be able to prevail upon General
Bristow at the next session of congress
for a more equitable policy as to the
sparsely settled sections between the
Missouri river and the Rocky moun
tains.”
Congressman Kinkaid goes from
here, to Kearney to hold the Sixth dis
trict compettive examination for West
Point academy cadetships. Eight
candidates are expected to present
themselves for the place which can go
to but one.
Experience With Alfalfa
Ord Quiz: Here is a bit of exper
^ ience at feeding alfalfa that would be
v worth the while of feeders to contem
plate. This spring when alfalfa got
big enough to cut Mr. Aldrich of
Springdale was feeding a bunch of
135 cattle. The cattle were on full
feed at the time and he began cutting
and feeding the alfalfa to the cattle.
His manner of proceeding was to hook
onto his mower as he came out of the
■ field from his forenoon’s work and
mow a little patch of grass, letting
the alfalfa lie until after dinner and
when it was time to go to work he
would rake the grass up and feed it to
the cattle. This took about an hour
and a half each day. Of course by
that time it |was only wilted. This
was all the grass the cattle had, the.
alfalfa and grain had been the com
plete ration For seventeen days he
followed this plan till he turned the
cattle off early in the summer. When
the cattle were gone he measured the
ground mowed and found that only
2} acres of the stuff had been mowed,
and that only once. This means
that less than 3 acres of alfalfa had
furnished summer feed for 135 streers
for more than half a month, or equal
to feeding 3,000 fattening steers lor
one day. The great lesson to be learn
ed from this is that in feeding alfalfa
it is better to cut the grass than to
pasture it. Those cattle had the
benefit of summer feed along with the
grain but with a little extra work a
very small plat of ground was made
to supply the necessary green feed.
d The cattle made excellent gains right
b along on this supply of grass with the
' grain feed. He sold his cattle early
and did fairly well with them.
Will Pay Claim
A member of the local lodge of
Workmen tells The Frontier that the
claim of the widow of Barrett Scott,
which has been lawed and fought in
district and sepreme court for the
past ten or twelve years, will probably
sf)^n be paid on a basis of the full
arjJbunt due. This statement finds
ita authority in a recent action of the
higher circles of the lodge. There
has been created a sort of superior
court within the lodge, and this body,
according to our informant, has de
liberated over the claim, which
amounts to some $2,700, and hands
down q,s its opinion that the same
should be paid.
See my big Kentucky jack and
Onward stallion (Standard bred) be
\ fore breeding mares.
J. H. McAllister.
Local Matters
Galena Lumber company deals in
paints, oils, etc. 51tf
J. H. Meredith has recently treated
his residence with a coat of paint.
D. A. Doyle has 1500 bushels of
clean and dry Speltz for sale. 8-tf
Sherwin-Williams paints for sale by
Galena Lumber company. 51tf
All kinds of cider and soft goods
sold by O’Neill Bottling Works. 5-tf
Booms to rent over Bentley’s store
after the 1st of September.—J. Bent
ley. 8-tf
Those owing us on subscription are
requested to call aud liquidate their
account.
The Odd Fellows’ neat little build
ing is about completed and presents
an attfactive appearance.
Frank Brittell has been enjoying a
visit from his father from Neligh the
past two or three weeks.
Bob Williams is putting up a build
ing for a carpenter shop just north of
the Bazelmau lumber office.
Bev. Father Smith of Omaha arriv
ed in the city Monday evening for a
short visit with old-time friends.
A. J. Spindler of Meek was a caller
Wednesday and left enough to advance
his susbscription half way in 1904.
J. H. Wise has installed an 8-horse
gasolene engine at his flour and feed
establishment to supply power for
operating a feed mill.
Supervisor Grimes was up from
Chambers with a three-horse team
and wide-tired wagon Monday, haul
ing out a load of lumber for the Cham
bers lumber yard.
Louis Stebner, one of the prosperous
and progressive farmers of Bock Falls
towhship, was a pleasant caller Wed
nesday and had his name enrolled
upon The Frontier subscription list.
Judge Morgan issued marriage
licenses Monday to the following
persons: Hugh James of Hammond
and Mary Ellen Murphy of Stuart;
Joseph Smith of Council Bluffs, Io.,
and Edith Zink of Stuart.
Mr. Murnan, father of B. C. Murnan
of Scottville, was relating to friends
in O’Neill last week that having
driven through from Iowa his observa
tion was that Nebraska will discount
Iowa this year in com crop.
Charles Ingersoll was enquiring for
a house in town yesterday. He lias
leased his farm and expects to move
his family to O’Neill. Mr. Ingersoll
expects himself to go to Iowa next year
to put in the summer with his parents.
Lost—A dark colored coat made of
heavy material with raised thread
stripe; pockets contain pair of glasses,
andsome envelopes from Hanna ranch
of Woodlake, left at some business
place in O’Neill; $1 reward. Leave at
Frontier. 1-w pd.
A handsome little red-tailed squirl
sports about in the court-house park
and blinks its black eyes at passersby
with no sign of fear. It is the pro
perty of the Tierney boys and leaves
its cage frequently for the grassy
lawn and trees of the court yard.
Among the architectural and build
ing enterprises in the near future in
this vicinity, a prominent O’Naill
contractor tells us, is a large and
elaborate residence for M. Lyons at
Emmet, Mr. Lyons having leased his
present handsome place of abode, to
take effect March 1, next.
An item uveriooit uy tins aepan
ment last week was the addition to
our city’s citizens of C. AY. Hamilton
and family, who have moved down
from Stuart. Mr. Hamilton lately
returned from a tour up and down the
Pacific coast states and returned to
Holt county satisfied to remain.
A| letter from Guy Green at Oak
land, Cal., says that section is getting
a pretty severe shaking from earth
quake shocks and that recently an
island in the Farallone iles west of San
Francisco bay was rent in twain by an
earthquake, one part dropping off into
the ocean. Guy says he expects to
return to his home at Meadow Grove,
Neb., in the near future
Judge MeCutchon lias been tearing
up and packing up and loading up his
goods and chatties for removal to
Spencer, where he hangs his legal
shingle-and ventures a professional
career in one of Boyd county’s good
and growing towns. The judge lias
been a resident of Holt county these
many years and his friends here wish
him good luck across the river.
Two weeks without rain has had its
effects upon high and gravely places
such as the cemetery. The Potestant
cemetery people have therefore met the
emergency with a hose. The main is
being extended the full with of the
grave yard with hydrants sufficient
that the whole grave aera can be
covered with the hose and the sods
and shrubbery thus kept fresh and
green.
FISHER OF DAWES AND WILLS OF BOYD FOR JHDGES
Judicial Convention at Valentine Selects Ticket on First Ballot and En
dorses Scattergood for Philippine Islands.
Valentine, Aug. 25.—Allen G. Fisher of Chadron and W. T. Wills of
Butte were nominated for the republican ticket here today for judges of
the Fifteenth judical district. Nine counties were represented in the
convention and seven candidates were in the hands of their friends, but
the first ballot was sufficient to settle the choice.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the cundidaoy of A. W. Scatter
good of Brown county for judge of the court of first instance in the
Philippine islands.
The delegates were very enthusiastic over the prospects at the coming
election and the harmony that exists at the present time in the party,
together with the republican majority in the district, assures the election
of the candidates named today.
A Judicial Love-Feast
Valentine Republican: Two souls
with But a single thought. Such
might have been said of the love feast
held here Tuesday when there came
together in convention assembled,
representatives of two ancient organ-,
i/.ations known as demoracy and popu
lism. They came not as they Were
wont in the days of old, each with a
club for the other. Nay, they came
meekly, like unto the lambs in the
field for knowing that their vitality
was ebbing, they wisely decided that
in unity there is strength*. Behold
then, these once strong and hostile
veterans of the political arena, bow
ing and salaaming to one another,
each trying to mold and shape their
persuasion that it might run smooth
ly in the groove of the other and oil
ing all with a flow of soft words that
would grease a quarter section of
sand hills.
They arrived in Valentine, and
gathered together in the court-house
to place in nomination two candi
dates for the judgeship of the Fiftenth
judicial district of Nebraska. The
present incumbents, Judges W. II.
Westover of Rusliville and J. J. Har
rington of O’Neill, were renominated
by acclamation. Then there followed
many speeches from inspired minds.
Judge T. V. Goldon of O’Neill, amidst
great applause, denounced protection,
trusts, imperialism and the adminis
tration in general and declared him
self ready to nestle under the banner
of W. J. Bryan. Samuel Smeiser un
rolled himself from the depth of his
chair long enough to smile benignly
upon the assemblage and say that
those werehissentiments, too When
they had warmed themselves into a
pleasant glow, they decided to ad
journ until afternoon when they
would meet at Fort Niobrara and
witness a game of base ball. They
vanished as they come, in the night,
to prepare for the battle and “beat
the republicans.”
Public sale
Mrs. II. Uhler has out bills for a big
sale at her place one-half mile south
and one-half mile east of Emmet, on
Thursday, September 17. She offers
for sale:
1 span work herses 8 years old weight
1100 each; 1 mare 4 years old, weight
1200, 1 horse 3 years old, weight 1000,
1 mare 10 years old; 6 head of milch
cows; 7 head of yearling steers; 6 head
of yearling heifers; 1 Short Horn bull,
3 years old; 4 head of spring calves; 1
wagon, nearly new, 1 wagon with
rack; 1 feed mill;l newlleering mower;
1 new McCormick mower; 1 two-seated
buggy; Mower, hay rake and sweep;
1 lister; 1 2-section harrow; l riding
plow; 1 walking plow; 1 riding cultiva
tor; 1 walking cultivator; 1 corn plan
ter; 1 set of tools; 2 sets heavy harness;
1 new saddle; set flynets; 4 dozen
chickens; Dinning table, heating
stove, and many other articles.
The sale commences at one o’clock
sharp.
Excursion Rates
For the inter-state fair at Sioux
City August 31 to September 5, the
Wilfmar & Sioux Falls (Short Line)
.willsell excursion tickets O’Neill to
Sioux City August 31 to September 5
inclusive, limited to return September
7, for $5.45 round trip.
Tickets on sale September 2, 3 and
'4, limited to return day following
date of sale, at $4.10 round triji.
On September 2, 3 and 4 accomoda
tion train will leave O’Neill at 4:30 a.
m., reaching Sioux City at 10:30 a. m.
This train in addition to the regular
train leaving at 10:10 a. m. For
further information see W. E. West,
agent. 8-3
For Sale Cheap.
SE, 17, 32, 16, and W. 4 NW, 31, 30,
16., Holt county Neb. Too far away,!
will sacrifice. Terms easy. Open to
all agents. Miss Leona L. Lingle,
owner, 1531 Cambria St., Los Angeles,
California. 44-tf
Live Stock Market
South Omaha, August 27.—Low
piices checked receipts and tills week
so far the run has been moderate at
Soutli Omaha. Market is 10 to 15c
higher than a week ago. The feeder
demand is increasing. Buyers are
running prices up on one another and
making a ' ask market. Prospects of
good corn crop improve with eacli nice
day. Wednesday Chicago had 27,000
cattle and 10 to 15 lower market.
We quote best corn steers $4.80 to
$5.30. Western hayfeds $4 to $4.25.
Best feeders $3.00 to $4, fair $3.15 to
$3.50. Cows and heifers $2.50 to $3.25,
canners $1.50 to $2. Bulls $2 to $3.
Calves $3 to$5.
Our sheep market lias been steady
on killers and strong on feeders, so far
this week. Ewes are selling at $2 50.
Feeders wethers $3 10 to $3.10 to $3.25,
yearlings $3.30 to $3.40, fat sheep and
yearling $3.50 to $3.00, feeder lambs
$4 to 4.50, fat lambs 4.50 to 4.75.
Hog receipt light. Range 5.25 to
5.65. Market 10c lower then yesterday.
Itemized
A picnic out at Charles Shoemaker’s
last Sunday was liberally patronized
by O’Neill people and others, the day
being propitious for sucli an occasion,
and a right good time was had by
those in attendance.
C. E. flail, It. It. Dickson, S. J.
Weekes, Thomas Simonson, Ii. A.
Polk and John Kkirvlng attended the
republican judicial convention held at
Valentine last Tuesday.
Cal Moffltt lias been nominated for
clerk of the district court by the re
publicans of Boyd county. Cal is a
hustler, an old resident of the county
and will surely win out on election
day.
The populists of Holt county had a
delegation of sixteen members for the
state convention but only two were
seen to leave O’Neill, and nobody can
be found who knows anything about
the others.
Trains Delayed
The Northwestern train service was
greatly crippled to-day. The Black
Hills passenger, due here at 9:52, did
not arrive until after dark this even
ing and No. 5 from the east,|due here
at 2:50, had not left Norfolk at that
hour. A special was sent out from
Long Pine, arriving here about the
time the Black Hills train should
arrive' but carried no mail. So the
day {has passed without the usual
arrival of mails. The cause of the
delay of east bound trains is said to
be a washout in the western part of
the state. A heavy rain fell here for
several hours this morning.
Circus Today
Gollmar Brothers show, which ex
hibited in this city this afternoon,
gave one of the best performances
ever seen in the city. The show is
a high class, moral one and worthy the
patronage of the public. There are
no gamblers or confidence men with
them to separate the unwary from
their coin and the managers and em
ployes show their pleasure seeking
patrons every courtesy.
fusion oiaxe iicaai,
Nebraska (leniocrats and populists
have arranged a sort of fusion ticket
although the two conventions were
held as far apart as possible. Botl
conventions nominated Judge J. J
Sullivan to succeed himself, and W
O. Jones of Adams and E. O. Webei
of Valparaiso for regents. The twc
latter belong to the pops and the
former to the democrats.
Strayed.
On or about April 15, from oui
farm five miles west of O’Neill, a rec
bull calf about sixteen months old
marked with slit cut in brisket. Alsc
on or about June 1, one yearling steer,
branded C J on left side. Suitable
reward for information leading tc
their recovery. 5-tt Ryan Bros.
Brief Mention
J. A. Donohoe made a business trip
to Omana the first of the week.
The O’Neill schools will open for
business and study next Monday.
Mrs. S. Simmons and Mis. Ritts at
tended the Plainview street carnival
last week.
Mike Welch returned from Lake
City, Colo., Monday fora short visit
with relatives.
J. A. Chittick of Stanton visited
with his brother-in-law, E. Kline, and
family over Sunday.
Despite the rain a large crowd of
both old and young were in town to
day to attend the circus.
Next Sunday evening, August 30,
the Rev. T. W. Bowen will preach
upon the subject, “Home Missions.”
Mrs. J. C. Morrow and children of
Spencer are vititing Mrs. Morrow’s
mother and other relatives in the city.
Sam Dietrich was up from So Omaha
several days last week looking after
business matters. He returned home
Sunday morning.
P. C. McCarthy of Denver arrived
In the city Wednesday afternoon for a
short visit with his brother, Jerry,
and mumcrous old-time friends- in
this vicinity.
C. A. Home, wife and children of
Belvedier, 111., and Miss Johnson of
Omaha, all relatives of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Simonson, departed Monday
for their homes after a protracted
visit with tile Simonsons.
Judge Kinkaid went to Kearney
the first of the week, at which place
on Tuesday occurred the examination
of applicants for appointment to the
West Point military academy. Merle
Kline and Owen Meredith are two
O’Neill boys to take the examination.
The Brook Farm Co., have Bulls for
sale and their Dames have weighed 2100
hundred. Brother stockman come
and buy one of these bulls and grow
1800 hundred lb steers with the same
feed you grow 1000 and 1200 lb ones.
J. R. Thomson Foreman.
Marshal Martin has been crouching
behind dry goods boxes with a loaded
shotgun and blood in his eye for a
week or more. The explosion of the
gunpowder from the marshal’s gun
and the yelp of a dog have been simel
taneous events on several occasion
and tile worthless canine that have
long infested the streets are becoming
preceptibly less.
B. A. Powell, one of the substan
tial farmers of the Minneola country,
returned last Saturday from a week’s
visit to his former home in the vielni
ty of Storm Lake, Io. He brought
back with him a fancy pig for breed
ing purposes. It is a fine young
Poland-China boar of the thorough
bred type selected from the herds of
Iowa healthy stock, and will be a
valuable animal to the swine herds
in Mr. Powell’s locality.
C. A. Manville, editor of the Spen
cer Advocate, was nominated by the
republicans of Boyd county for county
superintendent. Charley filled that
office for four years in tills county and
made one of the best officers the
county ever had. The people of Boyd
county will have an able, efficient
man to look after their educational
interests if they elect Charley Man
ville.
WANTED—Several Persons of
character and good reputation in each
state (one in this county required) to
represent arid advertise old establish
ed wealthy business house of solid
financial standing. Salary *21 weekly
with expenses additional, all payable
in cash direct each Wednesday from
head office. Horse and carriage fur
nished when necessary. References
enclose self-addressed envelope, Colo
nial, 332 Dearborn St., Chicago.
Casper Engleliaupt writes from San
Diego, Cal., to a friend at O’Neill
that he is head butter maker in a
creamery at a salary of *100 a month.
Mr. Englejiaupt and family went to
California last December hoping that
Mrs. Englehaupt’s health might be
benefited. He says in his letter that
she had a very severe sick spell in the
early summer but is better now.
Casper also offers this suggestion to
the political wariors: “Good port wine
sells here at *7.50 a gallon and you
might tell the candidates that I can
furnish it at that figure plus the
freight. While 1 can not take part
personally in the campaign I might
help witli better spirits.”
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.
NEIL BRENNAN
FIELD TRIALS CLOSED
North Dakota and Wisconsin Dogs
Get First Money.
SPORTSMEN TEST CANINE WORTH
Plain Rex First in Derby and Prince
• Lydon in All Age.
The Held trials—second annual of the
Nebraska association—with their dogs
and sports have come and gone. They
opened last Tuesday and closed Satur
day, a good many interested and en
thusiastic dog men attending, capped
and booted.
A home man and dog led the proces
sion last year, but this year the first
prize in the derby goes to North Dako
ta and in the all-age to Wisconsin.
The prizes were a warded by the judges
according to the following arrange
ment:
Derby—First, Plain Rex, owned by
Thomas Grltilths of Grand Forks, N.
D., handled by Natt B. Nesbitt, of
Chestervill, Miss., $150.
Second—Lad Meally, owned by W.
P. Austin, Mansfield, Pa., handled by
A. B. Caldwell, of Alledonia, Ohio,
$125.
Third—Brett’s Sport, owned by
William Brett, of Ava, 111., handled
by Charles Askins, of Marion, 111.,$100.
Fourth—Osseo, owned by Dr. Hick-*
erson, of Moberly, Mo., handled by E.
I). G.trr, of Louisville, Ivy., $75.
Fifth—Divided between Chester
field Sue, owned by J. C. Tickner, of
Richmond, Va., handled by W. D.
Gilchrist, of Courtland, Ala., and
Dervish Girl, owned by American
Kennels of Robinson, 111., handled by
W. W. Updike of Robinson, III, $60.
All age, first—Prince Lydon, owned
by John Cowley, of Milwaukee, Wis.,
handled by E. Shelly of Elmore, Mich.,
$150.
Second—Alpine Lad, owned by
Charles Proctor of Union City, Ind.,
handled by E. D. Garr, $125.
Third—McKinley, owned by Thomas
Griffiths, handled by Nat B. Nesbitt;
$100.
Fourth—Dad’s Frank, owned by
Booker and Kennard of Louisville.Ky.,
handled by E. D. Garr, $75.
Fifth—Blue Danstone, owned by T.
O. Turner of Peoria, 111., handled by
W. D. Gilchrist, $50.
The judges were W. J. Banghn of
Ridgeville, Ind., and William Elliott
of Selma, lo. Many of the partisl
pants in the trials here went over to
South Dakota to attend the trials
near Huron.
Notice
All members of the Nebraska Field
Trial association are requested to
meet at the office of secretary, M. H.
McCarthy, in the city of O’Neill, on
the 28 day of August, 1003, at 8 o’clock
p. m., for the purpose of electing offi
cers for the ensuing year and to act
upon the report of the secretary and
treasurerand for such business as may
properly come before said meeting.
O. F. Biglin, First Vice-President.
M. H. McCarthy, Secretary.
For Rent—240 acres of good hay
land within 3 miles of O’NeilL In
quire of S. J. Weekes. 3-tf
11 RAILROAD EXCURSIONS li
Summer Excursions.
Are now on to all points north, east
and west, via the Great Northern
line, especially low rates being made
this year for summer travel. Tickets
sold daily to St. Paul, Minneapols,
Duluth, Fishing resorts in Minnesota.
Toures to Buffalo and Chicago via the
Great Lakes. Montreal, Quebec, Bos
ton Portland and other summer re
sorts in New England and Cannada.
If you intend making a trip this
summer full information regarding
rates, routes, limits, etc , will gladly
be furnished by any agent, or by
Fred Rogers, general passenger agent,
Sioux City, la.
Pacific Coast Excursions
*45 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 tx> Fred Rogers, G. P. A., Sioux
City, la.
Great Northern Railway
W. & S. F. RY.
Through daily service to Minneapo
lis and St. Paul with direct connec
tions for all points in Minnesota,
North Dakota and west to Pacific
Coast. Through sleeping car service.
Apply to any agent for rates, folders
and descriptive matter.
Fred Rrogers, G. P. A.
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