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VOLUME XXIV.
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O’NEILL NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1903.
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NUMBER 10.
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M MM'S AuulMHl
Badly Torn by Hay Rake Caused by
Runaway Team.
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f GENERAL COUNTY NEWS ITEMS
I Briefs Bits From Elsewhere for the
I Busy Reader.
| f Fred Griffins 14-year-old boy met
| with a distressing accident last Sun
day while raking hay. He was driving
a more or less fractious team of horses
* and they ran away with him. He
was ti»rown from the seat and caught
('jm the rake, being dragged thus for
Vmiitea distance. The team ran into
u wire fence, turning and taking a
course along the fence, a wheel of the
rake winding up a wire from the fence,
from which, together with the teeth
, of the rake,the boy was severely torn
and cut. It was a self-dump machine
I and tiie rake raised up and passed
| over the boy. He was picked up and
brought to O’Neill, Dr. Gilligan dress
. ing the wounds. One arm had been
cut nearly off, a hole punched through
one ear, his clothing nearly all torn
off and many bruises and scratches
sustained all over his youthful
anatomy but no bones broken.
The Griffins live some six or seven
miles east of town.
Notes From Eleswhere
The Ewing Advocate tells of the
wedding of Miss Lena Winsliip and
Rev. James Barr, to take place at
Central City September 9. Miss Win
ship is a daughter of Rev. Winship,
pastor of the Methodist church here
some sixteen years ago.
John Weber and Charles Phelan of
Johnson county have each bought
. / land in the vicinity of Page reports
the Reporter. The same paper also
says that D. C. Harrison of Emporia
will have a sale September 26, after
which he will remove to Meadow
Grove to run a hotel.
A change of importance in business
circles occurred this week when
George E. Collins, of Saunders county,
moved his family to Atkinson and was
duly elected cashier of the State bank,
says the Graphic. The capital stock
of this institution is increased .to $10,
I 000 and Mr. Deck and Mr. Collins are
f the sole stockholders, all the stock
heretofore owned by nonresidents,
| having been taken up by these two
gentlemen, who propose to make a
Strong home institution for the beneiit
of home people.
Tlie engine and attachments and
supply tanks have arrived, but work
on the water works is at a standstill
I? because brick masons can not be found
to perform the labor, says the Stuart
Ledgei. The village board has appro
priated $1,200 for water works. The
r Ledger also says that W. A. Hiscox
has begun a suit for daniages against
Stuart township, employing M. F.
Harrington as counsel, R. R. Dickson
being retained on befalf of the
• township. The case will be tried in
O’Neill in September.
The Spencer Advocate thus recounts
the wedding of a young lady who spent
several years of her childhood in
O’Neill: A quiet wedding took place
this week on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Parker,
at which time their daughter Ethel
was united in marriage to Mr. Cam
Tinsley. At precisely 8 o’clock Mrs.
Fred Sedlacek sounded the piano and
began the wedding march. The young
couple entered the parlor attended by
Miss Marie Knollkamper of Eagle
Mills as bridesmaid and Mr. Lawrence
Kloke as best man. The bride was
beautifully attired in white and with
the groom in his conventional black
they made a very handsome appear
ance before the alter. A beautiful
and impressive ceremony wasiperform
erl by Rev. West of Butte uniting the
lives of these promising and worthy
ft4 young people, which was followed by
) * sincere congratulation. This part of
the program being over, all repaired
to the dining room where one of the
grandest and most elaborate spreads
imaginable was in waiting.
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
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
s your purchase.
^ NEIL BRENNAN
xiuwai AuatbCJi a
Galena Lumber company deals in
paints, oils, etc. 51tf
William Krotter of Stuart had
business in town Tuesday.
Sherwin-Williams paints for sale by
Galena Lumber company. 61tf
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Harmon Friday last.
I)r. Will Mullen of Spencer was in
O’Neill the first of the week.
Editor Manville of the Spencer
Advocate was in the city Monday.
All kinds of cider and soft goods
sold by O’Neill Bottling Works. 5-tf
D. A. Doyle has 1500 bushels of
clean and dry Speltz for sale. 8-tf
Wanted—Ten men, from $1 to $1.50
a day and board.—Ditcli company. 10-2
Mrs. H. O. Jackson is visiting her
parents and other relatives in the
city. I
O. F. Biglin has a new and hand
some ad in this issue, found on page
eight.
D. C. Harrison was up from Em
poria the first of the week circulating
sale bills.
Wanted—Comptent man and wife
to work upon a farm, four miles north
of O'Neill.—J. M. Caldwell. 10-tf
Frank Shively is up from Fremont,
at which place he is employed with
the Nebraska Telephone company.
Bob Good of the Newport Eagle was
in town Thursday and Friday of last
week. The Frontier acknowledges a
fraternal visit.
E. Kline, W. E Oonkel, A. Baker
and Michael Gallagher each caught a
nice string of bass and perch at the
Red Rridsro Monday.
The board of supervisors will come
together next Monday for the annual
fall meeting. The official proceedings
of the session will appear in The Fron
tier as usual.
The Alliance Herald is boasting of
10-foot corn stalks in Box Butte
county. That’s probably pretty big
for Box Butte. Come up to Holt and
we will show you some 14-footers.
J. Berry of Paddock was a pleasant
caller Monday, renewing his subscrip
tion to this household necessity and
ordering a copy sent to his brother,
T. H., at Innisfail Alta, Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Snyder and
daughter, Miss Bessie, left for Lincoln
Tuesday morning where Miss Bessie
will enter the university. Mr. and
Mrs. Snyder will attend the state
fair before returning.
Mrs. John Skirving and daughter
Nellie departed Tuesday for Milford,
Io., to attend the wedding of a neice
of Mrs. Skirving’s which occurs there
soon. Mr. Skirving accompanied
them as far as Ewing.
St. Paul’s grounds of appeal fora
liberal collection is the subject for the
Presbyterian pulpit next Sabbath even
ing. The pastor will present a plan for
raising the entire indebtedness of the
church. '
The hum of press wheels in The
Frontier printery this week has been
more constant than usual, turning
out the^arge amount of printing our
customers have been in need of. The
chief himself has presided at the press
and if there is extra fine press work
on your job, lay it to him.
Monday evening was the time for
the regular meeting of the city coun
cil but owing to the fact of it being a
holiday the meeting was postponed
until Tuesday evening. Tuesday
evening it was posponed until Wednes
day because of the absence from the
city of some of the councilmen. There
was no urgent business and about the
only thing done was the allowing of a
few claims.
onaiiw »» . Aij-auu as jnii111 i,j 11 anu
Noah S. Beltezore as defendant, both
living in the Scottville country were
in county court Monday and Tuesday,
with a number of witnesses, for the
trial of an action in replevin involving
the title to some sheep and cattle. R.
R. Dickson represented the plantin’
and E. II. Whelan the defendant.
Hyatt had taken the stock from
Beltezore by replevin,claiming interest
in them, and was sustained in courts
“According to a compilation of
forty-five years’ weather records for
Nebraska,” says the Omaha Bee,
“Jack Frost usually visits us about
Lhe 1st of October, although last year
he made his advent as early as Sept
ember 12, which was the record
breaker with thp one exception of
1863, when lie surprised everybody by
putting in an appearance on the 25th
Jay of August. In view of the persis
tent backwardness of Old Sol this
season, J. Frost should take notice
that we are in no hurry to welcome
him.” Everybody in this quarter of the
state are willing to accept the forty
live year record tills year without
the exceptions,
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jj ^ PQle C»|f jj
< ■ Sometimes a pale red calf with wabbling legs w
< Entangles them in scores of feet of rope, S
And, trying there to free itself, succeeds j
In merely anchoring beyond all hope. Jje
» Sometimes a man whose heart is right ^
Gets fastened as he goes along the way, #
¥ij By chords of fancied friendship or ot hate— Eg
lie knows not which—that holds him day by day. HE
<| • But be the victim upright, mortal man,
»»*** Or just a pale red, Jersey calf,
The comment of the world is frequently ;
That crudest of all things cruel—a laugh.
—Postal Card &
Rebekah Meeting
A very pleasant and profitable meet
ing of district No. 21, Rebekah lodge,
was held in the Odd Fellows’ hall last
Friday afternoon and evening, some
twenty-live attending.
President and vice president both
being absent at the opening, the meet
ing was called to order by Mable Mar
tin, noble grand of the O’Neill lodge.
Mrs. Luella Brook of Atkinson was
elected president protem. After the
meeting was opened In regular order
Miss Blanch Adams welcomed the
visiting sisters in a short address,
which had the ring and spirit of true
Rebekahism.
Mrs. Brook responded in behalf of
the visiting members.
Mrs. Kittie Stocking gave instruc
tions in the unwritten work, after
which a drill in the traveling pass
word was very instructive as well as
being the cause of some merriment.
The question box having recieved
its proper attention, the officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
President, Minnie Miller of Atkinson;
vice president, M. Blanch Adams of
O’Neill; secretary, Alberta M. Smith
of O’Neill; treasurer, Rebekah Gallig
iier of Stuart;chaplian, Mrs. Lumsden
of Atkinson; inside guard, Flora Bent
ley of O’Neill; warden, Lue Bohme
of Atkinson; conductor, Cora Merri
dith of O’Neill.
In the evening the Atkinson degree
staff exemplified the floor work in line
style, after which the TPNeill Lodge
served fruit, no banquet was spread on
account of limited time,visiting mem
bers wishing to take the 10 o’clock
passenger going west.
Alberta M. Smith, Secretary.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters rem lin uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postofflce for the
week ending September 5,1903:
Ralph Jennings, John Harvey, P. J.
Harrington, George W. Gibson, Tom
Eassy, Philip Earner, F. M. Cole, H.
A. Brown, Tom Bark, Ira Bunting,
Lena Weidman, L. T. Stanton, Frank
II. Seymore, Miss Esletla Ross, Mrs.
Margaret Miller, G. W. Morey, L. F.
Koch.
POSTAL CARDS.
W. L. Handy, G. B. Johnson.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If not called for in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter office.
I). II. Cronin, Postmaster.
Capt. Alberti to Lecture
The Masonic fraternity of this city
have secured the services of Captain S.
Alberti, an ex-officer in the Russian
army, to give iiis famous lecture,
“Through Russia and Siberia as an
Officer and Exile,” at the opera-house
in this city Friday evening, Septem
ber 18. This will be a rare opportunity
for the people of this community to
learn of the czar’s dominions and his
people, told in an interesting way by
one who knows. No one in this city
should miss hearing tiiis lecture.
Pacific Coast Kxcursions
$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 limitOcto
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.
WANTED—Several Persons of
character and good reputation in each
state (one in this county required) to
represent and 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.
Live Stock Market
South Omaha, Sept 10.—Cattle re
ceipts last month were 20,000 short of
a year ago. The sale of feeders was
less than 40 per cent of the sale in
August, 1902. This indicatesla wait
ing game by feeders and range men.
Prices for feeders and grass beef have
been improving for two weeks. Corn
fed steers sold for $6 here last week.
Market so far this week is brisk and
steady except on cows, which are 10c
lower.
We quote choice corn fed steers
$5.50 to $6, fair to good $4.75 to $5.40.
Choice 4 and 5 year old grass beef
sterrs$4.40 to $4.f,o, choice 3 years olds
$4 to $4.25. Younger, high grade
$3.75 to $4. Common down to $2.25.
Cow stuff still low, best $3 to $3.25.
Stock heifers $2.40 to $2.75. Steers
calves $3.60 to $3.75. Grass bulls $2
to $2.75, veal $3 to $5.
Tire sheep market nas held about
steady except on feeder lambs which
declined 15 to 25c. Demand lias been
fairly good on all kinds with prospects
more active for this week.
We quote ewes, feeders $2 to $2.50;
killers $2.50 to $3. Wethers, feeders
$3 to $3.25; killers $3.25 to $3.35. Year
lings, feeders $3.25 to $3.50, killers
$3.50 to $3 00. Lambs, feeders $4 to ,
$4.25; killers $4.50 to $4.75. :
Ilog receipts light. Market strong.
Range $5.25 to $5.70.
Nye & Buchanan Co. ,
A Remarkable Record.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has
a remarkable record. It has been in
use for over thirty years, during which *
time many million bottles have been
sold and used. It has long been the i
standard and main reliance in the l
treatment of croup in thousands of <
homes, yet during all this time no 1
case has ever been reported to manu- 1
facturers in which it failed to effect a l
cure. When given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse or even as soon
as the croupy cough appears, it will ,
prevent the attack. It is pleasant to
take, many children like it. It con- |
tains no opium or other harmful sub
stance and may be given as confident
ly to a baby as to an adult. For sale ,
by P. C. Corrigan.
Summer Excursions.
Are now on to all points north, east (
and west, via the Great Northern 1
line, especially low rates being made I
this year for summer travel. Tickets 1
sold daily to St. Paul, Minneapols, 1
Duluth, Fishing resorts in Minnesota. '
Toures to Buffalo and Chicago via the i
Great Lakes. Montreal, Quebec, Bos
ton Portland and other summer re- i
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.
For Sale Cheap.
SE, 17, 32, 16, and W. i NW, 31, 30, ;
10., Holt county Neb. Too far away,
will sacrifice. Terms easy. Open to
all agents. Miss Leona L. Lingle,
owner, 1531 Cambria St., Los Angeles, i
California. 44-tf <
Lightning Rods Out of Date.
A New York architect, who has put 1
up many country houses, says that he ’
has not during the last decade been i
called on once to put a lightning rod (
on any of these houses. The light- (
ning rod has disappeared altogether
as a means of protection on new
houses.
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Bicycles in France.
The number of bicycles in France
last year was 1,250,000, or ten times
more than in 1895. Roughly speak
ing. the number of bicycles has in- 1
creased by 125,000 yearly for some
years. The last census showed 6,000 ;
automobiles.
Uriel Mention
Attorney Dickson hud business at
Nellgh yesterday.
Congressman Klnkaid is in Lincoln
tills week attending the state fair.
Dr. George Mullen of Creighton
spent Sunday in the city visiting
relatives.
Sanford & Thompson have moved
their billiar and poll tables into the
bowling alley building.
Miss Covkendalldeparted this morn
ing for Chicago, to attend the nation
al dressmakers’ convention.
County Judge Morgan yesterday
Issued marriage license to John M.
Stewart and Ida B. Morse, both of
O’Neill.
The Frontier is asked to state that
an Sunday morning at 11 o’clock there
will be services in the Episcopal
church.
M. F. Cronin has resignetf as manag
ing editor of a threshing crew and has
gone to Stuart to assist on the Ledger
temporarily.
Sheriff Hall has a sparkling new
buggy witli red wheels, and his spot
ted ponies betray a conscious pride of
something new behind them.
Mrs, E. P. Hicks is critically ill at
her home witli cancey. She has been
in a dangerous condition for some
days and her life is disparcd of.
J. E. Orcutt of Lincoln has been in
the city several days tills week in the
Interests of the Beatrice Creamery
company. The company will establish
a shipping station here.
Superintendent Nor veil says his
term of bacliolship is about expired as
bis wife and daughter write that they
will be home from their month's trip
in California about the 16th.
George, tl;e eight months old son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Bowden, died
last Sunday morning and was buried
ruesday from the Marquette chapel,
Rev. Fetzer of this city officiating.
The Empire Stock company have
seen performing at the opera-house
iince Tuesday evening, giving some
mtertaining theatrical work. This
ivening closes their engagement in
D’Neill.
M. F. Harrington is having a house
milded upon his hay farm near the
McClure ranch, Hank Mills has gone
nit to put down an hydralic well and
Jther improvements are being given
i foothold.
J. P. Gallagher is considering the
idvisability of erecting a residence
ipon the beautiful corner lots just
lorth of J. II. Meredith'8 home in the
vestern part of town which he recent
y purchased. ‘Tis one of the hand
omest building spots in the city.
The south wind blows today at a
nillion-dollar gait and is having
.elling eifect|in ripening corn. Holt
ounty people have not been in the
mbit of welcoming winds, but this is
lie best thing that could happen to
he country right now.
The past few weeks have not been
irolitic with local occurances and the
vay of the newspaper man has been
ather hard Every available man
las been engaged to handle the bum
>er crops that a kind Providence has
>ovided this year, the kids are at
cliool and the ways of the street are
ather slow and quiet.
me imam son oi ivir. ana Mrs.
Charles Bright died Tuesday after a
irief existance of less than two weeks,
lie funeral occuring yesterday and
lie little white casket containing the
lereft parent’s darling reposed in the
’rotestant cemetery. The death of
he babe is a severe blow to Mr. and
drs. Bright and the entire community
s moved with sympathy.
Father Isadore, better known to his
•id friends in O’Neill as Richard
Jwyer, arrived in the city yesterday
rom the east on a visit to relatives
lere. He lias been a missionary to
ioutli America for a number of years
uid lately returned from a European
rip. Father Isadore is a son of Mr.
nnl Mrs. Timothy Dwyer and a broth
:r of Mrs. Charles Stout.
Frank Martin, who returned two
veeks ago from a tour in Washington
md Oregon, says while there is plenty
if work in that section there is little
ihow for a man with limited means to
istablisli himself on a business basis.
‘This condition prevails,”says Frank,
‘the working man who misses his
lay'sj work misses his meals. 1 saw no
shance of bettering myself in that
iountry of flue climate.”
Great Northern Railway
W. & S. F. RY.
Through daily service to Minneapo
is and St. Paul with direct connec
,ions for all points in Minnesota,
Sforth Dakota and west to Pacific
Joast. Through sleeping car service.
Vpply to any agent for rates, folders
ind descriptive mat ter.
Fred Rrogers, G. P. A.
JUDICIARY AND PASSES
Populist Officials Have Always En
deavored to Get Their Share.
HISTORY TELLS THE TRUE TALE
Jimmy Should be Separated From Cor
rupting Influence of “John’s Pass”
In referring to Judge Harrington,
the Independent last week, among
other things, delivered itself of this:
“As the years d ri rt along, the people
are getting to understand better that
a railroad pass is a bribe to a public
official. * * * But where a Judge
receives passes from these railroads,
which saves him large sums of money
in railroad fare, he can hardly be ex
pected to hold the scales of justice
evenly balanced and even though he
tries to do so, the litigant is bound to
feel the chances are against him.”
Evidently, the article was written
with the intention of leading the
public to understand that Judge Har
rington does not ride on a pass; that
he is paying many dollars to the rail
roads and that with him on the bench
judical affairs are safe; that he, as one
of the judges of this district, has stood
between the railroads and the people.
Such twaddle looks nice in print to
one who does not know the facts.
In this county,since Judge Harring
ton has been on the bench, but one
liiiiruiiu case tias ueen trieu ana mat
by Judge Westover, who, by the way,
has tried every railroad case of any
importance in the district and he has
for nearly eight years been furnished
with free transportation by the Elk
horn and B. and M. railroads. West
over carries the passes, tries the cases,
and does the heavy work for the dis
trict, while Judge Harrington con
tents himself with entering decrees,
confirming tax sales from which much
benefit has accrued—to the land
syndicate of this county, and'a few
other minor matters. Judge West
over is the man who tries the cases of
“the man who is injured on the rail
road, the Widow and the children
whose husband and father is killed,
the stock man whose cattle are injur
ed through shipment and the mer
chant whose goods are damaged in the
course of transportation, the farmer
whoso property is burned by fire from,
the railroads,” which the Independ
ent has credited to Harrington.
But the Independent makes this
startling admission: “Unfortunately,
some fusionists in the state adminis
tration did ride on passes.” Now
Brother Eves, why not be frank
and honest with your readers
and say, so far as you have been
able to find out, you are satisfied
that every populist official and
deputy in the state house rode
on free transportation furnished by
the railroads; that every member of
the supreme court, which found for
tlie railroads in the R 'Sewater-Har
rington case that instituted to
raise the re” road assessments o‘l Ne
braska. and which court was compos
ed of three populists, three democrats
and three republicans, all ride on the
same kind of transportation.
1 noliiflo in ♦ Vile liof f\9 nocc Khora
former United States Sqpator Allen,
populist and democratic congressman,
districir judges, members of the legis
lature and county officials, and forget
not that John G. Maher, the official
short hand and hot air reporter, car
ries apd has carried for the past eight
years or more, free transportation
furnished by the Elkhorn railroad.
If you believe that a railroad pass is a
bride to a public official and by accept
ing it your officials are unable to do
equal and exact justice between the
citizens and the railroads, then refuse
to support Judge Sullivan for the
supreme bench and Judge Westover
for district judge. Demand that Har
rington discharge Reporter Maher
upon the theory that Harrington can
not travel over the district in the
same car, sleep in the same bed eat at
the same table without being influenc
ed and led astray by John’s pass.
The populist party did more for the
railroads when*in power than any or
all of the republican or democratic
adminstrations since the organization
of the state. When the pop reformers
had |absolute control they not only
failed to raise railroad assessments
and enact other needed railroad legis
lation, but actually lowered them and
now brazenly proclaim themselves the
enemies of railroad corporations.
Strayed.
On or about April 15, from our
farm five 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 J on left side. Suitable
reward for information leading to
their recovery. 5-tf Ryan Bros.