Frontier.
VOLUME XXIV.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1903.
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NUMBER 12.
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MANTLE OF HOAR FROST
Rough Weather Comes to Freezing
Climax Tuesday Night.
MIDDLE WEST IS STORM-SWEPT
Snow Falls in Northwest and Frost
Reaches to Kansas.
Five days of cold,tumultuous weath
er came to a climax Tuesday night
with a neavy mantle of hoar frost
spread over the earth and a thin sheet
of ice over vessels of water that were
exposed to the night, air. Much of
• the more tender plants were pretty
thoroughly “cooked” while the rug
ged vegetation like corn was not ma
terially damaged only in instances of
late fields.
It has been a stenuous time in the
way of weather, nobdy thinking it
could clear up without a frost and the
wonder is that the freeze was not
more severe. The same conditions
'have prevailed generally througout
the middle west, the government
weather bureau sending out the state
ment that there would be frost in the
corn belt Tuesday night extending as
far south as Kansas.
A repetition of the springs floods
was enacted in Iowa, Minnesota and
parts of Wisconsin. A report from
St. Paul the 14th says:
With losses amounting to $200,000 a
day for three days, several wrecks,
more than 100 washouts, a soaking
rain in progress over several states
and snowplows working on western
lines, northwestern railroads are tax
ed to their utmost to maintain any
thing like right service and to preserve
the safety of their passengers. It has
been years since there was a situation
so serious. Begining with the heavy
rainstorm Friday night and early Sat
urday moining, it has been an almost
continuous downpour in Minneso:a
and Iowa. Late today reports from
the northern part of the state showed
that rains were general South of St.
Paul worse conditions prevail.
North Dakota reports two feet of
snow the same date, while in the
Black Hills country there was 10
inches of snow reported.
Notes From Eleswhere
Genevieve McNichols, Ella ltisinger
and Anna Campbell went to O’Neill
Monday where they will attend the
jj convent for this year, the Atkinson
Graphic says.
The Ledger says Miss Dykeman of
O’Neill is teaching the fall term of
school in the Jilson district near
Stuart.
A. C. Crossman and Fred Swingley
recently sold the Meals farm of 400
acres, two and a half miles south of
town, to John Zurcher, of Pierce
county, the price being $20 per acre.
The new owner will come to occupy
his property next spring.
District court convenes in Butte
Tuesday next, says the Gazette. For
the first time in the history of Boyd
county a grand jury has been called.
The reason for calling it is unknown
and has put numerous citizens
throughout the county on the anxious
sea’t. Of course none of them have
done anything that would likely call
them up before that august body, but
the very idea of a secret body of men
with a lot of power-back of them
makes the aforesaid citizens shake in
their boots.
Capt. Alberti to Lecture
The Masonic fraternity of this city
have secured the services of Captain S.
Alberti, an ex-offlcer in the Russian
army, to give his 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 this lecture.
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.
Excursion to Chicago.
For the Chicago Centenial the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
will sell Excursion tickets to Chicago
and return at one fair for round trip.
Dates of sale, September 26-27 and 28.
Return limit October 5. E. R. Adams,
Agent.
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Wanted—Comptent man and wife
to work upon a farm, four miles north
of O’Neill.—J. M. Caldwell. 10-tf
HAPPILY WEDDED
Arthur Gwin and Emma Stein are
United in Marriage.
Tuesday at 12 o’clock noon occurred
the wedding of Mr. Arthur E. Gwin
and Miss Emma Stein, at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Stein who reside sixteen miles
north of O’Neill, ftev. Amos Fetzer of
the Methodist church of this city
officiating.
Miss Clara Stein, sister of the bride,
was the bridesmaid and Mr. P. .T.
O’Donnell groomsman, the happy
event oceuring in the presence of a
few friends. A wedding dinner, pre
pared only as such occasions demand,
was served and the friends of the
bride and groom bestowed upon the
happy and promising young couple not
only hearty congratulations but sub
stantial tokens of their esteem in the
way of wedding presents.
The guests were, besides the im
meniate faimily relatives of the bride:
Mr. and Mrs. George Mellor, Mr. and
Mrs. John Storm of Bristow, Joseph
and Mrs. and Minnie, Anna Louise
Stein, Mrs Gwin of Laurel, mother of
the groom, and Mrs. O. E. Davidson
of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Gwin came to O’Neill
in the evening and will make their
home here in rented quarters for the
present. Mr. Gwin has recently dis
posed of his business and is not fully
decided whether he will remain here
permanently but thinkslfe will, Which
indeed The Frontier and his many
other friends hope he will decide to
do, as he is of the class of citizens that
make a desirable community. It has
been Thg Frontier’s pleasure to know
Art since the days he was of an age to
wear dresses and know him to be a
fine young man.
The bride comes from a highly
esteemed family which have long been
amongthe progressive peopleof the rich
country about Turner. Her acquain
tance in O’Neill is perhaps not as ex
tensive as Mr. Gwin’s, but The Fron
tier joins in extending a welcome to
her and much happiness to both
throughout life.
Local Matters
Galena Lumber company deals in
paints, oils, etc. 51tf
I have a quantity of fall wheat for
sale.—B. H. Joliring. litf
W. B. Hodge of Long Pine worshiped
in O’Neill Sunday.
Sherwin-Williams paints for sale by
Galena Lumber company. 51tf
I). A. Doyle has 1500 bushels of
clean and dry Speltz for sale. 8-tf
Wanted-rA girl for general house
work.—Mrs. J. H. MfcPharlin. 2-12
Wanted—Ten men. from $1 to $1.50
a day and board.—Ditch company. 10-2
G W. Smith and son Lyle went to
Kearney Tuesday, where Lyle enters
the military school.
Walter Hodgkin visited with his
parents in the Redbird country a few
days this week and last.
Parnell Golden departed yesterday
morning for Boston to spend the next
year in the study of mining engineer
ing.
Joseph Renot and Miss Thomas,
both of Niobrara, each had business
before the government land ollice
Tuesday.
A mumber of O’Neill young and
vigorous chaps attended the carnival
at Neligh this week, despite the
inclement weather.
G. L. Barney came up trom Cham
bersTuesday with a caravan of wagons
loaded with chickens, cream and but
ter for shipment east.
Ira Lapham was in Madison and
Antelope counties Sunday. Ira says
the corn is as tall as the cotton wood
groves in that section.
Jonh Granger of Ashland, Neb., ar
rived in the city Tuesday on a busi
ness visit. Mr. Granger is an old ac
quaintance of Valentine Alberts.
The following are the topics for the
Presbyterian pulpit next Sabbath,
morning: “The Childlike Spirit.”
Evening: “Launch Out Into the
Deep.”
Theodore Piekembrock returned
Tuesday from a two months’ stay at
St. Francis mission at Rosebud, 8. I).,
and has resumed his duties as janitor
at the convent.
In the way of freak advertising, a
concern at Spencer throws away money
bv using dashes where its name ought
to appear. Advertising pays, but not
the freaky kind.
Probably the earliest riser in Holt
county is the man who drives the
Chambers stage. He is up in time
every morning, wet or dry, to make a
22-mile drive by eight o’clock.
Mrs. Mary Mullen, widow of the late
Micheal Mullen, on Friday last receiv
ed a draft for$2,000, being the amount
of insurancelcarried by deceased in the
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
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'■ POR tlie fall and winter season of 1903-4 we are
\ making a specialty on Children’s and Youths’
Suits and Overcoats. Special care was taken in the
selection of these lines to get just what our experience
has taught us to be the needs of the trade. Let us
show you what an assortment of good warm clothing
we have if you need something for your boy.
Knee Pant Suits, 81.50 to $6 j* Long Pant Suits, 86 to 810
Youths’ Overcoats, $4 to $12 ;j
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J. J. Stilson, republican candidate
for county treasurer, was in the city
this morning.
It is estimated—only roughly, of
course—that three-fourths of Ilolt
county’s bumper corn crop is beyond
the stage of being damaged by a freeze
and that the other one-fourth could
Stand a light frost.
What’s the use? Modern appliances
of female attire, airy padding and in
tri -ate framework will give the lean
and hungry lady the buxom grace of
the corn fed heifer, if the avoirdupois
is not there.
Spencer Advocate: C. J. Malone,
republican nominee for county super
intendent of Holt county, was in Spen
cer a few days last week visiting
friends. Mr. Malone is an educator of
good repute and a tine appearing man.
lie will probably be elected.
LOST—On the streets of Atkinson,
Saturday, Sept. 12, a ladies’ gold
watch and fob chain. Watch has
“Theo C. Stewart” engraved on in
side of case. Liberal reward for re
turn.—Mrs. D. Wixon, Atkinson,
ftebr.
B. II. Joining and son-in-law, Z.
Warner, were at the state fair at
Lincoln last week bringing home with
them the best Duroc-Jersey boar on
exhibition at the fair, which they
bought for breeding purposes. It is a
tine specimen of this tine breed of
swine.
O’Neill stove and coal men were up
early Monday morning to handle the
rush of trade in their respective lines
that the cold wave from the north
brought. Many- of us hovered
around a cheerless home Sunday be
cause we were not prepared for winter
in the midst of summer.
School teachers out of a job might
take notice that the state is short
about 150 teachers in the public
schools. Cheary county needs twenty:
Custer, twenty; Dawes, ten; Ited
Willow, eight; Frontier, -fifteen;
Cheyenne, ten; Brown, ten; Boyd, ten:
and Logan, four. No teacher holding
a third grade certificate will be em
ployed. The school term will average
six months, and the wages range from
$35 to $50 per month.
A Butte special of yesterday says:
Attorney General Trout appeared for
the state yesterday in thehearing of
the injunction secured by Boyd county
citizens to restrain Land Commisioner
Follmer from releasing certain lands
until the matter could be heard in
supreme court. I’rout objected
against any other attorney appearing
for the state, saying that he was the
sole representative of the common
wealth. His objection was sustained.
A son was born yesterday to Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Kellogg. Mrs. Kellogg is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John
Ziemer.
Bernard McGreevy was passing
arourtd the cigars the first of the week
on account of the arrival of a daugh
ter at his home.
“Russia and Siberia” by Captain
Alberti at the opera-house tomorrow
evening. This promises to be a rare
treat and those-wishing to hear about
the land of the Czar should not fail
to be present.
Train men of the Northwestern
Tuesday morning related that there
was 10 inches of snow in the Black
Ilills country and snow fell as far east
as Long Pine. And then there was a
general buttoning of overcoats.
Clerk of the Court Skirving received
a batch of deeds, mortgages and other
papers the other day from the east
that had evidently gone through a
wreck in the course of transportation
as they were too badiy torn for record
ing and new ones had to be sent for.
Mrs. Julia Miner-Hartman came up
from Lincoln last, evening, to be pres
ent at a land contest case begun
yesterday at the land office against
her as defendant, and brought by
Chris Anderson and W. F. Mulligan
as contestants. Gillispie & Son are
looking after Mrs. Hartman’s interests
and J. II. Merdith is prosecuting the
case.
J. W. Haas of Omaha special agent
of the Rural Free Deliiverd service, is
in the city today for the purpose of
inspecting the proposed rural route
north of this city. He expects to gt
over the proposed route tomorrow.
The patrons of the Chambers office
petitioned for a route from that office
and Mr. Haas inspected it Wednesday
The reader will note a good many
new and handsome ads in The Fron
tier this week. We call attention tc
them: J. P. Mann, Neil Brennan
Golden, Peeler & Ilodgkin, sixteei
home institution in a business are
market directory on page eight, and :
stock sale ad from W. F. Prouty
of Randolph, besides the statement:
of the O’Neill National and Inman
State banks.
From The Frontier’s report of tin
Rebekah’s meeting last week the im
pression seems to have been mad*
that but twenty-five of the esteemec
ladies of this order were in attendanci
at the meeting, whereas there wen
twenty-five visiting members beside:
those of the O’Neill lodge who attend
ed. The O’Neill lodge has a member
ship of Over 100, seventy-five of whon
attended the meeting.
CATALOGUE SEASON
Fall Consignment of Bargain Docu
ments Arriving.
The catalogue season has begun and
Uncle Sam’s malls are busy conveying
the tidings of “wonder bargainc” to
the rural retreats from the big com
mercial centers. One of these volum
inous documents from a much adver
tised Chicago concern has fallen into
our hands and as a matter of curiosity
has received some attention. We
can’t say as to what their goods are
but the prices they quote are duplicat
ed, or even lowered, in the show
windows of any stare in O’Neill It
is nobody’s business, of course, where
people spend their money, but The
Frontier dosn’t see how any patriot
can enclose as much or money in an
envelope than he would have to de
posit in the till of a home merchant
for the same goods. The foreign con
cern has no other interest in our com
munity than to get our dollars, while
the home merchant’s interests—
buildings, houses, lands and money
are' all here and no man is more in
terested in the thriving of the
community than he But the
home merchant is much to blame
for the “sending away” state of
commerce. These catalogue houses
write glowing descriptions of
their goods, print handsome
pictures and quote prices in big black
tyfie that are sure to captivate the
customer. The only way the home
merchant can compete with the
foreigner is to fight him with his own
weapon—advertising.
Councial Meeting.
O’NeilJ, Sept. 9.-—Meeting called to
or cl or with following members present:
Mayor Harrington, Councilmeo Bren
nan, Whelan, Zimmerman and Gal
lagher; absent, Snyder and Sniggs.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Committee on pump and boiler at
engine house continued until next
meeting.
Report of city officers approved as
read. ,
Moved by Gallagher and second bj'
Whelan that the following claims be
allowed and warrants be issued for
payments of same:
eas—Breunan, Whelan, Zimmer
man and Sniggs. Carried.
« Galena Lumber Co., $25.65.
T. H. Tienery, $25.
Otto Gas Engine Works, $7.25.
Bennet Martin, $68.05.
U- S. Supply Co., $6.41.
Standard Oil Co., $40 56.
Neil Brennan, $20.95.
Moved and seconded we adjourn.
Carried.
Been in Canada
Ed Alberts arrived in town Monday
evening from Regina^N. W. T., Can.,
after an eventful summer playing ball.
Ed started the season in the early
summer with the Spencer team, but
soon joined a team in Iowa where he
played for a while and then went to
the Northwest Territory. He held
the catcher’s job with the Regina
team until the close of the season and
won the laurels of many a hot game.
Ed says Regina is a town of foiy or
live thousand and the Canadians are
great base ball sports. He recounts
an incident where he and the pitcher
were engage to go 600 miles to do the
batterey act in a game against a team
of invincibles that had been shutting
out all the teams in the counrty.
They won the game and received
for their day’s work $100 each.
Ed says he made more money up there
than he can down here; at ball play
ing, but prefers to live in Uncle Sam’s
domains.
Horse Selling Record
World-IIerald: South Omaha has
established one record which it will
be hard for any othef town in the
country to exceed. On Wednes
day last it made a record for selling
horses, 3,100 of which were sold in the
horse ring in something short of foui
hours, also proving that South Omaha
is the greatest range horse market in
the world. To see just how such a
large number of horses were handled
and disposed of, a World-IIerald man
visited the horse ring the first day ol
a two-ilays’ sale when 3,100 head ol
range horses were sold on the block
the same as a lot of old furniture
would have been disposed of.
Campfire at Dorsey.
There w ill be a campfire at Dorse]
under the auspices of George Wash
ington Post, Grand Army of the Re
■ public, on September. 20, commenc
■ ing at 10 a. m. Good speakers will be
I present and a variety of amusements
! furnished, a general good time beinj
> expected. Everybody invited to come
i and bring a well filled basket.—Join
- Emerson, senior vice commander.
i Lecture by Captain Alberti at the
opera-house tomorrow night.
HELPS STOCK INTERESTS
Railroad Opens New Field for the
South Oni&ha Market.
WILL HELP TO BRTTER PRICES
Experts Discuss Live Stock.—Notes
From Market Centers.
Soutli Omaha, Sept, 16.—Probably
the most Important event of the past
few days was the receipt of the first
shipment of cattle from Iowa over
the new linp of the Chicago Great
Western, which has just secured an
entrance to South Omaha. The ar
rival of this stock is the inauguration
of what is believed to be a most im
portant change in conditions for the
livestock raiser.
That large sectfion of the cattle dis
tricts of Iowa on the route of the new
road has been shipping to Chicago in
the past, thus aiding in overstocking
the Chicago market and causing a
reduction in prices throughout
the country. There shippers will
now ship to South Omaha, not
only because of the shorter haul,but
of the knowledge that distribu
tion of the stock among the Mis
souri river markets has a tendency to
increase prices, as Chicago cannot
then bear the one market on account
of overstocking it.
The arrival of the Great Western is
hailed with delight at South Omaha
and the road is assured of a prosperous
business from the start.
A matter which will interest ship
pers who come to South Omaha is the
possible construction flf a subway
leading under the myriad of railroad
tracks between the principal streets
and the Exchange building. The con
struction of such a subway will ease
the nervesof shippers who are now un
der the necessity of crossing the tracks
and tremble for the consequences.
The subway is in the line of the many
and costly improvements the Union
Stockyards company has been making
this year, expending a quarter million
dollars, to increase the yard facilities.
Poor stuff is yet being shipped to
this market. One Wyoming ranchman
says that is all he intends to send, as ,
he will carry his good stock through
the winter. Expectation of higher
prices is the cause.
P. C. Engel, of Quick, la., brought
in the first load of hogs over the,Great
Western. McClelland, la., shippers
sent the first cars of cattle.
Concerningconditionsat the market
here, the Flato Commission company’s ,
expert says:
“Beef steers have been very scarce
and have sold at good steady prices.
Feeder buyers are strong competi
tors for heavy fleshy cattle. The cow
supply has deen liberal, but prices
were maintained. Light feeders are
slow to move. A bunch of western
Nebraska steers averaging 1,243 lbs.
brought $4.35; South Dakota feeders,
2,125 lbs., $3.75; Idaho cows, 1,076 lbs.,
$3; Wyoming cows, 950 lbs., $2.80;
HouifU Dakota cows, sou lbs., $2.85.
“The sheep markets started towards
a raise, but heavy receipts at eastern
markets brought down the prices,
which are now about what they were
a week ago. Distribution of the
animals among the various markets,
instead of overloading eastern points,
would have prevented this decline.
Our market could have taken care of
one-third more than sent here and
this would have aided in holding up
the price. We would advise shippers
not to glut the eastern markets, as
much better results can be obtained
by distributing stock among the Mis
souri points.”
EXCURSION RATES
Via Chicago and Northwestern Every
Day until Nov. 30.
O’Neill to San Franciso and Los
Angles, $27.25.
O’Neill to Kalispell, Helena, Butte
and Anaconda, $23.75.
O’Neill to Spokane, Wenatche and
intermediate points, $26.25.
O’Neill to Portland, Tacoma, Van
couver and Victoria, $28.75.
Two daily trains and your choice of
half a dozen routes.
For any information call on or write
to E. ft. Adams, Agent.
Supervisor Convention
The republican supervisor conven
tson for district No. 2 is called to
meet at the Minneola school house
at 2 o’clock on Saturday, September
26.—T. B. Harrison, committeeman.
Russian Wheat in Good Shape.
Consul General W. R. Holloway
. writes from St. Petersburg, May 15.
| 1903, that, according to data compiled
by the Ministry of Agriculture, the
1 outlook for wheat in European Rus
sia is satisfactory. Winter wheat is
fair, especially in the southern prov
' inces. The spring has been unusually
mild,_