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VOLUME XXIV.
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O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1903.
NUMBER 15.
2TH INFANTRY ON MARCH
Stops tor a Day in O’Neill and Band
Gives Concert.
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
Capt. and Mrs. W. T. Shively Wedded
for Fifty Years.
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The Twenty-fifth infantry from Ft,
Niobrara, mostly colored, pulled into
town Monday from the west, remain
ing here till Tuesday morning, pitch
ing their tents and stacking tjaeir
arms near the base ball ground.
J Things at once took on sofnewhat of
the holiday aspect, as the soldiers
were very sociable and proceeded to
make the most of a stop in a good
town. Flags were run up by many
lovers of the stars and stripes and
some business places closed in the
afternoon when a ball game was pull
ed off between the soldiers and local
players.
The regimental band played a num
ber of pieces on the streets, giving a
concert at the opera-house in the
evening, which was well patronized
and pronounced very fine.
The ball game also drew a big crowd
and while very much one-sided creat
ed a good deal of interest. The sol
diers won on a score of 9 to 1.
The regiment is in route to Ft.
Riley, Kan., where there is a mobiliza
tion of* the army of the Missouri for
field maneuvers. They march from
Ft. Niobrara to Norfolk, from whench
they go by rail to the Kansas fort.
Golden Wedding
Sunday, October 4, occurred the
fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of
Capt. and Mrs. W. T. Shively and was
made the occasion of a family reunion
of what members of the family could
be present. The sons a,nd daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. Shive’ly who were
present were:
Mrs. S. A. Anderson of Council
Bluffs, Mrs. Fred Loper and husband
of Council Bluffs, Mrs. E. J. Gallagher
of Chyenne, W. T. Shively of Nor
folk and-George Shively of O’Neill.
S. E. Anderson, grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Shively, and wife of Council
Bluffs were also present. There are
three other boys in the family who
could not be present. An old fashion
ed wedding dinner was served on Sun
day. The out of town children re
mained here a day or, two.
Notes From Elsewhere
Ainsworth Star-Journal: Mrs.
Lamoreaux and children came over
from Keya Paha county and on Sun
day morning boarded the train at this
point for O’Neill to meet her husband
on his return trip form Omaha
markets, where he had been with
1,000 head of cattle.
The corn crop is reported to exceed
the expectations generally throughout
the country, especially in the territory
north of Stuart between here and the
Niobrara river, says the Ledger.
Frank Hughes, living near Dustin,
says that his corn will average from
thirty to fifty bushels per acre, oats
yielding as high as forty and fifty
bushels. He reports that the good
corn, out of the way of the frost, ex
ceeds both the good and bad yields of
previous years. The rye crop tlirought
out the county is lighter than usual.
Joe Dennis of Cleveland, who is farm
ing on a big scale and who has the
Kinkaid fa,rm fourteen miles from
here, has threshed a piece of oats that
brought eighty bushels to the acre.
Another piece averaged sixty bushels.
Mr. Bloom of the Bloom & Haisch
ranch reports an immense crop of
wheat, oats, rye and corn.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postoffice for the
week ending October 3, 1903:
J. T. Sullivan, Lettie Pearl, James
Nelsen, O’Neil Milling Co., H. C.
Grimes, Mr. Hays, Will Hartland,
Mrs. Lucy Hodgins, E. S. Kelly, Dan
Kearney, C. C. Keeler, Frank Krist,
Harry Moore, R. R. Flint, (2) Joe
Fleck, Wm Ferguson, Bertha E. Dil
Ion, David Deffenduffer, W. W. Dun
bar, F. Carpenter, Fred T. Robertson,
Enolitus Beelart, E. H. Bennett,
Charles L. Beom, Mrs. Maggie Frady.
POSTAL CAKDS.
( 4 R. R. Flint, P. W. Curtis.
' In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If not called for in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter office.
D. H. Cronin, Postmaster.
Notice
The Sunday school convention for
the Dorsey district will be held at the
Scottville church on October 28.
Everybody invited.—II. J. Roberts,
president; Charles Larson, secretary.
D. A. Doyle will sell a good Nat ional
hay press for $100 on easy terms. Press
guaranteed to work good or no sale.
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Local Matters
Galena Lumber company deals in
paints, oils, etc. 51tf
John Biglin Omahaed during the
Aksarben festivities.
Berle Martin came down from the
west Tuesday morning.
Jeston Boehme of Atkinson was an
O’Neill visitor Monday.
I have a quantity of fall wheat for
sale.—B. IT. Johring. lltf
Dr. Perrigo advertises his visit here
on another page; look it up.
Tim Dwyer of Omaha is visiting
relatives and friends in town.
Ed Albert associated with Omaha
gaieties during Aksarben days.
R. M. Johnson of Stuart circulated
among O’Neill people Saturday.
Pat Morrison is up from Omaha on
a visit to his parents, and others.
F. W. Woods, F. McEwen and H.
W. Kayl were a party from Spencer
in town Sunday.
The bowling alley entailed the loss
of a large pane of glass by the high
wind yesterday.
M. F. and Judge Harrington and
Reporter Maher courted up west the
first of the week.
Tyler Scriven, republican candidate I
fcr surveyor, was up from the south I
country Monday.
Will and Walter Laviollette were *
among the Omaha visitors during .
Aksarben attractions.
W. T. Wills of Butte, one of the re
publican candidates for district judge,
was in town Thursday last.
Mrs. Gilmour of Ewing, wife of t
County Clerk Gilmour, visited with
her husband in O’Neill Monday.
Stanton Bros, advertise a sale at y
their place 14 miles northeast of (.
O’Neill on Wednesday, October 14. ^
“God’s Enquiry after Man’s Estate” u
is the subject of the Rev T. W. Bow- v
en’s sermon for next Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berger and a
daughter of Long Pine were in the a
city Monday, Mr. Berger looking after f
his commercial interests here. 1
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Thompson are 'I
visiting their son Elliott and family
in O.maha and seeing the sights dur- q
ing the carnival. a
It is reported that a storm at Spen- a
cer last Friday moved the Catholic t
churdh from its foundation, entailing s
damage to the extent of $1,000, which a
was covered by insurance. li
The Young Peoples’ Society of I
Christian Endeavor of the Presby- J
terian church is arranging for a hal- e
loween party. A program will be
rendered and refeshments served, h
everybody being invited. li
The Ladie’s Aid Society of the Lat- f
ter Day Saints church of Inman have a
made a number of useful garments, a
such as cold weather calls for, that P
they will offer for sale, during their v
reunion, October 2-13. f
A change in the management of the a
Dewey house occurs next Monday, f
when Ira Lapham takes charge, he e
having bought out Mr. Hough. Ira
is an old hand at the business, having v
formerly run this some hotel. (i
Mrs. Addison, widow of the late J. t
H. Addison, will have a sale at her
place four and a half miles southwest
of Minneola at 1 o’clock tomorrow.
Next Monday she, with her adopted
son Mert, goes with her son Fred to (
Minnesota to make her home.
Billy, the accomodating and hustl- £
ing colored boy at Price’s barber shop, c
spent a pleasant day Monday with
many congenial companions of his c
own race among the soldier boys, •
going to Stafford upon their departure s
to bid them farewell, returning Tues- c
day afternoon. (
Tuesday County Judge Morgan is- 1
sued license to and united in marriage '
Edward Tierney and Miss Cleora t
Fleener, both of O’Kelli. The bride t
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 1
Fleener, who reside north of town, i
The groom is a member of the firm of \
Tierney & LaRue, blacksmiths. a
C. W. Cruser and son of Montrose, 1
Pa., were callers at The Frontier d
office yesterday. Mr. Cruser is editor
of the Montrose Democrat, one of the
largest weekly papers that comes to c
The Frontier’s exchange table. lie r
has some real estate interests in this (
community and will remain here for >.
a few days.
This agricultural item comes from
Sioux Falls, S. D., and is pretty good
just the same: C. H. Jordan of Puk
wana, ex-sheriff of Brule county, has c
a six-acre irrigated cabbage patch on
which he has raised an aggregate of ^
46,000 large cabbages. They are esti- a
mated to weigh an average of five }
pounds each, or a total of 230,000 (
pounds, and will be sold at about 2 j.
cents per pound, which will give him I
a handsome return from his six acres
of ground. C
CLOAK AND I
SUIT SALE |
SATURDAY, October 10, I will show to the
the trade of O’Neill and Holt county the
largest stock of Cloaks and Ladies’ Tailored
Suits ever opened to the trade. It will be a
treat to come to my cloak parlor and make your fall
selections, as there are very few places in eastern
cities that show such a fine selection of up-to date
garments as I do. I have been successful the past
seasons in showing to the trade the best, the latest
in style, and the cheapest garments in this city. I ;
promise you I am better prepared this fall than !
ever before; and furthermore, every garment car
ries the maker’s guarantee as to make, lit and style.
Respectfully yours
P. J. McManus
Itemized
Tlie raging winds yesterday ripped
the awning from J. P. Gallagher’s
store and made things look shakey for
the glass front for a few minutes, but
no serious damage was done.
Joe Ryan, who has been under
medical care'at SiouxCity and Omaha
for some months past, came home
Monday much improved in health but
uot well yet. He has been suffering
with an absess.
Ernest Adams has been circulating
around with a box of cirgars under his
arm and handing out smokers to his
friends on the strength of a pair of
husky boys that arrived at his home
Tuesday morning.
Valentine Republican: Col A. L.
Towle returned Tuesday night from
an extended visit in Massachuetts
and other eastern states. That coun
try, hesays, has changed wonderfully
since it was his stamping ground
apd not until now lias he realized he
had so many good looking relatives.
If you want to enjoy a hearty laugh
just ask nim to tell you some of his
experiences while away on his trip.
Perhaps every newspaper office has
had experience with the man of un
limited gall who plants his corpulent
frame in the editorial chair and roots
about through the papers for an hour
at a stretch while the busy news
paper man has to sit back and
wait or cast the man of corpulent
frame out of the sanctum—which last
action will always be deferred while
patience lasts by every well bred
editor.
The Frontier is delayed a day this
week owing to the publication of the
deliquent taxes for Holt county, the
first publication of which appears on
the inside of this issue. It might be
well to say also in this connection to
our readers that following the publi
cation of the tax list a change will be
made in our inside pages as we have
discontinued the former service. It
will be substituted with equally as
good and no reduction will be made
either in size or number of pages.
H. M. Uttley went to Lincoln Mon
day to look after* the Alice Scott case
against the United Workmen in the
supreme court. The case comes up
on re-hearing at the present sitting
of the court and Mr. Uttley has filed a
lengthy and able brief in the case.
The Frontier stated some weeks ago
that this case was to be settled out of
court by the lodge paying the claim,
but it seems our informant was mis
informed, and tlie case goes to court
with a good chance for the benefici
aries of Barrett Scott to win. There
is something like $3,000, Interest and
all, involved in the case.
City Affairs.
O’Neill, Neb., Oct. 2—Meeting
called to order with the following
members present: Mayor Harrington,
Councilmen Brennan, Zimmerman,
Sniggs, Gallagher and Whelan.
Absent, Snyder.
Minutes of last meeting approved
as read.
Committee on boiler and engine
continued until next meeting.
Moved by Brennan and seconed by
Whelan that the foilowning bills be
allowed and warrants issued for same.
Bonnet Martin.$60
Tlios II. Tierney. 25
Galena Lbr. Co. 28 35
Stanard Oil Co. 32 3!*
U. S. Supply Co. 4 21
Moved and second we adjourned.
Carried.
Pheonix
Fred Anderson was at home over
Sunday.
Morton Greeley went to Butte
Tursday.
George Lamphier was at Butte one
day last week.
Mr. McMain was an Atkinson visitor
Thursday of last week.
Howard Greeley was at home the
latter part of the week.
Henry Stansberry spent Thursday
evening with John Damero.
Lulu Clevenger spent Sunday after
noon with Lenora Lamphire.
Walter O’Malley of Slocum was in
this vicinity one day l;ist week.
Peter Greeley went to Butte Tues
day returning the following day.
Mrs. Ray Coburn and children spent
Thursday at Stewart Anderson’s.
Ben Kinney and family spent Sun
day after noon at Mrs. F. Coburns.
Arthur Shepardson and wife were
callers at Ray Cobnrn’s, Tuesday even
ing.
Louis Coburns and family were
callers at Mr. Greeley’s Tuesday after
noon.
Morton Greeley and wife went to
Atkinson Saturday returning Sunday
evening.
Ethel Anderson and Jessie Coburn
made a flying trip to Atkinson and
back Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Damero returned Sun
day from a visit with their daughter
and family at Butte.
Sunday School Conventions
It will no doubt be of interest to
the Sunday school workers of the
county to know that district No. 5—
comprising Holt, Rock, Brown, Cher
ry, Keya Paha and Boyd counties—is
to hold a series of Sunday school con
ventions, beginning about October 25,
1903.
We hope to have with us in these
conventions two of our state workers,
Prof. H. M. Steidley, field secretary,
and Miss Mamie Ilaines, primary,
both of Lincoln.
The dates for conventions in Holt
county, so far is now known, are as
follows: O’Neill, October 25: Scott
ville, October 28; Page, jOctober 29;
Chambers, October 30; Atkinson,
October 31; Stuart, November 1.
Further information will be given
in these columns next week.
M. Blanche Adams, ,Trustee Dist.
No. 5.
Auction.
1 will sell at my place 14 miles
northeast of O’Neill and 5 miles south
west of Minneola, on Wednesday, Oc
tober 14,1903, the folllowing described
property, to-wit:
2 8-year cows; 1 6-year and 2 4-years
old cows; 6 3-years old cows, calves by
side: 2 2-years old heifer; 10 yearling
heifer calves; 1 yearliug Short Horn
bull calf; 1 yearlfg steer; 1 2-year old
J Short Horn bull; 1 6-ft. cut Ideal
Deering binder; 1 5-ft. McCormick
mower, new; 114-16 Deer disc, with
seeder attachment; 1 3-sec. harrow; ]
2-row Deer disc; 1 14-inch, and 16-inch,
stubble plow; two corn plows; l twe
years old mule; 13-years old gray horse
colt: span of mules, 9 and 10 years: hay
sweep; hay stacker; 40 acres good corn
10 tons of millet hay. Stanton Bros.
Money to loan on improved farms.
15tf F. J. Dishner.
Brief Mention
Tom Enright took in the Aksarben
at Omaha.
County Judge Morgan is at Atkin
son today.
Will pay cash for baled hay.—Con
Keys, O’Neill.
A son was born Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs. A. Baker.
Mrs. Deaver was a passenger for
Omaha this morning.
Dr. J. M. Perrigo, optician, at Hotel
Evans October 14-15.
Miss Ada Mills is a visitor at the
Omaha fair this week.
Wanted, good second hand hay
press.—Arch Ewart, Phoenix, Neb.
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J. A Trommershausser of Ewing
was doing business in town the first of
the week.
Sheridan Simmons enjoyed a visit
from a brother from Cherry county
last week.
Mrs. Sturdevant is over from Spen
cer visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. Zimmerman.
A party of land seekers came in
from Johnson county last night and
are looking over the country today.
John Walmer was in from the Gal
lagher-Birmingham ranch Tuesday
with cattle for shipment to market.
In the midst of fall we have spring
again. Rain, winds and warm
weather has transformed October to
May.
Mike McCarthy is again in town
with a vigilant eye for land seekers
after a month spent on his ranch in
hay time.
Charles Stout is in Omaha this
week attending the Aksarben fes
tivities and purchasing their annual
stock of holiday goods.
Drs. Berry & McLeran have dis
solved partnership, Dr. Berry assum
ing the business of the concern. We
understand Dr. McLeran contem
plates going to Idaho.
Ernest Henry is a new man on the
Minneola mail route and now divides
his time between farm duties and
conveying Uncle Sam’s mails to and
from Minneola and O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Boyle, who were
visiting relatives here, departed this
morning for their home at Dalirigton,
Wis. Mrs. Boyle Is a sister ofEdF.
Gallagher and Mrs. Birmingham.
William and Frank Tedrow and
Silver Deeds of Springfield, S. D.,
John Rollins of Niobrara and II M.
Gray of Bloomfield, all had business
at United States land office in O’Neill
Tuesday.
Grant Hatfield, wife and children
are spending the week with friends
south of Inman, and incidentally
Grant is reducing the flocks of wild
fowl in that section with a double
barreled shot gun.
Twenty-live years ago today Rev.
Father Cassidy was ordained to the
priesthood, and he observes the anni
versary by giving the pupils of St.
Mary’s academy a holiday, which
they appreciate very much.
Remember, that the ladies of the
Presbyterian church will give a chick
en pie dinner and oyster supper at the
opera-house, Saturday, October 10.
Dinner 25 cents; oysters 25 cents;
oysters, with supper 35 cents. Every
body come.
Grorge Raker was up from Ewing
the fore part of the week. Mr. Raker
having recently sold the Ewing Ad
vocate expects soon to go to Indian
Territory where lie again embarks in
the newspaper business. Mr. Raker
has given Ewing a good newspaper
for a number of years and will be an
able addition to Indian Territory
newspaper circles.
An Ainsworth special says: Dis
trict court commenced today with
Judge Harrington presiding. A num
ber of equity cases were disposed of,
after which the cases against lleiney
for kidnaping and Weinbach for sell
ing liquors to minors was continued
to next term of court. The case of
state against Hans for murder will
be tried October 12, to which date
. court adjourned with instructions for
I the sheriff to summon forty men to
appear as special jurors.
( Dr. C. M. Headrick of Omaha has
> been requested by a number of his
; patients here to stop over one day
i when making his annual trip to the
I Black Hills. In compliance with this
I request lie lias decided to visit O’Neill,
: Monday, October 12, at the Evans
, hotel. He will give a free consulta
l tion and examination of all that can
see him that day. Dr. Headrick is in
) no sense a “traveling doctor” but
> makes this visit to accomodate a num
r ber that wish to consult him, and
; save them an expensive trip to
Omaha. His practice is limited to
chronic diseases, and will be prepared
. at this visit to make examination by
electrical illumination.
STOCK YARDS IMPROVE
Some Changes tor the Better at the
South Omaha Yards.
LOOK FORB1G CATTLE SHIPMENTS
Experts Talk of General Condition of
Life Stock Market.
South Omaha, Oct. 7.—One of the
importent improvements which have
been in progress all summer at the
Union Stockyards, has just been com
pleted. This in the series of new
chutes in the western cattle division
of the yards. The chutes number 62
and as they adjoin the Belt line, are
in close reach of the stockyards tracks.
The chutes are paved with brick
and protected by a wall of concrete.
They are therefore, of a character not
exceeled in the country for the quick
handling of stock and the absence of
mud and dirt common in other yards—
a condition whith is always unfavor
able when showing off the points of
livestock.
Tins Improvement lias cost the
stockyards company approximately
$100,000. Besides the chutes an im
mense new cattle division has been
constructed, to accomodate the in
crease in western stocks which the
opening of new shipping territory is
bring to South Omaha.
A big run of western cattle is being
anticipated almost any day, in conse
quence the bears have pretty nearly
secured control of the markets.
Those who intend shipping in the
immediate future, will do much to
wards protecting themselves by send
ing their stock to one of the Missouri
river markets, rather than to Chicago,
as at the slightest indication of re
newed overstocking the market there,
it is certain prices will be forced down.
Much attention is being directed to
the forthcoming livestock show at the
World’s Fair. Shippers arriving at
South Omaha from points in Nebras
ka, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming
and Colorado are making a “heap big
talk” about what this portion of the
west will do in the shape of exhibits
The first shipment of prize cattle for
exhibition at the Fair will be made
about January 1.
The Flato Commission company’s
expert, while presenting a gloomy
view of market conditions during the
past week expresses hope from exist
ing indications, that the market will
rapidly improve. He says regarding
the past week that the week opened
slow with lower markets all around.
Beef steers were scarce and while good
ones would have sold about steady
prices, common and medium kinds
were slow to move and at lower prices.
Cow stuff of common graded sold 10 to
20c lower, though thfit heavy, fleshy
kind were sustained in price. Yard
traders are insisting on lower prices
in the feeder division, but good cattle
command steady prices. Only the
poorer grades are affected, and they
rule 10 to 20c lower. Light weight,
thin, common horned cattle are hard
to move at any prices. Average prices
were Wyoming steers, wt. 1,259, $4;
Wyoming steers, wt. 1,090, $3.50;
South Dakota steers, wt. 1,136, $4.15:
cows, $2.65 to $2.65.
icvcijjwi note ucou uu&iai,
but the good qualities sold for sustain
ed prices. Cheaper grades alone suf
fered. Feeders have all been cleaned
up at steady prices and good yearling
are in demand. Average prices: Fat
lambs, $4.25 to $4.75; yearlings $3.50
to $3.65; wethers, $3,30 to $3.50; feed
ing lambs, $3.50 to $4.40; yearlings
$3.35 to $3.60; wethers $3.15 to $3.25;
ewes $2 to $2.50.
EXCURSION RATES
Via Chicago and Northwestern Every
Day nntil 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. R. Adams, Agent.
Bean Roast
The twelfth annual bean roast of
Gen. Coburn Post No. 251, G. A. R.—,
will be held oit Thursday, October 15,
1903, two miles south of Blackbird
post odice and one half a mile west of
Marquette chapel. "T’here will be
singing, speaking and old-time war
talks by members of the Grand Army.
All are cordially invited.
Hon. A. L. Towle of Valentine will
speak.
H. Hodgkin, Com.
John Hubby, Adgt.