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VOLUME XXIV._O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1903._• NUMBER'19. r -..r—"t1*i—•---Mili■ mirvm«1iwir fTwap1”1*” «» SPECIAL SALE . Cloaks <H Ladies Tailored S\iits . The celebrated Palmer line of Cloaks and Ladies’ Tailored Suits will be placed on special sale, on— Satvirday, Nov. 7, and Monday, Nov. 9 _eg P. J. McMANUS’ This is an opportunity to buy excellent garments that has never before been given to the trade of O’Neill. EARL! IORN_WEDDING James Ryan and Sara Brennan Are Joined In Wedlock. WILLIAM LUBEN IS ARRESTED — Complaint Alleges Theft From Car at Emmet. Tuesday morning at 6:30 o’clock at the Catholic church occurred the wedding of Mr James Ryan and Miss Sara Brennan, both of O’Neill, Rev. Father Cassidy officiating. Miss Nellie Brennan, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and Mr. P. J O’Don nell groomsman. As the bridal party stood at tire alter while the ceremony was performed that united these two *■ young people as husband and wife a pretty and impressive scene was pre sented. After the ceremony the wedding party repaired to the home of the bride’s parents, where an elegant and elaborate wedding breakfast was serv ed. The immediate relatives of the bride and groom and a few friends were present. Many beautiful and costly gifts were bestowed upon Mr. and Mrs Ryan. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Neil Brennan, a family that has been promientiy identified with this city and its interests from its earliest history. Col. Neil Bren nan is known all over the oyunty and a state and has been a leading factor in building up the northwest. IIis daughter that has become the wife of Mr. Ryan is distinctly an O’Neill girl. She Is a young lady of many commendable attainments and long has been popular among the young people of O’Neill. She is a graduate of our high school, being a member of the class of 1901. Mr. Ryan is also widely known in this section of the country, he having lived on his father’s ranciia few miles west of town or in O’Neill since in fancy. At present he is engage in the hay busines with headquarters in O’Neill. Jim is one of the most sub stantial young men of the community and has friends innumerable. Nothing that The Frontier might say would add to the popularity of either of these estimable young peo ple and we simply join their many friends in extending the hand of con gratulation. They departed the morning of the wedding for a week or ten days at Omaha and other places, after which they will be at home at O’Neill and will go to keeping house, Mr. Ryan having leased Mrs. Cress’ residence in the northeast part of town. The carriage that conveyed Mr. and Mrs. Ryan to the depot was novelly decorated with hay, brooms, shoes and cowbells and created much amuse ment as it was driven through the streets. A large number of friends accompanied them to the depot and during the interval awaiting thearriv all of the train rice tilled the air like snow in a January blizzard. An Arrest at Kmmet. William Luben, residing in the vicinity of Emmet, was arrested last week on complaint of Scott D. Lam phere, the Northwestern agent at Emmet. The arrested was made by Constable Hoff of O’Neill and the hearing.had before Justice J A. Gol " den. The complaint alleges that on October 26 Luben broke open a car at Emmet and took out the following articles: One sack of sugar, one case of eggs, one box of crackers and a sack of beans, all valued at $15. The hear ing is given today at 10 o’clock. Good, young and sound Oregon horses for sale. Nothing of broncho nature, all good, reliable horses. Or trade for hay, straw or staiks.—J.'M. Champ. 17-4 pd. I Local Matters Dance at the opera-house Monday evening. The moon was full Tuesday night— and others. Galena Lumber company deals in paints, oils, etc. 51tf Mike Welsh came in from Montana the iirst of tire week There will be a social hop at the opera-house Monday evening. Sherwin-Williams paints for sale by Galena Lumber company 51tf E. M. Waring of Middle JBranch was in yesterday for election news. D. A. Doyle has 1500 bushels of clean and dry Spelt./, for sale. 8-tf For sale cheap, a good mare and colt; cash or on time.—G. W. Smith. Dr. Corbett will be in his dental office and gallery from the 23d to 30th of each month. 17-tf John Alderson of Chambers, the thoroughbred cattle man, was an early arrival in town Tuesday to gel the Urst returns of election. The report of State Treasurer Mor tesen for October show there is $5, 053.78 of state money in the First National bank of O’Neill. Sheriff and Mrs. Ilall went to Lin coln yesterday with Eunice Powers from near Page, who was placed in the asylum for the insane. I have a stray cow in my possession for six weeks. Plainly branded. Owfter may have same by proving pro perty and paying expense.—D. A. Doyle. 18-2 Fred Pfundej was shaking hands with old friends in O’Neill a few days last week and this. Fred was on his way home at Norfolk from a three week’s stay at Valentine. A representative of an Iowa manu facturing concern has had a new style hay press on exhibition in town this week, which has attracted the attention of many hay men and others. It. B. Skinner, who has been steno grapher to Judge Kinkaid the past year, departed this morning for his home at Tekamah, the judge having closed his office here for the winter while he is at Washington on con gressional duties. O. F. Biglin has a handsome bunch of historical‘calanders for 19i>4. The picture is a group of the presidents from Washington to Roosevelt with names and dates of term of office of each. Mr. Biglin has our thanks for one. Treacherous Lew Combs of Ewing the erstwhile undefeatable candidate, was relegated to political oblivion last Tuesday by “Skid” tire lighter. The latter is not much for size, but when it comes to getting votes, lie is a daisy. O’Neill merchants are enjoying a fairly brisk trade this fall. Monday was an unusually busy day in all the stores for the begining of the week. Farmers in the territory adjacent to O’Neill have been blessed with abund ant crops—the source of most of our wealth and upon which the prosperity of any country depends. Nelgih Leader: The foot ball game last Saturday at the city park between the O’Neill and Gates academy teams was a battle royal. The teams were well matched, Gates having an advantage of weight in the line. Only straight foot ball tactics were used, no trick plays being resorted to, and both sides played fiercely. Team work was lack ing on both sides, though the indi vidual playing of many of the mem bers of both teams was without fault. In two twenty minute halve neithers side scored and the game ended a draw with the ballon the visitor’s 20 yards line. O’Neill was forced to bunt a number of times to get the ball out of “critical territory.” AFTER THE SHIPPERS Game Warden Confiscates Consign ment of Ducks. Omaha News, Oct. 30: George L. Carter, state game warden, declares that a wholesale violation of the game laws has been practiced during the past three weeks by old-time offen ders of Holt county, who have been clearing their illegally killed birds through Omaha commission mer chants. Mr. Carter lias been in Omaha since Monday making an investigation and, as a result, confiscated 550 ducks, which arrived lieve yesterday morning from Edgar. The birds had been shipped in four trunks and two satchels, and were consigned to J. W. Robinson, a Holt county, market shipper. Mr. Carter awaited Robinson’s ar rival to claim the property until late last evening, and when he did not ap pear the game warden at once had the trunks and grips opened and confiscat ed the birds, which were dlstibuted among several charitable institutions this morning. Mr. Carter also caused the arrest of J. F. Brady, also of Holt county, when he arrived here yesterday, on the charge of violating the game laws, and confiscated a large number of birds which Brady had in his posses sion. Bard,y was taken before Justic"? Foster, pleaded not guilty and his hearing was set for November 30. Other arrests will follow, according to Mr. Carter, who says that he has secured evidence to show that a cer tain local commission merchant has been handling the birds shipped here illegally from the Holt county gang. “1 intend to break up this practice by making examples of a few of these offenders,” said Mr. Carter. A Record-Braker. October was a record-braker in the number of homesteads taken during one month at the local land office, there having been 100 homestead tilings made, taking nearly 10,000 acres of the public domain in a single month. The crops and general conditions have been so favorable in this part of the county during recent years that hundreds of sett lers have been coming in. In many cases the homesteaders also buy land which they consider good investments at present prices. During the last six months 17,410 acres have been homesteaded in Gar lield county, 14,720 acres in Wheeler county, 13,280 acres in Ilolt county and 8,010 acres in Loup county. There is yet left open for homestead ap proximately 110,000 acres in Garfield county, about 100,000 acres in Wheeler county, about 138,000 acres in Loup county, so that the inflow of new set tlers is likely to continue for some time. It is estimated that fully 50 per cent of the new settlers coming into this part of the country are Iowa people. Marriage Licenses The following mafriags licenses have been issued the past week by Judge Morgan: Roswell A. Ilaskins and Viola James, both of Stuart. Joseph Patterson of Middle Branch and Hattie Stafford of Page. Arthur J. Barrett and Nellie Mc Mahan, both of O’tfeill. The latter couple were married Tuesday morning at the Catholic church in this city. The groom is a son of Arthur Barrett, one of the well known farmers of. this community. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMahan, who reside some four miles north of town. Halloween vandals struck us light Saturday night. Tire? Frontier notes with pleasure that the young people are turning this occasion into the more commendable enterprise of hold ing church socials. Brief Mention The county clerk’s office has been equipped with telephone connection with the Ewlng-Delott line. Strayed into my yard, a roan cow, dehorned and bob tail, branded “A’s on right side.—C. E. Hall. O’Neill crockery dealers did a largo business in jugs Saturday and Mon day, as did also the wet goods dealers in the jugged article. Monday evening was the date for the monthly meeting of the city council but no meeting was hold and it is ex pected to meet tonight. The saloon keepers have a petition to present to the council asking for a reduction in license. Nearly every spring the public road just this side the Elkhorn south of town is rendered quite impassible by high water. To remedy this evil of longstanding another bridge is being built at a distance about midway between the river bridge and the one across the pond some forty rods north of the rive# Ditching and grading will also be done to carry off the floods. •'Advertising pays," remarked one of O’Neill’s progressive business men who carries a large ad in The Fron tier most of the time and who is con tinually enlarging his establishment and striving to keep abreast of the times. He had sold four wagons, a carriage and a buggy that day and is makingsimilar sales every day. Much of his success lie attributes to the use of printer’s ink—which lie knows as well as any man how to apply. On November 1 the season when quail shooting is pcrmissable opened The innocent and pretty little Bob White has been under the protecting wing of the law for the past three years and lias been allowed to grow and multiply in vast numbers. The little fellows are numerous every where and have long been a source of templation to the festive nimrod. While they are legally now one of the game birds, their wholesale slaughter is not permissable under the law. The limit of one day’s shooting is placed at twenty-five and persons caught with more than fifty birds in their possess ion at one time are subject to prosecu" tion. Notes From Elsewhere Sunday night, October 18, some per son entered the millinery store of the Ripp Sisters, while they were at church, and stole about $10 wort of goods, says the Stuart Ledger. The Page Report says that Nels Taylor has purchased a half section of land near O’Neill and will yegin im provements. on same in the spring, lie will spend the winter In Omaha. Spencer Advocate: Misses Kate and Mattie Mann and Owen Meredith, of O’Neill, came over Sunday and stopped over-night in our tip-top town.Josiah Coombs and Mr. Rathborne of O’Neill are spending this week on the Missouri river hunt ing and Ashing. « Ewing Advocate: Miss Margaret Hall of O’Neill, daughter of Sheriff Hall, was visiting with Miss Lydia Selah of this place last Saturday. At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Ewing State Rank, the paid up capital stock was increas ed from $5,000 to $7,500, to better facilitate the handling of their rapid ly increasing business. The officers of that institution contemplate build ing an extension to the bank building tolprovide a room for consultation. Homeseeker's Excursions. The Great Northern (Short Line) will sell Homeseeker’s excursion tickets Tuesday Nov. 11 and 17 to points in Montana, North and South Dakota, Monitoba, and Western Min nesota at one fare plus $2 for round trip. ! For rates and limits inqure of W. E West, agent, or Fred Rogers, G. F. land P. A., Sioux City, Iowa. I THE LITTLE HEROINE. Hy u schoolyard where the ohtldren played i paused a while to see; Among thorn was a little maid Who sweetly glanced at me. While others laughed and raced and danced With many a graceful air, She stood aside along and g'anced With glad oyes at them there. Her face was beautiful and sweet, But, hapless little one. She stood on twisted, withered feet That ne’er were made to run. I thought wf tl oil's mysterious ways. And watched her where she stood; I wondered If she gave Him praise And deemed Him wise and good. Her playmates joined their hands 6re long And. hedging her about. Danced round her with a merry song And many a happy shout. I saw her clap her hands, her voice In gleeful accents rang; She had the courage to rejoice With those whodancod and sang. I left them where they gladly played— A sweet voice seemed to cry: “While she oan laugh, poor little maid. Why should you ever sigh?" —Record-Herald. CATHOLIC PAIR CLOSES Has Been a Successful Affair.—Con gressman Gets Cow. The ladies of the Catholic church last evening closed a very successful fair of several day’s duration. Dinner and supper has been served at the opera-house and last night the affair was brought to a close by awarding the prizes, a list of which, with the exception of a few that could not be obtained, follows: Mrs. Fitzsimmons, set dinner dishes; Mrs. J. A. Golden, silver watch; M. P. Kinkaid, one cow; Mrs. William Hart, $10; J. C. Iloriskey, one horse; P. D. Mullen, plaque; William Cron in, silver set; Charles Shoemaker, sofa pillow; Miss Kate Kane, sofa pillow; Miss Nalty, sofa pillow; B. McGreevy, one ton hard coal; Mrs. J. F. Gallagher, pitcure frame; Matt Meyer, suit of clothes; Art Duffy, lamp; John Mullligan, robe; Nellie Mathews, berry set; Mary IIoriskey> candle bra; Mrs. Steel, chafing dish; Mrs. M. Gallagher, sofa pillow; John Skirving, handkerchief; Chett Ilassen, quilt. _ Holt County’s Grain Crop. A compilation of figures showing tlie crop products of Nebraska by counties for 1903, as published in the Omaha Bee, shows the following for Holt county: Corn—No. of acres, 87,183; yield to the acre, 32 bushels; total in bushels, 2,789,850. Winter Wheat—No. of acres, 1,522’ yield to acre, 15 bushels; total bushels’ 22,830. Spring wheat—No. of acres, 4,537; yield to the acre, 17 bushels; total, 77,129. Oats—No. of acres, 32,407, yield to the acre, 45 bushels; total bushels, 1, 458,315. Rye—No. of acres, 13,187; yield to the acre, 20 bushels; total bushels, 203,740. Conrad Whetlaufer came up from Lincoln to take a hand in the closing hours of tlie campaign. We feel pretty good, thank you. Sheriff, clerk and board of supervisors in tlie county and the whole state ticket isn’t so bad. Many flocks of wild geese have been floating south tlie past few days. And tliis, together with the fact that Lew Chaplhan has substituted his umberalla with an overcoat, inclines The Frontier to the belief that a freeze-up is not far distant. The cream business is getting to be quite an extensive brancli of O’Neill’s commerce, as the many cream cans sent out from here every morning plainly indicates. But it looks like there ought to be a creamery right here in town to handle tlie cream in stead of sending it to Omaha and Lincoln. _ HOLT mm FUSION Republicans Get Sheriff, Clerk and Board of Supervisors. HARRINGTON AND WESTOYER WIN State Goes Republican by an Estimate of 10,000 for Barnes. The result of Tuesday’s election in Holt county is not definitely and ac curately known as to majorities, but there is no question as to who was elected. In the main it has been a fusion victory, but the republicans retain sheriff, clerk and county board, losing clerk of the district court. A list of those elected with probable ma jorities follows: Cronin, pop., treasurer, 600 or 600. Hall, rep., sheriff, 100 or 150. llarmon, dem., clerk district court, 300 or 400. , Gilmour, rep., clerk, 23. Slaymaker, pop., superintendent. Morgan, dem., judge. Cooper, pop., assessor. The fusion state ticket carries the county by some 4O0or 500, and the judicial ticket by still larger majority. Barnes wins out over Sullivan in the state by 10,000. Harrington and Westover carry the district by 400 or 500. ' — j ,v Politically, the board of supervisory remains the same-—three populist and four republicans. Frank Phillips, rep., of Star was elected to succeed himself; L. E. Skidmore, rep., of Ewing succeed Henry Howard, and Henry Renting pop., of Swan succeeds Mike Keefe. Despite the fact that election day was rainy and disagreeable, there was a heavy vote polled, some townships greatly increasing their vote of last year. The Frontier will compile a com plete tabulated statement of the vote of the county for its next issue. Pheonix Mr. Damero went to Atkinson Sun day. Ralph Coburn had business in At kinson Monday. Mable Keeler visited Ethel Ander son Sunday last. Mr. McMain and son A1 were in At kinson Thursday. Otto Nilson and son Roy were in Atkinson Saturday. Mary Bartels and Jessie Coburn visited Edith Damero Sunday. Asberry Clevenger was a caller at John Damero’s Sunday last. Emma Moor was an Atkinson vis itor the latter part of the week. Morton Greeley and wife went to town Friday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Morton Greeley visited at L. G. Coburn’s the latter part of the week. Messrs. Kloke and Handly of Spen cer were in this vlcinty one day last week. Chris Christensen and family visit ed relatives near Atkinson the latter part of the week. School began in the Lamphier dis trict last Monday, with Mr. Smith of O’Neill as teacher. John, Lena and Edith Damero and Ted Anderson spent Saturday evening at Rudolph Jeppeson’s. Ray and Ralph Coburn, Henry Stansberry, Bert Parshall and A1 Mc Main were at Spencer Friday. Rapid Shoemaking. A pair of women’s shoes made in Lynn, Mass., to establish a record for rapid shoemaking required fifty seven operations and the use of forty two machines and 100 pieces. All these parts were assembled and made into a graceful pair of shoes, ready to wear, in thirteen minutes. 1