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VOLUME XXIV, O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1903. ~ NUMBER 23.
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JThis year we are better prepared than IIOI f ¥% A \# P f) H H 0 is comPlete in every detail. We have
ever to look after the wants of every- rl|JIIHllY IlUULlU presents enough for all, and then
body, for our assortment of. In■■ jjiMiMtMiV some. ,
H Ini CHINA GOODS f
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This year we are m aking a g
specialty of fine China—the §
best that can be bought. |
Salad Bowls, Nut Bowls e
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3 Cracker Jars |
\ Plates, Cups, Saucers is
Bon Bon Dishes I
In fact a complete assortment |
of these goods at all kinds of 1
prices, from 5c to $10.
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I TOY DEPARTMENT j
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I No Christmas is complete without P
1 remembering the little folks. We f
I have been very generous in this re- |
I spect, as a few minutes spent in our f
1 Toy Department will convince you. j|
1 DOLLS, 1c up !
I Just the thing for the little girls. jj
y Then we have Doll Carriages, Go- t
I carts, Toy Trains, Wagons, Clowns, j
I Beds, Dishes, Trunks, and the new- \
1 est and latest toys on the market.
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I JEWELRY
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1 Watches, rings, cufFbuttons,
m charms, stick pins, chains,
g broaches, bracelets, etc.; these
are the best goods the market
affords, and we are going to
H sell them cheaper than you
i can buy them at wholesale j
j§ *n Chicago. Come in and get
H your choice while they last,
H for they must go. • j
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. We have a complete assortment of Albums—all kinds, all prices; Dressing Cases, Manicure Sets, Military Sets,
V Infant Sets* Fancy Ink Wells, Books of all kinds from Fairy Tales up to the latest Fiction on the market; Collar and
Cuff Boxes, Work Boxes, Shaving Sets, Gentlemen’s Smoking Sets, and everything that goes to make up a first
class line of Holiday Goods.
Come in and look around before you buy; it will cost you nothing to look.
GII_.3LiIGA3Sr <&, STOUT
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THIEVES AREOPERATING"
Several Depredations Reported Dur
ing the Past Week.
LODGES MAKE ANNUALl ELECTIONS
# Woodmen -of the World and Ancient
i Order United Workmen Splect
Their Officers.
Petty thieving is becoming a little
too prominent for the safety of the
offenders. Tuesday night some large
footed man who could easily be taack
ed in the snow stripped about $15
worth of clothing from Mrs. Cress’
clothes line. They were mostly new
garments that had reach the clothes
line for the first time.
Many kinds of bold highway rob
beries are on record, but nothing just
like what happened to Steve Me
ls! ichols the other day had come to
our notice before. While Steve’s
delivery wagon stood in front of a
house as the driver was delivering
some goods, some bold chap sneaked
up and purloined a sack of flour from
the wagon.
Frank Bain got hit hard the night
before Thanksgiving. When he awoke
that glad morning he discovered that
sorpe despisable cuss had rifled his
. turkey coop. The detached heads of
| .thirty-two handsome turkeys lay
J strewn about the premises and not a
turkey left for his Thanksgiving
dinner. It was a most disreputable
piece of work and a heavy loss to Mr.
Bain, and it is to be hoped the thieves
will be apprehended.
Lodges Elect Officers.
At a meeting of Ash Camp No. 160,
Woodmen of the World, the following
officers were elected: George Shively,
council commander; J. Maring, advisor
lieuteuant; C. C. Reka, clerk; F. C.
Gatz, banker; M. F. Cronin, escort;
Drs. Gilligan and Trueblood, physici
ans; J. A. Harmon, manager three
years; R. Ashton, watchman.
The following were elected as
officers of O’Neill Lodge No. 153,
Ancient Order United Workmen, for
the ensuing year; Frank Campbell jr.,
master workman; P. J. Biglin, fore
man; Wm. Fallon, overseer; J. V'.
Owens, financier; L. G. Gillespie,
recorder, B. McGreevey, receiver’
R. T. Williams, guide; *P.-F. Thomp
son, inside watchman; N. Brennan,
outside watchman; A. Boyd, trustee
three years; T Y. Golden, trustee to
fill vacancy; Drs. T-tueblood, Gilligan
and Flynn, Medical Examiners.
Babe Smothered
Word comes from Atkinson of the
death by smothering of the two
months old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Johnson of Butte. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson drove from Butte to Atkin
son enroute to Kearney and their
child was heavily wrapped up to pro
tect it from the cold. When the
parents unbundled the babe at Atkin
son it was dead.
Come Quick.
If you want a bargain, 1 have for
sale: One mare, one mare colt coming
4 years old, one mare colt coming 2
years old, not a blemish on either,
good hardy stock; also a strong, 2-seat
ed buggy, set of harness, and a sewing
machine with all attachments, almost
new. Will sell cheap to close out.
T. A. Pickering.
Notice to Royal Highlanders.
The fair ladies and clansmen of
Dalkeith Castle No. 93 are requested
to be present'at our next regular
meeting, December 8, 1903, there will
he initiation of candidates, and elec
tion of officers, after which refresh
ments will be served. A good atten
datce is desired.—E. Kline, secretary.
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Mr. and Mrs. Maher departed Tues
day for Platte Center for a visit with
Mr. Mailer’s mother.
New Lunch
Counter
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IV lam now prepared to serve
the public with lunches and I
meals at all hours. Oysters as |
desired, steak, or any thing you ■
want served quickly.
Candy, fruit, nuts, cigars, etc.
Special attention given to the
holiday trade in these lines.
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I Grant Hatfield
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BOYS ESCAPE FEOI JAIL
Young: Hagerty amt Boardwell Make
Get Aw ay on Eve of Trial.
HAGERTY IS TAKEN AGAIN
But Makes Another Break for Liberty
on Sunday Night and is Nab
bed up Once More.
Neil Ilagertv and Elmer Boardwell,
the boys arrested last week for shoot
ing into a dwelling house in the
eastern part of town and drawing a
gun on Jerry Sullivan, made a break
for liberty on last Thursday night,
and one of them, Boardwell, is at this
w riting still at large. With the aid
of a wrench evidentily handed in by
some friend on the outside, the boys
effected an escape from the jail by re
moving bars from a window. The
escape was made on the eve of their
hearing in court.
j*riaaytne ilagerty ooy was retaken
and given a hearing, but it is the
Boardwell boy that was wanted the
most, as lie is said to be the one who
did the shooting and gun pulling. He
is supposed to be at the home of his
parents near Bristow, Boyd county.
The sheriff has been awaiting word
from there before going over.
The boys will probabaly both be
sent'to the reform school. This is the
decree in respect to Ilagerty, and'
with this prospect staring him in the
face young Ilagerty made another
bold attempt Sunday night to evade
the administration of tiie law. He
was suffering from the effects of a bad
cold and out of compasion for his con
dition and in consideration of his
years, Sheriff Hall took the boy to his
home to doctor him up. ' He was
around the house all day Sunday. By
night lie began to feel better Sheriff
Hall, his little son Bryan and the
Ilagerty boy were seated in a room at
the sheriff’s home in the evening
when a member of the family opened
an outside door in an adjoining room
and a cat came into the house and into
the room where Sheriff Ilall and tiie
boys were sitting. Ilagerty picked
up the eat, took it to tiie door and put
it out, coming back and seating him
self as before- Presently tiie cat began
scratching for admittance and both
boys went to the door and shortly the
Hall boy returned alone to the room
where his father was sitting. Sheriff
Hall asked: “Where is Neil?” “He
has gone to the closet,” was the re
sponse. The sheriff waited a few
moments and then went out to tind
that young Ilagerty had flown. A
vigorous search was stared and
kept up all night for the wily juvenile,
but not until sometime Monday was
he found over in the Redbird country,
some eighteen miles northeast, at the
home of a farmer.
He will now occupy a cell of the
county jail until further develop
ments.
Local Matters
Jim Seiah, the Ewing druggist, was
up Saturday.
All firemen are requested to attend
the meeting tonight.
Ityan & Milligan are building an
addition to their hay barn.
Miss JuliaSullivan went to Fremont
Monday to attend the normal.
Mrs. E. R. Adams departed Monday
morning for Erie, l’a., on a visit to
relatives.
Miss Grace Ryan of Neligh spent
Thanksgiving in the city, the guest
of Miss May Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. West of Rush
ville visited with Mrs. Cress and
family last week.
WANTED—Position by trust
worthy young man; competent for
office or general store.—F. G. Morran,
Box 59, O’Neill. ,
The person that was seen stealing
clothes from the line of Mrs. Cress,
please return and save further
trouble.—Mrs. Cress.
Some improvements on the interior
of Frank Brittell’s meat market have
been made this week, replacing the
plaster with lumbered ceilings.
Bill Laviollette, Bob Marsh, J. II.
Mereditli and Tom Quilty formed a
chicken hunting party Monday, re
turning late with one lone grouse.
Messrs. Walker and Green and the
Misses Donohoe, all of Creighton,
were guestsj at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P. D. Mullen on Thanksgiving.
Ira Lapham is erecting a commod
ious barn at the rear of the Dewey
hotel, the long walks to his barnyards
west of town becoming monotonous
this winter weather.
Lynch Sun: M. T. Elliott moved into
the rooms in the Catlin building Mon
day, lately vacated by Pete Carroll.
It will be some time yet before they
can move into their new home.
JUMPS FROM A TRAIN
Insane Act of Former Resident of
This County.
GREAT NOET1IERN BUILDS SIDING
For Accomodation of Hay Shippers
Along the Route Between
O’Neill and Page.
Edwin Just, an insane man who
was being brought by his brother
Monday morning to the asylum at
Lincoln, jumped through a window of
a Northwestern train near Wahoo in
an effort to make his escape. Although
the train was moving at the rate of
forty miles an hour he was unhurt
when picked up a few minutes after
ward, except for a cut on the side of
his face made by the glass of the win
dow. -The conductor gave the alarm
as soon as the man jumped and the
train was stopped and taken back
about a quarter of a mile, where Just
was found sitting on the roadbed with
a smile on his face.
Tlie above incident occurred near
West Point instead of Wajjoo. It oc'
curred one day last week. The man
mentioned was formerly a resident of
Holt county, living northeast of
O’Neill. His home now is in Boyd
county.
Builds a Side Track.
The Great Northern has put in a
side track some three or four miles
east of town to accomodate hay ship
pers in the vicinity of l-.iman. Cars
now can be run in on the siding and
loaded with hay, making quite a
saving in distance in hauling for the
shippers. Agent West says during
the month of October he billed out
110 cars of hay from here. There was
not nearly so much shipped during
November, however, owing to a de
cline in prices. During the past
month there has been about thirty
cars of hay sent out over the Great
Northern.
Perhaps not in the history of Holt
county has there been the improve
ments in roads and bridges as has
taken place the past summer. At
each session of the county board the
past year official action has been taken
for the establishment of anywhere
from one to half a dozen roads and
the construction of many bridges.
The increased population of the
county lias made these changes and:
additions in roads and bridges neces
sary.
| Weiijgarfcijer
ResiaUrani
< The name is the same and the
location the same, but a change
in the management. I have :
bought the George Weingartner
restaurant and invite the public
to a continuation of their pat
ronage. Meals and lunches at
all hours, day or night. Dining
accomodatins for either ladies
or gentlemen. Oysters in any
style severed on short notice.
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James Liddy.
Died in O’Neill, on November 17,
James Liddy, age 18 years and 2
months, after a long sickness of
diabetus. His death was a sudden
one to his friends and relations; he
leaves a mother and father, two
brothers and five sisters to morn their
loss.
A CARD OF THANKS.
We give our thanks to our kind
friends and neighbors who assisted in
the sickness and death of our beloved
son.
Mr. and Mrs. John Liddy.
The Thanksgiving ball Thursday
evening was largely attended and was
one of the most pleasant social affairs
of the season. The next event of this
nature billed now is a New Years ball.
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