» / The Frontier._ [ ♦ VOLUME XXIV. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 1904. NUMBER 31. MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE ft - Such is Charge on Which Edward Slattery is Being Tried. — SPECTATORS CROWD COURT-ROOM Many Witnesses Are Examined and 1 , Much Interest is Manifest in r tile Case. (There is a scene of activity in and around the court-house these cold January days and men that have noth ing else to do are holding down a seat in the court-room, leaning over the seat just in front and turning an at tentive ear toward the official pre cincts behind the railing. | The second trial of Edward Slattery " for killing Henry Shaw last March is in progress and attracks much attei - tion. The case is being tried on a charge of murder in the first degree, as was also the first case in which the jury disagreed. There was a long combat between the attorneys for the defense and prosecution as whether the defendant would be tried for mur der or manslaughter. The case finally caine to trial on a charge of murder in the first degree. The following is the jury: George Horton of Inglis. William Hewet of Dustin. L. M. Rhodes of Stuart. S. S. Wymore of Stuart. W. L West of Atkinson. Fred Wefso of Dustin. John Hart of Dustin. R. Oppenheimer of Stuart. P. H. Crosner of Dustin. S. R Murphy of Dustin. L. Thurlow of Stuart. Ernest Cracher of Ewing. Along string of witnesses for both defense and prosecution have been called and the entire week has been spent in taking testimony. At this - writing, Wednesday afternoon, the ” defense is still calling witnesses. Judge Jackson of Neligh is assisting County Attorney Mullen and R R. Dickson in the prosecution. M. F. Harrington conducts the defense. The defendant, a young man of nineteen years, sits between his white haired father, Michael Slattery, and his attorney betraying no signs of concern at t he out come of the t rial and apparently oblivious to the gravi ty of the crime with which he is charg ed. His mother, two sisters and two two brot hers have also been in attend ance at the trial and have given in testimony. A hard fight is being made on both sides and all the details of the tragic and sad affair thoroughly sifted. It is not denied that the shooting was done but the defense are endeavoring to show that Shaw had been a quarrel some and obstreperous man and had provoked the defendant to the use of his gun. Frontier readers are already con versent with t lie history of this case m and arehersal of the same is therefore not necessary. Father Nugent Injured. Council Bluffs item in Omaha Bee: Rev. J F. Nugent, pastor of the Church of the Visitation in this city, is lying at his home dangerously ill from a fall he received on the ice. Fie was making a sick call on a parishioner and fell on the walk as he stepped from the carriage. lie is one of the best known priests of Iowa, has been pastor here for many years and is also known all over the country as a lecturer of ability. ITis lecture work has taken him into nearly every part of the west and he is regarded as the most eloquent man in the church In Iowa Father Nugent is an uncle of D. A. Doyle of this city. Important Notice. Office of County Treasurer, O’Neill, Nebraska, December 3o, 1903.—To Whom It May Concern: All delin quent personal taxes for 1903 and all prior years must be collected by dis tress after the 1st day of February, 1904. Under the provisions of the new revenue law, I have no discre tion. Distress warrants must issue unless poverty affidavits are tiled. Please look over your receipts and see that all your personal taxes for 1903 and all prior years have been paid. If in doubt write the office. Prompt payment will save costs. jr' 27-4 D. J. Cronin, County Treasurer. The Frontier regrets to learn that A. II. Farnsworth, druggist of Page, has been compelled to make an assign ment for the benefit of his creditors. The assignment was made to the sheriff, Tuesday, and it is believed the assets will bring enough to pay all creditors in full, the amount involved being between seven and eiglit hun dred dollars. Frank Martin has been looking after the water plant for some days owing to the illness of his father, who is now able to bu out again. ft • t O A i ‘ i Special Sale i m * m agMipa gjlPy^l ffisJl ■■■ c AFT KR my inventory sale, which wag quite successful for both myself and Ijgd f customers, I make this announcement. I still havo some items left that will i be closed out at from 20 to 50 per cent off of the regular price, Buck as ladies’ l(vs|| s cloaks and su;ts, odd skirts, shirt waists, shirt waist patterns, fur coats, overcoats, 1 boys’ and men’s clothing and odd pauts. 1||| “ -2m ti[f| e ggg Ladies’ Wrappers Large stock lined mit- Shoes—to close from pal ' 111 mm and gloves» Pair * AA /ft OA 88 c 50c ci.50 1°?2'80 §: ^ worth $1 25 to $2.00 A Remarkable bargains jpg ^ gg Men’s and hoy’s caps, my entire line of underw* a1* which must be sold, furs, col- p| ( larettes, muffs, scarfs, children’s sets, night robes in all sizes. 1 have a large I lltyB stock ot groceries in the basement where you can always find what you want aits! ! gpB at bottom prices. I have received a large shipment of men’s fine shoes, some new gp 1 © P ii and nobby styles; Pingree made means the best shoes, shoes that fit, look well, wear Mm HD I -aMH wel1 and give comfoi't* iml® • 1 r-_I i 1^1 ^ - --.-.-.-----.— m, ; | O’Neill P. J. MCMANVS Nebr. |' ^ -^ ’ * i I n i r^n[r^irnirnlft^: 'llnlin I 1 n 11 lnl f1 (viseSTI In I fnl I* •! Lnl* f,>^l«lnJI,itv,l Lnl lnl I n I *1 lnl I nil’ In t Inll'iirk’lL/ibnll'^dlnllnll'ii^'lln 11 nil in’ I* I WEATHER MU COLD lie’, ry Shoots Down to Twenty Degrees Below. WINTER RESORT IS FROSTED — Week of Pretty Stiff Weather, the Kind that Makes the Ice and Coal Man Smile. Nebraska reputation as a winter resort suffered a severe shock the irst few days of this week, begining with Saturday of last- From weather ;ondition that would permit the thrif y husbandman to turn the mellow 'round with a plow there was a sud len transition to conditions eternally lovering about the frozen zone. As early as last Friday there was a leclension in temperature, with a reinendous drop on Saturday night, when mercury reach to 18 below. Nor lid it reach uo very far any time luring the 23d, the highest point aeing 5 below. The 21lh brought a dill lower range, mercury chasing lown the tube to 20 below. The 25th showed a change for the better. The owest point on that date was twelve legrees warmer than the day previous tnd there has been a warming up tendency since. About an inch of show fell during the period and on Tuesday the eves began to drip. Wednesday more snow fell so that loday a blanket of the “beautiful” covers the earth. The temperature also declined a little last night but by (he middle of the forenoon today mercury was at zero. Georgs Foster Weds. Married at the residence of the groom’s sister, Mrs. (J. F. Ileywood. Central City, Nebr., Mr. George L. Foster, of Gresham and Miss Grace Worden, of Douglas county, Nebraska, Uev. C. F. Ileywood officiating. The ceremony was performed at eleven o’clock a. in., Tuesday, January 19. A few friends and neighbors were present as guests and alter luncheon the happy pair took the 1:40 p. tn. train on the JB. & M. for Waco, thence by team to Gresham, their future home. The bride is an old friend of Mrs. Ileywood’s of long standing, a perfect lady in every respect and will be quite tin addition to Gresham society. We bespeak for her a gener ous welcome. The foregoing is found in a copy of Lhe Gresham Gazette sent The Fron tier. The groom is an old Holt county man and resided in O’Neill some eight or ten years ago. The Front ier is glad to see this case of bachlorhood }f long standing broken, and extends congratulations. I have started a bakery and can furnish you with bread,pies and cakes, home made; call and see me, three loots north of P. O.—G. C Hat held. _ 28 tf LOCAL MATTERS. Dr. Perrigo is coming Saturday, Feb. 6. George Butler and J Race were up from Ewing last evening. The reliable Opt halm' Ologlst, Dr. Perrigo, at Evans Hotel, Feb. 6. Miss Julia Sullivan, who has been attending school at Fremont, is home. Walter and Will Laviollette go to Stuart tomorrow to furnish music for a dance. I have a car of fresh buckwheat flour that I am selling at cost.—S. F. Me Nichols. 20-tf Dr. Corbett will be in his dental oltice and gallery from the 23d to 30th of eacli month. 17-tf For sale, at 50 each, large full blood Plymouth Rock roosters.—Mrs. Mary McAllister, Agee, Neb. Cross eyes st raightened wit bout the the use of the knife. See Dr. Perrigo about it, Evans Hotel, Feb. 0. Our call for a copy of The Frontier of May 3, 1900, lias been responded to by a reader at O’Neill and one at Pon tiac, Mich., so we have two copies and no need of any more. The Frontier is very grateful for thes • papers. Editor and Postmaster Cronin made a flying trip to Lincoln Saturday, accompaning his brother-in-law, Mr. Lorge, who was enroute to Arizona. Tuesday Mr. Cronin again went to Lincoln to attend the state press association meeting. County Assessor Cooper is in town shaping things in connection with his otflee for the proper administration of the same. There will bean assessor for each township appointed by him to be confirmed by the county hoard. Tlie appointments have not yet been made. Mike Kirwin was over from Boyd county Tuesday to attend the funeral of Peter Grutscii. Mike says lie lias a good farm near Gross that lie lias recently been aide to clear from all indebtedness and claim as his own. He is looking well, which indicates that rural life is agreeing with him. A. II Backus was down from At kinson Monday. Arthur has matured to manhood since lie performed the duties of devil on the Independent in O’Neill three oi four years ago. He published a paper at Lindsay for a year previous to going to Atkinson in November, and is now connected with tiie Graphic. Tlie flag floated over Hotel Evans for several days last week and this. Lieutenant Mapes of Ft. Niobrara was hereon a recruiting mission lot three of the several days, and Wes says ii was too eoid to make the neces sary aei i ll assent to remove old glory with the mercury monkeying around the twenty mark. There were tic army enlistments. Attorney M J Abbott of Page was in the city Tuesday on business, mat ing The Frontier a business and fra ternal call Besides being a lawyer, Mr Abbott is an old time newspaper man. He came to Page a few months ago from the western part of the suiie ' on a visit to his daughter and decided to hang up a legal shingle in that thriving little village. Dan Harrington, formerly in Mann’s store but lately of South Omaha, has been spending the week with relatives and friends in the city. Dan says he has been traveling in Oklahoma and Indian Territory until recently for an Omaha shoe company. He will remain here until the last of the week, when he goes to Humphrey to work in a store. Tlie recent order from North western headquarters prohibiting en gineers from exceeding the speed pro vided by the schedule is having its effect on the arrival of trains. Trains from both directions have been un usually late several times this week. Under the new order a train that starts late is allowed to make up no time and lienee is late all along the run. The real estate belonging to the estate of M. D. Long, deceased, was disposed of at the court-house yester day. John J. Kelly bought the south east quarter of 8-24-11 for $1,600, M. R. Sullivan the soutli half of south west quarter of 3 and east half of southwest quarter of 4 for $800. F'rank Phillips a quarter section in the Star country and a number of town lots were disposed of to various buyers. O’Neill maids that have reached the limit of matrimonial prospects and iind no relief since the advent of leap! year should try it in Arizona. That j unhappy state is literally crying aloud for women. A gentleman who speaks j for her says: “Thousands of cattle! are standing knee-deep in alfalfa, the land is rich, and the young men are thrifty and prosperous. But they can’t get wives. There are not women enough to go round.” Peter Grutsch died Sunday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mc Millin, at the age of forty-four years. Catarrh of the stomach and rheuma tism are given as tile cause of death lie was a native of Ontario, Canada, but had made his home in O’Neill and vicinity for many years. Thefuner.il occurred Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Presbyterian church, conducted by the piistor, Rev. Bowen. The de ceased leaves a mother, brother ami three sisters, Mrs. McMillin and Mrs. Catherine Smith of O’Neill, liis brother John, mother and a sister living in the county. Interment was made in the Protestant cemetery here. Dr. Bilger, veterinary and dentist, w ill be in O’Neill again on F'eb. 16. RAILWAYS EVERYWHERE North Nebraska to be Made a Verit able Gridiron. ELECTRIC LINE JUMPS NIOBRARA Gasolene Locomotives Will Bound Over Prairies, “Unless All Plans Fail." Yesterday’s Norfolk News contain ed a heated air tale from O’Neill that would give the reader the impression that north Nebraska is to be tracked to death with railroads, electric lines, and railroads propelled by gasoline engines the coming summer. The story starts with another reliable rumor of Great Northern ex tent.ions and then goes on to say that an electric line will be built from Springview, the county seat of Keya Paha county, to Carens in the same county and thence across the Niobrara river to Bassett. Flouring mills, fact ories and many other enterprises are, of course, going to spring up upon the vacant prairies. Another line is to be from O’Neill to Chambers and Amelia. This is to be run with gasoline engines. “Ow ing to the topography of the country between Chambers and O’Neill it will not cost much to build this road.” “Unless,” this story concludes, “there is a serious hitch in the plans articles of incorporation for both lines will be filed within the next sixty days and as soon thereafter as the preliminary surveys can be made work will begin. It is the hope of the promoters to have botli lines ready to handle passengers and freight by fall.” This great and good scheme is im puted to M. F. Harrington of O’Neill and C. E. Lear and A. C. Ripley of Keya Paha county. Sell Some of Ryan Estate. Columbus Journal: F. T. Walker bought at guardian’s sale, the proper ty on Olive street where he now has his office. The place belonged to Mrs. Wm. Ryan of O’Neill, and brought at the sale $1050 There was consider able interest in the bidding, parties owning the lots nortli of this lot being anxious to procure it. The lot bought by Mr. Walker is eighty feet long with a twenty two foot to the east, lie expects to build a two story brick office building as soon as arrange ments for the work can be completed. Mrs. Ryan was down from O’Neill and her son Eugene of Omaha were both here at the sale. Headaches, nervousness, dyspepsia, insomnia, dizziness, styes, etc., cured by Hr. Perrigoat Evans Hotel. Feb. «. NO-OPS _ABE HELD DP lamblers Undertake to Bun the Dew ey House but Encounter Snag. iANDLOED PULLS A SIXSHOOTEB ’hey Then Beg Him Not to Shoot and Make Departure.—Clerk Gets Blow Which Floors Him. Between eleven and twelve o’clock n Wednesday night of last week a air of professional gamblers walked nto the Dewey hotel with the osten ible purpose of putting Landlord