The Frontier._
VOLUME XXIV.
O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. 1 HUKSDAY. MAKOrl 1SU4._
NUMBLK 3b.
MEAT MM IN IMS
Fire Cleans Out Frank Brittell ami
Threatens Whole Block.
STARTED FROM LAMP IN COOLER
Postofflce Endangered and Mails
ft* Sacked Up Ready to Be Moved
Out if Needed.
Frank Brittell’s meat market was
reduced to a state of ruins last Thurs
day night by fire, although the build
ing was not consumed. The fire start
ed in the meat cooler—or more pro
perly the meat warmer at this season
of the year. A lighted lamp was plac
ed in the cooler to keep the meat from
freezing and it is probable the fire
started from the lamp. The fire was
discovered shortly after ten o’clock
when a roomer occupying apartments
over the meat market came in to re
pair to bed. He encountered a cloud
of smoke upon opening his door. An
alarm was at once turned in and the
fire department was quickly on the
scene. Entrance to the building was
forced and streams of water turned
onto the flames. With a terrible crash
the lamp exploded and flames of fire
shot in all directions. John Skirving
was in the forefront of several in the
building at the time of the explosion
and was badly though not seriously
burned about the face and head and
his shirt almost burned off of him.
It looked like a serious thing for
the whole block from Gallagher’s
corner to Biglin’s for a while, and
Postmaster Cronin had the United
States mails sacked up ready to move
out at any moment. With charac
teristic like energy and untiring ac
tivity the fire department soon had
the flames subdued without damage
to adjoining buildings.
The building is owned by Con Keys
r and is insured for $250, which is suffi
cient to cover the damage. Mr. Brit
tell has $500 insurance on his property.
Frank seems to have been followed by
a series of bad luck the last three or
four years. Three years ago his
slaughter house burned down, entail
ing a loss of $200 or more; last year he
met with an accident which cost
him the los3 of the use of a hand
for several months, and now he has
been burned out. He says he expects
to start up in business again.
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Our Benefactor.
The follwing poem dedicated to
Count Creighton of Omaha’ was writ
ten by John Vincent Dwyer,an O’Neill
boy at Creighton college, and publish
ed in the True Voice:
Full armed on the field, In the battle of life,
On the side of valiant and young,
Stands one like the heroes in legends of old,
Whose praises the poets have sung.
His hands are not blood-stained—no harrow
ing deeds
Mar the page which history tells,
But the bountiful acts of his generous soul
Show where gentle philanthropy dwells.
This soldier, this leader, so Chrlst-llke and
brave.
This chamDlon loyal and true
Spreads plentiful gifts on the broad fields of
Like tbe’soft-falling heavenly dew.
No loud voiced trumpet may blare o’er his
acts.
No herald proclaim them afar,
Yet they light up the gloom in the dark
haunts of want
With a glow like a bright, silent star.
He rose by his strength from the struggling
ranks,
And aided his fellows to rise;
He givos, and his bounty comes straight
from his heart
As the sunlight comes down from the skies.
He is still on the field and still he remains.
(Though his crown is like mountain snow
pure)
A count of the church, a peer of the Lord,
A generous friend of the poor.
Money to loan on improved farms.
15tf F. J. Dishner.
LOCAL MATTERS.
For Sale—Team of horses, harness
and wagon. Con Keys,
Sheriff Hall had official business at
Page on Tuesday.
Maylon Price spent Sunday with
relatives at Atkinson.
Jim Shanner faced the stiff north
western up from Page yesterday.
John A. Harmon was a Northwest
ern passenger for omaha Monday.
R. R. Dickson arrived home Satur
day from his trip to San Francisco.
Cyrle Erclib and Lyons Mullen
drove over from Spencer Friday last.
For Sale—One new and one second
hand wagon. Inquire of D. A.
Doyle. 36-2
Bob Brittell went to Brunswick
yesterday for a few day’s visit with
his parents.
F. J. Dishner went to Jefferson City,
Io., Tuesday, to be away the balance
of the week.
The most reliable weather baromo
ter indicates that spring is at hand.
The kids are playing marbles.
Rev. Fetzer went to Page yesterday
to attend the district conference of
the Methodist church in session there.
If the gait established by Wednes
day’s wind were to continue all
through the month, it could March
out none too soon.
After taking a three day's lay off the
county board reconvened on Wednes
day for a few day’s work which winds
up the present session.
Bennet Martin is laid up with a
bad finger which he very nearly
succeeded in cutting off daring the
fire excitement Thursday night.
Parnell Golden donned a blue jacket
and has been doing some artistic sign
work on the hardware and furniture
store of Golden, Peeler & Hodgkin.
For Sale—One thoroughbred Dur
ham bull (not registered); animal can
be seen at my farm sixteen miles
northwest of O’Neill.
36-4 Wm F. Clevish.
Assessor Cooper went to Norfolk
Tuesday, where a meeting of assessors
for various counties in north Nebras
ka had been called to fix an assess
ment schedule.
Miss Susie Gillespie entertained the
L. L. C.’s at cards Monday evening
until the hour of 12, when luncheon
was served. The prize, a China plate,
was awarded to Miss Nellie Skirving.
W. S. Morgan of Atkinson, a broth
er of Judge Morgan, was in the city
Tuesday. Mr. Morgan, associated
with Frank Simar, is preparing to gc
over to the Rosebud country and en
gage in business;
John Carton, who recently sold his
farm northwest of O’Neill, and sub
sequently had a sale of hoofs and
horns and machinery, becomes a
resident of the city tomorrow, when
he moves into the Den Hunt house on
Kid Hill which he has bought.
The office just across from the
county judge at the courthouse has
been fixed and fitted, and a label tack
ed at the entrance, “County I Asses
sor.” Mr. Cooper is thoroughly in
stalled in his quarters, with Miss
Pond of Ewing to look after the cleri
cal work.
D. A. Doyle will sell full patent floui
every sack guaranteed, $2 per hun
dred. Oil meal cake, $1.75 per hun
dred. Hand picked Michigan beans
5 cents per pound. Baled hay, 2(
cents per bale. Highest cash price foi
corn and speltz. First door south ol
post office.
My annual spring opening will occur
on March 12, when the ladies of O’
Neill are invited to call and see the
splendid selection of millinery goods I
have this season.—Mrs. Nichols.
The Bazelman residence is receiv
ing the first coat of paint and the
walks are under construction. It is a
fine building and makes a vast im
provement in that sect ion of town.
Shine, Shine—Have put a chair in
the office of the Evans Hotel and am
now prepared to shine the shoes of the
old and the young. Call and see me.
Satisfaction guareanteed.
36-1 Robert M. Sampkin.
C. H. Ferguson came up Monday
from Omaha, where he has been all
winter working for a railroad com
pany. He is going to have a sale of
his property near Dorsey the 11th and
expects to return to Omaha the last
of the month to remain permanently.
Miss Sadie Skirving departed Tues
day morning for Omaha, where she
will remain for a week and then goes
to Iowa for a two month’s visit. Her
girlfriends of the L. L. C.’s saw her
away at the train and significantly
and knowingly showered her with rice
as she stepped onto the chair car.
Thermometers are a popular adver
tising feature with O. O. Snyder &
Co., and that popular lumber company
has remembered its patrons agiiin
this year with large and very conveni
ent tempreature indicators, which
are handy to have in cold or hot
weather.
The state of Nebraska vs. Denjamin
Woodruff is the title of a case filed in
county court Tuesday, James Peeler
being the complaining witness. Mr.
Peeler alleges that the defendant, whe
is a young boy, shot his bird dog val
ued at $25. The case will be called up
for hearing today.
The Young Peoples’ Society ol
Christian Endeavor will hold a social
at the firemen’s hall tomorrow even
ing. They promise a trip to Boston
on the G. L. & A. O. F. railroad with
stopovers at all the big towns and a
half hour lunch thrown in, all for the
remarkablly low price of 25 cents.
Daniel Hall and Miss Mary Vin
cance, bothrot Atkinson, were united
in marriage Tuesday evening at the
home of County Judge Morgan in this
city. Tne groom is an old resident of
Atkinson. The bride, whose parents
live near Atkinson, has made her
home in O’Neill for the past two years
R. W. McGinnis, general passenger
agent of the Northwestern at Lincoln,
was in town the first of the week. Mr.
McGinnis was up looking after his
creamery business and real estate
interests at Amelia. He made
arrangments to do some fencing on
his extensive range in that section
while here.
Patrick Brennan received a tele
phone message Monday from South
Omaha that his son Mike was very
sick at Hot Springs, Ark., where he
had went from South Omaha about a
week previous, at the direction of his
doctor. Mr. Brennan and his sot
James went to South Omaha or
Tuesday’s early morning train, James
expecting to go to Hot Springs.
The men with municipal political
bees In their caps will need to get ir
their work within a few weeks. Apri!
5 we have another city election. A1
the present writing there is no genera!
clamor for the honors to be bestowed
on that day, although it is said the
field is not without those who arc
quietly waiting for the lightning tc
strike.
IN STITDTBATGH AMBERS
Program for Meeting on Next Tues
day is Arranged.
EXPECT PROMINENT SPEAKERS
C. II. Barnard of Table Rock and P.
D. Ashburn of Gibbon to
Be Present.
Next Tuesday, March 8, a farmer’s
institute will be held at Chambers,
with the following program:
10 a. m.—Soil Culture, C. H.
Barnard of Table Rock: Farm Dairy
ing, P. D. Ashburn of Gibbon.
1:30.—Breeding and Selection of
Seed Corn, Mr. Ashburn: Hardy
Fruits for Home Use, Mr. Barnard.
7:30.—Propogation of Plants, Mr.
Barnard; Home Making, Mr. Ash
burn.
Mr. Barnard has been speaking at
many of the Farmers’ Institutes this
winter on soil tillage and topics relat
ing to fruit trees, and hardy varieties
of fruits for home use. He presents
these subjects in an entertaining and
instructive manner. He is well
equipped for discussing these subject
by many years of practical experience
in growing small fruits and managing
orchards. Probably no man in the
state is acquainted with more variet
ies of apples than Mr. Barnard. He is
recognized as an expert judge of
apples and other fruits. For eight
years he lias been secretary of the
State Horticultural society, filling
this position with credit to himself
and benefit to the society. His dis
cussion of Hardy Fruits for home use
is of practical value to every farmer
in the state. He also discusses shrubs
suitable for home decoration in an
interesting manner. His thorough
practical and technical knowledge and
his experience in presenting his
subjects make him one of our most
valued farmers’ institute speakers.
Mere Mention.
I have 100 acres of good cultivated
land for rent, on easy terms, adjoin
ing town on the west.—D. A. Doyle.
Tax payers of Holt county have done
their duty commendably in liquidat
ing personal taxes. County Treas
urer Cronin says he issued but two
distress warrants during February.
He says, however, that it will be
necessary to issue more warrants and
lie will begin the work next Monday
of getting in all unpaid personal tax
by distress. *
D. Clem Deaver arrived home Mon
day evening from his Arizona trip.
Mr. Deaver expresses himself as being
well pleased with the mineral pros
pects of the mine property in which
lie is interested. E. S. Eves, who
went with him, remained there and
was installed in the capacity of cook
at the mine when Mr. Deaver left.
He says Mr. Eves is also well pleased
with the prospects.
The people of Chambers want a
railroad, and they want it badly. The
Frontier would like to see them get
it. Moreover, it would like to see a
few or many thousands of capital,
local preferred, harness the rapid flow
ing Elkhorn at O’Neill, generate the
power for an electric plant, tie and
rail a right of way to Chambers,
equip it with trolly cars and illum
inate our own town with a string of
electric lights. There is good Interest
in a proposition of this kind for some
body.
I have three or four desirable farms
for rent, If you want a good farm call
.'arly. Also have on my list for sale
some of the most desirable farms in
the county.
34-tf Jerry McCarthy.
For Sale—The southwest quarter of
section 33, township 30, rang 12, for
particulars apply to owner.—Mrs. B.
0. Laughlin, 314 north Twenty-fifth
street, South Omaha, Neb.
With judicious gravity and a
straight face John Ilorlskey tells of
Dr. Corrigan standing in the back
loor of his store and bringing to terra
(Irma with a rapid Are shot gun the
leader of a fast-flying flock of geese
sailing over from the north. Doc had
a fine “stallion” goose, but we are not
prepared to say he came into the
posession of it in the manner John
Indicates.
If you want to sell your business; if
you want to buy anything; if you
want to sell anything; if you need
insurance; if you have any collections
to make see Wagers. Several pieces
of town property for sale; also farm
lands all over the county, see me any
way when you come to town and get
acquainted.—S. M. Wagers, office over
Gallagher store. 35-2pd
Wild Horses Tamed and Trained
Any kind of a horse, no matter how
vicious, made gentle by our new met
hod of training. No drugs used. Any
one can learn to handle the most vici
ous horse. No choacking, no throw
ing. We teach you how to get up to
and harness a horse anywhere.
Monday and Tuesday, March 7 and
8, will give lessons in O'Neill In horse
training and invite those with wild
horses to bring them in and we will
show you how to handle them.
Also have a patent wagon for break
ing bad horses which will be on exhibi
tion. Any one having animals they
can’t handle should bring them in.
This wagon is something new, just re
cently invented by Henry Schlueter
of Scribner, Neb., where it has been
used most successfully. Can be seen
at Dewey hotel.
Moran & Schlueter.
More Than in Fours Others.
An Omaha gentleman who placed a
little ad in The Frontier writes:
“Inclose find stamps in payment.
Just cancel account on your books,
will be sufficient. Excellent returns;
more than in four other papers—G.
W. nervey.”
When you have anything to sell or
buy, or want to get the attention of
the public in any way, use The
Frontier. It circulates in this
territory as po other newspaper does.
Horses Wanted for Eastern Markets
I will be at O’Neill Monday, March
7, and at Bltney’s livery barn in
Atkinson, Tuesday, March 8,1904, to
buy horses. Must be good horses in
their class and weigh from 1,200 up.
Not less than 4 years old and well
broke.— F. G. Pollock.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that here
after all outsiders of the Fire depart
ment will not interfer with firemen
at a fire unless called upon by the
cheif or assistances under pently of
arrest. By Order of Fire Police.
$550
Takes the swi sec. 17, twp. 29, range
12, in Holt county, being 160 acres six
miles northwest of O’Neill. Write or
wire Ernest Sweet, New York Life
building, Omaha.
PROPERTY OWNER OATH
What Yon Have to Swear to Under
the New Law.
STRONGER THAN THE OLD ONE
Material Increase in the Net Total
Assessment is Expected to
Result From It.
Much is expected in the way of in
creased revenues from the new oath
property owners will be required to
subscribe to when the assessor calls
this year. We append it herewith
that our readers may post up and be
prepared for their solemn dutylwhen
Tiberius Ciesar makes his annual
tour. The oath reads:
“I,-, being duly sworn, say
that the foregoing statement and
schedule is true and contains
a full and complete list of all
property held by or belonging to me
on the first day of April, including all
personal property pertaining to mer
chandise, whether held in actual pos
session or having been purchased with
a view to possession or profit and all
personal property appertaining to
manufacturing, and all manufactured
articles, on hand or owned by me. In
all cases where 1 have been unable to
exhibit certain classes of property to
the assessor, such property has been
fully and fairly described, and its true
condition represented, and I have In
no case sought to mislead the assessor
as to the quantity and quality of the
property. I further sware that since
the first day of April last year, I have
not directly or indirectly converted or
exchanged any of my property tempor
arily, for the purpose of evading the
assessment thereof for taxes, into non
taxable property or securities of any
kind, or transferred or transmitted
the same to any person or in any wise
for the purpose of evading the assess
ment thereof, and that my answers to
the foregoing interrogatories are true.
So help me God.”
It will be noted by the above that
you pretty nearly have to put up for
all you may have owned since the as
sessor was last around whether sold or
taken under mortgage since or cot,
and the double precaution is taken
that you must swear you are swearing
to the truth. The old oath in com
parison was mild, and run thus:
“I do solemnly swear or affirm that
I have listed above, or within all per
sonal property, money and credits,
subject by the law to taxation, and
owned by me, or required by law to be
listed by me for any other person or
persons according to the best of my
knowledge.”
OUR NEW SPRING GOODS EvIr^DAY^m |
Iff pi . We are now prepared to show you one of the finest and best selected lines of IBIB
piyiragi Dress Goods and Trimmings ever presented to the public. Our new goods are ar- SBS9Cl!gfi3
riving every day, and we have a full line of everything in Spring Suitings, Ladies’ new ljgraii|ii
^j|g Dress Skirts and Ladies’ Walking Skirts. Our line of Ladies’ Shirt Waists is now on
exhibition and we feel confident that in this line we.excel anything in the city. Our
^ pgi ifep line of Trimmings is complete, and in Notions we have anything you may call for-— a®siapi5|
3|p !gpj fancy Collars, new Belts, Shirt Waist Sets, Buttons, etc. We have a full stock of sjjggaigig]
i|pi a^i5i new White goods, in Spring and Summer Vestings. !
Don’t forget we are sole agents for the celebrated Kabo Corsets. I91IS1
|T. F». GALLAGHER!
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