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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
I * VOLUME XXIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904. NUMBER 47. LOCAL MATTERS. Money to loan on Improved farms, lotf F. J. Dishner. Rooms to rent. Enquire at Bent ley’s. 46-tf R. J. Marsh had business at Ewing on Monday. Best castor machine oil at Golden & Hodgkin’s. 47-6 Charley Stout was a Plainview visi tor yesterday. Ed Adams was up from Chambers the first of week. Mrs. J. P. Mann of Chicaga is visit ing relatives here. Hess & Clark stock food, $5 a hun dred.—Golden & Hodgkin. 47-3. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mack of Inman spent Sunday in the city. Editor Abbott of the Page Repor ter was in town on Tuesday. The city engine house is undergoing some repairs, chiefly a new roof. For Sale—Good second hand lawn mower. Price, $3.—Golden & Hodg kin. 47-tf Registered Hereford bulls and cows, for sale. J. M. Caldwell, 4 miles north of O’Neill. 37-f Have about 50 bushels of choice seed potatoes, at 50c per bushel.—D. A. Doyle. Dr. Trueblood was in Boyd county on professional business the fore part of the week. For Sale—A good jack, or will trade for cattle. Enquire of A. Merrill, O’Neill, Neb. 46-3 John Gallagher is home from St. Louis, where hi has been studying in a medical college. Emil Sniggs is conveying his tools and machinery to his new location on Douglas street. A good work horse for sale; price $27. Would trade for good cow or calves. Apply at this office. 42-2pd Marsh, the soda water man, will fill all family, orders for warm weather ciders. He uses the pure fruit juice. Mr. Cameron, the cement walk builder, has just finished the con struction of walks at the homes of O. F. Blglin and Dr. Gilligan. Arthur Gwin went to Bonesteel yesterday with the prospect in view of making a deal whereby he will move over there. Butte Gazette: Miss Helen O’Sul A livan of O’Neill visited friends in r town Svnday. She has accepted a fine position in a store at Pendeltqn, Oregon. Editor and Mrs. Cronin went to Omaha Monday with their young baby which has been in ill health for some time. They take the little one to a hospital for medical treatment. Mrs. R. R. Dickson went to Omaha Tuesday to be gone several days. Mr. Dickson went to Lincoln Sunday and will join his wife in Omaha Ithe latter part of the week. J. H. Riggs, formerly editor of The Frontier, was up from Waterloo a few days this week circulating among old friends, and has penned an interest ing article for The Frontier this issue. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Weekes were Northwestern passengers east yester day morning, Mr. Weekes going to Lincoln to attend the republican convention and Mrs. Weekes going to Omaha. Hanford Produce Co., Sioux City, la., have opened up a cream reciv ing station in O’Neill and ask for a share of your cream. We handle the U. S. Cream Separator, which holds the record for close skiming, easier running and durability. We pay cash for butter and eggs. 46-tf H. B. Stocking. | Don’t Hesitate! | To come to this store when you want the right sort of Wall Papers. You’ll find them here in the greatest variety, at the right prices. We’ve given speci al thought to the choosing of our Wall Paper stock and are prepared to offer for your ap proval some unusually attract! ve papers for the parlor, bed room, hall, library, in fact any room in the house you’re thinking of having papered. Come in and let us show you the new styles. I GILLIGAN & STOUT _THE DRUGGISTS_ G. B. Hodges is building a small house in the northern part of town, just south of tlie John W’almer place. For Sale—Registered Galloway Bull. Also full-blooded Duroc-Jersey hogs, eligible to registration. Z. Warner, 42-8pd Atkinson, Neb Have two fresh cows and a top bug gy nearly new for sale on easy terms. Will sell full patent Hour, every sack guarganteed, for $1.20.—D. A. Doyle The authorites are taking hold of the matter of cleaning up streets and allies in a commendable way and should be helped in place of hindred by all property owners. Taken up, on Saturday, May 14, a red cow with steer calf by side; cow has white in forehead, no horns, and is branded 00 on left hip with bottle brand on right hip.—P. F. Thompson, poundmaster. The stacks of furniture, rugs, car pets and curtains in doorlyards is not an indication of an exodus of O’Neill people to the Rosebud. It simply in dicates that the prudent housewives are cleaning up. A pretty heavy frost struck us one night last week but it seems that very little damage resulted. The present week has been excellent grow ing weather, following as it does a good liberal wetting. Former County Superintendent Norvell was up from his farm in the Chambers country this week. Mr. Norvell is becoming thoroughly en trenched on the farm again after four years spent in town. Henry Martfeldt was in from the Emmet country yesterday for some timothy hay seed which he had ship ped in. Mr. Martfeldt says he is seed ing his bottom land to tame grass and alfalfa. He sowed some this spring and it is doing well. Two brothers, Auther Moss of Amelia arid norace Moss of Atkinson, have decided to venture the wedded state. A license has been issued to the former and Miss Maud Spears, also of Amelia, and one to the latter and Miss Lettie Andrews of Atkinson. The Rev. J. B. Cams, D. D., state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, will preach in the M. E. church next Sunday morning and evening. He will also lecture in the Presbyterian church at 3 p. m. of same day. A cordial invitation to all to come and hear him.—Amos Fetzer. The anniversary sale at Mann’s last Saturday proved a very successful innovation. It was something out of the ordinary in the mercantile sales. The management say they did the biggest business that day they have dune in the twenty years of business in O’Neill. A complaint in seduction was filed in county court yesterday against Thomas D. Richardson, Maud Beck of Stuart being the complaihant. The complaint alleges the seduction occur red in the month of December last under promise of marriage. The de fendant is nojv not in the state. You can hear a good deal of reserva tion talk these days. There will be streams of people from all over this section of country flowing into the Rosebud country to buck the land lottery game and according to con servative estimates the ratio of land seekers to homesteads is about live to one. State Treasurer Mortensen’s state ment of apportionment of school moneys has been made public. Under the apportionment Holt county is allowed $5,650.70 and represents a school population of 4,797. The total amount of school money for the state is $443,288.14 and the total number of school children is 376,317. George Whitney, the geneial and accommodating clerk at Gilligan & Stout’s for some time past, has bought an interest in a drug store at Tilden and will leave here Saturday or Sunday. George is a fine young fellow and will be missed by his friends here,' who wish him much success in his business venture. After a long, weary and wasting illness* Joe Ryan passed away at 4 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian hospital at Chicago. The remains arrived here last even ing for burial, accompanied by James Ryan, who had gone to Chicago early in the week to see his brother. The funeral will occur at 10 o’clock on Friday morning at St. Patrick’s church. John Nekolieak, the Ewing man held in jail here last week for unlaw ful relations with Pauline Vander sniet, was released upon hearing be fore Judge Morgan. The woman was brought into court but refused to testify, treating with the utmost un concern and unbroken silence each question put to her as to the parent age of the child she was said to be the mother of. It seemed to be a case where the law was helpless and the prisoner was discharged. iTliis design is one of tlie swellest styles of the % season and when bought from my line will assure |K the wearer that he is wearing the Best Clothing, Igj the best because of its rjuaility of Fabric, because M of its high class tailoring and of the stylish effect jg? it produces on the wearer. Suits range from JjjS || $12 to $20 If I. Ladies tailor suits are the most desireable . f Jg , garment a lady can ware and there is no garment , -2 8 so cheap when you consider that you have no g trouble designing your garment, no chances in ^ *1 spoiling it by mistake in trimming. The % 8 purchase is but a trifle as I carry a swell line at ' jg 12.50 13.50 15 16.50 {§ * Ladies skirts is one of the lines that I show ‘ K | the trade, the best up-to-date line that is made* ■ fl have just received a number of very swell , f skirts, suitable for the season, all collors at t || 3.50 4 4.50 5.00 6.00 | S, I carry a swell line of white vests and my & early spring trade bought my stock out and I J |- have just received a new supply of this nobby ^ $ ' garment, new shades. Every young man should * j j ' wear one. * ' jg | • 2.00 2.50 3.00 3/° 4.00 .J | J ■ Men’s low cut shoes, as I have demonistraded ' |j |. to the trade that I carry the only line of shoes . j| Jg that is up to the mark for style, also for wear , S? | % and comfort is one item which I guarantee in g every pair. I have now a large assortment of low % | % ' cuts, just the thing for warm weather, Pingree ' * ! |' made and that’s the best. ' ij| J • If you want the best Ladies’ Oxfords made, f Sthe swellest style, most perfect fitting, get the • % Ultra—it excels all others. W |P. McManus | - — Decoration at Leonie On Monday, May 30, Coburn Post No. 251, G. A. It., will observe Memo rial day at Marquette chapel. Services at 10 o’clock. Itev. Dr. ,T. M. Cald well will speak. A general invitation is extended to Sunday schools, and all benevolent associations. Soldiers not members of the post, and their families, are especially invited. A photographer will take a view of the cemetery and assembly that day. Fuller’s singing class will furnish the music. R. E. Bowden, Commander. Thos. Simonson, Adjutant. Attention Any one desiring to secure rooms at any time during the St. Louis World’s Fair can secure excellent .ac commodations by addressing Mrs. M. A. Clark, 3661 Finney Av., St. Louis, Mo. Itefrencc, C. W. Cross, O’Neill. A Discount Hardware Sale The Great Majestic exhibit at Brennan’s will come to a close on Saturday, the 21st. In addition to this exhibit I will sell anything in my line on Friday and Saturday at a dis count of 15 per cent from regular prices. Come and get a bargain and a nice lunch. Neil Brennan. Special Sale As I am going out of business on account of poor health. I will sell all Summer hats at cost. Ladies call and see them.—Mrs. Laura Rakon. —- ^ -. Taken up on May 15,one brown mare about two years old wearing web halt er, at my place five miles northwest of O’Neill. Own§r may have same by proving property and paying expenses. 47-3pd C. O. Smith. The court-house lawn Is becoming one of the most attractive spots in town. Janitor Howard is shedding many an honest drop of sweat over the lawn mower and his labors are rewarded by seeing a handsome growth of grass. Several hydrants have been put in this spring and now an abund ance of water is attainable. A great crowd of old and young friends of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Blglin walked in upon them Tuesday evening as they were making the best of a torn up home incident to house clean ing and gave them just as great a sur prise. The occasion was made a hap py one for the envaders by the kindly and genial hoste and hostress. “Decks were cleared” and a merry round of dances introduced while those who were too old and still for the dance whiled away the hours at cards. The following is the program for the graduating exercises tomorrow evening: iQuartet, selected; loration, Tho Canadian Question, Patrick Barret; oration, The Eastern Ques tion, Parti., Daniel O’Connor; Part II., John Dwyer; declamation, The La Rue Stakes, Rose A. O’Fallon; violin solo, selected, Willie Laviol lett; oration—The American Girl and Her place in the World, Gertrude Woodruff; oration, The American Woman, T. W. Spensley Bowen; ora tion, Success, Jessie Woodruff; Ad dress, Mr. E. H. Whelan; Presenta tion of diplomas; vocal solo, selected, John L. Sullivan. Sheriff Hall was out to one of the Prentiss ranches twenty-seven miles west of O’Neill on Monday, placed underiarrest and brought to the county jail a man by the name of Del Sweet, who is charged with the revolting crime of ravishing the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Starts and inoculating the child with a loathsome disease. Mr. Starts is foreman at the ranch, and the man against whom the greivious charge is made has been working at the ranch. He refuses to make any statement or say a word about the horrible affair. Sheriff Hall says he rode the twenty seven miles to town without speaking a word and maintains the same sullen silence as he reposes in a cell at the county jail. There will he a hearing of the case before Justice Golden at 4 o'clock this afternoon. County Assessor Cooper tells a story of the experiences of his deputy in Atkinson precinct. While taking an invoice of the property on a farm, the proprietor was asked if he had any firearms. “Nop,” was the ready re sponse. The assessor’s eye then fell upon two Idogs basking in the sun shine. “Are those your dogs?” “One pf them is mine and the other one stays around here but I don’t know who it belongs to. ” “Well I will just assess it to you.” “No, you will not; the dog Is not mine and I will not pay taxes on it.” “But you harbor it around here, do you not,” urged the assessor, “I will just put two dogs down to you.” “No you’ll not—I’ll shoot the brute. ” “That will do you no good as I would have to assess it to you any way. ” At this point the farmer stepped into the house and brought out a fine blue-barreled shotgun and demanded that the assessor shoot the dog. “Is this your gun?” queried the wiley deputy as he took the weapon. Tiiat’s a pretty good gun; I’ll just put you down $20 here for firearms, and $5 for the dog.” Mr. Cooper didn’t say whether the farmer has recovered his breath yet or not. Corner Trueblood was called to Stuart Saturday last to hold an in quest over the body of Lutwig Radi, a German shoemaker who hung himself from a flat car in the gravel pit near town the day previ ous. ltadl was a man of some forty years, had but recently came from the old country and was employed at a store in Stuart as shoe cobbler. Being in a stange country, far from any kith or kin, he harbored notions that every man’s hand was against him. He had heard that some one was going to be arrested and got the notion it was himself. The morning of tiie day of the suicide his employers had given him a lay off of a few days to go into the country for a rest and he took this as a sign of dis charge although he was told to come to work again. Lutwig had a friend living a short distance from the gravel pit. He went to this friend’s house and stayed until about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It seems that he then went to a string of llat cars standing on the track in the gravel pit, fasten ed some heavy binding cords which he had knotted together to the top of the car, made a loop and put his head in. In the evening the cars were hookedontoby an engine andswitclied backward and forward. From marks in the sand the body of the man was dragged some distance this way before the cords broke and the body rolled from the embankment. COUNTY CONVENTION Proceedings of republican conven tion held In the city of O’Neill May 14, 1904. Convention called to order by Chairman It. E. Dickson, call read by F. D. Smith, secretary protem. On motion 0. H. Benson was elect ed temporary chairman and F. D. Smith temporary secretary of the convention. On motion a committee of five was selected on credentials as follows: E. L. Butler of Ewing, J. C. Mc Gowan Chambers, E. E. Bowden Pad dock, M. Lyons of Emmet and Frank Eeckner of Atkinson. On motion committee of five select ed on resolutions as follows: D. H. Cronin of O’Neill, William Simar of Atkinson, Frank Phillips of Willow dale, Harry Shank of Stuart, John Otter of Lake. On motion temporary organization made permanent. On motion,adjourn ed until one o’clock p. m. Meeting called to order by chair man. Committee on credentials made report which was adopted. Eeportof committee on resolutions received and read, on motion adopted. A committee of seven was appoint ed to select fourteen delegates to the State convention and their report was adopted, and the following were selected as delegates to the State Con vention. R. R. Dickson, Jacob Roche, John F. Brady, Dr. J. L. McDonald, B. E. Sturdevant, J. A. Rice, W. N. Coats, S. J. Weekes, O. O. Snyder, S. P. Sorenson, E. S. Gllmour, S. D. McGin nis, Ezra More, Charles E. Hall. On motion a committee of seven was appointed to select fourteen dele gates to attend the Senatorial Conven tion, said committee reported the fol lowing delegates,which by the conven tion were approved. S. J. Weekes, E. S Gilmour, John Otter, C. L. McElhaney, J. A. Rice, J. II. Meredith, Jacob Roche, R. E. Chittick, B. E. Stundevant, O. B. Long, C. J. Malone, J. M. Hunter, L. A. Simonson, F. R. Bignold. On motion, Frank Philips was elect ed chairman of the Holt county cen tral committee and C. J. Malone was elected secretary. Hon. M. P. Kinkaid being present was called upon and addressed the convention. On motion of L. C. Chapman, unani mously seconded by the delegates, R. R. Dickson, the retiring chairman was given a vote of thanks by the convention for his four years service as chairman of the central committee. On motion convention adjourned. The Platform The republicans of Holt county, in convention assembled, declare our ad herence to the statement of princi ples and policies adopted by the national republican convention of 1900, call attention to the fact that every promise made and every princi ple enunciated in that platform have been honestly and courageously car ried out by the administrations of our martyred President Wm. McKinely and his able and worthy successor, Theodore Roosevelt. We emphasize our hearty approval of the rigid enforcement of the laws, especially commend his successful prosection of the Northern Securities merger case. In the national irrigation law, the building of the Panama canal, we recognize as acts of statesmanship of great moment and far-reaching in their consequences to present and future generations. The vigorous prosection by Presi dent Roosevelt of the recreant officials of the post-office department is especi ally commendable and of his many acts which demonstrate his ever watchfulness for the welfare of the laboring man. We indorse the administration of the present republican officials of this county and state for the economical and businesslike way the affairs of the county and state having been car ried on. We indorse the action of the republi can state central committee in recom mending the nomination by the state convention of a candidate for United States senator and we indorse as such candidate Hon. E. J. Burkett and re quest the republican members of the legislature from this district to use all honorable means to secure his election by the legislature. We take special pride and satisfac tion in the very faithful and diligent manner in which our distinguished fellow-citizen, Hon. M. P. Kinkaid, has guarded with zealous care the in terests of the people of the Sixth con gressional'district. His efforts in se curing the passage of the “Kinkaid law” have made it possible for over 12,000 families to secure free homes of 640 acres each in western Nebraska, and we believe it to be one of the most beneficent and important acts of legis lation—for the people of Nebraska— ever enacted by the the United States congress._ After making repeated tests in feed ing, the New York Agricultural ex periment station says: “The ground grain ration proved considerably more paofitable than the whole grain ration with the growing chicks; and the . same was true of capons of equal weight from these chicks, and from others of equal weight and age, fed alike before caponizing. No difference was noticed in health or vigor of chicks or capons fed either ration.”