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VOLUME XXV._O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1904. " “ NUMBER 2.
WHS ANOTHER VICTOR’/
Judge Kinkaid Secures 23,640 Acres
for Fort Niobrara.
NATIONAL NATAL DAY DOINGS
Fourth Not Without Some Attrac
tions at O’Neill.—Items of the
Celebration.
Congressman Kinkaid returned
home Sunday from his visit to Wash
ington, having succeeded in the object
of his mission there. There has been
an effort on the part of army officials
to bring about the abandonment of
the Fort Niobrara military post and
they have opposed everything in the
way of improvements there or any
thing calculated to give the post per
manency. The object of Congressman
Kinkaid’s visit to Washington was to
have 23,640 acres of land, adjoining
the fort, set aside for the post. The
judge got the matter before the presi
dent and his cabinet, final action
being taken by the president, secre
tary of war and secretary of the in
terior reserving the land. The action
of the cabinet is simply the withdrawal
of something over a township adjacent
to the fort from entry under the home
stead laws and the annexation of the
lands to the military post is subject
to the action of congress. In obtain
ing the withdrawal of these lands, the
judge may be credited with a victory
which will have a far-reaching effect
on the future welfare of Fort Nio
brara as the prospects of its remain
ing a permanent military post are
greatly increased thereby. The judge’s
victory is the more notable in view of
the fact that army officials were
against it.
The Fourth
O’Neill contributed between 300and
400 people to the celebrations in ad
jacent towns and then had enough left
to have a first-class celebration of its
own. A celebration was improvised
during the day when an unsophisti
cated but nevertheless patriotic
stranger was induced with little per
suasion to assume the duties of orator
of the day. The smiling spectators
wero entertained and edified by a
burning and immortal patriotic ad
dress. Foot races by the aged, the
infirm and the blind, parades, greased
pigs, discordant music and other
patriotic doings made the day not all
w t lonesomeness for those who were left
in town the Fourth.
The Fourth of July just passed was
the 30th anniversary of the national
day for Col. Neil Brennan in O’Neill.
In these thirty years the colonel says
he has never gone away from O’Neill
to spend the Fourth. On one occasion
many years ago he was forced to leave
on that day in order to earn something
to supply the demands of a large and
healthy appetite. lie long ago, how
ever, passed the stage where it was
necessary to go out and hustle bread,
and under no circumstances leaves
home on July 4th or March 17th.
Scottville furnished one of the best
celebrations in this community on the
Fourth. It is an ideal spot to spend
a quiet picnic day and a great many
people availed themselves of the op
portunity offered on Monday. Dr. J.
M. Caldwell of O’Neill delivered the
address. _
The O’Neill band oiled up their
rusty horns, tightened the drum
heads and went to Inman the Fourth
to discourse music for the patriotic
celebrators of the nation’s natal day.
The County Funds
The following figures show the de
posits of county money in the various
banks of the county on July 1:
Citizens Bank, Stuart. $ 6158.94
First National, O’Neill. 15792.17
Inman State Bank. 2205.02
First National, Stuart. 8430.79
* El khorn Valley..
*0’Neill National. .
Chambers State Bank. 3178.74
*Atkinson State Bank..
First National, Atkinson... 3759.24
Farmers Bank, Page. 4648.88
State Bank, Ewing. 3196.36
*Not reported.
Excursion to Sioux City July 19
Account exhibition Ringling Bros’
( circus at Sioux City July 19th, the
Great Northern line will run a popular
excursion, special train leaving
O’Neill at 6 a. m., arriving Sioux City
10:30 a. m. Returning train leaves
Sioux City at 6 p. m. Round trip fare
from O’Neill only $2.50.
Del Sweet is to have a trial in
district court next week. Other mat
ters. are also to come before the
coi rt.
Hay McClure was up from the wet
country Tuesday.
Behind the clouds the sun still
shines.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Den Hunt was down lrora Atkinson
the day after.
Prof. C. J. Malone was up from In
man on Tuesday.
O. O. Snyder made a business trip
to Omaha last week.
C. C. Pond of Ewing was in town a
few days this week.
R. R. Dickson had business in Omaha
the first of the week.
Miss Loretta McHugh is a new clerk
in r. J. McManus’store.
Guy Green went to Meadow Grove
Saturday, remaining over the 4th.
John M. Stewart has gone to Bone
steel expecting to remain until fall.
The drainage question will soon be
a serious problem with Holt county
farmers.
F. J. Dishner departed the first of
the week for St. Louis for a visit at
the fair.
John Skirving is among those from
O’Neill to take up a temporary
residence at Bonesteel.
Arthur Dully and Mike Iloriskey
are home after a ten day’s trip into
the Black Hills country.
Miss Bee O’Donnell arrived in town
Sunday morning from Springview for
a few day’s visit at her home.
J. A. and T. V. Golden were at
Stuart Tuesday and Wednesday, show
ing land to prospective buyers.
A pair of twins were reported at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Ernst,
northwest of town, yesterday morning.
One of the twins of Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Tavener died on Thursday last
and was taken to Clearwater for in
terment.
Robert Morrison was over to Bone
steel the first of the week and regis
tered so as to try his luck in Uncle
Sam’s drawing.
T. J. Fleener was in from the north
country Tuesday and took out a load
of lumber for repairs and improve
ments at his farm.
John Mulligan and Margaret Dixon,
both of O’Neill, were married June
2', Rev. Patrick Flanagan of the
Catholic church officiating.
The Presbyterians held childrens’
day exercises on last Sunday, the
church being pleasantly decorated and
an appropriate program rendered.
A large number of O’Neill people
celebrated at Neligh July 4th. They
report a large crowd but no amuse
ment outside of a ball game and a
horse race.
I have about 125 tons of good bot
tom grass for sale on Blackbird creek.
For further particulars see JoeTroyer,
postoffice O’Neill, or at The Frontier
office. 2-2
Mr. and Mrs. John Carton expect
to leave Saturday for a month’s visit
in the east. They will visit New
York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia
and other points.
T. V. Golden, J. P. Gallagher and
Judge Dickinson and son, who were
here from Omaha, went down to Mr.
Golden’s ranch near Stafford Sunday
on a little fishing trip.
Suspension of business for one day
is not without its effects in a news
paper office. The Frontier shut down
for the Fourth, hence we are sticking
type now when we ought to be on the
press.
William Myers, living about four
miles northwest of this citj\ left for
Exeter, Nebraska, last Saturday morn
ing to attend the funeral of his broth
er-in-law who died near that place
the day before.
A common Sunday scene: (1) Young
man calls early at the home of young
lady, remaining late into the night
(2) Married man shoulders a fish pole
at 6 in the morning; is not seen again
until bed-time.
A good many O’Neill people are
taking a turn at fortune’s wheel in
the land lottery over at the Rosebud
and many others are expecting to
give it a whirl before the registration
closes on the 25th.
Mrs. Lyons and John Brennan drove
down from Emmet early enough the
morning of the Fourth to catch trains
east, Mrs Lyons going to Randolph
over the Great Northern and Johnnie
goining to Neiigh.
The land office force still have their
working harness on, although the
great rush is over. There has been
4oo iilings taken and something over
300 applications rejected. The books
are all posted and everything right up
to date.
No man who passed through the
days of hot winds in this part Of the
footstool should raise his voice against
thegreat amount of rain the Almighty
is blessing us with this summer. The
small grain, hay and potato crops will
be glorious; if corn is soft, it had bet
ter be that way than no corn at all
and no other crops. Let us be thank
ful for the great blessings we have.
ON SATURDAY, JULY 9th
MANN’S [
will begin their midsummer sales on ladies
Light Weight Dress Goods
and continue the discount on Fans,
Parasols and Shirt Waists, j* j* j*
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The prices during this sale will be
astonishing, discounts will range from
25 TO 75 PER CENT
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R. T. Williams secured a grass
covered homestead of 640 acres over
in Loup county early in the game
last week and expects ultimately to
hang up the saw and hammer and
embark in the cattle business..
June is said to be the banner matri
monial month, but according to Judge
Morgan’s record it has fallen far be
low the average in Holt county. Li
censes to wed were issued to but lour
couples during the month of June.
Tire hum of the mower is again
heard in the densely timbered hay
meadows. The growth of grass this
year is simply phenomenal, abnormal.
It stands half as high as a man and so
thick a, mosejuito can not crawl
through it.
Tomorrow evening at Golden’s hall
Rev. and Mrs. .1. M. McDonald, travel
ing entertainers and lecturers, will
give an entertainment, the main feat
ure of which is advertised to be stere
optican views of the “Passion Tlay of
Oberammergau.”
A. F. Mullen and J. A. Donoho
have been in attendance at the popu
list national convention at Spring
field, 111., Mr. Mullen being on the
delegation from Nebraska. We un
derstand they will also take in the St.
Louis exposition before returning
home.
II. R. Henry, former county treas
urer, was in from his farm northeast
of town yesterday awaiting the arrival
of a Northwestern train from the east
when his sister came in from Iowa
for a visit with him. Mr. Henry re
ports very flattering crop prospects in
his neighborhood.
The Bee of Tuesday mentions “J.
A. Cowperthwaite of Holt” as being
among the Nebraska delegation to St.
Louis which left Omaha Monday
night. As Mr. Cowperthwaite has
been in town all week his seat in the
Jacksonian special went vacant or
was occupied by another.
The county superintendent’s ollice
presents a busy scene since the insti
tute. Superintendent Slaymaker and
deputy, Miss Norval, are busy on the
stacks of examination papers. Besides
what they have in the olHce, a large
number of the papers were taken by
the instructors for correction.
H. G. Baylus, at one time editor of
the Atkinson PlainDealer and one of
the old-time democratic war horses of
Holt county, in the days before democ
racy became tainted witli populism, is
in the city renewing old-timeacq uaint
ances. He now lives at Clinton, Io.,
and loves democracy as much as in the
days of old.
The Verdigris Telephone company
has extended its line in the country
north of O’Neill. It has been carried
on from Dorsey to Turner and Meek,
terminating at I). J. Cornin’s farm.
A number of farmers in that vicinity
have taken stock in the company to
secure the line. The company has
temporary connections at the local ex
change here.
Gerald Cress is a youth that has had
all the experience with a rifle lie
wants. He insistantly importuned
until he obtained the cash to purchase
a 22, even foregoing the pleasure ol
celebrating away from home to get
tlie shooting iron. Tuesday while
seated on the steps at the stock yards
watching for pigeons and twirling the
loaded gun around with one hand over
the muzzle the thing went oil and
plowed a furrow clear through his
hand widthwise. The wound has not
proved serious, but the gun is now for
sale.
The problem of too much wet on
cultivated land in the south country
is being solved at the Gallagher-BIrm
ingham ranch by seeding everything
that has been under plow to timothy.
Thousands of acres of the best hay
land! in the world have been spoiled
over south by sticking a plow into it,
and this seeding method may be la
means of redeeming that which is too
wet to cultivate.
The matter of anew county jail
came up before the board last week
and the county clerk was instructed
to communicate with architects
with a view of securing plans. Our
present jail is a travesty on the pre
tentions of the county and no time
should be lost in replacing it with
something more in harmony with the
county’s splendid holdings at O’Neill
and the needs of the criminal class.
For the first time in many months
the fire alarm sounded about noon
Thursday last. The department had
their “fighting clothes” on and the
hose carts out in a twinkling and
were headed for the home of Ed F.
Gallagher, which was said to be in
tongues of devouring flame. The fire
boys soon returned without having
unreafed a hose, and Mr. Gallagher’s
palatial residence still stands.
The children are happy because we
are going to the circus and that is
what tlie circus comes for—to make us
happy. When a man gets so engrossed
in business that lie does not want to
go to a circus he is in rather deep and
he had better take a day off and have
a good time. Take the children to the
circus and gladden their young hearts.
Gollmar Bros.’ moral show gives you
your money’s worth every time. Re
member the date.
An item of interest, though perhaps
not of cheer, to ITolt county populists
resides in the official and public with
drawal from the once great pop poli
tical contingent of Marion Butler of
North Carolina, his resignation of the
chairmanship of the national organ
ization and declaration that he hence
forth is a* republican. It probably is
also equally interesting for them to
know that J. A. Ed mis ton of Nebras
ka succeeded him on the national
committee.
Omaha Daily News: The Nebraska
cadets graduating at the military
academy at West Point, with their
respective stations, are: Jay L. Bene
dict, Fourteen infantry, Manila;
Charles A. Meals, Eighteenth infan
try, Manila; Roderick Dew, Nine
teenth infantry, Vancouver barracks;
Rollo F.. Anderson, artillery corps,
not given; Cadet John J. Kingman, a
native of Nebraska, and appointed
to the academy from Tennessee,
graduated number four in his class
and is appointed to the corps of engi
neers, the highest branch of the
service.
Somewhat of a mathematical genius
struck town Monday night. He gave
a public demonstration of his capacity
for handling figures to a crowd on the
street and rapidly figured things with
out pencil or chalk quite beyond the
conception of most men. For instance,
at the request of some one in the
crowd he mentally multiplied 456,782,
345 by 142,857,143. In a remarkably
short space of time lie announced the
result to be sixty-five quadrillion, two
hundred fifty-four trillion, six hund
red twenty billion, seven hundred
seventy-nine million, five hundred
forty thousand, three hundred thirty
five. He gave his name as Arthur F.
Griffith and his home at Randolph.
ff Gollmar Bros.’ show is the cleanest
and best hanbled show extanct, a
good show free from fakirs or short
change men.—Baily Argus, Rock
Island, 111.
According to newspaper reports
Bryan docs not “cut much ice” at the
democratic national convention. The
gold democrats,or reorganizers as he
calls them, are in control and they
pay but little attention to the “boy
orator of the Platte.”
Three young boys—Leo, Johnnie
and Harry Zimmerman—got mixed up
in a i runaway last Sunday and an
eighty-live dollar buggy that their
father had just bought is now pretty
nearly a heap of ruins. Aside from a
few scratches the boys were uninjured.
A Creighton special of the 5th says:
The first Rosebud special from Omaha
to Bonesteel killed a man under the
wheels at Winnetoon today. Johnnie
De Trandt is dead. He was run over
while asleep on the track a half mile
south of Winnetoon. The man work
ed for Peterson, a mile south of town
He started to walk home down the
track and a half mile down he fell
asleep on the track. The new train
came along and ran over him. The
man was brought back to Verdigris
but soon died. A cornor's jury is
being drawn.
The report of Sheriff Hall to the
census department of prisoners confin
ed in the county jail for the three
months from April 1 to June 30 shows
that there had been ten incarcera
tions. Eight of these were discharg
ed or removed to the asylum, two
prisoners now remaining, Del Sweet
and Ed Adams. The former is await
ing trial for the ravishment of Maudie
Storts. The latter was recently
placed in jail on a charge of stealing
ahorse from Willard Wheeler of At
kinson. Ilis home is near Spencer,
at which place the sheriff got him
last week.
County Treasurer Cronin thinks
alfalfa is the grass for the country
north of the river. He has a patch of
eight acres that was sowed last year
and has yielded them this year lifteen
tons at the first cutting besides
furnishing the only feed a large herd
of hogs has had all summer. Alfalfa
fields are becoming numerous in this
section and are proving a great
favorite with m -n who have stock to
feed. Mr. Cronin says he chanced to
drive out to his place at the time they
were cutting the alfalfa and picked a
stalk of the grass from the mower as
it stood at the barn yard which
measured thirty-six inches in length.
Under ordinary conditions three
crops in one season may be reaped
from a field.
The public always enjoys a really
good entertainment and are quick to
recognize merit and decency. The
Gollmar Bros.’ railroad shows which
exhibited here Tuesday made friends
of all who witnessed their line exhibi
tion and fair treatment of the people.
Men and women are more critical and
exacting than formerly. When they
patronize an enterprise they do not
take kindly to being buncoed—they
will not stand for it. If the Gollmar
shows should come this way next year,
it is safe to say the big tent will be
filled to its capacity. It is a clean
show—and that is saying much. No
vulgarity, no obscene songs nor jokes,
no fakirs, no gamblers. Take these
features in connection with such talent
as the Gollmars employ and what more
could reasonable people ask? Gollmar
Bros.’show is all right.—'The Better
Way, Minneapolis.
From the front-cover page where
smiles the prettiest of Summer girls
to the last article in the advertising
pages, The Designer for August is full
of the breath of out-of-doors, as is be
fitting a number which is to be read
during the most sultry month of the
year. Those readers who have art
aspirations will thoroughly enjoy the
enticing description Lillian C. Paschal
gives of “The Hampton Pine Art
Colony,” while others who run tc
rhyming will prefer “The Poetry of
Rural Homes,” by John De Morgan.
“Scenes from Sunbonnet Land,” by
Harrette Wilbur,'is the drollest and
prettiest of picture plays for the wee
tots, and older folks who are fond of
amateur theatricals are given abund
antopportunity in “A LiteleScheme,”
by Cora S. Day. “Moro Fans,” by an
Ex-Solder, is a timely article and the
short stories are “Bonnibell's Dinner,”
by Harriet Whitney Durbin, and “A
Cloudland Captive,” by Mrs. Frank
Lee. Fancywork comprises “Teneriife
Lace,” “Hardanger Embroidery,’
“Bead work on Can vas, ” and “Separate
Motifs in Tatting.” The patterns in
elude advance styles for Autumn, anc
a special article “For New Arrivals
from Stork Town.” Many other gooc
things are ready to fly forth from the
pages of the August Designer, but one
must open its covers and loose then:
for oneself, foj space will not permit
further details.
BOARD INJJEADLOCK
School Authorities in District No. 93
Get Tied Up.
FIELD TRIALS BEGIN AUGUST 22
Two Hundred Dogs Now Entered and
More to Come,—Iowa Association
Also Meet# Here.
An unusual thing happened at the
meeting of the school board out in
district No. 93, otherwise known as
the Powell district, in the Minneola
neighborhood. On every proposition
that came up there was a tic vote and
after a somewhat stormy session the
board found themselves in the strange
predicament of having made no levy,
designated no time for the school
term nor anything else.
The disagreement and failure to
make any provisions for the next
school year was reported by the
director to the county superintend
ent. Now there will be mandamus
proceedings in district court. Super
intendent Slaymaker has begun action
through Attorney R. R. Dickson to
coni pell the board to get together and
make the needed provisions for hold
ing school. It is expected the case
will come to trial next week, Sheriff
Hall having gone out today to serve
the papers on the members of the
school board.
The Field Trials
The annual trials of the Nebraska
Field Trial association begin here on
August 22. There are now some 200
dogs entered for the trials and many
more are expected. Secretary Mc
Carthy anticipates a much larger
entry and more interesting event
even than last year. A |new feature
will be introduced this year that has
not before been tried. At the close of
the free for all there will be a trial of
Nebraska dogs in which only dogs
owned in the state will be allowed to
enter.
The Iowa association will also hold
their trial here at the conclusion of
the Nebraska meet. This will make
three distinct trials and the events
will be on for about two weeks. George
Cooper of Des Moines, secretary of the
Iowa association, was in town this
week looking over the grounds and
making arrangements for the meet of
his association.
South Omaha Markets
South Omaha, July 7.—Special
market letter from Nye & Buchanan
Co., live stock commission merchant.
We quote good choice corn-fed
steers $5.40 to $0 00. (extra choice
$6.25) fair $4.75 to $5.30, common 93.75
to $4.00. Good fat -cows and heifers
$3.75 to $4.25. Fair cows $3.00 to
$3.70, Grass cows $2.00 to $3.00.
Feeders strong. Steer stock calves
$3.60 to $4.00, heifers $1.00 less.
Veal $4.50 to $5.50. Bulls 92.00
to $4.00.
Sheep: Market 10 cents higher.
Westerners arriving in fair condition.
Ewes $4.25 to $4.50. Wethers $4.30 to
$4,60.
Hogs: Still advancing. Range
$5.15 to $5.35.
Fourth of July Excursion Rates
Via the North-Western Line. Ex
cursion tickets will be sold at low
rates to points on the North-Western
System and the Union Pacific R. R.
within 200 miles of selling station,
July 2, 3 and 4, good returning until
July 5th, inclusive.. Apply to agents
Chicago & North-Western R’y.
Business Chances.
Chattle mortgages at The Frontier.
Money to loan on improved farms.
15tf F. J. Dishner.
Best castor machine oil at Golden
& Hodgkin's. 47-6
Loans on farms and ranches can be
obtained of T. V. Golden. 51-4
Dr. Corbett will be in his dental
office and gallery from the 23d to 30th
of each month. 17-tf
Taken up, on June 15, on section
twenty-four, township twenty-nine,
range twelve, a black sow pig, weigh
ing about 110 pounds. Owner can
have same by paying all damages, ex.
ponses, etc. 52-3 A. Mulligan.
Very Low Rates to Cincinnati,
Ohio, via the North-Western line.
Excursion tickets will be sold July
15,16 and 17, with favorable return
limits, on account of; international
conventiod B. and P. Order of Elks1
Apply to agents Chicago & North
Western E’y. 52-4
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 recoixi for close skjmipg, easier
running and durability. We pay cash
for butter and eggs.
46-tf H. B. Stocking.