|H The Frontier.
VOLUME XXV. ■
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1904.
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NUMBER 21.
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jj N SATURDAY we begin the fourth week of our great Clearing Sale. It is hardly 11
pH necessary for us to say that the response to our advertising has been very satisfact- if
If ory. Although our fall profits are being sacrificed, we realize that every business to H
Hi have a healthy, continuous growth rpust, at certain periods, be thoroughly uprooted §1
jjj and renovated and a new strength and life given to it. While making a change in M
Hthe firm we considered it a very opportune time to accomplish this, and can say to ffl
our customers that never but once before since our business was established here Jf§
| has there beeh such a reduction of prices. As our customers are aware, this fall ||
§g we have on hand a mammouth stock in each of the following* lines* II
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| Clothing, Shoes, Underwear, Corsets, Cloaks, Carpets j|
| , Blankets and Notions 1
DROWN IN GOOSE LAKE
Two Omaha Men Meet Tragic End
While Hunting-.
OVER-LOADED BOAT CAPSIZES
Cries for Help Brought Another Boat
Just as Unfortunate Men Go to
the Bottom.
Iver Johnson [and Scotty Balfour,
both of Omaha, lost their lives at
Goose lake, twenty-five miles south
east of O’Neill on Saturday evening.
The two men, in company with Rudie
Byers, also of Omaha, nad been hunt
ing on the lake. There death was
caused by drowning, due to the cap
sizing of a boat.
News of the tragic affair was
brought to O’Neill by Mr. Byer’s, and
Sheriff Hall and Coroner Trueblood
went out to assist in the recovery of
the bodies. Others flocked to the
scene of the drowning from all direc
. tions to engage in the hunt for the
drowned men, but not until Monday
evening about six o’clock were the
bodies found. A large seine was
drawn through the water and the
bodies recovered in this way. They
were taken to Ewing, Undertaker
Biglin going down there from O’Neill
to do the embalming. Coroner True
blood also went to Ewing and held an
inquest, the result of which was a
verdict of accidental drowning. The
bodies were shipped to Omaha Tues
day. Both men were married, neither
having children.
Balfour was a bartender and John
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C. E. FARRIER, Owner.
M. L. WINTERMOTE, Auct’r.
son a traveling man for a Minneapolis
flour concern. He had recently moved
to Omaha. Their companion, Byers,
is also a bartender.
The story of the drowning is sub
stantially this: The three men and a
little boy—a son of William Eobinson,
who resides in the vicinity of the lake
—were out on the lake hunting Satur
day forenoon and all were to go to the
home of V. V. Hayes for dinner. Mr.
Hayes resides near the lake. At the
dinner hour, Balfour, Johnson and
Byers went in for dinner but the boy
was missing. Becomming concerned
about the boy Mr. Hayes saddled a
horse and rode around the lake to see
if he could find the boy. He found
him caught in the ice with his boat.
The boy was pulled out and all went
to dinner, which was delayed some on
account of the boy.
In the afternoon the three men
from Omaha went out to the lake
again, the boy remaining at the house.
The next Mr. Hayes saw or heard of
them was about dark, when he heard
cries for help down on the lake. At
first he paid no attention to the cries
as he thought the hunters were signal
ing to one another that they were
ready to come in. The cries continu
ed, however, and as he went into the
house called his wife’s attention to it.
Mrs. Hayes also heard the cries, but
remarked that "maybe they are
drunk.”
In the meantime the Eobinson bo^
had run down to the lake to see what
was the matter and came hurriedly
back to the house and notified Mr.
Hayes, who then hurried to the lake.
In the lake are a number of islands.
Balfour and Johnson had pushed out
from one of these islands for the shore
in a small, one-man boat leaving Byers
on another island also getting ready
to row to shore in another boat. Bal
four and Johnson, with their guns,
amunition, decoy ducks and two dogs,
overloaded-the boat so it sunk nearly
to the water’s edge. In some way
the boat capsized. Byers heard the
splashing and cries for help, and says
he started to push his boat out into
the water to go to their rescue when
the bow of the craft gave way. This
entailed delay for repairs, he says.
By this time Mr. Hayes got to the
lake and waded out to the island
where Byers was. The boat was
hastily made seaworthy and Hayes
pushed out alone to the rescue. As
he got within a moment’s rowing of
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Joe Mann had business at Atkinson
Monday.
Grant Smith had business at Inman
Tuesday.
William Lell was up from Chambers
on Friday last.
Surveyor Norton was up from the
south country Tuesday.
G. W. Hutton was in the city Satur
day last from Orchard.
Peter Smith of Atkinson had busi
ness at the hub Tuesday.
Attorney A. F. Mullen had business
in court at Neligh Tuesday.
Dr. O. A. Kerley of Randolph was
registered at the Evans Monday.
E. J. and Anthony Healey of Creigh
ton were O’Neill visitors Monday.
E. G. Malone of Columbus was a
business visitor in the city Monday.
Wanted—Man to husk corn.— C. O.
Smith, five miles northwest of O’Neill.
21-lpd.
W. E. Scott was down from
“Meadow county” yesterday between
trains.
Before you buy your flour get my
prices.—M. M. Sullivan,agent Dimond
Milling Co. 21-3
Claud Hall and Lulu Beebe of At
kinson were granted license to wed
yesterday.
J. H. Sullivan was up from the
erstwhile county seat aspirant of Elk
horn county on Monday.
Flour at wholesale price. Inquire
of M. M. Sullivan, agent Diamond
Milling Co. 21-3
Mrs. Evans and daughter Ruth are
home from a protracted visit with
relatives in Alaska.
The president has issued a proclam
ation setting apart Thursday, No
vember 24, as Thanksgiving day.
“The soul’s Perseverance in its sin
ful way,” is the Rev. T. W. Bowen’s
topic for nexLBabbath evening.
A second hand heater, Retort Oak,
in good condition for sale cheap. In
quire at the residence of E. E. Dillon,
Sunday school missionary.
Miss Marion Mullen returned the
first of the week to Dead wood after a
visit with her parents and other rela
tives here.
A new and novel entertainment
will be given at the M. E. church on
Sunday evening, Nov. 20, by the
junior league. Everybody invited.
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held in the Presbyterian church
next Thursday morning at 10:30
prompt. The pastor of the Methodist
church will preach.
Prettily papered walls at the opera
house is an improvement worthy of
note. It makes a vast change on the
interior and you forget the ugly ex
terior by getting inside.
A concert will be given at the
Methodist church next Wednesday
evening by the Peterson Sisters Con
cert company, assisted by Sidney
Landon, entertainer. Iteserved seats
on sale at drug store, 35c.
M. F. and Judge Harringtun are at
Ainsworth, the judge presiding at a
session of district court and M. F.
looking after the prosecution in the
Hans case that was sent back from the
supreme court for retrial. This is the
case where Fred M. Hans, a railroad
detective, shot and killed D. O. Luse,
a Brown county ranchman.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Clem Deaver re
turned Monday evening from a few
day’s trip to Omaha and Denver.
They were at Denver Sunday and took
a run out to Golden, where the state
school of mining is located which
Parnell Golden of this city is attend
ing. They spent a few hours visiting
with Parnell. Mr. Deaver says he is
getting along finely and likes the work
very much.
“A Breezy Time” at the opera house
Friday night was a little more breezy
than O’Neill theatre goers were used
to, but we understand the breeze did
not blow quite strong enough to take
off the ladies’ hats, which were kept
on their heads so that they could
sneak out at the first opportunity.
Every now and then O’Neill gets a
touch of depraved stage products and
a “Breezy Time” was pronounced one
of the worst yet.
Word was received here iast week
of the death of Cal Moffet at Spencer
on election day. The deceased was
formerly a citizen of O’Neill, being
engaged in the cigar business here.
From the Spencer Advocate we learn
these further facts: “He recently
came down from Gregory, S. D., suf
fering, as he supposed, with stomach
trouble and sought for medical aid.
The physician found his case that of
typhoid. He leaves a wife and one
son and manjj relatives and friends.
Mr. Moffet was an enthusiastic Odd
Fellow and Iris funeral was conducted
by that order last Wednesday after
noon from the Congregational church,
and his remains were followed to their
last resting place in the cemetery
south of town by a large concourse of
people. ”
Members of the O’Neill fire depart
ment are getting their hall equipped
with gymnastic apparatuses as fast as
possible. It is the intention of the de
partment to have a well equipped
gymnasium in which the members can
spend their leisure hours developing
lung and limb. They now have up a
bar, trapeze, an apparatus for should
er and arm development, and a few
other equipments. Their supplies are
not all here yet.
The Frontier is in receipt of an in[
vitation and announcement of the
marriage of Miss Kittle Mathews to
Mr. John E. Lockhart, to take place
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mathews, at
Alton, 111, on November 24. The
Frontier is unable to attend but sends
its warmest regards and congratula
tions to the Mathews family and all
concerned. Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart
will be at home at El Paso, Tex., after
December 15.
E. H. Whelan received a telegram
yesterday morning from Rochester,
N. Y., saying that Capt. Richard
Cross of Atkinson had died on the
train near that city. Captain Cross
had been up in the Catskill moun
tains for about a month for the bene
fit of his health. Feeling that he was
growing worse he started home and
died as above stated. The remains
are now on the way here. Miss Cross
was with her brother on the train
wtien he died.
Neligh Leader: The game of foot
ball played Monday afternoon at
Riverside park grounds between Gates
academy and the O’Neill team result
ed in a victory for the latter by a
score of 5 to 6, although upon the
whole the home team had a sligh ad
vantage in the playing, the O’Neill
boys being saved from defeat only by
the call of time in the first half. The
game was closely contested, was clean
and exciting, and the teams were very
evenly matched.
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iiMejEimaji_lEsy
meIofaggIents
Austin Hynes Has a Fall Which Re
sults Fatally.
FRACTURED SKULLCAU8E8 DEATH
Runaways and Other Mishaps Entail
Broken Noses, Crippled Limbs.—
One Life Lost.
The family of Austin Hynes who
live near Turner had a sad homecom
ing of the father and husband on
Tuesday. Mr. Hynes was brought
home a corpse. He had been visiting
at the home of his brother-in-law,
Martin Langan, in Boyd county. Early
Monday morning he arose from his
bed, dressed and started down stairs.
The door at the foot of the stairs
leading into the dining room did not
open readily as Mr. Hynes attempted
to go through. E^e leaned his weight
against it and the door flew open sud
denly. Mr. Hynes fell foward to the
floor, breaking his skull just behind
the right ear. He was partially para
lized in the right arm and Could not
throw out his hand to break the fall.
He died that night and Tuesday the
remains were taken to the family
home near Turner. The funeral
occurred at ten thirty this morning at
the Catholic church in this city. The
deceased was sixty-three years of age.
He leaves a wife and eight children,
all of whom are at home. He also
has a brother, Barney Hynes, living
in the Turner country.
T. J. Fleenerand hired man, Mr.
Wilson, got mixed up in a more or le&
serious runaway Tuesday, Wilson
getting quite badly injured. They
were coming down the hill approach
ing the Methodist church with Mr. •
Fleener’s span of big black horses
hitched to a wagon when the wagon
tongue came down and the horses ran
away. Both men were thrown from
the wagon. Me, Wilson being a very
large man and advanced in years the
fall resulted in a broken nose and
fractured shoulder. He was bleeding
profusedly when picked up and taken
to a hotel. E)r. Flynn was called and
cared for the injuries. Mr. Fleener
sustained but slight injuries.
A. B. Roberts, living in the Black
bird country, a son-in-law of Mr. Han
sen, sustained a broken arm Saturday
by a wagon wheel passing over it.
