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VOLUME XXV.
~ O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1904.
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Our cloak line is hardly broken,
but it only means better bargains
for^ the^ people we can lit. We
haye a number of garments in
size 32 that you can buy at
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Our lines °f infants, childrens,
and misses wraps must also go
regardless of cost, & If you are
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LOCAL MATTERS.
E. J. ])tack was up from Inman
Tuesday.
C. C. Pond of Ewing was in town
Tuesday.
J. F. O’Donnell went to Omaha on
business Monday.
Price Stevenson of Middle Branch
was in the city Monday.
A number of mild cases of small
pox are reported from Page.
Miss Bessie Snyder went to Lincoln
Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with
friends.
“Instability” is the subject for the
Presbyterian Pulpit next Sabbath
evening
The O’Neill foot ball team went to
Valentine last night to play the
Valentine eleven today.
E. E. Hunter and family, R. W.
Mood, Bert Gray and Frank Clyde, all
of Page, were in the city Monday.
Deputy County Clerk Harnish and
wife spent Saturday and Sunday at
their claim some forty miles south
west.
■" J. B. Mellor has been making some
Improvements around his home
among which is the equipment of a
bathroom.
C. Q. Bragg, E. A. Daisy, John
Balk and William Price were |a party
from Burwell in the city on land busi
ness Tuesday.
Rev. M. F. Cassidy was a passenger
for Omaha on Monday, going down to
attend the funeral of an aged priest
of his acquaintance.
Norfolk News: Emil Zimmerman,
whose home is at O’Neill and who has
been working in a drug store at Spen
cer, has arrived in Norfolk to Attend
the business college.
With dressed turkey close around
20 cents a pound, sugar 50 cents higher
and no pumpkins on the market the
Thanksgiving dinner this year is the
usual expensive luxury.
Col. John G. Maher was up from
Lincoln the fore part of the week for
the first time since the great democra
tic calamity. He was accompanied
by his brother Ed of Platte Center.
Dr. B. T. Trueblood was called to
Lincoln Friday last by the serious
illness of his daughter. He returned
Tuesday, having left his daughter
under the care of Lincoln physicians.
The doctor says she is not yet out of
danger’s way, however, but expects
her to get along all right.
F. B. Smith of Sioux City, a brother
of G. W., Sundayed in O’Neill. Mr.
Smitli has recently moved to Sioux
City from Peoria, is on the road in a
commercial way, O’Neill being in his
territory.
D. J. Cronin was at Stuart Monday.
Mr. Cronin says there was a big prairie
fire raging north of town when he got
there and everybody was out fighting
fire. There was some hay burned but
no buildings.
O. F. Biglin has taken advantage of
the “breathing spell” after the har
vest rush and is fixing up around his
implement and furniture house. He
has had the allies at the side and rear
graded up and leveled off.
The remains of Captain It. F. Cross,
who died on a train near Bochester,
N. Y., last week, were interred at
Atkinson Saturday last, the funeral
being conducted by the Knights of
Columbus. A number of O’Neill peo
ple were in attendance.
While giving an exhibition of his
strenght in attempting to lift a heavy
weight at Atkinson last Sunday, Wil
liam Lierman of Amelia sustained in
ternal injuries which may prove fatal.
Dr. Douglas was called out of church
to attend the injured man.
Yesterday morning the county
treasurer’s office received a check
from Jthe [Northwestern railroad for
the full amount of that road’s taxes
for this year. The check was drawn
for $14,613.34. This amount for Holt
county alone gives some idea of what
the railroads pay in taxes in this
state.
A Klondike social will be given on
Friday evening, November 25, at the
home of C. B. Scott, under the
auspices of class No. 5 of the Presby
terian Sundy school. You are request
ed to come prepared for gold digging
and (other fortunes [or misfortunes
that may befall you. A good musical
program will be rendered, and lunch
served for 15 cents. The public are
invited.
John McManus made the discovery
the other day that pocketlknives were
being stolen from his store. The
matter was traced up and the culprit
located in the person of a young man
of the neighborhood who is considered
a trifle unbalanced mentally. The
young man was in the habit of mak
ing calls at the hardware store and
watching for opportunties to take
knives from the show case. Seventeen
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knives have been traced up that were
stolen in this way, and a part of them
recovered. The young man will not
be prosecuted.
Tuesday a suit was heard in county
court, Pat Welsh vs. Joseph McCaf
frey. Welsh sued for the payment of
332 bushels of corn at 30 cents a bushel
and one month’s wages amounting to
$25. The case developed that about a
year ago McCaffrey contracted 1,000
bushels of corn of Welsh at 30 cents a
bushel. Welsh delivered 332 bushels,
and also worked oqe month for Mc
Caffrey. Later in the season the
price of corn advanced materially and
Welsh sold his corn on the local
market. McCaffrey then refused to
pay for what corn he had received and
also for the month’s work. The case
went to court and McCaffrey set up a
claim for damages alleged to have
been sustained by the nonfulfilment
of the contract. He was awarded a
judgment of $27.40.
Mismated Couple.
Wifliam A. McCarthy has begun an
action in the district court for the
legal separation from his wife, Zula
McCarthy. The couple were married
in September, 1893, at the home of
Frank Emerson in tile northwest part
of the county.
The plaintiff alleges in his petition
that “the defendant has been guilty
of extreme cruelty toward the plain
tiff;” had struck him divers and
sundry times; was scolding and abu
sive; was a woman of bad and uncon
trollable temper, and had Anally
abandoned his home. He prays for
abosolute divorce.
The defendant is now inCeder county,
this state,and tiles an answer in which
she denies “each and every allegation.’
She also prays for divorce and says,
“the plaintiff was guilty of extreme
cruelty” in an instance cited which is
alleged to have occurred at their
home in the presence of relatives and
friends; used abusive and profane
language at her, “then and there
without any cause or provocation on
the part of the defendant, seized the
defendant by the arm, dragged her
into the kitchen and jerked the de
fendant around a number of times in
a rough and cruel manner,” and said
to her, “I will kick the damn belly off
of you.” She alleges that he then and
there struck her two or three times.
The further allegations are thAt the
plaintiff is of violent and unreason
able temper; that he is the owner of
$8,000 worth of real estate and $8,000
worth of ^personal property in Holt
county and has neglected and refused
to supply her needs. She asks to be
granted a divorce, together with
alimony and attorney’s fees.
Gatz-Clift Nuptils.
A brilliant wedding was celebrated
last evening at 8:30 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs F. C. Gatz in tiiis city
when their eldest daughter, Miss
Velontean, was married to Mr. Fred
George Clift of tnis city. The house
was tilled with guests and after the
ceremony and supper a reception was
held at the opera-house where the
guests were entertained at dancing.
The bride and groom stood under
an arch decorated with green, pink
and white in a corner of the parlor as
the officiating clergyman, Rev. T. W.
Bowen of the Presbyterian church,
pronounced the words that made
them husband and wife. Miss Ruth
Evans presided at the piano and play
ed Lohengrin’s wedding march.
Tiie bride, gowned in white liberty
silk over white taffeta, presented a
charming appearance. The groom
was attired in black. The flowers
were chrysanthemums, roses and car
nations. The dining room, parlors
and hall were decorated with white,
green and pink tastfully arranged in
bells and other ways.
After the wedding march the guests
gathered about Mr. and Mrs. Gatz’
festal board and partook of the wed
ding supper. The wedding cake, made
especially for the occasion in Omaha,
looked too delicate and beautiful to
soil by mastication. After supper
those of the guests who desired repair
ed to the opera-house, where they
danced until 12. At 12 luncheon was
served at the house.
The groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs
G. A. Clift, and his sister and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dickson,
all of Long Pine, were the out of town
guests to attend the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Clift departed on the
early morning train for Omaha and
other eastern Nebraska points to be
gone a fortnight. They will be at
home to their friends in O’Neill after
January 1.
The groom is the manager of the
Casli Store of this city. He is a young
man of good standing in the com
munity and lias made many friends
since coming to O’Neill some two
years ago. The bride has lived in
O’Neill since earliest childhood. She
is a young woman of many accomplish
ments and has a large circle of friends
among the young people of the com
munity.
The Frontier extends it sincere con
gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Clift and
hopes their journey through life will
be a happy one.
Our Envious Neighbor.
Ewing Advocate: General Long
neck and Colonel Boodle, whose head
quarters are at O’Neill, got in their
work on the county division proposi
tion, and never lost a gun..We
wonder what O’Neill will do with
their railroad they built for the peo
ple of Page and surrounding country.
Why not build one for Chambers?
They deserve one for their fidelity.
Grattan township can easily raise
bonds for the purpose. And accord
ing to County Attorney Mullen’s re
port, the youngest child will never
live to see the bonded indebtedness of
O’Neill paid, so a few thousand more
will make no material difference.
Township Officers
The following are the minor officers
elected in the various townships of
the county:
Atkinson—Clerk, 1 C. E. Havens;
treasurer, J. J. Stilson; constable,
Charles Sweet.
Chambers—Clerk, E. Porter; treas
urer, John Wintermote; constable, W.
C. Holland; justice peace, John
Doherty.
Cleveland—Clerk, Edward Haisch;
trasurer, Andrew Robertson; consta
ble, Frank Iluhges.*
Conley—Clerk, Willie Calkins;
treasurer, Sam Hubbard; constable
Delos Leonard.
Deloit—Clerk, Ernesto Cracher;
treasurer, M. P. Savidge; constable,
Frank Anderson.
Dustin—Clerk, Ray Smith; treasur
er, F. F. Wefso; constable, R. G.
Rumsey.
Emmet—Clerk, A. C. Purnell; treas
urer, Henry Martfelt; constable,
Jerome Maring.
Ewing—Clerk, W. N. Dawson; treas
urer, A. Shannon; constable, E. E.
Chase.
Fairview—Clerk, R. T. Bj,llentyne;
treasurer, Barney Jones; constable,
D. Sammons.
Francis—Clerk, L. C. Grumstead;
treasurer, O. P. Hanks; constable,
H. C. Morrow; justice peace, C. W.
Roark.
Gattan—Clerk, James Carney; treasj
urer, John Handley; constable, Sam
uel Noll.
Green Valley—Clerk, D. L. Noziska;
treasurer, D. L. Noziska; constable,
Joe Dobias; justicj peace, G. Slay
maker.
Inman—Clerk, C. M. Fowler; treas
urer, G. W. Green; justice peace, J.
H. Logermrp; constable, Frank Con
nard.
Iowa—Clerk, J. H. Eberly; treas
urer, John Braddock.*
Lake—Clerk, J. F. Colerman; treas
urer, George Lambert; justice peace,
L. G. Lambert; constable, F. C. We
bans.
McClure—Clerk, Howard Larne;
constable, F. E. Henderson.*
Paddock—Clerk, W. F. Kaczor;*
treasurer, Harry Spindler; constable,
Free Bowden.
Pleasantview—Clerk, Van Hump
hery; treasurer, Peter Clausen; justice
peace, Will Evans; [constable, Norris
Henderson.
Rock Falls—Clerk, John Gordon;
treasurer, W. F.Clevish; justice peace,
John Twyford; constable, J. Moler.*
Sand Creek—Clerk, S. M. Aldridge;
treasurer, J. W. Leach, constable,
Frank Jensen.
Saratoga—Clerk, R. R, Coburn;
treasurer, Ames Nelson; justice peace,
Peter Greeley; constable, R. E.
Coburn.
Scott—Clerk, W. M. Wilson; treas
urer, J. W. Walker; constable, S.
Mott.
Shamrock—Clerk, J. S. Hoffman;
treasurer, C. C. Jones.
Sheridan—Clerk, J. H. Bacon; treas
urer, Nick O’Connell; constable, John
Bond.
Shields—Clerk, Peter Donohoe;
treasurer, J. J. Twyers; justice peace>
James Mathews; constable, John Bos
hart.
Steel Creek—Clerk, W. A. Ellis;
treasurer, F. B. Pine; justice peace, J.
B. Torbert; constable, R. D. Gages.
Stuart—Clerk, D. M. Stuart; treas
urer, John Robinson; constable, Henry
Shald.
Swan—Clerk, Edgar Bruner; treas
urer, F. O. Kellog; justice peace, J. N.
Johnson; constable, Elmer Frew.
Verdigre—Clerk, P. E. Chase; treas
urer, E. H. Smith; justice peace, C. A.
Townsend; constable, L. W. Stevens.
Willowdale—Clerk, E. D. Henry;
treasurer, A. A. Sivisend; justice
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