VOLUME XXV. SErtiil. i i O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904. —i—i—i—i—i—imii i Come in and see the bargains we are showing during the month of January on winter goods. We have no old overcoats to offer but we will do as well on the fall styles as every thing in this line must go, regardless of cost, before invoicing. And in Ladies cloaks we have a number of sizes too small for average wear that we will sell for less than the material is worth. Our groceries also are going for two weeks at discount prices to prepare for invoicing. I amwg | LOCAL MATTERS. L. C. Chapman is spending a few days at Minneapolis. John Skirving has been over from Bonesteel a few days this week. Lockard carries a fine iine of silver ware, watches and diamonds. 26-2 Editor and Postmaster Wiltse of Newport was an O’Neill visitor on Monday. „ John Dwyer, who is attending school at Omaha, is home to spend the holi day vacation. Mrs. Frank Deam of Sicney, Ohio, is visiting friends and relations at O’Neill and vicinity. Miss Dorothy Testman arrived in the city last week from Washington, D. C.. to spend the holidays. John Daly, Pat Hanley and Dan Cof fey were over from Spencer to spend Christmas with their parents. Joe Sullivan, principal of the Spauld ing public schools, arrived home Friday night to spend the holidays with rela tives. Mrs. Grant is again with her sister, Mrs. C. E. Howe of this city, after some months spent in Minnesota. Dr. Corbett will be in his dental office and gallery from the 23d to 30th of each month. , 17-tf Miss Margaret Hall is spending the holiday vacation at her home here. Miss Hall is attehding college at Omaha. Walter Bundy of Ord and Miss Alice C. Cantwell of Page were united in marriage Tuesday at the county judge’s office. County Attorney Mullen has re ceived word from Sheriff Hall that he will arrive here today with Bernard McGreevy from Phoenix, Ariz. Those contemplating the study of piano or voice, I will be pleased to have them call and see me.—Winona Younkin. . 26-2 Mrs. Henry Ritts will do all kinds of dressmaking and plain sewing at reasonable prices. Leave orders at her home three blocks west of Great Northern depot. Dr. Trueblood is looking after his patients here again after two or three weeks spent in Lincoln on account of the illness of his daughter, who is now convalescing. I am paying the highest cash price for hides, pelts and fur, and will sell you good harness cheaper than you can buy them in Chicago. 4-25 John Mann. Strayed 'from our farm, on Decem ber 13, a bay mare, weight about 900, left hind foot, white, star in forehead, and blind in right eye.—Notify Petf Snllivan, O’Neill. 27-lpd Owing to the frigid and boisterous weather there was no meeting of the commercial club on Tuesday night. Some future date will be iixed for a meeting to receive the report of the committee created to draft by-laws. John Golden says owing to his negligence in allowing the ilres to go out Monday night Mrs. Golden’s fine collection of house plants were frozen, but he did not care so much for that as he did that he froze both ears while in bed. John Hanley, who Is now principal of the Hubbard public schools, spent Christmas with his parents north of O’Neill. A. C. Garrigus, rural free delivery inspector, arrived in the city Wednes day evening and today is inspecting the proposed free delivery route north from this city. Henry Lasher is pilot ing him over the proposed route. The lowest the government ther mometer reached during the cold and stormy days of Monday and Tuesday was 12 degrees below. This point was reached Monday night. All day Tuesday it stood at or below zero, and that night went down to 8. Ben Reiser and brother Adolph came down from Badger la3t Thurs day, remaining until the following day. They spent a few minutes with The Frontier scribe while in town. They say they had an exceptionally tine lay out this season in the way of crops in that section of the county. The Frontier is always pleased to have its subscribers from all sections of the county drop in whether for business or a visit while in O’Neill, and none will be more welcome than these two pleasant gentlemen from Badger. Miss Hopkins has resigned as teach er of the eighth grade in the city public schools and Miss Anna Donohce, for a number of years a teacher in the Ewing schools, has been given the position. The schools will open again on January 9 after a two week’s vacation. Rev. Elmo Keller and wife arrived in the city from Johnstown Tuesday, and visited with the family of Smith Merrill until Wednesday morning, when they departed for eastern Iowa, where Rev. Keller takes up a new ministerial charge. Mrs. Keller is a cousin of Mr. Merrill. Lyman Waterman of Omaha was a caller at The Frontier’s establishment yesterday morning. Mr. Waterman comes to O’Neill to permanently lo cate in the real estate business and has opened an office in the Fallon building recently vacated by Peter Kelly. He is a pleasant gentleman to I aaate | meet and will no doubt find plenty of business in his line. New Moat Market. „ ' Just opened opposite Neil Brennan’s hardware store. Would like to have you call and see me. Perhaps you can afford to give me a part of your trade Good meats and square deal.— J. Rogers. 254 Special Notice To Tfie Trade My discount sale is now over, and commencing Monday, January 2, week there will be a cut than ever to clean up fore my Inventory is taken This sale will include entire stock of groceries, all who can should Commencing will be B-A.NNUAL CLEARING n all Dry Goods in the giving the public the benefit of a 20 per c in the dry goods line in the house. We lf-worn, goods, but we want to clean up all so as to be ready for spring goods when winter goods; we intend to sell them, and w from us if they will come and get our prices, hing in dry goods is included in the clean-up s; - * C's . • .