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VOLUME XXV.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26. 1905.
NUMBER 31. I
LOCAL MATTERSI
/ Ed Purdv was down from Atkinson
1 yesterday.
Receiver Deaverof the land office
had business at Omaha this week.
Dr. Corbett will be in his dental
Office and gallery from the 23d to 30th
of each month.
L. W. Enders of Redbird was a
caller at The Frontier office yesterday,
renewing his subscription.
Mrs. C. E. Hall is enjoying a visit
from her brother, Mr. McMain, who is
here from’Blue Hill, Neb.
Guy Hamilton expects to depart
next month for Seattle, Wash , to hew
out his fortune in the northwest.
A dance was given Friday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Carney in honor of William Carney
and Joseph Enright.
Albert Eppenbough and Katie
Reichert, both of the Scottville neigh
borhood, were united in marriage by
County Judge Morgan yesterday.
County Clerk Gilmour yesterday
turned over to -the county treasurer
$1,571.36, excess fees received by the
clerk during the year 1904.
A delegation from the local lodge of
Royal Highlanders went to Atkinson
yesterday afternoon to assist the lodge
there in a demonstration last night.
Deputy Sheriff Thompson went to
Ewing Tuesday to subpoena some
forty witnesses to be examined at the
retrial of the Nicolizack-Kimch case.
The Weleyan Quartet No. 2 will
give a concert at Golden’s hall on
Saturday evening, Feb. 4. Tickets
25c. Under the auspicies of the
Epworth League.
Anyone having cattle, hogs or sheep
for sale will do well by calling on me
at the Merchants hotel. Will pay the
highest market price at all times.
John Miskimins. 31-2pd
Marriages in Holt county fell off a
little during leap year from what they
were the year previous. According tothe
marriage records in the county judge’s
office there were 111 marriages in 1904
as against 118 in 1903.
Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Mullen are over
from Creighton for a few days, having
come over to attend their brother’s
wedding. Dr. Mullen paid The Fron
tier a visit yesterday and left the cus
toamry compliments for his brother
and bride as Will did not have time to
made the rounds himself.
The ice men say there is an excep
tionally fine quality of ice this winter.
It is about a foot thick and clear as
crystal. Fred Gatz is putting up
about 1,200 tons and others smaller
quantities for their own use.
That editors are not necessarily
bound by the limited sphere of merely
gathering news for the edification of
theii neighbors is shown by the fol
lowing advertisement Bro. Smith
prints in his Bugle at Chambers:
“Ladies, do your shears fool around
and hesitate about cutting? We grind
them so they cut right for 5 cents.”
A dozen or fifteen of O’Neill’s busi
ness men—members of the commer
cial club—went to Sioux City yester
day and are still there. The Frontier
received word last evening that they
would not be home as expected and
presumes they are going to stay until
they can bring a construction train
out to push the Great Northern
throuh to Dunning.
At a special meeting of the fire de
partment Monday evening it was
voted to give the hall to the young
ladies one evening each week. Last
night a good-sized delegation of young
ladies met at the hall and organized a
basket ball club. We do not know
how many daring acrobatic feats were
performed, but judging from the
pleased appearance of some of them
nothing more difficult than a double
somersalt was attempted.
The month of January has been
decidedly frosty. The mercury, has
been playing around the zero mark
pretty much all the time, but it is
with heartfelt gratitude we call to
mind the kindness that will never be
forgotten—the raw and gusty breezes
usually sweeping over the frozen sod
at this season of the year have been
conspicuously ab$ent. Yesterday
morning the temperature was down
to22 below, and there have been sever
al mornings just like it.
An item from xecumsch ip Tuesday
Bee says: The attention of the county
court here has been taken up for a day
or two in the case of Edmund Taylor
of Holt county against the estate of
Charles C. Taylor, deceased, of this
county. Mr. Edmund Taylor filed a
claim against the estate for $1,591,
which he claimed was due him from
the deceased for board. The claimant
was represented by M. F. Harrington
of O’Neill, and Hon. L. C. Champman
of this city. The defense was by Judge
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I SURPLUS • $55,000.00 ||
O’NEILL NATL BANK
5 Per Cent Paid
on Time Certificates of Deposit
This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders
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S. P. Davidson of Tecumseh. The
court found in favor of the estate,
rejecting the claim.
The following resolution has been
adopted by the board ol supervisors
Boyd county: “Mr. Chairman: I move
that tl'e chair appoint a committee
of three to act in conjunction with
the Ilolt county committee in locat
ing a bridge across the Niobrara river
at or near the mouth of Turkey creek
and to take possession of the priviate
funds contributed for that purpose
amounting to $1500 donated to Boyd
county. Such funds to be returned to
contributors in case said bridge is not
constructed at said location inside of
one year.”
On Wednesday morning at 6:30
o’clock at the Catholic church in this
city was solemnized the marriage of
Dr. William H. Mullen of Bloomfield
and Miss Anna, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Hopkins. After thelcere
mony the wedding party repaired to
the home of the groom’s sister, Miss
Anna Mullen, where an elaborate
breakfast was spread. Only relatives
and immediate friends were present.
The newly married couple departed on
the 9:40 Northwestern train for a
wedding trip in the eastern part of
the state and in Iowa, after which
they go to Bloomfield, where Dr. Mul
len is established in the practice of
dentistry. Both bride and groom are
too well known here to need any
additional introduction on our part.
The bride was a teacher in the O’Neill
school for a number of years, she
resigning her position some two
months ago. Both come from two
of the most widely acquainted and
prominent families in the county. J.
If. Hopkins, father of the bride, was
warden of the state penitentiary
under Governor Poynter. I)r. Mullen
has been one of O’Neill’s young men
who has worked himself to the front,
lie has attended some of the best
schools in the state and graduated
some two lor three y ars ago from a
dental college at Chicago. lie first
located at Spencer and later moved to
Bloomfield, where he has built up a
nourishing practice. The Frontier
joins their many friends here in wish
ing Mr. and Mrs. Mullen much hap
piness.
One of the things ft is to be hoped
the commercial club will take in hand
to urge upon the city council at an
early date is some sort of street lights.
On a dark night pedestrains either
have to feel their way along the
streets or light up their pathway by
carrying a lantern. A town the size
of O’Neill ought to afford street lights
at least at the principal crossings. A
few good lamps fitted on posts in the
most needy places would not bankrupt
the town and would go a long way to
ward making navigation by night
more secure.
Senator Gilligan was up from Lin
coln over Sunday. The senator ex
pressed himself in hopes of seeing the
bill pass reducing the number of judi
cial districts.
DISTRICT COURT MATTERS
Bernard McGreevy was admitted to
bail in district court in the sum of
$3,000 and on Saturday evening was
released from the custody of Sheriff
Hall, having secured a bond acceptable
to the court in the following persons:
John McGreevy, VV. R. Butler, Mary
Butler and Thomas Naugbton.
An additional $1,000 was added to
the bonds required to cover a com
plaint tiled against McGreevy by Peter
Kelly for having accepted a deposit of
$000 from him when the bank of which
McGreevy was president was insolvent.
It is understood that McGreevy will
be tried at tlie April term of court,
which will begin April 10.
The criminal case of the state
against Joseph Nickolizack for the
alleged assault of Lena Kimch, in
which the lirst jury failed to come to
a verdict after several days delibera
tion, was taken up for retrial yester
day. A large number of witnesses
have been called and a jury drawn
from the west end of the county.
In the case of the state against
Charles and Bert Miller, alleging
cattle stealing, the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
E. S. Eves, formerly publisher of the
Independent, had around in district
court with the board of supervisors.
Mr. Eves brought action to recover on
a claim for printing which had been
materially cut by the board. The
claim covered to seperate bills, one
for $182.40 and one for $261.10. The
two claims were cut by the board and
the whole allowed in the sum of
$108.37. It was found by the board
that the publisher had never been
authorized to print much ef the work
charged for. The jury allowed Mr.
Eves just what the board had, $108.38.
Special School Meeting
The school board of the O’Neili
district has issued notices of a special
meeting of the electors of the district
to be held at the school house on
February 11 at 3 p. m. for the purpose
of advising the board what to do
toward securing the district’s funds
held by the late treasurer, Bernard
McGreevy.
The object of the meeting is fully
set forth in the following petition
addressed to the school board and
signed by some fifteen or twenty
voters of the district:
That, whereas, Bernard McGreevy,
treasurer of school district number 7,
of Holt county, is endebted to said
district as treasurer in amount
unknown to us and, whereas, said
Bernard McGreevy as treasurer did on
the 19th day of November, 1904, make,
execute and acknowledge and caused
to be recorded a mortgage on the 25th
day of November, 1904, for the sum of
$2,711.41, and on all of section 35,
township 29, range 12, and purporting
to secure a note of said amount bear
ing the same date, payable to said
school district one year after date and
bearing interest at 8 per cent per
annum, said note and mortgage not
having been delivered to said school
district or to the school board thereof j
and not having been up to this date
accepted by said school district from
said McGreevy. And, whereas, we
understand that said McGreev/
proposes to turn over to said school
district said note and mortgage in
settlement of his indebtednesss to
said district, and, whereas, the funds
of said school district had been de
posited in the Elkhorn Valley bank of
the city of O’Neill by said McGreevy
as treasurer and to the credit of said
school district in said bank, said bank
now being insolvent and in the hands
of a receiver; that the time fixed for
the filing of claims against said bank
will expire in 00 days from January 28>
1905, and no settlement has been made
by said school board by said McGreevy,
as treasurer, and said school board has
no authority to make a settlement
with said McGreevy. And, whereas,
the amount due said district from
said McGreevy is unknown, and,
whereas, said school board has no
authority to settle with said Mc
Greevy, as treasurer, and no authority
to file a claim against said bank and
no authority to accept said note and
mortgage offered by said McGreevy.
Now therefore we, the undersigned
legal voters of said district, do hereby
petition said board to call a special
meeting at the school,house in the city
of O’Neill, in said district, on the 11th
day of February, 1905, at 3 o’clock p.
in., for the purpose of ascertaining the
amount due said district from said
McGreevy, and for the purpose of
determining whether said district
will accept said mortgages and note
before described in settlement with
said McGreevy, as treasurer of said
school district, or tile a claim against
said bank, or institute legal proceed
ings against said McGreevy to recover
the amount due said district from said
(Continued on Eighth page.)
T^® Weather Changes
AND SO DO WE CHANGE OUR MINDS
We have decided to continue O \ T»17D T\ A V I?!?DDIJ A D V 11
our Closing Out Sale until . . oA 1 V IVI/A 1 , i LdKVAK 1 II
We will give you bargains such as you never
heard of in this vicinity. Our stock of men’s cloth
ing and overcoats must be sold regardless of cost.
Also all ladies’ cloaks, jackets and furs. If you are
in need don’t miss this opportunity as we will save
you from 30 to 50 per cent.
We have about 80 youth’s and IIAI T DDIPC
boy’s suits to be sold at ... . ImLl PIliuL
Men’s pants (JQn n QQn Men’s Jersey over- QCn
go at . . Dull Uuh shirts, only . . Dull
Ladies’cotton hose 71 « Men’s cotton hose 71 p
only .... I 2U only I 2U
Men's Sweaters, 48c Calico per yard 5°
Men’s Dint Coats Inin 90c T0 $1.80
Come and see our assortients! Hats at $1.20
Remember that all goods in the store are on sale
at murder prices. Don’t forget or dismiss from
your mind that we have an extra large stock of
shoes to dispose of at extra low prices.