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Kahrnskn Historical so • lety . VOLUME XXV. O’nIiLL, NEBRASKA. Tf" MAY 11 1905 NUMBER 46. I AFFAIRS •flFJHG CITY Marshal, Nightwatch and Weigh master Appointed. MONDAY NIGHT SESSION STORMY Everything Amacable Now, However, and New Council Organized for Business. The new city administration is get ting pretty well organized for business and intend to meet frequently until all matters of importance are attend ed to. A somewhat stormy session was held on Monday night, stormy because of the contest over a marshal and water commissioner. There were several applicants for the place but it was understood by the mayor and council that C. C. Millard would re ceive the appointment. Shortly before the convening of the new council the mayor received notice from Mr. Mil lard that he would not accept the appointment. At the session Monday night Mayor Doyle explained the situation and then presented the name of Eber Leek for confirmanion, saying that he had been promised second choice. It seems that three of the councilmen who stood for Mr. Millard also promised Mr. Leek he would be . their sec«pd choice. Councilmen Cowperthwaite, Brennan Sand Fallon apposed the appointment and urged their side with much vigor on the grounds that there were men in O’Neill who had lived here much longer that should have the place. The vote resulted in a tie The mayor cast the deciding vote and Mr. Leek was elected. A previous action requires the marshal, water commissioner and street commissioner to furnish bonds in the sum of $3,000. This was furnislr and approved, and Mr. Leek sworn in. The other appointments were Wil liam Gordon as weighmaster and John Cain as nightwatch. The ap pointment of pound master was de ferred till another meeting. It was voted to crrry the 1904 gener al fund over to 1905. Herb Putman was confirmed as fire chief and James Trigg assistant. Neil Brennan was elected president of the board to preside in the absence of the mayor. The committees ap pointed were: Judiciary and finance—Brennan, Cowperthwaite and Fallon. Streets and sidewalks—Cowperth waite, Zimmerman and Hanley. Water works—Brennan, Cowperth waite and Zimmerman. Fire departmant—Zimmerman, Fal lnn and Handley. Board of health—Mayor Doyle, Drs. Gilligan, Flynn and Trueblood. There are a number of new ordi nances to be adopted which will be taken up at once by the council. K. C.’s at Alliance Alliance, Neb., May 7.—The visiting Knights of Columbus and the initia tory class 'met at Elk’s hall at 10 o’clock this morning and marched in a body to Holy Rosary church, where solemn high mass was celebrated by Father Cassady of O’Neill, assisted by the choir of the church. Father Gal vin of Alliance delivered an able ad dress on the objects and opportunities of the order. At 1 o’clock train No. 41, with the Omaha delegation aboard, arrived, when all repaired to the Elks’ hall, where sixty candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the order, three degrees being conferred. After the initiatory ceremony all re paired to the opera house and partook of a sumptuous banquet provided by the ladies of the church. After the banquet toasts were responded to as follows: “The Knights of Columbus,” C. J. Smyth of Omaha. “American Citizenship and Catholi cy,” A. F. Mullen of O’Neill. “What Shall We Do for the Young Man?” John A. McGuire of Lincoln. “A Knight of Columbus; Fearless, Blameless,” J. A. C. Kennedy of Omaha. “Our Opportunites in the West,” Judge Harrington. “What We Must Battle For,” Fath er Galvin. The lodge just organized has every prospect of success. It is made up of the best of our citizens. For exchange—New Iowa cream separator, guaranteed, tor good work horse. Address L. L. Mandevill, O’Neill. 45-3pd. LOCAL MATTERS. For farm loans see Lyman Water man, O’Neill. 45-tf Loans on farm and city property.— E. H. Benedict. 44-tf For Rent—Six roon cottage, in good condition. 46-2 Belle Ryan. Henry Ruetlng was in from Swan Lake Sunday. John Melvin was up from I’age to spend Sunday. Over a car load of hogs were market ed in town Monday. Samuel Beavers went to Omaha Sunday to be gone a few days. Delicious strawberry juice pop at Hatfields. The best ever. 4<i-3p Dr. Corbett guarantees painless ex tracting; May 23 to 30. 45-4 For Sale—Fifteen good brood sows, with litter.—James Fleming. 45-2 Maylon Price was a Northwestern passenger Sunday for Omaha. For Sale—A good brood mare and two colts.—Robert Marsh. 4G-3 Mrs. G. W. Meals departed Monday for her home in California. S. J. Weekes made a business trip to Omaha the first of the week. For Rent—Seven room house in good condition. William Laviollette. 45-2 Phil Ziemer returned Sunday from Emerson, where he has been staying the past few months. The Frontier has a stock of the best quality of carbon paper. Sold in sizes and quantity to suit. Discount sale at F. B. Cole & Son’s begins next Wednesday, May 10, and continues one month. 45-3 During the next month will be your opportunity to get jewelry goods at bargains at F. B. Cole & Sons. 45-3. Dr. Barnes, the eye-sight specialist of Omaha, will again visit O’Neill. Office at the Evans hotel. One day only. J. H. Dennis, who has spent the winter in O’Neill, goes to Bloomfield soon to engage in the hardware busi ness. Word was received bv telegram in O’Neill this morning that Gus Grady, a brother of Henry, was dead at Park City, Utah. Horses and cattle pastured by month or season, close to O’Neill, inquire at this office or address N. F. Barker, O’Neill. 45-2 While O’Neill ball players are en tertaining people of other commun ities they might put on a game here between trips. Spencer Advocate: There will be a dance tonight in the opera-house in honor of Miss Moran of Ft. Randall, and Miss O’Malley of O’Neill. Hanford Produce Co. have adopted a cash system in paying for butterfat. Give them a trial. 46-4 J. U. Yantzi, Mgr. Florence Sullivan and daughter ar rived home Friday evening from their visit in Ireland and report a pleasant trip and most enjoyable visit. B. S. Gillespie has taken a squatters claim of 640 acres in the strip of government land in Sheridan county recently opened to settlement. J. U. Yantzi, manager of the Han ford cream station, was called to Milford, Neb , Tuesday on account of the serious illness of his brother. Mrs. J. H. Meredith, superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school, was at Inman Sunday in the interests of Sunday school work in that place. A niece and nephew of Mrs. Mary Thompson arrived in the city yester day from Dennison, Tex., and will visit a few months with their aunt. The six days old infant of Mr. and Mrs. William Piiarman, residing southwest of town, died and was buri ed in the Protestant cemetary Mon day. A washout on the Northwestern Tuesday night between Battle Creek and Meadow Grove delayed the 10:20 night train until morning, it coming through here at 0:30. Miss Maggie O’Neill, who has made her home in Council Blnffs for a number of years past, is at the home of her parents here, and will remain in the city for a time. All persons interested in Prospect Hill (Protestant) cemetery are re quested to make the improvements upon their lots and fix the graves be fore May 30.— R. H. Mills, sexton. C. M. Blanchard returned from Ewing Friday where he installed of ficers and assisted in initiatine a class of ten into the mysteries of the Royal Highlanders last Thursday evening. At the request of a number of old soldiers memoral servies will be held in the M. E. church of O’Neill, on Sunday, May 28, at 10:30 a. m. All members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. and all old soldiers are most respect fully invited to attend.—G. F. Mead, pastor. I—■■■■■■*■■.... taaBMBM—^ M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL, Cashier SURPLUS. ® $55,000.00 I O’NEILL NAT’L BAnIT 5 Per Cent Paid on Time Certificates of Deposit This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders . “The Destiny of the man who lack ed the Wedding Garment” is the topic for the Presbyterian pulpit for next Sunday evening. “The Angels are Calling the Roll” will be sung by the choir. The local markets yesterday were: Stock steers, $4.00; fat steers, $5.00; Hog $4.80; corn — shelled, 31c, ear, 30c; oats, 21c; wheat, 80c; rye, 60c; potatoes, 25c@30c; eggs, 12jc; but ter, 20c. O. O. Snyder, president of the Ne braska Lumber Dealers ssociation, left for Chicago Sunday morning to attend a meeting of the national asso ciation which is being held in the windy city this week. Bring your cream to Hanford Pro duce Co. station, we pay the highest market price for butterfat. You can get your cash tiie same day cream is brought in if wanted. 46-4 J. U. Yantzl, Mgr. Spencer Reporter: There is some talk of the O’Neill base ball club play ing a game at Spencer on the 17 of this month. The Dramatic company will also give a drama named “Sea Drift” the same day. Mrs. E. S. Eves, Mina and Howard departed on the early train Tuesday for Omaha, being joined at Norfolk by Mr. Eves who came in from Spencer. They were called to Omaha by the serious illness of Mr. Eves’ mother. R. R. Dickson has been at Omaha and Lincoln this week, filing a lengthy brief in the supreme court in the Nickolizak case, also arguing the case orally. He hopes to get a reversal of the case on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Andrew Spri lger of Meek and Mrs. Clara Bowering of O’Neill were unit ed in marriage on Tuesday, County Judge Morgan officiating. The bride is a daughter of Capt. Walker of this city and the groom isa farmer of the Meek neighborhood. The following were granted teach ers’ certificates last month by the county superintendent: Charles E. Swanson, Inez; Bessie Davis, Star; Pearl Roberts, Joy; Mary Hagerty, O’Neill; Zoe Bethea, Clearwater; Mary Ryan, O’Neill; Agnes Spragg, Kirk wood. George Weingartner returned last Thursday from his trip to Idaho. lie says he found his father, who is seventy-three years of age, still as ac tive as a young man and enjoying re markable health and vigor. He thinks it is a good country and says business is active. The continuous heavy rains greatly hinder the work of farming and gardening. Of course grasses and small grain are flourishing, but corn and garden products are coming through the ground slowly. In fact many have not yet planted and others who have must replant. • Good homes are wanted for orphan and destitute children of all ages, by tire Child Saving Institute, 1806 Ohio St., Omaha. From 40 to 60 constant ly on hand, about 300 passing through the Institute during the year. Write for application blanks, if interested, enclosing stamp for postage. Superintendent Slaymaker lias com piled the program for the teachers in stitute for the county, which will be field June 12-23 at the school house in O’Neill. The instructors are: l’rof. S. E. Mills of Atkinson, Prof. R. H. Graham of West Point, Prof. Ira Lamb of Hooper, and Prof. J. Y. Dwyer of O’Neill. Rev. C. E. Giwits, assistant super intendent of the Child Saving Insti tute of Omaha, was in the city today in the interests of the institute. He tells The Frontier that they have three girls fifteen years of age, a boy of eleven and one of eight that they are very anxious to find suitable homes for at once. The institute is equipped for the care of the small children but not for the larger ones, and they are anxious to find homes for these three girls atid two boys. Anyone interested may address the institute at 1800 Ohio street, Omaha. The Norfolk News says that mater ial for the extension of the North western railroad west from Casper is being taken westward, several car loads of ties and other materials hav ing passed up the line last week en route to Wyoming. Many more trainloads of materials are expected to follow and active work will begin at once. Fifteen young men and some eight or ten young ladies went to Neligh Friday last, the boys to play base ball and the girls to encounter the Neligh basket ball team. The scalps of both the home teams were easily taken by the trained players at the college, but the O’Neill crowd says they had a royal time, so royal in fact that it was Monday or Tuesday of this week before some of them got back. “David Ilarum” will be presented at the opera-house on Monday night, May 15, by the Curts Dramatic Co., M. II. Curts as David Ilarum. The play is written from Edward Noyes West cott’s widely read book and those who have read the book can imagine the wit and humor in the play. David Ilarum is a cliarehter ithat is lexcep tionai, a way down east shrewd, sharp and witty banker with a fancy for horses, a man who had rather make ten dollars on a horse trade than one hundred in his bank. lie is traded a horse by Deacon Perkins, an unassum ing pillar of the church, and is done so badly that to tell it Jn his own words “I was doneso well, I was burnt in places.” In retaliation, however, he gets the deacon’s fancy fastened on a certain bay horse which is a balker and sells it to the deacon. The dea con gets caught in a heavy shower of rain the first time he drives him and for a few minutes forgets he is a dea con and a pillar of the church. A very pretty scene is where David pays off the Widow Cullom’s mortgage and re leases her from the old miser Zeke Sweeny. Another amusing scene is a scene in Aunt Polly’s sitting room on Christmas morning when David tells the story of his boyhood days, his trip to the circus, and the whipping that followed, ending witli “they had to pour water in my face.” Seats now on sale. Prices 25, 35, 50 cents. Lands for Sale. We are directed by the trustee to sell the “Caldwell” farms, which con tain the following described lands in Holt county: East half of section 14, all of section 3(5, east half of section 11 and west half of section 13, all in twp. 30, range 12; southwest quarter of sec tion 5 and northwest quarter of sec tion 31, twp. 30, range 11. The above described lands, together wit.li all improvements, must be sold at once. Any reasonable offer will be considered. Here is a splendid oppor tunity to secure good farms at your own price and terms. Submit all offeis to, Qualk Land Company, Northwestern Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 45-4 Advertised Letters. The following letters remain uncall ed for in the O’Neill postoilice for the week ending May. 6, 1905: Leila Porter, Dr. A. A. Lewis, Mrs. Lind Whitehead, John D. Murphy, G. L. Krause. Mrs. John Copp, Wm Brown. In calling for the above please say “advertised.” If notcalledfor in two weeks will be sent to dead letter oftice L). II. Cronin, Postmaster. Memorial Day On Tuesday, May 30, at 10 o’clock a. m. Coburn Post No. 251, Grand Army of the Republic, and Woman’s Refief Corps No. 142, will observe Memorial day at the Marquette chapel at Leonie. A general invitation is extended to Sunday schools, soldiers not members of the post and their families. Music by Fuller’s quartet. By order of commander, 46-2 T. Siminson, Adjutant. A Voting Machine A voting machine lias been invented by two Madison men that is said tube the best yet produced. The machine is described thus: There is first a key for every party represented. Pressing one of those keyes votes a straight ticket and locks all the other keys on the ma chine, none of which will bo released until the voter leaves the booth, when by means of a device attached to the gate the keys are unlocked and the machine is ready for the next man. Each time the machine is thus releas ed, a bell is rung so that it would be most impossible for any one to tam per with the machine without being detected. In addition to the straight ticket keys above mentioned there is a key for each person running for office. If a man does not wish to vote a straight ticket he need not. He may vote for his man, but when he has pushed the key of Ills favorite candidate, say for slieri IT, he may not push the button of any other man for sheriff because the keys of all the candidates for sheriff are then locked, as well as all the straight tickets, and so on through all the offices. As a man pushes a key it locks and stays locked and as he goes on all the keys he pushes stays locked behing him and do not open until the swing of the gate as he leaves the booth releases them. Nor may he vote for the same man twice, for a key once pressed down stays down un til the man is done voting and leaves the booth. Of course there is the registering device keeping count of the numbers of votes cast Jfor a candi date up to the time, and when the polls’ close the clerk will simply have to note the totals and figure majori ties. Further, in cases where there are more than one to be voted for, as for instance regents of ahe university or presidential electors, the candidates are grouped, and after the proper number have been voted for all the keys in the group are locked, making it impossible to vote for more than the proper number. Facts About Birds Someone has gone to the pains to ascertain that birds can eat and digest from ten to thirty times as much food in proportion to their size as men can. If a man could eat as much in proportion to his size as a sparrow is able to consume he would need a whole sheep for dinner, a couple of dozen chickens for breakfast and six turkeys for his evening meal. A tree sparrow has been known to eat 700 grass seeds in a day. Relative to the bird’s size, these seeds were as big as an ordinary lunch basket would be to a full grown man. A bird’s strenght is equally amazing. A whitetailed eagle weighting 12 pounds witli a wing-spread of 6 feet, has been known to pounce on a pig weighing 42 pounds, raise it to a height of a hundred feet and fly oil with it. The bird had covered a dis tance of half a mile before the pig’s owner succeeded in shooting the thief. Birds can do work far harder than human beings. A pair of house mar tins when nesting will feed their young ones in twenty seconds—that is, each bird, male and female, makes ninety journeys to and fro in an hour, or about 1000 a day. It must be re membered that on each journey the bird has added work of catching the worm. Even so tiny a bird as the wren has been counted to make 110 trips to and from its nest within 430 minutes; and the prey it carried home consisted of larger, heavier and harder-to-find in sects than were caught by the spar rows. Among them were twenty good-sized caterpillars, ten grasshop pers, seven spiders, eleven worms and more than one fat chrysalis. The Chambers Ladies Cook-Book Is a Cook-Book, that contains a modest collection of choice and tested practical recipes, not a multitude of non-usable recipes whose ingredients can not be obtained, but the kind whose ingredients are obtainable. The purpose in selling this book is to help build a new parsonage at Cham bers of which there is great need. Mrs. Roosevelt has a recipe in this book that is worth the price ask for it. Found on sale at general stores in O’Neill for 25c, or sent postpaid for 35c.—Address Jesse Griflith, Cham bers, Neb. 45-2 For Sale at a Bargain $200.00 casli for the west i of the northeast quarter of section 2, town ship 29, range 10 Holt county, Neb Good title warranty deed and abstract furnished.—Adress R. J. Seaman, Red field, S. D. 46-2 Notice General fund warrants to register No. 583 are now payable. Interest ceases after May 12,1905. J. F. Gallagher, City Trersurer. No Evidence Found Against Match Man as the One Who Stole Honey* SHERIFF SUSPICIONS ANOIABR Stuart Hotel Man Recovers Stolen Check, but His Cash is Still Missing. The traveling man arrested by the sheriff last Thursday charged by the proprietor of the Northwestern hotel at Stuart with stealing a sum of money was releasted without a hear ing, there being no evidence to show that he had taken the money alleged to have been stolen. The traveling man represents the Diamond Match company. Suspicion rested upon him by reason of the following circum stances: The Stuart hotel man claims to have lost something over $300, $275 of which was represented by a check. The check was found in a water tank at the hotel torn in two and inclosed in an envelope of the Diamond Match company. The cash, amounting to some *42, is still missing. Itdevelopes, however, in connection with the torn check being in an envelope of the re presentative of the match company that lie, the match man, had a grip stolen at Atkinson in which were some envelopes and the grip was dis covered at the Northwestern hotel at Stuart. The sheriff advances the theory that another man, who is un der suspicion, stole the match man’s grip at Atkinson, the check and money at Stuart, put the check in the envel ope to throw suspicion on the other and made away with the cash. The man under suspicion was at Stuart at the time the affair happen ed. The sheriff says he hired a team at Stuart and drove to Newport, where lie tied the team to a post, jumped onto a train and went west. Minor Mention A new building has been erected just west of the firemen’s ball for a blacksmith shop. People ought not to await the order* of the officials before disposing of un sanitary rubbish. It is not every country that furnish es the snows of winter and warmpth of summer in one day. Henry Howard has been putting In good licks on the court-house lawn and has it in admirable condition. There has been a lull in hand ball the past few days that Joe Horisky says is due to the inclement weather. Bluegrass grows with the rapidity of a race horse these wet days. O’Neill citizens are acquiring many pretty yards by their diligent efforts. A recent heavy frost endangered the fruit crop. It is feared that apples, which were in full bloom in many orchards, will hardly survive. Very Low Rates to St. Louis, Mo. Via the North-Western Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold on 13 to 22, inclusive, limited to return until May 24, inclusive, on account of National Baptist Anniver saries. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western E’y. For Sale Cheap if taken before May 25, good mower, stacker, rake and sweep, com drill—all for $75—and a No. 1 milch cow, large, gentle and halter broke, giving about 5 galons milk daily. Call or address A. H. Moss, Amelia, Neb. 46-2 Half Rates to G. A. R. Encampment at Grand Island, Neb., Via the North-Western line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold at one fare for the round trip, May 16 to 19, in« elusive, limited to return until May 22, Inclusive. Apply to agent Chicago & North-Western R’y. PAINT Yonr house and improve its appearance, improve its value, improve its condition, improve its “lasting” qualities. We carry a complete line of the best paint for any and all pur poses. Gall and see us. Yours for GOOD Paint,_ ! * i l _i imli Klii— Gilligan &\ StoiIt