VOLUME XXVI.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1905
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NUMBER 7.
NAME LOCAL REGISTRAR
State Board of Health Preparing to
Gather Vital Statistics.
CHANGE IN MODE OF RECORDING
1 Local and Sub-Registrars to Have
Charge of Work of Keeping Track
of Births and Deaths.
At the last session of the legislature
a new law was enacted governing the
gathering of vital statistics. Under
tlie new law local registrars are ap
pointed hy the state board of health
for every city, town or village. The
local registrars also appoint sub-reg
istrars to aid in the enforcement of
the law.
The state board has appointed Bo
maine Saunders registrar for O’Neill,
and he has appointed the following
sub-registrars: P. J. Lansworth, jus
tice of the peace of Paddock township,
Duran Hunt, justice of the peace of
Yerdigre township and W. J. Dorthy,
justice of the peace Chambers town
ship.
Some of the more important pro
visions of the law are:
Section 3. [Certificate of death; fil
ing.] The undertaker or person in
charge of the funeral of any person
dying in the state of Nebraska, shall
cause a certificate of death to be filled
out witli all the personal particulars
containea in the standard blank
adopted by the United States Census
Bureau, including a statement, of the
cause of death, made by a person,
holding a valid license as provided in
Section 7, Article 1, Chapter 55 of the
Compiled Statutes of the State of Ne
braska for 1903, and who was last in
attendance upon tlie deceased; or, in
his absence or default, by the local
health officer or coroner. Said certifi
cate shall show clearly the course of
disease or sequence of causes ending
in death, and when completed, it
shall be filed with the local registrar
or sub-registrar before the body is in
terred, deposited in a vault, or other
wise disposed of or removed from the
locality in which the death occurred.
On receipt of a certificate of death,
properly and completely filled out, the
local registrar or sub-registrar shall
issue a burial or removal permit, and
no sexton or superintendent of ceme
teries shall allow the interment of a
body without first receiving such bur
ial permit; and no agent of any rail
road or other transportation company
shall allow the shipment of a body
without tlie local or sub-registrar’s
removal permit, and a copy of the
death certificate. All certificates
stated in terms that are indetinate,
insufficient or unsatisfactory for clas
sification, shall be returned to the
person making the same for correct
ion or completion. All burial or re
moval permits shall be countersigned
and dated by the sexton of cemeteries
and agents of transportation compa
nies, when received, and shall be re
turned within ten (10) days to the
local or sub-registrar by whom they
were issued.
Provided, that a removal permit
issued in accordance with the law of
tlie place where the death occurred,
may be accepted by the local or sub
registrar of the place where the body
is to be interred or otherwise disposed
of, as a basis upon which he shall issue
a burial permit, and in his return to
tlie state registrar the place of death
shall be plainly stated. Provided,
further, that in cases of death when
no person licensed as provided in Sec
tion 7. Article 1, Chapter 55 of the
Compiled Statutes of the state of Ne
braska for 19015, was in attendance,
the undertaker or local or sub-regis
trar shall refer the case to the health
officer fora death certificate; but if
the circumstances show it possible
that death was caused by neglect, vio
lence or any unlawful means, the case
shall be referred to the coroner for
investigation ana certification, and
he shall state the cause of death as
ascertained, whether from violence,
accident, suicide, lnmicide, giving, if
possible, the means or instrument
which produced death, for the pur
poses of classification.
Section 4. [Births; physician’s cer
tificate.] A certificate of the stan
dard form, adopted by the United
States Census Bureau, shall be made
out by the physician or other person
attending the birth of every child
born in Nebraska, or in default of
such person, by the parent, house
holder, superintendent of an institu
tion, or other responsible person, and
filed with the local or sub-register
within three days from and after such
birth. In case the child is not named
the local or sub-registrar shall deliver
to the person tiling the certiticaie a
supplement blank for report of the
given name, to be tilled out and re
turned as soon as the child shall be
named.
me section relative to pumsnment
for violation of the law reads:
Section 9. [Penalty for violation
of act.] Any undertaker, physician,
local registrar, sub-registrar, person
acting as undertaker, sexton or agent
of any transportation company, or
other person violating the provisions
of this act, or failing properly to reg
ister a birth or death as herein re
quired, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be. fined not less than
ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) or be impris
oned for not more than sixty (00) days
or be subject to both line and impris
onment at the discretion of the Court.
It shall be the duty of the state regis
trar to enforce the uniform and effic
ient execution of this act throughout
the state and it shall be the duty of
the prosecuting attorney in each
county, upon the complaint of any
local registrar, sub-registrar or the
state registrar, to aid in the enforce
ment of this act.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postbffice for the
week ending Aug. 7, 1905:
George La Rue, John Combest, J. J.
Adabelle, John F. Day, Ira Games,
Dr. Franklin, Mary McCann, William
Crandall, Mr. Levott, Warren IIul
burt, L. II. Henderson.
Postals: Ralph Y. Leenhart, Ed
ward Swift, L. M. Ilibbs.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If notcalledfor in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter office
D. II. Cronin, Postmaster.
Card of Thanks.
W. II. Bedford and family desire to
express to their numerous friends at
Blackbird, O’Neill and elsewhere
their d'ep gratitude for their mani
fold kindness and sympathy during
the sickness and at the funeral of
their beloved daughter, Lois Maud.
Spencer Reporter: Mrs. J. N. Stur
devant, Mrs. Cam Tinsley and Miss
Maud Hoeger are at O’Neill this week
visiting with Mrs. Sturdevant’s moth
er, Mrs. Zimmerman.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monthly Statement of Treasurer Show
Fair Cash Balances.
TRANSFERSfOO TO PAY INTEREST
Petition for Abandoning Street Ac
cepted and Telephone Ordinance
Read for First Time.
The August meeting of tire city
council was held on Monday evening.
The treasurer’s monthly statement
showed the following cash balances in
the various funds:
General fund 1905 . $786.70
Old general fund. 170.14
Water rental fund. 367.05
Water bond interest fund_ 31.54
Miscellaneous account. 96.10
Total. $1452.13
The report of the weighmaster
showed 366 tickets issued in July, on
which was received $36.60.
The marshal and water commission
er reported $105.90 collected on water
rents in July, and $50 lines.
The bills for salaries of city employ
ees were allowed and also the bills for
gasolene, for lumber for work on the
streets and a few other small items.
A petition asking for the closing up
of a street near the fair grounds was
granted. An ordinance granting cer
tain priviledges to the Nebraska Tel
ephone company was presented and
read for the first time.
Obituary.
Louis Maud Bedford, fourth daugh
ter of William II. and Lucy Bedford,
was born on their homestead at Black
bird. October 1, 1887. She was bap
tized into the Presbyterian church in
childhood and was a member of the
Sunday school and Christian Endeav
or society. She was a most devoted
daughter and sister and a true friend
and will he greatly missed by her
large circle of young friends. She
was pure minded, affectionate, indust
rious and a good student. This young
life so full of promise was prematurely
terminated by the breakdown of the
nervous and mental constitution. The
funeral service was held in the Pres
byterian church of Blackbird on Tues
day morning, August 8. By special
request the sermon was preached by
the Rev. T. W. Bowen of O’Neill from
the text: “I sleep but my heart
waketh.” lie was assisted by the
Rev’s. Fulton and Rosenkrans. The
immense concourse of people manifest
ed the intense sympathy of the neigh
borhood.
“God moves in a mysterious way,
Ilis wonders to perform;
lie plants Ilis footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm
Rlind unbelief is sure to err
And scan Ilis work in vain:
God is Ilis own interpreter,
And He will make it vain.” ***
Harry Kestenholtz, asmall boy from
the Willis ranch near Chambers, was
ai I he clerk’s office yesterday sweat
over the long and numerous blanks
necessary to be signed to get a $1.25
bounty for a wolf pelt that he had
with him. Harry said he had a fleet
footed grey hound which did the busi
ness for him out in the wolf jungles
of southern Holt. With the aid of
this hound he took in a wolf the other
day and made the proper showing be
fore the clerk to get the bounty.
Drs. Perrigo& Bilan, eye specialists,
at O’Neill August 17, 18 and 19. 6-2
LOCAL MATTERS.
For farm loans see Lyman Water
man, O’Neill. 45-tf
Tom Sullivan of Omaha spent Sun
day in O'Neill.
R. R. Dickson had legal business at
Madison Tuesday.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Smith August 5.
August He lines of Ewing had busi
ness in the city Tuesday.
N. J. Cheniatand wife of Randolph
visited friends in the city Tuesday.
Wanted- A good girl for general
housework. 7 Mr. Chas. Askins.
T. E. Garity does veterinary work.
One mile north of the cemetery. 7-2
Miss Dora Testman returned homo
Tuesday from a short visit at Norfolk.
For Rent Eighty acres of extra
tine hay land. Enquire at this ollice.
R. E. Bowden departed today on a
trip to Minnesota to begone several
days.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons started Tuesday
for Chicago to place her order for fall
millinery.
Sam Howard was out to the O’Don
nell ranch Sunday to tiring In sixty
head of cattle.
Walter and Will Laviollette went
to Bloomfield Tuesday, to visit rela
tives for a week.
L. T. Webster, a real estate man
from Southern Iowa, was an over Sun
day visitor in O’Neill.
Mrs. John Golden went to Sioux
City last Sunday and will spend a few
weeks there visiting relatives.
John VVeekes and brother-in-law,
Mr. Dickinson, were at the Golden
ranch near Stafford Sunday fishing.
Florence McCafTerty is confined to
her home this week by an attack of
blood poison caused from poison ivy,
Wanted—a girl for general house
work. Permanent position for right
party. Call or address this office. 7-2
Mrs. R. R. Morrison returned the
first of the week from South Omaha
where she had been visiting relatives,
The Frontier is requested to say
that there will be services in the
Episcopal church next Sunday at 11
a. m.
James Shanncr was up from Page
fsterday. Mr. Shanner reports flat
ring prospects for crops in his neigh
borhood.
William Rowland and Miss Eva
Wyant, both of Francis, were united
in marriage Monday at the county
judge’s office. (
Miss Ella Leahy of Wayne, who has
been visiting in the city at the home i
of her brother, Frank Leahy, returned
home this morning.
Miss Agnes Bergstrono went to
Sioux City Monday morning after an
extended visit with relatives and
friends in Holt county.
Newport Republican: Miss Bowen
returned to her home in O’Neill Wed
nesday after spending a few days with
her friend, Miss Ruth Myers.
Mrs. F. J. Wescott and son of Salt
Lake City, Utah, arrived in the city
last Saturday for a few week’s visit
with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Testman.
George Conrad of Atlantic, Iowa, ,
had land business in this vicinity last
week. He called at this office and
ordered The Frontier sent to his ad
dress.
Miss Anna Churchill, successor to
Mrs. S. G. Nichols, left Monday for
Chicago to purchase her fall line of
millinery, which will soon be on dis
play at the old location.
Well! Did you ever see things that
went so fast as the tine large galvan
ized water tanks at Brennan’s. No
hoops to be bothered with.
Walter Hodgkih and T. E. Hender
son left this morning over the Great
Northern excursion for Duluth. They
expect to visit relatives and friends in
Minneapolis before returning.
1 have 85 head of ewes and lambs
which must be sold by September 1.
They are in care of Charles Sanders at
Dorsey. Write meat O’Neill, Neb.
C. E. Downey.
J. A. and A. L. Cowpcrthwaite
started yesterday for Geneva, Nebr.,
with two cars of horses and three cars
of cattle, which they will sell. They
expect to return Monday of next week.
Spencer Reporter: Mr. and Mrs. P.
J. Higlin and family of O’Neill are in
Spencer this week visiting Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Coffey. Mrs. Higlin Isa
sister of Mrs. Coll'ey and John Dailey.
In the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath evening the Rev. T. W.
Ilowen will speak on “The Golden
Girdles of Heaven.” Mr. C. B. Scott
will sing “A Dream of Paradise,” by
Hamilton Gray.
Mrs. S. G. Nichols has recently sold
ler millinery business here and leaves
soon to make her home at Seattle,
Wash. Miss Churchill of Ashland,
the purchaser, took charge of the
stock last week.
The citizens of O’Neill are request
?d to meet at the mayor’s olilce at 8
Pclock next Saturday evening for the
impose of discussing a proposition
which has been presented for a ilour
ng mill. Everybody is urgently re
inested to attend.
Yesterday the hoard of supervisors ,
granted the prayer of tlie petition of
die people of Page for the incorpora
don into a village and made the fol
owing appointments as trustees: R.
H. Conner, N. B. Cyover, P. E. Chase,
L. M. Downey and Robert Gray.
Tlie hand-ball association is having
nore trouble. The transfer of the
property on the corner of Fourth and
Douglas streets to R. L. Hall for a ;
lotel necessitates the moving of the '
landball court, which has been done
ind placed on the northeast corner of
die same block.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II, O’Nei.ll and
laughter visited old time friends in
J’Neill last Saturday. It lias been 1
ifteen years since John O’Neill has
jeen in this city, having lived during
diat time at Cedar Rapids and Spaul- 1
ling, Neb., where he was engaged In
die drug business. Mr. O’Neill is a
ion of Gen. John O'Neill, after whom ;
diis city was named.
The board of supervisors has ordered
diat the remaining plank walks on
die west and north of the court house
:o be replaced with cement. The
ichool board expects also to have some
rement walks laid at the schoolhouse.
ft is hoped also to get property own
»rs in the block below the court house
,o lay cement walks, in which event
diere would be a solid stretch from
lallagher’s corner to the schoolhouse.
A small boy entered Wolverton’s (
restaurant Tuesday and watching his
ipportunity, when the proprietor and
jlerk were in the rear back of the
screens, dodged behind tlie counter
md got his hand into the till. Just
is he was making away he was dis
•overed and followed out the door by
die clerk. The boy threw the few
lickies and dimes he got into thealley
jet ween the restaurant and tailor
ihop and made away. The clerk
rathered up 45 cents.
DOINGS OF SUPERVISORS
Proceedings of the Board as Officially
Chronicaled.
VARIOUS LEVIES ARE MADE
Committee Reports a Raise in the
Valuation of the County by State
Board of Equalization.
O’Neill, Neb., August 1, 1905.—
Board of Equalization met pursuant
to adjournment atone o’clock, p. ra.
Present Supervisors Blglin, Clark,
Keyes, Routing, Cooper and Gilmour.
On motion Supervisor Clark was
elected chairman pro tern.
On motion Messrs. Blglin, Phillips
and Cooper were appointed to repre
sent the county before the state Board
af Equalization to protest against any
Increase in the valuation of the county
as returned by the county assessor.
On motion the board adjourned un
til Friday morning at nine o’clock.
J. C. Clark, Chairman pro tem.
E. S. Gilmour, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., August 4, 1905.—
Board of Equalization met and called
to order at 9 o’clock, a. m. All mem
sars present.
Ihe committee to appear before the
state Board of Equalization reported
increases had been made in the value
)f the county as follows: lands 10 per
;ent, horses 5 per cent, cattle 10 per
sent, mules 50 per cent, sewing ma
rines 30 per cent, pianos 80 per cent,
;11reshing machines 40 per cent.
On motion the following township,
:ity and village levies were made:
D’NeillCity. 50 mills
Ewing Village. 10 '•
Stuart “ . 8 “
Hklnson Twp. lj '•
Cleveland “ . 2 “
Deloit “ . 4 “
Emmet “ . 5 “
Eairview “ . 7 “
•rattan “ . 7 “
Inman “ . 7 “
VtcClure “ . 7 “
Pleasant V " . li “
Sand Creek" . 2 “
Scott “ . 2 "
Sheilds “ . 3 “
Steele Cr’k “ . 2 11
Swan “ . 5 “
Willowdaie" . 2 11
(Vtkinson Village. 42 “
Inman " 10 “
JhambersTwp. 7 “
Jonley “ . 4 “
Dustin “ . 11 “
Ewing “ . 3 "
Erancis “ . 3 “
IreenVal’y" . 3 “
Paddock “ . 2 “
Saratoga “ . 4 “
Shamrock “ . 1 “
Sheridan “ . 6 “
Stuart “ . 7 “
^erdigree “ . 4 “
Wyoming " . 7 “
Iowa.No Levy
Hock Falls.No Levy
On motion Levies were made upon
ihe following named school districts
,o pay judgments as certified to by
ihe county judge:
District No. 170 Judgment #72.90.
District No. 171 Judgment #314.60.
District No. 189 Judgment 28.30.
On motion a 14 mill levy was made
)n the one dollar valuation for Grat
ian R. R. bond.
On motion the following levies were
nade for county purpose:
bounty General Fund. 9 mills
Jounty Bridge.4 mills
Soldier’s Relief.3 mills
rotal.13.3 mills
On motion the Board of Equllaza
iion adjourned.
F. W. Phillips, Chairman.
E. S. Gilmour, Clerk.
f Discount Sale Closes Sat^Auj. 121
gv Remember you have only a few more days before the sale is over, and we ask you to take advantage of the H
W time yet left. This discount is on all Dry Goods in the house, Shoes, Oxfords, Hats, Dress Goods, Muslins, Ging- W
A hams, Calicos, Linens, Collars, Belts, Underwear of all kinds, Ladies’ Skirts and Shirt Waists. We are going to A
9 continue selling our summer Dress Goods at a big discount and will do so until the last yard is sold. So remem- I
■ ber all Summer Dress Goods are on sale, but after Saturday, August 12, the discount will be off on the general |B
fl line. Remember when this sale closes.
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