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VOLUME XXVI. _
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1905
NUMBER 13.
HAVE STROCKNEff LEAD
Manipulators Now Have Another 1’lan
to Settle With Depositors.
OFFER EVERTHING BUT THE CASH
—
The Latest Program tor Letting the
Wreckers Down Easy.—Depositors
Not Jumpping at Bait.
The manipulators of the affairs of
the defunct Elkhorn Valley bank are
trying to develop another lead. Their
solemn pledges, high formed promises
and deftly drawn plans of having the
examiner and his bond company pay
out the defalcations of the bank offic
ials have been abandoned and the
buncoed depositors are now being be
sought to enter into a set of stipuia
'tiov.vof another character.
To those who have observed the var
ious phases of the manipulation of the
wreckage strange conclusions come.
Offers of various kinds have been pre
sented and promises of speedy settle
ment and payment in full, with the
net result that ten months after the
failure the depositors have received
twenty per cent of their money. Some
few have effected a settlement for <10
per cent of their deposits.
Now another offer is made, -.te
eently a long conference was held in
the office of the attorney for the
wreckers where the depositors were
asked to accept in settlement the
cash now in the hands of the receiver,
the Hagerty home and $5,000 worth of
stock in the Clipper mine owned by
McGreevy as security for the balance,
McGreevy to have two years in which
to pay. It is also understood that as
a part of the compact criminal pro
ceedings against the bank officials
will be forever disposed with.
Some few of the depositors with
whom we have conversed look with
disfavor on this latest proposition
add say the only way in which they
care to settle is cash in full. They do
not consider that the proposition car
ries with it enough casli to warrant
them accepting it.
W. C. T. U. Reception.
Thursday the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union gave a reception
at the home of Mrs. Butler in honor
of their new members.
Mrs. Woodward of David City, state
corresponding secretary, was present
and gave an address that was very
pleasing and profitable as well. .
Mucli praise is due the hostess for
tlie hospitable manner in which she
entertained. A solo was given by
Miss Younkin.
A few words are due are faithful
and long tried worker, Mrs. Wood
ward, who has been in the work of
the W. C. T. U. for years. Her loving
words of counsel and admonition
made impressions long to be remem
bered, showing us so clearly how im
portant our work, and urging us as
“white ribbons” to be true to our
vows and faithful in all things.
A light lunch was served at the
close of the program.
The O’Neill Union commences the
year with bright prospects, having a
membership of forty with a large field
open for temperance activity.
Mrs. A. D. Havens, Atkinson.
Obituary.
Patrick Henry McNichols, aged 67
years, died at his home two miles west
of O’Neill Saturday, September 16, at
12:20 a. m., after a lingering illness.
The deceased was born in the County
Mayo, Ireland, March 17, 1838, and
came to Syracuse, New York, with
his parents when 14 years of age. In
1857 the family moved to Fondulac,
Wis., where he was married to Miss
Delia Terryl, who later died leaving a
family of seven children.
In 1876 he was married to Miss
Kathreyn Meeham of Fondulac, Wis.
Nine children l|less this marriage.
His wife and ten .children were at his
bedside at the time of his death. He
(leaves two brothers, Michael McNich
ols of Nevada, Iowa, and James Mc
Nichols af Hurley, Michigan.
In 1878 he moved with his family to
Iowa, residing there until 1884; from
there he moved to O’Neill, where he
has since resided. His funeral took
place from St. Patrick’s church Mon
day, September 17, at 10 o’clock where
a high mass was offered for the repose
of his soul. An appropriate funeral
sermon was preached on the occasion
by Rev. Father Dolan. His remains
were interred in the Catholic ceme
tery.
Card of Thanks.
We sincerely thank our friends and
neighbors who kindly assisted us dur
ing the illness and death of our be
loved husband and father.
Mrs. P. II. McNichols and Family.
For Rent—My store building. Mrs.
Cress.
FIRST ANNUAL RACE MEETING AND BASE BALL TOURNAMENT. AT O’NEILL
ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY FRIDAY. OCT. 4-5-6
?5he First Day as Good as the Lsast. $1400 in purses for Speed. $120 for Base Betll
This event promises to be, without exception, the best of its kind
ever held in north Nebraska. Among the notable horses that will
compete for the purses are: Coney, record 2:02, and Count
De Kaville, record 2:17, the fastest 3-year old in Nebraska,
together with a long list of other good trotting and pacing horses.
The great running horse, Pat Oran, together with a large
field of other fast jumpers will go in the running races.
Ball games each day by fast ball teams, among them is Spencer,
Clearwater, Atkinson and the Irish Peelers.
Ball games called at 10:30 a. m., races at 1:30 p. m. Other
amusements and attractions each day and night. Everybody should
take a vacation for three days and enjoy the sports.
LOCAL MATTERS.
For farm loans see Lyman Water
man, O’Neill. 45-tf
Con Coffey of Spencer had business
in town yesterday.
Will Buckley of Omaha is visiting
friends in the city this week.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Howard last week.
Mrs Francis Staham of Omaha, a
cousin of J. C. Harnish, is visiting in
the city.
George Stevens went to Omaha yes
terday to enter school for the study
of medicine.
Mrs. Albert Loury of Boone, Iowa,
arrived in the city last week for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. T. P. Mullen went to Omaha
last week for medical treatment at
St. Joseph’s hospital.
J. M. Welsh of South Omaha was in
the city a few hours Wednesday visit
ing old time friends.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kelly departed
yesterday for a visit at their old home
at' Calumet, Michigan.
Walter Hodgkin, of the firm of
Golden & Hodgkin, is confined to his
bed with typhoid fever.
Mrs. S. G. Nichols started Tuesday
for Spokane, Wash., where she expects
to make her future home.
Lynch Journal: Arthur Gwin of
O’Neill is buying fat cattle in this
part of the country this week.
Michael McNicliols of Nevada, la.,
arrived in O’Neill Sunday evening to
attend the funeral of his brother.
John Anderson of North Platte,
Neb., was the guest of the Misses
Mamie and Bea McCalferty yesterday.
T. V. Golden is pulling Filipino
smoke, Lieutenant C. A. Meals hav
ing sent him a box of cigars from the
islands.
Walter LaViollette was an over
Sunday visitor at the parental home.
He is well pleased with his situation
at Bloomiield.
Miss Blanche Adams is up from Lin
coln to attend the county Sunday
School convention at Atkinson and
visit in O’Neill.
William LaViollette and W. B.
Stafford left for Wood Lake last night
where they will spend the balance of
the week lishing for trout.
John Hopkins, one of the old pion
eers of northern Holt, is critically ill
at his home witli complications that
are feared will prove fatal.
The Frontier learns that lightning
struck the barn on the Coyne farm
north of O’Neill on Sunday night,
killing two valuable horses.
Taken up—1 black sow ‘weighing
about 150 pounds, and 1 small boar.
Owner may have same by paying for
keeping and advertising. At my
place 8 miles northwest of O’Neill.—
J. D. Janzing. 12-2
Rev. Mead goes to Atkinson today
to speak before the Holt county Sun
day school association, in annual ses
sion there today and tomorrow.
Mrs. Hattie Webster, formerly Mrs.
Little, and son Ray, arrived in the
city Tuesday from Farnhamville, la.,
for a three week’s visit among friends.
Miss Anna Brennan was up from
Omaha the first of the week visiting
her father and brother, James, and
family. She returned home Wednes
day morning.
Miss Mabel France, who has held
cases at The Frontier office for the
past tew months, has accepted a posi
tion with the Beckworth-Corey Print
ing Co., of Omaha.
Lyle Smith departed this morning
for Millard, Neb., and from there will
go west to join a field camp of the sig
nal engineering department of the
Union Pacific railroad.
“Standing in the Favor of God” is
the topic for the Presbyterian Pulpit
next Sunday evening. The Holy
communion will be administered at
tlie close of the service. Special music
by the choir.
The famous imported stallion, Glas
gow, will be sold at auction at O’Neill
Saturday, September 23, at 2 p. m., on
twelve months time. This is the
horse whose colts have sold at such
high prices in Harrison county, Iowa.
W.F. Clevish of Rock Falls township
brought a few young steers and cows
to market Tuesday. Notwithstand
ing the price of cattle now is rather
low, Mr. Clevish says he realized $480
out of sixteen head, which, however,
were extra good cattle. W. F. knows
how to grow the best and take advan
tage of a top market.
Stormy weather Monday prevented
the sale from coming olf at Nels Cain’s
and the same will be held next Tues
day. Mr. Cain is making preparations
to go to Idaho to spend the winter
and look over the country witli a view
to locating. If Nels lias the exper
ience of many who pull up stakes here
hoping to find the ideal In the vicin
ity of the Pacific slope, he will be
back to stay by spring.
Springview Herald: Last week a
company of engineers and capitalists
drove through the country from Stuart
looking up the feasibility of running a
railroad from Stuart by the way of
Haugen’s bridge to Mills and thence
west to the Thorey place and through
Springview to Bassett. Of course we
could learn nothing definite as to what
they thought about it. They were
piloted by G. II. Tborley who is per
sonally acquainted with them. It is
only a question of a short time till
some road will get into this country
because it is too good to be left much
longer in the wilderness. It would
add thousands of dollars to the value
of our farms and be the making of the
country. But we must show our in
terest in the matter and help all we
can. Don’t get unduly excited but
push for the road. Talk it every
where. We have got to have it and
the sooner the better for all.
Spencer Advocate: Pete Ward who
lias been clerking for Erychleb, Mann
& Co., for the last two years has been
transferred from his position here to
a better one at O’Neill where this
company has a very large business.
We are not surprised at Pete’s pro
motion for he is the kind of a young
man that puts business before pleas
ure and is generally recognized as hon
orable, honest and congenial.
Friends of Rev. G. F. Mead, pastor
of the Methodist church, are glad to
learn of his re-appointment to the
O’Neill charge for another year. Rev.
Mead returned Monday from attend
ing the conference at Albion. The
following ministers in this county
have been re-appointed to their res
pective charges: Rev. W. C. Kelly,
Page; Rev. J. E. Griffith, Chambers.
Inman will he supplied by Rev. 13. II.
Murton, Rev. D. A. Keane going to
Leigh, Colfax county. The Paddock
charge will be supplied by Rev. Mich
ael Miller of Turner.
The new city ordinances, on which
the council put in most of the sum
mer passing and enacting, have been
published in pamphlet form, making
a book of about seventy pages There
are thirty ordinances in all, and they
become effective immediately upon
publication. The city administration
has been somewhat handicaped up
till now in not having a code of ordin
ances they could rely upon to stand
the test of the courts, but with the
adoption and publication of the new
ordinances the administration feels
that it has something to support its
future course.
Miss Mamie McCafTerty entertained
a few friends at supper Wednesday
evening. Supper was served at 7:30
in the large, pleasant dining room,
and was a spread that spoke volumes
for the fair young hostess who pre
pared it. After supper the guests re
paired to the parlor where the bal
ance of the evening was spent in
music and social chat. Miss ltose
O’k'allon favored the company with
several choice selections. Miss Rose
has a tine contralto voice and with
out doubt a brilliant musical career
awaits her in life. Will Buckley of
South Omaha was the guest of honor,
lie expects to return to his home the
latter part of the week.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the under
signed for grading the road between
sections 25 and 20, township 29, range
12 in Holt county, Nebraska. The
amount of dirt to be used in grading
said road is 2,333 yards. The commit
tee reserve the right to reject any or
all bids. Henry Heishiser,
George Gaughenbaugh,
12-2 Committee.
The Markets
South Omaha, Sept. 21. — Special
Market letter from Nye & Buchanan
Co. In spite of very liberal receipts
of cattle prices have held very firm to
stronger on desirable grades of Stock
ers and feeders! Cows and butcher
stock are a little lower. Corn fed
steers are weak and lower. The high
price of feeder sheep has helped out
the demand for cattle, as many who
intended feeding sheep have changed
to cattle.
Choice steers.$5 00(a)5 60
Fair to good. 4 00(<§4 90
Cows and heifers. 3 00(a>4 00
Grass Cows. 2 00(a>3 00
Good feeders. 3 50(o)4 20
Good yearlings. 3 75(o)4 00
Canners. 1 00(o>2 00
Bulls. 2 00(a)3 50
Yeal. 3 60^5 50
Milkers and Springers.$20 to $30
The hog market has shown a steady
decline for several days and we think
should now be more settled. Range
$5.25 to $5.50.
Sheep receipts arc still very heavy,
but the market is bracing up agnin.
Feeders are strong.
New Route to the Coast.
New equipment is being delivered
by the builders to the Chicago &
Northwestern railway daily, for the
Overland Limited, their fast three
day train to the Coast. One of the
features of these new cars is the new
sleeping car equipment of latest de
sign, maximum size, electric lighted
Pullmans. These are fitted with ten
sections, a drawing room and two pri
vate compartments in each car, and
are intended for the Chicago-San
Francisco service. Similar sleeping
cars equipped with twelve sections,
one drawing room and one compart
ment will be operated on the Chicago
Portland line.
These sleeping cars, together with
dining cars and composite-buffet
smoking, library and observation car,
constitute the equipment of the train.
In addition to the service that has
heretofore been maintained to San
Francisco and Portland, the opening
of the new Salt Lake line gives a di
rect Los Angeles connection to the
Overland Limited over a new and de
sirable route.
Don’t forget that the Majestic Steel
Range won the first prize at the
World’s fair and the Great Monarch
is one of the most beautiful and best
ranges ever sold; both cost only a trifle
more than the ordinary cheap stuff.
Hut if you need a cheaper range, there
is no need of senoing away as I will
compete in quality and price with
Chicago or Omaha. Now is the time
you want a nice gun. I just got in a
lot of tine ones, all cheap and good.—
Neil Brennan.
For Rent—My store building. Mrs.
Cress. _______ 12-2
MUCH FALL LIGHTNING
Unusual Activity ot Electrical Ele
ments for Autumn.
CUPID BUSY SHOOTING DARTS
Several Couples Make Matrimonial
Venture During the Past
Week.
September has distanced all prev
ious months this year for electrical
storms. For the first three weeks of
the present month the heavens have
been aglow nearly every evening, cul
minating last Sunday night in a most
brilliant electrical phenomena, when
the heavens had quite the appearance
of being ablaze with lightnings. A
heavy rain also fell, accompanied by
tlie strange atmospherical conditions
of the wind blowing from different
directions at the same time. A storm
of considerable extent of rain, wind
and lightning moved from the north
west to the southeast. The track of
this storm was crossed In southeast
part of town, in the vicinity of the
Great Northean roundhouse, by an
other coming from the southwest that
had some of the characteristics of the
cyclone. Tills latter storm left a trail
of slight destruction. A chimney and
some shingles were taken from John
Howard’s house, the boards torn from
the Northwestern’s snow fence, a
small outbuilding at the home of
Foreman Johnson of the Great North
ern twisted from the four corner posts
that were sunk into the earth to sup
port the building, and shingles torn
from several houses.
Cupid Falls Much Game.
Cupid lias been shooting her tiny
arrows about town quite promisciously
of late and they have flown hither
and thither without leave or apology.
One of them lodged in the heart of
one of O’Neill’s fairest daughters and
as a result a very pretty wedding was
consummated at the home of J. Pfund
last night at 10 p. m., when Miss
Gladys Pfund and Walter Fray of
Wllmar, Minn., were united by Rev.
G. F. Mead. Miss Louise Pfund, sis
ter of the bride, was bridemald and
Joe Wrede groomsman. The cere
mony was performed in the presence
of numerous guests, after which a
bountiful supper was served.
The bride has grown to womanhobd
in our midst and possesses all the
qualifications necessary to a success
ful helpmate. She was dressed very
tasteful and becomingly in a pretty
blue tailored suit.
The groom is a railroad man, hold
ing a position on the Great Northern,
and appears a worthy mate for the
girl of his choice.
They were the recipients of a host
of both valuable and useful gifts,
sliowing the high esteem in which
the young couple are held.
The bridal pair left on the morning
train for Idaho where they will spend
a brief honey moon and then return
to their new home at Wilmar, Minn.
Clifford E. Smith and Dulcie ▲.
Blakeslee, both of Inman, were mar
ried at the county judge’s office Sat
urday last. _
William H. Schmale or O’Neill and
Mary Rogers of Chambers were joined
in marriage on September 13, Rev.
Bowen of O’Neill officiating.
James K. Moore of Omaha and Ruth
E. Wood of Swan were united in mar
riage at the Merchant’s Hotel Tues
day evening by Rev. G. F. Mead.
Z. W. Wood, brother of the bride, was
present at the ceremony.
Business Chances.
Laundry agency at Brennan’s store
See McNichols for flour, feed and.
grain. ll-3mo
Do not sell your grain until you see
McNichols. ll-3mo
Loans on farm and city property.—
E. H. Benedict. 44-tf
During the fall and winter I will
give lessons on violin or piano. Terms
reasonable. William LaViolette. 11-2
Our ten cent counter can’t be beat.
Big bargains! Did you see our new
line of stew kettles? Neil Brennaa
Take good care of your chickens as
this is the time of the year that Neil
Brennan sells chicken food and insect
powder.
Well! Did you ever see things that
went so fast as the line large galvan
ized water tanks at Brennan’s. No
hoops to be bothered with.
Congressman Kinkaid wishes all
residents of the Sixth congressional
district who desire garden seeds to be
sent to them for next year to notify
him by postal card soon. Address
O’Neill, Neb.
For Exchange—Stocks of goods,
hotels, livery barns and cattle and
horses for Holt county land and
O’Neill property.
(>-tf Lyman Waterman,
_ __ O’Neill, Nebr.