The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVI. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1905 — NUMBER 25.
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Again we greet our friends and pa
trons at this glad season with an un
usually choice assortment of Holiday
Goods. Special attention is called to
the pretty things we show in china
and cut glass. Nothing nicer in salad
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bowls, nut bowls, cracker jars, plates
and cups and saucers can be found
anywhere. We have a complete as
sortment of these goods, ranging in
prices from 5c to $10.
Albums, dressing cases, manicure,
I military and' infant sets, fancy ink
wells, books of all kinds, collar and
cuff boxes, shaving and smoking sets
and everything that goes to make a
complete assortment of holiday goods
No Christmas is complete without
remembering the little folks. We
have been very generous in this re
spect, as a few minutes in our Toy
Department will convince you.
DOLLS AND DOLL
CARRIAGES, GOCARTS,
TOY TRAINS, WAGONS,
CLOWNS, BEDS AND DISHES,
TRUNKS, COMMODES,
AUTOMOBILES AND FIRE
ENGINES, DRUMS, HORNS,
AND EVERYTHING
TO PLEASE THE CHILDREN.
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‘THE DRIX<56ISTS”
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FRUIT MEN INDIGNENT
Freight Rate From California to Mis
souri River Higher Than to London.
THINK SCH E DULE UN RE ASON A B LE
Costs $1 25 a Hundred to Sioux City
and Only $1 Clear Across Contin
ent and Atlantic Ocean.
Sioux City Tribune: Sioux City
wholesalers and jobbers of fruits were
indignant today, when it was announc
ed that the freight rate on oranges
from southern California points,
through Omaha, Kansas City or other
Missouri river points, on east to the
Atlantic seaboard and across the At
lantic ocean to London, will be in the
fuiure $1 per hundred, while the rate
from the same points to Sioux City
will remain $1.25.
Fruit dealers and commission men >
nearly “fell dead," to use an expression
translated from Horace. It was too
much for them. They wanted to tight.
They repeated mean things about the
railroads and transcontinental hauls
all day and some of them declared they
would sell out and move to London if
it was not for the “blasted" English
drizzle.
“It’s one of the reasonable ratas
founded on a ‘reason!’ ” declared a
fruit dealer today. “It could not have
been made even by instinct or guess.
It must have been shaken out of a hat
or suggested by a man in a nightmare.
Across the American continent'by
rail, across an ocean nearly as wide, up
tile Thames river to old ‘Lunnon’ for
. 2i cents less a hundred than the same
fruit can be shipped to Sioux City!”
“I thought it was bad enough when
we had some old machinery here to
ship to Australia some time ago and
was told that the rate from Sioux City
was$3.50 per hundred, but that I couid
ship the goods to Chicago and get a
rate from there to Sidney for $1.75 per
hundred, and save money.”
Sioux City railroads take particular
notice of the new export rate, as it has
not been many months ago since Jo
seph II. Call secured a ruling from the
Interstate Commerce Commission
that the rate of $L per hundred on
oranges to Sioux City was sufficiently
high and that the $1.25 rate was too
high. President Ripley of the Santa
Fe refused to put the rate $1 to Sioux
City into effect and the case will be
fought out in the surpreme court.
“The railroads are charging every
thing which the traffic will bear,” said
a wholesale fruit dealer today. “I do
not believe for a moment they are los
ing money on the shipments to Eng
land. They are not in business to lose
money. Of course when we ask them
about the matter they will say that
they put the rate into effect to en
courage the fruit industry in Califor
nia, and that they are always willing
to encourage such things.
“I will promise them this. Sioux
City never has enough oranges. People
here are hungry for them. There
would be 50 per cent more oranges
used at Missouri river points if the
rate was lower. If they want to en
courage the orange industry in Cali
fornia, let them put in a low rate to
the Missouri river. The home market
would stand more of the fruit, and
that ought to encourage grower?”
A Danger Point.
The proud young fathers and moth
ers, the grey liaired dames and daddies
can alike understand it, but the youth
and blushing maiden on whom the
spell has broke only know something
has turned their heads. Here is a
good picture and true of the universal
human passion: “The most dangerous
thing a man can do is to fall in love.
It lie falls into a ditch he may break
a legor a neck, but when he falls in
love he sometimes breaks his heart,
and that is worse. How mysterious is
this business of falling in love, any
way. The youth goes soberly along
the patli of everyday existence. He
has no thought save his work, no eye
for aught save the duty at his door.
Suddenly a look, a voice, a face, and
he is in love. No more a pathway un
disturbed The world has changed.
A new ideal has arisen. The grey
clouds fade into a, blue sky and he
blacks his boots twice a day. Wheth
er love be caused by electricity or mi
crobes, it certainly comes unbidden.
Reason has little to do with it. Im
agination is its helper and sentiment
its twin. A man who can keep out of
debt and out of love will never be mis
erable, and never happy. ”
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In selecting your Christmas goods
remember that a piano or an organ, a
violin, mandolin or guitar make the
finest presents. I have a car load of
pianos and organs and a new, clean
stock of sheet music and small in
struments. In the Lockard building
after Dec. 8.—G. W. Smith. 24-2
Renew for The Frontier.
DISTRICT [COURT GRIND
Many Cases Being1 Settled Without
Judge and Jury.
CLEANING UP THE CALENDER
Case of Bridget Corrigan Against the
Bank Examinerand Railroad Case
On For Next Week.
District court adjourned on Tues
day and the jury was dismissed until
Monday of next week. Judge Har
rington is making an effort to get the
docket cleaned up and various cases
have been disposed of either by stipu
lation and dismissal or trial. The
following cases have been cleared from
the calender the past week:
George W. Purnell vs August Moel
ler; W. E. Scott for plaintiff, R. R.
Dickson for defendant. Settled by
stipulation and dissmissed.
Eva S. Zeimer vs George L. Farns
worth; L. C. Cleapman for plaintiff.
W. E. Scott for defendant. Jury trial
and plaintiff given judgment for
amount sued for on contract in sale of
land, $58 and interest at 7 per cent
from January 1, 1904.
William F. Seims vs Fritz Stolter;
W. E. Scott for plaintiff, Alex Searl
and L. C. Chapman for defendant.
The case grew out of poker playing.
Seims alleges in his petition that! he
cashed two checks, one for $25 and one
for $5, drawn by defendant and when
presented at the bank payment was
refused. It seems that the defendant
got the checks cashed for the purpose
of playing poker at the Seims place in
Atkinson and losing his money stop
ped payment on the checks. The de
fendant’s answer sets up the allega
tions that the Seims place was a com
mon gambling institution and that
the proprietor knew he was cashing
the defendant’s checks so that the de
fendant could gamble in his place, al
leging that under the laws of Nebras
ka the amount for which the checks
were drown could net be collected. He
also asks for to recover sums aggregat
ing $200 alleged lobe lost at various
times at gambling in the Seim’s place.
This case was settled by stipulation
and dismissed.
Joseph George vs. William A. Van
Conet, R. R. Dickson for plaintiff, J.
A. Donohoe for defendant. The case
involved the possession of life stock.
It was also settled by stipulation, de
fendant paying the costs.
James Golder vs. Arch Erwart; Wj
E. Scott for plaintiff, It. It. Dickson
for defendant. This case arose out of
the publication of an estray notice by
Arch Erwart of Phoenix postoffice.
The plaintiff inferred from the notice
that he was being accused of stealing
a critter belonging to Erwart. The
case was settled out of court, defen
dant paying costs.
Tiie following cases were called but
have been continued; Garwood H.
Atwood vs. L. G. Lambert, I. G.
Trauerraan & Co. vs. James Hoyer et
al., I. G. Trauerman & Co. vs. D. Mc
Clellan, I. E. Deck vs. John M. Ben
nett, Hugh A. Allen vs. Calvin Man
ning et al.
The jury will report next Mon
day, when the Eggan damage suit or
bank examiner case will be called.
The Markets
South Omaha, December 14.—Special
Market letter from Nye & Buchanan
Very heavy receipts in Chicago
again was the draw beck to our mar
ket at the beginningof this week. Our
receipts are only fair, however, and by
Wednesday prices firmed upon good
fat killers but is still unevenly lower
on the commoner and warmed up
kinds. Desirable stockers and feeders
are in good d. mand at stronger prices,
while the ol hers are neglected and
slow sali. We expect to see lighter
receipts for tile near future.
Choice steers.$5 50(^6 00
Fair to good. 4 75(^5 40
Common & warmed up.3 75(a>4 65
Cows and heifers. 2 50(a)4 25
Good yearlings. 3 25(a>3 75
Good feeders. 3 60(a)4 10
Common to fair.2 75(a)3 50
banners. 1 75(^2 25
Bulls. 2 50(a>3 50
Veal. 3 50(a>0 00
Milkers and Springers.$25 to $45
Tiie hog market is a tritie lower
than a week ago but is,holding fairly
steady considering the heavy receipts.
Range $4.85 to $4.95.
Sheep Receipts are fair. Quality
not very good generally and the half
fat ones are selling lower.
Half Rates to Golf Tournament Mexi
co City, Mex..
Via tiie North-Western Line. Ex
cursion tickets will be sold at one fare
for the round trip, January 1 to 12, in
clusive, with favorable return limits.
Apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R’y.
Mrs. H. R. Henry Dies Suddenly.
The community was much surprised
and grieved to learn of the death on
Saturday, December 9, of Mrs. Henry,
wife of former County Treasurer H. R.
Henry, at her home in Willowdale
township. Death came very suddenly
and unexpectedly, as she had been ill
but a short time. On Friday Mrs.
Henry was about her usual household
duties, though suffering from a head
ache, spells of whichshe had often had
before. On Saturday she was compell
ed to take to her bed, and about 5
o’clock that evening passed away, her
husband and son George being the on
ly members of the family at home.
The cause of death is stated by Dr.
Gilligan, who saw her after death, to
be urinic poisoning.
Tne deceased was a native of New
York, where she was born on April 7,
1851, being 54 years, 8 months and 2
days of age at the time of her death.
The family is well known in this coun
ty. They were among the early set
tlers in Willowdale township, where
they have lived for over twenty years.
The deceased is survived by her hus
band, who lias long been prominent in
politics in this countv, four sons
and a daughter. Mrs. Henry is the
mother of Lee W. Henry, formerly
editor of the Atkinson Plain Dealer
but who is now in California. One
son, Arch, lives at Omaha, Ernest D.,
also at one time in this newspaper
business in the county, lives in his
father’s neighborhood, and George is
still at the parental home.
The funeral took place on Tuesday,
a large number of friends following the
remains from the family residence to
the Methodist church at Minneola.
The church was crowded with a sym
yathetic neighborhood, who came to
express their affection and kindly ap
preciation for the bereaved family.
The sermon was preached by Rev. G.
F. Mead of O’Neill, from the text
found in John 14:2, “I go to prepare a
place for you.” The remains were in
tered in the Minneola cemetery.
For Rent—320 acres good land three
miles northwest of O’Neill: 150 acres
broken, 40 acres pasture and over 100
acres good hay land. Good house,
barn and other outbuilding. Good
oppotunity for energetic man. Cash
rent. Call on or address.
2-w. James Fleming, O’Neill, Neb.
Notice.
Justice received a new line of Christ
mas pipes. At the Cigar factory. 25-2
FAIR SOCIETY AFFAIRS I
President and Secretary Make State- ,tj
ment of Financial Condition, I
HAVE SMALL DEFICIT TO MEET 1
Recommend Collection of Fifty Per
Cent of Emergency Fund Which
Had Been Subscirbed. I
The following is a statement of the ■
receipts, expe ndtures and present fin- IS
ancial conditions of t he Holt County fi
Agricultural Society: j9
RECEIPTS. B
Private subscriptions for race f§j
track.$ 145 50 fl
Fourth of July Committee_ 154 98 H
J. F. O’Donnoll—old Fair As- 9
sociation funds. 264 69 H
Elkhorn Fair Association. 250 80
Concessions. 139 00 9
Entrance fees paid in cash 9
(balance of entrance fees de- 9
ducted from purees). 62 40
Total Gate Receipts. 921 05 9
Gate receipts on matched horse H
race. 6 50 H
Total Receipts.$1936 02 H
DISBTJHREMENTB. H
Paid for speed purses (Total H
purses $1400—entrance fees
amounting to $411 50 deduct- mk
ed purses) . 925 OO Hi
Paid for mateiial. 395 47 H|
Paid for labor. 247 10 H|
Paid for base ball. 130 00
Paid for Ewing band. 85 50 ^B
Paid for advertising, expenses,
telephones and postage. 76 34 ^B
Paid for hay and freight. 39 15 HI
Paid for Official starter. 57 60 ^B
Paid for free attractions. 15 00 HI
Total paid out. 1941 16 ^B
Outstanding bills unpaid. 101 32 19
Total Expense. 2042 42 ^B
Total receipts. 1836 02 BaS
Total deficit. 106 46 flal
In addition to the above deficit there
should be raised a sum sufficient to HI
clear up the title to the Associations
property. There is an outstanding ■Bl
unpaid mortgage against a portion of HI
the land; an outstanding tax saleHil
against another portion and unpaid
taxes against all the property which HE
was bid in for the association at theHSJ
recent tax sale. HR
We are of the opinion that there BUI
should be raised about $350 for theB(rg
purpose of paying tile deficit Of $106.46^H
and properly protecting the title to^H
the property. A guarantee of some-HB
tiling over $600 was make by the citiz-^^H
ens of O’Neill to be used in case ofHSg
necessity, no part of whicli guaranteeMgfj
lias been asked for on collected. W^HR
would recommend that fifty percent oH9
each subscription or the guarante^HR
be collected. Wmi
J. P. McManus, S. J. Weekes, BH
President. Secretary.
December 12, 1905. jH|