The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVI.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1905
__NUMBER 26.
I 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
bowls, nut bowls, cracker jars, plates
and cups and saucers can be found
anywnere. We have a complete as
sortment of these goods, ranging in
prices from 5c to $10.
Albums, dressing cases, manicure,
military and infant sets, fancy ink
I wells, books of all kinds, collar and j
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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WARNER FOB MARSHAL
Dakota Comity Man Named to Suc
ceed Matliews.
SCHNEIDER’S EFFORT FRUITLESS
President Stands by IIis Order and
Deposed Marshal Leaves White
House Crestfallen.
The appointment by the president
of Judge Williams P. Warner of Dako
ta City as United States marshal for
Nebraska to success T. L. Mathews
was announced from Washington
Tuesday.
Judge Warner is one of the oldest
residents of Dakota county and lias
been honored many times by the peo
ple of this state. He was for years
county judge of Dakota county; lie was
state senator from his district; then
president of the Nebraska commission
to the Lewis and Clark exposition, and
last summer was unanimously chosen
chairman of the state central commit
tee.
Mathews Sought Reinstatement.
In the hopes that an explanation
might cause the president to reinstate
him, Mr. Mathews and his brother-in
law, It. B. Schneider, fromerly nation
al committeeman, went to Washing
ton to see what could be done. The
Bee correspondent at Washington on
Tuesday wrote: At a conference be
tween the president and Mr. Mathews
this morning, which was arrange j by
It. B. Schneider last week, the subject
of Mr. Mathews’ dismissal was gone
into at some length. The president
gave half an hour to the hearing,
which was conducted behind closed
doors. What was said at that heai ing
is largely speculative, but enougli is
known that Mr. Mathews presented
affidavits and letters showing that lie
was carrying out the practice of the
marshal’s office extending over forty
years. President Roosevelt, it is as
serted, st ited that on examination of
the records of Mr. Mathews’ office he
found everything in the best possible
condition, and thattheoffice itselfhad
been conducted during Mr. Mathews’
incumbency upon a very high grade of
efficiency, but that even this efficiency
and this integrity would not permit
him to interfere with what was clear
ly a failure on the part of the marshal
to do his sworn duty, and he therefore
would have to regard the incident as
closed. Probably he said many other
tilings, for the president usually does
not mince words in matters of this
character. In any event when Mr.
Mathews left the White House he was
a very much changed man from ilie
one who went into the presence of the
chief executive but a short half-hour
before.*
V, hy Mathews Went On.
When the Nebraska delegation call
ed upon Attorney General Moody to
protest against the summary dismissal
of Mr. Mathews and were referred by
that official to the president, the dele
gation at that timebeleived nothing
could be accomplished by an appeal to
the chief executive, who has a habit
of standing by his cabinet officers.
When Mr. Schneider appeared on the
scene last week and had two confer
ences with the president, the latter on
Friday, in which the president stated
he would hear Mr. Mathews and di
, rected that he be sent for, the delega
tion thought possibly Mathews would
be re-appointed, if he could show he
was only following custom in dealing
with prisoners placed in custody of the
marshal. As the result of a telegram
sent to Mathews by Schneider the de
posed marshal reached Washington
yesterday. Today Mathews saw the
president, but Mr. Roosevelt saw no
reason to modify the attorney general’s
action. The president, it is under
stood, bore down on the fact that the
sentence against Richards and Corn
stock was inadequate, and he insisted
that the marshal instead of the attor
ney for the defendents should have
taken them into custody.
Notice.
Having disposed of my meat market
and desireous of closing up all accounts
and all persons knowing themselves
indebted to me will confer a favor by
calling and settling at once. For the
next ten days can be found at the
O’Neill National Bank. 2-w
John Miskimins.
Notice of Removal.
Wm. Lockard. formerly located in
Corrigan’s drug store, has opened up
in new building one-half block east of
bank corner.—-Wm. Lockard, Jewelry
Kodak and Phonographs, O’Neill, Neb.
We have a large stock of books which
were selected especially forour Christ
mas trade. A good book is always an
acceptable present. Come in and look
them over. 2-w P. C. Corrigan.
R. R. SAID TO BE SORE GO
Road Will Run From Spalding to
Springview.
IS A PART OF THE UNION PACIFIC
Will Pass Through Portion of Holt
County —O’Neill Man One of the
Incorporators.
•
L ;st, Saturday’s Norfolk News con
tained the following concerning the
proposed railroad building from the
south into Keya Paha county:
A dispatch from Lincoln says that
the railroad ‘recently mentioned in
these columns in a clipping taken from
the Rock County Leader, will become
a fact in the near future. A number
of well known men have filed articles
of incorporation with the secertary of
state and the name of the ndw road
will be the Midland Central. The new
line will run from Spaulding, Neb., in
Greely county, to Springview, in Keya
Paha county—the county seat.
The road has a capital of a half mil
lion dollars. The incorporotors are E.
L. Myers, C. M. Thompson, C. A. Rip
ley, C. E. Lear and Lyman \Vaterman.
The principal place of business will be
Newport, in Rock county.
Tlie new line will be part of the
Union Pacifie system and will be 170
miles long. It will connect with the
Union Pacifie at Spaulding.
The road will run through Greely,
Wheeler, Holt, Rock and Keya Paha
counties, into the big cattle and range
country or northwestern Nebraska and
western South Dakota, along the bor
der line of the Rosebud reservation.
Mr. Waterman Informs The Frontier
that the foregoing report is true and
that the articles of incorporation, a
copy of which he has in his office, have
been filed. The survey, he says, is
about competed. The road will run
from Spaulding to Chambers on an air
line to Newport, thence to Springview.
The line passes through a fertil thougli
undeveloped valley that may be trans
formed into a thriving community by
giving it transportation facilities.
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The Private Car and the Favored
Shippers.
Ray Stannard Baker in the January
McClure’s talks about the private car
and beef trust. He begins by consid
ering the legitimate use of private
cars, and shows how, as originally
planned they were of great benefit to
the railroads, the shippers, and the
consumer; how they boomed the fruit
industry, and brought to the large
cities of the North the delicacies of
the South and the West.
After that Mr. Baker, in his clear
style, builds up a structure of facts
that gives you a bird’s-eye view of the
almost unbelievable sweep of the
abuses. He talks principally of Arm
our, as the largest owner of pr vate
cars, who controls a dozen or more
lines, owning fruit and meat-cars,
tank-cattle and even common box-cars
approximately 14,000 in all, represent
ing an investment of about $14,000,000.
He tells how Armour & Co. carry not
only their own products, but fruits and
vegetables for shippers generally, and
how much of thisside issue is conduct
ed entirely at the expense of the
railroads.
The railroads pay for these private
cars a “milage charge,” afterwards
collecting the freight rate. Although
the rental for the cars brings in a
handsome interest, on the money in
vested, these big shippers are not sat
isfied, but turn the screws just the
same and squeeze their rates down
when their products are carried at a
figure far below that which the small
er shipper pays.
Armour in addition, on account of
the breadth of his interest, is able to
drive these cars so that they make the
maximum number of miles a day, and
so gets his stuff through, at the ex
pense not only of other shippers, but
of the ordinary routine of the railroad
itself.
Mr. Baker illustrates with many
true incidents, which serve to bring
home to the readers the menace con
tained in this control of the rates by
the trusts. He tells of John D. Rocke
feller and the Standard Oil Company,
andshowl how Armour and he defy
the railroads and name the actual
price at which the products shall be
carried. Mr. Baker goes further and
makes charges, astounding, hard of
belief, until he has proved them with
hard, cold facts. He shows how poli
ticians garner rebates, and tells at
length of the gross injustice of the
discrimsnation between beef and cat
tle. This article containing the ex
posure it does would create a sensation
at any time, but it is of peculiar in
terest just now when the country looks
to Washington for rate legislation.
Do not sell your grain until you see
McNichols. .ll-3mo
Jobs for Nebraskans in Panama.
In performing the tasks of tin
government in the canal zone Charlei
E. Magoon, governor general and for
merly of Lincoln, has surrounded him
self with a number of the friends o
his youths, Charles E. Weidraan aq<
George L. Campen have just left ti
take important positions under hi
direction, Weidraan, who has beei
captain in the Lincoln fire depart
ment for years, will be chief of thi
tire department. Campen, who ha
served as city engineer, will be tin
water commissioner of the canal zone
lie is a student of Magoon.
Thomas N. Cooke, of Lincoln, is ii
charge of the customs. F. Lewi
Baker, of Lincoln, was appointed de
puty collector of customs. D. C
O’Conner, of Norfolk, was selected to
superintendent of the school system o
Panama.
All the men selected by Magoon ari
young, energetic and capable of activi
service in the canal zone.
The Markets
South Omaha, December21.—Specia
Market letter from Nye & Buchanai
Choice steers.*5 50(a)6 0
Fair to good. 4 75(<i5 4i
Common & warmed up.3 75<a>4 6j
Cows and heifers. 2 50(a>4 21
Good yearlings. 3 25(a)3 7:
Good feeders.3 60(^4 li
Common to fair.2 75(a)3 5)
Canners. 1 75(a>2 2i
Bulls. 2 50(a)3 5(
Veal. 3 50(a)6 0)
Milkers and Springers.$25 to $4:
The hog market is a trifle lowe
than a week ago but is holding fairl;
steady considering the heavy receipts
Range $4.85 to $4.95.
Sheep receipts are fair. Quality
not very good generally and the hal
fat ones are selling lower.
Program for Church Service.
The following is the program to b<
given at the Methodist church on Sun
day, December 24, at 10:30 a. m.:
Organ voluntary; invocation; hymi
185; Apostles creed; prayer; anthem
by the choir; reading, Psalm 82
Gloria; hymn, 194: reading, Luke 1:1
20; notices, offering; vocal solo, Mr
Grosvernor, “Jerusalem,” by Parker
hymn, 192; short address, pastor; hymi
190; benediction.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend this service. G. F. Mead, Pastor
3-S3 -Aropej r
sad;d semisuqo mou aqi aas pt« u^’O
WHITTEMORE CASE ON
i
Bank Examiner Case Brought to
r Trial After Long Delay.
I -
) IN PROGRESS ALL THE WEEK
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1 Corrigan Suit Being Made Test Case.
Putting Up Hard Fight and Verdict
! May Not Come Till Tomorrow.
i _
! The case of Bridget Corrigan vs.
• Fred Whittemore and the Fidelity and
Deposit company of Maryland was call
‘ ed in district court Monday, Judge
* Harrington presiding.
The first move of the defense was to
' raise the question of jurisdiction,
‘ council for Whittemore, T. J. Doyle
of Lincoln, claiming that the action
should have been brought in Lancaster
: county because there is the home of
! the state banking board.
The defense also held that no cause
of action was stated in the plaintiff’s
I petition. These points were argued
, pretty much all day Monday, the
) court not sustaining the contentions
l of the defendant. The case proceeded
. to trial on Tuesday, the following jury
’ being drawn from the regular panel:
■ Charles Smith, James E. Harding,
J R. D. Spindler, H. Hodgkin, B. A.
, Powell, Elmer Adams, W llliam Calkins
. P. A. J ust, A. S. Cote, George Cherry
| and John D. Sallivan.
( Mr. Whittemore is in attendance at
the trial with his lawyer, Mr. Doyle.
The bond company is represented
by Kennedy and Learned of Omaha,
Mr. Learned representing the company
in court. R. R. Dicdson of this city is
also associated with Messrs. Doyle and
Learned in the case. M. F. Harring
ton and A. F. Mullen are conducting
the proeecution.
The case is being warmly contested
on both sides, the main evidence be
ing thus far a bunch of notes which
the prosecution are trying to show as
: being fictitious. It is expected to
have the case ready for the jury by
I tomorrow.
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We have the finest line of China
, ever brought to this state. A piece of
; nice China always makes a desireable
i present. Call and see our line.
2-w_RC. Corrigan.
Notice
Just received —a newlineof Christ
, mas pipes. At the Cigar factory. 25-2
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