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The Frontier. VOLUME XXVI. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1906 NUMBER 32. . ' " ""* I 1 '' "" ' I * " " - . . - LOCAL MATTERS. See Me Nichols for flour, feed and grain. ll-3mo John Marrow of Spencer was in town Tuesday. Mark Howard was up from Page Tuesday. C Ed Adams was up from Chambers Tuesday. Bob Gallagher was up from Page Friday last. Do not sell your grain until you see McNichols. ll-3mo. Rocking chairs given away at Hor risky’s store. For farm loans see Lyman Water man, O’Neill. 45-tf Rev. Father Dolan was a Ewing visitor Tuesday. Wanted, a boy to learn trade. En quire at Cigar Factory. 29-3 John Trommershauser was up from Ewing over night Tuesday. Miss Sadie Skirving is over from her “ranch” on the Rosebud. Wanted.—Girl for house work; good wages for right person.—Mrs. C. E. Hall. Call at Horriskey’s grocery store and see the nice rocking chairs he is giving away. Dr. Gilligan reports a son born to John and Margaret McManna on Tuesday. Cyril Erychleb, the hustling Spen cer merchant, was over from Spencer Saturday. Attorney P. J. Donahoe, of . Bone steel, S. D.t visited friends in this city last week. Miss Spindler has commenced her duties as assistant in the county su perintendent’s office. Sam Green and J. L. Fisher were up from Ewing in attendance at the “hard times” dance Tuesday evening. On Tuesday at the county judge’s office Oliver P. Stevens and Pearl Lane, both of O’Neill, were united in marriage. Deputy County Clerk Roy Smith has taken up his official duties and now presides at the side table former ly occupied by J. C. Harnish. Wanted—Bright, honest, young man from O’Neill to prepare for paying position in Government Mail Service. Box One, Cedar Rapids, la. 27-8 Phil Rakowki of Neligh was in the city this week. He has leased the B. A. Johning place northwest of town and will move thereon in the spring. Strayed—6 head of steers, branded on left side with C—', holes in each ear; strayed from pasture 12 miles southwest of O’Neill. Address C. E. Keever, O’Neill. 29-tf A good restaurant doing a good business, having a run of 40 per day, for sale,igood reasons for selling, for further particulars write G. R. Baskett, Oakdale, Neb. 32-2 pd. Taken Up—On or about Dec. 10, 1905, one black sow weight about 200 pounds. Owner can have same by proving property and pay expenses.— James O’Connor, O’Neill, Neb. 32-1 P. D. Mullen went to Omaha to take further treatment at a hospital there. Some months ago Pat was in the hospital, returning home some what improved, but of late he has not been feeling so well. Frank Mann arrived in the city Sat urday last. It has been some two or three years since Frank was in O’Neill. He expects to remain here and at Atkinson for the present, and willhelp in the Mann stores. The Ladies’ Aid society of St. Pat rick’s Catholic church will give a card party at Golden’s hall on Thursday evening of next week, the evening’s program beginning at 7:30. The pub lic generally is invited to attend. Services at the Episcopal Chapel next Sunday, Feb. 4, morning services at 11 o’clock, with holy communion. Evening services with church teach ing, at 7:30. Sunday school after morning services. All are invited. The second quarterly meeting of the Methodist church will be held on Feb ruary 11 at 7:30 p. m. Rev. L. Blthell, presiding elder, will preach. The quarterly conference will be held on Monday morning at 9 o’clock.—G. F. Mead, pastor. The enterprising little city of Randolph will have an electric light ing plant. The city voted $10,000 in bonds to put it in. The city will be well lighted with twenty arc lamps. A gas producer engine will furnish the motive power. Frank Manchester, of Turner, C. Wettlaufer, of Shields, J. E. Brook and J. B. Fullerton, of Atkinson, and Louis Stebner, of Saratoga, were amongiThe Frontier readers who were callers the first of the week.re-newing their subscription to this household necessity. The Advocate says a public meeting was held in Ewing last week to con sider the proposition of starting a “factory” there. The Advocate does not enlighten its readers as to what kind of a factory is proposed—wheth er for the manufacture of cheese, sau sage grinders, toothpicks, or what. County Assessor Cooper says he ex pects to quit farming and will have a sale some time in the early spring, when he will bid farewell to agricul tural pursuits for good and always. Just what h! expects to do Mr. Cooper did not say but did not deny it when accused of hoping to be the Midland Central pass distributor at Chambers. The postofflce department not hav ing received a satisfactory bid for carrying mail on the route between O’Neill and Aincar the department has re-advertised for bids. Those de- , siring blanks can receive them at the O’Neill postofflce. All bids should be in Washington by Febuary 20, 1906. ' The contract is for four years from [ July 1, 1906, to June 30, 1910. R. H. Mills was at Orchard Thurs- . day last and bought a machine for making cement blocks and also the exclusive right to the manufacture and sale of the blocks in this territory. It is something new in cement line recently brought out which Mr. Mills thinks will be the coming building material. He says he already has con tracts for a number of buildings. A surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. Alberts on their daughter Dora Friday evening. The guests assembled at Pfund’s store and smarted for Alberts in a body and surprised Miss Dora at about 7 o’clock. All reported a good time. Those pre sent were: Esther Thomas, Maude Hall, Edna Moler, Mary Howe, Clara ; Hemmingway, Amelia Gatz, Pearl Kinney and Bertha Coleman. The First National bank of Elgin has begun suit in district court against the Chambers state bank, John Ullom being made a defendant. The case arises out of the settlement of two notes given by John Ullom to the Elgin bank in the fall of 1903, aggre gating *512.25. The notes were for warded to the Chambers bank by re quest of Ullom and their settlement made by the payment of *435.92. The Elgin bank claims $100 yet due and is suing for the amount. The information that the Nebras ka delegation had recommended S. J. Weeks for reappointment as register of the United States land office here was pleasing to Mr. Weeks’ many friends in O’Neill and Holt county, where he has resided the past twenty live years. Mr. Weeks has had the position the past eight and a half years, being the first land official in the state to be appointed by President McKinley. He will also have the dis tinction ot being the first land official in the history of the state to be ap pointed three consecutive terms. Dur ing has incumbency of the office there have been 208 cases taken to the land office at Washington on appeal and the decisions of the local office sustained in all but seventeen out of the 208. This is believed to be a re cord which has never been excelled in M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL. Csshler 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 m PROGRAM Of the Holt County Teacher*' Association, to be Held in O'Neill on February J7, 1906. FORENOON SESSION, 10:30 A. M. Paper—“Necessity of Teachers Preparation”.Prof. J. V. Dwyer Discussion.Miss Mary Crowley, Mr. Eugene Donohoe Paper—“Effective Teaching of English below High School” . Mrs. Louisa Sprecher Discussion.Mr. Ralph Leinhart, Mias Edith Mead AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 P. M. Paper—“Relation Between Principal and Grade Teacher” ..Prof. S. E. Mills : Discussion.Prof. J. L. Cahill, Miss Margaret Hurley Paper—“How to Stimulate the Idle Pupil to Greater Effort” First, In the Primary Department.Miss Lillie Galleher Second, In the Grades..Miss Minnie Miller Third, In the High School .Miss Madge Kay Paper—“A Teacher’s Duty Toward Character Building” .Miss Mary Roddy General Discussion Paper—“Effect of New Certification Laws on the Schools” .Prof. Chas. Mohrman General Discussion Music—Selected.Mrs. Smith Address—“The Characteristics of a Good Teacher” Supt. R. H. Watson EVENING SESSION, 7:30 M usic—Selected.Mr. Grosvenor Address—“Eight Grade Graduation Excercises”. ..Supt. E. C. Bishop FLORENCE ZINK, County Superintendent. the history of the interior department. Information recently received from an authoritative source at Washington states that no land office in the Unit ed States has a higher rating than the O’Neill office. Announcement is made of the wed ding of Mr. Michael J. Enright and Miss Mary G. O’Fallon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Fallon, to take place at St. Patrick’s church in this city on Tuesday, Febuary 6. E. Janet Little, impersonator, will give an entertainment at the Presby terian church on tomorrow evening. A prominent feature of the program is described as the railroad farce-com medy, ‘ the Sleeping Car.” Jo>n Murphy died Wednesday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murphy,who reside northeast of town. The decease had been linger ing between life and death for some days. The funeral services will be held at the Catholic church on Sat urday. The O’Neill Concrete works is a new company composed of the follow ing persons: R. II. Mills, Martin Bazleman and John Sullivan. This company have bought the exclusive right of the water proof blocks, the only ones guaranteed. They will have them on exhibition in a few days so all persons who contemplate building this summer can investi gate them at O’Neill. The new law governing the issuing of teachers’ certificates is eliminating somelof thejpoorly qualified teachers in various counties of the state. Miss Zink cells us she will probably have to close eight schools in this county, the teachers presiding over them not be ing able to pass the required examina tion. She has a letter from the state superintendent which says there are 100 teachers in the county who ought to attend a normal school and pre pare themselves for teaching. The state superintendent also says there ought to be a summer normal at O’Neill and expresses the hope that the next legislature can be prevailed upon to authorize the establishing of one here. Mrs. Frank Brown received word by telegram Tuesday of the death of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Simmons, at her home in Whitesboro, N. Y. Just a month previous Mrs. Brown’s father passed away at Whitesboro at the ad vanced age of ninety years. The dis tance was too great for Mrs. Brown to attempt to attend the funeral, be sides her husband is not well, he be ing laid up much of the time this winter with rhumatism. An obituary of Mrs. Brown’s father, published in a New York paper, shows that he had been a man of affairs in his community. He was a native of England, had mas tered both the printing and wagon making trades and had owned acotton mill and other enterprises. Mystery In It. Yesterday’s Norfolk News contained this special from Atkinson: The re mains of Ira Dibble, son of John Dib ble, arrived here yesterbay morning on the train from the west and were buried from the M. E. church and laid to rest in the Woodland Lawn ceme tery. The young man had died on January 22, more than a week ago, and, though money had been sent to pay the expenses of the transportation, the remains were delayed for nine long days in an inexplicable manner. As yet the family here has not learned what caused the death of their son. A message was received a week ago last Monday from the hospital at Wal lace, Idaho, stating that the young man' had just succumbed. Mr. Dibble telegraphed the money at once and ordered the body sent. The first mes sage from Idaho had asked for instruc tions regarding the body. It was then expected that the re mains would reach here last Friday but a message came Friday stating that just then had the corpse been shipped. The family here had no way of knowing when the remains would arrive and met every train for many days. Friends came and went and still the suspense was not cleared up, and even now no word has been receiv ed as to the cause of the death. Among others who came was Mrs. Peter Niter of Wisner, a sister. She arrived last Thursday and remained until Monday, when she was called home. A great many friends attend ed the funeral as the family is one of the old pioneers of Holt county. They lived at Stuart before coming to At kinson. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. On Friday afternoon of last week the regular literary program was dis pensed with and officers were elected for the second half of the school year. John McCarthy was elected president of the Hawk society and Ferd Ward of the Eagle. With the beginning of the second semester of the school year on January 24th, several changes were made in ac cordance with the High School course of study, viz: the ninth grade now takes up Botany and Rhetoric, the tentii, Bothny, Geometry and General History, and the Juniors, American Literature. New and better text books have been provided for the classes in Botany and Rhetoric, which promises to add greatly to the inter est taken in these respective brandies. The result of the half-yearly exam inations closed last week as follows: xii. Bessie Roberts, first; Josie Howe, second. xi. Gerald Harrington, first; Ben Woodruff, second. x. Fred Finch, first; Goldie Mar tin, second. ix. Willie McGreevy, first; Hattie Gunn, second; vlii. Mary Howe, first; Delta Bow en, second. vii. Mabel Meredith, first; Mary Bain, second. vi. Gladys Miles, first; Nellie Hiatt, second. v. Genevieve Hemingway and John Davidson, first; Sadie Whitney, second. iv. Ben Rodenwald, first; Guy Hemingway, second. iii. Charlie Gatz, first; Derille Smith, second. ii. Arlo Hiatt, first; Eddie Gatz, second. _ The Seniors have completed their study of versification and are now struggling with the Essay, another important branch of High School li terary. The following ode is contri buted by a member of the class, who, no doubt, was inspired by the spring like weather we have enjoyed recently. ODE TO SPHING. O Spring! how welcome thou, With all thy balmy days; The snowbirds nortb have flown e'er now. And robins HU the air with their sweet lays. As far and near they search Among the grasses, reed and rush, The maple, pine and birch, And even 'neath the lilac-bush. To find a place in which to build their nest. There safe from harm to rest. And the warm sunshine makes the flowers That 'neath the snow so long have slept— And beckoned by the gentle showers They break the chains whloh them as prison ers kept Their blossoms, beautiful and rare, With sweetest perfume fill the air; Their dainty oolors blended Appear as a rainbow From heaven descended To scatter brightness here below. When thou, O Spring, dost rule this land, Audfor the throne of Ice demand A fairer one of green. All Nature answers gaily to the call, And halls with joy Its Queen, Who brings such Joy and happiness to all; Who rules by kindness and by love, And teaches her subjects To give the best In them to him above. Still happy In so doing; their object To make this earth, at times so sear, Happy one season every year. Phoenix Pick-Ups Sam Abdnor left for Lyman Co., S. D., Friday. Lena Damero is staying at L. G. Coburn’s at present. L. G. Coburn and wife were Atkin son visitors Monday. Ray Coburn and family spent Sun day at the McKathnie home. George Wagner called at Mrs. F. Coburn’s Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Keeler was a caller at * the 1 Golden home Thursday morning. * Howard Greeley was down from j, Dustin the latter part of the week. George Parshall passed through here one day last week enroute for Boyd Co. Henry Mathis and wife of Atkirson visited at George Wearnes overSunday. ' Charley Reiser of Badger was at ’ Phoenix the latter part of the week. [ Otto Nllson, wife and son Clyde, ! were Sunday visitors at the Garin home. Mrs. F. Coburn, Ralph and Jessie spent a pleasant day at the Reiser home Sunday. ’ Nora Nearhood was out from town, ' the guest of her sister Daisy, a day or two last week. ' A few of our young people attended ( a dance at Jim Cannon’s at Celia one ; evening last week. Mrs. Damero and Edith visited at the home of Charley Grossman an aft ernoon last week. Mrs. Coburn and Jessie and Henry Stansberry spent a pleasant day at [ Mr. Keeler’s last week. | Mr. Austin, the insurance agent . who has been here for a couple of weeks, left for Butte Sunday. ’ Mrs. Lamphler and Bert Parshall : and wife went to Bassett Friday for a [ short visit with the family of Harry Cody. If any one is seen going west, from Phoenix now adays, it is a “decided c fact” that they are bound for Fairfax, . “Such is not always the case.” 1 L. G. Coburn and family, Lena , Damero, Mr. Austin, Howard Greeley t and Nic Klein were entertained at the 1 home of Mrs. F. Coburn Friday evening. The following from a distance at 1 tended literary here Saturday evening: f Jess and Della Benson, Fred Harrison, • Pearl Moler, Frank Haynes and wife, 3 Pete Duffy, C. H. Christensen and 1 family, Joseph Snyder and family, 3 Charley Reiser and a number ol 1 others. J The Best Physic. When you want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and cer tain to act, always use Chamberlain’s " Stomach and Liver Tablets. Foi sale by P. C. Corrigan’s. Revival services are being held eacl: i: evening of this week and will be con e tinued next week at the Edin Yallej school house.—G. F. Mead, Pastor. EWING J. E. Sanders of Battle Creek came up Friday on visit to his brother, M. T. Sanders, of this place. He re turned home Sunday. Our board of supervisors seem to have their hands full trying to find out why so much money belonging to the different school districts in Holt coun ty had been kept in the hands of the treasurer so long when it should be doing the duty for which it was fur nished by the taxpayers. Ewing State Bank has increased its capital stcck to $10,000, which is a strong indication that they expect to continue, and convince the people that they are here to conduct the banking business in a safe and conservative manner. All business entrusted to their care will receive prompt at tention, with satisfaction guaranteed. A few of the citizens of Ewing met in the opera house Wednesday evening and talked over the prospect of the building of a factory. Everyone pre sent were very enthusiastic over the outlook and expressed themselves as heartily in favor of doing everything they could to start the new enterprise. Mr. Sanders and Mr. Dickey were pre sent and stated that at the present time they could not tell what they would do but were pleased to know that the general feel ing was in favor of pushing their new enterprise here in Ewing as they pre ferred to make this their place of business, although they had received a number of inducements to locate at other points—Advocate. ATKINSON George Collins has not been seen on the streets for several days and upon inquiry Dr. Douglas informs us that a boy of usual weight and size arrived at the Collins home last Tuesday and George has been unable to be out since. John Dibble received a telegram last Tuesday from Wallace, Idaho, inform ing him that his son Ira had died of appopelexy. His remains will be for warded to Atkinson and are expected to reach here tomorrow and will be interred in Woodlawn cemetery. T. M. VanEman of Chicago, electri cal engineer for the Chicago St North Western railroad, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Perry Flemming, who he had not seen for ten years. Claud Hall returned from South Da kota Friday and informed us that he has started a meat market at Carlock, Gregory county, and left George Blackmer in charge. He will not move his family over till spring. Hallie D. Thompson, son of Harry L. Thompson who formerly lived on Holt creek, died at Kossuth, Iowa, January 19, 1906. Obituary will ap pear next week.—Graphic. Advertised Letters. The following letters remain uncall ed for In the O’Neill postofflce for the week ending Jan. 20,1906: F. G. Hemmett, Dr. Bernard, Mrs. Harvey Green, Lee Morrow, John Smith. Also for the week ending Jan. 27. Letters, Thomas Scott. Postals, Jennie Marsh. In calling for the above please say “advertised.” If notcalled for in two weeks will be sent to dead letter office D. H. Cronin, Postmaster. For Sale. Way down cheep for cash, a new horsepower well boring machine, must sell by March first. A snap for someone. Address, J. Rogers, O’Neill Neb. 30-4 Notice to Taxpayers. Personal taxes were delinquent on Dec. 1,1905 and will be collected by distress after Feb. 1,1906. R. E. Chittlck, County Treas. 1 For Sale. Black Fercheron stallion, 6 years old, weight 1800; will sell or trade; , easy terms.—J. A. Cowperthwaite. 29-4 r Wanted—Girl for house work. En quire of Mrs. John A. Harmon. ■ F—-" Percheron Horses| r -- Having shipped in two car toads of \ , registered Percheron Stallions and ' Mares, / ant prepared to supply any one wanting such stock at bedrock prices. My horses are all native bred | and acclimated, combining weight, 1 style and quality. No cull or trading j r stock. D. J. CRONIN, O'Neill, Neb. i t 1