The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVI. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1. 1906 NUMBER 36.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Dr. Berry had business at Norfolk
Monday.
Sam Eves was an Omaha visitor
.Tuesday.
Jack Thomas had business in Nor
fork Monday.
G. W. Smith had business at Cham
bers Tuesday.
Denny Hunt of Atkinson had busi
ness in town on Tuesday.
B. E. Sturdevant of Atkinson was
an O’Neill visitor Tuesday.
Charles Foltz and J. C. Marrow were
overf rom Spencer on business Monday.
Lost—Calf skin mitten for right
hand. Finder leave at Frontier office.
A son is reported at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Downey, born yester
day.
George Graham of Shields township
went to Omaha Tuesday, to be gone a
week or ten days.
Miss Zink has been spending the
week in the western part of the coun
ty visiting schools.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school
will hold an exchange at Horiskey’s
store next Saturday.
Albert Rosier was a caller at this
office Friday last and enrolled his
name as a new subscriber.
F. Bowen of the racket store has
bought the old Deyarman residence
property just notrh of the Methodist
church.
F. H. Griffith and family, who went
to Uniontown, Fa., some months ago,
have returned to Holt county and are
again at their old home near Meek.
John Biglin came in yesterday after
noon from the east. He is visiting at
the home of his parents until this
evening, when he goes to the Black
Hills.
The Christian Endeavor topic for
March 4th, is, “What is True Hap
piness? the Wordly Idea,the Christian
Idea.” Consecration meeting, Agnes
Bentley, leader.
Merit Martin came down Thursday
last from Douglas, Wyo., returning
Sunday evening. Merit has a desir
able position with a banker and ranch
man of Douglas.
The local markets yesterday were:
Hogs, $5.45; corn, 35c; oats, 25c; rye,
42c; wheat, 65c: butter, 18c; eggs, 8c;
potatoes, 50c: hay, baled, $3.75 to $4;
hay, loose, $2.50 to $3.
Dr. Gilligan and J. B. Mellor were
passengers Tuesday for Omaha, where
they went to consult a medical special
ist concerning an affliction which has
been troubling Mr. Mellor for some
time.
M. D. Price and family arrived home
last week from southern Kansas,
where they had been for the past two
months. Mr. and Mrs. Moore, who
went with them, expect to return in
about a week.
“Wounded for Our Transgressions”
is the Rev. T. W. Bowen’s subject for
next Sunday evening. Solo, “O Jesus
Thou art Standing.” The Holy Com
munion will be administered at the
close of the service.
Married at the Presbyterian manse,
February 28, Mr. George C. Bruening
of Bruening,Thayer county, Neb., and
MissMagretha Reichert of O’Neill.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. T. W. Bowen.
Mike Horiskey has been promoted
from assistant at the Great Northern
depot here to agent for the company
at Goodwin, down toward Sioux City.
He left for Goodwin on the seven
o’clock freight last night to take up
his new duties.
Miss Tessie Dykeman arrived in
O’Neill Thursday last from New York
City to care for her mother, who is
suffering from fractures received by
being knocked over by a horse and
buggy two weeks ago.
James and Edward Jones, who were
sentenced in district count in Jan
uary, 1905, to a term of six months
each in the state penitentiary for
burglarizing a store at Page and
whose sentenses expired last summer,
are now in an Illinois jail for a simi
lar offense.
F. H. Kemper and wife departed
Friday last for Creston,Platte county.
Before leaving Mr. Kemper ordered
The Frontier sent to his address. He
had been manager of the Nye &
Schneider business here and goes to
Creston to take charge of that firm’s
business ther;.
L. L. Mandeville was in from north
east of town yesterday to meet a
friend, Jacob Hirsch,* who came in
from Schaller, la.,with stock, machin
ery and all the equipments to begin
operatians on a section of land he has
bought in Mr, Mandeville’s neighbor
hood, four miles northeast.
Ray Saberson and Will Lockard
went to Page Monday in the former’s
Rambler auto. The roads, never none
too good down that way, Ray says
were worse than ever. Considerable
snow fell Monday night and they
plowed through snow and mud up to
the box of the machine. The distance,
13 miles was covered in 40 minutes.
The following have obtained mar
riage licenses at the county judge’s
office the past week: George C. Bruen
ing of Bruening, Neb., and Miss
Margaret Reichart of O’Neill; Ru
dolph Kramer and Mary Labil of
Stuart; George Pangratz of Platts
mouth, Neb., and MaryBoblof Stuart;
Henry Fleming and Margaret Han
nan of Atkinson.
The docket for the March term of
district court is now being prepared
by the printer. Court convenes on
March 12, the jury being called for
the 13th. The Irwin and Nicholizack
cases are the two most important
cases on for trial, though it is pos
sible neither will come to trial at this
term of court. Court convened Wed
nesday to formally adjournd the
November term.
Mr. David Moler entertained a few
of his old comrades and their wives at
his home in the eastern part of town,
last Saturday, the 24th, it being the
occasion of his sixty-fourth birthday.
All present reported a good time and
wished Mr. Moler many more happy
returns of the day. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, Saunders,
Hershiser, McRoberts, Knapp, Elder
Blain of Page, Mr. Thompson and
John Moler.
Valentine Republican: Mrs. W. E.
Haley is in O’Neill this week enjoying
herself with relatives and friends.
W. A. Kimbell came up from O’Neill
last Friday on a visit at the home of
his family in this city. Upon arriving
here he found his wife suffering from
quite a severe case of tonsilitis, which
caused him to remain here several
days longer than he had intended, re
turning Thursday morning.
Lyman Waterman was suffering
the first of the week from a painful
attack of rhuematism, superinduced
from being immersed in the cold
waters of Dora lake in Rock county
one day last week. He and a party of
friends were driving across the
country when they came upon the
lake. They drove to the head of the
lake where the driver deemed it
shallow enough to cross, but when
about half way over they plunged into
a hole and all were drenched.
This item appeared in the Lincoln
Journal’s specials from Washington
last Saturday: “Mrs. Emeline Malone,
widow of the late Thomas Malone,
who served as a corporal quartermast
er and second lieutenant for five years
in the civil war, will be pensioned at
the rate of $12. The bill was by Con
gressman Kinkaid.” Mrs. Malone is
the mother of County Judge C. J.
Malone, and resides at Inman.
School items in Valentine Republi
can: We enjoyed.a very pleasant day
at the teachers’ meeting in O’Neill
last Saturday. About 140 teachers
were present. Among these were
quite a number who have been in the
Valentine Junior Normal during the
past two or three summers. Misses
Frances and Dora Grewe invited us to
the Academy where we were shown
through the building by the Sister
Superior From all appearances the
Academy is doing excellent work. We
are sure it is a good safe place to send
a young person to school.
The Tuesday club will meet at the
home of Mrs. T. V. Golden on March
6, with the following program: Piano
selection, Miss Bessie Snyder; life of
James Whitcomb Riley, Mrs. Bowen;
current comments upon Riley, Mrs.
P. D. Mullen; criticism of Riley’s
works as a whole, Mrs. Snyder; piano
selection. Mrs. Wilson; "My Phil
osofy,” Mrs. Adams; “My Ruthers,”
Miss Mamie Morrow; “Tnoughts for
the discouraged farmer,” Miss Phebe
Mullen; “A old played out song,”
Mrs. Ed Gallagher; roll call with re
sponsive quotations from Riley.
The proposition to vote bonds in
the aggregate sum of $17,800 in the
three townships of Chambers, Conley
and Lake carried by an ovei whelming
majority at the election held on
Tuesday. A total vote of 233 was
polled, 213 for and 20 against the pro
position. The vote by townships was
as follows: Chambers, 119 for, 11
against; Conley, 42 for, 4 against;
Lake, 52 for, 5 against. The bonds
are to aid in the construction of the
Midland Central railroad, which pro
poses to run from Spalding northwest
to Springview in Keya Paha county.
The Norfolk Daily News brings lat
er news to this territory, on the after
noon trains, than any other daily
paper received on that train. Its
news is condensed so that the happen
ings of the world may be digested
quickly, and the telegraphic dis
patches often bring news of world-wide
importance a day ahead of Lincoln,
Omaha or SiouxlCity morning papers.
Among the valuable features are the
market reports, which bring to stock
men the markets of today earlier than
any other paper. The news from
towns in this territory is also a fea
ture which has found a warm welcome
among our people.
W. S. Lamont of Pottsville, Pa.,
was an O’Neill visitor the fore part of
the week. Mr. Lamont came to Ne
braska to look up some estate inter
ests. His father died last fall at Nio
brara, where he had lived for nearly
half a century, and left considerable
property to another son, who also lives
at Pottsville, Pa., but who was with
his father when he died. Mr. Lamont,
who says he has large land interests
at his home in Pennsylvania, says he
found the estate matters quite differ
ent than represented to him before he
left home. All of the property, com
prising some valuable real estate
around Niobrara, was willed to his
brother. He intimated that legal pro
ceedings would be instituted to set
aside the will, but would do nothing
in the matter until he returned home
and talked the matter over with his
brother.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Halloran of In
man were Frontier callers Friday last.
Mrs. Halloran is interesting herself in
a movement at Inman for the pur
chase of a church bell and called at
The Frontier to arrange for some
printing for a quilt ^he is making to
sell and apply the proceeds toward
the bell. The quilt will contain the
name, state and regiment of thirty
old soldiers, to be printed on a strip of
cloth and worked into the blocks of
the quilt.
Norfolk News: State Veterinarian
McKim spent Saturday in Norfolk
while on his way home from Valen
tine, where he was called to examine
several suspected cases of glanders.
He found six horses there afflicted
with the disease and killed them and
burned their bodies. Three of the
diseased horses were in town, one in
the country and two at Fort Niobrara
He declares that slowly the glanders
is being stamped out through north
Nebraska by strong repressive meas
ures and there is little to be feared
from an epidemic of thedisease among
horses.
Benjamin Powley has begun suit in
district court for a divorce from his
wife, Anna A. Powley. The couple
were married at Woodbine, la.,
August 18,1880. Extreme cruelty is
the ground alleged for divorce. They
have eight minor children. A farm
of 200 acres in this county, the family
home, the plaintiff says he deeded to
his wife and left home because he
could no longer live with Mrs. Prowley
by reason of her unreasonable and
cruel conduct toward him, for which
he prays for an absolute divorce. The
defendant flies an answer denying the
charge of extreme cruelty and asks
that the proceedings be dismissed.
Some thirty friends of W. T. Evans,
the genial proprietor of Hotel Evans,
perpetrated a surprise on him Monday
evening that about took his breath
away until he realized what had hap
pened. Wes didn’t know for a minute
whether it was a band of bandits
come to hold up the hotel or a party
of vigilanters come to capture a run
away horse thief as they came wear
ing false moustaches,wigs or anything
that would serve as a “make up” for
an eveuing of fun. He was not long
taking in the situation, however, and
invited his unexpected guests into the
dining room, where the evening was
spent in dancing and having a good
time in general.
D. Clem Deaver came in Tuesday
from Omaha and yesterday closed up
his official duties as receiver of the
United States land office here, turn
ing the office over to Sanford Parker
this morning. Mr. Deaver says he
likes his new work as land agent of
the Burlington railroad very much
and antisi pates that the system now
being inaugurated will be productive
of much good in the way of getting
new settlers to locate in the now un
occupied portions of the state. They
will run monthly excursions over tne
Burlington into the western part of
the state where government land is
available for homestead filings, the
first excursion to leave Omaha next
Tuesdaay and run as far as Thomas
county. Mr. Deaver says he will have
personal charge of these excursions.
There is much government land in
the western counties subject to home
stead, a section ef which will furnish
feed for from 25 to 100 cows, and Mr.
Deaver says they hope to induce many
people further east whose capital is
limited to take up this land and go
snto the milk and cream business.
He has drafted a motto for his depart
ment which reads: “The cow, the
hand separator and the Kinkaid
homestead law.’’
The literary and muscial clubs ren
dered an interesting program at
Hotel Evans on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. T. V. Golden, president of the
woman’s club, acted as chairman.
The following was the program: Over
ture, from Taunhauser, Mrs. Wilson
and Miss Hagerty: vocal solo, John
Sullivan; paper, Mrs. Bowen; violin
solo, Will LaViolette; bridal chorus,
from Lohengrin, double quartette;
solo, Mrs. Stout; paper,“The Creoles,”
Mrs. E. B. Adams; vocal solo, “The
Banolero,” C. B. Scott; duet, “Walzer
etFsnal,” Misses Besie and Mable
Snyder; solo, Merle Kline; paper,
“Mrs. Browning,” Mrs. W. T. Evans;
solo, David B. Grosvenor. Luncheon
was served at the conclusion of the
program.
An exchange relates this fable: Aduck
who had faithfully stuck to business
during the summer and laid several
dozen large fawn colored eggs, com
plained that she was not appreciated.
“See that hen over there?” said the
duck; “she has not laid so many eggs
as I have, nor so big, but she has
books written about her and verses
composed in her honor, while nobody
says a word about me.” “The trouble
with you is,” said a wise Buff Leghorn
cock, that was standing near, “that
you do not tell the public what you
have done. You lay an egg and waddle
off without saying a word, while that
sister of mine never lays one without
letting everybody in the neighborhood
know it. If you want to cut any ice
in this community you must learn to
advertise.”
L. E. Skidmore has filed an appeal
in the office of the clerk of the district
court from the action of the board of
supervisors in allowing a claim of
$1227 filed by D. J. Cronin as county
treasurer. The claim is for “docket
fees and costs of sale on tax sales to
the county of Holt.” That is, the
cost in the cases where the county
was the buyer at the last tax sale.
The claim was allowed by the board
on February 17, but Mr. Skidmore,
who is a member of the board, takes
the position that it is not a legal
claim, while the former county treas
urer explained to the board that the
claim does not involve the payment
of a dollar to anyone; that the expenses
for which the claim stands have al
ready been paid out of the treasury
and that a warrant for the amount
should be drawn as a matter of ac
count balancing and to keep the re
cord straight.
James E. Hughes and Gus Uecker
were taken to the aslyum at Lincoln
Wednesday by Sheriff Hall, being
sent there by the board of insanity
under the inebriate law. This is the
second trip for Uecker, he being out
on parole when arrested on Tuesday.
Some six months ago the board of
insanity passed upon his case, order
ing him to be sent to the asylum to
remain there until cured or not to
exceed three years. He was detained
at the asylum for three months, when
he came home and at once fell Into his
old habits. Tuesday he was again
arrested, along with Hughes. Uecker
was charged with violating his parole,
and the other ordered to be taken to
the asylum and kept there until cured
or not to exceed three years. Uecker
had been telling some sensational
stories about being given liquor by the
chief physician at the asylum, which
stories are not taken very seriously,
but the sheriff said he would investi
gate the same at the asylum.
Notice.
Taken up—On Dec. 20, 1905, one
steer, about 3 years old. Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying expenses. P. S. Hughes, two
miles west of O’Neill, Neb. 34-5
Alex Searl was down from Atkinson
today on legal business.
Enquire about green ticket No.
668, at Horiskey’s grocery.
If you owe Golden & Hodgkin, pay
before March 15. Suit will be brought
at that time on all unpaid accounts.—
Golden & Hodgkin. 36-2
D. H. Cronin of the Frontier and
Dell Akin of the Atkinson Graphic
were Holtcounty editors thatattended
the thirty-fourth annual session of the
Nebraska Press association at Lincoln
Monday, Tuesday and Weunesday of
this week.
A nervey piece of business in hone
stealing occurred down in Madison
county the first of the week. A fel
low stole a team and wagon in the
town of Madison aud drove them up
to the vicinity of Neligb, where he
found a public sale in progress, and
put them up at auotlon and sold
them. The papen say he immediate
ly bought a ticket at Neligh and
came to O’Neill.
The report has become current that
W. R. Currie had resigned as private
secretary to Congressman Kinkaid.
The Frontier is in receipt of a letter
from Mr. Currie, dated at Menomie,
Mich., in which he says the report is
erroneous, that he is simply taking a
needed rest from the heavy strain of
work to which he has been subject
this winter. He says the work has
been very exacting and that he has
been forced to take a rest, but that
he has not resigned. “The judge is
a much worked man this session,”
says Mr. Currie of Congressman Kin
kaid. “He is handling the heavy end
and I was trying to manage details.
He is, undoubtedly, the first congress
man out of bed in the morning and
among the last to retire every night
and is very busy all day ‘doing
things’ for his constituents.”
Emmet’s Birthday
The Emmet Literary Society will
observe the anniversary of Robert
Emmet’8 birthday on next Monday
evening. The following program has
been prepared and will be rendered
by the society at Golden’s hah:
Cbnlrmao.Col. Neil Brennan
America; Salute to Erin; Medley of irlah
Airs,—Lament.LaVlolette Orchestra
Burnett's speech from the dock
.Prof J. V. Dwyer
Vocal duet .Missss Nellie and Koee O'Fallon
Irish Trails.E. H. Whelen
Recitation.Martha MoNtobole
Robert Emmet.T. V. Golden
Irish Reels—“Mrs. McCloud's," etc.
Song—Selected.Miss Nellie Brennan
Feom selections—"Believe me If all those
Kndevering young charms."—Tom Moore
.Julia Blglln
John Barry, Father of the American Navy
.J. A. Donohoe
Song—Selected.John Hulllvau
Irish Jigs and Hornpipes
KxlleefErin.John Carton
Medely, American and Irish Aire—L. F.
Laurendaen.Lavlolette Orchestra
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many kind friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
during the last illness and death of
our beloved wife and mother.
Cbas. E. Shoemaker and family.
Notice.
All city warrants are now payable,
no interest paid after February 28,
1906. Have also a partly used warrant
register for sale, will sell cheap for
cash. J. F. Gallagher, City Treasurer.
Notice.
All warrants against Grattan town
ship, Holt County, up to. number 869
are called in for payment. Frank
Campbell, Town Treasurer. O’Neill,
Neb.. Feb. 27, 1906.
Before you begin your spring fencing
see Golden & Hodgkin for prices on
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