/ The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVI. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 2,’>. 1906 NUMBER 39.
IRWIN CASE UNDER WAY
Alleged Slayer of Robert B. Cearns
Again Before the Court.
NEARLY 2 DAYS DRAWING JURY
Twenty - Four Or More Witnesses
Called From Tw > Counties to Tes
tify of What They Know.
Tlie trial of the case of the state of
Nebraska against Myron Irwin over
the killing of Robert B. Cearns on
March 30, 1905, was taken up in
district court Tuesday of this week.
The case comes on for a retrial, the
defense having made a showing after
the first trial sufficient to obtain a
rehearing. Irwin was found guilty of
manslaughter by the jury in the first
trial but through a tecnicality in an
alleged erroneous instruction to the
jury a new trial was granted.
Subpoenas in the district clerk’s
office show that twenty-four witnesses
have been called, twelve from Boyd
county and twelve in this county.
Those from Boyd county are:
William Wise, John Strain, William
V. Horck, James Zenor, Albert Cole
man, Dwight Keniston, Dr. John R.
Beatty, Thomas Coleman and Dr.
Cross, all called by the state; and Dr.
Stockwell, Frank Hughes and Clifford
Shannon, called by the defense.
The witnesses in this county were
all subpoenaed in behalf of the state,
with the exception of one who is
called for both the state and the
defense. They are: John Staples,
Charles B. Scott, Charles Taylor, John
Smith, George H. Post, Robert S.
Cearns, James M. Morgan, William
Cearns, John Fundus, John Cearns,
Ellen Cearns and James Beck. The
latter witness was subpoenaed by
both plaintiff and defendant.
County Attorney A. F. Mullen of
this city and Attorney A1 Tingle of
Butte are prosecuting, and M. • F.
Harrington and Dick Johnson defend
ing. Myron Irwin, the accused, sits
beside his attorneys manifestly deeply
concerned and listening with keen
attention to catch every word spoken.
Robert S. Cearns, father of the
murdered man, sits beside Attorneys
Tingler and Mullen.
The first two days were practically
consumed drawing a jury. The de
fense made a showing to the court to
the effect that Sheriff Hall had been
a principal witness for the state iu
the first trial, alleging prejudice on
the part of the sheriff. The judge
appointed Frank Campbell as special
commissioner to summons a jury.
The following is the jury selected:
Nels Anderson, Frank Hatch, C.
W. Erickson, Patrick Lynch, A. W
Van Conet, Joe Benish, Clifford
Thompson, Charles Allen, Julius
Duft, Dan Sullivan and George
Mitchell.
The taking of testimony was begun
yesterday afternoon. The trial will
be in progress for several days to
come.
The crime with which Irwin is
charged occurred near Badger, forty
live miles northwest of O’Neill, at
the farm of Myron Irwin, at a time
when the Cearn’s and others in the
neighborhood were called out to fight
a prairie fire that started on Irwin’s
place. It was the culumiation of a
quarrel or misunderstanding between
the accused and Robert B. Cearns,
who was stabbed to death. Cearns
was a young man, 23 years of age, hav
ing been brought up in the neighbor
hood in which he was killed.
Notice to Creditors.
I want to close up all of my accounts
by April 1, 1906, and will be at my
former place of business till that date.
All who are owing me will please call
and settle in some manner by that
time. 37-4 John Mann.
C Downey for Insurance. Farm and
stock a specialty. 38-tf
LOCAL MATTERS.
Will Morgan of Atkinson was in
tlie city Saturday.
Walter LaViolette was over from
Bloomfield over Sunday.
Jake Hershisher was up from Nor
folk Monday on business.
Mrs. Roy Smith returned Sunday
from a visit to Atkinson.
Miss Anna Gross of Atkinson was
visiting friends here yesterday.
Barney Stewart came up from Page
last evening, goi rg out to the Cronin
sale today.
“Abundance of Grace” is the Rev.
T. W. Bowen’s subject for next Sun
day evening.
M. H. McCarthy is assisting Clerk
Harmon during the rush incident to
holding court.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Parker visited
at the home of their daughter in
Norfolk Sunday.
J. B. Mellor arrived home last Sat
urday evening from Omaha, where he
had been operated on for appendicitis.
The board of education will elect
teachers for the ensuing school year
at their next regular meeting, April 9.
Pat Coyne went to Stafford yester
day with a pair of branding irons to
brand the mavericks at T. Y. Golden’s
ranch.
A. D. Palmer of Waterbury and
Maude C. Smith of Page were granted
license to wed Monday. The couple
were married at Page.
If there are any yet who want a
good bargain in flour, I have lots of it
yet. Will trade for grain, hay, hides
or fur.—Con Keyes. 39-1
E. S. Gilmour was a Ewing visitor
Sunday. E. S. has rented a house in
the eastern part of town and will
move his family here as soon as the
weather moderates.
John D. Kelly filed a complaint in
the county court yesterday charging,
John P. and Michael P. Sullivan with
assualting him. The date of prelimin
ary hearing has not yet been set.
Glen Pinkerman of this county and
William Taylor of Lynch have been
held to the district court of Boyd
county in the sum of *500 each on a
charge of breaking into a hardware
store at Lynch Sunday night.
W. S. Cearns, a brother of the young
man killed near Badger a year ago and
whose alleged slayer is now on trial in
district court, came down to the trial
yesterday bringing six wolf hides,
which he had at the county clerk’s
office this morning to get the bounty
of *1.25 each.
Mr. Sutton delighted his audience
with his masterly lecture—recital
“Ben Hur.” His arrangement is as
nearly perfect as could be. His grasp
of the spirit of the writer is remark
able. In each of the great scenes Mr.
Sutton rose to the accasion.—Min
neapolis Tribune.
According to the Norfolk News, the
damage wrought to telegraph wires
and poles from O’Neill west by snow
and wind a few weeks ago entails the
reconstruction of the whole line be
tween here and Stuart. The News
quotes Chief Lineman F. W. Koerber
as its authority.
J. J. McCafferty arrived home last
night from the southeastern part of
the state, where he has been traveling
for a stove company. J. J. has become
thoroughly initiated as a knight of the
grip and as he has had many years ex
perience in the hardware business he
is well qualified as a wholesale sales
man. He goes from here up into
Dakota;^
The following are some comments
on the lecture given by Harry Trum
bull Sutton, who lectures at the court
house in O’Neill next Sunday after
noon and evening: “Your lectures
are among the very best.” "Every
time I listened I was thrilled.” “Have
heard the greatest. Professor Sutton
-anks among the first.” “Profound
conviction, clear vision, courageous
conception.”
M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL. Cashier
SURPLUS $55,000.00 I
O’NEILL NATL BANK
5 Per Cent Paid
on Time Certificates of Deposit
f This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders
Paul Butler is home from the Rose
bud country, where he has been for
several months, and expects to remain
till the first of April.
The W. C. T. U. will hold a business
meeting at the home of Mrs. 0. L.
Bright on Wednesday, of March 28.
All members are requested to attend.
John Hickey, jr., and sister Anna,
of West Point, have moved onto the
Hanagan place north of town, which
their father bought some months ago.
Gregory County Pilot: Miss Katie
Stanton left Monday morning for
O’Neill, Neb., for two or three weeks
vacation and recreation from her
labors in the Gheer & Doman store
Rumors of Great Northern exten
sion are again floating around. This
time the newspaper reporters are con
structing a line from O’Neill across
into Boyd county and on over into
Dakota.
The following births have been re
ported the past week: Martin and
Monica Bazelman, March 15, a boy;
Peter and Wilhelmina Classen, March
16, a boy; James and Teresa Connolly,
March 19, a girl; D. J. and Mary Cron
in, a boy on March 21.
The damage suit against the county
tried in district court last week, re
sulted in verdicts allowing the follow
ing amounts to the several claimants:
Arthur Smith, $205; Levi VanValken
berg, $70.50; Michael Gallagher,
$199.50; Sarah O’Donnell, $850.
Fire last night destroyed a small
dwelling house in the vicinity ol the
old chicory factory, known as the
Kirwin place. Ed Tierney and family
resided in the house but were not at
home last night and all their house
hold goods were destroyed It is not
known how the fire originated.
Members of the fire department
were called from their warm firesides
between seven and eight o’clock Sat
urday evening by an alarm of fire.
The Mrs. Taylor house in the north
east part of town was reported on
fire, and the fire boys pulled their
carts a distance of a half a mile only
to find a hay pile on fire at Billy
Hagensick’s place.
So far at is known now the munici
pal ticket this year will be candidated
as follows: Mayor, D. A. Doyle, Ed F.
Gallagher; treasurer, J. F. Gallagher;
clerk, Romaine Saunders, W. K.
Hodgkin; police judge, E. P. Hicks,
Sherridan Simmons; alderman First
ward, T. D. Hanley, H. A. Polk;
Second ward, Neil Brennan, M. H.
McCarthy; Third ward, Henry Zlnr
merman, J. B. Mellor.
Harry Trumbull Sutton, Prof, of
Elocution in Cotner University, will
read his Monologue “Ben Hur” Satur
day night, March 24, in the court
house at 8:30 o’clock. Admission 25
cents. Tickets on sale at the drug
store. Prof. Sutton will also speak on
temperance Sunday,the 25th at 3 p.m.
and 8:30 o’clock in the evening, at the
court house. Every one invited to
these lectures. Admission free.
Lynch Journal: Wednesday M. T.
Elhuit Jeased house and livery barn to
Elvin Long of Dorsey for one year,
possession to be given April 1. Mr.
Elliott and family expect to spend the
next year camping out and traveling.
They will spend the summer with
relatives in Colorado and later go on
to California. Mr. Long is quite well
known here and will be a very desir
able addition to our business men.
Spencer Advocate: Miss Minnie
Mohr of Ilainesvllle, Holt county,
sister of Wm. and Allen Mohr of this
place, was married last Monday noon
at the home of her parents, to Mr.
Frank Mott, a line young man who Is
also of the Halnesville neighborhood.
The wedding was attended by practi
cally all of the neighbors among
whom the young folks are very popu
lar. After they return from a visit to
friends at Rushville, they will settle
down on the groom’s farm in Knox
county.
Philetus Kinney died at his home
in O’Neill on Friday last, at the age
of 58 years, 6 months and 8 days. The
deceased had been in a poor state of
health for many months, internal
complications resulting from an acci
dent while working with a hay
stacker nearly two years ago. It was
feared at the time'ofthe accident
that he could not survive, but he
regained a portion of his former vigor.
The deceased was a native of New
York, where he was born on Septem
ber 8,1847. He had long been a resi
dent of this community and was
always well spoken of by his friends
and acquaintances. The funeral oc
curred Monday, the interment being
made in the Protestant cemetery. He
leaves a wife and one young daughter,
besides grown and married children.
For Rent.—The Carlon farm adjoin
ing O’Neill, Neb., runting water good
pasture and meadow, etc. Write
Thomas Carlon, Court House, Denver,
Colo.
C. & N. W. LEADS OUT.
Announces New Rate to Boost "See
ing America First” Movement.
Chicago, March 16.—The passenger
department of the Chicago & North
western railway announces that as a
means of increasing the efficiency of
the ‘‘Seeing America First” move
ment, round trip tickets will be sold
over that line to all Pacific coast
points, good on their fast limited
trains, at the rate of $75 from Chicago,
daily June 1 to September 15.
Every facility is being provided for
in the way of stopovers and other con
veniences, and the tourist movement
to tire Pacific coast, for the coming
season promises to show an increase
of many thousand people over that of
any season ever known.
“Irish History and the Irish Queston ’’
McClure-Plilllips have recently pub
lished an important book, “Irish His
tory and tlie Irish Question,” by Prof.
Goldwin Smith, author of “Irish
Character and Irish History.” In
order properly to lay the ground for
an understanding of present condi
tions, Prof. Goldwin Smith gives a
clear account of the relations, since
the earliest epochs, politically and
historically, of Ireland, to England.
Tlie roots of the present difficulties
thus clearly shown, the author devotes
his closing chapters to an examina
tion of the question of “home rule’
as it exists to-day. Whether it could
be or is advantageous to the Irish he
debates temperately and without
bias; exhibiting the influnces which
have combined to put Ireland in its
present predicament, and pointing
out how climate, over-population and
other natural causes are quite as re
sponsible for the poverty of the
country as English oppression. He
also considers the emmigration to
America and the Fenian movement
and their relation to the problem.
Wanted His Description.
Norfolk News: Excitement in Nor
folk reached something of a high
point among a few persons yesterday
afternoon when a rumor spread about
the streets to the effect that Patrick
Hagerty, the fugitive O’Neill banker,
had been apprehended. The rumor
proved to be false and was based on
the fact that a Union Pacific agent at
Grand Island had telegraphed to
Agent Elseffer at the Union Pacific
station here, asking for a decrlption
of Hagerty. Mr. Elseffer said this
morning that the Grand Island agent
said nothing to indicate that Hagerty
was in sight, merely desiring, it is
presumed, to know what Hagerty
looked like so that, in case be should
turn up at Grand Islrnd, he could be
spotted and that reward of $1,000
claimed.
To the Puolic.
We have a very large stock of furni
ture ami hardware that we wish to
turn into money and for the next
thirty days, special bargains will be
on all goods purchased. It will pay
you to examine the stock and prices.
After thirty days we intend to add
several thousand dollars in goods to
the store. Everything will be up-to
date and sold as cheap as can be given
bought anywhere. Goods will be
bought generally in car load lots and
saving will be made at every point in
order that the purchaser may get the
benefit. This town deserves and will
have a first class hardware store where
can be bought at prices as low as any
where in Nebraska. Your patronage
is solicited. 38-3
Golden Frunture & Hardware Co.
Many There From Here.
An Atkinson special says that the
high school contest which took place
there Friday was decided in favor of
Miss Zela Jarvis, who will represent
Atkinson in the coming contest at
Norfolk. The judges, who are from
O’Neill, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Donohoe and
T. Y. Golden, gave entire satisfaction
in the decision rendered. About thirty
people, old and young, were in attend
ance from O’Neill, and after the con
test the Eleventh grade of the Atkin
son school gave a banquet to the high
school pupils of O’Neill, which proved
to be a very enjoyable affair.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postofflee for the
week ending Mar. 17,1906:
S. A. Park, Geo. W. Bridger & Co.,
O. D. Brown, Mrs. Geo. Bowden, Jes
sie Bowden, Lottie Borghers, E. H.
Berhart, Mrs. John Corley, Mrs. Henry
Dooley, Joe Seeh 2.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If not called for in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter office
D. H. Cronin, Postmaster.
For Sale—A church organ in good
condition, can also be used as a school
or cottage organ. Inquire at G. W
Smith’s Temple of Musjc. 35-tf
MINOR MENTION.
Ray Saberson went to Allen the
first of the week.
B. A. Powell and J. C. Addison were
In from the Minneola country yester
day on business.
P. J. Biglin and J. M. Trommer
shauser drove to Emmet today to at
tend a public sale.
Mr. Butertleld, a stock feeder of
Norfolk, was In town yesterday and
bought a car of young hogs of Gow
perthwaite & Son and will take them
to his feed yards at Norfolk.
The county board closed a long
session last Friday to meet again on
April 9. All of the proceedings are
correctly published in this paper as
fast as supplied by the county clerk.
John Misklmins has sold his cattle
and hogs that have been yarded during
the winter In the corral adjacent to
the Galena lumber yards. C. G. Skin
ner bought the cattle and Cowperth
waite & Son bought the hogs.
Tom Goyne departed this morning
for the Glipper mining camp in Wash
ington. Tom has had some experience
in mining in Arizona and it may con
fidently be expected that things will fly
around the Clipper after Tom gets
there.
In theory, yesterday was the begin
ing of spring. The weather still has
some of winter’s characteristics, how
ever. While the snow has about
faded, thin crusts of ice still accum
late during the night and the roads
are rendered extremely rough.
T. N. J. Hynes arrived here last
evening from Park City, Utha, being
called home on account of the serious
illness of his wife, who, for the third
time, has suffered a stroke of paralysis.
Their son Will came up Monday from
Omaha, where he Is attending school.
The joint meeting of the literary
and musical clubs will be held at the
residence 'of Mr. and Mrs. T. V.
Golden on Tuesday evening, March 27.
All members are requested to be pres
ent and respond to roll call with a
quotation from James Whitcom
Riley. A very interesting program
has been prepared for the occasion.
Perkins Brook is watching the cor
ners these days with his weather eye
open. Perkins has been clothed with
the authority to chase down absentees
from the public schools and >s doing
a good job of it. Since the board took
the matter of truants in hand no
children of school age have been
noted loitering about the streets and
byways.
Rev. Father Murphey’s temperance
lecture at the court-house last even
ing was listened to by a large audience.
The lecturer held their rapt attention
throughout, presenting his subject in
a forceful and logical manner. Fath
er Murphy came here at the solicita
tion of the local Woman’s Ghristian
Temperance Union, which organiza
tion has been doing active work along
temperance lines here the past year.
The jury in the case of the state of
Nebraska against James R. Thomas,
tried in district court last week,
brought in a verdict of acquittal.
Thomas was charged with felonous
assault on Thos. McPharlm. The trial
of the case attracted considerable at
tention and drew a goodly crowd of
the morbidly curious to the court
room. The jury got the case Satur
day evening and were not long in ar
riving at a verdict.
Card of Thankr.
We desire to express our thanks
through the columns of The Frontier,
to the friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the illness
and death of our beloved husband and
father.
Mrs. Mary Kinney and family.
The Frontier has a stock of good
typewriting paper.
St. Patrick’s Day Dnely Observed by
Local Irishmen.
ORATORY, WIT, AND WISDOM
Pronounced One of the Most Enjoy
able Social Affairs of the Season
By Those Present.
The banquet given last Saturday
evening—March 17—by the Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick, was one of the
pleasantest and most enjoyable events
of the kind ever given in O’Neill. The
“spread” was furnished by Landlord
Evans, of the Evans Hotel, while
members of the Friendly Sons acted
as waiters. After the wants of the
inner man had been satisfied,Col. Nell
Brennan, who had been selected as
toastmaster, called the assemble to
order and announced the rules govern
ing the entertainment. Every person
called upon by the toastmaster was to
make a speech, sing a song, render a
recitation or dance a jig or a clog and
the rules were strlckly observed by the
sixty banqueters who sat around
the table. Rev. M. F. Cassidy, Fath
er Dobsen and Father Capus, of
Omaha were honored guests and each
delivered a short address appropriate
to the occasion.
Ttie flow of oratory, wit and
wisdom lasted until midnight,
when the meeting adjourned and
every one present were unanimous in
the opinion that it was the most suc
cessful affair ever given by the sons of
the Emerald Isle in the Emerald
city. _______
“A very sad funeral occurred here
when the body of H. H. Raymer arriv
ed from Lincoln,” says a special from
Atkinson to the Norfolk News. “He
was formerly a resident of Atkinson
and a very popular young man. He
also lived at onetime in Ewing, which
place was the home of his wife. He
suffered some weeks with imflamma
tory rheumatism, but was again out
and went to bed as usual the night of
his death. During the night his wire
was awakened by a pecular noise, and
found him dying. By the time the
doctor could be called he was pronounc
ed dead. The news was ’phoned to
the parents at this place, the body
following. The father was so over
come with grief that it was feared for
a time that he would not be able to
stand the shock. The widow and
brother returned to Lincoln. The
twin brothers, Dan and Charles, are
in business at that place.”
A Favorite Remedy for Babies.
Its pleasant taste and prompt cures
have made Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy a favorite with the mothers
of small children. It quickly cures
their coughs and colds and prevents
any danger of pneumonia or other
serious consequences. It not only
cures croup, but when given as soon
as the croupy cough appears will pre
vent the attack. For sale by P. 0.
Corrigan. _
A Scientific Wonder.
Tlie cures that stands to its credit
make Bucklen’s Arnica Salve a scien
tific wonder. It cured E. R. Mulford,
lecturer for the PatronROf Husbandry,
Waynesboro, Pa., of a distressing case
of Piles. It heals the worsts Burns,
Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds,
Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 26c
at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store.
i For an Impaired Appetite.
Loss of appetite always results fiom
i faulty digestion. All that is needed
i is a few doses of Chamberlian’s
I Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
will invigorate the stomach, strength
en the digestion and give you an ap
petite like a wolf. These Tablets al
I so act as a gentle laxative. For sale
by P. C. Corrigan.
Announcement
Having bought the John Mann
Harness Shop and restocked It with
new goods / invite those needing
anything in the Harness line to come
in and see me. A full stock of the
best goods at prices that will please
you. A square deal to everybody and
nothing but honest goods sold. At
the old stand on Douglas street.
E. S. Gilmour
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