Nebraska Newspapers

    The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVI.
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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1906
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__ NUMBER 45.
Mayor Gallagher anti Other Officials
Are Installed.
ONE CHANGE IN APPOINTMENTS
Five Saloon Licenses and Two Drug
■-i gists’ Permits Granted.—Occupa
tion Tax Same As Last Year.
The new city administration took
charge of affairs on Tuesday, when
the mayor and council met in the
council chamber and organized. The
first business of the meeting was the
approving of the bonds of those elect
ed to office at the last election. Each
one elected qualified and their bonds
were approved. Col. Neil Brennan
was then again chosen president of
the council. Mayor Gallagher then
named the following committees:
J udiciary and finance—Cowperth
waithe, Biglin and Fallon.
Streets and alleys—Brennan, Zim
merman and Hanley.
Waterworks—Biglin, Brennan and
Fallon.
Fire department — Ilanley, Cow
perthwaite and Zimmerman.
The appointive atlicers were named
by the mayor as follows: Marshal,
street and water commissioner, Ben
net Martin; nightwatch, John Kane;
weighmaster, William Gordon; pound
master, J. L. Palmer. Each of these
appointments were confirmed. A
motion was passed fixing the salary of
the marshal, street and water com
missioner at $G0 per month, including
a horse and wagon. The motion also
carried with it a provision to allow
this officer no extra help, only of
course at such time as it might be ab
solutely necessary.
The matter of a city health officer
was then brought up by the mayor,
who spoke upon the necessity of hav
ing the numerous unsightly and un
sanitary heaps of manure and rubbish
about town disposed of and inauger
ating a general clean-up. For the
position of health officer the mayor
said he had in mind a man who would
see that this work was done and he
appointed Dr. J. P. Gilligan for such
health officer. This appointment was
also confirmed by the council.
The matter of issuing saloon licenses
and druggisffs permits was then taken
up. A motion prevailed fixing the
license the same as last year, $500 oc
cupation tax and $500 state tax. The
petitions and bonds of the two drug
stores and five saloons being found
regular the licenses and permits were
granted.
All matters that required immedi
diate official action being quickly dis
posed of the council adjourned after a
short session to meet again at the call
of the mayor.
Five Couples Wedded.
Cupid has been active the past few
days among the young folks whose
“minds lightly turn to thoughts of
love.” Three couples have went to
the altar and two more are ready to
pledge their affections and unite their
interests.
Asa J. Fouts and Geneva Perrin,
both of Chambers obtained license at
the county Judges office and were
married at Chambers Saturday last,
Rev. Griffith of the Methodist church
there offlcating.
John E. Buckmaster oLBrodieand
Miss Mary L. Gill of Stuart were mar
ried at the Merchants hotel on Mon
day, Rev. T. W. Bowen of the Presby
terian church officiating.
Thomas F. Donohoe and Miss Eliza
beth McNiohols, two well known and
highly esteemed young people of this
community, were joined in the bonds
of wedlock at the Catholic church on
Tuesday morning of this week.
Edward Bale Zink and Miss Blanche
Gallagher, both of Stuart, and Mrs.
Yill Green and Louis Burr Howard,
both of Exeter, Neb., were granted
license yesterday.
Railroad Building in Canada.
Railroad building is so active in
Canada that the local steel mills are
unable to supply the demand for rails,
and large orders are accordingly being
turned to the United States. But the
present Canadian dyty on steel rails is
high enough to make importations ex
pensive, 'and so the Grand Trunk
Pacifie company has petitioned the
government lo remit the duty on the
ground that it was imposed purely as
a protective measure and the local
mills cannot meet the demand.
Has Sailed 2,000,000 Miles.
Captain Alexander Simpson, an
English master mariner, recentlycom
pleted his seventy-tirst voyage from
London to Australia and back, having
been in that trade for over forty years.
Altogether he has covered 2,000,000
miles without serious mishaps.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Dave Moler was at Stuart Tuesday.
Mystic flour gauranteed to be the
best. 44-2
Mystic flour' for sale by all
Grocers. 44-2
I want 20 head of horses»to pasture.
W. F. Gielish.
Mystic flour not the cheapest but
the best. 44-2
Wanted—Girl for house work.—Mrs.
Gilligan. 43-tf
The Frontier lias typwritter paper
in stock.
R. R. Dickson was in Oraalia a few
days this week.
C Downey for Insurance. Farm and
stock a specialty. 38-tf
The Frontier has a stock of good
typewriting paper.
Tie up your stock, clean your yards
and fix your sidewalks.
10th to 30th of each month are Dr.
Corbett’s O’Neill dates. 44-tf
For sale—A gasoline range, as good
as new. Jerry McCarthy. 44-tf
J. R. Thomas of Disney arrived
home Sunday from a trip to Illinois.
A package of flower seeds free to
each customer at the Racket Store.41-f
W. E. McRobert entertained his old
solaier friends at a birthday dinner
yesterday.
A. L. Cowperthwaite went to Oma
ha Sunday with two cars of fat cattle
for market.
The Great Northern depot has
been made to shine with a fresh
coat of paint.
Dress making work done at rooms
over racket store.—Misses Jennie and
Theresia Ulrich. 45 lpd
William Lockard is having a new
cement walk la'd in front of his
jewelry store on Douglas street.
The Frontier has on hand a nice
line of commencement programs.
Call and see them and get prices.
For sale: A team of 8 year old
horses, for $80, Clyde F. Polley, Cald
well ranch, 4 miles north of O’Neill.
Father Dolan came up from Omaha
Tuesday night and spent Wednesday
greeting his many friends in this city.
Lyman Waterman was down from
Newport Tuesday, that afternoon
selling his office furniture at auction.
Mrs. Grant arrived in the city Tues
day evening from LaCross, Wis.,
where she has been for several months.
Health Officer Gilligan says that all
rubbish in the back yards and alleys
must be cleaned up. Get busy and
clean up your yards.
Bishop Scannel, of Omaha, was in
O’Neill Wednesday and comfirmed a
class of 219 at the Catholic church
Wednesday morning.
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 Music. 35-tf
Mrs. L. C. Chapman and little
daughter started for Minneapolis Sun
day, Mrs. Chapman being called their
by the illness of her mother.
“God’s Salvation,” is the Rev. T.
W. Bowen’s subject for next Sunday
evening; music, “Crossing the Bar”—
Piccolomini.
Miss Kay, who taught in|the O’Neill
schools the past year, has been elected
to the yosition of superintendent of
the Atkinson schools for next year.
Wanted—To rent a house. To sell,
lots of the best flour in state cheap.
Chop 90c a sack. I buy anything from
a cowhide up.—Con Keys. . 45-lpd
Births have been reported this week
as follows: F. E. and Bridget Swanson,
a son; George and Elizabeth Conrad,
a son; Oscar and Elizabeth Lind, a
daughter.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
at Inman will be dedicated May 20, at
11 o’clock a. in. Dr. Thomas Bithell
will have charge of the service. All
former and neighboring pastors, and
every one, invited to come and wor
ship with us.—B. H. Murten, Pastor.
An exchange says: A cloth damp
ened in a mixture of alcohol and sweet
oil will make an ideal dusting cloth.
It will not only take up every bit of
dust, but will leave the furniture
bright and clean. In using a dry
cloth, or a feather brush as a duster,
the particles of dust iiy about the
room and soon settle again, so the
room does not show that it has been
dusted.
James Sullivan tells us that he has
received a card from his two sons,
Dan and Jack, since their arrival at
Athens, Greece, to attend the Olym
phian games. Both of the boys went
from Montana, Dan as a representa
tive of that state to enter the various
athletic contests and has his expenses
paid, while Jack pays his own ex
penses. Mr. Sullivan says the boys
will stop here on their return some
time in June.
M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL. Cashier
SURPLUS ® $55,000.00 I
O’NEILL NATL BANlT
5 Per Cent Paid
Ion Time Certificates of Deposit ^
This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders
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A BOLD, BAD_ HOLD-OP
Stranger Told Tale ot Blood-Freez
ing Experience.
DECOYED TO A LONELY SPOT
County Attorney Asked to Chase
Down the Desperate Desperadoes
and Recover Money.
A stranger who claimed to be from
one of the counties down east of here
reported to the county attorney last
Thursday evening that he had been
held up and robbed. He wanted the
purloiners of his purse arrested for
their hold deed, but could not estab
lish definitely enough how much had
been stolen or whether he was unlaw
fully short in any amount to satisfy
the county attorney that there was a
case for him to prosecute. The man
first claimed that $35 had been taken
from him, but investigation develop
ed that he was short but $5 from the
amount he had received on a draft at
a local bank in the morning. He said
he came to this community for the
purpose of buying land and had run
across two fellows in town who claim
ed to "be “land agents” and that they
induced him to go with them to a I
place south of the Northwestern rail
road track and southeast of town,'
which is generally supposed to be the
Garion farm. Here, the man claimed,
the robbery took place. According to
his story the two bold, bad highway
men secured his purse in regulation
holdup style and that the purse con
tained some $135 or $140.
While this amount of money was a
great temptation to the desperate de
speradoes, the thought of prison bars
perhaps deterred them from their pur
pose as lie says they backed down after
getting tlie bulky roll of currency and
gave it back to him. However, the
stranger claimed to be at least $5 short
at last and the county attorney thinks
if there was a hold up at all he did not
loose more than that amount.
The story appeared a little remark
able to the guardian of the peace and
dignity of this section of Nebraska,
and this, together with the further
circumstantial evidence of a heavily
liquored breath escaping from the res
piratory organs of the complaining wit
ness caused the county attorney to
state to a representative of The Fron
tier that “there was nothing to it.”
District Court Items.
In district court on Monday Mary J.
Sage was granted a divorce from Wil
liam H. Sage, the cost of the suit,
$13.20, being taxed to the plaintiff.
The defendant did not file an answer or
appear in court.
Flora A. Tuller and Nelson Tuller
have commenced suit against the Ga
lena Lumber company of Atkinson.
This is for the purpose of having the
lumber company remove a coal shed
and fence which the plaintiffs complain
of as obstructing an alley leading to
the Tuller livery barn.
Lizzie Gatz vs. Sam Thompson and
Eber Leek came up for trial Tuesday.
This was a suit to settle a dispute ov
er the possession of the Gatz meat
market. Thompson and Leek allege
to have a lease which entitles them to
the possession of the same for one
year. The plaintiff alleges that the
defendants are insolvent; that they
had kept the meat market locked and
had not paid the rent, and that there
fore the lease terminated. The case
has been continued until Saturday.
On Thursday, May 30, 10 o’clock,
a. m., Coburn Post No. 25!!, Grand
Army of the Republic, and Woman’s
Relief corps No. 142, will observe
Memorial Day at the Marquette
chapel at Leonia. A general invita
tion is extended to Sunday-schools,
soldiers not members of the Post and
their families are especially invited to
attend. Judge C. J. Malone will de
liver the address. Music by Fullers
Quartette. R. E. Bowden, com., T.
Simonson, adjt.
MAKE A BIGJEDECTION
Officials of School District Have Cut
Down Indebtedness.
SPLENDID RECORD IN 17 MONTHS
Financial Affairs of District In Good
Shape and the Indebtedness About
Whiped Out.
That there has been a cleaning up
of old indebtedness against the O’Neill
school district and general retrench
ment within the past 17 months
is evident from figures given us by the
school treasurer, Dr. J. P. Gilligan.
At the time of the general erruption
in local financial affairs in the fall and
er rly winter of 1904, after the closing
up of the Elkhorn Valley bank and
the departure of former school Treas
urer McGreevy, it was found the
school district was badly in debt Dr.
Gilligan was appointed to fill the va
cancy in the treasurer’s office and on
December 20 of that year it was found
that there were warrants outstanding
against the district to the amount,
with estimated interest, of 822,183,33.
This indebtedness has been reduced
during Treasurer Gilligan’s incum
bency to a very nattering degree. On
Ms" 2 of this year the total outstand
ing warrants against the district,
with estimated interest, was $8,684.75.
It is expected that this amount will
be largely reduced by the time of the
annual school meeting on June 25th.
There is no bonded indebtedness
against the district.
Since the retirement of some of the
frenzied financiers of this community
and the application of business me
thods and honesty to the administra
tion of affairs conditions are becoming
more satisfactory to the tax payers.
Notice To Stock Owners.
Own rs of livestock will take notice
that the provisions of Ordinance No.
lr)A of the city ordinances will be en
forced. This ordinance makes “it a
misdemeanor to permit any live stock
to run at large within the corporate
limits of the said city of O’Neill,
Neb., or to picket out any animal or
animals in said city in such a manner
as to enable the same to go upon any
street, alley or public highway.” This
ordinance imposes a line of $1 to $5
and costs of prosecution and empowers
the marshal and pound master to take
up any stock so running at large or
picketed so as to go upon any street
and provides that the owners shall
pay such officers *1 per head for such
stock so impounded.
Notice is further given that the pro
visions of Ordinance No. 28A prohibit
ing the discharge of iirearms in the
corporate limits of the city will also
be enforced.
The marshal and pound master have
been instructed to act in accordance
with this notice after the publication
of the same. Ed F. Gallagher, Mayor.
I don’t like the strenuous life, ob
serves the Kansas editor. I hate to
get into contests where it is pull and
haul against my neighbor to hold my
own. I know that all men who have
made a success in life—or at least most
of them—have had hard fights. A
man doesn’t amount to much unless
he has someone fighting him. The fel
low who can be pushed this way and
that way never amounts to much,
either in business or politics. When
I look around town I notice that the
big guns are the ones who have always
been in the thick of some rray. But
they have been wise enough to fight
only what was about right. The man
who fights for anything and every
thing, whether right or wrong, is as
big a fool as the man who will never
fight for his rights. The world loves
a righteous fighter. But all the same
I don’t like the fighting life. 1 hate
to lose friends and if you tight that is
bound to come.
The Frontier for job work.
MINOR MENTION.
For sale or rent, a good six-room
house.—R. J. Marsh. 45-10
Alex Searl of Atkinson had business
in district court here Monday.
J. T. Walker of Page was an O’Neill
visitor Monday.
Joseph Winkler of near Atkinson
had business in town Monday. Mr.
Winkler was a pleasant caller at this
office, renewing for The Frontier.
The California exhibit cars on the.
Northwestern tracks yesterday and
today have drawn a good many people
thither to see the display, which is
very line.
The Ladies of the W. C. T. U. will
hold a mother’s meeting on Wednes
day May 9th, at 3 o’clock p. m. at the
home of Mrs Selah. All ladles cordially
invited to attend.
“Among the Wheat or Tares;
Where Am I;” is the Senior Endeavor
subject next Sunday evening at the
Presbyterian church. Time 7 o’clock.
Ida Schwinck, Leader.
The Frontier learns that Lee W.
Henry, formerly editor of the Atkin
son Plain-Dealer, Is here from Cali
fornia on a visit to his father and
other relatives, who live in the Mln
neola country.
Mr. J. C. Hayes, of Park City, Utah,
arrived in O’Neill Tuesday evening to
spend a few weeks with her mother,
Mrs. J. J. McNichols, who has been
quite sick the past month, but is now
much improved.
Lew Chapman’s friends were wond
ering what had become of the umbrel
la he use to always carry. Lew ex
plains that he no longer needs it
since adopting the white hat and tan
shoes. Lew thinks color has much to
do with shedding the heat.
Last week O. O. Snyder sold his
team of greys to Mr. Welsh of Dorsey,
tor $390. This is the highest price
paid for a team of horses in O’Neill for
many a day and impresses upon the
minds of horse breeders that it pays
to raise good horses.
Clara Murphy, the 13 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Murphy,
residing about six miles northeast of
O’Neill, died at the residence of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Dwyer, in this city last night, after
an illness of less than a week of acute
Brights disease.
The announcement of the marriage
of Mr. Oscar Wilcox to Miss Louella
E. Mundell of Ada, Mich., has been
received by a friend of the groom in
O’Neill. They were married at South
Bend, Ind., on April 25th. The groom
is an O’Neill boy, the Wilcoxes being
among the early comers to this com
munity. They removed from here
some years ago to Michigan. Oscar is
a tine ybung man and has many friends
here who congratulate him on secur
ing a helpmate.
The Elkhorn river got dangerously
near the high water mark during
the recent prolonged and heavy rains.
The bridge just south of town was
not endangered but some of those
farther east were rendered unsafe.
Travel has become dangerous over in
the South Fork country, we are told.
Where roads are graded approaching
bridges, with deep ditches on each
side, the ditches, grade and all are
Hooded with water, making it danger
ous to attempt to follow the grade.
A special from Spencer to the Nor
folk News contains this matrimonial
item: Arthur Parker, eldest son of
Sanford Parker, and Miss Martha
Somertteld were married last Tuesday
at the Catholic parsonage, Rev. Fath
er Kroupa performed the ceremony.
Those from out of town who were here
to attend the wedding were Mr. and
Mrs. Cam Tinsley of Norfolk, Clarence
Parker of Fremont, Maud Iloeger of
Norfolk, Mrs. Soni Storm of Butte,
Mrs. Wm. McClintock of Verdel, and
Mrs. W. F. Louis of Herrick, S. D.
The wedding dinner was prepared by
Mrs. Sanford Parker, who is an expert
in the culinary art. This estimable
young couple start life together un
der favorable circumstances.
Dell Baker, for several years the
efficient clerk of the government land
office here, is preparing to remove to
Bismarck, N. D., where he takes a
position in a land office there similar
to the one he leaves here. Mr. Baker
has given entire satisfaction during
his connection with the land office
here and the officials regret to lose
hi m, as well as the citizens of the town
dislike to see himself and family move
away. It seems to be the intention of
the department of the interior to have
the office conducted here without the
assistance of a clerk, but the officials
of the office have made a showing to
tiie department whereby they hope to
retain a clerk. The office at Bismarck,
where Mr. Baker goes, requires several
clerks and the work of the office is
more extensive and permanent than
the one here.
mmm beiar!
Supervisors Pull Down $1,000 Offer
ed for Hagerty.
NO PROSECUTION, WAS FEARED
Action of Board Comes As Result of
Dismissal of the Cases Against
McGreevy.
The county board has withdrawn
the reward for the arrest of Patrick
Hagerty. This action was taken as
the result of the dismissal of the cases
against McGreevy in the district
court of Rock county on April 21.
The sleuths may now call off their
dogs and the former cashier of the de
funct Elkhorn Valley bank can retire
to his nightly repose without the fear
of a mercenary minion of the law dis
turbing the same or circulate in day
light unmindful of detectives or
sheriffs.
There was a reward of $1,000 off
ered by the county for the apprehen
sion of Hagerty. Last Saturday at a
session of the board of supervisors the
reward was called off and the funds
turned back into the treasury of the
county. This was not done because
the board does not beleive in prose
cuting those against whom criminal
charges are preferred, but because
they take the position that the county
can not afford to spend that much
money and run the risk of having
prosecution against nagerty terml
minate like the McGreevy cases. The
board also felt that some friend of the
former bank cashier might take ad
vantage of the present state of affairs
and have Hagerty returned for the
purpose of claiming the rewdrd.
inasmuch as there is reason to be
lieve that there are persons here ac
quainted witli the whereabouts of
Hagerty this is not an unlikely con
clusion. N It will be remembered that
his signature was secured at one time
since his departure from O’Neill fori
the transfer of property. With the
example of the former bank presi
dent’s escape from prosecution before
them the county board feared it
might act as an incentive to some one
more interested in making money
than ■criminal prosecution to bring
Hagerty back and then claim the re
ward.
But what looks strange to many
people Is the probability of the officials
of this defunct bank escaping prose
cution in the face of the forgeries dis
closed at the trials pulled off in the
court-house in O’Neill within the past
few months in which the affairs'of the
bank were somewhat aired and by
which many believed there were clear
cases against the officials.
And in this connection the com
ment is frequently observed that our
community is keeping pace with the
tendency elsewhere to exonerate the
big thief while the lesser ones serve
prison terms. Very recent local his
tory records one young man serving a
term in the penitentiary for forging a
check for a small amount on which he
did not obtain a penny. In the two
trials in district court here in which
Elkhorn Valley bank affairs figured, it
was shown by competent testimony
that $30,000 in notes besides an
official bond were forgeries. In the
first instance, the young man was on
the road to the penitentiary within a
few days of the attempted transaction.
In the latter instance the public is
still waiting. . ,
Superintendent’s Notes.
Eighth grade examination will be
held May 10th and 11th in the follow
ing districts: Dist. No. 7, O’Neill;
No. 21, Atkinson; No. 44, Stuart; No.
29, Ewing; No. 2, Page; No. 115, Bliss;
No. 137 Chambers; No. 50, Middle
branch; No. 22, Dustin; No. 115, Bliss;
No. 20, Emmet: No. 150, No. 80, Agee;
and No. 100, Dorsey.
It has been our plan to give the ex
amination in those districts where
eighth grade pupils have been report
ed or in districts near enough that
they need not be deprived of the
privilege of taking the examination.
Eighth grade pupils have the privi
lege of taking the examination at the
nearest point regardless of what dis
trict they reside in.
The examination is for the purpose
of letting pupils knew how they rank
in thoroughness in the common
branches and determine whether or
not they are ready to leave them and
enter the high school.
It will give the parents and school
boards an opportunity to determine
whether the right kind of instruction
is being given in these branches.
All papers except those from schools
organized under the high school will
be graded by the county superintend
ent. Florence Zink, Co. Supt.
The Frontier for job work.