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1 RURAL WRITINGS I
(.Items from the country are solicited for
this department. Mail or send them in as
early in the week as possible; items received
later than Wednesday can not b e used at all
and It is preferred that they be in not later
than Tuesday. Always send your name with
items, that we may know who they are from.
Nameof sender not forpublloation. See that
your writing is legible, especially names aud
places, leaving plenty of space between the
lines for correction. Be careful that what
you toll about actually occurred.1
Phoenix Pick-Ups
Bert Parshsll and wife spent Sunday
forenoon at Ray Coburns.
Pearl West visited at Mr. Keelers
from Friday over Sunday.
Mrs. McKathnie and Grace Hitch
cock called at Mr. Bells last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Finke were visitors at
Mr. Lamphiers Sunday.
Otto Nilson took supper at Mrs.
Flora Coburn’s Saturday evening.
Nye Berry was up from Paddock
Saturday, returning Sunday.
S. W. Anderson and wife were call
ers at Hugh O’Neill’s at Anncarr Sat
urday afternoon.
Sam Abdnor went to O’Neill Thurs
day and from there started for his
place in Lyman, S. D.
Mrs. Parshall left for Loup City last
week, taking her son Floyd with her
for medical treatment.
The dance last Friday evening in
Mr. Golder’s new house was a success,
all having a fine time.
Charley Christensen and sister Mrs.
Jeppeson are down from Carlack at
present.
Margie Elliott will leave for her
home near Belle Fourche, S. D., this
week, having spent the winter here
with her Aunt Mrs. Keeler and family.
She will be greatly missed here.
The singing school entertainment at
the hall Saturday evening was well
attended and enjoyed by all. The
class do very well for having taken on
ly a few lessons. It reflects great cre
dit to their teacher, Mr. Fuller.
The following spent a pleasant after
noon at Mr. Keelers Sunday, Mrs.
Anderson, Ted and Verne, Ray Ald
ridge, Pearl West, George Golder,
Jake McKathnie, Ralph and Jessie
Coburn and Henry Stansberry.
The ones from a distant that attend
ed the entertainment here Saturday
evening were as follows: Will Spind
ler, Will Katzor, Anna, Minnie, Clara,
Laura, Herman and Joe Stein all of
Meek, Frank Reiser of Badger.
Too late for last week.
Are you going to the show May 26th?
Mrs. Wearne has been laid up the
past week with neuralgia.
Verne Anderson took supper at Mrs.
Coburn’s Monday evening.
Verne Anderson was a caller at Mrs.
McMains Monday.
Mrs. F. Damero and Edith were
Atkinson visitors Monday last.
S. W. Anderson and Verne went to
Boyd county and back Sunday.
Merta Manchester was a Sunday
evening visitor at Mrs. Damero.
Henry Stansberry called at Frank
Damero’s Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Becker and children were visit
ors at Mrs. Golders Sunday.
Mrs. John Hunt of Anncarr visited
at Mrs. Coburns one day last week.
Grace Hitchcock has been visiting
her grand parents for over a week.
Mabel Keeler was a caller at Mrs,
Knfboroughs Friday morning.
Mrs. Ray Coburn and children visit
ed at Geo. Kirklands in Atkinson
about a week ago.
Henry Bartels left for the west, the
fore part of last week. He will be
missed in our neighborhood.
Mr. Finke accompanied by his wife,
mother and father were pleasant cal
lers at Mrs. Dameros Sunday after
noon.
Tor Vour Protection
we place this label on every
package of .Scott’s Emulsion.
The man with a fish on his back
Is our trade-mark, and It is a
guarantee that Scott’s Emul
sion will do all that is claimed
for it. Nothing better for lung,
throat or bronchial troubles in
infant or adult. Scott’s Emul
sion is one of the greatest flesh
builders known to the medical
world.
We’ll seat! you a sample free.
SCOTT & BOWME, 40#£«erios,t*reet
Trust
Doctors
If you are suffering from
impure blood, thin blood, de
bility, nervousness, exhaus
tion, you should begin at once
with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, the
Sarsaparilla you have known
all your life. Your doctor
knows it,too. Askhimaboutit.
Ton must look well after the condition of
your liver and bowels. Uuless there Is daily
action of the bowels, poisonous products are
absorbed, causing headache, biliousness, nau
sea, dyspepsia, and thus preventing the Sar
saparilla from doing its best work. Ayer’s
Fills are liver pills. Act gently, all vegetable.
The dose is only one pill at bedtime.
A Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Ijowoll, Mass.
/I Also manufacturers of
jA-1 y hair vigor.
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The surprise dance on Bub Keeler
last Friday night, given by his moth
er was a success in every way. All
who attnded went home with the
feeling that they would like to go
again.
Ray Items.
A good rain would be appreciated
right now.
Hazel Twyford spent several days
with her grandparents this week.
Farmers are nearly through planting
corn, grain looks its best.
Mrs. Anna Harding has had real
good luck with her new incubator.
The boys had a real good ball game
the first of the week.
Mrs. Lizzie Johnson visited Mr. and
Mrs. Dodge Friday this week.
Several parties were fishing on Eagle
creek Sunday, but had no luck.
An agent for McCommon’s extract
and drugs from O’Neill, passed through
this neighborhood this week.
Mrs. Effle Twyford and Hazel and
Louis, visited with Mr. and Mrs. R.
Twyford Tuesday afternoon.
A few of the young folks from here
attended the Fuller Entertainment
Saturday evening.
CHAMBERS
Cap. McGowen is the first to put in
a concrete sidewalk. Let the good
work go on.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fouts moved to
O’Neill Tuesday where they will re
side in the future.
Lester Harding feft for Sioux City
Monday to arrange for moving his
family to Harold.
A Ranson, wife and daughter, of
Neola, la., are visiting at the Howard
and Eastwood homes.
Mrs. L. C. Barney and daughter,
Effle, left Sunday on a business trip to
Sioux City and points in Dakota.
E. W. Wilcox, of Sioux City, was in
town yesterday bringing some pros
pective land buyers.
Miss Grace Alderson came home
from Page Friday, having completed
her school at that place.
Katie and Fannie Clauson arrived
in Chambers Monday from Los An
geles, Cal., where they have been
spending some months.
Malt Sageser, Carl and John Thomp
son, all of Newport were visiting
Frank, John and Dode Sageser the
first of the week.—The Bugle.
EWING
J. M. Freeman has purchased the
property formerly owned by Mrs. M.
L. Swain and sold to Ilarve Groves
last winter.
Fred Primus came down Wednesday
morning from Hulet, Wyoming, where
he has tiled on a claim and expects to,
move his family up there in a short
time.
Mrs. George E. Butler ran a nail in
her foot last week and is having quite
a serious time. She came to town and
had to have her foot lanced twice
Monday night.
A. L. Blanchard moved from Plain
view to Ewing, arriving Wednesday.
He and his family will occupy the E.
S. Gilmour house, having rented it for
an indefinite time.
A telephone message Tuesday night
from Neligh informed G. L. Butler
that his son Bert was dangerously ill.
Mr. Butler went down on the early
passenger and Mrs. Butler on the 10
o’clock passenger. They expect to
bring him home as soon as he is able
to be moved.—The Advocate.
ATKINSON
Mrs. N. J. Tuller and daughter, Mrs.
George Collins, were visiting friends
in O’Neill Saturday.
Howard Miller of Battle Creek, came
up last Friday and spent a couple days
trout fishing on the Eagle.
Mrs. A. Kelley left Sunday, on the
belated train, to join her husband who
is now stationed at Wisner.
Mrs. It. R. Dickson of O’Neill came
up Saturday and visited with Atkin
son friends till Sunday afternoon.
Jacob Hahn and family went to
Stuart Sunday to attend the funeral
of his brother, George, who died last
Friday. Mr. Hahn was well and fav
orable known in this vicinity.
Chas. Steinbronn, who went to look
at some of South Dakota lands for the
purpose of making an investment, re
turned to Atkinson on Monday with
out making any purchase. He seems
to be of the opinion that Holt county
is good enough for Jiim.
County Clerk W. P. SimarspentSun
| day in Atkinson and was not recog
nized by some of his best friends on ac
count of his improved appearance,
caused, as some of the old maids were
heard to say, “by the discarding of
that fierce drooping mustache,” that
he formerly wore.
Hon. R. R. Dickson of O’Neill was
In Atkinson last Saturday as counsel
for the defendant in the case of
J. P. McNichols vs. August Moeller
for the possession of the building now
occupied by Moeller. The jury failed
to agree. The case was tried in Jus
tice Haven’s court. W. E. Scott ap
peared for the plaintiff.—The Graphic.
STUART
Dr. Reichard and Ward Bryton ship
ped three registered Herefords to
Johnstown, Neb., last week.
Miss Blanchard, the capable 8th
grade teacher who has taught at
Stuart the past year, has accepted the
principalship of the Inman school.
A prairie fire got beyond control Fri
day, starting about fifteen miles north
of Stuart. W. E. Prescott lost his
house and all the out buildings.
Mrs. J. W. Wertz was called to
Evanston, Ills., some days ago by an
imperative telegram. On reaching
Illinois, she found her mother had
died suddenly of apoplexy while sitting
in her pew at church.
Dr Burkard of Omaha is in Stuart,
the guest of Father Breitkopf. He
will take charge of Dr. Colburn’s pa
tients for a few days, while Dr. and
Mrs. Colburn take a short vacation
visiting relatives in Waterloo, Iowa.
The Stuart high school alumni as
sociation held its annual business
meeting Monday evening at the home
of Miss Echo Bhank. Arrangements
were made for the reception and ban
quet to be given in honor of the grad
uates of 1906.
Miss Bertha Wise is home from San
Francisco, alive and well, but suffer
ing from nervousness caused by the
terrible fright of the earthquake. She
says; “I’ll take Nebraska with its
cyclones in preference to California
with its earthquakes. As long as you
have the earth to stand on, you are al
right. But when the earth opens to
swallow you, there is no place to go.”
—The Ledger.
The Markets
South Omaha, May 23.—Special
market letter from Nye & Buchanan
—This week opens with very liberal
runs of cattle again. Chicago had 31,
000 Monday and South Omaha 7,000
Tuesday. Receipts are delayed some
by wash-outs, but the market has
eased off from a shade lower on best 10
to 25 lower on the commoner kinds.
The handy fat medium weights are in
best demand. Butcher stock, Stockers
and feeders are all some lower.
We quote—
Choice steers.$5 10@5 60
Fair to good. 4 60@5 00
Common & warmed up. 4 20(a)4 60
Cous and heifers. 3 00(a>4 50
Canners & cutters. 1 75<et>2 90
Good feeders. 4 00(<tf4 40
Common to fair. 3 50(a)4 00
Light stockers. 3 50@4 40
Bulls .. 3 00@4 25
Veal. 4 00@5 75
The hog market made a slight gain
during the past week, but has slump
ed off the last two days on account of
heavy receipts fully 15 cents and Is 10
cents lower that a week ago Range
$9.15 to $6.25. We look for lower
prices. The sheep market continues
-to hold its strength with receipts fair.
IIow to Ward off Old Age.
The most successful way of warding
off the approach of ole age is to main
tain a vigorous digestion. This can
be done by eating only food suited to
your age and occupation, and when
any disorder of the stomach appears
take a dose of Chamberlain’s Stomach
and Liver Tablets to correct it. If
you have a weak stomach or are
troubled with indigestion, you will
find these Tablets to be just what you
need. For sale by Pixley & Hanley.
Death From Appendicitis
decrease in the same ratio that the
use of Dr. King’s New Life Pills in
creases. They save you from danger
and bring quick and painless release
from constipation and the ills growing
out of it. Strength and vigor always
follow their use. Guaranteed by Pix
ley & Hanley Druggist. 25c. Try them.
New Homes in the West.
Over a million acres of land will be
thrown open to settlement on the Sho
shone Indian Reservation August 15,
1906. These lands are reached by the
direct route of the Chicago & North
Western R’y from Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Omaha, and other points
in the Mississippi Valley. Send 2c in
stamps for pamphlets, maps and full
particulars to W. B. Kniskern, P. T.
M. ,C. & N. W. R’y Co., Chicago.
Gasoline oil always on hand. At
Neil Brennan. 48-3
The Frontier has a stock of good
typewriting paper.
Receiver's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing described real estate will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash by
O. F. Biglin, receiver of the Elkhorn
Valley Bank on the lltli day of June,
1906.
Viz. Tlie northeast quarter of sec
tion twenty-five (26) in township
twenty-nine (29) north of range twelve
(12) consisting of 160 acies of land.
This is the 11 agerty homestead adjoin
ing the city of O’Neill, with improve
ments thereon of the value of 94000.
Lots twenty-four (24), twenty-five
(25), twenty-six (26), twenty-seven (27),
and twenty-eight (28), in block fifteen
(15) in the original town of O’Neill,
with all improvements thereon, hotel
site.
Lots two (2), three (3), four (4), five
(5), six (6), seven (7), twelve (12), thir
teen (13), fourteen (14), fifteen (15),
sixteen (16), seventeen (17), in block
A. and one (1), two (2), three (3), four
(4), five (5), six (6), seven (7), eight
(8), nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11),
twelve (12), thirteen (13), fourteen
(14), fifteen (15), sixteen (16), seven
teen (17), and eighteen (18) in block M.
O’Neill and Hagerty’s addition to
O’Neill.
Twenty acres of land in Otoe Coun
ty, Nebraska one half mile from Syra
cuse, Nebraska described as follows,
Lot one (1) and six (6) of the north
west quarter of section twenty (20) in
township twenty-eight (28) north of
range eleven (11) and lots ten (10) and
eleven (11) of the south half of the
northeast quarter of section seventeen
(17) in township twenty-eight (28)
north of range eleven (11); this land is
sold subject to a mortgage of five hun
dred dollars ($500).
Sealed bids will be received up to
the hour of ten o’clock A. M. on June
11 at which time the bids will be open
ed by O. F. Biglin, receiver of the
Elkhorn Valley Bank of O’Neill in
the presence of a committee of three
of the depositors in the office of the
Fidelity Bank at O’Neill, Nebraska.
The receiver reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
O. F. BIGLIN,
Receiver of the Elkhorn Valley Bank
of O’Neill.
Sciatica Cured After Twenty Years
Of Torture.
For more than twenty years Mr. J.
B. Massey, of 3322 Clinton St. Minnea
polis, Minn., was tortured by sciatica.
The pain and suffering which he en
dured during this time is beyond com
prehension. Nothing gave him any
permanent relief until he used Cham
berlain’s Pain Balm. One application
of the liniment releived the pain and
make sleep and rest possible, and less
than one bottle has effected a perman
ent cure. If troubled with sciatica or
rheumatism why not try a 25-cent
bottle of Pain Balm and see for your
selt how quickly it releives the pain.
For sale by Pixley & Hanley.
Very Low Rates to DesMoines, Iowa,
Via the North-Western Line. Excur
sion tickets will be sold on six dates,
May 14,15,19,17, 21, 23, limited to re
turn until May 30, inclusive, on ac
count of general Assembly, Presbyter
ian Church. Apply to agents Chicago
& North-Western Et’y.
Fortunate Missourians.
“When I was a duggist, at Livonia,
Mo.,” writes T. J. Dwyer, now of
Graysville, Mo., “three of my custom
ers were permanently cured of con
sumption by Dr. King’s New Discov
ery, and are well and strong today.
One was trying to sell his property
and move to Arizona, but after using
New Discovery a short time he found
it unnecessary to do so. I regard Dr.
King’s New Discovery as the most
wonderful medicine in existance.”
Surest Cough and Cold cure and
Throat and Lung healer. Guaranteed
by Pixley & Hanley, druggist 50c and
$1. Trial bottle free.
Very Low Rates to Annual Meeting
German Baptist Brethern Spring
field, 111,
Via the North-Western Line. Excur
sion tickets will be sold May 31 to
June 2, inclusive, with favorable re
turn, limits. Apply to agents Chicago
& North-Western R’y.
Excursion Tickets to May Musical
Festival, Sioux City, Iowa,
Via the North-Western Line, will be
sold at reduced rates May 23 and 24,
limited to return until May 25, inclu
oive. Apply to agents Chicago &
North-Western R’y.
It Is Dangerous To Neglect a Cold.
IIow often do we hear it remarked:
“It’s only a cold,” and a few days lat
er learn that the man is on his back
with pneumonia. This is of such com
mon occurance that a cold, however
slight, should not be disregarded.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy counter
acts any tendency of a cold to result in
pneumonia, and has gained its great
popularity and extensive sale by its
prompt cures of this most common ail
ment. It always cures and is pleasant
to take. For sale by Pixley & Hanley.
Wanted: Gentleman or lady with
good reference, to travel by rail or rig,
for a firm of $250,000 capital. Salary
$1,072 per year and expenses; salary
paid weekly and expenses advanced
Address, with stamp, Jos. A. Alexan
der, O’Neill, Neb.
A Mountain of Gold
could not bring as much happiness to
Mrs. Lucia Wilke, of Caroline, Wis.
as did one 25c box of Buklen’s Arnica
Salve, when it completely cured a run
ning sore on her leg, which had tor
tured her 23 years. Greatest antisep
tic healer of Piles, Wounds and Sores.
25cents at Pixley & Hanley’s Drug
Store.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
— and has been made under his per
f . sonal supervision since its infancy.
• t iT/’V/j Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “Just-as-good” are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment*
What Is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. 16
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worm*
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep*
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, YT MURRAY STREET. NEW YORK CITY.
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TEMPLE OF MUSIC
Pianos and Organs
Stringed Instruments, Sheet Music, Music Book
and Musical Merchandise ‘
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Tianos and Organs sold on easy payments. Personal attention given 1
to tuning and care of instruments put out. Special attention given 1
to supplying country localities with piano and organ teachers. Get '
my.prices and terms.
G. W. SMITH
LOCKARD BUILDING O'NEILL. NEB.
Seattle, Everett, Portland and North Pacific
Coast Points and Return.—Final Return iLJ
B Limit October 31—via the fi|
a Great Northern R’y- 9
B “THE COMFORTABLE WAV” JH
^a Liberal stopover priviliges. jB
Every day, June 1 to September 15 ff
rther of F. E. WILLIS, O’Neill, Neb.
Ask the aarent for sailing dates of SB
“Minnesota" and "Dakota,” Seattle to Japan and China. ^Bpi
The following animals are for serv
Ice this season at my place just
north of O’Neill:
Black Percheron - Graden
Stallion, $12.50.
Bay Hamilton Stallion $10
Black Spanish Jack, $10
If mare is sold or removed from the
county service fee becomes due at once
Call and inspect them; they will
bear inspection. I will treat you right
A. MERRILL,
O’Neill, - - Nebraska
<D. ©. SNYDER & G<9.
LdUMBER, GOAL
Building
Materials, etg.
PHONE 32 O’NEILL, NEB
