CALUMET
Baking* Powder
The only high grade
Baking Powder sold at a
moderate price. Com
plies with the pure food
laws of i all states.
Trust Baking Powders sell (or 45 or
50 cents per pound and may be Iden
j tided by this exorbitant price.
They are a menace to public health,
as food prepared from them con
tains large quantities of Rochell.
salts, a dangerous cathartic drag.
Kansas City Southern Railway
••Straight as the Crow Files”
KANSAS CITY TO THE GULF
i PASSING THROUGH A GREATER DIVERSITY OF
CLIMATE, SOIL AND RESOURCE THAN ANY OTHER
RAILWAY IN THE WORLD, FOR ITS LENGTH
Along Its line are the finest lands, snlted for growing small grain, corn, flax,
cotton; for commercial apple and peach orchards, for other fruits and ber
ries; for commercial cantaloupe, nctsto, tomato and general truek farms;
for sugar oane and rice cultivation; for merchantable timber; for raising
burses, mules, cattle, bogs, sheep, poultry and Angora goata.
I Writ* for Information Concerning
FREE GOVERNMENT HOMESTEADS
Now Colony Locations, Improved Fsrms, Mineral Lands, Rica Lands and Timber
Lands, and for copies of “Current Events," Butlnots Opportunities,
Rica Book, K. C. S. Fruit Book
Cheap round-trip homoseekers' tickets on sale first and third Tuesday! of
each month.
THE 8HORT LINE TO
"THE LAMP PE FULFILLMENT "
H. D. DUTTON, Trav. Pass. Afft. M. O. WABNKB, O. V. and *. A.
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I Pianos and Organs !
1 Stringed Instruments, Sheet Music, Music Book
I and Husical Merchandise
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I Pianos and Organs sold on easy payments. Personal attention given
' to tuning and care of instruments put out. Special attention given 1
1 to supplying country localities with piano and organ teachers. Get 1
i my prices and terms.
I G. W. SMITH
i LOCKARD BUILDING O'NEILL. NEB.
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The following animals are for *erv>
ice this season at my place |ust
north of O’Neill:
Black Percheron - Qraden
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
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litem* from the country are solicited for
thla department. Mall or send them In as
early in the week a* possible; Items received
later than Wednesday can not b e used at all
and It Is preferred that they ba In not later
than Tuesday. Always send your name with
Items, that we may know wbo they are from.
Name of seuder not fur publl u»tlon. dee that
your writing Is legible, especially names and
Fdaces, leaving plenty or space between the
lnes for correction. He careful that what
you tell about actually occurred.)
Ray Items.
June roses are plentiful.
Lloyd Harding Is reported better
this week.
Joe Bigler called Saturday to see R.
G. Twyford.
Anna Vlquist was a pleasant caller
at Ray one day last week.
Rollie Twyford and Mrs. T. Twy
ford went to the county seat Friday.
Sunday school will be held at two
o’clock p. m. from now on every Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benlshof Turn
er were fishing on Eagle Creek last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Coombs visited Sun
day forenoon with Mr. and Mrs. Rollie
Twyford.
Effle Twyford, Louis and Hazel,
spent Monday afternoon visiting Es
tella Twyford.
Corn never looked any better here,
than It does this season. Small grain
can’t be beat.
Mr. and Mrs. Bigler and daughter,
Ruth were callers Sunday afternoon at
Wm. Glevisbes ,
Mrs. Mary Harding of O’Neill has
been visiting this week, with her son
Jim and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Damero of
Phoenix, were trout fishing on the
the Eagle one day last week.
George and Pete Thavenet and their
brother-in-law, went fishing last Sun
day, but had no success fishing.
All are invited to attend Sunday
school at 2 o’clock at the school house
next Sunday and every Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Coombs and son of
Spencer, visited friends here Saturday,
returning home Sunday afternoon.
Chris Chistensen of Bristow, Boyd
county, drove over to Henry Twyford's
place Saturday after his tyjm mach
inery.
Rev. Dillon, Sunday school mission
ary of O’Neill,reorganized the Sunday
school here last Sunday at Pleasant
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bigler went to
O’Neill one day last week to consult
Dr. Wilson, their young babe being
quite sick.
Phoenix Pick-Ups
Mrs. Moore visited at L. G. Coburn’s
Saturday.
Geo. Lamphier was in town one day
last week.
Chas. Christensen was a Spencer
visitor Friday.
Mrs. Dr. Stock well were visitors at
Ray Coburn’s last Friday.
Geo. Kirkland of Atkinson was a
a Phoenix visitor last week.
Hugh O’Neill whs a Sunday morn
ing caller at Mrs. F. Coburn’s.
Louise Grossman was'a caller at
Otto Nilson’s one day last week.
Charles Lockwood was a caller at
Mrs. F. Coburn’s Saturday morning.
D. B. Newcomer of Bristow was a
Phoenix visitor the latter part of the
week.
Edith Jeppeson is down from Gar
lock at present, visiting at her grand
, fathers here.
Perry Miller left one day last week
for Galva, 111., where he expects to re
main about two weeks.
Two new phones were put in on our
line last week at the homes of Henry
Wabbs and Hans Storjohann.
John Damero and mother Verne
Anderson, Frank Damero and Ralph
Coburn were Atkinson visitors last
Monday.
Peter Greeley went to Atkinson last
week and expected to start from there
to N. Y. but was taken very sick so
remained in town.
Richard Wilkinson was renewing
old acquaintances at Phoenix the lat
ter part of the week. From here he
went to Boyd county.
George Wearne and family drove to
town Wednesday of last week, to at
tend the wedding of Mrs. Wearnes
nephew there that evening.
Mrs. Dr. Stockwell with her son and
daughter came over from Butte Tues
day of last week, and remained until
Saturday at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Damero.
Ray Coburn and family were after
noon callers at S. W. Anderson’s
Thursday. Ethel Anderson returned
home with them after a two week’s
stay at Mr. Coburn’s.
L. G. Coburn and family, Henry
Stansberry, Mrs. F. Coburn and Jessie
attended the “Blind Boone’’ concert
at Spencer Sunday evening and report
a very pleasant evenings entertain
ment.
The following young people from
attended the Blind Boone concert at
Butte Friday evening: Bert Parshall
and wife, Shady Bell, Roy Parshall,
My Hair
Bern Amy
Don't have a falling out with
your hair. It might leave you!
Then what? That would mean
thin, scraggly, uneven, rough
hair. Keep your hair at home I
Fasten it tightly to your scalp I
You can easily do it with Ayer's
Hair Vigor. It is something
more than a simple hair dress
ing. It is a hair medicine, s
hair tonic, a hair food.
Th« b*»t kind ot • testimonial—
."Htjld tor OTsr sixty yw.,r
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CHEWY HCTOtAL.
Ralph Coburn, Jake McKathme and
Verne Anderson. They reported It as
fine.
CHAMBERS
Last Friday morning soon after
breakfast Henry Fleek, an aged and
much respected resident of Holt coun
ty living two miles west of Chambers,
started to turn a colt in the pasture a
short distance from the house. The
family became alarmed at his absence
and went in search of him, they were
horified to find the old gentleman ly
ing face downward in a pool of water,
quite dead. It is supposed that he
was stricken with heart disease as
there was nothing to indicate that he
ever moved after falling. The remains
were taken to Butler county for Inter
ment.—The Bugle.
EWING
Miss Lou Gllmour came down from
O'Neill Sunday, and Is visiting in
Ewing this week.
F. P. Kendall, who moved to Puyal
lup, Wash., last spring, returned with
his family to Ewing last week, satis
fied that this part of the country is al
right after all.
On Wednesday of last week, some
one accidently, we hope, shot one of
Adam Hohman’s horses in the leg, and
on Tuesday of this week, it died from
the effect of the wound.
J. W. Pease and family of Ft. Dodge
Iowa, moved out on the ranch Tues
day, that he purchased southwest of
Ewing, and in a short time will return
to town and make hlS home in Creg
Huston’s house, the latter having
moved out.—The Advocate.
STUART
Miss Martin of O’Neill was the
guest of Miss Ida Kraft this week.
Miss Bertha Piercy of Julesbure,
Colorado, is the guest of Miss Ida
Kraft. She is a college chum of Miss
Kraft and is on her way to Illinois.
J. D. Blsom was in Sioux City lait
week where he went to be present at
the annual May Festival given by the
oollege v, hich his daughter Ivan at
tends.
John Sturdevant has bought the
Hallock property east of the Presby
terian parsonage and will begin soon
to build a neat cottage residence.
This place is one of the prettiest in
town, with an orchard, shrubbery and
flower garden.
Mrs. H. Brockman has been in verjr
poor health since the first of the year
but is considered some better lately.
When Mr. Brockman returns from
Texas, they will go west, hoping that
a change of climate will completely re
store Mrs. Brockman’s health.—The
Ledger.
ATKINSON
Miss Peeler came up from O’Neill
Monday and is trying to organize a
class in painting.
R. E. Chi ttick came up from O'Neill
Wednesday, to take charge of the Wil
son drug store a few hours in the
evening.
Chas. Pruss, of Emmet, was at A t
kinson Tuesday, and in conversation
with him he informed us of the serious
condition of his daughter, Jessie, and
also stated that he would accompany
her to Omaha where she will be com
pelled to undergo an operation for ap
pendices.
Several of our business houses will
soon change in management and we
hope it will be to a mutual interest
and a benefit to Atkinson. It is cur
rently reported that Mike Ryan has
solp his interest in the firm of Mann
& Ryan to Cyril Erycllb of Spencer,
also that J. J. Stilson has purchased
the stock and good will of the Atkin
son Hardware Co.
Al Miller has purchased the old rink
which has been used for an opera
house a number of years, and Intends
to remodel it throughout, and give us
a good show building in which one
may find comfort. Mr. Miller tells us
he will notallow any company to show
in his house who cannot prove to him
that they are worthy of the patronage
of our town.—The Graphic.
Superintendent'* Notea.
Teachers examination June 15th
and 15th.
Examination for life state certificate
will be held in connection with the
examination this month.
Twelve districts lost their state ap
dortlonment for the year 1905 probab
ly because they failed to make their
annual report to the county superin
tendent In time to have it put into
the state report.
The law gives the county superin
tendent ten days after the annual
meeting in which to send a report of
each district to the state superinten
dent, therefore the necessity of being
prompt in delivering the district an
nual report to the Office.
The following is the June apportion*
ment of the state school fund for Holt
county:
Amount apportion from anus and II
oenset..I MM SO
Amount apportioned to county. MU& 0.1
Total amount apportioned......58084 W
Number of district* in county entitled
to share. 1110
Number or children In county entitled
to share.Mill
Amount of the “tbree-fourtb" appor
tioned among the district*.*1381 15«
Amount of the “three-fourth ' appor
tioned pro rata.. 4MB 39V
Amount per dletrlot from “one-fourth
apportioned. 8 00.50
Rate per child from “three-fourth" ap
port'ment. 01,08
The scholarship of the Nebraska
Normal college of Wayne, Neb., has
been awarded to Bryan French of Page,
Neb., tor ranking first ih the eighth
grade examination.
This year’s scholarship is good for
one year’s tuition and may be used
any time within three years of date
tbereon written.
Of fifty rural district pupils who
wrote, nine only received diplomas.
Many good results should terminate
from this trial, the most important of
which is to show the necessity of a
course of study in the rural school^.
The greatest cause of so many fail
ures was, many pupils took the exami
Won who were sixth or seventh grade
pupils. The following is the list of
those who received the diplomas:
Sadie Derlkson, Dorsey; Chester
Reed, Page; Bryan French, Page;
Lyle Sdrecher, Page; Mayme Mullen,
Page; Elsie Gray, Page; Oscar Reed,
Page; Florence Anderson, Chambers;
Elsie Robertson, Joy.
Commencement of St. Mary’s,
The commencement exercises of St.
Mary’s academy will be held on Thurs
day evening of next week, when the
following public program will be giv
en at the opera-house:
Ut'pfanc^-ilisies K. 'Lawton,' s!' O.Donnefl!
V. Oreen.
2nd Plano—Mine* L. Sullivan, J. Blglln, M.
Donohoe.
Chorus."Prayer to the Virgin.”.Wagner
Aooompanlsl: Mlae Loretto Sullivan.
Essay—“Solitude.".Mlee Elite A. Butler
Plano Duo.“Fault"..Gounod
Mieses Erie Simmons, Loretto Sullivan.
Poem—"A Dream of Lite"....
Miss L. Helene Vlertel.
Vocal Solo—“Longing (or Home".HeUer.
Miss Bllle A. Butler.
Mnrcb . Uollaender
1st Plnno—Misses L. Power*. M. Doyle.
2nd Plano—Misses Sullivan.O. Ward.
Essay—“Joan ot Are, the Maid”.Miss
Brin M. Simmons.
Intermezzo Macbeth,
Vlolln-Mlii Mildred Seattergood.
Zither—Miss Viola V. Vlertel.
Plano—MIm L. Helene Vlertel.
■"to?#.!*
Plnno Solo—"Mnrelm Mllttalre" Kaff..
Miss Elsie A. Butler.
Semi-Chorus—"When Barly Morn Beams
O'er Us" Kucken .Accompanist:
Miss Genevieve MoNlohols.
Selection—“The Painter o( Seville” Wilton
Mira Kathleen E. Doyle.
Plano Solo—“CavaUerlaBustloana" Mascagn
Miss Helene Vlertel.
Chorus—“Happy, Gay Students" Leconte
Accompanied on Tambourine* by Pupils
Intermediate Department. ...
Conferring of Honor* by—Very Bev. M. F.
Cassldv. . ,
Diplomas In Aoademlo Course awarded to
the graduates. Gold medal for proSclency
In Music, Awarded to Mira M. Genevieve
McNloboli.
Valedictory...Mira Viola V. Vlertel
Plnno Solo—“Te Deum" Haydn
.Miu Genevieve MeNtcbnls
Address.Mr. T. V. Golden
Following the Flag.
When our soldiers went to Cuba and
the Philippines, health was the mast
important consideration. Willis T.
Morgan, retired Commissary Sergeant
U. S. A., of Rural Route 1, Concord,
N. H., says: “I was two years in Cuba
and two years in the Philippines, and
being subject to colds, I took Dr.
King’s New Discovery for consump
tion, which kept me in perfect health.
And now, in New Hampshire, we find
it the best medicine in the world for
coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and
all lung diseases. Guaranteed at Plx
ley & Hanley druggist. Price 50c and
•1. Trial bottle free.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postoffice for the
weekending June 9, 1906:
F. W. Palmer, 2; H. Parker, Reeds
Orchestra, M. 0. Snodgrass.
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.
Deadly Serpent Bites
are as common in Ind ia as are stomach
and liver disorders with us. For the
latter however there is a sure remedy:
Electric Bitter; the great restorative
medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of
Bennettsville, 8. 0., says: “They re
stored my wife to perfect health, after
years of suffering with dyspepsia and
a chronically torpid liver.’’ Electric
Citters cure chills and fever, malaria,
biliousness, iame back, kidney troubles
and bladder disorders. Sold on guar
antee by Pixley & Hanley druggist.
Price SOcents._
Notice to Dog Owners.
I have been appointed by the mayor
to collect the dog tax this year and
will call on all dog owners during the
present month. The lioense tax is tl
per head and you will be expected to
pay the same when I call or have your
dog dlstroyed. Fred Reed,
Dog Catcher,
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Obituary.
C. W. Cross iftt bon August 18,
1838, and died June t, 1906, at his farm
home in Holt county, Nebraska.
Mr. Cross war born near Montreal,
Canada, and when only a young man
he came to the United States and
after spending a short tiiht! Ih New
York state moved to MlssoiM and lo
cated at Mieote City, Macoii county,
where he was married id July,
1865,to Ellen Frauey, who Vfth two
children, Jame E. and JosM^sttll sur
vive tb motfrn the loss of fmT beloved
husband and father.
In 1876 Mr. Cross, with JfkWlfe and
two children, moved to Snedindoah,
la., where he resided untilISte when
he moved to Nebraska, white he has
mad! hth hOme ever since.
The deceased arose on tf# Morning
of June 1st and ate his bftMkfast in
apparently as good health1 air usual,
and proceeded to the field? 'bo work;
at about half past ted Ode of his
grandsons, noticed that he had
gotten off of the plo# ltd was
leaning against same and Bttftened to
ask What was the matter. The little
fellow took charge of thd team and
his grandfather went to the house,
and after taking a drink of water and
Making a few remarks td his wife
said he would lie down Id? a row
minutes and rest, and passtift away at
12:15. The doctors assignftlf Organic
heart trouble as the cause cfflitt'death.
The funeral services wete held on
Monday at the Catholic chiiteh In this
olty.
Excursion ta Twin Citm.
r Saturday June 16th, via Wrt Great
Northern Line, round trip tickets from
O’Neill, Neb., $5. Tickets #111 be sold
for train leaving O’Neill, Neb., at 7
a. m. Saturday arriving Minneapolis
7:40 a. m. Sunday, St. Paul 8:10 a. m.
Sunday, and will be good hebanilng on
train leaving St, Paul 7:06 p. m. Min
neapolis 7:36 p. m. Sunday and train
leaving St. Paul 9:30a. m. Minneapolis
10:05 a. m. Monday.
The Twin Cities offer many very fine
attractions to visitors, among which
are the new Marble Capitol, Fort
Spelling, Minnehaha Falls, St. An
thony Falls, Lake Harriet, Lake Min
netonka, Indian Mounds Park, Como
Park, Stillwater, eto.
For further information apply to
agents Great Northern Line.
NEW HOMES IN THE WEST.
Shoshone Reservation to be Opened U
Settlement.
Chicago ft North-Western R’y an
nounces round trip excursion rites
front all points July U to 2*.
At one fare for the round trip to
Shoshonl, Wyoming, the reservation
border.
, The only all rail route to the reser
vation border.
Dates of registration July 16th to
3ist at Shoshonl and Lander. Reached
only by this line.
Write for pamphlets, telling how to
take up one of them attractive home
steads. ;
Information, maps and pamphlets
free on request to W. N. Kniskern, P.
T. M., Chicago, 111.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. O. W. Cross and family take
this means of thanking the many kind
friends, who so nobly assisted and of!
fered condolence at the death and
funeral rites of thshr late husband and
father, C.W. Cross.
The Market*
South Omaha, June 13.—Special
market letter from Rye ft Buchanan.
—The] cattle market improved some
the latter part of last week but so far
this week is 10 to 20cents lower. There
were heavy receipts in Chicago and
other points Monday, which followed
hV the liberal run at River markets
Tuesday, weakened values. The stock*
ert and feeders market is generally
unchanged with very little doing.
Prices are probably a shade lower
than a week ago.
’ We quote—
Choice steers.M 90@5 30
Fatrtogood.4 f ' ■
Common ft warmed up..... 4
Oows and heifers*.8
Gunners ft cutters. 1 1
Good feeders.3 7«
Common to fair.3 50
Light stockers.4 101
Bulls. 2 90i
Veal. 5 00
Hog prices have advanced during
the week owing to moderate receipts
and a stronger provision market, but
are lower on heavy receipts the past
day or so. Range #6.30 to 16.45.
Receipts of sheep are very hghi with
arrivals selling at strong prices.
Lost—Two mare coltSi 1 and 3 years
old, light mane and tail.—MSrston
Bros., Dorsey, Neb. 60-2
Disease takes no summer^
! vacation.
If you need flesh’and ,
strength use
Scott’s Emulsion
> summer as to winter.
Sand let tne MaapW.
SCOTT * BOWNK, Ck«*ia4a, ■,
Paarl Straat, NawYafk.
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