VOLUME XXVII._ O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JULY 5, 1906 1J_ NUMBER 2. 'I "SSSS^^ssssss For 2 Weeks-Satuday, July 7 to July 21 To close out our summer lines we will, for two weeks, offer some big bargains in the following: . Ladies’ and Misses skirts, 50c to $9.98 Ladies’ rain coats . . . 2.26 to 13.76 Ladies’ silk waists . . . 75c to 6.00 Ladies’shirt waists . . . 25c to 2.00 Misses and ladies’ oxfords, 50c to 3.00 ■ - .* ■ - 4 pairs men’s pants : i ».Y -.—— n 150 suits for men and boys that we | will make a special discount on. If you need anything in this line it will pay you to call as prices are no object, we must close this line. 50 rain coats, and all our fancy and negligee shirts, at 20 per cent discount. 20 Per Cent Discount a =-samam m u t im team on all insertions, edges and all over embroider . ies, all fancy and colored hose, fabric gloves and ladies’ muslin and knit underwear. I 25 Per Cent Discount on everything we have left in summer dress goods, also fancy parasols, fans and fancy ribbons. IVal. and torchon laces, lc yard and up. We have a nice line of baby bonnets, coats, dresses, etc., I that we will sell at 20 per cent discount. | disastrous™ firs Bazelmau Lumber Yard and Bowen Livery Barn Burned. FIFTEEN HOUSES ARE CREMATED Fire Thought to Have Been Started by Lightning Stroke.—Bazelman Will Rebuild. Fire destroyed the Bowen livery; barn and Bazelman lumber yard early last Friday morning. How the fire originated is only a matter of conjec ture, but it is thought by some tbat a bolt of lightning struck the livery barn, as when the Are was first dis covered, at about 3:10 o’clock by Po liceman Kane it was breaking through the roof of the barn. The nightwatch man immediately sounded the fire alarm, which brought nearly the whole town, men, women, boys and girls to the scene of the conflagration. A heavy rain fell previous to fire break ing out, accompanied by sharp and frequent flashes of lightning, hence the theory is held that lightning started the fire. FifteeiLhead of horses were cremat ed in the barn. Seven of these belong ed to the liveryman, Mr. Bowen, and the balance belonged to transcients stopping over night. W. A. Whaley lost a fine large team, and the Cham bers and Dorsey mail carriers each a team. A barn hand was sleeping in the office of the barn and the flames were well under headway when he was awakened by the fire. He managed to get out several horses, however, but some of these ran back into the fire. Surveyor Horton’s team was saved, but his surveylng^instruments were burned. One horse belonging to the liveryman was saved. Coming at an early hour, the fire had got beyond control before the fire men could arrive and any sort of con certed action taken to combat the flames. In fact, it looked for a time as if the whole west side of Fourth street north up town would be swept away. A favorable breeze springing up at a critical time from the north east aided the firemen in their efforts to prevent the fire from spreading be yond the lumber yard. It was pitiful to see the devouring flames consume tbe large sheds and to leap from pile to pile of new lumber, posts and other building material. Tbe Bazelmans bad a large yard practically all enclosed un der roof and stocked with immense piles of lumber. These all went except some posts and shingles. The senior Mr. Bazelman estimates their loss at 940,000. He says they will reestablish their yard at onoe and be ready for busineaa by the time fall trade begins. The loss is particularly heavy on the lumber company, as they had no in surance. Mr. Bowen was insured for 9800, covering buggies, horses, harness and other equipments: of the barn. The bara belonged to Mr. Webb, who formerly operated the same, but who now lives at Elgin. There has been a terrible sacrifice of horses and other property from fire in O'Neill. Nine livery barns have been burned,all accompanied by more or less destruction of property. The city council a-e doing the right thing by drafting an ordinance prohibiting livery barns in the business part of town, _ Suits in County Court; The suits in county court of John Bentel vs. William Fallon; taken up last Friday, were pretty warmly con tested on both sides and some warm shots exchanged by the attorneys. R. R. Dickson was counsel for Ben tel and A. F. Mullen for Fallon. The plaintiff brought two separate actions, and both cases were tried to a jury. One case was a suit'on notes for 9810 and interesbjfor two years, mak ing about 900. The plaintiff obtained Judgment in this case for 9770.95. The other case was a suit ou account for some 9990, and a judgment ob tained for 9942. The two cases probably made a long er record than any previous action in; county court in this county, there be ing aside from a lengthy original pe tition and answer, crosspetitions, amended answers and objections cov ering many pages. Judge Malone, by working late nights, kept the record up with tbe cases so that the same was completed the same day the cases were closed.__ Threshing Machine. A good second band case, 14 horse power rig for sale cheap by Frank Campbell, O’Neill, Neb. 1-3 Transfer Portion of Mains From the W est Side to East Side. MONTHLY MEETING 'OF COUNCIL Claims Amounting to $82.00 Allowed For Helpers at the Fire Last Week. At tile meeting of the city council Monday evening it was decided to take up the water mains in the extreme western part of town and use the same In extending the mains east on Doug las street. This action was taken be cause no revenue is or has been deriv ed from the mains ih the western por tion of town while those along Doug las street east of sixth want the wat er. The: sum of $52.50 was voted to pay those Who remained at the scene of the fire during Friday and Friday night, and $29.50 for conveying away and burying the carcasses of the fifteen head of horses burned in the Bowen livery barn. During the discussion of the fire it was decided to pass an or dlnace at onoe prohibiting any more livery barns in the business portion of town. Claims were-altowed as follows, after which the council adjourned: O’Neill Telephone Co., $4; Ham mond Printing Co. $2.46; United States Supply Co., $57.86; Galena Lumber Co., coal and lumber, $172.45; Bennet Martin, salary and boarding prisoners, $66; Standard Oil Co., $25. 78; Neil Brennan, hardware and oil, $11.65; The Frontier, printing and publishing notices, $22.95; Pat Con nolly,Itwo-street crossings and two al ley ctosslngs, $150.84; John Kane, $25. George Smith of Oakdale was in the city Monday advertising the Brothwestern Nebrask*-G. A. R. re union which will be held there from July 10 to 13 inclusive. Mr. Smith says the citizens of that hustling little burg are sparing no pains or expense to make this reunion one of the most successful ever held in this section of the state. Good accommadations and entertainments are promised to all ivho attend. I Something new at Cigar factory. 1-2 LOCAL MATTERS. The Frontier for job work. Something new at Cigar factory. 1-2 J. T. Walker of Page was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Jay Gllmour of Ewing is visit ing In the city. The Frontier has a stock of good typewriting paper. C. A. Raumbaugh was down from Atkinson Tuesday. For sale or rent, a good six-room house.—R. J. Marsh. 45-10 Bob Bltney of Atkinson had busi ness in town Tuesday. 16th to 30th of each month are Dr. Corbett's O’Neill dates. 44-tf Organs ranging in prices from 820 to 6160. Smith’s Temple of Music. Best quality house and barn paint for sale by Frank Campbell. 1-4 Wanted—Girl for dish washing, at Wolverton’s restaurant. Full acre lots, five blocks from court bouse, nice location price 8100 an acre. 1-2 T. V. Golden. Mr and Mrs. F. B. Cole spent the 4th at the home of their daughter near Amelia. Dewey Hotel furniture for sale cheap—on account of sickness. Mrs. W. Lakey. l-lpd.-tf. Mrs. A. Boyd and daughter Helen started last Friday for Chicago for an extended visit. Misses Clara Gatz and Eula Barton went to Orchard Wednesday morning to visit friends. Miss Thresa Ulrich, dress maker, is located in the southeast room over Gallagher’s store l-2pd Mrs. S. J. Weekes returned Sunday bight from a protracted visit with relatives in Omaha. Miss Ada and Elsie Mills left for Valentine Tuesday evening to visit relatives for a few days. John Lorge of Randolph, Is in the city today looking after some of his real estate possessions. Mrs. Charles Bausch left last week for Siloam Springs, Arkansas,to spend a few weeks visiting relatives. Eleven hundred copies of McKinley Edition 10 cent music and popular music at half prloe. At Smith’s Temple Music. It. J. Hunt, who was in the city last week visiting his parents, returned to his home at Lead City, S. D. Friday. For Rent—Store room 18x50 feet, on 4th street 2 doors from postofllce. Call on or write C. C. Reka, O’Neill. 50-tf Mrs. C. E. Howe departed the first of the week for La Cross, Wis., for a month’s visit at the home of her son. Long time loans, low rate of inter est, made on Improved farms and ranches by T. V. Golden, O’Neill, Neb. 1-4 Ed Alberts is home from Orand Is land, where he had been for several weeks with the Grand Island ball team. “No Prosperity For Those Who Transgress,” is the Rev. T. W. Bowen’s subject for next Sunday evening. The Christian Endeavor subject for next Sunday evening is “Forgiving and being Forgiven.” Josephine Bowen, Leader. Mrs. N. Langly and daughter, Miss Mary, of Geneva, Neb., are in the city visiting at the home of their cousin, Mrs. D. H. Cronin. The Frontier notes in the list of winners in the drawing for lands in the Crow reservation in Montana that Mike Waldron of O’Neill was one of the winners. We have 2,000 pounds of pure home rendered lard on hand and to reduce the supply will sell it during the next 30 days at 9 cents per pound, in 50 pound cans. Spittler & Poe. 2-2 Tom Shively and family arrived in the city Monday from Norfolk to visit for a time with relatives. Mrs. Her shiser, mother of Mrs. Shively, who had been visiting at Norfolk, return ed with them. Judge Benedict received word by telegram last evening that bis mother was not expected to live at Waterloo, Iowa. She was quite well known in O’Neill, having lived with her son here for a long time. Lynch Journal: M. T. Elliott and family returned Wednesday from their outing up on the reservation. They all report a splendid time and are looking well and hearty. They will visit a day or two and then go on to the farm they purchased in Holt coun ty jnst before leaving. VALUATION OF COUNTY Assessor Completes Job of Figuring What We’re Worth. VALUE SAME AS THAT LAST YEAR Figures Showing Both Actual and Assessed Valuation of Real Estate in the County. Assessor Cooper and office force have wound up the work of making up the valuation for the county. The figures obtained from hi9 books show the following valuations: Personal property, Including railroads .*1,193,751! P3 Real estate, acres under cultiva tion . 294,490 00 Aggregate actual value. 2,675,870 00 Aggregate assessed value. . 635 174 00 Acres not under cultivation.. 019,070 00 Aggregate actual value. 5,531,965 00 Aggregate assessed value. 1,106.393 00 Total actual value. 8,207,835 00 Total assessed value. 1,641,667 00 Town lots actual value. 1,416,720 00 Aggregated assessed value. 283,344 0J The valuation as made up by the assessor is the same as returned to the state board last year. The state board raised the amounts some last year. The total actual value of all real estate in the county foots up $9,624,555 and the assessed value $1, 924,911. Judge Kinkaid arrived home from Washington Monday, congress having adjourned Saturday. The judge says he is glad to get back to Nebraska as the weather was getting excessively hot at the capital and our cool breezes here are refreshing to him. In point of legislation that effects the whole people Judge Kinkaid thinks the ses sion of congress just closed has been the most important in many years. Miss Ruth Evans gave a porch party at Hotel Evans Monday evening in honor of Mr. Owen Meredith, who is here from the West Point military academy spending the summer vaca- ! tion, and Miss Green of Michigan, who has been engaged as a teacher in the O’Neill schools for the coming year. The spacious porch of the hotel was decorated with Hags iu honor of the approaching national day of cele bration. The evening was pleasantly spent, Miss Evans proving to her guests that she was a charming en tertainer.