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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1906)
FOE SUNDAUHOOTING Page Citizens Again In Court.—Conics up From Justice Court. CAN COUNTY ATTORNEY DISMISS? Point Raised of Interest to Magist rates and Ruling Sought From the Courts. A case has got into district court from Justice Duran Hunt’s court at Page, which, if carried through, will determin a matter of much import ance to magistrates all over the state. Techincally specking, it seems that the suit is brought on the grounds of a violation of the statute relative to Sunday disturbance. The defendants named in the action are Ed Gallagher, Albert Brown and J. Darr, the com plaining witness being P. Reed. The original complaint charges the defen dants with, on the “2d day of Septem ber, 1906, in the County of Holt then 4 . and there, did then and there, hunt and shoot, contrary to the form of the statute made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the state of Nebraska.” Tlie suit went through the justice process at different dates before com ing to the district court. A jury trial was had in justice court but no ver dict arrived at and the jury discharg ed. Attorney M. J. Abbott of Page appeared for the defense and raised objections and asked for dismissal at various stages. Adjournment was taken from time to time, the defend ants entering into recognizance, with James Mullen as surety, in the sum of $100. The day last set for hearing, it appears from the transcript of pro ceedings, defendants failed to appear and the justice declared the bond for feited and assessed the costs to defen dants, $24.50. The point raised and on which it is proposed to push the case, grows out of the defendants’ attorney filing a dismissal with the justice of the action purporting to be from the county attorney. In as much as the county attorney had not appeared in court at any time the justice refused to take cognizance of the dismissal and held to his ruling that the bond was forfeited. Now it appears that H. M. Uttley, formerly one of the prominent statu tory lawyers of the state, but who lias K not been in practice in recent years, has been retained by the complaining witness to push the case through the courts and get a ruling. Mr. Uttley says he proposes to see “if the county attorney has the power of the czar of Russia.” He takes the position that a county attorney can not sit in his office and write out a dismissal of a criminal action without having ever appeared in court or officially being connected with the ^ case, as is claimed in this instance. It is a matter of interest to the magistrates as similar instances haye come up before and they would like a ruling defining their powers in admin istering the laws. Very Low Rates to Atlanta, Ga., Via the North-Western Line. Excur sion tickets will be sold October 8 and 9, with favorable return limits, on ac count of Homecoming of Georgians. Apply to agents Chicago & North Western R’y. Notice to Debtors. All persons indebted to me must call and settle the same by October 15, and save costs. S. S. Woolverton. 15-2 OBITUARY Remains of Harry Weekes Laid to Rest Last Saturday. The remains of Harry Weekes were brought home from Omaha last Fri day where he died at St. Joseph hos pital from lockjaw, caused by an acci dental gunshot wound in the hand, which accident occurred at his home two miles south of this city,during the Held trials. The wound did not seem to be a serious one and appeared to be doing nicely until a week ago last Tues day when symptoms of lockjaw de veloped and Dr. Gilligan was called. He was taken to Omaha Wednesday morning by his brother, S. J. Weekes of this city and on the same evening two operations were performed by Drs. Allison, Crummer and Dwyer. He died last Thursday at 12:30 p. m. The deceased was born in Black hawk county, Iowa, September 10, 1873. Died in Omaha September 27, 1006, age 33 years, 17 days. He came to this county with his parents in April, 1879. He was united in marri age witli Miss Ida May Mancie at Page, Neb., in May, 1892. From this union seven children were born, six of whom are living. Beside the widow and six children, the other near rela tives of the deceased that are living are his mother and father; twosisters, Mrs. Frank Martin of O’Neill and Mrs. Maude Curl of Los Angeles, Cali fornia; two brothers, James S. Weekes of Lincoln, Neb., and S. J. Weekes, of this city. Harry Weekes grew up from child hood in this county and had the re spect and confidence of all who knew him. He was industerious, a hard worker and generous to a fault. His death was a great shock to his many friends and the citizens of this com munity in general. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Saturday, Rev. Ab bott officiating. The funeral was one of the most largely attended that has been held in this city for some time. The manifestations of sympathy for the bereaved widow and family are evident on every hand by the citizens of this community. In Divorce Court. Nettie M. Jones brings suit in dis trict court against her husband, Har vey P. Jones, for divorce on the grounds of desertion. They were mar ried at Wauneta, Neb., in 1893, and have been living apart since 1899. There are two minor chileren, cus tody of which the plaintiff wants. Anna L. Perry sues for divorce from her husband, A. O. Perry, on the ground of cruelty. They were married at Glenwood, la , in 1901. The plain tiff asks for reasonable alimony. No*ice, Organization of Teacher's Reading Circle. The teachers of O’Neill and vicinity are requested to meet with their local manager, Professor Mote, Saturday, October 6th, at two o’clock, in the high school room for the purpose of organizing a reading circle and to adopt plans for promoting the work of such circle to the best advantage. Florence E. Zink, Co. Supt. China Wedding. Last Tuesday, October 2, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Downey celebrated their 20ih wedding anniversary. While the invitations were limited to relatives they had a full house and a general good time. The presents were numer ous and very nice, the largest package being a barrel full of beautiful china ware. Get your typewriter paper of The Frontier. Hard Times Dance Opera House, Friday, Oct* 5 Given by the Ladies of the Episcopal Guild £ __ / i! FINES FEU WOMEN Cykeknot.2 sents No apron .lsent Kid gloves .2 sents Hat with Hours er fethers .2 sents Earring, plane_2 sents Earring, dimon_2 sents Velvet gound _10 sents Finger wring.3 sents Silk dres.5sents Wul dres .3 sents Ornamental hairpin lsent Waring new dres_1 sent Bresspin.1 sent FEU MEN Blact butes.2 sents Wotch not Wotur berry.lOsents Chawing gum.3 sents Standup kollar_10 sents Patent lether shoes 5 sents ’Fumery.2 sents Buttonhole bokay, 5 sents Creased trousers.. .5 sents Silk tye.3 sents Making luv er Hirtin ..10 sents Ruset shoes .lsent Making punns.2 sents Come in your rags, Come in your tags, But don’t wear your best clothes; For if you do, heavy lines are imposed. Tell your best girl ITer hair not to curl, And to wear an old calico dress. If she hasen’t got one Just tell her for fun ITer neighbor’s she can borrow, you guess. Now. for you we will say, Don’t dress up too gay, But put on an old pair of pants; And when homeward you whirl With your calico girl, You will think you have been to a dance. 1st. Every womin what kums must ware a poverty dress and apron, er something ekelly erpropriate, and leev her poodle dorg to hum. 2d. Know gint with biled shirt and dood kollar will be ’loud to kum onless lie pays a line of live sents. 3d. A kompitent komity will in troduce strangers and look after bash ful fellers. | Admission 25c. Dance tickets 50c. Supper 25c. Good music A LAND OFFICE BUSINESS Last Quarter a Strenuous One on Officials ot Local Laml Office. RECEIPTS EXCEED THE MAXIMUM Quarterly Report to the Department Shows Up Well.—Lands Yet Sub ject to Entry In District. During the quartei ending Septem ber 3 the United States land office here made an excellent showing. The receipts of the office run a few dollars above the maximum, the total being $4,453.51. The officials of the office have been very busy, Receiver Parker saying it was one of the hardest sum mer’s work he ever put in. From a recapitulation of the business for the quarter, these figures are ob tained: No. Acres. Amt. Commuted homestead. ..10 1033 40 1123198 Commuted Ft. Handal homestead . 7 905 06 741 18 Excess homeetead. 1 9 35 11 60 Public sales. 4 360 49 450 63 Original homesteads.81 29854 37 800 00 Commission. 318 00 Proofs.96 14687 35 353 91 Commuted. Ponca Sioux. 1 160 4 00 Final proof, Ponca Sioux.9 1346 88 33 85 Transcript records.—-1 70 Testimony in contest cases- 362 40 Testimony In Anal proofs..-118 18 Cancelation notices.—-15 00 Township plats. 12 00 Total.$4,453 61 Other figures that give some idea of the extent of the work during the last quarter are sixty-five contest cases started, twenty-seven of which were tried, 103 final proofs’set for hearing and ninety-five relinquishments made. In addition to this there were 114 of what are known as “commissioner’s letters” received and attended to, each letter meaning about a half an hour’s work. Notwithstanding a great volume of business, the officials have the affairs of the office well up to-date, and this without the aid of the usual assistant. There are now 60,920 acres of public lands in the O’Neill district subject to homestead entry, by counties as fol lows: Loup .26,920 Garfield. 7,000 Wheeler.4,280 Rock. 6,400 Holt.16,320 Total.60,920 Rummage Sale. There will be a Rummage sale held in the Reka building, 2 doors south of the postoffice, on Friday and Saturday the 12 and 13 of October. Although rummage sales have been quite pop ular in other parts of the world, there has not yet been one in O’Neill. And as the ladies’ of the Presbyterian church are rummaging their brains for something new and novel, we would like all who are interested to rum mage their attics and closets todonate something to make this sale a success. Anything that you have no further use for but may be of use to some one else will be gladly received. A com mittee of ladies will visit you during the week and if you will signify your willingness to donate, a wagon will call for the goods on Wednesday, the 10th. This rummage sale will be a splendid thing for everybody, not only will it offer opportunity for splendid bergains but it will give housewives a chance to clean out of closets and ali ics a whole lot of things which have accumulated from year to year. Things too good to be thrown away but which will never be used again by the present owner. Gather these together ready to give to the committee and you will relieve your storeroom and greatly oblige them. Phoenix Pick-Ups Wilber Kirkland was out from town Sunday. Sam Abdnor was a caller at Henry Wabb’s Sunday. Mabel Keller and Ella are attend school in Atkinson. Isabella Mclvathnie left last week for Montana to visit relatives. L. G. Coburn and family called at Mr. Finks Saturday afternoon. Bertha Coleman is staying at Ray Coburn’s and attending school. C. E. Howe came out from O’Neill Friday, and remained until Sunday. The threshers expect to finish up threshing for this neighborhood this week. Mary and Emma Bartels returned to Spencer Sunday after an extended visit here. Otto Nelson and family and C. E. Howe visited at Ben Kinney’s Satur day evening. Dr. Lewis was down from the Rose bud last week and purchased some hogs from Ray Coburn. B. F. and Dr. Stockwell came over from Butte Thursday, visiting here and at Atkinson until Sunday. Otto Nilson and wife were afternoon visitors at John Hunt’s, and Hugh O’Neill’s at Anncarr Sunday last. Elva, Chloe and Claude Berry of Paddock, visited at L. G. Coburn’s from Saturday until Sunday afternoon. Otto Nilson accompanied by Hans Storjohann attended the populist supervisors convention at Celia last Saturday. I ATKINSON Miss Winona Younkin of O’Neill, was the guest of Sylvia Itobeitson over Sunday. J. P. McNichols left Sunday morn ing for Excelsior Springs, Mo., where he will take treat ment for rheumatism with which he is afflicted. Howard Miller, who came up from Battle Creek two weeks ago for an outing and was taken ill at the Brady ranch, was able to come to town Sun day and returned home on the early passenger Monday morning. S. Scripture, one of the old settlers of Atkinson, will leave today for Mc Lean, Neb., with his family, where he has purchased a stock of general mer chandise and millinery. The Graphic wishes them success in their new home. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Miller were giv en a surprise party Wednesday even ing by tiro members of the Itoyal Neighbor lodge, the occasion being their 22nd wedding anniversary. A general merry making was held after which a dainty lunch was served. All went home feeling that it was good to be a member of this order.—The Graphic. PAGE N. B. Coover is in Illinois in the in terest of the Coover Land Co. Mr. O. L. West has sold his farm south of town and bought a farm northwest of O’Neill. Mrs. Ida Townsend drove to O’Neill Sunday evening to take her daughter, Berenice back to the convent. We received a basket of free-stone peaches from Mrs. E. H. Taylor which was raised on their farm and they were as a line peaches as we ever saw. Married, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Red Cloud, Neo., Mr. Burton E. Ten sler of Page and Miss Nora M. Beedle of Lebanon, Kan. The happy couple will spend a short time with the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beedle; they will then visit the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tensler, atGlenwood, la., then start for Page, where they expect to make their future home. The bride is the daughter of a prosperous farmer and has a host of friends who will greatly miss her. The groom is well known in Page and liked by all.—The Reporter. EWING Prof. L. P. Sornson went to Eustis, Neb., on Tuesday, where he will start a bank. L. E. Skidmore and Wm. Butler ac companied several carloads of cattle to Omaha the lirst of the week. Mrs. Jay Gilmour and Mrs. Wm. Lathrop are visiting near Elgin this week, with the former’s uncle, Mr. Herb Campbell. Mrs. E. Roy Townsend of O’Neil), was initiated in the mysteries of the O. E. S. at Ewing Wednesday evening, and refreshments followed as usual. John Carr brought one of his horses down to Ewing Wednesday, and run a short race with J. A. Furley’s sorrel, resulting in Carr’s horse winning the race by a neck.—The Advocate. STUART Frank Fuller of Columbus Junction, Iowa, son of J. V. A. Fuller, is here on a visit with his parent. Mrs. R. E. Chittick visited at O’Neill with her husband a couple of days this week. They came up this evening. John Bloom, A. Chenoworth, John Robinson, John Laird, Frank Stapel ton and Nels Tuton shipped a train load of cattle between them Sunday to Omaha. Mrs. M. J. N. Haskins accompanied by her little son LeRoy, departed Wednesday morning for Ponca. She She will live with her daughter, Mrs. L. N. Porter, at Wayne.—The Advo cate. Ray Items. Jack Frost visited us the first of the week. Mrs. Mu tit goes this week to Dako ta to visit her daughter. Mrs. Coombs and son of Spencer, are visiting friends here this week. Henry and Rollie Twyford are threshing their grain this week. Corn will be good in this section, the ears are large and well matured. Joe lfigler is back on the farm again, after driving the stage for a week. Our postmaster, Charles Vequist,has resigned,C. Johnson takes the office as post master. Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Coombs and Cyril visited Monday at It. Twyford’s and H. Twyford’s folks. Mrs. Thavenet returned home from Newmans Grove Monday, where she has been staying with her daughter. Emery Thavenet was in O’Neill Monday, to do some trading, and meet his wife, she has been taking medical treatment. Strayed. One sorrel white face colt 1 year past, branded on left hip, 1 bright bay mare, wire cut on left shoulder and 1 large mouse colored mule.—Florence Fryer, Neligh, Neb. ___16-lpd ■ - — .. — - ■— - - - - #111UBItflUmJLfI ! -> SMITH’S ■*• 1 TEMPLE OF MUSIC Pianos and Organs Stringed Instruments, Sheet Music, Music Book ; and Husical Merchandise — Pianos 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 f my prices and terms. Ci. W. SMITH ; | LOCKARD BUILDING O'NEILL. NEB. j S:.rs ::t5■w.rsrL..’ te., ■ T | I KZ'&baBLrZF 2S • -r rrrr&FSK.xrJ. 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