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VOLUME XXVII. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1906 ~ NUMBER IS.
SHELDON DRAWS CROWD
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Meeting Last Thursday Night the
Best In Many Years.
THE ISSUES ARE FAIRLY MET
Kinkaid, Phillips, Green and Scott
Make Short Addresses and Declare
Themselves.
The Sheldon meeting at the court
house Thursday night is universally
pronounced the best political event
for many years in this community. It
was in striking contrast to the fusion
gatherings familiar here. Instead of
slander and insult in which the fusion
orators of this community deal exclu
sively, the people were given some
thing to think about.
The court-house was crowded to the
utmost, the audience was deeply in
terested and listened to catch every
word. A notable feature of the au
dience were the large numbers of
farmers and those from adjacent
towns. Congressman Kinkaid presid
ed and spoke on the achievements of
our country under republican admin
istration. lie showed that while in
1894 there were 3,000,000 laboring men,
2,000,000 of whom were idle, there are
now 0,000,000 of the same class, not a
one of whom is idle who wants to
work, and 2,000,000 more could find
jobs.
W. E. Scott, candidate for county
attorney, Sam Green, for legislature,
and F. W. Phillips, for state senator,
also spoke. Messrs. Phillips and Green
announced themselves as standing
squarely on the republican state plat
form and voting and working for a
square deal. Mr. Scott acquitted him
self finely and brought out hearty
cheers from the audience. He spoke
of local issues and, how, while; there
was no question about the success of
the state, congressional and legisla
tive tickets, a fierce tight was being
made on him. He called attention to
some of the graft that has been grow
ing up in the county attorney’s office
under'usion rule, saying that while
they had done a good work at one time
they had:been gradually falling into the
ways ol grafts they had started out to
remedy until a stependous system had
grown up. He referred to the slander
published in the Holt County Inde
pendent by saying that Editor Miles
didn’t believe a word of it, because
only that evening Miles had crossed
the street down town to shake hands
with him. The audience naturally
wondered why Miles should be on such
friendly terms with Scott if he believ
ed him the rascal his paper trys to
make out.
Mr. Sheldon’s Speech.
Sheldon took up the subjects of tax
ation'and freight and passenger rates,
lie said he believed the state had the
power to compel the railroads to pay
their taxes, and compared the republi
can attitude toward the railroads that
are refusing to payi the assessment
made by the state board with the de
mocratic attitude. “The democra
tic press and campaign speaker are
making much ado about nothing in
regard to the assessment of railroad
property in this state. I want to call
your attention to the fact that the
real estate in 1900 was assessed at 8111,
192,500, and in 1906 it was assessed at
*190,643,000, an increase of about 71
per cent. The railroad property in
Nebraska in 1900 was assessed at *26,
442,295, and in 1900 it was assessed at
*47,927,001, an increased of 81 per
cent.”ln Holt county Mr. Sheldon said
there had been 52 per cent increase in
the assesed valuation of railroads since
1898 and 5 per cent increase on land.“I
hold that the increased assessed valu
ation of railroad property was justified
by the fact that in the year 1900 and
other years about that time prior to
the enactment of the new revenue
law the railroad property in the state
was not assessed in due proportion
with other property. The assessment
of 11)06 was made by a republican
board of assessment. The trouble is
that the Burlington and Union Paci
fic railroads refused to pay in iull the
taxes that were regularly levied and
assessed against them. In my opinion
the democratic orators and campaign
managers should be condemning the
railroads for their infamous action
rather than condemning the republi
can board of assessment for increasing
the assessed valuation of the railroad
property in this state in 1906 10 per
cent more than the increase on real
estate. The republican party in its
last convention indicated that the
Union Pacilicand Burlington railroads
should have accepted the valuation
placed upon their property by the
State Board of Assessment and Eqtial
llzation and paid their taxes as other
corporations and persons did. I want
my democratic fiends to read over
their platform when they go home and
see if they can find any declaration of
that sort in their state platform, and
if not ask themselves conscientiously
why such a declaration was not made.
The repubiican state platform also
says, ‘We declare ourselves as unalter
ably opposed to the interfence of cor
porations in public affairs.’
“I want my democratic friends to
read their platform and see if they
find any plank in it like that, and if
not ask themselves conscientiously
why their party has not such a plank
in their plantlorm. The republican
party is not in any way controlled by
railroad influence and is fighting for a
square deal in Nebraska. The demo
cratic party and its allied railroad
forces are tightening the republican
party, thereby attempting to defeat
the will of the people of this state in
their desire to secure justice.”
Ur just Freight Rates.
In the matter of freight rates Mr.
Sheldon said he did not understand
why they were CO per cent higher on
wheat in Nebraska than in Iowa; why
the railroads and steamships will haul
100 pounds of flour from St. Louis to
Liverpool for 22 cents and charge 27
cents to haul it across Nebraska; why
it costs $25 more to get a car of corn
from O’Neill to Omaha than from a
point in Iowa the same distance away;
why coal was delivered from Wyoming
to Lincoln and Omaha $1 a ton cheap
er than at other points 300 or 400
miles nearer the mines. What we
want, said the senator, is a law that
will stand on the statute books regu
lating these things.
“The democrats offer a confusion of
remedies in their platform. The re
publican remedy is clearcut. The de
mocrats say enforce the maximum
freight rate law which every reputable
lawyer in the state says can’t be en
forced. Mr. Shallenbergersays let the
government own the railroads. That
would mean a debt on Nebraska tax
payers drawing $400,000,000 annual in
terest and probably no reduction in
freight rates. The republican remedy
he said, was to establish a railway
commission with authority to prohibit
any unjust rate and establish a j ust one.
That is the idea in the national law
and that is what we want to co-ope
rate with by enacting a state law.
The only way to get this is to
eliminate railroad influence from the
legislature. The republican party is
striving to do this. We have done it
in the party. I don’t know where the
railroad supporters have gone to, but
you can guess. The railroads are fight
ing us to the last ditch on this, but we
are going to stand or fall on the ever
lasting truth that the people must
have a fair deal on freight rates.”
The audience was notably impress
ed by the earnestness and unquestion
ed sincerity of Mr. Sheldon.
Star Items.
Phoebe Page made a trip to Page
last week.
Mrs. Stanton of Lynchi was a guest
of Mrs. J. B. Anderson’s last week.
There will be preaching services at
the Hainsville school house next Sun
day.
Miss Mate Theirolf is getting ready
for a visit to her old home at Plats
mouth.
W. A. Barns has returned from his
trip to Canada, he does not like the
country as well as fomerly.
A social party at the residence of A.
C. Mohr was greatly enjoyed by the
young people, Saturday evening.
Lena and Nellie Cole returned to
school Monday morning, having par
tially recovered from whooping cough.
Glenn Anderson has had to stay out
of school this week to help care for his
father’s herd, he is greatly missed by
his teacher and classmates.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Hodson return
ed to their old home last week, after
an extended visit to their daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Diamond
Long of Stanley county, South Doka
ta. Mr. Hodson has located at Lynch
for the present.
R. F. D. No. 1.
Joe Troyer will feed a carload of
cattle.
C. K. Ernest is hauling lumber for a
new barn.
This is the earliest snow in Holt
county for eighteen years.
Mrs. Thavenit of Ray, is dangerous
ly ill. Dr. Wilson is in attendance.
All farm work came to a standstill
on account of the snow and sleet.
Mrs. Henry Losher has returned
from the hospital at Omaha, much
improved.
J. E. Harding has bought the old
Phil Parker place, on the Eagle, and
will make it his home.
Clyde Johnson has finished thresh
ing in this neighborhood and pulled
his machine home just in time.
Lewis Stebener says he is a Frank
Phillip’s man, on general principles.
Yes Lewis, there is a big majority in
old'Holt, who are thinking the same
way.
M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL. Cashier
I SURPLUS * $55,000.00 I
I O’NEILL NAT L BANK
5 Per Cent Pa-id
on Time Certificates of Deposit
This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders
LOCAL MATTERS.
Get your typewriter paper at The
Frontier.
D. J. Cronin left for Avoca, Iowa,
Tuesday morning.
S. J. Weeks and F. J. Dlshner went
to Omaha Sunday on business.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Weingartner Saturday last.
Mrs. J. P. Mann and Mrs. Ed F.
Gallagher started for Chicago Tuesday.
Ilenry Ritts is the new landlord at
the Dewey hotel, he having bought
out Mr. Lapham.
I have the best iiour in the state
for the least money, no trouble to
prove it, see? Con Keys.
A marriage license was issued Tues
day to Henry Sprinkle and Laura May
Thurlow, both of Stuart.
The Rev. Clem L. Rogers of Osmond,
will preach in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday evening at 7:30.
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th weeks of each
month except Fridays and Saturdays
are Dr. Corbett’s new dates for
O’Neill.
Mrs. J. P. Mann returned from
Leads, S. D., Sunday, where she has
been visiting her sister for the past
month.
Taken up, at my place 2 miles south
and J mile east of Inman, 7 yearling
steers, on Sept. 24, *no brand.—Wm.
Purdy, Inman, Neb. 15-3
Wanted: traveler for established
house. $12 per week. Expenses ad
vanced. References. Address, with
stamp, Jos. A. Alexanders, O’Neill,
Neb. 18-1
Lost, new pair oi-iocus glasses in
case. Dr. E. T. Wilson’s professional
card is inscribed on case. Lost be
tween post ollice and engine house.—
Bennet Martin. 14-tf
For some reason not yet explained
our papers failed to arrive Wednesday
evening as they usually do and we are
delayed a day in getting out on that
account.
The Nye Schneider Fowler Co. at
Emmet are now carrying a complete
stock of lumber, hardware, coal,
paints and oil.—L. E. Haag,
Manager. 4-tf
Phil Zlemer was fined $10 and costs
in police court Tuesday on a complaint
filed by M S. Thompson charging as
sault and battery. Ziemer has appeal
ed the case to the district court.
Deborah Gibbons, a former O’Neill
girl, has got into politics at Butte,
Mont. One of her campaign cards
has been received here announcing
her candidacy for county superintend
ent.
David B. Beat, J. W. Messenger and
J. B. Freeland, all of Garfield county,
were at the land ollice here this week
on a contest case. Mr. Freeland was
formerly a resident of this county,
living near Minneola.
The Epworth League and the Chris
tian Endeavor societies have decided
to hold a Hallow’en social at Golden’s
hall on next Wednesday evening, Oct
ober 31. Everybody is cordially invit
ed. Come out and have a good time.
One by one the best orchardists in
the country are coming around to the
idea that thrifty trees can be succes
fully set in the fall, says the Farmer
and Breeder. With some exception,
peaches for example, and in some
climates there is no reason why fall
planting is not really to be preferred
to spring planting. The tree is in a
good condition to be dug; it has had
its summer growth of wood and the
sap is on its way down to the roots for
its winter’s rest so that the vitality of
the tree is less distrubed by digging it
in the fall than in the spring. Nur
serymen are not so busy in the fall
hence can give your order better at
tention and the planter lias plenty of
time for the work and time to get his
soil in the best condition to receive
the trees. Trees set in October will
have a chance to get well settled be
fore the cold weather comes on and
will be in condition to start up and
make an early growth in the spring.
The Allen News thinks if the local
business men of every town would on
ly take a dose of their own medicine it
would do them a lot of good. They
howl about the farmers sending away
fur their goods and all the time they
are sending away for half their print
ing. If they would advertise m-rc
and practice what they preach, less
farmers would seno away to the cata
logue houses.
Incalcuble damage resulted from the
storm of sleet Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. Telephone poles and wires
were broken down and trees broken off
or istrlpped of limbs. The telephone
lines here were cut off from connection
with the outside and only a small por
tion of city numbers were in opera
tion. The storm was especially severe
on stock as but few were prepared for
a storm.
Our friends the prohibitionists are
evidently keeping in the back ground
this year,as we have heard of no county
ticket being named. Possible they
have one, but if so it has escaped our
notice. It seems they went over into
the Third congressional district to get
a condidate for the Sixth district, as
Pro Pond prints a picture of E. P.
Stevens of Orchard, Antelope, county,
whom he says is the prohibition candi
date for congress in-the Sixth district.
A young couple, the groom from
Boyd county and the bride a Ilolt
county girl, routed Judge Malone out
of his home Monday night about nine
o’clock to have themselves made hus
band and wife. The judge cheerfully
complied with their wishes and went
to his office with them and tied the
tender knot. The young couple cau
tioned the judge to keep their names
from the newspapermen as they want
ed to come in on the bride’s parents
and surprise them after a brief honey
moon.
The “Rummagge Sale” now being
held in the Reka building by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church
will be continued one week and per
haps longer. The ladies wish to thank
the public for the liberal patronage
which they have received and also
wish to say that they have many good
bargains, in boys and girls clothing,
ladies and girls coats, etc. Our patrons
and friends are cordially invited to
make use of our “rest room ” when in
town on Saturday next. An exchange
will be held in the same building.
J. II. Riggs, formerly a resident of
Ilolt county, and Charlie Moore, also
an old settler, made a trip to the
northern part of the county last Fri
day, not stopping until they brought
up at the ranch of the Sage Anncar,
an honorable gentleman whose name
is familar in Ilolt and even in the
halls of our stateliouse—Hugh O’Neill.
Going, the gentlemen passed by Barny
Hynes old place, S. U. Gallentines,
the Nollkemper mill and on through
the sand hills to O’Neill’s. In speak
ing of the country, Mr. Riggs said he
saw much improvement in many ways
and beleives there is yet a future for
that north country beyond what most
of us believe, that It will be as much
better ten years hence as now that it
is better now than ten years back. As
to O’Neill’s place, a ranch of some
4000 acres, he thinks it ideal as a stock
farm and if Hugh O’Neill remains
there ten years longer, he will be in
dependently rich in spite of himself—
even if he continues to be so generous
ly inclined as he was to Messrs. Riggs
and Moore, whom he sought to make
famous and wealthy along with him
self by present ng them with an inter
est in a pacing prodigy Hugh has on
his farm. Returning, the gentlemen
stopped over night with John Moel
ler, who is a king of farmers, having
stayed by the country until be has a
farm any one should be proud to own,
land that will not go beggiug more
than one season at most at $20 the
ac e. Mr. Riggs has many warm friends
up this way who are always glad to
see him when he can break away from
his newspaper duties long enough to
call on us. lie is located at Waterloo,
Douglas county, where lie has a flonrish
ng newspaper business.
Rev. J. M. Caldwell was up from
Soutli Omaha a few days last week.
He has been at Chicago and South
Omaha for the past month or six
weeks but saysO’Neill is still his home.
He expects to dispose of ills South
Omaha property and get a farm here.
Mrs. F. E. Dolphs, and daughter
Evva, of Shenandoah, Iowa, who have
been visiting her mother, Mrs. C. W.
Cross, returned to their home Friday.
Mrs. Cross accompanied her daughter
to Shenandoah, where she will visit
for a few days and then go east to visit
relatives.
The Frontier subscription list is
growing rapidly under the liberal of
fers made in our contest. A large
number of new subscribers have been
put on the past few weeks and we ex
pect many more during the next
month. Local advertisers should bear
In mind that The Frontier is a medium
that gives the largest possible circula
tion.
Prospects for Normal
Miss Zink is in her office again after
six week’s spent visiting the county
schools during which time she visited
practically all of the schools in the
westernjportion of the county. She
conducted teacher’s examination last
Friday and Saturday, when ninety-two
teachers and pupils took the examina
tion. Miss Zink is hopeful of securing
a summer normal at O’Neill next sum
mer for the benefit of Holt county
teachers, something she says they are
greatly in need of. She believes had
there been a normal here last summer
there would have been as many teach
ers in attendance from this county as
from the entire northwestern part of
the state at Valentine. State Super
intendent McBrien favors a normal
here as do also the legislative candida
tes. The plan is to either relocate
some one of the five normals and
establish it at O’Neili or endeavor to
have the legislature authorize another
normal.
There is some question as to wheth
er a normal authorized by act of legis
lature can be relocated after it has
been located. The state superintend
ent, Miss Zink says, thinks It can and
will endeavor to have one of the
normals located here if he continues
in ollice. If this plan can not be car
ried out, then it is expected to secure
the normal by act of the legislature.
There is state appropriation for five of
these summer normals and it is be
lieved the educational interests of this
county are such that a normal is need
ed at O’Neill. The republican legisla
tive ticket is favorable to it, Miss
Zink says, and are going to do all they
can to get it.
O’Neill business interests will at
once recognize the advantage of an in
stitution that will bring from 150 to
200 people here during the summer
and should be ready to boast it along.
Phoenix Pick-Ups
Ray Coburn drove to Atkinson and
back Friday.
Lida Wearne is visiting friends and
relatives in Atkinson.
Verne Anderson was a visitor at
Mr. Snyders’ Saturday last.
Edith Jeppeson visited Louise
Grossman one day last week.
Mr. Reiser and son Ben of Badger
were Phoenix visitors Friday last.
Frank Damero is rushing the season
by the sound of his sleigh bells last
Sunday.
Mrs. Clara Ames and children are
visiting relatives and friends in Iowa
at present.
Mrs. Nilson was a visitor at Ben
Kinneys one day last week as was also
Mrs. Snyder.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
Christensen is recovering from her
recent sickness.
The snow storm or last Saturday
night makes people begin to think of
what is to come.
We understand that Margie Elliott
is back to this burg again. All will
be glad to welcome her.
Mr. Finkes’ new barn is nearing
completion and when finished will Le
one of the largest in the county.
L. G. Coburn went to town one day
last week for lumber to complete the
hog house, porch, corn crib and buggy
house which he is building.
Mrs. Lamphier and Lenora, also
Perry Miller went to Bassett Wednes
day of last week, for a short visit at
the home of Harry Cady and wife.
Jake McKathnie finished bu lding
a barn for Ray Coburn the latter part
of the week and is now reparing the
house by the addition of a porch, etc.
The Frontier is equipped for turning
out the most attractive sale bills on
short notice.
TO PROTECT WRECKERS
Reasons tor Wanting Whelan in the
County Attorneys’ Office.
SOME PECUALIAR TRANSACTIONS
Defenders Couldn't Get Pat Hagerty
But Got Ills Signature to Convey ,,
Property to Mullen’s Father.
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The fusion strategy board is going to
great lengths to elect :Whelan county
attorney. To prevent their plans be*
lng spoiled of keeping the bank wreck
ers out of the penitentiary they havp
got to have Whelan in the county at
torney’s office. They know if Whelan
is elected they are safe In their dirty
work of protecting the bank wreckers
and robbing the poor people of their
money. ,
Can any depositor of the defunct
Elkhorn Valley bank or any voter of
Holt county say that the prosecution
did its full duty in the farce at Basset
when Wrecker McGreevy wassuppose^
to have a trial? Can any one say the
county attorney has done his full duty
to apprehend Pat Hagerty? When
Hagerty was located in Webb county,
Texas, did the county attorney get
some depositor whose money Hagerty
had taken, as was clearly his duty, to
tile a complaint and make some effort
to apprehend him? He not only did
not do that, but one of the depositors
who tried to get him to make out a
complaint Anally had to go to the
county Judge and Ale one on his own
motion. That was on August 6,1906,
Can Mullen claim that he knew no
thing of or had no means of knowing
the whereabouts of Hagerty at that
time? On July 20,1906, the Hagerty
farm adjoining O’Neill was transfer
red by deed from Mary Hagerty and
Patrick Hagerty to O. F. Biglin, re
ceiver of the defunct bank. This deed
was signed by Hagerty before B. J.
Leyendecker,clerk of the district court
of Webb county, Texas, and is record
ed in the office of the county clerk of
Holt county,Nebraska,in book 76, page
355. On August 18, 1906, O. F. Biglin
executed a deed conveying this same
farm to James Mullen, father of A. F.
Mullen, county attorney. This deed
is witnessed by J. A. Donohoe, and is
recorded in book 75 at page 357 of the
deed records of the county.QCan Coun
ty Attorney Mullen explain how these
transactions could be carried on with
out him having some knowledge of the
whereabouts of Hagerty? The receiv
er of the bank knew where he was
when he got the deed executed by
Hagerty in Texas. Was the receiver
afraid that the county attorney would
get after Hagerty and send him to the
penitentiary if he told him Pat was in
Webb county, Texas, on July 20? Or
did they both know it and simply
wanted to railroad through a deal to
pass the Hagerty farm ostensibly in
to the hands of the county attorney’s
father?
In the face of these things, the
strategy board have the nerve to state
week after week in the Independent
that Mullen has done all he could to
bring Hagerty and McGreevy to jus
tice. And this is the kind of business
endorsed by the fusion platform on
which Ed Whelan accepted the nomi
nation for county attorney.
Rich, isn’t it?
Ray Items.
Rather misty weather, to dig
“Murphys”
C. H. Bigler did trading in O’Neill
the last of the week.
Hazel Tanner attended the teach
er’s examination in O’Neill Saturday.
Mr. Roberts of O’Neill called to see
Mr. Dodge’s people the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Twyford were
callers at Thaveret's Saturday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Twyford are
visiting relatives in Draper, South
Dokata.
Coimer Ross and Joe Bigler spent a
pleasant evening at Charlie Bigler’s
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bigler spent
Monday afternoon visiting at Rollie
Twyford’s.
Mrs. Ross and Coimer did trading in
O’Neill Wednesday, returning home
the following day.
Election day is drawing near. Sam
Green speaks to the Rock Fall people
Monday, the 22nd.
F. C. Gatz of O’Neill bought some
fat cows of John Twyford, and bought
cattle of Charles Bigler.
There will be a barn dance, October
27th, at the Henry Twyford place.
Come and have a good time.
Mrs. F. Sweiger of Minneapolis is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dodge, at the present writing.
Mrs. Emily Thavenet is not as well
as common, Dr. Wilson called to see
her the latter part of the week.