The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVII.
_O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MARCH 21, 1907
_ NUMBER 39.
Community Pays Its Respects to De
parted Pioneer. •
ODD FELLOWS TAKE CHARGE
Long Procession Follows Remains to
Final Resting Place.—Many From _
Other Towns.
The funeral of Bennett Martin was
held on Sunday last at the Methodist
church. The high esteem in which
the deceased was held was evidenced
by the great outpouring of the people
or the community to pay the last tri
bute to the memory of one of our
pioneers. The church was entirely
inadequate Uradmit all and perhaps
half of those who came remained with
out.
The funeral arrangements were un
der the direction of the Odd Fellows
members of which order were in at
tendance from adjacent towns and the
country around. The procession from
the house to the church and thence to
the cemetery was the longest witness
ed here in many years It was formed
at the house at two o’clock and moved
forward in the following order: Mount
ed police, ladies of the Rebekah lodge,
Odd Fellows, carriage with officiating
clergyman, city officials, hearse accom
panied by the pall bearers, relatives of
deceased, and a long line of carriages
and buggies following.
The services at the church opened
with a hymn by the choir. The pas
tor, Rev. A. M. P. Abbott, read a por
tion of scripture and offered prayer.
The sermon, preached from the text
found in the Apostle Peter’s first
epistle to the “strangers scattered
l hroughout Pontus,Galatia, Capidocia,
Asia and Bithynia,”the twenty-fourth
verse of the first chapter,“For all flesh
is as grass and all the glory of man as
t he flour of grass,’’ was prefaced by a
brief biography and a few personal al
lusions to the life and character of the
deceased, with whom, he explained,
he had become acquainted only recent
ly. In quoting one who had known
t he deceased many years his character
was aptly described as a “diamond in
the rough.” With something of the
rough exterior, Bennett had a warm
heart and a deeply sympathetic nature
and was always ready to aleviate dis
tress or comfort those who mourned.
Mr. Martin was fifty-nine years of
age. He was a native of New York
state, but came to Nebraska in the
early days, first to Cedar county, and
then to Holt county in 1878, where he
settled on a homestead in Paddock
township. Some eighteen or twenty
years ago he removed to O’Neill with
his family and they have ever since re
sided here. For the past ten years
Bennett had been the city marshal
and superintendent of the waterworks,
being reappointed year after year.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
four sons and thiee daughters, Merrit
J. of Douglas, Wy., Frank of Burwell,
Neb., Berl olBonesteel, S. D., Walter
of O’Neill, Mrs. Ope Chambers of Her
rick,S.D.,Mable and Goldie of O’Neill.
The children were all here to attend
the funeral.
The decease was a member of the
Odd Fellows, Mason and Woodmen
lodges, having $2,000 insurance in the
latter.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postoffice for the
week ending March 16, 1907:
Henry Iloth, Patrick O’Fallon, Will
Woolsey, Miss Lauretta Wilson, Miss
Martha Jensen, Miss Angela Morse.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If notcalled for in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter office
D. n. Cronin, Postmaster.
I7 TIME
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BRIDGE TO REPLACE
May Pat Steel Expansion at Site of
Historic Whiting Bridge.
Holt and Boyd counties are up
against another bridge proposition.
The historic Whiting bridge that had
withstood the battering ice and pres
sure of Hoods for many years at
last gave way under the tremendous
flood of water and ice this spring. A
picture of this bridge was printed by
The Frontier on the anniversary of
the recovery of Barret Scott’s body
just below the bridge.
No action has been taken by the
Holt county board of supervisors as
yet looking to replacing the bridge
other than to call for an opinion from
the county attorney as to whether an
emergency exists, in which event a
bridge may be built without going
through the legal form of advertising
for bids, which consumes considerable
time.
The Boyd county board are expected
over today to enter inti conference
with the board of Holt relative to re
placing the bridge. It is the sense of
the Holt county board that if any
bridge is built it should be a steel ex
pansion bridge. This would probably
cost in the neighborhood of $8,000.
Atkinson Oratorical Contest.
T. V. .Golden and Ed Whelan went
to Atkinson Friday evening to act as
judges of the high school oratorical
contest. Mr. Whelan, in speaking of
the participants.saysthatit was quite
difficult for the judges to arrive at a
decision, there being several excellent
declamations, and no two judges had
selected the same candidate for first
honor.
After considerable discussion they
agreed upon Earl Stilson, for first;
Ethel Sweet,second; and Henry Purdy,
third. Edna Boluss, Miss Brook, Miss
Jarvis and Roy Griffin were also hon
orably mentioned.
Mr. Stilson will represent his school
at Norfolk in the district contest,
while to those awarded the second and
third places were presented with sub
stantial prizes.
Fred Bazelman Arrested.
With reference to the disastrous fire
at Bristow last week, a special from
that town to the Norfolk News yes
terday says:
Fred Bazelman, of the Bazelman
Lumber company of this place, was
arrested yesterday by the town board,
charged with the setting of lire to his
own and other buildings.
Bond was placed at $0,000.
Not being able to give bond, he ac
companied the sheriff to Butte, Neb.
Trial was set for April 4.
Mr. Bazelman sent over for Attorney
Harrington to defend him. His friends
here hope he will be able to prove his
innocence of so serious a charge.
Take Notice.
The person who took the overcoat
made of brown Russian calf at Mellor
& Quilty’s barn and left another coat
in its place on Sunday, March 17, is
hereby notified to return the same to
the place whence it was taken and get
their own coat instead. My coat is
easily indentitied from the one left in
its place. On the inside pocket is the
maker’s guarantee and is made from
material quite different from the coat
substituted. Ernest Stien.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our frater
nal brothers and sisters and to the
many dear and sincere friends, who by
practical aid and sympathy sustained
and comforted us in the sadest hour of
our bereavement through the loss of
our loved and loving husband and
father.
Mrs. Augusta Martin and Family.
Have The Frontier print it for you.
LOCAL MATTERS.
For first-class printing see The
Frontier.
A son was born Wednesday last to
Mr. and Mrs. Saunto.
Latest things in visiting cards at
this office.
Postmaster Woods of Ewing is in
the city todoy.
Dan McClellan departed Tuesday
for a trip to westesn Wyoming.
Miss Hudspeth of the Stuart Ledger
was an O’Neill visitor Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kelley of Atkin
son were Sunday visitors in the city.
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, in O’Neill
2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays, 4 days each
week.
Miss Margaret McCarthy was up
from Randolph over Saturlay and
Sunday.
For Rent—A farm one and a half
miles east of O’Neill. Enquire of A.
F. Mullen. 39-lpd
Rev. Mr. Wells will conduct services
in the Episcopal church next Sunday
at 11 a. m.
Wanted—At once, competent girl
for house work; good wages.—Mrs. II
P. Dowling. 39-tf
Wedding announcements and invi
tations furnished in the latest styles
at this office.
Geoyge Henry of the Boyd County
Register, published at Butte, was ir
the city Sunday.
D. C. Shull, an attorney of Siouj
City, had business before the countj
court here Monday.
If you want go d flour cheap, 01
grain, feed or hay, come to me next t<
postotllce.—Con Keys.
A hundred envelopes with youi
name and address printed on them foi
50c at The Frontier.
I have 300 bushels of llrst-class seec
or cooking potatoes for sale.—B. II
Johring, O’Neill, Neb. 39-4pd
Representative H. R. Henry was uj
from Lincoln to attend the funeral o:
Bennett Martin Sunday last.
The ladies working guild will meet
with Mrs. Fred Clift Thursday,March
29, at 2 p. m. All are invited.
1 have about 500 bushels of gooc
clean seed oats for sale at 33 cents pei
bushel.—Peter McMonigle. 39-lpd
John Walmer was up from the Gal
iagher-Birmingham ranch the first o
the week and took out a load of lum
ber with him.
Frank Heenan, city marshal of
Spencer, Neb., and Thomas Coleman
sheriff of Boyd county, were over fron
Boyd county last Sunday.
Salesmen wanted to look after in
terest in Holt and adjacent counties
Salary or commission. Address the
Harvest Oil Co. Cleveland, Ohio. 39-1
Arch Henry moved up from Omaha
this week and will return to farm life
His brother, E. D., was in from the
Minneola couutry Tuesday to haul out
his household goods.
R. E. Bowden was up from Norfolk
Iasi, Saturday. R. E. retains his old
time interests in politics judging fron
the fact that he is the republican can
didate for engineer at Norfolk.
L. G. Gillespie went to Sheridan
county Tuesday to be gone two oi
three weeks. Mrs. Gillespie and little
daughter will visit with relatives al
Coleridge during his absense.
J. D. Scott of Rushville, court re
porter for Judge Westover, was in the
city this week assisted his brother, C.
B. Scott, in the voluminous amount
of work piled up for the reporter in
f.ha Ii'eoir nnen
The Rev. T. W. Bowen will preach
his farewell sermon in the Presbyter
ian church next Sunday evening at
7:30 p. m. “The Responsibility of the
Christian Ministry,” will be the sub
ject of his sermon.
“Things You Have Learned From
Noble Men and Women Outside the
Bible” is the Christian Endeavor sub
ject for Sunday evening, Mar. 24, at
6:30.—Miss Pearl Roberts, Leader.
Edison records are the best and so
near like the singer or band that one
thinks he his listening to the singer
or band ana not to a machine. For
proof call at Lockard’s jewelry store
and hear them. 34-tf
For Sale—A six year old Percheron
Stallion, sired by a registered horse
and a grade mare. Sound in every
way and broke to work; weight 1600.—
Ab. Wilcox, Ray, Neb. 39-4
Shortly before midnight Tuesday lire
was discovered at the Spittler meat
market. The alarm was given and
the tlremen responded. The tire was
in the ice box and was quickly extin
guished. The damage done wasslight.
Sam Berge tells us of the sad death
of his brother-in-law, Will Walmer,
formerly of O’Neill, at Brownbrook,
N. J., on March 12. He was laying
shingles on the roof of a two story
building from which he fell and was
instantly killed.
Mr. Edwards, secretary to Judge
Kinkaid, arrived in the city Monday.
Tlie junior normal bill, which passed
the senate several weeks ago, passed
the house today.
Eber Leek is acting in the capacity
of marshal and superintendant of
water works at present.
O’Neill people paid the customary
respects to St. Patrick’s day last Sun
day by a liberal adornment In green.
Boyd County Register: Miss Pearl
Peeler of O’Neill, who is teaching in
the Green district across the river in
Holt county, was a Butte visitor Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Zink tells us about twenty
teachers and others are planning to
attend the teachers’ meeting at At
kinson next Saturday from O’Neill.
It is hoped arrangements will be
made whereby those attending from
here can go to Atksnson on the morn
ing freight.
According to the Spencer Advocate,
indications of oil have been found In
Boyd county. Hie supposition that
oil wells underlie the hills and dales
of Boyd is based on the report that a
parcel of ground about live acres in
extent has sunken on the farm of one
Littig near Gross and odors of oil
till the air therefrom.
I. R. Smith, who has been at Head
wood for several years past, returned
tiO O’Np.ill last, WPPlr anrl will ncrnin
make Ills home on his farm south of
town. I. It. says this community suits
him better than anything he has seen
since leaving here and is glad to get
back among old friends.
O. O. Snyder is extending his com
pliments to friends and patrons in the
shape of a neat little bill book so
arranged with ribbons on each flap
as to afford absolute security from
bills losing out. It also makes an
interesting puzzle studying out the
mechanical principle upon which the
ribbons operate.
M. B. Dailey of Swan, who was call
ed to O’Neill on the regular jury pan
el, orders The Frontier sent to his ad
dress. Mr. Dailey is one of the Kin
kaid homestead settlers that are de
veloping that section of the county,
he having come here from Iowa some
■ three years ago. He is a pleasant
gentleman to meet and is interested
in'keeping posted on the progress of
■ the county.
The annual Easter sale and exchange
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church will de held in the west room
of the Golden Furniture Co., Satur
day, Mar. 30, commencing at 10:30 a.
m. Apronsfrom many different states
will be for sale. Cakes, bread, pressed
meats, salads, timbales cases and a
good variety of cookery will be offered
for sale. Come early and make your
selections
Sixty-two new members were taken
into the Knights of Columbus lodge
here lust Sunday. The occasion was
made a notable one. It brought to
gether 225 K. C.’s, including candi
dates. They assembled at Golden’s
hall and marched to St. Patrick’s
church in a body to attend high mass
at 10:30. In the afternoon the initia
tion took place in the court-house. In
the evening an elaborate banquet was
spred at the opera-house and an en
tertaining program of “responses”
carried out. The order is fast becom
ing numerically one of the strongest
in this section.
Congressman Kinkaid arrived from
Washington Thursday last and is now
at home to his friends and constitu
ents at his usual headquarters.
Though corgress has adjourned, the
judge is busy looking after the affairs
of the Sixth district. Monday he was
sending out telegrams to forestall a
plan on the part of the Wyoming de
legation in congress to promote the
w<.rk in Wyoming on the government
irrigation system in that state and
this to the detriment or neglect of the
Nebraska portion of the system. Con
gressman Kinkaid got into communi
cation with the department as soon as
he learned of it, and also called atten
tion of Senators Burkett and Brown
to the situation, the former being at
Washington and therefore able to act
personally with the department.
William Weller, one of the three de
fendants in the suit brought by John
Furgeson alleging that seven hogs
were stolen from him, has been a
boarder at the county jail for a week,
he having failed to furnish the requir
ed bail. Frank McShane is his co-de
fendant, John Dibble also being a
party to the suit as the one to whom
four of the alleged stolen hogs were
sold. The preliminary hearing will be
had today. A motion was tiled with
Judge Malone asking him to raise the
bond of both Weller and McShane
from $300 to $1000, and the latter was
brought into court yesterday. The
judge did not entertain the motiom
but committed McShane to the cus
tody of the sheriff until the prelim
inary hearing.
Educational Notes.
Prof. A. E. Davisson, superintend
ent of the state university school of
agriculture, at Lincoln, will deliver
two lectures before the Ilolt Counny
Teachers' association, Saturday,March
23. His evening lecture will be "More
of Life’’while in the afternoon he will
talk on “Education and Interpreta
tion of Life.”
Both of these lectures will be given
in the Methodist church in Atkinson.
Programs for the twenty-tirst annu
al meeting of the North Nebraska
Teachers’ association have been mail
ed to all teachers in the county. This
meeting will be held at Norfolk.
Some of the principal speakers secur
ed for the meeting are Senator J. P.
Dolliver, an orator of national reputa
tion, on Thursday evening, April 4;
superintendent Henry Houck, deputy
state superintendent of Pennsylvania,
an educator of national prominence,
on Friday evening, April 5; our own
favorite State Superintendent Mc
Brien, whose advanced educational
ideas have done so much for the state;
President A. O. Thomas of the state
normal at Kearney; Prof. J. W. Sear
son of the state normal at Peru; Sup
erintendent 0. F. Garrett of Sac City,
Iowa, a specialist in applied agricul
ture, and Superintendent E. B. Sher
man of Columbus, one of the authors
of Sherman & Heed’s Essentials of
Teaching readintr.
Kail road rates of one and one third
fare will be allowed to each person
who takes a receipt from ids local
agent and has it signed by the rail
road secretary, F. 0. Marshall, at the
time he pays his enrollment fee of 5C
cents.
The annual contest of the North
Nebraska Declamatory association
will be held in the Norfolk Auditorium
Wednesday, at 8 p. m., Ilolt county
will be represented in this contest by
Atkinson contestants.
The dates of the meeting are April
3, 4 and 5.
Florence E. Zink,
County Superintendent.
Happily Wedded.
Fred Cronk of Page and Miss Carrit
M. Finch of O’Neill were united ir
the bonds of matrimony on Saturday
last.
The groom is one of the prominent
and successful farmers of Verdigris
township and a young man held ir
high esteem in the community ir
which lie lives.The bride is a daughtei
of Mr. and Mrs. M. Finch, who reside
one mile least of town, and is a young
lady of many charming qualities. She
has been indentiiied with educational
interests as a teacher in the county
and has made many friends and ad
mirers In that capacity.
The Frontier understands the young
couple will make their home in Ver
rliirrla tnwnshin
Tw'o Funerals Today.
Two funerals were held today al
the Methodist church. At noon th<
services over the remains of Willian
F. Smith were held. Mr. Smith diec
at St. Joseph hospital in Omaha oi
Tuesdaj, he having been there takinf
treatment. The remains were brouglv
home for burial, accompained by hi:
wife. The deceased resided on a farn
north of town, and was a man of excel
lant character and held in higl
esteem by all who knew him. fie wai
57 years of age.
The funeral of Mr. Hoxic, the agec
father of Henry Hoxie, was held at:
o’clock this afternoon.
Spring arrived previous to thi
schedule time. According to the ap
portionment of time and seasons, thi
gladsome spring-time was formerlj
ushered in today, but the weather for i
week or more could not be classei
with the winter brand.
Mr. Cowperthwaite, who cried th<
George Graham sale one day las
week, tells us it was one of the larges
attended sales this year. Everythin)
brought high prices, especially livi
stock, all kinds of which is in grea
demand.
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AWARD PLAINTIFF $2,OOD
Jury In Celebrated Liquor Case Asses
ses Small Damages.
ASKED $30,000 OF THE BREWERS
Long and Hard Fought Suit Over
Death of Former Stuart Saloon
Man.
The jury in the Frey case brought
in a verdict yesterday morning for the
plaintiff, lixing tlie amount of damage
at $2,000. The jury deliberated abcut
twenty-four hours, or from Tuesday
morning until Wednesday morning.
The verdict was an evident disap
pointment to the prosecution, who
were hoping for something big. The
amount of damages asked was *30,000.
The case was generally conceded to
be the most important civil suit in
the history of the county. It was un
usual because many liquor dealers
were being sued for the death of one
liquor dealer. It was therefore watch
ed with keen interest by the public,
vigorously prosecuted and determined
ly fought by the delendants.
The case was called a week ago last
Monday and the arguments were fin
ished at 11 o’clock Monday night this
week. The lnrv went into tlm Inrv
room Tuesday morning and returned
a verdict Wednesday morning.
The history of the case has been
published before by The Frontier,
with a list of the many defendants.
Elizabeth A. Frey of Stuart, widow of
the late John Frey, brought action
through her attorneys to recover $30,
000 from numerous wholesale and re
tail liquor dealers for the death of her
husband last September, he being a
saloon keeper and said to have died of
alcoholism. Recovery of the large
amount of damages was asked from
the brewers and wholesale liquor
dealers of whom he bought goods and
also a number of Omaha saloon keep
ers in whose places Frey Is alleged to
have drunk beer.
All last week and up to Monday
noon of this week was consumed in
drawing a jury and examining witnes
ses. Monday afternoon the arguments
began, the court-room being crowded
from that time until the close with
mnn nnH u nmnn A IP \fn11nn lnnrl
out with the opening plea for the
plaintiff with a first-class temperance
lecture. I. J. Dunne of Omaha, one
of the attorneys for the defense, fol
lowed with a plea as strong and stir
ring as ever made to a jury in the Holt
county court-house and held the pro
found and rapt attention of all in the
court--room. Mr. Dunne spoke for
over two hours and while he had not
the advantage of the sympathic side
of the case displayed marked ability
i as an orator and deep legal learning.
Adjournment of court was taken until
, 7 p. m. at the conclusion of Mr.
Dnune’s plea.
When court reconvened Mr.'Dickson
took up the argument for the defense
and dwelt at length on the various
, phases of the case. Mr. Harrington
j then closed for the plaintiff.
! The verdict for $2,000 is against
. each of the defendants individually.
, Judge Harrington stated to the jury
, in his instructions that should they
find for the plaintiff the court would
I tlx the amount each of the defend
• ants were liable for. It is understood
the case will be appealed, though this
has not been ollicial announced.
! Another Damage Suit From Stnart.
Stuart also furnished another dam
age suit at this term of court. It is
the action of Margaret Faith against
L John F. McGrew asking $3,000 dam
1 ages. This case was taken up immed
iately after the conclusion of the Frey
, case. The plaintiff alleges to have
; sustained damages to the amount of
, $3,000 by reason of alleged misrepresen
r tations in a trade with McGrew,
\ wherein she traded a farm for live
' stock and machinery. The live stock,
1 the petition alleges, was not as re
presented.