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The Frontier. VOLUMF XXVII. GALLAGHER STILL MAYOR Annual Election ot City Officers Passes Off Qu'etly. THIRD CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS Has Clerk Enjoined From Placing His Name on the Ballots.—Tie in Third Ward. The city election passed off quietly Tuesday. The successful candidates are: Mayor, Ed F. Gallagher; treas urer, Jas. F. Gallagher; clerk, John McBride; police judge, J. A. Golden; councilman First ward, P. J. Biglin; Second ward, Frank Campbell; J. A. Cowperthwaite and James Davidson broke even in the Third, receiving forty votes each. The official canvass may change the votes announced and elect one or the other. The contest for mayor lay between Mr. Gallagher and D. A. Doyle, the same as a year ago. A petition was filed for Dr. Flynn to enter the race and a question arose over placing his name on the ballot, thus delaying the printing of the same until after the expiration of the time fixed by law for having the ballots ready for the inspection of the public. Under the statute the ballots are required to be delivered to the clerk at least five days before election. Dr. Flynn de sired his name left off the ticket, but filed his declination two days too late and went into district court and had the clerk enjoined from placing his name on the ballots, the action delay ing the printing of them until Monday. The newly elected officials will as sume their duties on Tuesday May, 7. Rates Are Lowered. Sioux City Tribune: Quotations on tolls over the combination bridge slumped again today, when the Great Northern railroad company issued a tariff providing for round trip tickets to points on the line in Nebraska. This tariff quotes the toll as low as 10 cents, while the passenger fares will be less than 2 cents a mile in many instances. In the past the railroad companies using the combination bridge have col lected a full 25 cents each way as bridge toll. In the new trail! only 10 cents is collected each way, while the round trip from Sioux City to South Sioux City will be 25 cents in the fu ture, which is 12 cents for mileage and 13 cents for two trips over the com bination bridge. This is the lowest schedule of rates ever made by a railroad company in the west, as it is permanent, and the round trip tickets sell for almost H cent per mile, or an amonnt equivalent to what was formerly the one way fare. This means that a permanent rate from these towns to Sioux city will be sold for what is equivalent to a rate of one fare for the round trip, if sold at 3 cents per mile. Some of the round trip rates are as follows: Stations— Miles. Fire. South Sioux City.... 3 $0 25 Allen Neb. 31 1 40 Laurel Neb.45 1 95 Randolph Neb. 60 2 55 Osmond Neb. 73 3 05 Plainview Neb. 83 3 45 O’Neill Neb.130 5 30 Travel Grows. The two-cent passenger rate is in creasing travel on the railroads, says the Fremont Tribune. The increase has been gradual, but there has been an increase, and it is beginning to reach proportions where it cannot but be noticed. A passenger agent repre senting a well known line while in Fremont last evening said that on trips he made this week he had never before seen on ordinary occasions such heavy local travel as is being carried on. He said that there was nothing to at tribute it to save the lower passenger rates which, now that the public has begun to appreciate thoroughly what it means, is beginning to take advant age of it. He declared that he believ ed that with an increase in growth of business for a brief time, some roads would be compelled to put on more lo cal coaches. Every Northwestern train that has gone up the main line out of Fremont this week has had a full load, and all but one or two of them have had more passengers aboard than they can seat. Marlow, Oklahoma, the Great Corn and Cotton Country. Where everything is grown, tine fruit of all kinds.Oklahoma farms froir^ $18 to $25 per acre,fine bottom farms, making, 100 bushels corn to an acre, last year. For $37.50 per acre. Dead Indian claims for $8 per acre. Indian surplus land for $12 to $15 per acre. Write Marlow Real Estate Co. Marlow, Okla. Twenty-five head of horses wanted to pasture. Address John Grutch, O’Neill, Neb , R. F. D. No. 1. 41-tf O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1907 Special Announcement I We ha ve contracted for the sale of three I of the best lines of buggies and spring I wagons manufactured in this country I ©£<?Henney, H6<?Staver, Moon The critic of good work is invited to call, inspect and investigate these lines. They are high grade and will always remain high in the estimation of the purchaser. O'NEILL, NEB. O. F. BIGLIN LOCAL MATTERS. E. H. Whelan is in Omaha. F. M. Addiscn was at Page Sunday. W. A. Gilmour was a Ewing visitor Monday. Surveyor Norton was up from Bliss Tuesday. R. J. Marsh had business at Ewing yesterday. John Skirving had business at Nor folk Monday. M. F. and Mrs. Ryan were Atkin son visitors Monday. Rob Hunt was up from Ewing over Sunday and Monday. Cowperthwaite & Son shipped two cars of stock Tuesday. Mrs. Hess of Chambers was an O’Neill visitor Tuesday. C. L. McElhaney of Dorsey was an O’Neill visitor yesterday. Wm. Froelich went to Omaha Tues day with two cars of hogs. A daughter was born Friday last to Daniel and Ellen McCarthy. W. R. Butler had business in dis trict court at Neligh Tuesday. Gabriel Bazelman was a Northwest ern passenger for Bristow Tuesday. Pete Ward was at Atkinson Mon day night to attend a dance there. For sale two choice lots one block from school house.—T. D. Hanley.41-2 W. B. Arganbright and John Hen ton of Atkinson were in the city Mon day. Dr. Corbett, Dentist, in O’Neill 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays, 4 days each week. Dr. Gallagher of St. Louis has been spending the week with relatives here. Wanted—At once, competent girl for house work; good wages.—Mrs. H. P. Dowling. 39-tf I have 300 bushels of first-class seed or cooking potatoes for sale.—B. H. Johring, O’Neill, Neb. 39-4pd It is reported that the Spencer schools are closed on account of an outbreak of smallpox. Frank Harnish departed Saturday last for Cherokee, la., where he has a position in a hospital. Mrs. Ed Stansberry returned to her home at Norfolk Tuesday, after a visit with friends in the city. Mrs. Mary Thompson returned Tuesday from Dennison, Tex., where she had spent the winter. Joe Oswald of Spingview visited with his cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Erb, from Thursday to Tuesday. Miss Edna Howe has been selected by R. J. Marsh, recently appointed postmaster at O’Neill, as assistant. The Northwestern has enlarged their side track facilities here by ex tending the south siding several hund red feet east. Judging from the numerous bon fires about town of late, O’Neill people are doing a good job of cleaning up the rubbish. The public schools will be closed to day and tomorrow, the teachers being in attendance at a teachers’ meeting at Norfolk. Dave Tierney and sister, Miss Marv, went to Omaha last Sunday on busi ness connected with the damaged suit growing out of the death of their brother, Tom, a year or more ago. The Frontier understands that Dan Cau ^ron has bought the Frank Lealiy property in the north part of town. Miss Lucile Meredith went to Pen der Tuesday to attend a convention of the Young Peoples’ Society of Chris tian Endeavor. M. B. Dailey of Swan came in Mon day to report for jury duty and upon being excused till called later went to Sioux City to spend the week. S. J. Weekes and Dr. Gllligan ar rived home last week from a trip to the northwest Pacific coast country, and are much enthused over that section. The warm, dry weather through the month of March furnished an ideal season for the farmers to get the small grain in and plow up the fields for corn. J. A. Lawrence, a special agent of the United States internal revenue service, was in the city a few days this week collecting data relative to re venue tax. The passing of the lenten season was noted by the young folks, who let loose their restrained energy and gaiety Monday night at a dance at the opera-house. 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.— Ah. Wilcox, Ray, Neb. 39-4 Owing to having meetings in the court house at 4 p. m., Rev. Abbott will preach at Cain’s school house at 2 p. m. instead of 3 p. m. and desires to continue.this arrangement.—A. M. P. Abbott. Strayed or Stolen—One blue-black cow, one 2-year old heifer spotted with line back, both mullies, one red heifer, white face with horns. Liberal re ward for information concerning the same.—A. H. Poe. Miss Sadie Skirving resigned her position at the typewriter in the county clerk’s office and last Friday departed for Leavenworth, Wash., where she has accepted a similar posi tion, with an increase of pay. Leo Kline starts next week for Los Angeles, Cal. The whole family ex pects to go to Los Angeles about the first of May, they having sold their property here and expect to make the California town their future home. James Sullivan was in town Tues day, the first time in several months. Though he lives out only a short dis tance, Mr. Sullivan doesn’t feel able to venture to town only on warm days and his friends miss his genial associa tion. The first indications of summer thunder showers were seen last even ing when a small cloud gathered in the west and was illuminated at in tervals with flashes of lighting. No rain tell and today the sky is overcast, a cold, raw wind blowing. Charley Downey went to Ewing Sunday and from thence by team over into Knox county. Charley is one of our hustling fire insurance men and travels this and adjacent counties thoroughly. He is one of the “old timers” that helped to subdue the northwest and says he notes many im provements in riding over the country. “There are as finely improved farms in Holt county today as can be found anywhere,” says Charley. 0. W. Armholt, F. A. Matthews, A. J. Smith and G. W. Farley were a party in from Inez Saturday last. Tessie Mohr has filed a petition in district court asking to be divorced from her huaband, John H. Mohr. George Conrad of Inman had busi ness in town Saturday last, being a guest at the home of his brother'Rob while in town. Taken up, on March 31, 1907, at my place two and onehalf miles south of O’Neill, one blue roan mare about 10 years old, weight 900:has white face and legs. Owner may have same by pay ing for keeping.—Thos. Connolly. The Frontier was leady to print wtsonably early today but discovered this afternoon that it had nothing to print on. Our papers, which come from Sioux City, failed to arrive at the usual time or were carried past O’Neill, so we are delayed. Wrapped in a copy of the State Journal of February 13, a dead baby was fished out of the river at Norfolk yesterday by A1 Johnson, a colored fisherman. He caught a sack on his hook contained the dead infant. No clue as to the child’s identity has been found. CniAAt Dam nil sung in this country at a theater in Philadelphia in connection with the production of John Howard Payne’s melodrama, “Clari, the Maid of Milan.” This was in 1823. The play was originally produced in Covent Garden theater, London, and im mediately the sweet air of the song sung by Clari became famous. Sioux City Tribune: Savage, Neb., will now be off the map in reality. For a number of years the town has main tained the name though the postofflce has been Royal since the postotlice was established there. But the Great Northern did not care to change the name, and the railroad map gave the name of “Savage.” New time cards issued today give the town the name of “Royal.” According to this, most women are in bad shape: A Kansas City physi cian has discovered that high collars worn by women produce cancer of the throat, and the Hopkins Journal adds that low necked dresses produce pneumonia, corsets produce heart disease and shortness of breath, and long skirts gather up germs of all infectious diseases, thin soles produce consumption, and tight shoes cause the toes to grow together and looking at the brilliant millinery causes sore eyes. Women should be careful of these things. Back in the days of excitement over gold discoveries in the Klondike, a Holt county man contemplated going to the gold fields to dig out a fortune of the yellow metal. Either fear of making a failure of it or his better judgment prevailed on him to remain here, and he is glad today that he did. Instead of going to the Klondike, he started a little speculation in Holt county land over in the hay belt. With $50 to start on, he now has pro perty worth *15,000. By buying land on time at a low figure to start with and selling at a high figure for cash and subsequently buying and selling several times lie lias come out far bet tor with Holt county real estate than the majority of the Klondikers did with gold mines. Music With Commercial Value. A song of highest art May touch the bearer's heart. A song of spring, or sixpence, or a pookot full of rye. May move to smiles or toars Him who heeds as well as hears. But then, such things aro ldlo and mean naught to protit by. The poet, the soprano, The tenor, plus piano, The singers of each kind, girls, women, boys or men, Make muslo that, Is lino. But. gentles, us for mine, Give mo the Joyous cackle of the egg-pro ducing hen. Oh. when the hen doth sing. It means an egg. by Jlng! She doesn't sing for art's sake: she sings not for her health, Unlike the pcet's lay, : Hers Is something that will pay, And adds unto the nation's prosperity and wealth. —T. K. A. In Globe-Democrat. Special Sermjns. At the Methodist church April 7, 1907, at 10 o’clock a. m. Special testi mony meetings. At 10:30 sermon top ic, “The Blind Beggar Educated at the Pool of Si loam.” John 9:25. Sun day school 11:30 to 12:30 m. Junior League at 3 p. m. Epworth League 6:46 to 7:45. At 7:45sermon topic, “Is Christ Lord of All?” Acts 20: 28. A mens meeting at the courthouse at 4 p. m. April 7. Topic, “What is Man,” by Rev. Abbott. We desire to continue this service every Sunday at that hour, to be addressed by the dif ferent public speakers of the city of O’Neill. Pasture Notice. I will take a limited number of horses to pasture for the season, both wild and tame grass with running water and plenty of shade. Inquire of J. Q. Howard for terms. 41-3pd. Minor Mention. John Phalin departed on Tuesday for Los Angeles, Cal. Sheriff Hall had official business in the Chambers country Monday and Tuesday, failing to get back in time to vote. Among other things done by the legislature the past week was the enactment of a law making it illegal for brewers to conduct saloons. The city council held the monthlj meeting Monday night. The onlj business transacted was the allowing of claims and transferring some $30< In the water fund to the water bone fund. The bill prohibiting district judge; or justices from presiding at a tria where either party to the suit oi counsel is a relative of the presiding judge has passed both the senate anc house. Somebody started this joke: "1 Roosevelt is president with his clothe; on, what is he with hie clothes off?’ Answer: “Teddy bear.” Sioux Citj papers attribute the authorship of it to “a good Methodist sister” of thai town, and the Lincoln Star gives tin story as originating with a fair dami at the Nebraska capital. It is alto gether probably that, as Presiden Roosevelt would say, both Sioux Cit; and Lincoln papers are telling “i willful untruth that might be char acterized by a more ugly word.” A any rate the reporter who wrote i neglected to give the name of tin woman or the number of the tele phone from whence the joke is said t< have started. NUMBER 41. Dibble, McShane and Skidmore Cases In District Court. COURT ADJOURNS TILL MAY 20 Trunk Case Goes to the United States Circuit Court On Application of the Defendants. John Dibble, Frank McShaue and Joseph Skidmore are now each held by the district court under bonds of *1,000 eacli to appear for trial in that court. William Welier is still in the custody of the sheriff. Skidmore was given a hearing in county court Sat urday last and held to the district court on *2,000 bonds, the same as the the others. The district court reduced the bonds of each to *1,000,approving the follow ing sureties: For Dibble—Peter Nelter and P. D. Mullen; for McShane —Patrick and Charles McShane and John Galligan; for Skidmore—Chris tena and Daniel DIerks and R. P. Mc Allister. , Upon petition being filed by the de fendant, the case of Rev. A. M. P. Abbott vs. the Chicago & Northwest ern Railway company has been trans ferred from the d.strlct court of Holt county to the United States circuit court ifor the district of Nebraska. This is the case where Rev. Mr. Ab bott sues the railroad for *13,000 for the loss of his trunk in the burning of the Northweseern depot at Norfolk a year ago last December. Court has adjourned till May 20, the jury being notified to report on that date. The Supervisors. O’Neill, Neb., January 3,1907. Re port of County Attorney Arthur F. Mullen,Ofrom January 13,1903,to Jan uary 3, 1906. Balance on hand January 13, 1903.$31 90 January 13,1904, cash from clerk of the dlstrictcourt. 1 00 April 4,1906, amount drew from clerk of district court in Tier ney case No. 6114. 17 60 Grand Total.$50 00 Credits. January 14, 1903, paid P. C. Cor rigan for blotter book and cash book for county..$ 1 00 April 21, 1903, paid John Powers sheriff of Douglas county. 26 00 Case, County vs George Willes No. 6597 exchange. 1 06 August 20,1903,paid Judd Woods for notices published in the X case of the County vs Tierney, No. 6114 property purchased by county. 17 60 April 29, 1904, C. D. Marsh, sheriff of Rock county for ser vice on Wm.Colefax, in case of County vs Stapleton No. 8678 1 25 April 29,1904, paid John Powers sheriff of Douglas county for service of sommons in the fol lowing cases, Connty vs Dorsey No. 6030. 1 40 County vs Dorsey No. 5559. 1 40 County vs Stapleton No. 6678... 1 56 County vs homestead land No.6633 1 65 County vs Kendis No. 6675. 1 65 Exchange and County vs Forbes No. 6613. 160 April 5, 1905, paid A. Bauman, Sheriff of Dodge Co. for service of summons in case of County vs Jones No. 6297. 1 70 Exchange. 05 April 24,1906,paid Nicholas Ross sheriff of Lancaster county for service of subpoena in case of State vs McGreevy. 2 25 Exchange. 05 July 19,1906, paid John W. Mc Donald, sheriff of Douglas Co. for service of summons in the case of County vs Cronin, No. 7476. 1 25 Exchange. 06 Total.:.$35 50 Amount paid to E. H. Whelan re ceipt attached $14.90. Grand Total $50 40. Respectfully submitted, Arthur F. Mullen, Ex-County Attorney. Adjourned Annual Township Meeting. 1 Notice is hereby given that an ad journed meeting of the electors of Grattan township will be held at the ; court house in O’Neill on Saturday, April 13,1907, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of receiving reports of standing committees and for the trans action of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. ■ P. C. Kelly, Chairman. ; Jerry Hanley, Clerk. Notice. Members of the Holt County Fair 1 association are requested to meet at the O’Neill National bank on Friday, 1 April 5, at 8 o’clock p. m., for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business which may come ' before the meeting. All members re quested to be there. P. J. McManus, President. Notice to Stock Owners. We will have the dip ready to dip • all outside stock that may come on ■ Thursday, April 11. Cattle 15 cents > per head, horses 25 cents.—Arnold & Son. _ 41-lpd