The Frontier.
VOLUMF XXVII. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. APRIL 18, 1907 NUMBER <43.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Have The Frontier print it for you.
Have your house papered by M. F.
Cronin.
For tirst-class printing see The
Frontier.
Dill pickles, fifteen cents a dozen at
C. C. Reka.
Who wants some red top seed, cheap?
—Con Keys. 43-1
Dill pickles, fifteen cents a dozen at
C. C. Reka. 43-2
All first class work guaranteed by
M. F. Cronin.
Dill pickles, fifteen cents per dozen
at C C. Reka. 43-2
W. T. Hayes was down from Atkin
son last Monday.
Mrs. Fred Kemper of Creston, is in
the city visiting her parents.
For Sale—Three hundred bushel of
choice millet seed.—J. D. Kelley. 43-5
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, in O’Neill
2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays, 4 days each
week.
Wanted—At once, competent girl
for house work; good wages.—Mrs. II.
P. Dowling. 39-tf
If you are figuring on having your
house papered, see M. F. Cronin and
he will figure with you.
David B. Grosvenor returned last
evening from a couple of weeks visit
with relatives in Chicago.
For sale—200 bushels of millet seed,
40 bushels of flax seed. Four miles
northwest of O’Neill.—W. J. Gray.
Twenty-five head of horses wanted
to pasture. Address John Grutch,
O’Neill, Neb , R. F. D. No. 1. 41-tf
John Bennett was down from Chad
ron last Saturday visiting his old
O’Neill patrons and taking orders for
clothes.
Last Tuesday Judge Malone issued
a marriage license to Ralph B. Price,
of Thayer, Neb., and Miss Katie Gal
lagher, of Page.
Mrs. Harirington departed the first
of the week for Seattle, Wash., on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Mor
row, and family.
Orville Harrison, of Blackbird, was
a caller at these headquarters last
Monday, renewing his subscription to
this household necessity.
Lost—Set of garnet rosary beads,
strung on gold chain with gold cross
attached bearing initials “A. C.” Re
ward. Call at Frontier office.
N. V. Cole and wife of Michigan
City, Ind., arrived in O’Neill Tuesday
night for a visit at the home of Mr.
Cole’s brother, F. B. Cole, of this city.
There will be a dance at the opera
^ house next Wednesday night, April
24. Music by the harp orchestra of
Sioux City, Iowa. Everybody invited.
Jack Harrington says that Hans
Kautzman, formerly editor of the
Beacon Light, of this city, is now
working on a newspaper in Caldwell,
Idaho.
For Sale—If taken within thirty
days, I will sell my residence property
in O’Neill at a much less figure than
it is actually worth. Call on S. J.
Weekes. 42-ft
We notice by the Neligh Register,
of last week, that on April 8, a mar
riage license was issued to Joseph P.
Shanner of Page, and Mrs. Ida May
Weekes, of O’Neill.
I am selling flour cheap because
flour is plenty and feed is scarce and I
cannot buy feed seperate. Every sack
of Hour warranted as good as is made
in Nebraska.—Con Keys. 43-1
George Graham left Monday morn
ing for Omaha where he will visit
friends for a couple of weeks before
proceeding to Los Angeles, California,
where he expects to remain for about
a year.
Sioux City Journal, April 16, D.
Stannard, of O’Neill, Neb., arrival in
the city yesterday with his 5-year-old
pacer, Speed On, by Shade on, 2-08i.
Speed On has been given to “Tuck’
Conly to train.
M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL. Cashier
SURPLUS * $55,000.00 I
O’NEILL NATL BANK
Safety Deposit Boxes f
for Rent.
This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders ^
f
It is rumored in O'Neill that Glare
Kimball, one of the important wit
nesses in the Atkinson hog stealing
case, has shaken the dust < ,f Holt coun
ty from his shoes and departed for
points unknown.
John O’Donnell left for Seattle,
Washington, last Monday morning
where he expects to make his future
home. John has many friends in
O’Neill, who wish him prosperity in
his new home.
Plainview News: Weaver Larson
shipped his household goods, etc., to
O’Neill,Monday afternoon. Some time
ago Mr. Larson purchased a farm near
that place and his family will join
him in their new home next week.
Their many friends here wish them
success.
Ttie ball given in the new hall at
Emmet Friday night was a success
socially and financially. Among the
spectators were Mayor Mike Lyons
and wife, and their friend, Mrs. Peck,
who leads some important organiza
tions in Atkinson.
John Ryan left for Anaconda, Mont.,
last Monday morning where he will
visit relatives for a time and possibly
remain, providing he finds a sutiable
location. Should he decide to locate
in the west, his .O’Neill friends will
wish him success in his new home.
Guy Green and his brother, George,
were up from their Wheeler county
ranch Monday, returning the same
evening. Romaine Saunders accom
panied them home and will spend a
week there attempting to land some
of the finny tribe from the numerous
lakes in that vicinity.
Well, well and still they are coming.
The editor lias received a package of
flower seeds from Spineless Moses. If
the seeds are no more prolifiic than
the friendship or gratRude of the
before mentioned Moses we are afraid
we will not have many flowers in our
garden this sum mar.
Residence for sale: Good repair, 7
rooms and closets, nice bath room, ce
ment walks, large cistern, furnace, fine
double cellar, maple floors. One block
from schools and court house, nice
shade and grass. Bargain for cash.
Address Box “C” O’Neill, Neb. 43-4
H. S. Daniels city attorney of Oma
ha was in O’Neill on business last
week. Mr. Daniels has gained many
favorable notices from the press of
Omaha during the past ten days on
account of his determination to put
the lid on same of the unbridled vice
at present rampant in that metropolis.
Lynch Journal: W. H. Love has
sold the hotel in Lynch to Mr. Peeler
of O’Neill, who will take passession
the first of next week. Mr. Love has
already taken possession of a hotel at
Auburn where he thinks he has a bet
ter opening. We do not know Mr.
Peeler but are told he is a fine fellow
and we welcome him to Lynch.
An exchange says: “A Kansas bank
er wanted a railroad ticket and had
only a $2 bill. It required $3 to get
the ticket. He took the $2 bill to a
pawnshop and pawned it for $1.50. On
his way back to the station he met a
friend, to whom he sold the pawn
ticket for $1.50. That gave him $3.
Now, who’s out that dollar?”
An item overlooked in these columns
last week was the canvass of the vote
by the city council and determining
the aldermanship of the Third ward.
The election resulted in a tie vote in
that ward between J. A. Cowperth
wate and James Davidson. The two
candidates cast lots, the lot falling to
Mr. Cowperthwaite, who will continue
to serve on the board. The official
count made no changes in the result
of election.
The Methodist pulpit last Sunday
morning was well filled by Mrs. Anna
R. Simmons of Chicago, who is speak
ing under the auspices of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union. Mrs. Simmons is a vigorous
and able speaker. She not only holds
the attention of her audience but
reaches their conviction. She spoke
again at the union meeting in the
Congregational Church Sunday even
ing.—Fayette (Iowa) Reporter.
Mrs. Anna R. Simmons, of Chicago,
national lecturer and organizer of the
Womans’ Christian Temperance
Union, will be in O’Neill on April 22
and 23. On Monday evening the 22nd
a reception will be tendered her. A
program with music, short addresses
and light refreshments will be the
order of the evening. On Tuesday
evening she will give a lecture These
entertainments will be given in the
Odd Fellows hall, to which the public
is cordially invited. Admission free.
Marian McGrew, of Conley township,
was arrested last Thursday upon a
charge of insanity tiled by W. B. Coop
er. He was given a hearing before
the insane commission last Friday,
found insane and is at present confin
ed in the county jail. McGrew was an
inmate of the Illinois State asylum
for several years and escaped there
from about three years ago. County
Attorney Whelan is in correspondence
with the Illinois authorities in an en
deavor to have McGrew taken back by
them, rithus relieving this county of
the expense of his incorceration in
the asylums of this state.
w. r. urotne or mramet was a pleas
ant caller at these headquarters last
Tuesday renewing his subscription to
this household necessity for the ensuing
year. Mr. Grothe has been a reader
of The Frontier for over ten years and
always makes his appearance at these
headquarters the forepart of April
each year to pay his subscription for
the ensuing year. Bill says he can get
more genuine enjoyment reading the
paper when lie knows that it is paid
for. These are the kind of readers a
newspaper likes to have and we hope
several hundred of our readers will
emulate Mr. Grothe’s example.
Omaha Bee, April 17: Superinten
dent Lulu Kortz of Cherry county and
Superintendent Florence Zink of Holt
county called at the office of State Su
perintendent McBrien this afternoon
and convinced him they were qualified
under the new law for a junior normal
school at Valentine and at O’Neill.
Both will get the normals. The teach
ers were highly gratified with the en
actment of the bill providing for as
sistance to poor school districts and
each said it would result in great good
for all the western counties. In Holt
county about 100 districts will be help
ed to a seven months’ term and in
Cherry county about one-third of the
districts will be aided.
The following, going the rounds of
the press, may not be an account of a
real incident, but so far no one has
questioned its accuracy: “Not long
ago a farmer in Nebraska went to a
buggy dealer to buy a buggy. He
found one that suited him and the
price was $02. The farmer happened
to remember that about a dozen years
ago he had bought a buggy just like it
from the same dealer for $75, and he
mentioned the fact. The dealer went
to his books and found this to be true.
‘But,’ said the dealer, ‘my books show
that you did not pay cash for it, be
cause you did not have the money.
You hauled in 500 bushels of corn and
gave it to me for the $55 buggy. Now,
I’ll tell youwhat I’ll do. If you are
willing to bring me 500 bushels of corn
I will give you the $62 buggy, a self
binder worth $125. a sulky plow worth
$35, and a walking plow worth $12. In
addition to this I will hand you $16 in
money.”
Public Sale.
I will sell at public auction at my
place, seven miles north and one mile
east of O’Neill, on Thursday, April
25,1907, commencing at 10 o’clock a.
m., the following described property,
to-wit.
14 No. 1 Milch cows, 2 2-year old
heifers, 4 yearling steers, 4 yearling
heifers, 10 spring calves, 1 Short Horn
bull.
1 black mare 9 years old, weight
1250, 1 bay mare 10 years old, weight
1100, 1 span of three year old colts.
2 broad sows, 20 shoats, weighing
from 100 to 225 pounds each.
3 lumber wagons, 2 hay racks, 1 top
buggy, 1 set blacksmith tools, 1 Mc
Cormick binder, 2 mowers, 1 hay rake,
1 hay sweep, 1 sulky plow, 1 walking
plow, 1 breaking plow, 2 cultivators,
1 corn planter, 1 endgate seeder, 1
fanning mill.
1 cream seperator, 1 barrell churn,
600 bushels of corn, 450 bushels of oats,
50 bushels of spelts, 1 bed room set
and numerous other household
arcticles.
Free lunch at noon.
Terms: Sums of $10 and under
cash, over $10, one years time will be
given on notes with approved security
and 10 per cent interest.
Mrs. W. F. Smith,
Barney Stewart, Auctioneer,
Jas. F. O’Donnell, Clerk.
A hundred envelopes with your
name and address printed on them for
50c at The Frontier.
E. S. GILMOUR DEAD
Dropped Dead at tlie Northwestern
Depot this Morning.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE
Had Purchased a Ticket and Was
Chatting With a Friend When He
Fell, Dying in a Few Moments.
E. S. Gilmour, for four years county
clerk of this county, and for tlie past
year engaged in the harness business
in this city, dropped dead of heart
disease at the Northwestern depot at
3:05 this morning.
Mr. Gilmour intended taking the
early train for Stanton, Neb., and so
as to be sure and not miss tlie train he
left home about 10:30 last night and
went to the Evans hotel where he in
tended to get a couple of hours rest
upon the lounge in the office and have
Night watchman Kane call him in
time for the train. Mr. Evans says he
bid him good night about 12:45, when
he retired. Mr. Kane called him
about 2:40, and shortly thereafter he
started for the depot reaching there a
couple of minutes after 3 o’clock and
purchased his ticket. Tlie operator
told him that if the train had been on
time lie would have missed It, to
which Mr. Gilmour replied that he
guessed that was about right. O. O.
Snyder was at the depot, sitting in
side the office near fhe stove, and he
called to Mr. Gilmour to come inside
near tlie tire. Mr. Gilmour stepped
into the office and had stood there
prooably a second when he staggered,
grabbed hold of the counter in an at
tempt to save himself, and sank to
the door. Mr. Snyder, the operator
and Mr. Kane got some water and at
tempted to revive him but he was past
all aid. as Coroner Flynn said that he
probably did not live two minutes
after he sank to the floor.
Mr. Gilmours family was notified
and his son, W. A , accompanied by
Dr. Flynn, reached the depot about
3:30. A coroners jury was empaneled
at 5 o’clock and an inquest held. The
verdict of the jury was that deceased
came to his death from heart failure.
The following citizens comprised
the ^ry: P. J. Biglin, II. Zimmer
man, G. M. Berry, S. F. McNichols,
J. II. Wise and Joe Horrisky.
Mr. Gilmour was born at Cherry
Hill, Maryland, April 4, 1850, being
therefor 57 years old at the time of
his death. In October 1888, he came
to Nebraska from Newark, Deleware,
locating in Omaha, where he remained
until July 3, 1889, when he moved to
Ewing, which was his home and
where he was engaged in the harness
business until January, 1902, when he
came to O’Neill to take up his duties
as county clerk to which he was elect
ed the fall before.
Deceased was very popular where
he was well known and even prior to
his election as county clerk was a
prominent factor in the councils of
the republican party. In the fall of
1900 he was nominated for representa
tive and in the election was defeated
by but two votes. His friends and the
the popularity acquired during that
canvass secured for him in the sum
mer of 1901 the unanimous nomiuatiou
for county clerk to which office he
was elected by nearly 200 ma
jority. He served two terms as
clerk, making one of the best officials
that ever held that position in the
county, retiring from office in January
1906, since which time he has been
engaged in the harness business here.
He was a man who had always enjoy
ed good health, until a few years ago
when he suffered from a severe attack
of rheumatism, since then his heart
has bothered him whenever he over
exerbed himself, and it is believed
that in his haste to reach the depot
this morning he over-exerted himself
which brought on the attack that re
sulted in his death.
On February 4, 1875, he was united
in marriage to Miss Vliginia M.
Graves, at Newark, Deleware, who
with five sons, a sister, Miss Lou Gil
mour, who has made her home with
him for several years, and a brothei
who resides in Maryland, are left tc
mourn his demise. The children are
H. F. and E. P. Gilmour, of Lincoln
Will A. of O’Neill, and J. G. and L. S,
of Ewing.
He was a member of the Masonic
and Odd Fellows lodges of this city
and the Modern Woodmen and An
cient Order of United Workmer
lodges of Ewing. In the latter orders
he carried $5,000 life insurance.
Place of interment or time of the
funeral has not yet been decided up
on as they are awaiting the arrival ol
the two boys from Lincoln who wil
reach here this evening. The Frontici
joins the numerous friends of the de
ceased and his family in extending tc
them its sympathy in their sorrow.
Educational Notes.
Any pupil finishing the Eighth
grade in the country school and re
ceiving a diploma from the county su
perintendent will be allowed freo high
school priviliges in an> high school in
the state as provided by house bill No
194 which has recently become a law.
There are several provisions accom
panying this law which should be un
derstood by both patrons and school
boards.
The parents or guardian of any pup
il desiring to take advantage of the
law must make application In writing
to the county superintendent on or be
fore the second Monday in June of
each year giving the number of his
school district, number of pupils he
wishes to send, and naming the high
school grade which each pupil is to
enter.
It is the duty of the county superin
tendent to make and deliver to the
director of the board of such school
district on or before the annual meet
ing of each year an Itimized estimate
of the amount necessary to pay the
tuition of all pupils in that district
entitled to and for whom proper appli
cation has been made for freo high
school privileges. The director shall
then present this estimate at the an
nual school district meeting. The leg
al voters at the annual school district
meeting shall determine the amount
of money required for free high school
education during the coming year
which amount shall be in accordance
with the estimate furnished by the
director, and the amount of money so
required shall be levied as a tax upon
all taxable property of the school dis
trict.
liumeuiiibuiy niter uiie ciiiiiuiu kcuuui
district meeting and not later than
the tirst Monday in July, the district
board shall make and deliver to the
county superintendent and the county
clerk, reports in writing of all taxes
including the tax necessary for free
high school education. The fund rais
ed shall be known as the “free high
school fund’’ and shall be paid out by
the county treasurer to the treasurer
of the public school district earning
sucli tuition, at the end of each school
term, upon an order signed by the mo
derator of the district liable for such
fund.
Money remaining in this fund at the
end of the school year, shall be trans
ferred by the county treasurer, to the
general fund of school district.
N6te.—Parents should remember no
pupil is eligible to make application
for high school privileges who does not
have an eighth grade diploma.
Examinations for the diplomas will
be given by thecountysupertntendent
at convenient places throughout the
county during the month of May.
ITlorence E. Zink, Co. Supt.
The Markets
South Omaha, April, 17.—Special
market letter from Nye & Buchanan.
Heavy receipts in Chicago again
Monday followed by a liberal run here.
Tuesday had the usual effect of a de
cline on most kinds of killers, although
it is only slight and the market is ac
tive and has a strong undertone. The
shortage of cattle at St. Louis and oth
er southern markets Is increasing and
we look for an increasing demand.
Fleshy feeders are steady but stock
cattle are dull and lower.
We quote—
Choice steers.$5 35@5 65
Fair to good. 5 00(®5 30
Common down to. 4 25
Cows and heifers. 3 80(a>4 50
Fair to good. 3 25(«,3 75
Cancers & cutters. 2 00(a)3 20
Veal calves. 4 50(aj6 50
Bulls. 2 75(fl)4 25
Good to choice feeders. 4 00(a)5 10
Fair to good grades. 3 75(0)4 25
Stock steers. 3 75(a)5 00
Stock heifers . 2 25(a)3 50
Hogs are holding within a narrow
range. Light weights are command
ing a premium over heavy and this
margin will probably widen. Bulk
$6.40 to $6.47i. Lambs have reached
$8.50. Clipped ewes $5.40. Wooled
ewes $6.25. Clipped weathers running
largely to yearlings $6.50. Market
strong. ,
OPENING OP NEW LINE AND NEW
TOWNS.
Pierce, Rapid City & North-Western
Ry. Completed to Wasta. Oppor
tunity for Business and In
vestment.
The construction of the Pierre, Ra
pid City & North-Western Ry., which
is now being rapidly pushed from Rap
id City to Pierre, will cut an import
ant tigure in the business interest of
the Black Hills and of the entire State
of South Dakota. It is attracting a
large amount of attention among all
classes of people, traversing as It does
a section of country that has hitherto
been neglected by the railroads, and
that is comparatively unknown. It
will surprise many to know that the
country through which this new line
passes is really a rich agricultural
country, and the knowledge of this
fact is already gathering along the line
Don’t
Hesitate!
to come to this store when you
want the right sort of Wall Pa
pers. You’ll find them here in
the greatest variety, at the right
prices. We’ve given special
thought to the choosing of our
Wall Paper stock and are pre
pared to offer for your aporoval
some unusually attractive pa
pers for the parlor, bed room,
hall, library, in fact for any
room in the house you’re think
ing of having papered. Come in
and let us show you the new
styles.
GILLIGAN <&. STOUT
15he Druggists
of this railroad a large population of
farmers. The line is now completed
and in operation to Wasta, Penning
ton Co., S. D., and, as is the usual
practice in such cases, the railway has
established stations at different points
along its completed line.
The title to the town lots has been
taken in the name of the Western
town lot company, which company
will offer for sale within the next few
days lots in each of the towns of Box
Elder, Underwood and Wasta. Each
of these towns are located in a good
agricultural district, and it is expect
ed that each will be the center of dis
tribution and supply for a large section
of valuable farming and grazing coun
try. These lots will be put on the
market by the Town Site company at
the usual low prices to start with, and
lots in any of the three towns will un
doubtedly prove good investments,but
particularly valuable for locations in
almost any line of profession, tiade or
business.
Prices of business or residence lots
on application to local station agent
or to P. Whitney, General Town Site
Agent Omaha, or to| J. F. Cleveland,
Commissioner, C. & N. W. Ry. Land
Chicago. 43-1
Pasture N otice.
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.
For Sale.
Single Combed Buff Orphington well
marked and beautiful golden buff.
Excellent layers. Hens weighing
from 5 to 6 pounds each. Egg’s 81 for
15.—R. A. Gannon, Inman,Neb 42-4pd
Notice.
Having disposed of my business I
want everyone owing me to call and
settle before May 1. All accounts not
settled by that time will be placed in
the hands of an attorney with instruct
ionsto collect.—Frank Leahy. 43-2
Astrologist.
Madame Brown of Kansas City vrtll
give life reading for a few daysat
Evans Hotel. It is said that her won
derful knowledge of lucky years and
days have made may speculators
wealthy. Street lecture Saturday at
2 p. m.
Elgin Review: O. W. Baker, of
O’Neill, arrived in town on Friday for
a visit at the home of his sister, Mrs.
F. E. DeWitt, and with other relatives
in thi| vicinity. Mr. Baker has dis
posed of his interests in O’Neill, and
is about to move onto a ranch in that
vicinity.
SOME BARGAINS
—cl N --
Real Estate
1. Residence property across street
from Presbyterian church. A 6-room
cottage, with barn, buggy shed and
coal sheds; three large lots, rich soil;
young trees, and fenced; two wells.
Desirable neighborhood. Price $1400.
2. A partly improved quarter sec
tion 24 miles from O’Neill; 50 acres
in cultivation; fine young grove. Land
rented for 1907. Price $22.50 an acre;
one-half cash.
3. The Bowen residence property
in southeast part of town; two nice
lots and cottage. $500 cash required,
or will trade for land.
4. A good quarter section 2 miles
north of Inman. $n>00, one-half cash
5. NW1 Of 24-25-13, $450—snap!
Have other good propositions also.
42-4 E. H. WHELAN, O’Neill, Neb