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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1907)
The Frontier fabUihml by D. H. CRONIN, KOMAINR 9AONPBR8. Assistant editor and Manager, II 50 the Year 75 Cents Six Months Official paper of O'Neill and Holt county. ADVERTISING RATES: Oitp.ay advertlsments on pages 4, 6 and 8 »re charged for on a basis of 50 cents an Inch oneoolutnn width) per month: on page 1 the charge la II an Inch per month. Local ad vertisements, 5 cents per line each Insertion. Address the office or the publisher. The primary election law will place a few wouldbe political bosses,through out the state, upon the shelf of obli vion, and Holt county will furnish some of them. James II. Eckles, comptroller of tbe currency during the second adminstra' tion of Grover Cleveland, died at his home In Chicago last Monday, of heart disease. “Brainstorms” will not be a pupu lar defense in murder trials in the state of New York since the Thaw jury, by a vote of seven to five, failed to acquit him of the murder of Stanford White. If the Napolean of the western bar, D. M. Delmas, did not succeed in having Thaw acquitted of the charge of murder, he gained a reputation by his conduct of the case that will build him up a lucrative practice in the eastern courts. Former United States Senator W. V. Allen, of Madison, is opposed to the direct primary law and It is re ported he is to test its validity by means of an injunction. The ex-sena' tor belongs to the old school of machine politicians and fails to see the benefits of modern methods. The supreme court judges have naxed the following court commis sioners: E. R. Duffle, Omaha; E. E. Good, Wahoo; A. C. Epperson, Fair field; N. D. Jacksou, Nellgh; J. II • Ames, Lincoln; E. C. Calkins, Rear riey. Calkins and Good succeed Com missioners Oldham and Robert. . V‘, - ► ' t» * After a newspaper has yelled itself hbarse in an effort to persuade people to patronize home merchants, says an esfchange, and accidently stumbles on the fact that some of these same busi ness men, whom he is endeavoring to protect, are sending away for their job pointing, it rather shakes his faith in mahklnd and makes reciprocity look like a lead dime with a hole in it. ■ h. »■ , , , kremont Tribune; Dennis H. Ordnln of the O’Neill Frontier has just been dropped from Congressman Klnkaid’s list of postmasters. Mr. Cronin has hewn much water and d&wn much wood for the congress man but presumably because his name is already Dennis the latter thought it wouldn’t hurt much. But a reformed postmaster is by no means necessarily to be despised. Men in ninety counties of the state * who imagined they were secure in their offices as county assessors for another year had their dreams rudely Scattered by the last legislature which passed an act providing that their terms should end with the current year. •x Two years ago a series of bills were passed, the Intent of which were to introduce the biennial election law in tt)ls state. It provided that the county assessors, whose terms expired in Jan uary, 1908, were to have a year added to their official life, their terms to expire in January, 1909. The law passed by the last legislature make their terms end as before, in January, 1908, and as a result every county in the state will have to elect a new assessor this fall. As all candidates will be nominated by the primary system this fall there will undoubted ly be many candidates for this posi tion, which, although tbe salary is small, *600 per year, is considered about the easiest snap in the county. Neighboring Notes. Cholera in Boyd.—Hog cholera is again playing the deuce with some or Boyd county’s herds of swine. In one neighborhood alone Theo. Engel has lost ten brood sowsand more are dying, Martin Kimport has lost about twenty head and Henry Ertz has lost several head. Losses are reported from other neighborhoods near Butte but we have not learned to what extent the disease has spread.—Butte Register. Ship Buildingat Valentine.—Boscoe Fischer and John Harvey are building a launch which when completen will eclipse anything launched upon the millpond. It will have a capacity of JO passengers and if it proves a success the boys will install a gasoline engine and otherwise equip the boat for use ful service. Roscoe is the chief me chanic and if the boat falls short of what is expected he will be responsible for the failure.—Valentine Republican. Extending Telephones. —Master Carl O’Neill, the little twelve year old son of Hugh O’Neill, was assisting his father in installing phones on the new Iin3 from Anncar to Butte. They now have that line in fineorder which con nects tiie following prominent Holt county citizens with Butte central: Anton Schineost, R. II. Johnson, E. M. Englehaupt, Ben and Jim Reiser, Adam Rake, Geo. Wearne, R. J. Bell inger; Joe Obermire, Geo. Parshall, Frank Ellis, Chas. Keeler, Ray Coburn, S. P. Miller, Ralph Coburn, John Dam ero, Frank Damero, Hartnen Damero, Frank Damero, Ben Kinney, Otto Wilson and Pit ir Duffy.—Butte Ga zette. A liay scnooi iji rector.—irving Beatty, a well known farmer living near Foster, and a well-to-do man of family, was arrested charged with at tempt to commit rape. Miss Eva Jones of Plainview is the alleged vie tim of the attempt. Beatty is a school director and Miss Jones was elected teacher in his district. The offense is alleged to have been committed last fall. Beatty is thirty years old and Miss Jones about nineteen. It is charged in t tie complaint that Beatty drove Miss Jones to Pierce to secure a teacher’s certilicate and that enroute home, in tire carriage lie took liber ties with the young woman which led to his arrest. Supervisor Proceedings. On the consent of botii parties a stenograptier was employed to take testimony. Honorable Board of Supervisors.— Gentlemen: Please transfer all the money in tire bond fund of school dis trict No. 50 to the general fund of same, the bond having been paid in full. Charles Blain, Treasurer. On motion the above was granted. On motion the board ruled that the testimony of the rernonstrators be taken first, as a matter of convience, and applicants testimony afterwards. Testimony was then taken. Mr. Chairman I move you that we continue the case until next Tuesday at 2 o’clock p. m. Motion carried. Mr. Chairman I move you that we reconsider the above motion carried. Mr. Chairman, I move you that the case be continued until next Tuesday at 10, o’clock p. m. Motion carried. On motion the board went into com mittee of the whole. L. E. Skidmore, Chairman. W. P. Simar, County Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., March 9,1907—Board continued in committee ot the whole. O’Neill,Neb.,March 11, 1907.—Board continued in committee of the whole. O’Neil), Neb., March 11, ’07.—Ten o’clock a. m. Board called to order, all members present. On motion a refund of $3 was grant ed to Thos. D. Sievers, he having paid same in cash and labor in road district No. 31 for year 1900. On motionjboard adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. Board called to order, all members present. Mr. Chairman, I move you that the remonstrators having admitted the bond was sufficient, and the evidence of two witnesses in regard to the good character of the applicants, and the board hearing the evidence, considers a majority of the free holders of the township having signed tile petition, we now proceed to grant this license on the payment of $500 the amount required by the state law. Rodell Root. J. A. Golden. The ayes and nays being called, those voting aye were: Clark, Golden, Root and Roberts. Those voting nay, Keyes,Sturdevant and Skidmore. Tlie motion carried and petition granted. Remonstrators gave notice of appeal to district court. The following official bonds were ap psoved: Charles Grass, township treasurer of Iowa township; John W. Berger, township clerk, Stuart town ship; T. S. Roche, township clerk, of Iowa township; Fred Hitchcock, con stable, Atkinson township; Charles F. Johnson, road overseer, district No. 10, Stuart township; C. K. Ernest, township treasurer, Rock Falls town ship; Joseph Thoendal, road overseer, district No. 14, McClure township. On motion a refund of $3 was grant ed to Geo. Graham, he having paid his poll tax in cash and labor, in district No. 48, for year 1906. Page, Neb., March 8, 1907.—To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Holt County, Nebraska.—'The under signed hereby petitions your honorable body to refund to him $5.19 paid as village tax in the village of Page for 1906, included in personal tax of Robt. Gallagher and L. Gallagher. Respectfully, Robt. Gallagher. I’rayer of the petition granted. Page, Neb., March 8, ’07.—To the Hon. Hoard of Supervisors of Holt County.—Your petititioner hereby asks for a refund of $3.93 amount of villiage tax included in his personal tax for 1906, in said village of Page. R. E. Gallagher. Prayer of the petition granted. To the Hon. Board of Supervisors.— Gentlemen: Please refund me tax paid under protest in village of Page. S. G. Coover, personal tax.$4 63 Coover Land Co. personal tax— 46 All of block 3 east side add. 1 03 Lots 10 to 16, block 7. 42 Lot 18, block 8. 41 Village of Page not having been le gally organized. S. G. Coover. Prayer of the petition granted. O’Neill,Neb.,March 12, ’07.—To the Hon. County Board of Holt County, Neb.—I hereby make application for refund of $1.43 erroniously assessed against me in Atkinson village for the year 1903, as 1 did not live in Atkinson village, but live in Atkinson township and tiiis is the difference due me as I paid the tax under protest and the le cords will show that $143 is the amount of excess, I paid on account of tire assessors error in placing my as sessments in Atsinson village instead of Atkinson township —John Bennett. Referred to tax committee. On mo* tion the prayer of the petition was granted. Mr. Chairman: I move that the tax of Turtle Creek township for the year 1890 be stricken from the tax list be ing a part of Boyd County. j. a. vxuiueu. Rodell Root. Motion carried. On motion the board adjourned un til nine o’clock tomorrow morning. L. E. Skidmore, Chairman, W. P. Si mar, County Clerk. O’Neill, Neb , March 13, ’07.—Board called to order, and on motion went in to committee of the whole. O’Neill, Neb., March 14, ’07.—Board continued in committee of the whole. O’Neill, Neb., March 15, ’07.—Mr. Chairman: I move you that we defer any further business in regard to the Whiting bridge contract, until next Friday at one o’clock p. m. Motion carried. On motion the board went into com mittee of the whole. O’Neill, Neb., March 16, 18, ’07.— Board continued settlement. O’Neill, Neb , March 19, 20 and 21.— Board continued in committee of the whole. O’Neill, Neb., March 22, ’07.—Board called to order by chairman. All members present but Clark. Mr.Chairman: It being the opinion of this board that an emergancy now exists and that the public good re quires the immediate action and to prevent any inconvienance and dam age in the Whiting bridge, and I move that we precede to repare the same. Ayes and nays called. x nose voting aye are: women, Ro berts, Keyes, Sturdevant and Skid more. Those voting nay, Root. The above motion carried. Mr. Chairman, I move (that a com mittee of three members of the board be appointed to meet with the Boyd county committee and examine the abutments and decide as to the repairs and the committee be empowered to contract for repairing the same, and the chairman to be one of the com mittee. Motion carried. Mr. Chairman, 1 move that we ac cept the contract with E. Roy Town send for the rebuilding of the super structure for the Whiting bridge at the price stated in the said contract upon the approval of the county at torney Whelan as to the legal statue of the said contract now in his hands. The ayes and nays being called,those voting aye were: Golden, Root, Ro berts, Keyes, Sturdevant and Skid more. Clark being absent. Motion carried. Mr. Chairman.—I move that the village tax 6f $2.38 paid by Mrs. Fran cis M. Love in the village of Ewing, erroneously assessed, Mrs. Love not living in Ewing village, be refunded to her. B. E. Sturdevant. J. C. Clark. Motion carried. O’Neill, Neb.,March 22, ’07.—I here by certify that I have done the amount of work on the lire guards I usually do for my road receipt. As 1 have only worked about one day each year on the road for three years, in twenty years, and I hereby ask the county board to instruct the county treasurer to accept this in lieu of road receipt for the year 1906, in road district No. 17, Conley township, for the reason that we had an overseer in district 17, for 1906. W. B. Earl. Subscribed and sworn to before me IThe effect of Scoff's Emulsion on thin, pale children is magical. It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy. It contains Cod Liver Oil, Hypophosphites and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and bone, and so put together that it is easily digested by litUe folk. ALL DRUGGISTS; SOc. AND $1.00, this 22nd day of march, 1907. (Heal) W. P. Simar, County Clerk. Upon motion the petition was re jected. Mr. Chairman.—I move that a re fund of $3 be granted to Wm. Mc Monagle for poll tax paid for the year 1906, in district No. 8, for the reason that he is over 50 years old, and not liable to said tax and he having paid same in cash. C. D. Keyes. Motion carried. Upon motion the board adjourned until 9 o’clock a. m. L. E. Skidmore, Chairman. W. P. Simar, County Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., March 23, ’07.—Eight o’clock a. m. Board called to order, all members present but Clark. On motion the following amounts were ordered transferedto the general fund or 1906: Advertising fund.$425 41 Funding. 77 37 Judgment fund. 84 45 Chitticks excess. 643 01 Total. 81230 24 Mr. Chairman.—I move that the fol lowing be allowed on the general fund of 1906. Motion carried. Eugene Bradstreet.8 4 00 S L Conger. 4 00 S H Corlis. 4 00 G E Clabaugh. 4 00 Thomas Curran. 4 00 Wm Clevish. 8 00 E A Clark. 7 00 Fred Cronk. 7 40 William Corrigan. 2 40 Lewis A Combes. 4 00 P J Brown . 4 00 John Buckmaster. 4 00 John Brau . 4 00 PatBarratt. 7 00 Chas H Bigler. 4 00 James Barratt. 4 00 James Barrett. 6 20 c Boehme. 8 00 Geo J Anderson. 4 00 Elmer Adams. 4 00 Kuby Atkirson. 6 00 Wilmer L. West. 2 00 D F White. 2 00 R I) Spindler. 3 50 George Raymer, Sr. 2 00 William Nollkamper. 3 25 Clifton Hill. 4 00 carl T Friederick. 2 50 F P Forword. 4 00 John O’Connell. 4 00 T V Norvell. 4 00 M II McCarthy. 4 00 L P Mo3S. . 4 00 George Bay. 3 25 S S Woolverton. 2 10 E Wiley. 4 00 Nick White. 4 00 Village of Ewing. 10 00 E Van Conet. 7 20 J. J. Troyer. 4 00 G. W. Traver. 10 50 Cliilard Thompson. 4 00 Emil Sniggs. 75 John Schmidt. 4 00 G. W. Smith. 2 10 N. D. Segar. 4 00 W. P. Si mar. 5 00 C. F. Smith. 16 00 J. L. Spears. 1x80 I. It. Ridgeway. 4 00 Mrs. M. C. Roberts. 3 00 J. W. Rhodes. 125 J. L. Roll. 4 00 D. G. Roll. 10 00 Colmer Ross. 3 00 E. H Rouse. 4 00 Caleb Phillips. 4 00 A. T. Potter. 4 00 Wm. C Pickering. 4 00 B. A Powell. 4 00 H. R. Porter. 4 00 L, Pfund. 18 27 Frank Oberle. 4 00 O’Neill Band Hall. 4 00 Ernest Nolze. 4 00 J. L. Myers. 4 00 L. P. Moss. 4 00 Frank Manchester. 4 00 It. II. Murray. 4 00 S. P. Miller. 4 00 A. W. Miller. 5 00 P. B. Maring. 16 00 C. E. Martin. 7 50 H. W. LaRue. 5 60 P. J. Lydon. 4 00 J. N. Kay. 4 25 Frank Wilber. 5 00 Ed Welton... 6 00 J. B. Jonas. 4 00 Frank Jutte. 4 00 c. C. Jones. 4 00 Barney Jones. 3 00 Mrs douse. 0 00 J c Horlskey. 3 90 JII Hertel. 8 30 Rose Hudspeth. 1 30 Wm Hayes. 3 50 Bert Shoemaker. 4 00 c E Hall sheriff. 10 70 James Green. 4 oo W Gilman. 2 00 John A Zeimer. 73 00 Thos Griffin. 1 00 W J Gray. 100 R E Gallagher. 7 00 M B Daily. 5 50 James Good. 11 50 EH Fleck. 4 00 M J Flannigan. 4 00 Samuel Fried. 4 00 Harry Ferguson. 9 0'J George II Frady. 4 00 M B Dailey . 4 00 Charles Daily. 5 59 James Trigg. 7 00 Frank Eppenback. 8 00 G A i Davis. 4 00 c E Davney. 4 00 Dan Dierks. 11 00 W J Doherty. 11 20 A chenoweth. 4 00 Ernest crcoker. 4 00 J M Christian. 4 00 Lewis c coburn. 4 00 F B coleman. 4 00 John Braddock. 4 00 A A Bruce . 4 00 I Spring & Summer Goods | Brand New 1 at Prices that Will Tempt You I /^AUR lines of Summer Lawns, Spring and Summer Dress goods, ladies’ and men’s Oxfords, men’s Hats, Shirts and Furnishings and Summer Clothing are now on display and make a fine assortment for you to select from. And I can do a little bit better than ever before in giving you low prices. Come in and see the goods; I can save you some money on your pui chases in any of these lines. o’neill, neb. ^ Abraham Saunto I ■IIMHIIIIIII1111’iTSBSMULUmmJi James Brennan. 6 80 Charley H Dailey. 12 80 Frank Bitney. 4 00 T V Atkinson. 13 00 Frank Bowen. 4 00 L E Skidmore. 20 40 LE Skidmore. 71 50 LE Skidmore. 39 00 T V Golden. 60 00 National Mutual Fire Insurance company. 60 00 John Skirving. 60 00 clarence Campbell. 30 00 J c Harnish ins. 60 00 A J Hammond. 60 00 L G Gillespie. 45 00 J c Clarke. 92 00 E P Ilovey. 300 00 John A Golden justice. 8 35 J c Clarke. 131 00 John <V Golden. 8 35 John A Golden. 8 35 Arthur F Mullen. 37 00 Arthur F Mullen. 5199 Arthur F Mullen. 25 12 STUART Miss Anna Cross of Atkinson has been engaged to teach in the Inter mediate room for the balance of the school year. Mr. M. Flannigan of Minneapolis is here visiting his sons, and looking aft er his business interests here and in the north country. Mr. Geo. A. Miller of Holstein, Iowa, sold his farm about nine miles north east of Stuart to James B. Coleman of Omaha. Mr. Coleman has moved his family here and will make his home.— The Advocate. EWING M. T. Sanders has purchased the fine herd of Shorthorn Durham cattle that formerly belonged to ex-treasurer Cronin. The present outlook for improve ments in our town were never more promising. Several new buildings are under way and others contracted for erection as soon as the medianics can commence them. Hon. S. W. Green returned to Ewing Monday night, where his many friends congratulated him upon his success in helping to bring about so many valu able amendments to the constitution of our state. The promises made to his constitutents have been fulfilled and it is with pleasure they welcome his return.—The Advocate. 1 AUU Ray Chase left for O’Neill Sunday night, to take a position in the treas urer’s office. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Addison returned from Sioux City, Monday evening, where Mrs. Addison was taken for medical treatment at the hospital. She is much improved in health. At a meeting of the business men and others of Page, Monday evening it was decided that Page needed some kind of fire protection. L. O. Johnson called the meeting to order and it was moved and seconded that the following named business men act as a commit tee to devise ways and means for their protection: L. O. Johnson, chairman; J. W. Isaacson, E. H. Smith, Wilton Hayne and E. E. Hunter. It is hoped they will find some good and efficient way and plenty of means for this as it is something Page has long needed, and it was called to the attention of the people very sharply by the burn ing of Townsend Bros, warehouse a few days ago.—The Reporter. Town Lot Sales. The new towns of Underwood and Wasta, S. D., on the Pierre, Rapid City & North-Western Ry., now being constructed from Rapid City to Pierre, will be open for sale of lots on Wednes day and Thursday, April 24 and 25. Maps and prices can be obtained on application to station agents at Wasta and Underwood or at Rapid City, or to P. Whitney, General Town Site Agent, Omaha. Mr. Whitney will be glad to meet all who are interested in these new site propositions at the fol lowing places, on the dates named: At Rapid City, April 23rd, 24th and 25th. At Underwood, April 24th. At Wasta, April 25th. Prices and maps will also be furnish ed on application to J. F. Cleveland, Lnnd Commissioner, C. & N. W. Ry., Chicago. 43-1 Wedding announcements and invi tations furnished in ttie latest styles at this office. ' CAMELS OUTDONE. Creatures That Go For Extended Pe riods Without Drinking-. Other creatures than the camel are able to get along for extended periods without drinking. Sheep in the south western deserts go for forty to sixty days in winter without drink, gnfising 1 on the green, succulent vegetation of that season. Peccaries in the desert of . Sonora live in little dry hills where 5 there is no natural water for long peri ods. They cannot possibly find water— In fact, for months at a time. The only moisture they can obtain comes from roots and the fruits of cacti, but the most extraordinary case is that of the pocket mouse, one of the common ro dents of the desert. This little creature, by the way, has a genuine fur lined “pocket” on the outside of its cheek. When it is hungry it takes food from this pocket with Its paw, just as a man would pull a ham sandwich from his pocket One of these mice has been kept for three years with no other food than the mixed bird seed of commerce. During this period it had not a taste of either water or green food. Other ex perimenters have found, in fact that these mice in captivity refuse such treats, not seeming to know that water is good to drink. The bird seed put be fore this mouse contained not more than 10 per cent of moisture, which is less than is necessary for digestion. Stuff so dry as this cannot even be swallowed until It Is moistened by saliva. Yet this remarkable mouse gave nothing but his time to the inter ests of science. He suffered nothing in health or spirits during his captivity.— Brooklyn Eagle. Government Homesteads in South Dakota. Plenty of government land along the new line of the Chicago & North Western between Rapid city and Pierre open to settlement. There are no eharges except the land office fee of from $14 to $20 for quarter section. It is the chance of a lifetime. It will pay you to investigate. Ask any tick et agent of the North-Western line to give you maps, pamphlets and com plete information. 40-4 Cured of Rheumatism. Mr. Wm. Henry of Chattanooga, Tenn., had rheumatism in his left arm. “The strength seemed to have gone out of the muscles so that it was useless for work,” he says: “I applied Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and wrap ped the arm in flannei at night, and to my relief I found that the pain gradually left me and the strength re turned. In three weeks the rheuma tism has disappeared and has not since returned.” It troubled with rheuma tism try a few applications of Pain Balm. You are certain to be pleased with the relief which it affords. For sale by Gilligan & Stout. To Chicago and the East. Fast splendidly equipped trains'daily to Chicago, making direct conrections for points east, via The North-West ern line, the only double-track railway between the Missouri River and Chica go. Also fast daily trains to Sioux City, Mankato, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and points in South Dakota, the Black Hills and Wyoming. For rates and full particulars apply to vour ticket agent. 404 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 <