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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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