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The Frontier
Published by D. H. CRON IS*
ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Assistant editor
and Manager.
•1 50 the Year 75 Gents Six Months
Official paper of O'Neill and Holt county.
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Address the office or the publisher.
A silver dollar of the coinage of 1804
recently sold for #3,600. The dollars
coined now don’t stay with us that
length of time.
By a vote of 5 to 21, 2-cent passenger
fare was killed In the Wisconsin sen
ate. The railroads have many friends
in that legislative body.
Perhaps when she gets her million
dollar court-house, Omaha Jurors will
be able to better comprehend tlie law
and the evidence.
The “unwritten law” Is still good
In Virginia. A devouted father has
been acquitted of the charge of murd
er for defending his daughter's honor
with a pistol.
A man’s worth is not estimated
half so much by his fine theories and
opinions of social and political affairs,
as by his practical ability to bring up
his boys in the right way.
It’s a little thing, but it illustrates
the point just the same. A farmer
took a train at O’Neill the other day
for an annual trip he had previously
been making by team. It doesn’t pay
to drive with a 2-cent rate by rail.
Judge Landis of Chicago, for ap
pearance in whose court subpoenas
have been Issued for the chiefs of the
Standard oil crowd, says John D. and
his weociates will receive no more
consideration In court than any other
citizen. The court’s explanation is
superfluous.
A gap is made in Ilolt county journ
alistic olroles and one town in the
county is left to shift as best it can
without a disseminator of public
intelligences and moulder of morals
and manners in the community.
Brother D. L. Pond announces the
discontinuance of the Inman News.
Postmasters throughout tbe country
will ''earn their salaries for the next
six months. Beginning July l all
classes of mails will be weighed every
day for a period of six months for the
purpose of ascertaining the correct
weight of the mails and settling the
suspicion that the railroads are pad
ding the weights.
Boss Hammond, the distinguished
and able editor of the Fremont Trib
une, wants the job of Internal revenue
collector. As a reward for the faith
ful no editor In the state can claim
precedence over Mr. Hammond. He
has heen on the firing line for a quart*
er century. Senators Burkett and
Brown are largely Indebted to the
Fremont editor for their political
success and should recommend him for
the place. _
Net earnings of the railroads for the
month of April increased *8,882,437,
according to late figures of the Finan
cial Chronicle. The increase in gross
was *27,021,029. The gain Of *8,882,
437 in net for the month compares
with a gain of only *63,814 for March
and a decrease of *1,650,601 for Feb
ruary. These figures do not indicate
that the increased cost of operation
due to increase of wages and Increased
cost of supplies is bankrupting the
roads. Neither do they indicate that
a 2-cent passenger rate would prove
confiscatory.
Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri
says he would like to see the democrat
ic party the party of positive, aggres
sive ideas, and not merely a party in
opposition to everything suggested or
done by others. He suggests as a
platform: "Tariff for revenue only;
protection for the people against mon
opolies, and not for monopolies against
the people; for an income tax and an
inheritance tax; for strick regulation
of railroads and public utilities, that
is, government control, not govern
ment ownership." Mr. Folk might
as well get into the republican band
wagon. __
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Political gossip at Lincoln has it
that there is a movement on to defeat
the renomination of Chief Justice S.
IT. Sedgewlck. It is coming up a
little late as the Sedgewick petitions
were out ten days ago and probably
there are already signers enough tc
secure his name on the ballot. Judge
Sedgewlck has done very well on the
bench, is a candidate for renomina
tion with no occasion or demand for
his retirement except the wishes ol
a few would-be bosses and is entitled
to fair consideration. If the plain in
tent of the primary law is to be set at
naught by the dictations of a set of
self-appointed bosses it is of no value.
Every man who desires so to do should
be permitted to be a candidate for the
nomination; then the voters at the
primaries will do the rest.
Norfolk Press: Down at Lincoln
there Is to be an opportunity to see
just how much influence the lawyers
have on the voting public. The bar
association met last week and made
choice of their candidates for district
judge. The three names will have to
pass muster at the primary election
in September, and as the primary race
is a free-for-all, there will be other
candidates, and the men who are the
choice of the lawyers must receive a
larger vote than any of the others In
order to carry off the nomination. The
lawyers made good selections, but
it is barely possible that one or more
of their favored candidates may be
UCICAUCUi
Today’s celebration commemorates
the greatest national event of which
the pages of history take account.
It is well to recall again the events of
those early days when sublime hero
ism and patriotism were displayed,
when a nation that has since grown
great and powerful was founded at
the sacrifice of many lives and amidst
great hardships. The 4th of July
reminds us of our national heritage
and revives our gratltue for the priv
ileges we enjoy as citizen of a country
founded on the fundamenal principles
for which the revolutionary patriots
fought and bled.
Independent: The big criminals like
Harrlman get whitewashed and im
munity from the administration,while
the little fellows who have no cam
paign boodle to give must go to jail.
And criminal cases against $60,000
bank wreckers are dumped out of
court in Nebraska and defaulting
pop officials and pretended reformers
who borrowed large sums on securies
they never had are not molested,
while the “little fellows” who monkey
around their neighbors’ hog pens and
hen roosts are given the limit.
When the Omaha Observer pulled a
few tufts of hair from the scalp of the
O’Neill populist boss and sedition agi
tator his newspaper backers were
wroth and smote at Editor Brown of
the Observer with the list of wicked
ness. Since Brown’s pen, alw ays drip
prlng with vinegar, was turned on
John N. Baldwin, the Union Pacific
political boss, the O’Neill agitator’s
sheets have nothing to say.
The primary election is less than
two months away, and not a candid
ate has announced himself in Holt
oounty. _
What has become of the Nebraska
Government Ownership League?
A hundred envelopes with your
name and address printed on them for
50c at The Frontier.
When the
Hair Falls
Then it’s time to act! No time
to study, to read, to experi
ment ! You want to save your
hair, and save it quickly, too!
So make up your mind this
very minute that if your hair
ever comes out you will use
Ayer’s Hair Vigor. It makes
the scalp healthy. The hair
stays in. It cannot do any
thing else. It’s nature’s way*
The beet kind o 1 a testimonial —
“Sold lor over elxty yeare.“
A MkUBt J.o. irirco.. Lowell, It***.
yi Also ■anulhetsrsra of
/l - , „ A SARSAPARILLA.
ixyers^^.
SURE HE COULD WIN.
What Happened After a Friend Staked
Him For a Hundred.
At n dinner recently given by a Wall
street man who is known for his hos
pitality gambling was the subject of
conversation, and many stories were
told to show’ how the turn of the cards
or of the wheel hud made fortunes for
some men and lmd made beggars of
ethers. The host told of one man who
after pawning his watch at Ostend
played and retrieved a fortune w’hlch
had been lost and won “another for
good measure.” Similar stories were
told by other members of the dinner
compnny, and the subject seemed to
have been exhausted when a quiet
man w'ho has the reputation for daring
on the floor of the exchange said:
"Some years ago at the Saratoga club
house I saw a young man whose father
I knew chip away thousands at the
red and black game. He had been at
It for three days, and I was present
when his Inst chip was raked in. We
wnlked out together, and when we -
reached Broadway he said, ‘I feel It In
me that If I could go right back now
and begin where I left off I’d win.’
Ills manner Impressed me, and I staked
him for a hundred and went back to
the club. Now, from that little starter
what do you think he won?” After all ,
had guessed, naming sums away into
the hundreds of thousands, he said,
"He lost the hundred and owes it to me
yet.”—New York Tribune.
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TIMBER WOLVES.
The Cunning With Which They Trap
and Kill Deer.
Probably of all animals there Is none
which has more exciting experiences ,
than a timber wolf. The wolf of fic
tion Is a gaunt, hungry, evil looking
animal. The wolf of reality In the
north Is slick and fat and about 80
pounds for females up to 140 for males.
He never chases rabbits, but Is willing
to finish the remains of an owl’s sup
per. But If some one has put a rab
bit down doped with poison he gener
ally polishes that morsel off.
They hunt deer by preconcerted plan.
The pack station themselves down
wind. Then one makes a circle and
comes wind rights on the deer, which
may be lying down or feeding, and of
course makes a dash, never realizing
that there is a circle of death dealing
enemies before him. When the deer 1
is coming in full Jump the wolf first '
makes a short spring of six or eight i
feet, but the next Is from twenty to
thirty feet, and before the deer real
izes danger his end Is certain.
But If he chances to get off his doom 1
is sealed, and within three to seven
miles he Is run down or corralled.
They seem to get nervous and excited
and to know that there Is no escape
and turn to bay, and that ends it.—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Selecting Poultry.
In selecting poultry a well rounded
form, with neat, compact legs and no
sharp, bony angles on the breast, are
the Important marks which should be
sought In selecting fowls for the table, i
The skin should be a clear yellow and
free from blotches and pinfeathers. If
It looks tight and drawn the bird has
probably been scalded before plucking.
The flesh should neither be flabby nor
stiff, but should give evenly when
pressed by the finger. If the feet are
left on they furnish a test of age. In
a young fowl they are soft and smooth,
becoming hard and rough as the bird
grows older. Turkeys, up to a year old,
are said to have black feet, which grow
pink up to three years old, and then
turn gradually gray and grow dull.—
New York Post.
Napoleon’s Haughty Horse.
Napoleon when at St. Helena once
said of his horse: ‘‘Ho has memory,
knowledge and judgment. He distin
guishes his master from his servants,
although these are more constantly
about him. I had a horse which dis
tinguished me from the rest of the
world and which manifested by his
bounding and haughty gait when I was
upon his back that he carried a man
superior to those around him. He
would not suffer any one to mount him
except myself and the groom that took
care of him. When I had lost my way,
I threw the bridle upon his neck and
let him pick his way, with the Inevita
ble result of finding the right road.’’
Creative Interpretation.
Interpretation is your construction
put on Beethoven. It is Bach filtered
through your temperament. It is Mo
zart plus our personal equation. It
Is Wagner not minus the impersonal
cymbols, but plus vital pulsations of
your heart—and mind. Interpretation,
declares the Etude, Is as creative as
composition. Your bricks are tones
and rhythms. Being creative, it is not
impersonal. Beipg creative, it is also
not of the feelings alone. The subjec
tive Interpreter is a jellyfish; the ob
jective one a rock. Your creative gen
ius Is one whose subjective and ob
jective minds work synchronously.
The Limit.
"How does that fashionable physi
cian manage to get on as he does.”
"Oh, he’s such a jollier.”
"Is he?”
"He went to the length of telling
Cholly Softed that he was sure Cholly
had something on his mind.’’—Balti
more American.
Hie Cure.
Tramp—Madam, I am suffering from
indigestion. Lady—Why, I’m sorry!
What can I do to help you? Tramp
Madam, you can cure me instantly by
giving me something to digest.
There is always room for a man of
force, and he makes room for many.—
Emerson.
STUART
Mrs. Fred Wise, who was quite
severely burned in her efforts to save
Mrs. R. A. Haskins, is recovering
rapidly, and will soon have the use of
both hands.
Mrs. M. J. N. Haskin of Eagle Grove
Iowa, was in Stuart Monday to attend
the funeral of her sons wife. She was
accompanied by her little son, Leroy,
who was pleased to greet his former
playmates here. They will return to
Eagle Grove Wednesday morning.
J. F. Power of Ponca, Nebr., has
seen hired by the Stuart school board
as principal of the high school for the
jnsuing school year. This leaves two
facancies yet to BUT Mr. Power was
n town and signed a contract with
Lhe board. He has been principal of
;he Magnet schools the past two years
ind comes well recommended. The
foung ladles will be glad to learn that
re is not a married man.—The Advo
:ate. _
ATKINSON
J. F. Sherman, formerly station
agent here, has been transferred from
ftnoka to Gregory, S. D.
Fred Vitt, of O’Neill, was a guest
at the home of his brother-in-law,
Uyril Erychleb, over Sunday.
Mary, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Kazda, who has been
leriously ill, is reported much better
which is pleasing news to her many
'riends.
Cora Adams, a former Atkinson girl
who has been teaching atiGenoa, Neb.,
or the past year, arrived here Tues
lay night and is the guest of Maude
Parnell.
Mrs. Hobbs left Wednesday morn
ng for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Eloward at Exeter. She will also go
;o Geneva and Edgar, her former
aome, before returning.
After-winning that ball game at
D’Neill last Friday, Atkinson will feel
proud of her braves even if they do
aot win another game during the re
mainder of the season.
Mrs. Chris Silberhorn of Okmulgee,
Oklahoma, who arrived here last week
or a three week’s visit with her
laughter, Mrs. Martin Walrath, was
jailed home Tuesday morning on ac
jount of her husband’s illness.
Mrs. Fred Tesch and son, Fred jr.,
eft oh the early train Tuesday for a
ihort visit at Bloomfield, this state,
with the families of H. W. Phillips
md Rev. C. F. Schmidt, who were
'ormer residents of Atkinson.
Considerable interest was manifest
ed in the school election, last Monday,
resulting in the election of J. E.
Brook and M. Campbell by decisive
majorities. The ladies took a hand in
;he contest and the rivalry between
;he friends of the opposing candidates
was keen and spirited but friendly,
jausing a vote of 230 being cast be
tween the hours of 3 and 5 o’clock p.
n. The vote was: J. E. Brook 159;
VI. Campbell 137; H. A. Allen 94; Wm.
f. Griffin 70.
During the severe electric storm
that passed over here last Saturday
jvening, after a severe clap of thunder
the fire bell rang announcing a fire,
rhe fire lads responded, also a large
aumber of our citizens turned out in
the down pour of rain to Patrick
Smith’s residence, where it was dis
jovered that a bolt of lightning had
let fire to his barn and instantly kill
ing one horse; two cows were in the
aarn but were driven out by his daugh
ter, Mrs. Tom Campbell, before the
lames got under headway. By the
time assistance arrived it was too late
do save the barn and contents and it
was only by the help of the heavy
Jownpour of rain that the adjoining
iheds of Jed Landon were saved. Mrs.
A. W. Miller, who was near the place
when the bolt struck, was badly
ihocked.—The Graphic.
Quarter’s Business at Land Office.
The Frontier is indebted to Receiv
sr Sanford Parker for the following
summary of business transacted at
the O’Neill land office for the quarter
ending June 30,1907:
No. Kind of Entry Acre* Amount
9 Commuted homesteads.MHO $1600 00
6 Excess Homestead entries... 10.45 2068
86 Original homestead entries3l223.51 1174 90
50 Final homestead proofs.7065.19 191 70
1 Original homestead entry
(Fonca-Sloux). 127.70 14 00
6 Final homestead entries
(Ponoa-'ioux). 830.50 20 87
1 Huai entry, Omaha Indian.. 150 1920 00
1 Interest payment, Omaha
Indian. 188 25
Fees oor transhriptof records 3 49
Keduoing testimony to writing
in contests. 190 60
Reducing testimony to writing
in proofs. 87 03
Fees for plats. 13 00
Fees for cancellations. 2100
Totals.41183.35 $5345 43
42 contests instituted.
33 contests tried.
133 letters received from general land
office.
174 official letters to the general land
office.
1903 letters to the public.
69 abstracts of entries and receiver’s
reports to the general land office.
140 registered letter’s to the public.
Notice to the Public.
I hereby notifiy all persons interest
ed that I have granted to my sons,
John S., and William H. Martfeldt,
privilege to work for themselves and
use their own earnings. Hence I will
not be responsible for any obligations
or in any transactions contracted by
them. Emmet, Neb., June 25, 1907.
j.2pd Henry Martfeldt.
Have The Frontier print it for you.
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I SUMMERVACAT10NDAYS I
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■ To detemine where you will spend your vacation this sum- I
MB mer, secure a copy of our "Shooting ® Fishing Guide.” ■
jp being an accurate and comprehensive directory of the many m
§| bass, pickerel, pike, muskalonge and trout inhabited lakes H
M and streams, near and far in the northwest, with full inform- §1
■ ation regarding resort accomodations. M
H Tor particulars of travel rates, routes and tickets, call on 8
■ or address J. F. Jordan, Agent, O’Neill, Neb.; A. L. Craig, I
@ General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. B
Alaska-Youkon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, June-Octobor, 1908 m
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M. DOWLING. President JAS. F. O’DONNELL. Cashier
SURPLUS • $55*000.00 I
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O’NEILL NATL BANK
Safety Deposit Boxes
for Rent.
This Bank carries no indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders
PERCHERON STALLIONS
I HAVE PURCHASED
King George (No. 40940)
and Gervera.1 (No. 42946)
of D. J. Cronin and will put them on
the stand this season as follows: King
George at the Dan Cronin place and
General at home at the Hagerty place.
Both of these horses are thorough
bred Percherons of the purest strains,
both registered. Fine style and action
—call and see them.
TERMS—StO to Insure sucking colt. If mare ■ ■> m . .
s sold or removed from county servloe be- I O lYI OO l\#l I 1110 PI
mines due at once. V/ClIIICO IVIUIICII
The following animals are for serv
ice this season at my place just north
of O’Neill:
Black Percheron Graden
Stallion, $12.50
Bay Hambeltonian, $10
Black Spanish Jack, $10
Large Jack, weight
ten hundred lbs., $12.50
If mare is sold or moved from county
service fee becomes due at once. Call
and inspect them; they will bear in
spection. I will treat you right.
A. MERRILL
O’Neill, * * * Nebraska
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