Nebraska Newspapers

    The Frontier.
VOLUMF vxvill. _ O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2i>. I90T_NUMBER 9
RdSULTjj of the races
Winners on the Tract at Last Week’s
Speed Exhibition.
GROSS RECEIPTS EXCEED $900
A Mile in 2:16 the Best Speed An
nounced in the Trotting or Pac
ing Races.
President P. J. McManus of the
nolt county Agricultural society says
the gross receipts at the race track
last week amounted to $951. He is
unable to tell just at present how the
society came out financially but will
probably brake somewhere near even
on the races this year. The attend
ance the first day was rather small
but the next two days brought out
large crowds.
The race results follow:
August 14.-2:35 class trot—First
heat: King Woodford, entered by
William Zulauf of Pierce, first; Elk
horn Boy, entered by Woods Cones, of
Pierce, second; Jimmie, entered by A.
L. Cushman of Pender, third; Princess
Lockheart, entered by W. M. Towle
of Lincoln, fourth.
Second heat—King Woodford, first;
Elkhorn Boy, second; Prince Lock
heart, third; Jimmie, fourth; time,
2:31.
Third heat—King Woodford first,
Jimmie second, Elkhorn Boy third,
Princess Lockheart fourth; time,
2:291.
2:20 class- trot or pace—First heat:
Edith F, entered by J. H. Friend of
Quincy, 111., first; Miss Gund, entered
by Robert Schwarrz of Pilger, second;
Carrie Nation, entered by W. M. Spear
of Grand Island, third; time 2:211.
Second heat—Edith F first, Carrie
Nation second, Miss Gund third; time,
2:21i.
Third heat—Edith F first, Carrie
Nation second, MissGund third; time,
2:23. /
Running event, half-mile dash—
Frank James, entered by J. W. Can
non, first; Gold Dollar, entered by W.
M. Anderson, second; Jimmie Hicks,
entered by Ed Terry, third; Bill Babel,
entered by Cliff Pickrel, fourth; time,
61.
August 15—2:27 trot—First heat:
Jock Robbins, entered byT. E. Geisell
of Guthrie Center, Iowa, first; Lady
V, entered by J. II. Friend of Quincy,
III., second; White Wings, entered by
George McLeod of O’Neill ttiird.
Time, 2:29i.
Second heat: Lady V, first, Jock
Robbins second, White Wings third,
time 2:30
Third heal: Lady V first, White
Wings second, Jock Robbins third;
time 2:27i.
2:25 class trot or pace—First heat:
Storm Cloud, entered by M. D. Lock
wood of Kenesaw, Neb., first; Van S,
entered by C. Schemehorn, second;
Hastings Girl, entered by Mrs. J.
Young of St. Edwards, Neb., third;
Edith F, entered byJ. H. Friend of
Quincy, 111., fourth. Time, 2:241
Second heat: Edith F first, Van S
second, Storm Cloud third, Hastings
Girl fourth, time 2:221,
Thiyd and fourtli heats: Edith F
first, Storm Cloud second, Van S third,
Hastings Girl fourth, lime 2:211.
Running event, half-mile dash, nolt
county horses: Regine first, Tonysec
cond, Sailorboy third.
August 10.-2:50 trot or pace—First
heat: Van S, entered by C. Schemer
horn of Tilden, first; Shady O’Neill,
entered by Hugh McKennaof O’Neill,
second; Margaret, entered by C. A.
Allen of Correctionville, Iowa, third;
Henry Patton, eutered by Patton &
Ccstaloof Me Fall, Mo., fourth; Bessie
Billion entered by Osborn Bros, of
w Tilden, fifth; Dickland, entered by
Wm Mather of O’Neill, sixth. Time
2:241.
Second heat: V an S first, Shady O’
Neill second, Bessie Billion third, Hen
ry Patton fourth, Dickland fifth, Mag
net sixth; time 2:25.
Third heat: Van S first, Shady O’
Neill second second, Henry Patton
third, Bessie Billion fourth, Magnet
fifth, Dickland sixth; time 2:24}
In the rree-for-all the outcome was
the same in three straight heats, as
follows: Captain Mack, entered by
Wm Zulauf of Pierce, first; Fordyce,
entered by Dan Freeland of Lomax,
III., second, Pearl Sherbert, entered
try W. M. Spear of Grand Island, third.
Best time, 2:10.
There were six entries in the run
ning race, theee-quarters dash. Win
ners: Bill Babel first, Louie Me sec
ond, Dale third, Sir Gallant fourth;
time, 1:18.
A team and buggy was stolen Sun
day from Peter Webber of Atkinson.
The sheriff has been endeavoring to
apprehend the thief and recover the
team but as yet has not succeeded in
doing so. Mr. Webber thinks he
knows who took the outfit and is offer
ing $50 reward for his arrest. The
f county also offers $50 reward.
ITS NO JOKE.
Pure Food Law Means What It Says
and Must Be Obeyed.
Omaha Bee: Deputy Food Com
missioner Johnson lias given orders
fur the arrest of L. B. Hannimon of
O’Neill for a violation of the pure
food and dairy law. Hannimon is
the agent of a Sioux City creamery
and he refused to permit a dairy in
spector to test his milk and refused
to qualify under the law as a tester
himself. Hannimon, so it was report
ed to the food commissioner, said the
pure food law was a joke and that he
did not intend to pay any attention
to it and the inspector could not go
into his place of business lor the pur
pose of making tests. When the
matter was reported to Mr. Johnson
he at once wrote the county attorney
of Holt county to arrest Hannimon
and prosecute him. When this arrest
is made it will be the lirst to occur
under the pure food law, and in order
that it may have a good effect the
case will be vigorously prosecuted.
The food commissioner expects to
insist on an honest inspection of milk
and cream because it means money to
tfie man who sells it. Should the
cream really test 35 per cent butter
fat and the tester tell the farmer it
tests only 30 per cent, the farmer is
out just that much money. It is for
this reason lie is having his inspectors
test the cream being bought by the
creameries.
There is no one at O’Neill in the
cream business by the name of Hanni
mon. The Frontier understands the
Handford Produce company’s repre
sentative at Ewing is L. B. Hanni
mon.
Obituary.
Mrs. Cyntha Watson of InmaD,
passed peacefully to her rest after
about two weeks illness from typhoid
fever Aug. 14, 1907,aged 75 years,8 mo.
2 days. This lady who was known by
her acquaintances by the appellation
“Mother Watson” was born at Camp
tonjin the province of Quebec Dec. 12,
1831. Her maiden name was Cole.
When twelve years of age she be
came a member of the church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, renew
ing her covenant by uniting with the
“Reorganized” church in 1863 at Graf
ton, Wisconsin.
On July 30, 1848, she was united in
marriage with Gilbert Watson whose
death occurred many years ago, she
remaining a widow ever since.
There were born to them ten chil
dren, six of whom are still living, Mrs.
Sarah Bower, Millbank S. D., Mrs.
Ella Butler, Inman Neb., Mrs. Abbie
Logeman, Inman, Mr. W. W. Watson,
Inman, Mr. pilbert Watson, Okaton
S. D. and Mrs. Minnie Davis, Storm
Lake, la. All except the last named
were present at the funeral, which
was held in the chapel of the Saints
at Inman the 15 at 11 a. m. in charge
of Rider Levi Garnet.
It seemed to be the feeling of all
that a good woman had passed to her
reward. »**
What Constitutes “Impr-ivements.”
The officials of the local land office
have received the following instruc
tion relating to the taking of final
proofs under the 640 acre homestead
act:
In considering final proof made un
der the above act, you are advised
that houses, fences, windmills, trees
and the like, placed upon the lands,
are to be regarded as improvements
and also that the original “breaking”
may be considered as an improvement,
but that after the first “breaking” the
further cultivation of the land will
not be considered in summing up the
amount of the permanent improve
ments.
When final proof is made it will not
be a question as to the value at that
time of the permanent improvements
placed on such entries, but the claim
ant in each case will be required to
show that in placing permanent im
provements on his homestead, he has
actually expended at least $1.25 for
each acre embraced in his entry eith
er in money or in labor equal thereto.
Very respectfully,
Fred Dennttt,
Acting Commissioner.
Death of John Giblon.
John Giblon, one of the land marks
of the community and an interest
ing character, died early Sunday
morning at the home of Henry Zim
merman where he was boarding. The
exact age of the deceased is not
known as no relatives survive him
that are known of here, except a
granddaughter of his wife, Mrs.
Fannie Gallagher.
He was probably around eighthy-tive
years. He had been ill but a few days
and was up town Wednesday of last
week, ne was a native of Ireland,
but lived for many years at Liverpool,
England. He was a resident of
Scranton, Pa., before coming to this
county in 1S78. His wife died some
fifteen years ago. He was active for
a man of his years and supported
himself by working at various jobs
until about a year ago, since when he
had been a charge of the township.
I will close out my pianos and or
gans at prices which you cannot afford
to overlook. Have some second-hand
organs which 1 have renovated and
will close out at 810, $18 and $25.
9-1 G. W. Smith,
LOCAL MATTERS.
For quick farm loans see Waterman
at O’Neill.
Mark Howard of Page was in the
city Tuesday.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
O. E. Opp of Joy, Sled Monday.
W J. O’Connor left for a business
trip to Sioux City yesterday morning.
For Sale—Twenty-six head of three
and four year old steers.—A. Murray.
Wanted—Girl or woman for general
house work—Mrs. George Weingart
ner.
M. F. Harrington arrived home
last week from his visit to tiie north
west Pacific coast.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Quilty were
among the O’Neillites who went to
Neligh this morning.
L. Drayton, a banker and lumber
man of Orchard, had business in
O’Neill this morning.
O’Neill has played twelve ball
games this season and has won eight
of them. Not a bad record.
Reuben F. L. Knapp and Winifred
W. Waldron, both of O’Neill, were
united in marriage yesterday.
A good-sized crowd of O’Neillites
are figuring on going to Nellgh with
the ball team tomorrow morning.
E. E. Brown, editor of theObserver
a democratic newspaper published at
Lincoln, was an O’Neill visitor last
Thursday.
Pat Morrison, who spent the past
week in this city visiting his parents
and other relatives, left for his home
in South Omaha yesterday.
C. J. Ryan left for his home in St.
Joseph, Mo., Wednesday morning
after spending ten days visiting at
the home of his brother here.
Lynch Journal: Miss Goldie Mar
tin, of O’Neill, visited the first of the
week with Miss Pearle Peeler. Mon
day evening they went to Butte.
Josiah Coombs was over from Spen
cer Thursday and Friday last attend
ing the races. Mr. Coombs made The
Front ier a short call while in town.
I have parties wishing to buy or
lease Holt Co. lands, call and see me
over land office. O’Neill.—Lyman
Waterman. 7-2 pd
Work was commenced Monday on
the excavations for the steam heat
ing plant at the court house. Andrew
Schmidt is doing the mason work.
For Sale—The southeast quarter of
section 34, township 31, range 11. Ad
dress 0120 south 4th street, Norfolk,
Nebraska. 46-tf
Mrs. Alfred Treglius of Nelson, B.
C., is visiting among relatives and
friends here. Mrs.Treglius is a sister
by adoption of Postmaster Marsh.
Miss Mary Lorge returned to her
home at Randolph Tuesday morning
after SDending a week visiting at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. D. H. Cronin.
“Yes I pay cash for everything
now,” remarked Jim Armstrong,
you see I planted all my grain with
a Monitor Drill which I purchased
of O. F. Biglin.
Mrs. Charles Bousch departed
Tuesday for Siloam Springs, Ark.,
on a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. McKeown. She will be
away for a month.
II. Cdmpton of Atkinson is hold a
prisoner in the county jail as being
suspected of knowing something of
the stolen team and buggy belonging
to Peter Webber.
Mrs. Ford, wife of Engineer M.
Ford of the Great Northern, and
children have been visiting In the
city, the guests of Mrs. C. E. Hall.
Their home is at Sioux City.
Handsome new and comfortable
chairs are being installed in the court
room for jurors, with the view of
making the long and tedious hours of
a juror on duty as restful as possible.
Taken up—one black horse weigh
ing about 1100; scar on right shoulder,
lump on left hind leg. Owner may
have same by calling at the Cronin
ranch nine miles north of O’Neill.—L.
W. Knapp. 8-3 pd.
Strayed from offr ranch on or about
August 5, one black horse, was lame
on right hindleg. A liberal reward
will be paid for information leading
to his recovery.—Ryan Bros. 9-2
The hearing In the John Rotherham
case was had in county court yester
day. Rotherham is charged with
assault with a shot gun by Cornelius
O’Connell. The defendant was held
to the district court on $500 bonds,
the same being furnished.
O. G. Clay, right of way agent of
the Great Northern railroad, was in
the city the first of the week. Mr.
Clay would neither deny nor affirm
the report that he was looking over
the country in the interest of a possi
ble western extension of the road.
The Ainsworth ball team will play
the O’Neill team upon the local dia
mond next Sunday afternoon. This
team defeated the home team last
week and the boys are determined
that they will pay them back for the
defeat suffered and a good interesting
game can be looked for.
Charles Hough and wife of Correct
ionville, Iowa, were in the city last
week visiting old-time frieuds. Mr.
ti'Higli is the eldest son of Clark
Hough and was a resident of O’Neill
many years. He is in the restau
rant business in the Iowa town and
appears to be prospering.
Col. Doyle says he has two as fine
stacks of straw as can be found in
Nebraska that will thresh out from
500 to 700 bushels of grain, whereas
there would have been 3,000 bushels
had it not been for the hail.
The Allen ball team defeated Bruns
wick a couple of weeks ago and on
that they are claiming the champion
ship of northeast Nebraska. As
O’Neill shut Brunswick out we must
be |along in the championship line
somewlu re.
B. J. Ityan and Mayor Huffman
were among the Nelighites who came
up last Thursday to see their team
trimmed up on the O’Neill diamond.
The O’Neill team play Nellgh a re
turn game upon the Neligh diamond
tomorrow afternoon.
Norfolk and Battle Creek playedl a
fourteen inning game at Battle Creek
last Sunday afternoon. At the end
of the ninth the score was two each,
but in the fourteenth Battle Creek
made three scores, winning the game
with a score of 5 to 2.
The little 2-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis McDermott of Inman
died Monday. The bereaved fathei
was up to O’Neill Tuesday after a
casket for the interment of the re
mains of the little one. Mrs. McDer
mott is a daughter of Mrs. Shaw,
living south of O’Neill.
Local coal dealers say its sdvisable
to put in a winter’s supply of fuel
early this year as the probabilities ol
a shortage is strong during the cold
winter months, occasioned both by a
shortage of output at the mines due
to an Insufficient number of men tc
work the mines and also a shortage ol
cars for transportation.
On Tuesday at Butte, at a special
term of the district court, Judge Har
rlngton sentenced Charles Nissen, th<
sixteen-year-old hoy who shot anc
tried to kill his older brother neai
Bristow on the first day of this month
to five years in the penitentiary. H«
will be seventeen years old Septembei
4. Tlie brother recovered.
“Turn that wrapping paper the
other side out,” saida lady in a drj
goods store as ttie clerk was putting
up her purchase in a printed wrapp
ing paper. “I don’t want to be t
walking advertisement of your store
I read the papers as all intelligen!
people ought to do, and I think it
them is the place to advertise youi
business. Instead of asking your cus
tomers to carry your sign around witl
each purchase of goods, simply tel
the people through the paper wlial
you have to sell and how you sell it.’
RE-ARRESTED LEAVING PRISON.
Courts Not Yet Through With
Bennet R. Moore.
Sioux Falls, S. I)., Aug. 10.—As he
stepped from the doors of the Sioux
Falls penitentiary after serving a
term for horse stealing, Bennett R.
Moore was rearrested by the United
States authorities of South Dakota on
Instructions from the federal author
ities of Nebraska, where Moore is
wanted on an Indictment charging
him with perjury.
Moore has been surrendered to the
United States authorities of Nebraska.
The indictment returned against the
prisoner by the federal court In Ne
braska charges that Moore committed
perjury on July 21,1904 before the of
ficers of the United States land office
at O’Neill, Neb. The alleged perjury
consists of swearing in an affidavit
after he had made application for the
entry of a homestead in the O’Neill
district, that he had never before
made an entry under the homestead
law, when the facts are alleged by the
government to be that on July », 1904,
he made entry of a homestead in the
Rapid City (S. D.) land district.
As the entry and the attempted en
try of another homestead were made
in the same month and year, and only
twelve days apart, Moore must have
gone to O’Neill soon after making en
try in western South Dakota.
The Markets
South Omaha, Aug. 21.—Special
market letter from Nye Schneider
Fowler Co.
This week started with the heaviest
cattle run of the season, there being
over 10,000 on sale. There was a de
cline of 26 to 40 cents last week and to
this was added 15 to 35 cents Monday.
This will result In bringing out large
numbers of feeder buyers and also, on
the other hand, will shut off ship
ments to some extent, so we look for
a reaction from present prices by next
week or sooner. Now is your time to
buy feeders.
Prices will range as follows—
Choice steers.®6 25(a)G 75
Fair to good. 5 00(2)0 15
Common down to. 4 00
Cows and heifers. 3 00(«>3 75
Natives.2 00(<d3 00
Canners & cutters. 1 50(2)2 00
Veal calves. 3 60(2)6 60
Bulls. 2 00(0-4 00
Heavy feeeders. 4 25(a>4 75
Medium . 3 75(a)4 10
Stockers. 3 00(u)4 00
Stock heifers . 2 25(2)3 00
The hog market has been making
almost daily declines and the end is
not yet. Range $5 40 to $5 95.
Sheep are holding up well although
are a little lower. Receipts moderate.
The Telegraphers’ strike is retarding
orders in all meats and has a bad in
fluence on markets.
A. R. Haskins, founder and former
publisher of the Stuart Advocate, was
in town Tuesday and called at this
office. Mr. Haskins is no longer con
nected with the Advocate and is plan
ning to go to Iowa soon. His wife
met a tragic death at Stuart a few
months ago by gasoline explosion.
A good sized crowd came up from
Nellgh on the special train with their
ball team last Thursday afternoon.
A large crowd was also expected from
Norfolk but only three tickets were
sold there for O’Neill that morning.
They evidentily did not feel like re
ciprocating for the delegation we sent
down with our ball team a couple ol
weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. George, who had been
visiting at the home of Mrs,
George’s mother, Mrs. O. E. Davidson,
departed Monday for their home at
Mitchell, S. D. Mr. George is a print
er employed at one of the offices ic
Mitchell. During his visit here he
helped the local printers out of some
tight places. Mr. George worked on
Tlie Frontier twenty-three years ago,
All of the passenger trains on the
Northwestern have been put on a new
schedule. The early morning train
from the west arrives now at 4:03, an
hour and three minutes later than
formerly. The forenoon train from
the west is thirty-live minutes later,
the time of arrival being 10:15. Trains
from the east are also a little later.
The afternoon train arrives at 3:31
and the night train at 10:40.
Tbe O’Neill lr*iiblie Schools
In arranging the course of study for our schools, and effort has been
made to make such requirements and present the work in such a manner
that it will be not only possible for a student to learn, but that it will
not be possible for a student not to learn. Our teachers are of broad ed
ucation and successful experience. The High School teachers all have
professional life certiiicates. Graduates may enter the State University
with twenty-eight credits.
15he Normal Training Course prepares its graduates for teaching,
and this is the only school between Norfolk and Chadron offering this
course. Those who have completed the Tenth grade or its equivalent
may enter the Normal Training Class. No tuition is required for this
class. Hoard can be had by non-resident pupils in private families at a
reasonable price. Those who wish may rent rooms, furnished or unfurn
ished, and board themselves. For additional information address,
M. II. McOabtay, Sec., or J. G. Mote, Supt.
SCHOOL OPENS TUESDAY, SEPT. 3.
O'NEILL TEAM WINNING
Playing Some Good Ball and Taking
the Laurels.
AINSWORTH WINS ONE GAME
Plainview and Neligh Each Suffer
Defeat at Hands of Parker’s Bold
Warriors.
On Friday the Plainview boys
crossed bats with the O’Neill boys on
the local diamond and were deter
mined to even things up for the de
feat they suffered on their own dia
mond the Monday before when O’Neill
trimmed them up to the tune of eight
to one. But they did not take Into
consideration the curves Bradley
dished up to them and they were un
able to connect with them consecu
tively. The O’Neill boys felt rather
sorry for them and assisted them
gallantly In their efforts to win the
game, piling up ten errors behind the
O’Neill twtrler. But even then they
were unable to win out and when the
smoke of battle cleared away the
score stood fifteen to five in favor of
O’Neill. Score:
O’Neill.0 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 4-15
plainview.0 1201010 0—6
Hits: O’Neill 11; Plainview 7. Er
rors: O’Neill 10; Plainview 6. Struck
out; Bradley 8. Tepner 0. Batteries;
O’Neill, Bradley and Wilson. Plain
view, Tepner and Jewett. Umpire,
O’Donnell. _
The Neligh ball team crossed bats
with the local team on the borne dia
mond last Thursday afternoon. The
game promised to be a good exhibi
tion of the national sport and was
Interesting until the third inning
when the O’Neill boys jumped onto
Billy Allstal’s delivery and pounded
out seven nice clean hits, which
with two walks and a hit batter net
ted O’Neill nine runs which was more
than enough to win the game. Brad
ley was on the rubber for O’Neill and
was touched up for but four singles
and would have scored a shut out
were It not for errors. Score:
O’Neill.0 0 9 0 0 2 1 0 x—12
Neligh.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0—4
Hits: O’Neill 11; Neligh 4. Er
rors: 6; Neligh 1. Struck out: Brad
ley 11; AllstatlO. Batteries: O’Neill:
Bradley and Wilson. Neligh: A Us tat
and Milllck. Umpire O’Dgnnell.
There was a very pretty ball game
played at Brunswick last Saturday
afternoon between the O’Neill and
Brunswick teams. There was not the
semblance of a score until the seventh
Inning when a single by DeSylva, a
double by Bradley and a single by
Gahagan brought in two runs which
were more than enough to win the
game as Brunswick was unable to
cross the rubber at all. DeSylva and
Robinson were in the points for
O’Neill and done a good Job. DeSylva
held the hard hitting Brunswick boys
to four hits: Score:
O’Neill.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-2
Brunswick.0 0000000 0—0
Hits: O’Neill 6; Brunswick, 4.
Struck out: DeSylva, 11; Fosberg, 7.
Batteries: O’Neill, DeSylva and
Robinson; Brunswick, Fosberg and
Fosberg. _
Tbe O’Neill basket ball girls went
to Bassett Tuesday evening and re
turned Wednesday with lost laurels.
The Bassett girls won the game on a
score of 10 to 2. The train was about
two hours late going west Tuesday,
hence the O’Neill crowd did not ar
rive In time to begin the game before
seven o’clock, which took them into
the darkness. As our girls are not
used to being out in the dark and the
grounds being strange to them they
did not put up the game they are
capable of. ________
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain un
called for in the O’Neill postofflce for
the week ending August 22nd, 1907:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ryan, Mr.
Chas. Hoover, Mrs. Minnie Jone 2,
Mr. E. T. Linson, Mr. Morrison, Mr.
Thomas Meorgto, Miss Bartha Miller,
Mr. Ralph Spraker, C. E. Thompson,
W. W. Hobbs. Lione Giacanlo. Pos
tals—Mr. A. I. Ayer, Mr. E. Rlohard
E. J. Revell, Miss Anna Ryan, Mr. E.
Richarsin.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If notcalledfor in two
weeks will be sent to dead letter office
R. J. Marsh, Postmaster.