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VOLUME XXVI11.•
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907
NUMBER 25
JUST ARRIVED—A large line of
Waggons, Buggies and Implements.
We have the Stoughton, Weber &
Lancing and 0*Brien waggons; Veloc,
f. John Deere and Parry buggies &. sur
% ries that we are selling at right prices.
CLOSE-OUTS—We have 6 Great
Western Manure Spreaders which we
will close out at a very low price.
We would be glad to have you come
in and look over our line, which is one
of the largest ever in the county.
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FURNITURE—A large line of new
Furniture. Christmas is coming and a |
nice piece of furniture make a fine
Christmas present.
Golden Furniture $>Hd.Co.
HABEAS CORPUS HOLDS
Harrington Rules That, Case Against
Miles Should Be Tried Here.
SC H E DULE CASES FOR NEXT WEEK
First Jury Trial, State vs. Compton,
Will Be Called Monday.—Other
Criminal Cases.
District court convened Monday in
the Decmber term, with Judge Har
rington presiding. Perhaps the most
important case disposed of during the
week was Sudge Harrington’s ruling
the first day of court on the habeas
corpus application in the criminal
libel suit against George A. Miles,
publisher of the Independent, for
criminal libel of Judge J. B. Barnes of
the supreme court. Judge Harring
tou holds that the proceedings begun
here in the name of Stephen McGin
nis to prevent the taking of Miles to
Madison county to be tried on the
charge are good, the habeas corpus is
sustained on the grounds that the
Madison county complaint does not
state a cause of action and that the
Independent is not of general circula
tion in that county The ruling of
the court in this case has been await
rd with some interest since last Au
gust, . when the sheriff of Madison
county came to O’Neill to take the
Independent publisher to Norfolk to
answer to the charge of criminal libel
on a complaint filed in justice court
there and encountered an action in
habeas corpus in district court here
when he arrived and was prevented
from taking Miles by a temporary
order of the court.
Attorney Bert Mapes of Norfolk was
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EVERYTHING GOES!
Mo RESERVES 1M My STOCK- TMe PEST values, a sale pacrep PY the coops
NOT ODDS AND ENDS, BUT A LARGE SELECTION
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20 Per Cent Discount
Kurs Handkerchiefs Laveliers Mens Overcoats Boys Overcoats Childs Overcoats
Neckwear Linnen Pieces Hat Pins Cravenettes Boys Suits Childs Suits
Gloves Manicure Sets Fancy Buckles Lambswool Soles Wool Hose Stand Covers
| Hosiery Cigar Holders Belts Table Covers Couch Covers Pillow Tops
Dress Goods Broaches Fancy Supporters Makinaw coafs Suitcases Hats
Silk Head Scarf Neck Laces Ladies’ Wrappers Caps Shoes Silk Throws
loggias Fans Silk Skirts Back combs Side combs Chetlan bags
Oxfords Shoes Boston Garters Purses Lace curtains Ladies Neckwear
Ladus’ Cloaks Misses Cloaks Children’s Cloaks Pipes oustain rods Taffy Tablets
Wool Socks Bedspreads Suspenders Ladies’Top Skirts All Underwear comforts* blankets 1
Mens Dress Gloves Moche Mitts Neck Scarfs Trunks & Valices Ladies’ and Table Linen
i White Vests Fancy Vests Nightrobes Fur coats children’s furs Duck coats
50 Per Cent
Discount
Shirtwaists
Ladies’ Tailored Suits
Dressing Saques
Ladies’ and Children’s
Caps and Misses
and Children’s Oxfords
I This sale will continue until further notice. Many fine,
things suitable for Christmas Presents. Come early
and get your choice. Store open evenings next week.
here Monday looking after the case.
He filed la motion for a new trial
which was denied. The case will
probably go to the supreme court.
The case of Earl Scofield, charged
with wife desertion, was called Mon
nay. Scofield plead guilty to the
charge and the court ordered that he
furnish a good aad sufficient bond in
the sum of $200 to provide suitable
maintainence for his wife and child.
He is now endeavoring to secure suit
able bond.
The balance of the week the court
has been disposing of tax title cases
and arranging the cases for next week.
The jury will be called next Monday
when the case of the state against
Floyd Compton will be taken up. This
is the horse stealing case heard In
county court during the summer,
Peter Weber being the complaining
witness.
The John Boettcher case is set for
Tuesday, the 17th, being a criminal
action on a statutory charge. Wed
nesday, the 18th, is the date set for
the trial of John Forman on a charge
of grand larceny.
Cash For Live Poultry.
I will have Poultry Car at O’Neill
Friday, Saturday and Monday, De
cember 13,14 and 16, and will pay the
following prices:
Hens, per pound. 5c
iToung Roosters, per pound. 5c
Pige.ns, strong flyers, per dozen_60c
Ducks, per pound. 6c
jleese, per pound. 5c
Bring in your poultry and get your
ash. If market is better I will pay
mu more. Don’t feed poultry on day
)f sale. 24-2 C. H. Folsom.
Men’s heavy underwear for 40 c-nts
i garment at the Cash Store. !
Boys suits for $1.50 at the Cash Store. '•
1S ,T A HOODOO?
Pie Counter Begins to Look Suspici
ous to One Official.
Speaking of the contemplated dis
continuance of the land office at this
place Receiver Parker remarked that
land offices must be a hoo doo to him.
In the year i8S3 he resigned the posit
ion of county clerk of Holt county to
accept the appointment of receiver of
the land office at Niobrrra, expecting
a re-aopoinlment at the end of his
term according to the usual custom at
that time. After serving about two
vears the administration changed by
the election of President Cleveland
which caused Parker’s expectations to
go a glimmering.
Reference to this matter recalls the
matter of the removal of the office
from Niobrara. In 1886 the register
and receiver were called upon by the
Interior department tosuggest a place
for removal of the office that would
better accommodate the patrons and
the land service. Register Bruce,
jacked by Creighton’s friends and Sen
ator Van Wyck, combined their efforts
in the interest of the town of Creighton,
while Receiver Parker, backed by J. J.
McCafferty, Patrick Fahey—who went
>n to Washington—and M. D. Long
.ogether with others at O’Neill, they
n turn supported supported by Miller,
Boyd and McShane, pulled for O’Neill.
Parker was again appointed; has serv
:d about two years and is now watch
ng the office disappear.
Railroad Taxes $23,528.88.
The 1907 taxes of the two railroads
loing business in Holt county have
jeen paid in to the county treasurer.
The North Western paid this year
*17,353.68 and the Great Northern
*6,175, making a total of #23,528 68.
The Markets
South Omaha,December 11—Special
market letter from Nye Schneider
Fowler Co.
Although the receipts of cattle this
week have been a little lighter than
for the same period last week, the
prices have scarcely been maintained,
but are a little weaker on the undesir
able kinds. The receipts all around
have been ample to supply all the
needs and we think that it is a
a pretty fair indication that the mar
ket*^ holding about steady. The re
ports from eastern markets have been
somewhat unfavorable and this fact
has been making local buyers a little
slow, and while they bid fairly well on
the choicer grades they pass up the
commoner kinds without even a bid.
The cow and mixed stock trade also
has lost some of its snap. We look for
an improvement of these conditions
before the week is over. The light
and medium weight feeders are 10 to
20 cents lower and were extremely
slow sellers at the decline. Good to
choice feeders are holding about
steady. Veal calves show little
change.
We quote:
Choice dry lot beef, corn fed$5 00(5)5 50
P air to good.. 35^4 95
Others down to. (^3 50
Choice range beef. 3 50(5)4 60
Choice cows. 3 60(a;4 00
Fair to good. 2 60(5)3 40
tanners & cutters. 1 25(g>2 50
Veal cal ves. 4 00(a)5 75
Bulls, stags, etc. 1 50(5)3 75
Choice stockers and feeeders 4 00(o)4 40
Fair to good. 3 35(5)3 85
Common, down to. (52 50
Stock heifers . 1 75C«C2 60
Our hog market continued quite
Strong until last Saturday. Monday
and Tuesday of this week show
ed a decline of 30 to 35 cents, but a
turn for the better came Wednesday.
We think packers want the hogs
around these prices and will take rair
receipts without any serious setbacks.
Range $4.30 to 94.55.
I he receipts of sheep and lambs are
moderate but a little bit easier again
for the week.
Methodist Church Items.
There will be the usual services at
the Methodist church, all day next
Sunday beginning with a class meet
ing at 10 o'clock a. m. led by Mrs. O.
0. Snyder.
Tlie pastor has so far recovered his
health as to warrant the announce
ment that he will preach both morn
ing and evening. Ills morning sub
ject will be, “Our Father’s Good
Pleasure Concerning the Kingdom.”
In the evening at 7:30 he will try to
answer the question, “Who is on the
Lord’s side?"
Junior League at 3 o’clock Sunday
afternoon. All boys and girls wel
come. Epworth League service at
0:30 P- Young people especially
invited. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7:30. To this
and to all other services of our church
you are most cordiall invited.
T. S. Watson, Pastor.
500 People Wanted
At l Sullivan & Co’s., store to buy
overcoats and clothing for men and
boys at half the price you would have
to pay for them elsewhere. A glance
at the shoes on our bargain counters
will convince you at once that you can
get shoes at prices that will save for
you from 5o cents to 91 50 a pair on
shoes. It is worth your while to come
and see for yourself the bargains at
3 Sullivan & Co.
I am now fixed to sell flour cheaper
and better than any. See my prices
for luck.—Con Keys. 25
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PROBABLY BE RETAINED
Indications That O'Neill and Broken
Bow Land Offices Will Stay.
ARE PAYING THEIR OWN WAY
If Continued Until Beginning of Fin
al Proofs Under Section Homestead
Law Will Be Big Business.
The Bee’s Washington correspond
ent of Tuesday offers some informa
tion relative to the proposition of dis
continuing the O'Neill land office and
the indications are that the office will
be retained. The office is now paying
expenses and if it is continued until
final proofs are made under the section
homestead act there will be a greatly
Increased amount of work for the
office.
The Bee’s correspondent says:
Being upon the subject of land mat
ters at the interior department the
representative from O’Neill saw Sec
retary Garfield in relation to the dis
continuance of the Broken Bcw and
O’Neill land offices, former Chief Clerk
Macey of the land office, and now an
inspector of the interior department,
after a visit to the offices above named,
having recommended their discontin
uance. Congressman Kinkaid insist
ed to the secretary that both the land
offices in question were paying their
own way and that within a year and
a half the first section of entrymen
under the Kinkaid act will be ready
for settlement and that will give the
offices a largely increased amount of
work to do for a long time to come.
Secretary Garfield promised that no
action would be taken until those in
terested had a chance to be heard.