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VOLUME VXV111.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1908
_ NUMBER 33
VERDICT FOR $19.83
Lewis Grumstead Receives a Verdict
for this Amount in a Suit in
County Court.
The case of Lewis Grumstead vs.
J. A. O’Doherty was tried to Judge
Malone in county court last Friday.
In his petition Grumstead alleged
that on or about September 1,1906, at
the request of defendant he put up
ninety tons of hay for him. That a
reasonable value for said service was
$1 50 per ton, aggregating $135. He
alleged that no part of it had been paid
and prayed for a judgment for that
amount with costs of suit.
Defendant in his answer alleged
that the hay was not put up accord
log to contract and in a workman
like manner and that the hay spoiled
and that he was damaged thereby in
the sum of $65 He further alleged
that defendant was indebteded to
him in the sum of $72 75 for labor per
formed, and he filed a bill for that
amount as a counter claim. Defen
dant further alleged that the contract
price was $1.25 per ton and that plain
tiff failed to put up all the hay as
agreed, only putting up 67 67 tons and
that by reason of his failure in full
filling his contract defendant lost
more than 200 i ons of hay. By reason
thereof defendant was damaged in the
sum of $200 with interest for which
he asks judgment. He requests that
plaintiff be given credit for $84 49 and
that he be given a verdict for $353 16,
amount of damages alleged to have
been sustained, including his counter
bill and cost of suit.
Judge Malone, after hearing the
evidence in the case gave the plain
tiff a judgment for $.9 83 and costs
of suit.
Educational Notes.
The allowance for state aid appor
tioned by act of 1907 for the purpose
of providing at least seven months of
school each year in the first eight
grades for all the youth of this state
whose parents or guardians live in
public school districts whose funds
are not sufficient to maintain school
f fur at least seven months is as follows:
One thousand seven hundred eleven
dollars ($1711) is half the amount to
be paid to Holt county, the other half
will probably be paid in June. Fifty
thousand dollars was the total appro
priation for weakidistricts, ninety
tnousand was the amount asked for
by the weak districts. One county,
Custer, only secured an amount great
er than the amount allowed to Holt
county. Holt county asked for four
X thousand five hundred dollars and will
receive a sum total of $3122
Number of counties instate entitl
ed to share, 45.
Number of school districts in state
entitled to share, 708.
Number of districts in Holt county
entitled to share, 46.
Total amount allowed. $24906 00
Amount allowed Holt county 1711 00
State Superintendent McBrien says
in a recent letter: “In cases where
the school district voted the limit of
taxation and seven months and if
later it is found that the funds avail
able are not sufficient to hold that
amount of school, it can hold a short
er term and still be entitled to its
share of state aid. No district can
Public Sale
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Horses, Cattle,
Hogs, Hay,
Farm Machin’ry
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C. H. FOXWORTHY
I mile west and 9 north of O’Neill
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hold a longer term of school than its
funds will warrant, though the annual
meeting may have voted a term be
y nd the limit of its funds.”
Florence E. Zink,
County Superintendent.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Hugh O’Neill of Anncar is in town
today
Mrs. Ed F Gallagher won the pres
ent given at Lockard’s sale.
For Sale—A scholarship in the
Wayne Normal. For particulars call
at this office.
Henry Zimmerman, who has been
quite ill with pneumonia the past
weeK, is reported some better today.
Dr. Corbett, dentist, in O’Neill Jan
uary 27, 28. 29. 30 and February 10,11,
12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27. 26
Miss Maggie Shaw returned from
Kentucky last week, where she had
been the past three months visiting
relatives.
Mr. Lockard is going tosell all goods,
stock and fixtures in his store before
April 15. Now is the time to get
bargains.
Miss Clara Shomaker returned from
Omana last Saturday night where she
had been in a hospital the past three
weeks recovering from an operation
for appendicitis.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Griffin, living one mile
north of town, died Sunday last, the
remains being buried in the Catholic
cemetery here Monday.
We heard a man complain the other
day that his household had been with
out bread ever since the roller skating
rink opened. It happens that baking
days are skating rink days
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Johnson were up
from Inman Friday last to attend the
Odd Fellows banquet. The Frontier
acknowledges a pleasant call f 10m Mrs.
Johnson, a former typo of this office.
Henry Martfeld will have a public
sale of his stock, farm machinery and
household good at his place, one mile
southwest of Emmet on Thursday,
February 18. See small bibs for
particulars.
Sullivan & Company contemplates
in tne next 60 days to add to their stock
of shoes and clothing a complete line
of dry goods, notions,ladies’and gent’s
furnishings. Mr. Sullivan expects to go
east in a few weeks to make his spring
purchases in above mentioned line Of
goods.
Mrs. J. Q. Howard intertained
twenty of her friends at a most
delicious seven o’clock dinner Monday
evening. The eveniug was spent at
cards, progressive high five pravailed.
The guests departed after a most
pleasant evening prouncing Mrs.
Howard an elegent entertainer.
Edward Shields, for many years a
resident of this county, living on the
Eagle about a mile west of Barney
Hynes, died at a hospital in Hot
Springs, S. D, on January 18. After
leaving this county, about twelves
years ago, Mr Shields moved to Boyd (
county where he resided until about a ,
year ago when he disposed of his pro- ,
perty over there. He was worth ,
about 812,000 which, we understand, |
he left to the Sisters hospital at Hot
Springs.
ASSESSORS FOR 1908
County Assessor Skidmore Selects
His Assistants lor the Several
Preclnts.
Last Friday County Assessor Skid
more presented the following names
to the county board as his deputy
assessors for the several townships and
their appointment was approved by
the board. They are:
Atkinson.Jacob Hahn
Cleveland.James Barrett
Chambers.E. E. Perrin
Conly. Willie Calkins
Dustin.Silas Rohr
Deloit.George W. Daves
Emmet..-.A C. Purnell
Ewing.J. S. Mitchell
Frances.Fred J. D ibrovolney
Fair view.O. E Graves
Grattan.Jas Crowley
Green Valley.J. M. Christians
Inman.Howard McCloud
Iowa.Elmer Merriman
Lake.John Otter
McClure.E. A. Pierce
Paddock....P. J. Lars worth
Pleasant View.Zeb Warner
Rock Falls.D U. Yantzi
Stuart.Jabob Kraft
Saratoga.John Damero
Shields.L. A. Simonson
Steel Creek .C. L. McElhoney
Scott ..
Sheridan.W. T. Hayes
Shamrock.A. E Wilson
Sand Creek.J. Victor Johnson
Swan.S S. Smith
Willnwdale.J. p Newman
Wy m*ng.F. A. Bowers
Verdigres. Mark Howard
O’Neill.Romaine Saunders
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An old saying Is that an ounce of pre
ventive is worth a pound of cure.
Keep well by using Bliss Native
Herbs.which is a preventive as well as
a. cure. Every package guaranteed or
money refunded at Alberts Harness
shop. 32-4
James Mullen tells us be expects to
send his big Percheron horse, King
Seorge, to Montana with his son who
has been in that state for some time
past and who is now here visiting his
parents. King George is one of the
fancy horses imported here by Dan
Cronin.
Anice B. Sweet has begun suit in
iistrict court for divorce from her
husband, Charles B. Sweet, abondon
ment the past t wo years being alleged
in her petition. They were married
in this county on September 19,1885.
There are two children, one—Ethel I.
Sweet—a minor, for whose custody
the mother asks in her petition.
J. M. Morse, Peoria, 111., M. J.
Dally, Park City, Utha, J. F. Shoe
maker,Bert Bewen, Henry C. Howard,
J. J. Fesler and E. H. Thompson,
O’Neill, H. B. Hubbard and Chas
Wrede, sr. Agee, Ivan Bain, Spring
view, Ernest Beaver, Leonie, Zeb
Warner and W. T. Hayes, Atkinson
ire Frontier readers who advanced
their subscription to this household
necessity the past week.
Mrs. John Hunt, accompanied by
ier son, Frank, went to St. Joseph’s
nospital at Omaha Sunday last to
receive medical treatment. Mrs.
Hunt anticipated having to be sub
jected to the surgeon’s knife when she
eft, but her O’Neill friends will be
flad to learn that this has not been
lecessary and a week or two of ordi
lary hospital treatment is deemed
lullicient to restore her former good
lealth.
Ten new applications for adopition
vere balloted upon and accepted at
ihe meeting of the Modern Woodman
ast Monday night. Another meeting
vill be held next Saturday night when
t is expected twenty or twenty-five
nore applications will be presented,
tfext Tuesday night is the date set
or the adoption of the candidates
tnd it is expected to make that date
i red letter day in the annals of Wood
raft In Holt county. All members
ihould be sure and attend.
Anton J. Kramer of Stuart to Gert
ude Conrad of Newport, and Fred W.
Jose of Tarnora, Neb., to Jessie Ellen
3art of Stuart, were two couples
carried at the county judge’s office
he past week. Judge Malone also
ssued license to Benjamin H. Weston
>f Pierce and Leota Durham of Venus,
ihe marriage ceremony of this couple
iaking place at Middle Branch on
Sunday, performed by Rev. E. E.
rinkle.
They have it figured out over in
Wheeler county that the Burlington
'ailroad at O’Neill is to connect with
he Ericson line. Like the O’Neill
•oad, the Ericson line is being put in
ihape for heavy traffic and the natural
nference is that they expect to run
leavy trains, which would not be
lecessary the present length of the
;wo lines. There is a vast and pro
luctive territory lying between the
Elkhorn in Holt county and the
Beaver in Wheeler, a considerable
rortion of which lays dormant for
ivant of transporation facilities. The
Ericson road has connection with the
Burlington main line and by coming
>n up to O’Netll a short cut would be
rad into the Great Lake country via
Sioux Oily. Southern Holt and north
ern Wheeler are developing into well
settled communities wlthou t the aid
of railroads but a big impetus would be
given the stock and hay industries
had they the shipping facilities.
Nebraska usually makes good with
the ice crop. Any who may have enter
tained the thought that there would
be an ice famine has had the same
extracted from them the past ten days,
during which period mercury has been
monkeying around zero most of the
time. A change in the weather came
a week ago. Tuesday, growing rapidly
colder until Friday morning, when
the thermometor recorded 10 degrees
below. It has been zero or a few de
grees below every morning since, but
with warm sunshine and melting snow
today indications are for warmer
weather. Local ioe dealers began to
lay in store with the first freeze up
and are now about equipped against
the demands of the summer.
Michael Merritt, a nomadic trapper,
died at the residence of J. B. Long, in
Willowdale township, last Saturday
night after an illness of about a week,
of brain fever and pneumonia. De
ceased was about 63 years of age and
had followed the life of a trapper,
along the streams of this and adjoining
counties, the past five or six years
He had been trapping along the Black
bird and getting sick started to go to
Walnut, Knox county, where he has a
brother living. When he reached Mr.
Long’s be was delerious. He was
taken in and medical aid summoned
but pneumonia had set in and he sank
rapidly, dying Saturday. His brother
was summoned and came over from
Walnut, staying with him one day,
leaving the day before he died, and
the poor old trapper was left to die
among strangers, without the consol
ing touch or the sympathic word of a
relative. The remains were interred
in the Mineola cemetary Monday.
The Markets
South Omaha, Februry 4.—Special
market letter from Nye Schneider
Fowler Oo.
There has been a gradual improve
ment in the cattle market since Wed
nesday, the 29tU. Receipts have beer
moderate and the demand for all
grades of killers have have been fully
equal to the supply. Butcher stock
especially is in good damand at prices
25 cents higher than a week ago.
There is considerable inquiry for the
good and fleshy feeders, but buyers
are slow to take hold of the common
grades during (his rough weather.
We quote:
Choice dry lot beef, corn fed#5 25<a>5 76
Fair to good. 4 50^5 20
Others down to. (coi 00
Choice range beef. 4 25(a>4 75
Choice cows. 3 75(^4 25
Fair to good. 3 50(a>4 75
Canners & cutters. 2 00(g)3 00
Veal calves. 4 00(a)6 00
Bulls, stags, etc. 2 50(a)4 oo
Choice stockers and feeeders 4 25(a>i 75
Fair to good. 3 0O(a>4 20
Common down to. (d3 00
Stock hi ifers . 1 75(^2 75
Hog prices are showing a wider
range, the light and trashy kind sell
ing at a greater discount as too large
a per cent of this kind is coming.
Heavy and fat back hogs are at a
premium. Range $4 to $4.35.
Sheep are active and stronger again.
Lambs slow and easy.
The Colt’s Feet and Their Care.
The care of the colt’s foot for the
first three years of its >ife has much
more to do with its furture usefulness
than most farmers seem to realize, at
any rate, the most of the farmers
treat the colt’s feet as if they were of
little or no importance until the colt Is
I The Backbone I
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M3 is good food—food for brain, food for brawn, food that is jag
strengthening, that gives energy and courage. Without a proper B
jj appreciation of this great fundamental truth no nation can rise H
M to greatness. M
Jpi As an article of food, soda crackers are being used more and yS!
PS more every day, as is attested by the sale of nearly 400,000,000 rjCli
!|j packages of Uneeda Biscuit, which have come to be recog- |H|
| nized as the most perfect soda cracker the world has ever known. IBl
Lj And so Uneeda Biscuit will soon be on every table at IHI
Jj) every meal, giving life, health and strength to the American people,
/M thus in very truth becoming the backbone of the nation. IKk
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old enough to be put to work and
then, If in a few years, the horse gets
lame the blacksmith often unjustly
has to bear the blame.
We will suppose the colt’s feet are
perfect when foaled and from this on
it is the owners duty, as well as to his
Interest, to see that they are kept
perfect, or nearly so, instead of letting
them grow long, while being stabled
through the winter, that they grow
away out forward causing the colt to
walk back on the heel and causing a
flat foot and often times straining the
back tendons of the leg. Finally,to get
rid of this long and unnatural hoof, it
brakes off, but never ail around at
once. Should this break begin at the
toe then the hoof is liable to split too
high up, and we have oftentimes a
split foot to doctor and patch up, or
should the side give away Aral, then
the colt begins to walk on the low
side of the foot, the heaviest, and soon
we find the foot running out on one
side, thus causing the ankle to grow
crooked, laying the foundation, not
only for a poor and crooked foot and
ankle, but also causing the colt to
knock or Interfere in traveling.
Now, a little care on the part of the
owner can prevent all those evils if he
will lead his colt to the shop of his
regular horseshoer and have the feet
pared down level, the same as if the
colt was to be shod and tnereby have
stiaight feet and legs, and at the same
time teach the colt two valuable les
sions: First, teaching him to lead,
and second, teaching him to stand
quietly when the times arrives for
placing shoes on him. Any horseshoer
who gets your work regular would
muchiatherdo this for nothing than
to have a three or four-year old colt
come to his shop to be shod with the
deformities named and a wild or un
broken colt to contend with at one
and the same time.
Don’t neglect your colt’s feet but
look after them constantly from the
time of his foaling, for this is one of
ihe most important points and many
horses would otherwise be valuable
animals are rendered worthless by
defective feet.
Now, we suppose that you have pro
perly cared ror your colt’s feet until he
Is old enough to put to work, do not
use him until his feet are worn down
short and sore before getting him
shod; do not hunt up the old shoes
that your horses have worn out, per
haps a front and hind shoe, and tell
your smith those will do, but have a
new pair of proper size put on him
and do not make your smith put great
high calks on them to set the heels up,
but allow him to make shoes just the
size and shape of the foot, so the colt
will stand leavel after shoeing the
same as before. Do not leave the
shoes on for three months until the
walls of the foot has spread out over
the shoes so the pressure comes on
the sole of the foot and if you do,
don’t blame your smith when your
horse goes lame.
J. J. Schweitzer.
Notice.
O’Neill, Nebr., Feb. 5,1908.
To Whom It May Concern:
Sealed bids will be received at the
county clerk’s office for Deer Creek
coal in car load lots delivered at the
court house, weighed over the city
scales. Bids must be in before noon
ot the 13th day of February. The
board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. W. P. SIMAR,
33-1 County Clerk.
John Skirvlng went to Iowa Satur
day last on real estate business.
SNYDER ENDORSED
O’Neill Man Endorsed by County Com
mittee for National Delegate and
Hammond for Collector.
The Holt county republican central
committee met in O’Neill Wednesday
for the purpose of setting a date for a
county convention to select twelve
delegates to the state convention
which meets in Omaha March 12, and
also a delegation to the congressional
convention which meets at the same
time and place.
The weather was none too propit
ious for a large gathering of commit
teemen from the country and about
the only ones present were those who
could reach here by train.
The county convention will be held
on February 29 and the precinct cau
cuses the Hist. It was the sense of
the meeting that the republican vot
ers of the county should be given an
opportunity to register their choice
for presidential candidate but there
was little or no sentiment expressed
in favor of holding a primary election
for that purpose. The primary would
entail a heavy expense and as the
same results could be obtained by reg
istering the votes for presidential can
didates at the caucuses it was decided
to take an expression that way. This
plan was accordingly adopted and in
corporated in the call.
The candidacy of O. O. Snyder of
O’Neill as one of the delegates from
the Sixth district to the national con
vention at Chicago June 16, was
unanimously endorsed by those pres
ent. Each congressional district is
entitled to two delegates in the nation
al convention and these will be select
ed for the Sixth district at a conven
tion In Omaha the same date as the
state convention. Mr. Snyder is the
only candidate to represent this end
of the district thus far mentioned.
a resolution was adopted endorsing
the candidacy of Boss Hammond of
Fremont for Internal revenue collector
and the chairman was Instructed to
wire Congressman Kinkaid at Wash
ington to that effect. There Is a fight
on between former State Chairman
Rose and Mr. Hammond for the ap
pointment, with Senator Burkett for
Hammond and Senator Brown for
Rose. The two senators have agreed
to submit the recommendations for
appointment to the Nebraska delega
tion as a whole, thus drawing the con
gressmen into the fight The action
of the central committee was for the
purpose of advising the congressman
from this district as to their prefer
ence.
"The Moonshiner’s Daughter. ”
The much noted dramatic sensa
tion, "The Moonshiner’s Daughter”
is announced to appear at the opera
house, Monday, evening Feb. 10.
It is said that the lives of two peo
ple have been sacrificed In the con
struction of this drama. A tale is
told among the denizens of the Rialto
purporting that the homes of two peo
ple of national repute were sundered
through an idle report that jealously
existed between these friends.
A meeting on the streets of Louis
ville, two pistol reports, a scene at the
morgue where the coroner pronunced
the innocence of a prominent Louis
ville citizen, have ail appeared in
these columns in a previous issue.
The Brvan Volunteers, v\ hos$ pre
sident has the distinction of being an
O’Neill man, hasn’t'been heard from
since the dinner at Lincoln. It is un
derstood, however, that the muster
roll is still open, with plenty of room
in the ranks for recruits.