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VOLUME XXV111. _O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MmCH 26, 1908 NUMBER 40 I HAY ANDBJJ1LDINGSBUHN Spring Prairie Fire Sweeps Consid erable Territory. M. SLATTERY HEAVIEST LOSER All His Buildings but the House, With Over Two Hundred Tons ot Hay, Are Bistroyed. A'prairie tire that started eight or ten miles southwest of town did some damage last Sunday. The heaviest laser is M. Slattery, who lost all of his buildings except his house and one other small building, besides 270 tons of hay and the damage to trees. George Shoemaker was the next heavy loser, 100 tons of hay belonging to him going up in smoke and flame. The tire started a few miles west ol Mr. Slattery’s and burned for a mile east and south of his place before it could be extinguished. It is not known who set the file but it is said that some one driving along the road in a buggy started it by throwing a light ed match or cigar in the grass. Mr. Slattery thinks it rather re markable that his house escaped as the tire ran all ar<>und it. He was in town at the time and no one on the place else some of the stables and out buildings might have been saved. His loss on hay represents a cash loss as he had hired the same put up. He had no insurance. KILLED BY LINE BREAKING Dennis Kane Meets Instant Death by Being Thrown From Buggy. While driving home from Emmet last Thursday evening, Dennis Kane, one of the pioneer residents of the county, living about six miles east of Atkinson, was thrown from his buggy and Instantly killed. Mr. Kane’s nephew, John Hurley, was with him at the time of the accident and was also thrown from the buggy but, aside from a severe shaking up, he was un injured. At the place where the accident oc curred, about two miles from Mr, Kane’s home, the grade is quite high. The team started to run and while pulling them down to a walk one line broke, the team swung around on the grade upset the buggy and threw Mr. Kane out upon bis head. The two Gaffney boys, Thomas and William, were in another rig behind Mr. Kane and his nephew and they picked him up and carried him home and sum moned a physician from Atkinson who said that death had been instentan lous. The team got tangled in a wire fence about sixtjy rods from where Mr. Kane had been thrown out. Deceased was born in county Water ford, Ireland, November 6, 1852. He was married in London, England, forty-five years ago and came to Amer ica a year later. On April 4, 1877, he came to Holt county and settled upon a quarter section of land about three miles west of Emmet where he resided up to the time of his death. He was well known and respected by a large circle of acquaintances and friends. During later years it was always a pleasure for him, when in O’Neill, to visit with the old timers and discuss the hard times of the latter seventies and early eighties. He endured all the vicissitudes and hardships of pioneer days and when in the evening of his life he had acculumated enough of this world’s goods to take life easy he was suddenly called to take the long journey. The funeral was held from the Catholic church in Atkinson last Sat urday and was largely attended, the remains being laid to rest in the Cath olic cemetery. To the sorrowing widow, who had been his daily com panion for nearly half a century, The Frontier tenders its sympathy In her hour of sorrow. Advertised Letters. The following letters remain uncall ed for In the O’Neill postofflce for the week ending March 26, 1908: Ray Bouquot, D. Bollard, L. Carr, A. J. Falk, A. Slahetka (4), Mrs. W. J. Taylor, Frank Thielen, Emile R. Vernon. Postals: Jess Whitney, A. B. White, Eiinor Sullivan, John Rhode, Frank Mahn, Henry Casper. In calling for the above please say “advertised.” If not called for in fifteen days will be sent to dead letter office. R. J. Marsh, Postmaster. For Sale. Single combed Buff Orphingtons^ well marked, excellent layers. Hens weighing from 5 to 6 pounds each. Eggs $1 for 15.—R. A. Gannon, Inman, Neb 40-4pd FOR RENT—Farm adjoining O’ Neill. For further information call at this office. _,_. j* LOSE THE FIRST GAME. The Emmett Ball Team Trims Us, 3 to 0. Last Sunday afternoon some of last seasons “old timers” and a few aspir ing youngsters met the Emmett ball team upon the local diamond and were treated to a nice string of goose eggs by the boys from the village on the west. When the game termin ated at the end of the seventh inning the score stood: Emmett 3; O’Neill 0. The game was a nice exhibition of the national sport, with numerous errors scattered throughout the seven innings, which lent excitement to the contest. Bradley and Alberts were the battery for O’Neill while Wilson and Wilson performed the honors for Emmett. The work of both pitchers was good, each had a good supply of benders and speed to burn when nec essary. Both teams were rather weak m the field, but that was to be expect ed as it was the first time many of them had a ball in their hand since last fall. The teams lined up as fol lows: O’Neill—Biglin s s; T. Murphy 1st; Alberts c; Bradley p; Coyne 2nd; Joe Murphy 3rd; Grady If; Kelly cf; Han ley rf. Emmett—Ruth ss; Bradley If; J. Foreman 2nd; H. Wilson c; A. Wilson p; Guy Cole rf; F. Foreman 1st; Dick O’Malley cf; W. McNichols 3rd. O’Neill.0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Emmet. 0 0 0 0 2 0 1—3 Hits—O’Neill 5: Emmet 6. Struck out—Bradley 11; Wilson 12. Batter ies—O’Neill, Bradley and Alberts; Emmet, Wilson and Wilson. Umpire: Jack Sullivan. LOCAL MATTERS The Frontier for your sale bills. Joe Mann went to Spencer today. Whoever has blue No. 89, go and see Horiskey. 40-1 George Herzg is up from Harold this week. Onion sets, eight cents per quart. At Horiskey’s. 40-1 Frank Dishner wfs a Neligh visitor Saturday last. Horiskey has several select varieties of fish now on sale. Nick White of Dorsey had business in town Tuesday. James Shanner was up from Ver digris Wednesday. Highest cash price paid for cream at Horiskey’s grocery. 40-3 The Presbyterian exchange at Mann’s next Saturday. For onion sets go to Horiskey’s. Eight cents per quart. 40-1 Jim White of Atkinson had busi ness in the city Tuesday. Bert Dexter of Atkinson had busi ness in the city yesterday. Salt fish for sale all during Lenten season at J. C. Horriskey’s. Tom Crow of Dorsey was an O’Neill visitor Monday and Tuesday. G. M. Green came up Monday from Wheeler county, returning Tuesday. Dr. Corbett, dentist, in O’Neill April 13, 14, 15, 16, 27, 28, 29, 30. 26 George Lawrence of Emmet has been granted $20 per month pension. To buy or make a farm loan, see Waterman over land office, O’Neill. 4 Rose Comb White Leghorn eggs 50c per setting. D. D. Miles, Dorsey,Neb. 4 Bring your cream to Horiskey’s grocery. He will pay you the cash price. 40-3 For Sale—1907 home grown alfalfa and also timothy seed.—W. G. Bell, O’Neill. 38-4pd. Winfield Mattern of Blake, Neb., had business at the land office here Tuesday. Wanted—To buy a Red Poll or Shorthorn bull. Address C. Wettlau fer, Rout 1, O’Neill. Myron Thornton was among the Atkinson people who was attending district court Tuesday. Mrs Anna Lynn of Exeter, Neb. is visiting at the home of her brother, Wm. Myers, north of this city. The Frontier is always equipped to print, on sfiort notice, wedding in vitations and announcements. Charles McPharlin arrived from St. Louis last Sunday evening for a ten day’s visit with relatives here. A “ten penny” nail means that 1, 000 nails weigh ten pounds. The word “penny” in this case is a cor ruption of pound. Jim McPharlin went out to the ranch Monday to put in a couple of days duck shooting before he enters upon his agricultural pursuits. Billy Wilson is again handling the razor in McPharlin’s shop, after an absence of seven weeks spent in shops in the eastern part of the state. Clarence Campbell, Owen Meredith and Parnell Golden were among the O’Neill people to attend the automo bile show at Omaha last week. IF YOU like Clothes that are just a little differ * erent than the rest you want to look at and try on some of our latest Varsity Suits, made ex pressly for us by Hart Schaffner & Marx. The new little ideas—the cut of the front of the coat, the cuffs on the sleeves, the trousers—a lot of smart new ideas in these suits will certainly please you. The new fabrics are exceptionally beautiful and # I we can show you the pick of them. Spring Top Coats, Spring Suits and Cravettes, all sorts of good cloth. This store is the home of well dressed men, women and children. P. J. McMANNUS Mrs. C. E. Hall returned Monday from Lincoln, where she had been for a week or ten days, having t>een called there by the Illness of her sister. For Sale—A team of young mares, weight about 2800, full sisters. I have also a bunch of cattle for sale, consisting of steers, cows and heifers. —P. S. Hughes. 39-3 Two O’Neill men have been drawn oq the petit jury for the Omaha divi sion of the federal court. Fred Olift and J. C. Horiskey will have to report to the court in Omaha on April 8. Charles A. and Eberson A. Knatser, Elmer McGrew, Thomas Harris, El mer Shaeffer and Joseph Price, all of Ballah, Garfield county, were in O’ Neill Tuesday on a land contest case. For Sale—500 bushels of seed speltz, 50c per bushel; 1,000 osage fence posts, 19c each; 4 span of good work horses and 4 sets double work harness. For sale on easy terms.—L>. A. Doyle. 39-2 I write insurance on farm and city property. Have some of the best companies doing business in Nebraska and rates are as low as can be given by first class companies.—S. F. Mc Nichols. 39-10 E. P. Hicks arrived home Tuesday from Canada and the east, where he and Mrs. Hicks have spent the winter Mr. Hicks is looking well which indicates that he has been well cared for since leaving here last fall. Mrs. Ceoelia A. Houseman died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nash, at the Northwestern section house last Sunday morning of kidney and heart trouble. The remains were sent to Bassett for burial. Harry Wilson left Monday morning for Lincoln to work out with the west ern league team and try for a position as catcher. His many O’Neill friends hope that he will make good and cover himself and his team with glory. Alex Maring, formerly of Emmet but now of Atkinson, was in O’Neill Monday. Mr. Maring recently sold three quarter sections of land near Emmet and has bought property at Atkinson, where he will make his home. An alarm of lire brought the hose carts out like a flash yesterday even ing, but the fire boys were permitted to pull them back to the station with out performing any heroic deeds. It was only a rubbish pile smoking and smoldering in a back alley. Mrs. Eugenia St. John, National Evangelist and lecture of the W. C. T. U., will speak in the court house Sun day afternoon, March 29, at 3 o’clock, and in the evening at 8 o’clock. This will be a union church meeting. All are cordially invited to hear her. The local camp of Modern Woodmen will give a grand ball at the opera house on Easter Monday. First class music will be secured and no pains or expense will be spared by the local wood choppers to make this the so ciety event of the season. Do not miss it. The case against Mrs. Julia Minton for assault and battery scheduled for hearing in Justice Golden’s court last Friday was continued until today be cause the complaining witness, Mrs. Ellen Mackey, was unable to appear in court as the result of the injuries received. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hayes, former citizens of O’Neill, arrived here yes terday from Park City, Utah, with the remains of their 19-yer-old son, Leo Hayes, who died on Monday at Park City. Leo was born in O’Neill and the parents bring his remains here for burial in the city of his birth. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes are well known to our older inhabitants, whose sincere sympathy they have in their bereave ment. Mrs. Hayes is a sister of S. F. MoNicbols. Funeral will be held at 10 o’clock Friday. The Wichita Daily Beacon says of the lecturer who speaks here twice next Sunday: “Next came an address by Mrs. C. H. St. John of Beloit, to the young ladies. This lady is one of the most highly gifted ladies of the Union in the state and her talk was a continuous stream of pure eloquence and encouragement to the busy work ers who are trying to keep Kansas ‘dry,’, and whose handiwork Sis seen on every hand.” There is sighing and crying among the young flolks. There will be no more roller skating. At least not un til another season. The rink has been dismantled of the principal means of “rollering." The skates have been sent back to Atkinson, from whence they came when the rink was opened for skating after the abandonment of the same as an opera house. The young folks have spent many a pleasant evening on the skates this winter and they don’t like it a little bit that the skates are gone. The case of the state against John Dibble charged with complicity in the Ferguson hog stealing case at Atkin son was taken up in district court Tuesday and is now in progress. Judge Westover of Rushville is presiding and will probably remain here over next week. Among the cases to come up after the Dibble case is that of G. A. Miles vs. Holt county, in which Mr. Miles appeals from the action ot the count y board in rejecting his claim for priming the scavinger tax list in 1905. The board rejected bis claim because it had not authorized the pub lication in the Independent, but had designated The Frontier as the paper in which to publish tbe notice. The county treasurer, D. J. Cronin, disre garded the action of the board and placed the notice in the Independent. Old Settler Passes Away Another old settler has passed to the great beyond. James Sullivan, one of the pioneers of Holt county, passed away at his home one mile north of O’Neill last Tuesday morn ing. The cause of his death was heart failure. “Uncle Jim,” as he was familarily called by both old any young around the court house where he worked for many years in the recorders office, was born at Casrietown.Berehaven, county Cork, Ireland, May 1,1842. In 1863 he came to America and in February, 1877, he came to O’Neill, from Calu met, Michigan, and settled upon a , farm a mile north of this city where he resided up to the time of his death. In the early days he was a prominent political factor in the county’s history and in the early eighties he served three years as county commissioner, during two of which he was chairman of the board. After retiring from the commissionership he was for several years one of the most efficient record ers in the county recorders office where he served until about six years ago. Never a robust man, his health has been very poor the past live years and he retired from active labor. He leaves a widow and six children, five boys, Philip, Jack, Jerry, Danial and Eugene, and one daughter, Miss Mary, to mourn his demise. The funeral will be held tomorrow after noon at 3 o’clock, as Philip is expected to arrive from Anaconda, Mont., at 10:30 tomorrow morning. The Galloway Takes the Lead. I have half a dozen young, full-blood Galloway bulls for sale. Call and see them, prices right.—Henry Thierolf, Star, Holt county, Nebr. 39-6 THREE PROPOSITIONS. T. V. Golden Proposes Different Ways for Building New Hotel. The meeting at R. R. Dickson’s office last Friday evening to consider the hotel proposition was well attend ed. Frank Campbell presided as chairman and J. A. Donohoe acted as secretary. T. V. Golden, the present owner ot the corner on which the proposed hotel is to be built and on which R. E. Hall constructed a foundation for that purpose two years ago, has three propositions which he made at the meeting. The meeting was called for the purpose of allowing Mr. Golden to get his plans before the business men, rather than for any definite action. Mr. Golden made three propositions. He will sell the corner for a hotel only to the city for *4,000 or a stock company may be formed and be will take *5,000 worth of stock to be paid in ground and building material, which virtually means putting in the building site and the brick now on the grounds at *5,000. The third propo sition is that if the city will raise a bonus of *5,000 Mr. Golden will put up 915,000 including the grounds and material on hand and build the hotel. Either proposition seemed fair to those present, but the bonus propo sition is rather the ohoice of the three. There was no definite action taken and the matter was left in the hands of Mr. Dickson and Mr. Harrington to ascertain what the business men of town desired to do. In the Good Old Springtime. Fremont Tribune: The lover of fishing now cocks his eye toward the sky to see if it looks like rain, sniffs spring in the air, hunts up his rods and lines and hikes for the lake and stream. Fishing is likely to be tame in reality but its anticipations make the blood flow fast and beget a new life *by forestalling and forbidding worry. It is the uncertainty of the sport that gives it much charm. What is there beneath the placid sur face of the water? Are the fish far or are they near? Is there about to be a bite? Probably about, and that im minence is what keeps the fisherman on tip toe of ex pe cat ions. Still he may easily relax and lapse Into a re flective mood, to which the solitude and the environment of water and woods become a help. Many a good resolution has been formed while fish ing. We venture to say no man was ever made the worse for the pastime. It may in some degree prove disap pointing but this Is usually made up by exciting the imagination till the size of the catch becomes prodigious. Therefore every Aben Ben Adhem who loves his fellow man will urge him to knock off a day now and then in the spring and go fishing. Two Wives Seek Divorce. Effle M. Gunn has filed her petition in district court for divorce from her husband, Alfred W. Gunn. Nonsup port is alleged. They were married in Illinois in 1882 and have three minor children, the custody of which the wife asks. Elva Dutcher prayes for absolute divorce from her husband, Clarence Dutcher, asks for the custody of their two minor children and to have the the husband restrained from molesting either herself or the children, together with costs of the suit, attorney’s fee and reasonable alimony. They were married at Butte, Boyd county, in 1900. Divorce is asked on the grounds of abusive and cruel treatment and insulting language. The petition contains some sensation al charges, among which is that de fendant last January knocked her down, carrying the assault to an ex tent that the neighbors interferred. To Whoever It Msy Concern: Notice is hereby given that from and after this date any and all persons found hunting or fishing upon any of the lands owned or controlled by the undersigned will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.—John Valla, Casper Pribel, Joseph Musil, M. J. Miller, Mike Burisch, James Carl, Fred Vitt, L. W. Arnold, B. O. Park er, Frank Valla, C. H. Bentley, Joe Davis, H. M. Uttley. Dated March 15, 1908. Tuesday Club. The Tuesday club will meet March 31 with Mrs. Parker, with the follow ing program: Hamlet. Leader—Mrs. A. F. Mullen. The play—Mrs. Mote. His vows—Mrs.l Dowling. His madness—Mrs. Harrington. The crime of Claudius—Miss Zink. Ophelia—Mrs. Whelan. Roll call—Quotations from play. George Winegartner has broken ground on the lots back of J. P. Gal lagher’s store and will build a com modious cottage thereon. ALLEN GETS THE LAND Holt County Has No Valid Claim Against Bartley Homestead. SKIDMORE IS AGAIN ARRESTED j Supreme Court Reverses Conviction j and New Complaint Filed.—Held 1 to the District Court. | Tlie supreme court has lately revers sd two cases tried in the district court A Holt county, the latest being the Base of Hugh A. Allen against the Bounty. This was a suit brought by Mr. Allen to quiet the title to a small tract of land adjacent to Atkinson that was a portion of Joseph Bartley’s homestead. The county levied on the land under a Judgment obtained igainst Bartley, who was then in the Douglas coupty jail, as one of the Bondsmen of Barrett Scott. The land was sold and sheriff’s deed issued to the county during Bartley’s incarcera- ! tlon in Douglas county. Allen sub- I lequently bought the property from Bartley and the case has gone the rounds of the courts to determine the j Bwner. The county won in the dis trict court, but the supreme reveises the lower court and quiets the title In Allen, holding that the proceedings md sheriff’s deed were void because the land levied on was Bartley’s home itead. The other case reversed was that of * the state against Joseph Skidmore who was convicted in the district :ourt as a principal in the Furgeson log stealing case at Atkinson. The ;ourt holds that he could not be con victed and imprisoned as a principal Because it was not proven that he itole the hogs. Skidmore is not through with the case yet, however, is on last Saturday he was again Bound over to the district court on a Bharge of being an accessory to the srime. The specific charge is that he received the stolen hogs. Fined $20 for Striking Wife. Clarence Dutcher of Stuart plead juilty in county court Monday to the Bharge that be did “unlawfully and forcibly beat, strike, bruise and viol intly injure” his wife, Elva Dutcher. * *;■ Fudge Malone assessed him $20 and S0St8. Mrs. Dutcher then filed a.complaint to have her pugnacious husband put inder bonds to keep the peace, but ifter much pleading on the part of ! the penitent husband Mrs. Dutcher withdrew the complaint, but filed suit for divorce in the office of the ij Blerk of the district court and then, with her two little daughters, drove bo a nearby town and took the train sast to await the result of her suit, leaving her husband, who was in O’Neill Wednesday trying to locate his wife, not knowing what would happen next.* An Explanation. Editor Frontier: Referring to the jase of Sister Hilaria vs. Patrick Regan, which has been noticed in your columns, it is but just to all con serned to say that the purpose of the ] suit is to fix, by decree of court, the value of certain services rendered and j furnished by Mr. Regan to Peter Gas- \ sidy, an old gentleman whom Mr. Regan was taking care of. Mr. Regan, through his attorney, M. F. Harrington, has entered a vol untary appearance. } E. H. Whelan, Attorney for Sister Hilaria. The Live Stock Market South Omaha, March 25.—Special market letter from Nye Schneider - Fowler Co. Still prices move upward on all kinds of stock. Cattle continue in moderate supply with a scarcity of the good to choice kind. We believe thoroughly finished steers would fetch ■ $7 if any were here today, Buyers are very anxious for stockesrs and feeders and cattle that were very slow sale a short time ago are now quickly picked up and much higher prices. , Prospects look very strong indeed. We quote: Choice dry lot beef, com fed$6 00@7 00 Fair to good. 5 25@5 90 Others down to. @4 75 Best corn fed cows & heifers 4 50(aS5 50 Fair butcher stock. 3 75@4 40 j Canoers & cutters. 2 25@3 60 Veal calves. 4 50@6 25 Bulls, stags, etc. 2 50@4 25 Choice Stockers and feeeders 4 50@5 25 Fair to good. 3 75@4 40 Common down to. • @3 50 Every day records an advance in the hog market. Receipts are light. Bulk $4.75 to $4.85. The run of sheep and lambs is be coming quite liberal but prices still keep at the high mark. For Sale. A choice lot of Barred Plymoth Rock roosters.—Mrs. John Walmer, Little, Neb. 40-4