The Frontier
PnbUihtd by D. B. CBONIH,
KOMAINE 8AUNHRK8. Assistant Editor
and Managnr.
II 50 the Year 76 Cent* Six Month*
Offlolal paper of O'Neill and Holt county.
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Address the office or the publisher.
A good many republicans still think
that Roosevelt will yet be the candid
ate.
The democrats always carry the
election about six months before the
votes are counted.
La Follette succeeds in getting his
picture In print more than the other
presidential candidates.
Holt county hasn’t gone Into the
hands of a receiver yet, as predicted
and “proved” by the fusion campaign
writers last fall.
If the Chinese make the boycott
against Japanese goods “stick,” the
mikado's victory in the Tatsu Maru
affair may prove expensive in the end.
The Frontier fears the "fraternal
feeling” will lead to an open breach if
the strained relations continue be
tween Holt county’s two bourbon
editors.
The act of the desperate and de
praved Indiana youth who slew his
mother with the blow of a hammer to
get money is a tragic illustration of
the old truth that “the love of money
is the root of all evil.”
An Omaha couple are the parents of
an eighteen-pound baby, which a local
paper says beats the record in weights
and measures. Omaha expects to
have big people as well as lots of them
when it reaches the 200,000 mark.
The mayor of North Platte has been
arrested for bootlegging. He owns a
drug store and is charged with selling
liquor without license. Up this way
there Is no use of taking such a risk.
While a saloon man gets a license for
•1,000, a druggist Is afforded a similar
priviledge for #1.
It Is said that the farmers in the
tobacco growing district of Kentucky
are leaving the state because of the
vandalism of the night riders. It is
probable, however that the ’migration
from bourbon communities is occasion
ed by the eleotion of a republican to
the United States senate.
Blows from the “big stick” are fal
ling in the camps of anarchy. “Un
desirable foreigners’ are being
deported and President Roosevelt
asks the postofflce department to ex
clude from the mails an anarchist
publication at Patterson, N. J., di
recting the department of justice to
prosecute its publishers.
Walter Wellman lets out the in
formation that sets at rest a good
many anxious democrats. Writing
from St. Paul to the Chicago Record
Herald he says: “Governor Johnson
is a candidate for the presidential
nomination of the democratic party.
He authorizes me to make this state
ment in his behalf.”
The failure of the Minnesota rail
way rate law to pass muster in the
supreme oourt of the United States
has inspired a conspiracy of railway
presidents to begin an attack on the
rate laws of other states, according to
a report from Chicago. Nebraska is
in the list of states in which the rail
way chiefs think the the law is
vulnerable and defective.
A Chicago dispatch says that there
is a quiet movement on foot among
the railroads for a general advance in
freight rates, and it is hinted that the
Interstate commission would much
more readily indorse a reasonable in
crease in rates than any reduction in
the wages of the operating forces. But
It is not at all plain, observes the
Kearney Hub, that either is necessary.
The railroads’ profit it shown by the
yearly balance sheet, on an equitable
continuous rate. A fluctuating rate
permitted in order to maintain a
constant high water margin of profit
is not the thing at all and the inter
state commerce commission should
not countenance it.
W. V. Allen, the former verbose
statesman of Madison county, is lean
ing democratlcward. He was honored
with a place on the populist conven
tion at St. Louis, but says he will not
attend because he expects to voue for
Bryan and thinks the pops may not
endorse the democratic slate this
time. The populists may as well
abandon their national orgaization
and fall in line with the rest of the
country. __
At a union labor meeting in an
Ohio town last week the speaker,
Congressman Isaac R. Sherwood,
criticized the president for sending
federal troops to Goldfield, Nev.,
during the riots last winter. The
congressman was probably talking to
tickle the ears of his hearers and be
lieves himself that federal protection
at Goldfieid, after the state legislature
requested it, was necessary. The labor
unions will excite no public sympathy
by denouncing the govenraent for
taking measures to protect life and
property. __
It is announced that as a result of
the government inquiry thousands of
“undesirable foreigners” will be de
ported from the Pittsburg, Pa., dis
trict. A hotbed of anarchy and sedition
has been festering around Pittsburg
for years, aggrevated right along by
the inflow of anarchists from Europe.
Liberal immigration laws have been
taken advantage of by this class until
the government finds it not only
necessary to close its ports but also to
make deportations. The thrifty and
honest foreigner is as welcome as ever,
but the anarchists are not wanted.
At the last presidential election
there were 224,077 votes cast In Ne
braska. Of these there is approxi
mately 76,000 Bryan supporters, basing
the estimate on the returns for 1904,
which is a low estimate because Bryan
was not then a candidate. A little
figuring will disclose the motive for
the appeal to Bryan followers In Ne
braska to contribute $10 each to the
cause. If each of the 75,000 would
contribute $10 a fund of $750,000 would
be raised. But there are probably 25,
000 more Bryan supporters in Nebras
ka than indicated by the returns of
1904. Placing the estimate at 100,000
a contribution of $10 each would
place a fund of $1,000,000 in the hands
of the “Bryan Volunteer” promoters.
In other words, Nebraska democrats
are asked to raise a million dollars to
help elect the “peerless.”
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Galloway Bolls for Sale.
A nice lot of young Galloway bulls
ready for service for sale at W. A.
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Holt county, Neb. Call and see them.
Low down, blocky, heavy coated
fellows. _ 39-6
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Record of the Official Proceedings oi
That Body.
O’Neill, Neb., March 9, 1908. Ten
o’clock a. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment, members present, Gold
en, Hickman, Roll, Roberts, Rocke
and Keyes
Upon motion the board adjourned
until 1 o’clock p. m.
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1 o’clock p. m.,board called to order,
all members present.
Now comes J. H. Sutton and asks
the boards of supervisors that the
clerk correct tax books for the year
1907. The error is shown by the affi
davit of Charles Preston, deputy as
sessor for Francis township the year
1904, showing that by error the east
half (1) of the northwest quarter (i)
and the west half (i) of the north
west quarter (1), sec. 23, twp. 27,
range 15, was assessed $2200, when it
should have been assessed $000.
Mr. Chairman: I move the prayer
of the petition be granted.
S. A. Hickman,
J. A. Golden.
Motion carried.
O’Neill, Nebl, Jan. 30, 1908. I,
Charles Preston, do state that I was
deputy assessor for Francis township
for the year 1904; and that a mistake
was made in the assessment of the
east half of the northwest quarter
and west half of the northeast quar
ter, sec. 23-27-15, and to the best of my
knowledge this land should be asses
sed at $600 per quarter.
Charles Preston.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day of February, 1908.
O. E. Graves, Justice of the Peace.
The minutes of Jan. 20, 21, 22, 23,
24. 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, Feb. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8,10,11, 12.13, 14,15,17, 18,19 were
read and approved.
Upon motion the school tax assessed
against the Ei SEJ, SEl NE*, NWi
SEi, section 30-26-15*, in scbool district
No. 222, was ordered transferred to
school dist. No. 242, the same having
been erroneously assessed in school
dist. No. 222.
O’Neill, Neb., Neb. 24.1908. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors.
Please have the county treasurer
transfer the sum of $57.03, now in the
bond fund of school dist. No. 206 to
the general fund of said district. Res
pectfully, C. D. Withers,
Director.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tion of C. D. Withers was granted.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Holt County, Nebr. Your
petitioner, Benjamin Johring, repre
sents that on the-day of No
vember, 1905, he purchased at Scavan
ger sale, lots 9,10 and 11, in block 38,
Riggs’ addition to the City of O’Neill,
Nebraska, and paid to the county
treasurer the sum of $15.
Your petitioner further represents
that there were no taxes against said
lots at said time and that said sale
was unauthorized.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays
I that said money paid by him, to-wit:
$15, be refunded with interests.
Your petitioner presents herewith
tax sale certificates issued to him at
said time. B. H. Johring,
Petitioner.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tioner of B H. Johring was denied.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors.
The State of Nebraska, County of
Holt, ss.
I, John Carr, being sworn, depose
and say that affiant was a resident of
road dist. No. 39, Ewing township,
Holt county, Neb., during the year
1907, and is erroneously charged with
poll tax for said year, being over 50
years of age and not liable for same
and hereby ask you to grant me a re
fund of $2.50 so paid. John Carr.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of February, 1908
W. P. Simar, County Clerk.
(Seal) Roy Smith, Deputy.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tion was granted.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 21,1908. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors.—
Gentlemen: Calling your attention
to the personal tax of M. Miller in
Paddock precinct in which Miller paid
tax of $3 36. As the township tax in
that precinct for 1907 was three mills,
and Mr. Miller’s assessed valuation
being $112, the tax should have been
33 cents instead of $3.36, he is entitled
to a refund of $3.03. I refer you to
receipt No 2549 paid on Jan. 3,1908.
Respectfully, W. P. Simar,
County Clerk.
By Roy Smith, Deputy.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tion of Mr. Miller was granted.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 20, 1908. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors.—
Gentlemen: Your petitioner repre
sents that he was assessed erroneously
for labor tax for the year 1907, in
Shields precinct, for the reason I am
56 years of age and therefore exempt
and I respectfully ask your honorable
body to grant rua a refund in the
amount of $2.50 which amount was
paid by me as evidenced by receipts
No. 3125, series of 1907. Respectfully,
Geo. W. Bradt.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tion was granted.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 24,1908. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors. Your
petitioner represents that he resides
in section 1-26-15, which is unorganiz
ed territory. I have paid my personal
tax for 1907 and find myself assessed
in school district number 245. This
is an error and I hereby request you
to grant me a refund of $1.10, amount
paid as school tax. Respectfully,
W. K. Wilkins.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tioner was granted.
On motion board adjuorned until
9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
O’Neill, Neb., March 10,1908. Nine
o’clock a. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment and all members present.
Upon motion the board went into
committee of the whole on road
matters.
At 12 o’clock the board arose from
the committee of the whole at which
time they adjourned until 1 o’clock.
At 1 o’clock p. m. the board was
called to order, all members present.
Moved and seconded that the treas
urer be instructed to accept affidavit
from all persons over fifty years of age
who may have been erroneously asses
sed poll tax, In lieu of cash.
Motion carried.
Upon motion the following official
bonds were approved:
C F Adams, township clerk, Dustin
township, appointed, 1 year.
G H Bigler, township clerk, Rock
falls township. 1 year.
Clarence Bailey, road overseer dist
rict number 10,1 year.
OP Preston, justice of the peace,
Francis township, appointed, 1 year.
L W Berry, township clerk, Swan
township, 1 year.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, Holt county, Nebraska: We,
the undersigned electors, residing
within five miles of the following road
proposed to be opened ask that a pub
lic road be established as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner
of sec. 33, twp. 25, range 14, thence
running due north five miles to the
northwest corner sec. 10, twp. 25,
range 14. Also commencing at the
southwest corner of sec. 10, twp. 25,
range 14, thence west two miles,
thence north one mile to laid-outroad;
also commencing at the southwest
corner of sec. 34, twp. 26, range 14,
thence north four miles to the south
west corner of sec. 10-29-14. Alsocom
mencing at the northwest corner of
sec. 10-25-14, running thence east
three miles to twp. line In Holt coun
ty, Nebraska. And we deposit here
with the sum of $10 to pay for the
viewing and appraising of such road,
the expense thereof to be paid out of
such deposit unless the road is finally
established.
Dated June 11,1907.
Henry Scafe, Rodell Root, Richard
Karsen, Wm. Messing, L W O’Malley,
Mike Curran, Geo Anderson, W H
Henkle, M Brotherton, I Brotherton,
W H DeGroff, T H Syms, A DeGroff,
T J Curran, Wm Gumb, H S White,
C A Ott, E L Feyerherm, R. H.
Thomas.
Petition, Henry Scafe and others
tiled June 18, 1907. W. P. Simar,
County Clerk.
Deposited, $10. Commissioner Geo.
W. nolcomb, appointed June 18, 1907,
to report on or before July 1, 1907.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
prayer of the petition of Henry Scafe
et al be granted as prayed for.
S. A. Hickman,
J. A. Golden.
Motion carried.
Creighton, Neb.. March 7,1908. The
County of Holt, State of Nebraska, In
account with Charles H. Hathaway.
March 5, 1908, to poll tax paid for
1907, $2.50.
The State of Nebraska, County of
Knox, ss.
Charles H. Hathaway, being duly
sworn on his oath says that on the 5th
day of March, 1908, he paid his person
al taxes for 1907 to the county treas
urer of Holt county, Nebraska, not
knowing that it included poll tax, but
that on that date he paid said county
treasurer $2.50 poll tax for 1907. Affi
ant further says that said poll tax was
illegally assessed in this that this
affiant was never a resident of Holt
county, Nebraska; and said personal
taxes were levied on 20 cattle which
affiant had in Holt county in 1907.
Affiant therefore asks that said $2.50
be allowed and forwarded to him at
Creighton, Nebraska.
Ciias. W. Hathaway.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this 7th day of
March, 1908. J. H. Benjamin,
(Seal) Notary Public.
I, Chas. H. Hathaway, being first
duly sworn, say that the several items
herein mentioned are just and trfte,
and the services charged therein or
articles furnished, as the case may be,
were rendered or furnished as herein
charged, and that the amount claim
ed is due and unpaid after allowing all
just credits. Chas. H. Hathaway.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of March, 1908.
j. u. tsenjamm,
(Seal) Notary Public.
On motion the prayer of the peti
tion of Charles H. Hathaway was
granted.
Upon motion the claim of Thos.
Curran for $50 damages in Scafe road,
was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of E D Ham
mond for $150 as damage in Scafe road
was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of JTred
Dawe for $9 damage in Scafe road,
was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of Rodell
Root for $50 damages in the Scafe
road, was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of T. J.
Curran for $100 as damages in the
Scafe road, was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of Sarah J
Root as damages in the Scafe road,
was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of Rodell
Root for $25 damages in the Scafe
road, was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of Wm
Gumb for $20 damages in the Scafe
road, was rejected.
Upon motion the claim of Ulalia
Gumb for $50 damages in the Scafe
road, was rejected.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 1907. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors, of
Holt county.—Gentlemen: Your peti
tioner represents that he was exces
sively assessed on twelve head of
horses for 1906, in Saratoga township.
Said horses being mostly broncos and
bronco colts, not worth $52 per head
as returned by the assessor, I told the
assessor that they were not worth
that amount but he returned it the
same, this property is worth $315 and
not worth $620 as the assessor has it.
I heredy ask for a refund of the
amount excessively assessed.
R. J. McAllister.
Upon motion the prayer of the peti
tion of R. J. McAllister was rejected.
C. D. Keyes, Chairman.
W. P. Simar, Clerk.
Prof. H. A. Howell, of Havana, Cuba,
Recommends •Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy.
“As long ago as I can remember my
mother was a faithful user and friend
of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, but
never in my life have I realized its
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H. A. Howell, of Howell’s American
School, Havana, Cnba. “On the night
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sick with a very severe cold, the next
day was worse and the followingnight
his condition was desperate. He could
not lie down and it was necessary to
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Even then his breathing was difficult.
I did not think he would live until
morning. At last I thought of my
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For sale by Gilligan & Stout.
Notice.
Any person dumping manure or
garbage on the grade or in the ditches
on the sides of the grade, between the
N. W. depot and the Elkhorn river,
will be arrested and lined. By order
of township board.
39-3 Jerry Hanley, Clerk.
THERE WAS NO CHARGE.
All the Seats In That Particular
Church Were Free.
At a certain church an aged usher,
to save the exertion of continually
marching up and down the aisle to con
duct persons to their seats, used to take
a stand in the center of the church and
when any incomers appeared beckon
to them and then conduct them to a
seat.
The urchins of the neighborhood,
knowing his peculiarity, used to pop
their heads inside the church door and
mimic his action by beckoning to him.
Many times he tried to catch one and
one Sunday morning nearly did so.
But the boy rushed away from the
church and ran into the arms of a po
liceman.
"What 'have you been up to?” de
manded the policeman.
Thought the boy, “I’m caught,” but
he said, "Oh, sir, there’s a disturbance
at that church, and they have sent me
to fetch a policeman.”
“Very good,” said the officer. “I’ll
step in and see about it.”
So he opened the door at the west
end of the church and, taking off his
helmet, entered.
The moment the aged usher saw him
he beckoned to him and motioned him
to a seat next an old gentleman.
Immediately he was seated he touch
ed the old gentleman and said, “Come
quiet.”
The old gentleman replied, “What do
you mean?”
Officer—You know »?hat I mean, and
I don’t want no chat Come quiet or I
shall have to take yer by force.
Old Gentleman—I really don’t under
stand you.
Officer—Look here! We don’t want
no more disturbance! You have been
kicking up quite enough, and I'm going
to have you out quick.
By this time the congregation were
looking at the pair and wondering
what was the matter, so the old gentle
man said: “Very well. I have not
made any disturbance, but to save any
I will go with you.”
So together, to the wonderment of
the congregation, they marched up the
aisle.
When they had passed out of the
church the usher followed them, and
the policeman, turning to him, said:
“Now, then, you have to make your
charge.”
“Charge?” said the usher. “There
ain’t any charge. All the seats are
free.”—Detroit News-Tribune.
On Yawning.
I have come to the conclusion that if
a man yawrns and you don’t want to
yawn, too, the only way to prevent it
Is to blow your nose. A man of my
acquaintance boasts that he can set a
whole railway carriage full of people
yawning by merely taking time over it
himself, and I believe he can.—Fry’s
Magazine. v
The Ruins.
First Visitor—Most interesting coun
try round about here. Have you seen
the ruins? Second Visitor (who has
Just paid his bill)—Yes; I suppose you
mean the guests leaving this hotel.—
London Answers.
Same Old Reason.
“I’ve played the ponies to my grief
year in, year out, day after day.”
“Then why do you keep at it?”
“Well, I've got a good thing for to
morrow.”—Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Mr. D. Clem Deaver, Land Seek
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will personally conduct land seek
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Business Openings
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L. W. Wakeley, G.P.A, Omaha, Neb