^ The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVIII. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 14,1908 ' NUMBER 47
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HIGH SCHOOLA WINNER
Local Ball Team Coming to the Front
on the Diamond.
GIVE ATKINSON A DRUBBING
Game Between Two Teams Results in
Victory for O’Neill Boys, on a
Score of 11 to 9.
Under the guardianship of Professor
Mohrman and A1 Miller the Atkinson
high school base ball team came down
last Friday to mop up the earth with
the local high school team for the de
feat they had suffered upon their own
grounds at the hands of the local team
m about ten days ago. But, as Bobby
Burns says,“The best laid plans of
mice and men gang aft agley.” So it
was with the Atkinson boys and they
returned home with the short end of
a 9 to 11 score. The game started out
in league style and the crowd at the
ball park figured, duringfhe first half
of the first inning,that they would see
a genuine ball game, as the first three
Atkinson boys were retired easily.
In O’Neill’s half, after one was out,
Purdy hit CampbeH in the slats,walk
ed Kane,and McNichols got a two bag
ger upon which Campbell and Kane
scored, and McNichols was called out
for cutting third. Biglin got a hit,
but the side was retired by Ryan go
ing out on a fly to second.
In the second Inning things picked
up for Atkinson. Ryan failed to ob
serve the anti-pass law and gave free
transportation to Purdy. He fanned
Donley but McNichols let it get away
from him and Purdy was safe on sec
ond and Donley on first Scott got an
easy one on the arm and the bases
were full and no one out. Callen roll
ed an easy one to Billy Biglin who
got his hands,feet and the balltangled
up and Purdy and Donley scored, but
they caught Scott on third a moment
later. Mohrman put a little fly out in
center that Ward let go through his
mitts and Callen took third while
Mohrman swiped second. H. Miller
put a bunt down to third which Big
* lin threw home to catch Callen. The
throw was wild and McNichols
threw wild to first and Callen and
Mohrman scored. A. Miller was hit
in the-slats, but was caught a moment
later trying to steal second,McNichols
to Golden; Morgan got first on an er
ror of Campbell; Webber got a hit,but
Purdy was out, Golden to Kane and
the side was retired after hav
having annexed five scores. O’Neill
secured four in their half of the second
> on singles by Ward, Mullen and Mc
Nichols, a bunt by McOafferty, which
he beat out,and a two sacker by Kane.
In the third Atkinson chalked up
four more scores on a base on .balls
to Donley, hitting Callen on the
shoulder, a two bagger by Mohrman,
and an error by Ryan. O’Neill gar
nered one in this inning on a single
by Biglin who stole second and third
and scored on a sacrifice by Ryan.
Atkinson failed to score after the
third inning although O’Neill made
three errors in the fourth inning and
a hit would have brought in a score
but they were unable to get the hit.
On errors by Webber and A. Miller
and hits by Ryan and Mullen O’Neill
harvested three more in the seventh
and one in the eighth on an error by
Webber, a base on balls and an error
by Donley.
If the second and third innings
could have been eliminated it
would have been a nice exhibition,
but during these two innings it did
not seem possible for an O’Neill player
to keep the ball in his hands when he
got it. Ryan pitched a nice game
outside of his wildness, which was re
sponsible for one run In the second
**ar and two in the third inning. In the
sixth inning he fanned three straight,
fanning eleven during the game. Pur
dy pitched a nice game for the Atkin
son boys outside of the second inning
when O’Neill secured five of the twel
ve hits of the game. He was liberal
with passes, issuing six free tickets
to first, but only one of them succeed
ed in scoring on the gift. O’Neill was
in the purloining business as they
-“swiped” 14 bases during the game,
while Atkinson succeeded in getting
away with only four. “Ducky”
Mack can shoot them to second and
nipped many a would be pilferer while
the local boys ran bases on Scott with
impunity. The line up was as follows:
O’Neill Atkinson
Golden second base Morgan
Campbell short Webber
Kane first base Donley
McNichols catcher Scott
W. Biglin third base Mohrman
Ryan pitcher Purdy
Ward center field H. Miller
Mullen left field A. Miller
McOafferty right field Callen
Hits: O’Neill 12; Atkinson 7. Errors:
O’Neill 9; Atkinson 4. Base on balls:
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Ryan 3; Purdy 6. Struck out: Ryan
11; Purdy 7. Batteries: O’Neill: Ryan
and McNichals; Atkinson: Purdy and
Scott.
The Emmet base ball team was bill
ed for a game with the Peelers upon
the local diamond last Sunday, but
the boys from the town on the west
probably got cold feet for they failed
to appear. The Peelers were on hand
for the contest and were sorely disap
pointed upon the non-appearance of
the boys from the west.
A few of the local boys got together
and ‘'framed up” a team to give the
Peelers a little practice and the game
turned out to be one of the be;t
played upon the local diamond this
season, the score standing O’Neill 3;
Peelers 4. .
John Boyle was on the firing line
for the O’Neill “pick ups” and pitch
ed a splendid game holding the Peelers
down to two lonely singles and com
pelling twelve of them to lay down
the willow after vainly trying to con
nect with the horsehide. If it were
not for the errors behind him he
would eaisly have scored a shut out.
Hugh Coyne was on the mound for
the Peelers and twirled a clever game.
He allowed only five hits, two of them
and a hit batsman coming in the
second inning which gave O’Neill
two scores. He fanned nine and issued
free transportation to but o«e. The
game was thoroughly enjoyed by a
large crowd. The line up of the teams
were as follows:
O’Neill Peelers
B. Coyne catcher T. Murphy
Boyle pitcher H. Coyne
Gibbons first base J. Murphy
Sullivan second base Hopkins
Biglin short stop D. O’Malley
Kane third base Gagahan
Hammond left field W. O’Malley
Hanley center field Minton
Coyne right field Simonson
O’Neill 02000010 0—3
Peelers 10010101 x—4
Hits: O’Neill 5; Peelers 2. Errors:
O’Neill 6; Peelers 2. Struck out:
Boyle 12; Coyne 9. Batteries: O’Neill,
Boyle and Coyne; Peelers, Coyne and
Murphy._
Base Ball Notes.
Creighton defeated Brunswick in a
fast game upon the Creighton diamond
Tuesday afternoon. Score: Creigh
ton 2; Brunswick 1.
In a game between Fremont and
Wahoo, played at Fremont last week,
Phil Primley held Wahoo down to
three hits and shut them out 5 to 0.
“Prim” had eleven put outs to his
credit during the game.
Plainview has organized an athe
letic association and have put up a fast
ball team this season. The associa
tion has a capital stock of $750 fully
paid. The money was raised by sel
ling shares in the association at $5
each. They will open the season
June 1.
Ainsworth and Valentine played
the first game of the season last Thurs
day on the Valentine diamond. Ains
worth shut out their opponents, the
score standing 7 to 0. De Silva was
on the firing line for Ainsworth and
an Iowa importation named Lukes,
twirled for Valentine.
There was a ball game between Ains
worth and Atkinson on the Atkinson
diamond Tuesday afternoon, Atkin
son winning by a score of six to two.
Those from this city who witnessed
the contest say it was a pretty game
with all the luck breaking in Atkin
son’s favor. Errors on the part of the
Ainsworth infield aided materially in
the Atkinson victory. Kirkland and
Harry Wilson were the battery for
Atkinson and De Sylva and Herre
ror Ainsworth.
iiiu xveicuie, wno iieia aown nrsi
base for the O’Neill Champions last
season, is playing left field for the Keo
kuk team in the'central Baseball As
sociation—the old Iowa league—this
season. He is putting up a great
game and his slugging has won a
home for him with the fans of Keo
kuk. The Keokuk Daily Constitu
tion-Democrat of April 27, has the
following to say of “Richs” perfor
mance in a game against Winnepeg
of the Northern league: “Reichle in
left field was superb. He smashed out
the largest hit of the day, bursting a
board in the left field fence with his
hit, and breaking up the game in the
sixth.”
Roy Bradley, who was one of the
star twirlers upon the pitching staff
of last seasons O’Neill Champions, is
now a member of the pitching staff of
the Keokuck team in the Central
league. He pitched a game against
Winnepeg of the Northern h ague and
held them down to three scattered hits
and gave three bases on balls. The
score was 3 to 1 in favor of Keokuk.
The Keokuk Constitution-Democrat
says of his work: “Bradley’s pitching
was something grand. Only three
hits, netting in all four bases, were
made off his delivery.” In this game
House Cleaning Time
This is the season of the year when the
prudent housewife “cleans house." Before
cleaning up if you will have your walls
decorated with some of the latest design
WALL PAPER.
which we carry in stock your cleaning will
be complete. New designs now ready to
exhibit. Come and see them.
Gilliga.i\ Stovit
THE DRUGGISTS
Keokuk made but four hits and of
these Bradely and Reichle made one
each. In a game “Brad” pitched
against Oskaloosa last Monday he held
them down to two hits and won the
game 8 to 1.
Educational Notes.
The final eighth grade examina
tions are being held throughout the
county on Thursday and Friday of
this week, except at Chambers where
the examinations will be held on Fri
day and Saturday. The regular
monthly teachers examination will be
held at Chambers on the same days.
Miss Grace Alderson has been appoint
ed to conduct these examinations.
Miss Kathleen Doyle has been pro
moted from rural district one hund
red seventy four to the intermediate
department in the O’Neill schools.
Miss Lenora Daly who has been teach
ing the Emmet schools this year has
been elected to one of the primary de
partments in the O’Neill schools.
Miss Nina Smith will take Miss Rich’s
place at Atkinson and Miss Alice
Davies will take Miss Wunner’s place
at Ewing. Many rural districts
should hire teachers earlier than they
did last year. It is a mistake toileave
this duty until a week or two before
school is to begin for most of the best
teachers have been elected in some
other district before that time even
though they had to apply outside the
county to secure positions.
The map and composition contest
was won by Edith Lumsden of the
eighth grade at Atkinson. The maps
sent in from all over the county were
excellent and the good received by
those who studied up the subjects for
the composition will more than repay
them for their efforts.
We are receiving letters of inquiry
every day from teachers wishing to at
tend the summer school here this sum
mer. The prospects for a larger attend
ance than that of last year is excel
lent.
Florence E. Zink,
County Superintendent.
The Live Stock Market
W have had a good cattle run thus
far this week but prices have held
firm to stronger on good killers, with
a $7.00 top on some choice cattle.
Packers and outside buyers seem to
have good orders and want the cattle.
The stocker and feeder market is slow
and lower, a good many were carried
over from last week. It is probable
the easier prices will bring out buyers
this week.
We quote:
Choice dry lot beef, corn fed$6 30@7 00
Fair to good. 5 75$6 35
Others down to. 6 20$)5 70
Best corn fed cows & heifers 4 75$>5 90
Fair butcher stock. 3 25@4 70
Canners & cutters. 2 25$3 25
Veal calves. 4 00$6 25
Bulls, stags, etc. 3 25$5 25
Choice stockers and feeeders 4 90(a)5 25
Fair to good. 4 50$>4 85
Common down to-- 3 25@5 30
The hog market seems to be in a
more healthy condition and is more
acti ve. Bulk *5.30 to $5.45.
The sheep and lamb market is bet
ter and higher on lambs than last
week.
In a Prohibition State.
A Kansas editor, who handles the
truth with an abandon that is posi
tively shocking, tells of a farmer in
his county who has been bothered
with black birds. Seeing a flock of
them perched on his barn one morn
ing he ran into the house for the shot
gun. Quickly proceeding to load, he
found that he was out of shot. Crab
bing up a paper of tacks he put, the
contents into the gun and then hur
rying to the barn, he turned both bar
rels loose in the flock. Imagine his
surprise when he found that he had
tacked every last one of the birds to
the barn roof. While calling to his
wife to see what a good shot he had
made, he was again surprised to see
the flock of birds fly off with the roof.
Corn Seed $1.50; Millet $1.00; Oil
Meal $2.10 and plenty of Oats at 48c,
by the load.—Con Keyes. 1-w
Odd Fellow Encampment.
O’Neill encampment No. 30, of the
I. O. O. F. of this city, was highly
honored last Friday when the mem
bers of that branch of the order were
visited by the grand officers of the
state and a large delegation from
Neligh. A large list of candidates
were taken through the different de
grees and a very profitable meeting
was held.
The work of the session was follow
ed by a bounteous repast at a banquet
prepared by the ladies of the Daugh
ters of Itebekab, which was spread in
Golden’s Hall. Entertaining toats
were delivered by the grand officers
and members.
The local encampment greatly ap
preciate the visit from the grand offi
cers, who were: Grand Master, Clark
O’Hanlon of Blair; Grand Scribe, I.
P. Gage of Fremont; P. C. Patriach,
Dimick of Laurel. Patriarchs Chas.
Johnson and Cummings of Fremont
were also present.
“Mysterious Stranger" Can Run.
The Creighton sports went up
against the old, old game last Tues
day. In that village they have a
local foot racer named Watkins who
has been cleaning up all the rustics
; in that section, A few days ago a
stranger dropped into Creighton and
ififfei$d J.o bet iioo that he could beat
witkins. *Tbe stranger said fils name
was Fife and that he lived at Nor
folk. The Creighton sports put up
the 8100 and Fife took all the side bets
he could find. Fife won the race, get
ting about twenty feet ahead of Wat
kins and watching the latter over his
shoulder when Watkins quit. Some
of the Creighton sports were not sat
isfied and wanted another race. Fife
put up 825 that he could beat him in
fifty yards and give him twelve feet.
The money was put up, the race run,
and the Creighton sports lost. They
must be easy.
Tuesday Club Closes Season.
The Tuesday Club held its last meet
ing of the season at the home of Mrs.
C. E. Stout. All except three members
were present. The members answer
ed to roll call with a quotation from
Shakespeare. Election of officers fol
lowed. Mrs. T. V. Golden was elect
ed president: Mrs. W. T. Evans, vice
president: Mrs. Arthur Mullen, treas
urer; Miss Celia Gorby, critic; and
Florence E. Zink, secretary. The en
tertainment committee conducted
two contests. Mrs. Dowling and Mrs.
Arthur Mullen wpn the prizes, two
pretty leather bound books. A club
tea followed the contests which con
cluded the program for the afternoon,
after which the club adjourned to
meet again in October.—Secretary.
Sacrifice Sale.
I have disposed of my store building
and must give possession ou June 1.
In the meantime I am going to close
out my stock absolutely regardless of
cost. Nothing reserved and prices
will not count as these goods must go.
Now is the time to buy jewelry,silver
ware, watches, kodaks, pianos, music
al instruments and everything at dis
counts of 50 per cent and better. Do
not delay. Do it now.
• Wm. M. Lockard.
Struck by Engine.
A special from Page to yesterday’s
Norfolk News says: A narrow escape
from death, and a peculiar one, took
place here in front of a Burlington
locomotive during the afternoon. A
freight train, going at the rate ol
about fifteen miles an hour, struck a
wagon, demolishing it and throwing
the driver, a farmer, out in front.
He clung to the lines and was dragged
a block receiving not so much as a
scratch.
The Norfolk Nursery.
If you want extra select large bloom
ing size flowering shrubs and crimson
rambler roses; or evergreens, fruit
trees and small fruit plant; large and
small shade trees and seed potatoes
call at Norfolk Nurseay or write E. D,
Hammond, Norfolk, Neb. 42-8
LOCAL MATTERS
Sanford Parker returned Tuesday
evening from a short business trip to
Boyd county and Gregory county,
South Dakota. Sanford says things
are booming out in Dakota and that
everyone appears to have plenty of
money.
Roy Townsend is now the proud
possessor of a 24-horse power Jackson
automobile. Roy will find the ma
chine very convenient in traveling
through Holt, Boyd, Brown, Keya,
Paha and Rock counties overseeing
bridges which he is building in these
counties.
John Disney and Clark Calhoun of
Chambers left last Saturday evening
for Wastua, S. D., where Mr. Calhoun
has a homestead and where Mr. Dis
ney expects to take one providing he
finds something suitable. In order to
keep posted upon matters in Holt
county Mr. Disney ordered the Fron
tier sent to his address for one year.
The following Odd Fellows from
Nellgh attended the inniation cere
monies and banquet given by the
local lodge last Friday night: George
Fletcher, J. B. Lytle, M. E. Everson,
M. It. Sheldon, Dr. Tegarden, G.
Frady, J. F. Curtis, E. E. Grace, G.
Egbert,A. Lnndgren, W. B. Weyglnt,
J. C. Jenkins.
Will Carson, one of the most pros
perous and progressive farmers of Steel
Creek township, was an O’Neill visit
or Tuesday. Mr. Carson is of the
opinion that the heavy winds and
severe frosts of ten days ago severely
injured the and oat crop. Wheat
and rye, he says, are looking good and
the ground is in splendid condition
for corn planting.
Prof. R. A. Borns’ orchestra of nine
soloists will render both popular and
classic selections between the acts of
Ten Nights in a Bar Room Monday
Night. This organization has receiv
ed the highest praise from competent
critics wherever they have appeared.
Their numbers alone are said to be
well worth the price of admission.
Don’t forget the date. Monday May
18. __
r Aulgerr Johnson & Afalger’s Big
Tent Show will be with us Monday,
May 18. This company will be re
membered for an excellent presenta
tion of Rip Van Winkle last fall.
This year they are playing Ten Nights
in a Bar Room. They carry thirty
people, including an excellent band
and orchestra with vaudeville between
acts. We predict for them a good
business Monday night.
Hans Pahl arrived in O’Neil last
Thursday from Chicago to accept the
position of buttermaker at the the
McGinnis Creamery. Mr. Pahl is a
graduate of a German diary school
and has had several years experience
in the old country and America and
is thoroughly competent to turn out
first class butter. The management
are determined to have O’Neill butter
occupy a high position upon the east
ern markets and will have the most
experienced men in their employ that
can be procured.
Michael Vaughan, who for the past
fifteen years has been a Burlington
conductor with bead quarters at Alli
ance, resigned bis position with the
railroad company and will go to farm
ing upon his farm three miles west of
town. He is now erecting a commod
ious residence upon his place and get
ting things in shape to take posses
sion. The Frontier welcomes Mike
back to old Holt and hopes he will
find tilling the soil more congenial
than bossing train crews or swinging
the lantern at the engineer.
At a meeting of the school board
last Monday evening Prof. C. N. Al
den of Lincoln was elected superinten
dent of the O’Neill schools for the en
suing year. Prof. Flemming, who
was elected to this position some three
weeks ago, resigned as he was offered
an increase of salary to remain at
Lyons and he decided to do so. Prof.
Alden has taught in South Dakota
but for the past year has been attend
ing the state University. Miss Ab
bott, who was re-elected for the pri
mary grade,resigned and Miss Leonore
Daley was elected to the vacancy.
Supervisors Keyes and Golden went
to Omaha Tuesday morning to inter
view Paxton & Gallagher relative to
cutting a new channel for the Elk
horn river through their pasture south
of the depot. If their permission can
be obtained the river will be diverted
from its old channel to come down
through the draw and under the new
steel bridge about forty rods north of
the present channel. The rest of the
property holders have agreed to the
proposed change and if the Omaha
firm consents the township and the
county will defray the expense of hav
ing the work done.
SG1ENTIFICAGRIGULTDRE
Prof. Davidson of State University
Addresses High School.
MODERN METHODS IN FARMING
Great Increase in Farm Receipts in
Nebraska As Result ot Work at
State Uuiversity.
Prof. Davidson, principal of the
agricultural branch of the state uni
versity, was in town over night Tues
day and Wednesday morning address
ed the pupils and teachers of the high
school for an hour.
Prof. Davidson is a “live wire” on
the subject of scientific farming, ani
mal husbandry, horticulture and kin
dred subject. His talk to the pupils
of the high school here was for the
purpose of Interesting them in the
first industry known to mankind as
developed and carried on in modern
times by intelligent and scientific
methods In general but more particu
larly as to some of the results of
the efforts in this direction by
the university of Nebraska.
Mr. Davidson gave his hearers some
thing to think about by producing an
array of figures showing that Nebras
ka farmers and stock growers are now
producing annually 8117,000,000 more
in grain, live stock and dairy products
as a result of “new things” brought
out by the agriculturists at the uni
versity than before this work was
taken up on an educational basis.
Much has been done, Mr. Davidson
pointed out, to improve the live stock
industry, better the breeds of animals
and develope them quickly for mar
ket. The idea at the university, he
said, was to fatten the growing stock
as they grow. As examples he stated
that the methods that they employ
has made 1100-pound beeves out of
nine months old calves and brought
in a new term in the meat market,
“baby meat.” Spring pigs are made
ready for market by fall with alfafa,
weighing from 250 to 300 pounds.
Treatment of diseases among live
stock is also ajpart of the work. Mr.
Davidson cited an inoident of one of
their university boys curing a neigh
bor’s cows of milk fever after the
owner had just paid a verterinary 810
for the Information that his cows
would be dead by morning. Milk
fever is cured, he said, by pumping
air into the udder of the oow.
Much has been done in developing
thrifty communities in the hitherto
waste places by finding out wtudtta
adapted to the particular tocamyT
Another thing taught at the univer- i
slty is the planning and construction
of farm buildings. Mr. Davidson told
of a Cherry county boy who equipped
his father’s farm with a system of
water works and an electric light plant
and has made an ideal place after a
course at the university.
Horticulture, including a study of
disease in plants, is also a part of the
work. Mr. Davidson impressed upon
the pupils the advantages offered by
his department of the university, say
ing that there was a greater demand
for expert agriculturists, both from
individuals and the government, than
could be supplied.
Walt Mason In Emporia Gazette:
I would like to see the budding and
the blooming of the trees, I would
like to watch the birdlets as they float
adown the breezes; I would like to see
the sun light on the knolls and on the
flats but the girls obstruct my vision
with their Merry Widow hats. When
a girl would cross a door way people
view her with alarm, for she has to go
in sideways, with her hat beneath her
arm; when two maidens take a ramble
one on either side the street, they are
widely separated but their merry hats
will meet. Ah, the sorrow of the hus
band who would kiss his only own!
For he has to do his kissing by long
distant telephone. In the church the
merry women with their Merry Wid
ow tiles, drive their melancholy hus
bands to the middle of the aisles; in
the home the weeping father |seeks
the cellar’s quiet gloom, for upstairs
the Merry Widow headgear takes up
all the room, there he’s joined by all
his neighbors who unite in crying
“rats!” when the conversation touches
on those Merry Widow hats.
Spencer Advocate: Drs. Skelton and
Ira were out to Erick Barg’s last Fri
day and operated on Mr. B. by taking
out a section of a rib and removing
the pus from an abcess which had
formed in the lung. The operation
was successful and the out look for
Mi. Borg’s recovery is daily growing
brighter. Albin Bergstrom and Josie
Hammerlund are helping to put in
Mr. Borg’s crops and helping Mrs.
Borg care for her husband.
Dr. Carbett, Dentist, in O’Neill
May 11,12,13,14,26, 26,17, 28.