Nebraska Newspapers

    ^ The Frontier.
VOLUME XXVIII. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. JUNE 18,1908 NUMBER 52
AT BATTLE_M0UNTA1N
Veteran From O'Neill Likes the Big
Soldiers' Sanitarium.
SAYS ITS FINEST IN THE WORLD
VV. K. McRobert, Visiting Govern
ment Institution at Hot Springs,
Writes About It.
Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot
Springs, S. D., June 12.—Editor The
Frontier: 1 have been at this institu
tion eight days and have learned a
few facts that may be of benefit to
some comrade who may desire treat
ment.
This is not intended for a permanent
f ' home, but is a sanitarium established
by the government for the treatment
of sick and disabled soldiers and
sailors of the civil and Spanish-Amer
ican wars. It is in all probability the
most expensive institution of its
kind in the world.
The Indians, before being disposed
of the territory, believed that it was
a gift from the Great Spirit and came
here in great numbers to bathe in the
health giving waters of the now
famous Hot Springs. There are
many of the springs, one of the largest
and best of them belonging to the
government. From this spring the
sanitarium is supplied with water.
Wonderful cures are made of rheum
atism in all its forms and stages,
neuralgia, catarrh, dyspepsia, kidney
and bowel troubles and skin diseases.
The sanitarium is built on plateau at
the foot of Battle Mountain, from
which it derives its name, and is
located just back and about 125 feet
above the Evans hotel, and isaproacb
ed by means of a stairway and a
driveway cut through the face of the
bluff. All the buildings are massive
structures of stone in the Spanish
American style of architecture, cover
ed with red tile roofing. Ther.e is an
administration building, a mess hall,
six ward buildings, chapel, and bath
house with two pools for plunging.
All of these open into an arcade sur
rounding an open circular court about
200 feet in diameter. The wards will
accomodate 336 patients and in the
basements whioh underlie all the
buildings additional wards can be
made if required.
The heating, lignung ana venuiat
ing facilities are unsurpassed, and
everything about the premises is
strictly sanitary. The very best care
is taken of the patients, particularly
those who are unable to help them
selves. Trained lady nurses as well as
men are in attendance day and night.
The surgical department is first-class
in every respect and I have not heard
of an operation that was a failure.
The climatic conditions are unsur
passed and the balsam-laden air itself
acts as a health giving elixer, especi
ally to those suffering from lung and
throat troubles.
Any comrade wishing to avail him
self of the benefits of this place should
write for information to Colonel E. T.
West, governor and surgeon, Battle
Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs,
S. D., and the necessary papers will
be furnished. All who are receiving
no more than $16 per month pension
will be furnished free transportation.
Everything one may need, except
toothpicks and stationery, is as free
as the saluborious air.
W. E. McRobert.
The excessively wet weather dis
closes the distressing need of cross
walks and road grading in some of the
low places. Now that the streets on
the hill tops have been adequately
provided with cement the mud holes
where the waters find a final resting
place should be treated.
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Sore Nipples.
Any mother who has had expierence
with this distressing ailment will be
pleased to know that a cure may be
effected by applying Chamberlain’s
Salve as soon as the child is through
nuising. Wipe it off with a soft
cloth before allowing babe to nurse.
Many trained nurses use this salve
with the best results. For sale by
Gilligan & Stout.
For Sale
A second-hand
Cream Separator; used
about two weeks.
Will be sold cheap.
NEIL BRENNAN
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FARMING POINTS
Cultivation of Small Grains and Use
of Heavy and Light Seed.
The Nebraska experiment Station
has just issued Bulletin 104 giving the
result of seven years’ experi
ments with the cultivation of
small grains, eight years’
experiments with the use of heavy
and light seed wheat, vnd three years’
experiments with the use of heavy
and light seed oats. Where drilled
oats has been cultivated for seven
years in comparison with uncultivated
drilled oats, there has been an average
increase in yields of 4.8 bushels per
acre. The cultivation has consisted
usually of one to three harrowings
given about four to six weeks after
sowing. Where oats is to be cultiva
ted, it it is found much better to drill
it than to sow it broadcast For ex
ample, during four years drilled oats,
both cultivated and uncultivated, was
compared with broadcast oats. Dur
ing the four years the drilled oats
gave an average increase of 5.3 bushels
per acre as a result of cultivation
while the broadcast oats actually de
creased in yield 1.9 bushels per acre.
This is probably due to the fact that
in broadcast oats a large number of
plapts are either destroyed or injured
by cultivation. The cultivation of
winter wheat by the use of a harrow
or weeder has not given increased
yields. The greatest benefits of culti
vation, especially with oats, have al
ways been derived during dry years,
while in seasons of more than normal
rainfall, even with the oats, there has
sometimes been an actual decrease in
yield from cultivation.
Where the wheat was broadcasted
and cultivate, an actual loss amount
ing to an average of three bushels per
acre has resulted in the four years’ ex
periment. Where the wheat was
drilled, the loss amounted to only one
half bushel per acre.
Quite astonishing results have been
secured from rolling the winter wheat
in the spring, an average increase for1
four years of 5.1 bushels being secured.
The rolling was given soon after frost
went out in the spring, and the bene
fit derived from rolling is believed to
be due to the fact that the roller set
tling the earth firmly about the young
wheat roots, causing them to stool and
root much better.
For eight years experiments nave
been conducted comparing the use of
heavy seed wheat separated by a fan
ning mill with light seed wheat and
ordinary unseparated seed. The heavy
seed has been the heaviest fourth of
the crop each year and the light seed
the lightest fourth* Two varieties,
Turkish Red and Big Frame wheat,
have been used in the experiment.
There has beea no average difference
in yield or quality of the crop result
ing from the use of heavy or light
seed. Similar results have been se
cured for three years with Kherson
oats. The data indicate that where
seed wheat or oats has been reason
ably cleaned in the threshing machine
no increased yield is to be expected
from the further use of the fanning
mill in separating the light and heavy
grain, altho there is an advantage in
removing all foreign seed and also all
straw and chaff which would prevent
the seed from feeding evenly through
the drill. This seems to be due to
the fact that there is no hereditary
difference between the heavy and light
grains, as both types come not only
from the same plant but from the
same head, and therefore it would be
expected that the two kinds are likely
to produce the same quality of grain.
E. G. Montgomery.
For Sale.
An excellent 160 acre farm in section
18, township 31, range 12; 12 miles
north of Emmett. Well watered and
fair improvements. Fenced and cross
fenced; "'sixty acres under plow; good
young orchard; 21 acres alfalfa fenced
in hog pasture; 15 acres of fine oak
timber, balance in fine meadow mixed
with timothy. On telephone and
mail line half mile from school. Call
on or write, John S. Twyford,
52-3 Ray, Nebr.
J. B. Berry and C. A. Fay were in
from the river last Friday and made
this office a short call, Mr. Fay order
ing The Frontier sent to his address
the ensuing year
Jim McPharlin came up from his
ranch near' Kola this morning. Jim
says if they have any more rain in
that section it will be necessary to
travel iu boats.
Sheriff Hall left for Lincoln this
morning, having in custody W. J.
Ryan who was sentenced to serve two
years in the penitentiary for forgery.
David Grosvenor left for his old
home at Tauton, Mass , last Friday
morning, where he will spend several
weeks visiting relatives. He has not
decided as to his future but will not
return to O’Niell.
Celebrate the 4th of July at
Ewing
Sunrise Salute
Band Concert
A. F. Mullen, O’Neill,
Orator
Parade of the Comics
Free Attractions
by Savidge Brothers Preparations have been made f«.ra
Ball Came by \ lsiting good, old fashioned celebration, and a
Teams. Dance cordial invitation is extended to the
i Afternoon and Evening people of O’Neill.
Minor Sports and Fire Works
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LOCAL MATTERS
For cheap hats, see' Katherine
Grady. 51-2
Wm. Nollkamper was in Turner
last Saturday.
Col. Neil Brennan was an Omaha
visitor this week.
My dwelling house is for sale or
rent.—Con Keys.
For Sale—A good four year-old draft
horse. Enquire at this office.
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, in O’Neill
June 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 25.
Miss Lucile Cress returned Thurs
day from a fortnight’s visit in Omaha.
Dr. Will Dwyer left for Omaha last
week where he will open an office and
praatice his profession.
H. A. Allen of Atkinson was attend
ing to business matters in O’Neill
Tuesday.
I have a lot of grain, flax meal and
flour meal now for sale. Worth the
money.—Con Keys.
Miss Anna Fallon came home Sat
urday night from Columbus, where
shfe had been teaching school.
C. J. Coffey of Spencer was in the
city Sunday visiting relatives, having
driven over that morning in a “smoke
machine.”
W. F. Grothe of Emmet was in the
city last Saturday colsing up a deal
for another quarter of land in Emmet
township.
Special sale on pattern and street
hats, commencing Friday, June 12,
and ending Saturday, June 20.—Kath
erine Grady. 51-2
The Stuart ball team defeated Val
entine last Saturday on the Stuart
diamond in a slugging contest by a
score of 16 to 9.
Miss Constance Harrington returned
from Washington, D. C., last Friday
evening, where she has been attending
school the past year.
11"v. T. W. Bowen, formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian church here but
now of Hartington, was in the city
the first of the week.
Elgin Review: O. W Baker of
O’Neill, a brother of Mrs. Frank De
Witt, arrived in town Monday on a
visit at the DeWit home.
James Enright of Dixon county
left for his home Wednesday morning
after a two week’s visit with relatives
and old-time friends here.
Frank Emerson, for many years a
resident of Cleveland township this
county, but who now lives in Gregory
county, South Dakota, was visiting
old-time friends in this city last Mon
day.
Henry* Lorge of Randolph was in
the city the first of the week, looking
over the country with a view to in
vesting in some nolt county real
estate.
Leonie and Pleasant Valley will
hold a union temperance meeting at
the M. E. church June 28, at 3 o’clock
p m., under the auspices of the W. C.
T. U. A cordial invitation to all.—
Secretary.
1 have opened up a new meat mark
et two doors north of Weingartner’s
restaurant and have a full line of
choice meats of all kinds and respect
fully solicit a share of your patronage.
—W. F. Gielish. 51-2
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dickson left for
Chicago last Sunday morning to wit
ness the nomination of the next presi
eent of the United States. They will
also visit relatives of Mr. Dickson’s
in Wisconsin before returning home.
On complaint of his wife, Veronia
Tomsik of Atkinson, a warrant was
sworn out in county'court Tuesday
for the arrest of John K. Tomsik to
have him put under bonds to keep the
peace. Mrs. Tomsik states in her
complaint that she has reason to fear
for her safety and describes her hus
band as a pugnacious individual.
N. W. Pell adds his name to The
Frontier’s O’Neill list of readers this
week.
Rain yesterday afternoon probably
saved the O’Neill Juniors from de eat
at the hands of the Inman boys. Only
three innings were played when rain
called the game. The score was 7 to 3
in favor of Inman.
Mrs. Catherine Strange of Fond du
Lac, Wis., and her daughter, Mrs.
Frank T. Lovering of Omaha, return
ed to their homes yesterday morning
after a two week’s visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert. Mrs. Stange
is a sister of Mrs. Albert.
Mr. and Mrs. C E. Hall’s daughter,
Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, is reported
severely ill with mountain fever at
her home in Leavenworth, Wash.
Mrs. Hall expects to leave for there
Saturday if more encouraging reports
are not received by that time.
There is some Indication of a let up
today. The sun rose in a cloudless
sky, after a night of soaking rain, but
there is no telling what will happen
by night. This community is not
fairing so bad as some others, but it Is
making corn cultivation late.
Hugh McKenna left for Wymore,
Nebr., Monday where he has entered
Shady O’Neill in the Nebraska circuit
which opens in that city this week.
Hugh’s many O’Neill friends hope
that he will be able to get away with
part of the money offered by the towns
on the circuit.
Atkinson won two ball games from
Valentine last week. The boys from
the metropolis of Cheery county lost
out last Thursday by a score of 6 to 4,
and on Friday they were unable to
cross the rubber, being trimmed 6 to
0. Wilson and Wilson were the bat
tery the first day, while Kirkland and
Wiison officiated in the second. Both
games were played on the Atkinson
diamond.
Another change occurred in O’Neill
banking circles last week. James F.
O’Donnell, for many years cashier of
the O’Neill National, has become
financially interested in the Fidelity
Bank and has been elected cashier of
that institution, succeeding D. B.
Grosvenor, who has been the cashier
since the organization of the bank two
and a half years ago. Mr. O’Donnell
is a number one banker and The
Frontier welomes him again to the
ranks of O’Neill business men and
predicts that the Fidelty will soon
take its place as one of the leading
financial institutions of the county.
The O’Neill Cornet band has been
revived by local musicians. A meet
ing was held Monday evening and an
organization effected which proposes
to develope a band as good as any in
this section. Officers were elected as
follows: President, E. S. Eves; vice
president, Fred Voedish; secretary, P.
C. Butler; treasurer, Ed F. Gallagher:
leader, Sanford Parker.Thcre is some
classical musical talent around town
and there’s no reason why a good band
cannot be maintained here.
A. L. Bixby, the State Journal
humorist, was in town Monday visit
ing the school ma’ms, and incidental
ly talked about his trip to London at
the opera-house in the evening. A
very large audience greeted the “Daily
Drift” man. lie spoke of the inci
dents responsible for his London trip,
and then launched into a description
of the big English metropolis, togeth
er with his experiences while there.
The lecture was one of the regular
Junior Normal lecture course numbers,
but it was not a regulation guide
book production. It had the air of
breezy originality, coupled with the
heart throbs of the speaker. Bix
thinks London is the biggest, best and
worst place on earth, where the ex
tremes of poverty and wealth, righte
ousness and vice, ignorance and learn
ing, meet face to face.
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha, June 17.—Special
market letter from Nye-Schnelder
Fowler Co.
The week opens with very liberal
receipts of stock at South Omaha,
Chicago and South St. Joseph. Kansas
City doing but little an account of the
high water. We had several bunches
of, cattle that brought $8.00 and the
choice finished beeves are moving up
a notch nearly every day of late. This,
however, does not effect the medium
and common grades very much as the
scarcity is only on the better kinds.
Good fat grass cows are still selling
high and some of the corn feds are
selling considerably above the $6.00
mark, while the cutters and cannners
are selling down as low as $2.25.
Stockers and feeders are in very light
supply of late and the demand is fully
equal to it, in fact a good many more
fleshy feeders would Bnd ready sale at
good strong prices. A few stock heif
ers are changing hands at from $3 00
to $3.50. The veal market has fluctu
ated considerably according to receipts
but they are in good request with a
light supply and choice veals are
fetching $6.25.
There was a very liberal run of hogs
at all points except Kansas City and
early prospects seemed to be for a
lower market. However, the buyers
were out after them and the demand
was keen and active so that the mar
et closed up with the decline fully re
gained and indications ar6 for a strong
market in the near future. Receipts
would probably be quite light if the
weather would clear up so that farm
ers could give attention to their crops.
The bulk of the hogs sold at $5.45 and
$5'60.
The sheep and lamb market is
steady to a shade easier, but this does
not amount to much compared with
the sensational advance made last
week amounting to $1.00 and $1.45.
Prospects are thatj values will con
tinue firm until the grass sheep begin
to move. _
Methodist Church Items.
The storm of last Sundry morning
prevented so many of our people at
tending the children’s day concert, it
has been decided, by those having it
in charge, to repeat the program next
Sonday evening. The exercises will
begin at 8 o’clock and we cordially in
vite everybody to enjoy them with us.
Sunday school at 0:45 'Sunday morn
ing to which the old and the young
and the middle aged are invited. We
have a place for all of you. Sermon
by the pastor at 11 o’clock, subject:
“The Shield of Faith.” This is the
fifth of the series of sermons on, “The
Christian’s Armor.”
Class meeting at the close of the
morning service is always interesting
and helpful, and everybody, who can
possibly do so, should tarry for this
service. It will surely do you good.
Junior League service at 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon. The Juniors will
be anxious to hear the report of the
convention from our delegate. It will
be necessary, therefore, that they be
in their places promptly.
The Epworth League service at 7
p.m.will no doubt be of unusual inter
est, as we shall expect a full report of
the convention from our delegates.
We especially Invite all of the young
people to this service.
Prayer meeting and bible study class
every Thursday evening at 8 o’clock.
To this, as to ali other services of our
church, we cordially invite everybody,
especially the stranger who may be
visiting in our city.
T. S. Watson, Pastor.
$150 for the Best Article.
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee offers $150 for the best article
not exceeding 1,000 words on the sub
ject:
Why the Republican Party Should be
Successful Next November.
The competition is open to all.
In judging the merits of the contri
butions consideration will De given
not only to style, arguments and facts
presented, but to the convincing pow
er, and it should be borne in mind
that members of Congress are to be
elected as well as president and vice
president.
No manuscripts will be returned,
but will be the property of the com
mittee.
The best article will be widely used
both in the newspapers of the country
and in pamphlet form.
The award will be made and check
sent to successful contestant about
August 15. Manuscripts must be
mailed not later than July 15 to
Literary Bureau,
Republican Congressional Committee,
Metropolitan Bank Building,
Washington, D. C.
Among the coming social events is a
dance which Manager Sulli van of the
opera-house is arranging for next
Thursday evening. The Ewing orches
tra has been engaged to furnish the
music.
RYAN mm YEARS
Bad Check Artist Runs Into the
Wrong Bunch At O'Neill.
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT HELD
Two Prisoners Arraigned. — Raliegh
Scott Pleads Not Guilty to Charge
ot Bigamy.
W. J. Ryan, alias A. E. McDade,
was brought here from Deadwood, S.
D., by Sheriff Hall and Tuesday was
given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Malone in county court. The
judge found the evidence sufficient to
hold the defendant to the district
court for trial on $500 bonds, In de
faut of which he was committed to
jail.
About 4:30 in the afternoon Judge
Harrington convened a soecial term
of the district court and the prisoner
was taken from the jail to the court
room by Sheriff Hall and arraigned.
He plead guilty and was sentenced to
two years hard labor in the peniten
tiary and to pay a tine of $50 and costs
of prosecution. County Attorney E.
H. Whelan read the information con
taining two counts, to the effect
that W. J. Ryan, real name unknown,
had drawn and cashed a worthless
check to the amount of $5. The
check was drawn on the defunct
Capital National bank of Guthrie,
Oklohoma, with the name A. E. Mc
Dade attached, and was cashed by a
local firm.
Directed by the court to plead guilty
or not guilty the prisoner plead guilty.
Previous to the arraignment the
county attorney took the prisoner
aside and talked with him for several
minutes and it was understood that a
plea of guilty would be entered.
Before sentencing Byan, Ballegh
Scott was arraigned an a charge of
bigamy and plead not guilty.
Byan was then beckoned to Btand
before the court and was asked if he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be prounced. Young, with
an intelligent countenance, luxuriant
growth of dark curly hair and a keen
eye, the prisoner stood a moment
without speaking and then in scarcely
audible tones stated that be hadn’t
much to say as he was guilty as
charged in the information. He did
not regret his arrest, be said, and
that while his acts constituted a crime
against the state of Nebraska there
had been no criminal intent, and in
extenuation of his conduct said he
had asked those who cashed his checks
to hold them for a few days. This ho
did, he said, because he expected to
have money soon and would take them
up.
In pronouncing sentence Judge Har
rington took occasion to give the
young man some good advioe, but told
him he doubted his statement to that
he regretted his course, believing
rather that the regrets were because
he was caught, expressing the convict
ion that he was not a novice in crime.
The prisoner was committed to the
custody of the sheriff and court ad
journed until Saturday.
Dr. W. C. McDonough of Topeka,
Kansas, grand knight of the Topeka
council, came to O’Neill to identify
Byan and was present at court. Byan,
it is claimed, has been traveling over
the country representing himself a
member of the Knights of Columbus
at Topeka and has worked the worth
less check racket quite extensively
on members of the order.
Considerably interest attaches to
the Scott bigamy case because it is
about the first of the kind in the
county, and it is believed by a good
many that have heard the story that
Sbott is a victim of circumstances and
has had no criminal intentions, lie
is twenty-three years of age. On April
8, 1908, he was married to Martha
Ames of Ewing and for three weeks
they lived happily in Inman township.
Then the groom was placed under ar
rest on the charge of bigamy. It
seems he has an undivorced wife in
Monroe county, Iowa, and the infor
mation came from her which ended
the honeymoon here. Mr. Scott
claims that newspapers had been sent
to him from Monroe county, Iowa, at
two different times which stated his
first wife had secured a divorce. On
the strength of this he felt himself
free to marry again. Miss Ames mar
ried him, he claims, with the under
standing that he had been divorced.
His plea of not guilty means a jury
trial, which will probably not take
place before the December term of
court. _^_
Taken Up.
O’Neill, June 2.—A bay pony came
to my place about May 18. High in
bone and low in flesh. Branded on
right shoulder. Owner may have
same by payiDg for keep and for this
notice.—J. Q. Howard, southeast of
N. W. depot. _ _