^ The Frontier.
VOLUME XXIX. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 25,190S NUMBER 1
A WEEK’SJ^OGAL DOINGS
Nebraskans In Evidence at the Big
Chicago Convention.
ARE ALREADY FOR THE FOURTH
Program ot Sports Prepared for the
National Holiday, One Week
From Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs O. O. Snyder and son
returned Sunday evening from
Chicago, where they had been attend
ing the republican national conven
tion. Mr. Snyder says it was the
greatest gathering he ever seen and
the demand for tickets of admission
was live times greater than the supply.
The Nebraska delegation managed to
take care of all from this state, by the
use of a little diplomacy. They had
three Nebraska citizens appointed
sergeant at arms and they had charge
of three of the entrances. When the
supply of tickets were exhausted they
sent the Nebraskans to the doors pre
sided over by representatives of the
Golden rod state and they were soon
upon the inside. Dr. Wilson, of this
city, was one of the official sergeant
at arms from this state.
A complaint in Justice Golden’s
court against A. J. Hull of Conley
township was dismissed by the de
fendant paying *300 to the complain
ing witness,Melvin Woodard of Wausa,
Nebr., and all costs. The complaint
charged that the defendant had ob
tained that sum of money from Wood
ard by false pretense. He sold the re
linquishment to 480 acres of iand in
Conley township last December.
Woodard did not see what lie was get
ting at the time. Ccming over here
to tile on the same a short time ago he
discovered the claim bought was noth
ing but sandhills, whereas he claimed
Hull sold him the relinquishment to
good land. Hull paid him back the
*300 and ali the costs in the case.
E. C. Bishop of Lincoln, deputy
state superintendent of public in
struction, was in O’Neill Tuesday
visiting the Junior Normal. Mr.
Bishop says the O’Neill Noimal is the
best in the state, in point of attend
ance and he seemed to be of the opin
ion that its location here would be
permanent. Mr. Bishop is a candi
date for nomination for state superin
tendent, subject to the action of the
republican electors at the September
primaries.
Program for the Fourth.
k The fourth will not go by default in
O’Neill. What the moving spirits be
hind it term a “home celebration”
will be held at the fair grounds. It is
not to be understood by the term
“home celebration” that nobody but
O’Neill people are wanted, because
the celebration is open and free to
everybody and all are invited to come.
Ttie term is rather to distinguish it
from more pretentious claims and the
understanding that nothing will be
omitted that is advertised.
The celebration will consist largely
of a ball game and races which will be
given at the fair grounds. The fol
lowing program, subject to additions,
has been outlined:
One half mile trot, best three in
five, purse 850, divided 835 and 815.
Driving horse race, owners up; two
in three. Purse $35; dividad 820 and
$15.
One half mile running race, best
two in three, purse $30, divided $20
and 310.
Three hundred yard dash; purse $10.
Tug of war contest, eight on a side,
purse $20.
Ball game, O’Neill vs. Peelers, purse
$35. _
Boys’ dog race, three, two and one,
all comers in harness, purse $0.
Mens’ foot race, 100 yards, purse $5.
Boys’ foot race, 15 years and under,
two and one; purse $5.
Fat mens’ race, 200 pounds and over,
50 yards; purse $3.
Many other attractions during the
afternoon, and a big dance in the
evening.
July 4th
DANCE
Afternoon & Evening
at the
Welcpme Rink
Will have a stand at the rink
♦W. W. WYANTS
/
Shoes
that
Wear
TO FIT ALL FEET & EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED
Are you going to have a new dress for the Fourth? if so, see what I have
\ to show you in the dress goods line, and / assure you your dress will be a
pretty one.
See my line of Ladies' Oxfords & Shoes
Jo’NEIll, neb. ^ J. P. GALLAGHER.
LOCAL MATTERS
Base ball Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Berry went to Valentine Tues
day evening.
Ed F,*hd Mrs. Gallagher departed
Sunday for Darlington, Wis.
For Rent or Sale—New house, neat
ly finished. See R. H. Parker.
John Carson and Fred Wolf were in
from the Dorsey oountry Tuesday.
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, in O’Neill
August 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 20, 27.
Jerry Kelly was a passenger for
Omaha Sunday to be gone a few days.
The American Bloomers vs. Emmett
at the ball park nest Sunday after
noon.
On the Ainsworth diamond last
Saturday Ainsworth defeated Stuart,
12 to 5.
I have lots of good flour, warranted
to make good bread. $2.25 a hundred.
—Con Keys.
The Bloomer Girls and Emmet at
the ball grounds nest Sunnay after
noon, June 28.
1 have a lot of grain, flas meal and
flour now for sale. Worth the
money.—Con Keys.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hancock moved
into their new residence on east Doug
las street, last Tuesday.
Mose Elliott was in from the north
country Tuesday. Everything looks
fine in his section, he says.
J. M. Flannigan, the corpulant and
good natured banker of Stuart, was an
O’Neill visitor last Friday.
On Tuesday Judge Malone issued
license to wed to John Pruss and Miss
Mary Forman, both of Emmet.
The Valentine ball team has at last
won a ball game. They defeated Bas
sett last Saturday by a score of 5 to 3.
Prof. N. C. Abbott will give his il
lustrated lecture upon the Philippines
at the opera house tomorrow (Friday)
evening.
Reter Johnson or Chicago visited a
few days last week and this at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. Benson, a mile
east of town.
See Miss Waddell, the left handed
pitching "phenom,” with American
Bloomers at the ball park next Sun
day afternoon.
Those interested in school matters
should not forget the annual school
meeting, which will be held next
Monday afternoon.
The Burlington passenger changes
time again next Monday morning and
will leave here at 7 o’clock, instead of
8 o’clock, as at present.
John Dwyer returned from Omaha
Sunday evening where he had been
attending the commencement exer
cises of Creighton University, from
which his son, John, and Robert
Magirl graduated last week.
Earl B. Gaddis of Harvard, Nebr.,
and Miss Mabel A. Wilson of Emmet
were granted a marringe license by
June Malone, last Tuesday.
Gerald and George Harrington and
ilugh Birmingham returned from
Omaha last Saturday where they have
been attending school the past year.
Miss Anna McCarthy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan McCarthy of Dry
Creek, returned last week from Bloom
field, where she taught school the past
year.
The high school team and a team of
“pick ups” played an interesting ball
game last Sunday afternoon. The
score stood 5 to 4 in favor of the school
boys.
R. M. Chapman and son, Ralph, of
Minneapolis, arrived in the city last
Sunday evening for a short visit whith
Mr. Chapman’s brother, L. C. Chap
man, and family.
E B Metcalf of Hornick, Iowa, a
cousin of M. D. Price, stopped in
O’Neill for a day the first of the week
on his way home from a trip to the
western part of the state.
Mrs. Thomas Kane of Chadron visi
ted at the home of her husband's
parents here a few days last week.
She returned home Sunday, accom
panied by Miss Mildred Kane.
Wanted—A good hustler in every
town to sell our perfect water filters,
retailing from $1.50 to $8; 100 per cent
profit to agents; exclusive territory —
Seneca Filter Co , Seneca, Mo. 1-4
Rev. W. Y. Dailey of Niagara Uni
versity, Niagara Falls, N. Y., arrived
in the city the first of the week and
will spend the summer here visiting
his aunt, Mrs. John Dailey, and other
relatives.
There will be a dance at the Wel
come Skating rink on the afternoon
and evening of July 4th. Will also
run a stand at the rink, afternoon and
[evening.—W. W. Wyant. 1-2
Prof. Wm. LaViolette arrived
home Thursday last to spend the sum
mer. Will, as he is familiary known
here, is teaching music at St. Thomas
college in St. Paul which position he
has occupied since graduating there
nearly two years ago.
The lovers of good base ball do not
want to miss the game next Sunday
afternoon on the local diamond. It
promises to be a close and exciting
game. Hugh Coyne will probably
twirl for Emmet, and Miss Waddell,
the celebrated lady south paw, will
officiate for the Bloomers.
Nina Oliver has filed a petition in
district court praying for a divorce
from Charles Oliver, on the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment and
non support. She also asks for the
custody of three minor childred and
reasonable alimony. They were mar
ried at Wheeler, S. D., on November
25, 1897, but for the past four years
have been residents of Stuart, this
county.
Selling a rotten or a partially rotten
egg, or an incubator egg, means a $10
to $100 fine if the law is enforced, says
an exchange. It also means staying
in jail nntil the money is raised to pay
the fine. Such is the interpretation
placed on the Nebraska pure food law
by J. II Rushton and James A. Clark
of Omaha, and Morris friend of Lin
coln, a committee appointed by the
Nebraska Butter and Egg Association
to assist Pood Commissioner Johnson
in enforcing the law.
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
f Ball Game by Visiting
Teams. Dance
Afternoon and Evening
Preparations have been made t.ra
good, old fashioned celebration, and a
cordial invitation is extended to the
people of O’Neill.
Minor Sports and Klre Works.
Minor Mention.
Surely young men and women can
not now say they have no chance, as
the Grand Island Business and Nor
mal College of Grand Island, Nebr.,
has just announced that 250young
men and 250 young women of good
character from the farm* and villages
will be admitted at the college and al
lowed to graduate without the pay
ment of one cent. They will then be
placed in positions in banks and busi
ness houses and allowed to pay the
college monthly out of their wages.
This school is a leader among business
colleges and any one interested should
write for the catalogue.
Bay Parnell, against whom a case
stood in this connty alleging complic
ity in the Ferguson ranch raid near
Atkinson, was shot and killed near
Lusk, Wyo., last Wednesday. The
exact particulars of the affair are hard
to get, but it looks like it was a case
of cold blooded murder. Bay started
for a ranch near Lusk with two com
panions horseback. The next seen of
him he was found dead by the road
side, a bullet hole in his head. The
remains were brought to Atkinson for
burial. The same day he was killed,
William Wellar charged with com
plicity in the Atkinson affair, entered
a plea of guilty and was given a term
of one year in the penitentiary.
Earl Edwin Bowen, the youngest
son of Judge William Bowen, formerly
county judge of this county, received
his Masters’ Degree from the Univer
sity of Nebraska on June 11th. In
connection with his university work,
during the past two years, Mr. Bowen
has held the pastorate of the Metho
dist church at Normal, Nebr., which
is the best student charge in the
Nebraska conference. Mr. Bryan and
family attend this church, which is
located near their home at Fairview.
Mr. Bowen and wife have been grant
ed a month’s vacation during J uly and
they will attend the democratic
national convention at Denver, and
will visit other points of interest in
Colorado.
John Plenny Conrad, who died at
Inman last Saturday, was born Jan
uary 22, 1882, in Fillmore county,
Minn., and came to Holt county with
his parents in 1893, where he had
since made his home in and near In
man. He was married to Miss Georg
inia Cole of O’Neill on July 26, 1906.
The deceased was 25 years of age. He
leaves his wife and one child, John
David, his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Conrad, and two
brothers, Wesley and Ray, and one
sister, Mrs. James Thompson, besides
a multitude of friends, to mourn his
demise. He was a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, which
order had charge of the funeral, which
was Held at Inman last Sunday.
JUNE WEDDINGS POPULAR
Two O’Neill Couples Wed During
the Past Week.
RANKS OF BACHELORSTHINNING
Cupid Still Busy Casting Darts and
Finds Young Hearts Not Unwill
ing to Respond.
Wednesday morning at St. Patrick’s
church was solemnized the marriage
of Mr. John J. Melvin of Page and
Miss May me McOafferty of this city.
Rev. Father Moore officiated at the
nuptial mass.
The bride and groom were attended
by Mr. Joe Mann and Miss Bea Helen
McOafferty, groomsman and brides
maid. The bride and bridesmaid were
attired in beautiful white gowns, tho
groom and groomsman in the usual
black. A large number of friends at
tended the ceremony, and the young
people were the receplents of many
beautiful and costly presents, to the
value of nearly *1,000, *300 being in
cash.
After the ceremony the bridal party
repaired to the home of the bride’s
parents where an elaborate wedding
breakfast was served. At 10 o’clock
they took the Northwestern train for
a brief honeymoon with relatives and
friends at Omaha, Council Bluffs and
other points, after which they will be
at home at Page.
Nothing that The Frontier can say
will add to the popularity and esteem
uf this worthy young couple. The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. McOafferty. Her
father Is one of the best known citi
zens of the county and the family are
among the oldest citizens of the com
munity, the bride being a native of
O’Neill. She is a charming young
lady who has the love, esteem and
best wishes of everybody at O’Neill.
Mr. Melvin Is a young and thrifty
me reliant at Page, has clean habits
and Is one of the most estimable and
respected young men in eastern Holt
county. He formerly lived In O’Neill,
where he was connected with the
store of J. P. Mann So Co., later going
to Page and opening a store, associ
ated with Mr. Mann.
Good luck and much happiness Is
the wish of all their friends here.
Sanders-Polk.
One of the pleasantest events of the
season was the wedding which took
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Polk on Wednesday evening of last
week, when their youngest daughter,
Miss Eunice, was united in marriage
to Alfred S. Sanders, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Sanders, of this city.
At 9:15 the bridal party entered the
parlor, which was nicely decorated
with plants and flowers, to the strains
of the wedding march, played by Mrs.
Floyd J. Kelly'. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. T. S. Watson,
pastor of the Methodist church, in the
presence of twenty-nine relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
The bride, beautifully gowned in
white silk and wearing a bridal wreath
upon her head, was attended by Mi^s
Pearl Roberts, who was also dressed
in white silk. The groom, attired in
the customery black, was accompanied
by Robert Brittell, the best man.
After the ceremony and congratu
lations, a bountiful supper was served
and everybody present greatly enjoy
ed the occasion.
Many beautiful and useful presents
were received by the happy pair, con
sisting largely of silver, china and
linen. Quite a number of the pres
ents came from abroad.
We are Informed that Mr. and Mrs.
Sanders will make their home, for the
present, with his parents, in the
northeastern part of the city. ***
Find Oil Lands.
A special from Yankton says: Just
across the river in Nebraska, near
Herrick, land is being rapidly acquired
by lease on an oil find, and now 8,000
acres are in the hands of a hastily
formed company, which is after 7,000
acres more, which it wants before
boring commences. The men at the
head of the project are completely sat
isfied they have control of an oil field
and great interest is naturally being
taken in every movement made by an
expert oil man, who is directing every
thing.
The American Bloomer Girls will
play the Emmet ball team upon the
O’Neill diamond next Sunday after
noon. Game called at 2:30. The
Bloomer.: have been deleating a
number of good fast teams and are
said to put up a nice article of the
national game. Emmet has a good
team and will be re-enforced by some
fast players from Atkinson. The
game promises to be one well worth
seeing.