ORGANIZIMFOR WORK
Republican In Readiness for the Fall
Campaign.
THE COMMITTEE AND OFFICERS
Local Taft and Sherman Club Also
Organized and Headquarters Are
Established for Businass.
The republican county central com
mittee met in this city last Saturday
uf.ernoon at the Taft and Sherman
club rooms and organized for the en
suing year by electing Dr. J. P. Gil
ligan of this city chairman, Romaine
Saunders of O’Neill secretary and J.
A. Rice of Stuart treasurer.
D. H. Cronin of O’Neill was elected
delegate to attend the republican
state convention state convention to
be held in Lincoln on September 22,
to draft a platform.
The meeting was well attended and
the committemen gave very encourag
ing reports of the politlcial condition
of their respective townships. The
following are the members of the com
mittee:
Atkinson.Dell Akin, Atkinson
Chambers... W. S. Grimes, Chambers
Cleveland.Jas Barrett, Dustin
Conley.Willie Calkins, Chambers
Deloit.Ernest Cracker, Ewing
Dustin.Saffatt Earner, Dustin
Emmet-._Albert Purnell, Atkinson
Ewing.E. L. Davies, Ewing
Eairview.Arthur Hyatt, Amelia
Francis. ...H. Hookstra, Touuwanda
Grattan.Jas Crowley, O’Neill
Green Valley J.M.Christians, Atkinson
Inman.Geo Davis, Inman
Iowa...Chas Grass, Page
Lake.J. N. Simpson, Bliss
Pleasaut View.Zeb Warner, Atkinson
Paddock.P. J. Lansworth, Agee
Rock E'alls.Otto Clevish, O’Neill
Sand Creek.G C. Claubough, Celia
Saratoga.John Damero, Phoenix
Scott.O. B. Long, Scottville
Sherdian.W. T. Hayes, Atkinson
Shields.John Schmidt, O’Neill
Steel Creek..C. L. McElhaney, Dorsey
St uart.W. N. Coates, Stuart
Shamrock.A. E. Wilson, Chambers
Swan.M. B. Dailey, Swan
Verdigris.Geo Cherry, Page
Wyoming — O C. Sammons, Amelia
Willowdale.J. M. Hunter, Hainesville
O’Neill, E’irst ward — John J. Welsh
O’Neill. Second ward.R. J Marsh
O’Neil); Third ward...R. H. Mills
A Taft and Shbrman club was or
ganized Tuesday evening by O’Neill
republicans, withC. E. Hall president,
Dr. E. T. Wilson and W. E. McRobert
vice presidents and Sam Barnard sec
retary and treasurer. The club starts
out with a membership of about 100.
The club has prepared Taft and
Sherman headquarters in the Horis
k key building a half a block east of the
Fidelity bank which will be kept
open during the campaign and will be
the general center of presidential
campaign work in this county.
It is designed to place some one in
charge of the headquarters so that
visitors can have access thereto at any
time.
With an active set of officers, the
O’Neill Taft and Sherman club will
be a factor in the campaign. All re
publicans should enroll as members by
signing the list in the hands of the
secretary.
Recalls Winter of 1884.
E. Downey of Inman was in town
Monday and paid this office a pleasant
call, renewing for The Frontier. Mr.
Downey is oue of the pioneers of the
county and his visit with us Monday
recalled to his mind some experiences
of the early days. In January, 1884,
he said he came to O’Neill from the
settlement over toward the Niobrara
river and the day he came in several
settlers along the way were plowing.
The next day one of the “stem win
ders” from the northwest familar to
the pioneers of those days but un
known to the people of today, set in
and in a short time mercury fell to
30 idegrees below. The only place in
town where there was any coal to
keep a fire was at The Frontier office,
and he, with others, found this office
a heaven of refuge until the weather
moderated.
The Commercial hotel, John O’
Neill’s popular place, now the Dewey,
was the headquaters for the public in
those days ana Mr. Downey says the
guests were froze out on this occasion
because there was no ooal in town
only the little this office had in store
for its own use. Speaking of the
changes since those days Mr. Downey
notes that one of the most notable
is the moderation in climate. Mr.
Downey is one of the pioneers in
hay shipping in this county, having
shipped the first car of hay that went
out of O’Neill.
I Butte Gazette: Lee and George
Henry left Wednesday for Meade,
county, near Sturges, S. D., where
they expect to look at land with a
view of each taking a homestead.
They went overland with a camping
outfit, gun, fishing tackle and all the
paraphernalia for a fine outing.
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VERDIGRE VS. I ( NEILL
Sun. and Mon., Sept. 20-21
ON THE O’NEILL BALL GROUNDS
These will be two of the greatest games of ball ever played herel
I COLD, not AT THE BALL game Our patrons have been looking
for a game with teams of equal
merit, and now is your opportun
ity to witness two games that will
satisfy the most exacting. The
management has gone to great
expense to secure these games. I
TIME OF GAMES
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Sunday . . 3:30 p. m.
Monday . 2:30 p. m.
ADMISSION 25c.
SANFORD PARKER, Manager.
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LOCAL WATTERS
C. J. Miltgan is up from Sioux City.
John Carr was up from Stafford
Monday.
Good house for rent. See L. C.
Chapman. 13-lpd
Dan Boyle of Ewing had business in
this city Monday last.
Attorney John A. Davies of Butte
was in the city last Saturday.
Deputy County Clerk Roy Smith is
taking a well earned vacation this
week.
Clyde King is out from Moline, 111.,
and is pulling off some hunting and
fishing stunts.
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, in O’Neill
September 14, 15, 10, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24,
28, 29, 30 and 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Oyeril Erychleb of
Atkinson were in the city last Friday
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davis of Ains
worth, formerly of this city, are visit
ing friends in the city.
Mike Enright took in the Sioux
City-Omaha ball game at Sioux City
last Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mabel Snyder returned to Lin
coln Saturday morning to take up her
studies at the State University.
Gerald and George Harrington left
for Omaha lrst Sunday morning to
renew their studies in Creighton Col
lege.
O. O. Snyder spent Saturday visit
ing relatives in Sioux City, and inci
dentally took in the Sioux City
Omaha ball game.
Ed Richley, the crack first baseman
of our team last season, joins the team
at Albion and also plays on our home
grounds Sunday and Monday.
Miss Florence Zink returned Tues
day from a visit with friends and re
latives in Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Her mother came up for a visit here
J. A. Brady of Dorsey was in the
city Thursday. Mr. Brady reports
things flourishing in his community
and county division sentiment very
scarce.
I have too much flour on hand, I
will sell straight grade at $2 15 and
Patent at $2.35 foi the next 7 days,
made from good old wheat and every
sack warranted.—Con Keyes.
Rev. A. S. Watson and family de
parted last Friday for Mount Vernon,
la., where Mr. Watson has accepted a
position as principal of the academic
department of Cornell college.
Strayed—From our barn in O’Neill,
on Saturday night, Sept. 5, a bay
mare 3 years old, weight about 850,
foretop cut off. Suitable reward.—J.
B. Ryan and William Froelich. 12-2
After a few weeks visit with the
Alberts family, Mrs. Herzke of Omaha
and Mrs. Haecke and daughter of
Fondulac, Wis., departed for their
homes Monday morning, Mrs. Alberts
is a sister to them.
F. E. Clark of Creston, Neb., arriv
ed in the city last Friday to take the
management of the McGinnis cream
ery here. Mr. Clark until lately has1
been representing a creamery at Fre**
mont on the road.
Marriage licenses have been issued
the past week by Judge Malone to the
following: Albert M. Ernst and Anna
Yantzi, Patrick Stanton and Bea Mc
Mahon, all of O’Neill, and Henry W.
Kruger and Lona Kunz of Stuart.
Ray Cofield, who has been employed
at the Burlington depot the past year
or more, departed Tuesday for La
Platte, a station on the Burlington
near Omaha, where he takes charge
of the railroad company’s station.
For Sale—My farm of 160 acres join
ing the village of Inman on the south.
Thirty acres under cultivation. Good
orchard. All under fence. Four room
house and other buildings. Call on or
address E O. Root, Inman, Neb. 13-2
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. P. Diers of Louis
ville, Neb., and Mr. and Mrs. H.
Diers of Gresham, Neb., arrived in
the city Monday evening and will
spend a fouple of weeks visiting at
the home of their old friend and
neighbor, L. B. Fuller, on the Eagle.
Wanted—100 head of cattle to wint
er, 60 cents per head per month from
October 1. Plenty of hay, water and
shed. Located one mile south and
nine miles west of Amelia. Drop a
card or come and see me.—F. A. Ben
jamin, Amelia, Neb. 13-3
An increasing volume of business at
the O’Neill post office and the powers
of the postmaster and other officials
have secured an additional clerk for
the office here and the place has been
given to Miss Maud Hall, who is now
devoting a few hours each day to the
work.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Mills was the scene of gaity Monday
evening, when a number of young
friends of Miss Ada came in and took
posession. It was a linen shower in
honor of Miss Ada, who is soon to be
married to Mr. Ray Cofield, and some
very nice pieces of linen were present
ed to her.
The Methodist choir, composed of
some of the best vocal talent among
the young people of O’Neill,furnished
the music for the services at Page last
Sunday evening. Two members of
the choir, Ray Cotield and Miss Ada
Mills, went to Page on the Burlington
evening train, and the others, two
carriage loads, drove over during the
afternoon. The choir has sung at
several churches in the county and ex
pect to visit Chambers in the near
future.
Chambers Bugle: Early last Sunday
morning the residence of B. G. Hanna
was discovered on fire. The llames
had gained so great a headway before
it was discovered that it could not
be put out and the building and part
of the contents were destroyed. It is
supposed to have caught from a de
fective flue, and was partly covered by
Insurance. The loss falls especially
heavy as Mr. Hanna has lost several
valuable horses this year.
Anton Soukup of Page was a pleas
ant visitor at this office the first of
the week when he became a subscrib
er to The Frontier. Mr. Soukup
does not take to democratic adminis
tration of the government and is one
among the many who has not forgot
the distressing experiences of the
American people during the last dem
ocratic administration. He says at
that time he was working in Montana
and had the hardest struggle of his
life to hold his 1ob, while hundreds
around him subsisted on charity.
Chambers Bugle: On Tuesday
morning, the 8th of September, the
Chambers band of eighteen pieces
started fro n here to fill their engage
ment with the managers of the Sioux
city fair, followed by the best wishes
of our citizens, and a feeling of pride
and confidence that the boys will
bring credit to themsilves and a host
of appreciative friends. Seldom has
an organization of this kind met with
such decided success as has the Cham
bers band. Much credit is due to the
leader, H. F. Dyke, and the never
failing perseverance of each and every
member.
J. P. Gallagher says he can’t see the
object of the state paying the salaries
of a force of game wardens, with the
most flagrant disregard of the game
laws going on right under their noses.
J. P. likes to fish, but he does it the
legal way. One of his favorite resorts
is “mud bridge” a short distance east
of town where the Northwestern rail
road crosses the Elkhorn river. Last
Sunday, he says, some fellows from
town went down their with a seine
and took out a half a barrel of fish.
After a fishing hole has been drug
with a seine the man with hook and
line has little show. But some people
are not satisfied with a mess or two
at a time—they want all the fish in
the river at once.
Caucus Calls.
The republicans of Grattan precinct
are called to meet in caucus at the
court-house in O’Neill on Saturday,
September 26, a 3 o’clock p. m., for
the purpose of nominating a township
ticket and to transact any other busi
ness that may come before said caucus.
James Crowley, Committeeman.
The republican caucus for Shields
precinct to nominate township officers
is hereby called to meet at the school
house in district No. 37 on Saturday,
September 26, at 7 o’clock p. m. Any
other business that may properly
come before the caucus may be trans
acted. John Schmidt,
Committeeman.
For Rent.
Brick building with gas lights anc
close in, good place for rooming, car
set up 35 to 50 cots. Let on first anc
highest bid. M. F. Kirwin,
Chairman.
James LaRue Dead.
Southern Holt county loses one of
its pioneers and respected citizens In
the death of James LaRue, who passed
away at his.home’ in McClure precinct,
yesterday morning at the age of
seventy-nine years.
The deceased was a native of Ohio,
where he was born in 1829. He went
to Wisconsin at the age of eighteen,
and in 1876 came to Nebraska, spend
ing eight years in Burt county before
coming to Holt in 1884.
In his younger days Mr. LaRue was
one of the prominent men of his sec
tion of the county and served one or
two terms on the board of supervisors.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and nine childern. The children are:
W. H. of Casper, Wyo., Leonard A. of
Tekamah, Neb., and Robert, who has
remained with his parents, Mrs. Ida
Carson of Lyons, Neb., Mrs. Minnie
Carson of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs.
Hattie Merritt of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs.
Ella Hubbard, of Chambers, this
county, Mrs. Rose McGowan of Sioux
City, la., and Lettie Newlon of Rog
ers, Neb.
Funeral services were held at the
home today, Thursday, and the re
mains taken to Ewing, where they
were shipped to Tekamah for burial.
Obituary.
Nels P. Gibson was bom in Sweden
in 1851, and died in St. Joseph’s hos
pital in Sioux City, Iowa, September
8,1908, after an illness of two months
duration. He came to this country in
1868, since which time he has cared
for himself. In 1876 he returned to
the old country where he remained for
two years and then came back to the
land of his adoption.
He came to Holt county in 1879, and
has resided within the county ever
since. On October 2,1888, Mr. Gibson
was united in marrage to Miss Carrie
Paterson of Monmouth, 111., of this
union was born one son, who, with his
mother, survives.
In 1886 the deceased united with
the Swedish Lutheran church and has
been an acceptable and worthy mem
ber of the same until bis death. Dur
the two months of extremest suffer
ing he manifested great patience and
never for a moment lost his faith
and implicit trust in his Heavenly
Father. The remains were brought
to his home and the funeral service
was held at the Methodist church in
Mineola on Thursday, SpetemberlO,
and was conducted by Rev. T. S.
Wrtson, pastor of the Methodist
church of O’Neill. A large concourse
of sorrowing friends and relatives at
tended the funeral and followed the
remains of their beloved to its last
resting place in the Mineola cemetary
Cards of Thanks.
The undersigned desire to expresf
to the kind neighbors and friends wh(
so ably assisted us during the sicknesi
and death of our loved husband anc
father, our sincere and heartfeli
thanks. Mrs. Carrie Gibson,
Albert Gibson.
TWO PETITIONS FILED
Divisionists Start In to Dismember
the Empire.
MANY SCHEMES FOR PARTITION
Oft Defeated Agitators Bob Up As
Regularly As William Jennings
For the Presidency.
The county division talk, eminating
from the usual source, has resulted in
the filing of two petitions up to date.
Atkinson people have been busy for
two months trying to promote a divi
sion movement, it is said, to make
four counties out of the one, but they
have filed only one petition, and that
Is to set off a chunk of the northwest
part of the county as “Meadow coun
ty.’’ It takes in the territory from
Just this side of Emmet west to the
county line and from about six miles
south of Emmet north to the river.
A petition is said to be going the
rounds in the Chambers country for a
new county of the territory there
which Atkinson does not want. Again
another petition has b?en circulated
making a county outof all the east
portion of Holt from Inman to the
east line. Neither of these petitions
have been filed with the county clerk
and probably will not be because a
petitions for a new county to be
known as “Jackson county” and Cut
ting into the territory of all the
others except Meadow has been filed.
There is strong division sentiment
In the towns that would expect to
gain a county seat by division, but
the tax payers throughout the county
who have counted the cost arc oppos
ed to division on any lines. It has
been four years since a division pro
position was up and it was defeated
then by over 800. Sentiment is now
about as it was then with the probab
le exception of one or two localities
which do not control enough votes to
carry it.
Winning Out at Albion.
The O’Neill ball team won the Hint
game in the series at Albion yester
day against Hooper, score 5 to 11. The
O’Neill boys got eighteen hits of oil
Hooper’s twller, who has been import
ed especially for these games.
Thursday’s game was'also won by
the O’Neill team, soore 6 to 10.
There is a purse of $100 for each
of these games and it is believed the
O’Neill boys will carry off all three
games. The last is played Friday.
The Atkinson ball team came down
last Sunday and again met defeat at
tbe hands of the locals on the O’Neill
diamond that afternoon. It was a
fairly good game until the eight in
ning, when the locals, by hits, errors
and bases on balls, succeeded in run
ning in nine scores. There were some
good plays pulled off by members of
each team. Boyle got the glad hand
for a good catch of a high one back of
third and Sturdevant for Atkinson
was applauded for a spectacular catch
he made in left field. Score:
O’Neill 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 9 x—14
AtklnsonO 00000000—0
Hits—O’Neill 11; Atkinson 7. Three
base hits—Primley, Wilson and Bro
phy. Struck out—Primley 4; Kirk
land 3. Batteries—O’Neill, Primley
and Wilson. Atkinson, Kirkland aad
Coyne.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncall
ed for in the O’Neill postofflce for the
week ending September 17, 1908:
Ben Anderson, Neil Cross, J. P.
Jones, Lew Frye, M, V. Vivian.
Postals: Miss Lena Brown, Geo
Burke, Mrs. Rose Fish 2, Garfield
Fisher, Edd Gardner, Leanard Van
druff.
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.
New Train Service to Huron, Aber
deen and Oakes.
Pullman standard sleeping car daily
via the Chicago & Northwestern Ry
between Omaha, Sioux and Huron.
Daily train service Omaha to Huron,
Aberdeen and Oakes, with direct con-,
nections to all points in North Dakota,
northern Minnesota and the Canadian
northwest. For particulars apply to
any agent. Chicago & North Western
Ry. _____ 13"2
Building for Sale.
The old school building in district
174 will be sold on October 9 to the
highest bidder for cash. Bids must
be sealed and in the hands of the
director on or before October 9. Ad
dress Mrs. Rose Gannon, Director,
1 Inman, Neb. 13-3
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Feed your hogs some slack coal it
will be a good investment. We have
it, and sell it cheap.—O. O. Snyder.