I Frontier.
VOLUME XXIX.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBERS. 1908
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NUMBER 24
O'NEILL BEATS NORFOLK
High School Elevens Play Game
Thanksgiving.
SCORE NETS FIVE TO NOTHING
Warmly Contested Game Ends in
Victory for the Local High
School Boys.
The O’Neill high school foot ball
team went to Norfolk on Thanks
giving day, and defeated the
crack eleven of that town in one of
the hardest foot ball contests it has
ever been our pleasure to witness.
When you consider that Norfolk has
met but one reverse out of eight
games played this season you will
understand why everyone in O’Neill
is justly proud of our high school boys.
The first half was played without
any special feature, other than that
the ball was always in Norfolk terri
tory, O’Neill holding her opponents
for downs repeatedly and compelling
Norfolk to punt out at three different
times during the half. The time was
called with the ball on Norfolk’s 20
yard line. «
In the second half much more may
be said. McNichols kicked off to
ilibben who returned 15 yards.
Weaver hit center for 5 yards and
Anderson went around right end for
0 yards. Here Norfolk worked her
forward pass, Erskine to Keleher for
15 yards, O’Neill claiming the play
illegal that the ball was thrown over
the line. Twice more they tried the
forward pass for a good gain when
O’Neill secured the ball. Norfolk was
now on O’Neill’s 15 yard line and
McNichols punted for a good 50 yards.
On her second try at the O’Neill
line Norfolk lost the ball on a fumble,
llanley recovering it.
O’Neill now began her famous tackle
around tackle, again and again
O’Neill sent her backs and center for
good gains. When O’Neill secured
the ball it was almost in the center of
the field, and she never lost it after
that, tarrying it 55 yards for a touch
down, where with only 10 seconds
left to play Biglin went over for a
touch down, McNichols failed fct a
difficult goal.
Hanley at tackle played a good game
for O’Neill making two beautiful runs
of 15 and 25 yards and every man on
the O’Neill team played a star game.
The line up was:
Norfolk O’Neill
Weaver.f.McNichols
Anderson.rh..Hunt
Durland..... lh.Gallagher
Erskine.q.Campbell
Keleher.re.Kane
Morrison.rt.Biglin
W. Beeler.rg.Simmons
Hibben..c.Golden
It. Beeler.lg .McCafferty
Wiley.It.Hanley
Clark.le.Kelley
Officials: Hunter, referee, Horis
key, umpire.__
Anyone wanting board and room at
private house enquire of Mrs. Mary
Thompson. _
Former O’Neill Girl Weds.
Ewing Advocate: A pretty wed
ding was solemnized at the home of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Peeler, of Lynch, Nebr., on Wed
nesday at 12 o’clock M. Tne contract
ing parties were Miss L. Pearle Peeler
and Mr. Edward L. Davies of Ewing.
The ceremony was performed by Eev.
E. Hammond.
The wedding was a quiet one, wit
nessed only by relatives of the bride
and groom, and a few intimate friends.
Promptly at the noon hour to the
music of the wedding march, played
by Miss Goldie Martin, the young
couple, accompanied by Miss Edith
Evilith as bridesmaid and Mr. Burl
Martin as groomsman, took their
places beneath a beautiful floral arch,
where the minister with an impress
ive yet simple and exceedingly pretty
ring ceremony made them husband
and wife.
The bride was becomingly attired
in a gown of white satin, the groom
wearing the conventional black.
After congratulations a three course
buffet luncheon was served. At 3
o’clock p. m. the happy couple took
the train for the eastern part of the
state, where after a short tour they
will return to Ewing and take charge
of the elegantly furnished home, pre
pared by the groom. They received a
number of handsome and valuable
gilts.
Mrs. Davies, although she has never
made her home here, has numerous
friends in Ewing, she having made
several visits to our town. She is a
lady of considerable talent and ad
mired by everyone. It offords us
great pleasure to know that one held
in such high esteem is coming to live
among us.
The groom is one of our successful
business men, having conducted a
general hardware in our city for
several years. He is a member of the
township board and has also a seat in
the city council. By his upright and
honest dealings he has gained the
greatest respect of the people of this
community. His progressive and en
ergetic ideas which he puts into use
keeps him in the front ranks of the
men who accomplish thlDgs.
With the many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Davies, The Advocate joins in
extending most hearty congratula
tions.
Four More Judges.
Governor Sheldon has given out the
names of the four men appointed to
the supreme bench, in accordance
with a constitutional amendment
adopted at the last election, as follows:
John J. Sullivan of Columbus, Jacob
Fawcett of Omaha, W. B. Rose of
Lincoln and Jesse L. Root of Platts
mouth. Sullivan and Fawcett will
serve one year and Rose and Root
three years. There salaries will be
$4,500 each. All but Judge Rose have
had experience on the bench. The
entire court met Tuesday to decide
whether a reorganization was neces
sary and to make assignments to the
different dockets.
The governor issued a proclamation
prior to making the appointments, in
which he declared the amendments
providing for the additional judges
and for investments of the permanent
school fund to have been regularly
carried at the recent.
Methodist Church Items.
There will be the usual services at
our church next Sunday beginning
with the class meeting at 10, a. m ,
led by Mrs O. O. Snyder. There is no
service more profitable than this, and
it should be loyally sustained.
Sermon by the pastor at 10:30 a. m.,
and at 7:30 p. m. The subject of our
morning discourse will be, “In Christ
Jesus.” In the evening we will
preach a temperance sermon, takiug
for our subject, “Legalized Ruin.”
To these, as to all services of our
church we most cordially invite every
body.
Sunday school at the close of the
morning service. We always have an
interesting and profitable session, and
are glad to have all our friends tarry
with us.
Junior League service at 3 o’clock
Sunday aiterroon, to which we cor
dially invite all of the boys and girls
of our community.
Epworth League at 6:30 Sunday
evening, to which we especially invite
all of the young people. Subject,“The
Gains of Being Sure of Salvation.’’
Miss Edna Howe will lead.
Prayer meetiny as usual on Thurs
day evening at 7:30, to which all are
invited. T. S. Watson, Pastor.
Sullivan Declines.
A special from Lincoln yesterday
says: Former Supreme Judge J. J.
Sullivan of Columbus, appointed Mon
day by Governor Sheldon to the su
preme bench as one of the four new
judges authorized by the constltutlon
el amendment just adopted, wrote to
the chief executive today declining
the appointment. The appointment
was for one year only and Sullivan
says that in view of the shortness of
the term, the necessity of removing
to the capital as the amendment re
quires, and that he would have to run
the gauntlet of a primary and possibly
the eledtion next fall, he won’t
abandon his practice for the honor.
BY BEGINNING NOW
-- —Christmas shoppers may enjoy in full meas
She will remem- ure tlie sPirit the Christmas season. Noth
ber this ing is to gained by delay. Much of the
Christmas if pleasure of gift giving is lost when lists are
you buy her a hurriedly completed. In buying now you
SET OF FURS have the advantage of a complete line to
_choose from. & ^ & & &
CUT GLASS Hand Painted China
We have a very fine line of American cut. If you buy Don't buy until you have looked through the beat and
cut glass, buy the best—Libby’s. largest lines we have ever carried.
Handbags, Combs and Belts Umbrellas
We have the very newest novelties in combs; belts and For men and ladies, with the new aiiver and pearl and
bags that can be bought in any market, and at prices that silver and bone handles—one of the nicest presents you
will astonish you. Ask to see the new combs. can possibly buy.
Handkerchiefs Men*s Furnishings
This line is one that so many depend upon. Knowing nr , , . . .. . . . . ...
this, we have given it special attention and feel confident 0ur hne of mens fundings *• very complete; this
we can show you styles and values never shown before means it will make it very easy to find something
this season. to please the one it is so hard to find something for.
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The above is only a reminder. To appreciate the effort we have
made to make Christmas buying eafy, it is only necessary to come
and look over the different lines bought and arranged for your
convience. /
Xmas. Opening
WEDNESDAY ®. THURSDAY
December 17-18
Now listen just a minute: You can buy anything in the line of
Jewelry here that you want any day, but on these two days, Dec
17 and 18,1 am going to have an especially attractive display and
will give you some very tempting and attractive prices on the
newest and most complete stock of Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds
and Optical Goods, you ever saw. It will take
a. 820.000 STOCK
.
to do this, and you can see your opportunity this Christmas season
to get just what you want. And if you do not know just what to
buy a look through my stock will help you decide. Engraving will
be done free of charge.
Hand Painted China, Cut Glass, Toys, Books, Novelties, Diamonds,
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc., at prices to suit all.
$25 Watch Free—A $25 Watch given away on January 1. Enquire
about it when you come in.
JOHN W. HIBER
At Pixley & Hanley's Drug Store Jeweler & Optician
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha, Neb., Dec. 2.—Spec
ial market letter from Nye-Schneider
Fowler Co.
This week opens up with a moderate
run of cattle and a very good active
demand for both cornfed range beef.
Canners and cutters continue slow
sale on account of there being liberal
offerings of this class. Farmers are
running them off with little or no
feed because of the high price of corn.
It would pay to feed some of these
before letting them come to market.
Butcher stock that has been fed or in
good flesh is strong to a dime higher.
There is a good inquiry for fleshy
feeders and for Stockers showing qual
ity at firm prices. We feel very much
gratified at the way the Omaha mar
ket has held up during the past week
as compared with Chicago. Liberal
receipts are expected at the latter
place tor the next ten days on account
of the fat stock show. We sold two
loads of plain cattle that were well
fatted Monday, averaging 1588 pounds
at $7 00 the highest price here since
September.
We quote:
Choice corn feed beef.$6.40@$7.25
Fair to good. 4.25(a) 6.40
Range steers.5.50(g> 6.60
Others from.3.50 to 3.60
Cows and heifers.3.50(a) 4.50
Good butcher grades.2.73(g) 3.40
Canners and cutters. 2 00(a) 2.65
Veal calves. 3.5iXg> 5.75
Bulls, stags, etc ..2.25(a) 3.75
C. Stockers & feeders.4.50 (a) 5.00
Fair to good.'.. 3.75(a) 4.40
Stock heifers. 2.2o(g! 3.25
The hog market showed a sharp
advanced at the opening this week,
but packers are all predicting more
liberal supplies for the balance of the
week and a lower market. Bulk $5.70
to $5.65.
Sheep receipts are small with the
trade in good healthy condition.
Feeders go at firm prices; fat sheep
and lambs are fully 10 to 15 higher.
Yearlings and wethers sell for the
highest price of the season.
Good meals served at all hours.
Two doors south of post office.
Mrs. Cress.
35 BUSHELS CORN, $117
—
That's What It Costs Two Men Who
Were "Caught With the Goods."
DETECTIVE STUNT OF CHEEVER
Deloit Men Caught Stealing Corn,
PJead Guilty When Arraigned
and Are Fined.
Charles Cheever, living in Deloit
precinct, should have been at Page
the night of the bank robbery when
the four bandits coolly went about the
work of wrecking the Farmers’ bank,
while the inhabitants of that town
quietly kept in the dark. Two men
—brothers—were helping Mr. Cheever
busk corn and suspicioning that
a plot was on foot and in operation to
rob his field, in company with another
man he went out into the field the
night of Nbvember 26, discovered the
plot and caught the robbers.
The men were working for Mr.
Cheever in the day time and it ap
pears at night would go to the field
and get oorn and take it to their
home. In this way they are supposed
to have taken about thirty-five
bushels.
Mr. Cbeever marched the robbers to
his house and kept them there over
night and until the sheriff could arrive
the next day. Sheriff Hall went
after the prisoners Thanksgiving day
and brought them to O’Neill. They
were taken before County Judge
Malone last Friday and entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of stealing
thirty-five bushels of corn. They
were fined 925 each and costs and
ordered by the court to make double
restitution for the corn stolen. It
cost them in all 1117.
The Union Thanksgiving exercises
at the Blackbird Presbyterian church
was enjoyed by all there. Tbe ladies
met on Saturday afternoon and dec
orated the church with the grains,
fruits and flowers of the thanksgiving
season and on Sunday morning the
people filled the church to listen to
tbe special music and the Thanks
giving discourse by Bey. Jacobs, j&a
has recently become pastor of tbe
church. The music was excellent and
the sermon by Rev. Jacobs was en
joyed by all. He took for bis topic
"The Plow, the Hammer and the
Pen,” he showed them they had fol
lowed the furrow of progress since the
days of Nosh and Elisha to the
present time and how the hammer
bad been tbe tool of civilization since
the days ofTubel Cain up to the
present time of Andrew Carnegie who
is tbe modern Tubel Cain. The
pen has been tbe instrument of
education and culture since Moses
dipped it in the fires of Mount Slnia
to the present time.
A special invitation is given to ill
to come again and taste of tbe good
things God has in store for his people.
"Oh that men would praise the Lord
for his goodness and for his wonderful
works to the children of men.” ,
One of the people.
Stock Food Swindle.
Exeter Enterprise: A lot of farmers
in the neighborhood of Exeter, who
are too pool to take a local newspaper,
or too dishonest to pay for one, got
beautifully taken In by a stock food
swindle very recently. Tbis is tbe
way it is worked: The agent ap
proaches Mr. Pumpkin Husker with
this proposition: “Can I leave you
100 pounds of my valuable stock
food free?” Sure, says the non-news
reader, who is always on the lookout
for something free. Of course he is
willing to sign a little agreement.
And if tbe little agreement turns up
inltbe shape of a promissory note, due
at a Hebron bank, why should an ex
county clerk of Fillmore county kick
himself? And while nobody may
perhaps sympathize with tbe victims
of this particular swindle, it is a good
object lesson to honest people to be
careful in the matter of signing papers
for strangers.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain un
called for in the O’Neill postoffice for
the week ending Dec. 3, 1008:
Daniel Austin, Will Bowmer, A. Y.
Craig, George G. Drury, Leonard Hill
I. T. Hendersbot, H. C. Kemp, T. H.
Neild, Mrs. G. Phil, V. V. Rosen
Krans, Miss Kate Rogers, Theo Sher
man, George Sheward, Cole Tipeff,
Thomas Wade. Postals: F. Mark
ham, Gladys, KesterSon.
R. J. Marsh, P. M.
EXCURSION RATES TO CHICAGO
VIA THE NORTH WESTERN LINE.
Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 2, ^ and 8, ac
count International Live Stock Lx
postion, Chicago. Full particulars on
application to Ticket Agents. 22-2