TIER.
VOLUME XXIX.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER U, 1908
NUMBER 27
COEN SHOWA SUCCESS
Attendance Reaches 100,000 and
Everybody Pleased.
SWEEPSTAKES GO TO INDIANA
Prizes Amounting to #54,000 Dis
bursed Among Exhibitors.—Omaha
Gets Show Again.
More than 100,000 people attended
the National Oorn Exposition which
closed in Omaha Saturday evening,
December 19, the exhibits registered
in the senior department numbered
5500 and the junior exhibitors had
2131 entries, malting the total 7731 en
tries. In premiums the exposition
paid over 854,000 in gold and merchan
dise contributed by the friends of the
exposition and those interested in
agriculture. The grand sweepstakes
were won by Indiana and the winners
received over $2,800 In premiums on
the ten ear sample. These ears were
sold to E. E. Eavllle, editor of Suc
cessful Farming, a Des Moines agricul
I ural publication for $280. The same
buyer paid $75 for the champion sin
gle ear, which was also grown in In
diana.
Almost all the prize corn was sold
to growers in the west in Iowa, Ne
braska, South Dakota, Illinois, Kan
sas and Missouri. Experts at the
exposition believe the distribution of
the 43,800 ears of prize corn all over
the belt which produces the abun
dance which makes an American sur
plus possible, will have an influence
on the production of the next few
years which will amount to an in
crease of millions of bushels.
So successful was the exposition at
Omaha that the National Corn asso
ciation, headed by Eugene D. Funk
of Illinois, did not hesitate to endorse
Omaha as the logical point at which
to hold an annual corn show, where
best grains and grasses of the world
may be gathered for camparison. The
show will be held at Omaha next year
—the city has shown its right to be
come the permanent home of the big
agricultural show which is expected
to do for American grains and grasses
what the International Live Stock
show and similar expositions have
dime for live stock.
The list of speakers at the Omaha
show demonstrated the international
scope the exposition is destined to as
sume. Mexico was one of the fore
most of the foreign exhibitors. Ze
pherino Domingues, a wealthy planter
whose name is mentioned as a suc
cessor of President Diaz, spent the
entire two weeks in Omaha, giving to
the students of the Iowa College of
Agriculture a solid silver bust of
President Diaz, as a reward for their
winnings in the student judging con
test.
President Roosevelt’s country life
commission spent two days at the
National Corn Exposition. The meet
ing of the commission in Omaha was
Teally the first of great importance
and visitors, including men and
women, went before the men compos
ing this important body and told of
what the farmers needed, in legisla
tion, in public improvements and
educational facilities. Henry Wallace,
member of the co/nmission said: “We
have secured a world of new ideas and
a good picture of country life by visit
ing Omaha.”
W. J. Bryan, who spoke on the last
day, said of the exposition in his ad
dress “The men who have made this
great exposition possible, have shown
not only the capacity for the work,
but the willingness to take on their
shoulders the burden and make it a
success.”
The show will be held at Omaha
next year and the dates announced
later.
Six pupils of the high school en
gaged in a debate for the purpose of
selecting three debaters to meet a
like number from the Atkinson high
school in a debate some time next
month. The subject debated was to
the effect that it is necessary to arbi
trate differences arising between rail
road employes and their employers.
Ernest Simmons, Claire Grimes and
Neil Brennan had the affirmative,
and Lawerence Hunt, Erwin Galla
gher and Thomas Golden the nega
tive. Messrs. Golden, Hunt and
Simmons will represent the O’Neill
school in the debate with Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrede of Agee
left Tuesday morning for Garwin,
Iowa, to spend the holidays with their
daugnters who reside there land at
Iowa City. Before returning home
Mr. Wrede expects to take a trip
through Missouri and Oklahoma, and
does not expect to return home until
about February 1st.
For fancy German or Japanese
China go to Horiskey’s grocery.
LOCAL MATTERS
A. C. Purnell was down lrora Emmet
yesterday.
Jake Kraft was down from Stuart
yesterday.
Bob Gallagher of Page was in town
yesterday.
Last Monday was the shortest day
of the year.
J. F. Brady was down from Atkin
son Monday
C. W. Williams was down from At
kinson Monday.
S. Davis of Stuart was an O’Neill
visitor Monday.
Vincent Golden is home from Omaha
to spend the holidays.
Hugh Birmingham is home from
Omaha for the holidays.
Fine eating apples at Horiskey’s
going at $1.35 a bushel.
Go to Horiskey’s grocery for good
eating apples, $1.35 a bushel.
John Carr of Stafford was Christmas
shopping in town Wednesday.
A large delegation of Stuart citizens
are in town this week attending court.
William Gill was down from Stuart
the first of the week attending court.
L. C. Chapman departed today for
Minneapolis, to be away over the hol
idays.
Attorney J. A. Rice was down from
Stuart the first of the week attending
court.
Chas. Coyle, who has been atSpauld
ing attending school, is home for the
holidays.
Mis3 Mabie Snyder is home from the
state university at Lincoln for the
holidays.
Attorney Olsen of Wisner was in
the city attending court the first of
the week.
William Krotter, Stuart’s leading
business man, had business in O’Neill
Monday last.
Don’t let your horses shiver in the
cold; get some blankets at Davidson’s
harness shop. 24-4
F. J. Dishner went down to Omaha
Thursday morning to spend Christmas
with his sister.
For Sale—Some Polland China Boar
Pigs. Come and see me at O’Neill.
B. H. Jobring. 15-tf.
Go to Davidson’s harness shop for
whips, robes, blankets and all kinds of
horse furnishings. 24-4
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, will be in
O’Neill, Dec., 7 to 10,14 to 17, 21 to 24,
28 to 31, inclusive.
Miss Pearl Kinney, who has been in
Kansas the past year, is home to
spend the holidays.
Alex Searl, W. E. Scott and Repre
sentative H. A. Allen were down from
Atkinson yesterday.
Miss Ruth Evans returned home
Tuesday night, after spending a week
with friends in Omaha.
1 have some eastern money to loan
on farms in Holt county. See R. H.
Parker, O’Neill, Nebr. 25-8 pd
Miss Marne Morrow departed Mon
day night for Scotts Bluffs, to spend
the holidays with her parents.
HOUSE, for rent or sale, 5 rooms,
two good lots, barn for 4 horses, coal
shed etc. See R. H. Parker. lw
Deputy County Clerk Roy Smith
and family went to Atkinson yester
day to be gone over Christmas.
William Brannigan of Norfolk was
in the city last week visiting at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Dykeman.
Matt Meer, who has been attending
dental college at Omaha, returned
home Sunday night to spend the holi
days.
Horiskey’s grocery has the finest
line of fancy German and Japanese
China in the city. Call and inspect
this line.
Alex Wertz was in from Star last
Saturday and remembered this office
with the price of a year’s sub
scription.
J. B. Anderson of Dorsey was a
pleasant caller Saturday last, extend
ing his subscription to this household
necessity.
John Kay, formerly of Ewing but
now a resident of Nellgh, was operat
ed on for appendicitis at the latter
place the first of the week.
The Misses Margaret and Cecelia
Holland returned from Boyd county
—where they have been teaching—
Saturday to spend Christmas with
their parents.
O’Neill has enjoyed a flourishing
Christmas trade, probably the best
for several years. The stores have
had about all they could do to handle
the crowds and buying has continued
for a longer period than usual.
The O’Neill National bank remem
bered their many patrons with a neat
and useful Christmas present, a
pooketbook. Now that we have the
pocketbook if we had something to
put therein we would be happy.
Miss Bea McCafferty, who has been
teaching school near Emerson, re
turned home Friday night to spend
the Christmas vacation.
The public schools closed yesterday
with appropriate exercises and a va
cation tor the next week will be enjoyed
by the pupils and instructors.
Miss Constance Harrington, who
has been attending Tiinity College at
Washington, D. C., arrived home Sat
urday night for the Christmas vaca
tion.
E. J. Mack, cashier of the Atkinson
National bank, had business in
O’Neill Monday last. Ellsworth says
that there will be another county
division fight next fall.
M. A. Ritter, one of Ewing town
ship’s most prominent farmers and
stockmen, was a pleasant caller last
Mohday morning, renewing his sub
scription to the “old reliable.”
C. F. Englehaupt, Emmett’s lead
ing merchant, was an O’Neill visitor
Monday. While in the city Casper
remembered this ofilce with some
“coin of the realm” on subscription.
A land contest case, lasting about a
week, closed yesterday at the land
office. The parties to the suit were
Edward Falls and Andrew McGrew.
The land involved is in Garfield
county.
Mrs. N. Martin and daughter, Miss
Angela, left Monday morning for
Scranton, Pa , where they expect to
make their future home. The best
wishes of their many O’Nfcill friends
accompany them.
James Shanner of Verdigris was up
yesterday doing Christmas buying
and boosting for the east end of the
county on the side. Mr. Shanner re
ports everybody happy and things
flourishing in his community.
John Murphy is home from St Louis
to spend the holidays. John is put
ting in bis first year in college at St.
Louis and “likes the place” first rate
—but thinks a visit with his old
chums a Christmas present worth
coming after.
The Chase-Lister Company closed a
very successful “week end” stand at
the opera house last Saturday night.
This is one of the best companies that
has visited O'Neill for some tfme aud
they were greeted each night by
crowded houses, which they deserved.
The board of supervisors convened
Monday with the expectation that
they would be in session until to-day
closing up the affairs of the year.
The new administration begins
January 7 and it is probable the old
board will meet again before the new
board is organized.
W. W. Mills of Disney was in town
Tuesday and made arrangements for
a public sale of his personal property
on January 13. Mr. Mills has
rented his farm and will move to
town because be thinks the years
weigh too heavily upon him to con
tinue the active life of a farmer.
An interesting program entitled
“Beililehem’s Star,” will be given at
the Methodist church on Christmas
Eve. Arrangements have been made
fora visit from “Santa Claus,” and
we expect to have one of the best
times ever, and most cordially invite
onr friehds to enjoy it with us.
The county superintendent yester
day received from the state superin
tendent the semi-annual apportion
ment of state funds for this county,
amounting to $3,566.63. This amount
will be increased some by fines and
licenses, which have not been figured
out yet. The total enrollment in the
schools of the oounty is 4,940.
Roy Smith says a letter from his
father, living about twenty miles
north of Sacremento, Gal., conveys the
information that they have five inches
of snow through portions of the Sac
ramento valley, something not only
unusual but unheard of in that sec
tion. Roy.says he advises his father
to return to Nebraska to spend the
winter.
Last Sunday Judge Malone united
in marriage Frederick L. Welker of
Van Wert, Ohio, and Miss Harriet
Bamberry of O’Neill. They will
make their home at Van Wert, Ohio.
Monday last Clarence E. Tibbetts and
Miss Hattie R. Cooper, both of Cham
bers, were granted a marriage license
by County Judge Malone. The bride
is the eldest daughter of Ex-County
Assessor W. B. Cooper.
E. O. Root of Inman was a business
caller at The Frontier Tuesday. Mr.
Root recently sold his farm near In
man and will leave with his family
about the first of the year for Oxford
Junction, Iowa, near which place he
has bought a farm and where he will
make his future home. Inman loses
one of its best citizens in the depart
ure of Mr. Root. He has long been a
resident of that precinct and is uni
versally held in high esteem. The
Frontier wishes Mr. and Mrs. Root
much prosperity in their new home.
Thomas Donohoe thinks he has
about the finest Christmas present of
any one around here. It came a little
before Christmas, but that doesn’t
refnder.lt any the less a priceless gift.
Its a boy—and came last Sunday.
3. L. Hershlser returned Tuesday
from Rochester, Minn., where on
November 26 he was operated upon
for appendicitis at the celebrated
Mayo hospital. The operation was
successful, and Jake says he was out
of the hospital ten days after the
operation.
Mrs. C. E. Hall arrived home Tues
day from Leavenworth, Wash , where
she was called about six weeks ago on
account of the serious illness of her
daughter, Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, whom
^e left well on the way to recovery,
alfactshat will be pleasing news to
her many friends in this community.
A Neligh Special to the Norfolk
News says: Jacob Sullivan of Ewing,
who has been a resident of Holt county
for over twenty-five years, and is now
eighty years of age, was suddenly
taken with empyema, was brought to
this city under the instructions of Dr.
A. F. Conery, and immediately taken
to his sanitarium. Mr. Sullivan was
operated upon Sunday morning. Last
evening he was reported as doing
micely under the circumstances, and
was taking some nourishment. He
also sleeps without opiates.
The Lincoln Star is authority for
the statement that the “arrangements
have practically been completed” for
the completion of the more or less
familiar proposition of the extension
of the Burlington railroad from O’
Neill to Ericson, or from Ericson to
jp’Neill. The Star even says that the
work has gone so far that already
♦‘track has been laid for several miles
out of Ericson north.” However,
the Star’s mention contains several
statements which indicate more or
less guess work in the whole.
“Two Atkinson young ladies, while
in O’Neill not long ago, decided it
would be quite novel and original to
have their pictures made with their
heads thrust through a newspaper.
After making thfeir wants known to
the photographer they popped their
heads through and the work was done,
but when they got the proof they dis
covered that they had stuck their
heads through a clothiers advertise
ment and just below their faces the
clothier had said in large letters, ‘Our
pants are lined in the seat.’ They
dldnt have them finished.”
When it comes to getting speedy
divorces South Dakota is not the
whole “cheese” by any means. The
divorce case of Ida Shanner against
Joseph P. Shanner was filed in the
office of the clerk of the district court
of Holt county Tuesday afternoon at
1:32 o’clock, and at 1:35 o’olock
p. m., the divorce had been granted,
the plaintiff being awarded $200 ali
mony and the restoration of her
former name, Ida Weekes. If the
celebrated divorce city—Sioux Falls,
S. D.—can beat the record made in
this case they will surely have to “go
some.”
The attention of the county court
was occupied yesterday with the bear
ing of the estate case of Dennis Kane,
deceased. The deceased left a widow
but no children. Other relatives are
made heirs at law and action has been
brought by them to establish their
share of the estate and also the
monthly allowance by the widow un
til final disposition of the estate.
The widow was represented by J. A.
Donohoe and the contesting heirs by
W. E. Scott of Atkinson. Judge Ma
lone took the case under advisement
fora few days.
John Horiskey, the genial court
house janitor, is earning his salary
this month. With additional labors
imposed in keeping the building
clean and habitable while the rush of
people during the session of court is
on, nature has added extra burdens
by piling snow over the sidewalks.
As long as the snow remained frozen,
John evaded the shovel, but when it
began to thaw navigation was rend
ered disagreeable and hazardous to
the many pedestrians up the hill.
So John arose to the occassion,
brought the scoop shovel into play
and cleared about two blocks of walk
single-handed.
W. M. Kelly departed yesterday on
a little “missionary” trip to Iowa
where he hopes to interest farmers
and investors in Holt county real es
tate. Before going Mr. Kelly had
The Frontier get him out some “cam
paign literature,” comprising a mass
of statistics supplemented with strong
and convincing argument why Holt
county real estate is the best invest
ment under the sun today. Mr. Kelly
says he is going to inaugurate an ad
vertising campaign that will bring
the attention of the public to the re
markable land bargains to be found in
this county. He believes this section
of Nebraska offers the best opportu
nities for men of limited means to be
found anywhere in the country.
Scrap Over Speakership.
There is considerable activity down
at the state house just now over the
organization of the forthcoming legis
lature. A. F. Mullen of this city,
who i9 to be chief oil inspector, breaks
into the limelight every few days be
cause of his activity on behalf of Rep
resentative H. R. Henry of this county
for speaker of the house. Governor
elect Shallenberger seems to have got
himself into a peck of trouble by an
nouncing Mr. Mullen’s appointment
and has had to tell that gentleman
plainly to keep his hands off of the
legislature. Mr. Mullen refuses to let
up, according to the press reports, and
has undertaken the Job of making Mr.
Henry speaker. The latest word from
the “seat of war’’ we find in yester
day’s Omaha Bee:
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special.)—
R. £. Lee Herdman of Omaha, former
clerk of the supreme court, is spend
ing a good portion of his time these
days in Lincoln, and a good portion of
his time spent here is devoted to
members of the legislature, who show
up every few days looking for rooms
| or seats or who Just come in. So far
as the surface indications go Mr. R.
£. Lee Herdman is supporting Ralph
Clark of Richardson county for speak
er of the house. Surface indications
are that Mr. Herdman is representing
some corporations that will have
special favors to ask at the hands of
the coming legislature. .In other
words, the brewers, so it appears, and
the railroads, Intend to organise this
legislature if they can. At this stage
of the game there is every reason to
believe these allied interests are favor
able to the dandidacy of Mr. Clark.
The developments of the last few
days show that at this time Clark of
Richardson and Henry of Holt are the
high men for speaker. Friends of
Clark are urging the defeat of Henry,
because he is favorable to county op
tion, while they are not indicating
how Clark stands on this question.
In the meantime, the call down of
Arthur Mullen by Governor-elect
Shallenberger for his activity in be
half of Mr. Henry has had little effect.
Mr. Mullen so it has been intimated
will be in Lincoln several days before
the legislative caucus and he expects
to work for the election of Henry for
speaker. This is the information
that has been circulated in Lincoln
during the last day or two. Mr. Mul
len, so <t is reported, intends to as
sume the management of the Henry
campaign in Lincoln.
So the managers to date are R. E.
Lee Herdman for Clark and Arthur
Mullen for Henry. And Mr. Shallen
berger, so it is also a part of the dope,
is not big enough to draw- off the
O’Neill man. Th's places the new
governor in the attitude of throwing
down Ills Omaha allies.
Methodist Church Items.
At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning the pastor will take for
his theme, "The Unseen, but Beloved
Christ.’’ The subject of our evening
discourse will be, “A Question of
Profit and Loss.” We most oordially
Invite everybody to attend these ser
vices.
Sunday school at the close of the
morniDg service. Our school is always
Interesting and progressive. We have
a place and a cordial welcome for
everybody and that means you.
Class meeting Sunday morning at
10 o’clock, led by Mrs. O. O. Snyder.
This is always a very helpful service
and should be well sustained. Come
in with us next Sunday morning and
see what a fine start it gives you for
the day.
Epworth League service 6:30 Sun
day evening, led by Miss Ethel Burge.
To this service we especially invite all
of the young people.
Prayer meeting and bible study
class every Thursday evening at 7:30.
To this service we are always glad to
welcome our friends, and all who care
to spend an hour or so in prayer and
the study of God’s Word.
T. S. Watson, Pastor.
The Frontier is in receipt of a letter
from Clark Perkins, secretary of the
state railway commission, stating
that the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad has applied to the
commission for authority to cancel
certain rates applying between points
on its Sioux City-O’Neill line. The
rates desired cancelled are those of the
old Wilmar and Sioux Falls road and
apply to the one-half tariff rates dur
ing the months of February, March,
April and May on grain and seed for
seeding purposes, the one-half rates
on trees and shrubbery and for the
cancellation of the present basis of
75 per cent of fat cattle rates on stock
cattle, east bound, between points on
the O’Neill lines. A hearing on the
application will be given by the com
mission at Lincoln on January 13 next,
and every one interested is asked to be
present.__
Holt county did pretty well, thank
you, in 1908 in the matter of producing
corn. The state labor commissioner
is out with his statistics for this year
and Holt county looms up with large
and imposing figures in the farm and
ranch product columns. For instance,
we produced 1,357,117 bushels of corn,
641,668 bushels of oats, 126,736 bushels
of potatoes, over 100,000 head of live
stock and tons of hay too numerous to
mention.
DISTRICT J10IJ11T GRIND
Several Cases Disposed of During
the Past Week.
GOODMAM ACQUITTED BY JURY
Case From Stuart Involving 915,000
Mortage Tried and Is Up to Judge
Westover.
The completion of the case of Her
man J. Kaup et al. vs. Henry Schin
stock and Christ Schlnstook Wednes
day, after a trial lasting three days,
practically completed the work Of the
court until after the holiday adjourn
ment, although some equity matters
are being disposed of today. The
Kaup-Shinstock case is a suit to set
aside and vacate a mortgage of 915,000
on a 2,000-acre ranch near Stuart
which Kaup bought of the Schinstocka
in 1902. The purchase price was
•25,000, 910,000 being paid down and a
mortgage given on the land for the
balance. The plaintiffs claim they .
bought the ranch in the winter when
the ground was covered with snow
and depended on the reprcs nbations
of the defendants as to the character
of the soil, which representations
they now claim were false and con
sider the 010,000 paid a sufficient sum
for the place. The case was tried to
the court, and Judge Westover has
taken the same under advisement for
a week. Plaintiffs were represented
by M. F. Harrington and R. M. John- '
son. The defendants by R. R. Dick
son of O’Neill, Hunker & Krake of
Westpoint and A. R. Olsen of Wisner.
The case of the State of Nebraska
vs. George A. Goodman charged with
the crime of rape occupied the atten
tion of the court Saturday and nearly
all day Monday. The testimony was
of a rather racy order and was listened
to by a large crowd of auditors. It was
given to the jury about 3:30 Monday
afternoon and they shortly thereafter
brought in a verdict of not guility.
In the case of the State of Nebraska
vs. Murray MoGrew and John Has
kins, the jury was instructed by the
court to bring in a verdict of not
guilty.
The jury in the case of Roy Welch,
charged with horse stealing, brought
In a verdict of not guility.
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha, Neb., Dec. 2.—Spec
al market letter from Nye- Scbneider
Fowler Co.
Light receipts are responsible tor
an advance in prices of desirable
kinds of live stock this week. There
is still a large proportion of very poor
quality stock in the offerings of cattle
and these cannot be quoted much
higher but anything that will “kill
out” decently is strong to 10 to 15
cents higher. The market showed no
unusnal activity, however, and
packers are said to have ample sup
plies in their coolers to fill their
orders till after the holidays so they
will not be "pinched” on account of
small receipts. Good quality of
stocker and fleshy feeders are strong
to higher.
We quote:
Choice corn feed beef.06.25@07.15
Fair to good.4.26@ 6.20
Range steers. 3.50@ 6.75
Others from.3.50 to 3.65
Cows and heifers.3.50@ 4.30
Good butcher grades. 2.75@ 3.30
Canners and cutters. 2.15(rf 2.70
Veal calves. 3.50@ 8J»
Bulls, stags, etc. 2.25(a) 4.25
C. Stockers & feeders. 4.75 (a) 5.25
Fair to good.3.75@ 4.70
Stock heifers.2.50@ 3.40
Hog market stronger. Light run
at all points. Bulk 5.30 to 5.50.
Feeder sheep and lambs strong and
10 to 20 cents higher. Good killers 20
to 40 cents higher.
CHAMBERS
The band boys have organized an
orchestra from their members.
Mr. Cooper informs us that his son
Yernie, who bad his leg broken at
school, is getting along nicely.
A. telegram received this morning
from Elmira, N. Y. by Mrs F. D.
Smith contained the news that her
father Asa G. Brooks, a former resi
dent of Chambers, died Dec 17tbat
the home of his son Chas Brooks in
Elmira, N. Y. No particulars are
obtainable at this tme.
Last Sunday evening Mrs. G. W.
Eckley peacefully crossed the Divide
into the Great Beyond to join her
husband who preceded her by only
a few months. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Eckley were invalids for several years
prior to their deaths, but their suffer
ing was greatly alleviated by the ten
der care bestowed upon them by their
children. Mrs. Eckley was laid to
rest Wednesday afternoon beside her
husband in the Chambers cemetery.
Rev. Coppoc officiated.—Bugle.
A splendid line of fancy Japanese or
German China at J. C. Horiskey’s.
