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The Frontier.
VOLUME XXIX.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1909
NUMBER 34
WINTER WIND AND SNOW
First Blizzard of the Season Arrived
Monday Evening.
RAILROADS WERE SNOWBOUND
Storm Extends Over Missouri and
Mississippi Valley States —Some
Stock Losses.
The Frontier’s delay this issue is
partly due to the storm of Tuesday
which blockaded railroads in all
(iirections and hence delayed the ar
il va! of trains. Up to Thursday after
noon our papers had not arrived from
^Sioux City and we cannot go to press
until they arrive. The storm seems
to be general throughout Missouri
and Mississippi river states and re
ports indicate it was worse if any
thing elsewhere than here. It was
the nearest thing to the blizzard of
,88 that ever happened, but hardly
as severe as that memorable storm.
The blizzard of ’88 came without a
moment’s warning, while this came
on gradually, beginning early Mon
day evening with a brisk fall of
snow and a light breeze which de
veloped into a fierce gale by dark
and raged all night and all day Tues
day
U iNeiii Business places were lor wie
most part closed all day and no trains
or stages came or went. The North
western got a train through about the
middie of the forenoon Wednesday,
since when the usual service in pas
senger trains have been going on,
but no freights. The Burlington is
badly blockaded and they may not be
ah e t.oget a train througti before Mon
day or Tuesday. Two engines were
sent out of here with a snow plow
early Wednesday morning, but were
stalled for a time between here and
Page, and later got off the track
down about Brunswick.
The extent of stock losses in this
county can not be ascertained but it
is thought will not be as heavy as
in the winter of ’88. The Ditch
Company are wintering 7,000 head.
Their loss is not definitely known
but will probably not exceed sixty or
seventy head. Tweuty head were
lost at the Center camp, ten Jiead
on the Doyle place and out of 1,000
in t heir South Fork pasture only eight
head were lost. Besides these they
expect a loss of forty or fifty head out
of t he herds in the school section pas
ture just southwest of town and at
Arnolds
The roads are badly blockaded but
the weather coming out bright and
warm as it did after the storm the
k snow drifts will disappear in a few
days. Up to Thursday no stages had
came or gone since Monday.
Executor's Sale of Real Estate.
1 am offering for sale to the highest
bidder the following real estate to
wit: NE± of section 24, township 31i
range 11. This land was owned by
the late Patrick Sullivan and must be
sold in order to close the estate. Bids
will be received up to March 1st, 1909.
No one will be informed as to the
amount bid by any other person, and
the property will be sold to the high
est bidder. Address,
A. M. Morrissey,
32-5 Valentine, Neb.
.Miss Rose Scott of Omaha, assisted
by Miss Phoebe Scott, will give a recital
at the opera house on Monday eve
ning, February 15, 1909. This young
lady is spoken of quite highly as a
vocalist and pianist and O’Neill music
lovers are promised a rare treat.
B<i >' PUBLIC SALE
On Saturday, Feb. 13, at 1 o'clock
p. m. at the Gallagher corner on
Fourth street in O'Neill, we will sell
to the highest bidder the following
property:
2 gray mares 7 and 8 years old,
weight 2600, in foal.
2 sorrel mares 5 and 6 years old,
weight 2200, in foal.
1 black mare 10 years old, weight
1300, in foal.
1 black mare 4 years old, in foal.
1 black mare colt 1 year old.
1 sorrel 3-year-old colt, wt. 1100.
3 set: work harness.
1 top buggy.
The usual terms will be given.
ZIMMERMAN & CALKINS
J. A. Cowperthwaite, Auct.
“GONE OUT OF BABY BUSINESS."
Missouri Farmer Makes Some Point
ed Answers to Country Life
Commission.
Ore of the most interesting and
pointed contributions to the mass of
of information collected by the
country life commission, the report of
which has just been submitted to con
gress by the president in a special
message, comes from a Missouri
farmer. The president refers to the
answers of the Missourian and quotes
from his crude but effective language
as follows:
He stated that he had a wife and
eleven children, he and his wile being
each 52 years old; and that they
owned 520 acres of land without any
mortgage hanging over their heads.
He had himself done well, and his
views as why many of his neighbors
had done less wed are entitled to con
sideration. These views are expressed
in terse and vigorous English; they
cannot always be quoted in full. He
states that the farm homes in his
neighborhood are not as good as they
should be because too many of them
are encumbered by moztgages; that
the schools do not train boys and girls
satisfactorily for life on ttie farm, be
cause they allow them to get an idea
in their heads that city life is better,
and that to remedy this practical
farming should be taught. To the
question whether the farmers and
their wives in his neighborhood are
satisfactorily organized, he answers:
“Oh, there is a little one-horse
grange gang in our locality, and every
darned one thinks they aught to be
a king.”
To the question, “Are the renters
of farms in your neighborhood making
a satisfactory living?” he answers:
“No; because they move about so
much hunting a better job.”
To the question, “Is the supply of
farm laoor in your neighborhood sat
isfactory?” the answer is:
“No; because the people have gone
out of the baby business;” and when
asked as to the remedy tie answers:
“Give a pention to every mother
who gives birth to seven living boys
on American soil.”
To the question, “Are the con
ditions surrounding hired help on the
farm in your neighborhood satisfac
tory to the hired men?” he answers:
“Yes, unless he is a drunken cuss,”
adding that he would like to blow up
the stilihouses and root out whiskey
and beer.
To the question, “Are the sanitary
conditions on the farm in your neigh
borhood satisfactory?” he answers:
“No; to-to careless about chicken
yardfe (and the like), and poorly
covered Wells, in one Well on neigh
bor’s farm I counted 7 snakes in the
Wall of the Well, and they used the
watter daily, his wife dead now and
he is looking for another.”
He ends by stating that the most
important single thing to be done
for the betterment of country life
is “good roads;” but in his answers
he shows very clearly that most im
portant of all is the individual edu
cation of the man or woman.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain un
called for in the O’Neill postoffice for
week ending Dec. 26,1908:
J. S. Axtell, G. C. Bendel, L. J.
Border or Jaques, Wm. H. Beck,
John Creighton, T. P. Hunt, H. Gosa,
Allen H. Germond, Mrs. E. I. Parker,
Mrs. M. Jackson, D. C. McEnter,
Louis T. Murphy, Mrs. Margaret
Nash, Robert Newman, Marie O’Neill
Albert Taylor, John M. Tuft, Flor
ence Williams.
In calling for the above please say
“advertised.” If not called for within
fifteen days it will be sent to the
dead letter office.
R. J. Marsh, P. M.
The following is the program of the
Thalian Society for Februafy 19:
“Edgar Allen Poe”.
Life and Works, Miss Lottie Grady.
Character, Miss Loretto Sullivan.
The Genius of Poe, Miss Mary Ryan.
Reading “The Bells” Miss Sue
O’Donnell.
Reading, “The Raven,” Miss M.
Philips.
Reading by the club of “The Mur
ders in The Rue Morgue.”
Reading fiom “Peter,” Miss Phil
lips.
Current Events, Nelle O’Donnell.
Current Events, Mary Morrow.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will not allow any hunt
ting or fishing on the grounds or in
the streams running through lands
owned or controlled by this company.
All persons who violate this notice
and caught upon said land will be
prosecuted for trespassing.
Elkhorn Valley Irrigation Co.
31-4 A. U. Roundy, Manager.
The Burlington railroad has found
it necessary to put a rotary snow plow
to work to open the O’Neill line.
The road is badly blockaded all the
way down.
'jk I W. H. Bedford’s Sale Postponed until
tiif | Monday, February 15.
Recital
At Knights of Columbus Hall, Monday Evening,
February 15, by
MISS ROSE SCOTT
(of Omaha)
Pianist & Vocalist J- Violinist j* Reader
Assisted by
MISS PHOEBE SCOTT
Accompanist
Soprano Soloist
Admission — General: Children, 25c: Adults, 35c: Reserved Seats, 50c.
LOCAL MATTERS
Cash paid for hides at Davison’s
harness shop 29-tf
Mesdames Weingartner and Cress
were Neligh visitors Monday.
Go to Davidson’s harness shop for
whips, blankets and all kinds of horse
furnishings. 29-tf
Mrs. J. A. Golden departed Sunday
morning for a short visit with friends
in Sioux City.
Sale bills, the kind that draws the
crowds, printed in the most up-to-date
style, at this office. Call and get prices.
For Sale—Three hundred bushel of
speltz—at 40 cents per bushel—James
O’Connor, one mile north of O’Neill.
The next meeting of the W. C. T
U. will be on Wednesday, February 17,
at 2:30 p. m , at the home of Mrs. M.
D. Price.
For Sale—My residence property at
a bargain, if taken at once. Cash
payment, and balance on time if de
sired.—H. P. Dowling. 31-tf
Mrs. J. H. Hopkins will have a pub
lic sale at her farm 12 miles north and
two miles east of O’Neill on Wednes
day, February 17, 1909.
If you enjoy a good comedy with a
few pathos, see Chas. A. Gordinier
and his company in “Big Jim” at the
opera house next Wednesday night
Feb. 17.
Strayed or Stolen—From the Gra
ham farm seven miles northwest of
O’Neill, a dark red 2-year old heifer,
brand W on right hip. Notify J E.
Harding, Route 1, O’Neill, Neb. 33-2
Frank Manchester, an old-time
Frontier reader residing near Turner,
was a .pleasant caller at these head
quarters last Thursday, renewing his
subscription to this household neces
sity.
The W. C. T. U. are preparing for
a silver medal contest by nine girls,
who are under special training by
Miss Philips, instructor in elocution
at St. Mary’s academy. The date
and program will appear later.
For Rent—Farm adjoining O’Neill;
85 acres unddr cultivation, 75 acres in
pasture. Good house and barn. Will
rent for term of years. Just the place
for some one who wishes to give their
children the benefit of the city
schools.— Enquire at this office.
According to last Sunday’s Lincoln
Journal a movement is on foot to or
ganize a state base ball league in
northeastern Nebraska. The notice
in the paper was the first intimation
O’Neill people had of the proposed
movement, but many hope that a
league will be organized.
Specialties consisting of singing,
dancing and talking acts, trick violin
playing are introduced between the
acts by the “Big Jim” which will ap
pear at the opera house Wednesday
Feb., 17. Secure your seats early.
The management guarantees satis
faction, or money refunded.
Miss Ethel Burge entertained a
number of her friends last Friday
evening in honorof her cousin, Miss
Clara Stanley of Bloomfield, Nebr.,
who has been visiting her the past
week. Music and progressive high
live were the chief amusements of the
evening, and the guests all thoroughly
enjoyed themselves.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrede return
ed yesterday morning from a seven
week’s visit with relatives in Iowa.
They were snow bound in Fremont
and Norfolk for nearly two days and
at that Charley says the snow was not
nearly as heavy down the road as it
was here, but for all that he was
mighty glad to get back to old Holt
again, where he says, the people smile
freerer and seem to have a heartier
welcome sound to their voice when
they say: “How are you, glad to see
you.” “I was never prouder of old
Holt In my life,” says Charlie, “than
when I walked up town Wednesday
mofning and met the hearty greet
ings of many old-time friends. Old
Holt and her people are sure right.”
On account of the crowded con
dition of St Mary’s Academy the sis"
terB have rented the Club rooms in
the Knights of Columbus hall and the
seventh and eighth grades will at
tend school there the balance of the
school year. A large addition will be
built to the convent as soon as the
weather becomes favorable.
Last Monday Bert Bowen retired
from the dray business, having dis
posed of his interest to Wayne Wal
droh who took charge at once. Mr.
Bowen has not decided as yet whether
he will re-engage in business in O’Neill
or move further west. The Frontier
hopes that he shall decide to remain
in O’Neill and wishes prosperity to
the new owner.
A boy by the name of Hamilton
who had been working for F. W.
Phillips at Star was brought to O’Neill
last Saturday and Sunday sent to
Omaha for medical treatment. He
was injured by falling off or being
thrown from a horse. It seems he
had left the house and started out on
a horse and was found several hours
later lying on the prairie paralyzed.
Col. Barney Stewart, the busy auc
tioneer of Page, pulled out of the
snow drifts Wednesday and made a
visit to O’Neill. He had a sale near
Inman for Wednesdayjbut was unable
to get there in time and so the sale
was postponed. Col. Stewart came up
to O’Neill to secure a local auctioneer
to cry the sale at Inman on a future
date and then hustled around for some
way to get back to Page, near where
he had a sale billed for Thursday.
Mose Grebe, for many years a resi
dent of Emmett, this county, was an
O’Neill visitor Friday and Saturday
visiting old-time friends. Mr. Grebe
is now residing on a farm near Plain
view and is on the road to prosperity.
He informed us that his father, Con
rad Grebe, who was known to all the
old-timers in this section, is still
working lor the Northwestern rail
road having been recently promoted
to road master and stationed in Wyo
ming.
“Big Jim,” the new rural comedy
by Ghas. A. Gordinier, which will be
presented at the opera house Wednes
day, Feb. 17, is a beautiful blending
of comedy and pathos. He has treated
the subject in an entirely original
manner. There is not a borrowed
situation in the whole piece, and it
embraces many new ideas in play
building. The comedy is clean and
screamingly funny, while the more
serious scenes are natural and touch
ing. There is, of course, a love story
interwoven in the plot, but it is en
tirely devoid of “mushy” love scenes.
The play teaches a beautiful lesson ot
forbearance, resignation and forgive
ness that cannot fail to awaken the
better feeling of everyone.
Little items in Ewing Advocate:
The balmy weather of the past five
weeks came to a sudden terminus
Thursday noon of last week, when a
terriflic wind sprang up from the
north, accompanied by dust and Hur
ries of snow. About midnight it as
sumed the velocity of a tornado, de
molishing windmills, tearing out
buildings, unroofing sheds and destroy
ing hay stacks. Those who had losses
in this community wereWidner&
Harrington, sheds torn down and a 2s
4 driven through a steer, killing him
lnstarjtly. Those having wind mills
torn down were: Ben Anson, Haj
McClure, Thompson ranch, Bob Star:
and William Lell, besides other smal
losses. The early settlers say it was
the worst wind storm that ever visit
ed this locality. We are fortunate
however, that it was not accompan
ied by snow as the loss of stock would
have been appalling.
Kola Items.
The house warming at Noel Ben
jamin’s was a great success as every
one there voted. What they enjoyed
most was the free bus ride from Noel’s
house to his father's house where the
table was loaded with good things to
eat. The table was filled four times
seating twelve persons each time.
Noel as a bachelor is a line enter
tainer but that new house of his may
mean something in the near future.
See?
Kola and vicinity was visited by a
severe tire last week when several
farmers lost all and others part of
their hay. Fire guards were of no
protection whatever, for the wind was
just right to fan it into a tierce blaze.
It was criminal carelessness of some
one about three miles west of Kola,
out in the hills where the fire started
and some severe measures must be
taken to prevent its happening again.
Thousands of young pines some three
feet high were destroyed, say nothing
of cottonwood and other trees. There
is strong talk among the people out
hereof “streching hemp” if this thing
of setting out lires should happen
again.
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Ernest of Slo
cum attended the dance at Noel
Benjamin’s.
Thomas Crawford, of Pender, is here
visiting relatives and friends, he be
ing a cousin of Mrs. Ernest Kennedy
and Mrs. Curran.
Mrs. J. Pfund and daughter Louise
of Kola went to O’Neill last Monday,
returning Thursday.
William Benjamin and family are
here now and hurrying the finishing
touches on their home a half mile
south of Kola, to reside their per
manently in the future. We are glad
to welcome Mr. Benjamin and his
estimable wife among us.
Methodist Church Items.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Lincoln’s day at the Methodist church.
At 10:30 a. m. we will have a song ser
vice, with an address by the pastor,
who will take for his subject, “Why
Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday?” In
the evening at 7:30 we will take
for our theme, “Some Unfamiliar
Sketches from Lincoln’s Life.” To
either or both of these services we
most cordially invito everybody.
Class meeting as usual at 10 o’clock
Sunday morning. An interesting and
helpful service which all should at
tend.
Sunday school at the close of the
morning service, to which all are
welcome to remain for an hour or so
to engage in the study of God’s Word.
Junior League service at 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon, to which all of the
boys and girls are invited.
Epworth League service Sunday
evening at 6:45. Leader, Miss Edna
Barnard. Subject: Fields fur Chris
tian Service.” This is our young peo
ples and all such are especially invited
to be present.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 7:30, to which we most
cordially invite our friends or any
strangers who may be visiting in our
city. T. S. Watson, Pastor.
He was a mild and meek kind of
husband, but at length his patience
and good nature gave out, and he went
to his lawyer to get him to draw up a
deed of separation from his exasper
ating better half.
“Ah, well,” said the lawyer thought
fully, “perhaps there may be faults od
both sides.”
“You're right!” shouted the angry
client. “She has a hump on her back
and a wart on her nose.”—New York
Times.
Her Kick.
“I don’t mind finding a gray hair or
two in my own hair,” sighed the
bachelor girl, who shows some few
signs of the sear and yellow leaf, “but
when I pay $3 for a nice bunch of
lovely brown curls and have to pick
them out of those, too, it isn’t fair.
Do you think It is?”—Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Located.
“Say,” queried the would be humor
ist, “where is that place Atoms that
so many people are blown to?”
“It’s just the other side of Effigy, the
place in which so many people are
hanged,” answered the solemn person.
—Chicago News.
The Right of the Kies.
Some say kissing is a sin, but If It
was na lawful, lawyers would na al
low it; if It was na holy, ministers
would na do it; if it was na modest,
maidens would na take it; if it was na
plenty, puir folk would na get It.—
Robert Burns.
BROTHERS IN A QUARREL
Fire a Few Shots but No One Hurt
In the Fracas.
YOUNG MAN OF 21 AND BOY OF 13
Charles and Joe Wood of Swan Town
ship Get Into Trouble While
Driving Cattle.
No complaint has been filed against
jither of the Wood boys who engaged
in a quarrel at their father’s home in
swan township last Saturday and are
;aid to have exchanged shots, and
lobody is hurt. Charles Wood, the
jlder boy, is in jail here pending an
investigation by the county attorney
who has been unable to get at the
'acts because no one could get up from
>r down to Swan the past few days.
Jharles, the boy under arrest, lays
die blame on his younger brother,
lie is not seriously hurt, two of the
scattering shot barely making flesh
wounds. County Attorney Whelan
fays it is a ease which requires some
egal action, but he does not know
ust what the complaint will be yet.
It seems to have been a quarrel
aetween two brothers in which shots
were tired but nobody hurt.
The Norfolk News’ Atkinson cor
resdondent gives the following ver
tion:
"One using a shot gun, the other a
revolver, two brothers, Charles Wood,
jged twenty-one, and Joe Wood, aged
thirteen, engaged in a shooting affray
it their father’s farm, a half mile
louth of Swan postoffice, last Satur
lay. Charles, the older brother,'
s said to have fired three re
volver shots through the window of
lis father’s house and Joe, the smaller
ooy, fired a shotgun charge into nis
ilder brother’s face at a distance of
ibout thirty yards, filling the elder
brother’s face with shot.
“After the shooting, Joe, the little
fellow, mounted a horse and rode to
Swan aud on arriving there, bare
beaded and without a coat, said that
lie was sure Charles would kill his
mother.
“Charles, the elder brother, packed
his satchel after the shooting and rode
to Atkinson, where the constable and
deputy sheriff of O’Neill took charge
it him.
“The deputy sheriff had planned to
sleep with the prisoner at the Com
mercial hotel, but he refused to give
up keys on his body, weapons, etc.,
ind tiie depuly sheriff forced them
rrom him at the point of a gun.
“The prisoner was then placed in
lie city jail until morning, when lie
was taken to O’Neill, the county seat.
“Saturday morning some cattlemen
from Atkinson bought seven head of
steers from the Wood family, with the
understanding that the cattle should
be driven to Swan. The cattlemen
were then to drive them on to
Atkinson with other cattle bought in
that vicinity. As the father of the
amily was not at home thetwobroth
rs started on horseback with the
cattle. On the way it is said the
ilder boy scolded the younger boy for
driving them too fast. On returning
home the trouble grew into a quarrel,
when the older boy is said to have
slapped the younger boy.
“Joe ran into the house for a shot
gun while Charles shot a revolver in
to a window, it is said as a warning
for the mother not to let Joe have the
gun. After three shots Joe came out
of the house and tired a shotgun at
Charles, who was about thirty yards
away, filling his face with shot.
“Then the little fellow rode to Swan
and Charles packed his satchel and
rode to Atkinson.”
The Secret of Succeis.
The motto of success was given In
this tale, told at a banquet:
A Swede among the miners in the
west was noted for always striking
pay dirt. Ills fellows thought that
there must be some secret to the un
usual success of the Swede and ques
tioned him as to how he always suc
ceeded in finding the spot where the
gold cropped out.
“Veil, Ay don't know ef Ay can tell,
anytang 'bout dat,” answered Ole.
“Ay only know dat Ay ynst keep on
dlggtn’Milwaukee Free Press.
Even Poetry.
“Why do you think, Mr. Pennington,
that your new book of poems will
have n large sale?”
“My publishers have had the wis
dom to put a picture of a beautiful
girl on the cover. It Is my belief that
even poetry can be sold If one goes
about It In a businesslike way.”—Min
neapolis Journal.
W. H. Bedford’s Sale Postponed until
Monday, February 15.