VOLUME XXIX.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1909
NUMBER 35
BACK IN RACE CIRCUIT
O’Neill Race Men Secure Reinstate
ment and Races Will Be Held.
O'NEILL DATES AUGUST 11-12-13
Meeting of North Nebraska Short
Shipment Circuit Held and Speed
Program Arranged.
O’Neill is again a full-fledged mem
ber of the North Nebraska circuit,
having been re-instated at a special
meeting held in Norfolk last Mon
day at which P. J. McManus and
^ ^ William Froelich looked after the
interests of the local organization.
The Norfolk Daily News gives the
following account of the meeting:
Devised racing schedule for the
North Nebraska circuit:
Norfolk, Angust 4, 5, 0.
O’Neill, August 11, 12, 13.
Neligh, August 18, 19, 20.
* Pierce, August 25, 20, 27.
Creighton, September 2, 3, 4.
State fair week.
Stanton, September 15, 16, 17.
Madison. September 22, 23, 24.
O’Neill was readmitted to the north
Nebraska racing circuit, the opening
date pushed forward a week and given
to Norfolk and the speed program
altered at a special meeting of the
north Nebraska Short Ship circuit
managers held Monday afternoon in
ihe parlors of the Oanard hotel.
O’Neill, unrepresented, was dropped
fiom the circuit at the January meet
ing but when the live town up the
main line showed a disposition to stay
in the racing game, the race managers
were glad to welcome the town back
i i the circuit. O’Neill has always
been counted one of the best towns in
the circuit.
The races will open in Norfolk
agaiu this year. As a result of O’Neill
being assigned dates it was necessary
to reasign dates and advance the
opening week. In rearranging the
schedule Norfolk, which had yielded
to Neligh at the January meeting,
was given the opening dates. The
horses will then go to O’Neill and
swing east.
The closing of the entries was also
rearranged.
Entries for the Norfolk races will
close July 31, for the O’Neill, Neligh
and Pierce races the night before the
Norfolk races open, for Creighton,
Stanton and Madison the last day of
the Pierce races.
The new speed program is: Eirst
dav, 2:40 trot; 2:20 pace: second day.
2:25 trot, 2:35 pace; third day, 2:18
trot and the 2:35 pace to 2:40 pace.
The new rule requiring the purse
fi r each race to be at least $300 was
allowed to stand, it being the general
opinion that such action was needed
to improve the character of the races
in north Nebraska.
The men who were here for the
managers’ meeting were: W. C. Caley
or Creighton, president of the circuit;
John Rynearson of Madison, secretary
of the circuit, W. W. Cole of Neligh,
J. S. Hancock of Stanton, H. H.
** Mohr of Pierce and P. J. McManus
* and William Froelich of O’Neill.
Norfolk was represented by P. M.
Barrett, secretary of the local as
sociation.
Precinct Assessors.
Last week County Assessor Skid
more presented the following list as
his deputy assessors for the year
1909 and they were ratified by the
board. The list for the several
townships is as follows:
Atkinson, Jed London: Cleveland,
R. M. Conover; Conley, Sam Hub
baad; Chambers, Elmer Adams; Dus
tin, B B. Dailey; Deloit, George
Ossmus; Emmett, Frank Pruss;
Ewing Twp., A L. Shannon; Ewing
Village, G. H. Benson; Francis, A.
O. Hubbel; Fairview., Geo Withers;
Grattan, D. J. Harrington; Green
Valley, Wilber Ogle; Inman, Ezra
Moore; Iowa, C. H Finney; Lake,
George Anderson; McClure, H. W.
McClure; Paddock, A. L. Rouse;
Pleasantview, T. E. Maring; Rock
Falls, Otto Clevish, Scott, Harry
Hiscox; Swan, Geo K. Boomer; Sand
Creek, G. E. Clabaugh; Steel Creek,
John Binkerd; Shamrock. J. S. Keep
ers; Shields. Andrew Schimdt; Sheri
dan, Joe Matousick, Saratoga, Ray
Coburn; Stuart, Robert Wright; Ver
digris, Wm Haynes, Willowdale, J.
M. Hunter; Wyoming, Rodell Root;
O’Neill, C. C. Millard.
Executor's Sale of Real Estate.
I am offering for sale to the highest
bidder the following real estate to
wit: NEi of section 24, township 31,
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.
For Sale.
1 kitchen cabinet, 1 kitchen cup
board, 1 dining table, 2 hard coa
stoves, 1 beating stove, 1 gasolint
range, 1 9x12 rug, 2 center tables, lol
of floor matting.—Mrs. Cam Tinsly.
Returns From Brother’s Funeral.
L. L. Mandeville returned Tuesday
from Jacksonville, 111., where he was
called by the death of his brother.
The Jacksonville Courier gives the
following notice of the death of Mr.
Mandeville’s brother:
John S. Mandeville, who resided six
miles southwest of Jacksonville, died
Sunday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock, after
a week’s illness of pneumonia, aged
48 years. He was born in this county
where he had spent all his life
and was known for his uprightness
and neighborly qualities.
He was united in marriage May 27,
1884, to Miss Julia Ryan of Scott
county, and is survived by his wife
and nine children, as follows: Mary,
Thomas, William, Luke, John, An
nie, Helen, Edward and Frances: also
his father, Thomas Mandeville of
North East street; live sisters, Misses
Margaret and Elizabeth Mandeville,
both sisters of Notre Dame convent,
Indiana: one residing at Anderson,
lud., and the other at Washington,
D. 0.; Mrs. Mandeville of Jacksonville,
Mrs. Annie Flynn of Morgan oounty,
and Mrs. Oosgriff of Galva, Iowa; and
two brothers, Luke of O’Neill, Neb.,
and Thomas of Woodson.
Mr. Mandeville was a faithful mem
ber of the St. Bartholomew Catholic
church of Murrayville.
The Journal of the same place gives
this mention of the funeral:
The funeral of John Mandeville was
conducted at the church of St. Barth
olomew in Murrayville, Tuesday morn
ing, in the presence of an immense
congregation, whose vehicles made a
procession almost a mile long. Re
quiem high mass was said by Father
McGuire, who also delivered an elo
quent discourse paying a just tribute
to the memory of the deceased. The
flowers and floral designs were many
and very beautiful, one piece being
sent by the Woodmen lodge of Wood
son, of which Mr. Mandeville was a
member. The flowers were in the
care of Frances Tazewell, Agnes Mur
ray and Alice Rayborn. Interment
was in Calvary cemetery east of Wood
son and the bearers were Messers
William Tazewell, Charles Thies. Ed
ward German, James Cosgriff, Jerry
Flynn and Thomas Casey.
Miss Morrow Entertains.
' Miss Mame Morrow entertained
some seventy-five guests at a card
party at the home of James and Mrs
Mullen on Tuesday evening. The
occasion was made one of the most
notable social events of the season
and Miss Morrow showed herself a
charming hostess. An interesting
feature of the evening’s amusements
was a “forestry contest,” which con
sisted of a series of questions printed
on a card, the answer to each being
the name of some tree which the
guests had the pleasure of puzzling
over. Miss Lenore Daly and George
Gibbons won the prizes, a souvenir
spoon, and a box of cigars, for answer
ing the largest number of the ques
tions correctly.
The prize winners at the card tables
were Miss Margaret Grady who re
ceived a pretty china plate, and F.
J. Dishner a fancy deck of cards.
Several improratu vocal and instru
mental selections by some of the
guests added to the interest of the
evening’s entertainment. At 11:30
an elaborate and delicious lunch was
served, and about 2 o’clock the party
broke up.
Medal Contest.
The program for the silver medal
contest, which takes place Friday
evening of this week at Golden’s hall,
is as follows:
Music—High School Glee Club.
“The Cost of License”—Cora Mer
edith.
“Women’s Crusade”—Dot Wolver
ton.
“Who Struck the Blow”—May Ham
mond.
“Farmer Dean’s Conversion”—Mary
Fltzimmons.
“Why Ned Said No” — Pauline
Stanley.
“A Little Child Shall Lead Them”
—Mina Eves.
“Goodnight, Papa”—Etta Froelich.
“How a Little Girl Emptied the
Jug”—Beatrice Cronin.
“In the Kegs”—Ruth Millard.
Admission 15 and 25 cents.
Obituary.
Lillian Blanche Hodges was born
at Palmyra, Neb., June 15, 1885, and
died at her home in O’Neill, on Satur
day February 18, 1909, after a short
illness from typhoid fever. On April
16, 1900, she was married to George
Hodges and to this nnion was born
two children, one of whom died soon
after birth. The other, with her
husband, mother and two sisters
survive her and greatly mourn
their loss. The funeral services
were held at the Methodist
church on Monday afternoon con
ducted by the pastor.
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The management of the Knights
of Columbus hall will give a grand
ball at the opera house on Mondaj
evening, February 22nd. This wil
be the last ball before lent and th<
management are making extra ar
rangements to make it the “swellesf
event of the season.
LOCAL MATTERS
Cash paid for hides at Davison’s
harness shop. 29-tf
Kodaks and sheet music at Graves’
Jewelry Store.
If you buy a piano of W. B. Graves
you get a good one cheap. 35-2
George Maxwell of Dakota City had
business in O’Neill Tuesday.
Oil Inspector Mullen came up from
Lincoln Friday and spent a few days
in the city.
Don’t let your horses shiver in the
cold; get some blankets %t Davidson’s
harness shop. 29-tf
Go to Davidson’s harness shop for
whips, blankets and all kinds of horse
furnishings. 29-tf
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, will be in
O’Neill, Feb., 1 to 4 , 8 to 11, 15 to 18,
22, to 25 inclusive.
For Sale—'Three hundred bushel of
speltz—at 40 cents per bushel—James
O’Connor, one mile north of O’Neill.
Sale bills, the kind that draws the
crowds, printed in the most up-to-date
style, at this office. Call and gfet prices.
Always have a warm fire and
plenty of room. Make our store your
home while in town. Graves, the
Jeweler. 35-2
□John O’Malley has accepted a
position with the O’Neill National
bank and entered upon his duties
Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. James Enright left
for South Omaha last week, where
they will spend a few weeks visiting
relatives and friends.
The new fixtures have been installed
in the Fidelity bank and Cashier
O’Donnell is now doing business in a
neat up-to-date banking room.
Peter Toohill, who has been in
in Iowa the past year, returned to
O’Neill last week for a few week’s
visit with relatives and friends.
On account of the bad roads and
weather the sale of Mrs. J. H. Hop
kins advertised to take place yester
day was postponed until Monday,
March 1. 35-2 pd
The Thalian Society will meet at
the home of Miss Horiskey on Fri
day evening, February 26, for the
reading and discussion of Edgar Allen
Poe’s prose works.
We do watch repairing. We don’t
hang it up on the rack for a week or
so, and then charge you for cleaning,
we repair it and guarantee it for a
year.—Graves, the Jeweler. 35-2
Giles S. Craig, an old-time resident
of Inman township, aged about sixty
years, was before the insane com
mission Tuesday, adjudged insane and
taken to the asylum by Sheriff Hall
yesterday morning.
The county board finished their
labors last Saturday and adjourned
until March 16. During the session
just closed the board allowed all the
election claims and their own salaries,
and made settlement with the county
officer!.
Cowperthwaite & Son have retired
from the hog business, having turned
the same over to Ryan & Froelich
the first of the week. They continue
in the cattle and horse business to
which they will devote their entire
time in the future.
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.
Bill Renner, a popular Burlington
engineer, had the misfortune to break
a rib Wednesday of last week. In
putting a grain door on to his tender,
he slipped between the depot plat
form and engine, the grain door in
the meantime getting a rib. It will
necessitate him laying up a few days
for repairs.
The statement of the O’Neill
National bank in this issue shows a
flattering condition of that popular
financial institution, as well as a
greatly increased business in com
parison with previous statements.
Since May 1, 1908, the deposits have
increased over $32,000 under the
management of Cashier Weekes. The
deposits on May 1 were $112,005 and
on February 5, $144,592 an increase ol
*32,587.
Saturday last Richard Teras
brought suit in the district court of
Holt county, Nebraska, against the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road company for $500 for damages
alleged to have been sustained by
plaintiff having had 500 ash, boxelder
and cottonwood trees from two to
sixteen feet high destroyed by a fire
started by an engine on said road
during last October.
Atkinson Graphic: A. O. Perry
returned from Kansas City the first
of the week where he has been closing
up a deal for Lemen Bros.’ combined
railroad circus and menagarie which
he will at once have transferred to
Norfolk where it will be kept till
spring when he will put it on the
road. Mr. Perry has had considerable
experience in this line which will be
of material benefit to him in the
management of the affair and his
many friends predict that he will
make a success of the venture.
Last Saturday Harry Dowling dis
posed of his residence to Cam Tinsley,
consideration $2,250. Mr. and Mrs.
Dowling will leave about March 1
for Grand Island, where Mr. Dowling
has banking interests and in which
city they will make their future
home. The citizens of O’Neill regret
the departure of this estimable
family but; wish them happiness and
prosperity in their new home, and
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Tinsley in
becoming the owners of one of
O’Neill’s prettiest homes.
Roy Townsend is kept busy “telling
about it” since his return from Cuba
the first of the week. Roy says in
some respects Cuba is ideal. The cli
mate he thinks cannot be surpassed
and the productiveness of the soil is
immense. He was not favorably im
pressed with the natives and think?
they will not be able to maintain a
stable government and that the
United States will eventually come
into the possession of the island.
He was in Havana the day of the in
auguration of the president and the
town went wild over the event.
O. O. Snyder left for Chadron Tues
day evening. The Odd Fellows of
Nebraska are going to buiid a $50,000
home for the indigent members of
their organization and Mr. Snyder
is a member of the locating com
mittee, which is composed of seven
members, and he went to Chadron
to look over the advantages of that
city as a desirable location. There
are several cities in the state seek
ing the home, among them being
York, Central City, Kearney, Seward,
Laurel, Chadron, Fremont, Lincoln
and Omaha. The committee meets
in Lincoln next week to select
the location and the past month the
members thereof have been busy look
ing up the various sites offered.
This gem by Walt Mason comes in
very appropriately on Sabbath morn
ing: Now the day is fading slowly
and the week is near its close; comes
the Sabbath calm and holy, with its
quiet and repose; then the wheels no
more are driven, and the noise no
longer swells, and like whisperings of
heaven, sound the far-off Sabbath
bells. Are we striving, are we reach
ing for the life serene and sweet?
Not by platitude and preaching, not
by praying on the street, but by do
ing deeds of kindness, comforting
some heart that’s sore, helping those
that grope in blindness, giving some
thing from our store. If it be our
strong endeavor to make other lives
less hard, then forever and forever
Sunday brings a rich reward.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
held their annual banquet at the hall
Tuesday evening, when an interest
ing program was given, followed by
a feast at the Little Calumet restau
rant. The O’Neill orchestra render
ed a few selections in their character
istic and pleasing style and two or
three vocal selections added to the in
terest of the program. County Judge
Malone was the speaker of the eve
ning and gave an interesting and in
structive talk on the growth and work
of the order, setting forth in a cleat
and lucid way the various social and
benevolent features of Odd Fellow
ship. These gatherings are annua:
occuranees with the local Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs and the affair Tuesdaj
evening was well up to the establish
ed rule of making them "wort!
while.”
Last week Dr. Gilligan received
word from Omaha that the young
man named Hamilton, who was
thrown or fell from a horse and was
found several hours afterwaads para
lysed, died a few hours after having
reached the hospital. His relatives
reside in Michigan and his body was
taken there by a brother for inter
ment.
Mrs. Mary Thompson sustained a
broken arm on her way up town Tues
day. Going across lots to avoid the
snow drifts she fell going through a
wire fence and broke her left arm at
the wrist. The injury was very pain
ful and with difficulty sbe managed
to get to the side of the road south or
the Presbyterian church and sat
down under the trees and applied
snow to her face and head to keep
from fainting. Some boys were the
first to pass that way and they as
sisted her to a near by house, when
a physician was called and the broken
arm put in splints. She was able to
return home after the doctor had
dressed the arm.
The recital Monday evening by the
Misses Rose and Phoebe Scott was
pronounced by those who had the
hardihood to brave the cold and hunt
their way “down town” through snow
drifts, one of the-best entertainments
of the kind ever given in the city.
These young ladies have exceptionally
sweet and melodious voices and will
no doubt become prominent in musical
and elocutionary circles ere long.
The musical was not largely attended
on account of the cold weather and
streets being blockaded with snow,
but should they come to O’Neill again
no doubt they will draw a large au
dience.
The Burlington railroad, after a
week’s struggle with snow and ice,
got their line open from here to Sioux
City so trains could get through for
the first time Wednesday. A rotary
snow plow was put in operation last
Friday but it was found necessary to
bring shovels into operation and a
force of men were put to work shovel
ing openings in the drifts and then
open them up with the rotary. The
worst blockade was down about Os
mond. Several O’Neill men went
down to shovel snow Saturday and got
back Wednesday morning on a train
composed of the rotary plow, a few
cars and a diner. Several of the
officials went to the scene of the
blockade and personally supervised
the work of opening the line. They
came on to O’Neill with the train
which arrived Wednesday morning.
The farmers of northeastern Grat
tan have organized a Farmer’s Mutual
Telephone Company to build and op
erate a telephone line from the city
limits of the city limits of O’Neill
running out through the most thlclky
settled and prosperous northern por
tion of the connty extending to the
Iowa precinct line on the east and to
tne Shields line on the north, with a
network of cross lines bringing tele
phone service to the door of about
twenty patrons. The line will be con
structed of the very best material ob
tainable, eighteen and twenty foot
best quality white cedar poles being
used for line construction. A special
grade of telephone cable specially
adopted for long distance service will
be us >d and the line will be organized
with the latest and improved tele
phone instruments. While it is the
intention of the promoters of this
company to build this line at the
least possible cost, the very best
material will be used and the line
when built will last a life time and
be a credit to that progressive com
munity. Material will be rushed in
and construction begun as soon as
weather conditions permit and it is
hoped service will be installed bj
April 15. The officers of the new
company are M. F. Sullivan, pres
J. D. Kelley, vice pres; P. C. Kelley
sec; John Hirsch. treas: Frank Bain
D. W. Sullivan and W. L. Hanlej
district.
Apfel sine.
Messina furnished early in the nine
teenth century a new word for tin
German language. It was from there
that oranges were first shipped t<
Germany, and the fruit was knowi
for a long time after its advent a:
"apfel aus Messina"—apple from Mes
Eina. After many years "apfel au:
Messina” degenerated into “apfel Mes
Binn,” and finally it became “apfel
sine,” the name by which oranges an
still known among German speakinj
people.
Quite Sufficient.
Mrs. Jones (inspecting a milliner’:
window)—I don't see what it is tha
keeps those women's heads turnini
around all the time. Mr. Jones—Why
my dear, just a bonnet itself is suffl
cient to turn any woman’s head.—Lip
pincott’s Magazine.
Large, attractive sale bills printe
at this office.
COUNTY JAIL BURNED
Destroyed by Fire at Early Hour
This Morning.
THREE PRISONERS UNINJURED
—
Were Sleeping In Corridor and Fought
Their Way Through the Wall and
Gave the Alarm.
The Holt county jail burned to the
ground early this morning, only the
iron cages remaining to tell where
the building stood. There were three
prisoners in the jail but all escaped
unhurt.
The origin of the lire is at present
a mystery. The prisoners claim it
started from the outside at the south
west corner of the building. The
prisoners are Charles Wood, who be
came involved in a shooting affair
with his brother down in Swan town
ship, and A. E. Twichell and Wheeler
Hunt, who are held here pending
a hearing on a charge of disposing of
mortgaged property. The prisoners
were examined each separately this
morning by the county attorney and
their stories about the lire conflict
somewhat as to details. One of them
claim they retired to bed early in the
corridor outside the cages. The others
say it was about 11 o’clock when they
retired. Twichell says he awoke
about 1 o’clock and smelled fire. He
says he broke an opening through the
wall on the west and was the first one
out, while Wood claims also to have
got out first. They all say the fire
did not catch from the stove or chim.
ney as there was no fire in the stove
when they went to bed.
The prisoners made no attempt to
escape but gave the alarm and despite
the early hour a large crowd turned
out. The fire company could do little
or nothing to put out the fire because
of a shortage of hose.
Busy at Land Office.
There is an air of activity around
the land office these days and Register
Sturdevant and Receiver Parker are
nearly as busy as during the Tripp
county rush. Several contest cases
have been occupying their attention.
On behalf of the government, Special
Agent J. O. Scott has started suit to
have the entry made by Henry Mc
Donald on a homestead in Garfield
county canceled. The following wit
nesses were in attendance on behalf
of the government, all from Garfield
county: Jake Howe, Oney Anderson,
Walter Graves, H. A. Graves and Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Wilson. Those for
the contestee are Henry, William
and Catherine McDonald, Mrs. Han
nah Quinn, Morris Daniels, H. A.
Clark, Charles McCarthy, S. A. Wil
son and Andrew Phillips, sr. The
contestee is represented by Attorney
C. I. Bragg of Burwell.
The case of Charles Luben vs. D.
E. Carrig, involving a quarter section
of land in Antelope county, was com
pleted Wednesday morning.
Another case, R. P. Williams vs.
Mrs. J. H. Givens, involving land in
Garfield county, is expected to be
taken up today. The entry was made
about three months ago by Mrs. Giv
ens, then a single woman. Since
making her entry she has married
Givens. The contestant alleges that
the entry is fraudulent and was made
for speculation.
Methodist Church Items.
Ilaving survived the blizzard of
last Sunday, usual service will be
held at the Methodist church next
Sunday, beginning with the class
meeting at 10 o’clock a.m., led by Mrs.
O. O. Snyder. This is one of the im
portant services of our church and
should be well sustained.
The pastor will preach at 10:30 a. m.,
and at 7:30 p. m. The subject of our
morning discourse will be “Christ Our
Example.” Subject for the evening,
“The Measures of our Responsibility.”
We extend a most cordial invitation
to everybody to attend these services.
Sunday school at the close of the
morning service. We always have an
interesting and profitable session, and
, are pleased to have our friends tarry
, with us for the purpose of studying
i God’s Word.
Epworth League service at 6:45
i Sunday evening, to which we es
pecially invite all of the young peo
' pie. Miss Fannie Millard will lead.
| Junior League service at 3 o’clock
: Sunday afternoon, to which we most
cordially invite all of the boys and
girls of the community. The Juniors
i had a delightful time at the home
: Mrs. Jones, last Friday evening, the
: occasion being a "Valentine Party.”
- Prayer Meeting every Thursday eve
" ningat7:30, to which we cordially
invite everybody.
j Up-to-date job printing at The
Frontier.
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