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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1909)
i i I er of Douglas, II. E. 239, which not only covers the same subject in much the same way but amplifies the issue and goes even farther than the gover nor has gone in the measures sub mitted today. So similar are these two proposals that when the gover nor’s bill was read to the House today, Stoecker cried out, '“Look up my bill, No 239. I have one lust like it.” But Stoecker’s has lain unnoticed in t he tiles for a long time with none to i o it honor. An hour before the gov ernor’s bill reached the House, the Senate in committee of the whole had recommended for passage S. F. 317 by Brown of Lancaster, a bill prov id ing for the control of the issue of stock, and bonds by corporations, a measure covering practically the same issues. A knowledge of these facts leads the careful observer to suspicion with good reasons that the governor’s dramatic entry on the field of legis lation was little less than palpable play to the galleries. The governor's bill was rushed through the House in record time, and sent to the Senate at the close of the week, where out of deference to the chief executive it will no doubt meet with a similar experience. County option was again beaten in the House during the past week, the Boyd bill, H. R. 249, being indefinitely postponed by a vote of 52 against to 39 for. The Boyd bill was an exact counterpart of Senator Miller's bill defeated in the Senate some time ago. Both houses are now on record in the matter of county option, having de feated the measure in both branches of the legislature._ Many of the appropriations of in terest to the various cities in the state are on their final passage in the Senate at the close of the week. Among them the following have passed both houses: $70,000 for new buildings at Beatrice, Feeble Minded; $40,000 for new buildings at Peru Nor mal; $50,000 for the Kearney Normal. The House has passed the bill by Kelly of Furnas appropriating $100, 000 for an agricultural college in the western end of the state. The bill has yet to pass the Senate and receive the governor’s approval. Doyle’s Platform. To the Electors of the City of O’Neill: At the earnest request of the few zealous friends of mine, I permitted them to circulate a petition placing me in nomination of the office of mayor at the eleventh hour. At this day and age a man asking people to vote for him should announce in ad vance his position on important questions. If elected to the office, it shall be my endeavor to bring to the city of O’Neill what is known as the day light saloon. That means a saloon operated from six o’clock or half past in the morning until seven or half past in the evening with a license at $800 with not to exceed three saloons. The saloons in the capital of the state have been so operated for the past year and have given eminent satisfaction. This would in part do away with that scene familiar to all who are not scriptually blind, of the string of famishing horses in the cold wintry nights standing perishing at the hitching posts. And in the wee small hours of the morning the owners with their little batch of groc eries. ride out over the hilt toward home as did John Cilpen. Sometimes they reach home in safety while Mary and the children watch at the gate and at other times they laod in Eter nity. While from our homes at mid night, it is not unusual to have the air tilled with shouts and curses and an occasional crack of the pistol. With the daylight saloon this would partially come to an end. If elected, I will re-appoint the entire set of city officers with the one exception of Mr. Kane the present nightwatch. I shall promise a ration al economy in the administration of the city’s finances and will publish an exact account of each meeting, setting fortii tiie amount of money used and to whom paid. I shall also publish a statement of the proceedings had during the last three years showing the amount of money taken in and the amount paid out and to whom it was paid. 1 will say that there were more taxes col lected the last three years than in the preceding ten years, today O’Neill is the only city in the state of its popu lation who has neither a lighting plant nor tire protection. In verifica tion of this statement read the cor respondence between the tire depart ment and the mayor of three weeks ago, where through shear neglect on on his part, they accepted the only honorable alternative left, and tend ered their resignation, which he promptly accepted, after years of faithful service without pay. With the men engaged in the saloon business in O’Neill at the present time, we have no contention. They are the least offensive and conduct their business as well, if not better, than any saloon keepers the city has ever had. But the hour for the ex tinction of the saloon has struck and we, having within our gates a hun dred children who have come here to receivea religious and moraleducation, it behooves us as a people to say to their parents and those who sent them that O’Neill has taken advance ground on the greatest question that confronts our people today. I have not sought this nomination and to prove to you that 1 am in earnest, if Mr. Biglin will promise the people that he will bring about a daylight saloon, with the reforms I have here suggested, I will withdraw from the contest and vote for him. Rumor hath it on the street that my petition will not be filed. The citylclerk being a servant in the court of the high priest may throw it out on an alleged technicality but should that contingency arise, those who wish to vote for me can write my name on the ballot. I shall' not so licit even so much as one vote nor will I thank any man who will vote for me, if he is not entitled to vote. If your sympathy is with the reforms here suggested, vote for them through me. If not, be it done unto you as you will. I will tell you of a truth; if by your vote you open the saloon door and through its evil influence my son is lost,expectiDg even an exact justice from on nigh, who will say that ypu^ son will not meet a like fate. 1’here will be a few Pharisees sneer at this saying but I warn you in the future. Then perhaps in tears you will re member the truth of it. Compare the conditions that exist today to the conditions that con fronted me when I was elected mayor four years ago.The business was then operated by bandits and ^-Pharisees. Closed windows. Sunday the big day.. Gambling and robbery every night oc currances. When I tore off their cur tains, and threw out their cards and card tables and let God’s sunlight pour in upon them, it drove some of them out of the country and others into retirement. Yours with much respect, D. A. Doyle. LOCAL MATTERS Farm Loans—See R. H. Parker. W. E. Scott was down from At kinson Monday. Wm. Luben was a business caller at this office last Monday. Dan Colley was over from Fairfax, S. D., the first of the week. Elmer Merriman and William Haynes were up from Page Monday. C. D. Keyes and G. E. Moore were two Inman citizens in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Waid are the parents of a daughter, born Friday last. Joe Hunter was in from the east end of the county the first of the week. Earl Laviolette went to Ewing Tuesday to be gone the balance of the week. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Green came up from Wheeler county Tuesday, return ing today. Joe McCaffrey, the opulent and genial landlord of Emmett, was in the city Tuesday. C. L. McElhaney came over from Dorsey Tuesday via Orchard, return ing Wednesday. Mrs. Claude Hancock returned Sun day from a weeks visit at the home of her parents at Inman. I am still selling Hour worth the money. Have plenty of big 4 and side oats. Good seed.—Con Keys. 41 Mrs. King Barger and two daughters of Tilden visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mills Monday. Bob Cook left for Tripp county last week to select the farm which he drew in Uncle Sam’s lottery last fall. I have eastern money to loan on farms in Holt county. My office is next to Dewey hotel.—R. II. Parker, O’Neill, Nebr. 41-3p Mr. Spangler, father of Mrs. A. S. Merrill, in company with Ilenry Mart feldt will leave on April 12i h for a visit to his old home in Germany. Hay McClure was up from the south country Tuesday on business. Hay has wintered 300 head of cattle this season and got through without the loss of a head. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Maring, who have lived in Atkinson the past year, have closed their residence there and moved back to their farm southeast of Emmett. Mr. and Mrs John McNichols came down from Atkinson Sunday and spent the day at the home of S. F. Mc Nichols, whose youngest daughter is seriously ill. Howard Greeley of Atkinson was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Greeley is now in the real estate business and says there are a great many settlers com ing into western Holt and buying land. Florence Sullivan, who has been seriously ill the past month, has re covered sufficiently to be up, and it is expected that with the advent of warm weather he will regain his old time strength. Whether the Donohoe franchise bill, over which considerable fuss was made in the closing days of the legislature, was good or bad, it is a dead one. The house furnished the death stroke by the “postponement” route. Wanted—Intelligent man or woman to take territory, and appoint canvas sers to sell our water filters. Exclu sive torritory, and nice profitable work for the right party.—Senaca Filter Co., Seneca, Mo. 41-4p County Assessor L. E. Skidmore of Ewing has been in town the past week getting the precinct assessors organized and equipped with books and schedules for this year’s assess ment, which will be made between now and June 1. Undertaker Biglin was at Inman Sunday to prepare for burial the re mains of Mrs. Charles Grosser who died on Saturday after a two month’s illness. The deceased was tifty-seven years of age. The funeral was held Monday at Inman. Peter J. Brown and Miss Ilegina C. Walter, both of Chambers, weregrant ed license to wed on Monday. Judge Malone also on Tuesday issued license and performed the ceremony for Leo pold A. Segar of Atkinson and Mrs. Mary Miller of Fremont. Charles F. Naughton filed a com plaint in Justice Golden's court Satur day against Robert Mueller charging that he had cause to fear an assault. The defendant was in court Tuesday and waived hearing. Justice Golden placed him under $500 bonds to keep the peace. J. P. Gallagher, the popular mer chant on the corner, has been staying around the house more than usual since last Sunday. Handsome and line twin girls arrived at his home that morning and James has not been able to (ix his attention so closely to business since. L. G. Coburn, a former resident of this county, near Phoenix, but now living near Orchard, had business in town the first of the week. Mr. Co burn paid The Frontier a short call while in town. He is prospering in his new home and says Orchard is growing rapidly. Rodell Root was up from the south west part of the county Monday. Mr. Root haa not been up since previous to election last fall and was kept busy for a half day shaking hands with his friends. Mrs. Root, he tells us, is visiting in Illinois at present, being on her way home from a visit at Wash ington, D. C., and vicinity. The “Teddy Bear” will have to re tire. “Billy Possum” is now the proper thing and appears in the form of a pin to fasten to the coat or vest lapel. Only a very few have made their appearance yet but if destined to have the popularity of the "Teddy Bear,’ there is probably a fortune in store for the originator of the novelty. Garry Benson of the Ewing Advo cate was an O’Neill visitor Saturday last. Garry has turned the Advo cate over to his father and will leave next week for an extended trip to California and other coast states If things look good to him he may decide to locate in the west, if not he will return to Ewing in the fall. All members of the local lodge of the A. O. U. W. are requested to at tend the next regular meeting to be held at the K. C. hall on next Tues day evening, April 6, at 9:.10 o’clock. At this meeting a delegate will be elected to attend the grand lodge and business of importance will come up for discussion. All members should make it a point to attend. Mike Lyons found time to break away from his many cares at Emmet Tuesday to come down and see if there was enough left of the court-house to move to Emmet. He says they have their new hotel about completed and another new store building has just been started and that they are about ready to present their claims for the removal of the county seat.* Last week Frank Campbell traded his farm west of town to George Han sen of Leonie for the Pfund store build ing on lower Douglas street, receiving a good roll of mazuma to boot. When the lease on the building expires the 15th of nexth month Mr. Campbell will move his office and implement business thereto. O. F. Biglin at present has the building filled with machinery. Strayed—From the Ryan place three miles east of Emmet six head of horses, d scription as follows: One llea-bit grey mare, left eye out; one bay mare colt, one year old; two grey colts, one mare and one gelding; two bay two year olds, both geldings. 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Dalton Presents the Swedish Dialect Comedy “Tilly Olson” The Funny Swede Girl Supported by a strong company. A Comedy-Drama of the Northwest Played over 100 nights in Chicago * . 0 wn special scenery for each act Beautiful costumes Funny Comedians Latest music & ad vanced vaudeville SEE Sweet (Swede) “Tilly Olson” “She Bane So Yolly” | The Deere No. 9 I Leads the Field | Why? [j Because it leads in accuracy—act | ual accuracy. We demonstrate it. | Because it leads in perfect check Iing, independent of speed of team. Because it leads in easy opera tion. Instantly changed from hill to drill. Has spring lift. Auto matic reel, perfect foot drop, etc. Because it leads in simplicity and strength of construction. Front frame is tied in eight places. Because it leads in substitution of malleables in place of common castings at all vital points. Because it leads in lightness of draft. No Strain on the check wire, hence no side draft. Because it leads in ability to suc cessfully plant not only corn, but practically any kind of seed. Because it leads in number sold each year—and this number is every year increasing. Drop in and get a copy of our booklet, “More Com —and Better Corn.” Contains a lot of boiled down practical seed corn information. Brennan’s _ ) $25.00 For a Name riijE WANT A NAME for our HIGH GRADE BUTTER, and to secure a good one—one that will do our product justice—we are going to give $25.00 to the person whose suggestion is decided by a committee consisting of Mayor Gallagher; D. H. Cronin, editor Frontier; and Geo. A. Miles, editor Independent, to be most suitable, and which we will adopt as our trade mark. It will cost you nothing to try, and may put $25.00 in your purse. Simply fill out the attached coupon and mail it to E. F. Gallagher, Mayor, O'Neill, Neb. F =• fojcGiNHIS CREAMERY, O’Neill, Nsb. J;®“The rapidly increasing demand for our Butter has compelled us to put it up in cartons, which necessitates the adoption of a trade name. 12 | My Choice for Name of Butter_ Q : Signed_ £ V.o._R. R. station_ I; ■D ! County_ State__ ! 0 Do you use a Cream Separator?_ ; 0 ' No. C&zvs milked in Winter_. In Summer_ j This Contest Closes Saturday, April 17, and all Coupons Must Be In by That Time. ij