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The Frontier.
VOLUME v
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 15,1909
NUMBER 4
•DIES ON G. & N. W. TRAIN
I. R. Smith Expires On Way to Hot
Springs Hospital.
HOLT CO. MAN DIES IN BERLIN
Mr. Spangler Taken 111 On His Way
to the Old Country and Is Taken
From Ship to Hospital.
Word was received here this morn
ing that I. E. Smith died last night
on the Black Hills train near Long
Pine. In company with his son Sid
ney Mr. Smith left last evening for
x Hot Springs where he expected to
remain at the hospital. He had been
in failing health for a long time but
none of his relatives or near friends
suspected that the end was so near.
Mr. Smith was one of the land
marks of this community. He was
the first sheriff of Holt county and
was also coroner at one time. For
many years he was in the livery busi
ness in O’Neill and was one of the
prominent figures of the early pioneer
days. Some ten years ago he went
to Deadwood and conducted a livery
there for several years, returning to
O’Neill about three years ago,
living on his farm two miles south of
town with his stepdaughter and her
family.
It is understood the remains will
be brought to O’Neill today for burial.
Charles Spangler was in from the
Agee country Monday. He tells us
that his father died at Berlin, Ger
many on June 29. Mr. Spangler left
here in April for a visit to the old
country. lie was taken sick on the
ocean and was in serious condition
when the steamer landed at Berlin.
He was met at the steamer by his
brother who took him to a hospital
where he remained until his death.
Mr. Spangler was 68 years of age and
his son says had never before been
sick a day. His death brought to a
sad culmination plans for a happy
visit with friends and relatives in Mr.
Spangler’s native land. He came to
/this country some eighteen or twenty
years ago and settled on land north
east of here and has many friends in
that section of the county who regret
to learn of his death. Mr. Spangler
was the father of Mrs. S. A. Merrill of
this city. _
LOW RATES EAST
Via the Northwestern Line.
Excursion tickets to New York
City, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Que
bec, Niagara Falls, Atlantic City.
The Best of Everything enroute.
^ For full particulars, apply to any
ticket agent, The North Western
Line.
For Sale.
We will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, the school house, in district
No. 9, located NW, 26-30-12', in Shields
township. The sale will be held at
the said school house on Saturday
July 21, at 2 o’clock.
3-3 T. J. Donohoe Director.
I have on hand a splendid line of ily
nets. Now is the time to purchase
and save your horses.—J. H. Davi
son. 1-1
Instructions to Homesteaders.
Department of the Interior, Gen
eral Land Otlice, Washington, D. C.,
July 9.—Register and Receiver,
O’Neill, Nebraska.—Gentlemen: In
response to your question of June 29,
1909, your are advised that when, in
accordance with the last proviso of
Sec. 3 of the Act of April 28, 1904,
(33 Stats. 547), commonly known as
the Kinkaid Act, one who made an
original entry of 160 acres or less, ap
plied to exercise his preferential right
of additional entry, under the 2nd
Sec. of said Act, and when, by reason
of a controversy with another home
steader, who attempted to exercise
a similar right to the same land, the
question as to who was entitled to
make entry of the tract involved, re
mained for a considerable time un
determined, the successful party in
such a controversy, who makes entry
ui der the 2nd Sec. of the Act men
tioned, will be allowed credit for
residence upon the land so entered
from the date of his application there
for, provided that at such date he was
actually residing, either upon said
land, or upon that embraced in his
original entry.
• Very respectfully,
S. V. Proudfit,
Acting Commissioner.
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha, Neb., July '8—Spec
ial market letter from Standard Live
Stock Comimssion Co.
Cornfed cattle are in active demand
at the opening of this week with the
good handy weight kind selling a
shade stronger. Cow stock Stockers
and feeders ruled lower. We had a
liberal supply of western cattle also
for the first time this season and the
range beef sold fairly well around
$5.25 to $5.40. It is expected there
will be a fair sprinkling of western
cattle from now on and growing
heavier as the season advances.
We quote:
Choice corn fed beef.$6.50(a)$7.00
Fair to good. 6.25(g) 6.75
Others from.3.00(a) 4.75
Cornfed cows and heifers ' 5.60
Good butcher grades. 3.75(g) 4.75
Canners and cutters. 1.75(g) 3.25
Veal calves. 4.00(g) 6.75
Bulls, stags,etc. 3.00(g) 5.00
There is rather a light run of hogs
with Kansas City practically out of
the market on account of the Hood.
Shippers took the bulk of the hogs
Monday and packers took what was
left at prices about 5 lower. Bulk
$7.60 to $7.65, top $7.80. There was a
very fancy load here Tuesday at $7.90.
There is a liberal run of sheep with
prices 10 to 15 higher and western
spring lambs making a new high
record of $8.65.
Call for Caucus.
The republicans of Grattan town
ship are cailed to meet in caucus at
the court-house in O’Neill on Satur
day, July 17, at three o’clock p. m.,
for the purpose of selecting one dele
gate to attend a county convention
on July 19 and also to nominate a
township ticket and to transact any
other business that may come before
the caucus. James Crowley,
Committeeman.
SUMMER
^ A I fij« 20 per cent
f\ Mi Discount
On all Summer Goods I am giving
a discount of 20 per cent. This in
cludes the following lines:
Summer Lawns Children’s Gauze Under
Summer Dress Goods wear, Belts, Collars and
Dress Ginghams Purses, Parasols
Shirt Waists, Ladies’ Skirts Men’s, Ladies’ and
Muslin Underwear Children's Oxfords
Men’s Underwear, poros Straw Hats
knit and balbriggan. Embroideries
Ladies’ Gauze Underwear Laces
This sale is now on and the first
to come is served best, so come early
and take edvantage of the discount.
J. P. 6ALLA6HER
LOCAL MATTERS
Bacon and Hams at Home Bakery.
Jay Gilmour was up from Ewing
yesterday.
I have some hay land to rent. See
R. H. Parker. 4-2
Frank Charles was up from Cham
bers yesterday.
Royal Highlanders meet Monday
night, July 19, at K. C. Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reed are the
parents of a son, born July 7.
Mrs. John Skirving visited at
Stuart Saturday and Sunday.
Dr. Corbett, Dentist, will be in
O’Neill, July 19, 20, 21 and 22.
County Attorney Whelan was in
Lincoln on business the first of the
week.
J. A. Cowperthwaite left yesterday
morning for a short business trip to
Dallas, S. D.
Wanted—Boarders and roomers at
a private house. Call at Frontier
office for information. 4-2pd
Lost—On Saturday, gold rimmed
eye glasses. Finder rewarded.—T. J.
Fleener, O’Neill. 4tf
The latest Edison records on sale
at Reka's store, also four minute
records and attachments. 4-4
Jas. B. Ryan and William Froelich
went down to Omaha Tuesday after
noon to attend a horse sale.
County Assessor Skidmore was up
from Ewing Tuesday last looking
after the duties of his office.
Fred Barclay, the hustling real
estate dealer of Stuart, was looking
after business matters in the city
yesterday.
Farmers have been busy the past
week hauling out twine getting ready
for the harvest which will commence
next week.
J. L. Chapman, one of the promin
ent real estate dealers of Randolph,
was in the city Monday looking after
business interests.
Shady O’Neill, Hugh McKenna’s
fast little pacer, won first money in
the 2:19 pace at Auburn last week.
The purse was $400.
Miss Bea McCafferty left last Satur
day morning for Butte, Mont., where
she will spend the next couple of
months visiting relatives.
John Horiskey is back at his old
job carrying Uncle Sam’s mail bag
to and from the station and talking
as much as ever between trains.
Zeb Warner was in from his farm
north of Emmet Tuesday. Mr.
Warner says that crops never looked
better in his section of the country.
Dr. E. T. Wilson leaves this after
noon for Chicago where he will spend
the next three weeks visiting rela
tives and friends. He expects to re
turn home about August 1.
Architect A. H. Dyer of Fremont
was in the city Tuesday conferring
with the building committee of the
Odd Fellows regarding their contem
plated building on Fourth street.
Judging from reports that have
reached this city the Atkinson police
force gave some of their visitors a
rather warm reception at the cele
bration there a week ago last Satur
day.
Mrs, S. J. Weekes left for Neligfc
yesterday morning where she will join
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Judge
Dickinson, of Omaha, and spend a
couple of weeks camping near the
city.
If you need help of any kind, tei
as many people as porsible. There
are more than 40,000 people who sub
scribe for The Omaha Bee. You car
tell them all for one cent per word pei
day. Write today.
Charles Stout left for Tekamah,
Neb., yesterday morning where he
will spend the balance of the week
visiting relatives and incidentally
take in the race meet which is held
there this week.
Pure Food Iuspector Murray was
te the city this week looking over the
grocery stores, meat markets, drug
stores, hotels and bakeries and we
understand ordered some alterations
as to sanitary conditions.
Have you a farm to sell, or ex
change? It costs only a cent a word
per day, to run an avvertisement in
The Omaha Bee. It will reach over
40,000 subscibers and is almost sure to
find a buyer. Write today.
Waterloo Gazette: Will Graves,
who is now located at O’Neill, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey P. Ooy and
other friends the past week. Wifc
has a jewelry and repair shop at
O’Neill and is doing well.
Good bay land for sale being the
Si township 23, range 11. 320 acres
located about three miles southeast
of O’Neill. I need the money, act
quick and give me a fair offer write
to C. O. Johnson 082 Cottage St. , St
Paul Minn._ 4-1
Wanted—Intelligent man or woman
to take territory, and appoint can
vassers to sell our water filters. Ex
clusive territory, and nice profitable
work for the right party.
Seneca Filter Co ,
_Seneca, Mo.
J. B. Mellor, Arthur Ityan, and
Charles McKenna left for Tekamah,
Neb , yesterday morning to spend a
^ouple of days attending the race
meet held there this week and incl
dently see Hugh McKenna's fast little
mare, Shady O’Neill, go after first
money. _
Col. Neil Brennan’s new residence
is progressing rapidly under the ac
tive swing of saws and hammers.
The colonel’s park is one of the finest
resident spots in the country and
with a line new house will make a
beautiful home. The house is about
36x10, two stories an will be finished
up in modern shape.
The case of Mrs. Anna Perry
against Franklin Lemon, which grew
out of the purchase of the Lemon
show by Perry last winter and which
was filed in the district court here
about a month ago, lias been trans
ferred to the circuit court of the
United States, Norfolk division, by
Judge Westover on application of the
defendant. _
Holt county republicans will hold a
convention next Monday to select
delegates to the state convention and
organize the central committee. The
caucus for the three wards in O’Neil)
will be held Saturday evening and
one delegate from each ward selected
to attend the county convention.
Formal notices for the caucuses have
not been issued but all republicans
who can are expected to interest
themselves in the caucuses.
Harry Hiscock of Scottville and
Miss Eva Davis of Star were married
by County Judge Malone yesterday
morning. Mr. Hiscock is one of the
energetic and prosperous farmers of
Scott township, while Ills bride is
the daughter of one of the leading
families of eastern Holt. Their many
friends, throughout the northeastern
part of the county, will extend con
gratulations and best wishes for a
long and happy married life.
A slight change was made in the
forSe of instructors this week at the
summer normal. Miss Sheenan of
Columbus, who had been teaching
music, drawing and observation, had
to leave to fill other engagements and
the vacancy caused by her departure
has been filled by Miss Dele Connolly
of Colo, la., who is spending the sum
mer in the city and who will finish
out the term. The normal continues
to July 30. _
scrmner Hustler: Mr. oiorvai
Pfunder and Miss Hazel Fairbanks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Fair
banks, of this place were quietly mar
ried Wednesday morning at 6:30, by
Rev. M. B. Harrison. Only the im
mediate relatives of the contracting
parties were present. The young
couple left on the morning train for
Omaha where they will remain a
short time; after which they expect
to go west, for a few days. Mr.
Pfunder is employed by the North
western Railway company as brake
man, and the young couple will make
their home in Scribner.
The Burlington passenger from
Sioux City, due Tuesday night, did
not arrive until Wednesday morning.
The train smashed into a flat car be
tween Osmond and McLean, disabling
the engine so that the engine on the
freight leaving O’Neill at 5:30 that
evening had to be sent for to pull the
train through. The engineer had
instructions to “pick up” the flat ear
at a certain bridge but through a con
fusion of orders the flat car had been
mislocated and the passenger en
countered it a mile or so away from
the point it was supposed to be. The
train was moving about eight miles
an hour when it struck the car. No
one was injured but the passenger
engine was badly disabled.
The High School ball team met
their Waterloo last Sunday when
they went up against the aggregation
from Royal and were trimmed, 8 to 1.
Ryan done the twirling for O’Neill
while Fosberg performed like service
for Royal The game could hardly be
called a good one as errors were rather
numerous, the errors of ommission
being about as numerous as the errors
of commission. There are many
points of the game that the boys will
have to show more familiarly with
than they did last Sununy before they
can hope to be very successful against
a ball team of even fair class. Ryan
was inclined lo lie a little wild and
wold pitches and passed balls were
responsible for part of the runs made
by the opposition. Fosberg held the
High School-boys down to two hits
and would have scored a shut out but
for rather poor work on the part ol
his support in the last inning.
Methodist Church Items.
Glass meeting at the Methodist
church every Sunday morning at 10
o’clock. This one of the most profi
table half hours of the whole day to
those who participate in it.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will take his subject, "The Sword of
the Lord and of Gideon;” and for his
evening discourse, the saving Touch.”
To these services we most cordially
invite everybody.
Sunday school at the close of the
morning service, to which everybody
is welcome to tarry with us for an
hour’s study of God’s word.
Junior League service Wednesday
evening at 1:30 to which we cordially
invite all of the boys and girls.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at So’clock. Our friends are
all invited to come in and spend au
hour with us in song, prayer and
testimony; a delightful and helpful
service.
The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet
in the class room every Tuesday after
noon at 2 o’clock. All ladies of the
church and congregation are invited
to meet with them.
T. S. Watson, Pastor.
The lied Bird correspondent of the
Lynch Journal says; A meeting was
called at the Scottville school houseby
John Quig assisted by Joe Shellmeyer
for the purpose of organizing a new
telephone company. In answer to
the call Joe Shellmeyer, John Quig,
W. J. Walker, J. B. Murnan, J. A.
Pinkerman, M. Hull, Garrett Mott,
W. J. Wilson, and M. Sanders as
sembled at the school house and the
liedbird Telephone Go. was organized
with the following officers: W. J.
Wilson, President; Garrett Mott, Vice
President; M. Hull, Secretary; J. B.
Murnan, Treasurer. This new com
pany will take over the old Thiessen
line or build a new one from Red Biid
south to the Walker brothers ranch
and west from J. B. Murnan’s to Pete
Garroll’s. The subscribers on this
line up to date arc Red Bird Store,
W. II. Wilson, Garrett Mott, Mike
Hull, J. A. Pinkerman, Clyde Mur
nan, J. B. Murnan, Walker Brothers,
and Pete Carroll. John Quig with
drew at the last moment on account
of a deal to sell his “Kiote Korner” to
an Iowan.
Mrs. T. P. McPharlin returned today
to her home at Buffalo, S. I).
BDBLINTON WANTS LAND
Officials In Town Negotiating For
Tract for Sand Fit.
FURTHER TALK OF EXTENSION
Believed by S)me That Road Will Be
Extended Soon and That It Will
Go More Than One Way.
Supt. Flynn of Omaha, General
Road Master Bowen and Mr Charles
ton of Lincoln, all of the Burlington,
came in last evening in a special car
and remained in town today. They
are negotiating for a tract of land
northwest of town to open a gravel
pit to secure gravel for ballasting the
Sioux City line. These and other
Burlington otlicials have been in the
city several times of late and while
they give out no information many
attach significance to the attention
that is being paid to the O'Neill
line. There are three possible exten
sions in view and it is reported from
Lincoln, the Burlington headquarters
in this state, that when the road is
extended from O’Neill it will go in
more than one direction. One of the
three possible extensions is north
across Boyd county, another south to
Ericson and the third southwest
across a large stretch of country
where as yet there is no railroad.
750,000 Acres Government Lands
open for registratson daily, July 15th
to August 5th, in the Coeur d’Alene
Reservation in Idaho, the Spokane
Reservation in Washington and the
Flathead Reservation in Montana.
These lands are to be opened uuder
the G. S. Homestead Laws, at $1 25
per acre up to $7.00, payable in easy
annual installments. Registration
takes place at Spokane, and applica
tions may be sworn to at Coeur
d’ Alene, Spokane, Kalispell or Mis
soula. Round trip homeseekers
tickets at special low rates via The
Chicago & North Western Ry, July
20th and August 3rd. For informa
tion apply to Ticket Agents The
North Western Line.
Ainsworth DemooraU Miss Edna
Barnard and Miss Thomas of O’Neill
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Han
nah Collins in this city. Miss Barnard
is a neice of Mrs. Collins.
Here We Are!
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