The Frontier
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ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Assistant Editor
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REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
JUDGES SUPREME COURT
John B. Barnes.Norfolk
Jacob L. Fawcett.Omaha
Samuel H. Sedgwick.York
UNIVERSITY REGENTS
Charles S. Allen (long term).. .Lincoln
W. G. Whitmore (long term)... Valley
Frank L. Haller (short term). .Omaha
COUNTY TICKET
Treasurer—J. C. Harnlsh— O’Neill
Clerk—W. P. Slmar.Atkinson
Sheriff—H. D. Grady.O’Neill
Judge—C. J. Malone.Inman
Supt.—Floience E. Zink.Stuart
Coroner-Dr. E. T. Wilson....O’Neill
Surveyor—M. F. Norton.Bliss
SUPERVISORS
2d dist—J. M. Hunter..MiddleBaanch
4th dist—Th D. Severs...Ewing
6th dist—F. Dobrovoloney.Tonawanda
Harnish has a mortal cinch on re
election, and a double one at that.
Anna Held, the famous stage
beauty, has a milllon-dollar bejeweled
dress. Most any old critter would
look good arrayed In that.
It is about time the county candi
dates begin to jingle up a little politi
cal enthusiasm. From present indi
cations Holt county is in danger of
losing her identity as the center of
strenuous politics.
Lincoln has continuous trouble over
liquid food and beverages. Now a
milkman has been caught who treated
his milk with formaldehyde and a
cider vender was dealing out an “imi
tation” as pure apple juice. The
"bug juice” variety is said to be no
longer obtainable at the state sapltal.
Fremont Tribune: Should Con
gress provide for a superintendent of
the North Foie, there is a man in
this town—you all know him—who
can count on our backing him for the
job. He carries around enough hot
air to make the pole a summer resort,
and we can spare him without
trouble.
There are several up this way also
competent for the job.
The passing of £. H. Harrlman, the
great railroad king, has called forth
country-wide oomment on the achieve
ments of the greatest financier of the
age. Harriman is easily olassed the
Napoleon of railroading, but with all
his marvelous iutellect he was subject
to physical decay the same as
the merest imbecile. He was not yet
an old man, only a little past
middle life, but the great strain he
must have been continually under was
more than his physical force could
longer endure. His death will be felt
among railroad and financial circles.
At this distance there appears to
be a large chunk of envious desire In
Commander Peary’s claim to the north
pole discovery. To say the least he
has submitted some ungentlemanly
comments on his rival’s reports. Dr.
Cook so far has followed a candid and
manly course and is sure to command
the respect and esteem of his country
men. According to the reports at
hand Dr. Cook was at the earth’s
northern end nearly a year previous
to Perry and the future historians
who have a desire to state the facts
will doubtless write the doctor down
as the discoverer of the pole.
St. Paul Republican: It will be a
matter of Interest to Nebraska folks
to know that the recent legislative act
putting an ocoupatson tax on corpora
tions in the state of Nebraska, about
which the papers tell us the recent
legislature made one of its ten
strikes, is to be made the subject or a
test before the supreme court of the
state. This is about the only law
which was enacted by this session or
the democratic statesmen, which has
not already been made the matter of
a courting, and in most cases the laws
made by that bereaved body have
been set aside. And one of the
curious phases of the present test is
that J. J. Sullivan, about whom we
are now bearing so much, he being a
candidate for the the supreme bench,
is the attorney who brought this suit.
It will be a matter of democratic
abuse of the court if the law Is set
aside, and the same democrats will
urge that Attorney Sullivan be placed
on the supreme bench, in spite of his
efforts to nullify the law. That is
democratic character.
The O’Neill democratic machine
begins to feel as though they had
handed themselves a lemon when the
county ticket was made up
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RAILROAD EXTENSION TALK
Sioux City Interested In Movements
of the Burlington.
Persistent rumors of the early ex
tension of what is known as the
O’Neill division of the Burlington
railroad are current in Sioux City and
have been for some time, says the
Tribune. That the road will ulti
mately be extended has been a fore
gone conclusion ever since it was first
acquired by the Great Northern aud
later turned over to the Burlington.
That this extension will take place
In the near future is now generally
believed, and the frequent trips of
officials of the line over that division
have given rise to the belief that
early action is contemplated. No
official announcement has been made
by any of the Burlington officials and
an effort to get Into communication
with George W. Holdridge, general
manager of the Burlington system
west of the Missouri river, failed, on
account of Mr. Holdredge’sabsence
from his offices in Omaha.
The extension of this line when It
occurs will be of inestimable advant
age to the business Interests of Sioux
City. This is generally conceded by
the business men of the city, and the
announcement of the extension will
be received with almost as much en
thusiasm as would that of the acquis
ition of another large railroad by
Sioux City.
Tne extension would open up a vast
territory for Sioux City to supply,
which is now inaccessible to this sec
tion, but which would be brought in
to close connection with the Sioux
City markets. In addition to this it
would furnish a short line for cattle
shipments, which now go to Omaha
for the reason that in order to get to
Sioux City they have to almost pass
through Omaha. The extension would
bring all of northwestern Nebraska
many miles closer to Sioux City than
to any other market, and would open
up a territory which naturally belongs
to Sioux City by reason of geographi
cal location.
The O’Nelli division was originally
built as the Pacific Short Line, iiaving
been promoted and constructed by a
group of Sioux City capitalists, assist
ed by some eastern capitalists, who
were known locally as "The Railroad
Syndicate,” having figured extensive
ly in the building of roads into Sioux
City. The intention of the promoters
was to build a short line to San Fran
olsco by way of Ogden, Utah, but the
finanoes of the company were exhaust
ed when the line reached O’Neill.
The road was operated by the build
ers for a short while, but soon went
into the hands of receivers. After
the receivers had operated it for a
time it was acquired by James J. Hill
and made a part of the Great North
ern system. Later it was transferred
to the Burlington and has since been
a part of that system.
oince uie uurimgion nas operated
the division, it has become one of the
best paying divisions belonging to
that system. The country, which it
traverses, is an exceptionally rich one
and it is one of the principal feeders
for Sioux City’s large wholesale dis
tribution.
It is known that the Burlington has
two points of connection with the
main line under consideration for the
extension but it is not known which
point will be selected. It is generally
tnought that the connection will be
made at Thedford, Neb., although
another point of connection would be
Dunning. Either extension would be
less than 150 miles in length and there
would be very few difficulties of con
struction presented.
Officials of the road in Sioux City
refuse to discuss the matter, saying
that they are not advised. It is known
however, that officials of the road
have (found it necessary to be in
O’Neill more frequently within the
past few months than they have here
tofore and from other sources it is
learned that tire extension is now
under consideration and it is proposed
to start work in the near future.
Notice To Grain Dealers.
The Merchants Exchange of St.
Louis extends an invitation to every
drain and Elevator man to come to
St. Louis during the week of October
1 4th to 9th, and if he will send his
name to this Bureau a visitor's ticket
to the floor will be issued, good for
six days.
All who have ever lived in St. Louis
i are especially urged to come and take
. part in the Centennial Celebration of
the incorporation of the city.
Reduced rates on all railroads.
PUBLICITY BUREAU.
214 Chamber of Commerce,
: St. Louis, Mo._
MISS LAVINIA'S LOVER
The Result of the Search For the
Man Who Went Away.
By VIRGINIA BLAIR.
[Copyright, 1808, by Associated Literary
Press.J
"Well, of course," Miss Lavlnia con
fided, "I am glad to have It. but It’s
unsettling.”
Mrs. Briggs sniffed. "It wouldn’t
unsettle mo If any one left me $10,000.
1 would know what to do with It.”
Miss Lavlnia leaned forward eagerly.
"What would you do, Jane?” she de
manded.
"Oh. well,” Mrs. Briggs hesitated.
“I'd get some new clothes right away
and fix up the house, and entertain my
friends, and take a trip and have an
automobile”—
"I have thought of those things, but
tb ’}■ don't seem to be just what I
wr.nl. after all. Maybe I’ll just put It
out at interest.”
“Now. look here, Lavlnia Latimer,”
Mrs. Briggs said solemnly, “dou’t you
do any such thing. You’ve got enough
to live on. such as it Is, and my advice
Is to take some of the money and have
a good time. Goodness only knows
you haven’t had many good times.”
“No, I haven’t.” Miss Lavlnia admit
ted somewhat wistfully. “Well. I’ll
think it over. Jane.”
And after Mrs. Briggs had gone Miss
Lavlnia picked up her big yellow cat
and told him her Innermost wish. “I’m
going to use some of that money to
find out where John Forbes Is.” she
whispered, "but I wouldn’t tell Jane.”
But to look for the man who had left
town ten years ago was not an easy
matter. And Lavlnia Latimer was not
wise In methods. But she wanted to
know tho fate of her old lover, and so
It happened that ten days after her
talk with Jane Briggs, Miss Lavlnia
went to town.
"I'm going to buy clothes, was tne
reason she gaVe, but when she came
to the big town It was not to the
stores that she made her way, but to
a dusty, musty little office In a squalid
Btreet.
“McDermott, private detective.” said
the sign.
Miss Lavinia was all pink and white
and pretty ns she stated her case. But
Mr. McDermott set her at once at her
ease. He was a brisk little man with
curly white hair and red cheeks.
"So you want to find John Forbes,”
he said. “Is he a relative?”
“Oh, no!” And Miss Lavinia blush
ed.
"Owe you any money?” McDermott
demanded.
“Oh, no, no!” Miss Latimer cried dis
tressfully. “We were engaged fifteen
years ago, and I couldn’t marry him,
because I had to stay with my old
father and mother—and he—he went
away—and I promised that when I
was free I would let him know.
“Oh!" McDermott ejaculated, and
after u pause, “Were you expecting to
find him still single?”
“I—I’m not sure.”
McDermott tugged at his mustache.
“The chances are that he’ll be mar
ried."
“Of course," Miss Latinla agreed,
“but I should like to be sure.”
“Surely,” said McDermott “You just
let me have the case, and I’ll bring
you news of John Forbes before you
know It.”
McDermott reported regularly once
a week by letter to Miss Lavinia and
as regularly received her answers.
Miss Lavinia wrote on pale violet
paper that gave forth a perfume of
fresh flowers In the stuffy little office.
McDermott found himself laying those
letters In a little drawer by themselves,
and one day In early spring, when he
had traveled out Into the country on a
case, he spied some violets by the way
side. He picked them and brought
them home and laid them with the let
ters In the drawer.
McDermott bad money or bis own,
so that Miss Lnvinia’s little fortune
had no charms for him, but the
thought of her delicate presence in bis
home often came to him with a sense
of irresistible attraction.
"But if she finds John Forbes single
she will marry him,” he would say
with a sigh, and the temptation to
overlook clews was great.
In June he called on her and found
her iu her garden with a little low
table in front of her on which was set
forth a lemonade service. Miss La
vinia was in pale mauve with a hat
wreathed with violets. “When you
wrote you were coming,” she said to
McDermott, “I thought you would en
joy it better here in the garden—it’s
cooler."
“Well, if you knew what a nice
change it was from that office in
town,” sighed the little man.
After that he came often, and grad
ually it began to be rumored in the
town that Miss Lavlnla was “keeping
company” with a man from the city.
“Well, I must Bay that X like his
looks," Mrs. Briggs told Miss Lavlnla
when she came over one morning after
McDermott had called.
“He is just a business acquaint
ance,” Miss Lavlnla protested.
Mrs. Briggs sniffed. “I guess you
wouldn’t be dressing up in those pretty
clothes and waving your hair just for
a business man.”
Miss Lavlnla blushed and sighed.
“You don’t know how many things I
have to look after since I got my
money.”
To tell the truth, the search for John
Forbes began to weigh on her. She
realized that with the coming of John
Forbes would end the visits of John
McDermott.
McDermott continued doggedly with
his search. He didn’t want to find
John Forbes, or if he did find him he
hopeJ'tGat he tfould be married. But
if Lavinia Latimer wanted anything,
she should have it.
And as all things must have an end,
the time came when John Forbes was
located In a small western town.
"It's your John Forbes, all right,”
McDermott wrote to Miss Lavinia.
“lie was boru in your town and every
thing tallies. But I don’t know wheth
er be is married. I’ll find out. I leave
on Monday for the west.”
“Please.” Miss Lavinia wrote back,
“don’t look him up. Come out and see
me before you go—to supper Snnday
night. If you will.
It was the first time that she had in
vited him to a meal, and her prepara
tions were beyond the ordinary. She
had in her days of prosperity hired a
competent maid, and they brought out
the silver and glass, and when McDer
mott sat down in the dim, fragrant din
ing room the feast that was set before
him on the old mahogany was of
broiled chicken and salad and delicate
biscuits and strawberries and cream
aud cottage cheese and all the wonder
ful gastronomic triumphs of Maryland
cooks.
And when he had finished he sat
with Miss Lavinia on the front porch
“I want to ask you a somewhat deli
cate question.” he said, out of the
silence of the tin k. “If I find John
Forbes is single, what am I to do about
it?”
"I don’t know,” Miss Lavinia fa I
tered.
McDermott hitched his chair for wan
slightly.
“You love him very much?” he asked
suddenly.
“I’m not sure,” Miss Lavinia mur
mured in the darkness.
“Well, there’s one thing I would like
to say right here,” the little man stat
ed. “I w'sh to withdraw from the
case. Miss Lavinia.”
“Oh." she gasped, “but I can’t do
without you!”
"Can’t you?" he cried radiantly. "Do
you mean that you could love me?
I’ve wanted to tell you how much I
loved you for a long time—only there
was John Forbes”—
“Oh. I didn't dream”— Miss Lavinia
fluttered.
“It’s more than human nature can
stand.” McDermott went on. “to ex
pect a man who loves you to go and
bring back another man to marry
you.”
"Yes," she agreed timidly, “it is. I
I think if you wish it—we will drop
the case of John Forbes, Mr. McDer
mott"
But McDermott didn't drop the case.
He went west and looked up the old
lover and found him neither single nor
married nor dead. But he was divorced
and of doubtful reputation.
"He isn’t worth another thought"
McDermott said hotly when he came
back. "And I’m not saying that be
cause I’m prejudiced, either.”
“Well, it relieves my mind to know,”
the lady confessed, “and. anyhow, if 1
hadn’t tried to find him I wouldn’t
have met you—and”—
“You have promised to marry me in
October,” said her lover triumphantly,
“so who cares for John Forbes or any
other man—when you are going to be
Mrs. McDermott?”
Remarkable Power.
A dear old lady was taken one day
to a musical service in a Boston
church. She had heard much about
the fine voice of the soprano and was
prepared for a treat
She sat in rapt enjoyment until the
service was over and then turned a ra
diant face toward her escort, who was
a young grandson.
“Dear boy,” she said, "you’ve given
me a great treat. Her voice is per
fectly beautiful. It made cold chills
run all up and down my spine.”
“It’s too bad, grandmamma.” said
the boy, “but she didn’t sing today,
though she was there. The gentleman
next me says she’s been suffering from
a bad cold, and one of the chorus had
to sing the solos for her.”
"What, dear?” said the old lady,
looking momentarily distressed. Then
her face cleared, and she patted his
arm reassuringly.
“Never you mind,” she said. “We
can come again some time. But, after
all. if she can make me feel that way
without singing I don’t know that it
would be wise for me to hear her.
Now, would it?”—Youth’s Companion.
She Gave Herself Away.
Judge Davis was ODe day in his pri
vate office when be was president of
the senate and acting vice president.
A woman came Into the room to see
him. He turned and said. “Well,
madam, what can I do for you?” She
was neatly dressed in black, with an
air of extreme poverty. She told a
wretched tale of sorrow and suffering,
winding up with the climax that she
and her little family were actually
starving and had not tasted food for
two days. The judge seemed deeply
moved. He excused himself for not
attending to the case for the moment,
as the senate was nearly ready to
open. He looked at bis watch with
an air of vexation, as if it were uot
going, and said, “Can any one tell me
what time it is?” His visitor pulled
out a gold watch and told him the
time. The judge said, “Can it be true
that your children have been without
food for two days when you have a
gold watch in the house?" The woman
saw the point of the judge’s question
and called out, “You are a hateful old
thing!” and flounced out of the room.
She was a professional deadbeat.
Hi* Comment.
Howell—What did the poor fellow
say when they picked him up with a
broken leg after being knocked down
by a trolley car? Powell—That it was
the first time in his life that he hadn’t
had to wait for a car.—New York
Press.
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McGinnis Creamery Go.
For the convenience of ali Cream Patrons we have opened a
Cream Station in the building known as the Yantzi Butter and Egg
Store. Mr. Yantzi will be in charge and will weigh and test your
cream and pay you the cash for it; also pay cash for Poultry. You
will get as much for your cream at the Station as we pay at the
Creamery.
Will keep a supply of fresh butter milk on hand all the time so
anyone wanting butter milk can get same at 5 cents per gallon, or
all you can drink for 5 cents.
Now that we have a station down town and will pay you the
same price there as at the Creamery, we want every cream patron
lo give us a trial, for we are doing this for yonr own good.
Thanking you very truly,
McGinnis Creamery Co.
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