"" The Frontier. VOLUMt XXX. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7,1909 NUMBER 16 LOCAL MATTERS FARM LOANS. See R. H. Par ker 8-9 Mrs. T. A. Quilty went to Omaha yesterday. Jack Taggert was up from Cham bers Monday. G. W. Duel of Page was an O’Neill visitor Saturday. Highest cash price paid for hides at the New Meat Market. 12-tf Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Horiskey went to Omaha yesterday. Wanted, at the New Meat Market some.good fat cattle. 12-tf Mrs. Frank Kiernan was an Atkin son visitor yesterday. Rheumatic cure for rheumatism at Alberts’ harness shop. 12-4p Dan Harrington and Bob Gallagher were up from Page Sunday. S. J. Weekes made a business trip to Omaha the first of the week. Mrs. John Skirving departed Mon day for a visit at Jefferson, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clift are the par ents cf a fine girl, born yesterday. State Oil Inspector Mullen was up from Lincoln the first of the week. Representative II. A. Allen of At kinson was an O’Neill visitor Satur day last. Wanted—One cook and one all around girl at Dewey hotel. Good wages. 15-2p I have Eastern Money to loan on Farms and ranches. See R. H. Par ker, O’Neill. 8-9 Miss Mary Carney has accepted a position as bookkeeper at the Golden furniture and hardware store. A. E. Lee, of the firm of Lee & Prentis, is in the city this week look ing after his business interests. The ladies of St. Paul’s Guild of the Episcopal church will hold an ex change Saturday at Mann’s store. William Kellogg of Allen, Neb., is in the city this week purchasing cat tle to feed on his ranch near Allen. Dr. Corbett Dentist, in O’Neill every Monday (except the fourth one in each month) four days each trip. 14-tf | I have a car of good Illinois coal on the Burlington track this week only. Will close it out at *5.00 per tOD.—P. J. Blglin. George E. Hansen of Leonie now offers his home place for rent or sale, on the most favorable conditions ever heard of. Just a section. 14-5 Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Clark and children left Tuesday morning for a two week’s visit witli relatives at Creston and Arlinton, Neb. Contractor Smith has commenced plastering the new postofflce building and they expect to have the building ready for occupancy about October 15. J. T. Cox of Lincoln, traveling freight agent of the Burlington, was in the city the first of the week look ing after the shipment of the Lee & Prentis cattle. Last Friday was the first day of the open season for prairie chickens and grouse but those who have been out since say the birds are not very nu merous close to town. C S. Kennell and son-in-law, C. O. Jantzi, returned last Saturday even ing from a two week’s visit with rela tives at West Branch, Mich., and Stratford, Ontario, Canada. It is rumored upon the streets that a deputy U. S. marshal was in town the first of the week and took several residents of the northeast part of the county to Omaha Wednesday to testify in an alleged bootlegging case. For Sale or Rent—My store building on Douglas street. Mrs. L. Cress. 16-2p Jack Welch, formerly at the Golden hardware, is a new man at McManus’ grocery, James Timlin having re signed his place there to take a posi with the Galena Lumber company. The residence of Col. Neil Brennan in Brennan’s park is rapidly nearing completion, and when finished the Colonel will have one of the prettiest and most commodious residences in the city. Roy Smith, assistant cashier of the O’Neill National,who has been absent from his post the past two months on account of sickness, has again resumed his duties in the bank, aud is looking fine considering his long illness. Herman Reitveld of Pella, la., pro prietor of the Hunkydory ranch near Chambers, was a brief business (jailer yesterday. Mr. Reitveld was out to look after the sale at his ranch Tues day. All of the personal property was sold and a part of the land. He is still advertising three quarters for sale. The funeral of Mrs. Christina Spindler, who died at her home near Meek last Tuesday evening, was held last Sunday afternoon, interment being in the Meek cemetery.. It is reported that the funeral was the largest ever held in that section of the county, the procession being con siderably over a mile in length. Judge C. J. Malone was called to Concordia, Kansas, yesterday morn ing by a telegram announcing the dangerous illnesss of his sister, Mrs. Green, formerly a resident of Inman. Anna M. Kay of Ewing was ad judged insane by the insane commis sion at Ewing last Sunday and was taken to the Insane asylum at Nor folk by Sheriff Hall Monday morning. The month of September was one of the greatest, in the volume of busi ness transacted in the county clerk’s office for several years. This was made possible by the large number of land sales being made in tbe county. Sioux City Journal, Oct., 6: Justice Ole T. Naglestead performed one of his hurry-up marriages yesterday afternoon in the vault of the county clerk’s office when he united Louis Cave and Anna Lucile Cress. Mr. Cave is cook at the Star hotel, 313-315 Fifth street while the bride until recently has been a resident of O’Neill, Neb. William W. Robbins, who was ar rested last week on complaint of Date H. Seivers, charged with having made an assault with intent to do great bodily injury upon the person of Claus H. Sievers, appeared before Justice McCafferty last Monday morn ing and waved preliminary examina tion and was bound over to the dis trict court in the sum of $1,000. The bond was furnished and the prisoner released. t B. A. Powell of Mlneola was a caller yesterday, renewing his subscription for another year. Mr. Pawell says they have an exceptionally large corn crop in his community, the best in fact ever grown there. The weather has been just about correct for corn making this summer and the dry, warm weather now without frost is ripening the crop rapidly. The High School foot ball team went to Nellgh last Friday morning and met the Gates Academy eleven on the gridiron. Both teams put up a splendid defensive game and neither side were able to score. The local boys exp. ot the Nellgh team to give them a return game next Flrday and a good crowd will probably be present to witness the contest. O. C. Sammons, for twenty-five years one of the factors of south western Holt, departs today for Logan, Utah, where he and his family will reside for the next few months at least. Mr. Sammons had a sale some ten days ago at his place down at Amelia and sold off all of his personal property. He says he is not leaving Holt county because he does not like the place, but is seeking a change of climate for the relief of asthma which troubles him here a great deal during the winter. The Holt county friends of Mr. Sammons and family wish them prosperity and health in their new home. L. L. Mandevllle, who has resided in town the past two years, rented his O’Neill residence and moved back on his farm, six miles northeast of town, Wednesday. Luke says he enjoys country life better than life in the city, especially in this monstrous prosperous republican times when you cannot get a laborer to turn around unless you pay him a couple of plunks. Ewing Advocate: Contractor Davis and men returned this week from W. W. Bethea’s ranch where they have completed one of the finest residences in this section of the state. The structure is 2i stories high, with a large basement and covers ground space of 30x36 and 16x20. The in terior is finely finished and is modern throughout. Mr. Bethea is surely to be congratulated on this great im provement. Mrs. Sarah Lawless, widow of the late John Lawless, died at her home a mile and a half northeast of this city last Tuesday evening at 10:30, after an illness of but four days, of bowel complaint. Mrs. Lawless was one of the pioneers of Holt county, having resided upon the farm upon which she passed away thirty years. She was 65 years of age and leaves two sons and three daughters to mourn her demise. The hour of the funeral has not been decided upon as they are waiting to hear from a son who re sides in Utah and a daughter in Da kota. No doubt the theatre goers who appreciated the Gilson & Bradfield company in “A Bachelor’s Honey moon” last season will be glad to know that the same people under the same management will be seen in “The Old Clothes Man” at the Knights of Columbus Opera House on Friday. Oct., 16. This is the greatest of comedy dramas and previous to this season had only been seen in the largest cities. James Malone of Sioux City, Iowa official welghmaster of the Western Weighing Association, was in the city the first of the week to weigh out two trains of cattle that are being shipped by Lee & Prentls to their feed yards in South Dakota. One train of thirty cars was shipped Tues day and another train of the same number of cars was shipped this morning. In the two trains there were 1700 head of cattle. H. B. Hubbard returned last week from a three month’s sight-seeing tour throughout the western states. Last spring Mr. Hubbard rented his farm near Agee and went west think ing he could find a more desirable location in one of the coast states, but he returns to old Hoit better than ever satisfied with his present loca tion. Mrs Hubbard is visiting rela tives at Lincoln but is expected to return in a couple of weeks. The annual meeting of the Holt county Women’s Christian Temper ance Union was held in O’Neill, Sept. 20th, and a goodly number were pres ent. The new officers elected for the coming year are Mrs. Murphy of Page, president; Mrs. Bright, of O’Neill, vice president at large; Mrs. Marla Roberts, of Page, correspontng secretary; Mrs. Jacob Beaver, of Leonia, treasurer. The convention will meet at Inman next fall. A month ago farmers were afraid that a frost would come along and ruin a lot of the late corn, which at that time needed a couple of weeks in which to put it out of reach of Jack’s chilly blasts. Now farmers are kick ing because we do not have a heavy frost to assist in drying up the fields so that they can commence picking corn. The crop will be the largest ever harvested in this county and farmers are naturally feeling elated. Chris Kennel was in town Tuesday after his return from his northern visit and says his apple trees are again in full bloom. He harvested a good crop of apples this fall and the trees are evidently trying to give him a double orop this year. Horticultur ists say that when fruit trees bloom In the fall, after the regular crop has been harvested that the trees will not bear the next year, so the Indications are that Chris will miss bis fruit crop next year. At the regular meeting of the city council held last Monday evening the Chicago and Northwestern railroad company was Instructed to place some safety appliance at the crossings of said road in this city in order to safe guard the public in crossing said tracks. The Northwestern and Bur lington railroads were also ordered to put a crossing in on Madison street, one block west of First street. The marshal was also instructed to cause all fences to be removed from all streets in the city limits. 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