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VOLUME XXX.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 20,1910
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NUMBER 31
LOCAL MATTERS
Farm Loans, See Ft. H. Parker.
Hide* bought at Davidson’s harness
shop 23tf
Up-iodate job printing at The
Front ier.
Joint Jirady was down from Atkin
son Monday.
Try Tlte Frontier for merchants’
counter pads.
Subscribe for The Frontier, only
$ l 50 per year.
S J Weekes made a business trip
to Omaha the first of the week.
Mrs Clarence Campbell left Tues
day morning for her future home at
Seattle, Washington
The smile of a rose should bring joy
to the saddest heart, buy your wed
ding ring of Graves. 29-5
I have some Eastern Money to loan
on Farms and Ranches in Holt county.
See R II. Parker, O’Neill. 31-6m.
Dr. Corbett Dentist, in O’Neill every
Monday (except the fourth one in each
month) four days each tiip. 14tf
Paul Lamoureaux of Gregory, S. D.v
arrived in the city last Saturday for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Miles A. Minahan and Mike Curran
of Swan were in the city Monday on
business before the U. S. land office.
L. E. Harding, of Rock Falls town
ship, was a caller Monday and left
some of the “coin of the realm” on
subscription.
All those owing The Frontier on
subscription will confer a favor on us
by remitting the amount due. Now
is the time.
instead or uowen s fanner, nere
after the firm will be Bowen Bros., as
1 have bought an interest in the firm.
—Harry Bowen. 30-2
It is announced tiiat a political
“pull” will not be necessary to secure
appointment as census enumerator.
Politics will be a bar to none.
For watches, musical instruments
including pianos, and first class jewelry
go to Graves’ the Jeweler—Watch re
pairing promptly attended to. 30tf
I have bought the interest of Bert
Palmer and will settle the bills of
Bowen & Palmer and all accounts are
payable to me.—G. E. Bowen. 30 2
Ed Green of Atchison, Kansas, but
formerly a resident of Inman, was in
the city yesterday renewing old-time
acquaintances.
At a meeting of the county board
last Thursday Conrad Boehme of At
kinson was re-appointed a member of
the Soldiers’ Relief Commission, to
serve three years.
Eugene M. Reed of Lincoln, right
of way appraiser of the engineering
department of the state railway com
mission, was in the city Monday on
business connected with his office.
Divine services will be conducted at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
tile 23rd inst, morning and evening,
at the usual hours of service. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to come
The “alarm” bells have been in
stalled at the crossing of the North
western on First street and also on
the Fourth street crossing, and their
music can now be heard when a train
approaches the station.
O. O. Snyder was in Lincoln last
week attending a meeeting of the
Nebraska Lumbermen’s Association.
At tills meeting William Krotter of
Stuart was elected president of the
association for the ensuing year.
Strayed—From my place four miles
north of O’Neill one 5-year-old Her
ford cow, branded No. 11 on the right
hip, underbit in each ear and a dulap.
.riease notiry uustav weinrich,
O’Neil). 31-tf
The Osmond public school burned
to the ground last Monday morning.
The building was of brick and was
built a few years ago at a cost of
81400. Tlie tire was discovered at
4 o’clock in the morning and is sup’
posed to be of incendary origin.
Louis Heeb left yesterday for a
visit to his old home in Switzerland.
Louis says he is going to bring his
sister to this country with him when
he returns, but most people are of
the opiuion.that he wjll return with
some other persons sister as his wife.
If the latter is the case The Frontier
extends congratulations.
Owen Francis, the eight months old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Biglin, died
at their home at Hastings last Mon
day morning. The babe was in splen
did health the night before when put
I to bed about 9 o’clock. He died some
time during the night, being found
dead in bed by Mrs. Biglin the next
morning. Physicians who were called
stated that death was caused by
paralysis of the heart. The remains
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Biglin,
arrived in this city Tuesday evening,
being interred in the Catholic ceme
tery Wednesday morning. The sym
_pathy of the O’Neill friends is extend
|
ed to the bereaved parents in their
hour of sorrow.
The Burlington was “up against
it” again last week. A freight got
stalled in the snow near Orchard last
Saturday afternoon and the passenger
due here at 11:35 Saturday night did
not reach O’Neill until noon Monday,
having remained at Orchard until the
track was cleared.
Clarence E. Tenborg was down from
Emmett Saturday. Clarence has en
tered the real estate business and had
this office fix him up the necessary
stationary to commence business
with. Mr. Tenborg is a hustler and
will undoubnedly “make good” selling
Holt county realty.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Reka and son,
Charles, left Tuesday morning for
Oberlin, Kansas, where they will
spend the balance of the winter and
may locate permanently. Should
they decide to locate in the sunflower
state their O’Neill friends wish them
prosperity and happiness.
The following Frontier readers re
newed their subscription to The
Frontier the past weeek: John
Ranghenbaugh, Mike O’Neill, J. F.
Shoemaker, J. A. Harmon, C. C.
Reka, Fred Alberts, P. Reddin, Fred
Vitt, S. J. Weekes, P. McMonigle
E. H. Thompson and Mrs. W. F.
Smith, O’Neill, and C. C. Baker,
Coqper, Iowa.
The following government rule for
measuring hay in a round stack may
be of interest to our readers: “Divide
the distance around the stack by four,
to get one side of a square of equal
size. Subtract one side of the square
from the distance over and divide uy
two to get height. Then multiply
the snuare of the hasp hv the height
to get the number of cubic feet in the
stack and divide by 400, the nnmber
of cubic feet in a ton.”
Gustav Weinreich returned Tues
day evening from a visit to Pierce
county, where he went last week to
look at some land with a view to pur
chasing. Gus had a deal on for the
sale of his farm north of town and
thought some of moving to Pierce
county, but now says the stuff is off
and that he will remain in old Holt.
After viewing some Pierce county
land he says he would not take *75.00
an acre for his place four miles north
of town.
Henry Hoxie met with a serious
accident last Monday while baling
hay on the old Allen Brown farm
south of O’Neill. Mr Hoxie was
feeding the baler and pressing the
hay down into the box of the baler
with his feet, watching the team and
stepping out of the box before the
plunger got to the center. When the
accident occurred lie did not take note
of the position of the team before
stepping in and the plunger caught
both feet in the box and he suffered a
compound fracture of both bones in
his left leg, the first about two inches
above the ankle and the other about
six inches higher. Ttie flesh and ten
dons on the leg was torn off to the
bone, from the ankle to tlie knee.
His left leg was badly bruised, al
though uo bones were broken. He
was brought to this city and taken
to the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Bradley, and the fracture set by Drs.
Gllligan and Wilson and is now get
ting along nicely.
A deal was consumated lastVeek
between David Stannard and C. C.
Reka by which Mr. Stannard again
becomes the owner of the building
formerly occupied by Mr. Reka as a
cigar and confectionery store on
Fourth street. This building was
sold by Mr. Stannard to Mr. Reka a
dozen years ago and it undoubtedly
seems like old times to Dave to again
become the owner. The stock was
also included in the deal and the new
owner will continue the business.
Mrs. Marion Ballou Fisk, under the
auspices of the Ladies’ Tuesday Club,
entertained in an unique manner a
a good audience at the K. C. hall last
Thursday night. At the beginning
the audience was both skeptical and
critical, but Mrs. Fisk proved herself
a brilliant story teller both with
crayon and word picture and soon won
appreciation and applause for her
“Americans in the Making.” Mrs.
Fisk blends art, humor, pathos and
morals in a delightfully wholesome
way.
The following appeared in last Fri
day’s Bee, as a special telegram from
Worcester, Mass. “One of the most
prominent engagement announce
ments of the new year is that made
today of Miss Marion Olive Willard of
Worcester to Lieutenant Owen Riggs
Meredith, U. S. A., of O’Neill, Neb.
Miss Willard is the talented daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Willard,
who made the announcement to Wor
AAotni* oivnlno f n M fPU „
joins the rest of the people of ONeill
in extending Owen congratulations
upon the announcement.
Ed McBride has been unanimously
re-elected as janitor of the court
house for 1910 at a salary of $50 per
month. Ed has made a splendid
janitor and has kept the court house
lawn in splendid condition during the
year.just closed. With Mr. McBride
janitor of the court house and A. P.
Brooks janitor of the school house
these two public buildings, their
lawns and walks are kept in splendid
condition and they deserve credit for
their work. In fact these two are
about the only men in town who have
kept their walks free from snow dur
ing the winter.
John Bland, for many years prin
cipal of the public schools of this city,
dropped dead from heart failure in
the barnyard on his farm a mile north
of Fremont, while he was doing the
evening chores last Tuesday. The
body was discovered by Mrs Bland up
on returning from the funeral of a
neighbor. He had been dead but a
few moments as the body was still
warm. Mr. Bland was county super
intendent of Keokuk county, Iowa,
for four terms prior to coming to this
city. When he left here he retired
from school work and spent the past
twenty years on a fruit farm near
Fremont. He was about sixty years
of age and a native of Indiana,
Ben Jones, while baling hay for the
ditch company a week ago Friday, got
his left foot caught In the baler and
had tiie ilesii torn from six inches of
his leg, commencing about six inches
Obove the ankle. That lie escaped a
broken leg seems miraculous. He
was brought to town and had his
injuries attended to and is getting
along nicely.
A deal of more than ordinary intcr
was consumated about ten days
ago when J. A. Naylor purchased the
Dewey hotel. Consideration $2,000
This building stands on one of the
best corners in the city, the lot being
worth nearly the amount paid for the
property. Mr. Naylor, when asked if
he expected to build a modern hotel
on the property, replied that he had
to finish up the building now under
construction this year and that as yet
he had no plans as to the erection of
a new building on the property just
purchased.
A farewell party was tendered Mrs.
John A. Golden at the Odd Fellows
hall last Tuesday evening. High five
was the principal feature of amuse
ment, Miss Mamie McManus winning
first prize, a beautiful china plate.
Luncheon was served at 10:30 and it
was reported that it was a feast fit
for the kings. At the conclusion of
luncheon Mrs. C. B. Scott, on behalf
of the ladies, presented Mrs Golden
with a cut glass vase and a set of
sterling silver knives and forks and
wished for her and hers prosperity
and happiness in their new home.
Exchange: Smile and the world
smiles with you, “knock” and you go
alone; for the cheerful grin will let
you in where the kicker is never
known. Growl, ana the way looks
dreary, laugh and the path is bright;
for wholesome smile brings sunshine,
while a frown shuts out the light.
Sing and the world Is harmonious;
grumble and things go wrong, and all
the time you are out of rhyme with
the busy hustling throng. Kick and
there’s trouble brewing; whistle and
life is gay, and the world’s in tune
like a day in June, and the clouds all
melt away.
One of the most enjoyable social
events held in O’Neill for many
months was the farewell banquet
tendered John A. Golden at the
Evans hotel last evening by the busi
ness men and old timers of the city.
Promptly at 10 o’clock the banqueters,
with the guest of honor, filed into the
dining room of the Evans and seated
themselves at the banquet board and
shortly thereafter all were doing
justice to the tempting viands that
had been prepared for this occasion
by the genial host and hostess of this
popular establishment. After the
craving of the inner man had been
satiated Toastmaster John A. Har
mon, in a few well chosen and humor
ous remarks brietly outlined the cause
of the gathering and called upon M. F.
Harrington to say something upon
the retirement of Mr. Golden from
the citizenship of Holt county. Mr.
Harrington replied by presenting to
Mr. Golden, with a short and very
appropriate address, on behalf of his
many neighbors and old-time friends
i beautiful gold-headed walking sticl
issuring him that when in his lows
dome its presence would remind hin
pf the many friends and well wisher
de had left in the little city in whicl
de had lived over a quarter of t
aentury. In accepting the girt Mr
Solden assured them that O'Neill, Jti
people and their kindness to him woulc
□ever be forgotten and that if he fallec
to properly express his feelings and hii
thankfulness forthe honor conferred i
was not because his heart was not will
log but that the tongue was weak. Nu
merous other citizens were called up
an for toasts and briefly responded, al
speaking in the highest terms of Mr
Solden as a citizen, a neighbor and i
public official and regretting that hi
was removing from the community
rhe hit of the evening, however, wai
made by one who has not heretofori
been recognized as an after dlnne
talker, but it is certain that hereafte
ao O’Neill banquet will be com
pletb unless John Horiskey is on thi
program for a toast. John spoke bui
i few moments but while talking hi
rept the banqueters roaring will
aughter with his dry witticisms
During the banquet music was fur
aished by Miss Ruth Evans, and thi
Misses Rose Fallon, Mae Campbell
ind John Sullivan entertained thi
quests with some of the latest am
most popular songs. In the smal
dours of the morning when the heart
pf the banqueters had been mellowei
ay the kind words and expressions o
Ijuuu win iu tv ua i/uc cuuacu
sus of opinion that such feasts of wis
jom were not held often enough h
O’Neill to keep its citizens in clos
touch with each other and a com
mittee of three consisting of Col. Nei
Brennan, C. E. Hall and S. J. Weekes
were appointed to make arrange
ments for a business men’s banquet t
be held in the near future.
The case of W. P. Mohr vs. N. C
Hopkins, on a breach of contract
which was commenced in the dlstric
court on Obtober 28, was, upon appl
cation of the defendant, who is a res
dent of Westboro, Mo., removed t
the Circuit Court of the Unite
States, Norfolk division. Accordin
to the petition this case involves lan
valued at $54,600. On September 20t
last, the petition states, Mohr an
Hopkins entered into a contract b
the terms of which Hopkins was t
deed to Mohr land valued at$23,4C
and Mohr was to deed .him lan
valued at $54,600, and the different
$31,200, Hopkins was to pay Mohr i
cash. Mohr alleges he stands read
to fulfill his part of the contract bu
that defendant refuses to fulfill hi
part of the agreement and seeks t
compel him to live up to the contracl
According to the daily press shee
are dying by the thousands in wester
South Dakota, Wyoming and Mor
tana. On account of the unpreci
dented snow fall In that section, co'
ering the range, thousands of shee
have died of starvation and it is pri
dieted that mutton will be highe
this year than ever before in th
country.
A Colden Weddding and A Surprise
About fifty neighbors and friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus H. Bentley,
gathered at their home on Tuesday
evening to celebrate the fiftieth anni
versary of their marriage. At about
9 o’clock the marriage ceremony was
repeated In part, by Rev. T. S. Wat
son, pastor of the Methodist church,
who pronounced that they were hus
band and wife still. At the conclu
sion of this brief cererfiony, Dr. A. H.
Corbett stepped forward and in be
half of their many friends presented
to Mr. and Mrs. Bentley a small box
containing some gold coins. Immedi
ately following the presentation, to
tlie utter surprise of nearly every one
present, Mr. Joseph H. Wise, one of
our well known and highly esteemed
citizens, and Miss Flora Bentley,
daughter of the above mentioned
couple, presented themselves and
were united in marriage in the usual
way, by the same pastor, using the
ring ceremony. Again Dr. Corbett
came to the front, and in behalf of
those who were In the secret, pre
sented to tire happy couple some beau
tiful silver table ware. The bride
was beautifully arrayed In a gown of
lavender bengallne, while the groom
wore a becoming suit of black. After
the two couples had received the
hearty congratulations of their many
friends, a most delightful repast was
served, and was greatly enjoyed by
all. That Mr. and Mrs. Bentley may
be spared to spend many more happy
years together and that Mr. and Mrs.
Wise may have a long and joyous life
together, is the expressed desire of all
who were permitted to enjoy this
happy and auspicious occasion. »*»
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha, Neb., Jan 6,—Spec
, ial market letter from Standard Live
Stock Commission Co.
We quote:
, Fair to choice beeves. 5.00(a) 7.26
Others down to. 4.00
Cornfed cows and heifers up to 5.00
1 Fair to good .
Canners and cutters.
Veal calves.
Bulls, stags,etc.
Good to choice feeders.
1 Others down to. 3.00
Stock heifers...2.75@ 3.50
The market opens with the cattle
> market at about the low point of the
season. It was hoped there would be
an improvement but with 30,000
receipts in Chicago on Monday and
their market 10 to 20 lower there is
not much show for an advance here
for a day or two. Buyers seem to be
slow in taking hold here and It has
been a long time since we had more
than a short spurt of an active mar*
> ket. Conditions are very little
' changed from what they have been
during the past week or ten days and
we cannot now see much encourage
ment for the near future but do ex
1 pect to see high prices for finished
' beef this spring. Th» demand con
1 tinues very light for Stockers and
1 feeders.
Hog values continue at a high level.
The market fluctuates more or less
' and thrre is often a 10 or 15 cents
1 difference one way or the other be
! tween the opening and at the close.
1 Bulk $8.45 to $8.55, top $8.60.
There are no new features to the
’ sheep trade. The desirable kinds
, continue to demand strong prices, but
‘ everything changes hands usually In
good season.
! MINOR MENTION
Walter Lavioletto came up from
1 Bloomfield Saturday night, returning
, Tuesday morning.
Word comes from Atkinson that
> Harvey Moore, who was taken to a sani
tarium there a few weeks ago sutfer
. ing from typhoid fever, is in a serious
, condition and the chances are against
t his recovery.
J. A. Mann and C. E. Hall were
- in Norfolk Tuesday attending a meet
0 ing of the members of the Northeast
1 Nebraska Racing circuit. The races
X will be held in O’Neill this year on
1 August 10, 11 and 12 and the officials
i will endeavor to make the coming
i meet the best in the history of the
Y local association- The races start
o at Norfolk on August 3. Madison
0 dropped out of the circuit and Stan
1 ton was dropped as it was a little
out of the way for the association to
^ handle.
y A farewell party was tendered Mrs.
1 G. A. Campbell at the residence of
s Mr. and Mrs. J. F. OjDonnell last
J Saturday evening by the yjung ladies
• of the city. Mrs. Campbell was pre
p sented with a set of sterling silver
i dessert forks, after which progressive
- high five was indulged in, and in
which Miss Mabel McNichols secured
- first prize. A very i leasant evening
p was eujoyed by the young ladies and,
i- prior to their departure, expressed
r the hope that Mrs. Campbell would
s enjoy health, prosperity and happiness
in her new home.