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VOLUME XXX.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY.3,1910
NUMBER 33
HOTTER WEIGHS TO
BE INFLATED ALSO'
High Prices Alure Producer to In
crease Avoirdupois of Churning.
ONE DROP OF LIQUID DOES II
Subject tor Consideration of the Stati
Food Commissioner.—Holt County
Man Wants to Know.
With butter selling at 35 cents t
pound, and scarce at that, some en
terprismg Holt county citizen evi
dently intended to increase the num
her of pounds in each churning ant
sought information as to the methoc
as is evidenced by the following clip
ping from the Lincoln News:
“Somebody in Holt county has writ
ten to the state board of health in
quiring about a preparation which i
firm at Kansas City is reported to bt
offering for sale guaranteed to makt
a pound of butter weigh nearly tw<
pounds. The formula for doing thii
is to take a pound of ordinary butter
a pound of water and ten or twelvt
drops of the liquid, putting them al
inside of a receptacle and agitating
it like a churn. The process, accord
ing to a newspaper clipping whicl
was enclosed with the letter, results
in the particles of butter and watei
adherring to one another, so that tht
solid mass, when worked togethei
contains both ingredients in an in
seperable mixture. Four ounces 01
says. The writer who wants to fine
out does not disclose his occupation
but it is supposed he may be a farraei
who has butter to sell. Secretary E
A. Uarr of the state health board wil
report the matter to the board ol
secretaries at its next meeting anc
recommend that it be referred to the
food commissioner’s office for an in
vestigation as to whether or not such
stuff is being sold in Nebraska, and il
so whether its use is in violation ol
the law. The mixture was lately
reported to be selling in Kansas, and
' Hus secretary of the health board foi
that slate will be asked to furnish
any information he can give about it.’
The Ground Hog.
Yesterday was ground hog day and
if lie emerged from his hole before 1C
o'clock a. m., he did not see his
shadow but at about that hour, the
sun came out and shone brightly the
balance of the day, so if you believe
in tlie old saying get ready for sis
weeks more of winter.
The introduction of the groundhog
. into the traditions surrounding the
^■•2d of February is an American- inno
vation, and is said to have originated
with tiie negro superstions of “ole
Virginny.”
According to their stories, the
groundhog wakes up from a long sleep
and comes out on the 2d day of Febru
ary to see if the winter is over. II
the day is clear and bright so that
the sun throws a shadow on the snow
the groundhog takes fright and re
turns to his hole for six weeks more,
If it is a cloudy day, however, he
remains out over night and as a con
sequence warm weather commences
immediately and the farmers prepare
fnr an parlv snrimr
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain urn
called for In the O’Neill postofflce foi
week ending Jan. 29, 1909:
B. McMillian, F. A. Watkins, T
Roga, George Roberts, Eli Nafziger
Master Albert ITeek, Master Harrj
Heek, Carl Friedich, Mrs. Wm. A,
^,,Burke, MaudeS. Evans Kate Edana
W. B. Bonekemper, Wade Brown
Lizzie Merritt, Mrs. Gertrude Feller
Johann Hetterl, Thos. J. Casey, W. 8
Wollard.
In calling for the above please saj
“advertised.” If not called for withir
lifteen days they will be sent to the
dead letter office.
R. J. Marsh, P. M.
The annual township meeting wil
be held a montli earlier this year
The last legislature changed the dat«
from the first Tuesday in April to th<
first Tuesday in March. On account
of the scarcity of the new statutes
this fact is not generally known t(
the publio and is published for th<
information of township officers anc
electors. Tiie new law requires tin
same notice as to the time and place
of meeting as formerly.
E. H. Whelan,
County Attorney.
Strayed—From my place four mile:
north of O’Neill one 5-year-old Uer
ford cow, branded No. 11 on the righ
f hip, underbit in each ear and a dulap
Please notify Gustav Weinrich
O’Neill._31-tf
i I now have on display full lines of the best Spring Clothing for 1910 I
Suit in the latest effect 18.50
to $30.
New hats, latest shades and
shapes, $2 to $3.
Large selection dress gloves,
Moka 1.50, 1.75 and $2; Dent’s
imported kid $2 and 2.50.
A Large Shipment of Ladies’ Dress Skirts Just Received
New ideas worth looking for and the best makes on the market, $5 to
$10. Shirtwaists 1.25 to 1.50. Oxfords ie new strap sandal in the latest effects to $4 |;
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LOCAL MATTERS
Farm Loans. See R. II. Parker.
Hides bought at Davidson’s harness
shop. 23 tf
Up-to-date job printing at The
Frontier.
Try The Frontier for merchants’
counter pads.
Subscribe for The Frontier, only
$1.50 per year.
Rooms to rent.—Enquire of Mrs.
John Skirving.
P. J. Urguhart of Coleridge was in
the city Monday.
Remember Kennel’s sale on Mon
day, February 14.
Fred Martens was up from his Holt
creek ranch Monday.
Get some oyster shell chicken feed
at J. C. Horiskey’s. 32-2
Rev. M. F. Cassidy made a visit to
Omaha the first of the week.
John Robertson of Stuart was an
O’Neill visitor Monday last.
K. W. McDonald of Plalnview was
a guest at the Evans last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Lyle of Royal
were guests at the Evans Monday.
Oyster shells, excellent to feed chick
ens, for sale at J. C. Horiskey’s. 32-2
List your farms for sale with J.
J. McCaflerty, ofliee opposite post
office. ‘ 32-tf
Bob Brittell returned Sunday even
ing from a two week’s visit with rela
tives and friends at Neligh.
All those owing The Frontier on
subscription will confer a favor on us
by remitting the amount due.
Dr. Corbett Dentist, in O’Neill every
Monday (except the fourth one in each
month) four days each tiip. 14tf
William O. Black and Miss Martha
E. Bander, both of Brunswick, were
united in marriage last Tuesday by
County Judge Malone.
I have for sale 20 head of horses con
sisting of 13 yearlings the rest light
work horses.—Wm. Lenehan. In
quire of L. L. Mandeviile. 32 4
C. S. Kennel, who sold his farm
seven miles northwest of O’Neill a
. couple of months ago, will have a pub
' lie sale of all his personal property on
Monday, February 14.
Joseph Sorensen and family left
’ this morning for South Omaha where
1 they will make their future home.
The best wishes of their O’Neill
friends will accompany them to their
new home.
i Julius Duft, one of Grattan’s pros
■ perous farmers, will hereafter keep
; poosted on local affairs through the
columns of The Frontier, having had
, his name enrolled upon our subscrip
tion list Tuesday.
The smile of a rose should bring joy
to the saddest heart, buy your wed
ling ring of Graves. . , 29-5
I have some Eastern Money to loan
Pn Farms and Ranches in Holt county.
See R. H. Parker, O’Neill. 31-6m.
C. S. Kennel] will hold a public sale
it his place, eight miles northwest oi
D’Neill, on Monday, January 14, 1910.
See small bills for particulars.
V. Alberts have installed a gasoline
mgine in their harness shop, the
power from which they will use to
•un their machines. With this added
iquipment this popular firm will be
ible to nearly double their output.
The Farm Implement News gives
the following advise to retail imple
ment dealers: “In time of peace pre
pare for war. If you can’t secure any
more sleighs to sell, why not lay in a
supply of boats and be ready for the
spring floods.”
M. T. Elliott, the hustling auc
tioneer, was in from Red Bird Mon
lay. Mose says that he has a large
number of sales dated for this spring
and says that those he has had
already this year has been very satis
factory, everything bringing good
prices.
Divine worship will be conducted on
next Sunday, the 5th inst., morning
and evening at the Presbyterian
:hurch. Sunday school will follow
the morning service. A cordial wel
come is hereby given to everybody tc
30me out. Time of morning service is
10:30. sham.—Pastor
Mellor & Quilty have purchased a
Berg touring car for use in theii
livery business and when the snow
does off Jess will endeavor to navigate
the machine. He is of the opinion
that he will be an expert chaueffei
ifter a few lessons but most of the
boys are from Copenhagen.
County Assessor Skidmore was up
from Ewing the first of the week get
ting things in shape for the 1910 as
sessment. Mr. Skidmore says there
will be 00,000 acres of land added
to the Holt county assessment call
this spring. This is land upon which
anal proof has been made since the
1909 assessment.
Anna L. James has filed a petitior
in the district court praying for a
divorce from Ira N. James, to whoa
she was married at Thedford, Nebr.
on September, 30, 1893. In hei
petition she alleges that although de
fendant is an able-bodied man capable
of earning from $50 to $75 per month
lie refuses to work and spends his
time drinking and carousing and com
pels her to work to support him anc
their four children. He is also ac
cused of cruel and inhuman treat
rnent and making threats against
plaintiff and her children bodily harm.
She alleges that he has no property
and she asks an absolute divorce, and
custody of their four children.
M. G. Coffman, who lives on the old
Killmurry place a mile and a half
north of town, will have a public sale
there next Thursday, commencing at
12 o’clock sharp. Mr. Coffman is
going to leave the state and will dis
pose of all his personal property.
James Carney and J. J. Houlihan
returned Monday night from a pros
pecting tour through Oklahoma*
The boys went down to look over the
country with a view to locating and
while they did not invest in any Okla
homa soil they were very favorably
impressed with the country.
Drs. Gilligan and Wilson this morn
ing amputated the left leg of Henry
Hoxsie, which was fractured and torn
in a hay baler some two weeks ago.
After the injury the fractures were
set but one of the bone3 refused to
knit and amputation was necessary,
the leg being taken off a couple of
inches below the knee.
E. W. Hunt of Syracuse was a guest
at the Evans Sunday last. Prof Hunt
was superintendent of the public
schools of this city about twenty years
ago and has many friends in this city
who are always pleased to meet him.
For the past three or four years he
has been located at Alliance looking
tn lit me agnuuituiai experiment
stations in western Nebraska.
Jerry Sullivan arrived in town last
Sunday evening from Philadelphia
and will spend a few days visiting at
the home of his mother. Jerry is on
his way to San Francisco where he
expects to make arrangements for his
brother, Jack, to meet a few of the
western topnotchers in the roped
arena. Jack is still in Philadelphia
raking in the coin meeting eastern
pugs in six round bouts in the Quaker
city.
J. O. Chappian of Kearney, and old
time friend of the editor, was a pleas
ant caller at these headquarters Tues
day. Mr. Chapman was engaged in
the newspaper business at Ansley,
Nebr., for many years, but quit the
newspaper business about eight years
ago and has since been engaged in the
grain business. Mr. Chapman says
politics are beginning to warm up in
the southern part of the Sixth dis
trict and that considerable pressure
is being brought to bear upon F. E
Beeman of Kearney to get him to
enter the race for the republican
nomination for congress. With two
avowed democratic candidates, one
populist candidate and at least two
republican candidates, politics prom
ise to be exciting during the coming
summer.
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MINOR MENTION
Last Tuesday R. II. Mills purchased
the confectionery and grocery of Mrs.
Moore located in the building next
to Weingartner’s restaurant, taking
possession Wednesday morning. Mr.
Mills expects to increase the stock
and run an up-to-date grocery and
confectionery store and will handle
all kinds of fruit in season. Mr. Mills
has been a resident of O’Neill for
about twenty years and prior to his
injury—in falling from a windmill
last spring—had a splendid windmill
and pump business but, on account of
his injuries was compelled to retire
from that line of work and his many
friends predicta successful career for
him in the grocery business.
Gust Weinreich was a caller at
these headquarters yesterday and an
nounced that he was again the owner
of Holt county soil having, that day,
purchased the Knopp farm—the old
Arthur Barrett homestead—which is
the southeast quarter of the same
section in which Mr. Weinrich’s form
er farm was located. The price paid
was $40 per acre for 240 acres. The
Frontier is g'ad to see Gus decide to
remain in old Holt as he is a No. 1
citizen and a hustling, progressive
farmer. _
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X'AUJ VI VI V1UH1VIU| ViiV ,
members of the city council and three
saloonkeepers of the city have been
arrested charged with breaking the
8 o’clook and Sunday closing law.
The arrest came about through the
work of a detective, who passed as a
horse trader. He trapped the prison
ers by going with the mayor and
others into saloons and getting drunk
on Sundays and after 8 o’clock at
uight. _
T. J. Murphy has been appointed
carrier on rural route No. 1 out of the
city to till the vacancy caused.;by the
resignation of Henry Grady. A bill is
now before congress raising the pay of
rural carriers and if it is enacted into
law the carrier on this route will then
receive about $1,480 per year. This
amount would make the job worth
holding. _
John Phalen arrived in the city last
Friday evening from a months visit to
his old Wisconsin home and will visit
his brother, Frank, for a few weeks
before going to South Dakota.
Come and see our big, tine Barred
Plymouth Rock chickens. Roosters
for sale.—J. II. McAllister, Agee,
Nebr. _ 33-2p
Henry Martfeldt was down from
Newport the first of the week.
Fresh groceries and confectionery at
Mills’ Grocery_
For fresh bread call at Mills’ Groc
ery. 33
EXAMINATIONS FOR
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
Will Be Held Saturday at the Local
Postoffice.
COUNTY HAS FIFTEEN DISTRICTS
Some Fifty Applicants for Jobs for
Taking Census in Holt County and
Only Fifteen Needed.
Saturday, February 5, at 2 p. m.,
examinations will be held at the post
office in this city for applicants for
census enumerators for this county.
About fifty applications have been
tiled from this county with the census
supervisor for the Sixth congressional
district, Joseph Pigman of Broken
Bow. The county is divided into
fifteen district, one enumerator for
each district. The districts are as
follows:
District No. 125—Atkinson, town
ship and village.
District No. 126—Chambers, Conly
and Shamrock townships.
District No. 127—Cleveland, Dustin
and Sand Creek townships.
District No. 128—Deioit and Lake
townships.
District No. 129.—Ewing township
and village.
District No. 130.—Emmet and Grat
tan townshlDS exclusive of cltv nf
O’Neill.
District No. 131—Fairview, Swan
and Wyoming townships.
District No. 132—Francis, Oreen
Valley and Sheridan townships.
District No. 134—Inman and Mc
Clure townships.
District No. 136—O’Neill city,
wards 1, 2 and 3.
District No. 136—Paddock and Sara
toga townships.
District No. 137—Pleasant View,
Rock Falls and Shields townships.
District No. 138—Scott, Steel Creek
and Willowdale townships.
District No. 139—Stuart township
and village.
The examination papers will be
transmitted by the postmaster to the
supervisor of census who will pass
upon them and appoint the enumer
ators. __
Stuart Has Another Fire.
Stuart was visited by another fire
last Saturday which resulted In the
Checkered livery barn, owned by
George Robertson & Co., and serious
damage to F. C. Horak’s ice house,
which stood at the rear of his meat
market, just across from the barn.
D. W. Stuart’s general merchandise
store and it wa3 thought for a time it
would be impossible to save it and the
contents of the building and also that
of Shearer’s harness shop, adjoining,
was moved into the street. As it
was the heroic work of the fire depart
ment succeeded in preventing the
spread of the fire. Three horses were
burned in the barn. The fire is said
to have orignated from a lantern that
bad been used by a mail carrier in
harnessing his team, and had been
left in a remote corner of the barn.
Loss, $2,000; Insurance $1,000. This
is the second tire Stuart had during
the month of January.
Ruling of Postoffice Department
Postmaster Marsh has received the
following communication from the
post office department:
“In view of the extent to which the
practice of placing loose coins in boxes
by rural patrons has grown, and the
delay in the delivery and collection of
mail and the hardship imposed on
rural carriers inctdent thereto, you
are informed that, commencing Feb
ruary 15, proximo, rural letter carriers
will not be required to collect loose
coins from rural mall boxes. Patrons
should enclose coins in an envelope,
wrap them securely in a piece of
paper, or deposit them in a coin-hold
ing receptacle, so they can be easily
and quickly taken from the boxes,
and carriers will be repuired to lift
such coins, and, where accompanied
by mail for dispatch, attach the
requisite stamps.’’
The base ball enthusiasts of Bone
steel. Dallas, Spencer, Lynch, Creigh
ton and Norfolk are talking of organ
izing a base ball league. Part of
these towns were in the league which
was organized on the Bonesteel line
five years ago, and while the game
was an expensive one for the “mag
nates" they provided a better class of
ball than they could have done as
independent teams. The promoters
of the league will endeavor to have
a meeting at Norfolk next week to
discuss the advisability of organizing.
For watches, musical instruments
including pianos, and firstclass jewelry
go to Graves’ the Jeweler—Watch re
pairing promptly attended to. 30tf