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T HE Frontier. VOLUME: XXX. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY,'?'*, 1910 NUMBER 36 LOCAL MATTERS Farm Loans. See R. H. Parker. Money for farm loans, Waterman, O’Neill. 34 2p Go to Mills’ bakery for Dill pickles. 34-2 Hides bought at Davidson’s harness siiop. 23tf Up-to-date job printing at The Frontier. Try The Frontier for merchants’ counter pads. Subscribe for The Frontier, only 81 50 per year. H. P Greeley of Atkinson was in the city Monday. Fresh groceries and confectionery at Mills’ Grocery. O J. Frost of Plainview was an O’Neill visitor Friday last. P. J. McManus returned from his Chicago purchasing trip Sunday last. For Sale—300 bushels good seed wheat.—Peter W. Duffy, Saratoga, Neb. 36-1 List your farms for sale with J. J. McCafferty, office opposite post office. 32-tf Frank Howard went to Omaha Sat urday to buy some new machinery for ins blacksmith shop. The ground hog evidently seen his shadow February 2, and has been working overtime since. Dr. Corbett Dentist, in O’Neill every Monday (except the fourth one in each month) four days each tiip. 14tf A. E Lee of Vermillion, S. D . was in the city the first of the week look ing after his landed interests. I have some Eastern Money to loan on Farms and Ranches in Holt county See R H. Parker, O’Neill. 31-6m. T. J. Joyce will have a sale of his personal property on the Joyce farm northwest of town on Monday, March 7. W. J. O’Connor, who has spent the past month at Omaha receiving treat ment for rheumatism, returned home Saturday evening. John Enright will have a public sale at his place four miles north of O’Neill on Thursday, March 10. See s nail hills for particulars. For watches, musical instruments including pianos, and firstclass jewelry go to Graves’ the Jeweler—Watch re pairing promptly attended to- 30tfL. 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. Mandeville. 32 4 John Walker was up from Page Monday and had this office turn out some bills for a stock sale which Walker & Churchill will have at the Walker barn in Page on March 5. 50 head of registered stallions and mares, weanlings to six years old, 1200 to 2200 hundred, $200 to $1500. Some extra good grade range stallions cheap. Every horse guaranteed. Write for particulars. One block west of court house, Grand Island, Neb 35-3 Bernard & Langmann The Frontier learns that the Hunt that dropped dead in Denver last week was not C. M. Hunt, who pur chased the Caldwell ranch a couple of years ago, but belonged to a family that lived for years at Chelsea, on the Niobrara. We understand that O. M. Hunt is in lo ver California and enjoy ing good health. During the past two months several of our readers have remitted their subscription arreages but we still have several hundred who are delin quent. Join the procession now and pay up your back subscription. For Rent—My farm 4 miles north of O'Neill. 140 acres under cultivation; good 10 room house, large barn and other outbuildings. Also 100 acres on Black Bird, 80 acres pasture and 80 acres hay land.—John Enright, O’Neill. 36 The Octagons were very pleasantly entertained Monday evening by Mrs. R. R. Dickson. The evening was spent informally and a jolly time is re ported. At 11:30 a chafing dish sup per was served, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Ewing Advocate: Last week S. II. Trussell purchased the Selah drug store building from A. Drzewiecki, consideration being $1400. Mr. Trus sell contemplates erecting a brick structure, single story aud eighty feet Jong as sooo as the weather wiu permit. Jack Thomas, Art Ryan and Charles McKenna left for Cheyenne, Wyo., last Monday morning to witness the 20-round mill between Nat Dewey and Sam Langford, both colured. When it comes to anything in the genuine sporting line the O’Neill boys are always tbere. Fremont, Hastings, Seward, Grand Island, Superior and Red Cloud have organized a state base ball league and will play organized ball this year. Most of these towns are large enough to support good ball teams and the race for the pennant in the Nebraska State League will be eagerly watched by fans throughout the state. The regular church services will be conducted at the Presbyterian church, O’Neill, next Sunday the 27th., morn ing and evening, at the usual hours of service. The exercises of the Sunday school begin at the close of the morn ing preaching service. A cordial in-' vitation is extended to all to come out to any or all of the services. One of our citizens has received a letter from a resident of Oshkosh, Wis , who is desirous of starting an electric light plant here, providing, a satisfactory franchise can be se cured. Local parties are now corres ponding with the gentlemen and something definite will be learned about the matter dutihg the next few weeKs. Don Carlos Austin of Inman and Miss Annie P. Kenney of Schuyler were married at the county judge’s office Thursday last. They will make their home on the Root farm west of Inman. The bride, while she comes from Colfax county, has friends and acqaintances at Inman, she being a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tomp kins, old residents of that community. Ewing Advocate: Quite a change was made in Ewing banking circles this week. S. W. Brion jr., who has been assistant cashier of the Ewing State Bank for several years, severed his connection with that institution and accepted a position as cashier of The Pioneer Bank, taking the place of J. N. Trommershauser, who was elected vice-president. This change makes the officers all home men. Mr. Brion entered upon his duties Mon day morning and we fee! assured that he will make a success of the new venture, he being well liked and a thorough business man. =75he— I G. W. Bradt SALE POSTPONED! I Will be held on Tues. Mar. 1st 11 m. northeast O’Neill 32 Horses, 33 Cattle 40 Hogs, Grain, Hay lot of Machinery, etc. A Monday Morning Wedding. A happy event occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Millard at 8:30 o’clocki Monday morning, when their daughter Fannie was united in mar riage with Mr. Lloyd B. Messacar, Rev. T. S. Watson officiating. Only a few intimate friends of the young couple, besides the family, were pres ent. Miss Edna Howe attended the bride, who was attired in a handsome princess gown of white silk and car ried white and red roses. Mr. Clyde Messner performed the part of grooms man. The groom wore a suit of black. After the marriage breakfast was served and at 10 o’clock the young couple departed on the North western for Omaha where they went at once to housekeeping. The Frontier joins the many friends of this young couple in extending con gratulations. The bride is a youdg lady of more than ordinary worth and is too well known by O’Neill people to require any introduction by us, as she has lived here practically all her life. She will be missed especially by the young folks among whom she was a popular favorite here. The groom formerly resided in O’Neill, having put in about a year in various offices in the court house and was deputy county clerk for a short time under Mr. Simar. lie is a young man of good habits and business ability and is now a bookkeeper in the offices Of the National Refining campany, a branch of the Standard Oil company, at Omaha. The first will contest case in this county during the incumbency of Judge Malone, was heard last Friday. Mrs. Maggie Osborne has brought action in county court to set aside the will of her mother, Margaret Mal loy. J, A. Donohoe represents the contestant and R. R. Dickson the pro ponants, James and Thomas Malloy. Considerable property is involved In the estate, comprising also three or four quarter sections of land. By the terms of the will the centestant was given $100 of the estate. Numerous allegations are made why the will should be set aside. It is charged that the testator was not mentally competent to execute the will; that undue influence was brought to bear by one of the heirs, and also denies the genuineness of the signature to the will. The lawyers presented their arguments to the court yesterday and Judge Malone'now has the case under advisement. Joe Mann, manager of the J. P. Mann & Co. general store, has evolved an unique plan to dispose of the ac cumulations of years of clothing and other lines of merchandise and in cidentally acquire some real estate holdings. The store of which he is manager and one of owner has been in operation something like a quarter of a century and naturally many obs rlete articles of merthandise have accumalated. Mr. Mann has had these all sorted outand is tradingthem off as complete stocks for western land. The object is to clean the store out of all goods and have only the fresh new lines, so that, Mr. Mann says, when his spring lines are all placed on the shelves the entire stock of the store will be new and up-to-date. He goes to Chicago Saturday to buy the spring and summer lines. Last Friday Arthur Spittler re signed his position as deputy county clerk to accept a position as assistant cashier in the Ewing State bank. P. C. Kelley, who was appointed super visor from this district to fill the un expired term of John A. Golden re signing his position as a member of the board and was appointed deputy county clerk. Frank Campbell pre sented a petition to the board praying for his appointment to the vacancy, but the board laid the matter upon table the until the next meeting, March 1. The sale of imported linens held at the Horiskey building Tuesday by the ladies of the Methodist church proved a great success in spite of the severe weather. There is still a good assortment of the linen on hand. In order to give all a chance to obtain some the sale will be continued Sat urday afternoon and evening, Febru ary 20, in the same building. In con nection with this there will be aprons and cakes on sale, and the Epworth League will serve an oyster supper. Everyone come. Lorenzo Ross, one of the pioneers of this county died in the insane asylum at Norfolk last Wednesday, the remains being brought to the city Thursday night and interred in the Protestant cemetery Friday. Mr. Ross was about 82 years of age and had been an inmate of the insane asylum about 5 years. His son, Coi mer Ross of Spencer and his daughter, Mrs. J. Coombs of Spencer and Mrs. Twyford of Walthill were in attend ance at the funeral. 1 Your Last Chance a FOR Winter Discounts Prices Cut j to \ — ...—.-. - — .: - :-- ------- WITH the one exception of Overshoes and Rubbers, all strictly Winter Goods left in our store will be dosed out during the few remaining weeks of winter at a reduction in price of from one-fifth to one• \ third. This includes all women and men*s Coats, Fur \ or Pelt Lined Garments, Caps, Mittens, Heavy Under wear, and all Winter Goods. Our stock has been pretty well reduced during the winter but there are many good selections left yet and you will find some of the rarest bargains ever offered in these lines while we are closing out the balance of ; the stock. We always do as we say, so now is your opportunity to make a big saving. n J. P. MANN & CO. 11 A QUESTION OP LAW. Who are the Members of the Town ship Board? As I have received fnany inquiries on this subject I believe It might be of interest to your readers to have the matter explained. On account of a blunder in the new edition of the Complied Statutes of Nebraska, there is considerable confusion as to the membership of the township boards, expecially as to whether the treasurer or the assessor is a member of the board. Section 2017, on page 722, of the Compiled Siatutes of 1909, states that “the town clerk, the town treas urer, and the justice of the peace who shall have received the largest number of votes for that office shall be and donstitute the township board.” As to the town treasurer this is a mis take. Section 4540, of Cobbey’s An notated Statute for 1909 gives the “town assessor” instead of the town treasurer as a member of the board. When there is a conflict between statutes we must look to the session laws, and both of these statutes refer back to House Roll 245, Session Laws 1909, and this act is very brief and simple. It provides that, “the town clerk, the town assessor, and the jus tice of the peace who shall have re ceived the largest numbei of votes for that office shall be and constitute the town board ” It is evident that the legislature intended to return to the same form of township govern ment that existed before the enact ment of the county assessor law. It is unfortunate that the mistake should occur in the edition of the statutes which is commonly used by town boards. E. H. Whelan, County Attorney. R. W. McGinnis, proprietor of the McGinnis Creamery company, was up from Lincoln the first of the week. During the coming year the creameiy will maintain an office down town and farmers will not have to haul the cream out to the creamery, but can leave it at the down town station and take back empty cans from there. This will make it handier for cream ery patrons and will undoubtedly have a tendency to increase their local business. Notice to City Water Patrons. Hereafter when it shall be found necessary to shut off the city water supply while making necessary repairs will be notified by blowing the whistle five times. Water Commissioner. • Notice. : • - i Owners of dogs running at large upon the streets of O’Neill are here by notified that from March 1st to 5th, all unlicensed dogs found running at large upon the streets will be de stroyed, as provided in ordinance No. 22 A. Persons owning valuable dogs which they do not want killed will please keep them tied up during that time. P. F. Coyne, City marshal. The Cheyenne prize tight between Nat Dewey and Sam. Langford, both colored, lasted only one minute and fifty seconds. Dewey opened the fight by tapping Langford lightly on the face a couple of times then Lang ford came back with one on the point of the chin putting him to the floor, he got to his feet and was put down again and when he got back to his feet was put down and out by a light tap in the face. O’Neill sports will not see much after their thousand mile journey. M. T. Elliott was in town today, coming in from J. M. Colbert’s ten miles northwest, where he had a sale yesterday Col. Elliott tells us Mr. Colbert had a good sale, it netting him nearly double what he expected and was mostly all cash. One man bought two teams at $837 and paid cash. A span of mares coming three and four years old were knocked off at $522, or $201 each. Cows sold as high as $49 and other things in proportion. It is reported in the daily press that a prominent eastern Nebraska seed man recently tested some of his seed corn. Of that tested only 50 per cent of that grown that was picked prior to the November storms germinated, and only about 15 per cent of that picked after January 1. From that it would seem that farmers should test all their seed corn. It may save re-planting. Do it now. A QUARTER SECTION % € Within 5 miles of O’Neill, adjoining land selling for $50 an acre. This quarter to settle estate $12.50 an j acre. Many other real bargains. 5 Address E. H. WHELAN, Owner. J* Box 392, O’Neill, Neb. t m Metfcodftf Church Items. Regular services will be held next Sunday, beginning at 10 a. m., with the class meeting. Get up a little earlier in the morning so as to enjoy this service with us. It will do you good. Sermon by the pastor at 10:30 a. m., and at 7:30 p. m. The subject of our morning discourse will be, “Self Denial.” In the evening our theme will be, “Building on Good Founda tion.” To these services we most cordially invite everybody. A cordial welcome extended to all strangers. Sunday school at the close of our morning service, to which our friends are invited to remain. Junior League service Sunday after noon at 3 o’clock. Some of our juniors are not regular in their attendance. Why not every one be present next Sunday? Epworth League service Sunday evening at 6:45. We had a splendid service last Sunday evening and ex pect another one next Sunday. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30, to which we invite all of our friends. “Come thou with us and we will do the good.” The Ladles’ Aid Society will meet every Tuesday afternoon, in the class room, all ladies of the church and congregation are invited to meet with them. T. S. Watson, Pastor. Notice. The annual meeting of the electors of Grattan township will be held in the court house on March 1, 1910, at 10 o’clock, for the purpose of making levy and other business that may come before it. John Carney, Clerk. On Monday Judge Malone issued marriage licenses to Chas. W. Kirk land and Pearl B. West of Atkinson, and William Oswald of Wisner and Mattie J3rb of Joy.