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Inman Items.
The new casli store opened up
last Monday.
Remember the High School
play the 9th of February admis
sion 25 cents.
Quite a number of the Odd
Fellows from O’Neill came down
last Tuesday to visit the Odd
Fellows at this place.
Mrs. C. J. Malone and daugh
ter, Florence went up to O’Neill
last Friday to visit with her
brother, C. P. Hancock and fam
ily.
Governor Aldrich will be here
the 22nd of February and will
speak at the Presbyterian church.
Everyone come and hear the
Governor.
Quite a number of Odd Fel
lows went up to O’Neill last
Thursday to attend the funeral of
Mr. Thompson, which was held
lasf Friday.
Mrs. LeRoy Hoxsie and daugh
ter, Thelma who have been visit
ing relatives here this week re
turned to her home in O’Neill
last Wednesday.
■ .V
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than a Green Stamp
GOLDEN SHEAF Bourbon and Pure Rye Whis
kies are bottled in bond, but the mere fact that a whis
key is bottled in bond is not a guarantee of quality.
The green government stamp over the neck of the
bottle is often like the mantle of charity—covering a
multitude of sins. Any spirits, when four years old,
can be bottled in bond.
So, in addition to the bottling in bond, which is evi
dence only of the age and strength of the goods, you
should look for the guarantee of a reputable distillery
as to quality.
The result of 45 years of careful study of the
distilling business is embodied in
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That result is produced by storage in well ven
tilated, thoroughly heated warehouses under gov
ernment supervision. By natural forces the fusel
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not fire the brain.
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i thus obtaining the lowest possible cost of the raw mater
ial, as well as of labor and fuel.
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I If Not Satisfied |
With the coal you have been
burning, why not look our
J stock over?
SWe have the goods and they
are sold on their merits. No
misrepresentation in this yard.
Permanent customers are
what we want. One-time sales
I have no charm for us.
We would rather lose a sale
than to make one that we felt
1 might prove unsatisfactory to
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Supervisors Proceedings.
Continued from page four)
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 15, 9 o’clock
a. m , 1912
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members present.
On motion board went into com
mittee of the whole to continue set'
tlement with county officers.
5 o’clock p m board adjourned un
til 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
WP Slmar, chairman
S F McNichols, county clerk
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 16, 1912, 9
o’clock a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
Mr. Chairman:—Whereas it appears
to this board that the application for
s'ate aid for another bridge across the
Niobrara river and what is known as
the Grand Rapids bridge site be re
jected for the reason that we have at
present a bridge to rebuild at what is
known as the Parshall bridge site, at
a probable cost of 30,000. therefor we
deem It unwise to apply for another
bridge at present, as the proposed Par
shall bridge will consume three
fourths of our bridge funds, and we
have several bridges in the county
that is in need of repairing and re
building.
Th D Siever
J O Hubble
Motion carried unamiously
10 o’clock a. m. board went into a
committee of the whole to continue
settlement with county officers.
5 o’clock p. m. board adjourned until
9 o’clock tomorrow morning
W P Simar, chairman
S F McNichols, county clerk
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 17, 1912, 9
o’clock, a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members present.
On motion board went into a com
mittee of the whole to continue set
tlement with county officers, for 18,
19, and 20th.
On motion board adjourned until
Jan. 22nd, 1912, 9 o’clock a. ra.
W. P. Simar, chairman
S F McNichols, county clerk
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 22nd, 1912,9
o’clock a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
On motion board went into com
mittee of the whole to continue set
tlement with county officers.
5 o’clock p. m. board adjourned un
til 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
W. P Simar, chairman
S.|F. McNichols, county clerk.
O’Neill, Nebraska, Jan. 23, 9 o’clock
a. m., 1912.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members present.
Committee on settlement %ith
Conrad Boehme, Jan. 17th, 1912, find
moneys on hand Jan. 18, 1911, #31.02,
drawn from county treasurer Jan. 17,
#100.00, June 17, $100.00, Aug. 2, 8150.
October 30, $50.00 total $431.03, money
paid jut as per veuchers from re
ceipt No. 2 to 28 8362.58. Money on
hand at this settlement, Jan. 18, 1912,
$68.45
W P Simar
H W Tomlinson
Committee on settlement with L.
G. Lambert, soldier relief commis
sion: Balance on hand last settle
ment, 8102.36, received from county
treasurer, Jan. 31,1911, 150.00, total,
252 36, paid out as per voucher, 168.00.
balance on hand, 84.30
W P Simar,
On motion report Of L G Lambert
for soldiers relief committee was ac
cepted.
Committee for settlement with L
C Butler, of soldiers relief committee
balance on nand last settlement 147.
00, drawn from the county tresaurer
July 31, 1911, 150.00, total, 297.00, paid
out as per vouchers, 60.00, balance on
hand, 237.00
S P Simar
'ni motion report of L (J Hutler for
i' ti -rs relief committee was accept
ed
The state of Nebraska county of
Flolt, ss
I 11 F Reed, being sworn depose
and say that affiant was a resident of
road diserict No. 16, in the city of
O’Neil], Holt county Nebraska, dur
ing the year of 1911, and is erroneous
ly charged with poll tax for said year
1911, for the reason that I have been
and was at that time a member of the
O’Neill fire department, and ask that
the same be stricken from the tax
list.
II R Reed
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of January A. D. 1912
S F McNichols, connty clerk
On motion prayer of petition was
granted.
Whereas a petition has been filed in
the county clerk’s office asking fora
public road, and the public 'good re
quires it, I move that the county clerk
be and hereby is instructed, to adver
tise same, so land owners can file
claims for damages, if any, on the fol
lowing section line to wit:—commenc
ing at the southwest corner of the
southwest quarter of section 14, town
ship 3i: range i3, thence east on the
section line between said sections i4
and 23 and sections i3 and 24 to the
southwest corner of the east half of
the southeast quarter of section i3.
F O Hammerberg
H W Tomlinson
Motion carried.
Whereas a petition has been Hied In
the county clerk’s office asking for a
public road and the public good re
quires it, I move that the clerk be
and hereby is Instructed to advertise
same so land owners can Hie claims
for damages, If any, on the following
section line, to wit:—Commencing at
the northwest corner of the northwest
quarter of sectiou 36, township 31,
range 13 thence running south one
mile on the section line between sec
tions 35 and 36 on said township and
range.
F O Hammerberg
J O Hubble
Motion carried.
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 16, 1912
To the honorable board of Holt
county, Nebr
Your petitioner resides on the
northeast quarter of section 6, 29,12,
in road district No. 4 in Grattan town
ship, through error I was assessed In
road district No. 27, for 1911, and paid
special road tax In the sum of 2.39, as
indicated in tax receipt No 137 hereto
attached. Your petitioner therefore
prays that the county clerk be in
structed to issue a refund warrant to
me for 2 39 amount of tax erroneously
paid.
Wm. Meyers
On motion prayer of petition was
granted.
Honorable county board of Holt
county, Nebr.
Gentlemen:—Through error my per
sonal property in Wyoming precinct
was assessed for the year 1911 In
school district No 226 this property is
located In school district 228 In Wyo
ming precinct, while school district
No 226 is in Swan precinct twelve
miles from my ranch.
District No 226 has a levy of 26
mills, while district No 228 has a levy
of only 16 mills, therefore your petit
ioner has paid an erroneous tax of nine
mills on assessed valuation of $1136.00
of $10.22 and ask that the county clerk
be instructed to Issue a refund war
rant to me for $10.22 the amount of
tax erroneously paid.
It. W. McGinnis
Mr. Chairman:—I move and in
struct the county clerk issue a refund
warrant for 10.22 to R W McGinnis for
taxes erroneously paid in school dis
trict No 226 and it is further moved
that we transfer 18.18 from district
No 226 to 228
M P Sullivan
H W Tomlinson
Motion carried
To the honorable board of supervis
ors of Holt county, Nebraska.
Gentlemen:—Your petitioner rep
resents to your honorable body that
the road along the Niobrara river in
Section seven, township thirty-three
range thirteen has been washed out
by said river, and,the public have been
and are using my land for a road. I
ask you to close the road and have the
same opened legally.
Lbrs Bartelson
Mr. Chairman:—I move that the
county surveyor be instructed to sur
vey said road along the aforesaid riv
er. and report same to coumy board.
F O Hammerberg
Geo T Davis
Motion carried.
O’Neill, Nebr., Jan. 20, 1912
To the honorable county board of
Holt county, Nebr.
Please order the county treasurer of
Holt county, to transfer all monies in
the judgment Ifund of school district
No 241 and all monies that may here
after come into said fund to the gen
eral fund of said district as all judge
ments have been paid and fully satis
tied.
C L Spear, Director.
On motion prayer of petition was
granted.
On motion Conrad Boehme was ap
pointed a member of the soldiers re
lief committee for the ensuing three
years.
On motion board adjourned until 9
o’clock tomorrow morning.
W. P. Simar, chairman
S F McNichols, county clerk.
O’Neill, Mebr, Jan. 25, 1912, 9
o’clock, a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present except Simar.
Board continued settlemett with
county officers.
Board called to order all members
present.
Tha following is the list of names
from which to draw the jury for the
March 11,1912, term of court.
First District—Sand Creek, J T
Peterson, Stuart; Cleveland, Chas. L
Morse, Dustin; Dustin, Silas Bohr,
Dustin; Saratoga, Frank Damero,
Phoenix; Rock Falls, Will Sterns, Cat
alpa; Pleasant View, Zeb Warner,
Atkinson.
Second District—Steel Creek, Nlch
olis White, Dorsey; Steel Creek, E. E.
Cole, Starr; Scott, Ered Richter Sr.,
Scottville; Shields, John T O’Malley,
O’NIell; Shields, Matt Cleary, O’Neill;
Wlllowdale, George BPillen, Mineola;
Iowa, T S Roche, Page; Paddock, Er
ic Berg, Paddock.
Third District—Grattan1 William
Mather, O’Neill; Grattan, W L Brown
O’Neill; Grattan, D A McDermott
O’Neill; Grattan, Jnmes Mullen, O’l
Neill;
| (Continued next week.)
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II Whose I;
II Valentine? II
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• | The Question Was Soon !'
;; Settled ;;
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I! By CLARISSA MACKIE ;j
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“I don’t see how Roger Brlsbin can
look at Aunt Lou when”— Pretty
Louise Arden always flushed and stop
ped when she reached this point In
her oft repeated remark. In her own
mind the real conclusion of the sen
tence was “when there is such a
young and beautiful girl as I am In
the same house.” Of course you can
see that Louise was only sixteen anil
very conceited or she never would
liave been guilty of such a remark.
She was a sweet girl, though, and
perhaps the years would broaden
what now was a very narrow outlook
on life.
“Why, Aunt Lou is thirty years old
If she’s a day,” went on Louise.
Miss Lou Haysland was more than
thirty years old. She was thirty-two,
but nobody would have guessed it, be
cause she retained all her girlish slim
ness of form and her graceful carriage
of shoulders and poise of head. Miss
Haysland had a wealth of deep chest
nut hair that rippled from brow to
nape of her white neck, and she had
great violet eyes, with long, thick
lashes and tne most charming fea
tures In the world. Besides all this
personal beauty, she had a sunny dis
position and was sweet and amiable
to the point of self sacrifice.
Her namesake, Louise, had watched
her pretty aunt vanish down the
snowy street tucked under the buffalo
robes in Roger Brisbln's sleigh, and It
wns a slight attack of Jealousy that
wns responsible .for the younger Lou
ise’s unkind remarks. She would have
been proud to be Roger’s companion,
but it was Aunt Lou whom he chose
to invite on every occasion, and peo
ple were beginning to say that Roger
Brisbin certainly meant business.
Louise dressed herself in a pretty
gray chinchilla coat, in which she
looked especially lovely, for she wns n
dark, sparkling beauty, with black eyes
and brilliant color of cheek and lips.
On her head she pinned a saucy gray
hat with a scarlet wing, and, tucking
her hands in her muff, she went down
the street toward Homer Beckford’s
stationery store.
In front of the window she waited
a long while, gazing at the handsome
display of valentines in the two large
windows. She intended to buy sev
eral to send anonymously to girl
friends, but her bright eyes could not
help but stray to the handsomest one
In the window.
It was a large white satin affair
with hand pnlnted cupids and hearts
upon it intwined with wreaths of tiny
roses. Beneath all this was a sen
tence, “I have waited for thee.”
Louise sighed. She would have been
happy indeed if she had received that
valentine and known that Roger Brls
bin had sent it to her, for—yes, I must
confess that Louise was almost In love
with her charming aunt’s admirer.
She slipped inside the store to make
sure of something. Her romantic mind
harbored the idea tbnt possibly, by
some freak of circumstance, Roger
Brlsbin really did prefer her to her
Aunt Lou, only ho could not at this
time break off with Miss Haysland. If
this was the cnse and Roger was se
cretly nourishing a preference for Lou
ise instead of Lou, then—then, conclud
ed Louise, what was more natural
than he should send her a beautiful
valentine? He would no doubt select
the most beautiful and costly one in
Beckford’s store, and that was the
white satin beauty.
If she did receive the white satin
valentine Louise would know from
whence it came unless there happened
to be more than one of the white ones
In the store; then it might be from most
anybody, for Louise Arden had several
boyish admirers. She would go in and
Inquire now.
The store was empty of customers
as she entered. Homer Beckford’s son,
young nomer, stood behind the coun
ter looking over a tray of valentines
and rearranging them In order, for It
had been a busy afternoon. When he
saw Louise coming In a little flush
reddened his ears, and bis light blue
eyes sparkled. He was in love with
pretty young Louise.
“Good afternoon, Homer,” said Lou
ise carelessly as she came up to the
counter. “I want to inquire the prico
of that white satin beauty In the win
dow.”
“Five dollars, Louise,” said Homer.
“But you’re too late—It’s sold.”
“Who bought it?” Inquired Louise
saucily.
“You know I can’t tell that.”
"Not to me? I won’t tell,” urged
Louise.
“I can't—don't ask me to. If It was
anything except a valentine I might
tell." Homer was looking much em
barrassed and distressed over the mat
ter—suspiciously so.
“Humph!” commented the displeased
Louise as she walked down the store
toward the show window. “I,suppose
I may look at It a moment Any rule
against that?”
“None at all.” was Homer’s cheerful
reply, and he unhooked the white sat
in valentine from its place In the win
dow and gave it into Louise’s hands.
She looked at It long and earnestly.
She had seen it before—in fact, ever
| ilnce it had been buns In the window-*
and she had first cherished the hopd
that after all, Roger Brisbin might be
suffering from a secret love for her
and would send It to her under cover
of the day dedicated to the sending of
tender missives.
If the vnlentlne was sold the name
of the purchaser was probably traced
on the back of the missive. If Ho
mer would only turn his head the oth
er way she would steal a glance at the
reverse of the valentine and see
whether Roger really was the pur
chaser. If his name was there it
must be for her. He certainly would
never dream of sending anything so
sweetly romantic to a woman as old
as Aunt Lou—an old maid!
“Will you please bring me a drink
of water, Homer?” she asked prettily,
and Homer hastened to obey her re
quest While he was gone she turned
the valentine over and saw the word
“Sold” and the Initials ”R. B." Her
heart sang with Joy.
When Homer Beckford returned
Louise hnd replaced the valentine in
the window and was looking over a
trayful of less expensive ones. Her
eyes sparkled with happiness, and she
was very gracious to Homtr Beck
ford, who felt exceedingly happy him
self.
"You liked thnt white satin one.
didn’t you, Louise?" he asked as he
wrapped her purchases.
“It Is lovely,” sighed Louise. "Is It
the only one you’ve got?”
"Yes, the only one we hnd In stock
like that. Father thought there wasn’t
any use in stocking up with many ex
pensive ones, ns there Isn’t much sale
for them here in Haleford."
"I wnouldn't mind receiving that one
myself,” hinted Louise as she left the
store.
"Perhaps you will,” called young
Homer, and Immediately ducked down
beneath the counter to hide his em
barrassment
The following day would be St. Val
entine’s day. Louise was reading in
the library when her Aunt Lou reach
ed home Just at dusk. Miss Haysland
came into the room, looking very love
ly In her dark blue velvet and furs.
Her cheeks were delicately flushed,
and her large violet eyes held a depth
of feeling they had never displayed
before.
liouise caugnt ner cream as sue re
alized her aunt’s loveliness, and for a
moment she felt very sorry to think
of the tragedy that lay In store for
Aunt Lou. She wondered If she ought
not to probe her aunt’s feelings con
cerning the matter and sort of pave
the way for the denouement that must
one day come when Aunt Lou discov
ered that Roger Brlsbln loved the
beautiful young niece and not the
handsome aunt.
“Well, pussle, you are snug and
warm In here,” smiled Aunt Lou.
bending down to kiss her niece's cheek
nnd then holding her own hands to the
fire. i
"Yes. Oh, Aunt Lou! Can you sit
down a moment? I want to ask you
a question. You will try to be calm
and not break down, won’t you 7’ urged
her romantic niece.
.“What Is the matter? What has
happened?” cried Miss Haysland in
alarm, starting toward the door.
“Your mother”—
"It’s not that sort of trouble. Aunt
Lou!” cried LoulBe Impatiently. "It’s
only—only—would you feel very badly
If Roger Brlsbln really was eating his
heart out for another girl—somebody
quite young and beautiful—who—who
couldn’t help hts falling in. love with
her?” Louise warmed to the subject.
Rhe felt like the heroine in a melo
drama.
Miss Ilnysland grew very pale and
lenned against the mantel. "What do
you mean, Louise? What right have
you to ask me such a question? What
right have you to attack Mr. Brisbln
In that manner?"
Louise was frightened, and she turn
ed her head away, and a sullen look
came around her mouth. “Of course
you wouldn’t believe It,” she said sig
nificantly.
“No, I would not.” said Miss Hays
land with emphnsls. “Look here, Lou
ise,” and she held out her slender left
hand, on which gleamed a large dia
mond. “I am engaged to be married
to Mr. Brisbln. You can understand
why I must Inugh at anything so ri
diculous as you suggest.”
“I’m very glad. I’m sure.” said Lou
ise stiffly and left the room after giv
ing her aunt a cool kiss of congratula
tion. Later on she made up for her
coldness by a delightful warmth. Now
she was hurt and jealous Hind wns
anxious to seek the seclusion of her
own room.
As she crossed the hall the door open
ed and her brother Dick entered with
the evening mall. “A big valentine
for you. Louise.” he called and tossed
her a square white package.
Despite his brotherly gibes she flew
up to her room and tore open the
wrappings. Inside was the white sat
in valentine. She turned It over. The
Initials had been erased, but she could
see the faint Indentation of the pencil
marks. The first initial must have
been an “II” instead of an “R.”
Who was “H. B.?”
She asked herself this question as
she went down the stairs, and her,
brother Dick answered It as he grln-j
ned up at her. !
“You needn’t try to make a secret of
who sent you that valentine, sis, be
cause I saw that big lunatic of a Ho
mer Beckford slipping It into the mall!
box Just before they gave it to me!” j
Louise sprang to the defense of Ho-!
mer Beckford, and In that moment!
there died out the romance she had!
nurtured for Roger Brisbln.
The white satin valentine had really,
come to her after all, and it bore a
message of love that was more real
than any Imaginary feeling she might1
have for her aunt’s lover. j
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