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The Frontier. VOLUME XXXII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1912 NUMBER 44 LOCAL MATTERS. FARM LOANS. See R. H. Parker Subscribe for The Frontier, only •1.50 per year. Fresh Bread at the O’Neill Bakery. For Fresh garden seeds go to Bren nan’s hardware. 35itf. For Farm and Ranch Loans see R. H. Parker, O’Neill. 7-4. For Sale—One Imported Belgum Stallion.—J H McPharliD, O’Neill I am making Farm and Ranch Loans at lowest interest rates R. El. Parker, O’Neill. 7-4 You only need one half as many posts for our woven hog fence.—Neil Brennan. 42-tf. Alfalfa Seed for sale. Call or write —W. Calkins & Son, Chambers, Nebraska. 42-3p. We have nine cream separators and five Spreaders at the new price.—Neil Brennan. 42-tf. Early Ohio Seed potatoes at—J. P. Gallagher’s. 44-1 Three Iron Beds for Sale Cheap.— Mary Sullivan. 44-tf. Sheridan Simmons attended the Harmon meeting at Omaha last week. Fine Candies and Hot Chocolate.— McMillan & Markley’s Bakery and Candy Kitchen. 22-tf. I have Eastern Money to Loan on Farms and Ranches.—See R. H. Park er,O’Neill, Nebr. Buy your sweet corn seed from us in bushel lots it makes the best early feed.—Neil Brennan. 42-tf. Try Frank and Vince Suchy s tailor shop for French Dry Cleaning. Their work can’t be beat. 1-tf. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday Dr. Corbett's den tal office will be open in O’Neill. 14tf I will make you the lowest rate on a farm loan of any man in Holt county.—John L. Quig, O'Neill. 39-tf JUST ARRIVED—A new ship ment of pickles, sweet, sour and dill at Shoemaker Bros. Sanitary Meat Market. 39-tf. Why pay rent when you can get money to build on small payments. Call at the office of C. E. Hall for full particulars. 52-tf Paint on your house and barn will increase the value of your land. We make our own prices and give you the benefit.—Neil Brennan. 39-tf For rheumatism you will find noth ing better than Chamberlain’s Lin iment. Try it and see how quickly it gives relief. For sale by all dealers. Judge Carlon returned from Grand Island last Saturday afternoon, where lie had been attending a meeting of the state association of County Judges. Judge Carton says they had a splendid meeting and that matters of general interest in the conduct of their sever al offices was discussed by the officials present. If you want to make a farm loan remember that I will make you a lower rate than any man in Holt county—John L. Quig, O'Neill. 39-tf I have jnst returned from California, and have plenty of money to loan on Farms and Ranches and at lowest in terest rates.—R. H. Parker, O’Neill, Nebr. 44-6 Mrs. M. C. Fitzgerald of Waterville, Wash., arrived in the city last Mon day morning for a few weeks visit at the home of her brother, James F. Coday. Judge Dickson and Repoiter Scott returned last Monday afternoon from Boyd county where Judge Dickson had been holding the regular spring term of district court. We do French Dry Cleaning in our shop of all ladies and gentlemen’s garments. Nothing but first class work turned out. At Frank and Vince Suchy’s tailor shop. 1-tf Don’t be surprised if you have an attack of rheumatism this spring. Just rub the affected parts freely with Chamberlain’s Liniment and it will soon disappear. Sold by all dealers. There will be a miscellaneous enter tainment at the home of J. K. Ernst, four and one half miles northwest of O’Neill, on the evening of April 24th. Everybody cordially invited. Admis sion ten and twenty cents. During the year 19121 will engage in general carpenter and contract work. If you are going to build let me figure with you on your work. No job too large, none too small and all work guaranteed to be first class,— Alexander Boyd. 41-tf Uncle Rube,|an original Drama in four acts, will be reproduced by Home Talent Company on the evening of April 25, 1912, at the Opera House under the auspices of theiKnights of Columbus Club. Watch for Uncle Rube, who will be here April 25. “My little son had a very severe cold. I was recommended to try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and before a small bottle was finished he was as well as ever,’’ writes Mrs. H. Silks, 29 Dowling Street, Sydney, Australia. This remedy is for sale by all dealers. While In Omaha last week Mayor Blglin attended the Harmon meeting and listened to the address delivered by the governor of Ohio. Mr. Biglin says that he was surprised and dis appointed as Mr. Harmon did not make as good an address as it was be lieved he was capable of delivering. YOU can bank by mail, if you wish, just as easily and safe ly as you can in person. Even a dollar will open an account. Write us today for full particulars. NEBRASKA STATE BANK JAMES F. O’DONNELL, Cashier 6 PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS JSThe depositors of this bank are protected by the deposi tors' guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. S. S. Welpton, President O. F. Biglin, Vice Presiden You will look a good while before you find a better medicine for coughs and colds than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It not only gives relief—it cures. Try it when you have a cough or cold, and you are certain to be pleased with the prompt cure which it will effect. For sale by all dealers. Patrick Shea, who has been visiting friends here the past two months, left for his home at Buffalo, S. D., last Monday evening. Pat has a home stead there and expects to make proof upon it sometime the coming summer. The Frontier willl visit him each week and keep him posted upon the happenings of his old home. Julia M. Uecker has filed suit in the district court praying for a divorce from Gustave Uecker, to whom she was married in this city on January 8, 1908. She alleges in her petition that he has been a habitual drunkard for the past two years and that he has not contributed to her support. She asks for an absolute divorce and such other relief as may be just and equit able. For Sale—On account of the condi tion of my health, which will prevent me from running my truck graden this season, I offer for sale 19 good residence lots in the western part of the olty. These lots have been used by me in my truck garden the past four years and there is i,o better soil in this vicinity. Will dispose of them on reasonable terms.—B. H. Johring, O’Neill. 42-tf The prmary election ballots for the election tomorrow are four feet long. If each voter desires to vote for or against each amendment and for a candidate running for each office to te selected at the primary, he will have to make forty crosses on his ballot. If there is a heavy vote polled many of the township! boards will not get through canvassing the votes until the next day, on account of the size of the ballot. a a t— _ JJ a ____ _ _ — At the presidential preference prim ary election held in Pennsylvania last Saturday, Roosevelt swept the state like a prairie fire, securing 69 of the 78 delegates to the national conven tion. The followers of Roosevelt also secured control of the state convec tion and will write the next state platform for the republicans of Pen nsylvania. Nebraska and Oregon are now in the limelight as they both hold their primary tomorrow. At the regular meeting of the Grat tan Town Board last month they ap pointed the following citizens as members of the Library Board, in ac cordance with the tax levied at the last annual meeting of the electors of Grattan township: Judge R: R. Dick son, for one year; Judge J. J. Harring ton, for two years; S. J. Weekes, for three years; J. A. Donohoe, for four years; O. F. Blglin, for five years. The board will meet some time the fore part of next week and organize by electing a president and secretary and then they will be ready to take up the matter of a public library. They have had some correspondence with Mr. Carnegie and they are of the opin ion that they will shortly be able to secure the donation and that work upon the library building will com mence within the next four months. The Titantic of the White Star line of steamers struck an iceberg In the Atlantic last Sunday afternoon and that evening sank in two miles of water carrying down to a watery grave about 2,000 passengers. The Titantic was making its maiden voyage and was claimed to be the finest passenger vessel ever built and it was supposed that it was a ship that it would be impossible to sink. The vessel was carrying 2,700 passengers; 700 of them, mostly women and children, were put off the ship in life boats and these were later picked up by the Carpathia of the Cunard line. Many noted men were among those who went to their death upon the Ill-fated vessel, among them being Col. John Jacob Astor of New York; Isador Strauss,a merchant prince of New York;} Col. Archibald Butt, military aid to President Taft, and Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railway. It was the greatest sea catastrophe in the history of navigation and the civilized world stands aghast at the news For Rent. An unimproved quarter located one mile east of Mlneola P. O., 120 acres under cultivation, balance hay. 44-1 C. M. Daly, O’Neill, Nebr. For Rent. 160 acres for a year ora number of years, nwj 28 29-10 Holt Co., 7 miles east of O'Neill, 6 miles nw of Page. This is good land, four or five feet of black loam and clay subsoil—every foot of It can be cultivated. Apply to John O’Keeffe, 4226 Russell Av., 44-2 St. Liiuls, Mo. CYCLONE BITS COUNTY Destructive Storm Visits Holt Coun ty. Thomas Connelly's Resi dence Demolished. Occu pants Luckily Escape. A destructive cyclone vlslttd Holt county last Friday evening doing thousands of dollars worth of damage to property, but fortunately no lives were lost in the storm. About 5:30 heavy clouds piled up in the southwest and it commenced to rain and about a half hour afterward the wind blew a gale and many an O’Neill residence lost many window lights on account of the heavy wind and the hail that accompanied it. A cyclone cloud passed over the city about 6:15 touching the ground at the fair grounds and picking up the grand stand and using it for a toy for a sec ond and then tossing it to the ground twisted pieces of planking and lumber. Although there were residences with in 200 feet of the grand stand they miracelously escaped being in the path of the storm. The residence or Thomas Connolly, three miles southeast of town, and all his outbuildings, were demolished by the cyclone. At the time of the storm Mr. and Mrs. Connolly, Thomas Con nolly, Jr. Miss Connolly, J. Golph, the hired man, and Patrick O’Connor were In the house and how they es caped death from the dying, twisting timbers and trees Is marvelous. The house was torn to pieces, noth ing but the door being left where the building had stood. After the storm Mr. Connolly was found under the door of the house, which had to be pried up to liberate him. He has no idea how he came to be there, but it is supposed that he was blown under the door when the wind raised it, the door settling back upon him. Considering the position in which he was found he was fortunate in escaping serious in jury. Mrs. Connolly was quitelbadly injured by dying timbers and hail stones which fell and ior a time ft was feared that she was fatally injur ed but it is now believed that she is on the road to recovery. All the barns, sheds and other out bnlldingsl on the Connolly farm were destroyed. In the barn there were eight head of horses and after the storm they were found In a pasture a half mile from where the barn stood with pieces of the barn manger hang ing to their baiter ropes. As all the fences around the house were up and the wire was not down in the pasture in which they were found they cannot account for the manner in which they got into the pasture unless they were blown there by the cyclone. The Connolly home was surrounded by a large grove of cottonwood trees, some of which were two feet thick at the base. These trees were twisted and broken off as if they had been saplings and the beautiful driveway leading to their home was last Satur day impassible on account of the twisted mass of broken trees that tilled the lane. Mr. Connolly’s loss on his buildings and contents must be at least $5,000 on which he carried $1,200 insurance. All of their household goods, clothing, etc., were scattered to the four winds they being left nothing in the line of clothing only what they wore at the time of the storm. The storm was also quite severe north of this city, a full account of the damage done in that section being fully covered by our Leonie correspon dent which will be found in the Leonie Items on page tive. Preceeding the wind and afterwards torrents of water fell, it being esti mated that three or four inches of water fell during that evening and night and while the moisture was very welcome there is no desire on the part of any of those who went through the storm or witnessed the effects of it for a repetition of the cyclone. An Army Comrades Tribute. Hot Springs, Ark., April 13,1912. Editor Frontier:—While resting in this famed resort among theOzarks, 1 but recently received a copy of The Frontier containing a notice of the death of John J. Halloran of Inman. As a friend and Army comrade I ask permission to pay tribute to the man who so recently passed away. I first met him in February, 1864. The 19th Wisconsin, to which he be longed, was then at Newbern, N. C. 1 joined it as a recruit, having seen previous service. We were shortly ordered to re-enforce our troop at Plymouth, but received word in time to avert disaster, that they had been forced to surrender. Later we were sent to Yorktown, Va., where we were organized with other troops as serabled there into the “Army of the James” and conveyed by transports tc Bermuda Hundred. Our advance on Richmond from the south began, and on the 15th of May our lines were advanced to within eight miles of the confederate capital. The hardships and vicissitudes of that campaign have never been written. Through swamps and fallen tim ber, amid continuous rain, with every foot of ground contested by a valari ous foe wepushed steadily on till on the i6thof May.re-epforced by Beauregard, the enemy came down upon us like a mighty alvalanche and we were forced to retire to our own protecting works Through all of this young Halloran passed without a murmur of com plaint, retaining a cheerfuilness of de meanor which, with the courage ex hibited, was an inspiration and in centive to those more weak and tim orous. Later at Walthal Junction we became separated but when at night we gathered around the camp fire he minimized the dangers he had passed through and in his own inimitable way related incioents he had witnes sed, paving tribute to the courage of his nearby comrades. Side by side we took our places in “the trenches before Petersburg” where, without shelter or protection from the blazing sun, we were for months subjected to the deadly fire of the vindictive sharp shooter and the cannonading of an alert and sleepless foe. Through all of this he passed uncathed, the same brave, unyielding, cheerful man, Transferred to Ohaftln farm, direct ly east of the rebel capital, he was with the advanced troops who in the early morning of April 3 entered Rich mond, and with his comrades of the lUth shared the glory of seeing the flag unfurled, the first stars and stripes to float from |the roof of the capital building. The war was ended, our banners furled and sharing in the sentiment voiced by our Great Commander “Let us have Peace” Halloran retired to private life innured to hardships and rich in experience that enabled him to contend with the untried forces of a new land, he became a pioneer citi zen of Holt county and succeeded in the pursuits of peace as in those of war. My dear old comrade I shall greatly miss him. But It will not be for long till all who followed| the flag will go into camp, and join the thousands who from battlefield, from hospital and prison pen have pitched forever their tents upon the shores of the eternal morning. "Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day. Love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray.” —James Whitehead. Special reduction in ladies and childrens sample line of Shoes and Oxfords.—S. F. Wysocki. 44-1 A Real Cow Boy. After a very successful tour of the great North West, Elwin Strong has returned under the management of Walter Savldge to give tbelr friends and patrons a real treat, presenting “The Cry Baby” something new from the ordinary western drama. During Mr. Strong’s western trip he mingled with the stockmen and the so commonly called Cow Punchers of the range, learned their habits! and way of living. And in presenting “The Cry Baby" guarantees a very realistic western drama, and everyl character true to life on the range of the inter mountain country. There is so much that is different, so much that is novel in lines and situat* ion, that it forms at once a show that attracts theatre goers of every class and distinction. “The Cry Baby” will be the attract* Ion at the Opera House one night only* April 26th. For Rent. Owing to a disappointment, I have for rent a well improved farm, one mile from Middle Branch Mill and Store; 75 acres under cultivation, 50 acres meadow, 60 acres pasture. C. M. Daly, 44-1 O’Neill, Nebr. For Sale Or Rent. 720 acres hay and stock ranch well improved, 12 miles from town. For price and terms Inquire S. F. Wysockl, 44 l O’Neill, Nebr. For Sale 1910 Seed Corn'. Taken from Crib 91.00. Sorted from Crib 9i.50. Sorted, shelled and graded 92.00. Willdeliver graded corn In O’Neill on request. C. Wettlaufer, O’Neill, Neb., B. F.D.,No.l. Card of Thanks. We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors of Dry Creek and O’Neill for their many acts of kindness and sympathy extended us during tbs sickness, death and burllal of our be* loved mother, and to the kind friends of Dry Creek for their beautiful floral offering. E. F. Bliley, J. E. Bliley, C. L. Bliley. In another column will be found a tribute to the late John J. Halloran of Inman from the pen of James Whitehead, for many years a resident of Broken Bow and the republican candidate for congress in this district about twenty years ago. He served with Mr. Halloran through the war and speaks in the highest terms of bis bravery, courage and endurance. COLUMBIA IN THE LEAD! THE FIRST TO SETTLE WITH THE CYCLONE VICTIMS. C. B. Roberts, adjuster for the Col umbia Fire Underwriter Insurance Co., came in from Omaha Tuesday night and Wednesday drove out to the home of John M. Cox and John g Berger and settled with them and paid the money as their receipts will show. I $82.00 April 17,1912. Received of The Columbia Fire Insurance Company, of Omaha, Nebraska, through C. B. Roberts Special Agent, $82.00, in full set tlement and compromise for all loss and damage by wind which j occurred on the 12th day of April, 1912, to property insured by said Company, under its policy No. 54493 issued at the Omaha F. Agency ■ CHARLES fc JOHN BERGER. By John Berger. $34.75 April 17,1912. Received of The Columbia Fire Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska, through C. B. Roberts, Special Agent, $34.75, in full settlement and compromise for all loss and damage by wind which occurred on the 12th day of April, 1912, to property insured by said Company, under its policy No. 57706 issued at the Omaha Agency. 1 JOHN M. COX. ! If you want your Insurance Money (promptly when you have a loss insure in the Columbia Fire. John L. Quigv Agent.