v I „ v ■- y ^ 1 VOLUME XXXIII. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5.1912 NUMBER 25 1 I I IS ONLY A FEW DAYS ' 1 We Give You A Special In VITATION TO INSPECT OUR STOCK OF < ► g \ J Watches, Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Pendants, Scarf } i Pins, Cuff Links, Brooches, Bar Pins, Circle Pins and i| || many other beautifel pieces of Jewelry displayed at most i: :; moderate and tempting prices. WE ALSO WANT TO ACQUAINT YOU • > ] J 0 With the completeness of our high-class selection of Ster- || || ling Silver Novelties, Sterling and plated fiat ware. Ah :: new patterns. :: EVERY PIECE OF JEWELRY OR SILVER GUARANTEED !: f ENGRAVING Free "Charge >f ON ARTICLES • (• > : . r , Jcg | , BOUCHT FROM dfclS i: 1 JOHN W. HIBER, O’Neill, Nebr. | Jeweler and Optician~at Pixley’s Drug Store LOCAL MATTERS. A. E McCauley was down from Atkinson last Saturday. Only two and a half weeks until Christmas. Better be buying them gifts now. Rev. W. W. Wells will hold services at the Episcopal church neat Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Edward Gallagher, who is attending the State University, spent Thanks giving at the home of his parents in |y this city. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gallagher re turned last Sunday evening from their wedding trip to Denver and other western cities. Frank Nelson of Meek and Miss Sarah Hull of Meek were granted a marriage license by County Judge Carlon last Tuesday. Dr. Matt Mear came down from Valentine last Thursday mornirg to spend Thanksgiving with relatives and friends in this city. Willie Calkins of Chambers was a caller at these headquarters last Mon day and advanced bis subscription to this household necessity. The fine weather still continues and most of the farmer in this vicinity have their corn iu the crib and are now ready forold winterschilly blasts. Judge Dickson and Reporter Scott returned last Tuesday evening from Boyd county where they had been m holding a ten day term of district i court. f The Ladies working Society of the Presbyterian church will hold tbeir Christmas sale, Saturday, December 14tb. For place of sale see paper neat week. Hilliard & Christenson, who have been in partnership in the Palace Livery barn for the past four months, have dissolved partnership,Mr. Christ enson retiring from the firm and the business will be conducted by Mr. Hilliard. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond re turned last Monday evening from a twc weeks wedding trip in the eastern part of the state. In a short time they will go to housekeeping in the Phelps residence in the western pari of the oity. Clyde I. Brown and Miss Bertha E Long, both of Atkinson, were united in marriage by County Judge Carlor at the county court room yesterdaj afternoon. The young couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. NelsTuller, who acted as witnesses to the cere mony. At the recent election Joe Sullivan, brother of County Treasurer M. R. Sullivan, was elected to the legislature in Wyoming, receiving the largest majority of any other candidate elected to the legislature in the state. Mr. Sullivan is located at Rawlins where he is engaged in the .practice of law. Col Barney Stewart and Tom Wade of Pape were transacting business in this city last Tuesday. Col. Stewart says that he advertised a sale of Moose horns at the stock yards at Page the day after election but that the de mand was so slow for that class of stock that his sale was not very successful The pupils of the puplic school have been having a vacation this week whileanew boiler isbeing placed in the basement of the school room, the old one having outlived its usefulness. The work of installing the boiler will be completed this week and school will be started again next Monday morning. F A. Harrison, an old newspaper man of Lincoln,will leave next week forhls fourth trip to Central America. On his trip through Central American stales he will select specimens and ship them to various schools through out the state. He has notified the Sisters of St. Mary’s Academy that their school is on the list and will re ceive some of the specimens sent north by him. Work on the Golden hotel is rapidly nearing completion. Tbe masons have finished their work in the hotel proper and are now finishing in the basement. Carpenters bave been busy In tbe hotel for the past three weeks and the finishing work is about com pleted on the second and third Hours. It is figured now that the building will be finished and ready for oc cupancy by January 1st. J. M. Hunter, republican candidate for state senator at the recent elec tion, has filed notice of contest on John A. Robertson who has been elected to the office of state senator on the face of the returns by a major ity of twenty-eight votes. The notice of contest alleges that in several pre cincts in every county in the district votes that were cast for Hunter were not counted by the election judges and that enough of said votes.were tiirown out to insure the election of Hunter to the office. J. H. Meredith has been appointed notary before whom depositions will be taken in tbe case on December 12. The case with the depositions will then besubmltted to the state senate, the membership of which will finally determine the contest. The first snow storm of the Beason visited ill's section of the countv last Wednesday night. It commenced snowing some time during the night and continued most all day Thursday, but cleared up late in tbe afternoon and looked as if tbe storm was over. It did not get very cold and while five or six in ches of snow fell there was such a heavy wind that the snow Is mostly piled in drifts there being hardly any snow upon the level. In another column will be found the quarterly statement of the Ne braska State Bank. This statement statement shows that during the past year, or since November, 1, 1911, the deposits in this bank have Increased fifty per cent. A large portion of this growth is attributed to the fact that this bank is operating under tbe state guarrantee law, the deposits of which are protected by the depositors state guarranty law of the state of Ne braska. John A. Hazelet arrived in O’Neill last Saturday night for a few days visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Hazelet was a resident of this city for several years and at one time was deputy county clerk of this county. He left here in 1900 and went to Alaska, where he has spent most of tbe time since during tbe summer months, but returns to Seattle every fall where be makes his home during the winter months. Mr. Hazelet expressed himself surprised at the great growth of O’Neill since hit visit two years ago and says that it begins to look as if the dream of most people of O’Neill twenty years ago, that O’Neill would one day make a city,is about to barealized. Mr. Hazelet left for his home at Seattle Tuesday morning. The plans for the new library build ing, submitted to Andrew Carnegie by the local library board, have been accepted by Mr. Carnegie and the money for the building is now availa ble. The library board will advertise for bids for tbe erection ol tbe bulk} ing within the next two weeks and the contract will be let so that work can commence as soon as spring opens up. The building will be 27 feet 4 Inches x 60 feet, one story and base ment. Most of the basement will be above ground so that the buildlDg will he about the height of the ordinary two story building. It will be heated by steam and will be modern through out. The building will be sixty feet long, facing on Douglas street, so that it will present a very attractive ap pearance on that street, and will add much to the attractiveness of east Douglas street. John T. Holmberg has filed suit in the district court to collect 835,500 from the Chicago and Northwestern railroad Company for injuries alleged to have been received while in the employ of the company at Missouri Valley, Iowa, on September 20,1912. The plaintiff alleges in his petition that he was employed on the above date as a machinest for the company and that be has been working for them In that capacity '-for two and a half months. That on said date while driving a key in one of the cross heads on a locomotive owned by said company, the key splintered and broke and a piece of the key struck plaintiff ! in the left eye, destroying the sight of the same. That said accident was caused on account of the carelessness and negligence of said oompany in not providing proper tools with which to work with. On account of said in juries plaintiff asks judgement for 83$,500 and costs of suit. Dunham & Aye of Omaha and M. F. Harrington of this city are the attorneys for the piilntiff. The two former attorneys were until about six weeks ago general attorneys for the Northwestern rail road oompany and they have defended the company in suits brought against them In this county. Are You driving the Hearse? Ex: A town that never has any thing to do in a public way is on the roid to the cemetery. Anyone who wHl do nothing for his town Is help ing to dig the grave. A man that ourses the town furnishes the casket. The man so selfish as to have no time from bis business to give tocity affairs is Asking the shroud- The man who gdjfesMt. advertise Ts. dr.lylng-lH ■.-...*.. ... hearse. The raan who is pulling back from any publio enterprise throws bouquets on the grave. The raan who is howling hard times all the time preaches the funeral and sings the doxology, and thus the town lies burl ed from all sorrow and care. Obituary Died, at the home of his mother, Mrs. James K. Sullivan four miles northeast of this oity, Monday, De cember 2, 1912, at 12 o’clock, noon, Daniel W. Sullivan aged 34 years, of tuberculosis. Deceased was born In Hancock, Michigan, in 1878, and came with his parents to this county when he was but six months old. Since that time he has been a resident of the county and was one of our roost prosperous and successful farmers. He took a severe cold about a year ago which he was unable to shake oil and it finally developed into lung trouble. Last August he took a trip to the home of his brother in Wyoming in the hope that a change of climate and the mountain air would be beneflcial, but he was unable to stand the high altitude and returned home in a couple of weeks. He was able to be up and around until a couple of weeks ago although he was wasted away until be was but a shadow of his former self. He was a good citizen and a good neighbor and his death will be deeply deplored by a large number of intimate friends and acquaintances, outside of his im mediate family. Deceased leaves an aged mother, three sisters and four brothers to mourn the loss of a kind and loving son and brother. ,Tbe funeral was to have been held this morning, but on account of the storm it was posponed until tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. Two brothers, Joe,of Rawlings Wyoming,and Dennis, of Butte, Mont., arrived from the west Thursday morning to attend the funeral. The sympathy of friends is extended to the heartstrlckeu family in their hojjr of bereavement. For Sale One Belt Feed Admiral hay press, nearly new. Will give good terms. ... .2f>-3 - - J—Ryau. —---- ' --- ■ Only Good to December 28. Just now The State Journal will accept $4 in payment for the dally and Sunday Journal until January 1,1914, more than a whole year, and a further Inducement to have you beoome a reader will include you a year’s sub scription to the Independent Farmer, a weekly farm and stock paper, and Poultry Topics, a beautiful printed monthly poultry and home magazine. Without The Sunday Journal the price will only be $3. The Journal la the most independent and progressive newspaper in the state. It Is un usually dean, excluding liquor and all nasty medical ads and is edited for Ne braska homes. The coming session of legislature will make The Journal, which Is right on the ground, the paper you will surely want to read. 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