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VOLUME XXXIII. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5.1912 NUMBER 25
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VITATION TO INSPECT OUR STOCK OF
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Watches, Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Pendants, Scarf }
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WE ALSO WANT TO ACQUAINT YOU
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new patterns.
:: EVERY PIECE OF JEWELRY OR SILVER GUARANTEED !:
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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
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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.
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“WINTER
Necessities”
^ Cold weather has finall) come and with it comes
the necessity of winter clothing. I can supply you
with the following goods and at as low a price as if
you sent your order to Sears & Roebuck and save you
the freight charges.
Mens overshoes
Four buckle overshoes
All rubber overshoes
Ladies and Childrens over*
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shoes
Felt shoes and leggings
Fur coats
Fur caps
Cloth caps
Sweaters •
Underwear
Hosiery
Blankets
Comforts
Outing flannels
Flannel Skirts
Knit caps
Baby coats j
Girls coats
Boys coats
Dress goods
Ladies furs
Ladies shirt waists
Ladies sweaters
Aviator caps
Duck coats
Sheep skin lined coats
Gloves and mittens
Remember I carry Huiskamp’s shoes and!
every pair (guaranteed to give satisfaction. I
J. P. GALLAGHERj
