The Frontier,
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VOLUME XXXIII.
O'NEILL NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MARCH 6,1913
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,NUMBER 38
BOYS’ CORN GROWING
CONTESTING SOCGESS
Prizes Hung Up Inspire Youngsters
to Till the Fields.
O’NEILL BOYS AMONG WINNERS
Stock Yards Company Offers $700 In
Prizes This Year — Results of Last
Season’s Experiments.
Forty-seven out of an entry of 125
Nebraska boys completed the acre
corn growing contest in 1912. Paul
and Roger Widtfeldt of O’Neill were
among the prize winners.
The yields ranged from ten to one
hundred and nine bushels per acre.
The average yield was fifty-eight
bushels per acre. The average made
by the twelve boys winning prizes in
the western division was fifty-seven
bushels per acre and by the twelve
boys in the eastern division, eighty
bushels per acre.
From information furnished by the
boys we find that eight grew oorn on
which bad been in some leguminous
crop for one or more years previous to
the contest. They secure an average
yield of seventy-seven bushels peracre.
Thirteen of the boys applied manure
in the spring of 1912 and secured an
average yield of sixty bushels per
acre. This makes a total of seventy
one boys growing their corn either
after a legume or on ground to which
manure had been applied, securing
an average yield of sixty-six bushels
per acre. Twenty-six boys did not
apply manure and the land they used
for their corn had not the advantage
of a leguminous crop in previous years.
Their average yield was fifty-one
bushels per acre, or fifteen bushels per
acre less tbau was secured by the boys
using farm manure or ground pre
viously seeded to some leguminous
crop such as alfalfa or clover.
Another contest will be conducted
during 1913. Seven hundred dollars
in prizes will be offered by the tjnfon
stock yards company of South Omaha.
Any boy in the state between the
ages of ten and twenty-one is entitled
to enter. No entry fee is charged.
The boy ipust do ail the work him
self and must comply with all the
rules of the contest.
A set of these rules will be sent to
anybody making request of the
Agricultural Extension Department,
University Farm, Lincoln, Nebraska
Indian Likes Editor.
Valentine Republican: Hollow Horn
Bear, one of the most widely known
Sioux Indian chiefs on the Rosebud
reservation, came over from the re
servation Monday and the following
evening departed on his way to Wash
ington. Having a warm friendship
for the Republlcen editor, Hollow
Horn Bear never fails when in Valen
tine to call at this office to pay his re
spects to the editor, to whom a few
years ago he gave the name of Little
Thunder. In keeping with his cus
tom he called at this offloe and stated
that he was going to Washington to
see the Great White Father and to
join in the parade during the inaugu
ration of Woodrow Wilson as the next
president. Indians have been select
ed from the different reservations to
take part in the parade and be was
selected from the Rosebud reserva
tion, It is the likeness of Hollow
Horn Bear that adorns many of the
United States five dollar bills.
Deputy County Treasurer R. E.
Gallagher has a handsome new five
passenger touring car, which be got
in from Omaha Monday.
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Friendship Pins, Bar
Pins, Bacelets
Lockets, Rings, Etc.
Sterling Silver Spoons En- >
graved with our special
Easter Designs.
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John W. Hiber
V.
Jeweler & Opticien
AT PIXLKV’B DRUG STORK
LOCAL MATTERS.
R. H. Mills had business at Orchard
Friday last.
O. B. Hatch of Agee returned
Thursday last from Omaha where he
had been with a car of cattle.
Guv Green was in town over night
Sunday, being on his way home at
Oollegeview from a business visit to
Wheeler county.
Alva Babcock and Marie Slama were
married at the county judge’s office
Monday. The young couple will re
side on B. O. Parker’s farm southeast
of town.
A delegation of O’Neill Odd Fellows
went to Page Monday evening where a
big gathering of Odd Fellows from
various towns was held.
M. T. Sanders, an oid resident and
prominentrcitizen of Ewing, died at
his home in that place last Sunday.
A number of O’Neill people went
down to Ewing Tuesday to attend the
funeral.
A. V. Nash and Frank Johnson of
Corning, Io., arrived here Thursday
last with their cars of machinery and
stock. Mr. Nash goes onto a farm
nine miles northeast of town, while
Mr. Johnson goes to the South Fork
country. v
Frank Howard sustained an Injury
at the pool hall fire last Thursday
that put his good right arm in a sling.
In getting down from the building he
wrenched bis shoulder so badly that
be will be unable to swing the siege or
nail on horseshoes for a while.
John Lawson moved over from
Gregory county, South Dakota last
week, bringing here seven running
horses. There was no suitable race
track around where he lived and Mr.
Lawson takes up his residence in
O'Neill because of advantages offered
here for owners of fast horses.
The case against Neil Hagerty was
heard in county court last Friday.
The defendant entered into and sign
ed an agreement to pay into court a
portion of his weekly earnings toward
the support of the two children. The
court accepted this arrangement with
a bond for the fulfillment of the same.
The funeral of John Barnes, age 53
yefirs, was held at the Methodist
church in this city Monday. Mr.
Barnes had resided with his family
on a farm two miles east of Emmet
the past two years He was in Emmet
last Friday and while at the stock
yards there looking at some stock was
stricken suddenly with apoplexy and
dropped dead.
March came in with the worst
storm of the winter. A piercing gale
blew from the north all day and fleet
ing clouds filled the air with snow at
intervals. The temperuture got down
to 14 degrees below Saturday night.
Sunday a phenominal change, that
only Nebraska weather can produce,
took plaoe. The snow melted fast and
everybody felt that spring had come.
Ferdinand Krueger, an aged man
living with his wife north of Bliss
postoffloe in the southern part of the
county, died suddenly Wednesday
night of last week. His wife started
out tp call a neighbor but became ex
hausted in the cold and snow. She
was found by chance by a neighbor
passing along the road who took her
home nearly perished, when the dis
covery was made that her husband
was dead. They have a son living in
Chambers and two daughters living
east of here who arrived in O’Neill by
train Friday night and went at once
out to the Krueger place.
The Misses £. Marie and Eva Alder
son departed today for Ft. Worth,
Tex., where Miss Marie has accepted
a position as instructor in the
Brantley-Draughton business college
and Miss Eva will enter the institu
tion as a student. They have been
conducting a night school in business
and stenography here this winter.
They are two bright young Holt
county women that are "making good’»
in the business world and have a
faculty for making friends with those
they meet. The Frontier bespeaks
for them a bright career in their
chosen work.
Mrs. Thomas McMahon died at the
home of her daughter, Mr. Pat Stan
ton, in this city Tuesday after a long
illness, age seventy-one years. She,
with her husband and family, were
pioneers of this community, having
homesteaded northwest of O’Neill In
the early days. They moved from here
to Montana but returned about fifteen
years ago and resided on a farm near
town until a few years ago when tbey
moved to town. Two of the boys,
Gene and Tom were called here a
short time ago from Montana on
account of their mother’s illness.
Gene returned home the day before
she died but come back to O’Neill at
once upon being notified of bis
mother’s death. Funeral services
will be held at St. Patrick’s church
Friday morning.
EMMETS ENTERTAIN
Anniversary of Famous Irish Patriot
Observed by Local Society
The seating capacity of tbe K. 0.
hall was taxed to tbe limit Tuesday
night by O’Neill people who came out
to hear the program by the Robert
Emmet Memorial Society In honor of
tbe 135th anniversary of tbe Irish
patriot.
Ool. Nell Brennan was maater of
cremonies and called the large audi
ence to order at 9 o’clock. Three
members of the society were on the
program for addresses. E. H. Whelan,
in his usual pleasing and sobolariy
way, review tbe life of Emmet, refer
ing liberally to historic events of that
period. Hugh Boyle spoke in a vigor
ous strain of tbe Irish American, and
T. V. Goldert, tbe last number on tbe
program, gave a abort address on
“The Irish Raoe With an Even
Start."
The musical part of the program
was particularly well received, eaoh
singer responding to encores.
The program was as follows.
Soprano Solo—Etllarney, My Home
O.er the Sea....Mist Mary Fitzsimmons
Emmett** Defense, ..Parnell Golden
Saprano *olo—Where the Kfver
Shannon Flow*.Mi*a Emma Snyder
Address—Robert Emmett......B. H. Whelan
Baritone solo—Irish Bye* Are Smiling
..Ambrose Blglln
Sbemus O’Brien..,...Judge Thos. Carlon
Address—The Irish American. Hugh J. Boyle
Soprano solo-Ireland, I Love Thee,
Acushla Maohree..Mlse Margaret Donoboe
Caoch O'Leary.William Fallon
Address -The Irish Race With An
Even Start.T. V. Golden
An Alphabetical Cleaning.
The American Club Woman con
trives the following:
A—Aim to make Arbor Day annual
“clean-up” day.
B—Banish the tin-oan district from
your city.
0— Clean up back yards and alleys.
D—Destroy rubbish by burning.
E—Educate housewives to demand
clean markets.
F—Fine every club member who
does not work.
6—Give free lectures upon civic im
provement.
B—Rave campaigns against un
sightly billboards.
1— Interest city authorities in
"clean-up” day.
J—Join all forces for the anti-dirt
crusade.
K—Kill sidewalk spitting or it Will
kill you.
L—Let your slogan be: “Do It for
Home, Sweet Home.”
M—Make requests of preachers for
“olean-up” sermons.
N—Next to godliness Is cleanliness.
O—Organize the children into olvio
leagues.
P—Plant trees, and then plant trees,
and plant more trees.
Q—Question authorities about city
expenditures.
R—Remember to plan parks and
play grounds.
S—Study city ordinances and work
for their enforcement.
T—Try to make thesohool buildings
social centers.
U—Use every effort to arouse cit
izens.
V—Vanquish the'opposition with
good nature.
W-Wage unceasing war upon all
weeds, flies and mosquitoes.
X—Xact obedience to the city sani
tary laws.
Y Your city is YOU: never forget
that.
Z—Zeal, courage and patience will
“clean-up” the olty.
February Births.
Feb. 8—Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Daley,
Emmet, son; Mr. and Mrs. B. J Rybln,
Emmet, daughter.
Feb. 19—Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Gregor,
O’Neill, Bon; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
L. Madison, O’Neill, daughter.
Feb. 20—Mr. and Mrs. William
David, O’Neill, twin sons.
Feb. 28—Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt
I Derby, Inman, son.
FLYER WRECKED
Holt County Woman Injured In
Smash Up In Ontario.
Buffalo, N, Y., March 3.—Mrs. Mary
Emerson of Doriey, Neb , was badly
shaken up, sustaining a severe
nervous shock, as the result
of a wreck early today when
three coaches of the Wabash
flyer were derailed. The accident oc
curred at 7 o’clock at Oayuga, Qnt.,
which Is half way between St. Thomas
and Buffalo. A broken wheel on one
of the ooaches is believed to have
caused the wreck.
The blizzard which is raging in
tbisseotlon made the train behind
schedule. Twenty people were hurt
when the coaches left the rails, none
of whom is fatally Injured.
Local Orators Win.
The O’Neill High school debating
team successfully defended the High
school’s title as champions of the
Northern district at Ainsworth last
Friday by defeating the High school
team at that place.
Thi O’.NeiH team wesa deeidely
superior in delivery and rebuttal and
at no time was there any doubt as to
the outcome. The credit for the
victory is given to Superintendent
Gorby whose endless patience and un
tiring energy in training the debaters
has made it possible for O’Neill to
again win the championship, Valen
tine alone standing in the way.
The question debated was, "Resolv
ed That American Oltles Should
Adopt a Commission Form of Govern
ment"! the affirmative was upheld by
Hazel Waggoner, Dell Kirkpatrick
and Frank Barnes, the negative by
Hazel Bell, Benjamin Rodenwold and
Julius Cronin. The judges were Super
intendent Overlender of Stuart, Sup
erintendent Mills of Ohadron, Super
intendent Wilson of Ohadron normal.
The debate with Valentine will be
held in O’Neill the latter part of
March.
In Other Localities.
Chambers Bugle: The gathering of
the statlstios of the resources of south
ern Holt Is progressing very rapidly
■under the direction of the Commercial
club. They report that they will
soon have them in shape to submit to
the railroad officials.
Crawford Tribune: S. A. Oliver re
turned i from a visit to Washington,
D. 0., this morning and says by con
sulting tnose highest In authority on
army matters in the United States he
is assured that Fort Robinson will not
be abandoned, but that the Post will
be Improved and made a first-class
cavalry post.
Cnambers Bugle: A cross country
trip in autos from Chambers to Ord«
was planned by the commercial club
for the first of the week, but was
postponed on account of the snow
until the roads are better. The trip
was for the purpose of outlining a
route for the proposed north and south
line of railroad, whloh will be built
from Kearney to Wheeler, 8. D.
Spencer Advocate: Announcement
oards were received Wednesday an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Inez
Eckles to Mr. Josiah Coombs,Wednes
day, February 26th. at Council Bluffs,
la. Miss Eckles has been steno
grapher In Wm. P. Mohr’s real estate
office for several months and is a lady
of refinement and culture who has
made many friends during her stay in
Spencer. Josiah Coombs is Post
master of Spencer, having held this
position for a number of years, being
one of our most worthy citizens.
The eating of two dozen pickles is
assigned as the cause of the death of
Roy Rogers, a young manat Neltgb,
last Saturday.
MINOR MENTION
E. J. Mack of Atkinson was In the
city Friday.
Gall^t tbe Grady millinery store for
tbe Fisk bat.—38-1
Twenty bushels Iowa seed corn for
sale.—J. L. Quig.— 38-4.
Services will beheld in the Episcopal
ohuroh next Sunday evening, March 9.
John Walmer has bought the Clyde
Derby residence in the east part of
town and will move to O’Neill. He
had a sale at the ranch Tuesday
The jail equipment has been receiv
ed and Is being transferred from the
station to thecounty jail. It Includes
a complete outfit for caging and proper
care for prisoners.
Col. Moore reports a good sals—in
fact Jim says the best—at O. P.
Revell’s 11 miles northwest of town
Monday. One team sold far 9420,
some 2-year-old colts for 9100 each
and cows around 965.
March is tbe moving time among
farmers. The past two week has
witnessed a continual stream of immi
grants coming and going in and around
O’Neill Everyday witnesses one or
more oars of immigrant stuff unloading
at tbe railroads.
Henry Schmidt, who lately moved
here from Ewing, has bought the
Nets Cain place south of the North
western tracks. Schmidt is a brother
of assistant Postmaster Frank
Schmidt. Mr. Cain has a homestead
in Wyoming where he expects to go
soon.
ueorge Bay, who moved to Douglas
oounty three years ago, is moving
back to his farm near Meek. He re
cently sold his farm In' Douglas county
for 19,000 and shipped the machinery
andistook here and is moving the same
out to his farm. Mr. Bay says this
oountry suits him much better' than
where he has resided the past three
years.
Rural mail delivery route No 2 was
started out from O’Neill Monday.
The route serves the people living In
the river country southeast of town
and is at present a three-times-a-week
service but is expected to be made a
dally service route later. Jerome
O’Connell, ’sub’’ on route one, is
Carrying t^be mail until, a carrier is
appointed from a list of eliglbles.
The annual township meeting for
Grattan township was held at the
court-house Tuesday. The principal
business transacted was the making of
tax levies, whioh were apportioned aB
follows: Qeneral fund, 2 mills; bridge
fund, I mill; road fund, 4 mills; library
fund, 1 mill. Unfinished business
was put over until the adjourned
meeting which will be held Maroh 15
The Frontier learns that Mrs. A.
Morris, -formerly of O’Neill, died at
the home of her son Tom at Okaton,
3. D., on February 17. Mrs. Morris'
husband died In O’Neill some fifteen
yettsago. He, with his son, owned
the GUllgan & Stout drug store at
the time of bis death. Mrs. Morris
snd her son went to Battle Greek,
Neb., some years ago and have since
moved to South Dakota.
Representative D. H. Oronln was
home over Sunday and Monday. Mr.
Cronin has been in Omaha the past
two weeks as a member of the legis
lative oommlttee appointed to in
vestigate conditions, hours of work
snd pay received by female factory
snd other workers. The oommlttee
has found not a few cases of under
paid and underfed working women
around Omaha. Recommendations
will probably be made to the legis
lature to pass some measure that will
improve conditions for women tollers
in cities and towns of the state.
P. C. Kelly has resigned as deputy
oounty clerk and accepted the position
of cashier of the Inman State bank.
A short time ago Judge Malone
bought stock in the Inman bank and
Intended to become cashier, but a
ohange in his business plans caused
him to sell the bank stock. His with
drawal made it necessary to select
another oashier and at a meeting of
the directors Monday at which Mr.
Kelly was present he was elected. T.
D. Hanley has been appointed to fill
the vacancy in the oounty clerk’s
office and entered upon his duties
today.
The Norfolk News Tuesday had this
special from Burke, S. D: G. A. Man
vllle editor of the Burke Gozette.l re
ceived a telegram from Eugene, Ore.,
announcing the sudden death of bis
brother, H. M. Manvllle who used to
live at Stuart, Nebr., and who was at
one time salesman in J. P. Mann’s
general store at O’Neill. He was
highly regarded and was an enterpris
ing, capable and trustworthy business
man. He was a prosperous furniture
dealer in Eugene. He leaves a wife,
three sons and a daughter. Had he
lived until March 29, be would have
been 65 yean old.
SCHOOL BONDS GARRY
BY DBCISIYEMAJORITY
Principal Opposition Comes From
Outside the City.
WOMEN FLOCK VOTING PLACES
Some of the Suffragettes Learn That
They Are Disqualified From Ex
ercising Elective Franchise.
The bond election Tuesday resulted
in 326 for and 49 against Issuing S50,
000 bonds for the erection of a new
school. Nearly half of the votes oast
against the proposition came from
outside the olty limits. O'Neill
suffragettes were aotively in evidence
during the afternoon and nearly half
the votes cast at the ward polling
plaoescame from the women, who
appeared to be uoanimous for the
bonds.
The following Is the olfioial count of
the vote: VJrst ward, tor 110; against
11; second ward, for 81; against, 7;
third ward, for 128; sgainst, 9; Grat
tan, for 7; against 22.
The election officials had to deny a
large number of O’Neill women the
prlvilldge of voting at the bond
election. They learned upon apply
ing for ballots that they would either
have to go to raising babies or acquire
taxable property if they expect to
vote. ^
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha,Neb. March 4.—From
the Standard Live Stock Com
mission Co.
This week starts out with a strong
to 10c higher cattle market on killers
of all classes. The cold weather seems
to have put some snap in the market
and there is a very active demand.
The strong and vigorous inquiry lor
Btookers and feeclgrs continue regard
less of the high prices.
We quote:
Choice beet.-..•8.00@t8.76
Common Beef down to. 7.25
Choice Oornfed cows. 6 50(47.60
Good butcher grades.. 6.5o@6.40
Canners and cutters. 4 00(46.40
Veal calves.6.00(49.25
Bulls, stags etc.. 5 26(46.50
Good to choioe feeders «.•• • 7 50@8.15
Common grades down to ... 6.60
Stock heifers.. 6 00(47.00
Good to choioe range beeves 7.50@7.10
Common to good range beeves 6.25@4 05
Hog receipts are light and values
have been forced up in the face of
strong opposition from packers. Bulk
•8.26 to 8.30 top 8.36.
There are fair receipts of sheep and
lambs with a strong active market.
Divorce Decree Entered.
At an adjourned sitting of district
court last Saturday Judge Dickson
entered tbe decree of tbe oourt In tbe
divorce suit of Tbeodate Monoban
against Henry Monoban. The decree
covers several typewritten pages,
sustaining tbe contention of the plain
tiff of extreme cruelty, granting ber
absolute divorce and awarding Mis.
Monohan WOO alimony and custody of
tbe minor children.
A motion for a new trial in tbe oaae
of Ernest J.Fluckinger vs theOhlqago
St Northwestern railway was overrul
ed. Tbe court confirmed some land
sales, and adjourned until March gl.
SPRING
P OPENING
MARCH
1 14-15 1
WE will have on display
some of the smartest
models from the cent
er of millinery fashions. It
will be worth your' while to
attend this display of beautiful
hats March 14 and 15, to
which all are invited.
KATHRYN ^ GRADY
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