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/ The Frontier. -Q *_^_.___.__ VOLUME XXXIII. - O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL PA, 1913 NUMBER 45 — 1 ' ' ■ .... ■ — —- - ' . ' - CONTRACT LET FOE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE Lincoln Company Will'Erect Building At a Cost of $4071. OMAHA MAN GETS PLUMBING At An Additional Cost of $8,565, Mak ing a Total of $49,736.—To Be Ready By November 1. The board ot education Wed nesday morning awarded the ounuuct for the construction of the new/school building to the Mid-West Construction Company of Lincoln, Neb, the contract price being $41,171. The contract for tfte plumbing and heat ing was awarded to the J. J. Hanighen Co. Of Omaha for $8,565. The contractors say that they will order the material at once and expect to commence work upon the building within the next three weeks. Work on the excavation will commence the' latter part of next week. The building will be 128x92 feet, two stoiies and basement. It will be a full basement and the first floor will be four feet above the ground. The brick to be used in thestructure are what is known as tapestry vetrifi ed brick, the face of which is made in five colors every other row of brick in the building to be of a different shade which will give the building a very beautiful appearance. The building will be completed and ready for occupancy by November 1," 1913 ✓ Walt Mason: There is a pill for every ache, a salve for every sore, so let’s rejoice and never make a rum pus any more. There is a poultice for each head, for every pain some dope; until the doctors say he’s dead no man should give up hope. I knew a man once on a time, who had no store of cash; he said this world was but a crime, and all its glories trash; and so he got a neighbor’s ax, and, by the by the old horse trough, with strong and skillful whacks he chopped his headpiece off. Next week a lawyer printed ads announcing that this knave had fallen heir to heaps of scads, but he was in his grave. The darkest hour, as Homer said, is just before the daw~; there’s often comfort just ahead, when all the hope seems gone. There is a syrup for eaota cough, a lance for every boil, so never think to shuffle off some yards of mortal coil. Misfortune hits us now and then, but if we bravely grin, shoe’ll go pursuing weaker men, and push their faces in. There is a cure for every wart, a plaster for each corn, so let us like the colts cavort, and laugh our fears to scorn lililil l M M I Iil l IHMililililililHM liliMilllil liMlIilirMHIilililit Harry Putman, a youug married man from Chambers, is in the county jail on the charge of enticing from home Helep Parker, a young girl under the age of eighteen years The complaint was tiled by County Attorney Hodgkin and the warrant issued by Judge Carlon. Putman was arrested at the Chicago and Northwestern depot last Snnday morning by Marshal Kane after he had purchased tickets for himself and Miss Parker for Norfolk. At the time of the arrest Mr. and Mrs. Parker were also present. We urderstaud that Putman is about nineteen years of age and has been married about one year, while Miss Parker is four leen >e*rs of age She is the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Parker of this city. Putman is still in the county jail,no date having been set for a preliminary hearing. Daniel Manning of Norfolk, a third degree member of the Creighton Council Knights of Columbus, was taken sick with a hemorrhage in the K. C. hall last Sunday afternoon while witnessing the initiation ceremony Mr. Manning received medical atten tion and was taken to the Evans hotel where he was tenderly looked after by physicians and members of the local council. The hemorrhage was caused by an ulcer of the stomach from which the young man had been suffering for some time. Mr. Manning is bridge clerk of the material yard of the Northwestern railroad company at Norfolk. His father arrived from Milwaukee last Wednesday evening and isjjow with his son. Mr. Man ning has improved rapidly the past couple of days and the attending phy sician is of the opinion that he will be able to leave for home the for part of next week. Wednesday morning the Library Board awarded the contract for the Construction of the new library build ing to the Mid-West Construction Oo., Of Lincoln for $9,850. The building will be built of tapestry vetrified brick the same as to be used in the new school building. The building will be 27x69 feet, with a full basement. The first floor will be eight feet above the , ground so that the building will be about the same height as the average two story building. The contract price includes heating and plumbing. The board expect the building to be completed by September 1st. Silas Rohr of Dustin was in the city last Tuesday, making his returns to the county assessor as the assessor of Dustin precinct. Mr. Rohr is the first precinct assessor to make his re turn this spring. He turned in sixty three schedules, which caused con siderable traveling, as that portion bf the county is not very thickly settled. (r I you expect it to bring you a harvest of \ profit and pleasure-same as your I garden. I 1 A nd like the produce of your garden it grows best with careful attention—till it becomcst a harvest | —a fortune. Now is “planting ^time.” Think it over. I — NEBRASKA STATE BANK JAMES F. O’DONNELL, Cashier 5 PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS JSP^The depositors of this bank are protected by the deposi tors' guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. | S. S. Welpton. President. O. F. Biglln, Vice President s . . • . . LOCAL MATTERS John Doherty of Chambers was in the city Wednesday. } Ivan Dickerson of Atkinson visited O’Neill friends last Tuesday. Mayor O. F. Biglin made a business trip to Neligh last Tuesday. W. F. Kloke was over from Spencer last Sunday in attendance at the K, C. initiation. Mrs. J. N. Sturdevant of Spencer visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman, this week. Dr. W. H. Mullen of Bloomfield was in the city the fore port of the week visiting relatives and old time friends. E. H. Whelan returned last Satur day evening from a business trip to /Omaha and other eastern Nebraska points. Judge Dickson drove over to Butte last Monday and held a session of dis; trict court and returned home that evening. John Brennan returned Sunday from Sioux City, where he had been for ten days taking treatment for ear trouble. Mrs. A. F. Mullen, who has been visiting relatives here for the past week, returned to her home in Omaha last Wednesday morning. At the annual conference of the Methodist church for the Neligh district, held at Battle Creek last week, it was decided to hold the next conference at O’Neill. Ewing Advocate: Messrs. Ed, F. Gallagher of O’Neill, E. 0. Sharp and W. W. Watson of Inman were in town Monday. It is rumored that Ewing is to have a third bank. A new exchange comes to The Frontier’s table whereby we learn that Ham Kautzraan, formerly in the newspaper game in O’Neill, is at it again out at Houlton, Oregon. The paper is the Columbia Herald and Ham is one of the owners. Mr. and Mrs. William Smedley arrived in the city last Sunday even ing for a visit at the home of Mrs Stuedley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lorge. Mr. Smedley returned home Monday morning while Mrs Smedley will remain for a weeks visit. Norfolk Press: Ambrose Biglin ot O’Neill, son of Mayor Biglin of that city, is a new resident of Norfolk hav ing accepted a position with the Nor folk National bank. Mr. Biglin is an excellent young man and a creditable addition to Norfolk business and social life. W. J. Monaghan of Omaha spent Sunday in the city a guest at the edi tor's home and took in the K. C. in itiation. Mr. Monaghan was highly pleased with our little city and said be had no idea that we had such .a prosperous little city in this section of the state. Frank Lorge and his sister, Miss Stella Lorge, of Akron, Iowa, arrived in the city last Saturday evening for • a visit at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lorge. Mr. Lorge returned home last Tuesday morning while his sister will remain for a few months visit at home. Zeb Warner has commenced excavat ing for his new residence which he is going to build on west Everett street. The building will be 26x30, two stories and will be modern throughout, in cluding steam heat. Zeb says he is building for a home and expects to have it finished with the best o! j material throughout. ... r ■ M i — Undertaker Frank Biglin went to Chambers last Saturday to prepare the body of Ira Blaine Hubbard, a young man who died Friday, for ship ment and burial. The remains were brought to O’Neill that afternoon and in the eveningshlpped to HaySprlngs, Neb., where the young man’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ugene Hubbard, reside. The young man leaves a wife who at the time of his death, was in a critical condition In a hospital ip Omaha and not expected to survive. The couple have one child burled at Hay Springs. A number of girl students from the convent, accompanied by Sr. Antoin ette and Miss Oolonius, went to Staf ford last Friday for observation les sons at the school there taught by Miss Ida Daly. Those in the party were: Grace MoHugh, Mildred Dow ney, Irene Biglin, Beatrice Cronin, Al(ce Flemming, Julia Howrd, Ella Barrett. Mary Fitzsimmons, Alice Mbrrisey, Helen McCarthy,. Leoretto Hickey, Florence McCafferty, Ella Shoemaker, Mae Shoemaker, Francis McGrane, Lyda Gatzmeyer, Gatha Smith, Bose Hughes, Fay Hotchkiss, Lucile McNichols and Catherine Con nely. The McGinnis Creamery Co. are in stalling a large new engine at the creamery this week. Mr. Best, man ager of the creamery, informs The Frontier that they will install an eif tire duplicate set of machinery as their business is now such that it is necessary to have a duplicate set of machinery constantly in readiness for immediate service should anything go wrong to disable any of the mach inery running. The McGinnis cream ery is one of the things that is help ing make O’Neill famous and for this a large share of credit iB due the pre sent genial manager. The Nebraska State Board of Ag riculture offers to the Nebraska boy over ten and under eighteen years of age, growing the largest yield of corn from one acre of Nebraska land during the year 1913—825; the second, 820; third, 815; fourth, 810; fifth to eight, 85 each; and the thirteenth to six* teentb, 83 each; and to the boy grow ing the largest yield on an acre land west of the east line of Boyd, Holt, Wheeler, Greeley, Howard, Hall, Adams, and Webster counties, 825; second, 812, third and fourth, 85, each fifth and. sixth, 84 each; seventh to tenth, 83 each; and eleventh to six teenth, 82 each. Charles Carroll of Carrollton Council No. 701 Knights of Columbus Initiated forty-seven members into the myster ies of that organization last Sunday afternoon. The work was in charge of State Deputy W. E. Straub of Lin coln, assisted by a team from that city. At the conclusion of the Initia tion a banquet was tendered the new members, the degree team and the visiting brother at the Golden Hotel.1 Hugh J. Boyle, Grand Knight of the local council, presided as toastmaster and made a reputation for himself in that line. Toasts were responded to by various members of the order and those present all agree in saying that the initiation and banquet was the most successful ever held by the organization in this city. Members of the order were present from Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Norfolk, Tilden, Spencer, Atkinson, Stuart and Val entine. __ Water Works Trouble at Ewing. Ewing, April 22.—In the issue of April 17th, The Frontier made men tion of the fact that a number of Ewing people were in O’Neill at wit nesses and otherwise in acasebetween E. L. Davies as plaintiff and the members of tbe village board of Ewing as defendants, tbe question at contro versy being the purchase of an engine and pump. In the article an opinion was expressed which was erroneous and misleading, the writer intimat ing that the trouble originated in rivalry between two Ewing dealers as to who should furnish the new mach inery. This has in no way been an issue in the case and The Frontier’s informant was evidently one of the defendants or in sympathy with them and stated only one side, thus giving Frontier readers a wrong and pre judiced opinion. Tbe contention of the plaintiff is that this engine and pump were not purchased according to law, there being no competitive bids, no appro priation made and not sufficient funds in the village treasury to make so large a purchase, and furthermore the purchase was unnecessary as tbe fault is in the wells and not in the pump and. engine. E. L. Davies. Sworn Statement. Statement of the ownership, man agement, etc., of Tbe Frontier pub lished weekly at O’Neill, Nebr , re quired by tbe act of August 24,1912. Editor, D. H. Cronin. Managing editor, D. H. Cronin. Business manager, D. H. Crpnln. Publisher, D. H. Cronin. Owner, D. H. Cronin. No mortgage or bonded indebted ness. D. H. Cronin. Sworn and subscribed before me this 23nd day of April, 1913. O. P. Hancock, Notary Public. My commission expires March 21,1916. Judge Dickson brought to a con clusion the water works tight at Ewing by granting a permanent order restraining tbe village board from putting in a new pump and engine A temporary order to this effect was Issued by tbe court some time ago. This order is now made permanent. Thomas V. Atkinson has filed petition in the district court praying for a divorce from Buby Atkinson, to whom he was united in marriage on Ootober 23, 1900, on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Plain tiff alleges In his petition that he has always conducted himself toward de fendant as a kind and loving husband. He alleges that at the time of their marriage defendant had three children who have now grown to manhood and that they have allied with their mother in making life miserable for him. He alleges that on April 20 one of the sons, Louis Barthell, did un. lawfully strike and assault plaintiff striking him with bis fist and did threaten to assault him with a piece of iron. In this assault he alleges that the boy was aided and abetted by his mother. He further alleges that upon numerous occasions prior to that date that defendant herself has assaulted him by throwing hot water and hot coffee upon him, caus ing him great pain and humiliation • and that she has often threatened to poison him. He asks for an absolute divorce and prays that the title to his .real estate be quited In his name. MILK! We want MORE milk. If u Have 5 gallons or more a Ij day please call High prices paid. V Come and see ms. McGinnis Creamery Co. | 1 1 O'NEILL WINS IN THE SCHOOL DEBATE Goodly Crowd Hears Arguments of Participants Presented LOCALS RETAIN CHAMPIONSHIP Judges Unanimous In Decision.—Jul ius Oronln to Represent District In State Contest. By a unanimous decision of the judges, President U. S. Conn, of the Wayne Normal, Ralph Graham, dean of expression of the Fremont Normal, and Ralph Garrett, law student at the University of Nebraska, the O’ Neill High School debate team defeat ed the Valentine High School team for the championship of this district, in the debate held here last Friday night. This is the second sucessive year that O’Neill has won the cham pionship of this district. The subject debated was: “Resolv ed that American cities should adopt a commission form of government.” Fay McClellan, Claire Von Metere and Spray Gardner of Valentine up held the affirmative, while Hazel Bell, Benjamin Rodenwold and Julius Cronin of the O’Neill school had the negative. Mr. Cronin was selected to represent this district in the state debate which will be held In Lincoln the middle of May. The debate was very Interesting and was attended by a good sized crowd. I The Valentine team were very good on delivery, but rather weak on argu ment and rebuttal. The O’Neill High school was out in force and ably assisted their team with songs and yells. Alex Sommer, a Syrian who for merly conducted a store in the old postoffloe building, has been having a peck of trouble lately. Alex was married in Sioux Oity a couple of months ago and since that time, ac cording to his own statement, he has been having all kinds of trouble. Ac companied by his mother he left O’ Neill last Tuesday afternoon for bis sunny home across the sea. His wife objected to being left alone and she appeared before the county attorney and bad a warrant sworn out for his arrest on the charge of wife desertion. The warrant was placed in tbe hands of Sheriff Grady and Mr. Sommer was arrested at Norfolk and beld for the officers here. Sheriff Grady went down to Norfolk after him Wednes day morning. Mr. Grady says that Mr. Sommer’s mother was very sick and under tbe care of physicians and acting under the advice of the county attorned, be did not bring Sommers back with him but left him in Nor folk in the custody of the officials there. Sommer claims to bave an affidavit from his wife in which sbe admits that she has refused to leave this country with him and If this is true the prosecution will probably fall flat. George E Hansen was a Frontier caller Wednesday. Mr. Hansen re turned from California some two months ago to look after some busi ness matters here and now contem plates remaining as he says be likes to live where it rains during the crop growing season and that is not the case where he located on the coast. Mr. Hansen recently sold 400 acres of pasture land in tbe Eagle creek coun try to M. B. Miller of Boyd county for $20 per acre. He has also bought two quarters in tbe Blackbird country, paying $35 per acre for one quarter and $16 per acre for the other. Mr. Hansen says be will build on one of his newly acquired farms. The legislature adjourned last Mon day night after having been in session for seventy-seven days, the longest session ever held in Nebraska. For four days tbe house and senate was deadlocked upon the question of uni versity removal or extention and was finally settled by putting tbe matter up to tbe people to be voted upon at the next general election in 1914. There will be no election in Nebraska this fall.