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VOLUME XXXIII. - O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL PA, 1913 NUMBER 45
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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
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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.
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I you expect it to bring you a harvest of
\ profit and pleasure-same as your
I garden.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. |
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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.
