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VOLUME XXXIII. . / O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, MAY S. 1913 NUMBER-47
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NEW CITY COUNCIL '
TAKES]! REINS
Increase the License Fee to $1,500
For Each Saloon,
GRANTS FIVE APPLICATIONS
Remonstrance Against Thomas Over
ruled After Hearing and Case
Appealed to District Court.
The new city council met last Tues
day morning and organized by electing
M. H. McCarthy as president of the
council for the ensuing year. Mayor
Biglifi then announced the following
appointments, which were confirmed
by the council:
Nightwatchman. John Kane.
Weighmaster, William Gordon.
Mayor Biglin'then announced the
following committees for the ensuing
year:
Judiciary, Finance and Bonds: Mc
Carthy and Meredith.
Streets and Alleys: Mullen and
Hilliard. _
Waterworks: Cronin and Ryan.
Fire Department:* Meredith and
Cronin.
Sewer: Ryan and Hilliard.
Auditing Committee: McCarthy,
Cronin and Mullen,
The saloon license for the ensuing
year was fixed at $1,500.00, an In
crease of $500 for each saloon. The
bonds of J. W. Thomas, W. J. O’Con
nor, Arthur Ryan, J. W. Sullivan and
R. J. Marsh wer6 approved and
licenses were granted to W. J. O’Oon-,
nor, Arthur Ryan, J. W- Sullian and
R J. Marsh to conduct saloons in the
city for the ensuing year. A re
monstrance was filed against the
granting of a license to W. J. Thomas
and the hearing of the remonstrance
was set down for Wednesday morning
at 9’oclock.
The time of the city council was oc
cupied all day Wednesday hearing the
remonstrance which was filed against
allowing a liquor license to J. J.
Thomas. The remonstrance was filed
by Sheridan Simmons. In thq re
monstrance he' alleged that he sold
liquor to minors, to habitual drunk
ards and that he had .obstructions in
front of his windows which prevented
a clear view of the interior of the
saloon Several witnesses were ex
amined upon both sides, the hearing
being concluded at 5:30, at which
time the council announced an ad
journment until 8 o’clock when they
would pass upon the remonstrance.
After they convened at 8:00 the re
monstrance jvas overruled, by a
unanimous vote, and license was
granted to Mr. Thomas. Mr. Sim
mons gave notice of an appeal to the
district court and the license will not
be issued to Mr. Thomas until the
matter is passed upon by the district
court.
Emmet Defendants Acquitted.
Citizens from the hustling little
village of Emmet occupied the
attention of the County Court last
Saturday. The case of the state of
Nebraska vs. George Pebble, Henry
Mi lien, Edward Flood, Laurence O’
Malley, Jap Ritts and William Myer
was before the court. The defendants
were arrested a couple of weeks ago
upon complaint filed by Mrs. Margaret
Malloy and Mrs.Mary Allen of Emmet,
who charged that on April 4, 1013, the
defendants agreed together to do
certain unlawful acts, such as becom
ing intoxicated and using profane
language upon the streets of Emmet,
and that they did the above mention
ed unlawful acts. Eight witnesses
appeared for the state and four wit
nesses, besides the six defendants,
appeared for the defense, After hear
ing all the evidence the court dis
missed the defendants, holding that
the state had not proved that the
defendants had agreed together to
commit the unlawful acts.
10 sacks of Eclipse flour 910 while
the bunch last.—Con Keys.
LOCAL MATTERS
W. P. O’Brien of Atkinson wak In
the city last Tuesday.
E. H. Whelan transacted business
in Lincoln last week.
Rodell Root was up from the Amelia
country last Tuesday.
Ben McKathnie of Celia was an O
Netll visitor last Monday.
Ed. F„ Gallagher was in Lincoln and
Omaha on business last week.
Seymore Harkins and Fred Oetter
were up Saturday last from Bliss.
Jack Sullivan made a business trip
10 Omaha the first of the week*
O. O. Snyder returned home last
Thursday evening from a business
trip to Lincoln and Omaha.
County Attorney Hodgkin returned
Wednesday evening from a business
trip to Lincoln, Omaha and Sioux
City.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell and
daughter went down to Omaha last
Tuesday morning on a short business
and pleasure trip.
Fredinand Hupp and Miss Anna
Funk, both of Ewing, were granted a
marriage license by County Judge
Carlon last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Parker left
last Tuesday morning for an auto trip
to the home of their son, Arthur, in
Tripp county, S. D. They expect to
be absent all week.
F. E. Cowden of Riverton, la., one
of the owners of the Pitch company’s
former holdings here, was In the city
last week. Mr. Cowden. came out to
look over their property. ~
P. J. Biglln returned last Saturday,
evening from a weeks stay in Lincoln,
where he has been receiving instruc
tions as to his duties as pure food and
oil inspector for this district.
P. H. Green was the successful
candidate in the postotSce election
held in Creighton last Saturday, and
he will now be recommended for
appointment by Congressman Stevens.
George Almond of Lousiana will give
an Illustrated lecture upon the
agricultural possibilities of that state
at the Royal theatre next Saturday
afternoon at 2:30. The public are
cordially invited
Shorty Desimpie, the artistic little
brick layer, arrived in town last Mon
day. This is a sure indication that
the building season has arrived,
“Shorty” put in the winter upon his
homestead in South Dakata.
The K. C. annual ball, given at the
E. C. hall last Monday evening, was
the most successful event given by this
organization. About sixty couples
were present, many members from
other towns being present for the
ball.
Fred Addison left Tuesday for
Lincoln for medical treatment at the
Collegeview sanitarium. Fred has
been in ill health the year with no
improvement apparent and he finally
decided to try the treatment of the
experts.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Scott
went to Basset Saturday afternoon
where the judge held a session of court
that evening to enter judgment in a
sensational and vigorously fought
divorce suit tried some two weeks
previous. v
W. L. Fisher and family left the
first of the week for their former
home at Wayne,where they will again
make their home. Mr. Fisher will
reenter the real estatelbu&iness in
which he was engaged prior to his
removal to this city.
About one hundred members met
at the Methodist church in a farewell
social for the Fisher family Tuesday
evening. Informal speeches were
1 made from the different departments
of work in which they were helpers
and all enjoyed a pleasant evening.
The local Base Ball team under the
management of Eddie Tomsick, will
^pen the season on the home grounds'
I next Sunday with Emmet. Emmet
has recently secured a high-priced
^‘south-paw” who will twirl against
jour local “south-paw”, Bill Martin.
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| When you feel like that come straight to this bank and open an
| account. It is the only cure. No matter how small the deposit it
will be heartily welcomed.
Then cat down youl eipedfes and start
on the road to fortune by adding to the
account regularly.
NEBRASKA STATE BANK
* JAMES F. O’DONNELL, Cashier
• PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
Ja^”The depositors of this bank are protected by the deposi
ting’ guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska.
S. S. Welpton. President. O. F. Bitflin, Vice President
Mrs. Sam Beaver celebrated her
seventy-fifth birthday last Monday
and in honor of the event her three
children were present and spent the
day with her. Tbe children, are:
Senator J. A. Robertson and Mrs. O.
E. Ott of Joy, and Mr. J. H. Worth
of Wayne.
The members of the Modern Wood
men of Nellgh have arranged for a
Woodmen picnic which they will hold
in the park near that city on Tuesday,
J une 3. An elaborate program has
been prepared and the members of the
order In this section of the state are
invited to attend.
Tbe splendid rains last week has
placed tbe grounds in splendid con
dition forspring work. Winter wheat
and rye looks finer this spring than it
has at this time of the year for several
years and indications for a bountiful
crop this season were never better
than at the present time.
Charles A. Sands of Lincoln has
been appointed district manager for
tbe Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York with headquarters in
this city. Mr. Sands arrived in the city
last week and will at once commence
active work In promoting the interests
of his company in this section of the
state. '
J. S. Hoffman of Butte has purchas
ed the Salem stock,formerly owned by
Alex Sommer, in ’the old postotflce
building. Mr. Hoffman has not decid
ed as yet what he will do with the
stock but will probably have a sale
here and dispose of at least part of It
here and remove the balance to Boyd
county.
J. M. Kreader, for many years
sheriff of Dodge county and later
revenue collector for the Third dis
trict, but now a resident of Cbeyanne
county, was an O’Neill visitor last
Monday. Mr. Kreader is now in the
real estate business and says that
everything Is looking fine in the
western part oi tbe state.
Educational Notes
Parents wi3hlng their children to
take advantage of the free high school
tuition should mike application to
this office for blanks and mall them to
the county superintendent not later
than the second Monday in June.
June 2nd to 6th inclusive is institute
week. Teachers, plan to come. The
Holt county exhibit will be held this
week.
C. A. Gregory, state inspector for
normal training schools, visited the
O’Neill schools recently.
Miss Etta Studley of district 160
reports a picnic the last day of school
and a social during the winter. The
teacher and pupils earned enough
money to furnish the schoolbouse with
a new desk, teacher’s chair and book
case.
An eight grade examination will be
gfven May 8th and 9th. The next
regular examination for teachers will
be held May 16th and 17th. The last
reading circle examination will be
held on this date.
' Teachers failing to do the reading
ciroie’work will be required to rewrite
on the five essentials or have cred|1
for attendance at an eight weelcs
summer school.
Minnie B. Miller, Co. Supt.
Some light fingered gentry have beet
operating in this city the past weel
and have broken into three buslnesi
places. Last Sunday night they broke
into Jack Thomas’ saloon and secured
86.95 that bad been left in the till
Whether anything else has been taker
or not they are unable to learn. Tues
day night they broke Into Antone
Toy’s store and P. J. McManus’ store.
These men had left no money In the
store and they are unable to tel
whether they took any goods awaj
with them. Entrance was secured bj
breaking out a window. No clew hat
been secured as to the operators.
MINOR MENTION
Nell McEvony, son of H. 0. Mc
Evony, sheriff of this county for many
years sonde twenty years ago, arrived
In the city last week for a few weeks
visit with relatives and friends. The
MoEvbny family ate now living at
Gilt Edge, Montana, where Mr. Mc
Evony is engaged in the mining busi
ness and has been very successful.
W. R Butler, formerly county
attorney of this county but now a res
ident of Gregory county, South
Dakota, was in the olty last Tuesday
on his way home from a business trip
to Boyd county. Mr. Butler says that
business is a little slow in his section
of South Dakota at the* present time
but that crop prospects are looking
tine.
In the published list of teachers for
the public schools which appeared
in the last issue of The Frontier the
name of Lottie Robertson of Joy,
daughter of Senator Robertson was
imadvertently ommitted. Miss
Robertson was selected as a member
of the faculty for the ensuing year.
She has been teaching the past year
at Plain view.
Temperance lectures ail neat week
Mrs. Crisman McMillin of Lebanon,
Mo., is to be here under the auspices
of the local W, C. T. U. and wll) speak
Sunday evening in the Methodist
church on “Temperance from the
Bible standpoint." The other nights
the meeting will be either in the
Methodist or Presbyterian church and
subject will be announced. No ad
mission, but collections. Every body
come.
Roger McGinnis arrived in the city
last Tuesday morning from Oody,
Wyoming, being called here by the
serious illness of his father, Stephen
McGinnis. Mr. McGinnis has been
ailing very rapidly the past three
weeks and grave fears are entertained
for his recovery. He is suffering from
a hardening of the arteries. His son
P. W., who is in the employ of the
government in Porto Rico, has also
been notified of the serious illness of
his father.
A Kentucky paper thus sketches
the model bride: "The bride is a
woman of wondrous fascination and
remarkable attractiveness, for with
manner as enchanting as the wand
of a siren and a disposition as sweet
as the odors of flowers and spirits
as joyous as the carollngS, of birds
and mind as brilliant sa those
glittering tresses that adore the
brow of winter, and with heart as
pure as dewdrops trembling In a
coronet of violets, she will make the
home of her husband a paradise of en
chantment like the lovely home of her
girlhood, where the heaven-toned
harp of marriage with its cords of
love and devotion and fond endear
ments sent forth the sweetest strains
of felicity that ever thrilled the senses
with the rhythmic pulsings of ecstatic
rapture.”
The preliminary hearing of Harry
Putman, who was charged with hav
ing enticed from home Helen Parker
' a young girl under the age of eighteen
years, was held before Judge Carlon
| last Friday. The defense filed some
1 affidavits alleging that a fair and im
partial trial could not be had before
; Judge Carlon and asked that the case
i be put over until the county board
i could appoint some person to act as
1 county judge for the hearing of the
case. This was denied by Judge
Carlon on the ground that the defense
bad not made a proper showing.
i Interest in the proceedings was en
: livened by a rather heated war of
i words between Judge Carlon and the
> attorney for the defense, Hugh J.
I Boyle. After the motion for a con
. tlnuance had been denied the bearing
i of the case went on. Byron Parker,
■ Mrs. Parker, Miss Helen Parker,
> Marshal Kane and Sheriff Grady
test! fled for the state while the defense
; submitted its case without preseat
I ing any witnesses. Judge Carlon
r bound Putman over to the district
' court and fixed his bail bond at 92,500,
i in default of which he is still confined
in the county jt _
WANT BBRLIGTON TO
EXTEND® WEST
Wyoming Residents Urging them to
Extend Line From O'Neill.
WANT OMAHA & SO. CITY HELP
They Have Asked the Commercial
Interests of these Cities to Assist
Them io Securing Extension.
1 The newspapers and commercial in
terests in various Wyoming points are
agitating for a direct line between
Sioux City and Casper, Wyo.,and the
Green river valley, and have soltcfted
the support of the commercial
interests in Sioux City and Omaha,”
says the Sioux City Tribune. "The
Burlington railroad is being urged to
close up the gap between O’Neill,
Neb., and Bridgeport, go on to Path
finder, by ;way of Sweetwater and
North Fork to the Green river valley.
“The Burlington proposed to build
a branch along the east side of tbrf
Big Horn range from Sheridan to
Casper, it is said. It is pointed out^,
that when the line Intends to go to "
the coast the shortest and easiest
route it will persue the course from
O’Neill to the Green river valley.
"Theold Pacific shortiine was built
as far as O'Neill, but was never com
pleted on account of the death of the
promoter. This line was planned to
go through the South pass and would
have filled In the gap, between Sioux *
City and Wyoming points, bad it been
finished.” _____
Golden Hotel Opening.
The Golden Hotel ulll be formerly
opened to the public next Saturday
night with a banquet. Invitations
have been extended to the Commercial
Clubs of the several towns of the
county and to the clubs of Omaha,
Norfolk, Lincoln and Sioux City and
it is expected that a number of the
representative business men of these
cities will be present at the banquet.
Any resident of this city who desire
to attend the banquet can do so by
securing tickets, which are on sale at
all the banks and the drug stores of
the city. The price of the tickets
•2.50 each. It is the intention of the
managers of this banquet to make
this the swellest event of the kind
ever h41d in the city and if you desire
to have a good time be sure and
attend._
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Jeweler and Optician j
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