VOLUME XXXIV. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1913. NUMBER 14
POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK!
As our entire line of Fall Cloaks and Suits did not arrive as soon as expected, and we have been busy
the past week arranging the goods received and getting them ready for your inspection, we have de
ferred our large Fall Announcement advertisement until next week. Watch for it.
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DAIRY TRAIN DRAWS CROWD.
Large Crowd Meets Train at Depot
On Its Arrival.
A crowd of 1,000 people were at the
Northwestern station at 5 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon to greet the special
dairy train upon its arrival in this
city. The crowd was made up of
school children, business men and
farmers. Upon the special train that
was taking the party through the
dairy section of the state were three
full blooded rows, Holstein, Jersey
and Shorthorn, and a tine blooded
Holstein bull, the prize winner at the
Nebraska State fair this year, and
owned ny the state of Nebraska at
the state experimental farm, were ex
hibited by Prof. Frandsen of the Ne
braska state farm, who delivered an
interesting talk upon the dairy indus
try of Nebraska to the crowd at the
station, and told his audience how to
select the good cows from the poorer
qualities.
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the K. (J. hall, commencing at 8 o'
clock, and while the audience was not
as large as was expected there was a
fairly good attendance of Holt county
farmers. Some of our farmers
show ed that they were intensely in
terested in the dairy business as they
came twenty miles to see the blooded
animals and listen to the lectures of
the university professors.
The meeting was called to order by
S. J. Weekes, vice president of the
Commercial Club, who introduced R.
W. McGinnis, president of the State
Dairymens Association, as chairman
sf the mfteting. Mr. McGinnis brielly
outlined the purpose of the trip of the
dairy special and said that he was
glad to see so much interest manifest
en in the dairy business. He intro
duced H. M. Bushnell of Lincoln,
editor of the Lincoln Trade Review,
who spoke for a few moments on com
munity interest and the benefits to be
derived to a city from a good live
Commercial Club. He also contended
that a good live town materially in
creased the value of the farm land in
the vicinity of that town and was of the
opinion that the busmess interests of
the town should be. supported by the
farmers living in that territory
lion. E P. Brown of Lincoln was
then introduced and spoke for a few
moments upon the dairy business of
the state. Mr. Brown was to have
spoken upon the culture of alfalfa,
but his remarks upon alfalfa culture
were brief. He is a very pleasing
speaker and the audience would have
been pleased to have heard Mr. Brown
at length upon most any subject that
1 e would have chosen to speak upon
Prof. Frandsen, who has charge of
the department of dairy husbandry at
the state experimental farm, was
then introduced. He said that Ne
braska was well ritted, on account of
the abundance of splendid feed that
could be raised here, to become a
great dairy state. He said that the
best feed for thedairy cows was alfalfa
hay and corn silage. Dairy cows
should be well taken care of and to
secure the best results they should
have better shelter in winter than
afforded by three wires of a barb wire
fence.
Prof. Pugsley, who has charge of the
farmers instiute department at the
state farm, spoke for a few moments
and said that if it was the desire of
the farmers of this section to have a
farmers institute held in this city
thev would be accommodated upon
sending in the required petition to
the officials in charge at Lincoln.
The last speaker of the evening was
Prof. O. C. Gregg of Minnesota, who
talked about dairy cattle. Prof. Gregg
is an entertaining speaker, with much
humor and had the audience with
him from the start. For years he fol
lowed the dairy business in Minnesota,
winter dairying being his principal
occupation. He said that when he
was in the business no cow couln re
main upon his farm that could not
produce 400 pounds of butter per year.
This state was better adapted for the
dairy business than Minnesota he
said, because the winters were less
severe. In several sections of his
state they raised wheat for so many
years that the soil became exhausted
and the residents of these counties
went into the dairy business and
these counties were now the most
prosperous in that state. He did not
believe in a man going into the busi
ness on a large scale at the start, but
said they should start gradually, care
fully studying the business, increas
ing their stock as they became famil
iar with it and that in the end finan
cial success, and that abundantly,
would crown their efforts.
The visit of the dairy special to this
city will, we believe, be productive of
much good and we look for many of
our farmers to try and Increase the
productiveness of their dairy cows, or
secure better stock.
Atkinson Granted Divorce.
Last Saturday Judge Dickson hand
ed down an opinion in the Atkinson
divorce casa, that was tried to the
court in July. The case was very
hard fought, the main question seem
ed to be the value of the property of
the plaintiff in the action, Thomas
Atkinson. He brought suit for di
vorce alleging cruelty and she filed a
cross petition in which she denied the
charges and asked for a divorce and
alimony amounting to $20,000, alleg
ing that ha was worth $40,000. He
denied that he was worth any such
sum as $40,000 and claimed that if his
debts were paid he would not have
over $10,000. When the case came on
for trial a number of the residents of
the southwestern part of the county,
where the parties to the action reside,
were in the city as witnesses in the
case and testified as to the value of
the land owned by Atkinson In sum
ming up the case Judge Dickson found
that, from the testimony, Atkinson
was worth $14,900, and that he was in
debt to the sum of $4,500. He granted
Atkinson the divorce prayed for and
allowed his wife alimony in the sum
of $3,200, payable in easy installments.
KRIEGER VEREIN CELEBRATES.
Their First Annual Picnic Successful
and Largely Attended.
The first annual picnic of the
Deutsche Krieger Verein was held in
Boedecker’s gnve a mile and a half
north of this city last Sunday and was
attended by about 1,000 people. Re
presentative German citizens were
present from all portions of the coun
ty as well as a good representation of
other nationalities. About 1:30 Fred
Richter, who was marshal of the day,
called the assemblage to order and in
troduced E. H. Whelan who delivered
the opening address. Mr. Whelan
was at his best and delivered an in
tensely interesting address and thrill
ed his audience with quotations from
noted German authors delivered in
their native tongue. He highly com
plimented the members of the Ger
man race upon their industry and love
of their adopted country and said that
the members of the German race had
good reason to be proud of their an
cestry and the Krieger Verein to
which they belonged. Col. Brennan
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remarks in a pleasing and entertain
ing manner. A German speaker was
on the program for an address in
German but he was unable to be pre
sent and that part of the program
was dispensed with. About 3:30 the
sham battle was staged and it was one
of the most interesting events of the
day. This battle was designed to re
present the celebrated battle of Sedan
which was fought on September 2,
1870, the decisive battle of the Franco
Prussian war, in which the Germans
were successful, defeating Napolian
and later causing his exile to the
island of St. Helena where he died a
few years later. The successful ter
mination of this battle was the real
beginning of the German empire and
the decendants of the race have reason
to be prond of their ancestors and re
latives who by their valor made such
a victory possible. In the sham bat
tle Sunday ware four men who par
ticipated in that famous battle 43
years ago and helped to win the bat
tle that meant so much to the people
of the German race.
A ball game between the Grattan
boys and the River Rats was next on
the program and resulted in a great
victory for the Grattan boys as they
overwhelmed the Rats with a score of
14 to 1. The Grattan boys have been
very successful this season as they
have lost but one game all season.
Batteris: Grattan, Martin and Mur
phy; Rats, Boyle and Knop.
A bowery was erected and those
that enjoyed dancing amused them
selves until about mid-night when all
departed for their homes and the first
annual picnic of the Krleger Verein
was a thing of the past and all who
attended enjoyed themselves to the
utmost.
The picnic was a success from every
point of view and its successful ter
mination reflects credit upon the com
mlttee on arrangements. Messrs. Duft,
Boedecker and Hoehne, The
society contemplates giving annual
prcnics in the future and if the first
is a criterion to judge by the people
of this county will eagerly look for
ward to them with a view to assisting
our fellow citizens of the German per
suasion to make the picnics a success.
Next Year's Seed Corn.
Many farmers are wondering where
they are to get next year's seed corn.
Many can find it on their own land,
or can get of their neighbors, and get
higher yielding corn than by sending
away. Professor T. A. Kiesselbach
of the University of Nebraska has the
following to say of the present situa
tion:
‘The Government Urop Report has
estimated the probable yield of corn
in Nebraska at less than 35 per cent
of a normal crop. The crop Is restret
ed more or less to certain areas, while
large portions of the state will have
almost a total failure. This condi
tion calls attention to the matter of
seed corn for next spring’s planting.
The seed corn situation, however,
need not be so serious as it appears at
first thought. In fact such years as
this may be beneficial by the way of
eliminating all but the more hardy
strains of corn within any ordinary
variety. If only scattering plants
produce ears under the prevailing
hardships, it is quite reasonable to
believe that these plants are especial
ly resistant and should provide the
best kind of seed corn. Even though
the ears be small, it is to be recom
mended wherever possible, that a
farmer select seed from his own or
neighbor's field. The small size will
be due to adverse growing conditions
and will not be transmitted to the
following crop. At any rate an abun
dance of seed will be available in Ne
braska for our own planting and there
will be no need of importing less
adaptea seeds from other states.”
My Notice to You!
Do you want to buy a piano? If
you won’t buy one of me, let me make
the other fellow sell you one cheap.
My expenses nit and my profit will be
very small. No exclusive piano dealer
can complete with me.
Implements.
Bain wagons, Fairbanks Kerosene
engines In stock. Do these names
mean high class gasoline engins,
pumps and wind mills and pipe, lam
agent for Case and Rumley and Avery
threshers and engines.
I write fire insurance and surety
uonds.
14-4 Frank Campbell.
Saloon Cases in District Court.
Remonstrances against the grant
ing of licenses to three saloons in At
kinson occupied the attention of
Judge Dickson in the district court
last Saturday and Monday. The sub
mission of evidence in the cases was
completed Monday, the attorneys
made their arguments and Judge
Dickson took the matter under ad
visement until Saturday or Monday.
CHAMBERS FAIR SUCCESSFUL
Splendid Display of Coin, Fruits and
Vegetables on Exhibition.
The editor spent Wednesday after
noon in attendance at the fair
at Chambers. The crowd in at
tendance was the largest we have
ever seen upon the grounds there dur
ing the manv years that we have been
attending the South Fork fairs. It
being estimated that there were fully
1500 people upon the grounds, a large
number of whom were residents of
this city and vicinity.
A visit to the display room there
will convince the most skeptical that
Holt county will have hundreds of
bushels of splendid corn in the south
Fork country. The corn exhibit is
simply fine; in fact we have never
seen better corn displayed at any large
fair that we heve attended in recent
years.
A glance at the apple display is con
clusive proof that an abundance of
good apples are grown in this county,
and in fact all kinds of fruit suitable
to the northern climate is on display,
and in large quantities. They had a
large display of splendid apples at the
fair last year, and one that we thought
would not be equaled in many years,
but we believe that the apple exhibit
this year, both in quantity and quali
ty, is far superior to that of last year.
To see the splendid fruit exhibit is
well worth a trip to Chambers, if
nothing else were on exhibition.
Some splendid live stock is also on
exhibition, but not as many as we
have seen there in former years, but
the quality is up to the high standard
set by exhibitors at former fairs.
Base ball and horse racing was on
the program to assist in entertaining
the crowds and was of Interest to the
spectators.
Courts Will Have to Decide Matter.
The committee of the county board
that went to Lincoln to interview the
attorney general regarding the claim
of the South Pork Agricultural Socie
ty and the Holt County Agricultural
Society for the county appropriation
for fairs, returned home Friday night.
The attorney general held that the
[ Chambers fair was the one entitled to
receive the money and accordingly
the board voted the appropriation of
$875 to the South Fork Agricultural
Society at their meeting on Saturday.
Officers of the Holt County Agricul
tural Society have tiled notice of an
appeal from the decision of the board
and the matter will be threshed out
in the courts.
Dan Coffey Slated For Good Job.
Norfolk News: One of the political
rumors alloat in the Itosehud is that
D. E. Coffey, cashier of the Gregory
County State bank at Fairfax, is to
be offered one of the choicest political
plums in South Dakota, the position
of national bank examiner fur the
state
Mr. Coffey is the son of John Coffey
of O’Neill, Nebr., and was born there
Sept. 12, 1881. From the farm he
went to the university of Nebraska at
Lincoln, from which institution he
graduated witli honors. He then
went to Spencer, where for four years
lie was associated with Frank W.
Woods. Mr. Woods is president of
the First National bank of Spencer,
and in banking circles is spoken of as
the “Wizard of Nebraska.’’
From Spencer Mr. Coffey moved to
Fairfax, where he took charge of the
Gregory County State bank. Guided
by his hand it has become one of the
strong financial institutions of the
Rosebud.
Some of his close friends give it as
their opinion that Dan is too wise to
lay aside future opportunties and go
Into politics. All, however, agree on
the one proposition, that he is qualifi
ed to till the position with credit, not
only to himself and friends, but to
the powers that appoint him, and
they further agree that in the matter
of finance he is one of the J. P. Mor
gans of the Rosebud with the diplom
acy and suavity of William Jennings
Bryan.
“Danny” Coffey is of the same name
as the state chaicman who lives at
Aberdeen, but they are In no way re
lated to each other.
The Live Stock Market
South Omaha,Neb. Sept. 16.—From
the Standard Live Stock Commission
Co.
Cattle receipts are coming very
liberally at this point again this week
but not so heavy at other markets.
Trade is active and strong with values
10 to 15 cents higher on both good
killers and desirabtb Stockers and
feeders. The common kinds, as usual,
are rather slow abd draggy. The
rains are incouragelng buyers.
We quote:
Choice beef.....$8.20(a)$900
Common Beef down to. 7.00
Choice Cornfed cows. 6.25<q>7.60
Good butcher grades.5.25(^6.20
Canners and cutters.
Veal calves.:.
Bulls, stags etc. 5.00(a>6 50
Good to choice feeders. 7.00(a>8 30
Common grades down to— 5.75
Stock, heifers.....4.73(al0.5O
Hog values have been showing sharp
fluctuations but the tendancy is again
upward. Bulk $7.85 to $7.95, top $8 60.
St. John's Ev. Luth. Church, O'Neill.
The Ev. Lutb. church will celebrate
its anual mission festival Sunday,
Sept. 21, at the church. The under
signed will conduct the German ser
vice, to begin at 10 a. m. For the
benefit of those who do not under
stand the German language there will
be an English service at 3 p. m., the
Itev. A. H. Groose of Chambers will •
be In charge. An able servant, he
will deliver areal English sermon.
A collection will be taken at both
services. You are heartily welcomed!
Bring your friends with you! Re
mmber the date, September 21st.
Geo. li. Tiefel, Pastor.
Several from this vicinity are at
tending the fair at Sioux City.
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