The Frontier.
VOLUME XXXIV. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY APRIL 91914. _NUMBER 43
O’NEILL STAYS IN WET COLUMN
At Election Tuesday Town Goes Wet
By a Majority of 59.
Mayor, T. V. Golden.'
City Clerk, H. J. Hammond.
City Treasurer, J. F. Gallagher.
Police Judge, Fred Gatz.
Councilmen, First Ward, J. B.
Ryan; Second Ward, P. D. Mullen;
Third Ward, Sam Barnard.
Above are the officers elected for
the city for the ensuing year, ac
cording to the returns from the
election held last Tuesday. The
election was a very quiet one and
notwithstanding the fact that the
town was voting upon the liquor
question direct, for the first time in
the history of the city, but little in
terest was shown. There was no op
position to any of the successful
candidates upon the ballot, but efforts
were made to defeat P. D. Mullen in
the Second ward and the name of T.
J. Coyne was written in and he re
ceived 38 votes to 43 cast for Mr.
Mullen. In the Third ward an effort
was made to defeat Sam Barnard for
the council and the name of Mike
Johnson was written in on the ballot
and Mr. Johnson polled 41 votes to
54 cast for Mr. Barnard.
Following is the vote by wards on
the liquor question, the city staying
in the wet oclumn with a majority of
59 votes.
First Second Third
Ward Ward Ward
For License.... 71 65 55
Against License. 45 27 60
A good natured contest was on for
members of the school board. M. H.
McCarthy and S. F. McNichols were
candidate for re-election to the board
and they were opposed by J. C.
Harnish and C. B. Scott. The race
was a very close one McCarthy and
Harnish winning out. The totals
were: McCarthy 179; Harnish 177;
Scott 171; McNichols 143. The vote
by wards for members of the school
board was as follows:
Ward Ward Ward
First Second Third
M. H. McCarthy. 63 70 46
S. F. McNichols 48 36 36
J. C. Harnish... 58 34 85
C. B? Scott. 56 37 73
Sam Fried Injured.
Butte Gazette: Sam Fried, one of
Holt County’s prosperous ranchmen,
sustained a double dislocation of the
knee by being thrown from hts b**ggy,
while enroute home from Butte last
week. The accident occurred in the
evening and Mr. Fried, being unable
to walk was compelled to lay out all
night before being discovered. Dr.
Beatty, of Butte, was called and at
tended to his needs. It was necessary
to put his leg in a sling, thus having
the weight of his leg hold the bones
in place as they had been dislocated
so long that nature did not want to
do its part.
At last reports Mr. Fried was doing
as well as could be expected and it is
sincerely hoped that he will soon be
about again, but owing to his age
the time may be extended for some
weeks.
LOCAL MATTERS.
J. S. Ennis was down from Atkinson
today.
Dorothy Claybaugh, who has been
in the home of Loyd Gillespie, is on
the sick list.
State Engineer D. D. Price of
Lincoln was in the city last Friday in
consultation with the county board
regarding Holt county bridges.
Robert Gallagher, the genial deputy
county treasurer, is wearing the smile
that won’t come off these days on
account of the arrival of a young son
at his home.
Thomas Hicks of Chicago, brother
of E. P. Hicks formerly of this city,
arrived in the city last Friday for a
few days visit with relatives. He
left for his home this morning.
Baptismal services at the M. E.
Church next Sunday morning. At
that time any desiring to unite with
the Church, by letter or otherwise,
will be gladly received.
O. O. Snyder and Allen Nesbit left
last evening for Casper, Wyoming,
where they go to look after some
lumber interests. They expect to re
turn the latter part of next week.
Work upon the remodeling of the
! First National bank building was
commenced yesterday morning. A
large force of men are at work and
the work will be completed in a few
weeks.
The pastor and people who will at
tend the prayer meetings on Wednes
day evenings are studying “The Spirit
Filled Life.” You will always find a
welcome at their prayer meeting
service.
Tom Thumb and his bride-to-be are
making the final arrangements for
their wedding ceremony which is to be
performed in the M. E. Church Friday
evening, April 17. Everybody is in
vited to the wedding.
Will Hammond was wearing a
10x12 smile when he came down town
this morning on account of the ar
rival of a twelve pound son at his
home Wednesday evening. Mother
and child are getting along nicely and
Bill is expected to recover.
K. F. Siemsen of Atkinson was in
the city last Wednesday wearing the
smile that wouldn’t come off. The
huge smile was brought about by the
result of the village election in
Atkinson, where the voters decided
after a year of drouth to be wet
again.
The daily papers, under a New York
date line, carried the following news
item last Tuesday: “Several clean
punches to the jaw of Gene Sullivan
of O’Neill, Neb., gave A1 Dewey of
Wilkesbarre credit for a victory today
after two round.1* at the National
Sporting Club last night.”
J. H. Dunn of Algona, Iowa, ar
rived in the city last week and has
decided to locate here and has
opened up a real estate office in the
rooms over Gallagher’s store. Mr.
Dunn is of the opinion that this
country has great possibilities and
believes that there will be a great
land business in this county during
the coming year.
Christena Jensen, the two year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Jensen, dropped dead last Tuesday
afternoon of heart failure. The little
one had not been sick and had eaten
a hearty dinner on the day of her
death. The funeral was held from the
Catholic church in this city this after
noon, interment in the Catholic
cemetary. Mr. and Mrs. Jansen have
the sympathy of their many friends
in their bereavement.
Rushville Standard: For County
Clerk the Standard hereby places in
nomination Miss Maud Gillespie, the
present efficient deputy in that office.
Miss Gillespie is well qualified for the
position, is accommodating and very
accurate. She is a splendid ac
countant, a good scribe and her work
is neat. She has been mentioned to us
by several voters of the county and
there seems to be no second choice for
the office. If she can be prevailed
upon to make the race we believe she
would have but little opposition in the
campaign.
The village of Atkinson that went
dry at the spring election last year
reversed itself at the annual
election last Tuesday and voted the
saloons back in by a majority of 43.
This was a larger vote for the
saloons than the most ardent
champion of high license had ex
pected. While Atkinson was going
wet Ewing changed into the dry
column by a majority of twenty-three
for the first time in years, and for the
coming year the thirsty of that vil
lage will have to go to Clearwater for
their liquid fire or have it shipped in
from some of the wet towns of the
neighborhood.
William J. Barrett, by his father
Arthur Barrett his next friend, has
brought suit against the Burlington
railroad company for $5,000.00 dam
ages for the loss of the thnmb of his
left hand, which he lost while in the
employ of the company as a brakeman
on March 23, 1913. On above date,
according to his petition, he was brak
ing on a freight train between O’Neill
and Sioux City and in said train was
a car with a defective coupler and
while coupling said car his hand was
smashed so badly that the thumb of
the left hand had to be amputated.
In addition to the above amount he
also asks costs of suit.
At the regular meeting last Monday
night the school board elected the
following teachers for the ensuing
year: Frank E. Marren, super
intendent; Miss Emma Snyder, princi
pal; Miss Mayme Mullen, domestic
science; Mr. Taylor, agriculture; Mary
Horrisky, Margaret Donohoe, Lovina
Adams, Mary Stannard, Agnes Kelly,
Catherine Devlin and Mary Timlin,
grade teachers. Mr. Marren succeeds
Miss Gorby as superintendent, the
latter not being an applicant for re
election. Mr. Marren has been one of
the teachers in the high school for
the past year and possesses the
qualifications to make an efficient and
capable superintendent.
Exchange: The Mexican Indian
may be the laziest man in the world,
but he is probably the only man who
really works while he sleeps. A
traveler relates that one afternoon he
came upon an Indian hut romantically
situated beside a stream. A ham
mock of native grass was swung
across a narrow branch of the stream,
an Indian slept in the hammock, and
a string, tied to his foot, dangled in
the water. As he approached the
string tightened with a jerk. The
Indian awoke. Another healthy tug.
“Mercedes, a feesh.” he called, without
moving. His wife came, hauled in the
line, and removed a three-pounder
from the hook, after which she re
baited and cast the line back into the
stream. The Indian resumed his
slumber.
James W. Cook, throng* ms at
torneys, filed suit in the district court
asking for $20,000,00 damages from
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
company, for injuries alleged to have
been received while in the employ of
the company as switchman in the
yards at Norfolk on July 9, 1913. He
alleges that on above date, While en
gaged in the performance of his
regular duty in the yards at Norfolk,
on account of the negligence of the
defendant in using cars that were de
fective, the board upon which he was
standing on the car gave way and he
was thrown to the ground and his left
foot was so badly mashed that part
of the toes had to be amputated.
That as a result of such injuries he
has been unable to perform any labor
since that time and that said injuries
are permanent, and asks that he be re
numerated in the above amount with
costs of suit.
Notice.
The monthly meeting of the Grat
tan Township Board was postponed
until Saturday, April 11, 1914.
C. F. NAUGHTON,
Clerk of Gratten Township.
Wanted—One or Two Men Roomers.
Sober ones only need apply.—Mrs. E.
D. Henry, south of Creamery. 43
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1 What wili your harvest be?
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ay ND what will you do if it be a failure?
| Provide against that misfortune now by
putting all the money in the bank you can.
Always think of your harvest—at seed time—
and bank against the future.
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I THIS BANK CARRIES NO INDEBTEDNESS OF OFFICERS 1
1 OR STOCKHOLDERS.
| O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK |
ONKILL., NKliKASKA
B Capital and Surplus, $80,000.00 |]
I M. Dowling, Pres. S. J. Whekes, Cashier
I O. O. Snyder, Vice-Pres. C. P. Hancock, Assi. Cash. §
J Every community has its “Easter parade”—and so
have we! Ouly a few more days and Easter will be
here. Are you prepared for the first showing of
Spring styles which occurs on Easter Sunday ?
By common consent, the new styles, although
secured months and weeks in advance by the mer
chant who wishes to serve his customers, are seen
for the first time, in public, on Easter.
And we are prepared for
the demands you are sure
to make for the newest
and most stylish coats
and snits of the season
The styles for Spring have many radical
changes. The styles are beautiful and we
believe the garments we have for you will
meet with your unbounded appreciation.
They are correct, not only in style (which
means the designing, the fabrics, the colors
and the ornamentation) but in fit—in the
1 he suit is trom Hague Diue gran
ite cloth. Jacket is cut dress coat
style, short in front, tapering to 28
inches in the back. Lapels and
folds on back of collar are of
moire. Fancy cut back and coat
sleeves are trimmed with buttons.
... The lining is coral satin. One piece
skirt has slightly raised waist liner
shirred and tunic on front. .■gn ■
Coat for misses is in begonia storm
serge, full lined with Dollie Varden
silk serge. Mandarin sleeves. Full .
back held in place with tucks and plaid
silk belt. Collar and cuffs of plaid
silk, edged with coding of black satin.
quality of workmanship and in the actual full values.
We invite you to do your Easter shopping
here Bnd we promise, not only the right
goods, but our earnest, conscientious servic
Our customers are assured every requisite in a garment by the
“Palmer Garment” label, which for years has stood for the highest
ideals in garment making.
P. J. McMANVS, O’Neill, Neb.
The Home of Good Merchandise. ,
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M, Pi itati >es
I will have a Car Load of
Early Ohio Seed Potatoes
Raised in the Red River Valley
of Minnesota
On Track Here April 10
J. C. HORISKEY
O’NEILL NEBRASKA