The Frontier
Published by D. H. CRONIN
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Get Together Banquet.
The Republicans of this state are
to have a big dollar dinner at the
Rome Hotel, in Omaha, Monday even
ing, June 22nd. Senator William S.
Kenyon of Iowa, and Hon. Frank M.
Currie of Broken Bow will be the
speakers of the evening. Hon. A. C.
Epperson of Clay Center will preside
Senator Kenyon is so well and fa
vorably known, in a national way, that
introductory remarks seem unneces
sary. He is a thorough going repub
lican of the progressive type, a fluent
r.nd forceful talker, and an ac
knowledged leader in national
noli tics.
State Senator Currie, has long been
in the councils of his party, and is a
man whom the republicans of this
state are justly proud.
Officers of County Committees and
Republican Clubs are urged to attend
‘his meeting. The dinner is a state
wide affair and it is hoped that every
county in the state will be represented.
Requests for reservations should be
sent in at the earliest possible date to
Mr. Clinton Brome, Brandeis Thea
thre Building, Omaha.
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Inability to secure good amusements
lor the Fourth caused the committee
having in charge the Fourth of July
celebration in this city to call it off
and the residents of O’Neill will help
some of our neighboring towns to
celebrate the glorious Fourth.
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Senator John A. Robertson has de
cided to file as a candidate for re
election to the senate from this district,
subject to the approval of the demo
cratic electors at the primary. Sen
ator Robertson represented this dis
trict at the last session, and while a
member of the minority, made a very
creditable record.
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Senator J. II. Kemp of Fullerton
has filed for the republican nomination
for governor subject to the approval of
the republican voters at the primary
election next August. Senator Kemp
has been a member of the Nebraska
state senate during the past two ses
sions and during the last session was
president of that body. He is an able
man, clean morally and politically, a
splendid orator and would make un
ideal candidate for the republicans at
the election this fall. With a candi
date like Senator Kemp there would
be no doubt but what the republicans
would redeem the state from demo
cratic rule at the coming election.
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Richard L. Metcalfe has shied his
Panama into the ring and is a full
fiedged candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor. Prior to the
entrance of Mr. Metcalfe in the race
it looked to us as if Mr. Berge had a
cinch on the nomination, but with
Burge and Metcalfe representing one
branch of democracy and Morehead the
other, for Maher will probably drop
out of the fight and leave the governor
a clear field as the representative of
wet democracy, we believe that it
gives Morehead much the best of the
fight and he will undoubtedly win the
nomination in a walk. But the nom
ination comes a long ways from the
election.
Junior Normal Items.
The eighth session of the O’Neill
Junior Normal opened last Monday
with 1GG students enrolled which is
about 30 more thun were enrolled
on the first day of last year’s session.
This enrollment includes those who
are in just for the teachers’ institute.
Both faculty and students are very
appreciative of the new public school
building in which the Junior Normal
sessions are held. It is one of the
finest buildings in north Nebraska
having very commodious rooms thrt
are well lighted and ventilated. The
people of O’Neill arc to be congratu
lated for the successful manner in
which the board of education has had
the new building erected. It seems
that everything that could be done to
make the building comfortable and
pleasant has been done and a building
modern in every respect is the result.
The members of the faculty are as
follows: C. N. Walton, Superin
tendent of the Wahoo Schools, Prin
cipal; Minnie B. Miller, County Su
perintendent of Holt county, Regis
trar; F. H. Price, Superintendent of
Neligh Schools; R. V. Garrett,
Superintendent of Scribner Schools,
E. D. Lundak, Superintendent of
Wakefield Schools; E. C. Nyrop, Su
perintendent of Ewing Schools; Miss
Percic Cass, Primary teacher Neligh,
Nebraska; Miss Mame Mullen, High
school teacher, O'Neill. ***
Jake McCaley Deputy Postmaster.
Winner (S. D.) Advocate: J. T.
McCaley has accepted the position of
deputy postmaster of the Winner of
fice and begins work next Monday.
Mr. McCaley has been one of the ef
ficient clerks in the M. H. Beck store
the past year, and has a host of
friends who will be glad to learn of
his appointment.
For an Impaired Appetite.
To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion try a few
doses of Chamberlain’s Tablets. Mr.
J. H. Seitz, of Detroit, Mich., says;
“They restored my appetite when im
paired, relieved me of a bloated feel
ing and caused a pleasant and satis
factory movement of the bowels.”
For sale by all dealers.
Butte Votes $50,000.00 Bonds.
Butte Gazette: Railroad bonds ear
ned, 180 for and 68 against.
The citizens of Butte are jubilant
over the result and gave vent to their
feelings Tuesday evening by a display
of fireworks, while our band played
lively patriotic airs and many shouted
victory from every street corner. We
are proud of our loyal citizens. They
are always ready to work for the in
terests of the town regardless of per
sonal feelings.
“Never give up” is Butte’s motto
und to win has always been our good
fortune because of her determination.
('all For Progressive Convention.
A mas3 convention of the pro
gressive voters of Holt county is
hereby called for the hour of eleven
o’clock in the forenoon of the 13th
day of June, 1914, at the Court House
in O’Neill for the purpose of electing
delegates to the state convention and
transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
In view of the fact that the Progress
ive Party has no regular precinct
organizations the persons attending
the convention will be at liberty to de
termine whether to endorse candidates
for County nominations for the Au
gust primaries. The convention will
be a mass convention to which we in
vite all those who are in sympathy
with us.
Charles Kirkland,
Chairman.
Meeting of the Holt County Fair
Association.
Meeting called to order by the
president, E. F. Gallagher, and min
utes of last meeting read and ap
proved. J. P. Golden elected tempo
rary secretary.
Order of business, election of of
ficers.
J. M. Hunter nominated for pres
ident. No other nominations and Hun
ter elected unanimously. ,
Clyde C. Mather nominated for vice
president. No other nominations and
Mather elected.
Chas. E. Hall nominated for secre
tary-treasurer. No other nominations
and Hall elected.
The following were elected as mem
bers of the board of directors.
E. F. Barnes, Atkinson.
Sam Riley, Amelia.
E. J. Mullally, Chambers.
O. K. Wright, Ewing.
J. B. Anderson, Page.
Wm. Gannon, Inman.
Ward Brayton, Stuart.
Fred Richter, Scottville.
John Nelson, Atkinson.
The secretary was instructed to pro
cure premium lists from nearby county
fair associations.
On motion meeting was adjourned.
J. P. Golden,
Secretary Protem.
Save the Trees.
Many complaints have been received
during the last few days concerning
the condition of elm, hackberry and
popular trees. Information secured by
Secretary J. R. Duncan of the state
Horticultural society indicate that
many of these trees are dying.
The drought last season weakened
the trees. So the damage inflicted by
borers has much greater effect. The
trees, when in vigorous condition, are
uble to withstand these attacks.
To destroy borers already in the
tree insert a little carbon bi-sulphide
in the burrows. To prevent eggs be
ing laid it is a good plan to coat the
tree from the ground up to the height
of six or seven feet with a mixture
prepared as follows: To a gallon of
soft soap add half a gallon of hot
water and a half pint of carbolic acid.
Stir thoroughly, and let stand over
night. In the morning dilute with
eight gallons of water and apply with
a whitewash brush. Apply as often as
is necessary to keep the bark moist
irom the middle of May until the last
of July.
In order to assist the trees in the
fight against insects thoroughly soak
the ground about the roots. Set a
drain tile on and about six feet from
1he trunk of the tree on either side
and keep the same filled with water
until the ground is soaked. Wetting
the surface of the ground is useless.
Soak up the soil where the roots feed.
Former Inman Man Kills His Wife.
Frank Judd, an employee of the
Omaha railroad at Norfolk, killed his
wife by choking her to death at their
home in Norfolk last Tuesday
morning.
Jealousy of his wife, who was six
teen years younger than Judd, caused
trouble of long standing in the Judd
household. On the night preceeding
the tragedy the couple quarrelled all
right. In the early morning hour3
Judd seized his wife by the throat as
they lay in bed and choked her.
When he released his grip on her
throat she was dead. Judd then
called up the police station and told
of his crime and waited for the of
ficers to go for him.
Judd was of a jealous, morose dis
position. He was about 45 years of
age while his wife was about thirty.
They were married at Inman where
they resided for a few years, but
have been away from there for about
eight years.
Frank Judd was the son of Phillip
Judd, who was one of the pioneer
residents of this county, living on the
banks of the Elkhorn river about four
miles this side of Inman. His father
had been confined in the insane
asylum at Norfolk and was insane
at the time of his death, although .a;
that time he was not an inmate of
the asylum. Frank Judd was a mem
ber of Company M, Third Nebraska,
enlisting in the company in this city
and served therein until the company
was mustered out of the service. As
r boy he served time in the state re
form school. The parents of his wife
were former residents of Inman, but
left there several years ago.
Atkinson Trimmed Again.
O’Neill 4.
Atkinson 1.
The above score was the result of
the second ball game between O’Neill
and Atkinson, played upon the Atkin
son grounds last Sunday afternoon.
The day war. a miserable one for a
ball game the wind blowing almost a
gale and the dirt blowing across the
diamond made it almost impossible for
the players to see the ball at times,
but notwithstanding the handicap of
the wind the spectators seen a good
ball game, fairly free from errors.
Kirkland was on the mound for At
kinson and twirled a fair game, allow
ing the O’Neill boys but seven hits, but
six of them came in three innings and
spelled defeat for Atkinson. Three of
• he O’Neill boys retired by the strike
out route. Dr. Townsend was on the
receiving end for Atkinson and, al
though he has not caught a ball game
for several years, proved to the boys
that he was still on the job and could
throw to second with any of them.
Lintt was on the mound for O’Neill
und during most of the game was not
compelled to exert himself. In the
3ixth inning three errors, two of them
made by himself, got him into a hole
and he proceeded to extricate himself
Ly fanning the nexf. two men up, al
lowing two Atkinson boys to expire,
one on second and another on third.
In the ninth inning, with a man on
third and two out he again struck out
Ihe last batter for the third out. In
addition to pitching a good game he
secured two three base hits, which is
hitting some for a pitcher. Eddie Al
berts was on the receiving end for
O’Neill and, as usual, caught a good
game. Score by innings was as fdl- (
lows:
O’Neill.0 1102000 0—4 ,
Atkinson. ...0 1000000 0—1
Hits: O’Neill 7; Atkinson 4 ]
Struck out: Kirkland 3; Lintt 6; Er
rors: O’Neill 3; Atkinson 2. Bat- '
ieries: O’Neill, Lintt and Alberts; ,
fVtkinson, Kirkland and Townsend.
l)r. Caldwell Remembers O’Neill.
Mr. Cronin and my Friends of Holt |
bounty: The memory of your numer- ,
>us courtesies, during the three years j
»nd more I lived among you, makes <
ne feel that I should report concerning ]
myself, and tell you something of the i
interesting city where I am now liv- j
ing as pastor and also where is to be j
the Great Exposition of 1915. For i
?even years after leaving O’Neill, I i
ivas pastor in the northern part of the
state, and last October was honored b>
t>eing made Moderator of the Synod of <
four state. This brought me into ill
ieserved notice, so I was called to the
Westminister Presbyterian Church of
-his ctiy, after I had supplied them a
month,and they knew that I was only 1
» little less than 75 years old. It was 1
surprising that they should have call- 1
sd so immature and inexperienced a 1
foung fellow, but so it was, and I 1
•ame and find the “Lines are fallen to 1
me in pleasant places.” I have a large *
rnd pleasant church, well located in 1
-he center of the residence portion of c
:he city. 1
The climate here is ideal. It is
lever hot nor cold as we were ac
Histomed to in Nebraska. The mer
cury is never below 30, and almost
sever above 80 degrees. I was hero e
' month in January and February, and r
ive had frost but once during that 'I
:ime, and no ice nor snow were seen. I
lienee Calla lillies, geraniums, roses J
md all varieties of flowers were I
dther growing wild in the suburbs or u
'bounded in the parks and gardens on t
'll sides. In February, men were go
ing through the parks with slippers
and in their shirt sleeves as in Ne
braska they might be doing in June,
and with the same comfort. In fact
the climate here is that of May and
September there nearly all the year.
The mean temperature is 57 in win
ter and 60 in summer, so little is the
change.
The people are the most cosmo
politan I have ever met, though I am
quite familiar with Boston and New
York and spent 28 years as pastor in
Chicago. On my arrival, Hawains
removed my goods from the car to
the house, Japs cleaned the house and
windows for us, a Chinaman did the
laundry work, till we changed to a
Frenchman. A German is our bank
er, a Scotchman is our grocer, an
Irish woman comes and cleans the
house every week, and we are pat
ronizing every one but Americans.
My church membership includes,
English, Scotch, Irish, German and
Holland people, and it is not our
fault that we have not representa
tives of every other nationality. But
of course in the church, the Ameri
cans predominate.
except wasmngion mis is Dy iar
the cleanest of American cities, for
[ike Washington all our streets are
of asphalt pavement, and so are swept
by the winds and washed by the rain.
We have here a great number of
Mexican refugees, originally Ameri
can, English, Scotch and of other
nationalities. They differ as others
do, as to the policy of President Wil
son, some criticising him most se
verely, and others most heartily en
dorsing his methods. I find those
whose interests are in Mexico City
?.nd the southern part of the state,
have more sympathy with Huerta and
those from the northern part of Mex
ico most heartily endorses the
President’s policy. But the theme
most talked of here now is the Pan
ama Exposition of 1915. It will not
De as immense as the World’s Fair at
Chicago, but in other respects will be
more satisfactory I have no doubt.
Living in Chicago at the time, and
spending upon an average one day a
week on the grounds for six months,
I felt I did not see half I wished to see
But here in a more compact space
md with more carefully selected ob
jects of interest, I believe this will be
:he most satisfactorily of all the ex
positions and fairs of the world’s
listory. Every possible arrangement
'.as been made to make the grounds
fronting upon the Bay attractive and
Mr. McLaren, one of my members,
who has been in full charge of our
Darks for thirty years is doing all
possible, assisted by his almost
puqally skilful son and 500 workmen
;o make the grounds as nearly perfect
»s is possible. With the natural ad
vantages and the skill of these men, I
lave no doubt all will think the land
scape is worth coming to see and
study. The buildings will not be as
arge, but will be equally attractive.
’O everyone must plan to come to our
Fair next year, and get a liberal
ducation from seeing, in less than a
month’s time. I hope I may see all
dolt county here. Mrs. Caldwell will,
is well as myself, be delighted to
see you all at our home. Differing
:rom most of my neighbors and
Fiends there, religiously or polit
cally, or both, I never have found
tinder neighbors, or truer friends,
i.m*. uic pcwpic ui xxuiL county, me
Iradys, Donohoes, Cronins, Gallagh
:rs, O’Donnells, Brennans, Camp
fells, Murrays, Harringtons, with
f'ather Cassidy, who has not only
>uilt a splendid church but hundreds
>f splendid characters in the men and
vomen he has trained the last 30
fears, will live in my grateful and
iffectionate rememberance as long as
ipy of my own church or political
>arty. For most eight years I hpve
:ept these friends fresh in my mem
iry and heart. The people of Kellar
leighborhood, and the churches and
chool houses East and North where
often preached, with scores of those
vith whom I used to worship there,
n O’Neill, have engraved their names
nd memory upon my heart. Hence
his letter, that is fit for the waste
iasket if not for the press.
J. M. Caldwell.
030 Haight St., San, Francisco
California, May 25, 1914.
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of your
heumatism. You can do it if you
ipply Chamberlain’s Liniment. W.
!. Lockhard, Holmer City, N., Y.
writes, “Last spring I suffered from
heumatism with terrible pains in my
rms and shoulders. . got a bottle of
Chamberlain’s Linament and the first
,pplication relieved me. By using
ne bottle of it I was entirely cured.”
'or sale by all dealers.
Supervisors’ I’roseedings.
O’Neill, Neb., May 26, 1914, 10 a. m.
Board met, all members present
xcept Sullivan. Minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved,
loard took up the matter of Lee
tanks damage case for road damages,
fr. Hanks being represented by W
!. Scott. On motion action was held
p until 1 o’clock, p. m. On motion '•
oard adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. 1
Th. D. Sievers, Chairman.
"fi >b Lee!"
Is a fine big Spanish Jack with big bone and lots of
quality. He is a black with tan markings and
weighs about 1,000 pounds.
LYON
Is known to most of the breeders of this community
as a good individual. He is a pure bred Percheron
horse, jet black in color and weighs 1,800 pounds.
These animals will make the season at the John
Hickey farm. The fee for a living colt from either
of these animals is $12.50.
HICKEY&CARIMEY
Owners.
S. F. McNichols, County Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., May 26, 1914, 1 p. m.
Board met, all members present.
On motion the following official bonds
were approved: Ernest R. Zink,
township treasurer. John P. Cook,
road overseer.
Mr. Chairman: It appearing to the
board that in the matter of establish
ment of a road petitioned for by John
J. Harley and R. Ballentine and other.',
known as road No. 234, that not
enough of damages were allowed to
John J. Harley to pay for the land
and to construct the fence made nec
essary by the establishment of said
road. Therefore, I move that the
action of the board of Jan. 4 1914, al
lowing John J. Harley the sum of
$125.00 damages be rescinded and
tnat the county clerk be instructed
to cancel the warrant for that amount.
And I further move that the John J.
Harley be allowed the sum of $175.00
for the establishment of said road.
H. W. Tomlinson,
C. A. Fauquier.
Motion carried.
To the Honorable Board of Holt
County, Nebraska.
Mr. Chairman: Having been used
as a public road for more than (10)
ten years, I move that the following
described section line be declared a
public road by usage and that the
county surveyor be instructed to re
cord and plat the same on the road
records of the county, to-wit: Com
mencing at the northwest corner of
section (2) two, township (26)
twenty-six, north of range (11) eleven
west, in Holt county, Nebraska, and
run thence south on the section line
three miles to the southwest corner of
section 14, township 26, range 11, and
there terminate.
C. A. Fauquier,
D. M. Stuart.
Motion carried.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
claim No. 753, Lee Hanks, for the sum
of $1140.00 as damages on road No.
227 be and is hereby rejected for the
reason that the said Lee Hanks had
sufficient notice of the establishment
of said road, and failed to file his claim
for damages within the proper time
prescribed by law.
C. A. Fauquier,
M. P. Sullivan.
Motion carried. '
Mr. Chairman: I move you that '
the road petitioned for by R. P. Woep- :
pel and others giving the road bed for 1
one mile on the section line between 1
section 22 and 27, in township 20,
range 11, be allowed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southeast cor
ner of section 22, township 26, range
11, west and running thence west :
one mile to the southwest corner of :
said section 22-26-11, and there termi- 1
nate, the above being a consent road, i
all land owners having waived their i
claims for damages by signature in <
petition. Also, that we instruct the i
county surveyor to record and plat the c
same. f
C. A. Fauquier, l
D. M. Stuart. t
Motion carried. *'
Mr. Chairman: Whereas the fol- f
lowing described section lines having
been traveled continuously for the last c
ten years, or more, and are now law- 9
ful public roads, but fail to show on t
the road books of the county, and in c
order to make such showing, I move 2
you that we declare them public roads
‘‘by usage,” and order the county
surveyor of this county to record and
plat the same in the road books as
such, to-wit:
Commencing at a point (known as
the second commencement of road No.
110) on the section line 8.00 chains
south of the northeast corner of sec
tion (1) one, township 27, north of
range 16, west in Holt county, Ne
braska, thence south on section line to
the northeast corner of section 13, of
same township and range and there
terminate.
Also, commencing at the quarter
section corner north of section one, J
township 27, range 16, west and run
ning east on the section line between
Grade Stallion
TEDDYI
The Spotted Horse
Will make the Season of
1914 at the
Palace Livery Stable
Old Hilliard Barn
TERMS—$15 ror colt to stand and
suck. If mare is sold or traded then
service fee becomes due and collect
able at once. Good care taken of
mare, but do not assume responsibil
ity for accidents. Phone No. 108.
I. N. Boggs
section 1 and section 36, of township
28, range 16, to the center line of road
NTo. 110 as now recorded, and there
terminate.
J. O. Hubbell,
M. P. Sullivan.
Motion carried.
Upon motion board adjourned until
1 o’clock, tomorrow morning.
Th. D. Sievers, Chairman.
S. F. McNichols, County Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., May 27, 19144, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
ill members present.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
joard go as a committee of the whole
;o view the bridge petitioned for by
Wm. Hayes and others, 1% miles
south of Atkinson, and to view the
shange in road asked for by R. J.
VIcAllister.
J. O. Hubbell,
H. W. Tomlinson.
iuuuuu tauicu.
Mr. Chairman: I move we re
consider an action taken by the board
>n March 7, 1914, as shown on page
155 of Supervisors’ record “J” the
:ame relating to a public road in sec
ion 7, township 27, range 9.
M. P. Sullivan,
H. W. Tomlinson.
Motion carried.
Whereas, the consideration of an
ict of this board of date of March 7,
814, relating to public road in sec
ion 7, township 27, north of range 9,
s now before us, and as there is now
eliable information at hand, parties
wning land over which the public
oad has traveled for years giving
onsent to the location of public road
recent survey of the same having
een made and now on record. I move
hat this line of road be established by
dedication” “gift” and “usage” as
ollows, to-wit:
Commencing at the quarter section
orner north of Sec. 7, town 27, range
west, and running south on the quar
;r section line 40.00 chains to the
snter of section; thence south 49 de
rees 10 minutes east, 66.43 chains to
(Continued on page five.)
tOHN W. HIBER
Jeweler and Optician
