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, The Frontier. VOLUME XXXV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915. NUMBER 35 ---- DICTAPHONE FOR COURT WORK Reporter Scott Has Machines to Aid in Transcribing Judicktl Records. C. B. Scott has a dictaphone for use in connection with his court reporter work that is an interesting little ma chine, or rather machines, as there are three separate apparatus with the out fit, the dictaphone, transcriber and record shaver. The mechanical prin ciples involved in the telephone and phonograph are combined in getting results from the dictaphone, the mech anism of which is of such delicate structure and fine adjustment that the motion when running is scarcely per ceptible to the hearing, while the mat ter reproduced in speech is clearer and more distinct than the average grap ophone- or telephone. Mr. Scott favored The Frontier rep resentative with a practical demonstra tion of the utility of the equipment. Both dictaphone and transcriber are operated with small electric motors and the current is obtained by con v necting with the ordinary house light p wire. A wax record is placed upon a cylinder of the dictaphone, the motor turned on and the operator talks into the receiving tube similar to the trans mitter of the telephone. The spech is taken onto the wax record. This record holds eight typewritten pages when written out, and as many records are filled as required to take the mat ter desired transcribed. The trans criber is nearly identical in appearance with the other machine, but the speech is given out instead of taken on. The record is placed upon a cylinder as in the first place, the receiver adjusted to the ears as the telephone girls use them and the matter recorded is spo ken to the operator. Adjustment is such that it may be written out upon the typewriter as spoken. Another machine shaves off the im pression upon the records, so that they can be used over and over again. j -° x Births in the County. From a report of the state board of health it is learned that there were 373 babies born in Holt county during the year beginning December 1, 1913, and ending December 1, 1914. Of these 192 were males and 181 females. Nationality of parents is given as follows: Americans, 348; Germans, 8; Ccandi navians, 4; British, 7; Bohemian, 2; unclassified, 4. Deaths reported during the same period were 109. The same report shows the number of divorce cases started 25; decrees granted 15; dismissed 5, and still pen ding 5. Give Bonds for Appearance. John and George Latzel and Edward Wainscott gave bonds in the sum of $500 each in district court Tuesday for their appearance to stand trial at the first day of the next term of district court. All of the parties reside in the south ^ part of the county, in the vicinity of Goose Lake. One of the Latzels, John, and Wainscott are charged with stealing some calves last fall. George Latzel is charged with having received the stolen property. 0. F. Biglin, who has been delayed several months in getting a specimen, got the Dodge Bros, automobile last week and put it on exhibition Monday. It’s a nifty looking car, with 30-35 horse power motor and has electric 'lighting and starting apparatus. It will doubtless prove a popular car, as it is low in price and Mr. Biglin says he has prospects of putting out all the factory will be able to furnish him. He has the agency for the entire county. The meeting of Holt county teach ers which was to have been held last Saturday had to be postponed on ac count of the inability of the teachers and those on the program to get here. Dr. E. G. Condra of Lincoln, who was on the program for a lecture, got as far as West Point on his way to O’ iNeill but could get no further on ac count of the road being blockaded. Miss Miller says the meeting will prob ably be held on February 27. ^ The members of the mens’ bible class gave an oyster supper at the Presbyterian church parlors last Mon day night, to which the ladies’ bible class and officers of the Sunday school were invited. There were about thirty-five present and all report hav ing a good time. ) - ' Lost—Rosary with monogram A. B. McD. Telephone 272. 35-lpd. LOCAL MATTERS. R. F. Johnson of Neligh was in the city Monday. Mrs. James Morgan of Atkinson was in the city Monday Judge Malone was up from Inman the first of the week. Albert Eppenbaugh of Agee was an O’Neill visitor Tuesday. E. D. Hornsell of Osmond was an O’Neill visitor Monday. C. S. Saiser and George Brewer of Ewing were in town Monday. Miss Miller was at Inman Monday in the interests of school work. Mrs. Riley of Inman visited yester day at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Naylor. Mrs. Frank Phalin departed Sunday for Omaha for an operation at St. Joseph’s hospital. Frank Campbell came over from Sioux City the first of the week and says he may remain in O’Neill. Abe Saunto departed Tuesday for Chicago, where he will make his pur chases of spring stocks of merchan dise. Manager C. P. Rhodes of the McGinnis Creamery Company of this city, made a business trip to Lincoln last Sunday. Ed Evans of Omaha, a nephew of Thomas Quinn of this city, departed this morning for home after a few day’s visit here. Mrs. Jennie Quinn returend Tues day from a visit to Mapleton, la., where she enjoyed the pleasure of participating in a family reunion. Frank Holt, Geo. M. Henry and Pete Custis were out nearly all last week during the storm repairing the Bell toll lines between here and Clearwater. Ed McBride has again been appoint ed janitor at the court house. The court house and premises being kept in condition satisfactrory to all, the board made the selection of Ed on a unanimous vote. Mrs. Mabel Henry returned Tuesday from Dallas, S. D., where she has been for the last three weeks helping her sister, Mrs. Opie Chambers, during the recovery of her husband from an operation for appendicitis. J. U. Yanizi had the pleasure of visiting with two of his brothers, last week, in Kansas City, that he had not met for twenty-one years; the young est one in fact was in knee pants. His father was also down there, hav ing gone down at Christmas time and remained. Dr. I). C. O’Connor, wife and son ar rived in the city Sunday from Eden Valley, Minn., for a visit at the doc tor’s old home. Dr. O’Connor’s visit was necessarily short as he had to get back to look after his large practice and returned Wednesday. Mrs. O’Con nor and son will remain for a fort night. W. F. Grothe of Emmet was in the city Tuesday, making this office a visit while in town. Mr. Grothe says the snow is something fierce up his way, there being drifts around his premises fourteen feet high, which is the most snow they have ever had in his twenty eight years residence in that com munity. Mrs. Ann Liddy, wife of John Liddy, died at her home in this city Monday. The funeral was held Wednesday at St. Patrick’s church. The deceased was the mother of Mrs. George Conard and Mrs. Robert Conard of Inman, Mrs. Swanson of O’Neill, Mrs. Burt Jones of Stafford and Tom and John Liddy of this city. F. E. Leinhart came up from Cham bers the first of the week and Wednes day took possession of the Central Barber Shop which he purchased from Harry Clausen some weeks ago. Mr. Leinhart is an energetic young man and a good barber and will no doubt keep the reputation of the Central up to par. George Robertson, son of Senator Robertson, arrived in the city from Dickson, Tenn., last Saturday night. Mr. Robertson spent twenty-six hours in Norfolk waiting for a train togetto O’Neill and in the meantime his father arrived from Lincoln. He has lived in Tennessee the past year, and is now returning to Holt county to reside. There were but thirteen fires de stroying farm buildings in Holt county last year reported to the state fire commissioner. The commissioner places the total loss of property by fire throughout the state for a period of five years at $9,731,557.98. During the same period firemen have been able to save property to the value of $57,032,541.56. ii. ru. L/immuei mm, wuuiu v/ucuj county authorities committed to the hospital at Norfolk on an insanity charge, won his freedom in an habeas corpus action in county court at Madi son on Monday. Mr. Chamberlain has been putting up a vigorus fight against what he terms the work of a gang to railroad him into the asylum. In a letter to The Frontier concerning the action then pending at Madison, Mr. Chamberlain enters some stric tures concerning the food dished up'at the Norfolk asylum, describing the daily bill of fare as “coarse, scarce and unpalatable.” Last Wednesday and Thursday’s snow storm was the weather event of the winter. Mercury stayed up to a comfortable point, but the snow con tinued piling up until traffic was pretty well barricaded. There was no effort to get to and from town by wagon road until Saturday, when a few from various directions blazed the trail and got in from short distan ces out with sleds and cutters. Rail roads and telephone lines were the worst effected. No trains went through on the Northwestern Thurs day and the Burlington was snow bound for five days. At the eastern The new Dress Goods for spring are arriving daily, and the new ar 1 rivals surpass last year*s goods in beauty and quality. I have many new silks, plain and fancy, and colored foulards in light and dark back grounds. » \ CREPE DE CHINES STRIPED TAFFATA WOOL POPLINS CRPEE POPLINS ' WOOL AND SILK POPLINS SILK MESSALINES SNOWFLAKE SILK POPLIN LADIES’ HOUSE DRESSES WOOL CREPES. SERGES NEW SPRING SHOES CHIFFRON PANAMAS ARE AMONG THE RADIUM CREPE NEW GOODS PRINTED POPLINS I Come in and find out how to obtain f free a $30 rug and a Columbia Gra- jj phophone valued at $60. . j. P. GAlXAGHER. | and western extremes of the state there was but little snow. Holt county in this instance was in the “rain belt.” Many Page people, taking advan tage of the re-established train service on the Burlington and also the lure of the spring-like day, came to O’Neill yesterday. Those noticed to remain in town over night were: J. L. Shanner, Ray West, H. H. Haffner, O. L. Werts, J. J. and Marion Cook and M. Hamil ton. With long and triumphant blasts of the whistle, the first train on the Bur lington to come or go since Tuesday, February 2, pulled into the station Sunday evening pushing a huge plow and throwing snow fifty feet. Con siderable of a crowd gathered in and about the station to see ’er come in and as the engine struck the drifts snow flew like a bursting bomb and half buried some of the spectators. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walter and C. J. Barnum came up from Chambers yes terday, departing this morning for Lincoln, where they go to place Mrs. Walter in a sanitarium, she having been in ill health for some time. Lee Boyer of the Western Paper company of Omaha was in town today, getting in on the belated Burlington at 4 o’clock this morning from Bloom field where he was snow bound for five days. In the railroad case tried in district court last week, the plaintiff, Ruth McHenry Morrison, was given a ver dict for $7,500. The jury returned the verdict Friday morning. The plaintiff is a resident of Dennison, Iowa, where the injury for which damage was awarded was sustained in getting off an Illinois Central passenger train. After the verdict was returned the jury was dischraged from further services. Clyde King received a message yes terday saying that his mother had died at her home at Kelso, Wash. Mr. King said the announcement of his mother’s death was totally unexpected to him as he did not know of her being other than in usual health and had re cently had a letter from his folks at Kelso in which nothing was said of her illness. Many O’Neill people will re member Mrs. King, the family having lived here for many years. blizzards may rage and the snows pile mountian high, but that wont stop a maiden and young man on a wed ding bent from making the effort to get married. A couple of young ones from out Opportunity way thought last week was their opportunity to slip away from dad and come to town and get married. They applied to County Judge Carlon. The judge looked hard through a pair of brass-rimmed glasses and shook his head. “Can’t do it— you’r too young.” That was a poser for the youthful applicants. Here they had waded snow hame deep to the horses only to be refused. But youth and love are resourceful and they knew there were other county judges. After spending a day or two in town, the girl at the home of a relative, they hiked for Neligh, but the judge down there was obdurate too and they had to come back without a marriage cer tificate, but still singing, “Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in Eden’s rosy bower.” A complicated case which puts the judicial tribunal up against a dis agreeable proposition was heard by Judge Dickson yesterday. The case involved a question of an order of fore closure on a quarter section of land in the vicinity of Ewing on first and second mortgages, one for $1,000 held by the Central Loan and Investment company and one for $1,500 held by the Ewing State bank. j. L. Fisher, cashier of that institution, was in at tendance at the trial and testified. The defendants were Mrs. Lettie Hart and her son Charles Appleby by her first husband and other Appleby children, heirs in the estate of the father who died some time after giving the mort gage to the investment company. The second mortgage was given by the son, Charles Appleby, and the mother after the death of Mr. Appleby, and was given to secure a debt of the son. De fense was made on the ground that th» not6 and mortgage were executed to the bank under threat of criminal prosecution and that Charles Appleby was a minor when his indebtedness to the bank was contracted. There is something over $3,000 now due on both mortgages. Judge Dickson held both mortgages to be valid. Attorney Whe lan for the defense and Attorney M. F. Harrington for the mortgagees ap peared willing for a decree to be en tered whereby the mortgages could be satisfied and the interests of the minor children protected. As to County Funds. Editor Frontier: Replying to the article in last week’s Independent I have just this to say and no more. The figures as quoted have just enough truth behind them to establish a first class-If the figurhead who com piled them will answer the following questions the general public will be much more enlightened. The levy made by the board last August was : County general fund approx imately.$25,000 County bridge. 51,000 Emergency bridge which was in every case illegal. 5,000 Total.$51,000 These funds have all been exhausted by warrants drawn against them and the allegation is as charged in the article there is $11,000 in accounts now on file which no warrants can be drawn. What has been done with the money? In reference to the $1,500 allowed by the state engineer, that will be shown up later on in its true light. I never claimed that the bridges cost too much, but did claim and do now, that every dollar paid for them was unlawful and illegal and I am ready to prove it at any time in any court, and if the party who furnished those figures will refund to the county what he has received more than the law al lows there will be some more money to pay legal claims. Yours truly, H. M. UTTLEY. Nebraska Sugar. A Nebraska institution little known of prior to the general showing of the files of the sugar beet industry by the Nebraska Conservation and Public Welfare Commission is the factory at Scotts Bluff. Manage: Simmons has just closed a most successful run of beets lasting day and night for a pe riod of 177 days in which time 210,000 tons were sliced and 500,000 bags of sugar made. To do this $1,400,000 has been paid to the beet growers of the North Platte and 700 men employed in the mill. Stock feeding in the proxim ity of the factory, using the beet pulp and the crop from the great fields of alfalfa, has been highly profitable. This part of Nebraska is making won derful strides in the production of wealth which is a splendid recognition of the far-sightedness of the early pioneers who have steadfastly main tained a residence in western Ne braska. Farmers and Ranchmen: Save time, work and worry and money. Let me handle your Public Sale Lunches. —M. F. Kirwin. 34-2pd. O’NEILL MENTION Neligh Leader: Earl Hayes went O’Neill Tuesday to accept a position : day operator. Neligh Register: Geo. Kinnikr shipped a car of horses to Wm. Po and Son at East Willison, N. Y., th week. The car was a select one ar was sent by express. Most of tl horses came from the vicinity i O’Neill. According to the Alliance Times treaty of peace has been effected b: tween Secretary Bryan and Senate Hitchcock whereby Frank Campbell to have the receivership of the O’Nei land office; John C. Morrow receive and T. J. Keefe register at Alliani and J. C. Quigley receiver at Valentin Atkinson Graphic: Misses Emm Klug and Marie Drehr of O’Neill sper a few days with friends, Mrs. J. . Hunt and family, returning from visit at Valentine and going on to thei homes Thursday. The Stock Market. South Omaha, Feb. 9.—From Stanc ard Live Stock Com. Co.—The im provement of the wagon roads and th railroads brings the expected increas in receipts, and the prospects are tha our market will be no better until thi run is over with. Monday’s marke was a little better on light receipts but today will probably bring a de cline. Nebraska has quarantine: against all states except Wyo. am Col., to take effect at midnight Fet 10, and any stock from other states fo 30 days must go into quarantine am be sold only for immediate slaughter We quote: Good to choice cornfei beeves $7 to $8, common kinds down t< $6. Good to choice cows andheifer $5.75 to $7, fair to good $5 to $5.70 canners and cutters $3.75 to $4.90 Veal calves $7 to $10.25. Bulls, stags etc., $5 to $6. Good to* choice feeder: $7 to $7.50, common grades down t< $5.25. Stock cows and heifers $4.75 t< $6. Stock calves $6 to $7.50. The expected heavy run of hogs i: here today, and bids fair to be a recort breaker, running up close to 400 cars Prospects 20c lower. Bulk $(>.50 to $6.55, top $6.65. We have 20,000 sheep and lambs here Monday, with the market 10 tol5< lower but all were pretty well cleaned up with lighter receipts today woulc have had a fair market but 20,00C again brings another decline. Inman Items. W. C. Hancock, who was visiting homt folks this week, returned to Fremonl Sunday to resume his school work. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stork left foi Stanton last Sunday where they wil! engage in the hotel business. Mrs. Hinton, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Miner, returned tc her home in Sunnyside, Wash., this week. Mrs. LeRoy Hoxie and children and Miss Hazel Enders went to O’Neill Sunday for a 'few days visit with re latives. Mrs. Shelton came up from Valen tine to visit with H. Miner and family and other relatives. Sod Crops. The Lodge Pole Express cites an in stance where E. Fenske in Cheyenne county gathered 1,057 bushels of win ter wheat from fifty acres of sod breaking, the total cost for breaking, labor, seed, threshing, and hauling amounting to $337. This is an ex ample which has applied to every county in Nebraska as the tide of im migration steadily marches westward. BAZELMAN’S CASH STORE For Bargains 78 Men’s Suits to close out. 59 Boys’ Suits to close out. 97 Overcoats to close out. 19 Ladies’ Coats to close out. All over wool goods to close out. Groceries the same priceaslastweek. Free delivery, cash with order. First Honors to Inman Man. Norfolk News: Wayne, Neb., Feb. 10.—In the oratorical contest of the state normal school students from the class in junior English, Elmer Rogers of Inman, won first place with an ora tion entitled “Shadow and Sunshine.’’ The second place was captured by Clarance Linton of Wayne. Public Sale. The undersigned will sell at public auction at farm 10 miles due north of Emmet, Tuesday, March 2, 1915, 100 head of cattle, mostly black Polls. 16 head of horses, 80 head of hogs. Farm implements and machinery, and house hold goods. Usual terms. 9 months time. See large bills. 35-3 FRED TESCH. Public Sale Having rentrd my farm I will sell all live stock, machinery and household goods at public sale at my place one-half mile east of Burlington roundhouse Sat., Feb. 20th Ion the usual terms of one year at 10 per cent on sums exceed ing $10. 6 good milch cows will be sold I ARTHUR BARRETT See the bills for full list. COUNTY BOARD » HOLDS SESSION LS Winds Up Business for the Present n and Adjourns to March 2. j The county board held a session, dur e ing the stormy weather last week and »f cleaned up the business for the pres ent, adjourning until March 2. a The contract for supplies for the i. county officers included in classes A, ,r D, and C was awarded to the Huse s Publishing Company of Norfolk. No » contract was let for class B and the e clerk was instructed to readvertise for ». this class of supplies. The clerk was also instructed to ad a vertise for bids on a car load of oak * or cottonwood bridge plank. a Settlement was made with members r *-he Soldiers’ Relief commission. Conrad Boemhe’s term as a member of the commission1 having expired, Alex Maring was placed on the com - mission. ^ ^ hunch of bills, principally supervi- \ l sor a"d clerk salaries, were allowed, t County Judge Carlon asked for an al » lowance of $150 for clerk hire. The t judge also filed a communication with ’ the board stating he would have to be j away from the office a short time and 1 asked the board to provide for the oc • casion, which was done by conferring I the title on Judge Chapman during . Judge Carlon’s absence. Judge Car I Ion is not yet gone, but this action was > taken by reason of the board being in ’ session at this time. t -o I ___ r n*, r. • ; World-Herald: Much of the gloss i of city life has been worn off and noth i ing but the cold, bleak spots show up in the picture that Grace Ferris has of ; South Ohaha. This mental drawing will remain with the innocent country girl for many long days after she is safe at home once more in the com fortable farm house of her parents. The trials and sorrows of this girl of 17 years will be remembered by those who were in police court a couple of days last week. Her’s was a story to be remembered. Grace had a girl friend working in South Omaha. This young woman, three years older than Grace, wrote her a number of letters, telling of the wonders of the city, the good times and the big sums of money to be had. These letters burned the white heat of longing into the heart of the girl way out near Spencer, Neb. She had never been away from home, but she knew it was all right. She could cook and do housework and that was all that was required of her. The friend had said so. The parents, good, quiet country folk, knew little of the dangers that awaited the girl. They did not want her to leave home, but when she insis ted they finally gave their consent. Things went well here for a few days. She found a position doing general housework. Then the friend took her to a dance. It was one of those places of which there ar^ too many in South Omaha, where girls and yeung men dance their passions into a summer heat and then cool them with mugs of beer in the room adjoining or under the dance hall. All of this was strange to the little country girl. She did not think it was proper to have the young men hold her so close when they danced with her, nor did she like the way they talked. But then it was the city, so it must be all right. She had never drank beer before and did not know the taste of that fiery red stuff that burned her throat and made her strangely forget ful of everything. Then the young men had danced with her a number of times, danced in a manner that he would have hated to see another copy with his sister, re ceived Grace’s permission to go home with her. But instead of going home he took her to Twenty-sixth and Q streets, where they were to have some supper. Later she found the place was a rooming house and that there was plenty of beer. She never had a chance, this little country girl. She did not know until the sad day after and other days that followed. Probation Officer McAulay learned of the case and prosecutions in police court followed. Fines were levi ed upon some rooming house keepers and the girl went to the county hospi tal. But yesterday the father and brother of the girl appeared upon the scene and through McAulay found their loved one. Last night they started for home with her. They treated her kindly. “God knows,” said Paul McAulay, “the poor child needed a few kind words from some one. I think the moment she learned she was to go back to that dear old home was the most happy of her life.” Pittsburg Chronical-Telegraph: She had engaged a maid recently from the country and was now employed in showing her newly acquired treasure over the house and enlightening her in regard to various duties, etc. At last they reached the best room. “These,” said the mistress of the house, pausing before an extensive row of masculine portraits, “these are very valuable, and you must be very carful when dusting. They are old masters.” Mary’s jaw dropped and a look of in tense wonder overspread her rubicund j face. “Lor, mum,” she gasped, gazing ! with bulging eyes on the face of her ! new employer; “lor, mum, who’d 'ave ; thought you’d been married all these I times.” __