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The Frontier. VOLUME XXXV. * O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915 NUMBER 38. ALIENATION SUIT WAS NEXT MO VE Hagensick Asks $20,000 for Lost Love. — Cross Petitioner Given Decree In Wyant Case. A sequel to the Hagensick divorce suit pending in district court is a $20,000 damage suit filed the latter part of last week by Oscar Hagen sick against R. M. Campbell of this city . Hagensick is the defendant in a divorce suit brought by his wife, al leging non-support. In his answer in this suit he specifically denies the allegations of non-support and char ges the divorce is being sought for other reasons not named in the peti tion. In the suit against Campbell that gentleman is charged with being the instigator of the divorce proceed ings. “By various acts of vicious de vices and blandishments” he has ali enated the affections of his wife, the petition alleges. The petition spreads in legal rhet oric over several lengths of 9x13 paper, and deals with the alleged mis conduct of defendant with the plain tiff’s wife since April, 1914. The sum of the allegations is that defendant represented himself to the Hagensick woman as a gentleman with a profes sion, with intellectual attainments and plenty of money and she was too high a class of feminine beauty to stay tied to a “common bloke” like Oscar. It further alleges that Camp . bell “pretends” to be a doctor and as such induced the woman, whom, it is again alleged, was in perfectly good health, to submit to his manipulations, not as medical treatment but for las civious passtime. To all this Oscar had strenuously objected. The plaintiff, who has been keeping tab on the house where his wife stays, cites numerous alleged instances of defendant going there early in the evening and coming away late at night, in one instant at 4 in the morning. The defendant had not up to Wed nesday afternoon, filed an answer. Decree Granted Cross Petitioner A decree of absolute divorce was en tered in the Wyant case for the de fendant, W. W. Wyant, last Friday. The case was set for trial last Thursday, but a continuance was ta ken until Friday morning for the purpose of allowing the plaintiff, Dorthy Wyant, another day to appear in court. Friday morning she did not appear and the court ordered the case to procees to trial on the cross peti tion of defendant. Attorney H. J. Boyle, for plaintiff, announced he would not appear to prosecute the case and withdrew from the court room. The decree of the court gives the de fendant, in addition to the bill of di vorcement, the custody of the three minor children and restrains plaintiff from attempting to take possession of them. Defendant was ordered to pay $250 alimony and costs of the suit. Title to all the real estate is quieted in him upon the payment of the alimony. Judge Dickson directed the clerk to seal in an envelope the pleadings and other documents pertaining to the case, deposit the same in the vault and leave them undisturbed until the fur ther order of the court. LOCAL MATTERS. C. T. Allen of Page was in thecity Tuesday. Rev. York of Atkinson was an O’Neill visitor Tuesday. J. L. Shanner came up from Page Monday, returning Tuesday. Mrs. J. Kopp arrived home Satur day from a fortnight’s visit with friends in Iowa. There were about twenty-five bob sleigh loads of hogs on the O’Neill market Monday. Ralph Merriman has bought the city delivery line and took charge of the same Monday. Mrs. Ira West and children went to Page Saturday last for a visit with Wrs. West’s parents. Miss Katherine Grady arrived Sat urday from Chicago and is preparing for a big opening of spring millinery in the near future. Judge Dickson, Reporter Scott and Attorney J. J. Harrington departed Sunday for Butte, Boyd county, dis trict court convening there Monday. Jack Keeper and family, who re cently sold out near Chambers, left this week for old Missouri to abide foi ever—or until they feel like coming back. Miss Mary Veale of DeWitt, Ark. visited with old friends in O’Neill last week. She, with her parents, former ly resided in the northern part of the county. Mrs. William Griffin of Atkinson was in the city Monday, attending the Sanford Dodge Shakespear readings at the school house auditorium that evening. Herman Guse of Emmet called at these headquarters while in the city Saturday and will be visited with this dispensator of current events for the next year. Monday Elmer Merriman went to the farm twenty miles east, which he has leased. Elmer says he hopes to get moved thereto sometime during the week. Col. Moore was up in the vicinity of Emmet yesterday to hold a sale for Arthur Barnes, but the snow storm bluffed them out. The sale was post poned until Morch 11. Thomas Francis, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Waldon living south of O’Neil, died Friday last. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at St. Patrick’s church in this city. Arthur Barrett, one of the pioneers of this community, departed this week for Sioux City and will become a resi dent of that place. He recently ren ted his farm adjoining town on the east and had a sale. After some thirty-five or forty years “taming the wilderness” Mr. Barrett concluded to move to the city and enjoy the ease and opulence that a man is entitled to that has gone through these ex periences. I COME BUY A RAIN COAT. YOU CAN ALSO WEAR IT WHEN THE SUN SHINES. WE HAUE THE KIND YOU WILL “TAKE A SHINE” TO. WE CAN FIT YOU. WE WANT TO SELL YOU ALL THE GLOTHES YOU BUY. WE’UE GOT THE GOODS TO DO IT WITH. WHEN YOU DEAL WITH US ONCE YOU WILL COME BACK AGAIN FOR LIFE. HARTY BROS. & MULLEN The Frontier's papers for this week's edition are on the Burlington train snowbound at Orchard, we learn Friday morning. As the snow storm which started Tuesday is still in progress, there is no telling when trains will be through on the Bur lington. We are able to supply city and rural route readers today (Fri day) with paper on hand, but regret that we are unable to print the full list until the paper arrives. Local freight train on the Burling ton leaving O’Neill Sunday afternoon will be annulled beginning March 7, and will leave here at 10 o’clock a. m. as a stock train handling South Omaha and Sioux City stock. Editor Cronin was up from the state house over Sunday. Mr. Cronin says, aside from having to sit on Represen tative Taylor of Custer county once in a while, things are running smoothly in the hall of representatives. Fred Sailor, recently arrived from Richardson county and locating on the McMahon farm north of town was a caller yesterday. Mr. Sailor starts in to get acquainted with the people and the country by becoming a reader of The Frontier. Mrs. Frank Phalin arrived home Sunday from Omaha where three weeks previous she had underwent an operation at St. Joseph’s hospital. She is yet somewhat weakened by the ordeal but is on a fair way to com plete convalesence. Alex Wertz came in from Star Mon day . Mr. Wertz was snowbound for a few days upon the occasion of his last visit to O’Neill. He says much more snow fell in his vicinity than was visited upon the unrighteous heads of O’Neill people. Spencer Advocate: Clyde Nilson and bride returned Tuesday evening from their honey moon trip to Dow City, la., and were guests at the home of Chris Christenson and wife until Thursday afternoon. They will make their future home near Phoenix in Holt county. Mrs. Sadie Marble, who has spent the past five months here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Starving, departed Wednesday for Seattle, where her husband is spending the winter Their home is in Montana but Mrs. Marble says they spend the winters on the coast. Monday Judge Carlon united in marriage Frank R. Wandercheck and Huldah Davis, both of Atkinson. Others obtaining licenses were: Le roy C. Richards and Sylvia B. Snyder, both of Atkinson; Lee Spillman of Kirkwood, Neb., and Wilma Duncan of Maryville, Neb. Justin Spindler of Norfolk was a caller Monday and subscribed to keep posted on events in and around O’Neill. Mr. Spindler was called to this city last week by the death of his brother, Elias, who died last Wed nesday. The remains were taken to Meek Friday for burial. A bunch of school girls, recently enthused with the idea of becoming basket ball professionals, went to Stuart last Friday for an outihg and incidentially to play a game with an experienced team of the Stuart school The girls say one score was counted for them, but they really made many baskets, but some way couldn’t land the bloomin’ thing each time until after the gong sounded. They expect to persevere in practice until pro ficiency crowns their efforts. The O’Neill branch of the Nebraska Telephone company’s lines has been converted into what is termed a fun ctional, with R. M. Dutcher of Atkin son commercial manager for O’Neill, Atkinson and Stuart, with head quarters at O’Neill. Carl Eastman of Norfolk has been placed in temporary charge of the plant department, com prising all outside Work on the lines, with Miss Elizabeth O’Malley of this ity, for some years in the employ of he company here, chief of the traffic lepartment. m. l. matt ana m m. uttiey on Wednesday filed another suit in dis trict court. They ask for the remo val from office of Supervisors Henry W. Tomlinson, Th. D. Sievers and H. 0. Hubbell, alleging “willful neglect of duty and maladministration of of fice.” Sixteen counts are cited in the bill of particulars and include largely what has already appeared in print ■■elative to other similar suits. Un lawful employment of clerk hire and payment of same, misuse of bridge funds and mileage charged by super visors are among the unlawful things alleged. Postmaster, Francis W. Brown, Lincoln, Nebraska, is in receipt of in - formation from the First Assistant Postmaster General, Washington, D C., stating that is has been decided to add Lirtcoln to the list of offices at which lists are published of the names and addresses of producers, who desire to sell country produce direct to the consumer by menas of the parcel post. All farmers desiring to have their names placed on the list should for ward their name and address to Post master Brown, Lincoln, Nebraska, sta ting the kind of produce they have for sale, which should be listed under three heads; butter, eggs, and general produce. When a sufficient number of names are received they will be compiled, printed and distributed upoi. application or by the city carriers to persons, who would likely make use of such lists. The high school debating combina tion to select contestants to the state oratorical contest has been reduced to only two competing schools in this district, O’Neill and Valentine. O’Neill had been paired with Atkinson but one of the students at Atkinson that was selected for the debate having left school leaves that school with a "broken team.’’ Similar things have Happened in other schools of this dis trict until only O’Neill and Valentine remain with unimpaired oratorical gladiators. The date when these shall meet in the arena of fame has not yet been decided upon. Thirty-one ladies and gents, paired off into three bobsleds, drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Page four miles north of town Monday evening. The occasion was the meeting hour of the bible classes of the Presbytei'ain Sun day school. An hour was spent at the lesson study, concluding with prayer by Rev. Longstaff. Refreshments, or rather a two-course dinner, was served during the evening for which all con cerned had prepared a goodly and ample appetite by the ride over the snow to the Pago home. After re freshments some time was spent in visiting, after which they returned home. W. W. Stockton, who has had charge of the O’Neill Clothing company store here for the past six months, departed Wednesday for Norfolk, the store having been sold and Mr. Stockton withdrawing from its management. Before leaving Mr. Stockton expressed himself as well pleased with the treat ment accorded him during his stay here and appreciation of the friend ships made. K. A. Pound, a nephew of Mr. Stockton, who has been clerk ing in the store, and L. E. Soukup are the new proprietors. They are both energetic and bright young men who will undoubtedly win success in the mercantile field here. Sam Lopp, probably the best known railroad man around O’Neill, and for some years passed freight conductor on the Sioux City-O’Neill line of th Burlington, has been transferred to through freight run from Sioux Cit to Pacific Junction, la. The transfe is also a promotion as the througl freight runs are passed around to tin select class of conductors by the rail road company. Sam has been in service on the O’Neill branch of the Burlington since the days of the old Short Line. As he expresses it him self, he came to his senses only a few years ago and has been climbing the ladder of success ever since. This latest promotion is added proof that the company recognize his “sticking” qualities. Sam will be missed by friends here as well as the boys on the old run who looked to him as a sort ol Billy Sunday endeavoring to keep them in the ways of sobriety and rec titude. T. F. Birmingham is in receipt of a letter from his business partner at Riverton, Wy., Allen Nesbitt, that is brim full of enthusiasm and boosts for the Riverton country. In these days of sluggish business and uncertain prospects it is an inspiration to hear something with the strong optomistic tone Mr. Nesbitt injects into his wri ting. Everything up there, as Allen tells it, is all right and on the hum— weather, business and future pros pects. One of the principal assets of of all “new countries” is the enthu siastic boosters who, like Doc Mat hews, John McDonough and some other great artists, made the Elkhorn valley forever famous. Mr. Birming-, ham, who spent a pleasant hour with The Frontier yesterday, assures us that it really is a country of resources and opportunities up there. Mr. Birmingham is too conservative a business man to be carried away with fanciful projects hence what he says of the country carries weight. Crops are raised by irrigation. The princi pal crops are small grain and alfalfa, the latter yielding very prolifically. Mr. Birmingham says he expects to retain his business interests at River ton and keep watch of developments but will not move there as he has helped to develope one new country and thinks that is enough for him. The men behind the steamchests realize they are on no joy ride when they force an engine along at 50 miles an hour to plow through a snow drift. H. II. Hansen, a Burlington fireman, relates a hairfading adven ture that happened during one of the recent experiences in “bucking snow” on that line. It happened down about Royal. Two engines W'ere behind the snow plow and “Hans” was firing on the head engine. A huge drift of snow had settled across the track, filled in the cut from side to side and lay like an impenetrable barrier as if to defy oncoming trains. Withonemile as a start, the two engines were going at full speed when they struck the drift. The plow, instead of breaking up the snow, slid up over the drift, which slanted off sharply to one side. The head engine left the track, follow ed on up the snowbank, wheezed for an instant, tottered and fell over against the embankment of the cut. The engineer in the rear engine could not see what had happened for the I flying snow and kept the throttle open ^for some seconds after the head en » •ne went over. No one was hurt but he engineer and fireman were pen ned in the cab by the bank of the cut I on one side and a ton of snow on the other, as well as being half buried in coal that jarred out of the tender from the force of the impact. “Hans” says this experience has about wither ed his nerve for forcing an engine into snow drifts. Late Again. The Frontier was ready for the press at the usual time Thursday but we had nothing to print on as the ready print house at Sioux City failed us again in getting the paper to us. The Burlington is blockaded with snow but the way is open around over the Northwestern, of which the bill ing clerk over at Sioux City evidently did not think. JOHN O’NEILL ANI) WIFE Hoth Die Same Day and Brought Back to Old Home for Burial. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Neill arrived from Superior, Wis., Sunday, and were deposited in the death chamber at St. Patrick’s church where they remained until Monday at !) o’clock, when funeral services were held. The remains were accompanied from Superior by Mrs. Belle Ryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O’Neill, and her son Eugene. William Laviolette of North Bend and his son Earl of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ryan of Columbus came here to attend the funeral. They both died last Friday, she at 4 p. m. and he at 8 p. m., at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ryan. Mr. O’Neill had reached the advanced age of 97, and she 86. They were former residents of O’Neill, in fact old pio neers, coming here along about 1882 and were engaged in the hotel busi ness back in the early days, running the hotel still standing on Fourth street and known in those days as the Commercial House and which was the popular hotel of all the upper Elk horn valley. They retired from the hotel business along about 1390, but imtinued to reside here and at Colum us until some three years ago when •y went to Superior. On leaving \Teill at that time they expressed wish to be brought hera when the i .i end came. Joins Business Firm, astings Tribune: John Biglin, for past five years sales manager and rst assistant in the Ernest Brandes into business here, has resigned his place and on March 1, becomes a part ner in the Evans-Bloom Cigar Co., of this ctiy. It is said to be the largest cigar factory in the state. Biglin as a young man has come to be recognized as one of the foremost automobile salesmen in the state. His friends regard the opening as an un usual one. Special Mission. A special mission will be held in the Episcopal church beginning St. Patrick’s Day. Services: Holy Com munion 10 a. m. daily. Mission ser vices 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. daily. SIGNS WRITTEN CONFESSION Man Who Murdered Sheridan County Woman Knows of No Reason Only He Was Drunk. Earl Sutton, the Sheridan county man who murdered Mrs. Mable San ders near Rushville and was taken to the penitentiary last week, made the following signed confession after he was taken into custody. We take the same from the last issue of the Rush ville Standard: “I, Earl Sutton, of my own free will make the following statement: I went to Chadron Saturday evening, February 13th, and drank quite a lot of whiskey. I was pretty drunk when I got home. I also brought a pint and a half of whiskey home with me. During the forenoon of Sunday I drank a half pint with two other fellows. About noon Sunday three of us drank another half pint. After noon went to the skating rink and was there until about two o’clock. I started down town from the opera house and stopped in the alley east of the Commercial Hotel and drank a half pint of whiskey. I then went to the hotel corner and decided I would go to Sanders place as Rube had asked me to subscribe for a paper. He had said he was going to try and win an automobile, and I wanted to help him along. I went down south on Main Street and turned off at Frank Waites’ house and angled out to San ders’ house. I went in and visited with Marbel awhile. Before I left she picked up the butcher knife off the table and told me I had to stay until Rube came home or he would shoot me if I didn’t. When she grabbed the butcher knife I got out a small pocket knife and hit her with it. She stag gered back through the door way and onto the bed. I followed her up and kept hitting her with my knife. I got the butcher knife away from her be fore she could cut me with it. I broke my knife blade off hitting her while she was on the bed. She got up and staggered over towards the north east corner of the room and then staggered back toward the door way and fell down in front of it. Then I took the butcher knife and cut her with that while she was on the floor. I do not know how I come to have so little blood on me. There was some on my hand that I wiped off on a cloth that was hanging on a nail by the door. She holloaed while we were fighting. The only words I remember her saying were, “Oh my baby.” I did not know whether she was dead or not when I left the house. I left the house and went around the barn and chicken house and angled back to town coming past Dieriex place then down Main Street to Third Street turned east there and went one block east then turned south and went straight to Mrs. Wright’s house where I shoveled snow, carried in coal and water for her. We had supper. I stayed at her house until the next morning. The only reason I can give for my actions is that I was drunk at the time as I had always been friendly with Rube and his wife. “Earl Sutton.” Sutton was sentenced to life im prisonment. Notice to the Public. On and after April 1, 1915, _ our business will be conducted on a strictly cash basis. 38-3 Sanitary Meat Market. Changed m Hands WE HAVE purcharsed the O’ NEILL CLOTHING STORE of Mr. J. F. White and will con duct it with the same good busi ness methods that have been used in the past. Our new Spring Suits, Hats, Caps, Neckwear, Etc., are now ar riving at our store; they are the latest in style and color, and are sure to please you. A Dollar's Worth for a Dollar IS OUR MOTTO O’NEILL CLOTHING CO. K. A. POUND & L. E. SOUKUP, Proprietors .... -——-—