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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1915)
■ ■ ■ ' - • ■ ' EDWARD H. WHELAN v, * EaWyep x PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS .0 O’NEILL, NEBRASKA THE O’CEILL ( ABSTRACT»60 Compiles ^ Abstracts of Title THE ONLY COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACT BOOKS IN HOLT COUNTY. Shs Sanitary )flfteat')Market We have a full line of Fresh and Cured Meats, Pure Horn* Rendered Lard. John Miskimins Naylor Block Phone 150 Dr. E. T. Wilson PHYSICIAN and SURGEON ^ SPECIALTIES: Eye, :: Ear, :: Nose :: and :: Throat Spectacles correctly fitted and Supplied Office and Residence—Rooms No. 1, and 3, Naylor Block O’NEILL, NEB. FRED L. BARCLAY 8TUART, NEB. Makes Long or Short Time Loans on Improved Farms and Ranches. If you are in need of a loan drop ■ him a line and he will call and see you. DR. J. P. GILLIGAN Physician and Surgeon Special attention give to DISEASES OF THE EYE AND / CORRECT FITTING OF GLASSES DR. P. J. FLYNN Physician and Surgeon Night Calls will be Promptly Attended Office: First door to right over Pix ley’s drug store. Residence phone 96. DR. JAMES H. HALE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Naylor Building :-: O’Neill, Neb. Office Hours: 9-12 A. M., 2-5 P. M. Phone 262. To our Patrons and Prospective Patrons: THE SCHUTZ HOTEL is not closed, nor will it be for some time to come. The same Splendid Service, at Popular Rates, will be maintained in the future as in the past. P. H. PHILBIN, President. 314-322 South 16th St. OMAHA. NEBR W. K. HODGKIN *£ Lawyers Office* Nebraska State Bank Bldg. Reference: O’Neill National Bank. O’Neill, :: :: :: Neb. Title Abstractors Office in First National Bank Bldg WELSH ©RAIN CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Solicits your consignments of Hay. Prompt returns our Motto. Brandeis Big. - - Omaha, Neb. “MONEY” The mint makes it and under the terms of the CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY you can secure it at 6 per for any legal purpose on ap pi. red real estate. Terms easy, tell us your wants and we will co-operate with you. PETTY & COMPANY 513 Denham Building Denver. Colo. Old Settlers Picnic. The Old Settlers Picnic will be helc at Stein’s Grove, sixteen miles north of O’Neill, on Thursday, August 19th All concessions will be let to th« highest bidder and bids to be in tht hands of the committee on or before July 24th. R. D. Spindler, Meek, D. Harrison, Black Bird, J. C. Stein, Meek, Committee. This Little Old World. You c’n talk about pearly gates about them streets of gold, and then there mansions in the sky which some day we’ll behold; the walls may be od jasper made, the mansions fair to see; but this here little world, 1 guess, is good enough for me. You c’n tali about your golden harps} of songs seraphim that fly the clouds among; the streams with honeyed milk maj flow—on that point I’ll agree—but this here little world, I guess, is good enough for me. It may be full oi trouble—well, one can’t have every thing; an’ every morning must its share of joy an’ sorrow bring; it ain’t a puffick world, I guess, nor never like to be; but this here little old world jes' is good enough for me. Take the Temperature. The man who has not the time to take the temperatures and vaccinate accordingly has no busines vaccinna ting hogs. Without taking this pre caution, the operator is working in the dark. Failure to take temperatures in infected herds and to give an increa ed dose of serum has been the cause of bringing the whole serum treatment into disrepute in certain communities. All pigs vaccinated showing a high temperature should be marked either by placing a nose ring in one ear or cutting across the hair with a pair of shears. If the cut is made of good length and always in the same place, those pigs can easily be picked out. For accurate information this is im portant.—Department of Animal Path ology, University of Nebraska. Sounds Old Slogan. As the threshing season advances, the College of Agriculture again sound the old, but ever important, slogan of saving the straw stacks. The Depart ment of Agronomy of this institution says that the crying need of Nebraska soils as a whole is more organic mat ter. This can be supplied at home with the adoption of proper farm practices. A straw pile from a 20 acre field, for instance, is worth from $50 to $75, or $2.50 a ton, in nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash telone. When the straw pile is burned, only 3 per cent of the former value is re tained. The means of disposing of straw varies. On a Nuckols county farm during the seasons of 1911 and 1912 the wheat straw from a 40-acre field for two years was distributed by hand on a windy day on a 20-acre plot. The adjoining 20-acre plot was left without straw. The yield of wheat during 1913 on the plot to which the straw had been applied was 26 bushels, and on the other plot 7 bushels. Late Corn Cultivation. Some farmers claim to have increase ed their yield of corn very greatly by late cultivation between the rows. It may be that under certain condi tions late cultivations may be of value. For instance, if the ground packs and runs together during a heavy, dash ing rain; if later this ground comes up to weeds, crusts badly, and be comes filled with cracks, there is reas on to think that cultivation would have been or some value. Under such circumstances, however;, culti vation must be given early enough after the rain to prevent the field getting into this condition. Attempt ing to cultivate a field, once it has reached this condition, seems to do more harm than good. On the other hand the repeated stirring of soil which is already dry, weed-free, and loose on top would seem to be useless. Unfortuately such few experiments as have been carried on thus far have not proved that late cultivation is beneficial.—Junior corn bulletin, College of Agriculture. Reform In 1999. (As reported by The Star Gazer in The Future Age.) As the verdict was pronounced and the prisoner led from the court-room, escorted by the sheriff and a cordon of police, the long-suppressed feelings of the crowd broke loose. Fearing the mob spirit and a display of violence, the mayor took immediate steps to curb the passions of the angered multi tude. The soda-water fountains were closed, as were also the pop stands and lemonade dives. The licenses of two near-beer resort’s were revoked, and the proprietors were warned not to permit the sale even of buttermilk. Dance halls and other public places where ginger ale is sold received notices to close down within an hour. Investigators were sent out to the hotels and cafes to determine whether grape juice or other beverages were being served. Prosecutions were threatened in case any proprietors AUTO LIVERY GO DAY OR NIGHT J* NEW : CAR. PHONE-219. Charles A. Calkins were detected in a violation of law. The Dry Town committee had its own investigators scattered throughout the lemonhde district, and announced that it would attempt to make this the be ginning of a crusade for the per manent suppression of all drinks. Thousands of citizens during the day crossed the bridge into the next state where pop resort keepers transacted a land-office business. Baseball In 1895. Remember how the festive scribe used to write about the baseball games back in 1895? Maybe you’ll have to get a translator, but here’s the way it went: The glass-arm toy soldiers of this town were fed to the pigs yester day by the cadaverous Indian grave robbers. The flabby one-legged Reu bens who represent the Red City in the reckless rush for the pennant, had their skins toasted by the basilisk eyed drivers from the West. They stood arond with gaping eye-balls, like a hen on a hot nail, and suffered the visiting grizzly yaps to run bases until their necks were long with thirst. Hickey had more errors than “Coin’s Financial School,” and led the rheumatic procession to the morgue. The home boys were full of straw and scrapiron. They couldn’t hit a brick wagon with a pick-axe, and ran bases like pallbearers at a funeral. If 3 base hits were growing on thp back of every man’s neck, they couldn’t reach ’em with a feather duster. It looked as if the Amalgated Union of South American Hoodoos was in session for work in the thirty-third degree. The geezers stood about and whistled for help, and were so weak they couldn’t lift a glass of beer if it had been all foam. Everything was yellow, rocky and whangbasted like stig tossed full of doodlegammon. The game was whiskered and frost-bitten. The Hogs were bad enough, but the Sox had their fins sewed up until they couldn’t hold a crazy quilt unless it was tied around their necks. Roast the scarey eyed crocodiles, anyhow! Inman Items. Miss Rena Gannon visited with Miss Mayme Stein at Meek a few days last week. J. E. Candee and nephew, Lawrence Malone, went to Alton, Kansas, last Thursday to visit relatives, also to drive Mr. Candee’s car back. Miss Lucy Judd went to Tilden Thursday to see her brother Clarence, who was in the hospital at that place. Miss Barbara Souviener came home from Battle Creek Thursday, where she had been visiting the past week. Mrs. Deville Butler and children of Ewing were guests at the Candee home last week Miss Fannie Warner and Miss Alice Bain of O’Neill were the guests of Miss Dorothy Wilcox last Sunday. Dr. Campbell of Tilden was in In man last Thursday on business. J. P. Cunningham of Basset was in Inman Wednesday visiting his sister, Mrs. E. C. Sharp. Lark Davis, who was visiting his brother-in-law, Myron Lewis and family at Pearson, Iowa, was accident ly drowned last Sunday while swim ming. The body was brought here YOU go just where you drive — straight, sure, in all weathers—when you equip with United States “Chain Tread” Tires —the famous, popular priced, long-mileage, anti-skid tires. Ask us the price of the size you use—and let us show you why "Chain Treads” are real economy tires. WARNER & SON O’Neill, Nebraska Tuesday afternoon and the funeral was held Wednesday morning.. Lark Henry was the eldest son of Mrs and Mrs. George Davis of Inman township. At the time of his death he was 25 years, six months and twenty-one days old. He was born at Franklin, Franklin county, Nebraska, in 1889 and resided there a short time, then came with his parents to Holt county where he resided up to the time of his death. He was a young man of quiet disposition and exemplary habits and was loved by all. He leaves to mourn his untimely death his father, mother, three sisters and seven brothers, and a host of other rela tives and friends. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all who know them. WITH THE JOKERS. Seven Charges. “The good business man turns everything—weather, war, chrops— to practical use in his business.” The speaker was George W. Perkins, the millionaire of New York. He con tinued: “Just as the clever girl turns every thing to practical use toward getting settled in life, you know. “I said the other day to a gir: “ ‘Well, have you learned to -swim yet this summer?’ “‘Oh, yes,’ she answered; ‘seven times.’ ”—New York Globe. Reassured. “Say, looky yur!” snarled Sand storm Smith, widely known Oklaho man, emerging from the elevator in a Kansas City hotel five minutes after he had apparently retired to his room for the night. “Who in blazes is that cuss in the next room to mine?” “A guest who was in an automobile accident this afternoon,” replied the clerk. “The gasoline caught fire and burned him pretty badly. I am sorry his groans disturbed you, but-” “Aw, that’s all right I thought it was one of them infernal cabaret per formers practicing on an accordian.” Yankee Fodder. Christian Herald: Senator Hoar used to tell with glee of a southerner just home from New England who said to his friend: “You know those ittle white, round beans?” “Yes,” replied the friend,” the kind we feed to our horses?” “The very same. Well, do you know, sir, that in Boston the enlight ened citizens take those little, white, round beans, boil them for three or four hours, mix them with molasses and I know not what other ingredients, bake them, and then—what do you suppose they do with the beans?” “They—” “They eat 'em, sir,” interrupted the first southerner impressively, “bless me, sir, they eat 'em!" Quick Wit Saves Him. Chicago Herald: A minister in a local church, known for his absent mindedness by the members of his »wn family, but not to his congre gation, saved himself from complete exposure at a recent service by his juick wit. He had studied his sermon care fully, but had neglected to make any notations of the number of the chap ter and verse from which the text was taken. In the pulpit he announ ced the text and then stopped short while the congregation waited to hear from what place in the Bible it was ;aken. As he noticed the absence of notes to this fact he quickly announced, ‘I’m going to give you a week to find from what chapter and verse this phrase was taken.” So the exposure was averted. Benefited by Chamberlain’s Linament. “Last winter I used Chamberlain’s Linament for rheumatic pains, stiffness »nd soreness of the knees, and can lonscientiously say that I never used inything that did me so much good.” —Edward Craft, Elba, N. Y. Ob tainable everywhere. COMFORTING WORDS. Many an O’Neill Household Will Find Them So. To have the pains and aches of a aad back removed—to be entirely free from annoying, dangerous urinous dis arders, is enough to make any kidney sufferer grateful. The following ad vice of one who has suffered will prove comforting words to hundreds af O’Neill readers. J. J. Lingel, farmer, Page, Neb., says: “I had a lot of trouble from aackache and an almost constant sore ness just over my kidneys. If I took :old, the pain got very severe and left me so lapne for a few days that I :ouldn’t work. I tried several medi :ines but with no benefit. Finally, I used Doan’s Kidney Pills and they jured me.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that :ured Mr. Lingel. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. An American I lj> O l Messenger ;; I - O <* «> v He Carried a Dispatch In <1 f>> i > I the European War. ♦ * * $ - <» * o | By GEORGE Y. LARNED 11 Cyrus Delano, an American, went to Italy when he was twenty years old and was so delighted with the coun try, the climate, the historical associ ations, that he found it hard to get away. Finally he settled in Rome and became a foreign resident of that In teresting city. Several years passed, during which Delano became intimate with many Italian citizens of promi nence and was Invited to social func tions in the royal circle. On several occasions he met the king, who seem ed to take a great fancy to him. Then like a bolt from heaven came the great European war. Italy found herself in a very equivocal position. A member of the triple alliance with Germany and Austria, u bitter hatred existing on the part of Italians against the Austrians, unprepared to enter the fray on either side, the government was in a quandary. Nevertheless the sympathies of both the government and the people were strongly in favor of the allies. One day when Cyrus Delano was walking Idly down the Via Natlonnle. watching the knots of people discuss ing the advance of the German troops Into Belgium, he felt a tap ou his shoulder. Turning, he saw a gentle man he did not remember to have seen before, who said to him: "Signor Delano, will you please ac company me. The minister of foreign affairs wishes to speak to you.” Wondering what In the world so dis tinguished a functionary wished with him, Delano accompanied the man to the foreign office and without any de lay whatever was ushered into the office of the secretary. There was an other person present whom Delano recognized ns the French ambassador. The former asked the American to be seated and then began to interrogate him. When he had finished the ques tions he said: “Mr. Delano, this is the ambassador from France. He desires to send a very important message to his govern ment at Paris. In this I am equally Interested on behalf of the Italian gov ernment. We are beset by spies. If we send an Italian or a Frenchman he is liable to be waylaid by secret emis saries of the members of the triple al liance. An American will have a far better chance to get through with the message than one of a different nation ality. Besides, you Americans are fer tile in expedients. Indeed, you are a very bright people.” Delano, though he had no preference for either side, was quite pleased with the idea of such a service and at hav ing been chosen for it He accepted the mission and was told that the dis patch would be sent to him the same afternoon and it was desirable that he depart at the earliest possible moment afterward. “However," said the secretary, “we have decided to Intrust you with a knowledge of what the message con tains. If you are waylaid and robbed of the document you can in that case proceed and deliver your message orally. We shall send a person knowm to be in our confidence to con firm what you say. What we desire to Impart to the French government is this: As members of the triple alliance we are expected to threnten France in the south while she Is attacked in the north. All the French troops will be needed on the northern border. We are sending word by you that we have no intention whatever of attacking France. For the present at least we shall remain neutrnl.” “I confess, your excellency,” said De lano. “that I feel highly flattered at having been chosen to carry a message of such vital importance.” Delano was then furnished with funds for his journey and given In structions as to the different routes he might pursue. Then he took his de parture and began preparations for his journey. The shortest route from Rome to French territory Is by wny of Genoa. Therefore If spies were on Delano’s track they would naturally expect him to proceed by this route. It was there fore decided that he should go by Switzerland, passing through Lucerne, Berne and Neuchatel. linking received the dispatch, which was written in as small compass as passible, Delano called a cab and was driven to the railway station. Walk ing back and forth on the platform was a lady whom he had met at func tions at the Qulrlnal palace, Mme. Tatiani, a Greek, who he had un derstood was distantly related to the queen of that country. The lady on seeing Delano smiled graciously, though he did not remember to have been pre sented to her. “Oh. Signor Delano! Are you going on the train? Yes? I am so glad. I dislike traveling very much and shall be glad of your company." Delano said that he was going to Switzerland, since he could no longer stand the midsummer weather of Rome. He expressed himself pleased In words at the lady’s company, but his brows were knit, for he had been assured that he could trust no one. and the most effective spies were women of high degree. However, resolving to be on his guard, he made the best of what he considered a misfortune and at Mine. Tatiani’s Invitation took a seat In a compartment that she bad engaged for her own exclusive use. The lady was a woman verging on thirty and had been very beautiful. That beauty had but little faded, and her mental attractiveness was at Its best. Delano soon became aware that she was endeavoring to fascinate him. , She adored Americans, pronounced them a marvelous people, and the ab sence of European conventionality In them gave them a freshness that other people did not have. Her eyes were very expressive, and she kept them constantly fixed on Delano’s. At 10 o’clock Delano left the lady’s compartment after she had exacted a promise from him to see her the next morning. He was Intending to give her the slip at Lucerne and tried to do so, but when he was hurrying away to a train for Berne a man stepped up to him and informed him that a lady wished to speak to him. Resigning himself to another meeting with his fair companion of the evening before, he followed the man to the waiting , room, where he found her. “Ah, Mr. Delano,” she exclaimed, with a reproachful look, “were you go ing to desert me? Did I not tell you that I was going on the same route as yourself? What have I done that you should treat me so?” The last words were spoken with a tinge of sadness and a look from her beautiful eyes that would have conquered almost any man. Delano was certainly affected by her apparent preference for him, and had he trusted any one he certainly would have trusted her. He would have re signed himself to travel further with her without reluctance had he not been sensible of the great Importance of the message he bore. On reaching Berne the lady begged him to see that her trunks were put ou the train for Neuchatel, which did not leave for an hour. Delano went off to look for the trunks and was directed from one railway official to another till be was in a far distant part of the sta tion. Suddenly he saw a man coming hurriedly toward him and two others from another direction. They closed in on him and were dragging him to an exit when they were In turn attacked by several others. Delano, whose brain worked very quickly, saw at a glance what this all meant The Greek was an agent of others and bad sent him after her trunks to get him where he could be attacked by agents of the secret serv ice with a view to robbing him of his dispatch. What be did not know was that the Italian government had sent men to follow him and be ready to as sist him should he be interfered with. He supposed those who had come to his rescue were persons who had seen a stranger attacked and considered It their duty to help him. The rescuers were all powerful men and soon drove off the assailants. Then one of them picked up Delano’s hat that had been knocked off In the fray and offered it to him. The others disappeared In different directions. Then the one who was left said to him In a whisper: “Follow me." Leaving the station, the man struck into the town and after turning In dif ferent directions went into a wineshop. Delano followed him and was told by him that he was an officer of the Ital ian carabineers, or national police. He and half a dozen men In plain clothes had been sent by the government to shadow and protect him. “There is another train tonight,’* ha said to Delano, “which we will board at the first station west of Berne. My men will meet us there.. Any one ot us Been to get on the train here would give us away. I do not expect to avoid them, but it is possible by the plan I propose to do so.” “But how,” asked Delano, “did they get word of my coming on my mis sion?" “Spies—spies everywhere. They are among the clerks even of the govern ment offices. Doubtless your visit to the foreign office was reported immedi ately.” jL/cmuv» auu iuo i;aiaumcci louuuueu where they were till dark. Then the latter sent out for a cab, and, entering it with their hats drawn down over their faces, they were driven some ten miles to a station, where they boarded a train. The other members of the party got on at different points, and Delano was informed, that there were In all a dozen men, stout and well arm ed. All were In citizens’ dress and many of them disguised. Evidently the arrangements made for Delano’s protection were far more perfect than those of the other side, for, though the officer in command of the carabineers pointed out various persons who were secretly watching to take him, they were not in sufficient force to do so. However, on changing trains at Neuchatel they made one last effort Delano was walking through the crowded station when some one cried out: “A spy!” Immediately there was a rush for him by many persons. But the cara bineers, who came from all directions, formed a circle about him, and some with their fists and others with their canes repelled the crowd till the police began to arrive, when the ringleaders vanished and the rest dispersed. Then Delano, guarded by the Italian chief, entered the train and was whirled away to Paris. When the messenger was driven to the president’s residence and sent in word that be was the bearer of dis patches from the Italian government he was admitted Immediately. “This.” said the president, “is the most important announcement 70a could have brought”