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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1916)
The Frontier Published by D. H. CRONIN One Year. .... • • .$1-60 Six Months.75 cents Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second class matter. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be instantly removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscript ton 'emains in force at the designated sub scription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher and subscriber. ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertisements on Pages 4, 5 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 60 cents an inch (one column width) per month; on Page 1 the charge is $1.00 an inch per month. Local ad vertisements, 5 cents per line, each insertion. Address the office or the publisher. REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL. For President— CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, of New York. For Vice-President— CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS of Indiana. SENATORIAL. For United States Senator— JOHN L. KENNEDY, of Omaha. CONGRESSIONAL. For Congress, Sixth Ditrict— \ M. P. KINKAID, of O’Neill. STATE. For Governor— A. L. SUTTON, of Omaha. For Lieutenant Governor— H. P. SHUMWAY, of Wakefield. For Secretary of State— ADDISON WAITE, of Lincoln. For State Treasurer— W. H. REYNOLDS, of Chadron. For State Auditor— GEORGE W. MARSH, of Falls City. For Attorney General— R. L. DEVOE, of Lincoln. For Land Commissioner— FRED BECKMANN, of Lincoln. For State Superintendent— A. O. THOMAS, of Kearney. For Railway Commissioner— HENRY T. CLARKE, of Omaha. For Regents State University— GEORGE SEYMOUR, of Elgin. S. C. JBASSETT, Gibbon. SENATORIAL. For State Senator— JOSEPH MATOUSEK, of Atkinson LEGISLATIVE. For State Representatives, Dist. 63— DENNIS H. CRONIN, of O’Neill. For State Representative, Dist. 64— DR. J. R. BEATTY, of Butte. COUNTY. For County Treasurer— J. M. HUNTER, of O’Neill. For County Clerk— R. O. ANDERSON, of Ewing. For Clerk of the District Court— DAVID M. STUART, of Stuart. For County Sheriff— HENRY D. GRADY, of O’Neill. For County Superintendent— OLIVIA Z. STURDEVANT, of Atkinson. For County Attorney— W. K. HODGKIN, of O’Neill. For County Assessor— BYRON MOSSMAN, of Inman. For County Surveyor— HARRY COOPER, Chambers. SUPERVISORS. For District Number 2— L. C. McKIM. For District Number 4— N. M. MILLER. For District Number 6— FRED WATSON. Now that Mr. Hughes has left Mis souri they’re referring to it out there as the “I’m Shown” state. -o Lafe Pence says that the name “Shadow Lawn” always gives him the creeps. We have noticed gentlemer doing a lot of crawling there lately. -o The Nebraska Cornhuskers went oul on the Pacific coast and defeated the • famous Oregon “Aggie” football lean last week. Now, they never will ge an invitation to visit dear old Yale am Harvard. R. O. Anderson, republican candidate for county clerk, is the best qualifiee man that has ever sought that positioi in this county. He has been engagee in clerical work practically all his life and is a pleasing and genial gentlemai to meet. In the eastern part of the county where he is well known the people, irrespective of political affilia tions, are solid for Ralph Anderson He will make a painstaking and oblig inf county clerk. DENNIS H. CRONIN STATE REPRESENTATIVE Candidate for Re-Election Dennis H. Cronin is the author of the State Aid bridge law, under the operations of which two bridges are now being built in Holt county across tha Niobrara river; the state will bear half the expense of these bridges and Holt and Boyd county will pay the other half jointly. This law will save several thousand dollars to the tax payers of Holt county. He was one of the principal factors in the defeat of the insurance combination bill at the last session, thereby saving thousands of dollars to the people of the state. Has always supported progressive legislation and has been independent. At the conclusion of each session the Omaha Daily News gives the legislative record of each member, with comment thereon. In April, 1915, it had the following to say regarding the legislative record of Mr. Cronin: “Dennis H. Cronin, Holt county—Voted For—Constitutional convention, recall, majority vote on constitutional amendments, Omaha municipal1 light bill, limiting water power franchises to twenty-five years, prison reform, public schedule of electric light and power rates, sale of school lands, state budget system and efficiency commission, rural credit banks, parents’ pensions, antidope bill. “Against—Torrens system, Omaha consolidation, uniform fire insurance bill, antinepotism, coemption from nine hour day for women in towns under 5,000. “Record good throughout the session as it was in former sessions. Inde pendent, progressive and strong member.” Keep Holt County on the Legislative Map. VOTE FOR DENNIS H. CRONIN. In electing Walter Hodgkin county attorney the voters of the county are not experimenting. He has made good in that office and his experience gained during his tenure of the office will add to his value as a public servant during the next two years. -o If you desire the office of sheriff to be held upon the high plane that it has occupied during the incumbency of Henry Grady you will cast your vote for him on November 7th. Mr. Grady has more than made good in this of fice and is deserving re-election. -o The editor of the Plainview Herald offers a first prize of two years’ sub scription, and a second prize of one years’s subscription,to his great family journal, for the best six ears of corn brought to the office. He keeps all the corn. If we hadn’t sold our cow we would start such a contest too. We may start one on grains of wheat, anyway. -o-r The voters of Antelope county will have two more propositions than will the average voter to bother them election day. The county board on the filing of the proper petitions has ordered that the question of abolishing the office of county assessor, and one to provide a bond issue for taking over the telephone lines and systems of the county, go on the ballot. -o ceptional qualifications and the beliel that a change in the office would b« beneficial to the schools of the county -o On account of sickness in his familj David Stuart, the republican candidate for clerk of the district court, has no1 been able to get over as much of the county as some of the other condidates but he has many friends who are urg ing his candidacy on the ground of his well-known qualifications for the of (ice and his high standing as a mar and a citizen. In the western part o1 the county, where he is well known, he will poll an enormous vote from al political parties. Voters will make ne mistake in voting for David M. Stuari for clerk of the district court. -o Harry C. Cooper, of Chambers, i: well qualified for the office of countj surveyor to which he aspires. He has taken a three years course in civi engineering at the Wayne State Nor mal and has had some experience ir his line of work. He rs the second sor of W. B. Cooper, one of the pioneei residents of Chambers township, anc has always been a republican. His standing in the southern part of th< county is such that he will receivt practically the solid vote of southerr Holt. He is a young man with i bright future before him and wil make good in his chosen line of work .V 11 1 The editor of The Frontier is i candidate for re-election to the offici of state representative from the 53rc district and solicits the support of thi voters of the county on the record hi has made in former sessions. We havi been an earnest advocate of reforn legislation and have at all times sup ported legislation that we deemed o: benefit to the people of this section o the state. The experience that we havi gained by our service in the house bet ter equips us for the position and wil enable us to do better work in the com ing session than we have in the past We will appreciate the support of thi people on November 7th. -o In a recent interview with a reporte for the Fremont Tribune, Presiden Gustafson of the Nebraska Farmers Union, had the following to say con cerning the work of congress witl reference to the railroad strike: “ fear congress has done something tha will not stand. It does not settle any thing and the problem involved ha yet to be dealt with. Clearly it is clas legislation. I do not say this in an; partisan sense, only as an America: citizen who must take the broades view of the situation. It is certainly ; new thing in legislation. The farmer and other shippers and consumers ar ! going to have to pay for what congres Joseph Matousek of Atkinson, re publican candidate for state senator from this district, is making many friends in canvass for that office and there are many democrats now who predict his election by a substantial majority. Mr. Matousek is well posted and will give a good account of himself in the state senate next winter. -o Possibly no candidate for office in the county is better or more favorably known than J. M. Hunter, republican candidate for county treasurer. He is one of the pioneer residents of the county and has held various positions of trust and always performed his i duties in a manner that won the praise ; of all the people. Joe is well quali ! fled for the position to .jvhich he as pires and the voters of Holt cov.-'ty will make no mistake in ele?‘.'.ig him ( county treasurer on November 7. 1 --o i Miss Olivia Sturdevant, republican l candidate for county superintendent, is s making an active canvass for the po i sition and unless all signs fail she will ■ be the next county superintendent. She > is well qualified for the position, a fact ■ that is conceded by members of all . parties, and she is receiving splendid • suport from voters of every shade of political belief on account of her ex j has attempted to do for the brother 1 hoods without consideration by the ad ministration. -o The “Open” Mind. The Republican Publicity association, through its president, Hon. Johnathan Bourne, Jr., gives out the following statement at its Washington head quarters: “President Wilson says he has no use for a man who closes his mind against facts. Then read this. There is not a more faithful supporter of Wilson than the Atlanta, (Ga.) Con ! stitution. That paper is also extremely friendly to Congressman Adamson, of that state, who the author of the Adamson raliroad bill which voted a 25 per cent increase in wages to 20 per cent of the railroad employes. On August 24, 1916, the Constitution printed a dispatch regarding the rail road controversy from its Washington correspondent saying: ‘Mr. Adamson said he had a con ference FOUR MONTHS AGO with the President and a conclusion as to his course in a crisis was reached BY THE PRESIDENT AT THAT TIME.’ “That statement from Mr. Adamson was published a week before the Ad amson bill was passed and signed. The date when the president reached a con clusion as to his course was nearly four months before the general public knew there was serious danger of a strike. It was more than three months before the railroad representatives and the labor union leaders were called into conference at the white house. Presi dent Wilson has not use for a man who will close his mind to these facts. Every voter should consider the facts and determine what he will do with a public servant who reaches a con clusion more than three months before he hears the arguments of the parties to the controversy.” -o Sunday School Festival. A Sunday School Festival of Group gathering will be held on Saturday next, October 28th, at the home of Mr. F. L. Porter, 13 miles northwest of O’Neill. The following schools will take part in the programs: Celia, Golden Rod, Hill Lawn, Sarah Crooks Memorial, and Pioneer Union. There will be a program in the morning beginning at 9:30 a. m., and at noon a basket dinner will be served, in the afternoon there will be games for the young people. Everybody invited to come and join this Sunday School family. Bring a basket with you. Political Advertising. THE OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE. Inman Leader: The Chambers Bugle of last week’s issue came forth with an inspired editorial supporting the candi dacy of Tom Carlon, the present in cumbent. The direct charge is made that Clarence J. Malone while county judge failed to require the guardians, executors and administrators to file re ports annually. The charge we em phatically deny, and call for the proof. The facts are well known by all persons who were concerned that upon Judge Malone’s election to the office he cited all delinquent administrators and executors to file their reports and make an account, and this was done and we challenge the Chambers Bugle to show one single solitary penny that was ever lost to any widow, heir or orphan by Judge Malone’s administra tion of the office. The Bugle says: “The only way you can judge the future is by the past and we believe these candidates should stand by the record he made in the same office.” Applying this test, we would like to inquire and we are sure that the voters of the county would like to know why it is—First, that the County Judge’s office cost Holt county for the years 1912, 1913,1914 and 1915, $3,084.41 for assistants and clerk hire in addition to the regular salary allowed the county judge by law while Clarence J. Ma lone’s administration of the office in 1 the years 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 i and 1911, cost the county for clerk hire , over and above his salary only the sum ' of $1,129.24. In other words Judge Carton’s administration for four years 1 has cost the taxpayers of Holt county nearly $z,uuu.uu more tnan tne enure > costs of Judge Malone’s administration . of six years. The reports now on file show fees earned during the four years ! mentioned in Carlon’s term of $7, • 783.84, while the fees earned by Judge [ Malone during the last four years of his administration was $6,982.11. From this fact the answer, “The increase in ■ volume of business,” will not be satis ; factory. Second, Judge Malone ac counted for all the fees earned by his office and paid the excess into the county treasury as the law requires. - Judge Carlon’s reports for his four ^ years above mentioned shows fees , earned and uncollected which he does not account for amounting to the sum ■ of $1,397.30. This money should be i paid into the county treasury. Why [ hasn’t it been paid ? Third, the public records show that Judge Carlon’s re 1 port for the year 1915; (this being the ■ report which he caused to be published 3 in all the papers in the county before . the primary election) has never been approved by the county board the ' same as were the reports of the other 1 county officers? 1 The foregoing are matters that the i taxpayers of this county are generally 5 interested in, and should know before ^ passing final judgment upon these can ' didates upon the “records which they 3 have made.” Political Advertising. WALTER Iv. HODGKIN County Attorney Republican-Progressive Candidate for Re-Election. a ^ C. J. MALONE of Inman, Nebr. Non-partisan candidate for judge of Holt County, who promises efficient and honest service, no politics or favorites in court, and more economy in the expenses of the office. Under the non-partisan law, candidates for judicial positions are not elected as party candi dates but are voted for «n a separate ballot without party designation. Look for his name on this ballot. Election November 7th. CRIST ANDERSON. Democratic and People’s Independent Candidate For Representative 54th District. Nominated for the third time by my party without opposition. In the two terms I have served in the legislature I have worked and voted for every pro gressive measure in the interest of the farmer and stock raiser, and in the in terest of the people of my district and the state. If I am again elected I will show my appreciation by endeavoring to serve the people better in the com ing session than I have in the past. I respectfully ask your support. For State Senator. John Robertson was born in Jackson County, Indiana, January 22, 1867, came to Nebraska in a prairie schooner in 1883 and has lived here on a farm ever since. He has always taken an active part in the upbuilding of this country. He is a successful farmer and business man and lives on, owns and operates a farm of several hundred acres at Joy, Nebraska. He represented Holt county in the Ne braska legislature in 1895 and was re elected in 1897. He was elected State Senator from this senatorial district in 1912 and re-elected in 1914, and has never held any other public office. He introduced and secured the passage of “The Mothers’ Pension Law” and sup ported all other progressive legisla tion. He is the candidate of the Demo crat and People’s Independent parties for Senator and should be re-elected. He has the exnerience and ahilitv to represent us and with him in the senate we will know this district is on the map. His interests are all in and with this district and his best efforts will be for this district. His platform is, The business of the state should be done economically and on business principles. Not more laws, but better. Vote for your own interest by voting for him. 16-6 WILLIAM H. BEDFORD O’Neill, Nebraska Democratic and People’s Independent candidate for Representative 53rd Dis trict. Your support will be appreciated. I Stand For— President Wilson and Peace Pre paredness and Prosperity. The Constitutional Amendment to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors. Economical administration of nublic affairs. Equal and just taxation. Honest government. VOTE NEBRASKA DRY. ANNOUNCEMENT. I was born and educated in Ne braska, being a graduate of the Ne braska State University, so I am a Nebraska product and having received the republican nomination for the of fice of state representative for Boyd and Holt counties, I desire to announce to the voters my platform, if elected Political Advertising. to that office, and on which I ask your support at the polls. I stand first, for better rural schools, which will enable the farmers children to secure as good an education as the town and city children. I favor the amendment. I am in favor of the state printing its own text books dnd selling them to school districts at actual cost. I favor the manufacture of structural steel for all state and county bridges, 'thus eliminating a heavy draft on the state and county treasuries. The penitentiary should be self sustaining and one means to help this would be to work the roads of the state with convict labor. All strikes arising in the state should be settled by arbitration and the Interstate Railway Commissioners should by law be designated as the board to sit in such arbitrations. L also favor a state rural credit law. The above are the principles most important in my mind that will likely come before the coming legislature and I would enjoy lining up on the side that will give greater freedom to the people in the pursuit of a livelihood and happiness in this great state and will certainly endeavor to truly repre sent this district if elected. JOHN R. BEATTY, Butte, Neb. OLIVIA ZOE STURDEVANT, A. B. Republican and Pogressive Candidate For County Superintendent. Your Support Will Be Fully Ap preciated. N Qualifications. Gradute of Atkinson High School; Graduate of University of Nebraska. One year in Teacher’s College, Uni versity of Wisconsin. Born and raised in Holt County. Experience in teaching: Lincoln Academy, Lincoln, Nebraska; Atkin son Public Schools, Atkinson, Ne braska. Certificates held: Teacher’s Certi- * ficate in Physical Education; First Grade City State. Knows the needs of Rural, as well as City Schools. A resident of Holt County for over 25 years. R. O. ANDERSON of Ewing, Nebr. Republican Candidate for County Clerk Have spent many years in clerical work and will give my entire time to my official duties if elected. To the Electors of Holt County, Neb. Messrs: Being a Practical Surveyor and hav ing devoted my whole time and at tention to the profession in this locality for years: My past experience and knowledge of matters pertaining to the office should contribute to your benefit. Therefore: Kindly thanking you for your generous and Non-partisan sup port in the past, and desiring to af filiate with you in the future. I here by announce myself a candidate for re election to the office of County Sur veyor: And your assistance in my election thereto will be greatly ap preciated. 1VT T? XT/'\D'T'/^XT To The Voters of The Twenty-Fourth Senatorial District: As the republican nominee for State Senator from this District, I wish the voters to know what they may expect of me, if elected, and decide whether or not I merit their support. I lived on a farm in Sanders County until twenty-five years of age, when I moved to Butler County and engaged in the lumber and grain business. I removed to Holt County eleven years ft ago and engage in farming, stock-rais- • ing, and the buying* and shipping of farm products, in which business I am still engaged. During my entire life my interests have been those of the farmer, stock-raiser and shipper. I have studied their problems because L they were my own. • I am intimately acquainted with candidates for the Legislature from all parts of Nebraska, both Democrats and Republicans, and I am assured of support for any measure I may ad vocate. Since becoming a voter I have been identified with^ the Republican Party and believe in' Republican principles. However, if elected, I shall serve all the people of this district and will ad vocate legislation that will obtain for the shippers of this District better and quicker markets and shipping facilities and, generally, for any legislation that will secure for this District better fa cilities in business, social economic and educational lines. JOSEPH MATOUSEK.