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Brother-in-law Bolling, being in the
south in search of health or some
thing, unfortunately cannot bereached
to testify about the “leak.”
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That grand old ditty, “How Dry I
Am,” is suitable to be declared the
state anthem if the prohibition bill
just introduced in the ligislature be
comes a law.
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One of the latest explanations of
the “leak’' is that it originated in
Europe, where some miscreant had
become possessed of the key to the
governmental code. Who “leaked” the
code?
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None of the democratic leaders of
O’Neill have as yet been designated
by Governor Neville to pack around a
bunch of gold braid and a sword as a
member of the governor’s staff of
colonels. It is to be regretted that the
city will not be represented in the ad
ministration pageants, as there is no
better advertisement for a town than
a brilliantly illuminated colonel. It is
true that the reception accorded the
governor by the local leaders, when he
was campaigning last fall, was rather
shabby, but this is easy to explain.
Senator Hitchcock was to be here the
next evening. We didn't imagine the
governor would feel peeved about
such a little thing.
A rumor, based on unofficial dis
patches, was circulated about the city
quite freely this morning (Saturday)
to the effect that President Wilson in
an address to congress, stated that he
had given the German ambassador,
Count Von Bernstorff, his passports
and that the latter would leave im
mediately for Germany. That being
the case Ambassador Gerard, at Ber
lin, has undoubtedly been recalled.
This could not be verified up to the
time of going to press. While a
severance of diplomatic relatioift is
not necessarily a declaration of war,
but in most cases, between great
world powers, where relations have
been severed there has been war.
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The new prohibition bill before the
legislature‘provides that beverages
I containing more than one half of one
per cent of alcohol may not be sold in
Nebraska. The strongest beers now
sold in the state (contain approxi
mately fourteen per cent of alcohol.
A fair average beer drinker, working
regularly at the business, requires at
least fifteen bottles of beer to reach a
joyful jag and must consume at least
twenty-four before he begins to weep
over the death of some remote an
cestor of his mother-in-law. If this
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Vive La France
W as the dying cry of
Cigarette, the mail
of the army
llgeri
IED ARA
in William Fox’s Military drama
Under
fwo Flags
puts all the lire and passion ot
her art into the characterisation
Directed by
GORDON EDWARDS
AT THE
tar Theatre
ic
bill passes there will be no more joj
or sorrow in Nebraska, for to become
joyful one must drink 420 bottles anii
tears will not flow at less than 672
bottles. Our leading experts agree
that it can’t be done.
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The business partner of the
brother-in-law of the president, etc.,
testifies before the “leak” investiga
ing committee that no one tipped him
directfy regarding the note, but that
he acquired the information from
listening to the general conversation
at a dinner of the famous Gridiron
club in Washington. One of the most
stringent rules of the club is paraph
razed thus: “Gentlemen are always
present; reporters never.” This
means that members of the club and
their guests are permitted to discuss
openly any subject, no matter of how
grave importance, because all present,
by their presence, place themselves on
their honor to not divulge or make use
of anything heard or learned at one
of these dinners. A man who would
violate such a pledge of honor and
then admit it might not have such a
high regard for his oath as another.
When this gentleman is testifying
members of the investigating com
mittee should look behind him to see
whether his fingers are^crossed.
Prohibition Bill Is Introduced.
The statute which probably will
govern the enforcement of the pro
hibition amendment in Nebraska was
introduced in both the house and
senate, at Lincoln Wednesday. It was
drafted by a subcommittee of the joint
committee on prohibition appointed by
the two houses and contains as in
troduced the names of the members
of the joint committee. As the dis
position of both wet and dry members
of the legislature is to pass the com
mittee bill without amendment it
probably will become law, unless Gov
ernor Neville whom it empowers and
directs to do the enforcing Vtetoes it.
Its important features provide:
Intoxicating liquor is any beverage
that contain over one-half of 1 per
cent of alcohol.
For personal use half a gallon of
vinous, three gallons of malt, or one
quart of ,spiritous liquor to an in
dividual each thirty days, but only one
kind.
Governor to hr o extraordinary
powers to enforce law .
Common carriers stiietly regulated
as to delivery.
Advertisement of liquor forbidden.
Solicitation or contracting for de
livery forbidden.
Giving information as to where
liquor can be obtained made a mis
demeanor.
Possession of liquor presumptive
evidence of intent to violate law.
Government tax stamp prima facie
evidence of violation. *
Stringent regulations for wholesale
and retail druggists, and for use of
alcohol for medical, sacramental
or mechanical purposes.
Removal of delinquent or negli
gent officials.
Condemnation of premises.
Permits persons or societies to par
ticipate in enforcement of law.
Forbids clubs or other combinations,
or any public place of entertainment
from aiding or abetting in violation
of law
Repeal Slocum law and all amend
ments thereto.
Takes effect May 1, 1917.
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MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
L. E. Skidmore of Ewing is an
O’Neill business visitor this week.
Deputy County Treasurer Baker
spent Sunday with Inman relatives.
John Carr, Stafford plutocrat, hay
magnate and ranchman, is an O’Neill
visitor.
County Supervisor Hayes of At
kinson, who has been in the city since
Wednesday waiting for a quorum of
the county board, returned home Fri
day night.
The county board of supervisors,
which was to have met Thursday, was
unable to get together on account of
the storm. Supervisor Hayes of At
kinson was the only one to reach
O’Neill, the other members all being
snowbound in the country. The meet
ing was adjourned by County Clerk
Kelley to Tuesday of next week.
August Wabs of Coleman precinct
suffered a broken leg and other severe
injuries Monday while hauling baled
hay to Spencer. While going down a
hill the load on which Mr. Wabs was
riding slipped forward, throwing him
to the ground beneath the wagon. A
wheel crushed his ankle. Mr. Wabs
was taken to the Spencer hospital for
treatment.
The wrestling match scheduled be
tween Fred McNally and Chris Jor
dan did not materialize as per
schedule owing to Mr. McNally sever
ing an artery in one of his fingers
while cutting a piece of frozen beef
just ^before lebvjfig- home for the
match. A gentleman named Woods,
from some nearby seaport, essayed
to go on in his place and after he and
Jordan had tangoed around the ring
for an hour the referee called it a
“rassle” and dismissed the customers,
there being about 150 present.
One hour and seven minutes of day
light will be gained during the month
of February, which begins today.
Today has exactly ten hours of day
light, says Father William F. Ri"-—
of Creighton university, world fam-us
astronomer. There will be ten hours
aid thirty-three minutes of daylight
February 15 and exactly eleven hours
and seven minutes February 28. The
sun is thirty-seven or thirty-eight
minutes slow on central time during
the entire month, so that true noon
and true midnight will be when our
clocks show 12:37 or 12:38 o’clock.
For the benefit of those who time im
portant transactions, journeys, etc.,
by the phases of the moon, full moon
occurs at 9:28 p. m., February 6; last
quarter at 7:53 p .m., February 14;
new moon at 12:09 p. m., February 21
and first quarter at 10:44. a. m., Feb
ruary 28.
Trading 57 Steps
Don’t be like a Mexican and put it
off until tomorrow. Take the 57 step*
Pay Cash and Pay Less
The Economy Cash Store
February 3d and 5th
5 Sticks of Gum, not medicated
or adulterated . lc
15c Pkg. Elbow Macaroni . 10c
15c Pkg. Spaghetti . 10c
15c Egg Noodles . 10c
15c Pkg. Raisins . 10c
15c Jiffy Jell . 10c
15c Queen Olives . 10c
15c Muir Peaches, per pound . 10c
4 Bars of Beat-Em-All soap . 15c
4 Bars of Kirk’s Flake White
soap . 15c
2 Bars of Jap Rose soap . 16c
2 Bars of Kirk’s Olive soap. 15c
30c a Pound Coffee . 24c
2 Cans of Oysters . 16c
36—5c Pkgs. of Yeast Foam ....$1.00
1 Pound of Bird Seed . 9c
3% Oz. French’s Celery Salt .... 9c
25c Bottle of Chili Sauce . 19c
12—10c Boxes of Black Shinola 85c
Why not take the “57 Steps” and
get 6 good 5c cigars for . 25c
6 lbs. Puritan Corn Meal . 24c
12 lbs. Puritan Corn Meal . 47c
6 lbs. Puritan Wheat Graham
Flour . 33c
12 lbs. Puritan Wheat Graham
Flour . 65c
12 lbs. Puritan Rye Flour . 69c
5 lbs. Puritan Pancake Flour. 25c
O Man, its Good!
30—15c Pkgs. of Puritan Wheat
Food . $3.50
Up Where the
Prices are Down
JOHN MELVIN—-57 STEPS
About Hens and Eggs.
Philadelphia Farm Journal: Phe
nomenal laying is not a guarantee of
strong rugged offspring. As in all
things there must be a limit. The
layer of 150 eggs a year is doing very
good work, and is able to keep in good
breeding condition. Heavy raying by
pullets and yearling hens the first
year is rarely duplicated the second.
Steady coldweather layers are, as a
rule, poor or indifferent egg producers
during hot weather.
The best-sized eggs are produced by
the regular layers .while the spas
modic producer usually has an assort
ment of sizes. *
As the hen increases her record, for
a given period the eggs become
smaller and, in the case of brown egg
layers, the color becomes lighter
toward the last.
The bulk of the laying is done be
tween nine o’clock in the morning and
three o’clock in the afternoon.
The hen that lays from thirty to
fifty eggs in succession is not apt to
produce strong fertility in the eggs.
Pullets that delay laying until Feb
ruary are not very profitable. Those
that begin in November or December
are the reliable winter layers. The
November or December egg is worth
two laid in March or April.
. According to a large number of
analysis made of American eggs at
the various state experiment stations,
an egg on an average weighs two
ounces, and is composed of shell, 10.5
per cent.; water, 6.6 per cent.; fat,
9.3 per cent.; ash, 0.9 per cent.
May Be On Verge Of War.
Germany has declared an un
restricted warfare upon the high seas
and as a result the United States may
be on the verge of war. The German
government has announced that be
gining Thursday, February 1, a star
vation blockade of England and the
allies will be begun and has notified
neutrals to stay out of the troubled
waters. Notes from the German
government, were handed to the
American ambassador and the state
department simultaneously Wednes
day. The administration at Wash
ington is deeply stirred and the Ger
man ambassador either will be handed
his passports or President Wilson will
write a note. Stock and grain mar
kets went to pieces Wednesday on re
ceipt of the information, to which the
metropolitan newspapers devoted
practically all of their first pages.
Wheat dropped 15Mi cents.
For a Billious Attack.
When you have a severe headache,
accompanied by a coated tongue,
loathing of food, constipation, torpid
liver, vomiting of partly digested food
and then bile, you may know that you
have a severe billious attack. While
you may be quite sick there is much
consolation in knowing that relief
may be had by taking three of Cham
berlain’s Tablets. They are prompt
and effectual. Obtainable every
where. 34-4
Worst Storm In Many Years.
Holt county experienced this week
and still is experiencing the worst
blizzard for many years. The lowest
temperature recorded for at least five
years was registered by the govern
ment thermometer Thursday evening
when 30 degrees was reached. The
storm started Tuesday evening, when
a light snow began to fall. Tempera
tures began to fall rapidly before
midnight and a strong wind came up
which continued with unabated fury
all day Wednesday and some of
Thursday. More than two inches of
snow fell Tuesday night and all d^y
Wednesday the air was filled with
snow blowing from the drifts. Train
schedules were badly disarranged and
several passenger trains on the North
western tied up at O’Neill for a time.
The Burlington, with the exception of
starting its passenger train for Sioux
City Wednesday morning and operat
ing a ^ew snow plows went out of
business completely for several days.
A large number of salesmen and other
travelers caught in neighboring small
towns with hotel accommodations
poor made their way to O’Neill on the
belated trains and will remain until
traffic conditions improve. Stock is
reported to have suffered severely
from the storm, but reports of losses
probably will be delayed for several
days or until country residents are
able to open roads to town. The storm
is general over the entire west. Fol
lowing are the temperatures recorded
by the government observer here since
Friday: -
Date Max. Min.
Friday, January 26 .33 0
Saturday, January 27 .40 * 12
Sunday, January 28 .56 18
Monday, January 29 .39 17
Tuesday, January 30 .26 —12
Wednesday, January 31 —12 —28
Thursday, February 1....—10 —30
WHY THAT LAME BACK
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That morning lameness—those
sharp pains when bending or lifting,
make work a burden and rest im
possible. Don’t be handicapped by a
bad back—look to your kidneys. You
will make no mistake by following
this O’Neill woman’s example.
Mrs. Bowen, O’Neill, says: “I was
having a terrible backache. The dull,
heavy pain was so steady that it
seemed to wear me all out. I couldn’t
get much rest at night and it was all
1 could do to keep at my work. Many
days, I had a severe pain in the back
of my head. My kidneys were ir
regular in action and the kidney se
cretions were unnatural. Doan’s Kid
ney Pills relieved me, so I am glad to
tell others about them.”
Price 50c, at all dealers . Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Bowen had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Northwestern Water Tank Burned.
The Northwestern water tank,
located at the stock yards east of
O’Neill, was destroyed by fire Satur
day. The fire resulted from an at
tempt to thaw out the tank, which
was frozen up. Smoke from the fire
was heavy and enveloped the town for
several hours. A light wind also
drifted the sparks and smoke as far
east and south as Page and Inman,
where the hazy condition of the at
mosphere convinced the natives that
a big blizzard was on the way.
THE
COMPETITION STORE
I* t — ■
Any price that’s adver
tised by any store in town
we will discount 2 per cent.
Bring in your paper or bar
gain sheet and then you will
see that money talks at Baz
elman’s. The more they ad
vertise and cheaper they
make it the better we like it.
Then come to our store and
get the benefit. Remember,
2 per cent less than any price
that’s put out.
COME TO
BAZELMAN’S STORE
Did You Get Yours? ^
Did You See It? £
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One More Attraction in Sioux
City's Complete Newspaper!
THE Sioux City Tribune’s _
Saturday Colored Comic
is out and will hereafter be a ===
visitor in each home of The —=
Tribune family.
Several Inman citizens became so ex
cited and alarmed that they began is
suing storm bulletins,'stating that the
blizzard already had reached Long
Pine. Merchans immediately notified
their out of town customers who hap
pened to be trading and advised them
to start for home.
In a short time the imaginary storm
grew to alarming proportions, exceed
ing in magnitude the big blizzard of
1888, so the Inmanites decided to send
bulletins to towns further east. Ac
cordingly Page was telephoned and
warned. Page merchants and dealers
immediately told their country custo
mers and one who was about to start
for home with a load of hard coal un
loaded and departed at high speed in
a light rig. Eventually the frightened
ones got tired of |waiting for the
storm to arrive and telephoned to
O’Neill for the latest dope. They
were informed of the cause of the
haze, but the damage already was
done and Inman and Page merchants
had a light Saturday business.
Severe Cold Quickly Cured.
“On December first I had a very
severe cold or attack of the grip as it
may be, and was nearly down sick in
bed,” writes 0. J. Metcalf, Weatherby,
Mo. “I bought two bottles of Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy and it was
only a few days until 1 was com
pletely restored to health. I firmly
believe that Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy is one of the very best medi
cines and will know what to do when
I have another cold.” Obtainable
everywhere. 34-4
Are You
The Man?
For an O’Neill general agency of a high
class Life Insurance Company?
Attractive opening for a resident of
O’Neill. Must be man of ability—a per
sonal producer—a man capable of securing
agents and developing them into producers.
Such a man can make an exceedingly liberal
contract with THE BANKERS RESERVE
LIFE COMPANY, Home Office, Omaha,
Nebraska.
PUBLIC SALE
Having rented my farm I will dispose of my farming
property, on my place, 2% miles east and 3 miles north of
Phoenix, 3 miles south and 4 west of Whiting Bridge, on the
old Martin Christenson place, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917
COMMENCING AT 10 O’CLOCK A. M.
12-HEAD OF MILCH COWS-12
Some fresh now, others fresh soon.
5-HEAD OF HORSES-5
These horses are all young, sound and in good condition.
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
Three two-row elies; 1 riding and 1 walking lister; 4 riding 1
cultivators; 2 disc harrows; 1 endgate seeder; 1 broadcast
seeder; 2 sulky plows; 2 mowers; 2 hay rakes; 2 hay sweeps;
1 six-foot Deering binder; 1 McCormick corn binder; 2
wagons; blacksmith tools; 1 horse-power corn shelier with
power attachment; 1 X-Ray incubator; 2 brooders; 1 steel
range, nearly new; 1 hard coal burner and 1 kitchen cabinet,
both nearly new; and many other articles too numerous to
mention.
1700-BUSHELS OF GRAIN-1700
900 bushels corn; 700 bushels oats; 50 bushels seed wheat;
50 bushels rye. 580 good Ash and Oak posts.
PLENTY OF FREE LUNCH SERVED AT NOON
TERMS—One year’s time will be given on all sums over
$10 with approved security and 10 per cent interest. Sums
of $10 and under cash. All property must be settled for be
fore removal.
CARL GRANT, Owner
Col. J. R. Jarvis, Auctioneer. S. J. Weekes, Clerk
This is a winning feature and will he universally enjoyed by grown
ups and “kiddies”.
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