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DR. O. K. TICKLER
\ veterinarian
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O’NEILL - - . NEBRASKA
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i- We have a number of Regis
tered Hereford Bulls, from
10 to 30 months old. Come
and see them before buying
elsewhere. Prices reason
able.
M. A. BAIRD & SONS
Brunswick. Nebr.
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Elwood Wallen
auctioneer
See me before claiming
dates. Six years experience.
Satisfaction guaranteed and
^ terms reasonable.
v Phone 5D, : Emmet, Neb.
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IN THE OLDEN DAYS
Ten Years Ago.
^ As compiled from the files of The
Frontier of January 31, 1907:
J Articles of incorporation have been
Jf drawn for a bank at Emmet, to be
known as the femmet State Bank.
A committee of the Knights of
Columbus consisting of Joe Mann, J.
F. O’Donnell and A. F. Mullen have
been appointed to secure plans and
specifications for a new hall to be
built in the spring.
E. P. Hovey, an expert accountant
of Lincoln is now at work checking up
the county treasurer’s office, dating
from 1895.
A fifty cent, calico ball will be given
at Golden’s hall by the Royal High
landers next Monday evening.
Six forty was the top on the local
If hog market today, a goodly number
' of swine being marketed at that
figure.
A dance was given at Frank Ellis’
over on Brush Creek Friday night
and a good time was had by all
present.
A son was born Friday last to Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Morrison.
For -first class printing see The
Frontier. (This still holds good.)
The temperature was right around
zero for seven long weeks, with no
indication for a permenant modera
tion soon, although the weather bu
reau predicted rain yesterday, Tues
day, when the thermometer registered
16 below, was the coldest so far
recorded.
Dr. and Mrs. Flynn are rejoicing
over the arrival of a son at their
home, bom Tuesday.
Twenty Years Ago.
As compiled from the files of The
Frontier of January 28, 1897:
Will Mullen is assisting at the
Short Line depot.
Charlie Stout has resigned his
position with P. C. Corrigan and is
now employed by Morris & Company.
John A. Anderson and Lottie E.
Thomas were issued a license to wed
by County Judge McCutchan last
Friday.
On February 17th, the Academy
Dramatic Co., will present “Botany
Bay” an original melo-drama in three
acts, founded, partly, on Dickens’
“Great Expectations.” The cast fol
lows :
Bill Jarvis, a convict from Botany
Bay, alais Joe Armstrong, a strong
character part . R. J. Marsh
Sydney Carton, Bill Jarvis’ partner
in crime, who escapes Botany Bay
by turning states evidence—gentle
manly vilian .D. H. Cronin
James Carton, Sydney’s brother, an
aristocratic lawyer .Art Mullen
Dick Hazelton, in love with Florence,
the convict’s daughter and unjustly
accused of crime—juvenile gentle
man .. T. Dwyer
Andrew Hazelton, Dick’s uncle, victim
of Sydney Carton’s villiany—breezy
old man . M. H. McCarthy
Dr. Jeremiah Lillyvick, the guardian
of the convict’s child, and victim of
Mrs. Storks’ endearments — low
comedy . A. Marlow
Florence Wayne, otherwise Florence
Jarvis, the convict’s daughterwhose
filial love is won at last by the de
votion of her outcast father—lead
ing lady . Miss Nellie Daley
Mrs. Jemima Stork, landlady of the
“Oxford Inn,” a blooming widow in
the matrimonial market—comic old
woman . Miss Alice Cronin
Madge Featherstone, a female tramp,
full of character and strong
speech—character bit .
. Mrs. Delia Hanley
Sargent Flint, utility man.
. M. F. Cronin
Miss Sadie Skirving started this
morning for Jefferson, Iowa, where
she goes to attend school.
Wednesday morning at the
Catholic church, Rev. M. F. Cassidy
united in marriage Myron Sparks and
Miss Nellie E. Sullivan.
Miss Anna Lowrie left this morn
ing for Chicago, where she will visit
with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Coulter, for
the rest of the winter.
Con Keys has opened up a flour and
feed store in the old Emporium store
building.
Thirty Years Ago.
As compiled form the files of The
Frontier of February 3, 1887:
The editor of this paper (James H.
Riggs) feels a foot taller since being
uncle to a bright eight pound niece
which put in its appearance at the
Meredith mansion last Saturday.
Norfolk voted franchise to a street
railway company, at an election held
for that purpose last week.
M. F. Harrington’s folks, including
his mother, two sisters, brother and
grandfather, arrived in O’Neill last
Sunday from Canada and will make
O’Neill their future home.
John Harmon returned form his
visit to Michigan last Friday evening.
He reports a very enjoyable time.
Hogs are bringing a good fair price
now, Monday and Tuesday the top be
ing $3.95.
Gus D. Doyle and Miss Gertrude
Flynn were married at the old home
in Gratten Center, Mich., December
28. We surmised they were married
but were not certain until recently.
The happy couple is expected home in
a few days.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S
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' The Claus H. Friesen Estate will be sold at Public Auction
on the old Dickson farm, 3% miles west and 5% miles north
of O’Neill; 4Mi miles east and 4% miles north of Emmet;
about 12 miles east of Atkinson, on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917
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9-HEAD OF HORSES-9
One bay mare, 10 years old, weight 1500; 1 gray horse,
smooth mouth, weight 1400; 1 bay horse, smooth mouth, ,
weight 4300; 1 bay horse, 7 year sold, weight 1150; 1 bay
mare, 7 years old, weight 1150; 1 black horse, 3 years old,
weight 1300; 1 black horse, 2 years old, weight 1100; 1 mule,
coming two-years-old and 1 bay horse, 3 years old, weight
1100.
13--HEAD OF CATTLE-13
Five head milch cows and 8 head yearling calves.
5-HEAD OF HOGS-5
1 FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
IL Three box wagons, good as new; 1 hay rack; 1 spring
wagon; 1 Junior hay stacker and sweep; 1 Casaday gang
plow; 1 sulky plow; 1 walking plow; 1 two-row cultivator; 1
walking cultivator; 1 corn planter; 1 18-foot harrow; 1 mow
ing machine; 1 hay rake; 1 feed grinder; 1 corn stalk drill; 1
Anchor Holt cream separator; 3 sets work harness; 1 36-lb.
stock saddle; 2 sets fly nets; 1 Deering binder; 1 truck and
rack; 1 manure spreader; 15 tons prairie hay; 45 acres fall
> y wheat; 500 bushels of oats; 1000 bushels of corn. Some
* household goods and other articles too numerous to mention.
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 before
i removal.
IG. J. KLIPPENSTEIN, Administrator
f Col. James Berigan, Auctioneer. Jas. F. O’Donnell, Clerk
Suckers! Suckers!! Suckers!!!
Lend Me Your Ears.
BOYS ANI) GIRLS.
When you are tempted to pla>
hookey or miss a few lessons don’t dc
it. If you think of me you will be a1
the head of your class. When I wenl
to school I never had time to study
It took all my time smoothing things
over with the teacher. Look at me
today—working for a livin.g A dis
grace to the O’Neill High School,
Think of me and study hard. When
you start a store—get up around the
big Hotel—put in a book-keeper—a
a nice delivery wagon—remember this,
one sucker is better than a thousand
customers. Never Advertise like a
fool—just fix the windows up—have
the show cases shined. The floor all
slick—always smoke a cigarette or a
10c cigar with a brand on it. Take it
easy. When a sucker comes in call
him by his first name—pound him on
the back with one hand and get a
basket ready for him to dump his
money in with the other. Never run
a cash store—study interest hard—In
terest is the greatest wonder in the
world. Forget cash discount—there’s
no money in that. Never offer any
thing at a low price—It drives away
suckers quicker than smallpox. Have
a bookkeeper—you would be foolish
to run a store without one. They are
worth more than/h dozen clerks—they
can get money four and five times for
the same article. And don’t forget
the delivery wagon and the telephone.
Lots of suckers who won’t come down
town can be caught on the telephone.
They don’t care whether an article is
3%c or 65 they want it—they want it.
I made a mistake. I should have
went to school when I had the chance.
Perkins Brooks told me I would be
sorry but I didn’t care then. Look at
me now. And I may be worse. In
stead of getting the easy money I
have to deal with cattle buyers—hog
buyers, grain buyers—all sharks, but
never once can I get my hooks on a
sucker. I am too far from the main
traveled street Suckers are awful
timid; they stay in bunches and never
drift from the beaten path. Go to
school, listen to the teacher—they will
tell you how to get this money with
out work—whenever you are tempted
otherwise—think of me and remember
one sutker’s business is worth more
than a thousand customers.
Don’t waste time on customers—
they want to know the price and other
foolish and annoying things. Suckers
don’t care what the price is. All you
have to do with them is show them a
place to dump the money. Sign a
note or give them credit till they get
the stuff home then you can’t jump on
them for the money. You can always
collect twice and oftentimes more.
Go to school. Be a high mah in the
churches—join all the lodges—have
your wife join all the ladies’ clubs—
give parties—be sure though to hand
the same list of names to the book
keeper the next morning.
Men who did not have enough
money to start a bank saw a chance
to bleed poor people who could not af
ford to pay cash, so they started pawn
shops, but the business grew and they
found it was better to run
credit stores—people who are hard
run for money and who’s credit
is no good at the bank are now
easy prey for the credit stores and
pawnshops. When the credit stores
get their hands on a poor devil they
have him tied hand and foot and com
pel him to pay any price in order to
get credit. No matter how much the
goods costs he has to pay it and he
dare not go to a cash store in order to
save because the creditors watch him.
When they once get their mitts on
some poor devil he is gone for good—
he puts his whole life’s earnings into
the bookkeepers grasping hands. You
women who care for your husband and
your children should help your hus
bands. If you had to eat hay for a
month do it. In a little while'you will
be able to look the credit man in the
face without fear then you can trade
with me. They can’t stop you from
trading here if you have the cash.
Then you can hold your head as high
as any.
The reason one hotel has to charge
so much is because they don’t know
where to buy Groceries and Meat—
they tell me the Western and Grand
are serving a better meal at half the
price. The fellows running the Stat
Theatre can’t make much money—put
ting on 25c shows for 15c—no wondei
Schroder’s barn is doing so well—
they are not stingy with the horse
feed. 1 Farmers like to have the
horses feeling good when they start
for home.
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The Other Stores Can't Beat My Prices So
They Knock On My Goods, But The
Smoke Goes Up The Chimney
Just The SeLme.
From Billings, Montana.
The following letter was received
at this office from Mrs. A. C. Wertz,
and will be of interest to all old
timers, coming as it does, from the
son of one of our Holt county
pioneers.
Billings, Mont., Jan. 12, 1917.
Mrs. A. C. Wertz, Star, Nebraska.
Dear Mrs. Wertz: Herewith find
my check for $3.40 to pay my
Hilander payments and dues for six
months. This will, I think, pay me up
to July 1, 1917; I believe the last re
ceipt I got from father showed me
paid to Jan. 1, 1917, and quraterly
dues for the first quarter of 1917.
Mrs. Mohr and myself were both
very sorry that we never got out in
our old neighborhood and that she
never got to meet you folks before we
left Nebraska. She met the Hunters,
but heard us talk of you folks so often
she almost thought she should know
you too. We read your letters to the
folks and they surely seem to both of
us just like letters from home.
We got a “Lil 01 Ford” last August
and drove out here to Billings, Mon
tana, and right here in this vicinity
we’ve been ever since. Had a dandy
fine trip out. Mother came with us as
far as Rushville, Nebr., where she
stayed with the folks for about a week
until father came through on the train
and they went cn out to Great Falls
where Harry is.
We had a little tent, and camped all
the way along, came by way of the
Rosebud and Pine Ridge Indian Reser
vations, stopped at Hot Springs, Syl
van Lake (and climbed Harney Peak.)
From there we went on up through
the Black Hills to Lead and Deadwood,
and went through the surface work
ings of the Homestake Mine. We
were down in this mine while on our
wedding trip three years ago last
September. The Homestake is claim
ed to be the largest gold mine in the
country. From Deadwood we went to
Spearfish, and Belle Fourche, and
from there across to MileS City, Mont.,
210 miles, and from there on to Bill
ings, about 150 miles. Such little
trips of such distances didn’t seem
like a bit further than from Spencer
out to your place, when one gets
started to traveling that way. We
never had a particle of car trouble,
not even a puncture on the whole trip,
and you can surely have a good time,
stop and catch a mess of trout when
ever you want to in the hills, and
cook them just as you like. There are
thousands of tourists out at that time,
all through the Hillo, and you can’t
help meeting some one you know oi
who knows a lot of people you know.
If you folks havc.^11^^^^
new car, don’t fail to take such a trip
along in July or August. Plan on
striking the Yellowstone Trail at
Miles City and we’ll go on through to
the Park with you. A couple can
travel this way for less than what one
railroad fare would cost knd you can
surely see the country and have a
good time.
The folks, father and mother, and
Harry’s wife and little boy came
through here on their way home from
Great Falls, between Xmas and New
Year. Stopped a few days with us.
From here they went on to Rushville,
Plainview, and then home. We just
heard a day or two ago that they ar
rived safely. Mother was not feeling
at all well here, but she was quite
tired out. She felt a great deal bet
ter when they left here. We just
made her take a berth from here, as
its an all night ride from here to
Crawford, Nebr., where they change
onto the Northwestern.
We like it fine out here and expect
to make this part of the country our
home at least for a time. There is a
great deal of irrigated land here, and
worth from $150 to $400 per acre..
They raise alfalfa, small grain,
potatoes, and sugar beets on the ir
rigated lands, and on the dry land
they raise good crops of small grain,
potatoes and some corn. They surely
do haul some loads in this country—
Pve actually seen loads of beets,
between seven and eight tons on a
wagon, four horse load, and hay be
tween four and five tons, net, on one
wagon. I wouldn’t have believed this
if I hadn’t seen the loads weighed
myself—so don’t expect you toq.
Well, I suppose you will all be tired
and go to sleep long before you get
this letter read so will close for this
time. If any of the folks are inter
ested in this country I will be glad to
tell you all I can about it. I never
saw the emigrants come into any
country like they’re coming into every
part of Montana that I’ve been in
since last fall.
With our very best regards to you
all and trusting you will find time in
the near future to write us at least a
short letter in reply, w% are,
Yours very truly,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mohr,
Box, 573, Billings, Montana.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Scott
went up to Ainsworth the first of the
week to hold an adjourned term of
court.
J, P. O’Connor, the genial New
York Life man, returned yesterday
morning from
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On* Way Out.
Despite bis Illiteracy Mose Belt has
gathered quite a competency from hte
whitewashing and kalsominlng trade.
Recently during the course of some
business with a notary the latter pro
duced a document, saying:
“Sign your name here, Mose.”
“Look heah,” said Mose, with of
fended dignity, "I doesn’t sign mah
name, suh. 1's a business man, suh.
an’ has no time for dem trifling de
tails. I always dictates mah name,
suh.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Equality.
“No such thing as stuckupplshncss
about her,” says the loyal servitor, de
fending his mistress against the crit
icisms of the acquaintance who Is In
veighing against class discrimination
and the attitude of the wealthy to
ward the working element.
“Well, but don’t she order you
around?”
“Sure she does! She bawls me out
just the same as what she does her
husband. She don’t make no differ
ence between me an’ him even.”—
Judge.
Lines.
Railroads, poems, plays, drawings,
thoughtful brows, palms of hands and
geometry are made up of lines.
Lines sometimes have a president
and n board of directors, and presi
dents and boards of directors usually
have lines. The care of lines produces
lines of cure.
Fishes and sentimental young ladies
are frequently caught with lines.
Poets formerly were much given to
inditing certain lines to young ladles,
but the modern lady who desires cer
tain lines usually goes to a modlt. *.
A man who gets a line on other peo
ple is either a profligate son, a detec
tive or a tattoo artist.—Judge.
Tho Real Albanians.
South of Valoua lies the only part of
Albania where the people call them
selves Albanians, or something like It
It is said, according to Sir Charles
Flint, that the names Arboeri and Ar
boerec are applied to this region and
its inhabitants. The natives of the rest
of the country know what Is meant
when Turks speak of Arnauts and Eu
ropeans of Albanians, but they do not
use this name themselves, preferring to
l>e called Shkyipetar, which means
eagle men. Northern Albanians are also
generally known as Ghegs, southern
Albanians as Tosks, but these names
are considered not quite complimentary
—London Telegraph.
Telegrams In 1767.
Telegraphing by semaphore was In
vented by Richard Lovell Edgeworth
In 1707 und was first regularly estab
lished by the French military authorl
ties in 1794. The system was Intro
duced into England the following year
by Lord George Murray, and by Its
means the admiralty was placed within
a few minutes of Portsmouth or Ply
mouth. The apparatus consisted of
shutters placed on the top of towers
built on commanding sites at intervals
of from five to ten miles. Greenwich
time at 1 o’clock dally was passed from
London to Portsmouth and acknowl
edged commonly within three-quarters
of a minute in clear weather.—London
Mirror.
Bread Leavened With Snow.
The use of fresh dry snow as a leav
ening agent Is not new, but the way In
which It acts seems to be misunder
stood to some extent The popular ex
planation Is that the raising of the
dough Is due to ammonia In the snow.
As a matter of fact, snow contains but
a very slight amount of free ammonia,
probably not more than one part in a
million. This quantity Is, of course, by
far too small to cause any expansion
of the dough. The leavening action
Is due to the entangled air In the snow.
The air expands on heating to several
times Its original volume, thus ex
panding the dough. 8team Is formed,
at the same time and aids In the rising
process.—Exchange.
Tha Important Thing}.
They were speaking about looking on
the practical side of things, and tWs
incident was recalled:
One afternoon late In the fall Uncle
Josh was driving slowly toward the
town when an acquaintance excitedly
rushed out to the road and hailed him.
“Say, Josh,” he exclaimed In a palpi
tating voice, “have ye heard the news?"
“No; don’t kalkerlate I have,” re
sponded Uncle Josh, sociably stopping
bis team. “What kind o’ news Is tt?”
“Jim Smith committed suicide,* an
swered the other. “Hung himself from
a beam In the barn.”
“Is that so?” thoughtfully rejoined
Uncle Josh. “Wonder if he got all of
his corn husked?”—Exchange.
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A SUNNY TEMPER.
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A sunny temper ie a talisman
more powerful than wealth,
more precious than rubies. If
you wish to attract friends and
to do your best work, keep your
mind filled with sunshine, with '
beauty and truth, with cheer
ful and uplifting thoughts. Bury .
everything that makes you un
happy and discordant, every
thing that cramps your free
dom and worries you. Bury it
before it buries you. Adopt the
sundial’s motto, “I record none
but hours of sunshine.”
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JOHN L, QUIG, Agent
For
Holt coiJNty
O’Neill, . - Nebraska
THE CITY GARAGE
Walter Stein, Prop.
Auto Livery
All Kinds of Repairing. We have
competent Workmen. All kinds of
0il3 and Automobile Accesaries. Old
Campbell Garage, O’Neill, Neb.
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Phone 184 - - O’Neill, Neb.
MONEY!
Loaned to buy or build your home
or place of business.
Payable in monthly install
ments. Entire loan or any part
thereof paid any time.
Optional Farm Loans made at
lowest rates.
Farm, City and Auto Insurance
written.
L. G. Gillespie
O’Neill, Nebraska
FARM & RANCH LOANS
Very attractive rates on Farm
loans; very liberal privilidges to
pay—also handle Ranch Loans.
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You will do yourself no harm
to write me. I will get on the
ground, and will endeavor to
give you prompt service.
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FRED T. ROBERTSON,
Chambers, Neb.
It pays to repair your own shoes.
You can save a dollar and do the
work when it is too cold to work out
doors.
We have Cobbler outfits, leather
strips and tacks. Rubber heels, price
15c pair.
Saving is its own reward.
NEIL P. BRENNAN
Hardwars and Machinery.
Kodaks, $6.00 to $65.00
