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j*MES H. 81008. EDITOR AND PPOPRIETOR.
VOLUME XII.
8UBSORIPTION, 81.80 PER ANNUM.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, SEPTEMBER 3, 1891
ALL KINDS OP JOB WORK PROMPTLY EXEOUTEO.
NUMBER 8.
A BKAUTIFU LSPOT
Jk Home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
W. Haynes.
flVfcNTY YEARS IN HOLT.
The Anniversary Appropriately Celebrated
—O’Neillites and Neighbors
Participate,
Twenty years ago last Friday Mr. and
Mrs. Henry VV. Haynes arrived in Holt
coucty and settled on a picturesque and
beautiful spot on the banks of the Elk
river five miles east of O'Neill.
Iicing industrious and hard working
prnplc they have accumulated consider
able property and have added many art
ificial decorations to the handsome
grounds which nature laid out years ago.
This plain hut comfortable dwelling
stands directly on the banks of the fam
ous Elkhorn, which makes a graceful
curvature in its course just at the right
point. The grounds have been care
fully guarded and groves of tall, well
trainctl trees furnish ample shade and
add materially to the grandeur and pic
turcsqueness of the romantic surround
A large number of O’Neillitcs and
neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Haynes
gathered at this charming resort Friday
afternoon to celebrate the anniversary.
They took their lunch baskets along
and Mrs. Haynes prepared the coffee
ami spread the table on the ground in
the shade of the grand old trees, and
the merry picnicers laughed and chatted
the lunch hour away and made the
forest adjacent resound with their mer
riment. After lunch the party amused
themselves with social games and rus
tic sports, and later on.Mr. W. D. Math
ews made a very neat and characteristic
speech to the happy couple, presenting
them with a handsome tea set. Mr.
anil Mrs. Haynes were pleasantly sur
prised amt accepted the valuable token
of friendship with many thanks to the
willing donors. The party dispersed
at about 9 o’clock in the evening and
all those present will long remember
the occasion with pleasure.
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes are always glad
lo have their friends gather there, and
quite frequently parties are organized to
accept of their hospitality. Their place.,
is one of the most charming retorts ih
Unit county, and the hospitable people
who reside there are always pleased to
entertain visitors.
Their Thanks Extended.
To the Editor of Tiie Frontier: We
wish through the columns of your val
uable paper, to extend to our dear
friends and neighbors our heartiest ap
preciation for the manner in which we
were so agreeably surprised upon our
twentieth anniversary as residents of
Holt county. Words cannot express
our admiration and love to the hospit
able people who remembered us so
kindly, but we will ever cherish in our
memory, and treasure with care ' the
beaut ful token of your esteem, present
ed to us on that eventful day and hop
ing that you will one and all remember
■bat the old latch string is always out,
we are very respectfully yours,
IIenhy W. Haynes and Wife.
^ear the little village of Deloit, in the
southeast corner of Holt count}', lived the
oldest homesteader in the United States,
s the II mid-Herald. James McDonald
>s the name and he is now living with his
8nn, James McDonald, jr. About eight
5eais a8° he filed homestead papers on a
quarter section of lnnd near Deloit and
■ved on it five years nesessary to prove
UP- About three years ago he made final
Proof on his claim and secured title of the
10 At the time of making proof he*
"as 100 years of age. Since that time he
bas mai*e his home with his
°o on a farm not far from his
»n homestead and next October he
celebrate his 104th birthday. He
J m°re active than most men twenty-five
J 11 ly years younger and during the
ninici months busies himself tending
e gar,len' which is his special delight,
tal.es great pride in showing it to all
I .° Vls'1 ll*e place. He is a native of
and though he has lived in America
m,l"V years.
“Ireland as It Is.”
his beautiful and romantic Irish
a®a is under rehearsal and will be
sented by the young ladies and gen
tnen 0f O’Neill, for the benefit of St.
;U]Pa Academy. The drama is brim
im ° Mcitin« 8*tuations and will be
8ndrSI’erS<'11 ^ ch°'ce °ld Irish songs
obi music’ ^entember it is for a worthy
Ujeect an-| watch our columns for fur
.!’art‘fu'ars- The production of
of w wiI* ')e under the supervision
of Major Howard.
Keep Your Eve Open.
The Neligh Leader scents a vang of
grocery sharks who are operating in
the northern part of Antelope county
and warns the people to watch for them.
It says:' “We understand it is the same
old scheme of selling a few of the sta
ple articles, the price of which is known
to everyone, at or below cost, and add
ing enough more to other articles to
make the average considerable more
than local dealers would charge on the
whole bill. It is a safe plan to watch
the men who are offering to sell any
thing below its actual value. They are
not traveling for their health alone.
For the Campaign.
In order to give every reader in Ne
braska and Iowa an opportunity to keep
posted on the progress of the campaign
in both these states we have decided to
offer the Weekly Bee for the balance of
this year for twenty-five cents. Send in
your orders early. Two dollars will be
accepted fot a club of ten names. The
Bee publishing Company, Omaha, Neb.
We advertise at present for a firm
whose preparations have proven, in our
own family, all they claim to be. We
refer to Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Dirrahoea Remedy. We stand up
for this medicine because we have tested
it. This is not an advertisement for the
medicine, it is simply our testimony re
garding it after a fair trial.—Iloutzdale,
(Pa.) Observer. For sale by P. 0. Cor
rigan, Druggist.
Mr. Snyder, of the firm of O. 0. Sny
der & Co., which has purchased the
Chicago Lumber yard of Barnett &
Frees, arrived in O’Neill last evening on
the Short Line freight, bringing several
car loads of new lumber. Tiib Fron
tier takes great pleasure in recomend
ing this excellent firm to the people of
Holt county and bespeaks for them a
royal reception and good business.
Mrs. J. W. Firebaugh, who was
called to the bed-side of her sick brother
at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a short time
since, returned Saturday evening. Mr.
Firebaugh went to Iowa Thursday and
accompanied his wife home.
St. Patrick’s pills are carefully pre
pared from the best material and ac
cording to the most approved formula,
and are the most perfect cathartic and
liver pill that can be produced. P. C.
Corrigan sells them.
Omaha World-Herald HO: Mrs. S. An
derson and son left yesterday morning
for O’Neill, Neb., to visit with the par
ents of Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Shively.
Hot Springs Times: J. P. Mann, a
prominent business merchant of O'Neill,
NebrasKa, is visiting in the Springs and
getting lots of fun out of our many at
tractions.
A Neligh sporting man has a pacing
dog which recently beat a thorough-bred
trotting horse on the race track there.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mathews spent
Sunday with friends in Randolph, re
turning Monday night.
The state fair is attracting quite a
number of peeple from Holt county to
Lincoln this week.
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Mrs. W. E. Haley of Valentine is
visiting with her relatives and friends
in O’Neill. _______
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Smoot has been quite sick for the past
few days. _
Attorney Harrington returnedWednes
day evening from a business trip to
Chicago. _
The local horsemen aro working their
animals for the races at the coming
fair. _
Misses Kate and Mattie Mann arc
visiting their brother Frank at Spencer.
Sanford Parker. Spencer's rustling
banker, Sundayed in O’Neill.
Page Siftings.
Well, Mr. Editor, there is quite a feel
ing here in regard to the Independent
convention, that took place in Atkinson.
They ignored this end of the county in
splendFd shape. We will show them
who milks the cow and who gets the
milk in November.
The boys call it a baby show. It
must have been, for the Alliance Tribune
says Mr, Mullen was born in 1885. We
read in the bible, where we shall be
born again. The Independent candi
date will, after November and don’t
vou forget it.
I see in the Alliance Tribune that the
book trust is knocked out, but it doesn’t
say anything about the Inman creameiy
being busted. I have eight shares at
$25 a share I will trade you for The
Frontier six months.
We should have some regard for the
Independents for they gave us the coro
ner, but they had a scheme when they
did that, for they knew he was a lie
publican and so fur away and after the
23d of November they would kick the
bucket and ,hy the, time the coroner
would get there they would be petrified
nnd it would be impossible to tell wbat
they died of. There is a good many of
the men going to Btay there if they
can. Ram s IIoiin.
Atkinson Graphic: In conversation
with a prominent and reliable hay dealer
the other day, a Graphic reporter was
informed that the general supposition is
that "hay will be hay” again before an
other crop matures, and that farmers,
in this section, will llnd it to their pe
cuniary interest to put up every ton of
hay possible. Continuing, he stated
that from best advices obtainable, this
crop, outside Nebraska, Iowa and a
portion of Missouri, would ho very light,
and the demand promises to be corre
spondingly heavy. Down on the Platte
hay men are willingly paying three
dollars per acre for hay land, which is,
of itself, a pretty good indication that a
good price is expected inside of the next
twelve months. Last year, In Ilolt
countyt many acres of valuable grass
were allowed to go to waste, thus sacri
ficing what would have proved the farm
er’s most profitable resource last season.
The indications point to remunerative
prices this season and we trust the neg
lected opportunity of last year will bo
an incentive to encourage the curing of
all the grasB possible this season.
There is little doubt that many per
sons suffer for years with ailments that
could easily be cured by the use of some
simple remedy. The following incident
is an illustration of this fact: My wife
was#troub1ed with a pain in her side
the greater part of the time for three
years, until cured by Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm. It has, I think, permanently
cured her. We also have used Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy whenever
needed and believe it to be the best in
the world. P. M. Boston, Pennville,
Sullivan Co., Missouri. For sale by
P. C. Corrigan, Druggist.
Mr. %'hos. Maring left some very fine
brooms of his own make at this office
last week. Ihe manufacture of brooms
is becoming quite an extensive industry
in Holt county, and Mr. Maring’s
samples are first-class in every partic
ular. _
A daughter of Mr. W. J. Crow, mail
agent on. the Short Line from Sioux
City to O’Meill, was married at Creigh
ton, the home of the parents, yesterday,
to Mr. Will Meigle, a prominent mer
chant of that city.
Mr. Grant Ross of Mt. Ayr, Iowa,
the young gentleman who was here
some months ago visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Flrebaugh, has returned to O’Neill
and will study the art of telegraphy in
the Short Line office.
John Murphy and Miles Gibbons
went down to Norfolk Tuesday to meet
Mrs. Gibbons, who was bringing home
the remains of her daughter, who died
in Chicago, particulars of which we
give else where.
Mr. O. E. Gordon of Swan started
for New York city yesterday morning.
Whatever you do, don’t forget the
Holt county fair.
J. P. Mann will .go to Chicago Sun
day morning.
A Magazine Written by Women.
As was expected, the greatest interest
has been exhibited In the new story by
Amelie Rives which was begun *in the
August number of the1 Cosmopolitan.
The second part appears in the Septem
ber number and the story will close in
the following issue.
The September issue of the Cosmopoli
tan magazine is a “woman’s number” so
far as the authorship of its articles is
concerned, but the general interest of
the periodical is sustained by the variety
and the timeliness of the topics treated.
The opening article, on Edourd Detaille
is by Lady Dike, and is profusely and
beautifully illustrated with reproduc
tions of the famous artist's most note
worthy paintings. A Forgotten City by
Eleanor Lewis, is a romantic description
of the ruins of Soluntum. the Sicilian
Pompeii, embellished with photographs.
Malmaison in the Market, by Mary
Bacon Ford, describes the w aning for
tunes of the house celebrated for the
residence there of the ill-fated Empress
Josephine. Julia Hayes Percy describes
the Ladies’ New York Club in an enter
taining article to which Harry Fenn has
contributed illustrations. Elizabeth
Bisland writes of Tattersall’s, the great
London horse market, and the family
who has given it name and fame. Molly
Elliott Sea well contributes “The Ro
mance of Count Koningsmark,” the
titled adventurer for whom the wife of
George I spent thirty years in prison;
and the Countess Ella Norraikow writes
of Woman’s Share in Russia Nihiliins,
her article being illustrated with por
traits of many fair conspirators. There
are besides papers on the Evolution of
the Society Journal, by Mrs. Roger A.
Pryor; Society women as authors, by
Ann Vernon Dorsey; A pretty story, 11
Mandolinista, by Daisy O’Brien, and
verses by Katherine Grosjean. Mrs.
| Charles B. Foote, and Susan Hartley
Swetl, all the important articles being
liberally illustrated.
THE HOG PALACE
Holt County’s Unique Attraction
Goes to the State Fair.
THE STATE PAIR EXHIBIT
it is ■ Monument to the Enterprise and
Progressive Qualities of Holt
County Citizens.
The elaborate Hog Palace, built by
the citizens of Holt county for the pur
pose of advertising tho products of this
county in an attractive manner, wns fin
ished last night and shipped to Lincoln.
Although many readors of Tine Fhon
tikr may consider it entirely out of the
(location, we nro led to believe, after a
careful examination, that the Hog Pal
ace of 1801 is n better arranged and
handsomer affair than the one of last
year. In the cur with the palace is as
tine and varied n collection of products
as was ever gathered together by any
oue county in the state of Nebraska.
Almost every section of the county is
represented, and if our pumpkins and
squashes and turnips and beets and cab
bages and onions and potatoes and to
bacco and sugar cane and oats and rye
and wheat and corn and the dozens of
other magnificent specimens don’t cap
, ture something at the state fair this year
I it will be surprising.
1 he Hog Palace with its accompaning
decorations is a sight that cannot fail to
create universal admiration nnd aston
ishment. It really must be seen to be
fully appreciated. The exhibit at Lin
coln is under the direct and personal
supervision of a special committee of
Holt county’s most enterprising men
and women. They will be on band dur
ing the entire exhibition season, ana
they can be relied upon to use every
honorable and legitimate means to ob
tain for Holt county the recognition she
deserves.
The Frontier feels confident that the
Hog Palace will be the most unique and
attractive feuture at the state fair, and
also that our exhibit in general will sur
pass anything on exhibition.
Messrs. W. J. Dobbs and Chas. Hall
of O'Neill and Messrs. Stewart and Jos
eph Sturdevant of Atkinson accompanied
the car of exhibits last night, and quite
a number went down this morning. Mrs.
Dobbs. Mrs. Gunnell and a lady from
Atkinson went down this morning to as
sist in preparing the exhibit when it
reaches the grounds.
Handsome little souvenirs of the Hog
Palace, in the shape of badges printed
in gold, will be distributed by the com
mittee every day of the fair.
The Nebraska Train.
You can wager your everlasting ex
istence that Holt county will be repre
sented on the advertising train going
east next month. The arrangements
have been made and Mr. W. D. Math
ews will accompany the exhibit as the
representitive of Holt county.
Mr. G. C. Hnzclet, who was in Omaha
a short time since, conferred with the
representatives of the Nebraska Business
Men’s association and completed the
arrangements. The Journal, the official
organ of the association,^has this to say
of Holt county.
“Holt county, as usual, was the first
one to respond. They are making full
arrangements, and offer the advisory
board any amount of money from $800
to $2,500 to let thsm send a car alone
direct from their county; but after un
derstanding that each county would
have'space in the car and a delegate to
represent their own county and adver
tise it, they shook hands with the board,
bade them good-bye and said 'We will
be with you.’”
Auction!
We will sell at public auction, or
September 13, 1691, back of Elkhorr
Valley bank, In O'Neill. Neb.,one horse
six years old; one team driving ponies
five and seven years old; one mare foui
years old; one horse three years old
one horse colt two years old; one man
eight years old; three mules eight yean
old; eighteen yearling steers: five year
ling Poled Augus, thorough bred bulls
two wagons and two mowers. Sale t(
commence at 3 o'clock p. in. Terms o:
sale made known on the grounds.
7-3 Ei.kiiokn Valley Bank.
O’Neill. Neb., August 26, 1891.
De Witt’s Sarsaparilla cleanses tin
blood, increases the appetite and tonei
up the system. It has benefitted man;
people' who have suffered from bloot
disorders. It will help you. Morris i,
Co. sells them. '
_ We bought our fruit jars before tbi
rise, therefore are prepared to give ou
customers the benefit. Call and ge
prices. Pfund & Waoeiis.
Wait for the Holt county fair.
A Sad Home Coming,
When Mrs. J. Gibbons went to Chi
cago four weeks ago in answer to a
teleirram that her daughter Hannah wan
very 111, it was thought sho would return
homo soon with the daughter well and
strong, but tho homo coming was des
tined to be n and one, ns Miss Hannah
was very ill of typhoid fever ami su
cumed its fatal work on Monday morn
ing at 3 o’clock. Tho remains were
brought homy Tuesday evening for
burial.
Miss Hannah hr.d been in Chicago ful
some time past woikiug at her trade of
dressmaking. She was nmong friends,
living with Mrs. P. O'Brien and in a
part of tho city where their family had
formerly resided. Tho latter part of
duly, while still at work,she complained
of not feeling well, but did not give up
work until about the first of August, al
which time she expected to liavu a
vacation and come home. Hut Instead
she took her bed and did not again rise
from it. Sho was watched over and
cared for like a sister by Mrs. O'Brien
and Miss Maggio Tourney, both of
whom visited lioro several years ago,
and every thing possible was done, but
of no avail. Thoy started from Chicago
Monday evening at 0 o’clock, quite a
large procession of friends aud old
neighbors following the remains to the
depot. Mr. Henry O’Hara, an old
time friend, assisted Mrs. Gibbons very
much.
Hannah Loretta GibbonB was born in
Scranton, Pa., July 13, 1808, and was
therefore twenty-three years old. She
removed with her parents to Chicago
in 1870 and again to this place in the
fall of 1883. She was a very amiable
young lady and dearly beloved by nil
her intimate friends aud acquaintances,
and her death is deeply mourned by all
who knew her, yet thoy feel thut she
must be happier far in her new and bet
ter home.
The funeral took place from tho Cath
olic church Wednesday at 10 o’clock, a
very large concourse followed tho re
mains to its last resting place.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. John Gibbons and family desire
to heartily thank the kind friends who
so generously assisted them in their sor
row, both those of Chicago and those at
home. They feel very grateful for the
many kindnesses shown them.
Mr. V. Shellhart has ieased “The
Tavern" and will run it hereafter, llis
family is moving into the hotel today.
A. O. Perry will move into Mr. Shell
hart’s home in the east part of town.
Grattan Township Caucus.
The Kepublicnu voters of Grattan
township are hereby called to meet at
the court house in O’Neill Saturday,
Sept. 5, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the pur
pose of selecting delegates to the county
convention. Tiioh. Caui.on,
Committeeman.
Ward Primaries.
The Republican ward primaries will
be held on Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock in the following places:
First ward—Millard's office.
Second ward—The rink.
Third ward—Long's building.
Emmet Township Caucus.
'1 he Republican electors of Krnmet
township are requested to meet at the
voting place in said township on
Saturday, September 5, 1891,
at 2 o’clock p. m. for the purpose of
placing in Domination a township ticket,
electing delegates to the county conven
tion and transact^any such other business
may come before the meeting. It is
recomended that the caucus be held
open two hours. F. li. Making,
Committeeman Pro Tern.
Resolutions.
At a meeting of the O’Neill Eagle
club, held in its rooms on last Wednes
day evening a Committee was appointed
to draw up the following resolutions
and have them published in all of the
city papers:
Wiikheas, In making preparations
for our ball, there are several ladies
who assisted in decorating the ball, and
also several gentlemen to whom in a
||arge measure is due the success of our
first ball, therefore be it
Resolved, That the O’Neill Engle
club tender its sincere thanks to Mrs.
Dobbs and Mrs. Morris, and also to the
Misses Uarriugton, Lameroux, llyan,
McManus, Clear and Dale, and also to
W. D, Mathews, E. McWilliams and
the proprietors of the opera house for
courtesies extended us.
I). H.Cronix,
J. L. LIkusiiiser,
W. E. Norton,
Committee.
Cabinet photos $3.00 per dozen at
, Austin’s gallery.
We keep the best teams in town and
t let them out cheap for cash.
Planck & Thompson.
Old papers for sale at this office.
Ilov. Dr. Lamar's lecturos In O'Neill
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings were
rare literary treats and deserved far
larger attendance than they were given.
Tbo first one, subject, “Brace Up,” was
replete with good advice and words of
encouragement to those who are, at
times, so apt to become discouraged,
and we havo no doubt but that those
who were present were much encour- ,
aged and llfted'up by the lecture. The
Wednesday evening lecture "Reminis
cences of the South, Before and Dur
ing the War, ” was more on the comical
order, wns full of anecdotes and remln
isnnees of the anti-war, and war times.
Tho doctor Is a cultured gentleman and '
scholar, a southerner by birth, was an
ofllcor in the confederate army and is
therefore able to glvo his hearers the
“other side" of the great struggle. He
says he was a strong believer that his
causo was right, but long since he has
seen the' mistake of the south and thanks
Uod for tho now light. lie goes to
Long Pino tonight where ho holds two
mootings at Chautauqua giounds
Sunday.
C. A. Moore started out Monday
morning with tho first regular mail from
O’Neill to Spencer and Fort Randall.
This routo will undoubtedly soon bo
the most Important star route going
out from O’Neill and will be of great
value to the • county and to O’Neill.
Charles has purchased a fine new spring
•mggy, will put on a good cover, has
stationed three teams along tho routo at
proper points and will mnke the lino a
good one In all respects. We wish tho
contractor success, and believe ho will
lie rewarded for his enterprise.
U. R. Henry has taken charge of tho
Mlnueola post ofHce and removed It to
his house. This is a good thing for
that section, as it will give a large scope
of country mail facilities of which they
otherwise would hnye been deprived.
Had the office been discontinued there ^
would have been none between O’Neill
and Star on that lino.
A pretty heavy frost last night but
how much damage was done is not
known.
The Short Line Sale.
The sale of the Pacific Short Lino,
which was to have taken place in
Omaha September l.has been postponed,
on account of the absence of Judge
Dundy, who is in the mountains on his
annual bear hunt.
The date of the sale is not yet known •
Mr. Garretson, the Sioux City million
aire and railway magnate, controls all
the bonds and much ot the debt of the
road and in all probability he will event
ual.v get control of the line, in which
case there is hardly any doubt but that
it will be pushed through to the west.
The Western Normal College.
The Frontier's supplement this
week contaius a lengthy and exhaustive
description of the Western Normal
College located at Shenandoah, Iowa,
one of the most popular institutions of
learning in the western country. The
institution is under the supervision of
Wm. M. Croan, and the long list of
professors who are named as comprising
the faculty recommends it to the con
sideration of all parents who contem
plate sending their children abroad for
educational training. The Frontier
assures the readers that this normal
school is one of the best conducted in
the United States. A great deal of val
uable information may be gained by
carefully reading the supplement en
closed in this issue.
O’Neill Market Report.
The following is a correct market re
port for this week:
IIurs, V 100lbs.U.10I
Steers.4.00
Fat cows.1.50@1.H0
llutter.10
Kelts.12
Potatoes, ft b'l.:t0
iVheat.t .70
Juts.18
4ye. OS
Juckwhoat.
Ear corn.40
ilielled. 40
Try the Chautauqua Pioneer flour
and you will use no other.
5 Tiiko. Walmer, Mgr.
Bentleys for fruit, vegetables and
cl oice groceries.
Perfect action and perfect health re
sult from the use of De Witt’s Little
Early Risers, a perfect little pill. Mor
ris & Co.
Road carts of the latest patent at
Brennan’s.
Buy a gasoline stove for your wife
and take life easy. For sale at Neil
Brennan’s.
De Witt’s Sarsaparilla dest roys such
poisons as scrofula, skin disease, eczema,
rheumatism. Its timely use saves many
lives. Morris & Co.
Don’t storm the system as you w ;uld
a fort. If held by the enemy, consti
palion, gently persuade it to surrender
with De Witt's Little Early Risers.
These little pill?are wonderful convinc
ers. Morris & Co.