Mt'S H riQQS* EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ,-OLUME XII. • b O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTBER 22, 1891. NUMBER 15 A. M. POST. , omaha World-Herald Makes a Serious Charge Against Him. INIULLY HE REFUTES IT. ■judge Makes an Emphatic Dental of ,he charge and Substantiates His statements With Absolute Proof. imlity's World-Herald contained a sen ,n;ll telegram from Leon, la., the old ‘f '„f jmige Post, candidate of the llll,lj,..Ui party for the supreme bench, r„ing him with seduction, staling "an imlietiment had been found nst him in the courts there and also he had been expelled from the attic lodge. The following inter ; hi the Ike of Tuesday puts the lie he reports of the World-Herald: fe.«.“ said the judge, in reply to the irter's question, “I have seen the hi-Herald of Sunday containing t pu i urts to be a communication i Leon, la. I resided in Leon for v years; in fact that town was the ,’e nf my family. I mean my mother, is, and younger brothers. I never miy other business home until I ad to Columbus in December. 1876. yearly twenty years ago. when I nv^ity-tive years old, a charge of ictiim was brought against me. It »i true that I was indicted. On the trarv, after an investigation by the" ul jury, the charge was ignored! and prosecution dismissed. .1 civil suit for damages ended prac lij in the same way. Plaintiff's al ley dismissed and the record shows it was ‘at plaintiff’s C06t.’ I was i;t to he married to the woman who my my wife and was anxious to end case. So I agreed to and did pay' miff's attorney a sum sufficient, er in money or property, I don’t ' remember which, to cover costs certain money he had expended, total was about $100, which was the , money or thing of value paid or isferreil by me in the settlement of l case. Aside from this the article contaius It a mass of pure fiction, skillfully rwuven with the thread of truth, displays in its details the inventive ins or malice of the author to such lit that to uolice every charge at time would be impossible. Ho far the article refers to iny Masonic iding it bears its own refutation in iv respects, as is apparent to any Ma I am willing to waive any' personal it I have to the secrecy of the lodge irds so far as I am concerned and liorize an inspection by tile World "hi if it will agree to print such is thereof as may be requested by friends. When I moved to this el was a Mason in good standing, as such brought my demits from ledge an f chapter at Leon and have n a member of the lodge and chap al Columbus for fourteen years, and member of the chapter of the state, I continued to reside at Leon until I veil to Columbus, fifteen years ago in temlier. 1 married there, and there daughter was born. About a year \r ",e, suit in question, my health !|"f failed, party friends led by Hon. aids \ arga. then the most influential nm southern Iowa, without any sug hmi from me, took steps which re t™ in my appointment, as consul al itiago. Cape Verde islands (not Chili, stated by some papers). After two us I resigned and moved to Columbus. , f will not mention the name of Ln°mnS1 ltfl:iTet* to by the World ■ J*le paper has caused suffer , enough. I never saw the child re ant!. the story that it was ®td lur me is pure fabrication. 'ttKltli WAS XO INDICTMENT. *e K. Heed, the Iowa ex-con ■Lilian, who lms graced the state Pfinie bench and is now on the bench puu of land claims, was district .fut llle Third district at the time e,N to. and he had a viyid recollee 8 of the case, and such of the facts waie to his knowledge at that time a case came to my notice in i~,” said the judge, who, de e is snow white beard and venerable •ranee, is as vigorous and hale and as,mimy » young man. “I was '"l'd ,u l^c liench the preceding 'tuim'" Tilla,‘ four or live terms nr in it, 1 lcru were but two terms a ns after going on the bt kind , , s one was the first one of st-,.. '."ltd, and besides t1»o the a"d besides tliat the i’ against was a lawyer, at it h,f„as , 1,1 before the grand jury, 5tl to bud a true bill, and P'TiM the rr! vit-,„.,„L:,,'m|,lllint- The case ws ■ *“f the w* V |ills,bcd by a brother-in tott, 0,llan- "'ho was an attorney case was “1 die t re, jm,i , ”“o was an attorney homey f-ni' t," !’etiuest of the district J«tilP „ ailey, I made an order ry 1 ani 110 .sll‘jmitted to the grand *no .'mite positive, however, m. 111"10!11 "’as ever returned. the case outside of and it was my un -Mr. Post denied that ls anv promise of marriage'. *»* a. , 118 8 very promisini bmi'in , was popular. Publi 88 divided as to the merits o the case. I am quite sure no indictment was ever returned agninst him, as a civil suit was instituted shortly after ward and taken to Clark county on a change of venue.” An tstnpnatic Denial. Sunday's World-Herald insists that the denial was not sufficiently emphatic, to which the judge answers in the follow ing unmistakable and unequivocal lan guage: Omaha, Oct., SO.—Q. M. Hitchcock, Dear Sir: I notice by your editorial in today’s World-Herald that you think my denial of the charge of seduction is not sufficiently specific. My own opinion was that the necessary inference from the facts stated by me amounted to a denial quite as emphatic as if I had said so in express terms. I wish now to say in the most emphatic terms that I was not guilty of the charge. That although the grand jury is a secret body, and I had no chance to defend myself and made no attempt to do so, it was dis missed, not on account of any technic ality or favoritism for me, but because the charge was not true and could not be sustained by proof. I was never expelled from the Masonic lodge in Leon or elsewhere, and could never have been reinstated had I been expelled, for the reason stated by our correspondent. I believe I enjoy the respect of the people .of Leon, where I lived for so many years,and where I frequently go to visit relatives. I am absolutely certain the charge of twenty years ago would never have been revived had I continued to reside in Leon, where I have been known since my boyhood. I trust you will give the denial equal prominence with the accusation. Re spectfully vours, A. M. Post. □ Mr. Fred Swinglev returned from liis eastern trip Monday evening. The Frontier's expectations in regard to his matrimoninl conquest were not real ized, and although several of his admir ing friends had carriages at the depot Sunday evening to convey the bridal party to the city, they were disappoint ed. No bridal party came, and Monday evening Fred returned alone, being re ceived with open arms by the Eagle club, the members of which were much frightened at the thought of one of their number being taken away. George Roden wold, living eight miles northwest of O’Neill, lost a house, gran ary, 400 bushels of grain and some farm machinery. His barn was also damaged and his total loss was about $600, with no insurauce, as we understand it. H. B. Johring and Patrick Murphy were around Monday and raised quite a sum to assist Mr. Rodcnwold in tebuilding his home. It is thought the fire origi nated from some one lighting a pipe in the barn.__ A man giving his name as Powell and hailing from Spencer, was arrested by the marshal Tuesday for running his team through the streets. He was taken .before Police Judge Martin aud fined $1.00 and cost, amounting in all to $2.50, which he paid, soon after departing for home. Lappan is to be congratulated for his promptnes in this case and we hope he will deal with ell of them in the same way. __ Messrs. H. M. Uttley, E. W. Adams, J. C. Smoot and Sam’l Wolf, also Mrs. Uttley, went down to Lincoln Monday to attend the grand lodges of the Odd Fellows, Encampment, and Rebekah. They will all return the latter part of the week, except Mr. Smoot, who goes on to Missouri to visit his mother and other relatives a few weeks. The Froxttisk “bulletin board” lias been fastened to the side walk in front of the post office for the benefit of the public. If you have bills to post up you are at liberty to put them there. Farm ers who want to advertise stock for sale or wanted can use it also. Let every one who so desires take advantage of the opportunity. Iiev. Win. Gorst of Neligh, one of the candidates on the Prohibition ticket for regent of the state university, will speak in Ewing on Tuesday evening, Octobei, 27, and at Atkinson on Wedns dav evening the 28th, on the issues of the day from the Prohibition party stand-point. __ Mrs. G. M. Cleveland aud children came down to O'Neill Sunday from Hot Springs and are visiting Mrs. C’s mother, Mrs. D. L. Darr, aud other friends and relatives. Mr. Cleveland will come down later and be here at our next term of court. Attention is called this week to the card of Dr Trueblood, found in our business directory. The docter has decided to begin a general pratice and as he is. we believe, a good physician h« will meet with sucoess. The Eagle club dancing party at thi rink Friday evening was a very success ful affair, well attended, and tho partici pants announce a royal time. An ele gant supper was served at Hotel Evans. A Letter to Republicans. The following very excellent letter, written by the chairman of the Repub lican county central committee, has been mailed to many Republicans throughout the county, and in order to give it as wide a circulation as possible, it is today published in Tiik Frontier: O'Neill, Neb., Oct. 81,1881.—To Mr.-. Dear Sir: Knowing you to bo desirous of the success of tlio Republican party In this conn I y tills fall. I tnko the liberty to address you. You no doubt understand the political slt u atlon at the present thno. On I ho one hand wo have a secret organization known ns the runners’ Alliance, which partially com" prises and almost wholly controls what Is known as tbo Independent party. On the other band wu have the remnants of what was once the Democratic party of this state und county; both detormiued. if possible, to bring about theovortlirow of the Republican party in the state and county. We, us Republicans, must look the matter squarely In the face, and doing so. cannot help but see that wo have one common ene my, namely, Demo-Independents. , As proof of this ns regards the state 1 have only to call your attention to tho fact that tho Democratic nominee for supreme judge has withdrawn, and that the Democrats al over the state are support!!! g tho Independ" ent nominee, Edgerton. y\.B JM'UUl MltlL lliuru l» lli lUUnilll.UIUH (II IIIU I Democrats and InclopendtMits in Holt county 1 call your attention to the fact that one | Arthur Cruise was nominated by the Uorao j crats for county treasurer, and that in less j than two weeks said Cruise had withdrawn from the ticket, and that he and the leaders of the Demoeratio party are supporting the Independent nominee with all the force they can muster. It goes without say in# that there has been a combination of the Democrats and Inde pendents, brought about by a few of tho leaders of tho stripe of M. F. Harrington and Arthur Cruise on the part of tho Democrats, and .1. I*. Mullen and others on tho Independ ent side. This goes further than politics this fall. It meaus M. F. Harrington for con gress in 1802. The Independents will try to elect throe or four of their men and the Democrats the same, and thus if they can make the combi nation work they will sweep tiie field. And now, in order to prevent this, it is necessary for each Republican to work, and work from now on until tho day of election. You have influence in your township that no other man lias, firing this to bear on Dem ocrats who believe hi straight politics and on Independents who do not believo in combina tions with Democracy. If each Republican in Holt county will se cure one vote from the Independents or Dem ocrats there will bo no doubt about the elec" lion. I know you can do this and 1 believe you will exert your influence. Look the town ship over carefully and let me know how you think tho ticket stands in your immediate neighborhood before election. Wo must win tills fall in order to carry the state Republi can In 1808. All depends upon good, earnest work by each Republican in tho county. Please let mo hear from you soon, and with a wish for the success of the ticket, both state and county, I am, respectfully yours, O. C, IIazelet. Chairman County Central Committee. Rain Makers. At Camp Edward Powers, Tex., on the 18th inst., the government rain makers were very successful, and were given an ovatiou by the joyous citizens. The telegraphic columns of the daily newspapers contained the following: I “The government rainmaker^ are the heroes of the hour here. The experi ment, which was begun yesterday even ing and continued during the night, was entirely successful. At 4 o’clock this morning rain fell in torrents. Never before were the people so glad to get a wetting. The men in the camp yelled and hurrahed and danced fandangos in the mud. The people of Sun Diego and the surrounding country are astonished at the result. When they went to bed at midnight the moon was shicing in a cloudless sky. The rain continued for nearly an hour. Telegrams received from stations along the line of the Mex ican National railroad state that the rain extended about forty miles to the northeast, d08 miles to. the west and thirty miles to the southwest. Uncolored Japan tea in handsome little baskets at sixty cents per pound at Pfund & Wwgers. The tea is of ex cellent quality and the baskets make nice work or hand baskets for the ladies. Try one. E. P. REED & CO. This well-known firm of Roch ester, N. Y., have during the past fifteen years devoted themselves to tiie manufacture of Ladies’ Fine Shoes exclusively and have established a reputation second to none in the United States. Their goods are the most re liable wearers and cannot be ex celled for lit and style. J. P. Mann has the exclusive sale for this city and has just re ceived a new stock in the new fall styles. Call and see them if you want a stylish and reliable shoe, and remember, ever)' pair is war ranted. The managers of the Corn Palace have extended the time for its closing to Sat urday, Oct. 25, giving one week more of festivities. This will give the people another opportunity to see the “Eighth" wonder of the world. EDGERTON’S PAST. Black as Egyptian Darkness and Full of Frailties. IS A SHYSTER PETTIFOGGER. Some Facts About the Record of This Demagague Who is Posing as a Reform Candidate. A special to the Omaha Bee from Stromsburg, Neb., dated Oct. 18, says: J. W. Edgerton, the Independent aspirant for a sent on the bench nf the supreme court, formerly lived In this village, and its residents have the livliest recollection of his career whilo here. Ho came to Stromsburg about 1882, and remained about tlveyaars. He posed as n lawyer, but in the five years he had only forty-three cases in the district court. An examination of the records revoals a series of failures and miscar riages that tell an eloquent story of this ambitious lawyer's professional methods and capacity. It is a fact which members of the bar comment on ns sigullcant that in thirty nine civil actions. Mr. Edgerton was attorney for defendant in only six. He won only two of these suits, and the plaintiff got judgment in one. The other three, for various reasons, were dismissed. People familiar with his career here explnin this fact with the intimation that he instigated a considerable number of the actions in which he figured. Thu record of the cases in which he was at torney for the plaintiff lends color to that inference. Mr. Edgerton was such attorney in thirty-three suits. He won a clear victory in honest, open contest in two of them. In one of these his client got judgment for $37.75. In five divorce cases defaults were taken, and in three others divorces were granted at the plaintiff's cost. Nine suits wen dis missed by agreement or stipulation. Two were striken from the docket and one dismissed on motion of defendant. There were two decrees against defen dant by stipulation, and one Buit for $10,000 was settled by Edgerton for $100 without the knowledge of the client. During his five years in Polk county Mr. Edgerton was engaged In four criminal cases, twice for plaintiff and twice for defendant. ONE IIUNO AND THE OTIIEK IN THE PEN. In the former, both of minor irapor tance, the defendant pleaded guiltv and were find in nominal sums. One of the clients defended by Edgerton was hung and the other was sent to the pen itentiary. Numerous stories are in circulation here reflecting upon Mr. Edgerton’s professional conduct and personal honor, and they are vouched for by responsible persons who express a ready willingness to back their statements by affidavits. One of the first of Mr. Edgerton's un dertakings after landing in Stromsburg was the drafting of a number of village ordinances. It is alleged that he omitted to provide these legal "don’ts” with penalties, and the people who know him attribute the omission to his ignorance. At any rate it made him the laughing stock of the community, and the humor of the thing is not yet exhausted. VILLAINOUS HETKAYAL OK CLIENTS. Two cases in which Mr. Edgerton betrayed his clients will serve to show what manner of man and lawyer he was. In one instance lie acted ns the attorney for W. A. Frawley in the pur chase of n tract of land from Samuel Rutherford. Edgerton made out 'the deed und took Rutherford’s acknowledg ment. The buyer paid the price agreed on and put the deed on record. A few months later Rutherford made a second deed to the same property, this time trausferring it to Thomas Rutherford. The latter immediately mortgaged the land for $200 in favor of Edgerton. When Mr. Frawley learned of the remarkable transaction lie interviewed Samuel Rutherford, who pleaded the baby act, saying that he was under age at the time of giving the first deed, but had reached his majority before signing the second. The young man wns ar rested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and put under $1,000 bonds. Rutherford at once began begging for a settlement. Frawley had surmised that Edgerton was at the bottom of the affair, and he was convinced when the latter appeared as the young man's at torney. Relieving that the lawyer had made a dupe of Rutherford for the sake of the attorney’s fee, the prosecutor ! agreed to settle the case. Thomas Ruth I erford gave him a quit claim deed to the property and Edgerton released his mortgage. | This is the case as Frawley knew it at [ the time, but Horace Putman throws a strong sldo light on the lawyer's scheme. After the deal detweon (Bainuel Uuthcr ford and Frawley was made. Edgeiton went to Mr. Putman and said he had a deed from Thomas Rutherford to Put man for this same piece of land. Re wanted Putman to take the deed and put it on record. Mr. Putman was nat urally surprised that a valuable property should be transferred to him without consideration and with no previous ne gotiation or understanding. The thing looked bad on the face of it, and ho demanded an explanation. Kdgerton’s statement was not satisfactory. Mr, Putmau became satisfied that it was a scheme to bent some one out of thuland, and he declined to be a party to the trickery, although Edgerton assured him he "could get the land.” Tlieto can be no mistake about this, for Mr. Put man snw the deed and rend It. DUPKI) A POOR WIDOW. In another instance a poor widow was the victim of Fdgcrton's duplicity. After considerable begging on his part he was employed by Mrs. Cuspnr John son in a suit against an Osceola saloon keeper nnmed Cole for $10,000 damages. u wus aucgcii unit uoio nau sum liquor to plaiutifl's husband and that while under the inlliiunce of said liquor be had frozen to death. Mrs. Johnson and Kdgcrton entered into a contract by which the latter bound himself to posecutc the eese on a contigcnt fee of one half and to pay nil expenses. It was also' agreed that neither should settle or dismiss the cuse without the consent of the other. Several months later, however. Edger ton settled the case and dismissed the action, aud that, too, without the knowledege or consent of his client, lie said ho had received $100 in settle ment. When Mrs. Johnson was notified of tills action and called at his ofllce, Ed. gerton put in a claim for $03 for ex penses and insisted that it should be deducted from the $100 before making a division. lie said he had paid A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln $25 for preparing the petition aud he reckoned the expenses of liis trip to Lincoln at $10. The con tract was produced, and ufter much parleying Edgcrton paid his client $50, less the court costs. Mrs. Juhuson was not only a widow in poor circumstances at that time, but had four small children dependent upon her for support. At the time of this meeting there were present, besides the attorney and the client, Peter J. Anderson, N. P. Monson and C. A Johnson. Edgerton first pro posed giving the widow about $2S. VVhen she refused to accept so small an amount he called Mr. Munson into his private oillce, and urged the latter to betray the widow’s interest by advising her to accept Edgerton's tender. Mr. Monson had befriended Mrs. Johnson, and spurned the contemptible propo sition. During these negotiations the lawyer made a great display of temper and used profane and vulgar lunguage in Ihe lady’s presence. Ile^ even went so far as to order Mr. Johnson, her brother-in law, to leave the oillce. Ucntlemen acquainted with the facts of Johnson’s death and familiar with legal proceedings think the widow had a very strong case against the liquor seller, and they expressed great surprise that the suit should have been settled for so pitiful a sum. These stories are not merely hearsay. Many of the statements may be verified by the public lecords, and the others will be gladly substained by some of the oldest and best know citizens. A Burning Shame. There is abroad in our beautiful citv, stulking about in all its brazen hideous ness, a serpent from the nether regions, that will, if not trampled under foot at once, drag down to its level many who, but fflr its presence among us, would have remained pure and undeflled. Like the serpent of old it seeks to, and does, contaminate, to a gieater or less degree, ail who come under its influence and its steps take hold on heli as surely as there is a God in Isreal. It is hardly necessary to say that we refer to the place where the tire occurred Tuesday night, at the bawdy house in the eastern outskirts of the town, and to the new one about to be established. We say. it is aburning shame that such institutions are permitted to stain the fair name of our city and that they can be maintained within our borders. There is much indignation felt and ex pressed among our best citizens because of the worse than "damnable outrage" being daily perpertrated upon our city, and the cry is general foi t he officers of the law to take the matter in hand and rid us of the incubus. The mayor au thorizes us to say that, although lie lias no jurisdiction, if the people will only stand by him he will get rid of them in side of thirty days. Pfund & Wagers will sell you a pound of splendid Japan tea for 60 cents and throw in a work basket of elegant de sign. Going like hot cakes. Get one before its too late. Cigars, fruits, nuts and candies, etc., at lieinerikson’s. Good Roads. The following from the Spencer Bee is worthy of consideration by our busl ness men: “A good road from Mpcncer to O'Neill is much needed for the reason that the l'. 8. mail from O'Neill to Fort Randall, and the tralllc between Spencer and O'Neill pass over It. It Is to the Inter est of O’Noill, Spencor and the central and eastern portions of Boyd county that wo hnvo a first-class road between those two points. The public is well aware of the fact that there is about four miles of sandy bad road between the Whiling bridge and Eagle creek crossing, and when that is put In proper shape wo will have a complete road from Fort Itandall to O'Neill via Spencer. I he question arises, how shall that four miles bo made a good hard road. The writer has had considerable experience in making sandy roads good and if the people of Boyd and Holt counties will unitedly go to work and put straw, ms nuro and rtiblsh of all kinds on this portion of the road, we will then have n road from Fort Randal! that cannot l)o excelled. Tills Is In the interest of every liveryman, freighter and whoso ever may have occasion to travel over it. Now let the people begin at once and supply this much needed want. Let the people of Spencer make a move In Hint direction and we arc sure they will lie strongly supported by the people of O'Neill and Ilolt county.” ^NNOUNCEME^rr. I have, in addition to my Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Mats, Caps and Furnishing Goods, a full line of Groceries which I expect to be able to accommodate my customers. I will take produce in ex change, and will pay market prices. Yours truly \ P. J. MCMANUS. The Ladies’ Home Journal. Decked In a new and unusually artistic Thanksgiving cover, the November Ladies' Home Journal cornea us the first reminder that the holidays are approach ing. Everything about this Issue of the Journal seems of the best, and a higher standard has never been reached in any previous number. Whether one rends Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher’s sec ond reminiscent paper of "Mr. Beecher as I Knew Him,” or listen to Delmonico, the great caterer, as he tells how to sot a table and airange a dinner; or to Husesll Sage, the New York financier, as lie describes, for mothers, “The Boy That is Wanted” in business today each feature is as good as the next. A whole page most timely illustrates “A Group of Pretty Dolls,” and tells how to make them; "New Ideas for Church Sociables” will interest thous ands of church women; Max O’Uell's wife is sketched in the capital series of "Unknown Wives of Well-Known Men,” Hachel Sherman, the pretty daughter of the late General Sherman, opens the new series of “Clever Daughters of Clever Men;” Palmer Cox’s "Brownies’" arc irrisistable in their fun; Ella Wheel er Wilcox tells of “Mistakes We Make Willi Men;” Dr. Talmage has a whole page on Thanksgiving, and, likewise, hns Maria Parloa; "Miss French of the State Department,” is an excellent story by Mary Bradley, as is also another short story called "The Flowing Shoestring." In fact, there is no end to the good things in this, by far the best, number of the Journal ever made. Ten cents is the price of this number, or #1. a year the subscription price. The Curtis Publishing Compnny, Philadelphia. Public Sale. I will sell at public nuctiun at my farm, section 3, township 28. range 11, four and one-half miles southeast of O’Neil!, on Tuesday, October 27, 1891. at ten o’clock a. in., the following de scribed stock, to-wit: 1 3-year old heifer, 1 2-year old heifer, 2 yearling heifers, 1 2-year old heifer. 2 yearling steers, 3 cows with calf, 5 steer calves, last spring, 1 span 2-year old match colts, 1 span 3 year old iron gray matched colts. W.\i. Wisegarvek, Prop., J. E. Planck, Auctioneer. □The “Emporium” has received its new stock of boots and shoes and in vites your inspection of the same when you need anything of that kind. Corn, oats or any kind of produce taken on subscription at this office. Now is' a good time to get even with the printer. Flour and grain of all kinds on sale j at Pfuud and Wagers. Also the finest I line of groceries and fruits in town.