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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1892)
Ai V0!.; • mmms: Frontier. ■ . v,' v! #5, . . . <ME3 H RIQ03. ED,TOR AN0 PPOPHIETOR. 8UBSORIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. ALL KINDS OP JOB WORK PROMPTLY EXIOUTID. ■qLUME XII. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. JANUARY 14. 1892. NUMBER 27. til GOING WEST. bably Be Extended West From Fort Casper. 'NDARY LINE OF NEBRASKA. tor Kanderson Has Introduced a Bill to Have the Northern Line Eesurveyed Bcgining on the Keya Paha Hirer. „m tiie Sioux City Journal of the wc dip the following concerning txtention of F. E. & M. V. west: [U-spitc the repeated assurances that Chicago & Noithwestern and Union Uic are now on the most friendly IS, it cievelopes that tho Northwest ,ample are getting everything in ness to begin work in the early n!r on an extension of their Fremont, nun & Missouri Valley line from ,;ir, Wyo.. to the South Pass, a nice of 115 miles. smie Van Horn of Lincoln, Neb., in the city yesterday. He is general nircr of the Wyoming Hot Springs mine, which owns some wonderful i,Ss about twenty miles west of or. He spends most of his time at springs, where some extensive im cments are now in progress. A fine i is building and a great irrigating b, twenty miles long, is in process i .instruction. Hr. Van Horn is on intimate terms i die officers of the Fremont, Elk i & Missouri Valley, and from them learned of tho plans of extending mail, lie says further that an im-, sc amount of material for S’tdfWHjjr' traction is now being piled up at n-r. and everything is being placed .uiliuess for active work of construc . The first work will be to South This is already occupied by the on Pacific, but the Elkhorn has sur - through it. as has also the Pacific n Line. It is on the route to Ogden, eh is well known to be the destina uf the Elkhorn. Senator Manderson’s Scheme, enaior Mnnderson has introduced a directing the secietary of the inter i° have surveyed without delay that ■ion of the northern boundry of Ne ka beginning at the Keya Paha river naming easterly to the main chan "f the Missouri river, the Indian •' tn the lands south of the 43d parallel the north latitude, now situated in niskn, having been extinguished the proviso of March 28, 1882, hav I't'tMi fully compiled with. Accom ying the bill is a letter from Land r.missioner Carter referring to the in the bill of August last, on the Mt of the northern boundary of ieii'kn, and stating that the facts as 1'‘r 1 b by the bill are mainly correct, inuissiiiner Carter snytj that part of boundary between Keya Paha and Missouri rivers, about fifty-five has never been surveyed and 'bn!, because no funds have been "kii'le for that purpose, and that the oiy would seem to be an up propria* l>lher by the federal government i"mliY by Nebraska and South Da h Senator Manderson’s hill provides :l' Ir,ut'b appropriation ns may be ■'essary. »e Atkinson napers are poking fun llie 0 Neill tire department for alleged "lre l" extinguish the tire that con ■‘I'l the old pork packing house and a car last Tuesdajrtiigbt. and Tiie l,NT1EK reproduces one of the jokes '' “the Graphic The aforesaid should gather in a suitable sup fuels before turning the crank of ;ri»ke machines. The Are depart was 1101 called out at all, their be - 110 alarm given. The Fhontieh IDo excuse at hand to offer for the ,urflo K've any alarm, ott er than the tl,lllt the lire was not discovered by ‘ eight watchman until the flames ' s iineii such headway that there was ,,J^ible chance of saving the build ^‘generous, gentlemen, and give ‘'“'II ln'e department a chance, married men of O’Neil! should unnecessarily alarmed if the shy s maidens cast lingering, longing ^ in tiieu- direction as llifcy walk =1 .e streets these mild winter days. m*1’ uniu‘on is tilat there is soon to ri ’ ’i' - L‘nr hull and the ladies, bless (;}.'l^““rclii,,g for a partner. Every CJ.erk on the Short Line [(•K kv! ®'°"x Wty to O'Neill, will this nVliit ls*1 *‘ls ninth year in the era i:; as a railway postal clerk. He resignation and with ‘-arth * ' " res'^e ttt Norfolk, move ttji > near which place Mr. as purchased a farm. ipj**— °£ the Farmers'bank ° Wus 'n town Monday. Mr. TV. H. Wood, of the firm of Wood & Bull, who have succeeded Planck & Thompson at the Diamond livery barn, is in O’Neill and has taken possession of the barn. Mr. Wood is a pleasant ap. pearing gentleman and looks like one thoroughly acquainted with his business. The barn will be in charge of L. II. Roe, who came on from New York, until spring at least, when Mr. Wood expects to remove to this town. The Frontier will be pleased to welcome him as a per manent resident. Messrs. Wood & Bull will bring out some fine horses in the spring. Mr. W. 0. Reed, proprietor of the Hotel Dellone. Omaha, one of the finest new and modern hotels in the west, says of Chamberlain's cough remedy: “We have used it in our family for years with the most satisfactory results cspec ially for our children, for colds and croup. It can be depended upon; be sides it is pleasant to lake and seems to be free from cloroform and the oily substances put into many cough mix tures.” 25 cent, 50 cent and $1 bottles for sale byl\ C. Corrigan, Druggist. Last evening a large number of the friends and members of the Methodist church repaired to the parsonage and made Rev. Wilson and wife a surprise visit. A most pleasant evening was spent there. Mrs. Wilson rendered some very fine music, after which refresh ments, consisting of fruit and nuts, were served, and at a reasonable hour the company bid Mr. and Mrs. Wilson good night, feeling that the time had been all too short. Atkinson s new and third newspaper, the Plain Dealer, made its appearance last week, under the leadership of H. G. fialuss, who is well known in Holt county. Mr. Baluss advises his readers that the Plain Dealer will be Democratic at all times>of the year, and The Fkon tieu has neither a wish nor desire that it should be otherwise. The Fhontieu, however, is magnanimous nnd wishes Mr. Baluss success. Mrs. Bariett Scott and little girl re turned last Saturday evening from their California trip. They had a very pleas ant trip, but were glad to get back to O'Neill. Mrs. Scott’s opinion being that Nebraska is a much more desirable state to live in than California. She was not pleased with the Golden slate and says it has been very much £over estimated. _ Many persons who have recovered from la grippe are now troubled with a persistent cough. Chamberlain's cough remedy will promptly loosen this cough and relieve the lungs, effecting a per mant cure in a very short time. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by P. C. CorrF gan, Druggist. Mr. John C. Giffen, who has head quarters at Atkinson, came in from Oakdale Tuesday atternoon, having been down to Oakdale to stay over Sun day. Mr. GitBn is always a welcome caller at Tiis Fkontiicit office. The leap-year phantom ball to be given by the Daughters of Rebekah has been dated ahead and will be given on the 20th, instead of the 22d. Professor Hovev’s band of Norfolk will furnish the soul inspiring article. Father and Mother Riggs started this morning for their Iowa home, after a three weeks’ visit with their children h ire. Their visit was very enjoyable to the children and they also bad a good time and a good rest. Thos. L. Sexton D. D., synodical mis sionary for the Presbyterian church Jin Nebraska, will hold services in the ' Presbyterian church at Atkinson Sunday morning, and will be in Stuart Sunday evening. _ “The Commercial Drummer,” by the O’Neill Dramatic company, in the near future. Watch these columns for the cast of characters and the date. Wait for “The Commercial Drummer.” Owen Meredith, who was so ill two weeks since, is now almost fully recov ered. Dr. Connolly was the attending physician and brought the boy out in good shape. The O'Neill Dramatic company is wrestling with "The Commercial Drum-, liter,” ami will present it at some future date, probably within the next five or six weeks.__ Mr. O. O. Snyder is enjoying a visit from his father, who resides at Allen, this state. We were pleased to form the senior Mr. Snyder’s acquaintance. Miss Ella Perkins of Stanton came up to O’Neill last Friday evening and is visiting at the Dobbs mansion. Republicans are urged to attend the business meeting of the club next Satui duy evening. Read our clubbing oiler with the Dee published elsewhere. John Oromer was in town Tuesday. Death of Xn. Bonediet. [Communlcuted.l Thursday morning, January 7, at thirty-live minutes past seven o’clock, the death angel came to Judge Benedict’s home to call Ada M. (Kay) Benedict, his wife, to the scenes of another life. Mrs. Benedict has been a great suffer er for the past three years, and during the last six months of her life was con fined to her bed. The best medical skill id the country could givo her but little assistance. The apprehension doubtless added much to her suffering. While her friends aud relatives were constantly a source of comfort to her, yet nonecould soothe and enter into her svmpathios ns did her loving and devoted husband, who understood her difficulties, as no oilier earthly friend, aud who was con stantly at her bedside. During her sick ness she was led to look upon Jesus ns the only ^oy and comfort in her suffer ings. She was by nature ever kind and sympathetic, giving assistance in her quiet and unassuming way to th i poor and unfortunate. Undoubtedly she has proven to be a kind, loving wife and mother, and true to the obligations of a womanly life. Sister Benedict leaves an affectionate husband, two children, an adopted daughter, and a large circle of relatives and friends who will miss her original ity and devotion. Intellectually she was clenr in perception, und at times was given to meditations which tended toward the melancholy. In her life she was a fond reader of history, and in her more mature years was a marked student of English literature. Sister Benedict wns born September 23, 1850, in Linn county, Iowa. Her* parents were American born and were natives of Ohio. Her grandfather was a minister in the Methodist church. Mrs. Benedict lived with her mother in Iowa until her marriage, March 15, 1873. Her father was a soldier in the late civil war. and at the seige of Vicksburg contracted a disease from which he soon afterwards died. From the time of her marriage Mrs. Benedict lived in Tuma county, Iowa, until the spring of 1887. Since then until her death she and her hus band have lived in O’Neill. w. The Funeral. The funeral tooTt place at the Metho dist church Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, a large number of mourning friends and neighbors being present to pay the last sad tribute to the memory of the departed friend and sister. Ilev. Wilson preached a touching and inter esting sermon, full of comfort and hope to the sorrowing ones. A tender tribute was paid the deceased and a most pleasing expression of sym pathy shown Mr. Benedict by his brother attorneys of the city aud Juil.^e Kinkaid, who attended in a body, marching to the church and thence to the cemetery. They also prepared some resolutions of respect and sympathy, which we gladly give space to us f. Hows: Whereas, Alter a long and protracted Ill ness Ada M., the wife of our esteemed friend and townsman, E. H. Benedict, esq., was re moved from ihcwulks of life and from our midst by the inevitable and merciless hand of death; und Whereas, Society has thereby lost a valu able member, the church an ardent advocate, the children a kind parent, and the husband a loving wife: therefore, bo it Unsolved, That we, as members of the bar of O’Neill, express to our brother attorney, to the grief stricken husband, our sincere sympathy in his great alUietlon; and be It further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be furnished to each of the O’Neill newspapers for publication, aud to E. H. Benedict, esq. T. V. Golden, E. W. Adams, 'it. It. Dickson, Committee. Tiie Frontieu feels most sensibly the great loss to our city and to the husband and children m the death of Mrs. Bene dict and extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones. Their Heartfelt Thanks. To the many friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our late wife and mother we hereby extend our heartfelt thanks. E. II. Benedict and Family. Planck & Thompson have traded their liyery stock and barn for twelve head of highly bred Humbictonian stallions and brood mares. These horses were bred in Orange county, New York, where old Rvsdyks Hambletonian 10, the father of all trotters, was owned all his life. In a lew days Planck & Thompson will get out a catalogue that will give a descrip tiou and pedigree in full of all the horses owned by them. One valuable horse was injured by the Erie railroad and had to be left on the road in Huntington, Indiana, lie will be shipped as soon as lie is able to stand the trip. Ed returned Sunday night with the horses and they will keep them in the Ah Wilcox barn for the present. They are a line lot of horses, and absolutely the best bred in the country. Barney Mullen came down from Hot Springs yesterday morning. A Full Representation, Short Session and Little Business. WORK OF THE FIRST ELEMENT. The Old Home of Mr, Evered, How Owned by E. E, Evans Damaged by Fire Oast Right.-Strangers in Midst Suffer loss, Tho Holt county legislature convened Teusday with a pretty full representa tion. Tlio following is tho complclo list, nil of whom were present during all or part of the session: Atkinson—Howard Milter. Cleveland —Wilson llrodie. Conley—C. M. Smith. Chambors—Unfits Macula her. Dustin- 8. I). Dutton. Delolt—Wm. lint lieu. Emtnot—W. II. Malyh, Ewing—D. O. Uoil. Prunnis—H. Gilson. ]'n 1 rvlew ||. ,1. Dayton. Green Valley—8. 8. Dowd. Grattan—Jonn Winn. Iowa—K. M. Waring. Inman—8. I„ Conger. Enko-E. Kllno. MoClnro—E. K, Perkins. O'Neill—T. V. Golden. Paddock—Goorgo Kennedy. Pleasant view -.I. I). Alfs. Itoek Palls—Wm. dovish. Steel Creek—Prank 1 Mi 11 i I Lis. Scott—Peter Kelly. Saratoga—Wm, Nolkampcr. Band Creek—John Crawford. Stuart—I,. A. Jlllson, chut-mnn. Sheridan—Wm. T. Mays. Swan—J. I). Jones. Shields—John Donohoo. Yerdigrls—G.E. Jlryan. Wyoming—C. W. Moss. Wlllowdale—J. M. limiter. I he board was duly organized Tues day afternoon by tlie election of L. A. Jillson us chairman and appointment of of various committees. The acts of par ticular interest to the county were few but important. The 'official bonds of the various officers were approved, Mr. Clurk elected ns successor to Mr. ilnskin as member of the soldiers’ relief com mittee, matters of various kinds referred to the proper committees and the settle ment committee set to work. The jury list was also drawn. Jim Greig of Hock Falls contested tlie seat of his cuccessor, Win. dovish, but received cold comfort from the board. His ground of contest was on citizcn sh'p The case of the county against U. L. Durr was referred to a committee of arbi tration and that against M. 1). Long practically dismissed. The printing and supply contract was let to State Journal Company and C. C. McHugh. Other business of minor importance was trans acted and the board adjourned Wednes day night until February 15. Th9 Fire Fiend Quenched. Last evening at about 7 o’clock lire was discovered in the Evered house now owned by Ed Evans*of the Potter. Mr. Samuel Clawson, a new comer from Iowa, has been occupying the house with his family. The fire seems to have started from some old papers or rubbish stored away in the kitchen attic. The tire company soon responded to the alarm. It was difficult to locate the fire, ns there were no flames coming ouf, although the building seemed enveloped in smoke. A hole was cut in the kitchen roof and the flames came out there, but these were soon extinguished. Then the smoke poured out at different points In the roof and main building and it was some time before it could be determined whether or not the fire was out. It was finally pronounced out and tlie work of the company ended, except to watch. The family living in the house moved everything out of the lower rooms, but moved them back after the fire was ex tinguished. They did not sleep there, however, but were taken cure of by the neighbors. A son-in-law of Mr. Claw son’s also lived with him in the bouse. The loss will hardly be more than $100 on bouse and goods, but it was a close call and, considering everything, the fire laddies did good work. “Is the lighting editor in?” inquired Fred Plunder yesterday afternoon as he strolled into The Frontier office Upon being introduced to that necessary adjunct to every well regulated news paper office. Mr. Pfunder presented him with a handful of choice cigars and in structed him to distribute them among the other members of the staff. “It isn’t ofteu that I ‘blow* myself to any great extent,” he explained, “but when a man has r.n addition to his family in the person of a 10-pound girl, he ma/ certainly be excused if he gets a trifle reckless." The little girl was born last Saturday night, and The Frontier is pleased to know that all concerned are getting along very well. FOll SALE, So,093 acres of land in Holt county, at from per acre up. \\ rite me for list. Long time given. ■ <• Geo. YV. E. Dorsey, Fremont, Neb. Miss Vedna Phelps of Omaha has ac cepted the pos.tion of stenographer in the law office of II. M. Uttley. Host Sugar in Nsbruka. The following from the Topeka Capi tol serves to show that the people of other states aro watching with a great ileal of interest the efforts of the people of Nebraska to further develop the beet sugar Industry: "Whatever has a tendency to varv the work of tho farmer and increase the number of his products diminishes his chances of fnilure and is an advant age to the stnto. For this reason Kan sas is deeply interested in the progress of the new sugar and sugar beet ex periments In Nebrnska. "Last week a convention of 800 beet raisers and sugar makers met in Lincoln, Neb., to discuss the prospect of the In dustry, the conclusion being that It can be mnde a success by patient study and experiment of soils and varieties of seed. "The profitableness to the farmer of his share in tho enterprise was fully demonstrated by a tabulation of the results accomplished by thirty-six of the more successful farmers near Grand Island. They raised from one to ten acres each—in all, ninty-nine acres. Tho total product was 1,8-18 tons, from eleven tons ucr ucre to us h'gh as twenty-four in one instance. Tho average sum realized was $10.07 per acre. The total product for ninty-nine acres vvaB $8, 871.40. Tho avurage tons per acre was 13.G. The average total cost per acre of raising beets and delivering them to the factory was $35.75, twelve tons being raised, tho value of which is $13, leaving a net profit of 10.35 por acre. Under the new sculo of prices it.is hoped that tho prollt next year will be about $33.35 per acre. me cultivation ot tuo beet ia an cs lential factor in the problem, and the judgment ot the convention seemed to be unanimous that the farmer hud shown an ability to take care of the clement in the making of the tlnal product. "The work hi the factory, on the other hand, is in so primitive an experi mental stago that no opinion as to its ultimate success should be expressed with conlldoncc. Nebraska has two factories in operation, one at Gcand Island and the other at Norfolk, limit have made sugar despite the diseourag ing conditions. Thu tirst season of their experiments the climate was dry and the baits were small, but of excel lent quality. The second season was cold and wet, and the crop was dam aged by early frosts. In spite of the bounty, neither one of the factories lias been making money. “Doubtless one.of the greatest faults of our people is the demand for im mediate results. We have not cultivated the virtue of patience. It requires years of toil and study in the face of greater discouragmcnls than we are likely to meet to establish this industry in France and Germany. It was a full century after the first crop of Louisiana cane was gathered that the industry of that state produced sugar at a profit. If the struggle is maintuiued in Kansas ami Nebraska there is reason to think that the obtsacles will be conqurcd and an industry of immense importance would be the result. One thing at least is certain, the experiments have not been long enough persisted in to war raut abondoniug an enterprise which, if successful,would be of so much moment to the state.” Tho South Fork Country, In speaking of the marked and splen did improvement of the South Fork Country during tho past five yenrs or more, llie Chambers Bugle pays a de served tribute, among other things, to several of our old settlers. We copy a portion of the article: A visit to the homes ofour best farmers today will convince the most skeptical that this country possesses advantages rarely found elsewhere. Well tilled grammes, corn cribs, sleek horses, Hue bunches of well-bred cattle, hog lots well tilled with fat hogs, all of which are substantial evidences of the improved condition of our people and is a striking contrat on what prevailcc a very few years ago. In the early settle ment of the country we were compelled to go many a weary mile for corn for our teams and provision for our families und often paying fabulous prices. Were it not for the large hearted busi ness men of O’Neill, among whom were P. Hagerty, Neil Iireunan, J. J. Mc Cufferty and others, much suffering would have been experienced by the early settlers of the South Fork Country, and now under the changed condition of things we are glad to know that our people hold these men in greateful re membrance. The Cache Creek, Soutn Fork and Dry Creek valleys are indeed unsurpassed in fertility and offer great inducements to intending settlers. A Tramp Organization. The following bit of information con cerning this organization we clip from an exchange: “A remarkable organization of tramps and dead beats lias been unearthed in Gurthrie, O. T. The tramps and thieve i of the entire south-west have organized themselves into a secret society known 1 as Knights of Hoads. They have a reg ular established circuit. One man is located at each town, where he main* tains a lodging In some old houso which they rent cheap Here are kept bedding and provisions, and all members of the gang put up thore and are comfortably housed while they work the town, steal ing and begging. One of their schemes for raising revenue Is to got a boy and blister his hand with fly powder until the back Is puffed up, then sond him out to beg from people about town. Men and boys aro sent out on crutchos with their arms in splints and in other shapes calulatod to excite sympathy, and the money obtained from the gullible citi zens goes Into the general fund. The lodging also serves as a good hiding place for stolon goods. OMAHA AT A GLANCE. Omaha, woek ending-Jan. 11.—[Sps- i, rial Cvrre»)>onde.nce.]—'Those who antici pated a decision In the Uoyd-Thayer case today were disappointed. There are many conjectures us to why It was not handed down, but it is probablo they are only conjectures. tt Tho flrst annual exhibit of the Omaha Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock associa tion will be held in this city Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, January 18, 14, 15,10 and 17. Ex* hibits will be received from all parts of ; »« the state. it ' The city officials elected last Novem ber assumed their duties Wednesday. The old administration was Democratic, while the new regime is under Repub lican control. + ► Oscar Olsen, a messenger boy In the employ of the Western Union Telegraph company, was found dead In the alley In the rear of the Wells-Fargd express olllce, at 2 o'clock last Thursday morn ing. Ills skull was fractured and pro seated the appenrance of having been hit by a blunt instrument. This led to the suspicion of his having met with t foul play, and this theory is stoutly maintained by the World-Herald, On the other hand, the police have agreed that be came to his death by falling down a stairway, near which he lay when found. To your correspondent tho latter version seems more plausible. The boy whs but 10 years of age, and this fact makes the theory of murder less probable. u Jackson day was appropriately ob served by the Jacksonian club of this city. The Paxton hotel was the scene of the banquet, und around the festal board were gathered the representative Demo crats of the city. Governor Boyd was an honored participant and responded to the toast, “The Democrats of Ne braska." Gen. Cobarn Post No. 251, By nn oversight, The Frontier failed to publish an account of the installation exercises of the above post, held at the Leonla school house on the evening of January 2. A gtand, good time was had und the following officers installed: II. Hodgkin, Commander. T. Simonson, 8 V C. A. F. Bouse, .1 V C. M. Miller, Quartermaster. J. Hubby, Chaplain. U. K. Bowden. O D. M. Hubby, O G. George McGowan, surgeon. Samuel Beavers, adjutant, David Moler. 8 M. John Darr, Q M sergeant. Tho following officers of the Relief Corps were also installed: Mrs. J. T. Prout.v, president. Mrs. D. Moler, 8 V P. Mrs. 8. Beaver, J V P. Mrs. C. Beaver, treasurer. Mrs. J. Critchlow, chaplain. Mrs. E. McGowan, conductor. Mrs. Long, assistant. Gertrude Hubby, guard. Julia Hodgkin, assistant, Mrs. Henry, delegate. Mamie Hogkin, secretary. The Teacher* Will Xeet. A teacher's association, comprising the counties of Brown, Rock, Holt,Boyd, Antelope and Knox, will be held in O’Neill on Saturday, February 0, 1892. An interesting programme is in pie paration for publication. All teachers are cordially requested to attend and help make it an educational event rep resentative of the best thought and en deavor of this part of the state. The Holt County Teachers’ association will be reorganized on that day. Get the best weekly in the state and county and get a premium along with them by subscribing for the Bet and Thk Frontier, both of which we are furnish ing for $3, in advance. Call and see us , before ordering your reading for the year. _ The Handsomest Lady in O’Neill Remarked to a friend the other day that she knew Kemp’s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs was a superior remedy, as it stopped her cough instantly when other cough remedies had no effect whatever. So to prove this and convince you of its merit, any druggist will give you a Sam - pie Bottle free. Large size 50c and 81.