Nebraska Newspapers

    SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM.
CLYDE KINO AND O. H. CRONIN, MANAGERS. '
VOLUME XII
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 10. 1892.
NUMBER 35. |
ffiil OF THE MS
The Happenings of the Week Caught
by the Local Scribe.
items OP GENERAL INTEREST
th« Minstrel Show—Supervisor Kelly Asked
to Itesign—Teachers’ Association.* v
Sun ford Parker is in from Spencer.
E. Perkins, of Little, called Saturday.
Alex Boyd is home again from Bpen
ier. __
Mr. Thos. Hudson, of Dorsey, was a
:illcr Friday.
George Mellor, brother of Jesse, is In
own this week.
Geo. Biggs acts as postmaster in
lames’ absence.
G. M. Cleveland is in the city this
teek on business.
John J. McCafferty went down to
Swing this morning.
The treasurer trial has already cost
he comity about $1000.
Mrs. Charlie Hall is very sick. The
•’uontikh is sorry to say.
Jim McClure, of Sioux City, visited old
Iriomls in the city over Sunday.
Miss Mary Murtha of Ewing is in the
lily, the guest of Mrs. C. Selah.
Miss Alice Sample has been quite sick
hr. past week with the measles.
One of our contemporaries alludes to a
packing bouse as a “dead issue.”
Hugh O’Neill, the independent war
riur from Chelsea, is in town today.
Judge Kinkaid and H. M. Uttley visit
ed Neligh the forepart of the week.’
B. A. Dcyarman returned from his
trip to Missouri Wednesday evening. -
Attorney Golden left Sunday morning
for Pueblo, Col., on a two weeks business
trip.
school was dismissed Wednesday
morning on account of tlie prevailing
high wind.
W D. Mathews made a business trip
down the road Saturday, returning
yesterday.
For the next thirty days you cen buy
goods away down for cash at Sullivan’s
Trade Palace.
Mr. Sam Sample relnrned to Butte
Sunday after a couple of days visit with
his family here.
Spokane has offered an inducement of
u $1,000,00} to the . Great Northern to
build into that city.
b. T. Dudley, representing the Collier
Publishing company of Omaha, was do
ing the lown Monday.
Fatras in all parts of Holt county to
rent. Call and see us. 5-1
R- K. Dickson & Co., O’Neill. Neb.
J. S. Crow, a prominent citizen of Ord,
*U8 run over and killed by a switoh eu
gme at Grand Island last Friday.
Garden seeds in bulk, in great variety,
onion sets etc.
■84 2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Mr. J. H. Riggs and wife took the pas
aenger west Monday evening, l’hey will
vis>t in Boyd county for a week or two.
• H- Cronin left O’Neill Monday
■horning for Michigan, where he will
"s't for a couple of weeks.
flome grown, early, seed peas, onion
ie|s, lettuce etc.
O’Neill Grocery Co.
0 J8’R<' Kdly is expected to arrive in
■J , ,tomorrow from the east. She
1 visit here for a short time.
Liu!'8 P°y4° s,a,'ted yesterday for
hor C ^°C*£’ Ark., with a car load of
ses. j[e wj|j be absent a couple of
Ame'8 Ras 0,1 exhibition a piece
bean made moling tin manufactur
KjelphV & Taylor company, Phil
! ihisUlee.^inkail4 Is working in his office
»nd ,1 °° Somc cases in flolt county
r a. 80 S0Ir|e that belong to counties In
[ le Wt'8t end.
'■,|r3es°U 'Vimt l° 8el1’ Ruy or trad
I'Djy ®° to lko Checkered livery barn
; 4o hi,c-m'ln ^ros- Bre always on hand t
! ‘0b,‘8>ness in that line. ^
tome*; 4tem offloe is undergoin
[ derS,a^,Crila* improvements and we un
■ aiakin Re occupied as a dress
: establishment.
Ilo reiie^an.n went 10 Spencer Tuesda;
[ store at o If' Joncs' manager of J. P.’
, iut v at i’^ce. Mr, Jones’ wife be
i ' Verysick.
Mrs. W. P. Mathews cutertaines the
Kensington party this afternoon.
We are obliged to lay over some very
interesting commui'ications this week.
The contest case of Butte City vs. O.
A. Johnson is being tried at the land j
office.
Yesterday’s wind tore a large piece of
the tin roofing off the east end of the
court house.
The genial Ed Kelly, fortnerlv cashier
of the First National at this place, but
now of Oelrichs, 8. D., is visiting in the
city this week.
Sullivan is out with a challenge wherein
he oflers to fight any man on earth—coons
excepted— for a purse of $25,000 and $10,
0OU on the side.
Standing room will command a high
price at the traveling men’s show. P-o
cure your tickets and be in lime. On
sale at Corrigan’s.
John Hicks, of North Dakota and
Stephen Hicks, of Minnesota, relatives
of Mrs. B, A. Dayarman, were visiting
in the city lust, week.
A Mr. Meyers, of Sonth Sioux City,
arrived in O’Neill Saturday night with a
patient for the Keeiey. He returned
home Monday morning.
For sale, by D. P. O’Sullivan, living
one mile west of O’Neill, two good
brood mares, both with foal, and one
good young horse. Will sell reasonable.
W. H. Mason and Col. Buster left
O’Neill Sunday evening for the Hot
Springs, where they go to assist Barney
Mullen in the erection of a large
building.
The mill between Clark and Moffat,
which will take place at the rink after
the minstrel performance next Friday
night promises some sport for lovers of
the manly art.
We keep a lull line of notions and
cutlery, and we handle the famous Wm.
Rodge brand of goods. Come and see
us and get prices before buying else
where 33-4 Pfund & Waoehs.
A petition was circulated in Scott
township Monday and it is said quite
generally signed, requesting Pete Kelley,
supervisor from that township, to re
sign on account of the part he took in
the persecution of Scott.
Charlie Elwood is doing Holt and
adjoining counties this week in the
interest ot his Sioux City commission
house. Chat lie is what'Js known intliis
country as a rustler and will do good
work for his employers.
The managers of the opera house are
thinking of building a thirty-foot addi
tion to the building, with a larger stage.
It is to be hoped they will decide to
make the improvement as th« building
is much to small for the town.
E. W. Coburn and son Lou were in
O’Neill Wednesday looking for some
hogs that were stolen from their farm
30 miles north-west of this place. They
suspicionod that they had been market
ed either in Atkinson or O’Neill but
were unable to find any trace of them
here.
Robert Ashmore wishes to plant shade
trees in the yards of O’Neill citizens this
spring. He has young box elder and
ash trees in good condition and wili
plant and insure them to grow. Call on
him or leave orders at Frank Toobill’s
meat market. 33-3.
It strikes us that O’Neill is just a
little gay considering the season. There
are at present three plays on the boards
at the opera house. The first one, the
traveling men’s minstrels, Friday even
ing; second, “Lost in London" Satur
day, and last, but by no means least,
home talent will present “Robert
Emmett” on the 17th iust.
The sixth annual session of the North
Nebraska Teachers’ Association will be
held at Norfolk. March 30 and 31. and
April 1, 1892. The first meeting will be
held Wednedsay evening, March 30, and
the last, Friday afternoon, April 1. The
high school oratorical contest will take
place Friday evening following the
adjournment of the association.
Norfolk News: The traveling men
will repeat the minstrel performance
recently given in this city al O'Neill on
Friday evening of next week. The
O’Neill people can depend on seeing the
best and most refined entertainment of
that kind that has ever been put on the
boards in Nebraska. All the audience
has to do is to sit still and laugh. The
boys do the rest.
If anyone wants to see Eli, please call
at Brennan’s hardware house. Eli barb
wire, of course, not Eli Perkins. Mr.
Biennan also keeps the finest garden
seed in the market, has all kinds of ma
chinery, handies the John Deere plows,
and can give entire satisfaction. Cash
preferred, but lime given if wanted.
Call at Brennan’s, the best hardware
store on earth. 34-3
On Friday, March 18tli, at 10 o’clock
a. m , Harry Howe will sell at public
auction, a lot of horses, cattle, farm im
plements, grain, etc , at l»is farm, three
miles southwest of Emmett’
Lcavo orders at Toohill's meat market
if yon want sbndc trees planted in your
yard this spring. Robert Ashmore will
do the work, furnish the trees and Insure
them to grow at a reasonable figure.
Plank & Thompson want to hire some
one to break 200 acres of prairie 8
miles west of O’Neill and also have 75
acres of ground which they want sown
to oats—will furnish seed. Cull on or
address them at O'Neill. 35-1
Dr. Taggart of Amelia, la., came to
O’Neill last week and bought of Planck
& Thompson the Standard bred Hable
tonian stallion, EdgarTL, 17807. They
will come a long ways to buy a horse
when he is bred as well as this one is.
A man inclined to booze can have no
better temperance lecture than to spend
an hour or so in the Eeeley club rooms.
To hear intelligent men reiate the history
of their downward career and expatiate
on the evils of king alcohol is a good
object lesson to the uniniat’nted.
Since Judge Bartow has decided that
the law allowing commissioners $3 per
day and milage was repealed by the last
legislature, and that there is no law that
will allow them pay for their services,
we are anxiously holding our breath
until Holt county supervisors impeach
Bartow and the legislators.
The Nebraska town that isn’t just get
ting up or just recovering from a “home
taient”play is behind the times. “Uncle
Tom’s Cabin,” the “Mikado,” "Lady
Andley’s Secret,” “The Hidden Hand”
and the “Union Spy” are specimen plays
of Urn crop.—State Journal.,
The “Hidden Hand” is the favorite up
in this country. Not that it requires
any great amount of talent to play it
well, but the reliearseis are so nice, you
know. «,
There is no dangor from whooping
cough when Chamberlain’s cough rem
edy is freely given. It liquefies the
tough, tenacious mucus and aids in its
expectoration. It also lessens the sever
ity and frequency of the paroxysms of
coughing, and insures a speedy recovery.
There is not the least danger in giving
it to children or babies, as it contains no
injurious substance. 50 cent bottles
for saie by P. C. Corrigan, druggist.
From the Edgeuiont Express, 8. D.,
we clip the fallowing regarding the cool
mine of Mr. Fred Anthony. Mr. An
thony is a son-in-law of our fellow
townsman. Mr. Ryland Parker, and
bis good fortune will be noted with
much pleasure by Fhon’ITEk rerders:
We have seen some samples of coal from
Fred Anthony’s mines north of town and cer
tainly the owner may well feel elated over
his prospects. The coal Is the finest wo over
examined except Pennsylvania anthracite
Mr. Anthony has rocentiy uncovered a vein
five feet thick and the present indications j
are that the supply Is Inexhaustible. ThU is
good news for Edgomont and Is sure to provo
a bnnonza to the owner of so valuable a
property.
The executive committee of the North
Nebraska Teachers’ association will
award a $30 teachers’ library to the
county whose teachers travel the great
est number of miles in attending the
next meeting. For example, if one
county has a representation of six who
have necessarily traveled 50 miles in
reaching Norfolk, making a total of
300 miles, and another has a representa
tion of ten who have traveled 30 miles,
also making a total of 300 miles, tbo two
counties would be equally entitled to
the prize. The railroad certificates will
be used in estimating distances. The
library will be composed of selected
books for teachers, and will be placed
at the disposal of those whose attend
ance has aided iq securing it.
In speaking of the traveling men's
minstrel show lately presented in Nor
folk the hews of that place says:
The performance was a model one in
minstrelsy, refined, vilh nothing thread
bare about it, so that aside from the
distinction of giving one of the best
entertainments ever put on the boards
in Norfolk, the boys also have the
proud consciousness of having given
the most successful one also. The
local hits were pointed, but not too
pointed, and those who were ‘touched’
relished the joke as well as the balance
of the audience and joined in the
laughter and applause. There wns very i
little of the stereotyped minstrel per-I
formance about it aside from the
general construction of the programme,
while the mainstays of the entertain
ment, Messrs. Webb. Tucker, Dale. Ed
wards, Price, Thurber, O’Neill, llel
phrey, Wilson and others, covered
themselves with glory—in fact, the
whole show was “out of sight” in the
best acceptance of the term. All Nor
folk asks of the boys in return for Sat
urday night’s patronage is that they
repeat the perfoimance the first idle day
they have when the weather is good, so
that they can have a pr»pcr apprecia
tion of the audience the Queen City can
turn out when the traveling bovs are
“in it.” _
For Sale or Kent—160 acres two miles
northeast of O'Neill. Apply to James
Dorgan, Fort Thomas, Ky. 33-3
The Supervisors Carried Out the
Ousting Scheme,
A QUESTION OF ITS LEGALITY
Serious Shooting Affray at Atkinson—The
Board's Proceedings.
The wrath of the alliance god has been
somewhat appeased and supreme satis'
faction glows like a western snnset
in mid-winter on the classic features of
the seventeen faithful radicals. After
the trial farco had ended and Middleman
Harrington and endmen Smith and
Hopkins had retired to a jury room to
poke each other in the ribs and laugh in
tleudish glee at their devilish work and
perhaps pull a cork to the downfall of
Scotty and all other honest officials, a
motion prevailed to find defendant
guilty of the charges preferred,and then
another declaring the office vacant was
rnilroaded through, tea against and
eighteen for. The board then adjourned
until 8:80 a m. Saturday morning.
The board convened as per adjourn
ment and proceeded to uppoint a new
treasurer. There .were seyeral can
didates in the Held but Rody Hayes was
at last chosen. He proceeded at once
to get a bond, which was approved by
the board and armed with his credentials
entered the lion’s den and demanded
possession, but was politely informed
that he could not have the same. Mr.
Hayes left for Lincoln Sunday morning
for the purpose of securing a mandamus,
and at this writing—Tuesday afternoon
—has not yet. returned. In the mean
time Scott and his efficient corps of clerks
smile blandly and wait on the county’s
customers as usual.
This trial was the greatest farce and
biggest outrage ever perpetrated upon
an intelligent and justice-loving people.
The accusers were the witnesses, the
jury and the judge. What could a man
expect from such a tribunal? Evidently
Scott expected nothing as he offered
no.testimony in bis own behalf.
This scheme to oust Scott lias been
growing since his election as some time
ago one of the faithful was heard to
assert that he would be impeached as
they had enough votes nnd intended to
do it. The plan was as deeplv laid and
as faithfully executed as that in which
Ctesar lost his life. Harrington was the
Brutus in this case When he said
•’move,” the faithful moved. When be
said vote “aye,” they voted aye. When
he said vote “nay,” they voted nay. In
fact Harrington was the board.
What the outcome of this will be is
hard to tell but !t is safe to say that the
office will not be turned over without a
struggle.
Should the new treasurer finally be
seated the office will suffer nono as Mr.
Hayes is a gentleman of experience and
thoroughly capable of looking after that
department of the county. With all
deference to Mr. Hayes Tins Frontier
hopes bis case will not stand the test.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
Mr. Hayes appeared before the
supreme court Tuesday ami asked for a
pre-emptory writ and the success of the
move is indicated by the following
telegram received by Mr. Scott Tuesday
evening:
Lincoln, Nku., March 8, 1802.
Barrett Scott, O’Neill, Neb.:
Alternative writ allowed. You have
three weeks to answer.
Tnos. Darnell.
People who have teen upholding the
idea that there was no appeal from the
supervisors will now no doubt pull in
their horns. The supreme court evi
dently questions the legality of the pro
ceedings and proposes to give Mr. Scott
a chance to show why he should not be
removed. The case stands exactly
where Mr. Scott wants it and Mr. Hayes
has no show in tho supieme court
with the rotten errors of the supervisors’
trial of this case.
That Atkinson Shooting Scrape.
Monday a report was in circulation
here that a man or two had been shot
in Atkinson, but as none of the particu
lars could be learned we wrote to our
old friend McArthur of the Graphic,
who kindly sent us the following this
morning:
Monday about 2 o’clock Clement. John and
Llwis Tomsik camo driving furiously Into
town and made their appearance before I)r.
Sturdevant and applied to the doctor to ex
tract a load of bird Hhot, No. 4, from the
anatomy of Klement, which they stated lie
had received at the hands of the three Jonas
ltoys, in an altercation over a piece of land,
located about three miles south-west of town,
which has been contested by the Jonas and
Tomsik families for more than one year past.
The Tomsiks stated that the three Jonas
boys, JolinJ Frank and Jim had come on them
unawares and shot their brother. Klement.
Just as lie had Unished tying ills ho-ses,Ailing
bis bands, stomach and thighs with shot as
before stated, and also shooting one of the
horses in the side. The Tomsiks claim that
the Jonas boys Bred more than a Boron shots,
fairly riddling tlio shanty In which the former
woro stationed, The Tomslks then returned
the Hre, perforating Frank, jr„ from the
anktotuthc shoulder with flno shot, one
bullet or buck-shot entering the shoulder
blade, penetrat ing tho loft lung and coming
out near tho nipple.
I)r. McDonald extracted as many of the
line shot as he was enabled to locate, dressed
Ills wounds and left him as comfortable as
possible under the olrcumstunocs, but Ills
recovery Is very doubtful.
The Jonas boys claim, on the contrary, thnt
tho Tomslks were tho ngressors and tired the
llrst shot. Tho roport of the comhuttants
are so conflicting tlmt little cun now be given
ns an authentic roport of tho blood conflict.
Warrants for the arrest of all parlies con
cerned'have been sworn out before Justice
Burleson, who bound them over to the dis
trict court, and pandemonium reigns among
tho llohoinluus at this writing.
Tho part most to be regretted about the
wholo ulTalrls, that'the principals in the con
flict were not Injured, but that the younger
boys, who were only assisting tholr brothors
wero the sufferers.
They Were Bight.
O’Neill, Nkh., March 5, 1892.
KniTOit Frontier, Dear Sin:
We, the undersigned members of the
Ilolt county board of supervisors, in
order to vindicate our actiou in voting
to sustain Uarrctt Scott against the
charges brought against him, respect
fully request you to publish the pro
ceedings of March 1, 1892:
0. W. Moss.
S. D. Dutton,
,T. M. IIUNTEll.
II. Miller.
S. JlLLSON.
Wm. Clevish.
J. J. Doud.
W. U. Uaioii.
F. PiiiLirs.
Wm. Nollkamper.
In accordance with tbe above request
wo publish in n condensed form the
proceedings of the day above mentioned:
O'Neill. March 1,18(8.
Hoard met pursuant: to adjournment with
all members present except Jlllson, Noll
kamper and Golden and was called to order
by enmity clerk.
The following roport of setlement com
mittee was then read:
O’Neill, Feb. 24,1SB2.
TO THE CnAIItMAN AND MEMBERS OK ilOl.T
County ho a fid ok Bupehvihoiis:
Gentlemen—We. your committee on set
tlement, consisting of T. V. Golden, Jolin
Crawford and II. Miller present, met as per
agreement In the treasurer’s ottlce this day
and found as follows:
Currency.$S4.iitl5.(lO
Gold. S.UOIMKi
Silver. 11.44
Receipts from stato treasurer.ll.28s.otl
Total. ..$70,707.04
Wlilcb Is In accordance with settlement of
February 7,1302.
* II, Milleii, Chairman Com.
Report of settlement committee In regard
to tbe treasurer’s settlement was upon motion
adopted.
WiiKitEAS: It has boon repotted that tbe
money that was counted on February 24.1318,
by the committee on settlement lias noon re
moved from the vaults of tho treasurer of
Ilolt county, thoroforo be It ro-olved that
there bo a committee appointed by tho chair
to recount the money new In the treasurer’s
office mid report to the buaF'd at once.
D. (J. Roll.
Moved and sccoFFded to adopt tbe resolution.
Moved to lay motloFi on tho table lost. Tho
original question being called for resulted In
all voting aye excopt Dutton, Hunter, Moss
and Phillips, Clevtsh present but not voting.
Moved and seconded that committee con
sist of tbe whole board.
UpoiF motion board adjourned until 10
o'clock p. M.
Hoard met pursuant to adjournmeFit with
all members present, except Jlllson, Noll
kampor and Golden.
A committee of throe was then appointed
to wait on tbe treasurer to see whether be
would bring tbe money Into their room or
committee go Into his office to count It, com
mittee reported that Bcoott rofused to do
either one for the reason that the money had
been counted once.
Tlio opinion of the county attorney In writ
ing was thou called for and Is asfollowf:
O’Neill, March l, 1882.
To The Honorable Board ok Hupeiivis
ons of Holt Countv, Neb.:
Gentlemen:—Replying to tho above ques
tion, I have the honor to sav that 1 am of tbe
opinion that tbe county board has not the
right or power to require tbe treasurer to al
low the board tbe privilege of counting the
money In bis hands at any time they see lit.
It Is only on a settlemont with hliu that they
have this right. There could be no object in
doing so at any other time.
Respectfully submitted,
li. W. Adams, County Atty.
The above is in substance tbe proceed
ings of that day and tbe gentlemen who
stood by Scott all the way through claim
that the above justifies their action. The
committee reported, their report was
adopted and they rightly claim that the
whole thing should stop there.
Marriage Licenses.
Name and age.
( John MeAlllster, 2i....
| Mias Mairglo Ernst, in.
i Frank E. Keinvehl, 22.
i Jennie 1. Crow, 17.
I James Homier. 55.
I Mrs. E. II. Stills,54....
) Goo. II. Ilrooks, 31.
(Edith A. Miller, 17.
j lloliert Dickey, 21.
( Cora Brown, 19.
Residence.
Agee
Joy
Stuart
Stuart
Grand Haplds
Grand ltapids
Paddock
Paddock
Stafford
Stafford
Court Motes.
Judge Bartow came down from Chad
ron Monday to finish up the term of
court here. The judge is new at the
business but a stranger wonldn’t know
it as tie presides with the dignity and
grace of an old-timer.
A number of cases have beeu disposed
of but none of much interest except the
old chestnut of Allen Root vs. E. &
M. V. Ry., which came on for trial
Monday and went to the jury Wednes
day evening. . Home time during the
night a verdict was agreed upon for the
plaintiff in the sum of $1500.
Robert Ashmore will plant shade
trees for you and insure them to grow.
Call on him or leave orders at Toobill’s
meat nf&rkct. 83-3
Lott in London,
Thin play will be presented it the rink
opera houie next Baturday night. It Is
the llrat of a aeries to be glvon In O’Neill
every Saturday night until farther notlee.
A oiroult has been formed by E. L. Web
ater, mnnager of the Peavey grand, who
says: "I have worked hard for the past two
weeks completing what has beon known
as the Black Hills circuit and now hove
the same oxtonded from tlilsolty to Dead
wood, including all the best towns and
oities on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Mis
aourl Valley railway. Returning I In
clude all the towns to the Missouri river
via the Burlington and Missouri railway,
through Hastings. Grand Island, Fre
mont, etc. This places the country in
such a shape tnat theatrical companies
can now aflord to make it. I have al
ready contracted with Newton Beers,
“Boat in London" company and the Ma
bel Snow Burlesque company to make
this circuit. Mr. Beers will start Aarch
7, nnd Mabel Snow Mnroh 14.
“I have also ten or fifteen other com
panies corresponding for dates.” This in
sures the circuit some splendid plays as
Mr. Webster lias said that nothing will
bo put on the roaa until It has first been
presented nnd approved In Bloux City.
In regard to the play of next Saturday
night the Lincoln Call of January 80
says the following:
Last evening nt the Lansing was pre
sented Newton Beers' lyrio spectacular
production of "Lost In London." It has
achieved success the past three seasons,
solely through giving a meritorious per
formance that all classes of theatre-go
ers cun appreciate.
t'he play is a simple story of woman’s
weakness and a man.s devotion told in
good English with an easily defined plet.
It gives, however, a faithful pleture of
English North Country life. The spec
ial features introduced are strong and
original, making the entertainment
doubly interesting and attractive. The
special scenery of this production was '
placed on the stage as advertised, and a
thoroughly satisfactory entertainment Is
guaranteed. Seats are on sale at Corri
gan's.
SCATTERING CHIPS FROM NEIGHBORING
WOODPILES.
Ho hud boon to dlvurs pluoes, he was filled 't
with princely Kriices,
And for him romantic maidens used toslgh.
and sigh, and sigh;
But alas! alas I he blundered, nnd was HfM'1
from the “four buudred.”—
* • • •'
_ —[Wai/t Masok.
Amelia Journal: Quite a number of
farmers In this vicinity took advantage
of the past nice weather to sow their
wheat and rye. From present indica- &
tions there will be a larger acreage of
small grain put out here the coming
season than oyer before.
Basset Statesman: There is one class
of citizens,we are sorry to say are not in
the majority, that newspaper men bow
to with deepest reverence. We refer to
the man who comes in unsolicited and
pays his subscription. We are sure
there is a reward waiting for them when
their earthly career is ended.
Ewing Democrat: Last Monday Her
man Ftak, a yonng man living near
William Wonder’s, carried a dressed hog
weighing 108 pounds, on his shoulder a
distance of one and one-half miles,
without resting or dropping his load.
Mr. Ptak weighs 103 pounds. He was
to have the hog if he won or pay the
price of it if he lost.
DawesCounty Journal: An important,
decision was rendered this week by
Judge Bartow at Rushville, in which he
held that the section providing pay of
$8 per day and milage for county com
missioners was repealed (probably by
oversight) by tbe last legislature, and
that there is no law by which they can
be paid. It l^ould be a great change
for Dawes county to have a county
board work for nothing and board
themselves, but the change would be so
radical it is doubtful if we could eland
it
Atkinson Graphic: Gene Cress, who
has no peer in Holt county as a genial,
jovial rustler, is now employed as trav
eling solicitor for the O’Neill Keeley
cure. No man better qualified for such
a mission can be found between the two
oceans. Gene “has been there” and
“know3 how it 13 himself," and can rep
resent the saving grace of the Keeley
cure with a fervent unction that hypno
tize the most obdurate topers. He
came to Atkinson last Saturday in quest
of Bacchus devotees, but found it a
barren field. No alcoholic stimulants
are used by the denizens in this baili
wick. except for mechanical, medicinal
and sacramental purposes.
So long as the gold holds out they sav,
there's hope for tho drunkard still';
They cau chase the demon of Itum away
Kora hundred dollar bill;
Oood luck to the gold that effects a cure
Though the man be full and his people poor:
It’s a great Cod-end to the country, sure,
Is the jag gold-curing mill.
S.I long as ‘.he gold holds out, they say.
The -boys” will go drunk to bed;
When their gold Is blown. In a maudlin way.
rhey’ll wake wiih an aching heua.
Well, gold Is surely a singular stuff;
It enables a man to become a tough.
And it cures him of booze when he's had
enough.
And It buries him when he’s dead.
—IKremout Tribune*