The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, April 07, 1892, Image 1
Frontier ” .~*X '*' ' V ■' : ' - ■ ; . , • . • ■ ■ ■ . ■in > ^ . ’ '•’ tfy ■ <v ’’ ; ■ 1 ‘ ,''' " ’ . ' ' ■ V V \r ‘ : - \ v. ^ ■■"'■:> •\Va> •, PUBLISHED bythe frontier PRINTING CO. ■ 8UB80RIPTI0N, 81.60 PER ANNUM. CLYDE KING AND D. H. CRONIN, MANAGERS, VOLUME XII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APRIL 7. 1892. NUMBER 39. Readable Paragraphs of Local In terest by tho “Man Abont Town.” SECRETS WEISPERED TO US Ganeral Items of Interest Published While News Is Still News. TIip fiite of supervisors now remind them Thai fume is lint, an empty dream. And departing will leave behind them Footprints that were better never seen. W. D, Mathews went west last evening. C. P. DeLance went up to Stuart last evening. The bloody Third was not so bloody this year. _ Give us water works or give ns-I water works. Remember the firemen’s dance on Easter Monday. The firemen will give a dance on Eastei Monday, April 18. Mis3 Etta Saunders is teaching in the Shanner district, near Page. Joe Mann came over from Spencer Saturday, returning Monday. Who remarked anything about winter lingering in the lap ot spring? For the next thirty days you cen buy goods away down for cash at Sullivan’s Trade Palace. Judge Kinkaid and reporter King went up to Ainsworth Sunday evening to hold court. Morris & Co., are sole agents for Lan dreth’s garden seeds. Warranted all fresh and from crop of 1891. 36 7 Maylon Price went up to Atkinson Friday to visit with a sister who came from Illinois that day. O’Neill should put on metropolitan airs at any cost. Let the aldermen pro ceed to boodle at once. I have for sale or rent all of the Globe Investment Company’s 'lands in Holt conn tv. C. L. Bright, Agt.. i’8-4 O’Neill, Neb. Tub Frontier acknowledges a pleas ant call last Saturday from Messrs. John and M. Hubby, of the north country. If you want to sell, bny or trade horses go to the Checkered livery barn. DcYarman Bros, are always on hand to do business in that line. Yesterday afternoon Judge Bowen united in marriage at his office Mr, E, Gibson and Miss Jennie Isaacson, both of Harold. Have Selkirk, wife and two daughters, formerly of O’Neill, but now of Sioux Citv, came up Fridas’ night for a few days' visit. WANTED— A middle aged woman or a good competent girl to do general housework. Mrs. David Adams. Parties who have guns at our shop for repair will please call and take them aw»y- Mbs. Geo. Blinco. There are no better seeds put on the market than Landreth’s Philadelphia garden seeds. Morris & Co. carry a full ■me- _ 3(17 FOR SALE—A good herd p ony, 4 years old. Will sell cheap. Call on or address, F. R. Stannard, O'Neill, Neb. Mrs. McIntyre, sister of Wm. Lavio lette, who has been visiting here for some months, returned to her home in West Superior Saturday. If we had a city clerk who had the in terests of the city at heart he woulu have advertised for bids for the printing the ballots. . Fandrelli’s garden seeds are as cheap '? I’fice as any and better in quality man the ordinary commission seeds in lJe market. Morris & Co. are sole “Stmts. _j_ 36-7 Tee Frontier would recommend that . . seventeen radicals be given a few . 'Jtmtions of good horse sense for the impeachment habit. \t.1 : ■j '■‘“"umie oi spring ami summer f.", s a|,e now on exhibition anil are a ,'t wosth seeing. Cali and get bar Kwns and a choice selection on spring sress goods of all kinds at Sullivan’s ‘utile (mlace. M- M. Sulmvan, Prop., O’Neill, Neb. ij ^“r ®ent:—I will rent my farm, which s four miles southwest of Emmet, on „,,sy ‘crras. It consists of 240 acres, of ! 1 t'j1 100 is fenced. 3 w* Harry Howe. tl^!tor Baluss, of Atkinson, was in e wty Sunday and culled. Although a tocrat Mr. Baluss expressed himself .'•KMted with some of his political , l!en who took a hand in the al lempted ejectment of Scott. cimi°°1 ^or‘5<!t the great bargains on the at. ®u">vun’s Trade Palace for jjre nf.xt Ninety days closing out the en 0niv "}e clothing at cost for cash fore 11 W'H pay you to get ptices be h'tfchasing elsewhere; as you will ticnl ,n."ne.v °n all lines of goods, par y °n clothing, boots and shoes. p„i ember the place, Sullivan’s Trade ftce, O'Neill, Neb. 38-3 Stsnuard was 1, cr cruel ‘ otneone the victim of a joke on “all fools’day.” o0n fe gave him a cigar in which was pr l cd a little powder, or dynamite— PlosiRa'8 dvnaniite—and when the ox ttos/ 'f' ime '!e Par,e(f company with crp ■ , lne hair on his face, eye brows, h w*alles,an<f a little skin on his nose. 8 a close call for an eve. Harrington’s education was not neg lected in his youth. Besides writing his own name he has learned to write those of other people. Boys’ white waists at the Chicago Clothing House. 39.3 E. J. Austin, of Orchard, was in the city Tuesday evening. Mr. Austin ex pects to put in a newspaper in his town, and was in O’Neill looking up an outfit. When you want to buy carpets at lied rock prices, call at McManus’. 8D-1 You can see a beautiful line of spring shirts at the Chicago doming House. A pair of them will not cost you much. Hats, at prices that will astonish you, at McManus’. 39-1 Fred Marsh, advance agent of the May Louise Aigen company, was in the city Saturday. If the company is any thing like its agent it is sadly on the bum, Dress patterns of the very latest de signs at McManus’. 3U-1 From the 1st day January to the 1st day of April forty carloads of immi grants have arrived in tnis city, besides a large number who did not come in car load lots. Who has the laugh coming on city politics anyway? The democrats have the mayor, the clerk and three aldermen; while the republicans have the treasurer, city engineer and three aldermen. Fred Aim has opened up a shoe shop three doors south of the Windsor hotel, in the old 8hore building. When in need of anything in his line be sure and giyc him a call. Satisfaction guarranted. “The quality of mercy is notstrained; it droppeth as the gentle lain from heaven upon the place beneath.” Will someone please kindly draw that mantle of charity over the board of supervisors? The largest stock of harness, saddles, collars and whips in this county you will find at Fred Pfunder’s harness shop. Will sell you a good harness cheaper than any man in the slate. Call and see for yourself. O’Neill, Neb. 39-4 The Fkontiek wishes to give it out in cold type right here that from this time on no communications will be pub lished in these columns without the sig nature of the author accompanies them. We must know with whom we are deal ing. Last Monday Mr. Gutz’s little child accidentally got hold of a can of lye and drank a small quantity of it. A physician was at once summoned and we are pleased to say that, to-day Ihe little sufferer is out of danger. David City Press, March 25: C. B. Speice of Columubus, and Miss May Hart of Madison, were married in this city last night by Judge Matt Miller. Mr. Speice is the son of C. A. Speice, an old and prominent citizen of Col umbus. _ Arrangements are being made to give a charity ball for John Grady. It was proposed to give it on Easter Monday but as the lire boys had almost com pleted arrangements'for a dance on that evening it will probably Dot be given until the first of May. Jack McCarthy, of Lake City, Col., who has been visiting relatives and friends in this city for the past three months left yesterday morning for his home. Jack is a genial, whole-souled boy and made many friends in O'Neill, all of whom are sorry to see him leave. The Bugle: Mr. Tyler Scriven ar rived home on Monday of last week from Pensylvania. where be had been called to the bed-side of his mother who is not expected to live. Mr. Scriven in forms us that he is perfectly satisfied with his Holt county home, where he has succeeded by industry and persever ance in surrounding himself with many comforts. Prof. G. C. Hazelet has returned from his trip east, which it appears was one of business. He has sold the llazelet addition consisting of 319 lots to Mr. N. E. Yost of Fort Scott, Kansas, who will rt once begin the erection thereon of a normal school building complete in all its appointments at an expense of about $20,090. We learn this .just as we are going to press, will give details next week. _ The Sun’s explanation regarding the publication of Clerk Buttler's legal no tices is all rot. Because it prints super visors’ proceedings for $30 per year is no reason it must print legal notices for the various county officers. We would like to know if it expects to publish the tax list, treasurer's report and do county job work under its proceedings contract and also if it charges legal notices at the same rate it does proceedings. Answer us that. __ Miss Antoinette Ogden and Miss Margaret Boyd, both extensive travel ers, made a long tour in the Black II.11s last summer, eiiteiing at the Hot Springs in the southern hills, and with guides exploring every interesting point in this territory. Miss Ogden gives an account of this trip in the April number of the Atlantic Monthly, and makes a paper which will be interesting not only to travellers who wish to take advantage of a journey at once novel and pictur esque, but to nil dwellers in the locality. The economical propensities of a couple of our sii| ervisors were never more beautifully illustrated than when they entered I)r. Corrigan's ding store the' other day. approached the phono graph, dropped a nickle in the slot, each grabbed a tube and shoved it deep into bis ear We have heard of people going “one eve'’ on things but this one ear business is too much for us. I lie music may not have lieen first class but then they probably consoled themselves with the sweet thought that they had beaten file machine out of a nickle. Story of the Freaks and the Elusive Office. A KA1II.KS. Onco there was an Office that had es caped from its Keepers. It was very Shy and Wary, and many Expedients had teen used in vain, to Catch it. The Dwarf, the Qiant, the Ossified man, the fat Woman, the Albino, tho Advance Agent, the Tattooed man and the King master had exerted themselves in vain to rope in the truant Office, besides the assistance received from the Clowns, the snake Charmers, the Fire-eaters, the Jugglers, the Monte-man, who also ran the Fortune-Wheel and the sure tiling Shell game, and the back-Cappers; eighteen in ail. But all in vain. It seemed that this Hare and valuable Office was determined not to get Caught and without it the Circus would never draw or hold a House. The Manage ment was in Despair. The Show must go to pieces. Without it they wore Stranded. The Freaks still drew their per-diem and mileage, but the Moguls were living on Wind-pudding and Crow. Finally, one day, daring a general Kehearsal of Shakspeai’s leading Com edy entitled "The True Secret of How to Kun a Government, or What I know About Sowing Oats and liaising Hell,” the meeting was interrupted by the entrance of a Stool-pigeon who shouted, "Eureka!” Mounting a Slump which had been used through two Campaigns he addressed the assembled Freaks ns follows: “Fellow Humbugs: I am the the original Cat used by the Monkey to rake the Chestnuts out of the Fire. [Applause.) I have a Plan for Capturing this Office. All we need is Gall and votes. It can be Smuggled,Supplanted, Abducted—or to be candid, Stolen. The motto of my (political) faith is that the End justifies the Means. The only Stipulation that I impose is that I Bliall lie keeper.” (Prolonged applause with mental reservation.) The Game being in plain sight the Details were speedily arranged for a Steeple-chase and no Quarters given. The onslaught was Furious and persist ent. Tne troupe was aided by a couple of hired Curs and one Mastiff from Kal amazoo and all the Big and Little pood les, curs and Fistes in the Neighbor hood, who barked and faught in the Hear as though they were very Brave, indeed. After a long chase the Game was Freed and they plugged up the Hole and dispersed. The big Mastiff heard that one of his litter was sick and he hurried away. One of the hired Curs was overcome with “That Tired Feeling,", the overworked have in the Soring and he Lit out. Then the Freaks got together and fairly Howled with joy. The worthy Stool-pigeon was there and he held out his Hands and said, "Hand over to Me the Office; I am the Keeper and will never, never let it get away.” But the Menagerie said, "No, we will not.” At this there was a great deal of Jangling and the poor Stool-pigeon withdrew broken-hearted and died, and was sorrowfully buried in a Cemetery called Oblivion. Bad luck ontinued to pursue lire Show, the People would not believe that they had the Office plugged up in the Tree and there was much Bitterness and Recrim ination. So the Public got together and demanded that the Plug be removed which was finally done, though with much Reluctance. Then they poked in with a Forked stick to pull out the Game, but it was not there; it had Es caped and was singing Merrily on a limb near by. These events so confused the Circus that the Show was Busted and the Freaks counted railroad Ties or Telegraphed their wife’s Folks for money to get Home on. MORAIj. 1. Don’t bite off more than you can Chew. 2. The Public is no Fool. It knows the difference between a sickly, scrof ulous Ourang-Outang-Ouster and a live, pulsating, vibrating, Ant eating Truth. 3. Never tie the Grass together to trip other people Up. You may want to traverse the Meadow yourself. *** Plant Shade Trees. The Frontier again calls the atten tion of the city council to the following sections of the statute, providing for the planting of shade trees, and trusts it may have the effect of arousing the dads to action.' It is a fact that no other one agent adds more to the beauty of a town than shade trees and with our fer tile soil their is no reason why the law should not be complied with. Peruse this: Sec. 53. That the corporate authorities or the cities and villages of the state of Neb raska shall cause shade trees to be planted along the streets thereof. Sec. "4. For the above purpose a tax of not less than $1 nor more than 85, in addition to all other taxes, shall be levied upon each lot adjacent to which the trees are to be planted as aforesaid, and collected as other taxes. Sec. 55. Trees shall be annually planted when practicable, on each side of one-fourth of the streets in each city and village in the state of Nebraska, until all shall have shade trees along them not more than 20 feet apart. Sec. 56. The corporate authorities aforesaid shall provide by ordinance the distance from the side of the street that trees shall be planted, and the size thereof. SEC. 57. Provided the owner of any lot or lots may plant trees adjacent thereto where ordered as above, in the manner and of the size prescribed, and on making proof thereof by affidavit to tho collector, said affidavit shall exempt said owner from the payment of the aforesaid tax. Sec. 5s. Any person who shall materially injure or shall destroy the shace trees of another, or permit his animals to injure or destroy them, shall bo liable to a line of not less than 8 5 nor more than 8.50 lor each tree thus injured or destroyed, which (ineshall be collected on complaint of any person or per sons before any court of competent jurisdiction. One half of all fines thus col lected shall be paid to the owner of the tiees injured or destroyed\ the other half shall he pa id'to the school fund. Sme. 50. Thai this net shall not apply to the occupant of any business lot without his consent. Stock Cattle! We have on hand and are prepared to furnish stock cattle of all ages and in numbers to suit purchasers. Time given on approved security, (hill at section 13, township 28. range 13, or address, Frank Anderson Co., O’Neill, Neb. 39-tf Democrats Elect the Mayor While Republicans Take Treasurer. A $1,000 DWELLING IN ASHES Ex-Treasurer Hayes Short in Hi* Accounts Some $1,200, The Eleotion, Very little interest wus manifested In Tuesday’s election. The wire pullers and politicians it seemed were all out of town aud the consequence was that each rotor went to the polls and cast his little X for the men of his choice. Below wu give an abstract of the vote by wards: For counollman In First ward, Stunnard 511, Hazulut 4a. For councilman In Second ward, l’fuud 18 Brennan 7, Mack C8, For councilman In Third ward. Smoot 51, Thompson :s!l. Here is the way it will be for the en suing year: Mayor, Odie Biglin. Clerk, Tom Campbell. Treasurer, David Adams. City Engineer, John llorrisky. CoUncilmen, First ward, Dave Stannard and Bun DeVarman. Second ward, Jake Pfund and Fred Uatz. Third ward, John Smoot and Barrett Scott. The above list of ollicers is composed of material fully competent to attend to the business of the city in a proper man ner and wo believe they will. Incendiarism. This morning about 3 o’clock fire was discovered in the east part of town in the dwelling which has been occupied for the past year by ladies who were supposed to be rather free and easy with their Virtue. The ularru was given ami the boys—a few of them—started for the conflagration with the hook and ladder truck and the chemical engine but saw the house was too far gone ami returned. This was purely incendiarism as the inmates were all out of town ami no one was living in the house. The loss will amount to about $1200, insured for $450. The house was sold to the girls by Mr. 8. M. Wagers for a small cash payment and consequently the loss will fall mostly on him. Mr. Wagers says that it is his intention to rebuild at once a larger and better house. There is no doubt but that the building was burned for the purpose of keeping a bouse of prostitution out of the city and while the object may be commendable die means employed were decidedly wrong and the guilty party should receive the punishment he deserves. The law pro vides a way for freezing out places of this kind and a man who will maliciously apply the torch to valuable property is deserving of nothing but contempt. A good dose of tar and feathers judic iously applied would give the desired effect n great deal quicker. Annual Town Meeting. The annual town meeting of electors of Grattan township met in the court house on last Tuesday and was called to order by the township clerk. Upon motion John Wynn was elected moderator. The clerk then read the minutes of the town board for the past year, which were approved. Upon motion the clerk then read the report of the committee that the board had employed to ascertain the amount of the indebtedness of J. C. Hayes, ex treasurer of Grattan township, which report showed him to be short $1.275.4V, with the following explanation: The treasurer is given credit for mis cellaneous receipts on file, road receipts received on taxes, warrants redeemed and collection fee $3,980.5o. from school district treasurer. Neither are there any receipts from village treas urer showing the amount of money re ceived from ex-Treasurer tlayes. But we submit herewith a statement showing the amounts collected for the village of O'Neill and the several school districts, which are correct. But the credit given Mr. Hayes for money paid is taken from the treasurer’s register of orders drawn as will fully appear by refering thereto. The warrant register shows that road warrant No. 20 for $37.50 issued to Patrick Barret, February 5, 1800. was paid K. F. Gallagher .Tune 2, 1891, with I interest $3.55. We can find no such warrant ami if correct Mr. Hayes is en titled to $11.05 more credit for warrants redeemed. All of which is respectfully submitted, Goi.dkx and Curcss. It was moved anil seconded that the board take what steps they deem proper to get a settlement with Mr. Hayes, ex tovrnship treasurer. The motion carried unanimously. Moved and seconded that we levey 3 mills for the general fund and 1 mill for the bridge fund. The motion carried. It was moved and seconded that the chair appoint a committee of three to appear before the board of supervisors at their next meeting and try to prevail upon them to establish a poor farm for the support of the paupers of Holt county, carried. The chair appointed I). If. Cronin, Henry Hershiser and Patrick Hughes as such committee. Meeting upon motion then adjourned. Another Short Line Rumor, Sioux City Journal, April 0: There is good authority for the statement that the Pacific Short Line will be completed to Ogden and that work will be in prog ress on tlie western end of the line, be tween Casper and Ogden, within u few months. A leading olllcinl of the Union Pacitic at Omaha made Ihu above slutemeut to a Sioux City man a few days ago. lie claimed that the Union Pucillc olllcials were informed of certain negotiotious which bad been closed but with which they could not interfere. The substance of the matter wus that the Chicago and Northwestern hud made cur tain concessions to the owners of the Pncitlc Short Lino and its rights and surveys through the mountains, and that the two companies were to join forces. The Pacitic Short Line company nominally, but with the Northwestern backing, will build the western section of its line, beginning ut Ogden from that point to Casper. The Northwestern cannot extend its own line from Casper west because of its contract with the Union Pucillc, which biudt it to make no extension within the next six or seven years. The Snort Lino company will do the work and when it is completed the new liue, in connuotion with the section of the Klkhorn between O'Neill and Casper and the present Pucillc Short Line, will form a line from Sioux City to Ogden. In this connection the move of the Northwestern to come into Sioux City from Moville is explained us part of the general plan to muku the new line shorter than any other from Chicago to the coast. The work cun be dune without violating the present North western-Union Pucitlc agreement, and when completed will give an even better line than the Klkhorn us at tlrst planned. Tlie Sioux City people have secured con sessions that will in effect bo of as much value to this point ns tlie completion of tlie SliortLine as originally contemplated and will make its completion possible much sooner than it would baye been under any other circumstances. The Union Pacific, while knowing the facts, cannot afford to make them known or to publicly obstruct tlie Northwestern plaD, because if tlie facts were generally known they would seriously injure Union Pacitic securities and possibly precipitnte n panic and receivership such as was narrowly avoided less tbau a year ago. The Union Pacific can do nothing but wait while the Northwestern is preparing to open the most direct trails continental line ever built, par allel to and in direct competition with the Gould road. Postoffice Report. Below will be found a statement of the O'Neill pc stoflice for tlie year end ing April 1. The volume of business shown in this report entitles O'Neill to a government building under the new law but it will probably be some 8 or 4 years before we will be able to get it: Postage, It1 months.* 3,3111 Oft Money order fees. In'. 30 ltox rent.* l.V> in Total.3,4*0 10 Better Pricoa Than Ever, I have added to my stock u tine line of Ir.dies’ spring jucketB and dress goods of tlie latest styles. Call and get prices that will astonish you at P. J. McManus’. More About Irrigation. R. E. Bowden, in a former issue of The Frontieh, writes an article on irrigation, claiming that the water sup ply to which our common wells pen etrate . is limited. The agricultural department has ascertained that the under-flow is about 500 feet in depth and several thousand miles wide. A cubic foot of satul and fine gravel con tains five gallons of water. Holt county is over this under-flow. "Notwitli standing tlie fact that the last half dozen years have been dry.” This water is continually raising and lias in nineteen years come uleyen feet closer to the surface. Every creek and brooklet is drawing its supply from this underflow, which comes from the mountains and is running to waste nt a tremendous rate. It is considerable cheaper “and more in dependent” to raise water 50 or 100 feet than to run it in a channel many miles, lateralis will cost about as much as a wind-mill if they are several miles long. Every drop 'of water that is raised in the middle of your farm will be utilized, either on the top or in the immediate sub-soil. There is a steam pulsometer pump and boiler complete, made and sold at a cost of $1,500 that will raise 2,000 gallons a minute, 85 feet high It takes 100 pounds of coal to raise enough water to cover 2 acres 1J iucbcs deep, once. There is also two or three wind-mill companies that are now mak ing wind-mills and pumps with a capac ity of 2,000 to 3,000 gallons a minute, at a very reasonable price, at a cost of 13 to $5 per acre. I presume that when the population of the country rounds up to two or three hundred millions it will be necessary to dam up the Missouri river and run it as a canal along the base of the Hocky mountains to fill reservoirs. “There is a terrible sight of water running to waste in that river.” I believe that every creek that empties into the Ni obrara could be made to irrigate a strip along the river about 4 miles wide. “I)am the creeks at the heads and may have to drive planks to stop the under flow, "then bed them gradually on top of the prairie. A small flume 4x4 inches might be constructed by individuals and this constant system would furnish quite a large amount of water in twentv-four hours. I believe an experimental irriagation farm would do more to advertise Holt county than a fair or advertising train. The farm should be conducted by ex perienced men in the most scientific manner ns to cultivation, irrigation, raising of alfalfa, blue-grass, trees and other things. It would test what Holt county land would do, or would not do. The enterprise would pay expenses. It should be fairly good land and land hunters should be taken there to see it. Fakeeu. KEELEY COCK-TAILS. Harney Stuart, of the senior claai, fre quently calls In to see the boys and la tlways welcome. We have another caso of “rheumatism.” Wes Bays It Is the eyes with him Just as much as it is rheumatism with his pard. Cy says whUky don’t taste right—a thing so remarkable that he cannot un ilerataud it, yet he rejoices in the result, The patient who tried to run in a “bluff at a dinner party, the other day, thnt he was being treated for weak eyes, failed. Dr. Alien's appetite is on the boom. Manager Mathews Is afraid to ask him to n dinner party again until hi* salary Is raisod. Tho two candidates for the city eounetl of Uutte are anxiously waiting for the returns, Armstrong can hardly keep In line for a shot. The olub is ptoud of its first president, Mr. Van Vlcck , who is a gentleman in every sense of the word—dignified, courteous, affable. The boys are pleased to see the origi nal Keeley man, Tom Golden, climbing the ladder of success. His kind words are treasured highly. Butte Free Lance: W. A. Westfall, our rustling merchant, went to Atkinson on Tuesday urn) will visit Omaha and Chicago before returning. Judge Roberts is a frequent visitor at the club rooms and gives the boys many fatherly talks. The Judge is about of the opinion that Keeley is better than prohibition. Some people may think it wrong to publish so many names. No student's name will ever be mentioned in print when he objects or is at all sensative about publicity. A1 Stratton left for home the fore part of the week, perfectly satisfied that be and “red eye” had dissolved partnership for all time to come. A1 made many friends in O'Neill. The Keeley cure has oassed the experi mental period and is now recognised as a. specific for inebriates the same as i^tiinino is for fever. This is the opin ion of Mr. Armstrong. Becretary Armstrong is one of the most interested members and is ever alert in the affairs of the club. The “blaze of alcoholic glory” as Walt Mason puts it, has been forgotten. unauron uiny.cn: jiinmie u uanton and Henry Hlutter came borne this morn ing from O’Neill, where they have been taking the whisky cure. They are gen uine converts to Kueleyism now, and are glad of it. There is no disgrace attached toaman who has manhood enough to take the Keeley cure when be cannot quit drink ing by his own volition; but there is certainly disgrace in not taking treat- , uent for fear of public opinion. J. K. Dunham “graduated’’ last week.' | “South 800” has got the electric lights ’ simmered down to a fine point, the “bo&Mr out of.his system and hope ita.; bis eye. He ma&dsTi view start in lUjjiCjStfl and with his fine abilities will be sure succeed. . ' : Hats! Judge Westfall is attending the institute and taking treatment for —rheumatism. He is called the model student and is progressing in his studies at a remarkable gait. That he will ,<*« graduate with high honor there is no question, especially in vocal music. Smith Sioux City Democrat: A rumor has been going the rounds that Dr. Allen la ser- j lously III at O’Nelli, but wu have failed to get i confirmation of the report and it Is douptlesk * • a false rumor. - • Certainly false—The docter is nearly * . ready to graduate from the Keelev Insti tute—well and capable of attending to > business in first class shape. Wost Point Progress: Mike Emmlngton. • the saloon keeper at Pender, lias contributed ■ toil dollars to every attendant at the Keeley Institute from that town. The saloon keep ers of West Point have also contributed Ho eruilv toward the expenses of Indigent pat ients from this ally. All In all, the men be hind the bars are usually as generous and freeharted as you'll find In any vocation. Certainly saloon keepers are humane, and humanity dictates extending aid to suffering fellows. The majority of sar loon keepers like to see a confirmed drunkard reform. Of course there are exceptions. There are men in the busl- j ness who would sell liquor to any poor devil who„had the price. The following letter needs no explan ation, and speaks volumes for the great est boon to mankind: Dixon, Neb.. March 18, *88. W. D* Mathews, O'Neill, Neb., r Dear Sir:—Wo arrived at Dixon all right, and the echo could be heard in tho far off ■Hello. (Jus,” and the same to the writer 'C£* After awhile they had us surrounded to hear iho news about the O’Neill Institute. Gua told them * the place to go, by links, is the Keeley If they want to get cured.'* My wife - and two girls were In town waiting for me to come. My dear wife was not dlsapolnted as I jumped from the train, the sparkle of joy could be seen in the face and In the eye 1 iuui so often disappointed by staying away through drink. By the good God seeing fit to put that great power of discovery In Kee ley's brain I am saved from a drunkard’s grave. God bless the Keeley. My best re gards to Dr. Trueblood and akgrto the broth ers of the club room and all inquiring friends. Yours truly, > >, W. S. COWIB >'■ b. Pattern Hati for Easter. Mrs. N. Martin is now showing a line of Pattern Hats much cheaper than you can buy them in large cities. Build up your own city and save money by ing at home.* 89-8 “ s 8100 Seward. I will pay the above reward'IB know who the sneak firebug was that set fire to the building burned last night. Thoee who have made threats bad better be on their guard. , S.MHfea*p>. vi a ■