SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PSR ANNUM.
CLYDE KIND AND D. H. CRONIN, MANAGERS
VpLUME XIII.
O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. AUGUST 4, 1892.
NUMBER
‘LOCAL NEWS ITEMIZED
The Local Neva of O’Neill as Caught
by the “Kids.”
RATHER INTERESTING NOTES
General Itemi ef Interest Published While
Mews Is Still Wj>
J. W. Thomas had bwftfress in Neligb
Monday. ■ , -y ■'
Don’t miss the School teacher’s ball at
: the rink VmojTow evening.
Judge Rinkaid went down to Lincoln
Tuesday to witness the state convention.
; H. C. Baker, of Chelsea, was in the
■ city Friday and made this office a pleas
I -gt ant call. ~
I Wonder if bridge notices have’any
thing to do with Lessinger’s support of
Crawford? _
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W. H. Pierce' and C. E. Butler accom
panied the state delegation to Lincoln,
Tuesday morning.
Miss Tessie , Dykeman left Friday
morning for Iowa, where she was cnllcd
by the serious, illness of her uncle.
There will be a grand ball given at
the rink on Friday evening, August 5.
Everybody go. A good time is assured.
W. D. Mathews left for Peoria Sun
day morning, and will take in the state
convention at Lincoln before returning.
It is amusing to hear the Sun invent
defenses for the supervisors. Charlie
evidently don’t know what he is talking
about.
s Mrs. Ray left for Chicago Tuesday
morning where she will visit friends for
several weeks. She will also visit in
Indianja before returning.
Melbourne arrived in the city today
'? with his grip loaded witn thunder and
lightning. He also carries samples of
rain produced in Cheyenne.
Miss May Skirying returned from
Stuait Monday morning, where she had
been visiting her parents for a week,
aud is now assisting In the clerk’s office.
A. H. Parsons, or Sioux City, Iowa,
arrived in this city last Sunday evening
nnd is visiting with iiis partner, Mr.
Anderson, on their ranch southwest of
this city.
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. John Hynes,
on lost Saturday afternoon, a daughter
of the usuai weight. Mother and child
arc doing well, and John is decidedly
happy. ,
A. J. Spindler, who resides near
Eaght Mills, left at this office this morn
ing some fine specimens of timothy and
clover. The timothy is over 5 feet high
and the clover measures about 3 feet.
Jess Mellor returned Friday evening
■" from his visit to his parents at Cold
water, Mich. During his ubsence he
also visited for n few days in Chicago
and also in Ohio. He reports having a
splendid time.
About forty of our citizens went uj)
to Long Pine last Sunday to attend the
Chautauqua, and recreate for a day
down among the springs which abound
in and around that popular resort.
Every-one enjoyed themselves and re
port a pleasant time,
Mrs. Hattie Squires, living at Leonia,
was burned out Tuesday and lost her
house and contents. She is a widow
woman with three children. Hi Hodg
i kih was around with a subscription
paper today to raise enough money to
build her a new house.
Married, Tuesday In this city by
• Judge Bowen, Mr. Frank Heebe and
• Miss Agata Heebe. This young couple
are both well known here. The groom
has resided in this • county about 12
years and has a fine farm about 9 miles
northwest of this city. The Frontier
congratulates.
Mi. William Dorsey and. Miss Kate
Burke were united in marriage at Fort
Randall last Mondry. The bride is
quite well known in this city, being a
sister of Mrs. David gtannard, and has
a host of friends here. They will make
their home in Sioux City. Tiik Fron
tier entends its congratulations.
^ irror. Jonn Jilanu came up from Fre
‘S mont Sunday evening to attend to some
^business matters here. Mr. Bland has
i V^ueen elected to the position of princi
]Jr p*'
pal of the Plainview sdhaols, to which
r .*) Place he went Friday morning. Mr.;
v i Bland is a good educator, and we pre
dint will give good satisfaction to the
:; people of Plainview.
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Mr. J. A. Landei, a prominent citizen
of Clarksbnrg, Mo., and widely known
in that state, says of Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy:
“I have seen its good results and can
recommend it.” For sale by P. C.
Corrigan druggist.
Jake and Joe Hershishcr, Jim David
son and Clyde King visited on tbe res*
ervaiion tbe fore part of tbe week. Tbe
Kid will probably say something about
the trip next week.
Dr. I. Perrie Johnson, oculist and
uurist of Sioux City, will visit O’Neill
on tbe 10th and 11th of this month, and
may be seen at the Evans House. Dr.
Johnson has had long experience in the
treatment of eye diseases, haying
practiced his profession thirty years at
Peoria, Ills. If you are defective in
your vision or hearing, call and consult
him. _
Once out in the gloaming, ’way in
Wyoming, a school teachkr sat comb*
ing her golden hair; when all heated
with roinaing, all panting and foaming,
there came up and hugged her—\jjriz-.
?,ly bear! It did not afright her—she
laid back and murmured: PStill tighter,
dear!” This broke up old bruinl he left
off his wooin’, sneaked back to the
mountains and hid for a year.—Ashland
Globe.
Sunday morning Fred Swingley and
Fred Stannard left this city at 4 o’clock
and started for Atkinson on their bi
ycles. They reached Atkinson at 7:^0,
This was very good lime considering
ther roads. They' stopped thereuntil
the excursion train arrived and putting
their wheels in the baggage car went
up to the Pine. The boys are now
loaded with funny stories and incidents
of their journey.
Ted Gallagher, well known to the
O'Neill sport loving patrons, arrived in
town Tuesday aud has ageed to stop
Cal MoiTet, over middle-weight, inside
of six rounds or forfeit the gate receipts.
The match will take place on Thurs
day evening, August 4. Gallagher is in
training now to meet Tommy white of
Chicago, at Omaha soon. This will be
the best contest seen in O’Neill for a
long time and sure to draw a good
crowd. __
Last Thursdry evening the Meredith
mansion in this city was brilliantly il
luminated and a large party of young
people were there assembled. The oc
casion was a surprise on Miss KUtie
O’Neill, it being her eighteenth birthday.
Miss Kitlie and Mr. and Mrs. Meredith
are royal entertainers and the party-was
a very enjoyable one. Lunch and
cream were served about midnight, soon
thereafter the guests departed for home,
wishing Miss O’Neill many happw re
turns of the day. '
Slnoe Doc Mathews returned from his visit
cast he has been kept busy explaining away
the breaks made by tbe kids whom he left to
run bis paper during his ahsense.—Independ
ent.
Well, this is indeed refreshing; espec
ially when it is considered that Doc has
no more control of this paper than the
“Kids” have. Mr. Mathews has charge
of the editorial page and if any "breaks”
were made in bis "absense” we suppose
be bad a perfect right to explain them
away, but up to the time of going to
press we have noticed no explanation.
Tbe Independent’s comments on tbe
Rev. Byron Beall weie entirely uncalled
for and decidedly unprofessional. It
appears to us that Lessinger is possessed
of a most conveniently brief memory.
He so easily forgets that it has been but
a short time ago that be was an aspirant
for a public office and failed to receive
bis party vote on account of the rotten
ness of his record both as a minister of
tbe gospel and a private citizen, and he
became so highly incensed at news
paper comments that bo instituted llb'el
proceedings for $20,000, for campaign
purposes, which he let go by default
when it was discovered he was not "in
it.” An attack by Lessinger upon any
one’s private character comes with very
poor grace to say the least.
“How doth tbe busy little ant
Rejoice In picnic signs.
It batlies its feet in lemonade
And dries them on our spines.”
A second stanza was lost in the soughing of
the great trees just as supper was announced
which consisted of delicious hot coffee, but
tered rolls, hot eggs, pickles, cakes, ice
cream, 'lemonade and cigars for the lords.—
If Tns Frostier is a little thinner
this week than is its wont our readers
will be kind enough to over look the
fact. Our entire force, after reading
the above in last weeek's Sun, “jujnped”
their respective situations and sped with
the swiftness of the cyclone breezes to
Haynes’ grove where they have been
engaged up to date searching in the
“soughing of the great trees” for that
“second stanza,” which consisted of
“delicious hot coffee, buttered rolls, hot
eggs, pickles, cakes, ice cream,lemonade
and cigars for the lords.” How the
author could be so supremely reckless
as to let a stanza possessed of such great
capabilities escape into the “soughing
of the grent trees” is beyond our ken.
For sale or rent at a bargain 280 acres
of good grass for hay 8 miles southwest
of Atkinson, Neb. Will let on shares
or sell. Address, G. W. Meals,
| O’Neill Neb.
The Tire!
Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock the city
was startled by the cry of fire, and soon
the fire bell was tolling, proclaiming to
entire city that there was a fire in our
midst. The Arc was in J. L. Mack's
store and was discovered by William
Hagerty, who is in the employ of O. F.
Biglin and was going down to tM>
depot that morning to ret up a binder,
and ns he was going by the store tie was
almost suffocated by the smoke which
poured out.of the building. He imme
diately ran to the rear of the store and
awoke Mr. Mack, whose house is built
onto the store. Will McNichols, clerk
in the store and who rooms over head,
with Robert Marsh, were also awakened
and one of them ran down to the engine
house and rang the alarm, and soon the
department had the chemical engine
and the hook and ladder truck on the
grounds amWkere fighting the fire. By
the time the boys got there with the
engine the interior of the building was
a seething mass or names ana no one
present thought that the building, or
in fact the* entire block, could be saved
and the crowd at once commenced to
move everything out of McNichol’s
saloon, and soon had that building
empty and then moved 'everything out
of Mrs. Roberts’ millinery store. In the
meantime the Are department was hard
at work fighting the flames and had got
them under control. The entire slock
was destroyed and the building badly
damaged, so much so that Mr. Mack
does not intend to repair it but will
tear it down and build a new one where
it now stands. Mr. Mack estimates his
loss at $2,500, with $800 insurance. He
had a car load of flour which he had re
ceived but a week ago and which was
all destroyed. He expects to put anoth
er stock in the building next to the one
which was burnel and will in a couple
of weeks be again pleased to see all of
his old customers.
The citizens of O’Neill should be
proud of their Are department, as they
clearly demonstrated at this fire that
they knew how to successfully fight the
‘taames, and every member woiked hard
and did his utmost to get the fire
under control, and they succeeded.
This is the second fire which we have
had since the fire department has been
organized and both of them have been
stopped, and that too after they had
got a good start. Had it not been fur
the department the other night the en
tire block would have been reduced to
ashes. The department is all right and
should receive the encouragement and
support of our citizens.
The Bain Maker.
At 1:30 today there arrived in this city,
in response to a telegram requesting
him to come, Prof. Frank Melbourne,
the rain maker, of Cheyenne, Wyom
ing, and his manager F. H. Jones. On
learning of their arrival in this city a
Frontier reporter went to the Hotel
Evans to interview Mr. Melbourne in
regard to his methods of producing raiu.
He was not disposed to say much about
it himselt, but he informed us that be
had brought rain in the following coun
ties in Nebraska: Cheyenne, Perkins,
Dundy, Keith, Chase and Nuckelous.
He also said that these counties tried to
make a contract with him to supply
them with water the year around. He
agrees to give Holt county i inch of
rain in less'than four days for $3000.
The rain is to be general all over the
county.
There is one thing certain, that we
need rain in this county in order to save
the corn crop, and while we have not
got much faith in the rain maker, still if
he produces rain, why we may have
some confidence in him, although he in
forms us that he has never had a failure.
Couriers have been dispatched to the
supervisors to bring them in town in
order to make arrangements for paying
the $3000 if he is successful. He ex
pects to commence operations tomor
row. We anxiously await results.
The Institute.
This week O’Neill is crowded with
school teachers who are in the city at
tending the institute. There are teach
ers of all grades and classes and from
all parts of the county, and it promises
to be one of the largest institutes ever
held in the county. There are about
150 in attendance at the present time.
Supertendent Dudley informs us that be
expects several more next week, and
that there will be about 175 all together.
The instructors this year are Prof. E.
W. Hunt of the Nebraska State Univer
sity, grammar and elocution; Prof. J.
H. Emery, principal of the Neligh high
school, mathematics and history; Mrs.
Lizzie Bowen, principal of the grammar
school at Lincoln, methods and draw
ing.
On next Tuesday evening Prof. Hunt
will deliver a lecture it the court house.
The professor is a fine speaker and those
who attend the lecture are promised
a rare treat.
The teachers of Holt county will meet
next week to arrange the Holt County
Teachers’ Association for the ensuing
year.
The teachers are loud in the praise of
Superintendent Dudley, his amiable
wife and his efficient corps of instruct
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Letter List
Following Is the list of letters remaining In
the postoltlceat O'Neill. Neb., unclaimed, for
tiie week ending .July KS 1SS2:
Mrs Dyamime Krestine EJstuse
In calling for the above please say "adve
tised." If not called for In two weeks they
will be sent to the dead letter offloe.
J. II. Hioosl*. M.
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ANANIAS OUTDONE.
A Mui of Falsehoods and Garbled
Reports Palmed off for Truth.
Above Is a part of the caption under
which the Independent last week at
tempted to explain away the charges
made by The Frontier against the
supervisors. Lessinger could have se
lected words no more appropriate for
the heading of his article as its false
hoods and treachery would cause Ana
nias to seo the error of his way and
were he nlivo to-day would thank
God that he was not the biggest liar on
earth. Lessinger is either an unmitigated
ass or an ignoramus who finds unlimited
quantities of bliss in his ignorance and
the records will justify the assertiou.
With one or two unimportant exceptions
The Frontier's statements were cor
rect and wo embrace the present oppor
tunity to reiterate and, unlike Les
singer, again produce tho figures to
substantiate our assertions. He says:
In giving tbe amount that each mem
ber has drawn in this year why did The
Frontier raise the amount drawn by
the independent members from $5 to $30
as was the case with the accounts of
Bethea, Smith, Perkins and others, and
lower the amounts received by republi
can members as was done in the case of
Moss, Miller, Hunter and others? We
will leave to our readers to decide why
Jiie Fiiontieh would thus try to de
ceive the people.
Attempting to. defend Bethea, Craw
ford, Perkins, Roll and Smith he only
succeeds in plunging them still deeper
in the unsavory broth. He charges The
Fiiontieh with raising the amounts
drawn by independent members of tbe
board from $5 to $30 and lowering those
of republican members and cites us to
the bills of Bethea, SmitL and Perkins
as the ones "stuffed” and to* those of
Moss, Miller and Hunter as those lower
ed. Now gentle reader, regardless of
political*affiliations, come with us for a
few moments and together let us glance
at the records and discover whether it is
Lessinger or The Fiiontieh man who
is dishonest and appears afraid of the
facts in this case:
, E. E. I'EHKINS. *
Bill number Ofltl. 99420
“ ««. 7 HO
i™.. .48 4fi
Total.9139 in
No. 005 was not drawn, however, as
the committee on claims rejected it and
marked it "laid over” on the claim reg
ister. This does not excuse Mr. Per
kins, however, as lie solemnly swore
that it was correct and would have ac
cepted the money had the committee
not drawn the line.
And then in Mr. Bethea's case we
find the following:
Bill number 22.$ 15
48 U
27 1C
1H 1(
205.
222.
248.
504.
507..
BIT.*
«K7.
21 K
;jo u
a oi
Total.#107 45
This itemized statement shows a dif
ference in Mr. Bethea's fuvor of 90
cents as against our last statement, \iul
lacks considerable of being $30.
Next comes the only and original C.
M. Smith:
February 15,1893.
February 15,1893.
March a, 18113.
May 7.1893.
June 18.1893.
July 15,1893.
July 111, 1893.
9 73 Of
11 711
37 CK,
33 0(1
30 (III
:n ih,
3 (A
Total.9189 79
These figures, like the balance, agree
with The Frontier’s statement. There
is no part of above bill for work ren
dered last year, Lessinger to tbe con
trary notwithstanding, and still further
we did not quote Mr. Smith’s bill $33
more than it really was.
Hunter’s Moss’ and Miller’s claims
filed since January 11, 1893, are as fol
lows:
IIUNTElt.
Bill number Mi
- I HU,
343
519.
III!).
1M.
I IT 00
31 Ml
, 3(1 3(1
17 Ml
14 00
(I Ml
. Total.
Bill number 137.
177,
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MILLER
.*!« 30
*54 Ml
. 15 00
. « Ml
, 17 40
Total.*MI 00
MOSS.
Bill number 1M). *34 30
" 513.mill’ll. 70 SO
Total.. 10
These- itemized bills are strictly in
accordance with The Fkoktirk’s state
ment and we invite any who may be in
doubt to examine the records. They
are open for inspection. Again, Lcs
singer, attempting to exonorate the in
dependent members says Joe Hunter
chargee for February 21 (Sunday) which
is unqualifidely false and we defy the
anarchist down the way to find any such
charge on the record.
Hear him:
We found In one of Mr. Perkins' bills, al
lowed In this year,*13.85 belonging to lust
year; *3.35 was for freight advanced for
election booths last October, “and so It goes."
Yes, “and so it goes.” Lessinger
knows, if he knows anything, which we
doubt, that the freight bill spoken of
above did not amount to 93.25; it was
only 2.1 cents. Oh, what a difference a
little investigation discloses!
While we have this subject under dis
cussion it may not be out of place to
glnnco back over a little of the history
of tlio past, 1891 for instance.
W. W. Bethea drew pay for Decem
ber 28 and 81 but strange to relate the
board was not In session those days.
Filed bill June 18 for June 8-9-10-11-12
18, and July 17, another for returning
from meeting June 14, Sunday. Sep
tember 10 charges for July 19, which
was Sunday. September 10 charges
$8.10 mileage that he is not entitled to
nt adjourned meeting, lie also charges
for Sundny June 20. '02, which was not
mcntionedjn our last.
K. Kline charges for February 15, ’01,
which was Sunday. Also $2.80 mileage,
bill filed February 19, which same he is
not entitled to at adjourned meeting.
John Crawford files a hill for January
12-13-14 and 15. Board was only in ses
Bion the 13th and 14th.
C. M. Smith drew pay for January 12,
February 16, Juno 18. Board not m
flesRion those days. “And so itgoes."
In commenting on our expose of this
rottenness Lcssinger Bays: "Why does
Tine Fhontiku select only independent'
members, with one exception, ns the
object of its attack?" We will explain.
Some four years ago when the county
was under the old commissioner system
of three and each drawing $600 per year
salary a great cry of extravance went
up from the people and then it was that
the supervisor system was inaugurated.
For the first two years, under republi
can rule, a great saving was made, still
the expense was necessarily greater
than it would be under the five com
missioner system. But after this came
the farmers’ alliance avalanche. With
great promises of still greater reforms,
curtailment of expenses and watch-dog
fidelity the independent majority was
ushered into the county legislative halls
and from tbnt day to this the county
has been sliding back, losing ground
every day until now we find the super
visors drawing one-third of the total
levy fur their salaries alone, to say
nothing of the endless expense saddled
upon the county by their short-sighted
ness and blundering flnanceering. This
is the reason we attack the independent
members. We wish to show how faith
fully they have kept their promises and
hence this investigation. We have
made it with a spirit of malice toward,
none. As private citizens we have*
found most of them to be very pleasant
gentlemen, but we instituted this inves
tigation that the people of Holt county
might see how inconsistent the party is.
how little regard.its members have for
pledges and how totally incompetent to
economically administer the affairs of
the county. That republicans and dem
ocrats have done wrong is no excuse for
the independents as they are in the ma
jority and supposed to see to those
little things.
The Independent says it believes Tint
Fbontieh to be in favor of returning to
the commissioner system. Bo we are.
We believe five commissioners’ could do
the work a great dcHl easier, quicker
and consequently with much lsss ex
pense to the county. Why, the very
idea of our present board having already
drawn $8,500 for salary is outrageous.
We also believe that if the question was
fairly and honestly presented to the
voters of Holt county they could not
fail to see it in the same light. It is
merely a business proposition. What
excusg is there for having thirty-one
employes when five can do tho work?
What is the object of employing thirty
one men, two-thirds of whom are'merely
figure-heads, vote occasionally and
draw their salary with the regularity of
an eight-day clock?
We were not aware until we read the
Independent that peti tions were being
circulated to bring this question to a
vote but are pleased to learn, even from
such a very unreliable source, that such
is the case and will do all in our power
in support of the move, believing it to
be to the best interests of Holt county
tax payers.
If Mr. Lessinger desires we can pre
pare another chapter on short notice.
TIPS TO PURCHASERS.
FOR SALE—500 acres of the best
hay on dry creek; six miles from O’Neill.
Inquire of F. II. Stannard. 3-3
Cabinet photos $3 per dozen at Aus
tin’s gallery for a short time. Those
attending the teachers, institute will
likely take advantage of this unparaleled
price of photos. 4-3
8tock 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. Call at section
13, township 38. range 13, or address,
Frank Anderson Co.,
39-tf _O’Neill. Neb.
We will pay Sioux City prices for 15C
head of thin, dry cows.
Frank Anderson a Co.
44-tf O’Neill, Neb.
Public Sale.
I will sell at public auction at Mullen'i
livery barn in O'Neill on August 0, '93,
the following described property, Ur
wit:
Two ponies 8 years old, one with coll
by her side; two 3-yr. old colts and on«
yearling.
Six months time will be given with 1(
per cent, interest and bankable security
Ten per cent, oil for cash.
3-3 Peter Donohoe.
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The Convention.
The republican convention which wu
held in the court Iioubo last‘Saturday
was one of the most successful as well
as harmonious conventions ever held In
the county. All matters of a pergonal
nature, especially among the leaden,
were laid aside, and everyone worked
for harmony, and harmony was had. >,
The ticket nominated is one that every
republican cnn get out and work for
and ask his friends to do tbo same.
At about 10:40 a. m. Chairman Haze*
let called the convention to order and
read the call. J. C. Oromer was then
elected temporary chairman, by accla
mation, and Qeo. U. liowering tempor
ary secretary.
It was moyed and seconded that the
chair appoint a committee of five on
credentials. The motion carried and
the chair appointed: T. B. Marlng, L.
C. Hoy, J. N. Mehssle, Danford Taylor
and John Darr.
A motion then prevailed that the
chair appoint a committee of three on
order of business, which was as follows:;
John Bklrving, J. Hunter and E. M.t?§3§
«Klo. t J ‘
Upon motion the following committee*
was appointed by the chair on perm a-. ^
ncnt organization: A. L. Towle, 0.
to select a cqmmittoe on platform an
resolutions named the following:
Hoark, P. PhilHps. • ’ ■
The chair being given the authority u <
elm
Selah, John Brady, W. W. Pago, I). Ufj/f i
Cronin ami 0. W. Jones. / t\
The convention then adjourned until vV*j
2 o’clock in order togivotho committees >,'
time to prepare their reports. -tS
Promptly at 2 o’clock the convention,^"
was called to order by Chairman Gromm ■ i
The report of the committee on credent
tluls was read and adopted. The re»- 'C*
tbf,
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port showed that every township in
county was represented.
The committee on permanent orgaiy.ill'J
izatlon reported that the temporary
chairman bo made permanent and that
Clyde King be made permanent accrq? , ^
tury. Mr. King refused to act, and th<»- > :J
report on chairman was adopted anf’-* &
upon motion F. Phillips was elected ■ *„■
permanent secretary. -
The committee on platform and reso£lw|j
lutions reported the following, whlc^|ig|
were unanimously adopted: ; rgjgj
Wo, the republicans of Holt county, In eon- >
volition assembled Invite the support of the . s'
electors in November on tho following ilO*‘ •
elarutlon of principles: V , C
Kksoi.vko, That we endorse the platforst
of the national republluan convention
adopted by that convention in Minneapolis * .Ij
and heartily endorse the ticket iiomlnatod
by that oonvenllon, wbleli Is headed by that
gallant soldier statesman lienjamln Hat*
We most heartily endorse tho principles of - :
n otectlon to American Industries aseuuae f;
elated by the platform of the national pari
ami exemplified In the main by our prese
turlir laws, under which, according to then
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suits of senatorial Investigations on tbu part
of such leading democrats as Senators Car
lisle of Kentucky and Howe of Tennessee,)!/
Is conclusively shown that the cost of tlM
of Ufa ‘ ‘
necessaries of Ufa covered by the tariff ham >
In the aggregate decreased nearlyl percent.! |5s!
i hut the wholesale price of the same artidto - sift
have decreased b.illl of 1 per cent.; that tla „ t
price of agricultural products have advance! rp/Z
nearly 14 per cent., while the wages of AnaiV- 5,;
lean laborers have advanced <g or 1 pto« *3
cent. We hold these unanswerable proofs to . -
he evidence strong us holy writ of the bend- >*.'*
tils of republican tariff and reciprocity, ato '1
appeal to the commercial senoe of the voteife
We respectfully request their earnest an-' It* ‘
opurstlon and support.
Wo favor tho free and unlimited coluaMt ..r'i
of sllvor, or as otherwise expressed, b|.met|jt- * '
Ism—by International co-operation If pqa*‘ r V
slble In a reasonable length of time; bnt.ll vrN
not. then by tho United States taking th#'
Initiative and asserting her Independeis
ln the control of her own monetary affallpt , >
We also hold that tlio national bank is 1“ '
longer necessary to the financial pulley at
the country, having outlived Its usefulness,
and we therefore demand the repeal of tM
national bunking law.
Last, but not least, we fuvor the enactimtot
of u maximum freight law In this state— ato,
a maximum calamity law that Is calculats#
to challenge opposition of the uouimcrctol
sense of alt Intelligent voters and the eo0|
blued business Interests of the state; noi*.
law conceived In Ignorunce and recklsto
prejudice and championed by political pros
titutes and demagogues, without regard,to
the wholesale ruin It may work to bUHlntol
Interests and honest Industry, but a law ttod"
will circumscribe the averlce of lntolersnfc
railroads and limit their earnings to a com
pensation consistent with first-class servlm
and fair und reasonable Interest on too ’
capital uctuully Invested and employed to
the conduet of their business. We call upoo
our nominees for the legislature and stato
senate. If elected, to exercise tlielr begt di
forts and use all honorable means to brtof 4
about the enactment of a law In strict cam
formlty to the principles of this declaration.
With Implicit faith ln the common sensei
and good Judgment of tho voters of Holt
county whose Interests were neglected ton
confidence betrayed by those who represent
ed them In a legislative capacity two yento •
A
ago, we consign republican interests to thalr
keeping, firm in the belief that the resMt
will be
gratifying
to us and credttabltto
t! SKLAII 7 J
I). II. ClUJNlN
John F. Bhady f. f£is
Ukorge W. Jos* '? :
W. W. PAGE ‘
Nominations for county attorney
then in order and £. U.
Benedict,
H. Pierce and L. C. Chapman
named. The convention proceeded
ballot on the candidates, and the rewl| , .
was: Benedict 43; Chapman 33; PiafqH ,
24. There being no choice a sec«M .' |
ballot was taken, with the following:’ '
result: Benedict 45; Chapman 35; Pieiwe
17. Mr. Pierce then withdrew and
third ballot resulted as follows: Bcmk ,
diet 45; Chapman 50. Mr. Cbapq|f|ii>
having received a majority of the
cast was declared the nominee.
motion the nomination was made ui
imous. M. Chapman was called for
thanked the convention for the h
conferred upon him.
W. F. Eisele and A. J. Clark
placed in nomination for represents!
(Continued on page eight.)