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OLUME XIII.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA,
OCTOBER 20, 1892
NUMBER 15
AL NEWSMIZED
local News of O’Neill as Caught
by the “Kids.”
IER, INTERESTING NOTES
| Items of Interest Published While
Nyws Is Still News.
[ Eil Buttler is visiting in Atkin
Dexter was down from Atkinson
Ky _'
liird Parker was over from Bpen
Imlay.
11. Corbett went dowA to Omaha
Iv morning.
I Campbell returned to Sioux City
^ny morning.
McDonald was down from At
a*yesterday.
Adam entered vv imam r at the
in Randolph.
is Alice Coykendall went down the
Tuesday morning.
partial eclipse of the sun was vis
ibout 1 o’clock today.
:ier Merriman went up to Atkinson
relay returning this morning.
iiu of the hoys say that Joe Mann
expert bicycle rider down hill.
is Dell Planck, of. Pierce, Neb., is
s cily visiting her brother, John.
rett Scott went down the road
!ay morning, returning Tuesday.
Mann and Charlie McManus at
d the fair at Spencer last Saturday.
J. Skuse, formerly editor of the
County Banner, was in O’Neill on
lay.
O. Snyder was a passenger on the
rtird bound Short Line Monday
dug. _
s. A dam was a Short Line passen
londay morning.
as Smith went down to Sioux City
day morning where he will visit for a
weeks.
stmaster Riggs went down to Page
Emporia on a postofflee inspection
, Tuesday.
le Amelia Journal purchased of
Fkontieb, last tyeek, a fine font
iript for its office.
A. Comstook, of the Page Eye,
in the city Tuesday and made this
s a pleasant call.
Iss Harnish went down to Omaha
•day moining, at which place she
visit for some weeks.
dge Einkaid returned last Tuesday
ing from Pierce county where he
been holding court.
I Thompson went down to Randolph
sday to diive William P in the
>. He took second place. *
ould it not now be a good idea for
supervisors to employ an expert to
srt the expert work of the experts?
rs. John Murphy returned from Chi
) last week where she has been visit
with friends for the past three weeks.
d Purdy, who has been employed
'the Chicago Clothing House this
tmer.is now laid up with rheumatism.
liss Nellie Joyce is in Fremont at
iing the normal college there to
pare herself for teaching in this
nty. _
»r. tiowne, son or Mr. and Mrs. N.
.owrie, who has been visiting here
past month, left lor Denver Wedens
morning.
im .Harnish went down to Omaha
isday morning to attend the Odd
lows’ grand lodge, to whioh he is a
egate. _
ttorney Scott, of Atkinson, and
irlie Towle, of O’Neill, went out to
lelia yesterday where they addressed
republicans in the evening.
iribur Coykendall, one of the em
yes of this office, who has been rus
tling in the Hills for the past month,
urncd home last Friday morning.
'lie Inman News is a new paper that
i been cast upon the troubled and
irburdened sea of journalism in Holt
inly, to sink or swim. It represents
prohibition party.
1- V. Montague and Frank Heller,
nocratic orators of Omaha, will ad
ss the citizens of O’Neill at the
irt house on Saturday evening, Oct.
at 8 o’clock p. sc.
*'■ C. Qatz was in Omaha last week
ii while there purchased an engine
I boiler, which he has set up in his
at market and intends to run his
.chinery by steam and also heat the
irket and his residence.
Make your X opposite John Horrisky’s
name for supervisor.
H. \V. Mathews and T. S. Armstrong,
of Butte, are in the city to-day.
The many friends of that Jolly, cap
able little Irishman, Pat Clear, will see
that he is elected assessor.
The Independent accuses us of sland
ering Hopkins. We had been laboring
under the impression • that to slander
that man was beyond the range of
human possibilities.
To-morrow the public schools will cel
ebrate the discovery of America. The
mere fact that America was not discov
ered by an American should not prevent
patriotic citizens from participating in
the celebration.
Mr. Cox, of South Fork, brought to
town yesterday 27 bushels of potatoes
for which be received 00 cents per
bushel. One of the largest weighed 20
ounces. This is not very good argument
for calamity howlers.
No matter what an independent may
do the reform sheet down the street is
always ready to defend him. But when
you come to consider the circumstances
it is not strange. They all own a little
of that $6000 watered stock.
W. D. Mathews wont to Sioux City
Monday morning where he will test the
virtue of eietdric baths for rheumatism.
We trust the lightning may limber up
his joints and that he may return ns
nimble as any pupil of St. Vitus.
The chicory factory will soon be com
pleted. They have commenced drying
the chicory and as soon as the machinery
is all in the factory they will commence
operations. They have a large force of
men employed in the field gathering the
crop.
A reporter of this Dapcr yisited the
chicory factory, yesterday, and while
there procured a sample of chicory
which is now on exhibition at this office.
It is very curiously constructed and we
have great difficulty in preventing "our
devil” from carrying it away with him.
The independents lay claim to the
questionable honor of inaugcratrng the
joint debates of the present campaign.
We suppose it would be no more than
right to allow them undisputed credit
for this and let them get all the glory
frbm it they can as they are surely get
ting none from the debates.
And Hopkins refuses to settle with
Scott because he thinks Scott is not
treasurer. This move is on a par with
thnt of Blatherskite Mullen when he
rushed from the legislative hall and re
fused to hear the message of Governor
Boyd because he thought Boyd was not
governor. Very wise gentlemen these.
A petrified man has been discovered
at Chadron. The Journal of that place
says the specimen is probably a million
years old. As that is a date to which
our memory runneth not, we are not
prepared to dispute the assertion but
have written Belva Lockwood to ascer
tain if she has any distinct recollection
of the event._
While in Detroit recently Judge Kin
kaid purchased a fine team of young
mares which he expects to bring to
O’Neill and have for a driving team.
They are Bay Bird, 4 years old, sired by
Peacemaker, and dam by Foxhunter,
and Warwick, sired by Warwick Boy,
dam by Bay Billy by Rysdyks Hamble
tonian. When they arrive the judge
will have one of the best driving teams |
in the county.
Four hundred years have elapsed
since Columbus anchored at San Salva
dor. It is said he would have landed
sooner but was held in,quarantine until
his flotilla could be thoroughly fumi
gated and his seamen inoculated by Dr.
Billings, who was making patho-biologi
cal investigations under order of the
sachem, which dignitary had been
advised by his lower house of saga
mores that there was bog cholera in
Spain.
Dixon Index.—If Queen Victoria has
tocome to America for a new poet lau
rate to take the place of the lamented
Tennyson, it will be hard to chose be
tween A. P. Childs, of the Wayne Dem
ocrat, and Doc Mathews, of the O’Neill
Frontier. The former writes sweet
lays of the Ella Wheeler Wilcox order,
while Doc's claims for fame rest on the
fact that he once wrote “The Beautiful
Snow.” _
Billy Woods, a boxer of note and who
formerly traveled with James Corbett,
was in the city this week and on Tues
day evening entertained the O'Neill
sports in Gibbons’ saloon with some
atheletic feats. He jumped a rope 1,100
limes then gave an exhibition of Indian
club swinging, after which with Cal
Mofflit they entertained the crowd with
a three-round boxing match. In this
display MofQitt showed that while he
was not a professional, he had some
science and made a few points.
Soldiers and statesmen are made from
such men as Jim Whitehead. A man
who will swim the Niobrara river to
rescue a gale-bound boat is jpst the man
who could not be daunted by any
amount of opposition in the halls of
congress. It is proof conclusive that
he is possessed of a will indomitable
and the courage of a gladiator.
May Temple exhibited her "gaiety
girls and boys’’ at the opera house Tues
day evening to a rather slim house. The
show was not bad, however. It was
decidedly more entertaining than the
performance given by May Louise. The
company will return here Friday and
give an entire change of program. They
have reduced the price for that evening
to 15 25-85 cents.
While it is true that no party can
stand on its past record alone, yet it Is
also true that its past shows the charac
ter of the organization and enables us
to judge what it will probably do in the
future.—James A. Garfield,
Alas, how true. Mr. Gai field was a
philosopher. By their acts ye shall
know them. Look at the record made
by the independent party from Uolt
county’s board of supervisors to the in
dependent majority in the last legisla*
ture. Two of the most expensive com
binations in the history of our govern
ment, both county and state.
' Some republicans who were dissatis
fied with the nomination of John Hor
risky for supervisor, circulated a peti
tion last week {lacing in nomination
Thos. Carlon. This was done without
the knowledge or consent of Mr. Carlon
and as soon as be learned of the move
immediatedly filed his resignation with
the county clerk. The Fkontibb ad
mires Mr. Carlon more than ever for the
move as it is evidence of genuine repub
licanism. Mr. Carlon rightly says:
"The proper time to make a kick is be
fore the nomination has been made.”
_ Just last week Hunter used his posi
tion to fasten upon the taxpayers of
Holt county a steal of three thousand
dollars. Do you want him for state
senatorf I guess not.—Independent.
The files of the Sun will verify the
statement that it has not been the pol
icy of this paper to defend republicans,
except in a few instances—that is,
where an injustice has been done by
some such untruthful falsifier as the
editor of the Independent. When the
editor of the Independent says that Jo
Hunter “used his position to fasten
upon the taxpayers of Holt county a
steal of three thousand dollars," he wil
fully, maliciously and deliberately made
a statement that ne knew to be false
when be made it.—Sun.
The man who runs for office in this
western country has to endure many
hardships while traveling through the
country filling his appointments, but
we think that it has been the lot of
Hon. James Whitehead to have passed
through the most trying experience. Last
Monday in company with J. L. Me
Donald, of Atkinson, he started for
Spencer, where Mr. Whitehead was
billed to speak that afternoon. On
reaching the Niobrara they went to a
ferry to be taken across. The day be
ing very cold and windy, the boy in
charge of the boat could not manage it
and it got away from him. Then Jim
Whitehead took oft his clothes and
plunged into the chilly waters of the
Niobrara after the boat. He secured
the boat, pushed it back to the other
side and taking in the doctor aud the
boy who had charge of same the took
them across the river. In these days of
enlightenment we do not find many
congressmen who would take a bath in
the chilly waters of the Niobrara in
October rather than to disappoint the
people who wanted to hear him speak.
As the shades of evening were slowly
falling on the little city of Atkinson
last Saturday, the evening passenger
train arrived. It had on board about
175 citizens of O’Neill, including the
O’Neill republican club in full uniform.
The Atkinson band met the boys at the
depot and the procession formed in line
and marched down town. It is unnec
essary of us to say that our boys made a
fine appearance as they marched through
the streets with eighty uniformed men
in line. After supper there was a grand
torch light procession by the O’Neill,
Stuart and Atkinson clubs, headed by
the O’Neill drum corps. The opera
house was crowded and a large number
had to stand up, so large was the orowd
that wanted to see and bear the man
who will represent this district in con
gress during the next term. The first
speaker was Charlie Towle, who ac
quitted himself admirably. The chair
man then introduced Mr. Whitehead,
and he spoke for about an hour, during
which time he was repeatedly applauded.
As a rally that aroused the enthusiasm
of the boys it was a success, and as a
prominent citizen of Atkinson re
marked: “O’Neill is the town to turn
out a crowd and do things up in good
shape.”
HALLORAN'S REUNION
A Social Event of Great Magnitude
Replete With Pleating Incidents.
JIM WHITEHEAD WAS PRESENT
An Old EuMoned Beunlon Well Attended
end Hugely Enjoyed.
Tho camp-fire at John J. Halloran’s
farm res'dence last Thursday night was
one of the greatest successes in a social
way ever held In Holt county. It was a
neighborhood reunion of the veterans of
the war and their friends, and was most
liberally attended, there being at least
four hundred people present.
Mr. and Mrs. Halloran, and their
daughters, Mary and Delia, assisted by
some of their neighbors, had made
ample preparations for the entertain
ment of their guests, and they acquitted
themselves so creditably that the affair
will long be remembered by every man,
woman and child present ns one of the
pleasant affairs of life. There was
plenty to eat und drink for all comers,
nnd no bashfulness was felt in taking
“right hold.”
A large pavilllon had been erected on
tbe west side of the house and here the
supper was served and the speaking
took place. A nice little program had
been prepared and was carried out cred
itably, Col. A. L. Towle acting aB
I chief juglemnn.
Rev. DeLamater invoked divine
blessing in a very becoming manner.
W. D. Mathews, in behalf of Mr. Hal
loran, welcomed the people to tbe fes
tivities, and turned over the bouse and
farm to their use.
Col. Towle, in his usual happy man
ner responded, and when he had fin
ished all were good natured.
Col. Strong, of Omaha, commander of
Halloran’s regiment, was present by
special invitation, and being called on
made some remarks to the boys which
were apparently applicable. The colonel
said it was bis maiden speech, but he
talked like a veteran. His references
to John Kent, Jim Whitehead, Pat
Qahagan and Jack Halloran, his boys
who were present, were of interest to
all. Johnny Kent was a drummer boy,
son of a widow, who entered at twelve
years of age. He was at fourteen years
of age mustered out on account of ill
ness. a skeleton weighing only 05
pounds, and sent home to his mother to
die. But he didn’t die, and came up
from Omaha with the Colonel to night
to see his old friends and comrades, Jack
and Pat and Jim, and was over six feet
high and weighed 300 pounds. Of Jim
Whitehead the Colonel said no braver
man ever shouldered a musket, and as
'an illustration told this: Upon one
I occasion it was necessary to have fifteen
men for work that meant almost certain
death—it was 09 chances in 100—and
volunteers were called for. The first
man to step out of the ranks was
Whitehead. Col. Strong said lack Hal
oran and Pat Gabagan were the bravest
of brave Irish boys, exemplary soldiers
and he was mighty glad to see them
once more.
James Whitehead followed with a few
remarks to his commanders that were
very applicable. He admitted the
bravery of the old soldiers, as referred
to by the other speakers, bnt was of tbe
opinion that the boys of to-day if
called on would prove as brave as did
the boys of ’61.
Speaking for tbe sons of veterans
Charlie Towle covered himself with
| glory, and secured many compliments.
Doc Mathews also made Jjrief remarks
on this subject.
L Prof. £. W. Hunt was then called to
the front. The speaker said he felt
rather out of place before such a gather
ing, as he was neither a veteran nor the
son of a veteran. But the professor is
equal to any occasion, and when he
explained how his father from disability
was unable to do duty, but aided in
raising a company, and that he as a kid
had carried grub to tbe darkies in the
hay loft in the barn while they were on
their way north.
The exercises were interspersed with
vocal and instrumental music: The
song “We Have Drank From the Same
Canteen” was exceptionally fine and
well rendered.
Voluntary remarks by comrades were
called for, and Flemming, Skelton, Ga
hagan, Slattery, Kent, Gould. Waller,
Pond and others responded, and for a
time it seemed like an old fashioned
Methodist experience meeting. Gaha
gan declared that Col. Strong saved his
life. They were in Libby prison to
gether. Pat was confined in a room
over where the colonel was confined.
Pat was out of tobacco and money, and
affirms he was dying for some of the
former article. By means of a note and
a string he acquainted his colonel with
Ills condition, who responded by giv
ing Pat all the money he had.
Many anecdotes were told, of more or
less Interest.
The affair did not come to a wind-up
until near midnight, when the good
nights and good byes were said, all ex
pressing themselves as having had a
splendid time.
We cannot close this account without
referring in a feeling manner to a song
very popular among the comrades and
which was sung with much vehemence
that night. In fact it is so very expressive
and impressive that it kept running
with the O’Neill guests all the next day.
As we remember tho words are some
thing like this:
There Is a ptaco that tho veterans all souirlit.
In the roar of tho moss tout we moan;
And the dish that sent thorn all there,
Wijb tho olU-fashtonod wlilto army bean.
CHORUS.
Tls' tho bean that wo moan—
And they ate an they no’or ato before;
Iho army bean, It made 'em clean,
Cloaued out, as they no'er wore before.
Now tho boan In Its premature stnto
Is a plant thoy had all often mot,
But- when cooked In that old army stylo
It hud potency none can forgot.
CHORUS.
And liana stuyea by good saner kraut;
1 at will hold to potutoos they say;
But tho votorans ut Inst have found out
1 hat whon boans call, It won't do to play*
Another Blonder ef the Supervisors.
The supervisors have made another
expensive blunder. In September they
appointed a committee to emplov an
expert to look over the county records
for 10 years back. In order that Our
readers may more fully undo.'Stand the
situation we quote from the record of
| the supervisors proceedings:
[ Therefore, be it resolved by the board
of supervisors of Holt county, Nebraska,
that an expert accountant be employed
to examine and report on the condition
of the books, records and accounts since
January 1, 1882, of the following officers,
to-wit, Treasurer, clerk, judge, super
intendent, sheriff, surveyor, commis
sioners and supervisors.
It will be noticed that the board, in
the above motion, authorized its com
mittee to employ one expert, but the
committee employed two. One W. R.
Stitt, of Howard county, the other, Mr.
Morrow, of Holt county. They have
contracted to pay Mr. Stitt $6 per day,
and Mr. Morrow $2.50 per day. We do
not question the right of the board to
employ an expert, but we do question
their right to employ two of them, one
of whom is wholly incompetent. They
admit that he is incompetent by the
wages they pay him, and it is an out
rage to foist him upon the taxpayers
for a year—that is about the time it will
require to complete the investigation.
It will amount to about $1000, which is
a steal, nothing less.
Petitions have been filed this week
placing in nomination llbody Hayes
and Milton Doolittle for the office of
county treasurer, which some people
seem to think is vacant.
Last night was republican night in
O’Neill and the demonstration was a
success. At 7:80 the republican club
formed in line in front of the club rooms
and marched through the city, making a
grand torchlight parade and to add to
the attractions of the scene a large
number of roman candles had been pro
cured and which the boys kept discharg
ing as they marched through the streets.
The club escorted the speaker of the
evening, Hon. E. Rosewater, of the
Omaha Bee, to the court house, where
for two hours he addressed the people
on the political issues of the day, dwell
ing at length on the tariff and financial
questions, which he handled in a mas
terly manner.
Timely Notice.
We will make it a point to call on all
parties owing us. on November 1, and
we do not want excuses, must bare
our money. Pfund & Wagers. 15-2
Salesmen Wanted.
To travel in surrounding districts, by
team or otherwise, soliciting orders on
commission from retail dealers for rub
ber boots and shoes, to be shipped di
rect from factory. Those already trav
eling with another line of goods could
make this a valuable addition to their
business. Address, stating particulars
and references, Colchester Rubber Co.,
Colchester, Conn. 15-1
Beat Assortment and Largest
Stock of Clothing in the City.
Largest Line and Latest Styles
in Hats.
Latest Styles in Neckwear.
Fine Line of White and Fancy
Shirts.
Complete Assortment of Gent’s
Furnishing Goods.
.J.P. MANN.
One Thousand Yard*.
Heavy thirty-inch unbleached cotton
flannel, heavily napped, worth 13| cents
in any store in Holt county, our price
only 10 cents. Be sure and see it before
you buy. 13-4 J. P. Mann.
from tht Wsst.
Downey, Cal., Oct. 7,1808.
Editor Frontier—'ThU campaign 1
bring* to mind some of the working* of
parties while I was In the army, only 1
have to put the labor union* In the place
of the secessionist* and the peoples’
party as the anti-war people of the
north. Whenever the anti-war men
would have great meetings the rebels
would be very sanguine and tell us
how the democrats of the north were
organizing to come down and help them,
in their cause, then we would see whore
we were. I stop to ask my comrades
how they like tho difference between
Cleveland's usage of private pensions
and that of Harrison? Cleveland could
not be content In vetoing over 000 pen
sions granted to worthy warriors and
blackmailing some of the most loyal
men that eyer pressed a trlgcr In behalf
of their country, simply because they
were patriotic, but published to the 1
world his contempt for a soldier by put
ting thorn out of places where they could
enrn a living and then put a confederate
in their place, who, In most cases were
less competent than tho noblier.
But I started to compare the labor
union to tbe confederation. They are
all the time crying “down with mono
poly I" But in the name of truth do they
not oreate a monopoly in every strikef
To illustrate, take the Homestead strike.
Did they not monopolize Carnegie’s pro
perty and by their own acta say to him,
"you have got good property here but
you have got to pay us so much for run
uing your business.” But Carnlgie was '
going to pay them what was duo them
for work and any claim they had against
him and then hire a new set of hands.
"But no, Mr. Carnegie, you can’t pot’
any others in our places, and those of
our own party who are willing to work 3
shall not do it and live for we are the
amalgamated iron and steel order of v
workmen and we propose to attend to
your business and run it to our inter
est.” I can’t find a peoples’ man but
what sustains them, which puts them in
the place of the copperheads of the
north during the war. The fact is, in
place of trying to suppress riots, in the
shape of strikes, they encourage them.
As the democrats fuse with tbe inde- -
pendents it is proof that they are work
ing for the same end and that is for the
the election of Cleveland. Who of f*
them can place their finger on a mis
take Harrison has made in his four
years of official capacity?
Now let me say to all comrades, if
you cannot vote for Harrison do not
vote for a man who will only abuse yop
as sure as he gets there, or do not vote J
for any party that will assist him, as
that would not be any better, even if
the party does say "down with monopo
ly," for they are only trying to pull
themselves up by pulling others down.
A Cokbadh,
OTHFB TOWNS THAN OUBS.
From the Atkinson Gbapiuc.
There seems to be quite a strong un
dercurrent flowing in this ditection of
bounties to be paid by Holt county for
the killing of wolves and other destruc
tive quadrupeds that indiscriminately
prey upon weak domestic animals. Tbs
Graphic is reliably informed that a i
strong and, perhaps, successful effort
will be made at the next session of the
county board to pay liberal bounties for
wolt and other scalps of earaiverous
animals that may be killed In this
county. Tbe motive prompting such
action on the part of our worthy guard
ians, no doubt springs from an honest
desire to legislate in the interest of those
they represent; but supervisors, as well
as individuals, should look before they
leap. There are six other counties ad
joining Holt, with bordering lines of
nearly 200 miles in extent. As a rule,
the country through which these border
lines run, is principally inhabited by
"bounty bearing” animals, and if Holt
pays liberal subsidies for tbeir scalps
tbe benefits supposed to accrue from
such’an expenditure of county funds
would insure more to the inhabitants of
adjacent counties than they would to
Holt. A gentleman competent to es
timate the result of granting bounties
says that there would be enough scalps
presented to bankrupt the county in
less than thiee years. All the scalps
I captured in Boyd, Knox, Antelope,
Wheeler, Garfield and Hock counties
would drift into O’Neill and claim the
Holt county bounty. Under such con
ditions, wisdom would seem to dictate
the exercise of extreme caution on tbe
part of the board against inviting such a
fraudulent raid on the county’s ex
chequer. *
TIPS TO PURCHASERS.
FOR SALE—House and lot in O'Neill,
at a bargain. Address
A. J. Ross,
_Atkinson, Neb. , :
When wanting anything in the well
or pump line, see R. H. Mills O’Neill,
Nebraska. 8-2m