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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1892)
bushed sv the frontier PRINTING CO. •MBSONIPTION, •1.60 PER ANNUM. PLUME XIII. _O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 27, 1892. ~"..mm, "* 1 * ' - n » .rtfiUT. • -w.atait CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, MANAOERS NUMBER 16. !AL NEWS ITEMIZED jocal News of O’Neill m .Caught by the “Kids.” HER INTERESTING NOTES il Items of Interest Published While Hews Is Still Hews. A. Allen wus down from Atkinson i»y- __. fj. Clapp and wife visited in Ewing y- __ mt Hatneld is numoerea witn tne his week. k Clapp went down to Omaha lay morninir. . lire Itiukaid is holding court in ron this week. mall delegation of O’Ncillites vis ituart Fridav evening. <. C. Selah and son Dean visited in g a couple of dcys last week. al Swingley returned Sunday even om a two week’s visit in Illinois. 1). Mathews returned to O’Neill [lay evening much improved in h. _ o Miltz and Grant Descb came up West Point Monday night for a lay’s visit. lies M. Morse, of Peoria, 111., was c city Monday and while here made iflice a pleasant call. rriage license was issued last to Thomas Cramans and Catharine than, both of Atkinson. s. S. M. Wagers, who has been crously ill for the past week is ted as improving slowly. Ross and Miss L. Sawyer, both of x county, were married last Saturday >imty Judge Bowen at his office. nator Hunter tarried in town a few tents Tuesday. He was on his way e southern counties of his district. A. Stow, one of our most prosper fariners, residing at Star, was in the Tuesday and made this office a ;ant call. C. Hazelet, Neil Brennan and Col. le addressed the people of Cham last Saturday night. A good meet s reported. nnainc Saunders, one of the efficient faithful employes of this office, t a few days visiting friends in the itry last week. ^r«s. hen you go into the booth on elec day do not forget to put an X op te the name of E. S. Kinch, for iship treasurer. C. Coon, a rustling merchant of and Geo. Comstock, editor of the were in the city Tuesday and a! at this office. • E. Scott, of Atkinson, and Char i'owie, of this city, will address the >!e of Amelia on next Saturday >ing. Be sure and attend. re was discovered last Saturday aft ton in the dwelling occupied by Mrs. es. The alarm was given but it was late to save the building. Loss will mbly amount tcrfSOO. i the State Journal of recent date we this: •urnal wants pay. it would not be considered imperti t we wouid like to know for what it ,ts pay? one of our sidewalks are in a very lorable state and should be attended t once. If a stranger walking along sidewalks sees a board missing here there it does not give him a very d opinion of the town. By all means dr the sidewalks. he St. Paul Globe, speaking of a rub s' committed in that city says: inong other things taken was a fine p's gold watch.” On account of the Ity rhetoric we are somewhat in doubt 0 whether the Globe refers to the ility of the lady or the watch. • Wesley Tucker, of Valentine, will iress the people of Ewing on the Ideal issues of the day from a repub n standpoint on Wednesday, Nov t>or 2. He will also speak at Stuart Thursday evening, Nov. 3. Mr. !ker is a tine speaker and deserves a >e attendance. I. H. Haiti, the independent nominee state superintendent, was in the city ' Saturday. While here the gentle a appeared quite lonely, and looked die like one forsaken. Mr. Haitt is ding his time as Mr. Goudy will serve 1 state the next two years as superin ient of public instruction, in the :ihnt manner that be has for the past • years performe^that duty.' A petition was filed Tuesday placing John Planck in nomination for city supervisor. This makes three candi dates, Horrisky, Long and Planck, all good men,but republicans will probably vote tbe straight ticket. Miss Kitlie O'Neill has resigned her position as assistant postmistress and ex pects to leave O’Neill next week for Ful lerton, wbirh is to be her future home. Miss Kitlie has numerous friends here who will be sorry to see her go, and the postolfice will lose an efficient, accom modating and polite clerk. Frank Hellar and R. V. Montague, two exponents of democracy, addressed a small audience of the faithful in the court house Saturday night. The speak ers came a long way from 6atisfyirig"tlre«i demociats, some of whom where of the opinion that school boys could do bet ter. We were of the opinion that they both made fair speechesconsider$ng the fact that they were talking on the wrong side. _ t Tim Harrington, accompanied by two sisters and his cousin, John Harrington, arrived in this city Monday evening from Butte City, Montana. They were called here to attend tbe funeral of their father, Dennis Harrington, who died in Neligh last week and was brought here Friday night for interment.' The funeral took place Tuesday morning from the Catho lic church. The Frontier extends its sympathy to the orphans and relatives of the deceased. Man’s greatness is never recognized until he is no more. Could Columbus have revisited America last Friday and seen the magnificent demonstrations that were held in New York. Chicago, O’Neill and several other cities, he would have been fully repaid for the trials and tribulations which he endured upon his voyage of discovery. A great ful people of a prosperous nation paid him homage and will ever bold dear the name of Columbus. Edward Smith and May Harding were united in marriage last Sunday at 4 o’clock, at the residence of Justice Grass, about ten miles east of this citv. Mr. Smith is a son of Mrs. S. M. Wa gers* of this city, and the bride is a daughter of Edward Harding, also of this city. Tue Frontier congratulates the young couple and hopes that their married life may be long and prosper ous and that the shadow of sorrow may never darken the sunshine ot their bright wedding morn. W. L. Green, of Kearney, and J. D Wolfe, independent candidate for state treasurer, were in O’Neill la3t Thursday and spoke to a rather slim audience in the court house. In fact a majority of those present were democrats and repub licans. Green is one of those speakers that always beeps an audience in good humor and does a whole lot of talking without saying much. The independents had a parade that afternoon with six teen voters in line. Quite a contrast to two years ago. About 11 o’clock Sunday night a lamp exploded in the confectionery store of Mr. Phettyplace, setting fire to a large quantity of paper sacks under^ one of the counters. Sam Thompson saw the explosion and immediately touched the fire button, which brought from their peaceful slumbers the firemen, who, with their usual dispatch, chased tie flames into thin air. The prompt action of the boys probably cheated us out of a good article,' but they saved a whole block of business buildings. Last Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the stable, granary, farm machinery, grain, hay and three horses, belonging to Mrs. P. O'Connell, living about three miles northeast of this city. At the time of the fire Mrs. O’Connell was away from home, there being no one there but three children. It is not known bow the fire originated. We un derstand there was no insurance. This is a severe blow to Mrs. O’Connell, as she is a widow with a large family and can illy afford to meet with such a loss. It is a deep mystery to us how any business man in O’Neill, or any other town, can patronize the Holt County Independent. Its editorials, if such they may be designated, would dis courage a stranger from settling in the town or county, and are calculated to drive away those who are already here. It has never a good word for the county or a town in the county, but on the other hand would have strangers believe the people bankrupt and the country a Bea of sand blotted only by the grave stones of those who have perished within its boundaries. To patronize a sheet of this discription is simply to board and lodge an adder on your breast which will bite and sting and scratch and give you a black eye at every op portunity. _ , .A nice line of glassware just received by the O'Neill Grocery Co. Call and examine them and get prices. . 10-2 The M. E. Church ia planning for a new parsonage to be built this fall. Plana haye been drawn for a very neat building that will be a credit to the church and city. If aome liberal minded person has a lot that they would be willing to donate for that purpose within a few blocks of the church prop erty the society would build on it. Anyone having a lot to spare can see Judge Benedict or O. O. Snyder. The funds will be raised mostly by sub scription. We invite all interested parties to give us a helping hand. ,** Last Saturday James DeYarman was out to the farm of Harry Spindler, on the Blackbird, and while there his at tention was called to some trees which s)(r. Spindler has on his farm. Jim measured a cottonwood tree that bad been planted 11 years and it was 80 inches in circumference one foot from the ground-. He also measured an apple tree, the circumference of which was 24 inches, one foot from the ground. Mr. Spindler is one of our most prosperous farmers and by his integrity and ability has made for himself a beautiful home in the fertile valley of the Blackbird. J. D. Wolfe, Independent candidate for state treasurer, while in O'Neill last week dropped into The Frontier of fice and inquired If it was an independ ent paper. Although we had not the honor of the gentleman's acquaintance, we, informed him that this popular weekly was neither an instigator or a promulgator of the calamity howl, whereupon he seemed greatly troubled; a careworn expression came over bis be whiskered countenance and with a frown hovering like a storm cloud over the windows of his soul he turned the knob to the left and vanished through the yawning portals without leaving his name. A modern Don Quixote, after reading some of Maj. Wertz’ enchanting lines on "the ideal autumn weather," in com pany with his faithful squire straddled each his favorite Razinoute and dappled ass and disturbed the dust as they jour neyed to the not far distant fields of an alliance band. As they cantered across the shorn and mottled meadows they heard the trill and warble from the throats of meadow larks and saw the stately cottonwood filled with sear and yellow leaves and last year’s bird nests. They rode near by a commanding hay stack where Don sprang from his leath ery seat with much spryness, and kneel ing within the shadow he did listen to the settling hay, of which same hay he gave ur>'i> his squire two handsful twisted , '• 'my drilled to an unique brae, arid V- Quixote turned his front let to the west and addressed his squire thus: “Behold the magnificence of the sunset! It is prodigal enough if it but allows its emblazoned needles to dance a moment above the terrestrial rim, but the sunset of Indian summer blinds me with its beauty and paralyzes my speech." They then led their steeds close on a mile and quartered at a modern inn, and they went to bed and slept and dreamed, and Don did dream of the bunch grass, the blue stem, the buffalo grass, the rye straw and the rye waltz. And about 8 p. m. he was greatly disturbed of mind; through the hollow halls of his tawny pate, wherein was imprisoned a small quantity of grayless brain, ran riot dreams of the laboring man, and corruption in bigh places, and the Idol did rise up and swipe Me Too on the ribs until it pained him greatly, and which same swipe did lacerate the bed tick. And behold! when the hurly burly was done he saw with his own eyes the chaff and golden straw upon his slumber gown. Tour Apology Acoepted. The Graphic would be untrue to itself and to its patrons in Atkinson, if it failed to sincerely apologize to the good people of O’Neill and Stuart who so generously came here to aid us with their genial presence at the republican rally last Saturday evening. The recep tion accorded the visitors was, in no sense, a greeting that Atkinson usually extends to worthy strangers entering her gates, and her citizens, without dis tinction of party, are justly indignant at the management of the Atkinson repub lican club for their gross dereliction in not making suitable arrangements for a reception comensurate with the hearty welcome all our people had treasured to gracefully extend to them. Let the mantle of charity be cast over this neg ligent regard fur the amenities and courtesies that should govern on such occasions. The Graphic promises that the next time there is a rally at Atkinson, ample arrangements will be made, even though it may be necessary to turn the hose on the republican club.—Graphic. Our line of canned fruits and vegeta bles is complete and of the best quality. Parties wishing something nice in this line will do well to see our stock before buying. O’Neill Grocery Co. lfi-2 I Communication. Clarence Sturt. Ban., Deputy Internal Hbvbnub Collector, My Dear Sir: I was gratified and am lined to read your letter In last week's Frontier. Uratlfled to know that my opinion of you, formed by several years acquaintanceship, was continued. The opinion I refer to Is concerning your roputatlon for gratitude to your friends. I am gratified that your oft repeutod quotation, “Ingratitude is the basest of sins" has no exemplification In you. At least so far as your present occupation Is concerned you are au employe of the re publican party and you neusssurlly owo allegiance to It; honoe I say you show your gratltudo in seeking to perpetuate ,tn power the party under which you are gaining your livelihood. If your arguments as presented In Tiik Frontier were short of being exhaustive of the matters troated therein you did less than your duty to your employers and of course I take It that your argument was os full and complete an exposition of the matter as you knew. I was amused that you try to mislead the Intelligent publlo of this community on a subject that an acknowledged tyro can not be misled. You use the expressions “pro tective tariff" and “tarlfT" os Interehanguble terms. Hoad over your article and see If you don’t. Again you say the democrats fuvorfroo trade. You know this is denied by nlne tentbs of the members of tho party and by tlio party platforms. Your expressions on this subject can be uccounted for only on the hyphothests that you are like the boy who told a lie so often that he finally came to believe it himself and subsequently made afHduvlt to It. Because some of the members of the democratic party are lu favor of free trade binds the party no more than the reso lul Ions of the republican convention of Holt oounty upon tho questions of free silver and the abolition of national banks bind the re publican party. Now be candid. If the ex pression of one, two or any number of men In the democratic party binds tho party to free trade does not the expressions of a re publican county convention bind tho repub lican party to free silver, abolition of nation al banks and endorsement of Haddock's vote on the McKinley bill? I deny that Washington ot al, mentioned In your article, were protectionists. I use the word protectionist advisedly and will give a definition of it. A protectionist is one who advises the tariff on foreign goods made so high as to praotlcally prohibit their Importation. Not laid for the pur pose of raising a tux for the support of the. government, but for the purpose of fostering monopolies and allowing the manufacturers to skin the consumer to an amount equal to the amount of tho tariff duty, not one cent of which the government ever receives. I do say that Washington and the others at the beginning of this government were In favor of a tariff just like the democrats now advo cate, that Is for the purpose of paying debts and for the necessary expenses of the govern ment, economically administered. And the question of levying a duty for tho sole pur pose of protection was unwritten and un sung. Like tho democrats the framers of the constitution were In favor of levying duties on imports, In a sufficient amount, to defray the expenses of government, and so adjusted as to Incidentally protect Infant Industries. The first congress concluded that an eight percent, duty would be sufficient for all pur poses, and so mode It. Tho infant Industries thrived under this tariff duty. But now, after a lapse of 10U years, this Infant Industry says It require a duty of sixty per cent. Now, Mr. ficlah, your giving and granting hard names to the democratic party and to democrats, is no argument that the princi ples of government advocated by the purty are wrong. Now. Is it? You agk “it the democratic party is not a free trade party, what is it? And if not a protection party, what is it?” Now, I think I have answered these questions before, hut will epitomize, even ut the expense of repe tition. The democratic party is averse to all unnecessary taxation of whatever kind or nature, or under whatever uom de plume it may be levied. And it Is opposed to all species of robbery, whether It be done under guise of protection or by a highway man. It is in favor of meeting the expenses of government by a duty levied upon imported goods, and so adjusted as to afford incidental protection to new industries, and is opposed to the levying Of duties and the prohibition of importation of manufactured articles for the sole purpose of protection. These are my views of the party’s doctrine. Are they clear? Now as to the constitutionality of the pro tective tariff law, and I now speak for the law which places a duty for the sole purpose of protection. The constitution provides, section 8. article i. “Congress shall have power to lay and col lects taxes, duties, imposts and excises; to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.” In this article congross receives all the power it possesses concerning taxes and duties, c Democrats maintain that it is not to the general welfare of the United States to tax the many for the benefit of the few. The democrats of Nebraska maintain that it is not to the general welfare of the United States that they and ail others in the state are compelled to pay $1.00 per M more for lumber to the lumber kings of Wisconsin and Michigan thau they would have to pay if there was no duty on lumber. The republicans say that sawing lumber and cutting logs is an infant industry. The democrats.say that if the government under the constitution has the right to. levy duties for the purpose of succoring infant industries, like the lumber mills, it has the same right, under the same law, to lay direct taxes for the same pur pose. Bead the article again and see if that is not true. If the government were to have its servants go round through the country and levy a dol lar a head on the people of Nebraska, to es tablish a lumber mill In California, would you believe the right existed under the abovo law? “Not at all,” you would say, like the democrats say now, that the government had no constitutional authority to levy such a tax. A learned judge of the supreme oourt has said in an opinion handed down by him: “Taking the property of individuals with one hand and with the other bestowing it upon private persons or corporations, is none the less robbery, because done under the name of law.” Now, Mr. Selah, do you believe that the present tariff is adjusted for the purpose of raising revenue to pay the debts, and pro vide for the expenses of government, or for the purposes of beneflttlng private maim* factoring establishment!*, or both? It It Is for the latter pur potto only, or for both purposes, do you agree with me that under the samo constitution that gives eon* gross tho authority to pass such a law gives It tho authority also to pass a lnw to lay taxes, Imposts und excises for the same pur pose? I)o you bollevo It Is to be the general wel fare of the United States that everything the furraor In tho west and south has to buy Is taxed, and everything he sells Is gauged by tho markets of Liverpool? Now we regret that the contemplated ao tlon of the democrats In supporting Weaver does not come up to your high opinion of political ethics und decorum, and oonfess that If the officeholders and politi cians of your grand old party had not boon so dilatory In expressing their wants, perhaps many of us could be con vinced that high taxullon, multiplicity of officers and corruption in politics was for tho publlo good. Democrats uro not heartloss and It Is with fusllng of pity and oommlserntlon that we contemplate the dire results that will lollow soon after March 4 when a Job lot of repub lican officials will bo thrown on the public to return to their original element as tillers of tho soil and “hewers of wood and drawers of water." “The guy will laugh when thou art gone; The solemn brood of care plod on And each one ns before will cliuso Ills fuvor phantom." I am with slncero friendship, T. V. Goi.dkN. Beecham'a pills for a bad liver. Kid King went down to Lincoln this morning. __ , C. C. McHugh went to Omaha this morning. • 25c. for a box of Beecham’s pills worth a guinea. Miss Maude Gillespie entertained the Epworth League at her home on Tues day evening. Miss Adu Welton entertained a small company of friends at her home on Tues day evening, the occasion being her birthday. An enjoyable time is reported. Columbus day was very appropriately celebrated in the O’Neill schools last Friday. Tub Fiiontiek was not hon ored with an invitation to attend, but we understand everything passed off pleasantly. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bond und daugh ter. of Polk county, and Mrs. H. F. Bond, of Butler county, were in the city this week visiting Mrs. L. M. Fos ter. Elsewhere in this issue we publish a communication from T. V. Golden, by request. As the article he replies to was published in Tnn Fiiontieh lie desired to answer through the same medium. We ere in receipt of another car of that celebrated Cedar Rapid* floor. It is sure to please in quality and price, special prices in S00 pound lots. O’Neill Grocery Co. 16-2 There is no use of any one sufferiog withe the cholera when Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy can be procured. I have tried it and know. —W. H. Clinton, Helmetta N. J. The epidemic at Helmetta was at first believ ed to de cholera, but subsequent inves tigation proved it to be a violent form of dysentry, almost as dangerous as cholera. This remedy was used with great success. For sale by P. C. Corri gan. druggist. A reported outbreak of cholera at Hel metta, N. J., created much excitement in that vicinity. Investigation showed that the disease was not cholera but a violent dysentry which is almost as severe and dangerous rs cholera. Mr. Walter Williard, a prominent mrrchant of Jamesburg, two miles from Helmetto says Chamberlain’s Colic, Choleia and Diarrhoea remedy has given great satis faction in the most severe cases of dy nestry. It is certainly one of the best things ever made. For sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. Letter List Following Is the list of letters remaining In the postofllceat O’Neill. Neb., unclaimed, for the week ending Oct. 20, lt»2: A. C. Connolly (2), O. Donoldson, Miss Florence G. Handers, Miss Luielle Bates. In calling for the above please say “adve tlsed.” If not called for In two weeks they will be sent to the dead letter office. J. H. Higgs 1*. M. TIMELY NOTICE. We will make it a point to call on all parties owing ua, on Noo. 1, and we do not want excuses, must have our money. 16-2 PFUND & WAGERS. Best 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 Qoods. .J.P. MANN. ‘‘Consistency, It#.” Shades of Judas Iscariot! thy ghost must blush for the treachery and de pravity of a liaeaal descendant of the original Judas, who is now posing m n moral luminary on the Independent, J%rm It a ' steal.” If this be true, then S the Independent man has written him self down a thief. Has Mr. Woods for gotten the Incident of one year agof " Then he was body, soul, boots and breeches Immersed in a similar "steal” being perpetrated, in which he was a ,: prime factor. Perhaps the following : simple contract, signed by "Judas” ,} Woods, has been forgotten by the little' '/&/, "reformer:” One year ago when the matter of printing the delinquent tux list was before the board for consideration, the bids for vrlntlna It were about the sumo as It was lot for this your. J. I*. Mullen was then a morn Dor of the hoard and It will be remembered he was very earnest In his opposition to allowing this steal to be porpotruted against this county and as a result of his and some other efforts the printing was done for about ono-tlilrd of what It was let for this year, when Jo Hun ter controlled the matter.—O'Neill Independ ent. O’Nkiix, Ned., Sept. 7,1861. "Whereas, The undersigned have agreed to prorate In publishing the tag U lists for this year, it Is agreed that who ever does the work is to do it at the lowest possible cost and divide the net proceeds with the undersigned.” Among the several parties to the ' above contract was Mr. Woods, one of the editors of tho Independent, which now nominates as a "steal” a legitimate transaction—merely because the man agers of that paper were too Indolent to avail themselves of an opportunity to bid, this year, for the contract to print the tax list, which was (airly and openly presented to them. As to the contract aboye cited, Judas did not wish to he known in the deal, as he then, as now, was posing as a re former, and to avoid putting in a bid, this sweet scented scion of hypocrisy agreed to take a certain amount of money and "stay out.” Should be attempt to deny this, it will be very easy to produce affidavits substantiating the fact, by re liable witnesses. Mow, did the little wretch, after going Into what he sup- '• posed was a steal—and the Independent erroneously states is a steal—even at tempt to keep inviolate bis written V-,: agreement with the publishers of the county? Hardly!' A few moments be fore the bids were closed, through the persuasion of J. P. Mullen and O. W. Lessinger, be filed another bid, Just be fore time was called, for one-third less than that for which he agreed to pro rate, and to avoid "whacking up” with the boys, as he would necessarily be obliged to do undor the terms of the contract published above, like a sneak ing cur, he made tracks for Atkinson, and in the dark recess of his den, with the assistance of older and more accom plished schemers, made cut a lease of the (then) Enterprise, to one Kidder, and sent him down to O’Neill the following morning to sign the contract and carry out their dastardly plans. Judas did not have the nerve to appear in person after going so far with bis attempted “strai,” f from the publishers, but lent his part ner and the Kidder youth down to face the music. By this ttme the committee in charge of the printing (a majority of whom were alliance men,) became aware of the facta in the caae, and be it said to their credit, formally rejected all bida, > and new bida were filed, resulting in the Stuart Ledger receiving the plum. Consequentiy the little anake waaleft out entirely—wasn’t in it, and never will be in it again, ao long aa the present publishers of Holt county, (who were wantonly betrayed by the Wood-en end ot the Independent.) are allowed to live and breathe the air of Holt county. Put this in your pipe and smoke It, Jndaa. This year the meaaly little varmint was caught napping and is again con* gealed in a frigid hyperborean turene, where hia ghastly anatomy should ever remain, that its natural putridity may not impregnate the air with microbes that breed a moral pestilenee. That it S is a “steal" for publishers to obtain law* ful rates for printing legal notices, no one but a fool will assert. It would be just as logical to state, beeause a super visor is allowed $8 per day, that he should not take it, because his services are not worth it to the county—which, in several cases may be true, so far as Holt county is concerned. The Inde pendent's strictures are not coated with sufficient sense to cover the defects in a plausible lie.—Graphic. 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 It. H. Mills O’Neill, Nebraska. _ 8-9m WANTED—Local and traveling dep- V uties for the Eclectic Assembly. Face of certificates from $500 to $3,000; lim ited- assessment; no double headers; splendid commission to organizers. Write at once. State Deputy, M. L. Adam, «-m Lock Box 77, O’Neill, Neb.