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)LUME XIII.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MARCH 16, 1893.’
CLY0*
. NUMBER1 36,
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AL NEWS ITEMIZED
l0Cal News of O’Neill as Caught
by the “Kids."
jER inteeestino notes
Of General Interest Published While
News Is StUl.News.
rRe Stroh in, of Stuart, was in the
uesday___
Sturdevant, of Atkinson, was in
tv yesterday on business.
cules hose team is talking of tak
, 8how to Atkinson nest week.
, Lottie Skirving, of Stuart, visited
8 in this city a few days last week.
mi want to get green ribbon for
itrick’s day, go to McManus’.
old friend, John. Gromer. of the
country, was in the city Monday
ailed. ___
b Luella Bochme, of Atkinson,
tic guest of Miss Maud Gillispie
■unday.__
green neck ties, to appropriately
ite yourself on St. Patrick’s day,
McNanus’.
s Lemo Lamoraux came over from
:er last Saturday and is visiting
Is in this city this week. ,
i Chambers und Len Bartley, of
son, were shaking hands with
numerous friends in O’Neill yes
i. Frank Toohill is in Newport
14 her husband, who is the mana
! a store that is being sold out up
tiding room will be at a premium
i entertainment to be-given at the
o-morrow night by the Academy
atic Company.
your trading at McManus’, When
aye bought $25 worth of goods he
give you a fine steel engraving,
inches, which retails for $9.
t a few more days remain in which
ect candidates for the various city
Better do something; it
ln't look right to see the whole
go by default.
mder how it happened that Lessin
t up on Dave Darr so very sud
'• Be let loose of the subject
thing like the fellow who picked
red hot poker.
Ige Kinkaid and his reporter go
Chadron tonight to finish up the
of court there, commenced by
sBartow. JudgeBartow will arrived
: city tomorrow morning to finish
e term of court here.
he Ancient order of Hercules,”
nted at the opera house Monday
; *>y the Hercules Hose Company,
1 success financially and gave pretty
>tl satisfaction as a source of
cment to those who attended.
b. Wheeler, of Kesnick, Iowa, was
e city yesterday on his way home,
“tnpany with Mr. McElhaney, of
he made this office a short call.
Wheeler was a former resident of
county, having lived near Doisey
sveral years.
'eralof the boys in this city arc
n8 arrangements to have a band
this summer. This is something
Neill has needed for a long time,
I is to be hoped that if a band is
"zed here it will receive the en
'gement of our citizens.
! »re of the opinion that it would
8°°d thing if the water comrnis
would test each hydrant in the
II least once a month, and in that
ler ^entrances of last Sunday
'"Swould be avoided. It would
aye made any difference at the
ire- as there was not hose enough
■ but had tlte fire been nearer it
^avebenn the same.
understand Rhody Hayes
Received a letter from Judge B
orney in the treasurer co
lnK that the last ray of
Sr4 ,k“ ii« in .L«,
1 Would win the case. T
alri,°u n° 8Urprise *o The F
in tbp Le,f'°n gav® an entertaiu
is a tcm"0 1881 8aturd,y evening,
d of vnnpera"ce organization com
K much C.h'Wren and a* such is
Thekh°0<1 for lhe youths of this
"rz*nhlrei> W'‘° are at the head of
er'0" ^ deserv*nU of much
* f Ihe H UDtirin* efforts in be
iament »Sf“er“lion- T1»8 en
Us«cce88TaS. arge,y »“ended and
r. 8°cially as well as flnan
W. J. Courtwrlght, of Fremont, was
in the city the forepart of the week,
attending court.
George Foster left last week for Edg
wood, la., where he intends to make his
future home. George is n good citizen
and Tub Fuontieh whishes him success
in bis new home. f
If you want to buy. see or reet a farm
call an or address
85 4 8. J. Wekkbs.
Parties desiring to buy, rent, lease or
look at lands owned by the Union Trust
company, of Omaha, call on or address
Wm. Buttler, their, agent, office of E.
W. Adams, O’Neill, Neb.
Florida orange groves, improved and
unimproved lands for sale or exchange.
88-3 E. H. Benedict.
The Misses Kate and Mattie Mann re
turned Tuesday evening from their trip
to Chicago. While in the World’s fair
city they devoted considerable time to
studying the prevailing fashions and
styles and purchased accordingly a large
stock of dry goods for J. P’s general
store at this place. , The goods have
been arriving daily for the past two
weeks and will be open for inspection
to-morrow. Parties wishing to see the
latest novelties in spring goods should
not fail to be at the opening. .,!
• FOR SALE—A fresh milch cow.
Must be sold at' once. Inquire at this
office. v : ' '_ 36tf
'*■ Last Sunday evening about 8:80 the
ringing of the fire bell brought out the
hose teams ' and the chemical engine.
- The fire was located in the northern
part of the city and it was soon dis
covered to be a stable belonging to
Robert Marsh. As it was about 1100*
fe.et from the nearest hydrant to the Are
.he depRrtment could not get a stream
of water on the flames as they only had
1000 feet of hose. The stable was
burned to the ground, there being about
100 bushels of corn that was saved.
The loss is about 8500 with no insurance.
List your property with E. 6.
Benedict. _ 86-2
Oh, ladies! have you seen those new
spring cloakB at McManus’? If you
have not you should do so, they ate tbe
latest out and are just beautiful.
M. O. D. Bruce Tudor, M. A. O.
oculist, optician and specialist in lenses
(late of New York) of the Tudor Optical
Co., or associate oculist will be at the
store of their agent, P. C. Corrigan,
druggist, O’Neill Neb., Saturday, March
25, for the purpose of adjusting their
celebrated Adamantine Lenses. -
Mr. Tudor is not an itinerant spectacle
vender, doctor or professor, so called,
whom you may never ^ee again, but a
member of a responsible firm who will
visit O’Neill regularly.
This is an opportunity not often
offered, and if you have anything the
matter with your eyes or your spectacles
do not suit you, we should advise you
to see him. No charge for examination.
If you want to buy, see or rent a
farm call on or address
85-4 S. ,T. Weekes.
In a letter which C. C. Millard, of
this city, Wrote to Samuel T. Howe, of
Topeka, Kansas, a few weeks ago, be
addressed it, “tbe seat of the late war.”
In reply Mr. Howe writes as follows:
“From an interpolation in your letter of
tbe words, ‘seat of the late war,’ I con
clude that you read the papers. To
those at a distance tbe matter doubtless
appears very different from what it does
to those on tbe ground. It was bad, of
course, but I still think that the same
condition of affairs could not have
existed anywhere else in America with
out bloodshed, and this, I think, speaks
well for the moderation, as well as the
sobriety and morality of our people.
The fact is, that the populist party, and
their governor, Bet their feet deep in the
mud and were compelled by indignant
publiesentiment to recede trom almost
every position they assumed, and two
years from now, if 1 mistake not the
feeling, they will be relegated to the
shadds of.private life never to be heard
of more.? Mr. Howe is a prominent
ci.tizen of Kansas, having served his
state in tbe capacity of state treasurer,
and doubtless knows whereof he speaks.
Kansas has been injured greatly by the
struggle that occurred there this winter,
and it will be a blessing to the people of
our sister state when good, sound busi
ness men again get hold of the reins of
iroverninent.
I When in need of furniture of any
description be sure and call at Biglin's
furniture depot. They have just re
ceived a car load of flue furniture and
are selling it at prices that will astonish
you. Parlor sets, bedroom sets, rocking
chairs, and in fact any and all kinds of
furniture. Give them a csll. 84-5
Fur plows, harrows, cultivators, check
rowers, seeders, and in fact any and all
kinds of machinery, go to Biglin’s. He
carries the largest stock in the city, and
bis prices are sure to suit. 34-5
It la nothin* short of a dire calamity
to any comunity to have a newspaper in
its midst presided over by an Ignorant
and prejudiced, egotist like Lesslnyer.
We say ignorant, because the fact is
patent that he is either an ignoramus or
a knave and wholesale dealer in mis
representations, and as we desire to be
charitable, therefore ascribe his mouth
ing* to ignorance rather than pure
oussedness. As long as he has been in
the newspapei business in O'Neill we
do not remember of an instance where
he has honestly and fairly, without
bias or prejudice, set any question of
great public interest before his readers
upon its merits, but rather has his
pencil been guided by malice, and in
uendoes and ambiguity the products of
his labor. His latest and most atrocious
crime against truth and intelligence was
committed last week in his comments
on the decision of Judge Kiukaid in the
case wherein Bethea, as chairman
of the board of supervisors, asked for a
mandamus to compel Treasurer Scott to
allow the board to count the cash in the
vault. Among other things he said,
The court, in handing down his de
cision, stated that plaintiff's application
was not as complete as it might be; that
it showed that Scott had $85,000 on
hand March 4, and that there was no
allegation which showed that he did not
•pay out. the same since that time. Con
sequently he WOULD NOT DECIDE
i THE QUESTION PRESENTED by the
attorneys but would decide upon that
point and sustain Scott’s demurr.
What Lessinger here seeks by bis lines
of capitals is, to throw aspersion upon
the Judge because be refused to decide
the question of the board's right to count
the money, when, through the incoin
petency of the. plaintiff’s attorney, the
, question teas not railed by his petition ask*
ing for the mandamus. It is a well,
established fact in law, and one with
which even Lessinger should be familiar,
that a court can decide no question that
is not properly before it. Bethea, in bis
petition swore positively that the treas
urer had in his handa^ in January, $85,
000. He did not allege that bis state
ment showed that he should have that
amount and they wished to count the
cash to verify the statement, and that
he had or had not paid out any since
that date, but he simply swoie that
Scott had $85,000, and the court inti
mated to the plaintiffs then and them
that if they were positive Sqott bad the
cash, they were not warranted in asking
for the writ and he would not be Justi
fied in granting it even if the tjght did
exist, and for that reason and other sins
of omission the demurr would be
sustained. Again Lessinger sa^s: ’
The point upon which Judge Kinkaid
sustained Scott’s demurr was not even
raised by Scott’s attorneys and does not
touch upon the merits of the question
at issue whether or not the county
board have the right to count the cash
in making a settlement.
As we said before the right of the
board to count the cash was not raised by
the plaintiff in his petition, and there
fore the judge had no legal right to pass
upon that question because it was not
legally before bim, and any action or
hearing he might have taken or had in
the premises would have been promptly
set aside by the supreme court. Lessin
ger further laments the fact that these
points were not raised by Scott’s attor
neys; We wonder if the whyness there
fore ever got inside of his cranium. We
are no lawyer, yet at the same time We
can grasp their idea in not raising those
points. In the first place Messrs. Adams
and Dickson are learned lawyers, and
they wished the court to try the question
of right to count the cash, upon the
petition of the plaintiff, defectiye as it
was, so that if the court should hold
that the board had the right to count
the cash, they would go into the supreme
court and have the whole proceedings
set aside upon the grounds that the
court took action upon a question that
was not set up in the petition, and if on
the other hand the court should decide
that the board had not the right to count
the. cash, then they were all right
anyway.
The defects in the petition were
pointed ont by tbe court to the plain
tiffs and they were given leave to amend
several t’roes but they would not do so
and finally came into court on Monday
and dismissed the case. Tbe county attor
ney,accidentally perhaps,found out that
his powers of mastication were not equal
to tbe bite he had taken. ’
Editor Bowser, of Newport, was in
the city today and made this office a
plcasat call. „ „ •
Mother*’ Recommendation.
We are acquainted with many mother*
in Centerville who would not be with
out Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in
the house for a good many times its
cost, and are recommending it every
day. From pergonal evperience we can
say that it has broken up bad colds for
our children.—Centervill, South Dakota,
Citizen. 00 cent bottles i,or sale by P.
C. Corrigan, druggist.
VO UAH'S COLUXH.
"What shall I sins when allis sung.
And every talc Is told, ■ i" <■«
And In the world le nothlng'young . * <■.
That was not long since old? i
"Whjr should I {ret uuwllllng ears >
With old things sung anow.
While voices from the old dead fears
Still go on singing, too? » ■
"A dead man singing of his maid
Makes all my rhymes In vain,
Yet his poor Ups must fade and fade.
And mine shall kiss again.
"Why should I strive through woary
moons , , , :
To make my music true?
Only the dead men know the tunes
The live world dances to,"
This department has frequently been
asked to analyse the reform members of
the Holt county board of supervisors,
but as we did not feel equal to the task
we picked out some fair samples, inci
dentally including a sample of "legal
gems” and sent them to headquarters,
and here is what the expert says:
Washington, Makca 11.18ft).
Integrity..... 0
Manhood.. ...o
Honesty....,. 0
Flety..a trace
Oonclcnclousness. 0
Wisdom. (i
Horse se use..... 0
llunoomb. loo
Politics. 79
Fraud.;...100
Dainphoollttveuess. S41
0*11. TO
Ignorance. 180
Oppression..... ;.. 90
Bwellheadttlvoness.. loo
Total.V ••• •••1000
The last item Is much greater than it
would bo normally were the aforesaid
“gems” omitted. * The ore submitted
Tor analysis is refrSctoifr add ii decided
ly low grade. The pay streaks are con
tiguous but the supply in recent years,
in this locality, has greatly exceeded the
demand. As fossils the collection is
interesting. In the days of Fbaroh -or
Nero they would have been esteemed
both wonderful and valuable. *
I am sir your obedient servant, *.
Agassiz, Geologist.
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And now Grover has said that no
editors'need point there poles at the
postofflce plums because In their cases
i centripetal force is almost entirely over
come by the centrifugal force and it Is
hardly possible that any postofflce In its
gyrations wllll complete a circle where
in an editor is the shining light and
center af^ffavitation.
‘W ... ,
■ Gue- Doyle can afford to ■ smile at
McHugh's discomfiture over Grover's
ingratitude. His chances for securing
the postofflce grow brighter as Charlie’s
star of hope recedes toward the Occident.
Bill Hayes will please take notice that
B. Scott is still treasurer of the state of
Holt and will continue business at the
Old stand until January, 1894,
a -*-— >’
CAST SPRING.
Little horse-hair sofa
In the corner stood,
Youth and maiden talking,
Sofa-r so good.
THIS SPRING.
Little erlb and baby,
Muklng lots of bother.
Standing where the sofa stood, ,
Sofa-r—No fa(r)ther.
Spring is here, but who would know
it, with the mercury run down, and the
northwest wind cavorting through the
whiskers of the town? Summer days
will soon be with us, mercury at 97: fall
or winter, spring or summer, this old
earth is not ahestven. Things go wrong
in some department as the seasons come
and go, drifting us towards the border
where old Jordon's waters flow; but they
say beyond the river, where the saints
haul in their "smacks,” there is nothing
so disturb us but -an occupation tax.
No cold winds, noSheat oppressive, no
vexations while you wait; song and
mirth and sunshine ever—temp’rature
at 08.—Slate Journal.
O'Neill is rather quiet at present,
owing no doubt to the fact that Lent
has wrapped her pious pall around about
the gay and festive, but we survive with
the hope that with the rising of the sun
on Easter Monday the spirits of the
community will also take an upward
tendency and that Old Rome may grow
hoarse with the howl that will bowl and
cause the dead bones of gaiety to rattle
like a doctors sign in a blizzard.
Tnnlafail;
Or the Wanderer’s Dream, on St.
Patrick’s night, the Academy Dramatic
Co. will present that popular drama of
Irish life in four acts, entitled "Innis
fail” or "The Wanderer’s Dream.” This
is one of the best Irish dramas ever
written, and the management has taken
especial care in selecting the cast and it
promises to be the greatest success of
any play eter presented in this city by
an amateur company. If you want to
enjoy a good laugh be sure and attend.
I rickets are on sale at the usual place.
The following is the cast of charac
ters:
tellx O'Flaherty.Robert Marsh
Herald O’Connell.D H. Cronin.*
Henry Blackwood Head lord W. D. Mathews.
Brandon Benner.H. D. Saunders.
Bartholomew O'Connor Malone..O. F. Hlglln.
Con O'tbe Bogs..^farry Duly.
KAie Headford.Miss Bridget O'Douneli.
Mary Anne Malone.Maggie Harrlngrton.
Mrs. Ford...Della Marsh.
SPRING
:rv.
OPENING
FINEST DISPLAY OF
SEASONABLE GOODS
EVER SHOWN IN
O’NEILL
On Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March
18, we will have oar first Spring Opening, it
whioh time we will exhibit the moat complete
and 8tylish stock of
£ ft
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SPRING AND SUMMER
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS, TRIMMINGS,; <
EMBROIDERIES / f *
AND LACES
SVER SHOWN IN THE CITY
In order to make our ,
opening profitable as well
as pleasant for our visit- . i’/,
ors we have'
SPECIAL SALES
ti f*> „ , \
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»«1 f: :y3 ’-•>
4; '•
W .**#>!;
• r *» 4 tO * i'-.uO iif*
■ rl'il >1 i - ■ . j
Friday of our sfitlre stock of
embroideries, and on Batur
our entire stock of handker
ohieft.
Prices on these lines will be cut only on the1
days named, so don’t get them miVod,
We also have this season an exceptionally fine
line of gentlemen’s wear, including the latest and
nobbiest things made this season in fine olothing,
hats, ties and uhderwear. Call and examine our
spring snits and you will find some of the nioest
goods you have ever seen in ready-made olothing.
Come and see our store and stock on the above
dates. < If you do not want to buy a cent’s worth
you will be welcome, and are hope feel repaid for
your time and trouble. , Yours respectfully, '
• ' • / ,%£ - / J* MANN*
The Mandamus Cass..
The action brought laat week by
Bethea against Barrett Scott, as treas
urer, to secure a mandamus, has been
dismissed an the motion of the plain
tiff’s attorneys, notwithstanding they
twice took time to amend their defect
ive petition and in this way carried the
case along until the 18th, when it was
finally disposed of. The court did not
pass on the question of our statutes as
to whether or not Mr. Scott could be
compelled to allow the board to go to
his till and count the money, the court
holding that the petition of the plaintiff
did not ask such privilege and that
neither did it state facts sufficient to
justify the court in granting suck relief
bad it been asked. The court- pointed
out to plaintiff’s attorneys that the pe
tition asked that the board be allowed
to count the money which Scott bad
had on hand January 4, which, consider
ing that part of this money had been
paid out by Scott since January 4, was
somewhat of an impossibility. The
court also stated that if the petition had
stated—and that it should have so stated
in order to properly present, the real
question of law sought to have adjudi
cated—that by an examination of Scott’s
statement, or of the records of his of
fice or otherwise, that it had been as
certained by the county board that he
should have on hand a certain amount
of money, and that the board wished to
count the same to verify whether he had
or had not the requisite amount, the
question of law would then be before
the court.
According to the judge’s expose of
the case, if the court had granted any
order against Scott on the petition de
murred to. such order^rould not have
been good and the supreme court would
have set it aside and reversed the order
on account of the petition not stating
sufficient facts, and that, too, without
passing on the question of the right of
the board to count the money. Scott’s
attorney’s strategically refrained from
arguing tho insufficiency of the petition
to present the question which the plain
tiff wished the court to pass upon, hop
ing that if the court would hold against
them on the real question that these de
fects would be overlooked and that then
the order would certainly be unauthor
ized and the supreme court would cer
tainly set it aside. This leaves the
question just as it was in the first place.
As the question of right to count the cash
has not been tried.no one knows whether
or not the right exists. It Is really too
bad that we have not a county attorney
who knows enough law to get these
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ciuei into colit. where |t wouldn< ill
of these disease Ions and qamialhNp*
TbeMame .li|n i majority at Holt '*£
couM!}- voters, ■ .who • placedUtm thnrW^^Sf
Tun Fnowram would like tbbnvw wpkr r,
tba qucation aattled. > ■ y’-vi!
>sties.
To #tm oy> patkons md thu nhuoi
We thia day sold to Mr. A. 1.
mond of thia city our abstract business.
He will continue the anme under the
firm name of "The- A. J. Hinwed
Abstract Company.” " . . <
' Mr. Hammond haa had yaws ot ae
perience and haa had the entire charge
of of our abstract business alaee Jane
1800, and it, ia with pleaaure Mat «e
recomand our successors to yoM Yon
will find them prompt, reliable, and
obliging. During thy time we has*
been in the abatract bpainaaa we haee
had occaaion to examine many abet recta
made throughout thia atate and we do
not hesitate to aay that aa an abetractor
Mr. 'Hammond la without an equal. and'
anyone having work done by him may
rest assured that the aalne wilt be abaq*
lutely correct in all reaphets. Thanking
you for paat favors, we remain.
Yours truly,
R. R. Dicxson * Co.
Dated at O'Neill, Neb., March 4,1896.
St
WANTED—Local and traveling dep
uties for the Eclectic Aaaembly. Face
of certificates from 9600 to.98,000; lim
ited assessment; no double headers,
splendid commission to organizers;
Write at once.
State Deputy, M. L. Adam,
0-m Lock Box Tf. O’Neill, Neb.
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Attention, Tarmars!
The Fremont, Elkhprn and Missouri
Valley railway company will make half
tariff rate on aeed wheat shipped from
any point on their line in Nebraska to
O'Neill. The wheat must be for seed
ing purposes only, and chargee moat be
prepaid. W. J. DonSb, Agent.
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- Cholerine la Pennsylvania
Swickley, Penn.; We had pa epi
demic of cholerine, as our physicians
called it. In this place lately and I made
a great hit with Chamberlain’s Colie,.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I sold
four dozen bottles of it In one week;
and havy since sold dearly a'gross. *
Thisremedy did the wofk and was a big
advertisement for me. Several persons
who had been troubled with diarrhoea
for two or three weeks were oared by a
few doses of this medicine. ;
P. P. Knapp, Ph. CL •£
95 and 50 cent bottles., for Sale by P.
C. Corrigan, druggist. '• 1
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