**';.£* *'V ■ ■ '5. • . J H-;' .. \ ‘ V'-' - ^ . ■■- y ■ ’ ^^^vp-p; ■ -■■■ ■, ; ' *■ ’ ' . ". i 1 ^edbvthe frontier printing CO. SUBSCRIPTION. SI .SO PSR ANNUM. CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS INAOERS. UME XIV. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY 20, 1893. I? ii :: ' ' ! tvfti NUMBER 2. - i. News of O’Neill as Caught by the “Kids.” interesting notes eneral Interest Published While News Is Still New*. (B the weeds along the side the band boys’ ball Friday i'agers, of Ogden, la., ie in the ng bis brothers. M. Dudley returned from his trip uia last Saturday evening. uiple of Butte was in the city ml Saturday of last week on the grand ball to be given by d boys on Friday evening, Buiity people are jubilant over ipects of a bountiful crop cresting communication from s crowded out this week for pace. iber the band boys’ ball at the jse Friday evening, July 21. A e is assured. fund went up to Long Pine last evening to remain a few weeks euofit of bis health. and boys gave the'ir first open rt on the street last Saturday It was well received. isele was in from tho South Friday, and reported every igressing nicely in his locality. spert made a verbal report on k's office under Mr. Butler’s saying that everything was lisses Josie Howard and Lizzie ft Monday morning for Chicago in tbe sights and visit friends a iks. _ ). W. Bates will hold Episcopal at the Presbyterian church evening. All are cordially lo attend. Thompson, with the Reliance '"rnpany, of Sioux City, had with Ileal Estate Agent Weekes ity last Friday. Gould, one of the most pros armers of Inman township, was ci|y last Saturday and favored e with a call. HhXT—The Tavern. Has been •<1 and refurnished throughout, no of the best equipped hotels ty' 1-tf John O'Neill. vou know to have perfect health >t have pure blood, and the best have pure blood is to take sarsaparilla, the best blood puri strength builder. ' remoat, Elkhorn and Missouri depot at Inman was struck by S last Friday night and burned round. The building will be by removing the depot down nmet. Peoples’ Advocate, published at 18 just a little the most horrible ’'■UK to be called a newspaper ave seeu for many days. From arance we would say it is printed press. 'mer Cline has not made his 8 as to the condition of the l°n'y bank- ft is expected that e through tomorrow. The eels to open for business again 11 ten days. Tas represented authe races •ml i",1 8aturday by Elmer Mer larsh' e'Me88rs- Gibbons, Han v ’ ^ri?B> Moffat, Dobbs, Ton’ Joe Mann and Mike ey report a very pleasant rther^SlrU?tive bail storm vis po.tion of this county ^ rid/1, ,,?°k 5 8tr‘P about* tl "(ie;8‘aadySuind-dCr°P8-'. con81 an'icut’tf1 “ you,1« m*n wh a nm b°U.1 bis Wftshing, la ■hit, * t0 bis washerwoman 1 Put /he6”*’ Bnd Uy a stra pe and • Wrong address on t rw and them off. iou tonri8Wel,.pleased with tea th» v * 6 a fide tbe next * > eD ““6 lady read; “If d the iZs,uirt hosem any mor else," h‘'me- I will go so Wshe ^ a>l evening would never speak to Born, this morning to Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Shantrer, a girl of usual weight. Mother an child doing well. Thos. Welch entertained a number of O’Neill friends'at bis home north of town last Sunday afternoon. A keg of beverage and an elegant dinner were the principal features. Wednesday’s dailies contained long articles stating that the Pacific Short Line had been purchased by the Illinois Central, and that they would take pos session August 1. Wednesday evening’s Sioux City Tribune denied the report, stating that there was absolutely noth ing in the report, the denial being made on the authority of Mr. Gnrretson. A horse and saddle was left at Mul len’s livery barn in O’Neill July 4 by a man who said another gentleman would call for the outfit the next day, but up to date he has not appeared. The horse is a light gray, bob-tailed, weight about 800 pounds. The proprietors are anxious to have the owner call and pay charges and take him away. The supervisors by resolution not only "request” but "demand” a decision from the supreme court in the Scott case. If the supreme court does it duty in this instance it will cause the arrest of each supervisor voting in favor of that reso lution and fine them heavily for con tempt of court. Such an audaoious document would meet with swift retri bution even in a district court. The idea of demanding a decision from the supreme court is unwarranted and un precedented and is exceeded in ridicu lousness only by the board's lack of judgment. _ Just arrived! A new line of men’s hats. The latest shape Faldora in boy’s, children’s and Miss’ sailor hats at P. J. McManus’. _ 2-2 Gus Doyle and William Fallon went down to Sioux City Friday with a ship ment of hogs. When they arrived at Page they found the multitudes congre gated at the depot, expecting to see a wrestling match between Gus and Bill Pettis, of that place, between whom there has been a dispute as to prowess for some time. Gus was not anticipat ing the reception but like a true gladi ator, when informed that he was ex pected to do battle, shed his linen and laid the mighty Bill low in a one fall catch—as-catch -can-go- -as--you-please scuffle, boarded the train and resumed his journey. A full line of ladies’, Miss’ and child ren’s shoes at bottom prices at P. J. Mc Manus’. __ 2-2 The county board last Friday after hearing report of the expert to the effect that ex-Treasurer Meals was short some $10,000, accepted a proposition made by his bondsmen to settle for $3,000. This seems like a big cut, but it was shown by Mr. Meals' attorney, M. F. Harrington, that he had paid out con siderable school money which he had not entered on his books, the aggregate amount of which would cut down the total shortage to quite an extent, and it was thought by the board that the wiser plan was to compromise without any expensive litigation. It may be that they were right, although it is a bad precedent. __ Umbrellas at a big discount. Take in the opportunity of purchasing them cheaper than ever before, at P. J. Mc Manus’. _ 2-2 Geo. Hoffman and Thomas Hanlon, of Lynch, called at newspaper bead quarters yesterday and informed ye scribe that on last Friday an eight foot vein of coal was discovered on the Missouri river, three miles north of Bush's farm, northeast of Lynch. The coal has been tested at Lynch and found to be of good quality; one ton was taken out in two hours. The Lance hopes that its numerous friends in eastei’h Boyd county will not be dis appointed in their expectations. With unlimited quantities of the best clay in the northwest for brick and a coal mine in sight, the prosperity of Lynch is assured.—Butte Free Lance. P. J. McManus is offering for sale a complete line of straw goods at a,blg discount. Keep your head cool and get a straw hat at McManus’, 2-2 P. C. McCarty arrived in O’Neill Monday evening from Henson, Colo., and will visit here for a few days with friends and relatives. Pat was formerly a resident of this county and still owns three of the finest farms in the county and says he intends to keep them. He says the crops in this county are the best he has seen during his travels and is of the opinion that the farmers of Holt have good reason to rejoice at their bright prospects. On July 4 P. C. and a partner, named Holland, entered a drill ing contest at Lake City. There were six teams in the contest, the prize being won by McCarty and Holland, they drilling 43} inches in solid rock in 15 minutes. By so doing they beat the world’s record, which was 38 and nine sixteenths inches and was held by a Butte City team. Thb Frontier tenders Pat its congratulations and hopes that he may be able to hold the championship for years to come. Dlokson—Beck. DICK80N—BECK—In Omaha, Neb., July 17, Rev. Savage officiating, R. R. Dickson and Druse Bock, all of O'Neill. In regard to the above nupitals we clip the following from the Omaha Bee of Tuesday and take occasion to say that our worthy mayor and his estimable bride, so well and favorably known that an introduction at our hands would be superfluous, are the recipients of the well-wishes of hosts of friends in Holt county, Tub Frontier among them: Mr. R. R, Dickson, mayor and a prominent young attorney of O'Neill, Neb., was married in this city yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock to Miss Druse Ethel Beck, sister of Mrs. Geo. D. Riggs at the latter’s home, 1730 North Eighteenth streeth. Miss Beck’s home is in O’Neill, but she has been visiting in Omaha for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson left over the Northwestern at 7 o’clock last evening for Chicago, where they will visit the fair for a few weeks and then return to their future home in O Neill. Rev. Charles W. Savage, pastor of the Peo ples’ church, performed the ceremony. Out Teachers. On Monday evening the ichool board held ita meeting for the election of teachers for the ensuing year and elected the following: Thomas Morrow, prin cipal; Lizzie Carlon, Josie Howard, Bridget O’Donnell, Mamie McManus, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Taylor and Annie Murphy. Mr. Morrow, who has been selected to fill the important position of princi pal, is a resident of this county, his parents residing near Atkinson, but for the past three years he has been principal of the Oakdale schools where he has given good satisfaction and is spoken of very highly as an educator. In fact at a recent meeting of the Oakdale school board he was re-elected principal for the ensuing year, which shows that his services met with approval there. But as our school here pays a larger salary he will accept the position and will pre side over our schools the ensuing year. The rest of the teachers employed have taught before, with the exception of Miss Murphy, who takes the place of Miss Marsh, who did not again wish to engnge in school work. Miss Murphy has resided among us a number of years and we predict will make a successful teacher. The other teachers have given good satisfaction and the board acted wisely in retaining them as instructors. The salary of the principal the past yeac was $1,500.00 and the board con cluded that the salary was too large so it was fixed at 9100 per month for the ensuing year. The salary of the other teachers was also cut from $45.00 per month to $40.00. The economy prac ticed by the board was certainly justi fiable and they are to be commended for their action, especially in regard to the salary of the principal as the price paid last year was enormous. Mr. Marsh has been retained as janitor. The teachers will shortly hold a meet ing when the principal will assign them to the various departments. And How The Supreme Court. The Holt county board of supervisors has a reputation all over the state of being the biggest combination of chumps outside of the protecting in fluence of an insane asylum, but not since their impeachment days, when they inaugurated a reign of terror for Barrett Scott, have they made such con sumate fools of themselves as when they directed the following resolution to the supreme couit. Mr. Chairman—I move the adoption of the following: Whereas: Barrett Scott, acting county treasurer of this county, has since the month of January, 1993, failed and neglected, refused, and still neg lects and refuses to make any legal set tlement with this board, or to obey the instructions of this board in regard to the redemption of bonds and various i other matters, and Whereas: This board in the month of March, 1893. on the hearing and trial of charges duly filed against said treas uter, found him guilty as charged of wilful malfeasance in his said office, and made and entered its judgment 'remov ing him from said office, and Whereas: Said action is now and has been for more than one year last past pending in the supreme court of this state on proceeding in error, being fully and finally submitted in said court several months ago, and WnEREAs: The conduct of said treasurer in so refusing to account to, or to make settlement, with the board, or comply with its lawful orders to him, and this board by reason thereof being wholly unable to learn what public money if any said treasurer hns in his possession, greatly obstructs the public business of this county, therefore Resolved, that we respectfully ask and demand that said supreme court in the interest of the tax payers of this county, give without delay its decision and judgment in said action. > Resolved, that the clerk and chairman of this board transmit to the honorable chief and to each of the associate jus tices of said court a copy of these resolutions. L. A. Jillson. The O Neill Silver Cornet Band will give a grand ball in the opera house on Friday evening, July 31. Good music will be furnished and everything will be done to make the ball a success. Every body is coidially invited to attend. The Expert’s Report. Expert Stitt last Friday made bis long looked for report upon the con dition of the affairs of the various officers of Holt county. We bad sup posed that when this report was made It would be accepted and ordered spread upon the records, but when it was read and upon motion simply “received," we* looked upon it more as an over-sight than a premeditated plot to keep it from the people who put up the cash tp have It compiled, but it seems we were mistaken, as Tuesday when we were at the court-house copying the appended report, County Attorney Murphy put in an appearance and with assumptive authority stated that he did not want the report published. He was informed by Deputy Clerk Harnish that the re port was on file and the Hies were open to inspection and therefore he did not see how anyone could be denied the privilege of copying them for whatever purpose they might see lit. This remark of the attorney explained to us at once that the report was left out of the pro ceedings by mutual understanding of the discoverers of mares’ nests. Why this was done is more than we can say at the present time. However we have copied the expert’s explanation that indexes, each report and present them below: ‘ , D. L. dAbB. I herewith submit statement showing receipts, disbursements and balance on hand in the county treasurer’s office for the years 1884 and 1880. I find the total balance January 0, 1880, to be 82,100.50 more than shown by the treas urer’s ledger. The discrepancy occurs from the fact that the treasurer took collection fee on 84,000, proceeds of bonds sold and money placed in treasury for disbursement, and a credit of $1,600 on county general fund 1885, for war rants redeemed in excess of amount shown by warrants and vouchers and warrant register. There was also an error of $100 in 1884 on county general fund of 1883 in favor of the county and against the treasurer after adjusting the fees of 1885, after deducting the bond money and correcting other errors the balance should be as in recapitulation at close of statement, and the amount due from treasurer for those years, 1884 and 1885, $2,190.50. I made examination of books for years ’82 and '83 and find the accounts as entered iu treasurer’s ledger for those years to be correct. M. D. LONG. 1 herewith submit statement showing report and disbursements of fees by M. D. Long, county clerk, for the years ’84 to ’87. The amount shown as re ceived for the year 1884 does not include any fees for abstracting certificates or land office work. There is no record of fees received for such work except as the clerk enters it on the fee book and as no fee book can be found for this year I am unable to say how much was received for this work. There is no record of amount paid to deputy dr as sistants for this year and no record of request to county board for assistants. From the amount fees earned and re corded that year, $3,844.99, I deducted clerk’s salary, $1,500, leaving a balance of $2,344.99. I submit this to you to determine the amount of further credit to be allowed for assistance for this year. Q. C. JIA7.BI.ET. I herewith hand you statement show ing receipt and disbursements of fees by G. C. Hazelet, county clerk, from Jan uary 5, ’88, to January 0, '92. 1 have charged the clerk with fees received as shown by fee book for the several years and also with omissions where any oc^ cur. I have also charged him with amount received for making duplicate tax lists, and for making assessors’ and road books and also for transciibing numerical index. If your honorable body believes him entitled to those amounts in addition to his salary of $1,500 per year, it is for you to so make the record. The balance due without allowing those credits is $3,502 15. BABBKTT SCOTT. I submit to you the following errors to be corrected in settlement with Bar rett Scott, oounty treasurer, for the years 1890 and 1891. Charge treasurer on village fund levy of 1889 on account of error in taking credit for amount paid to village treas urers during the year 1890. $330.02. Charge treasurer on township funding levy of 1889 on account of error in tak ing credit for amount paid to township treasurers during year 1890, $4,032.28. Charge treasurer on* funds named be low with amount named on account of interest collected on levy of 1889 and not accounted for: County general fund.1198 8fl County bridge fund. 88 28 County road fund. 44 15 County judgment fund. 5 62 State general fund. 110 56 County school fund. 1104 County university fund. 8 28 Sheriff certificates, difference between the full amount entered. 741 00 Total to be collected at ’02 settlement 85604 29 Obituary. O’CARROLL—At the residence of his daughter, in this city, on Saturday even ing an 9 o,clock, Michael O’Carroll, aged 86 years and 6 months. Deceased was born at Cashel, in county Tipperary, Iieland, Dec. 22,1806. He removed from there to Canada in 1847, and remained there until 1887, when he removed to O'Neill. He was a man that w as well liked by everyone and was a great favorite with the young folks. He was as lively as a young man of twenty, and was always happy. He was taken sick about two months ago, and was confined to his bed until Saturday evening when he passed away. The funeral occured Tuesday morn ing at 9 o’clock. His son, T. C. O’Carroll, of Ladago, Ind., arrived in the city Monday evening to attend the funeral. The Frontier tenders its sympathies to the friends. Truth, Crushed to Earth, Will Biss Again. Editors or Tub Frontikr—I dislike to ask you (or further space, but the last issue of the Independent makes me out such a notorious villain that I must de* fend myself or people might take the law in their own hands and destroy me in some barbarous manner. Someone, calling himself "Republican Supervisor,” makes a masterly effort to crush me and promises more each week until November, the lime of the election. Why not afterwards? I am not run ning for office. This chap is not quite truthful in his narrative but his orthog i »i>uy anu grammar are perfect—in a horn. He grows sarcastic in telling how I disgraced myself because I used to drive stage. Lincoln split rails, Grant tanned hides, Garfield drove a horse on the tow path, Peter the Great worked on the dock and Napoleon III Is said to have run foot races in the Bow ery and was a waiter in a restaurant—but none of those drove stage. I may* have been overpaid but my salary was much better than $ 10 a month for I wm able to own that stage line, 70 mllos in length and another one 135 miles long, another 30 miles long, all stocked up. But I am an old settler and had gone out of that business before the year 1881 so that at the time I was elected county treasurer I was not a stage driver or a stage owner. The county thus escapes that disgrace. In a fit of candor this "Republican Supervisor’’ acknowledges that I stole $2,190, but he don’t sign bis right name. 1 don’t like to question your veracity, j friend, but as you digress so far from the truth in giving my biography, I am compelled to be frank with you and will freely admit that you have lied in call ing yourBelf a republican. Of course that was a little, harmless white lie, you didn’t expect to fool any one and you have not, so it is all right. Go right ahead. It sounds euphonious and is deeply subtle. The question raised in my letter was concerning assessments, but he does not answer it, only begs me to say no more. What I said was all gospel truth but for God's sake keep mum. Another writer dates his letter from Scottvilie and subscribes himself "Reform.’’ He tells liow I used to live in Scott township, clothed like a cali thumpian and like Moses was very meek, but now I dresB like a lord, am as vain as a peacock and am very homely. If this good man had ever lived in Scott township be would know that it was never my residence. His statements concerning my deportment are too idi otic to notice, but to be a contributor to the populist organ it seems necessary to be silly. He mentions my letter and tacitly admits that it is true, that Brodie, Kelly and Crawford did sneak out of their taxes by perjury but I had no busi to mention it without first having filed a complaint* One would not suppose that' 1 men so good, pure and guileless would need watching. Oh, no! Early in life I was taught that it was belt to mind my own business and I have industri ously observed that teaching and don’t go prying into other people's affairs. He charges me with being a defaulter. In some localities it is the custom to first hang your man and try him after wards. He is evidently a convert to this theory, 1 believe that the board knows that I did not steal $3,190 or any other sum. In the jungles, hunters have a weapon called the boomerang. I think that the board know also, that I have one for I used it on them once and it is in excellent condition yet. 1 may need it again. I said before that perhaps my taxes were too low, but not according to others, and I claim a right to kick vig orously against having them raised by men who have not honestly listed their own property. If such men are so good that their shoe buckles are too sacred for me to touch, as Mr. Reformer says, hades will be an awful lonesome place. The editor of this corporation organ devotes much valuable (?) apace to a personal attack on me, about whom he can know nothing as we are total strangers to each other. I am not a classical scholar and I made an aool oey in my first letter for not being a writer, but it strikes me that if he baa done any better be had better fire his proof reader and do that job himself. He commends the super visors who evade their taxes and says it is all right; that I was very foolish to mention this when I had not filed a complaint. The fact is I did not know it till afterwards, and it would have been the same, anyway, but those super visors knew it all the time and you know there was nothing on earth to prevent any man from filing a com plaint against himself that he was assessed too low. You and your corres pondents assure me that these men are good, awfully good, all but celestial, but they did nothing of the kind. No Sir. They acted just like ordinary sinful men do. You call them public spirited, lleing a stranger you must have been imposed upon for I never heard of their public spirit. In my poor opinion they are not even good citizens or they would not have committed petty per jury to save—say $4. Further than this a good citizen would not justify them in it or make gauzy apologies for them even if he is their hired man. This editor doesn’t seem to know that I went out of office seven or eight years ago, and am no candidate for office. It is all true. I work for a living. He assumes that I am an embezzler, while he knows i nothing about it. In bold faced type he says that I am obnoxious, but as we never exchanged half a dozen words he don't even know thin to be true, and were he to dismiss a little of his lofty hauteur and permit me ' to approach him he might find me to be quite socia ble. In return for the columns of advice given me, permit yourself, Mr. Kaufman, to receive some: In the future deeline to publish correspond ence assaulting mo, or any one else, unless the writer permits his name to be used. • Second: Tell the truth yourself and insist on your correspondents doing the same. Third: Keep my name out of your paper. I don’t want fame. D. L. Darji. HU MAH’S OOLUMHi “No Man" desires and heieby does thank that locally renowned tlorlit, Mn. W. D. Mathews, (or a beautiful bouquet of choicest blossoms culled from her exceptionally fine garden last Monday, Wo are at a loss to determine whether they came as an evidence of % admiration, or whether the donor he* such implicit faith In our '! keen appreciation of the beautiful that ^ she expects us to take from those inno cent little blossoms an object lesson and simmer our gushings down to a purer and more refining strain and write less of the follies of a wicked world. While V sitting in the shadow of the flowers, in haling oxone made fragrantly intoxicat ing hy their subtle perfume we could • almost promise to adopt such a oourso, W but when they shall have drooped and died we fear their softening influence will depart with them and leave us once more but a common mortal in a universe of woe, like “the flower which lasts for little space, a short-lived good, and un certain grace.” _ Some newspaper man started the re port that a Brookfield, N. J., girl kneads bread with her gloves on. An exohange answers: “We also need bread with "■> our shoes on, with our pants on, and with our clothes on. Wo need it badly too, and if our delinquents do not soon . pay up we will need it without any ■%'„ pants on at all.” Kyphosis Blcyllstarnm is a new dis ease said to be caused by too much bi- , cycle riding. If the disease is as fright ful as its name it is certainly to be dreaded. We would recommend that hereafter all chronic riders walk and - lead their machines. Now that the board of supervisors has made a written demand on the supreme court, we await with fear and trembling the out come. If the court should not see proper to obey with celerity the be hest of this august body of llllipulian statesmen, what will be the result? Will the board impeach the court or declare a relentless war on the universe, and, as Waite Of Colorado, says, “ride through, blood up to their bridles” and welcome with gory hands to hospitable graves all , lovers of justice and believers in the time-worn theory that honor is due the highest tribunal in the state? THIS BDITOBS' U>VB. I love to (teal a while away From every cumbering care, And take a Pullman sleeper v•'* For Chicago and the fair. And when I've spent a week or two And seen the sights so great, I love to steal a chance to ride 4 Home on an empty freight. ' When the board has collected all of the shortages it claims from county offl-: cials it might blow the same in for more dynamite and tear a few more holes in the prairie. There’s nothing like having a loud time, especially as long as Jones will pay the freight. Cleveland’s administration is responsi ble for the “Dink Botts,” “Hoke ¥ Smiths,” and “Possumpbats,” and now comes a Missouri farmer who has laid I the foundation for making his son j stoop shouldered by loading him with the name of William O. Honorifleabili tudenitioo Qoodin. SPECIAL ntw^ m m mu SALE fW99WWWW9Wfm ; MONDAY JULY 24 : Ladies’ Muslin Underwear; Ladies’ Knit Underwear. vj Ladies’ Hosiery J. P. Mann. ;