BY THE frontier Printing co.
SUBSCRIPTION, >1.60 PER ANNUM.
VOLUME XIV.
CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAMA*.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. DECEMBER 14, 1893.
_ V.
NUMBER 23.
^ Local News of O’Neill M Caught
by the “Kids."
ATHER interesting notes
of General Interest Published While
Hews Ie Still News.
Attorney Gray was up from Fremont
onJay. --
joe Ilorrisky is now an employe of
orris & Co._
The jury will not be called into court
pin this year._
Mann's is head quarters for Christmas
dds this year^_ 22—8
James Gallagher is again working at
eF. E. depot._
George Evans visited Spencer Sunday,
tarinng Monday.
Jim DeYarman is sick this week. The
ippe catches them all.
Doc Mathews and family moved into
eir residence Monday.
Wes Evans was quite in witu tne
ippe the first of the week. *
Attorney Courtright, of Fremont, had
isinesa in this city Monday.
jim Harnish was sick the first of the
Mk. La grippe was the troubl^.
Dick Dwyer and wife left Saturday
orning for their home at Cedar Rapids.
Real Estate Agent Weekes went over
Niobrara Sunday on business, return
;Tuesday.
Hood's pills are the best family
ithartic and liver medicine. Harmless,
liable, sure.
Fine Oak Leader heating stove for
!echeap. Inquire at county superin
ndent’s office. ’ 28-1
Appropriate, desirable, useful and
tceptable, are the Christmas goods you
id find at Mann’s. 22—3
G. C. Uazelet returned Monday even
ie from a business trip to Omaha and
ther eastern citites.
We carry the best class of groceries
id you can rely upon quality when
Ob buy from us. 23-2 J. P. Mann.
Judge Kinkaid and Reporter King re'
lined from Chadron Saturday morning,
ikrc they held a lengthy term of
ourt.
W.V. McElbany, of Star, dropped in
pon us Tuesday: W.V. always drops
i when in town and he is a welcome
tiler.
T. V. Golden sold two quarters of land
»t week to parties in Iowa, who will
iove out here with their families in
it spring.
Judge Bartow came down Monday
loraing to pass upon the question of
urisdictlon of the county court in the
®tt bond case.
The Episcopal church will observe
Jiristmas on the evening of that day
ith a beautifully decorated tree for the
mefit of the children.
T- V. Golden is in Chicrgo this week
1 business, On his way home he will,
hied the. irrigation meeting at North
1slte on the 19th inst.
ina,nS indictments against people
"J be a pleasant and profitable occu
for county attorneys, but how
ut Jones, who pays the freight?
fine dishes, fine linens, rugs, cloaks,
°tes’ sliPpers, lamps, dresses, and
"y otber useful and acceptable
*»stmas presents at Mann’s. ‘ 32—3
j' ^ana has just received the only
wtment of fine china and cut glass
brouKht to O’Neill. Don’t fail to
em *or Christinas presents. 22—3
J*1* Jew poked Bro. Wertz under the
a»d now he probably feels'
* ln^ 'ike the other chump who
recklessly with a life-sized hornet's
ntl °Ur 1,ail syn,P tbe heat in the
hJl Good Japan tea uncolored
22, Pounds for $1.00. •
J. P. Mann.
Befoi
aj
am
nj lrebuy>ng your Christmas cups
irapa a.uceJa> mugs, fancy dishes or
K, ’ ", °ur line ove, we assure you
*n ii and have them from 10
UP- 23-2 O’Nhill Groceky Co.
lis wA-tf’W 1188 been O’3*1® bugy
‘bearing the docket of union
ise,. . ,mal,ers and settling issues in
i(st ( lcb wi*l come up for trial at the
lbj8.„Crm- He returnee to Cbadron
6 erening,
krCL .are you going to buy your wife
to t0 ,'8ltnas? H you want to please her j
ii!bes 8nD8.ant* see their beautiful
ton ’ ne linen- rugs, lamps, aud etc. |
Want &n fln<* *bcre just what you I
22-3 I
•Kd. Thompson returned last night
From Kansas Citywith a 2:18 horse.
Stuart Ledger: Alexander Boyd, of
O’Neill, has been in town several days
making repairs on the F. E. & M. V.
stock yards, schutes and platform.
Our stock of groceries is complete for
the holidays. Call on us for cranber
ries, lemon peel, citron, raisons and all
kinds of dried fTuits.
28’3 _J. P. Mann.
Butte Gazette: W. E. McRobert, of
Leonia, Holt county, was over this week
and invested in considerable Butte cekl
estate—showing that he is a gentleman
whose vision is strictly in tune.
Of course The Frontier didn’t do
a thing but scoop its contemporaries on
the new county division project last
week. If anything happens you' always
see it in The Frontier, Now is the
time to subscribe, etc.
The O’Neill Are department held a
meeting Saturday night and adopted a
new constitution and by-laws. Miles
Gibbons was elected delegate to repre
. sent O’Neill at the meeting of the state
I association at Beatrice next month. T.
V. Golden will also attend.
Butte Gazette:' County Judge-elect
McCutcheon, of O’Neill, was in town
yesterday. Me. has many friends in
\ Butte who are pleased at his elevation
to judicial honors and are well satisfied
that he will interpert the law aright and
deal out evenhanded justice to all.
We notice in the Bee of the 12th inst. j
that the railway commission will he
here on Tuesday, December 19, to take
evidence in regard to putting in a
transfer 6witch here. This is of much
importance to our citizens and they
should see that all the evidence is
furnished.
A. O. Perry, manager of the O’Neill
and Boyd County Concord Stage Co.,
moved his family to O’Neill Wednesday
and now occupies the Giddings building
on Douglas 8t. He has rented the
Moffitt barn for his horses. His coaches
have arrived and he will commence
business in about ten days. •
On the 11th day of last November
Governor Crounse commuted the sen
tence of Andrew J. Manwaring fiom
15’ years to 9 years, 4 months and 23
days and he was discharged about the
1st inst. This is the man who was tried
in O’Neill in 1887 for attempted rape
and was sentenced by Judge Tiffany to
15 years. The man must be about 80
years of age at this time.
If a doctor makes a mistake he buries
it; if a merchant makes a midtake he
never tells it; if a lawyer makes -a mis
take he crawls out of it, but if an editor
makes a mistake he puts it on a large
sheet of paper.for the world to look at,
and in every community there are
cranks who think they are models of
wisdom because they occasionally dis
cover them, and for weeks their jaws
are wagging about their greatness for
astute wisdom.—Ex.
Married, at the residence of Dr. Lewis,
yesterday, Mr. C. S. Anderson, of
Lynch, to Miss Lema Lamouraux, of
Butte, Judge’-Skuse officiating. Mr.
Anderson is one of Lynch’s prosperous
business men and Miss Lamouraux is
one of Boyd bounty’s handsome and
talented school ttachers. The Gazette
wishes them joy and prosperity.
The above announcement appeared
last week in the Butte Gazette, and will
he of interest to Mrs. Anderson’s many
friends in O’Neill, where she is well and
favorably known. The Frontier, to
gether with other innumerable friends,
extends congratulations.
Judge Bartow last Tuesday sustained
a motion to quash the indictments found
against Messrs Uttley, Dickson and
Adams, for complicity in the Scott affair.
The motion to dismiss was on the
grounds of material irregularities in the
indictments. Perhaps if we had two or
three more county attorneys the business
of the state could be looked after in a
professional manner. These indictments
cost Holt county considerable money
and if there was probables cause for
finding them in the first place they
shoujd have come to trial. In the mean
time “He Murphy can have the office as
long as he wants it.”
Butte Gazette: Three contests have
been filed before the proper parties for
contesting the following offices: S. P.
Jamison vs. W. Standiford.for the office |
of sheriff; T. H. White vs. M. T. Row
land. for the office of county clerk, and
B. L. Chambers vs. Frank Russell, for
the office of county treasurer. The
cases will have their first hearing on the
2nd of next January. It is stated that
Mr. Jamison bases his contest on an
irregular count, while in the other con
tests illegal actions in conducting the
election in various precincts 'is alleged.
Up to date all the bonds offered by the
contestants have been refused by Judge
Skuse on account of being insufficient,
and he says they will havp to be gilt
edge or he won’t accept them
i , ... ..... ; *
Irrigation Hooting.
O’Null, Neb., Dec. 0,1808.
Holt County Irrigation society met at
the court-house in O’Neill at 10 o'clock
a. m., pursuant to the adjournment of
previous meeting, called to order by
President Mullen, minutes of previous
meeting were read and approved.
Communications were read, among
which was an invitation for the society
to send five delegates to the state irriga
tion meeting to be held at North Platte
on the 19th inst. On motion the presi
dent was icstrdcted to name three del
egates to attend said state convention,
and the secretary was instructed to re
quest the bonrds of trustees of the towns
of Stuart, Atkinson and Ewing to each
name one delegate for their respective
towns to attend said convention as del
egates to be accredited to this organiza
tion.
On motion J. J. McCafferty, Thomas
Catnpbell and Thomas Carjon were ap
pointed as a committee to solicit fundB
for the purpose of defraying the ex
penses of three delegates to be selected
by this society.
On motion the f resident appointed
Messrs. Pond, Oarlon and McCaQerty as
•a committed to draft a constitution and
by laws for the future conduct of the
society.
On motion the president appointed T.
V. Golden, D. H. Cronin and J. A.
Testman as delegates to attend the state
convention.
On motion the secretary was in
structed to draft a resolution to the
the county board requesting it to make
an appropriation for an experimental
irrigation plant in order to test the
practibility of irrigation by wells;pumps
and reservoirs.
The discussion concerning necessity
and most feasiable plan for irrigation
was discussed at some length by many
present. The discussion brought out
the fact that in the agitation of this
great question much good has already
been accomplished. The remarks of
Messrs. Testman, McCafferty, Gillespie,
Pond an others were well received. It
is to be regretted that the attendance
was so meagre. All expressed the de
sire and the hope that the next meeting
of the society will be largely attended.
On motion the meeting adjourned to
meet on December ^, 1893, at 10 o’clock
a. m., at the court-house in O’Neill.
T. V. Golden, J. P. Mullen,
Secretary. President.
Obituary. 1
DOBBS—At the residence of his
brother in O’Neill on Monday morning
at 11:30, of consumption, Herbert O.
Dobbs, age 29 years and 11 months.
The deceased was a brother of Will
J. Dobbs and was well known in this
city. About two years ago he visited
with bis brother here for a couple of
months and at that time as his health
was falling him, he went to Colorado in
the hope that a change of climate would
cure him.' But he continued to grow
worse and last June he came back here
to spend his remaining days under the
the watchful care of his brother. He
leaves a wife and two children who re
side at Winona, Minn., to mourn his
demise. Will Dobbs left Tuesday morn
ing with the remains for Winona, where
the funeral occurs Wednesday. The
Frontier tenders its sympathy to the
family, relatives and friends of' the
deceased.
Death of an Old Soiidont.
HOXIE— At his residence about three
miles east of this city, on last Thursday
night at 11:30, of consumption, Wilson
Hoxie, age about 43 years.
The deceased was one of the oldest
residents in the county, having resided
here about 30 years. .In November ’93
he went down to Georgia but returned
to this county last October. He leaves
a wife and three children to mourn his
demise, also his mother and brother,
Henry, who lives east of town.
The funeral occurred Saturday and
was in charge of the I. O. O. F lodge
qf this city, of which society he was a
charter member. The remains were fol
lowed to the cemetery by a large con
course of friends. Tub Frontier ex
tends condolence to tho family and
friends.
A meeting of the militia company is
called to meet Friday:cvening at 7:30
at the council room for the purpose
electing officers for the company. After
that is done arrangements will be made
for- beiDg mustered in later. PA
large delegation of the state officers
is expected to be on hand at the final
organization, which will besome time
this month. _
T. S. Armstrong, editor of the Butte j
'Gazette and postmaster at Butte, was in
the city Wednesday and called.
NOTICE. . ]|
We kindly ask all parties knowing j [
themselves indebted to the Chicago * |
Clothing House to call and make ( >
settlement of the account at once. 9
We intend leaving O’Neill the fore A
part of December and must have all •
acounts settled before that time. Z
J. E. SMITH, Nanager. Z
Beott’s Bond.
The mills of the gods grind slowly
and awfully and terribly uncertain.
The injunction case to restrain Judge
Bowen from approving the bond of
Barrett Scott was called up Monday
morning with both judges on the bench.
The case was submitted by the attorneys
without argument and a decision was
handed down by Judge Bartow and was
in effect this:
When district court adjourns from
one date to another certain date, without
closing the term, It is considered to be
only a recess and court is in fact in
session.
That when district court fixes the
amount of a bond and takes a vacation
the county court has not jurisdiction to
approve the bond In the sum nominated
by the district' court.
From that view of the case the court
ordered that the temporary injunction
be made permanent.
Tuesday, upon motion of Scott's at
torneys, the case was re-opened, they
having found some new authorities
which they thought would cause the
court to change its opinion. They
stated that it was not their object to have
the order reversed for the purpose of
having the county judge approve the
bond, but for the purpose of sottiing the
question as a matter of law. The whole
point in the case turned upon the ques
tion as to whether or not court is in
session in lnw when it adjourns from
time to time without closing the term.
The authorities produced by Mr. Uttley
proved conclusively that court was in
session only so long as it was nctunlly
transacting business, but Mr. Bartow
said that inasmuch as both he and Judge
Kinkaid had rendered a contrary verdict,
and Judge Kinkaid at that time being
absent, he could not consistently re
verse their action, and anyway he was
not inclined to do it as a matter of law.
As it is a new proposition In this state
and district, Mr. Uttley will appoal the
case to the supreme court in order to
have the point settled and establish a
precedent.'
Scott will make an attempt next
Monday to give a bond before the
district court, at which time Judge
Bartow will preside.
A noycutes view.
The following communication was re
ceived by Tns Frontier Monday from
Boyd county. While the article bears
no signature to apprise us of the
whoness'of its author,' it was post
marked Spencer, the town of petrified
snakes. It is not known exactly what
causes such numerous reptile petrifac
tions in that city but it is thought that
they are paralyzed, knocked into . in
nocuous desuetude, by the intellectual
brightness of its citizens. But we are
wandering from our subject; here is
that communication.
THAT SAME OLD TUNE.
I Quite a coldness has sprung up lately
between The Frontier management
and that of the Beacon Light by reason
of the artists terpsichoroau of the afore
said illuminator obtecting to dance a
Thanksgiving gig to the "fiddling” of
the professor of the ufter-said organ.
It is quite obvious that the protest was
timely owing to the disadvantage that
would obtain to the "Kids” in the mat
ter of spreading themselves; for an
extra kink or two of the bow, by the old
bore, in the midst of an old-fashioned
hoe-down might be the means of un
doing a limb of the doughty Dennis, and
distort the symmetry of the "knotty"
King by shooting his right pedal
through the boquet-button-hole of bis
coat clear up to the gambrol joint.
The gist of the whole matter is this; the
"Kids” can’t fiddle, and they don’t want
the other fellow to do it. It would be
in nccord with the eternal fitness of
things for the men that preside* over
the destinies of The Frontier, to dis
| card their prejudices, listen to the con
| cord of street sounds that eminate from
the sanctum of the "Beacon,” and strip
themselves for the initiatory step in the
next quadrille^ as -they will have to
"kick” to that same old tune for the
next two years, and finally, unless they
change their tune, and alter their step,
both the "fiddler” and the “fiddled” will
go to to "fiddler’s green.” Ob, fiddle!
Card of Thank*.
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted at the last illness
and after the death of our dear, departed
mother; and also to' our aunt, Mrs.
Bader, who worked so long and faith
tully over our mother in her last hours
death. Long will kind memories of her
dwell in our hearts.
Mb. and Miis. Wm. E. Badbb.
Mb. and Mbs. A. H. Goddie.
John H. Badeb.
Mbs. F. L. Jones.
Oar Clubbing List.
The Fbontieb and the Semi-weekly
State Journal. $1.75 per year.
Tiie Fbontieb and the Chicago
Weekly Inter Ocean, $1.50 per year.
We will give the readers of TnE
Fbontieb the benefit of our reduction
on any paper, magazine or periodical
for which they may wish to subscribe.
By subscribing through this office you
can save from 10 cents to $1. . This is
the average reduction allowed us as
dealers. tt
NO MAN’S COLUMN,
“I have lost my heart,’’ he whispered,
Gazing In her lovely eyes;
But the maiden coldy Answered.
'•Why don’t you AdvortlHe?’’
The Jew is laid to be employing his
•pare moments In writing a little story
which will be entitled: “Advice to
Tramps;" or “How to Work Twenty
Different Towns in Ten Years.”
■w
A man by the name of Corn was mar
red in Creston, Io„ to a lady named
Wheat. The fool quire sang, “What
Shall the Harvest Be?" A gamin in the
gallery yelled out, “nubbins"—and they
cast him out of the synagogue.
The Sun still finds pleasure in assert
ing that Tub Frontibk is a defender of
Scott. As the Sun is a defender of the
criminal Cunningham it probably knows
wbat constitutes a defense, but Tub
Frontier has the proud distinction of
defending home enterprise, while the
Sun, truo to its free trade instincts, is
pleased to offer words of encouragement
to a bloody greaser.
Last week an old time friend of ours
came into our sanctum, took a chair, sat
down und said: “Last fall I voted the
independent ticket, because—well I
don’t know why, but anyway my con
science has not given me a moment's
rest since. I foel all the tllne as thongh
someone had caught me in the act of
robbing, a hen roost or stealing sheep
and a voice within my breast has been
urging me to repentance incessantly. I
bear it in the morning, I hear it in the
evening, I hear it when I go to bed. I
hear it on the wind and the soughing of
the trees reminds me of it and mutely
implores me to do penance, so today I
resolved to atone so far as lay in my
power, and accordingly went up aud
subscribed for the Independent-Beacon
Light and will read it the coming year.
If mv constitution stands this heroic
treatment I will be a republican from
that until Gabriel loots.” Having
tbusly- delivered himself, our triend
heavad a deep sigh with a side stick and
departed, but not before wo had fallen
upon his neck and wept and bid him
farewell, even as we would bid a friend
farewell who might have been con
demned to be hung. Read that paper
for a year! Go think of It in silence
and alone.
Once when this knight sat in a court
room in the midst of wise judges and
learned lawyers and watched the wheels
of the gods revolve slowly, the noblest
practitioner of them all arose, swiped
the jewels of perspiration from his
reeking brow and indulged in other pre
liminaries preparatory to addressing a
jury. After an august and awe-inspir
ing “may it pluase the court," he turned
to. the twelve good and true men and
said: ‘'Law is a snare and a delusion."
We did not hear the rest of his able ar
gument. “Law is a snare aud a delus
ion" was ringing iu our ears like the
thunder in an amateur theater when the
stage is in darkness and the hero rescues
the girl with the blue eyes amf blonde
hair from a den of ruffians. We had
always looked upon law and courts as
approaching the divine and thought that
in time they must surely be numbered
with the immortals. We looked upon
them as a place where the oppressed
could appeal to the goddess who would
drop into her scales a grain of law on
the one side and a tub full of justice on
the other and by the law of the eternal
fitness of things make them balance; but
our mind is undergoing a change.
When an attorney cad in these balmy
days take up a book and read a section
that says such and such is the case and
then the opposing attorney takes the
floor and the book and tells the court
that it doesn't mean what it says but
means exactly the opposite, It looks as
though the lady with the scales were
often dropping in a grain of justice and
a cyclone of low. Legislators should
furnish a key with their laws.
m
Help for the Weedy,
The society known as tbe King’s
Daughters, a charitable order, proposes
to help any or all worthy persons who
are in needy circumstances. Any one
knowing of such persona will please
report the same to any of the ladles
whose names appear below. Any one
having old or partly worn garments
that can be repaired or made over for
children and whlnhing to donate some
may give them to any of the ladles or
leave them at the postofllce. The order
Is non-sectarian.
Mrs, N. B. Lowri*.
’ Mrs. G. W. Mrals,
Mrs. E. 8. Kirch'.
Mrs. J. H. Rtoos.
Letter List.
Following Is the list of letters remaining la
the jKMtoffloe at O’Neill, Neb., unclaimed, for
the week ending December IS, 1HSB:
Aon Marla Bnrtenhgen, Will Dott
Olayton Freeman Thee. Gallagher V
Mlse Ida Loach Tho*. MoNailj
Martin Merte H. Katlgan
AUHtora Wm. Hunroer 'V
J red Tenborg O. M. Tolune
Henry Wedlge A
J. H. Itiooe P. Mr
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FOR
THE >
NEXT
20
DAYS.
Commencing Monday, December
4,1 will offer the people of Holt
county bargain) In Furniture euch
as they have never heard of. . . .
• • •
Now a word to those' wbo are in
clined to send to Montgomery
Ward & Company for furniture:
I invite each and every one of
you to call and make comparison
in prices. Bring along their cat
alogue and price list, and 1 agree
to make you a handsome present
if I fail to duplicate their pi ices,
and in some instances will agree
beat the prices they ask for some
of their goods..
• • •
Here Is a Sample of a Fsw Mess.
Best woven wire springs, regular
price 83.60, now reduced to $1.75,
Can you beat it? Can you du
plicate it?.
Here’s another: Ash'beds 0 feet
in height, regular price $10, re- '
duced to $5. This bed Is a very
handsome design,'-good finish. I
lose money on everyone I sell.
• • •
Look at this one: Center table
20x83, elegant finish, regular
price $4, reduced to $1.70. In bsd
room sets I defy the world from
$15 to $60..
• • •
I invite the people of Atkinson,
Stuart, Page, Spencer, Butte, In
man and Ewing, also the head of
every family in Holt to give me a
call during Dec. That you will
go home happy there is no doubt.
• • •
BIGUN'S FURNITURE
..DEPOT..
CORRIGAN’S
IS THE
PLACE
TO BUY
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS |
BIGGEST ~■
assortment :;-f
, BEST GOODS
LOWEST PRICES
FINE LINE
OF
PLUSH GOODS
AT SPECIAL
PRICES FOR
THE holidays
LARGEST LINE
OF GOLD PENS
IN THE CITY.
COME
EARLY
AND
AVOID
the
RUSH
IN FACT COMPLETE
ASSORTMENT AT PRICES
that Will satisfy. ,