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CLYDE KING AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS.
VOLUME
XIV.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 8, 1894.
NUMBER 31.
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locations are that the military com
jKill build an armory.
#1 Estate Agent Weekes went to
l0is last week on business.
be Georgia Jubilee Singers at the
Opera House next Saturday.
,F. Thompson and J. D. Jones, of
j, were in the city Tuesday and call
we person or persons, to the public
DOwn, last week poisoned Dr. Morris'
Eli.. _
be G. A. R. post will meet the first
irdny in each month at the Odd Fel
's hall.
(, w. F. Lewis, of Spencer, is a ean
lie for the job of official physician
osebuit.
h. Elswortb Mack returned Wednes
erening from a quite lengthy visit
lie east.
w Kate Horrisky entertained a par
(joung folks at her home last Tues
nening.
ice Wertz exposed Kautzman’s
dbill jumping in Stuart the old rat
paid up.
m Wagers and wife left yesterday
Iowa, where they will spend a week
ling friends.
ire new members were initiated into
Modern Woodmen, of this city, last
sd»y evening.
me interesting irrigation figures
i II. E. Bowden are unavoidably,
nver this week. v
itcly vegetable. Hood’s pills.
_ 52-52
pedal sale of fancy and staple dishes
linn's Saturday, February 10.
lo?e sale Feb. 17. J. P. Mann.
ittCane,a former resident of O’Neill.
mw of Verdigris, Neb., was in the
Tuesday visiting old friends.
as Lou Clear returned from a pro
led visit to relatives in Des Moines
Chicago last Thursday evening.
!hea in need of coal go to Biglin’s
1 yard, tie keeps the best coal in
• and his prices are reasonable. 26 tf
® entire lina of staple and fancy
Wat special sale February 10.
I»ve sale Feb. 17. J. P. Mann.
Wt SALE—10 head of farm horses.
>ttoclose them out at once; will
Hem for $30 to $70 per head.
^ Edgar Thompson.
lundMrs. M. Mullen entertained a
lyof friends at their residence last
Wsy evening. A pleasant time is
Wed.
toies wishing to purchase flour in
"r 1000 pound lots will do well to
” J. McManus before purchasing
,htre-_31-2
'e Misses Clear entertained a party
ei>ds at their home last Friday eve
s' "care informed that it was a
affair.
'ochneider, of Conley, was
** l*)e insanity board last Monday to
ssmined as to her sanity. The board
“Wl her sane.
I*n't ®arr will sell at public sale at
•fm one mile south of Scottville,
oesday, February 13, all of his
’ 0U8ehold goods, farming utensils
, °,e 8al® Saturday, Feb. 17. Entire
0 ladies’ and gcnt.’a gloves at cut
J, 0ne day only.
__J. P, Mann
j|??e iU8t received a car load of flour
insists of two grades, full pat
^0B"’ ar|d straight grade, Kitchen
i.o' ®verY sack wairanted.
P. J. McManus.
Mney Millquist, representing T. A,
fl ®°n & Siour City, is in the
jrs ,ilv on business before the super
dpts"1 rtKai^ to i^nse cancelled tax
ij^' ^cDermott, of Iowa, and J. W.
IcIih °f I!lUtle Creek, Neb., are
to wrestle at the opera house
°n next Wednesday evening
i ^ **e Inatch is for a purse of $50
^•ts ^ale rece‘Pt8, The match is
can and the winner agrees
i ,Ce e an5’ wan in thp state. As
a.lc Professionals the match,
• 'v*ll be an interesting one.
Saturday, Feb. 10 you will have your
first opportunity to buy disbes, lamps
and glassware at special sale. Don't
ml88 “• _J. P. Mann.
Mayor Dickson this morning purchas
ed Edgar Adams’ residence property in
the southern part of tho city. Mr.
Adams intends to remove to Iowa in the
near future.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Collins assisted
bv Miss Virgie Bohme entertained a par
ty of young folks at their residence last
Friday evening. A very enjoyable time
was had by all.
F. Welsh, of Noifolk, was in the city
last Friday. Mr, Welsh is interested in
the creamery lately started at Amelia
and stopped over in O'Neill on his way
home from a visit to that place.
Prof. C. A. Manville started the fire
in his schoolroom, at Dodge, by the lib
eral use of illuminating oil 105 flash
test. It blew oil the stove door and the
professor hasn’t been feeling very well
since. He lives.
Frank Darr was in from Scottville
Saturday to procure bills for his sale
which takes place next Tuesday. Of
course he had them printed at Tub
Frontier job rooms, the only reliable
studio in the city.
One of the best things Sam Jones ever
said was that “The moBt beautiful sight
in the world is to see a family gathered
around a hearthstone, with the head of
the household reading his local paper—
paid for in advance."
For sale or rent, on easy terms, a good
farm, 160 acres, four miles from O'Neill;
all tillable land, 115 acres were under
the plow last year. For terms and fur
ther particulars address, Wilbur Seed
Meal Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 30tf
E. L. Anderson, the famous wide
mouth eccentric comedian and ‘ very
funny comic singer. Don't fail to hear
the Georgia Jubilee Singert in an old
plantation church medly, at the Opera
House in O’Neill, Febauary 10, 1894.
Messrs. J. S. Smith. N. S. Butler,
Frank Coleman, H. Van Valkenburg, A
E. Weikel, R. J. Clark, N. Clark and C.
M, Ferguson, of Diamond Willow Camp,
No. 2150, Modern Woodmen of Ameri
ca, visited with Bolt Camp, of this city,
last Tuesday evening.
The State Journal was awarded the
contract for county supplies to day. Tiie
Fisontieb did not bid this time; we had
the lowest bid before and were satisfied
from the action of the board at that
time that it had no intention of giving
us the contract at any price.
Wes. Evans and wife, John McHugh
and wife, Lou Schellinger and wife,
O. M. Collins and wife, Cheve Hazelet
and wife, Mrs. J. A. Hazelet, Mrs. Ed
Evans.Mrs. W. J. Dobbs and J. P. Mann
attended the ball at Atkinson Tuesday
night and report a very pleasant time.
We will give away on Febuary 22 a
handsome parlor set of' furniture to our.
customers. It will not cost you a cent,
so if you are not lucky enough to eet it
you cannot lose anything by trying,
Call at our store for particulars.
24-8 J. P. Mann.
R. J. Hayes and J. L. Mack are
making preparations to open up a flour
and feed store in the old Hotel Hayes
building. They expect to be in shape
to transact business the first of the
week, and will handle the best grades
of flour and guarantee not to be under
sold by anyone.
The supervisors met Tuesday to hear
the report of the settlement committee.
The money was brought from the banks
into the treasurer's office, counted and
returned to the banks. There seems to
be no very material difference between
this and the way the independents claim
Scott did business. The board is still in
session. _
A large number of invited guests con
gregated at the residence of Wm Laviol
lette last Monday night to participate
in the festivities of a surprise party
given in honor of Mrs. Laviollette.
Dancing was the order, with a sumptu
ous lunch at midnight. Those in at
tendance report a very pleasant time.
During the absence of Samuel Clauson
and wife from home last Friday their
house and its contents were destroyed by
fire. Mr. Clauson lives about five miles
northeast of Chambers and on the day of
the fire,accompanied by his wife,came to
the city leaving four children at home.
The children got out of the house safely
but were unable to save anything.
Mrs. Josephine Bull, of northeast Can
ada, arrived in thjs city last Tursday eve
ning and will visit for several weeks
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wilcox, whom she has not seen for 12
years. Mrs. Bull says that at her home
the mercury has been from 58 to 68 de
grees below zero all winter and is charm
ed with the beautiful weather we are
having here.
Since Editor McHugh has received
liU' reward at the hands of Col. Doyle
Vrn. arc told that several parties have
threatened to keep the ball rolling by
sparring The Fbontibh editors a round
or two. and in consequence of such
threat Kid King is now wearing his
‘‘fake" running shoes night and day.
Some person has scattered poisoned
meat promiscuously about town, pre
sumably for the purpose of filling the
canine family with pains. Anyone who
thereby endangers the lives of valuable
dogs deserves to be embraced by the
loving arm of the law. Mayor Dickson
should put a detective star on Billie
Keeley, who would no doubt bring the
offenders to justice with alacrity.
John Menzie was in from Dorsey
Monday to procure a coffin for the burial
of O. T. Jones, who died at that place
very suddenly Suuday, of old age. Mr.
Jones went to church Sunday as was his
custom, opened his hvmn book prepara
tory to joining in the opening exercises,
when he sank back in his seat a corpse,
expiring without a struggle or tremor.
He was one of the first settlers in this
county, having resided at Dorsey for
over 20 years, being about 80 years
of age at the time of his death. He leaves
a wife and one son at Dorsey to mourn
his demise. The funeral occurred Tues
day at 11 o’clock.
Next week, or the week after, The
Frontier will commence on the In
stallment plan, the publication of the
speech made by Judge Emery, of Kan
sas,before the North Nebraska Irrigation
convention last week. The speech, in
point of information contained, is vastly
superior to the one of ^lr. Moses, pub
lished this week. Webad these speeches
taken down in short hand by Reporter
King for the benefit of our readers who
found it impossible to be in attendance
at the convention, and we feel satisfied
that their appreciation of our enterprise
will more than repay us for the. expense
incurred in securing them.
A recent supreme court decision will
no doubt, as an exchange remarks, re
sult in the death of many vicious dogs.
The decision was in a case where ac
tion had been brought to recover dam
ages from the owner of a dog that
barked and frightened the -plaintiff's
horse. The plaintiff was thrown and
injured, and brought suit for $1,000
damages. The jury gave him a verdict
for that amount, and the owner of the
dog appealed to the supreme court. The
supreme court confirmed the verdict,
and says in strong words that the own
ers of barking and vicious dogs are re
sponsible for all damages caused by such
dogs, and that the owners keep them at
their own peril.
The editor of the Sun, who has never
missed an opportunity to vilify, slander
and malign Gus Doyle, last week again
donated a quarter-column of insulting
innuendoes to that worthy gentleman,
I and in consequence thereof is now car
rying the seat of his pants in a sling.
While cur sympathy would naturally go
out to the suffering member of the
craft, in this case it is not so. McHugh
brought it on by persistent, long drawn
out efforts and he has no one to blame
but himself. While his attacks were so
decidedly on the liiliputian order that
they deserved less than a passing notice,
it may be true that his intentions were
all right and that he did the best be
could, and deserved punishment for his
intentions and not for the offense
actually committed. The little mill
above rererrea to was a oriel auair—
one act and four scenes—and was de
scribed to us this way: McHugh stood
in the center of the ring, bis face as
white as his liver, trembling like an
aspen leaf ruffled by warring winds;
Col. Doyle approached smiling and with
the air of one who was confident of vic
tory. He was careless with his guaid,
walking directly up to his antagonist
and landing with his open right on Mc.’s
left ear, securing the first knock-down.
Me. gained his feet in time to prevent a
count-out, only to receive the colonel’s
open left on the right ear. Again he
went down and again he arose,«this time
to embrace a swift kick below the belt*
in the renr. Of course this was foul but
it removed Charlie so far from the
battle ground that he could not possibly
get into the ring again in time to pre
sent his claim before he was counted
out. In fact he did not attempt to re
turn but took advantage of the gratui
tous start he had received and kept
right on going. McHugh had4he colonel
arrested to-day for assutlt. He tried
hard to have him bound over to the dis
trict court—for political purposes, of
course—but Judge McCutcheon said the
colonel was a pretty good citizen and he
could see no necessity for binding him
over, so fined him $10 and costs. ’Twas
a pretty good price, but we look upon it
as a sort of protection to the rest of the
fraternity. Before a man kicks an editor
now he wants to have $15 in his inside
pocket. On account of the financial
stringency we feel pretty safe.
Mr. Motet On Irrigation.
[The tallowing oxtract from the
ispeooh made by Hon. E. K. Mosea, of
Great Bend, Kansas, before the North
Nebraska Irrigation society, we give
for the benefit of our readers who
were not fortunate enough to be in at*
tendance. Next week we will give the
eddress made by Judge Emery, of
Kansas.]
Gentlemen of O’Neill and surround
ing country—I wish to say to
this convention that it is not water on
the brain, or within the body so much,
that brings me before you this evening,
as it is the water found upon the face
and under the surface of the ground.
Let me tell you that the associations
we are forming from time to time
throughout this country, are small asso
ciations for education. And it is
through these associations that we be
come better men, and better prepared
for the duties of life. What makes the
country great, makes the city great, and
this city of O’Neill, through the power
within each one of you that is present,if
you forward this great work, will in
crease you in wealth and population,
and beauty of your city. From what I
have seen and what is going on in this
western country there are a great many
reasons why we should develop this
understand each other. We have been
trying to irrigate down in Kansas for a
nuuber of years, but have not succeeded
as well as we expected. This spring a
convention was called in Kansas, a state
convention was held at Salena, Kansas,
and delegates from ail the states were
invited. Nebraska was invited. At
I this convention were the representatives
of the. world. There was one from
Russia, two from the city of Paris,
another from Mexico,- Australia and
India, so that you see the world is
taking up'this question. To-night you
have taken it up and if you will prose
cute it to that end to which you have
set out, you will find results far beyond
what you have expected; and in order
that I may bring to the minds of some
who doubt it, I wish to present to them
some particular facts that are before
them and in your own country.
At the convention held in Salena,
Kansas, were offered and adopted reso
lutions and also by your convention at
North Platte, whereby we asked the
general government to give us the
amount for the surveys—(here reads a
bill that has been presented and read
twice in the senate and bouse, intro
duced by Senator White, of California,
appropriating 8250.000, also readB
another introduced by Mr. Jacobs, for
an appropriation of 8500,000). That
shows you that this matter has been
carried over the world farther than ever
before and that now it remains with the
people in these semi-arid regions. We
haye a country far greater, superior to
any in the United States. Why do I say
that? Major Powell says that, take it
square mile for square mile, it is worth
more than in eastern parts. Should
we not see as men? As business menl
The English government in India, and
you know that is'the country that has
given us the greatest competition,ex
pended over 8200,000,000 in building
protection reservoirs where the farmer,
the tiller of the soil,when he found that
rain didn’t come, could turn loose tbal
reservoir and bring forth more abundant
crops, and it has paid seven per cent,
and capital has come in and invested
8700,000,000 and they think it is a very
profitable investment. We are nol
huilding for today or for tomorrow.
We who have families; we who have
stood this battle will soon pass away
and others will come on the stage ol
action. Why is it today that the farm
is being forsaken? Why is it that the
young men and young women when
they get into their teens, look to the
great cities where the cesspool of
iniquity is? It is simply because the
pleasant lights shine forth there in the
palaces and bedazzles and curses them
with the thought that the wealthy of
this world are in the city and that there
is the only place for success. What a
mistaken ideal The greatest men that
have ever been at the head of the gov
ernment were the solid-muscled, hard
fisted and brainy men who have got
muscle by holding the plow.
Make the home pleasant; plant out for
rods and for miles fruit trees. The
happiest and best home the sun shines
on is where the young man and
young woman can gather around
the fireside with the aged parents
and take care of them as they go down
the hill of life when help is needed the
most. Let them ' go down with the
loving arms of children about them,
that their last days may be the best.
There is not the success in the city
that we find out in the country. No
truthfulness, no solid worth of the man
that comes fiom the solidity that we
build in the altar of the home.
What we expect by irrigation is tc
make the happiest home, the happiest
individual; to think that life has nol
been a failure. Let me give you an in
stauco for what it is worth. A fow
months ago I was one of a party that
attended the National Irrigation con
gress in California, and as we wended
our way across the undulating plains
of western Kansas, aud as our eyes
looked for miles and miles and hardly
a human habitation, and as we passed
on and on and through the state of
Colorado and over the mountains and
down through the valleys of New
Mexico with nothing but the hot sun,
sage brush, cacti and soap bush, wo
came on until we reached the needles
and as we passed out of the needles we
came into the valley of the Colorado
and here seven thousand souls had caught
the waters of the mountains and spread
them out over that desert until it
blossomed with flowers. Then along
that valley for sixty miles we passed, on
either side the orange and lemon, the
cypress, flowers blossomed and bloomed
and sent out their perfume making
every part beautiful to behold, until we
came to that beautiful city of the Angels?
then took the train down for miles and
mites to Passadena and Santiago, all
around enjo/ing life in that golden state
made hv Irrigation.
As I passed up your beautiful valley
today, one of the finest valleys I have
seen, either side beautiful, my idea was,
as I looked around for miles and miles,
and saw liere a farm and there a farm,
with trees planted upon them, that’s
wliat makes them beautiful; that’s what
starts the water; that’s what protects the
small fruit. Whv don’t we think more
of beautifying? Is it any wonder that
the house-wife and the children grow
lonesome and weary? When you plant
around home trees, plant them around
the whole quarter/ it will make fifty
per cent difference. Then in Nebraska
how much do you spend for fuel?
When at San Bernardino we saw land
that they valued at $200 an acre, and
the wood from one eucalyptus tree sold
for $7.00 a cord. I think that the Elk
horn Valley here represents my idea of
anew country. I say, farmers, plant
out trees all around; it will make your
places more valuable; plant out plenty
of trees and get your own fuel.
Now in California they have to carry
their water twenty to thirty-six miles
and are so careful with it that they
have to pipe their ditches. Riverside is
fifty-five square miles. It is divided up
into five and ten acre lots. You can’t
buy an acre for less than from two to
three thousand dollars. You get into a
coach, or the cars, and you can ride ten
miles down beautiful magnolia avenues;
there you will find those large date
> palms, almost I might say, reaching to
heaven, and beautiful oranges; if an
orange does not measure over two inches
they lenve it on the tree. Well this is
irrigation. Ride down there for ten
miles and you will find beautiful bouses
and yards and they think there that a
woman in the house has just as much
right to enjoy this life as a man. I
would just like you people to have the
surplus that they have in California.
You know when the rain don’t come
lust exactly right we get cross and sour,
and mean, while out there they go and
let the reservoir loose and woman is
happy and the children are happy; and
auother thing gentlemen, we want to
make this pleasant because it is in our
reach. God Almighty requires every
one of us to lift up mankind.
In the city I was talking to a board ol
trade and I said; “You have land here so
high that poor people can’t come and live
with you, you are rich." And a lawyer
says: “We have some disadvantages
here.” “I said I thought you were just
living here waiting for the angels to
come and waft you up.” He says: “Two
years ago we had a frost here and they
got out their oil stoves to try to stop
that frost.” How much does it cost you
an acre? I asked, to keep this up,” and
they said $35 to $40. Here a month ago
they had another frost. I mention this
to show you that you are living in a
good country.
jnow you can go to work and farm
this country here where you can make
every acre worth from 965 to $100.
Since this irrigation movement bat
started an editor came around to buy a
piece of land. He aays: “I want good
land at $15 an acre” and no one would
sell him land for leas than $25 an acre.
First, go to work and do this; you have
nothing to lose and everything to gain,
and then don’t think in the first place
that you want too much. We are all
speculators; we haye been speculating
too much. We have laid .this down,
mark it young man. that if any man
sticks to any business and gradually
rises in bis business it will always bring
honor. Twenty to twenty-five years on
the farm or in the workshop, he is in
dependent, and the old man and the old
woman can pick up their duds and leave
and tell the boys to stay at home and
run the farm, and they will do it be
cause it is pleasant. Irrigate five, ten
per cent, if you please, and take youi
chances. I tell you the great troublt
with us in this country is we went it ell ^fi
end we went it right off, but we can’t '
get it. If we teke it slowly end gredu
elly, end' people build upon e rocky )
foundetlon every stone will remeln ;$
there end you cen keep on building end
will succeed. You went to start in this
association right. We went before the
state board, it was the largest meeting
they had ever had. Every cdunty ought
to have a county institute,and irrigation
meeting, that’s the way we educate our*
selves. Why is it we are gathered to
gether as boys and girls in school T We
go thero u an association, we call it
school, we learn this, and that; we
learn that which prepares us to go out
into the world. The associations—you
meet and with your experience—that Is
what you ought to have, every man
speaks and every man give his experience
and that’s where we get three fourths
of our education—by talking. When
the farmer lifts himself up that way,and
you will do it, when you get your train
of towns all along, when, I say, you
have got to that stand where people
know the worth of everything that is
going in this government, you will take
your representation and stand side by
side by the very best.
Ai I started out to aiy we went be- 3fj*
fore thli state board of agriculture and
we presented our case of irrigation west. t
and of course the east Is not quite In
sympathy with the west, and of course
they wanted to .smother us, but it
wouldn’t smother, but It was lirlgatlon
and we talked it until half past seven .
and it passed, and they not only passed
It but are talking of the 110,000. You
don't know that the government gives
each state 910,000 for agricultural ex*
periment stations. Where we have no
experiment stations we want them; we
want the farmer to know how to plant
and when to !plant and how to water.
But I saw as I came up on the train
that they have started those stations and
you want them in Northwest Nebraska.
1 get letters, and you will get them, ask*
ing "how much can I irrigate? I have
got money and I want to invest it in the
best way,"and the Immigrants who come
will come with money, the best Intellect
and the liver will seek the home where
he can live the easiest. On the west
ern coast as you go along from town to
town you bear "where 1s the the best
home, the best farm, and where is tbs
happiest home?” that’s what makes it
pleasant. (Here reads from a paper in
regard to Kansas.)
Now gentlemen In order that success
may come from everything, there must
be a regular system. There must be an
organization, and through vou comes
a completed organization, for this thing
is kept up through the wet times and
through the dry times until you get the
best results. When you have got your
results publish them to the woiid.
Send out your bureau of Information to
the east and there are thousands who
have got thousands of dollars, who, if
they knew they could make a living,
would go west. I was in New York
city and I found many clerks out of
employment who had 91,500 to $3,000
and they were afraid to invest. Now
we want men to come out on these
plains to make homes. The curse of
this country has been that men came
here that expected to get rich right off,
but went back with the sign painted on
their canvass—“BUSTED."
Next week we will offer the lowest
prices we have ever made on overcoats
and cloaks. We will sell
9 5.00 garments for - • *9 8.85
8 6.00 cloaks or overcoats for 8.95
$ 7.00
9 8.00
9 9.00
910.00 ••
912.00
91500
920.00 •*
925.00
- 4.95
“ 5.84
“ - 5.95
•* 8.65
" - 7.95
“ 9.95
“ - 18.85
" 18.65
Many of the above prices are not first
cost but they must go regardless of cost.
This offer ends Feb. 10.
80-2
J. P. Hass.
Why Hood’s Wins.
President Lincoln‘ said, “You cannot
fool the people a second time." They i
are too quick to recognize real merit or
the want of it, and cling only to those
things which they find to be what ia
claimed for them.
It is especially gratifying that the sale
of Hood’s Sarsaparilla Increases most
rapidly in those sections where it is best
known.
The inference is plain. Hood’s Sana*
pariila has proven that it posesses genu
ine merit. It maintains a high stand-,
ard, which others cannot even approach.
It is the people’s favorite blood-purify
ing and building up medicine, and is
more popular this year than ever before.
All this because Hood’s cures.
The tortures of dyspepsia, the suffer
ings of scrofula, the agonizing itch and
pain of salt rheum, the disagreeable
symptoms of catarrh, are removed by . J
Hood's sarsaparilla.