The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, May 17, 1894, Image 1
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XIV. •UBCONIPTIOR. •1.80 PER ANNUM. OLYDE RING AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS A*D MANAGERS O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, MAY 17,1894. NUMBER 45. LOCALIWSJTEIIZED The Local News of O’Neill u Caught by the “Kids.0 RATHER INTERESTING NOTES Items of General Interest Published While levs Is Still Hews. Jim Perry was in the city Monday. John Menzie and wife were in the eity Monday. _ Charlie Odell, of Peoria, 111., is in the city this week. W. V. McElhany is reported very ill at his home near Star. Hood's Pills do not weaken, but aid digestion and tone the stomach. Try them. _ Elsworth Mack and Jesse Mellor visited Niobrara and Boyd county last week. _ It is now Register Harmon. John took his position behind the railing last Tuesday. _ H. H. Ragen, of Lowell. Ind., is in the city visiting his daughter. Mrs. O. M. Collins. Hood's Pills do not purge, pain or gripe, hut act promptly, easily and ef ficiently. 35c. Dell Akin, Lew Chapman and Hez Chambers represented Atkinson at O'Neill Monday. For flourf corn, bran and all kinds of teed go to the O'Neill Flour & Feed Co., J.L.- Mack Manager. 3S-tf When you buy a refrigerator, buy one for all time. The Gromey fills the bill. O’Neill Furniture Co.’s store. 44-2 Rhody Hayes and John Horrisky went down to Harold Monday to insure the new Baptist church at that place. Gladys Warner, of Butte, daughter of of Dr. Warner, is in the city this week visiting her little friend, Bessie Perry. The fire company held a meeting Friday evening and elected John Murphy chief and Jim Trigg assistant. Mrs. Lou Schellenger returned Tues day morning from Hot Springs, at which place she had been visiting for several weeks. _ Fritz Wall, of Newport, and Anna Rramer, of Stuart, purchased of Judge McCutcheon permission to wed, last Tuesday. _ Ted Bultner. of Spencer, and Bell Crause, of Ponca, secured a marriage license from County Judge McCutcheon last Monday.. The Gromey refrigerator is the only one on the market that can be kept elean. Seem them at the O'Neill Furni ture Co.’s store.. 44-3 The Chambers mail team broke loose from its moorings Monday and gave our citizens an exhibition of high speed. No particular damage. Word comes from Sioux City that District Clerk Skirving is rapidly conva lescing. He went to that place last week for medical treatment. STRAYED—From O’Neill on Tues day, the 8th inst., one gray mare 4 years old. Any one taking up the same please report to John Shanborn, O’Neill. ' Get your flour at McManus’. Crown full patent, Kitchen Queen strait grade, the best grades in the city. Every sack warranted or money refunded. 36-tf Lisworth Mack informs The r iion tieu that the item in these columns last week to the effect that be would soon engage in the saloon business, is erron eous. Work has been commenced on the permanent survey for the irrigation ditch of the Elkhorn Irrigation and Im provement Co., organized at Page some time ago for the purpose of construct ing a ditch from O’Neill to Antelope. Prank Emerson lost his dwelling and household goods by fire during the high wind last Tuesday. The loss we under stand is about 91,300, partially insured Wc understand that Arthur Cruise suffered in a like manner on the same day. Doc Mathews has concluded that he will not go to Calisornia. He will re ®ain in O’Neill and practice before the land office. Doc has had aaopportunity to get an inside view of the land office business and is capable of seeing that litigants get a square deal. A traveling man from Minneapolis by name of Jackson was arrested in O’Neill last Tuesday morning on complaint of some woman at Plainview who charged him with attempt to commit rape. He was taken down to that place Tuesday •norniug for a preliminary hearing. Be fore his departure he employed Attorney Golden to appear in his defense. ‘'8choolboy"-thia week softly rebukes Superintendent Jackson for rushing blindly to Morrow's defense. The reason that the superintendent does this is very plain:merely apolitical courtesy. The Fboktub's correspondent, how ever, happens to be an independent also, but of the stripe that consider the standing of our schools a question para mount to political intrigue, treason, stratagem and spoils. Patrick Cassidy, living on the Elk horn east of O'Neill, came into town Saturday evening post haste. He hon estly imagined that he had been poisoned and was looking for an antidote to ease the cable that he thought was drawing him to an untimely grave. Dr. Corri gan diagnosed the case and pronounced it nervous excitement produced by over work, gave him a few grains of sleep producing drugs and by the following morning the patient was himself once' more. Lieutenant-Colonel Bischoff, Second Regiment Nebraska National Guard, of Nebraska City, was in the city Mon day night and during the evening in spected company F in front of the Hotel Evans. After inspection be gave the boys a short talk, as did also Col.'Towle and Captain Meredith. The company passed a very creditable examination and the colonel expressed himself as highly pleased with the proficiency they displayed, considering the short time they had been organized. KnlnanV. II.. I. out, filled with beautiful new music and valuable musical reading. To enable all lovers of music to become acquainted with the standard musical monthly the publishers offer, during this month only, to send the World to any address for three months, on trial, for 35 cents, cash or stamps. These numbers will contain about $5 worth of choice new music. Do not fa!l to take advantage of this liberal offer. Address, The 8. Brainard’s Sons Co., Chicago, The following is a special from Butte to Monday’s State Journal: “Dr. J. B. Hoover, of Lynch, this county, was yesterday taken in charge by the sheriff for practicing medicine unlawfully. Hoover is designated by other physicians as an old quack, who has been repeat edly notified to desist by the state board of health and whc cannot register. The chief witnesses in this case are the parents of a little child, who lately died for want of proper medical aid. Hoover is county coroner and justice of the peace, having been elected on the populist ticket.” The extract below taken from the Sioux City Tribune, will probably be of interest to those of our readeis who arc interested in borseology: “James Glea son, a borseshoer at No. 4515 Indicia avenue, got the job yesteiday of shoeing a huge horse belonging to H. S. West lake, No. 6340 Oslesby avenue. The animal is a 5-year-old white Percheron with a girth or u feet six mcnes ana taking a 39-inch collar. It weighs 3,000 pounds and stands 23 hands high. A man of medium size requires a steplad der to mount on its back. It was raised near Ceder Fails, la., and has been named King William. A crowd of people assembled at the blacksmith shop to see it shed. The bar of iron used to make a shoe for the front foot was 34 inches long, II inches wide, f of an inch thich, and weighed 5} pounds. The blacksmith could scarcely hold its ponderous feet in his lap, and it took two hours to shoe the bind feet. The horse has powerful muscle and quick action. It has been on exhibition already at several places and is now on its way to Coney Island for that purpose." Edgar Thompson has sold many good horses since he has lived In O'Neill that have been taken to almost every state in tbe Union, but last Thursday be made the best sale, to parties from Canada, that be has ever made. Thomas B. Put ticombe, of Haysville, Ontario, came to O’Neill last Wednesday to buy a horse. He was looking for a fast pacer and after looking over Robert Russell.record 2:131, and saw him show an eighth of a mile in 10} seconds, a 3:10 gait, he bought him and also bought the fast strllion Lucky Sweepstakes, 12686, and the three year-old stallion Tomlinson, 17807. Robert Russell has a four year old race record of 2:13}, made last year, and this year, Putticombe thinks it possible for him to pace a mile in 2:07 or better. The three horses that they bought were of the best strains of blood that there is known and it’s not neces sary to say that they were good ones when posted horsemen come all the way from Ontario to buy them. Mr. Putti combe made the remark that if Robert Russell worked to suit him when put in race condition that he intedJed to take him to Germany where there is a great demand for horses that have extreme speed. . :'v: j ■VO A special from Helena to the State Journal last Tuesday says: “The Mon tana contingent of the Coxey army arc the first of the commonwealers in the country to be punished by the court for stealing a train. Three weeks ago the Montana Coxeyites, under the leadership of William Hogan, stole a Northern Pacific train at Butte and started to lease the state. Hogan and his meu were captured by United States troops near Ft. Keogh and brought back to Helena, where they have since remained under military guard. Today the leaders were brought into United States court. Judge Knowles presided. The three charges against them were contempt of court in not obeying an order of the court commanding them not to interfere with the Northern Pacific property. After a hearing lasting all day Hogan was sent to jail for six months. The engineer, fireman and forty captians received two months each. Hogan's attorneys wanted to give bond for ap peal, but the court said there was no ap peal where an order of the court had been violated.” America is now passing through one of the gravest crises in its history. The air is heavy with suspense and anxiety. Magazines and newspapers are full of stories of the trouble and of theories as to its cause. Until Donahoe’s magazine was issued this month, few were aware that there are men—American citizena and moulders of public opinion—who dare to lay the blame for the existing situation at the door of popular govern ment. Most of us had thought that the question whether tho people should govern or be governed was settled once for all more than a century ago. But it seems that in educational halls and in editorial sanctums there are men who even now cherish the same sentiments that awakened tory applause in 1776. Donahoe’s magazine has done a service of inestimable value in bravely and forcibly exposing a source of danger greater far than any mere economic or political heresy. When Americans cease to trust themselves it is time for a note of alarm. This note is struck in lust the right tone in the leading article of Donahoe’s for May, “Is Popular Government to Fall in America?’’ This brilliant article is only one of the many features which place Donahoe’s not merely among the leading magazines, but in the front rank among the leaders. Last Saturday as a Frontier reporter was fleeing down the street Col. Bren nan came out of his store, lassoed the speeding journalist, towed him into his office and pointed to a box of tempting filthy weeds. The reporter stood not upon the orler but took one at once, caused a burning taper to come in con tact with the end farthest from his nose, found a seat on a keg of McKinley pro tected nails and inquired the occasion of this generosity. The colonel stood looking out of the window, stroking bis military beard and seemed lost in reverie. Finally he turned and said it was just 20 years since he landed with Gen. John O’Neill and bis eighteen colonists in the city where we now reside. Time has worked great changes since that date. •Death and removals have decimated the ranks of that little band of frontiers men until today but five remain. They are Col. Brennan, Pat Hughes, Thomas Connolly, Thomas Cain and T. N. J. Hynes, all of whom are pleasantly situated and have no reason to regret the day they set foot on Holt county soil. Great changes have taken place in those 20 years. From a wilderness'it has been developed into a thrifty com munity and young empire. And 20 years more will not be without .results. By that time irrigatiou will have gotten in its work and advanced the country into a state of agriculture and prosperity unsurpassed by any other section. Write Tour Friend*. Excursion rates oue fare for the round trip on sale at all points in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa to any point on the F. E. and M. V. Railway west of West Point; good thirty days. Tickets on sale May 29. 45-3 W. J. Dobbs, Agent. Perfectly at Heme. The irrigated lands of Idaho possess that peculiar qualification which is perfectly adapted to the raising of apples, apricots, peaches, cherries, pears, plums, grapes, prunes, hops, alfalfa, corn and potatoes, which always find a ready market and bring a good price. You can’t overstock (he United States with these commodities. We’ll send our advertising matter on appli cation. E. L. Lomax. 45-tf G. P. & T. A. Omaha, Neb. Notice to Canal and Bailroad Contractors. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the secretary of the Elkhorn Irrigation Company, at O'Neill, Holt county, Ne braska. up to 6 o’clock p. M. of June 1, 1894, for constructing an irrigation ditch according to profiles and specifica tions on file in the secretary’s office. Elkhorn Irrigation Company. Clarence Brlah, Sam Howard, 44-47 Secretary. President. THE DAYJF HEROES Kztuuivn Preparations Being Made to Observe tne Bay. PROGRAM AT AGEB AND LEONIE Tbs Boys Who Wore tbs Bln# to tbs Grhve Are Hot Forgotten. The patriotic citizens of this great nation will assemble together on the 80th day of May and do homage to the memory of the dead heroes of ‘ the rebellion. The day <b set apart by the great foresight of our patriotic people to inspire the rising generations to be loyal to this great republic as well at to honor our dead comrades whose bodies are strewn in every cemetery all oyer the loyal states of this Union. The great loyal leader of the volunteer service foresaw the necessity of devoting at least one day in the year to keep the memory of our departed comrades fresh lu the minds of the citizens of this nation. The self-inspired loyalty of our mothers and sisters, wives and daughters has largely helped to keep sacred this national holiday by meeting with us at the cemetery's and strewing flowers over the dust of a patiiotic soldiery. Comrades, none appreciate this kindly offering to the memory of our dead brothers as we do; none can know the brotherly feeling that still exists among the hundreds of thousands of our com rades in the states of iLis Union; none but comrades realize what it is to face death side by side for the pure love of country. Voluntarily on our part did we touch elbows on the field of carnage, and when our ranks were thinned like melting snow, the order of “close up boys” was responded' to with courage and dispatch. Thirty years have elapsed, comrades, since we personally viewed these scenes, still they are fresb in the tnihds of us all who will meet to commemorate the mem ory of those comrades who are no more, those who answered the last roll call, those whose lights have gone out at the last beat of taps. Comrades, you were the best blood of the land when you were called 300,000 strong to put down this great insur rection, you ■ were eulogized on every hand as the heroes ot the day and hour, but comrades some of us have lived to see the day when we are spoken of by un patriotic people and unpatriotic newspapers, aye I may say unAmerican if not disloyal citizens, who call us paupers, mendicants, dispoilers, plund erers and treasury lootera. This too includes our wives, daughters mothers and sisters who were either at the front caring for us and our wounded and dead comrades or were at home preparing something to make your lot as soldiers more pleasant. Comrades, we at' times feel that those of our members who are no more, are today icbuug easier maa we who are com pelled to see and bear such epithets applied. Thirty short years have passed since we touched elbows together in the ranks and in that short time, comrades, our numbers have decreased by thou sands. In the next decade, comrades, there will be hardly enough of us left to make a corporal guard. In the nature of things some who are present on that day will not be able to meet with us one year hence but will have crossed oyer that distant river from whence none return. Comrades, it is still your duty as a patriotic volunteer soldiery to instill into the young generation the necessity of observing that Memorial day known to our land as the most sacred while your tongue can give utterance and your hand remains unpalsied, nrge upon the younger people and more especially your own children, to observe this as a sacred day, set apart to mourn the death of patriotic men and uot a day of horse racing and fishing and other similar amusements as we regret to say is pro* mulgated in many parts of this country. Comrades, in decorating the graves of our dead heroes, our dead brothers that day remember they were loyal patriots who when the laws of our land were being violated, at once went to tho front and each and cyery one of them gave several years of their lives for the future benefit of tne republic, and remember it is still your duty as soldiers to so live that when the last bugle is blown, and the last roll is called you can respond with the same loyalty and fearlessly answer your name as you did in 1861. K. E. Bowden, _ Agee, Neb. At Leonla. On Wednesday, May 30, Colburn Post No. 25, O. A. R., Leonia, will observe Memorial Day at the Leonia church. Services at 10 o’clock. A gen eral in vitation is given. Geo. McGowan, D. Molbb, Adjutant. Commander. irons ntox tsx mru or lkajutihq Mira Mary Clark left aohool lait Wednesday. _ The Junior data ie studying botany. Supt. Jackson visited the rooms of the O’Neill schools last Friday. He speaks very highly of the schools under the management of Prof. Morrow.—Beacon Light. When bupt. Jackson expresses him self In such a manner, which he does wholly for political effect, he is probably not aware that it would be the cause of his losing a few voles- should he be a candidate for the same office again; for It proves beyond doubt that be is either falsifying the facts of the real condition of the schools or else he Is incompetent to judge the ability of an/one. We do not believe that It is consistent with the proper attributes of a good superintend ent to publicly denounce the opinions of press and people and place a stigma upon their judgment by deeming their well-timed criticisms wholly without foundation, because ho spent a few minutes of one afternoon in the school room where, for the past nine months, young men and women of comparatively good judgment'havo listened to Morrow’s "instructions” until patience had ceased to be virtue, and the fow who did not leave school have remained simply because Miss Carton teaches some of the classes. It is poor policy for a little man like Jackson to cast a shadow on the Judgment of the people of O'Neill because he shares the political views of Morrow; so do we. but we usually credit ourself with the ability of distinguish ing a dolt from a man of learning. Monday’* debate waa postponed for next week. _ TO A “W1STBKW PO«T." As a preacher of the gospel we belelve you Just and true, But, be gad! you're not a poet, so this simple warning rue: If you're lovesick and dejected, oease to write that balderdash Or you'll surely be rejeoted If the maid knows pie from hash. Tbe members of tbe school board may be justified in believing that it was economy which prompted them to em ploy Tom Morrow as lord-high-every thing of our schools, but the patrons ot the district are also justified in be lieving that they can furnish better fem ployment for their children than allow ing them to waste their time in a school which is at present devoid of system, discipline and generalship, for no mat ter how efficient tbe assistant may be, tbe condition of tbe schools will always rest with the professor. After all it can hardly be called economy to save a few dollars by. buying a nick where a man is needed. Schoolboy. A Proposition. . To the Hon. M. P. Kinkaid. of O’Neill, Candidate for Congress: Sir—As your organ, tbe Beacon Light and Holt County Independent consoli dated, edited by your friend and admirer Ham Kautzman, has charged me with being a candidate for congress in the interests of Malt Daugherty, and as another of your numerous organs, the Ewing Democrat, has copied the same article, I desire an opportunity to defend myself. Haying noticed the exuberance of joy manifested by the majority of papers in this juducial district when your candidacy was mentioned; and failing to find any newspaper spontan eously defending my candidacy, I am compelled to adopt another method. Therefore I shall herein challenge you to meet me in debate at the rink or court-house in O’Neill, Neb., at least two weeks before the republican primar ies; at which time and place we will debate the question, "why shall tbe republicans of Holt county support me for congress?" I shall at that time in form the voters why I am a candidate and where I stand, and shall expect you to do the same; after which the voters will know "where we are at.” Respectfully, * A. L. .Towle, of O'Neill, 45-2 Candidate for Congress. [This is a pretty smooth scheme; the colonel is a pretty smooth schemer. Although this article is published at local rates, we would seriously consider the advisability of giving it publicity m these columns, were it not for pne thing, viz: It affords an opportunity of letting daylight in on one of the colonel’s well laid plans. An article purporting to support Kinkaid did appear in the Bea con Light, but we believe it was paid for and probably written by Col. Towle himself, even as the above. And why? Simply to make it appear that Kinkaid is courting favors from the indepen dents, and pave tbe way for the fore going letter. Of course Mr. Kinkaid can take no notice of this. If he did be would let down the bars and lay himself open for debate with every republican, democrat and independent in the district, which is very unnecessary when we con sider that he has been before the people officially for years and given them an opportunity of learning where he stands. The idea of debate is ridiculous and is only a straw at which a drowning man grab*.—Editors. ] 0WIH8 TO HARD TIMES -/t'l AND scarceness or vomit! I will open on Saturday, May 19, for one week only, a special sale, on. CAPK8 SPRING JACKETS DRESS GOODS DRESS TRIMMINGS IN SILKS AND BRAID PRINTS AND OIITINO CLOT It LADIES AND GENTS KID GLOVES LADIES’ WAISTS STRAW EATS As I bought heavy in those lines they must be sold. This sale will last until Saturday, May 90. Do not miss the bargains in those lines. 4S-9 Respectfully, P. J. MoMANUS. We know that many people are under he impression that they can iare money jy lending away from home for doth* hg, carpeti, dry good*, etc., and that they frequently do ao without getting arices at home, and And out later that they have not eared anything by doing so. Clothing baa not been aa cheap In thirty yeara aa at preaent, and If you "1; will get our pricea you will be convinced that you do not bare to aend away for liargalns. Our atock » very complete tnd the prlcee will auit you. We can % rurnlah a atrlctly flrat-daaa tailor made suit to order at from $18 to UQ, which-|t I* from 10 to 20 per oent dmtl than Jt aat year, and our $8 all W$$l p$«t$, # made to meaaure cannot bebMMh any-% where in' the United States.,’. Youra truly, ! 44-8 J. P. Man*. , Xetiee to Tax Payers. Notice la hereby given that on Mon day, June 4,1894, the mayor and dty council of the city of O’Neill, at Ir.x. of aald day, alt as a board of equdlaatlon at which all persons having compldnts to make may appear and be heard. v By order of the mayor. 44-4 . N. Martin, City Clerk*. Special.. &nnouncemeql! •o. .. We have made a contract with the manufacturers of the clebrated IX L bedroom sets by which we have the exclusive sale of those goods for the next two years. . .These sets are undoubted ly the very best manufact ured in the United States— no cheap constructed affairs that need constant nursing. They are goods that wUl ornament any home. While we will not offer those goods at the same price as inferior goods we will guarantee not to be undersold by any house west of Chicago. .. In Parlor Goods we will show you several bargains. Will give you a complete Parlor Set, consisting of five pieces, for. • • • . .We can sell you a Bed room Set for any price from $15 to $75. In fact we are determined to sell goods to the people of Holt and ad jacent counties as has been our custom for the past 12 years; therefore when in need of anything in our line call and secure prices; you will purchase every time. You will be satisfied that you are securing good, clean goods for little money. A beautiful foldiDg yard stick given away to all who delire them. They are very useful. Call and get one: we have a few thousand left. biqliws FARM MACHINERY AND FURNITURE DEPOT.