VOLUME XIV.
O'NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. MAY 24, 1894.
NUMBER 46.
LOCAL MS ITEMIZED
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The Local News of O’Neill as Caught
by the "Kids.” *
rather interesting notes
Items of General Interest Published While
News Is Still Hews.
The sports are organizing a ball team.
Milton Henderson was down to Page
Monday. _
The Bartley Guards go into camp
Tuesday. _ ^
Edward Adams was up from Page
Monday. _
Miss Maggie Kearns went to Lincoln
this morning. . .
Cheve Hazclet hod business down the
road Tuesday.
At Osmond on business lost Friday,
John McHugh.
Editor Meere, of Page, was in the city
Tuesday evening.
It. R. Dickson bad business, up the
road Friday night.
Elmer Williams is moving into the
McHugh place today.
Geo. McArthui, of Atkinson smiled
upon the city Friday.
O. O. Snyder boarded this mornings’
pussenger for the east.
Ed Gallagher had business in Ran
dolph and Wayne last Friday.
Mrs. J. H. Riggs visited friends
in Boyd county the first of the week.
Banker Sample, of Butte, was in
O'Neill Monday on his way to Omaha.
Mr. Schimmelpfennig, of Minneola,
is suffering from an attack of malaria.
District Clerk Skirving has returned
fiom Sioux City much improved in
health. __
Fred Pfunder was numbered among
the sick last Monday but at this writing
is again himself.
Mrs. Andy Gallagher is recovering
from her recent illness, a fact which we
are pleased to note.
Messrs. Norvall and Cline are taking a
layoff, waiting for business to pick up
in the treasurer’s office.
J. C. Sturdevant, president of the First
National bank of Conneautville, Pa., is
in the city this week on business.
Tbp best mutual insurance policy
against attacks of sickness is to be found
iu taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Homer Garretsou left yesterday morn
ing for bis home at Cskaloosa, Io.,
where he will visit for some weeks.
Col. Bates and Prof. Galvin, of Atkin
son, visited O’Neill Sunday and felt the
democratic and populist silver pulse by
way of diversion.
Mr. H. Fullerton, of Atkinson, wag
In the city Monday and called at this
office and ordered The Frontier sent
sent to his address.
Born, ' to Mr and Mrs. Hershiser on
Tuesday morning, May 22, a pair of
boys. Mother and babes doing nicely.
Long life to the kids.
Sister Lauren tia and Sister Borgia, of
Omaha, who were known to the world
as Mary McNichola and Julia Pwyer, are
in the city visiting relatives.
Bosshardt, the tailor, has shaken the
dust of O’Neill from his feet and moved
farther west. This makes a good open
ing for a good tailor in O'Neill.
Qet 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
Doc. Gilligan returned from his
southern trip last Sunday evening, and
contrary to expectations he came alone.
Doc. says that old Holt is a paradise
compared to Texas.
Prevention is better than cure, and
you may prevent that tired feeling by
taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which will
keep your blood pure and free from arid
taint and germs of disease.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Jones and Miss
Mazie Darr left O’Neill yesterday morn
ing for West Plains, Mo., where they
will join Mr. and Mrs. Darr and take
up their permanent residence.
Rojcoe Coughlin left Tuesday morn
ing for Oxford, New York, where he will
spend the summer visiting friends. Tiie
Frontier will keep him posted on the
social and political affairs of Holt during
his absence.
It begins to look as though O’Neill j
will not celebrate this year. Perhaps
‘tia better so. We had a glorious exhi- j
bition last year, glorious enough for two |
Years, and can well afford to rest on our |
°ars for this once.
Elmer Williams was to the city Friday
making arrangements to move here
when, bis receivership commission
shall have arrived.
Ernest Adams arrived in O'Neill last
week and expects to remain in the city.
Ernest has grown to be a heavy weight
since he left us some three or four years
ago. He now tips the beam at 287.
Taken up, on section three, township
thirty, range eleven west, one Arabian
gray bald-faced mare pony, heavy with
foal. Owner will please write or call on
the undersigned, pay charges and take
the same away.
46-1 Tuos. Simonson, Agee. Neb.
The managers of the Holt county G.
A. K. reunion, to be held at Atkiuson
July 2, 8 and 4, have extended an invi
tation to the Bartley Guards to go Into
camp with them. The boys have not
yet decided whether or not they will
accept the invitation as a company.
The suit brought by Holt county to
recover on Scott's bond has been con
tinued until next fall. It was expected
that the case would be heard this week,
but the defense made a showing for a
continuance, which was passed upon by
Judge Chapman,, of Plattsmoutb, who
will hear the case.
Bishop Anson R. Graves will be in
O'Neill Sunday, May 37, and wilt hold
services in the evening at the Presby
terian church, at which time he will
confer the rite of comQrmation and
baptism on any who are desirous and
prepared for the same. The Rev. Mr.
Bates will assist him.
A rather severe frost last Friday night
nipped early vegetation all over the
state as well as in this vicinity. It is
said that the sugar beet crop in the
vicinity of Norfolk and Grand Island is
totally destroyed nnd that it will be im
possible to replant on account of a
scarcity of seed in this country.
Proceedings of the thirteenth annual
convention of the Holt County Sunday
School association, held at Atkinson
May 17 and 18, were received from
Secretary Churchill this week. The
convention was largely attended and the
proceedings interesting and instructive.
We are sorry that our limited space for
bids publication in full.
Democaat: At a meeting of the stock
holders of the Elkborn Valley Fair
Association last Saturday night the
following officers were elected: Presi
dent, F. C. Feltz; vice-president, J. P.
Spittler; secretary, J. A. Trommersbaus
ser; treasurer, M. N. VanZandt. J. N.
Kay, D. C. Horton, L. A. Combes, M.
N. VanZandt and D. Brion were elected
directors. __
About March 1, O. O. Snyder, receiver
of the Holt County bank, made, appli
cation to the supreme court ordering E.
W. Adams, J. A. Huddleson, of Lincoln,
and Joseph Boellmer, cashier of Quincy
National bank, of Quincy, 111., to appear
and on oath testify as to when and in
what manner they are possessed of notes
a part of which the records of the bank
disclose are still property of the bank.
The case is called for hearing next Mon
day and the results will be eagerly
watched for.
Our large and unexpected trade on
summer dress goods and trimmings this
spring has necessitated l)ie buying of a
large new second stock, and we are
receiving this week a nice assortment of
new patterns in summer dress goods
and a large assortment of new trimmings,
laces, etc., for both wool and cotton
dresses. New parasols, fans, gloves,
fine linnens, ribbons, shirt waists and
everything necessary for the comfort
and adornment ot our lady patrons. If
you want a cape or jacket we will give
you a bargain, as we will sell the balance
of our stock ot summer wraps below
cost if neceesarji to close them out.
46-1 J. P. Mann.
The farmers who so lorgely patron
ized those traveling grocerymen may
now learn why. it was that they secured
goods at low prices. The itinerants
jumped the town Monday morning,
leaving several mourners, the Hotel
Evans over 850 worth and the Checker
livery barn about 830. Mr. Evans tele
graphed down the Short Line and
causrht one of them, Detwiler, at Sioux
City,and bs was brought back last night
by Sheriff Hamilton. The other one,
Cal Wodsworth, alias R. W. Callan,
went north by team and is now being
pursued by Deputy Sheriff O'Neill.
These knaves came here about three
weeks ago, registering from Omaha, and
at once commenced canvassing the
rural districts for grocery orders and
met with good success. The goods
were ordered from Hayden Bros.,
Omaha, and arrived here last Friday
in charge of T. Crawford, sent up to
look after the firm’s interests. This
little circumstance should be and is a
strong argument in favor of our citizens
patronizing home merchants.
Attorney Bartelett, of Omaha, Sun
dayed in O’Neill. He bad business with
Mayor Dickson.
An exchange gently taps the nail
squarely on the head thusly: 'Many
good items of news are lost to news
papers by the modesty of the people,
who hesitate to tell matters concerning
themselves, not that they object to the
item, hut they are afraid they will bo
putting themselves forward. The man
who informs us that he is going to
Chicago, or that his wife's mother is
visiting him, is the man we are looking
for. It you know any good news tell
us; we will turn our backs while you
blnsh. If you have done anrthing mean
it will not be necessary to tell it, we will
find it out ourselves.”
The State Journal’s description of the
new army gun will be of interest to our
militia company: ’’Adjutant General
Gage has received a sample of the new
government rifle which will be furnished
state militiamen as soon as the regular
army is supplied. It is known as the
Krag Jorgensen magazine rifle. The
new gun has a calibre of .80, or in other
words the bore is about the size of a lead
pencil. Including the bayonet, which
resembles a large hunting knife, the gun
weighs eight pounds and the barrel is
thirty inches in length. The magazine
holds five cartridges and the gun can be
used either as a single shot or a repeater.
It is claimed that an expert can discharge
thirty shots a minute as as a single
loader and 100 shots a minute as a
repeater. Thirty-seven grams of the
new smokeless powder will be behind
the bullet, which Is of hardened lead
with a nickel coating. Target practice
may demonstrate that this amount of
powder must be changed. The great
reduction in the weight of the cartridge
increases the fighting value of the
soldier, as 300 rounds of the new weighs
about the same as 100 rounds of the
Springfield.”
It may have been wise for the Beacon
Light to attempt to create a stampede
on account of its supposed dangeious
condition of the standpipe, but we
rather doubt it. Before creating alarm
in a matter as serious as this the case
should have been thoroughly investi
gated and the facts reported as found.
It is not a fact that the pipo has “settled
away out of ‘plum’ and leans towards
the high school bnilding,” but on the
contrary, by mechanical calculation, is
known to be perfectly plumb and as
straight as a string. Since the question
is now before oyr citizens we have col
lected a little data, regarding thiB
structure, 'that may tend to re-assure
those who may have become a little
nervous over possibilities. The pipe
rests upon a foundation of rock that
weighs 91 tons; the standpipe weighs20J
tons, and the water 267 tons; this makes
a pressure on the foundation of only
23 pounds to the cubic inch. Tbe pipe
is anchored by sixteen 2-inch bolts;
these bolts run down through the 91 tons
of rock and are fastened underneath to
an iron plate. Thus it will be seen that
before this pipe could possibly blow
over it wodld be necessary to overturn
this huge pile of masonry, break those
sixteen rods, or break the pipe. We do
not believe tuere is the slightest danger
of the standpipe ever blowing over, but
are ready to admit that it, should never
have been placed in its present location
as there is always a possibility that
something might happen to it, and if
there should, the result would be simply
horrible.
To the Citiieni of O’Neill:
Owing to the published report that
the stand pipe is in a dangerous condi
l tion, I call your attention to the state
ment of Arthur Mullen, Moses Campbell
and C. E. Hall. These men are compe
tent to make the examination and the
citizens may rest assured that there is
no danger.
O'Neill, Neb., May 21, 1894.
It. R. Dickson, Mayor.
This is to certify that on the 19th day
of May, 1894, we made an examination
of the stand pipe. We tested the same
in the usual and customary manner and
found it plumb. We also examined the
foundation and found no change since
the same was built. It is our judgment
that the pipe is in a safe condition.
Dated O’Neill, Neb., May 21, 1894.
O. E. Hall.
Moses Campbetl.
Arthur Mullen. ,
INVESTIGATE the irrigated lands of
Idaho and you will find
them the cheapest, the
best and the most acces
sible to markets.
EMIGRATE to Idaho and you will be
happy. Its a new coun
try, its for the poor
man and the smaller
farmer and fruit grower.
IRRIGATE the lands Of Idaho and
yon have a surety of
crops and fruits in
abundance.
COGITATE? Of course you will, then
send for our Idaho
advertising matter.
E. L. Lomay, G. P. & T. A.
Omaha, Neb.
In yiemorlun.
Whatsoever ye would that men should do
unto you, do yo oven so to them.-Matt, vll. 13.
Memorial services 1n memory of our
soldiers dead will be held at the Metbodiat
church by Rev. E. E. Hosman, on Sun
day, May 37, at 10:30 a. m. The services
will be under the direction of John
O’Neill Post, No. 86, G. A. R.
DECORATION DAY.
On Wednesday, May 80, 1804, the
beautiful ceremonies of decorating the
graves of those heroes who, after bat
tling for the liberties wo now enjo/,have
passed away at taps and been summoned
before the Grand Commander at
reveille.
The excercises will commence at the
court-house at 2 o’clock p. m. sharp
under the direction of John O’Neill
Post, No. 86 G. A. R , with the opening
ceremonies of the G. A. R. by the post
and singing by the choir. Addresses by
Mayor Dickson and Comrade Towle.
Recitation—"Decoration Day”—Nellie
Kilmurray; recitation—"Songs of the
Nation”—Paul Fahy; responsive exer
cises, primary pupils; recitation—“Clar
ibel’s Prayer”—Lettie Gillespie; recita
tion—"You Put No Flowers On My
Papa’s Grave”—Addie Mathews; recita
tion—"One In Blue and One In Gray”—
Maud Plunder; recitation—“His Hero”
—Willie Taylor; recitation—"Amer
ican Flag”—pupils of grammar depart
ment; song by the choir; benediction
by G. A. R. chaplain.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
in the hall the procession will form
with its right on Benton street, facing
east; the left on Fourth avenue. The
order of formation will be as follows:
O’Neill silver cornet band.
Members of G. A. R.
Company F, 2d regiment, national
guard.
Knights of Pbythias.
Carriage with flower girls.
Mayor and city council.
The line of March will be east to
Fifth avenue; south to Douglas street,
west to First avenue; and north to
cemetery.
The procession will be under the
direction of marshal of tbe day, J. L.
Mack.
The committee extends an invitation
to the mayor and council, all societies
and every soldier and citizen to partici
pate in this beautiful ceremony.
All persons having flowers to donate
will please consult with Comrade Kincb.
By order of the committee.
William Gaffer.
Michael Slattery.
J. M. Merriman.
Lots of Goods for a Little Money.
Prices are what count! Look at these:
Elegant 2-piece maple bed room suits
for $9.50; 2-piece oak suits for $12;
cotton top mattresses, $1.25; rocking
chairs, $1; feather pillows, per pair
$1.50; seamless sheets, best muslin, 50c.
Remember we are the people who
have inaugurated low prices on furni
ture in O’Neill. No Dutchman's 1 per
cent, with us.
L*CU JUUU^CB, UUUUUCB, UtUICtJ, 81116"
boards, desks, refrigerators, ice boxes,
baby cabs, window shades, and in fact
everything kept in first-class furniture
stores, can be found in our place at
lower prices than ever sold before in
Holt county. .
We also have a large stock of trunks
and valises.
Parties contemplating matrimony are
especially invited to call and see us. We
want to figure with you.
O’Neill Furniture Co,
A Proposition.
To the Hon. M. P. Kinkaid, of O’Neill,
Candidate for Congress:
Sir—Ab your organ, the 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 Matt Daugherty, and as
another of your numerous organs, the
Ewing Democrat, has copied the same
article, I desire an opportunity to defend
myself. Having 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 t*be question, “why shall the
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.
NO MAN'S COLUMN,
The Hershlser boys have gained the
reputation In O'Neill and surrounding
country of being geniuses and dare-devil
fellows: especially is this true of the
gonial Jalce. Ho is more at home touch
ing a tnatoh to a stlok of dynamite for
rain-making purposes than he is when
extolling the virtues of his favorite
sarsaparilla: he would rather amputate
a limb than eat a home-made chicken’
pie; he will stand on the . stand-,
pipe in a thunder storm and,
like Ajax, defy the lightning; In fact
what other people consider dangerous
he practices with impunity. He in al
ways ready for a new game and is In
no wise particular about the limit. Last
week his brother, Eli, had a head-split
ting toothache and no dentist was to be
found. His Jaw was swelled wonder
fully and fearfully and with each throb
of the tooth ho spoke beautiful language
soft and sweet and expressed desires
that the pulsating member might by
yanked from thence. In this nervous
condition he approached Jake and asked
what might be done to allay those
shooting pains. "Pull it out,""said
Jake. “But I can't,” said Eli. "Well,
I can,” said Jake. "Go at it,” said Ell.
"I will,” said Jake, and forthwith pro
duced a pair of common pinchers. Ell
took a chair and prepared for the ordeal.
Jake located the tooth and gave It a
puil, but it seemed to like the place and
would not come away. The small
pim-umn were cxcuangeu ior a pair or
tongs; Ell was gently laid on bis back
and Jske, with his booted hoof on the
sufferer’s neck, gave another long,two
handed pull. The tooth came and with
It came others. The tongs found it
difficult to disentangle themselves from
that net work of teeth, and the shower
of incisors and molars that feel among
the spectators ,was worth going miles
to see. B1I took this treatment resign
edly, said he was pleased that he still
had his jaw left, and busied himself
for some minutes hunting for his
scattered grinders, which he tearfully
placed back in his Jaw in the hope that
they might take a new start. If he got
an eye tooth back among the molars
It doesn’t cut any figure with this nar
rative. Jake simply said that he was a
little out of practice but thought with
the proper amount of work in that line
he could pull teeth as well as anyone.
Oive him a trial when in need of a
dentist.
Trommershauser displays poor gen
eralship in making light of Col. Towle
because the colonel is heavy. Was not
Falstaff tat? Did he not vanquish eleven
swordsmen in buckram suits and three
in kendal green? Make not little of the
colonel because the colonel is big.
The winds that blow across the wild
moor which lies between O’Neill and
Niobrara waft to the very ear of
No Man this week a peculiar story of a
more peculiar circumstance. Two of
our young men visited that quiet little
hamlet some days ago and registered at
a modest tavern. Being travel-worn
and weary they soon betook themselves
to their bed-chambers, donned their
slumber-gowns, stretched their aching
lengths upon the billowy snrfaoe of
their couches and dozed away into
peaceful dreams, which were unbroken
till the noon of night Lad arrived, when
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the more handsome of the two came a
rapping as gentle as the tapping of the
bird from the “night’s Plutonian shore.”
The occupant was startled and curiosity
took possession of his soul. He lay
half waking, half dreaming, wondering
if the doleful wind had been playing
mad pranks, or if his fancies had con
spired to delude himi While he thns
was meditating there came another
knock louder than before, but this time
at his chamber door. Pausing then no
longer he threw open wide the door and
there before him stood a maiden of,
wondrous beautv. She was tall and
slender and her weeping-willowy form
swayed to and fro in the rough wind
and her eyes shown like the eyes of
beautiful Annabel Lee. Abashed by
this nocturnal visitor our modern Don
Juan wrapped a modest blush about bis
nakedness and enquired to what kind
providence he might ascribe the doubt
ful pleasure of the meeting. Hot a
word said she, but gently pushing past
him took a seat In an easy chair. The
feelings that passed over our friend can
no doubt be better imagined than we
can describe them. The silence worked
like madness in his brain and thinking
that perhaps Madelene Pollard was
looking for new fields to conquer he took
her by the arm, led her to the door and
thrust her out into the cold and cruel
world. Yes sir, actually put her out;
and a man from O'Neill, tool
At Leeais.
On Wednesday, May 30, Colburn
Post No. 23, G. 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. Moleb,
Adjutant. Commander.
0WIW6 TO HARD TIMES ??
AND
SOABOINISS
ON HONIVl
I will open on Saturday, May
10, for one week only, a
•pedal eale, on.
• CAPES
erniRo jackets
OBEM 000DS
DRUBS T1UM MINOS
* IN BILKS AND BRAID ..
PRINTS AND
OUTINO CLOTH i
LADIKB AND ORNTB
KID OLOyBB r * 4
LADIKB’ WAISTS '
STRAW HATS i->]:
As I bought heavy in those
lines they must be sold. This
. sale will last until Hfcturday,
May 80. Do not miss the
bargains In those lines.
40-8 Respectfully,
V. J. McMANUS.
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Writ* Tear friaads.
Excursion rate* one fare for the round
trip on salwat all polnte in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa
to any point on the F. K. and Mb V.
Railway west of West Point; good thirty
days. Tickets on sale May 89.
45-8 W. J. Dobbs, Agent,
Notice to Canal and Bailroad Oentrasters,
Notice is hereby given that sealed' bldr
will' be received at the ofioe of the
secretary of the Elkhorn Irrigation
Company, at O’Neill, Holt county, No*
braska, up to 0 o'clook p. m. of June 1,
1894, for constructing an irrigation
ditch according to profiles and specifica
tions on file in the secretary’s offloe.
‘Elkhoiin Irrigation Company.
Ci,arencb Selah, 8am Howard,
44*47 Secretary. President.
Noties to Tax Payors,
Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day, June 4,18C4, the mayor and eity
council of the city of O’Neill, at tr.x.
of said day, sit as aboard of equalization
at which all persons having complaints
to make may appear and be heard.
By order of the mayor. 44-4
N. Martin, City Clerk.
Special..
&nnoDncemeqt
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. .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-‘i
ured in the United States—
no cheap constructed affairs
that need constant nursing.
They are ' goods that will
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.
• • • 9^0.
. .We cairsell you a Bed
room Set for any price fronr
$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 folding yard stick
given away to all who desire them.
They are very useful. Call and get
one: we have a few thousand left.
BIQLIN*S
FARM MACHINERY
. AND
FURNITURE DEPOT.