VOLUME XIV.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MAY 31, 1894.
I
NUMBER 47
LOCAL HEWS ITEMIZED
The Local Neva of O’Neill aa Caught
by the “Kids.”
RATHER interesting notes
Items of Oeneral Interest Published While
News Is Still Hews.
Expert Stitt is in the city this week.
Hartley guards had target practice
Monday. _
Cheve Hazelet went up to Gordon
Tuesday evening.
Price Jamison, of Bntte, was visible
in the city Tuesday.
Miss Belle Wisdom, of Inman, visited
friends in O'Neill last Friday.
Mrs. J. P. Spittler, of Ewing, is in the
city, the guest of Mrs. J. J. King.
Hood's Pills are hand made, and' per
fect in proportion and appearanre. 25c
per box. ■_
Hood’s pills are the best after dinner
pills, assist digestion, cure headache.
Try a box, 25c.
Frank Anderson, of Sioux City, was
in O'Neill Tuesday, looking after his
Holt couuty interests.
Paul Barshall left Monday morning
for Randolph, at whicb place he has
accepted a position in a general mer
chandising establishment.
Get your flour at McManus’. Crown
full patent, Kitchen Queen strait grade,
the best grades in the city. Every sack
warranted or money refunded. 86-tf
M. Naughton, of Sioux City, was in
O'Neill Tuesday. He came over for the
purpose of submitting a bid for the con
stiuction of the south irrigation ditch.
The O'Neill Grocery Company has
caused a boat of bright blue paint to be
spread over the interior of its store
building, and a much improved appear
ance is the result.
Wm, Wisegarver returned last week
from Illinois, in the southern part of
which state be purchased a fruit farm.
He expects to leave Holt for his new
home about August 1.
Last Thursday was Maggie Hall’s
eleventh birthday and in honor of the
event a number of her young friends
organized a surprise party and had a
very pleasant time at her home.
Last Friday afternoon Earl Corbett
entertained about twenty-five of his
friends at his home in the western part
of the city, the occasion being his Sth
birthday. __
Lite McRobert, of Leonia. was in the
city Friday for the first time *in three
months, having been suffering from an
attack of rheumatism. We are pleased
to note his improved health.
Doc Mathews and Ed Grady have
purchased a magic lantern outfit and
will give an entertainment in .tbe near
future. They take their own views and
the first exhibition will be of great
local interest.
Taken up, on section 18, township 31,
range 13, one sorrel pony about 4 years
old. Owner may have same by proving
property, paying pasturage and cost of
advertising. Call on or address
Ab Wilcox, Ray, Neb.
The married men and tbe single boys
played a very interesting seven-inning
game of ball Monday afternoon. At
the finish the score stood seven each and
Umpire Winn called the game a draw.
The two nines have organized them
selves into into a committee Of the
whole and will hang the umpire at 3
o’clock next week. '
J. B. Tedrow, an employe of the Mc
Clure ranch on the South Fork, while
sharpening a plow Monday bad the mis
fortune to get a piece of steel in his
eye. He was brought to town Tuesday
hy Hay McClure, and Dr. Trueblood
consulted, who found it necessary to
remove the eye-ball, the operation being
performed yesterday.
The Sioux City Tribune is eminently
correct when it says a newspaper may
boom through its editorial and news
columns, but tbe critical investor looks
to the advertising columns for substan
tial evidence of push and life. To him
they are a barometor, they tell him what
he wishes to know—whether or not the
community is up to the times in busi
ness matters.
Brunswick Indeiendeut: Bro. Kautz
uian, of tbe Beacon Light, will next
Week finish his first year as editor of the
Beacon Light and Holt County Inde
pendent. In his last issue he says that
his re-election will depend entirely upon
the action of the board of directors.
Baiu, if yotuwill sell your old head and
huv a new one the board will undoubt
edly elect you.
Bogle: Rev. Lowrie preached an
interesting sermon at the residence of J.
S. Kellar on Sabbath last, and in the
afternoon held services at the Bethany
church, Mr. Lowrie has faithfully pro
claimed the gospel in this section of the
country for a number of years, and has
gathered around him a number of warm
friends. All elasses of Christians hold
him in high esteem.
The Bartley guards went into camp
Tuesday evehing south of Paradise Hall.
Judging from the sounds of revelry
that were heard in the vicinity of camp
at night, the ardurous labor of the
sentinels and the stories related by the
boys the nest morning, the school
was a success. The guard house was
filled to its utmost capacity most of the
night, among the prisoners being such
distinguished gentlemen as Mayor Dick
son, the night watch, Blsworth Mack,
John Weekes, Jake Hershiser and
Barrett Scott.
Man born of woman it small fish and
full of bones. He bltetb like a sucker
in the morning and cheweth the bitter
root of reflection in the twilight of life.
No sooner is he off the hook of dread
experience than he again seeketh the
seductive bait to'be once more hooked.
He liveth but a day, yet ere noontide
comes he imagines there is nothing he
does not know. At night he lieth down
to eternal sleep cognizant of the fact
that his knowledge is but as a grain of
sand upon the shore of the sea.—North
Rend Republican.
The King’s Daughters, assisted by
many of their friends, will serve lunch
in the rooms back of the post office on
June 1 from noon until 7 p. m. Bread
and butter, cold meats, pie, cake and
pickles, with hot tea and coffee, for 15
cents; strawberries 10 cents. The
public will not only find a good lunch
but comfortable, easy chairs and a cool
room in which to rest. We earnestly
ask the people to patronize the lunch
counter. By so doing you will help
pay for the new fence that is being
erected around tbe Protestant cemetery.
It is said to be en fagle or au fait, or
whatever it is, for gentlemen to no
longer pull off their hats in saluting the
ladies. The edict has gone forth that a
military salute, the touching of the bat
with the tips of the fingers, is hereafter
to be the proper salute. It is claimed
that many a case of neuralgia and rheu
matism has been traced to the custom
of exposing the head to the elements
when saluting a lady. A bow of cour
tesy and recognition and the raising of
the hand to the visor of the cap would
seem to imply as much respect as the
ungraceful flopping of a hat that one
oftentimes witnesses.
If The Frontier is a trifle thin this
week its rcaderd will please bear in mind
that the past week has been fraught
with divers events demanding attend
ance of all or part of the force. There
was a ball game Monday; King had to
go to that. There was target practice
Tuesday; the printers went to that.
There was encampment Tuesday night;
the whole force went to that. There
was decoration services yesterday; we
locked up the shop and went to that.
There was a little marriage ceremony
down at Randolph yesterday that has
occupied the time of the senior editor
for the past week; and taking things on
the whole, we feel that we have been
sorely pressed.
Detwiler, the itinerant groceryman
who was arrested in Sioux City last
week and brought back to O’Neill to
Bhow cause why he left the city without
first having liquidated a little board bill
at the Hotel Evans, had his trial Thurs
day before Justice Wagers. The trial
consumed almost an entire day and
ended by the jury agreeing to disagree.
A new jury was impaneled Friday and
the case retried, the jury this time find
ing him guilty. He was fined 920 and
costs, in default of which he was to go
to jail. Mr. Carlon, his attorney,
brought him before County Judge Mc
Cutcheon on habeas corpus, but the
judge failed to see the point and re
fused to liberate him and he is still in
custody.
The Chadro.i Citizen sounds a note of
warning regarding the circus that will
appear here to-morrow. It says:
“People who have seen the show say it
is a good one und gives a good perform
ance. The usual gang of “grafters” is
following it, however. Shell games,
soap games and many other “skin”
games are allowed to flourish and pluck
the unwary sucker who thinks for a
minute he is on the road to sudden
wealth, only to l<%e his last cent and
break out in a cold sweat as he draws a
blank. It's an old saying that “the fool
and his money are soon parted,” which
is a saying made true as sure as circus
day comes around. A man who is fool
enough to bet on a shell game ought to
be robbed, but the officers ought to see
to it that sensible people are protected
from robbery on the day of the show.”
Decoration Day was observed in
O'Neill in a manner becoming our pat
riotic citizens. General John O'Neill
post G. A. R. bad charge of the pro
gram and carried it out in a manner
that challenged the admiration of those
witnessing the ceremonies. The parade
was formed in front of the postofflce
block, headed by the O'Neill cornet
band, followed by the grand army,
Bartley guards, civic societies and citi
zens in carriages, and marched to the
court bouse, where the speaking was to
take place. Pleasing addresses were
made by Mayor Dickson and Comrade
Towle, after which a pleasing literary
program was presented by pupils
of the public school. After the program
proper had been exhausted Miss Mae
Skirving and Miss Linna Shellhart, on
behalf of the citizens of O’Neill, took
occassion to present the Bartley guards
with a fine silk flag, that had been pur
chased for the occassion, which Captain
Un.ndltl. « -- ~ J 1 — ___I_
and with a few well chosen remarks.
The parade from the court-house to the
cemetery was the most imposlnir that
the day had ever seen In O'Neill, and
the'services at the graves were solemn
and impressive from the prayer of the
chaplain to the salute fired by the
guards. The Frontier regrets that lack
of space forbids more extended mention
of this memorable event.
John Pierce, of Sioux City, has lately
been to Washington on business. The
Sioux City Times says he went there
with credentials to represent the real
estate board, Sioux City commercial
association and the commutation
company in advocating a rail
road scheme in connection with the
expected dismemberment of the Union
Pacific. The basic idea of the scheme
is the fact that there is a larga business
from the far west and southwest that
should, by the natural order of things,
come through Sioux City on its way to
the great lakes, but which is being di
verted by the Vanderbilt, Gould and
Ames interests to their great trunk lines
south of the lakes. It is these interests
that control the Union Pacific, and,
though able to put up the money to keep
it above water, 1we letting it default in
eyerything so as to get it for nothing
from the government. They have also
been building feeders to the Union Pa
cific in all directions under the name of
the Republican Valley system, so that
should they lose the main line they will
be able to dictate terms to it with their
feeders, which are being kept’ up in
good shape. Now the Denver and Gulf
comes up through Colorado to a con
nection with the Union Pacafic at Jules
berg, and the proposition that Mr.
Pierce laid before the congressional rail
road committee is to build a continu
ation of the Denver and Gulf from
Julesburg to O'Neill, almost an air line,
there to connect with the Snort Line for
Sioux City. __
What man dare, I dare;
Approach thou like the circus elephant,
The Kansas populist, the Industrial army;
Take any shape but that and I’ll be blamed
If my firm nerves shall ever tremble.
—(Jtnxw Kink aid.
The everlastingly Honorable A. L.
Towle (pronounced towel), of O’Neill, is
a candidate for congress, and be doesn’t
care a red herring wbo knows it. Tbe
equally honorable Judge Kinkaid is also
a candidate for congress and be doesn’t
care a hand-painted set of chin whiskers
wbo knows it. The Honorable Towle
(pronounced tole) is a man who knows a
hawk from a bandsaw. Tbe Honorable
Judge Kinkaid is a man who knows a
spade from a calliope. It will thus be
see that the gentlemen are pretty evenly
matched, so far as acumen goes. The
other day the judge published an article
in which he spoke lightly of the other
gentleman’s campaign. The article was
highly applauded by the hirelings of a
subsidized press, or words to that effect,
and no paper came to the rescue of the
Honorable Towle (pronounced Eli).
Whereupon the Honorable Towle (pro
nounced chicory) published a card in
which be invited the honorable judgo to
meet him at the court-house for a joint
debate upon the burning questions of
the day, together with a few questions
which were extinguished by the fire
department. At this writing the honor
able judge has not accepted the chal
lenge, but he probably will. The feast
of reason ought to occur soon, and we
respectfully ask the railroads to run ex
cursion trains to O'Neill for tbe event.
It will be the greatest event of the
century. The Honorable Towle (pro
nounced Doc Mathews) has not e very
good enunciation, whatever that is, but
he will have his teeth filed for the oc
casion, to make his utterances distinct
and anybody who heard him when he
was in the legislature will endorse the
prediction that he will make soupbones
of the honorable judge without an
effort.—Walt Mason in State Journal.
Pat Biglin will deliver kerosene and
gasoline at your residence or place of
business. His wagon makes the rounds
everyday. 47-tf
BATHER BOLD STEAL
Twenty-four Head of Tonne Steen
Boldly Swiped.
SEVERAL MAT BE IMPLICATE
Young Gitlsaple end Tierney the Only Oaei
Arretted At Tet.
A very bold cattle theft wet attempted
lnat Sunday night, and came within an
ace of being mcceeatul. Twenty-four
head of two and three year old eteera
belonging to John Hanning, were cut
out of a herd of 180 In A1 Hileman'a
pasture 80 mllea northweat of O’Noill
on Eagle creek and were run down
acroaa the country aouth of thia place,
where they were discovered Tueaday by
U. uiinm.. a_i_i_
Harry Gillespie and Ed Tierney and
warrants were issued tor tbeir arrest last
Saturday. It was learned that they had
gone down the road and in that direc
tion went also Sheriff Hamilton, who
returned Sunday evening with the boys,
having found them at Norfolk on their
way home.
Tuesday morning they were brought
before Judge McCutchan for prelimi
nary hearing. The prosecution present
ed its evidence, after which the defend
ants waived further proceedings and
went to jail In default of 1700 ball. ,
The evidence so far adduced against
the prisiners, while damaging, is not
conclusive proof of their guilt, and it
may be that when tbeir side of the case
is heard it will put a different aspect
upon the whole affair.
The evidence presented by the state
Tuesday was in effect this: Mr. Hilt*
man testified that he missed the cattle
Sunday morning, May 20. That he
searched the country in his neighbor
hood all day Sunday, and on Monday
found a trail leading south, and after
following it in that direction for about
25 miles found the cattle on Dry* Creek
near John Carr’s herd, from which
place he drove them first to O'Neill and
then home. No one was in possession
of the cattle when found and they were
running at large over the country.
Mrs. Con Gallagher, who resides south
of this city with her husband, said on
the witness stand that on Sunday morn
ing at about 4:30, May 20, the day the
cattle were stolen, a man stopped at
their farm and asked for some bread and
butter. He was accompanied by two or
three others. He said that they were
driving cattle from some point in South
Dakota. Mrs. Gallagher couldn’t iden
tify Mr. Gillespie as the man, and said
further that she didn’t think she would
know him if she should meet him again,
as she paid no particular attention to
him, it being no unusual thing for men
driving cattle across country to stop at
their farm.
H. W. Shaw, residing south of O'Neill,
saw two men driving a herd of cattle
south near his farm about sunrise Sun
day morning. One of them rode a blue
pony belonging to John Carr and the
other a buckskin. In a short time the
two horsemen returned without the
cattle and stopped at his place. He
recognized the one on the bine horse
as Harry Gillespie.
It was understood' before the trial
commenced that Gillespie had rode
Carr’s horse and also that Carr had
bought the cattle, and to explain that
point Mr. Carr was sworn. He said
that he saw Gillespie in O’Neill
May 10 and 20, but did not know bow
he got the pony as he bad it out
south. Gillespie told him he had a
bunch of cattle that ho had bought
from the Indians and wanted to sell
them. Witness told defendant that be
would buy them but wanted to see
them first, and when he was told that
they were on the creek south of O’Neill
he drove out and looked at then), and
on Monday gave Andy Morgan a check
for 9400, Mr. Morgan being instructed
to pay Gillespie that, amount for them.
He got the check cashed Monday at the
First National but did not pay the
proceeds to defendant.
The case has a complicated appearance
at this writing and it looks very much as
though persons other than those now
under arrest had a finger in the pie.
The defendants intimate that they will
be heard from before the case is finally
disposed of and some startling disclos
ures are anticipated.
Notice to Canal and Bailroad Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received al the office of tbe
secretary of tbe Elkhorn Irrigation
Company, at O’Neill, Holt county, Ne
braska, up to 0 o’clock r. it. 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 Selah, Sam Howard,
44-47 Secretary. President.
"TIi* Frontier” Half Married.
CRONIN—LOROE-In Randolph
Neb., May 80, 1694. at St Francis
Catholic church by Rev. J. Barry ol
Emerson, Dennis H. Cronin of O'Neill
and Miss Kathleen Lorge of Randolph
The ceremony waa witnessed only bj
the relatives and a tew near friends ol
the contracting parties, after whloh ol
course jrere congratulations and the
presentation of oottly and useful
presents.
The groom Is well known to our read
ers, having been associate editor of thli
paper for two years, and needs no fur
ther recommendation from us.
The bride is one of Randolph’s charm'
ing ladles, respected and loved for bet
many virtues, and will be equally es'
teemed in this, her new home.
The bridal party arrived In O’Neill
Wednesday evening via the Short Dine,
and repaired at onoe to their home In
the Jones property, where the latoh
string will hang out after June 10.
The junior editor of Tnit Frontibh
arouses from his bachelor reveries long
enough to wish the couple nothing 'bul
happiness, but if sorrows should present
a frowning visage, let them be woe ones,
and may they come at single spies and
not in whole battalions.
Obituary.
BAKER—Sadie—At the midence oi
her mother in O'Neill, Monday evening
at 7 o’clock, of typhoid fever; age 24
years, 8 months.
Deceased was born in Green county,
Iown, where she lived with her parents
for twenty years, when they moved to
Sack county, and about two years later
came to O'Neill. Two brothers of the
deceased live In Carrol, Io., and a
brother, sister and mother live in
O'Neill.
The funeral occurred this morning at
10 o’clock from Methodist church, of
which deceased was a respected member.
ADAMS—Nora—At the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dwyer,
4 miles northeast of O'Neill, on Satur
day, May 26, of consumption, aged 29
years.
Deceased was the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer and had resldod in
O'Neill and vicinity the greater part
of her life. She was married to David
Adams 11 years ago, and leaves two
little girls, 4- husband and numerous
relatives and friends to mourn her early
taking off.
The death of Mrs. Adams was not
unexpected, as she had been In a pre
carious condition for the past year, and
it was only a question of time until her
malady would prove fatal. Expected as
it was, however, the tidings that she had
passed away caused a wave of sorrow to
pass over the community, heightened by
the sad circumstances surrounding the
case.
The funeral occurred Monday morn
ing at 10 o’clock from the Catholic
church, and was one of the largest ever
witnessed in this city.
That Tax List Again.
To the Ewing Democrat- Cole says
in the Advocate of May 11, that hie con
science is clear In regart to the affidavit.
It is to be hoped it is clearer than It was
in a land deal he made several years ago.
Papsucker, you had now better go
around among the boys and tell them
you had been to see Frank Phillips and
Le says it is ail a lie, that he never told
Gregg Roll any euch a thing. . That is
to set yourself right with the people.
There is not a man in Steel Creek town
ship that will not vouch for Frank
Phillip’struth and honesty. Can Dar
win say as much for his township? Let
the people answer that. If voting to
give Ham Kautzman $1,800 or $1,600
more for printing the delinsuent tax list
than other papers offered to do the same
work for, is for the best interests of
the taxpayers of Holt county, I am
guilty of not voting in their Interests, as
I voted “no." If Kautzman had tttM
certain members of the board that he
could not afford to print the tax list at
legal rates, they would have given him a
bonus of $1000 just as quick as what
they did do, for it was his deal, not that
of the board. Darwin says to give
Kautzman the county money is to the
best interests of the county. How
absurd! He also says the Tonic corres
pondent tells the truth. I say when the
Advocate editors say that, they lie, and
I can prove it to them. I said in one of
my letters that I did not vote to give
any paper the tax list, and the clerk's
letters will prove it. If I had wanted to
give the Holt County Independent
$1,200 or $1,600 so the Advocate would
have a rake off, and said nothing about
it, it would have been all right with the
Advocate. The rake off part would
have worked all right if Darwin bad not
talked so much with Frank Phillips.
We all know how he tried to crawl out
of the hole, but Phillips told the truth
Ml the same. It was amusing to hear
Darwin telling the boys that he had
gone to see Phillips and that be said it
Was all a lie, while 1 had Phillips’ affi
davit and knew be had never gone to
see him. Certalnlv be would not have
been telling that if he bad known I had
the affidavit in my pocket, as he wants
people to think he is truthful.
D. O. Roll.
XeCarthyvlU. ' %
Farmers are feeling happy alnee the
rain and think there ie some chance for
a crop yet. _
The horae of Dan Murphy’s which
- strayed away In March, was found
recently In Knox county, AI Moon of
that oounty having taken her up.
John Sullivan Is Improving In health
rapidly. _____
John Kelly will break about twenty
aores oh his timber claim this year,
Art Bryan, of Wayne, la planting Con
Murphy’s place this year. He has about
'4S0 head of cattle In his herd and
expecta more. _
Bill Carrol, “Long Mike’a” brother,
is visiting hdre.
MIh Kite Sullivan li the obamplon
gopher killer of tbli vicinity. Bhe
killed ilxty-elght In one day.
The new paper itarted In town la the
beat and bai the largeit number of lub
icrlben. It ii called Tbe Tanglefoot
Kly Killer. Donxloouh.
Loti of Oeedi tor a Little Moaiy,
Prlcea are wbat oountl Look at theie:
Elegant 9-pleee maple bed rooaaeulta
for 19.60; 9-plece oak aulta for 119;
cotton top mattreaaea, 11.96; rooking
chain, 91; feather pillowe, per pair
91.60; leamleai ibeeta, beat mualln, 80o.
Remember we are tbe people who
have Inaugurated low prloea on furni
ture in O’Neill. No Dutehman'a 1 per
cent, with ua.
Bed loungea, eouohea, tablet, aide
boarda, deika, refrigerator!, lee boxaa,
baby caba, window abadea, and In fact
everything kept In flnt-claaa furniture
itorei, can be found in our place at
lower pricai than ever told before in
Holt county.
We alio have a large atock of trunka
and valiiea.
Parties contemplating matrimony are
Especially Invited to call and aee ua. We
want to figure with you.
O’Nkill Fubmtum Oo.
Notice to Tax Fayon.
Notice la hereby given that on Mon
day, June 4,1894, the mayor, and city
council of the city of O’Neill, at 9 r. k.
of aaid day, alt ai a board of equalisation
at which all perioni having complainta
to make may appear and be beard.
By order of the mayor. 44-4
N. Martin, City Clerk.
ii Special..
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• . We have made a contract
with the manufacturers of
the clebrated I X 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 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.
• • • $25—^*.
. .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 nfeed
of anything in our line call
and secure prices; ypu will
purchase every time. You
will be satisfied that you are
securing good, clean goods
for little money.
A beautiful folding yard itick
given away to all who deaire them.
They are very uaeful. Call and get
one: we have a few thousand left.
BIQLIWS
FARM MACHINERY
AND
FURNITURE DEPOT.