O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JUNE 14, 1894.
NUMBER 49. f
VOLUME XIV,
NEWS SANS WHISKERS
. items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
local Happenings Portrayed For General
Hdifloatlon and Amusement.
Az Perry was in Butte last Friday.
Ed Tierne/ was released Tuesday on
bail. _
Judge Kinkaid went up to Chadron
last evening._
llillie McWhorter was in from Scott
ville Tuesday.
Attorney Dickson went over to Butte
Monday morning.
Miss Alice Sample, of Butte, is visit
ing friends in the city.
Doc Mathews had business—or no
business—in Bntte Thursday.
The board of supervisors are in session
this week for equalization purposes.
Attorneys Brome and Bartlet, of
Omaha, had business in O’Neill last
Saturday. __
Miss Emma Love, of Wilber, arrived
in the city last evening for a short visit
with friends.
Hood's Pills do not purge, pain or
gripe, but act promptly, easily and ef
ficiently. 25c.
Miss Mattie Mann returned last Friday
evening from Chicago, at which place
sbe had spent the winter.
For flour, corn, bran and all kinds of
teed go to the O’Neill Flour & Feed Co.,
J.L. Mack Manager. 88-tf
The Bartley guards will go into camp
again Friday night, June 22, in the
grove south of the depot.
Mrs. W. T. Evans and Mrs. Q. C.
Ilazelet went over to Butte yesterday
for a short visit with friends.
The Rev. J. M*. Bates will hold Epis
copal services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening.
The case of Leslie vs. the F. E. and
M. V. railroad has been sent back by
the supreme court for new trial.
Try California breakfast food. It's
very fine for an appetizer. 48-2
O’Neill Grocery Co.
The D. J. Carlon cattle sale takes
place at Mullen’s livery barn, O’Neill,
June 10, between the hours of 2 and 7
v. m. __
Pat Biglin will deliver kerosnne and
gasoline at your residence or place of
business. His wagon makes the rounds
every day. 47 -tf
John Donohoe, while practicing with
the O’Neill boys Tuesday evening, had
the misfortune to catch a hot ball in his
right eye.
Mrs. J. M. Meredith and children de
parted Tuesday morning for Des Moines,
lo., where they will visit for a few weeks
with relatives.
T. J. Smith was in the city Monday
on his way to his home in Ainsworth.
He came from Norfolk and is .making
the trip overland.
Tho Long Pine Chautauqua opens
June 39 and will continue until July 10.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for each day.
Children's day was observed last Sun
day morning at the Methodist church
and in the evening at the Presbyterian
church by the Episcopate.
Don’t forget that we handle the finest
grade of gasoline, anl you are not
justified in chancing anything but the
best. 48-3 O’Nkili, Gbocbry Co.
Judge Bartow and Reporter Warrick
came down from Chadron Monday
morning and took the stage for Butte,
where they will bold a term of court.
John McBride came home Saturday
evening after a tour of a month
in the southern part of the state in the
interest of the Northwestern Catholic.
WANTED—At once, a girl to do
general housework for small family.
Apply to Mrs. E. Williams at residence
formerly occupied by John McHugh.
Kearney’s pop mayor, Phil Brady,
who wag caught in a bouse of ill-fame,
Pleaded guilty to the charge of “drunk
and disorderly” and was fined $10 and
cost.
TAKEN UP—On Thursday, June 5,
one red cow about 9 years old. Address
Thos Connolly, O’Neill, or call on him
at h's farm two and one.half miles south
of O’Neill._49-3
The election of Neil Brennan as
National delegate was a well deserved
recognition of a stalwart republican.
'Ve trust that all other selections were
as wisely made.
Milton Henderson is visiting with his
parents at Oseola, Neb., this week. •
Parents should see to it that their
children do not carry matches in tnelr
pockets, Bv so doing these small fires
might be prevented.
Purdy Bros, came in from the south
country Sunday night with a cargo of
wool and anchored here for several
days awaiting returns from the ship
ment.
Butte Gazette: The bridge across the
Niobrara, between Spencer and O’Neill,
has been condemned and the commis
sioners of Boyd and Holt should attend
to the same immediately.
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 acid
taint and germs of disease.
The prohibitionists held their conven
tion in this city Monday and for repre
sentatives selected John Moffat, of Page,
and Lorenzo Dow, of Dustin; tor county
attoruey, B. B. Kelley, of Fairview.
The Frontier is pleased to say that
Mrs. AValker is recovering from her
recent illness. She had a very narrow
escape, but thanks to the skill of Dr.
Gilligan, will soon be around again.
We have now on hand California
hams, smoked bacon and dry salt at
very low prices. 48-3
O’Neill Grocery Co.
The fourth quarterly meeting at the
M. E. church next Sunday evening.
Love feast at 7 p. m., preaching at 8.
followed by sacrament of the Lord's
supper. All will be made welcome.
Remember we are giving some good
bargains in ladies’ waists, capes, jackets
and summer shawls. If you need any
thing in this line call and see our stock.
48-1 P. J. McManus.
N. B. Chapman, at one time county
attorney of this county, but who has for
the past three years resided at Minneap
olis, arrived in the city last night and
will again take up his residence here.
Smoked white fish, halibut and
herring, also very fine chipped beef,
Swiss, cream and limburg cheese, to fill
that craving for something to tempt the
appetite. 48-3 O’Neill Grocery Co.
We will state for the benefit of those
interested that the Clark twins have
been christened Zach and Zoe. If any
one inquires as to the whereforness of
the why tell them that they were cut
to fit. _
Taken up, on section 18, township 81,
range 12, 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 Shields ball team played a picked
nine in O’Neill Sunday afternoon. It
was too breezy to play good ball but
the game was interesting, the finish
showing that Shields had won by a
score of twenty-five to seventeen.
The Butte Gazette says: “Invitations
are out for the marriage of Miss Maggie
Perry to Dr. P. E. Loomis, of Marcus,
Io , June 21. {loth parties are well and
favorably known iu Butte and their
many friends wish them much joy.”
A special from Boyd county to the
dailies says: “Outside of county poli
tics the chief interest is centered in the
nest congressman. Boyd county is
practically unanimous, without regard
to party, for Judge Kinkaid, of O’Neill."
TAKEN UP—On see. 3, twp. 80, r. 11
w., one Arabian roan, bald-faced, mare
pony, heavy with foal. Owner will
please write or call on the undersigned,
pay charges and take the same away.
48-3 Thos Simonson, Agee, Neb.
The preliminary hearing of John Carr
and A1 Hileman, in the cattle case,
which was in progress last week as we
went to press, resulted in the county
judge finding that there was not
sufficient evidence to sustain him in
binding them over.
Yesterday was the last day of school
and the event was celebrated in the
afternoon by the various rooms regaling
visitors with interesting literary pro
grams. In the evening the pupils of
the high school gave an entertainment
at the rink that was well attended and
highly complimented by the audience.
The Fiiontieu has remarked before
and desires at this time to remark again
that if the city sidewalks are not a little
more closely looked after the city will
be called upon some of these dark nights
to put up damages for broken limbs.
We do not mention this simply because
the writer hereof fell through a hole
and scraped off several inches of cuticle
from the tender portion of his anatomy
generally called shins, but because it is
a fact and in case of accident the plea
of ignorance of the true condition of
things would hardly work.
The State Journal says: "Governor
Crounso has issued a requisition (or A.
B. Loose, who is now in Ohio. He is
wanted in Holt countv on the charge of
disposing of a $3,000 stock of merchan
dise for the purpose of defrauding
creditors.” Mr. Loose arrived in the
city last night, via the Short Line, and
will be taken to Atkinson tonight.
The annual school meeting will be
held on Monday, June 25, at 3 o'clock r.
m. There will be three vacancies to be
Oiled, Messrs. Gillespie. Sullivan and
Millard retiring. At that time it will be
proper for the sovereign voters of the
city to appear and suggest what they
desire in the way of future school man
agement. That is the place to remon
strate and if you do not take enough
interest in the work to attend, forever
after hold your peace.
A barn in the northern part of the
city, belonging to John Horrisky, was
destroyed by Ore about 9:45 this morn
ing. The fire had gained such headway
before the alarm was given that by the
time the fire company reached the scene
the barn was destroyed. There was a
buggy in the building which was also
destroyed. The loss is about $150 with
no insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been started by some boys who
were playing in the barn.
ad excnange puts it tuts way: "The
non-advertising merchant goes forth to
his lair at the rising of the sun, and )o!
no man cometh. He standeth around
all day like unto a bottle ot castor-oil,
and the people with the sheckles go not
into the house. He advertiseth not his
wares and his face is forgotten on the
face of the earth. Who hath wormy
dried apples: who hath fly soiled ging
hams: who hath calicos made ‘befo’ de
war’: who hath stale baking powder
without end? He that knoweth not the
way of the printer.”
We are pleased to be able to announce
that the publisher of the Inter Ocean
has made a special offer on *tbe weekly
edition of that paper during the present
political oampaign. He will send the
Weekly Inter Ocean for six months to
any subscriber on receipt of 30 cents.
This is a very low price for one of the
best and ablest republican papers in the
country. Subscriptions will be received
at this pi ice from June 1 to August 1.
After that the regular prices will be
restored. The Frontier for one year
and the Inter Ocean for six months,
$1 5. _
Dan Gallagher, who resides down the
river about 13 miles, secured replevin
papers from county court last Friday to
gain possession of two steers then in
the possession of John Carr, which
plaintiff claimed had been stolen from
his herd along with eight others. The
sheriff served the papers and got pos
session of the cattle, but Carr objected
to this procedure and secured replevin
papers from the district court, which
were served br the coroner and the
cattle taken from the sheriff. The case
then came up before County Judge Mc
Cutcheon on its merits and resulted in
the jury finding owership and right of
possession in Carr.
Elmer Merrlman bad business in
Ewing last Friday.
Tbe following is a list of national
delegates elected by tbe late republican
convention:
First—At large, Sam E. Low, Lancas
ter; Orlando Tefft, Cass; Cburcb Howe,
Nemaba; S. W. Grinstead, Richardson;
A. J. VVrigbt, Johnson.
Second—At large, - John L. Webster,
Douglas; L. W. Osborne, Washington;
Herman Timme, J. Kyner, R. S. Smith,
Douglas.
Third—At large, W. E. Peebles, Thus
ton; H. W. Gillis, Burt; H. D. Kellev,
Madison; W. A. Needham, Knox; R. B.
Schneider, Dodge.
Fourth—At large. Peter Jansen, Jet
ferson; Samuel Rinaker, Gage; John
Majors, York; D. H. Steele, Butler; O.
V. Baker. Fillmore.
Fifth—At large, James McNally, Clay;
W. U. Austin, Franklin; C. H. Babcock,
Red Willow; H. C. Miller, Hall; L. W.
Hague, Kearney.
Sixth—At large, J. F. Paul, Howard;
Neil Brennan, Holt; Alfred Bartow,
Dawes; R. M. Grimes, Lincoln; Benja
min Goodell, Buffalo.
Lou 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 tbe people-who
have inaugurated low prices on furni-j
ture in O’Neill. No Dutchman's 1 per
cent, with us.
Bed lounges, couches, tables, side
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
I want to figure with you.
I O’Neill Furniture Co.
Here is some more of the supreme
court decision In the Scott habeu
corpus case:
The writ of habeas corpus is not a
corrective remedy and is never allowed
for the purpose of correcting errors of
law by courts acting within this juris
diction.
3. The objection of the provision in
section 11 of the bill of rights for the
trial of criminal prosecutions in the
county or district where the crime is
alleged to have been committed was to
embody in the fundamental law of the
State the provision of the common law
b.v which the accused was entitled to a
trial before a Jury oi the vicinage or
neighborhood, in order that he might
have the benefit of his good character.
3. By the word district as used in the
section named is not meant judicial
district, but that portiou of the territory
of the state over which a court may at a
particular sitting exercise power in
criminal matters. Olive vs. the State,
11 Neb. 1.
4. The word district as used therein,
may, and generally does, refer to the
county where the crime is supposed to
have been committed, but also includes
any and all territory by law attached
to such county for judicial purposes.
5. The constitutional right to a trial
before a jury of the county or district
where the crime is alleged to have been
committed is a mere personal privilege
of the accused and not conferred upon
him from any considerations of public
policy.
6. It follows that such right may be
waived by the accused and in practice
may be held to be waiyed by an applica
tion for a change of venue under the
provisions of the criminal code.
The Ewing Democrat gives the fol
lowing account of a sad drowning that
occurred at that place on the 3d inst.:
“One of the saddest misfortunes it has
ever been our lot to chronicle, occurred
at this place last Sunday afternoon.
George Corliss, a young man 18 years of
age, with several companions from
Orchard came down in the afternoon
to bathe in the Elkhorn. The place
where they went into the river was just
above the long bridge north of town at
the mouth of Pickerel lake. The river
at this place, on account of the strong
current, is very deep, ranging in depth
from IS to 40 feet. Corliss was not an
expert swimmer and was cautioned by
his associates not to venture too far into
the stream, but it seems did not heed
their warning until it was too late.
With a cry for help he sank beyond
the reach of his friends who were little
better swimmers than himself. A few
moments after his body came to the
surface for an instant and then sank to
the bottom. Word was immediately
brought to town and several of our ex
pert divers were in the water an hour
trying to locate the body, but failed.
An iron sulky rake was then drawn
across the river and the second trial
brought the remains of the unfortunate
young man to the surface. Drs. Bold
ing and Heston attempted to resuscitate
the inanimate body, but life was extinct.
The remains were brought to town
where they were cared for until friends
from Orchard removed them to the
home of his parents. The funeral
services were held Monday afternoon.”
Miss Annie May Abbott, "The Little
Electric Magnet,” appeared the opera
house last Thursday night and performed
before a fair house. Her line of enter
tainment is practically new in this
section and perhaps a few extracts from
her advertisement^ will be of interest
to our scientific readers. The following
were successfully performed:
A stick laid on her open hands ad
heres so persistently that four men
cannot pull it off, though she does not
grasp it.
She stands on one foot and tour men
cannot move her, push and pull as they
will.
An ordinary chair laid on her open
bands cannot be removed by the strong
est men.
Little children by touching her become
so charged with her power that they
cannot be lifted.
She lifts with her open hands six or
seven men at one time, (you can put
your hands between hers and the object
upon which the men are placed and not
the slightest presure is felt, demonstrat
ing that her power is not physical
strength.)
A pole may be held down by six or
eight men and another seated on top.
She lifts and carries the entire mass
accross the stage with her open band
laid against the pole.
These statements at first glance no
doubt will appear impossible, but they
are not, notwithstanding she succeeded
in mystifying her audience and those of
our citizens who performed with her on
the stage.
Miss Abbott is a mesmerist and pos
sessed of hypnotic powers, with which
she glues small children to the floor so
tightly that strong men crnnot lift
them. Her other feats, while they seem
gupernatural, are easily solved and
performed by certain natural and me
chanical laws. Prof. Hazelet and
other gentlemen experimented after the
entertainment and find that anybody
can perform her appearantly impossible
feats when once they are explained.
Miss Abbott, however, is a pleasing
little lady and her performance is worth
the price of admission from a merely
scientific standpoint.
About 11:80 Sunday night the ringing
of the Are bell caused quite an aggre
gation of our citizens to congregate in
the northern part of the city to witness
the burning of the old Moffllt livery baru
and dwelling. The Are started in the
barn and its origin is a mystery, as the
barn was occupied only for storage
purposes. Circumstances point how
ever, to Incendiarism, as during the
afternoon the standpipe bad been
emptied in order to do some repairing,
and it was generally understood that
there was no available water, but it was
a mistaken idea as Water Commissioner
Hall had started his pumps, after supper
and had an abundant supply on hand,
although its only beneAt was to prevent
the Are from spreading to adjacent
buildings. The building was insured
for $000 and the policy would have ex
pired next month. The title of the
property is in non-residents.
State Journal: Judge Tibbels yestor
day tiled his decision in the case brought
by Stull Bros, to enjoin Treasurer
Bartley from transferring money be
longing to the permanent school fund
to the general and from prejudicing
plaintiffs’ rights to certain warrants
drawn on the general fund. The court
says after reviewing the eaie and pre
senting some legal points therein: “If
the transaction contemplated is not a
transfer of money, but a purchase of
the warrants, then I would sav that if
these warrants rise to the dignity of the
I securities and are worthy objects of
investment of the permant school fund
for the purpose of future profit, then
they are equally valuable to the present
holders, and any unlawful attempt to
deprive plaintiffs of interest money that
is to accrue upon these warrants in the
future is an attempt upon the rights of
plaintiffs and gives them a sufficient
legal interest in the matter in contro
versy to maintain this action. I there
fore conclude that the state treasurer
has no authority under the statutes to
call in state warrants drawn upon the
general fund for payment, except when
be hag money In that fund to meet such
payment; that be has no authority to
call in state warrants except for actual
payment; that neither the sUUhteMMiMr
nor the board of educational lands and
funds can, by the unauthorized and in
direct method of calling in warrants for
payment, compel holders of such war
rants to make sale of same to the board
of educational lands and funds; that
when such unauthorized call la made
the holders of such warrants have rights
that are prejudiced thereby sufficient
to give them a standing in a court of
equity to maintain proceedings to en
join interference with such rights. A
temporary iujunction will therefore
issue in this case upon the plaintiffs
giving bond in the sum of $5,000, to all
of which defendant excepts." This
decision is considered important, as it
blocks the attempt of the state board
to invest the permanent school fund in
state warrants and hold them as an in
terest bearing investment for the per
manent school fund. The board recently
set aside $200,009 of the permanent
school fund with which to call in and
pay general fund warrants. The plain
tiff claims that the state cannot call in
these warrants until there is money
enough in the general fund to pay the
same, and the district court has so
decided. The state board also set aside
$250,000 of the permanent school fund
to pay unregistered general fund war
rants and the same plaintiff has a suit
pending in the supreme couit to compel
the state treasurer to register some
warrants presented.
The Lincoln Journal la authority for
the following: "The state board of trans
portation has decided to bring suit in the
supreme court to enforce its order re
cently issued in the transfer switch cases.
The board spent several weeks in taking
evidence relative to the petition of the
roads of Nebraska to be relieved of the
duty of complying with the law passed
at the last session of the legislature. Af
ter examining witnesses at a score of
places where switches ought to be put in
under the law, the secretaries of the
board took up the cases of Schuyler on
the B. & M. and Union Pacific and
O’Neill and Elkhorn and Pacific Short
Line, and recommended that these roads
be held to a compliance with the law.
The roads have failed to comply with
this order, and the board will file a pa
per in the supreme court to-morrow ask
ing for a writ of mandamus compelling
the roads to put in transfer switches at
Schuyler and O’Neill. The petition re
lates that the roads have failed and re
fused to build connecting switches at
Schuyler and O’Neill so that freight in
carload lots may be received and for
warded by one road to the other, not
withstanding the fact that the building
would not be unusually burdensome,
therefore the board asks that they be
commanded to do so, and to place in
force a joint schedule of rates between
« ; ■; Y'V‘: i . * - , , ,
station! on the lines whereby freight in
narload loti may bo oirrled from one
station to another, which rates shall be
the rate for the shortest mileage distance
by any railroad between the point of ship*
meat and point of destination.
“In the hearings before the board the
roads attacked the constitutionality of
the transfer switch law, basing the claim
on a conflict with the maximum rate law
and for several other reasons. The Un
ion Paciflo set up the plea that it was a '■$!
government road not subject to the pro
visions of the law, and that It was pro
hibited from exercising the right of em
inent domain and therefore oould not
even acquire title to right of way on
which to construct transfer switches." /
July fourth.
The following program haa been
arranged for the coming 4th of July
plcinio to be held in Wynn’s grove:
Procession led by the O’Neill comet
band will leave the court-house at 10
o’clock, then to the grove one and one*
half miles east of of O'Neill, where the
speaker of the day, Hon. 0. J. Smyth,
of Omaha, will deliver an address.
Immediately after dinner the sporte
will commence and will oonslst of the
following:
lliwe ball..
step and Jump..
ump.
ump.
Tbroo legged race.
Huolt race..
foot raoe.
Hoys foot raoe—under 12 yrs.
I’ony race.1st 12.
Hoys bicycle raoe.
Kreo for all raoe.
Hug race .
Klre works In the evening...
Ilower dance In the afternoon.
Hand danuo at the rlnlt In the evening.
Kun, hop,
Standing J
Running J
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Dinner will be served on the^grounds
nt 10 o’clock at S8o.
President of the day, Mayor Dickson.
Marshal of the day, Frank Campbell.
The Public Schools.
Drab Editors Frontier—After due
consideration and sufficient observation
of the system upon which the public
school of this city has for the past
school year been conducted and being
fully interested on the welfare and
advancement of education, particularly
in our public school, I submit this article
for your publication, as you have always
manifested your interest in the success
•of our school, for the benefit of all who
are Interested in the future progress of
their children.
Personally there Is no malice existing
towards the teachers who have been ‘
employed for the past year to conduct
the school, but professionally they are
on an average unqualified and inex
perienced to satisfactorily fill so trust*
worthy a position. The past year's work
may be considered in any light except
that of which we might feel recom
pensed for the money expended and
time actually lost in employing such
incompetent instructors. If the present
board of the O'Neill public school has
not sufficient judgment to engage for
the ensuing year teachers who have
been experienced and successful in city
schools in the interest of the parents
and children of O'Neill why not resign
and appoint an altogether new school
board? Parents weigh this matter care
fully and see if another year’s work will
not bring better results.
A Tax Pater.
Special
Sale....
of Ladies’ Sommer Jackets and
.Mens’ summer Suits.
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We have a good line of the latest
styles in jackets, and as we want
to close them out quickly, we
offer the following low prices,
although the season is not half
over:,
$3 00 capes and jackets only $2 25
3 50 - - - - 2 70
4 00 . 2 95
4 50 • • - 8 45
5 00 - • - - - 8 75
6 00 - - . . 4 50
7 00 . 5 25
8 00 - - • • 5 95
9 00 .« 75
10 00 • • • • 7 45
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In men’s light colored suits we
have twenty-five we will sell at a
bargain. They are good weight
and can be worn until late in the
fall. We offer following prices:
$10 00 suits for 87 50
12 00 - - 8 95
18 00 - 9 75
15 00 - - 11 90
17 50 - 18 75
No old styles or old stock, but
many of the most stylish suits we
have.
We have just received a new lot
of wash dress goods and trim
mings, embracing the latest nov
elties in this line of goods and
very desirable for this season.
J. P. Mann