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O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA*: JUNE 28, 1894.
NUMBER 51.
SUBSCRIPTION, *1.80 PER ANNUM.
NEWS SANS WHISKERS
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WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
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Uesl Happenings Portrayed for General
• UUdttn nnd Amassment.
Mrs. Ezra Sanders has returned from
Colorado. , ._
Come to O’Neill to celebrate the
Fourth. A good time is assured.
, Hood’s pills cure all liver ills, bilious
ness, jaundice,^ indigestion, sick head
ache. __
Tbs Misses Kate and Mattie Mann are
enjoying country life at Paddock this
week. _'
Hood’s pills are the best after dinner
pills, assist digestion, cure headache.
Tryabox, 86c.
For flour, corn, bran and ail kinds of
teed go to the O'Neill Flour & Feed Co.,
J.ltr Mack Manager. . 38-tf
The old creamery at Inman was con
sumed by fire yesterday. It baa been
unoccupied the past two years.
Misses Weingartnerfroiu Racine, Wis.,
will have' dressmaking parlors over
Campbell's store. Call and see them.
Miss Emma Love returned yesterday
tp her home in Wilber, after a couple of
week’s visit with Mrs. Maylon Price.
Judge Chapman held court in O’Neill
Monday and among other things set the
Scott bond case down for August 22.
, Pat Biglin wilt deliver kerosene and
gasoline at your residence or place of
business. His wagon makes the rounds
every day. ' _ 47-tf
We have Hires’ root at 25c per bottle.
iEach battle will make 5 (rations. Try it.
It is a heathful, pleasant beverage., 50-1
O’Neill Grocery Co.
When you Want machine oil remem
ber vacfkeep both castor and red lubri
cating, and will sell it to you at bed
rocg prices. 51-8
s- O’Neill Groobhy Co.
Get your Sour at McManus’; every
sack warranted to be first-class. He
has also a carload of chop feed, bran
and shorts which just arrivedl See him
before you purchase elsewhere. 50-2
f Charlie Lamb, receiver of the Plain
'ilew. State bank, has closed up the
business of the defunct institution, paid
depositors dollar for dollar and turned
In a surplus oLabout 85,000. That was
Ufailure that was not a failure.
Fire destroyed the F. E. depot at
Ewing yesterday.' The contents qf the
building together with $200 in money
was burned. ' The origin of the fire is a
mystery, there being no one in the
depot at the time the fire broke out.
fj/ We Will, during hot weather, keep a
'full line of salt and smoked meat and
/Salt fish, such as dry salt pork, sugar
cured bacon, California hams, white
fish herring and mackerel. Look them
Over when in need of any. 51-2
O’Neill Grocery Co.
It is reported that McLaughlin, a man
who has been a fixture at Ft. Randall
military post for 20 years, and since the
removal of the soldiers has been in
Charge of the post, wits arrested, some
two weeks ago for dis posing’'of govern
ment property.
Jesse Mellor entertained a select few
' of bis male friends at bis bachelor bead
quarters last night, the occasion being
bis 87th birthday- Cards were the prin
cipal source of amusement, relieved at
midnight by an elegant lunch. The
allair was very pleasant indeed and will
be remembered a life time by the gnests.
7 The Shields boys picked up s nine in
» ; O’Neill Sunday afternoon and played
our boys a practice game. It was ato
interesting contest up to the sixth inn
ing, when the visitors made a series of
errors, allowing our boys to score eight.
Many were of the opinion, however,
that Shields would have been winners
anyway had the umpire known anything
-about base* ball. The score stood 19
to 8. _
We are pleased to be able to announce
that the publisher of the Inter Ocean
has made a special offer on the weekly
' edition of that paper during the present
political campaign. He will seqd 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
co&ntry. Subscriptions will be received
at this pi ice from June 1 to August 1.
After that the regular prices will be
restored. Tots Frontier for one year
and the Inter Ocean for six months,
81.80.;;:.V '_ V;.,
William Fallon went down to Omaha
Monday.
G. Holmquest waa down from Atkin*
son Tuesday.
Rev. Blaine, of Page, will preach at
the M. E. church, next Sunday morning
and evening.
Mrs. Thos. Higgans, aged 45 years,
died Monday at Amelia -and was buried
Tuesday at Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs.. Ed Gallagher left Inst
Friday morning'for Wisconsin, where
Mrs. Gallagher will visit some weeks
with relatives and friends.
The band boys were out in their new
uniforms Monday evening and played
a few selections. The boys look
splendid In their uniforms and they are
proud of them.
. An open gate in a water main caused
considerable damage to new ditches
Tuesday. A pipe was opened before
the gate was closed, in fact it was a
defective, gate, and the consequence
was several feet of water in the ditch
running west from Laviolette’s corner,
which resulted in about a block cav
ing in. r j_
Spencer Advocate: Pat Gibbons has
taken possession of his saloon in Spencer
and in the future it will have his person
al supervision. Pat is too well known
to all Holt and Boyd county people to
need any recommendation from the
Advocate. He is as genial as ever and
if there is any difference it is simply in
his avoirdupois. ’
, Graphic: "It is reasonable to Infer
that the Sandy is now despoiled of
every fish that ever sported in its
translucent waters, as Doc Mathews and
several Butte gentlemen whose fame as
snarints would excite the envy -of tha
man on whom the mantle of Ike Wal
ton fell, recently interviewed that
stream after the manner of a piscatorial
picnic and the success attending their
skill is reported as phenomenal.
Tub Frontier is in receipt of a letter
this week from J. W. Kern, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Paddock, who requests us to say:
“There will be a campmeeting held at Mr.
Hick’s place, near Leonie, to commence
July 6, closing July 10. Fine grove,
water and pasture. We have a taber
nacle and a lew tents. Parties expect
ing to camp with us will please bring their
own tents. Good board can be had on
the grounds at 20 cents ber meal, or $4
for the ten days. Those desiring to
board themselves can secure plenty of
good fuel free. Bring a coby of ‘The
Finest of the Wheat.’ All ministers of the
gospel are invited to assist in the meet
ings.” _
The announcement of the holding of
the state militia encampment in this city
was officially made yesterday by Ad
jutant-General Gage, says the State
Journal of the 22d inst. By order of
the governor he has sent out this com
mand: “Pursuant to the requirements of
the statutes and the recommendation of
General L. W. Colby, commanding the
First brigade, Nebraska National guard,
the encampment for 1894 will be held in
Lincoln from August 14 to 20, inclusive.
The brigade commander will issue his
orders and requisition? accordingly.”
The encampment will be .held at Bur
lington Beach. There are twenty-seven
organizations in the Nebraska militia,
including twenty-two companies of
infantry, one troop of cavalry, one bat
tery and two bands, one at Geneva and
the other at Hebron. About 1,500
militiamen are expected besides many
visitors. The duration of the encamp
ment depends on the number in attend
ance and the length of the state's purse.
Last Saturday night waa one that will
be remembered in the history of Pyth
ian* in this city. Nine applicants
had declared their willingnea to become
members of the Knights of Pythias and
had filed their applications. The mem
bers of the order In this city sent invi
tations to lodges in several neighboring
towns to have them come up and
witness the initiation ceremonies. Au
invitation was also sent to the Stanton
team to come up and do the work,
which they accepted. The Knights of
this city, accompanied by the band, met
the visiting Knights at the depot, where
a procession was formed and marched
to Hotel Evans. • Members of the order
were present from Osmond, Piainview,
Elgin, Oakdale and Neligh. Past Grand
Chancellor Commander Seism, - of!
Omaha, was present as was also Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals Schaffer,
and Col. Hotchkiss, of Lincoln. An
elegant supper was served at Hotel
Evans at midnight, at which all partook
of the hospitality of the O’Neill Knights.
All of the visitors left for home Sunday
morning well satisfied with their treat
ment and loud in their praises of the
hospitality of the O'Neill Knights of
Pythias. ,- -\ ,
The July Midland Monthly, No. 1,
Vol. 2, published at Des Moines, lo.. Is
just out. It is well named “A Midsum
mer-Reading Number," for, while it
contains several full-page portraits and
profusely illustrated descriptive articles,
It also has more reading matter and a
greater number and variety of articles
than has any previous number. Besides
Col. Keatley’s refreshing “Life Among
the Alaskgns;’’ Miss Lowater's out-door
sketch of Lake Pepin scenery; the edi
tor’s trip from London to Antwerp; and
Mrs. Hawley’s illustrated paper Ameri
can pottery; Mrs. Reed, of St. Paul,
his is new vleaf of Riley’s poetry; Har
riet Beecher Stowe’s latest rutbograph
utterance is given; Col. B. F. Clayton
cools the heated reader with his picture
of a cyclone; a new contributor writes
on “Home Theories;” Labor Commis
sioner O'Bleness talks on employment
bureaus; and several sketches, short
stories and poems provide diversion for
hot weather and remedy for the blues.
Sioux City Journal: Some things are
coming to the surface every few days
that show the prospect of the completion
of the Short Line bridge, and the move
that Sioux City and the Commutation
company are making to get bold of the
Union Pacific system, and to have the
government redeem its original pledge
to Sioux City on the railroad question
will soon bear good fruit for this city/
The latest move of this kind is by ex
Governor Evans, of Colorado. He Is
now in the east conferring with mem
bers ot the Commutation company and
other capitalists with reference to ex
tension of the Denver and Gulf road
from Juleaburg to O’Neill, where it will
connect with the Short Line for Sioux
city. Mr. Evans is very desirous of
making the extension, and has strong
hopes that he will succeed in raising the
money to give Sioux City this south
western connection, and if he does, the
next move will be for a northern open
ing to the lakes in addition to wbat
Sioux City now has. Then will come
the extension into Nebraska.
Not long ago a child was brought to'
me for baptism, and when I asked the
father for the desired name, he replied
that it was Bathsheba, writes the Rev.
T. DeWitt Talmage, D. D., in “When
Things are Against Us" in the July
Ladies’ Home Journal. Now, why any
parent should wish to give a child the
name of that infamous creature of
scripture times, passes beyond my un
derstanding. I have often felt at the
batismal' altar when names were an
nounced to me, like saying, as did the
Rev. Dr. Richards, of Morristown, N.
J., when a child was presented him for
sprinkling and the name given, “Hadn’t
you better call it something else?" There
is no exbuse for any assault and battery
on the cradle when our language is
opulent with names musical in sound
and suggestive in meaning, such as
John, meaning “the gracious gift of
God;” or Henry, meaning “the chief of
a household-,” or Alfred, meaning “good
counsellor;” or Joshua, meaning “God
our salvation;” or Nicholas, meaning
“victory of the people;" or Ambrose,
meaning “immortal;" or Andrew, mean
ing “manly;” or Esther, meaning “a
star;" or Abigail, meaning “my father’s
joy," or Anna, meaning “grace;" or
Victoria, meaning “victory;” or.Rosalie,
meaning beautiful as a rose;” or Mar
garet, meaning “a pearl;” or Ida, mean
ing “Godlike;" or Clarp, meaning “illus*
’trious;” or Amelia, meaning “busy;” or
Bertha, meaning “beautiful;” and hun
dreds of other names just as good that
are a help rather than a hindrance.
The following, clipped front a Seattle
daily, will be of interest to a large
number of our readers, particularly in
the eastern part of the county, where
the subject of the sketch was a pioneer
and enjoyed an extended acquaintance.
"Gordon N. Coates, aged 33 years, an
employe of the Seattle Transfer com
pany, who has been living with bis
brother Baker N. Coates at 833 Squire
avenue, was found dead on the floor of
his room last evening. The dead man
had been subject to epileptic fits, and
through an attack of this nature he un
doubtedly lost his life. Gordon Coates
has been working of late as an extra
drayman for the transfer company, and
meanwhile lived with his brother’s fam
ily. Mrs. Coates is away, and the two
have been keeping house alone. Last
evening at supper time Gordon was in
good spirits and apparently in good
health. Baker Coates went out into the
garden to water the flowers, leaving
Gordon to “do the dishes." .After a
while Baker returned to the bouse,' but
could not find his brother. He went
out in frout of the house and asked a
neighbor if be had seen anything of
Gordon. Receiving a negative reply
he went back into the house. The door
of Gordon’s room was ajar, so he
walked in, and came upon the body of
I his brother stretched on the floor near
a sofa. Ono shoe had been (emoved, as
if the dead man had been making an
effort to undress himself when death
came. Apparently be had suddenly
felt an attack coming on and had retired
to his room, thinking to undress and
lie down. After he had taken off one
shoe the attack came to a climax and he
fell forward to the floor and expired.
Dr. Rowlands and Dr. Koons wore
called and both pronounced the case
hopeless. Ills brother states that Gor
don has becu subject to epileptic attacks
for years, Coroner Horton will not
probably hold an autopsy.”
School Booting.
The annuol school meeting, held last
Monday at 2 o'clock, was the moat en
thusiastic affair of the kind ever held in
this district. The attendance was very
large, the first ballot showing about 280
votes, a large proportion of which was
cast by the ladies.
While there was no publicly an
nounced platform, there was a private
ly defined understanding all around that
when it came to eleeting trustees the
issue would be for a new order of things
in the employment of instructors, and
from the appearance of the fray it!
looked very much as though the battle
was conducted on those lines.
B. S. Gillespie and Charlie Millard,
retiring members, were candidates for
re-election and were opposed by Fred
Gate and Barney McGreevy. It required
a number of elections before a choice
was made, Millard and Gillespie finally
being declared elected by one majority
each.
A levy of 10 mills for general pur
poses and 5 mills for teachers’ fund
was then made, after which- the meeting
adjourned.
A number of ladies attended for the
. purpose of asking representation on the
board, but the hoggish men would give
no quarter and the ladies were frozen
out. Tub Frontier is rather inclined
to the opinion that the women are en
titled to representation in school mat
ters, and next year some good looking
and versatile dame can electioneer
around these headquarters with promise
of success.
The new board now has a chance to
make itself immortal, and it can do it
by practicing less paternalism, favorit
ism, cousinism, auntism and other isms
and employing instructors who present
themselves with the proper moral and
intellectual-qualifications.
The citizens should continue to take
30 active interest in these school matters
until the desired end is attained.
Hew Bridge at Sioux City.
Sioux City, June 26.—[Special Tele
gram to The Bee.]—The special election
to ascertain whether' or not a tax
amounting to 6340,000 to aid in the con
struction of a combination railroad
and wagon bridge across the Missouri
here carried today in favor of the tax
I by a vote of over 3 to 1. Work on the
) bridge will commence tomorrow. It
will be five spans long, with two draws,
and will cost 81,000,000. Upon the
announcement of the result of the
election J. C. Coombs, of Boston, rep
resenting the creditors of the Pacific
Short Line, stated that the road will be
extended from O’Neill to Julesburg,
Colo., a distance of ISO miles, where it
will connect with the Union Pacific.
| W. C. McNamara, of the Eastern Ne
braska and Gulf road, also stated that
his company will build fifty miles of
road southwest from this city toward
Lincoln this season, to connect with .the
B. and M. The bridge company . will
bHild the bridge independent of any
road, and tariff rates over it are subject
to tbe approval of the city council.
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W, V. KeElhaney Dead.
W. V, McElhaney, who ha* been a
long and patient sufferer, died laat Tues
day at hia home near Star, and was
borled yesterday in the 8tar cemetery.
Mr. McElhaney waa an old and highly
respected resident of this county, and
hia demise will be f incerely regretted by
a large circle of friends and acquaint
tances.
The Frontier regrets that it has not
at hand reliable data for an extended
obituary.
Obituary.
SCHIMMELPpENING—At hia home
near Scottville, Neb., June 23, 1894,
John Rudolph Scimmel pfennig, age 49
years.
Deceased wag born in Germany April
18, 1843. He leaves a wife and seven
children. Mr. Schimmelpfennig was
one of Holt’s most prosperous and
energetic farmers and was welt known
throughout the county.
The funeral services were held at the
residence, conducted by Rev. J. W.
Kern, after which the remains were
brought to O'Neill and interred in the
Protestant cemetery.
The Frontier joins with the many
neighbors and friends in extending
its sympathy to the bereaved ones.
At Hymen’* Altar.
BIGUN—DALY—In O’Neill. Neb.,
June 97. 1894, at tbe Catholic church by
llev. Father Caiildy, Patrick J. Blglln
to Miss Catherine Daly, both of O'Neill.
The ceremony wee wltneued by a
large number of friend* and relative*
of the contracting partie*. Homer Gar
rltaon was groomtman and Mia* Nelle
Only, a litter of the bride, wa* brldei
mald.
After tbe ceremony Mr. and Mr*.
| Blglln drove to the home of the bride'*
| parent*, about 8 mile* northweat of
O'Neil), Where a reception waa tendered
them by their many friend*, a large
number from town attending.
The groom i* well known to our
citizen*, having realded among ua for
thirteen yean and ha* many friend*.
The bride ia one O’Neill’a charming
1 young ladiea, admired, loved and re
apected by a large circle of frlenda.
The happy couple will commence
houaekeeping next week ia tbe Kelly
property In the northern part of town.
Thb Frontier Join* their many friend*
in wlahlng them a pleaiant and happy
Journey down tbe pathway of life and
truat* that their journey may be aug
mented with many little Pata.
MO HAM’S COLUMN.
•'Nellie and May
Went to u ball.
Misters were they,
Pretty and tall.
Nellie had many1
Partners galore.
May hadn't any
And felt very lore.
"Sadly she sat
Thinking alone:
'Whero am 1 at?
What have I done?
Rave the boys guessed
Pm getting passe?
Should I have dressed.
More decollete?' /
“Sudden a thought ,
Flashed through her mind.
Nell's eye she caught.
To her she signed. <
Said loud and clear, with a far away gsse,
'i believe 1 forgot to put on my stays r
“As bees to the clover.
As moths to the flame. , ,
Truant and rover
Repentantly came.
Beauty they spurn to hades they hurl.
All for the sake of the corsetless girl.
“Had she forgotten? O, nobody knowsl
Many's the secret that hides 'neath the rose.”
Oh I consistency, thou art a rare
Jewel of the first water and scaroer than
rivers of ice In hades.
There are many kinds of moons but
the simoon that visited us yesterday was
a little worse than any other we have
yet seen. _
O’Neillites desirous of combining
business and pleasure should attend the
old-fashioned camp meeting to be heldat
Leonie in July.
Now that women are beginning to
exercise their right of suffrage at school
elections we may wisely look for a new
order of things and an atmosphere full
of flying fur.
Buffalo county editors are going to
give a picnic. Wouldn't It be ^ great
sight to see the Holt county quill push
ers encamped in some mossy woodland
way drinking from the same canteen?
It was a mean trick for Jack Hazelet
to “touch” Johnnie Weekes for bis
watch and diamond and bring them to
this office for advertisement last Thurs
day. Jack, however, insists that
Weekes has no right, constitutional or
otherwise, to go to sleep in his office
during business hours.
Pat Hughes made himself ridiculous
at the school meeting trying to find out
Which is the head and which is the tail
of a connubial knot. Such blatherskites
should,as we heard one prominent gentle
man remark, be forcibly ejected from
public meetings and have their property
confiscated for the benefit of tho widows
and orphans. It does seem that the
less a man knows the more prominent
he makes himself.
An exchange exposes a few points of
weakness in some women in this
language: “A Philadelphsa girl is so
modest that she will not go to bed while
the Christian Observer is in the same
room. A Tabor seminary girl declines
to walk np a steep hill for fear her
breath will come In short pants. A
Malvern woman will not bathe in the
same room with potatoes until she has
picked out their eyes. A Hamburg
maiden refused to wear a chatelaine
chain watch attached to her person be
cause the watch has hands. An Emer
son girl locks herself in her room every
time shd bears a brass band approaching
She vows she will never look at any
drum major who parades in his bear
skin. A Pacific Junction belle is too
modest to be sympathic. She cannot
tolerate a fellow feeling.”
Letter List.
Following la the list of letters remaining In
the postofBoeat O'Neill, Neb., unclaimed, for
the week ending Juno £7, ISM:
II .1 Hlckons F H Galtwlth Ed Oallagher
Miss Eva Heeber .las Lasket las Miller
Mrs Alice Rustler A E Raymond Fred Scliely
In Calling for the above please say “adver
tised.’* It not called for In two weeks they
wilt be sent to the dead letter offloe.
J. H. RioosP. M.
Inly fourth.
The following* program hu been
arranged for the coming 4th of July
pidnlo to be held In Wynn’i grove:
Proceaaion led by the O'Neill nonet ,
band will leave the courMiouie nt 10 r
o’clock, then to the grove one and one*...
half mllea eaat of of O'Neill, where the
speaker of the day, Hon. 0. J. Smyth,
of Omaha, will deliver an addrein.
Immediately after dinner tbeeporte
will oommenoe and will conalit of the
following:
Dune bull. ....WOO
llmi, hop, step and jump...... 1 00
standing Jump... 100
Itunnlng jump. 100
Three legged race. 1 00
Hack race. i ~
Footrace. t
hoys foot ruoe—under 10 yrs... m
•ony race..Util.Od 1 00
hoys blayole ruoe. .1 00
Free for all race.,1 00
Kjtg ruco.1 00
'Ire work* In the evening.
Ilower dance In thejifternoon..
Hand dance at the rink in the evening.... rf,
Dinner will bo oorved on the grounds
at 10 o’clock at 85o.
President of the day, Mayor Dlckion.
Marihal of tbo day, Frank Campbell.'.
The Olertons Fourth.
Tbo Pacific Short Line wanta yon to
celebrate, and to help you do It will sell
round trip tickets between all stations
on July 8 and 4, good to return until
July 5, at greatly reduced rates. Take
u day off. Once will never hurt
'em. 80-8 '
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KoOABTHTTXU.
By the present outlook It will ho
Iloxys and salt and a piece ot big Jlaa -J
for the coming winter.
Many of our enterprising fanners are t
commencing to dam small creeks for ^
irrigation purposes.
Art Bryan received 800 head of cattle < »
Omaha last week to run on the' -
from
range
Peter Donaboe, of Bhlelds, finished ■
shearing a herd of 300 sheep a few days
ago. He says sheep pay well in this ; *
oountry. _
Many mustaohes have disappeared.
During the hard times people pen
not afford to keep them.
ft
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Timothy Dwyer has the best patch of
corn in this vicinity. It Is knee high'
and is not injured by dry weather.
While Jerry McCarthy was building a
three story dugout his second youngest
child fell Into it and reoeived a painful
bruise, but is recovering rapidly.
Jeremiah Kelly Is preparing to break
a large tract of land on his timber claim.
Flory Sullivan marketed a fine lot of
hogs Wednesday.
The boys of this vicinity met Sunday
amf organized a ball team and in the.
near future will dust the diamond with
any nine. Dokologue.
«' 7 ■ - ' • • 11* *<v- ■ >
• WE
* WANT
• TO
....close out ell summer goods
end are going to if prices will cut
any figure with our tude. With
this object in slews ana regardless
of cost, we make the ridiculously
low offer of 50 per cent, discount
on all our spring and fill Jackets.
Think of this I only tf JO for our
regular IS garments: $4 for cloaks
. worth IB, and so on through the
entire list for a limited time only.
We have a large stock of shirt
waists and will offer them next
week, July 8 to 9, at following
prices:
Waists worth 00 go at 88
** 60 "* 48
“ 70 ** 08
«? 80 " 68
1 00 “ 78
" 1 25 “ 08
*' 160 "110
" 170 "180
« 8 00 "160.
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And now we give the men a ben
efit and' during the week above
named will sell our fancy colored
shirts, laundred and unlaundred,
at the following prices:
81 80 shirt* for 8 05
1 50 « 1 10
1 75 " 1 80
8 00 " 1 65
a 25 " 1 76
3 60 « 1 90
8 00 “ ‘ 8 00
8 50 " 8 00
Come and see them; they are
genuine bargains.
^-J. P. Mann