PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
VOLUME XV.
SUBSCRIPTION, SI.BO PER ANNUM.
CLYDE KINC AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITOf
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 16, 1894.
NUMBER 6.
m SANS WHISKERS
of Interest Told As They Are
ifold to TTs.
EN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Happenings Portrayed Por Genera)
Edification and Amusement.
anfc Toobill
iday. _
went down the road
eather prediction for next week—
and dry.
s -visited by a nice
bis vicinity
er Sunday.
m Sample, of Butte, bad business in
eill yesterday.
-. Price's cream baking powder forty
9 the standard.
dfrer Hazelet went down to Fremont
trday morning.
Price’s cream baking powder the
perfect made.
ie town seems a little quiet with all
e boys in blue away.
Davidson returned Sunday from
ek’s business trip to Spencer.
. Price’s cream baking powder a
grape cream of tarter powder.
ike Harrington has returned from bis
racted business trip to Chicago.
of Rock, was
unty Clerk Cache,
be city yesterday talking irrigation.
ood’s Pills are band made, and per
in proportion and appearanre. 25c
box. _
and
Mrs. C. E. Mills, of Ewing,
ed last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
King.
>r flour, corn, branand all kinds of
go to the O’Neill Flour & Feed Co.,
Mack Manager. 88-tf
unday morning Mr. Kerr left for his
ne in New fork. T. V. Golden ac
npanied him as far as Norfolk.
/Heye Hazelet, Tom Golden and J. P.
nn made a trip up the road Friday
lit, returning Sunday morning.
lev. J. M. Bates will hold Episcopal
vices Sunday evening in the Ladles’
Id Room over Morris and Co.’s drug
■e. - .
Hllle and Walter Laviolette started
aday morning for Yankton, S. D.,
ire they will attend school the corn
ier.
it Biglin will deliver kerosene and
iline at your residence or place of
ness. His wagon makes the rounds
ry day. _' - 47-tf
GST—An English pointer bird dog
non tbs old, white breast and one
te foot. Bring to Mullen’s livery
a*and receive reward.
number of the boys could not get
iy to attend encampment, among
n. being Bugler Hunt; Sergeant
nders and Lieutenant King.
he question social at Dr. Trueblood’s
Friday night was a very pleasant
ir and well attended. The O’Neill
net band furnished music for the
ision. _
ried and true is the verdict of people
) take Hood's Sarsaparilla. The good
cts of this medicine are soon felt in
nerve strength restored, appetite
ited and health given.
ol. Towle and wife left last Sunday
ning for Portland, Ore., where they
ect to reside in the future. Thb
intier wishes the" Towle family
■h prosperity in their new home.
or trade for Holt county land, two
imported Noman stallions and a
herd of Short Horn cattle.
2 Ed R. Trites,
Plover, Io.
uring the electrical storm Sunday
moon lightning struck in front of
■e Babcock’s house on his farm east
town. Price, his wife and little boy,
e all severely shaken up but sustained
ievere injuries.
ee St. Clair, nephew of Mrs. J. H.
tts. drove in from Iowa Tuesday,
tlnesday he drove to Boyd county,
•mpanied by Mrs. Riggs and son
y will visit at Major Dudley’s sev
daye.
here will be services at the Presby
an church in O’Neill next Sunday
ning and evening. Dr. Sexton, of
ard, Synodical missionary for that
ich, preaching. The public is cor
>y invited to attend.
large number of O’Neill youngsters
attend school away from home this
This is a great compliment to the
>°1 board’s action. The board ought,
11 “farity,” to employ some artist to
inister a few well directed kicks.
The item published in this issue rela'
tive to the extension of the Short Line
contains no great comfort for O’Neill,
as she was given every assurance that
the line would be extended when she
turned over to the road a deed to the
town. ________
This Frontier will undertake to as
sure the Graphic that Trommershausser
will receive as large a per cent, of the
republican votes in O’Neill as Griffith
will in Atkinson and Ewing. If there
is any comfort in this, Mr. Graphic,
you are entitled to it.
Con Keyes is up and around again
haviug almost entirely recovered from
tbe surgical operation that he under
went a few weeks ago. Oon had a very
narrow escape and The Frontier con
gratulates him upon the successful
termifaation of the operation.
The Bartley guards left Tuesday
morning for Lincoln to attend the state
encampment. The O’Neill Cornet band
escorted them to the train and they
pulled out amid Bweet music and pleas
ant handkerchief flirtations with fair
ladies. They will return next .Tuesday.
H. M. (Jttley left Sunday morning for
California, wheie he will take Ed But
ler’s deposition to be used in the Scott
case. Henry Murphy went along to
represent the county. \ Jones will pay
the freight for his junketing trip.
Henry is having a nice time at the dear
tax payer’s expense.
Mrs. Messner will leave next Monday
morning for the east to take a few
lessons in the art of dressmaking. Mrs.
Messner is even now spoken of as
quite an artist in her line and after ob
serving the teachings of the masters in
the east she will be prepared to give
better satisfaction than ever to her
trade. (
Cy Warman, who wrote the well
remembered “Flyer” article in McClure’s
Magazine for January, will have an
article in the September number de
scribing the marvelous profits that have
attended, and yet more marvelous profits
that promise to attend, irrigation in the
west. The article • will be fully il
lustrated. _
' John Golden was agreeably surprised
last Monday night by a large company
of his friends dropping in to spend the
evening. The party was a genuine sur
prise and was carefully and successfully
engineered by Mrs. Golden. The oc
casion was another mile stone passed by
John on his journey to the valley of the
shadow.
John Halloran, of Inman, was in the
city early last Sunday morning to pro
cure a coffin for the burial of Wm.
Klinitobe, who died at his home north
of that place Saturday night at the ad
vanced age of 70 years. The funeral
occurred Sunday afternoon. Mr. Klini
tobe was an early settler in this county,
having resided here 15 years. He was
an exemplary citizen and will be missed
by his many friends.
The Gordon Journal man says, and
we might add truthfully: “We never
knew a young man so trifling and worth
less that some respectable young lady
did not want to marry him; and we
never knew a sily, giggling girl that
some smart young fellow didn’t get
mashed on. We have known a whole
lot of smart, industrious young men
whom the girls thought green, and
scores of model young ladies who be
came old maids."
James Weekes and wife, of Waterloo,
Io., are in the city, “this week visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Hicks, and grand
son, Johnnie Weekes. Mr. Weekes is a
spry old gentleman of 79 years. He
and his wife came here from South
Dakato where they had been visiting
relatives. Mr. Weekes has not much
time for the independent movement in
politics. Speaking of the condition of
affairs in South Dakato he said the
people were “afflicted with drouth,
Russian thistle and populists.”
Charlie O’Neill returned Monday
night from King Fisher, O. T., where
he was called on account of an accident
that overtook.his brother, Mike, while
railroading in that territory. Mike, who
was a breaksman, was in the act of pull
ing a coupling pin when he got one foot
fast in a guard rail. To save himself he
fell outward and the moving train
mashed both legs so badly that amputa
tion was necessary. He stood the shock
firsfrate and was sitting up in five days
after the operation was performed.
The Bartley guards held a special
meeting Monday night to eject a captain
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Captain Meredith. It was a very
harmonious meeting, Mr. Marlow being
elected by a unanimous vote. The
guards will now no doubt prosper
better than ever before as Mr. Marlow
is a soldier and as a drill master is
Becond to none in the state. He was
lately discharged from the regulars
where he served twelve years and was
drill master the last four years. The
company is to be congratulated upon its
Irrigation Company Hold! Special Hooting.
The following resolution was passed
by the board of directors of tho Niobrara
River Irrigation' and Power company,
at a special meeting held in their office
August 14:
Whereas: It is the desire and the in
tent of the Niobrara River Irrigation
and Power company to have the counties
through which the canal is proposed to
run fully protected in the expenditures
to be made out of the proceeds of the
bonds proposed to be voted in aid of the
prosecution of the said canal enterprise;
and
whereas: Many of the citizens have
expressed a wish that counties have a
voice in the affairs of the canal company
and particularly in the expenditure of
the monoy to be appropriated to make
the survey, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Niobrara River Ir
rigation and Power company in con
sideration of the money to be furnished
by the several counties in the prelimin
ary work to be done on the said canal,
issue to th' d counties of Holt, Brown
and Rock i. the namo of trustees to be
appointed by the county boards of the
respective counties, stock in said Nio
brara River Irrigation and Power com
pany in amounts as follows: Holt, 812,
000; Brown, 84,800; Bock, 88,200. Said
trustees to act for the
counties , in the 'management of the
affairs of the irrigation company and
to supervise the expenditure of all
money voted by the counties in aid of
the irrigation enterprise. Attest:
A. U. Morris, T. V. Golden,
President. Secretary.
Kay Lose the Line.
Denver Republican, Auggust 11: Ex
Governor Evans has returned from
his trip to Sioux City, the eastern ter
minal of his proposed Nebraska short
line. Yesterday, as president of the
Denver, Sioux City, Lkke Superior and
Chicago railway company, he appeared
betore the Executive committie of the
Chamber of Commerce and made a re
port of his trip. The result was most
gratifying to the committee,the members
of which are also on the directory of the
short line. Mr. Evans is confident that
the rail road will be built, and that
right soon. He points with satisfaction
to the fact that people along the prop
osed route are all deeply interesting them
selves in the matter, and at Sioux City,
where he spoke, great enthusiam was
manifested. .
In his report' to the committie, ex
Goyernor Evans leaves room for some
changes in the routing of the line.
This is having the effect of stimulating
townspeople. Yesterday afternoon he
received a telegram from a delegation of
citizens of Ord, Nebraska, asking when
they could see him in Denver. They
want to push the claims of Ord as a
point on the railroad’ Mr. Evans’ plans
originally were to run his line from
Julesburg to O’Neill.
Now he finds he can shorten the road
almost a fourth by running it from North
Platte, on the Union Pacific, to some
point east of O’Neill. The Gulf road,
with which Mr. Evans expects to operate
the short line, has the right to trackage
arrangements on the Union Pacific as
far east as North Platte, and to run from
North Platte the short line would cross
seven roads and branch roads at right
angles, all running in a southeasterly
direction to Omaha and Kansas City,
and penetrate eight counties and county
seats.
gammer Goods.
Our sale last week gave such satis
faction to customers and ourselves that
we have concluded to repeat it next
Friday and Saturday, August 17 and 18.
We will offer in addition handkerchiefs
and linens at a 20 per cent, discount.
J. P. Mann.
• ----
Will Winter Horses.
The undersigned will take in 200 head
of horses to winter at 810 per head, and
will take good care of them. Will
winter them without grain and they
will run with my own horses and
fare the same as they. We have forty
five head of our own and a bigger part
of them are thoroughbred. Your
horses will fare the same as our and run
iD the same herd. We will winter them
eight months and a half for 810 per
head, 82.50 payable when we receive the
horses, beginning Sept. 1. and ending
May 15, 1895. Stock received on our
ranch 12 miles southwest of Stuart, and
will be delivered at the same place.
We will not be responsible for death
or accidents, but will use the best of
our knowledge to prevent the same.
Please get your stock on above men
i tioned ranch by September 1. All
stock must be marked.
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Omaha, NeVTl
POPDLISTSJOMIHATE
A Medium Sited Meeting Fall ol
Anything But Good Feeling.
SOME BANK NOMINATIONS
Smith end Bobertoon Nominated to Bop
reaentatiTM.
The county convention wm called
to order Saturday at 10:45 a. m. by
Sant Howard, chairman of the county
central committee, who also read the
call for tbe convention. He took oc
casion to thank the delegates for their
effective work in the last campaign, by
virtue of which he now holds a stanchion
stall at the crib.
Some body got up and nominated J.
L. Coppoc for temporary chairman, but
as the reverend gentleman happened not
to hold a seat in the convention, Dr.
Trueblood was unanimously elected to
that position, and 0. E. Mills to the
office of secretary.
Various committees were then ap
pointed by the chair, upon suggestion
from delegates, in the following order:
Committee on credentials—Tom Mor
row, W.- Jiilson, Rob Johnson, Wm.
Dell and R. E. Slaymaker.
Committee on resolutions—Sam How
ard, James Stillwell, T. B. Norval, A.
Vogbt and M. O. Grimes.
Committee on permanent organization
and order of business—John Hopkins,
Pete Kelley, John Clark, Pete Donohoe
and John Crawford.
Sam Howard here suggested that the
convention listen to an address by Mr.
Kerr upon tbe subject of irrigation, but
the irrepressible Pat Hughes could not
see what connection irrigation had with
the convention, so the matter went over
with the understanding that after the
convention should adjourn the members
would lend an ear to the burning
question of the day.
It was now in the neighborhood of
11:80 and the convention adjourned
until 1:80 P. u.
AFTERNOON POW WOW.
The gavel called tbe embryo states
men from refreshments to labor on
schedule time.
Tom Morrow, chairman of committee
on credentials, read his report. Swan
had no representation but Deloit evened
things up by coming in with a double
header. The contest was amicably
settled ,by seating a part of each del
egation. The report was adopted.
The committee on permanent organi
zation reported in favor of making H.
R. Henry permanent chairman and C.
E. Mills permanent secretary.
Mr. Henry was called for and.came
forth. He thanked the convention for
the honor and made a populistic speech
which was received with some applause.
Upon motion Tom Morrow was
elected secretary to assist Mr. Mills in
the work.
Sam Howard then read the resolu
tions, which re affirmed the declaration
made in Omaha in 1892, which was to
tbe effect that we are on the verge of
morak political and material ruin. They
denounced, indirectly, Cleveland’s good
judgment in putting down the Chicago
strike, and roasted the issuance of
bonds. Whiskey V. Allen came in for
considerable slobbering praise. They
hoped that the next United States sen
ator from Nebraska would be another
Allen. It would look as though the
pops were really sincere in thier prohibi
tion plank and are takinir this way to
put down the fiery liquor—down the
throats and into the empty heads of
their statesmen.Either that or they
are in collusion with the whiskey trqst.
The red-headed rooster from Custer
received great commendation for his
untiring devotion to the interests of the
people, but nfithing was said about his
devotion to gas plants, and county
treasurers short in their accounts. ■
Under the order of business the nom
ination of two representatives was next
m line and an informal ballot was an
nounced, which resulted as follows:
John Robertson. 14; Robert Gallagher,
13; Cord Smith, 17; G. F. Smith, 29;
A. Voght, 8; H. R. Henry, 1; John
Crawford, 12; Pete Donohoe, 12; John
Hopkins, 1; L. A. Combs, 6; Seth
Woods, 4.
Hopkins and Henry both withdrew
with their one vote each.
The first formal ballot resulted this
way: *
Bob Gallagher, 14; Cord Smith, 21; G.
F. Smith 37; A. Vogbt, 5; J. Crawford,
15; Pete Donohoe, 12; Seth Woods, 5;
J. A. Robertson, 8.
There being no election, another
ballot was ordered. Below is the result;
Bob Gallagher, 9; Cord Smith, 19; G.
F. Smith, 58; John Crawford 19; Seth
Woods, 8; i. A. Robertson, 2.
G. F. Smith, having received the ma
jority of the votes, was declared the
nominee of the convention.
It also required two ballots to nom
inate Robertson, he receiving 59 votes
on the second ballot and Crawford 44.
r. The populist convention at Long
Pine, being also in session, sent down
a telegram to the Holt pops telling them
to keep off the grass. It was read to the
convention by the chairman.
Henry Murphy’s name was presented
by Judge Roberts for county attorney
and the nomination made by aclama
lion amid much applause.
After this delegates were elected to
the various conventions and the meeting
adjourned with many tender spots
caused by blisters raised by representa
tive plasters.
IIDK REMARKS.
Sitting at the reporter!’ desk and
viewing the assembly with a partisan
eye, many amuiing little things were
visible. Old limber Hopkins, the
gnarled cottonwood from the Niobrara,
oast his optics over the delegates like
an owl piping midnight from bis
own branches. This lean and hungry
Oasslus was a living picturaof grim
visaged war. '
Hugh O’Neill, father of the Producers'
Brotherhood, affiliated with the un
washed.
Pete Donohoe, coming as he aid from
the banner populist township of the
county, deserved more substantial
recognition.
Pat Hughes, the man who yearns to
learn the head and tail of hymen's handy
work with a halter, was present looking
wise. - If he could only learn to keep
still he would be all right.
The double header from Deloit made
a few blue streaks in the atmosphere,
but was finally called oft by seating a
part of each delegation.
But few republicans were In the bouse
to watch the proceedings. Sanford
Parker was on band, however, to make
an attempt to abduct the ’’whereas”
that is being worked to death by the in
dependents. Ho could hardly conceal
his disappointment when he learned
that Mike Harrington had taken it to
Chicago with him.
Old Gutzy sat at'his desk taking notes,
looking like a man who was thinking:
“Scrap, you poor fools, I’ll get the
fodder."
Light Wanted.
Mr. Editor : Will you please allow
me space in your valuable paper to ask a
few questions for information that we
may become posted:
1st. If it is wrong for Scott to rob the
couuty by taking large sums of money
at one timeT Why is it right for the
county board to be continually stealing
in small amounts, namely, by each of
them claiming 93 for the day before the
board meets and the day after1 it ad
journs?
3d. If this be right why not repeal the
law that allows mileage for the same
services?
8d. If it is right that the board should
have this extra pay, why,not allow the
Jurors and witnesses the same for the
same travel, or are they considered by
the board an inferior class of workmen
and not worthy of any favor at their
hands?
4th. If they are so considered by the
board, why does the board list such men
to be drawn as jurors?
6th. If it was wrong for Scott to use
public money to pay his lawyer’s fees,
why is it right for the county board to
appropriate public money to defend He
Mnrphy at Omaha?
6th. If H. E. Murphy is the legal,
county attorney, why does the county'
board squander the people's money by
employing Harrington to do the work
for which we pay Murphy to do?
7th. If it was right to reduce .the
clerk’s wages in the treasurer's’ office
when it was republican, why is it right
to restate them under independent
rule?
8th. If it is right to prosecute Mr.
Skirving for over charges in fees, why
not prosecute the members of the county
board that charged the county $1 per
day for a number of days more than
they were entitled to?
9th. If one county paper will print
the county proceedings for 9160, why
is it right to give another paper 9600?
10th. If the republican party had Mr.
Meals’ work examined by expert work
and he was found short 99,000, and his
bondsmen sued and judgment rendered,
why did the county board squander the
county money by going over this work
at a heavy cost only to find the same re
sults? And after found short why did
they compromise at less than one third
of his shortage? Now, if this is right,
why not do the same with others?
If it is right to compromise right with
wrong why not treat all alike?
If some one will answer these ques
tions and give reasons that their annwers
are correct we will be glad to read the
explanations as we are inquirers after
information. Respectfully yours,
L. P. Roy. .
w’ letter List.
Following la the list of letters remaining In
the postofflce at O’Netll, Neb., unclaimed, for
the week ending August 15, ltM:
Blmer Ayers Ira Bacon Rudolf Melker
Leonard Monroe Harry Myers B Wolliscrott
In calling for the above please say “adver
tised.'' It not called for In two weeks they
will be sent to the dead letter office.
J. H. RioaaP. If.
The tale le Evidently tailed,
. D. C. Harrison,chairman of the repub*
llcan eocatorial delegation, took excep*' ■
tlon to the remarks made by us In re*
gard to his election to that position and
penned us a few lines asking who wrote
the article. He was anxious to be sure
"before he did anything about it." We
answered him politely and conveyed the
intelligence that the article was written
by ono of the editors and Indorsed by the
other. This seems to have Urea bis
sluggish blood, and we have reoelved
another communication. Here It Is:
Emporia, Nan., Aug. 0, 1804,
Messrs. Kino & Cimms •
Yours of late dote duly received. I
bad written a letter for publication but
will not have It published for the slmpla
reason that no true republican will air
a grievance or make trouble in the ranks
at this time when we need not only every
vote but unity in action of every voter.
Although for sake of party success I
will not answer you publicly I will an* ?
swer you privately.
I was chosen for that position by *
ninety-three representative repubtlcana
In convention assembled. I was chosen
unanimously. Not one dissenting voice.
My name was proposed by chairman of
congressional delegation and was seo
onded by chairman of state delegation.
I had not exchanged a word with either
of them in regard to it, and had no more
idea of their doing it than you bad.
As to loyalty, let the records of the *
Third division of Fourteenth army corpe
answer for that. I think promotion at
the age of 10 for good conduct In battle
is sufficient proof of loyalty. I was a
republican when you were puking oyer
your bib. I was working for republi
canism when your mother was orna*
mentlng or buttoning your most import
ant garment with a safety-pin. I have
taken part in as many or more republi
can conventions as both of you put
together. I have refused more nomi
nations than you ever tried to get. I
have worked harder for republicanism
than you both, and I did it freely and
unselfishly. I never asked anything of
the republican party nor of any other
party. What work I have done for re- .
publfcanism has been done freely with
out compensation*or reward being asked
or expected.
All the work you have done for re
publicanism has been for pay. The
very existence of your paper depends
upon republicanism of its owners and
editors.
1 voted the independent ticket in 1800
and part of ft in 1801, I thought I wan*
right. In 18931 was opposed to Math
ews, but when he declined and Joe
Hunter became a candidate, I worked
for him.
If you have any more slurs to fling
wait until after the election, then I will
meet and answer you in any way under
the sun that you wish. I would rather
have you call me a renegade and such
choice names where I can hear you. I
give you my word of honor that if yon ? j
ever do apply that epithet to me when I
can hear it I will certainly slap your
mouth. One thing more. I was not at
Atkinson. Had nothing to do with that
non-partisan convention. I have always
voted against county division, but that
three-fifths law is fnjust and should be
repealed. No man In that convention
had greater personal reason for oppos
ing John Trom. than I had, but for the
sake of party success I supported him,
will do so to the end. Let me whisper
a word of warning: He is certain to be
elected. The machine has ordered the
nomination of Gil. Smith and John
Crawford. John Trom. will carry Ver
digris precinct. No other republican
has done so for years. He will get over
fifty majority in Ewing and Verdigris pra
cincts. If Mr. Griffith is beaten it will
be owing to the foolish policy of the
Fbontikb. If you beat Trom., rest as
sured you will not be held blameless.
Respectfully, D. C. Habbison.
From the nature of the communica
tion we feel that we violate no con
fidence in giving it apace in our columns.
Our first remark was that we thought '4
it an outrage to eleot this independent
renegade to the honorable position of Jfi
chairman of the senatorial delegation,
and it is a matter of indifference whole "
responsible for it, it is an outrage Just
the same and is so taken by nine-tenths
of the republicans that we have heard
express themselves. We do not object
to anyone joining the party—although
'twould be better for the party if some
people did not join it —but we believe
in taking them in on probation, letting
them at least show good faith before
allowing them to run lead.
We do not see that his army record
bears any relevancy to the question in
hand. If he was a good soldier he has a
right to be proud of it, and we are glad
that in the course of his career he has
made a success of at least one thing.
He may have been a republican when
we were in our infancy, we don’t know,
but when he says he has "refused more
nominations than we ever tried to get"
he is talking into space. We never
t ried to get a nomination.
id regard 10 nis unsemsnness in
party work, we hare aeen peo
ple who would challenge hia statement.
Some folks do say that when nature is
in the sere and yellow leaf he can wiggle
around faster after hooks baited with
•10 bills than any man in the disttict.
In fact, resembles a hungry fish chasing
a belated frog. In his case the man who
gives him the cash is the fish.
Evidently the gentleman does not like
newspaper criticism as he invites us to
direct our remarks to him in person and
by word of mouth, and in that case he
says he will give us a swift slap. Of
course for that threatening remark he. is
amenable to the law of the land, but we
will let that go and state for his edifica
tion that we are running a newspaper
and through its columns wHl say what
we have to say. But, of course, if he
feels called upon to do any slapping he
can probably find a game.
We do not know that we have any ' : '
further remarks to direct to “D. C. S. A.,’j
and hope that we may not be thusly
called upon in the future. He is hardly •
worth the space that it takes to cauterise •'
him.
