O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, SEPTEMBER 6, 1894. NUMBER 9. SANS WHISKERS Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. IND HOW IT HAPPENED Ippenings Portrayed Por General Edification and Amusement. i Kinkaid had business in Nor esday. dice’s cream baking powder the ferfect' made. lay was Labor Day but it kerally observed in O’Neill. was [Price’s cream baking powder a spe cream of tarter powder. [ Hough is now in the employ of leill Flour & Feed company. and Mrs. O. O. Snyders’ little ir Mabel is very low with typhoid (flour, corn, bran and all kinds of to the O'Neill Flour & Feed Co., lack Manager; 38-tf in a limited quantity has been fered on the farm of John Otter, •7 salt sides “ n •« •< <• . r hen in need of any call and see us. . O’Neill Grocery Co. There will be an irrigation meeting at the town hall in Paddock township on next Saturday night at 7 o’clock. T. ; V. Golden, J. P. Mann and others will address the meeting. Mathews’ excursion - to Arkansas leaves O’Neill on Tuesday, September 11. We understand that quite a num ber will take advantage of the reduced rates to see the southern country. The Atkinson Graphic comes out boldlv at last and bolts the legislative ticket. It says the campaign cry will be “Tom and Trom.” After election its ory will probably resemble that used by the kid that stuck a pin into his dad. The O'Neill base ball club will give a dance in the rink next Monday night for the purpose of raising a little cash for the benefit of the club. The players will attend uniformed in their ball suits. The club has made several lively days for O’Neill this summer and should re ceive liberal patronage in return. The T. A. Thompson tax certificate case was heard last Thursday night by Judge Chapman and decided in favor of the county. This is the case wherein Barrett.Scott went over to Sioux City and collected taxes to the amount of several thousand dollars, while be was on his way to Mexico. The board after wards cancelled the receipts, leaving Mr. Thompson in the hole. A. M. Baily, a well known citizen of Eugene, Cregon, says liis wife has for years been troubled with chronic diar rhoea and used many remedies with lit tle relief until she tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which has cured her sound and well. Give it a trial and you will be 'surprised at the prompt relief it affords. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by P. C. Corri gan, druggist. , ^ Irving W. Larimore, physical director of Y. M. C. A., Des Moines, Iowa, says he can conscientiously recommend Chamberlain’s Pain Balm to athletes, gymnasts, bicyclists, foot ball players and the prosession in generalfor bruises, sprains and dislocations; also for sore ness and stiffness of the muscles. When applied before the parts become swolen it will effact a care in one-half the time usually required. For sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. While in Chicago, Mr. Charles L K abler, a prominent shoe merchant of Des Moines, Iowa, had quite a serious time of it. He took such a severe cold that he could hardly talk or navigate, but the prompt use ot Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cured him of his cold so quickly that others at the hotel who had bad colds followed his example and half a dozen persons ordered it from the nearest drug store. They were Drofuse •in their thanks to Mr. Eakler for telling them how to cure a bad cold so quickly. For sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. The democratic central committee held a meeting yesterday in 8. M. Wa gers’ office and called the county con vention for September 19, recommend ing that the primaries be held on Sep tember 15. Levi Van Valkenburg, of Inman, was elected chairman to fill vacancy caused by the removal of Mr. Dudley from the county. The election of Mr. Van Valkenburg as chairman was a slight victory for the free silver ites. Although they were vastly in the minority they carried the day by leader ship of T. V. Golden and the lack of a proper understanding on the part of administration bourbons. When the county convention meets the fur will fly. Senatorial Convention. The senatorial convention for the Thirteenth district was held in O’Neill last Saturday as per call. In the absence of the chairman o,f the central committee, the convention was called to order by Clyde King, secretary, who read the call. D. J. J. Hornback, of Boyd was elected temporary chairman and Frank Phillips, of Holt, temporary secretary. W. F. Clevish and D. C. Harrison, of Holt, and James Lake,*of Boyd, were upon motion appointed committee on credentials. The chair upon motion appointed C. E. Farrier, of Holt, Judge Skuse, of Boyd, and J, A. Rice, of Holt, as com mittee on permanent organization. Committee on permanent organiza tion was then appointed by the chair, and consisted of J. L. Roll, of Holt, C. E. Squires, of Wheeler, and I. L. Dud ley, of Boyd. The chair here announced a recess of 10 minutes in older to give the commit tees an opportunity to transact their business. When the convention was again called to order the various com mitties were called for and reported in the following order: CREDENTIALS. To the senatorial convention held at O’Neill Sept. 1, 1884—Pursuant to the call of the central committee, your com mittee on credentials find that the fol lowing delegates are entitle^ to seats in this convention: Boyd county—D. J. J. Horn buck, C. B. Cornell, I. L. Dudley, J. 11. Lake, Cbas. South and C. J. Skuas, Holt county—D. C. Harrison, Jake Itoll, Frank Phillips, J. A. Itice, John Inglis, C. E. Farrier. Jake Herahiser, Frank Moore, A. J. Clark, C. W. Moss and YVm. Clevisb. Wheeler county—O. E Squires and U. H. Hoppe. Garfield not represented. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. Your committee on permanent organ ization would recommend that the temporary organization be made per manent. RESOLUTIONS. We, the delegates for the senatorial convention held In O’Neill on Sept. 1, 1804, endorse the republican platform adopted at the state convention held in Omaha on August S3, 1894. The following was handed in and adopted by the convention as a supple mentary resolution: Whereas: We live in an agricultural portion of Nebraska that has a soil as fertile as any in the land, and Whereas: We are in the semi-arid region where the rain fall is' insufficient for the raising of a sure crop every year, therefore, be it Resolved, That we favor an extended system of irrigation that will make our people prosperous and oomfortable. Resolved, That we favor a state irri gation law that will embody the good features of the irrigation laws of Cali fornia, Colorado and other states older in irrigation experience, and that will protect and guard every right of the homesteaders who own the land to be irrigated. After this report had been read and adopted a motion prevailed to proceed to an informal ballot for senator. The result was: Sample, of Boyd, 11 votes, and Glassburn, of Wheeler,7 votss. A formal ballot, upon motion was then taken which resulted in the nom ination of Mr. Sample by a vote of 13 to 7. Mr. Sample, being declared the nom inatee, was called for and responded with a short, spicy and patriotic speech. The appointment of central committee* was next in order. D. C. Harrison, of Holt, was made chairman, and D. J. J. Hornback, of Boyd, D. B. Richardson, of Wheeler, C. E. Farrier, of Holt and G. J. Harris, of Garfield, the other members. . Upon motion Mr' Sample was allowed to select the secretary and his choice was Frand Phillips, of Holt. The convention then upon motion adjourned. A Beply. Lbonia, Aug. 20, 1894. To David Moler—Dear Sir: In an swer to your resolutions taken by the Colburn Post, No. 257, and spread for publication all over this county for no good purpose. I did not intend to give any answer or explanation, if it was not for the many questions that are put before me in regard to it. And as I find that people are interested in knowing bow it is, I feel it as a duty to give seme explanation. I would just as leave the people know the stand I take, if it be presented in the true light. But false accusations should be avoided, remem bering that we are not at enmity and do not want to be; but let all be done with a good purpose. The accusations need to be corrected. 1. I mentioned the U. S. flag. To be sure. But not with any disgrace to the flag, but to the way it was used. I have chosen this country and flag in prefer ence to my own native country, and claim to be a law abiding citizen, and ain entitled to protection by the Ameri can law if attacked unlawfully. 2. About the memorial services held by the soldiers and relief corps: I have no objections. Let the dead bury their dead, says the Savior, and further he pronounces a woe unto them that are Using up the graves of the prophets or old heros, and do not realize the proph ets in their time. This woe belongs to the professors of religion, “all that con tinue in so doing,” and 1 declare it to be idolatry. That part is right. Now judge for yourself if this is ridiculing or making sport of the doing or not. It will be hard for you te kick against the pricks. I use the word of God and say to his people, “come out from among them.” Remember that I do not be grudge those that have not got any thing better to go to, but God’s people should have no fellowship with the un believers in that respect. To be sure they have prayer. Yes. Something to boast of, when we know they are read out of a book, sometimes by an infidel. Such mockery! May the Lord deliver us! That is the kind of good and holy things that I have been opposed to these many years, that are meulioned. And I have no objection to its being published, maybe it will. encourage some poor struggling seaman. I also take my stand against church festivals, all secret societies, insurance or gambling, and all these unfruitful things of darkness, especially fur a Christian to participate in. And 1 claim to have a right to my belief, and advocate it in our own meet ings. About the names that has been hurled at me, I just say, "never mind, the devil always gets mad when his kingdom is disturbed, and uses his branding iron as a favorite instrument.” That is nothing new, they called the prophets and Savior names in the days that they lived. Not now. O my no! The same kind of people would decorate their graves if they could find’them. If not, they will choose a green spot, just like the people at Athens had, an un known god, idolatry. Friends, let us I worship the living God and not the dead, is ‘ Geo. £. Hansen. , The Bond Out. The Scott bond case, tried Uat week, was undoubtedly the most Important civil suit ever brought iu the county, or pcrhups this judicial district. It wm hotly contested on both sides and watched with interest by a court-room full of people. The legal committee of the board was there drawing per diem, we suppose. They had refused a settle ment, upon Harrington's advice, where by they might have secured $10,000 in cash and forty or fifty thousand in secu rities, and . were present at the trial to see a Judgment rendered against the bondsmen for $70,000. But they were disappointed. They had been misled by false council. The law had not been correctly Interpreted for them. Our readers, we presume, kre familiar with the point upon which this case was lost to the county. It was, we think, along sometime in 1803 that the board spent so much time making life a bur den to Scott, and, among other things; adopted a resolution whereaslng that bis bond was insufficient and ordering him to give additional security. After this resolution had been adopted the question was raised as to whether or not he must get additional signers to his old bond or give a new bond. It was at this time that Honest John, the watch dog of the treasury, Crawford, was the high mogul of the pops, and he arose as best he could with bo much dignity and responsibility resting upon his shoulders and said that it was his understanding that the resolution meant that Scott was to get new signers to the old bond, and that settled it, although County Clerk Buttler, who was clerk of the board, cautioned them that any such proceed ings would invalidate the bond. This little history was not brought out at the trial, but is simply editorial reminis cence that bore no relevancy to the suit, as the altered bond was there to speak for itself, and that whs what lost the case. The judge held it as law that no man, or body of men oould change an official' bond after it had been approved without vitiating it, and accordingly ordered the jury to return a verdict against Scott for $76,000, and a verdict releasing the bondsmen from liability. It was almost worth the 976,000 to hear Attorney Bartlett roast Harrington for getting too gay, and to see Harring ton writhe and squirm like a snake in a bed of coals. It was amusing, too, to see the smile of confidence Harrington wore while the jury was being impaneled. The special venire had been drawn with a view to winning the case and he challenged none of them for cause. They were all satisfactory to him. Another peculiar feature of the case was that they were nearly all populists and but one of them would swear that ho ever read the Bea con Light, and be said that he never paid any attention to anything it said. The way the case now stands the pops are the ones to blame for the loss of this great sum of money. It was lost through their negligence, incompetency and almost criminal carelesness, and they should be made to make good the deficiency. In the commencement of the trial Judge Chapman seemed to favor the prosecution m bis rulings and it caused great joy among the blood-thirsty. During n recess ' Harrington was heard to say: “we are perfectly satisfied with the judge; he is one of the most honor able and upright jurists on the bench in this state.” Crawford ejaculated, “O upright judge!” Cord Smith exclaimed, “most upright judge." Jiilson was beard to murmur through his smiles, “most learned judge!” But after the decision those fellows saw where they were at. They were looking for the pound of flesh, Sbylock-like, and as Sbylock was to cut his tenderloin at his own peril should blood flow, even so did this judge tell the persecutors that they were responsible for the damage they bad done. Read the court scene in the “Merchant of Venice” and you can then imagine bow those fellows looked last week when the decision broke upon them. Had the board heeded the advice of The Frontier two years ago, the county would have been vastly better oft to-day. We told them to let Scott alone, that his bond was good; that at the end of his term while he might per haps be a little short, it could be collect ed from his bond. But they would not do it. For politics they would rush him to the wall; they would force him to give additional security, and invalidate the bond; they would declare that the additional security was insufficient, oust him from office and force him to leave the country; they would appropriate thousands of dollars to get him back again; after getting him back they would refuse settlement, and cow they have lost the whole amount, together with the almost endless expense that they have gone to in the case. Let the sups pay for their folly. ■rt-vfc Tor Bettor Or Tor Wone. Tbe memory of the oldeot inhabitant runneth not to the time when a prettier little marriage program wai carried out than the one that took place laat Wednesday morning in which the parties most highly concerned were Mias Eulalia Clear and Homer Garretaon, both of O’Neill. Tbe w.eddlng took place at 8 a. m., Eight (Rev. Father Cassidy officiating. Tbo church was filled with friends of the bride and groom, among them being Mr. and Mrs. Garretaon, of Oskaloosa, Io., father and mother of tbe groom, Mrs. J. D. Fitzsimmons, of Creston, Io., Miss Fannie Fitzsimmons, of Omaha, and Mr. Stitt, of St. Paul. After the ceremony the guests and bridal party repaired to tbe home of the bride, where an ideal wedding breakfast was spread. The happy twain were the reolplnts of numerous presents of intrinsic value and memorials of their start in life. Few young couples have started out under more auspicious circumstances and Tub Frontier trusts that tbe sun of their present happy sky may never be dimmed by a mist. Miss Clear is the daughter of our worthy and popular fellow townsman, Pat Clear, and numbers none but friends among her numerous acquaintances. Mr. Garretson, formerly of Oskaloosa, Io., but tor the past three years electric ian for the electric light company of this place, is a young man of sterling worth and popular everywhere. Mr. Pat Mullen and Miss Mary McGinnis officiated very nicely as groomsman and bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. Garretson will go at once to housekeeping in what is known as tne Russell property in the northern part of tbe city. LIST OF PRESENTS. White Sewing machine—Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Garretson, Oskaloosa, Io., parents of the groom. Set towels and cut glasses—Mr. and Mrs. P. Clear, parents of the bride. Set silver tea spoons in satin case— Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Enright, Des Moines, Io..‘sister of the bri le. • Bon bon dish and fruit—Misses Hattie, Zetta and Sell Garretson, Oskalooso, Io., sisters of the groom. Table scarf and napkins—Mr. P. D. Mullen Fancy linen—Miss Mary McGinnis. Fur rug and throw draperies—Mrs. J. B. Fitzsimmons, Creston, Io. Set fruit plates—Miss Susie Quilty. Bed spread, sofa pillow ane shams— Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hammond. Set sliver fruit knives, basket fruit and card basket—Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Richardson, Omaha, Neb. Dresser cover—Etta Garretson, Oska loosa, Io. Brownie scarf pins—Hattie Garretson. Gentleman’s rattan rocker—Mr.' and Mrs. J. A Golden. Lady’s rattan rocker—Mrs. T. V. Golden. Center table—T. V. Golden. Set silver knives and forks—Mr. and Mrs. John McHugh. Rose jar—Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Hawk ins, Oskaloosa, Io. Set towels—Mrs W. J. Dobbs. Toothpick holder—Nye Dobbs. Easy rocker —Vincent Golden. Moquette rug—P. J. McManus. Lace throw—T. D. Hanley. Set gilt china dishes—M. P. Brennan and thirty-eight others. Set silver table spoons—J. B. Fitz simmons, Creston Io. Irrigation Far Away. Editors Frontier: I have recently procurred a work in eight volumes, en titled "Paradise of the Pacific," “The Land of Sunshine," "Picturesque Ha waii,” by Hon. John L. Stevens, ex U. S. minister to Hawaii, and Prof. W. B. Oleson of Honolulu, fifteen years presi dent of Kamehameha college. From volume three of said work I take the following, which may be of interest to your readers: "A very considerable portion of the land now under cultivation was compar atively valuless until foreign 'enterprise and capital reclaimed it. Much of it was arid and so forbidding that in some cases it had never come under cultiva tion until within a very few years. These lands were worthless for Hawa iian farming,* and would have remained an unproductive area had it not been for foreign capital and energy and grit. Thus the largest plantation at Sprockets vilie, the two remarkable plantations at Ewa and Makaweli, to say* nothing of others, show what American enterprise can accomplish in the face of grave difficulties. At Sprecklesville, an immense area of sandy plain was biought under cultiva tion by the digging of an irrigation ditch conveying water from mountain streams seventeen miles away. The original ditch of this kind was constructed for the Haiku lands in 1878 at a cost of 880, 000. It was over thirteen miles long, the larger part being dug through dense woods, provisions for the small army of workers being transported to the camps, as they moved onward, by means of roads cut through the virgin forests. Two hundred men were employed on this ditch and it required a year to build it, but when finished, it brought water on to land* that now constitute one of the best sugar estates on tbe Islands. An enterprise requiring a larger ex* penditure and encountering greater dif ficulties *ii the Makawell ditch on the Island of. Kauai. Tbe water for this dltob Is taken trom a large stream lust below the beautiful Hanapepe falls. Tho dltoh la thirteen and a halt miles < long. In the first seven miles from the point where the water is taken from the stream, there were 10,000 feet of ditch* | log, two miles of which was through the ' solid rock; 12,000 feet of wooden Hum* ing, requiring 000,000 feet of redwood 6,000 feet of steel piping, forty Inches In diameter, and from one-eighth to firs sixteenths of an Inch In thickness; and over one thousand feet of tunneling through solid rock. Four substantial ’ ;'1 iron bridges carry the pipe across the canyon, three with e span of 100 feet each, and one with a span of 140 feet. Several inverted siphons were used, one being 400 feet deep and 1B00 feet long. The entire coat was 1109,018. The capacity of the ditch is 00 cubic feet per second, or 0,184,000 gallons per day. An ancient crater was utilized as a stor age reservoir, having a capaolty of 48, 000,000 gallons, being 900 feet across at the top and 80 feet deep. The land made available for cultivation by tho construction of this ditch la about 7000 acres In extent, making tbe cost for tbe * original outlay about 899 per acre. N Nothing but dauntless energy could have undertaken and consummated such an enterprise. The man who did it is the originator of the Aalku ditch, a man who has individually done more for the industrial development of Hawaii than any other person, albeit the son of n missionary. Beginning as a poor man, ana more man once jeopardising all bis gains by daring schemes, demanding large capital and indomitable energy, It Is doubtful whether he bould have con tributed, in any other wav, a laiger per- Im manent blessing to the land of his birth than he has by bis phenomenal sucoeas In converting large waste areas into waving Helds of cane. The Ewa plantation Is on land that wag unsuitable even for pasturage until American capital and enterprise con ceived the project of Irrigating those 'j barren plains- by means of artesian , water, pumped into flumes, and borne ^ to the fields as wanted. Accordingly twenty-four artesian wells were sunk, In close proximity, and enormous pumps erected, and there in now a supply from this source, without any indications of a decrease in the flow, of 90,000,000 gal lons per day.” #% - A Million Trtlnds. A friend in need Is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found Just such a friend In Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs, and Colds.—If you have never used this Great Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonderful curative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each I bottle is guaranteed to do rll that is claimed or money will be refunded. Trial bottles free at P. C. Corrigan’s Drugstore. Large bottles 80c. and $1.00. 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