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CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAOERS.
E XV.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 11, 1894.
NUMBER 14.
4
Told Ai They Are
to Us.
OW IT HAPPENED
Portrayed Tor General
and Amusement.
kn is in Arkansas,
ivas in Randolph yester
i is in tne city attending
t_
[was over from Butte
, of Stuart, was in the
y went down to Sioux
Ewing, iB in the city
that glisters,” even in
Oyer, of Spencer, visited
rday.
nd wife, of Butte, were
ruesday.
n and John Skirving
y Saturday.
iccompanied the excur
ksas Tuesday.
|, of Butte, was in the
t yesterday.
the fair last Thursday
patronized,
|onday for Arkansas
head of horses.
! Oakland, Md., was a
Evans Tuesday.
it down to Sioux City
the fast horses go.
was a member of the
•ion party Tuesday.
ournal has again changed
and Scott now having
ostetter, of Sioux City,
after some business here
Burk accompanied Mr.
Mathews to Arkansas
and Geo. McArthur of
ed in town a few hours
i left Sunday night for
ith his trotting horse,
Me number of O'Neillites
pity attending the inter
Qus Doyle feel proud
But into their home of a
Bus is able to be around
aix week's tussle with
B. A. DeYarman went
ty yesterday morning to at
has recovered from his
hoid fever sufficiently to be
[who has spent the summer
[left Monday morning for
trman’s little mare, E S,
Ihibition mile at the fair last
: 2:80.
bong went oyer to Butte
> play ball with the Butte
the Boyd county fair.
laugh, of California, is in
he will spend the winter
relatives and friends.
arker. J. P. Mann and F. C.
n Sioux City attending the
air having gone down Wed
ling.
es Burleson, Sherwood and
fl C. W. Walrath and wife
Iberwood, of Atkinson, were
)’Neill Tuesday.
elow, of Stuart, came down
Monday «and took the Short
lay for Sioux City, where he
a few days at the fair.
es DeYarman and childern
(sday morning for Stuttgart,
Mch place Mr. Lie Y arm an has
[aged in the hotel business.
Mrs. Lou Schellinger have
o Sioux City. Knapp &
cut off some of Lou’s Ne
tory and added a part of
n order to get a more central
lias changed his residence.
s cream baking powder—the
i made.
' . . '
Jake Hershiser went down the road
Monday. _
Johnnie Weeks went down to Lin
coln Monday to attend the grand lodge
Knights ot Pythias.
For flour, corn, bran and all kinds of
teed go to the O’Neill Flour & Feed Co.,
J.L. Mack Manager. 88-tf
Prof. McGuire returned Sunday even
ing from his trip to Lincoln, where he
attended a meeting of the teachers of
the state. _
Patrick Coffey, of Clinton, la., who
has been visiting his parents the past
two weeks, returned to his home Tues
day morning.
N. B. and L. C. Chapman came down
from Atkinson Monday morning to look
after their clients’ interests in the pres
ent term of court.
Charlie Ryan, for the past year an
employe of the O’Neill Grocery Co.,
started yesterday for his old home in
Galesburg, 111., where he expects to
remain.
If you use Butterick patterns order
them of J. P. Mann and save postage
and trouble, Fashion plates free. 18-4_
Frank Stockton has given both of bis
new stories, with the quaint titles of
“Love Before Breakfast" and "As One
Woman to Another," to the Ladies’
Home Journal.
Thompson and Cooney brought down
the house when they went to the cake
walk each with a squawking chicken
under bis arm. It gave a sort of real
ism to the hippodrome.
Mrs. E. P. Hicks entertained a small
company of friends Saturday evening.
A magic lantern exhibition by Prof.
Grady was a prominent and pleasing
feature of the evening.
Barrett Scott’s motion for a new trial
was not heard yesterday as was expected,
the court reporter requesting more time
to finish his transcript of the proceed
ings, so we are informed.
LAND—Sotheastern Kansas to ex
change for Holt county land. Land
near town preferred.
13-2 E. H. Benedict.
Paddy O’Donnell has been promoted
to the position of head clerk in the store
of the O’Neill Grocery Co. It is a de
served recognition of the faithfulness,
ability and popularity of a bright young
man.
Pat Biglin will deliver kerosene and
gasoline at your residence or place of
business. His wagon makes the rounds
every day. 47-tf
The Beacon Light intimates that it
will impeach the court reporter who
took down the proceedings in the Scott
bond case. The Jew is liable to do
almost anything. He doesn’t seem to
know when his fingers are burned.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet,
died last Sunday at his home in Boston,
at the advanced age of 80 years. His
contributions to America’s literature
guarantees to his name a perpetual place
on the scroll of our honored authors.
The committee that was appointed by
the late democratic senatorial conven
tion and entrusted with the duty of
placing a bourbou candidate for senator
in the field, met in O’Neill last Saturday
and nominated a Mr. Oliver from Bur
well. _
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hayes, Mr, and
Mrs. S. F. McNichols, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Gallagher and Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Laviollette went to Sioux City
Tuesday morning to attend the inter
state fair. They expect to return
tonight.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will serve a Halloween supper and
hold an apron sale at the rink, Wednes
day, October 81. Come and see the dis
play of aprons. Each one of the United
States will nave one for sale. Hard
limes prices._
W. D. Mathews and family left Tues
day morning for their new home in
Arkansas. Tub Frontier's best wishes
1 go with them to their new location.
Doc's push, energy and enterprise will
be felt in the town of Stuttgart. He is
a good man for a town.
Grorge Merritt has swiped the word
“alliance” from the sign over his black
smith shop. He says he is a republican
from this time on and he don’t purpose
to sail under false colors. George is no
chump if he does pound iron and he can
see through a hole iu the wall as far
as anybody. _
“Looks rather strange, doesn’t it,"
remarked a gentleman the other day,
“to see J. P. Mullen's name signed to a
call for a meeting to provide ways and
means for the relief of the deserving
poor, and then see the same name
signed to distress warrants taking the
last thing these same people possess."
Dr. Price’s cream baking powder—a
pure grape cream oMarter powder.
The O'Neill militia company baa se
cured for an armory the building on the
corner of Fourth and Douglas, formerly
occupied by Steve McNichols. This
will make nice commodious quarters for
the boys and will be a big Improvement
over tbeir present location.
Spencer Advocate, (dem.): S. C.
Sample, republican candidate for state
senator, is making a canvass in the
western part of Holt with good success
against John Crawford. Mr. Sample is
the much better man of the two, and if
elected would protect the interest of his
district, _
The populists have nominated Mose
Campbell for city supervisor and O. E.
Davidson for city assessor. We a're in
formed that Mr. Davidson says he is no
pop and when he wants anything from
them he will ask for it. The pops in
this county have a habit of nominating
men for office just to get their votes and
influence. Occasionally they pick up a
man who does not snap at a pin book
baited with dough.
Flap jacks and maple syrup are now
the proper caper. Our new pancake
flour, California honey and pure maple
syrup are now ready to be digested.
Call for some in your next order.
14-2 O’Neill Grocehy Co.
The cake walk and colored ball at the
rink Monday nigh:, given for Sweet
Charity’s sake, was well attended and
the particapants all gaye evidence cf
great enjoyment. Those taking part in
the walk were painted an ebony hue, as
were also the musicians, and the effect
of the whole thing was at once imposing
and ludicrous. It had the appearance
of a regular old down south back-woods
nigger hop. The prize cake was awarded
to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Evans, who, the judges
said, were the most graceful pedestrians
on the floor. _
We have a car load of chopped wheat
on hand, at prices that will fit a Holt
county pocketbook. See us!
14-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Mr. Bacon, .of Springfield, O , who
was transacting business in this city last
week, left Saturday for his home. He
spent Friday afternoon in company
with a party of O'Neill sportB hunting
the festive prairie chicken and jack
snipe. Although Mr. Bacon is along in
the sixties he can walk farther and
faster than most of our young blood to
try “what the covert, what the open
yeild.” He has a cold storage trunk, of
his own invention, that he carries with
him on his periodical visits to the lands
of the wild fowl, and it is a rare circum
stance that he returns to his home in the
Buckeye state without a feast of game
for his family and friends. Mr. Bacon
is largely interested in Holt county
school lands._
We will have some fine potatoes on
track which we will spll for less money
out of car than after they go into the
cellar. Parties wanting winter supply
will do well to be on the alert.
14-1 O'Neill Grocery Co.
Review of Reviews, October: The ir
rigation movement is accumulating a
tremendous impetus, which is visible
not alone in the west, but throught the
country. The work of organization and
agitation, though national, inter-state,
state and county associations, will go
forward with renewed energy from now
until the next great international con
congress assembles at Albuquerque, N.
M.. in the autumn of 1895. That this
movement is the hope of prosperity for
millions and that it will safeguard our
institutions with a new bulwark of
liberty, in the form of small landed pro
prietors, is the confident expectation of
western men. Their appeal is to pat
riotism and the best spirit of humanity.
They seek to build to the credit of their
country, to the good of their race, to
the glory of God.
Try our Minnesota hard wheat flour;
its a world beater.
14-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
“While the husband was in search of
wealth in the Dakotas the wife of his
bosom who was left home to take care
of the claim and the baby, upon the
receipt of $11.50 from her loving
“hubby” enclosed in an endearing epis
tle, sought consolation in the comfort
ing care of another fellow. They have
hied themselves off to the Lord only
knows where. The return of the hubby
was indeed sad. the kiss of a joyful wife
did not great him, and the prattle of the'
baby was not beard. The “soddy” was
as bare as was that of the famous mother
Hubbard cupboard. With vengeful
wrath and Are flashing from his eyes, he
has started in pursuit. Gore, deep bloody
gore will only satisfy him.” So says
the Spencer Advocate. The gentleman
referred to was in O'Neill Monday look
ing for the runaway couple, and the
swears that he swore bode no good to
the truants should they be treed.
Dr. Price's cream baking powder—the
most perfect made.
The lower end of Fourth itreet pre
•ented a frontier appearance Tuesday.
A few knock-downs in a good-sized
crowd, a few arrests and a few fines was
the result. The traveling grocery fakirs
that were here last spring selling goods
were the direct cause of the fracas and
the center of attraction during the
melee. _
The following is going the rounds of
the press, clipped from the Star of
Bethlehem, Leeds, England: "A big
revolution is going on hi the United
States of America and there is little
doubt that the government will be
defeated. The dictator, Debs, has been
driven from his palace and he and his
ministers are now hiding iu the mount
ains. The greatest trouble has been
experienced in the capital of Chicago,
where Grover Cleveland, the ring leader
of the rebels, has obtained complete
control. The track at that place was
torn up and thrown into the Mississippi
river, a stream considerably longer than
the Severn, and the stock yards, where
the government palaces are situated,
have been burned to the ground. The
trouble was started by a man named Pul
man, who has a strong hold in the
mountains of Illinois, one of the most
considerable provinces of the country.
The man Pulman makes cattle oars.”
The Rev. T. DeWitt Talamge thus
sums up the newspaper man as he sees
him, and his remarks are not wide off
tho murk: "One of the great trials of
the newspaper profession is that its
members are compelled to see more of
the shams of the world than any other
profession. Through every newspaper
office passes day after day all the bick
erings, all vanities that want to be
repaid, all the mistakes that want to be
thought eloquent, all tbu meaness that
wants to get its wares noticed gratis in
its editorial columns in order to save the
tax of its advertising colums, all the
cracked brain philosophers with stories
as long as their hair and gloomy as their
finger nails in mourning because bereft
of soap. Through the editorial ’and
reportorial rooms all the follies and
shams of the world are seen day after
day, and the temptation is to believe
neither God nor man. It Is no surprise
to me that in this profession there are
skeptical _ men. I only wonder that
journalists believe anything.”
Butte Gazette: The action of the
democratic congressional convention in
not placing a candidate in the field
prompts the Gazette to give a few reas
ons why all democrats in the Sixth
district should vote and work for the
election of the republican nominee, Mr.
Daugherty. This gentleman is a man
of the people in every way, having se
cured a college education hy his own
indomitable energy and perseverance,
he ranks today as one of the brightest
men in this congressional district. A
tireless worker in anything be under
takes. the Gazette firmly believes that
Mat Daugherty can and will do more
for us as democrats, republicans and
populists than almost any other man
’ who could have been nominated, barring,
perhaps, a Cleveland democrat. Our
readers are familar with the record of
our present misrepresentative, who as
pires to a third term. About all he has
done in the past four y ears is to draw
his salary and see bow much he could
save out of it, regardless of the interests
of his constituents. Klect Daugherty
and we will have a second Dave Mercer
in Washington this winter.
Holt County Teacher*’ Aisooiation.
There will be a teachers meeting at
O'Neill. October 29, 1894, commencing
at 10 a. m.
Paper—How to Teach Penmanship.
Miss Sarah A. Davies.
Discussion—L. W. Worel, O. J. Malone.
Paper—Geography In the Grammar Grades
Miss Lillie Krebs.
Discussion—J. A. Pease, Frances Drodle.
Paper—Reading In the Grades.
C. L. McGuire.
Discussion—Pearl S. Kelley, C. L. Anderson
Paper—The Grading of Country Schools......
P. E. Chase.
Discussion—J. C. Morrow, Anna Slaymaker
All teachers are invited to be present.
Free entertainment will be provided.
Come prepared to take part.
W. 11. Jackson,
Anna Slaymaker,
Pearl S. Kelley,
Executive Com.
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greatest interest to all the citizens ol
Nebraska. The Omaha Weekly Bee
will handle all the issues of importance
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portant issues that will be discussed.
Send us 20 cents in silver or stamps
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uary 1, 1895. Address, The OmshaBee,
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Try a box, 25c.
Court In Bouton.
District court is In session ibis week
with Judge Kinkaid on the bench. Con
siderable business is lelng transacted,
but little of it is of interest to the read
ing public.
The cases wherein Holt county vs. D.
L. Darr and ibe Holt county bank will
be tried by Judge Bartow.
Barrett Scott vs. Cunningham, the
New Mexico sheriff, is set down for
hearing on the 13th inst. The charge
of false Imprisonment is brought.
The case of Dan Gallagher vs. John
Carr and Andy Morgari will be heard
on the 10th inst.
Harriett Little was granted absolute
divorce from John G. Little and custody
of child.
Wes Evans vs. Detwiler was tried to a
jury and dismissed. The case came up
from justice court on appeal. Evans
bad Detwiler arrested last spring on the
charge of jumping a board bill and he
was found guilty before a Jury in justice
court, but in the district court defendant
plead contract for credit, and under our
statute where a hotel keeper gives credit
for board ho cannot prosecute under the
criminal code, and upon that ground
the judge instructed the jury to return a
verdict of acquittal.
u. mincer whs granted absolute di
vorce from Bertba Mincer. Mr. Mincer
desired custody ot tboir one child but
forgot to so pray in bis petition and
consequently bad to be satisfied with
tbe mere untying of tbo hymeneal knot.
Nellie F. Coburn aBked that she be
divorced from Alva Coburn and also
that she be given custody ot her three
children. Tbe prayer of tbe petition
was granted.
Tbo old csbo of Bank of Ewing vs.
Justin McCarthy was heard Tuesday
and verdict returned for defendant.
An appeal from a decision of the town
board of Atkinson in regard to a liquor
license was beard Tuesday. It was in
regard to 'be board's issuing a license to
one VVosturcbill, tbe court reversing the
town board and annulling tbe license.
J Somewhat Skeptioal.
It would seem from tbe following cor
respondence between tbe editor of tbe
Sun and Barrett Scott that McIIugb bad
some misgivings as to tbe genuineness
of the Scott letter. In fact it would
look to a man up a tree as though Mc
Hugh had hoped that tbe letter was
written and published without Mr.
Scott’s knowledge or consent and that
a line from him would dispel tbe op
pressive nightmare and put Tiib Fiion
tikh in a position to explain. Very
bright and cunning, that man McHugh.
Tim Sun man, with inlaid smoothness,
penned the following to Mr. Scott:
ESTABLISHED
MAV I. 1XIK),
UV C. <■. M'HOOH.
ONMT DEMOCRATIC
J*AI*ER IN
HOLT COUNTV,
THE O’NEILL SUN,
O'Neill, Neil,Oct. 2. 1894.
Mu. Barrett Scott, Neligh. Neb.
Dear Sir: I see by the O'Neill Kuontiek
of September 27. 1H04, a letter over your
signature in reply to an article in tho Sun
of the week previous. Do you claim
authorship of t he letter published in The
PitoUTtKii. or did you see it betoro it was
published?
l’lease answer by return mall and
oblige. Yours, <J. O. Mclluoii.
(Enclosed please Und stamped envelope
for reply,1
To the above Mr. Scott made tbe fol
lowing reply:
Neliou, Oct. 4, 1894.
C. C. McHugh, O’Neill, Neb.
Sir: Replying to yours of tbe 2d Inst.
I would say that I wrote tbe letter in
question; and further, I stand ready to
prove each and every allegation, and
more. Yours truly, Barrett Scott.
This all happened before last week’s
issue of the Sun and brought forth from
that sheet a wail like that of a cur bap
tized with carbon He made an impo
tent attempt to deny everything and in
bis effort convicted himself in the minda
of bis readers.
Bryan Become* Editor.
By a master stroke of enterprise the
Omaha World—Herald, ever in the front
rank of western journalism, has made
the popular young congressman, W.
J. Bryan, its editor-in-chief, the change
taking place September 1. Mr. Bryan’s
political convictions are clearly defined
and well known. The paper will vigor*
ously advocate has views.
A fluent writer of vast resources, and
a candidate at this time for election to
the United States senate, his paper will
be read during the coming campaign
with peculiar interest. People of all
parties will seek the World-Herald first
for political information. Its genera,
news service, too, is unrivaled, ami its
twice a-week edition at $1 a year is
growing rapidly in popular favor. But
greater conquests are planned. To put
a “trial subscription” within the reach
of everybody, even in these hard times,
an unprecedented offer is now made.
The twice-a-weck edition will be sent to
new subscribers from now to January 1,
1895, for only 20 cents. Daily World
Herald 50 cents a month. Iiemit to
World-Herald, Omaha, Neb. 10-9
Hold#* of Withdrawing.
The following letter appeared in laet
week*' Ewing Democrat: Mr. Editor:
The article which appeared In Tni
Khontibk of September 27, stating that
some ot the republicans were talking of
pulling Jake Roll off the ticket for
county attorney and putting on Rhody
Hayes, was somewhat of a surprise to
me, ns tills was the first intimation I
had heard of such a move, and I believe
that in such matters I should have been
consulted before the thing was publicly
announced. That Is, It would seem but
fair treatment to a loyal republican, and
to my knowledge my loyalty to the
party has never been questioned. The
only cause that I can give for such
action Is some remarks I made on being
questioned why I was not out working.
I told them that I didn’t think the peo
ple of Holt county cared to be bothered
with candidates all summer and fall,
owing to the existing state of affairs. I
also told them I would not speud any
money in the campaign, and if my elec
tion depended on my treating men to
I beer, whisky and olgars, I would not be
elected, but in time I would go out and
show the people a sample of the goods
from which they were to select.
My position la tbla: If a candidate can*
not go before tbe people with clean
handa, not chadded by pledgee, Le
never can redeem and be free to do jus
tice to bia constituency, he had better
atay at home and be a man rather than
fill an office #ith the aemblance of what
might have been a man bad he not 4e>
graded himself and party by hla loath*
some acta.
If these ideas are not consistent with
republican doctrine and I have offended
the party, come to me in a business like
manner so that 1 will labor under no
misunderstanding, then 1 will step
down and out, and give place to the
more honored members of our party.
Bqt if this la only the work of a few
wire pullers who desire to use me for
trading property then I shall act differ*
ently.
f il'il not want the nomination, but
1 don’t like to be crowded out without
cause. ,
Remember Cataline's reply to Cicero,
"I go but not to leap the gulf alone,”
Youra for success,
J. L. Roll.
Democracy’s Beoord.
Elliot Lord, in October Oonahoe’a: Is
mere any footing of reason for the ap
peal of a party with a record of colossal
pretence and iguomiuious fizzle, to com
mand the faith and the votes of the
people in November? Wilt the demo
cratic majority in the house that voted
to substitute the Bland act, and the dem
ocratic majority in me senate that voted
for immediate free sliver coinage, col
lect a tribute of credit for the repeal of
the Sherman act? Was it a republican
majority in the house that voted f jr the
unconditional repeal of the state bank
tax, or a republican congress that re
vived the odious income tax and piade
greenbacks the nation’s money, subject
to both state aud municipal taxation?
Who pressed for the coinage of the il
legitimate seigniorage into dishonest
dollars, aud blocked the issue of bonde
culled for to preserve the solvency and
honor of the republic? What party was
it that dawdled through the worst panic
that ever affected this country, reckless
of the people’s pain, and acbeived tbe
reputation of doing ouly one thing
thoroughly—the torturiug of the busi
ness interests of the nation amid univer
sal execration and dismay?
Charity forbids all but tbe briefest
reference to its crowning work In tbe
present congress. It has ehacted a
tariff so rotten in its groundless discrim
inations and servility to tbe trusts, that
a democratic president has denounced It
as conceived in perfidy, and brought
forth in dishonor. Will the democratic
party hold up a measure which its own
leader refused to sign, as a recommenda
tion for a vote of confidence from the
people?
If the sickened country craves a safe
guard from further ruinoue agitation
and distress—and who can doubt it?—
the driving reins in one branch of the
national legislature, at any rate, will be
taken out of tbe shaking democratic
hands.
Water Works Bonds.
A meeting of the taxpayers of O'Neill
is hereby called to meet at the court
house, at 7:80 p. m., on Monday, Octo
ber 15, 1894, to consider proposals to
refund water bonds at a lower rate of
interest. All persons interested are
requested to attend promptly.
By order of the mayor.
13-3 N. Martin, Clerk.
O'Neill, Oct. 3, 1894.
. Until Alter Election.
The present campaign is of unusual
interest to Nebraskans. Not only will a
full set of state officers be elected, but a
legislature will be elected that will
choose a United States senator. The
8tnte Journal, located at the capital, can
give you all this news more fully and’
more reliably than any other paper. It
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Address, State Journal,
Lincoln, Neb.