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SUBSCRIPTION, SI.60 PER ANNUM.
CUYDE RING AND D. H. CRONIN. EDITORS AND MANAGERS.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 3, 1895.
NUMBER 26.
N8 WHISKERS
■st Told As They Are
Id to Us.
IOW IT HAPPENED
Portrayed For General
i and Amusement.
jits report a very good
went down to Lincoln
], visited relatives in
rsday and Friday.
eturncd from a business
ip, Wyoming, Sunday
mlies entertained in the
rignn’s drug store New
oodmeu installed tbeir
fnsuing year, at the reg
sclny evening.
mi returned from Gen
iing, to which place he
ale in the reform school
ncli, of Page, was in
ami called at this office
k Fkontikr sent to his
■ear.
ami Iiafe King enter
f friends at the Hotel
night. The old year
t in tlie latest and most
nt the rink last Tues
O’Neill tire department
attended and enjoyed
artiripants. Music was
Smith's orchestra.
ihit of the Woodmen
neoln last week, R. J.
itv, was elected Worthy
trand lodge. This is
for our fellow towns
II furnish you all kinds
load lots or in small
ran also furnish you
gasoline hy the gallon
is prices before buying
0. M. Collins, Mr. aud
'• Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
drs. Sanford Parker at
u s hall at Atkinson,
glit. The Spencer or
I the music All pres
o.yable time.
in the office of Emil
itk shop called out the
efore their dance last
It was a tame affair,
he building suffered but
Mr. Sniggg has erected
mmodious office on the
terested in wool grow
"n,y are requested to at
t°f the wool growers’
,e llel(1 in O’Neill, Satur
111 ~ 0 clock, at the court
f,lil to attend as busi
htnee is to be transacted,
lioxoiiue, Secretary.
representing the North
1 e company was in the
cancelling all risks held
In this locality. ' We
* ls being done all along
companies seem to
fomc i’e,,Ple may feel dis
* to them florin.r —
them during the pre
15tf
f llas quit advertising
£•"»<«. of ch**,. The
. u,e editorial fool’s
jJ'idiMng frora the expres
ses when they pick up a
l;,"’lnceof the courtesy
S'"?’ ^ looks a.
S ''l',n'one‘'. e. f. has
m, I ','Ze '^at llis influence
Z t° make or break
’•"«e*.ry|1 f„rbim
' ’ 11 as the case may
'2i'7T n mnn Stt>' '«•«
,lo n t’,y Wi"‘
T e rr
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his ] ,n,r V ki“inS
<V» ears Jir nCnd" and
Jltjw . ■ ' ’ wllr don’t his
>mi,’t Ul"‘. Up H,ul bring
fr„m M' ■ spend *5.000 to
get out ' " ^'*len why
»>i.n hH'k l,fWhn',dlU'DtlUm
» hiding in U,S frlcndH nre
* lot or i, Me,ul of ei,,in8
* facing D, ;,1.Sl,ift the «■
D bllc opinion?
A small party was given at J. Mullen's
laet Monday evening. An enjoyable
time is reported.
Tom Mullen and wife returned to
their home at Custer, S. D. Tuesday
evening, after a visit of a week among
relatives in this city.
A a meeting of Elkhorn Valley lodge
No. 57, I. O. O. F. held at their hall on
January 2, 1895, it was resolved that the
lodge pay the sum of one hundred dol
lars for the production of the body of
Barret Scott whether de:>d)or alive.
Will Lowrie and Fred Alberts skated
to Atkinson last Monday morning.
They were on tbe ice about four houts.
The distance is by the river nearly four
ty miles, considering the rather high
wind they bad to contend with the
trip was made in good time.
Many stubborn and agg:avating cases
of rheumatism that were believed to be
incurable and accepted as life legacies,
have yielded to Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, much to the surprise and gratifi
cation of tbe sufferers. One applica
tion will relieve tbe pain and suffering
and its continued use' insures an ef
fectual cure. For sale by P. C. Cor
rigan, Druggist.
canton Uornwell, foreman of the Ga
zette, Middletown, N. J., believes that
Chamberlain’s cough remedy should he
in every home, lie used it for a cold
and it effected a speedy cure. He says:
“It is indeed a grand remedy, I can re
commend to ail. I have also seen it
used for whopping cough, wiih the best
results.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale
by P C.1 Corrigan, Druggist.
There is a gaod reason for the popu
larity of Chamberlain's cough remedy,
Davis & Buzard, of West Monterey,
Clarion Co., Pa., say: "It has cured
people that our physicians could do
nothing for. We persuaded them to try
a bottle of Chamberlain’s cough remedy
and they now recommend it with the
rest of us.” 35 and 50 cent bottles for
sale by P. C. Corrigan, Druggist.
Our early education pertaining to the
slimy slang that hangs mistletoe like to
the tree of English language was sadly
neglected in our youth and although
some may say that we have labored as
siduously in later years to cover up the
deficiency we still find ourself unable to
cope with the editorial fool when he
drops back onto his native berth and
builds him a fort iu the mountain passes
of his own vulgarity. A man who must
draw upon the bar-room, the den and
the dive for lauguage suitable to express
what might be mistaken in the dark for
an idea should not be noticed and we
considered it no disgrace to be taken as
out-classed.
Since the Jew was driven from Ante
lope to Holt county and \iere found
temporary shelter among a people who
are always kind and metciful to God’s
lower race of animals we have labored
to make bis stay pleasant and recipro
cate as best we might for bis many tok
ens of affection, but it might as well be
understood now as any other- time that
we have not space to spare to advertise
him as freely as he bus us. While we !
realize that journalistic etiquette de
mands this, we bad rather be guilty of
straining the. pleasant relations hereto
fore existing between us than to strive
further to repay him in bis owu gold.
What he says about us in the future
must be said without hope of fee or re
ward, although we may occasionally
mention him in these columns just to
prevent his being forgotten. We call
attention to this matter merely that he
may have due notice and not be justified
at some future time in accusing us of
{tiling advertising under what might be
termed false pretense.
Married by Rev. E. E. Hosmao, on
New Year’s day at 3:30 P. M. at the res
idence of the bride’s parents; Cyrus D.
Calhoun, of Hot Springs, S. D. and
and Miss Eva Smith, daughter of I. R.
Smith of Ibis city. A large number of
relatives and frieuds were present. After
the nuptial knot had been tied the guests
were invited to a bounteous dinner,
which in no way showed any signs of
hard times, for the table was loaded
with the luxuries of the land in great
abundance, and everyone seemed to
take in the situation and did ample jus
tice in trying to diminish the supply.
Cheerfulness and joy was manifested by^
all. The bride and groom were the re
cipients of many valuable and useful
presents. Thus one at a* lime is Mr.
Smith loosing his daughters through
marriage; yet it is not with sorrow that
parents give their daughters to a Chris
tian young man, free from evil habits,
tnd with a prosperous future before him.
Such a young man is Mr. Calhoun said
;o be by those who personally know
aim. Long life filled with blissful joy,
highest prosperity and true devotion to
3od is the wish of all to Mr. add Mrs.
Calhoun as they go to their new home
it Hot Springs, S. D. #*#
PERTAINING TO IRRIGATION.
Since last August there has been more
land sold in Valley county at $50 ter
acre than was sold in the same county
in five years prior tp that time at $-20 per
acre. This is all on account of the suc
cessful building and operating of Irri
gation ditches.
We are' not given to building air
castles and we prefer to discount future
prospects in most things, but in the de
velopment which will follow in the
wake of the construction of the contem
plated big irrigation canal we can see
our little town spring into a city of
many thousands, we can see it a whirl
pool of busy and prosperous people, we
can see good bright, healthy farms of 40
and 80 acres dotted all over the terri
tory adjacent to O’Neill and we can see
a contented look take the place of the
dejected one on the faces of our hard
working farmers. We say let the good
work of irrigation go on. It is the only
thing that will help us make our homes
here and we urge upon every one, busi
ness men and others, to do their little
all to assist any enterprise that promises
irrigation for this country.
The energy displayed by our citizens
In offering tbeir services to canvass tbe
country and procure tbe taking of water
rights by the farmers is commendable.
They did good work while it lasted and
got many thousands of acres but This
work is now beginning to lag and in the
meantime tbe loan companies and non
residents land owners arc taking water
rights for a thousand acres where the
resident people took but 40. The 1st of
February will undoubtedly see the com
pany’s limit reached. They will then
lake no more contracts until the ca
pacity of the ditch is ascertained and
should it then develope that the capac
ity is only sufficient to water 150,000
acres those who neglected to procure a
water right will be unable to get one.
This is reasonable. Those who hnve
taken water rights must be supplied
with all the water they want for their
farms and they could not be supplied
With this if the company were to agree
to give water to others after ascertain
ing that the capncity of their ditch
would only supply 150,000 acres. We
think the farmer who has not yet taken
a water right should give this serious
thought and get one.
i
Of all the forage crops under the sun
none lends itself to the needs of the di
versified farm bo thoroughly as does al
falfa. Beginning with the yield of
eight to ten and more tons per acre un
der proper cultivation, it is cheaply har
vested, cured without difficulty in the
arid climate and requires no housing be
cause there is but little rain to harm it.
But it is in its all around feeding quan
tities that its greatest value lies. As a
feed for horses it is not superior, but
they thrive and grow fat upon it if not
subjected to hard labor;' then a ration of
gram as a supplement completes the
combination. For dairy cows the alfal
fa is one of the best of feeds, both sum
mer and winter, either as a pasture or
when fed from the stack. Beef cattle
fatten upon it in the coldest winter of
the arid region without any other feed
and a very low cost per pound of meat.
An alfalfa swine pasture is all tbe pork
er needs from little pighood up to the
last four months of his life, when a lit
tle addition quickly fits him for the bar
rel. For a small flock of higbgrade
sheep nothing will make fatter or heav
ier mutton than an alfalfa pasture in
summer and free feeding from the stack
in winter. We believe thatthe ten acre
farmer will find profit on a few alfalfa
fed sheep of high grade, after the cm
tom of tbe English farmer. As a poul
try food, however, alfalfa is most sur
prising, and if the small farmer thinks
be cannot afford to raise grain in his al
falfa field he has an all the j ear round
food for his poultry, for the dry alfalfa
hay softened up with warm water in
winter, becomes just as palatable and
useful to the fowl as if it were pecked
from the open field. The conclusion is
that the small irrigated farm with an al
falfa field may show as great a diversity
in the animal product as in the vegeta
ble line.
A Greeley, Colorado paper figures out
that the Greeley potato grower sells his
water which he buys for $3.50 per acre
to irrigate his crop, at the princtly sum
of $96 00 per acre. It predicates its
c imputation on the weel-known fact
that eighty per cent, of the potato is
water. The average yield per acre for a
seiics of years is about eight tons, and
the average selling price about 80 cents
I er hundred, so that from each acre of
his land the potato grower has sold each
season an average of six tons of water
at $16 00 per ton. or a total of $96.00.
Here is a gain of $93 50 on an invest
ment of $3.50. The irrigation company
don’t score many points over the potato
prince of Greeley, we reckon, when it
copes to piling tip profits. But its all
J . -• •. ■
right, ami this paper only hopes that the
Holt county farmers will be able to do
the same thing when Irrigation Is estab
lished amongst us.
One of the best features of irrigation
is that land with it never wears out. In
Egypt land that has been Hooded for
2,000 years is said to be richer now than
ever, , Farmers in Old Mexico which for
500 years have received nearly all thoir
moisture from irrigation ditches produce
now as bountifully as when Montezuma
asserted his royal and regal dominion
over Jthe land of gold and cacti. The
Pima (Indians in Arizona have irrigated
their farm lands for 250 years and evi
dence of deterioration is not vlsable in
the soil. With sufficient wator to deoay
vegetation all the constituent elements
of the plants go back to the soil, in
stead of drying up and blowing away,
and their is nothing lost to the land.
The Elkborn Irrigation company are
talking of advancing the price for a per
manent water right under their ditch
from $10 to $15 per acre on the 1st of
next July. In other irrigated states
i water rights which originally cost $5 or
$10 per acre now sell readily for $20 or
$40 per acre. If there is to be any spec
ulation in water rights here, Tim Fron
tier would like to see the farmers get
the benefit of it.
Farmers who can irrigate their farms
next year should not fail to sow five or
ten acres of alfalfa. It is one of the
most profitable crops there is. It re
quires no cultivation, is peculiarly
adapted to our soil, and three and four
crops can be cut in a season after the
first year. It fertilizes the soil, the
roots will go thirty or forty feet for
moisture and wtien firmly rooted
drought or flood cannot kill it, hall does
not effect it, winters have no influence
on it, and it is a constant and eternal
money-maker for its owner. It seldom
brings less than $3 per ton and ten tons
per acre is the averuge yield. The seed
is also a valuable crop always bringing a
good round sum in the market.
The Elkhorn Irrigation company
made a fiual settlement with the con
tractors last week and accepted the
ditch, They are now , ready to mako
contracts for water and permanent wai
ter rights.
Why don’t some one of our enterpris
ing farmers get a piece of land under
the Elkhorn Irrigation ditch to start a
nursery? There's & comfortable fortune
in it in a few years.
Three or four of our business men are
talking of leasing a half section of land
under the Elkhorn Irrigation ditch,
breaking it up and putting in a crop of
flax. Flax seed always brings a good
price (the average last year at the rail
road being tl 20 per bushel) nnd with
irrigation will yield from 14 to 16 bush
els per acre. The straw usually brings
$4.50 to $5 per ton also. As a sod crop
flax has no equal.
Several of our farmers who pulled up
stakes last fall and went to Arkansas,
have returned to Ibis county older and
wiser men. They have made up their
minds to try irrigation in Holt county.
’Tis well.
Tub Fhontiek would suggest to the
business men of O’Neill that they offer
a list of premiums to farmers who will
raise the best crops on irrigated land
next season. A few good premiums dis
tributed this way will have a strong
tendency to encourage our farmers to
do their best and show the great possi
bilities of irrigation.
ib juav vo as mucn ior xou.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, III. Writ
es that be had a Severe Kidney trouble
for many years, with severe pains in bis
back and algo that his bladder was affec
ted. lie tried many so called Kidney
cures but without any good result.
About a year ago he began uging
Electric Bitters and found relief at once.
Electric Bitters is especially adapted
to the cure of all Kidney and Liver
troubles and often gives almost instant
relief. One trial wilt prove our state
ment. Price only 50c. for large bottle
At P. O'. Corrigan’s Drug Store
The subject of irrigation is attracting
unusual attention. At the Hutchinson,
(Kans ) irrigation convention, held No
vember 23-24-, there were more practical
irrigators in attendance than ever before
assembled at an irrigation convention in
the Edited States. The discussions were
all very practical an instructive. They
will be reproduced in full in the Decem
ber number of of the Irrigation Farmer.
Every farmer in this country shoul
have a copy of this paper. It is the
only paper that is devoted wholly to the
subject of irrigation farming. It costs
only $1.00 a year, and whether you ex
pect to irrigate or not you cannot afford
to be without it. Send to the Irrigation
Farmer, Salina, Kansas, for a sample
Or. Price’s Cream Bakins Powder
World’s Fair Highest Award.
SCOTT ASSASSINATED
Held np Near Parker While Coming
To This City Monday.
CARRIED TOWARD THE RIVER
One Arrest lude Yesterday And warrants
Issued last Night For Xore.
Mrs. Barrett Scott reached this city
at ll:45Mouday nijHfbt with the startling
intelligence that near Parker a party of
masked men had ambushed her bus
band, Barrett, and probably murdered
him. The tragedy, she said, was en
acted at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Monday morning Barrett Scott accom
panied by his wife and little daughter
and niece. Miss McWhorter, and hired
man named Henry Schmidt, started for
their borne in this city. About 3
o'clock, when they reached the most
lonely part of the road, about ten miles
northeast of O'Neill, they wore called
upon to halt. Scott discovered on the
left of the road that a half dozen men,
who had been hiding In the ruins of an
old sod hut, had him covered with Win
chesters. He told Schmidt to puuch the
horses up and he did so. This unlooked
for proceeding on the part of the occu
pants of the carriage called forth a pro
test from the murderous gang in the
form of a volley of lead from their Win
chesters. Then from a canyon on the
other side of the road a half dozen more
of the mob put in an appearance and
also commenced firing. Both of Scott’s
horses were Bhot, Scott himself receiving
a bullet in the cheek, while Miss Mc
Whorter was shot in the back. Neither
Scott nor Mias McWhorter was danger
ously wounded. After killing the horses
the occupants of the carriage were an
easy prey to the highwaymen. Scott
and Schmidt were bound and
blindfolded, and thrown into a wagon
that the mob had in readiness, and they
started off, going northwest toward the
Niobrara river. Mrs. Scott, her little
daughter and niece were spectators
while the husband and father, with
blood streaming down his face from the
bullet wound in his cheek, was being
spirited away to bis death. After the
ladies got out of the carriage and ten of
the mob had started off with Scott a
buggy drove up, into which they were
placed, one of the gang acting as driver
and another bringing up i the rear as a
body guard. They wore masks and
were heavily armed.
The men drove them until dark, by
which time they had got about eight
miles from the scene of the hold-up.
The fcuggy was then stopped and the
driver asked Mrs. Scott if she could walk.
She replied that she could, but feared
Miss McWhorter, who was wounded,
would be unable to do so. Their pro
testations were in vain, he refused to
drive them further, and they were com
pelled to get out and walk to the house
of Frank Bartell which was about a mile
away. There u team was procured and
they were driven to this city where they
arrived at 11:45.
A large posse started out to the place
where the attack was made, and under
the leadership of Sheriff Hamilton
tracked them to the Niobrara river,
where all trace of them was lost. They
returned to town this morning.
At 1:110 Monday night Schmidt, who
was taken with Scott, reached this city
after walking IS miles. From him were
gleaned the following facts: The wagon
in which they were wus driveu slowly,
He said they would stop about every
fifteen ni'nutes and whistle, as if sig
nalling to some persons who were in
watch for the procession. About dark
they stopped and taking both men from
the wagon took them into an old barn.
They had been there about an hour,
when one of the mob told
Schmidt they would let him go. As
they were leading Schmidt away Scott
said to the mob: “If yon are going to
kill me, for God's sake do it quick.”
Schmidt started on the double quick
aud walking about sis miles came to]
Gaghan’a house where he ate supper and
then came to this city.
Mrs. Scott is prostrated with grief
owning to the terrible ordeal through
which she passed during the past three
days. In alluding to the crime she said:
“I am sure that poor Barrett is dead,
and that those men killed him. I think
I know who one of the parties Is, and
they will be made to answer for their
crime.”
Charley Hall, S. J. Weekes, Ur. Gllli
gan, started out Tuesday morning no*
compacted by Schimdt to try to locate the
place where Scott and Schmidt Were
parted; and also to try and track some of
the mob. They returned last night at
7:00 having Mose Elliot as a prisoner.
He was arrested at his home near Scott* •
ville at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The wairaut was sworn out by Schmidt
who claimed that Elliot was one of those
that attacked them. Elliott denied any
connection with the mob, but was
broucbt to this city and turned over to
Deputy Sheriff O'Neill. He had a hear*
ing before County Judge McCutcheon
and was released upon 8300 ball. S. B.
Howard and Arthur Mullen being bis
bondsmen. He was re-arrested this af
ternoon and Is still in charge of the of
ficers.
Burt Hoy who also lives near Scott* '
ville was arrested today as soon as he r
reached this city. Mrs. Scott Identified
his buggy as the one in which her and
her daughter were taken after their
horses were shot. Roy admits that he
was over in that country Monday, but
says he was looking for stray horses. ■
James Pinkerman, of this city, was
arrested today. More arrests will prob
ably be made tomorrow.
TEN DAYS ONLY
In order to reduce our stock prepara
tory to invoicing and also to stimulate
trade during a usually dull season will
have a grand clearing sale commencing
January 2, and ending January 19.
This sale will include every article In
our dry goods, clothing and shoe stock.
The discounts will vary from 10 per.
cent, op fur coats, wool boots and oyer
shoes to BO per cent, on special articles
to close them out.
Dress goods, Blankets, Cloaks, Suits •
Overcoats, Boots, Shoes,. Hats and Caps
will all be sold at 20 per cent, discount
except where better discount is given on -
special drives.
A job lot of 00 pairs pants will be
selected from our stock and sold at one
third off.
Twenty-five pairs Misses Kid Shoes
sizes 12 to 1 worth $1.70 to 92.20 will all
be sold at the uniform price of 91.00 per
pair.
Fifty pairs mens shoes worth from
92.00 to 97.00 at half price.
A big line of Ladle’s, Men’s and Child
ren’s underwear at 20 per cent, discount.
One thousand yards outing flannell
worth 12i at 10 cents. This is a great
drive.
Best dress prints only 0 cents.
Remember the date. Don’t get left.
25 2 Respectfully,
J. P. MANN.
Eastern money to loan on Holt md
Boyd county (arms. Low rates ot
interest. William Farms, Agt.
22-tf. O’Neill Neb.
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It is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction or money refunded. Price 35c.
per bOx. For sale by P. C. Cor
rigan. 28-28
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For a quarter of a century Dr. King’s
New Discovery has been tested, and the
millions who have received benefit from
its use testify to its wonderful curative
powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest
snd Lungs. A remedy that has stood
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Each bottle is positively guaranteed to
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ed. It is admitted to be the most reli
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Large size 50c. and 91.00