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UME XV
FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
SUBSCRIPTION, SI.60 PER ANNUM.
CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN. EDITORS AND MANASERS.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 17, 1895.
NUMBER 28..
I
interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
asd how it happened
^nings Portrayed For General
[Mention and Amusement.
akenl was in from Dorsey Mon
lioUlen went down the road
n,,avy Lnderwcar, 08 cents per
he Emporium.
Einkaid returned from a visit
erFriday evening,
teat, discount on Gloves and
it the Emporium. 28-2
ipSi receiver of the Stuart State
is in the city yesterday.
| Hamilton returned from his
!i,tic trip Monday evening.
Hun went over to Spencer last
returning yesterday morning.
tentative Smith is making a lot
at Lincoln during this session.
ar prices on flour when in need
me. 28-3 O'Neill Grocery Co.
Weeks left Tuesday morniDg for
lie will he absent about one
erry came up from Norfolk Sat
evening and spent Sunday with
i»y. _
icent, discount on Ladies, Chil
■d Gent’s underwear at the Em
28-2
(King lias been conlined to the
or the past ten days with a severe
of the grip.
is the time to get yourUnder
2a per cent, discou nt at the Em
58-2
t L. McGuire left yesterday
gfur Ann Arbor, Mich., where
mis io remain this winter.
row. ®f horsey, called at this of
restlaj and paid up his subscrip
ts popular family journal.
“ save money on Dry Goods,
Shoes by going to the Erapo
——28-2
es heavy ribbed Fleece Lined Un
o.80cents per suit at the Empor
28-8
•Hit's, E. C. Seaman, E. Dundy,
L Wright, of the Pacific Short
settlement committee consisting
W Doolittle, Wine and Brodie,
™S with the county officers this
H WiiiToflDorsey, called
ers Tuesday, gave the edi
" ordered The Frontier sen
ress.
r| sliils had the misfortune
diffJ°Ugh bis foot last Sai
i?<IDg 8 grave, making a
wound.
®f“rphy returned from i
th ,"-rn vi*it Sunday ev
di!'110'181°C°;
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f:rrto *u9>"
-ierweu,. P°riUm Whe
<.bea, I T load ot that fine
C’Z one'hiM «
S ivv 11 n^ofauy.
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ll,am Fauhis, Agt.
O Keill Neb.
“fig1'*'18 around Mond.
ilglhe HJvent of Cig“rs and ■'
°»e SnD(la. fa *V0U"B son
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11 is whilt WiU ^it i
iD !be case .red 'bat tl,er‘
,“yihi“va.«Ut,;‘;then,
!"■' in cari0^rnish you all
Sv‘'ie ea, or in
“ alst> furnis,
Lf 'l! "'I'and eaRM,"”’ ,llrni;
Get his n • 116 by 'be
K. 8 Pric<;s bef0re
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The following names have been adde<
to Tub Frontier subscription list thi
past week: Harry Weeks and Ckas. Ba
ker, O’Neill: W. H. Wilson, Dorsey: J
C. Gromer, McFall, Mo,, and R.M. Con
rad, Page.
Tbe land office was moved into thi
rooms over Corrigan’s drug store thi
first of tbe week, where Uncle Sam’i
gentlemanly servants can be found read'
to appease tbe wants of all who may ap
pear before them. .
Why is it they always come back at
ter “the same kind of tea you sold ui
last time!” Others say, oh! they havi
just as good at 35 cents but it's a delus
ion and a snare. Trv a pound.
28 2 O'Neill Grocery Co.
George Pfunder, father of J. F. Pfun
der, died at the residence of his son, ii
this city, last Saturday, aged 85 years,
Deceased had been sick about one month
his death resulting from old age. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon a
2 o’clock and the remains were interred
in the Protestant cemetery.
In a letter received by L. P. Roy from
J. C. Qromer, of McFalli, Mo., formerly
a resident of Fairview township, this
county, he authorizes Mr. Roy to say
that he will give $25,00 for the recovery
of the body of Barrett Scott. Mr. Qro
mer is in the lumber business and if
prospering, a fact bis many friends ii;
this county will be plensed to learn,
There is a good 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.” 25 and 50 cent bottles foi
sale by P. C. Corrigan, Druggist.
See what 5 cents will buy! Anyone
of the following articles: One pound oi
currants; one pound of raisins: one
pound of dried grapes; one pound of so
da or oyster crackers; one pound of good
rice; one package of stove polish; one
package of starch; one package sal soda;
5 boxes of matches; i pound of baking
powder; one bar of fine toilet soap; one
No. 1 lamp chimney; one pound of dried
peas and many other things of good val
ue. 28-2 O’Neili, Grocery Co.
Mrs. Lee Hershiser met with quite a
severe accident Tuesday. She had been
visiting at Mrs. Hicks', over the meat
market, and on going down the stops
slipped and fell to the bottom. She was
picked up and carried home. It was
then learned that with the exception of
some bruises sustained in the fall, she
was uninjured. It was a very fortunate
escape.
Many stubborn and aggravating 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 the sufferers. One applica
tion will relieve the pain and suffering
and its continued use insures an ef
fectual cure. For sale by P. C. Cor
rigan, Druggist.
The frontispiece of the January Re
view of Reviews is a portrait of Roberl
Louis Stevenson; the same number con
tains another picture of the late novelist
a sketch drawn from life by that clever
illustrator, Victor Gribayedoff. There
are are also portraits of Professor Roux.
Mackenzie Bowell, Sir John Thompson,
Dean Hole, the Sultan of Turkey, the
Princess Bismark and other prominent
personages.
A telegram was received from Calumet,
Michigan, Saturday, announcing the
death, at that place, of Patrick Kelly, a
brother, of Con, John and Jerry Kelly
who reside about 3 miles northeast ol
this city, Jerry intended to go and at'
tend the funeral, but as he could no!
reach Calumet before Tuesday noon he
received a telegram stating that they
could not keep the remains that long,
and be did not go.
Receiver Snyder went down to Lin
coln this morning to he on band at the
trial of the casps, commenced by him
against Mr. Huddle&on, Joseph Boebmei
and the Quipcy National Rank, for the
recovery of notes which he allege!
should be among the assets Qf the Roll
County bank. The case commences tar
day and will be heard before referee
Stuart, who wgs appointed for that pur
pose by the supreme court.
The following is the list of juror!
drawn for the February term of the dis
trict court; S. J. Benson, H. W. Uer
sbiser, J. E. Sulwell, W. H. H. Clark,
Joseph Burda, Peter Greelev, Reusoe
Connor, Thomas Welsh, B. A. Powell
John Auten, Frank Charles, Josepl
Browniow, J. E. Stuart, C. O. Smith
E- S. Gilmour, David Goree, J. W. Ma
tier, William McCuen, John Segar, Ja
cob Geise, Elliot Thompson, John Fun
das, E. H. Rouse, F. S. Butler.
I Carlton Cornwell, foremnn of the Ga
i zette, Middletown, N. J., believes tha
■ Chamberlain's cough remedy should bi
in every home. He used it for a coh
• and it effected a speedy cure. He says
“It is indeed a grand remedy, I can rf
i commend to all. I have also seen 1
. used for whooping cough, with the bes
i results.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sail
, by P C. Corrigan, Druggist.
A large delegation from this city wen
to Atkinson Tuesday to install the offl
cers of Atkinson Lodge, No. Ill, I. O
i O- l0- It was a public installatloi
, »nd a large crowd was present to wit
ness the ceremonies. District Deputt
Grand Master, O. O. Snyder, of this city,
was the installing officer. The follow
ing delegation was present from thie
city: C. Selah, J. C. Harnish, E. H,
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Corbet, E. 8,
Iiinch, J. P. Gilligan, J.L. Mack. C.
1 H. Bentley, Fred Aim and H. M. Uttley
oen. iv. uowaery, state Dana exatuin
er, filed a complaint in the county couri
Tuesday afternoon charging George H
Dowering, late cashier of the Stuari
State bank, of forging the name of Wm
Krotter & Co., to a note for $2,000 in
August 1803, and carrying the same at
assets of the bank for the purpose of de
ceiving the state examiner. A warrant
was issued for Mr. Bowering and he wat
brought to this city yesterday morning
apd had a hearing before Judge Me
Cutchau. He was bound over to the
district court in theBum of $500.
The whereabouts of the remains ol
Barrett Scott are yet shrouded in the
deepest mystery. The search is still go
ing on, however, several parties having
been out during the past few days and
others are going this week, fully equiped,
to make a more thorough and systemat
ic examination of the bed of the Niobra
ra river. Although there are a thousand
and one places in the northern part ol
the county where the bodv might be
placed, without any covering whatevei
and where the chances of discovery
would be remote indeed, vet the hopes
of the people that it will ultimately be
disoovered are evidenced by the fact
that they are still exerting themselves
to that end.
Sioux City Journal, Jan. 13.—J. C.
Coombs, of Boston, counsel for the
Credits Commutation company, left this
evening for the east where he has im
portant business, but he will be here
again next Wednesday for the purpose
of furthering the interests of the com
pany. For the past two days the com
pany has been represented here by Mr.
Coombs, Boston, general counsel; Wm.
Faxon, Boston, assistant general coun
sel; J. C. Head, of Latrobe, Penn.; I. C.
Elston, Crawfordsville, Ind.; D. L. Plu
mer, Warsaw, Wis.; John Ellis, Kewa
nee, 111.; Wm. Beynolds, Marblehead,
Ma6s.; of the executive committee, and
0. W. Holt, of Nashua, N. U. Mr. Holt
and Mr. Head left to-day. The gentle
men are still somewhat reticent concern
ing the progress made, and it is not
known whether it has been decided to
to introduce the proposed legislation oi
not. But it probably will be, as one of
the executive committee said to night
that there is reason to hope that the plan
for authorising the investment of a por
tion of the Union Pacific sinking fund
iu the bonds of the proposed Short Lius
extension will succeed.
Obituary.
Gertrude L. Aley was born in Dutch
ess oounty, N. Y., June 27, 1827, and
died at O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 15, 1895, Ag
ed 67 years, 6 months and 18 days.
The deceased was married to Win. C.
Aiey, May 9, 1846. Two sons and foui
daughters were born to them, of which
but three daughters are now living. Mrs.
Alice Crandel, of Eagle Lake, Minn.,
Mrs. Francis Biitzkie, of Spencer, Neb.
and Mrs. Augusta Martin, of O'Neill,
Neb.
Mrs. Aley accepted Christ as her sav
ior when but a little girl, and united with
the Methodist Church in 1850, and foi
45 years has lived a devoted Christian
life. Thus a faithful wife, a devoted
mother and a friend to all has been taker
from us, yet we will not murmur, for oui
loss is Iter gain. She diet! as she lived
with implicit taith in God and perfect
submission to Mis will, so we cherish
fond and sure hopes of meeting hei
again in Heaven. ***
CAttn op TnANKS.
We wish to return thauks to our many
friends who so kindly aided us during
the illness of our deceased mother.
Wm. C. Alev.
Augusta Martin.
Bennett Martin.
Bncklen’s Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world foi cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and al! skin eruptions and pos
itive'y cures piles, or no pay required
It is guaranteed to give perfect satii<
faction or money refunded. Price 25c,
per box. For. sale by P. C. Cor
rigan. 28-28
TO TAP THE NIOBBARA
An O’Neill Writer Furnishes Th«
Chicago Herald an Able Article.
GIGANTIC IRRIGATION PROJECT.
A Bpiendid Description of the Niobrara
River Irrigation Company's Big Ditoh.
Chicago Herald, Jan. 14—This city is
the headquarters of one of the most stu
pendous industrial projects ever set on
foot in western America. An irrigating
ditch over 200 miles long, watering over
800,000 acres of land and opening up for
settlement, cultivation and prosperity an
area of country larger than Massachus
etts, Connecticut and lthode Island, may
in itself command the attention, interest
and admiration even of those accustom
ed to the gigantic enterprises and un
quenchable energy of the people of the
great west. Hut add to these features
the creation of a great inland lake, cov
ering more than a township, of naviga
ble water, thereby furnishing a never
failing head of water power capable of
developing hundreds of available horse
power along the line of the canal, and
you have an enterprise which may well
be compared with the greatest engineer
ing and industrial projects of modern
times or of antiquity.
All these things are about to be real
ized by the construction of the Niobrara
River Irrigation and Power Canal. Like
many other of the world’s great projects,
a rigorous necessity was its mother. The
settlement of northern Nebraska west of
the 08th meridian began about fifteen
years ago. The early settlers were ea
ger to believe the old doctrine that the
rainfall follows the plow, and fixed their
faith in a prosperous agriculture upon
the experience of the earlier settlers in
the eastern half of Nebraska.
Born and trained in the school of
prairie farming, these hardy pioneers
pushed on from township to township
until, in the incredibly short space of five
years, a region of country 300 miles long
from east to west and 100 miles wide
from north to south was peopled with a
busy, energetic race, nearly all Ameri
can born, the very pride and flower of
western settlers. Towns sprung up as if
by magic. Thousands of acreR of land
were turned over to greet the sunset suns.
Trees were planted, houses built and
long lines of fence stretched out to pro
tect the crops from the marauding droves
of range cattle. For the first four or
five years crops were abundant, and, bar
ring some controversy with the railway
oomp&nies as to their respective share of
the product, the farmers in northwest
Nebraska seemed likely to realize an
abundance of all things essential to com
fort, if not of luxury. Hut during the
last five years a great cloud of adversity
has been projected across the landscape
of these fair Nebraska fields, from whose
shadows no basis of sympathy could be
wrung to moisten the parching crops of
these rugged pioneers. Beginning with
1890, a succession of crop failures, half
crops and falling prices have followed
year after year, until hundreds of the
bravest have given up the fight and hun
dreds more stand hesitating whether
they shall try it “just one more year,”
or relinquish their homes and sadly turn
their footsteps eastward. The margin of
recompense left to a western farmer for
his labor has become so small that even
with a full crop the strictest economy
has been required. Failure of a crop
one year requires two good years to
place a farmer where he stood at the
outset. Two crop failures in succession
under these circumstances may well
dull the stoughtest heart. '
It is under these discouraging circum
stances that the farmers and clear head
ed business men of uorthwest Nebraska
have turned their eyes anxiously toward
the streams and spring-fed lakes of their
vast region for salvation. For thou
sands of years the Niobrara Kiver has
pAured its flood of rusbiug waters from
the foothills of Wyoming to the cotton
wood shaded sand flats of the Missouri.
It’en qui court—“the water which runs”
it was called by the early French trap
pers. Three hundred miles this magnif
icent stream runs in nearly a due line
from west to east, with a fall in that dis
tance of over 3,500 feet and a volume
which scarcely shrinks even in midsum
mer droughts.
The plan of the Niobrara Irrigation
and Power Company is to tap this stream
at a point south of Itushville, Neb., and
about 100 miles cast of the Wyoming
line. A solid rock dam and massive
system of headgates will stand at the be
ginning of tbe great open acqueduct, 20
feet wide aud 8 feet deep, through which
the abundant waters will flow with re
sistless force upon tneir mission of mer
cy to tbe acres of Brown, Hock aud
llolt counties.
For 20 miles the course of this canal is
nearly parallel with that of tbe river,
starting at an elevation of 3,014 feet
above the sea level. It then turns sharp*
ly to the south, striking the Stmke rivor,
another spring-fed and cicar-ilowing
stream of great volume, at an elevation
of 8,401 feet. For the next 35 Unites it
follows the bed of the Snake river, re
ceiving the drainage of the entire west
ern sand bills, a region large enough to
give house room to a New England state
without pinching its toes. At a point
8,340 feet above the sea level the canal
branches sharply off from Snake river,
passing lhrough a natural gateway in the
sand bills some 13 miles to Dordman
creek, which drains the southern sand
bills. Ten miles beyond this, at an alti
tude of 8,000 feet, the canal leaves the
Uoardman, having gathered to its on
rushing columns re-inforcements from
dozens of spring-fed lnkes and minor
streams, and plunges boldly across the
country to the great natural lake basin
of nortbern Nebraska, falling 300 feet in
the course of about 15 miles.
This lake basin is something original
in topography. Here in the midst of
towering mountains of drifted sand and
almost surrounded bv wide stretches of
tafcle land is a great valley, 20 miles long
by 15 wide, with an elevation of 2,807
feet above sea level, and dotted over this
valley like gems in a sea of emerald are
the famous lakes or northern Nebraska,
lied Deer lake, Dad's lake, Leach lake
and others, the paradise for yoara of
hunting and fishing parties hold enough
to pierce into their presence. Into this
splendid natural reservoir is poured the
accumulated water of the Niobrara,
Snake and Bordinan, blending a score
of lakes and lakelets into one great in
land sea, and holding the surplus waters
of spring freshets and raius from far off
Wyoming hills safely and securely
against the time when the thirsty lands
shall cry for drink. Prom this elevated
reservoir a short cut through a spur of
the hills, protected by (another Massini
head gate, conducts the waters into the
upper valley of Long Pine creek, follow
ing that valley for five or six miles, when
the canal for the last time luaves water
courses and lake basins and turns sharp
ly away on its mission down the main
crest of the divide between the Niobrara
and Elkhorn rivers, throwing out its lat
erals right and left to carry their bless
ing to the rich tablelands and elevated
valleys on either side. Two great later
als are thrown out to the north; crossing
the Freemont, Elkhorn and Missouri
Valley railroad near Johnstown and
Ainsworth, watering a region unrivaled
east or west in natural fertility,
Forty miles distant from the lake res
ervoir the main line of the canal itself
crosses the railroad at a point between
Bassett aud Long Pine, at 2,323 feet al
titude, and from this point on fir near
ly seventy miles it flows parallel with the
Elkhorn railway and from one to three
miles distant,watering with its numer
ous laterals a region sixty miles long by
twenty miles wide, and finally emptying
its waters again into the Niobrara more
than 200 miles from the point whence it
first started.
The daring conception of this great
work was made by a few foresighted
business men of this city, prominent and
potential among whom were T. V. Gol
den, J. P. Mann, John McLIugh and G.
0. Ilazlett. These men arganized this
company a year ago and in the face of
great dicouragements and some scoffing
have pushed it to the present practicable
form. They early secured D. VV. Camp
bell, of Denver, Colo., an irrigation en
gineer of national reputation, who has
planned and carried out successfully the
greatest irrigation canals now existing
in the Ilocky Mountain region and who
regards the difficulties to be overcome in
this project as mere trifles compared
with those conquered on the rugged
spurs and rocky slopes of the great west
ern backbone.
me cost or the undertaking is estima
ted at from $1,000,000 to $3,500,000. To
secure the capital necessary to undertake
this great work the company is making
contracts with the owners of real estate
along the main line and its laterals stip
ulating for the payment of $8 per acre
in ten yearly installments for the con
struction of said cannl and an annual
water rental of $1 per acre for the use of
the water. The contract further pro
vides for the execution of a mortgage to
secure the payment of the sum when the
canal is built. Although the canal is
calculated to water 300,000 acres and up
ward, actual work will begin as soon as
contracts have bfen executed on 150,000
acres. A very large part of this has al
acadv been obtained, and it is believed
the coming summer will see this great
river of licpiid prosperity pouring on its
way to the homes and homesteadeis of
northern Nebraska and ushering in an
era of prosperity and progress through
out all the region along its line.
There will be services held at the Epis
copalian church next Sunday. All are
invited.
Sheriff Hamilton received a telegram
from Valiev last Friday evoning stating
that the sender had "mysterious but im
portant information in Scott case.” lie
went down Saturday morning and the
Sundar dailies claimed that a spiritualist
residing in Valley had informed the
sheriff as to the wheroaboutB of Scott's
body, and also named the parties impli
cated in tho crime. Sheriff Hamilton
returned home Monday evening and so
far the body of the missing man has not
been found and spirltualistio stock is on
the decline.
The county board offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest and conviction of the
murderers of Barrett Scott. The resolu
tion as introduced was for appropriat
ing $3,000. It was referred to a com
mittee and they recommended that the
hoard offer n reward of $1,000. The
hoard, however, failed to approve the
recommendation of tho committee and
cut it down to $000. A resolution was
also introduced to offer a like reward
for the apprehension of the parties in
strumental in doing away with Hill and
his son last June, hut the board ad
journed without taking any action upon
it.
----
Commanioatsti,
Amelia Neb. Jan. 12, 05.
Editors Frontier:—Ye», some peo
ple in Ualt county are having a tough
time. It is also true that last year was
very dry, and some are leaving the coun
ty and say they will never come back.
Hut the ones that are made of the right
kind of stuff will stay and they will
make money and comfortable homes.
They will help construct the big irriga
tion ditch. They will alio reap big
crops. They will build reservoirs and
dam the rivers and creeks, instead of the
country. Then we can raise crops suc
cessfully.
Here in this vicinity, where we have
flowing wells, they will be used exten
sively this year for irrigating purposes.
When we once get a good system of Irri
gation established here, the tide of im
migration will turn our way and it will
be impossible to keep people out of
here, for it will become one of the most
desirable places to live that can be found
in the United Stntes. We are hereto
stay. Yours truly,
Fred. A. Austin.
The Legislators.
The coming session of the leg
islature will be especially interesting.
After six years the republicans ure again
in control of both houses. A United
States senator will be elected and a host
of other good things should be done.
No matter what your politics you will
want to read about the legislature. No
matter what paper you read at other
times, you should read the Lincoln State
Journal during the legislature. It is
printed at the state capital and devotes
more space to the legislative doings than
all the other state dallies combined.
The Journal has Jumped away up in the
lead, having the largest circulation in
Nebraska. It is spending more money
for news than its competitors. Col.
Ilixby is its daily poet. It also has Walt
Mason. Wm. E. Annin, its Washington
correspondent, serves up Washington
stuff as no other correspondent employ
ed by Nebraska papers has ever done it.
Annin knows Nebraska people and Ne
braska politicians like a book; his let
ters are a great feature. Stories are fur
nished by Conan Doyle, Kudyard Kip
ling, and a host of others who are regu
lar contributors to the world's greatest
magazines. The Journal’s price has
been cut to 50 cents per month, without
Sunday, aud 05 cents with Sunday. You
should try it awhile. The nemi-weekly
Journal is only $1.00 per year, and is a
gieat family paper, almost as good as a
daily for a large class of people. The
Journal’s phenomenal growth is due
largely to the reduction in price and tbe
policy of attending to its own business
not presuming to be a dictator^,:' A
It Mav Do ai Much for Ton.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, 111. Writ
es that he had a Severe Kidney trouble
for many years, with severe pains in bio
ouch and also that his bladder was affec
ted. tie tried many so called Kidney
cures but without any good result.
About a year ago he began using
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 will prove our state
ment. Price only V)c. for large bottle
At P. C. Corrigaa’s Drug Store
A Quarter Century Test.
For a quarter of a century Or. 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
and Lungs. A remedy that has stood
the test so long and that has given so
universal satisfaction is no experiment.
Each bottle is positively guaranteed to
give relief, or the money will be refund
ed. It is admitted to be the moat reli
able for Coughs and Colds. Trial bot
tles free at P. C. Corrigan’s Drug Store.
Large size 50c. and $1.00