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CLYDE KIND AND 0. H. CRONIN, EDITORSAND MANAGERS.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 14, 1895.
NUMBER 32.
I SAMjrHISKERS
of Invest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
N AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Happenings Portrayed For General
Edification and Amusement.
:inl Miller is in the city.
Van /.limit, of Ewing, is in the
Marshall was np from Randolph
4 of the week.
i Newman is in the city again after
weeks' absence.
e will be Episcopal services at the
lhifc next Sunday, Feb. 17.
liigliu furnished the court room
number of new chairs last Fri
er Mabcn was initiated into the
its of the Green Tree club Tues
:lit.
county has received less aid tban
iMer ami supposed better counties
slate.
nary 22 is the date on which the
r Orchestra will give a ball in
1. Don't forget it.
legislature convenes to-day after
s adjournment. Representative
son spent his vacation among his
llolt county.
Chapman came down from Atkin
omlay and wrested the checker
ionship from Elmer Williams, of
sen Tree club.
-——
Mae Skirving has been in Stuart
le of weeks keeping books for
otter Lumber company. She is
el to return to O’Neill this week.
very idea of the scavenger of the
e looking up “true characters’’
cause the physiognomy of the
Sphinx to expand with a broad
pretty generally conceded that
should devote a fair share of
e to denning up his own door
fore devoting his attention to that
Harr, of West Plains, Mo., is in
on business. Mr. Darr is well
i with his location. He reports
anner, formerly of this city, as
ring nicely.
ft ■ if. Quigley desires Tiik Fron
1 say for him that he is very grate
the citizens of O’Neill who so
assisted in the last sad rites
Dg the burial of his wife.
Rtglin will furnish you all kinds
I. in carload lots or in small
ies. lie can also furnish you
'a! oil and gasoline by the gallon
Get his prices before buying
county hoard met yesterday for
submitting a proposition
1 the county for $50,000 to buy
ta.n tor Holt county farmers.
ko.vriEii will have more to say
matter in future issues.
Quigley, formerly of O’Neill,
w home in 8ioux city last Sat
,lf Paralysis. The remains were
"O’Neill Tuesday night and
Wednesday .morning at 10
'T funeral taking place from
llmlic church.
"'lie Jew has proven to his own
I,!,"'1 ,llatevei7 man who differs
I* Politically is a tUief aad *
I suppose he will consider
k'ain.r?08 °f dishone8t reform
£. . *.18 r"trly llave been satis
I* Plaineil away.
lie"">cratic congresman
|rn h Luther Maben,
fc; the °f lhe bupulist ma
r I'»mll".Rr< ’ His ca,I8lic refer
C '“fr'forma,,d retrench
Imlltel CU ,ted ,0 brecd a,,y
" ,miUtf_snaps for him.
|,e informed by members of ti.
t-^u.hatmenha"8;^
|>Keheen’fllnd. rCCe'Ted '*• wh
■"f .nuVrt10 bH ,he
• Mli,p(4,'‘‘nk acct,un‘8- Thi
h'»C5r,oniy to
1 lo *lave them la
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r ; all Of WhichXPre83Char!
V*° comP*nies vil8 7““'
rere »*« for Halt 1 of th(
large “ ' Coun‘y <=c
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The proposition to submit the ques
tion of bonding the county for $50,000
with which to buy seed grain, is under
consideration to-day by the supervisors.
Petitions containing 670 names have
been filed. The number necessary to
submit is 506. It is thought the ques
tion will be submitted.
Back Berry, of Paddock, and D. P.
O’Sullivan, of O’Neill, left this morning
for Iowa and Illinois, to solicit seed
grain for Holt county farmers. They
make this trip in answer to the prayer
of a petition signed by a large number
of farmers of northern Holt. It is Mr.
Berry’s opinion that the farmers of his
section will be opposed to the issue of
bonds now under consideration.
Beacon Light: County' Treasurer
Mullen went to Lincoln, Tuesday, to
settle with the State Treasurer. It is
a source of pleasure to have a county
treasurer who is able and willing to set
tle without a requisition to Mexico.
Yes indeed! County Treasurer Mullen
was one ot five county treasurers of the
state who neglected to settle within the
time prescribed by law and as a conse
quence had to pay a penalty of 10 per
cent.
Tlie Jew, true to bin nature, is again
on the move. The Beacon Light will
henceforth occupy the rooms vacated by
the Alliance Tribune. A hole will prob
ably be bored in the floor and a tube in
serted. The fusel-oil from above com
bined with the sewer gas below should
necessarily be encompassed by adaman
tine walls to obviate—to passers by—the
dangers of asphyxiation.
We are informed that at a meeting of
the pops in Shields last week a resolu
tion was passed, which was to the effect
that every man who signed the petition
requesting Robertson to resign should
be boycotted by the independents. Those
fellows seem determined to make every
body lie down for them, or suffer the
consequences. They don’t accord to
any man the privilege of holding an
opinion contrary to that entertained by
the gang. _
In spsaking of Tub Frontier editors
the Jew last week said:
They are the inflammatory anarchists
who have sanctioned the destruction of
our office, or mob violence directed to
wards the editor.
When Kautzman says that we have ever
sanctioned the destruction of his office
or mob violence directed toward him
self, we wish to say in as plain language
as possible that he is a deliberate liar.
Whenever the time comes that we want
to see corporal puuishment inflicted we
will call around in person to supeiintend
the job. We will not-call on any big
boys from the country. See?
The F. E. and M. V. Ry. will ship all
kinds of grain and feed except flour and
other mill stuff, at the following low
rates: From all points in Illinois on the
C. and N. W. Ry., to all points in Holt
county; 20c per 100 lbs. Regular tariff
is 33c. From all points in Iowa to any
point in Holt county; ISc per 100 lbs.
Regular tariff is 35c. From Omaha,
Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley, Sioux
City and intermediate points; 10c per 100
lbs. Regular tariff is 16c. Minimum
weight 34,000 per car. Taking effect
Feb. 11 as an emergency matter to cover
present conditi<4Kn Nebraska. Expires
March 31, ’95. W J. Doubs, Agt.
The Jew has a roster of all the men
who signed the petition requesting
Robertson to resign, which he says will
be allowed to stand for a few weeks so
that:
If there are any in the list who signed
it without due consideration as to the
intent of the "tricksters” who hatched
the Repub-Demo ‘‘buzzard.” there is yet
time for them to withdraw their names,
as this list will be kept standing for a
time and questions asked as to the true
character of the men whose names ap
pear thereto.
This is but a species of blackmailing.
When he says "questions asked as to the
true character of the men” he means
that he will publish all that rumor has
said to theii detriment in the past, and
all that he can insinuate by libelous
innuendo. The man who will allow him
self to be bulldozed into withdrawing
his name certainly has a liberal supply
1 of moral cowardice.
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i iib r uofttuck i8 iu receipt oi a com
municatioD, from its old friend, M. B.
Slocum, of South Sioux city, regarding
the Hill tragedy. Mr. Slocum labors un
der the impression that the Hills were
not murdered, but only compelled to
leave the county. He says, further,
that after an acquaintance with the Hills
of many years’ standing he cannot blame
the citizens of the north part of the
county who forced them to leave, and
that the sentiment expressed in this pa
per July 5, was not far from right. Mr.
Slocum labors under a misapprehension
I of facts when he thinks the Hills were
only forced to leave the county.. To the
best of our knowledge and belief they
were murdered. The crimes they had
committed we believe did not justify or
merit the punishment indicted. Tub
r uontier does not defend its position
on this case, date of July 5. and there
fore cannot permit Mr. .Slocum to do so
for it.
Resolution* of Garfield Lodge Humber 95, F.
and A. H.
Whereas: It has pleased the Great
Spirit of the universe in his inscrutable
wisdom to call our beloved friend and
brother, Barrett Scott, to his long sleep;
therefore
Be it resolved, That while we deeply
mourn the toss of our brother, we hum
bly submit to the dispensation of God.
Resolved, That those of us who have
enjoyed his personal friendship and who
have therefore loved him, are in his
death truly bereaved; but we can only
faintly realize the depth of the shadow
of the great affliction which has fallen
upon his family. While it is grateful to
us to say to them that he whom they
loved is enshrined in our hearts, we
know that God’s angels, bearing His
promises, will bring their only real con
solation.
Resolved, That we fully realize that
“it is given unto all men once to die,”
and that whatever else we may be doing)
whithersoever our feet may be tending,
one thing is absolutely sure: that every
day and every hour we come nearer to
The undiscovered country from wli oso bourn
No traveler returns.
xi io a uiniici i»i uui » tew yuftrs, n lew
days, a few hours. The main question
is not when or where, but how. No
time, no place, no circumstance is ipapt
for dying, as we are taught by the assas
sin’s hand which is cause for this me
morial.
Resolved, That as a further mark of
respect to the memory of Barrett Scott,
our lodge be draped in mourning for a
period of thirty days. •
Resolved, That the secretary of Oar
field Lodge, No. 95, F. and A. M.. be or
dered to engross a copy of these resolu
tions upon the records of the lodge and
transmit a copy to the family of the de
ceased.
Clyde Kino.
Frank Phillips.
Chaiiles Millard.
Fop Vans.
They may live without poetry, music and art;
They may live without conscience and lie
without heart;
They may live without friends;
They may live without books;
But Holt county pops cannot live without
“spooks." -
That they live without books Is the knowl
edge of all;
That they live without hope can be told by
their bawl;
That they live without love—ere they cross
the door-sill,
They emit the remark that they'll go forth
and kill—every fair thinking man In the
country. — [Nondescript.
State Journal: Senator Watson, of
Otoe, introduced a bill February 0, de
signed to cover the Barrett Scott case
by permitting the state to take a change
of venue, something which is not per
mitted under the present law. It amends
section 6082 of Cobbey’s consoli
dated statutes of 1893, being section
455 of the criminal code. It provides
that all criminal cases shall be tried in
the county where the offense was com
mitted, unless it shall appear that a fair
and impartial trial cannot be had therein,
in which case the court may direct the
accused to be tried in some other county.
Wheneyer an affidavit shall be made by
the attorney general of the state that the
state cannot have a fair and impartial
trial in the county where the offense was
committed, because of bias and preju
dice of the inhabitants of the county,
the judge shall proceed no further, but
shall forthwith enter an order therein
naming another county in the judicial
district, wherein such case shall be pros
ecuted. The judge making such order
shall forthwith require bail anew from
the accused if the offense be bailable,
and order the accused into custody by
the sheriff of the county wherein such
offense was committed until bail be fur
nished. If the judgment of the court
is that such offense is not bailable, such
judge shall forthwith order the sheriff
to arrest and safely keep the accused,
and in either case the accused shall be
delivered to the sheriff of the county
where the trial is to be had. All costs,
fees and charges and expenses arising
on actions of the attorney general shall
be paid by the state as the legislature
shall direct. The emergency clause is
attached. _
That big, blubbering calf, Kaulzman,
whines like a snivelling kid in the last
issue of the smudge because he has been
frozen out of the orchestra, and says
thut his "young populists” shall shake
their feet no more at dances where Mr.
Smith furnishes the music. Another
attempt to "draw the line.” Our advice
to Mr. Smith would be to pay no atten
tion to this boy play of Kautzman’s.
If he must drag his petty personal mat
ters into print let him tight them out
alone. The people understand the situ
ation exactly. They know that Kautz
man has been well paid for everything
he ever did for the band or orchestra,
and they also know that to Mr. Smith’s
untiring efforts is due the success of
O’Neill's band. Our people are under
obligations to Mr. Smith for giving
them a first-class band.
Court in Session.
District court convened Monday with
Judge Kinkaid on the bench.
The calling of the docket and setting
cases for trial took up considerable time
and it was not until Tuesday that the
wheels got to revolving in regulation
order.
The case of Mrs. Mathews against the
county was1 tried Tuesday, the county
securing the verdict. This case grew
out of an attachment for taxes made by
the county on some furniture. The
taxes were assessed against \V. D. Math
ews. Mrs. Mathews claimed the prop
erty. Motion for new trial was filed.
Schoot vs. Pfunder was a suit princi
pally between wholesale leather houses,
Involving a stock of harness owned by
Mr. Pfunder. Verdict for plaintiff.
German Savings bank vs. Arthur
Ciuise, was on trial yesterday. The
bank sued bn a $1,600 note given by Mr.
Cruise to the llolt County bank. De
fendant chimed that the uote bad been
paid by him and afterwards negotiated
by the Holt County bnnk to the German
Savings bank. Upon motion of plain
tiff juror wns withdrawn and case con
tinued.
The cases of Elliott, Mullihan, Harris
and Roy, charged with the murder of
Barrett Scott, are set tor hearing Febru
ary 26.
Special Sale
For the next thirty days we will sell,
regardless of their cash value, 200 pairs
of gloves and mittens, 100 pairs felt
boots, 60 suits of under wear for men,
and boys, and a lot of other goeds too
numerous to mention. These goods
must be sold to make room for our
spring goods, which will arrive about the
first of March. Call quick and get bar
gains. These goods will be sold at half
price for the next thirty days only at
Sullivan's Meuchantilb Co.
A Stranger’s Death.
Bliss, Holt Co., Feb. 11, ’96.
Editohs Frontier.—Please publish
in your paper the death of a stranger
who has been seen on the streets of
O'Neill. As nearly as can be told from
papers fouud upon his person his name
was Wm. McGregory. An envelope was
found among his effects addressed to C.
E. Gregory, 218 Ville St., Elgin, III.
He came to Mr. Peter Schees’ on Feb. 3.
He was sick and wanted to stay all night
with them. Deceased was about 70
years of age, about 6 feet in height and
weighed in the neighborhood of 160 lbs.
He was not in bis right mind. Some
of his papers stated the finding of Bar
rett Scott, and other things that had
happened.
Servicess were held at the Cbees resi
dence by B. E. Hill of Chambers, alter
waich he was laid to rest in the cemetery
near Little. His death occurred Feb.
8 and the funeral took place the follow
ing Sunduy. Anyone who knows any
of the friends of the deceased will please
notify P. Schees.
All papers please copy.
V. V. Hayes. P. M.
Announcement.
O’Neill, Neil, Feb. 12, ’05— To our
Friends and the General Public—Having
opened a General Merchandise Store in
the old Henrickson stand we will be
prepared to attend to the wants of our
customers on and after this date. We
have a full and complete line of Dry
Goods, Boots and Shoes, Gloves and
Mittens, Hat! Caps and Groceries.
Having purchased this entire stock
of General Merchandise at sheriff’s sale
and at about half their cash market val
ue. we are therefore in a position to
give you bargains that no one—buying
these goods in the regular market—can
duplicate. It will pay you to call and
get our prices. We will guarantee you
lower prices than you can get elsewhere.
We will be glad to show you through
our goods and you can judge for your
I selves by their quality and price, wheth
er or not they are bargains. We sell ex
clusively for cash, and this, coupled
with the fact that we got our goods at
half price, is the reason we can sell them
so much cheaper than any other mer
chant in the city and then make a fair
profit. Call and see us, and take advan
tage of these great bargains. Times
are bard and the place where you can
get the most goods for the least money
is the place to make your purchases.
Don’t forget the place—Henrickson’s
old stand—one door west of Morris <fc
Co’s, drug store.
Sullivan Mercantile Co.
It Mav Do as Koch for You.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, III. Writ
es that he had a Severe Kidney trouble
for many years, with severe pains in his
nack and also that his bladder was affec
ed. He 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 50c. for large bottle
At P .C. Corrigan's Drug 8tore
PERTAINING TO IRRIGATION.
Parties owning land under tlio Klk
horn Irrigation company’s ditch nro
certainly standing in their own light by
not taking out water rights. Should the
company advance the piice in July thesa
shortsighted people will complain at the
company, when in reality they will have
no one but themselves to blame. There
is not a water right under a completed
ditch anywliore to bo bought for the
price the Elkhorn Company offers theirs,
while In most places in Colorado, Ore
gon, Utah, California, etc., where such
advantages of markets, good towns,
churches, schools, eto., obtain, as do
along tho Elkhorn ditch, $30 and #40 pur
acre are usually the prices asked. Ten
dollar water rights In those states arc
usually mauy miles from railroads, on
government lands, with none of the
advantages of civilization, and often
with scant water supply. The way in
which the farmers are bolding off in this
matter is working a great hindrance to
the plans of the company and will pre
vent the development of tbeso lands as
they should be the coming season.
It behooves the business men of O'Neill
to Bee to it that nothing remains unilono
to get these lands opened up next season
and the beauties of irrigation demonstra
ted fully. Nothing will go further
towards encouraging other irrigation
enterprises, and no hotter object lesson
for the farmers of this locnlity can he
given them. There are several of our
business men who can as well as not
cause some of this land to be broken up
and farmed and they should certainly do
so. The city of Norfolk gave 9100,00(1
to the Oxnard people to build their sugar
factory there and this enterprise has
nevej1 been one half the good to that
city which the Klkhorn irrigation ditch
promises to be to the city ot O'Neill.
As this paper has before said, from 200
to 200 farmers can be accommodated
under this ditch with 40 acre farms
which means a million of revenue every
year. It certainly behooves our business
men to see to it that nearly every acre
of the land under this ditch is brought
under the plow next season. One beauty
about it is. that every dollar they put
into farming this land with irrigation
will return to them in the fall three fold
in the way of big crops. Tit* Frontier
suggests that a company be formed to
purchase seed and have this work done.
Mr. Selah informs us that much of this
land can be leased on very favorable
terms—in fact for about the taxes—and
much if not all of.the seed can be bought
on time. If O’Neill has not lost all the
enterprise she ever had, let her stir lier
selt and by the time spring is upon us
have everything in readiness to begin
operations. The ditch people cannot be
expected to do this alone. They have
done remarkably well to get the ditch,
under the discouragements and disad
vantages they have had to labor, and
the secretary informs us that they are
now doing all they can toward this end,
but their abilities are limited and with
out some assistance from our business
men but a small portion of the land will
be placed under cultivation next season.
And chicory; don’t let U8 ever forget
that we have the nucleus here
for another growing interest.
The German Chicory Company’s large
factory is a handsome testimonial of
theii enterprise and an index to a busi
ness which in a few' years will divide
honors with the beet sugar business.
The first two seasons of drouth have
of course, affected it considerably but
the company has leased 100 acres of
land under the Elkhorn ditch and next
season will not depend upon meterolog
ical uncertainties for moisture to grow
their crop. Doubtless in a few years
the raising of chicory under this ditch
will be extensively followed by the
farmers there and chicory will prove
to be one of their most profitable crops.
When this time comes O’Neill will be
known as a chicory centre and lovers
of the beverage all over the country
will pay tribute to the industry of our
people, as they now do to the fruit grow
ers of California, the potato growers of
Colorado, the manufacturing interests of
New England and the stock interests of
the plains.
And this leads us to another thought
which is germane to the subject of irri
gation. Good land with plenty of water
are necessary desiderations in the pro
duction of good sugar beets, and a local
ity tiiat can produce good sugar beets is
in a fair way to get a beet sugar factory
in the near future. Dry weather, was
all that prevented a good yield a few
years ago of the crop planted by the
syndicate. One demonstration that we
can grow the beets successfully and the
factory will follow. The sugar indus
try is sure to be a wonderful factor in
the upbuilding of northern Nebraska's
future commercial powers. With the
return of good times this industry will
be one of the most inviting fields for
profitable Investment, and there la no
reason why O'Neill should not be "In
the swim” so to apeak. licet raising
should be enoouragod with this object
In view.
To many of our people Irrigation Is a
new idea. Until within the last year
when a few of our enterprising citizens
commenced advertising It for this coun
try, the word "Irrigation” was no part
of thulr lexicon. Hut perhaps nothing
so strongly emphasizes tho well worn
saying that "there is nothing now under
tho sun,” as does the artificial applica
tion of water to the purposos of agricul
ture. The Egyptians, Arabians, Assy
rians, llabylonlans and Chinese have
practiced the nrt from time Immemorial,
The valley of March, Arabia.' was Irri
gated long before the time of Solomon.
The caual of the I’harnoh's connecting
ancient Peluslum with the lted sea was
a mammoth Irilgation enterprise. Im
perial Home drew mutch of her wealth
and Importance from irrigated Helds and
the Saracens carried the art Into Spain,'
Tho magic wand of Irrigation was a
means to the sustenance of Initial civili
zation in the valley of the Nile. Their
writers tell us agriculture began and then
primitive man caught the first inspira
tion of progress and applied his skill to
the union or water and land where the
ekles never wept and the limitless wattes
of burning sand bid' utter defiance to '
most vegetation, -By effort and skill the
tlood tides of the great river were con*
served in reservoirs and conducted by
canals at the proper times to the sturdy
tillers of the fields, and man evolved
from a condition of savagery to that of
embryo civilization. The enrliett invad
ers of America found irrigation ah
advanced nrt wherever agriculture
obtained in her arid portion, and for
hundreds of years the mountain snows
have furnished reservoirs of water to
make green the valleys and plains of
arid Mexico, and Arizona. Latterly the
march of man has made [necessary the
application of this art to the states of
California, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Wy
oming and now Nebraska, Kansas and.
other states are opening their oyes to 11*-■
manifest results and utilizing the waters
of their numerous streams and under*''
flows to increase the productiveness of
their fertile fields. So let it bo and may
the Giver of all good things hasten the
day. _
The Bassett Eagle says: "A leter has
been received at headquarters stating
that work would be commenced on the ’
O’Neill irrigation and power canal as
soon as the weather will permit. The
engineer will be on the route and the
survey completed by the time work can
be commenced. Water rights have not
all been secured yet, but enough to
insure the ditch. All who expect to get
water from the canal had better secure it
before it is to late.’’ The postponement
of the survey until spring has proven a
waste of valuable time.. The winter up
I to date has been an unusually open one
and the survey could have been easily
made.
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
World’s Fair Highest Award.
How to Subildo.
Wo bear about heroes who Joined tbe crusa
des,
Who died and who bled and who fought:
Aud we hour about knights who defended
weak maids,
And various similar rot;
We hear about Cromwells on blood-sodden
Helds,
Of llampdens who breathed and who died;
We hear about Spartans who lay on their
shields.
llut what of tbe men who subside'/
The editor sits In his office forlorn,
And hundreds come In every day;
They come to discourse of tbe wheat and
the corn,
And the beets and potatoes and hay.
They come In tlielr weakness they oome In
their health.
They come like a radiant bride;
They know bow to pocket their groveling
wealth,
Hut they never know how to subside.
Of crime I’m afraid I’m acknowledged the
boss,
For I struck Billy l'atterson cold;
And I killed Burrett Scott and I stole Charlie
Boss,
And I tore Madame Yale from the fold;
1 uevordld right and I’ve always done wrong.
And Iv'e let opportunities slide;
And I can't make a speech and I can't sing
a song.
But 1 think I know how to subside.
—[Walt Mason.
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Bach bottle is positively guaranteed to
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Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
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