V ' , — ■ ' ‘V . , >/ * ■>.;-■ six ; V - if >'• -'•i’-'-ii, ''■ii.J'ir- > :Cv ' •' ;. £.•,, - . .J 1 THE : 1 - up, an o“v °Urdried bruits. ^ -Neill Grocery Co. bubble wlS”1, Pot does not bo 1,6 0^f- toil an man in the field i ' mayor> U lh I0"*8 "tough the°r8Ure- R begin r corrupt fingers PQps wi" bee ■tngers out of the flght tep >our-^——— you come°°0°Ur bulletin boi are i„ ,°k ‘°Wn *°r spe *8 are i„ wn f°r Bp< \t*1 ,or8e‘ it* mCery bU8i 0 Grocery I California Oranges on Saturday next, lOo per dozen, O'Niiu, Grocer? Co. Jack Hazlet left this morning for a week’s visit at liis old home in Guthrie Centre, Io. _ Butter and Eggs wanted at J. P. Mann's in exchange for Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries, etc. 86-2 Dr. Gilligan returned Monday morning from Leonia, where he had spent a week at the bedside of Chester McRob ert. _ The Frontier received this morning, too late for publication, a letter from Hugh O’Neill, of Chelsea. It will ap pear next week. A new line of Dried Fruits, Fish and Teas Just received. Try our Sugar House Molases at 85c per gallon. 86-2 J. P. Mann. D. A. Doyle went to his old home in Michigan last week, having received a telegram announcing the death of his father. He returned Tuesday. The advisability of doing away with the street lights has been under con sideration by the council for nearly a year. The Jew has not advanced any thing new. _ Clarence Selah and J. P. Mann went down to Lincoln last Friday morning to urge legislators to not touch a single bough of the three-fifths law. They re turned Tuesday night. Several strange manifestations are reported through the spook organ. We do not think it a matter of great wonder that men whose souls are burdened with sin should see shadows where there is no substance. Water Commissioner Hall went down to Neligh last Thursday to investigate the water system there and size up the running expenses. He found that it costs them 8900 per year for coal to do their pumping. Mrs. Con Keyes was taken very ill last Sunday night, and O’Neill’s physicians all being absent in the country on pro fessional duty, Dr. McDonald, of Atkin son, was summoned Monday morning, under whose treatment the patient is improving. Mrs. Annie Davis, aged 76 rears, died at her home near Inman last Friday. Deceased was a widow and had lived alone, at her home near Inman, for the past 17 years. The funeral took place from the M. E. church, at Inman, Rev. Spick officiating. Two years ago city warrants were worth one hundred cents on the dollar. —Beacon Light. Well let’s see. Mr. Biglin was mayor two years ago. He is now a candidate for re-election. His administration being so trustworthy, of course he will have the support of the Smudge. If you don’t sow you can’t reap. We have received part of our invoice of fresh Garden Seeds and will handle only first class seeds In bulk and packages which we will sell at hard times prices. We also have a nice lot of Onion Sets. No "Scullions.” 85-2 O’Neill Grocery Co. Thomas Hudson has Instituted a suit against the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias to recover 2200, the sum offered by them for the recovery of the body of Barrett Scott. Mr. Hudson was the nuu Allot UUUttCU UIB prUUHJg rod into the dead man’s clothing. Other members bf the searching party also filed claims for the amount and are willing to pro rate. There will be a fine question for the courts to decide. I am now displaying a full line of Spring and Summer Goods in all lines. As I haye in the past placed before the trade the best values that have ever been on this market. I intend to place all goods on a basis with the times. I am convinced that good goods and low val ues will cause quick sales. You will re member the place—fourth door south of the postofflce. P. J. McManus. 35-2 _ The Smudge says O'Neill could hire a good marshal for 315 or 320 per month. It seems to us that we heard populists use that same argument relative to the clerks hired in the court-house, but when they got an opportunity to employ those cheap fellows we took notice that they paid them- republican thieving wages. Talk is a good thing on which to mnke a campaign but nothing but boodle will answer afterwards. Mike Harrington last month filed bills to the amount of 3800. It is all for work that should have been done by the county attorney. Do the people con tinue to wonder why Mike took such an active interest In last year’s campaign? Do they wonder why be has kept the county in boil and bubble, toil and trou ble, for the last three yearsT He was then sowing his seed: he is now reaping his harvest. Jones continues to nut ud the freight. . i <5- . . .... . Mrs. Charles Steplison died at her home - at Amelia last Tuesday, of la grippe. She leaves a husband and several children, the youngest being but a week old. The remains will be taken to the old home of the family in Illinois for interment. In the case of Patrick Hagerly aa ad ministrator of the estate of P. C. Mur phy vs. the Mutua^Reserve Life Insur ance Co,, of New York, a former admin istrator of the estate had made settle ment with the company and Mr. Ha gerty was then appointed administrator to aua the company for the full amount of the Insurance aa mentioned in these columns last week. Fremont Tribune: Representative Dick Jeness, of Douglaa county, has purchased the Atkinsou Graphic and when the legislature adjourns he will move to Atkinson and mould thought in the most approved style. He is a gentle man and a scholar and an experienced newspaper man and he will continue the Graphic as one of the brightest and best country papers of the state, which Editor McArthur has made it. The following-named ladies of the lodge of Daughters of Rebekab, of this city, went up to Atkinson Saturday night to assist the sisters in a little initiatory work: The Misses Agnes anfl Flo Bentley, Blanch Adams, Anna Davidson, Dora Davidson, Etta Mc Whorter, Kittle Bright; Mesdames Hall, Uttley, Scott, Martin, Mason, Smith, Hershiser and Bright. H. M. Uttley went along as chaperon. They returned Sunday morning. The Smudge calls attention to the fact that the treasurer's statement, pub lished in its columns last week, cost the county but 880, and compares it with some that have cost as high as 8500. He takes particular pains to state that Mullen’s statement makes only about fifteen inches,' but he is careful not to say that the ones for which 8500 were charged covered several pages. But of course this is nothing but an oversight. He would not deceive anybody inten tionally. _ unester Hcttobert died at toe home of hie parents at Leonia last Sunday night at the age of 18 years, of typhoid fever. He was buried Tuesday. Deceased was an only child of Mr. and Mrs. Idle Me Robert, and the loss will be hard indeed for them to bear. All that medical skill could do was done. Dr. Gilligan re mained in the sick room constantly for a week, but despite all that science could accomplish he grew gradually weaker and finally passed away as peacefully as he bad lived. The Frontier extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved parents. The governor has vetoed the change of venue bill. He says it is unconstitu tional. There is a probability that it may be passed over his veto. It is said that the attorney general may attempt to try the case in Boyd county, where Barrett Scott’s body was found and thus evade the veto, providing it stands. It is claimed that under Governor Hol comb’s close interpretation of the con stitution the murderers might go free by simply producing witnesses to piove that Scott was seen alive as he was be ing forced across the line out of Holt county, and was therefore not murdered in Holt county. Mayor Dickson called the water com* missioners and water committee together last Friday afternoon in executive session. The result of the meeting was the following notice, which will be found in close proximity to every water tap in the city: “To the Patrons of the City Water Works—You are notified to allow no person to take from this tap any water, for any purpose whatever, except for use in case of Are, or upon written-permission from the water com missioner. If this order be violated the water will be shut off and you will be charged for the use of water as provided by section 0, of water ordinance num ber 61.•' _ Plain view Gazette: Our populist friends were surprised when told that Allen made the poorest district Judge this district ever had. The trouble was they did not understand law well enough to see errors in his rulings. The writer expressed the belief that the supreme court would reverse a larger portion of his nrulings than ot the rulings of any judge in this district. An examination, of the decisions of the supreme court made during the last year or two, shows the correctness of the conclusion. The examinations show that out of twelve cases tried before Allen, six were affirmed and six reversed. Of twenty nine cases before Norris, nineteen were affirmed and ten reversed. Of twenty one cases tried before Kinkaid, fourteen were affirmed and seven reversed. Of seventeen casts before Powers, fourteen were affirmed and three reversed. The reeord ot Judge Powers is the best, and the record of Judge Allen the poorest by considerable. Politic* in Holt Conntr. - Some people eay there was no politico in the murder of Barret Scott. If this be so, why ia it that only one political party ia making any attempt to defend the guilty onea who have beeu identified aa taking part in the outrageoua murder? And what are the polltica of thoae who have been identified? What political party waa it that applauded John llop klna when he aaid at an indignation meeting aome time ago the ‘‘if the conrta do^not give ua justice, Judge Lynch Members of what political party wore they who disguised themselvea by tying raga over their faces, and laid In wait upon the public - highway In order to attack a cripple with hla family, wound ing him and a young lady, shooting the team and separating forever in this life husband and father from his loving wife and daughter. Such a crime is only tolerated by the savage nations of heathendom. And this is done by the so-called re form party. May God save us from any more such reform. Who was it that said Barrett Scott was "spirited away by h!a friends?" And what are their politics? And what are the politics of those who circulated a false telegram stating that Scott was in Minnesota? And what are the politics of those who said that Miss McWhorter was not wounded? What are the politics of those who said that enongh money bad been spent on Scott and that the people had better give up the search for the body? This waa all the murderers themselves could have asked. What are the politics of the sheriff who informed Mullihan that he was suspected of being a party to the murder, but did not arrest him? giv ing him all chances 6f skipping the country or mustering up evidence to clear himself? Is he not the same mau who circulated the false telegram that Scott was seen in Minnesota? What are the politics of the court that let the prisoners out on ball, contrary to the constitution of our republic, which says that a crime shall not be bailable where the proof is evident or the presumption great They were iden tified and no evidence offered in defense. What are the politics of their defend ers in court? Are they not the same parties who have made school-house speeches and thereby assisted the anarcb ist paper in educating the people of small calibre to riot? These parties try to justify themselves by saying that Scott stole $70,000 of nun. county money. ji mat jusuues murder, what would become of tbe county board that invalidated Scott’s official bond? Tbe bond bad been ap proved by tbe board in the sum of $150,000 and filed by tbe clerk for record. Wbo stole tbe most, tbe board when it took $150,000 in bonds, or Scott when be took $70,000 in cash? Wbo bad tbe majority on the county board at tbe time Scott’s official bond was destroyed? Tbe pop party seems to think that if Scott did something wrong it must do something worse. Therefore they get down to highway murder. I defy Scott or any other man to do anything more corrupt than that. The men who think there was no politics in the murder of Barrett Scott must be yery shortsighted—and there fore it is no wonder that they are pops. We learn in tbe blble on a certain page That a thief upon the oross was saved. But read the good book through and through And you will find no promise left the Wand ering Jew. He has sinned away hts day of grace By corrupting of the human race. And now he runs the narrow gage from O’Neill city to the town of Page. The Close Observer. The Law in the Case. Tns Frontier is weary. It is weary of hearing a lot of superannuated fossils censuring. Attorney General Churchill for taking charge of the prosecution of the Scott murder case. We are weary Ctllail f A fiiornnUn these dishonest croakers. The attorney general is an officer of the state of Nebraska; his duties are clearly defined by the statute and we do not believe any man is justified in tak ing issue with him when he is following the letter of the law. The section of the statute covering the case reads: The attorney general shall appear for the state and prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings, civil or crimi nal, m the supreme court, in which the state shall be interested or a party, and shall, also,' when requested by the gov ernor, or either branch of the legislature appear for the state and prosecute and defend in any other court, or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state may be a party, or interested. In this instance the attorney was re quested by the governor to take charge of the case. Parties feeling aggrieved should lay the responsibility where it belongs. Further comment in a case so clear would be superfluous. Word reaches us from the noith that the vigilantes are again at work and that the case of an old crippled German is now on trial in the “Niobrara District." He was notified to leave the country within a certain number of days but failed to do so. One day last week he applied for relief at the county dis tributing point in his precinct and was refused. It1 is charged that his boys were guilty of catching up and riding horses found running wild on the prairies, and for this offense be must leave his home. How much truth there is in this report Tor Frontier cannot say, as it received its information from the grapevine wire. ■ .. / Soliloquy of the Untcraped Horn. They accuse me of bearing on this lofty brow The brand of the murderer. Gain. Because, so 'tie said, It wus through my advice That Scotty, the boodlor, was slain. They say I'm tho father of tho murderous scheme, That X searched every hamlet and oot, To plok a good nervy gang from tho vlgllant'i dun. And a captain who'd match to a dot. If their story be true, my suooess was Im mense. _ As the following sequel will tell; For a likelier crew such a " job” tu do You'd source find In the oonflnes of boll. They came from the canyons, the gulches and plains; On horseback, In oarts and In buggies ga lore, tilth masks on their tacos and guns in theli hands— To tho rendeavous—Parker's old store. Hero once stood a "toddy,"—now gone tc decay. And a collar-hole dug along side— was the very spot—just a natural plaoe For the oowardly ooyotes to hide. And hero from the sight of the paster, seourc They lie. awaiting their satan-set task; Their hides fairly bursting with devilish glee At the thoughts of old Scott In their grasp, When at last o'er the pralrlo the carriage was seen— With Its burden of human lives, Twould have curdled the blood in a sphinx to have seen The fleroe gleam of the captain's eyes. Bnt swiftly on o'er the dreary plain With no thought of Impending harm, The faithful greys their master boro Wlthlu reach of the assassins' arm. Who caif tell of the Joys, or the sorrows, may hap. Of the man whom the carriage contained, As he came swirtly to meet, In Its hidden re treat, A doom whloh the fates had ordained? Kind-hearted he was. with a free open hand, _Who ne’or oould refuse a good "turn;” Why should be believe that the heart of man kind Toward him with suoh hatred should burn? HeJ'scovered however, In surprise and alarm. That there were thoae who suoh feelings did bear, For when "hailing" dlstanoe of the eovert was gained They sprung like will beasts from their lair. This frightened the horses—a spirited pair— And a few onward panes they bound— The report of a rtlle rings out on the air And one of them falls to the ground. The first blood Is spilled—'tls but that of a beast, But Its Kent In their nostrils madden the fiends— The dell In their breasts Is unchain'd. And a murderous volley of lead from their _ guns On the Ill-fated party Is rained. The shrieks of the wife, the cries of the babe, Wero as sounds of the wind to the vlgUanta' ears: Had their volley proved fatal to mother.,Wnd child. Not an eye In the band would have moist ened with tears. It miraculoua seems, but ’tie ne'ertheless true, Not u soul la the carriage met with serious _ . h«'0i Their guardian angels must bave been with them then Or the Father above with His sheltering arm. The wheels of the carriage are motionless now. And ’neath Its sbot-rjddled canopy cower, The Intended victim, surrounded with friends, But nonetheless In the vigilante* power. “Get out o' there, Soott !*' orled the chief o’ the gang, As his eyes, like a tiger's, o'er the poor fel low gloat; Who, not Instantly heeding the villain's oom mand. Felt the gripe of a murderous hand on bis throat. Accompanying Scott's party on this fateful day. Was a lass who was surely a stranger to fear; Whloh characteristic you will frequently see In the girls born ana reared on the western frontier. As Scott was being ruthlessly torn from bis By the boss o’ this villainous, vlgllants' band, She sprang to his rescue—the result as 'twas seen, Were the marks of her nails on the murder er's band. The grip on the throat of poor Scotty was LoobocI Who, well-knowing that further resistance was vain, Stepped from the carriage, from those to him dear, Into the midst of his foes oc the desolate plain. "We are after that Holt oounty money vou 'TIs for that you are held up today; you want to produce it, and that mighty quick ' Or your life the whole forfeit must pay." 8cott hadn't the money and stated as much, But agreed, if they'd come to O’Neill— To give them free aocess to his papers and books— That nothing, from them, would he try to conceal. Soott protested that this was the best he could do. But the offer, by them, with contempt was declined; In fact, the subject of money was Introduced as a means Of diverting his thoughts from their true purpose in mind. Butf they went through his pockets and like wise the grips; From the former they drew forth a gun, The contents of which they should have re ceived In lieu of any Holt county "mon." The wife of their victim then went to his side. Her heart overflowing with grief and alarm. To leave nothing undone which her thoughts might suggest To divert from the loved one any impend ing harm. Bbe prayed that the life of her husband be spared. And while making this plea to the ungodly crew. Her keen eyes were bent upon those of the mob; This feature alone being exposed to her view. Her object in this was to try and discover If to her a faint ray of hope they might bear; That the eye is a mfrrorof the soul she be lieves. For no sign of goodness was reflected there. Her searching glances into the eyes of these men, Were soon after found to be not wholly In vain. For the color and expression In those of the chief Were scared as with a white-heated brand on her brain, Anotherthere was whose peculiar orbs proved An accessory, to be, of this outrageous orlme. Dark brown were they, and though "soft as a With the light of hell's lurid Are could shine. Thevlctlm |, now left alone with hl« wife, While they, with the captain of courae, lit _ the van, Drew away a few pauea by themiolvea toootf fer, For some thing* ad verse had gone with their plan. Ill-fated couple thus loft to themselves, _ the men In the mob a discussion began: ®a'd Scott, who had noted every aot of the "Moan ojowdy tho leader-the ono doing the For as sura as vou’re living that’s GaoiMia MITLLIHAN.” The confab of the bandits Is ended at last lh bro’t1forth? %Mt w*"0“l b|W«*‘ Mi Into one of whlcii the Scott party Is plaoed And lends the procession away to toe north. Tbey^followod tho ravines and low places ,_As the mariner follows his chart, Til they^reached the place where It was df* That husband and wife should part. A ]*ai*,*? n0Jf,°alled at the chiefs command, And his will to tho family made knowni The scones that wore enactod before him then Should have softened his hourt of stone. The agony ,,, ...r mmu cun In the look of despair on her face word spoken, The heart-rending one—good bye. A one seated buggy was now brought forth i Its use to the lauies and ohlld being givens Then a vigilant bold, of the reins took hold, And the team In auother direction driven. muster ana inenai He felt like a culprit at leaving him thus And offered to “stay mlt 'im'rto the end. Rut. Sp.ntfr hmln him i The arms of the wife about her husband were ol imped, In a last, long, loving embrace; supreme other mind could be seen lU nf Hnunst■ k.. M.. Her entreaties were useless, her tours were No prayers'oould Induce thorn their vlotlm t() fiilnnun_ release— Not even^the pleadings of the pure-hearted Which she lisped while dinging to her “poor papa's" knees. ^ The father now said that his end was at hand} This feeling also, being shared by the wife, But the scoundrels protested that thla wu untrue, That 'twns cash they were after and not human life. “Come, this business must end," were tho words of the chief; ms uiiim { The time for departure draws nigh j Then the lust kiss was given and the l&at wnnl uiml/nn T!ir,i Xer2thoy Cft.rrle!1 ‘*w»y O’er the plain, 'Til the day was lost In the gloom of ulgbti They were then told to “git out’’—many miloo from home— W1U ^permission to reach it ae beet they In the meantime Bcott and his driver Smith, Who deprived of elght-tbeir minds with terror filled— Have reuohed the oourt of laet resort— The old barn where Barrett was killed. Bmlth Is now Informed by these satan's Imps, That he his departure may take; He Is also permitted to bid Soott adieu, Aud give his hand a farewell shake. As bo felt the warm graep of the band of Scott, Who bad been a good master and friend; n fell I bn n n..l_.U ..a. 1__S_■ a .s - ' USO, The demons being determined on taking his life; And os no earthly power could now Intervene. He thought It was uselees to cause any strife. The “bulchmun" was then told to enter the cart, . i’j'i; Along with a rufllan who the noose may . , yet feel. £*<„■, And was jolted about in a bewildering way \ S Then given a direction—whloh was wrong— «?<■ to O'Neill. 5 *$■; <#S| When the driver of the cart had returned to bis bawd, ^ The work of the hell-hounds on their victim . begun, And not till the chill hand of death claimed the man Did these blood-thirsty vampires consider It done. The poor fellow woe strangled at the end of a rope And the life thus released returned to the Giver; Then for the purpose of concealing their crime The form which oontalned it woe thown Into the rlvor. ii All this hat been caused by ye editor. Ham, And by the beard o' the prophet true. SS These yapswlll find Unit the play’s not done, ■“ “ ' ‘ but, In which I have made my deb There's an ex-oounty clerk and a lawyer or two, And of Hookshaw deteotl ves a score Who Judge Dyuch will meet and send on to greet Barrett Boott and the Hills, on the ever green shore. J Ths Dbamaimt. wi Mew Good*. We ere pleased to announce to our friends and customers that our spring stock of Dry Goods Is nearly all in and on Saturday, March 10, we will be ready to exhibit the prettiest and most stylish stock of dress goods ever shown in the city. It is true that everyone must buy more or less dress goods and it don’t cost an/ more to buy a stylish dress than old pattern; in fact the prices are so low this year that the new styles are the cheapest. It is reraaikable how cheap dress goods are this spring and we invite you all to come Saturday and ex amine the line. We also have a new line of Laces, Braids, Trimmings, Un derwear, Hosiery, Gloves, etc., all of which you will find much cheaper than you have ever seen them before. Our stock of clothing is arriving and we can show some wonderfnl bargains. For instance, a good All Wool, Black Worsted for $10.00. This is a genuine Clay Worsted, and a big bargain and is only a fair sample of our line. Tours truly, J. P. Mann. Mottos to Battsr Makers. As the O’Neill Butter & Egg Co. has failed and closed its doors, you will find a market for your butter and eggs at my store, where you will receive the highest market price. P. J. McManus. 85-2 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy gives the best satisfaction of any cough medi cine I handle, and as a seller leads all other preparations in this market. I recommend it because it is the best med icine I ever handled for coughs, colds and croup. A. W. Baldridge, Millera ville. 111. For sale by P. C. ComuoAN, Druggist. , ■> '.