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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1895)
HED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. JME XV.___ SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MAY 23, 1895. CLYDE KINO AND D. N. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS. NUMBER 46 SANS WHISKERS nterest Told As They Are Told to Us. ND HOW IT HAPPENED goings Portrayed For General ication and Amusement. Hall is expected homo by the ie. _ nkaid went down to Lincoln irning._ ;gs was visiting friends in s first of the week. L’ttley returned Friday night isiness trip to Chicago. irris went down the road 8un ig, returning Monday night. D. Janzing and May Weber, O’Neill, secured marriage isday. tiglin fell down and Injured >e while on his way to the morning, ilev, Lew Combs and John rere up from .Ewing Monday ted over night. darkey with a plantation rupon the charitably inclined r a few nickles. win went down to Omaha lorning for medical treatment, accompanied her. lorbett went down to Norfolk lorning to attend the meeting e Dental Association. Irwin has opened up a barber he Fahy building, next door 1'Connor & Gallagher’s. gant oak bar in Wm. Lav tloon shows off nicely since baptism with oil and varnish. |ad made by Mrs. Cress beats ; We sell it. O’Neill Grocery Co. I - ‘Pittman, representing the jy Newspaper Union, was in Friday, and while here made a | office. ; Dramatic Company at the y and Saturday nights. This las been here before and gave taction. tallagher Monday disposed of black Percheron stallion to a of Knox county, for a valu lieration. 0 an increase of business the 1 barn has rented the Fallon of this office and will use it in a the Checker. ather Cassidy returned from buraday evening, where he attending the national conven i Catholic Knights. for strawberries and all kinds tuits and vegetables. O’Neill Grocery Co. ledger: Sheriff Hamilton and Maud, came up from O’Neill ,e"mS- The latter attended !rs assnojotirv« _ Campbell and C. C. McHugh Thursday night from Kearney lev were attending the grand 0{ the the A. C. 0. W. fried beef thin and nice. \ ’ We a!so sell dry salt and bacon and California hams. 0 Neill Grocbby Co. Hail has traded for a merry aail will run it in the eastern la,e ,bis summer. Elliot uompson will accompany krdertf' U'0ka la8t Sunday took - '***s~on~exhU,ilion in hil C °ck of the Patern of the h?J °! the one uaed bj f-*^ea”:XW00dtbr0ngh fctaat ,“r Co>kendall. c -s aid up this week W; Dr M,.n‘ng "icely under t ► “TiT flshin* 'Sue, corn h r °f DOtted h 'kins and m Sardine8. fa evv 1XeJ Pickl«. Grocery Ci ^'tent^j bn o family> equi| An individual representing himself to be a "human ostrich,’’ was in the city Monday devouring glass, scrap iron, nails and knife blades. He exhibited upon the street corner and passed the hat by way of diversion. O’Neill Furniture Company are agents in Holt county for the Western Cottage Organ and will make you figures that will surprise you. Call at the store and examine goods, or drop us a line and we will send our Mr. Reed to see you. 46-3 The following agricultural item is now going the rounds: “When a young man tells his best girl that he is a regular self binder though he may be a rake,” he proceeds to binder In his embrace and she instead of being disgusted calls for mower. _ Attorneys Uttley and Dickson were in Lincoln Tuesday on business before the supreme court. While there they ar gued and submitted the convent case and Mr. Dickson says a decision wifi probably be handed down within the next two weeks. ii space in the frontier is valuable for the publication of notice and pro gram of a meeting of the Holt county Teachers’ Association it is also worthy of a report of the meeting after it has been held. The secretary of the asso ciation should peruse James G. Blaine’s great ideas of reciprocity. The dance given Tuesday night by the Modern Woodmen of America was not as much of a success financially as so cially. The proceeds just about balan ced tip the expenditures. Music was furnished by the O’Neill orchestra. The supper was served at the New Ogden and was a perfect one in every respect. Come to me sweet Marie, Sweet Marie come to me; Not because your face is fair, Love to see. But those shoes upon your feet Make your outfit look complete, They’re from Mann’s and cant be beat, Sweet Marie. Henry Murphy went down to Lincoln Monday morning. He went for the purpose of having the supreme court determine which is the greater office, that of county attorney or attorney general. As Henry holds to the former proposition we look for him to come home a wiser, and therefore that much better attorney. Gordon Journal: A Rushville school maanm asked her reading class to spell and define hab-i-ta-tion. It proved a stunner for the class. To illustrate she asked: “Suppose I should get married and settle down in Rushville, what wpuld I have?” The prompt answer given by a bright urchin, brought the crimson to the young lady'B cheeks. Judge Valentine, ot West Point, was in the city Monday on business. Mr. Valentine wps the first judge of this dis trict and also served as congressman for three terms. He has many friends here who are always pleased to see him and hear him relate in his fascinating style reminiscences of pioneer life in this part of the state. State Superintendent Corbett handed down an opinion last week on the ques tion of school boards hiring teachers before they retire from office and their successors qualify and take their seats. He gives it out that the old board can hire teachers and transact any and all business for the coming year which will in any manner be beneficial to the dis trict. _ Jackson Wiley was in the city Mon day evening to procure a coffin for the burial of Mrs. Hariette Darr. wife of G. Darr, who died that day at her home near Scotlville, after a continued illness of several years. The funeral occurred Tuesday from the Scottvile church and the remains interred in the cemetery at that place. Deceased was in the neigh borhood of seventy-five years of age. Further particulars next week. Superintendent Jackson’s barn was discovered to be on fire last Friday morning and an alarm was promptly turned in. The fire company responded in the course of time and the flames were subdued after tbe barn was de stroyed. Other barns and outbuildings in the immediate vicinity were saved. The loss will probably not exceed a couple of hundred* dollars. No insur ance. H. O. Taylor, superintendent of agencies for the Union Life Insurance Company of Omaha, was in the city last Thursday. He was here for the sole purpose of tendering an important sal aried position to John Golden. The situation, which was accepted by Mr. Golden, is a sort of special agency with territory in Nebraska west of O’Neill. John has quite a reputation in insurance circles as a first class man and this paper is pleased that he has at last been substantially recognized. Prepare to observe Decoration day. The commencement exercises of the high school will be held this evening, instead of tomorrow evening, as first announced. _ John McKernan, an rold soldier crippled with disease contracted in the army, is lying quite ill at his home back of this office. Here is an opportunity for'those charitably inclined to do some good. _ O’Neill’s fire department was never in a more dilapidated condition than at present. There seems to be no recog nized head or tail to it—just a sort of a go-as-you-please concern. It needs another reorganization. Deputy District Clerk Collins is m St. Louis attending a meeting of telegraph ers. He will visit his mother at Sedalia, Mo., and possibly the O. A. R. colony In Georgia, before his return, which will be in about three weeks. uscar Haven, a tnirteen-year old boy of Fremont, fell under a train Wednes day evening, and bad botb his legs crushed, the shock of which caused his death. There Is a moral to this sad acci dent that should be learned by O’Neill youngsters, forcibly impressed upon their minds by parents. A number of our boys are addicted to this dangerous practice of boarding moving trains, just as young Haven was <Joing. It is now'almost acertainity that the Jew will start a new band. The other day we noticed three of the long-eared, small-bodied, big-headed and coarse voiced gentry being led through the street and upon inquiry were informed that they had come to assist their de scendant in his band enterprise'. There will be four of a kind. There’s luck in odd numbers and the band would do well, perhaps, to sign the Amelia Journal quadruped. An able writer says newspaper sub scriptions are infallible tests of a man’s honesty. If he has any dishonest blood in him he will cheat the printer by any and every means in his power—declare that he has paid when he* has not, or that he has a receipt at home which shows that he has paid when he has not, or that the money was lost in the mails. Many an otherwise honest man is dis honest in this respect. The printer's subscription book will tell a fearful tale on the final day of reckoning. When we consider that plover are now in the midst of the laudable Under taking of increasing their numerical strength, it seems a shame that four able-bodied fellows like Frank Mann, Harry Dowling, Jim O’Donnell and Jim Gallagher should go out and unmerci fully slaughter them. The boys men tions! were out one day this week, a day that approaches painfully near the first, and put in the entire time hunting. They took a picnic dinner with them and counted on a carnival of blood; but when they returned in the evening a close inspection of the game bag re vealed but a half-dozen lonesome birds. The postmastesr general has fixed the question of the holidays on which post masters are permitted to close their offices, something about which there has been considerable diversity of opinion. The new regulations as an nounce^ states that postmasters may ob serve as holidays, January 1, February 23, May 80, July 4, the first Monday in September known as Labor day, Decem ber 25, and such other days as the President of the United Slates or the governors in their respective states shall designate as fast or thanksgiving days or proclaim special holidays. On other occasions their offices can be closed only on permission obtained therefor from the department, to be applied for through the first assistant postmaster general. On holidays postofflces must be opened sufficiently to meet tairly the public convenience. Mails must be made up and dispatched as on other days. When a legal holiday falls upon Sunday the following Monday may be observed, unless otherwise specially provided for by state authority. Notice. W. N. Nason, president of tbe state relief commission was in O’Neill Satur day and authorized tbe county relief committee todiscarge all sub-committee* in the county. In cases of actual need supervisors are requested to confer with the county committee. N. S. Lowrie, Pres. W. W. Bethea, Vice-Pres. E. Kline, Treas. C. C. McHugh, Secy. Estrar. Taken up on my farm at Scottville, one yearling bull, Color, spotted white and red with a brindle face, hat horns and a white star in the forehead. Owner can receive same by paying pasturing and advertising. 43 3 Peter H eckeL. Dr. Price’s Cream Bakins Powder Award'd Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, Sen Franciaco. IKBIOATION MEETING. The district irrigation meeting called (or May 10, at the court-home in this city met aa per call. Baiaett, Ainawoith and Stuart were represented by Judge Morgan, J. E. B. Qood and Wm, Krot ter, respectively. The meeting was called to order by John Hopkins, who presided at the former meeting. J. P. Mann was unani mously chosen to preside and Eugene Cress to fill the position of secretary. The delegates from the above named places made short addresses to the audi ence, giving the views of those inter ested in their various localities and were all united Ip favor of forming a district under the new law and proceeding with all haste consistent with thorough busi ness methods to push the enterprise to a successful termination. The committee appointed at the last meeting to look up a new route for a canal, thinking water might be had in sufficient quantity to irrigate this county, or that part of it suscptibie of irrigation, without having to go to the source of supply decided upon by the Niobrara Itiver Irrigation and Power Co., thus lessening the length and consequently the expense of constructing the canal, reported unfavorably. KUO tuuiujivloo appuiuicu at IUO |not meeting to draft tbe boundary lines for the proposed district made its re port. The territory comprising the die* trict as reported by tbe committee in cluded only Holt county territory, leav ing Rock and Brown out in tbe cold | and dry. But as this course would ex hibit too much of the swinish propen sities of ordinary human nature, and being likewise contrary to tbe mean ing and intent of the new law the dis trict, as drafted by the committee, will be changed, and Rock and Brown will supply each a component part thereof. In making their report the committee suggested that in circulating tbe petition for the bond election, the parties circu lating the same be furnished a bond properly and legally executed, said bond to be double the cost of said election,and that they shall request each and every signer of the petition to sign the bond as a guarantee that they will bear their just proportion of tbe expenses of hold ing the election, providing it does not carry, thus releasing the counties com prising tbe district of the burden. During a discussion, pro and con, in regard to including the city of O'Neill within the boundaries of the irrigation district Tom Kain took occasion to air his brogue in opposition, somewhat to the disgust of the audience. He was called to order several times and finally subdued by a call for an officer to eject him. The general feeling was, however, that the city should be Included, as in directly, the property owners of the city would derive as much benefit' in pro portion to their holdings as would the farmer under the ditch. A motion was made and carried that a committee of one be appointed from each of tbe following towns: Ainsworth, Long Pine, Bassett, Newport, Stuart, Atkinson and O’Neill for tbe purpose of circulating petitions and bonds, this committee to be alse endowed with the power to appoint necessary sub-com mittees. The chair named the follow iug gciiuciucu iu uc represeuieu uu lue committee:. Ainsworth. J. E. B. Qood; Long Pine, John Ulrichs; Basseett, T. N. .Morgan; Newport, E. L. Meyers; Stuart, Wm. Krotter; Atkinson, Elmer Allison; O’Neill, T. V. Golden. A motion was made and oarried that the above committee take the proper steps to have a call issued for a special meeting or the board of supervisors for the purpose of taking the action neces sary to place the proposition before the voters. The committee was also em powered to act as a soliciting committee to defray some of the expenses incurred by former committees. On motion ad journed sine die. It is, we understand, the purpose of the district irrigation board to re-im burse the Niobrara River Irrigation and Power Co., for the outlay they have sustained in locating, taking and holding their water rights, providing said com pany are willing that the said rights shall revert to the district board. This proposition will doubtless meet with the approval of that company, as they prob ably have no interest in the matter further than that which is universal— the desire to see the enterprise comple ted. Largest Circulation in Nebraska. It isn’t much wonder that The Plate Journal now has the largest circulation in Nebraska. It has-reduced its price to 65 cents a month with Sunday, or 50 cents without Sunday. It has been spending more money for Nebraska news than any other paper; it has on its staff such men as Bixby, Walt Mason and Annin. The Journal is being push ed at every point and is climbing stead ily and surely away ahead of the other state dailies. People like a Lincoln pa per. Especially when it is as good as The Journal. r'y. ... .. j . . •. .fJfc ... aC.il 1 •. .rirVf., » xixoriak. John O'Hsill Peat Will Olmm Decoration D*r On Thursday, May 80, the beautiful ceremonies of decorating the graves of those heroes who, after battling for the liberties we now enjoy, have passed away at taps and been summoned be fore the grand commander at reveille, will be observed by John O’Neill post at O'Neill. The exercises will commence at the court-house at 9 o’clock r. m. sharp, under the direction of John O'Neill post, with the opening ceremonies of the G. A. R., by the post. „ PBOQHAK. Bone.By the Choir. Address.T. V. Golden. “The Littlo Blaek-eyed Hebei" Recitation.Maud Pfunder. Oration...Parnell Ooldon. “The Drummer Boy's Burial". .Rom Fallon. Recitation.John Blglln. “Tho Challenge":.Susie Gillespie Hong.Mike and John Sullivan. Oration—“Our Heroes".Nellie KUruurry. “Tho Night After Shiloh"....Betty Gillespie. Song.By the Choir. Benediction.G. A. B. Chaplain. At the conclusion of the ceremonies in the hail the procession will form with the tight on Benton street facing east, the left on Fourth avenue. The order of formation will be ad follows: O'Neill Silver Cornet Band. Members of Q. A. R. Co. F, Second Regiment N. N. Q. Flower Girls. • Mayor and City Council. All Other Carriages.' The line of march will be east to Fifth avenue, south to Douglas street, west to First avenue and north to cem etery. The procession will be under the di rection of John Skirvlng, marshal of the day. The committee extends an invitation to the mayor and council, all societies and every soldier and citizen to partici pate in this beautiful ceremony. All persons having flowers to donate will please consult Comrade Kincb. By order of Committee: *“ Michael Slattery. F. Ppundku. James Hardino. LABOR AND THE WORLD LAUHOB WITH YOB. With the most of us It’s pretty Generally agreed, ’Tls time a man was planted When he has gorie to seed, —Detroit Tribune. Nothing disgusts a young lady more than to have some awkward fellow step on the train of her bloomer.—Galveston News. Pluto—Ah, what drings you down here? Your crimes I daresay. Napoleon—Not on your life. A fad is what has run me into the ground.— Detroit Tribune. Ford—Your lawyer made some pretty severe charges against the other fellow, didn’t he7 Small wort—Y-e-e-s, but you ought to see how he charged me.—Cincinnati Tribune. _____ Jones—I see the silver men are getting more and more fanatical? Smith—How’s that? Jones—Why, they refuse to recognize the golden rule.—Waterbury. *»•« uiti|iuo uuatu uu ill ill uiu UttU"" Home baee at last was nigh. He left this rude, terrestrial ball And went up on the fly; —Atlanta Constitution. ‘‘I am thine," protested the duke. "It is too late," the heiress replied, sadly. "Another has inticipated me?” "No; the banks are closed." However, enough change was found in the house to bind the bargain.— Detroit Tribune. Tommy—Paw, what is an egotist? Mr. Figg—He is a man who thinks he is smarter than any one else. Mrs. Figg—My dear, you have that wrong. The egotist is the man who says he is smarter than any one else. All men think that way.—Indian apolis Journal. "Doctor, I have an important physio logical question to ask you. When I stand on my head the blood rushes into my head. Now, when I stand on my feet, why does it not rush into my feet?" "Because your feet are not hollow."— New York World. Editor-in-chief—In your leader today, Mr. Grinder, you say, " ‘In the multi tude of counselers there is safety,' as we learn from a certain book.” Why did you not say, "as we learn from the Bible?” Editorial Writer—You forget, sir, that it is our rulo never to mention the name of a rival publication.—Boston Transcript. Dr. Price’s Cream Bakins Powder Avantal (Ml (Udal Midwiatar Pair. San Prandat*. B1UXF FAXIBS. President Nason, of the State Relief Commission, was In the olty Friday to ^ hold a post mortem examination of the “gaunt wolf of distrese and starvation’* v that (Mrs. Broaddus insists infests this < < county. The county relief association held a meeting on that day by making and causing to be published the following etatement: Holt county has passed beyond the period of destitution and distrese, and has no further need of relief from other states, And we deprecate the efforts of cer tain localities, especially certain Indi viduals, who publish outrageous and scandalous reports of destitution and suffering which are not true and have no existence here. Farmers are mostly through seeding, the weather has been very favorable, crops are looking fine. Holt county never had better prospects, and the days of adversity are passed, and while we are very grateful for the assistance of the east, we want it broadly known and distinctly understood that we need no further assistance, and desire to save benevolent people from imposition. All worthy cases of need will be cared for by this commission from supplies on band and obtainable from the State Relief Commission. Imposters are here by warned to desist from their unworthy and unnecessary efforts, and thus evade prosecution. OHtntOH MOTH. Thu young people of the Preabyterlan church met on Wednesday evening of lest week, and organised themaelvea Into a band of Cbrlatian Endeavorecs. The meeting wae well attended and a great deal of intereat manifeited. There la a great work to be done for Chrlat and the church that muat be done by the young people, and It la to be hoped that the young people of O'Neill will be awake to their dutiea and reaponaiblli tiea along thla line. The preaching aervicea were well at* tended both'morning and evening. The mualc waa especially good. 'f Attention ia called to the prayer and praiae aervlce on Wednesday evening of each week, beginning at 8 o'clock. Preaching aervlce on Sabbath begin ing at 10:80 in the morning and 8o’clock In the evening. Sabbath achool directly after the morning sermon. Cbrlatian Endeavor meets at 7 o'clock in the even ing. Subject for May 80: "Christ’s Cross My Croas.” You are invited to all the meetings. 8. E. Lbh Haves, Pastor. While in Stockton, ‘Cal., aome time ago, Thoa. F. Langan, of Loa Banoa, >; that state, was taken very severely with crampa and diarrhoea. He chanced to meet Mr. C. M. Carter, who was simi larly afflicted. He says: "I told him of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and he went to the Holeen drug store and procured a bottle of it. It gave Mr. Harter prompt relief and I can vouch for its having cured me." For sale by P. C. Corrigan, Whooping Cough. There is no danger trom tbia disease when Chamberlain’n Cough Remedy ia freely given. It liquefies the tough mucus and aids its expectoration. It also lessens the severity and frequency bf paroxysms of coughing, and insures a speedy recovery. There is not the least danger in giving the remedy to children or babies, as it contains no in jurious substance. For sale by P. 0. Corrigan, druggist. 48-4 Anyone who has ever had an attack of inflammatory rheumatism will rejoice with Mr. J. A. Stumm, 220 Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, over bis fortu- . nate escape from a siege of that dis coursging ailment. Mr. Stumm is fore man of Merriman's confectionery es tablishment. Some months ago, on leaving the heated work room to run -across the street on an errand, he was caught out in the rain. The result was that when ready to go home that night he was unable to walk, owing to in flammatory rheumatism, ' He was taken home, and on arrival was placed in front of a good fire and thoroughly rub bed with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. During the evening and night he was repeatedly bathed with this liniment, and by morning was relieved of all rheumatic pains. He now takes espec ial pains in praising Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and always keeps a bottle of it in the house. For sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. 43-4 * Short Lins Tims Card. Passenger leaves 9:35 a. m., arrives 9:07 p. it.; freight-leaves 9:07 p. m., ar rives 7 p. k. Daily except Sunday. Motion. Strayed from P. F. Thompson’s, four miles south of Swan Lake, March 21, 1895, one sorrel horse, white face, three white feet, weight 750. When last seen had halter on and was shod all ’round. A liberal reward will be given for same by D. F. Fklton, 45-3 Swan, Holt county*Neb. Jsfc*:7o>: