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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1895)
■■ ^V;... hu BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO Ime xv. •UMORIPTION, II.SO PER ANNUM. CLYDE KING AND D. H. CRONIN. EDITORS O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY 4, 1895. NUMBER 52. terest Told As They Are Told to Us. [D HOW IT HAPPENED Dings Portrayed For General t&tion snd Amusement. [lin was in Sioux City Tues dams, of Spencer, was in ml ay. __ eill band will celebrate the andolph. issidy and M. F. Harrington rnlia Monday. cCoy was in the city Monday e funeral of his father. , eill cornet band went out to londay with the divisionists. 'etere, of RuBhvillc. was in day visiting with his friend .unis. court is still in session in tv, but it is thought it will s week. jer, of Chadron, was in the ny and Sunday. He returned ay evening. lenry came up from Ewing iay to play ball with Dick’s i of fumblers. llonald and son, of Grand [).. is in the city visiting her John McHugh. ml Willie Laviolette retuned iglit from Yankton, at which had been attending school. ner Williams went down to (l Monday morning, where she ■:ends until after the Fourth. inie Blackmer returned Batur in her home in Atkinson after isit with friends in this city. ss Harrington left Friday 3r Park City, Utah, where she the summer the guest of Miss arns. oUlon is billed to speak at sthe e Chautauqua. Tom has his |e on that district judgeship! time. 'till second nine leturned igbt from Chambers with a Ip dangling at its belt. The 112 to 21. Hans, Kroner, Harvey, littick and Bailey, came down art Monday and went over to with O’Neill divisionists. >er of O’Neill divisionists went .lumbers Monday to meet the iere and convince them that behind their division lines. I or stolen, one two-year-old rbite “'"I red, branded Y H on one red yearling heifer. Mike Mullen, O’Neill, Neb. rpartment has allowed the “nd office two clerks for the year- Tlle present efficient Long and Dowling, will be IcEvony expects to leave in «wuh his family, for Montam “ travel overland and make trip of it, returning aboi ki„ j u“ " canesday order that the office boys e editors—may celebrate in |„ists *T W1“ j°in «>e Randolph i ^yndie ,J°“rnal statea that in An, I’11?0 ®9l-°°0.000 “ **.190,000, ,Y iog Amencan breweries, the s;i9oLatni."eper cent' lfW and was paid ir»nded&Vj T d&rk r08n P01 °Pe yeariin °" left biP face o ' P0uy co1'. Bra ■r.r„no° Can bav® eat j pV and Paying charg, , Paddock, ''-r'the’ue ^ Earl,,a trav •wupany ha,I 8 m°Wer 81 >*« AX w.0-!his fins< toBether at I h,le puttinS 81 fee«on's impleme 777*7 friends * 1 ing ,)f returi Uj. A, ,n laking us hja , ,I!»ei rep,77 Je8se Ro i!1Un7^Sh( 7 ^777, ; : at 4°<i sn earing a hi<rt htaH. ."”8* wS ae‘I«(|uent sUbgCrj| Croat Bargains In Clothing For the Next 30 di Atkinson Graphic; It is safe to say that if all subscribers who are in arrears were to pay up, the editors of this coun try could pay off the national debt and have enough left to take their families to the seaside resorts this summer. R. H. Mills has completed an irriga tion plant for John Kelly, who resides northeast of tills city. The plant is said to be a very fine one. With favor able winds his well will furnish over 4,000 gallons of water per hour, or enough to irrigate 15 or 20 acres. Farmers thinking of irrigating by wind mill will do well to visit Mr. Kelly’s place and investigate his plant. Representatives of Chambers met the Ewing divisionists at Ewing the other day. About the same time that com mittee was in Ewing trying to fix up a deal with her people, other citizens at Chambers were entertaining a delega tion fiom O’Neill and making them believe Chambers would help her out on the Stuart combine. It isn’t hard to see that the division move is going to break up in a grand row. The ball team R. R. Dickson picked up to play O’Neill’s first nine did not meet with any great degree of success. The game was played last Saturday afternoon, the score being 16 to 6 in favor of the first nine. Mr. Dickson imported the Henry brothers, of Min neola, for a battery and they did work sufficient to win the game but had no support in either the out or iufield. Hanley and Gibbons did the battery act for the first nine and put up a good game. The Lincoln Journal sayB: They are now quoting Frank Melbourne, who brought the rain-making fad to Ameri ca, as saying “the whole thing is a hum bug, and I never possessed any more power in that respect than any one else.” It was simply a bet in which the fakir put up nothing against several hundred dollars that it would rain within a given time. In an ordinary year the “rain maker’* is sure to win quite often. It took the great drouth of 1894 to show up the folly and sham of the whole business. A. A. Averill of the United States army, inspector of soldiers’ homes, reports to the governor that he has inspected the Nebraska home at Grand Island and finds the institution in good condition under Commandant Wilsons’ management. Last fall he made a similar report and gave Commandant Scbovill a hearty recommendation in which he deplored the probabil'ly of a change in the management. This home receives 8100 per capita on inmates from the government and is inspected by government officials. After Monday it wiil be unlawful for any railroad company in the United States to keep in use in inter-state traffic any freight cars that are not equipped “with secure grab irons or hand holds in the ends and side of each car for greater security to men in coupling and uncoup ling cars,” says the State Journal. The managers of all the western roads have received notification that the act will be enforced. The law'also provides that the companies shall equip their cars with automatic ; couplers and continuous brakes and provide their locomotives with driving wheel brakes. Butte Gazette: A shooting affray came off on the military Monday last in which Con Kirwin, of O’Neill, deco rated the back and neck of a Mr. McKenzie with bird shot, making painful but not serious wounds. McKenzie came to town yesteiday and swore out a warrant and Jack Hooton is now on the trail of the would-be mur derer. v/uusmuie nuuiun arrived in U JNeill Friday and arrested Mr. Kirwin and took him back to Boyd. As near as we can learn the facts in the case are that McKenzie attempted to eject Eirwin from a claim on the strip, the title to which is in dispute; Eirwin declined to vacate and resisted force with his shot gun. Jim Harrington went over as at torney for the defendant and secured his release on bail. Irrigation Farmer: The magnificent rains that have fallen during the first weeks of June have greatly revived the hopes qj Kansas and Nebraska farmers. Portions of the state where irrigation is not at all certain because of a lack of the water .supply known as the under flow was suffering a great deal from drought. With an abundance of rains these prairie lands are wonderfully fer tile, but because we have had a few good rains do not become over-confi dent and be lured into that feeling of rest that the fall rains are to be contin ued. Four years out of five your crops are seriously in)ured by dry weather. Make sure of your irrigated gardens and trust- to the fortunes, wind and water, for your crop*. If tue rains come your reward will be abundant; if it fails your sustenance and living for your family is certain. An exchange rises to remark that the printing press has made presidents and killed poets and pulverized genius with | criticism. It has made worlds get up (or roll call in the morning, given the pulpit lungs of iron and a voice of steam. It has curtailed the power of lungs, and 'graced the pantry shelves; it has converted bankers into paupers, and made lawyers out of college presi dents. and printers out of devils. It has educated the homeless and robbed the philosopher of his reason. It smiles and kicks, and cries and dies, but It can’t be run to suit everybody, and the editor is a fool who tries. Fremont Tribune: The Lincoln Jour nal is in receipt of a letter from J. H. Hart setting forth that when Charley Mosher gets out of prison he “will be sent to a place where he wont be pardoned by a republican governor, cleared by such courts as we have now, men with money go free and the poor are punished.” Mr. Hart also says there isn't any danger of Barrett Scott's mur derers being convicted and “if they are there will be more found with rope around their necks.” This is good. It sounds like a return to the^revolutionary period of 1801 when pop members of the legislature who broke loose from the revolutionary combine got pictures of skulls and crossbohes and little ropes with hangmen’s knots in them as warn ings. Robert Louis Stevenson’s last|story, “St. Ives," was left at bis death practic ally completed, so it is stated by those who have seen the manuscript. Many chapters had even received the author’s final revision. Stevenson had been at work upon this novel for more than a year, and the first half of it had been entirely rewritten several times. The hovel is said to deal with the adventures of a Frenchman captured in the Penin sular War and shut up in Edinburg Castle. A love affair between him and a Schottlsh maiden; a duel on the maiden’s account between him and a fellow-prisoner; and his escape from the prison, are a few of the episodes that promise a romance of as absorbing inter est as any Stevenson has produced. “St. Ives” will be published serially in McClures Magazine; the price of which, by the way, is to be immediately redu ced to 10 cents a copy. Mathew’s Free Press: The boys try to tell new stories as to where editors go when die, and some of them are pretty good. This is only a dream, but at death (in our mind) the devil met us at the outer door of his disreputable den with thiB salutation; “For many years thou hast borne the blame for the errors the printers made in their papers. The paper has gone, alas, for SI. Alas, the 81 has often failed to come in. Tbs printers have bedeviled thee for their wages Saturday night when thou hadst not a cent. Men have taken thy paper without paying a cent for it and cursed thee for not getting up a better paper. Thou hast been called all kinds of disa greeable epithets. AH these things, yea, and even more, thou hast borne in silence. Thou canst not come here.” As his satanic majesty motioned him away he pointed upward and murmured to himself: “Heaven’s his home; axd besides if we had let him come in here he would be continually dunning his delinquent subscribers and there is all the disorder here now that we can comfortably attend to. - The shortest editorial page on record, according to the Press and Printer, was that which appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on a memorable Julr day many years ago when Washington McLean owned the paper and employed six editorial writers who furnished six columns of matter daily on current events. Tnc editorial in question was the only one which appeared on that particular day and it read: “Yester day was the Fourth of July.” It is explained that on the evening of that memorable Fourth, the editorial writers repaired to a saloon to get a cooling drink and that, just as they were lined up for business, Mr. McLean unexpect edly entered. They all expected dis missal on the spot, but much to their surprise, their employer invited them to drink with him and kept them at it, threatening to discharge 4be first man who refused. The result was that five of them were rendered unable, to return to the office and the one that escaped was only able, before succumbing like his fellows, to write the single sentence, “Yesterday was the Fourth of July." This appealed solitary and alone, in the editorial columns next morning. That evening Mr. McLean is said to have received a host of letters from readers telling him how much they appreciated the change and the result was that the six editorial writers were given other work to do and news filled the space space generally allotted to the product of their pens. Or. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, Saa Fraadaca. VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL. The jurors who sat at the trial of the Scott lynchers brought in a verdict of acquittal last Thursday afternoon. It required but one ballot to reach an agreement. We are told that the verdict was reached upon the grounds of non-juris diction, and that the guilt or innocence of the accused was not a matter of con sideration. We are told further that a few of the men who composed the Jury have openly stated that they believe the men guilty, but that the deed was com mitted in Holt instead of Boyd county. Butte Gazette: The famous Barrett Scott case, so far as Mullihan, Elliott and Harris is concerned, is ended. Twelve men supposed to be good and true, returned a verdict of "not guilty” in the face of evidence that in any country, outside this crime-stained and pop-ridden northwest, would have hung the defendants higher than Gilroy’s kite. | The trial was a roaring farce, and the blind goddess of justice, who Is popu larly supposed to impartially judge criminals, must certainly have hung her bead in bitter shame at the travesty on justice enacted in her temple. I The evidence Introduced by the de reuse was well gotten up—and when we say well gotten up we speak advisedly. The ear-marks of Mike the Slick, were visible from start to finish in the whole fabric, and the wonderful memory of the witnesses for the defense as to their actions on the 81st day of last December, the condition of the weather, the exact time they looked to the north, the south, the east, the west, the number of rods they went one way, the number of feet they went another, indicated that they all paid particular attention to the insignificant incidents of that one day-r or had been thoroughly drilled. They introduced much contradictory evidence and many conflicting state ments—but what difference did that make if it were true, as Mike Harring ton stated, that they "had a mortal sinch on the jury." The fact that men inti mate offered to bet f 100. and did bet •35, that the Jury would bring in a verdict of "not guilty" goes to show that Michael was not making an empty statement but knew what he was talking about. The taking of testimony was finished Wednesday morning, and W. F. Gurley made the opening address for the prose cution. For one hour and five minutes he held the vast audience spell-bouud with his eloquence. He pictured to the jury the heniousness of the crime, di rectly connected the defendants in the commission of it. gave indisputable reasons why Boyd county was the proper place to try the case, and pre sented the evidence introdu’ced in the case in such a clear manner that it was impossible to doubt the guilt of the de fendants. He was followed by County Attorney Willis who made an able and logical address, lasting an hour and a half. T. V. Golden opened for the defense with an historical oration. He gave the pedigree of Pompey, touched upon the military career of Napoleon, rung in Jefferson and Jackson (but not Cleve land) and roasted the "boodlers of Holt.” He also said he "busted babbles," but as we bad left our microscope at borne we failed to discover where he shattered one shred of evidence introduced by the prosecution. Jimmy Harrington followed for the defense. This was his second appear ance in a cue before the district court and for a young man he did remark ably well. But the star actor, plotter, pusher and designer of the defense followed. We refer to Michael F. Harrington. Like a certain brand of baking powder, he is “absolutely pure,’'—that is, if you swallow all of his oily statements and have only a slight acquaintance of the genllemau. He can come nearer proving black white—and bring more “poor, honest and respectable farmers” to swear to the same—than any man in the northwest. He took the evidence of the defense and smoothed it here, straightened it out there, rounded off a sharp corner, patted down an ugly point i that would stick up, deftly wiped out dark points with the magic of his tongue, and reeled off a pathetic tale of j the persecutions of his clients that might have been believed by persons who were unacquainted with the facts or had not heard the evidence. Like his predecessor!, he insinuated that Scott had been killed by his friends. He did not believe it, no one believes it, but it helped kill time and throw dust in the eyes of the public. Attorney General Churchill closed the arguments. He took the testimony of tbe defense and tore it into smithereens; be plainly and convincingly showed that the defendants were at Parker on the day ot the tragedy and had taken a leading part in it; ho exposed the workings of the vigilantes ot Holt county to the horrified gaze ot the pub lic, and bitter was his denunciation of that infamous organization. He em phasized the fact that where a dead body was found, th^re was the juris diction until proven to the contrary; that. In this case it had not been proven that Scott was killed In Holt county. He found time in his speech to tell Harring ton that In twenty-four years' practice he had yet to meet the lawyer that would descend to the low-down trickery that he would. FBOHIBITIOff COftVBNTIO*. The men who take their water straight met in convention in O'Neill last Thursday and transacted a little bnslness. Besides electing six delegates to attend the state convention, which will be held in Lincoln July 3 and 4, they placed the following county ticket in the field; Clerk, L. V. Humphrey, of Atkinson. Treasurer, C. L. Morse, of Dustin. Sheriff, O. F. Candee, cf Page. Judge, D. W. Rosencrans, of Dorsey Superintendent, B. Blain, of Page. Surveyor, N. Miller, of Turner. Coroner, H. Spindler, of Black Bird. Clerk of the district court, B. B. Kelley, of Inez. LAST BOLL CALL. C Patrick McCoy, aged SO years, died on the Short Line train while coming from Sioux City laat Saturday evening. He waa taken tick about two montha ago, with enlargement of the liver, and a week ago he went to Sioux City for treatment. He waa getting worae and laat Saturday morning S. F. McNlchola went to the city to bring him home. After being placed aboard the tiain be got weaker and aa the train whistled for Page he breathed hia laat. Deceased was born in Ireland SO years ago and came to America with his parents when 7 years old, and came to Holt county in the fall of ’75. He leaves a wife and eight chilren to mourn bis demise. The funeral took place from the Catholic church , Monday morning and was in charge of the O. A. R., of which he was a member. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community. REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE. For some reason or other it has be come quite generally understood that to divide a county under the new law re> quires but a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition. This idea is erroneous. The new statute, which is now out, says on page 419, section 11: "If it shall appear that a majokity of all the votes cast at such election, in the county interested." * * * This it will be seen, but strengthens the position taken by this paper last week, It looks to us as though O'Neill citi zens are wasting time,money and energy pilgrimaging about the county looking for people to help them divide. Why not sit in a hammock in the background and let those who really want division Jo the hustling? Let them submit the propositions and if they are not what is wanted defeat them. It is going to be a mighty hard matter to draw lines that will be supported by a majority of the voters. It will not cost a great deal more to defeat any kind of a division than it will to get an O’Neill proposition submitted. CONCOBD OF SWEET SOUNDS. Mias Kate Mann gave a musicale at her home last Friday evening, at which a number of invited friends were pres* ent. The following program, with variations, was ably rendered: Instrumental Solo.Selected. Miss Lawrence. Instrumental Solo. Mrs. Hazelet. Vocal Solo.“For all Eternity." Martha Mann. Instrumental Solo. Mrs. Parker. Vocal Solo.. Mrs. Hazelet. Instrumental Solo.A... Mlsd Lawrence. 1 Beoltatlon .3. Dr. Edward Furar Vocal Duet. Mrs. Hazelet—Martha Mann. After the last strains of the carnival of music had died away the guests amused themselves with tbe seductive card, shadowy corner tete-a-tete and other methods usual on such occasions. Lunch was served at 12. The enter tainment was nicely arranged and to those who are judges of good music was a delightful spell. A Pioneer’s Beeommeadation. • Mr .J. W. Venable, of Downey, a pioneer of Los Angeles County, Cal., says: “Whenever I am troubled with a pain in the stomach or with diarrhoea I use Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I have used it for years, know it to be a reliable remedy, and recommend it to every one.” For •ale by P. C. Corrigan, Druggist. LAUGH AND THE WOULD LAUHQS WITH YOU. Til K IlKfOlIMKH. I come from whore no morula knows I've won a victory never; Ami men may cornu und men may go, Hut I talk on forever. Trilby. Trilby, give ua your aoiwer true: what in the name of goodneat have we ever done to you?—Town Topics. "Speak,” ho implored. lie waited iu an agony of auapenae. "A word,” he urged, "and you will make yourself plain." Well knew ahe the awful truth of hie remarks, and ahe was silent. A girl with large irregular teeth like hers would have no difficulty to make herself plain, aa he had said, with a word.—Town Topics. KftOM TUB C It ADLIB TO THRO HAVE. 1 .—Cry. 2.—Shy. 8.—Try. 4. —Ply. 5. —Buy. 0.—Ply. 7. —Lie. 8. —Ilye. 0— Sigh, 10,—Die. Tho basso ho flehOH for bass, The tenor he tlsbes for "ten.” 1 The dizzy soprano she pounds the piano. And does all hor Hslilng for men. —Town Toplos. Magistrate—The officer says you were drunk last night and fell down In the street. Can you explain that little matter? Prisoner (with dignity)—The cause of my fall, your honor, waa not, attrlbut* able to liquor, but to circumstances over which I had no control. Magistrate (in suprise)—What circum stances do you allude to? Prisoner (sadly)—My legs, your honor. -Tit-Bits % Marriage infelicitous would Obtrude upon our view Less frequently did wu but have More hobbles built for two. . • —Detroit Tribune. Rubberneck Bill stood looking down at the inanimate form of hla thirty seventh. | “Fer a greaser," laid Bill, be put up s purty game fight” “That’s what” assented Boapless Jonei. . , “Pity he had to go. Fer, if he waa a , greaser, his heart came mighty near >1 bein' in the right place.” , ’.fti "It is lucky fer me that It wus. , 'r S’posin when I plugged him tbar it bad been on the other side.”—Cincinnati Tribune. < ';;r JULY FOURTH. The following program has been arranged for the coming 4th of July picnic to be held in Dobbs’ drove. The procession will leave the court house at 10 o'clock a. m. : thence to the , ' ’ grove south of the F. E. and M. V. rail road depot, where there will be singing by the Olee Club and the speaker of the day will deliver his address. lmmediatedly after dinner the sporta will commence and will consist of the following: Base ball.(10.00 • Running hop step and jump. 1.00 Standing Jump. 1.00 Running Jump. 1.00 Three legged race..... 1.00 Sack race. 1,00 '"*■ Footrace. 1.00 Boys’ foot race—under 12 years. B0 I’ony race.1st &....2nd. 1.00 Boys bicycle race. 1.00 Bgg race. 1.00 ' V Bowery danee afternoon and evening Fireworks in the evening Refreshments will be served on the grounds all day and evening. President of the day, Mayor Biglin. Marshal of the day, Neil Brennan. Among the numerous persons who have been cured of rheumatism by Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, mention should be made of Mrs. Emily Thorne, of Toledo, Wash., who says: “I have ,f never been able to procure any medicine that would relieve me of rheumatism like Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. I have also used it for lame- back with great ' .—it success. It is the best liniment I have ever used, and I take pleasure in recom- r. mending it to my friends.” For sale by • P. 0. Corrigan, Druggist. Old Holt never presented a finer ap pearance than at the present time. "We had an epedemic of dysentery in this vicinity last summer,” says Sam-, uel S. Pollock, of Briceland Cal. "1 was taken with it and suffered severely until some one called my attention to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarr hoea Remedy. Iaprocured a bottle and • - felt better after the first dose. Before one-half of the bottle had been used I was well. I recommended it to my friends and their expennce was the same. We all unite in saying it is the best.” For sale by P. C. Corrigan, Druggist. Short Lina Time Card. Passenger leaves 9:35 a. m., arrives 9:0" ’. 3».; freight leaves 9:Q7 p. m., ar rive r. x. Daily except.Sunday. •