The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, July 11, 1895, Image 1
•UB80RIPTION, tl.SO PER ANNUM. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, JULY 11.1895. CLVDK KINO AND D. H. CHONIN, EDITORS AND (AANAOCNS. NUMBER 1. IS fill Lt Told As They Are Id to Us. I0W IT HAPPENED Portrayed For General i and Amusement. I went up the road Tues llespie is visiting friends bnin is visiting relatives ■board met Tuesday in Harrington is visiting Jd adjourned court ,at leadAy. Iny and family started Con for the west. brleson, of Chicago, is in Lt of Mrs. O M. Collins. Lie and Mamie McManus Lv night from their visit formerly resided in iw of Omaha, is visiting llio Lively, of Norfolk, is in Ing her parents, Mr. a.-.d ershaussber and William du the divisionists in the id has on hand a few id mowers and rakes that ms returned from North evening, where he had ir a few days. ing left for North Bend ng, where he will spend his parents. King received a telegram nemg the death of her erhill, Ohio. when you want machine 1 give you prices that are O'Neill Gkoceiiy Co. was in the city Monday e ot making final proof in homestead entry. m, U. A. Allen and W. E. uson, were working divi e supervisors Wednesday. e and Judge Morgan, of • E. B. Good, of Ainsworth, ty Wednesday on irrigation' H special drive on three oi“ golden drop plums at 'ortk 20 cents—they won't * 0 Neill Grocery Co. °lph people were highly O'Neill’s Cornet baud and «“y deserved compliments. 11 fud cream cheese, sliced “ms, bacon, dry salt pork ln Vou use some? 0 Neill Grocery Co. Mr8' Lee Uershiser are the !“8 of a boy, bom Tuesday "E Frontier force smoked 1 °f the youngster. board h|w under consider on P«ving that the ques “s &n Irr'S&tion district, in ' be 8uF>mitted to a vote of 1-tf fV\T Neill Grocery Co. ile i , uclw°-year-old red v r briinilei1 Y H on iE v Ing heif« l^^O'Neill, Neb. /ir/——sant PicsiUy even!"* ^S' Kinch’8 8bedsoine'nice6 The0 NeiU ent. e mu8ic for the ^te 'laisy.•• {, ?’ CU9hion ti Uskf«ai“ aUd8et p# ^^'P^OaOcEIty Co. l8t';,0^wh L;r“nele,CJ1“g WUl kb"r'l ern H°9man an^^1810 te‘«a ^ EpwonnutlCI,ePa,i0n °' '"'ge W . Le»gue m Postmaster A. L. Morse, of Atkinson, died at bis home in that city at 1 o'clock this morning. He had been sick about three months. Home fiend entered the Advocate office at Spencer on the Fourth and pied a form lust for deviltry. He will get his deserts when he reaches the ever green shore._ The picnic given in O’Neill July 4 for the benefit of St. Mary’s Academy was a very pleasant and successful affair. It swelled the Academy fund a couple of hundred dollars. If people would take as much inter est in seeing that the editor is correctly informed upon current affairs as they do in howling after he has made a misstate ment this would be a happier and better world. Large delegations from all parts of the county were in O’Neill Tuesday looking after the interests of their res pective localities in the matter of divi sion, which came up before the board that day. _ Randolph Reporter: The Short Line passenger was an hour late. The coaches were crowded with a large dele gation. A handsome uniformed band headed the delegation from O’Neill. O’Neill is all right. District Deputy Grand Master O. O. Snyder, of the I. O.O. F. Nebraska, and J. C. Hacnish, went up to Atkinson Tuesday night and installed the officers of Atkinson lodge I. O. O. F. No. Ill, for the ensuing term. Tiik Fbontier is informed by Dr. Furay that Robert Mullen has so far recovered from the amputation of his leg as to be able to be up and around. He is expected to return home about the middle of this month. Sheriff Hamilton returned last week from Iowa, having in charge one Mr. Ball, charged with seducing his 14-year old step-daughter, who is now Baid to be in a delicate condition. We understand the preliminary will be held Saturday. Elliot Thompson left Tuesday morn ing for Watson, Mo., where he expects to meet Charlie Hall and the merry-go round, and accompany them on a trip through the south. Sam Thompson ex pects to leave next Saturday or Monday on a like mission. The G. A. R. boys met at Elmer Mer riman's home last night. The occasion was a surprise on the senior Merriman, J. M., whose birthday it was. The boys caught him sleeping on his arms and the surprise was complete. A first class time is reported. Do you ever take a bath? We have just the kind of toilet soap you want for the toilet or liath. It is slippery elm soap, a combination of slippery elm, butter milk and glycerine. Three cakes in a box;'only 15 cents per box. 1-2 O’Neill Grocery Co. The militia boys met last week and decided by vote to disband, but another meeting was held Tuesday night and the previous action reconsidered. At the latter meeting it was decided to hold the company together and numerous appli cations for membership were made. Lincoln Journal: The corn crop in Nebraska for 1895 is fully assured whether it rains again or not, and Mrs. J. Hewitt Broaddus is a statesman out of a job. If she can find a hungry person in the state she can have him by prov ing property and paying for this notice. The question of division has called a great many people from remote corners of the county and it is very amusing to hear them discuss and criticise the dila tory tactics and expensive methods of the board of supei visors. Many people are beginning to realize that this paper has been speaking by the card. State Journal: No one can read an issue of the O’Neill Beacon Light and then feel any surprise that people who are fed on that kind of mental pabulums are ready to hang one another on slight provocation. It is a wonder the people are not more lawless and must be due to the fact that the Beacon Light has a limited circulation. Long Pine Chautauqua commences July 36 And doses August 6. August 2 seems to be the big day, at which time T. V. Golden, of O’Neiil; will open the exercises with a lecture on irrigation. Ex-Governor Furnas,Governor Holcomb and W. J. Bryan are also billed to speak on that date. The railroads have de cided to give one fare for the round trip. The school board met last night and elected Mrs. Clark as teacher, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Horn, of Omaha. They confirmed the election of the other teachers made by the old board. The teachers for the ensuing year are: Prof. G. C. Hazelet. Miss Lowrie, Miss Carlon, Miss Mc Manus, Miss Quilty, Miss Murphy and Mrs. Clark. Mike Daly, who bag been in Park City Utab, a year, returned borne Saturday evening and will visit bis parents bore for about a month. Nels Tuller, of Atkinson, had a close call for bis life while in O’Neill Tuesday morning. He was sleeping on a lounge in the office of I. R. Smith’s livery barn, when the tongue of a lumber wagon, propelled by a run-a-way team, smashed up against and through the siding, the tongue penetrating full length and miss ing the sleeper but about a foot. It is needless to add that Nels awoke. ffm. Krotter, Harry. Shank. J. W. Wertz and S. Haight, of Stuart, were <n the city Monday on more division busi ness. A meeting was held in the fore noon at R. R. Dickson’s offloe and com mittees appointed to go in divers direc tions and secure signers to petitions and signers to remonstrances against other petitions. It seems that a great many voters have signed petitions, remon strances to the same petitions and re monstrances to the remonstrances. The result is that the board is bewildered. Graphic: An opinion has been secured from Deputy Attorney General Sum mers which is of importance to every county which propose to enter into the organization of an irrigation district. Section two of the district irrigation law provides the manner of voting for organ ization, and states plainly that the ballot shall aUo contain the names of candidates for the various district offices. In fact the section is supposed to pro vide for the election of the officers as well as for the formation of a district, but section four of the same act provides for the calling of a special election for the selection of district officers. Mr. Summers holds that only one election is necessary. it is somewhat singular that the A. P. A. lodge, it one exists in O’Neill, does not make some move to secure the odices of the city, and public schools. From what we have read of the work ings of the society in other towns we have formed the opinion that one of its greatest motives is to control the schools. In this city the men who are charged with belonging to the order are the warmest supporters of the Catholic mayor and Catholic aldermen, and were also closely identified with the election of two Catholics as members of the school board. A charge of A. P. A.-ism in O’Neill has absolutely nothing to substantiate it, and would never be made by any man who is not a knave at heart. _ Qraphic: Richard F. Cross and his sister, Miss Anna, arrived home from Omaha last Monday night and were met at the depot by the band and their many friends. They were taken in charge by a committee and escorted to the Mer chants hotel, where an elegant banquet was spread. The way to the hotel was lit up by bon fires, and all Atkinson seemed to be ablaze in honor of one of her illustrious sons. After the usual amount of hand-shaking and congratu lations, the assembled guests repaired to the dining room, where J. C. Morrow in an elegant and befitting manner de livered an address of welcome, which was responded to by tbe guest of the evening. At the conclusion of tbe re past Lew Chapman spoke on "The Occasion,” which was replied to by Mr. Cross in a neat and appropriate manner. The festivities were carried on to a late hour before final adjournment was bad, and everybody went home feeling that honor had been given to whom fhonor was due. Doc Bixby: O, I hate a scandal monger from the bottom of my heart for he starts his little story, and it only needs a start, and it speedily enlarges as it marches in the road; and becomes from less than nothing, a full lumber-wagon load. Someone has a vagu-j suspicion, wholly groundless like as not, but he finds it is his mission to enlarge upon the thought. And he tells his nearest neighbor the conclusion he has drawn, and it doesn’t take much labor to propel the slander on. And the turther on it travels the more spirited its force; not a one the skein unravels—no one thinks about the source. But the scandal-mon gers’ gabble of the sinner and his sin, and they tell it to the rabble and the ■ abble takes it in. And they keep the slander going—old-age, middle-age and youth—and they feed the flame by blow ing till a lie becomes the truth. O, the slimy tongue of slander, bow it runs the world along—and delights alone to pan der to the ones whose hearts are wrong; to the wolf in “southdown” clothing who would scarcely take your purse, but I want to say, with loathing, that his deeds are ten times worse. Were I but a few years younger, with a fine athletic mold, I would catch the scandal monger and secure and underhold; and with strength I would impel him no more characters to wreck, and I’d struggle, should I fell him, not to fail to break his neck. A DEN OE COUNTERFEITERS. An innocent little search warrant in the hands of Sheriff Hamilton Wednes day morning led to the uncovering of considerable crookedness in a certain house in O'Neill. Rev. Hosman had for some time been missing articles from a car at the Bhort Line depot, In which he had goods stored, and suspicion rested upon the Mike Tierney family. Last Wednesday morning he thought he had evidence sufficient to cause a search warrant to issue and one was accordingly placed in the hands of the sheriff. To say that the limb of the law was successful on his mission would not con vey the Idea. He discovered a regular old curiosity shop, a Pandora "box. Double and single harness, buggy tongues, lap robes, relief goods, new dry goods, fresh from the shelf of some store, silver knives and forks and the latest novelties in ladles' wear. He also found about fifteen pounds of dynamite, which was taken down by the river and shot off by Jake Uershiser. Down m the cellar was found the re mains of a fatted calf that some forgiv ing father bad been keeping for the prodigal son. It is thought that the family was long on appetite and short on the wherewithal to satisfy the same and had sallied out between suns and torn a youthful bovine from the loying clasp of Its broken-hearted father and mother, and cruelly slain it to satisfy a vulgar ciaving, but before it had been entirely consumed the beetle and the worm began to ply their vocation and it was found necessary to return earth to earth, so Bender-like they carried the remains to the cellar and dropped them in a hole prepared for the purpose. The sheriff was very systematic in his search and in order that nothing might escape he deputised Mrs. W. R. Jack son and Miss Mae Skirvmg to investi gate the wearing apparel of Mrs. Tier ney. They took her into a private room and caused her to divest herself of cloth ing, while they examined the same for private marks of the owners and looked for secret pockets in the skirts and bloomers. Nothing startling in the line of wear ing apparel was uncovered. The most important discovery of the day was a sack containg coin. Not coin of the realm, legal tender for all debts public and private, but spurious, debased metal known as the “queer.” There were many denominations and in various stages of completion. There were sev eral 810 gold pieces that had not as yet been treated to a bath of gold. Now the sheriff is a free silver man but there was something about the ratio established by this mint that he did not fancy. It might have been the discov ery of gold, but anyway he immediately placed the whole family under arrest. Besides the counterfeit coin a letter was also found upon her person. It was froth hex son Ed, who related how the buggy recently stolen from Mr. Reed had been repainted and otherwise dis guised. A warrant was issued for his arrest and John Murphy is now on his trail. One of the younger boys, Tom, was also held. County Attorney Murphy decided that to save costs he would allow the federal government to handle the case and accordingly telegraphed the United States marshal at Omaha. No one is shocked that the Tierney residence should turn out to be an in cubator of-crime, as the family has long borne an unsavory reputation. Ed Tierney served a short term in the pen and after his release was arrested for eattle stealing but the evidence was in sufficient to secure a conviction. CHUSCH HOTXS. Iiivine worship at the Presbyterian Church last Sabbath was well attended both morning and evening. The Sab school is doing good work and increas ing in members. There was also a good attendance at the Christian En deavor in the eyening. Attention of the young people of O’Neill is called to this great organization, of which the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian church of O’Neill is a branch. The Christian Endeavor is the greatest organization known for the conversion of young people. All other organizations for young men and women are sectarian. We earnestly ask the young people of O'Neill to enroll their names among the C. E. workers of this town and do a good and glorious work for Christ. "For Christ and the Church,” is the motto of this society. There will be communion service next Sabbath moruing, regular preaching service in the evening. Rev. N. 8. Lowrie will have charge of the services both morning and evening. Christian Endeavor in the evening at 7 o’clock. All are welcome. R. E. Lee Hayes, Pastor. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Franciaco. •. w.J / .Tv' • v V " i * THE BAIL GAVE. Randolph Reporter: The bell game at 8:30 between the Randolph and O’Neill teama played on the Randolph grounds waa one the finest we have had oocaaion to wltneaa for aome time. The Henry brothera formed the battery for O'Neill, and Watta and Carroll Randolph. Four inninga were played and not until the laat half of the fourth Inning waa there a acore made. The vlaltora making the first acore in the fourth, Randolph ae curing a big 0. The fifth inning the Stalwarta aecured another 0, while the vlaltora ran In four talliea, and the acore at the cloae of the fifth waa 5 to 0 In favor of the vlaltora. Thla would never do and the Randolph aporta aa well aa baae ball entbuaiaata began to feel un eaay. Our boya knew It and went to bat with a atrong determination to run in a few acorea, which they did, making five talliea and retiring. The vlaltora aecured for themaelvea a big gooae egg and the acore waa 5 to S. In the aeventh Ran dolph aecured another egg and the vlaltora followed ault. The eight the Stalwarta were again at a losa to know what to do and after conaiderable acratchlng decided to chooae for their reward another 0. The vlaitora were more aucceaaful and after adding two more talliea to their Hat retired. Now the fun began. The eight inning had juat cloaed and the acore waa 7 to 0 in favor of the little lada from O’Neill's town. Our boya apit in their handa and looked at each other, but kept ailent—it was their laat time at bat with the visi tor* in the lead. They had to do some thing or retire from the field with an other game charged to their account. Well, to make a long atory abort, they found the sphere and pounded it all over the field, running in three beautiful little talliea and retired much to the aatiafaction of our people. The viaitora were not so fortunate, however, for after pounding several holes in the air retired, and the game at the close of the ninth was 7 to 8 in favor of the Stal warta. D. H. Cronin, of the O’Neill Fronti&k, umpired the game to the sat isfaction of alt concerned. It wns an elegant game and enjoyed by all. Our new pitcher Watt in a dandy and did good work. Partridge played a good third base. Following is the score: 128456789 Randolph 00000500 8-8 O'Neill 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0--7 NOTES. Elmer Williams says if we had a good umpire we would have won the game. Five errors in the sixth inning is what gave Randolph the game. They were outplayed all around. Arch Uenery pitched an elegant game and he was ably supported by ErneBt be hind the bat. Billy Watts, of Sioux City, who pitched for Randolph, is a gentlemanly ball player and pitched a good game. Miles Gibbons played short without an error, but when at the bat he didn’t have his eye. Elmer Merriman, the “old man," held down first in good shape and got a nice two bagger. Ed Gallagher, O. O. Snyder, Elmer Williams and John Weekes are the hot test fans in town. The O’Neill band cheered the boys on with a rausicial selection every time they made a score. Tim Hanley, although not felling well, got a few nice hits. Harry Dowling got one of the nicest singles made in the game. There was only one earned run made in the game, and that was the first score our boys made. Jim O Donnell failed to solve the de ceptive curves. George Washington Trigg got a couple of nice hits. Doc Furay laced her out for a three bagger, but had the misfortune to die on third. A base on balls, a hit, an error and a wild throw to first gave Randolph three scores in the ninth, and the game. The Henry boys did hot batting as usual. A large crowd of O'Neillites witnessed the game. Lohman & Myers, the enterprising publishers of the Reporter, published an edition every three hours. ESTBAY NOTICE. Estrayed from O’Neilll about May 20, 18£5, one roan horse seven years old, flat broad hoof; had halter on when last seen. Any information leading to the recovery will be liberally rewarded by 1-4 John Skibvino. Short Line Time Card. Passenger leaves 9:85 a. m., arrives 9:07 •*. >i.; freight leaves 9:07 r. u., ar rive p. k. Daily except Sunday. Ur.mioo'fWIw HHi are guaranteed to utma *”**""**“*" ”•"*•*"*■— “r*-t -rnt n ftnsrr* MOT IM HOLT COUNTY, Our Attention baa been celled to tbe fact that In tbe map showing the division proposed by Btuart and O'Neill we placed tbe line south of Ewing, when In fact It should have been north. The line runs along the north line of the townaite or Ewing, leaving that town in the south county. We have been ac cused by some parties of intentionally misrepresenting this matter, but the statement is untrue and the supposition without foundation. We strive to treat all questions fairly. The lines should have been run as in the following diagram: •Stuart^^^ •Atkinson. •O'Neill. I •Chambers. Kwlng.* THE FOURTH AT XHHXT. The Fourth at Emmet was all that could be desired. The crowd began to assemble at the grove at 10:80. The principal program carried out in the forenoon was preparing Ice cream ,*'* and lemonade and tablet to spread the bountiful supply of good things the ladies had brought for the occasion. At 13 o’clock orders come from the commanding lady to charge with knife and fork. The charge was successfully made, demolishing a large part of the turkeys, chickens, and other eatable^ including ice cream, after which tbh line fell back in good order. At 1:80 the audience was called to the stand to carry out the afternoon pro gram, T. B. Marlng presiding. After prayer the declaration of independence was read by Charles Ingersoll: Decla mations were then rendered by John Martfeld., Florence Scott, Will Mart feldt and Frank Mace, all of whom acquitted themselves admirably. Roy Ashton was then introduced and delivered an address. He was followed by Jerome Maring. Both did well and acquitted themselves with honor. This concluded the program and the balance of the day was spent in fishing and stroll ing through the grove. The party re turned home In the evening, all feeling that thev had spent one of the happiest days of their lives. *»* A HEW GAS. The discovery of s new gas, called "acetylene,” la creating considerable in terest in scientific circles, especially in O’Neill. Numerous experiments have been made, chief among the experi menters being Professor Grady, who bas manufactured a simple apparatus for burning the gas. Many of our readers being interested in scientific matters of this nature, we quote an ar ticle upon the subject from the Scien tific American: "No recent chemical discovery bas excited more interest than the direct production of acetylene. The calcium carbide process may properly be termed direct, for in it the carbon is first united to calcium and secondly to hydrogon, the calcium being supplied by lime and the hydrogen by water. If the calcium carbide can be produced commercially— and its promoters state most positively that it can be so produced—it will have a great effect upon the production of artificial light. "in the acetylene ptocch a compli cated cycle exists. Power <■ expended tn producing an electric current. The current is led to an electric furnace, where it beats to an almost immeasur ably high temperature a mixture of lime and carbon. The lime is reduced and gives calcium carbide. This sub stance is treated with water, and every pound evolves five cubic feet of acety lene, enough ' to give 250 to 300 candle power of light for one hour. "A one-foot burner gives perhaps forty candle power, or as much as ten feet of ordinary gas would give. Hence a gas holder of one-tenth the ordinary size could be used. The new gas is made without heat, and without any dangerous agent such as gasoline. Finally, when the gas is made it is a permanent one. The utter simplicity of the apparatus and process is also strik ing. "One of the curiosities of the carbide is that it will not burn. It can be drawn out white hot from the electric furnance and cast in molds. A piece can be held in a Bunsen burner without the least effect. But if a drop of water is put upon the stony substance it effervesces, and the gas can be lighted and will burn like a piece of wood for a few seconds, or until the water is ex hausted. Merely as a matter of scien tific interest it is to be hoped that the commercial production will soon be ac complished." ^eat Bargain* In Clothing For the Next 30 days at 8UU.iyAKMERCAHTll-E COMPANY.