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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
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Mr8' Lee Uershiser are the
!“8 of a boy, bom Tuesday
"E Frontier force smoked
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board h|w under consider
on P«ving that the ques
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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.
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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:
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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
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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."
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