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PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
BUBSORIPTION, *1.60 PER ANNUM.
CLYDE RING AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS.
VOLUME XVI.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, SEPTEMBER 12, 1895.
NUMBER 10.
NEWS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to TJs.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Local Happening* Portrayed Por General
Edification and Amusement.
John Skirving is sick this week.
\ Good machine oil at Brennan’s. 6
Better machine oil at Brennan’s. 6
Best machine oil at Brennan’s 8
Mrs. John McHugh is visiting friends
in Omaha.
J. P. Mann rode his bike to Spencer
last Tueeday.
The great labor leader, Powderly, has
joined the republican party.
Mrs; Sam Sample, of Butte, visited
friends in the city Sunday and Monday.
Chop feed, 75 cents peJ 100.
9 3 . O’Neill Grocery Co.
Dowling and Steve O’Donnell
arp. Visiting in the Black Hills this
week.
Mrs. D. H. Cronin left yesterday
morning for Randolph for a visit with
relatives.
Billie Lowrie leaves in the morning
for Omaha, where he will attend college
this winter.
O. O. Snyder left on the Short Line
Saturday morning for Iowa on business
connected with the Holt county bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Welsh and child
ren and Geo. Parks, of South Omaha,
are in the city visiting relatives and
friends.
While assisting Surveyor Norton in
running a line last Tuesday Mark Mur
phy fell out of a wagon and broke his
collar bone.
Gene Cress went down to Omaha
Tuesday. He will probably accept a
position with the Union Life Insurance
Company, of Omaha.
Dave Stannard is feeling happy these
days on ancount of a young son that
arrived at his home last Monday morn
ing. Congratulations.
Miss Lizzie Carlon is sick of malarial
fever at her home in this city. Tim
Dwyer will teach her room in the public
school until she recovers.
Miss Mary Lorge, who has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. D. H. Cronin for the
past six weeks, left for her home at
Randolph Saturday morning.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
gave a supper Thursday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Williams.
It netted the society about $15.
To the Public: I have opened the
Fallon barn, opposite the Checker barn,
as a feed stable, and will be pleased to
meet all my friends
10-4 P. F. Thompson.
Have you tried our gilt edge flour?
It’s simply fine and always makes good
bread. Try a sack.
9-2 . O’Neill Grocery Co.
Art Coykendall, of the Atkinson
Graphic, was in O’Neill ‘Saturday cir
culating among his friends at the ratio
of 16 to 1—sixteen girls to one boy.
Don’t forget that we have the highest
test gasoline and kerosene and will sell
it to you at bottom figures.
9-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Joe Mann is at Spencer where he will
probably remain for some years. Miss
Kate Mann has purchasec of J. P. his
branch store at that place and Joe will
be general manager. Miss Mann also
intends making Spencer her head
quarters.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dobbs returned
Saturday night from their trip through
the east. They visited Boston, where
Will worshipped with the Shriners,
New York, Newport, Fall River and
other points of interest, and came home
greatly pleased with the iourney.
Tom McKenzie, who joined the
Mathews colony for Stuttgart, Ark.,
last fall, returned to O’Neill Monday
Dight, bringing with him a life-sized
case of ague. He says he has been so
throughly shaken up that his teeth are
nearly all loose. Arkansas has no
charms for him.
Rob Deweese. traveling salesman for
a Kansas City wholesale cider house,
was in the city Monday. Mr. Deweese is
an old friend of the King family, of this
city, having been born ard raised with
them in Chester Hill, Ohio, and as they
had not met for 20 years, this accidental
meeting was a pleasent surprise and they
improved the opportunity by talking
over old times as people will do under
such circumstances.
Our new dried fruits are just arriving
fresh and fine. Don't you want some?
10-2 O’Neill (Grocery Co.
Jim Ryan, who resides about 6 miles
west of O’Neill, broke his leg this morn
ing. We did not learn the particulars.
Try a package of our new mixed
spices—15 varieties. Such piekles as
they make you never tasted.
10-2 ■ O’Neili, Grocery Co.
E. S' Kinch recieved the sad intel
ligence last Thursday that his father, a
resident of Pennsylvania, had passed
away. Mr. Kinch started Friday morn
ing for that place to atteud the funeral.
John Trommerhaus8er suspended bus.
iness operations on the farm long
enough to take in the convention.
John was not a delegate this time, but
just a looker-on in Venice, like some of
the rest of us.
FUSION seems to be the fad now.
When your brain is in a whirl over
fusion, try an infusion of our new crop
Sun Cured Japan tea. It is as fragant
as a rose and will lull you to sleep and
make you dream of majorities galore.
10-1 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Maylon D. Price has leased the J. C.
Smoot barber shop and bath rooms op
posite the po8tofflce taking possession
on Tuesday. Mr. Price informs us that
shaving has been reduced to ten cents
straight. Bath rooms always ready and
will be kept clean. 10-4
Farmers of Brown and Cherry coun
ties are emigrating by the hundreds.
For the last week now there has been
almost one continual procession of them
through our streets. It must make
Judge Oolden weary to see his votes
fading in this way. We say his votes,
as the movers are mostly pops.
Will Kellar, who removed with his
family from Holt county to Palmeto,
Florida,-about 3 years ago, arrived in
the city Tuesday night. He came back
to Holt for the purpose of proving up
on his timber claim. Mr. Kellar likes
the south first rate, aud says he is pros
pering, a fact that his many old friends
in Holt will be pleased to learn.
Nat Bradstreet, of Leonia, was in the
city Friday night and told the boys a
strange story about a hail storm that
yisitcd his section last Thursday night.
He says that hail stones as large as
goose eggs fell, and when broken open
were found to contain a considerable
quantity of grass. Nat’s reputation for
truth and veracity is behind this story.
Mrs. 8. A. Kell, of Pomona, Cal., had
the bad luck to sprain her ankle. “I
tried several liniments,” she says, “but
was not cured until I used Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm. That remedy cured me and
I take pleasure in recommending it and
testifying to its efllcacy.” This medicine
is also of great value for rheumatism,
lame back, pains in the chest, pleurisy
and all deep-seated and muscular pains.
For sale by P. C. Corrigan Druggist.
Our bicycle will be given away on
Monday, ICth inst. All tickets close
Saturday, 14 th.
10-1 O’Neili. Grocery Co.
John Smoot has leated his barbershop
to Maylon Price, who is now in pos
session, having dosed up his old shop
and consolidated his business with that
of Mr. Smoot’s. Maylon now has the
finest tonsorial parlors in this part of the
state, and the tonsorial parlors have one
of the best barbers in this part of the
state, and thus things are harmonious.
Mr. Smoot expects to leave in a short
time for Kentucky, through which state
he will travel for an Iowa wholesale
jewelry house. The Frontier trusts
that both parties to this business trans
saction may find the change pleasant
and profitable.
Doc Mathews has issued a very neat
sixteen-page illustrated boom edition
for the benefit of his Arkansas home.
Doc is a boomer from boomersville and
the edition is a credit to the Free Press
and will no doubt prove a valuable bit
of advertising for Stuttgart. We noticed
one peculiar thing among the pictures,
however. Under a very picturesque
and enchanting rural scene were the
words “Bayou Meto.” Now Bayou
Meto is an ague-infected body of
scummy water that traverses Grand
Prairie, but the illustration had a fa
miliar appearance. We felt sure that
we had seen that place, and after a short
struggle with our mental machinery we
remembered having attended a “jack
lantern” entertainment in O'Neill,
given by Mathews and Prof. O’Grady,
where this same picture was exhibited.
At that time Mathews said it was taken
at the Ilaynes’ farm east of O’Neill,
and he told the truth. Pretty tough.
Doc, when you have to draw upon old
Holt for your scenery, but you might
have kpowu your sin would find you
out.
Dr. Price’s Cream Bakins: Powder
WorkYa Pair Highest Medal and Diplema.
DIRECTORS MEET.
The board of directors of the Qolden
Irrigation District were in session in
O’Neill on Monday and Tuesday of this
week and were duly organized by the
election of E F. Dodd, of Newport,
president, and E. B. Brain, of Bassett,
secretary. The headquarters of the
district were established at O’Neill.
The secretary was instructed to secure
prices for blanks, books, supplies and
stationery for keeping the records and
conducting the business of the district.
The salary of the secretary and asses
sor was fixed at $3.00 per day while en
gaged in official duties.
The president was appointed a com
mittee to confer with the office;s of the
Niobrara River Irrigation and Power
Company and B. 8. Gillespie in regard
to the secuiring of their rights by the
irrigation district.
It. 8. Hall was appointed a committee
to examine the records in the several
counties and the state board of irrigation
and ascertain what filings have been
made with the secretary of the interior.
J. A. Hopkins was appointed a com
mittee to confer with M. F. Harrington
in regard to his services as attorney.
The secretary was instructed to cor
respond with various civil engineers
relative to the securing of bids, survey
ing, making plats, specifications and
estimates of cost of construction of pro
posed ditch for the Golden Inlgation
District.
After a conference with Messrs. Gilles
pie and Harrington, the board adjourned
till September 23.
E. B, Brain, Secretary.
flunvi,
The republican district convention for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for supervisor of district No. 2, will be
held in the Minneola school house on
Saturday, September 21, at 2 o’clock p.
m. By Order Committee.
The republican distiict convention for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for supervisor for distiict No. 4, will be
held in Ewing on Monday, September
23, at 2 o’clock p. m.
By Order Committee.
SOMETHING NEW.
New dress goods.
New trimmings.
New cloaks.
New suits.
New underwear.
New ties.
New hats.
New shoes.
Big line of new goods in every de
partment. See our $5.75, $7.50 and $10
suits for men, and you won’t have to
send away for clothing. They compare
with the best in the land.
Our great dollar undeiwear is as
good a bargain as any city in the coun
try can show and cannot be matched by
any store within 50 miles of O’Neill.
Elegant line of new flannel shirts for
winter wear.
Choice line of ties 35 to 50c. All new
styles. 8ee our reversible silk four-in
hand: it is the latest.
A scholars’ companion free with every
pair of school slopes.
*" Yours respectfully,
J. P. Mann.
WAGONd, WAGONS!
Always buy the best, the Moline. I
have a car load on hand and will sell
cheap for cash, or on short time. If
you want a wagon, a buggy or a road
cart come in time and don’t get left.
Remember the name. Moline wagons
are the best made and sold by
6 Neil Brennan.
I have just returned from Chicago
where I have been on the market the
past two weeks purchasing my fall stock.
I must say that I feel competent of
selecting the latest and newest styles
that have been placed on the market this
season. By paying my store a visit you
will fully realize that the above assertion
is correct. In dress goods I teel as
though my line was second to none. We
also have a fine line of capes, colleretes,
trimmings of the latest novelties, and
our staple line which is too numerous to
itemize. Call at my store and you will
find me or my clerks will be pleased to
show you through our store and you can
see our well selected stock and feel sure
that we can satisfy you that our prices
are at the bottom.
Respectfully yours,
__P. ^ McManus.
“It is the best patent medicine in the
world” is what Mr. E. M. Ilartman, of
Marquam, Oregon, says of Chomber
lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. “What leads me to make this
assertion is from the fact that dysentery
in its worst form was prevalent nround
here last summer and it never took over
two or three doses of that remedy to
effect a complete cure.” For sale by
P. C. Corrigan druggist.
Short Line Time Card.
Passenger leaves 7:10 a. m., arrives
11:55 •». »i.; freight leaves 8:45 p. m., ar
rive 6:35 p. it. Daily except Sunday.
THE ONLYJNVENTION
Republicans Meet in Convention and
Do the Proper Thing.
BIGNIN, BLACKBURN INDORSED
Proceeding! Harmonious Throughout and Ho
Soreheads Among tho Defeated One*.
The republican county convention in
O'Neill last Monday was one of those
old-time enthusiastic gatherings that
cause the pops to wear a worried look.
But six delegates were absent out of a
total of 103, and those present were fully
alive to the importance of the occasion
and were ready and anxious to do any
thing, concede anything that the major
ity might say was for the best interests
of the party. While of course the dele
gates were not all of one mind and had
individual preferences, they were in the
convention to nominate winners and to
that end were willing to sacrifice per
sonal choice for the general good.
The convention was called to order
at o'clock by Neil Brennan, chairman
of the county central committee, who
made a few appropriate remarks, after
which the call was read by Secretary
Ring.
Joe Hunter, of Willowdale,was chosen
temporary chairman, and 8. J. Weekes,
of ONeill, temporary secretary.
To complete the temporary organi
zation the following committees were,
upon motion named by the chair:
Committee on Credentials—E. J. Mack,
Leroy Butler, A. C. Powell.
Committee on Order of Business—Q.
C. Hazelet, L. C. Chapman, Tom Simon
son.
Committee on Platform and Reso
lutions—W. E. Scott, J. A. Rice. R. J.
Hayes, D. H. Cronin, W. E. McRobert.
Committee on Permanent Organization
—T. B. Manng, John Aidorson, A. J.
Clark.
There being no fuither business the
convention adjourned until 2 o'clock in
order that the various committees might
have ample time in which to prepare
their reports.
AFTEItNOON SESSION.
It was almost 3 o’clock before the
chairman called the afternoon session to
order. The reports of the committees
wete called for and submitted os follows:
Permanent Organization—Report that
the temporary organization be made
permanent..
Committee on credentials—The com
mittee on credentials reported ninety
seven delegates present out of a total of
113. The report was adopted.
Committee on order of business—The
report of the committee on order of
business was adopted as follows:
1. The election of eleven delegates to
attend the state convention.
2. The election of eleven delegates to
attend the judicial convention.
3. Nomination of county treasurer.
4. Nomination of county superin
tendent.
r>. Nomination of clerk of the district
court.
6. Nomination of county clerk.
7. Nomination of sheriff.
8. Nomination of county judge.
9. Nomination of county surveyor.
10. Nomination of county coroner.
11. Resolutions and platform.
13. Election of chairman of county
central committee.
13. Election of secretary of county
central committee.
14. Election of county central com
mittee.
15. Any other business that may
proDerlv come before the convention.
! Upon motion the following committee
was appointed to select delegate* to at
tend the state convention:
L. C. Chapman, Neil Brennan, Dan
Binkerd, Peter Greeley, E. 8. Gilmore.
The committee reported the following
named persons as delegates to the state
convention:
Neil Brennan, Frank Emerson, Thos.
Simonson, Dr. Gilligan, C. W. Moss, R.
H. Jenness, Dan Binkerd, J. D. Seeley,
J, A. Rice, S. H. Trussell.
Moved that Hon. M. P. Kinkaid be
allowed to select the delegates to the
judicial convention. This motion was
carried without any opposition.
O. F. Biglin, of O’Neill, and John
Woods, of Ewing, were placed in nom
ination for county treasurer. A ballot
being taken resulted as follows: O. F.
Biglin, 76; John Woods, 27; John Brady,
I. Mr. Biglin having received a major
ity of the votes cast was dealared the
nominee of the convention.
Candidates for the following offices
were nominated by acclamation:
County Superintendent—A. T. Black
burn, Atkinson.
Clerk ^of the District Court—John
Skirving, of Stuart.
County Clerk—Frank Phillips, of
Steel Creek.
A ballot was then, upon motion, taken
for county sheriff. It resulted as fol
lows, Tyler Scrlvens, 41; James Crohk,
9: John Ilrady, 49; E. J. Mack, 8. No
one receiving a majority another ballot
| was taken with the following result:
Tyler Scrivens, 45; John Brady 51; E.
J. Mack, 5.
John Brady having received a major
ity of the votes was declared the nomi
nee of the convention.
On motion a ballot was taken for the
office of county judge, which resulted as
follows: R C. Wry, of Chambers, 51;
B. W. Johnson, 40. Mrs. R. H. Taylor, 3.
Mr. Wry having received the requisite
number of votes was accordingly an
nounced as the convention’s clioico.
R. E. Bowden and W. W. Page were
placed in nomination for the office of
county surveyor and the first ballot re
sulted this way: Bowden, 70; Page, 84.
Upon motion the rules were suspended
and Dr. Eigler, of Fwing, was nominated
by acclamation for the office of coroner.
The report of the committee on reso
lutions and platform was then read and
upon motion adopted. It was as follows:
Wubueas: Hon. Neil Brennan has
given eminent satisfaction as chairman
•>f the republican county central com
mittee, during the past year, and has, by
his wise and efficient management placed
the party under lasting obligations,there
fore be it unanimously
Resolved, By this convention that we
sincerely thank Mr. Brennan for his
tireless and unselfish work in behalf of
the republican party.
PLATFORM,
We, the republicans of Holt county in
convention assembled, renew our en
dorsement ot the republican national
platform of 1893, and earnestly desire
the co-operation of all electors who
favor an honest, honorable and econ
omic administration of the affairs of
this county, adopt' the following reso
lution:
ltenolved, That we favor the election
to office of none but persohs of well
known ability, honest/ and integrity,
and hereby pledge the nominees of this
convention to the faithful adherence to
these principles.
We snbmit to the candid consideration
of the voters of this county the culpable
manner in which the resources of this
county have been squandered in profit
less litigation, and the employment of
agents, experts, detectives and counsel
without any returns therefrom.
With implicit confidence in the judg
ment and common sense of the voters
of this county we place our platform and
our candidates before them for a final
decision thereon.
Upon motion the rules were suspended
and S. J. Weekes elected chairman of
the county central committee by accla
mation. .
Upon motion the rules were suspended
and Clyde King was made secretary of
the central committee by acclamation.
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen were elected
as members of the county central com
mittee from the townships named:
Atkinson, R. H. Jenness.
Cleveland,
Conley, David Eisele.
Chambers, James Holden. •
Dustin, 8. D. Dutton.
Deloit, K. E. Grubb.
Emmett, T. B. Maring.
Ewing, A. A. Eee.
Francis, John C7 Fanton.
Fairview, Frank Manchester.
Grattan, Michael Slattery.
Green Valley, E. M. Ogle.
Iowa, George Cherry.
Inman, J. J. Halloran.
Lake, John Otter.
McClure, S. H. Trussed.
Paddock. A. L. Rouse.
Pleasantview, George Raymer.
Rock Falls, W. R. Johnson.
Steel Creek, J. B. Freeland.
Sand Creek, Leo Loggerweil.
Scott, O. B. Long.
Saratoga, Frank Emerson.
Stuart, A. C. Powell.
Swan, N. C. Johnson.
Sheridian, Charles Moulton.
Shields. A. J. Polk.
Verdigris, D. C. Harrison.
Wyoming, C. W. Moss.
Willowdaie, Charles Tullls.
O'Neill, First Ward, David Stannard.
O’Neill, Second Ward, Neil Brennan.
O’Neill, Third Ward, E. J. Mack.
Upon motion it was recommended that
the committeemen in the different town
ships call a convention for the nomi
nation of supervisors in the different
districts, to be held on September 21,
1895, at 2 o’clock r. m., at such place as
they may agree upon.
The convention then adjourned.
Mrs. E. E. Davis, of San Miguel, Cal.
says: “I am trying in a measure to
repay the manufacturers of Chamber
lain’s Cough Remedy for the great good
their remedy has done me. For years 1
was a constant sufferer from weak lungs
and bronchial asthma. My rest at night
was disturbed by a hacking cough, so
that I felt miserable the greater part
of the time. Many remedies recom
mended by friends were tried, none of
which proved suitable to my case. I
did not experience any beneficial results
until I began taking Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy. After two bottles of
the large size have been used I am
pleased to state, my health is better than
it has been for years. The soreness has
left my lungs and chest and I can
breathe easily. It has done me so much
good that I want all who are suffering
from lung troubles, as I was, to give it
a trial.” For sale by P. D. Corrigan
Druggist. y
HATES' SIDE OF IT.
O’Nbiu., Neb., Sept., 18, 1885.
Editors Frontier—So much having
been recently said, and ao little under
stood, in regard to my settlement aa „
county treasurer and as there is now no
probability of its being immediately dis
posed of, I ask space to correct some of
the false Impressions which my (populist
newspaper friends try to create. To
give your readers a full understanding
of the matter would require more apace
than 1 could reasonably ask of you; so I
will be brief aa possible. The particular
fund in question is what is known aa
redemption money: that is money paid
in by parties to redeem their lands which
had been sold for taxes, and which the
treasurer is required to pay over to the
party who purchased the land at tax
sale, and on the tax sale books in use in
this and other counties the party to
whom the money is paid simply signs
his name in a column, after the amount,
and there is nothing to indicate when he
received it. So as far as such records
rhow there are at least 100 cases in
which there is nothing to indicate
whether the money was paid out by me
or by my successor.
Mow at tbe expiration of my term of
office the eetUcment committee of the
board of supervisors assisted by the
expert, Mr. Stitt, found and reported
that I received of such money $6,084.58,
and paid out, in their language “to the
holders of tax-sale certificates” 88,609.51,
leaving on hand 82,885.11, which,as they
certify, I turned over to J. P. Mullen.
Some months afterwards Mr. Stitt was
employed by the county board to make
a correct distribution of the school funds
between the several school districts and
having done eo, he again, without any
request from the board, turned bis at
tention to the redemption fund and
after a thorough investigation found I
paid out to the holders of tax certificates
only $8,802.03, whereas he and the set
tlement committee previously found I
paid out 88,699.41. In this last report
he gave the seyeral amounts paid out
making the aggregate as above. This
report was filed March 1,1895, and as
soon as I examined it I discovered that
I paid other amounts for which I' re
ceived no credit. Upon stating this fact
to the county attorney he recalled Mr.
Stitt and we rechecked it, and.Mr. Stitt
filed another “corrected report.” I
agreeing with Mr. Stitt that as far as I
could then see, he had given me credit
for all I was entitled to, and that as the
board would meet the following week I
would complete the settlement with it
by paying over the amount claimed to
be due.
After the departure of Mr. Stitt, and
before the board convened, on looking
over some old bank checks I found that
I had paid other sums which Mr. Stitt
supposed were paid by Mr. Mullen. I
therefore declined to settle according to
the report and requested the board to
correct it, as 1 and not Mr. Mullen hav
ing paid out this money could not be
questioned and at the session of the
board held yesterday I begged them to
act on and dispose of the matter, stating
to them, (among other reasons, that I
wished it settled before election so that
Kautzman could attend to other matters.
I also proposed to them to deposit the
amount in controversy in any bank in
O’Neill subject to their order and allow
the county attorney to present a case in
court next ween ana let me court or a
jury decide which, if any, oftheae "cor*
reeled reporta” la correct and if any
amount ahall be found due, it would be
paid within five minutes. Being a mem
ber of the board I then stated that I would
withdraw from the room while they,
with the county attorney, considered the '
matter. About two hours afterward
meeting one of them on the street I
asked what action they took and was
coolly informed "we adjourned to De
cember 18,” and so the matter stands.
I do not desire to be understood as
claiming that the present treasurer S
would knowingly, for a moment claim
credit for paying out money which I
paid, but I do say that he is not one whit
honester than his humble republican
predecessor, and while much has been
truthfully said in regard to errors made
by the populist clerks employed by me,
yet compared with the smart men
who now fill their places, they were
models of accuracy.
R. J. Hates.
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
World’s Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.
Last August while working in the
harvest field 1 became overheated, was
suddenly attacked with cramps and was
nearly dead. Mr, Cummings, the drug
gist, gave me a dose of Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
which completely relieved me. I now
keep a bottle of the remedy handy.
’A. M. Bunnel, Centerville, Wash. For
sale by P. C. Corrigan Druggist. .
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Fraadawa