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The Frontier.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
THE FROSTIER PRINTING COMPANY
KING * CRONIN. Editors.
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
For Distrlot Judges:
M. P. KINKAII), of O’Neill.
ALFRED BARTOW, of Chadron.
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For County Treasurer':
O. F. BIG LIN, of O’Neill.
For Clerk of the Court:
JOHN SKIRVING, of Stuart.
For County Sheriff:
JOHN BRADY, of Atkinson.
For County Cierk:
F. W. PHILLIPS, of Steel Creek,
or County Superintendent:
A. T. BLACKBURN, of Atkinson.
For County Judge:
R. O. WRY, of Chambers.
For County Surveyor:
R. E. BOWDEN, of Paddock.
For County Coroner:
C. O. EIGLBR, of EirlML
CITY TICKET.
For Assessor:
E. H. THOMPSON, of O'Neill.
For Justices of the Peace:
B. H. BENEDICT, of O'Neill.
O. E. DAYIDSON, of O'Neill.
For Constables:
JOHN HORUISKY, of O'Neill.
PERKINS BROOKS, of O'Neill.
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TOWNSHIP TICKET.
For Supervisor, Third District:
E.J. MACK, of O'Neill.
For Township Olerk:
JOHN HARRINGTON, JB., of Grattan.
For Township Treasurer:
TIMOTU V J. DYWBB, of Grattan,
for Township Assessor:
ARTHUR BARRETT, of Grattan.
For Road Overseer Dlsl. No. 4:
JOHN ENRIGHT, of Grattan.
For Road Overseer Dlst. No. 28:
CHARLES SHOEMAKER, of Grattan.
For justice of the Peace:
HENRY HEItSHlSER, of Grattan;
For Constable:
JOHN HORRISKY, of O’Neill.
For judges of Election:
PATRICK BARRETT, of Grattan.
JOHN HEENAN, of Grattan. '
BYRON O. PARKER, of Grattan.
For Clerks of Election: ' t
ELI HER8HI8ER, of Grattan.
PATRICK McNIOHOLS. of Grattan.
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What's the difference between an
V overdraft and a shortage?
"JT' How would It be if Hike Harrington
‘ would explain to the people of Holt
county hie reason for refusing to amend
his petition In tbe Scott bond case?
Harrington owes the Holt County
bank some money, about $1,000 we are
■ told. If he would pay it the depositors
; and the county would appreciate It.
Trh Frontier devotes almost its
entire space this week to political matter:
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ject in Holt county at the present time
we opine our readers will make no pro,
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A short time ago thie paper asked
4 County Clerk Bethea If It was not a fact
that on August 5,1898, he filed a bill for
a trip to Lincoln, 180 miles, at 10 cents
per mile, making a total of 918, and that
if it was not a further fact that he made
the trip on a pass. We said further:
If this is a fact do you think that un
der the platform upon which you were
f' elected you were entitled, in the first
place, to ride on a pass, and in tbe sec
ond place to recover money as expenses
if you did not pay out such money for
such purpose?
Up to the present time Mr, Bethea has
«ot found it convenient to make reply,
although we tendered him these col
umns for that purpose. What does
'v silence mean? It means, usually, con
sent. We dp not believe the gentleman
, Mn make any defense. However, later
on we may conclude to publish a fao
simile of the pass and the affidavit of the
gentleman who aecured it for him.
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At the time of the board's settlement
with Butler for the year of 1892 w. W.
Bethee wee chairman of the commltte
which submitted this recommendction:
The committee finds a chance of 9200
for making road and aasessors* books,
and recommend it be not allowed. Also
a fee of 91,400 for making tax list of
1992; recommend it be not allowed.
In 1894 Bethea filed a bill and was al
lowed pay for the same items that he
himself had recommended be not allowed
to Sutler. For making road and asses
sors’ books he was allowed 9800; 220
' offldal bonds, 9220; 841 certificates of
election, 985.25; tax list 91,000.
Bntler filed a bill for the following
items: Road and assessors’ books, 9200;
tax list, 91,440; deed (recording) 94.05;
218 official bonds, 9218; 878 certificates
of election, 998.75.
Moved and seconded that'the clerk
-and oommittee eliminate—all amounts
charged against the obunty be stricken
out. Carried.
During these years Bethea’s adminis
tration coat the county-9090.22, while
Butler turned in a cash excess 9295.
A comparison of the. figures of tbs
clerk’s office during the year 1893 undei
Butler, and the year 1894 under Bethea,
shows more reform that is costly to ths
county- Cash received as fees by Butler,
94,787.85; cash received as fees by Be
thee,98,008.13; a difference of 91,279.78
in Butler's favor. During that time
Butler paid out for assistants 91,787.80;
Bethea paid out for assistants 91,798.14,
a difference of 910.84 in Butler’s favor.
Although Butler did more work by over
81,900, he paid out less money for aeslst
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Who is this man McCafferty ? We will tell you who he is: He was a warm personal and political friend to Jack Meals. Meals was
short in his account $9,000. He was a warm personal and political friend to Barrett Scott-;—until Scott got into trouble.. Scott was short
$90,000. He is*to-day a warm personal and political friend to J. P. Mullen. He was a delegate to the county convention that nominat
ed J. P. Mullen, by acclamation. He was a member of the committee on resolutions which denounced in unmeasured terms the “county
boodlers.” Four years ago he exerted himself to the utmost to secure the re-election of Barrett Scott. Today he is working just as hard
for the re-election of Mullen. Does the Jew want any more personal campaign?
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gether with the deputy county treasuer, S. B. Howard, chairman of tiie independent central committee, about n o clock at night on the 20
day of last January signed the bond of Mose Elliott when he was under arrest for the murder of Barrett Scott. It was one of this same
Mullen family, who, together with Ham Kautzman, found it convenient (for policy) to be in Lincoln on the 31st day o as ecem r c
start the report from there that Scott was not dead, but ‘‘had been spirited away by his friends. Does the Jew want any more persona,
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Who is M. T. Elliott? He is one of the men tried for the murder of Barrett Scott. He was identified by one witness as the ma.
who drove the witne.*»s Schmidt away from the house where Scott was imprisoned and murdered. He is a populist. Does the Jew wan
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THE POOR MAN’S FRIEND.
The sheriff has a greater opportunity
to befriend his constituents and protect
them from the greed of corporations
than any other official. This is espec
ially true in the west where a great per
cent, of the farms are mortgaged. Our
readers are aware of the fact that a great
many of the farms in Holt county are
mortgaged and that the mortgages are
held by eastern loan companies who
proceed to foreclose the minute a man
becomes delinquent in paying interest.
It is necessary under the law that in
cases of foreclosure the land must sell
for two-thirds of its appraised value.
This is where the sheriff shows his hand
if he be a true friend of the poor people.
He makes the appraisements, and if he
is so inclined he can appraise the land
high enough to prevent a deficiency
judgment. That is. appraise the land at
a figure, two-thirds of which will cover
the amount of the loan and costs. By
Pso doing the loan company to buy land
must bid a sum at least as large as the
loan, and in that way secure nothing but
the man’s farm and home. That is bad
enough, but under Sheriff Hamilton’s
method of handling these cases, the loan
companies not only take a man's farm,
but they secure a deficiency, judgment
against him. Then to satisfy this judg
ment thny take any other property he
may have.
Sheriff Hamilton seems to be doing a
larw) nfflna Kiiainnan in tl>n
judgment line. It would seem that he
has an idea that Holt county land is not
worth a great deal, as he appraises it at
a very low figure. The Phoenix Insur
ance Company seems to stand in par
ticularly well with Hamilton. The? get
more deficiency judgments than any
other company. This is the same com
pany that Sheriff McEvony had so much
trouble with. McEvony appraised land
at something near what it was worth.
They could not get any deficiency judg
ments. McEvony said the company
offered to make it an object to him if he
would cut down appraisements. When
Hamilton first went into office he had
trouble with this company, but all of a
sudden the cruel war closed and the
company commenced to secure de
ficiencies. Some people say that the
company contributed money to Hamil
ton’s campaign fund. We don’t know
that that is true, but we do know that
they get what they want in the line of
deficiencies. We call to mind at present
seven cases that McEvony appraised
four times without making a sale. The
company said the appraisements were
too high and would not bid on the land.
Since Hamilton went into office the
lands have again been advertised, and
sold. Home of them sold for near
enough to pay the mortgage and costs.
The cases referred to are:
Phoenix Insurance Co. vs. H. Jurgens
DEFICIENCY
.$682.94
Ole Torgerson.688.41
Tov Torgerson.692.49
Miles Jorgerson..' .887.87
Lovens Hissen.678.09
Chas. Mills.695.19
Chas. Pearl.456.79
It makes a great difference when they
both love, doesn’t it? But the cases
cited above are not all. Below we give
a few more of a long list on record:
John Holland vs. G. W. Marsden, et. al.
DEFICIENCY.
.$11.03
H. B. Scott vs. Fied Miller et. al.. .25.74
Hugh W. Baxter vs. B. J. Percival.82.34
John Addison.J .285.00
J. A. Robertson et. al.171.04
Samuel Taggert....18.49
W. A. Brown.82.89
H. P. Biddle vs. P. D. Mullen....140.54
Isaac G. Ogden vs. W. J. May.... 165.33
Herow Stone vs. Wm. Shell.109.02
Lyman W. Lacy vs. U . 8. Adams.1508 65
Mary Hughes vs. Holt Co. Ag. Ass.502.03
Robert Osgood vs. Michael Lyons.124.86
There is absolutely no excuse for these
wholesale deficiencies and it is not the
practice elsewhere. Of course the loan
companies like a sheriff of that kind,
UUt lUt pgupio UUU 11 llitj 1IIWC IU ICcl
that when they get into financial diffi
culties they will at least get a fair show.
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Editor Root, of the Page New Era,
was in the city this morning to consult
an attorney. The populists are attempt
ing to suppress his paper because he sup
ports the republican ticket.
It seems that Will Wagers, a merchant
at Page, owns the plant'and Mr. Root
had it leased from him until the 10th of
next November. Last week the paper
came out m support of the republican
, ticket and Wagers and his populist
friends—the editorial bureau at the court
house—did not like it so they put up a
scheme to get control of the paper. Last
Wednesday night Mr. Root was in
O’Neill between trains, and when be
went home he found that somebody had
been in his office and carried away nil
of the material.
This shows that the populists are
afraid to have the truth published. They
know that the plain facts ot their admin
istration is going to defeat them and
they take this way of suppressing the
publication of their.rottenness.
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A gentleman who lives in O’Neil]
told a Frontier representative last
week that a populist politician of Roll
county approached him not long since
and offered him 8150 if he would use hie
influence to secure the election of Treas
urer Mullen. Our informant is a man ol
unquestionable integrity and we believe
1 what he said. Such work as this should
t set the people to thinking and thinking
hard. Is it necessary for the populisti
to re-elect the treasurer, no matter if the
balance of the ticket does go to the
dogs 1 What's wrong, anyway ?
