PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XVI. ■■<* W*v\ -•<»••.t c'fc ivtty&i ftYtw&pkfagm v*k ;„v ' ‘ J " ‘ ■£' '■ ’ ; .• J* ^ ‘ '-/’V V £3 \.-.;v" 4;:''i r’ r * \ • .: ■ ? ' 4** $ > C? :,?f-/ ' I'l* -Vl O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 31, 1895 NUMBER 17 NEWS SANS_WHISKEHS Itemsof Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. i.1'.,. ■ ' ■ " . ■ ■ " WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Local Happenings Portrayed Per General Xdifleatlon and Amneement. - Storm sash of all slz9* at O. O Snyder Sc Co.'s. 16-tf Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hershlser ■A. ' last Friday, a boy. ,.. . If you want sics clean fresh coal go r ‘ to O. O. Snyder’s. 16-tf L Sanford Parker went down to Sioux City last Monday on an important land ^ case. Buy storm sash of O. O. Snyder Sc Co. and reduce the cost of your winter’s coal. __ lfc-tf Mr. and Mrs. H. Dutton, of Dakoto City, are in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bentley. The funeral of Dennis Lyons occurred last Friday from the Catholic church and was largely attended. Bring in your good butter and fresh eggs and we will pay the highest price for them. 18-2 .O’Neill Gboceby Co. A. H. Corbett will be in his gallery from November 4th to 8th, inclusive; prepared to do all kinds of work. 17-1 George Eckley, who was' so sick ai his home near Chambers during the fall, was in the city Tuesday, almost fully recovered. _ Geo, Raymer, auctioneer. Twenty years of experieoce, will give satisfact ion; speaks German and English. Post office Atkinson, Neb. 16-4 The east bound passenger on the Pa ' ^ eifle Short line now leaves O’Neill 9:55 a. m , making connections with trains from the west. G. W. Smith, Agent. We are in receipt of a car load of the finest hand picked apples that was ever in the city. Don't you want a barrel? 18-3 O’Neill Grocery Co. ' We are handling the old pioneer brands of flour, G. A. R. and White Satin. No need to guarantee them, everyone knows them; try a 500 pound lot. 16 3 O’Neill Grocery Co. ■ Mrs. Shull, of Grass Valley, Cal,, arrived in the city last week. Mrs. Shull is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Welsh who reside four miles northwest of this city, with whom she will visit during the winter. As the Butter and Egg Co., have closed their business for the season, we will buy butter and eggs at our store, paying the top price for No. 1 stock. 14-8 O’Neill Grocery Co. Ladies we have Just received a line of the celehrated flexibone molded corsets, acknoweledged to be the best fitting and best wearing corset in the market. Try them once aud you will wear no other. 16-3_J. P. Mann. Judge Duffle came up from Omaha last Monday night to hear the county division case, which was set for Tuesday. Billie Summers, counsel for the plain K tiffs, came np at the same time. Large delegations of citizens frem Ewing, Atkinson, ".mart and Chambers are in the city with witnesses watching the mills grind. Marx isrwin, the U-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Erwin, died last Thurs. day afternoon, and was buried Saturday, the funeral taking place from the Catho lic church. Deceased came to his death from the effects of being dragged by a run-away horse about seven weeks ago. He never fully regained consciousness after the accident. From every county in the state where populists are seeking a re-election dis cussions of mighty problems of govern ment have been abandoned and public treasure has been used to pollute and de file the sanctity of the Australian ballot. These men who erstwhile waved the banner of reform have trailed their flag in the ssud and expect to ride fnto office by corrupting the fountain of political power They brazenly desert the stump, leaving their calamity speech unspoken and sneak off.into the dark alleys to bar ter for votes at 92 50 a head. If success ful the taxpayers must ultimately foot the bills, ard they have burdens enough to bear already. The pops may not be able to run the country', but they can make it dreadfully unpleasant for honest people, '.and this advice will hold good any where: When you see a populist head hit it and spare not. As a party, its purpose is to do mischief and defy the law and trample the constitution under foot. It is an organization begotten in sin and held together by the hope of spoliation. Now is the time to put it away forever.—Doc Bixby. A PEOPOSITIOH. O'Neill, Neb., Oct. 20,1905. Editors Frontier—Inasmuch as it has been currently reported, by parties interested, on the streets of O’Neill the past few days, that the note of Bernard and Arthur Mullen for $050 00 given to Barrett Scott, a fac-simile of which ap peared in The Fuonniek of October 10, ’95, was a forgery, I have this propo sition to make all parties circulating such report and who may doubt the authenticity of said note: I will deposit $100 in any bank in O’Neill, the party or parties accepting this proposition to deposit a like amount. We will submit the note of $650.00 to gether with two other documents con taining the signatures of Bernard and Arthur Mullen (the genuineness of which they will not deny) to a committee of three, consisting of the cashiers of any three banks we may agree upon in Omaha or Sioux City. If said committee decide that in their opinion the signa tures on said note are forgeries, I will then forfeit the $100. If, however said committee decide that in their opinion either of the signatures on said note are genuine and same as on other documents submitted, then the party accepting this proposition is to forfeit to me $100 00. There has also been a receipt circulated and shown oo the streets of O'Neill pur porting to be a receipt from Barrett Scott to Arthur Mullen, given in settle ment of a $200.00 note given by Arthur Mullen and Mullen Bros., to Barrett Scott on July 21, 1893. I will deposit $100.00 under same couditions as above proposition and say that the name of Barrett Scott to said receipt is a forgery and wns never written by him. I would not deem the publicity of this necessary was it not for the fact that the report continues to be circulated not withstanding the fact that this propo sition was made by me to Bernard Mullen in my office on October 27. S. J. Weekes, Chairman Holt County Republican Central Committee. HO WHI8XY, OH, IVO! Shields, Oct. 26, 1895. Editors Frontier—Please let me ask Mr. Mullen and bis gang why it is that their allies who are peddliDg whisky and beer through our township, calling it independent whiskey and beer, who furnishes them the stuff? Is it Mr. Big liu, or is it the gang they are claiming it is? One of our citizens made the remark not long ago when told that the inde pendents furnished no whisky, or even cigars, that be had drank whisky and beer furnished by the pops two years ago this fall, and when shown the Beacon Light claiming that be must be mistaken, be said we had better vote for Biglin. If they lie to us now they will steal from us. If they can cover up their whisky with their newspaper they can cover up , their steals with their bat. Jerusua. PUNISHMENT ENOUGH. O, Clarence Selah can it be That we have lost, besides the crops, Yourself? We uerer thought to see You writing campaign rot for pops. Have you not been well treated sire? The party gave you the best In sight. And now. when its works are under fire You aid the foe with all your might. While you measured oil with honest gauge And drew upon the state for all expenses. We did not dream you'd pop and rage And prophesy such awful consequences. And even now, my boy, we sadly think That had your juicy job held out, At this last “crime" you'd blink and blink And be of reps the most devout. Now Clarence dear, the point is here. And we’ll write it down for truth: Had the party whispered in your ear. You'd have nodded—been one of us forsooth. “But no man should think that he Is Indispensable to save; This great world wouldn't stop it we Were both to tumble in the grave." The Journal’s special correspondent “Jo” is now in Arkansas. “Tell the boys who travel out of Lincoln,” he writes in a private note. “That if they ever spend a week in Arkansas they will never again complain of the country hotels in Nebraska.” “Jo” will tell the readers of the Journal about the thiDgs he has seen in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas in the Sunday Jour nal. fie is going to be fair. He says that he is doing his best to give the coun try a fair shake. “But,”Jhe adds private ly and confidentially, “there are more poverty-stricken people here in a day than in a week iu Nebraska. There hag never been any money made here by anybody. There is nothing in sight but old-fashioned, forty-y ears-ago hard times.— State Journal. IT’S DIFTE&IHT HOW. Two years ago this fall the populists of Holt county fell over themselves and their friends in their mad rush to ao knowledge their obligations and appre ciation of the assistance rendered to their pet candidate for treasurer by O. K Biglin and his friends. The word was given out by the populist leaders that Blglin’s sympathy and 'support meant 150 votes for the ticket and for Mullen in particular. In those days Mr. Biglin was a gentleman, a business man and a scholar, worthy the friendship, adulation and good wishes of all men in general and of populists in particular. In those days not one word was uttered by even the humblest populist voter, of Biglin’s connection with the liquor in terest of O'Neill. Not one word about trickery, fraud or mismanagement in his business affairs. Not but what they knew as much about his affairs in those days as they do today. Because as a matter of fact, if those chargei made by them are true in this campaign, they were just as true two years ago; yet we well know that they accepted with thanks, all the assistance he could rend er them. It would not comport well with their political interests to say Or do anything that would in the slightest de gree antagonize those 150 votes that they figured on so longingly. But h>, a change came o'er the spirit cf their dreams, It naturally occurred to Biglin and bis friends that if be and his influ ence could elect J. P. Mullen 'to be treasurer of Bolt county, by proper ma nipulation of matters and tilings in his own interest, he could just as easily suc ceed in electing himself. The die wrs cast. Mr Biglin being a prime favprite with his party was easily nominated at their convention in August last. And the republicans of Bolt county, {.rout ing by the example of the populists two years ago by one grand coup d'etat, nominated Mr. Biglin for treasurer thereby securing to themselves all the advantages of an alliance that the populists fondly dreamed and hoped was all their own. Now mark the cbange. They immediately declared that Biglin did not control five votes in Bolt county. And to republicans they said: You have left the principles Of your party. Those grand and uobie principles championed by Lincoln, Sum ner, Qrant and Garfield and have nomi nated a democrat for treasurer, but you’ll be beaten, for Biglin can’t control five votes in this county. But to one another and among themselves they say, boys, get a hustle on you, the republi cans have nominated Biglin. Be gave us 150 votes two years ago and he is stronger now than he was then. We must do something to destroy his influ ence: sorne-of you attack his business record; get up some yarn abput his sa loon habits, that will give us a hold on the prohibition vote. Take all the cash you can get out of every fusion candi date, but let every populist vote straight as a shot. And those instructions are being carried out to a letter. Now as a matter of fact, all these charges and cal umnies against Biglin are simply untrue and nobody knows it half so well as those populist leaders who gave birth to the story and who secretly admire the pluck, energy- and perserverence that has placed so: young a man in such a prominent, conspicuous and honorable position. A vote for O. F. Biglin, is a vote in the interest of political reform, and economy in the administration of the affairs financially of Bolt county. Yours for success, Citizen. BELIEVES THEM TBUE. State of Nebraska, 1 Holt CoonTt, 1 88 • I, R. J. Hayes, being first duly sworn depose and say: that the article pub lished in the O’Neill Frontier of October 24, under the heading "Sympa thetic John” was not written by me, that I have no knowledee of the writer, that I had no connection difectly or indirectly with the preparation or writing of said article in any manner whatever. I further swear that I consider all state ments contained in said article in refer ence to Mr. John J. McCafferty as emi nently proper r.nd richly merited, and the same could truthfully be enlarged upon. R. J. Hates. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of October, 1895. [seal.] £. H. Cress. Notary Public. “A TURKISH BATH.” Once in a while a farce comedy is bet ter than the expectations, and such is the case with the "Turkish Rath” which will be presented at the opera-house on Monday, November 4th. It is a rat tling fine farce comedy, and as Manager Macoy says, “it will make you forget your debts.” The fun is fresh and clean. The action snappy and entertaining—by play and witty dialogue lead up to many a hilarious situation—out-burst of pleas ing vocation or clever specialty feature. The play is one which should not be missed by anyone who seeks a down right hearty laugh. At the opera-house Monday, November 4th. > B&ianro a oaxfaicht ms. Through tbe kindness of C. W. Moss' Thb Fhontikb is enabled this week to give its readers a little insight in Trees* urer Mullen’s manner Of conducting bis offlce. Mr. Moss bas been paying taxes for C. L. Mosley, of Stan berry, Mo., and sometime in August of this year Mr. Mosley wrote Mr. Moss asking him to find out tbe amount of tax due against the following land: Southeast quarter of section IS, township 37, range 14; and northeast quarter of section 4, township 2d< range 14. Mr. Moss went to Mullen’s offlce and- made inquiry regarding the matter and was told that the taxes amounted to (86.01. Mr. Mosley not hearing immediately wrote the following letter to the treasurer: .; 4 Stanbbbby, Mo.', August 36,1890, Treasurer of Holt county, Neb.—Dear Sir—I wish to know the amount of tax on the southeast quarter of section 10, township 37, range 14 west; also the amount against northeast quarter section 4,township 36, range 14 west. Sometimes 1 think the tax in ten years will exceed the value of the land. , ■ Yours very truly, Chas. L. Mosi.it. The treasurer replied as follows on the bottom of same letter: The amount necessary to pay the taxes now due on land herein described is (40.60. Yours truly, J. P. Mullen. auoui me time Mr. Mosley received this letter from Mullen stating that his taxes were 140.00, he revived one from Mr. Moss stating that they were 980.51. Noticing the discrepancy he wrote Mr. Mbas to look the matter up again and pay the amount due, sending a draft for the purpose. Mr. Moss again went to the office of Treasurer Mullen and paid the 900.01 and received a receipt for the taxes on the land above described, thus saving Mr. Mosley over 94. Now the questions before the people are: la l^ullen dishonest or incompe tent? and does he deal this way with all non-residents? •* So far as the first ques tion is concerned it matters not how it is answered. The result is the same. pMgpla generally do not care whether they are robbed by a dishonest man or man who doesn't know auy better. Beipg robbed is what they object to and it costs them at much in one events* the other. It Mullen makes these mis takes—this is not the only one—because of his incompetency he should be vpted out of office. Non-residents every year pay thous ands of dollars to Holt in taxes. If Mullen makes one or two dollars extra on each quarter section be has a nice thing of it and can easily afford to donate liberally to the campaign fund, the managers of which are using enough whisky and beer to irrigate half of-the county. Mr. Mosley is mayor ofStanberry, Mo., and also instructor in the Stanberry Normal. Vote for O. F. Biglin, an honest and competent man. A FEEBLE DENIAL. County Clerk Bethea caused to be published iu the populist papers of this county last week an affidavit denying that he ever purchased liquor at the Gibbons saloon for campaign purposes. Miles Gibbons, the man who at that time ran the saloon, swears that Bethea paid him 995 for liquor used in the campaign of 1893, and the books of the Elkborn Valley bank show that Bethea paid Gibbqns 995, and Gibbons swears that another candidate on the populist ticket paid him 95 to make an even hundred. ■a. ciose. comparison or tne two affi davits is interesting. The Gibbons state ment is open and manly, while Bethea’s affidavit boats about the bush and 'en deavors to mislead. Bethea does not deny that he paid Gibbons the money, all that he says is that he bought no whisky. For what purpose was this money paid?It was paid with the express understanding that the saloon would use its bar to secure votes for Bethea. To take advantage of a crowded house and call all of the boys up to take something on Bethea who was then of course s “jolly good fellow.” Would Bethea have paid Gibbons this large amount of money if he had not been in the saloon business? Hardly. He paid it for the benefit of the whisky which he left for Gibbons to dish out judiciously. It may be true that Bethea did not himself carry the stuff away, or send anyone else to get it, but the fact remains that the whisky was drank and Bethea paid for it. What more do you want? J. K. Fowler, secretary and treasurer of the Corfnne Mill, Canal and Stock Co., of Corinne, Utah, in speaking of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy says: “1 consider it the best in th6 market. I have used many kinds but find Chamber lain’s the most prompt and effectual in giving relief, and now keep no other in my home.” When troubled with a cough or could give this remedy a trial and we assure you that you will be more than pleased with the result. For sale by P C. Corrigan, Druggist. MUCH ABO ABOUT HOTH1HO. Laal week one Mike Lyons, a populist living at Emmet, at one time connected in a business way with Mike Harrington, conceived a very bright campaign idea. Ten or twelve years ago O. F. Biglin was appointed administrator of the estate of R. J. Malloy, and in March of this year filed a statement showing that he had in his hands money, to the amount of a couple of hundred dollars, belonging to the estate. This man Lyons had a bill against the estate for $31 and he thought it would be a good time to kick up a row about it and make it appear that Mr. Biglin had been dere lict in his duties as administrator, to with that idea in view he came to O’Neill and poured his tale of woe into the wide open ears of a pop county Judge who at once cited Mr. Biglin to appear last Saturday and show cause why the claim should not be paid. Mr. Biglin was out of the city and the matter was adjourued until Tuesday. In the meantime Mike Harrington, who had also been out of town, returned, and finding the people righteously indignant that such a base political trick should' be perpetrated right on the eve of election, went before the court and dismissed the case started by the Junior member of the' firm. He did not do this ont of any love he bears for Mr. Biglin, but because he discovered tlut tlie people were becoming thoroughly disgusted with the petty peisonal warfare being waged against the gentleman and were flocking to bis support with the avowed intention of teaching Mullen and Harrington that such contemptible p olitical persecution would not be tolerated. In fact a re* action has set in and the instigators of the plot find that the people have em phatically set their seal of disapproval upon them and their methods. Old Granny Roberts was county judge at the time Mr. Blglin was. ap pointed administrator of this estate, but the records fail to show that such ap pointment was ever made, or that a bond was ever executed. The admlnls tratpr, therefore, was bound only by bis honor, and his statement filed for final settlement proves that he did not betray his trust. . .-.5 •** BiOLnra najjromxve. Under the above beading the laat Issue of the Bun devoted four columns to the most nonsensieal stuff that we ever saw imposed upon a patient and long suffer ing people. It involyed a little business transaction of t88, had by Mr. Bigltn with some school furniture company, and was concluded with a letter from the house stating that the bill had been paid. The depths of trickery and sculdug gery to which Mullen is descending in his fight against Blglin is making Blglin votes every day. The people have regard for honesty and fair play even in politics and at once detect and abhor the man who is afraid to come out in the open and tote fair. The miserable narrow minded manner in which Mullen con ducts a campaign against one of O'Neill’s most respected and highly honored citi zens will result in no good to himself. For three terms Mr. Biglin has been elected by big majorities to the office of mayor of O’Neill, and our citizens know that he Is scrupulously Lonest in his transactions, and on the 5th of next No vember will vindicate him and rebuke bis traducers by sending him out of this city with a majority larger than that ever, before given to any candidate. “A TURKISH BATH." Physician* have declared (bat "A Turkish Bath” is a panacea for every human ill almost. This referred to the process through which one goes in an institution full of furnaces, sluices, show er baths, and iron-wristed individuals who scrub and knead the unfortunate “bather" into unconscioueness. “The Turkish Bath”—performs for the nerves and spirit all that the orthodox bath does for the body. It takes up dull care and throws it away —it reviv es the drooping spirits, and makes one forget all trouble. There is nothing but a constant round of laughter from be ginning to end—with not one dull mo ment. The play is a medley of fun—lu dicrous situations, and light nonsense generallv. There is a real live dude, an Irish policeman,two amateur actors, two stage-struck girls, a doting father and uncle, and a mad cap little girl so ab surdly mixed up with one another as to form a fun producing combination at whose antics the most dyspeptical can not help laughing. Little Dot Is the life of all this. She is a winsome little thing—bubbling over with wit—seems never to tire, and la as good-natured as she is good-humored. The policeman is convulsingly funny—the darkey is excel lent—the whole company is exceptional ly bright and clever. In short the show is a good one, and bound to please. The “Turkish Bath" will be an agreeable surprise to our theater-goers. At ths opera-house, Monday, November 4th. mass hw raura. * On Sunday, the 18th of the pmm 4f month, Bauleman and PatHughea, two aanctimonioua popa, atarted out from O'Neill with a new invoice of liquor to do a little campaigning for the ticket. They traveled up into the prohibition atronghold of Ouatin, where they atop, ped at the home of Martin Sander* and poured Mullen whlakey down the neck of hia hired man until he became *oba»l' • ly intoxicated that he conld not take hie ahoea off. They told him it waa Mullen whlakey and urged him to drink lota of ' it aa they had plenty and to apare." Tbia la but one of many inatancee of drunken debauchery cauaed by whlakey in the landa of poputiat campaigner*. The man who pretenda to be a prohibit tioniat and votea the populiat ticket la : the worat kind of a hypocrite. If Super* intendent Jackaon and Rev. Lowerte conaider tbia attong language we can’t • help it. iwnvuavi auuigi. •,* Sheriff Hamilton seem* to be doing a land office bueineia In the deficiency judgment line. It would eeem that he hae an idea that Holt county land la not worth a great deal, aa he appraieee it at a very low figure. The Phoenix Incur- ; ance Company aeeme to atand in particu larly well with Hamilton. They gat more deficiency Judgmenta than any* | other company. Thla ia the aame com*-' pany that Sheriff HcEvony had ao much trouble with. McEvony appraiaed land at aomething near what it waa worth. They could not get any deficiency judg ment*. McEvony aaid the company of-* '*< fere’d to make It an object to him if he would cut down appraiaementa. Whan Hamilton flret went into office ha had trouble with tbif company, but all of a f audden the cruel war clneed and the company commenced to aecnre deflden ciea. Some people any that the com pany contributed money to Hamllton'a campaign fund. We don’t know that title ia true, but we do know that they ’ get what they want in the line of defld enciea. We call to mind at preeent aeven caaea that McEvony appraiaed font tlmea without making a Bale. The com-. ! pany aaid the appralaameate were to high and would not bid on the lend. Sinoc 'Hamilton went Into office tlf ' " landa have again been appraiaed, ‘amT ’ ■old. Hone of them cold for near enough to pay the mortgage and ooete,! The caaea referred to are: Phoenix Inaurance Co. va. H. Jorgena OBncmnoT. ■tiSt.H Ole Torgeraon...888.41, Toy Torgeraon..............699.49 Milea Jorgeraon. .887.87 • Lovena Niaaen.......676.09 Chaa. Milla...666.19 Chaa. Pearl......... 486.79 * It makea a great difference when they , both love, doean’t it? But the caaea cited above are not all. Below we give a few more of a long Hat on record: John Holland va. G. W. Maraden, et.nL onricixncT. ..611.06 i-f H. B. Scott va. Fred Miller et al. ..96.74 Hugh W. Baxter va. B. J. Percival.89.84 John Addiaon. 986.00 v J. A. Robertaon et al.171.04 Samuel Taggert.18-49 W. A. Brown.-89.89 H. P. Biddle va. P. D. Mullen ...140.64 Iaaac G. Ogden va. W. J. May....166.88 Herow Stone va. Wm. Shell.109.09 Lyman W. Lacy va. U. S. Adame.1608.6S Mary Hughee ya. Holt Co. Ag.-Aaa.609.06 Robert Oagood ya. Michael Lyona.194.86 BICT0U nn. On January lat 1896, we will give to i our cuatomera free, a fine high grade 6100 ladlea’ or gent’a bicycle. Thia offer appllea to all departmenta. Inquire for particulara. J. P. Mm 17-tf "While down in theeoutbwestern pan of )he state some time age,” says Mr. W. ; Chalmers, editor of the Chico (Cal.) En terprise, "I bad an attack of dysentry. Having heard of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an Piarrhoea remedy I bought a bottle. A couple of doses of it com pletely cured me. Now I am a champion of that remedy for all stomach and '/.■« bowel complaints: For tale by P. C. Corrigan, Druggist. ; There is one medicine which every family should be provided with. We refer to Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. When it is kept at hand the severe pain of a burn or scald may be promptly relieved and the sore healed in much leas time than when medicine has to be sent for. A sprain may be promptly treated be fore inflamation sets in, which insures a cure in about one-ihird the time other wise required., Cuts and bruises should receive immediate attention, before the parts become swollen, and when Cham berlain’s Pain Balm is applied It will heal them without matter being formed, and without leaving a scar. A sore - throat may be cured in one night. A piece of flannel dampened with this lini ment and bound on over the seat of pain’ will cure lame back or pain in the side or chest in twenty-four hours. U is the most valuable, however, for rheu matism. Persons afflicted witp this disease will de delighted with the prompt relief from pain which it affords, and it can be depended up-jn to effect a com plete cure. For sale by P. 0. Corrigan, Druggist.