- >tM ^ ^ '• " " ; i- “ • j . ■. . '.•'-"■'w- ,* ■ • vV V \ ’v . •\ V ‘A ' ‘ ‘ -‘V ' . ' v , . .■ ;• ■■ ■ 'V. 1 • r'-V : . PUBU8HCO BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. fifc. "_V • VOLUME XVI. •umoription. ai.co ran annum. CIiTDI KINO AND D. H. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 5.1895. NUMBER 22. NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED tooal Happenings Portrayed For taml' Idifioatlon sad Asuamt Six below Monday morning. ' Whew I P. C. Corrigan is in Omaha on busi ness. Storm, sash of all sizes at O. O. Snyder A Co.’s. 10-tf William Laviollette visited friends in Sioux City last week. Tracy Gwinn is working for Martin Wintefmote at Chambers. Hot Chocolate, the finest in the world, for Scents at Morris A Co.’s. 81-tf These frosty mornings bite alike the ears of the just and the unjust. * If you want men clean fresh coal go to O. O. Snyder’s. 16-tf Mrs l>ee Uersbiier entertained a email party of friends last Friday night. \ The pupils of the city schools en joyed a two days’ Thanksgiving vacation. Buy slorm sash of O. O. Snyder & Co. and reduce the cost of your winter’s coal. . 16-tf , ' The presents you want at the prices you like are all included in Morris & ’Co.’s, splendid line of Holidy goods. 22 Bentley will give you value received ; and a music box and a watch be , sides. ___ 20-tf. The creamery project fell through at the meetiug held last Saturday, It was found impossible to raise the required lands. P . When ydu are cold get a mug of hot r Beef Tea and a cracker for 5 cents at V Morns & Co.’s. 21-tf v’ Newt Mullendore’ left Wednesday morning for his old home in Illinois, in answer to-a telegram announcing the sudden death of his uncle. Try Clam Bouillon with a cracker at Morris & Co.’s.; good as oyster soup and only 10 cents a mug. 21-tf . Rev. Lee Hayes came up from. Omaha Wednesday night and preached the Thanksgiving sermon in the Presby terian church. That Hot Soda at Morris & Co.’s, is out of sight. Lemon, Ginger, Beef Tea, Coffee, or Chocolate, price 5 cents. 21 tf Make your kinfolk and friends happy by selections from Morris & Co. Charming, attractive, useful and service able Holiday gifts for old and young. . Remember that a cup of hot Beef Tea contains the substance of half a pound of beer, all for 6 cents at Morris & * Co.’s. _ 21tf | . The boys have been pressing the cot ton-tail rabbit pretty hard the past ■ week. . )i Smoke the great Tree-Cutter 5 cent cigar. Nothing better made. Geo. Washington cut the cherry tree—he could not tell a lie, and wo don’t have to. 21-tf. Mobris & Co. Mike Harringlou went over to Boyd Monday to look after hie cases in court, which is now in session at,Butte. + : ,,r\V ANTED—A girl for general house? George Clark brought into this office -■ Monday a box-elder branch that showed a growth of seven feet the past season. Nothing slow about that, surely. Art Coykendali, who has been em ployed on the Atkinson Graphic the last nine months, is again at home in O'Neill having resigned his position in the Star r city. ■ , The Ladies Working Society of the ‘ Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. J.~H. Meredith, Wednesday afternoon, December 11. A full attendance is desired. The Elkhorn Irrigation Company have increased their aapital stock to •150,000. This company is in good shape and is bound to make irrigation a winner. _ The Ledger will observe that the pre science of The Fuohtieh in matters pertaining to the heart is almost iufal ~ lible—like its prescience in nearly every other matter of current popularity. ’At the meeting or Uolt camp No. 1710 Modern Woodmen of America held ^ Tuesday evening, the following officers re elected; C. W. Uagensick, V. C.; * Neil Brennan, W. A.; D. H. Cronin, clerk; Henry Zimmerman, banker; J. P. Gilligan, physician; Emil Sniggs, escort; B. Barrett, Watchman; Thomas Mc Donough. sentry; O. F. BigUn, delegate. G. C. Hazelet, B. J. Ryan and J. F. Plunder, managers. Doc Fumy lias been appointed to fill a vacancy on tbe pension board. Tbe board is now composed of Dra. Gilligan and Furay, of O’Neill, and Dr. McDon ald, of Atkinson. Tbe fur coat given away by P. J. McManus, on December 1, for tbe least number of potatoes weighing ■ Bitty pounds was won by John Harrington. Number of potatoes forty-five. One of tbe secretaries of the state board of Irrigation will be in tbe city on tbe lltb to adjudicate tbe rights of the various claimants to tbe water rights on tbe several streams in this county. O. F. Biglin and Fred Anthony have put in a furniture store at Laurel, on the Short Line, which will be managed by Mr. Anthony. Tbe citizens of Laurel will find Mr. Anthony to be a gentleman in every sense of tbe word and a valuable acuuisition to their business circle. Judge Kinkaid came down from the west last Saturday morning. He had been holding court in the different counties in the west end, the last sitting being at Harrison, Sioux county. It is expected .to finish up tbe year’s business in O'Neill. The adjourned term of Holt county court will re-con vene on .December 16. t The citizens of Dodge, Neb., have in stituted proceedings against the F. E. aud M. V.' railroad company to recover damages to the amount of f125,000. The town was nearly wiped out a short time ago and the plaintiffs allege that the blaze was started by a spark from an F. E. engine. These heavy damage suits always make us wonder if the railroads do charge too heavy for trans portation. Their liabilities are certainly great. ' Fourteen 'candidates were adopted into the mysteries of Woodcaaft last Tuesday night by Holt Camp No, 1710 Modern Woodmen of America, of this city. F. O. Fritz, deputy bead consul, was master of ceremonies. After the candidates were initiated the members adjourned to the Hotel Evans where a bounteous feast was prepared to which the Woodmen did ‘ample justice. The occasion was one that will long be re membered by those present. A party of goose hunters from the vicinity of Neligh stopped in O’Neill Sunday night on their way home from the Niobrara. One of the party told Thb F non tier that while on the river they met a hunting party from O’Neill and sold them two g^ese at 50 oents per head. Jim O’Donnell gave the editor a good cigar to have this matter kept quiet and for that reason we will not mention his name but recommend the reader to Joe Meredith for particulars. Sing a song of penitence, a fellow full of rye, four and twenty serpents dance before his eye. When his eyes weie opened be shouted for his life, wasn’t he a pretty chump to go before his wife? His hat was in the parlor underneath a chair, bis boots were in the hallway, bis coat was on the stair; his trousers in the kitchen, his collar on the shelf, but be hadn’t any notion where he was him self. When the morn was breaking, someone heard him call, his head was in the ice box and that was beet of all. Randolph Times: The Times man is very sorry to learn of the mishap to our old friend, W. J, Crow, of the partial loss of his eyesight. We understand he was hurt in some way one day last week on his run between O’Neill and Sioux City, and while at home the same even ing talking to his family was suddenly afflicted with blindness. We understand further that it is of the intermittent order and the doctors think they can partially restore him. We hope his res toration will be rapid and permanent. The secretaries of alt public meetings held in Holt county in general and in O’Neill in particular, can place Thk Fhontibh under eternal obligations to them by furnishing a copy of the minutes to this office for publication. The average country newspaper has no corps of salaried reporters to chase the illusive news item down the byways; the editor is not omnipresent, and the paper is therefore more or less depend ent upon the public for its news service. A genuine item of news is always grate fully received? At a meeting of the city council Mon day evening Mayor Biglin recommended that the electric lights now used on the streets be cut off, and that the contract with the light company for pumping be canceled. The matter was put to a vote and carried. The city’s finances are in pretty had shape and the mayor thought a considerable saving could be made every month in this manner. John McHugh, manager of the plant, says he hasn’t made up his mind yet whether or not this action by the council will result in the shutting down of the plant. However, nothing will be done before the first of the year. Judge Kinkaid and Reporter 'King went over to Bntte Monday morning to hold court. The 4-below nor’western I that fanned their whiekera on the way over probably caused them to observe that the duties of official life are some times other, than feats of ease• and luxury. ■ .v; ■ Inter Ocean: An exchange speaking of Chicago papers remarks to its readers, "sustain your home paper first.” That is right. The Inter Ocean has never sought to break down, but to encourage the home papers. Every community should take pride in making its local paper a success. The reader of a good local newspaper is very sure to cultivate a taste for a wider field. The kind of a dollar the populists really want, an exchange thinks, is like | this: What we want is a dollar easy to get and hard to let go; a dollar that will pay t4 worth ot debts and then come back by reason of a string attachment, a dollar that snuggles easy in the pocket of John Bmltb, but withers like the manna of old In the safe of a railroad president. A dollar that will buy some flour while it buys much whisky and tobacco; a dollar that is above draw ing interest, and yet will double itself while the owner sits in the shade and pimis nv a utaub iu iuc pavouicui. jx dollar tbat will circulate without depre ciation; will buy shoes for the baby, while it buys fun for a man in places where he can’t take his wife; a dollar that Will surely repair the Waste of both appetite and bad Judgment; a dollar that comes to '.he lap of indolence like worms to the craw of a featherless robin; a dollar that will remove the sentence prounced upon Adam, and reverse the order of nature and transform the nature of man. ._ Hiss Lillian Bell, the clever Chicago authoress, prints rather a caustic view of "The Man Under Thirty-yive” in the December Ladies’ Home Journat. She asserts that conversation with a man under thirty-five is impossible, because the man under thirty-five never con verses; he only talks. And your chief accomplishment,of being a good listener, is entirely thrown away on him, because he does- not in* the least care whether you listen or not. .Neither is it of auy use for you to show that he has sur prised or shocked you. He cares not for your approval or dissaproval. He is utterly indifferent to you, not because you do not .please him, but because he has not seen you at alt. He knows you are there In that chair; he bows to you in the street, oh, yes! He knows your name and where you live. But you are only an entity to him, not an individual. He cares not for likes or dislikes, your cares, or hopes, or fears. He only wants you to be pretty and well dressed. Have a mind if you will. He wifi not know it. Have a heart and a soul. They do not concern him. He wants you to be tailor-made. You are a girl to him. That’s all. DOLL TO II GIVEN A WAT. See the beautiful doll at Morris A Co.’g. A ticket given with each 50-cent purchase of holiday goods. 23-8 THANKSGIVING DAT. Thanksgiving day was decoursly ob served in O’Neil!. Religious services were held at the various churches and were largely attended. Business houses closed at noon in order to give the clerks a half holiday. Most all of O’Neill families had a Thanksgiving turkey, and the tables "groaned with the delicacies of the season." A turkey shoot in the afternoon was diversion for the sports and little incon venience to the birds. The range was 200 yards, but the gun used would only shoot about two-thirds the distance and but one fowl was wounded, and that not dangerously . Andy Gallagher was the successful maiksman. The dance given in the evening under the auspices of tbe O’Neill Dancing Club was a most enjoyable affair and was attended by a large number. This was the first of a series of dances to be given by tbe club during tbe winter. TOD KNOW IT. If you don’t come and see for your 'Self those superb Christmas goods at I Morris & Co.’s. ' 22-tf TO THE PUBLIC: We wish to call your attention to the fact that the Pacific Shost Line is again making through train connection at O’Neill. East bound train leaves O’Neill at 0:55 a. x., immediately after arrival of train from Black Hills and reaches Eioux City at 3:35 p. x. This is affording a through route to all points' in North eastern Nebraska, and saving three hours time to Sioux City. Depots at O’Neill are only a block apart and you need not be afraid of missing connection. Buy local tickets to O’Neill and re-buy there. , 21-tf y < THE TEACHEET MEET. The Holt County Teachers’ Association which convened in O’Neill on Saturday, November 88, had a most Interesting Session. The attendance was surpris ingly large and ail seemed anxious to make the meeting a success by taking an enthusiastic part in discussion. The O’Neill teachers are always most hospit* able entertainers, and helped largely to make the season an enjoyable one. The first paper, “Marking pupils,” seemed to elicit much diverse discussion, but the general ooneensna of opinion seemed to tend toward monthly or even term .egamifiatione In place of weekly; to ward the disuse of. the daily marking system as taking too mnoh time, and iowiM a double base for promotions. The dally recitation as well as the written exatnlnation to be the test of promotion. The paper, “How to Promote Friend ly Relatione Between Parent and Teacher” by R. Cross, of Atkinson, was well received and highly appreciated. Mrs. Clark, who opened the discussion, thought with Mr. Cross that being one’s natural self always, and especially on the first day of school. Is an essential point. That the teacher should always admit bis mistake. That parents may [lie induced to visit schools by having pupils write letters to their homes from the, school room, and by inviting the pare nw to merary programs given by the pupils. Teachers under-iate their Influence. The teachei's influence does not end with ihe school, but goes on for e*er an.l forever. Mr. Anderson thought if not always best to inform the parent *i to poor work being done by the child. Ohe of the most practical and helpful papers presented at our association for many a long day was that by Miss Minnie Guyer, of Atkinson, “What to Teach in Geography, and Why.” Some noteworthy points were, the teaching of location not to be decried as a mere memory burdener—reason from climate to production—use outline instead of the map questions found in text books— outside reading, especially of books of travel, recommended in the study of people, their customs, etc.—vary your methods in order to retalu interest topical method the best, although occasional questioning is good. Mrs. Ward opened the discussion. She thought the teaching of pbysicial for mation the foundation of all geographi cal study. Mrs. Clark was in favor of much map drawing, sand moulding and the use of books of travel as supplement ary reading. Mr. Cross thought map drawing best alloted the pupil for home work. Mr. Chase added interesting points to the discussion. "What the Public Schools Should Do for Our Boys and Girls,” was the sub ject of an interesting paper by Miss Adelaide Murlha,- of Ewing. She thought the instillment of right prin ciples the essential thing. "The lives of children are as putty and are moulded by the teacher.” Other necessary things were, a knowledge of good liters tore, the ability "to write well, a thorough understanding of business and social forms of written intercourse, and a knowledge of governmental affairs. Mr. Anderson, opening the discussion, emphasised the point made in regard to the iustillment ot right principles. The aim of tiie teacher should be character building. Interest the pupil in good literature, ltignt reading la as necet •ary m right food. Read to your pupil*. Miss Lowric, in her paper, “The Teacher’s Outside Preparation,” de scribed her ideal teacher. She empha sised the fact that only the litre teacher is needed, and that the teacher should magnify bis office. Hr. Henry thought that if the country teacher of Holt county did not magify his office, and with a very powerful lens at that, no one would be able to see it at all. Mention must *be made of the really fine instrumental music rendered by the high school orchestra and a trio of little tots from the primary room who sang most charmingly. Also the pleasing solo with which Miss Sullivan favored us. In the evening the teachers were given a treat in the shape of a lecture on the mammoth cave of Kentucky by Prof. Ostein, or Creighton. Prof. Ostein ie a pleasing speaker and all expressed them selves as highly entertained. Miss Pkabl Kelley, Secretary pro tern. PHOTOGRAPHS CHRISTMAS. I will be In my gallery December 8, 8, 4, 5 and 8. A. H. Corbett. K0T1OX ToVaRMXRS: The Elkhorn Irrigation Company will furnish land,seed and water for one third of the crop, to farmers who will put a sod crop in under their irrigation canal during the cropping season of 1898. Parties wishing to contract will please call at the company’s office and earn details. All contracts most be closed by January 1st. 19-tf. Elkhorn Irrigation Company. . - » \ ' * v • . .. A"BVSTBD UCBMK.” The following letter, which We pub lieh verbatim ad. literatnm, was handed ua by a "sand hill” farmer who had a brother Infected with southern . fever some year ago and who emigrated to Arkansas. The gentleman’s early edu cational advantages were evidently mea gre but be has succeeded in giving a very graphic and amusing description, or the resources of his vicinity and his '*skeem” to get away: i aiger biyou Arcalnsaw co Noy 381896, deerBil this Is thanksgivln aud it hes bin nigh onto six year now sence i left newbrasky for this dernd cuntry what they call the poor mans parrydise I lowd ids Jest stop hear in arcalnsaw till lde rot afore Ida ever ask fur help tu git back after the way 1 talked tu yu bout ieavin the old plase and cumin down hear whare 1 lowd we cud git a sure crop evry year but the rottln proces is purty dernd slow and i lowd as how youd ben a bavin good crops up their this year you mite be wllUn tu help yciure old Brother Jake tu git back tu newbrasky WSfce more i hav ben expectin evry year tbet the next one wood be better and i cud sel enuf tu cum home but It is jest the same a! the time what wos writ in them papers bout the farmen hevm to ride in thair waggina tu (hock thair corn la all a dernd lie i alnt aeen no corn that hi exept ia ptaaea whare you wood' bat tu her a noeye Ark inatid tty' a waggln tu abuek it they tint nutbin bear tu ael leaan its a fu hoga and you baf tu orgy nize the but nayboorhud like we youato tu hunt Cyotea In newbraaky tu Sketch the krltera the hay bear la like wnht we call alew graa in newbraaky and la tuf furn tripe the Tatera ia big enuff but la ao peaky aogy they alnt fit tu eat cab bigea la purty fare when tbay dont buat opun and rot and the unnyona la al top they ia aum frute bear wild gralpa aad plume and watter beryt they ia rep tylea and 8naika.tho and that maika me think uv mi laat akeem tu git outn bear you no when i left newbraaky to cum down here 1 wua tolerbul peart andwald ni a hundurd aad aity and flld mi dote purty anug but aenaa the ager tuk me i Lev arunk up aum and the old. dubbel bareld shotgun wood maik me a purty good fltin pare uv panae now and that maika my panae purty lose and bagy like and the analka what grab at me when im a walerin threw the graa git thair teeth atuck fast en'd cant git away till i kil em it uad tu set me tu ahakln worsen the ager wen they wocui lite out' at mi laiga but wen i found (hair wua tu much awamp^tmwafear betwixt the panae and mi laiga fur em tu doe eny hurt i got over it and when they got ao dernd thick that the county got tu oflurin rewards fur tbair beda i lowd as bow it wood be a good akeem tu git out and hunt em fur the rewarda mockyeia anaiks and coper hed analka and retelers and streeker beda wua wurth 9 blta a peace and i lowdtu whet up the old corn nlfe and hunt em a twixt the ahaika it atoped raynin bout the time i got redy an i lit out fealin purty peart aa i lowd bout 8 hunta wood let me out 1 atarted down the ege uv the, gardin pack ewlahiit and swoahln in the weeds and graa and got thro goln down one aide when i got round tu the ahanty ide got elleven i lewd tu take Cm of and go down long the biyou fur aum mockyains and coper beds and then 1 iowa lae ooui u wet Keep em on ana bunt am threw tu the county seat and git the money fur em abcut 9 mile fl cud flte of the ager that long wen 1 got. down tu the end uv the biyou the laigs uv ml panse wui so ful uv coper bode and mockysins^het they want no room fur em tu git bolt no more thald keep agrabblnon and i kep a wfaackin off heds till the pause woodent hold em and i cudent ketch em with out more' pease that i aint got what wita the ager hednt shuck outn me wus set tu goin and t hit, on the Ide of rapin ml laigs with the slew gras that worked tu a charm the inaiks kep a hookin on and 1 kep a slash in of heds and windin on more slew gras till i looked like a welkin hay stak and it begun tu git pesky hot and the snaike wus a smelln sicklnen and 1 dastent mov fur fere uv giten moar uv am and- then t begun tu feel a creapin up mi back bean and i new it wus the dernd ager agin and wen i got tu shaikin rite ^mart the snaik beds and the slew gras begun tu Hi threw the atmusfear and wen i got threw a shalken they warnt a moekysin hed nur a coper bed nur a rateler hed in site but Jest Jake ani his panse and laigs and the skeem wus busted 1 hurd toe munny hed gin out and the quie^inejnd they aint no doe tu git ehy moar and if youll send me enuf stuf tu giten me outn this and bak tu old newbrasky the snaiksand them lyein noospaper cusia kin hev arcainaaw rite soon yure luvin brother Jake -—--— / BicYct-s nzz. On January 1st 1896, we will give to our customers free, a fine high grade 6100 ladies’ or gent’s bicycle. This offer applies to all departments. Inquire for particulars. J.. P. Manx. 17-tf wnvwfiniiiprr O’NbiIX, NOV. 14. I have to-day purchas ed from the O’Neill Fur niture Co. its entire stock of furniture, which will be .combined with my own. In order to make room in my store this large addition, on next Monday will commence a great SACRIFICE SALE And invite my friends and my enemies to call and inspect the goods, which will be offered at prices never before heard of in O’Neill. O.F. BIGLIN. —• •• ■■ ■-1 —^—1 ,, .V. ■; .AAAiAl . nrwxuwosx. ; j London Light. A discussion has re cently been carried on in the Vegetarian on the subject of the magnetic power of ’ the cat. One gentleman writes: "Allow me, as one who haa elwn/e had sleepless nights, and has tried every* th'lag yon suggest, to anggest a remedy . which I have found eboye them all, mi which you do not holloa. It is simply to take a pet cat to sleep withoae. Oats H are the very beet megnatisera and hypoo* . tines, and the safest. To obtain the remedy It will not do to taken eat Into your bad and as soon aa y outers/found relief neglect her. You must be klnd - to .the cat before and after, ahdmake ■ her your friend. She trill give you > precious sleep, when all other remedies A fall, and better thaauaU put together. The cat is the truest friend of man, were man intelligent enough to know it. The Egyptians knew what we aeem not , to know. Do not force your cal to lie / . this way or that; let her take her own \,S way. Do not eren force her to come to' you if she does not wish It, but let her be in the room, outside the bod. Sooner : or later she will come la and narse you as no other animal can. Eren to look - into the eyes or even the face of a eat will often produce a feeling of draws!* ness, leading to sleep. OulUratathe . . friendship of pussy, and you will never ' ' - regret it." * ' WAflom, w4«ora Always bur the best, the Moline. 1 have * car load on hand and will nail ' cheap for cash, or on ahorl time. It you want a wagon, a boggy or a road ' cart come in time and don’t get left. Remember the name. Moline wagon are the beat made and aold by . *. Nna Biinui. :.0% Y'Y The eaat bound passenger on the Pa ciOo Short line noo leave* O’Neill 9:55 a. h., making connections with trains from the weak O. W. Sun, Agent.* MUST HATE MECtt U BIOU Burwell Progrehs: A gentleman , of, Mellette, B. D., peeaeaaea a oomblnation snake—half garter and half sand snake —and tbia. peculiar combination waa made possible by a surgical operation performed by him. The anake'wea made from parts of two snakes ’anil. is apparently in good health Rkert Line Time Oerl. Passenger leaves 9:55 a. arsine 11:55 ■». k.; freight leaves 8:45 P. if., mhv-i* rive 6A5 r. u. Daily except Sunday. ^ Pure blood means good health. De vYitl’s Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, curesfRruptloas, Ecxema. Scrofnla, end all diseases arising from impure blood. For sale by Morris and Co. Druggists. % 3s It is a truth in medicine that the —it. est dose that performs a cure is the best. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pre the . smallest pills, wlU peforut a cure, and are the beat. For sale by Morris and Co. Druggists. * Y: A. G. Bartley of Magic, Pa., writes; I feel It a duty of mine to inform yon and the public that DeWitt’s Witch Hasel Salve cured me of a very bad eaeo „ 4 of ecxema. It also cured my hoy of h ,' v running sore on his leg.; For site by. j i Morris and Co. Druggist*. '■/ . , ' V ■