PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
VOLUME XVI.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 2, 1896.
NUMBER 26.
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
local Happenings Portrayed For General
Edifiestion and Amusement.
Court adjourned last Saturday*
Storm sash of all sizes at O. O.
Snyder & Co.’s 16-tf
Phil McCoy is visiting relatives and
friends in this city,
Del Akin, of Atkinson, was a visitor
^ in this city Monday.
John McHugh transacted business in.
h ' Sioux City last Friday.
Charlie Jones, who has been so very
ill of typhoid fever, is convalescing.
If you want nick clean fresh coal go
to O. O. Snyder’s. 16-tf
Harry Uttley and wife returned to
their home in Oniaha Tuesday morning.
Begin the New Year right by paying
up your, subscription to This Frontier.
J. B. Donohoe received the wheel
given away by J. P. Mann New Year's
day. _
Buy storm sash of O. O. Snyder & Co.
and- reduce the cost of your winter’s
coal. ■ 16-tf
Corbett’s dental office and photo
studio will be open January 6, 7, 8, 9
and 10. ■ •
Bentley will give you value received
' and a music box and a. watch be
sides. - __ 20-tf.
Judge Kiukatd had business up the
road Friday night, returning Sunday
morning. _
a P. Brennan, of Omaha, was visiting
| his sons M. P. and James during the
^ holidays. . ____
Dr. Furay returned Friday night from
Omaha where he spent Christmas with
his parents. __
W Newt Mullendore has returned from
VJr Illinois, where he went to attend the
■ ' funeral of an uncle.
O. M. Collins and wife went up to
Atkinson Tuesday afrernoon to talfe in
'the firemen’s New Year ball.
Judge Kinkaid left this morning for
Denver, Col., where he will visit his
brother for a couple of weeks.
F. A. Harrison, representing the Lin
coln Newspaper Union, was in the city
Saturday and made this office a pleasant
call. _
J. P. O’Donnell has purchase 1 the
Shelhart property in the southeastern
part of the city, and moved his family
therein.
(
We had a small imitation of a blizzard
Monday night but it fizzled out in a
short time. It can’t storm in God’s
country.
F. . ii. Pine, of Dorsey, called at this
office this morning and paid his sub
scription up to January 1, 1897. Who
will be next?
I
Attorney Dickson left Tuesday morn
ing for a trip through the west. He
will visit Cripple Creek, San Francisco
and other points on the coast.
The New Year’s ball given by the
O’Neill dancing club was another happy
success. We understand it is the inten
tion of the managers to finish the season
with a masquerade.
Jake Hershiser and sister Ida came up
from Norfolk Wednesday night. Jake
will return Friday morning, but Miss
Hershiser will remain and visit relatives
in the city for a week.
The pupils of our schools are making
the most of their holiday vacation by
skating night and day. We would not
a be surprised to learn that some of them
V sleep with their skates on.
Charlie Aim, who held down a posi
tion in P. C. Corrigan’s drug store for
several years, left last Sunday morning
for Iowa to join his parents, who
recently removed to that state.
Married, at the groom’s residence, in
p this city, last Tuesday afternoon at 5
o’clock, R. H. Mills and Miss Clara
Sprague, Rev. Lowrie officiating. The
Frontier extends congratulations.
The rendition of “The Deacon" by
the Academy Dramatic company at the
opera-house in this city last Monday
night was well received by the large
’ audience in attendance. The cast -of
.characters was particularly strong.
The Frontier and Cosmopolitan for
only $2.00. This offer is for those who
pay up arreaages and one year in advance
and to new subscribers paying one year
in advance. Tns Frontier alone will
cost you $1.50, but by this combination
you get one of the best magazines pub
lished for only 50 cents. This is a snap.
Pure blood means good health.
De Will's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood,
cures Eruptions, Eczema, Scrofula, and
all diseases arising from impure blood.
For sale by Morris and Co. Druggists.
The passing of our electric lights is to
be sincorely regretted, and all hope that
the city’s flnauces will soon justify the
luxury. It is a bad advertisement for
the town, but larger towns in the state
have been forced, on account of hard
times, to make the same retrenchment.
Some time ago Mr. Simon Qoldbaum,
of San Luis Rey, Cal., was troubled
with a lame back and rheumatism. He
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm and a
prompt cure was effected. Ha says be
has since advised many of his friends to
try it and all who have done^so have
spoken highly of it. It is for sale by P.
C. Corrigan, druggist.
Graphic: Judge N. B. Chapman left
last Saturday for Minneapolis, Minn.
He will stop on his way at O’Neill to
settle up some court cases, and from
there will go to Hartington and visit
with his son, L. C.., for a few days. He
will return in the spring. The judge
has been here eleven years ahd has not
lost faith in the country yet.
Mayor Biglin, Cbas. Davis, John
Murphy, Tim Hanley, Joe McEvony and
Ham Kautzman had a shooting match
New Year’s day. The distance was 100
yards. Chas. Davis made the best score.
27 out of a possible 3o. The rest of the
boys were scattered along close behind.
Mr. Biglin is matched now to make
seven bulls’ eyes straight at the same
range. _■
Niobrara Tribune: Mr. Hcmstreet, of
O’Neill, was in the city on Monday in
the interest of the Holt county irriga
tion ditch company. He is trying to
locate farmers along the line of the
ditch. While here he visited the pack
ing house of B. Blade and the Niobrara
mills and spoke in very flattering terms
of the wonderful power and volume of
our artesian wells.
P. H. Bendixen, of llolfe, la., was in
the city last week and while here made
this office a pleasant call. Mr. Bendixen
has purchased the Sam Storer place near
Emmett and will move out here next
fall. Two of his neighbors have also
purchased land here and will move out
here this Reason. Tub Frontier will
keep Mr. Bendixen posted ' on Holt
county affairs during his absence.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is
famous for its cures of bad colds. It
opens the secretions, relieves the lungs
and aids nature in restoring the system
to a healthy condition. If freely used
as soon as the cold has'been contracted,
and before it has become settled in the
system, it greatly lessens the severity of
the attack and has often cured in a sin
gle day what would have been a severe
cold. For sale by P. C. Corrigan,
druggist. _
An exchange describes a cigarette as a
large roll of paper, tobacco and drugs,
with a small Are at one end and a dam
phool( at the other. Some of its chief
enjoyments are condensed nightmare,
cancer of the lips and stomach, spinal
meningitis, softening of the brain, fun
eral processions and families shrouded
in gloom. There are plenty of subjects
left, however, who are perfectly willing
to undergo the trials of such a nature
for the sake of putting. on a certain
amount of Btyle.
J. P. Mann apnounces upon our local
page this week that he will on next
Monday begin bis annual clearing sale
previous tc invoicing. He is making
some great reductions m prices in order
to push a good thing along, and the
people# who have ever dealt with him
during one of these special sales know
that his reductions are genuine. Prices i
are not shoved away up and then away
down and called a reduction, but the
discount is made from the regular price.
You never get as good values as when
dealing with a reliable Arm.
Clarence Selak went down to Omaba
last Monday and was present at the
organization of the Nebraska club. The
new organization, which is the result of
many mouths’ work on the part of its
promoters, is to he known as the
Nebraska club. It intends to disseminate
valuable and reliable information touch
ing upon the general and varied resour
ces of the state, its advantages as a place
for the home builder and the opportu
nities it affords to the settler and
investor. The capital stock of the club
is to be $200,000, in shares of $1 each.
The governing body will be a board of
directors elected annually by the stock
holders in eacli county, each county
being entitled to representation accord
ing to its proportionate share of stock.
The governor of the state is to be presi
dent. There will be eight vice presi
dents, the two United States senators
and the six congressmen of the state.
Mr. Selah was elected as one of the
directors.
Mathews’ Free Press: Think of it.
you who live in the cold north-land!
People go around in their shirt sleeves,
the doors aro wide open, and no need of
fires right now. December 24, 1805.
The many northerners who are now
looking over the prairies must ba
delighted.
“The doors are all wide open. 1 ee,
that reminds ns of a story concerning
Arkansas told by one of our citizens
who visited that state. The narrator,
who happens to be a lady, was visiting
friends in the little town of Stuttgart.
The hostess one day planned a short
excursion into the country for the,bene
fit of her visitor, and in the course of
their meanderings they stopped at the
home of one of the “wealthy farmers”
of that section, got out of their buggy
and went into the bouse to warm Up a
little, the day being rather damp nnd
cold. They found the door as Mathews
says, “wide open,” but noticed a roaring
fire, on the hearth which the mistress of
the house was continually feeding stove
wood. The lady from the north mar
veled greatly that the door should be
left “wide open” when it Was necessary
for comfort to have such a fire raging
within. In casting about for some
explanation of the strange proceedings,'
she discovered that there was not a
window in the house and that the door
was "wide open” for the purpose of
admitting light. Others of our citizens
who have returned disgusted from those
regions report similar experiences and
say that windows in southern dwellings
were almost unknown until a few
northern builders moved into the coun
try and taught the natives that there
waa another way of getting light besides
leaving the “doors wide open.”
TO CLOSE AT 8 O’CLOCK.
The undersigned firms have agreed to
close their stores at 8 o’clock r. m.
except Saturday, from January 1 to May
1,1806: Sullivan Mercantile Co., P. J.
McManus, O’Neill Grocery Co., The
Emporium, John Murphy. J, P. Maun,
L. Pfund._
COVET DATES.
Judges Kinknid and W estover met in
O'Neill last Tuesday and fixed the fol
lowing dates for holding court in thg
Fifteenth judicial district for 1896:
Holt county, February 8, jury 11,
November 13, jury 16; Bo/d county,
May 3, jury 3, September 15, jury 16;
Rock county, March 10, jury 11, Sep
tember 31, jury 33; Brown county,
March 3, jury 3, October 19, jury SO;
Keya Paha county, February 3, jury 4,
October 36, jury 37; Cherry county,
April 13, jury 14, December 7, jury 8;
Sheridan county, March 33, jury 34,
September 38, jury 39; Dawes county,
April 14, jury 15, October 6, jury 7;
Box Butte county, March 10, jury 11,
September 38, jury 38;’ Sioux county,
March 33, jury 34, November 9, jury 10.
- HAM OMELET.
Ham Eautzmun, editor of the Beacon
Light, was egged while playing for a
dance in Atkinson New Year's eve.
While the dance was in progress a win
dow, at the back of the stage on which
the orchestra sat, was raised and a vol
ley of eggs fired in upon the unsuspect
ing musician. One or two of the
dancers were struck by stray eggs.
The affair took place about 1:30
o'clock and had the effect of spoiling
the dance as a great many of the people
immediately went home.
It is not known who made up the
egging party, but the supposition is that
it was made up of people that the editor
has seen fit to “roast” at different times
through his paper.
The people of Atkinson do not have
any particular love for Kautzman, and
strongly resented his being employed to
play for a dance in the city. He was
hired by Editor Eves, of the Plain
Dealer, who failed to furnish him with
a passport.
The Jew returned to O’Neill Monday
morning looking like a bird of paradise.
His overcoat was muchly besmeared and
was evidence of the marksmanship of
his assailants.
FOE SALE.
▲1 livery stock, value $2000, Real
estate clear of incumbrance taken in
part payment. Address, A. W. Bald
win, Bellevue, la.
onlt’fobty.
This is the number of boy’s suits 5 to
11 years that we are closing out at half
price. If you want one don’t tarry,
they won’t last long at this figure.
23 2 J. P. Maun.
$25 BEWABD.
I will give $23 reward for the return
of my saddle and the conviction of - the
thieves who stole the same on or about
December 24, 1895, from my place 2
miles west of Dorsey, Neb. The saddle
was a California tree, doublo slnch, the
ends of which Lad been chewed by a
calf. Saddle-was valued at $20.
F. B. Pine, Dorsey, Neb.
Or. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
World's Fair Highest Award.
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{ UTTLEY-XABTY,
The marriage of Miss Grace Hellen
Marty gud Barry Ensign Uttley was
celebrated at the reaidence of the bride's
parent* Tuesday, December 24, at 2576
Harney street. Promptly at 8 o'clock
the sweet strains of Mendelsshou's wed
ding inarch, beautifully rendered by
Miss Hattie Beverly, announced the
arrival- 6t the bridal party. Miss Fern
Marty, sister of the bride, maid of honor,
followed! by the bride leaning on the
arm of b|r father. Preceding the bride
was sweet little Marguerite Marshall, a
cute litt$B tot of 8 years, carrying the
bride's Jiduquct j
They were met in the south parlor by
the groom and Mr, O. G. Osburn, his
best man.
The beautiful Episcopal ceremony
I was performed in a beautiful and im
pressing manner by T. J. Mackay, rec
tor of All 8alnta’ church.
The bride was beautifully atrirdd In i
a rich gown of white satin trimmed in
chiffon.. The bridal veil was held in
place by .liUins of the valley.
The maid of honor wore a pretty pink
silk trimmed in pink mousseline de sole.
1 The parlors and dining room were
artistically decorated for the occasion
and the table'covered in lace over white
satin, from which delicious refreshments
were served to about 100 guests. The
I presents were costly and elegant.
The Omaha Guards were present in
fall dress uniform by special request of
the bride.—Omaha Bee,
OUR CORRESPONDENT REITERATES.
Burra, Neb., Dec. 38,1895.
Editors Frontier—The rays of the
b'Neill Son are eo few and far between
io Boyd county that your correspondent
failed to note its screed, on his report of
the Bruza trial, in time for a response in
your last issue. O’Neill’s orb of day
seems to wax hot because the "mighty
Mike” received a dose of the same medi
cine which be is so fond of administer
ing to others, and mildly calls every
body, within the circle of its feeble light,
who dares to intimate that Attorney
Wills bested its hero, liars and scound
rels. Liar and scoundrel, O, Phoebus,
are Argument or evidence and -
hundreds of people can testify that the
Frontier’s report of the occurrence
was absolutely correct and even you,
while shouting "liar” admit it’s truth,
saying "it was but the witty rejoinder
of an attorney.” Will f ou say it is a lie,
that Harrington turned pale with rage at
the applause, and said aloud, “if you
want to play that game we can beat you
ten to one?” Will you say it is a lie that
when the jury was out on the Scott
murder case that Mike Harrington confi
dentially advised Price Jamison not to
bet against acquittal, saying: "I have a
cinch on this!” Will you say it is a lie
that, before the Bruza case went to the
jury, Harrington told Judge Kinkald, in
open court, that he did not care how he
instructed the jury, it would make no
difference? Will you say it is a lie, that
Harrington was seen to slip a wad of
money to the foreman of tho jury, be
fore he was forty feet away from the
court-room? Tho foreman, when
charged with accepting money, said "it
is a lie Harrington never gave me a
cent,” but Miko admitted giving him a
flye dollar bill "to treat the jury,” while
Mr. A. E. Rowland will swear that there
were several bills in the roll.
Now Sol don’t be so free with your
"liars” again when a simple statement
of a fact is published, or you may call
forth, as in this case, still harder truths
to refute.
To Mr. Harringtou, who probably in
spired, if he did not write, the Sun
article, your correspondent would say,
that he has always admired his talents,
and regrets to see him prostitute them.
Mr. Harrington, don’t be a charlatan;
don’t be a trickster; don’t use disrepu
table methods to win cases. The shin
ing lights of the American bar did not
attain their eminence by such tactics.
Your nntural ability should raise you
above trickery. You are still a young
man; don't ruin your future to gain tLe
applause of a gang of red-handed, law
defying anarchists. We venture to pre
dict that within a few years you will be
ashamed of your achievements in the
past twelve months.
The Sun is in error as to the indentity
of your correspondent: he never held
office in Boyd county.
NOTICE.
Those owing me will please pay up
on or before January 25, ’96, as on that
date I will turn my accounts over to an
attorney for collection. So pay up and
avoid suit. 25-3 Dr. E. S. Furay.
FABMEB3, ATTENTION FOB 80 BATS.
The Elkhorn Irrigation Company, of
O’Neill, Neb., will pay $1.00 cash per
acre for breaking and furnish land, seed
and water for a sod crop under Its canal,
and give you one half the crop. Break
ing paid for every Saturday night. For
furthur information call on or address,
23-4 Tub Elkhorn Irrioation Co.
A FEW DXCIIIOKS.
A bjief seuion of tbe adjourned Sep*
tember term of the district court «u
held Saturday afternoon. Judge Kinkaid
presiding. Among a number of de
cirions rendered was the case of Nixon
against Joseph Brownlow, ofDelolt.
This was an action to foreclose a mort
gage. Defendant Brownlow and lils
wife defended and asked to have his
mortgage declared void on the ground
that they neither had acknowledged the
mortgage. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlow
were sworn in their own behalf and the
court found their testimony to be true
and that it established tbe fact that they
had gone, taking with them the mort
gage. to Luther Maben, a notary public,
for the purpose of acknowledging it,and
that when in Maben’s house they signed
tbe mortgage and that Maben without
expressly asking them whether they
acknowledged it, filled up the aoknowl*
eugmeni ana signed bis name thereto,
and placed his seal thereon and delivered
the mortgage to Mr. Brownlow, and that
Mr. Brownlow mailed it to the plaintiff.
The court held, notwithstanding the fact
that Maben omitted to ask them if the;
acknowledged the mortgage to be their
free and voluntary act, that according
to the decisions of the supreme court of
this state and several other states, they
were bound by the certificate of Notary
Maben, for the reason that they had gone
before him for the purpose of making
such acknowledgement, nod that in their
written pleading they had not 'Charged
Maben with being guilty of fraud and
neither had they claimed in their testi
mony that Maben was guilty of ary
fraud. The court stated the authorities
were clearly to the effect that where
they appear before the notary for the
purpose of making the acknowledgment
and there sign the instrument and after:
wards accept it as their own that they
were just as much bound as though they
had expressly stated that they acknowl
edged the instrument to be their volun
tary act and deed; and further held that
even where they did not appear before
the notary that they must show that the
notary had acted fraudulently or else
they would be held by an acknowledg
ment to which they h«d consented that
he might take in their presence; the oourt
therefore held that on the facts.presented'
by the uncontradicted testimony of Mr.
and Mrs. Brownlow that the court had
no authority to excuse them from lia
bility and that the supreme court would
readily reverse any court which would
hold otherwise.
In the case of Holt county against
Hazelet on his official bond on motion to
set aside the verdict of the Jury hereto^
fore rendered against Hazelet, and
motion for a new trial; the motion was
overruled and judgment rendered on
the verdict for the county. The court
stated that the only legal question raised
by the motion was the question whether
the county board having settled with
Hazelet when he made his quarterly
reports and his final settlement upon the
expiration of his term of office and no
tax-payer ever having appealed there
from the county could now maintain its
action for any mistake in allowing Haze
let to retain a greater amount of fees
than by law he was entitled to receive.
The court further stated that according
to an opinion written by Judge Max
well in the case of Cumming county
against Ragoss which was similar to
this case, that the county could not re
cover in an action like this but that on
the trial of this case to the jury the
court had instructed the jury that the
county might recover and that counsel
for Hazelet, in their presentation of the
motion for new trial, having earnestly
relied upon this decision of Cumming
county vs. Ragoss and that the court
being aware of the fact that cases in
volving the same question were pending
in the supreme court, in which a de
cision would soon be made, and believ
mg mai me supreme court as now con*
stituted would bold differently from the
decision in the Ragoss case, a decision
.in these cases was withheld for a de
cision of the supreme court in such cases,
l and that the supreme court having de
| cided, in the case of Polk county against
Hcald that a county may go behind a
settlement made with its officials and
recover anr excess allowed them, that
nothing remained in this case for the
court to d6 but to overrule the motion
for a new trial and render judgment
on the verdict, which the court did.
In another case against Hazelet, of a
similar character, the court and coun
sel took a day or two to examine the
evidence as to one item, after which it
was indicated that judgment would be
rendered at least for the amount of the
verdict less this item, if not for the
whole amount Including the item.
The case of Elijah Thompson against
David Adams, on his official bond as
administrator of the Farner estate, and
W. O. Palmanteer as surety, to recover
about 81,000, which case has been con
tested by the defendant Palmanteer’s
counsel on numerous points. The court
rendered judgment for the plaintiff for !
$1,600.
In the caee of Slater Savage and •
Kelley againet Jamea Shirring to have
temporary Injunction to enjoin the eoK ‘ ^
lection of judgment which Shirring bad *
recovered againet them for about $1,000,
the application for inlunctlon wan - :
denied- ...
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a raw Thai vox xoxxraox,
A (pedal from Chadron to the State
Journal of the 38th ult. haa the follow- : >
ing to eay regarding the Morriaoa men
der caee, In which Mihe Hamington of
thii city hae lately been employed by the
defence: "Arthur Morriaoa, who was
recently convicted of the murder of
Avon Harris at Crawford and hie pun* <
ally fixed at death, may become a free «
man. Judge Bartow today euetaiaod '
the motion for a new trial. The trial
waa aaked for on three grounds, error of
the court In hia Inatructiona to the jury,
miaconduct of one of the prosecuting
attorneya and miaconduct ot three ' * >
jurora. The coart atated that there was
a doubt aa to the competency of one of t ’
the three jurora, and vet he la not pne- > >
pared to eay that the attack upon thle
Juror hae been entirely euatalaed. He
admitted miaconduct on the part of one '
of the procecuting attorneys, . but ex- - ■ -
plained It on the ground ■ that the
deceased was a warm pereonal Mend of
the attorney. Regarding the initruc*
tions that were objected to, Judge
Bartow upheld one, of them, hut admit*
ted that the other might have mislead'
the jury, according to the Nebtaaka
supreme court. '• ‘ ^ " •• 11 • " • * :
“Tbls wee Judge Bartow's last offloial . V
act as judge of the district^ ■and--h*i%l
stated that he did not wish to do say*
thing that he would regret ia the future, *
and that be desired to treat the defend
ant as he himself would wish to ha .
treated. The decision was received
with applause and congratulatioaa were
showered upon Morrison and hif wife.
Tbo prevalllne opinion here |a that,
Morrison will go free after hia next trial, i
An effort will be made to take the ease-:
to Sheridan count? on the ground that
an unprejudiced jury cannot be obtained ,
in Dawes county.w ' ** . , ~
WABOVI, WABOM
Always buy the best, the Moline. J'‘
hare a car load on band 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 wagon
are the best made and sold by
d Nan. Bhxtrait.
Two weeks
Ante-invoice
Clearing Sale
From Jan* 6 to f
’ January 18. ’ -V
In order to reduce stock previous to la-.
voicing wp will, during the above per*.
iod, cut prices on every thing la .thf
DRY GOODS. V '.
BHOE and , : 1
CLOTHING /
.
departments, as follows:
20 per cent, on ail dress goods, ex*
cept Arnold hemiettas, on which we
can give but 10 per cent.
10 Pur cent, on all calicos, gingbnnss,
muslins and other cotton goods. •
20 pur cent, on ailks, linena, trim*
miogs, blankets, yarns, shawls, clonks
and all other dry goods not mentioned
herein.
20 pur cunt, on cmrpeta, trunks, bets,
caps, gloves, mittens nnd all underwear,
except our heavy 91 gent's, which will wg,
be 00 cents during the vale.
20 pur cent ou our entire etock of
ladiea’ and gent’s shoes, except 100 pairs
of each, which we will (elect nnd sell at
00 per oent. discount to close. Be sure
and eee this great bargain.
20 P«r cent, discount on wool boots
and overt.
10 per cent, discount on nil other arc
tics and rubbers. '
20 Per cent, discount on all men’s
and boys' suits, except our 910 black he
suite, which will be 99, and thirty hoys’
suits that we will close at halt price.
20 to 30 per cent, discount on our >■;
stock of cloth overcoats.
10 Per cent, discount on all fur coats,
except our 910 grey goat, which Is net.
20 per cent, discount on all goods
not enumerated herein, except grocereis,
which ire always sell at such close fig- f
ures they, will not admit of discounts.
Goods charged during the sale will
be at regular prices, but customers who
pay within 80 days will be given the
discounts, so all may get the full beneflt
of the sale.
Sale ends positively January 18.
J. P. MANN. ■