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A*'S
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
VOLUME XVI.
subscription, si.so per annum.
CLYDE KINO AND O. H. CRONIN. EDITORS AND MANAGERS.
O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 9, 1896.
NUMBER 27.
MS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
tooal Happenings Portrayed For Gsnsral
Edification and Amusement.
Sanford Parker is in the city today.
A. L. Rouse, of Paddock, dropped a
few shiners in our till Wednesday.
Storm sash of all sizes at O. O.
Snyder & Co.’s. 16-tf
Otto Milts and Cal Moffet, of Spencer,
were in O’Neill Monday on business.
lf you want hick clean fresh coal go
f to O. O. Snyder’s. 16-tf
Save your money and pay your
subscription.
Begin the New Year right by paying
up your eubacription to Tint Frontier.
Mrs. J. P. Spittler, of Ewing, visited
the fore part of the week in thia city,
the guest of Mra. J. J. King.
J. B. Donohoe received the wheel
given away by J. P. Mann New Year's
day. _
Lee Hershlser went out to Paddock
last Saturday to spend a week with
Back Berry, hunting wild cats.
Bentley will give you value received
and a music box and a watch be
, sides. _ ' 20-tf.
For first-class flour and feed and the
lowest possible prices, call on the
Osmond Roller Mills, O’NelU, Neb.
Buy storm sash of O. O. Snyder & Co.
and reduce the cost of your winter’s
coal. _ 16-tf
On all winter goods we will giye a
discount of 10 to 60 per cent, for the
next thirty days at Sullivan Mercantile
Co’s. I _
A leap year party was held Monday
night at the home of Mr. Magee. Evi
, dently the girls do not purpose to lose
any time. ,_
/ The Daughters of Rebekah installed
officers last Friday night and gave a
pleasant entertainment after the instal
lation ceremony.
Geo. Spindler last Monday secured
license to wed Miss Maggie Bartels.
The young couple reside about 18 miles
north of O’Neill.
Parties were in O'Neiil yesterday so
liciting aid for the people of Lynch,
Boyd county, which town waB recently
wiped out by fire.
S. Saberson, of O. O. Snyder Co.,
was here the last few days on business
connected with the firm. He left Mon
day morning for his home at Allen.
When needing bran, shorts, corn or
oats, chop feed or oil cake, call and get
our prices.
37-2 * O’Neili, Grocery Co.
The O’Neill G. A. R. post installed
officers last Saturday night, and after
wards gave a bean supper which was
attended by the families of the mem
bers.
Have you seen the prices at J. P
Mann’s this week? If not, don’t fail to
do so, they will astonish you.
John A. Nelson, of Atkinson, was in
the city today and while here called at
this office and paid his subscription up
to January 1, 1897. He is starting the
new year well.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roach, who reside
northeast of O’Neill near Antelope
slough, buried their young babe In
O’Neill Monday. The child was but
fiye days old.
Chambers Bugle: There is no more
danger of a war with England, than i
there is that Kautzy and McHugh will
convince the people that one of them is
worse than the other.
Cashier Gallagher of the First Na
tional bank is threatened with an at
tack of typhoid fever, pending the de
• velopment of which he spends his time
by his own fireside.
Mrs. Sam Sample, of Butte, arrived in
O’Neill last Thursday night from Chica
go. where she had been visiting for a
couple of months. She returned Satur
day to her home at Butte.
Report comes from the north country
that the vigilantes are bolding numerous
meetings, evidently formulating plans
for further depredations. This out
lawry will be kept up till something
drops.
Kauizman was standing on the F. E.
freight platform last Tuesday when
somebody called his attention to twenty
cases of eggs for shipment west. The
Jew simply remarked that they ought to
be billed to Atkinson, and he didn’t
smile when be said it.
Adeline Rebekah LaRue, aged 0 years
and 8 months, died last Friday at 11
o'clock a. m., after an illness of four
weeks, of bronchial pneumonia. She
was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John I.sRue The funeral occurred
from’ the house Saturday at 8 o'clock,
and the remains were interred in the
Protestant cemetery.
Goods haye never been sold in O’Neill
as cheap as they are now at Mann’s big
sale. '
Deputy United States Marshal Thrash
er,of Omaha, was in the city last Mon
day subpoenaing witnesses in the Mike
Tierney counterfeiting case, which is on
trial at Omaha at the present time. Mr.
Tierney was taken .town Wednesday
morning by the deputy marshal. Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson and Sheriff Hamilton
were among the witnesses subpoenaed.
We have a "snap" in maple syrup in
bulk, a nice article, too, at 65 cents per
gallon. Try it.
27-2 O’Nrill Grocery Co.
Will O’Neill piny bane ball this year
or not? If bo. it la high time that tome
one commenced the agitation. In order
to keep up otir last year’s record it will
be necenaary to hire two or three play
ers, and desirable players cannot be
picked up if the matter is much longer
delayed. If we are not going to play
ball, the proper course is being pursued.
We can give you your money’s worth
when you want anything In canned
vegetables, or fruits. Our Niagara
strawberries and red raspberries are
equal to fresh ones.
27-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Mr. Waughp, the gentleman operated
upon a short time ago for strangulated
hernia by Drs. Gilligan and Fuiay, is
now able to be up and around, the
operation having been successful in
every respect. Considering the fact
that 40 per cent, of these operations
terminate fatally, Mr. Waughp and his
physicians are to be congratulated upon
the result. _
We have an elegant line of dried
fruits, consisting of evaporated peaches,
pears, raspberries, apricots, blackberries
and prunes. Don’t fail to look our
stock over when in need of any.
27-2 O’Neili. Grocery Co.
The following from the Oakdale Sen
tinel refers to the tailor who ran a shop
in the Mack building in O’Neill during
the winter of ’94: “David Garhart, the
tailor, who went to Scribner about two
months ago to work at his trade, has
been adjudged insane by the proper
authorities and was taken to the insane
asylum at Lincoln one day last week.
Mr. Garhart was formerly a hard drink
er, but since taking the Keeley cure has
been a sober and industrious man.
Have you tried any of the different
kiuds of cereals we keep in stock? We
baye:
Quick meal, 5 cents per pound.
Self rising buckwheat. 10 cents per
package.
Flap jack flour, 10 cents per package.
California breakfast food, two pack
ages 25 cents.
Hominy, cracked wheat, sago tapioca.
Remember us when out for bargains.
27-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
O’Neill Frontier: John McBride,
although buried in the wilds of darkest
Arkansas, still has a kindly feeling for
his old friends in O’Neill, and he re
membered a number of them Christmas
by sending a bundle of canes cut from
the forests of that state. The Frontier
editors each acknowledge the receipt of
a stick.
John says he thought the boys would
need canes while groping around in the
dark in search of Andy Gallagher’s back
door after the electric light plant closes
down.—Free Press.
\ The officers of the Golden Irrigation
District met in regular session in O’Neill
last Tuesday, all members being present.
There was no business to transact and
the board put in the time discussing the
prospects for irrigation. They are
waiting for a decision from the United
States supreme court on a case now
there, in advance of which they will do 1
nothing. Mr. Hopkins informed The
Frontier that as soon as the decision
is handed down the survey will be com
menced, and that money for that pur
pose can be raised without a great deal
of trouble. _
The Grand Island Independent pub
lishes the following, which is heartily
endorsed by the yokels of the country
press: “Young man, do not swear.
There is no occasion for it outside of a
printing office, where it is quite useful
when the paper is behind time. It also
comes in handy in proof reading, and is
indespensable when the ink works badly
or the press is to be run by hand. It
has been known to eutirely remove that
tired feeling of the editor when he
glances over the mistakes after the
paper is mailed. Outside of a printing
office it is a very foolish and unbecom
ing misuse of the language.”
Homer Campbell of Sioux City, wu
in O’Neill last Wednesday shaking
bands with old time friends. Homer is
holding down a job on the Sioux City
Journal, operating a type settiug ma
chine, and is doing well. He went up
to Atkinson Wednesday erentng to visit
for a few days with bis parents, after
which he will return to O’Neill for at
day or two and then back to Sioux
City. __
A Are at the Short Line round house
early Monday morning gave the chemi
cal boys a little evercise. An alarm was
given by Perkins Brooks, an employe
of the company. An engine at the
round house which already had steam'
up, hurriedly pushed a couple of flat care
up to ibe depot where the chemical
engine was loaded on and quickly
hauled to the scene of the flames. The
Are did not amount to much and the
excitement was brief. It is thought to
have originated from some smouldering
ashes left the night before where the
men had been thawing out some water,
pipes. .. . v . ; 3 ,
John Grady, who died last week, two
miles west of town, was one of Holt
county’s early aettlers, and in the sixties
was a worthy and respected citizen sol
dier in the cause of the union of the
states and the rights of humanity. He,
was born in Galena, Joe Davis county*
111., in the year 1840, and enlisted in
company M, 8th Illinois cavalry, vol.,
in 1864, and served till the close of the
war, when he returned to his home in
Illinois and remained there till May,
1874, when be came to Nebraska anti
settled two miles west of O’Neill. He
entered a homestead of government land
and after building a suitable house and
making other improvements, he returned
to his native town and married Miae M.
A. Taylor, who, with ten children, is
left to mourn the loss of a kind and
loving husband and father. Requiescat
in pace. _
The girls of O’Neill who have any
serious intentions concerning this leap
year should not slumber on their rights,
but proceed at once to business. There
are only a few of the boys left, and as
most of them are bard to get it may
require a protracted aiege to make a
lasting arid satisfactory Impression.
Now, for instance, there is Tom Morris.
What reason is there thut he should be
left to bloom and fade alone? And
there are Dr. Gilligan, Ed Grady, John
Weekes, Billie Connors, Bam Thompson,
Art Coykendall, Harry Dowling, Steve
O’Donnell, Jeff Potter, John Mullen,
Pat Mullen, Mike McCarthy, Art Mul
len, Newt Mullendore, Jim Gallagher,
to say nothing of this quill pusher, all
of whom are eligible to the list, either
by breeding or performance, to use the
race track vernacular. There is some
mighty fine fish in this puddle.
Burwell Progress: A hermit with a
peculiar turn of mind has been dis
covered by Wm. Smith on the upper
Calamus. He lives—or stays—in one
of the coldest and most dismal of sod
houses, and his only article of furniture
is a sort of a stove of his own construc
tion. It is made of sod with a piece of
stove pipe laid in horizontally for a fire
place, and another piece set upright to
place a frying pan on. Smith asserts
that he had nothing visible in the way
of eatables of any sort except a little
corn meal which he gave to him. That
mixed with water constitutes his sole
article of diet as long as it will last. He
seemed to be in a cheerful state of mind
and insisted that he will live in perfect
comfort during the winter. Smith says
the fellow will surely perish with' hun
ger and cold before spring. He is
located about thirty-five miles from Bur
well and has no neighbors, but seems
desirous of being left alone.
The almighty dollar is almighty scarce
just now, and it takes something extra
ordinary to get people to Dart with it if
they have it, but as we are short on
cash and long on goods, we are taking
herbic measures to induce people to buy
at this time, and thus far are well
pleased with the result. Never before
have the people of Holt county had such
an opportunity to buy goods below
value and never before have they pat
ronized out sales so liberally. Our
shoes, dress goods, shirts, hats, ect.,
that we are selling at half price are a
surprise to all, as any one can see at a
glance that they are being sold
far below the wholesale price.
This week we have selected a large
line of stiff hats, worth from 92 to 93,
and have put a clearing price of 91 each
on the whole lot, as we want to clear
them out in time for our new goods. If
you don’t see what you want, ask for it.
You will find bargains in all depart
ments. Yours respectfully,
___J. P. Mann.
NOTICE,
Those owing me wilt 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 pav up and
avoid suit. 25-8 Dr. E. S. Foray.
HAB GATTLB RDSTLERS
My*t»ry of the Cron Cattle Case
Thought to Be Solved.
• «’ ' ' '....
ATKINSON AND STUART MEN
Coaviotlou Thought to Bo Sun to Follow the
- Arrests Alnedjr Kudo.
The county officers now think they
hive in custody, with one*exception,
the men who stole the hunch of cattle
fromthe farm of Timothy Gross south
of Atkiqson on December 20 last.
It will be remembered that these eat*
tie were taken from the pasture and
dtiven to a point near Stuart, where
they were abandoned, the parly in
charge having evidently become fright*
ened.and given up the job. The cattle
were returned to their owner and the
officers notified, who at once commenced
working on the case.
Suspicion rested on Oliver Uolinquest,
a young man of Atkinson, from the fact
that he was seen on the night of the
stealing to return a horse white with
sweat to a barn in Atkinson. It looked
very much as though he had been some
place on important business, and the
investigation that followed led to his
attest laht Tuesday by Sheriff Hamilton,
wgo brought him to O’Neill the same
d*$r.: It is rumored, and events that
followed would seem to corroborate the
report, that Uolmqoest made a confes
sion to the sheriff and county attorney.
At any rate warrants were immediately
sworn out for John Marrall, another
young man of Atkinson, Tom Carberry,
a young man of Stuart, and John Fan
ton, an older man of Atkinson.
Marrall was arrested Tuesday by Jim
Pinkerman, deputized for that purpose.
Carberry was arrested by Constable
E4*. McBride,, while Deputy Sheriff
P’Neill is on the trail of Fanton, who
sniffed danger from afar and fled south
ward astride a fast horse.
A reporter asked the county judge if
it was a fact that a confession bad been
made, but lie'declined to say anything
for publication. The county attorney
was also interviewed on the same line.
He said he did not care to deny or
affirm, but thought he had a good case
against the men under arrest. He said
further that it would probably develop
upon the trial of the case that Holm
quest went to Stuart and hired a car to
ship a car load of cattle to Omaha. It
was from the description of Holmquest
furnished by the agent that led to his
arrest.
Carberry was released on bail after
having his preliminary hearing set for
next Monday, after which disposition
will be made of the other cases.
These urresls caused quite a sensation,
as ail of the parties are quite prominent
in Holt county, particularly around
•heir respective localities. The result
of the preliminaries will naturally be
watched with unusual interest.
From the movements of the officials
here, it is evident that parties besides
those now under arrest are implicated
in the stealing. Constable McBride
went west Wednesday and returned this
morning .alone. He was met at the
train by County Attorney Murphy, who
went with him to the nearest livery
stable, where two teams were hurriedly
ordered. It is impossible to learn who
they are after.
$3,000 SLAUGHTER SALE.
Of winter coods for Ike next thirty
days at Sullivan Mercantile Co’a.
FABXEB3, ATTENTION FOB 80 DATA
TUe Elkhoru 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 ita canal,
and give you one half the crop. Break
ing paid for every Saturday night. For
furthur information call on or address,
28-4 Tub Elk horn Irrigation Co.
NOTICE TO FABKEBS:
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
1896. Parties wishing to contract will
please call at the company’s office and
learn details. All contracts must be
closed by January 1st. 19-tf.
Elkhorn Irrigation Cohpany.
THEY DABED HOT FIOHT.
Acting in accordance with The Fron
tier’s suggestion Mayor Biglin last
week issued bis ultimatum in the Atkin
son-Kautaman egging controversy and
himself carried the document to Atkin
son and laid it before the mayor.
The demands of the pnper were that
the city of Atkinson should pay as In
demnity 81,500 for each egg thrown at
O’NelH’s subject while he was playing
for a dance in Atkinson oil New Year's
eve. In case of a refusual war was to
be at once declared and the Connaught
Bangers sent out with instructions to
destroy the commerce of the city, stam
pede the herds of her husbandmen in the
outlying districts, storm the walls and
sack the town.
There was no hesitation ott .he part of
Atkinson’s mayor. He simply asked
what was the total amount claimed, and
being informed that It footed up 80,000;
drew a check for the amount, remarking
that the fun was well worth it.
TBS COUBT-HOUSE GANG TOB 1196.
The coanty officers enter upon their
second term today. There ate no
changes, which is an observation hardly
necessar/ for republicans.
A Frontier reporter called upon the
boys in their den yesterday to learn
what if any changes would be made in
the line of deputies and clerks. We
found in the office ot District Clerk
Sklrving that his efficient deputy, O. M.
Collins, would retain his position.
There are no other clerks employed in
this office, excepting Mr. Skirving’s
daughter, Ona, who officiates as type
writer.
County Clerk Bethea said he would
retain Mr. McCarthy as deputy and also
the other help he had, unless a scarcity
ot work made it necessary to cut down
the force. He said that work in his
line was the dullest he had ever seen ft
and that the office was hardly worth the
taking. The clerks employed by him
are: Jim Sullivan, Tom Campbell and
Fred Bowlerr '
Treasurer Mullen will be assisted as
formerly, by Deputy Howard and Chief
Clerk Mullen.
County Judge McCutchan employs no
help in his office, and is even willing to
do a little more work if the people will
only provide it for him, He prefers to
issue marriage licenses.
It is quite probable that Mrs. Jackson
will be able to hold her position with
Mr. Jackson as assistant county super
intendent. She has made a valuable
deputy during the last two years.
The sheriff’s office was locked up,
the deputy being out on the trail of
cattle rustlers, and his superior in Omaha
as a witness in Dundy’s court, conse
quently we could learn nothing of his
intentions regarding appointments. It
is generally understood, however, that
Mr. O’Neill will be re-appointed deputy.
County Attorney Murphy’s last year
will probably be a busy one, judging
from present indications.
FOB SALS.
A1 livery stock, value 93000. Real
estate clear of incumbrance taken in
part payment. Address, A. W. Bald
win, Bellevue, la.
93,000 BLAUHHTEB SALS.
People wishing to take advantage of
this sale should try and come early to
avoid the rush which we are sure to
have at Sullivan Mercantile Co’s.,
O’Neill, Neb.
WAGONS, 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 wagon
are the best made and sold by
0 Neil Brennan.
•25 BEWABD.
I will give $25 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, double sincb, the
ends of which had been chewed by a
calf. Saddle was valued at 920.'
F. B. Pine, Dorsey, Neb.
Short Line Tims Card.
Passenger leaves 9:55 a. m., arrives
11:55 &».; freight leaves 8:45 P. m., ar
rive 6:35 p. m. Daily except Sunday.
Pure blood means good health. |
DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla purifies the blood,
cures Eruptions, Eczema, Scrofula, and
all diseases arising from impure blood.
For sale by Morris and Co. Druggists.
Some time ago Mr. Simon Goldblum,
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. He says he
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.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OP THE
State lank of fl’Xeill
At O'Neill, In the state of Nebraska, at the
close of business December 3i, 18W>:
rasotntcns.
Loan* and discounts.
Overdrafts secured and
unsecured.
Other stocks, bonds and
mongages.
Duo from national banks
Due from state banka and
bankers..
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures and ether
real estate.
Current expenses and
taxes paid.
Checks and other cash
Items.. '
Rills of other banks.......
Fractional paper cur
rency, nlokles and cents
Speole..
Legal tender notes.
Total.
LIABILITIM.
Capital stock paid In.
Undivided profits.
Individual deposits sub
Jeot to oheck.
Demand certificates of
deposit..
Time certificates of de
posit.
Due to State Banks and
bankers.
Notes and bills redis
counted.
MB,003 80
1,060 21
8.600 00'
8,4115 US
164 08
18.064 U
40183
"’So
1,143
11 W
1,800 80
4,000 00
100,386 TO
80,000 08
i 347 Of
30.804 10
18,881 H
44,640 00
. 1.014 00
0.000 00
XOHUi
1MU8S TO
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, aa:
I, John McHugh, cashier of the above*
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief. >
Joint MoHooh, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tbie
6th day of January 1866, J. H. Mshedith,
Imui.1 Notary Public.
My commission expires March SB, 1601.
Acta at onee never fails, One Minute
Cough Cure. A remedy for aathma, and
that feveriah condition which a&\
companies a aevere cold. The only
harmless remedy that producer imme
diate results. For sale by Morris and
Co. Druggista.
Two weeks
Ante-invoice
Clearing 8ale
From Jan-6 to
January 18.
In order to reduce etock previous to in
voicing we will, during the abdve put
iod, cut price* on every thing in tbn
DRY GOODS,
SHOE pod.
CLOTHING ; ' i.
departments, as follows:
20 per cent, on all dreaa goods, ex
cept Arnold heniieltea, on whieh we
can give but 10 per cent.
10 Per cent, on all calicos, glngbame,
muslins and other cotton goods.
20 per cent, on silks, linens, trim
mings, blankets, yarns, shawls, cloaks
and all other dry goods not mentioned
herein.
20 per cent, on carpets, tranks, bats,
caps, gloves, mittens nnd all underwear,
except our heavy $1 gent’s, which will
be 00 cents during the sale.
20 per cent, on our entire atock of.
ladies’ and gent’s shoes, except 100 pain
of each, which we will select and sell at
SO per cent, discount to close. Be sure,
and see this great bargain. *
20 per cent, discount on wool booia
and overs.
10 per cent, discount on all other arc
tics and rubbers. *;
20 per cent, discount on all men’s,
and boys’ suits, except our 810 black
suits, which will bo SO, and thirty boys’
suits that we will close at half price.
20 t" 30 per cent, discount on ovr
stock of cloth overcoats.
10 Per cent, discount on all fur, coats,
except our S10 grey goat, which is net.
20 per cent, discount on all goods
not enumerated herein, except grocereie,
which we always sell at such close fig-;
urea they will not admit of discounts.
Goods charged during the tale will
be at regular prices, but customers who
pay within SO days will be given the
discounts, so all may get the full benefit
of the sale. «.Vr,
.Bale ends positively January 18.
J. P. MANN. ,
Awarded
Highest Honors—World’s Pair.
DR
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE, irf
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
t om Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant
40 YEARS THE STANDARD. * ,