\\\» „vu> ;«» if f •4/V- V : ' frffevfv ■wr.*. Frontier. •- - i . ' 'V ■■■ ‘-V : . . : ff «ff. - ,x J ‘ ^ * .. J 1 \ , ' 2, ■ 1 . ■ -■ 1 ' 1 ': t. r ' > J. -x , '5 ' ,11 V,!"; ;: ' i■1" : ; ( . ... vs v. ;> : ■■■f k>& * > > - " , < « , , , f if i \,f ff fiff i iff ■ -• =■ • * :vv„ -f■ ■; - . . ,.’ ■1 \h’i • 3 PUBLISHES BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. •UBRORIPflON. (l.aO PER ANNUM. D. H. CRONIN, ERS. "MW VOLUME XVI. O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 23,1896. i3 ► •I ’f,f% h : NUMBER 29. • . ■„< y NEWS SANS WHISKERS Item* of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Local Happenings Portrayed For General Xdlflcation and Amassment. B. B. Dickson returned last night from his trip to the coast. The ladies working society will meet with Mrs. Lowrie, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. ■_ Judge Kinkaid went down to Omaha ' Tuesday morning. He will return Fri day night. _, Mrs. Burleson, of Atkinson, came down Tuesday morning to assist iu nursing Mrs. Birmingham. Bentley will give you value received and a music box and a waich be sides. _ 20-tf. Miles Gibbons left last night to join his parents at Lewiston, Mont., where he expects to remain. Corbett’s photo studio and dental office will be open Jan. 81 to Feb. 6, inclusive. 29-2 A. H. Corbett. -— ' ♦ For first-class flour and feed and the lowest possible prices, call on the Qsmond Boiler Mills, O’Neill, Neb. A. L. Towle came up to O’Neill last flight for a short visit with old friends. The Colonel is now located at Niobrara. On all winter goods we will give s discount of 10 to 50 per cent, for the next thirty days at Sullivan Mercantile Co’s. Mrs. uirmingiiain is still very sick. Dr. Hall, of Sioux City, was called Monday to consult with Dr. Gilligan. The doctors have hopes of her recovery. The east bound passenger on the Pa cific Short line now leaves O’Neill 9:55 A. m., making connections with trains from the west. G. W. Smith, Agent. Frank Phillips was in the city Mon y day transacting business. Frank denies the report circulated by the Beacon Light that he has moved over into Knox county. _ Cattle Rustler Morral is still in jail, having failed in his attempt to secure bail. He will not have long to wait for ' trial, however, as court convenes on Feb ruary 8. ' _ The A. O. U. W. and Degree of Hon or gave a very pleasant party in the Masonic Hall Monday night. Dancing was indulged in, and an elegant lunch spread at 13 o’clock. The O’Neill Dancing club gave a pleasant little party at the rink last Friday night. The attendance was not large but a splendid time was had by those in attendance. Marriage licenses have been issued by tLe county judge to John C. Lewis, of Wheeler county, and Miss Clara Booth, of Kwing; also to Walter J. Conorroe and Jennie Munt, both of Dustin. Cbadron Signal: John G. Maher has moved to Rushville where he will office with Judge Westover for the present. * The first term of court by Westover and ' Maher will be held in Keys Paha county Feb. 6. <■ A debate on the subject of woman suffrage entertained a fuir-sized audience at the court-house last Friday night. Mrs. Jeanette Taylor espoused the cause of the coming woman, and T. V. Golden argued in the negative. It was reported last week that Peter Kelly, who lives on a farm near Scott ville, had lost twenty head of cattle, sup posed to have been rustled by thieves, but The Frontier, by careful inquiry, hai been unable to verify the rumor. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland and family, of Butte, were in the city Wednesday. Mr Rowland came over to meet his wife and children who returned from a few weeks’ visit with relatives in Iowa, Wednesday evening. They returned home this morning. __ Graphic: Charles Bright, of O’Neill, acting district deputy of the I. O. O. F., Vaa in Atkinson Tuesday night and in stalled the officers of Lodge No. Ill, I. O. O. F. The following are the new officers: Shermtn Miller, N. G : Hiram Beebe, V. G.; Charles Brook, treasurer; George Blake, secretary. , Frontier readers will please take no tice that frlm this date, Januury 23, we discontinue our clubbing rate of $2 with the Cosmopolitan. Parties desiring that excellent magazine in connection with Tub Frontier must pay'70 cents in ad dition to the regular price of this paper. In quoting the rate we made a mis take in our figures and failed to detect it until we commenced receiving orders from our subscribers in all corners of the United States. O. O. Snyder & Co., have (lie largest block of Deer Creek coal ever shipped to this city. They are going to give 2,000 pounds of Deer Creek coal to the person guessing the nearest to the weight of this block. Go and guess. 20 3. The argument in the California irriga tion district bond case which was to have begun in the United States supreme court yesterday has been postponed un til next Monday on account of the death of the grandson of Judge Dilllon, of counsel in the case, John Dwyer gave,the editor a cigar Tuesday which was smoked to the health of a bouncing boy lately borp to Mr. and. Mrs. Dick Bwyer, at Butte, Mont. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer will be pleased to learn that they are doing nicely in their new home .at Butte. __ Some time ago Mr. Simon Goldbaum, of San Luis Bey, Cal., was troubled with a lame back and rheumatism. He used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and a prompt cure was effected. He 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. Creighton Courier: Earl Graham, who is well known in base ball circles in Creigton, was convicted of stealing corn of a man by the name of Johnson and fined five dollars and costs Gra ham’s own testimony convicted him. Graham played several games of ball in O’Neill last season and made many friends who will be sorry to learn of his lapse. - A special in the World-Herald of yes terday says: "On a motion for a reviow of the departmental decision against the defendant in the case of the town site of Butte, Neb , against Oliver A. Johnson, the secretary of the interior to-day affirmed his former ruling and dismissed the motion on the ground that the alle gations of error on the part of the attor ney of the appellant were not specific enough to warrant their consideration. Taylor’s entry will therefore be can celed.” _, The parody writer has gotten in his work on pne of Ella Wheelar Wilcox’s, poems with pretty good effect: "Drink, and the gang drinks with you; swear off, and you go it alone; for the'bar-room bum who drinks your rum has a quench less thirst of his own. Feast, and your friends are many; fast, and they cut you dead; they will not get mad if you treat them bad, so long as their stomach is fed. Steal, if you get a million, for then' you can furnish bail; it’s the great big thief who gets out on leave, while the little ones go to jail.” The residence of Ii. J. Hayes, in the eastern part of the city, was destroyed by fire at 8 o’clock this morning. The fire caught from the chimney in the kitchen and when discovered had gained such headway that it was impossible to check it. The chemical engine was taken out but by the time it got there the entire building was in flames and nothing could be done. Mr. Hayes was only able to save part of bis furniture and clothing. The building and con tents were valued at $1,800; no insurance. The company in which he had it in sured withdrew from thin county January 1, and cancelled all policies. The following information found in an exchange strikes a responsive chord in our right arm. We can’t dance but' think we can learn to "bug by music” all right: "The girl who indulges m the dizzy waltz will hear with interest that the heads of society have decided that sitting out a waltz this winter will be more fashionable than dancing—the. only difference is you sit instead of dance. The man’s right arm is around the girl’s waist while his left holds her right. Her head is placed lovingly on bis shoulder and all that you have to do is to listen to the music. How that is something like it. It is a nuisance to have to gallop a mile or two in order to get a hug or so. A room full of people sitting around hugging to music is more to our notion." Each year the Union Life Insurance Company, of Omaha, offers' prizes for the greatest number of policies written by special agents. John Golden, of this city, last week recived a $50 draft from the company, the same being third money. There are twenty-two special agents in the employ of this company and Hr. Golden feels considerably elated over his success, and we do not blame him for it. His territory, which extends west from O’Neill, is not nearly so wealthy as many of the others, and then the drought of '04 made business in his line ii> this locality up hill work. He was beaten for second place by only four policies, which could easily have been overcome had he not spent a month campaigning for his brother Tom; a candidate for district judge. Mr. Golden is working for a slate agency and Tnss Frontier wishes him the success his efforts and ability merit. It’s Just as easy to try One Minute Cough Cure as any thing else. It*, easier to cure a severe cough or cold with it. Let your next purchase for a cough be One Minute Cough Cure' Better medicine; better results; better try it. FOr sale by Morris and Co. Druggists. ~ • Albion Mews: At the office of the secretary of the Nebraska state board of irrigation, claims for water rights are being filed in great numbers and already these claims cover more than 8,600,000 acres of land. By the first of next May it is believed the claims will cover at least 800,000 acres and a large proper* tion of this vast area will this year be irrigated and will produce good crops. ' Free Press; A new idea in local school work has just sprung up in one of tbe counties of Michigan. Commis sioner Randall, of Calhoun eounty, started the children of each school dis trict to writing the early history of their townships, and biographies of tbe pio neers. This sets a good manv hands at work on material which will in this way be rescued from its imminent risk of ob livion. Thb Frontier believes thir. to be a good idea and would like to see it tried here in Holt county. It would be excel lent’practice for the pupils and the fin ished work on file in the office of . the county superintendent would be invalm* able data for the historian. Few coun ties in the state could produce a history of early days filled with more adventure, pathos and humor than bleeding Holt. We trust that our county superintend ent will Took at this matter in the proper light and recommend the adoption of the plan at the next teachers'meeting. About seventy-five of the residents of this city took advantage of the excursion rates offered by the Short Line and went to Sioux City to witness the ceremonies attendant upon the opening of the Short Line bridge last Tuesday. The train reached South Sioux City about 2:15 with five coaches filled with passengers. The train. was met there by the South Sioux City band and a delegation of the representative citizens of that city. As the Shbi-t Line train did not Cross the new bridge several of the O’Neill dele gation walked across, while others' went on*the train over the old bridge. The Short Line bridge is a magnificent structure. It is fifty feet wide and over 2,000 feet long besides the ap proaches. The railroad tracks are in the center, and on each side, guarded from the tracks by a heavy railing, are passageways for foot passengers and out side of this, shut ont from view of the others by a twelve foot wall, are the passagewaye for teams. This structure means much for Sioux City and its sister town of South Sioux, and in fact to en tire Northeastern Nebiaska. O’Neill congratulates the “twin cities” and hopes that the coming season will see the Pacific Short Line built on from this city to Denver, which would add to the prosperity of Sioux City and O’Neill. SCHOOL A7F0BTI0HKENT. The state school apportionment, recently completed, contains some inter* eating figures. The total amount appor tioned is 8216,836.38, and the rate per scholar is 61 cents. The whole number of children is 352,028. The amount ap portioned in May, 1895, was 8256,996.42, and the rate per scholar was 70 cents. 'At that time 362,729 children *of school age were listed, fully 10,000 more than the number now reported. As to what has become of the children that are reported missing, there is no satisfactory explanation given, but it may be that the census enumerator^ were more dili gent last year, especially when most of them were paid in accordance with the number of names reported. The Decem ber report two years ago gave the num ber of children at 352,175, or 147 more than the present showing. The total amount apportioned, $216,• 336.33, is derived ns follows: From state tax, 863,825.18; interest on United States bonds, 8300; interest on state bonds, 813.050.69; interest on county bonds, $54,246 23; interest on school dis trict bonds, 858.65; interest on school lands sold, $64,438.05; Interest on school lands leased, 818.510.33; interest on state deposits, $2,401.20. Holt county has 4,008 scholars, and will receive $2,463.09. THE JURY. Following is a list of the jurors drawn for the next term of district court, which convenes on February 8. The lury is called for February 11: S. M. Wagers, Grattan; Thomas Dll let. Steel Creek; George Reeter, Verdi gris; George Norion, Stuart: John Dav idson, Scott; Charles Bikens, Conly; M. M. Sullivan, Grattan; T. A. Phillipps, Sheridan; Joseph Whitehead, Stuart; Robert Gallagher, Verdigris; Samuel iirion, Ewing; W. E. Conklin, Francis; Elmer Gibson, Lake; Lewis RadcliS, Stuart; L. P. Roy, Fairview; Miles Greenfield, Stuart; John Enright, Grat tan; C. Moulton, Sheridan; CharlesCros ser, Inman; A. Allyn, Cleveland; Fred Johnson, Atkinson; G. II. Phelps, Ver digris; Andrew Jobson, Paddock; T. M. Elder, Atkinson. THX nmKTisou* OUST. Our reporter left the board laet week at the cloae of business Wednesday night. Thursday morning a full board was present and transacted considerable business during the day. A petition was presented asking that N. Martin be appointed Justice of the peace, rice O. E. Davidson having refus ed to qualify. The clerk was instructed to issue a certificate of appointment to Mr. Martin. The sum of (10.60 was refunded to the farmers’Loan and Trust Co. taxes on land erroneously sold. Wm. Longster was refunded 18.00 labor tax which had been erroneously collected in 1894. The tax list of 1894 was corrected to show taxes paid on the north half north* west quarter 17-81-10. The bids for printing and supplies were read and referred to the printing committee. The bids on legal printing were as follows: Frontier—Tax list: for each* descrip tion of land, 4 cents; for each descrip tion of town lots, 8 oents; supervisors’ proceedings, 10 cents per square; all other notices, such as road notices, etc., 25 cents per square. Inman Mews—Tax list: three cents per description; supervisors'proceedings and all other legal notices, 1 cent per line. Sun—Supervisors’proceedings, 10 cento per inch; road notices, bridge notices and other legal notices, at 40 cents per inch. Tax list 4 and 7 cents. A long list of official bonds of town ship officers was then acted upon. Quite a number were .returned for additional sureties. The bids of the several county depos itories were opened and read, and refer red to the finance committee. The Citi zens’ Bank, of Page, filed a bond of HO, 000 and bid 4 per cent for the money; the Citizens’ Bank, of Stuart, filed a bond of $10,000 and bid 4 per cent The First National Bank, of O’Neill, filed a bond for $100,000 and bid 4 per cent; tbs State Bank, of O’Neill, filed a bond for $100,000 and bid 4 per cent; Bank of Ewipg filed a bond for $10,000 and bid 3 per cent.; Elkhorn Valley Bank, of O’Neill, fifed a bond for $40,000 and bid 4 per cent. All of the bonds were ap proved, with the exception of the ose filed by the Stuart bank, which was re turned on account of some irregularity. It will be approved after it is' eorrected and returned. The matter of offering a reward of $00 for the arrest and conviction of John Fanton was then brought up and carried. Moss and Moore voted against it. They wanted a larger reward. The board then adjourned until Fri day morning at 0 o'clock, at which time all members were In their seats. The chair appointed a committee con sisting of Moss, Hopkins and Moore to make an estimate on the expenses for the ensuing year. The contract for furnishing the coal for the year 1899 was awarded to the Galena Lumber Co. Its bid was the lowest and was $10.35 for hard coal and $9.45 for Rock Springs and Hocking Valley. J. P. Mann offered to furnish kerosene at 17-3 cents per gallon and was awarded the contract. The committee appointed to make an estimate of expenses reported as follows: Jail, prisoners and court bouse... .$3,000 Supplies for destitute. 4,000 Books, stationery and printing.... 8,000 Assessors’expenses.. 4,000 Salary of county officers... 8,000 Coroner's inquests and witnesses.. 1,000 Fuel and lights. 1,000 Insane. 1,000 Judgment bonds. 8,000 Bridges. 8,000 Costs in justices’ courts.8,000 Roads. 1,000 Judgment.... 10,000 Election. 2,000 Court and jurors. 10,000 Miscellaneous,. . 5,000 Total......160,000 The county judge *u allowed a dock et to be used (or cases coming under the bead of “feeble minded.” Committee appointed to confer with county officers in regard to salaries and help for the year 1896 reported as fol lows: The eounty clerk asks for one deputy at a salary of $700 per annum and ^s many assistants as necessary to condudt the office at $650 per annum. The county treasurer asks for one dep uty and one assistant at a salary of $700 each per annum, and other necessary help to conduct the office properly at n salary of $600 per annum. The county sheriff asks for one dep uty at a salary of $700 per annum and one clerk at a salary of $600 per annum. The county superintendent asks that he be allowed a salary of $1,900 per an num and one deputy at a salary of $600 per annum. Recommended that deputies, clerks and salaries be allowed the different officers as follows: County clerk: One deputy at a salary of $700 per annum, other necessary clerks at a salary of $650. County treasurer: One deputy at a sal »ry of 1700; other necessary clerka at a ■alary of $080. County ■harlft: One deputy at a sal ary of 9700; one Jailor at $1.00 per day for all day* Jail la occupied by prlaonera, and clerk hire not to exceed 1100 per an num. County auperlntendent: Superintend ent’a aalary 11,200 per annum; aalary of aaaiatant, 9800 per annum. Lew Combea filed a minority report which differed from the other In one rea pect: He objected to cutting down tbe ■alary of the auperlntendent’e aaaiat ant, * The majority report waa adopted. Combee and Hopkina voting againat it. An appropriation of 980 waa made to hire aome competent peraon to re-ar range the papers and books In thejudges office and index the name. The clerk waa inetruoted to draw a caah wrrrant for 980 in favor of the superintendent of the state inatitute for the feeble minded, that amount being due from Holt county. The committee on rules recommended that the office of bridge committee be aboliahed, which waa carried. E. J. Mack made a motion Instructing the county treasurer to deduct from all warrants drawn the amount of delin quent taxes againat the drawee. Tbe motion prevailed. The court-house committee waa In structed to replace the dead trees in the yard with live ones. John Horriaky waa oppointed consta ble to fill vacancy in Grattan township. The O'Neill Sun waa awarded the con tract for furnishing letter heads, note heada and envelopea, while tbe other auppliea were awarded to the Omaha Printing Co. There wee no eeaelon Tuesday, the entire boar4 baring eonelnded they would Jake advantage of the excursion rate to Sioux city and inspect the new Short Lins bridgu. The committee nn printing reported tbs first thing after the board met Wed* nesdsy afternoon: The reports stern submitted by Chairman Hopkins. Clerk Bethea read the msjority report. Be fore the last word had been uttered, Combes made » motion tjsj^gpj the report which was seconded" by Stilwell. Moore suggested that before (he motion was entertained the minority report be read, which was done. Moved by Mack and seconded by Moss that the minority report be adopted. Ayes and nays were called for and the motion was lost by a vote of three to four. Moved by Combes and seconded by Stilwell that the majority report be adopted. Mack offered an amendment to the effect thst the printing be let at the rate of 4 and 8 cents per description, the same rate it was let at last year, instead of 5 and 10 cents which the report called for. The amendment was seconded by Moss. Hopkins objected on the ground that the legislature last winter had passed a law requiring lands to be described by quarters instead of in 40 acre tract as has been done hereto fore, thus cutting down the amount of work and the space required in printing the descriptions fully one-half. He (Hopkins) thought that the rates ought to be raised in order to give the papers as much for the work as was paid last year. Chairman Biondin stopped fur ther discussion by putting the amend ment which was lost by a vote of three to tour. The original motion, which was, in effect, that the tax lint be divided among the several populist papers—the I Ewing Advocate to have the descriptions I in seven precincts, the Atkinson Plain Dealer five and the Beacon Light the remaining 18. The Beacon Light being also awarded the printing of the super visors proceedings. The Ewing Advo cate to have the legal printing in district Mo. 4; the Chambers Bugle the legal printing ita Chambers and Connolly pre cincts; the Plain Dealer the legal print ing in district Mo. 7, and the Beacon Light all the legal printing remaining— was then called for and carried by a vote of four to three. In his remarks Hopkins stated that while the Inman Mews had the lowest bid ha waa opposed to giving it the work on account of its small circulation, yet he favored giving part of it to the 'Plain Dealer when it is a well known fact that the Mews has more than double the cir culation of the Plain Dealer, besides being a legal paper, while the Plain Dealer ie not, it having been in existence but six or seven months, while the law requires that it shall be published a full year beiore it can lawfully publish a legal notice. We notice that whenever a question of any importance is before the board, and the ayes and nays are called for, Chair man Blondin is always the first to vote, possibly because his name appears first on the roll call, instead of waiting to see that, in case of a tie, there wilt be any necessity for his voting. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award. TmnrezTs mmrnnci. '-'v The Omaha Bee gives the following concerning the trial of Mike Tierney: "Michael Tierney, the ao-called O’Neill counterfeiter, stood up. This man had a lot of the rankeet kind of lead dollar*, J but where he got them hae never been , developed. But he had them, and had ' ^ them for five or six year*, and always had them lying on hie showcase In plain view of all the frequenters of his saloon. Be made no attempt at secrecy, and often joked with , his customers about the "farmer” who evidently made them. He never pmed or attempted to pass , > any, yet he was convicted of having them in his possession and the court had no alternative (but to dispose of him within the requirements of the law. Before sentence was passed, Tierney's lawyer told the story of the man’s life, detailing his sudden fall from the posi> tion of a prosperous farmer to that of a ...S rum-sodden saloon keeper, afflicted with ■ troubles of all kinds and varieties, until they culminated in arrest and convlc* tlon. , ,, - "During the recital, Mrs. Tierney, who is yet to be tried on a like complaint, sat crouchlngly in one of tbe big chairs, with one hand clutching Mike’s coat , ^ convulsively, and with the other hiding her face, and sobbing as though her heart would break. Gonelderlng every* thing Mike got off easily, one year and four months being tbe extent of his term in the penetentiary.” I Mrs. Tierney's trial has bean post poned until next'May.'. ‘:i. J$ There to considerable aympatby ken for Mike, many believing him the leaat guilty of the aggregation. Hie down fall baa been npid and complete At one time be waa reported worth could erable money and waa quite prominent in local politico in an early day. Hie caae could be made the foundation for a atrong and touching temperance aermon. At one time he waa numbered among the great multitude that “can drink or lqt it alone,” but time and aaaociatlOB*. developed within him an appetite that even pure alohohol could not aatlate, and from there tbe atory leade down-' ward by eaay atagea to the penitentiary. m I On Wedneaday, tbe 15th iut., at the1 home of the bride’a pa rente, north of Eagle Mllla, Mr. George Bpind ler and Mlaa Maggie Bartel*. Peter Greely, J. P., officiating. Tbe newly married pair have reatded in thla neigh borhood for many yeara and are well and favorably known. There were n goodly number of frienda and neighbor* to witneaa tbe ceremony. The young couple were the recipient* of many val uable and uaeful preaenta. All join in wiahing them a long and happy life. »% ■iM AW, THAnS, ttmiTI 4 The Frontier of laat week wan the neateat and flneat paper that reached, our table. No fliea on thoae kida.—Spencer Advocate. Form. 1 will collect tazea for Grattan town ahip and O’Neill, every Saturday during the year of 1896, in the county clerk** office in O'Neill, Neb. John Habihotos, Treaaurer of Grattan townahip. •3,000 BIAUeHTU IUI. Of winter gooda for the ant thirty an. daya at Sullivan Mercantile Col TO THE PUBLIC: We wiah to cell your attention to the feet that the Pacific Shoe! Line la again making through train connection at O’Neill. East bound train leaves > O’Heiil tt' 9:55 a. x., immediately after arnvtlof train from Black Hllla and reachea Sioux City at 8:85 p. x. Thia in affording n through route to all poinla in North* eaatern Nebraska, and aaving three houra time to Sioux City. Denote at O’Neill are only a block apart and you need not be afraid of miaaing connection. Buy local lickete to O’Neill and re-buy there. 21-tf Dr. Prtce’n Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and I WAGoira, wAoo»i! Alwaya buy the beat, the Moline. I have a car load on band and will aell cheap for caab, or on abort 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 beat made and aold by 5 Nun. Bn IBIMAI. 88.000 UAUHHTSB BALK. People wiahing to take advantage of thia aale ahould try and come early to avoid the ruah which we are aure to have at Sullivan Mercantile Co’s., O’Neill, Neb. irfi i :-'4 m ■hart Line Time Card. . Paaaengec leavea O’Neill, Neb. at 1065 a. x , immediately after arrival of train from Black Bills, reaching Sjoux City al 8:85 p. x„ giving three houra time. Lowest rates. Purchase local tickets to O’Neill and re-buy there. . i Mi". i u 1 -A b ..