VOLUME XVI. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 12, 1896. NUMBER 86. SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS. THE PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. MS SMS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told'As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Loo*l Happenings Portrayed For General Edification and Amusement. Mrs. H. M. Uttley Is sick this week. Spring opening at J. P. Mann’s March 17. _ 85 2 Sanford Parker returned Friday to Spencer. _ ( W. W. Wood, of Rushville, was in the ► ~ city Monday. T County Judge McCutchan is in V Omaha this week.* Latest spring styles in gents’ hats and ties at J. P. Mann’s. Mrs. John McHugh entertained the whist club Saturday night. Handsome line of new rugs and portieres at J. P. Mann's. Vern McDonald was down from At kinson Tuesday on business. W. J. Courtright.of Fremont, was in • O’Neill yesterday oiwbusiness. J. J. Jonas and Emma Jonas, of Butte, registered at the Hotel Evans Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pfund are the parents of a boy, born since our last issue. Bentley will give you value received and a music box and a watch be sides. 20-tf. Be sure and get Sioux City seeds. They are the best. For sale by Neil Brennan. _ 35tf. Brantley Stnrdevant was an F. E. r passenger Wednesday morning, enroute I to Lincoln. ^ Miss Mae Skirving entertained a number of invited guests at her home last Friday night. ■ \ Con Keyes returned from Park City, Utah, last Friday night, where be had -been the past six months. The Misses Alice and Oma King are in the city visiting their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. C. £. Hall. Harry Mathews, of Butte, was in O'Neill Monday circulating among old friends and acquaintances. John Uazelett went up to Chadron Sunday night. He is traveling again for the Iowa jewelry house. The general merchandizing establish ment of Havens & Co., Atkinson, was closed under mortgage Tuesday. J. L. Weatherwax, of Scottville, was in O’Neill last Friday. He called on The Frontier for a moment or two. Buy the best garden seeds; the best are the cheapest. None better than the Sioux City seeds, sold by Neil Brennan. E. C. Luce, Miss Tuller, A. Johnson, C. Heckel and J. H. Williams, of Ft. Monrnn. Col., were in O’Neill Mnnrluu k f Don’t fail to see the line of beautiful spring and summer dress goods on exhi bition at J. P. Mann’s opening next Tuesday. Judge Kinkaid and Reporter King came down from Ainsworth Fiiday morning, where the judge had been holding court. A. T. Potter returned Tuesday night from his winter’s visit in the east. His many friends here are pleased to see him back once more. J. Brownlow, of Page, was in the city Monday to procure a coffin for the burial of Mrs. William Lord, who died at that place Saturday. New capes, new shoes, new laces, new trimmings and all the latest novelties of the season on exhibition at J. P. Mann’s opening next Tuesday. Elmer Merriman spent e few days in Laurel last week. He is thinking of removing his pop factory to that place some time during the summer. Judge Kinkaid held court in Bassett Tuesday. He went up to that place Monday night, with his reporter, and returned Wednesday morning. Mrs. W. T. Evans entertained her Sunday School class at the Hotel Evans Saturday night. The meeting was greatly enjoyed by the young folk. John Murphy and Rodger McGinnis started Sunday morning for Butte, Montana. They expect to visit several of the western states and may locate in one of them. The Sullivan Mercantile Company have moved to the building further west, formerly occupied by M. M. Sullivan. The store room they had been occupy ing was too small for their stock and their trade. Barney Ryan is slightly under the weather, so much so that he is confined to the house. Corbett’s photo studio and dental parlors will be open from April 3 to the 9th, inclusive. 36-5 A. H. Corbett. District court is in session today. The Prouty injunction case and a motion for a new trial in the Curberry case are on the list. __ J. P. Mann will give his customers another high grade, first-class $100.00 bicycle this spring, commencing Tues day. See the wheel; it’s a beauty. There will be a "measuring party” at the residence of John Mkirving Friday evening, March 20, given by the ladies of the Presbyterian churph. All invited. Dr. J. M. Caldwell, of Chicago, preached in the M. E. church Sunday morning and on Wednesday evening delivered a very interesting lecture on “The Holy Land.” Jim Carson, son of Nute Carson, of Scottville, is in the city this week under going treatment for a very peculiar swelling of his neck and face. Tns Frontier hopes that he may find speedy Relief. _ John Weekes returned last Thursday night from his visit to North Dakota points, where he went with half an idea of locating. He returned thinking less of North Dakota and more of Holt county. Dr. Furny left O'Neill Monday morn ing for Omaha, where he will visit his parents for a few Weeks and then go to Chicago or New York and take a post graduate course. The Frontier will keep him posted on Holt county matters. Stuart Ledger: There is no better spot on earth for sheep raising than in Holt county. There are quicker returns in the sheep business than any other branch of the stock business. We have yet to find a Holt county man engaged in the business who, regardless of the low price of the wool, is dissatisfied with the in vestment. Butte Gazette: We give the O’Neill r kontiek credit for being the only paper in Holt county that fearlessly and ably opposes that lawless organization known as the vigilantes. The balance of the papers in that crime-swept county, either through tongue tied .terror or partisan pap, remain mute, or feebly apologize for the outrages committed by that gang. Mrs. Jennie Lord, wife of Wm. Lord, of Page, died at her home last Saturday morning, March 7, of pneumonia; aged 33 years. Deceased leaves, besides her husband, four children, aged 10, 8, 6 and 2 years. The funeral took place last Tuesday from the Maxfield church and the remains were interred in the Lambert cemetery. Rev. Blaine con luctod the services. The many friends of Frank Welton will be pained to learn that he has again T1P f. with m ififftrtiino ran tha livision of the F. E. and M. V. railway, l’uesday a letter from C. W. Niles, master mechanic of the building depart ment, was received stating that one of Frank’s legs was terribly lacerated in two places. He did not state how it Happened. This is the young man’s 9fth accident happening in the three fears he has been employed on the road. Nebraska Farmer: For the sand hills it Western Nebraska alfalfa seems to ;ive good promise of success. At the Farmers' institute held in Lincoln county » farmer related his plan for obtaining a "catch.” lie had experimented last spring trying several different methods. Ur, has settled upon the following as being thoroughly satisfactory and will put in 100 acres to alfalfa this spring. He breaks the sod in April, then cross larrows the sod with a disk harrow, lows the seed on the freshly turned sod, ind follows this again with the disk ;oin£ lengthwise of the breaking. Then be harrows with an ordinary drag har row. The depth to water on this land s 180 feet. Fremont Tribune: Go to the hen, thou sluggard, learn her ways and be wise. There is not a more cheerful and more contented animal in the spring time that walks on two legs, man includ ed. When the vernal equinox approach sa and the sun’s rays strike the earth more perpendicularly and the insensible elods begin to soften and all creation to stir, the hen is a most charming creature. She is filled with peace, contentment »nd eggs and she emits all of them in a manner that ought to be an example to ill of us who are grumpy and afflicted with referendum and the mulligrubs. Then the whole barnyard is happier and better for her having lived. She lays sKf?8 and does good without reference :o the ratio of the eggs to a dollar— whether it be 16 to 1 or 100 to 1. The sluggard may thus learn that it is more profitable to lay than to lie, as measured by contentment and eggs. London Medical Press: With regard to deaf mutism statistics show, for the most part, that the closer the degree of relationship between the parents, the more numerous are the number of the deaf mute children born. For example, one marriage between an aunt and a nephew produced three deaf mutes', Four marriages between uncle and niece produced eleven deaf mutes. Twenty! six marriages between first cousins pro duced thirty-eigbt deaf mutes.< Sixteen marriages between second cousins pro duced twenlv-eight deaf mutes. Forty^ seven marriages between blood relatives produced seventy-two deaf inutes. These are important facts, which leave nd measure of doubt as to the influence of internalriage of blood relations in caus ing deaf mutism. But just in the same way as consanguineous marriages should be avoided, so also should the inter marriage of persons tainted with heredi tary disease be discouraged. Walt Mason: They are going from Nebraska, they are going in the cars; they have hitched their little wagons to the smoothest sort of stars; they have sold their smiling homesteads in this barren land of drouth, they are going from Nebraska to the wetness of the south. And their pockets now are bulging, for they’ve sold off all their goods, and they’ll blow their little for tunes in the. damp and mouldy woods, where the swamps are full of serpents, the mosquitoes full of tunes, and the climate full of ague and the people full of prunes. They are going from Ne braska, they are going oft in in style; and the immigration agents will absorb their little pile. They’ll Ije coming to Nebraska when a year or two has flown; we shall know that they’re approaching when we hear them weep and groan; they’ll be coming toNebraska.and they’ll all be flecked with flies; they’ll be coming on the hog-train, they’ll be coming on the ties; they’ll be coming sore and needy, full of oaths and woe and bile, and they won’t look like the farmers who are going now in style; and the fatted calves won’t perish to a1 .1__£__«_ are not intended to refresh a race of chumps. Still the wise men face the music, and they^stay right whore they are; and they do not hitch their wagon to an “immigration” star; for they know that old Nebraska has a record to main tain; and'we mention this in passing) there are signs of coming rain. Another chapter in the Cuban struggle has been opened by the radical change of policy which a new captain-general has introduced. General Martinez Campos, having failed to make headway sigainst the revolution, was plotted igainst by his powerful enem’esin Spain, who secured his recall tinder circum stances humiliating to his pride. He teems to have won the personal regard of every party and group in Cuba; and if the distracted island could have auton omy with General Campos as its ife administrator, the plan would prob tbly be accepted by universal acclama ;ion. But General Weyler is a- different tort of man. He goes to Cuba merely to wage war. Campos was trying both to tuppress the rebellion and also to win oack to Spain a disaffected province, [f General Weyler should succeed ulti ilso have reduced Cuba to the position it a conquered foreign country forever tnd hopelessly disaffected against the conqueror. General Weyier has laid lown a policy of the most extreme harsb lees. The very announcement that he was coming led to-an exodus from Cuba }f hundreds of people whose circum stances were such that they could take refuge in other countries. It was ex" peeled that a reign of terror would be naugurated, and that there could be no safety except in flight from the island, rhe insurgents are making desperate efforts to obtain munitions of war, the ack of which is their greatest obstacle. General Gomez, the insurgent leader, though seventy-two years old, is show ing himself a man of marvelous audacity tnd resources as a leader and it is loubtful if the Spanish army contains »ny man who approaches this old Cuban :n military genius. Predictions about the Cuban situation are worse than worthless, and we can only await the infolding of events.—From “The Pro jress of the World,” in the March Re view of Reviews. STAND UP FOB NEBRASKA. It is a well known fact that eastern seed dealers contract each year for Ne braska grown seeds. Why? Because they consider them the best. Then why not buy Nebraska grown seeds and keep the money in the state? We have a complete line of Nebraska grown seeds and invite your inspection of them when you buy garden seeds. 361 O’Neili. Gkocehy Co. It not only is so, it inurt be so, One Minute Cough Cure acts quickly, and that’s what makes it go. Morris & Co, GENERAL MANDEBSON’S STAND. A letter to Geueral Manderson from L. I). Fowler of the German Savings bank, Omaha, and the reply sent by General Manderson have been given to the press. Mr. Fowler stated that he was for McKinley as against any other candidate outside of Nebraska for the presidency, but wished to assure General Manderson of his efforts in behalf of himself, lie, however, wished to be re* assured that Manderson’s candidacy was not, as charged, in the interests of Reed. General Manderson replied at some length under date of February 28. After a reference to the land grant bill', be bontinued: "Your frank letter presents a matter of supreme importance, involving as it does my honor and integrity, and I will meet it with all candor and frankness equal to your own. If I knew the art of the politician and bis tricks of evasion, I certainly would not attempt to use them now. For nearly thirty years my fellow citizens of Nebraska have known my domestic, business pro fessional and political life. In my pub lic career I have no secrets and every letter written by me or expression made is open to the world for whatever criti cism is deserved. I value the esteem and regard of my neighbors too highly to jeopardize it for anv office, however high, and if I know myself I would not barter it for life Itself. I have lived fruitlessly and to no good purpose in the great stale where my every interest lies if the statement you make bah any foundation in truth or the least basis on which to rest. “You say, ‘It is freely charged that your candidacy is in the interest of another and that this is only a part of our gigantic plan to defeat the nomi nation of Mr. McKinley.’ I denoucce this charge and every other akin to it as cruelly and basely false as to myself and did I not believe it to be untrue as to the friends throughout the state and nation, who have solicited me to permit the use of my name, I would spurn them and stamp the proffered honor indignantly tinder mv feet. Re nn wnrH sir art lioun I, or hag anyone for me, made the ellort to help the political fortunes or crush ttio ambitious hopes jff -any of the great leaders of the republican party, who are contending for the high honor of carrying its banner to victory jn 1896. “If such help or harm shall result from the presentation by Nebraska of a Nebraskan at the St. Louis convention it is the unavoidable and the unob jectionable, when it comes from an honest endeavor. I am not to be used as a stalking horse or a delivery wagon for any aspirant. The gentlemen who are named prominently for the place are all my personal friends and the chief among them I have known intimately and closely since youth. I honor and esteem them all and will follow gladly in the ranks under the captaincy of any of them. I demand fair play for them. I expect it for myself.” The letter continues by reciting the events that led up to his announcement that he would neither seek nor decline the candidacy, but would allow his friends to proceed without protest from him. He then closed thus: “I have no personal claim upon Ne braska. Our young commonwealth has honored me so greatly that a life of con tinued devotion to her interest will not wipe out the score. If she shall at St. Louis pay me the highest compliment within her power to bestow, it would be an act of hypocrisy for me not to say that no prouder distinction could come to me. If the'voice of the republicans I of the state shall be for some other, no man will give more hearty or cheerful acquiescence in the verdict than myself. "The unsolicited tributes that have come to me from the very numerous Nebraska republicans, volunteering their support, has touched me most deeply. There shall come from me ;no act or thought that shall disappoint their ex pectations. If in highest honor and fair fashion, without attempt at dictation from any source, or undue influence upon any power, the end desired by our friends shall come there need be no heart burnings or regrets.”—State Journal. ‘AKSAH-NAPOOUE.” The celebrated Irish drama “Arrah Na-Pogue,” or the "Widow Wedding," will be presenteJ by the Academy Co , at the opera-house on March 17. This drama was written by Dion Bouclcault and is considered one of the best eyer written by that celebrated dramatist. The cast of characters is as follows: Col. Bagenal O’Grady.Tim Dwyer Beamish MoCoul...D. li. C’ronlu Major Cofflu, an English officer.Art Mullln The Irish Secretary of State.. ..J. A. Harmon .Alexander Marlow Michael heeney —..M. H. McCarthy Wlnterbottom, a valot.W. J. Kyan Shaun toe Post a Wicklow t-arme n. K. J. Marh Oiny Farrel, Andy Regan, Lunnagau Patsy Tim Cogan 1 Irish peasants f M. F. Cronin I J. Erwin J. Ilorrisky Arrah Meellsh. Mrs. T. b! Hanley Klinnv Pnmar Mi.m U..,.~t_ ti ■ * Fanny Power.Miss Maggie Harrington Miss Katie Sullivan Katty. THE COUHTBY FOB "HIOBSBB." Some years ago there lived at Ewing, this county, a man who was in comfor table circumstances. We will not mention his name; le*. it suffice our readers to know that he became dissatis fied with the country and Joined the colony bound for Arkansas. He did not exactly waste bis substance there, but he lost it through sickness of him self and family and finally escaped from the country and went west. He recently wrote a letter to a friend in O’Neill, who grants us the privilege of making a few extracts: Well, to begin with, I had several hard spells of sickness lasting a week or ten days, during the month of August. I fought against them, but on the 18th of September went to bed again to stay. I bad . the worst kind of malarial fever; I didn’t eat a thing and was out of my head most of the time. We couldn’t get anyone to take care of me, nor a nurse for the children, so my wife had ail the care, and during the whole time hardly got to shut her eyes. She stood it wonderfully until the 8th of October, when she packed us all on the train and we went to my folks in Nebraska. I wanted to go there because I felt like 1 never would get well In that nigger country. It was quite atrip to under take with four little kids and a woman too sick to stand up. From 180 pounds I got down to 140 and was in bed six weeks after that. Talk about skin and bones! To make matters worse my wite and two girls got the same fever. Talk about h—1 on earth; I guess we know something about it. I thought at first I would go back, but then I got to think ing what a fool a man was to try to live in such a God-forsaken country, a cuuntry that is only fit for niggers: so we had all our stuff packed and shipped to West Point, Neb. If you think we didn’t get skinned all around you are mistaken. It cost us 127 to have the stuff packed, and they broke and stole more than that. But you bet I am dead glad that 1 am out of there. The ex perience was all right, put the price! TIME EXTENDED. The Nebraska Club announces an ex tension of time to April 1, next, within which the articles for prizes offered may be submitted. This action is prompted htr navtiaa rlnaivlnn 4_1 _»_ were unable to prepare their contri butions, owing to the short notice given last month. The conditions of the con test are as follows: The articles shall be on the subject of Nebraska, its resources and the advantages it offers to the home seeker. They must not exceed 1000 words in length; must be accompanied by 91.00 for subscription to one share of the club entitling the subscriber to a membership; shall become the property of the club, and must be sent to the sec retary of the club. Bee building, Omaha, Neb., on or before April l.next. The articles will be submitted to the publication comihittee of the club and cash prizes awarded as follows: 915,00 for the best article; 910 00 for the second best and $5.00 for the third best. The publication committee consists of Ross L. Hammond, of Fremont, ex-Governor Furnas, of Brownville, and Hon. C. H. Morrill, of Lincoln. PBOGBAX. Of the Holt County Teachers’ Associa tion to be held at Ewing, Nebraska, Saturday, March 14, 1806, commencing at lil.iiA 1 -•» iM .ah_1 «_ VW* uv/UBG, MUSIC. Paper—The Teacbers’Responsibllity— Pearl 8. Kelley. Discussion. Annie Lowrie and P. E. Chase. Music. AFTERNOON SESSION. Singing. Paper—Language: What May Reason ably be Expected From Teachers— C..L. Anderson. Discussion. J. M. Morgan and C. J. Malone. Instrumental Music. Maud Oill8spie. Paper—The Class Recitation—... Mamie McManua. Discussion. Minnie Ouyer and Maud Gillespie. Solo. S. W. Green. Paper—Marking Pupils—. L. W. Worel. Discussion. R. F. Cross and Addie M. Clark. Recitation—“Lost in the Mountains’’— Lena Klingeman. Paper—What Constitutes Success in Teaching—. Sarah Davies. Discussion.;. J. Y. Ashton and Susie Quilty. Song—America—. By the Teachers. Teachers, school officers and all oth ers interested are invited to be present and participate in the discussions. Come prepared to enter into the dis cussions whether your name appears upon the program or not. W. R. Jackson, Pres. S. L. Anderson, Sec. MABXIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county judge during the present month: Florence Wolf and L. C. Emerson, Dorsey; March 3. Esiie Ward and John J. Gray, Page; March 6. Myra Henderson and Thomas E. Maring, Emmet: March B. - ’ ' ■ TO THZ PUBLIC: We have moved oar store to the Sulli van atore building, two doors west of our former location, where we will be pleased to jneet our old customers and all those who are seeking bargains in dry goods, hats, caps, boots, shoes or groceries. There was not room in our old store so we had to get Into n larger building where we could show our goods. Our new stock has arrived and Is the most complete ever brought to this section. Call and see us when looking for bargains. Sullivan Mbbcantiln Co. FOB SA.LX OS TBJLDX. I have an 8-year-old Imported Clydes* dale stallion, registered, which I will sell for cash or trade for clear land. In good condition; can be made to weigh 2,000 pounds. 85-2 M. D. Long. A. large assortment of all kinds of seeds in bulk at low rate for Nebraska grown seed. Look them over. 36-8 O’Nkill Gbocbbt Co, THS ATTZKTIOH OF TBAVXLZBI Is called to the fact that the route yla O’Neill,' Neb., and the Pacific Short Line is the shortest, cheapest and best to Northern Nebraska, Sioux City and the east. We are receiving the prettiest line of spring and summer dress goods and ;| trimmings ever shown In the city. Our , wraps, gloves, shoes, etc., are strictly up to date. Wait for our spring open ing March 17, and see the latest. § 85-2 J. P. Mann. ■ 1 " K-iii Meadow Grove Tribune: JohnFanton, who is stopping with Jim Perry, his i ] father-in-law, came into town early 1 Monday morning with his jaw dislocated, resulting from excessive gaping. Both sides of the law were out of joint, an ’k uncomfortable position for that useful member of the human anatomy. Dr. Morrow was successful in restoring the j unruly member to iu normal position, and relieving Mr. Fanton from a very painful and dangerous condition. ' Fancy quality onion mu. No "scallions”. See them. Buy garden seeds of us and get only fresh seeds. 80-2 O’Nkill, Gbockby Co. Mrs. L. R. Patton, Rockford, 111.,’ writes: "From personal experience I can recommend DeWitt’s Sarsaprilla, a cure for impure blood and general de bility.” Morris & Co. It is a fixed and immutable law that to hare good, sound health one must hare pure, rich and abundant blood. There is no shorter nor surer route than by a course of DeWitt’s Sarsaprilla. Morris & Co.__ A high lirer with n torpid lirer will not be a long llyert Correct the lirer with DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, little pills that cure dyspepsia and constlpa . tion. Morris & Co. In the fall of 1803 a son of Mr. T. A. McFarland, a prominent merchant of Lire Oak, Sutter Co., Cal., «u taken with a rery heary cold, The pains in his chest were so serere that he had spasms and was threatenad with pneu monia. His father' gare him sereral ■urge nors oi unamDeriam a uougn Remedy which broke up the cough and cured. Mr. McFarland says whenever hia children have croup' be invariably gives them Chamberlain’s Cough Reme dy and it cures them. He considers it the best cough remedy in the market. Foreale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. P. C. Corrigan, druggist desires us to publish the following extract from a letter of Chas. M. Outfeld, of Reedley, Fresno Co., Cal., as he hnndlesdhe rem edy referred to and wants his customers to know what a splendid medicine it is: ‘ It is with pleasure I tell you that by one day’s use of Chamberlain’s Cough remedy I was relieved of a very severe cold. My head was completely stopped up and I could not sleep at night. I can recommend this remedy.” A cold nearly always starts in the head and af terwards extends to the throat and lungs. By using this remedy freely as soon as the cold has been contracted it will cure the cold and prevent it from extending to the lungs. V How to Cure Rheumatism. Arago, Coos Co., Oregon, Nov. 10, 1803: 1 wish to inform you of the great good Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has done my wife. She has been trou bled with rheumatism of the bands and arms for six months, and has tried many remedies prescribed for that .com plaint but found no relief until she used this Pain Balm; one bottle of which baa completely cured her. 1 take pleasure in recommending it for that trouble. Yours truly, C. A. Bullford. 50 cent and 91 bottles for sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. _ _> Short Lins Time Card. Passenger ieaves O’Neill, Neb. at 10:05 a. m., immediately after arrival of train from Black Hills, reaching Sioux City at 2:35 p. m., giving three hours time. Lowest rates. Purchase local tickets to O’Neill and re-buy there. n