iV*
\\^°
b*c'
.A
&o*
THE
Frontier.
• ’ ’ .*»' "
Is ? ; ‘. ;; is*1j
£■
I
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
•UBSORIPTION, •I.BO PER ANNUM.
CLYDE RING AND D. H. CRONIN. EDITORS AND MANAGERS.
VOLUME XVI.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 19, 1896.
NUMBER 87.
■
NEWS SANS WHISKERS
|
I
?■
f
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to IJs.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Local Happening* Portrayed Per Oonoral
Edification end Amniement.
T. V. Golden i* io North Dakota on
buainen. ' _
A postnfflee ha* been established at
Green Valley.
Latest spring styles in gents’ hats and
ties at J. P. Mann’s.
John Brady, of Atkinson, was in
O’Neill Monday on business.
Handsome line of new rugs and
portieres at J. P. Mann's.
Rev. Bates will preach in the Episco
pal church in O’Neill next Sunday
morning.
Bentley will give you value received
and a music box and a watch be
sides. _ 20-tf.
George Clark is lying very ill at his
home j>f typhoid fever, as is also one of
- his small children.
Be sure and get Sioux City seeds.
They are the best. For sale by Neil
Brennan. _ 85tf.
Sam Sample, of Butte, stopped ever in
O’Neill Wednesday night. He was on
his way to Omaha.
Don’t forget the measuring social
Friday evening, March SO, at the
home of John Skirving.
Jake Hershiser came up from Norfolk
Tuesday for a short visit with friends.
ug iciuiucu imoiuuimug.
k
I
Buy the best garden seeds; the best
are the cheapest. None better than the
Sioux City seeds, sold by Neil Brennan.
P. J. McManus relumed from Chicago
Tuesday evening, where be had been
the past week purchasing his spring
stock. _
Easter opening of spring and summer
millinery, both staples and novelties, on
display March 25, 1896, at Mrs. S. G.
Nichols’. _
Lee Hershiser returned Tuesday night,
from Waterloo, Io., to settle up his
affairs preparatory to removing to
Waterloo.
S. Nelson has been appointed assessor
for the Golden Irrigation district to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Dr. White, of Bassett.
The Ladies’ Working Society will meet
with Mrs. Dobbs Wednesday, March 25,
2 p.m. A full attendance is desired as
there is work to be done.
Secretary Smith last Tuesday con
firmed the commissioner's decision in the
eontesl of Anderson vs. Tyler. Tyler is
declared to have the preference right of
entry. _
Miss Belle Wisdom and Mr. Herman
Eckle were baptised in the Elkhorn
river at Inman last Monday by Rev.
Smith, of the church of Latter Day
Saints.
i
Mrs. P. C. Corrigan and daughter
Mabel left O’Neill Tuesday morning via.
the Short Line, for Wisconsin, where
Mrs. Corrigan will visit her parents for
a few weeks. _
A caller at Thh Frontier office Mon
day remarked that there is a great
improvment in the tone of the Beacon
Light since Harrington has vacated the
editorial tripod.
John Alderson was in from' Chambers
Saturday. John is one of the many
Holt county republicans who believe in
standing up for Nebraska by standing
up for Manderson.
Harry Mathews, of Butte, called on
The Frontier Saturday. Mr. Mathews
says Boyd county is almost unanimous
for George Brooks for state treasurer
and McKinley for president.
Miss Ethel Conger, of Inman, and
Franklin Swengel, of Craig, were united
in marriage last Monday at the home of
the bride's parents at Inman, Rev.
George, of O’Neill, officiating.
On account of the sickness in her
family Mrs. George Clark has given up
her work in the public schools. Mrs.
Potter Hazelett is teaching the primary
department during her absence.
J. H. Riggs and family came up from
Randolph Saturday night and visited
until Tuesday morning with the family
of J. H. Meredith. Mr. Riggs has dis
posed of his newspaper interests in
Randolph. _
A sign of revival of confidence in this
section is evidenced in the fact that the
Chicago Security and Trust Company
are offering to loan, through their agent
in O’Neill, H. M. Uttley, money on
farmlands
Kautzman’s orchestra furnished the
music for the dance at Stuart on the
17th. _
John Freeland and family, of Dorsey,
left Holt county last Wednesday morn
ing for DeCatur, Burt county, Neb.,
where they expect to reside in the
future. The many friends of the family
regret to see them leave the county.
Landreth’s vegetable seeds are fresh
pure and true to name and will satisfy
the most critical demands of those who
want the hest and nothing but the best.
These high grade seeds are carried in
stock by 87-tf. Monsis & Co.
Kearney Hub: Since it has become
known that sunflower produces the finest
variety of olive oil, why shouldn’t the
sunflower become a thriving staple in
western Nebraska? It will thrive
where even a goat would starve to death.
Landreth’s garden seeds have been
sown for 112 years and hav.e never been
surpassed for excellence. We have a
full line of them.
37-tf. Mobris & Co.
Mr. and Mrs C. E. Hall entertained a
small party of their friends last evening
in honor of their neices, the Misses
King. Card playing and other games
were indulged in until a late hour, and
an enjoyable time was had by all
i present.
The best display of produce at the
Sioux City Exposition Inst year was
raised and sent there by Neil Brennan
and he raieed them from Sioux City
garden seeds. So if you want the best
seed call at his place and buy your seeds
for this season. 37tf
l Cincinnati Enquirer: "I don’t see
what enjoyment you find in playing
whist night after night.”
“You don't? My dear boy, the game
gives more opportunity of calling your
fellowmen asses, dolts and idiots than
any other possible occasion.”
Corbett’s photo studio and dental
parlors will be open from April 3 to the
Oth. inclusive. 3(1-5 A H PnnBPTT
The Academy Dramatic company
presented the celebrated Irish drama
“Arrah-na-Pogue, or the Wicklow Wed
ding” to a crowded house Tuesday
evening. The cast was a strong one and
the rendition of the play was well
received. The net proceeds were about
•1130. ______
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.
The following licences have been
issued by the county judge the past
week: M. F. Munt and Nellie Coleman,
both of Stuart, March 13; Fred M.
Bentley, of Wisner, and Mabel Failor,
of Francis, March 14; Jacob Kramer
and Anna Segar, both of Atkinson,
March 17.
Landreth’s celebrated garden seed.
We purchase these seeds direct and
guarantee them iresh and true to name.
They should not be classed with the
common run of seeds left with doalers
on commission. Use Landreth’s seed,
and a good vegetable garden is assured.
37-tf. Morris & Co.
Judge Kinkaid held court in O’Neill
last Thursday to hear a few matters that
were urgent. Carberry was granted an
extension of time in which to file a
motion for a new trial. He was allowed
until March 21, Dunham and Holtz
made application for bonds to secure
their appearance at the next term of
court, but the court refused to accept the
sureties offered.
John A. Nelson, who resides on a farm
three miles north of Emmet, was in the
city Monday for the purpose of getting
some bills printed advertising the sale of
his personal property. The date of the
sale is March 24, 1896. He has adver
tised his live stock, farm machinery and
household goods, which will be sold at
auction on very liberal terms. Mr.
Nelson intends to remove to LeMars, lo.
J. P. Mann's spring opening, March
17, was not as great a success iu point of
attendance as had been hoped for,
or as were former oc
casions of the kind, yet it was by no
means a failure. The show windows
and store in general were, if possible,
more tastily decorated than ever before.
, The music was good and not a note was
wasted, as ’.here was at all times an ap
preciative audience.
Judge Kinkaid and his reporter went
up to Chadron Monday night. Morrison,
defendant in a murder case, had filed a
showing for a change of venue and the
judge went up to hear the argument in
the case and determine whether or not
the change would be allowed. Judge
Westover was disqualified to act on
account of having been connected with
the case before his election to the bench.
The judge returned yesterday morning,
having granted the change of venue.
The case will be tried at Kushville.
Rftsie Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Andrew Clark, died this morning of
typhoid fever at her home eight miles
southwest of O’Neill.
Mayor Biglin returned last Friday^
night from his visit in the east. Frank
McCann, one of Scranton’s young busi-r
ness men, accompanied Mr. Biglin td
O’Neill for a short visit.
A rhymer in the Washington Star
gives the following definition of reform:
“Keform Is a great moral throb
Whose cause we scarce oan trace. ,
Which makes some big man lose his job
And puts me in his place."
Kearney Hub: The editor of the
North Platte Telegraph wrote to A. E.
Cady asking him if he was a candidate
for congress. Mr. Cady replied: “If
the republicans of the district desire me'
to make the race I will do so, but I do
not desire to enter into a scramble for
the place.” _ j
Kearney Hub: Our republican breth
ern from the Sixth congressional district
of Nebraska bring us good tidings of
great joy. The members of the con
gressional committee and other republi
can brethern in attendance at the com
mittee meeting are firm in the faith that
the district will be redeemed this fall
and they do not stutter when they make
the remark. _
Thk Frontier received this week too
late tor publication a call for a mass con
vention of democrats of Holt county to
be held at Atkinson on April 11, for the
purpose of electing ten delegates to at
tend the state convention at Lincoln on
April 22. The call reads “by order of the
democratic county central committee”
and Is signed by L. E. Leek, chairman
and H. G. Baluss, secretary. Our demo
cratic brethern will notice that this call
does not come from headquarters of the
straight democrats, of whom John Har
mon is chairman, but is from the
populistic and free silver side of the
house. The call will be published
Chicago Tribune: “You have' no
heart.” Pale, but tearlesa, she stood be
fore him, and looked him squarely in
the eye. She was poor but proud.
Adverse fortune had reduced her ward
robe to a calico basis, driven her and
her only surviving mother to the top flat
of a Wabash avenue apartment house,
and hardened the lines about her still
beautiful mouth, but it could not dim
the luster of her blue-black eye or tame
the unconquerable spirit that ruimated
every fibre of the lissome form standing
erect with unconscious grace and await
ing his answer. “You have no heart,”
she repeated. “No Miss,” replied the
butcher, “but we’ve got some mighty
nice liver. Will that do just ns well?”
The Cedar Leader says: “Postal
cards were received Tuesday by a large
number of citizens, on the backs of
which were the words ‘Sons and
Fathers.’ Just what they want the
people to infer from the wording, we
are not prepared to say. It is evidently
some advertising scheme and will doubt
less be followed by further particulars.
The cards were mailed at Chicago.” A
number of similar cards were received
by citizens of northern Holt and they
were inclined to think the vigilantes
were at the bottom of them, but The
Frontier has discovered that “Sons
and Fathers" is the title of a serial story
that will soon be published by a Chicago
paper, which takes that way of adver
tising. _
Norfolk News: Hellspopping again
at the Norfolk hospital. All the details
of the affair are not yet made public
but they will be; never fear,they will he.
It is known that Dr. Mackay called the
two night watchers, Bert O'Banion and
Miss Lucy O’Banion, into his office
Monday evening and summarily dis
charged them. Yesterdysix more em
ployes called for their time and left the
institution; the names of those who left
being Godfrey Gansko, Misses- May
Hardtneff, Eunice Buchannan, Ella
Cooke, Nellie Fitzgerald and Kittie
Coope. One young lady remarked as
she was leaving the place that all she
has is her character, and if she remained
there longer she feared she might not
even have that.
Evidence of somebody’s crooked work
turned up in O’Neill this week in the
shape of a Holt county bond in the de
nomination of WOO. The instrument
was dated July 1, 1873, and purported to
have been issued under an election held
June 17, 1878. It was signed by William
Scofield, county clerk, and Charles
Glasco, senior commissioner. The bond
is dated Holt City, Holt county, Neb.
It was one of a series of fifty and was
issued under the statute authorizing
bonds for court-house purposes, etc.
Boston parties hold the bonds and sent
this one to a bank in this city for in
spection. It was a very fine piece of
work. Of course tbe series of bonds is
fraudulent as no such election was ever
held, nor were there ever any officials
in this county by that name.
The Holt County Teachers' Association
held the second meeting of the year at
£wing last Saturday. While the attend
ance from abroad was not large, the at
; tendance and enthusiasm of Ewing’s
citizens more than made up the de
ficiency. Judging by the active part
taken In discussions by business and
professional men of the place, and the
decidedly hospitable interest manifested
we should say that the educational spirit
in Ewing is of an exceptionally high
order. Papers were read by Supt. C.
L. Anderson, of O'Neill, Principal
Worel, of Ewing, Misses Mamie Mc
Manus, of O’Neill, Pearl Kelley, of At
kinson and Sarah Davies, of Ewing.
Discussion of papers was prompt and
enthusiastic. Music of an exceptionally
high character was furnished by local
talent, and in the evening the teachers
were delightfully entertained at Mr.
Selah’s. We trust that the teachers will
feel so benefited by their Ewing experi
ence that the next meeting, which is to
be held in Atkinson about April 11, will
be more largely attended. #*#
Stuart Ledger: There has been con
siderable comment of late of the backing
up of water and the tendency of streams
to overflow in many sections of the state
though not caused to do so by either
rainfall or snowfall. Meadow slopes are
glazed over with ice where water has
oozed through from below the surface.
'Dry ponds and ditches along the rail
roads have filled with water. This
peculiar phenomena is noticble here
wbere there has been for months a very
slight fall of moisture from the skies.
The big slough south of the river is fill*
!ng with water. Holes along the upper
Elkhorn that have been dry for six
months or more now furnish water for
stock. Water is coming back in the
lakes that went dry last year. The
cause of this welling of water which
comes from subterranean sources is
probably not understood. It is putting
the soil on the lower lands in remarkably
„ A JUU. t___J1_Til__ Si_
• uiig ui ivu
occurred before and is an unfailing sign
of good crops. A prospect of the repe
tition of the marvelous crops of small
grain which were raised in the Elkhorn
▼alley last year ought to make the
-farmers feel light-hearted.
It is pretty well understood, as has
been claimed by Kautzman, that McHugh
is but foreman for a syndicate of editors
who write under cover of his name at
the head of the editorial column. The
war the Sun has been making on the
Beacon Light has been so far in advance
of the editor’s ability that the people
have often wondered who was doing the
work. A little occurrence that happen
ed a couple of weeks ago may throw
some light on the subject. A gentle
man walking along the street saw a roll
of paper on the sidewalk and picked it
up. On the inside was found copy and
printer's proof of a column and a half
of editorials. The editorials were all
concerning Kautzman, so the finder
knew who bad lost the package, and
accordingly mailed the proof to the Sun
man. The article! appeared in the next
issue ot the Sun as original matter,
although the cbirograpby of the copy
was nothing like the hand written by
the editor of the Sun. The man who
found the package failed to return the
manuscript, but filed it away in his
office for future reference, where a
Frontier reporter saw it Tuesday. If
the man who has been writing the stuff
doesn’t speak to us now as we pass by
we will give the whole snap away to
Eautzman.
PROUTY INJUNCTION.
The Prouty injunction case, set for
March 12, came on for hearing as
scheduled, Tuesday. Owing to some
irregularity in the service, the case was
continued. The temporary injunction
was allowed to stand until a final hear
may be had.
Defendant Gray was represented, of
course, by Mike Harrington, who offered
to settle the controversy by deeding
back the land to Mr. Prouty, who was
to return the purchasr price, which had
been paid in cattle and money. This
offer was refused by Mr. Prouty.
It seems that Gray had threatened to
institute many kinds of suits against
Prouty, and replevin the cattle in
question, and for that reason Mr.
Prouty asked the court for another order
restraining Gray from such procedure.
While the matter was under consider-1
ation, Harrington, in the course of his
remarks, stated to the court that should
the order issue he would ignore it, re
plevin the cattle and take his chances of
being in contempt. Judge Kinkaid
reprimanded the gentleman mildly—too
mildly—and told him that the restrain
ing order would issue and that the court
would see to it that it was respected.
THE ATTENTION OF TRAVELERS
Is called to the fact that the route yia
O’Neill, Neb., and the Pacific Short Line
is the shortest, cheapest and best to
Northern Nebraska, Sioux City and - the
east.
IBBIGATIOff.
The Elkhorn Irrigation and Land
Company is beginning to move in ita
work of developing its plant, as spring
opens up. A contract was let last whek
for the construction of four new houses
and barns and the putting down of as
many wells. C. L. Davis has the con
tract -for the houses and R. H. Mills for
the driving of the wells. These build
ings will be occupied by the parties who
have signed contracts with the company
to break and crop the 3,000 acres of land
this season. These contracts are very
liberal on the part of the company. Be
sides furnishing land, seed and water,
the company pays 11.00 cash per acre for
the breaking and receives as its share
one-half the crop. Mr. Selah informs
us that the company could have leased
three times the amount of land that it
has, bad it Lave had the land to lease.
C. E. Luse, of Morgan county, Col.,
has been employed by the compay to
superintend the distribution. Mr. Luse
has bad fifteen years experience in this
work in Colorado. Has been with the
ditches from the time they were opened
up until the land under them has reached
a high state of development, and he i^
familiar with irrigation in Its different
phases. He was here last week, went
over the ground, and expressed the
opinion that everything was all right.
The lay of the land and the soil be pro
nounced the same as that of Colorado
where irrigation has been in vogue for
many years and is the basis of all the
successful farming of that successful
state, while our water is pure and free
from alkali. Mr. Luse returned to Colo
rado Friday morning last to pack up his
household goods and move his family
out at once. He will also purchase
several hundred bushels of alfalfa seed
for the company while there. The in
tention of the company is to sow some
600 acres of their land to alfalfa this
season. The ten-acre patch which they
sowed last summer as an experiment has
tuny demonstrate! that it will do weir
here where plenty of water for it is at
hand.
Mr. Handlon from Iowa* who is to
work under the ditch this summer,pulled
in one day last week with thirteen head
of horses, wagons, etc., prepared to
begin operations as soon as spring opens
up.
It looks now as though the Elkhorp
Irrigation and Land Company’s curtilage
would be one of the busiest sections of
Holt county this season. So much for
irrigation. The Frontier hopes to
see many other similiar enterprises
launched this summer, as there are
several other equally as good prospects
along the Elkhorn, Eagle and South
Fork in this county which only require
the energy and enterprise of our farmers
and business men to push to a successful
issue.
TIKE 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
by parties desiring to contest and who
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 81.00 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
cretary of the club. Bee building,
Omaha, Neb., on or before April l.next.
The articles will be submitted to the
publication committee of the club and
cash prizes awarded as follows: 815.00
for the best article; 810 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.
BIOLEB NOT GUILTT.
The trial of Chas. Bigler, charged
with having been implicated in the hold
up of Joe Ryan some time ago, came up
in county court Wednesday.
The evidence was purely circumstan
tial, and after a short deliberation the
jury returned a verdict of "not guilty.”
The following named gentlemen
comprised the jury: John Hunt, Frank
Bain, Wm. Messner, John Dwyer, John
Dressier and J. P. O’Donnell.
Fancy quality onion sets. No
"scallions.”. See them. Buy garden
seeds of us and get only fresh seeds.
36 3 O’Neill Grocery Co.
NOTICE.
Los', stayed or stolen, on the 10th
of February, a bay pony weight about
800 pounds; with white face, white spot
on side and white feet.
37-3 Trace Gwinn,
O’Neill, Neb.
A large assortment of all kinds of
seeds in bulk at low rate for Nebraska
grown seed. Look them over.
36-3 O’Neill Grocery Co.
.... - " --,
A LITTLE COMMITTEE WORK.
The committee, constating of Chair
mnn Blondin, Ernest Stillwell and E. J.
Mack, appointed by the board of super
visors to perform certain duties, this
week filed the following report: <3
“Your committee appointed to confer
with the Boyd county commissioners In
regard to the difficulties existing between
Holt and Boyd counties relative to pay- v •
ing for repairs done on Whiting’s bridge .'
by W. C. Townsand in April, 1805, sub- '
mlt the following report:
"On March 10, 1890, we met the com
missioners of Boyd county and talked i
the matter over with them, and on
March 11,1890, we submitted the propo
sition hereto attached end made a part
of this report; which was accepted by.
them and spread upon the commission
ers’ record of Boyd county. The agree
ment was as follows: ^
“Holt county, by its legal representa
tives. agrees to pay one-half of claim of * ‘
W. C. Townsend for 0964, vis: 0480,
and also the sum of 035 already expended \
by Boyd county on account of said
bridge being repaired. |':i
“Providing, Boyd county, by its legal
representatives, agrees to issue to Holt
county a warrant for 0347 out of the
levy of 1896, and a warrant for 0900 out
of the levy of 1997, the two last men
tioned amounts representing Boyd
county’s share of the claim of W. C.
Townsend for repairing said bridgs in
April. 1895.” v ;
The foregoing agreement was duly
signed by the commissioners of Boyd
county and the committee representing
the Holt county board. .
ANOTHER BRIDGE. * i
On the return trip the committee took ”,
occasion to examine another bridge. I
The bill for work on this bridge was
O. Kd. by Hugh O’Neill for 8100. on . ^
which $35 has been paid. The report
of the committee is as follows:
“Ymir onmmliino
on returning from Boyd county we went
to the bridge acroas the Eagle known aa
the Donlln bridge, and examined tbe
approacbee conetructed by Bernard
Uynea and Karl Lealie. Tour commit*
tee report that in their judgment t85 ia
ample compensation for tbe labor per
formed and the material furniahed on
aaid approaches.”
KNOCKS OUT THB TYPEWRITERS.
“Your committee report farther that
we aatertained that the typewriters now
in possession of the county clerk, county
judge and county superintendent were
purchased without any authority from
the board of supervisors of Holt county,
and in accordance with the instructions
given us by the board of supervisors we
issued an order to tbe county clerk
which is hereto attached.”
THE ORDER.
“To the County Clerk of Holt County:
“We, tbe undersigned, committee duly
l... <1.., V_J _>_
on the 21st dsy of February, 1896, u
shown on the supervisors’ record, page
588, hereby instruct you to notify the
United Typewriter and Supply company
to come and take possession of the
three Yost typewriters now in the court
bouse in the possession of the county
clerk, county judge and county superin*
tendent and to place in old typewriter
which said company removed from your
office, as the above three machines were
not purchased by the committee accord*
ing to Instructions of the board, the
party making the agreement having no
power to do so.” >
V ■■
TO THK PUBLIC:
We have moved our store to the Sulli
van store building, two doors west of
our former location, where we will be "f
pleased to meet 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 a 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 Mercantile Co.
P. C. Corrigan, druggist desires us to
publish the following extract from 'a
letter of Cbas. M. Gutfeld, of Reedley,
Fresno Co., Cal., as he handles the 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.
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.