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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1896)
VOLUME XVI. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APRIL 23, 1896. NUMBER 42. PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. •UBBORIPTION, El.BO PER ANNUM. CLYDE KING AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS. Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. When and how it happened Local Happening* Portrayed For General Edification and Amusement. . Register Harmon went down the road Tuesday morning. Judge Kinkald is holding court in Ainsworth this week. George Mead, of Fremont, had busi gis in O’Neill Monday. VANTED—A few day boarders, tes reasonable. Mns. Dennis Lyons. Dr. Dorbett will be here May 2, in stead of the' 8th, as previously an nounced. Bargains, bargains; they still continue on shoes at the Sullivan Mercantile Company’s store. 40-3 Be sure and get Sioux City seeds. They are the best. For sale by Neil Brennan. 35tf. Ld Purdy was in the city Sunday<with a 162-pound pickerel that was caught down near Stafford. It was a beauty. Corbett’s photo studio and dental parlors will be open from May 2, to the 14th inclusive. 42-4 ' A. H. Corbeyt. Buy ihe best garden seeds; the best are the cheapest. None better than the Sioux City seeds, sold by Neil Brennan. After April 1;'139R, the building now occupied by the postofflce will be for rent cheap. Inquire of R. It. Dickson. Misses Herrick and Brown will con duct a meeting for men only at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 4 (o’clock. ___ Tha Chicago lady quartette will give an entertainment in O’Neill on April 29. This company has the reputation of being first-class. "v* The Degree ot Honor will give one of tlbir old-time balls at the rink May 1. A pood time guaranteed to all who wish to come and enjoy themselves. Why not buy Nebraska grown garden seeds? They are the finest to be had, well matured and true to name. See them. 39-tf O’Neill Grocery Co. After May 1, 1896, all delinquent per sonal tax will be collected by distress. \ . J. P. Muller, County treasurer. Since the Sullivan Mercantile Com pany have moved to their new quarters their new line of spring and summer goods is a sight worth seeing. Don’t fail to see their immense stock when in town. . 40-3 Licenses were issued this week by A'County Judge McCutchan as follows: l Frick Johnson and Thresa Siegel, of Rock county; Joseph Sabey and Anna Lobez, of Stuart, B Al county. £ We have just received a car load of an extra fine flour, and we are prepared to make you very low figures for good goods. Come in. 40-2 O’Neill Grocery Co. Harry Mathews came up from Omaha Monday night, where he went to assist in representing Boyd county at the state convention. He went up the road Tues day night. _ The ladies of O'Neill and vicinity are cordially invited to attend a woman’s meeting at the rink next Saturday afler terooon at 3 o'clock. Girls over 14 years old admitted. We have a fresh lot of alfalfa, blue grass, red and white clover. Don’t you want some? 89-tf. O’Neill Grocery Co. rj Walter A. Wyant and Mies Doretha 1 M. Eisele, of Chambers, were married on the 8th inst. at Bnrwell. We will give a more extended notice next week. Landreth’s garden seeds have been sown for 112 years and have never been surpassed lot excellence. “ We pave a 87-tf. Morris & Co. Next Friday there will be all-day ser vice at the Methodist church. A lack of space prevents us giviug the progtam, which promises to be interesting. JLandreth's vegetable seeds are fresh— pure and true to name and will satisfy the most critical demands of those who . want the best and nothing but the best. 9 These high grade seeds are carried in A The best display of produce at the SioUx City Exposition last year was raised and sent there by Neil Brennan " and he raieei them from Sioux City garden seeds. So if you rVant the best f seed call at his place and buy your seeds 87-tf. Morsis & Co. [ for this season. 37tf Mrs. J. K. Riggs and children, of Randolph, - are visiting relatives in the city. _ Romaine Sannders came up from Leigh Saturday night and visited over Sunday with relatives. Busy people have no time, and sen* sible people have no inclination to use a slow remedy. One Minute Cough Cure acts promptly and gives permanent re sults. Morris & Co. Sanford Parker came up from Omaha Saturday night, where he had been at tending the state convention, and went oyer to Spencer Sunday. Mrs. Parker tame over from Spencer Friday to meet him. Mr. Hudson, who removed from DorBey to Georgia last fall, returned to O’Neill Sunday night. He was not favorably impressed with that section of the south, and says Holt Is all right after all. _ There will be a gospel meeting held at theM. E. church, Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, for men only. The meet ing is to be led by Misses Herrick and Brown. All men are earnestly re quested to be present. The Odd Fellows lodge is preparing to celebrate 77th anniversary of the order on Saturday evening, the 25th. All Odd Fellows, their families, and Rebeccas are invited. A supper and literary exercises are on the program. We might tell you more about one Minute Cough Cure, but you probably know that it cures a cough. Every one does who has tried it. It is a perfect remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness. It is an especial favorite for children, being pleasant to take and quick in curing. Morris & Oo. The mammoth line of spring and summer goods now; on exhibition at the Sullivan Mercantile Company’s store is the grandest ever seen in northwestern Nebraska. Come and get onr prices, we will guarantee to save you money. We are always in the lead when it comes to low prices. 40-8 Sullivan Mercantile Co. What is more desirable on your table at this time of year than a plate of nice pickles. There are others, but none as good as Heinz Keystone brand. Buy nothing else if you want the best. In bulk we have their celebrated Dill pick les, somethiug new, but already very popular; and their unequaled sweet mixed, as well as the regular sour pick les. Try these once and you will use no other. 41-2 J. P. Mann. Perhaps you are well enough satisfied where you are trading for groceries, but in these bard times it will pay you to look around, and to show you that we would like a portion of your grocery trade we offer 20 pounds good dried apples for $1.00 16 pounds California peaches for 1.00 20 pounds good raisins for 1.00 20 pounds dried grapes for 1.00 32 pounds rolled oats for 1.00 20 pounds good rice (not broken) 1.00 6 pounds Japan tea (a fair article) 1.00 3 pounds Japan tea (extra bargain) 1.00 Pail svrup .65 We ain’t saying a word about sugar, the prospects are it will soon be out of sight. Try our bulk pickles when you want something to give you an appetite. 41-2 J. P. Mann. Down in Arkansas a man must pay his poll tax before he can vote. Here is an idea for some of the northern states. It is either a good way to fix the roads or a good way to cut down the vote, we are undecided which.—Fhontieh. . You have the wrong understanding of the meaning of our poll tax law. It is not for the purpose of fixing the roads. It is simply a license that every voter must take out, and it costs a dollar. The money goes into the school fund. Thousands of voters lose their franchise from a misunderstanding of the law, from carelessness, from lack of money, and because it is too much trouble to find an officer to pay it to. It is a good thing and yet a bad thing. See?—Stutt gart Free Press. Our stock of clothing has not been as large for yenrs and our customers are fast finding out that it is not necessary for them to send away to get good bar* gains in cheap clothing. Our suits at. $4.50, $5.00 and $5.50 are all great sur prises. They are not satinets but good cassimeres aud chiviots. At $6.00, $6.50 and $7.0(1 you get a much better grade, and at $7.50, $8.00, $8.50, $8.75 and $10.00 we sell as good all wool suits as is produced in America. Our black clay worsted suits at $10.00 will astonish you when you see the quality. In boys’ two-piece suits we have some excellent values at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00; cheaper ones $1.50 and $1.75 and combination suits, with two pair pants, $3.75, $4.00 and $4 50. We hope you will favor us by examining our stock and if we cannot suit you as well and sell you as cheap then send for a suit, but give us u chance to show you ours first. 39-tf. J. P. Mann. Landreth's celebrated garden seed. We purchase these seeds direct and guarantee them fresh and true to name. They should not be classed with the common run of seeds left with dealers on commission. Use Landreth’s seed, and a good, vegetable garden is assured. 87-tf. Morris & Co. Platte Center Signal: A young lady whose sense of shame would not permit her to address a certain unmarried clerk in one of our dry goods stores in ordi nary English called for a pair of garters thusly: "It is my desire to obtain a pair of circular elastic appendages, capable of being contracted or expanded by means of oscillating burnished steel ap pliances that sparkle like particles of gold leaf set with Alaska diamonds and which are utilized for retaining In proper positions the habiliments of the lower extremities which inate delicacy | forbids me to mention.” The clerk was so taken back by the young lady’s ex treme modesty and ready flow of'tbe English language that whenever he sees' a young lady enter the store now he calls for the “old man” to wait on the prospective customer. OBITUARY. Mary Ann Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mre. Andrew Clark, who reside seven miles southwest of O'Neill, died last night of tvphoid fever after a shortill ness, aged 22 years. Deceased was born at Patterson, New Jersey, but had resided in Holt county for twenty years, where she had many friends who sincerely mourn her early 'death. It was just five weeks ago to a dayj that her younger sister died from the same disease, and the bereaved family feels that the hand of affliction has indeed been laid heavily upon them. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 10 o’clock from the Catholic church. Tub Frontieb joins the many friends of the family in offering heartfelt con dolence. __ A WORD WITH THE CLOSE BUYER. Do not jump at conclusions every time some advertisement appears, which sounds cheap to you at iirst glance. Carefully investigate the matter and compare it with prices to be obtained from merchants who regularly and not spasmodically, offer yot^rhat they call bargains. RememberjBBat during the last eight years wgJHFe always made bed rock prices on groceries, quality and weight considered, and that we are in a position to not only meet Ann legitimate competition, but usually go them one batter. Sometimes we are asked why we do not sell so and so as cheaply as such and such a merchant does? In reply we say: We-fneet com petition from any merchant who pays for his goods, but we do not pretend to compete with those who do not. We can’t do it and pay our bills. To those who have favored us with their patron age for the last eight years and to those who have not, and anticipate a change, we say, we will not be undersold, quality and weight considered, and in vite an inspection of our stock which is always fresh and good. We do not guarantee to please every oue, but we will do onr best and then our responsi bility ceases. Drop in when in need of groceries at bed rock figures. 42-1 O’Neill Gbocbbv Co. DEMOCBATIC COUHTY C0HVERTI0B. A delegate convention of the demo cratic electors of Holt county is hereby called to meet at the court house In O’Neill on Saturaay, April 25,1896 at 2 o'clock f. m., for.the purpose of select ing six delegates to attend the democratic state convention, to be held at Lincoln, coin. Neb., on April 29, 1896, and for transacting such other business as may properly come before the convention. The apportionment of delegates from each precinct and ward, based on the vote of the Hon. T. J. Mahoney, candi date for judge of the supreme court at the last geperal election, and including one delegate at large for each precinct and ward, is as follows: Atkinson .3 Chambers.3 Conley.1 Cleveland.3 Dustin.3 Delolt.... 1 Ewing .2 Emmett.2 Francis.2 Fair view.1 Grattan. 2 Green Valley.2 Iowa. ] Inman ..2 Lake... 1 McClure. 1 Paddock.3 Pleasantvtew,.., ... 2 Hook Falls......I Sand Creek.. 1 Saratoga. l Scott.1 Sheridan ..i.1 Shields_:_...... 2 Steel Creek.... .u.... 1 Stuart.3 Swan. l Verdigris..... 2 Wlllowdale.1 Wyoming. 1 O'Neill 1st ward.3 2nd ward_2 3rd ward.2 it is recommended tnat lue primaries be held on Friday, April 24, 1896, John A. Harmon, Chairman Central Committee. Frank Sbepardson, an engineer on tbe Southern Pacific Ry., who resides at Los Angeles, Cal., was troubled with rheumatism for a long time. He was treated by several physicians, also visit ed the Hot Springs, but received no per manent relief until be used Chamber lain’s Pain Balm. He says it is tbe best medicine in tbe world for rheumatism. For sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. 'the mills or justice. In the cate of the state vs. Donham the jury brought in a verdict of guilty as charged and fixed the value ot the cattle at 875. A motion for a new trial was filed Monday, which states that the de fendant has. some newly discovered evidence. The motion will probably come up for hearing about May 4. ... In the case of the state vs. Holla the Jury returned a verdict of petty larcency and the court fixed his sentence at thirty days in the county jail and decreed that he should pay the costs of the action. The jury found the value of the cattle stolen to be |83.25. At the time these cattle were stolen the law was that in order to ihalte a penitentiary offense it had t<f ne proven that the value of the cattle w** 885 or over. Subsequently the law was changed making the theft of cattle of any value a penitentiary offense. He had to be sentenced under the law in force at the time of the theft, hence it will be seen that the jury allowed . the prisoner to escape the pen by fixing the value at $88.25 instead of 835.00. Tiiere was just a matter of 81.75 between Holtz and the penitentiary. The title of the old creamery building was quieted in the receiver of the Holt County bank. me court iouna mat for various reasons the jury would be disqualified from sitting on the criminal causes pend ing, consequently it was dismissed and {be sheriff ordered to procure another. - On Friday Judge Kinkaid presided oyer the criminal court upstairs and Jtidge W estover occupied the county judge’s quaiters down stairs and heard efVil causes, lloth reporters were in attendance and the blind goddess step ped to lively music. The court adjourned Saturday night until April 27, when a day’s session will be held for equity work. The session for the trial of criminal cases will commence on Hay 4, at which time the actions against Fenton and Barney will come on for trial. tfHE TEACHERS' MEET. The Holt County Teachers’ Association held a meeting in Atkinson, April 11, Ofi. The morning session was called to order at 10 o’clock, at the school house, by Superintendent W. It. Jackson, presi dent of the association. While waiting for some to gather in, Prin. R. F. Cross, of the Atkinson schools, favored the audience with a very choice selection. "The Dignity of Our Profession,” was the subject of a paper presented by Prin. 8. L. Anderson, Oeneral discussion fol lowed. A paper on reading was pre sented by Rev. Bates. A number of ' good suggestions were brought forward especially on the kind of reading pupils should have. After a selection by the choir the association adjourned till 1:80 p. m., to meet at the M E. church. The first order of the afternoon was i a paper on “Writing" by Anna Murphy. “Vertical -and slant" writing received quite a little attention. “First Steps in Reading,” was the subject of Edith Smith’s- paper . In her absence Annie Lowrie read her paper. After a discus sion of (his.paper, Miss Lowrie favored the association with and instrumental solo. Principal Cross read a paper on draw ing, prepared by W. H. Blackmer. A general discussion followed led by Erank E. Simar. “The Teacher as a Reformer,” was presented by Minnie Guyer. It was an ably prepared paper. H. R. Corbett, state superintendent, arrived on the afternoon freight, and addressed the association on “Fads and Fogies.” A large audience gathered at the church in the evening and heard the lecture.on ‘.'Watch that Boy,” by Super intendent Corbett. They were highly entertained for more than an hour. Space will not permit ub to apeak at length of the many excellent thoughts suggested by these papers, rnd especially by the state superintendent. The music for the occasion was fur nished by the high school choir, and was one of the pleasant and entertaining parts of the program. Superintendent Jackson deserves much credit for .the success of our associations. His endeavors in the work are being re warded by the hearty co-operaticn on the part of the teachers. After a vote of thanks to the citizens of Atkinson for their hospitality, the association ad journed. _■__ Bilious Colic. Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious colic will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be bad by taking Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. It acts quickly and can always be depended npon. In many cases the attack may be prevented by taking this remedy as soon as the first Indication of the disease appears. For sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. A little ill, then a little pill. The ill is gone the pill has won. DeWitt’s Littie Early Risers the little pills that cure great ills. Morris* Co. AS OTHERS SEE US. Our Irrigation Enterprise Ie 'Watched With Interest by Others. A recent visit to Holt county revealed eome new developments in various mat ters of public interest. In the first place there is considerable enthusiasm among local capitalists and the people generally over prospects for irrigation, and they are awaiting with some impatience and much Interest the decision of the United States supreme court upon the test case of the Wright law of California upon the constitutionality thereof. The new company having control of the small ditch south of O’Neill, which wns built two years ago, has bought up a large acreage under the ditqh, and leased every acre of it and could lease twice as much more if it had the land. About 5,000 acres will be tilled and irrigated this year under the small ditch, which will ogive irrigation in that section a good test. Besides this, a good many farmers have small irrigating plants which have proved successful already, and they are prepared to bailie dnme nature and prosper, despite the drouth that often affects their Crops when they depend upon the caprice of Jupiter Pluvious alone.—Bassett Eagle. “Id keeping with my usual practice," said J. F. Hanson to a Tribune man to day, “I shall have to tel) you about a little tour of investigation I have just been making in some of the upper coun ties, namely, Holt, Rock and Brown,but more particularly Holt. I find things up there in a very fair atate of prosperity, as prosperity goes these days, much better than 1 had supposed. It is queer how natural it is for people to under estimate conditions a little west of them. We are like people in (he east, who ex pect to find wild Indians and buffalo around Omaha and Fremont. “There are two great factors in the make-up of a large territory on the upper Elkhorn that are ultimately going to make it support a large population. These are the wonderful wealth of grass and the easily accessible underground supplies of water. I am gratified to note that people up there are gradually coming to make the most 6f both. In ail these counties there Is now as strong and rapid a movemement as the means of the people will allow in the direction of dairying and general stock raising, for which that whole country is so emi nently fitted. “A good creamery costing something like 95,000 has recently been put in and is operating successfully at Amelia, an inland point off the railroad about twenty-five miles southwest of O’Neill. “The town site of Amelia, by the way, with valuable grass land in that vicinity; belongs to our townsman, J. C. Frank lin, who I understand is adding gradu ally to his land holdings in that vicinity. “Atkinson is organizing a creamery, Newport has one already, and I presume there are others. Many German and other farmers are making and shipping butter direct on a fair-sized and growing scale. I ran across one German farmer up there and among others where they are milking and churning from twenty five cows, the result of a few years' gradual development along this line. "I shall swatch with a great deal of interest operations now actually going on on a very considerable scale at O’Neill in the line of irrigation, about which I shall tell you something more for tomorrow's issue.”—Fremont Tribune. __ These upper counties, nothwilbstand iug their nbundant water supply for tlie purpose, have been slow at getting at irrigation, as compared with some other parts of the etate and Kansas, but I am confident it is bound to come up there, on some of their farms and to the great advantage of that country as well as to Fremont’s trade interests. The town of O’Neill must be given great credit for its determined, untiring efforts for irrigation during the past two or three years and has apparently suc ceeded now in breaking the way. Plucky O'Neill! With all the faults and mistakes that have been ascribed to her, she has a Spartan record of doing, dar ing and spending to accomplish some thing along a score of different lines— efforts whitfa if all concentrated from the first on irrigation would have brought large results to the town and county, and that are yet destined to be crowned with success. Some strong Iowa and Illinois parties I am told have been interested by O’Neill people in an irrigatien enterprise at that place. These eastern parties have pur chased about 5,000 acres of valley land in a body south and southwest of town, and have constructed a main ditch twelve miles long, tapping the Elkh&n river nine miles west, and are nearly done now with cutting scores of miles of small lateral ditches through their lands ready for rurning on the water. I inspected this work over a stretch of about six miles, and found it very inter esting. There is a large force of men now at work putting on the finishing touches. Colorado irrigation experts are superintending the construction work, and no pains or money are spared to make the undertaking complete. The spur ditches run eastward down the valley from the main ditch, and from the spurs run the numerous long laterals to the north, these laterals being only 300 feet apart. The water will flood the land from each lateral down the natural fall of the valley to the west. 1 can see ;' no reason why the undertaking should not be a success. It Is beinp done by men who have means and expect assist* snce to do it right. The land has the usual good valley shape, and the Elk horn is a good sixed and reliable stream > H even at this comparatively short die* tance from its source. The land thus irrigated is nearly all prairie sod. The contract has been let for breaking up about 8,600 this season. The intention is to put it all in alfalfa.—J. F. Hanson in Fremont Tribune*. KEK’BDUEAX. Kem had a dream tbe other evening. He dreamed he waa dead and hie spirit took ita flight toward tbe pearly gatea. Arrived at the heavenly paradise he ^ knocked. St Peter answered hie call: “Who comes?” asked St. Peter. “Omer M. Kem, late congressman from the Sixth district of Nebraska, knocks tor admission to heaven,’* replied Kem. “Omer M. Kem, congressman?" queried Peter in some surprise, “we have no knowledge of him here. But wait a moment; I will look at the book.’’ St. Peter turned the books while Kem shook with fear at the portals. ‘ “No,” sadly replied St. Peter, “your' name is not on th^books. Ton can’t come in Omer.” With great disappointment and a and heart Omer turned his back on heaven and commenced hia descent down the hill he had just climbed so full of hope and - expectation. He had gotten partly down the hill when he met a pilgrim on hie way up -- the hill to heaven, radient with hope ; and sunshine. Kem recognized the face as that of Judge Kinkaid, and making bold he addressed him: “Is this Judge Kinkaid?'* “Yes, Omer." C > .1 “Whither bound?” asked Omer. “To heaven Omer." “I have just come down from the gate Judge. St. Peter refused me admission —had not heard of me. You will hardly get in. It will go as heavy with you as with me. “Not so, Omer. I have' in nothing wronged my fellow men. I feel sure of admission within. St. Peter will, I feel certain, have heard of me, and admit me. “Can’t some arrangements be madg for me to sneak in with you, Judge. Suppose I get down on all fours and yon get on my back and ride me up to the gate and knock for admission, and if you are admitted you shall ride me through the pearly portals and then well both be in." “Agreed,” said Judge. . f Omer got down on all fours and Kin* kaid mounted and rode Omer up to the., pearly gate and knocked. St. Peter called: ‘ ; “Who comes?” v “Kinkaid.” “Ah, yes: Judge Kinkaid, candidate for congress. We have heard of you. Your record stands well here. I see you haye ridden up the hill. Hitch your ass outside and enter in among the blessed, Judge.” [Tbe above was banded us for publi cation by a lady friend at Turner, Neb. She does not claim authorship of the *’ idea, but has worked it over to suit the occasion.—Ed.] GLOVE IALX. One hundred pairs of kid gloves worth from $1.75 to $2 per pair, will be closed out at 98 cents. Come early; they won’t last long at this figure. 42-2 J. P. Mann. btbayzdob STOLES. One grey horse 9 years old, weight about. 850; is branded —O on left shoulder. Has been gone about six weeks. The other one is a bay horse, 4 years old, weight 11G0; tail clipped about the hock, ' mane sheared close, f Lump on forehead; two white hind legs. Been gone about three weeks. Liberal reward will be paid for information leading to recovery of same. 40-4 Wallace Johnson, Ray, Holt county, Neb. . X0VHKEXT& Don’t buy marble or granite until yon investigate. White bronze is much more artistic nnd enduring, and less ex* pensive. Wrire for'particulars. Wilson Bbodie, Agt., ■'dSifeA " ■ ■ Brodie, Neb. \'J It is not a miracle. It won’t cure everything, but it will cure piles. That’s wbat DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve will do, because it has done it in hundreds of cases. Morris & Co.