IINTINQ CO. •UBBONIPTION. BI.BO Nil ANNUM. OLVDC KINO AND D. H. DRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS. VOLUME XVII. O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY 30, 1896. NUMBER 4. . NEWS SAMVnsra Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED loasl Happening* Portrayed for finml gdlleation asd iumwt Dentist at Hotel Evans. - Will Lewis was up from Ewing yester day. _ Register Harmon returned last night from a thirty day’s visit in the east. Mrs. Geo. Clark went down to Omaha this .morning tor medical treatment. ^ A destructive hail etorm is reported to have visited Boyd county laat Sunday. Billie Fisher, of Laurel, was in the city last Friday. He went up to Atkin* son in the evening. Con Hurphy, of Anaconda, Mont., ?’ arrived in the city Sunday morning to attend the funeral of his mother. Work on the new fairgrounds is being pushed as rapidly as poasible. A half mile track is now in course of construc tion. _ The dance at the .bowery Tuesday night was not much of a success finan cially, although those in attendance had a pleasant time. Mre. Ham Kautzman and aon, Fred, - . started Tuesday for West Union, Custer . county, on a visit to Mrs. Kautzman’s daughter who is ill. . Charlie Ryan arrived in O’Neill Fri day night for a short visit with friends h\ here. He is on his way to the mountains of Colorado for his health. You are going fishing?' Well, before you start get yp-/ fishing tackle of Neil Brennan wf d Keeps everything in the sporting Vf.i 44-tf ,- The ladies of the H. E. churbh will t Te a *'^Per Bowery on Wednes ■ ' why evi ,ting of next week at 6 o’clock. Come and get a square meC. - Murphy, who arrived in the city last Friday evening to attend the funeral of his mother, returned to his home at Park City, Utah, this morning. Dr. Scoggin, the dentist, at Hotel Evans, says on account of more work % coming in than he is able to finish by August 1, he will remain until Monday, K- August 3. _ For sale or exchange for young stock several full-blooded Poland China boars, ‘ 8-4 Gko. McLeod, At Caldwell's ranch, nine miles north of O’Neill. _ The ladies of Coburn Post W. R. C., Leonia, Neb., will give an ice cream social at the Marquette chapel Saturday afternoon, August 8, at 8 p. m. All are cordially invited. O. F. Biglin sells the best farm ma chinery manufactured. Every farmer knows the name of the best machinery; it is the McCormick. Harvesters, bind, en and 6-foot mowers for sale at prices that are right. Elmer Merriman, of Laurel, visited in O’Neill over Sunday with friends. Elmer says he is prospering nicely in his new location and likes the place. There aria enough ball games down in that section to ward off ennui. Mr. McGinnis, formerly of York, wu in the city last week on business. Mr. McGinoie hM porchued a considerable amount of land near Amelia and will atock it with fine milch cowa and furnish milk to the Amelia creamery. Dr. Gilligan returned from Rapid City Friday morning, where he went with Ml— Daria, mention of whose sickness was made in these columns last week. His patient arrived at her home without ex> i periencing a relapse and her recovery is not doubtful. Mrs. N. C. Gwinn and daughter? Buttle, leave O’Neill tomorrow morning for Laurel. Neb., where Mr. Gwinn ie located and ii) the Jewelry business* The family hq| e resided in O’Neill for fifteen years and have many friends who will sincerely regret their departure. District court adjourned last Friday sine die. Several motions were disposed of and a few equity cases. The court granted Mrs. Clark the right of appeal from the award of the board of arbi tration. The city ordered a transcript will test the matter in the eupreme v court. __ Mrs. Clara B. Colby, of Washington, D. ,C.. will give her lecture. “The Phil osophy of Woman Suffrage,” in the court-house Thursday evening of this week, j People who have heard thie address say it is one of the most able, logical, convincing and brilliant they ever heard on that aubject. Everybody invited; no admission fee will be charged. Primary caucus for supervisor in district number Five iq recommended on Saturday September 19, and the con vention on the Saturday following, Sep tember 26, at the LaRue school house at 2 p. x. J. M. Ald£b80W, Chairman. Those who want more reading matter during the campaign can get the Sioux City Twice-a-Week Journal and Thh Frohtixs for li.SS; the subscription to Tan Fbontub to continue one year, and the subscription to the Journal until November 20. The board of supervisors met in ad journed session Mondsy to complete their work on the claims. The Boyd county board came over yesterday to meet with them for the purpose of making some definite arrangements in regard to the bridge on the line between the two counties. The annuel convention of the Equal Suffrage Auodation, of Nebraska, waa held at Long Pine Chautauqua July 33, 23 and 34, and waa of great intereat and importance. Officera elected: Preai dent, Mrs. Clara B. Colby;vice-president at large, Mrs. C. M. Woodward; coma* ponding aecretary, Mra. A. M. Bunting; recording aecretary, Mra. A. M. Ed warda; treaaurer, Mra. M. E. Smith-Hay ward. Some very fine addreaaea were delivered. Among them a very eloquent [and able addreaa from Mra. Jeannette L. Taylor, of thia city, upon the neces aity and value of the ballot to woman. Mra. Taylor waa warmly applauded and at the cloae of her brilliant addreaa waa heartily congratulated by her pleated audience. __ Chever Hazelett returned Sunday night from a buaineaa trip to Chicago. | Summer Clearing Sale. Paraaola, umbrellaa, fane, ahirt waiata. low ahoea, atraw hate, baby hata and bonneta,- and* our full line of aummer underwear, 20 to 50 per cent. DISCOUNT, for two weeka ending Saturday, August 8. If you want aummer gooda cheap come and aee ua. 3-3 J. P. Hawk. OBITUARY. MURPHY—Died, at Sioax City, Iowa, Wednesday. July 33,1896, Mra. Brid get Murphy, of Bright’a diseaae, aged 57 years. The deceased was the wife of Patrick P. Murphy, who resides about three miles northeast of thia city. She had been in Sioux City the past six weeka receiving medical treatment and waa supposed to be recovering under the skillful care of the physicians and the constant attendance of her son,Felix, and daughter, Annie, who were with her. But it was not to be, and she was called to her heavenly home, passing peacefully away at6:30 Wednesday eyen Ing. Mra. Murphy waa born in ' county Cork, Ireland, in 1839 and came to America in 1857. The following year she was married to Felix Murphy, at Ontonagon, Mich. From there the/ moved to Central, Mich,, where her husband died in 1865, leaving three children, John, Felix and Abbie, now Mrs. M. M. Sullivan. After the death of her husband ‘ Mrs. Murphy moved with her family to Hancock, Mich., where she waa married in 1868 to Patrick Murphy, who survives her. In 1879 they came to thia county where they have aince resided. Four children, Con, Annie. Jerry and Maggie, bleased her second union, all of whom survive her, and were present at the funeral. The funeral waa held Sunday after noon and waa one of the largest ever seen in this city; all friends and acquain tances gathered to pay a farewell tribute to one whom they loved in life for her many virtues and by their kindness tried to allay the poignant grief of the loved ones left behind. Tin Fboktikb loins the many friends of the family in tender ing its sympathies in thsir hour of sorrow. UAHU Ur THANKS. To tba kind neighbor! end friend!,' at Sioux City ai well aa at home, who ao kindly aaiiited aa during the aickneu, death and burial of our beloved wife and mother, we extend our heartfelt thanki and hope that it will be many yeari before you will be called upon to bear a like affliction. Patiuck Murphy and Family. Mbs. M. M. Sullivan and family. LOOK HUB, It ia now the aeaaon whfen you want to buy the beat machine oil for the least money, and when doingjso always bear in mind that Brennan’s ia headquarters for all kinds of oil: Machine, gasoline, kerosene and sewing machine; also axle grease. Twine as low ka the lowest. DeeringHarresten and Binders. Repain for Walter ▲. Wood & Co.’s mowers and binden. Moline wagoni, buggies, road wagons and the fineu assortment of hardware in the valley./ Anti-rust tin ware warranted not jto rust for three yean. Bl-tf. 2|bjl Bbbhnan. v , ‘S r ; WAX TKX CXI TIC. By last wMk'a Sun we find that Mr. Seleh has taken the editor of that paper into'hla confidence, to deliver himeelf of a literary abortion, which he or. the Sun man dube “Caldwell Criticised.** But the Sun man gives the snap entirely away by publishing it, and ia, thereby* we think, guilty of a moat flagrant yio lation of confidence. For who can for a moment conceive, that Mr. Belab, a man who has spent nearly half a life time in the newapaper business, would be so lacking in a knowledge of the read-, lug public' as to expect to be able to. palm off upon them such a conglomer ation of inconsistency with the hope that it would be accepted as a criticism of Mr. Oaldwell’a address. We will submit, in the first place, that the address of Mr. Caldwell, referred to, needs neither apology nor defense, and in the second place, if it did, we con sider Mr. Caldwell amply able to take care of himself. But it seems strange tp find a statesman of Mr. Selah’s preten sions practicing the very faults which he fancies he discovers, and is quick to condemn, in others. iu (oicrnuK iu nr. vuuwqii | addreu, "be should not trifle with facta; he should not assert without proof; he should not presume what does not exist ; he should not juggle with public credul ity; if he does he lays himself liable to severe criticism, etc.” Now if Mr, Caldwell “trifled” or "asserted without" or "presumed” or "juggled” etc., it was Mr. Selah’s place to point out right there, at the close of his enumeration of charges (by insinuation) at least some partinulsrs in proof of his insinuating charges. But he does not do this either there or in any other part of his ample screed. He presumes, of course, as he does in all his rantings, that It is sufficient for him to make the accusation, that the rest will be taken for granted. - What does Mr. Selah mean by asking "shall we, a nation, of 70,000,000 of people, etc., allow Great Britain to measure our values by her own arbitrary standard?" We must "presume” that Mr. Selah "presumes" that Great Britain is doing this or at least trying to do it. Now Mr. Selah, you should enlighten us as to how these things are being done. oe else swallow a dose of your town medi cine—denounce yourself for "trifling with facts,” "asserting without proof," "presuming what does not exist," etc., etc. We eon’t know but that you may be silly enough to expect an answer'to your question. If you do we consider ourselves safe in answering at the top of our voice for at leapt every patriot in American, NOtlt not if McKinley it elected. Now, Mr. Editor, wC consider our time and your space too valuable to follow him further in bis little, silly flight of imagination. It it but a repetition of inconsistencies similar to that noted above, and open to all you insinuate against Mr. Caldwell with other elements which might be added, bnt which would add no dignity to the list. Student. ALFALFA AMD ntAlGATIOM. Fbbkont, Nib., July 85, 1&6. Mb. Patrick Haobbtt, Chairman of Alfalfa and Irrigation Committee, O’Neill, Neb DbabBib: In connection with the very pleasant trip which Hon. C. ■ Irish and I*made through your country and the conferences had with your people, I would ask you and you alfalfa and irrigation committee as appointed in connection with those conferenees, to send me a list of say 60 to 100 people in your county most interested in irriga tion and the redemption of your country, to the end that Mr. Irish may send each of them from Washington a copy of a valuable pamphlet on practical irrigation. It will be a valuable thing to get into j the Lands of yonr people, and will be in line of keeping the subject before your people as so well launched by these con- j ferences. 1 desire to report to your committee that at the conclusion of the trip In your country by Mr. Irish and myself, we both went on to Omaha, where we had a good conference with the passenger department of the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley and Mr. Irish gave to them his strong recommendation of your country for alfalfa growing and the re sult of his observations in this rsgard on our trip. They were much interested, the cultivation of alfalfa without irri gation, its long tap root and its great productiveness and value, appearing to be something of a new thing to them as it if to many of us. I am confident we can count upon the co-operation of the railroad people in this new redemption movement. Yours very respectfully, J. F. Hansom [Mr. Hagerty desires all those who are interested in irrigation or alfalfa culture and who desire to secure the pamphlet to give their names to him and he will send them to Mr. Hanson.—Ed.] TH* TS4GHIBV IXSTITVTI. The Holt county Institute will close on Friday. It la highly gratifying to announce that the attendance is about the stine as last year, and a little larger than it was three years ago. The peculiar function of the Institute is to give the teachers professional train* leg lad inspiration. The enrollment is 180. ;,» Thoaehaving enrolled ainoe our last issue arenas follows: , Atmnsou—W. B. Morgan. Pearl Burle* |on. Matilda Nightingale, Levina Mor row, 4nna Morrow, Anna dross. 0*Nwy-Blla Early, Mary Horrlskey, C. i. Coffey, Annie Murphy. Chambers—Grace Alderaon, John Wiatarmote. • Emporia—Carrie Gallagher. • Norfolk—Kate Stafford. Doreey—Ei J. Beeney. Agee—Henrietta McAllister. i Slocum—Tessie Gallagher. Stafford—Mary Dougherty. ^ , Amelia—Nellie lUatt. Several lecturee and addresses have been given before the Institute. 1 Prof. J. A. Beattie addressed the teacher* last week in the internet* of the atate normal and general education. Mr*. Woodward gave a lecture on ‘The Teacher Evolved” on Monday night to a large audience. Hon. H. R. Corbett, state superintend ent, was present Tuesday and addressed the teachers in the afternoon* .Prof. Corbett explained the new course of study and talked upon interesting ' edu cational topics. Mrs. Clara Colby, of Washington, D. C., lectured Wednesday night upon subject, "Margaret Fuller, America's Greatest Woman.” Excellent work is being done by Supt, Miller, Prof. Anderson and Miss Hass. FACTS AS TO SILTXA. The purpose of this series of questions and answers is to put, in simple form, the problems raised by the free coinage controversy, with a plain answer to each: All statistical facts given are transcribed from official publications, and a list of all authorities used is published at the end of the catechism. Q.—What is the fundamental claim of the free coinage advocates? A.—They claim that the amount of money in cir culation has been decreasing since the demonetisation of silver, and that this decrease has caused a general fall in prices. Q.—Is it true that the money supply has been deereasing? A.—‘It is not. Q.—What are the facts? A.—So far as the United States is concerned, there has been an enormous increase. In 1860 the money in circulation in this country was $442,103,477; in 1872 it was $788,309, 548; by the treasury bulletin at the open ing of the present month it vu $1,521, 584.288. Q.—What does this show? A.—It shows that our money supply has in creased 240 per cent, as compared with 1866, and 106 pet cent as compared with 1872. Q.—Hu the money supply increased futer than the population? A.—Very much futer. Q.—How do you prove this? A.—By dividing the total money in circulation at each date by the total population of the country at the same date, and thus finding the circulation per capita. Q.—What dou such a process show? A.—The per capita circulation of the United States on July 1,1800, wu 914.00; on July 1, 1879, it wu #18.70; at the opening of the present month in 1898 It was 891.88. Q.—But hu not the money supply of the world at large been decreuing? A. —On the contrary it hu been lncreulng tepidly. ,Q.—-How is this proved? A.—By the etatistics of new gold production. Q-—How large hu this production been? A —The reports of the director of the mint, which are acknowledged authority, show that from 1878 to , 1894 Inclusive the world’s total new gold production hu been 89,698.884,900. 5, Q.—Is this new product of gold in creuing or decreuing? . A.—It is in* creuing with enormous rapidity. Q.—Give the figures? A.—In 1878 the world’s gold product wu 998,900,000; in 1880 it wu 9108,488,800. In the year 1890 it wu 9118,849,000. In 1894 it wu •180,898,100. For 1896 the exact total is not yet compiled, but is clouly utlmated at 9196,600,000. Q-—What does this mean? A.—It means that the amount of gold annually added to the world's money supply hu more than doubled in the lut twenty* three years. Q.—Is not this annual rate of pro duction liable to decreau? A.—On the contrary, all experts in the American, Australian and South African gold fields look for a further and very heavy In crease over the preunt rate of pro duction. Q.—But hu not the disuse of silver 1 with full coinage facilitiucut down the total annual addition to the world’* metallic money supply? A.—It baa not. Q.—Why? A.—In 1878 the world’* gold product wa* 186,900,000; it* silver production, 881,800,000; total 8178,000,* 000. Laat year the production of gold alone wa* 6188,600,000. Q.—Wu not the combined annual production of gold and illrer larger than this in the "bonansa day*"? A.—it wa* not. Q.—What was the highest record of that period? A.—-Between 1866 and 1860 the world’s average annual production of gold was 8184,088,000; of silver, 887, 618,000; total, 8171,701,000, or leas by 887,800,000 than last year’* production of gold alone. Q.—What are we to aay, then, of the argument that the money supply, since ■ilver free coinage was abandoned, has been contracting? A.—That it is utterly false as applied to the world at large, and especially so as applied to the Untied States. »»m . „«...; f , », Q.—Ii it tone, nevertheless? that the priea ot wheat and many other farm producte hae fallen heavily? A.—It is. Q.—How are auoh decline!, In wheat for Inatance, to be explained? A.—By the enormoody rapid increaee in grain* growing area throughout the world. Q—Has thia increase been especially rapid aince 1879? A.—The inereaae in grain-growing area in thia period, espe cially in North America, South America and Aaia has never been approached in any equal period in the history of the world. Q —How do we Judge of aotuai com petition in the sale of wheat? A.—By the euppliee thrown annually on the world's great distributing markets. Q.—What market in particular? A.— England, where most of the buying nationa go to purchase their grain. Q.—What are the figures? A.—Aa re cently as 1880 Great Britain Imported for consumption and re-export 50,281,994 hundred weight of wheat—a large in crease over the preceding annual aver age. In 1898 it imported 81,749,955 hundred weight. Q-—What hu made possible this re markable increase in wheat production? A.—The exceedingly rapid development of transportation facilities in the newly cultivated grain countries; among" them India, Russia and the Argentine Re public. Q.—Has there been an increase in the United States itself? A.—An enormous increase. Q.— How large? A.—In 1875 there were 96,881.512 acres of wheat cultivated in this country; in 1891 there were 89, 916,897, an increase of 50 per cent. The yield in 1875 was 292,186,000 bushels, a heavy increase over preceding years. In 1891 the yield was 611,780,000. Even last year, with a greatly reduced acreage and a partial crop failure, the yield was 467,100,000 bushels. Q.—Hu the yield ot other orope in creased correspondinglyT A.—It hu. Q.—Give instances. A.—The cultiva ted area of corn in the United Statu in, 1871 wu 84,091,137 acres; in 1891 it wu 73,204,515; increue 124 per cent. The yield of corn lut year wu more than double that of any year prior to 1875. Both the acreage and the average annual yield of oats have doubled sinee 1871. Our cotton crop in 1894 wu 50 per cent greater than in any year prior to 1887. Q.—Wu a decline in grain and cotton prices, under such conditions,inevitablet A.—As inevitsble u a decline in the price of clothing, or furniture, or books, or stul rails, or pins, when competition in their manufacture hu extended enor mously. Q.—Would tree coinage help the pro ducer of grain to a larger profit, under such conditions? A.—Hot in the leut.' Q.—Why not? A.—Because if the nominal price of grain were to Hu through inflation of the currency the prioe of everything else would rise also, and the farmer would be relatively no better off than he wu before. Q.—Do the free coinage advocates use in their speeches thue statistical facts which we have examined? A.—They do not. Q.—Gan the subject be understood without examining them? A.—It cannot; the whole quution ruts on then facts regarding money and production. Q.—Why do the fru coinage speakers not use these facts and figures? A.—Be cause the facts and figuru are against them. Q.—Is there any dispute over the truth of the figures quoted in these answers? A.—They are undisputed, even by free coinage men. They are taken from the reports of the United Statu treuury, of the department of agriculture, of the director of the United States mint, of the United Statu bureau of statistiu, and of the British board of trade; all of them in their respective spheru, the highest known authorities.—New York Post. Or. Price’s Cream Bakins Powder Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair. San Frandaco. TKZ W1ATHXB. The weather report eince oar last ls >ue te ei follows, tekea by A. U. Morris, offldel observer: bate \v Day of Week. 3&KS*-.:; Saturday..., Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday ■ 23 24 as *a » Mas. M n 82 82 78 88 Min. 80 58 80 SV 68 82 Halo .JO 00 00 00 oo .08 00 811.15 BoaeA Trip. Nationel Encampment Grand Amy of the Republic, at St. Paul Minn., Sep. 1 to 4,1806. Tickets on sale August 80, and 81, good to return until September 15. For further information apply,.to joint agent at St. Paul, Minn. Fora from O'Neill and return 811.15. W. J. Donug, Aft '■■■j* m: yam 1-; ■swathing te Knew. It may bo worth something to know that tho Tory boot modicino for restoring the tired and nervous system to a healthy vigor la Klectrio Bitten. This medicine la purely vegetable, acta by giving tone to the nerve centrea In the stomach, gently etimulatea the liver and hldaeya and aida the organa In throwing off lm> purities m the blood. Bleotrio Bitten improves the appetite, aids digestion and is pronounced by those who haver tried it as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try It. Bold for Site or SI per bottle at Corrigan’s; The Waeevsry laved His lfa. Mr. G. Calllouette, druggist, Beavers* villa, III, save: “To Dr. King's Hew Discovery I owe my. life. Was taken with lagrlppe and tried all the physio* iana for miles about, but was of no avail and was given up and told 1 oould not live. Having Dr. King’s New Die* covery in my store I sent for a bottle and began its nse and from the lint dose began to get better, and after using three bottles was np and about again, ft is worth its weight in gold. We won't keep store or house without it." Get s free trial at Corrigan's drug store. i-0s ’ •J /IfS What a Prominent lasuxaaee Manleys. H. M. Blossom, senior member of H, M. Blossom & Co., 917 N. 8rd St. Louis, writes: I had been left with n very din* treating cough, the result of influaea, which nothing seemed to relieve, took Ballard’s Horehound Syrup. oSe bottle completely cured me. I seat one bottle to my sister who had a severe cough, and she experienced relief. I always recommended this syrup to my friends. John Cranston 906 Hampshire Street, Quincy. 111., writes: I have found Ballard's Horehound Syrup superior any other cough medicine I have ever known. It never disappoints. Price W and 50 cents. Free sample bottles at P. C. Corrigan's. - _ • S" .Sjg! • £ : ’”a': -mm. %%% *3$ OUtoan. XiMonrl. Ur. A, L. Armstrong, an old druggist, and a prominant citisan of thla an tar-,' prising town, saya: “ I aall aoma forty different kinds of cough madlclnea, bat hare never in my experience aold ao • much of any one article aa I Have of ’' Ballard’a florebound Syrup. All who uae it aay it is the most perfect remedy for congh, cold, oonanmption, and all dlaeaaea of the throat and Innga they ' ' 4 have aver tried." It ia a a pacific for *\ croup and whooping cough. It will ra> :■ lieve a cough in one minute. Contain* no opiatea, Price 35 and 50 centa. Every day, except Sunday, the Padfle Short Line make* connection at O’Neill . with the eaat bound train from the Black ■ Billa. It doean't coat aay mora and yon v j aava three houra’ time to Sioux City and beyond. Buy local ticketa to O’Neill. ^ .... . ■»». It would be hard to convince a man suffering from billioua colic that hia 4$ agony ia due to a microbe with an ua> , J pronounceable name. But one doee of • . DeWitt’a Colic and Cholera Cure will convince him of ita power to afford in- | atant relief. It kills pain. Morria A Co. Persona who have a coughing spell 4 every night, on account of a tickling aenaation in the throat, may overcome it at once by a dose of One Minute j Cough Cure. Morria A Co. - ' From O'Neill on Friday, May 1, one dark brown gelding, five years old, weight about 850 or 900 pounds; hair.off right hip; two cracked hind hoofs. 44-tf C. E. Hnu» __ Pass the good word along the ling. Piles can be quickly cured without an * operation by simply applying De Wlttfe.. - §1 Witch Hasel Salve. Morria A Co. - .: ;' Elf Hill, Lumber City, Pa. writes: “I. /,% have been suffering from piles for '>•, twenty-five years and thought my cam ■ incurable. De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve ijf was recommended to me aa a pile cure ao I bought a box and it performed* 4 permanent cure." This ia only one of V thousands of similar cases. ECauuia, i ; > aorea and skin dlaeaaea yield quickly 'T when it ia used. Morria A Co. /