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D. H. CRONIN,
VOLUME XVII.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 14, 1897.
NUMBER 28.
NEWS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Local Happenings Portrayed For General
Edification and Amusement.
WANTED.—A good milch cow. Ap
ply to Con Keyes.
H. A. Allen was down from Atkinson
Monday. _
Elmer Williames visited Sioux City
Wednesday._
Mae King is suffering with an attack
of the grip. _
Frank Moore was down from Atkin
son Tuesday._
J. E. Allison was down from Atkinson
last Tuesday._
B. E. Sturdevant of Atkinson, was in
the city Tuesday.
Mrs. O’Neill has been quite ill with
the grip the past week.
Grand Island is entertaining the State
PresB Association today.
Go to Hatfield A Thompson’s for the
best bread you ever ate. 28-3
Superintendent Morrow spent Sunday
with his friends in Atkinson.
B. D. Sherwood, of North Bend, for
merly of Atkinson, was in O’Neill yes
terday. _
The agitation of the Short Line exten
sion is giving O'Neill plenty of free ad
vertising. _
Guy Hamilton went to Atkinson Tues
day, on business connected with the
sheriff's office.
Dominick McCaffery returned to this
A" city Saturday night from his holiday
visit to Omaha.
The new board of supervisors met
Tuesday, and organized. L. C. Combs
was elected chairman.
„ J. S. Walker, C. H. Moher, and
J. A. Bye, all of Page, registered at
the Hotel Evans yesterday.
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me Acauemy uramatic company con
template putting another play on the
boards during the coming month.
About fifty Boyd county farmers mar
keted wheat in this city last Monday.
O'Neill is getting to be quite a shipping
point.
Everyone knows that bread and pas
trys baked in a brick oven are better
than any other. Hatfield & Thompson
sell such. 28-2
Skating is a favorite pastime with the
young people, and the youth who knows
how to sharpen skates is strictly in it
with the girls.
The Methodist church is holding a
series of prayer meetings this week pre
paratory to a revival, which will com
mence next Sunday.
DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla is prepared for
cleaning the blood. It builds up and
strengthens constitutions impaired by
disease. Morris & Co.
Miss Leona Skirving is assisting in J.
P. Mann’s store during the rush inci
dental to the annual invoice preceding
the arrival of the spring stock.
The Frontier has added fifteen new
new subscribers to its list the past three
weeks. We have the largest circulation
in the county, and still growing.
The length of life may be increased
by lessening its dangers. The majority
of people die from lung troubles. These
may be averted by promptly using One
Minute Cough Cure. Morris & Co.
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lbe railroads are doing a flourishing
business this season in hay, grain, stock
and chicory. A solid train load was
made up at this point last Saturday with
stock, hay and grain, and shipped east.
J. 8. Brownlow and C. W. Deuel, ol
Page, were callers at this office Tuesday.
As Mr. Deuel was desirous of securing
the news he ordered The Frontier
sent to bis address for the ensuing year.
To cure all old sores, to heal an indo
lent ulcer, or to speadily cure piles, you
need simply apply DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve according to directions. Its
magic-like action will surprise you
Morris & Co.
About thirty men and boys and a
number of hounds started out Sunday
afternoon to hunt for wolves. They re
port sighting several of the animals, but
.did not hnve a chase as the dogs were
/busy after jack rabits,
1 The weather clerk gathered up the
alack in his apparatus Tuesday and
ground out a fresh grist of southeast
wind and snow, there being about two
inches of the latter. As a whole it was
a very mild installment of winter.
Miss Ruby Husted came in from Cham
bers Saturday morning and went to At
kinson Sunday evening.
Willie Lavioliete has been danger
ously ill the past week with an attack of
appendicitis, but is now improving.
County Judge McCutchan issued a
marriage license to B. B. Adams and
Jennie A. Clark, both of Inez, last Fri
day.
For teeth or photos go to Dr.
Corbett’s parlors, 23rd to 30th of each
month. Photographs 75 cents per
dozen. _ 24tf
Quite a number of our young people
attended a dance at Charlie Shoemaker’s
Tuesday evening. An enioyable time
is reported.
Messrs. Arthur Gwin and Ed Ker
win attended a masquerade ball at
Chambers Friday evening, and report a
very pleasant time.
The coal dealers were all happy Tues
day morning. Reason—The weather in
dications were favorable for an old
fashioned blizzard.
Barney Mullen came down from Dead*
wood last Friday morning and visited
relatives in this city until Sunday eve
ning, when be returned home.
WANTED—Lady or gentleman to
represent a well established house.
Salary $50 per month and expenses.
Address box 86, Ainsworth, Neb.
The Musical Union would like to pur
chase for their use all the Sentinel song
books that are in the city, of parties
who will sell them. See J. O. Harnish.
Soothing, and not irritating, strength
ening, and not weakening, small, but
effective—such are the qualities of
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. Morris & Co.
Ed. Rector, who lives about two miles
east of Emporia, lost fifteen head of
two-year-old steers last week. They
were poisoned by feeding in corn stalks.
Several of his neighbors have lost cattle
in the same manner.
Ed Catron, the cattle thief, was sen
tenced at Rushville to seven years in the
penitentiary, Judge Kinkaid giving him
the full limit of the law. It is said to
have been the most important case ever:
tried in Sheridan county.
O. O. Snyder visited Alien and
Sioux City the first of the week.
While he was in Sioux City his mother,
who resides at that place, had the mis
fortune to fall and break her arm. We
trust she will recover.
Elmer VanConet and Miss*Rosa O'Ha
ver, both of Page, Neb., were united in
marriage at the Ogden hotel yesterday,
Jan. 14, 1897, by His Honor, Judge
McCutchan. We trust their married life
will not be as stormy as the day was,
but rather a long, bright and happy one.
Arrangements are being made to form
a guitar class, with Frank Olasner, of
Stuart, as instructor. Frank is a hum
mer when it comes to picking a gnitar,
and it he can impart his ideas in music
as fluently as he does his political ideas,
a class under his instruction would learn
rapidly.
Now that leap year is over we have
given up all hope of ever seeing some of
the O’Neill boys get married. There is
J. P. Mann, P. J. McManus, T. M. Mor
ris and H. E. Murphy who have passed
through another leap year and are still
free. Girls, you have missed a golden
opportunity.
Major Temple, an odd character with
the wheels in his bead running in all di
rections, was taken to Norfolk Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff O’Neill. The Major’s
mania is catching horse thieves and pro
claiming that he is general superintend
ent of all the asylums and soldiers homes
in the state.
Sheriff Hamilton went to Ordlast Sun
day after Ezra Rogers, who was charged
with having stolen a horse belonging to
P. D. Mullen, out of Pete Duffy’s herd
near Turner. He returned without his
man, the prisoner being held in that
county pending the arrival of a copy of
the complaint.
F. P. Glasner will be the instructor of
the guitar club now organizing in this
place. Mr. Glasner is a pleasant gen
tleman to meet, a thorough master of
the guitar and his system of teaching is
something new and a marvel of simplic
ity. The talent of O'Neill will avail
themselves of this competent course of
instruction. We predict success for
the class.
A telegram from Verdigre, Neb., to
the World-Herald, says: “A letter has
been received here by a relative of his,
stating that George D. Mullihan, who
was in 1804 and 1865 a special scout un
der Generals Sheridan and Custer, and
later alleged to be a leader in the Barrett
Scott lynching in Holt county, is now
with a company of Americans in Cuba,
operating with the insurgents.”
John E. Kearns, who has been visit
ing relatives here the past three weeks,
left Tuesday morning for Park CUv,
Utah, where he expects to make his fu
ture home. _
There will be preaching services at
the Methodist church each evening of
next week. Rev. D. W. McGregor, an
evangelist, accompanied by Mr. Wil
liams, who will have charge of the sing
ing, will assist in the meetings for ten
days following Jan. 23rd. All are in
vited to these services.
Married—At the Catholic church in
this city Wednesday morning, Jan. 18,
1807, by Rev. FVther Cassady, Mr. Pat
rick D. Mullen to Miss Mary C. McGin
nis. James J. Harrington acted as best
man and Miss Bridget McGinnis, sister
of the bride, as bridesmaid. May their
lives be ever filled with happiness.
This thing of paying ten cents a drink
for liquor, and corn for ten cents a
Jiushel, is terrible. Whoever beard of
such a thing? Just think of a man swal
lowing a bushel of corn every time he
takes a drink of liquor. The only rem
edy we can offer is to doable the price
of corn. It wouldn't do to double the
price of liquor, because then it would
take two bushels of corn, and at that
rate by next spring the town would be
full of walking corn cribs.—Madison
Chronicle. _
While out searching for “news” yes-'
terday, we dropped into the sheriff's
office, and were informed by Guy that
last Sunday evening he saw one of the
most popular and also the Stout-est
young man in the city with his arm all
twisted and bent out of place. We
could not learn the young man’s name,
or get any further information on the
subject, but we sincerely hope that he
will recover soon. We have heard that
licensetowed pain balm is a sure cure
in such caseSj__
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Snyder were
treated to a genuine surprise party last
Saturday evening. The surprise was a
success and after the host and hostess
had recovered from their astonishment
they proceeded to entertain their guests,
which they did in a royal manner. They
were entertained by vocal and instru
mental music. About 10:80 lunch was
served, after which the party dispersed
and left for their respective homes, one
and alt of the opinion that Mr. and Mrs.
Snyder were superb entertainers.
Fremont Tribune: The people of
O’Neill unbuttoned there generosity a
few days ago on the occasion of a visit
of Donald McLean to that place. Mr.
McLean is rumored to have secured the
promise of $32,000,000 to extend the
Pacific Short Line from O’Neill to San
Francisco and the O’Neill people gave
him a banquet the menu of which em
braced all the products of the farm and
still. It is an old, old story and it
doesn’t build railroads, but if Donald
McLean and his clan don’t build out of
O’Neill they may make up their minds
to be lynched._
The O’Neill business men are going to
give that city and vicinity a great send
off by an advertising scheme. They are
putting their brain and muscle in practi
cal operation and are going to use their
energies in settling up that portion of
the country and to build up and pro
mulgate the interests of that city. Good
for O’Neill. Every citizen in the county
should appoint themselves a committee
of one to advertise the natural resources
of Holt county, and have their eastern
friends, who are now living on rented
farms in the east and starving to death,
to come out here and get some good
fresh air and a comfortable home of
their own.—Atkinson Plain Dealer.
May Flower Camp No. 386, Royal
Neighbors of America, elected officers
for the ensuing year at their regular
meeting last Friday evening. The fol
lowing officers were elected for the en
suing year: Worthy Oracle, Mrs. J. A.
Testman; vice-oracle, Mrs. Neil Bren
nan; recorder, Mrs. T. D. Hanley; finan
cier, Mrs. Patrick Hagerty; chancellor,
Miss Aggie Gallagher; marshal, Mrs. M.
M. Sullivan; inner sentinel, Mrs. Olof
Wilson; outer sentinel, Mrs. M. Galla
gher; trustee, Mrs. P. Barrett; delegate
to head camp, Mrs. J. A. Testman. The
officers will be installed at the next reg
ular meeting Jan. 22, when all members
are requested to be present.
We acknowledge receipt of a copy of
the “State Journal Almanac for 1897.”
It is built upon a different plan from the
usual run of such works, and instead of
testimonials and dyspeptic looking pic
tures and a synopsis of your liver, ad
vising you to take about 'steen bottles of
burdock and cistern water, it is a large
and handsome volume of statistical mat
ter and general information which
should be in every family. An invest
ment of 23 cents secures this almanac,
which is guaranteed to fill any long felt
or any other kind of a long want. It is
the peer of similar works published in
the east, and is largely devoted to inter
esting Nebraska matter not found in any
other publication.
A FATAL^ACCIDENT
William Postma Meet* His Death
While Stealing a Bide.
WAS RUN OVER AT STAFFORD.
The Young Ken Yu Brought to This City
And Bled in i Yew Hour*.
William Poatma, a young Hollander,
about 83 years of age, while stealing a
ride on passenger train No. 3, on tbe
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
railroad last Friday evening met with
injuries which resulted in his death Sat
urday morning. Deceased had been
working at Hooper the past summer and
last fall had an attack of typhoid fever,
which cleaned him out of all his cash.
He went up to Norfolk and tried to
get work and failed, and on the day
above mentioned he boarded the train
and attempted to steal a ride to the
Hills. At every station he would jump
off as the train pulled in to hide from
the trainmen, getting on again as the
train started. He tied two handker
chiefs together and used them as a belt
to keep his overcoat from flapping in
the wind. In jumping off tbe train at
Stafford the belt caught on some part of
the car and threw him under the wheels,
one car and the front trucks of another
passing over his right leg, amputating
it and crushing the knee to pulp. He
was placed upon the train and brought to
this city where be was attended by Dr.
McKnight, of Lone Pine, Dr. Gilligan,
of this city, and Dr. McDonald, of At
kinson. The doctors dressed the leg
and made the injured man as comforta
ble as possible, but the loss of blood
wu so great that be died the next morn
ing at 7:80. He was buried Saturday
afternoon. Tbe young man’s parents
live in Holland and are reported to be
quite wealthy.
Coroner Kline impaneled a jury Sat
urday and held an inquest, the Jury re
turning the following verdict:
State of Nebraska, )
Holt County, f
A| an inquisition boldeh at the F. E.
ft M, V. R. R. depot in O’Neill, in Holt
oduKtv, Nebraska, on tbe 8th day of
January, 1897, before me, E. Kline, cor
oner of said county, upon tbe body of
William Postma, lying dead, by the ju
rors whose names are hereto subscribed;
the said jurors upon their oath do say
that the said William Postma died from
the result of an injury received while
jumping from passenger train No. 3, at
Stafford, on the F. E. &M. V. railroad.
We further And the injury was caused
by an accident and that tbe F. E. ft M.
V. railroad company or its employes are
in no manner responsible for said acci
dent.
In testimony whereof, the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day
and year aforesaid.
A. B. Newell,
F. A. Reed, ..
P. Bbooks,
H. M. Bradbtreet,
C. C. Baker,
Attest— J. F. PlUNDER.
E. Kline, Coroner.
MUSICAL XVTXSTAIHKEHT.
The O’Neill Musical Union will render
an entertaining musical programme at
the opera house next Tuesday evening
under the management of Mr. Smith,
which will be a treat to all lovers of
music.
PROGRAMME.
Chorus.Union
Mixed Quartette.
Piano Solo.Willie Laviollette
Male Quartette....Messrs. Evans, Luce,
.Smith and Harnish
Vocal Solo.Mrs. O. C. Hazelet
Cornet Solo.Oscar Wilcox.
Vocal Duet.Misses Tess and Helen
.O’Sullivan.
Chorus.Union.
Vocal Solo (guitar accompaniment)
.... .Walter Laviollette.
Piano Solo.Miss Lowrie.
Brass Quartette.
Vocal Quartette.Juveniles.
Vocal Solo.Miss Mann.
Piano Solo.Miss Lawrence.
Chorus.Union.
This is the first of a series of musical
and literary entertainments to be given
during the season by the Musical Union,
and the public should encourage them
in their efforts by its patronage, (and as
they have placed the price of admission
very low, adults 15 cents and children
under ten years 10 cents, every one can
afford to go and hear this musical treat.
To Close Out.
If you are looking up good dealers in
foot wear call at McManus’ as I have
200 pair to close at half price this com
ing week, before I start to invoice.
Also ladies shawls, caps, leggins and
many other items to which your atten -
tion will be called while investigating.
Respectfully yours,
P. J. McManus.
Xotios to Taxpayers.
I will be at the county clerk’s office
every Saturday during 1807 for the pur
pose of collecting taxes.
J. C. Karnby,
28-3 Treasurer Grattan Township.
As a sample of what can be done un
der irrigaton in Nebraska comes Carsten
Truelsen at Loup City. He bas gathered
from sixty acres of irrigated land, and
didn’t get the water on it untill August
10, 5,000 bushels of corn. Seme of the
tract produced 100 bushels to the acre.
He thinks he wi|l get an ayetage of 100
bushels next year.
A. H. Bigelow of Bartlett planted
three-eighths of an acre of ground to
peanuts last spring. He harvested this
fall from this piece of ground forty-one
bushels of No. 1 nuts. The sandy soil
in this locality is just right for this crop.
These nuts are worth 81.50 per bushel.
At that rate the crop would bring 8178.
850 per acre. Mr. Bigelow says the crop
is no more trouble to raise than potatoes.
Why not stop raising so much corn and
try a few acres of peanut.)?
Culbertson Era: The raising of chic
ory which started in Holt county as an
experiment, is developing into an indus
try in Nebraska which promises as good
returns for the farmer as any feature of
crop growing yet Introduced. The yield
per acre has been greatly increased by
improved methods of cultivation, and a
better understanding of the soil require
ments of the plant. The average yield
per acre as estimated by the growers
where all conditions are favorable has
been placed at six tons. This at the
factory price, 80 per ton, makes a return
per acre that cannot be easily excelled
by any crop now grown in the state.
The sugar beet will not surpass this
average return and demands more ex
pense in cultivation. The start that the
chicory industry has attained in Neb
raska, with the indorsement it has this
year of being both a profitable product
for the grower and manufacturer, and
Its increasing popularity as a substitute
for coffee, makes it one of the most
promising of the new industries in the
western country.
Now that leap year baa paased and
will not return for eight yeara, we find
a number of marriageble young men
who were not atruck by Cupid’s light*
ning. Among those left out in the cold,
cold world, whom fate did not send
some beautiful “popper" to “pop” the
question to, is His Honor, Mayor Mur
phy, While trying to appear resigned
to his fate, down deep in his manly
bosom there has been a queer state of
palpitation which even the select diet of
the Hotel Evans was unable to pacify.
In an unguarded moment His Honor un
bosomed himself of his trouble and
electrified the boarders of that popular
hashery that he was going to Europe;
that he was going after an English or
some other foreign title to prefix to his
illustrious patronymic and that he was
coming beck to America to swoop down
upon an heiress and carry her off to his
castle and eternal happiness. ’Tis well.
We know not what heart he intends
to lay siege, but will wager a few de
linquent subscriptions against stock in
the Short Line extension that His Honor
has designs m bis head above the aver
age lot given to man on a hotel bill of
fare, and Thb Frontier thus lets light
shine upon his troubles and congratu
lates him upon his wisdom in coming to
the republican idea of an international
agreement.
WILL BUN AS USUAL.
C. Bevan Oldfield, who has charge of
the affairs of the Corn Exchange bank,
and who has been one of the prominent
citizens and business men of Sioux City,
will shortly remove to Omaha. Mr. Old
field is the president of the American
and German chicory companies, and he
intends to operate a mill in Omaha.
The mills at Fremont and O'Neill will
be run as usual. He intends to leave
Sioux City about the first of next month.
—Sioux Cit/ Tribune,
The aboye item contains good news
for the people of O’Neill, as a report has
been current that the Omaha factory
meant the closing down of the factory
at this place.
Winter Bargains.
25 per cent discount on
overcoats.
25 per cent discount on
cloaks.
25 per cent discount on
blankets.
25 per cent discount on
lined gloves and mittens.
200 pair ladies fine shoes at
halt price.
100 pair ladies lined shoes
at 20 per bent discount.
100 pair ladies lined slip
pers one-third off.
All our stamped linens one
third off.
Wool boots 4 stays 75 cents.
Overs for wool boots $1.50.
28-4 J. P. MANN.
DEATH OF GEORGE A. fiPEHCE.
‘•p. Kline, Coroner.
“Come to Atkineon on first train to
hold inquest on George Spence.
W. E. ScoTip ”
Such was the message received in this
city Wednesday afternoon from Atkin*
son by Coroner Kline, and which is the
sequel to a shooting affray which took
place between Raymond Musser of that
city, and George Spence, who lived
sixteen miles southwest of Atkinson, on
the 11th day of last December.
As printed at that time, the catties
leading up to the shooting were said to
be the use of some corn stalks. Ray*
mond Musser bad leased his farm to one
Huston, a son-in-law of Geo. A. Spence,
who turned it over to the latter and, his
sons to farm. Trouble ensued ovey the
division of the crop or the collection of
rent between the two. but the real cause
of the shooting was the division of the
corn stalks. It is stated that when
Spence gathered the corn he sold the
stalks to Albert Scheering, claiming that
he had possession of the place until,the
first of March. In the meantime Mijsser
had leased the farm to J. M. Campbell,
turning the stalks over to him. When
Scheering turned his cattle into the
stalks he was ordered to desist, which
he did. The Spence boys went to the
home of Scheering to assist him to drive
his cattle to another field, the elder
Spence mestiug them a* they reached
the disputed field. Musser also saw
them and thinking they were going to
make another attempt to put the cattle
in his stalks drove across the cornfield
to meet the parties, ordering Spencooff
the place.
"iwo-tniras or these stalks are mine,
■aid Spence.
“Thev are not,” retorted Mower, VI
never rented this ground to you.” u;
“You did,” wee the positive reply;", i ■
“You’re a —* — liar,” replied Musser,
saying which he drew up his gun and
sent a charge of buckshot at Spence
which took effect about the knees. ;v. _
Spence went at once to Atkioson
where he was cared for by Dr, Black
burn. Musser was arrested but waived
preliminary examination and was placed
under 91,000 bonds for appearance, at
next term of district court.
Raymond Muwer was brought down
from Atkinson last ’ Monday charged
with intent to kill and murder, on the
11th day of last December, George A.
Spence. He waived preliminary elimi
nation and was bound over to the..dis
trict court in the sum ot 92,000, and was
at Atkinson yesterday looking for bonds
men when the news of the death of
Spence was received here. ^
Since the above was put in type and
up to the hour of going to press no word
has been received from Atkinson re
garding the result of the visit of the .cor
oner, but we are informed that a post
mortem is being held on tne body, jt is
also stated by reputable citizens of that
town that Spence’s death was not tho re
sult of the wounds received last Decem
ber, that they were thoroughly healed
up, that he was a feeble old man over
00 years of age, and that death resulted
from causes altogether foreign to the
shooting above referred to. What, the
inquest will reveal is simply a matter of
conjecture. Musser was brought back
to this city this morning and is now in
the custody of Sheriff Hamilton await
ing the result of the coroner’s delibera
tions. <
At Lamia. ‘J' ’
Coburn Post No. S51 and W. It. C.-No.
143 will have a public installation of
officers and camp fire at the Marquette
Chapel, Thursday, Jan 21,1897, at 10
o’clock. A general invitation is extend
ed to all. Soldiers not members of the
Post and their families are especially in
vited to attend. S. Habbison,
R. E. Bowden, Commander.
Adjutant. '
Mbs. Angelina Hoskins,.'
President W. R. G.
The Kimball Graphic sizes up the edi
torial situation in the following lan
guage: “An editor is a man who carries
a pair of scisso/s in his vest pocket, a
lead pencil in his breast pocket, a mem
orandum in his coat pocket, and his
wealth in somebody else’s pocket.”
TREES AND PLANTS. Afull
1 line fbuit tbees of best vabib
TIES AT HABD TIMES FBICES. Small
fruits in large supply. Millions of
Strawberry plants, very thrifty and veU
rooted. Get the best near home and
save freight or express. Send for price
list to Nobth Bend Nurseries, North
Bend, Dodge County, Neb.
■- , •£
"Excuse me,” observed the man < in
spectatles, “but I am a surgeon and that
is not where the liver is." “Never you
mind where his liver is," retorted the
other, “if it was in his big toe or, <his
left ear DeWitl’s Little Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him.
On that you can bet your gig-lampa.”
Morris A Co. <•> '*