VOLUME XVII.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 21, 1897.
NUMBER 29.
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
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SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM.
D. H. CRONIN, EDITOR AND MANAGER.
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MS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
bocal Happening! Portrayed For General
Edification and Amneement.
M. Stuart was down from Atkinson
yesterday.
John Skirving went down to Omaha
this morning. %
John Stewart was down from Atkin
son yesterday.
J. E. Allison was down from our sis
ter city Wednesday.
Raph King went to Sioux City today
on a pleasure trip.
WANTED—Ten more women at once
at the chicory factory.
Go to Hatfield & Thompson’s for the
best bread you ever ate. 38-2
Miss Gertie Fort came down from
Stuart yesterday morning.
Mrs. W. T. Evans entertained the
whist club last Saturday evening.
Judge Westover was down fromRush
ville Monday, and held a short term of
court.
The Misses Grace Dunham and Mary
Neeley, of Atkinson, were O’Neill
visitors Saturday.
William Krotter, one of the best look
ing young bachelors of Stuart, was in
the city yesterday.
u. u. Liindell, ox Stanton, was here
Tuesday, looking for stock cattle to
feed his cheap corn to.
Mrs. J. Finngan, of Chadron, was in
the city several days last week, the
guest of Miss B. O’Donnell.
Elmer Merriam was in from Middle
Branch yesterday. He was almost a
stranger to his many friends.
P. Shea went down to Lincoln Tues
day morning, where he will take in the
sights of the capital city for a few days.
We sell bran, shorts, chop feed, corn
and oats. Don’t you need some?
29-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Mrs. J. Elmer Allison, of Atkinscn,
was visiting in the city the first of the
week, the guest of Mrs. E. Williams.
Everyone knows that bread and pas
trys baked in a brick oven are better
than any other. Hatfield & Thompson
Bell such. 28-2
Miss Anna Lowrie left this morning
for Chicago, where she will visit with
her sister, Mrs. Dr. Coulter, for the rest
of the winter.
FOR SALE—At once, the best milch
cow in the town. Be fresh the first of
February. Price, $30, cash. Inquire
at this office.
The Ladies Working Society will meet
with Mrs. Bentley Wednesday afternoon
January 27th, and with Mrs. Lowrie,
Wednesday, Feb. 3rd.
We always lead on low prices on
groceries. When needing anything in
our line get our prices.
29-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla is prepared for
cleaning the blood. It builds up and
strengthens constitutions impaired by
disease. Morris & Co.
Harry Shank, one of Stuart’s popular
and most enterprising business men,
was in the city yesterday and made this
office a pleasant call.
If you have not tried our buckwheat
flour you,don’t know what you have
missed. Try a sack.
29-1 O’Neill Grocery Co.
County Judge McCutchan last Tues
_ day issued license to wed to William
Rossiman and Miss Annie Fritcran,
both of Catalpa.
Miss Sadie Skirving started for Jeffer
son, la., this morning, where she goes
to attend school. She will be greatly
missed by the young people of this city.
The length of life may be increased
by lessening its dangers. TI19 majority
of people die from lung troubles. These
may be averted by promptly using One
Minute Cough Cure. Morris & Co.
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.
F. A. Seaman, claim agent for the Pa
cific Short Line, was in the city last
night. Mr. Seaman is one of the incor
porators of McLean’s line to the coast,
and was in this city looking after some
• matters for the new company.
We carry Heinzs’ pickles, sweet mixed,
Gherkins, chow chow and sour cucum
bers. Try a quart.
39-1 O’Neill Grocery Co.
The weather of the past week has
been all that could be desired for mid
winter. Just enough enow to cover the
ground, but otherwise pleasant.
'For teeth or photos go to Dr
Corbett’s parlors; 33rd to 30th of each*
month. Photographs 75 cents per
dozen. _ 24tf
John Huff, of Pine City, Minn., will
arrive in this city about the first of Feb
ruary and open up a tailor shop. Mr.
Huff is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Laura
Cress.
We have both New York and Missouri
apples, best varieties, at bed rock prices.
When needing any come in.
39-3 O’Neill Grocery Co.
Mrs. S. A. Anderson of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, arrived in the city last Monday
evening and will spend a few weeks vis
iting her parents, east of this city, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Shiveley.
Several of our young people attended
a dance at William Haines’ Tuesday
evening. An enjoyable time is reported
as is always the case when Mr. and Mrs.
Haines entertain.
Soothing, and not irritating, strength
ening, and not weakening, small, but
effective—such are the qualities of
DeWitt’s Little Early Bisers, the famous
little pills. Morris & Co.
Evangelists McGregor and Williams
will be here Saturday and assist for ten
days in the revival meetings which are
being held in the Methodist church.
The interest in the meetings is increas
ing from night to night, and much good
is being done.
For the fiscal year ending July 1,1896,
the O’Neill land office, in point ot
receipts, was the largest in the United
States. The atnount of money received
was about $125,000. The indications
are that this year the receipts will
exceed the above amount.
On the supper bill of fare at one the
O’Neill hotels Saturday, ; rabbit • potpie
was called. “Excuse me,” said the
sporty looking boarder, “I didn’t come
prepared to open a jack pot,” and every
man around the table gave him a know
ing look. _
Those people who delight in dancing
will look forward with pleasure to the
evening of February 3rd, when the
members of the Knights of Pythias of
this city will give a grand ball at the
rink. The Knights .have a high grade
reputation as leaders in social affairs of
this kind, and it goes without saying
that a delightful time is in store for all
who attend. _
The crse of the state against Frank
Damero and Oran Keeler came up in the
county court last Monday. This is the
case wherein the defendants were
charged with appropriating wheat to
their own use that was the property of
Frank Duffey. The state dropped the
case against Keeler and Damero plead
guilty and was fined $10 and costs,
amounting in all to $47. We understand
that he also paid $15 for the wheat.
Married, Wednesday morning, Janu
ary 20, 1897, at the Catholic church in
this city. Rev. M. P. Cassidy officiating,
Myron £. Sparks and Miss Nellie Sulli
van. The groom is the son of D. J.
Sparks, one of the oldest settlers in the
county, and has a number of friends in
this city. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sullivan, who reside
about two miles south of this city, and
by her ladylike manner has endeared
herself to many. The Frontier ex
tends congratulations.
Mr and Mrs. E. Williams entertained
a small party of friends at their resi
dence last Friday evening. It was the
occasion of their seventh wedding anni
versary and was an occasion long to be
remembered by those present. The
wedding anniversary supper was served
at 6:30, and the menu contained all the
delicacies of the season and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the guests.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Allison, of Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. O.
M. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dobbs,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans.
The entertainment given by the
Musical Union at the rink Tuesday
night was a success both socially and
financially. The program was all good,
and the guitar solo, by Prof. Glaaner of {
Stuart, and the vocal duet by Mrs. G. C.
Hazelet and Miss Mattie Mann are
deserving of special mention. Just
before the close, T. V. Golden, in a few
concise and well chosen remarks, out
lined the object of the union, and urged
that an extra effort be put forth by the
citizens of O’Neill to assist in carrying
out that object, and thus give the child
ren, and all who desired to attend, an
opportunity to learn the rudimentary
parts O'f music at the nominal cost of
$1 for six months’ instruction.
WOE TO COMMENCE
Arrangements Have Been Made to
Begin Work at Once.
DONALD CAMPBELL IN CHABQB.
A Largs rone of Non to Bo Put to Work
By February First.
Since the decision of the supreme
court on the validity of the Wright Irri
gation law, the board of directors of the
Golden Irrigation District have been tfc
tive in making arrangements forth*
preliminary work on the "big ditch.”
Their labors will be rewarded in''the
near future for by February 1 it is ex
pected that operations on the survey
will commence, and will then be rapidly*
pushed to completion.
At a meeting of the board last Tues*5
day Donald W. Campbell,, of Denver,
Colo., was engaged as consulting en
gineer, and arrangements were made for
the immediate prosecution of the survey,
which will be under the general super
vision of Mr. Campbell. A party of
thirteen men will be placed in the field
at once, the expense of which are al
ready provided for by a three-mill levy
on the property in the district. Tbe
money derived from the levy will be
ample to enable the board to- complete
the estimate of the cost of the ditch.
upon which to bus the proposition to
be submitted to the electors of the dis
| trict as to whether bonds shall be issued
for the completion of the enterprise. At
the present time it is estimated that the
cost will not exceed $3 per acre or a to
tal of 91,500,000.
The district was organized in August,
1805, under the Nebraska Irrigation law.
As there was a question raised as to the
constitutionality of the Wright law of
California, after which the Nebraska
law was drawn, nothing could be done
until the case was settled by the United
States supreme court, which was done a
few months ago, the law being declared
constitutional. The district embraces
land in Holt, Rock and Brown counties,
containing an area of 543,000 acres of
land, the soil of which is unsurpassed in
productiveness when sufficient moisture
is obtained. The headquarters of the
district are in this city,and are m charge
of the secretary of the board, E. B.
Brain.
The enterprise contemplates the di
version of the waters of the Niobrara
and Snake rivers into a natural reser
voir capable of holding about 1,000,000
acre feet of water. This reservoir is lo
cated about 100 miles west Of this city.
The proposed ditch has the approval
of Donald W. Campbell, who has made
a personal investigation of the reservoir
site and water supply, and has declared
it perfectly feasible, practicable and de
sirable, and that the water supply is ad
equate to irrigate all the land in the dis
trict, after making an allowance for
seepage and evaporation.
This report from so eminent an irriga
tion engineer as Mr. Campbell is cer
tainly very encouraging to the residents
of this section. It is expected that the
survey will be completed in three or
four months. Let us have the ditch by
all means and then this country will
blossom as the rose.
HOW THE EDITOR LIVES.
“It takes money to run a newspaper.”
—From the St. John,' Kansas, News.
What an exageration; what a whop
per. It has been disproved a thousand
times; it is a clear case of airy fancy.
It doesn’t take money to run a news
paper. It can be run without money.
It is not a business venture. It is a
charitable institution, a begging con
cern, a highway robbery. B’Godfrey, a
newspaper is a child of the air, a crea
ture of a dream. It can go on and on
and on, when any other concern would
be in the hands of the receiver and
wound up with cobwebs in the window.
It takes wind to run a newspaper; it
takes gall to run a newspaper. It takes
cintillating, acrobatic Imagination, and
half a dozen white shirts and a railroad
pass to run a newspaper. But money—
heavens to Betsey and six hands around,
who ever needed money in conducting a
newspaperl Kind words are the
medium of exchange that do the busi
ness for the editor—kind words and
church social tickets. When you see
the editor with money, watch him.
He’ll be paying his bills and disgracing
his profession. Never give money to
an editor. Make him trade it out; he
likes to swap.
Then when you die, after having
stood around for years and sneered at
the editor and his little jim crow paper,
be sure and have your wife send in for
three extra copies by one of your weep
ing children, and when she reads the
generous and touching notice about you,
forwarn her to neglect to send 15 cents
to the editor. It would overwhelm
him. Money la a corruption thing,
The editor knows it, end what he wants
is yonr heartfelt thanks. Then he can
thank the printers and they can thank
their grocers.
Take Job work to the job offices and
then come and ask half rates for the
church notices. Get vour lodge letter
heads and stationary printed out of
town, and then flood the editor with
beautiful thoughts In resolutions of
respect and cards of thanks. They
make such spicy reading, and when you
pick it up filled with these glowing and
vivid mortuary articles, you are so proud
| of your little local paper.
But money—scorn the filthy thing.
Don’t let,the pure innocent editor know
anything about it. Keep that for the
sordid trades people who charge for
their wares. The editor gives his
bounty away. The Lord loves a cheer
ful giver. He’ll take care of the editor.
Don’t worry about the editor. He has
a charter from the state to act as a door
that for the community. He will get
the paper out somehow; and stand up
for the town, whoop it up for you when
you runrfor office, and lie about your
pigeon-toed daughter’s wedding, and
blow about your big-footed sons, when
they get a 94 a week job, and weep over
your shrivelled soul when it is released
from your grasping body, and smile at
your giddy wife's second marriage.
Don’t worry, about the editor; he’ll get
on. The Lord knows how—but some
how.—Emporia Gazette.
■m , "BOTAHY BAY."
i On February 17th the Academy Dra
matic Company will present “Botany
Bay," an original melo-drama in three
Acta. This play is founded in part on
Dickens' Qreat Expectations, and is one
of the best plays ever Introduced by the
popular academy company. Following
is the cast of characters:
Bill Jab vis, a convict from Botany Bay,
alias Joe Armltage, a drover—strong
character part.B. J. Marsh
8tdnby Carton, Bill Jarvis' partner In
crime, who escapes Botany Bay by
turning state’s evidence—gentleman
ly villain.D. H. Cronin
Jambs Carton, Bydney’s brother, an ar
rlstooratio lawyer.Art Mullen
Dick Hazilton, In love with Florence,
, the convict's daughter and unjustly
hocused ot crime—Juvenile gentleman
*...v..T. Dwyer
Andrew Hazleton, Dick’s unde, victim
to Sydney Carton’s villainy—breezy
old man.M. H. McCarthy
Dr. Jeremiah Lillyvick, the guardian
of the convict's ehlid, and victim of
Mrs. Stork’s endearments—low comedy
.A. Marlow
Florence WAyHE, otherwise Florence
Jarvis, the convict’s daughter, whose
filial love Is won at last by the devotion
of her outcast father.—leading lady,
.Miss Nellie Daley
Mrs. Jemima Stork, landlady of the "Ox
ford Inn," a blooming widow In the
matrimonial market—comic old woman
.Miss Alice Cronin
Madoe Featherstone, a female tramp,
full of character and strong speeches—
character bit.Mrs. Delia Hanley.
Barge ant Flint, utility man.
M. Cronin
THE SUPEBTIBOBS.
The supervisors met last Tuesday and
organized by electing Lew Combs chair
man. An informal ballot was first
taken and each member received one
vote. Rather peculiar, was itmot?
The following standiug committees
were appointed:
Judicial and legal expenses, court
house, jail and supplies—Coats, Camp
bell and Hopkins.
Printing and supplies—Robertson,
Moss and Conger.
Financial and official bonds—Hop
kins, Coats and Conger.
Settlement with county officers—
Combes, Moss, Coats, Hopkins, Conger,
Campbell and Robertson.
Upon motion C. S. Handlan was
elected j anitor for the ensuing year at a
salary of 930 per month, except the
months of June, July, August and Sep
tember, when he is allowed $5 per
month extra for tending to the trees and
lawn around the court house.
The county treasurer was allowed one
deputy at a salary of 1700 a vear, and
such additional clerks as he may need
at 9650 per year.
The county clerk was allowed one
deputy, at a salary of |700 a year, and
such additional clerks as he may need,
at a salary of 9050 a year.
The salary of the county superintend
ent was fixed at 91200 and that of his
deputy at 9800 a year.
The sheriff was allowed a deputy at
9700, and one clerk at 9100 a year.
The Sun was awarded the contract
for printing letter heads, note heads,
envelopes and claim blanks.
The contract for printing all legal
notices was allowed to the Beacon
Light at half legal rates, as was also the
printing of the commissioners’ proceed
ings at the same rate.
The tax list was let to the Beacon
Light, the Atkinson Plain Dealer and
Swing Advocate at one half legal rates.
Our car load of O. A. R. flour is to
hand. It needs no recommend. If you
need 500 pounds get our figures.
30-8 O’Nkill Gbocbby Co.
MEAN 1SJ0MDENT
Interviewed in Omaha. Very Confi
dent of Snceeea.
▲ LINE INTO SALT LAKE CITY.
Will Inter Inn Franelsoo Without Being
Ferry Beats.
Omaha World-Herald. 15: Donald
McLean, builder ot railroads, was at the
Paxton today en route to Salt Lake. He
is the promoter of the Pacific Short Line,
the road that is to run from Sioux City
and O’Neill to San Francisco.
"That road is going to be built,” said
Mr. McLean. “It is now built from
Sioux City to O’Neill, and trains are
running every day. and what is more,
the road pays. We will begin building
the extension early in the summer, let
ting the bids for its construction in May.
“The road will be 805 miles shorter
than any other transcontinental line,
and it will traverse a country where the
grass grows and not the desert. We
cross the Union Pacific on a trestle just
east of Ogden, and after we leave Ogden
we go off to the north and we come into
San Francisco around the tanneries,
thus, you see, avoiding the ferry boat
service.
"I hare European backing for 832,•
000,000, but it will not take this much to
build the road. I am confident that it
will pay from the start. As regards ter
minals and division points, of course, I
know where they will be, but 1 do not
care to make them known now for ob
vious reasons.
“We cross the Pacific slope of the
Rockies at Beckwith pass and the At
lantic slope at Sweetwater, and traverse
the famous Weber canyon. We will
have a line into Salt Lake, and already
we have twenty-five miles constructed.
“I .am Interested with the Oeorge Q:
Canon road from Salt Lake to San Diego
and it is on business connected with this
that I go to Salt Lake.”
NOTICE OF FILING OF T0WN8HIP FLATS.
United States Land Office, 1
O’Neill, Nebraska, Jan. 18,1807. (
The public is respectfully notified that
the following townships have been sur
veyed, to-wit:
Township 35 north, range 13.
Township 35 north, range 14.
Township 85 north, range 15.
Township 85 north, lange 10.
Township 35 north, range 17.
Township 85 noith, range 18.
Township 35 north, range 19.
all west of the Sixth Principal Meridian,
in the state of Nebraska, and that the
official plats of the survey of said town
ships will be filed in this office on Fri
day, February 10, 1897, at 9 o’clock a.
m., and that on and after such day this
office will be prepared to receive appli
cations for the entry of lands in said
townships. John A. Harmon,
Register.
E. Williams, Receiver.
The numerous friends in this city of
Ur. John Groves, of Omaha, will be
pained to learn of his death which took
place in that city some days ago. The
deceased held the position of city clerk
of Omaha during the boom period of
that city, and had a wide acquaintance
throughout the state. The patriotic de
votion of John Groves to the cause of
Irish liberty was second to none. Com
ing to this country after being released
from a British dungeon he devoted all
his energies and wealth to overthrow, if
possible, the British yoke of tyranny
and oppression that has clung so per
sistently to his native land, for so many
generations. While not of the same re
ligious faith as the majority of the na
tives of Ireland he endeared himself to
the people of that country by his devo
tion to the cause of Ireland’s liberty and
his advocacy of principles which ce
mented all factions in a bond of com
mon purpose, the absolute independence
of Ireland. By peaceful means if possi
ble, by force, if necessary. The writer
sincerely hopes that the spirit that actu
ated John Groves in the performance of
his duty to his native land, may still
continue to increase in the breasts of
numerous brave exiles in this country
until his, and their, hopes are realized
and Ireland once more takes her place
among the nations of the earth. Peace
to the soul of a good American citizen
and Irish patriot. *•*
Con Keyes has opened up a flour and
feed store in the old Emporium store
building.
“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 DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him.
On that you can bet your gig-lamps."
Morris & Co.
A Sutton merchant reports that the
produce taken in at his store 'the past >,
year in exchange for goods amounts to
83,500. At 10 cents a bushel it will take
25,000 bushels of corn to produce the '
same amount of money. The cow and
hen are important factors in the prob- .
lem of lite, remarks the Omaha Bee,
The following is the list of Jurors
drawn for the February term of the dis
trict court: Melvin Rhodes, Stuart; T.
V. Norval, • Chambers; J. O. Lyman,
Sheridan; William Cooper, Chambers;
Henry {Holtz, Deloit; Sidney Powell,
Stuart; Charles Oates, Atkinson; Chas.
Enders, McClure; Joe McCaffery, Fair
view and Shamrock; A. C. Purnell, Em
met; John Moffat, Verdigris; Richard
Barrett, Grattan; B. A. DeVarman, first
ward O’Neill; E. Dorothy, Chambers;
L. Benson, Rock Falls; W. N. Hawkins,
Swan and^Wyoming; Charles Middleton,
Paddock; William Lord, Verdigris; A.
A. Bruce, Iowa; Phillip Eidman, Stuart;
T. D. Sievers, Ewing; John Emerson, ^
Steel Creek; P. J. Lansworth, Paddock;
Robert Johnston, Ewing.
It beat! all bow fashionable appendi
citis is becoming. Time was when yon
scarcely ever heard of the disease. For
merly when people were so reckless as
to bare it it was generally called inflam
mation of the bowels. Bince the general
term appendicitis has been applied most
people have deemed it a duty to indulge
in the disease. It is a favorite pastime
now, apparently, for good surgeons to
cure appendicitis. The method is sim
ple. The patient is put under the influ
ence of ether or onions, stretched out on
a board and a slit made with a case knife
in the right side a short distance north
east of the hip. Through this the ap
pendix vermiformis is eliminated from
the complex Interior of the patient and
the trouble is ended. It is now a badge
of nobility in polite society to have a :
trap door in your side to show tlpU you
have parted with your superfluous ap
pendix vermiformis, and that you have
had the fashionable appendicitis and are
effectually vaccinated against another
attack.—Fremont Tribune.
Fremont Tribune: ▲ telegram from
Wayne sets forth that capitalists from
Ft. Scott have about completed negotia
tions for the erection of a sugar factory
to cost (150,000 at that place. This
news is good news as well as quite re
markable news, It is conceded that
Wayne is an excellent place to locate
such an enterprise but it is quite unus
ual for Kansas capitalists to be looking
about for investments, and that part of
the report smells of red herring. There
is no capital in Kansas, we have been
told, which accounts for Jerry Simpson,
Mary Elizabeth Lease, Hirsute Peffer
and Bloody Leedy, and therefore, how
can it be seeking an outlet in Nebraska
or anywhere else? But if there really is
1150,000 of capital in Kansas it is prob
rble that it will go out of the state to do
business. Nebraska is a populist, to,
but is probably a trifle better than Kan
sas. Governor Leedy made his cam
paign on a threat to “blow blood in the
ears of capitalists” and it may be that
these particular capitalists involved in
this report are averse to having blood in
their ears and are coming to Nebraska
to escape the promised flood of gore. At
all events we hope they will come.
Clinton. Miaaonrt.
Mr. A. L. Armstrong, an old druggist,
and a prominent citizen of this enter
prising town, says: “ I sell some forty
different kinds of cough medicines, bnt
have never in my experience sold so
much of any one article as I haye of
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup. All who
use it say it is the most perfect remedy
for cough, cold, consumption, and all
diseases of the throat and lungs they
have ever tried." It is a specific for
croup and whooping cough. It will re
lieve a cough in one minute. Contains
no opiates. Price 85 and 50 cents.
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
half price.
100 pair ladies lined shoes
at 20 per cent discount,
100 paii* ladies lined slip* .
pers one-third off.
Ail our stamped linens one
third off.
Wool boots 4 stays 75 cents.
Overs for wool boots $1.50.
28-4 J. P. MANN.