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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1897)
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. BUMORIPTION, «l.«0 MR ANNUM. VOLUME XVII, O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 11, 1897. NUMBER 36. NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interoot Told As They Aro Told to Us. WHIN AMD HOW XT HAPPENED Iossl lf>w-lip Portrayed for Omani Idtteatiem saA Awn—ant. John Maher is down from Chadron. Joe Mann was osar from Spencer Sunday. _ J. G. Gallagher went over to Spencer Sunday. ________ Peter Greeley wae in from Phoenix yesterday. . __ Mias Mattie Mann ia visiting relatives Spencer. _. A. C. Powell was down from Stuart ednesday. _ H. A. Allen was down from Atkinson last Saturday. D. 1). Coburn, of Laurel, was in the city Saturday. F. M. Dorsey was up from Sioux City last night. J. P. O’Donnell returned from Dead wood Saturday morning. Byron Parker, who has been quite ill the past week, is recovering. i A Fisherman's Luck," at the 'opera house next Wednesday night. Bee the Academy Dramatic company at the rink next Wednesday night. J. E. Allison, J. M. Stewart and Dr. Blackburn were down from Atkinson yesterday. _ Geo. W. Stearns, representing the Sioux City Journal, was in the city yesterday. _ £ Mrs. S. G. Nichols is in St. Joe, Mo., ' this week purchasing her spring stock of millinery. The ladies’ working society will meet . with Mrs. J. H. Meredith next Wednes day afternoon. F. W. Boggs, of Spencer, county atf&ney of Boyd county, was in the clXy last Tuesday. Judge Westover came down from Rushyille yesterday, and is presiding in . the district court. J. J. King moved into the Kinch resi dence, in the western part of the city, the first of the week. U-. 8. Adams, of Spencer, cashier of the Boyd County bank, was in the city on business Tuesday. Chas. J. Enders and Mrs. Jane Hoxie were married by County Judge Mo Cutotoan last Thursday. Christ Christenson and Miss Hattie Clevinger, of Phoenix, were granted a x marriage license Monday. ^ Eugene Sanford and Miss Abbie Riley were united in marriage by . Judge McCutchan last Thursday. The assessors of Holt county will hold their annual meeting at the court-house next Tuesday, as provided by law. For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor s. belt’s parlors, 28rd to 80th of each 2 month. Photographs 81 per dozen. j A. J. Potter returned last Thursday /-evening from Montana, where he bad spent the winter visiting relatives. - We sell good flour, corn meal, graham, bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 38-tf L. Khteb. Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, pure and line, (or sale by H. M. Uttley, O'Neill. Write him (or prices. 84-4 P. J. Donohoe and F. W. Ackley. o( the Sioux City, O’Neill and Western Railroad, were in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Hill, o( Vinqua, ^ Wit., are in the city visiting relatives. Mrs. Hill is a sister o( Mrs. 8. M. Wagers. _ Miss Kate Mann who has been visit ing relatives here the past two weeks, returned to her home at Spencer last Saturday. DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla is prepared (or cleaning the blood. It builds up and strengthens constitutions impaired by disease. Morris & Co. Soothing, and not irritating, strength ening, and not weakening, small, but effective—such are the qualities ot DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the (amous little pills. Morris & Co. The old lady was right when she ,said the child might die i( they waited for the doctor. She saved the little one’s with a few doses of One Minute C<Wgh Cure.: Morris & Co. The length of life may be increased by lessening its dangers. The majority of people die from lung troubles. These f m»y be averted by promptly using One Minute Gough Cure. Morris ft Co Dr. Gilligan it gaining a reputation at a surgeon, haring performed many successful operations the past year. The ladies' aid society tendered a. sur prise party to Mrs. W. T. Evans last evening, it being her birthday anniversary._ . C. A. Stinbrann and Mrs. Lucy Shu* bert were married in this city last Mon day by the county Judge. The contract ing parties are both residents of Atkinson. __ Patrick Gagban, who has been dangerously ' ill. is convalescing. His family desire to return their thanks to their many friends for the kindness and assistance tendered them during his illness. __ To cure all old sores, to heal an indo lent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you need simply apply DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve according to directions. Its magic-like action will surprise you. Morris ft Co. How is the season when you want a good gun and want it cheap. I have a line of guns that cannot be beaten any where and am going to sell them cheap. Come early and get first choice. I also have hunting coats and sell them cheap. Itf Neil Brennan, Niobrara Tribune: Mrs. A. L. Towle died at ber residence in Niobrara at 12 -.28 o’clock Tuesday p. m. The funer al exercises will be conducted from the Q. A. R. hall by Rev. Edward Murphy at2p. m. tomorrow (Thursday). The Tribune will publish the obituary next week. _ “Excuse me,” observed the man in spectatles, “but I am a surgeon and that is not where the liver is.” “Never you mind where bis 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._ An exchange tells of an adventist who prophesied that the end of the world would come at a certain date, put on his ascension robes, climed to the top of a straw stack and waited for the crack of ddom. «Ue got tired of waiting, and, forgetting himself, fell asleep. Some beys discovered the man and touched a match to the straw and awoke him. Gazing around on the flames, he exclaimed: “In hell, just as I expected!” The jury in the case of E. H. Bene dict vs. the City of O'Neill for 810,000 damages, after being out about three hours returned a verdict for the plain tiff, assessing the amount of his damages at 8500 and costs of suit. The costs amount to about 8600. This is the third trial for this case. At the first trial the jury found for the defendant. A new trial was granted upon error, and the jury failed to agree. The city will file a motion for a new trial, and if that fails will appeal to the supreme court The vitascope show, which appeared at the opera-house last Saturday, Mon day and Tuesday evenings, was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The scene where the fire department is just starting for a fire is especially realistic, and it is a very cold blooded person that does not feel a glow of excitement as the big white horses dash by with the fire engine. The Black Diamond express is another very real istic scene. Messrs. Eehoe and Blunt will receive a warm welcome and a full house should they see fit to return later in the season, as they partly promised to do. Spring is at band here in Holt county, and while our farmers are preparing to begin spring’s work’ and the housewife goes about with a scrubbing brush in one hand and a duster in the other, busy with house cleaning, and the small boy is getting out his store of marbles and looking for a dry spot large enough to make a “ring” on; up in South Dakota they are digging their way through from five to seven feet of snow; over in Iowa they are having excellent sleigh ing, and all of the trains leaving Sioux City for the north are carrying snow plows, and one or two lines are block aded. Come to Holt county. Wayne Republican; The grocery peddlers thrive by selling their goods to the farmer, and the grocerymen of the towns and cities kick. There is no Idoubt that the regular merchant sells wares for less than the man who ped dles from door to door, but bow are the buyers to know it unless the merchant will adopt some method of bringing his bargains to the notice of the buyer? If they will not avail themselves of the advertising columns of the newspapers of their towns, it is difficult to see why they are not themselves more to blame than any one else. Don’t expect the newspaper man to be after the peddlar continually and you in your town refuse to take advantage of your opportunities. Remember newspaper men cannot live with wind as a filler forever. CORBETT OB FITZ1 The coming contest between Oorbett and Fitzsimmons is occupying the attention of a large number of tbe peo ple in tbis section. Dominick McCaff ery was in from tbe ranch Saturday, and a Frontier reporter interviewed him upon tbe coming fight, and asked him to glvq his reasons why be thought Fitzsimmons would win. Dominick said: “Having refereed a great many fights in my time, I never met two men who would live up to their agreement in a contest in regard to breaking away fairly. One of them would always do the “sneak act.” The best way to avoid that and to let the referee have a cle^r road, is. according to my way of think ing, to let the men fight all they wish with one hand free. It is as fair for one as the other. Furthermore, the rules don’t cover everything, and a great deal rests with the discretion of tbe referee. “I look for both men to be in superb physical condition. Billy Delaney, Corbett’s trainer, told me some time ago that Corbett could do four men’s work while training, and eat according ly, and I know Fitz can run ten mites in an hour, which is extraordinary, con sidering that he is not a professional runner. "I still contend that it is s great boxer against a great fighter, and the fighter will win, all things considered. To Corbett is due the credit of training more intelligently and introducing the latest devices to prepare for a contest. He is more up to date in catching on to anything that might further bis interest in any pugilistio oontest in which he might contend. On the other hand, Fits has those real instinctive qualifica tions of a natural fighter that will not be denied when it comes to an issue. There are four natural qualifications of a first class fighter, and they are: Intelligence, speed, strength and bitting power. Now, I will compare Corbett and Fitz. Take Corbett outside of fighting and I consider he is more intel ligent than Fitzsimmons, but in the art of fighting the Australian has that born fighting brain that characterized John L. Sullivan at his best. As for speed in boxing, and if it were for points, Cor bett would be a sure winner, but this is a fight to a finish, and herein comes the distinction hetween a boxer and a fight-, er. In strength and hitting power, I consider that Fitz has more strength from the waist np than Corbett, where the strong points of a fighter are most needed. As for bitting power, he has better shoulders, better forearm, better wrist and a stronger hand, which are the essential points that'make up a hard hitter. He also puts his whole heart and mind into it, and the judgment he used in accuracy, time and distance in knocking out such great fighters as Peter Maher and Jim Hall, when at his best, with one blow is positive proof of his ability.” . FBOK KB. CAMPBELL. Denver, Col., March 1,1897. Mr. E. B. Brain, Sec’y, O’Neill, Neb. Dear Sir—Your letter of Feb. 18 ia received. I ah all at all tiniea be pleaaed to furniah the board with auch informa tion as ia required to refute unfounded rumora detrimental to tbe interesta of the district. To give auch information ia entirely within my duty, but to engage in newspaper controversy of any kind, is not. Of course this applies to the physical and engineering aspects of the enterprise only, not to its political bearings, with which, as an engineer, I have no connection. Tbe economical features of the proposed system will be fully discussed by me in a final report when such is called for by the board, but to do so now would be forestalling tbe result of the present survey, and discussing a subject without data, the obtaining of which is the object of the survey. An estimate of the cost of the construction of the canal and its laterals for delivery of water over tbe district; a full knowledge of the water supply that can be depended upon; tbe storage capacity of the reservoirs; and the area of land to be permanently retained in the district, are conditions that must be known with certainty before any person can make a decision as to whether it is proper to construct or not. After making a preliminary reconnais sance, I reported that the project was so meritorious as to warrant tbe expense of making a detailed survey. I an now more strongly of that opinion and hope to be able to demonstrate one ot the best and moat economical irrigation enter prises in tbe country to be within easy reach of the voters of the district, but until all the facts are known, I will not make any assertion ahead of my knowl edge. When I have the requisite infor mation, and am so requested by the beard, I will give a decided opinion, favorable or unfavorable, as conforms with my judgment, and free from ambiguity. Yours very truly, Donald W. Campbell, Consulting Engineer. TO PAY THEJENALTY Hunt Sentenced to Eight Tears . in the Penitentiary. A DAY IN CLOSE CONFINEMENT The tbst Anniversary of the Shooting. He . Can Then Meditate. About 8 o’clock yesterday afternoon Judge : aiikald sentenced Raymond Musser, who was convicted a week ago of manslaughter, to eight years in the penitentiary, and one day close con* finement—the first anniversary of the shooting. Before r pronouncing sentence the judge delivered quite a lecture to the prisdnee. • He said in part: “Such occurences as men going to the protec* tion of s small amount of property armed with a shotgun are too common, and I am gratified, the evidence having warranted it, that the jury have found a verdict which will require me to make an example of one who has been guilty of so reckless a regard for human life.” The jury had asked the court to give him the least possible sentence, which would be one year, but the court said that he would give him eight years, and if, after two or three years, residents of the vicinity of the fatal altercation should conclude that the sentence imposed was too heavy, be was sure the governor of the state would, on their petition, make a reduction. The court said that had the jury brought in a verdict of murder in the first or second degree he could not have set the verdict aside from the evidence. The judges conducting of the trial, the verdict of the Jury and the sentence imposed are very generally approved, and it is predicted will have a whole some effect in this county. “A FIIHAEHAH’B LUCK.” This laughable comedy drama will be presented by the Academy Dramatic Company at the opera-house on March 17. It is one of the best comedy dramas ever presented in this city, aud is sure to please.' Following is the cast of character . Ton Manly, a poor fisherman.. .M. H. McCarthy. William Fabren, alias Squire Ham mond.Art Mullen. James Hammond, Farren’s son. .D. H. Cronin. David Morris, known as Cnole Davie.. .Tim Dwyer. Silas Kidder, stage-struck.It. J. Marsh. Rev. Oeorob Medhdrst.A. Marlow. Bose Prescott, Hammond’s ward. .Nellie Daley. Mrs. Manley, Tom.s mother. .Mbs. T. D. Hanley. Buth Manley, Tom’s sister... Alice cronin. Little Nellie, a waif of the ocean. .Loretta Bulljvan. QUERIES? The following letter was received by the officers of the land office here from a gentleman residing in Hew York city. In order that our readers may see the idea that some people have of the west, we publish it in full: New York City, — 8t. March 8, 1897. Register U. 8. Land Office, Nebraska. wear oir— i Deft leave to address a few questions for information to your lion* orable person and office, for ligbt on the prospects of an intended settler. 1 How much is the maximum land one settler can acquire on free government grant under the homestead laws, or any other laws, or where, or how can I pro cure a copy of the homestead laws; or can one person secure a whole town ship or range; or what is the difference between a township and range; or what are the pricise limits of a free settler? 2 What mortgage can a settler raise on his farm or ranch, and from what source does he get it, and what are the rates of interest charged on such loan, and for what term of years, if any, can he obtain it? 8 What is the land best adapted for that you have now at your disposal; and where could one find a market for their product of live stock or grain; and how much capital per acre is necessary to operate it successfully; and how much of it is grass land and how much timber in any grant, and wbat are the qualities of either grass or wood grow ing on them; and what is the best season of the year to take up a claim? 4 What are the taxes a settler is com pelled to pay annually; and where do settlers find their first year’s supply of seeds, and the necessary farming imple ments? 6 How near does any railroad or other transportation facilities come to the grants you now have; and how far is the most distant from such conveyance? 6 Are the grants well supplied with fresh water, spring or brook? Hoping for such information as you may have at your disposal on those questions, and for an early reply, I remain, - P. S. Please give highest and lowest temperature in those regions wherein are situated the grants. THEBE ABE OTHEBS. But none equal to McManus in men’s fine shoes, hats, caps and furnishing goods. The largest stock and latest styles in the city. HAM KXXTIKO. There will be ft mass meeting held in the court houee in O’Neill nest Tuesday afternoon, March 18,1897, at 1 o’clock p. m., of the taxpayers of the Golden irrigation district, of Holt county, for the purpose of discussing the building of the ditch and the bonding of the district. All are requested to attend. CoimrrTM. V1W STOCK. The largest stock of spring. and sum mer goods ever brought to O'Neill is now on display at P. J. McManus'. He has Just returned from the eastern mar kets with an immense stock of up-to date styles in dress goods of all grades. Our capes and jackets will be on dis play soon. You will profit b/ calling and selecting your spring bill of me, as my aim and effort has been to show the trade the best goods for the lowest money, and I find my business it gaining steadily on those principles. I will gay that my shoe line has never been so strong before as at present, as I have lust received seventeen new styles of shoes and Oxfords which gives the trade the largest selection ever shown in the city. This only coven the ladies’ shoes, and I am showing as many more in misses’ and children's. Respectfully yours, P. J. McManus. iMueATira is in Txnra. W. F. Wilson, a farmer lirloi north-* eaet of Humbolt, Neb., delivered to O A. Cooper, the other day, fifty-nine head of ateera, for which he received •4,000. Several of the ateera welshed over 1,800 pounda, and the entire boncb averaged about 1,000. Ur. Wileon eaya the corn he fed to theee ateera brought him over fifty cents a bushel. The above item la respectfully pre sented to those who are opposed to irrigation and continually howling that “corn Is only ten cents per bushel, and wbat could we do with it if we all irrigated our farms and raiaad large orops every year.” This line of arm ment used by the obstructionists ia simply humbug, the great trouble ie the fear of a few would-be political leaders, that they would be retired, if the coun try gets settled up so the people have s chance to get acquainted with them, r' - if- wo could - be sore of buys crops every year we would have no trouble in getting the necessary capital with which to buy cattle—and there are thousands of them shipped through our country every year to be fed in Iowa and Illinois—and live stock to feed our grain to, but under present conditions a farmer dare not buy a acore of brood sows for fear that he will not raise enough corn another year to fatten the pigs with. #% G. C. Haselet left for Omaha this morning where he expects to reside in the future. Mrs. Hazelet and the child ren will remain here for a couple of weeks, until Mr. Hazelet gets located. The Frontier hopes that Mr. and Mrs. Hazelet will prosper in their new home. The Ladies’ Society of the Presbyter ian church had a social gathering at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dick son in honor of Mrs. G. G. Hazelet, who will soon leave for Omaha, her future home. Mrs. Lowrle, on behalf of the society, with a few appropriate remarks, presented Mrs. Hazelet. with a sliver dish and spoon. Sioux City Time*: A quiet home wedding occurred on Tueedey afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McClure. Morning Side, when their daughter, Mite Irene A. McClure wae married to B. Warner Rice, of Chicago. The wedding wae at 8:80 o’clock, and Dr. J. C. McClintock officiated. Mr. and Mra. Rice left after the wedding for their home in Chicago, where Mr, Rice ia engaged in the brokerage bueineae. Mre. Mary Ray died at the home of her brother, M. F. Harrington, in thia city, last Monday morning at 8:40. Deceased was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, in 1868. She was a well educated lady, having graduated from the Collegiate Institute at Lindsey, Canada, when 19 years of age. She came to this city about ten years ago, and since that time has resided with her brother in this city. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in the Catholic church, Rey. Father Fitzpat rick, of Hubbard, officiating in the absence of Father Cassidy. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery. The most intensely interesting people of the world Just at this moment are the millions of famine and plague stricken India. But little is known of this region by the people of the United States. Such reports as come to us are the things seen through British glasses. What hu been the effect of British rule in India? Why these terrible famines? Why plagues? Julian Hawthorne has been sent by the Cosmopolitan Magazine to India to obtain answer* to thste ques tlons at lint hand and dsplet the situa tion as It appears to an Amsrioan. The \l March Cosmopolitan contains the first of what is probably the most important series of articles ever presented in this magazine. Nothing has been published f which gives an adequate idea of the larger operations of business—at least nothing by the date of men fitted for euch work by thorough familiarity with f the subjects of which they write. The V article in the March Goemopoiltaa on “The Methods of Banking.” by the president of one of the largeet banks of ■*$ New York—a man of wideet businees experience—former Poetmaster-Oeneral Janes—is one which every person, however bnmble his clerkship or high his place in In the flnandal world, will find interesting and instructive. This scries will constitute a very complete course of business training, and every young man Juet entering boainese life, 0 and every old man, will alike find It of immense value. Those persons who are desirous of securing oockerls to mate up thdr.poai try for the seaeon, can secure choice barred Plymouth Rocks from H. M. Uttlby, O’Neill. Write him for prices. tk* nv non at azovx but. ? Will be used by the Paettc 8bort Lina exclusively, commencing Mareb 1. Thla will aaabla that company to oflar ila pattona tba baat of service, aa than wUl ba bo delays caused by otbar trains. j: Ramambar by taking that Uaa at "7 O’Neill you save tbraa bom (tea la Sioux City. Bheamatlsm Qaiekly Oars*. ' : Altar haring baaa oonflnad to tba bonaa for eleven daya and paying out . •MS in doctor billa without benefit, Mr. ‘ Prank Dolaon of Sault Sta. Marla, Mich., was cured by one bottle of Cham- " berlain’a Pain Bala, coating IS eenta, and baa not alnoe bean troubled with that complaint. For aala by P. 0, Corrigan. Vangara af tba Orlp. Tba greateat danger from la grippe la of ita resulting in pneumonia, if •• k reaaonaMa com la uaad, bowarar, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken, all danger will ba avoided. Among the tana of tbouaanda wno hart uaad thin remedy for la grippe, we have yet to , { learn of a single case baying reeulted in pneumonia, which shows conclusively that this remedy is a certain prevent* _ ; tire of that dread disease. It will effect a permanent cure in laaa time than any other treatment. The 95 and SO cenp ■laaa foreale by P..C. Corrigan; llsstrie Utters, Electric Bitters ia a medicine snltmt' for any season, but perhaps more gener ally needed, whan the languid ex hausted feelings prevails, whan tba liver is torpld'and sluggish and tba need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt uae of this medicine has often averted % long and perhaps fatal billons fevers. No medicine will act more surely la counteracting and freeing the system > from the malarial poison. indigestion, oonatipation, dlasinees, yield to Electric Bitten. 50 oenta and •1.00 per botttla at P. C. Corrigan's Drug Store. IN THIS ISSUE WE PRINT THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF OUR NEW SERIAL, CAPTAIN CLOSE Bu. Captain Charfe» Kings / One of the very beri itorice ever writ* tan by that favorite author—Captahi Kh|, b auw to prove a peat favorite* SECURED FOR THE PAPER BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT* «■