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*
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