PUBLISHED ay THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XVII.' SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PKR ANNUM. D. H. CRONIN, EDITOR AND MANAGER. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MARCH 25, 1897. NUMBER 38. NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Local Happenings Portrayed For Oeneral Idifleatioa sad Amnwsont. City politics are warming up.. ' Wm. Daly ofStar was In the city Wed* neiday. Joe McCaffrey was in from the ranch Monday. _ Leo Loggerweil was down from Celia last week. _. ,■ jtH. A. Allen of Atkinaon waa in the y uis last week. Another indication of returning prosperity. One of the unfailing signs that spring is here is, that the boys are shedding their winter suits—of whiskers. The court-house at Bassett, Rock county, was destroyed by Are last week. The county records were saved. Last Saturday was the first day of spring, and some of our farmers north of this city Were sowing wheat. E. M. Grady started Saturday morn ing for Waterloo, la., where he will visit relatives for a couple of weeks. Lou Boehme, the genial deputy mar shall fjpm Omaha, took a flying trip to the reservaiton Monday morning.' For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 28rd to 30th of each month. Photographs 91 per dozen. We sell good flour, corn meal, graham, bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 88-tf L. Keyes. Dave Forbes, the free silver apostle of Boyd county, tarried Monday night in Jhis city on his way home from Lincoln. * Chas. Davis, who has been on the sick list for the past five weeks, is up - and looking as spruce as a march. hen. O. O. Snyder is around again after being confined to the house with that fashionable spring complaint—la grippe. John A. Nelson, formerly of this county, but now of Le Mars, la., was in the city last week looking after some business matters. Stuttgart Free Press: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Odell mourn the death of infant baby girl, which sad event occurred Monday morning. Hunting is now the order of the day and the famoua hunters are vieing egith each other to see who can tell the biggest yarn about their bunting exploits. Hr. and Mrs. T. 8. Armstrong, of Butte, were in the city last night on their way to Lincoln, where they will visit friends for a couple of weeks. The board of supervisors adjourned last week sine die. The regular meeting df the board will be in June, when they will meet as a board of equilization. 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 i Now 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 Jkave hunting coats and sell them cheap. v Nnn. Bbkknas. M. J. Sweeley, of Sioux City, attorney for the Farmers’ Loan and Trust com pany, was in the city lost wetk on business before the district court. ”* All persons who are interested in raising chicory and who wish to plant some this season, can obtain contracts by calling on J. P. Mann orW. J. Dobbs. - '_ E. B. Brain, secretary of the Golden irrigation district, was up the road last week posting notices for the bi-annual election of officers, which will be held on April 7. ■ _, Mrs. Jerry McCarthy and children arrived in the city last Saturday even ing from Butte, Mont., and will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dwyer, for serveral weeks. Frank Damero was before the county, judge last Saturday, charged with per jury, preferred by Oran Keeler. He was bound over to the district court in the sum of 8800. The receipts of the county judges’ office for the year 1896, as shown by the report of Judge McCntchan to the board of supervisors the first of the year, were a little over 8700. On account of the washout of a bridge near Randolph, the Short Line passen ger which left this city last Friday morning, did not' reach its destination until Sunday morning. We received n letter from J, C Smoot a few weeks ago. John is now'located in Olney, 111., and is once more the pro* prietor of a barber shop. He sends his regards to all old friends. J. L. Mack, C. E. Farrier, of Cham bers, S. H. Trussill, of Ewing, and James Ryan, of Emmett, assisted in improving our financial condition the past week by paying tbeir subscriptions. The hunters ate making sad havoc among the ducks and geese, which are reported as being very plentiful this spring. Among the successful ones are “Steve" O’Donnell, Ben DeYarman and J. P. Mann. County Clerk Bethea received in fees in his office, from all sources, during the year 1890, 93553.95. The amount paid out in salaries for clerk, deputy and recorders was 93,394.35, leaving an excess of 9159.55. P. C. McCarthy, of Leadville, Col., will arrive in the city this evening, bringing with him the bodies of two of his children for interment in the ceme tery here. W,e un11.85 to 88.00 Chambers. 1.10 “ 2.30 Conley. 1.10 ** 8.00 Cleveland ... Dustin....... Deloit... Ewing. Emmett. Francis. Fairview. Grattan. Green Valley Iowa. Inman. Lake. McClure. Paddock. Pleasantview Rock Falls... Sand Creek.. Saratoga. 1.10 » 2.00 1.10 " 2.00 1.10 " 2.40 1.80 » 2.50 1.20 " 2.60 1.10 " 2.00 1.10 " 2.40 1.50 '• 8.00 1.10 " 2.40 1.10 " 2.40 1.80 " 2.60 1.10 " 2.40 1.10 “ 2.40 1.10 " 2.40 1.10 " 2.40 1.10 “ 2.40 1.10 " 2,40 1.10 “ 2.40 Scott..• 1.10 “ Sheridan...1.10 “ Shields. 1.10 " Steel Creek.v.1.10 " Stuart. 1,10 " Swan. 1,10 " Verdigris. 1.10 " Willowdale. 1,10 “ Wyoming. 1.10 “ 2.40 2.00 2.40 2.40 8.80 2.40 2.40 2.80 All lands within one mile of any line of railroad, 81 to 84 per acre; within one mile of Ewing, 83.40 to 89; O’Neill, 89.50 to 820; Atkinson, 85 to 815; Stuart, 83.50 to 89; Page, 88.50 to 89. PERSONAL. Horses, pedigreed.$85 to MO Horses, first class..IX « 19 Horses, second class. 6 “ 9 Horses, third class. 3 •• a Mules and asses. 8 “ 16 Thoroughbred bulls. 10 “ 90 Thoroughbred cows. 10 “ 90 Common bulls. 5 “ 8 Common cows. 4 *• 6 8-year old steers. 7" 9 3-year old steers.. 4“ S 3-vear old heifers. 8“ 4 Yearlings. 3 *' 8 Calves, 6 mo. to 1 year. 1** 3 Sheep, each, 50 cents Goats, each. 3 Hogs, per 100 lbs, 40 cents Steam engines and boilers .... 88 " 287 Fire and burglar proof safes .. 9 “ 130 Billiard and other like tables.. 95 Carriages and wagons. 3 “ 15 Busses and hearses. 47 “ 190 Gold watches. 4 “ 19 Pianofortes . 38 “ 142 Melodeons and organs. 4 •• 23 Bicycles. 5 “ 25 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND MACHINERY. Reapers..(4 “ 919 Mowers. 2 “ 10 Sulkey plows.3 *• 8 Planters and check rowers.3 " 8 Grain drills and seeders. 3 “ 8 Merchandise 4 actual cash value. Bankers, brokers and stock jobbers— assessors shall be governed by section C211 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska, 1895. ooKTAinon or uniiu, Report of rainfall and melted now at O’Neill, aa expressed in inchea and hundredths of incbee, for laat six years. month, inn um im mm urn 1see tier Jan. SSU June Joljr Aur. BepL Oct Nor. 0.11 0.75 a.io 5.55 1.05 0.60 3.04 e.« S:S 0.56 1.40 0.T0 0.40 1.45 8.88 0.05 1.54 0.58 4.88 0.08 0.00 treoe 0.70 0.40 1.10 1.80 1.10 1.84 3.07 S:S 0.98 0.14 0.40 0.05 0.00 1.00 1.14 IS 0.70 0.1 it 0M 0.18 1.75 5.71 l.» 8.88 .... 0.88 0.70 1.88 1.10 8.05 1.85 trace 1.84 0.88 0.55 1.87 e.M 1.48 5.87 8.85 i.sa 8.41 1.81 0.15 0.M JKjfS:' ;OTIO>. All persons are forbidden to cut any timber on the old Jim Wcekee place In townahip 81, range 10 and 11. Pomona, disregarding this notice will be dealt with according to law. This «■—we business. 87-8 E. P. Hicks. na nv mums at hots cirr. Will be used bjr the Paclflo Short Line exclusively, commencing Match 1. This will enable that company to ofier Its patrons the beet of service, as than will be no delays censed by othdr trains. Remember by taking that line at O’Neill you save three bourn time to Sioux Gitfc , i t QalSkty Oared. After having been confined to the house for eleven days and paying out 895 in doctor bills without benefit, Mr Frank Dolaon of Sault Ste. Mario, Mich., Was cured by one bottle of Cham* berlain’a Pain Balm, coating 95 cents, and baa not since been troubled with that complaint Foe sale by P. Q Corrigan. 1 * /: T ■ . >io , Hangars sf the Orip. The greatest danger from la grippe 1» of its resulting In pneumonia. If 4 reasonable care is used, however, and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy taken, dU danger will be avoided. Among the tens of thousands wno have used this remedy for la grippe, wa have yet1» learn of a single case haying resulted in pneumonia, which shows conclusively that this remedy is a certain prevent* tive of that dread disease. It will affect a permanent cure in leas time than any other treatment. The 95 and 50 cent sizes for sale 'by P. C. Corrigan. . . Xlsstrie Utters, Electric Bitten is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more gener ally needed, when the languid ex hausted feelings prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act more surely In counteracting and freeing the syqpeae from the malarial poison. Headache, indigestion, '* constipation, dizziness, yield to Electric Bitters. 50 oents and 91.00 per bottlle at P. C. Corrigan’ Drug Store. J. P. Mann’s Spring Announcement. •*i -f New dress goods. All the latest novelties in wonted suitings, Organdies, Lsperts, Grena dioes, Brodis, Picritines, Mulls nnd Percales. And a full line of the latest trimmings. • MEW CLOTHING. Beautiful stylish plaid suita, all wool, •8 and 18.50. Cheaper ones 85, 86, and 86.75. Block Clay wonteds, all wool, 87.75, 88 and 810, as good values as can be found in the United States. Good suite for boys 4 to 14, 81.50 and 81.75. Fine ones for 8a and 83.50, and an extra good one for 83. NEW SHOES. And more of them than aver. Ladies’, men’s and children’s. All the new things in high and low shoes. Ox til Bloods, Tans and Blacks. We have some cheap shoes, but prefer to see how good a ahoe we can sell you. not y how cheap a one, as the best shoe is always the cheapest. > New Capes, New Skirts. New Wrap* pers. New Ties. New Hats, New Caps, and the finest line of shirt waists and tul fine shirts in this part of Nebraska. McDonald’s celebrated work shirts, overalls and pants in endless variety. J. P. riANN.