^ >> v-;*! -?y NUMBER 3$ IHJ VOLUME XVII. • £;v • •,. - .'- K ••. <:v •. • • 8 --... • ■ '." '- .'••: • 1 V ...- .;■■ /■■:.■;.■. - ':.. V j : ' '■■'. 7 •UBBOIIIPTION, BI.BO HR ANNUM. #* H. CMOHllt. KNITON AND MANAOIN. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APRIL I, 1897. -iV-« ' v:v ” j/fj M-'-'ViV. . ?■ n *’ • • NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED local Hiffolni Portrays* Par Oensral UitetlM sod Amusement. Bentley’s for Crockery end glassware. "Mayor Shirring." Sounds well, doesn’t it? _ Miss Maud Gillespie is visiting friends at Tilden this week. R. R. Dickson is transacting business in Omaha this week. i*1' When in need of lead pencils or tab \ . lets,.call at Mrs. Cress’. m^arlie Blain, of Middle Branch, was an O’Neill visitor yesterday. Prof. Anderson and wife are visiting relatives at Creightcn this week. Henry Julius, ot Page, was transact ing business in our city yesterday. Your attention is called to the card of Dr. Qy M. Berry in another column. The working society will meet with Mrs. Dobbs next Wednesday, A$kil 7. The Independent workmen will give a grand ball at the rink on Easter Mon day. _ The Misses Mable and. Bessie Snyder are visiting relatives in Sioux City this week. __ S. J. Weekes was in Omaha the first of the week, returning borne Wednes day night. _ John Skirving will make a good may or, and he will be elected by a good j, majority. _ If you want some of the best bread 0 you ever ate you can get it at Bentley’s City Bakery. 30-3 ' James H. Riggs has disposed of the Dodge Criterion and.is again out of the newspapaper business. M. Lyons was down, from Emmet Monday and had his name enrolled on The Frontier subscription book. Uow about rock saltf We have it in any quantity. For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 23rd to 80th of each month. Photographs 81 per dozen. We sell good flour, corn meal, graham, bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 38-tf L. Keyes. County Superintendent Morrow is at Norfolk attending the meeting of the Northern Nebraska Oratorical contest. Grand Secretary Trigg is kept quite busy these days making out applications for those who desire to join Tammany. When needing corn, oats, shotts or oil cake, see us. We have it at living prices. 2 O’Neill Gboceby Co. Norfolk Times: Miss Ida Hershiser arrived from O’Neill last Tuesday, and will visit her sister, Mrs. Thos. Shively, for a time. ' _ The precipitation last Tuesday even ing was 1.32 inches. More rain fell last month than during the same month for past six years. J. N. Haskell, a real estate speculator of Omaha, was in the city last Monday. While here he purchased several quar ters of Holt county land. Walter Laviollette went down to Sioux Ctty last Friday morning, where he will attend college and take a course in vocal and instrumental music. Mr. and Mrs. J. Coykendall returned Tuesday evening from Manchester, la., where they have been visiting relatives for the past two months. We have Alfalfa, Red Clover and Kentucky blue grass and they are fresh and nice. See them. 39 3 O’Neill Gboceby Co. The bicycles given away by the pop ular O’Neill merchant, J. P. Mann, have been so greatly appreciated by his cus tomers that he has decided to give another one away on July 4. 39-2 O'Neill Gboceby Co. Did you attend the trial last Friday evening? If not you can read all about it in this issue of The Fbontieb. It was one of the wannest contested legal battles ever fought in the ciiy. 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 ■ 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 have hunting coats and sell them cheap. Neil Brennan. Vote for John Skirling for mayor and he will give ua a good business admin* iatration. ■' *_ Bentley’s new atock of crockery and glaaaware la juat immense. If you want any dishes don’t fail to see their pure white semi-porclean. They are so cheap. __ 39-3 Representative Robertson came up from Lincoln last Friday evening, re turning Monday morning. He informed a Frontier reporter that the legislature would probably remain in session two weeks longer. Judge Jackson, of Neligh, who pre sided over the inferior court held at McCafferty’g ball last Friday evening, returned home Saturday morning. The judge is of the opinion that there is no place like O’Neill. John Darr, of Middle Branch, An drew Just of Boyd county, James Crow ley and Mrs. Scott of O'Neill, J. E. Allison of Atkinson, and P. C. McCar - thy of Leadville, Col., paid their sub scriptions since our last issue. Crb Gibson, of Hamilton, 111., was a caller at this office last Monday, and ordered The Frontier sent to bis address the coming year. Mr. Gibson was a former resident of this county, having removed to Illinois about 'six years ago.' ■_ Kev. 8. Y. bharpless will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morn ing and evening. Subject for the morn ing service: "Learn of Me.” For the evening < dfervice to which the young people are especially invited: "Ashe Did Aforetime.” There is an old and apt sa/ing, “ ’Tie folly to be wise,” and we believe it holds good on 804 days out of the 305, but on that one day—April 1—if you could only gather' your shattered remnants of thought together aud be wise, you would not have the satisfaction of hear ing some one give you the horse laugh Bee, March 30: A letter from a citizen of Holt county was received by the governor to day, containing a draft for 840 to be placed to the credit of the "conscience fund.” The writer ex plained that he bad cut some timber from school land, and desired to ease his conscience by donating the amount named to the permanent school fund. The man did not desire his name to be made public. The amount donated is one of the largest ever vent in' as "con science” money. The usual amount has been 31. _ Former Holt county people are con testing for political honors in the muni cipal fight at Stuttgart, Ark. D. L. Cramer, formerly of Ewing, and who was the republican candidate for county judge, of this county, six years ago, is candidate for mayor of Stuttgart, and Charlie Pond, formerly of this city, is a candidate for marshal If they are not more successful in securing the suffrages of the people than Doc Mathews was, when he ran for the legislature, they are liable to come down the home stretch several laps behind. But here is hoping they won’t. _ Will Carey, treasurer of school dis trict No. 39, was in O’Neill last Tuesday looking after the district’s interests in a replevin case which came up hefore Judge McCutchan on that date. It seems that one -Si Buck, a resident of that school district, through misrepre sentation, gained posession of 17 text books belonging to said district, and refused to give them up, and also took them out of the district. A writ of replevin was secured by the district, but only two of the books were recovered. The case will be heard the last of the month. _ The ladies of the Episcopal church will hold an exchange at their rooms Saturday, April 3, at which time and place they will exchange pies, cakes, doughnuts, cookies, white bread, rolls, Boston brown. bread, Boston baked beans, etc., for the smallest amount of money possible. All those wishing something good for Sunday, without baking it, and also willing to help the church, the ladies would especially in vite to call and sea if they can be suited, or if they would leave their order with Mrs. Morris the ladies will try and fill it satisfactorily. As the day of the ballot battle draws nigh, the interest in tbe municipal fight increases. Skirving and Gillespie are contesting for tbe honors of mayor. For city clerk there is only one candi date, the present incumbent, N. Martin. Bernard McGreeyey is the only candi date for treasurer. There are no candi dates for police judge or city engineer, and the voter will have to write in the name of bis choice. The first ward is the only one in which there is a contest for alderman; E. P. Hicks and Earnest Adams are the candidates. In the Sec ond E. S. Kinch is the only man in the field, while in the bloody Third, Emil Sniggs will have clear sailing. A BANK FAKE EXPOSED ■ * - • Clairvoyant Falla Into a ; Hair Trigger Trap. SAID SHE COULD FIND MONET The BeyS Hart a Kook Trial and Via Bar a* a Witness. Mrs. Chapman, clairvoyant: Telia paat, preaent and future. Truthful advice on buaineaa and other troubles. That ia the way her advertlaementa read, and they were posted about town by an atrophied individual who repre sented himself to be her huaband. The apiritualiat found many customers and convinced aome of them that she pos sessed powers not given to the ordinary inhabitant of this sphere. Everything was running along smoothly and she was enjoying a lucrative and increasing business until Tammany Hall laid a scheme to expose her. Tammany is a local burlesque on the famous political organization of that name' and has bead quarters at Michael Slattery's shoe shop, where the boys congregate at odd times to save the country and devise ways and< means to cause the demand to equal the supply of amber juice. After several sessions in committee of the whole it was decided to represent to her that the treasurer of the lodge was a defaulter in the sum of $2,600, and offer her a liberal share it she could succeed in locating the missing funds. Mr. Benjamin Hammond was elected president of the lodge. He went to the clairvoyant and stated the case to her. She said she could locate the money, but that it would require a little time. The president said that if she was successful Bhe should receive for her services the sum of $900. • _ It was then necessary to have a treas urer, so Joe Davis was chosen to fill that honorable position. To help the plan along he went to the rooms of the lady for a “reading.” She had been informed that he wrs the man so she "read" accordingly. .She told him that she saw crime in his past and be broke down, confessed all and offered her $160 to keep the matter secret until he could straighten it up. She agreed to this and later received a check on the defunct Holt County bank for the amount, the check being signed by one Davidson, who, it is unnecessary to state, is yet to be >born. The check was presented at the Elkhorn Valley bank for payment, and diligent inquiry made to ascertain if the man Davidson had money de posited in any of the other banks, Of course he hadn’t. The lady failing to get the money be came quite wrathy at the defaulting treasurer and told the president of the lodge that she “knew something” and would divulge it for the consideration previously agreed upon. Attorney Dickson was then employed last Friday by Tammany to prosecute the case. He sent word to the spiritua list that he would like to see her at bis office for the purpose of talking over the matter of the Confession of Davis and her testimony concerning it. A reward of $900 looked pretty big to her and she came at once. There were present at this seance, besides Mr. Dickson and the lady, Price Jamison, of Butte, who rep resented himself to be Michael O’Holla han, grand organizer of Tammany lodges, and Clyde King, who officiated as Mr. Dickson’s private secretary. The trio of officials adjusted each to himself a solemn and serious expression before the lady came in and and the proceedings were as impressive as though a man was about to be hanged. The lady herself believed that the money had really been stolen, and acted as though she had in fact been an im portant factor in apprehending the de faulter. Her statements were concise and had the ring of sincerity, and had her listeners not been "onto” the job they would not have believed her a fakir. But to proceed with the story. Mr. O’Hoolahan objected to so large a fee for her services but as she refused to divulge the secret for a smaller amount he finally agreed to her terms. Mr. Dickson tnen dictated to the private secretary a contract, according to the terms of which she was to testify in court and receive therefor th&jum of $900. He then said to her that it would be neccessary for him to know what her testimony would be and she had better make a statement, which his secretary would take down in writing, which she could sign and swear to. The statemept, which explains a number of matters not mentioned above, is as follows: yj NEILL, jneb., march S7, 1897. Sxatb of Nebraska, ) Bolt County j b's I, Mrs. Belle Chapman, of Maquokato, Iowa, being duly sworn, do give true testimony in the matter of the embezzle ment of some C2.600, by one Joe Davis, late treasurer of Tammany Lodge of O’Neill, Neb., No. 88, io an action about to be brought by tald lodge, Its officer* and member*, againat said Davie, charg ing him with embesslement, do make the following statement in relation thereto, which ie of my own personal knowledge: 1 came here two weekes ago last Mon day night. Stopped at Hotel Evans over night. Went from there to a private house where 1 rented rooms. I did noth with my professional business until a week ago Monday. Mr. Hammond, president, came to me one week ago Monday; he wanted to know if I ever did anything in-regard to detecting crime or the recovery of money. I told him yes sir, but that would take a little time. I told him he need not look among strangers for his mony. That was all 1 would say until the next day. Then I askked him to get the treasurer to oom* to me. Mr. Smith sent to me a man who represented himself to have been the former treasurer of said lodge, and to be Davis. He went and shaved and came from the barber shop to me. He asked me If I would give him a reading. I said yes, sir, and 1 told him things in his past and present. I told him that there was a crime attached to him, connected with another man. I told him he had hid a cigar box, buried by abridge, close to a rook without money in it at all. He said that's right. I said you have been mixed up in something;have been taking money gradually, till its all gone. You did this to cover your crime. Yes I did, he said. Another matt was at the head of it he said. He said, woman, I will give you 8100 to keep your mouth shut. Yes, he said, I will give you 8150 to not give me up. I have got the money in i stock, end some money. I want ten days orjtwo weeks to replace the money. 1 said, .man, do you understand I could swear out a^warrant for you and that you Would h$ye to acknowledge this before me? He said, woman, I could not deny; it before you. My God 1 what have! done? Then he got up out of his chair and came over to where I was sitting, and kneeling down before me said, woman save met I have made a confes sion. He said, don’t let them arrest me; keep them from it. That is about all, except asking me not to give him up. He said he would bring the money in five days. He never came back. He is what I would call a medium man, dressed in dark. Had on a dark over coat. Wore a cap. Was dark and had a dark moustache. ue at« not come on Tuesday as agreed, and on Wednesday, President and Grand Lecturer Hammond, of tbe lodge, came. I told him that I wanted to see his treas urer. He did not come but sent a small light-complexioned man, who represent ed himself to be Davis’ partner. He was | greatly'wider the influence of liquor, -1. would judge him to be a tough character. He handed me a letter containing check on Holt County bank No. 87, for 1180, payable to my order, and signed J. R. Davidson, envelope and check hereto attached and made a part of this affi davit. This check I caused to be pre sented and payment was refused. I thought perhaps he had the money de posited under an assumed name. This man said do all you can for Joe, he has the money in stock on bis farm; he is honest and will pay. In the obtaining of the confession from Hr. Davis I state here that I in no manner intimidated him, nor did I at tempt to coerce him in the making of this statement, and the same was made of his own free will and accord, and without threat or intimidation on my part. I further state that while Davis was at my rooms that I exercised over him no undue influence, nor was be under any mesmeric influence. I think he was in fear and wanted somebody for a con fident and a friend. It is my personal and professional judgment that this man Davis told tbe truth. I make this state ment after two and one-half years’ ex perience, having given readings at Tankton. 8. D., Beardsford, 8. D., Hay wqrden Iowa, and LeMars, Iowa. I here state under oath, being mindful of the penalty for making a false state ment, that tbe foregoing statements are true and that I am willing to appear in court and give oral testimony to the same facts. I do this that the laws of the state of Nebraska and tbe constitu tion thereof, as well as the laws and tbe constitution of the United States may he upheld and enforced and that justice may be done in this matter, and that the guilty may be punished and the funds of the organization may be restored to its present treasurer, and that the wants and needs of its members in their old age may receive kind treatment at the hands of their fellow brothers. I make this statement voluntary and with malice toward none connected with the embez zlement of tbe funds of Tammany Lodge No. 83, of O’Neill, Neb., and in the presence of its grand organizer, Michael O’Hoolahan. Mbs. Belle Chapman. When she took up the pen to sign the above she of course wrote herself down a fraud, just what a great majority of the people had supposed her to be, and the exposure was complete. The lady is probably 88 or 40 years of age, not bad looking, rather prepossing of manner and intelligent in conver sation. She had with her in the city a young man about 28 years of age who claimed to be her son. An older man who happened in the city with a phono graph also took quite an interest in her. In fact he accompanied her son when the bogus check was presented for pay ment. A HOCK TRIAL. The boys were uot yet satisfied with the case end decided to have Davis ar rested and prosecute him on the infor mation secured. McCafferty’s hall was secured for a court-room, the word passed around, and when court convened after supper the large hall was' crowded. Judge Jackson, of Neligh, officiated as Judge, Joe Meredith m clerk end Mike McCarthy u sheriff, while R. R. Dick son appeared for the prosecution and M. F. and J. 3. Harrington for the defense. Harry Phelps was court reporter. A jury was duly empaneled and the trial proceeded. The case was extremely funny to the spectators, but the lady, her son and the phonograph man were immensely interested and had not the slightest idea that anything was cotton in the state of Denmark. The opening statements of the attorneys were elo quent and moet Impressive. A number of witnesses were examined and ques tions relevant and irrelevant, material and immaterial asked and answered* It was useless for the prosecution to make any objections, as the court over ruled him continually. The lady was one of the witnesses and testified to about the same facts enumerated in her statement. Her son and the phono graph man were also on the stand. The jury, without leaving their seats, re turned a verdict finding Davis not guilty and assessing the costs, 110, agalnat the phonograph man. The latter gentleman protested vehemently agalnat this. He said he knew nothing about the matter; that he knew nothing about the women; that he just accidently met her at Yankton, and again at O'Neill. Ho wanted a new trial but the court wouldn’t listen to him. He said he hadn’t a cent, not a cent, and went and secreted his talking machine to keep it out of reach of attachment. They all took an early freight west the next morning. It doesn't seem possible that in the year 189? three smart, intelligent, edu cated and stylish fakirs could be found who could be so easily worked, but they were. The teacher* and pupil* of tht public ■choola are enjoying tbelr apring vaca tion thia week. The old lady was right when eke laid the child might die if they waited for the doctor. She aaved the little one's i life with a few dose* of One Minute Cough Cure. Morria & Co* P. C. McCarthy, who brought the bodice- of iw* of hie childern from Leadville, Col., for burial In the family lot in the cemetery here laat Friday, returned to hie home Sunday morning* P. C. la interested in several sliver mines in Colorado, and i* getting to be well fixed financially, a fact which hie many friends here will be pleased to learn. On next Wednesday the qualified electors of the Golden irrigation district will elect officers. For' treasurer, there is only one candidate in the field, Fred Whittemore, of Long Pine, the present treasurer. John J. Kelly, of O’Neill, and Sam Nelson, of Agee, are the can-1 didates for assessor. For member of the board of directors, First district, John H. Hopkins and J. W. Leeper, | both of Agee, are the candidates. In [ districts No. 2 and 8, Messrs. Dodd and ; Hall, the present directors, are candi dates for re-election, and they both have opposition. The election promisee to be a close one, The declamatory contest at the opera house last Friday evening was quite largely attended. The young folks in the contest clearly demonstrated that the O’Neill schools can turn out a class of orators that could compete with any in Northern Nebraska. The contest was very close, there being only 21 points between the winner, Parnell Golden, and his neareat competitor, Maggie Mellor. The grand total of the judges on the aix points marked, for each of the contestants, was as follows: Parnell Golden, 1188; Maggie Mellor, 1112; Flora Lowrie, 1107; Laura Meals, 1088; Susie Uttley, 1056. John A. Har mon, Bev. George and Prof. Morrow were the j udges. Master Golden having won, represented the O’Neill schools in the oratorical contest at Norfolk yester day, and while he did not succeed in winning a prize was highly compli mented for his effort. Easter Sale. I have now a large stock of spring wash goods suitable for Easter suits. Don't fail to see them before you get your Easter ball suits. Lapport Muse is a nobby and elabor ate cloth, stylish, and with beautiful colorings. It is the correct thing. Fantise is the latest cloth out, and I hare Just received a nice line of styles for Easter trade. I also have a nice line of patterns in grenadines and mot ley suitings. Remember my shoe stock is complete in all lines from the child’s to the finest In ladies’ or gent’s; in all widths and styles. Also gent’s furnishing goods. I have the Monarch shirt, which has no equal. In neckwear I handle the latest things out. Respectfully vours, 39-3 P. J. McManus. mmanu. ■^ Ob July 4th we will give our custom- ’ era b Ugh grade Inperial ladles or gents' ;5K wheel. Shares will be givfu tot M oat collections of school ordees. , accounts notes or • t- ■vf'#4; 88-tf nna. The annual aMtlai of the Holt county Sheep Bmtm’ Had Wool \ Growers’ association will be MM fa Atklaaoa, Nob., OnTuesday, April 18,,, 1897. at 10 a. m. . Fun Kxsaeox, See., inn All persons ara forbidden to cut aiy tlmbar oa tba old Jin Weakss pbat 'li township 81. range 10 and 11. disngardlng this notice wUl be with accordihg to law. This business. 87-8 E.P. Biox*. u mnnunr unn SIS Baton pleating garden it la inpurtaat to get good fresh seeds. We bawl noferVl been better pteparsd to tornlsb strictly first-class, fresh seeds, than we an title spring. Befon buying, look then over and you will be convinced that we are headquarters tor good seeds, . 89-9 O'Neill Gnocaav Oo. PAGinc >pOBT un no easy.*, ' Passenger leaves, 10:10 a. nc.; Arrives 9fl0 r. m. Dally, except Sunday. Through connections both waya with Black Bills train. By takng tide Hoy ' pop can go to Sioux City and return tho sane day. Connections autde with all trrlns tor the east and for Booth Dakota. * Buy local tickets to O'Neill. S9-tf mb nw bizbu at noox cxtt. Will be used by the Paalflc Short : One exclusively, eonmenoing March 1. This will enable that company to oSer Its patnns the bast of service, ae these will be no delays caused by other train* Remember by taking that Una at O'Neill you save three hours rimy to Sioux City. -WMrOmt After having been confined to the honao for atom* dor* and paying out MS la doctor blllo without benefit, Mr Frank Dotoon of Boult Sto. Marfa. Mich., woo onrod by on* kottlo of Obaaa* borlojn’i Polo, Bain, ooottag 95«eMa, and boo not ainea boon troubled with ^' that complaint. For tala br P. Q. Corri*“- ' , i &' —»_ aftha Or p. . Tba greateet danger from la grippe la of its malting In pneumonia. If reaaonable care la uaed, however, and Ghamberlaln'a Gongb Remadr taken, all danger will be avoided. Among the tana of thonaanda wno bare naodtbia ramedf for la grippe, wa bare yat to learn of a aingle aaap baring molted la pneumonia, whlob abowa ooaclualvely that thla remedy la a certain prompts* ‘ > tire of that dread diaeaae. It will affect -• a permanent oore in 1pm time any other treatment. The 95 and SO east alma for aale by P. C. Corrigan. "Xxenae me,* obeerred the man In apeotatiea, “but I am a anrgeon and that la not where the liver ia.M f'Never yon mind where hie liver la,” retorted the other, “if It waa In hla big toe or hie left ear DeWitt’a Little Early Riaera would reach it and Make It for him. On that you can bet your gig-lampe." Morria&Co. J. P. Mann’s Spring Announcement. Nsw dress goods. All the lateat noveltlee in wormed auitlnga, Organdlea, Laperta, Grena dines, Brodla, Picritinea, Uulla and Percale*. And a full line of the lateat trimmlnga. V:\« NEW CLOTHING. ' > Beautiful atyllah plaid aulta, all wool, . 08 and 08.50. Cheaper onea 00,00, and 06.75. Block Clay worateda, all wool,.’ 07.75, 08 and 010, ae good valuee aa can1' be found in the United Btatea. Good"’,', ■uita for boya 4 to 14, 01.50 and 01.75. Fine onea for 09 and 09.50, and aa extra good one for 03. MEW SHOES. And more of them thee ever. Ladies', men'e end children'*. All. the new thing* in Ugh end low shoes. Ox Blood*, Tau end Blech*. We hex* some cheep shoes, but prefer to eee . . how good a ehoe we cen cell yon, not how cheep e one, ee the beet ahoe Is elwey* tbe cheepeat. New Cepee, New Skirt*. New Wrap» pen. New Tie*. New Beta, New Cep^ end the finest line of shirt waists end fine ihirta in this pert of Nebnake. McDonald's celebrated work shirt overall* end pants m endless variety. •*ri' J. P. HANN.