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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1897)
. ■.•A**'' i ;s / ® ’ i! 5ftii"i?- tfl&ft • v Af; f H ,•' ^ -r -j'-V' •' ■+ •■;**:'• v:’ c • ■ ■'. ' : - 4 ' ' •’■; • ■- ■> r V - ., ;; \ ‘ •. V./1* ’» VOLUME XVII O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APRIL 15, 1897 NUMBER 41 NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told A* They An Told to Ua. V r WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED * Local Happening* Portrayed Por General Edification and Amassment. Luck is oftimes the key to success. Who said it never rained in Nebraska? , J. M. Merriman is quite ill this week. U. S. Adams was over from Spencer Monday. _ C. H. Biglow was down from Stuart last Friday. Editor Jenness was down from Atkiu son Saturday. L. Cropo, of Prescott, la., is in the city this week. ^_ When In need of lead pencils or tab lets, call at Mrs. Cress’. Deans’ Presentation company at the opera-house on April 20. Court Reporter King returned from • Chadson Monday morning. J. M. Flannigan, of Stuart, spent Sunday in the city visiting friends. C. 8. Myers and T. P. Steer, of Boyd county, were in the city last week. F. M Weidner, of Coring, la., is in >: the city looking after his business interests. __ If you want some of the best bread you ever ate you can get it at Bentley’s City Bakery._ 30-8 Clarence 8elah spent Tuesday in Til* den securing chicory contracts for the O’Neill factory. P. C. Hills, E. C. Blundell and M. H. Sbeeley, of the Short Line, were in the city last Monday. John Skirving moved into the Scott residence in the southwestern part of the city last week. S. Saberson and son, of Allen, visited in this city over Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Snyder. Mrs. Kate Merithew returned Monday evening from a protracted visit with relatives at Oklahoma City, Ok. -£—~ Wilhem Mibuer and Miss Dora Koster were granted a marriage license by Judge McCutchan last Thursday. For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor bett's parlors, 23rd to 30th of each month. Photographs 81 per dozen. Judge Kinkaid returned from Chadron Tuesday morning, at which place he had been holding court the past three weeks. Typographic Advertiser: Pay atten tion to advertising your business, and your business will pay for the attention. We sell good flour, corn meal, graham, • bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 33-tf L. Keyes. A. T. Potter left for Montana last Monday, where he has accepted a posi tion as passenger conductor on the Great Northern. Deans’ Presentation company will appear in this city on next Tuesday evening, April 20. It comes highly recommended. We have Alfalfa, Red Clover and Kentucky blue grass and they are fresh and niee. See them. 3Q-8 ^ O’Neill Grocbuy Co. Kd Grady has rented a corner in Hershiser & Gilligan’s drug store, and will move his jewelry stock there the last of the week. A rare treat for the lovers of flowers will be the display of potted plants and cut flowers at J. P. Mann’s store Friday and Saturday, April 16 17. Oar spring stock is a sight worth see ing. Call and get our prices. We sell cheap for cash. 40-8 Sullivan Mercantile Co. P. O. Hancock, of Inman, who has bwn sick nearly all winter, is entirely recovered, a fact bis friends will be pleased to note. Ram’s Horn: The mathematics of marriage—Man becomes an integer in stead of a fraction; he "halves his sorrows, doubles his joys and multiplies bis usefulness.” ^_ Shoes! Shoes! If you want to save money on shoes you muss buy them at our store. 40-8 Sullivan Mercantile Co. Esster llllies, roses, carnations, palms, ferns, etc. on sale at reasonable prices. Everybody can have flowers for Easter from J. C. Rennison, Sioux City. A good hotel is needed in O’Neill and if a united effort is made by the busi ness men we can probably secure one. 7°ur feet and put your shoulder to the wheel. <•_ ■ :-<r- : \ „. : D. C. Harrison, the republican war horse of Emporia, was transacting busi ness in this citr Monday. Ben D. Sherwood, of North Bend, Neb., and. Mias Gertrude Burleson, of Atkinson, were granted a marriage license by the county judge last Thurs day. __ Rushyilte Recorder: Miss Martha Cress, of O’Neill, is here visiting her grandmother, Mrs. J. E. West. She has been quite ill since her arrival here the first of last week. j R. R. Dickson and J. B. Mellor will cultivate 100 acres of chicory this sea son. They have rented the land south of the depot, which was planted to chicory last year. Harrison Hamilton and Miss Myra Grimes, both of Chambers, were granted license to wed by the county judge last Saturday.. Miss Grimes is a sister of Representative Grimes. Austin Hynes, Turner; J, A. Robert son, Joy; J. P. Hancock, Inman; R. J. Hayes, Anaconda, Mont; and O. E. Davidson, O’Neill, paid their subscrip tion since our last issue. Clyde King and Charlie Millard left for Oregon this morning, where they will prospect for a gold mine. We hope the boys will be fortunate enough to locate a dividend payer. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Menthew desire to extend tbeir heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted them during the sickness, death and I burial of tbeir beloved son. Hersbiser & Gilligan’s is the beat place to buy flrat claaa paints, oils and wall paper at prices to suit the times. Pure drugs dispensed with care. Choice tobacco and cigars in stock. 40 tf W. J. Dobbs and Ben DeYarman' spent several days last week in the south country writing chicory contracts. They contracted for fifty acres, which will be delivered to the O’Neill factory. Easter exercises will be held at the Presbyterian church in the evening, commencing at 7:30. The entertain ment to consist of songs, recitations and declamations. The public are cordially invited. Having purchased the drug stock of Morris & Co., we wish to announce to the public that we aim to give you the attention in the future that was given in this place during the past. 40-tf Sincerely yours, Hbrsiiiser & Gilligan. Owing to an unexpected rush at the ladies’ exchange last Saturday, the ladies were unable to supply all of their customers; but at the one they will hold on next Saturday they will have enough edibles, of all sorts, to supply all comers. Open during the afternoon. 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. T tf Neil Brennan. Yesterday county attorney Butler re ceived $250 from Howard Miller, of Battle Creek, Neb., to apply on the judgment obtained against the first term bofrdamen of Barrett Scott. The total amount so far received from the bondsmen is $2,000, leaving a balance of $3,800. ■ t_ Having purchated^the drug stock of Morris & Co., we are now ready to give you the best for your money, and invite you to come in when you are in town, where you will be courteously treated. Truly yours, 40-tf Hbrshiser & Gilligan. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meritbew died last Sunday morning at 6:30 o’clock. Death was caused by bronchitis which was brought on by an attack of the measles. The baby was 14 months old. The funeral was held from the Presbyterian church Tuesday morning. A few days ago a woman in Kentucky caused the arrest of a man because hehad kissed her,and a woman in Ohio entered a suit for divorce because her husband abstained from kissing her. The man from Kentucky should change places with the gentleman from Ohio, and then perhaps things would be serene. Ed. Gallagher, who for a number of years resided on a farm north of this city, but who has for the last three years been a resident of Laurel. Neb., returned to O’Neill last Wednesday evening and has opened up a flour and seed store in the old Gibbons saloon building, to be known as the O’Neill Flour and Feed Store. He will handle the Laurel flour and feed, and has already received two car loads. The Frontier takes pleasure in welcoming Ed back to O'Neill, and predicts for him a successful business career in this city. About 8:80 o'clock last evening We* Evans and R. E. Glass, advance agent (or Dean's Presentation Party, while standing in front of the hotel, noticed a very brilliant light in the gky off to the northwest. The observers became greatly excited and called several per sons out of the hotel to see it, but when they appeared it had dlssapeared. Wes 4s confident that it was the celebrated air ship that he gazed upon. At a regular meeting of the city council last week a 'salary ordinance was passed. The compensation for the employees of the city under this ordi nance is as follows: Mayor, 850 a year; alderman, 833 a year; city clerk, 8100 a year; city marshal and street commis sioner 885 per month; water commiss ioner 835 per month; city weighmaster, one-half of the fees received for weigh ing on the city scales; night watchman, 835 per month. The ordinance takes effect tomorrow. • The editor of the Review of Reviews passes suggestive comment on the latest phases of the Greco-Turklsh question. He holds that the only reasonable solu tion of the Cretan difficulty is to place Crete definitely in the keeping of Greece. His theory is that Russia is playing a waiting game, and that the other great powers are playing into her hands. The Review reproduces a por tion of the Athens Ephemeris of recent date, containing war news and com ment printed in modern Greek, together with several striking cartoons showing the Helenic point of view. - The scholars of the Presbyterian Sunday school found a few weeks since that they were in debt to the amount of a few dollars, and at once set about to find a'way of liquidating that debt. Each scboolar under 12 years of age pledged themselves to earn twenty-five cents, and all over that age, including teachers and officers, fifty cents in a given length of time. On Wednesday evening, April 21, at the opera-house, they will relate their various experien ces in earning the money pledged, and will also serve strawberries, ice cream and cake. An enjoyable evening is promised to all who may attend. ■ Strawberries with cream fifteen cents* ice cream and cake ten cents. To be had any time after 6 p. m. Cbadron Recorder: The attorneys got a good joke on Judge Kinkaid Wednesday during the trial of the irri gation case of Fenner vs. the Mirage Irrigation company. In examining a witness Judge Grites made some refer ence to a dam site. Judge K’nkaid, who Was writing at the time, did not catch the first part of the query, and rapping on the desk looked severely at the audience and attorneys and remarked: "Tut, tut,, gentlemen, I do not allow such language in. this court room while I am on the bench." A broad smile spread over the faces of the attorneys, who could hardly contain their laughter, and when the matter was made clear to the judge he joined in the hearty laugh at his expense. "Steve” O’Donnell and Harry Dowling, thirsting for revenge after their failure to secure any game on their bunting trip a couple of weeks ago, started out again last Saturday evening. But the "evil eye" was still on them, for that same evening, upon returning to their rig after—as they tell it—a short trip up the river on foot, they found the buggy pole i and double-trees broken and the team I gone. Nothing daunted, they prevailed upon Mr. Lyons, of Emmet, to entertain them for the night, and getting up eeri ly the next morning started for Holt creek. Late that evening they returned to O’Neill, having killed three ducks. Dowling says he is glad the hunting season is over, but O'Donnell says he knows there is game up there, and he’s going after it. Prof. Hadley, of Sioux City, was engaged by the musical union of this city, Tuesday evening, as musical in structor for a term of ten weeks. He will meet with the union not less than four times a week, and oftener if de sired . He will also give private lessons In voice culture. Prof. Hadley is an accomplished musician, and comes high ly recommended, haying been connect ed, as musical instructor, with the Conservatory of Music and Morning Side college in Sioux City for several years. We predict that the union will progress rapidly under his instructions. Anyone wishing to join the union can do so by the payment of 91. which will entitle them to the ten weeks course of instruction without further cost. This is a good opportunity to get the rudi mentary parts of music at a merely nominal cost, and the membership of the union will undoubtedly increase largely, a number having already ex pressed their intention of joining. The term will close with that well-known and deservedly popular cantatta entitled, “The Little Tycoon." TKX AGONY OVEB. Lincoln, Neb., April 9, 1897—Special Correspondence: When' this letter reaches the farmer reader, the legisla tive session will be ended. Each mem ber will be at home busily putting his construction on the summed up results. It Is always more or less a serious mat ter when a man reaches a point where he must render an accounting, a reason for hi# action in what ha has done or what he has left nndane. ■ Politics la a gay business at first. To be su|flenly ushered Into the glare of political life, to be sought after, to be introduced as the "Honorable” So and So, to be the center of a group ofadmlr-1 ing friends, all this pleases the average politician in the earlier stages of his experience, when everything that glit ters it gold. To the newly elected member of the legislature on his way to the state capi tal, the world seems opening with unbounded possibilities. Ha floats along for a time on the bouyant sea of bubbles, "in the swim," but before he it aware, he may have drifted ont beyond his depths, away from the safe mooridge, where there was love that was pure and sweet, where there was friendship that was disinter ested and true, where he was self centered and self-respecting, where his character among his neighbors shone with a luster that is now dimmed and gone forever. The higheet achievement of a life is earned reepect, and the most pathetic regret ie that which look* Opon a stain that never can be rubbed out. Lost money can be replaced, lost reputation can be regained, but a loss of character, by reason of a bad purpose creates a vacuum within tbe soul that never can be filled. It is this wound that never can be healed, this spot upon the Inner character which is seen in the still hours of the night, together with the outward demonstration of injured reputation among his neighbors that sobers up a reckless man and makes his meeting with those to whom he must render an account a serious matter. The degree of this seriousness, of course, is always regulated by the degree of guilt which is upon him, by the quality of his higher conscience and that of hls: neighbors which must pass judgment upon his acts. if the mind of the Nebraska commu nity was on a plain so low and sordid that it could see no wrong except that which took money from the pockets, and if the inner conscience of these tusion members was also on the same low level, then the return of these mem bers to their homes might be the occa sion for a general hurrah in each community and each ballot conspirator would be greeted with a carrousel such as the negro burners of Texas ihdulge in when they return home from admin istering justice by the Texas method. But I am glad to record, and if I could 1 would write it upon the sky, that Nebraska people, when in their sober senses, have the higher instincts which characterize other northern states and I am glad to record in my bumble way that wbsn the means provided under the second recount act had proved inadequate to the purpose, most of the fusion members turned with relief to the period of repentance and apology which generally follows every bad pur pose, after it is discovered. For several days before the recount had ended, it was given out £ ravely and religiously by fusion leaders, that the count was going to be very close, that there would hardly be enough votes found to carry the amendment, and each of these pious reformers confided in confidence to his personal republican friends that he had never believed there would be votes enough, that in fact, "right down on the dead, between man and man,” he had never favored the scheme from the beginning, and had known all along that it was a tremendous mistake on the part of the governor to have attempted it. A sigh of relief swept through the entire capitol building when it was announced that the count had failed. Never, before did a band of plotters have such a yearning desire to let go. For two weeks each member of the recount gang, from the governor down, who was serious enough to comprehend the situation went about with an ex pression upon his face which you could read across the street, and which seemed to say, “For God’s sake, show us how to let go. It had been wafted to the capitol building from all over the state that public condemnation was rising against the infamous fraud which the people believed was being perpetrated, and the knowledge that this censure was center ing against the governor and a dozen others made them cowards at the last. The governor, who- is generally believed to be moie guilty than any one man, because the coercion and the “push” which the thing had from beginning to end came directly and unmistakably from the very center of bis influence, with that sly descrition peculiar to his character has kept him self personally out of public view. Aside from his one appearance in a per functory manner at the University exer cises near the flrst of the year, he has scarcely been seen by Lincoln people. It is freely gossiped by populists who are now over ready. to explain and apologise for this disgraceful session. If this gossip is true, and if the gover nor does not realise how serious a mis take it was from a populist polltcal standpoint; then I am glad to record tide fact to the‘credit of his hind sigh, although it is exceedingly discreditable to his foresight. I would be glad also to record, it it were true, to the credit of his higher instincts, that the governor is penitent for the present embarrassment which this thing has put upon his party and for the oder of crime and Infamy whlch must forever surround it. The closing days and hours of the session were characterised by the usual greed of salary and appropriation grab bers, and by the usual carelessness and flippancy with which representatives of the people vote away their money. I said “usual greed," but that does not express it. At the last day the secre taries of the board of transpartation, some of the state officers, most of the employees in. the state offlcies, rushed into the senate and the house, swarming like flies, pushing, elbowing, whisper ing and importuning with an Impudent and aggressive greed that was never before witnessed in a Nebraska legisla ture. Several times members arose and demanded that these lobbyists be ex cluded, and twice, when the temper of members rose to the danger point, these reform officials were chased out hurridly as a lot of policeman would hustle away a lot of bums from a street corner. Think of G. L. Laws, who wu for years a postmaster, then for years a register in the land office at McGook, then for years secretary of state, then a congressman, then a meat inspector, or something of that kind at Omaha, and now a railroad secretary; think of Joe Edgerton who was once the populist nominee for supreme judge, then the populist nominee for attorney-general of the state, and now a railroad secretary; think of John Powers, who was once the populist nominee for governor, and now commissioner of the labor bureau; of these and a score of other salary grab bers, pushing and crowding themselves among the members, not in the halls of the state house where they had lobbied all winter, not behind the railing of the house and senate where they had hung and whispered and looked with longing eyes from day to day, but into the main body of the house and senate,button holing and pulling the members hither, and thither, while the members them selves stood up here and there clamoring for recognition from the speaker or the president that the harpers might be driven out. v Sometimes, when Ransom, In one of his bullying brass band demonstrations would raise up in a tremenduous out burst of feigned indignation, thunder ing his protest against these lobbyists as if they were a band of pirates who had boarded a ship to loot its treasury box,, then the lobbyists would scatter in all directions, converging in an outgoing disorderly procession at the door where they would put their beads together in whispered earnestness making plans for another rush as soon as Ransom’s back was turned. "He don’t mean it,” you could hear them say one to another, ‘it was Just a bluff.” And then, one by one, they would steal back and soon the senate chamber would be swarming with them as before. At the very opening moment of the session the chaplain in both the house and senate rose and said “Let us pray." I observed then that Mr. Lawa, Mr. Edgerton, Mr. Dahlman, Mr. Edminson, and Mr. Maret bowed their beads rever ently, nodding piously with closed eyes as if they felt the unction of that injunc tion resting soothingly upon their con sciences. And I am bound to record that these worthy bretheren of reform have never ceased to watch and "prey" from that moment to the end of what will be known in history as the "Ballot Fraud Session of ’97.” Jon. Condensed Testimony. Chss. B. Hood, broker and manu facturer’s agent, Columbus, Ohio, certi fies that Dr. King’s new discovery has no equal as a cough remedy. J. D. Brown, proprietor St. James hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testified that he was cured of a cough of two years’ standing,caused by la grippe, by Dr. King’s New Dis covery. B. F. Merrill, Baidwinisvllle, Mass., says that he has used and recom mended it and never knew it to fail and would rather have it than any doctor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hemming 222 £ 25th St., Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has no fear of croup, be cause it instantly relieves. Free trial bottles at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store. « ■ • ' ' ifri Sh *0 Bvamss in. While trade li dull oar buelneee men migbt better employ their leeieure time, or e portion ot It nt least, in looking after the business Intereate of O’Neill a little. In tlmea of piping peace people are admonished to prepare for war and. The Fnoimnn ia of the “unanimous” opinion that a good axiom for bnaineae ' . men would bo, “In timee of bueineea quletnesa prepare for bueineea,” In stead of holding down eaay chairs, be moaning hard times,and cursing tho weather, -ofriatklng polities andwondsr- . lag why things are so and so,(as the writer knows some of oar business men do day in and day oat) if they would ^ put in a part ot the valuable time spent in thia way, in planning how to make trade better they might eurpriae them selves at the results of their efforts. Tbu Frontier knows that thia kind of advice is usually reserved for the honey dated farmer and is seldom bestowed upon the business men of a town; but the naked faot is that it was never mors < appropriate to any class of people than it is Just now to many of the business men of O’Neill. They seem to be like the dam, growing fast to their sbdls. Because they can’t see everything com ing their way, as they once did, they whine and whimper and throw up their hands like a tenderfoot on the frontier at the drst sign of danger. Thera is an : organisation here called the Buslneaa Men’s Fraternity. Itaoblect is to ad vance the legitimate interests of O’Neill, and locality. Already several matters ot vital interest are being forwarded, through it, but many of business men who belong to it seem to prefer to stay away from Its meetings and dnd fault with what is being done, rather than to attend and assist in the good work the organisation is undertaking. That trade which should come to O’Neill is being diverted to rival points is a faot that should be potent to every one of our businessmen. But what are they doing to prevent it? Practically nothing. Of all the influence* which go to make up a town’e trade perhapa none ia more u* potent than that of good roadi and bridge*; yet It ia a ahameful fact that some of the road* leading to O’Neill and aome of the bridge* apanning the etreama are little abort of disgraceful and reflect no credit on the boasted enterpria* of this city. In comparison to some of, those tributary to Atkinson, Stuart, Ewing and even Inman, they become rentable farces. Roads with holes almost without bottom, bridges either dangerous to cross or standing way up in the air without approaches and seem ingly batter calculated as roosts for the fowl of the air than for pedestrians or wheeled vehicles. A part of the spare moments of our business men'could well be employed in forming the acquain tance of our road overseers, and looking after the expenditure of road and bridge funds, and a good place to discuss the ■ matter and arrange for systematic end effective work is at the ball of the Business Men’s Fraternity. Prices paid for grain, cattle, hogs and country produce figure greatly in a town’s business and these matters should be carefullyIboked after. Other matters of vital, concern are continually demand ing the attention of business men which it properly handled may be turned to v the city’s interest. Without organization and conoert of action little can be done, and a few men cannot be expected to do it all. A will ingness on the part of everyone con cerned to do their share will work ; wonders. Let business rivalries and '/ petty jealousies be subordinated to the town and country’s good and the most skeptical will be surprised at the,results attained. / ; In conclusion we want repeat and impress it thoroughly upon each and every business man in O’Neill, the necessity for them getting together, staying together and working together in all matters concerning the town and county’s interest. Choose committees to look after the roads and bridges, and the many other matters which require im mediate and constant attention. BICYCLE HU, On July 4th we will give our cnstom era a high grade Imperial ladiea or genta wheel. Shares will be given for sales, and collection* of account* note* or school orders. ' 88-tf J. P. IfAHH. Mrs. A. Inveeni residing at 720 Henry St.. Alton, 111., suffered with sciatic rheumatism for over eight months. She doctored for it nearly the whole of this time, using various remedies recom mended by friends, and was treated by the physicians, but received no relief. She then used one and a half bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which effect ed a complete cure. This is published at her request, as she wants others simi larly afflicted to know what cured her. The 35 and 50 cent sizes for sale by P. C. Corrigan.