The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, May 06, 1897, Image 1
PUBLISHED BYTHE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XVII. t SUBSORIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MAY 6, 1897, D. H. CRONIN, EDITOR AND MANAGER. NUMBER 44. HEWS SANS_WMERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED toesl Happenings Portrayed Tor General Edification and Amusement. Postmaster Doyle was in Omaha last week. ___ Wo. Krotter was down from Stuart Monday. Theo Waimer was up the road Monday. _, Joe Mann was over from Spencer f Sunday. , ' i There is nothing slow about this kind I of weather. Elmer Williams was in Sioux City last Thursday. Miss Anna Morrow is now deputy county superintedent. Miss Kate Manq spent Sunday in the city visiting relatives. Bring the children in next Friday and give them a hoiiday. 8. J. Weekes transacted business in Atkinson last Saturday. Miss Mae Mullen is down from Dead wood visiting her parents. ' Thomas Campbell is building an addition to bis residence. Arthur Coykendall, spent Sunday in Atkinson visiting friends. Will Carey and A. L. Bruce, of Lam bert, were in O'Neill last Friday. O’Neill has more musicians than any other town of its size in th4 state. Editor, Raker was up from Ewing Tuesday on the Van Zsndt case. John Skirving was looking after business matters in Stuart Tuesday. Attorney Searles and J. M. Stewart were down from Atkinson Tuesday. Attorney Scott was down from Atkin son Monday attending district court. \ Don’t fail to see the Perry & Mathews’ circus which exhibits at O’Neill Friday, May 14. __ Plant your ads in The Frontier if * you desire to have them read by the people. _ . Jacob Humpal and wife, of Atkinson, had business before the land office Monday. A medicine show furnished free amusement to O’Neillites several days last week. The ladies’ working society will meet at Mrs. John Skirving’s next Wednes day afternoon. How about that ball team? If we are going to be in line this season it is time to organize. Carl Crocker, of Ewing, one of Holt county’s most prosperous farmers, was in the city last Friday. The best line of wall paper in Holt county, cheaper than, you can steal it,at Hersbisec & Gilligan’s. 43-tf Jake Hershiser was up from Norfolk several days last week looking after his business interests here. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Price has just recovered from a severe attack of the measles. U. G„ Miller, of Basset, and Miss Dora Doyle, of Sluartj were granted a marriage license last Saturday . WANTED—Room and board by gentleman. Address with particulars „ and location, A, 37, this office. Clinton W. Lowrie will preach in the Presbyterian church in O’Neill on next Sabbath morning and evening. For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 23rd to 30th of each month.' Photographs $1 per dozen. We sell good flour, corn meal, graham, | bran, aborts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 3^-tf L. Keyes. Several Ewingltes were in the city Tuesday as witnesses in the case ot the State of Nebraska vs. Martin VanZandt. The best line of cigars, wall paper and paints at Hershiser & Oilligan’s. Give us a call before you buy wall paper. ’ J" ___43.tf Norfolk; Times: Layton Shaw, late Of Macy’s photograph gallery, left yes terday for Fullerton to join a circus band. 1 f The sound of the hammer is heard SL every day on ‘ Kid hill.” Ed Gallagher and Thos. Birmingham are building additions to their residences. Mrs. Hadley, wife of Professor Had .ley, arrived in the city last week and will remain until Mr. Hadley completes his contract with the musical union. TTie county judge issued a marriage license last Saturday in favor of Charles F. Allen and Rosa Newberry, both of i P»g«- __ Chas. Allman, Mike Sox and J. F. Haight, of Stuart, were in the city Mon day as witnesses before the insanity board. The celebrated stallion,- Cleveland Bay, will be at Bradstreet's barn in O’Neill every Saturday. To insure, $3. 44-2 Geo. Pakki8. The stock business is one of the lead ing industries of Holt county. The man who has a nice bunce of cattle is always prosperous. Ed Barbee, who has been employed in Corrigan’s drug store the past tour months, lesigned his position last week and left for Omaha Monday morning. Dr. Dodd, of Newport, has been re elected president of the board of direct ors of the Golden Irrigation district, and E. B. Brain has been re-elected secretary. Perry & Mathews’ Syndicate Shows, Circus, Museum and Menagerie will exhibit at O’Neill Friday, May 14. Grand free street .parade at 12:30, rain or shine. The Checkered livery barn has received several new buggies and car riages, and now has some of the finest turnouts in the city. Ben always keeps abreast of the times. Only <t few more days to wait until Perry & Mathews' Syndicate shows arrive. They will be here Friday, May 14. Don’.t miss it for it will be the only show here this season. Mrs. J. M. Merriman and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Merriman desire to extend their sincere and heartfelt thanks to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted them during the sickness and death of their beloved husband and father. Supervisor Mose Campbell, chairman of the court house committee, has had 'the fence- around the - qourt-house grounds repaired. It would look a great deal better if the fence was picket instead of wire. ’ Perry "& Mathews’ having purchased the F. J. Taylor circus and combined the two shows into one vast enterprise known as the Perry & Mathews’ Syndi cate shows, circus and menagerie, will exhibit at O'Neill Friday, May 14. Mrs. Sarah Solomon, mother of Super visor C. W. Moss, arrived in the city Monday evening from Ft. Scott, Kansas, where she has been visiting relatives for several months. Mr. Moss met her here and took her to his home Tuesday. The showman have formed a compact to divide the territory that they might not interfere with each other. By that agreement Perry & Mathews’ Syndicate shows will be the only big show here this season. They exhibit here Friday, May 14 The boar.d of Directors of the Golden Itrigation District held their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday with all members present. Dr. Dodd, president of the board, had just returned from the engineer’s camp and he reports that work is progressing rapidly. L. F. Weeks, general agent, Karbach block, Omaha, wants at once an active lady in this city to sell the Miss Lisk patent cake pans and the Missing Link garment supporter. Quick sellers, every lady wants them. Exclusive agency given. Write him at once. .The fallowing attractions are booked at the opera-house for this month: Musical union recital under the leader ship of Prof. Hadley. County Sunday school convention. Alexander’s Origi nal Tennessee Minstrels. Prescot & Torry’s Theatrical company. The members of the O’Neill Fire Department haid a meeting last Tues day evening for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. The fol lowing officers were elected: Chief, James Davidson; secretary, Arthur Coy kendall; treasurer, James O'Donnell. Mrs. Mary Blazic, of Stuart, was brought before the board of insanity Monday. Upon a thorough examina tion of the case, the board decided that her insanity was of such a nature that they did not feel warranted in sending her to the asylum, so she was discharged. Mrs. H. G. Baluss, of Atkinson, was granted a divorce from H. G. Baluss in the district court last Monday. The court costs and her attorney fees were also taxed- against Baluss. 8he. was allowed $200 alimony, and to secure said amount was given title and poasession of a quarter section of land belonging to Baluss. If said amount is paid in sixty days, he is to have the land. If he fails to pay the alimony in the time given him by the court, Mrs. Baluss can sell the land to secure the amount. She was also given the custoda of her two children. . “■* , Atkinson Graphic: Dr. McDonald, local Surgeon of the Elkhorn road, was called to Stuart Tuesday night to attend a tramp who had been run over by the passenger, Both legs were cut off by the train and he soon died from the shock. His name was Will Hobbs, and he lived in Sioux City. _ Sell your wheat and buy better flour than you can get at the ordinary coun try one roller mill. We have just secured a car load of very fine flour, graham and granulated corn meal. See us before buying your supply^ Our prices are right. 48-3 O’Neill Grocery Co. John Fallon was a pleasant caller at this office last Saturday and paid his subscription to this popular family journal. John is one of the oldest sub scribers rupon The Frontier's sub scription book, having taken the paper for fourteen years and he says he will continue to read it as long as he lives in Holt county. Elsworth Mack has accepted the position of manager of the Elkhorn Irrigation company’s stock ranch, with headquarters at the old Elwood ranch about 18 miles southwest of this city. He moved his family out to the ranch Wednesday. The company has abdut 800 head of cattle on the ranch and expect to buy about 400 head more. The replevin cue ol School .District Ho. 89 vs. Si Buck. was tried before Judge McCutchan last Friday. This is a case where defendant gained possess ion of a number of text books belonging to school district Xo. 39, and refused to give them up, gn4 further,' removed them from the district. A part of the books were recovered under a writ of replevin, but the rest could not be found. The case was decided in favor of the district, and the defendant assessed 96, the cost of the books, and the costs in the case. J. J Harrington appeared for the plaintiff, and H. M. Uttley for the 'defendant. M. X. Van Zandt, formerly president of the Bank of Ewing, wag,arrested in Omaha on April 98 by Sheriff Hamilton, on a warrant sworn out by Charles F. Lytle. He is charged with having on the 17th day of December, 1896, in the county of Holt, state of Xebraska, knowingly, feloniously and/unlawfully, as president of the Bank of Ewing, received on deposit in said bank $3,000 of lawful money, he then knowing said bank to be insolvent. He was biought to this city and taken before ihe county judge for preliminary hearing. The examination occupied the attention of the court two days. The court de cided that the evidence was sufficient to hold him, so he was bound over-to the district court, bail being fixed at $1,200. XOTICE. To all whom it may concern: Xotice is hereby given that the herd law will be strictly enforced, and all stock found running at large will be placed in the pound. A. Marlow, Street Commissioner. BICYCLE FBEE. On July 4th we will give our custom ers a high grade Imperial ladies or gents wheel. Shares will be given for sales, and collections of accounts notes or school orders. 39-tf J. P. Mann. XOTICE TO HEBDEXS. Anyone found driving stock, or letting stock run, across anv sidewalk in O’Xoill, will be fined $5. • This ordi nance will be strictly enforced and the flpe collected. A. Marlow, Street Commissioner. son BE MISLED. When going to Sioux City buy your ticket to O'Neill and take tbe Pacific Short Line at that point. We make connections every day, except Sunday, arriving at Sioux City at 2:45 p. m. Returning, leave Sioux City at 5 p. m., making connections at O’Neill west bound. Passengers from Mitchell, Sioux Falls, etc., going to the Hills, arrive in Sioux City in time to connect with our train west-bound, avoiding any lay over at Sioux City. CITY COVECIL. Tbe city council met in regular session in Mayor Gillespie’s office last Tuesday afternoon, with all members present. Tbe occupation tax on saloons was raised from 8150 to 8300. The saloons’ now pay 8800 a year instead of 8650, which was -the amount they paid the past two-years. The following appointments sure then made, all of Whom were confirmed: , City attorney, Thos, Carlon. City marshal and streettopitnlssioper, ▲. Marlow. ' ' -W" *’■-' City , water optnmissioner, Charlie Haii. Nightwatch, Scott Hough. City weighmaater, E. H. Thompson. J0HKS0H8 VIEWS. Lincoln. Neb , May 4,1807—Special Corretpondence: Over in the good itate of Iowa, in the western part of Wapello county, ia a patch of rough country, which during the war waa inhabited by some very rough and Ill tempered people who were fond' of fights and whisky. Because of the rough contour of the country and the rough character of the people this locality waa known aa “Whiskey Ridge.” "I'm a flghtin’ man f’m th* ridge, an’ I drink flghtin’ whiskey,” was the way the Rtdger put it aa he called for the drinks when be come to town. The old men of the village used to shake their heads knowingly and . say to each other, /'there’ll be trouble In this town 'fore night. The Ridgers are cornin' in and they want a row." Whenever the Ridg ers started in to hunt trouble they gen erally found it. Their fighting propen sities were a menace to the peaceable neighborhoods surrounding them, for wherever the people gathered, whether at spellin' school. Fourth o’ July, or at camp meetin’, a. group of -those burly fighters from the Ridge would hang round the outskirts of the crowd look ing for trouble. "I’m fr’m th’ ridge,” you could hear one of them say now and Lben in a loud voice, “an* I'd like to see tli’ son of a gun ’at wants to take it ur.” When the Ridgers could find no one outside of their own set to quarrel with they quarreled among themselves. They always kept a supply of neighbor hood feuds on band, and these old scores would he debited and credited from time to time, at spellin’ school, at camp meetin' at Fourth o’ July, or at the regular weekly round-up of the gang ip the little village on Saturday afternoons. The old men would sit ronnd and spin long yarns of the fights tbey had enjoyed in their younger days, and when the audience would sometimes look incredulous as if they considered the story a little overdrawn, you wquld, see the old fighter from way back open his grinny old mouth and show where a couple of teeth had been knocked out. -He would show the scar on his knuck les and bold up the very thumb with which he had gouged the eye out of his antagonist. The young men followed the example of the old men, and the small boys imitated the larger boys, so that as fast as the old veterans dropped out of active service the fighting ranks were constant ly renewed from the rising- generation, and the fighting carnival went on year in and year out. , But while the fighting propensities of the Ridgers were reasonably satisfied at the camp meetin’, at Fourth o’ July, and at the Saturday afternoon meetings in the village, the interest never reached its highest point until it centered around the district schoolmaster. There was where the entertainment reached its climax, and the mind force of Whiskey Ridge was aroused to its utmost tension when Bub Blithers, or some other burly young son of bis father, announced his intention to clean out. the new school master and bust the school.. The school was an institution of law, established by the authority of the state, and there was a glory In busting up a school which aroused the keenest zest in the mind of each ambitious youth whose prowess could not be established in any other way. When Bub, or Bob, or Bill had licked the teacher and busted up the school, her was a hero 'on Whiskey Ridge, and the coyest young maiden in the neigbbarbood bung the latch string out for him. Now there is no particular community in Nebraska and no particular set of people that can be compared to the Whiskey Ridgers as to fist fights and the coarser manifestations of beliger ency, unless it would be the fusion members of the late legislature, but the disposition to contend, to dispute, to resist law, to rule or ruin, to bust up something, is being manifested in a way and by h spirit which reminds us of the old spirit which predominated on Whiskey Ridge. When the people are taught year after year by political leaders that the government is all wronsr. that the laws are wrong, that the rules and regulating forces of society are oppressive, then a spirit of rebellion comes into the young men and a disposition to resist these rules by force. The mind force ^f Nebraska people has been so wrought upon in the last few yesrs by some wrongs that were real and many which were only imaginary that some of the people, in their minds, ate in a.constant state of rebellion agalbst the laws and rules which are established for their government. It has been a time of Aphneial depression. . Financial depress ion always creates discontent, brings out the latent'beligerency which .exists down deep in the 'nature of all-firee men When they Jeel that^bey are wronged, and jsffbtds an opportunity for the designing agitator to ply his trade. Now if 1 should say tlint the populist paity in this state is an organization of the law breaking people, of those who 'are of a contentious and ciuarreling dis position, such a statement might seem at first thought, to the milder and more reasonable populists, as unwarranted by the facts. But when it is cited that populist leaders have constantly railed against the laws of the nation and the state, that they haye shown a tendency to override law wherever they have been in power, and that they have quarreled not only with the government, the state, and the republican party, but wherever they have obtained control officially have quarreled among them selves, I think every reasonable populist will admit that the spirit of Whiskey Ridge' is altogether two conspicuous In his party and prophesies ultimately its sure and certain dissolution. They have quarreled with each other in every public institution in the state where they have come together. They quar relled at the Norfolk Insane Asylum until the very lunatics were disgusted with them. They quarrelled at the blind asylum until the Inmates could see that they were bad' tempered and unreasonable people. They quarrelled at the old soldiers’ home in Qrand Island until the old soldiers were made miserable and unhappy. They quar relled at tlie penitentiary until the very convict*' desired to leave the place for ever,, and they are now quarrelling at the feeble minded institute at Beatrice until the inmates of that,institution fed that even they could run the Institution better themselves. They would at least agree with each 'other. A quarreling man w|ll quarrel wher ever he is, or under whatever conditions he may be placed. A rough and' uned ucated man, if he lives at Whiskey Ridge, will show his quarrelsome nature in fist fights and disturbances. He will lick the teacher and bust up the school. But if he is an educated man, if he has bqen refined and cultivated so that he is a teacher himself,'a professor in a state university, he will show bis quarreling propensities by . meddling,% nagging, picking Haws here atid thefe/and’by resisting the rules which govern the institution. The state university is a great institution, having sixteen hund red students, a hundred names, on its pay roll, half of whom are professors and teachers, and in such an institution there must be a system and control, and this control must have a head man who is the center of authority, and the whole machinery, each professor, teacher, and student, must work in harmony with the.ceDtral authority. Several times in its history the iustitution has been hindered temporarily in its efficiency by meddling and contentious professors, who thought they knew more about running the institution than the chan cellor or the regents. The regents at their meeting this week dismissed four professors, two of them because their departments were merged into other departments and there was no longer use for them, one because he was Incompetent, and one because he was a meddler, a busybody who wanted to interfere on the rule or ' ruin plan. Three of the dismissed professors are republican gold bugs, while one of them is a populist free silverite. The popu list professor, the meddler above re ferred to, is a son of Land Commissioner Wolfe. When his dismissal was an nounced, it was immediately accepted by his populist followers as persecution against his politics, and by the assist ance of some leading populist students a disgraceful row was inaugurated at the chapel service. -V. The professor, the lend commissioner,, and other populists, announce that they will carry the quarrel before the people of the entire state. All good citizens of the state will regret to see the university turned into a bone of political conten tion. No republican will think of complaining because the republicans were discharged, and no populist who loves the university will join the land commissioner in his crusade of revenge. They must not be allowed to bust up the school. J. W. Johnson. Condensed Testimony. Ch&s. 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, Baldwinieville, 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. Hemipiqg 222 B 25th St., Chicago, always keeps it at hand - turd has no fear of croup, be cause it ^instantly relieves. Free ttla£ bottles at P. C. Corrigan's drug store. Dr. Oilligan left Monday morning for Chicago, t where he goes to attend a national convention of railway aurgeonp. Be .will return tomorrow, evening, -f EX7LA1UTI0V OF FLAQ SIGNALS. The following is sn explanation or the weather bureau flag signals' which * are floating from the flag pole) on the court house eyery day.; 1 No. 1—Square white flag—fair weath er. ;4"s '■■■■• ..’y*;.1"; . No. 2—Square blue flag1—rain or snow. No.8—Square flag, top' white, bottom blue—local rains. No. 4—Triangular black flag—temper ature. - -i,. : . No. 5—Square white flag with black center—cold wave.' No. 1 alone, Indicates fair weather,' stationary temperature. No. 2 alone, indicates rain or snow, stationary tempearture. No. 8 alone, indicates local rain,, sta tionary temperature. N<>. 1 with No. 4 above it. Indicates fair weather, warmer. * No. 1 with No. 4 below it, indicates fair weather, warmer. , ■ L No. 2 ,wlth No. 4 above it, indicates V warmer weather, rain or snow. No. 2 with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weathSr, rain' or snow. - No. 8 with No; 4 above it, indicates warmer weather, with local rains, No. 8 with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weather, with local rains. ; . No. 1 with No. S belowit, indicate* fair weather, oold.wave. No. 2 with No. 5 below it, indicatee wet weather, cold wave. Flags are raiaed at lO o’cloeka. m.,, and will be lowered abodt 5 o'clock In theeVenlng, and will represent thefor^ cast for the 34 hours following, com mencing at -8 o’clock that evening. If more than one kind of weather la pre dicted for' any given period, the Ar*t condition will be represented' by the . uppermost flag. If two temperature*', are normal, the flrat only will be repre sented by the temperature flag in It*' proper position. TBOgIrAH. ' The following is the program of. fhe Ho|t county Sunday School Con- - fentlon to be held on liar 87> 1897, at' •’Neill, Nebraska: . v ; >' ■* Mohknto bkssiOn. '■"* ' 0:18—Song and Praise Service..Rev. George, 10 Paper :‘‘Materlal for Building Character." O.O. Snyder. ! ' Dlsous*lon,Rev. A. Bishop and H. K. Henry 10:80—Address: “The Duty of the Teacher to Dead the Pupil to Jesus".... Bev. O. F. Smith. Discussion....:. < • ■ •» • Mrs. L. B. Blackburn and A. 8. Shy. 11:00—Paper: “Christas a Teacher” ’ Rev. N. S. Lowrle. Dlsousslon:....Bev. H1U and Wilson Brodle. 11:80—Appointing oommlttles on Resolu tions and nominations. Afternoon session. 1:80—Devotional Exercises.. * Mrs. A. O. Crossman. 1:1|5—Reports of Superintendents and Dele-: gates. 2:30—Address: Rev. S. F.Sharpless., 3:00—Paper: “Reform In Sunday School’' Mrs. O. L, Andersen. . Discussion: ,'V J. 8.Hoffman and V. V. Rosenkrans. * ■ 8:30—Paper i “How to Prepare the Besson"! ‘ Rev. Beok. .,... Discussion: Thos. Elder and O. M. Collins, 4:00—Missionary Work of the Sunday School, Rev. E. T. George. V" V'’;! Discussion: A. C. Crossman and Giles Phelps 4:30—Election of offloers. .»•- -v ' BVBNINO SESSION. . 7:80—Praise and Song Service,....M. Miller.'' 7:45—Chojus.O’Neill Musical Union > 8:10—Adcftess ............i..'Rev. Whi. GoMrt 9:00—Resolutions. ‘ • : The session will be held in the presby1 terian church. Papers to be discussed, will be limited to twenty minute*.': Every school In the county should be represented. Entertainment will' be furnished pastors, superintendent* and a delegate from eaqh Sundav School.. Pray for the succeBS'Of the convention, J. C. Habnish, E. B. Benedict, Secretary. Pre*. Pro I'env Baoklen’s Arnica bln. ! The Best Salve in the world for cnisi bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,' corns, and all skip eruptions, and posi-u . | lively cures piles, Or no pay required;.! | It is guarranted to give perfect satis-1 faction or money refunded. 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