- a ’ bt'. v . ■ ' i- : • r, :1--'. v-. •..*•..••-.• „.v VOLUME XVII. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. MAY 27.1897. ft; ). NUMBER 47. NEWS Items of Internet Told As They Ar« * Told tolls. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED 6mo1 Happenings Pertraysd for Snml r Jobn Aldersoa «u up from Ohamben yesterday. ’ , '■> V,/ r D. W. Forbes, of Butte, was in the v dty Saturday. , A, C. Grossman was down from At kinson Monday. Prof. Anderson transacted business at Ord last Saturday. ,• Miss Morrow visited her parents at Atkinson Monday. J. Barnum rode over from Spencer on bis wheel Sunday. ; Peter Greeley was in from Phoenix Monday and Tuesday. Pat Gallsgher and Guy Hamilton Sun* dayed on Dry Creek. If you want to reach the people ad vertise in The Fboetibb. Editor Jennees and John Brady were down from Atkineon Monday. One- of Stuart'a business men, J. N. Hovey, was tta^the city Tuesday. ..Frank Dorsey and W. 8. Crawford Here np from Sioux City Monday. William Fallon shipped five cars of hogs to the Sioux City market last week. E. C. Blundell, assistant roadmaster of the Short Line, wae in the city Tues day. Postmaster W. E. Haley was down from Valentine last week visiting rela tives. . . •««»« UWUUUWC, Ml OfllOtUR lUWOBUip, has accepted, a position in the county treasurers’ office. Rev. J. G. Shick will preach a mem orial sermon at Page Sunday, May 80, nt-8 o’clock p.m. ...... *.». ^^^0 John Darr was in from Middle Branch last Friday and reports everything pros pering in his section. Don't fail to hear Bryan’s speech as delivered in Union Square, New York City, by the gramophone. Mrs. Barney Hynes left for Sbellsburg, Wis., Tuesday morning, where she will visit friends for a few weeks. Paint your house (not red) but any color you want, and call on Herabiaer St Gilligau when in need of paints. 45tf • For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 88rd to 80th of each ' month. Photographs $1 per dozen. We sell good flour, corn meal, graham, bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 88-tf L. Keyes. Thomas Campbell Is having his saloon fitted up In metropolitan style. Tom does not. need a lamp to see prosperity ^ coming. • ■ ■ James Morphy, of Kinsman, 111., ar rived in tbe city last week and will visit bis sons, Henry and Dennis, for a few weeks. __ William Fallon was among The '3■ Frontier readers wbo called and settled with, the essbier since our last issue. ■ _ C. W. Sterling, of Page, was a caller at this office last Thursday evening and oiled up the financial machine to the extent of 92. The Elkhorn Valley Picnic Association ' of Modern Woodmen of America, will / hold its annual picnic at Plainview the latter part of June. We have a new car load of rock salt. It is recommended by the best stock experts. Try some. 46-9 O’Neill Gbockbv Co. The circus is here but for a day, but kHershiser & Qilllgan are here all the time. When you need anything in the f/:- . drug line be sure and call. 45lf Just received; 40,000 pounds of tbe celebrated Oakdale Pansy flour. Best S on the market. Will sell cheap foi cash. 48-tf L. Keyes. Fodder cane seed; the best stock feed known. Plant some and be convinced. We also have clean millet seed, f -h 46-2 ‘ O’Neill Qeoceby Co. Mis. Dr. Sturdevant, of Glenrock, Wyoming,>nd Mrs. Wilson, of Atkinson! wera{ la the city Monday, the guests ol Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. We will pay a salary of 910 per week for man with rig to introduce our poul try mixture and insect destroyer in the county. Reference required. Addresi with; stamp. Perfection Manufacturing Co., Parsons, Kan. 47 1 ::p ft W. E. and F.F. Glasscock, of Morgan town, West Virginia, were in the city Monday looking after their landed in terests. ___ . Be sure and attend the gramophone entertainment at the M. E. church Fri day evening, May 28. Admission 10 amd 15 cents. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Ooliins and children left Saturday morning for Sedalla, Mo., where they will visit rela tives for a few weeks. The. ladies of tbe Catholic church will give an entertainment and supper at McOafferty’a hall next Wednesday even ing, JuneS. Only 25 cents. s .---a. ■ Reproduction of "Morning on the Farm,” a very laughable and comic piece, will make lean men grow fat and stout men stagger with mirth. Mr. and Mrs. M. Dowling, of North Bend, were in the city Saturday and Sunday visiting their son, Harry. They returned home Monday morning. The Misses Grace and Nina Ryan went up to Deadwood Monday evening, where they will visit for a few weeks with their aunt, Mrs. D. J. Carlon. Thomas Clarey, who was judged insane by the insane commission last week, was taken to the asylum at Nor folk last Saturday by Deputy Sheriff O’Neill. __ John Horriskey is still spinning yarns about his adventures in the celebrated Cripple Creek mining camp. As an en tertainer John ranks among the "upper ten" in this section. Clarence Selah came up from Omaha Saturday evening. He has a good position on the Trade Exhibit and is thinking of moving his family down there for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Murphy arrived in the city city last week and are spending a few days visiting friends. They will leave for Chic.sgo in a few days where Henry has decided to locate. A supper and entertainment will be Riven in HcCafferty’s ball next Wednes day evening, June 2, for the benefit of the Catholic church. An interesting program is being prepared. ^ Thb Fhontikb would like to have a good live correspondent in every town ship, and to those who will serve us in that capacity we will offer liberal induce ments. Write for particulars. After this date the fire bell will be rung every night at the hour of 11:20, for the purpose of giving the saloons notice that they have ten minutes in which to close for the night. Soda water is healthful and refresh ing. Try some of Hersbiser & Gilligan’s famous drinks—Frui Miz, Crushed Vio let, Pure Jersey Cream, Chocolate, and all kinds of phosphates 45tf F. B. Cole has painted and otherwise improved the appeareance of his jewelry store. If all our business men would paint their buildings it would greatly improve the looks of the city. Judge Kinkaid and Reporter King held court at Basset last Saturday. They returned home Sunday- morning and on Monday evening left for Keya Paba county to hold the regular summer term. J,. Zimmerman, of Napier, Boyd County, was a caller at this office yester day. He reports crops to be in splendid condition in that county. He increased our subscription fund 88 before leaving. H. W. Campbell, of Sioux City, editor of Campbell’s Soil Culture, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Campbell was here looking after the experimental farm and reports everything progressing favor ably. _ Grant Hatfield had the misfortune to run a nail into his foot about six inches the other day. We judge, from the motions he goes through and the groans and other remarks that he gives utter ance to when he trys to walk, that it is a somewhat painful wound. Mr. and Mrs. Michael London, aged 100 and 108 years, left Monday morning for Shellsburg,- Wis., where they go to make their future home. For a number of years they have been residents of this county and we believe were about the oldest couple in the state. A. Philadelphia paper tells of a widower who put upon the tombstone of his wife, this beautiful sentiment: "The light of roy life has gone.” In a short lima he wearied of his solitary life and again married, and added to the in scilption on the stone—"but I have struck another match.” E. P. Hicks having removed from the First to the Third Ward, thus creating a vacancy in the council, Dr. Trueblood was appointed to fill said vacancy. Mr. Hicks was appointed councilman from the Third Ward to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ellsworth Mack, upon his removal to the country. * k Prof. Schubert, Who has been profes aor of the muaical conservatory at Gates College, the past two yeara.lain the city. Mr. Schubert expects to lacate here and eatabliah a muaical conservatory. He la a first claaa musician and will prove a valuable addition to our muaical people. An exchange informs us that Indianie gilrla have formally declared that they will not marry men who do not read and support their home paper, and we ob* serve that however much this may re flect on Hoosier newspapers, it la a ihovement that would be heartily en dorsed by Nebraska editors, if Nebraska glrla would emulate it. Girls should be very careful about wearing corsets while washing. In New York City a young woman, while bend ing over a wash tub, was killed by a Corset steel which broke and pierced her heart. But we do not believe there is much danger of the average young woman (netting her death in this manner; They have mother do the washing. E. H. Hemming, an old newspaper man, has been appointed chief of detect ives tor Omaha. Hemming will probably be able to dish up “hot stuff*’ to the space fillers. He was in this city represent ing the World-Herald, at the time of tbe Scott murder, but tbe stuff he sent his {tapir at that time did not give him the reputation in this section of being a very good sleuth. _ A traveling man informed us the other day that O’Neill was tbe best town on the Elkborn road, west of Fremont. This is what we have maintained all along, but we are glad to see men who are in a position to know which are the best towns coincide with our views. O’Neill is all light and is always bound to be one of the best towns in one of the best states in the union. Ord Quiz: Mr. Summers, tbe man who was shot through the neck last week, is walking about again, showing a staying quality which few men can bout of having. Hia neck ia bandaged and he carriea that member a little stiff, but otherwise he shows little sign of the terrible wound he received. The wound in his cheek, through which the bullet and tooth came out. is nearly- healed-' It is reported that a young married woman of Grand Island called at a hard ware store and uked for a jack pot. She was informed by the accommodating clerk that they were lust out. She wu disappointed, for she knew from some slips her husband had made that he wu partial to that kind of hardware and she wanted to please him. That hubby will probably guard his tongue more care fully in the future. Prof. C. L. Anderson, of this city, hu been selected as principal of the Ord public schools. For two years he hu been at the head of the O'Neill schools and has given good satisfaction, and it is largely through his efforts that the public schools of this city are today recognized as being among the foremost in the state. The citizens of Ord can rest assured that in Prof. Anderson they have secured an able and an experienced educator. Borne people are of the opinion that lawyers are a very indolent class of people. Now we have always main* tained that they are very industrious mechanics and in support of our position submit the following: They can file bills, split a hair, chop logic, dovetail an argument, make an entry, get up a case, frame an indictment, impanel a Jury, put them in a box, bore a court, chisel a client and many other like'i^gs. What more would you want him to do, except it might possibly be receipt a bill? An exchange says an Oklahoma man lost his dog, and this is the way the newspaper man let the fact be known: “Henry Mitchell lost his dog, and don’t know where to find him; he wore two ticks upon his neck, and a short stub tail behind him. The dog is long and narrow built, with spots of black and while; and if he sees a smaller dog, he always wants to light. He holds his tail up stiff and straight, when he’s for war prepared; but points it downward to the ground whenever he is scared. The stump tail dog that now is lost was Henry's friend and crony; but now, alas, he sadly fears, he’s made up in bologna." An exchange says: In 1816 snow and sleet fell on seventeen different days in May. In June their was either frost or snow every night but three. The snow was five inches deep for seven successive days in New York, and from ten Inches to three feet in Vermont and Maine; July cold and frosty, Ice as thick as window panes. In every one of the New England states In August the ice was an inch thick. The cold killed every green thing in the United States. In 1817 corn that had been kept over sold at from 85 to 810 per bushel: on May 10,1894, snow fell to the depth of a foot in Jamestown, Virginia, and was piled up in huge drifts In moat all the northern states; snow also fell in many parts of Iowa and Illinois, May 11, 1878. . •' ’ > • it\ TOOD 70S THOUGHT. Lincoln, Hit 85, 1897.—Special Cor respondence: About twenty-five ;ein •go, In one of the eleepy coaat town* of Scandinavia, you might hare seen a tali, atraiigly built, grey eyed, light haired, aerlone faced young man etandlng at the door atep of a little thatched roofed cottage, bidding good-bye to hla mother and aietera, for he vu about to aail for the M« world. "Remember,” eaid the mother, “that youraaaociatlona will hate much to do with whatever of eucceaa or happineie you attain. The new world la full of possibilities, but there’ll be aomg there that are morbid with doubt and diatruat. Keep away from them. Keep youraelf in close relationa with thoae who believe and expect. Their faith and expect ancy, added to your own, will act aa a magnet, drawing toward you the thing! which you deilre It ia intereating to contemplate, that, while man la endowed with atrength, energy and force, woman, living in the higher and more aplritual realm, ia able by intuition to recognize the higher laws which effect a man’a deatiny, and whicp eo often are unaeen or miaunder stood by him. "Remember,” continued the mother, as the'young man walked down the path, and doling the little gate behind him burned for one more look at the humble cottage where he wai born, "Remember to believe in youraelt. You'll never be more than you think you are, and never achieve more than you expect.”. Aa the great ahip turned alowly her mighty hull toward the weat, the pond erous enginea moved her forward fuater and faster with every throb, and as the young man felt the influence of the accelerated motion and the trembling of the mighty force that was beneath Him, he looked up lovingly at the American flag whose every star aeemed a star of hope in his new aky and he felt himaelf MVOtlU J BWU happier life. He took from hie pocket a little bible that one of hie eietera had given him, and read, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it skall*l>e o'pene* onto tenur^Ber mfiet* stood that these promises referred to temporal as well as spiritual blessings, nnd he said to himself, "If I ask a share in the prosperity of the new world thev’ll give me a obance. If I seek I will find. If I knock at the door of opportunity it will open to me. Then he unfolded and read over and over again an immigration circular which bad been sent by one of the railroad companies of Nebraska. There was “Land for the landless, homes for the homeless’’ and opportunity for every man who could recognize it, who was in harmony with its plans and who stood ready to meet it half way when It came to him with extended hand. Some of the old gloomy pessimists in the village had said to him, "Don’t believe all you read in these land circulars. They are sent out only to deceive the people. There'll be some trick about it. These American railroads are owned by rich “They want to induce poor people to settle and develop new territory ao that they can enlarge their railroad systems and enrich tbemselyes." But the young man, following the advice of his mother and his own better instincts, had turned away from these doubting and distrust ful influences. He had said to himself. “If these men can make money, I can make'.money. If they can build up great railroad systems, I can build up a home." Arriving at New Tork he was impressed with the tremendous energy of the great city. There was a rythm and a harmony in the rapid movement of the people and there was a hope in the expectant look which was on each face that stirred his nature and he found himself walking faster than he had ever walked before. Whirling along the banka of the Hudson at the rate of fifty miles an hour, he looked out in an extacy of exhileration at the magnificent scenery, on the splendid estates which wealth bad reared and on the more modest and peaceful farm homes where competency and content dwelt peace fully together. Scarcely had the view of these more peaceful scenes lulled from his mind the noise of the great eft/, than the roar of Niagara’s cataract burst upon him. Before the sound of the falling water had died away he was startled with the street cries of Chicago. Sweeping on through Illinois and Iowa he leaned out and looked at the farm homes, at the gram fields and pastures full of cattle. Beaching Clay county, Nebraska, he selected 160 acres of wild prairie five miles southwest of the town of Sutton. He was quick to comprehend all the new situations and to avail himself of all the.temporary expediencies of begin ning. He dug a square hole in the aide of a hill, covered it with cottonwood poles and prairie sod and hung up n bone blanket it tbe opening for n door. * With tbe iittle money be bad remaining after making a small payment on tbe land be procured a team of bones and some farming implements. In tbla bumble abode and with this crude equip* meat If else Nelson commenced Me earner as a Nebraska farmer. You’ll find him then today. Youl! know blm by the cool self-centered expression on his countenance. The tired body of tbe old mother maybe now resting under a green mound In the little village graveyard across the sea. but her higher intuition lives in the eon, and you can feel as yon stand in hie presence that magnetic attracting force that always grows into and becomes a part of the matan character who be lieves. Then is sometimes force in a doubting and distrustful man, but it is a destructive, not a constructive force. It is a negative force, that disorganises* It is a repelling force, that drives away and scatters. The Nelson farm is a mile square now and contains 840 acres. Then’s a Urge two story white frame house, with gnen window shutten. There an large barns, an onhard, line cattle and broad*flelds. The dream that he had as he whirled through Illinois twenty-five years ago has all come true. There is no debt, no doubt, and no discontent on the Nelson farm. li would be interesting to tell In detail all that baa been achieved by this quiet, self-centered, level-headed man, and of the fifty thousand other self-centered, self-reliant and self-made men who have succeeded and who will succeed on tbe farms of this atate. It you want to study them, to know them by what they are and what they have accomplished, you can read their characters in their faces and their achievemenU in the homea that they have reared. Now I make the point that the repub lican party, in its general instincts and purposes, is the true representative and BtlJ VI ilDIBO llOIBUU, BUU IDBI pupUlMUl, which assumes to apeak for him and his elaaa, ia a lie agalnat what he la and what he haa achieved. There are fifty thouaand Nelse Nelsons on the fame of Nebraska. Not all of them have gained 4MttvwwamHwehakwoMMr4M jeara aa he haa. Some have accom pliahed more, but manr leas. Some have amaller farme and are In debt, bat there ere fifty thouaand honest, cour ageous, aelf-centered, level-headed farm* era, whoae aueceaaful achierementa will bear comparison with the achievement* of any farm community In this union, and their higher manhood and better mental force ought to have expression, giving to this state the reputation which Its true character justified. But there are fifty thouaand other farmers, rattle-headed, discontented, inharmonious men, some of whom have failed, some who have had more success than they manifest, and these fifty thousand, piling up their individual grievances, their cork legs, their oar*, buncles, their scolding wives and their undutiful sons in one great heap before the public, insist that these manlfeeta tions of failure shall stand aa a sign of the average success. Now what right haa this aggregation of repudiation and bad temper to hoiat its black flag oyer the home of Melse Nelson? What right baa the man who haa failed In life to aet up hia failure aa a thing common to all hla neighbora and to make them ahare in the diagrace and bad reputation which abould attach only to himaelf ? Why ahould a man who la about to loae hla farm go to the leglala ture aa the representative of Nelae Nel aon and hia dua, and carry on auch disgraceful proceedings and enact auch measures as will destroy the good name and credit of the whole oommnnity ? Why does Secretary of State Porter, who has nothing on earth but a contract for twenty acres of worthless swamp land down in Florida and a few annual passes, want to parade himaelf aa a type of Nebraska citizenship, and put upon Nelae Nelson and the fifty thousand other thrifty farmers of thla state the stigma, the dishonesty and the repudia tion which is suggested by the deficiency judgment act? Porter believes that the disgruntled class are the moat aggressive and forceful in politics; that the others will remain away from the polio and bear the effects of populist reputation in silence. Is Porter right in his estimate of Nebraaka people f J. W. Jobhboh. BAneani ulx. Don’t miss the bargain aale at the Pullivan Morcantile Co’s, store for the next thirty days. Great reduction on all goods. Come quick and get the best bargain, at Sullivan Mercantile Co's. XSTBAY NOTICK. Taken up at my place six miles north and six miles east of O’Neill, on oi about May 10, a dark Iron grey mare about three years old, a little white on both hind feet. Owner can have same by proving property and paying expen ses. 40-5 C. B. Youno. Ann the ibost un. Donald McLean arrived in ibiehy Monday evening over the Pacific Short Line. Be haa been onwell daring the pHt week, but it In robaat health once more and eaya that he la In prime eon* ‘ dithm at preeent and taale better able now to do the gteataat battle of hie life than ever before. Mr. McLean vai not at all reticent about dlecueelng the pieeant etatua of - thie, the greateat project of hie life, the extension of the Pacific Short Line from thlaelty to Loe Angolan, CaL, via Ogden . and Salt Lake City, Utah. He la mill | at work on the preUmlaary detalla of the great eaterpriae, add aaya that everything In that connection la getting •. along In a aatlafactory manner and an rapidly aa could be expected.. Engineer ° Wakefield and aaaiatanta will be bare la , :f,< a few daya for the purpoae of re eetab- ;; liahlng the old aurvey. and will ride on* , over the aame to the Wyoaalng atate line. Engineer Banniatar will do likewiae in the mountain dlvlalon. mala will than be prepared by both engineering partlaa . ot the re-locatad Una. and the aame filed in tha general land office at Waahiag* f ton; dupUcatee being filed in the local # land blficea through which the Una rune, and thua a free right of way over the government landa wUl be aecured. f; When all of the preliminary a tape are completed and the aame evolved into H tangible form, Mr. McLean will be * effectively equipped to mem and do bualnew with hlaBagUah frienda who , have contracted to furniah the capital ^ for thia gigantic undertaking. With the firm and intelligent graep:y-3, which Mr. McLean haa on affaire at the ,H preeent writing, ooupled with hia well* ' known huaUlng qualitiaa, It begina to took aa if the interacted public would not have to wait much longer for anbataatial evidenoo of hia good faith la hia aarar- ■ anee of aa early and apeedy conatructioa ‘ of thia great highway. If tha aaveral towna and oommunitice . MUOR IM DIOUX UV, VJIWl IM wm •ro elwlj comprehended ud filly appreciated thi immense idnitifM to be derived by Meh of than thronch . transformation of thla present atab Una Into ona of the grant trank ayitasna of ** ««*nUy.eaanadampintid by Mr. McLean, and which la to panatnta and develop the grant eon!, oil. Iron, oopper, ■Uvar nnd gold flelda and aoda and gyp sum bed* of Wyoming and the far weal, thereby opening np naw and naarar marketa for the products of the farm, and aaenring ehaaper and batter ooal - and oil for domaatio purposes, they ' would not allow the grass to grow very long nndar their feat before mak ing an effort to aaaiat Mr. in every way in their power to hla I great project an immediate mooses. It ia aaedlaaa to state that O'Neill la heart and aonl with Mr. In km i preaant grant project, for we have already damonatrated oar fdendahipby our worka in a liberal and magnanimooe manner. Did not thia town and ooa monity donate the Paeifla Short tj— 100,000 in bond*, depot ground*, a bee right of way and ample yarda aeroaa the city, a 40-acre tract In the oonllaeaof the city ontke eaet for a round honae aite, M acrea In the conflaae of the city on the weat for material yarda, and hnnflrafVa nt aMttava^ Ute -i— ? - m throughout the city f That’s how tyNem has manifested her friendship for Donald McLean and his great enterprise. And right here and now we feel like saying that if Page, Orchard, Savage, Bruns wick, Plainviaw, Osmond, Randolph, * Belden, Laurel, Dixon, Allen. Water- - bury, Jackson and South 8Ioux City, v will only contribute as liberally now. aa O’Neill has already done, la proportion to their means, towards witting Donald McLean in making the present stub a grand through route acroee the conti nent, the great promoter can be quickly ; relieved of his preaent perplexities and embarrassments and sent on his way rejoicing to the immediate and oomplete execution of title great work of civilisa tion. Gentlemen will you do Itf Ton outfit - to. You receive now and will lathe future reap the same advantages from the completion of this line that O’Neill does. QOMMCTcnmre himism The third annual commencement of the O’Neill high school will be held In the opera-house Friday evening, June 4, “ commencing at 8:90. The following T program will be rendered: Instrumental Music.. Smith's Orchestra. Invocation. Her. B. T. George. 1 Song..."Halls Beloved." Double Quartette. * J . Oration.......... "Silver s* a Political Iaaue." Ohas. A. Meals. Song. .‘‘What is the Song the Bwallowa Stagt” Ladles’ Quartette. Oration."Moral Versus Political Issues."/. Maggie Hurlej. - '!■ ' Plano Bolo—“ValaaOp. TO No, 1"..... Ohopln.%1 Nellie Haggerty. ‘■i'.r Oration.,."Limits of National Duties." T. J. Dwyer. Song.."Jtventag Bella." Double Quartette. Presentation of Diplomas.....:;.’..'*..,'.;. di Instrumental Moslo..r Smith's Orchestra. , Benediction.. ..... Bev. N. 8. Lowrle. k'Y ' ..-.v