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VOLUME XVII.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JUNE 17. 1897.
NUMBER 50.
MS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Vs.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Lornl Happenings Portrayed For Otnoral
Edification end Amosomont.
Frank Phillips, of Star, is in O’Neill
''today. _
Lew Combs was up from Ewing
Monday. _
C. F. Lytle was up from Ewing last
Saturday. _
John Brady was down from Atkinson
last Friday. _
G. W. Smith returned Saturday even
ing from Chicago.
Miss Elva Berry, of Paddock, visited
friends in this city last week.
Dr. McDonald, of Atkinson, was a
county seat visitor last Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Lamoureux, of Springview,
' is in the city visiting relatives.
Ohas. Mulford and John Huffman
. were down from Stuart Monday.
John Harmon is attending to business
matters in Sioux City this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ham Eautzman returned
from Sioux City Tuesday evening.
Use H. & G. remedy for black leg, as
preventative. For sale by Hershiser &
Gilligan. _ 50 tf
These hot days nothing so refreshing
as Hershiser & Gilligan’s soda water.
Try it. Always cool. 50-tf
Harry Dowling visited relatives at
North Bend several days last week. He
returned last evening.
Miss Leona Skirving was absent from
her post of duty in J. P. Mann’s store,
yesterday, owing to illness.
“Oh, but that is good!’’ is what the
ladies say when they drink soda water
at Hershiser & Gilligan’s.
Mrs. Ida Morse, of Atkinson, trans
acted business and visited friends in
O’Neill on Friday of last week.
C Billy Sexton, express messenger on
m Short Line, is taking a‘“lay off,”
and is visiting friends in Omaha.
The only shoulder brace that is not
uncomfortable when you "brace up.”
For sale by Hershiser & Gilligan, O’Neill,
Neb. _ 50-tf
Fairfax Review: Jos. Wiar and Miss
Maud are over from O’Neill visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Owens.
I
Do not let the black leg get into your
herd. Prevent it by using the H. & G.
remedy for black leg, sold by Hershiser
<% Gilligan. _ 50-tf
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, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold
standard prices. 33-tf L. Keyes.
Jake Hershieser came up from Norfolk
Tuesday and will epend several days in
the city looking after bis business inter
ests.
Judging from the number of prairie
schooners that pass through O’Neill,
prosperity is coming to Holt county in
wagon loads.
miss jn.ae U Sullivan came down from
Valentine Saturday morning, on a short
visit to her parents, returning home
Sunday evening.
Miss Sadie Skirving returned 'from
Jefferson, la., where she has been
attending school for the past six months,
last Monday evening.
Judge McGutcban was up to Ains
worth several days last week looking
/' after the estate of his brother, who died
% there about a month ago.
Miss Lillie Golden left Wednesday
morning for Council Bluffs, la., where
she will visit for a few weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. Geo. D. Riggs.
James Gallagher, the popular opera
tor at the F. £. depot, went to Omaha
« thi* morning. He will visit friends in
Audubon, la., before his return.
Charlie Stout left for Blair Sunday
morning, where he goes to attend the
wedding of his brother. He will take
in the sights in Omaha before his return.
Don’t let your children grow up with
round shoulders. The Boos shoulder
brace will straighten the muscles and
cure the trouble. For sale by Hershiser
* Gllligan. __ 50-tf
The Neligh picnic association of the
Modern Woodmen of America will hold
their picnic at Plainview, Neb., on July
3,-1897. A program is arranged with
good speakers and sports of different
kinds.
The Frontier desire* to again call
the attention of the business men of this
city to the condition of the roads and
bridges leading to town. Now is the
time to have them repaired.
J. C. Harnish left for Lincoln Wed*
nesday morning for Lincoln, where he
goes to attend the Masonic grand lodge
as a delegate from this city. He expects
to return home Saturday night.
The Frontier 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.
The Prescott & Torry Comedy Co.
played here three nights of last week to
smaller houses than they deserved.
They have a good troupe, and are
I entitled to the patronage of all theatre*
going people.
The supreme court has just affirmed
Judge Kinkaid in the two judgments
rendered by him against O. C. Hazelet
on his official bond for his two official
terms as county clerk of this county.
The judgments amount to a little over
id,000.
Phillip and John Sullivan arrived
home from Butte, Montana, Sunday
evening, where they have been em
ployed the past two years. The boys
will visit their parents and old friends
here for about a month, when they will
return to Butte.
The northeast Nebtaska district G. A.
R. reunion will be beld at Neligh on
July 13.14, 15 and 16,1897. This prom
ises to be tbe best reunion ever held in
this district. Prominent speakers from
Nebraska and other states have prom
ised to be present.
In the program of the Annual Meeting
of the Society of Music Teachers of
Iowa to be held at Marshaltown, la.,
from June 22 to 24, inclusive, we notice
the name of Proffessor Hadley down
for a vocal solo. The proffesser informs
us, however, that owing to his duties
here he will be unable'to ottend.
Sam Thompson and his whiskers
came in from the irrigation ditch Sun
day to stay. At least Sam did, as for
the whiskers—well, we sincerely hope
that they won’t stay long. There’s only
one young man in this city that has
lscense to wear them, and you can
"Count” upon his making a kick if his
rights are infringed upon.
Three young women in Bellaire, O.,
were killed by a stroke of lightening
while on their way borne from church
last Sunday. It is believed that the
steel in the corsets they wore was the
chief cause of their death as another
young lady who was with them, and
who wore none, was only slightly
stunned. Away with the corsets! We
never did approve of them nohow.
The surveyors of the Golden irriga
tion district have finished the survey
of the reservoir cites and the supply
canals from the Niobrara and Snake
riyers, and are now busy completing
their estimates of the cost of the same.
Mr. Berry will at once proceed to pre
pare his report to the board, showing
the amount of land in the district which
is not susceptible to irrigation from the
proposed system.
roe nioux uuy limes nas tne ronow
ing to say about a musical concert given
there recently: "Walter Laviollette, in
a clear, rich voice, sang ‘Clare Bell,* and
responded to an encore with an attract
ive little character song. Both selec
tions were rendered in a masterly man
ner, and showed the training and effici
ency of this young singer, who has been
able to captivate the audience each
time he has appeared on college
programs.” _
Commencing with Sunday, June 20,
the F. E. and M. V. will run two passen
ger trains each way, daily. One to ar
rive here, east bound, about 4 a. m., anil
the other about 10 a. m. West bound,
one will arrive here about 2 p. m., and
the other about midnight. This will be
a good thing, not only in the way of
accomodation in traveling, but it will
give us daily papers in the middle of the
afternoon instead of the middle of the
night, as we have been getting them
heretofore. _
A Georgia justice wound up a mar
riage ceremony recently as follows:
“By the authority vested in me as an
officer of the state of Georgia, which is
sometimes called the Empire state of
the south; by the fields of cotton that
lie spread out in snowy whiteness
around us; by the howl of the coon
dog and the gourd vine whose clinging
tendrils will shade the entrance to your
humble dwelling place: by the red and
lucious heart of the watermelon, whose
sweetness fills the soul with joy; by the
heavens and earth and all that is in or
under them, I pronounce you man and
wife, and may the Lord have mere/ on
your souls.
We understand that Clarance Selah
is looking over the field with a view to
the establishment of another newspaper
in this city. For the past two years
none of the papers have paid more than
running expenses and we are unable to
see where another paper could even ex
ist. But Clarence is an old newspaper
man and thoroughly conversant with
the situation and if he establishes a new
paper here we will extend to him the
right hand of fellowship. We presume
that its politics will be 16 to 1 with
out any monkey business.
Donald McLean, promoter of the Pac
ific Short Line, accompanied by his en
I gineer. L. F. Wakefield, and E. W. Jor
don, division passenger agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, will go to
Elk Point this evening, where they will
be met by other representatives of the
Milwaukee, Mayor Mohr and several bus
iness men of Ponca, and possibly two or
three men from other towns along the
proposed line of road. Ponca sets back I
from the river and is six miles distance
from the Milwaukee road, Mr. McLean
declined to say anything abont the nat
ure of the conference this evening, fur
ther than it has an important bearing on
the general plan upon which he is work
ing.— 8. C. Times.
Sioux City Times: W. Morton Smith,
an old Nebraska newspaper man, was
drowned from a catboat on the Hudson
river. He was in the employ of the
New York Mail and Express. Mr.
Smith was well known in Omaha as the
managing editor of the Omaha Repub
lican during the prohibition campaign
of 1890. Prior to that time he had been
correspondent for that paper at Lincoln,
and after the collapse of the Republi
can he returned to Lincoln, where he
formed a company and bought the
Evening Call from Sam D. Cox and
Harry Bushnell. He left the paper
about a year ago and went to New
York, where he has since written
special articles for several of the great
dailies of the metropolis.
The Carlton & Lord Comedy Co.
played here the first three nights of this
week, and were greeted by a larger
audience each succeeding night. Their
plays are clean, bright and amusing, and
their acting is as good as any that we
ever witnessed in any of the large cities.
Theg are the best troupe that ever
played in O’Neill, and we take pleasure
in recommending them to the theatre
going public wherever they may play.
Should they ever return to O’Neill, they
can rest assured of a warm welcome and
a crowded house each night they
are here. They are going to the Hills,
where they are billed to play during the
month of August in Deadwood and
Lead, alternately, three nights in each
place. We trust that their departure
from O’Neill is only “au revoir, and not
good-bye." _.
Plamview News: G. P. Watson bas
traded his (arm southwest of town for
the thirteen hundred acre ranch in Holt
county known as the William Bailey
ranch. The land is situated within a
half mile of the town of Ewing, and is
admirably adapted to the business of
stock raising, which Hr. Watson will
engage in. Mr. W. A. Bruce, of Foster,
will move to Holt county shortly with
his family and take the west 240 acres of
the ranch and go into the dairy busi
ness. Mr. Bruce is a substantial farmer,
and one of Pierce county’s best citizens,
and while hie large circle of friends will
dislike to see him and his estimable
family leave, all wish them prosperity
in their new borne. Mr. Wetson will
probably not take up his residence in
Holt county until next spring, as he
does not give possession until next
Maroh, although he secures possession
of his newly acquired property at once.
Captain Clough, vice-president, and
Mr. Stevens, chief engineer, of the'Great
Northern Railroad, accompanied by Mr.
Beal, one of the receivers of the Sioux
City aand Northern, and Receiver Hills
and F. A. Seaman, Short Line officials,
arrived in the city on a special at 5
o’clock yesterday afternoon, and re
turned to Sioux City about 6 o’clock.
During their stay they made a tour of
inspection of the city and were intro
duced to and held friendly conversation
with several of our leading citizens.
Dame rumor has it that the gentlemen
were here on a tour of inspection of the
Short Line road, and that the purchase
or lease of this road is contemplated by
Jim Hill, the great railway magnate, of
the Great Northern system. It begins to
look like there are some great things in
store for this city in the future. O’Neill
will be a great railroad center some day.
Tes, perhaps sooner than many of our
people bad any thought of. Hurrah for
O’Neill! __
Atkinson depart
ment eighth page.
BAUJtOAD KXITIXO.
While Donald McLean waa sojourning
with us last week and investigating mat
ters likely to have a bearing on his new
railroad enterprise, the Hon. Mayor and
city counoil thought it might be well for
the city in its representative capaoity to
get a conference with him and if possible
learn more of the inside workings of his
scheme. Accordingly the city fathers
convened at once, the result being the ap
pointment of live of our leading citizens,
viz V Messrs J. P. Mann, O. F. Biglin,
T. V. Golden, Hell Brennen and J. J.
McCafferty to confer with Mr. McLean
relieve to his railroad proposition on
Wednesday evening at 8 p. m., the out
come of their conference being the lesu
ance of a call for a mass meeting of the
citizens of O'Neill and vicinity at the
court house for Friday evening at 8
o’clock.
Ptirsnant to this call a laige assemb
lage of the people waa held. Meeting
was hailed to order by B. S. Gillespie,
mayor of the city. T. V. Golden was
elected chairman and John McHugh sec
retary. Mr. Golden on taking the chair
delivered a very able, clear and concise
explanation of the object of the meeting,
following with an introduction of Mr.
McLean.
Mr. McLean on arising received a
moat hearty and vociferous greeting, and
proceeded at once with a powerful and
lengthy statement of the peculiar and
economical advantages to be derived by
this town through the construction of
his new road, the Missouri River and
Los Angles rail road, beginning at Pon
ca, Neb. on the Missouri river, thence
west via Creighton and O’Neill to Ogden
and the Pacific coast. He said the line
contemplated would be at least 800 miles
shorter than any route at present cross
ing the continent; could be built for one
fourth the capitalisation of the trans
continental lines now in opperation;that
there was plenty of capital to be had
for meritorious propositions, that his was
such for he knew whereof he spoke, a
preliminary survey having been made
already of the line and estimates based
thereon prepared and submitted by a
competent engineer. He further assur
ed the meeting that the people need en
tertain, no doubt in regard to the build
ing of the road, for it would be done, as
the neOmsary capital for that purpose
was already pledged, and concluded by
asking for the sympathy and good will of
the people of O’Neill for his new pro
ject. Speeches eulogistic of Mr. McLean
and his new enterprise, were then made
by Mayor Gillespie, T. V. Golden, J. P.
Mann, R. R. Dickson, Hon. Judge
Einkaid, Dr.Trueblood, Clarence Selab,
J. J. McCafferty and others, Judge
Einkaid apparently being at his best as
he made a very forceful and convincing
talk.
M. D. Long moved that the chair ap
point a committee of three on resolu
tions. Moved to amend by making the
committee six. Amendment carried.
M. D. Long, J. P. Mann, John McHugh,
R. S. Gillespie, Clarence Selah and Dr.
Trueblood were appointed such comm
ittee. Moved by Long that the chair ap
point a committee of six on conference
to act jointly with like committees ap
pointed by Creighton, Ponca and the
other towns along the line of the new
road for the purpose of bringing the
great undertaking before tbe people for
discussion and promoting the same to a
successful issue, the Mayor of tbe city
to be the chairman of said committee,
as suggested;carred. The chair appoint
ed Hon. B. 8. Gillespie, O. O. Snyder,
M. F. Harrington, J. J. McCafferty, J.
P. Mann and John McHugh such com
mittee. Adjourned.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas: Donald McLean, the
great railroad promoter, and builder of
the Pacific Short Line railway now in
operation from Sioux City, la., to
O’Neill, Neb., is now among us for the
express purpose of submitting to this
community, for its consideration, his
gigantic new project, viz: the construc
tion, as an independent line, of the
Missouri and Los Angeles railway, from
at or near Ponca, on the Missouri river
via Creighton and O’Neill to Los Ange
les, Cal., and bespeaking for its kindly
favor our friendship, good will, and
such material assistance as we feel dis
posed and capable of rendering toward
the success of the vast enterprise, and
Whereas: Our people having heard
Mr. McLean's lucid and exhaustive
statement and detailed explanation of
his proposed new undertaking, as made
by himself in person to this meeting,
we fully repose the most implicit confi
dence in his integrity as a gentleman,
and regard him an Individual of mas
terful resources and conspicuous busi
ness qualifications, traits of character
peculiarly essential to a successful
promoter and builder of large enter
prises. His munificent personal gener
osity heretofore bestowed on a deserv
ing and much needed but unfortunate
institution of this city, together with
his unreserved and kindly friendship
exhibited toward O’Neill on all occa
sions offering opportunity since his first
appearance amongst us, combined with
the magnificent achievement of his suc
cessful construction of the Pacific Short
Line railway and combination bridge on
tbe Miuouri river, being illustrious
example* of those sterling qualities.
And this assemblage deeming the new
project entirely feasible, and fully
believing that if the same is carried out,
as presented, to a successful consump
tion, great benefit must necessarily
result to our city by reason of its rapid
and material upbuilding, and which will
also accrue alike to our tributary envi
ronments, and even the whole of
northern Nebraska; therefore, be it
Resolved, that it is the expression and
sense of this meeting that ’ the city of
O’Neill and surrounding country is in
full and harmonious sympathy with the
proposed new railway project of Mr.
Donald McLean, and that we shall at all
times be pleased and willing to render
all of the sympathetic aid and material
assistance within the range and to the
fullest extent of our ability to help along
the successful construction of this grand
trans-continental highway. And fur
ther, that we hereby tacitly and agree
ably stipulate that we shall at all times
be prepared and ready to co-operate
with the other towns and communities
along the line of the proposed route,
looking to the successful attainment of
that end, and be it further
Resolved, That a committee of six, of
whom the mayor of the city shall be the
chairman, be appointed by the chair
man of this meeting; said committee
being hereby clothed with plenary pow
er, to act jointly with like committees
selected by Creighton, Ponca and the
other towas along the line of the pro
posed new road in promoting this mag
nificent proposition. Respectfully sub
mitted.
M. D. Loro, Ohm,
CLARENCE SnLAH,
B. 8. Gillespie,
B. T. Trueblood,
John MoHdor,
Com.
TO LET HAWAII nr.
Sioux City Times; A treaty for the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands to
the United States will be sent to the
senate soon after, the return of the presi
dent, unless the present plans are
altered. All the details have been fully
agreed on and the treaty written before
the president went south. The treaty is
on the same general lines as that nego
tiated during the administration of
Harrison and withdrawn by Cleveland.
It provides for annexation without the
exaction of conditions by the Hawaiians
as to tbe form of government to be
vouchsafed' Hawaii, leaving that ques
tion entirely to the United 8tates. The
latter will assume the Hawaiian debt,
but will get all the Hawaiian crown
lands and other possessions.
Several senators have received definite
information concerning the existence of
the treaty and are well acquainted with
its terms, though they refuse to discuss
the matter, having received the infor
mation in confidence. The knowledge
of the existence of the treaty has been
communicated to the members of the
committee on foreign relations, also the
members of tbe finance committee.
In the republican caucuses the sub
ject of the treaty was hinted at, but in a
rather vague manner. The senators
asserted that there were in progress
negotiations looking to annexation, but
would not aver that they knew a treaty
was drawn, nor would they give any
assurances that it would be soon sent to
the senate. In private conversation
with other senators, however, they gave
information definite enough to satisfy
those with whom they talked that a
treaty would not only be sent in, but
that it was now already drawn, and
only awaiting the signature* of the
officers of the two governments to com
plete it.
It Is known the approval of the com
mittee on foreign relations is assured,
as eight members of the committee have
appprove of its terms. This will enable
the committee to speedily report the
treaty'to the senate, so it may be taken
up immediately after the tariff bill is
disposed of. The senate has been can
vassed to a certain extent by the senat
ors favoring annexation, and while
there are some senators noncommittal,
the supporters of the proposition say
they believe they can count upon the
two-thirds vote necessary to Insure its
ratification.
The especial friends of the president
about the senate say the treaty has bean
made in accordance with his views, and
that it would have been sent in some
time ago but for his exactlqns as to
details.
%, H. Bentons, 6h.';
K. B. BRAmTRirr, Secy.
Troth of inly.
There will be a grand celebration of
the Fourth of July on Saturday, July
third in Paddock township, one mile
north and half mile east of Black Bird P.‘
O., in Wm. Hull grove, under the aus
pices of Paddock Lodge, Independant
Workmen of America.
Good speakers. Sports of all kind.
Basket dinner. Grand Bowery Dance, in
the afternoon and evening.
, The following Qprogrome has been ar
ranged :
N atlonal Salute at Sunrise.
Grand parade at nine thirty a. m.
Exercises begin at the Grand Stand at ten
o'elook.
Sony, America,.Glee Club.
Prayer,. ....Bev. Damon.
Bony,......Glee Club.
Beading of the Declaration of Independ
ence, .His* Addle Lansworth
Sony..Glee Club.
Oration of the Day.Sony..Dinner.
Aranxoon Program.
Ball yams, at one-thirty, Purse,.110X0
Borne Bare, at three, Puree,.K.00
Poney race, at three-thirty, Purse,.13.00
second,.$3X0
Foot race, 100 yards, first purse,.0100
aeoond. 01X0
Sack raoe, first puree.01X0
seoond. 40
Bgg race, first purse,. X0
seoond,. .25
Grand display of fire works In the evening.
Good shade, plenty of toe water furnished on
thc^grounds free of oharge. Everybody tn
Thoxas Bouton, Grand Marshal of the
Dr. Corbett says that for many yean
scientific men have been endeavoring to
discover a process of filling tenth with
out pain. The desired result has at last
been attained, and hundreds have teeti
fled to that fact in the last few months.
While at Lincoln recently attending
the meeting of the Nebraska dental
association, he witnessed several opera
tions performed, and after being fully
convinced that it would do all that was
claimed for it he purchased one of the
instruments and is now using it in his
practice. By using this method he
is enabled to fill teeth that have been
aching for days and do it without a
particle of pain. This is certainly one
of the greatest Inventions of the age.
Don't be deceived by outsiders, he can
give you same goods at same price they
do and he is always here from 98d to
80th of each month. 00-1
Dr. A. T. Withers the Great
PAMES Dim, OF ouu.
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Will be at
O’Neill,
June ai to 34th
Four Days.
Office at
Evans
Hotel.
WILL VISIT O’NEILL EVERY MONTH
TEETH EXTRACTED
wiitheut pain and without the use of ohoroform or gas, and free of charge,
from 8 TO 8:30 »• m. and from 1 TO 1:30 P- m each day, while we
are in the oity.
Set of Teeth $5
And a perfect fit guaranteed. Beautiful gold crowns, bridge work and all
kinds of (tilings strictly first- class. All work guaranteed. 18 years ex
perience—14 years in Nebraska. CALL EARLY.
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