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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1897)
•UMORimON, ll.«f MR ANRUM. XVII. - O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. JUNE 24. 1897. M -i « t'n f . 1 ^ “ I " *,M '*" '' "■:""1" ^Tt' ■ : ;.S' • ‘;v ' ‘4^. !* /■ :: ' : ;C«; . O- «. >NIN. f' VI- :it, NUMBER 5 i. "t ffev : NEWS SANS WHISKERS H* Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. * «t* - * ft* \ * ‘ 1 -■;*.••• ■: VEEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED hosol Happenings Portrayed Per General i s . MUeatioa end Aassemsst. Joe Hunter was in the city yesterday. <v Jake Hershiser returned to Norfolk ■vv;:. - Friday. _ Seth Woods was down from Atkinson Tuesday. _ Wm. Erotter was down from Stuart Sunday. _ . R. R. Dickson will orate at Dorsey * on July 4. W. R. Jackson was visiting triends in h tills city Monday. Dick Jenness was down fiom Atkin son last Saturday. S. J. Weekes made a business trip to Sioux City last Friday. Sanford Parker was over from Spen cer the first of the week. U. S. Adams and wife, of Spencer, were’s the city Sunday. V Judge Kinkaid went up to Chadron Sunday evening to hold court. Dr. C. L. Sturdevant, of Glenrock, Wyo., was in O'Neill yesterday. C. C. McHugh has moved into the Cavanaugh residence on “Kid” hill. Mrs. N. C. Gwin, and daughter, Birdie, of Laurel, are in the city visiting friends. Ben DeYarman was grunting around the first of the week with a touch of lumbago. Use H. & G. remedy for black leg, as preventative. ‘ For sale by Hershiser & Gllligan. 50 tf Elmer Williams went down to North Bend last Thursday, returning Friday evening. * Miss MOffpw, deputy county superin tendent, visited her parents at Atkinson l«8i week, f*/;. '■4 Mrs. M."Bowen, of Stuart, visited in this city last Friday, the guest of the Misses Bentley. Mrs. Ed. F. Gallagher returned from a protracted visit to friends in Wisconsin, Tuesday evening. These hot days nothing so refreshing as Hershiser & Gilligan’s soda water. Try it. Always cool. 50-tf Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Snyder have the thanks of the editor and wife for a box of delicious strawberries. i T "Oh, but that is good!” is what the ladies say when they drink soda water at Hershiser & Gilligan’s. Charlie Stout returned Monday even ing from Blair, where he had been to attend his brother’s wedding. Bert Partridge has been released by Minneapolis, for whom he has been playing left field this season. Annual school election next Monday afternoon. There are four members of the board to be elected this year. jure. Earner Williams and children are Visiting relatives at Morse Bluffs. They expect to he absent about a month. J. C. Harnish returned Friday even ing from Lincoln, where he had been attending the Masonic grand lodge. Pat O’Donnell is taking a vacation this week and John Hazelet is filling his position with the O’Neill Grocery Co. Have you smoked the Santa Marta Mrs. John Hazelet left for Boone, la., Sunday morning, where she will spend the summer visiting relatives. The only shoulder brace that is not uncomfortable when you “brace up." For sale by Htrshiser & Gilligan, O’Neill, Neb- __ 60-tf ' 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. __ 60- tf For teeth or photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 23rd to 30th of each month. Photographs 81 per dozen. We sell good flour, com meal, graham, bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 83-tf L. Keyks. We have a bar of Castile toilet soap eleven inches long for 5 cents. Try a vbar. 61-1 0’Neh,l Grocery Co. Mrs. W. T. Evans returned Saturday evening from Omaha, where she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Chever Hazelet, for a week. Calvin Hazelet returned with her and will spend a few weeks in this city. cigar? If not you want to try one. 51-2 O’Neilx, Grocery Co. * r. Hike and Loretta Sullivan went down to Sioux City this morning where they will visit friends far a couple of weeks. "Doc” Gallagher returned Sunday evening from Audubon, la., where he visited friends for a couple of days last week. __ Jackson Criterion: Hon. John Har mon, register of the O’Neill land office, was a Jackson visitor over Monday night. '_ Engineers Campbell and Berry will submit their report as to the probable cost of the big irrigation ditch in a few weeks. _ Miss Mamie Cullen, who has been attending school at Omaha the past year, arrived home Saturday evening to spend vacation. James Harvey and Miss Serena E. Bailey, of Stuart, were granted a mar riage license by the county judge Wednesday. _ The city council at the regular meet jng last Saturday, designated The Frontier as the official paper for the ensuing year. Our Atkinson department is strictly up-to-date. If you want to keep posted upon the happenings of our sister city read The Frontier. • Our cherry phospate and root beer are just the thing to make a fine sum mer drink. Try a bottle. 51-2 O’Neill Grocery Co. Atchison Globe: Women should get rid of the idea that they are doing the Lord’s work when out bothering busy men to buy tickets to church entertain ments. _ 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 & Gilligan. _ 50-tf Jim Gregg is up from Platte county visiting friends. We understand that Jim is going to move back to this county, being dissatisfied with his pres ent location._ Stuart Ledger: Mr. Bentley, of O’Neill, has been employed by William Krotter & Co. as book keeper and sten ographer—the position lately held by Miss Adams.__ The big ditch surveying party arrived in this city Tuesday morning. They will work from here west and will cull out the land in the district that cannot be irrigated. •_ T. V. Golden has about completed the school census. There are 508 school children in the district this year. The number of children as shown by the last census was 462. Mrs. Judge Jackson, of Neligb, passed through O’Neill last Saturday evening, enroute to Hot Springs, S. D., where she will remain for several weeks for the benefit of her health. On last Thursday the senate con firmed the nomination of S. J. Weekes as register of the O'Neill land office. John will probably take charge of the office about July 10. Maylon Price cut the end of his thumb nearly of Monday afternoon. He didn’t faint, however, or even weep, but bore the pain like a little man, while Dr. Tremain tied it up in a rag. miss mancbe Adams left Monday for Qlendive, Mont., where she has accepted a position as stenographer in the office of the general superintendent of the Great Northern railroad. Our line of cakes and crackers is very complete. We also have potted ham and fine sardines for picnic parties. Remember us when you need any. 51-1 O’Neim, Grocery Co. The party who went from this city to the railroad meetings at Ponca and Sioux City, returned home Wednesday evening. They are very enthusiastic over the prospects for the new road. When needing a galvanised tub or water pail or a new dairy pail see our new stock. They are dirt cheap and extra quality. 51*2 O’Nbili. Gbocery Co. C. W. Smith, of Fremont, an old-time friend of Elmer Williams’, stopped over in O’Neill a few days the fiist of the week, on his return from Wyoming, where he had been for a couple of weeks. _ Mrs. J. H. Nichols and daughter, Miss Lena, mother and sister of Mrs. A. B. Newel, of Pittsburg, Kan., arrived in this city Tuesday evening for a pro tracted visit with Mrs. Newell and family. _ A hotly contested game of ball be tween the east side and the west side kids, furnished considerable amusement to our sport lovers Monday afternoon. The west side won, but it is freely asserted that the umpire, Elmer Merri man, was bought. The score stood 3 | to 6. “Postum Cereal”—that’* the name of the new drink. ▲ aubatitute lor tea and coffee; it’s all right, to. Try a package at 35 cent*. 61-1 O'Nkili. Grocbry Co. Hatfield ft Hall, proprietors of the Gem bakery, have pnrehaaed a bread wagon and are now prepared to deliver bread, pies and cakes, and in fact every thing to be found in a first-class bakery, to all parts of the city. 61-3 Hundreds of thousands have been induced to try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy by reading what it has done for others, and having tested its merits for themselves are today its warmest friends. For Sale by P. C. Corrigan. Ord Times: Hon. S. J. Weekes, of O’Neill, has been appointed register of the United States land office at that placa. Mr. Weekes is a representative republican of this district, and the appointment is a recognition of those qualities. Here’s congratulations.' a The "Little Tycoon," a comic opera, will be given by the musical union on July 1. This is the last entertainment to be gixen by the union, and it prom ises to eclipse all others. An outfit of scenery, painted purposely for this play, has been engaged for the occasion. F. B. Cole returned from Omaha Monday evening, where be had been making arrangements for the manufact ure of a water wheel which he invented. He succeeded in securing the co-oper ation of some capitalists and a company has been organized for the manufacture of the wheels. An Australian farmer recently sent the following order to a grocer in town: "Send me a sack of flour, five pounds of cofe and one pound of tee. My wife gave birth to a big baby boy last night, also five pounds of corn starch, a screw driver and fly-trap. It weighed ten pounds and a straw hat." me citizens or Dorsey will nave a genuine old-time Fourth of July cele bration on Saturday, July 3. There will be a ball game, horse races, foot races, and a pulling match, for purses. Bowery dance afternoon and evening. Music by the Modern Woodmen band of Verdigris. Everybody invited. Thomas Higgins, of Chambers, aged 50, and Almira Chapman, of Peoria, 111., aged 58, were married by the county judge Wednesday evening. They be came acquainted through a matrimonial agency. Mrs. Chapman arrived in this city at 9:40 Wednesday evening, and a half hour later they were married. P. T. Stevens, of Middle Branch, was a pleasant caller at this office last Thurs day evening. Mr. Stevens says that the republicans are in better condition for the fall campaign in his township than they have been for several years. They are the same way all over the county, and victory is sure to perch upon our banners next November. Henry Scafe, assessor of Wyoming township, was brought before the county board last Monday and com pelled to equalize the assessment of the property of non-residents in his town ship. It appears that he valued the property of non-residents about as high again as that of the residents, and the board thought it about time to call a halt. ■' Chadron Recorder: Miss Maud Gil lespie was the lady chosen by the mem bers of the school board last night as assistant principal. There were about twenty-five applications and Miss Gilles pie was elected on the twelfth ballot. She is a young lady of seven years’ experience and comes well recommen ded. Her home is at O’Neill and she is the daughter of the mayor of that place. George W. Smalley will contribute an article on “The Personal Side of the Prince of Wales” to the July Ladies’ Home Journal. It is said that Mr. Smalley gives a unique, interesting, close view of the prince, touching in detail upon his great personal popu larity in England, and the reasons therefore, his love of sports, his pas times, his social duties and diversions, and showing him as an affectionate son, a devoted husband, a loving father and brother. _ Sioux City Times, June 82: Donald McLean, L. F. Wakefield and G. R. Badgerow met representatives from O’Neill and Creighton in a mass meet ing at Ponca today. Ponca offered the bridge charter, right of way from the river through the town, and land for shops and depot, 310,000 cash subscrip tions, 330,000 in bonds and raised 37,000 in the meeting. Mr. McLean stated that Ponca would be the eastern termi nus if the road was built, and the Chi cago, Milwaukee and St Paul would make the eastern connection. Delega tions from towns to the south will .meet with the Sioux City commercial associa tion tomorrow. Everything is favor able at this end. Mi** Loberu Wagner and Nye Dobbs entertained a party of ftlenda In the .park aonth ot the depot last Friday erasing. The grounds were beautifully lighted up by torches, and the young host and hostess exerted themselves to the utmost in the entertainment of their guests. Croquet and dancing were the order of the evening, and at midnight a dainty lunch was served, soon after which the guests departed for their respective homes, well pleased with their evening’s entertainment. Mason in Journal: R. H. Jennesa, who has made a winner of the Atkinson Graphic for a couple of years, has sold or leased the paper to the publisher of the rag across the street, and hereafter Atkinson will have but one paper. Mr. Jenness published no tearful valedictory but,heaved a sigh of relief in leaded brevier, and intimated that he was mighty glad to give up the struggle. Me hu not determined what he will do in tfag future, but has some Idea of establishing a glass factory in the sand hills, __ . An editor of a western newspaper is mourning the loss of two subscribers. Number one wrote asking bow to rear his twins safely, while the other wanted to know how to rid his orchard of grass hoppers. The answer went forward by mail, but by accident he transposed them into the wrong envelopes, so that the man with the twins received this answer to his inquiry: “Cover them carefully with straw and set lire to it, and the little pests, after jumping in the flames for a few minutes, will be speed ily settled,” while the man plagued with grasshoppers was to “give castor oil and rub their gums with a bone.” State Journal: This is the season of the year when the Fourth of July orator is in demand, and when the local com mittees are busily engaged in perfecting arrangements for the greatest celebra tion ever held in Nebraska. From every section of the state returns are heard which promise a very general line of celebrations this year, and the weath er man is exerting himself that the weather be at the proper boiling point. Up to date the danger of not having the regulation fourth of July weather is so remotn.tbet there need be no apprehen sion lint that the day win be as uncom fortable as a baking, boiling sun In midsummer can make it. The following, clipped from the World-Herald of June SI, hardly bears out the oft repeated assertions of the Sun, and a few of its backers, that irri gation is a failure, and that ditches that have been in operation heretofore are being closed down for want of patron age: “Great Bend, Han.—Yesterday morning water was turned into the great Eoen irrigation ditch through one gate, and by evening the first four miles of the ditch contained an average of three feet of water. Hoen expects to have water on a farm near this city, which he has leased for irrigation pur poses, by tomorrow, and will then dem onstrate to the farmers the benefits of practical irrigation. The test of the ditch and headgates was entirely satis factory in every respect." Exchange: They are using a new device for milking cows down in Bloom field, that promises to do away with the hired man. It consists of tubes that are placed so as to inclose the teats. Rub ber pipes run from the tubes to a main pipe, at the end of which is an air pump. This contrivance is attached to ten or fifteen cows at a time, when, by work ing the pump, the milk is drawn by suction into the cantf direct. It only requires about three minutes to milk the ten or fifteen cows, and all danger of being kicked out of the stall is over come. In fact, the animals enjoy the operation much better than by the old hand-milking process. One herd of thirty-seven cows was milked the other morning in just half an hour. The cost of an entire outfit is from $200 to $800. _ If holders of lease contracts on school lands desire to purchase the land, or any part of it, application to purchase must be filed with the county treasurer not later than the 8th day of July. It is understood that only holders of lease contracts are entitled to purchase said lands. Parties desiring to purchase must file their land contracts with the county treasurer and sign application for appraisement and sale of land, and as soon as county commissioners or supervisors (the appraisers) make their returns there shall be paid: lease rental to date of application to purchase, at least one-tenth of the principal; interest on the remainder to the end of the year. Give six per cent, notes for unpaid principal. All must be done within the time above mentioned, in order to con stitute a legal filing for purchase. No school land will be sold after July 0, except for church, school house or ceme tery purposes. State Journal: Several Nebraska town* are legislating busily, with a view to tbe conduct of people wbo ride bicycles. Opinion is divided as to Whether a wheelman should be allowed on the sidewalks or not. People who don't ride bicycles believe that the machines should keep in the middle of the road, those who do ride, believe that they have the right of way all over the earth and the waters under the earth, so the city legislators have a thankless job when they make ordinances, for they are sure to offend somebody. Every city council should pass a law prohibit ing young men from humping them selves over their wheels as though they were trying to grind their noses. There is no sense in this sort of riding, off the face course, and if it is not stopped, the time will come when human beings will look like dromedaries. Sioux City Timet, June 89: Donald McLean returned tbit morning from Ponca, where he had a conference yea terday with representatives from differ ent towns along the proposed route of his transcontinental railway with its terminus at. Ponca. He was accom panied on his return by S. P. Mikesell and H. C. Field, of Ponca, and John McHugh. J. P. Mann, Mayor B. S. Gil lespie, Dr. J. P. Gllllgan, M. D. Long, J. J. McCafferty, O. O. Snyder and W. Laviollette, of O’Neill. These were visited by different business men during the day, and in the afternoon Mr. McLean took the prrty to Riverside park to witness the diamond jubilee festivities. This evening a meeting will be held at the rooms of the commercial association for the discussion of certain matters pertaining to Mr. McLean’s project. _ The case of Alice Soott, widow of Barrett Soott, deceased, against the A. O. U. W. lodge for insurance on the life of Scott for the sum of 13,003, was decided last Saturday by Judge Kinkaid for the defendant, the action being dis missed at the cost of the plaintiff. The decision is based on the point that deceased failed to pay relief call No. 18, due September, 1894, and thereby be came suspended, and for felted all rights as a member, and that he paid no dues whatever after that daie up to the tlsaa of his death, soma sixteen, months thereafter. Judge Kinkaid stated that the only reason which had caused him to hesitate in the least on the decision was the neglect of the order to make proper entries in its books concerning its dealings with Scott as a member, plaintiffs attorneys having relied some what on this condition of defendant’s records. The court stated as a propo sition of law that the officers of the lodge with whoip Scott had left money to pay his dues duribg his absence, but who did not pay them, but in good faith returned the money to Scott’s wife, was in that capacity acting as the agent of Scott and not of the A. O. U. W. lodge. naru or duly. 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 ffm, 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 progrome has been ar ranged : National Salute at Sunrise. Grand parade at nine thirty a. m. Exercises begin at the Grand Stand at ten o'olock. Song, Amerloa.Glee Club. Prayer,.Bev. Damon. Song,.Glee Club. Beading of the Declaration of Independ ence,.Mis* Addle Lansworth Song..Glee Club. Oration of the Day.Song,.Dinner. AmBHOOH Program. Ball game, at one-thirty, Pune,.110.09 Hone Bare, at three, Pune,.1500 Poney race, at three-thirty, Pune.(3.00 second.$3.00 Foot race, 100 yards, flrnt purse.$0.00 second.$1.00 Sack race, first purse,.$1.00 second,.. Egg race, first purse.50 second,.05 Grand display of fire works In the evening. Good shade, plenty of Ice water furnished on the^jroundB free of charge. Everybody In day. Thomas Simisok, Grand Marshal of the W. H. Bbdford, Ch. E. E. Bradstrbbt, Secy. Electric Bitten. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more gener ally needed, when the languid ex hausted feelings prevails, when the liver Is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the malarial poison. Headache, indigestion, constipation, dizziness, yield to Electric Bitters. 50 cents and •1.00 per botttle at P. C. Corrigan’ Drug Store. * A QBOM XltUPSXUKTATIOir. O’Neill San: „ Two ^etn ago W.R. Butler (pent two waek* In looking after land* in Blaine county, w agent for eeteral eaatern partiee who own lead there, or who held mortgagee secured by Blaine county lands, traveled all over the oounty inspecting lands, mak* tng out reports and obtaining deed* from equity holders in lieu of forecloe* ing mortgages. At that time the peoplu were ail very enthusiastic over the supposed profits of irrigation. Them were four irrigation companies in the county all duly organised and conatruct ing canals for irrigating lands along the North and Middle Loup rivers. Mr. Butler returned from Blaine county last Wednesday, where he had been attending court, and informs the Sun that enthusiasm among the farmers is all over. Of the four canals com* pleted, there ia not one being operated, and every company has gone to th« wall. Farmers along these ditches say that they would not use the water to irrigate their crops if It was furnished free, as the time anc coat of distributing the water over their lands is so great that there would be nothing left to live on. And thla was the verdict of at least forty men with whom Mr. Butler talked Irrigation, and among this number of men there was not one who believed that land in Blaine oounty could bo irrigated at profit, and yet they have an unlimited supply of water in both tho North and Middle Loup rivers. ■'% '^4 "s ' % ■P m ■•MM Drowsier iBiaine county) News: - While there le a posaibility that • portion of the item is to some extent trae, applying it to certain oaaea only, I the article in general is highly over* colored If not entirely false. Blaine county Is for irrigation flrat, laat and’ •11 the time, and if Hr. Butler’s state* meat to the contrary can be verified by “»* least forty men” consulted on the subject during his recent visit to Brew* •ter, attorneys and other strangers ' attending court here at that time most ' . have been those principally interviewed. • Blaine county has not forty men who • do not believe ’’that land in Blaine % county could be irrigated at a profit,” * ■ and ’’would not use the water to Ini* gate their crops If it wen furnished '" *■ free.” Neither has she twenty men who believe anything of the kind. Five irrigation ditches that were oon structed since ’’two years ago" wen in . » successful operation last year and wat* V end Blaine county soil exclusively nod are ready for use this season should they be needed. Two ditches wen built during the Urns between Mr. But* . . *. ter’a visits, that head In Blaine county but water no land until Loup and Custer counties are nached. Both wen opented during the sesison of 18M ‘ year. One other canal for Irrigative purposes covering land in Blaine and Loup counties jointly has been under continuous construction since the spring of 1898, and will be ready to turn Water into sometime during the next thirty • days. There is but one proposed enter* prise in this line where completion la •: pending and the suspension of work in this case is only temporary and there is not a completed irrigation ditch la , Blaine county, large or small, that ia \ abandoned or suffering suspense of operation, and no company “has gone to | the wall." . .: The News ia on the ground and hu been for several years. Its manage*. s i* ment is engaged in operating and con structing ditches for artificial watering ' . to an extent equal to the heaviest in the county and with entirely satisfactory results. Our experience is that there has not been one year since the inhabi tation of the county when irrigation would not pay if water could be had at the right time of the season and at j| reasonable prices. The rainfall averages Insufficient for the production of crops hence the 'Sfff unanimous sentiment in favor of irriga* tion as an assistant to natures* incape* j ^ bility and it is only a question of time necessary to acquire sufficient funds for 1 the construction of ditches until every acre of valley or other level land, no * matter how inferior its quality of soil, will be watered through scientific '% methods, our agricultural resources con sequently extended, and Blaine county “will bloom like the rose*' through irrigation. '_ || Baskina's Arnica Salve. Thu But Salts in the world forcnts, i' rs bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all akin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. ■,v It ia guarranted to give perfect satis faction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by P. C. Corri gan. ___ 51-tf •' -,fj; allard’s Snow inlanst. Mrs. Hamilton, Cambridge, HI., says I had the rheumatism so bad I could not raise my hand to my head. BaUard’e Snow Liniment has entirely cured me. I take pleasure in informing my neigh bors and friends what it has done for ; > me. Chaa. Handley, clerk for Lanyad Lyman, Kewanee, Ills., advises us Snote Liniment cured him of rheumatism. Why not try it? It will surely do you good. It cures all inflamation, wounds, sores■ cuts, sprains, etc. Price SO cents. Free trial bottles at P. 0. Corrigan's.