1. 1897. £; *rt. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JULY D. H. CRONIN, SOU NUMBER 52. VOLUME XVII. NEWS SANS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED / -•— I>o«el Happenings Portrayed Per General Idifieatioi} sad Amusement, Can the Atkinson “kids” play ball? Hi Hodkin was in from Leonia yester day. _ J. P. Gallagher visited friends in At kinson Monday. Col. B. W. Johnson was down from Atkinson yesterday. Editor Werts, of the Stuart Ledger. * was in the city Saturday. Editor Biglin went down to Sioux City Wednesday morning. Elmer William* spent- Sunday with bia family at Morse Bluffs. Dr. Gilligan was called to Norfolk last Friday to perform a surgical operation. Mrs. Fort, of Atkinson, was in the city visiting friends the first of the week. Mrs. E. 8. Kinch entertained her Sun day school class at her home Wednes day. __ Use H. ft G. remedy for black leg, as preventative. For sale by Hershiaer ft Gilligan. ^_ SO tf Brantley Sturdevant and H. A. Allen were Atkinsonites who visited O’Neill yesterday. •fudge Hannibal, of St. Paul, county judge of Howard county, was in tbe city Tuesday. Several O'Neillites will help the Dor seyites celebrate the glorious Fourth next Saturday. These hot days nothing so refreshing as Hershiaer ft Gilligan’s soda water. Try it. Always cool. 50-tf 0. W. Lowrie delivers the Fourth of July orations at Chambers on Saturday July 3, at 11 o’clock. . The rains of the past week have greatly Refreshed all crops and indications-point [to a bountiful harvest. A large delegation of base ball en theuiasts will accompany the ball team to Valentine next Sunday. "Oh, but that is good!” is what the ladies say when they drink soda water at Hersbiser ft Gilligan’s. Pat O’Donnell is spending his vaca tion in Deadwood and other South Da kota towns, visiting friends. The mary-go-round was taken out to Paddock Wednesday, where they will run during the celebration Saturday. Have you smoked the Santa Marta cigar? If not you want to try one. 51-3 O’Neill Grocery Co. The only shoulder brace that is not uncomfortable when you “brace up." For sale by Hershiser & Gilligan, O'Neill, Neb. -_ 50-tf M. F. Harrington and aon Gerald left for Sioux City and other points thia morning, to be absent for a week or ten day. _ Do not let the black leg get into your herd. Prevent it by using the H. & G. reined / 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 SI per dozen. ! <7e sell good flour, corn meal, graham, bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold standard prices. 88-tf L. Keyes. C. W. Lowrie will exchange pulpits with bis father next Sunday. Clinton will preach at Lambert and Inman and Mr. Lowrie at O’Neill. Key N. S. Lowrie will pieach next Sabbath morning and evening in tho Presbyterian church. Subject in the evening, “Mormonism." The heavy rain Monday night washed out several bridges on the Blackbird. It is reported that the precipitation at Agee wao about three inches. Mr. and Mrs. Prescott, of the Prescott and Torrey Comedy Co., passed through this city on their way to Omaha Tues day morning. The show stranded at Chadron. _ When needing a galvanised tub or water pail or a new dairy pail see our new stock. They are dirt cheap and extra quality. 61-2 O’Nkili, Grocery Co. “Last summer one of our grand-child ren was sick with a severe bowel trouble," says Mrs. E. Q. Gregory, of Frederickatown, Mo. “Our doctor’s remedy had failed, then we tried Cham berlan’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,'which gave very speedy relief." For sale by P. C. Corrigan. ■ -■ Oar cherry phospete rad root beer •re juel the thing to mnke • floe sum mer drink. Try • bottle. 81-8 O'Null Orocbbt Go. Don’t let your children grow up with round shoulder*. The Boos shoulder brace will straighten the muscles and cure the trouble. For sale by Hersbiser & Gllllgan. ___ 50-tf Fremont Tribune: Since Atkinson's republican paper winked out, the O'Neill Fkontikr has started an Atkinson department to give the town a habita tion and a name. The Sunday school children of the Episcopal church enjoyed a picnic in Dobbs’ grove Tuesday afternoon. It is needless to say that the outing was greatly enjoyed by the pupils. The 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frary, of Chambers who has been in this city the past three months under the care of Dr. Gilligan, is rapidly con valesing and will soon be able to return home. Lut Sunday the little daughter of Mra. Jerry McCarthy, while playing in the barn at her home, fell and auatained a fracture of the collar bone. The little one is getting along as well as could be expected. _• Mrs. Geo. Meals and family, except Miss Rose and Charlie, left for Cali* fornla Tuesday morning, where they expect to make their future home. Miss Rose and Charlie expect to remain here for the summer. **, -- pi: You may bunt the world over and yon will not And another medicine equal to Ghamberlan’t Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. It is pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by P. C. Corrigan. The precipitation Monday night was 1.85 inches and on Tuesday‘it was .34 of an inch. This brings the total rain fall for the month up to 8.15 inches. The total precipitation from January 1, to date, 13.50 inches. Hatfield St Hall, proprietors of the Gem bakery, have purehased 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 parte ofthecily. 51-3 Butte Gazette: Lynch is going to celebrate the Third. Hon. M. P. Kin kaid will be tbe orator of the day, and they will also have a complete program of the usual exercises for that day. A. good time is guaranteed to all who attend. _ S. J. Weeks returned last evening from Omaha, where he attened the con vention of the Nebraska State League of Republican clubs. R. H. Jenness was elected a delegate to the national convention at Detroit and Sanford Parker alternate. C. £•• Bowring, representing the Ohemberlsin Medicine Co., transected busines at this office Wednesday, He says that his sales for this month are more than double those for the corres ponding month last year. Another in dication of returning prosperity. The “Idttle 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. Butte Gazette: Miss Alice Sample arrived home last Friday from Corning, la., where she has been attending school. Miss Alice had the high honor of win ning the second prize in the elocution contest at the close of the term. It being her first attempt she did remark ably well considering the number of contestants for the coveted trophy. Stuart Ledger: Frabk Emerson, the proprietor of the Angora goat ranch, near Catalpa, was in town yesterday, and made the Ledger an agreeable call. Mr. Emerson sheared 600 Angora goats. Mohair obtained front the clip will bring in the market about fifty cents per pound.. 300 of the flock averaged five pounds mohair to the head. The Atkinson "Kid” ball team crossed bats with the O'Neill "Kid” team on the ball ground here last Tuesday. For the first six innings they played a fine game, both pitchers doing good work. After that the boys arms give out and the scores piled up. The results, Atkinson 14, O'Neill 24. A return game will be played in Atkinson a week from next Tuesday. _ A. T. Potter returned from Glendive, Montana Tuesday evening. Mr. Potter went to Glendive last spring to accept a position as passenger conductor on the Great Northern railroad. After work ing a few weeks he was taken sick and for several weeks was confined to his room. He will remain here for a few months and recuperate before returning to his position. By order of Judge Westover, receiver O. O. Snyder of the Holt County Bunk offered for sale all of the assets of the said bank on Tueaday laet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at front door of court house. But only a portion of the same received a bid. 918,856.87 worth of notes and Judgements were sold to the highest bidders for 9120.85, three pieces of real estate, farm lands, were bid off for 9526.00, sale of real estate to be ap^ proved by court. The total valuation of all property la Holt county last year was 93,488,844. This year it la 92,588,078.90, an increase of 960,184 00. As the rate of assessment was about the same last year as It is this the increase in the assessed valuation is proof that there is more property in the county than there was this time last year. The assessed valuation of school district No. 7 is 9204,880, or 92,000 higher than it was last year. Uonald McLean arrived In the city yesterday evening and returned to Sioux City again this morning. Mr. McLean ■aid he had nothing new in connection with his new railroad project to divulge at tbia time, further than to say that tbp enterprise was progressing through the preliminary stages as rapidly as could possibly be expected. That everybody along the route was enthusiastic for its construction and that work might be expected to commence in the very near future. He expects to leave for Hew York in a few days to report progress to his financial representatives. | Inter Ocean: A wise Kansas judge decided that it was the old man and not his daughter that was the lunatic. The father applied to the court to have his 18-year-old daughter adjudged insane and sent to an asylum. On examination the girl stated that she was in love with a nice young man, and her father’s ob ject in getting her sent to an asylum was to prevent her Marriage. The judge sent for the young man, and, after investigation, decided the lovers were not lunatics. He thereupon married them in court straightway, and sent them home, assessing all costs on the astonished father. “Last week a farmer under the irrlga-. tion ditch near Beverly, planted some cucumber seed and before he got through planting, the vines eame up and entwined around his legs until he could n’t walk," says the Hayes Center Times. “He grabbed a corn knife, but before he ceuld cut the vines lose, they ran up his back and held his arms as in a vise. Fortunately for the poor man, his lung power was good and be yelled like an Indian. Some boys who were attracted by his screams, lassoed him and dragged him from the patch. When he was restored to consciousness, all his pockets: were found to be full of ripe cucumbers. Dainty and stylish warm weather gowns, wraps and millinery illustrated and described in the most attractive manner; interesting literature, helpful hints and much instructive knowledge are all to be found in the 112 pages which go to make up the July number of the Standard Designer—that always popular guide to fashion. Nothing is omitted that is of interest to women, and much is contained that will be read with interest by men. There is a scent of the coming Fourth about the number, for there is a Fourth of July story, a Fourth of July play, and several other little items relating to the subject. No more need be said when we state - that this issue is fully up to the usual high standard maintained by the publishers of this favorite monthly. Joe Teahon, traveling passenger agent of the Wabash, the Omaha World Herald says, has returned from a trip trough the state and tells this story; “As we were approaching Talmage the other day, a lady with a poodle dog came into the smoker. A traveling man called her attention to the character of, the car and told her she had better go into one of the others. She declared that she was going to remain right there, and she told him he must not light and smoke the pipe he was filling with tobacco. He opened the window and calmly lit his pipeand was puffibg away when she again demanded that he desist. He again told her that she could go into one of the rear cars. It went on for a few minutes when she leaned over and snached the pipe from his mouth and threw it out of the window. That traveling man was at a white heat with rage, and turning around grabbed the poodle and chucked it out of the win dow. Then she went on the war path. She declared that she would have him arrested at Talmage, where, she said, she knew everybody, and be said if she did he would have her arrested for stealing bis pipe. The argument was hot and heavy, and when they got off the train they rustled around for the town marshal and finally found him, and were telling him their troubles when the poodle came running up the track with the pipe in its mouth.” SCHOOL XXZTIHQ. TM annual achool meeting wee held in tha school home last Monday morn ing. the meeting wae called to order bj David Slannard, moderator, who named the following order of busineaa. FinS—Election of officer*. HecOnd—Treaaurer* and directora re port Third—To determine the number of mtlto -i levied for all purpose*, except building fund. Fourth—To determine the number of milla |ot to exoeed 10 on the dollar, for bulldiiig. Fifth—General direction for the ex penditure of the building fund. Shell—'To determine the length of time school should be taught. Serenth—To require the directora to present an itimiied statement of the amoutt necessary to expend during the ensuing year. The following persons were plaoed on nomladtion for achool trustees. Patrick Hagerty, Jaoob Pfuod, R. Killmury, Q. W. Smith, A. J. Hammond, M. M. Sul livan, fd. F. Gallagher, B.T. Trueblood and Hail Brennan. A ballot being taken HagertK Hammond, Killmurry and Sul livan ujere duly elected. Thai.meeting then adjourned until 3 O’clock, After dinner m loon u the meeting wee csjlled to order, the report of the treasurer was reed end N. Uertin, M. D. Long> end C Seleh were eppointed en auditing committee to check up the treeeOfer’i report end to report not Inter then the next meeting of the boerd. Moved, eeconded end carried thet no peraon be employed ee teecher in the 0’Mei|l High schoola who bee not e flrat grade certificate for the current yeer, issued by the county superintendent of Holt County, Nebr., end the boerd of trustee* elected ere eo instructed. Moved end seconded thet the boerd publish e report of the financial condi tion of the district, seme to be published in en O'Neill newspeper. Cerried. Upon motion 5 mills wes levied for the teechere fund, S for the building fund end 15 for geneml purposee. It wes decided to build e one etory ad dition on the east side of the mein school building, seld eddition to heve th^sogo floor spece .es the rooms in the main building. THX BVUAH THISTLI. As the subject of this pest has been the theme of numerous newspeper ertists, end discussion among the peo ple, also of legislative action which proved non-operative, on account of the impossibility of enforcing the lew, and the law itself having been injudiciously framed, by imposing a penalty for fail ing to destroy the thistles on the premises leased or owned by the citizen, instead of paying a bounty for its des truction as it should heve been, end as lews heve been enacted for the des truction of wolves end other vermin which play havoc among the crops, animals end fowls. Had the lew been enacted in this way, it would heve en listed enthusiasm, excited inventive genius and competing energy which would have proved both creditable end profitable to the county. Now I find by experience that the Ruslan thistle (and there bare been mil lions of them on my place) are easier destroyed and less harmful than some other plants and foul weeds with which the land is infested, and I would men tion sandburs and fox tail grass, as' be ing much worse to kill out, and more damaging to crops than the Rusian thistle ever will be. Where the Rusian thistle has got a hold if the ground can be burned over, it will totally destroy them so that not one will grow on the premises, yet if they grow thinly and 6f large size and branch out, well they will not burn as the branches spread out so wide that there is so much open space between them that the fire cannot run over the ground, unless there is grass or other combustible material among them. So if you have trouble with the Rusian thistle and the ground is not already seeded to fox tail grass or other gTass sow millet and let it get ripe and dry then in the spring it will burn readily and then goodbye Mr. Rusian thistle. I said the sandbur is a much more trouble some pest and as I learn impossible to eradicate, because why? I will tell you, each bur contains two seeds, one to grow the next year and the other the year after and the only way I could think of to master them would be as I suggested for the Rusian thistle but re peat for two seasons in succession. I mean to try it and I think it will suc ceed. Kbbbus. AU YOU nrciUBTID. Our bicycle will be given away Mon day July 6th at 11 £0 and we invite you to be present. Should it be awarded to a lost ticket we will hold it 80 days when it will be re-awarded, don’t loose your tickets until you know it has been called for as they may he good the sec ond time. J. P. Mann. Sioux City Time*: Donald McLean, the promoter of the transcontinental < railway from a point on the Missouri river near Ponca to Los Angeles, re- J turned this morning from Chicago. At the Auditorium hotel in Chicago Mr. ] McLean met representatives of the Phoenix Bridge company, of Phoenix- ; ville, Pa.; the King Bridge company, of J Cleveland, and the Illinois Steel com pany, of Chicago. The proposed bridge across the Missouri river at Ponca land- ’ ing was discussed. Mr. McLean will 5 leave the latter part of this week for i Cayuga Lake, a watering place 190 miles east of Buffalo, where he will meet all 1 the people who are interested in the j bonding of the proposed road. He will be at the lake three weeks or a month, i The Phoenix representative who met , Mr. McLean was General Western Man ager Stitee, of Chicago, who responded to a toast given at the Mondamm hotel l at the time of the opening of the combi- j nation bridge. Exchange: la then any other busl neas betide* conducting a newspaper in 1 which the inconsistencies of human 1 nature are so quickly brought to the 1 surface? For tnstanoe, a publisher asks J a man to take his paper and invariably • the man’s excuse is that be already has 1 more than he can read. You aak him | what papers he takes and he will name j some farmer’s Journal and perhaps a , religious periodioal. Do you think that i man is consistent! Yet he will tell you ' in the same breath that he has read your j paper and he likes it. Then there’s the ] man who tells you that he is too poor to i subscribe, although you personally know 1 that he is worth all kinds of money. \ Still these atoms of the general public , expect a mention in the paper which i they refuse to take of any little incident < relating to themselves or families, and j they are mad if they don’t get it. Some people expect a newspaper to exist by the almighty guidance of Providence and not by the almighty dollar, of. the kingdom of the United States. Kiddle Branch. Crops are looking fine. * We had a nice shower last Saturday evening, There will be no meeting held at the Kiddle Branch school house, on Satur day, July 10, a* the Mlnistts, Rtv. J. 8„ Sherk is away attending camp meeting. A number of the Middle Branoh peo ple attended the childrens day exercises ; at Maxfield Sunday. Several residents of Middle Branch i intend to celebrate the Fourth of July at Dorsey this year. Last Monday evening there was about two inches of rain fell at Middle Branch. Miss Bessie Hines, of Grlmton was visiting at Middle Branch Saturday and ; Sunday. Miss May Phillips, the Evangelist, preached at the Presbyterian church near Emporia, Sunday evening. The Venus and Page boy’s played ball ; at Page last Saturday. nwui nuiifi. Cattle buyers are numeroua. Plenty of rain the laat week. Miss Mary Lamphire Is borne from Dustin on a short visit. Harry Proutv, of Paddock, visited friends In this vicinity Sunday. Miss Alice Turner, of O’Neill, is this week the guest of her friend, Bertha Greeley. Dr. Stockwell and family of Butte, visited relatives here last week. Arthur Bennet and Lafayette Ames, of Spencer visited several old acquain tances here Saturday and Sunday. The Phoenix boys played a match game of ball with a nine composed of Butte and Spencer boys on Saturday afternoon. The score stood 29 to 34 in favor of the Boyd county nine. Mrs. Henry Stansberry leaves here Thursday, July 1st. for Module, Iowa, for an extended visit with her children and grandchildren, all of whom are liv ing in and around Module. Kleetrle Bitters. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more gener ally needed, when the languid ex hausted Ablings prevails, when the liver is torpidlnd 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. SO cents and 91.00 per bottlle at P. C. Corrigan’ Drug 8tore. Baeklsa’s Amiea Salve. Thu Best Salts in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guarranted to give , perfect satis faction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by P. C. Corri gan. 61-tf TH1 UTtll TTCOOJf IBM. KniOKBRBOORBR.....G. W.8M1TB. ' ‘ (One of the old-time Knickerbockers. > - ' lLvih Bbrrt.....Tf.,*T, Btans. (a young Well street broker, uftrrwnrds Ten Qrbat Trooon.) , taros Bbdot.Cunton Lowrin. .. (Alvin’s college chum, nttenrnida. Quit' Gull, interpreter to Thi Great Ttooon.) custom hours orncsB.....*. Kunb. (Klersted men.) fONTOOMBBT.OSCAR WlLCOX. (Uen. Knickerbocker's footmen.) (ns Bubiuoahb.Mss. M. D. Pricb. (Oheperone to tourist mnidensJ >ou.t Dimplb.Miss Flora Lowhib. (Violet’s school friend.) iAor Dolphin.Mrs. Vf. T. Stars. (Merohioness of Pullhlmbeok.) riOLBT-“THB LirasTtooon”....Miss . ‘ ..Tbssu’Bulutar. (Gen, Knlokerhocker’s dnughter.) ■ Iibbotor*...Prop.T. G. Hadlbt. ’ianist....Miss Maud Gillbspoi. Jrorus. ... .Tourist maiobns and .. .. Tourists. , . SYNOPSIS. . LCT l.-r-ScKrB 1. Deck of ocean steamer eturning from Europe.—Party of, lour* ■to, among them Violet and her atom >apa, Gen. Knickerbocker, who la a wired merchant.—Violet faUe in love vllh Alvin Berry, a young wall atreat troker, who ie aboard the veeael, but ler father wiahea her to marry Lord Dolphin, who, with hie valet Teddy, ure alao passengers.—She reeenta, of . lourae, being “a true Knickerbocker,” rod bewalla her fate.—"Love Unde a ray” for her lover to greet her, ahe lelng aaaieted by Mlia Hurricane, chap* irone to the touriat maidesa, and Dolly Dimple, her chum.—In Alvln’a behalf he hobgoblina of the hold lad by Rufua teddy, Alvln’a chum, Interfere and tarry the general off a prlaoner, and— ‘they don’t do a thing to him.”—He ecapea, however, and checkmatea the cheme to elope, carrying hie daughter iff, an unwilling prlaoner, when they and, to hie villa at Newport.—Custom touae office re relieve paaaengera of all ontraband gooda, much to their dis comfort. ACT II.—Scam l. Parlor of Gen. Knickerbocker’* villa.—Violet etill a iriaoner and refuaing to marry Lord Dolphin.—Alvin diagulaed aa Lord Dol >hin galna admittance to the villa where ie unexpectedly enoountera the genuine jord. Succeeds for a time in deceiving he general but is discovered.—Some 'brigands bold and free,” lad by Rufua, igeln try to frighten the old gentleman, iut he is not so easily scared a second ;lme and ahoOte them with a champagne ACT III.—Scnm 1. Same as before.— klvln tries another ruse with better auo- , sees.—He peraonatea The Great Tycoon >f Japan, visiting the general in great iplendor with a large retinue of servants md an interpreter, the celebrated Gull Dull, aliu Rufua.—Hiu Hurricane, Dolly and other tourist maidena alao risit the villa at thla opportune time to ‘help out Alvin Berry.”—The Great rycoon impresses the general very nuch and asks for the hand of hie »eautlful daughter in marriage.—Gen. Knickerbocker hesitates, he having ilready promised her hand to Lord Dolphin, but iiually consents.—Dis guises being removed, the general col lapsea. and tries to retract his promisee. -Awkward position relieved by the Marchioness of Pullhlmback suddenly kppearing on the scene looking for Lord Dolphin, who is her son, and carrying lim away leaves the Held to Alvin Derry.—The general "resigns to fate,” ibe "American pans out,” and Violet eeds The Great Tycoon of Japan, and MGomee “Thu Lima Trcoow.” ■•mobs Why Qhamhsrlaa’s OSUa Cholsra ud Diarrhoea Bsmady laths Bast 1. Bacauaa it affords inatant relief in eaaaofpam in the alomaeh, colic and cholera morbus. f 8. Becanae it la the only remedy that never faile in the moat severe cues of dyaentery and diarrhoea. 3. Because it is the only remedy that will core chronic diarrhoea. 4. Because it ie the only remedy that will prevent bilious colic. 5. Becanae it is the only remedy that will cure epidemical dyaentery. 6. Because it is the only remedy that can alwaya be depended upon in cue* of cholera infantum. ?. Because it ia the moat prompt and reliable medicine In use for bowel com plaints. 8. Becauae it produces no bad reauita. 9. Because it ie pleuant and ufe to take. 10. ■ Because it hu saved the lives if more people than any other medicine In the world. The 35 and 60c eizea for aale by P. 0. Corrigan. Ballard’s Snow lament. This invaluable remedy ia one that cught to be in every household. It will cure your rheumatism, neuraligs, sprains, cuts, bruiau. burns, frosted Feet and ears, aore throat and sore chut. [f you have lame back it will cure it. • ; It penetrates to the seat of the diaeau. It will cure etlS joints and contracted muscles after all other remedies have Failed. Those who have been cripples For years have used Ballard’s Snow Liniment and thrown away their crutches and been able to walk as well is ever. It will cure you. Price 00 - cents. Free trial bottles at P. C. Corrigan’s. , ^