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VOLUME XVIII.
O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASkA, SEPTEMBER 9. 1897.
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NUMBER 10.
MS SANS WHISKEBS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Look! Happening* Portrayed Tot Omni
Edification ud Amusement.
0. W. Moss was in from Amelia Mon
day.
Tom Carlon left this morning for
Omaha.
Joe Mann was over from Spencer
Sunday.
Wiltsie Stewart was up from Page
yesterday.
f
- W. E. Scott was down from Atkinson
last Friday.
Joe McCafiery was in from the ranch
last Friday.
Hugh O’Neill was in from Chelsea
last Tuesday.
Mrs.
Benedict left for Clarion, la.
this morning.
Arthur. Cruise was down from Atkin
son Tuesday.
Mrs. Jenness was down from Atkfh
son Saturday.
Editor Eves,of Atkinson was in O’Neill
last Saturday.
Elmer Merrimah went down..to Fre
mont yesterday.
Fresh bananas 20 cents per dozen at
Hatfield & Halls.
W. H. Blackmer was down from At
kinson last Saturday.
Prof. Schubert was up from Neligh
the first of the week. '
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cole went to Oma
ha Tuesday morning.
Billie Davis is holding cases on the
Independent this week.
Fresh oysters sold by the can, stew or
fry at Hatfield & Hall’s. 9-2
S. B. Stewart, of Page, is seriously
s-iftof blood poisoning.
t
Alex Searles, of Atkinson 'Was an
^O’Neill visitor last Friday.
Judge Hamen, of Kearney, transacted
business in O’Neill Tuesday.
Seth Woods, of Atkinson, was an
O’Neill visitor last Saturday.
F. W, Phillips, of Star, made this office
a pleasant call last Saturday.
W. W. Wright, of Cleveland town
ship, was in O’Neill Tuesday.
Ed Gallagher visited relatives and
friends in Laurel over Sunday.
Geo. Mellor, of Lynch, was in O’Neill
Tuesday visiting his brother Jess.
Geo. Byel, of Norfolk is visiting
friends in this vicinity this week.
Mrs. Mary Carberry, of Deadwood,
visited Mrs. John Skirving Tuesday.
Mrs. Kay, of Sioux City was in O’Neill
last Sunday calling on old friends.
Bill Fallon and Joe Meredith went
down to Sioux City last Friday evening.
Mike Brennan went down to Laurel
last Friday evening returning Monday.
U~ John McHugh was looking after bus
iness matters in the south country last
week.
B. E. Sturdevant passed through
O’Neill Tuesday morning en route for
the city.
Mrs. J. W. Finnigan, of Chadron, vis
ited her friend Miss Bee O’Donnell, of
this city.
Miss Carrie Gallagher, of Emporia,
visited friends in O’Neill several days
last week.
The Misses Maggie and Teas Harring
ton and Dr. Berry visited friends in At
kinson Sunday.
wu account or me Heavy stock run on
the F. E., Operator Gallagher ie doing
night duty man.
A number of young people picniced at
Bayne’s grove last Friday. A good
time is reported.
Stuttgart Free Press: George Mer
ritt and familey started Tuesday night
fof Seattle, Wash.
There will be a meeting of the board
of directors of tbe Golden irrigation
district next Monday.
8umner Adams came over from Spen
cer last Saturday and went down the
, road Sunday morning.
jf The F. E. & M. V. railroad company
\ ere making some greatly needed im
■ provements <n the stock yards at this
place. They are also putting down a
deep well which will furnish all the wat
er needed for the stock.
Balph Evans left Saturday morning
for Omaha where he will attend school
for the ensuing year.
Miss Lou Earle returned last Thurs
day eveniog from Lincoln, where she
had been visiting friends.
D. H. Cronin went down to Lincoln
Tuesday morning to attend a meeting of
the etate central committee.
The report of the “big ditch" survey*
ore is ready for the printer, and will be
made public in a short time.
Geo. Cherry, one of Holt county's
most prosperous farmers, was In from
Iowa township Wednesday.
Miss Anna Carberry came down from
Deadwood Wednesday morning on a
visit to Miss Sadie Skirving.
Miss Afna Hopkins weht to Fremont
last MqgM£ morning where she will at*
tentj scmfeyihe ensuing year.
Mrs. J.'P. Spittler and son Arthur, of
Ewing, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. J. King
and family several days last week.
Miss Maggie Harrington left Monday
morning for Chicago, where she will
visit friends for several weeks.
For teeth or photos, go to Or. Cor*
bett’s parlors, 23rd to 30th of each
month. Photographs tl per dozen.
We sell good flour, corn meal, graham,
bran, shorts, corn, oats, etc., at gold
standard prices. 83-tf L. Keyes.
William Dickerson, the next sheriff of
Holt county, was shaking hands with
old acquaintances in this city Sunday.
Billie O’Connor has so far recovered
from his injury as to be able to resume
his position in Tom Campbell’s saloon.
Ed Gallf gher accompanied Fred An
thony. as far as Merriman. on his trip
to the Hills, returning Tuesday morn*
ing. _
Ed Beal, who has been visitsng his un
cle, H. J. Hr-shiser, of this city, return
ed to his home in Waterloo, Iowa Tues
day.
Mrs. Clarence Selab returned last Fri
day evening from a two weeks visit with
relatives in the southern part of the
state.
Seth Woods was down from Atkinson
Monday looking after John Stewart’s
interests in his race for the sheriff’s
office.
Several Weary Willies have visited
O’Neill the past ten days. They don’t
want work they are traveling for their
health.
Elliot Thompson and John Grady
left Sunday morning for Omaha, where
they go to resume work in the chicory
factory.
F. W. Anthony, who has been serious
ly ill for several days with an attack of
the asthma, left for the HiUs Monday
evening. - '
Miss Leone Skirving took a holt holi
day from her position in P. J. Mann’s
store Tuesday afternoon on account of
illness.
J. N. Hovey, township tax collector of
Stuart township, was in O’Neill Monday
making his settlement with the county
treasurer.
Attorney Benedict’s free buggy broke
down a few days ago, seriously incon
veniencing his numerous friends untill
it was repaired.
T. W. Jones brought as fine a speci
men of plum fruit into this oiflce last
Monday as we ever saw. It grew in his
garden here in town.
Miss Phoebe Bitney, of Atkinson, pass
ed through O’Neill this morning on her
way to Chicago, where she is employed
as a nurse in a hospital,
Arthur Mullen, deputy county treas
urer went home yesterday for a few
days rest, having been under the weath
er for the past few days.
Stuttgart Free Press: The F. P.
hoesehold is now presided over by Miss
Kittie, the *‘gued wife” being on a visit
with relatives in Illinois.
The wife of a Missouri editor is suing
a church choir for libel. At the funeral
of her husband the choir sang, "Let the
Lower Lights Be Burning.”
Miss Mary Patching, ot Long Pine,
who has been visiting the Misses Bent
ley for the past three weeks, returned to
her home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ward went to Long
Pine Monday evening, where they will
remain for a couple bf weeks for the
benefit of Mr.s Ward’s health.
Back Berry was in from Paddock
Monday. He is not taking a very active
part in the campaign as yet, just laying
back and watching the rest “scrap.”
Dick Kilmurry went down to Ewing
yesterday to prepare the building for
the new saloon which he and Elmer
Merrlman will open there next week.
Fremont Tribune—Mrs. Laura Creai,
who moved to this city from O’Neill,
has purchased Henry Behm’s confection
ery and took possession this morning.
Jim Davidson, Jim Triggs and Jim
McLaughlan returned Tuesday night
from a four days fishing trip with 149
bass and a pickeral. Pretty good luck.
The Junior League entertainment at
the rink last night was well attended and
netted a neat sum (or the church. The
little folks acquitted themselves very
creditably.
Coleridge Blade—Mrs. Jeannette
Taylor of O’Neill, Nebr., will give a
lecture in Ingham’s hall next Saturday
night, subject: a*The sufferage question.”
All are invited.
T. C. Hill came up from Sioux City
last Saturday evening, and in company
with several O’Neill gentlemen went
out for a day’s sport with the prairie
chickens the next day.
If you have ever seen a little child in
a paroxysm of whooping cough, or if
you have been annoyed by a constant
tickling in the throat, yon can appreci
ate the value of Cne Minute Cough Cure,
which gives quick relief.
Hebshukr A Gillioak.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Garrison, of Custer
county, who have been visiting Mrs.
Garrison’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bam
Kautzman, for some time, returned to
their home Tuesday morning.
The new Methodist church at Cham
bers will be dedicated Sunday September
10th. A cordial invitation is extended
to ail to attend their servicest The pro
gram will be announced next week.
Moments are useless if trifled away;
and they are dangerously wasted if con
sumed by delay in oases where One
Minute Cough Cure would bring Imme
diate relief. Hbbshisbb A Gillioak.
Since Bro. Baker, of the Advocate,
has joined the ranks of the Benedicts,
he evidently thinks be has got to gat a
“hustle on.” At least he got out the
Advocate three days ahead of time this
week.
To heal the broken and diseased tis
sues, to soothe the irritated surfaces, to
instantly relieve and to permanently,
cure is the mission of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Hbbshisbb A Gillioak.
Miss Lorens Bright, of Shullsburg,
Wis. is visiting her brother, Charley
Bright, and family, of this city. Miss
Bright is on her way home from Black
hawk, Colo., where she baa been visit
ing for the past ten months.
No man or woman can enjoy life or
accomplish much in this world while
suffering from a torpid liver. DeWitt’s
Little Early Risers, the pills that cleanse
that organ quickly.
Hbbshibbb A Gillioak.
Miss. Anna Murphy left last Friday
evening for Crookston, Neb., where she
goes to commence a seven months term
of school. Miss Murphy is an exper
ienced teacher, and the school at Orook
iton is to be congratulated upon having
tecured her services.
Small precautions often prevent great
mischiefs. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
are very small pills in size, but are most
effective in preventing the most serious
forms of liver and stomach troublee.
They cure constipation and headache
and regulate the bowels.
Hbbshisbb A Gillioak.
MiBsMaud Gillespie left last Friday
for Spencer, where she will teach the
ensuing year. Miss Maud has taught in
the O’Neill schools for the past four
years, and has given general satisfac
tion, and Spencer is to be congratulated
on having secured her services.
Certainly you don’t want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick head
ache. sallow skin and loss of appetite.
You have never tried DeWitt’s Little
Early Risers for these complaints or you
would have been cured. They are small
pills but great regulators.
Hbbshisbb A Gillioak.
A DRY GOODS HOLIDAY.
At J. P. MANN’S,
MONDAY gEPT. 13.
Grand Openinig of
Fall Styles.
New Dress Goods,
New Silks,
New Cloaks,
New Trimmings,
Latest styles in every thing.
Good music afternoon and
evening.
J. P. Mann.
JOHXBOX'S LXTTXX.
Likcoln, Neb., Sept. 9,1897.—Special
Correspondence: Society, in its govern*
ment, progresses in s zigzag course,
pulled this way and that by two oppo*
site forces, the one positive and there
fore progressive, the other negative and
therefore retarding in its effect. The
positive minds by natural affinity are
drawn together in one group, and the
negative minds by the same law of
natural affinity are drawn together in
another .group, and these two groups
opposing each other contend for the
control in government The govern
ment df each nation evolves into better
conditions in proportion as it is con
trolled by the positive and progressive
rrt. _>i-___
greaeive until it wu uked to free the
stares. On tbia queatiou it waa forced
by,Abe aouth to take the negative
position that alavery abould not and
could not be abollabed. The pos
llivenmlad of the nation then origan*
used itaelf into a new party which not
only freed the alayea, but put American
labor both white and black on a higher
plain than it had ever occupied before.
From the close of the war to '98 the ma
chinery of our government wu in con
trol of the poaitive and progreaalve mind
and there was such growth and progreu
as had never before been witneued in
any land. During these year* of prog
resa, the democratic party, having be
come the negative party, waa the natur
al rendevoua of all objectora. It held
out ita arma to all malcontenta, aaying,
"Come to me!" Every offahoot, every
new organisation of diagruntled obstruo
ionlat, no matter what party name they
uaumed or what high Bounding preten
sions they advertised, drifted at last to
the common center of organised dis
organisation—the democratic party.
By skillful agitation this negative party
grew until in '98 It got control of the
government.
Having by the force of majority gain
ed the position of control, it wu unable
to exercise the functions of control over
the business of the country or over it
self, for it wu a party not of organiza
tion, but of negative, disorganising force
turning, not only against the progress
ive instincts of the nation, but against
itulf, overwhelmed itself and the whole
eountry la disaster. , ,
▲t this juncture, populism, calling It
self the people’s independent party,
came into the arena and said : “Let us
take the lead. Under a new name we
can still hold the negative forces togeth
er and with the buaineu forces paral
ized we can pay our debts in fifty cent
dollars and bring -the-bottom of society
to the top.” Bryan, more reckless and
unscrupulous than the old leaders of
his party, listened to the populist, and
while pretending to consider their prop
osition, manipulated the weakened and
helpless democracy into adopting the
populist shibooleth, free silver, and
before the populist realized what wu
going on, their invention bad been pat
ented, their trade mark had been stolen
and their party, ushered into life with
such fond hopes, found itself annexed
to democracy without any further reu
on for ita party existence.
During the national campaigns of '90
it still struggled to maintain ita idenity,
but the struggle was hopeless and pa
thetic. Like a poor relation, it hung
around the premises of the adored pres
idential candidate but wu never invited
in. All this indignity, while it wu
keenly felt by the nonoffice seeking pop
ulist, was easily condoned by the popu
list office holders in this state, for they
had no instincts and no party pride
higher than their own personal interests.
They could see their party swollowed by
democracy, its banner taken down for
ever, if only their hungry bellies were
warmed by the pottage of petty spoils.
With orators from Mlnnuota, Iowa,
Kansas, Texu Band Montana, with ora
tory thundering from a half dozen plac
es and with the pin worm politicians
from the state house wriggling in and
out among the farmer delegates, it wu
euy for democracy to strangle ita riv
al in the late fusion state convention and
end its struggles forever for national
recognition. Of tbe Nebraska populiit
a large proportion were formerly repub
licans. Many of them still believe in
protection, in reciprosity, and other ten
ants of tbeir old republican faitb. These
had seen democracy swoilowing each
political offshoot for the last wenty-flve
years, had seen this swoilowing process
commenced against their own new par
ty last year, and knowing that the swoi
lowing ordeal was to be completed in
this state this year, they prepared as
best they could to resist it. In most of
the counties the sentimen t was over
whelming against fusion on a democrat
candidate for supreme judge and in many
of the counties the delegates were pos
itively instructed against it. Bryan, reo
ognizing the trend of, the populist, but
realizing his affiliation with them in Ne
braska has weakened him with the pop
ulist hating democracy of the south, de
termioed that this fusion convention, no
matter what the farmers desired, should
manifest and show forth democratic
control. And there was democratic con
trol. Not for one moment, from the
time the conventions were called until
their woik was complete, was there any
possible chance for fusion on a populist
nomination. The democrats had set
themselves firmly and would not be mov
ed. For two days the delegates were
harrangued by the Imported orators.
"Get together” was the cry. Whenever
thatery was sounded each democrat
cheered it to the echo, and turning to
his populist neighbor he repeated, “yes,
we must get together.” With this same
exhortation the democracy has ab
sorbed every political offshoot for twen
ty five years and the getting together has
always been at last under the democrat
ic banner.
Of all the aupreme Judge candidates
in the fusion list, the one named, in his
political belief and in his political afllie
tions, was and is farthest from populism
and closest to democracy. When the
manipulators saw what a snap they had
they threw Thompson overboard and
took Sullivan. In Sullivan the humili
ation of the populist is complete ind the
populist hating democrats need no long
er apologize. The conference commit
tee was the trick by which the swollow
ing process was made easy. When the
conference committee was announced,
half the populist delegates abandoned
the convention and went home. Less
than half the fusion delegates were in
the city of Lincoln when the nomina
tions were made.’ The whole thing from
beginning to end was a political Job,
concocted and carried out by a lot of in
terested politicians, and this is the "gov
ernment by the people” that we hear so
much about. I must say to the credit of
the populist delegates that in the main
they did what they could to carry out
the withes of their constituents, but the
"conference committee” was to cute for
them. Four hundred of the delegates
were office holders. They of course ac
quiesced in whatever the state house ring
required. The so called free silver re
publican convention was made up al
most entirely of populist. I learn that
the local caucuses of this pretended par
ty were participated in and controlled
chiefly by populist^ ail oyer the state.
The doctrine enunciated by the speakers
was along the old calamity line.
The only new thing in the speeches was
that wheat ought to be two dollars a
bushel Instead of one. They had never
said that silver regulated the price. Ah,
my friends, we never said it. While
these orators were boldly sultifying
themselves I looked to see if there was
one man among the delegates brave
enough and honest enough to rise up in
his place and ask those orators, "If you
did not teach that silver regulates the
price, what did you teach, and what do
you teach nowT The price was what we
complained of. The price is all we
want. If we get the price we prosper.
If now you teach that the price is regu
lated by supply and demand and not by
silver, then what is the mission of the
silver 6ause?” I listened for this, for I
said to myself, "Among so many there
is surely one who is honest,” but the
torrent of oratory rolled on, the pin
worms bored in and out among the
delegates, the deckers cheered! ncess
antly, Edmunstin nodded approvingly,
the swollowing process went on serene
ly while Tobias Castor and bis railroad
assistants roared with laughter in their
rooms at the hotel. Whatever be the re
sult of this election all Nebraska peo
ple who are tired of populism will thank
God that the party is at last swallowed
and out of sight forever.
J. W. Johnson.
SUPXBVIlOBJt COVTZKTIOH.
A delegate convention of the republi
can party for the purpose of pladng in
nomination a supervisor for the sixth
supervisors district will be held at the
Fountain Valley school house in Fran
cis on Saturday, September 35, at one
o’clock p. m. The representation will
be tbe same as that to the county con
vention. T. B. Making,
Chairman.
YOU WANT THE BEST.
Service for your money, and you get
it when traveling via the Pacific Short
Line. Through connections dally, ex
cept Sunday, each way between Sioux
City and the Black Hills via O’Neill,
saving three hours in each direction.
Close connections with trains to and
from Yankton, Sioux City, Mitchell,
etc. Buy local tickets to O’Neill. Low
est rates. _ ■
TO WHOH IT HAT COHCEBJT:
1 have been in the drug business for
twelve years, and during that time have
sold nearly all the cough medicines
manufactured; and from my personal
knowledge of such remedies, I say that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives
better satisfaction than any on the
market.—W. M. Tbbby, Elkton, Ky.
[ Sold P. C. Corrigan, druggist.
JOHN BXDirT uaiev.
It vu reported around town the fore
part of the week that John Stewart,
populist candidate for sheriff, was go
ing to pull out of the race, assigning *
family trouble as the cause. The real
reason, however, being that he was be.
coming weak-kneed, knowing that he
had no earthly show of being elected.
The rumer created untold Joy In the 1
hearts of about half of the pops in and
around O’Neill, and they, believing it,
immediately called a meeting of the pop
central committee to HU the vacancy '
before there was one.
Then what a hustling there was among f $
the faithful, all being possessed with the
same uncontrolable yearning to sacrifice
home, happiness and their hope of hear
en, in the interests of the pop party that
possessed them on the day of the conn* -
ty convention—the only difference being
that there were several new names in
the list.
me central committee mat Tuesday
afternoon In the court houae,
doaed doora, and with a anffioiant guard
to prevent an? eres-dropplng. The
demo-pope, wilh their fuaion aoheme,
were locked out. aa alao were the “de
cent pope" aa Jim Pinkerman expreaaed
it , %
What took place in that atar-chamber |
meeting ia kept a Secret, hut Judging
from the looka of diagnat on the facea
ot thoae whoae hopea had been raiaed to
the hlgheat pitch at the thought that
! perhapa the? might be the one
for the aacrifloe, the? were none too
well pleaaed when the? diacoverd that
Mr. 8tewart had no Intention ot with
drawing.
It waia a aore diaappointment to Black
mer, of Atkinaon, who had been led to
believe that Mr. Stewart would reeign in
^ tavor, and a atlll greater diaappoint
ment to John Hopkina, who had been
working for two day a to get the appoint
ment, and who had had it promiaed him
aa a aalve for the wound he had received
when he waa thrown over in the treea- ^
urerahip fight.
But John didn't reaign, and now there
ia rancor in the hearta of thoee who had S
been led to expect great things. but were
ao cruelly diaappolnted, and John's
chancea of an overwhelmning ,
eolely at the handa of his friends— .
grows atronger every day.
"It wee el mean thing to do, thoiegh^
lead hia frianda on to expect that there
would be a vacancy that they could Juat -
fill to a niceit?, and then not reaign.
Anybody who would do auch a trick
would “ateal the penniee oil a dyad nlx
ger’aeyea." *
‘HOLD ON! HOLD ON!
STOP, STOP,
I eay 1 writing that order for a auit
of that Nebraska clothing houae.
There ia no uae talking, P. J.
McManua haa juat opened np a
new stock of clothing that excells
any thing I ever saw alnoe I left
the city of Mew York. Scotch
cheviott anils, clay worsted suits,
fine beaver cloth suite and beaver
over coats. Irish freize over
coats, youth’s three piece suite
and boys two pelee suits. Child’s
two piece suite, also child’s three
piece suits and I feel satisfied that
I can clothe my family for less
money at P. J. McManus store
than at any other store In the
weat. And you would be suprised
to see the stock of dress goods.
The latest novelties in the market.
Trimmings of all description, you
can also suit yourself in the latest
up to date hat at his store. For
shoes, I never saw a finer stock.
All sizes from A to EB in all
shades. I also note you that hia
basement store for a grocery
department is second to none
that I visited in the city. It is
well stocked, arranged In a neat
and tasty manner and would
impress you that the proprietor
knows his business.
Truly yours,
A visiting ntnwo.
Running sores, indolent ulcere end
similar troubles, even though of many
years standing, may be cnred by using
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It sooths,
strengthens and heals. It is the great
pile cure. Hbbshisbr & Gillioan.
Charlie Barrett, who has been work*
ing on the Independent for the last three
years, left Tuesday morning for Yank
ton, S. D., where he has accepted a po
sition with Ham Kautzman. Charlie is
a straightforward, -honest young man,
and a good printer. We bate to see him
leave O’Neill, but wish him all kinds of
I success in his new home.