PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
VOLUME XVIII.
SlmSORIPTION. tl.Bd PER ANNUM.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 30. 1897^
D. H. CRONIN, EDITOR AND MANADEN.
NUMBER 26.'
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Loee Happenings Portrayed For General
Edification and Amassment.
Happy New Year!
It is time to swear off.
Make your good resolutions and stay
by them. _
W. E. Scott was down from Atkinson
Monday. _
J. J. Harrington was in Atkinson
Monday. _
Start '08 right by subscribing for The
Frontier.
Sheriff-elect Stewart was in the city
Thursday. __
John Alderson was up from Chambers
yesterday. __
Frank McKay, of Stuart, was in the
city Monday.
Bail ties and wire always on hand at
Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf
WANTED—A quarter of Rood beef,
on subscription.
Judge Jackson came up from Neligh
Sunday evening.
W. IJ. Butler went down to Lincoln
Tuesday morning.
Attorney Searles was down from
Atkinson Monday.
One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly.
That’s what you want!
W. S. Ogle, of Atkinson, transacted
business in O’Neill Monday.
A1 Miller, Atkinson’s popular land
lord, was in town Tuesday.
We wish all our readers both great
and small a happy New Year.
For first-class horseshoeing on short
notice, call on Emil Sniggs. 26tf
S. J. Weekes and John Skirving were
in Omaha the first of the week.
Say, is your subscription paid up to
date? If not call around and settle.
FOR SALE—A good second hand
corn planter. Call on Robert Marsh.
FOR SALE—One good, six-year-old
horse. Inquire of Robert Marsh. 21-tf.
Miss Agnes Gallagher has been added'
to J. P. Mann’s corps of efficient clerks.
We have a large assortment of ladies
cards on hand. Call around and see
them.
Have you paid your subscription yet?
If not, now is a good time to call and
pay up. _
Chas. Rice, a wholesale liquor mer
chant of Norfolk, was in the city Mon
day.
H. E. Davis and E. T. Williams, of
Neville, Iowa, were in O’Neill last
Monday. _
C. W. Deuel, of Page, and Phillip
Ileckel, of Leonia, were among our
cash callers the past week.
Sam H. Corliss, of Orchard, and Miss
Belle Hoergan, of Stuart, were granted
a marriage license last Friday.
F. C. Gatz has a large force of men at
work putting up ice. He expects to
put up about 900 tons this season.
Huff & Bennett have moved their
tailor shop to the Gwinn building, four
doors south of their former location.
Joe McCaffery left last Friday for
Pennsylvania where he will visit friends
and relatives for a couple of weeks.
For teeth or photfos. go to Dr. Cor
bett’s parlors, 33rd to 30th of each
month. Photographs 81 per dozen.
W. 6. Stearns and Mrs. Delia Tabor,
of Atkinson, were granted a marriage
license by the county judge last Thurs
day. _
Mrs. G. C. Hazelet and children came
up from Omaha last Thursday evening
and will visit relatives here for a few
day 8.
We understand that Michael Cavan
augh, a former resident of this city,
died at his home in California last
Monday.
Mrs. C. H. Walrath, of North Bend,
Neb., and Mrs. A. fl. Corbett, of Madi
son, were guests of Mrs. R. H. Jenness
last Tuesday.
Miss Edna Saunders, of Hartington,
who has been visiting friends here for
the past two weeks, left for home last
Friday morning.
Dr. Gilligan now has his residence
connected with the drug store by tele
phone. This will make it very conven
ient for the doctor.
John McHugh has moved hia office
from the state bank building to Dr.
Gilligan’s office, in the rear of the Elk
horn Valley bank.
Miss Anna Murphy, who has been
teaching school in Cherry county, spent
Christmas in this city with her sister,
Mrs. M. M. Suliivau.
John Davidson, foreman of a bridge
"gang” on the Elkhorn railroad, is
spending his holiday vacation visiting
his parents in this city.
O'Neill merchants say they have had
a bigger holiday trade this year than for
four or five years. This all goes to show
that prosperity has arrived.
J. M. Benner and Miss Lula Hem
street were united in wedlock by Coupty
Judge McCutchan on December 21.
Thk Fbontibr congratulates.
Tim Dwyer came up from Lincoln
Friday evening and will spend , the holi
day vacation with his parents. He is a
student in the state university.
Willie Laviollette, who has. been
attending school in Omaha the past
three months, came home last Friday
evening to spend the holiday vacation.
A man by the name of Card was
married the other day and in his wed
ding notice was printed the words "No
Cards." But then we don’t know what
might happen.
E. C. Luce has resigned his position
as manager of the Elkhorn Irrigation
company. We have learned nothing as
to his intentions, but hope that he will
decide to remain in O’Neill.
Mrs. Laura Cress has purchased an
interest in the confectionary store of
MrB. Huff, and the firm will hereafter be
Cress & Huff. After January 1 they
will run a restaurant in connection.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will have a public installation of officers
in the Odd Fellows’ hall next Thursday
evening, to which the Jtoyal Neighbors
and relatives of members have been in
vited. _
Casper Englehaupt, who will be
deputy county clerk for the next two
years, moved his family to O’Neill last
week and they are now settled in the
old Harrington house near the Presby
terian church.
J. H. Welton and his two sons are
making arrangements to start for Col
orado in a few weeks. They will go by
wagon and take their own time for the
trip but aim to be in the vicinity of
Denver about May first.
C. C. Millard left Friday night for
Cherokee, Iowa, where he will visit his
mother for a few days and incidentally
make arrangements for his trip to the
gold fields of Alaska, which he contem
plates making in the spring.
E. P. Hicks had on exhibition in his
market last Saturday a sheep that
weighed 180 pounds, dressed. It takes
a good sized one to weigh 90 pounds,
dressed, and it can be readily seen that
this one was extraordinarly large.
James P. Gallagher, the efficient head
salesman in J. P. Mann’s store, left for
St. Louis, Mo., last Sunday morning
where he will visit his brother, Joe, who
is attending college at that place. He
expects to return in about a month.
E. J. Mack has accepted the position
of manager of the Elkhorn Irrigation
company’s farm and stock ranch, made
vacant by the resignation of E. C. Luce.
Ellsworth is well qualified for the posi
tion, and will prove a valuable man to
the company.
Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De
Witt’s Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for constipation, biliousness,
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles.—Hershiser & Gilligan.
Mies Allie Huges, Norfolk, Va., was
frightfully burned on the face and neck.
Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the
injury without leaving a scar. It is the
famous pile remedy.—Hershiser & Gilli
gan. _
Several members of the fire company
bad a few minutes’ "practice” through
the mud today in response to rescue from
the firey element the building occupied
by Mrs. Nichols as a milinery store. No
damage was done as it was only a
chimney burning out.
C. M. Forney, of Norfolk, was in the
city Tuesday visiting old-time friends.
Merch is as great a base ball enthusiast
today as he was ten years ago when be
was the star backstop for the invincible
Atkinson Reds. He says Norfolk will
have a crack team nest year.
Henry DeYarman arrived in O’Neill
last Saturday evening from Stuttgart,
Ark., and will visit for about ten days
with relatives here. The Grand Prairie
country evidently agrees with him, as
he is looking hale and hearty. He will
return home the first of next week.
You can’t afford to risk your life by
allowing a cold to develop into pneu
monia or consumption. Instant relief
and a certain cure are afforded by One
Minute Cough Cure. Hershlser & Gll
ligan. _
Clinton A. Townsend, of Stafford,
and Miss Carrie Gallagher, of Emporia,
were granted a marriage license last
Friday. The groom is a son of W. C.
Townsend and the bride is a daughter of
Bob Gallagher, both residents of Holt
count/. We tender our congratulations.
County Clerk elect Lets moved his
family to O’Neill last Thursday and are
now comfortably domiciled in the
Wrede house in the southeastern part of
the city. Mr. Lets spends his time in
the clerk’s office familiarizing himself
with the duties that will devolve upon
him next Thursday.
George Greebe, wife and children, of
Platt6mouth, Neb., spent Christmas
with his brother, Con Greebe, of
Emmet. Ur. Greebe is an employee of
the Burlington, and took advantage of
his holiday vacation to visit his brother
and see Mrs. Greebe, who has been verv
ill the past four months. They returned
to their home Monday.
The claim was made by a New York
man that he has hugging and kissing
fits, when he finds it impossible to
resist the temptation to hug and kiss
any good looking woman who comes his
way. The police magistrate informed
him that he would make the assessment
810 a fit, and he bad to pay for one on
the spot. There has been none since.
An Atkinson young man who thought
he was old enough to have a girl called
on a young woman a few nights since.
The girl’s mother quietly left the room,
and in a few minutes returned with a
piece of bread and molassas, which she
handed to the caller, telling him to
eat it and run home as his mother might
be uneasy if he should stay out late.
An old Kansas farmer was in Topeka'
when a customer came along-and said:
"Look here, stranger, you have yellow
corn and white corn; the color of gold
and silver. Now, how are you on the,
gold and silver question?" “It is true,"
said the farmer, "that I haye gold corn
and silver corn to sell, but there is not a,
blessed ear of ’pop* corn in the whole
load.” _
The ladies’ working society of the
Presbyterian churcb, is making an
album quilt. There are sixteen blocks,
each block representing a state, and
they would like every name they can
get, at ten cents a name, to be embroid
ered on these blocks. The money is to
fix their churcb, and the quilt, when
completed, will be donated to some
good hospital in Omaha,
George Foster, a resident of this city
for several years, but now of Gresham,
York county, this state, is in the city
this week looking after his property'
interests here. Yesterday he called at
this office and paid his subscription up
to January 1, 1899, being the second of
our 1500 subscribers who has his paper
paid for to ’99, but we hope there are
others who will do likewise.
—
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dickson are the
proud parents of a 9-pound boy that
arrived at their home last Tuesday
evening. When Dick appeared upon
the streets Wednesday morning, his
auburn countenance was fiery red and
he was as smiling and happy as a 5-year
old boy with a pair of red top boots, and
the best cigars in town were none too
good for his friends in honor of the
heir.
Grand Island Democrat: A small boy
was being gotten ready for 'Sunday
school for the first time. His mother
told him the teacher would ask him who
made him and he must answer. "God.”
And sure enought about the first thing
the teacher asked him was: Johnnie,
who made you? The little chap hesitated
a moment and then said:“I have forgot
ten the gentleman’s name, but it wasn’t
papa.” _
Karnest D. Henry and Salina D.
Smith, of Ewing, were granted a mar
riage license by the genial county judge
who has been making so many people
happy the past three or four weeks.
We sincerely hope that Earnest and his
estimable bride will have a long and
happy journey through lire and trust
that during the journey Earnest will
not have to grab "slugs" or pie aay
forms. _
Thomas Crow, of Dorsey, was a wel
come caller at this office Monday.
While having a pleasant social chat he
remarked that all newspapers ought to
be paid for in advance and he dropped
$1.50 in the till, which credited him up
to January 1, 1899. He is the first one
on onr books who is paid that far ahead
but now that the ice is broken we
believe there are numerous others, who,
if they do not pay in advance, will at
least pay up their arrearages and start
the new year right.
Neligh Advocate: Hon. R. H. Jen
ness, receiver of the O’Neill land office,
went to Omaha Sunday, returning Mon
day. The editor was on the same train
and had a very pleasant visit with him.
Mr. Jenness is an old-time printer, and
knows numbers of the old-timers with
whom we formerly worked, many years
ago. He says land office business is
excellent, many contests and entries
being made. Mr. Jenness represented
an Omaha district in the legislature
three years ago. Occasionally an old
typo is justly rewarded.
Terms of court for the Fifteenth
judicial district, for 1808, are as follows:
Holt county, March 4, jury 7; Septem
ber 80, jury October 8; Bock county,
March 20, jury 29; October 25, jury 20;
Eeya Paha county, May 8, jury 4;
September 20, jury 21; Brown county,
April 11, jury 12; October 17, Jury 18;
Boyd county, May 24, jury 25, Septem
ber 18, Jury 14; Cherry county, April 4,
jury 5; October 81, jury November 1;
Sheridan county, March 28, jury 20;
December 5, jury 8; Dawes county,
March 7, jury 8; November 14, jury 15;
Sioux county, May 0, jury 0; September
10, jury 10; Box Butte county, April 25
jury 25; October 4, jury 5,
The Hotel Evans served a Christmas
dinner to its guests that has never been
equaled in the town. There was every
thing edible that the heart of man could
ask tor, and then some. It was just the
place we had been looking for, for we
hadn’t had a square meal for eleven
days and when we were turned loose in
the dining room and told we could have
all we could eat we hadn’t any more
sense than to order everything on the
bill of fare and then try to eat it all.
As a result we have had a severe attack
of the gout ever since—and that is a
claim that was never before truthfully
made by a newspaper man. Aside from
the bountiful array of Christmas delica
cies that weighted down the tables, they
were beautifully decorated with holly,
without which no Christmas dinner
table is complete. In addition to the
crowd of “regulars” quite a number of
townspeople were present to enjoy the
feast. Of a truth, when Wes starts out
to do a thing he “does it up brown.”
The Standard Designer for January is
one of the handsomest fashion period
icals of the month. Its publishers have
made a new departure which will be
greatly appreciated by stylish women
and their modists. Fifteen full pages
are devoted to artistic figure illustration
of the latest designs in ladies’ costumes.
The paper on which these are printed is
excellent, and the drawings, which are
reproduced in half-tone and wood en -
gravings, are up to the highest standard.
There are also sixty-seven additional
fashion illustrations, four beautiful
color plates, black-and-white reproduc
tions of the latest styles in millinery,
and timely articles on all subjects inter
esting to women. Those who contem
plate attending fancy balls or masque
rades will find some novel and effective
hints for costumes in this number; and
floriculture, literature, domestic science
and fancy-work are each and all amply
represented. It seems to be the aim of
the Standard Designer publishers to
give the best value for the least money,
and they are ably living up to this
principle.*'
Consumption Positively Cared.
Mr. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chil
howie, Va., certifies that he had con
sumption. was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he
could hear of, but got no relief, spent
many nights sitting up in a chair, was
induced to try Dr. King’s New Discov
ery, and was cured by use of two bot
tles. For past three years baa been
attending to business, and says Dr,
King's New Discovery is the grandest
remedy ever made, as it has done so
much for him and also for others in his
community. Dr. King’s N**w Discovery
is guaranteed for coughs, colds and
consumption. It don’t fail. Trial bot
tles free at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store.
HELD HIK DP.
Guthrie, O. T., Dec. 24.—Special to
Sioux City Tribune: As Postmaster
Rhiner, of Chandler, was making up the
mail for the Guthrie stage at 6 o’clock
yesterday morning, two masked men
entered the office and asked for mail.
He turned to look and was covered with
a revolver and compelled to open the
safe. The men took 8600 in cash and
8100 in stamps, put them in a sack, left
the office, and, mounting horses a short
distance away, rode off toward the
Indian territory line. A posse at once
started in pursuit, but have sent back
no report. Rhiner was removed a few
dare ago and his successor was to have
taken charge of the office today.
The postmaster mentioned above was
William Rhiner, a former resident of
this county. In 1887 he was the demo
cratic candidate for county superinten
dent, being defeated for that office by
C. A. Manville. The newly appointed
postmaster who was to take charge of
the office that day is Richard Jenness,
father of R. H. Jenness, of this city.
GATES—HAUOBAH.
Married, at the residence of the bride’s
parents, at Inman, Neb., Thursday
evening, December 28, at 8 o'clock p, m.
Albert Cates to Miss Lucy Halloran.
A large concourse of friends gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Halloran to witness the performance of
the ceremony that would unite the
above young couple for life. The cere
mony was performed promptly at 8
o’clock by Rev. Wilson, of Kwing, Mr.
Bert Green and Miss Gertrude Smith
acting as groomsman and bridesmaid.
Immediately after the performance of
the ceremony that made them man and
wife, the entire company eat down and
partook of a delicious wedding supper
that had been prepared for them. After
supper the young people present amused
themselves at various games until along
toward the midnight hour* when all
departed for home after wishing the
newly married pair long years of happi
ness. Mr. and Mrs. Halloran have
moved to Inman and the young folks
will be at home to their many friends
at the farm, one mile west of Inman.
Tbb Frontikb tenders them the com
pliments of the season, and wish for
them a long and happy life.
Following is a list of the presents
received:
Bedroom set—Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Halloran.
China tea set—Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Coffin, Burwell, Neb.
Berry dish and sauce dishes—Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Clark. Inman, Neb.
Eight day clock—Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Downey, Burwell, Neb.
Set of sad irons—Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Stingier, Burwell. Neb.
Silver cake basket—Mrs. H. F. Coffin,
Burwell, Neb.
Pair of towels—Miss Mary Downey,
Inman, Neb.
Berry dish and sauce dishes—Mr. and
Mrs. Earnest Adams, O’Neill, Neb.
Crazy quilt—Mr. and Mrs. George
Sindlinger, Inman, Neb.
Pair of towels—Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Clark, Inman, Neb.
Sugar bowl, spoon holder and butter
dish—Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Andrews,
Inman, Neb.
Set silver tea spoons—Bert Green,
Inman, Neb.
Pair towels—Gertrude Smith, Inman,
Neb.
Bed spread—Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Watson. Inman, Neb.
Parlor lamp—Mr. E. Downey, Inman,
Neb. ~ - •
Linen table cloth—Mrs. E. Downey,
Inman, Neb,
Two pair of towels and book—Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. De Le Mater, Inman,
Neb.
Table spread—Mr. and Mrs. K. C.
Christiansen, Inman, Neb.
Pair towels and silk handkerchief—B.
G. Jewell, Inman, Neb.
Linen table doth and napklna—O. S,
Davidson and family, O’Neill, Neb.
Glase cake dish—Miss Alice Bindlin
ger, Inman, Neb.
Lord’e Prayer calendar—Sister Angel
ica, San Frandsco, Cal.
Indian dab—Francis Coffin, Bnrwell,
Neb.
Granite Dlshpan and teapot—‘Lewis
Downey and Bertha Tavanner, Inman,
Neb.
» MAT BS TOO. |
Some one will get the hundred dolly
music box New Years and we wish to
remind yon that we give tickets on all
collections. 20-8 J. P. Mam.
aona. *
On and after Friday, Dec. 81, the y
whistle at the pump hones will sound ,<<
three blasts at the curfew hour, Instead
of the fire bell being rung, as hereto* ■
fore. Hereafter the Are bell will be
rung only in case of Are.
MOTT BOBS CAB.
The daily press of last Friday con
tained the information that the supreme
court had reversed the Aadlng of the
district court of Bolt county in the case
brought against the bondsmen of the
late Barrett Scott, treasurer of this 1
county. The lower court held that the *,
bond was Invalid on account of the ;
changing of the bond after it was pro*
seated for approval. The change con- !
slated in the addition of other sureties,
the board of supervisors insisting that
the sureties on the bond as originally
presented were insufficient. The an- J
preme court reversed this decision of
Judge Chapman, who tried the case,
holding that the additional signatures,
which decreased the liability of the
original bondsmen, did not absolve ‘
them from its obligations. The same
point is involved in the Bartley bond.
The opinion is by Judge Harrison, :
the other two Judges concurring. A
dissenting opinion is given by Commia- -
sioner Irvine, which is concurred la by !
Ryan and Ragan. The suit was against
Scott’s bondsmen for the recovery of ?
890,000, and during the proceedings in
the district eourt of Holt county n
motion was made by the attorney for
the bondsmen to inatruot the Jury to
bring in a verdict for the defense. This
was done, and the county appealed to
the supreme court.
CUT PRICE SALE
. i
Clothing, Overcoats and Cloaks.
In order to reduce our etock before our January Invoice we have to give
our customera the greateat opportunity we have ever offered tlmm to buy
able gooda at reduced pricea. Our gooda were all marked lower thia wweftn than
ever before and the pricea offered below bring many of them down.tq the whole
sale pricea:
Cloaks.
Here ie a chance to buy a beautiful
etylisb cloak at greatly reduced prices
and in time for you to get the fuY
benefit of it this season.
9 4.00 cloaks for.• 8.30
4.60 cloaks for. 8,60
4.75 cloaks for. 8.70
5.00 cloaks for. 8.05
5.50 cloaks for. 4.40
6.00 cleaks for. 4.80
7.50 cloaks for. 5.95
8.50cloak8 for... 6.80
9.00 cloaks for. 7.20
9.50 cloaks for. 7.60
*10.00 cloaks for. 7.95
11.50 cloaks for. 9.80
12.00 cloaks for.... 9.60
13.50 cloaks for. 10.80
15.00 cloaks for.11.95
16.50 cloaks for. 18.20
17.50 cloaks for. 18.95
We have a large line of Misses* cloaks
for young ladies 14,16 and 18 yean old
that are included in the above.
Boys and Children’s
Suits
Worth 81.50 for. $1.20
Worth 1.75 for.. 1.40
l Worth 2.00 for. 1.60
Worth 2.50 for. 1.95
Worth 2.75 for. 2.20
Worth 2.95 for. 2.40
9 8 50 suits for. 2.80
4~00 suits for. 3.20
4.50suitsfor.-. 8.60
5.00 suits for. 3.95
Overcoats and Ulsters
THAT WERE
•5.00 reduced to..
5.75 reduced to..... 4.00
0.75 reduced to. 5.40
7.00 reduced to...... 5.00
7.50 reduced to.5,95
8.00 reduced to... 0.40
8.50 reduced to.0.80
0.00reduced to.. 7.80
10.00 reduced to... 7.96
18.00 reduced to..0.00
15.00 reduced to. 11.95
Fur coats are not included in this list
as we hare almost dosed out our first
stock and have ordered a second large
invoice to arrive soon.
Men’s Suits.
On all our winter men’s clay worsteds
suits worth 99.00, 910.00 and 918.00 we
offer ten per cent discount, and on all
other suits we will sell:
9 4.50 suits for. 93.00
5.00 suits for. 8.95
5.50 suits for. 4.40
0.00 suits for. 4.80
0.50 suits for. 5.30
7.50 suits for. 5.95
8.00 suits for. 0.40
8.50 suits for. 0.80
9.00 suits for. 7J30
10.00 suits for. 7.96
Odd Pants.
All odd pants above 91.50,80 per cent,
discount.
This sale will last only till January 1, and we can positively aay we are giving
you more for your money than we ever have before and hope to make this the
most successful sale we have ever had for ourselves as well as for you. .
J. P. MANN.