Nebraska Newspapers

    PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
VOLUME XVIII.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JANUARY 27. 1898.
NUMBER 30,
I MS SANS WHISKERS
Items of Interest Told As They Are
Told to Us.
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WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED
Happenings Portrayed For General
■ ■ »' Edification and Amusement.
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Deputy Sheriff Blackmer is in the city
this week. _
Bail ties and wire always on hand at
Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf
Editor Pond was up from Inman
Monday on business. r
Or. Qllligan informs us that the grippe
is again becoming epidemic.
For first-class horseshoeing on short
notice, call on Emil Sniggs. 26tf
TO TRADE—Organ for fresh milch
cow. -Inquire of G. W. Smith. 29-2
FOR SALE—-One good, six-year-old
horse. Inquire of Robert Marsh. 21-tf.
John McHugL returned Monday
night from a business trip to Omaha.
FOR 8ALE—A- good second hand
corn planter. Call on Robert Marsh.
Editor Raker, of the Ewing Advocate,
was in the city Monday and Tuesday.
8eth Woods, ofXtklnson, was in the
city Monday, as wie also Jim Morgan.
We have a large assortment of ladies
cards on hand. <45all around and see
them. _
Attorney R. R. 'Dickson went down
to Omaha last Saturday morning on
business. _
A small snow storm Monday followed
twenty-three days of pleasant weather
for January.
The Odd Fellows are figuring on
building a 40-foot, two story, addition
to their hall.
Some yery interesting “school notes”
were crowded out this week by the copy
arriving too late.
Sheriff Stewart and family removed
to O’Neill Wednesday and are occupy
ing the Swingley property on Kid Hill.
WANTED—A girl for general house
work. Permanent place and good
wages for good girl. Inquire of Mrs.
Dr. Gilligan. 30-tf
Mose T. Elliot returned Monday
night from a trip to Iowa. Mr. Elliot
says there is 17 inches of snow on the
level over there.
Don't forget that the big January sale
at Mann’s closes Saturday, January 29,
and there are lots of good bargains left
in all departments.
Little Clyde Hershiser, son of Lee
Hersbiser, has been quite sick of tonsi
litis but is now almost well again, we
are pleased to state.
The book of the year, “From the
Ball Boom to Hell.’’ Facts about
dancing. Only 25 cents.
88-3 A. Mulligan, O’Neill, Neb.
The cold snap was welcomed cheer
fully by the ice men and coal dealers.
It was feared for awhile that the ice
crop would be a abort one.
Think of it! Four crown layer figs
only 10 cents per pound. Now eat figs
and get health.
29-8 O'Neill Grocery Co.
H. S. Shutt, of Atkinson, was in the
city Monday on business before the
United States land office. The Fron
tier acknowledges a brief call.
JameB Connolly’s saloon was closed
last Friday by the Omaha Brewing
association, which institution held a
chattel mortgage upon the stock and
fixtures. _
A new flag was displayed by the
weather bureau in this city Monday.
It is a piratical looking affair—bright
red with a black center. It is said to
indicate a blizzard.
Frank Brennan, brother of Mike
Brennan, came up from Omaha Mon
day night for a short yisit. It is the
first time Mr. Brennan has been in
in O’Neill for ten years.
Persons having turnips, beets, millet,
buchwheat or cabbage for sale should
call on H. M. Uttley, who will buy for
cash, or exchange standard bred poultry
or Duroc Jersey pigs for same. 28-3
The Columbian Literary society, of
Atkinson, has arranged an interesting
program which will be rendered on
Friday evening, January 28, at 7:30 p.
m., at tbe Presbyterian church in that
city.
During the past two weeks we have
had the most successful discount sale
ever given in O’Neill. All discounts
except on heavy winter goods will be
withdrawn Saturday, January 29. Don’t
lef*- J. P. MANN.
Most) Campbell, who has been suffer
ing from an attack of erysipelas in the
face, has so far recovered as to be able
to attend to his duties on the board of
supervisors.
Bally Owinn has resigned his position
with J. B. Mellor’s transfer line and
accepted a position with the Gem
bakery, of which Grant Hatfield is now
the sole proprietor.
James Gallagher returned Sunday
night from a six weeks’ visit with
his brother and friends at St. Louis, and
is again filling his old position behind
the counter at J. P. Mann’s store.
Sunday was a very fine day and was
greatly enjoyed by many at Hagerty’s
lake. Almost everyone that knew how
to skate was there, and those who
didn’t know how were there trying to
learn. _ •
Maylon Price has moved his barber
shop into the building formerly occu
pied by Ed Grady, which he recently
purchased. The interior has been neat
ly decorated and it makes handsome
quarters.
During the Greek editor’s absence this
week Clyde King has occupied the front
desk and set his rusty think machinery
to work, and also set the intelligent
compositor crazy with his terrible and
awful penmanship.
Mr. McKenna Bays Donald McLean’s
talk of extending the Short Line reminds
him of the story of the black hen that
did all of her cackling before she laid,
and then laid a soft-shelled egg. Mr.
McKenna is a philosopher and a wit of
the old school.
The buying of horses both for export
to Europe and for use in the east is now
in progress in the state. Last week
buyers were at York and Seward mak
ing purchases and paying from thirty
five to seventy dollars per head for
average horses.
John Dillon is making a successful
tour of Nebraska towns this winter in a
new play called "Bartlett’s Road toSetlz
erville.” Why is O’Neill deprived of
the pleasure of seeing this good thing?
The opera-house managers might
answer, perhaps.
The big sale at J. P. Mann’s ends
Saturday. If you haven’t got your share
of the benefits you are losing a chance
you won’t get again for a year. Re
member, there are big reductions on
everything in the store during this sale,
except groceries.
State Journal: There is a farmer in
Holt county named Slaymaker who con
tests each year for the premiums offered
by seed bouses for the best vegetables.
This year he took a half-dozen premi
ums, and a year ago bis premiums from
this source aggregated him over $300.
Dan Binkered was in the city Monday
on his way to his home at Lexington
Neb., after a week’s visit with relatives
and friends at Dorsey. Mr. Binkard is
engaged-in farming at Lexington and is
doing fairiy well. He lost 180 head of
fat hogs a week ago, they dying of
cholera. _
The skaters—ice skaters—have caused
the old dam to be repaired in the river at
the head of the race. This was done in
order that the water might be carried
through the race to the flat east of the
F. E. depot, which will be used for
skating purposes when properly flooded
and frozen. _
Walt Townsend, of Stafford, was in
the city last week. He had just re
turned from the hospital at Sioux City,
where he went expecting to have a toot
amputated. Upon examination Dr.
Warren decided that amputation was
not necessary. Mr. Townsend is recov
ering slowly.
A heavy horse stepped upon the hand
of Mr. and Mrs. Wyant’s little 5-year
old girl last week, breaking the fingers
badly. The little one was brought to
town by the father and Dr. Gilligau set
the fractures and hopes amputation may
not be necessary. Mr. Wyant resides
near Chambers.
We had an immense trade on fancy
dishes, glassware, etc., during the holi
days, and our line is somewhat broken,
but we still have some very.' nice cups,
saucers, plates and glass sets which we
will close out at very lovy, figures. Now
is your chance to make your friend a
present.
29-2 O’Neill Grocery Co.
C. 8. Evans, of the Meadow Grove.
Neb., Tribune, formerly of the O’Neill
Tribune, has invented a uewspaper fold
ing ninchine which is attracting some
attention in Nebraska. Among other
features, the machine automatically
prints the names of the subscribers ou
the papers as they pass tbiough the
folder, deposits the folded papers in a
piie outside the machine, and rings a
bell when each list is printed. It can
be attached to any press having a rotary
motion.
Jack Meals left O’Meill Monday morn
ing for Omaha where he will join a
party bound for the Klondike. Another
member of the party, we understand, u
Chever Hozelet. They go from Omaha
to Edmington via the Canadian Pacific,
and from there to the great northwest
via what is known as the eastern route.
We certainly wish the boys the very
best success, but—.
Col. William P. Cody, "Duffalo Bill,”
was in Deadwood, 8. D , the other day
en route to the Big Horn basin on busi
ness in connection with his Bcheme for
irrigating a 325,000 acre patch of land.
The Deadwood Independent says the
colonel is looking strong and vigorous,
a little more gray and portly than when
first known in Deadwood, but otherwise
unchanged. His wild west show will
open the season at Madison Square
garden, Hew York, on March 28.
Scott Hough went down to Sioux
City Wednesday of last week to be
operated upon for permanent cure of
hernia. The Sioux Valley Medical
association was in session there and a
limited number of operations were per
formed gratis, at the clinic after the
meeting. The operation was successful
and Mr. Hough is recovering nicely,
although he will probably be confined
to the hospital for a couple of weeks.
Dr. Warren performed the operation.
Dominick McCaffrey was in from the
ranch Monday and called at The
Frontier office for a few moments’
chat in the morning. Mr. McCaffrey
thinks Fitzsimmons the greatest living
fighter and donbts very much that Cor
bett is sincere in his demands for
another meeting, but rather thinks his
challenges and vigorous talk are for the
effect of keeping his name before the
people and booming his theatrical busi
ness, out of which he is making money.
So far as he himself is concerned,
Dominick says he would rather push
hay than fight.
Patrick Barrett died last Monday at
his home three and one-half miles north
of O’Neill. Several years ago Mr.
Barrett suffered from u severe attack of
the grippe that shattered his strong con
stitution and he never fully recovered.
It waa from the effects of that disease
that he died. Mr. Barrett came to Holt
county in an early day and was one of
our most highly respected and substan
tial farmers. The funeral took place
Wednesday morning from the Catholic
church and was attended by a large
number of friends of the deceased, who
sympathize with the bereaved family.
We will publish an obituary next week.
Tom Tierney made a trip oat to Joe
McCaffrey’s ranch during the storm
Monday. It happened in thin way:
Dominick McCaffrey was in the city and
in a crowd spoke of it being a pretty
tough ride out. Andy Morgan, who
lives in the vicinity of the ranch, spoke
up and said it was a pretty bad trip.
Tom Tierney remarked that the boys
were tenderfeet to be afraid of a day
iike that. Morgan said, “Huh! I’ll bet
you five dollars you don’t dare drive it.”
Tierney produced his little old well
stuffed wallet, put up the money,
hitched up bis team and started. He
was to return by 12 o’clock that night
and bring a note from McCaffrey certi
fying that he had been there. The dis
tance to the ranch is 20 miles, through a
sparsely settled country, but Tom made
the trip and had time to spare.
Editor Cronin went down to Lincoln
Monday morning to attend the annual
meeting of the Nebraska Press .associa
tion. These meetings are becoming an
ftnnual event that is looked forward to
with great interest by the press gang,
and the attendance increases with each
succeeding meeting. And they are a
good thing. It gives the boys a chance
to become acquainted each with the
other, intensifies the fraternal feeling
and inculcates a higher regard for the
amenities of journalism. They meet in
business session and discuss matters and
things of particular Interest to their
business and themselves, and then
gather about the round table and expa
tiate upon the merits of the different
brands of tobaccos and the various
vintages of the grape. They tell stories
both old and new and as they grow
more convivial indorse one another for
postoffices and things. In point of
interest this meeting promises to eclipse
all previous ones. Besides an excep
tionally fine program for the regular
meeting a trip to the Omaha exposition
grounds is on the books for Thursday.
This latter feature comes by special
invitation from the World-Herald and
the trip will be made without expense to
the members of the association. They
will be taken from Lincoln to Omaha
over the B. and M. Upon their arrival
at Omaha they will be met by a World
Herald committee, which will take
them out to the grounds. Upon their
return to the city they will be enter
tained at the Paxton hotel, where lunch
will be served.
We are going to make you a special
drive on that standard maple syrup we
handle each year in order to close it
^>eforo the flap jack season is over. 60
CTS. PER GALLON WILL BE
THE PRICE. You certainly can
use some at these figures* We also
Carry a nice line of sugar syrup, pure
cane New Orleans and fine sorghum.
Try us for sweetness.
20-2 O’Nbili, Grocery Co.
> • Editing a paper is a nice business. If
we publish a joke people say we are
rattle-brained. If we publish original
matter they say we don’t give them
enough selections. If we give them
selection we are too lazy to write. If
we give a man a puff we are partial.
If we compliment the ladies men
are jealous. If we don’t we are publish
ing a paper not fit to make a bustle of.
If we remain in our office we are too
proud to mingle with the ‘‘common j
herd.” If we are on the streets we are >
not attending to our business. If we
wear good clothes we don’t pay for ’em.
Now what shall we do? Some may say
we stole this from an exchange, and so
we did.
The following paragraph from Walt
Mason’s weekly contribution to the
State Journal would indicate that the
state fair is on its last legs, which, if
true, will be regretted by the residents
of this part of the state who have
always been liberal patrons of the fair:
“When the state fair was taken to
Omaha, we remarked with that clear
Insight into the future and that pro
found wisdom so seldom encountered
outside of a musee, that it would be a
dismal failure; we remarked, in ringing
language, that Omaha wasn’t built right
to accommodate a state fair, and events
have shown that our words were
prophetic. At this writing it seems
entirely probable that the state fair is a
thing of the past. Most of the mem
bers of the state board of agriculture
seem of the opinion that they can do
more for the farmers by compiling
wholesome and palatable statistics than
by monkeying with a fair. The crying
need of the Nebraska farmer Is statistics.
Be doesn’t care about spending money
to see the same old tricks at the fair
year after year but Jn his home life he
feels the need of fresh reliable statistics.
We are glad that the state board of
agriculture realizes the force of this
great truth. However, it is not prob
able that the present condition of affairs
would confront us had the fair remained
at Lineoln. There it always was a suc
cess, and Lincoln took a pride in it, and
would not suffer it to languish. People
who regret the decadence of the fair
should empty the vials of their wrath
upon Omaha."
WORK OF THE 8UPEBVISOBS.
The supervisors are now in annual
session and have been for a couple of
weeks. All members are attending the
session. They are working this week
on the settlement with ex-Treasurer
Mullen and other ex-county officers.
The county treasurer and clerk have
each been allowed one deputy at a sal
ary of $700, and such other clerks as are
necessary at a salary of $600 each.
There seems to be no limit to the num
ber of clerks that may be employed in
these offices.
The county superintendent’s salary
was fixed at $1,200 per annum, with a
deputy at $480. This Is quite an
increase in the salary of the deputy.
The sheriff is allowed one deputy at
$700, and a jailer at $1.50 per day for
time actually employed.
Frank Moore, ex-treasurer of the
Soldier’s Relief committee, deposited
$37.50 in the Exchange bank of Atkin
son. After the failure of the bank he
filed a claim for the amount. The
supervisors decided to accept this claim
and relieve Mr. Moore from further
responsibility.
The bond of the Stuart bank was
appioved in the sum of $20,000. This
entitles the bank to county money in
amount not to exceed $10,000.
The committee on settlement with
the county superintendent reported that
the statement as filed was correct. The
total disbursement for the year was
$322.95; balance on hand January 6,
$125.27.
The contract for supplying the court
house with coal was let to the Galena
Lumber Co. at $10.50 per ton for hard
coal and $9 for soft coal.
The contract for furnishing stationery
was awarded the Independent.
The bond of the Farmers’ bank of
Page was approved in the sum of $6,000.
W. R. Butler was allowed two bills,
one for $29 60 and one for $39.45, as
“expenses in county matters.” What
the expenses were the journal failed to
relate. It might be “interest on salary."
Don’t annoy others by your coughing,
and risk your life by neglecting a cold.
One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs,
colds, croup, grippe and lung troubles.
—Ileishiser & Gilligan.
What About Canned Vegetables?
This is the time of year when they should be
used liberally in every household. We have an im>
mense stock and are anxious to move them out. We
have: .
Lily of the Valley corn, worth 12ie—now 8 cans 25c.
Minnesota sweet corn
Bruce tomatoee.
White wax beans...
Green string beans.
Sweet potatoes.
Boston Baked* beans
Marrowfat peas.
lOo — " 4
12*5— ** 8
121c— " 8
10 c— •4 4
20 c- **■ 2
20 c— ** 2
10 o— *• 4
25c.
25c.
25c.
25c.
25c.
25o.
2 So.
These prices ought to sell these goods and will
be good only until our etock is reduced.
O’Neill Grocery Co.
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XTAHT BILLOW.
No man bu such keen contempt for
the boozer as the man who sells him the
booze.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow,
and a 10-cent bottle of bromo will often
cure a S50 headache.
The harder a man slams his card
down upon the whist table the less he
knows concerning the correctness of the
piay.
We heard of a man the other day- who
is so doggoned stingy that he refuses to
exercise his right of franchise in order
that be may save his vote. No doubt
he belongs to the family of the man
who is so inhospitable that he will not
entertain an idea.
Receiver Jenness went,down to Lin
coln Monday morning to be present at
the meeting of the press boys. Al
though out of the business, Dick, like
the restfof the craft, still hovers, moth
like, about the candle. There is some:
thing in the smell of a print shop and
some charm about the seedy clothes of
an editor that fascinates a man. When
he has once smelled the smell and once
worn the clothes you might as well
attempt to reclaim the hopeless mor
phine fiend as to attempt to reclaim the
newspaperman. They are both goners.
How time does fly I While passing
down the street the other day we noticed
a sign, ‘‘Valentines,” and the sight of it
reminded us again that time, urged on
by the spur of the moment, or soriie
thing else, is truly fleeting. It seems
but a few days since our Fourth of
July headache; then came Thanksgiving
indigestion; then a financial stringency
at Christmas, followed by New Year's
resolutions which are long since broken.
It will soon be Fourth of July and
Thanksgiving and Christmas and New
Years again, and thus the world wags
away. Pope had the situation sized up
about right when he said that man had
just about sufficient time on this earth
to look about him and to die.
From time to time we see a great deal
in print concerning happiness, and what
is necessary to constitute that sweet
boon. Just the other day we saw pub*
lished interviews on the subject with
prominent people, and last Sunday Walt
Mason preached a sermon In the State
Journal anent the matter, from the
text, ‘‘Let the tail go with the hide.”
It is interesting to note the great differ
ence of opinion. Some wanted wealth,
others health. Some wanted one thing
and some another, while there were
those who would require the heavens
and the earth and the fulness of both.
The great diversity of opinion inclines
us to the belief that they are all wrong.
Happiness is nothing more nor less than
contentment, a mere state of the mind,
and is as often drained from the tomato
can of the consumptive tramp as from
the jeweled cup of the robust millionaire.
WINEOAHTITEB—HATFIELD.
Miss Mamie Winegartner and Mr.
Grant llatfield were united in marriage
Saturday evening, January 22, Rev.
Crews, of the Methodist church, offici
ating.
The bride is a young lady who has
resided in O’Neill for several years and
has many friends. The groom is one of
our young business men who has spent
many years in O’Neill and is well liked
by all. They have gone to . house
keeping in the residence formerly
occupied by Henry DeYarman and
family.
Tub Frontier tenders its congratu
lations.
Children and adults tortured by burns,
scalds, injuries, eczema or skin diseases
may secure instant relief by using
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel 8a!ve. It is the
great pile remedy.—Hershiser & Gilli
gan.
XABUAOS UCOBD.
The following marriage Ucenaea haye
been issued since oar last publication:
January 80, John B. Jonas and Bar
bara 0. Mlnar, both of Atkinson.
January 88, Joseph Ulnar and Liboan -=
Kubart, both of Atkinson.
January 88, John Wedige and Marla
Stelnhauser, both of Stuart.
January 84, Mike A. Peterson, of
Omaha, and HatUe M. Grosser, of
Inman.'
A new woman exclaims: "Onward!
roll onward) oh, time in yonr flight,
make me a woman that’s clear out of
sight; give me the bloomers and breeches
and shirts, let me get out of these hor
rible skirts. A whisker producer invent *
if you can, give me a head that grows
bald like a man; grow a tobacco that
won’t make me sick, and learn me to
chew, a la man, very quick. Let me,
oh, let me drink whiskey and swear, -t
bet on the ohickens and back the fleet
mare; stay out at night, bold office and '
vote, take in the town and a six-shooter
tote.. Sit In the buzsard roost row if
I choose, play baseball and football and
wear those spike shoes. Onward, roll
onward, oh, time quickly fly, make me
a man or else help me die; this world as
it is fairly Alls me with woe, but were I
a man ’twould be-heaven below.” To .
which an exchange adds: "Give her
the horrid bloomers and breeches that
bag at the knees, a great big piece of
battle ax to chew and squirt at her ease.
Give her the whiskers that man has and
a head without any hair, a little brown
Jug of redeye, a chicken and a fleeifoot I
mare. Learn her the latest cuss words
and give her a gun to tote, let her have
ball and spike shoes and go to elections
to rote. Then round her neck place a
big rope and lead her to the nearest
tree, give her a taste of high life from
the acts of a lynching bee.
Walt Mason: Editors have many
vexations of spirit. A few months ago,
when business in tbe newspaper line
was at a very low ebb, a country editor
in Nebraska determined to canvass tbe '
entire business portion of tbe town, and
try to drum up some advertising. He
started at one end of the main street, v
and worked to the other, visiting every
business house, and in all of them be'
met the same old excuses, trade was too
slow to justify an expenditure of money
in advertising, printers ink didn’t pay,
anyhow; and so on. All the business
that the editor was able to rake in was
about $2 worth of paid locals, and he
had to take his pay in goods out of the
Btores. A few dayes later a man with a
scheme struck the same town. He got
up a great big card, about the size of a
map of Texas; in the center was a space A
for a glowing description of the town
and county, while the outside space to U
be occupied by business and profession- ,
ial cards, at $6 each. He got every
merchant, lawyer and doctor in the
town, and cleaned up about S200 in less
than a week, and the cards are hanging
around the town yet, as a monument to.,
the business sagacity of the folks who
patronized it. When a fakir strikes a
town with articles to sell, the merchants
make a great roar and the newspaper
champion their cause. But when an
advertising fakir comes, he find ssuckers
on every block. The merchants who
won’t do business with the home news
paper will always hand over their
money cheerfully to the fakirs.
NOTICE 07 DISSOLUTION.
The partnership heretofore existing . ;
between Grant Hatfield and C. E. Hall,
under the firm name of Hatfield & Hall,
is this day desolved by mutual consent. '
U. E. Hall retiring and Grant Hatfield
continuing the business. All parties
awing the firm will make settlement
with Mr. Hatfield and all claims owing .*
by the firm will be settled by him.
Dated at O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 10, 1896.
Grant Hatvusud.
C. E. Hall.
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