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Frontier. PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. 3UB30RIPTI0N, 31.60 PER ANNUM. VOLUME XVIII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 24. 1898. 0. H. CRONIN. EDITOR AND MANAGER. NUMBER 38. Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Loca Happenings Portrayed For General Edification and Amusement. Horses for sale. E. II. ilESramer. Ewing had a mad dog scare last week. Bail ties and wire always on hand at Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf Father Cassidy went down to Omaha Monday morning. FOR SALE—A good second hand corn planter. Call on Robert Marsh. Dr. Withers, Omaha painless den tist, will be in O’Neill April 2, 4 and 5. _ 36-4 We are the people and must be re spected! Who? Why, at Hicks’ meat market. _ 38-1 For sale, a good 4-year old mare and second-hand cook stove. Enquire at this office. _ Judd Woods, of the Atkinson Plain Dealer, was in the city Saturday on his way to Sioux City. Insure your city and farm property with B. McGreevy. Losses promptly settled and paid in gold. 34-tf Grand millinary opening at Mrs. S. G. Nicbols Saturday. March 20. All the latest styles in hats, ties, etc. Miss Hose Merithew went down to Omaha Monday morning where she expects to remain this summer. For teeth or photos go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 20th to 30th of each month. Photographs $1 per dozen. Full blooded, registered, Hereford bulls, cows and heifers, for sale by W. C. Fawkes, 4 miles north of O’Neill.37-4 Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hicks returned Thursday evening from a couple of week’s visit with relatives at Waterloo, j Iowa. _ \ J. H. Welton’s little son, Ed, who has been dangerously ill the past week is Improving nicely and in a fair way to recovery. Miss Eva Uarnish went down to Omaha Monday morning where she will remain this summer with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harnish. Andy Gallagher came up from Laurel Saturday and spent Sunday with Walt Townsend near Stafford. He returned home Sunday night. There are scads ot people in the habit of starting their opinions with, “I don’t think,” who would describe the situa tion to a dot if they stopped right there. Dr. L. R. Ryan, of Galesburg, 111., brother of B. J. Ryan, arrived in this city Thursday night and will visit for a few weeks with his brother and family. The United States government exhibit at the Trans-Mississippi exposition will excell by all odds that made at any former exposition. The building alone will cost $70,000. Mrs. Mary Nulty and daughter, of Monroe, Wis., sister and niece of Mrs. P. C. Corrigan, who has been visiting here for the past three months, left for home Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. James Weekes, of Waterloo, Iowa, arrived in the city last Thursday evening and will remain here for the summer. They are the grand parents of S. .T. Weekes. Miss Mae Mclllravie, of Ballard, Washington, arrived in the city last Monday evening, and will visit for a few months with her uncle, E. U. Thompson, and family. Children and adults tortured by burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or ekin diseases may secure instant relief by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It is the great pile remedy.—Hershiser & Gilli - gan. Last Wednesday Joe Davis sold his farm south of town to 8. B. Howard and expects to leave next Monday for the Klondike country. All O’Neill peo ple will wish Joe good luck in his trip to the frozen north. D. O. Shipley and Mrs. Eva Walker, of Chambers, were granted a marriage license by the county judge last Thurs day. Mr. Shipley is a new resident in the county, having recently moved here from Dakota county, this state. A young doctor recently desired to * make a good impression on a German farmer, and so told him he had received a double education—was a homeopath and a regular too. “Oh, dat vas nod ding,” said the farmer. “I had vonce a calf vot sucked two cow. and he make j nodding but a common schteer afterl all.” 1 I 1 Baldwin and wife, of Leeds, Iowa, VV. VV. Watson, of Inman, Bert Watson, and Miss Maude McKlrath, of Coldridge, are in the city today. Don't annoy others by jour coughing, and risk your life by neglecting a cold. One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe and lung troubles. — Ilersbiser & Gilligan. A ventilated water proof casket, the invention of Dr. J. J. Stevens, of Clin ton, Mo., by means of which the dead interred can be preserved for an indefinite period of time, will be exhib ithd at the Trans-Mississippi exposition. — The blossom end of a Dakota blizzard came nosemg around this burg Monday evening and by Tuesday the thermom eter had fallen in the neighborhood of 75 degrees in the 24 hours. Who says Nebraska climate isn’t delightful—at times. _ The concession allowing the Venetian boatmen to row their gondolas on the waters of the lagoon at the Trans Mississippi exposition, has been awarded to U. G. Graham and W. S. Jardine, of Omaha, for 20 per cent, of the gross receipts. _ Charles Ilemstreet and family leave tomorrow morning for Niobrara where they are going into the hotel business, having leased the Hubbard house from A. L. Towle. Charlie is a first-class hotel man and liie many friends in this city hope that he will prosper in his new home. A young banker arrived in the city last Thursday morning and has taken up his resideuce with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. F. Gallagher. He is rather young to clip coupons but Ed. is thinking seri ously of making him assistant cashier. Papa was so happy Thursday that he had all the boys smoking cigars. is. J. uyan lert aionuay evening ior Alliance, Neb., where he goes to take charge of a branch store belonging to Raymond Bros. Clarke Co., of Lincoln, He will for a time have charge of both stores, the one there anrt here, and will spend his time between both places. He will probably be absent a month on this trip. _ There is a new song going the rounds of the papers and it runneth in this wise: ‘‘We don’t want to buy at your place, we won’t trade there any more; you’ll be sorry when you see us going to some other store. You can’t sell us any stale goods, we have opened wide our eves, we don’t want to trade at your store, ’cause you do not advertise.” Last Sunday morning spring com menced and held full sway for about a day and a half, then jack frost managed to get the best of old Sol and made us a visit Monday afternoon and night and as a result many of the florists of the city are mourning the destruction of their house plants. It is very nice to take care of a lot of plants all winter and save them for the fiost to kill them in the spring. F. A. Rinehart, an Omaha photogra pher, secured the exclusive privilege of taking pictures on the Trans-Mississippi exposition grounds. The use of the kodak is subject to special rules. Mr. Rinehart will pay the exposition com mittee for the sole privilege, $1,000 in cash and 20 per cent, of the gross receipts. The profits of the business are to be derived from the public sale of photos and pictures of the exposition buildings, exhibits and grounds. Do you want a first-class wagon, plow, cultivator, harrow, lister, corn planter, check rower, hay rake, harvester, mower, or anything in the farm machin ery line, give me a call. These goods are the best that money can buy, guar anteed to give entire satisfaction in every particular. Give me a call when in town and look my goods over. I will be pleased to show you through the stock. Our disc harrows are par excel lence 30-3 O. F. BIGLIN. Waterloo Tribune: Mr. E. P. Hicks, of O'Neill. Neb., who has been here sometime, and his wife, with his father in-law, Mr. James Weekes, left last night for home, faking the old gentle man, who is verv feeble, along with them. Many a heart will heave a sigh of regret that the genial old soul, whose sturdy manhood and fine honor have been part of the riches of the county for so many years are l<> be with U3 no more, but all wish him a long and pleas ant life. _ The ladies of the Episcopal church will hold their exchanges ns usual on the three Saturdays remaining in Lent at the Heinerikson building, first door west of Gilligan’s drug store. They will have a large stock of cakes, pies and other delicacies for your Sunday dinner, and will he pleased to supply any special desert to your liking if you will leave your order with Mrs Morris. Remember, Heinerikson’s building, Sat urday, March 2fi, April 2 and 9, from 2 to Op. m. Last Thursday afternoon the laugh able comedy drama ‘‘Handy Andy” was put upon the boards in this city by local talent. The play was n great success and the comical actions and maneuver* of “Hanby Andy” kept the audience in uproar and laughter during the entire program._ The oratorical contest at the opera house Inst night was largely attended. Miss Flora Lowrie was awarded the medal defeating Parnell Golden, her nearest competitor,by two points. Miss Lowrie will represent the" O Neiii High school at the contest to be held at Nor folk in the near future. From all over the country come words of praise for Chamberlain's Cough rem edy. Here is a sample letter from Mrs. C. Shop, of Little Rock, Ark.: “I was suffering from a very severe cold, when I read of the cures that had been effected by Chamberlain’s Cough Rem edy. I concluded to give it a trial and accordingly procured a bottle. It gaye me prompt relief, and I have the best reason for recommending it very highly, which 1 do with pleasure.” For sale by I*. C. Corrigan, druggist. Atlanta Constitution: A Mississippi girl described her first visit to the city In the following rapsod>: “Oh, I had such a perfectly beautiful time! Every thing was so converted you know. We stopped to a house where we rode to our rooms in a refrigerator, and our rooms were illustrated with electric lights. There was no stove in the room but one of those legislators in the floor, and the heat just poured right up through. I did not have any appetite and could not get a thing I could realize. Honestly, when I got home I was almost an individual.” Died, at bis home near Intnan, Neb., on Monday, March 21, 1898, of Bright’s disease, Christian Christensen, aged 39 years and nine months. Deceased was born in Skibsted, Denmark, December 3, 1858, and has lived in this country for about 12 years. He was a member in good standing of Diamond Willow Camp Modern Woodmen of America, of Inman, in which order he had $2,000 insurance. He leaves a wife to mourn his demise. The funeral was held fronj the Presbyterian church at Inman yes terday, the services being conducted by Rev. N. S. Lowrie. Neil Brennan, the popular hardware dealer, handles all kinds of hardware and farm machinery. Has the largest stock of any store west of Omaha. He handles the celebrated John Deere farm machinery, Moline wagons and buggies, which are recognized the world over as the best on the market. Also carries a full line of blacksmith supplies, machine oils, gasoline and keresene: Glidden barb wire, bale ties and baling wire. 8ee the Strouskey steel ware, the latest and best steel ware on the market. Consolidated field fencing wire, break ing strength six tons, lasts for a life time. Garden seeds for everybody. D. M. Ferrey’s, Rice’s and Sioux City Seed Company’s garden seeds. Ewing Advocate: Last Tuesday while the wind was blowing a hurricane, some parties residing at Farmers’ Hill dis covered the smoke of a prairie fire in the southwest part of the county, and as the wind was blowing in their direc tion became alarmed for the safty of the Lutheran church at that place, and accordingly set at work to burn a fire protection for the same. In some man ner it got beyond their control, and came down Cache Creek valley at the pace of a runaway steed. There were many settlers in its path who had prac tically no guards for the prevention of its progress. There were numerous incidences of the nnrrow escape of buildings, farm stock, and the lives of the people from the plunging flames, while others barely escaped to a place of safety with their lives, only to stand and look at the destruction of their homes and the accumulation of years of toil. One of the latter was the family of Samuel Emily, who lost all their buildings, implements, and one thousand bushels of grain. Another was Drzie wicki, who lost a large amount of property, among which was several head of hogs. The destruction of the hay and feed for their stock was more complete and will work a great hardship on the people thus afflicted. The peo ple as a general thing for the past few years have been very negligent about providing sufficient protection to their property, although they have been fre quently admonished by the press in general to be prepared for such an emergency. We are sorry to see this destruction of property and the many inconveniences it will cause the people, but trust this will be a lasting experi ence to them in the future. Tits £»o linlls tlgnstus of The Kind You Hate Always Bought CRITICAL CRITICISMS. The drrma presented by the Academy Dramatic company at the rink on Thurs day evening, March 17, is the strongest play ever yet attempted by that com pany. It is one which any theater goer would not hesitate to pronounce too heavy for amateurs; and so it is, but that it is not to much for the amateurs of O'Neill, the feur hundred of our in telligent citizens who enjoyed its pre sentation last Thursday evening are only too willing to testify. The natiirwof the'plot le ivdHrfyWtl to readers of fiction, being a dramatiza tion of Hugh Conway’s novel, “Called Back." Some of the scenes are laid in Italy, some in London and some in Siberia. Gilbert Vaughan, a young En glishman traveling in Italy, meets a strikingly beautiful young woman in a church in Turin and is inclined to fall in love with her. A second meeting strengthens the inclination and there after the mind of the young man is filled with visions of Pauline March. She is an orphan, and together with her broth er Anthony is under guardianship of her uncle, an Italian conspirator in the cause of Victor Immanuel. This uncle spends the fortune of his wards in the cause of Italy. His colleague and bosom friend, who lusts after Pauline and hates her brother, is the villain of the play, Paolo Macari. Meantime Gilbert Vaughn, who has been suffering from lenticular cataract, becomes blind and despondent. Anthony, having become of age, demands his fortune from Ceneri and that Pauline be rescued from the clutches of Macari and placed under his own charge. Macan is present when be makes this demand, a quarrel is percipi tated, Anthony strikes Macari in the face with his glove, when the conspira tor plunges his dagger into the heart of young March. The scuille brings Pauline to the scene, who sees the act and thereby loses her reason. Her un earthly scream draws another witness on the scene, who rushing in stumbles over the dead body of Anthony and who escapes with his life only because be is blind. This was Gilbert Vaughn. Soon after, Gilbert recovers his sight and divides his attention between his care of Pauline and the investigation of the murder to which he was a blind wit ness. Also, for a time he becomes in terested in Italian liberty. It is then that he meets a second time with Dr. Ceneri, and later on with Macari. He recognizes both as princi pals in the crime. Macari, who now claims to be Pauline’s brother, lays the crime on Ceneri, saying that the mur dered man was the unprincipled lover of Pauline who refused to marry her. About this time Pauline recovers her reason, but Gilbert will have nothing to do with her till he proves her to be pure. Ceneri is the only one that can give him the desired information, but he, betrayed by Macari, has been con victed to Siberia. So Gilbert follows him there. Ceneri explains all, and himself learning the treachery of Macari sends information to Petroff, a third conspirator, to dispatch him. In the last scene justice is meted out to Macari by the hand of Petroff, and Gilbert and Pauline are united in the bonds of love. The part of Gilbert, the blind witness, the avenger of crime and defender of fair fame and innocence, was admirably filled by Professor Whelan. His work in 6ome of the scenes (the beginning of Act. 6, for instance) showed the touch of a master. And with Virgil we might sav: i His mother-goddess with her hands divine Has formed his silken locks and made his temples shine; And given his rolling eyes a sparkling grace And breathed entrancing charm on his face. The leading lady was our own less, whose faullless production of the part of “Pauline” drew forth unbounded admiration. Though Miss O’Sullivan’s histrionic talent is well known to the people of O’Neill, yet her perfect imper sonation of the demented Pauline shows her to posess a high order of dramatic genius. Should she see fit to cultivate her unquestioned talent, we pause not to predict for her a career as famous, if not so tragic, as that o/ her namesake of the D’Urbervilles. The role of Ceneri was wrought in a splendid manner by Mr. O. F. Biglin, already well known to the patrons of home talent in our city. Odie made a decided hit this time. As an emo tional actor he is about the best ama teur we have ever seen, and in fact there are many would-be professionals whose ability and naturalness in stage work appear to an audience as a candle to an electric light when compared to our own Biglin. Suffice it to say that in the Siberian scene wherein Ceneri breathed his last, not an eye was dry in the vast audience. In dramatic literature the lion’s share is always taken by the villain, and the gentleman who took the lion’s share of our attention whenever he came upon the stage last Thursday evening was our old acquaintance ^in villainy (dramatic of course), D. II. Cronin. To a rever end gentleman present at the play we expressed our surprise that Cronin made so line a villain. The answer was, “Helped by nature, my boy." And so it is, for with his olive complection, raven locks and ebon eyebrows his pres ence is most imposing, and under the influence of even, simulated passion, he is grand. His acting always creates a sensation, and his latest appearance only confirms the already high opinion we entertained of his ability, i f Dr. Berry portrayed to us in an excel lent manner the character of Anthony March. He is said to have made the handsomest corpse ever handled by Mr. Biglin. Alteady well known in home dramatic and musical circles, Mrs. Tim Hanley requires no praise from our humble pen. Her part as Mary, sister of Gilbert, was performed with her usual care, skill and naturalness. Her little bout with Her bert in the third act was greatly enjoyed by the audience. M. H. McCarthy acquitted himself mo6t excellently as Herbert Kenyon, the husband of Mary and trusted friend of Gilbert. Mike’s part contained a good deal of actiug and his work was much admired by a certain portion of the audience. His little difference of opin ion about the roses with his wife (Mrs. Hanley) provoked roars of laughter. Miss Daly’s make-up was so perfect and her voice so well controlled that few, even of her intimate friends, were able to recognize our our genial post mistress in the corpulent “Mrs. Steb bins. the landlady of this identical house.” Arthur Mullen, as Fetrolr, won the everlasting gratitude of the audience when, in the last of the sixth act, be stabbed Macari, who had caused so much sorrow. Every part was brought out with a degree of accuraoy which deserves sin cere praise. There were none of those slips of staging, no forgetting of lines, no missing of scenes so characteristic of home-taleut plays. Indeed home talent plays have a well-deserved reputation of being nothing more than exhibitions of uncouth buffoonery, demonstrations of pitiful bungling, but we have sat and laughed with Donnelly in his “Li Hung Chang,” we have wept with Sol Smith Russell in his “Poor Relation” we have groaned with Keene in his inimitable “Richard,” but from our own old rink on St. Patrick’s evening I carried away as much satisfaction for my dollar aB ever I received from these heroes of the stage. The Piunce ok Bkefni. CITIZENS’ TICKET. A citizens’ mass convention was held in Brennan’s store Wednesday evening for the purpose of selecting candidates for the various city offices. The meet ing was largely attended, those present expressing a desire to nominate a ticket composed of representative citizens who would be ever mindful of the city’s interests. Charles Davis and C. W. Hagensick were placed in nomination for mayor, and upon the second ballot Mr. Davis was declared the nominee. N. Martin was nominated by accla mation for city clerk; Mose Campbell for city treasurer; B. S. Gillespie for city engineer, and O. E. Davidson for police judge, were also nominated by the unanimous vote of the meeting. The following gentlemen were nom inated for alderman: First ward: To fill vacancy, J. J. McCafferty; long term, T. D. Hanley. Second ward: W. T. Evans. Third ward: John Oleson. FREE SILVER TICKET. Last week’s local silver luminary called a meeting of the free silver forces at the court house last Saturday even ing for the purpose of nominating a city ticket. According to that call about a dozen worshipers of the white metal assembled and proceeded to place in nomination a ticket. When the work was completed some of the faithful imagined they had been inveigled into a genuine yellow meeting. Nearly all the nominees were anti-silverites in ’96. The ticket nominated is as follows: Mayor, O. F. Biglin; clerk, James O'Donnell; treasurer B. McGreevey; city engineer, E. Kltne; police judge, John Nolan; aldermen first ward, Thos. Tierney and B. T. Trueblood; second ward, Jake Pfund; third ward, E. P. Hicks. We understand this morning that Mr. Biglin has declined to make the race, and some other gentleman will probably be selected for that position. THERE ARE OTHERS. But our way to Sioux City is the best. Buy local tickets to O’Neill, Neb., and take the Pacific Short Line there. Low est fare, shortest time. Close connec tions betweeu the Black Hills and all eastern South Dakota points. No lay over in Sioux City necessary. ASSESSOR’S SCHEDULE. At a meeting of the assessors of Holt county, Neb,, held on March 18, 1898, the following rates of assessment were agreed upon: REAL ESTATE. Atkinson.81 20 to <3 70 Chambers. 1 30 ** 2 70 Conley. 1 00 " 2 10 Cleveland. 1 00 “ 1 80 Dustin. 1 00 •' 1 80 Deioit. 1 00 “ 2 15 Ewing. 1 10 “ 2 25 Emmet. 1 10 “ 2 2% Frances. 1 00 “ 1 80 Fairview. 1 00 " 2 15 Grattan. 1 35 " 8 25 Green Valley. 1 00 “ 2 15 Iowa. 1 00 ** 2 15 Inman. 1 20 “ 2 85 Lake. 1 00 “ 2 15 McClure. 1 00 ** 2 15 Paddock. 1 00 “ 2 15 Pleasantview. 1 00 “ 2 15 Rock Falls.1 00 “ 2 15 Sand Creek. 1 00 " 2 15 Saratoga. 1 00 “ 2 15 Scott. 1 00 " 2 15 Sheridan. 1 00 “ 2 85 Shields. 1 00 “ 2 15 Steel Creek...... 1 00 “ 2 15 Stuart .. 1 00 “ 2 85 Swan. 1 00 “ 2 05 Verdigris. 1 00 •• 2 15 Willowdale. 1 00 •• 2 15 Wyoming. 1 00 '* 2 05 All lands within three miles of any railroad town shall be assessed at the rate of from 82.25 to 86.50 per acre, with the exception of O’Neill, it being the county seat, which shall be assessed at the rate of from 84.50 to 813.50 per acre. PERSONAL. Horses, pedigreed.ou 10 uu Horses, first class. 10 00 “ 17 00 Horses, second class.... 4 50 “ 8 00 Horses, third class. 2 70 '* 4 50 Mules and asses. 2 70 " 14 40 Thoroughbred bulls.... 9 00 “ 18 00 Thoroughbred cows.... 9 00 " 18 00 Common cows. 8 70 “ 4 50 8-year old steers. 6 80 “ 8 00 2-year old steers. 3 60 “ 4 50 1-year old steers. 2 00 “ 8 00 Sheep, 1-yr and over.... 80 Goats, 1 -yr and over.... 1 00 Hogs, per 100 lbs. 85 Steam engines and boilers. 20 00 “ 218 00 Fire and burgler proof safes. 8 00 “ 117 00 Billiard and like tables. 85 00 Carriages and wagons.. 1 80 “ 12 50 Busses and hearses. 42 00 “ 171 00 Gold watches. 4 00 “ 17 00 Pianofortes. 18 00 “ 128 00 Melodeons and organs.. 4 00 “ 21 00 Bicycles. 5 00 " 28 00 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND MACHINERY. Reapers. $4 00 “ 817 00 Mowers. 2 00 " 9 00 Sulky plows. 2 00 “ 7 00 Planters, checkrowers.. 3 00 “ 7 00 Grain drills and seeders. 3 00 “ 7 00 Merchandise, } actual cash value. Bankers, brokers and other stock jobbers—assessors shall be governed by section 3211 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska, 1895. JonN Alfs, Bennett Martin, Secretary. Chairman. PUBLIC BALE. The undersigued will sell for cash at public sale on March 28, 1898, at 1 o’clock p. m. the following described property to wit: Thirteen head of stock cattle, four head of work horses, one yearling colt, forty-three head of bogs, nine two-weeks old pigs, 500 bushels of corn, twelve tons of hay, one self binder, one mower, one riding plow, one culti vator, one one-horse cultivator, one harrow, one seeder, one corn planter, one disc harrow, one lumber wagon, one set of farm harness, one cook stove, one heating stove, beds, chairs, and other articles too numerous to mention. Thomas McDonough. Latest designs in Spring Suitings. Exquisite patterns in Organdies. Handsome ginghams for Shirtwaists. Elegant plaid silks for waists. (Very new and pretty) Finest line of Shirtwaists Ever shown in O’Neill. New Spring Styles in Silk Capes, Si.75 to $s. The latest Fad, rtetal Belts and Buckles. Beautiful ribbons for sashes and ties Big line of new laces and trimmings. Everything new in Shoes. Complete stock of carpets and rugs. Butterick’s Patterns every month. City styles and City Prices. You will make no mistake if you buy your spring outfit from us. J. P. MANN