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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1898)
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. 8U8SORIPTION, SI.BO PER ANNUM. D. H. CRONIN, EDITOR AND MANAGER. VOLUME XVIII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, JUNE 1G, 1898. NUMBER 50. HEWS' SAKS WHISKERS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Loca Happenings Portrayed For General Edification and Amusement. C. F. Lytle was up from Ewing Monday. _ Frank Phillips was in from Star last Friday. J. J. King went down the road Tues day morning. m T. J. Morrow, of Norfolk, was in the 'city Tuesday. Bail ties and wire always on hand at Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf Hez Chambers was down from Atkin son Wednesday. Dr, O’Neill went down to Omaha Monday morning. Henry Hobbins, of Omaha, was in the city last week. Nebraska is receiving her share of moisture this season. Judge H. D. Kelley, of Norfolk, was in the city Monday. John Hearty, of Fairbury, this state, was in the city Tuesday. Fred Dellone, of Omaha, was in the city the first of the week. Elmer Williams was in the city over Sunday visiting old friends. Barney Stewert was up from Page a few days the first of the week. J. A. Douglas, of Bassett, was in the city yesterday attending court. Dan Flannigan shipped a couple of cars of hogs to Sioux City Saturday. Miss Stella Brown, of Atkinson, is In the city visiting Miss Nellie Skirving. The first regiment of Nebraska volun teer infantry leaves San Francisco today. Must raise $500 in ten days or go under; and we will sell flour accordingly. Call and see_L. Keys. Fritz Clemmy was in the city from Spencer a couple of days the first of the week. _ F. M. Sheeley, of the Ssoux City« O’Neill and Western, was in the city Monday. _ Miss Nora Kelley went down to Fre mont Sunday morning where she will attend school. Mrs. Merithew went down to Omaha Friday morning and will visit relatives for a few weeks. T. S. Armstrong and wife were in the city Saturday evening on their way home from Omaha. Dr. McDonald came down from At kinson Monday morning with the mem bers of company M. Geo. Brown, of Atkinson, is employed in Corrigan’s drug store during the ab ' sence of Frank Pixley. f The supervisors are in session this week as a board of equalization. They will probably adjourn tonight. Last night’s dailies state that the third regiment Nebraska volunteers will be sent to the Phillipine islands. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Harrington and children went down to Omaha Monday morning to nttend the exposition. Mary McMillan went down to Lincoln Sunday morning where she will visit with relatives about two weeks. Dan Harrington is now employed at J. P. Mann’s store having accepted the position vacated by his brother. donn narrmgion went uown 10 Omaha Monday morning where he ex pects to remain during the summer. For teeth or photos go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 20th to 30th of each month. Photographs $1 per dozen. Last Monday Judge Selah united in marriage Nels Borg, of Atkinson, and Miss Della Haskins, of Rosebud, Pa. Do you want to sow millet? We have some fine seed for sale at 65 cents per bushel. 50-1 O’Neill Gbocerv Co. Mary Joyce went down to Fremont Saturday morning where she will at tend the Normal for a couple of months. Full blooded,registered Hereford bulla qows and heifers for sale by W. C. fifawkes, 4 miles north of O’Neill. 44-tf Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Krotter were pas sengers on the west bound train Mon day evening on their way home from Omah a. Miss Myra Sanders arrived in the city Monday evening from Plainview and will visit with Mrs. O. M. Collins for a few weeks. Ora Bowen, Bon of Judge Bowen formerly judge of this county, was elected principal of tbe Atkinson high school last week. Miss Sadie Skirving went down to Omaha Friday morning where she will visit with Mrs. Nichols for a few weeks and attend the exposition. Several of the boys have spent their spare time, during the past week, fish* ing and several fine catches of pickerel and bass have been made. George Brown, of Atkinson, has ac cepted a position in Corrigan’s drug store during the absence of Frank Pix ley at the Omaha exposition. j Rev. Haner will preach in the Presby ! terian church next Sabbath evening, | June 19 at 8 o’clock. A cordial invita | tion extended to all to attend. Ed. McBride returned from Atkinson last Saturday morning where he had been the past month assisting Mose Campbell in the lumber yard. The editorial family feasted on straw berries Tuesday the gift of Mr. and Mrs. j Haynes. They were delicious and about the largest we have ever seen. j Thos. Gibson, of West Liberty, Iowa, | was in the city last week visiting bis \ cousin, Mrs. John Skirving. He re I turned home Monday morning. [ FOR SALE—NEi 13-30-13-160. Hay ! and water. Price $450; $250 cash, $200 in one year. M. Lyons, Emmet. Nebr. [ Miss Mary Kelley and sister arrived from Butte City, Montana, last Friday evening and will visit their parents north of this city during the summer. Jas. O’Donnell is acting as cashier of Gallagher & Co’s bank at Atkinson this week, and O. M. Collins is doing the work In the First National, of this city. Dr. Withers, Omaha dentist, has been in practice for 19 years, and will do your work right and war rant same._ A. R. Drew, ex-sheriff of Sioux county, was killed by lightning while standing in front of the Commercial bank building at Harrison, Neb., on Monday June 6. Owing to the fact that the questions failed to arrive in time, the university county scholarship examinations will be held on June 18, 1898. J. C. Morrow, county superintendent. A torpid liver robs you of ambition and ruins your health. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure con stipation and all stomach and liver troubles.—J. P. Cilligan Co. Dr. Withers, Omaha painless dentist, will be in O’Neill June 22 23 prepared to do all kinds of dental work at Omaha prices. One hundred pair of ladies low shoes, worth from $2 to $3.50, to close at 98 cents per pair. Seventy-five shirt waists, worth from 75 cents to $2.50, at half price at J. P. Mann’s. 47-4 There are more machine men work ing the county than there have been for ten years. Binder manufacturers recog nize in Holt county one of the leading small grain producers in the state. Do not forget that I am headquarters for gasoline and kerosene, and the best machine oil on the market. The only Blossburg blacksmith coal in the city. Call at the coal yard. P. J. Biolin. F. F. Egan, of Osage, la., was in the I city last week in the interest of the Northwestern Catholic. Mr. Egan is a very pleasent gentleman and is doing much good for his paper in this section. Patrick Ford, a resident of the sol diers’ home at Hot Springs, 8. D., who is out on a thirty days’ furlough, has been in the city the past week amusing the bystanders by his quaint and comic sayings. _ Thirty-five years make a generation. That is how long Adolph Fisher, of Zanesville, O., suffered from piles. He was cured by using three boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve.—J. P. Gilligan Co. _ The military excitement of late has detracted so from the baseball fever that we haven’t run up against an enthusiast of the national game for several weeks. However, in the less patriotic districts they are still playing ball. Lightning struck Mose Campbell’s residence at Atkinson during the elec trical storm Sunday morning. The bolt struck the northeast corner of the building and passed through the house, but fortunately doing no damage. Henry Cloeger, of Spencer, and Mary Duerckheimer, of Murphysboro, 111., j Aere married in this city by the county ; judge Tuesday evening. The bride came from Illinois on the evening train and the ceremony was'performed immedi ately thereafter. When you want to buy flour remem ber we handle it and will make you a special price on 500 pound lots. We handle only the best grades. 50-1 O’Neill. Grocery Co. A class of seventeen pupils was or ganized last Saturday In Atkinson by C. J. Schubert. It was the desire of several former pupils of Prof. Schubert’s to have him come every Saturday to in struct in musm._» June 30 is the day set for the graduat ing of the following pupils from the O’Neill Conservatory of Music—Nellie Hagerty, Anna Lowrie, Sarah Davies, Wilbur Wilson, Maria Marley, 8. W. Green and J. L. Sage. A special excursion rate to the Hot Springs, S. D., will be made by the F., E. & M. V. railroad on June 30, July 1 and July 5. One fare for the round trip. Good for 30 days. E. R. Adams, Agt, Coleridge Blade: A late start and bad roads prevented the publisher of the Blade and his wife and daughter from taking the train at Belden for O’Neill last Friday evening. We had the sat isfaction of seeing the train pull out, however. Wayne Republican: A precocious kid came into the office the other day and asked why Spain would be spelled S-p-a-n at the conclusion of the present war and on our answer that we didn’t know why, said “because America will knock her eye out.” The last issue of Tins Frontier con tained an eiitorial regarding the Oregon election which was clipped from the Sioux City Times although through the inadvertance of the printer no credit was given. We regret occurences of this kind but they sometimes occur. Frank Pixley, the genial compounder of drugs in Corrigan’s store, left for Omaha Monday morning where he will take in the sights at the exposition for a few days and will also visit relatives in Shelby county. Iowa, before his return. |iie expects to be gone a couple of weeks. Chadron Journal: While In O’Neill last Satuiday the Journal scribe met Johnnie Bennett, the merchant tailor who was in the employ of N. Shold for so long. Johnnie’s many Chadron friends will be glad to know that he is enjoying a flatering degree of prosperity in O’Neill. _ Mrs. M. F. Kirwin went down to Lincoln Sunday morning to spend a couple of weeks with relatives. While Mike is the most forsaken looking indi vidual in town he declares he will re hearse the art of bachelorism in every detail during her absence and when he gets tired of it is going down to Lincoln himself. _ The editor of the Allen News suggests that the newspaper men and printers of Nebraska organize a company com posed of members of the profession and go to the front, promising to be the first private who would enlist in the com pany. Well, O’Neill can furnish a couple of the officers and if enough privates can be secured the boys ought to make it go_ A California man named Moon was presented with a daughter by his wife. That was a new moon. The old man was so overcome that he went off and got drunk. That was a full moon. And when he got sober he had but twenty five cents left. That was the last quarter. But when the old lady met him with a rolling pin there was a total eclipse, with a comet in the distance. Tub Frontier and Stuart Ledger will have correspondents with company M, j Third regiment Nebraska volunteer in fantry. J. W. Wertz, editor of the Ledger, being second lieutenant, and Arthur Coykendall, foreman of this office, being a private in the company, so that the people of this couuty will be Kept well informed as to the welfare, whereabouts and heroic deeds of the members of company M. The supervisors presented company M with a flag last Tuesday. The boys are | very proud of their gift and promise to | guard it carefully. The board will also feed them at the expense of the county while they are in camp here, a petition signed by about 200 taxpayers, having been presented to them to that effect. The board as well as the people of this I city believe there is nothing to good for | the liolt county volunteers. And they ore right, so say we all. The Denver News says: “The other day a Denver girl kissed a soldier good bye at the depot with the remark, I “GoJ bless you, stand up for Colorado." I Between his sobs he replied, ‘I am from Nebraska, but I’ll try to stand up for both now.’ Thereupon she kissed him again for Nebraska. That young man might have reminded her. with entire propriety, that there are forty-three other states which he could ‘stand up for.’ ’’ For the annual encampment, depart ment of Iowa, Grand Army of the Re public, to be held at Sioux City, June 14, 15 and 16, the Pacific Short Line will make the low rate of one fare for the round trip from all stations. Tickets will be good to return until and in cluding Saturday, June 18. For any further information call on or address the nearest Pacific Short Line agent, or W. B. McNider, general passenger agent, Sioux City, Iowa. Lieutenant Hall received a message from Captain Cross Wednesday morn ing stating th&t the company would go to Omaha Tuesday morning, so all the members are requested to be here to to leave with the company on that date. After their arrival in Omaha the mem bers will bs pdt through a severe phys ical examination 'by the physicians comprising th* board and those who pass will at once be mustered into the service of the United States. The reg iment will probably be in camp at Omaha for three or four weeks. unamDers uugie: Home or our young men were lacking in courage when the time came for them to go to the front, after having enlisted in Uncle Sam’s ser vice. The following are the names of those brave boys that answered to the call for volunteers, viz: Walter King, sou of M. M. King, William H. Eieele, son of W. F. Eisele, and Thomas Clausen, only son of Postmaster Clausen, of Amelia. They left Chambers Mon day morning for O’Neill where they will join the regiment gotten up by John Skirving, recruiting officer. Holt county boys will doubtless give a good account of themselves. There arrived in this city during the latter part of last week a gentleman from Tyndall, S. D., who was very desirous of procuring a divorce from his wife in order that he might be at liberty to wed some mote comely lady should the opportunity occur. He seemed to be a little "off” on the marriage ques tion and a few of the boys concocted a scheme whereby they would have a little sport at the expense of the South Dakotan. A mock court was organized and the matrimonial knot declared off. They ibeif arranged for a marriage ceremony, one of the feminine ap pearing boys having consented to don feminine apparel and act as the blush ing bride. The bride was supposed to be a wealthy widow and the intended groom was very anxious that the cere mony should be performed at once. He went down to the train and met his in tended as she was supposed to arrive from the eastern part of the county on that train. They were properly intro duced but the intended groom “caught on" to the deal and threw up the game. He is probably a wiser man than when he reached O’Neill. DEDICATION AT PAGE. The M. E. church at Page will be ded icated June 26. 10 a. m. love feast. 11 a. m. sermon by Rev. Wm. Gorst, presiding elder Neligh district. 7:30 p. m. song and praise service. 8 p.m. sermon by Rev. L. K. McNeil, of Plainview. The general public and our neighbor ing societies are invited to attend these services and enjoy this season or re freshing with us. A special invitation is given to former and neighboring pas tors. Faithfully H. A. Ciiappbll, Pastor. THE QUILL DRIVERS. The editors of the newspapers along the Elkhorn railway met in O’Neill last Saturday to attend the Second annual convention of the Elkhorn Valley Edi torial Association. It was a splendid meeting, well attended and all the news paper men who were there returned to their homes more than satisfied with the trip. The city of O’Neill did herself proud. She has a great many progress lve, puonc-opjrueu uuBiuese uieu nuu me entertainment furnished the visitors was par excellence. O’Neill stands second to Chadron alone as the best city on the Elkhorn line west of Norfolk. One of the most pleasant features of the convention was the banquet tender ed the editors by O’Neill citizens Satur day night. Never was a banquet board so loaded down with an abundance of good things and the people who enjoyed the exquisite spread were congenial and companionable. Judge M. P. Kinkaid presided as toastmaster in his usual happy and entertaining manner. BelieviDg that our readers are some what intereited in the doings of the editors of Northwest Nebroska, most of whom are actjrye members in the Elk horn Valley Editorirl Association, and those farther to the east, we give space to detailed minutes of the association.— Chadron Journal. OABTOnXA. Bears the Signature of COMPANY M ELECTION. Company M, Third regiment Ne braska volunteer infantry was organ lied in this city last Monday. This company was organized through the efforts of John Skirving, of this city, assisted by R. LI. Cross, of Atkinson. When a company was organized here & couple of mouths ago Mr. Skirving was elected captain. A few days afterwards he went to Lincoln and tendered the services of the company to Governor llolcomb, and be was assured that should another call be made his com pany would get in. Shortly after* wards Mr. Cross organized a company of which he was elected captain. A few days thereafter another call was made for troops and Mr. Cross went to Lincoln and urged his company upon Governor llolcomb, but as we under stand not meeting with muoh success. In fact the governor informed him that he and Mr. Skirving would have to get together and have only one company from this county. He did not, how ever, receive any assurance that a com* ptmy iruiu iui» uuuuij wuuju gci iuiu the regiment, as we understood it. A day or two after Mr. Cross was down there Mr. Skirving visited Lincoln and interviewed Gov. Holcomb and W. J. Bryan, the newly appointed colonel of the regiment, and he was assured that Ilolt county would be given company M, and that headquarters would be at O’Neill. This company completed the regiment, and it was mainly through the efforts of Mr. Skirving that the company was granted place in the regi ment, as about a dozen other counties wanted to get in. John Skirving and it. H. Cross were named by the governor as enrolling officers and they proceeded organizing the company, Mr. Skirving getting about 75 of the 117 of the names on the roll. The recruiting officers worked harmoniously together, it being understood that Mr. Skirving was to be captain of the company and Mr. Cross first lieutenant. In fact Mr. Cross in formed the writer that if Mr. Skirving was a candidate for captain under no circumstances would he be a candidate for the same position. This arrange ment suited the boys who signed the muster roll. The mustering officers called a meeting in O’Neill on June 18 for the purpose of electing officers for the company. Mr. Skirving going to Lincoln a few days previous in order to interview the governor and Col. Bryan as to the proper procedure in mustering in the men and the electing of officers. Mr. Bryan informed him that the election of officers should be post poned until after the men bad been examined by the physicians so that only those who would in reality be members of the company would select the officers. This conyemation occurring on Sunday June 12 in Lincoln. Mr. Skirving re turned home the same night and wired the men at Atkinson and Stuart not to come as there would be no election or organization. The Stuart boys heeded this order and did not come down but the recruits from Atkinson came down in full force and after they got here Mr. Cross announced himself as a candidate for captain of the company. Although Stnart had twenty-five men enrolled there were none of them in town Mon day morning and as Mr. Cross was de termined that the company should be organized Mr. Skirving telegraphed for the Stuart boys to come down on the freight, but as oyer half of them lived in the country, only eight were able to re spond and they arrived in the city at 2:30. The meeting was called for at 4 o’clock and promptly at that hour Mr. Cross marched hiB delegation to the opera house and organized by having himself elected chairman. We accom panied some of the Stuart boys to the rink and reached there at 4:05 and found the meeting in progress with Mr. Cross in the chair. After roll call Mr, Cross announced that the election of officers was in order. Then one of his adher ents from Atkinson arose and placed him in nomination for captain, another seconded the motion, then another lumped up and moved that the nomina tions close. Mr. Cross, who was in the chair, prepared to put the motion, although knowing there was another candidate, thereby lending himself and his influence to one of the meanest acts we have ever seen attempted in any gathering. It was a cold-blooded deal, attempting as it did to bar out the minority from any voice in the election of the officers for the company. Here was Mr. Cross’ opportunity to make a friend of every man in the hall, which he would have done had he called the attention of his followers to the fact that there was another candidate and that he wanted each and every one to have an equal show in the election, but this he failed to do, and he put himself on record as favoring methods which were not just or right in order to gain an advantage over his competitor. One of the Stuart boys arose to nominate another candidate for captain and the muttcrings of discontent board io several parts of the ball caused the move! of tbe motion to wMhdraw it. Then R. H. Cross and John Skirving were placed in nomination for the office of captain. The presiding officer was authorized to appoint two tellers as the election wis to be by ballot. Here again the chair man showed his narrowness by appoint ing as tellers two of his own supporters, not that we believe th» result would be i any different, for we believe the men who aaed as tellers counted the votes Just as they were cast, but as a matter of courtesy to the other candidate and bis friends one of his supporters should have been selected as teller. The vote was taken and Mr, Cross was elected by a large majority. C. E. Hall was then elected First lieutenant by acclamation and J. W. Wert* was selected in a live manner as Second lieutenant. Considerable dissatisfaction has been caused over the election, not because Mr. Skirving was defeated, but in the manner in which it was accomplished. There are 117 names upon the com pany rolls; the captain elect receiving 44 votes which is considerable short of the required majority of the company and some are of the opinion that another election will have to be held, but be that as it may it is hoped that there will be harmony in the ranks as without it tbe company cannot be effective. The am bition of the boys should be to fight Spaniards and not themselves. A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada £ Hart, of Groton S. D., “Was taken . with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and dually termin ated in consumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short lime. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and thank God, I am saved and now a well 1 and healthy wouiqq.” Trial bottles free at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store. Regular size 50 cents and tl. Guaranteed or price refunded. A Clever Triok. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it v£io has lame back and weak kidneys, malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stimulent to the liver and kid neys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures constipation, headache, fainting spells, sleeplessness and melancholy. It is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be con vinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents a bottle at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store. Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainview, 111., makes the statement that she caught cold which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consump tion and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefltted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this great discovery at P. C. Corri gan’s drug store. Large bottles 50 cents and fl. Tallow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be supplied with every means possible for its relief It is with pleasure we publish the fol lowing: “This is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for over six months, and was treated by some of the best physicians in our city and all to no avail. Dr. Beil, our drug* gist, recommended Electric Bitters, and after taking two bottles I was entirely cured. 1 now take great pleasure in recommending them to any person suf fering from this terrible malady. Iam gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lex ington, Ky.” Sold by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. Insure your city and farm property with B. McGreevy. Losses promptly settled and paid in gold. 34-tf PITCHER’S CASTORIA THE KIND 70U HAVE ALWAY8 BOUGHT Hu tht ho-ilmUt dgutus «f