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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1898)
Itj m ■ m ■ •• »• »'• «• Hthrnslift Historical bo PUBLISHED BY THE PRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XIX. SUBSORIPTION. ai.60 PER ANNUM. O. H. CRONIN. EDITOR AND MANAGER. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, AUGUST 18. 1898. NUMBER 7. ; Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED '1 Loca Happenings Portrayed Tor General Edification and Amusement. Harry Haddleson is up from South Omaha. __ M. J. Flannigan was down from Stuart Sunday. _ “John*Brady was down from Atkinson Tuesday. ______ H. Nelson, of Fremont, was in O'Neill last Friday. ~_ C. F. Hensley, of Ewing, was in the city Saturday. Bail ties and wire always on hand a Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf » Choice candies, fruits and nuts at Mrs. Laura Cress’. 5 8 A Miss Lizzie Cain is visiting friends at Jackscn, Nebraska. C. N. Carpenter, of York, was in O’Neill last Friday. James Harvey, of Stuart was in O’Neill last Friday. Don’t fail to attend the dance at the yink Tuesday night. Hunting "stubble duck" is all the rage among the O’Neill sports. Miss OnaSkirving is now stenographer in M. F. Harrington’s office. A. L. Shannon, of Ewing, was an O’Neill visitor last Saturday. MisB Kittle Dwyer returned from Omaha Wednesday morning. Dick Jenness went down to Sioux City Wednesday on business. S. J. Weekes returned from a trip to the exposition Sunday evening. W. H. Barney and wife, of Spencer, were in O’Neill last Saturday. • Harry Dowling returned to his horns iVNorth Bend Sunday morning. R. H. Jenness was looking after busi ness matters at Atkinson Monday. . R. R. Dickson returned Saturday evening from a business trip to Iowa. H. W. Bradstreet and his two sons, Nate and Will left Monday for Omaha on business._ John Tullis came up from Fremont Thursday where he has been attending the Normal. ___ Frank Pixley was in Omaha last week on business, and incidently taking in the exposition. Mrs. Richard Dwyer, (nee Kittie O’Neill) of Butte, Mont., is in the city visiting relatives. The Epworth League will serve ice cream and cake at the old post office building Wednesday evening. H. W. Davies waB up from Ewing Mnoday. He is now on the road for the Deloit creamery selling cheese. Miss Rose Mathews returned from Fremont Thursday evening, where she had been attending the normal. Miss Bee O’Bonnell was in Omaha last week attending the exposition. She returned home Sunday evening. « - Miss Dora Testman went down to Wiener Wednesday morning where she will visit relatives for two weeks. For teeth or photos go to Dr. Cor bett's parlors, 23rd to 30th of each month. Photographs 91 per dozen. FOR HALE—Span of four-year aid mules. Call at my place two miles east of O’Neill. Peter Toohill. George Mullen came up Saturday evening from David City for to visit friends and relatives for a short time. j _ V The school board will probably elect the teacher to fill the vacancy caused by Miss Thompson’s resignation, this week. Full blooded,registered Hereford bulls cows and heifers for sale by W. C. Fawkes, 4 miles north of O’Neill. 44-tf Miss Mary Joyce, who has been at tending the Fremont normal the past six weeks, returned home Friday even ing. A. C. McFarland, of the Lynch Journal, was in the city Saturday even ^ ing on his w ay home from the expos > ition. Bentley’s is the place to go for fresh fruits and fresh groceries and for crockery and glassware. They cannot be beat. Sam Dutton, an old resident of this county, died &<, his home at Badger about a week ago. Mr. Dutton had a large number of acquaintances in this city, having served a couple of terms on the county board. One of our funny exchanges gets off the following: "When the call came, to arms, the patriotic girls were the first to fall in.” ______ Joseph Newberry and Lottie Everetts, both of Page, were married at the rcsi dence of W. T. Shively Saturday by J udge Selah._ Robert Muellor whose mysterious dia sapearance has caused much uneasiness among his neighbors turned up safe and sound today. T. N. J. Hynes, arrived in O’Neill Saturday evening from Park City, Utah, and will spend a couple of months with his family here. Mrs. *R. J. Hayes and children arrived in the city Sunday evening from Butte, Mont., and will visit relatives here for a couple of weeks. Saunders, the Omaha cigar man, was in town the first of the week and we understand he "sold” John Skirving— a fine bird dog. John Lappan, who haa been visiting friends here for the past three weeks, returned to his home in Pennsylvania Sunday morning. Miss Nora Kelly, who has been at tending the normal at Fremont for the past three months, returned' home Thursday night. James, Patrick and Hugh Donahue, who have been attending the Fremont Normal the past term, returned home Saturday evening. When yon wish to advertise do it with people in O’Neill and who spend their money here. It is the only way to make a live town. Morris Cavanaugh, one of Holt’s prosperous farmers and cattle men, sold $1,800 worth of steers to Sioux City buyers last week. Miss Leonia , Skirving, who has been visiting friends at Osceola, Neb., and Omaha, the past six weeks, returned home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Deyrrman and daughters expect to leave Monday for Omaha where they will visit' the expo*, sition for about ten days. In recognition of the attendance of teachers at the M. E. church, Rev. Crews, on next Sunday, will preach a sermon to the teachers. Any one wanting a good, heavy work horse for a month, for his keeping, can be. accomodated by calling on R. H. Jenness, at the land office. John Skirving returned from Lincoln and Omaha Sunday evening where he had been attending the republican con vention and the exposition. On our bargain counter we have all kinds of useful household articles, which we are selling at prices that can’t be beat. Mrs. Laura Cress. 5-3 In order to liven up things in O’Neill, the boys will give a harvest ball at the rink on Tuesday night. A good time is assured and the best of music. Seventy-five pairs of fine Oxford (selected; at half price and 20 per cent, discount on balance of stock of. Oxfords until closed out. J. P. Mann. While riding horseback Tuesday, John Erb, son of M. L. Erb, living northwest of this city, was thrown from the horse, injuring his arm quite badly. - The other morning we received a card announcing the marriage of Prof. E. H. Whelan and Miss Susie Quilty. They will be at home in O’Neill after Sep tember 1. The sage of the Gordon Journal pro pounds the following question: ‘‘Can a war tax of thirty per cent, on marriage certificates be termed a discrimination againt infant industries?” 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. Thousands of persons have been cured of piles by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It heals promptly and cures ec zema and all skin diseases. It gives mmediate relief.—J. P. Gilligan. Fred Hebert, who has been employed on the Independent for the past two months, returned to Sionx City Monday morning where he has secured a position in the Journal job rooms. Miss Maggie Coffey, who has been a student at the Fremont normal the past three months, returned home Saturday evening. Miss Coffey will teach school in the Coin district this winter. Gordon Journal: A Kansas weekly paper states among its locals items: ‘‘Mrs. Jones called this morning and laid a dozen eggs on our table." There is no telling what a Kansas woman wouldn’t do when she is in the right humor. Hot time in the town Tuesday night when the boys give their grand harvest ball at the rink and the best muBic that can be got has been secured. So all come and help make a good time. Veronica McCarthy entertained a number of her little playmates at a birthday party given at ber home on Benton street last Monday evening, it being her sixth birthday anniversary. Bob Moore, of La Fayette, Indiana, says that for constipation he has found DeWitt’s Little Early Risers to be per fect. They never gripe. Try them for stomach and liver troubles.—J. P. Gil A very painful accident occured to Rob Morrison Monday afternoon, while threshing west of town. In trying to fix the machine in some manner the concaves caught his hand bruising it quite badly. Exchange: An Oklahoma girl ad vertised for a husband and got him. The advertisement and wedding outfit cost $11, and within a year he died and left her $5,000 life Insurance. It pays to advertise._ Miss Stella Shively who has been visiting relatives at Council Bluffs for the past three months, returned home Saturday evening. She waB accom panied by her sister, Bertha, who will visit with her parents. Exchange: If you drop your arm carelessly around the waist of a pretty school maam and resist the temtation to cautiously contract the muscles of the forearm, you may be safe in assuming that you have strong, will power. Charles Stout went down to Omaha last Monday morning to see the expo sition. He can now tell you all about the Midway, but very little about the exposition proper, which is conclusive proof as to where he spent his time. A. F. Hauser, the evangelist, will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning and evening. A cor dial invitation is extended to all to come and hear Brother Hauser. Morning service at 10:30; evening service at 8:00. The Holt pounty school teachers have full possession of O’Neill this week. The ‘‘devil” says that some of them are young and beautiful while others are -but as we will need his services a few weeks longer we will not finish his remarks.'_ Exchange: We have often wondered if it were necessary for the girl who reads the declaration of independence to be half powder, and the orator to be be half shot in order to fire the blood with patriotism at a Fourth of July celebration. _ The 13th regiment, formerly stationed at Fort Niobrara, were in the battle of Santiago, Cuba, and according to a letter received by the Valentine Re [ publican from one of its members, 57 of that regiment were killed in the fight and 108 wounded. Norfolk Journal: Three boys with out means of support, were locked up last night by Officer Kale. They claim | ed to be trying to get to their homes I near O’Neill, having been down in Texas. They were given their break fast this morning and sent on their way. C. M. Thompson, of Corning, la., has been in the city for the past two weeks looking up a business location and has about decided to locate in Ew ing. Mr. Thompson is a pleasent ap pearing gentleman and will be a valu able addition to the business interests of our surburban town. Wausa Enterprise: Prof. C. J. Ma lone, who has been attending college in Wayne the past two months, returned Wednesday evening. He left again Thursday for his former home, Inman Neb., where he will join Mrs. Malone and expects to visit there a couple of weeks before school begins. Exchange: The question has been asked us the difference between a rooster, Uncle Sam and an old maid. This might be a good question for a query box at the institute, but it is said the rooster says, “Cock-a-doodle-do,” Uncle Sam sings, “Yankee-doodle-do," and the old maid says, “any-dude-el-do.” A. R. Wertz was in from Star Tues day and favored this office with a pleas ant call. Mr. Wertz has been a resident of this county for several years and says that he has never seen crops look as good in the northeastern part ot Holt as they do this year. This is the case in all parts of the county. It is a garden spot. _ James F. Gallagher took in the Trans Mississippi exposition last week. Jim says it is a thing of beauty and a joy forever and that Nebraska has more beautiful women than he ever dreamed of. As he is authority on all 6uch questions it is not necessary to receive confirmatory _ reports from Midway sightseers. James Donahue, of this city, won the gold medal in the oratorical contest at the Fremont normal last Tuesday, over a field of six, some of whom were grad* uates of schools of oratory. This is quite an honor to Mr. Donahue and the news of his victory was received joy ously by his numerous friends in and around O’Neill. ' A traveling space writer was in O’Neill last week and wrote up the city (?) and its business men and left town with a hice little stake in his pocket. We no ticed that he managed to get a little coin out of some of our business men who have not done any legitimate ad vertising in the O’Neill papers for a year or two. But then strangers can always find suckers. Miss Cora Thompson, of Ord, Neb.* who last year so acceptably filled the position of assistant principal of the O’Neill schools and who was elected to the same position for the ensuing year, has tendered her resignation to the board on account of ill health. Her many friends in O’Neill regret to see hey leave the city and hope that she will soon regain her health. Mr. and Mrs. John McHugh will leave some time next month for Sioux City. Is., where tbey expect to make their future hotne. John has been a resident of this city for the past eight years and during that time has been one of our most progressive citizens and we regret to see him leave the city, but wish him and his estimable wife unbounded prosperity in their new home. Trntb: A Kansas farmer who could not iet harvest hands put this notice on the fence: “Harvest hands wanted. Hired girl pretty and genial. Cabinet organ music in the evening. Pie three times a day. Three spoonfuls of sugar with each cup of coffee. Hammocks, feAther beds or leather divan at your option for sleeping. Three hours’ rest at noon. Come one: come all.” £. M. Grady, who for the past ten years has been engaged in the jewelry business in this city, will leave in the morniDg for Waterloo, Iowu, where he expeets'to make his future home. Ed, in addition to being one of the finest workmen in the state, is a jolly, whole souled man and it is with regret that we see him leave O’Neill. We trust that prosperity will attend him in his new home. _ Exchange: A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, girl writes to a Clinton friend con cerning a mutual friend who is in the Forty-ninth: “I got a nice long letter from John. He is getting along splendidly. He has been assigned to the guard house for five days. Bays it is a pretty hot place, but then you know he never shirks his duty. Ma and I are actually proud to hear of his promotion. _ Fremont Tribune: An Atchison girl ties sand paper to her ankles to give her a 812 silk-shirt rustle when she walks. This is mentioned in the interests of Fremont men who have been paying for $12 skirts under the impression that they were a necessary part of women’s garb. Something good can even come out of Kansas. This example of do mestic economy is unimpeachable evidence of it. Some time ago, a little bottle of Cham berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy fell into my hands, just at a time when my two-year old boy was terribly afflicted. His bowels were be yond ^control. We had tried many remedies, to no purpose, but the little bottle of Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him.—William F. Jones, Oglesby, Ga. For sale by P. C. Corri gan, druggist._ Goruan Journal: The editors tele phone wire has got crossed with some other wire in town and for the past 18 hours we have been listening to such messages as the following: “Heliol dearie, what time you coming home to supper?” “By by, sweet heart, hurry home." “Bring home some peaohes dearie, I’ve got ice cream for supper. Won’t we haye a nice time tonight.' Must be some new married couple has put in a line. We’ll cut the cable within 24 hours if this thing don’t stop. Fred Valentine, of Dorsey, was ar rested at Wakefield, Dixon county, by the sheriff of that county, last Monday on a warrant sworn out by County At torney Butler on July 5, charging him with holding up Frank Willows, at Dorsey on July 2, and shooting with intent to murder. Attorney Butler went down to W'akefield Tuesday morning and brought Valentine to this city and he is now confined in the sounty jail awaiting a preliminary hearing which will probably be held tomorrow. CABTOniA. Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought T&atf&Lig? Exchange: A Nebraska female horse who was the mother of a mule colt, watched over her offspring with care | and solicitude, hoping that it would ! finally -develop into the likeness other family ; but one day when the colt was i getting well-grown it turned loose a i long bray, whereupon the mother ex i plained sadly: "Alas, this is the result of fusion. I thought I could raise you for a horse but whenever you open your mouth you speak like an aas.u Moral—The result of fusion is nec* cessarily disappointing. A fakir billed a neighboring town with these words "I am coming!" and the people wondered what it meant. It was the talk of the town, and in a few days again appeared, "I am here— Opera bouse tonight.’* The billing had been so mysteriously done that the | people flocked out to see what It meant. | The admission was 25 cents. The house I was filled. When nobody else could | get in the fakir had the boy raise the cut tain displaying a black card on an easel on which the words were plainly written, in the same bold hand. "I am ! gone" and he was gone forever. VUIUU1UUO IIU1CO U.UJ VIU IIIDUIUUUV company or organization—old line, new line, stock, mutual, assessment or fraternal, that Invalidates the policy by reason of enlistment of the insured in the volunteer army, should be promptly boycotted by every American in time of peace as well as war. Any fraternal organization that atteofpts a crusade of that kind, does not know the meaning of the word fraternity, and should be taught that loyalty and patriotism is not subservient to their craftiness, but is as far above their iniqutous teachings and example, as honesty and decency is above their conception. A young woman entertained a young man one evening until driven to the following resort, accord ing to an exchange: She told him to write down eleven ciphers in a line— 00000000000—then to commence on the first on the left and from the right aide J •of thecipher draw a straight line down; on tfre tight side of the fourth make a straight line up; on the right side of the fifth make a straight line down; on the right of the seventh make a straight line up; from the right side of the eighth a mark up, and from the right side of the tenth a straight line down, then read what he had written. It worked. __ Atkinson Plain Dealer: September 2nd and 8rd are going to be merry ones for the sporting fraternity of this baili wick. The race meet that Is to be held here on that occasion already gives promise of being a grand success. The secretary has already received enough assurances fiom the horsemen through out the state of their intention of being here on that date to compete for the prize money and side bets, tp com plete one of the most attractive pro grams ever made out in a like event in North Nebraska. No one within a a hundred miles of this place should miss this racing, as some of the speediest horses in the west will participate in the events. Our citizens have contributed handsomely to the prize money and are enthusiastic over the success of the meeting. __ Exchange: A story is told that recently in Los Angeles, lire prominent gentleman of foreign birth chanced to meet. One was a Russian, one a Turk, one a Frenchman, one an American and the other an Englishman. The gentlemen became bosom friends, and finally a champagne supper was pro posed. To be in keeping with the times —.. . • -. each was to Rive a toast to his native country, the one Riving the best toast to be at no expense for the wine. Here are the toasts given: % The Russian—"Here’s to the stars and bars of Russia, that were never pulled down.” The Turk—"Here’s to the moons of. Turkey whose wings ?ere never clip ped.” The Frenchman—"Here's to the cock of France whose feathers were never picked.” The American—Here’s to the stars and stripes of America, never trailed in defeat.” The Englishman—"Here’s to the rampin’, roarin’ lion of Great Britain, that tore down the stars and bars of Russia, clipped the wings of Turkey, picked the feathers off the cock of France, and run likeh—1 from the stars and stripes of the United States of America.” s TEACHEE'S INSTITUTE. The Holt county teachers’ institute la now in session in thia city under the'' super vision of Superintendent Morrow, who is assiated by Prof. Mullen, of Fre mont. Prof. White, of Stuart, and Miaa Pearl Kelley, of the Peru State Normal. Following ia a Hat of the teachera in attendance: O’Neill—Roae Mathewa, Julia E. Sullivan, C. A. Meals, Katie Sullivan, Clara Zimmerman, Tina data, Carrie Hamilton, Alice Cronin, Nellie Murray, Inez Murray, Evelyn Burke, Sarah Brennan, Mary Daly, Merritt Martin, Mamie McNiab, Nora O’Malley, Joaie. Dillon. Mamie Hynes, Maggie Hurley, Anna Donahue, Nellie Joyce. Elisabeth Cain, Mary Horlakey, Anna Coffey, Maggie Coffey, Teas O'Sullivan, Estelle Shively. j" Atkinson—Matilda Nightengale, Lillie Galleher, Lillie Wheeler, Mery Nellgh, Daisy Muaser, Mattie Raddiffe, R. E. - Slaymaker Annie Casaidy. Ella Beamon, ■Maude Donnely, Jettie Davis, Maggie' Nightengale, Roae Sturdevant, Ida B. Freed, Lula Boehme, Alice Stewart. Ewing—B* B. Butler, Lottie Mills, Georgians Cole, Ethel M. Buriew, F. Arville Cole, Rose Gunther,' Sarah Hohmon, Horace Davies. Stuart—Nellie Whitehead, Maude Bailey, Mary E. Murphy, Emma Dibble, Leila Whitney, Florence Zink. Page—C. C. Singer, Amelia Bloom quist, Susie Reed, A. F. Bloomquist, Carrie A. Townsend, C. A. Townsend, Ruth Page. Chambers—J. S. Coppoo, Mrs. Nettie Earl, Grace Jeffries. Inez—J. M. Shreve, Harry H. Jones, Little—Evangeline Lerue, Rose Lerue. Inman—Eva Smith, Katie Ryan. Kate E. Crosby, Omaha. A Vira C. Burgess, Francis. J. W. Noss, Amelia. Matilda Larson, Stafford. ... ^ John C. Denning, Dustin. " ^ r Mamie Carl, Amelia. Win yoar battles against disease by acting promptly. One Minute Coughi Cure produces immediate results. When, taken early it prevents consumption. And in later stages it furnishes prompt relief.—J. P. Gilligan. A man in Virginia, rode forty mile s to Fairfax station, for the express pur* pose of getting Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and took home with him, a dozen bottles of the medicine. The druggist who relates the incident, adds, "Tour remedy seems to be a general favorite wherever known.” Its effects are indeed wonderful in all lung and throat troubles. Procure a bottle at P. C. Corrigan’s drugstore. Special Sale. Two days only, Saturday, Aug. 20 and Monday, Aug. 22. Silks, Laces and Embroideries. Bilks worth 35c for.9 2f Silks worth 50c for. Silks worth 60c for. 45 Silks worth 65c for. 41 Silks worth 75c for. 51 Silks worth 85c for. 65 Silks worth 90c for. 69 Silks worth $1.00 for. 78 Silks worth $1.25 for. 98 Silks worth $1.50 for. 1 15 The shore are all choice late styles and we simply take this method to re duce stock before buying our fall goods. We will contiaue our sale on soft shirt waits for a limitod time at 50 per cent, discount. Worth 5c for......... 8c Worth 6c for..... 4c Worth 7c for. 4c Worth 8c for. 5c Worth 9c for. 6c Worth 10c for. hjc Worth 12|c for.&}c Worth 15c for. 10c Worth 18c for. 12c Worth 20c for. 14c Worth 25c for. 17c Worth 8flc for.30c And 33£ on all prices not quoted above. These are very low prices for choice new goods and we have very few ches* nuts in the above lines. J. P. MANN. .. . '