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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1899)
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XIX. , SUBSCRIPTION. SI.S3 PER ANNUM O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 9. 1899. D. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER. NUMBER 32. Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Lock Happenings Portrayed For General Edification and Amusement. Corbett’s best $1.00 per dozen. 2?tf. F. J B.iglin was a visitor in Atkinson Monday. _ Alex Searl was down from Atkinson Monday. _ Jess Brooks, of Atkinson, was in the citv Tuesday. Bail ties and wire always on hand at Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf Rev. Cassidy was a passenger to Omaha Monday. Sheriff Stewart had business in At kinson Monday. John McNlcbols was down from At kinson last Friday. “Jack” Fagan was in the city from Stuart Wednesday. Iowa Lump coal, $5 00 per ton at the Galena Lumber Yard. 29 4 Several choice farms for sale on easy terms. C. L. Biught. 28tf. West Virginia Splint coal, $6 00 per ton at GalenaLumber Yard. 29 4. Mose Grebe, of Stuart, was in O’Neill Monday on a business trip. Pete Donahue shipped a car load of fat cattle to Omaha last week. Mies Mae Skirving was the guest of Miss Lou Earle on last Thursday. Attorney H. A. Allen was down from Atkinson on legal business Monday. Fred Boehme, of Atkinson, was a visitor at the county capital Tuesday. H. Davies, of Ewing, .was an over Sun Jay visitor with friends in O’Neill. Next Wednesday, the 15th, is Ash Wednesday the beginning of the lenten season. _ The simon-pure maple syrup at Bent leys, also sugar bouse syrup and sorghum. __ 30-3. Mrs. R. H. Jeness and son, Tom, spent Sunday and Monday visiting in Atkinson._ R. R. Dickson was called to Omaha on legal business Monday, returning • Tuesday night. Lawrence Casey is reported as being very ill at the home of his son-in-law, Jas. Brennan._ C. F. Lytle, an attorney from Sioux City, was looking after legal business in the city Monday. Editor Raker, of the Ewing Advocate, was looking after business interests in the city Monday. T. E. Doolittle, one of the leading cattle men of the county, was in the city from Atkinson Tuesday. J. M. Flannigan, cashier of the Cit izens bank, of Stuart, had business in the county’s capital Saturday. Miss Kate Mann came over from Spencer Monday and will visit for a few days with relatives and friends. For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors 23rd to 30tb, cf each month. Photographs $1 a dozen. 30tf f FOR SALE—By J. H. Peeler, of O’Neill, Neb., five registered Hereford bulls on ranch, four miles from town. Twelve new members were initiated into the mysteries of Modern Woodcraft at their regular meeting Tuesday night. Pat Minton, who lives six miles north east of here, is reported as being danger ously ill with the grip and rheumatism. When you go east take the “Mil waukee” from Sioux City. Try it once and you will be sa’isfled with the re * suit 12tf. w IWUII icoouub, (Jiniiu, ui^rtu, uitwiiiCl, feolaandall brass instruments taught by J. Becker. Satisfaction guaran ced. _ Miss Anna Hopkins, who teaches the first primary department in our city schools, is laid up with illness this week. _•_ H. M. Bradstreet was in Lincoln last week watching the pops trying to elect a United States senator. He returned home Tuesday night. D. H. Cronin is in Fremont this week tritendingf fcTnt &’""£$&¥entioff oT (he Modem Woodmen of America, he be ing sent as a delegate from O’Neill camp. For good service and quick t.me. route your freight from Chicago and the east via the C. M. & St. P. Ry., in > connection with the S. C. O’N, & W ' Ry- i2tf. Mrs. J. P. Gilligau, who has been vis iting with friends and relatives at her old home at Tekamab, for the past month, returned to her home Monday evening. _ A disastrous fire occurred at West Point Monday in which an old lady, the mother of ex-County Clerk Dragoss, aged 75 years, met a horrible death by burning. Charles Stout, manager of the O’Neill opera house, has secured the famous farce comedy company, “A Warm Member,” which will appear on the evening of February 27. This* has been one of the dullest weeks for business of all kinds of the season owing to the extremely cold weather. Only necessity has called people out of their homes. A very enjoyable iparty was given at the tome of the Misses Skirving on Friday evening in honor of their guest, Miss Mathews, who returned to he kome at Lincoln on Sunday morning. A petition was circulated and numer ously signed this week by the O’Neill Gun Club, the object of which is to pro tect and enforce our game laws and stop the seining of the river and creeks for fish in this vicinity. All members of the Elkhorn Valley lodge, I. O. O. F. No. 57 are earnestly invited to be present on next Wednes day night, February 15. Special work in the initiatory degree followed by special entertainment. Come. Thos. Morris, who was formerly en gaged in the di%g business in this city, but who is now in a like business at Meadow Grove, spent a number of days visiting with old time friends in this city the latter part of the week. Helnrickson vs. Erickson is the title of a contest now on at the United States land office. The land involved is forty acres in Dixon county. Gillespie and Son aud M. D. Long are attorneys for Heinrikson and J. J. Harrington for Erickson. __ Through-service has been established from eastern points to O’Neill on both freight and passenger business via the C. M. & St. P. and S. C.O’N.& VV. Ry’s. Make a note of this and in future in struct your shippers to route freight via the "Milwaukee.” 12tf. Hobson kissed ’steen hundred girls and still open for engagements, says the Scribner News. A New Jersey man who started out to break the lieuten ant’s record kissed 315 girls and got run in. And yet they say the common cit izen gets a fair shake. The Shakesperean Club will meet in Judge Selah’s office Saturday evening, February 11, at 7:30 prompt. The play to be studied is Hamlet. All who are interested in literature are invited to be present. Miss Annie Lowrie, Sec. A bill has been introduced in the legislature for the creation of a Six teenth judicial district and providing for the election of officers and a district attorney therefor. The new district will comprise tee counties of Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux. Scotts Bluff, Kimball and Banner. __ Nebraska, or at least this section of it, has been having a very frigid time this week, the thermometer starting in at a 20 degree below pace and lowering its record to 24 degrees below yesterday morning. This was said to have been the coldest we ln.ve had for the past four years. __ Dr. C. V. Crooks, the well-known specialist of Fremont, Neb., will be in O’Neill, Ncbr., on Thursday evening, February 23 until Sunday morning, February 26, for two days only. Dr. Crooks successively treats all diseases of the nerves, diseases of women and chronic ailments. Piles positively cured without the use of the knife. Consultatiou free. The electric light plant, which hns been closed down for the past two years was started up on the first of the month under the management of Electrician Minnick and our streets and stores are again lit up by electricity, which gives the city a metropolitan appearance and enables the pedestrian to see instead of feeling his wajr about our streets after the twilight hour. The eighteenth joint ballot for United States senator was taken yesterday at Lincoln without any material change since our last issue. The vote cast for the various candidates was as follows: Allen 55; Hayward 36; Thompson 0; Webster 10; Field 4”; Weston "c4? *Iteese. F088, Hinstiavv, Smithberger. Van Dusen, Lambertson, Adams, Cornish, each one. Total vote cast 125; neces sary to a choice 03. Shstao flails ataatus «t The hind You Hate Always Bought * - lsoa * STiry •J vnppth There ia a bill before the legislature that provides for the placing of voting machines in each ward and precinct. Such a machine Is now on exhibition at Lincoln. It is a novelty and would be a great improvement over the present system of voting. The voter simply pushes a button after the name of the candidate he desires to vole for and when the door opens for Mr. Voter to pats out of the booth the vote is regis tered. __ The A. O. U. W. entertainment and banquet held at" the opera house last evening was well attended by the mem* bers of the order and a few invited friends and a general good time is re* ported by those who had the pleasure of being there. The banquet served by the ladies of the Degree of Honor was the principal feature of the occasion and it goes without saying that the guests did justice to the substanials and dainties spread before them by the ladies. The question of handling the wires and gas, water and drainage pipes in great cities, and even in towns, is be coming with each year one of great importance. A prize was offered to the engineers of the United States by The Cosmopolitan magazine for the ablest article suggesting a scientific, econom ical solution of this problem. The paper of Henry F. Bryant has been selected by the committee as the one most'ably meeting the conditions. It appears in the February Cosmopolitan, Some Plays and Their Actors—“With out Prejudice,” is a new department in The Cosmopolitan. The names of the contributors are not given, but m the staff are embraced the majority of the leading critics of the country, including David Belasco. It is interesting to note that in these days of competition in the magazine field the editions of The Cos mopolitan have gone from three hun dred thousand for February, 1898, to three hundred and fifty thousand in February of this year. And it came to pass that after he had advertised his goods there came unto him great multitudes from all the re gions around about and did buy of him. And when his competitors saw it they marvelled among themselves saying: “How be it that this man is buey, while we loaf about our door?” And he spake unta them saying: “Verily, verily I say unto you, in this fast uge of push and rustle, it is easier for the camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a business man to flourish without advertisin.”— Exchange. _ Public Sale „°n Saturday, February It, 1899 at II o’clock at DeYarman’s barn, ONeill, Nebraska, 5 head of heifers; 4 colts; wagon, harness, farm machinery and household goods consisting of I Kimball organ, 1 set of upholstered furniture, cook stove, bedsteads, springs and other numerous articles. Nine months time on sums over $10.00, with approved security. 8 per cent discount for cash. See large bills. M. T.Elliot, 31-2 _Auctioneer. The many stylish fashions so hand somely portrayed in The Designer for March are most springlike and attractive whether designed for ladies, misses or little folks. Shirt waists in every imag inable style are illustrated, in addition to costumes, wraps, fancy waists and underwear. The millinery pages show advance models for straw hats. Twen ty-two fancy work patterns are given this month, accompanied by full work ing directions. The literature of the March number is excellent, b olh ns re gards quantity and quality. The Chicago, Milwaukee anu St. Paul railway is recognized as the strong line between Sioux City, Chicago and the east because it has the best of roadway, improved block signal system of operat ing its trains; its Chicago terminal is the Union depot; its first train into Chicago (8:25 a, m.) daily; its service includes all the comforts os a first class hotel electric light in every berth, dining and buffet car. Service second to none. W. N. Day. Diet. Pass. Agent, 31-4 415, 4th st., Sioux City, la. Such items as this from a Boone county, Missouri, paper printed in 1859 sound funny now: “Negroes sell as high as heretofore, but they are hired out at lower rates. For a 12-year-old girl $50 is given and an 8-year-old boy goes for $1. Peter, belonging to the Mary Shock estate, is hired out for $203. J. S. Clarkson's Mary, 23 years old, sold tor $1100. Alex , belonging to the estate of Rev. Dr. Hall, brings $336. J. H. Waugh buys Willis for $310. Negroes of W. H. Irvin are sold on twelve months’ credit, and T. C. Parker buys Eliza and child for $111. U. It. C. Cowden pays $1100 for A. Sublett’s Mary. FILIPINOS ATTACK AMERICANS Three Daring Insurgents Start the Contest by Attempting to Force Through American Lines. NEBRASKA BOTS WIN LAURELS. Thickest in the Fight and Do Heroic Work in Capturing Prisoners, Batterv and Commanding Position. Monday’s dispatches report a terrible battle at Manila between Aguinaldo’e insurgents and the American troops in which the insurgents were completely routed with terrible loss. The Amer ican losses will agregate about 250 killed and wounded. During the battle the First Nebraska regiment was in the thickest of the fight and have proven themselves thorough soldiers and the bravest of the brave. They have taken an active and aggressive part in every engagement. The first shot was fired by Corporal Greeley, of the First Nebraska, killing one insurgent and wouuding another, while they were making an at tempt to pass the American picket line after being challenged by him the third time. This shot seemed to be a signal for the Filipinos to open fire which was done from three places simultaneously, supplemented by two Beige guns and by advancing their skirmishers. This was responded to by the Americans with a terrible fire, but owing to dark ness they were unable to determine its effect. With the opening of daylight the Americans advanced driv ing ,the insurgents from the vil lages and strongholds. The Nebraska regiment here also distinguished itself by capturmg several prisoners, one howitzer and a very strong position. The following dispatch from General Otis gives the number of insurgents engaged in the battle and the casualties: Manila, Feb. 7.—The insurgent army concentrated around Manila from Luzon provinces, numbering over 200, 000, possessing several rapid firing and Kr.upp field guns. A good portion of the enemy were armed with Mausers of the latest pattern. Two Krupp and a great many rifles were captured. The insurgents fired a great quantity of ammunition. There were quite a number of Spanish soldiers in the insurgent service, who served as artil lerymen. The insurgents constructed strong iutrenchmcnts near our lines, mostly of bamboo thickets. These our men charged, killing and enpturing many of the enemy. Our casualties will aggregate 250. Full reports today. The casualties of the insurgents were very heavy. Have hurried some 500 of their dead and hold 500 prisoners. Their loss—killed, wounded and prisoners—will be probably 4,000. Took waterworks pumping station yesterday, six miles out. Considerable skirmish ing, but the enemy marie no stand. Pumps damaged, but will be working in a week. Have a number of condensers set up in the city which furnish good water. The troops are in excellent spirits. Quiet prevails. Otis. The following casualties iu the Ne braska regiment during the engagement have been reported through unofficial circles: KII.I.ED. Private Eggert, Company C. Private Davis Lagger, Company C. Private Louis Bcgler, Company F, Lincoln. Private Charles O. Ballinger, Company L, Omaha. Private Charles Keckley, Company A, York. Private W. Kells, Company L, Omaha. WOUNDED. Musician John Pierce, of Pawnee City. Private James Kalsey, Company A. Sergeant O. T. Curtis, Company C, Beatrice. Private Hull, Company A, York. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. Workman: The supreme court o( Nebraska at a recent sitting rendered a decision of considerable interest to beneficarics of fraternal insurance societies, it. being held that a member of a fraternal insurance society has no such interest in his certificate that he can impress proceeds of the same with a trust in favor of his creditors. The case before the court was an appeal from Fillmore county, entitled Fisher vs. Donovan. Donovan became sick and called in an attorney and signified a desire to have his debts paid from the proceeds of bis life insurance in case he died. With this wish in mind he called his wife, in whose favor the certificate was made out, into the room and asked her if she would pay his debts out of the proceeds. She answered in affirmative aud the matter was dropped. The hus band subsequently died and his creditors endeavored to secure a portion of the insurance money. Tbe supreme court ! has decided against the creditors, the promise of the defendant not having been made in writing. The second annual meeting of tbe Holt County Farmers' Institute waa held at the court Tuesday and Wednes day and was largely attended notwith standing the very severe cold weather. A number of very interesting and in structive addresses were given, among the most interesting being one by a Mr VVoolcot of the state university on Tues day, and one by Deputy State Superin* tended Beck on Wednesday. These institutes are very beneficial to tbe farmers and all who were in attendance went away well pleased and bonefitted with the program as carried out. The girl who gives way to a desire to gad about the streets and cultivate the acquaintauce of young men and acting the simpering simpleton is laying the foundation for a useless after life, says an exchange. Ten to one after she is married she will develop into a slatterly gossip, if no greater misfortune befalls her. It is the girl of good sound sense the girl that loves home and helps mother that wins the model husband and bocomes an ornament to woman hood. The girl that does this and devotes some of her time to reading tries to win the esteem of everybody, white the gadding street ornament wins the admiration of those whose admira tion is not worth having. Sioux City Times, Feb. 8: Henry J. Taylor, counsel for the Credits Com mutation company, returned last night from St. Louis, where he and John 0, Coombs, of Boston, made arguments in the Pacific Short Line case. John L. Webster, of Omaha, appeared for the Manhattan Trust company. The case was in the United States circuit court of appeals, the court consisting of JudgeB Sanborn, Thayer and Adams. Judge Adams is a United States district judge, and he took the place of Judge Caldwell, who was disqualified by reason of his having he ard the case in a lower court. Mr. Taylor said the court had taken the matter under advisement and that be did not know when a ruling would be made. Many O’Neillites will remember the Erwin family who a few years ago were residents of this city, Mark- Erwin hav ing served a couple of years as night watchman. A few days ago E. 8. Ivinch received a letter from John Erwin, the oldest boy, from which the following extract is taken: ‘‘You will doubtless he surprised to open this letter and per cieve the nddress on the envelope. 1 am now iu the employ of the law firm of Willard, Warren and Knapp as court stenographer. It is a very good position and one in which I have an opportunity We Want You ; ! T« sample our goods. Lent n near. We will have a fall line of amoked, dried and pickled llsb, always on band. It Will Pay You To look at our goods and examine - quality and to Trade With Us. Yours respectfully, , O'NEILL GR0CEBT GO, F. U. RAYMOND, Manager. to advance myself. I can either study law or remain as a court stenographer. I prefer to become a lawyer in due time and am doing all I can in that line to attain that end." The many friends of Johuie and the family, in this city will be pleased to learn of his advancement and hope that his fondest hopes may be realized. __ The state camp Modern Woodmen of America was held in Fremont yesterday. Holt county was represented by l>. H. Cronin and C. D. Keyes, of Inman. Oeo. E. Jenkins of Fairbury, was elected del gate-at-large to the head camp meeting to be held in Kansas City in June. The rest of the delegates, Nebraska being entitled to thirty-one, were elected by congressional districts. The following delegates were elected from the big Sixth: D. H. Cronin. O’Neill; James McMullen, 8idnev; A. H. Turpen, Ane ley; George K. Peck, Shelton; I. M. Hollingsworth, Gotlenburg. The fol lowing alternates were elected from this district: G. A. Hlllsburg, Bassett; Max Lowentbal, Chadron; A, C. Alger, Bur well; A. E. Cady. St. Paul; J. H. Eyana, Tbedford. _____ In a recent letter from Washington, D. O., to an old friend, Major G. A. Studef, for twenty years United States Consul at Singapore, says: “While at Des Moines I became acquainted with a liniment known as Chamberlain's Piln Balm, which I found excellent against rheumatism as well as against soreness of the throat and chest (giving me much easier breathing). I had a touch of pneumonia early this week, and two applications freely applied to the throat and chest relieved me of it at once. I would not be without it for anything." For sale by P. C. Corrigau, druggist. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind Yon Han Always Bought Bears the Signatuae of at MAMMOTH DISCOUNT SALE January 16 to 28. All our ladies jackets worth $10 and over 50 per cent discount, balance of the stock of cloaks and capes 30 and 33 per cent. Mens’ and boys’ overcoats and ulsters 30 to 33 percent discount evcept fur coats on which we will give 10 per cent discount. Mens’ and boys’ suits 20 per cent except black clay worsted on which we will give 10 per cent. 20 per cent discount on lamps, china glassware and crockery. Good calico. 4c. Best. 5o Heavy sheeting. 5c. Fine bleached muslin. 5o. Excellent quality. 7c. Our very best.. 8 c Best check ginghams. 8c. Best table oil cloth.15c. Best Amoskeag shirting.. only. 8c. Good shirting. 7c. 12 J cent twills only.10c. Tickings, towelings, denims.. cotton flannels etc.,worth.. 10c. reduced to. 8c. 12c. “ .10c. 15c. “ “ 12c. 20c, “ “ 16c. H ► 20'per cent discount £ on all dress goods, silks, trim [ mings etc., except Arnold henri [ eb ai on which we will give 10 [ per cent. I 20 per cent discount t on shawls, blankets, tranks, [ carpets, hats, caps, gloves, shirts, i overalls, underwear, etc. ► ► 50 per cent discount t on 100 pair ladies’ fine shoes, ► slightly out of fashion, but first £ quality goods. I 20 per cent discount [ cn all the remainder of our \ shoe stock except rubbers on t which will be only 10 per cen ( ciscount. 20 per cent discount on all hosiery except our boys’ leather stockings which will be 10 per cent discount. Our stock was never as large at this time of year and this is positively the best chance we have ever given you as our goods were nearly all marked lower than usual this year. ► Above prices are for cash only; ► goods charged will be sold at ► regular prices. J. P. MANN. i