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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1899)
VOLUME XIX O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, MARCH 16. 1899 NUMBER 37 NEWS SANS VnSIESS Items of Interest Told As They Are Told to IJs. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Loca Happenings Portrayed For General Edification and Amusement. St. Patrick’s day tomorrow. Additional local on eighth page. Corbett’s best 81.00 per dozen. 22tf. George Butler was up from Ewing last week. _ Bail ties and wire always on hand at Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf See “dem” new rings at Cole’s Jewelry and Music store. 37-2. H. E. Kryger, of Neligh, had business in O’Neill Monday. Romaine Saunders is laid up this week with a siege of the grip. Judge W. M. Robertson, of Norfolk, w»s an O’Neill visitor Friday. Attorney R. M. Johnson, of Stuart, was attending court Tuesday. Con Coffey and Louie Storm were over from Spencer last Sunday. J. M. Flannagan, cashier of the Stuart bank, was in the city Saturday. Elgin factory watches for $5.00 at Cole’s Jewelry and Music store. 37-2. P. J. DoDRhue, traveling freight agent of the Short Line, was looking after the interests of his line in the city yesterday._ All members who signed the roll to become members of the artillery com pany are requested to be present at the meeting tonight. Neil Brennan is serving free lunches in his store this week for the purpose of displaying the quick cooking qual ities of the Majestic ranges. John C. Sprecher, late of the Schuyler Quill, has been appointed by the gov ernor to the position of superintendent of the Kearney reform schooi. Charlie McManus is still in Chicago working in the grocery store for his brother, James. He desired to be re membered to all O’Neill friends. Ernest Adams came up from Page and Venus last Sunday at which points he has been the past month organizing lodges of the Woodmen of the World. For. good service and quick t.rae. 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. _ 12tf. Ladies especially invited to attend our grand Majestic cooking exhibit next week. See the difference in the work ings of the Majestic and the ordinary stoves. 36-2 Neil Bkennan. For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors 23rd to 30tb, cf each month. Photographs $1 a dozen. 30tf | PUBLIC SALE. -- - : : ♦ ♦ at Neil Brennan’s farm one-half mile north of O'Neill on TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1899. + 17 head of cows with calves by their sides; 30 head of hogs, horses, ♦ machinery and 350 bushels of millet seed. A. MERRILL. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ C. J. Brooks and Mat Schutts, of At kinson, were business visitors in O’Neill Tuesday. _ There was a fair-sized blizzard in progress yesterday morning, but all was serene at noon. Mrs. P. C. Corrigan, who had been quite dangerously ill for about a week, is rapidly recovering. The Working Society will meet with Mrs. Meredith, Wednesday afternoon, March 22, at 2 o’clock. Patrick Nalty, brother of Mrs. P. C. Corrigan, of Monroe, Wis., left Monday morning for his home. The snow the forepart of the week " was worth several thousand dollars to the farmers of Holt county. W. E. Scott, Wm. Buckhof and H. Backhaus, of Atkinson, were in attend ance at district court Tuesday. P. C. Kelley has been doing the local work on the Independent the past two weeks in the absence of the editor. WANTED—Girl for general house work. Enquire of 37-2 H. M. Uttley. Flour, bran, chop teed and barrel salt at wholesale prices for spot cash. y Sullivan Mercantile Co. The basket social which was to have been held at the Odd Fellow’s hall last evening has been indefinitely postponed. Mrs. J. Webster, of Webster City, Iowa, arrived in the city Friday and ie the guest of her mother, Mrs. Jacobs. When you go east take the “Mil waukee” from Sioux City. Try it once and you will be satisfied with the re sult ._ 12tf. Leeper's sale, ten miles north and two y' miles east of O’Neill, Thursday, March 30, 1899. Everything goes. Everybody invited. 37t2 A new postotfice named McCaffrey has been established at McCaffrey’s ranch, with Joseph McCaffrey, as post master. If > ou are going to paper your house this spring don’t fail to see Gilligan and Stout’s line of beautiful patterns now on display._37tf. W. C. Fawkes has located in Sioux City and we understand will go on the road in the interest of the Woodipen ol the World. _ Miss Maude Pfunder left this morn ing for Norfolk where she will visit foi a few weeks with her sister, Mrs Henry Mohler. You will find a complete stock ol mixed paints, white lead, linseed oi and all dry colors at Gillihan & Stout, 87tf The Druggists. Majestic three minute biscuits and coffee, free to all, during our Majestic cooking exhibit next week. Everybody invited. The Majestic is a remarkable saver of time, fuel and labor. 36-2 NHit, Brennan. Norfolk Times-Tribune: Charles Eble has sold his saloon business to Richard Kilmurry, of O’Neill, the latter to take actual possession about May 1. George Eble will continue to conduct the agency for the Krug Brewing com pany. _ While in Chicago a week ago the writer had the pleasure of spending a few hours with H. E. Murphy, formerly county attorney here. Henry is^prac- ! tising law in the windy city and is also interested in a collection agency and seems to be prospering. Judge Westover, who came down from Rushville last Thursday morning to try The Frontier case returned home Saturday evening. He was ac companied by Court Reporter Maher, who came up from Lincoln Thursday evening and reported the case. During the past two weeks the fol lowing persons have been granted mar riage licenses by the county judge: Leonard Heiss and Dollie Reed, of Page; Samuel G. Coover and Anna Heiss, of Page; and George Herzay and Lillian May Schier, of Chambers. The approaching city election which will be held April 4, is bringing forth the names of a number of prospective candidates for mayor. There will also be one alderman to elect from each ward. At the present writing no calls have as yet been made for caucuses. O’Neill will send two contestants to enter the declamatory contest at the North Nebraska Teachers’ association to be held at Norfolk, April 5, 6 and 7. The contest will take place on the even ing of the 5th. There will probably be a large delegation of teachers and high school pupils attend from this place. The Sullivan Mercantile Company are wholesale agents for barrel salt, flour, chop feed, bran, shorts. VVe have se cured the Bgencysfor the above goods from the largest manufactures in the country and we will sell at wholesale prices for spot cash. We will save you money if you buy at the Sullivan Mercantile Co. L^gt Tuesday A. Merrill purchased the Wilcox farm north of town. Con sideration $1,900. Mr. Merri! contem plated leaving the county and moving to Cauada. but now expects to make his future home here. He will farm Neil Brennan’s place this season and, we understand, some time during the sum mer Mr. Wilcox contemplates moving to Michigan. Recent Washington dispatches nay that all the volunteer soldiers in Cuba will soon be mustered out. Thi9 will include the Third Nebraska and the boys of company M will probably soon be home agaim_ The Kansas editor who acknowledged the gift ot a peck of onions from a sub scriber bv saying: “It is such kindness as this that briugs tears to our eyes.” shows an appreciation of the literal which is refreshing. John Lenan and Charles Heinrich, j of Morris, Iowa, and Joe Crews, of Struble, Iowa, and John Becker, of Irc ton, Iowa, are in the city this week looking over the country with a view to locating here. They are old neighbors of Mr. -Shiveley’s and are his gue.ls j while in the city. ! D. A. Doyle will turn over the post- j office to his successor, D. H. Cronin Sunday evening. Miss Nellie Daly will J officiate as chief clerk for a few months until the new Nasby becomes familiar with the duties. The office will remain in its present location until the building across the street is thoroughly renova ted. __ Dr. C. V. Crooks, the well-known specialist of Fremont, will be in O’Neill on Wednesday evening, March 29, until Friday evening, March 31, for two days j only. Dr. Crooks successfully treats all diseases ot the nerves, diseases of women and chronic ailments. Piles positively cured without the use of the knife. Con sultation free. 37i2 T. A. Moss, of Amelia, was a pleasant caller last Tuesday. Mr. Moss is mis- j sionary for the American Sunday School Union for this section having been assigned this spring to a portion of the field formerly occupied by C. H. Frady, of Neligh. On the twenty-fifth of next May the association will cele brate its seventy fifth anniversary. Exchange: “I can sell goods without advertising," says one class of business men—so called. So they can get from Washington to Baltimore by riding a horse or goiDg afoot; but the man who takes the cars can get there a great dea^ quicker and much more easily. Adver tising is to any kind of business exactly what the railway is to transportation. The Sullivan Mercantile Company are the only wholesale dealers in flour, chop feed, bran and barrel salt in the city. You must buy of us if you want to get goods at wholesale prices and the spot cash must accompany each order. We will sell the above goods for cash only. We are the only wholesale agents in the city. Sullivan Mercantile Co. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Potter and daugh ter, of Qlendive, Montana, arrived in O'Neill Saturday on their way to Win nipeg, Manitoba, where Mr. Potter goes to accept a position as superintendent of a division on the Northern Pacific. lie was formerly employed as chief train dispatcher at Glendive. Mr. Potter is a son of our townsman, F. E Potter, and a brother of Mrs. W. T. Evans and Mrs. G. C. liazelet, with whom he and his family are visiting. C. C. McHugh, who for the past year and a half has been editor of the Holt County Independent and who has been engaged in the newspaper business in this city for about eight years, has shak en the dust of O’Neill from his brogans and is now at Houston, Texas, where it is thought he expects to remain. We understand that E. S. Eves,of the Atkin son Plain Dealer, has purchased an in terest in the paper and will assume con trol of the same next week. The largest shipment of farm ma chinery and hardware ever brought into the Elkhorn valley, west of Fremont, arrived in O’Neill last week for Neil Brenuan. He is a liberal advertiser and iu another column will be found his ad vertisement and we can assure our readers that they will have no trouble in making a selection from his stock. No matter how large or small a farm im plement or a piece of hardware may be needed it always can be found at the old reliable store of Neil Brennan. A sensation was sprung in the dis trict court last Saturday, when one of the jurors in the case of Barrett vs Kobertsou, told Judge Kinkaid that one Joseph Weir informed him that if he “worked for the old man it would be all right.” The judge at once called the attention of the county at torney to the matter and a warrant was sworn out for his ar-est. He was j brought before the district court and the case will be heard sometime this after ( noon. The complaint alleges, in ad dition to what was stated in the com plaint in the county court, that Weir informed Charles Elk'iis, one of the court bailiff’s, that it would be word) $10 00 to those who assisted in pre venting a verdict against Barrett, or I words to that effect. j DISTRICT COURT. District convened in this city on Fri day, March 3, with Judge Kinkaid on the bench: Addie M. Scott vs Evans Scott. Di vorce; continetl. A. C. Colledgo vs lienry Triebsees, et al. Law; stricken from docket. Albert VV. Jansen vs ^State bank, of O'Neill, et al. Law; dismissed at plain tiff's cost. M. F. Harrington vs E. 11. Sexton. Law; continued. Andrew J. Spindler vs John Donlin. Damage; verdict for defendant; tried by jury. Pat 11. Barrett vs John Ilobertson. This case arose out of a dispute over a calf about two years ago, said calf at that time being of the value of about $12. Robertson claims to have lost the calf which was branded and about six months afterwards discovered one which he claimed as his in Barrett’s herd with Barrett’s brand over the old one. He cut the calf out, took it home notifying Barrett of his action. Barrett replevined the calf and the case being tried in justice court in Atkinson about one year ago, a verdict being rendered for the defendant. The case was appealed to the district court and tried to a jury who failed to agree after being out twenty-four hours. It will come up agaiu at the September term. The costs at the present time amount to nearly $800, at the next trial about $250.00 more will be added, with fair prospects of the case being contin ued longer. The present value of the steer is about $8 ). VV. F. Lewis vs C. S. Anderson, ad ministrator. Appeal;dismissed at plain tiff’s cost. Kiva C. Lewis vs C. 8. Anderson, ad ministrator. Appeal; dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Samuel B. Howard, receiver, vs Del! Akin. Note; continued. Arthur Ooykendall vs Dennis U. Cronin, et al. Law; continued. O'Neill Electrict Light and Power company vs John M. Stewart. Re plevin: verdict for plaintiff; damages assessed one cent. •*'0. A. McCutclian vs County of Holt Appeal; McCutcbeon sued county for $100.75 and costs; claimed he should be allowed 23 cents for appointing each judges and clerks of election, also a fee for approving bonds and $11.75 claimed due for postage. Verdict rendered in his favor by jury $80.00. Josephine 8tescal vs Frank Kuper check. Injunction; dismissed. R. R. Dickson vs County of Holt. Appeal; Dickson tiled bill for assisting in prosecution of McAllister for murder some time ago. County board cut the bill to $100. Dickson sued for $200 and ver dict rendered in his favor. Augustus T. Ege and J. Wesley Cor nell, assignees vs Edmond Chace. In junction; dismissed. Holt County vs Clarence It. Walratb. Garnishee; dismissed. J. Elmer Allison vs John M. Stewart, sheriff, et al. Appeal; continued. Rebecoa J. Gallager vs John M. Stewart. Appeal; continued. Peter Boueberger vs William Sage, et al. Injunction, dismissed. H. II. Hart vs County of Holt. Ap peal: dismissed at plaintiff's costs. Ella B. Hass vs John J. Hass. Di vorce; grauted. In the case of of Harriet Spindler vs John Donlin the jury after being out all night returned a verdict for the defen dant. The case of John Enright vs Trans Mississippi Mutual Fire Association was settled out of court this morning by the representative of the company, who ar rived from Omaha last evening. The full amount of the claim, $700.00, was paid by him. , CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of SHOES'. SHOES! SHOES! If you wHiit shoes, get prices at the Sullivan Mercantile Company. You will save twenty-five per cent. We 6e'd for spot cash; we do not sell goods on time or do not charge long time prices. You can buy goods for cash and save money at the SULLIVAN MERCANTILE Co. PLAY BALL! We have the bats, halls, and mitts. Gillioan & Stott, The Druggists. WANTED—Choice, well sorted po tatoes at O'Nem.l Grocery Co. The fio siail# figsature et TC The Kind You Have Always Bought li ca fiTery # " VTijjer. “THE FRONTIER” CASE. The case of 1). LI. Cronin vs. C. C. Millard, trustee, J. J. King, D. A. Doyle and Clyde King was tried to n jury in the district court before Judge Westover last Friday and Saturday and after about two hours deliberation the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, 1) II. Cronin. Plaintiff was represented by M. F. Harrington, J. J. Harrington ! and J. A. Tromracrshaueser and the de fendants by II IV. Dickson. This is the case which involves the ownership to the material now used in the publication of Tfik Fuon tikii. Last April the mortgage upon the material in this oillce was sold to C. C. Millard, trustee. For whom Milliard was trustee was not known until the case was called in court, then It. It. Dickson, attorney for defendants, was placed upon the witness stand and he testified that the following parties put into the purchase ot the mortgage the amounts set opposite their names: It R. Dickson. 8 100 00 D. A. Doyle. 100 00 J. J, King... 000.00 8. J. Weekes. 800.00 J. B.Mellor . 200 00 After the purchase of the mortgage by the above syndicate they took posses sion of this otliee and held it over Pun day when it was replevined by us, a bond put up for it and has been in our possession and control ever since. Defendants claimed there was due them about $1,700 on the mortgage but the uncontradicted evidence of the platn tiil brought the amount down to $104.22 and the letters attorney tendered defend ants $163.00 in court, which they refused to accept. When the hour arrived for arguments to be made in the case the defendants rested, evidently being afraid to argue the points in the case before the .iury on account of the untenable grounds upon which they had to stand. The actions of the defendants in go ing to Omaha upon two different dates for the purpose of having a receiver ap pointed for Tiie Fkontikr and the trial of the case in the district cour^ here before Judge Evans, of Dakota City, ill which their petition wap denied is well known to our readers, as is also the in centive which prompted these parties to invest in this great dividend paying (Y; property, and need not be repeated at this lime. It was ever thus since Caesera time that when a man or a collection of men attempted to do a person tip that they had to be very careful or it might re hound and strike themselves. As one noted citizens of Holt county says, “A peaceable man may have a big knite in his hand and another cun crowd him to the wall, hut then if you keep on crowd ing you want to be careful for he may Pirn out to be a regular wildcat nr a iiuz-saw.” A TOKEN FROM HOME. Neil Brennan was the happiest man in O'Neill Wednesday. By that morn ing’s mail he received from the Sisters of Charity, of Ballaghadcrin, County, Mayo, Ireland, a beautiful spray of Shamrock fastened together with a green ribbon upon which was printed in gilt letters “God Save Ireland.” It is a beautiful token from the “old sod” and Mr. Brennan is justly proud of it and he uas good reason to be so, coming, as the letter accompanying it says, as a “token of gratitude for the love you have shown to Ireland.” A beautiful little folder entitled “There’s Gladness in Remembrance,” accompanied it. It contained the fol lowing verses: EUIN-GO-UTIAGH. Oil, Krtu, my country! I lovo tiiy green bowers. No music to me like tliy murmuring rills. Thy shamrock to mo Is the fairest of (lowers. And nought is more dear than thy daisy clad hills. First flower of the Earth, and first gem of the Ocean! Thro’long years of exile, though wander ing afar, '.’old, cold must .the heart be, and void of the emotion, That loves not the music of “erin-go IIItAGH !" ST. PATRICK’S HAY. It dawns again—the gracious Day, When stirr’d by memory’s golden bells, The thoughts of dear ones far away Awaken in our hearts’ deep cells. God give them all good gifts, we pray, God keep them safe from care and harm. And make for them this St. Patrick’s I)av A time of gladness, sweet and calm. The shamtock was sent by Superioress Catherine Norris. Bullaghaderln was in the famine district last yeat and assist ance was solicited for them of the ex iled children of Erin in this country and Patrick Ford, editor of the Irish World, raised a fund in America for their assis tance. Mr. Brennan sent them a per sonal donation last Christmas and it was in appreciation of that gift the spray was sent. It is hardly necessary to add that it will adorn one of the lapels of Neil’s coat tomorrow, the day that is dear to the hearts of all Irishmen. OASTORIAr Th» fao- /> The Kind You Have Always Bought RELIABLE § gEEDg. i . Order your grass seed early. We carry tbe best bulk and package seeds that can be bad. Buy reliable seed of a reliable Arm. We will take orders for fruit trees, shrubbery, flowers, and in fact anything that grows in Nebraska. Yours respectfully, O'NEILL GROCERY CO., F. M. RAYMOND, Manager. Chamberlain'a Cough Bsmedy. This remedy is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and influenza. It has become famous for its cures of these diseases, over a large part of the civilized world. The most flattering testimonials have been received, giving accounts of its good works; of the aggravating and persis tent coughs it has cured; of severe colds tbat have yielded promptly to its sooth ing effects, and of the dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, often saving the life of the child. The extensive use of it for whooping cough has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerous con sequences. Sold by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. _ Everything goes at Leeper’s sale. DRESSGOODS FOR SPRING. Wo have now ready for your in spection a full line of all the New Spring Styles in Cotton and Wool Dress Goods. Silks! Silks! Beautiful Silks, late styles. Fan cy Cheviots and Penangs for shirt waists (only one pattern of each style.) Wool Plaids. Beautiful Wool Plaids, in waist patterns only. A line of very sty lish Covents, Serges and Broad cloths for tailor suits. Cotton Worsteds. Pretty Cotton Worsteds at 8, 10 and 15 cents per yard, the most ser viceable goods in the world for the price. Fin© Ginghams, Cheviots and Percales for dresses and waists. . ,r Crashes for skirts. Organdies, Dimities and Piques for summer dresses. Silk Waists. A good line of Silk Waists ready | made and good fitters, cheaper than you can make them. Dress Skirts. Dress Skirts at 1.50, 1.95, 2.50, 3.00, 3.95, 4.50, 5.00, 5.50, 6.75, 7.50, 9.00, 10.00, 12.50 and $13.50, as good fitting and well made skirts as can be made. Jackets. . A big line of Jackets for infants, children, misses and ladies will be in in a few days. Also a good line of cheap and medium price silk capes. Pretty capes for the girls and voting ladies. Ladies’ Shoes. New spring styles in Ladies’ Shoes and the best line of cheap shoes for ladies, misses and children ever brought to Holt county. Good SHOES FOR LITTLE MONET. New Carpets. Be sure and see our line of New Carpets. They are as cheap as you can get in Omaha, Sioux City or Chicago, and you can save freight by buying from us. Shirt Waists. We have a line of Shirt Waists at 50 and 75c that will surprise you. Better ones coming soon. J. P. MANN