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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1899)
PLEASED WITH ALBERTA. An Excellent Ilcport from Wisconsin and Minnesota Delegates. The opinion of five delegates from Minnesota and Wisconsin, published by the Edmonton Bulletin over their names is very complimentary to Northern Alberta. The report says: “We must say with all sincerity that driving all over the country for six days, we have not found one settler who was not more than pleased with the country and its productions, and will not return to the land he left. We have seen people here from all parts of the states and all doing well. We met a Dakota farmer by the name of McLean, who has informed us that he has raised more grain here in three years than he did in thirteen where he came from, on half as much ground. We have seen a number of others, both men and women, and all speak in the same strain about Alberta. They all look well and contented; even the chil dren are happy. In our drive over the country, in passing the countless school houses we could only see hap piness in the faces of the little ones. We noticed them all well dressed equal if not better than the same class of children in the state of Minnesota. The wheat that is raised here is just beautiful, the kernel full and plump and may well be termed golden grain, yielding 30 to 55 bushels to the acre. This statement is not from one farmer but from hundreds who tell the same tale. Oats yield from 70 to 100 bushels to the acre, barley from 40 to 60 bush els and potatoes from 300 to 400 bush els to the acre. We have taken par ticular notice of the climate in regard to the difference between this coun try and our own. When we left Ada, Minnesota, we were in the midst of a real Dakota blizzard. WThen we ar rived at Edmonton we found the peo ple on the streets still wearing sum mer clothing, no mittens on their hands and far less use for them. The country is simply more than we ever dreamed of. The printed matter sent out by the government does not half tell of the grand country in Alberta, open for millions of people to make beautiful homes for themselves. Too much can not be said in praise. It is all and more than the greatest eulogist ever thought of giving to the puDUc. we saw cattle and horses In herds grazing on the prairie like In summer time all sleek and fat. We were informed by several farmers that most of the stock run out all winter. We also found the market extra good here for beef and pork. Hogs fetch 4% cents live weight. A three-year old steer will bring from $40 to $45 right from the prairie. Coal and wood are here in abundance. Coal is sold in the town of Edmonton for $2 per ton and farmers can secure coal at the mines themselves for 75 cents per load. Before closing we say to you one and all, come to Alberta, where there are homes for millions and a promise for something to lay by for an old age. We are well satisfied with this country and as evidence have each bought a half section of C. P. R. land in township 35, range 21 west of the 4th initial meridian, and will return next spring to reside. Hoping this may be of some benefit to the over burdened farmers of the United States.” Sent by Floyd Dean, son of E. S. Dean of Deanville, Mich., who Is now in Alberta, and has taken up 160 acres there. B. & O. New Steel Kalis* The recent purchase of 28,000 tons of 85-pound steel rails by the Balti more & Ohio Railroad brings the total amount of rail bought since March 1, 1896, up to 115,300 tons, enough to relay 870 miles of track. Of the new rail ordered eight thousand tons Is to be laid on the lines west of the Ohio river, and twenty thousand tons is to be used as follows: Forty-four miles on the Philadelphia division, 11 miles on the Second division, 13 miles on the Third division, 30 miles on the Fourth division, 21 miles on the Fifth division, 10 miles on the Connellsville division and 21 miles on the Pittsburg division. Much of the rail that will be taken up is still good enough to be relaid on branches where traffic is not heavy. The Southwestern divi sion, between Parkersburg and St. Louis, will have forty thousand tons of rail to lay this spring. Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes, Allen’s Foot Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Women have a limited amount of conceit, but men invariably have it in unlimited quantities. FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of l>r. Kline’s (ireat Nerve Restorer. Hend for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise. ViL R. ii. Kline, Ltd.»931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Understanding is tlie scale of thought where all ideas are weighed. Piso's Cure for Consumption lias saved me large doctor bills.—C. L. Baker, 4228 Uegent Sq., Philadelphia, Pa., l)ec. 8, '95. If marriage is a failure it must he a case of heart failure. H«v« used DR. SETH ARXOLTVS COUGH KII.T.ER In my family for 23 years. Mrs. A. Suchaneck, Minneapolis, Minn. 25c. a bottle. There are six schools in Ireland where Irish is taught. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in urder to cure it youmustlakeinrernulremedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is nut a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular pre scription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tbe mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENF.Y & CO.. Props., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The Chicago Post tells of a preacher who hurried into a drug store. "I've been called to attend a Croesus baby,” he said, “and I've got a prescription that calls for nothing hut paregoric. When they send it over here you tell them that it will take at least an hour to put it up, and the cost will be $3.50. That's the only way to make them think that I’m any good, the medicine's any good and you're any good, and I want to keep their business." HENERAI. NEWS NOTES. The first woman pensioner of the Spanish war is Mrs. S. C. Gibrreath of Austin, Tex., whose husband, a ma jor in the Eleventh infantry, died In ] Porto Rico last summer. Lord Salisbury once handled a pick and shovel. During the great Austral ian gold craze he set out as a gold hunter, and the hovel in which he lived as a rough, red-shirted miner, is still standing. The wife of Genera E. S. Otis, com mander of the army in the Philippines, is the daughter of a soldier and Gen eral Otis laid siege to her heart for twenty-three months before she ca pitulated. At Avjlla, twenty miles north of Fort Wayne, Ind., Walter Goodrich, aged 39, fatally shot his brother Wal lace, aged 35, and then blew his own brains out. The brothers Quarreled over a horse. At St. Louis, after two hours spent in the examination of a number of wit nesses the coroner’s jury held Frank A. Calloway responsible for the death of his wife, whom he murdered in cold blood in a down-town store, j An effort is being made at Virden. • 111., between W. D. Ryan of the State i Miners’ Association and L. C. Loucks of the Chicago-Virden Coal company, to adjust differences between them. It is thought an agreement will be easily reached. Emperor William has issued an or der that official reports submitted to him hereafter shall be in tvpew’riting. This is a great innovation, as hereto fore the typewriting of such reports has been considered a great breach of etiquette. Henry H. ^ Hoaroman, a wetuiuy :esidentof Marshalltown. Ia., and gen eral counsel for the Iowa Central rail road company, lies critically ill at St. Joseph’s hospital in Chicago, and his physicians say his illness probably will prove fatal. A special to the St. Louis Republic from Montrose, Mo., says: Miss Etta Wilson, aged 20, daughter of County Judge William Wilson, took her own life with a shotgun last night because her betrothed, Vigil McCarry, had en listed in the army and declared his in tention of going to Manila. The Berlin correspondent of the London Morning Post says: Lord Salisbury, I learn, has definitely an nounced his adhesion to the principle of unanimity in the Samoan commis sion, although filled with grave appre hensions as to the detrimental effect it may have on the commission’s use fulness. The British and German gov ernments have now arrived at an agreement. Sheriff J. W. Fox of Memphis, Tenn., was in Lexington, Ky., endeavoring to locate Circuit Judge Rogers of that state in order to notify him that his office of judge has been abolished. Ten circuit judgships, one of which wus held by Rogers, were abolished by the Tennessee legislature. All have been located and notified except Rogers. Lntil officially notified Rogers’ salary as circuit judge continues. A dispatch from Bassett, Neb., says a prairie fire of extraordinary propor tions and of great fierceness is raging throughout Rock county. The resi dents of that entire section are fight ing the flames, but a strong w’lnd is driving the fire, and all efforts to con trol it have failed. From Bassett to Newport, a distance of twenty miles, the whole country is a mass of flames. That section is made up largely of hay flats, and these afford fuel for tne flames. Robert Mazet, the New York legis lator who originated the present in vestigation of the New York City po lice force, and who is a lawyer, a resi dent of the city of New York and a first lieutenant in the Seventh regi ment. He was a member of the last state legislature and a member of the committee for the investigation of trusts in 1897, known as the “monster hunters,’’ of which Lexow was chair man. He is said to be brusque and bustling in manner and without per sonal magnetism. According to mail advices from Auckland, brought by the Mariposa from Samoa, it is reported that the British cruiser Porpoise, Captain Stur dec, suddenly found itself boycotted, no natives being allowed to trade with it. Captain Sturdee demanded an apology and a cessation of the boycott from the provisional government. The president of the government intimat ed in his reply that the boycott of the Porpoise was due to the presence on board of Chief Justice Chambers. This added insult to injury, and another de mand was made for an apology, which was immediately given abjectedly. This closed the incident. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE Omaha, Chicago ami New York Market Qnotat ions. OMAHA. Butter—Creamery separator... Butter Clioioe fancy country. Kggs—Fresh. per do/.. Chickens live, per pound. Turkeys, dressed. Pigeonslive, per doit. Lemons—I’er box. Granites- I’er box. t 'rannerries -Jerseysper bill — Apples—Per barrel . Honey—Choice, per pound. Onions—I’er bushel. Beans—Handpicked navy. Potatoes-l’er bushel, new. 11 uy—Upland per ton. SOUTH OMAHA. Dogs—Choice light. Hogs—Heavy weights. Beef steers—. Bulls. Stags. Calves. Western feeders. Cows.. Heifers. Stockers and fi eders. Sheep-- Lambs.. Sheep-- Western wet tiers. i* a to 14 a 16 10 a It 10 a 12 12 a 13 70 a 75 3 75 at 50 2 .‘>0 a 3 !.-) S 50 a 0 25 3 75 a 5 50 1244a 13 00 a 05 1 35 a 1 40 60 a 1 25 5 03 a 0 03 3 60 a 3 65 3 61 a 3 70 3 40 a 3 45 2 50 a 4 50 3 40 a 4 O0 4 50 a 3 75 2 00 a 4 01 2 03 a 4 10 3 73 a 4 65 3 6) a 4 75 5 33 a 5 53 4 03 a 4 75 CHICAGO. Wheat-No. 2 spring. 71 a 72*r Corn—Per bushel. 31 a Oil* Oats--Per bushel. ‘-’7 a 2-> Bariev—No, 2 . 37 a 47 Kye—No. 2. 53 a 53‘.< Timothy seed, per bu. 2 -5 a 2 33 Pork—Percwt. s 00 a s 05 Lard—Per li o pounds. 4 50 a 5 no Cat I ie—Western fed steers. 4 70 a 5 00 Catt le—Nat 1 ve beef steers. 3 00 a 4 61 Hogs—Mixed. 3 .15 a 3 sj Sheep - Lambs. 5 nil 5 0-3 Snc-ep—Western Hangers. 300 a 4 .50 MOV YOilli MAHKKT. Wheat- No. 2, red winter. Sl'^a S.‘ Corn -No. 2. 41 a 44 Oats—No. 2. 23 ‘ia 33 KANSAS CITY. Wheat—No. 2 spring. 65 a 00 Corn—No. 2. 33 a 31 Oats—No. 2. 2>>44a 2.1 Eheep—Muttons. 3 50 a 4 2344 Hogs—Mixed. 3 55 a 3 70 Cattle—Stockers and feeders- 3 .5 a 5 25 THE pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well-known remedy, Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company, illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxative principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxative, CLEANSING THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY, DISPELLING COLDS AND HEADACHES, PREVENTING FEVERS, OVERCOMING HABITUAL CONSTIPATION PERMANENTLY. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and substance, and its acting on the kidnej'S, liver and bowels, gently yet promptly, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but THE MEDICINAL QUALITIES ARE OBTAINED FROM SENNA AND OTHER AROMATIC PLANTS, by a method known to the California Fig Syrup Company only. In order to get its beneficial effects, and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. Consumers of the choicest products of modern commerce purchase at about the same price that others pay for cheap and worthless imitations. To come into universal demand and to be everywhere considered the best of its class, an article must be capable of satisfying the wants and tastes of the best informed purchasers. The California Fig Syrup Company having met with the highest success in the manufacture and sale of its excellent liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, it has become important to all to have a knowledge of the Company and its product. The California Fig Syrup Company was organized more than fifteen years ago, for the special purpose of manufacturing and selling a laxative remedy which would be more pleasant to the taste and more beneficial in effect than any other known. The great value of the remedy, as a medicinal agent and of the Company’s efforts, is attested by the sale of millions ol bottles annually, and by the high approval of most eminent physicians. As the true and genuine remedy named Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only, the knowledge ot that fact will assist in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other parties. (ALirpfvNIA JTC jYRV/F Q *°VisV^FcibC/5cq YORti^' For Sale by All Druggishs , Price 50$ Per Bottle. There was a rumor In the air that the veteran fighter, General Wheeler, a widower, was to he married. He most emphatically denies, however, that dur ing the past twelve months he has either been captured by Spaniards or Cubans. V S. Patent Office ItiiMineaH. Four hundred and fifty-four patents were issued this week. In the list, 10 are for Iowa inventors, ti for Nebraska, 8 for Kansas. 5 for Minnesota, 37 for Illi nois, 20 for California, 80 for New Yor, 36 for Massachusetts and only 10 for Connecticut. Applications awaiting action by the examiners, 6.026. None of the exami ners are reported more than two months in arrears with their work. A patent for a design for a kitchen cabinet was granted on the 4th inst. to B. F. Willard and S. R. Crowner, of Springville, Iowa: to .1. M. McCormick, of Des Moines, for a hammer, staplo and nail-puller combined. A patent has been allowed to F. C. Groneman, of Whittemore, la., for a medicine b<-,-:, specially adapted for re taining a plurality of doses of medicine enclosed within pieces of paper folded together in such a manner that the pa pers will be securely retained in the box to be removed one at a time as re quired for use. We do all the work required in pre paring and prosecuting applications for U. S. patents. Consultation, advice and printed mat ter containing valuable information, free. THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO., Solicitors of Patents. Des Moines, Iowa, April 8, 1809. “Mr. Stanley," said a friend of the African explorer the other day, “I see the American papers are calling you an American.” “Weil.” was the an swer, “the term isn’t libelous.” Keep the fire of zeal under the boil ’rs of patience and you will mn the ngine of high purpose. Statistics show that blind women outnumber blind men to a ratio of 2 to 1. Spring Cleaning Made Kmrj< The first of May Is sufficiently early to begin spring cleaning, but the work r.ipy be very much lightened by getting every thing In readiness beforehand, as well as providing the best articles for cleaning purposes. For washing windows, wood work and floors nothing equals Ivory Soap. Soft witter is always easier to work with than hard. For banishing in sects from presses' and beds use alum and borax, and for purifying inside and out side lime is excellent. EEIZA R. PARKER. It is not right to sacrifice your prin ciples to save another's feelings, Coe's Cough ISalsam Is the eldest and best. It v. lil break up ft cold quicker than any tiling else. It Is always reliable. Try It. Where every word counts—in a ca blegram. Salzer s Seed Corn. Poes your seed coru test, Bro. Farmer? Seller's does—it’s northern grown, early and good for SO to 150 bti. per acre! Fend this notice and 10c for S coru samples and low prices to John A. Salzer Feed Co.. I.a Crosse, Wis. [w. u.j Hypocrisy is the gilt of virtue used in the adornment of vice. fr'ortlie lVIioIf Family. A saf<\ Mire. | ure. perfect medicine for all the family—( HHcaret* Candy Cathartic, bring health, preserve health In the huu»chold. DrufrglaiH, I0et •j.'if, r>oc. Noble deeds are steps up the moun tain side of character. The Opening of the Cte Indian Reservation By proclamation of the President of the United States, the Ute Indian res ervation in southern Colorado will be opened for settlement at noon of May 4, 1899. It comprises 600,000 acres of arable mesa land, which has long been considered the most. desirable in the state. For free pamphlets, giving complete information, address S. K. Hooper. Cer.eral Passenger Agent D. & It. (I. It. R., D >nver, Colo. CANDY CATHARTIC BRASSY IRON BED fh^I^rf FREEg^ * ncyuiar Price of Bed $4.50 i It is n'.fde r after Dew [ derignifhe I pot's are ’ hen’V I wrought * ironi hw scroll work is ornamented wib cast clever leaves. It »• 6 feet 3 inches long. Can be lud in fo bwing widths! 3 ft.. 6 in-i 4 ft.i 4 ft., 6 in. Send S10.00 ard receive the Bed and 51 IbS. BEST Granulated'SIIBAR $| wlththe following lint of prooerlee; orfl and the poods will he shipped C.O.l*.subject to examination. Tilts Is OUrtOMMNATlOX (.lUM KKY OllOKK NO. St M ft Oran'laioil Sugar.) fi('aki'3 Ti'llet i-oap.. S do*. Clothe* l’lu*... » liars 8<*p. *ti ft Pepper. 8 ft Coffee. w ft Whole Nutmeg, 1* ft (linger. ft Tea. 1 It,is stove 1’ollnb.. 1 ft Corn Starch. i (!<•*. ItiixM Mutches. ! Dottle liimt Deer Ext i “ 1'hocphaio.. t “ Ammonia.. I •• Dining. pt. Ext. Lemon.. •• Ynnl!!*.. i ft Unking l'owder i ft btarcti.... )or Price wllk M, .20 •-J5 .2* .11) .1* .HO .80 ■it) .■*5 Tola • 10.00 AT OUR KXrKNNK. If the groceries are not h* represented return them at our expense and wo will refund vour money aud >«»■ may keep the Bed. BINDERTWINEat COST ™r u* CBCC Our Illustrated ratalngof everything to Kat, mtC Wear ;>ml IJ*e rent free. SNttlAI. gmyth'i Tnt'erns Wall Taper at lees than wholesale price. Head for samples. We still give o (Jrapbopiion© with our *1 t.TS Grocery Order. mpi u cuvvn rn ibo-igo w. madisoh st., JUbfl m. cmliu bU-i Established 18g7. CHICAGO. WHEAT WHEAT WHEAT “Nothing but wheat; what you might call a sea of wheat.” Ih what was said by a lecturer speaking of Western Can- " aila. Kor particulars as to routes, rail way fares, etc., apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Department Interior, Ot tawa, Canada, or to VV. V. Bennett. 801 New York I.ifc Building. Omaha. Neb. FOR 14 CENTS _ We wish to gain this year2MMKK) new customer**, ami hence offer *** 1 Pkn. M IJaj KadUli, luo “ Pkj. ifarljr Hips Cabbage, 10c " Karilest Ked Beit, lUe " Long Lightn’g Cucumber lie •• Salzer’slicit Lettuce, 16o " California Fig Tomato, 9Uo M Knrly Dinner Onion, lCo Brilliant Flower Seeds, 15c Worth $1.00, fbr 14 eenta, fi.iu Above 10 phga. worth 91.00, we will 3 mail you free, together with our great Plant and tieed Catalogue upon receipt of thia notice <1 Mr postage. \Ve invite yotir trade and know when yon r nee try Salxrr’M ■«*t‘«l*you will never get alongwitn n*-. out them. Oaliiii Men! (INn, and £*up n lb* Potatora at &!.£*> Catalog alone be. Ne.vi desiring information regarding tlie i ii«*w railroad now under eonstrueilon from Atkin* 1 son to the new town of Perry, Boyd eouuty, Ne* briiKka. the terminus of the road. Three uew | town* will he «*tahllKhed on thin line. Address NEBRASKA TOWN SITe CO.. Atkinson, Nkb. 1,000 NEWSPAPERS Are now using our Intarnaflonal Type-High Plates Sawed to LABOR-SAVING LENGTHS. They will save time in j’our composing room as they can be handled even quicker than type. No extra charge is made for sawing plates to short lengths. Send a trial order to this office and be convinced. WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, OMAHA, NEB. CURE YOURSELF! Cse Bit; €1 for unnatural dischargee, in As inmatioiis, __ irritations or ulcerations i ■mature. of mucous membranes. ,|Prcr»oM eoDMfion. Painless. and not aetlio* [VtheEvans Chemical Co. «» poisonous. Sold b.T Drnfgtiti, 1 or wnt in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for il.no. or a bottles, |2.7ft. Circular sent ou request WANTED Case of bad beaiih tbnt IM P A N S will not benefit. Hend 5 cents to Ktpans Chemical Co.. New York,for 1U samples and 1.0U0 testimonials. W.N.U. OMAHA. No. 16-1890 When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This ITns^r. •gr<r^^ ^ * •* —- •■jggyWftVT/T MILL^ytlWOUlU LA31 • The fact that the Chainless wheel girl is helping the chain wheel girl up lhe hill does not mean that chain wheels are of no use. Wo make chain wheels our selves and can assure you that they giveyou excellent service. What the picture shows is that the Chainless is tho better hill-climber. Why is this? Simply be cause the bevel-gearing cannot be cramped or twisted under the extra strain. This same uniformity of action makes the Chainless an exceptionally easy run ning machine under all conditions of riding. Chainless, $75; Columbia Chain, $50; Hartfords, $35; Vedettes, $25, $26. Ask any Columbia dealer for a Catalogue, ^or write to us dine:, enclosing a2-c\ stamp POPE MFG. 00., Hartford, Conn. "DIRT IN THE HOUSE BUILDS THE HIGH WAY TO BEGGARY.” BE WISE 104 TIME AND USE SAPOLIO Alabastine, the only durable wall coat- I ing, takes the place of scaling kalsomines, I wall paper and paint for walls. It can be | used on pluster, brick, wood or canvas. I Alabastine can be used over paint or paper; paint or paper can be used ov-r Alabastine. Buy only in live pound pack ages, properly labeled; take no substitute. Every church and schoolhouse should he coated only with Alabasllne. Hundreds of tons used yearly for this work. Genu ine Alabastine does not rub and scale off. Alabastlne packages have full direc tions. Anyone can brush It on. Ask paint dealer for tint card. "Alabastlne Era" free. Alasbastine Co., Grand Kaplds.Mlctu