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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1899)
Hi.toilc.l » f i fy- • . - ■ * - ••' ' • V .. •. t The Frontier. PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. SUBSCRIPTION, tl.60 PER ANNUM. D. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER. VOLUME XIX. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, APRIL 27. 1899. NUMBER 4.3 Corbett’s best SI.00 per dofcen. 22tf Bert Blinco went down the road Sun day. _ D. C. Horton of Ewing was an O’Neill yisitor Tuesday. Editor Coombs of Spencer was in the city Monday. Bail ties and wire always on band at Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf Dr. Walden of Randolph was in the city this morning. Dr. Withers. Omaha dentist, will be in O’Neill May 8 and 9 ' Claud, son of Mayor Davis, is quite low with typhoid fever. Lon Brundage of Belden is applying the tonsorial art at Price’s. W. F. Eisle has moved into O’Neill from the South Fork country. If you noed spectales go to W. E. Hamlin, the optician. At Corrigan’s. Bargains! bargains! bargains! at the old post office building, O'Neill, Neb. WANTED—Choice, well sorted po atoes at O’Neill Grocery Co. Abide by the gopd old maxim to stick to your flannels until they stick to you Postniater Cronin and Court Clerk Skirving drove to Page yesterday p. m. Watch repairing skillfully done by W. E. Hamlin, the jeweler. At Corrigan’s Attorney Dickson had lawful o- un lawful busiuess down the F. E. yester day. W. C. Fawks and family, who moved from here to Sioux City, are now living at Beldeu. If yf>u have any rubbish around your front or back yard now is the time to cremate it. The old Welton bakery building is being fitted up for Arthur Crane’s restaurant. > FOR RENT—The Cavanaugh house and 12 acres of ground, Enquire of R. R. Dickson. Arthur Gwyn and Tom Hopkins went to Atkinson Friday evening to attend the firemen’s dance. Mrs. Fiank Smith of Sioux City is in the city visiting the family of her brother, G. W. Smith. WANTED—A girl for general house work. Small family. Apply to Mrs. R. U. Jeuness. Messrs. S. and John C. Denning and Frank and T. Richardson were here from Dustin Monday. Among others receving paint, the Ogden hotel and McCafferty’s hardware •store are being emersed. We understand Editor Eves has bought the Mose Campbell residence in the western part of town. Mrs. Jennie Kay of Ewing and sister, Mrs. W. K. Campbell of Chicago, were O’Neill visitors Tuesday. FOR SALE—Thirty head of white faced Hereford youngjbulls. Jacob Kraft, Stuart, Neb. A surprise party was tendered Miss Maggie McCarthy Monday evening, it being her thirteenth birthday. A. Murray of Chicago, a brother of Mrs. J. P. Mann, was in the city from Saturday last until Wednesday. Monday the weather was very hot. One farmer who was in to market that day lost some hogs from the heat. For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors 23rd ro 30th, cf each month. Photographs $1 a dozen. 30tf J. M. Flannigan, cashier of the Citi zens’ Bank of Stuart, was in the city Friday and made this office a pleasant call. Ed and Fred Harris of Star departed Tuesday for the Pacific coast country to look around this summer. They may locate. Ernest Adams drove to Venus Tues day. His wife accompanied him as far as Middle Branch, where she visited a few days. Mrs. Emma Walker returned to Auburn, Neb., the first of the week after a couple of week's visit with her mother here. The Working society of the Presby terian church will meet with Mrs. John Stewart, Wednesday afternoon, May 3, at 2 o’clock. Elder George Smith of Battle Creek, Mich., is in the citv today, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 11. Saunders. He goes west this evening. I Mr. It. R. Dickson and Miss Mae Skir ving spent Sunday with friends at Ncligh. The O'Neill cornet band has leased the rink again this year and have it plastered, painted and otherwise im proved. If you are going to paper your house tbis spring don’t fail to see Gilligan and Stout’s line of beautiful patterns now on display. 37tf. Arbor day was quite generally observ ed in tbls city. Several of our residents planted trees along the walks in differ ent parts of the city. The Slayton Jubliee Singers are en dorsed both by the press and pulpit. Don’t fail to see them at the opera-house Wednesday evening, May 3. Dan Dowd came up from Sioux City last week for a short.visit with friends in this section. Dan was formerly em ployed in the Elkhorn depot here. It may be well to remark that if you don’t want to appear before the public in a bad light throgh the columns of The Frontier just keep out of deviltry. If marriage is a failure how is it that when a woman gets married she takes her husband’s name and when a man fails in business he takes his wife’s name. Remember the Slayton Jubilee is strictly up to date, and if you enjoy a show of the highest order don’t miss seeing it at the opera-house Wednesday, May 3. 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. 12tf. Mr. and Mrs. Morris O’Brien of Sioux City spent Sunday in O’Neill, the guests of Mr' and Mrs Dunbar. Mr. O’Brien is one of the mail clerks on the Short Line. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox left Mon day for Davidson, Mich., where they expect to make their future home. Oscar and Kenny expect to remain here until fall. E. K. Valentine was up from West Point Sunday. E. K. was formerly a member of the lower branch of congress. He is now connected with a life insur ance company. W. H. Whitfield and wife of Sioux City have taken up their resicence in the Flannigau house in the southwest part the city. Mr. Whitfield travels for a Sioux City hardware house. FOR SALE—The w| sw£ sec. 4, ej sw£ sec. 5, w} nwj- sec. 9, township 28, range 13—240 acres in all. Can you make me an offer? F. Iv. Fulton, Cripple Creek, Colo. A card from E. C. Luce, formerly manager of the Elkhorn Irrigation Land company’s ditch, says he is located at Dorchester and has charge of one of the best irrigation plants in Nebraska. Summer term Plainview normal from June 19 to July 29. Will open under the management or Drs. J W. Bow lus and A. W. Norton. Address for particulars A. W. Norton, Normal, Neb. Mrs. Ed Thompson and children de parted Monday for Sioux City. Mrs. Thompson stopped at Coleridge a few days to visit her brother Ernest and family. Ed will go over to Sioux City later. R. G. Mulca, an old-time friend of Ed Purdy’s, was in the city the first of the week. Mr. Mulca resides at Waver iy, Neb., and will spend a few days visiting Ed in the southern part ot the county. Holt county’s Company M is camped with the Third regiment near Augusta, Ga, If the race war doesn’t develop such momentum that the boys will have to be retained to bring the Georgians to their senses they will be home about May 1G. Tuesday O. O. Snyder departed for North Platte to attend the eightieth an niversary of the organization of the Odd Fellow lodge, which occurred Wednesday. All the head officers of the lodge in the state attended. Mr. Snyder holds the office of deputy grand master. The Slayton Jubliee Singers will give the rarest entertainment in the musical line heard here for some time. The male and lady quartette arc among the best in the country. The base has twice appeared before Queen Victoria and sung in various European cities. The soprano is one of the prominent features of the entertainment. Bears the Signature OASTORIA. the The Kind You Have Always Bought of George Nelson of Harlington was in the city today. Mr. Nelson isjeditor of the Hartington Herald, one ot the pros perous papers of northeast Nebraska. Ue is on the road at present selling a newspaper balance ledger compiled by himself. The old fire bell which the city has had on its hands and didn’t know what to do with has been pressed into service. It occuppies the place and succeeds in service the old plank water trough at Pfund's corner. It makes a good water ing place. Boyd County Advocate: Miss Tess O'Sullivan of O’Neill is visiting her sister Helen in Spencer at present. Miss Coffey of O’Neill, a sister of our genial Con, has engaged a school south of Spencer and began her duties there last Monday. The south country is not the only portion of the county which has been suffering from prairie fires. Over north east, between Minneola and Dorsey, fire swept the prairies last week. A1 Mohr and Joe Hunter, we hear, lost con siderable hay. Numerous Sioux city people are of the opinion that Donald McLean will build the Short Line to the coast and that work on the extension will commence this season. O’Neill people would be glad to see the road go on, but we are like the Missourian—they will have to show us. W. E. Hamlin has lately located in O’Neill and established jeweler and optician headquarters in Corrigan’s drug store. Mr. Hamlin has been at several towns through this section and comes here very highly recommended as an expert watchmaker.optician and engrav er and a thoroughly reliable gentleman. Dr. C. V. Crooks, the well known specialist of Fremont, will again be in O’Neill at the Hotel Evans on Friday evening, May 5, until Sunday evening, May 7, for two days only. Dr. Crooks successfully treats all diseases of the nerves, diseases of women and chronic ailments. Piles positively cured with out the use of the knife. Consultation free. An item in last weeks’ Frontier indi cate that some people read the paper very carelessly. Mention was made of a purchase at a certain grocery store in town. It has been construed to mean the O’Neill Grocery Co., which is a mis take. Mark the difference: The O’Neill Grocery Co. ; An O’Neill grocery store. The latter is the way the item read. The Frontier has no objections to farmers tying their teams in our back yard, but please don’t let them carry off the buildings. Tuesday a span of long-ears broke away from our already badly delapidated coal house and hauled off up town a section of the building that was attached to the bridles. No damage was done the team or surround ing community. At a regular meeting of the fire de partment Tuesday evening the follow ing officers were elected: Chief, James Triggs; secretary, M. F. Cronin; treas urer, Tim Hanley; foreman No. 1, Mike Kirwin; foreman No. 2, James David son; forman No. 3, Frank Howard. Foremen Kirwin and Davidson have charge of the two hose carts and Fore man Howard the chemical engine. “We older men who have our families about raised,” remarks the bald headed old chap as he squints over a pair of gold bowed glasses, “can look upon the proposed baby carriage trust with entire complacency. It is the young married man just starting out in life,with every prospect of—er well, of making the best of bis opportunities, who is disposed to view this corporation conspiracy against an infant industry with rising indigna tion and alarm.” The good people in the north part of town had a brisk scramble Monday. At the residence of Miss Kattie Cain fire was kindled to burn out the grass and rubbish. The fire spread and soon the whole neighborhood was aflame. The neighbors rolled out in throngs to save their homes from the fury of the fire. A quantity of honest sweat which dripped from the sombre brows of those engaged in the fight was the only loss sustained. The matrimonial mill has been busy the past week. Licence to wed have been issued from county court to the following parties: Thomas Ilartigan and Miss Jesse Geory of Inman ; William E. Miller and Miss Anna E. Berry of Blackbird; John W. Moss ot Amelia and Miss Maggie M. Roark of Inez; Harry B. Jones and Miss Hattie B. Roark of Inez. If either of the happy couple had been struck with a tempo rary fit of enthusiasm and forwarded the matrimonial editor a slice of wedding cake we could have given them a much prettier paragraph. The Omaha World-Herald pays this handsome tributo to Holt county, its citizens, its farming and cattle indus tries, and its pretty women: “Photo graphic Views of Holt County,” is the name of an interesting little volume just received at this office. As an advertise ment of one of Nebraska’s largest and best counties it is a winner, the pictures showing beyond question the fertility of the soil, the progressiveness of Holt’s citizens and the progress of the fruit and cattle industries. We note with regret, | however, that one of Holt’s best pro ducts is left out. Reference is had to the splendid womanhood of Holt, for this county can boast of more handsome women in proportion to population than any equal area of country in the west.” Tne Missouri river is out of its banks land doing considerable damage all along the valley. At Omaha water is higher than it has been for eighteen years. News'comes from Butte, Boyd county, that Iron Post landing, on the Missouri river east of Fort Randall, has been swept away by the high water, Captain Leach losing over 80,000 bushels 1 of wheat. Also Anderson’s landing, three miles east of Iron Post. The tide has carried away warehouse, with a part of its conteuts. A party living near the Missouri claims to have counted thirteen head of horses floating down stream I April 0, part of them having saddles on. It is also said that Orien Porter has lost 1,000 bushels of wheat at Porter.s landing. H. H. Rhodes, a representative of the Hospe piano house at Omaha, has been in the city several clays this week with pianos on sale. Ou complaint of B. F. Cole that he was selling without alicense Marshal Meredith went to Mr. Rhodes to inform him of his liability to fine under the city ordinance. Mr. Rhodes pro duced before City Attorney Carlon a contract showing that Gilligan & Stout were local agents for his house and that he was here to assist them in get started in the business. The city attor ney said that would have to be shown in court if Mr. Cole insisted on his arrest. Mr. Rhodes then demanded that the complainant put up bonds for the costs, which as yet has not been done. Hence the anticipated arrest has not been made. The Frontier enjoyed a short call from John Darr of Dorsey last week. Mr. Darr is one of Holt couuty’s old time settlers. Some time ago he left here and went to Missouri, but found the land of|“big red apple”isno place for a white man to stop and returned. He has bought a farm near Dorsey and ex pects to live out his days in Holt. John is one of the original subscribers of The Frontier having put his name on its list while standing behind a breaking plow nearly nineteen years ago, when W. D. Mathews, its founder, wns out soliciting his first subscribers. John says there was but one name on the list when he added his and that be has been a Fron tier reader ever since. We assure Mr. Darr and all of our old subscribers that we appreciate their steadfast friendship and hope to be Rble to serve them the news for many more years. A case from Pleasantview township held the boards in Judge Selah’s court on Monday. On complaint of Fritz Trompeter, Zeb Warner was brought into court on a warrant to keep the peace. The case grew from trouble over land. Trompeter claims to have land leased which Warner has been making use of the past two years. Trompeter asked Warner to abandon the use of the land and remove a fense which he had put upon the place. This, it is further stated, Warner refused to do himself or permit Trompeter to re move it. Moreover, the* complainant claims that his life was threatened if he attempted to take possession of the land. A stong fight was put up at the hearing and an effort was made to im peace defendant’s testimony. Judge Selah dismissed the case for want of probable cause and taxed the costs to complainant. Trompeter was repre sented by Attorney J. J. Harrington and Warner by Attorneys Dickson and Meredith. Dominick McCaffrey was in Omaha this week and in noting his visit the World-Herald says: “On August 29, 1885, the sporting editor of the World Herald was timekeeper for McCaffrey in his six-round set-to with the great John L. Sullivan at Chester Park, Cincinnati. The combat took place in the presence of 10,000 spectators, and while the de cision was given to Sullivan it was con ceded that McCaffrey made the best showing against the big fellow that had been made since the winning of the championship from Paddy Ryan at Mississippi City three years before. Sullivan was to knock McCaffrey out in six rounds, but instead of accomplish- j ing this feat McCaffrey was on his feet and anxious to continue the argument Ht the end of seven rounds. The referee was Billy Tate of the Toledo fire de partment and he refused to give a de cision at the termination of the seventh round, owing to the threatening attitude of the crowd, and reserved the same for a period of three days, when he pro claimed Sullivan the victor. This de cision occasioned much feeling in the sporting world, the consensus of opinion being that on the merits of the case McCaffrey had won. But Tate decided otherwise, and while hnndreds of dollars were lost on his questionable judgment McCaffrey was the winner in the long run. Numerous efforts were made to bring the men together the second time, but failure was the result, and while Sullivan gloried in the reputation of having bested the Pittsburg wonder the sporting world always gave McCaffrey credit of having carried the day.” GUNNERS GUN. The gun club went out last evening and took n crack at clay pigeons, with this result: Stansberry. O’Donnell. Adams. Gallagher. Weokes. Brooks (Atkinson) Eves. Meredith. Davidson. Mann.... McCoy . Ellis. Price. Baker. Owen Meredith_ .0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 ,110 1110 111-8 .110 1111110-8 .0 00000000 0-0 .10 10 10 10 10-5 .1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 O 1 1 0 1—3 ,0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1—3 .0 0 0 0 0 .—0 0 00100001 1-3 .0 0 0 .-0 .01010 .-2 ,10 0 10.-2 ,10 10 0.—2 0 0 0 1.—1 Joe M ciedith spent several days last week in South Sioux City visitiug his mother. Joe always could tell a good fish story but since his short stay near the banks of the muddy he is good on whales. MAY BALL. Following is the program of the ball to be given by the Knights of Pythias on Monday evening, May 1: 1 Grand march, 0:30 11 Quadrille 2 Quadrille 3 Schottlsh 4 Lancers 5 Waltz 6 Quadrille T Two stop 8 Lancers 9 K. of P. quadrille 19 Quadrille 10 Waltz 12 Waltz 13 Quadrille 14 Schottlsh 15 Quadrille 1(1 Polka 17 Lancers 18 Waltz 20 K. of P. waltz These annual balls given by the_ Knights have always proved to be the most enjoyable event of tho season and every effort is being made to make this one surpass any they have yet given. The opera-house will be prettily deoor ated. Flowers for the occasion have been ordered from Omaha and will be presented to those attending during the grand march. The fao ilmllo signature of Tha Kind You Have Always Bought lion eti7 r* wrappe* TO.... EAT Its a mistake to buy cheap grocer ies at any price. What you want and ought to have is the only kind that is good enough to eat Take for instance our line of Canned Foods and Dried Fruits Nothing finer or more appropri ate to enter the human stomach. Every can guaranteed. Not only t hat, but we sell at the price of the cheaper. Yours respectfully, O’NEILL GROCERY CO. F. M. Raymond, Manager. VENUS ITEMS. News it rather scarce as everybody is busy with spring work. Charles McDonough has been granted an increase of pension from 96 to 98 per month. Those reported on the sick list this week are H. Willey and Mrs. A. B. Smith. Neither case is serious. Wednesday’s shower was greatly needed here and did mnch good in the way of starting up vegetation. Our farmers show sings of business And prosperity by starting in the spring with new machinery. Messrs. Summers and Bruce are mellowing up their re* spective fields with new harrows. This vicinity has not escaped the spring ravages of prairie fires. .Sunday a fierce fire was in pro* gress up the big slough west of Venus and the people worked hard all day to save their property. Considerable hay was burned. Bozer. Go to Brennan’s where you get the best garden seeds found anywhere. 1 carry the Sioux City seeds which are known everywhere as the best. Also the D. M. Ferry seeds, Rice’s seeds, and Rush Park and Co. Independence seeds which are very fine. 31 tf. Neil Brennan. -- - ■■ ■■■■• PLAT BALL Wo have the bats, balls, and mitts.—’ Gilligan & Stout, The Druggists. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of 4Ai For the Springtime Shirt Waists We have a very nice line in ladies' and misses’ in all the latest patterns. LADIES—40c 50c, 65c, 75c, $1, $1.25, $1.50 up to $3. Our 50-cent line has many waists as good as the average store sells for 75 cents. MISSES SHIRT WAISTS—50c and 75c. Also have a new line of misses white collars. Jackets Jackets for spring and summer wear from the best New York firms. Good styles and good values, 95.50 to 910. Our $6.50 silk lined is a daisy. MISSES JACKETS 93.75 to 96. CHILDRENS JACKETS, 8 to 12 years, very nobby and very cheap, 91.95 to $3 * 50. Silk Capes A good line, new styles, not an old cape in the store; prices to suit your pocketbook. $1.50, $3.50, $2.75, $3, $3.50, and up to $3.50. Dress Skirts A large assortment from $1.50 to $13.50 in blacks, blues and plaids. Crash skirts for summer wear $1 to $3.50. Big line of satine underskirts, plain and fancy, $1.50 to $3. Silk underskirts, $4 to $5. Muslin Underwear By far the best hue ever shown in O’Neill, and at prices as cheap as you can buy for in Chicago. Corset covers, 25c to 85c each. Drawers, 25c to 91.50 per pair. Skirts, 50c to 92.50 each. Night gowns, 50c to 92 each. Yon will be surprised and pleased at the values we offer in this line. Jewelry New buckles, new pins, new shirt* waist sets, new hat pins, new links, new belts, etc. Bicycles Columbias, the best made, 950. Hartfords. as good as any except Co lumbia, $35. Vidette, an excellent cheap wbeel, 925. We can recommend and guarantee these wheels and prefer to let others 8ell the unreliable wheels sold at lower prices. T. IF>. l^C^IbTILT