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PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO.
SUBSCRIPTION, SI.BO PER ANNUM.
O. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER.
VOLUME XIX.
O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, MAY 18. 1899.
NUMBER 46.
Corbett’s best $1.00 per dozen. 22tf
Pony and saddle for sale. C. A. Meals.
N. Beebe was up from Chambers Mon
day. _
B. J. Ryan was up from Neligh over
Sunday- _
Mr and Mrs. Moore have moved into
the country.
'• C. W. Hamilton of Stuart was in the
city Sunday.
Bail ties and wire always on hand at
Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf
Michael Stafford of Norfolk was in
the city Sunday.
Register Weekes departed for Omaha
and Lincoln yesterday.
J. P. Foley of Wausa had land busi
ness in O’Neill Tuesday.
Mayor Harmon was up the road
several days last week.
__Ernest Adams went to Neligh Monday
to organize a camp of Woodmen.
If you naed spectales go to W. E.
Hamlin, the optician. At Corrigan’s.
J. P. O'Donnell was down from
his ranch south of Atkinson Saturday.
Bargains! bargains! bargains! at the
old post office building, O’Neill, Neb.
Watch repairing skillfully done by
W. E. Hamlin, the jewtder. At Corrigan’s
Fred Gatz is warm about the collar.
A drunken galoot feel through his glass
front. _
E. H. Benedict has first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan _ 4G-tf
Mrs. F. B. Cole was in Amelia last
week visiting her daughter, Mrs. O. C.
Sammons.
You can buy good flour cueap now at
Iveys,’ next door to postoffice; got to
raise some money.
Since retiring from the head of the
police force Joe Meredith has beeu on
the sick list most of the time.
Frank Bain purchased the Fahy
< farm northeast of town and moved his
family thereon a short time ago.
Lee Uenry was down from Atkinson
Sunday to worship. Lee’s visits to
O’Neill are brief but freq uent.
Justin Bouvens of Tonic was in the
city Tuesday and filed on a piece of land
at the government land office.
Yesterday County Judge Selah ap
pointed William Krotter of Stuart
guardian of Mary Blaczek, insane.
For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor
bett’s parlors 23rd 10 30th, of each
month. Photographs $1 a dozen. 30tf
Charles Meals and Dr. Homer Newell
went to Lynch Tuesday, where the
latter locates to practice his profession.
Parties desiring to negotiate loans on
f farm and city property should enquire
of B. S. Gillespie & Son, O'Neill. 46-2p
Those who profess to know claim
that there has been less than one inch of
rain fall in this vicinity since January 1.
Clouds, dark and lowering, hovered in
the heavens Sunday, Monday and Tues
day, but shed no tears while we all
shivered.
Miss Pearl Hawk of Tilden, formerly
an attendant of the O’Neill high school,
is visiting in the city, the guest of Miss
Benedict.
Sheriff Stewart has tiled a petition in
county court for the appointment of
L. U. Lambert of Chambers as guardian
of William F. Pabst, insane.
Ralph Evans celebrated the 20th an
niversary of his birthday last Saturduy
evening in company with about fifteen
of his young gentleman friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Magirl went
down to Sioux City last Saturday morn
ing to attend the fumral of Mr. Magirl's
father who died at that place last Friday.
The Slayton Jubilee Singers will pre
sent here, on May 25, the famous Rag
time Opera. Everybody knows them.
Rave your seats reserved early to avoid
the rush. _
A team belonging to Harry Spiudler
got away near the Elkhorn depot Mon
day. It ran up Main street and a dis
tance into the country. No damage
was done.
The Trussell Belgian stallion will
6tand during the season at the Wilcox
farm adjoining O'Neill. A fine animal
and sure foa"l getter. Weight 1540
pounds. It will pay you to see him be
fore breeding. Parties desiring can
leave mares, and will pasture same.
Owned by A. Merrill. 44-6
Members of the Junior Epworth
League will give a strawberry festival at
the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Trueblood
on Wednesday evening, May 24. Every
body invited.
It is said Stuart had to import several
pretty girls from Atkinson to administer
the “Ilobson degree” to her returned
war heroes. Editor Church has been
misleading the people.
City officials have ordered the side
walks repaired, which same is a com
mendabel move. The city sidewalks
should either be pulled up entirely or
put in shape to walk on.
The case of Krotter vs. Nehr, which
comes on in county court next week,
is expected 'to develop into an interest
ing legal contest. About twenty-five
witnesses will be called.
Tuesday the officers of the llolt Coun
ty Sunday School association met at the
court-house and arranged for the an
nual association meeting, which will be
held in O’Neill June 6 aud 7.
Q. W. Smith of the Short Line
! returned from his Montana trip last
Friday. Mrs. Smith stood the journey
well and Mr. Smith says he left her
somewhat improved in health.
The' floor of the court room looks
clean and bright, which is all due to
(Janitor Cline giving it a thorough
scrubbing. The obnoxious strips of
matting have also been removed. .
Hank Mills doesn’t appear to move
with any particular degree of swiftness,
but last week he drove sixteen miles,
put down a flfty-foot well, all complete
and all in the space of five hours.
C. M. Forney, who has been engaged
in the drug business at Norfolk the past
two years, has sold out and will go to
Marshalltown, lo. Mr. Forney was in
business at Atkinson several years ago.
Attorney M. F. Harrington passed
through O’Neill Sunday on his way to
Omaha from Rushville, where he had
been prosecuting a damage case for Mrs.
Fay of Alliance against the Burlington
railroad. _
William F. Pabst, whom The Frontier
stated last week wus causing trouble
oyer south, was brought in Thursday
by Sheriff Stewart and Deputy Bradstreet
and Friday morning taken to the asylum
at Norfolk.
Mrs. Ed Hersliiser and three children
departed yesterday morning for Onawa,
Iowa, for a visit with relatives. She
will go with her family to Park City,
Utah, to join Mr. Hershiser upon her
return to O’Neill.
Mr. Ilowe, who went to Sioux City
last week to have an operation per
formed, returned home the first of the
week. The Frontier learns that the
operation was successful and Mr. Howe
is feeling much better.
Mrs. Selah went up to Chadron Tues
day evening, where she will spend a few
days with the family of her sister,
Mrs. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon
were called to Fremont to attend the
funeral of Mr. Harmon’s brother.
The cattle industry of Holt county
has made rapid strides during the past
year. Those conversant with the live
stock situation say there is three times
the number of cattle in the county at
present that there was a year ago.
Services will be held in the Presby
terian church on Sunday, May 21, at
10:30 a. m. The pastor, Rev. Haner,
being unable to be present in the even
ing, will preach in the morning instead.
All are most cordially invited to attend.
Albion News: There is a law in
Nebraska requiring all children between
the age of 8 and 14 to attend school
twelve weeks or more each year, and
parents or guardians are liable to a fine
of not less than $10 or more than $50 if
they do not comply with the provisions
of said law.
The Frontier subscription list is grow
ing rapidly. Three new names were
placed upon our books last Saturday.
Now is the time to subscribe and re
ceive all the news of Holt county dished
up from the various postollices by our
corps of contributors Only $1.50 for
fifty-two weeks.
The Frontier sees by the Nebraska
Wesleyan, published bv the Wesleyan
university at Lincoln, that a former
O'Neill boy, Oran Bowen, is winning
distinction at the university as an orator.
Oran is a young man possessing rare
abilities, a clean character, anl will
forge his way to the front.
J. A. Cline of Minden, national bank
examiner, was in the city Tuesday and
checked up the First National bank,
which institution, it is needless to say,
he found in first-class condition. Sir.
Cline was a state bank examiner in 1898 |
and had charge of the Holt county bank
for two weeks after the failure. j
John Skirving ami wife went to Stuart
to attend the reception given Company
M Monday evening. Members of the
| company from Atkinson and Newport
were present, and word comes down the
line that Stuart did it on a grand scale.
The Frontier wants someone it can
rely upon at every postofllce in the
county to send in items of news for
publication; correspondents who can
represent their localities every week or
as often as possible. To such we can
offer inducements.
Taken up, on my farm in Rock Falls
township, on or about May 1, one sorrel
pony, mare, both hind feet white, with
white star on forehead and branded S8
on right hip and rap brand on left.
Owner can have same by proving prop
erty and paying expenses.
46-1 Wallace Johnson, Ray, Neb.
O’Neill, May 15—List of letters: J. B.
Nichols. Lyman Brison, J. M. Reynolds,
John Burk, John Leslie Wear, Charles
Farrier and Mrs. Josan Roberts. In
calling for above say “advertised.” If
not called for in two weeks witf be sent
to dead letter office.—D. H. Cronin,
postmaster.
A Christian Endeavor pledge service
will be held by the Young Peoples’
Society of Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian church next Sunday, begin
ning at 7:30 p. m. Topic, “God’s Coven
ant and Ours." Every member of the
society is earnestly requested to be pres
ent, and everybody will be heartily
welcomed.
The people of Lynch, Boyd county,
exhibit a perseverance and patience en- J
tirely foreign to the westerners. For
two years they have been at work on an
artesian well and just this week their
labor has been rewarded. A flow has
beeen struck at a depth of about 700
feet. The power will be utilized in
operating a mill.
Printers Auxiliary: The writer hereof
had the pleasure of seeing Denny Cronin
behind the bars, recently, the place
where he ought to have been long ago.
The bars, however, were highly bronzed
and part of the magmhcant new post
office outfit Dennis has lately put in at
O’Neill, and behind which he officiates
as postmaster. Here’s “more power to
yez!” _
At a regular meeting Monday evening
of Helmet Lodge No. 43, Knights of
Pythias, the following were installed as
officers: R. R. Dickson, C. C.; W. T.
Evans, V. C.; Charles Davis, prelate:
Neil Brennan, M. A.; F. M. Raymond,
K. of R. 8. and M. F-; J. B. Mellor, M.
of E. and O. G ; 8. J. Weekcs. I. G
The lodge meets every other Monday
evening. It is one of the most flourish
ing lodges in the city.
Senator Frank M. Currie, of Broken
Bow, and William F. Allen, of Omaha,
were in the city Wednesday filing reser
voir rights on land in Loup, Garfield
and Wheeler counties. The former
former filed on twenty-eight quarters
and the latter upon thirty-seven. This
land was taken under the reservoir act
passed January 13, 1897, which enables
individuals to enter an unlimited num
ber of quarters provided he constructs
a reservoir upon each quarter.
Jesse, son of R. H. Mills, had a hair
standing and bone-aching experience
the other day. While at play with com
panions near the Nye & Schneider Co.
elevator one of the boys threw Jesse's
hat into the elevator and when he went
in after it he became caught in the dump
in such a manner as to bring the weight
of the heavy trap door accross his body.
It was thought for a time that his injur
ies would prove fatal, but by due dili
gence he was brought out all right.
Saturday evening of this week the
fifth annual commencement exercises of
tlie O’Neill schools will be held at the
opera house with the following arrange
ment: Music, orchestra; invocation,
Rev. E. Grant Hutchinson; remarks,
E. U. Whelan; ‘'Murmuring Breezes,”
Miss Galbraith; oration—“What Shall
the Harvest Be? ’—Letty Gillespie; duet,
Willie and Rose Fallon; oration—‘‘Hu
man Affinity," M. Angela Martin; solo,
Mrs. A. Minnick: oration—Filipinos’
Struggle for Liberty”—James J. Mc
Carthy; soprano solo. Miss Mattie
Mann; presentation of diplomas and ad
dress, T. V. Golden; duet, Ruth Evans
and Susie Gillespie; music, orchestra.
Remnants
IN WALL PAPER
\ME haue a large number of Wall j
*" Paper Remnants we will sell
for one weeh at HALF PRICE. Call
early and get a snap.
GILLIGAN & STOUT.
Ben Deyarmnn lost a fine team of
black horses the other clay. He sent
them on a drive to Boyd county with
one of the barn hands. One of the
horses died in Boyd county and the
other after returning to O’Neill. The
Frontier doesn't know that this was due
to hard driving, but if it was the driver
should be prosecuted.
A nine months’ term of school was
brought to a close in district No. G7,
the Colley school, with a pleasing little
program Friday last, under supervision
of the teacher, Charles A. Meals. This
school bears an excellent reputation,
and the work the past year places it in
the forefront of district schools of the
county and is a credit to both teacher
and pupils.
One of O'Neill’s most substantial busi
ness men suggests to The Froutier that
something be done about celebrating
the Fourth. The Froutier likes to see
such men interested as when their efforts
are enlisted in a project it is carried to
success. Of course O’Neill will cele
brate. It is a duty the business men
owe to the people who do business here.
It is proper that we have one day in the
year to invite them into town aud give
them a celebration. It is time to organ
ise.
Printers Auxiliary: W. A. Orane has
disposed of the Waterloo Gazette, his
successor being James H. Riggs, a name
that appears familiar as it goes to the
linotype, lie was for a time publisher of
the O’Neill Frontier, and for four years
under a republican adminstration looked
after the postoffice business in the north
Nebraska town. lie is right at home in
the work of publishing and will make
the Gazette tirst, last and all the time a
leading paper.
J. W. Leeper, who has resided near
Agee for the past five years and who
sold his farm machinery and stock some
months ago, departed last Friday after
noon for Omaha, his future home, mak
ing the journey by team. Mr. Leeper’s
family preceded him some three or four
weeks ago. They go to Omaha in order
to give their children school advantages.
Before going Mr. Lccpei visited The
Frontier and left a token of his regard.
We wish Mr. Leeper and his estimable
family the fultiillment of expectations
in the metropolis.
Three sports of the hobo specie struck
town sometime yesterday and attempted I
to create a famine in intoxicants by
getting outside all the bugjuice in town.
About 6:30, when nearly all the clerks in
Mann’s store were at supper two of
them entered the store. One of them
engaged Jim Gallagher’s attention look
ing'over the makintosch stock, while the
other chap concealed a suit of men’s
clothing apout his person. As they
were leaving the store Mr. Mann saw the
stolen suit. Nightwatchman Coyne was
sent for, arrested the two men and
placed them in the city jail. The third
party has not been seen since the arrest.
Col. Neil Brennan celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his arrival
in O’Neill last Friday by treating his
numerous friends and patrons to fra
grant llavannas. The Colonel had a
retrospective eye and being in a remi
nescent mood talked very entertainingly
of events that transpired that May even
ing a quarter of a century ago when the
little but sturdy band of pioneers first
gazed upon the promised land. Where
now the maple, ash boxelder and cotton
wood are unfolding their leaves to be
kissed by t’-e summer sun and gently
caressed by the Dakota zephers that
occasionally cross our fields, the deer,
elk and antelope made their home; and
the howling of the coyote and the wolf
made music harsh that lulled them into
dreamland with many heartfelt
sighs for their far eastern homes. Grass,
grass ns far as the eye could see with
occasionally, here and there along the
river, a sturdy monarch of the forest
that had withstood the ravages of the
fire king offered to the wearied pilgrims,
underwits spreading branches, a few
momenta respite from old Sol’s blister
ing rays. Not a human habitation in
sight as far optics could discern, but
on a bright clear morning a mirage
would daze the horizon and disclose to
them cities builded apparently of gran
ite with tall spires reaching heavenward
seemingly tempting them onward in
quest of a grander home. But even
while gazing in wrapt admiration at the
beautiful sight the sun’s rays would lift
the veil,the city disappeared and the spec
tator imagined himself dreaming. This
was the condition of O’Neill on May 12,
1874, when they stopped on the prairie
and started O’Neill. But they were
grand and happy days, he remarked,
when each of us were building castlca
for ourselves and joyously preparing for
the rush of emigrants we knew would
soon commence to arrive. Of the origi
nal colony but four now remain. Colonel
Brennan, Patrick liughes, Thomas Cain
and Thomas Connolly. The trials, tribu
lations ami vicissitudes encountered and
endured these by pioneers of the west we
of today have but a slight conception of.
Think of being out on these boundless
prairies with VVisner, Nebraska. Yank
ton, South Dakota, and Sioux City,
Iowa, as the nearest railroad points,
where all the supplies for this section
had to be carted from, mostly with ox
trains The writer reached O’Neill three
years later, in June, 1877, and can vouch
for the fact that it was desolate and
lonely enough then,let alone three years
before. But their patience, persever
ance and thrift has been rewarded and
today the four remaining members of
the colony are all well to do. They
have seen the hamlet to which they gave
the breath of commercial life grow
and expand until today it is one of the
best towns in the Elkhorn valley and
the most widely known in the state.
They see the prairie surrounding it dot
ted with comfortable homes and beauti
ful groves; its people contented, prosj
peroua and happy. What more could
bo asked for?
Our city schools close the year’s work
tomorrow and as those who have
been laboring as instructors and those
that received instruction look back over
their work they may well feel a touch
of pride. The writer has not visited the
schools in person the past year and per
haps has exhibited an undue lack of in
terest in them, yet we know something
of what has been done and desire to
state to the credit of the teachers that
their application to school work has
never been surpassed, and wo might say
equaled, by any corps of teachers O’Neill
has ever had within the book and vol
ume of our remembrance. The pupils,
as a rule, have been attentive to duty,
which indicates an Interest. The grad
ates are James McCarthy, Letty Gilles
pie and Angela Martin. All three are
in the fullest sense O’Neill young people
as they have grown up here. The class,
though few in numbers, will be one of
.he best equipped ever turned out of our
schools.
A great outpouring of people greeted
the incoming passenger train from the
cast at the Elkhorn depot Sunday night.
As the train steamed in the O'Neill
Cornet band struck up a familiar air
and every neck was stretched and every
eye strained to see the soldiers. Com
pany M was on board and those who
gathered on the same platform nearly a
year ago to bid the boys farewell now
clasped their hands in welcoming them
home. Seven of the boys, Lieutenant
Charles Hall, Sergeant John Olsen,
Corporal Foster, Wagoner Thomas
Lynch, and Privates Frank Judd, Niles
Bennet and Otto Clevisli, got off at
O’Neill while the others went on to their
homes at Atkinson, Stuart and Newport.
The regiment left Augusta, Ga., on
Thursday afternoon at 8 o’clock. Sever
al members of Company M stopped at
different points on the way, hence the
company was pretty well thinned out
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Nothing ia more essential to com*
fortable homekeeping than plenty
of wholesome food, and a good
healthy place to keep it during the
hot weather. We have the goods
—quality and prices right; we are
agents for ihe celebrated....
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Refrigerator
always dry, pure, sweet and
clean. Come and see it.
©’iteill ©rorfrg £0.
F. M. ltuymond, Mgr.
by the time it reached O’Neill. Carriages
were in waiting for the men, who were
driven to Hotel Evans, where they
were banquetted. Mayor Harmon made
a short but very appropriate address.
Col. Neil Brennan and Lieutantant Hall
also made short speeches. The boys are
all looking well and Bhow no special in
dications of having contracted anything
serious from eating ‘‘embalmed” beef.
The marriage of Mr. E. J. Gallagher
to Miss Estelia Shively was consnmated
at the Catholic church in this city at
7:30Tuesdav morning. The bride is a
daughter of Captain and Mrs. W. T.
Shively of this city and has many friends
here. She has been identified with tho
educational intersts of the county for
Home time past. The groom is quite
well known in O'Neill, having been en
gaged in business here a few years ago,
and is a brother of the Gallagher boys
who uso to reside on a farm northeast of
bore. They will be remembered as James
and Will, the former of whom is station
agent at Laurel, the latter being dead.
The bride was dressed in pink, trimmed
in cream, and wore pink roses. Miss
May Metz, niece of the groom, was
bridesmaid. The groom was dressed in
black G. E. Shively, brother of the
bride, was groomsman. At the con
clusion of the ceremony the wedding
party repaired to the home of the bride’s
parent’s, where breakfast was served.
Many beautiful gifts were received.
The young couple departed the same
morning for Wayne, where Mr. Galla
gher has resided the past two years and
where they will make their home. The
Frontier extends congratulations and
wishes them continued joy. Those who
attended the wedding from oat of town
were: James Gallagher and wife, Mrs.
Charles Metz and daughter May of
Laurel, Mrs. T. Shively of Norfolk and
Mrs. Anderson and Miss Bertha Shively
of Council Bluffs.
PLAY BALL
We have the bats, balls, and mitts.—
Gilligan & Stout, The Druggists.
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FREE
TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
On July 4th we will give to our
customers a hand- "J"Q p g|| g g y
some, high grade
(Guaranteed by a local dealer.)
You can got an interest in it by
trading in any department for
cash or produce, or by paying
money on your account or note.
Call and examine and get par
ticulars.
New shirt waists, just in, second shipment, prettier than ever,
very stylish and strictly up to date. If you want the latest be
sure and see them.
Our shoe stock, always fameous for its good grades and late
styles, never contained as many good things as now. Low
shoes for ladies and children in black and tan; low tan shoes for
gentlemen, very stylish, and the biggest stock of working shpes
for men and boys you ever saw.
Our grocery department is booming because our prices are so
low and our goods so reliable. Last week we received a car
each of sugar, salt and flour, more goods than any store in
O’Neill ever received in the same time before.
COOL THINGS FOR WARM WEATHER:
Little boys’ wash suits from 50c to $1.50 each.
Rough rider suits, long pants, $1.50 each.
Men’s linen and straw hats and single coats.
Ladies’ and misses’ sunbonnets and a new line of pretty bon
nets for babies.
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