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SUBSCRIPTION. SI.SO PER ANNUM.
D. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER.
VOLUME XIX.
O'NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, TUNE 22, 1899.
NUMBER 51
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THE BEOHEN OFFICE TOWEL.
When 1 think of tlie towel,
The old-fashioned towel,
Thut used to hung up near the printing house
door.
1 cun think of nobody
In these daysgof shoddy
That could hammer out iron to wear as it
wore.
The "devir' who used it,
The trump who abused it.
The “comp." who got at it when these two
were gone,
The make-up and foreman.
The editor (poor man).
Kaeli rubbed some grime oir, while they put
a heap on.
I n, over and under.
It was blacker than thunder.
Harder than poverty, rougher than sin;
On the roller suspended. '
It never was bended.
And Happed on the wall like a banner of tin.
It grew harder and rougher.
And blacker and tougher.
And daily took on a more inkier hue.
Until one windy morning,
Without any warning,
It fell on the Moor and was broken in two.
—New York Sun.
Come to O’Neill July 4.
Corbett’s best $1.00 per dozen. 22tf
Co to Mrs. Cress’ for fireworks. 49 4
Register S. J. Weeks went to Omaha
Tuesday.
Editor Raker of Ewing was in the
city yesterday.
Bail ties and wire always on hand at
Neil Brennan’s. lG-tf
M. D. Long went down to Oakdale
Friday on business.
The Chautauqua at Long Pine opens
this year on August It.
Attorney Chapman of Atkinson had
business in the city yesterday.
Come in and see our line of jewelry;
its all new.—Gilligan & Stout.
Henry Mills returned Friday evening
from a business trip to Norfolk.
Dr. Berry is fitting up an office north
of the millinery store on Fourth.
E. U. Benedict has first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan._4G-tf
Mrs. Hamer of Atkinson is visiting in
the city, the guest of Mrs. John M.
Stewart.
Miss Sadie Benedict was here from
Atkinson this week visitirg Miss Coila
Uttley. __
Ed Tremain is in Blair this week,
being called there by the illness of his
father._
Alex Laviollette and sons departed
for their home at Vulcan, Mich., on
Tusday.
Miss M. Angela Martin went down to
Jackson Tuesday for a few days visit
with friends.
The Alba Ueywood company drew a
fidl house last Wednesday and gave a
good show.
There has been 1G39 reservoir de- j
claratory statemrnts filed at the O’Neill
land office.
Kev. Dr. Ctililwell of Chicago is ill the
city. It is expected he will occupy the
Methodist pulpit Sunday.
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H. N. Mullendore, hrakeman on the
Short Line passenger, is taking a lay off
this week and is in Omaha.
Landlord Perrin is erecting a large
barn at the rear of the Ogden for the
accomodation of his customers.
Children's day was observed last Sun
day by the Presbyterians at Blackbird,
a very line program being rende-ed.
John A. Harmon went to Lincoln
yesterday to attend a meeting of the
democratic stale central committee.
For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor
bett’s parlors 2drd to !iOth, of each
month. Photographs $1 a dozen. .‘10tf
A new Plano binder and a new Plano
mower to be sold at reduced prices.
48-4 P. ,T. McManus.
TAKEN UP—At my place south F.
E. depot, yearling heifer, red and white.
50-S Mike Englahaupt.
P. C. Bigelow of Stanton has put in a
stock of Hour and feed in the building
formerly occupied bv the O’Neill Sun.
The Working society will meet with
Mrs. \Y bitfield Wednesday afternoon
June 28. A good attendance is desired
New line of wall paper at Gilligan &
Stout's just, arrived. All assortments,
all prices. Come and make selections.
The Fourth of July is coming, and
Mrs. Cress has the largest and most
varied assortment of fireworks in the
city. 49-4
11. 11. Connor of near Page was in the
ciiv Monday and called. Lie says that
his rye crop has been badly damaged by
hail. .,
James Peter was adopted into the
mysteries ot woodcraft ns exemplified
by the Modern Woodmen last Tuesday
evening. _
L C. Wade is having four wells
sunk on his ranch south of town and
will put up windmills. R. II. Mills is
the contractor.
Patrick Stanton, of Tilden, was in the
city the first of the week visiting his
brother. A. A. Stanton, and numerous
friends in this section.
The 2-year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
II. P. Jones, reported ill last wrek, died
on Friday morning and was buried at
Ewing Saturday evening.
Miss Ethel Morse returned from Des
! Moines, Iowa, Saturday evening, at
which place she has been attending
school the past six months.
Peter Greely of Phoenix was a pleas
ant caller at our office last Thursday.
Mr. Greely reports the crop prospects
very favorable in his locality.
Rev. S. Sharpless of Norfolk held
communion services at the Dorsey Pres
byterian church Sunday. Four mem
bers were taken into the church.
Fred Pfunder came down from Valen
tine Sunday for a few days visit with
his family. Mr. Pfunder is at work in
a harness establishment at Valentine.
Fred Pfunder came down from Val
entine last week for a short visit with
his family. Fred says things are very
prosperous in that portion of the state.
Tekamali Herald: Mr. and Mrs. ,T. V.
Stout left Monday for their home in
O'Neill. Howard Stout accompanied
them and will spend his summer vaca
tion there.
Thomas McDonough came down from
Deadwood Sunday and is stopping in the
city for a short visit before going to
Cripple Creek, Colo., where he goes to
work in the mines.
City Clerk James F. Gallagher de
parted Tuesday for Omaha to appear as
a witness in court in the case of the
First National bank of this place against
the city of O’Neili.
Rev. E. Grant Hutchinson and E II.
Benedict and Misses Alice Turner, Maud
Cline and Eva Uarnish,O’Neill Epworth
Leaguers, went to Albion Tuesday to at
tend a League convention.
THE PACIFIC SHORT LINE will
sell round trip excursion tickets between
all stations, July l to 4 inclusive, at one
fare for the round trip. Good returning
until July 5. G. W. Smith.
Mrs. Trueblood went to Lynch last
week to attend her son. Dr. Homer
Newell, who is ill from congestion of
the lungs, the result of a bath in the
river. Dr. Trueblood also went over
Saturday.
Grand Secretary G. A. McCutcheon,
representing the O’Neill lodge, and 11.
R. Henry, representing the Paddock
lodge, were at Sioux City this week at
tending head lodge meeting of the In
dependent Workmen of America.
Persons living in the various precincts
throughout the county should get to
gether and compete for the beautiful
flag to be given away by the citizens of
this city to the largest delegation in the
parade from any locality. Go after it.
Last Friday a bail storm did consider
able damage in spots. Tbe bail came
from tbe southwest and just on tbe
edge of town cut/the gardens to pieces
and knocked tbe fruit all off tbe trees,
while in tbe center of town scarcely any
hail fell._
Miss Emma Weekes found a live Mex
ican horned toad on tbe sidewalk tbe
other day. It is a sandy colored little
creature, scaley and has three horns at
tbe base of tbe bead. It is thought to be
one of a pair that Johnnie Brennan bad
lately received from California.
A recent decision of tbe secretary of
interior takes from tbe state several
hundred acres of school lands in Boyd
county and makes them subject to
homestead entry within one year if in
that time no legislation can be bad en
titling tbe state to bold it. The lands
are in tbe Ponca reservation.
The Frontier has received a letter
from I)r. Corbett, who lias been in
Chicago tbe past month taking a post
graduate course in a college of dentistry,
in which be announces that be will be
in O’Neill on Monday, June 20, pre
pared to do every kind of work accord
ing to tbe approved way in Chicago.
oastohia.
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Anyone contemplating buying either
a ladies’ or gents’ bicycle will do well to
sec me before buying ns I am agent for
as tine a wheel as there is made in
America and will sell them at prices
that can’t be beat considering quality.
Come and see them at V. Alberts’ har
ness shop. 48-tf Fred Alberts.
Holt county was strictly “in it" at the
session of the supreme lodge Independ
ent Workmen of America, held in Sioux
City the first of the week. G. A. Mc
Cutcheon was elected supreme treasurer
and W. I). Bradstreet, of Paddock, wss
elected supreme grand inside watch,
while II. II. Henry was elected one of
the supreme trustees.
The weather the past week has been
of various degrees of hot and cool,
Sunday the thermometer registered 110
in the shade, and Monday was not much
better. Monday evening it turned cool,
with a “breeze from the north and Tues
day was cool and pleasant. Wednesday
morning a nice shower fell and the day
was very comfortable.
Attorney J. J. Harrington came down
from the we6t Wednesday morning and
was met by his mother at the depot and
the two started on a journey to their
former home in Canada, their visit there
being the sad mission of attending the
funeral of Mr. Harrington’s father. M.
F.. who was in Omaha, was to join
them at Missouri Valley.
A beautiful entertainment will be
given in the opera-house Saturday even
ing, duly 1, under the auspicies of the
O'Neill baud. The band and orchestra
will furnish a concert prelude, followed
by a Grecian festival given by fifty of
the young ladies and children of town
under the direction ot Miss Pieherill of
the Emerson College of Oratory,
Boston.
The bicycle parade to be given in this
city on the evening of July 4 promises
to be one of the finest spectacular exhi
bitions ever given in the west. The
wheels will be decorated in an entirely
new and original manner by the artists
having the parade in charge, aud several
of the young lady riders who will take
part in the parade are having costumes
made expressly for this occasion. It
will be the event of the season, do not
missii. _
The Frontier points with a degree of
pride to its county correspondence
page. We are presenting to our readers
news items from more points in the
county than any other newspaper, and
in fact The Frontier is the only paper in
the couniy that attempts to cover Holt
in collecting news. Our correspond
ents are doing good work, and it is not
only appreciated by the publishers, but
also by the readers, as is attested by
the increase in our subscription list.
Mrs. Mary Johnson died at her heme
near Iiay on May 31. She had been sick
for several months and was the object of
constant care by those around her. Mrs.
Johnson was the mother of Wallace
Johnson of Kay and Mrs. Ed Purdy of
Swan. Two other sons and two daught
ers survive her, She was 43 years of
age. Mrs. Johnson was held in high
esteem in the community in which she
lived. She had made her home with
her sou Wallace, who is well known in
the north country.
Mrs. Smith repeatedly reminded her
hnsband that she owned the silver, that
she owned llie furniture, and so on, un
til poor Smith almost wished he had
married a poor girl, says an exchange.
The other night Mrs. Smith awoke to
hear strange noises in the lower part of
the house, and vigorously punching her
husbond in the ribs, called: “John,
get up! There are burglars in the
house." “Eh?" inquired Mr. Smith
sleeply. “Burglars! Downstairs!"
howled Mrs. Smith. “Burglars," said
Smith as he turned over, “well, I don’t
own anything.”
Last week a young lady hurried up
the street with a grip in her hand and
tears in her eyes and disappointment in
her face. It was a fe.w minutes be
fore the Elkhorn arrived from the west,
and she was anxious to get to a town in
Illinois; but she was going away from
the station, where she had been inform
, ed that she would have to lay over until
the next day as they had not time to
prepare her ticket. With saddness on
her brow she hurried to the other ''epot,
procured a ticket and road the Short
Line’s passenger through to Sioux
City, thence to Illinois.
ALL ODD FSLLO WS.
Special work in the Initiatory degree
Wednesday evening, June 28. All
members are requested to he present, as
social entertainment will follow degree
work. Come.
OASTOniA.
Bears the _/? The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature
of
NEEDY PEOPLE
A cyclone Inst week swept out of ex
istancc the town of Herman, a small
village fifty miles north of Omaha on
the St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad. A dozen people were
killed, scores badly injured and prop
erty distroyed.
The Omaha World-Ilerald opened a
relief bureau and donations of money,
food and clothing were freely contribut
ed from all over the state. The Fron
tier received a telegram from the World
Herald last Saturday asking for $10
from O’Neill for the sufferers. The citv
was canvassed and within an hour $33
were raised. This amount was forward
ed to the editor of the World-Herald on
Sunday. Below is the list of O’Neill's
contributors:
* 11. 11. Jenness, 50c.
O. O. Snyder. 50c.
J. B. Mellor, 50c.
Charles Stout, 50c.
S. J. Weekes, *1.
S. L. Thompson, 50c.
M. II. McCarthy, 50c.
P. J. Donohoe, 50c.
Thomas Campbell, 50c.
William Laviollette, 50c.
John Skirving, 50c.
G. W. Smith. 50c.
Emil Sniggs, 50c.
1). II. Cronin. 50c.
J. V. Stout, 50c.
B. S. Gillespie, 50c.
O. F. Biglin, 50c.
J. A. Donahoc, 50c.
E. S. Eves, 50c.
li. It. Dickson, 50c.
•'T. I’. Birmingham, 50c.
A. Minnick, 50c. ,
A. Baker, 50c.
John A. Harmon, $1.
John Carr, 25c.
W. It. Butler, 50c.
C. Selah, 50c.
John M. Stewart, 50c.
J. C. Morrow, 50c.
A. J. Hammond, 50c.
L. G. Gillespie, 50c.
M. It. Sullivan. 25c.
J. S. Coppac, 25c.
J. S. Leis. $1.
W. T. Hayes, 50c.
1). J. Cronin, 50c.
John Coffey, 50c.
L. A. Combes, 50c.
C. F. Engleliaupt. 50c.
W.. B. Cooper, 25c.
W. P. Si mar, 50c.
P. Y. Fritchoff, 50c.
J. J. Harrington, 50c.
E. H. Benedict, 50c.
Ed F. Gallagher, 50c.
B. McGreevey. 50c.
E. P. Hicks, 50c.
Nellie Daly, 25c.
Jerry McCarthy, 50c.
W. T. Evans. 50c.
F. C. Gatz. 50c.
P. D. Mullen, 25c.
F. M. Pixlev, 25c.
P. C. Corrigan. 50c.
J. P. Mann, 50c.
John A. Brady, 25c.
Neuton Carson, 50c.
J. P. Gallagher, 50c.
I’. L. Gallagher, 50c.
D. D. Harrington, 50c.
C. Krycleihe, 25c.
B. F. Cole, 25c.
N. Brennan, 25c
A. A. Stanton, 50c.
P. ,T. McManus. $1.
C. L. Bright, 25c.
Arthur Owinn. 25c.
Dr. J. P. Gilligan, 50c.
The total cash receipts at the relief
bureau amounted to $5,903.47.
The Commissioner of Public Lands
and Buildings will offer about 38,000
acres of school land for lease at public
auction at O’Neill, at the county tieas
urer’s ollice beginning at 0 a. M. July
10, 1899, under the following provision
of the new school land law:
“If, after using due diligence to lease
said land, at an annual rental of six per
cent upon the appraised valuation, the
Commissioner is unable to do so, lie may
offer the same for lease at less than the
appraised valuation and lease it to the
person or persons who will pay six per
cent on the highest offered valuation, as
annual rental, if, in his judgment, it is
to the best interests of tiie stnte to ac
cept such bid.”
Persons desiring to examine tbe lands
to be leased may secure lists of the same
showing tbe present appraisement there
of, as well as any other information,
upon application to the county treasurer
or bv addressing the Commissioner, at
Lincoln. At the beginning of the
auction the Commissioner will gladly
answer all inquiries in regard to tbe
school land business or the workings of
the new law.
EXCURSION RATES.
F , E & M. V. railroad to Greater
American exposition, Omaha, July 1 to
November 1, excursion tickets will be
sold as follows:
Every day from July 1 to November 1
$9.2.) for round trip, good for ten days.
Every Tuesday from July 4 to Novem
ber 1 $0.10 for round trip, good for
seven days.
Special rate for bands in uniform
carrying instruments, fifteen or more;
for militia companies in uniform, fifty
or more, Ic per mile—limit returning
to suit party. For further information
[inquire of E. R. Adams, agent.
Doc Mathew's State Republican.
Little Honk, Ark: Married, at the re
sidence of the bride's parent?, Spring
dale, Ark., Wednesday evening, dune
14, 1801). Mr, Harry Thorton Mathews
to Alisa Myrtle Coger. Well, so it goes.
The kids will grow up and jump from
under the parental roof before we
scarcely realize that short pants and
dresses have been discarded. Harry is
our oldest, twenty-two this month, is
the main prop of the work room of the
Republican ofllce, and is a good boy all
’round. He marries a sweet, sensible
girl, who will make a good wife, and
wo old folks hereby offer the heartiest
of congratulations and sincere wishes
for a long life of happiness and con
tentment. If they must have troubles
we hope all will be little ones.
The Frontier desires to join with
tha “old folks" in the above good wishes.
Harry is one of the many boys that The
Frontier has started in the “art pre
servative." It naturally takes an in
terest in all of them and none to a great
er degree than Harry. The writer use
to think at times he was the meanest
kid on earth, but that was only at mom
ents when he was naughty in tho ofllce.
Harry was always a good hearted boy
and ready to do anything for you if treat
ed right. Here is our JUT, old man, and
good luck to thee and thiuc.
The Frontier last week unwantonly
gave itself to the commission of in
justice, but we shall not lack tho cour
age to say as much. We gave space to
a “land grab" article which appeared in
the State Journal, which lit into ex-Son
ator Allen with much force and flint.
As regards Mr. Allen the Journal was
misinformed, and Tho Frontier relying
fatuously on the Journal was also led
into error. Mr. Allen has written the
Journal denying that he has filed on
any land under the reservoir act. Tho
Journal thus explains: "The Journal
regrets that it has b?en mislead in this
matter. Some time ago tho writer had
a conversation with a leading business
man of the state, who casually mention
ed in connection with a recent visit to
the Alliance land office that the people
up there were a good deal puzzled and
sonaewhat excited over the entering of
som« sixty plots or quarters of laud in
that distrist by the ex-senator under the
reservoir act. As that was the first time
the writer had heard of sucji an act and
neither party to the conversation knew
of its provisions the talk made no im
pression. But upon tho publication of
the text of? the act the matter took on
significance because upon the face of it
the act is the most panicious land grab
bing measure that was ever heard of in
congress. Supposing that its informa
tion was straight from official sources,
the Journal waded into the ex-senator
with nil the force it possessed as prob
ably one of the fathers of the act and
among tho first of its beneficiaries. By
a slip of the pen or of the memory, it
made the entries “Broken Bow” instead
of at Alliance. As the gentleman who
repeated the story to tho Journal is for
the time being inaccessible It cannot ac
count for its origin.” This is one of the
unfortunate affairs which makes an in
nocent man the victim of false rumors,
and The Frontier gladly gives as much
prominence to the backtrack as it did
to the wrong assumptions.
STRAYED—From my place on Dry
Creek, about June 2, sorrel mare, 6
years old, weight !)50, branded 8ao8 low
down on left hip. Information leading
to recovery suitably rewarded.
51-1 John Carr, Stafford
Frank McDonald and wife leaves Mon
day morning for Lincoln, where Mr.
McDonald has a position under Warden
Hopkins nt the state penitentiary.
Charles O'Neill and Tom Hopkins
will also go to Lincoln soon to accept
positions in the same institution.
j CELEBRATION [
BERRY’S GROVE
One and one-half miles north and one
half mile east of Blackbird postofflce,
PROGRAM.—FORENOON.
Speaking—an oration on a patriotic
theme by an able speaker.
Reading of Declaration of Independence
by Miss Eliza Lansworth.
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Music throughout the day by
Binkard’s Martial Band
AKTKKNOON—SI’OIITS.
Base ball game, purse $10.
Horse race, l mile, first $7, second $2.
Pony race, 300 yards, first $4, second 81.
Foot race, 100 yards, first 83, second $1.
Back race, first 75c, second 25c.
Bucking bronco rider $2.
DAVID MOLER, President
i N. P. BRADSTREET, Sec.
WE LEAD
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Qtfisrs Follow.
pioneer Grocery! Here we cling
For goods that have the genuine rinG
Inimitable bread and cakes are here;
Unsurpassed both far and neaR
Of canned gooda the beat will show,
Of first-class brands were ’er we gO
Nico coffee, moat fragrant tea,
Grand pickles and apices here we C
ICxcellcnt provisiona, too, we meet,
Fruits and vegitablea, stock completE
Exqusit confections, made with care,
All sold at prices just aud faiR
Raymond aa manager always supplies
Gooda on which you can safely relY
Respectfully,
O'NEILL GROCERY CO.
FOURTH OF JULY
Excursion rates F., E. & M. V. Ex
cvraion tickets will be sold on July 1, 2,
8 and 4 to all points on line of road
within 200 miles of O’Neill at one fare
for round trip. Tickets good returning
July 5.—E R Adams, agent.
Go to Brennan's where you get the
best garden seeds found anywhere. I
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.
for
warm
weather.
We have still a
good line of sum
mer dress goods,
lawns, mulls, dan
ities, etc., suitable
tor warm weather
dresses and shirt
waists. %
New line of fine
shirt waists com
by express this
week or next, the
latest and best
styles of the year.
Good line fans
and parasols.
Best line of low
shoes and colored
shoes for ladies
summer wear.
Good assortment
of ladies ready
made summer
skirts.
Don’t overlook
our sale of cheap
shoes and Oxfords
for ladies and
children. You can
save money on
them and get some
excellent quality
shoes at the price
of the lowest grade
Remember the
buggy we are go
ing to give away
the Fourth to cus
tomers buying for
cash or paying
money on account.
J. P. MANN.