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SUBSCRIPTION, SI.80 PER ANNUM.
O. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER.
VOLUME XX.
O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, TULY 6, 1899.
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Corbett's best SI.00 per dozen. 22tf.
Ernest Adams went to Page Monday.
• Albert Itlinco spent Sunday east on
the F. E.
Mamie Curtis of Spencer celebrated
with us.
Miss Maude Sniggs is visiting friends
in Sioux City.
Bail ties and wire always on band at
Neil Brennan’s. 10-tf
Tom Llophins went to Sioux City to
spend the Fourth.
Editor Eves of the Independent went
to Fremont Monday,
Clyde King has resigned his position
on the Independent.
Miss Anna Davidson returned from
Inman Saturday evening.
Come in and see our line of jewelry;
its all new.—Gilligan & Stout.
Sam Bernard went to Kansas City
Thursday on real estate business.
Mrs Marithew went to Ncligh Mon
day to visit her daughter, Miss Hose.
Mrs Az Perry, of Atkinson, was vis
iting friends here Saturday and Sunday.
Henry Mills has erected a new and
commodious barn on his city premises.
George Shively, who has been in At
kinson the past week, returned home
Sunday.
E. H. Benedict has first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan. _ , 46-tf
Lee Henry, Fred Bitney and Will
Murphy were down from Atkinson last
f Saturday.
Ernest Adams came down from At
kinson Saturday to spend the fourth
with his family.
For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor
bett’s parlors 23rd to 30th, cf each
month. Photographs $1 a dozen. 301f
^ New line of wall paper at Gilligan &
Stout’s just arrived. All assortments,
all prices. Come and make selections.
Dr. O. S O’Neill came over from
Mapleton, Io.. last Sunday evening to
vspend the Fourth with friends in this
city.
Mrs. Margaret E Ord, of Page, died
Sunday last of consumption after about
one 3 ear’s illness. Mrs. Ord was forty
years of age.
Mrs. O'Brien, wife of Postal Clerk
O’Brien of the Short Line, came over
from Sioux City Monday evening to
spend the Fourth.
The Frontier calls attention to the ad
of Thos. McCulloch, wool dealer, else
where in this issue and can recommend
him to our readers.
Mrs. Edward O’Connor, mother of
William O’Connor, who has been visit
ing here the past four months, returned
to her home in Scranton, Pa , last week.
Miss Jennie Brooks arrived in O’Neill
from Butte, Neb., last Saturday and ex
pects to remain here some lime. For
the past two years Miss Brooks has been
teaching at Butte.
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It. E. Bowden was in from Agee Mon
day. Mr. Bowden says that oyer three
inches of rain fell out his way Sunday,
the heaviest in eight years, and that the
drought is broken.
Dennis Daly, of Wahoo, Neb , was iu
„ O’Neill the first of the week. Mr. Daly
ran a grocery store in this city in the
early eighties and was the second post
master of O’Neill. He is now engaged
in the hotel business at Wahoo.
D. O. Powell, aged 79 years, died sud
denly at bis home near the former Min
eola postoffice on Saturday night last.
He partook of supper and shortly after
retired. .An hour luter he was found
dead in bed. The funeral occurred
Tuesday at Mineola.
Rev. C. W. Lowrie, who returned
last week from finishing his course of
study at Princeton university, New Jer
sey, departs Saturday for Madison, this
state, where he has been called to fill
the Presbyterian pulpit for the next
year. Mr. Lowrie is a young man of
ability, thorough education and has
forged his way to the front Ijy hard
ork. Next year he expects to go
■broad and will pursue further studies
i Edinburg.
OASTOHIA.
The Uc- y* The l.ind You Have Always Bought
simile yOy ea
Trapper.
A. C. Tolliver of Ainswopto was in
the city last Wednesday
Tom Morris wa&--tip from Meadow
Grove to spend fhe Fourth.
E. Stansberry aud wife spent the
Fourth visiting relatives at Stanton.
Stuart has a ball team composed of a
gentlemanly lot of fellows who. made
many friends during their visit here on
July 4.
Warren Gillman of Amelia was the
fortunate customer who received the
buggy given by J. P. Mann on the
Fourth.
Ed Thompson came over last evening
with a party of Sioux City men and to
day are on land deals. Ed looks well
and says he is flourishing.
Several of the old-time ball players
bended by II R, Dickson are going to
wrest the championship from the ball
team tomorrow afternoon. Game to be
called at 4 o’clock.
Judge Kinkaid returned from the west
Wednesday morning. The judge was
prevented from reaching home to cele
brate on account of washouts on the
western end of the Elkhorn.
It had not been decided this morning
where the flag for the largest delegation
is to go. The contest lies between
Inman and Stuart, both towns being
represented by large delegatious.
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Hosman came
over from Plainview last week on a visit
to friends Rev. Hosman is a former
pastor of the Methodist church in this
city, and is now located at Plainview.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
wish to thank the public for its liberal
patronage on July 4ih, aud to say that
owing to this liberality their church
treasury is enriched one hundred dollars.
The ditch company has purchased ten
bead of high-grade, white-face bulls
from the Stanton County Breeding
Farm. They will be here tomorrow and
any one interested can see them on that
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Garretson visited
friends in the city from Saturday last
until Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Garret
son now live at Worthington, Minn ,
where Homer has charge of an electric
light and water plant.
Editor Church-of the Stuart Ledger
came down the Fourth with his smooth
and winning ways hut even the affable
and versatile editor could not secure
victory for Stuart. But they may have
better luck next time.
Sunday at the Methodist church the
pastor, Rev. E. Qraut Hutchinson, will
preach from the following subjects; at
10;30 a. in., “Some Characteristics of a
Successful Church.” 8 p. m., “God’s
Provisions for Man.” Everybody in
vited.
Several of the old company M boys
came down from Stuart to celebrate
with their comrades here. The junior
veterans seined to thoroughly enjoy
themselves and entertained the boys by
relating stories of their adventures in
Cuba.
George Mullen came down from the
Black Hills last week to spend a few
days with friends. It is a number of
years since George left O’Neill. He has
been teaching the past year and this
summer is on the road for a portrait
company.
A piece of plate glass, measuring one
quarter of an inch thick, was brought
down from Ainsworht yesterday as evi
dence of what a hail storm did there the
night of the 4th. Hail stones were as
large as eggs and smashed that heavy
glass in flinteis.
Parnell Golden of this city has re
ceived the appointment from Senator
Thurston to the Annapolis naval
academy This is quite an honor to
Parnell as well as our city, as he is the
choice of all in the big Sixth congres
sional district.
Mrs. R. J. Marsh left last week tor a
protracted visit with relatives at Scran
ton, Pa , Rockaway Beach, New York
City and other easlcrn points. She has
not been very robust the past three or
four years and it is hoped that a visit to
the scenes of her childhood will be ben
eficial to her health.
Except in one instance O’Neill royally
entertained her visitors on July 4. The
exception we refer to was the charging
of an admission fee to see the ball game
one of the principal attractions of the
day. We do not believe that was right.
The people were invited here to cele
brate and the sports presented for their
amusement should have been free. We
do not know who was respoi sible for it
but are nleased to state that it was dis
continued and that most of our visitors
were admitted free.
Special Excursions to Utah via F. E.
& M. V. Tty.—Excursion tickets will be
sold June 25 to July 11, to Ogden and
Salt Lake City, Utah, at one fare for the
round trip plus $2.00. Tickets good for
DO days. Stop over privileges at Chey
enne or Colorado common points. For
further information, address
E. R. Adams, Agt.
The ball game at Atkinson last Tues
day afternoon between Ewing and At
kinson resulted in a drawn game after
playing eight innings. Score; Atkinson
9, Ewing 9. We understand they chew
ed the rag so much that it took three
hours and a half to play the eight
iunings. O'Neill has a good ball grouud
and we would suggest that the teams
settle tneir diflliculties on the diamond
here.
A gentleman from the south was in
O’Neill last week looking over the field
with a view to putting in a tailor shop
here, but found the field so ably filled
with Messrs. Iioil & Bennett that he
deemed it inadvisable and an unprofita
ble undertaking to attempt to establish
another shop. “Hoff and Bennett are
the only tailors the town ever had," re
marked one business man in conversa
tion with the prospective resident, “and
are deserving the liberul patronage they
are receiving.” And we might also re
mark that it is an evidence of good
times to see so many people purchase
made to order clothing.
The Fourth was glorious. People
gathered at O’Neill from far nnd near to
celebrate. The day was ideal for such
an occasion. Everybody came prepared
to have a good time and apparently they
had it. The parade in the forenoon was
the first attraction of the day and was
participated in by a long string of pret
tily decorated carriages and ladies on
horseback. O’Neill seldom gets up a
parade worth seeing, but this was an
exception. Some very nice features
were presented and the crowd seemed
well pleased. Prizes were awarded for
the best decorations as follows: Firstt
Mattie Mann; second, Mrs. Evans, third,
Mrs. J. B. Mellor. The exercises at the
pavilion were interesting and witnessed
by an immense throng. The cornet
band rendered one or two selections and
a choir sang patriotic songs. James J.
Donahue read the declaration of iude
pendance and the address was delivered
by Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Heriug of Oma
ha. Dr Herring gave a strong and stirr
ing patriotic address. It was strong on
three esenial points, the righteousness
of the principle of freedom,the slowness
of the development of those principles
in general by reason of the native in
stinct within man to domineer, and the
present tendency of national powers
toward a liberty form of government.
The afternoon was spent in the various
sports, which were too many to give in
detail.
The ball game was one of the prettiest
played in this section of the state on
that day. The contesting teams were
O’Neill and Stuart. It was a game
worth going miles to see and the vast
crowd who witnessed it were well sat
isfied with the contest. The Stuart boys
came down on the morning train accom
panied by about sixty citizens of that
section who came along to assist O’Neill
ites to pull the tail feaahers of the bird
of freedom and, incidentally, to “root”
for their team and cheer them when vic
tory perched upon their banner. But
they had no chance to cheer them on
victory, for the sturdy sons of our west
ern sister were defeated for the first
time this season. The Stuart battery,
Height and Zink done good work, and
several of the O’Neill boys cut fantastic
capers in the air with their bats in a
vain effort to collide with the ball, Arch
lienry was on the rubber for O’Neill,
while Ernest Henry done the backstop
act. The boys played a faultless game
and many a good “sticker'1 on the
Stuart team pounded the air three times
in succession in their efforts to touch
leather. Arch made a couple of sensa
tional stops of hot liners for which he
received.the hearty cheers of the crowd.
Had it not been for the errors the score
would have been much smaller and clos
er. Following is the score by innings:
O’Neill - - - 3 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 —10
Stuart - - - - 01103002 0—7
The evening bicycle parade was one of
the principal attractions of the day and
showed many unique and pretty designs
in bicycle trimming. Prizes were
awarded as follows; First, Miss Lind
Trueblood, Donald Trueblood and Ger
ald UarriugtoujseconJ,Miss Jessie Wood
ruff; third, Mrs. J. P. Mauu.
P. Ketcham of Pike City, Cal., says:
‘ During my brother’s late sickness from
sciatic rhumatism, Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm was the only remedy that gave him
any relief.” Many others have testified
to the prompt relief from pain which
this liniment affords. For sale by P. C\
Corigan.
ANOTHER GANG OP GRAFTERS.
“Grafters” got in their work again in
O'Neill on Wednesday. These opera*
tiona are becoming quite numerous and
there is a rising indignation among the
merchants that bodes no good to the
“craft.”
Pat McManus is the latest to have ex
perience with them and he came near
being short a $10 suit of clothes. A. A.
Stanton was in Mr. McManus’ store and
noticed a couple of chaps back by the
clothing piles ^and suspicioned at once
that they were in there for the purpose
of stealing. He called Mr. McManus’
attention to them and at this poiut they
began to make for the door. It was
suspicioned that they had some stolen
goods with them. Marshal Uorrisky
and NightWatchman Coyne were put on
their track and hauled them in down by
the railroad yards. They had one suit
of clothes as above mentioned. The
officers incarcerated them in the city jail
and today they were given a hearing
before county judge Selah. One of the
chaps, a large criminally looking fellow,
was convicted of the stealing and fined
$10 nud costs, in default of which he is
in the county jail, The other fellow, of
more tender years, was given the same
dose. There is considerable pulling and
hauling by tile officers and Mr. McManus
to get the chaps out onto the street at
work, which will be done if lawful
means may be devised.
NEW OFP.CERS.
From the Sioux City Tribune we take
the following dispatch, dated at St. Paul
July 5: Officers of the Sioux City and
Western Railway company, formerly
the Pacific Short Line, extending from
Sioux City to O’Neill, Neb., have been
elected an follows:
President—D. Miller.
Vice President—L. W. Uiil.
Secretary and Treasurer—E. Sawyer.
General Manager—F. C. Hills.
Chief Engineer—John F. Stevens.
It will be seen from this that F. C.
Hills, of this city, who was the receiver
of the Pacific Short Line during the ex
tended management of that property
through the courts, will continue the
active management of the road.
On May 26 the property was purchas
ed by Wm. 8. Tod and Robert E. Tod,
of New York, and July 1 these new
owners assumed control. . June 30 at
Omafia directors were electeuMufcludliig
J. J. Hill, president of the Great North
ern, and Vice President Clough, of the
same system. The Great Northern will
operate the road, but not under a lease,
it is claimed but for the Tods. The
future of the road is problematical, but
Sioux City hopes it will be extended
west, giving this point a transcontinent
al road.
Dad management keeps more people in
poor circumstnnces than any other one
cause. To be successful one must look
ahead and plan ahed so that when a fav
orable opportunity presents [itself he is
ready "to take advantage of it. A little
forethought will also save much expense
and valuable time. A prudent and careful
man will keep a bottle of Chamberlans’
Colic, Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy in
the house, shiftless fellow will wait until
necessity compels it and then run his
best horse going for a doctor and have a
big doctor bill to pay, besides; one pays
out 25 cents, the other is out a hundred
dollars and then wonders why his neigh
bor is getting richer while he is getting
poorer. For sale by P. C. Corigan.
Rev. Dr. Pepper’s Booh
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If a citizen of O'Neill should visit
Fayette, Mo., be would, at first, be as
tonished at the dilapidated appearance
of a town situated in as rich a land as
ean bo found in the United States.
Very old buildings can be seen on the
public square. The streets arc illpaved,
the sidewalks scarcely wide enough for
two persons, and the back alleys need
regenerating ns much as some of the
streets of Havana.
Of course my first impression was, *‘n
lack of enterprise—a need of emigration
from the northwest;'’ but it seehis that
the country has just finished paving an
immense sum for a railroad which never
came through. This makes the people
feel like going slow with public improv
uicnts. Another cause is due to the fact
that nearly half the population are ne
groes. The negro does not make a good
citizen and is a detriment to any town.
Lie owns no property because he hasn't
the manhood to accumulate any, conse
quently he pays no taxes; yet his schools
must be kept up nnd ho must have the
same advantages which his white broth
er enjoys.
Then ho has the ballot, and will vote
for the man who will set up the whisky.
'|?he man who is utterly unprincipled is
sure to win the election because ho has
the whole negro vote to start on. They
say it is impossible for a good man to be
elected.
The negro will lie, steal, get drunk,
and do anything. One of my neighbors
employed a dusky damsel, who stayed a
week and then went oft and got drunk,
and the last 1 heard of her, she was in
jail. The whites may be partly at fault
for if they would be more considerate
and trust the black man more, he might
become more trustworthy. He knows
that nothing is expected of him and he
thinks he may as well have the game as
the name.
But it is a problem to know what to
do with the negroes. If you say to col
onize them, where will you plant your
colony ?
It is a pity that so much or the south
fJiapld bti like Fayette—a land rich in
everything that this old earth can pro
duce; climate perfect, and the fairest,
most beautiful country upon which
God's sun ever shone, yet hindered and
hampered in its march up the “hill of
progress” more by the “nigger” than by
any other cause.
There are, however, attractions in
this town. Many .of its people arc
wealthy, and have nice homes. They
are kind-hearted and hospitable; their
silks and carriages do not hold them
aloof from their poorer neighbors. They
are educated, cultured and religious.
-There are two colleges; Howard
Payne, for ladies, and Central, for Hie
young men. They hold their com
mencement exercises in unison.
I attended the art exhibition given at
Howard Payne, and it was certainly
tine. The walls of the long parlor and
corridors were entirely covered with
beautiful fruits and llowers, pretty
faces, bits of landscape, cute little “nig
gers” an old cabin, the face of some
great man, or the home of Jefferson
Davis in Indian Territory—this home
was a very humble one. The people
have quite a tender regard for Jeff.
Davis and his daughter, Winnie; but
when I remember the Carpet Baggers,
I don't blame them. There ie a society
of young ladies here known as “Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.” Among the
paintings were a few of the best build
ings of Fayette. The charcoal draw
ings formed no mean part of the dis
play. The floral paintings were especi
ally beautiful. There were a few ani
mal pieces. A few pieces were done in
water colors; but most of them in oil.
All of this work was done this year by
eleven students, three of whom were
children
My escort was a lady who had paid
for her lessons by instructing beginners.
She said her materials had cost her just
twenty-four dollars; the tuition is one
hundred dollars; add to this the board
bill for a year, and the art department
i# rather expensive. But to me it would
be worth the cost if I could study there
for a year. The building is old, but is
pleasant and comfortable; the grounds
are lovely.
Central college is a new building and
is very nice. They claim that they do
as good work as the state university.
Besides the colleges, the Methodist
church and the court house are attrac
tive tuildings. Each has a town clock
in the cupola which, at night, can be
heard all over town. Nearly every
house has Jhe telephone.
I never saw grass grow as it does here,
and this country is noted for its fine
stock. The trees arc grand, a wonder- |
HERE is as much dif
ference in Teas as
there is in people—
some Teas suit some
and some don’t.
We sell the kind that
suits. If you have been
disappointed in the kind
you have been using
try our kind awhile.
O'NEILL GROCERY CO.
P. M. Raymond, Mgr.
ful improvement on tbe scraggy oaks of
south Missouri—although south Missou
ri beats this country on peaches. Among
the forest trees are wild cherry, elm,
black walnut, ash, hack-berry, white
oak and hickory.
This is not called a fruit country, but
strawberries have been plentiful, and
they say they raise all kinds of small
fruits, some peaches, and pears and
apples do well.
Many people give their attention to
the poultry business, and make money.
Farmers are rich; they have very large
farms and large tine houses.
It seems to me that if we could get
the niggers out and some whites In, that
it would be the place to live.
Grace Bhanner,
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family for years and al
ways with good results,” says Mr. W. B.
Cooper, of El Rio, Cal. “For small
children we find it especially effective.”
For sale by P. 0. Corrigan.
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.
Our baby lias been continually troub
led with colic and cholera infantum
since bis birth, aud all that we could do
for him did not seem to give him more
than temporary relief, until we tried s
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. Since giving that rem
edy he has not been ttoubled. We want
to give you this testimonial as an evi
dence of our gratitude, not that you
need it to advertise your meritorious
remedy.—Q. M. Law, Keokuk, Iowa.
For sale by P. C. Corrigan.
Persons troubled with diarrhoea will
be Interested in the experience of Mr. W.
M. Bush, clerk of the Hotel Dorrance,
Providence, R. I. He says: "For sev
eral years I have been almost a constant
sufferer from diarrhoea, the frequent
attacks completely prostrating me and
rendering me unfit for my duties at this
hotel. About two years ago a traveling
salesman kindly gave me a small bottle
of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Di
arrhoea Remedy. Much to my surprise
and delight its effects were immediate.
Whenever I felt symptoms of the disease
I would fortify myself against the at
tack with a few doses of this valuable
remedy. The result has been very satis
factory and almost complete relief from
the affliction." For sale by P. C. Corri
gan.
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is via O’Neill and the Pacific Short
Line. Connections made both ways
daily, except Sunday. No layovers;
saves three hours in each direction.
Passengers to and from points in Eastern
South Dakota make through connec
tions, avoiding layovers at Sioux City.
Buy local tickets to and from O’Niell.
Makes lowest fare.
lappg Sews to
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