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Frontier.
PUBLISHED av the frontier printing co.
•UBSORIPTION. 81.BO PER ANNUM.
O. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER.
x VOLUME XX.
O'NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, JANUARY 11, 1900.
NUMBER 28.
, Legal blanks at this office.
See John Dillon at the opera house.
Neil Brennan went toOmaha Tuesday.
John Dillon, opera house, January 12.
Mrs. Cress went to Omaha Saturday
last.
Albert Newell had business at Inman
Tuesday.
I- - John Flannegan of Stuart was in the
city Monday.
Barney Stewart of Page was in the
city Wednesday.
Windmill and tower for sale. Call on
Mrs. A. J. Meals.
Frank pampttejl we* }n Omaha tjje
first of }he week.
* Patronise booie industry and pq^oka
JFull V^ijp cigars.
Arthur Coykendall was up from
NeXigh oyejr Sunday.
Fye.d Swingley of Atkinson had busi
ness in O'Neill Monday.
Mis. Birdie Brockway (nee Gwyn) of
Lagrel }B yisiting in the city.
Pan Morris and Dave Huston, of
Ewing, were on our streets Saturday.
Four members were taksq into the
Woodmen of the World last evening.
Those owing us on nubscriplion will
confer a favor upon us by calling and
paying up. _
FOR REN T—Two w#llimproved farms
9 miles northwest of O’Neill.—Mrs.
Ellen Daly.
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Charley Stout departed last Sunday
for Des Moines, where he enters a school
of pharmacy.
Nye Dobbs returned to bis home at
Atkinson Monday, Fred Anderson is
now handling Mellor’s dray.
No. 618 drew the handsome dinner
set at Gilligan & Stout’s, The holder
has not yet claimed the dishes.
Jack Sullivan departed Monday morn
ing for Andaconda, Mont., after spend
ing the holidays with friends in O'Neill.
LOST—At Masquerade dance, a small
white fan with purple flowers, finder
will please leave at post office and
receiye reward.
C. W. Dewel of Page was a caller at
Frontier headquarters Monday. Mr.
Dewel is one of our old-time readers
and has a warm spot for The Frontier.
I am at Hotel Evans, where I will re
ceive pupils in voice culture. Voice
tested free of charge. Anyone taught
.o sing. 50c lesson.—Mrs. Eudora E Bird.
James Sullivan returned Thursday
from Butte, Mont., where be has been
the past six years mining. His brother
Phil is in Anaconda, book-keeper for a
mining company.
C. U. Weedman, at Gilligan & Stout's,
is meeting with a liberal patronage. Mr.
Weedman \s a jeweler of superior skill,
and people know it doesn’t pay to have
any other sort tamper with their
watches and clocks.
D. H. Cronin departed Sunday even
ing (or Adrain, Minn., to attend the
marriage festivitieves of a relative.
Mrs. Cronin and children went last
week.
Wednesday morning at tne Catholic
church in this city Mr. Charles J. Carter
of Hartington. this state, and Miss Clisa
Oahagan of O’Neill were united in mar
riage. __
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bright went up
to Newport Tuesday to attend installa
tion of officers of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Mr. Bright is Lidistrict deputy installing
officer.
Editor Church of the Stuart Ledger
was in the city Monday and got a small
printing outfit from the Independent
and will establish a paper at Napier,
Boyd county.
Here is a cat story: Five hundred
American cats haye been exported to
Manila for the purpose of exterminating
rtfte. yoq grp ftggin—extermina
tion wilitoift tfee pqospqt of tfoe exter
minated.
Relatives of the late Thomas Coyne
have served notice of suit aganist the
bondsmen of A. A. Stanton in the sum
of $5,000 damages for the death of Mr.
Cuvne. M. F. Harrington is prosecut
ing attorney.
Atkinson, Neb.—To whom it may
concern: I desire the name, address
aud voting precinct of each one in Holt
county, who supported the prohibjton
ticket last fall.—T. M. Elder, Chairmen
! County Central Committee.
Captain Fisher and John Q- Maher of
Chadron are getting up a regiment in
Nebraska for the Boers in South Africa.
The regiment is to be transported from
New York to the Transvaal country and
their equipped for business. A regiment
of Nebraskans can put to flight 10,000
Englishmen.
Next Firday evening John Pillon and
bis excellent ooinpauy will be the attrac
tion at the opera house. 4 large num
ber of tickets have been disposed of and
a number of people are forming theatre
parties and are coming in from surround
ing towns to see a good, laughable play,
by a fine pomedian and an excellent
company,
Mrs. Eudora E. Bird, who lately arriv
ed in the city from Omaha and will
spend the winter, here teaching vocal
music, gave an entertainment, assisted
by local talent, at the opera-house Tues
day evening. Mrs. Bird is a singer of
no little merit and her concert was
thoroughly enjoyed by the masic lovers
of O'Neill. _
The Stuart Ledger has decided that
it is best to “send to the cheapest
market for ail necessery articles and
let home industries go to thunder.”
The Ledger probably has had experi
ence with the small-bore cusses who
howl like coyotes because a farmer
sends to Montgomery Ward for a plow
beam while they are dodging around
over the country to get the cheapest
printing. There is cheap printing, but
the men who use it are mighty cheap
men. They are the kind of men that a
good printer doesen’t care a rap whether
he prints for them or not. Good print
ing costs money, but it is the kind good
men want.
^Following 3is counts: *
Fur overcoats - 10 per cent.
Cloth overcoats - 25 “
Ladies’ cloaks - 20 “
Ladies’ button shoes 25 “
Leggins in all sizes 20 ■’ “
Blankets - - 20 “
Comforters - - 20 “
Dress goods - - • ■
Until Jan. 15
h P. J. MoM^DUS &
W. H. 81iaw filed a complaint of crim
inal assault before Judge Selah the JM
against Eddie Slattery, son of Michael
Slattery. It appears that young Slattery
struek Mr. Shaw's boy, Rape, over
the nose with a club and bruised him up
badly. The boy’s nose was broken and
we understand he is now laid up at home
from the effects of his injuries. The case
is set for trial next Monday.
Stuart Ledger: vVe are all reasonable
thankful that it will be a whole year
before we will again be forced to see in
print that nonsensical, meaningless,
silly American word: “Xmas."
Ditto here. And we move that tbe
Nebraska State Press association ostra
cize the hideous thing from tbe sanctum,
and make the offense of an editor using
it punishable with death. We also add
an emergency clause.
James Davidson has so be can oper
ate a small electric motor of his own in
vention. This is the second one of
these machines Jim has made. He at
taches them to a small eleotric generator
and by turning a wheel $ current is pro
duced sufficient to magpatize the iqotor
to such an extent as to support tbe
weigl.t of an ordinary ecrew and hold it
fast to the side of the machine. In the
relm of machinery and inventf&B-Jim is
an expert. ’’ ’
Daniel Toobill had shipped in this
week two Poland-China gilts of the
bluest blood, Melissa Medium and
Minda Medium. They have for their
sire Medium Cheif, he by Second Cbeif
Tecumseh (sold for #1,000) and he by
the great Chief Tecumseh 2d: dam,
Jlubv Medjum by King Medium R, be
by King Medium (sold for $800). They
have been bred to A’s Cbeif Tecumseh
2d, the greatest soq of old Chief Te
cumseh 2d, in the northwest.
Basset Eagle: Ralph Lewis, an ex
tensive stockman ofgKeya Paha county,
has made an examination of some of
his cattle that died from the (supposed)
effects of eating corn stalks infected by
a deadly microbe. He found upon
skinning the bodies clotted blood all
about the head. He gives his treatment
as follows; “For calves or yearlings
give two table spoonfuls of Glauber
salts; for cows give four table spoon
fuls: slit the tail about three inches,
and ears clear to the bead as soon as
the animal is taken sick. Doses should
be repealed every half hour until reliev
ed." _
Tbere is a good deal of wind wasted
figuring out when the 20lh century
begins, ft is a very easy problem.
The 20th eentury begins wifh the first
day of the year 1901 just aB the first
century began with the first day of the
year 1. Ninety-nine cents doesn’t make
a dollar; uinetv-nine years dosen’t make
one hundred years; neither d'es 1899
years make 1900 years, the number
which muBt be completed before the
century is complete. When we have
lived clear through the year 1900, or
until 12 o’clock at night on -December
81 next, 1900 years will have elapsed
since the beginning of the year 1,
Hence tbe next century must start
with the beginning of 1901.
The good people of Inman feel a de
gree of relief since last Sunday evening,
and tbereby bangs a tale. For an in
definite period people who have gone to
Inman to trade had been suffering the
annoyance of being robbed. After pur
chasing goods and depositing them in
their wagons, individuals with oily
fingers would come along and relieve the
wagon of the articles of merchandise.
The nefarious work was carried on until
people became aroused and several irate
neighbors held an experience meeting
and passed resolutions to go after and
get the vandals’ scalps. The chaps,
the first letters of whose names are
Charles Sheldon and Will Moigan. got
wind of the resolutions and boarded a
west bound train on the Elkhorn Sun
day and departed. Thus the people are
rid of two very disagreeable persons.
A lawyer, a blacksmith, a liveryman—
learned trinity—the other evening were
discussing the probable cause of typhoid
fever and nether seemed to agree with
the medical profession that it came
from bad water.^This department of
The Frontier dosen’t know much more
about the‘‘cause” than the above trinity,
but we might give a lengthy if not en
tertainng discourse on “efifect.” One
point brought out in the discussion,
only little of which we heard, was the
obviously impure ice put up in O’Neill
every winter for summer use. And as
now is the time ice is being packed a
few remarks along tbat line are in
order. The lawyer condemned the ice
from the “lake." There is a frog pond
in the pasture just south of the F. E.
tracks. This pond in summer is a nest
of bull-frogs, turtles, snakes and bull
heads, and the water stinketh. From
hence comes most of the ice used in
O’Niell. Water in freezing loses much
of its impurities, but if it is bad to start
with freezing will nnt thoroughly pur
ify it. Uence what is used to man
ufacture ice water and other ice drinks
is taken iuto thirsty stomachs and as
similated through the blood, and pos
sibly at times deposits the typhoid or
other disease&nns. The Elkhorn river
flows as clear' and pure a volume of
water as can be found in any stream
and it looks like the ice men ought to
be able to get their ice from the river
and thus get good, pure stuff.
Lynch Journal: Threo hundred
more cattle were brought in
from O’Neill yesterday by E. J. Mack
and put in their yards east of town.
This makes 650 head that they are now
feeding at Lynch. It will take about
80,000 bushels of ooru to put these cattle
in shnpe for market. The farmers ef this
vtoinity owe E. Whiting a big vote of
gratitude as he directed Mr. Detriok to
Lynch, thus establishing this excellent
local market for their corn.
The new county board organized
Tuesday, electing P. J. Fritcliioff chair
man. The following standing com
mittees were selected; Judicial and
legal affairs, court-house and Jail ex
penses, Coffey, Bethea and Simar; print
ing and supplies, Postlewait, Cooper
atrd Simaiy &&&£-££• and official bonds,
Cooper, Coffe” and Bethea; settlement
with county officers, the 'board; taxes
and tax titles, Keefe, Simar and Postle
wait; claims, the board.
Word comes from Atkinson of a
shooting affair, which occurred last
week. 4 young man by n^n^aof Clark
Quy was shot near the home of the
Boettcher family, 18 miles southwest of
Atkinson. It seems that young Quy
was courting a girl at Boettcher’s, the
girl not objept|ng, bqt the old folks op
posed it. The other day Guy went to
visit the girl and was met out on the
prairie by the old man, who gave him a
dose of lead. The voung man is still
alive and is being cared for at Atkinson,
but it 1| feared bis wound may prove
fatal. _
Lynch Journal; It has been rumored
about several times that there is ooal to
be found in the hills northeast of heiQ.
But little attention has been paid to them
until lately when the Indians have been
seen carrying coal from that locality
but refuse to tell whore they got it. To
day N. J. Nelson informed us he saw a
fine sample of coal at a neighbors who
told him the deposit croped out of the
ground and to his knowledge the Indians
have taken away two wagon loads of
coal, This report is worth investigating
as coal deposits aie known to exist in
the Indian country up the river and a
mine is now being worked down the
river at Jackson. We hope to be able
to give more definite information later.
Some changes in official circles took
place the first of the year. Three new
I supervisors were iastalled Tuesday,
Michael Keiff of Green Valley, W. W.
Bethea of Eying aud B, W. Fostlewait
of Paddock. T. V. Norval is installed
as superintendent of county schools.
Miss Anna Lowrie remains as deputy.
J. J. Harriugton wears the judicial
ermine and Judge Kinkaid,after fourteen
years of faithful service, retires to pri
vate live. The judge does not retire
from activity, however, as he engages
at once in law practice, and will be a
leading light in legal affairs of north
Nebraska. Judge Harrington is a young
man who has practically grown to man
hood in O’Neill and the vote he received
shows he has numerous friends. His
friends anticipate a shining judicial
career for him.
A quiet wedding occurred Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock at the Catholic
church when Mr. C. J. Coffey was
united in marriage to Miss Mary Daly.
The contracting parties are quite well
know to the people of this community,
the groom being a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Coffey, who reside just west of
the city. The bride is a daughter of
Mrs. Ellen Daly, residing 9 miles north
west of O’Neill. The bride was attired
in a blue-gray traveling suit with hat
and gloves to match and presented a
charming appearance. The groom wore
the conventional black. Miss Margaret
Coffey acted as bridesmaid and Mr. J.
H. Daly as groomsman. A wedding
breakfast was served at the home of the
bride’s sister, Mrs. P. J. Bigliu, in this
city. None but the Immediate relatives
of the families were present. Many el
egant presents were received by Mr. and
Mrs. Coffey. They make their home at
Spencer, where Mr. Coffey is engaged
in the haidwaie business. The Frontier
extends congratulations.
Notice to Taxpayers of Grattan
Township
I will begin the collection of taxes of
Crattan township on Saturday, January
13, and will be at the Eikhorn Valley
bank every Saturday on and after that
date to accomodate all who wish to pay.
27-3 P. J. Hanley,
Treasurer of Grattan Township.
(26 CONTRIBUTED
AT FIRST MEETING
As advertised, there wan n Boer sympa
thising meeting at the court house last
Saturday evening. It wAs well attend*
ed and evory body was enthusiatio. J J.
McCafferty gave a strong and stirring
patriotic address and virtually ripped
old England up the back. B S. Gilles
pie and T. V. Golden also spoke and con
tributed a large share to the suooess of
the meeting. A permanent organization
has been effeoted with Mr. McCafferty
as president, B 8. Gillespie vice-president,,
Casper Engleharpt seretary and Neil
Brennan treasurer. At this meeting n set
of resolutions were passed whioh explain
the movement, and are given below:
Whereas: The British government, swell
ed up with self-importance and an idea of its
power, and In Its desire for extended empire,
lias sent an army of Invasion into South Africa
to mnrder the Inhabitants of the Transvaa^
| Republic, and
Whereas: The attitude of the English gov
ernment has ever been the subjugation of
weak peoples and governments, without a
shadow of right or color of title, as evidenced
by Its acts in India, Kgypt and the Soudan,
and its attempt to coerce, the Republic of
Venezuela, and
Whereas: its action in burning the capitol
in Washington in the war of 1813 Is an evi
dence of want o'f conscience of its leaders
and its actions in our civil war shows Its
fecliug of antipathy ape} hatred to this re
public, and
Whereas: Its action In the Venezuela and
Alabama claim matters shows its absolute
and abject cowardice when confronted with
equal or superior power, and
Whereas: Certain of the Anglo-Maniac
press and people will Insist on classifying
the people of this republic as Anglo-Haxons
and cousins to the inhabitants of Rngiand,
Therefore, be it resolved:
1st. We oonslder It an Insult to ourselves
and our country to bo charged with any
relationship with Henry Right, Qdeen Mary,
Queen Elisabeth or any of that lino of inurd"
erers and adulterers or of any of the English
people who then or now uphold or oondono
their notions, and wo deny any relationship
either by affinity or consanguinity with
George, who, by the Grace of God(?) king
In the war of the Revolution, employed the
Indian savages to slay our people, or with
Alber Edward, the profligate so-called
Prince of Wales, whose notions since early
manhood have been an Insult to morals,
virtue, pure womanhood and the marriage
relation, and we say that a large majority
of this republic is now Anglo-Hitxon both In
blood and symyathtes,
2nd. That in our opinion, royalty In
whatever form Isa relic of barbarism un
s u I ted to the wants and aspirations of the
present age and our sympathies are, and
will continue to be, with any government
whloh recognizes that God created all men
equal before the law aud that royal blood
and the God given right to rule are myths,
Incapable of proof either in logic or common
sense.
3rd. Resolved, that in the present struggle
of the Boers, In defense of their country
against the unwarranted invasion of their
country by the English aud their Irish and
[Continued on last pago.J
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| IlleW Apples
1 ARE FINE
| TRY THEM....
a Buckwheat flour Fig's am! dates
I Maple syrup Oranges
3 Black walnuts Hickory nuts
a Ifazle nuts
I All nice and fresh
1O’Neill Grocery.
| J. P. GALLAGHER, Prop.
The poets hare sung of sunsets golden,
of beautiful blending of colors upon the
canvats, of the azure blue in heaven’s •
vaulted sky and the rainbow curves of
purple and pink; and some have ventur
ed to write of the beautiful snow, but
uo song is yet sung of the blossom on
the “old soak’s” nose. We giva a few
lines by one who was inspired by the
appearance of an O’Neill man;
Of all gay odors by nature's alchemist
compounded,
From evening's cloud-shadowed, heaytn- .
hung rainbow, 1
To tho palo and the pink of tho thorn
guarded rose,
None can compare with the luminous
luster of the bloom—on tho nose.
The bright (lowers kissed by the dew In
night's silent watches.
The many-liued leaves of tho forest In the
fall and the autumn,
The green and tho yellow that a rare
Jewel throws—
None can compare with the luminous
luster of the bloom—on the nose.
Then here's to that variegated bulbous old
member.
All marked with Its veins red and blue;
To the pleasure that attends and cheers
while It grows—
To the luminous tester of the rye-tinted
nose.
The fragile babe aud the growing child
are strengthened by White’s Cream Ver
mifuge. It destorys worms, gets diges
tion at work, and so rebuilds the body. 1
Price 25 cents. P. C. Corrigan.
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Special This Week.
During our sale we will offer a big
line of gimps and passemenlric dress
trimmings worth 25c to $1 per yard at
ten cents, to close them out, crepe silk
frontiugs worth 50c to 65c for 25c per
yard and a lot of belter ones worth up
to 91.50 at half price. J. P. Mann
For Sale Cheap.
Good, yound, thoroughbred Poland
China aud Chester White boars.
J. H. McAllister, Joy, Neb.
Grand
Clearing Sale
TEN DAYS ONLY
January 12 to 20
,Q4>V,
PREPARATORY to invoicing and to reduce our large stock of
winter goods we will offer greatly reduced prices on all
goods, except calicos and domestics, at the following discounts:
DISCOUNT—PKIt CENT.
Dress goods.20
Silks.20
Special lot silk remnants. .33?,
All hosiery.20
[Except leather stocking, on
which will bo Kiven 10 per cent I
Ladies’ furs.20
Cloaks and jackets.25
Skirts and wrappers.20
Ladies’ furnishing goods.. .20
Entire stock of ladies’ un
derwear.20
All blankets.20
IKxcept 50c cattun hlankets.wblch
will be net,|
Carpets and rugs.20
Trunks and valises.20
All house furnishing goods.20
Table linens, napkins,towels 20
Fine China and cut glass. .25
Pictures and toilet goods.. .25
All dry goods not specified
above.20
Clothing
Men’s and boys’ black
DISCOUNT—PElt CENT
worsted suits.10
All other men’s & boys’ suits 20
Special lot child’s suits,good
styles, 4 to 7 years.33 Jj
Big line men’s odd pants..33^
All men’s & boys’ cloth
overcoats.25
Fur coats.10
Duck coats.2o
All men’s underwear.2o
[Except men’s lleeced at f>0c,
which will be net.!
All men’s furnishing goods.2o
[Except E & W collars.!
Entire stock hats & caps.. ..2o
Entire stock gloves & mit’ns 2o
Entire stock men’s, boys’,
ladies’, miss’ & children’s
shoes.2o
Special lot children & miss’
shoes, worth $1.5o to $2..98c
Entire stock rubbers and
overshoes.lo
Special lot ladies’ and gents’
high buckle artics.2o
Wool boots & Gorman socks 2o
Do not miss this opportunity; it will not occur again for a year
All goods charged during the sale will be at regular prices.
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