The Frontier
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D. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER.
VOLUME XX.
O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FEBRUARY 8, 1900 NUMBER 82.
Art^Gwin is employed on Tierney’i
dray.
Mrs. Gilligan is reported quite ill from
phenumouia.
J. A. Trommershauser was up front
Ewing Monday.
Patronize home industry and smoke
Full Value cigars.
E. G. Barnum and wife of Butte wen
in O’Neill Saturday.
Phennmonia is preyaient in the city,
especially among children.
A fine and large assortment of pretty
, valentines at Cress & W.’s.
^ Dr. Blackburn and Dr. McDonald
were down from Atkinson yesterday.
Warden Hopkins of the state peni
tentiary visited his old home here this
week.
.For tee»\> aad^p^otos, go to Dr. Cor
bett’s parlors 23rd to 30th, cf each
month. _ 30tf
E. H. Benedict has first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan. 46-tf
A party of nine from Wakfield, Neb
filed on homestead, in Holt county last
Thursday. _
Ben Deyarinan was called home the
first of the week by the illness of one of
bis children.
The Frontier prints sale bills—not the
cheapest—but the best. Bills that are
attractive and will be read.
For Sale—Eggs for setting from Buff
Plymouth-Rocks. Price, $1.25 for 15.
—F. R. Bignold, Ewing, Neb. 31-4
C. A. Meals departed Sunday last for
North Platte to take the examination
for the West Point military acamady.
For Sale—A nice three-year-old Nor
man stallion, or will trade for stock.
Henry Martfeldt, Emmet, Neb. 31-4
Neil Brennan has the finest line of
stoves ever seen in this section of the
country. Call and see him before you
purchase. 22-tf
George A. Davidson, a printer from
Missouri Valley, called Friday. He was
on his way to Chambers with a view to
taking charge of the Bugle.
Lincoln Day will be observed at the
Methodist church Sunday evening. The
pastor, Rev. E. G. Hutchinson, will
lecture on “The Life and character of
Abraham Lincoln." Everybody cordi
ally invited.
The glare of the prairie fires have been
noticed over south of late. No damage
has been done that the Frontier has
lcaarned of, but a good time to put a
stop to fires is before destruction of
property occurs.
FOR SALE—My farm two miles
northwest of O’Niell, 10 acres cf hard
wood timber, s. e. quarter of section
15, township 29. range 12, w. Will be
sold cheap. Apply to D. Daly, Wahoo,
Neb. _ 29-4
John Gruch was in from Slocum last
week renewing his subscription to The
Frontier. He said his mother, who is
75 years of age, eagerly reads its column8
every week and oftimes finds news
items that he overlooks.
Many a bright and happy household
has been thrown into sadness and sorow
be cause of death of a loved one from a
neglected cold. Ballard’s Horehound
Syrup is the great cure for coughs, colds
and all pulmonary ailmentsr Price, 25
and 50 cents. P. 0. Corrigan.
ESTRAY—Taken up at my place iu
O’Neill on February 7. 1900, one red
cow, dehorned, with what looks to be a
wine cup brand on left hip. Owner
can have same by proving property and
paying expenses. VV. H. Palmer,
O’Neill, Neb.
Superintedent L B. Allen, Cheif Train
Dispatcher J. F. Branton and VV. F.
Sewell, all of the Great Northern, came
In from Wilimar, Minn., on a special
car Tuesday evening, returning Wednes
day morning. The officials were looking
over their property here and along the
line. This is the fifth visit they have
made to O'Neill the last moth.
The many friends of Michael Cavan
augh were greived to learn of his death
which occurred January 20, 1900, at his
home at Vacaville, Cal. Deceased was
75 years and 10 months of age and up to
the time of the fatal illness was hale and
hearty. The family have the sympathy
of their legion of friends in this county
in their bereavement.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
! I can save you msney on flour, feed,
bran and shorts. Get my prices before
buying. Also on corn and oats.
32-tf O’Neill, Gboceby,
J. P. Gallagher.
i C. W. Moss and daughter came in
from Amelia Tuesday. Mr. Moss has
quit doing the freighting for the cream
ery company and now is giving his ex
clusive attention to looking after the
business part of the institution.
Neligh Leader: Cy Buck who is well
known to every settler in Antelope
countv, and for that matter of the entire
section of this portion of the state, was in
the city recently soliciting trade for an
eastern whip manufacturer. He is now
living in northeast Holt county, and
notwithstanding the hardships of early
pioneer life, appears strong and robust.
A greater number of entries under the
homestead laws were received at the
local land office in this city during the
month of January, 1900, than during
any previous month since the opening
of the Fort Randall abandoned military
reservation in 1897. A few years will
probably see but a small portion remain
ing of the immense tracts of what is
now government land and subject to
entry.
Judge Westover came down from the
west Monday to hold court, accompanied
by his neice, Mae Westover, as official
stenographer. The judge has found
little to do this term. Perhaps for the
first time in the county’s history the
jury was discharged witbout,being call
ed. A large number of cases were dock
eted, most of them equity and tax lien,
which are settled without a jury. Other
cases will not be called up and some
dismissed. It is the lightest term of court
Holt has had in many a year.
I have just received a car load of flour
and feed and you can save money by
buying our flour. I will guarantee
every sack of flour that I sell you. Get
our prioea before buying.
J. P. Gallagher.
Burke’s Uncle Tom's Cabin company
presented that popular drama to a good
sized audience last Friday evening.
Some of the actors presented thbir
parts in fine shape and others were not
so fine. “Eva” was played by Lois
Wilson, but four years of age. The
child’s acting was somewhat remarkable
for one so young. Childlike and inno
cent little Lois made a perfect “Eva”
and captivated the audience. Perfectly
composed and natural she carried the
part just as if she and Uncle Tom were
down in Dixey in real life and not be
fore a criticising crowd of theatre
goers.
Claude Leslie. 10 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Davis, died yesterday at
1 o’clock in this city. Claude was taken
ill but one week previous to his death.
Feneumonia set in and it was very rapid
in its work. Within a few days the boy
was very low and a day before he died
little hopes were entertained of his re
covery by those in attendance at the
bedside. Claude was born in Omaha on
April 7, 1889, died on February 7, 1900,
and was hence 10 years and 10 months
old. The funeral occures tomorrow at
2 o’clock at the Presbyterian church.
The death of Claude comes as a severe
blow to the parents and brothers, who
have the sympathy of the community
in their sore bereavement.
The fragile babe and thegrowing child
are strengthened by White’s Cream Ver
mifuge. It deslorys worms, gets diges
tion at work, and so rebuilds the body.
Price 25 cents. P. C Corrigan.
We have seen better ryhm than this,
but it is all right for what it is intended:
“If you toot your little toooter nnd
then lay aside your hoiu, there’s not a
soul in ten days wiil know that you were
born. The man who gathers pumpkins
is the man who plows all day, and
the man who keeps humping is the man
who makes it pay. The man who ad
vertises with a short and sudden jerk, is
the man who blames the printer because
it didn’t work. The gent who gets the
business has a long and steady pull, and
keeps the local papers for years and
years quite full. He plans his advertise
ments in a thoughful, honest way, and
keeps forever at it until he makes it pay.
He has full faith in all the future and can
withstand a sudden shock, and like the
man of scripture, has his business on a
rock.”
Manager Martain, of the Pierso durg
store informs us tnat he is havsng a great
run on Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
He sells five bottles of that medicine to
one of any other kind, and it gives great
satisfaction. In these davs of la grippe
there is nothing like Chamberlian’s Cough
Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the
sore throat and lungs and give relief wiih
in a very short time. The sales are grow
ing and all who try it are pleased with
itf prompt action. For sale by P. C
Corrigau.
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O'NEILL OFFICE
IN THE LEiDI
The fee* and commissions received at
the O’Neill LandOffice for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1809 and the largest
received at any offlice in the state,
amounting to $12,637.31. The following
statement shows the cash receipt at the
varrious offices for the passed year:
Alliance.$16,354 84
Broken Bow. 12,162 03
Lincoln. 3,152 70
McCook. 5,877 68
North Platte.!. 9,217 03
Sidney. 5,071 88
Valentine. 19.088 04
O'Neill. 64,537 63
The receipts of the O'Neill office lack
only $7,166 56 of beiDg equal to the total
receipts of all the other offices in the
state. Thus far during the term of
Register Weekes and Receiver Jenness.
there has been sixty-eight appeals taken
from their decisions in contest cases
which have been received by the com
missioners of the general land office and
their action has been sustained by the
commissc.,"\>W •fwtfr leases.
This is indeed n good record In a re
cent letter from the commissioner to the:
register and receiver, referring to an ex
amintion of the office made by the in
spectior. Green, he has this to say: "The
office is said to be well in hand. The ,
methods of the office are reported good ;
and the force said to evince the most
conscientious desire to attend strictly to* i
business, and no adverse criticssm is. [
made.” I
A sad death occurred near Page last.
Friday. G. B. Haynes, one of Holt,
county’s old settlers and respected:
citizens met death through an acciddnt.
particulars cf which are given in our
Page items this week, on nnolker page, i
Deceased was born in Green county,.
Indiana, August 10, 1845. When eight:
years of age he removed with his par
ants to Illinois. In 1882 Mr, Haynes:
came to Nebraska. He was married in
1866 to Miss Sarah Farran, Five child
ren blessed the union. Two of the*
children died in infancy. The other-;
three, still living, reside near Page. Thei |
funeral occurred Sunday at Page, under-[
the direction, of the Grand Army, and
the sermon was preached by Rev. Wil
cox at the Methodist church. Manv '
friends assembled to pay the last sad!
tribute to their departed friend. De--’
ceased was an old soldier, having en
listed at the age of 'sixteen in Company |
K, Twenty-sixth Illinois. His death is:;
a severe blow to his bereaved wife and.
children. ’
We desire to extend our heartfelt'
thanks to the kind friends who, bv the'tr
generous help and sympathy, assisted \*s
in bearing up under the burden of tl»*
sudden death of our beloved liushHirdf
and father.—Mrs. G. B. Haynes and!
family.
Not many people would think any
history would attach to an ordinajy
buggy, 6uch as we see rumble over
streets every day. Nevertheless tliertiw
one in Holt county that has hisLcvv
hitched to it. T’he vehicle is of the
double-seat order with n coyer and has
been doing service in and out of O'Neill1
for, as near as can be learned, some
thing like twelve years. In all this
time it lias been in the hands of three
different owners. It has been the cause
of litigation in the courts enough times
to accrue costs and expenses sufficient
to buy a dozen buggies. Perhaps the
most important event witli which the
buggy is associated is the talking of
Barrett Scott by a comanv of masked
men on that memorable day in 1894
The buggy we are talking about is the
one in which Scott was riding with his
family when he was rudely hauled out
by ungentle hands and led to the slaugh
ter. But we do not intend to review the
Scott case; it is the bnggv we are talk
ing tibou/g Last week this same buggy
caused! ntun trouble. It seem i that
li. Waterman of this city and O. B.
Long, residing northeast of town, both
claim the vehicle. Now we must retreat
a few years. Before Scott’s demise Long
claims he bought the buggy. He did
not take possession until sometime after
the tragedy. Then when he took the
buggy the wheels of litigation were
started by the Scott estate to delermin
who 1lie rightful owner really was.
Long held possession until lately , when
Waterman got hold of the rig and had
it refurnished, renovated and refitted.
Long was nonplused at the disappear
ance of his buggy and with the aid of
the sheriff went to Waterman’s and after
considerable diplomatic sparring on
both sides settlement was effected by
Waterman tu rning over right, title and
peacable possession to the buggy. There
is neither of them seriously at fault in
this matter. Long thinks the buggv is
his and will :p> to law to maintain his
rights. Waterman thinks the bu 'ey
belongs tn h'm. but rather tb*n litigate
further turns the whole thing < ve: to
the other man.
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HERE AND THERE.
The late Mr Roberts of Utah must
have known it was up to him when lie
examined his band ami found he held
that tray.
The man who for ten years will use
the same old set of bone collar buttons
must have within him some of the ele
ments of success.
Any city or town in Nebraska which
is agitating itself over municipal owner
ship would do well to investigate the
water and lighting plants of the busy
little city of Fremont.
Cougress has recently demonstrated
the fact that a man who has three wives
is highly unfitted to be seated in that
body, any member of which wouid
shudder at-the contemplation of more
than one mother-in-law.
Henry Ward Beecher is reported to
have once said that a man could comfort
ably support himself and family on one
dollar a day. The man Mr. Beecher
had in inino doubtless did not have to
reckon with the modern plutocratic ice i
man and heartily coal dealer. __
The fact still remains that the young
men of today who were born and spent
their boyhood days on the farm are the
ones who lead in the professions and the
many lines of business. These young
men,and not those whose lots are cast in
pleasanter places, form the true aristoc
racy of the countrv.
In the mails throughout the country
just now may be seen little packages
marked, “peas, cucumbers, lfttuce,"
etc. It is the annual distribution of
garden seeds. All of which reminds us
that gentle spring will soon be due and
that election comes in November.
Nebraska is known far and wide as the
great corn producing state. With three
sugar factories (one only recently com
pleted) and more in contemplation, she
bids fair to become the leading beet
sugar producing state as well. Dear
Nebraska! Let us hope that she may
soon recover from this temporary metal
derangement.
The Weather.
Jlelow is the weather record for the
past seven days:
Mux. Min.
Feb. 1.. 39 «
Feb 2..48
Feb. 3..4!
Feb. 4..3rt
Feb. 6. .35
Fet) « 03
Feb. 7. .17
It
8
15
8
-13
Wind.
n\v. pt.
no.
nw.
nw.
nw.
sw.
Range.
30
37
:«
24
10
55
30
♦Trace, or light snow,
incites snow.
Note—Feb. 7 encludes morning of Feb. 8.
Figures preceded by a — indicates below
zero. The average temperature for the seven
days was 22^ above zero.
Charles N. Cole. Observer.
Char
cloudy
Cloudy*
pt. cloudy
clear
oloudyt
elear
nw. pt. cloudy^
ft Inches snow. Jl.5
Public Sale.
On Wednesday, February 14, at 10
a. in., Mrs. Ellen Dailey will sell at auc
tion, eight miles northwest of O’Neill,
property as follows: Four work horses,
1 span of work mules, 2 ponies, 10 brood
sows, 2 corn planters, 3 stirring plows,
I) sulky stirring plows, 1 breaking plow,
iJ cultivators, 2 harrows, 1 lumber wagon.
1 seeder, 1 McCormick binder, l McCor
mick mower. 1 hay rake. 2 hay racks.
2 listers, 1 band cornslieller, 1 pulverizer,
1 buggy, 3 sets double harness, 6 dozen
chickens, and many other articles of
general use on a farm. Terms—-All sums
of $10 and under, cash; over that amount,
one year’s time, with approved security
ind 10 per cent interest; 10 per cent off
for cash. Thos. Maloy, auctioneer.
WANTED—Honest man or woman
to travel for large tiouse; salary $05
monthly ami expenses, with increase;
position permanent; inclose self-address
ed stumped envelope. Manager, 330
Caxton bldg.. Chicago,
* Announcement *
TO THE PUBLIC:
HAVE bought the entire stock
of general merchandise former
ly owned bv Woodward & Co.,
comprising:
Men ’a anti Women's Furnishing:
lb tods
Boot ;s ami Shoes Hats and Caps
Huh bers and Overshoes
Felt Boots Gloves, Mittens
l^ttct usware Jewelry
Also a complete line of
GROCERIES'.
A! 1 of lit* se goods were bought for
cash ntalbte discount, at.d will give
our citfcvome i s the benefit of same as
long • as tlier last.
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PLAN TO EXTEND
THE SHORT LINE
(Sioux City Times )
The Orest Northern railway is said to
be planning an extension of ihe Pacilic:
Short Line to some point on Ihe Hillings
line of the Burlington. President J. .1.
Hill is reported to have said a few days
ago that the local business of the Short
Line was not worth running trains over
the road for, that western business was
what the line needed. If Hie story which
reaches Sioux City is correct, Mr. Hill
said that the balance of cash on hand
reported by the ^receiver of the road
■night look all right on paper, but that
it did not utnouul to anything. ‘‘If I
were to build a railroad and present it
to you and you were to save a few
thousand dollars from its operation,
there would be nothing very wonderful
in the performance,” was one tiling said
by Mr. Hill. He pointed out that this
would not be paying iuterest on tin
money represented He called the Short
Line a dead and said it must he
made to earn money. To do this it will
be necessary to extend the line into the
cattle country, ss well as to a connec
tion with some road in the west.
“Under existing conditions the Burl
inglon is in a plight as respects coal and
lumber business from the north.” said a
railroad official y esterday who is close
to the situation. ‘The Northwestern
will not permit anv other road to handle
nvnrthern coal and lumber in Nebraska
and make any money at it. With its
Sioux City, Pacific and Omaha lines and
its bridges across the Missouri river at
8ioux City and Blair, thu Northwestern
commands the situation and makes a
rate to its competitors in Nebraska that
is absolutely prohibitive. This seriously
affects the price of lumber all over the
state of Nebraska
Alliance, which is to be the junction
point with the main line of the Burling
ton’s proposed road between the Black
Hills and Denver, isisaid to he the place
chosen for the terminus of the Short
Line extension. J. F. Stevens of St
Paul,chief engineer for the Great North
ern, arrived in Sioux City last Friday
morning with six assistants, and took a
train for O'Neill. Upon his return Mr.
Stevens secured all the old plats and
blue prints of the Short Line and North
ern, which had been at the general
offices for ten years, and it transpired
that he is expected to furnish Mr. Hill at
an early date a report of the character of
the country west of O’Neill. Before this
is done Mr. Stevens and some of his en
gineers will drive over the country.
A connection of the Pacific Short Lsm
with the Burlington would give Sioux
City a direct line to the coast. Best of all
it would tap the cattle country north
west of Nebraska and the foothills. With
in the last two weeks an arrangement
was made by tbe Burlington to run
through passenger trains from St. Louis
to Seattle by utilizing the Northern Paci
fic’s line from Billings, Mont., the west
ern terminus ot the Burlington, to the
coast.
Before the return of Mr. Stevens and
his men to St. Paul they made an exam
ination of the government work along
the riyer from Riverside to Sawyers
bluff. They said this was with no
thought of building a third bridge at
Sioux City but with a yiew taking obser
vations of the effect of the levetment up
on the hank.
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From the County Papers
^SBBaRanraBMgBBa saaagBmtsBSs
Atkinson Republican:
Harry Mathews was visiting old
friends and neighbors in town Tuesday
on his return from Lincoln where he had
been called on account of his wife's ill
ness.
Mrs. T. McGrane of Inman pre
cinct is the worthy mother of the most
beautiful, vigorous and attractive baby
boy in Holt county. Mrs. McGrane. who
has been visiting her parents in Frances
township, came up to Atkinson yester
day en route to her home near the me
tropolis of Inman. It was the consen
sus of public opinion in this village that
her beautiful child should have been re
tained here as a model for good mothers
who are anxious to increase the census
figures of Atkinson.
Az Perry returned Friday evening
from a four week's trip to New York
City, and other places where he has been
working in the interest of his railroad
project. When asked what success he
had and what the prospects were for
building the road, he refused to talk on
the subject, furthur than to state that he
was satisfied with the progress lie had
made while absent mid said: •■There
may he something for the press Inter on,’
i but at presant “all business would be pri
We Will Sell
You good groceries at a fair
price. We don’t handle any
other kind of groceries, we
don’t get any other kind of
a price.
We Will Buy
Your butter and eggs, and
your garden produce, and‘pay
the same kind of a price—a
fair pricK That’s as good as
any one will do—better than
some will do.
We will Trade
Our groceries for j our goods, and
we won't want a profit on both
tranoneiions. Our motto is: “Tote
fair," they say do#h sud(b.
O’NEILL GROCERY.
J. P. GALLAGHER, Prop.
vate.” This will put the "knockers" to
guessing.
Stuart. Ledger:
On her recent trip here Miss Allen
brought up a little girl from the Childrens
Home Society and left her to make her
home with Mr- and Mrs.1 George Hahn
living southeast of town.
Reports are coming in from different
parts of the country that hog cholera Is
quite prevalent in some places and some
farmers are losing a number of their
porkers from this disease.
Miss All^n, of Omaha, occupied the
pulpit at the Methodist church last Ban'
day morning and gave a very interesting
address on the workings of the Nebraska
Children’s Home Soiety.
Tite school bouse in district No. 223
ten miles north of Stuart, was burned to
the ground last Thursday morning just
after school had been called to order.
When Miss Whitehead, the teacher, call
ed the school to order on Thursday
morning she detected a faint odor of
smoke but thought nothing of it until
about 0:30 o’clock when the fire broke
through the floor and the room was filled
with smoke. The teacher barely had
time to get the children out of the room
and by the time help had arrived from
the neighbors the building and contents
had burned down. Nothing was saved
from the building but a few books and
charts. The fact that fire came from be
neath the floor and was evidently smol
dering when school was called, lead the
people to beleive that the fire was start
ed during the night with tbe ex
pection of its burning before daylight.
But for some unknown reason it did not
ignite at the ezpected time and must
have continued to smolder for several
hours. Tbe district is not able rebuild at
present and the school will be continued
for thejemainder of tbe term at Mr.
Pickler’s house.
Atkinson Plain Dealer:
Peter Greeley is the posessor of a solid
silver medal which he won at glass ball
shooting nearly twenty years ago at
Eeagle, Wis.p on July 5, 1880. The gun
club of which he was a member contes
ted with five other clubs of six members
each tor this medal which was
won by his club. Before be came to
Nebrarka. the members of his club par
ticipated in a hotly contested shoot for
this medal which was won by Mr. Greely.
Atkinson certainly has her share of crack
shots.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Jasmer left Tues
day morning for Creighton, to which
place Mr. Jasmer has been transferred
by tiie railroad company. A. A. and his
estimable wife have made many warm
friends at this place who very much re
gret to see them leave. Mr. T. Sherman
who was here as “relief agent” a few
months ago has been appointed agent
and will hereafter be found on band to
transact business for the F. E. & M. V.
people at this place.
Chadron Journal: Colonel W. F.
Cody, who is the manager of a big irri
1 cation plant in tbe Big Horn Basin in
1 Wyoming, will construct a canal that
will put under water 200,000 acres of
land. He is negotiating tbe sale of tbis
land, and the Irrigation system to soma
of the leaders of the Morman church.
They will bring from 800to 1,000families
from Utah and settle them in Wyoming,
t he price asked for the land and irriga
tion process is |400,000. The Mormant
have already made one successful settle
ment in the Big Horn Basin. They are
great irrigators.
Legal blanks at this office.