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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1900)
.V* HE Frontier. P’i USHID 8' THT FRONTIER PRINTING CO. •UBSORIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. 0. H. CRONIN EDITOR ANO MANAGER. VOLUME* XX. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FEBRUARY 15, 1900. NUMBER 3it. George Baker was up from Ewing Monday. _ Ernest Adams is at Spencer this week W. O. W.’ing. E. L. Brownlee has out bills for a sale today near Page. Patronize home industry and smoke Full Value cigars. H. A. Allen of Atkinson had business in O’Neill Tuesday. Jim McCarthy is helping in the office of the clerk of the district court. A fine and large assortment of pretty valentines at Cress & W.’s. Sanford Dodge company, at the opera house, Friday evening, February 23. A number of children throughout the city are down with whooplngcough. William Bokhof of Atkinson called today and renewed for The Frontier. - _ The Firemen will give a social hop at the opera-house, February 22. Tickets 75c. S. W. Green, one of Ewing's prosper ous business men. was in the city Wed nesday. __ i For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors 23rd 10 30th, cf each month. 30tf Miss Pearl French and MrB. S. B. Hanamnn of £wing were.O’Neill visitors yesterday. __V Hogs touched a fancying tire yester day—And word came from Omaha, “10 lower.” E. H. Benedict has first-class Building and Loan stock for sale or can make you a loan. _ 46-tf The coming Sunday Rev. Bates will hold services morning and evening at the Episcopal church. Court Clerk Skirving and Attorney Dickson made a trip to Spencer yester day, returning today. James Greeg was up from Platte county Iasi week looking after business interests in this section. William Laviolhtte has been con fined to his home the past ten days with a severe attack of the grip. The Frontier piints sale bills—not the cheapest—but the best. Bills that are attractive and will be read. The county board last week appointed Bob Gallagher of Page a member of the soldiers’ relief commission. For Sale—A nice three-year-old Nor man stallion, or will trade for stock. Henry Martfeldt, Emmet, Neb. 31-4 Pneumonia still rages among the ltttle folks, and some adults are suffering illness from the same Bourse. F. C. Gatz resumed ice packing Mon day. The river is yit lding a fine quality of ice, sixteen inches in thickness. For Sale—Eggs for setting from Buff Plymouth-Rocks. Price, $1.25 for 15. —F. R. Bignold, Ewing, Neb. 31-4 Editor Tom Smith of the Atkinson 5 Republican was in the city Monday and favored this office with a fraternal call. Martin Hickey of Stuart was before the board of insanity in O’Neill Tues day, adjudged insane and conveyed to to the asylnm at Norfolk. FOR SALE—Cheap, good last year’s full stock Plymouth Rock roosters. Also other good stock.—J. H. McAllister, Joy, Neb. _ 33 tf L K. Alder of Ainsworth, late repub lican candidate for district judge, ac companied by his wife, is touring Cuba with a large company of Nebraskans. The funeral of Claude Davis was held , last Friday afternoon and was largely attended. The remains were interred in the Protestant cemetery. 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 Chris Peterson of Tilden, who was a member of Company M, Third Nebraska during the Spanish-American war, was in O’Neill last Friday visiting old comrades. Mr. Moss, son of C. W. Moss of Amelia, whole engaged in state Sunday school work, will give a lecture inter spersed with stereoptican views at the Methodist church next Monday evening. The fragile babe and the growintr child are strengthened by White’s Cream Ver mifuge. It destorys worms, gets diges tion at work, and so rebuilds the body Price 25 cents. P. C. Corrigan. \ > Ord Quiz: Charles Meals of O'Neill, a former pupil of Mr. Aanderson. visited the high school Tuesday. Mr. Meals was on his way to North Platte to take an ex amination for entrance to the academy at West Point. I can save you msney on flour, feed, bran and shorts. Get my prices before buying. Also on corn and oats. 32-tf O’M KILL, Q SOCKET, J. P. Gallagher. Charley Spengler departs tomorrow for Garwin, Io., where he expects to re main. Mr. Spengler has resided with his parents in (he Mineola country the past eight years and will try it now in Iowa. The Prontier will visit him. An immaculate coat of snow—snow, beautiful snow!—is spread over the bosom of the earth to a depth of two inches per capita. It would make superb sleighing, and great the wonder no bells, silver bells, tinkle on the icy air of night. Mrs. Edith McDermitt, died at the home of her son one mile south of Iuman, last Sunday morning. Deceased was 78 years of age, and was a resident of this county one year. The fsaeral took place Monday, interment in the Inman cemetery. 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 ailinentsr Price, 25 and 50 cents. P. C. Corrigan. Plainview News: F. W. Weiler was last week appointed foreman of the see tion of the Great Northern at O’Neill and left Thursday evening to assume his new duties. His family departed the first of the week for O'Neill. The News will tell them all about Flainview affairs. Since our last issue Judge 8elah has issued marriage license to the following parties: Patrick J. Kennedy of Amelia to Lizzie Cunan of Chambers; Cbauncv D. Stevenson to Betha May Tuller, both of Atkinson; Joseph Weidge to Lizzie Sbunks, both of Stuart; Sam Hubbard to Eva La Rue, both of Chambers. Judge Levi McGee of Rapid City, S. D , was in O'Neill last Friday. The judge is an ardent populist and while in town met several of the local populist leaders. He is judge of the Seventh judical district «rd is well posted on South Dakota politics. He believes the contest in his state this fall will be a battle royal. O’Neill, Feb. 12.—Letters uncalled for are at the postoffice for the following named persons: Grant Davis, Mary Keegan, A. A- Smith. Joseph Greger> Loran Beard, R. A. Ball, J. H. Riley, Bert Gray. Galling for foregoing say, “advertieed”; if not called for in two weeks will be sent to dead letter office.— D. H. Cronin, postmaster. The Junior League will give a penny social at the home of Dr. Trueblood on the evening of February 21. They cordi ally invite their friends to enjoy the evening with them. There will be a pro* gram at 8 o’clock, after which refresh ments will be served. Home-made candy will be for sale. The proceeds of social are for the benefit of the Junior League library. Last evening at the Odd Fellows’ hall the Daughters of Rebekah gave a valen tine social and entertainment, Musio was the principal feature of the enter tainment. A valentine sale was held Supper was served. An admission fee of 10 cents was charged. The proceeds accumulated go to a state fund being raised for the erection of a home for orphant children of Odd Fellows. A sensible young lady made the foil owing request of her friends: “Do not lay me down by the rippling brookside lest the babiing waters wake me from my dreame, nor in the beautiful cemetery in the valley, lest sightseers, cooing over epitaths, distract me; but let my sleep be under the counter of a merchant and business men who never advertise. There is the place that passeth under standing and a deep sleep on which neither the bouyant footfall of youth nor the weary shnffie of old age will ever in trude.” The Nebraska Telephone company expect to extend their telephone to O’Neill this spring, providing the city council grants them a franchise for the purpose of erecting polls and running wires through the city. One of the city officials has an ordinance in his posses sion which will be introduced at the next council meeting granting them the franchise asked for. This would be quite an improvement for O’Neill, and it wonld save our citizens considerable traveling and expense, for we could talk with Sioux City, Omaha, or any other eastern city. Let us have the 'phone. Dennis Hanley has bought the Welch farm, southeast quarter of section 2, township 29, range 12, adjoing bis home farm 4 miles northeast of town, consid eration $1,300 cash. Mr. Hanley bought the place for his son, P. J. Oscar Wilcox departed on Monday for Winnipeg. Canada, where he expect to remain, having accepted a position in a large machine shop there. Oscar is a young man of rare qualities aud will be missed by many friends in O'Neill. He was tendered a farewell Friday even ing last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Merril. The Frontier is requested to announce that on Saturday evening the promoters of the proposed militia (company will hold a meeting at C. L. Davis' office to further the plans, and it is requested that all desiring to join the company be present at lhi& meeting. Adjutant-Qen eral Barry’s visit here last week en gendered considerable interest in mili tary matters.especially among the “beros of the Third,” and they were assured by the general that O’Neill would have a company if forty-five men were secured This is the number required for the mustering in of a company. "A girl should never marry a man that she may reform him,” writes Mar garet Sangster, in the February Ladies’ HomeJournal. “If he is in needof reform ation let him prove himself worthy by turning from evil and setting bis face steadfastly and pereeveringly to good before he asks a girl to surlender herself and her life to him. Nor should a girl he too impatient with father, mother or friends if they counsel delay in deciding a mat ter which is to influence her whole ca reer aud her lover's, when they with clearer eyes than her own preoeive in him an unsuitability to her.” York Republican: No right miuded person finds fault with the establishment of dicipliue in the public schools. It is necessary. It is for the good of the children. Regularity in attendance and punctuality also are Decessary in order to achieve the best results. However, care and judgment should be exercised in the matter, so that the decipline, so necessary and healthful, in moderation, may not degenerate idto the tyranny of a military camp, and brcome a terror to poor, palpitating little children, causing them to cry and sob in case they are so unfortunate as to be a few minutes tardy, and prefer to remain out of school for the day rather than “go late.” _ Last week the county bo^rd desig nated The Frontier, Atkinson Plain Dealer and Ewing Advocate as the official papers for the publication of the supervisors proceedings and this paper will commence the official publication next week. The action of the board will enable hundreds of liolt county voters, who are readers of this paper, to become familiar with the doings of the county dads. The board believed that one-half the population of the county should not be debarred fromleariug the actions of their servants merely because they were republicans and therefore named The Frontier. It was a wise choice and the members of the board have been congratulated by men of all parties for their action. The board of examiners have recom mended to Congressman Neville for ap pointment to the Anupoiis naval acad amy three of the six taking the examin ation, Parnel Golden and Merle Kline of this city and M. V. Post of North Platte. Two of the contestants weredebared on account of physical defects. Following are the averages on the mental examin ation: J. P. Golden. 93 3-7; M. V. Post, (North Platte) 90 4-7; George Tun nison, (Cozad) 86 3-7; Merle Kline, 84 2-7; John Gallagher, 74 5-7; John O’Falljn, 71 3-7. There seems to be some doubt about Golden and Post passing the physical examination to which candidates are subjected before i entering the acadamy, and the third one, Kline, is appointed to insure that there will be no vacancy. All day Tuesday and until 11 o’clock at night the county court was occupied in hearing testimony in a case which evolved out of a family rumpus near Inman. Mrs. Mary-Marley and her son John were the principals. John is a minor and the action in court was in- j stituted by Mrs. Marley to have herself appointed guardian of the boy, against whom she filed charges of spendthrift, worthless and in need of a guardian The boy denied the allegations and took the ground that he had property which his relatives were trying to get away from him. After a long string of testimony on both sides Judge Selah de cided that a disinterested party should be appointed, and accordingly consented to appoint Peter Ryan, whom the contending parties had agreed upon. The Frontier understand that Charles Meals took second place in the examina tion for West Point academy. There were eight in the contest, Mr. Meals standing the highest in physical examina tion and second in the mental. This gives him the alternate appointment, which, incase the principal is rejected, admits him to the academy. O’Neill boys are in the lead for the West Point and Anapolis appointments, a thing which The Frontier is pleased to note. This from the Nebraska Farmer is alright: “The firmer cannot too fully understand that all the live stock on his farm with whish he is brought into daily contact will partake more or less of his personal moods. If he kick open the barn door in the morning and thumps the old mare with the shovel or pitch fork to let her know that be is boss of that ranch, even the hens will be nerv ous and out of sorts all day. If he leaves the kitchen door for the barnyard Bing ing,‘The Sweet Bye and Bye,’he will find the cows placidly chewing their cud and the hog* grunting Contentedly in the morning suu. A horse under stands when he is sworn at and it em bitters a cow to threaten to breax her back with a straw cutter. A pig in the pen which receives a cherry, 'Good morning,’ from the owner will fatten twice as fast as the one which climbs up to reoeive a blow from a club. It is so with the fowls. The farmer who puts on a fatherly and benevolent expression as he scatters the grain will find every hen doing her best that day to lay an egg to prove her gratitude and con fidence, while the one who scowls and mutters and trys to knock some hen’s head oil with a clothes prop will find himself feared and detested. McCaffrey Items. Mr. and Mrs. Harley visited with the Holmes family Sunday. Will and Andy Morgan visited on Holt creek Sunday. F Ben and Em Roy took tn the sights of the Missonri valley Sundav. Bert Springer took the train Sunday for bis home at Hooper, Neb. Ed' Gallagher, from north of O’Neill, is spending1 a few days with friends in this vicinity. George Lamberson and son returned Monday evening after a week’s visit with friends at Hooper and Fremont. John McCaffrey returned Monday from a week’s visit at Fremont with John Morgan, who is attending the normal. In the spring the young man’s thoughts lightly turn to love, but these moonlight nights McCaffrey young men are doing the right thing about sleighing. Stafford Sayings. Price Babcock is putting up ice. E. Crandall went to Ewing Friday. Nils Bergstrom is hauling corn from Page. Ed Johnson is hauling baled hay to town. Roy Townsend had business at Ewing Thursday. Jim Horton took a trip to Inman Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Parson were doing some trading hers Saturday. Oscar Saoberg departed Monday for his home at Randolph. Anna Larson, Pete Nelson, Lydia and Ethel Smith were on the sick list last week. Charlie Allen, Doran Hunt, Bert and Charlie Hagerman, of Page, had busi ness here Saturday. Horton Bros, now have their black smith shop completed and are ready to do all work in their liue. Mr. and Mrs. Brobst and Pete Larson spent a pleasant evening at the home of Price Babcock ou Friday, The Stafford school board are leaving nothing undoue to place theft school among the best. Their last purchase was a fine set ot encyclopoedias. The Weather. Max. Min. Rng. Wind. Feb. 8. 8 —12 30 nv. Clear Feb. 9.14 t 13 se. Clear Feb. 10.47 16 31 sw. Clear Feb. 11.47 19 118 mv. Cloudy* Feb. 13. 33 —6 38 nw. Part clay Feb. 13.9 —10 19 ne. Cloudyt Fob. 14. 8 —33 30 n. Clear *1 Inch snow; t3 Inches snow. Average mean temperature 10.59 below. Charles N. Cole, Observer. E8TRAY—Taken up at my place in 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. W. ii. Palmer, O’Neill, Neb. FOR SALE—My farm two miles northwest of O’Niell, 10 acres cf hard wood limber, s, e. quarter of tection 15, township 29, range 12, w. Will be sold cheap. Apply to D. Daly, Wahoo, Neb. 29-4 NEW RAILROADS FOR NORTH NEB. The limes are rife with rumors of new railroails and talk is plenty, and if a half o( whnt is on pnper and being revolved in the minds of bombastic promoters Ne braeka will be a perfect network of rail roads. Yesterday’s World Herald con tained an article bearing on railroads in: Boyd and Holt county's. The Frontier herewith appends the same, with the Bingle comment that our readers may take it for what it is worth: “Boyd county is without a mile of real railroad that a locomotive can run over, yet the county is a gridion of paper roads and the people up there have been ener getically working for over a year, and are willing to spend good money to have some of their railroad dreams realized. Although their hopes have been raised high at times, something has usually happened to dash them to the ground But once again Boyd county is unusually hopeful. And the enthusiasm and hope has exteuded to all the surrounding counties. “From the Great Northern something is expected since that road aquired the Pacific Short Line from Sioux City to O'Neill. Chief Engineer Stevens of the Great Northern was at O’Neill a short time ago, and is reported to have been figuring on an extension to Al liance. “The organization of the Nebraska & Golf at Hastings by Charles Dietrich, president of the German National bank j there at first aroused much excitement and Bovd county saw an air line to the Gulf of Mexico. Rut as plans have be gun to nufold themselves the people up there fear that the plans most be ohanged or no railaoad will be built. The route of the Uastings <k Gulf is exceed ingly simple to make on paper. All that iB necessary is to lay a ruler from Ni obrara City to the Gulf and draw a line. “Such aline drawn acrose eastern Boyd county means a great fourtune will be required to transfer it into a railroad. The Niobrara river banks are there said to be of a light layes of shale covering a great depth of quicksand, while fringing the river on both sides are high bluffs frequently broken by “fiords” or draws 200 feet deep, thus making railroad building a serious engin eering problem. “But the ambitious plans of the pro moters have sceased to stop at Niobrara City for the northern terminne. They now include an invasion of the White river cattle countiy ant! an extension over to the Black Hills to which entrance will be effected by the ltapid City & Hill City line. “It is the Atkinson and Northern that the Niobrara country is now looking largely for relief. Something over a year ago that little, but seemingly prac tical line, was incorporated by A. O. Perry, a prominent promoter of that part of the country, to run from Atkin son on the Elkhorn north about twenty five miles to Perry, just across the Nio brara to Perry in Boyd county. A con tract whs made with J. LI. Shepherd & Co , contractors of Chicago, to build the road and take the bonds, but after grad ing within two miles of the Niobrara, the contrscters found themselves unable to float the bonds. “Other attempts to secure eastern cap ital resulted in convincing the promoters that the line as prosposed would be wholly at the mercy of the Elkhorn; that either home capital must do all of the building, or that it must be built to connect with rival systems. So plans were changed to extend north into Gregory country. South Dakota, to make the line worth looking after that way, and extending south to the Bur lington at Eriession, and even to Ceder Rapids. “At all events, the Atkinson&Northern people have induced several eastern cap italists to come out and look oyer the Held, nnd they are now engaged in driv ing across the country. "It is even hinted that the same cap italists are behind the Nebraska <fc Gulf.” Manager Martain, of the Pierso durg store informs us tnat he is havsng a great run oil Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. He sells five bottles of that medicine to one of any other kind, and it gives great satisfaction. In these days of la grippe there is nothing like Chauiberlian'sCough Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the sore throat and lungs and give relief wiili 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. Corrigan. Legal blanks at this office. We Will Seil 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 price. That’s as good as any one will do—better than nouie will do. We will Trade , Our groceries for your goods, and we won't want a profit on both transactions. Our motto is: “Tote fair,” as they say down south. O’NEILL GROCERY. J. P. OALLAOHER. Prop. :.K ■J " rvi;-;. -M - ■ - T' Ki ' ■ ■M , J: “ 11 SENSE8 OF THE BLIND. German Iconoclast Demolishes a Iaa| Established Hellsf. The Lancet: A 'ang series of experi ments has recent'" been made by Prof. H. Grlesba; h, of Basle. upon the rela tive acuteness of the senses of hear ing, touch, taste and smell In the eaee of the blind and those who poeeeee normal vision. The results are con tained in Pfluger’s Archlv. The obser vations were made on those who were otherv. iso healthy. In the differentia tion of tactile impressions no remark able differences were observed between the seeing and the blind, or If sssa* differences did exist they were 1a favor of the seeing. In thc3e born blind the tactile sharpness was somewhat leaa than in the seeing, and in some eaaea the sensorium generally was efoally defective. The blind In particular feel less acutely with the tip of the Index ' finger than do those who see, end la many cases the tactile acuteness ef the two index finger tips differs. In the blind, especially in the region ef lt»e -» hand, a stronger impression is re quired to produce a tactile lmpreeelwn than In those possessed of sight. In the capability of localizing Irspressinos of sound no difference exists bet wee* the blind and the Beelng. In h*th great individual variations ooenr. he a rule, both In the seeing and the blind the use of the organ e< belh sides gives better results than the nee of one alone. No difference In the acuteness of hearing exists between the blind and those who see. Ne rdlatlew 4 . was observed between the acuteness of hearing and the power of leoddMnh sounds in either the seeing of the blind. No difference was observe* 1* the two classes in regard to the aebte nesa of smell. In the execution ef manual labor the blind become fa tigued sooner than do those of egnal age who see. The blind are more fb tlgued with manual than with mental work, which Is not the case with the seeing of the same age. If any differ ence exists in regard to exhaustion si ter mental labor it is in favor of those of the same age who see. Both among the blind and the seeing there are persons who have many, others who have only a few, and others again who have no illusory or erroneous impres sions of touch. These results are In many respects opposed to generally re ceived opinions, for it is usually sup posed that deprivation of sight leads to exaltation of the acuteness of the other s?r.sos, especially of the toudi and hearing. 1 Announcement TO THE PUBLIC: HAVE bought the entire stock of general merchandise former* ly owned by Woodward & Co., comprising: Men’s and Women's Goods Furnishing: Boots and Shoes Hats and Caps Rubbers and Overshoes Felt Boots Gloves, Mittens (^ueensware Jewelry Also a complete line of GROCERIES. All of these goods were bought for cash at a big disconut, and will give our customers the benefit of same as long as they last. : -3 JOHN J. HMN6TW, Jr. *e vvvvwwwwvywwvwvyvywvvvvwvvw^