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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.
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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. __
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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