i>HCD 0' TH FRONTIER PRINTING CO. SUBSCRIPTION, SI .SO PER ANNUM. D. M. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER. VOLUME XX. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FEBRUARY 22, 1900. NUMBER 34. Legal blanks at this office. M. P. Kinkaid was in Omaha last week. - ■■ John Brady was down from Atkinson ^-.Monday. ' ’ Miss Pearl Hawk of Tilden is visiting in the city. V. - - iNewt Mullendore was up from Nor , folk oyer Sunday. 4 I W Patronize home industry and smoke * Full Value oigars. At Hotel Evans on March 2, Dr. C. Crooks, of Fremont J. P. Mann departed Sunday for a business visit at Chicago. Dr. Blackburn was down from Atkin son the first of the week. Chas, Stout came home from Des Moiues, last Thursday evening. Mr, and Mrs. C. J. Coffey of Spencer ; , visited friends in this last week. -j j , - Sanford Dodge company, at the opera ? house, Friday evening, Febraarv 23. ■'' _ , Henry Hobbins, of the Omaha Brew |ng Association, was in the city Tues day. L. P. Larson, of the Fremont Brewing Co., was in the city Sunday and Mon day. Frank Pixley was confined to his bed j a few days last week as the result of a cold. For teeth and photos, go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors 23rd to 30tb, cf each month. 30tf E. H. Benedict has first-class Building and Loan stock for sale or can make you a loan. 46-tf Sanford Dodge at the opera house Thursday and Friday night, February 22 and 23. Rev. Eliver of Ewing was in the city over night Monday, attending the ster eoptican lecture. G. A. McCutcheon went to Sioux.City ^ -Tuesday to attend head camp of the Independent Workmen. The Frontier piinls sale bills—not the cheapest—but the best. Bills that are attractive and will be read. Hon. E. K. Valentine, of West Point, . was in the city Monday in the interest of his insurance company. Romaine Saunders of the Frontier force is confined to his home this week • with an attack of tonsilites. Editor Eves of the Independent was at Ewing the first of the week looking after his newspaper interest there. For Sale—A nice three-year-old Not man stallion, or will trade for stock. Henry Marlfeldt, Emmet, Neb. 31-4 For Sale—Eggs for setting from Buff Plymouth Rocks. Price, $1.25 for 15. —F. R. Bignold, Ewing, Neb. 31-4 Lee Henry of Atkinson worshiped in O'Neill Sunday, having his camera along to capture a few snap shots. FOR SALE—Cheap, good last year’s full stock Plymouth Rock roosters. Also other good stock.—J. H. McAllister, Joy, Neb. _ 38-tf Neil Brennan has the finest line of stoves ever seen in this section of the country. Call and see him before you purcb-.se. 22-tf > - A. H. Blinro is taking a few days off from the passenger run on the Short Line to look after some property intersts in southern Missouri' The Clara Hanmer Theutre company, at the opera-house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 26, 27 and 28' Prices 15. 25, 35. Neligh Advocate: Rev. E. G Hutch inson, pastor of the M. E. church at O'Neill, is here assisting in the revival services at the M- E church. ’ Albert O. 8wift, post office inspector, is in the city today and cheeked up the 7 O’Neill office. He reported everything as being in first-class shape. Chas A. Meals has received notice from the war department to report at Fort Leavenworth on March 1, to take the examination for West Point as alter nate. - The Clara Hanmer company, with an entire new repotoire of the latest suc „ ' cesses, with specialties between the acts, at opera-house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 26, 27 and 28. The fragile babe and the growing 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. V T Do not fail to consult Dr. Crooks at the Hotel Evans on March 2. He success fully treats all diseases of the Nerves, Heart, Langs, Kidney, Liver, Fenish Piles and Chronic Ailments. Consulta tion free. The Independent still continues play ing the baby act on the county printing deal and making itself the laughing stock of the county. Poor Eddie, prob ably he sees in this slap in the phiz the beginning of the end. Dave Williams, the ever welcome comedian, is to be seen again this season with the Clara Hanmer company. Dave has many friends and admirers in our city who will no doubt turn out in force at opera-house Monday uigkt. Dr. C. V. Crooks the well known specialist of Fremont, who is curing hun dreds of people, will be in O’Neill at Hotel Evans on Faiday March 2, for one day only. Do not fail to consult him. Consultation free. Owing to a rush of work in the office and the sickness of Mr. Saunders The Frontier is a couple of days late this week and its news columns are slim. But we can assure our readers that it will be up to its usual standard next week. _ The Modern Woodman society paid to beneficiaries of 1,819 deceased mem bers last year the sum of $3,453,550. During the past sixteen years, up to January 1, 1900, the Society has paid 7,604 death claims, aggregating $ 15, 199, 885. T. F. Birmingham returned last Thurs day night from Galena, Ills., where he was called a couple of weeks previous to attend the funeral of his brother. Gene vive Birmingham, one of hia deceased brothea children returned with him and will make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Birmingham in this city. The stereopticau lecture given at the Methodist church by the Sunday school missionaries Monday evening was larg ely attended and much enjoyed. The views were illustrative of the life of Christ and were very good. The mis sionaries departed Tuesday for Ewing, exhibiting there in the evening. Rev. N. 8. Lowrie went to Norfolk Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Presbyterian board of missions, of which be is chairman. At this meeting the board will plan for another years work. The past year over $4,000 was used by the board in missionary work, and more is expected to be used this year. O. o. Snyder, grand Master of the l. O. 0. F. for the jurisdiction of Ne braska left for Fullerton, Neb., yester day morning to attend a funeral of a member of the Fullerton lodge who was killed in Manilla last summer and whose remains have just reached Nebraska. Ail the grand officers will ba in atten dance. James Ryan will have a public sale at his place five and one-half miles west of O’Neill Tuesday, March 6, 1900, at 10 a m. The following stock wili be disposed of: 15 head of three year old steers; 75 head of two year old steers; 20 head of yearling steers; 75 head of cows and heifers, with calf; 15 bead of yearling heifers; 2 high gn.de Herford bulls; 3 span of draft horses; 1 span three year old colts: 1 driving team ; 3 saddle horses and a lot of farm machinery and house hold goods. T. F. Malloy will cry the sale. _ Modern Woodmen of this city may be interested in knowing that the first death of a member of their society occurred July 14, 1884, in Davenport, Iowa, Mr. Ab. Myer. The secord Woodman to die was Cephas Uurley, of Whiteside county, 111., on November 14, 1884, and the third was W. H. Beker, of Rockford, 111., who died December 22, 1884. On all except the first death the Woodman society paid the full amount called for by the benefit certificate. One assessment on the entire member ship in July, 1883, oid not realize quite $1,000. Now one assessment on the entire membership realize $350,000, approximately. A boy was sent after a pail of water says an exchange. It was necessary to prime the pump each* time and give a dozen or more stroke at the handle to start the water. He poured in the prim ing and pumped out as much as he pour ed in. Then ho stopped to rest and the prime ran down again. After two or three hours of alternate pumping and resting he concluded it did not pay to pump, and then quite in disgust. The story reminds us of the merchant who advertised a few weeks, then stopped a while and allowed the people to forget him and his business before he advestis ed again, and conclnded that it did not pay to advertise. The fact is that the pump had lost its priming while he rested SUPERVISOR DOINGS (Official lleport.) Supervisors office, Jan. 9,1900 Board met in regular session and was called to order by county clerk. Wm. P. Sirnar and John Coffev were appointed a committee on credentials to report whether B. W. Postlewait, W. W. Bethea and M. Keefe have qualified as supervisors. Committee reports as follows: We find that B. W. Postlewait of diet. No. 2, W. W. Bethea of diet. No. 4 and M. Keele for diet. No. 6, were duly elected supervisors for their respective districts and have qualified by filing their bond in the county judges office, said bonds have been duly approved by the said judge. W. P Sirnar, John Coffey. Roport adopted. Board proceeded to elect a chairman, and Mr. Fritchoff receiving five votes was declared elected. Chair appointed Bethea, Cooper and Keefe a committee on rules. Committee on rules report as follows: We recommed the adoption of the rules governing the board last year, with the exception of rule twelve which shall read as follows: No question shall be reconsidered unless all members of the board are present, and a majority of them shall vole in the affirmative, and no question shall at any time be recon sidered more than once without the unanimous consent of the board. The following members were appoint ed on committee. Judicial and legal affairs, court bouse and jail expenses: John Coffey, W. W. Bethea and W. P. Sirnar. Printing and supplies: B. W. Postle wait, Cooper and Simar. Finance and official bonds: W. B. Cooper, Coffey and Bethea. Settlement with county officers: W. W. Bethea, Cooper, Coffey, Postlewait, Keefe, Simar and Fritchoff. i Taxes and Tax titles: M. Keefe, Simar and Postlewait. Claims: W. P. Simar, Bethea, Cooper, Coffey, Postlewait, Keefe and Fritchioff. Moved and seconed that the chair appoint a committee of three to ascer trin the wants of county offleefs for the ensuing year. Mo ion carried. Chair appoints Cooper, mrnar ana Coffey as such committee. Committee reports as follows: Mr. Chairman: We your committee beg leave to report that the county clerk asks for one deputy at a salary of $700 per year and the necessary clerks at the rate of $650 per year each. County treasurer for one deputy at a salary of $700 per year and the necessary clerks at a rate of $650 per year each. Clerk of the district oourl one deputy at a salary of $800 and necessary clerks at the rate of $650 per year. County superintendent for a salary of 81200 per year and oue deputy at $50 per month. Sheriff for two deputies at $700 per year each. And we would respectfully recom mend as follows: That the county clerk be allowed one deputy at a salary of $700 per year and three clerks at the rate of $650 per year each when needed. County treasurer oue deputy at $700 per year and two clerks at the rate of $650 per year each when actually need ed. Clerk of the district court one deputy at a salary of $700 per year and one clerk at the rate of $650 per year. County superintendent be allowed a Balary of $1200 per year and one deputy at a salary at the rate of $600 per year. W. B Cooper, "r Wm. P. Simar, John Coffey. On rimotion the recommendations of thecommitlee were adopted. Moved and seconded that E. Kline be employed as Janiter tor the court house for the ensuing year at a salary of $35 per month. Motion carried. On motion board adjourned to to morrow morning 9 o’clock. 9 o’olock a. m. Jan. 10, 1900. Board met pursuant to adjournment, all members present. Minutes were read and approved. On motion the following official bonds were approved: W. F. Mulligan, for constable in Wyoming township. Township Treasurer. Peter Claussen Pleasantview. Barney Jones Fairview. TV Atkinson Swan. Peter A Lindberg Shields. Joabim Stein Rock Falls. Justice of Peace. Geo Raymer Pleasantview. H C Knight G C Whitney Stuart. W C Ogle Green VTalley. D A Clausen Wyoming L G Lambert Lake W D Bradstreet Paddock Joseph Thraemer Deloit J H Torbet Steel Creek N S Butler Inman Bernard Hvnes Saratoga Hirtnan Beebe Atkinson Township Clerk. J S Hoffman Shamrock John P Sullivan Grattan Carl Jaco Ewing George Lambert Lake J D Grimes Chambers Rodell Root Wyoming Elmer Crosser Inman John S Schneider Conley L E Harding Rock Falls Henry Doscher Willowdale A S Eby Dustin F H Mills Stuart Joseph McCaffrey Falrview Fred Schnidler Deloit Cbas L Morse Cleveland John Larson Paddock Anton Prusa Green Valley L T Freuch Verdigris N C Johnson Swan Township Assessor. \V J Malloy Emmet Joseph Schollmeyer Jr. Scott J C Clarke Cleveland J P Miller Paddock Jesse Roy Fairview Win Snell Iowa Wm Menlsh Shields W E Conklin Frances WmFCIevish Itock falls Elias Brumbaugh Iuman J N Hovey Stuart CFW Lehman Conley John W Moss Wyoming H K Cosner Dustin Ed Coppoc Chambers Otto Nilson Saratoga Allen Haynes Verdigris H W Brosious McClure ~ Albert Rothleutner Lake Road Overseer. Frank Vandersnlct, diet No 1 Will Qoree, dial No 2 S F Hibbard, diet No 3 Jesse Friend, dist No? Charles Christenson, dist No 9 W Wright, dist No 11 Ernest Stein, dist No 13 J P^Tedrow, dist No 14 A L Davies, diBt No 15 John Enright, dist No 16 M S Potter, dist No 17 Fred Tonborg, dist No 18 Charles W Morgan, dist No 19 J J Hunt, dist No 21 Geo Hallock, dist No 29 Joseph Tasler, dist No 30 C P Conger, dist No 35 Frank Root, dist No 86 Daniel Dierks, dist No 37 Z T Miler, dist No 41 J J Dayis, dist No 43 Christian M Yantze, dist No 48 C F Moorman, dist No 49 Ed Harris, dist No 51 A N Ayers, dist No 54 J S Autton, dist No 58 Thos Brown, dist No 59 The following list of names were banded in from which the clerd of the district court is to draw the jury for the next term of the district court. Atkinson: Henry W Transue. Wallace Fullerton, Robert Bitne", Dan Cameron, Henry Bennett. Stuart: George Hallock, John Krae mer, Frank Dobney, Fred Blondin, Richard Moon. Chambers: J D Grimes, J W Holden, N L Jones. Conley: Scott Hough. MoClure: E J Larue. Lake: J Hertel. Inman: Wm Uart, Peter Ryan,Horace | Bradley. Deloit: Henry Holz, Mike Rotherham. Ewing: 8 B Ilannamnan, E W Horton C E Mills, Orlan Jackman. Verdigris: Robert Gallagher, Wilson Stewart, E C Rector. Sheridan: Nicholas O’Connell, Mike Wenner. Green Valley: Joseph Milinar, BP Nehr. Emmet: James O'Conner. Frances: Wtlliam Conklin. Shamrock; J S Hoffman. Fairview: Chris Anderson. Wyoming: E H White. Sand Creek: Gnstay Kruger. Cleveland and Pleasantview Frank Rekncr. Dustin: S Dening. Saratoga: Bernard Uynes. Rock Falls: Peter Greely. Steel Creek: Niokelas White. Scott: Frank Eppenbaugh. Paddock: W H Bedford, Ed Larson. Sbeilds: J A Brennan, Phillip Bausch, John Ueenan. Willowdale: C E Downey. Iowa: J R Newberry. Graltnn: Lawrence Barrett, John Enright, B H Jobring, Dennis Uanly. O’Neill lit. ward: James Connelly, David Stanard. O'Neill 2ud ward. William Lakey. O’Neill 3d ward: Dan Davie. ThoB McLaugblan. Mr. Chairman: Where** it appears that no bond has been filed for j*’stie of peace for Scott township. I move that the office of justice of peace in Scott township be declared vacant. B W Postlewait, W B Cooper. Motion carried. Mr. Chirman: I move that M T Elliot be appointed as justice of peace for Scott t iwnship. B W Postlewait, \V B Cooper. Motion carried. On motion board adjourned to tomor row morning, 9 o'clook. 9 o’clock a. in. Jan. 11,1900. Board met pursuent to adjournment, all members present. Minutes of yesterdays meeting were read and approved Win Lell came before the board pray ing that his personal tax of 1899 which appears on the tax list as unpaid be stricken, for the reason that said taxes were paid by warrant allowed on his claim against the oounty. Tax committee reports that said petit ion shosld-b®-ifsrvBtpd, which.report was. adopted by the board. Bids for the furnishing and printing stationary were opened and the bid of the Independent Publishing Company was found to be the lowest and the con tract waa upon the recommendation of the committee on printing awarded to said company. Also tbe contract for furnishing blank books, blanks, etc. was awarded the Omaha Printing company and their bond approved, its bid being the lowest received. Mr. Chairman: We your committee on finance submit the following estimate of expence of the County of Holt for the year 1900. Jail, prisoners and court liouse.15,000 00 Books, stationary and printing. 2,000 00 Assessors expenses. 3,000 00 County officers. 0,000 00 Coroners Inquest anu witnesses. 500 00 Fuel undllglits. 500 00 Insane. 500 00 Costs In justice court. 500 00 Itoads. 500 00 Election. 2,000 00 Court and jourors . 8.000 00 Aid to Agricultural society. 420 Oo Miscellaneous.2,800 00 High school tuition . 1,200 00 Total (leneral Fund.$35,020 00 Bridge fund.$7,000 00 Judgement fund..,. 5,000 00 Funding bond. 5,000 00 Soldiers relief. 800 00 County Grand Total.$53,720 00 Also balance of Grattan township judge ment.»$S25 00 \V B Cooper. B W Postlewalt, W W Bethea. Upon motion the report of committee was adopted" (To be coutlnued.) THE NEW ROAD Spencer, Neb. Feb 16 1900. Editor Frontier: Wednesday evening the citizens of this plnce were some what surprised by the receipt of letters and postal cards announcing the fact that A. O. Perry and party wished a mass meeting of property owners called at Spencer for the next evening, in order that eastern capitalists might submit a proposition to tbe people of this vicinity in regard to constructing a railroad in Boyd county. Accordingly about fifteen property owners, eight or ten visitors to the town and a number of kid6 assembled in the school room to hear Messrs Kerr, of New York, Dobbs and Perry, of Atkinson, unfold their plan of building a railroad from Pierce S. I), to Griekson and Cedar Rapids, Neb., and in time extending to Aberdeen S. D. thence to Winnepeg Maintoba and making close connections with eight tiunk lines at various points, thus be coming a link in various railways con necting the Gulf of Mexico with Winne peg, also a branch from Batte, Boyd county to Lynch. After much juggling of figures on a black-board and getting them figured to suit their side of the case, they placed a crude map of the proposed railroad on exhibition and Mr. Kerr explained the many benefits of a railroad to Boyd county and proved to his own satisfaction that this railroad the Atkinson & Northern (and else where) would benefit the county more than any other railway. Then he ex plained to the dear people how busy the people of Wall street were, and what would be necessary for the people of this county to do in order to approach capitalits. He then presented them with a proposition to enjoy the privilege of the great air line from Ceder Rapids to Winnepeg. First it would be necessary to subscribe 820,000 in capital stock to the Atkinson