Nebraska Newspapers

    VOLUME XXI. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, AUGUST 30, 1900 . NUMBER 9.
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Dance the 31st.
£ H. Benedict had bnsineaa at Ewing
Tuesday.
; - Dance at the opera-house, FHday
: ■* evening.
Mrs. P. C. Corrigan is visiting in
*t' Wisconsin. _
* v- Will McBride has purchased the bil
" liard hall at the old postofflce bnilding.
Aching teeth filled or extracted with
outpain, by Dr. Corbett, 23rd to 30th.
Mrs. W. R. Butler went to Milwaukee,
Wis., Frida; last and will visit relatives
there.
Mrs. Sanford Parker was over from
Spencer last Friday, the gaest of Mrs.
W. T. Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dwyer left Satur
day morning for their, home at Butte
City, Mdntona.
Mike Kirwin is holding down a chair
in Price’s barbershop during the absense
of the proprietor.
One inch of rain fall last Thursday
night put the ground in fairly good con
dition for fall plowing.
Don’t fail to read tbe advertisment of
the great Ak-Sar-Ben parades to be held
in Omaha, in this paper.
Judge Harrington, who has been con
fined 'to the bed the past ten days with
typhoid fever, is improving.
The dance at the rink Friday evening
promises to be the most delightful ball
of the season. Tickets 75 cents.
Dick Killmurry and wife arrived in
the City last evening from Dueluth,
Minn., and will visit here for a few
weeks. _
S. Saberson of Allen, who had been
visiting his brother-in-law, O. O. Snyder
the past week, returned home Tuesday
morning.
The pop or fusionist who thinks he
cannot tell you how the government
should be run are few and far between
il£ Holt county.
Henry Haynes, one ot the pioneers of
this section, was severely injured by
S' ■ being kicked bv a horse at his home in
this city this morning.
The remains of the man brought from
Inman last week were buried here Sat
urday, Undertaker Biglin being unable
to find relatives or friends.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Price and child
ren left for Chicago last Friday morn
ing where they will visit for a couple of
weeks with Mr. Prices sister.
The city has been full of eastern
hunters the past few days. It is need
() less to say that prairie chickens will be
\ a scarce article in a few days.
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J, F. Brady and little daughter passed
through O’Neill last Friday morning on
their way to Chicago to witness the
sights at the national Grand Army en
campment.
Fred Whlttimore, of Long Pine was
in the city last week with a car load of
cattle, which he had shipped from
Sioux City to take to his ranch in
Brown counts.
The soothing and healing properties
of Chamberlain’s cough remedy, its
pleasant taste, and permanent cares,
have made it a great favorite with the
people everywhere. For sale by Corri
gan.
Do you know me? If not, you
don’t know what you are missing.
I represent the best brand of stock
ings ever made for boys and girls.
They wear longer and don't cost
any more than the other kinds.
Come and see me at J. P. MANN’S
next week.
The Black Cat
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Cabinet photographs $1 per dozen at
Matheny’s gallery until September 15
After that I will make no cabinet for
less them $3 per dozen.~A. D. Hatheny.
LOST—Saturday morning Aagnsl 25,
a lady’s gold watch, with the name
Kitte O’Neill engraved upon the case.
A liberal reward will be paid finder for
its return to Mrs. Jerry McCarthy.
Director Hagensick rtqusls The Fron
tier to announce that school will not
commence until Monday, September 10,
1^00, as some repairs that are being
made on the school house will not be
completed before that time.
Miss Tillie Mullen, who was elected
as a teacher in the O’Neill schools, has'
resigned. The board meets Saturday
evening to fill the vacancy. The Fron
tier understands Miss Mullen will join
the Catholio Sisters and devote herself to
religious work.
Martin. Wintermote was in from
Chambers Monday and ordered the
Frontier sent to his address the ensuing
year. Martin is of the opinion that
Shamrock township will show up
different poltically this fall than in
seasons past.
Rev. C. W. Lowrie returned Tuesday
eyening from Madison, where for the
past fourteen mouths he has been pastor
of the Presbyterian ohurch. Rev.
Lowrie expect to go to Europe in a short
time and after traveling some will study
further at Edinburg. Scotland.
Charles Thornton, a painter who re*
sided in O’Neill about fourteen years
ago, returned last week with his family
and is now looking, for a residence in
order to make this his permanent home.
The Frontier is pleased to see so many
of the old timers returning to their first
love.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mann and sisters,
Misses Kate and Mattie, left last Sunday
for Chicago, New York and other east
ern point. J. P. and Miss Kate expect
to purchase their fall and winter stock
and after their business is completed to
enjoy a few days recreation at eastern
sea side resorts. •
E. M. Waring of Middle Branch, one
of the pop {nominees for representative,
was in the city today and ordered The
Frontier sent to his address. Now that
he has launched forth into the field of
politics he desired to secure a paper that
would give him all the political news, so
ordered the old reliable Frontier.
Miss Mary Hecker left this morning
for her home at Monto Vista, Cal. after
a visit of a couple of weeks with rela
tives and friends in O’Neill and vicinity.
Miss Hecker informed us that her
brother John was married and conduc
ting a hotel at Monto Vista, and that Q.
W. Goodrich, also formerly of this city,
was also a resident of that mountain
town and prospering.
What might have been a tragedy was
narrowly averted by the fleetfootedness
of one and the quick preceptive powers
of another O’Neillite about 11:30 today.
An angered woman suffering from real
or fancied wrongs, with a six shooter
cocked and primed, is not the most
agreeable opponent in the world as prob
ably one O’Neillite is aware of.
The democrats held a county conven
tion in O’Neill last Saturday and select
ed delegates to the senatorial convention.
This was the'only, business done aside
from forming an organization. They
did not even endorse the populist nom
inees for representatives, but of course
that will cut no figure, as the pops,
having control of the machinery, will
see that the names go on the ticket as
democrats.
Colonel O. C. Bates was down from
Atkinson last Saturday in attendance
upon the demcratic county convention.
The colonel formerly took extreme de
light in visiting the emerald tinted city
and swapping yarns with the “true-blne”
democracy but since populism and
populistic principles has become the
democratic watchword the old “war
horse” only makes annual pilgrimages
to the ti y which boasts the harder of
demy-popo fusion.
Last Sunday morning we had the
pleasure of a short talk with J. J. Con
nolly and Mr. Foster of Erina, Neb.,
both delegates to the populist senator
ial convention. These gentlemen were
very much worked up over the hoggish
ness and "brutal strength” of the Holt
oounty delegation to the populist sena
torial convention. They said they had
no objection to Holt county paying her
political debts, but believed she should
pay them with her own coin and not ask
Boyd, Garfield and Wheeler to assist
them. "They may be able to run a sen
atonal convention on account of their
numbers, but d- if they can force us to
support the candidate," remarked one of
the men.
The posters entitled "Uncle Sam's
Balance Sheet” and "That Terrible
Eclipse,” published by the American
Protective Tariff League, are perhaps
the most striking illustrations of the
difference in conditions between 1896
1900, which have been issued thus far
in the campaign. These posters can be
seen in the rooms of the McKinley and
Roosevelt club or will be sent to any
address for 8 cents. Address American
Protective Tariff League, 185 West
Twenty-third street, New York, and
call for posters Q and fl.
E. Benjamin Andrews was advertised
to address the teachers’ institute in this
city on Tuesday evening, but owing to
his failure to arrive in time the address
was not given until Wednesday morn
ing. Being chancellor of our state un
iversity and a man of national reputa
tion, Dr. Andrews’ visit to the city was
of more or less interest to all and special
interest to the teachers. The chancel
lor addressed the institute on the sub
ject of geography and how to teach that
study to the pupil. It was a very inter
esting lecture on a subject as dry as
chips and was no doubt of much value
to the teachers, for whose benefit, and
not to entertain the people, Chancellor
Andrews is visiting county institutes.
Tuesday evening Prof. E. H. Whelan
gave a lecture on the subject of educa
tion. To say it was good is putting it
mild; it was of exceptional merit. Prof.
Wheelan has high ideals of life and
educational attainment anl made a
strong plea for intellectual and spiritual
development by education. Dr. True
blood, member of the Board of Educa
tion of O’Neill, on Monday evening
gave the teachers an interesting and edi
fying lecture on the mind power. The
institute closes Friday. The enrollment
reached 135.
Creighton vs. O’Neill.
The Creighton base ball team came
over to O’Neill last Friday night to try
conclusions with the O’Neill knights of
diamond in two games, to be played
Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday
game was pulled off before a fairly good
crowd and was noted for the hard hit*
ting of both teams and the rank errors
made, each team apparently trying to
outdo the other in the number of in
excusable errors allowed to creep into
the game. Host of the spectators were
disgusted before the game was finished.
At the wind-up the score showed
up like this:
O’Neill.1 6 0 1 1 2 7 4 *—21
Creighton.5 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 3—16
The game Sunday was pulled off
before an enthusiastic crowd of sports
| and for the first six innings it looked as
if the game would be one worth watch
ing,but in the seventh inning the O’Neill
boys went to pieces and allowed Creigh
ton to run in three scores and in the
eight the boys from the populist wilds
of Knox got a lead and kept increasing
; it until the agony was over. It seemed
in the last three innings as if every
O’Ntill player went to sleep and when
they made an error tried to charge it
up to some one else. Cheatwood pitch
ed for O’Neill and had the team given
him good support would have won the
game. When the comedy of errors and
listlessness was over following was the
scere:
O’Neill.3 0022 1 0 0 0— 8
Creighton............1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 4—14
O’Neill will play return games at
Creighton on September 7 and 8.
Pop Senatorial Convention.
The populist senatorial convention
was held in O’Neill last Saturday. The
convention was called to order by E. 8.
Eves, and P. J. Mullen and D. J. Cronin
declining the permanent chairmanship,
Hugh O'Neill, who refuses nothing, was
installed as chairman. Mr. Leslie of
Boyd addressed some pertinent remarks
to the convention. He said he had been
selected spokesman for Boyd, Garfield
and Wheeler counties, and if the Holt
county populists selected a Holt countv
democrat as their candidate for senator
merly because they had the votes to do
it, that they would withdraw from the
convention. The Holt countyites
knowing nothing about the word defeat,
as applied to nominating conventions,
turned a deaf ear to Mr. Leslies’ re*
marks and nominated Frank Campbell
for senator, Mr. Campbell having been
previously selected by the democratic
convention. The counties of Boyd,
Garfield and Wheeler took no part in the
convention, Mr. Leslie refused to act as
secretary of the convention and the del
eg ates walked out,leaving theHolt braves
monarchs of the hall. A central com*
rnitte was selected by the remaining
delegates, then they adjourned.
Later in the evening the Boyd,
Wheeler and Garfield delegates met in
convention, formed an organization and
nominated G. F. Smith of Ewing as
their candidate for senator. It is under
stood that Mr. Smith declines to stand
as a candidate- Whereat the fellows who
nominated him declare if this be true
they will nominate a man who will.
And the circus proceeds.
The Pop Convention.
A handful of would-be office holders
and their. lieutenants held a populist
convention in O’Neill last Saturday. M.
H. McCarthy left the hay field long
enough to come to town and call the
convention to order and lay a few pre
convention plans. A few years ago, ac
cording to the populistio idea,
the republicans plaeed a man
in charge of the county convention
to vindicate him before the people and
the populists, not to be outdone, did
what they condemned in others for do
ing and placed rake-off Butler in the
chair. Such a chairman I A democratic
disfianchised negro from South Car
lina would know more of convention
law and parlimentary rules than the ex
county attorney. The way the “corn
buskers” tangled him up on rules of
order was both laughable and ridiculous
and caused that sad, sickly smile to over
spread the phiz of many a delegate. The
chair got tangled up on a rule of pro
ceedure that any school boy could have
untangled, but as the county judge, who
is supposed to be a learned man, led
him astray he is probably excusable
for his comedy of errors.
After considerable sparring Art F,
Mullen was nominated for county at
torney, and & M. Waring of Middle
Branch and Ed Coppoc of Chambers
for representatives. The convention
then adjourned and after it was over the
disinterested spectator would imagine
from the looks of the delegates that they
had been attending a funeral instead of
a dominent party convention.
Stafford Sayings,
Haying is nearly over-Roy Town
send is working at Stafford.... The Staf
ford school will open next Monday for
an eight-montbB’ term. Mrs, Ward will
teach again this year—Pat Townsend
went through town the other evening on
his way to Newport, where he goes as
operator....Mr. Thompson, who ran a
drug store here some years ago, passed
through town Sunday on his way to
Chicago from the Hills.... Charlie Pond
has finished putting up hay here and is
getting his outfit ready to move south
of O’Neill, where he has more hay to put
up.... Quite a large congregation gather
ed at the Catholic ohurch Tuesday, but
were disappointed as the priest failed to
come.
McCaffrey Items.
Mrs. Roy went to O’Neill Saturday.
— Mr. and Mrs. Lamberson and Mr.
and Mrs. McCaffrey were at O’Neill Sat
urday.,..Miss Bea Morgan returned
home Sunday after a week’s visit with
friends at O’Neill.... Dan McGrane was
shaking hands with McCaffrey friends
Sunday... .Misses Nina and Agnes Clark
and Art McNish visited here for a short
time Sunday — The ball game between
Chambers and MoCaffrey Sunday re
sulted in the defeat of the latter....An
interesting ball game was played here
Sunday between Amelia and McCaffery.
Some good playing was done on both
sides. Batteries—McCaffery, O'Malley
and Roy; scored: Amelia, Button and
Tickle; score 7.
Page Items.
Corn is fast maturing and many fields
are out of the way of frost....A Whit
moie, one of our most prosperous farm
ers, has a fine crop of corn and far ad
vanced. He expects to harvest 4,000
bushels.... Several car loads of cattle
were shipped from here Wednesday....
Charlie Haynes went through town
Wednesday with 200 head of fine cattle
he had been herding over in the South
Fork country.... Little Paul Wilcox cel
ebrated the 4th anniversary of his birth
one day the past week and a large num
ber assisted him and enjoyed juvenile
hospitality. The little folks had their
pictures taken in a .group....About
nineteen Pagites boarded Monday’s train
and went to Randolph to attend the
Woodman picnic... .Mrs. P. E. Clark
and daughter, Mrs. Dr. Skelton, depart
ed on Monday for Benton Harbor, Mich.,
and other points, for a three weeks’
visit with relatives... .A couple loads of
ladies visited the Elkhorn this week on
a graping expedition, but returned
empty handed_Harness Maker Brown
has been on the sick list the past few
days, but is somewhat better at this
writing....The hotel, recently vacated
by Mrs. Roily, is having repairs and im
provements and will soon open to the
public under the management of Mr.
Swan_Albert Brown and family have
returned to Page from Gass county....
Miss Blanche Mickey of Lincoln, grand
daughter of Mrs. Sizer, is visiting here
_Yoar correspondent learns that dogs
are congregating in large packs and
doing much harm to stock in pastures.
It is reported that 8 head of oattle have
been killed by dogs in the Werley pas
ture.
E. H. Benedtct has first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan. 46-tf
OFFICIAL REPORT
OF SUPERVISORS
S. Simmon*, mi*c. 5 00
School district No. 134, election.. 3 00
8chool district No. 236, election.. 3 00
Clsrance Selah, justice fees.. 8 50
. 8 30
. 5 40
... 8 80
C C Spraque, election... 4 00
Barney Stewart, constable. 11 70
Clarence selah, justice fees. 5 20
. 9 80
8 J Btites, election. 4 00
Michael Slattery, justice fees.17 50
. 4 95
Joseph Scholimeyer jr., assessor.. 68 40
Wm Snell, assessor.*. 48 40
C C Sammons, election... 4 00
Apply on tax.
J M Stevens, ejection $5. 8 00
Sohool district No 131, election .. SO 00
John M Stewart, sheriff fees.139 65
.81 65
. 96 10
.487 23
Clarence Selah, postage. 8 50
Mrs Mary Tlerny, board of Noah 83 00
. 44 00
... 28 00
. 80 40
... 11 00
N J Taller, asseesor. 88 00
R W Tower, assessor............ 170 00
F Urban, election. 4 00
Samuel Wolfe, appraiser. 9 85
Apply on tax $7.
R £ Walker, stenographer. 40 00
. 40 00
.. . 50 00
. 58 88
. 8 00
Q W Wheatland, election. 4 00
On motion the following claims were
rejected for the reason that they are not
a proper charge against the county:
J. D. Brown, attending Clark Guy 51 00
A T Blackburn " 17 50, 310, 140 O0
W H Blackmer •' 213 00
C A Bitney “ 2 00
Morton Greeley ** 20, 80 00
I Hamerly, board “ 103 00
8 H Lockman, atd Clark Guy, 40, 84, 51
Mrs. J Schroeder, washing . 1 00
C J Wilson, medicine Clark Guy.. 16 65
John A Ziemer, board, 48, 24, 19, 5, 14,
12, 19, 19.
Stuart Ledger, publishing notice.. 8 00
Inman News, " .. 8 00
Moved by Bethea and seconded by
Simar that the claims of the Independ
ent Publishing company hereinafter
fpecifled be rejected for the reason that
the items charged are not a pioper
charge against the county. (See section
2258 to 2262 inclusive of compiled stat
utes of Nebraska of 1897.) Claim No
221 of $90, No 222 of $70, No 223 of $40.
Items in claims allowed in sums as stat
ed heretofore is for stationary, claim
blanks, etc. and legal notices, all charges
for legal blanks therein rejected.
Aye and nay vote demanded resulted
as follows:
Those voting aye: liethea, Cooper,
Coffey, Fritcliioff, Keefe, Postlewait
and Simar,
None voting no.
Motion carried.
On motion board adjourned until 10 a.
m., July 16,1900.
Ten a.m., July 16,1900.—Board met
pursuant to adjournment, all members
present.
On motion the petition of F M Hens
ley and others praying for the establish
ment of a consent road, commencing at
the northeast corner of section 4, town
ship 26, north of range 10 west, and run
ning thence south on section line be
tween sections 3 and 4, 9 and 10, and
terminating at at the southeast corner of
section 9, of said township and range,
was granted, all property owners haying
signed the petition and waived all notice
or claim for damages. Said road is
hereby declared established and the
roadoverseer of district No. 1 is ordered
to cause said road to be constructed.
On motion the claims of W. R. Butler,
one for $14.25, filed October 28, 1899,
one for $124.50, filed November 20,
1899, were rejected, and one for $37.85,
filed December 22, 1899, was allowed in
I the sum of $23.50, one for $60, filed
March 1,1900, allowed $8. and one ol
$19.85 was allowed in sum of $14.85.
Also claim of Ed F. Gallagher for $45,
bled November 20, 1899, John Enrighl
$5, Holt County Republican $2, Wm
O'Conner four claims $4 each, Wn
Hayne two of $4 each, Hiram Beebe $5
were rejected as read.
The following claims were allowed ai
read:
Hiram Reebe, justice costs.$ 5 41
II M Bradstreet, sheriff fees. 13 05
. 22 7C
. 10 5G
’ .18 5C
. 18 1C
R R Dick sob, attorney fees...'... 50 50
I Want
to say to
You
TpHE O’NEILL
* GROCERY
is a complete
Grocery store,
and prices al
ways at bottom
J. P. GALLAGHER
W P Simar, supervisor.... .. 4 SO
J A Trommershausser, election... 4 00
John Enright, bridge. 4 00
Geo W Truss, bridge. 8 00
On motion board adjonrded until 9 a.
m., July 17, 1900.
Nine a.m., July 17,1900.—Board met
pursuant to adjournment, all membera
present. Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
On motion tho claim of school dist. 'Jv^i
No 44 of 8811.70 high school tuition
fees, was rejected as .no proper charge
against the county. Also claims of H.
C. McEvoney, attorney’s fees and two
claims of $5 each of J. W. Wilkerson for
brridge work, were rejected. >
Petition of residents of Boyd county
praying for the grading of the road on
the Niobrara hill near Whiting bridge
was rejected.
Petition of T V Golden to reimburse
him in the amount of $29.05 by him
in redeeming illegal tax sale certificate
was upon motion granted.
Petition of Aliena J Dates praying for
a reduction of taxes heretofore levied
was rejected for want of juridietion.
When Casey Grabed the Gnu.
There was care in Casey’s manner as he
stepped up to the Gun— .
He saw upon the instant that it was no
little fun, , '
And as he reached out quickly for that
weapon cold and grim
He saw within a moment the danger
'twas to him;
As with the wrathy female brave Casey
struggled hard
He knew Bhe was determined his efforts
to retard.
And when she tiled her utmost to break
and run away,
Casey cries: “Yon cannot cut 'er, for I
am here to stay! ”
When victory crowned his action and he
the gun did hold.
He looked the mighty conqueror so
valiant, true and bold.
All honor to great Casey, who in earnest
or in fun
Can handle any single or double barreled
Gunn. W. ,
—A Rising Poet,
Excursion Rates, F., E. & M. V.
Nebraska state (air, Linooln, excursion
tickets will be sold on September 3, 4, 5,
0 and 7 to Lincoln and return at one
(are (or th* round trip, good returning
until and ncluding September 8. Fare
(rom O’Ntill, including ticket o( admis
sion to (at', $6.10.
E. R. Adams, Agent.
ULfc Statistics.
A statistician has estimated that a
man 50 years old has worked 6,500
days, has slept 6,000, has amused hlm
sel( 4,000, has walked 12,000 miles, has
been 111 600 days, has partaken ot »«,
000 meals, eaten 15,000 pounds ot meat
and 4,000 o( fish, eggs and vegetables
and drank 7,000 gallons of fluid.
That Throbbing Headadhe
Would quickly leave you, i( you used
Dr. King’s new lite pills. Thousands ot
sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for sink and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood and build up
your health. Only 25 cents. Money
back it not cured. Sold by Corrigan.
For Sale.
I have (or sale 800 or 400 ewes and
lambs. If you wish anything in this
line call or write me. Time given to
good responsible parties.
0.5 W. F. Furdy, Inman, Neb.