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O. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER.
VOLUME XXI.
O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, NOVEMBER 1, 1900.
NUMBER 18.
DECEPTIVE SCHEME ,
i TO CATCH VOTES
The unscrupulous campaign now being
conducted by the fuaionists ia not con*
fined to the spreading of false and
villainoua atoriea about the republican
candidate for governor. A scheme has
been uncovered which ia believed to be
in opperation in all parts of the state,
and is ao dishonest in its nature that it
should re-act on the perpetrators.
The scheme has been worked in Holt
county by the "reformers” until reform
hides her head in shame. A fellow, J.
H. Burke of Omaha he registers as, has
bfen steered over the county by P. D.
llnillen, a member of the inner circle of
the' pops and an uncle of the pop can
didate for county attorney. The grand
work of “reform” they are doing is set
forth in the following affidavits:
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss.
I, Conrad Kramer, of Stuart township,
Holt county, Nebraska? being first duly
sworn on oath, state, that on October
89lb, 1900, two men drove,to my place
in a buggy, one remained in the bugift,
a distance from me, while the other ap
proched me, staling he was J. H Burke,
and was sent out by the republican
state committee; that he was a republi
can and wore a McKinley button. He
told me he wanted to get the names of
all single men in my school district be
tween the ages of 16 and 30 years. I
asked what he wanted with such names.
He stated that there were now 600 or
more men out for the government taking
the census to get such names, the same
' as he wasi that the government had to
raise an army of one hundred and fifty
thousand men to send to the Philippine
Island, as we had only got control of
half of the,Islands and the boys arej
dying through sickness. If we send a
large army at once we can kill the
sons of bitches and make short work of
it. That the Government want’s to get
volunteers, but if they can’t they intend
to draft, and that is what was wanted of
t|$se names, to find out how many men
of that age the country had. He told me
that McKinley would be elected anyway
but to keep this quite until after elec
tion. From hie statement I judged he
was an officer of the Government.
Conrad Kramer.
Subscribed and swron before me this
80th day of October, 1900.
Fred H. Swingley,
(Seal.) Notary Public. '
(Commission expires July 26, 1903.)
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss.
1. John K. Tomsick, of lawful age,
being first duly sworn on oath, says,
that on October 29lb, 1900, P. D. Mullen
drove a man to see me at my farm, 5
miles west of Atkinson, in Holt county,
Nebraska, the man stated he was J. H.
Burke and was sent out by the state
republican committee, to get the names
of all single men between 16 and 80
years of age. 1 gave bim the names of
the boys of that age in my sohool die
trict and asked him what he wanted of
them. He said the goverment as soon as
McKinley was elected intended to send
an amry of 150,000 men to the Philipine
Island and he was making a list of
names to draw from for the army, he
stated that the man Mullen, in the
buggy was a populist and be did not
want him to here os talk, I though the
story sounded queer but did not know
what to say about it. My women folks
were scared to think that I had giyen a
list of our boys as soldiers, he pretend
ed he know he was talking to a repub
lican and I thought from his acts and
talk that he represented the government
as an officer. I know Mullen by sight.
John K. Tomsick.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
30ih day of October, 1900.
H. A. Allen,
(Seal) Notary Pnblio.
(Commission expires June 6, 1904.)
The fusion forces have long been
noted for fraud and deception, but this
deal is the rankest yet sprung. Mullen
is a pop and Burke is a pop. Neither
have any authority from the republican
party, much less the government of the
United States. It is a scheme to catch
the foreign voter and while it is charac
teristic of the methods of the chairman
of the fusion state oommittee, the
scheme is believed to have been con
cocted by Mr. Bryan himself, as the
statements made by Burke are in line
Vith Bryan’s recent speeches and is
very much after the style of warfare
adopted by his friends in the Philippines.
As stated above, P. D. Mullen is an
uncle of Art Mullen; he lain the Mul!en
Barrington syndicate that runs pop
politics in this county and which forced
the nom'nation of Art Mullen for county
attorney. Now a word as to sucn
methods. If a man or party use dis
honesty to get an office would he be
honest in office? If the fusion party is
dishonest to the voter, do yon think its
candidates would be honest with the
people if elected? If Mullen is dishonest
when soliciting your vote do you think
he would be honest as county attorney ?
A dishonest populist county attorney
has recently been retired; do you want
to run chances on having another one
by electing a man who is dishonest in
the campaign?
Monday evening the fusionforces
rallied In O’Neill, formed a torch-light
procession with some three score and
ten voters and kids innumerable and
paraded the streets to the tune of band
music. Speaking fallowed at the court
house later in the evening and was
attended by a well filled room. Ool.
Neil Brennan, with the feelings of a
Ceasar upon the Lupercal, presided.
Art Mullen was the first to speak and
for fifteen or twenty minutes tried the
patience of the people spitting slime at
the ghost of Barrett Scott and calling
in particular The Frontier and Attorney
Dickson liars and knaves, and malign
ing the republican party in general. In
edifying contrast to Mr. Mullen’s splut
ter, the next speaker, Judge Stubbs from
the southern part of the state, in the
course of half or three-quarters of an
hour’s talk treated the republicans at
least decent. But he grew tiresome and
wound up without exciting very much
enthusiasm. The third and last was by
an Omaha lawyer and while soothing to
the itching ears contained more wit than
wisdom.
Osteopathy is not mental science,
Christian science, hypnotism, massage,
spiritualism, faith cure, or any of the
isms or in common with them, but it is
scientific manipulation based on an
atomy and etbiology. Come and see for
yourself. Permanent office, O'Neill,
Nebr.
Sale bills at The Frontier.
SUPPLY YOURSELF H
WITH A
Cloak or cape, suit of clothes, an
overcoat or a duck coat, a fur coat, a
box coat, a boy's suit, a child’s suit,
your underwrar—in all wool or cot
ton—your dress shoe, your felt shoe,
your felt-lined shoe or your grain
leather shoe; also, your cap, gloves,
mittens, men’s and children’s jack
ets—the largest slock stock ever
shown this trade. Cotton and wool
blankets, trunks and valises. All
to be found at—
Also remember I
have the largest
stock of staple gro
ceries in the city.
Produce ■ taken in ex
change at market price*
P. J. McMAMUS
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Perhaps nothing in many years has'
so moved the community as the sad
death of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wagers’ two
boys, Lawrence Dari, age 4 years, and
Edwin Emil, age 7, whfeh occurred
Friday last by drowning in Dry creek a
short distance from the home of Patrick
Barrett southeast of town. The circum
stances surrounding the death makes it
sad indeed- In company with Clara
Reed, age 13, and Frank Britteli, age 5,
the Wagers boys were orossing Dry
creek when they went into a bole and
drowned, The children had started out
from town in the forenoon with F. M.
Brittell’s butcher wagon and it was not
known that they were away. The
Wagers boys were driving to the meat
market with the butcher wagon, when,
it seems, they were accosted by Clara
Reed and Mr. Brittell's little boy. The
two latter children got into the wagon
and occupied the driver’s seat while the
other boys got into the back of the
wagon. Under the guidance of the
Reed girl the children started out of
town and got down as far as Dry creek.
They crossed the creek following a hay
road. They then turned to come back
but did not strike the creek at the same
point in attempting to re>cross and
plunged into a hole with sixteen feet of
water. The Reed girl and Britteli boy
were thrown from the seat forward and
landed on the bank, while the other two
boys, horse and wagon went down.
News of the sad affair was brought to
town by one of the Barrett boys, the
surviving children having hurried to the
Barrett place. A score of men were
soon out from town and the dripping,
lifeless bodies of Lawerence and Edwin
were quickly taken from the water.
The funeral was held Sunday at the
Presbyterian church, not a half of those
wishing to attend being able to get into
the church. Rev. Beckes spoke com
forting words to the bereaved ones and
gave some timely advice to the parents
of O'Neill.
McCaffrey Items.
John McCaffrey and Walt Roy were
O'Neill visitors Sunday.
Lewis Latta of Hammond was doing
business in this yicinity Friday.
Geo. Lamberson, Andy and John Mor
gan, had business in Rock county Satur
day.
James McCaffrey visited at home Sun*
day.
Mrs. Gapter returned home Saturday
after a pleasant visit with frtends in
Minnesota.
John Morgan sold a hundred head of
cattle last week.
Mr. and Mrs. O’Donnell of O’Neill
visited .heir ranch in this vicinity Satur
day.
Frank and John O'Shea visited at the
Morgan ranch last Sunday.
O- F. Ford, oculist, was fitting Mc
Caffrey ites with glasses Wednesday.
A Beautiful Present.
We have decided to give our custom
ers another piano this fall and have
selected a handsome $300.00 instrument,
better than those given before and a
piano anybody may be proud to own.
We offer besides the above a bigger,
better selected and lower priced stock
than ever before, and as the above gift
is but a small percentage of our sales
during the intervening time you can rest
assured your goods will not cost you a
penny more beoause we give it.
Customers trading for cash in any de
partment or paying money on account
or notes will participate in the gitt.
Yours truly,
16 4 J. P. Mann.
Hooper Sentinel: According* to Fred
Uerre, one of bis neighbors bad a cow
that got out of the pasture and in rum
maging around the summer kitchen
found an umbrella and a cake of yeast
which she proceeded to swallow. The
yeast fermenting caused the umbrella to
raise and the poor animal died in horri
ble agony from expansion, and now
Fred is mean enough to ubc this as an
argument against expansion. '
FOR SALE—SEi, Sec. 4, township
29, range 12. Oood improvements con
sisting of 40 acres of pasture, good
house and out buildings, 120 acres under
cultivation. A bargain if taken at once.
M. Welsh, 2516, N St. South Omaha
Nebraska. 18-4
8. J. Weekes went to Omaha Sunday
and Monday was present at a meeting of
the republican state committee.
I keep all kinds of hunkers’ supplies.
Now is the time to get your pick. Neil
Brennan, 16-tf
In order to introduce The Semi-Week
ly State Journal to a whole lot of new
homes it will be sent free from now un*
til January 1, 1902, to any person send*
ing us One Dollar for a year’s subscrip
tion. This gives you the paper from
now until January 1, 1902, for only One
Dollar. The State Journal is the recog
nized state paper and should be in every
home in the state. Printed at the capi
tal it gives more prompt and accurate re
ports of Nebraska doings than any other
paper, and as it gives you two papers
each week it furnishes you with the lat
est news several days ahead of other pa
pers. You will not want to be without
The Journal during the legislature and
the great setatorial contest, The ear
lier you send the dollar the more papers
you will get for your money. Address,
The Journal at Lincoln, Neb.
At the instigation of the young ladies
of O’Neill a halloween party was held at
the opera-house last evening and there
by thirty couples of the popular young
people of the city spent a pleasant even
ing. It was something new in society
circlea. ^The opera-house was lighted by
means fif jac&o’-lan terns made from
huge yellow pumpkins and fantastic
figures decorated the room. The girls
had prepared some unique jokes for
the boys and jocular saying printed in
large letters on cloth were hung about.the
walls. Games, musio and danoing furn
ished amusement until three o’clock.
Lap supper was served, einoe when none
of the boys call for sugar or doughnuts
Agent Adams of the F., E. & M. V.
Ry. la bragging about the run his line
made on a car of mill machinery for the
large new mill that Wm. Nollkemper is
building. The car originated at Indiana
polis, Ind., and was delivered to the C.
A N. W. system at Chioago on Monday
afternoon, and the oar arrived at O’Neill
at 9:15 Wednesday morning. This, con
sidering the immense pressure of traffic
at this season, and the liability of con
gestion at Chicago, is certainly remark
able time and our local agent appears to
have grounds tor a tendency toward ex
pansion in the matter.
Sanford Parker was over from Spencer
the first of the week to meet Mr.Lamour
eux, a brother of Mr. Parker's father-in
law, who resides in Wyoming. Mr.
Lamoureux had been shipping sheep
through to the markets.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagers, recently bevear
sd of two darling boys, wish to expres
to their friends and neighbors through
rhe Frontier their sincere thanks to the
nan/ who aided and sympathized with
them.
Mrs. J. H. Riggs and mother, Mrs.
West, visited in the city from Satuiday
until Wednesday. They were returning
to their home at Waterloo, Douglas
jounty, from a visit to relatives in Boyd
:ounty.
The celebrated D. H. Baldwin & Co.’s
pianos and organs, winners of first prize
it the.Paris exposition, for sale by F. B.
Cole & Son. O’Neill. The best musical
Instruments on earth. 15-tf
LOST OR STRAYED—Three steers
ooming 2 yrs.,brand SX on left shoulder.
Finder notify John Hendricks, Belden,
Neb., who will pay all charges, reward,
etc. 16-3
For Sale: — 800-acre cattle ranch, 5}
miles southeast of O’Neill. Part school,
lease good for 23 years, rest deeded.
Well improved. Will go at a bargain.
Address, Ed. Slattery, O’Neill, Neb. 18-4
C. E. Downey, special agent for Union
Fire Ins. Co., mutual, of Lincoln. All
business in Holt county promptly at
tended to. Address, Hainesville. 18-5
FOR RENT—160-acre farm, well im
proved, 7 miles northwest of O’Neill;
rent for three or five years. Call on or
write J. G. Wendell. 14-tf
Smith Merrill has lost a nice lot of
young hogs from cholera. 8mith says
this fatal disease has cleaned him out of
hogs.
Until May 1 Dr. Corbett will be in
O’Neill from the 16th to 30th of each
month. Teeth or photographs.
A pair of spectacles have been found
and left at this office. Owner may have
bame by paying for this notice.
E. H. Benedict has first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan. _ 46-tf
Farm loans made by T. V. Golden.
Eight and one-half per cent. Interest. 3w
Tom Morris was up from Meadow
Grove Sunday visiting friendB.
FOR SALE—The Theo Walmer place.
Enquire of S. A. Boynton. 17-2
Cash paid for poultry after Novem
ber 1, 1900.—F. M. Brittell.
The Semi-Weekly Journal and The
Frontier one year $2.25.
Finest fruits and candies at Matheny’s
old stand. 14-tf
SUPERVISORS IN
REGULAR SESSION
(Official Report.)
“It having come to my knowledge
from an examination of the reoordi and
other aourcea that the $18,000 depoait in
the name of Bartley had been made by
Barrett Scott, ex-county treaanrer of
Uolt eounty from taxea collected by him
as county treasurer, and due the State of
Nebraska, atate taxea, and whioh had
been deposited to the individual oredit
of J 8 Bartley in the Holt County Bank,
instead of being deposited to the credit
of the State of Nebraska or paid into
the atate treasury, to prevent tho attor
ney general garnlabeeing the money in
the handa of some party holding the
certibcatea of deposit, with the full con
sent, and under the direction of the
County Board, I discounted the two
certificates of deposit,aggregating flOOO,
5 per cent, receiving in cash $050.00 on
the 20th day of January, A D 1808, and
on the same day with the full knowledge
and consent, and under the direction of
the County Board of Holt oounty, I paid
and had endorsed on County Warrant
I No 82, better known as the big bridge
warrant, upon which there was about
$1750 thon due, the full amount of $050,
and received of Ed F Gallagher, cashier
of the First National Bank, who was at
that time the owner and holder of said
warrant, a receipt for said money. For
this reason you will notice in my report,
that I charge myself with receiving one
certificate of $000, and one for $100. I
also credit myself with $1000. I merely
mention these matters so as to explain
my report.
The sums oi money I have received
and receipted for have been paid in by
the following persons, to-wit:
Barrett Scott Judgment, No 4048, all
paid January 4, A () 1800:
John F Brady.$ 800 00
B A Deyarman. 75 00
Chas C Millard. 50 00
H A Allen. 875 Oft
W E McRoberts...... 100 00
Jake Hershiser.. 425 00
John J McCafferty. 50 00
Howard Miller. 625 00
MM Sullivan. 100 00
Total amount received on above
judgment.$2000 00
This amount was received by me and
receipted for on the judgment docket by
myself about, or after six o’clock in the
evening of January 4, 1809, after the
banks had closed and after the treasurer
had gone home; consequently I had to
keep this money until the next day, and
on the next day, January 5,1800, I paid
the same to the treasurer of Holt county
as will appear on the stub book of the
treasurer’s Miscellaneous Receipt Book,
receipt No 78.
Barrett bcott Judgment, No 4188:
Received from O. O.Snyder, Reoelver,
Janury 10,1898, one certificate of de
posit given by tbe Elkborn Valley
Bank, due In one year, In the sum of 1900 00
Onocertificate, the same m above.... 100 oo
Jan. 12.1897. received of Howard Miller ISO 00
Dec. 2,1998. of Arthur Cruise, equiva*
,ont . 100 00
Jan.2,1900, received fromHowardMlller 100 00
Deo. 2,1809, from Arthur Cruise. SO 00
(This last by Cruise was paid for re
lease of Judgment lien against quar
ter section of land.)
Aug. 18, 1898, received of 8. B. Howard,
reoelver, from dividend of Kxohange
Bank of Atkinson. 707 gg
...B237 82
Hazelet Judgment, No 4038:
Reo’d from J. H, Coburn by personal
check.. § 00 80
Pebr. 14,1898, from A. C. Crossman. 80 00
Jan. 18, 1898, from C. M. Forney. I0o UO
Doc. 29,1898, from Clarence Walrath.. 000 00
(This last amount was paid In ooun
ty warrants, aggregating the sum of
8200.00, counting Interest on warrants
at 7 per cent, and was receipted to me
by the County Treasurer for the sum
of 0193.07, but the Judgment record
shows receipt by me for 0200.00, which
In fact Is correct)
Total...1500 go
Hazelet Judgment. No 4033.
April 13,1808, on execution levied on
Bartley property In Douglas oounty, 0 97 03
Doc. 1899, from M. F. Harrington for
John MoHugh..... 180 00
Doc. 1899, from M, F. Harrington for
D. A. Doyle. 150 oo
Nov. 15,1899, received from H. A. Allen 150 00
Total amount received....1547 as
Rody Hayes Shortage Judgment:
This was paid by the following per*
sons in the following amount, vis:
Morgan Hayes. |g
Bernard McCreevey............ g
Michael Slattery...... g
Wm Laviolette. g
Ed F Oallagher. g
H E Murphy. g
E Kline. g
O F Biglln. g
John Dwyer .. g
John Carr. g
James Sullivan. g
Jake Pfund. g
Pat Hagerty . g
James Ryan . g
F O Gatz...... g
I* J Marsh . g
CW Hagenslck. g
Chas O’Conner. 2
Ed Gallagher...,. g
Joe McCaffrey. g
Tim Hanley. g
Andy Morgan. 2
CDCrebe.* 2
Anthony Welsh.................. 2
W J Malloy .. 2
John MoHugh... 2
J H Meredith. 2
Dennis Handley....,. 2
Arthur J Hammond. 2
John Cook. 2
8 B Howard . 2
Henry Stanton. 2
E E Perkins. 2
J P Mullen. 2
William Fallon. 2
Flora Sullivan. 2
MM Sullivan. 2
Peter J Lansworth. 2
F Waldron. 2
Benj Jobring. 2
Dennis Kane. 2
C 0 McHugh. 2
John McGreevy. 2
WmJoyoe... 2
Thos Morrow . 2
Total. fWOO
Holt County Bank Judgment:
Reo’d from O O Snyder. Janu
ary 10, 1898 . 2275 00
Making a total of the entire amount
received and receipted for by me of
15700.00.
(Report continued.)
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