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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1900)
The Frontier. PUBLISHED KVXRY THURSDAY BT mE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY D. H. CRONIN, Editor. ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Associate. nmnnr •*• -•*•■*■ * ******.. ( MM OFFICIAL PAPER OP O’NEILL AND HOLT COUNTY "Tgacg The sultan has suddenly become frindly to Americans. -»»•»-. Lord Roberts says God has guid ed the English hand in South Africa. Blasphemy! —-- «•»■« The churches througout the country are uniting with the secu lar arm to’wipe out vise>in’the big cities. Wiping out vice, like charty, begins at home. --- Editor Rosewater and Assistant Secretary of War Miklejohn seem to be the most active candidates for the senate and if both’get there Ne braska will have two of about as capable men as you generally run across to represent her in that great body. ---— Somebody is mean enough to in timlte that some of the New York democrats wouldn’t have sent tele grams of condolence had the ser geon’s knife slipped when Richard Croker was having that carbuncle removed from hiB neck in London the other day. Eastern railroads are abolishing the half fare permits heretofore granted ministers and the western roads are thinking seriously of fol lowing the example. This move, railroad officials say, is brought on beoause of abuses of the privileges. If the clergy wont be good, who will? Norfolk News: Some of the fus-! ionists of Holt complain because the people of that count; have been compelled to pay about 170,000 iu war taxes on legal papers filed with the county clerk. This is an adver tisement of which the people should be proud. It has quite generally been suppose that there was not much more than $70,000 worth of pro perty iu Holt county. But this show ing indicates that there is, and the people have been doing business of some kind in those parts. Uncle Sam has not been taxing people who are not doing business. It is worth the money in giving Holt its proper status in the eyes of the world. Anyway it is only the fusionists up there who are kicking and they are becoming beautifully less. At the State Capital. Lincoln, Dec. 10.—(Special Cor respondence.)—There is a general hope that the republican caucus will be held and the senatorial fight dis posed of before the 15th of January, the time for the joint session, in order that necessary legislation may not be retarded. So far as the state in general is concerned, there is no great demand for legislation at the hands of the ooming session. The need of a new revenue law is recognized, but the difficulty of passing one is also re cognized. Attempts along this line in the two last sessions failed. Two years ago the fusionist of ficials, although all elected or ap pointed on a platform demanding small salaries, came before the leg islature and asked for an increases. Under their strenuous representa tions many of the state house de puties received larger salaries than had ever before been paid. The inoomiug republicans will reap the benefit of this example, but no doubt they will be criticised by the fusion ists for desiring to keep the salaries at their present figure. " It is conceded that this move is quite a proper one. They will feel at home. Nearly every one of the whole crowd -of leaders lived south of the Mason and Dixon’s line be* fore they came here to “refotm” Ne braska. Now they have concluded that the winters are too cold in this latitude, and that it is too hard to manipulate elections. The new attorney general will in herit a number of buncombe law suits against starch factories and other institutions, aud it is not be yond the possibilities that the Smyths and Oldhams will ask to be allowed to nibble at the public crib untit these suits are disposed of. A long-haired attorney general who has maintained a private office in Omaha and nllowed the stAte to shift for itself except during political campaigns, may declare himself to be indispensable in the settlement of these campaign law suits. The new attorney general, however, may decide that an ex official who uses hair oil externally and an ex deputy who uses it iuternally will be of little assistance in these suits. The pretended contest against Dietrich to prevent him from taking his seat has fizzled out. The fusion ists knew that the case was a hope less one aud besides the disappear ance of certain of their campaign funds has given them troubles of their own. There is a well ground ed suspicion that high moguls of the fusion crowd used up the funds to bet on the election. Now while they accuse each other, the leg itimato campaign expenses remain unpaid. It is believed that this in ternal quarrel has only just begun, and that before the colony leaves for Oklahoma there may be some start ling develomeut. Under the cir cumstance the “reform leaders will gc pretty slow about their contest, and will sing low the song of ‘the use and abuse of campaign funds.’ ” Governor Dietrich seems to be going about the making of his ap pointments in a business like way. When he finds a man in every way qualified for a place, he announces the appointment. So far no crit icsm has been heard. At least two of the places at the disposal of the governor were given out by common consent. John Mallalieu as the head of the Kearney school was an unqualified success in the years gone by, and the desperate attempt of the Mutz sniffling committee to blaoken his character three years ago was a dismal failure. It was conceded that Mallalieu was the proper man for the old place. Dr. Green of University Place for the head of the Lincoln asylum was another expert whose qualifications and claims were generally conceded. In regard to the other appointments bo far made, qualifications seem to have been the bost indorsement. Adam Granger. Mother is the Only One. Wei), after all is said and done, Your mother is the only one— The only one in all th’ land T’ give a chap a helpin’ hand, T’ cheer him in the daily work That he’s a-dviu’ just t’ shirk; Who says, whenever things go wrong : ’’Keep up, Si, 't will be done ’fore long." Sometimes, when crops refuse to grow. No matter how I hoe ’n hoe, ’N plow, ’n rake, ’n sow, ’n weed. Jest so’s th’ stock ken hev some feed, Well, pa comes roun’ an’ says, "Say, 8i.n I reck’ thet crop’s ’bout goin’t’ die:’’ An’ brother Jim, who's citified, Says: “Really, has the fodder died?’’ An’ Sue, who reads them romance things, Says; "Back to earth what old earth brings.” And then she hoi’s her hands ’i> looks Jes like tbe girl in novel books. But uia! Ah, mother comes along Softly hummin’ an ol’ sad song, I drop th’ hoe, I mop my brow— Ain’t got no use for sunshiue now— An’ life is tilled with sudden bliss, Fer uia has asked me for a kiss— An’ after that—well. I jest swear I wouldn’t change with a millionaire!. Sometime ago, when Higgins' gal Was lookin’ fer a lifetime pal, An’ when I went to church, why she Waz there, too, an’ she winked at me. An’ at one meetin’, by her side* 1 says: "Liz, will yer be my bride?” ’Fore I had time to make a guss She squeezed my hand au’ whispered "Yes.” We talked’bout.flowers an’ weddin’ rings, ’N how we’d live ou honey drops On a farm that didn’t need no crops— * But—something’neath my Sunday vest Told me I loved my mother best. Ah. mother’s gettin’ old and gray: Some day, why, she’ll be laid away Down in th’ field by th’ old mill stream, Where all the roses love to dream. And when that happens, like ez not, The old farm’ll jest ’bout go to pot; We’d lose all hope ef ma was gone, Fer she most runs the farm alone. Up with th’ sparrers every morn, Callin’ the chickens to their corn; 8he cooks a meal I wouldn’t trade Fer the finest farm house every made; She cleans lh’ house an, sets the hen. An’ shoos the pigs back to their pen; She feeds the cow, an’ then she goes Inter lh’ house, an’ sews, an’ sews. An’ bakes a cake, an’ rons 111’ churn, An’ gathers in th’ wood t’ burn; An’ ef you say, "Ms, rest a while!” She’ll answer, with her old sweet smile, ‘‘Child, I ain’t tired a bit. Are you? '.Ve can’t rest when there’s work to do." An’, supper o’er, the chores all done, She hears our lesson, one by one, An’then she sees th’ cat is fed, An’ puts the children all t’ bed, An’ when th’ family’s tucked away Then she, alone, kneels down to pray. * * * Yes, af'.er all is said and done, Your mother is the only one. — Robert Mackay in Success In order to introduce The Semi-Week ly State Journal to a whole lot of new homes it will he 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 anil accurate re ports of Nebraska doings (ban 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 sot ntorial contest, The ear lie' you send the’ dollar tbe more papers you will get for your money. Address, Tbe Journal at Lincoln, Neb. Tbe epidemic of smal!-pox in several Nebraska towns calls to mind the need of adopting measures to prevent contagion. Vacination is a safeguard against the disease, but Tbe Frontier medical editor is informed that the people of O'Neill have long neglected to erect this safe guard and are subject to tbe ravages of small-pox whenever opportunity offers for it to break out. As children are special object of attack the school-room is a place where contagion is especially favorable, and hence tbe child who is sent to school should first be subjected to the vacinarian’s lance by tbe parent. A. C. Foster, one of Omaha’s prom inent ciiizeus, and who bad tbe supei vision of tbe Transmississippi exposi lion, ami Mr. Sears, manager of tne clothing and dry goods department of Rennet & Co., recently visited tbe city, Mr. Foster being here to look up a place for a sheep ranch, and is now negotitat ing for a tract of land. Mr. Foster lias extensive ranch interests in Colorado and does things on the business plan and should bo invest miney in ranch property in this section will no doubt reap good returns. The MethodiBt society is preparing to make some improvements on their church property and among other things will put a new roof on the church. To raise the funds the Ladies Aid lias evolv ed the plan of having a benefit sale Jacob Pfund has given the women folks the proceeds of his store for one day and the sale will be held on December 15, when the profits of sale will go into the church treasury for the improve ments stated. tiee our new holiday goods.—Corrigan. We Fix ’Em Watches Clocks and Jewelry REPAIRED & GUARANTEED \V. M. LOCKAKD With GlLLIGrAN & STOUT Square meals at all hours. Candies Fruits Cigars O. W. BAKER fc!Br"Across street from PostoIHeo._^3 ROUND OAK 3EAN D —<3=E RETORT OAK STOVES THE BEST ON THE WORLD’S MARKETS For Sale at McCAFFERTY’S t MANY people don’t mind the expense of a Christmas present for a friend if they only know what to buy that would be acceptable and within their means. Much money is spent ev ery Christmas for presents which convey the good wishes of the giver without being of any use or val ue to the recipient. Let us help you select presents that will do both, and besides being a token of friendship will be of use, either as a handsome ornament for the home or person, or something that will contribute to their comfort. Look over this list and if you don’t find something that strikes you, come in and we will find it for you. For Ladies—A stylish cloak, fur collarette or scarf; handsome dress or waist pattern, fine silk or flannel waist; gloves, slippers, ties, pins, cuff buttons; fine linen sets; curtains, rugs, art square, carpet sweepers; rich cut glass, beautiful China, lamps, pictures, bricabrac and toilet articles. For Gentlemen—A stylish suit or overcoat, fur coat, dress shoes, slippers, hat, cap, gloves, muf flers, handkerchiefs, scarf pins, cuff buttons um brellas, traveling cases. Come early and get the best selections. 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