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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1900)
PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. VOLUME XXI. SUBSCRIPTION. SI.SO PER ANNUM. • O. H. CRONIN EDITOR AND MANAGER. O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 27, 1900. NUMBER 26 £ocal.... Bowden shipped hogs Monday. Judge Selah went to Ewing yesterday. John Brady was down from Atkinson yesterday. Ryan Bros, shipped hogs to Bioux Citv Tuesday night. The city schools are taking a vacation until next Wednesday Mute Mullendore came up from Nor folk the first of the week. Willie Lavioilette came up from Omaha for the Christmas season. The county board met in sjourned session yesterday to settle up unfinished justness. E. U. Benedict has first-class Building and Loan stock for sale or can make you a loan. 46-tf Frank Updike of Ewing, captain of the cavalry company, was in town yesterday. I keep all kinds of huskers’ supplies. Now is the time to get your pick. Neil Brennan. _ 16-tf Mr. and Mrs. John Lorge, of Ran dolph. spent Christina,s at the home of the editor. Two hundred head of yearling steers wanted.* Write Anton Tunberg, Hoop er, Neb. 25 3 departed yesterday Mrs. C. E. Hall for Newman Grove, a visit to relatives. Madison county, on Judge Kinkaid was in Wheeler and Antelope counties last week on profes sional business. Mrs. Edna Duke was granted a divorce by the district court Saturday and her maiden name, Edna Smith, restored. Mrs. R. A. Cleveland of Dustin was in O’Neill last week settling the estate of Gilbert Cleveland in county court. Tim and Jack Dwyer and Pat Mc Carthy are ud from the Creighton 'medical college at Omaha for the holi raays. Magic Green Salve, cures chronic, sore legs, cuts, piles, burns, and etc. Made by Mrs. Mary Golden, O’Neill Neb. 23-3m Lew Blinco is up from Norfolk, where be has been employed in the capacity of fireman at the sugar factory, which has closed down until March. A bright girl baby came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hrrrington Christmas day after Santa Claus had departed for the north pole. Senator Campbell went down to Lin coln this morning to get on to the ropes a little previous to the opening of hostilitesin the senate next week. George Blinco returned to Missouri Valley yesterday after (pending Christ mas with relatives in the city. George is employed by the F. E. railroad. District court was in session a part of yesterday, adjourning till today- when the case of Nebraska Loan and Trust company against John Hoffman comes up. The celebrated D. H. Baldwin & Co.’s pianos and organs, winners of first prize at the Paris exposition, for sale by F. B. Cole & Son. O’Neill. The best musical instruments on earth. 15-lf ],NOTE OF THANKS—I thank the /good people of O’Neill who assisted in the hour of bereavement and affliction whioh came upoD me in the death of my husband.—Mrs. Mncauly. Mr. and Mrs Bartlett of Omaha spent Christmas with Mrs. Bartlett’s brother, Judge Selah, and family of this city. Judge Selah’s brother-in-law, Frank Harmon of Alliance, was also in the city. ._ Drs. P. J. McCarthy and T. J. Dwyer of Omaha, Phillip J. Sullivan of Ana conda, Mont., and M. R. Sullivan of the county treasuer’s office, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Sullivan for dinner Sunday. Sam Seaman, of Ashton, S. D., arrived in the city last Monday evening to spend Christmas with his children at the home of his father in-law W. Lakey. He is accompanied by his brother Charles Lakey, of Bridgewater. They expect to return home next week. * DON’T NEGLECT IT ; If you settle your account be fore New Years you may be ; come the owner of the hand ; some piano we are going to '. give away on that day, and I i will be much obliged for the : money. J. P. MANN. P * Attorney Harvey of Lynch was in the city Friday last soliciting letters of in troduction to Nebraska republicans in Washington, just what Mr. Harvey is looking for not being divulged. FOR SALE—160 acre farm, well im proved, 7 miles northwest of O'Neill. Will sell at a bargain if taken at once. For particulars address or see the owner, J. G. Wendall O'Neill. Neb. 26 tf When you want lo get a sack of flour try our celebrated Uneeda and for the best patent our Peerless, which can not be beaten. Also a full line of bran, shorts and ground feed. Get our prices | and see the qualitv before buying. J. P. Gallagher. 24 3 O’Neill, Dec. 18, 1900.—Advertised letters: Rachel Uttlv, Frank Oantleld, Nowton Carson, George Byers, J. 8. Booth, W. L Butterfield, R J. Alden. In calling for the above please say "advertised,” if not called for in two weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter office. D. H. Cronin, postmaster. I Last Wednesday evening the Degree of Honor gave an entertainment at their hall for the benefit of its members and families. A pleasent evening was spent in the rendition of a musical and literary program. The McGreevy orchestra furnished the music and resitations and singing was provided by a number of children. An overflow of the standpipe Monday covered the court-house hill with ice and did some damage to the trees in the court-house yard. Water flowed from the pipe at the top and was carried bv the wind in a spray settling on the trees and freezing. The weight of the ice broke off many branches and snapped the trunks of trees close to the ground. The Christmas season was observed at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches on Monday evening when Santa Claus appeared to make his annual distribution of presents to eager, expectant children. Music appropriate to the occasion also was a feature of the exercises and it was made a very pleasant time especially for the younger folks. J. H. Peeler has painted the old Ward hardware store inside and out and it now presents a very nice appearance. He has also added to bis stock and has more goods on the way and when they arrive he will have a complete lins of shelf and heavy ha-dware with which to supply the demands of his customers. The Frontier wishes him success in the business. Although having very bad weather to contend with the entertainment given by the Philomatbeon Debating society last Saturday evening was quite well attended and the sooiety realized enough proceeds to defray the expenses attached. The program was of interest and those who took part carried their parts well. The c'ty nog buyers, Messrs. Camp bell, Fallon and Ryan Bros., each have $10 that they don’t know from whence it came. Three $10 bills were enclosed in three separate envelopes and dropped in the O'Neill post office addressed to each of these gentlemen. As no letters of explanation accompained the money the receivers of the gifts can’t tell who the generous individual is. The holiday trade was something enormous with the merchants and shop* keepers of O’Neill- While buying was heavy for ten days previous to Christmas the ugreatest rush came on Monday* when the stores were crowded with people all day and the clerks had all the trade they could handle. In fact, the rush in the afternoon was so great that the stores had to adopted the barber plan and wait upon customers in turn It is estimated that $3,000 in cash .sales of Christmas goods was made Monday. J. C. Addison was in from the Mineola country Monday with hogs. Mr. Addison reports the spread of the hog disease in his country and says it recently broke out in his herds by a sick hog wander ing onto his place from a neighbors. It would seem that men who have diseased hogs would take care of them so that the disease would not be carried by sick bogs roaming about over the praire. Another way. Mr Addison thinks, the disease is perpetuated is by hauling the dead hugs out and letting them lie on the ground. Animals dying of disease should be burned, or at least buried. Private Sale. I will sell at private sale, over Frank Campbell’s Implement house, all of my goods consisting of, carpets, matting, dresser, hedated, live good rocking chairs, dining chairs, easel, pictures, screen, two center tables,hamper, stools German heater N >. 15, couch, and other useful articles. Everything new. Suit able for useful Christmas presents. Dr. Kinslow. st. nun comm A FINE BUIUn Through the courtesy of Brother Slander, The Frontier editorial staff re cently was shown through the new Catholic school building, St. -Mary’s convent, by Mr. Theodore Piektnbrook, who recently came here from the Rose bud country to assume the care of the building. We were started in at the furnace room in the basement and piloted through the myriads of chambers and apartments, "some in the crude state of brick and mortar, others in the hands of the carpenters, dome turned over to the painter aud still others shedding a ray of resplendent glory fresh from the hand of the makers. The architectural editor feels that he Is undertaking a task smaller only than the construction of such a structure when he takes bis pen in hand to de scribe it. In the further corner of the basement to the left of the center arch is the furauce, a double concern of iron and pipes and thermometers and regist ers; here pipes extend to every room and hall in the building and conduct the hot water. The convent pays $5,000 for the privilige of heating itself, saying noth ing about the cost of fuel. Adjoining the furance room on the right is apart ments for laundiy not yet completed. On the south from the corner from which we start is a large room for boys to play in. Following a spachms ball to the right various rooms and apart ments are seen—kitchen, pantries, storerooms and the girls’ playroom to the farther side, similar to the one fo> the boys on the left. Leaving the basement aud on the floor above is found the school rooms, music rooms, reception room and other apartments. The tiuishiug work here is of the finest. The floors—as in the basement— are of hard maple. The stairways, balustrades, doors and entire woodwork is of the best material and the work of the highest grade of carving and con structing. The school rooms are well designed to make comfortable and pleasant surroundings for both pupil and teacher. They are large, well lighted from nature’s own illuminary and de signed for warmpth in winter and cool ness in summer. The reception room is to the left of the main entrance. On the third floor, after passing varied apartments we were ushered into the chapel. This department is the most richly finished of any in the building, the walls and ceiling being beautifully trimmed in fresco designs. There are three figures beautifully designed in harmoniously blended colors on the ceiling aud an arch at the alter painted iu rich and delicate colors. The fresco iug is the work of an Omaha artist and is very fine. The fourth floor is oc ci pied by two large dormalories at eitli.rendof the building aud smaller storage apartments between. There is much work to be done yet before the convent will be rounded out a complete building, but the end is near enough that it is easy to see that St. Mary’s con vent is a magniflcient structure and justly tire pride of those who have been instrumental in having it built. There is an expense of about $50,000 attached to the erection of the convent. The Frontier wishes to call the atten tion of those who may be going to have a public sale soon or later to the faet that The Frontier has the best equippe<l establishment in this section of Ne braska for turning out good attractive sale bills in any size. A matter of a dollar or two in the cost of advertising doesn’t amount to anything to the one who is going to have a sale. What he wants is advertising that will draw a crowd and when he has a crowd the pro perty will sell. The Frontier gets up advertising matter that people will look at because it doesn’t make two alike and people will not overlook your bill when hung up because somebody else has bills just like yours. If you want anything advertised The Frontier can give you the widest publicity. Holiday Rates. Excusion tickets on the F. E. & M. V. Ry. will be sold on December 22, 23, 24, 25 and 31, 1900 and January 1, 1901, to points within 200 miles of O’Neill at one fare for round trip. Tickets good re turning until and including January 2, 1901. E. R. Adams, Agent. WHY DON’T YOU? Why not pay your account be ; fore New Years? You will be ; ; doing me a favor and possibly : ; yourself, as we give piano tick- ; ; ekts on collections. PJease ; ; don’t overlook it.—J. P. MANN ! *.* Tom Coyne is up from Fremont. HYMENEAL. “Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave unto hie wife, and they twain shall be one flesh/ The divine injunction has come in re membrance to the young people of Holt county at this Christmas tide as not before for many months. An even dozen marriages have been oelebrated since the holiday season begun. The Frontier last week reported those that ocourred up until Wednesday and we complete the list this week. Those who bave ventured upon the matimonial career since or last issue or procueed license for the same are: Mr. Commodore Crawford of Lynch to Miss Julia Uartland of Redbird. Mr. Harry Hubbard to Miss Nellie Riohardson, both of Chambers; wedding celebrated at Hotel Evans Christmas day, Judge Selah officiating. Mr. William A. Peters of Burwell to Miss Minnie Carrol of Amelia, license issued. Mr. Hay W. McClure to Miss Bertha Trussed, both of Chambers; license issued on Monday and wedding occuri* ing on Christmas. Mr. Joseph Beedle to Miss Olive Stratton, both of Venus; cermony by Judge Selah. Mr. Fred Dobney of Stuart to Miss Minnial Marlow of Atkinson, license issued. Mr. W. F. Feher to Miss Dora Roth, both of Atkinson,Rev Rominger officiat ing. The Frontier offers congratulations to the young peoble who have decided that it is not good for man to dwell alone and trusts that the days and years to come may all have in store for them the same joy as the wedding day. Bnttler Settles. The board of supervisors has been in session a few days this week settling up affairs preparatory to closing business for the year. Among other important matters that have occupied the board’s attention is the settlement with W. R. Butler, ex county attorney. The board accepts in final settlement with Mr Butler $151.84, although the apparent shortage is $278. The settlement involves a credit in Mr. Butler’* favor of $59 sheriff returns which he claimed at the settlement had been paid to the county, but which pre viously he had claimed that he had never charged the county one cent on. Thus ends the Butler case. The Frontier has endeavored to keep the history of this affair straignt before the public and the facts are now generally known throughout the county, the un tiring efforts of the shining reformers who are putting on fat fried from a mesa of corruption to the contrary notwith standing. To the members of the board of supti visors who bave chased this thing to its ligitimate end the voters of the county owe an enduring debt of gratitude. We might add in this connection that Art Mullen, the gentleman about to be inaugurated county attorney for the ensuing term, was offered the opportun ity of checking up Mr. Butler at $5 a day by the board, but be refused to do it. Christmas was appropriately observed by the churches of O'Neill. Mass was celebrated at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Catholic church and again at 8 and 10:30 o’clock. There was also a tine musical program at each mass. The church was ablaze with lights and beau tifully decorated and the sanctuary crowded with early worshipers. The sisters of St. Mary’s convent introduced a new and impressive feature in decora* tions. In front of the altar to the left of the church they arranged a represen tation of the Babe of Betbleham as He lay in the manger with Joseph and Mary standing by. A row of green and red tumblers filled with water wss placed along the front of the altar and a lighted candle by each reflected a beautiful light. The manger filled with hay, the life like imagery of the babe and Joseph and Mary with the beautiful lights blaz ing about the alter made a very pretty scene. WANTED—Men to learn barber trade, only two months required. Can earn scholarship, board, tools and tran sporlation to our Colleges at Chicago or Minneapolis. Apply by mail, Moler arber College Representative, 1633 Farnam St., Omaha. 25-2 . Firemen’s ball at the opera-house, New Year’s tighJ. A prize of $2 will be given to the couple making best appearance. Will trade a quarter section of land near Amelia clear of incumbrance, for a good dwelling house in O'Neill. Ad dress Edward Adams, Page, Neb. Frank Martin is home from Wyoming, S. J. Weeks in Omaha. TROUBLE FOR ' TREASURER HENRY Some time lest spring the Hoit County Independent filed clames against Holt county aggregating $457.00. At a meet mg of the county board in July the bills were taken up and allowed in part. The Independent company appealed the case to the district court and it was tried last month, a judgment being rendered against the county for 9300.04 and costs. Just what is to become of this oase is now before the county board. The county fathers appear to be dissatisfied with the judgment of the court and are considering the advisability of taking the case to the supreme court, but much trouble seems to be in store for them. Prom the record it appears that judg ment was rendered in the case Nov. 27 and that the same was on the BOthday of November assigned to the First Nat ional bank of this city, and County Treasurer Henry on Dec. 3 paid the judgment and costs into the office of the clerk of the district court, and the clerk on December 5 paid the money out to the bank. This action on the part of the treasurer seemed a little rapid for the board who are unacustom ed to such apparent hasty transactions. The action of the treasurer brought an invistigation of the facts by the board. When Mr. Henry was queston ed on the subject lie stated that he used to pay the judgment, money collected by him as treasurer on a judgment levy made by tne county board to certain judgments held by P. C. Corrigan and others against the county. The'records showithat the judgment is paid and if it be permitted to stand and the county should attempt to take the case to the supreme court it would there lie dismissed, the judgment having been paid. The board before it can take the case to the supreme court must have tue record of the payment of the judg ment set aside. The payment by the treasurer under such circumstance give the board good reasons to call in ques tion the honesty of his official act. The apparent haste with which he paid the judgment; the unlawful and unauthor ized taking of money collected for a certain specific purpose and the pay ment of it out on a judgment just ren dered—and that too without consulting the board of supervisors—leads one to believe that he was a party to a scheme concocted in some dark and shaded dell in the dead hour of night to prevent the county from having the case reviewed in the supreme court. Things have C»me to a pretty pass when the county treasurer can be induced to become a party to such an unlawful and unautbor iZ d act. What must be the pressure on him when he will manipulate the funds of the oounty. We understand the treasurer is now much concerned over hi* doings {and that he is making stren erous efforts to induce the board not to take the case to the supreme court, and has called to bis asslstanoe County At* toruey-elect Mullen, who was the paid attorney of Eves, to advise the board that the case cannot be reversed by the supreme conrt. lie advised the board that he would dismiss the the case if it was taken to the supreme court as soon he was qualified county attorney. One member of the board, in express ing himself on the case, ventured the opinion that before they got through "lightning would strike the high v places.” i The board is very much dissatisfied with the overruling of the motion for a new trial by Judge Westover in the absenee of the attorney for the oonnty, Mr. Dickson being out of town hav* ing been excused by the court, and County Attorney MoCutcheon in the city and not even sent for. These, and many other similar eircumatanees lead the board to believe that they are up against the real thing. The question now'is, will the board run the county or will it be run by the ring? This afternoon, after the above was put in type, the county board adopted a resolution, the preamble of which re* oited the facts set forth' in the above article and severly censuring the treas urer for^bis action in the matter, wind* ing up with the following paragraph: "Therefore, be it resolved by this board that the payment of said judg ment be repudiated and his payment be not confirmed, sanctioned, or approved, and that the county attorney is hereby instructed to take such steps at once as ^ may be necessary to have the records of payment of said judgment by said treasurer set aside as unauthorized and nnl awful that the same may not he f binding on the county.” Bo it would seem after a perusal of the resolution that Mr. Henry ovet reached bis authority as treasurer and will probably have to pay back into the treasury tho money he so hastily paid Mr. Eves on his judgment. Disease and danger lurk in the vital organs. The blood becomes vitiated and the general health is undermined whehever the stomache and liver fail to perform their functions as nature intend ed. Herbine will tone up the stomache, regulate the liver, where other prepar ations only relieve. Price, 50 cents P. C. Corrigan. LAND FOR SALE The First National Bank of Corn ing, Iowa, has for sale 160 acres in secs. 30 and 32, twp. 25, range 9, on reasonable terms. OVTTIITG PEIOES TO CLOSE LINES OF tists IF’ui.rs ► sli;p]pers T