Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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.
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