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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1901)
suJ THEY ARE ALL DUTCH J. ft Jt A ' ■kiv 4-. •> i| We desire to ifc&ll your attention especially to four of these implements, that are the best of their kind on 3 earth — New Good Enough and High Flying -I Dutchman Sulky Plows, Dutch Uncle ,Riding Cultivator and Gretchen Corn Planter. When you call we will sho\y to you other implements manu factured by this old and reliable firm, consisting ot f ? Riding and Walking Listers, Harrbws, Wa king and Disc Riding .Cultivators. ;V' V; s .. •. v-iri % u: y < In other Tines we Eave tbe celebrated Fish Wagons, KoT)eVB' aring Buggies—something entirely , new ayd roVeljjtbe McCormick Harvesters and Shreders, the McCormick King» of .Mowers j and the strongest, b* st and most powerful hayrake ever manufactured. | We never sold a w* ak or useless-if implement ' 1 and we" never will. Our farmer tVien s •. i'} v lleli !or .this . \,v sr tern* nt. MOLINE. PLOWS ' vl'- OTHER -:'c" •: • L FLYING DUTCHMAN i FARM TOOLS j We want your trade and in return expect to give you full value tor even dol’ar ? invested - I u i li ».y. g. Our samples are ready for in*pec*ion and we will •V.," • M, * f s* J 'O £ 5 ,j» - * K‘* •' i ' X r s.i w i;1: . 1 he pleased to show our line to all, whether )ou pur chase or not. O. F. BIGLIN *rrfi nMff? T F* % t ■X - X. r Five Dollars. ■ BY ALFRED TURNER YATES. (Copyright, 1900: Daily Story Pub. Co.) When Walter McDowell had lost his last bet on the faro table, he pulled himself a'way from the chair.'.He felt dizzy. A sickening nausea swept over him; his eyes danced in his head. He lay down upon one of the sofas and asked the’waiter to bring him a drink Of brandy. He knew, he couMP get j^hat even if he had ho money. He. . drank the spirits' and settled his head back on the leather. Presently be felt better. Then his eyOs' wandered aim-; lessly about the room; took in the ex cited players, the; shifting of feetj. heard the muttered oaths of losers, the exclamations from winners, the hoarse, mechanical ;yoices of the call* fers at the rpulette. wheels. 5 . ; ; in this room:». McDowell had spent the best of his youthful days. He had forgotten duty, friends, reputation, ^so ciety, honor. " He Tiad gambled away a vast estate; he had borrowed until there were none to lend. Now he was at his row!a. end., -He had no relatives whom he could call upOn In this hour of his direst want. The last penny was gone! The men who came In and went out, passed him, looked coldly at his prostrate form; hut never said, a word. Many of them were as help-, less as he. The lights glared; the Wheels of red and blue turned swiftly upon their axles; the clink of ivory •rattled away. The room was filled with smoke; "the air was foul. Pres ently McDowell, overcome with ta~ tigue, dropped asleep. At midnight he awoke with a start. He stared at the clock. Then he jumped to his feet and asked the waiter, for another drink. Swallowing this, he thanked jthe servant and walked down the feteps. 5 i Outside the snow was falling. The •wind blew in fitful gusts. The tink 1 ling of bells told . • She was asleep. mm the eiecmu cars had stopped and their places Vtaken'by' horse, or "owl,” cars. The cool air of the street somewhat braced .blip. He shook his'head to drive, -awa/ the clinging dizziness. Soon he felt re vived. He. walked ■onward, hot knowing, nor caring, where. Vaguely he, had r in,,- hi3 ’mind a -saloon some blocks away. I The barkeeper had ; khowirl htm in' i his palmier days, and he had never asked him for a favor. Perhaps ho . could get enough Ior‘ him to pay for a night’s lodging. If that were de fied—welt, there was the river. He turned into a street running at right angles with the one he had been tra versing. . •AIBioat'Tir IKe corner, "and , quite hidden in a doorway, was a little 1 girl, a waif, whoeKea otit a precarious existence by selling gum* and matches She was asleep. Her wares were scat tered about her feet. The snow had j made little mounds near her. Some times a flake would fall on her face Put the poor child felt them not. Mc Dowell halted and looked at the peace ful face. A smile was on her. lips.., Around the shoulders was a l thin shawl. She did notjpok cold. "Ah',”-', he thought, “if I was as contented.”’ He .moved away, but before he had made three-steps his eyes became riv eted to tins sidewalk.^Somethingwhich threw back, the rays of the corner - light lay near the sleeping figure. iStooping down and picking up the ob ject; McDowell’s band trembled. It was! a $5 gold piece. Evidently some Tkind soul, seeing the child, had placed it in her lap—some of the- wandering alms-givers whose names never get in print. He, this blessed giver, had in tended the money as a surprise to the wait He would not awaken her, but, when she opened her eyes to stare at a. "cold world again, the gift would be in her lap. For these—well, there is the kingdom of God. , » j, McDowell could scarcely contain TiMself. Vague emotions went through his mind with the swiftness of elec tricity. Would he take the money? The child would never know. No, he was not a thief —not - yet. And when - he became one, if ever, he would spare chil dren and the help 4 \ less. . tie hesitatingly. stood, jje flranij the spirits The child did not move. The street was perfectly still. Far away came voices of a drunken crowd. No one was watching him. He and the child and the money were alone in that part of the big city. • * * Yes, yes. He almost flew back to the gamblers’ den. He laid his money down—the child’s money—Oh the 'grfeeh* "table."1' The cards were.shuffled and he won. He doubled. He let the let lay. He won again. His hands shook '•e could scarcely remove hla winnings. He put the money down recklessly. He scarcely lost a single wager. The dealer looked on with amazement, softly adding once in a while, “Seem to be coming your way after all, Mac.’.’ The minutes passed into an hour. Still he was lucky. He threw his chips with a gesture of certainty and contempt. But all during this time there was a red-hot iron before his eyes, that and the sleeping waif he had robbed. He cashed his chips. The bills were piled high before him. He had never had so much at one time in three years. He crammed the money in his pockets. To the street he ran. Out side his feet moved as rapidly as the SHppPry wrfflf wbuTd" permit him. He turned the corner. In the distance he j ■" JU-J ^ ■> > saw the child. It is wonderful thfe thoughts that can come to a mind in a second. McDowell’s moved with all the motion of Ids excited faculties. God bless the child! He would take her in his arms. He would take her to a convent. He would see that she wore beautiful clothes. He would wait until she was grown and he would marry her. Then he would tell her the story—tell her how he had robbed her one night and the theft had been the means of his fortune. He would never drink again, never gamble again—never, never, never! Now he was at her side. He picked her up, he put the shawl closer around her little body. He kissed her on the. lips. A shiver ran through him. How very cold the lips were! God, could she— He had moved farther down the Street. It was dark around him. A light was burning "You extravagant man.” , at LUtJ LVl UCi ftUM lie hastened to It He pressed her closer to his breast. Ten more i steps and he was | under the g aring lamp. He looked down into the face ■and-saw with ter ^ ror that the eye lids were half open and permitted the eye3 to show fixed and classy stares i He put his mouth quite near hers. She was not breathing! Choked with an awful anguish Mc Dowell awoke. There he was on the sofa where he had fallen asleep two hours before. He arose and went to his rooms. The next morning he en listed in the army. Last week he came home—back to his mother and to his friends. His uniform is not that of a man in the ranks. He is a captain, and with the small salary attach d to that office he supports his mother in splendid style. But he does not gam ble;-'During the Christmas ho idays he was walking along a street wuicn Jong before had almost been deserted He was with his sweetheart. -Passing a doorway be saw a sleeping newsg.n and he put a gold piece in her lap. “You extravagant man!” exclaimed the woman. But then she did not know. > n -—r- „ —.. ' "> f TO HER CRAVE. Woman Carried a Secret she Had Been , Offered 850,000 For. The suit of a woman inventor, who died about a year ago in the Philadel phia hospital, brought to recover $150, 000 damages for alleged breach of con tract, was abated In New York Wed nesday by Judge Andrews, and thus is written “finis” to the peculiar history of Dr. Isabel M. Mitchell, says the Philadelphia North American. She was the inventor of a process for pre serving meats, fruits, etc., without the; aid of ice, by the use of ozone. Foi many years she struggled with pov erty, Interested men of wealth in hei process, refused handsome offers foi the formula, and on the very eve of success, when a company was being organized to develop the patent, she died in the alms house, Nov. 17, 1899 taking the secret with her to the grave. On her deathbed she refused to dis close the process. The defendants in the action Just terminated were Henry F. Taintor and William H. Lleweillin, both of New York, who tested Mrs. Mitchell’s Invention in Chicago in 1896 and pronounced it a failure. .There upon the inventor entered suit iz: damages. This ' ity was the scene of Dr. Isabel Mitel,-11’3 life trials. Here she was married, reared a family, was . divorced, and then centered her ener gies uoon the invention. She suffered two paralytic strokes, and was further disabled In a railroad wreck, but still persist^,. In a store in Arch street joints of meat, fruit and vegetables, all preserved by her process, were dis played for several months. She gave a big dinner at the Continental, all the viands of which had been preserved foi a given time by her formula. Extreme poverty and fatal illness overtook her In a little room at 133 North Eleventh street, whence she was removed to the Philadelphia hospital. Her body es caped the dissecting table only by the merest chance. To the last she refused a standing offer of $50,000 for her se cret. Compresaed Air for Canal I.ock*. On the Erie canal at Lockport, N. Y. a pneumatic balance lock is being sub stituted for a flight of old-fashioned stone locks, says the Youth’s Com panion. The new lock consists of two steel chambers, one for ascending and the other for descending boats. Each chamber is divided Into two parts, an upper one containing water to receive the boats and a lower one containing compressed air on which the uppci chamber floats. When a boat has been run into the upper chamber it is either lowered or raised, as may be desired* by filling or exhausting the air Cham beneath It. Bear Got the Apple*. A Maine man has a tame bear, which he trained from a cub, un'il it can be handled like a dog. One of Its traits Is an extreme fondness fo ap ples. One day this bear saw a wa joa approaching, and he smelled app es. Waiting until the team was at >he top of a steep hill, the bear sprang out in front of the horses. Of course they Immediately ran away, and as the wagon bumped and lurched, the road for a quarter mile was strewn w th apples. Then the shrewd bear had a gorgeous feast, and was doubtless very much surprised next day when he got a sound thrashing. That was be cause liia master was presented with a bill for ten bushels of apples, and had to pay it. legal advertisements. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department, of he Interior. , Land < >!H e nt O’Neill. Neb. Fob. 6, 1001.—Notice is ereby given that the followin'? named settler hits filed notice ol his Intention *o make dual proof In sup port of his claim, and that said proof will be made before register and receiver at O’Neill. Neb., on March 15. 1001. vis: JAMES UKADY. T. C ENo BfWl.fortbe 8W^i NE!%, Reo. 1. township 31 N. range 10 W. He names the following witnesses to prove bis continuous residence upon and culti vation of said lard, viz: Wallace Sprague, E. J lleeney. W M. Pickering, Dan Kel.ey, of Dorsey, Neb. _ . . 32-fi S. J. Weekes. Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. Land Office at O’Neill; Nebraska, Jan. IK, 19* 1 Notice Is hereby Riven that the ’ollowlng named settler has Hied notice ol his Inten tion to make final proof In support ot his claim, and tout said proof will be made be fore register and receiver at O’Neill, Neb., on February £1, IH01. viz: A Charles A. INQP.ltROLL, II E No 11633, for the NEti sec 1», two 28 north, range ta west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said land, viz: Alex Marling. Morton K. GIatt, Andrew Clark, Jacob B. Marring, all of O’Neill. Neb. 20-finp 8. J. WEEKES, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, Land Offioe at O’Neill, Nebraska Jan. 10. 1601. Notice Is hereby given that iho following named settler has hied notice or his Inten tion to make Una prooi in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore register and receiver at O’Neill, Neb.* on February 23. HM1. viz: Stephen DON LIN, H E. No 7005, for the S>/, 8U!4. NE54 se!4. 8E!i NhJ4 see 23, twp 32 north, range 12 west. He n lues the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said <and, viz: August Epp> nbuch, Michael I.angan, Bernard Hyi.es, Austin Hynes, alt of Turner, Neb 29-tin p S. J, WEEKES, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the interior. Land Office at O’Neill. Neb. Jsn 3. 1901. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof n sup port of his claim, and ’1181 said proof will be made before the ngisier and receiver a$ O’Neill, Netiraska. on Feb 16. 1901. viz: William HAMILTON, 11.E. No 14913. for the SK*. section 26, township 29 north, range 10 west. He names the following witnesses td prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of sain laud, viz: .lames Mulle , T 8. Roche. Wilsie Stewart, Winfield Hayne, all of Page. Neb. 27-6up 8. J. Weekes. Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. I)i partmeut of the Interior , Laud Olbce at O’Neill, Nebr. J miliar 0. 1901. Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler ha filed notice ot his Intention to make final proof In support of his claim, and that said proof will lie made before register and receiver at O’Neill, Neb., on February 19. 1901, viz: Charles A. GRASS. H. E. No 14822, for the nwk sec 5, twp. 29 n , range 9 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resldeuce upon and cultiva tion ot said land, viz: _ , .1 A. Ne wberry, Henry Julius. T 8. Roche, Charles Allen, all of Page. Neb. 28-6np 8. J. WEEKES, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department or Tins Interior. Lano OrricE at o’Nkill.. Neb. January 3,1901. Notice Is hereby given that the lullowtng named settler has tiled notice of his intent tion to make dual proof in support of bis claim, and that said proof will be made tie fore the register and receiver at O Neill, Nebraska, on February 16, 19*11. viz: William CHATTER I ON T. C. E No. 6330 for the NWk sec 33, twp 29 u, range 13 w He names the follow lug witnesses to prove his Continuous residence upon and culti- j vationof said land viz: „ Michael Lyons. Emmett Earl, William B. Ashton, Deuuls Kane all of Emmet. Neb. 27-finp 8. J. Weekes, Register. ■T H0MSTKAHTC0N80LITUTRD NOTICE. Department of the Interior. United States Land Offloe. - O'Neill. Neb,..Tap, i». 1901 .*-Np^iveLJs-Jierei by givwii tlmt the fcmbwfVig moil «F'settler bus died notice of his intention to submit fluai proof in .Rupuort of bis 'entries, said; proof to be madi- bofore the feglSter Ud» receiver at O’Neill, Nebraska, on March 23, 1901, via: . ..... Henry R. SPRAGUE, H. E. No. 14739. for BK* N W«4. NV4 SW*. NWH SB*. Seo II. Twp 30 N.. R. 9W. ,u_, Witnesses: T. F Sherman and G. W. Mor gan of Dorsey. Neb^H. : W.TotulJnson and Walter Tullis of Sta*. Nab* & Tl T. C. R. No. 6676. fat NWft Sec 14. twp 81 N.. R. 10 W. Witnesses: T. F. Sherman andC. W. Mor gan of Dorsey, Neb , 11. W.TpmlJnson and WWfg8tar. '-H ■ v £ •> r- <■ at The Frontier i,v A1 A. MERRIL i “ Wholesale and Retail FLOUR & FEED Full stock of good roods at prices that please. Aukinds of gram taken in exchange add bought for O’NEILL, NEB* . Walmer’s old stand . , li-^ it. & T.Tetathlood SPECIALTIES! -Xm-S ■ EYE. EAR. NOSE ANO'THROAT' Spectacle* correctly fitted and Supplied. O'NEILL, NES. ■£ <J. 3. KIKtGr : / ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND NOTARY -PUBLIC ‘ " Office front room over U. S. land office ; O'NEILL, NEB. ' *♦ -4 • f'V »: ,4* —•> * ' i Y