PUBLISHED 0V THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. •UBBOBIPTIO**. •' »f> **t» ANNUM 0. M. CRONI
VOLUME XXI. ' O’NEILL. HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA. MARCH 7, 1901 NUMBERS?.
AFTER TEN YEARS
I PAYS BILL OF 35C
(roes to Alaska, but Doesn’t
Forget Small Debts.
6. W. SMITH RESIGNS AT GREAT NORTHERN
Saceeded by Former Ticket A£ent
Dana of the Northern at
Sionx City.
M. M. Sullivan received a letter the
other day from Alaska's frozen shores
.... that Bhows that honest men are not ail
dead yet. The letter contained 50cents in
stamps with these words of explanation:
"To pav for a pair of suspenders that I
bought in your store a little more than
ten years ago. I did not pav for them
when I got them and now I want to
make it right. The price was 35 cents,
but l will send von 50 ” It was a rev
elation to Mr Sullivan as bediduot
know that the sender owed him any- '
thing. When men about lose faith in
mankind it cheers the heart and brushes
away those feelings of distrust and sus
picion.to encounter a circumstance like
this A few men are dishonest from
motive tipt the great body of people
that make up the world prefer to deal
honorably But many men are not so
scrupulously careful to liquidate their!
bills. A matter of 35 cents neglected or
forgotten tor ten years would be
neglected and forgotten always
by lota of people. ' The man
who sent the 50 cents once lived in Holt
county and we are told eitatilislied tne
Amelia Journal a me twelve or thirteen
years ago. Mr. Sullivan said he was
glad to learn of an honest uewspaf er
man and further naively remarked that
if some people that owed $300 to, $400
would likewise remit due appiediatiou
would be felt.
Q. W. Smith retired today from the
agency of the Or.-at Northern railroad at
O’Neill. He is succeeded bv Mr* Dunn
of Sioux Citv, who was citv ticket
agent for the Northern there Mr.
Smith had been in charge of the Short
Liue depot for about ten years. It was
always a. pleasure to do business at that
depot. Many years connection with
railroads bad not marred Mr Smith’s
courteous disposition in the least and
lie was always rfiady to accomodate
anybody. He 1ms made manv friends
in O'Neill and surrounding country who
are glad to know that although he
leaves the railroad will yet remain a
citizen of 0’N< ill and soon become one
of the city's business men. Mr. Smitn
is now preparing to open a music store,
-and ever* body wishes for him the ut
most euccrss. H<- is preeminently fitted
for the husinesss in which he embarks.
J. A. Coaperwni'he purchased two
residences ou Wednesday of this week.
- The residences purchased are known
i as the twin cottages and are located on
Clay and Second streets. One of the
bouses.the eas1 one. was purchased from
B. F. Sanders for $800 as the purchase
price. The other was purchased from
Dan Davis and $650 was paid theretor
We understand that both ot these
. buildings were purchased bv an O’Neill
real estate dealer a little over two years
ago for $500. So it would appear that
residence property as well as farm
property had enhanced considerably in
valt.e the pas* few years.
F. VV Phillips was in from Star
Weenesday and reports steady iuprove*
meats in hii locality. Mr. Phillips tells
The Frouiier that much land ia beimr
bought out bis way and that most of it
is beii.g taken by men who have lived
therefor years. Scarcely any body, he
say8, talks about leaving, bnt all seem to
be adding more land to their possessions
and making substantial improvements
in their homes. Occasionally, save Mr.
Phillips, some one gets the Oaklahoha
fever, but they always hold onto their
farms here so that the\ will have a place
to return to if the dre»m f wealth .amt
luxury ails to matt rinliz - in that south
eu territory.
A great many persons are taking ad
vantage of the liberal terms tillered tiy
T V Q'Iden of O’Neill in making faun
loatn-, hi d are otit>ii,ini> money with
which to extend their business and pur
cbase more laud, if you want to gel a
loan, write Mr. Golden, and he will
furnish you tbe money in any amount,
b* turnish'iig good security. 29 5
J. VI i4’ >o.uittan rasinet o( the 8 u tri
bank was an O’Neill visi .n Tuesday
i
Miss Ada Mills in bedfast with the
grip- _
Dont overlook gelling an Ultra shoe
at McManus. 85 2
George Brooks was over from Basils
Mills Wednesday.
Dr. J, L. McDonald was down from
Atkinson Wednesday
A daughter was born Monday evening
to Mr. and Mrs John Me Manus.
John McNicbols was down from At
kinson Tuesday.
FOR SALE—One good milch cow.
fresh. Enquire of T. A. Pickering 36 4
FOR SALE—Good work horses and
fresh milch cows. — Win Glevi*b, I'ur
ner, Neb. _ * 82tf.
FOR SALE: —100 head of sheep, all
ewes, part with lamb —J. E Stillwell,
Little Neb 35-3
Get an autom >bile rain coat of P. J.
McManus; the newest thing. J.ust
arrived 85 2
Mrs E. Gallagher of Laurel is visiting
i her parents in the city, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Shively
E. H. Benedict tins first-class Building
and Loan stock for sale or can make you
a loan. _ 4fl-lf
F. A. Seamen, claim agent of the
Great Northern for this division, w is in
the city Friday.
Miss Eva Burke arrived from Winona.
Minn., Saturday evening where she had
been visiting for some time.
Until May 1 Dr. Corbett will be in
O'Neill from the 16ib to 30th of each
month. Teeth or photogphs. y„
Alex Searl, J M G-tlleher, William
Dickerson and James Uempall of Atkin
son were in the city last Fri
day.
L S Blenkiron, of Randolph, who
has considerable land interests in this
section, was in the city Monday and
Tuesday.
T F Malloy of Emmet and ) V. Waid
rode through the forests of Woodcraft
on the Modern Woodman goat last Tues -.
day evening.' -
NOTICE—I have a feed grinder at
my place and wilt grind your feed for a
percentage or for so much per bushel —
Robert Magirl. 36 3
I will run a herd tit-* coming season
on my place on Drv Creek, thirteen
miles south west ot O’Neill—Wm. 8ar
deson, O'Neill. Neb. 86lf.
See my line of wall paper before buv.
ing elsewhere. I can save you flftv per
cent. Paper direct from the factory
and the latest designs.—M. F. Cronin.
W E. Scott and H. A. Alien were
down from Atkinson viondav, the latter
on pension matters and Mr. Scott look
after interests of clients in the district
court.
Ed Wagers is limping around with a
tame leg which he sustained in an
enconnter with a porker at Bret tel I’s
slaughter bouse while trying to butcher
the brute
E. Ot»p was down from Suart Tues- :
•lay. Mr Opp recently returned from a
protracted visit with his brother at Alda,
Neb., to whom he ordered The Frontier
sent for the ensuing year.
For Sale Cheap Two 320 acre tracts
both well watered and will make nice
farms or ranches, range governing
both. Prices and terms right. F. W.
Phillips, Star, Nebr 86-4.
Word has been received in O’Neill
that Andrew Watson of Coleridge, for
merly one of the publishers of the
O’Neill Sun, is dangerously ill, having
bad a pa rah tic stroke.
Miss E Beech, sister <»f T A. Picker
ing, of this oily, departed for England
last 8aturdav. Miss B^ech came to this
country three years ago to reside, but
resolved to go back to her old borne.
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On February 28 County Judge Selah
issued license to and joined in marriage i
Mr. Charles Miller and Lucretie J
Harvey, both of Turner; on March 4,
Mr. Charles E Hull and Miss Elsie
Hartlaud, both of Hcottville.
Notwithstanding a very unfavorable
da> in poiii* of weather the Cronin sale
whs well a-tend'd and tilings sold
well. The net total. Auctioneer Elliott
tells us, figured up $3,400.90, one bull
selling at $101.
James F. Toy, president of the Far
mers Loan and fiust company and "tie
of Iowa’s leading financiers was in the
city Monday and Tuesday looking after
some cases in the district court in
which he was interested He was ac
companied by-tbe general attorney for
th' company, VI J. Sweelev, of Sioux
Ci’> w*r. Toy returned home Wednes
da m Tiling
Til MS ■
RUSES i OIIERI
A Question of Who Pays the
Court Costs.
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TREASURER HENRY WANTS A RULING
Thinks His Duty Is to Take Taxes
When Tendered and Cannot
Tell When Foreclosed.
An interesting question has come up
in connection with the tax lien fore*
closures which Holt county and various
private citizens have been freely engag
ing in for a year or more passed, and
the county treasurer is somewhat exer
cised to know just what his duty is in
respect to receiving tax money for land
against which tax sale foreclosures have
been begun. A good many such fore
closure cases are commenced it. district
court and the owners of the land then
pay up the taxes at the treasurer’s
office without paying the costs incurred
by the commencement of foreclosure.
As foreclosure is begun in the office of
i be clerk of the diet riot court the treas
urer is not expected to know anything
about such proceedings and be says
the oniv thing he can do when land
owners make a tender of taxes is to
take the money.
Then conies in the proposition as to
whether the party beginniutng the ac
tion pays the costs or the land
owner or whether the county is left to
bold the sack. On this point, County
Treasu'er Henry says, the county attor
ney has given as his opinion that when
a debt is once liquidated the property
cannot be held for costs and the treasur
er receiving tax money daes it as an
official and legally the debt is cancelled
Not knowing of the foreclosure the
treasurer of course cscnot be held fur
costs and in cases where individuals
start the foreclosure they could hardly
be held liable and the loss fails upon the
county, uulesB the court should hold
that the land was yet liable. In some
instances, however, the tracts of land
against which foreclosure has been in
stituted have been marked lis pendens in
the treasurer’s office, in which case the
treasurer notifies the parlies that suit
has been begun if a tender of taxes is
made.
The point that Treasurer Henry has
been exercised upon is whether he
shall receipt for taxes in such oases and
as to his duty in this respect be desire*
to get an expression from the courts.
The Frontier doesn’t presume to
epeuk from a standpoint of law. but it
would seem the only thing a treasurer
can do under the' statute is to receive
money that is tendered in payment of
taxes and that the land would be
bolden for whatever costs were incur
red iu a legally instituted foreclosure.
W. VV. Mills and family of Meadow
Grove arrived in the city Friday even
ing and are at the borne of R. H. Mills.
W. W’s brother. Mr Mills bought a
farm out iu the Mineoia country and
is building a bouse aud barns prepar
atory to moving thereon. Mr. Mills
and family are welcome newcomerf to
our community.
Guy M. Green, formerly of Dodge,
has xcceited a position as duel
mechanic and local writer on the Inde
pendent. Guy is as good a printer as
ever flashed a rule in the country
towns of Nebraska and the Indepen
dent is fortunate in securing him.
FOR RENT—An improved farm of
240 acres adj lining O’Neill, Neb , run
ning water, tine pasture and meadow;
about 60 aores under cultivation. En
quire of Thomas Carloo, Quiucy build
ing, Denver, Ool. 32tf
Laurel Advocate: Henry Madison
snd family departed the ttrst of the week
for O’Neill, near which place Mr Mad
ison owns a large ranch The Advocate
only voices the scutiment of their
numerous friends when it wishes them
well in their new home.
Stuart Ledger: Edward Adams of
Page was iu town tne fore part of this
week looking up a location, be went to
Page Wednesday morning, and expects
to return the fore part of next week.
Tom Morris has been in Meadow
Grove the past week settling up busi
ness matters incider t to his recent sale
of his drug store.
Farm loans.—E Jti. Benedict O’Neill. ;
27-6
I Lave some Holt county land that I
will exchange for horses. For partic
ulars address box 783, Lincoln Ne
braaka. 83-4.
WANTED—35.000 bushel of corn;
10$00 bushel ear corn and 15,000 shel
led corn. Highest market price.—Nve
& Schneider Co. Office first door north
of Elkhorn depot. 82-4
J. A. Couperwaithe and son of Beaver
Crossing, Neb., arrived iu the city Toes
dttt evening and will reside in O'Neill to
Oil future. Mr Conperwaithe is a stock
tower and will engage in that business
jjhe Atkinson Plain Dealer refers to
tlif esteemed citizen of Shields, D. J.
Cronin, as the '‘short horn" man. Mr.
Cronin has been coming to ONeill for
many years and we have seen hotns
neither short nor long upon him. If be
has horns it is time he was letting people
know it.
Tim F. Keliher, sheriff of Lincoln
county, was an O'Neill visitor last
Saturday Mr. Keliber is one of the
remnants of democracy left in official
positions in the state and naturady
excited considerable enthusiasm
among the few faithful la O'Neill dur
ing his brief sojourn.
Frank Bain sustained injuries in a
runaway Monday. While at the depot,
bis team of mules became frightened at
the emgine and started to run. As Mr.
Bain was standing by the mules’ heads
holding the bridle bits the team and
wagon passed over him. Dr. Trueblood
made an examination, but found no
serious injuries.
Wesner Free Press: Wni, GaUnoun
loaded two cars with stock, implements
And household goods Wednesday for his
new location in Holt connty. He has
bought a half section of land near Ininan
where he will continue at farming and
stock raising. In tbU move Cuming
county is short a citizen of the right sort
an(|Holt is just so much ahead.
Valentine Repualican: Services will
be conducted next Sunday morning and
evening in St. John’s church at the
usual hours by the Rev. J. M. Bates.
T%is*wfli probably be the lasr time 1llr.
Bates will hold services in Valentine,
therefore he will be pleased to see ail
his frieuds at church. He will leave
this field about the first of April to take
up work near Kearuey, this state.
County Treasurer Henry tells us that
tax money continues to pour into the
treasury in large sums and that the office
force has ail it can do to attend to the
business. Treasurer Henry accounts for
the present activity in wiping out back
taxes by the lively moving in the transfer
of lands There is perhaps more real
estate changing hands in Holt county
now than ever before and transfers
necessitate the payment of taxes.
South Sioux City Argas: W, C.
Fawkes of Si on City was on this side
of the river Tuesday lookiog over the
town with, a view of locating a factory
here to manufacture washing machines
Mr. Fawks has just secured a patent on
his machine and has already had several
wholesale houses offer to handle all the
machines that he can manufacture. He
examined the large brick building stand
ing in Bridgeborrow and expressed him
self as satisfied with the structure and
if satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the owner of the property,
G.W. Brown, he will locate his factory
in South Sioux City.
juwmg Advocate: Mrs. Clarence
Selab came down from O’Neill Monday
morning and remained until Tusday
night, assisting Mrs. J. D. Selah in
the care of her mother.O'Nefil
will have an eight week’s sum
mer school following the thachers’ in
stitute. This school is intended for
pupils who wish to do advnced wr rk in
the common branches, for prospective
teachers and for those teachers who wish
to raise their scholarship. In addition
to the common branches the following
advanced branches will be offered: Be
ginning and advanced Latin, German,
algebra, geometry, physics, literature,
book-keeping and botany. The instruc
tors hired so far are E. H. Whalen, A.B.
LL. D., T.V. Owens, A B., L. P. Sorn
soii, M. D. N.
Stood Death Off.
E B. Mundav, a lawyer of Henrietta,
Tex., ouce fooled a grave digger He
says: “My brother was very low with
malarial fever and jaundice. I persu
aded him to try Eleetrio Bitters and
he was soon much better, but continued
their use until he was wholly cured. I
am sure Electric Bitters saved his life.”
This remedy exbels malaria, kills disese
germs and purifies the blood; aihs di
gestion, regulates liver, kidneys and
bowels, enres constipation, dvspepsia,
nervous diseases, kidney troubles, fe
male complaints; gives perfect health.
Ouly 50c at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store
DISTRICT COURT
BEGINS TO GRIND
Cases Disposed of, Others Set
Aside for Present.
JUDGES HARRIN6TQN AND WESTOYER
Railroad Casa Settled Oat of Coart
and Case Dismissed.—Many
Tax Liens.
District court coovened Tuesday with
Judges Westover and Harrington
Present. There was a long list of equity
and tax lien cases on the docket A
fuw cases were disposed of by dismissal
and others were set over to a further
sitting of the court.
The Plano Manufacturing company
vs. William Lell; jury finds for defen
dant
Patrick Barrett vs. John Robertson;
jury finds for defendant. This is the
more or less famous “oalf" case which
kas been in court for a lung time without
an agreement of the jury. The conten
tion was over the possession of a oalf
which was said to have strayed to Rob*
ertson’s place and which Barret claimed.
The jury settled the matter by fixing
right of possession in defendant and
found value of property at $18.
Antanio Leitner vs. Frank Leitner,
divorce; granted
The three criminal cases, State of
Nebraska vs. R M. Johnson, Scott
Guernsey and F. C. Miller, were dis*
missed
The Gunn Berry case is being tried
today. L. G. Chapman of Atkinson
was appointed by the county attorney
to assisted in the prosecution.
James and John Rotherham vs. F.
E railroad, suit for damages; dismissed
by parties hriuging suit; settlement
made with railroad company* ^
The Plainview Republican is respon*
sibil for the following: “Creighton has
some queer people if what the papers of
that town sav ia true One of tbelr
most honored citizens some time ago
resolved to abstain from the use and
abuse of plug and Sue cut, and whiff
the fragrant Havana and the perfect
Perfecto no more. He saved his money
that usually went for the weed and has
completed a flue $1,200 residence out of
the proceeds. Another fellow with
wheels in his cranium keeps on buying
all the new patented machinery from an
incubator to a gas.dine engine and is
now waiting for some geoiua to invent
an automatic note payer that will break
down every mortgage, cash out every
note.then grind out a few more novelties
before he leaves for Norfolk. Another
poor mortal has just finished dropping
100 acres of Knox county land down bis
neck, 10 cents’ worth at a time. Great
people up there.”
Now Is the time to get your grass
seeds for this season. As we haue
now a full line of grass seeds and i
all hinds of garden and filled seeds
in bulk or in package. We carry
the best line of bulk seed that we
can buy, no carried over stook.
J. P. Gallagher. ^
Feed Grinding.
I am prepared lo do all klnde of feed
grinding. Cash or loll. See me at gun \v.
ahop. 85-2pd J W. Ratkbnn.
L08T: A bmct Heavy cloth oape, ^
trimmed with etrapa of aame oloth and 'M
having box pleata in baok. Leave at
McManus’ etore and get reward. 85 9
I have now my own cigar elippinge ^
for aale at 10 centa per package. 8 for 95 • ^
cents. Clean, pure leaf, no stem, no
•weepings. 82-4 O’Neil) Cigar Factory.
Poland is the only conquered nation
in this century prior to tbe present event
in South Africa whose conquerors have
offered no terms but annihilation to the
vanquished.
Tax Payers, Grattan Twp.—Notion! yb
I will be at the Elhorn Valley bank
on and after Jan SO to oollect all taxes
for Qrattan township.—P. J, Handler,
collector. 80*tf
Ladies.
Mrs: Harry Gillespie and Miss Morsch
have opened a dress-moking rooms at
the residence of Mrs. Taylor in O'Neill
and respectfully solicit a portion of your
patronage. _ 85-4
Recognising the danger to property
from the presence of a large number of
impecunious and idle Frenchmen, the
government of British Goiana has appro
ed of a small expenditure from the
treasury to enable some of these men
to leave the colony.
Working Night And Day. *
The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is Dr. King’s New
Life Pills. These pills change weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain fag into power. They're wonder,
ful in building up the health. On(y 95c
per box. ' Sold by P. 0. Corrigan.
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A Frightful Blunder.
Will often cause a horrible bum,
scald, cut or braise. Bucklen’s Arnica f
Salve will kill the pain and promptly
beal it. Cures fever sores, nlcers, boils,
corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile core
•in earth. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure
guaranteod. Sold by P. C. Corrigan’s
drugstore. •• i
Dr. B. T.Trhtblood
specialties:
EVE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
BpaeueUa eomally fltttt u4 IsppllM.
O'NEILL, NBS.
What is ^
Size?
No matter if you are stout and tall,
Short and stout or thin and small; .
Or should you be both tall and slim
We’ll find a suit to put you in! . g
We are headquarters for the famous Clothing made
by Crouse & Brandegee of Utica, N. Y.; we have
just received our spring and summer stock and will be
pleased to show them to you.
Call in aud examine our new shirts and fancy ties—
we have the finest line of men’s furnishings ever brought
to the city.
P. MANN