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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1901)
Sfr* I A.wi --—«-- - The Frontier. PUBLISHED EYERY THURSDAY BY rHK FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY D. H. CRONIN, Editor. ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Associate. ThePlain-Dealer says the “fusion” ticket was elected. With all its vast territorial pos sessions, Russia had not produced enough farm products to feed its people. When it comes to a showdown, the saltan had rather part with a portion of his treasures than the empire. The Franco-Turkey war was of abort duration. After taking one look at the big French guns the sublime porte decided that the Deleasse claims were just. The degrees of cruelty exhibited in the South African and Cuban re concentrado camps are parallel. On#tyrant is powerful, the other was only cruel. This may account for the indifferenoe of the nations in respect to present-day reconcen tration. A perusal of the election table published in this issue shows that Judge Sedgwick polled 1,395 votes as against 1,357 for President Mc Kinley last fall. Hollenbeck polled 1,569 votes as against 1,492 for Bryan laBt fall. This is a republi can gain of 38 votes and a populist gain of 77. The republican victofy in Nebraska last week may be taken as an en dorsement of the present state ad ministration as a whole, from Gov ernor Savage down. The fusionists tried halrd to manufacture campaign matter out of Treasurer Stuefer, but their tricks were foiled by the able and business like way in whioh the 'treasurer invested state funds. Gov ernor Savage especially _ has adminestered state affairs in a sensi ble and econimical way, and has endeared himself to the hearts of the people, who somehow have the faculty for finding out the truth of affairs despite the efforts of political enemies to misrepresent faots. To complete the statutory regula tions as to the limit of campaign expeines of party candidates the various Campaign committees, ora tors and electioneers should fall within the scope of law. While a candidate’s personal expenditures are curtailed a campaign committee or political booster may give un bridled freedom to booze and boodle peddling. This was nowhere nor at no time more distinctly manifest than at the recent election in Holt county. The populist leaders out side of their candidates distributed these tokens of eleotion with a most lavished hand. Technically, the candidates are not guilty of any in fraction of the law. But the very spirit and intent of the law is thwarted by the men who exert the greatest energies during a political campaign. American Economist: A recent issue of the London Times contains a letter from Mr. A. A. Howes of Nelson, New Zealand, reciting the faot that in all classes of machinery and metal work, from a gridiron to 4 locomotive, England is far out ranged by Amerioa. The same he finds to be true in farm implements and machinery, in boots and shoes (nd in certain lines of calicoes, all 4f which finds more acceptance in the British Colonies than competi tive goods of British makes. Re ferring to these statements by the New Zealander, Mr. Walter Ballard <if Sohenectady remarks: “Com ■lent is unnecessary other than to express surprise that Free Trade England, with its low wages bill, cannot meet American Protective high priced labor competition on its owncolonial grounds, either as to price, finish or quality. Yet some of our Democratic friends tell us that our Protective Tariff, with its consequent high wages, retards foreign trades.” # AS STRANGERS SEE IT. (G. W. Hervey ia Nebraska Farmer.) Holt Ccunty, Nebraska, is one of the large counties of the state, it is 48 miles wide and 50 miles long, giving it an area of 2,400 square miles, or 1,530,0'JO acres. ibout 100,000 acres of these lands are government lands subject to home steads entry and scattered over various parts of the county. The tillable lauds are estimated at about 70 per cent, the surface soil is mostly a dark, sandy loam from one to three feet in depth; the subsoil north of the Elkhorn River is cluy, except a few sand and gravel belts of small area. On the south of the river an *1 generally through i the south part of the county is the sandy, rough and uutillable lauds. This is one of the finest watered districts of country in the state. In addition to the surface water of streams, springs and little lakes, there is in the south part of the county an artesian belt extending across the county from the south east corner in a northerly direction over the western line into Rock County. In this artesian belt there are now over 200 flowing wells at an average depth of about 70 feet. The water supply furnished by these wells is not only superior in quality, but in quantity iuexhaustible, supplying stock water for farms and ranches in large reservoirs and lakes where the finest fish ponds are frequently constructed out of tin great basins of pure fresh water as it Hows unceasingly from thesespout ing wells. The couuty contains some of the best agricultural lauds iu the state for the growing of grains aud vege tables. Iu native hay lands and wild grass pastures there is nothing superior to Holt county. The hay industry aloue in this county yields hundreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers engaged iu supplying the commercial trade. It is an in dustry in itself aud a resource tine must be felt iu the future value of Holt County lauds. As a grazing aud rauch district, the combination of hay, grass aud grain lands that it offers cannot be carelessly overlooked by the prospective stock grower. Au unexcelled condition of pros perity has existed in Holt County for the past three years. In farm and ranch lunds there has been an increase of fully 100 per cent in values, and au active demaud now exists for improved farms. The old time mortgage indebtedness that proved such a curse to many counties in all the Wosteru states, has passed by and the foreclosure period is a thing of the past. The best evidence of prosperity aud good official management is the announcement that the couuty is now free from debt. Couuty warrants are selling at 1 to 2 per cent premium; all claims against the county, such as bridge, etc, sell at par, money brokers are glad to get them. The presentlevy will take up all outstand ing claims and leave a fund in the treasury of thousauds of dollars. Each fund takes care of itself and no debts are contracted beyond a provision to pay promptly when due. Taxes are being promptly paid by both resident and non resident land owners. Immigration is on the in crease, every week brings new citi zens to the couuty and land buyers and homeseekers are keeping the real estate dealers busy answering inquiries as to prices aud descrip tions of lands for sale. In an educational point of view, Holt County is keeping puce with its rapid development iu business and agriculture. County Superintendent r. Y. Norval reports 299 public schools iu Holt County, 0 high schools, and 4 accredited schools, O’Neill, Atkinson, Stuart and Ewing. The course of study iu the accredited schools has beeu accepted by the State University aud therefore the holders of certificates or diplomas from these schools entitles them to admission to the "University without examination. A new enterprise is the Holt County Telephone Co., which is completing a line from O'Neill to Ewing, with a branch from Stafford to Page. From O’Neill there will be a line to conuect at Atkinson with the Boyd County line that runs from | v, ■ - - - — --— --- - — - y - - - - - - - -- OFFICIAL COUNT—Vote Cast in Holt County Nov. 5. 1 - 't i f § I % j 5 f I 11 | f l \ ? s 5 iT o ■ — —-sa“.“2 2.re<5 S ” !&5-5r;=».?s-!g 0B: : ? , g . g Uj S> I " : § S ■ Q ? • «• 3 §. 5 5 £ *. 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It connects at Ewing also with another local company that runs to Deloit, and thence to Chambers, which has connections to the county seat of VVeeler County. Holt County has 41 postoftices and towns: has two lines of railroad and in all 78 miles of railroad. The Eremont & Elkhorn road running through the center of the the county east and west, is the main outlet for North Nebraska and is one of the linest equipped roads in the country. Senator Dietrich is said to be in terested in a plan to divide Nebraska into two federal districts and is quoted a saying: “Probably the most important measure affecting Nebrasku that will be brought before congress this winter will be for the • livison of the state into two federal districts, to be kuowu respectively as the North Platte and South Platte districts. With but one district the federal courts is overcrowded with business and great hardship and inconvenience results. If we can secure two districts the pople of Western Nebraska will be especially benefited. In the South Platte district one session of the court could be held at Lincoln and rmother say at Hastings, while in the North Platte the sessions could be dividpd between Omaha and some such place as Alliauce or North Platte.” -—_— - J THE COUNTY PRESS j Stuart Herald: T-he Royal Highlanders held a meeting at the lodge room on Mon day evening and installed twelve new members in the mysteries of the organization under the direc tion of Deuuis Huut. This order promises to be astrong one in Stuart and we see no reason why it should not. The castle, although new, has a large membership and grows stronger every bay, Stuart Ledger: E. L. Shugart left Stuart today for Council Bluffs, in company with A. T. Flickenger. Each of these gentlemen while here invested heavily in Holt county land, through the agency of R. Hudspeth, the veteran real estate dealer of western Nebraska. Mr. Shugart bought tLe Shrader ranch, consisting of 590 acres and ouo of the linest in the state. Mr. Flickenger purchased the Brady ranch, which is one of the garden spots of Holt county. I Supervisor Vote. The following is a tabulated state ment of the vote on supervisors: SECOND DISTRICT. I < Ui 7: <72 X j < cr <1 p w ^ CANDIDATES. j J I * S | j ^ g* ■; ! o _ j ^ R. W. Postlewait, pop. 1H 25172 36'M 29 226 F. W. Phillips, rep. 28 59M 36!58 27 244 FOURTH DISTRICT. _____ 2. 3 © H CANDIDATES. ©5c.© : j cc ® W. A. Sawyer, pop. 41 101 AH 295 ICC. Howard, rep. 39 102 82 2211 SIXTH DISTRICT' co eg ap,^ B 1 *•»S 3 CANDIDATES. 2<222»a2 g. t " 2. D 5 - ■ 2 sc _ 1 M Keefe, pop. 23 27 39 60 19 86 16 £9|278 S. J_>. Smith, rep...... . 3U 14 2»l 9 9 21 12 2l[m Vesuvius* Pead'v Breath. The “pine tree’’ of Scoria, which has continually erupted from the Vesuvius crater, is seriously damaging the har vest in the adjoining districts, writes a Rome correspondent. The weather has been remarkably windy and rainy and the “pine tree,” lashed by the ele ments, has spread an immense quan tity of powerful acids on the iields and vineyards of the mountain slopes and the neighboring plains, burning or otherwise damaging the growing crops. ---- Ring: Edward’s Monogram, The royal monogram which is to be placed "upon King Edward’s liveries is of the neatest possible style and con sists of the letters E. R., with VII. be neath them. The somew'hat flarabuoy ant manner in which the royal cipher appeared upon the livery and harness of the previous sovereign now givrs place to a severer taste, and this ap plies not only to the full state trap pings, hut also to the Ascot and Good wood liveries, both of which are also in preparation. Stop the Blight It is a sad thing to see fine fruit trees spoiled by the blight. You can always tell them from the rest. They never do well afterwards but stay small and sickly. It is worse to see a blight strike children. 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TT MUWHAV 8TWCET, NEW YORK CITY. i ' IO WEEKS trialjubscripfn 10c It. contains a number of special articles each week by the most compe- ^ I tent specialists iu every branch of agriculture; departments devoted to J ! live stock, crops, the dairy, poulty yard, the orchard and garpen, farm machinery, veterinary topics, irrigation and the markets. The farmer’s wife, too, has her share of space, with recipes and sug gestions on cookery, dressmaking, fancy work, care of Hewers and matters particularly pleasing to her, while the children have a department edited * for them exclusively. Four or five pages are devoted to a complete review of the news of the week, covering happenings at home and abroad, and news in particular interesting to the great farming west. Then, too, are the stories, choice poetry and humor and all the good things that one likes to read after the lamps are lighted and the day’s work is done. An ideal Agricultural » ch / per and Family Weekly year. 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