Tiit7, Frontier.
Pu!>li»beit by D. H. CRONIN
ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Assistant Editor
and Manager.
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THE BLACK AND WHITE
It happened since the Illinois preach
er referred to last week preached his
sensational sermon endorsing negro
burning. Perhaps lie will add another
chapter to it when he hears of lhe
“crime which would seem impossible
this side of hell.” Perhaps he will say
with renewed emphasis In this in
stance: “1 wpuld rather see a com
munity wrought to the highest pitch
over a crime that would seem impos
sible this side of hell than to remain
apathetic.” It is the same sad story
of desertion, desolation and death.
Here it Is from an Omaha paper:
Bell Smith, aged 19 years, of Neosho,
Mo., lies dead at the undertaking
rooms of Brailey & Dorrance. She
was a victim of contidcce in an untrue
love affair. She died away from home
and among strangers, out all that
eouldibe was done for hei by charitable
people who employed medical aid and
nurses.
The girl cametoOmaha three weeks
ago ami asked two girls who had been
her friends in Kansas City, to secure
employment for her. She then left
the store where her two friends were
employed and for several days nothing
was known of her whereabouts. After
leaving her friends Miss Smith went
to a Fa main street lodging house
where she secured a room, giving her
name as Florence White. That night
her baby was born, dead. From ac
counts published in the papers of the
young girl’s condition charitable in
clined people went to her assistance.
Physicians and trained nurses were
summoned to care for her.
For some time it was thought
that she would recover, but two days
ago she became woise and Friday
night she died.
Before her death she admitted that
her name was Belle Smith and that
her father resided at Neosho, Mo.,
and that he was the sheriff of the
county in which he lived. She had
been In love with a traveling man,
she said, and lie under promise of
■ marriage, bad accomplished her ruin.
I’o tlielast however, she maintained
silence as to bis identity, saying that
tier life was ruined and it would do no
good to ruin the life of anyone else.
She said the man knew of her condi
tion and that when he learned it he
he no longer made Neosho on his
trips.
While communities are being
■‘wrought to the highest pitch” and
ministers are denouncing from the
pulpit and writers from the tripod
the crimes and misdeeds of the black
man whom they lead away to be
burned, alTairs like the above are but
incidents in the sum of human
achievements andlfailures. If there is
any excuse under heaven for a “com
munity to he wrought to the highest
pitch” and to take the offender with
out the tamp and burn him with lire
or stone him with stones, as in thedays
of Moses, Aaron and Josuea, tills is
one of them. A young life has been
snuffed out, another grave lias been
dug, another heartbroken and dis
graced father and mother, another
funeral train passing; and the clods
cover the collined clay of another
“who loved not wisely hut too well.”
The man of commerce will continue
his commercial rounds, shaking hands
and smiling—just tlnj same ‘‘good
fellow.” The Frontier places no
premium upon the crimes of black
men, but if burning and lynching is
a just revenge, in heaven’s name give
the white devils a taste of it, too.
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Populist papers in general, and the
Holt County Independent in particu
lar, are expending much literary effort
upon one John Sprecker, the tall
sycamore of Colfax county, because he
sees lit now, after some years retire
ment, to publish a mugwump paper.
Whatever else may be said of this
erstwhile populist editor, he did more
for that party in the days when popu
lism stood forsomething beside boodle
and public plunder than all the mouth
lugs of all the alleged reformers lead
now gushing t hrough t he pop press of
Nebraska ever clid or ever can do. The
Frontier doesn’t know how it is in
Colfax county, but in Holt county and
generally over the state populist
■WMUMWWWMMW—I
reform is a farce which lias become
the ridicule and disgust of a large
share of the honest voters. Its more
than two years since this same Mr.
Sprecker whispered in ourearthatif
he ever launched another paper it
would lie a mugwump, and he evident
ly still is of the opinion that this politi
cal band is preferable to the hypocracy
of reform.
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES.
Nebraska in general was pretty well
watered Thursday and Friday with
gentle but copious down pours of
those million-dollar rains. In Colora
do there was snow storms.
The socialist party held a state con
vention at Omaha the evening of July
4, nominating: C. Christenson, Plats
mouth, supreme judge: F. S. Wilber,
Omaha, and Thomas P. Lippencott,
Blair, regents of the university.
A1 Young, a bartender, died in con
vulsions in a Kearney livery stable,
where he wentatan early hourThurs
day morning after a night spent in
playing cards and drinking. The dead
man had been formerly in the saloon
business at Gibbon and had relatives
in Kansas.
John Arntz, age 35, was found dead
in bed at Wymore this morning. He
was addicted to the use of liquor and
was intoxicated at the time of his
death. The coroner held an inquest
and the verdict was that-alcoholism
caused his death. He was a single
man and a painter by trade.
Governor Mickey on July 3 signed
the pardon of Martin Haley, recom
mended by Warden Beemejr, Secre
tary of State Marsh, Chief Justice
Sullivan and Attorney General Prout.
As Haley was the only man eligible
under the ten-year rule, he will be the
only prisoner to secure his freedom on
tomorrow. He is 44 years old and
mentally and physically a wreck. He
was sent up from Boone counry for
murder in 1888.
A young woman teacher of Hast
ings was recently bunkoed of $20 by a
sharper who represented himself to
be an agent commissioned by a certain
firm to establish agencies, lie told
the young woman he could give her a
position, with nothing much to do,
but which would yield a weekly stipen
ed of $15, and would be a very desira
ble summer occupation. She however,
was to pay the sum of $20 to him to
guarantee good faith and to enable
him to obtain the signed contract
from the firm. She paid the money
asked and there the story ended.
A Norfolk special says: About a
thousand dollars has recently been
paid into court here by violators of
the fish laws. Eight nets have been
taken from the North Fork river by
Deputy Warden J. A. Hainey, and in
every net were from a dozen to fifty
fish, which cost the catchers just $5
apiece. The nets were all destroyed.
Fisli Commissioner Simpson of Lin
coln and Game Warden Carter of
North Platte have been in the city
several times to prosecute the law
breakers. On one trip they desposited
500,000 catfish and pike in the North
Fork.
Hon. O. M. Kem, former congress
men from Nebraska, his family and
hired men were poisoned at their
home in Montrose, Colo., June 24th,
and are not out of danger yet. Meat
cooked, in a kettle in which arsenic
and lime had been mixed for spraying
caused what may yet be a fatal acci
dent. Eleven people were affected.
Drs. Schermerhorn and Allen were
called and this morning reported the
sick resting easy, but not out of
danger. Dr. Schermerhorn stated the
kettle used was a porcelain vessel and
had been used six weeks before. Mrs.
Kem desired to make a stew and her
husband told her to use tiiis kettle as
there would be no danger. She first
parboiled the meat and then poured
this water off, which no doubt saved
the lives of the family and men.
Supervisors’ Session
O’Neill, June 23,1903.—Board called
to order at 9 o’clock a. m., all mem
bers present.
The footings and corrections of tiie
personal property and real estate the
entire valurtion of the county was re
ported as follows:
Precinct Heal Estate Personal Total
Atkinson.$(>6586 $ 9028 $ 75614
Chambers. 56094 15718 71812
Cleveland. 47989 9713 57702
Conley. 45111 6830 51941
Deloit. 39480 8563 47956
Dustin. 30002 8510 38512
Emmet. 57995 6097 04092
Ewing. 71884 13308 85192
Fairview. 33655 10248 43890
Francis. 43771 11677 55448
Grattan. 111603 14440 126043
Green Valley.. 45885 7550 53435
Inman. 68258 12269 80527
Iowa. 53404 7054 60468
Lake.. 39277 7799 47076
McClure. 25804 5377 31181
Paddock. 52603 10899 63502
Pleasant View 27706 6653 34307
Bock Falls. 52470 8077 60547
Sand Creek.54400 11791 66119
Saratoga. 60403 10437 70840
Scott. 45145 7544 52689
Shamrock. 33266 3918 37194
Sheridan. 59420 11654 71074
Sheilds. 56484 9196 65680
Steel Creek.... 44708 7356 52064
Stuart. 127760 21890 149650
Swan. 21329 5948 27277
Verdigris. 53968 18653 72621
Willowdale_ 51835 5019 56854
Wyoming. 32171 6789 38960
O’Neill City... 99920 38366 137286
Atkinson Village27197 16383 43580
Ewing. 13342 6955 20297
Inman. 4555 4594 9149
Stuart. 11298 15703 27001
Total. 1,766,788 381,036 2,147.824
On motion the report was accepted.
On motion the Holt county Tele
phone company was assessed for 84
miles at the rate of $9 per mile land
the clerk instructed to proportion the
same to the various precincts and
school districts through which the
line passed.
On motion the Interstate Telephone
company was assessed for 60 miles at
the rate of $10 per mile, and the clerk
instructed to proportion the same to
the various precincts and school dis
tticts through which the line passed.
On motion the Ewing and Deloit
Telephone company was assessed for—
| miles at the rate of $3 per mile and
the clerk instructed to proportion the
same to the various precincts and
school districts through which the
line passed.
On motion the board adjourned un
til 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
F. W. Phillips, Chairman.
E. S. Gilmour, Clerk.
O’Neill, J une 26, 1903.—Board called
to order at 9 o’clock a. m., all members
present.
On motion the following levies were
made upon the city of O’Neill and the
various villages of the countryas certi
fied to by the clerk thereof the levies
being on the one hundred dollars val
uation.
City O’Neill,—general fund, 10 mills!
water bonds, 10 mills; It. R. inst. fund,
9 mills, R. It. sinking funds, 5 mills;
judgment, 15 mills; total, 49 mills.
Atkinson, village—general funds,
10 mills; water bond, 7 mills; judg
ment, 10 mills; total, 27 mills.
Ewing, village—general fund, 10
mills; total, 10 mills.
Inman, village—general fund, 10
mills; total, 10 mills.
Stuart, village—general fund, 5
mills; total 5 mills.
On motion the following levy was
made:
Grattan Township 14 mills on one
hundred dollars valuation.
Wagons.
Do you want a first-class wagon at a
very low price? I have the old Hick
ory and Stoughton wagons in wide
or narrow tires—will sell trucks with
out boxes. Frank Campbell. 52-4
Chicago’s Centnnial Celebration. ,-S»
The Chicago & Northwestern rail
way announces that much interest is
being evidenced throughout the west
in Chicago’s celebration of the 100th
anniversary of this city’s settlement
in 1803. The celebration will take
place from September 26 to October 1,
next, with a program that includes a
series of commemorative events that
posses many special features of in
terest. A great naval display will be
a part of the program, together with
regattas and the spectacular arrival
in canoes, by way of the lake, of 400
Indians, the descendants of tribes
formerly occupying this site, who will
establish a village around a reproduc
tion of old Fort Dearborn, on the lake
front.
Athletic contests, parades, great
tire works display, patriotic meet-'"^
ings and religious services, a grand
chorus, military meneuvers by gov
ernment troops, and on the conclud
ing day a reception to the president
of the United States and other dis
tinguished guests, all contribute to a t
most elaborate program. f
Every energy is being employed to
make the occasion typical of that
spirit that has made Chicago one of
the greatest cities in the world.
John A. Kuhn, Asst.G. F. & P. A.
Danger of Colds and Grin.
The greatest danger from colds and
grip is their resulting in pneumonia.
If reasonable care is used, however,
and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
taken, all danger will avoided.
Among the tens of thousands who
have used this remedy for these dis
eases we have yet to learn of a single
case having resulted in pneumonia,
which shows conclusively that it is a
certain preventive of that dangerous
disease. It will cure a cold or an at
tack of the grip in less time than any
other treatment. It is pleasant and
Fafes to toke. or sale by P. C Corri
gan.
UPPORT ,
SCOTT S EMULSION serves <s a
bridge to carry the weakened and
starved system along until it can find
firm support in ordinary food.
Send for free sample. f
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists,
409-415 Pearl Street, New York.
50c. and #1.00; all druggists.
NEVER in the history of the
trade in this locality have we
been more successful or better
satisfied with the immense trn !e we are
| receiving in all lines.
[ A Comparison
of Goods and Prices
| ALWAYS DOES THE
| .. WORK ..
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FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS & BUGGIES
In the Machinery line we have the King of all
| in larest, up-to-date McCormick Harvesters and
Mowers, and it is needless to assure you that they
also THE WORK.
We have also a full and complete line of Me
, Cormick Hay Rakes and Jenkins Sweeps, Stackers,
etc ; they will DO THE WORK.
In, Farm Wagons and Buggies we will from
now till after the 4th of July make
SPECIAL PRICES
and give you goods that are without a peer in the
market. Young man, let us sell you one—they
WILL DO THE WORK. I
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FURNITURE In the Furniture line we are wearing a broad smile of the kind that don’t I
! - -- wear off; and all we ask of our patrons is an opportunity to make a compar- *
ison. We assure you this will DO THE WORK.
We Have a Complete Line of Undertaking: Goods, and Have had Twenty Years Experience
O. F. BICUN m rn rn m O’Neill, Nebraska ;
