The Frontier.
Published by D. H. CEOS III.
ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Assistant Editor
and Manager.
tl (SO the Year. IS Oents 81* Months
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REPUBCICAN CANDIDATES
COUNTY
Treasurer.J. J. Stllson, Atkinson
Clerk.E. S. Gilmour, incumbent
Clerk court, JohnSkirving, Incumbent
Sheriff.C. E. Hall, incumbent
Superintendent. ,C. J. Malone, Inman
Judge.W. F. Clevish, Rock Fails
Assessor.Tyler Seriven, Chambers
Coroner..Dr. W. J. Douglas, Atkinson
Surveyor.R. E. Bowden, Agee
JUDICIAL
W. T. Wills.Butte
Allen G. Fisher.Chadron
STATE
Supreme judge. .J. B. Barnes, Madison
Regents, W. G. Whitmore, Douglas;
C. S. Allen, Lancaster.
I. awiinrmy-i ..... . ..1.erj
Cnpt. Allen O. Fisher
One of the republican nominees for
district judge.
Populist politics in this county got
too rocky for George Raker and he
quit the game.
Vote for C. J. Malone for county
superintendent and help elevate the
standard of the Holt county schools.
L. E. Skidmore, of Ewing, is the
republican nominee for supervisor in
t\>e Fourth district, Mr. Skidmore is
a straightforward, industrious young
man who will repesent the people of
that district ably. Treacherious
Lew is doomed to certain defeat.
W. F. Clevish, the republican candi
date for county judge, is making a
vigorous campaign and making many
friends. W. F. would be a big improve
ment over the present incumbent of
that office.
No man has fought the populist of
Holt county harder than John Har
mon. He has always been recognized
as a Cleveland democrat and has been
opposed to populism in all its forms.
Holt county populists have no use for
Mr. Harmon and very few of them
will give him their support at the
polls.
With John Harmon clerk of the |
district court, the land syndicate
would be in good shape to “do” the
non-resident land owners. But the
honest yoemanry of old Holt have no
desire to further advance the inter
ests of the land syndicate and will re
elect that old soldier, John Skirving,
to that office.
Frank W. Phillips has been renom
inated by the republicans of the Sixth
supervisor district to succeed himself.
Mr. Phillips has served the people of
the Sixth district for two years and
has made a faithful and eifecient
officer. The district never had a
harder working member, and that he
will be re-elected by an increased
majority is conceded by the opposi
tion. _
Lew Coombs has been nominated
for supervisor by the populists of the
Fourth supervisor district. It is only
about four years ago that Mr. Coombs
ran independent and with the assist
ance of the republicans defeated
Wilson Stuart, the populist nominee.
Many old-time populists^ remember
the treachery of Mr. Coombs and will
support Mr. Skidmore, the republican
nominee, at the ballot box.
The Ewing Advocate has undergone
a commendable political transition—
from populist to republican. G. A.
Raker has sold to G. H. Benson, whom
The Frontier welcomes to Holt county
newspaper circles. Mr. Raker evident
ly saw the handwriting on the politi
cal wall in this county, hence the
change.
Some weeks ago the Holt County
Independent, the only pop, fusion, or
democratic paper left in the county,
made a scandelous assault on John
Skirving, making a bluff that it would
produce affidavit from a “prominent
republican official” to substantiate
its lying rot. Its authority and un
deniable evidence now turns out to
be a chap thousands of miles away!
His name is Charles Harding, which
further comment is superfluous.
“Charley Hall has made the best
sheriff Holt county ever had,” were
the strong words of endorsement
spoken the other day by James Mullen
of Page, father of the chairman of the
Holt county populist central commit
tee. There are many populists who
are not so strongly partisan but that
they can recognized a capable official
of whatever political faith he may be.
It. E. Bowden, the republican can
didate for surveyor, is one of Holt
county’s earliest settlers and in every
way entitled to the votes of the voters
on election day. Mr. Bowden has
been a resident of Holt county since
1879. He served four years in the
war, a member of company C, Third
Minnesota infantry. While sickness
at Mr. Bowden’s home prevents him
from making a personal canvass he
will find a good vote piled up for him
after November 3d.
The new office of county assessor is
one of considerable importance. The
republican candidate for this place is
Tyler Scriven, an old and esteemed
resident of the South Fork country.
Mr. Scriven is not a chronic office
seeker, but a substantial and level
0
headed farmer that has spent the best
years of his life assisting in the devel
opment of Holt county. The tax
payers would find him a fair and com
petent assessor. Let us have this
office filled the first time with the
right man.__
O’Neill anti-administrationists, who
have ceased not to abuse every
thing in the government connected
with the acquisition of the Philippine
Islands, spluttered and spludged
around the officers of the Twenty
fifth infantry like minions of some
royal court. IIa.s their attitude con
cerning prosperity and expansion
changed, or did they forget that these
military men to whom they were
making obeisance took a material
hand in the subjugation of their
friends, the Filipinos?
Omaha Bee: Keep it before the
people that Judge Barnes, the republi
can candidate for supreme judge, was
twice appointed supreme court com
missioner by unanimous vote of the
present Judges of the court, in which
Judge Sullivan, the opposing fusion
candidate, cohcurred. If he did not
possess all the requsite qualifications
for the judicial position to which he
aspires, would Judge Sullivan have
joined in making him a supreme court
commissioner, not once, but twice?
If faithful and conscientious service
as a member of the supreme court
commission deserves promotion, Judge
Barnes is entitled to election.
Our esteemed contemporary has
dropped the judicial discussion like a
hot iron. Have you no other reason,
Brother Eves, than blind partisan
prejudice to support Judge Westover
and his railroad passes? Evidently
not, for you say you want Judge Har
rington reelected because you aver he
doesn’t ride with passes. This is a
strange position for a reformer that is
supposed to be the incarnation of
honesty in politics to occupy. But
come, the people are wanting to know
why you support Judge Westover
with his several railroad passes when
you make such a bold declaration as
this: "But where a judge receives
passes from these railroads which
saves him large sums of money in
railroad fare, he can hardly be expect
ed to hold the scales of justice evenlj
balanced, but though he tries to do sc
the litigant is bound to feel the
chances are against him."
BOYD COUNTY’S REPUBLICAN
JUDICIAL CANDIDATE
HON. W. T. WILLS
Hon. W. T. Wills, the republican
nominee for judge of this judicial dis
trict, was born in Grant county, Wis.,
on a farm, and received his early
education in the country schools, for a
short time each winter. His boyhood
days were spent on the farm
and he had but little time for
anything but work. In 1882, at
the age of nineteen, he entered
tlie state normal school at Platte
ville and graduated from a four
year’s course in ’86, standing among
the head of the class. The next two
years he was principal of the high
schools at Wanzeka and Wonewoc,
Wisconsin, and made eminent success
as a teacher. Mr. Wills was without
means when he entered upon his col
lege life and so was compelled in order
to obtain an education to work his
way through college, which he did,
doing any kind of work that he could
get to do and spending the summer
vacation in the harvest fields. After
teaching two years he entered the law
school at Iowa City, Iowa, and took a
year and a half’s work in one year.
During the summer vaction he studied
law in the office of Murphy & Gardney,
at Platteville, Iowa. Being short of
funds, the next year he took charge of
the high school at Mount Hope, Wis.,
and studied law in the evenings, going
back to the law school during the
vacations and taking the examina
tions and graduated with his class
that year.
ME. MALONE.
C. J. Malone, repuDlican candidate
for county superintendent, came from
Kansas to Inman, Holt county, in
1889, when seventeen years of age.
He worked for a while as a farm hand
in the vicinity of Inman and Page.
Then began teaching school and
taught in a number of districts in the
eastern part of the county. Attended
the Fremont college and was for three
years principal of the Inman school.
Afterwards he attended the Nebraska
normal college at Wayne, and graduat
ed from the scientitic course of that
school.
He was for four years principal of
the Wausa, Neb., high school.
He returned to Inman, engaging in
the real estate business. Again he
was made principal of the Inman
school, in which capacity he is still
serving. He has a wife and tw o child
era, one son and one dughter.
He holds a life state certificate and
is well and favorable known in educa
tional circles in this part of Nebraska.
C. J. Malone is not only one of Holt
county’s best school men but one of
her best citizens, in full sympathy
with her interests. He has secured
an education by his own efforts, to
which his friends and neighbors will
testify.
If placed at the head of the school
system of this county he will admin
ister the affairs of that offce in the
interests of the people and with the
same spirit of fairness that character
izes him in all his dealings.
A falling off in steel profits—while
the big corporation can easily stand it
—is unwelcome news to the public,
who will probably now have to stand
another rise in prices.
In July, 1890, he opened a law office
In Carroll, Iowa, and followed his pro
fession there for two years, when ne
came to Butte where he has practiced
law ever sine.
In selecting lion. W. T. Wills a1
one of the candidates for judge of this
district the republicans made no mis
take. Mr. Wills has always been;
hard worker and is an able lawyer
standing at the head of the bar ii
this county and is among the ables
lawyers in the district. He has madi
a fine success in his profession and hi:
private life is without a blemish
He has a wife and three small child
ren, who are loved by all and hi
home is a pleasant one and alway
open to his friends and neighbors.
Mr. Wills is a man of ability am
integrity and will assume the dutie
of the office to which aspires withou
fear or favor, and all cases coming be
fore him will be decided on the meri
without regard to other considera
lions.
He has held but one office in hi
life, that of county attorney idurini
the years 1995-6, in this county, whicl
he filled with eminent success. H
has several times since declined th
nomination for that office.
Mr. Wills is a scholary gentleman
a deep thinker and a fine publi
speaker. He has always been an ai
dent republican from conviction, bu
will view all cases from the bencl
from a non-partisan standpoint
From a Populist Source
Pierce County Call: The editor o
the Albion Argus, IX J. Poynter, is i
brother of ex-governor W. A. Poynte
and father-in-law of Mr Pershing, thi
new proprietor of the Pierce Leader
Mr. Poynter is a populist veteran am
has preached populism in the column
of his paper since. that party sprunj
into existence. ' He is disgusted will
the actions of his party at the recen
state convention at Grand Island am
gives vent to his pent up feelings ii
the following vein:
Ttie cowardly action of the Gram
Island convention nas a depressing in
fluence on our political feelings. Ii
is a little hard for us to explain, ii
the light of its actions, to a reasonab
ly bright republican, any reason fo
the existence of the populist party. I
it is to be a tar bucket under thi
democrat wagon the sooner the fac
is known the better. To the populis
veterans who have fought, bled am
died r.o establish the populist part;
and because of their action have en
dured the taunts and gibes of republi
cans and anyhow demacrats, thi
Grand Island action is humiliating
It looks like a lot of half baked popu
lists had gained control of the party am
were afraid to stand up and be count
ed. It looks more like a cramble fo
office than for principle. While w
are a little disfigured we are stil
in the ring vVe know there is stil
a host of populists who were former
ly republicans and democrats wh
can never ailign themselves witl
either old party. These will reasser
themselves some day. There ’ar
many Bryan democrats who are truel;
populists and there are many hones
republicans who are disgusted wit]
the shameless dishonesty in that part
and greedy contention for office, wh
will sooner or later abandon their ol
parties. So let the old guard stan
firm and prepare a haven of rest fo
these weary souls by and by.
Court Clerkship
Lincoln Journal: With the electio
only a month away there is renewe
interest in the outcome of the contes
for clerkship of the supreme court. I
becomes more and more apparent tha
N. D. Jackson of Neligh will be a car
didate for the place and if so that h
will be a formidable one. He has nc
definitely announced his intentior
but those who know are in position t
say that he will be a candidate. Mr.
Jackson, as has been said previously,
occupies a peculiarly advantageous
position in the event of Judge Barnes’
. election. Having assisted every
materially in marshaling the vote
that nominated Judge Sedgwick, he
proved a material assistance in the
last state convention in the interest
of Judge Barnes. • He has long been a
political power in northeast Nebraska
and has yet never held any important
state position
Candidates from south of the Platte
ire still as confident "as ever that they
will win. No one has the assurance
of the united support of South Platte
influences, however, and this may
make some difference when it comes
to the windup. W. B. Rose, Victor
Seymour, A. W. Lane have been men
tioned. The name of Norris Brown
of Kearney was once heard prominent
ly for the clerkship but with thestate
ment of Judge Aaron Wall that he
will not oppose Mr. Brown for attorn
ey general, it is recognized that
this nomination will go to the present
deputy in General Prout’s office. Mr.
Wall was in Lincoln yesterday and
announced that he was not a candi
date for attorney general. He is
taking a leading part in the judicial
district campaign in support of Mr.
Hostettler.
Agricultural Wealth
Louisville Courier-Journal: In an
old and good book, with which few
people are sufficiently acquainted,
there appears these hopeful words:
“I do set my bow in the cloud, and
it shall be for a token of a covenant
between me and the earth.
“And it shall come to pass, when I
bring a cloud over the earth that the
bow shall be seen in the cloud.
“And I will remember my covenant
which is between me and you and
every living creature of all flesh; and
the waters shall no more become a
1 flood to destroy all flesh. ’ ’
■ Elsewhere we are also given the
promise that seed time and harvest
shall not fail and that rain shall fall
on both the just and unjust.
1 The sacred covenant is always ful
filled, and while they may be suffering
' in some regions there is always an
> abundance somewhere. So it will be
■ this season.
Unless all the prognostications of
* the crop experts tail, the creation of
> actual wealth on American farms will
reach a enormous total money value
1 of five billions of dollars. Not only
5 the government statistician, but also
! the private experts put the Indian
■ oorn yield above 2,000,000,000 bushels,
t If it be possible to have another two
• weeks of good weather the out put
will reach 2,300.000,000 of bushels.
3 The weight of the best authority is
’ that the wheat crop will reach 670,000
1 000 of bushels, and even if there be a
; falling off of 10 per cent on both these
5 estimates, the yield of these two
staples will represent a money value
i of $2,000,000,000. Then there is the
: cotton crop, which is whitening the
■ vast plantations of the south and
‘ which is expected to add $600,000,000
1 more. Then there are the live stock,
the hay crop, the minor cereal, pota
■ toes, tabacco and rice and sugar and
other agricultural products with
f which we shall be able to feed and
t cloth the nations to the extent of
r about $800,000,000 in our exports. Kill
) ing frosts may come, but only once in
. twenty-five years do they arrive be
I fore October in the corn belt, and
i always they are much later in the
’ south, thus sparing the fleecy staple
i for which the whole world is longing.
; The corn and the wheat have already
I been made in the southern states,
i and the yields are the largest for
twenty years, thus premitting the
I surplus corn states to export more
■ corn, both in the form of grain and
1 meal and in the indirect but more
\ profitable forms of beef and pork
. Droducts..
' Europe has such poor crops over
! most of its territory that it must
take all the cotton, all the flour and
[ the wheat, the beef and pork that we
' can send its people out of our own
" overflowing abundance. Further
j more, there is no indication of any
’ falling off in our manufacturing ex
■ ports, and as foreigners are now buy
1 ing our securities, we shall soon re
' plenish our exhausted capital, provid
. ed only that the reasonable expecta
1 tions for the next two weeks be
* realized.
i NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES.
I Solomon S. Metty of Nebraska City,
charged with practicing medicihe
t without a license, pleaded guilty and
i was liued $100 and costs.
\ Dan Kiser, a wealthy farm, residing
1 near Murray, Cass county, says he has
1 sold over 600 bushels of peaches this
r year, and could have disposed of as
many more. Some he sold for $1.50
per bushel, but the best brought $2
per bushel.
j The Farmers and Merchants bank
t of Byron was robbed last week. The
t, safe was blown open with nitra
te glycrine, but the residents of the town
. were not awakened. The robbery was
e discovered at 5 o’clock in the morning,
t About $2,000 was taken,
s John Hladaky of Fremont has sued
o the Standard Cattle company for
*15,000 damages for n broken leg. He
was driving a team lor the company
when the foreman directed him to
turn out into a narrow road to let a
team pass, and the vagon upset.
The high wind Wednesday blew
down a brick wall of an extension to
the Union Pacific iioiler room at
Omaha that was under construction.
One man was killed and four others
injured.
A Neligh special Monday says: The
5-year-old son of Fred Wagoner is
dead as a result of an attempt made
by two of his playmates to make him
eat sand. They dislocated his neck.
A quantity of sand was found in the
boy’s stomach. The offenders will be
arrested.
The Ilumbolt Horse association, an
organization for the prevention of
horse stealing, has elected officers for
the following year. A parade of the
members will take place October
17 at Humboit. Every member is ex
pected to be in line and show prospec
tive horse thieves what a bunch they
will have to go against if they should
try to steal any fancy horse flesh. .<_
Long Pine is to have an electrict y*
light and power plant, the power to
run which is to come from Long Pine
-reek. S. H. Kyner, manager for Mrs.
Lizzie Kyner, made application to the
irrigation board to secure the
water. The application calls for forty
five cubic feet a second. It will cost
to erect the plant, $3,000 for the dam,
*5.000 for the machinery $2,000 for the
building. It is to be completed by
April 1,1906.
A h/ynlr O f- ATI"»-» 5 r-t rinon nr,n *- ir
lias been working the teachers on a
library scheme to the extent that the
county superintendant, C. S. Wort
man, has sent out a circular letter
warning them against the man. Mr.
Woitman stated that the agent was
going around telling the teachers that
the county superintendent gives the
books his highest endorsement when
in fact he had never seen the agent at
all and knew nothing of the matter
until two school boards had informed
him of the manner of procedure of the
agent. According bo the warning sent
out the agent is selling thirty non
copyrighted books for $37.50, when the
same books could be bought for $10 or k
$15 for forty volumes. The sales are m
all made upon the alleged recommen
dation of the county superintendent.
Notice of Supervisor Convention
The republicans of the 6th Supervi
sor district of Holt county, Nebraska,
are hereby called to meet in convention
at Fountain Valley school house 1 mile
west of Inez, on the 10 day of October
1903, at 2 o’clock p. m for the purpose
of placing in nomination a supervisor
for said supervisor district No. 6.
The townships composing said dis
trict will be entitled to representa
tion as fallows:
Sheridan. 3k,
Green valley.
Swan. l
Wyoming. 2
Fairview. 1
Shamrock. 1
Emmet. 3
C. W. Moss, Chairman.
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A Grateful Father’s
Testimony
Lindsay, Neb., June 1, 1903.—On
Dec. 9, 1902, Dr. J. M. Perrigo com
menced treating my little son, .eight
years old, for cross-eyes and nervous
ness. At this time my son was very
nervous and pale, and did not thrive;
also one of his eyes was very badly
crossed, and he could scarcely see to
study at all at school. After wearing
glasses six months his eyes are practi
cally straight. He can study and
read without difficulty and has gaingd
in health until he is as robust Ad
hearty as one could desire. It isifoi
possible to fix a money limit on the
good he has derived from Dr. Perrigo’s
treatment.—C. W. H. Daigh.
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