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The Frontier.
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ROMAINE SAUNDERS. Assistant Editor
and Manager.
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REPUBCICAN CANDIDATES
COUNTY
Treasurer.J. J. Stilson, Atkinson
Clerk.E. S. Gilmour, incumbent
Clerk court, John Skirving, incumbent
Sheriff.C. E. Hall, incumbent
Superintendent. .C. J. Malone, Inman
Judge.W. F. Clevish, Rock Fall*
Assessor.Tyler Scrlven, Chambers
Coroner..Dr. W. J. Douglas, Atkinson
Surveyor.R. E. Bowden, Agee
JUDICIAL
W. T. Wills.Butte
Allen G. Fisher.Chadron
STATIC
Supreme Judge.. J. B. Barnes, Madison
Regents, W. G. Whitmore, Douglas;
C. S. Allen, Lancaster.
If there is any man in Holt county
that ever made a better clerk than E.
S. Gilmour he has not yet been named.
He has served but one term and by all
the laws of political precedent should
and will be re-elected by a great
majority. _
Mr Wills, one of the republican
Judicial candidates, is a man that in
a striking way appeals to the voters
who desiie men of character and cul
ture, yet plain, frank and honest, in
high and important offices. He
stands out in striking contrast to the
intreguing politician with which the
voters are forever being deceived. The
Frontier recommends Mr. Wills most
cordially to its readers.
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In the light of divine Inspiration,
“Prophet” Dowie is the most ridicu
lous imposition at present at large in
America. The illustrious and sublime
character whom he pretends to repre
sent lived on bread and water in a
solitary abode in Judea’s mountains.
This pretender enjoys the luxuries of
a palaclal hotel in New York at the
rate of $76 a day and his wife has
$1,600 diamons for thieves to steal,
while his deluded followers cry for
bread. ^
A Chicago evangelist now in Omaha
is quoted in the public prints in this
fashion: “Omaha is the most im
moral city in the country, as it is in
famous in its wickedness and flagrant
in its vulgarity.” Nebraska people
are not disposed to excuse any of the
deplorable wickedness of their1 metrop
olis, but they feel that the Chicago
reverend hasn’t much to brag of at
home. When he has put Chicago on
a firmer moral footing we’ll give him
a chance at Omaha.
New York and London capitalists
have a gigantic scheme to present
Wyoming with a state capital. Next
year that state votes upon a proposi
tion to move the capital fromCheyenne.
The York and London capitalists have
large holdings of mining property in
central Wyoming and they offer to
erect the necessary buildings for the
state capital and present them free to
the state if the capital is located on
their property. Here is a chance for
Wyoming tax payers to save a few
millions in case they decide to move
the capital.
The fusion newspapers of this
Judicial district have been doing con
siderable bragging about the legal
abilities of Judges Westover and Har
rington. The Frontier has shown
that forty per cent of the cases that
have gone to the supreme court from
Judge Harrington’s court hive been
reversed. Harrington has been on
the bench one term and twenty-five
of the cases he has tried have gone to
the supreme court, and ten of these
reversed. Judge Westover, if any
thing, shows even a worse record than
this. From December 22, 1898, to
October 10,1903, Judge Westover, out
of 113 cases taken to the supreme
court, has had 55 affirmed, 41 reversed,
8 dismissed, and 9 are still pending.
Just where the judges figure out any
special compliment to tiieir ability in
these records may be clear to them
and the fusion editors, but it isn’t to
us. ____
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THE AKIN TAX CASE
True to its instincts for prevarica
tion and misrepresentation the Inde
pendent of last week made at assault
on Charley Hall for failure t collect
some delinquent taxes chargee against
Dell Akin. The matter of the taxes
have been in dispute between the
board of supervisors and Mr. Akin
who claims the taxes were levied
against cattle he did not own but
which were owned by other parties.
A distress warrant was Issued, by
County Treasurer Cronin and placed in
Sheriff Hall’s hands for collection.
When the distress warrant was Issued
Akin filed a petition with the county
ooard asking that the taxes be
■striken. This petition was referred
10 the tax committee, of which popu
lists supervisor John Holer was chair
nan, and as shown by the record was
not acted on by the committee for
over seven months. When Akin’s
petition was filed with the ooard it
was the understanding between
County Treasurer Cronin,Mr. Hail and
the board that no further action was
to be taken on the distress warrant
until the matter was finally disposeu
if by the board, and Mr. Ilall was to
receive further orders from Treas
urer Cronin or the board and to this
day Mr. Hall lias received no furthei
notice either from the board or
County Treasurer Cronin to collect the
tax. This is a plain statement of the
facts and the attempt of the Indepen
dent to make it appear that Charley
Hall is in any way responsible for the
non-payment of the tax charged
against Akin is the rankest of
ouncombe. If this tax is a legal one
and can be collected from Mr. Akin
ne should be made to pay it as should
every other citizen in the county who
owes delinquent taxes. If any one
has been dilatory in this matter it is
chargeable to a long line of populist
officials. There has been a populist
county treasurer for the past ten
years and a populist sheriff for eight
years—up until Charley Hall was
elected two years ago. The tax in
question is for the year 1891 and if it
was collectable, why has It not been
collected years ago?
The law makes It the plain duty of
the county treasurer to collect all
delinquent taxes. Section 4372 at
page 923 of 1897 statutes of Nebraska
provides in part as follows:
"And If any person neglects so to
attend and pay his personal taxes, or
shall neglect and refuse after being
called upon by the town collector,
until the first day of January next
after such taxes becomes due, the
treasurer either by himself or
deputy, or the sheriff of the county
when directed by distress warrant
Issued by said treasurer to said sheriff,
or town collector, is directed to levy
and collect the same together with
the penalty and costs of collection.”
The Independent says: “Dickson
told Hall not to collect the taxesO’
and that “Dickson was more power
ful than the law.” How supremely
ridiculous! Would anyone c tntend
chat Mr. Dickson could tell County
Treasurer Cronin “not to collect the
tax” and liave Mr. Cornin obey his
commands? If the Independant
thinks, as it would have its readers
believe, that Dickson and Akin have
such a benighting influence over
sheriff Hall as to prevent him from
collecting this .tax why does it not
demand that Treasurer Cronin step
in and perform his .sworn duty and
personally collect this tax which the
law makes it his plain duty to do?
While the Independent is making
this demand of County Treasurer
Cronin it might with equal propriety
demand that he collect the thousands
of dollars due in delinquent taxes
from prominent populist tax shirkers
of this county, not the least among
them being Mr. Cooper, the fusion
candidate for county assessor, who has
not paid taxes on his land for eight
years and who now owes *322.73 on
same. That County Treasurer Cron
in might be absolved from the charge
of gross partiality in the collection of
taxes the Independent might also de
mand that he collect the several
hundred dollars of delinquent taxes
due from A. F. Mullen, chairman of
the populist county central committee,
1 on land owned by him, much of which
he has obtained by county tax fore
| closure manipulations.
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S Holt County Independent, Sept. 4: As the years drift along the 1
gj people are getting to understand better that a railroad pass is a bribe |j
[5 to a public official_But where a judge receives passes from these a
1 railroads which saves him large sums of money in railroad hire, he can ra
1 hardly be expected to hold t he scales of just ice evenly balanced, but ®
a though he tries to do so the litigant is bound to feel the chances are b
against him. 1
fj The public has been waiting for several weeks for some sort of a 1
denial or answer to The Frontier’s charge that Judge Westover, who
|j seeks re-election on the fusion ticket, has ridden on passes for the past 1
g eight years. No answer or denial has been made. Out of the S
» Independent’s own mouth we have the words that a judge who rides a
on passes cannot “hold the scales of justice evenly balanced.”
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COMMENT ON HARRINGTON
Newspapers of the District Discuss the Exposure of
Judge’s Land Grabbing.
Dishonored a High Office.
Valentine Republican: Two weeks
tgo the O’Neill Frontier charged
Judge Harrington with official corrup
tion in connection with tax foreclos
ure cases in Holt county and backs its
charges by quoting from the county
records. Last week the O’Neill In
dependent attempted a denial and
mailed extra copies of that issue
broadcast over the district. This
week The Frontier reproduces its ex
posure witli additional proof to sub
stantiate charges it has made and
copies of this will be mailed to voters
in the district. From the view point
of The Frontier Judge Harrington
lias dishonored a high office and should
be retired by voters of this district to
private life and permit those above
reproach and dishonesty and in whom
the people have contidence and upon
whom they can rely, to occupy a seat
upon the district bench. If our courts
become impure and are permitted to
remain so the whole body politic is in
great danger. Keep the courts pure
and undefiled and our country will be
practically safe.
Couldn’t Deny It.
Alliance Times: The Holt County
Independent has circulated very pro
miscuously in this vicinity during the
past few days. Two-thirds of the front
page is devoted to an attempt to vin
dicate the record of Judge Harring
ton, who has been notoriously con
cerned in the schemes of a land grab
bing gang that has operated exten
sively in that territory during the
past few years. The Independent
offers affidavits to show that Judge
Harrington did not bid in any
of the land in question, and that
is about as far as its weak
defense goes. It virtually admits
that some of the land was later deed
ed to him, and that was all The
Frontier, the republican paper mak
ing the charges, claimed.
Curious Reform Methods
Rusliville Recorder: Last week The
O’Neill Frontier devoted its front
page to scare heads and an elaborate
expose of Judge Harrington in the
double role of land grabber and dis
trict judge, wherein he is charged in
conjunction with others in dealing in
real estate and using his official posi
tion to confirm land transactions in
his favor. It ^ill be remembered that
last fall Judge Harrington sold his
ranch 16 miles north of O’Neill con
sisting of 3,200 acres of choice hay
land for which he received $45,000.
Now the O’Neill Frontier comes along
and quotes chapter and verse from
the Holt county records to prove
that part of this land belonged to two
women, Martha W. Kinney, a widow,
and Minnie Hinkle, of New York
state. There are several other cases
given from the record and the article
is a curious comment on the reform
methods ol the Judge in dealing with
Holt county real estate matters.
Shirks Railroad Cases.
Chadron Journal: If Judge Har
rington is so disposed to be fair be
tween the people who have cases in
court against railroads, why is it that
lie never during four years tried any
ease in which a railroad was a party.
Did he dodge for the purpose of hold
ing to their favor? Captain Fisher
tried more law suits against railroads
in Dawes and Sioux counties and got
a larger sum total of damages against
them than Mike Harrington ever has.
He has tried as many cases for rail
road men and damage suits as Mike
lias in these counties, and never
brought one in which he did notwin
for his client. He never hunted up a
pop county in which to try them
either, so as to work a cinch. In the
legislature Captain Fisher never
voted against any bill which was
written in favor of railroad men,
nor any other laboring man. And
he has the records in his office to
prove this.
MR, COOPER DENIES
Ilow men professing tc be political
reformers can stand up and brazenly
deny facts that are in plain black and
white on the public records of the
county is more than The Frontier can
understand. - Just now Mr. Cooper,
the fusion candidate for county assess
or, is very busy explaining and deny
ing that he owes Holt county $322.73
taxes on the farm which he owns and
on which lie has lived for the past ten
years.
But his explanations and denials are
conflicting. To one he says he does
not own the west half of section 17
and the southeast quarter of section
18, all in township 26, range 12, upon
which there is back taxes due to the
amount of $322.73; to another he says
that this same land is some that he
bought at county tax foreclosure sale
and had deeded it away, the parties to
whom the deed was given agreeing
to pay the taxes, for which reason
he is under no obligation to pay the
taxes.
But Mr. Cooper’s dodges and denials
to the contrary notwithstanding, he
owns this land; and here again we are
prepared to clinch our statement with
official proof.
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss.
I, E. S. G.lmour, county clerk of
Holt county, Nebraska, do hereby cer
tify that the records of this office show
that W. B. Cooper is the present
owner of the west half of section 17,
and the southeast quarter of section
18, township 26, range 12 west of the
6th P. M.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of
this office, this 19th day of October,
A. H. 1903.
E. S. Gilmour, County Clerk.
(Seal) J. C. Harnish, Deputy.
We reiterate, Mr. Cooper lives on
the west half of section 17, township
26, range 12, and has lived there for
| the past ten years. Now, dear reader,
; open up this issue of The Frontier to
the delinquent tax list for 1903, com
piled by County Treasurer Cronin,
under head of Chambers township,
towards the bottom of the first col
umn, and you will find that the half
section on which Cooper makes his
home has $198.48 delinquent tax
against it. Run down the column just
two lines and you will see the south
east of 18 has $124.25 delinquent tax
against it. Both of these tracts are
owned by Cooper and are parctically
one farm.
The Frontier has no special fight to
make on Mr. Cooper for not paying his
taxes—he knows best why he doesn’t
do it—but it looks a little presumpt
ious to say the least for a man to ask
the voters to elect him assessor when
he owes the county over three hund
red dollars taxes which he is abund
antly able to pay.
Surely the courleousness shown Mr.
Malone’s fusion opponent for county
superintendent by the republican
press of this county has not merited
the dark and false insinations cast
upon the republican candidate in gen
eral and the Inman schools in particu
lar by the Independent last week.
That Mr. Slaymaker is an industrious
husbandman during the months he is
not presiding as classical preceptor of
the Green Valley schools we are glad
to learn and assure him he may con
tinue his agricultural pursuits the
coming summer unobstructed by the
duties of county superintendent.
The “able judge” lias felt the public
pulse and has learned that none but |
elean, honest and capable men need
apply for a seat in the judiciary.
A THUNDER CLAP
The Frontier’s exposure of the
varigated record of the fusion candi
date for clerk of the district court
came like a peel of thunder from a
clear sky to the populist camp. That
Harmon was under indictment of a
United States grand jury was very
sparcely known and the greatest effort
was made on the part of those ac
quainted with the circumstances to
keep it on the quiet, and it might
have remained so but for the brutal
falsehoods and abuse of Harmon’s
opponent indulged by the shameless
Independent. Special care was taken
to allow nothing of the matter to
leak out at either the democratic or
populist conventidns, and had the
fact not been kept out of sight it is
certain the populist convention would
not have endorsed the nomination.
This is evident from the expressions
of many substantial members of that
party since learning of the indict
ment. A prominent populist, after
reading last week’s Frontier, deliver
ed himself of this sentiment:
“That settles it. I voted for him in
our convention and have been sup
porting him, but I quit; I will never
vote for a man who is under indict
ment and I know if it had been
known in our convention, that such
a man was being foisted upon us, that
he would not have received a single
vote. Populists who have many times
been weighed in the balances and not
found wanting were turned down and
this man Harmon nominated for the
best office in the county.lt is too much
for me; I will not stand it and there
will be hundreds of other populists
who will feel just as I do and who will
not vote for Harmon. I am suprised
that Harmon has the nerve to ask any
man to vote for him. He should
resign from the ticket ”
These views are but an expression
of the feeling that obtains very gen
erally among the ranks of populism,
who feel that they have been grossly
imposed upon. The same sentiments,
though perhaps dormant and only
breaking through the surface here and
there, find lodgment in the bosom of
many a democrat.
As our populist friend indicates, it
requires gall supreme for John Har
mon to ask the sovereign patriots of
Holt county to vote for hiu. To turn
down a faithful and thoroughly tried
official for a man who stands under
the indictment of a federal grand jury
is certainly not within the scope and
volume of common sense, and The
Frontier most surely believes that the
sensible voters of this county will
most effectual rebuke this gross im
position on their intelligence
The Independent has revived the
Hagensick deputy sheriff controversy
and republishes affidavits published
nearly two years ago in a. lame at
tempt to give dignity to the charge.
These warmed-over charges were com
pletely refuted by Sheriff Hall in a sign
ed statement published in The Fron
tier in its issue of January 23, 1902,
and it was clearly shown therein that
the charges had no foundation in fact;
the “gang” know full well that their
candidate for sheriff has no chance to
make even a good showing in the race
and the Hagensick matter is sprung
in the hopes that it will divert some
attention from their pet candidate.
A sad eyed, long countenenced
crowd hover silently about syndicate
headquarters awaiting the storm,
since the exposures made by The
Frontier.
Where Violets Are Raised.
Recent years have brought an
enormous growth In the use of violets,
and this has been to the great ad
vantage of parts of Dutchess county,
New York, where the soil is proving
especially adapted to the growing of
violets. In the vicinity of Red Hook
and Rhinebeck more than 125 violet
houses are operated, and dozens more
are being built.
For Sale Cheap.
SE, 17, 32, 16, and W. * NW, 31, 30,
16., Holt county Neb. Too far away,
will sacrifice. Terms easy. Open to
all agents. Miss Leona L. Lingle,
owner, 1531 Cambria St., Los Angeies,
California. 44-tf
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The Brook Farm Co., have Bulls for
sale and their Dames have weighed 2.100
hundred. Brother stockman come
and buy one of these bulls and grow
1800 hundred lb steers with the same
feed you grow 1000 and 1200 lb ones.
J. R. Thomson Foreman.
SKVLOCH
Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the convales
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
voman, all want human flesh
and they can get it—take
Scott’s Emulsion.
Scott’s Emulsion is flesh
ad blood, bone and muscle,
t feeds the nerves, strengthens
he digestive organs and they
*ed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
ott’s Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you a couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists.
409-415 Pearl Street. New Y*rk.
50c. and $i.oo ; aM druggists.
Insanity Among Women.
A German professor has been In
vestigating the causes of insanity
among women, and has come to the
conclusion that if women are admitted
into competition with men the inevita
ble result will be a tremendous in
crease of insanity among the women.
He finds that the percentage of wom
en teact.ers who become insane is
almost double that of the men teach
ers.
Kan a Ten Penney Nail Through Ilis
Hand.
While opening a box, J. C. Mount,
of Three Mile Bay, N, Y., ran a ten
penny nail through the fleshy part of
his hand. “I thought at once of all
the pain and soreness this would cause
me,” he says, “and immediately ap
plied Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and
occasionally afterwards. To my sur
prse it removed all pain and soreness
and the injured parts were soon
healed.” For sale by P. C Corrigan.
Ministers Barred.
The constitution of Tennessee pro
vides that whereas ministers of the
gospel are by their profession dedicat
ed to God and the care of souls, and
ought not to be diverted from the
great duties of their functions, there
fore no minister of the gospel or
priest of any denomination whatever,
shall be eligible to a seat in either
houses of the legislature.
Great Northern Railway
W. & S. F. RY.
Through daily service to Minneapo
lis and St. Paul with direct connec
tions for all points in Minnesota,
North Dakota and west to Pacific
Coast. Through sleeping car service.
Apply to any agent for rates, folders
and descriptive matter.
Fred Rrogers, G. P. A.
Not as Crazy as He Seamed.
A Toledo real estate man paid $300
for an old dock at Manhattan, Ohio,
a year ago and his friends said he
was crazy. He has been selling the
oak and walnut logs of which the
dock was constructed and has thus
far cleared $20 000, with prospects of
making as much more. The dock
was sixty years old and the water
curing has made the logs more val
uable than they were when newly cut.
Fora pleasant physic take Cham
berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets
Easy to take. Pleasant in effect. For
sale by P. C. Corrigan.
Trains at Auction.
As the result of the electrification
of the Mersey Tunnel railway the old
carriages and engines will come un
der the hammer at Birkenhead, Eng
land. The auction will take place on
the Great Central Railway company’s
sidings, where eighteen locomotives
and ninety-six coaches will be paraded
for the benefit of the bidders, after
the fashion sdopted at horse sales.
Money to loan on improved farms.
15tf F. J. Dishner.
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