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VOLUME XXXVI.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1916.
NUMBER 33. I
LOCAL MATTERS.
Joseph Hughes of Battle Creek ar
rived in the city last night for a few
days visit with friends.
Two Antelope county banks, one at
Neligh and one at Brunswick, have
changed within the past ten days from
national to state banks.
Bernard Venteicher of Elgin and
Miss Lizzie Kollhoff of Clearwater,
were granted a marriage license in
county court last Monday.
During the year 1915 the county
judge issued 136 licenses to wed. This
is an increase of twenty-six over the
number issued the year before.
Lyle S. Smith of West Point, for
merly of this city, arrived in the city
last night for a short visit at the home
of his sister, Mfs. E. D. Henry.
The Star Electric theatre opened its
doors to the amusement lovers of this
city last Friday evening and gave two
performances to crowded houses.
Lewis L. Demmitt and Miss Freda
M. Brown, both of O’Neill, were united
in marriage by Rev. Longstaff at the
Presbyterian parsonage last Saturday.
Miss Beatrice McGinnis of Omaha
arrived in the city the latter part of
last week to spend a few days visiting
relatives and friends in her old home.
James Timlin returned last Sunday
night from Lincoln, where he had been
attending the annual meeting of the
Nebraska State Lumbermens’ As
| sociation.
Walter B. Warner returned last Sat
/ urday evening from Omaha, where he
had been attending the annual con
vention of the Nebraska State Imple
ment Dealers.
Minnie Soole was granted a decree
of divorce from Shurl D. Soole by
Judge Dickson in district court last
Saturday. The parties were married
at Neligh on August 13, 1913.
Mrs. J. A. Brown and children, who
have been visiting relatives at Albion
the past three weeks, returned home
k last Saturday night. Mrs. Mathews,
!i Mrs. Brown’s mother, returned with
them for a few days visit here.
Mrs. F. M. Pixley entertained
twenty of her lady friends with a 7
o’clock dinner party at the Golden
hotel last Saturday evening. A splen
did dinner was served and the ladies
present enjoyed a evry pleasant
evening.
The five months old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. McGraw died at their home
twelve miles northwest of this city
this morning, after an illness of two
weeks. The remains will be taken to
the old home at Geneva, Neb., for in
terment.
P. C. Donohoe returned Tuesday
night from a trip to Pierce and other
towns in that section of the state,
where he had been looking over some
moving picture shows, with a view to
L purchasing. He did not see anything
that looked good to him.
The O’Neill High School basket ball
team went up to Ainsworth last Fri
day and took the members of the High
f School team of the Brown county me
tropolis to a cleaning with a score of
„ 28 to 23. William Stannard went
along as manager of the O’Neill team.
Miss Letha Stanton, who has been
working for her aunt, Mrs. George
Sanders of Scottville, for the past few
weeks, returned to O’Neill last Sun
day and visited at her cousin’s, E. D.
Henry and family; boarding the morn
ing train Tuesday for her home at
Ewing.
Last week James Brennan, who lives
north of this city, was wearing the
OV I ONE MILLION
In Cash with the State of Nebraska to protect
the depositors in State Banks.
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£ Guarantee Law of the State of Nebraska.
^ The man, woman or child with money to deposit
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NEBRASKA STATE
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smile that wouldn’t come off. He was
a grandfather. A daughter coming to
grace the home of Mr. and Mrs.
O’Laughlin of South Omaha. Mrs.
O’Laughlin is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Brennan.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brady of Dorsey
were in the city last Friday, having
come over to meet their daughter, who
came up from Fremont, where she is
attending Normal, to spend a week at
home. While in the city John made a
short call at this office and extended his
subscription to The Frontier.
Alleging cruel and inhuman treat
ment Mrs. Josie Coleman has filed a
petition in the district court asking
for a divorce from William Coleman.
In her petition she alleges that they
were married at Inman on November
25, 1906, and have ever since been resi.
dents of Holt County, Nebraska. She
asks that she be awarded the custody
of her children and $6,000 alimony.
Members of the O’Neill Dramatic
Club have been rehearsing the play
entitled, “The Fortune Hunter,” which
they will present to the people of
O’Neill at the K. C. opera house next
Monday night, January 31. The play
consists of four acts and the cast be
ing especially strong the people of
O’Neill and vicinity who attend the
play are promised a rare treat.
Alleging non support May Ives has
filed a petition in the district court
asking for a divorce from Fred A. Ives.
She alleges that they were united in
marriage at Chambers, Neb., on Feb
ruary 22, 1905. Since January 1, 1913,
he has failed to provide for her sup
port and she has been compelled to
support herself. She asks for a de
cree of divorce and other equitable re
lief.
Montana Jack Sullivan arrived home
last Sunday night from his trip to the
Twin cities, where he went a week ago
to witness the “scrap” between Gib
bons and Aherne. Jack says that
while they did not see much of a
“mix” that he had a splendid time on
the way to Minneapolis and back, as
he went in a special car with a bunch
of fistic lovers from Omaha and
vicinity.
Chambers Bugle: The sad news
was spread Tuesday afternoon of the
sudden death of Miss Eva Alderson,
daughter of John Alderson. All the
members of the family were im
mediately telephoned for and
have arrived. Funeral services
will be held at the Methodist
church Friday morning at 10:30. Rev.
Truscott will officiate, assisted by Rev. ]
Dysart. Obituary will appear in next
week’s paper.
Beginning last Sunday, trains No. 5
and 8 on the Northwestern were sus- <
pended between Norfolk and Long 1
Pine. They will still continue to run 1
between Norfolk and Omaha. This :
was the train that, reached O’Neill go- 1
ing west at 9:55 p. m., and went 1
through O’Neill, on its eastern trip at
2:29. Each year these trains are
taken off for a few months during the i
winter and restored as soon as the '
cream business picks up, about April
1,0th. ,
We have not much faith in our Op
portunity correspondent’s weather
forecasts, or is he the weather hoodo.
The week of Jan. 20, in his items, he
bragged about the nice weather we
were having, and the matter had
hardly been placed in type than it
dropped to 29 degrees below zero and
kept it up for a few days. This week
he again brags about the weather and
the very day the letter was received it
dropped about sixty degrees, going to
13 below zero. Not much of a weather
profit, is he ?
“The Forturve Hurvter”
A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS
-GIVEN BY
O’Neill Dramatic Clvib
Monday, January 31st
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Nathaniel Duncan—The Fortune Hunter.Pat Harty
Harry Kellogg—A Rising Young Financier.John LongstafF
George Burnham—A Promoter ....4.Ralph Evans
James Long—“Jim” .Ray McBride
Lawrenc Miller—“Larry” .James Carney
Willie Bartlett—Son of Kellogg’s Partner.Wm. Stannard
Robbins—Kellogg’s Servant'. Edmund Whelan
Tom—A Newsboy .Norman Pixley
VILLAGE CHARACTERS
Sam Graham—The Druggist.J. P. Golden
Mr. Lockwood—The Banker.Lawrence Chapman
Roland Barnett—Bank Clerk .F. P. Campbell
Tracy Tanner—Liveryman’s Son .Wm. Froelich
Pete Willing—The Sheriff.Ray McBride
Mr. Sperry—Travelingman.Edmund Whelan
Watty—The Taylor .Wm. Stannard
Hi—A Town Character .James Carney
Herman—The Errand Boy .Norman Pixley
Betty Graham—The Druggist’s Daughter.Mae Hammond
Josephine Lockwood—The Banker’s Daughter .Helen Mullen
Angie—A Friend of Josie’s.Florence McCafferty
SYNOPSIS
ACT I—Evening—Harry Kellogg’s bachelor apartment in New York.
ACT II—Afternoon—Interior of Sam Graham’s drug store at Radville.
ACT III—Evening—Same as Act II; nine months later.
ACT IV—Same Evening—Lawn at Sam Graham’s residence.
SPECIALTIES BETWEEN ACTS
Vocal Solo.Margaret Donohoe
Double Male Quartette .
Vocal Solo .Mary Fitzsimmons
MUSIC BY BAND ORCHESTRA
Performance starts at 8:15 sharp. Prices 50 and 35 cents.
Vlatinee at 2.30 p. m. Admission: Children 10 cents, Adults 25 cents.
Gertrude M. Mills has filed a suit in
be district court asking for a decree
if divorce from Floyd C. Mills. She
illeges that they were married at
Faith, S. D., on June 2, 1911, and that
ie abandoned her on October 15, 1911,
ind that they have not lived together
since that date. Although married at
Faith she has no faith in his return
ind asks that the bonds of matrimony
xe dissolved and held for naught and
bat she be awarded the custody of
beir only child.
Jack Ernst was a caller at these
leadquarters last Saturday. John says
bat their sale last week was one of the
xest sales ever held in Holt county.
Everything sold at splendid prices and
lack and his partner, Mr. Aegeter, are
laturally elated over its splendid suc
:ess. He attributes a good deal of the
iuccess of the sale to the advertising
>f the same that he done through the
columns of The Frontier. He was a
ittle skeptical at first but says that
vhen a page ad in a paper will bring
>00 people to a sale that he is firmly
:onvinced that it pays to advertise.
J. M. Hunter, president of the Holt
Eounty Fair association, returned last
rhursday evening from Lincoln where
ie had been attending the meetings of
be state agricultural societies. While
n the city he also attended the big
•epublican harmony meeting, on Wed
lesday, and says it looked like old
simes to see the former Moosers and
be “regular” republicans together in
i good old-fashioned love feast. Mr.
Hunter says that republicans from all
xortions of the state were present and
ill were of the opinion that this would
xe a republican year, not only in the
state, but in the nation as well.
The first of the week the supreme
;ourt decided the case of Theodate
Monihan vs. Henry Monihan, which
was appealed from the district court
of this county. In the case Mrs. Moni
tian was granted a divorce by Judge
Dickson in district court and was giver,
alimony. It appears that prior to the
filing of the divorce case the parties
fiad agreed to the amount of alimony
to be paid, but the court took no notice
of this and awarded her less than the
amount they had agreed upon. About
four months after the decree was
granted she appealed the case to the
district court and there the decision of
the district court was affirmed. E. H.
Whelan was the attorney for Mr.
Monihan.
Frank Geis has bloomed out into the
Ice contracting king of this city. Last
week he took the contract to fill Pete
Reifer's big ice house, which holds
14,000 tons and he put nineteen men at
work last Tuesday morning. The
weather warmed up so much the latter
part of the week that they postponed
operations for a few days and are now
looking eagerly forward for another
cold snap, so that they can finish
operations. Ice is about sixteen inches
thick and of good quality. It pays to
advertise. The foregoing was written
and put into type Monday afternoon
and it went to 8 below zero before
morning. The ice crew went back to
work Tuesday morning and expect to
finish up tonight or tomorrow.
John Brennan, one of O’Neill’s
hustling young merchants and Miss
Caroline Smith, who has been em
plo$£d in his store for the past five
months, stole a march on their friends
last Tuesday night and were united in
marriage. John is one of the most ag
gressive and hustling young business
men of the city and one who is bound
to become a big factor in the retail
trade of this section of the state. He
is economical, steady and industrious
with hustling qualities that will en
able him to climb the ladder of success.
The bride is a charming young lady, a
niece of Mr. and Mrs. Hammerly of
this city, and has been the efficient
and popular clerk in his store since its
establishment. The Frontier wishes
them a long and happy journey
through life.
County Assessor Coyne and Super
visor Hubbell and Tomlinson returned
the latter part of the week from Lin
coln, where they had been attending a
meeting of the county assessors of the
state. An attempt is being made by
the secretary of the state board of
equalization to have land assessed at
its sale value. That is, to have the
county assessors of the state look up
the number of land sales and the price
paid per acre therefor, and then assess
the land in that vicinity at seventy-five
per cent of the sale price. This would
add greatly to the valuation of the
state and would also greatly increase
the amount of taxes levied and
collected. From a talk with the mem
bers of the Holt county delegation who
were present it seems that they will
not try to enforce this method of tax
ation this year.
The new library board met at the
office of E. H. Whelan last Tuesday
afternoon and organized for business.
The new board is composed of the fol
lowing citizens: Dr. J. P. Gilligan, J.
C. Harnish, Jacob Hirsch, E.H.Whelan
and George Shoemaker, all of whom
were present at the meeting Tuesday,
except Mr. Shoemaker, who was un
able to be present on account of ill
ness. The board organized by electing
Dr. J. P. Gilligan president and E. H.
Whelan secretary. J. C. Harnish was
elected a committee of one who will
have supervision of the library. Miss
Mayme Coffee was elected librarian
and Dennis Handley janitor, for the
term ending June 30, 1916. The
library is continually growing, a large
number of books having been recently
installed and the demand for same is
increasing each month.
Mary A. Kingsley has filed suit in
the district court asking that she be
awarded $26,000 damages against the
Burlington railroad company, for in
juries alleged to have been received at
Hemingford, Neb., on December 9,
1914. She alleges that on the above
date she was at Hemingford and had
purchased a ticket for transportation
on defendant company’s road. That
STAR ELECTRIC THEATRE
Tonight we will have the beautiful four-reel feature,
“A Sky Monster.” These pictures were taken in Germany
and Russia, and many were taken on board one of the no
torious Zepplins. We believe that this is the best picture
ever brought to O’Neill—a real treat and only 10c.
Don’t forget to save your ticket stubs so that you can
vote on your choice for Piano Player.
Now, Ladies, Gentlemen and Little Kids* that live in
the Country, don’t forget that next Saturday night the
show will be free to you.
Matinee, 2:30 p. m., each Saturday. We only charge
5c for children.
STAR ELECTRIC THEATRE
“At the Sign of the Star”
while walking along the platform to
moard the train she fell over some
mail sacks that employees of the com
pany had carelessly thrown theheon
and that in said fall received
serious injuries. She alleges that
by reason fo said injuries she has
since and ever will endure great pain,
anguish, troture, suffering, loss of
sleep and appetite. At the time of re
ceiving said injuries she was earning
$40 per month, but she has since been
unable to earn any money. She asks
judgment for $26,000 and costs of
suit.
Bernard J. Becker of Plainview,
Neb., and Miss Margaret O'Brien were
united in marriage at the Catholic
church in this city last Tuesday morn
ing, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating, in
the presence of a large number of the
friends and relatives of the contract
ing parties. The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David O’Brien, who
reside about five miles northwest of
this city and is a young lady of many
accomplishments. The groom is one
of the prosperous and progressive
young farmers of Pierce county.
After the wedding the bridal party re
paired to the home of the bride’s
parents where a sumptuous wedding
breakfast was served the bridal party
and about forty invited guests. Wed
nesday morning the bridal party left
for a short eastern wedding tour after
which they will be at home near Plain
view. Their many friends in this eity
and vicinity extend them best wishes
for a long and happy journey through
life.
About half the trees surrounding the
court house are being cut out this week.
The county board ordered the work
done because they were of the opinion
the trees were too thick and as many '
of them had commenced dying were
afraid they would lose all of them, so
ordered them thinned. The work is
being done under the direction of Mr.
Boyd, a nurseryman from Ainsworth. <
These trees were planted under the
direction of M. D. Long, when he was i
a member of the county board in 1893,
and during his life time were his pride
and joy. When they were planted it .
was freely predicted that they would
never live, but C. D. Handlon, who was ,
then janitor of the court house, also ,
took especial pride in the trees and it
was to the care he gave them during •
the excessively dry years that follow
ed their planting, that they lived and
have grown to be the pride of all the
people of the county who make a trip ]
to the court house on an excessively
hot afternoon. But it is believed that
by thinning the trees that those left
will make a much better and more
rapid growth and therefore be a (
greater source of joy in the future
than they have been in the past.
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SYSTEMATIZE YOUR AFFAIRS
Open a Bank Account here and put all the money you
receive so soon as you receive it right into Bank. The
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pocketbook leaks. Your Bank Account doesn’t. It costs
you nothing to keep a Bank Account here. We furnish
you with books, checks, etc., free. If you don’t know how
to do it let us show you. Everyone must learn sometime.
Why not start learning to-day ? '
£;
This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stock holders and we
are a member of THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
Capital, surplus and undivided profits $95,000.00.
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’NEILL NEBRASKA
Obituary.
Chambers Bugle: Rufus C. Wry,
one of our oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens passed
away Thursday afternoon, January 13,
at 2:30 at his home on East Main
street. Mr. Wry was very active for
one of his years until about a year
ago, when he began to fail and from
that time on he grew gradually worse,
suffering greatly at times, but the end
came quietly and peacefully.
The deceased was bom August 7,
1832, in Sackville, New Brunswick,
Canada. On November 27, 1878, he
was united in marriage to Miss D. S.
Wilber, to this union were given two
children, Mrs. H. F. Dyke and Mrs.
Wood Jarman, who with their mother
survive him.
In 1880, he with his family, arrived
in Jefferson county, Nebraska, where
ie taught school and later entered the
mercantile business. Since 1885 he
las lived in Holt county where he has
won the love and esteem of the en
tire community by his kindly con
siderate ways, always ready to help
where it was most needed.
He was a faithful Christian work
er in the Baptist church, of which he
rad long been a member. His demise
will be mourned by many friends, but
the loss falls with especial severity on
the bereaved wife and devoted child
ren. Mr. Wry also leaves to mourn
lis loss, two sisters and one brother,
resides five grand-children.
The funeral services were held Fri
iay afternoon in the Baptist church
Rev. Foster officiating, assisted by
Rev. Dysart and Rev. Truscott. A
arge crowd was out to pay their last
•espect to this estimable citizen.
The remains were laid to rset in the
Chambers cemetery.
Bad Cold Quickly Broken Up.
Mrs. Martha Wilcox, Gowanda, N.
f., writes: “I first used Chamberlain’s
Plough Remedy about eight years ago.
\t that time I had a hard cold and
:oughed most of the time. It proved
o be just what I needed. It broke up
he cold in a few dyas, and the cough
mtirely disappeared. I have told
many of my friends of the good I re
ceived through using this medicine,
ind all who have used it speak of it in
he highest terms.” Obtainable every
where. 30-4
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE
not informed I wish to state that I have
10 uniform price for Osteopathic treat
ment as has been the custom here in
che past. Charges are based upon the
imount of attention each individual
case requires, but no fee greater than
chose formerly charged. All diseases
reated. Eyes examined, glasses fitted
—DR. RERUCHA, Osteopath, Naylor
Bldg., O’Neill, Neb. 33-2