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VOLUME XXXVI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916. NUMBER 42.
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1 \ _ Concerts
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Special Concerts and demonstrations of the 1916 model
Crafonola will be given at the
O'Neill News and Cigar Store
Golden Hotel Building
r Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
April 5, 4 arvd 5tH
At this time the world's greatest artists may be heard
♦ in all their original naturalness and sweetness. A
factory representative will be in charge. The
/ music-loving public is cordially invited to be
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Don’t Fail to Come and Hear
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These Wonderful Instru
ments
1JAS. A. BROWN
LOCAL MATTERS
a Sam Beaver has been quite ill for
^ the last week.
J. W. Shippey took the train Tuesday
evening for Gillette, Wyoming, to look
over the homestead country.
Precinct assessors of the county met
/ with County Assessor Coyne Tuesday
to discuss the coming assessment and
draw supplies.
Services will be held next Sunday,
April 2nd, at the German Lutheran
church. Services on this date will be
in English,—Rev. William Ullerich,
Pastor.
Jay Butler, one of the old-time
citizens of Inman, was a pleasant
caller at these headquarters last Tues
day and inspected the workings of the
linotype.
The four day old babe of Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Waid died on Wednesday of
ast week and was buried in the
Protestant cemetary last Thursday
afternoon.
Clear Golden and Frank Harrington,
who are attending the state uni
versity, came up from Lincoln last
Saturday night to spend the vacation
week with home folks.
After roaming two years for the
Western Union in different capacities
Miss Myrtle Powells’ smiles again
greet patrons of the telegrpah de
partment of the O’Neill News &
Cigar Store.
On Monday and Tuesday of this
week John Brennan moved his stock
of merchandise to the brick building
formerly occupied by Frank Campbell,
EMI LION
In Cash with the State of Nebraska to protect
the depositors in State Banks.
^ This fund was created by the Depositors’
Guarantee Law of the State of Nebraska.
* The man, woman or child with money to deposit
should avail themselves of this protection, offered
by the
NEBRASKA STATE
BANK
1 The only Bank in O’Neill Operating Under the State
Guarantee Law.
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where he will have better accommo
dations to handle his trade.
George Bay, one of the hustling and
prosperous farmers of Paddock town
ship, was a caller at these headquarters
last Tuesday and left the necessary
coin to extend his subscription to this
household necessity another year.
This office is in receipt of a letter
from J. B. Mellor in which Jess in
forms us that he has left California
and will spend a couple of weeks
visiting with relatives in Denver
before he returns home, about April
first.
Clarence J. Miles, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor,
visited O’Neill Wednesday, bound
west. Mr. Miles while making no ad
dress here visited for several hours
and is optomistic of the result
April 18.
If a member of the county board
votes against submitting the proposed
bridge bond issue to the people and
then volunteers to bring in his con
stituants to hear arguments in favor
of it, is he “really” opposed to the
bond issue?
L. A. Ott, of Joy, was a caller at
these headquarters yesterday and had
his name enrolled upon The Frontier’s
subscription list. He informs us that
his father, O. E. Ott, who moved to
Tennessee last spring, is in love with
the southern country, thinking it about
the finest spot on erth.
Hy Nightengale, of Atkinson, candi
date for the democratic nomination
for clerk of the district court, was in
the city the latter part of last week in
the interest of his candidacy. Mr
Nightengale is one of the pioneer
residents of the county and says things
look very bright for his nomination at
the primaries next month.
The Protestant ladies of the city met
at the Golden Hotel last Tuesday anc
organized an association to helf
improve the cemetery. They expeci
to raise enough money to put in i
water plant, and otherwise improvt
the conditions of the grounds. Thej
will givg a chicken pie dinner on Apri
S. Let all who are interested come
out and help.
Miss Genevieve McNiehols, of At
kinson, candidate for the democratic
nomination for county superintendent,
was in the city last Saturday and Sun
day in the interest of her candidacy.
Miss McNiehols is making a very
favorable impression upon the voters
and we have heard many express
themselves as believing that she would
be successful in winning the nomina
tion next month.
Dr. W'. H. Mullen came over from
Bloomfield last Saturday to spend a
few days visiting friends in the city
and to take in the K. C. initiation here
Sunday. Doe is still employed selling
life insurance for the Commonwealth
Life of Omaha and is rated as the best
insurance solicitor in the state. He
has many friends in this city and
county who are glad to note his suc
cess in his chosen line of work.
Pat Stanton came up from Tilden
lats Saturday night to attend the K.
C. initiation here last Sunday. Pat is
a candidate for the democratic nomina
tion for representative from Madison
and Platte counties, contesting for the
nomination with our old friend Dick
Regan, who has filled the position very
ably for the past six years. Which
ever man wins that district will be
ably represented at Lincoln next
winter.
Some of the boys had better
practice making tight hose connections
or else petition the city to get some
new gaskets. They seemed to be
loosing a good deal of pressure at the
fire the other day with hose leaks and
defective hydrant. A good time to
get these things fixed is the present
as you are in considerable of a hurry
after the whistle blows. We under
stand that the standpipe was within
five pound pressure of being full, or
47 pounds.
T. V. Golden, who has spent the
past winter at Palm Beach, Cali
fornia, returned home last Thursday
night. His daughter, Miss Lillian,
who accompanied him on his trip to
the coast, stopped off for a visit of a
few days with friends in Lincoln and
arrived home Saturday night. Mr.
Golden says that they had a very
pleasant time during their absence
but that California has no charms for
him and he was glad to be once again
b-uflPto ttis old love, O’Neill and Holt
county.
Byron Mossman of Inman, who is
one of the republican candidates for
county assessor, was in the city last
Tuesday and favored this office with
a pleasant call. Mr. Mossman is one
of the pioneers of the county, having
lived for several years in the north
west part of the county, prior to his
removal to Inman township, some
'ftteen or twenty years ago. He has
been making an active canvess for the
nomination and says that if successful
at the primaries he will wage an
active canvass for the election in No
vember.
Arthur F. Mullen came up from
Omaha last Saturday night and at
tended the K. C. initiation in this city
Sunday. Art is a candidate for
election as democratic national com
mitteeman from this state, in op
position to J. C. Dahlmn, and ex
presses himself quite confident as to
the outcome of the battle of ballots.
While we were never a close friend of
Art Mullen’s if we were voting the
democratic ticket we would vote for
him for national committeeman; he is
deserving of the honor and would re
flect credit upon the position.
The Misses Hilda and Helen Gal
lagher, twin daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Gallagher, were entertained
by their friends in the eastern part of
the city last Tuesday, the occasion
being the celebration of the sixth
birthday of the “Gallagher twins.” It
was a real surjrise upon the “twins”
but Mrs. Gallagher, was equal to the
occasion and served the little guests
with a very delicious and appetizing
Inucheon. We have heard some of
those who were there express them
selves as hoping that the birthday of
the “twins” would come at least twice
a year.
Members of the board of county
supervisors will listen to the pro and
con arguments in regard to the pro
posed hundred thousand dollar bridge
bond issue at a special session next
week. The board in session this week,
after listening to several opinions re
garding the bonds, decided on
suggestion of Mr. Tomlinson to meet
Wednesday, April 5, and continue in
session several days thereafter to
explain the proposition to any who may
at the present be in the dark regarding
it. Any and all taxpayers of the
county are cordially invited to attend
the meetings. So say the boosters of
the proposition who are members of
the county board.
Enemies of the prohibition amend
ment to be submitted in several states
this year are circulating the following
through the telegraph columns of the
newspapers in an uttempt to prove
their assertion that prohibition does
not prohibit: “Cottonwood Falls,
Kan., March 25.—A wild gooseberry
bush, has been growing more than 47
years in the forks of a big white elm
tree on the farm of Arthur Ice, near
this town. How the gooseberry bush
became grafted on the elm nobody
knows. It was discovered by Mr.
Ice’s father when he homesteaded the
farm. At first it was not given much
attention, but of late years it has been
carefully guarded.”
Spencer Advocate: Petitions have
been circulated and filed for Meyer
Brandvig to become a candidate for
representative on the republican
ticket. Mr. Brandvig at first was very
much inclined to refuse to accept, but
in view of the personal solicitations
that have come to him from friends
throughout the county, it is understood
he has concluded to yield and will file
his acceptance to the petitions. Mr.
Brandvig is a man of strong con
victions and has right ideas in the
matter of legislation. He possess
the ability and personality to make a
good representative. We have not
heard of any other aspirants and it is
likely he will come down to the
general election face to face with Hon.
Christ Anderson, the present repre
sentative, who has a record which he
is not averse to bringing before the
people.
W. W. Watson, of University Place,
Neb., but for many years a resident
and business man at Inman, was in
the city last Tuesday and made this
office a pleasant call. Mr. Watson is
still heavily interested financially in
this county and has a very warm spot
in his heart for this section of the
best state in the union. Mr. Watson
extended his subscription to this
household necessity while here and
complimented the office force upon the
paper we were now issuing, saying
that The Frontier was the best news
paper that has ever been printed in
this county. Needless to say the
opinion and compliments of Mr. Wat
son were thoroughly appreciated by
the editor and we shall endeavor to
issue a better newspaper in the future
than we have in the past and desire to
thank Mr. Watson for his expressions
of good will.
Last Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs.
William Carson of Dorsey, who ex
pect to remove from the county
porarily, in a few weeks, were royally
surprised when about twenty of their
friends and neighbors came flocking
into their home to give them a fare
well surprise. Each lady who arrived
carried a well-filled basket under her
arm. After spending a very pleasant
evening the guests marched into the
dining room at 12:30 where all did
•omplete justice to the splendid repast,
which the farmer ladies knew how to
nrepare. On behalf of their many
friends Mrs. Davis presented Mr. and
Mrs. Carson with a silver bread knife
and teaspoon. The afternoon was
spent in a very enjoyable manner with
games and music and at 5 p. m. all
departed for their homes after ex
pressing their regrets that such an
estimable couple as Mr. and Mrs.
Carson were leaving the community,
but wishing them God speed and suc
cess whereever they might locate.
Knights of Columbus Initiate Class.
March twenty-sixth nineteen hun
dred and sixteen will long be
remembered by the members of
the Charles Carroll of Carrolton
Council of the Knights of Co
lumbus. On this date fifty-six
members were initiated into the order
and the members, who were initiated
upon this date, insist that it was the
best initiation ever. The work of the
first two degrees was put on by the
officers of the local lodge, M. H.
Horiskey, Grand Knight; Hugh Coyne,
Deputy Grand Knight and W. J.
Hammond, Chancellor. The work of
the third degree was exemplified by
Brother J. B. Keefe of Sioux City,
Iowa, assisted by Dr. W. J. Bussey, J.
F. Kevill, Bernard Daly, and L. H.
Mulhall.
Members from all sections of the
state and from adjoining states were
present and all unite in saying that it
was one of the most successful initia
tions they had ever attended. The
initiation ceremonies were concluded
at ten o’clock’ and thereafter the
newly initiated members, as well as
the old, repaired to the old Frank
Campbell building where the ladies of
St. Patrick’s parish had prepared an
elegant repast for them.
Immediately after the initiatory
services newly created Knights, in
company with their brothers of long
standing, adjourned to the banquet
room for the repast—and we violate
no confidence in saying that this meal
was the best ever served by the ladies
of O’Neill, who are noted for their
culinery achievements. The serving
was done by the unmarried ladies of
the Parish and we assert and will
back it up by proof that such an array
of Beauty was never before assembled
in one building.
After the cigars were passed the
toastmaster, Hon. John A. Harmon,
who filled the position in his usual and
exceptional style called upon the
various members who were upon the
toast list. Mr. Harmon in his
inimicuble style, called upon the first
speaker of the evening, District
Deputy E. H. Whelan. Mr. Whelan,
as usual surprised his friends by the
eloquence of his address. Ed. is
always good but those who heard
him on this occasion say that he ex
celled all former efforts. His pre
oration was exeeptionially touching.
He told of the history of the Irish
race in America and the manner in
which they had always fought and
were always willing to fight for the
American flag and quoting from Ten- ’•
nyson, said that the Irish race when
battling for the country of their
adoption were always ready, and were
always in the front on every battle
field.
“Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.”
Miss Mary Fitzsimmons, who is one
of O’Neill’s most exceptionally sweet,
voiced singers, edified the audience
with her rendition of “Somewhere a
Voice is Calling."
Hugh Boyle was the next speaker on
the program and in his pleasing and
eloquent manner delivered an address
on “The Knight and The State.” He
spoke feelingly of the duty that every
Knight owed to humanity and his
country and told the manner in which
this duty should be exercised. He
spoke of the duty that every Knight
owed to take an interest and become
informed on the great questions of the
day and to make their influence felt
on those who shape the policies of
their country in its relation to foreign
states.
Miss Genevieve Biglin, who has an
exceptionally sweet and powerful
semi-baritone voice, then rendered
that pathetic heart-stirring melody,
“When the heart is young.” Miss
Biglin, who has an enviable reputation
as a singer, won new laurels by her
rendition of this classic piece.
Brother Harmon then introduced the
principal speaker of the evening,
Bishop Tihen of Lincoln. Bishop
Tihen is recognized and acknowledged
to be one of the greatest orators, not
only in Nebraska, but in the west,
and he lived up to his reputation last
Sunday evening. After a few compli
mentary remarks, reflecting upon
O’Neill residents, the Bishop lauded
upon an address that was the most
learned and eloquent ever delivered in
O’Neill. He insisted in speaking of
Catholic citizenship—that what was
good for the organization of the
Knights of Columbus was good for the
State and that if a man was a good
Catholic he was a good citizen; that
the history of the United States
showed that when the country was in
danger that there was no class of
citizens that rushed to its defense in
greater numbers than the Catholics
who lived up to the teachings of their
religion. The Bishop finished his ad
dress amid deafening applause.
The next speaker on the program
was Hon. Arthur F. Mullen of Omaha.
Arthur is now living in Omaha but
when he spoke of the time that he had
spent in O’Neill, and how glad he was
to be among the old friends, and told
how he felt, he was at last drawing
away from the old home ties when he
failed to recognize more than three
who were among the candidates who
were initiated that day, and admission
that time removes us all from the
sphere of life. He called the attention
of the members to the fact that Father
Cassidy, the beloved pastor of the
congregation, was sick and was unable
to be with us on this occasion and gave
an eloquent tribute to the life and
the work which Father Cassidy has
accomplished in this community.
Miss Donohoe, who has been
recognized as one of the sweet-voiced
ladies of the county, added to her
reputation upon her redition of the
popular song, “The Spring Has Come.”
Toastmaster Harmon then called
upon Father Loecker, of Atkinson, and
Father Loecker, who had not been
recognized as an after dinner talker,
surprised the assemblage by giving
one of the best after dinner talks we
have heard for years. He compli
mented O’Neill Knights upon the class
of entertainment they always put on
and said he was glad that he was a
resident of the county that has a live,
wide-awake town like O’Neill as its
head.
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For a long time Miss Lula Skelton,
Churchville, N. Y., was billious and
had sick headache and dizzy spells.
Chamberlain’s Tablets were the only
thing that gave her permanent relief.
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