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VOLUME XXXVI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1916 NO. 51.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
L. E. Skidmore was up from Ewing
yesterday.
Ben Powell was in from the Mineola
country today.
L. C. Peters returned last Saturday
from an auto trip through Boyd
county.
Miss Mabel Meredith spent Sunday
in Atkinson the guest of Miss Winnie
Dickerson.
L. L. Manderville was a caller last
week and dropped $1.50 in the office
strong box.
Roger R. Ryan left Monday morn
ing for Omaha on business connected
with a location.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eppenbaugh of
Ewing were in the city last Wednes
day visiting relatives.
Mrs. Anthony Murray returned
Wednesday from a visit at the home
of her daughter at Cedar Rapids, Neb.
J. P. Mullen, formerly county
treasurer of this county, was down
from Emmet last Wednesday after
noon.
Attorney William J. Hammond
spent Saturday in Laurel looking after
matters connected with his law
practice.
S. W. Kelley, the hustling and
talented editor of the Atkinson
Graphic, was an O’Neill visitor last
Saturday.
Cecil Conklin and Miss Cora Mere
dith went down to'Neligh Sunday to
attend a big picnic given by the
young people of that place.
Last Thursday afternoon William
Dvark, of Madison, was granted a
license to wed Miss Elizabeth Ahle of
Atkinson, by the county judge.
Mrs. George Morrison left last
f Thursday evening for Andrews, Ne
braska, where she will spend ten days
visiting with an old schoolmate. *
Martin Coyne, left Monday evening
for Rapid City, S. D., where he has
accepted a oosition with one of the
-„„„„-4-1,^4
securing them for the Fourth of July
celebration in the event that they come
up to the standard.
The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs,
Paul Kottka, who live about eight
miles northeast of this city, died last
Saturday evening and the remains
were interred in the Protestant cem
etery in this city last Monday.
Victor Johnson, one of the energetic
farmers of Sand Creek precinct, was
an O’Neill visitor last Friday. Mr,
Johnson says that the outlok for a
bountiful crop in his section of the
county was never better than it is
this spring.
Dr. L. A. Burgess, who has for the
past seven months been associated
with Dr. M. E. Pettibone, has opened
an office of his own in the Naylor
Block. Dr. Burgess is an able and
energetic young man, and his success
is assured.
Rodell Root of Wyoming precinct
was in the city last Saturday. For
the past two years Mr. Root has been
living in Atkinson but moved to his
ranch near Amelia this spring.
Rodell says there is no life like that
of a tiller of the soil.
The ladies of the cemetery as
sociation will serve coffee, sand
witches, ice cream and cake at the
Golden Hotel, Saturday night; the
proceeds to be used to help pay for
the improvements being made at
Prospect Hill Cemetery.
A pre-nuptial alumunium shower
was tendered Miss Mary Howe at the
residence |of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Graves last Wednesday evening. A
large party of young folks were
present and Miss Howe was the re
cipient of a large number of beautiful
and useful presents.
A. M. G. S. S. C. J. et B. M. V. H.
To be given in the K. C. Hall, by the Students of St. Mary’s Academy,
O’Neill, Nebraska.
Sunday afternoon, June 4th, at 3 o'clock
PROGRAM
Piano Duet.“Minstrel Serenade”.Low
Misses Demaris Stout, Miriam Gilligan
Reading.“The Other Wise Man”.Van Dyke
Miss Hattie Pribil
Quartette . “Greeting to Spring” .Straus
Soprano I—Miss Violet Brown
Soprano II—Miss Genevieve Biglin
Alto I—Miss Loretta Carlon
Alto II-—Miss Fereida Downey
Piano—Miss Marie Johnson
Reading . “Introducing Jimmy” . Porter
Miss Mary Phalin
Piano Solo.“The Alpine Storm”.Kunkel
Miss Lena Ohri
Reading.“The Courage of the Commonplace”.Andrews
Miss Margaret Dworak
Vocol Solo . “Fiddle and I” . Goodeve
Miss Loretta Carlon
Violin—Miss Fereida Doweny
Piano—Miss Celia Farrell
Reading.“The Dancing Lesson”.Tarkington
Miss Catherine Morrison
Piano Duet.“Joys of the Dance”.White
Misses Catherine and Alice O’Connor
Reading . “The Man and the Song.” .
Miss Helen Harrington.
No Admission Fee. All Are Invited
O’Neill Playground Association.
A meeting of citizens of O’Neil!
interested in the children of the cits
was held in the Presbyterian churcr
last Thursday, to elect officers anc
discuss other business for the years
work.
The following officers were elected:
President, J. Quigg; Vice President
Mrs. C. Downey; Chairman, Rev. C
R. Parkerson; Secretary, Mrs. J. H,
Meredith; Treasurer, Mrs. Hammond;
with the following two ladies on the
committee, Mrs. D. Stannard and Mrs.
R. Bartell.
The Revs. Longstaff, Parkerson and
J. L. Quigg were elected as a com
mittee on grounds. It is intended to
have seats so that parents and others
wishing to vist the grounds may do
so with comfort.
It was decided to hold an ice cream
social at the play-ground on Thurs
day, June the 8th, and a committee of
one lady from each of the five
churches in town was appointed to
solicit for this social.
The citizens of O’Neill donated
liberally last year and were amply
rewarded by the faithful work carried
on by Miss Timlin.
A finance committee composed of
the following ladies was elected: Mrs.
Downey, Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. Long
staff and Mrs. Stannard. These ladies
will call on you soon and liberal sup
port will be apreciated.
Decoration Day Duly Observed.
Memorial day was most fittingly
observed in O’Neill. The program
at the K. C. Hall was probably
the most stirring and patriotic ever
given on a similar occasion. Long be
fore schedule time the large hall was
completely filled and many, anxious to
do homage to the immortal heroes of
old, were unable to get in. The
business houses, all appropriately
decorated with flags, closed during the
exercises. The parade formed in
front of the Odd Fellows Hall and
headed by the O’Neill Cornet Band
marched to the K. C. Hall where the
program was held, after which the
line was again formed, and, after a
short detour through the city, they
marched to the cemetaries where the
graves of the Soldier Dead were
strewn with flowers,
Commander of the local post of the
G. A. R., Michael Slattery, presided
at the exercises. Thomas Nolan, a
well known member of the local bar
delivered the address of the day, and
as evidenced by the exclimations of
approval heard on every hand, ably
fulfilled the prophecy made through
these colunms two weeks ago. The
singing and reading by the other
young men and women was, without
exception, very good and the applause
accorded them hardly did justice to
their efforts.
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JOHN BRENNAN
Wants to See You
Do you know that I sell
Seven Bars of Flake White Soap
every day in the week for 25c and
Eight Bars of Beat-Em-All.
Do you know that you get 3, 5c
articles for 10c and 3 ten cent articles
for 20c?
Maybe you don’t, but you will find
out sooner than you think that
Cash Is the Only System
and that this store only started seven
months ago and today is the biggest
store in O’Neill, and let me tell you
that in seven months more it is going
to be the biggest store in this part of
Nebraska.
People for fifty miles around this
town know that John Brennan is dead
open and shut and absolutely on the
square in all his dealings regardless
of what the hundreds of knockers
claim.
His policy is to treat his customers
better than any one else can and
Do It All The Time.
The little kids get as good prices or
better than the one who stands around
all day and jews. He is handling a
better grade of groceries than was
ever
Sold In O’Neill Before.
He is the best friend the people in
this territory has because instead of
jipping you out of the
Nickles, Dimes and Quarters
he gives them back to you.
And this is only a pinch to what he
intends to do. He has
John Melvin
now, who is one of the best judges of
Suits, Shoes, and Dress Goods, in this
part of the state. He is going to put
but
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes,
Etc., the kind you always wanted.
The kind you had to pay for and
The Kind You Didn’t Get
since John Mann went away.
He has made arrangements with the
English-American Tailoring Corpora
tion, L. T. D.
to make the suits. This is the
Largest Tailoring Corporation In The
World
the lakes there, to grab the bait that
they throw to them. Their appear
ance in the city has started several
O’Neill men to talk fishing and a
party is figuring upon starting to the
South Dakota resort the latter part of
the week.
Charles Gatz met wth a serious
accident the first of the week. While
loading ice at the ice house he threw
the ice pick off the wagon into the
house and jumped in afer it. He
struck the ice pick, or partly fell over
it, the pick penetrating his loins, cut
ting a large gash which it took several
stitches to close. He is getting along
very nicely now and is very fortunate
that the accident was no worse.
The contest case of Lewis Barthel
vs. Frank Thompson, which was tried
in the local land office some two years
ago and was appealed was, on motion
for rehearing, decided by the secre
tary in favor of Barthell. Thompson’s
entry was cancelled and Barthel al
lowed to file upon the land. The land
in controversy is located in Swan
township, in the southwestern part of
this county.
On Saturday evening last, an essay
contest for a gold medal was held at
the public school. The proceedings
were'opened with prayer by Rev. Geo.
Longstaff, and after a program of
songs and the reading of essays the
speech of the evening was made by
Rev. C. R. Parkerson, of the Episcopal
church. The Gold medal was won by
Fern Hubbard, aged thirteen, of the
Eighth grade.
C. P. Rhodes, formerly manager of
the McGinnis Creamery Company in
thic city, arrived here last Sunday
night for a short visit with relatives.
Tuesday morning, accompanied by
Mrs. Rhodes, who had been visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Evans, for the past month, they
left for Beatrice where they will spend
a few weeks visiting at the home of
Mr. Rhode’s mother.
The funeral of Lon Bressler, the
fifteen-year-old public school boy who
was drowned in the Elkhorn river last
Thursday, was held last Friday after
noon and was one of the largest
funerals seen in this city for some
time. The pupils from his room in
the public school were in attendance
and the pall bearers were pupils from
the public school. The remains were
interred in the Protestant cemetery.
One of the largest chattel mort
gages ever filed in the office of the
county clerk of this county was filed
last Wednesday. It was for $103,
162.22 and was given by Payne &
Sargisson, who own a large ranch
north of Atkinson, to W. L. Mont
gomery. The security given for the
loan was 1,520 head of steers, whose
average weight is given at 1,000
pounds and whose value is given as
$129,000.
In another column will be found a
columin of items taken from the files
of The Frontier of thirty, twenty and
ten years ago. A perusal of this
column will cause the old timers to
think of the happenings of the dim
and misty past when they dreamed of
the glorious possibilities of this
country. Of the many names mention
ed in the local columns of The Fron
tier of thirty years ago, but few of
them are now residents of this city,
many of them have passed the great
divide while others are scattered over
the world. We will make this column
a regular feature of The Frontier
hereafter and we are sure that it will
prove very interesting reading to our
large army of readers.
The preparedness campaign that is
being carried on so vigorously all over
this country’has, seemingly, struck a
responsive cord among some of the
fair sex of our city. One of O’Neill’s
most charming young ladies, and of
marriagable age, too, was noticed on
her way to work the other day with a
copy of the Good Housekeeping maga
zine tightly encircled under her arm.
She says she takes great delight in
studying it. It is apparent that some
lucky young man is going to get, or
maybe has, a young lady well pre
pared to preside over the destinies of
any home, and her example could well
be emulated by the other young ladies
of this community who may some day
be called to uphold the reputation the
good women of O’Neill have so justly
attained for their culinary achieve
ment?.
M-r. and Mrs. J. A. Donohoe made
a trip to Lincoln in their car last
week, returning Sunday evening. They
were accompanied back by Rev.
Clinton Lowrie, of Detroit ,and Rev.
William Lowrie, of Brainard, Minn.,
brothers of Mrs. Donohoe. They are
both old O’Neill boys and spent a few
days in the city visiting old time
friends and neighbors. It was Rev.
William Lowrie’s first visit to the city
since he left here seventeen years ago
and said that he was very agreeably
surprised at the great improvement
made in this city and country since he
left this section. Rev. Clinton Lowrie
has been located at Des Moines, Iowa,
the past'four years but has received a
call to a church in Detroit and he will
go there the latter part of the week
and will make that his future home.
They left for Lincoln Wednesday
morning.
r.awaro j_,arson, one oi tne oia-nme
settlers of Paddock township, was an
O’Neill visitor last Friday and favored
this office with a short call, advancing
his subscription to The Frontier. Mr.
Larson is quite confident that success
will perch upon the banner of re
publicanism after the battle of ballots
next November.
Miss Florence McCafferty went down
to Lincoln Saturday morning for a
visit with Miss Bernice Golden and to
be present at the Graduation exer
cises of the State University, Miss
Golden being a member of that class.
Dennis Harrington left Saturday
afternoon for Omaha where he intends
to make his future home.
Senator James A. Donohoe went
down to Page Tuesday where he de
livered the principal address at the
Memorial exercises in that city.
Senator Donohoe’s ability as an orator
has long been well and favorably
known to the people of this section of
the state, and Page was indeed fortu
nate in securing him for this occasion.
The Northwestern has again revised
their passenger train schedule. Num
ber 3, which was formerly due here
at 10:29, has been changed to 10:50.
The inability of the train crews to
keep the train on schedule is the only
reason given for the change. As far
as arriving on time is concerned the
change has seemed of no benefit so far.
Claude R. Dailey of Swan and Miss
Mary Rothleitner of Ewing, were
granted a marriage license in county
court last Monday. Mr. Dailey is one
of the hustling young farmers and
stockmen of the southwestern part of
the county, while the bride-to-be is a
daughter of one of the pioneer families
of Ewing. Their many friends tender
congratulations and good wishes.
Newton Trommershausser, S. W.
Green and A1 Wunner, three of the
prominent business men of the
hustling little city of Ewing, were in
the city yesterday morning on their
way to Lake Andes, S. D., where they
expect to spend the balance of the
week attempting to lure the finney
tribe, that live in the clear waters of
Mrs. Devine and children of Chey
anne, Wyoming, arrived in the city
last Saturday for a short visit at the
home of her father, Frank Campbell.
Holt county has a great number of
fisherman. That is learned from the
fact that County Clerk Kelley has is
sued, since January 1, 327 fishing
licenses.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Scott,
accompanied by Sheriff Grady ,went
over to Butte last Wednseday, where
the Judge held a short term of dis
trict court.
J. B. Murnan and C. O. Murnan, of
the Scottville country, were callers at
this offic last week and extended their
subscription to this disseminator of
current events.
Cashier Edward Adams of the
k Chambers State Bank has had a lot of
* teams hauling lumber to Chambers
the past week for the erection of their
new bank building.
H. J. Reardon, the genial druggist,
is all smiles the last few days the
cause being a bright baby girl born
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Reardon
► and baby are reported as doing nicely.
The Holt and Boyd county boards of
supervisors will meet in this city June
30th for the purpose of letting the
contract for the new state aid bridge
that will be built across the Niobrara
river south of Lynch.
Mrs. Joseph Sullivan and children
of Rawlins, Wyoming, arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon for a few
weeks visit at the home of Mr. Sulli
van’s mother, Mrs. ,t. R. Sullivan,
east of this city.
Neil P. Brennan and Harry Jordan
went down to Tilden Wednesday
morning to look over the attractions
of the Savidge Carnival Company,
now playing there, with a view to
Burial of Mrs. Hanson.
Garretson (S. D.) News: The re
mains of Thora Elvina Hanson, wife
of Richard Hanson, of O’Neill, Neb.,
were brought to Garretson Tuesday
night and the funeral services were
held from the Lutheran church on
Wednesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. H. M. Solem. Interment was
made in the Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Hanson, formerly Miss Sat
rang, was born in Garretson February
11, 1892. She lived here until about
five years ago when she moved with
her father, Andrew Satrang, to
O’Neill, Neb. About two and a half
years ago she was married there to
Mr. Hanson. A little daughter came
to gladden the home twenty months
ago, she being left to partially console
the husband in his great loss.
About a year ago Mrs. Hanson de
veloped symptoms of diabetes. All
that medical skill could do was done
for her, but the malady had too firm
a hold to be shaken loose. A month
ago she began getting weaker and on
Friday of last week was compelled to
take to her bed. She soon became
unconscious and passed away Sunday.
She was only a little over twenty-four
years of age.
Word was received here of her death
that day and every preparation was
made to tenderly care for thedearone.
Many beautiful flowers were provided
by loving friends. Members of the
1906 confirmation class of the
Lutheran church, of which she was a
member, acted as pall bearers. At
the funeral a large number of friends
were present to show their deep re
gard for the departed and for the
family.
Besides the husband and little
daughter, the father and one sister,
Ethel are left to mourn the departure
of Mrs. Hanson. To them the mem
bers of the community extend their
deepest sympathy.
Ice Cream Social.
There will be an Ice Cream Social
held for the benefit of the “Children’s
Playground” on the playground on
Thursday. June 8th. Admission 15c.
Come and encourage the work for the
children’s sake.
Hunting and Fishing Barred.
Hunting, fishing and trespassing of
any sort, is strictly forbidden, on the
place known as the Mike Gallagher
place. Any one caught trespassing on
same will be prosecuted to the extent
of the law.
51-3p. G. A. FOX.
having headquarters in New York,
San Francisco, Baltimore, London and
Berlin.
Come and pick your suit out today.
Price $15.00.
You can’t buy these suits in a one
horse-town and they will not take
orders for suits that has been made
out by scrubs. You can get these
clothes in towns like Omaha and Den
ver and Salt Lake but this is the first
time they ever put these clothes in a
town like O’Neill, and he has to get
business or they will take them out.
No man can please everybody (God
tried that) but whether John Brennan
pleases you or not you will be money
ahead if you trade with him. He is
not trying to please any one He is
not asking you to trade with him be
cause he is a good fellow. He is sell
ing goods at their
Cash Value
not four or five years time—and an
Xmas present to boot.
As the city made me get the stuff
around in the back yard, I will have to
quit selling these things and will
close out for less than what I
gave. Pumps, Pipes, Tanks, Corn
Shelters, Scales, Etc. I have a car of
Salt, car of Short, car of Flour,
Machine Oil, Ford Motor Oil, Coal Oil.
Get The Prices.
Cash Does It
Greatly Benefitted by Chamberlain’s
Liniment.
“I have used Chamberlain’s Lini
ment for sprains, bruises and rheu
matic pains, and the great benefit I
have received justifies my recom
mending it in the highest terms,”
writes Mrs. Florence Slife, Wabash,
Ind. If you are troubled with
rheumatic pains you will certainly be
pleased with the prompt relief which
Chamberlain’s Liniment affords. Ob
tainable everywhere. 51-5
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first game of the season on the local
grounds last Sunday afternoon, the
team from the hustling little village
of Emmet being their opponents. The
game was won by Emmet with a score
of 13 to 3. Errors were responsible
for the result of the game as the boys
from the hustling little burg to the
west of us did not have an eanred run,
while the locals annexed two earned
runs. B. H. Watson was on the mound
for O’Neill and demonstrated that he
has the ability to twirl a first class
game. He has speed and a good as
sortment of breaks and with good sup
port would be able to give any of the
fast amateur teams of the state a run
for their money. He was handicapped
in Sunday’s game as Ray McBride was
unable to hold him when he turned
loose a little steam. Ray done very
well, however, and with a little more
practice should be able to backstop in
good shape. Watson held Emmettosix
hits, three of which, combined with
seven errors, came in the second in
ning and gave Emmet eight runs. In
addition to holding them to six hits he
fanned nine. Jack Foreman, that old
timer, who has been playing ball for
years, was upon the mound for Emmet
and while the locals touched Jack for
thirteen hits, except in one inning, the
fourth, they were unable to bunch
them. He did not use much speed at
any time during the game being con
tent to let the other eight men on the
team do some of the work. He had
good support, Emmet being credited
with but one error. Foreman fanned
13 men. Errors: O’Neill 12; Emmet
1. Batteries: O’Neill, Watson and
McBride; Emmet, Foreman and
Douglas.
Card of Thanks.
There are times that eome into the
lives of some, when every impulse of
the heart is buried under its weight of
sorrow. We stand there today; yet
we would fain give expression to the
gratitude that wells up from the
depths of our hearts as we remember
the kindness of those who have done
so much" to comfort our precious dead,
and to brighten for us a starless sky.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bressler
and Family.
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