Frontier.
VOLUME XXXVII.
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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916.
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No. 9.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Miss Margaret Doyle spent last Sat
urday visiting friends in Sioux City.
Mrs. ,J. E. Freeman expects to leave
for Denver tomorow for a stay of a
month.
P. J. McManus made a business trip
to Gregory, S. D., the latter part of
last week.
Miss Zeffa Zeimer went to Allen last
Wednesday morning for a short visit
with relatives.
Miss Mary Regan came up from
Madison Monday to attend the Regan
Quinn wedding.
P’rank McHugh came up from
Omaha last Saturday night for a short
visit with home folks.
Miss Gladys Miles returned Tues
day night from Kearney, where she
has been atending the State Normal.
Otto Murschel of ,Valley county,
deputy state fire inspector, made a
tour of Holt county towns last week.
Mrs. J. V. Murphy and son and
sister, Miss Gibbons, left for their
Park City home last Sunday morning.
Wallace Mulen went down to Omaha
last Tuesday morning, where he will
enter the employ of the Nebraska
Telephone Co.
John Ernesti of Clearwater and
Miss Ida K. Webb of Chambers were
granted a marriage license in county
court last Monday.
John P. Jones of Chadron was gran
ted a marriage license to wed Alpha
G. Hull of Blackbird, in the county
court last Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary O’Neill, Miss Anna Dono
hoe, Miss Grady and Ferd Ward spent
last Sunday visiting relatives and
, friends in Atkinson.
Mother Acquin and Sister Borgia ar
rived here Thursday night from Omaha
for a short visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Stout.
Clyde E. Carroll of Stanton, Neb.,
and Miss Ora M. Tavener of Inman,
were granted a marriage license in
county court last Monday.
Miss Nellie Fleharty, of Dixon, ar
rived in the city last Tuesday night
for a protracted visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Biglin.
Fred Richter of Scottville was a
caller at these headquarters last Mon
day and extended his subccription to
this popular household journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Babl are here
from Mapleton, Iowa, for a short visit
and also to attend the Regan-Quinn
wedding. Mrs. Babl was formerly Miss
Nell Quinn of this city.
P. J. Lansworth of Agee, one of the
pioneer settlers in Paddock township
and an old time Frontier reader was a
caller last Monday and had his sub
scription extended another year.
Mrs. Cora Holmes and daughter,
Miss Lula, of Roseburg, Oregon,
daughter and granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Davison arrived in the
city for a visit of a month or two.
Mrs. F. H. Butt and son, Max, and
sister, Miss Farrand, of Omaha, stop
ped in the city last evening for a few
days visit with friends. They are on
their way to Long Pine, where they
will spend a few weeks at amusement
park.
Mrs. John Biglin and children left
this mornig for their home at Hast
ings after several weeks visit with re
latives in this city. They were ac
companied by Miss Irma Stout, who
will visit at the Biglin home for
several weeks.
Elmer B. Madison and Miss Gladys
M. Wells, both of whom are residents
of this city, were granted a license to
wed in the county court last Wednes
day morning. Elmer must have been
afraid that the supply of licenses
would run out for he was after the
precious document shortly after sun
rise Wednesday morning.
Mrs. J. P. Gilligan and C. E. Stout
left last Sunday morning for Teka
mah, Neb., where they will join their
brother-in-law, Ed. Latta and wife and
go on an extended trip through Kansas
and Colorado. These folks expect to
be gone about three weeks and are
planning upon one of the most en
joyable trips of their lives.
George A. Miles of the Independent
is having an Intertype composing
machine installed in his office this
week. The installation of this
machine puts O’Neill in class one, as
far as newspaper equipment is con
cerned, both offices having linotype
machines. The Frontier congratulates
its esteemed contemporary upon this
evidence of prosperity.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Wood and family
left this morning, in their car for Par
sons, Kansas, where they will inspect
their real estate holdings, which Mr.
Wood acquired some three months ago.
F. P. is of the opinion that he will dis
pose of the land if a good opportunity
offers and again invest in some of Holt
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Sta.r Theatre
Saturday, August 19
I ALL SEATS 25c. :: CHILDREN 10c :: MATINEE 2:30.
PERFORMANCES 7:30 P. M.—CONTINUOUS.
.
—the belching artillery behind the lines, protecting the
advance of the troops far ahead—see these thousands
spring up from field after field—miles and miles of men—
< see them charge under the screaming hail of their own shells—SEE
THIS HUMAN TIDAL WAVE BREAK FROM THE ENEMY
TRENCHES, WITH ITS GLITTERING CREST OF BAYONETS
| SWEEPING FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD, UNTIL OP
j POSITION IS OVERWHELMED!!!
THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS PRESENTS THE MOTION
l PICTURE SCOOP OF THE WAR.
“On the Firing Line
with the Germans”
5 The one Great War Picture that has startled all America. Ten p
weeks at the New York Theatre, New York. Seven weeks at the La ||
Salle and Fine Arts Theatres, Chicago. The same great picture that I
played the Brandeis Theatre, Omaha.
Nine Reels of Thrilling Motion Picl
borough, War Photographer, in Conji
Daily News Correspondent with the C
Fall of Warsaw!
Fall of Novo Georgeievsk!
Capturing 8,500 Russians!
jS Kaiser!
| Von Hindenburg!
War from Aeroplane!
Shells Smashing Charges!
Seven Days’ Battle!
I Machine Gun Fighting!
s Zeppelins Over Warsaw!
Terrific Bayonet Charges!
Almost hear the crashing
1 salvos from the big guns!
| Go Today—be an eye witness of
p seven consecutive months of
Von Hindenburg’ssmashingdrive
into Russia—still being fought
out!
Look ahead, behind from an
automobile dashing along the
firing line, from an aeroplane
which is the target of bursting
! shells and sharpshooters’bullets.
Camps! Prisoners! Supply
Trains! Careering Cavalry!
| Charging Infantry!Skirmishers!
Machine Gun Crews fighting like
1 mad!
ures, Taken by Wilbur H. Dur
inction with Oswald F. Schuette, i
erman Armies.
Ambuscades — WHERE AN ?
UNSEEN FOE DEALS SUD
DEN DEATH! Witness a hun
dred war spectacles you’ll never
forget!!
View the Teuton tornado as
it sweeps over Warsaw—its
machine-like army, its sinister
Zeppelins, its fort-smashing ar
tillery. THEN SIT APPALL
ED AT THE CLIMAX—THE !
WEEK OF STORMING NOVO
GEORGEIEVSK, one of the
world’s greatest fortresses! •
Watch the full fury of attack
break—ferocious, unrelenting—
murderous. See the power of
attack, the fierce Russ resistance
—all vividly shown. WITNESS
THE GERMAN LEGIONS
RUSH LIKE AN AVALANCHE
OVER THE SMASHED RUSS
RAMPARTS!!
Everybody Go! You’ll get a B
bigger idea of the conflict and S
I “There are war pictures and war pictures, but the BLUE RIBBON pi
goes to those taken by W. H. DURBOROUGH, of the Chicago Daily |§
News.”—Kitty Kelly in the Chicago Tribune. §|
county’s productive soil. They expect ■
to be absent about ten days. i
Rainfall amounting to .36 fell here
last night and everything is fresh this '<
morning. In some parts of the 1
county, they have had several heavy 1
rains the past ten days, which will in- s
sure a fair crop of corn. In some t
parts of the county the corn was 1
damaged, while in other portions they c
have had sufficient moisture and the 1
corn crop is in splendid condition. i
The Holt county fair officials have *
rented the little room, across the street
from the postoffice, where Secretary
Donohoe will make his headquarters. 1
The fair this year promises to be the
most successful ever held by the as- ■
sociation; the program of sports being I
especially strong. The auto polo 6
games and the aeroplane flights will F
furnish thrills to the spectators each c
day. •
Mr. and Mrs. Will Richards of Cedar o
Rapids, Iowa, and Mrs. William Clark b
of Cedar Rapids, arrived in the city b
last Friday in a large touring car to c
visit at the home of Mrs. Richard’s s
and Mrs. Clark’s niece, Mrs. G. E.
Gaskill, northeast of this city. They
left Tuesday morning for Kearney,
where they will visit for a few days ,
and will then proceed to the summer h
resorts of Colorado for a few weeks. ®
Miss Maggie Gibbons of Butte, f
Mont., who accompanied her sister, f
Mrs. J. V. Murphy here with the re- a
mains of her husband, was a pleasant f
caller at these headquarters last Sat
urday. Miss Gibbons was a resident of
this city for years, but has been a
resident of the Montana city for the
past twenty years. Her brothers,
Patrick and Miles, are both residents of g
Pnlfa and ara nrrtcnorniic VlUTmv _
C. M. Haurigan of Geneva, Neb., r
was a pleasant caller at this office yes ,-c
terdajf afternoon, accompanied by his
old friend and neighbor, JohnDumpert, I
who came to this county a year and a n
half ago. Mr. Hourigan is looking for ii
a location and is very favorably im
pressed with this county and may de- o
cide to purchase a farm and locate. He f
said that corn was in better condition
here than it was in the vicinity of his C
home in Fillmore county. t:
c;
C. E. Hall, for many years sheriff of *“
this county but now captain of de- ,
tectives in the capital city, arrived in -
the city last Thursday evening and ,
spent sevral days here visiting old
time friends and looking after business ,
matters. Charlie is a rather keen -
political observer and frankly con- '
fesses that he can see nothing but a ,
landslide for the republican party at 1
the election this fall. He returned to
his home and duties at Lincoln Wed
nesday morning.
Supervisor Hank Tomlinson, County j,
Clerk Kelley and County Assessor t(
Coyne went down to Lincoln last Mon- p
day morning) to appear before the y
state board of equalization to protest
against an increased valuation of the f.
real estate of this county. The hearing b
was held Tuesday and SupervisorTom- a
linson returned home last night. The y
board did not indicate what action they
would take regarding this county, but u
Supervisor Tomlinson is of the opinion f,
that Holt county land values will not b
be increased by the board. jy
Mr. and Mrs. John Lorge of Durant, ^
Oklahoma, arrived in the city last y
Saturday evening for a short visit at si
the home of the editor. Mr. Lorge B
Was taken sick on the way here and t1
spent his first day here in bed. n
His ailment was only temporary, how- s<
ever, and he was around the city Mon- s
day. Tuesday morning they left for
Randolph, Mr. Lorge's former home, K
and where he has large real estate tl
holdings, where they will visit relatives *<
and look after business matters for a
few days. Mr. Lorge, although a life
long democrat, says that the adminis- T
tration is very weak in some sections \
of the south and his re-election will be h
bitterly contested by many life-long F
democrats living in Texas and Okla- E
homa. He is of the opinion that his S
Mexican policy is responsible for most F
of his troubles in that section of the 1
country. F
The case of the state of Nebraska
vs. Carl Pettijohn, which has been
hanging fire for several days was be- »
fore the county court last Monday. (
Pettijohn and George Clinton were V
arrested some ten days ago charged ,
with aiding and contributing to the .
delinquency of a minor child. When ,
they were arrested they were taken c
before the county judge and their ^
bond was fixed at $1,500, in default of ,
which they remained in jail. When 1
the matter came up in county court the
judge dismissed the action, alleging
that he had no jurisdiction in the case.
Attorney Hodgkin then filed suit S
against the same parties in the court \
of Justice Ward and the case was tried {
on Tuesday. Judge Ward held that 1
there was not sufficient evidence to
convict and the case was dismissed.
The county attorney elected to try the <
case against Pettijohn first and when i
the court held that there was not 1
sufficient evidence in this case to con- j
net the /county attorney then dis
nissed the case against Clinton.
J. J. McAllister of Dakota City was
•n O’Neill visitor on legal business
ast Friday. Mr. McAllister was a
nember of the legislature during the
ession of 1913 and was one of the
nost influential members of that body.
Vhile Mr. McAllister is an ardent
emocrat he is not so blindly, partisan
tut what he can see the good in
members of other parties and would
upport any measure, no matter from
rhat party it eminated, if he was con
inced that it would be for the benefit
f the people of the state. During the
913 session he was an ardent and en
husiastic champion of state water
ower, desiring that such legislation
hould be enacted as would prevent
rivate corporations from securing
ontrol of water power sites. He made
splendid fight for the measure, and
hat he lost was not through any fault
f his. Men of his ability and rugged
onesty should be kept in the legis
iture, as their services is of incal
uable benefit to the people of the
tate.
Card of Thanks.
To the many old friends and neigh
ors who extended their heartfelt
ympathy to us, and assisted in the
urial of our beloved husband and
ither we desire to extend our heart
elt thanks. Your many words and
cts of kindness will always be grate
ally remembered.
Mrs. John V. Murphy
and Children.
At 6:30 a. m. Wednesday, August
9, 1916, Miss Mae Quinn and Mr.
Richard Regan were united in mar
riage by Father Giblin at St. Ptarick’s
•hurch, O’Neill, Nebraska.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Quinn, who has taught a
lumber of successful terms of school
n this vicinity.
The groom is the son of Mrs. Regan
>f Madison, Neb., he being a successful
’armer of that place.
The bride wore a gown of white
Hrepe De Chene with over lace, her
raveling gown was of WisteriaTaffeta
3ilk.
The bridal couple were attended by
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Babl, of Mapleton,
!owa, Mrs. Babl being a sister of the
•ride.
After a sumptious three course
•reakfast the newly wedded couple left
’or Omaha, on the 10:00 train. Mr.
ind Mrs. Regan will be at home on
Hr. Regan’s farm near Madison, Neb.,
ifter August 20th. ***
O’Neill Wins From Butte.
The O’Neill Ball Team went to Butte
ast Sunday and defeated the Butte
earn, in one of the fastest games
ilayed on the Butte diamond |this
•ear, by a score of 4 to 2.
In the first inning the O’Neill team ,
ailed to do anything. Butte came to
•at, and succeeded in getting two runs
•cross the plate, by open playing on
he side of the locals.
in me luurui liuuiig max tin steppeu
ip to the plate and got a walk, he was
ollowed by Brennan and Sullivan who
>oth landed for a single and scored
Martin. In the first of the seventh
McBride got on by an error of first,
vent to second when Coyne got a
lingle, and both of them scored when
Barney McGoff connected for a long
wo base hit. The locals scored once
nore when Coyne got a single, stole
lecond and came home on an error of
ihort.
Watson twirled an exceptionaly
food game for the K. of C’s allowing
he Butte team only five short Texas
eaguers and one two base hit.
Following is the score:
BUTTE AB R H E
r. Krigac, cf.5 0 0 0
W. Krikac, ss .4 1 0 0
McMillon, 2b .4 1 1 0
Pord, c .3 0 0 0
Briggs, 3b.4 0 1 1
Statsman, If.4 0 2 0
Putnam, lb.4 0 1 1
ringle, p.4 0 1 1
Kimball, rf_».4 0 0 0
36 2 6 2
O’NEILL AB R H E
rlanley, cf.5 0 0 0
Boyne, rf .4 2 2 0
H. McGoff, 2b.6 0 0 2
B. McGoff, ..6 0 1 0
Martin, 3b.3 1 0 2
Brennan, If.4 0 1 0
Sullivan, ss.3 0 2 0
Watson, p .4 0 0 0
McBride, lb .3 1 1 1
36 4 7 5
Two base hits: B. McGoff, Briggs.
Stolen bases: O’Neill, 6. Base on
balls: Off Tingle, 3; off Watson, 3.
Struck out: Tingle, 10; Watson, 5.
Umpires: Cook and Mahannon.
John Walmer, formerly of this
city but now one of Orchard’s lead
ing merchants, was looking after his
business interests in this city the fore
EARLY DAYS IN O’NEILL.
Doc Mathews Furnishes Another In
stallment of Interesting Reading
Anent Pioneer Days.
Memphis, Tenn., July 12, 1916.
To the Editor of The Frontier, O’Neill,
Nebraska:
The other evening the good wife and
I were sitting under the shade of our
own vine and fig tree (literal) when
the conversation turned on the old
days in Holt county, as has frequently
been the case since I have been writing
these articles. The fact is, I rely upon
Mrs. Mathews’ memory fully as much
as I do my own, when recalling names,
dates, etc. We have absolutely nothing
to prompt us except our memories, and
no doubt in trying to give a list of the
residents of O’Neill at the time of our
coming there, we will miss some. The
married ones Were: Patrick Hag
gerty, of course the foremost citizen,
had a few months before our arrival
married Mary McGreevey; Sanford
Parker, John McBride, Thomas N. J.
Hynes, John McCann, Sr., H. M. Ut
tley, Doc Daggett, Ed. E. Evans, Pat
rick Fahy, Tom Smith, John P. O’Don
nell, David Wisgarver, B. J. Capwell,
although Capwell never moved his
family from his old home at Waterloo,
Iowa. The single men were: Neil
Brennan, John J. McCafferty, M. D.
Long, Bernard Kearns, C. C. Millard,
G. M. Cleveland, Charles O’Neill, Hugh
O’Neill, John Purcell, Frank Toohill,
Gillie Daggett, James H. Riggs, Mich
ael M. Sullivan.
John McCann, Jr., andl believe Denis
Daly (be sure the Denis is spelled with
me “n” only, because if Daily, living or
dead, should see his name spelled with
two “n’s,” he would object very vo
ciferously.) By the way, Denis was
the first postmaster of O’Neill City,
although not holding the office long,
being succeeded by Pat Haggerty, and
Pat by myself—but of that something
later.
Living just south ot town, along the
Elkhorn and Dry Creek, were a num
ber of settlers whose faces were so
familiar in O’Neill that we almost con
sidered them a part of the village
rhere was Darwin J Sparks, Jo Davis,
Uriah (Buster) Fellows, John Hunt,
Michael Sullivan, Allen and Henry
Brown. South and east of town was
mother bunch whose faces were as
familiar as the others. Among these
were: Wilson and Henry Hoxsie, John
Winn, Henry McEvony, “Little Hank”
McEvony, John Enright, Elijah
rhompson, Sam Wolf, Neil Mcllravie,
William Wisegarver and William In
man. I am not sure whether or not at
this time John Wisegarver had joined
his brothers or not.) Near town on
the west were: James Caughlin, who
married General O’Neill’s widow, Pat
rick McCoy, Michael Vaughn, John O.
Katthoffer, James Carney and Patrick
Hughes, and north and east of town
were Mike Conmough, Daniel Cronin,
Jas. Sullivan and Conrad Mitchell.
About the first of September, Mrs.
Nicholas Martin, and her daughter,
wee little Gussie, came in on the stage
>ne night from Pennsylvania and were
’ollowed a few weeks later by the
’ather and husband. The old settlers
will remember Nick and Mrs. Martin
/ery well. Conrad Mitschell, who
ived east of Mike Cavanaugh’s, about
his time started a little grain grind
ng mill and made willow baskets. I
im not sure whether John Hayes was
i resident of the village at this time or
lot, but think he was. Dr. S. M. Ben
ler, with a new wife, moved up from
Niobrara, and was that fall elected on
he Republican ticket. During the fol
owing winter quite a few new settlers
:ame in, and I will refer to some of
hem later on.
The presidential campaign was on,
ind away out here on the frontier,way
iff from the railroad, the interest was
is keen as anywhere else. The sup
sorters of Garfield and of Hancock
seemed equally divided. There was
:onsiderable bitterness engendered be
;ween the Republicans and Democats,
but it was more over local than na
tional affairs.
Although I had not lived long
snough in the state to be a legal voter,
ARE YOU YOUNG?
If you are a young person do not let any one
laugh you out of your ambition to bank money
and better your condition. Ten years from
now if you are thrifty and your friends are
spenders the laugh will be on the other side.
You will be going up hill—they will be going
down; for none of us stand still in this world.
It is the sober, industrious, thrifty young man
and young woman who become rich, happy
and contented. The dollars you place in your
account here are investments that you are
making in building up your character—the
foundation upon which your future success
will be built.
“In every human being there is a wish to
ameliorate his own condition.”—Macaulay.
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’Neill, Nebraska
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 $100,000.00.
I jumped into the various fights just
as ardently as though I had always
lived in Nebraska. I recall that Neil
Brennan and I were selected delegates
to the judicial convention to be held in
Norfolk, and we made the trip to
Neligh in a lumber wagon, and from
there on the train. I was selected as
chairman of this convention, and at
that time of course esteemed it quite
an honor. Clark C. McNish of Wisner,
was nominated at this convention for
district attorney. I must refer to the
ride to Neligh. As Gus Doyle would
say, it was one of the epochs of my
career. Neil was teaming for Pat
Haggerty, and the big lumber wagon
and heavy horses comprised the outfit
used on that occasion, for it was one
of -Neil’s regular trips. We left
O’Neill very early in the morning and
reached Neligh very late in the night.
While it was rough and very slow
riding, I really enjoyed the trip very
much. It not only afforded Neil and I
the opportunity of becoming well ac
quainted, but Neil took special pains
to stop at .every house along the road
for a chat and to introduce the new
editor. I recall most of these places.
There was William Inman’s, William
Hart’s, William Ryan’s, John Mahierry’s
and of course Uncle Jimmy Ewing’s.
It was so late when we reached
Neligh that we concluded to remain in
the depot until the train left. It was
here we had an experience that looked
funny afterwards but did notappearat
all funny at the time. There was no
stove in the waiting room of the depot,
but through the partially latticed par
tition we could see a red hot stove in
the other room. We started to go
through the door, but were met by the
man in charge with a curt command to
keep out of there. We explained to
him that we were going to take the
train very soon, that we had driven
fifty miles that day and night, and
were very cold. In spite of all of our
explanations, the fellow would not let
js in, and Neil and I spent the next few
hours walking the street and pounding
our ears on the soft side of the plank
liV/Wl X tig, ** X/VA VUX • XU VUW 11VAV
of The Frontier I roasted this railway
agent to a turn, and the matter was
taken up by the superintendent of the
road, Mr. Lawler. The agent explained
that Neil and I looked like highway
men, and that he was afraid to let us
in for fear we would hold him up and
rob the safe. Funny, wasn’t it? But
it may be we looked the part.
Referring to Neil Brennan, I am go
ing to tell of another trip he and I
made together, and by the way, one of
a far more dangerous character. It
was the drive from Niobrara City to
O’Neill, this same winter of 1880-81.
When we left Niobrara the weather
was quite pleasant, but along in the
middle of the day it turned cold and
commenced to snow. In a short time
we were in a howling blizzard. Per
haps no man was more familiar with
the country and the various roads than
Neil, but in spite of that he became
confused and lost. We drove over the
prairies where there were no roads for
some time. I was pretty well clothed
but not being used to it as Neil was,
suffered considerably. Ne.il, of course
knew the general direction to go, and
kept along as best he could. Along
late in the evening, we struck a road
and followed it, coming to a nice frame
house. It was a most welcome looking
place in every way, and when we ap
plied for accomodations, we were made
bo feel at home at once. I am not sure,
but I think the name of the man who
ived there was Ludwig. It was almost
on the line between Knox and Holt
counties, and in the neighborhood of
where John and A1 Wertz lived. The
people were Pennsylvania Dutch, and
I remember very distinctly that when
we were shown to our sleeping quar
ters, we found an old fashioned, nigh
post bedstead, with ropes or cords in
place of springs, with plenty of bed
ding, consisting of not only quilts and
sheets, but two generous feather beds,
one to lie on and the other for cover.
This was Dutch custom, but these two
bogtrotters from O’Neill availed them
selves of the situation, and you can
bet your life, fully appreciated those
two featherbeds. The next day the
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