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VOLUME XXXVII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916. NO. 29.
Y LOCAL MATTERS.
\ W. J. Hammod made a professional
f trip to Crawford last Thursday.
j Clarence Ives of Redfield, S. D., is
j a visitor at the J. U. Yantzi home.
County Superintendent Minnie B.
Miller spent Christmas in Atkinson.
Gerald Harrington came up from
Omaha to spend Christmas at home.
Loretta Hickey, who is teaching
school at Pender, is home for the
holidays.
Brownie Ward came up from Omaha
Sunday evening to spend Christmas
at home.
Edgar Carscallen spent the Christ
mas season with friends at Tilden,
Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kane arrived
here Sunday to spend Christmas with
their folks.
Dan Devlin came up from Plain
view the first of the week for a short
visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vitt left Tues
(day for a several weeks visit with
Oklahoma relatives
Miss Fern Hubbard left the fore
part of the week for a short visit with
relatives at Lincoln.
The Rushville Recorder is installing
a new linotype machine to replace the
old hand composition.
M. F. Eveland of Homer, Nebr., is
in the city visiting at the home of his
son-in-law J. S. Ennis.
Misses Mollie and Grace O’Malley
were visiting Miss Winnie Dickerson
in Atkinson Wednesday.
E. Lindquist spent Christmas with
friends and relatives at Wausa, Neb.,
returning home Tuesday.
Miss Mayme Mullen, Domestic
Science teacher at the Peru Normal,
is home for the holidays.
W. J. Hanna of Chicago arrived
Saturday for a holiday visit with his
daughter, Mrs. A. A. Driggs
>Mrs. J. F. Daily of Gillette, Wyo.,
spent/ Christmas in the city at the
home of Mrs. Ellen O’Donne.ll
Miss Maye Keyes, who is teaching
school near Emerson, came home
Friday night for the holidays.
Charles McCarthy, of ^Jorth Perry,
Wis., is in the city the holiday guest
of his brother, M. H. McCarthy.
Mrs. J. M. Hunter returned the
latter part o' last week from an ex
tended visit with Iowa relatives.
Charles Berger has joined the ranks
of the jitney owners, purchasing one
from J. B. Mellor last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell and
daughter, of Norfolk, are spending a
few days with relatives in the city.
Miss Kathleen Matthews, of Omaha,
spent Christmas the guest of her
r sister, Mrs. J. A. Brown, in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan are re
S joicing over the arrival of a brand
new son and heir Thursday morning.
Frank McHugh, with the Midland
Glass and Paint Co., of Omaha, spent
Christmas in the city with his mother.
Hugh Birmingham came down from
♦ Riverton, Wyoming, Saturday morn
ing to spend the Christmas holidays at
home.
The big, new boiler has been placed
in commission at the creamery and
the old boilers now are being over
hauled.
The Misses Lililan iArrison and
Veronica and Gertrude Lorge, are in
the city the guests of Miss Beatrice
Cronin.
Judge and Mrs. J. J. Harrington
and daughter, Miss Helen, returned
Saturday night from a short trip to
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Marrin left the
fore part of the week for a few
days pleasure trip to Sioux City and
Omaha.
Saturday County Judge Car Ion is
sued a license to wed to Elba Hennefin
of Agee and Miss Elsie Hoyer of
Redbird.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reardon, of
Omaha, were Christmas visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Reardon.
Frank Harrington, who is at
tending the state University at
Lincoln, is home during the Christmas
vacation.
Joe Adams of Omaha, who spent
the Christmas holidays with O’Neill
friends, returned home Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Sheridan Simmons left last
Saturday morning for a protracted
visit with her daughters at Fremont
and Dodge.
M. J. Sanders, district commercial
superintendent for the Nebraska
telephone company, was in the city
Wednesday.
C. J. Keys, student in the arts de
partment of Creighton University,
came up from Omaha for the Christ
mas vaction.
Harry Reefe, who has been working
in Omaha for some time, arrived here
Wednesday night for a short visit
with friends.
The Misses Nell and Anna O’Don
nell, of Gillette, and Lincoln are
spending the holidays at the home of
their mother.
J. F. O’Connor and Mrs. O’Connor
spent Christmas with Lincoln and
Beatrice relatives, returning home
Tuesday evening.
Walter Campbell ,the st r salesman
of the Coad Auto Co., of Omaha
came up from there Saturday night to
spend Christmas.
Frank Clark, a former resident of
this city, now located at E falo, S. D.,
is in the city for a short ' jit with re
latives and friends.
L. C. Chapman left the latter part
of last week for York, Lincoln, Omaha
and other points to look after some
professional matters.
John W. Grosse of Venus and Miss
Hazel E. Reymond of Wood Lake, ob
tained a marriage license from the
county judge last Thursday.
Mrs. Della Shaw left Saturday
evening for Spearfish, S. D. where
she will visit with her daughter, Mrs
H. F. Plank for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Keen of Buffalo,
South Dakota, spent Christmas in the
city1 at the hc(me Lf| Mrs,. >Keen’s
mother, Mrs. Anna McHugh.
William B. Barnard, who is practis
ing law at Decatur, Neb., and holding
the responsible position of city attor
ney, is home for the holidays.
John Milnar, age 44, and Miss Jen
nie H. Munt, age 19, both of Stuart,
were granted a marriage license by
the couny judge last Wednesday.
a NEW YEAR’S WISH
fCj FOR YOU TO
1 May each of your successes in the Old
|| Year be a rung in your ladder of progress ||
^ for the New.
Y fj With your greatest desires at the top—
[A may you always look upwards, steadily ad- IN
ding new rungs of success ’til you reach .
8 your goal. j
FOR OUR COMMUNITY H
May all of us here start the New Year ]
V} with a firm resolve to strive for everythin ^ ( ft].
'■'A that makes for the advancement of this V;
v> ij community as a whole and by so doing, |j
f, f further the progress and prosperity of each Ij \
V'\ individual member. (U
THE NEBRASKA STATE BANK P
Miss Goldie Applegate, principal pi
the O’Neill High School, left last Sat
urday for Peru, Nebr., where she will
spend the Holidays with her folks.
Arthur Mullen and family came up
from Omaha Saturday evening and
spent Sunday and Christmas with the
home folks, Mr. Mullen returning tc
Omaha Tuesday.
Jerry Scott of Rushville, court re
porter for Judge Westover, spent
Christmas with his brother, C. B.
Scott of O’Neill, returning home
Tuesday evening.
Mr. and- Mrs. John Dwyer left for
Omaha the latter part of the week
to spend the holidays with their sons,
Doctors T. J. and J. T. Dwyer, who
reside in that city.
A civil service examination for can
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didates for the postmastership at In
man, to succeed County Judge-elect
Malone, will be held at the O’Neill
postoffice January 13.
J. A. Hasburgh, of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. of Omaha,
and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. of Chadron,
were all Christmas visitors at the
home of H. J. Reardon.
Charles and Edward U Connor, or
Wilkesbarre, Penn., who were here
at the death bed of their brother,
William J. O’Connor, returned to their
homes the latter part of last week.
George Harrington, who has been
taking a special course at the law
department of Creighton University,
came up from Omaha Thursday even
ing for the holidays.
Miss Anna Murray who is attending
St. Anthony’s School at Cedar Rapids,
Nebraska, arrived home Sunday to
spend Christmas with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Murray.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Vincent went to
Tilden, Nebr., last Friday morning,
where Mrs. Vincent will remain to re
ceive medical treatment in the hospi
tal. Mr. Vincent returned Monday.
Ed. Latta and sons, Bennett and
Arthur, came up from Tekamah last
Saturday evening and spent Christ
mas with IV^r. and Mrs. Charles Stout
and Dr. and Mrs. Gilligan in this
city.
William Kelley, who for the past
six months has been practicing law
at Verdigris, Neb., came home Satur
day to spend a few days at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Kelley.
Raymond and Emmet Hickey, are
home for a short visit. Raymond has
been at Lardmore, Wyo., for some
time while Emmett it attending the
Art department of Creighton uni
versity.
Miss Virginia Testman, the do
mestic science teacher in the local
public schools, left Saturday morn
ing for her home at Grand Island
to spend the holidays. Miss Lillian
Brooks accompanied her.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hazlett and
daughter, who were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Evans of the Golden
hotel over Christmas, left for their
winter home at Seattle Tuesday
morning.
wasnmgion uispaicnes announce
that Col. E. M. House, the close per
sonal friend and adviser of Presdent
sonal friend and adviser of President
Wilgon, probably will succeed Secre
tary of State Lansing.
Miss Bess Alderson, member of the
faculty of the David City high school,
visited O’Neill friends Sunday en
route to Chambers, where she will
spend the Christmas holidays with her
father, J. M. Alderson, and other re
latives.
County Clerk Kelley reports that
the amount remitted to the state
treasurer for hunting and fishing
licenses during tile year just drawing
to a close was $736. Each dollar rep
resents a license, and the number is
twice as great as that issued in any
previous year.
L. W. Arnold returned Monday from
Harlan, Iowa, where he was in at
tendance at a couple of throughbred
cattle sales. He purchased several
head, paying as high as eight hun
dred dollars a head for some and is
shipping them to O'Neill to stock his
ranch on the Eagle.
The Misses Margaret Harris, Ma
tilda Frankie, Mable Young and
Theresa Morrow of Alliance are the
guests of {diss Helen Harrington at a
house party this week. Miss Muriel
Thorpe of Norfolk is expected this
afternoon to complete the party. A
dance is to be given in their honor this
evening.
Mrs. Julia Rose Barnes of Deshler
mother of C. W. Barnes, editor of the
McCook Republican, and who was a
cousin of the late President McKin
ley, died at the residence of a daugh
ter at Dashler last week. Mrs. Barnes
also was a cousin of Judge W. B
Rose of the Nebraska Supreme court
■ Generosity, always considered as a
necessary ingredient of Yule Tide
spirit, although seldom present, is ir
evidence this season. Leo Mullen is
the gentleman so singulax-ly distin
guished. He has a box of choice
cigars in a convenient place in the of
fice and has unsolicited, extended an
invitation to his neighbors along the
street to help themselves.
O’Neill’s recent cold snap and snow
and rain storm was a blizzard to the
north, east and west of us and a tor
nado to the south. Telephone and
telegraph service and railroad sched
ules were seriously interfered with
and in many instances entirely tied up
in all sections of the west except im
mediately around O’Neill. A number
of lives were lost in the storm in Ar
kansas.
“The Girl of the Golden West” will
be the next number on the lyceum
course arranged by the Presbyterian
ladies, at the Royal theatre next
Thursday evening, January 4. The
entire play will be given by Miss
Rena Gilman, a reader and im
personator of note, so talented that it
is said one may with closed eyes see
pass in review before the mind the
several characters depicted.
The Northwestern railroad has
filed application with the state rail
way commisson for permission to dis
continue the service of passenger
trains 5 and 8 from Jan. 21 to Mch. 6.
These are the early afternoon east
bound and early evening west bound
passengers and generally are taken
off during the winter. Some changes
in the time tables also will be made
on the Chadron division, but nothing
of interest to O’Neill or points east of
Long Pine.
It cost the state board of control
$248,75 per capita, per annum, to
maintain the inmates of the state in
stitutions under its control, according
to the biennial report just filed . The
Htoard expended during the present
biennium $2,387,720 for this purpose
and will ask for $2,810,570, or an in
crease of almost half a million for
the next two years. Increased cost of
living and increase in the probable
number of inmates are responsible for
the extra amount requested.
The Commercial Club of Crawford
has inaugurated a movement which
well might be emulated in O’Neill:
That body has started out to raise a
fund of $3,000 with which to build a
sales pavilion in the city in which can
be held all the public sales. The
Chamber of Commerce men propose
to raise the money by subscription
and as soon as the receipts from sales
charges are received they will be
turned over to the donor until the
money is all paid then the pavilion
will be given to the city of Crawford.
The basket ball devotees were
treated to an interesting and excit
ing game on Christmas night when
the high school five met and defeated
a team representing the Knights of
Columbus. Although the K. C. team
might have had the advantage in
weight or height the high school
boys were clearly the more practiced
and skillful and the result was hardly
n doubt after the first half. The score
stood 33 to 24. Despite the fact that
this was thj K. C.’s first game it was
a thriller, both teams putting up a
fast, clean game.
Mid-Winter Electric Storm.
O’Neill and vicinity were visited by
a mid-winter electric 'and rain storm
Christmas night. For a short time
just before midnight the lightning
flashed, thunder roared and then the
rain came down just as it does after
an exceedingly hot day in the sum
mer. As a result the sidewalks and
streets were covered with ice and the
snow froze sufficient to prevent blow
ing. A similar storm visited this
section three winters ago, and ten
years ago a heavy rain was recorded.
O’Neill Temperatures.
O’Neill has had another week of
cold weather, with the highest tem
perature for the period 36 degrees
above, Christmas night, during the
thunder shower, and the lowest Wed
nesday night when the thermometer
got down to 21 degrees below. Four
inches of snow fell during the period
and .24 of an inch of rain. Follow
ing are the temperatures.:
Date Max. Min.
December 21 .20 —10
December 22 .18 —10
December 23 .18 —2
December 24 .11 —14
December 25 .36 0
December 26 .10 —14
December 27 .20 —21
Sanders-Bruss.
The attaches of the county court
Wednesday, witnessed a very beauti
ful and solemn wedding when Count)
Judge Carton, in,his moat astute and
impressive manner, united in marriage
Miss Sarah E. Sanders and Charles C.
Bruss both giving their residence as
O’Neill. The bride a beautiful, blush
ing brunette was attired in a fashion
able traveling suit of blue, while the
groom wore the conventional wedding
attire. The groom is engaged in the
automobile business, and the bridal
party left immediately after the
ceremony for a short wedding tour.
The Frontier joins with the many
friends of this happy copule in extend
ing congratulations.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
There will be preaching services in
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
as follows:
Morning service at 10:30. Sermon
topic, “The Untrodden Path.”
Sunday school at 11:30 .
Evening services: Christian En
deavor, 6:45. Topic, “Lessons to
Learn From the Past.”
Preaching at 7:30. Subject, “New
Year Thoughts.”
A Watch Night service will be held
at 11 p. m.
Addresses will be delivered by the
Reverends Longstaff, Claude R. Par
kerson and several laymen.
We are hoping for very pleasant
and profitable services and to all of
them we give you a hearty welcome.
Special music and singing by our ex
cellent choir will be rendered.
Christmas Program at Presbyterian
Church.
A very interesting program was
given at the Presbyterian church on
Friday evening, December 22nd. Mr.
C. B. Scott, superintendent of the Sun
day school, took the chair. The pro
gramme consisted of “Living Tab
leaus of The Birth of Christ’ ’given
under the able leadership of Mrs. W.
Hodgkin.
The tableaus represented both the
coming of the Shepherds and The
Magi and they were both reverent and
and instructive. The story of the
Saviour’s birth was told by Dr. Cor
bett, at the close of which Mrs. Long
staff gave a reading entitled “The
Fourth Wise Man.”
At the close of the program Dr.
Wilson as chairman of the Church
board stepped forward and in a few
well chosen words presented to The
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Longstaff an en
velope which contained a one hundred
dollar bill, as a small token of the
love and good will from his congre
gation and many friends. Both Rev.
and Mrs. Longstaff suitably re
sponded ***
O’Connor Will Filed For Probate.
More than $12,000 will be distri
buted under the will of the late
William J. O’Connor, filed for probate
recently. The will, as drawn by
Senator James A. Donohoe, and at
tested by Arthur Ryan and Thomas F.
Nolan, appoints Mike R. Sullivan and
James F. O'Donnell as executors.
The real estate, consisting of a
farm north of O’Neill valued at
$6,400; the town residence, valued
at $3,500 and business property, val
ued at $2,500, is left in trust for Mrs.
Kate Dougherty of New York, his
sister, and Miss Grace O'Malley, his
niece, share and share alike; not to
be sold until a reasonable value may
be obtained for it, and subject to
other bequests which are as follows:
To Grace O’Malley, to be expended
for masses as sh# fcay designate,
$100.
To Grace O’Malley, the household
effects, personal effects and orna
ments, to be distributed by her a's
verbally directed by Mr. O’Co&nor.
Mary O’Malley, an aunt, O’Neill,
$300.
Edward, Arthur and Charles O’Con
nor, brothers, $100 each.
Mrs. Kate Dougherty and Miss
Grace O’Malley, share and share alike
of the balance of the personal
property.
There will be no contest of the will
by any of the heirs, it is understood,
and the will filed for probate is the
last one of several drawn by Mr.
O’Connor during his extended illness.
The amount of inheritance tax due
on the estate to the county will be
determined by the final appraisement.
Michael Gallagher Passes Away.
Michael Gallagher died at his home
in this city last Friday evening at
9:45, at the age of 66 years, after a
brief illness.
miuiaci uaiut^iici was uuni in
county Sligo, Ireland, on January 15,
1851. When seventeen years of age
he came to America and located in
Scranton, Pa. He remained there for
ten years and prior to his removal to
this county, in the spring of 1887, was
united in marriage to Bridget Erwin.
Six children were the fruits of this
union, four boys and two girls. The
children are: J. P., of this city; Dr.
J. C., of Roscford, Ohio; Drs. J. F.
md E. E., of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs.
Ed. Driscoll, of Phoenix, Arizona, and
Mrs. A .Baker, of Cheyenne, Wyo., all
Df whom were present at the funeral.
In the spring of 1878 he came to.
this county and settled on a farm east
of this city, where he resided for
several years. He later moved to a
farm south of the river where he oper
ated a ranch very successfully for
several years. Fourteen years ago
he moved to this city where he made
his home up to the time of his death.
Mr. Gallagher was one of the
pioneers of this county and one who
endured all the hardships and pri
vations of pioneer life. Coming here
practically a young man, with his
future before him, he successfully en
dured all the hardships of pioneer life
and lived to see the country he elected
to make his home become one of the
garden spots of the state. By his in
dustry and frugality he acquired a
competence and.leaves his loved ones
well provided for. He was a good
citizen, good husband and father and
those who knew him and loved him
for his many fine traits of character
will miss him in the days that are to
come.
The funeral was held last Tuesday
morning from the Catholic church and
the remains were intered in the Cath
olic cemetery, and were followed to
their final resting place by a large
concouse of friends and relatives.
Card of Thanks.
To the many kind friends who lent
their assistance during the sickness
and death of our beloved husband and
father we desire to extend our heart
felt thanks.
Mrs. M. Gallagher and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen of Falls
City, Neb., arrived in the city the
latter part of last week to spend
Christmas at the home of Mr. Mul
len’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Mullen.
DO YOU OWE DEBTS OR OWN
DOLLARS?
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One of the greatest evils of this age is the
Debt Habit. Men owe more dollars than they
own dollars. The person who forms the Debt
Habit is sooner or later coming to grief. The
Road to the Poor House and to a Pauper’s
Grave is paved with Debts. If you are in
debt, stop short right now. Don’t charge up
another cent. Open an account here no mat
ter how small it may be. Add to it gums of
money no matter how small they may be. Pay
your debts and build up your account and you
will free yourself from your worries and
anxieties.
“Out of Debt, out of Danger.”—Proverb.
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’Neill, Nebraska
This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stock
holders and #e are a member of The Federal Reserve Bank.
Capital, surplus and undivided profits $100,000.00.