The
VOLUME XXXVII.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917.
NO. 36.
| the County’s Biggest
at Emmet, Nebr.
Fred McNally vs. W. R. Cobb
A real wrestling bout for a purse of
$1,000
I and gate receipts. Money now up
in the Emmet State Bank.
Tuesday, February 27
Main event at 8:30
Reserved seats now on sale at the
Emmet State Bank, $1. The seat you
buy will be the seat you will get.
GOOD ORDER WILL PREVAIL
Col. James Berigan, Referee.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Dr. Higgins, of Atkinson, visited
in tjiis city Sunday.
Walt Holcomb, of Chambers, was in
the city Wednesday.
Charles Wrede, Jr., was transacting
business in the city Wednesday.
M. R. Sullivan went down to Omaha
Sunday morning on a short business
trip.
Mrs. Eitha Sivesind of Mineola, was
an O’Neill visitor Wednesday of this
week.
John Kane, of phadron, was in the
city Sunday visiting relatives and
friends.
County Attorney Boyle moved into
his new office in the Dimmitt Block
Monday.
Dr. J. P. Gilligan went down to
Omaha Thursday morning with J. A.
Donohoe.
D. A. Criss and daughter went down
to Albion Wednesday morning for a
short visit.
George Bowen, now operating a
moving picture show at Oakdale, was
in the city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brady, of Dor
sey, are the proud and happy parents
of a son, born February the 6th.
Alfred Strube returned to his home
at Norfolk Monday morning, having
spent some time here with friends.
Miss Lillian Brooks acted as hostess
to the Martez club, Tuseday evening.
The evening was spent playing whist.
L. C. Peters, the talented road and
bridge expert, went over to Butte
Tuesday afternoon on a short business
trip.
Miss Kathryn Grady left Monday
Morning for “Chicago and other east
ern markets to purchase her spring
stock of millinery.
John Wintermote came down from
Douglas, Wyo., the first of the week
to look after his property interests,
* and visit old friends.
Jake Mechaley, of Winner, formerly
a resident of CPNeill, came over from
that place Saturday night for a week’s
visit with old friends.
Lyle S. Smith of West Point, and
Earle Angus of Wisner, were in the
city Monday night, enroute to Wyom
ing to look at some land.
Miss Maud M. Wagman, of Inman,
and Louis Schoenherr, of Mapleton,
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Iowa, were married by Rev. Father j
Cassidy on Tuesday morning.
Thomas Griffin went down to Omaha
Wednesday morning on a combined
business and pleasure trip. He ex- ,
pects to be gone about a week. <
Clarence C. Bergstrom, of Stafford, (
and Miss Clara Krueger, of Inman, j
were granted a marriage license by '
County Judge Malone last Monday. (
Miss Hazel Walker, of Page, has i
accepted a position as bookkeeper and s
office assistant to Dr. Burgess and s
entered upon her duties Wednesday. <
Louis F. Schachet, of Page, and 1
Christina Loudar, of Star, were mar
ried in the chambers of the county £
court on last Wednesday by Judge 1
Malone.' >
^J. A. Donohoe, who has been quite ]
seriously ill with stomach and bowel 1
trouble for the past week was t&ke.i to c
Omaha, to a hospital Thursday '
morning. J
Miss Virginia Testman entertained t
the Granuaile club at their weekly f
meeting last Friday evening. Cards £
furnished the principal amusement of \
the evening. ,
William O’Sullivan came over from 1
Spencer last Friday evening and in- 1
tends to remain permanently. For <
some time past he has been managing
a billiard hall in that city. 1
Victor A. Johnson, of Wasau, who ,
recently purchased the Puckett ranch, j
has been in the city the past few days ,
closing arrangements for moving his ,
family to their new home, and buying t
some stock and machinery. E
Mrs. S. J. Weekes and Mrs. J. A. *
Donohoe entertained a number of i
their lady friends at a dinner and *
card party at the Gold, n Saturday £
evening. Mrs. C. E. Stou; and Mrs. J. ‘
P. Gilligan entertained far the same i
club a week ago. £
Ross E. Harris recently purchased J
the Emmet Telephone C >., from its j
former owners and is now the owner
and manager. Mr. Han is contem
plating several improvements and in- 1
tends to give Emmet people metro- I
politan telephone service. £
At a meeting of Holt Camp, No. ;
1710, of the Modern Woodmen of t
America, in their lodge rooms Tues- t
day evening the following gentlemen ,
were elected delegates to the county (
camp meeting in April: S. F. Me- |
Nichols, Geo. Miles, W. J. Biglin and <
Henry Zimmerman. |
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j| A CAREFUL MAN’S BANKING SYSTEM jj |
Many a carefully, planning man in Holt
County has a sum of money laid aside for
some special use at about a certain time in the jjj <
future. H
Does he keep it at home? NO! He
brought it to the Nebraska State Bank and
put it in one of our Certificates of Deposit. m ,
He gets his money back just when he
wants it and 5 per cent interest added. Be
sides that it is safe from theft, fire or loss.
' Ve will be glad to explain this plan.
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| JSt^aska Statt $a*k |
Leo Mullen returned Tuesday after
noon from Omaha where, Sunday, he
had been called by the extreme illness
sf his mother, who is in St. Catherine’s
hospital in that city. She is now get
ting along some better, but her con
dition is regarded as very serious.
A large delegation of O’Neill
fitizens went up to Emmet Wednes
day night to attend the dance given
>y Henry Mullen on the occasion of
iis marriage, which took place on that
day. People from all the surrounding
:ountry were in attendance and the
jccasion was indeed a gala one.
P. J. McManus departed Friday
norning on his semi-annual buying
:rip, which will be of several weeks
luration. While away Mr. McManus
vill visit Chicago, New York and the
>ther leading markets of the east
vhere standard, fancy and up-to-date
irticles of wear are to be procured.
While in town last week John
Bellar made us a pleasant call and
>aid his subscription to this in
lespensible family journal for another
rear. Mr. Bellar has been on The
frontier’s list for thirty years and
luring that time has never failed to
hat paid up a year in advance. Would
hat there were more like him. '
Frank Booth, through his attorney
S. H. Whelan, has filed suit in dis
,rict court asking for a divorce from
Stta Booth, alleging as a ground
herefor, desertion and mental cruelty,
ie alleges that they, were married in
lolt Couipty on November 28, 1913,
ind that on January 15, 1915, the de
endant left him and went to live with
ler mother and has since then refused
o return to him, although he has
ilways treated her with affection.
Decausc lie was iui tuuatc cnuugn w
>lay three games with M. H. Hor
skey, and none against him, was one
if the chief reasons why Frank Bar
•ett, for the third time this season,
von the weekly seven-up tournament
it the club rooms Monday evening, so
he experts opine! It is said that in
he future desperate measures will be
esorted to too keep Mr. Horiskey
rom bestowing his rich ability, too
avishly upon any individual player.
A committee of Emmet business
nen headed by Guy Cole, have ar
anged a wrestling bout between Fred
iIcNally, of Amelia, and J; R. Cobb, of
Stuart, for a purse of $1,000 and the
rate receipts. The money is now up
n the hands of the Emmet state bank,
'he boys have built a stage in the
enter of the hall, with seats tiered
ip around it so everyone can see, and
ill spectators are guaranteed the
eats they buy. The event is coming
ff Tuesday, February 27, in the Em
net Hall.
The Emmet Literary Society have
irranged a banquet and program in
ionor of Ireland’s martyr, Robert En.
nett, which will be held at the Golden
lotel on March the 5th, the day after
he anniversary of his birth. An ex
ellent program has been arranged,
vhich will be published in this paper
text week, several guests invited and
he officers request that all members
urn out on this -occasion. This is the
irst time in several years that this
ociety has given a program, although
t was a yearly custom some years
go, and the meetings, as this one will
e, were long remembered afterward
ioth in point of entertainment and
njoyment.
Every once in a while we receive a
atter describing an event of im
lortance in some certain neighbor
ood, or the local happenings of that
:eighborhood, unsigned, and many,
nany times through the columns of
his paper have we stated that, to
gcure publication, the articles must
ie signed as a guarantee of good
aith. We deeply appreciate these
avors at the hands of our friends,
nd welcome them from any one and
veryone in any and all neighbor
ioods, but we must insist that they be
igned. We hope that we will be com
piled to refuse no more otherwise
neritorous articles because of their
eing unsigned.
Wil-Pwnrl T Pmrlo IaAqI 10Q*q 1 llllYli
ary and deputy county attorney, ex
erienced quite a scare recently when
n opening his morning’s mail he dis
overed a black hand letter, demand
rig immediate professional results,
nder pain of death. It appeared that
he object of the professional services
ras a member of the local Camerra
rganization temporarily reposing in
he city bastile. Chief of Police
iheridan Simmons was hurridly caHed
,nd after a brief consultation, issued
, few bits of safety-first advice, such
,s “carefully examine the surface un
lerneath the bed before retiring, a
ood taster, never pass between the
ight and the window, etc.,” and
tarted out on the hunt. After pick
ng up and following a few threadbare
lews to their conclusion the Chief dis
overed that that it was all a joke
lerpetrated by jealous professional
riends. Ar a consequence Mr. Boyle
s again feeling much better and Chief
Simmons’ also conscious of a difficult
:ase well and speedily closed. t
Norton-Gunn.
On last Saturday Rev. G. W. Bruce
inited in marriage Miss Mabel Nor
on and Edward Gunn, both of this
:ity. The happy couple left on their
loneymoon Wednesday morning over
he Northwestern for points unknown.
Miss Norton is a daughter of
bounty Surveyor Norton, and well
cnown and liked in this community.
Her irresistable charm of manner
;oupled with an ability and desire to
please everyone have made her
muntless friends. The groom is a son
it A. W. Gunn, one of the old timers
in this city. He has been associated
with his father and has been very
successful.
The congratulations of The Frontier
are extended with the expressed wish
that they may enjoy a long life of
happiness and prosperity.
Warns Against Monopoly.
H. Abbott in the Chicago Dairy Pro
duce: North Dakota’s dairy industry
has made tremendous strides in the past
ten years, in spite of the harmful in
fluences that have sought to obstruct
it, which are wrong from an economic
standpoint and which will surely
strike down the independent freedom
enjoyed by the dairy interests of this
state at the present time unless
checked, says H. Abbott, assistant
state dairy commissioner.
These figures, as they are before us,
look peaceful enough, continues Mr.
Abbott, but to a person who under
stands the situation, they are index to
one of the most dangerous problems
that face the dairy interests in the
state at the present time. An an
alysis of the statistics given shows
that the creameries have decreased 8.5
per cent while the cream stations have
increased 128.83 per cent. You may
ask: ‘What does this show?’ It
shows that the centralizing creameries
of other states as well as our own are
making a gradual, insidious growth
through their own cream buying sta
tions, thus gradually choking out the
small local or co-operative creamery.
Fully 95 per cent of the cream bought
by the cream stations is shipped to
the large centralizing creameries
which are owned and operated by or
ganizations located in other states and
all the cream shipped direct arrives at
these same destinations.
Referring to our statistics again
we find that there was an increase in
the total value of cream that was
shipped to centralizers in 1916 over
that shipped in 1915 of $137,770.46.
This in itself does not seem so alarm
ing until we note that, at the same
time, there was a decerase of $19,
675.33 in the value of the product sold
to the creameries.
We have before us the results of
the last six years which show quite
clearly the trend of affairs as far as
dairying is concerned. Now ,let us
inquire into the reason for the un
precedented growth of the cream
station, which growth must neces
sarily work to the injury and adversity
of the local creameries.
xina (jucauun is auo** tu uj kuv
following statements: First, the dis
crimination in prices,paid by central
izers in favor of the community where
there is a local creamery. Second, the
discrimination in cream express rates
in favor of long hauls, such as to the
twin cities. Third, the shortsighted
ness of the farmers in deserting their
local creamery, thus assisting the
centralizers in forcing the creameries
into bankruptcy.
The discrimination in price is a
well-known fact, made possible on ac
count of the immense territory from
which the centralized creamerry
draws. Thus they are able to raise
the price in a locality where there is a
local creamery and lower it in a
locality where there is no honest com
petition. In the case where they raise
the price higher than the Elgin mar
ket, they must be buying at a loss, for
not only are they paying more than
they receive for their butter, but to
this cost is added the agen’ts com
mission of two to four cents a pound
butterfat ,and the express on the
cream shipment to the cities. Im
mediately the question arises: “How
can they afford it?"
Simply by lowering prices where
there is no creamery. Depend on it
that it does not come out of their own
pockets. Furthermore you rarely see
cream stations for different central
izers fighting each other in the same
locality, for that would not be a pay
ing propositiin. They evidently get
together in the cities and agree topay
the same in that- community. They
have a monopoly on the business, and
as long as there is no local compe
tition, they can get together and dic
tate the price.
Let us see what happens to the
creamery in the locality where these
inflated prices are paid. The creamery
is forced to meet the price paid by the
cream station in order to retain the
patronage and, not having a large
enough territory to draw from so that
they can equalize their prices in order
to meet this outside competition, they
consequently manufacture their butter
at a loss. There surplus capital is
soon exhausted and the creamery de
clared bankrupt.
Then what happens? The central
izer combine gets together, drops the
price, and dictates it thereafter, for
local competition has been eliminated.
This is undoubtedly the reason for the
hard struggle for existance of practi
nil \Tnn+Vi rinl/A+o nraomorinc on/l
and the extiinction of a large number
of other such organizations.
The discrimination of express rate
is a little harder to make plain, for
the centralizer cobmine is in co-opera
tion with the railroads and has ap
parently by devious technicalities re
garding the rates, tariffs, distances
and other conditions made it a com
plex problem to deal with and a still
more difficult one to explain to the
satisfaction of all. Suffice it to say, it
is to their mutual benefit to have the
cream shipped to the cities and when
two such great organizations want
something, they usually have the
money and ingenuity to get it.
The third and last reason is the
lack of foresight on the part of the
farmers. Let us take a concrete ex
ample:
A number of farmers organize a
creamery, are soon doing business
and are undoubtedly receiving a better
price for their cream than they ever
did before. The cream station man
reports the situation to headquarters
and receives orders to raise the price
of butterfat three cents per pound.
Here is what the farmer will do
nine times out of ten: he will desert
his own organization, the creamery
that he invested his money in and
pledged his word to stick to, and sell
his cream to the cream station agent
for three cents higher than his own
m1-*...v w.. arim jnaa&thi .i... .hhhi ^... • vraia, iMinmm ■mtuMM—
creamery or any other creamers coulc
afford to pay.
As the writer heard it aptly pul
recently, “that farmers’ price was jusi
three cents, for that was what he was
bought for.” He does not stop tc
think that he is breaking his word anc
the trust other men have placed ir
him; that his neighbor twenty, thirtj
or fifty miles away from there is pay
ing that three cents; that the price oi
cream will be lower than ever before
after the creamery goes bankrupt:
arfd that he is assuring the central
izers in their plan of the destructior
of his own creamery and of reaping s
profit in the end at his own expense.
If the centralizers ever get contro
of the cream supply in this state, thej
will have the farmer at their mercy as
far as the dairy situation is concernec
and, as a rule, they have little merej
for anyone.
AUTOMOBLIE OWNERS—NOTICE
All owners of Motor Vehicles take
Notice:
That all licenses for the year 1916
expired on the 31st day of December,
1916. And you are further notified
that the statutes prescribe a heavy
penalty for operating such vehicle?
without a license. Owners should
make application for license to this
office at once, in order to avoid the
penalty fixed by the statute.
R. E. GALLAGHER,
36- County Treasurer.
Frosberg-Hynes.
Rev. Father Giblin, on Monday the
12th of February, united in marriage
Miss Maud M. Forsberg, of Wakefield,
and Dennis P. Hynes, of Maple Grove
The groom is a son of the late Aus
tin Hynes and is engaged in farming
at which he has been unusually suc
cessful. Of the bride we only know
that she must be an estimable womar
to be chosen as a life mate by Mr
Hynes. The Frontier joins with the
many friends in extending congratu
lations and wishing them happiness.
Read The Frontier, $1.50 per year
Duncan-Mullen.
A very beautiful wedding ceremohy,
uniting two of the oldest and best
known families in the county, was
solemnized at Emmet Wednesday
morning by Rev Father Giblin, the •
contracting parties being Henry P.
Mullen, son of J. P. Mullen, and Miss
Anna Duncan, neice of Peter Ryan.
They were accompanied by Henry
Troshyinski, as best man, and Miss
Irene Mullen, very becomingly gowned
in a light taffeta creation, as bride’s
maid. Miss Mayme Cullen played the
wedding march, and Miss Genevieve
Biglin, very sweetly sang the Ave
Marie. A very sumptous and ap
petizing wedding dinner was served at
the hotel of the groom’s father, in the
evening, at which a representative of
this paper was an appreciative guest.
Too much could not be said of the
hospitality of these wonderful people,
or the happiness so evident every
where, on this, a most happy occasion.
The bride, a handsome dark haired
young lady, admired and respected for
womanly charm and agreeableness,
was beautifully attired in a silver
gray taffeta gown and white picture
hat—and what an exquisite picture
she made.
The groom, broad shouldered, manly
gentleman with a willingness and
ability to accomplish things, wore the
conventional wedding attire.
To this happy young couple, at the
threshold of life’s highway, and for
whom the future looms so bright,
happy in their knowledge of love and
companionship and secure in their
ability to accomplish great and ma
terial things, The Frontier extends
congratulations, and, with their many
friends, express the wish that their
greatest ambitions be realized.
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WILL YOU DO SO?
When you want something very badly
you put into it all your heart and soul and
energy. You give it your time—your
thought—your attention. Is there anything
that is worth as much energy as accumulating
money in our Bank? Is there anything which
will give you more satisfaction in the future?
Why not make up your mind to use your
utmost endeavors to build up a big Bank Ac
count here? You can do it—if you will.
When the feet are bare
the whole body thinks.
Egyptian Proverb.
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’Neill, Nebraska
This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stock
holders and 'ffe are a member of The Federal Reserve Bank.
Capital, surplus and undivided profits $100,000.00.