_ The Frontier.
VOLUME XXXVIII.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
C. P. Siders, of Opportunity, made
a business trip to O’Neill Monday.
Webb Kellogg was looking after
land interests in Boyd county the last
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sturdevant, of
Spencer, were O’Neill visitors the last
of the week.
A. L. Davies, of Meek, has gone to
Crofton for a short visit with his son,
a resident of that city.
R. E. Maw, of Paddock township,
was an O’Neill visitor and a pleasant
caller at this office Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Storjohnn and
family, of Phoenix, spent Christmas
with relatives in Boyd county.
L. E. Skidmore, one of the leading
citizens of Ewing, spent several days
in O’Neill, on business, the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McMillian went
to Ewing last Tuesday and spent the
day visiting with relatives and old
friends.
Miss Grace O’Malley left Monday
morning for Sioux City, where she
will remain for a week visiting with
friends.
Thomas McKenzie returned Sunday
evening from a holiday visit with Iowa
relatives. He reports a most enjoy
able time,
T. J. Coyne and Peter Duffy went to
Lincoftv Wednesday morning fan ,a
couple of days visit and incidentally
to attend to some business trans
actions.
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Ed Morris, of Colome,- S. D., is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Barney
Hynes, of Saratoga township, for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vernon and
daughters returned Saturday from a
holiday visit With friends and relatives
at Omaha.
S. F. McNichols went to Valentine
Sunday and returned Wednesday after
visiting with relatives and friends for
a few days.
John L. Quig went to Omaha last
Sunday morning and will stay a few
days visiting friends and attending to
business affairs.
Misses Elberta and Helen Spindler
came up from Norfolk the first of the
week and will stay a short time visit
ing with home folks.
Mrs. M. R. Pound and Mr. and Mrs.
K. A. Pound left Monday morning for
a week’s visit with relatives and
friends at Blair, Nebr.
Miss Margery Shultz, of Atkinson,
returned to her home Sunday, after
visiting here for a few days at the
home of Henry Grady.
Misses Anna and Helen Clark came
up from Omaha the first of the week
and will visit with relatives and
friends for a short time.
W. J. Biglin returned the latter part
of last week from Jackson and Sioux
City, where he had been for a couple
of days visiting with friends.
Misses Goldie and Amy Applegate,
teachers in the Public schools here,
turned Tuesday afternoon. She was ac
holidays visiting at their home in
Peru, Nebr.
The Misses Hattie and Josephine
Pribil of this city were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Erychleb, of Spen
cer, the first part of last week.
The ice harvest began Saturday of
last week. The ice is clear, of good
quality and unusually thick for this
time of the year, say the icemen.
A too strict observance, by its
owner, of food conservation resulted
in the death of a horse in the south
part of town Monday afternoon.
The county board of supervisors be
gan its annual session for settlement
with county officers Tuesday. The
session will continue a week or longer.
F. E. Cowden, of Riverton, Iowa,
part owner of the Ditch Camp Ranch
west of this city, was here the first of
the week attending to business
matters.
Mrs. D. Abdouch Is recovering from
a severely burned hand which was in
jured a week ago while she was extin
guishing a small blaze on the kitchen
window curtains.
Miss Madeline Dishner, of Colum
bus, arrived here Tuesday afternoon,
and will emain for some time, being
employed as stenographer in the office
of Frank Dishner.
William Gatz, who is now in the
Balloon Corps and stationed at Fort
Omaha, wsa in the city for a short
time the latter part of last week,
visiting with home folks.
Leo Zimmerman, who is in the em
ploy of the David Cole Creamery Co.,
of Omaha, came up from Grand Is
land last Sunday to spend a few days
visiting his folks and friends.
Ralph Davidson, who has been
visiting with his folks here for about
a week, left Sunday morning for New
York, from where he will be sent back
to his ship to report for duty.
To assist in the conservation of fuel,
the merchants of Spencer have signed
an agreement to close their places of
business at 6 o’clock each evening ex
cept Saturday, beginning January 1.
Railroad reports filed with the state
railway commission, for the year end
ing June 30, 1917, showing the total
receipts at junction points for freight
and passengers, accredit .$166,481 to
O’Neill.
Miss Virginia Testman, one of the
teachers in the High School here, re
turned Tuesday afternoon, she was ac
companied by her mother, Mrs. Mary
Testman, and her sister, Miss Ruth
Testman, both of whom live at Grand
Island.
Overwork and too close application
to her duties bringing on a nervous
breakdown, Miss Mayme Mullen has
resigned as a member of the teaching
staff at the Peru normal and has been
ordered by her physician to an Omaha
hospital for treatment.
Father Giblin, who has been a suf
ferer from rheumatism for some time
passed left Wednesday morning morn
ing for Omaha where he will enter
■St. Joseph’s hospital for treatment.
The many friends of Father Giblin
wish him a speedy recovery and re
turn to O’Neill.
Potatoe day will be Herbert
Hoover’s next designated day in food
conservation. Merchants will be
urged to make special prices on pota
toes one day each week and to re
quest housekeepers to buy a week’s
supply on that day. The food ad
ministration wants spuds on the table
at least once every day.
Judge and Mrs. J. E. Freeman re
turned Sunday evening from an ex
tended eastern trip during which they
visited Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and
several other states. During the trip
Judge Freeman visited seveal broth
er i whom he had not seen for more
than thirty-seven years and enjoyed
the reunion immensely.
Miss Della Raymond, telephone
operator at Lynch, is the first woman
from this section of the state to be
accepted by the government for for
eign service. Miss Raymond, who
speaks French fluently, volunteered as
an operator in the signal service with
the armies in France and has been ac
cepted by the government. She ex
pects to be called for duty soon.
Holt county is the leading wild hay
producing county in the state, accord
ing to the report of the state board of
agriculture. The county produced
206,506 tons the past year, worth, at
an average value of $12 per ton, $2,
475,660, says the report. The county
also was third in the production of
rye, with 187,090 bushels, valued, at
$1.50 per bushel, at $280,635; and also
third in the number of cattle, 96,846
head yaiued, at $60 per head, at $4,
850,760. The report records that the
McGinnis Creamery company produc
ed 300,000 pounds of butter during the
year ending June 30.
All unnaturalized Germans in the
United States are to be registered by
the government, that their movements
from now on may be watched. It is
estimated that there are more than
500,000 in this class. Beginning Feb
ruary 4 all police and postal authori
ties will collect the information re
quired. Eevery man’s photograph
ana finger print will be taken. Every
registered one will be required to
carry his certificate of registration and
only may change his residence with
the approval of the police or post
master of his locality. The order does
not apply to women or boy sunder
fourteen years old.
Judge and Mrs. J. E. Freeman left
Wednesday night for Sundance,-Wyo.,
the judge having been transferred
from the land office here to the,one
there. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman have
made many friends during their stay
here who join- with The Frontier in
expressing regret that they go from
us and wishing them all kinds of good
luck, good health and prosperity in
their new home. Judge Freeman,
as an expert forester has done much
to beautify the shade trees of the city
and had mapped out a campaign for
further improvement which he regrets
very much to leave, and expresses the
hope that he may return some day to
comlpete it.
Ehr-Baedicker.
Father Cassidy at the parsonage
united in marriage Thursday, noon,
December 27th, the lives of Mr. E.
Ehr, of Minot, N. D., and Miss Eleanor
Baedicker, of O’Neill.
Following the ceremony the bride
and groom left on an extended honey
moon.
When they return they will go to
housekeeping in a fine home in Minot,
North Dakota, that has already been
fitted up for their occupancy.
The groom is a stranger here. It
was while Miss Baericker was in
Minot, N. D., clerk in the Leland hotel,
that he met Miss Baedicker, and the
meeting was so agreeable that future
meetings followed which finally cul
minated ip ther wedding announce
ment.
Those who know him declare him a
most agreeable young man with a
bright future before him.
Mr. E. Ehr is cashier in the Citizen
Bank of Minot, N. D. The bride is one
of O’Neill’s best young ladies. She is
gifted with a charming disposition
and her lady like ways have made her
many friends. ***
Mrs. Noah Peterson.
Mrs. Noah Peterson, of Green Val
ley, died at the Peterson residence
nine miles south of Stuart, last Thurs
day evening. The announcement of
her death comes as a Shock to her
many friends, as she had been ill but a
short time. Her husband and little
son survive. Burial was in the Stuart
cemetery.
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I HOW TO FILL THE PURSE
The best way to fill the purse is to empty it j!
into your account here. Even though you
have but small sums they should be placed at
regular intervals in our Bank. We welcome
the moderate Bank Account—and if you
diligently follow it up it will not always be jj
just a moderate account. : j
< “Little and often fills the
purse.”—Marshall Brown. §|
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK |
O’Neill, Nebraska j|
8 This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stock
holders and we are a member of The Federal Reserve Bank. Rt
Capital, surplus and undivided profits $100,000.00.
COUNTY’S FIRST SOLDIER DEAD
Benjamin Sprague Dies At Camp
Merritt.
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Benjamin Sprague, of Dorsey, is the
first soldier of Holt county to give his
life for the world’s liberty and peace.
The stern reality of war came home
to the citizens of Holt county with in
creased force on receipt of intelligence
of the death of Benjamin Sprague, of
Dorsey, at Camp Merritt, New Jersey,
last week. He died in a hospital at
the great training camp Monday, De
cember 24. The body was brought to
Lynch, arrived there Sunday, and
was taken to Dorsey, where burial
took place Monday afternoon in the
Dorsey cemetery.
Mr. Sprague was about thirty
years of age and was born and reared
near Dorsey, being the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Sprague both of whom
preceded him to the great beyond by
several years. Three years ago Mr.
Sprague, with his parents and several
brothers and sisters, went to Wyom
ing, where he took a homestead.
At the outbreak of the war Mr.
Sprague volunteered and was enlisted
as a member of the 153rd Field Ar-<
tillery, being sent to Camp Merritt
for training, and where he 'since has
been stationed. No word of his
serious illness had been received by
his brother, Rollie Sprague, who re
sides near Dorsey, and the first word
came with receipt of announcement of
his death and that the body was being
sent home. The cause of death was
bronchitis. He leaves to survive
him, his brothers: Rollie, of Dorsey;
Albert, of Gillette, Wyo.; Charles, of
South Dakota and his sisters: Mrs.
Henry Mills, of O’Neill, Mrs. Della
Roberts, of Gregory, S. D., and Miss
Alice Sprague, who resides in Wy
oming.
Benjamin Sprague just as truly
gave his life for humanity and liberty
as though he had met death storming
the first line of trenches in France
and all of the people of Holt county
mourn with the bereaved relatives for
this, our first sacrifice to the great
cause of freedom.
Approaching Biglin-Seely Nuptials.
Cards have been received in O’Neill
announcing the approaching marriage
of Miss Frances E. Seely, of New
York and Mr. Ambrose Bigiln, of Cas
per, Wyoming, formerly of O’Neill.
The wedding will be at Casper Jan
uary 8 and a number of social affairs
now are being given in honor of the
bride-to-be, of which the following are
noted in the Casper Daily Tribune:
Yuong Couple Are To Be Entertained.
Miss Frances Finnigan will entertain
at a musical and tea tomorrow after
noon at 5 o’clock at her home on South
Durbin street in honor of Miss Fran
ces Seely and Mr. Ambrose Biglin,
who are to be married in the near
future. The musical program will be
given by Mrs. Will Treber, of Dead
wood, S. D., Miss Aileen Sullivan, Mr.
Harry Daily and Mr. Paul Batcheller,
accompanied by Miss Frances Finni
gan. About thirty guests will be
present.
Miss Smith Hostess at Informal Dance
The Mullin Club was the scene of
one of the most enjoyable affairs of the
season last evening when Miss Eunice
Smith gave an informal dance honor
ing Miss Frances E. Seely and Am
brose E. Biglin, whose marriage will
trke place in the early part of Jan
uary. The club rooms were attract
ively decorated with Christmas bells
and ropes of green. Punch was served
during the evening and ice cream and
cake were passed at 11 o’clock. There
were about seventy present.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh L. Patton were chap
erons. The Lyric orchestra furnished
the music .
Hosiery Shower and Tea For Miss
Frances Seely.
Mrs. Pitt Covert,Jr.,gave a hoisery
shower and tea yesterday afternoon at
her home at C.Y. ave. and Elm street
for Miss Frances E. Seely whose mar
riage to Ambrose E. Biglin will take
place soon. The afternoon was de
voted to fancy work and knitting and
at five o’clock a dainty lunch wks
served. The guests were seated at
one table, centered with a crystal bowl
of Russell roses.
The guests were: Mrs. Leigh
Townsend, Mrs. Wilson S. Kimball,
Jr., Mrs. Rex Fanning, Mrs. G. F.
Bell, Mrs. Neil Taylor. Miss Eilleen
Sullivan, Miss Grace Grieve, Miss
Eunice Smith, Miss Margaret Sulli
van, Miss Irma Patton, Miss Chris
tine Grieve, Miss Gladys Phillips, Miss
Haxel Adams, Miss Florence E. Seely,
and Miss Helen Colville.
Government Taking Food Inventory.
The government is taking an inven
tory of all the supplies of foodstuffs in
the country and practically every
handler of these products will be re
quired to report to Washington before
January 10. The act of congress pro
viding for the war emergency food
survey requires every dealer in and
manufacturer of foods or food ma
terials and every holder of such com
modities in lots substantially greater
than family supplies, to fill out a
schedule and mail it to the chief of the
bureau of markets, Washington, D. C.,
by January 10, 1918, and fixes the
penalties for failure to do so. This
includes not only all wholesale and re
tail dealers in foods and feeds, public
warehousemen and food and feed
manufacturers, regardess of the size
of the stocks which they hold, also
those in charge of hotels, restaurants,
commissaries of industrial concerns,
providing that their stocks on hand
have a value of $250 or more. Even
manufacturers are included who use a
food product in the preparation of an
other product wihch cannot be con
sidered a food, such as bottling, chew
ing gum and drug manufactuing con
cerns.
lied Cross Renewal.
All citizens of O’Neill and vicinity,
who are not members of the Red
Cross, are urgently requested to join
at once; and those who are members
since before October 1, should renew
their membership as soon as possible.
By renewing at the beginning of the
year will save a constant renewal all
the time.
In O’Neill there are about 500
members, which shows that excluding
the children, there are many adults
who have not been considerate of this
most important matter.
It is absolutely necessary, where
your means allow, that you attend to
this matter at once; as this will not
necessitate the committee calling upon
you to demand an explanation.
In the name of Humanity do not fail
to be a paid up Red Cross Member.
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