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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1918)
I A friend of mine asked wha£ I thought of the Packing Company Stock and some more asked me about the Potash business and I suppose a great many of my fl customers have been pestered by these traveling grafters that should be over in France instead of some of our own boys who we need so bad at home. There is My* only one thing that I can tell you to go by. That is that any company that is so hard up for money that they have to come up here in the sand hills of Holt county to get money to pay thfeir debts with is in bad shape and it is never very good business to put any money into any company that is on the down grade and has to hire professional grafters to go out and try and sell stock away up here in a country that is known for thousands of miles as the sand hills. We have three good banks in O’Neill that have stood the test of time and they are always willing to back any live stock dealer, farmer or any business that is run on the square, but if you want to brand yourself as an feasy mark and a sucker just buy some of this wonderful stock these tin horn sports are trying to peddle. You not only brand yourself as a sucker but you destroy all the confidence your banker may have in you and when these bankrupt companies call on you for assessment after assessment to pay their bills and you can’t come through, then you will be held responsible for the balance of the debts and the head guys of the companies can lay back and laugh at you, while your farms and stock is driven off by the sheriff. The mining stock that was sold here was not as big a skin game as these new ones. If you had enough money to buy the controlling interest I would say go to it, but when you can only take two or three thousand or hundreds it would be better to give that p money to some fellow with a good strong leg to kick the grafter all over the farm for taking you for a sucker. You would at least have some fun for your money H before it was gone forever. When one of those grafters ask you to buy some stock tell them you will take some if John Weekes, Ed. F. Gallagher or James O’Don nell does, but not before. Then you will be perfectly safe. HfC t '* gj I know one of these companies that even paid big dividends for .a year and a half just to catch another bunch but they only gave back a portion of whatthefel- |g low had put in. There is a fellow here in O’Neill that has a trunk full of stock, in every imaginable thing; even sent money to get a Spanish queen out of a con- ■ vent in Po# Rica so she could go back and claim her castle in Spain, then she was going to write back to him and he could be king. But I guess he didn’t send ; enough because he is still all ordinary fellow, working hard to get more money to buy some other stock so he will be richsome day. He would be rich now if he f could get 5c on the dollar on the mining stock and the oil stock and the packing stock and the coal oil carburator stock. But he has no white face—Shorthorn stock % _ or any other LIVE Stock. ' Barney McGreevy once said that “the People of O’Neill were so anxious for easy money that they were easy picking once in about every ten years.” It is now , about tgn years since they got cleaned up on Clipper Mining and other worthless stocks. Barney made a short visit here last winter and no one knew what he v came for, but it now begins to look like he had his Eye on this town to again make another killing. Since his visit we notice the different stocks being offered for fl sale. Skinum Company, Paper Packing, Oil stocks of all the Companies known, except the only one, the Standard Oil Co., and they all seem to be getting business, gj Did you ever know of a dollar invested in any kind of stocks in O’Neill or any other town that ever paid back a single cent. The Commissions are big for selling fl these stocks and tke talk of large profits as put up by the agents are great, but just wait and watch the results. My prediction is that not one cent will ever be • ■ realized on such investments. It never has and never will be. Does any body know of a single case where ever any stockholder, holding only a few shares of stock in those big concerns, ever got back what he originally paid for the stock? They are all eaten up with paying commissions and feeding a lot of bums that travel over the country,living at good Hotels,smoking good cigars and doing the other fellow, and it is strange that anybody will even listen to’their deceitful stories. i - Watch the O’Neill bunch get stung on Potash; that seems to be the latest. When you are‘tempted to buy stock—take a look at the Chicory factory. gt .- 1 ■■ ..... — —i--- i-. i its 9 Pounds 40c - 00 C7 Coffee . $£.Of ! $1.25 Cans Fancy, . QOn Large Size Prunes . UOw $i.5o qq« Brooms . UUU i; *§ We can save you money on Under wear. 5 Pounds 25c Grade f%71* Dried Peaches . O f 5 Pounds 20c EEn Prunes . I ; 6 Pounds 16c AQf* Raisins . , 10c Cans Sardines, 1En 2 for .ir.. Uw | \ 8 Cans Lewis 25c ^ 20c Quaker Corn . 5c \ 20c Quaker Puffed 1Cn Rice . 13C 4—10c Bars Toilet 07* ;ij; Soap . tl v $2.50 Men’s 01 QR Hats .-. y I »3 J Bakers Chocolate, R7a 3—25c Cakes . o/U Hersheys or Remkels Cocoa, R7n 3—25c Cans . Oil* No. 2 Cans Tomatoes, R7a 5 for . 3 I C 35c Cans OC« Peaches . 401* 6 Boxes 97 A Matches . 411* 5 Gallons Coal 65c Mandy Lane Sorghum, 7Qp 2 Boxes Clothes 07n Pins . U I C $4.00 Men’s 00 QR Shoes . $£>33 35c Percales, 01 QQ 10 yards to customer . y «*03 $2.50 Men’s 01 QO Overalls . yl«3U $2.00 Men’s Cl 0 7 Overalls . 25c Men’s Socks, 97p 2 pair for . 310 20c Men’s Socks, 07 f* 2 pair for .*. 410 35c Coffee, 97r 30c Cans Tomatoes, Cl IQ 5 cans . y I i I 3 20c Peas, CQn 5 cans .. 030 20c Cans of Sauerkraut, Now CQp Liberty Cabbage, 5 cans . 030 Milk—Carnation, O 1 p Cheese, Fresh Wisconsin Cream 09p Cheese,- per pound . 430 95c Tub Silk, EEP Ladies’ Aprons, OQp worth up to $1.50, each . 030 30x3% Auto C1E 7E Casings . y I 311 3 SPECIAL FOR THE GIRLS: 10 Yards 50c Sport Stripe, C1 QQ Dress Goods . y I iOU Ten yards only, to each customer. 5 yards 37c—Jack Jill Cloth— ♦ great stuff for children’s dresses and rompers, fl*1 OC 5 yards . y I itvl If you have not made your new sum mer curtains it will pay you to see the new pieces of Scrim. We have some fine pieces from 15c up. A few Buggy Whips, inf* which will go at ... I Ul» Mercerized Striped Satin Voile, 1 7ip A few yards at . I I 2« You should see our line for Children’s Dresses from 1 to 4 years. 25—6c Cigars in Tin 1 10 Boxes ... y 11 I O R. M. C. Crochet Cotton, AOn per ball . UtJb I have a couple of tons of Oyster Shells at the old store will sell at $1.00 per 100 pounds. If I haul it up here it will $1.25 75c Washboards ..39c Men’s Sleave Holders up to flQf* 20c value, per pair . U3G Kirks Olive Soap, DQr* 3—10c Rolls Toilet 1 Q_ \ Paper . I 3 G ^ Lemon Drops, \ ■IQ per pound . I 3 C Cream Cocoa Nuts Bon Bons, 0 1 « per pound . L I C Little^ Boys’ Overalls, 98c Boys’ Work Shirts, QC* each . ODC I Men’s^Big $1.00 Work Shirts, 39C $1.00 C70 Sparkplugs . 0 I C $1.00 Razor C7« Hones . UlG A few Ladies’ 35c Vests, 1 Qn each . 13C I John Brennan, O’Neill, Nebraska i Cash Does It J < The Frontier Published by D. H. CRONIN - One Year ....$1.50 Six Months.76 Cents Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second class matter. ADVERTISING RATES: - Display advertising on Pages 4, 6 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 60 cents an inch (one column width) per month; on Page 1 the charge is £1.00 an inch per month. Local ad vertisements, 6 cents per line, each insertion. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be iastantly removed from our mailing list at expiration of tin* paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher and subscriber. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. Hugh J. Boyle left for Randolph this morning, where he delivers the address at the exercises held in that city. Keith Red Cross Unit will meet at John A. Robertson's at 2 o’clock Wed nesday, June 6th, for work. Every body welcome. Helen Robertson, Sec retary. Quinten Deaver, formerly a resi dent of this city, but now cashier of the Casper National bank, was in the city between trains last Wednesday evening, on his way home from a trip to Omaha. Word was received from Ralph Davidson by his folks yesterday that he had just arrived in New York from his second trip this year to France and back on the cruiser, Minneapolis. He is one of the second engineers now. Harry Cherry, a member of the Holt county quota who left for Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, last Tues day, was one of the prosperous farm ers of Verdigris township. When the call came for him to join the colors he did not dispose of his live stock but hired a man to look after them and take care of his crop. He has 130 acres in corn and 25 acres of wheat. In conversation with a friend last spring while planting his crop he said that if he could raise a good crop to assist in feeding our allies and at the same time lipht the Kaiser he would be happy. Now Harry is given the opportunity to have both his wishes come true. It is such young men as Harry Cherry, who are will ing to give tneir all, and cheerfully, so that our cherished free institu tions may live, that will make the German war lords wish they had never committed the atrocities they did that forced America into ike war, for when the boys in khaki get there in force the end will soon be reached; the end of German autocracy. The citizens of O’Neill kept up their record for liberality in the Red Cross drive last week. The quota for this city was $1,200.00 and the solicit ors have reported a little over $2,300 from this city and a few yet to report. The quota for the county was $17, 000.00, and while oomplete reports are yet available Judge Harrington, chairman of the committee having in charge the raising of the funds, says that the county is nicely over the top. Complete reports from all the pre cincts in the county will probably be received by the latter part of the week. The drive in the United States was for $100,000,000, and late reports give the amount raised at $145,000, 000, and several states had not sent in complete reports, so the total amount raised will be a good deal higher than that. Death of Julia Cronin. Julia G. Cronin died at the resi dence of her mother in this city at 2:25 Thursday morning, May 30, after an illness of three months of, tuberculosis, at the age of thirty-six years and three months. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock from the Catholic church. Julia G. Cronin was the daughter of Mrs. Hanorah Cronin and was born on the Cronin farm joining the city of O’Neill on February 20, 1882. An attack of typhoid fever when a little child deprived her of her hearing and power of speech, but her affliction she bore cheerfully and was always happy and contented, being happiest when she was able to do something for those she loved. About three months ago she contracted a cold, which developed into that dread scourge, tuberculosis, and she sank rapily, passing to the great beyond at 2:25 this morning. Deceased leaves an aged mother, and two brothers, D. H. Cronin and M. F. Cronin of this city, to mourn her death. SEND SIX SONS TO FRANCE Two Die on Battle Line; a Mother Exalted Patriot. Cleveland, O., May 17.—The letter of a patriotic American mother has just been made public here because of the inspiration it contains. Senti ments of greater sacrifice have not been uttered since the war began. The letter was written by Mrs. Kath erine O’Brien of New York city to a' daughter, Mrs. Grace McCutcheon of Cleveland. Mrs. O’Brien sent five sons to France, two of whom have given up their lives, a sixth has just enlisted, a daughter has lost a hand while act ing as a Red Cross nurse on the bat tlefield, and another daughter is training for the Red Cross. Mrs. McCutcheon, liie third daugh ter, obtained employment in a store here when her husband left for avia tion service in France. The letter follows: “My Darling Daughter: Just wired your sister and you of your brother Thomas’ death, which I know will un doubtedly upset you a .great deal. But, my dear, you must not let it worry you. Just think as I do, it was the will of our Father in heaven and that our cause is a noble one and that we cannot give too much. Where we love and live we must be willing to sacrifice in all that we can. “My dear, the loss of Larry was hard for me, as he was the first to go, and in less than four months to lose our other boy is a great deal. But I have only one regret—that I have hot more sons to give. “Paul went down this afternoon to enlist. I did not want him to go just now, as he is too young, but I pray for him and ask the Lord to give me strength to go to him and say ‘My son, I want you to go and do just as your brother has done and, if “God wills, give every drop of blood for a cause that I will feel proud of.’ “My dear, I do not want you to wait any longer, but go and do your duty, as they need you over there for the sake of our three other brothers and the one to go. Also think of your hdsband, for you may be able to see them all. “If it were possible for me to give a helping hand at the cost of my life I would do so. We give all our time to the Red Cross, hardly take time to eat. And I know that you are doing your share. You say you are working at the William Taylor, Sons & Co. and I hope with what you can earn and can spare you are buying bonds. “You say you just got your third one. That is not enough. When you answer this letter write and say you got the extra one and say you also are on your way over there to help those you can. Florence is taking a short course at Roosevelt hospital and will go over as soon as she can. “Undersold me, daughter. Do your bit in everything. Let nothing go by you where you are not a helper in. I do not want you to grieve over your brothers, but be thankful you have had so many to give. Also think of the sister you have over there. At what a price she is there! “So do not let your mother—old and gray—plead with you to go if you are able, but go! Oh, God, grant that you, too, will be able to get your heart and soul into this and have me be the proudest mother in this land of all lands. “We are sad now, but in. my heart I am more than glad to know my lads are the bravest boys in New York. “Be like your mother. Do give and sacrifice all that is in you. Be a bright and sweet girl and do your best. Do not worry over it, but buy another bond, and do it now. “Father* had an operation Tuesday and we have not told him of Thomas’ death. With love and sincere wishes, your loving, ' MOTHER.” Feed Potatoe Surplus to Chickens. The poultry section of the Exten sion Service of the University of Ne braska advises feeding of potato surplus to chickens. Potato culls and peelings should be cooked and fed. Even the little chicks like and thrive on a little cooked potato. Old chick ens do especially well on potatoes. If you find you are going to have more potatoes than you can use, or potatoes that are of not good quality for hu man consumption, cook them up in big batches and feed a little along every day to the chickens. The Frontier, only $1.50 per year. During the period of the War. we will not Bell an American Midget Marvel Mill unless its purpose is to supply the local needs of a commu nity, or our Government, with four and feed. DO YOUR BIT. 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