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VOLUME XXXIX.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Charley Siders visited O’Neill
friends Saturday.
Dan McCarthy and Will Clark went
to Omaha on business Tuesday.
Frank Phillips came in from north
eastern Holt county on a business trip
Saturday.
Fred Ermer, one of the hustling
young farmers of the south part of
the county, was an O’Neill visitor
Saturday. ,
Mrs. C. B. Scott and daughter,
Ruth, returned Saturday evening from
a three weeks visit with Iowa
relatives.
Judge Dickson leaves this evening
for Valentine, where he will hold
court for a few days for Judge
Westover.
Adolph Mlinar and Miss Clarissia
Bitney, both of Atkinson, were
granted a marriage license in county
court last Wednesday.
Harry Fox, who farms and runs a
store between times at Meek, stole
time enough away from cultivating
Friday to make a business trip to
O’Neill.
Arthur A. Dawdy, of Wagner, S.
D., and Miss Isla F. Krotcher, of
Orchard, were united in marriage last
Monday by Rev. George Longstaff of
the Presbyterian church.
W. L. Alder was in from the Op
portunity neighborhood yesterday.
Mr. Alder says they had three good
rains in his section during the past
four days and crops are looking im
mense in that section.
Jacob Kraft, one of the pioneer set
tlers of this county, died in the south,
where he had been spending a few
months. His body was brought to his
home at Stuart and his funeral was
held last Thursday afternoon at
Stuart.
A severe hail and wind storm
visited the vicinity of Stuart last
Thursday afternoon. We understand
that the hail destroyed all growing
crops in a strip of country about two
miles square and the wind tore down
telephone and telegraph wires, and
many farm buildings.
At the labor registration, held in
this city last Saturday, 420 men
registered. This is not nearly all the
men in the city, several not having
registered and the Council of Defense
will probably have them on the carpet
and ascertain their reasons for failure
to comply with the request of the
council.
The ladies who have charge of the
Surgical Dressing classes, that meet
at the Library every Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, are seriously
thinking about calling upon the
Council of Defense to round up the
“slackers” for them, as they say that
the ladies have not been attending the
classes the past month as they should.
The sisters of St. Mary’s Academy
made a baby layette for the Red
Cross, which was accepted by the
state chairman of the Red Cross and
on account of the extra fine quality of
the work on the* garments they will
be sent to the National Exhibit of
Red Cross garments, which will be
held at Pittsburg, Penn., the forepart
of July.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Calkins and
twin daughters and son, Charles A.,
and daughter, of Mitchell, S. D., ar
rived in the city last Sunday by auto
for a few days visit witR relatives and
old time friends. Mr. Calkins is doing
teaming in Mitchell while Charley and
his brother are operating a garage.
They are all prosperous and enjoying
good health.
We are in receipt of a letter from
Orton Young, who was one of the
Holt county contingent that left here
a week ago last Saturday for Lincoln,
where they take special training in
the state university, ordering The
Frontier sent_to him so that he could
keep posted upon happenings at home.
He informs us that Clyde Davidson
has been appointed Sergeant a.nd is
actively in discharge of the duties of
that office.
Glen C. Briggs and Billie Lucinda
Ennis, both of this city, were united
in marriage last Saturday afternoon
by Rev. George Longstaff. Mrs.
Briggs is the first war bride in this
city as her husband left Tuesday
morning for the .training camp at
Fort Riley, as a member of the Holt
county contingent. The bride will
keep the “home fires burning” while
her husband is endeavoring to get the
scalp of the Kaiser.
Dr. T. J. Dwyer, of Omaha, was in
the city for a few hours last Monday,
stopping off on his way home from a
professional call at Valentine, spend
ing the day with his parents and friends
here. Dr. Dwyer is one of the leading
surgeons of the metropolis and is kept
so busy looking after his vast army of
patients that he has to snatch his
vacations and visits with the home
folks between trains, on his profes
sional visits in this section of the
state.
Two calls have been issued for men
to entrain for military service next
month. The total number of men to
be mustered into the service of the
government during July is 367,961,
the largest number in any month
since the declaration of war. Ne
braska is omitted in one of the calls
and the state is called upon for 4,000
men to be sent between July 22 to
25th. Of this number Holt county
will be called upon to furnish about
forty-seven men.
Vernon A. Westover, of Arkansas
Pass, Texas, and Miss Marie B.
Smith, of Leslie, Arkansas, were
united in marriage by County Judge
Malone in county court last Saturday.
The groom was a typical southerner
and after the judge had performed
the ceremony, in his most becoming
and ablest judicial manner, the groom
wanted to know if he did not get a
“bill of sale.” He was fitted out with
an elaborate “pictured” marriage
certificate and went on his way re
joicing.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daly and
daughter, of Fremont, came up last
Thursday and spent a couple of days
in this city visiting relatives and old
time friends. Joe has filed for the
democratic nomination for county at
torney of Dodge county and his many
Holt county friends hope that he will
succeed in landing the nomination.
In the primary election two years ago
he lost the nomination by twenty
seven votes and is of the opinion that
he will be able to gain that number
at the coming primary.
Mr. Nichols, of Chicago, representa
tive of the Sunlight Produce Co., of
Chicago, was an O’Neill visitor last
Tuesday. His company contemplates
putting in a produce station here, for
the purchase of eggs and poultry.
They will buy from the local mer
chants in this city and other towns in
this vicinity, making this a wholesale
station for the purchase of this pro
duce. They contemplate erecting a
large storage house near the North
western tracks. This company is a
subsidary of the Cudahy Packing Co.,
and they have storage houses at Sioux
City, Iowa, and Norfolk, and believe
that O’Neill is admirably located for
the erection of another plant.
North and northeastern Holt re
ceived three nice rains the past week.
The first rain was last Thursday
night, when in the northeastern part
of the county the ground was well
soaked. This did not take in a very
large strip of country however. On
Monday night another nfce rain fell,
being especially heavy in the north
and northeastern part of the county.
Then Tuesday another nice rain fell,
the precipitation here amounting to
sixty one-hundredths of an inch. Corn
is farther along than it has been at
this time of the year for several years
and with favorable weather the bal
ance of the growing season Holt
county will break all crop records.
C. E. Manser, of Pierce county, was
an O’Neill visitor last Saturday, hav
ing come up to spend a few days at
the home of his son-in-law, E. M.
Leach, east of this city. Mr. Manser
represented Pierce county in the
house of representatives at the last
regular session and the special ses
sion, and the editor enjoyed a pleasant
visit with Mr. Manser while in the
city. He will probably be a candidate
for re-eleciton and the people of Pierce
county will see that he is again sent
down to represent them, as he is an
influential member and the experience
he gained during the last session and
the special session enables him to be
more valuable to his constituency
during the next session.
An open competitive examination,
under the rules of the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, for the position
of clerk and carrier (males only) in
the poStoffice at O’Neill, will be held
on Saturday, July 13, 1918, com
mencing at 9 a. m. Applications for
this examination must be made on the
prescribed form, which, with neces
sary instructions, may be obtained
from the Commission’s local repre
sentative, Miss Edna Barnard, secre
tary of the U. S. Civil Service Board,
at the post office, O’Neill, or from the
Secretary of the Civil Service Board,
St. Paul, Minn. All persons wishing
to take this examination should
secure blanks and file their applica
tions at once, in order to allow time
for any necessary corrections and to
arrange for the examination.
John C. Smoot, for many years a
resident of this county died at
Yakima, Washington, on June 4th,
from an attack of lockjaw, according
to a message received by J. C. Har
nish a few days ago. Deceased was
about sixty-five years of age. John
Smoot conducted the first barber shop
in this city and at one time also
operated, a cigar factory. He was en
gaged in business here for several
years, having built the barber shop
now owned by Phalin & Vincent,
where he wielded the razor and shears
for years. He left here during the
dark and dreary days of the early
nineties and moved to Illinois where
he followed his trade for several
years. About fifteen years ago he
went wrest and located at North
Yakima, Washington, where he fol
lowed the carpenter trade up to the
time of his death. John Smoot was
one of the characters of this city in
the early days. He was a “cow
puncher” for several years before he
hung out his shingle as a tonsorial
artist and he told many amusing tales
of “punchers” of the early day in
western Nebraska and Wyoming. He
had many friends among the pioneers
of the county who will regret to learn
of his death.
Many War Saving Stamps Sold.
Almost two hundred thousand dol
lars now repose in the coffers of
Uncle Sam as the result of war stamps
purchased by Holt county citizens. To
be exact, up to June 1, Holt county
citizens had purchased and paid for a
grand total of $193,241.20 worth of
the baby bonds and of this amount
the citizens of O’Neill purchased and
paid for $94,630.54 worth. Since
June 1, Postmaster McCarthy esti
mates that the cash sales will bring
the grand total well above the $200,
000 and that of O’Neill and vicinity
above $100,000. These figures do not
include the stamp pledges yet to be
paid in.
ltain and Wind.
Last Tuesday evening this section
of the country was visited by a rain
that was preceeded by a very heavy
wind, that reached the proportions of
a cyclone in some places. The storm
and rain reached here about 9 o’clock
and the clouds were looking so bad
that many of our residents took
refuge in their cellars. A large brick
chimney on the convent was blown
down and two rafters in the roof
broken by the weigh tof the chimney
falling upon them. It also tore off
several square feet of slate off the
roof. Outside of the damage to that
building the only damage done in this
city was the blowing down of several
shade trees around town. The rain
fall here was sixty one-hundredths of
an inch. and it was greatly needed for
the spring grain and potatoes.
The wind did considerable damage
in the country, tearing down barns,
wind mills and trees. So far as we
have heard there were no houses de
stroyed or no people injured. We
have been unable to get a list of the
barns and other outbuildings destroy
ed, but we have heard that the fol
lowing farmers lost their barns and
some of them windmills:
Peter Claussen, barn and wind mill
blown down and other buildings
wrecked.
E. F. Barnes, who lives northwest
of this city about thirteen miles, had
his barn destroyed. Mr. Barnes had
one of the finest farm barns in the
county.
J. "B. Fullerton, who lives in the
neighborhood of Mr. Barnes, had his
barn destroyed.
John O’Malley lost a barn, it being
torn to pieces. They had just come
out of the house to go to the cyclone
cave when the barn was blown past
them. Seven head of horses were in
the barn at the time and they escaped
uninjured.
H. L. Page, living four miles north
of this city, lost nis barn, the building
boing torn to kindling wood.
The barn on the farm of Judge
Dickson, five miles north of this city,
was moved off its foundation.
T. J. Donohoe, lost his new barn.
This was one of the largest and best
barns in the country north of this
city.
George Robertson, who lost his barn
by fire some two months ago, was
building a new one and it was de
stroyed by the wind.
National Food Survey July 1.
The third National War Emergency
Food Survey will be taken as of July
1, 1918, of stocks of food in hands of
dealers and manufacturers. Some
600,000 blank schedules are being sent
out by mail and it is expected that
they will be in the hands of the re
porting concerns by July 1. (Complete
schedules are to be mailed to the
Chief of the Bureau of Markets with
in three days after they are received.
I)o You Want Western Land?
I have arrangements with an In
vestment Company for the sale of
land in Cheyenne and Kimball coun
ties and in eastern Colorado.
These lands have produced very
heavy crops of wheat and other small
grain for the past several years.
At the price of grain and other crops
that these lands produce and at the
price for which the land is selling for
they should pay for themselves in a
couple of years.
I will be glad to furnish descrip
tion, price and terms to anyone in
terested in the purchase of some of
this land.
3-3 C. M. DALY, O’Neill.
Home Guards Accepted By the State.
The Adjutant-General has notified
the captain of the Home Guards that
having come up to the requirements
of the new law and the orders of the
Adjutant-General, they are now rec
ognized by the state as an official
Home Guard company. We all knew
that the O’Neill boys had the stuff but
we did not know that the state of
ficials had their eye on them. It is an
honor to O’Neill to have its company
the first and only one to be recognized
in the county. Of the twelve thous
and Home.Guards organized through
out the state during the past year
only twenty-nine companies, or about
one-fourth of them have so far com
plied with the law, according to a
statement issued by the Adjutant
General on June 20th. The official
Home Guard celebration on the
Fourth of July this year will be held
at Atkinson and all Home Guards are
required, as a patriotic duty, to be
present there.
Forty-Eight Respond to Call.
Forty-eight of the young manhood
of Holt county responded to their
country’s call and left Tuesday from
O’Neill and widely distributed points
with the United States for the great
training camps, preparatory to going
over seas. The boys were members
of the last draft call. Thirty-seven of
the boys reported to County Clerk
Kelley Monday, while the others re
ported to the draft boards of the
points nearest to which they at the
time happened to be. Monday night
the boys reporting here were en
tertained at a dance at the K. C. Hall
and Tuesday morning were escorted to
the special Northwestern train by the
Home Guards and citizens. Business
houses closed during the hour of leav
ing.
Following is the list leaving on this
call, together with the camps to which
those going from O’Neill are sent, and
the entraining points of the others:
Camp Funston.
451—George H. Bartlett, Pierce.
702—Verle C. Chase, Emmet.
74f—Arthur L. Green, Amelia.
797—John M. Neckolite, Ewing.
859—Ray Roy D. Conger, Inman.
931—Charles Chown, Amelia.
950—W. E. Buchanan, Chadron.
998—Benjamin Shaffer, Stuart.
1019—Leroy Lilyard, Hammond.
1021—Ray S. Butler, Ewing.
1047—Loyd Leonard, Cherokee, Iowa.
1068—Grant H. Porter, Inman.
1070—Russell C. Everett, Emmet.
1319—Ross E. Harris, Emmet.
Fort Riley.
lotii—D. j. uuonneu, Atkinson.
1082—Robert W. Allman, Stuart.
1097—C. J. McDonald, Greeley Center.
1124—Francis D. Biglow, Stuart.
1132—J. D. Van Cleave, Atkinson.
1146—Joseph A. Kofka, Atkinson.
1176— Wm. A. Porath, Ewing.
1177— Glenn C. Briggs, O’Neill.
1182—Joel I. Smith, Atkinson.
1193—Adam Head, Jr., Stuart.
1205—Harold R. Harris, Ewing.
1218—E. A. Demary, Atkinson.
1229—Fred F. Lowery, O’Neill.
1241—C. N. Wyant, Chambers.
1256—Marshall H. Scott, Page.
1262—Loyd R. Stevens, Inman.
1266—George L. Clinton, O’Neill.
1282—Cloyd G. Lawrence, Plainview.
1289—Asa B. Hubbard, Chambers.
1335—Earl V. Raymer, Atkinson.
1337—Andrew F. Forbes, Amelia.
1352—Charles E. Burke, Stuart.
1388—Frank Burk, Ewing.
Leaving From Other Points.
934—C. R. Hess, Stuart,Lancaster,Pa.
1054—Emil L. Olson, Wausa, Nebr.
1120—Hans Peterson, O’Neill, Omaha.
1288—M. F. Fitzgerald, O’Neill,
Elizabethtown, N. J.
1067—Fred W. Parry, O’Neill, Tempe, .
Arizona.
1158—Wm. Rehak, O’Neill, Schen
nectdy, N. Y.
1371—Lawrence Chapman, O’Neill,
Billings, Mont.
1376—Thomas J. Keyes, O’Neill,
Anaconda, Mont.
1024—Fred G. Smith, O’Neill, Grand
Junction, Colo.
1379—Harry J. Bydaleck, O’Neill,
Momence, 111.
1078—George Moss, Stuart, Onawa,
Iowa.
Home Guard Assembly July Fourth.
^11 members of the O’Neill Home
Guard Company without exception are
called for duty July Fourth. Thev
will assemble at the comer of Fourth
and Dodge Streets at 9:30 a. m. in
full uniform and equipment. The
company will proceed to Atkinson by
car to participate in the Holt County
patriotic celebration at that place.
Employees of men who are members
of the Home Guard company are
hereby notified to arrange for the
excuse from employment of such
members on the anniversary of
American Independence. Attention is
called to Chapter V of the Session
Laws of 1917.
E. H. WHELAN,
Captain.
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| NOTICE TO CITIZENS.
J The undersigned has been requested to call fj
a meeting of the citizens of O’Neill for the
purpose of discussing a proposed 25 per cent
increase of the electric light and power rate in
this city, this increase to begin July 1st. The
light and power company has offered to sub
mit its books to a committee of citizens so that
the public may understand that this depart
ment can not be run under the present high
prices of coal and labor at the present rates
and give twenty four hour service. A state
ment submitted by the company shows that
the light and power department of the Cream
prv flnmnanv was conducted at a loss of over
$400 in the month of May. It is claimed that
an increase of about 25 per cent in the rate is
necessary to prevent such losses. I believe *
that charges ought to be founded upon a basis
of expense and income running over an entire
year or at least several months, and accepting
the proposition of the light and power
company, I have taken the liberty of appoint
ing the following named committee tJo ex
amine the books of this department from July
I, 1917, up to the present time, and I request a
meeting of all light and power patrons and of
the officers of the Company tc assemble at the
K. C. Club Rooms on Monday evening, July
1st, at 8:30 p. m. to discuss this question of
rates. The committee is George Morrison, W.
J. Hammond and Harry Jordan.
E. H. WHELAN, Mayor.
“MELVIN”
SELLS FOR LESS
6 Cans 35c Size Ol OA
Tomatoes . y I
3—5c Packages Yeast AO.
Foam . U3b
G Bars Beat-Em-All 0 1
Soap . L \ I#
30x3 Inch Pure Gum, <P1 7C
Tubes . y lit J
40c Large Jars of Peanut QAn
Butter . OUb
3 Pounds Barrington Hall Steel
Cut Coffee, fresh shipment Q7f“
G Cans Wisconsin Moonlight
Sweet Sifted Peas, C7n
25c pans . 31b
3 Large Cans Q7f»
3 Pounds Mellotone Coffee, You Q7p
try this Extra Good coffee .... 01 b
30x3 Inch Casings for Oil QE
Ford Front Wheels . y I I <33
3—8c Packages Washing 1 A «
Powder .. I *rb
3 Pounds 40c 7 Cm
Coffee . 13b
Buy Brooms here at the old price.
50c Bottle Hydrogen Peroxide.
This is a new shipment and
selling like hot cakes on a 1 flp
cold morning . I Ub
We are able to offer these low
prices only because we made a very
favorable contract with the manu
facturers months ago.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY.
$2.25' Blue and White 01 AQ
Striped Men’s Overalls .... y I i*t3
$3.00 Men’s Dress Straw $1,491
$5.00 Men’s Dress Straw QO QO
$7.00 Men’s Keith Genuine OA 7C
Panama Hats .... y*r« I 3
$2.00 Men’s Summer Union QQn
Suits . 33b
$3.00 Men’s Summer Union Q1 AQ
Suits . *(> I »H>3
40c Men’s Palm Beach 1 Qr>
Hose . I 3b
$1.50 Men’s OCp
Shirts .~. 03b
$20.00 Men’s Palm Beach Suits
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measure . yl3.*Tj
YOU BOSS THE JOB YOURSELF.
Your image stands at the tailor’s
elbow in the Royal Sunshine Shops—
directing him as he drafts your Royal
suit.
Clothes may go to $100.00 a suit be
fore the war ends. In the Civil war,
shoes sold for $60.00. Your alert
buyer is stocking up his wardrobe
now.
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