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VOLUME XXXIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918. jp >/ ■' i ,U | NO. 4.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Asher Holcomb, Clarence Holcomb
and J. H. Newhouse, of Chambers,
were O’Neill visitors Saturday.
Miss Etta Morgan, of York, Nebr.,
is in the city visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. William Froelich.
Mrs. C. E. Stout left last Friday
morning for Butte, Mont., she will
spend the next two months visiting
relatives.
M. A. Whaley, one of Shields’ town
ships prosperous farmers, called and
extended his subscription during the
past week.
Miss Kathleen Doyle, who has been
teaching at Emerson the past year, re
turned home last week to spend her
summer vacation.
John Anspach, of Inman, was a
caller at this office last Friday and
ordered The Frontier sent to his ad
dress for the coming year.
Miss Cleta Harrington left last
Sunday for a few weeks visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Bert
Wattles, at Hot Springs, S. D.
Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Gallagher, who
had been visiting relatives here the
past ten days, left for their home at
St. Louis, Mo., yesterday morning.
'Lem Weatherwax was in from the
north country yesterday. He says
that small grain is needing rain in his
section, but that corn is doing nicely.
Ray Hickey, who is in the national
army and stationed at Camp Cody,
New Mexico, arrived home last Sun
day night, having been granted a
fifteen day furlough.
M. F. Stanton, one of the hustling
young farmers of Grattan township,
was a caller the first of the week and
extended his subscription to this dis
seminator of current events.
Dee D. Snyder left this morning for
Neligh where he is to join a surveying
party for service in the Black Hills;
He acts as assistant to Mr. Sweitzer,
Federal Supervisor of Surveys.
Levi Ahn, who lives four miles
_ northwest of this city, was a caller at
this office yesterday morning and had
his name enrolled upon The Frontier’s
rapidly growing subscription list.
Mrs. Cam Tinsley and daughter,
Louise, returned to their home at
Columbus last Monday morning after
a week’s visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Parker.
Mrs. John J. Hancock, of Casper,
Wyoming; Miss Hazel and Jennie
Evans, of Des Moines, Iowa; Miss
Kathryn Davids, of Clara City, Minn.,
and Miss Gladys Hancock, of Inman,
visited at the Malone home last Fri
day.
Charles Reka came home last Thurs
day night from Camp Funston, where
he is a member of the hospital corps,
for a few days_visit with his mother
and old friends here. Charley is
looking fine and says that he likes
the life.
Wood Brothers, of Spencer, Ne
braska, passed through O’Neill Sun
day evening with one dozen Overland
automobiles for delivery at their
sales-rooms at Spencer. They in
formed the writer of about forty sales
made and delivered this season.
Dan Swanson, of the Fremont Real
ty Company, was in the city last
Monday looking after the company’s
holdings in this city and incidently
boosting the candidacy of his fellow
townsman, Ross L. Hammond, for the
republican nomination for United
States senator.
Judge L. C. Chapman returned last
Tuesday morning from Billings,
Mont., where he had spent a couple of
weeks visiting his family and son,
Lawrence, who left last month for the
national army cantonment at Camp
Lewis, Wash., as one of the selects
from this county.
Dr. W. P. Higins and brother, John,
of Platte Center, arrived in the city
last Sunday evening for a short visit.
Dr. Higgins has been commissioned a
lieutenant in the dental corps and
ordered to report at Camp Travis,
Texas, on July 15th. He put in a
couple of days visiting here and at
Atkinson.
Arthur L. Green, of this city, and
Emil L. Olson, of Wausa, who went
with the last contingent of Holt
county boys to Camp Funston, were
rejected by the army physicians on
physical grounds. Two additional
men will have to be sent from this
county with the next contingent the
latter part of this month to take their
place.
The Lincoln State Journal of last
Tuesday contains a list of the ap
pointments of acting non-commis
sioned officers among the soldiers
training at the University of Ne
braska. In the list appears the name
of one Holt county boy, Clyde E.
Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Davidson of this city, who has been
appointed Acting First Sergeant of
Company C. O’Neill boys always
good.
Mrs. Marietta A. Ross died Wednes
day of last week at her home in
Spencer, at the age of 76 years. The
remains were brought to this city and
laid to rest beside her husband who
was buried here several years ago.
Mrs. Ross was one of the pioneers of
this county, living for yesys on the
Eagle near Ray postoffice. For the
past fifteen years she had been a resi
dent of Spencer.
The fuel administration is quite
certain the people have not taken
seriously his warning to guard against
shortage of coal next winter. Many
are going along resting in the belief
that in some way they will be able to
get a supply of coal next winter, as
they did last year. With the great
war demands upon transportation
facilities there is sure next winter to
be a more serious coal shortage than
ever before. To be safe, order coal
now.
Mrs. Edna Pierce and sister, Mrs,
Muriel Thompson, both of Atkinson,
are serving a term of sixty days in
the county jail, imposed by Justice
of the Peace Kelley, of Atkinson, hav
ing been convicted of assault and
battery on the person of one of At
kinson’s citizens. The assault was al
leged to have taken place on Sunday
morning and they were given their
trial in justice court Monday and
brought to the county jail the same
day.
Amanda Green has filed suit in the
district court asking for a decree of
absolute divorce from Charles Green,
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment. In her petition she al
leges that they were married at David
City, Nebraska, 35 years ago and have
been residents of this county the past
ten years. She alleges that on June
28 he drove her from their home and
threatened her with violence if she
ever returned. She also asks for the
custody of two minor children.
Mrs. Ed. F. Gallagher left last Wed
nesday morning for San Antonio,
Texas, to visit her son/ Lieutenant
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HBjw at the front and here at home behind them the
SB ® rest of us will equally be doing our share to
feed our armies and the civil population that
must support them.
The Nebraska State Bank also has its duty
lUk to perform and recognizes it.
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1 To Patrons ot Our Store, jj
As this is a strictly Cash Store all goods
taken out on approval must be paid for and if H
they are promptly returned your money will
be refunded to you. We find that this is the
only way by which we can conduct our busi
ness on a strictly Cash basis.
This store is an absolutely Cash Store and
has been since June 9, 1917.
■ Anton Toy, O’Neill, Nebr.
Gallagher, who was stationed there.
Mrs. Gallagher arrived there Friday
night but did not get to see Edwarjl
until Sunday. Sunday evening he left
there for New York on his way bo
France, being one of ten officetE
selected from Camp Wise for over
seas service.
Harry Reardon received a ’phone
message from Mrs. Reardon last Tues
day noon announcing the death of
their son, who was born two weeks
ago. Mr. Reardon left for Omaha on
the afternoon train. Mr. and Mrs.
Reardon have -the sympathy of the
people of this community in their
bereavement. They arrived home
Wednesday afternoon with the body
and the funeral will probably be held
today.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Scott will
render a musical program at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening, at 7:45, just prior to the
preaching service. The program will
be as follows: “Chorus of the
Angels,” Schultz; “March de Nuit,”
Gottschalk; “Spring Song,” Mendels
shon. Bass solo; “On the Road to
Home, Sweet Home,” C. B. Scott.
Rev. Longstaff has chosen for his sub
ject that evening “Thoughts of the
Great War.”
Sheriff Nat Bradstreet, of Butte,
and Deputy Sheriff Frank Heenan, of
Spencer, are in the city today. Mr.
Heenan is a former resident erWms
county, having been raised on a farm
nine miles northwest of this city.
This is his first visit to O’Neill in
eight years and he says that he is
greatly surprised at the great im
provements made in the city since
that time. Mr. Heenan is a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
sheriff of Boyd county at the coming
primal ies.
O’Neill will be almost depopulated
today its residents scattering to
various parts of the county to attend
celebrations. The largest delegation
will visit Atkinson, where they are
figuring on having a monster old-time
celebration and a Home Guard En
campment. The O’Neill Home Guards
will attend and enter the contest for
the best drilled company of home
guards. The Farmers Union picnic
at Bain’s grove east of the city will
also be liberally patronized by the
people of this city.
James Gregg, of St. Edward, Nebr.,
was an O’Neill visitor for a few hours
last Tuesday, going to Ewing Tues
day morning to attend the cattle sale.
Mr. Gregg was for several years a
resident of this county, living north
west of this city about sixteen miles.
During the days of populist control
of county affairs Jim was one of the
populist leaders and was a member of
the county board for several terms.
About twenty years ago he moved to
Platte county, near St. Edward, near
which village he owns a farm and has
been a resident of that county since
that time.
The heavy wind a week ago Tues
day destroyed about all the out
buildings on the Donohoe & McKenna
farm, the old Heenan place eight
miles northwest of this city, upon
which Herman Guse lives. Mr. Guse
says that his pasture is littered with
broken boards from the buildings and
that the wind drove a binder about
fifteen feet, into a potatoe patch. The
barn of Chris Roth, one mile north of
the Guse place, was also destroyed.
Most of the buildings destroyed by the
wind were partially insured and in
surance adjusters have been busy the
past week making settlement of
losses.
Since registration day, June 5,
1917, 275 Holt county boys, who had
registered, have been inducted into
the army of the United States
through the operation of the draft,
and 107 have voluntarily enlisted,,
making a total of 382 Holt county
young men who registered that are
now in the service of their country.
In addition to those who registered
there were probably 75 who enlisted
prior to registration, of which the
local board has no record, so that
Ilolt county has no^ in the service at
least 450 young men. Old Holt is
certainly doing her share for “Old
Glory” in this gigantic contest.
At a meeting of the threshermen of
Holt county, held in this city last
Monday with the county committee of
the Food Administration and Council
of Defense, the following rates were
agreed upon for threshing this year:
Wheat and rye eight cents, oats five
cents where the thresher furnishes
the coal; Wheat and rye seven cents
and oats four cents, where the farmer
furnishes the coal. In both cases coal
must be hauled by the farmer. At
the commencement of the season the
thresher must elect whether he will
furnish the coal or have the farmer
do so, and whichever method he
adopts when he commences he must
follow throughout the season.
J. P. Gallagher and son, Frank,
and Dr. J. F. Gallagher left last
Wednesday in their car on a fishing
trip to Dewey Lake in Cherry county.
Dr. Mat Mear joined them at Valen
tine and they put in a couple of days
at the lake. The boys had a splen
did trip and caught one of the largest
strings of perch ever pulled from the
waters of a Cherry county lake
Master Frank caught 130 perch Fri
day afternoon, in fact he says that
he was tired pulling them out and he
kept his father busy pulling the fish
of his hook and rebaiting it. They
returned home Saturday night and
through Mr. Gallagher’s generosity
many of our citizens had a fish feed
Sunday. The editor acknowledges
receipt of a fine mess.
The official call for forty-seven men,
who will leave for the cantonments
the latter part of this month, has been
received by the clerk of the local
board. In addition to this forty-seven
men two additional will have to be
sent to make up for two rejections in
the last contingent. Questionaries
are being received daily from ' the
young men who registered June 5th.
There were 125 registrations that day
and of that number 87 questionaires
have been returned to the local board.
Of this number 39 make no claims for
exemption and, if they pass the
physical examinations, will go into
class one. That is a splendid per
centage and shows that the Holt
county boys are not trying to evade
their duty to their country.
The city of O’Neill now has a
United States army officer as its
mayor. Last Saturday Mayor E. H.
Whelan received his commission from
Washington as Captain in the United
State Guard of the national
army and ordered to report to the
commanding officer at Fort Robinson,
in the western part of the state.
Captain Whelan went up to Fort
Robinson last Sunday night and was
mustered into the service, being as
signed to the command of Company
D. He returned home Tuesday morn
ing for a few days, having been
granted a furlough -to close up some
private matters and will have to re
port next Monday for duty. The many
O’Neill friends of Captain Whelan
tender congratulations upon his ap
pointment to the responsible position
of commander of a company in the
national army.
Anton Tomsik has fied suit in the
district court asking for a divorce
from Anna Tomsik on the grounds
of abandonment and cruel and inhu
man treatment. In his petition he
alleges that they were united in mar
riage in Atkinson on May 17, 1887,
and that ever since that time they
have been l’esidents of this county.
He alleges that she abandoned him
two years ago and since that time
has refused to have anything to do
with him. He alleges that they
are the joint owners of real and per
sonal property, all of which stands
in her name, to the value of $30,000.00
and he alleges that half of this prop
erty is his, as it was accumulated
through their joint efforts. He asks
the court to grant him his half inter
est in the property and compel the
defendant to account for the rents
collected during her control of the
same.
Mrs. J. _H. DeYarman, of Pittsburg,
Pa., arrived last week for a couple of
weeks visit with relatives and old
time friends near Meek and in this
city. Mrs. DeYarman was a former
resident of this county, living on a
farm near Meek and later in this city,
where her husband was a member of
the livery firm of DeYarman Bros.
With Doc Mathews they became
fascinated with the south, as pictured
in the land agents advertising litera
ture, and they left here in the fall of
1894 for Arkansas, to which state
several families from this vicinity
moved. They remained there only a
few months when they moved to
Pittsburg, Pa., where they have since
made their home. Mrs. DeYarman
says that she notices many changes
in this city and county during the
past twenty-four years. She has been
particularly impressed with the
changes in the country made by the
numerous large groves and fine
orchards that cover what a quarter of
a century ago was virgin prairie.
•‘KNOCKERS.’’
An intelligent “knock” is com
mendable, and is entitled to con
sideration. Many “knockers,” having
no knowledge ef the subject matter*
prompted through passion, prejudice,
and natural inclinations. Every such
‘knock,” against the Overland auto
mobiles, is a boost.
4tt SANFORD PARKER.
Do 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 s6me of
this land.
3-8 C. M. DALY, O’Neill.
Red Cross Activities.
Keith Red Cross and auxiliaries
number one, two and three, covering
Shields, Paddock and part of Rock
Falls, met at John A. Robertson’s
Tuesday, July 2 in, in the afternoon
for a business meeting. $185.00 was
received at this meeting for member
ship fees and donations. This
branch was organized about two
months ago and now has about 100
members.
Auxiliary No. 1 meets with Mrs.
Ray Zimmerip on Wednesday, July 10.
Auxiliary No. 2 meets with Mrs.
Elmer Hull Thursday, July 11.
Auxiliary No. 3 meets with Mrs.
Jake Ernest Wednesday, July 10.
Everybody invited to attend any
of these meetings.
Holt county citizens, sued by the
non-partisan leaguer, are not wor
rying over the outcome of the suit.
BRINGS SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Non Partisan League ‘ Organizer
Brings Suit in Federal Court
Against Holt County Men.
Lincoln State Journal: Suit for
$25,000 damages has been brought by
James W. Bissell, non-partisan league
organizer against five Holt county
officers and the members of the County
Council of Defense, in the Norfolk
division of the United States district
court.
Those named as defendants in the
suit are: Robert R. Dickson, dis
trict judge and chairman of the
Holt County Council of Defense; N.
G. Trommershausser, Ewing banker
and treasurer of the County Council
of Defense; M. Rotherham, county
commissioner of Holt county; Hugh
Boyle, county attorney; Peter Duffy,
county sheriff.
The suit is the outgrowth of the
arrest of Mr. Bissell March 29, 1918,
alleged to have been made by the
men mentioned above. The man had
beef> organizing non-partisan league
branches in Holt county. He was
arrested and kept in prison four days,
without a warrant, it is alleged.
League leaders in Lincoln charge that
the arrest was made by Mr.Rother
ham, the county attorney, who had no
legal power to take such action.
The plaintiff alleges that the de
fendants “imprisoned the plaintiff and
deprived him of his liberty for a
space of four days unlawfully and
without warrant or other color of
authority,” and that he was confined
during that period in the jail of Holt
county. The jail was damp, and made
him sick, and the plaintiff was injured
in health for life. He spent $100 in
counsel fees before he was able to
obtain his liberty. The plaintiff
“suffered great mental anguish and
humiliation and was greatly damaged
in his good name and reputation.”
State organizers of the league were
not aware Thursday how soon the
case would come up for hearing, or
just what line of procedure would be
followed by the Norfolk men. C. A.
Sorenson has left Lincoln to represent
the league organizer.
U. S. Adams, of Spencer, was an
O’Neill visitor last Saturday. Sum
ner was a resident of this city about
twenty years ago and this was his
first visit to the old town for several
years.
War Savings Society Meeting.
About 250 of the citizens of school
district number seven assembled at
the High School building last Friday
evening, as per call for the purpose of
organizing War Saving Societies.
There seemed to be a mix up some
way as no one present ha<j, received
blanks for the proper organization of
the societies and many people present
were ignorant as to the purpose of the
meeting. The meeting was called to
order by J. C. Harnish, secretary of
the school board, who called D. H.
Cronin to act as secretary and then
called upon Ed. F. Gallagher, chair
man of War Saving Stamps for this
county, to explain the object of the
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