VOLUME XXXIX.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1918.
NO. 6.
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Gigantic Summ * Clearing Sale (If I
_____ High Grande Shoes ||||
In order to make room for my fall stock, and to close out broken lines which it is impossible to replace, I am putting on this extraordinary clearing sale, and
I pricing these shoes so as to clean them out at once.
With the rapidly advancing price of all material connected with the manufacture of shoes, and the scarcity and the high price of labor,you will realize that this
will possibly be the last opportunity of getting shoes of quality at such figures until after the war is ended. ~ '
Remember these shoes are not job lots or a cheap line of shoes put in with the object of a sale, but are all high grade shoes, of fine workmanship made by the I I
best makers of ladies footwear in America.
Sale Runs From Friday, July 19 to Saturday, July 27, Inclusive
Black Kid Shoes in
Louis and Mili
tary Heels, $9.00
and $10.00 (D7 OP
values .MJ*
$7.00 and $7.50 (DC CH
values .
Brown, Gray and
Ivory, all leather
Kid welted soles,
$8.50, $10.00, and
$12.00, CJ7 Cf|
* now.mJ/ »uU
Gray Kid, Fabric Top Shoes. These
are some of our best numbers, in this OC
" sale at._.....M** «00
Light Gray Fabric Top Shoes, in Lace
or Button which would cost me $8.50 (PC /\r|
to replace, at..m)0*UU
Black Patent Leather Shoes . $4.25
Black Kid, Fabric Top, $5.00 (D/I f|fl
and $6.00 values..-.
Here is a good one. Black Gunmetal (DO
Shoe, Cloth Top, in this sale at.
All Leather Suade
Shoes, leather
covered Louis
Heel, Goodyear
welt. This shoe
was a bargain
at $10.00. Out
.$6.00
Brown Fabric
top shoe (DC Off?
at.
100 Pairs our $6.00 and $6.50 Men's Dress Shoes, extra fine qualities, in Black and Tan
English and Round toe styles, all sizes, at $5.00.
ArtHer Ryan, O’ZSTeill.
Cash Booterie. No Returns! No Approvals! No Credit!
1
CREAMERY DESTROYED BY FIRE
Early Last Sunday Morning the
McGinnis Creamery & Produce
Company’s Plant Burned.
The McGinnis Creamery & Produce
Company’s plant in this city burned to
the ground last Saturday night, en
tailing a loss to the company that
they estimate at $40,000.00, with $20,
000.00 insurance.
The fire started in the coal storage
room and when discovered was in the
coal room and oil room of the plant,
and soon broke into the engine room,
so that the latter was soon a mass of
flames and it was impossible for the
engineer to get near his engine to
give a general alarm with the fire
whistle. The rear of the building was
frame constuction and the flames soon
reduced that portion of the building to
ashes. Had the water supply been
adequate the main part of the build
ing a tild probably have been saved,
but as the Creamery company pumped
the water foj the city, as soon as their
electric light plant was put out of
commission the water supply in the
standpipe got so low that there was
no pressure. With plenty of water
pressure many are of the opinion that
the main building could have been
saved.
Parties were sent to the country for
a traction engine and as soon as that
arrived it was attached to the pumps
at the city water plant and there was
shortly plenty of water, but too late
to save the creamery.
The fire spread with great rapidity
and the engine room soon became so
hot that it was impossible for the
engineer to shut off the engine, which
continued to run as the building
burned. The governor belt on the
engine soon burned off and the engine
ran wild and the flywheel tore itself
from the foundation and hurled
through the end of the building, parts
of the wheel flying through and land
ing a couple of blocks from the
creamery. Parts of the wheel were
found in the library yard, two blocks
east of the creamery, in the street,
two blocks north of the building and
in the yard of Walter Wyant, two
blocks south. That people escaped in
stant death from the flying pieces of
steel is miraculous, as hundreds of
people were standing around in all
advantageous positions watching the
fire.
The burning of the creamery is
directly traceable to the fact that
there was no reserve engine at the
city pumping station to pump water
in an emergency like that which arose
Saturday night. Had the city plant
been supplied with an emergency
pumping plant, sufficient water could
have been supplied to have exting
uished the fire, after the wooden part
of the building had been burned.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the coal room, and employees of the
company say that the coal had been
heating and they had shortly before
turned it over. Manager Eldredge
says that he had no knowledge of the
fire in the coal room and is at a loss
to account for the origin of the fire.
R. W. McGinnis, of Fremont, one of
the largest stockholders in the com
pany, came up from Fremont last
Sunday afternoon and said that he
had made arrangements to have an
engine and dynamo shipped here from
Lincoln and would have the electric
light plant in operation within ten
days. As to the creamery proper, Mr.
McGinnis said that they would prob
ably rebuild that also, but that on ac
count of the difficulty in getting
machinery at the present time, it
would take some time to have it in
running operation. In the mean time
they have made arrangements to take
care of their patrons the same as
usual and are temporarily located in
the old Spindler store building, just
west of their former location.
Notes Of The Fire.
One hundred and twenty-eight tubs
of butter packed for shipment, and
averaging 64 pounds to the tub, came
through the fire undamaged. The
butter, together with twenty cans of
cream and syrup for ice cream were
in the cold storage room, which
passed unscathed through the flames.
When the airtight doors of the storage
room were opened Sunday frost still
remained on the pipes within. On
order of Food Administrator Hunter,
the butter immediately was taken
care of and by Monday morning was
on its way to market. The fiream and
syrup however was damaged, having
taken on a decidedly smoky flavor
making it unpalatable for ice cream.
Tom Enright had a narrow escape
from serious injury, when struck by a
piece of flying glass from an explod
ing acid bottle. Enright was standing
near the Spindler building, watching
the fire, when a bit of glass, from the
exploding bottle, struck him just
below the belt, cutting a light gash
several inches long in the abdomen.
The wound was immediately examined
by physicians present and found not
to be serious. After having the
puncture patched at the garage Tom
returned to view the conflagration.
If the fire had not occured, Sunday
would have been the largest day’s run
in the history of the creamery. Four
hundred cans of cream, averaging ten
gallons to the can, were received on
the night trains while the fire still
raged, and they immediately were
diverted to Sioux City. Ninety more
cans of cream came in Sunday.
Firemen worked by the light of
automobile lamps when the heavy
smoke from the burning oil and coal
prevented the fire from lighting
up the dark corners and angles of the
creamery and nearby buildings. A
circle of cars, parked around the
scene, constantly played their front
and spot lights where the firemen
wanted to go.
Residents of the territory to the
north of the fire were not afforded the
uninterrupted opportunity to view the
same that others enjoyed. The slight
currents of air created by the flames,
together with a gentle breeze, carried
sparks and embers from the confla
gration high into the air and shower
ed them upon the roofs of houses,
barns and outbuildings. Bucket brig
ades were in evidence everywhere and
crews of volunteers were stationed
upon the roofs of the Roberts livery
barn and Stein’s garage to prevent
their catching fire. All the cars in
the garage and the horses in the barn
were removed to places of safety
when the fire first started.
The fire for a time seriously threat
ened the home of John Brennan, close
by, end Mrs. Brennan and her little
daughter, but a few days old, were
hurridly removed to the home of
Postmaster McCarthy until the blaze
had burned itself out. Other residents
of the immediate neighborhood of the
fire packed up, preparatory to moving
out should the wind come up, but
fortunately were saved the necessity
of so doing.
The new tractor shipped in by Mrs.
Helen Babcock for use on her wheat
ranch north of town last spring, was
the only one within a reasonable dis
tance of town and was rushed in from
five miles north to couple on to the
city pumping plant when the water
pressure failed. Rigged to the pumps
with a threshing machine belt it was
in service within a few hours after
sent for and was in continuous opera
tion since until the middle of this
week, when it was returned to the
ranch where it now is dragging
bindefS around the immense wheat
field.
Exploding acid and test bottles in
the testing room of the creamery,
bursting from the heat, resembled the
sound of machine gunnery and gave
the necessary dangerous tingle to the
fire to make the spectators chary
about getting too close.
Many residents of the city were
unaware of the fire until Sunady morn
ing, the feeble blast of the fire whistle
failing to arouse th'lsm. One employee
of the creamery, who roomed at the
Western hotel, slept calmly through
it all, and got up early to go to work,
as he had the early Sunday morning
shift. When informed at breakfast
that the creamery had been destroyed
he took the news as a joke and hurried
through the meal so as not to be late
to work.
Fear of a little possible inconve
nience to themselves on the morrow
caused a number of the patrons of the
city water system to assist the flames
in threatening the residence portion of
town to the north of the creamery.
These persons, who are in the same
class as ghouls and robbers of the
dead, hastened to fill tubs, buckets and
other vessels from the rapidly dwind
ling supply of water in the mains, so
badly needed by the fire fighters, that
they might not have to pump on the
following day. A few others, of un
doubted weak mentality, industriously
sought to drive their heavy cars across
the lines of hose laid from hydrants to
the fire, that they might be afforded a
better position from which to wit
ness the destruction.
“KNOCKERS.” c
An intelligent “knock” is com
mendable, and is entitled to con
sideration. Many “knockers,” having
no knowledge of the subject matter,
are prompted through passion, preju
dice, and natural inclinations. Every
such “knock” against the Overland
automibiles, is a boost.
4tf SANFORD PARKER.
LOCAL MATTERS.
John Miskimmins and W. E. Scott,
of Atkinson, were in the city last
Tu jsday.
J. A. Mann arrived in the city last
Saturday afternoon for a couple of
weeks visit hvith relatives and old
time friends.
Mrs. Thomas Quinn returned Tues
day evening from Mapleton, Iowa,
where she visited her son and
daughter over the Fourth.
George Watts, of Lewellyn, Ne
braska, arrived in the city the first of
the week and is assisting Manager
Vernon of the O’Neill Hay company
for a time.
Mrs. Reardon, who has been visit
ing at the home of her son, H. J.
Reardon, the past two months, re
turned to her home at Omaha Wed
nesday morning.
M. J. Hyland, president of the
Omaha Hay Company, returned to
Omaha Wednesday morning after a
several days inspection trip over
Holt county hay fields.
A patriotic program, followed by an
ice cream social, will be held at the
Dorsey hall, for the benefit of the Red
Cross on Friday eve, July 26th. Ad
mission 15c and 25c. Eeverybody
cordially invited.
L. J. Majffield, of Louisville, Neb.,
arrived in the city last Thursday night
for a few days visit at the home of
his scm, E. Mayfield. Mr. Mayfield is
editor of the Louisville Courier, one
of the leading papers of Cass county.
Lieutenant Charles Cronin, who was
visiting here for several days last
week, left Sunday morning for Iowa
where he was to spend a few days
visiting relatives prior to his de
parture for Augusta, Ga., where he is
stationed.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Mullen left last
Tuesday evening for Alliance and
Antioch, Nebr., where they will in
spect the potash mines in that
vicinity. Mr. Mullen has invested
quite heavily in potash stock and
decided to make a trip to that section
to inspect his holdings.
A party of O’Neill young ladies
went over to Bazille Mills, near
Creighton, last Monday morning to
spend a week enjoying camp life. The
following young ladies made up the
party: The Misses Florence and Anna
McCafferty,Grace and Mae Hammond,
Lillie Golden, Cora Meredith, Evelyn
Stannard, Genevieve Alderman, Bas
sett, and Mrs. F. J. Dishner and Mrs.
C. F. McKenna.
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