VOLUME XXXIX.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1918.
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NO. 20.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Harvey J. Nachtman, of Amelia,
and Miss Goldie A. Blake, of Cham
bers, were granted a marriage license
by County Judge Malone last Thurs
day.
Lester C. Harding, of Ray, and
Miss Grace E. Roberts, of Phoenix,
were united in marriage by County
Judge Malone at the county court
room last Saturday.
Van V. Baeringer, of Orchard, and
Miss Anna F. Donohoe, of Anoka,
were united in marriage by County
Judge Malone at the county court
room Wednesday afternoon.
QVIT
Kicking about high prices. Do
something. Don’t talk high prices to
me! Let me talk low prices to you.
If you really want to do something
about high prices just buy at this
cash store.
10 Pounds Chicken 4Qn
„ Feed .
1 Pound Nut-ola, Q7 n
Just like butter . 3 I b
12—10c Bars of Toilet 48c
15c Bottles Shoe 0Qa
Black . U3b
2 Packages Uncle Sam 57a
Breakfast Food . 31b
35c Large Package Postum OR a
Cereal . tub
10 Pounds Barley 77a
Flour . IIU
15c Bars Trilby .09c
1 Pound Armours’ Best 57f*
Grade Oleomargarine . 31b
3—15 Cans Peters Paste Q4 .
Shoe Polish . LrWt
$1.75 One-half Gallon Bottle Ol OH
Grape Juice . V I >wU
$2.50 Bottle Vanilla OR
Extract .
40c Jar Beech Nu't Oscar 9A.A
25c Can Chile Con 1 R A
Came . I Jb
90c Can Purity Cross Creamed RQa
Chicken . 3UC
20c Can Kraft 1 R a
Cheese ... I wb
1 Gallon Coal .14c
50c Empty Corn 9Ra
Sacks . fcOb
8 Pounds Ginger PI QQ
Snaps . 3 ■ *43 :
TRUTH IN OUR ADVERTIS
ING IS WHAT KEEPS US
IN BUSINESS.
$5.00 Men’s Winter OQ QQ
Union Suits . yti33
$8.00 Men’s Winter 04 QQ
Union Suits . 3*»,33
$1.00 Men’s Winter RQa
Caps . 3G3 .
NO WONDER WE SELL UNDER- :
WEAR.
$2.00 Men’s Winter ........ $1.19
$1.00 Boys’ Winter .... ..57c
65c Men’s Dress Hose, QQa
Pair . 33b
$3.25 Men’s Winter Tan, Q7
Blue or Grey Work Shirts 3 ■ • 3 I
Buy a Royal Tailored Suit or Over
coat today at $25, $28, or $30.
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“MELVIN”
SELLS FOR LESS
Postmaster McCarthy announces
that during the public quarantine for
Spanish influenza the post office will
be closed during the distribution of
mails, to avoid the congregation of
crowds.
Marty Coyne, who is now located at
Riverton, Wyoming, came down the
first of the week to attend the funeral
of his mother. He reports that all
the former O’Neill people now living
in Wyoming were getting along
nicely.
Andrew Mulligan, one of the
pioneers of Holt county but who now
lives in Cherry county, came down
the latter part of last week to spend
a few days visiting with friends of
the olden days in this city and
vicinity.
John Noonan, brother of Mrs. B. J.
Jones, died at the home of his sister
in this city last Thursday night after
a very short illness of heart disease.
He was seventy-five years of age. The
funeral was held last Saturday morn
ing, interment in the Catholic ceme
tery.
S. J. B. Johnson, chief engineer and
electrician of the McGinnis Creamery
company for eight years, will leave
O'Neill. Mr. Johnson has resigned
from the creamery force and will go
to Fairmont, Minn.,' to take charge of
a creamery plant there, about No
vember 15th.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan re
turned last Monday evening from
Missouri, where they had been called
to attend the funeral of Mr. Ryan’s
father, who died there last week, after
an illness of a few weeks of heart
disease. Mr. Ryan was seventy-six
years of age at the time of his death.
On account of the number of in
fluenza cases throughout the state the
State Board of Health has put a ban
on all public gatherings, both out
door and in-door, until November 2.
On account of this order a large
number of public sales that were ad
vertised for the coming week have
been postponed.
Chambers Sun: A prairie fire five
miles east and one mile north, sum
moned quite a bunch of our citizens
out to fight it Saturday afternoon.
The fire was started by several
hunters from O’Neill, burning an area
of about two sections. Will Woxberg
lost five stacks of oats and others lost
about twelve stacks of hay.
Word was received in this city the
first of the week that Williard Hess,
formerly a resident of this city, died
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, last Saturday
afternoon of Influenza, after an ill
ness of a few days. His parents now
live at Burke, S. D., where his father
is station agent for the Northwestern.
Three of the Hess boys were in the
service of their country.
_ A. C. Arnold, of St. Paul, a brother
of L. W. Arnold of this city,
is in the city today visiting at the
home of his brother. Mr. Arnold came
here a week ago to attend the funeral
of his nephew, Nathan Arnold. His
son, who has been on the Arnold ranch
the past three years, was taken down
with influenza after the funeral and
Mr. Arnold remained to look after his
boy. He is now rapidly recovering
and Mr. Arnold expects to leave for
home in the morning.
Mrs. Minerve Linder, aged forty
eight years and nine months, died at
her home in this city last Friday
morning, after an illness of two weeks
of heart trouble. Mrs. Linder was a
nurse and had been engaged in nurs
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ing in this city the past year and a
half. She was a widow and the mother
of two sons, J. E. Linder, who is now
in the service of his country, and L.
W. Linder, of Tilden. The body was
shipped to Palmer, Nebr., her old
home, for interment, last Saturday
morning.
Tillie Novak, the nine year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Novak,
of Dorsey, died last Thursday after
noon of pneumoriia, after an illness of
a few days of influenza. Mrs. Novak
was taken sick while attending her
daughter and she passed away on
October 18 from the same disease.
Mrs. Novak was forty-three years of
age. Miss Novak was buried on Fri
day and Mrs. Novak on Saturday
afternoon. The family have the sin
cere sympathy of their many Holt
county friends in their double sorrow.
Gladys M. Reifers, wife of Matt
Reifers, of Sand Springs, Wyoming,
died at the home of Mr. Reifers'
parents in this city Wednesday after
noon at 4 o’clock, of pneumonia fol
lowing an attack of influenza. Mrs.
Reifers came here a couple of weeks
ago on a visirto her husbands parents
and was taken ill after her arrival
with an attack of influenza, which de
veloped into pneumonia. Her husband
arrived here Wednesday night from
Montana, too late to see his wife
alive. The body will be taken to
Cody, Wyoming, this evening for in
terment.
Plainview Repulbican: Mr. Dono
hoe, County Farm Demonstrator from
Pierce was in the city a short time
Monday morning. Mr. Donohoe has
done some excellent work in this dis
trict during the past season. His ter
ritory comprises four counties and it
has kept him on the go, but demon
strates and proves his worth in this
locality and portrays the confidence
the famer have, in him and his work.
Along with his work he has made
many warm friends who will hope
that he will be commissioned a per
manent place in this county as farm
demonstrator.
Road overseers and township con
stables will not be elected at the
general election this fall, according to
an announcement of County Clerk
Kelley. In enacting new road laws,
says Mr. Kelley, the legislature of
1917 provided for the appointment of
road overseers instead of their elect
ion, and in the acts effecting town
ships failed to mention at all as a
township official the townsip con
stable. In counties under the com
missioner system the road overseers
will be appointed by the county board
and in counties under township organ- '
ization by the township boards.
Burlington Changes Time.
The Burlington passenger train
formerly leaving O’Neill at 7:20
o’clock in the morning has changed <
time and now leaves at 7 o’clock
sharp.
Draft Called Off.
The draft contingent called to leave
this week for the training camps has
been notified of the cancellation of the
call until the abatement of the present
epidemic of influenza.
Markey Sale Postponed.
On account of the epidemic of in
fluenza and the ban placed on all
public gatherings, both out doors and
indoors, by the State Board of Health,
the Thomas Markey public sale, which
was to have been held on next Mon
day has been called off.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the kind people of O’Neill
for the may acts of kindness shown to
our beloved mother during her sick
ness and to us during the last sad
rites. Your kindness to us in our
trouble will long be remembered.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Linder.
J. E. Linder.
Notice of Postponement of Red Cross
Election.
The annual meeting for the elect
ion of the officers of the Holt County
Chapter of the American Red Cross
has been postponed on acconut of the
order of the authorities preventing
pulbic gatherings, and will be held as
soon as such meetings may be per
missable.
J. A. DONOHOE,
Chairman, A. R. C.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
during the sickness, death and burial
of our beloved father. Your kindness
to us in our hour of sorrow will ever
be held in grateful remembrance.
Mrs. James G. O’Donnell.
Mrs. James Connolly.
Thomas F. Gallagher.
John S. Gallagher.
Warren J. Sparks.
Holt County Goes Over the Top.
Holt county went over the top with
a whoop in the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive, exceeding its quota of $829,760
by $130,700. Tabulations just com
pleted by Chairman S. J. Weekes, who
had charge of the drive for the county,
shows the total subscriptions through
banks of the county to be $960,460,
with the quota mentioned of $829,760.
Included in this amount are several
non-resident subscriptions, but these
are more than overbalanced by Holt
county subscriptions through other
than Holt county banks and for which
the county does not receive credit.
Had every Holt county citizen sub
scribed at home the total subscription
for the county would have amounted
to a million.
Dr. Emil Zimmerman.
Dr. Emil H. Zimmerman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman, of
this city, died at his home at Colome,
S D., last Monday afternoon at 4
o’clock of pneumonia following an at
tack of influenza, after an illness of
five days, at the age of thirty-three
years and one month. The body was
brought to this city Tuesday evening
and the funeral was held this morn
ing, interment in the Protestant cem
etery.
Dr. Zimmerman died a martyr to
his profession. Last week he was
taken ill with influenza and remained
at home for two days, but the demand
for his services, on account of the
large number of influenz^ cases in
his section, was so great that he
could not resist the appeal of the
people for assistance and he got up
and took to looking after his patients.
He took a relapse, which developed
into pneumonia and he passed away
in three days.
He leaves to mourn his death a
wife and four year old daughter, be
sides his parents, brothers and sister.
The relatives have the sympathy of
the people of this community in their
hour of sorrow.
U. S. Boys’ Working Reserve.
The Federal Director of the U. S.
Boys’ Worikng Reserve has requested
me to send to each paper in Holt
cofirity 'the following information:
"There is to be a Registration held
on November 14th, at which time
every boy who has attained the age
of fifteen years and six months up to
and including those boys who are
eighteen years of age, who have not
registered for Selective Service, will
be expected to register in the U. S.
Boys’ Working Reserve. After Reg- '
istration they will be given a physical
examination as fast as possible. Any
remedial defects should be im
mediately reported to their parents or
guardian. These boys who are phy- '
sically fit, should be urged as their
patriotic duty to engage in some agri
cultural work during the coming year.
Those boys should be placed on farms
where they are needed and under con
ditions and with such salaries to be
decided upon later.
“A boy will not be compelled to go
on the farm or engage in industrial
work if there is any strong objection
on the part of his parents or guar
dian.”
I wish you would publish this as
soon as possible.
F. E. MARRIN,
County Federal Director.
Mrs. Catherine Coyne.
Mrs. Catherine Coyne died at the
residence of her son, W. S. Coyne, at
Spaulding, Nebr., last Saturday morn
ing at 11 o’clock after an illness of
but a few days of heat trouble. iThe
body was brought to this city on Sun
day afternoon and the funeral was
held Monday forenoon, the remains
being interred in the Catholic ceme
tery at the side of her husband who
passed away about twenty years ago.
Deceased was born in Ireland and
came to this country when a young
girl. She was united in marriage in
Pennsylvania to Thomas Coyne and
came with her husband to this county
in the spring of 1880, locating on a
farm eight miles northeast of this
city, where she resided until her re
moval to this city about eight years
ago. About six weeks ago she went
to Spaulding where she intended to
spend the winter at the home of her
son, W. S. Coyne.
Mrs. Coyne was one of those hardy
pioneers who endured all the hard
ships incident to pioneer life in this
section, when the nearest railroad sta
tion was sixty miles away. Her trials
and the hardships of pioneer life were
borne with the fortitude that enables
pioneers to withstand hardships that
today would seem unbearable and she
lived to see this vast wilderness grow
into one of the most beautiful spots
in the state. She leaves to mourn
her death seven children, five boys and
two girls. The children are: Patrick,
Hugh J., and T. J., of this city, W. S.
(Continued on page ten)
BELGIAN BABIES CALLING
FOR HELP THROUGH FLOWER
Queen Selects “Forget-Me-Not” Re
flecting Plea of Tiny Sufferers.
What would you do to save a baby’s
life? Do you know that there are
2,000,000 Belgian children under 15
years of age notwithslanding the fact
that the common enemy still holds
nearly all of Belgian territory? Do
you know that more than 1,000,000 of
these children are in immediate need
of help and that the other 1,000,000
are undernourished? Would you, if
you could, buy a little flower and heip
save the life of one of these little
children ?
In a short time, perhaps on Nov. 2,
residents of 127 towns in this terri
tory are going to be given an op
portunity to show how they appreciate
prosperity and the comforts possible
for their own babies by subscribing
to one of the most unusual campaigns
ever launched in this territory.
Appeal Through Forget-Me-Nots.
A hundred thousand artificial “For
get-Me-Nots” sent to this country di
rectly from Belgium, as a personal
appeal from the little sufferers will be
sold for what the people in north Ne
braska and southern South Dakota
want to give for them. Every penny
of the money subscribed, except the
expense of the flowers, which cost
about 3 cents each, will be used for
the relief of the suffering children and
all of the money will pass through the
hands of Queen Elizabeth of the Bel
gians who decided upon the “forget
me-not” as the flower of appeal and
who is represented in this country in
this needy campaign by Maj. Leon Ss
terrieth, chief of the Belgian military
mission to this country.
Various charitable societies are giv
ing as much help to the suffering Bel
gian babies as possible, but owing to
lack of money many of the children
are in want. Some of the societies
are working among the little sufferers
in France, Holland and England and
some are working among those who
are hungry and cold in the occupied
portions of Belgium. Her majecty,
the queen of the Belgians, is the pat
roness of the most of these societies
and gives them her special attention.
The queen knows the need of every
organization and knows therefore
where the funds should be applied.
For that reason the receipts of. the
queen’s flower campaign go directly
to her for such work among Belgian i
children as she may think best.
What Money Will Buy.
The contributions from this terri- ,
tory will help provide: Milk to babies
under 3 years of age; extra meals to
children 3 to 16 years old inclusive; j
special care for the sic.k; care for the
orphans and the refugee children and i
for the 10,000 or more children who
were taken to Holland for temporary
rest: restoration of health or return :
of children to parents, if such a thing
is possible.
Soldiers and American statesmen
who have visited Belgian weep when '
they tell of little children growing old
over night because of the terrible suf
ferings through which they have pass
ed. Babies’ faces there are no longer
happy and carefree. The stamp of
German horror reflects in them and
every flower purchased will help to
ease this terrible mark and bring back
the look of baby trust once more.
Prominent Women Helping.
Mrs.Woodrow Wilson is patroness
of the Belgian queen’s flower in this
country. Mrs. Lansing is chairman
of the national committee and Mrs.
Herbert Hoover is executive chair
(Continued on page ten.)
Record the Best Evidence.
The Holt County Game and Pish
Protective Association, at the last
session of the legislature, had a bill
for the protection and propogation of
game and fish prepared and a copy
was sent to both Senator Robertson
and to Representaotive D. H. Cronin
and by them introduced at the same
time in their respective branches of
the legislature. Senator Robertson
succeeded in getting this bill through
the Senate and over to the House,
while Mr. Cronin did not even get the
bill out of the hands of the standing
committee, and he was a member of
the committee, the bill was referred •*
to. Do you see any difference in the
records of these two men who are
seeking your vote for state senator
from this district. Senator Robertson
has always made good.—Independent.
For a man who hates a “shrivel
hearted liar” the editor of the Inde
pendent is allowing the Hindenburg
Senator to make him out a pretty fair
liar, but perhaps he is not “shrivel
hearted” only a plain, every day ordi
nary liar, for the following taken
from the Nebraska House Journal
page 621, makes him out a liar and a
very bungling liar at that:
Mr. Speaker: Your committee on
Fish Culture and Game, to whom was
referred House Roll No. 666, have had
the same under consideration and in
struct me to report the same back to
the House with the recommendation
that it be passed as amended.
Amend Section 7 of the printed bill,
line 9, by inserting after the word
"used” the following: “When speci
fically appropriated for that purpose
by the legislature each biennium, but
not otherwise,”—Gormly, Chairman.
There being no objections the re
port was adopted and the bill was
placed on general file.
Do not think that Senator Robert
son had much to do with getting the
bill through the senate, for he did not
even vote for it when it passed the
senate on March 16. The Senate
Journal shows that there were 31
votes for the bill, one against and one
not voting, and the latter was
Senator Robertson. A few days later
the bill came to the House Com
mittee and Representative Cronin
seen to it that the bill was at once re
ported out for passage, as the follow
ing from page 864 of the House
Journal shows:
Mr. Speaker: Your committee on
Fish Culture and Game, to whom was
referred Senate File No. 201, have
bad the same under consideration and
instruct me to report the same back
to the House with the recommendation
that it be passed as amended.
Amend the introductory clause by
adding the name “Representative
Dennis Cronin, of Holt county.”
—Gormly, Chairman.
There being no objection the report
was adopted and the bill was placed
on general file.
The Hindenburg Senator must be
hard up when he has his mouthpiece
resort to deliberate falsehood in at
tempting to make a decent legislative
record for him.
Our Policy
has always been to keep the assets of our
institution thoroughly liquid. Our mem
bership in the Federal Reserve System
accomplishes this aim to a degree previously
impossible. In the Federal Reserve Bank
we have an unfailing reservoir of cash
obtainable in "exchange for commercial
paper which we hold.
THE
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.
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