The Frontier
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MORE LQCAL MATTERS.
The Bristow Enterprise again is in
evidence, the editor, E. W. Linberg,
who closed up shop to go to war, hav
ing been discharged from the army.
The Enterprise resumes publication
with a pleasing amount of advertising
patronage and is as bright and newsy
as ever.
O. B. Hatch, who recently disposed
of his farm effects with the intention
of removing to the New England
states, may continue to make Holt
county his residence. Having been
detained longer than contemplated in
closing up his affairs Mr. Hatch has
about decided to re-engage in farming
in Holt county.
Walter Brennan and E:.';
ey returned the latter part of last week
from Camp Funston having been
mustered out of the service. Both of
these hoys have been overseas, and
while they did not see active service
in the trenches, they Spent several
months under fire, and were on the
way to the front when the armistice
was signed.
Owing to the last week’s big storm
and the consequent inability of rural
residents to get to town, the big movie
production of Theda Bara in Cleopatra
only was shown here one night, Sat
urday, instead of two as advertised.
The Monday night’s engagement was
at Atkinson. A return date is being
considered for those unable to attend
Saturday evening’s show.
The good road enthusiasts of Boyd
count, who include a majority of the
citizens of that territory, are holding
a series of road meetings in various
parts of the county to map out a road
campaign. The first meeting was held
at Spencer a week ago Friday. It
was attended by county and township
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Having sold my farm and intending to remove from |
this state, I will sell at Public Auction at my place, |
g situated 25 miles southwest of Ewing; 25 miles south 1
of O’Neill, and 12 miles southeast of Chambers, and
1 mile northwest of Bliss postofiice, the following g
| described property, commencing at 12 o’clock, noon, g
on
TUESDAY
February 25, 1919
65 HEAD OF CATTLE
One grade bull; 6 cows, 3 giving milk now, 1 to be
| fresh before sale; 3 last spring calves . Also 55 head
of cows from 2 to 5 and 6 years old, graded Durham
t and White Faces, in good trim, mostly all with calf.
About 75 tons of prairie hay mixed with timothy
and clover.
Two and one-half dozen mixed chickens.
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
I One wagon and hay rack; 1 narrow tire wagon; 1
bob sled; 1 Ideal Deering binder; 1 International low
| lift manure spreader; 1 McCormick mower; 1 Satley
disc; 1 Badger cultivator; 1 three-section steel har
row; 1 hay rake; 1 sulky plow; 1 walking plow, 16
inch; 1 hand corn shelter; 1 corn planter with 80 rods
of check wire; 1 Chatham fanning mill; 1 grind
] stone; household furniture and many other things
too numerous to mention.
PLENTY OF FREE LUNCH AT NOON
(Bring Your Own Tin Cups.)
TERMS—One year’s time will be given on all sums I
over $10 with approved security and 10 per cent E
interest. $10 and under cash. No pronertv to t:
removed until settled for.
Cl ,
Owner
Wright & Berrigan, Auct. S. J. Weekes, Clerk.
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jfhcl&lfc from all parts of the county.
The nekt meeting will be held in Bris
tow, March 1.
Western union linemen, working out
i f O’Neill for the past week, have
about restored the wire service de
stroyed by last week’s storm, and also
have connected the uptown telegraph
office with the Burlington lines. This
gives direct uptown wire connections
with all points on the Short Line, to
Sioux City and along the Bonesteel
branch. Practically every point with
in a radius of two hundred miles now
is reached direct by wire.
Pleasant Dancing Party.
The Misses Helen Wilcox and Ra
mona Schwer,and Mr. Homer Mullen,en
tertained at a dancing party, followed
by a luncheon, Friday evening, at the
residence of Miss Wilcox. Fifteen
couples were present. The rooms
were decorated in red and with cupids
and the music was by the Twentieth
Century orchestra. The affair was
most enjoyable.
New Mail Route For Dustin.
A new mail route has been ordered
established between .Butte and Dustin,
with a tri-wCekly service, on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. The route as
described in the notice is as follows:
Starting at Butte, south to Parshall
bridge, southwest to Gray’s school
house, thence 1 mile south, then 2
miles west to Dustin.
Leaving Dustin, go one-half mile
east, 1 mile north, 1 mile east, 1 ‘mile
north, 2 miles east to Adams’ corner, 'a
miles north, 1 mile east, 2 miles south
to Fundass’ corner, 2 miles east to
Gray schol house, thence to Parshall
bridge, and to Butte.
Bids for this service should be in
Postmaster Oldham’s hands at Butte
by March 1, as they must be in Wash
ington by March 4th.
Blake-Skrdla.
Atkinson Graphic: At 8 a. ni. Wed
nesday, February 12, occurred the
wedding of Mr. Frank E. Skrdla, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Skrdla and Miss
Olive Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Blake. The ceremony which
united these young people was per
formed by Rev. Lloyd Cunningham in
the presence of only the near relatives
at the home of the bride. Directly
following the marriage u wedding
breakfast was served and the newly
married copule left on the morning
train east.
Both are well and favorably known,
having resided here all their lives.
The groom was recently discharged
fi-om government service and is now,
as he has been for several years past,
identified with the Atkinson Milling
Company.
The bride has been a successful
teacher for a few years past having
graduated from the High School here
in class T5. She has also attended
school at the Wayne Normal. Her
many excellent qualities and attain
ments make her especially well fitted
to preside over the elegant new home
just completed in the south part of
town. •
Mr. and Mrs. Skrdla will take up
thir residence here upon their return,
and will be at home to their many
friends after March 1.
Caywood Home Destroyed By Fire.
Spencer Advocate: Harve Caywood
and family living on the Lamb place
near the Whiting bridge lost all then
personal effects by fire last Friday
morning. The family were preparing
for the weekly washing, and by reason
of most of them being out of the house
the fire was not discovered until well
under way and all efforts to, ex
tinguish it were futile. It was even
too late to save any of the contents,
and everything was consumed, includ
ing all their clothing, except what they
wore, about $40 in currency and about
$50 in War Saving Stamps. The fire
is supposed to have caught from a de
fective flue in the attic, and was not
discovered until the whole thing was
afire. Mr. Caywood’s was a total loss.
The house belonged to Bed Colwell.
Mr. Caywood can ill afford the loss
as he has a large family and this left
them homeless and penniless. As soon
as conditions were learned the local
Red Cross chapter got busy and got
a lot of clothing for the family and
the Junior girls made some comforts
and bed clothes. A subscription paper
was also passed around town and close
to $100 in cash was raised for them.
The family is being cared for by
neighbors until another home can be
provided. Mr. and Mrs. Caywood
were active members of the Paddock
Red Cross and now they are realizing
some of the real benefits to be derived
from it. The family feel grateful to
the friends and others who have been
so liberal with their aid in this time of
dire need.
That misfortune never comes single,
Mr. Caywood lost one of his best
horses later in the day, supposed
from becoming frightened at the fire.
Last Week’s Big Storm.
Railroad traffic in and out of O’Neill
was completely resumed this, Thurs
day, morning, for the first time since
the big storm of last Thursday and
Friday, when the Burlington started
trains for Sioux City. The morning
passenger and the freight, which left
about noon, were the first to move over
the Sioux City line after the big rotkry
snow plow and shoveling crews reach
ed here Wednesday night. Traffic on
the Northwestern, which at no time
was completely tied up, has been nor
mal for several days.
The big storm is'conceded by all ex
cept the old timers to have been one of
the most severe to have visited this
section and railroad men say that
more snow fell and drifted than in the
big blizzard of 1889, when a large loss
of life occured. The blizzard was ex
ceptional in that while a sixty mile
gale prevailed and the heavy snow
drifted badly the temperature at no
time dropped below ten above zero and
most of the time was not lower than
20 above. With the exception of six
head of brood sows smothered in a
drift on the ranch of W. S. Goree near
Inman, no loss of livestock is reported.
The storm began with a heavy mist
Wednesday afternoon, turning to rain
at sundown and to snow a few hours
later, when the wind, from the north
west, raised. All night Wednesday
and all day Thursday the wind con
tinued to rage and the snow to fall and
drift. Friday morning it ceased to
snow but the wind kept Up ahd know
from the already mammoth drifts
filled the air. Friday evening the wind
died down.
City streets and country roads were
in places swept bare by the high wind,
while at other places drifts piled up
to a height of ten and fifteen feet and
traffic by team or automobile was im
possible. The drifts in O’Neill streets
in several places extended for two and
three hundred yards, and every street
had from one to three. Merchants
were unable to make deliveries and
passengers to and from the North
westrn trains that, double-headed, oc
casionally crept through town behind
snow plows, fought their way afoot
through the storm. Saturday morn
ing, farmers, who lulled by the pre
vious spring weather into the belief
that winter was gone had neglected to
keep their larders stocked, tramped to
to town for provisions. None tried to
come with teams and those who started
out on horseback soon dismounted and
led their steeds. None of the car
riers orv the rural and star routes at
tempted to leave town and many of
mail routes still are closed. It will
be weeks before mail can be delivered
to the boxes on some rural routes. The
mail from Chambers got through late
Saturday evening, two days having
been required for the trip, none of
which was made along roads, but all
across fields and prairie around the
ends of drifts. The big steel bridges
over Dry Creek and the South Fork
were buried beneath the drifts until
their top chords were under and the
carrier crossed the streams atop the
snow.
The wet snow played havoc with
telephone and telegraph service and
all wires were down by Thursday
night, with hundreds of poles reported
broken. Wire service was partially
resumed Saturday, but still is im
peded.
Farmers now are coming to town
across country as in pioneer days, and
County Highway Commissioner has
shovel and plow gange at work in
various parts of the county, opening
up the main roads to the several
towns, the Chambers road already
having been opened. But little drift
ing is reported.
A MERCILESS JUDGE
One Who Shows No Favor.
A merciless judge is Father Time
Before him the weak and the wanting
go to the wall. Only the truth can
stand. For years the following state
ment from an O’Neill resident has
withstood this sternest of all tests.
H. J. Zimmerman, proprietor cream
station, main street., says: “For about
two years I was in bad shape from
kidney complaint, in fafct, I didn’t be
lieve there was any hope of my being
cured, as I had tried so many rem
edies without being helped to any ex
tent. My back ached constantly. I
often had to get up at night to pass
the secretions and the passages were
attended by a scalding sensation. Diz
zy spells and pains in my head also
caused me much misery. About four
boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills rid me of
all signs of kidney complaint.”
(Statement given July 25, 1907.)
On June 20, 1916, Mr. Zimmerman
said: “The cure Doan’s Kidney Pills
gave me has proven permanent. It
has been years since I have had need
of them, so I never fail to recommend
them at every opportunity.”
Price 60c, at all ''dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Zimmerman had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. (N64)
FREE
$1.50 POUND SAN BAN GREEN
/ HAND ROLLED TEA.
12 Cans Corn at 25c . $3.00
12 Cans Peas at 25c . $3.00
1 Pound San Ban Tea . FREE
Tea and Can Goods all 04 OP
for ...
No telephone or mail orders 04 QQ
at this price of. y*TiOw
$1.75 Hotel Size 5 Pound Can
Calumet Baking 01 IQ
Powder .a.... y I • I w
10—30c Cans Alaska 00 4Q
Salmon .
2 Large Size Packages Arm 1 C —
and Hammer Brand Soda . I wl»
2 Pounds Mixed (H%a
Nuts .
1 Pound Black Ground QQ
Pepper . wJl*
5 Packages Spearmint A C —
Gum .t. U3C
Be sure you get your pound of
Tea FREE.
1—48 Pound sack Flavo’ Flour
with a 35c can Calumet OA QQ
Baking Powder . ytiUO
2 Large Packages Grape OR a
There is a bird on the dollar, but
that is no reason why you should let
it fly. Better save money trading at
this Basket Store. You pay cash and
you pay less.
$3.00 Men’s Blue QQ
Overalls . y I idU
43.00 Men’s Tan, Gray and QQ
Blue Wool Work shirts .... y I *30
1 Dozen Pair of 50c Men’s
Dress Hose, Linen Heel ,.®Q IQ
and Toe .+. $0» I U
10c Wash Rags, 05 C
$3.00 Men’s Union QQ
Suits . $ I iUU
$21.50 for a real Royal Tailored- to
Order two-piece suit—with good goods
as scarce as they are today! You
can’t afford to pass up this bargain.
Coat and Pants ®01 Rfl
to Order . yfc I • JU
57 STEPS
“MELVIN”
SELLS FOR LESS
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K6TiCE.
All persons are hereby Warfied hot
to rent or lease SE% of 4-27-10, Holt
County, Nebraska, from any person
whomsoever but the undersigned.
37-4p THOMAS McGRANE.
Grattan Township Annual Meeting.
The voters of Grattan township,
Holt county, Nebraska, are hereby
notified that the annual township
meeting will beheld at the Grattan
public library, in O’Neill, Tuesday,
March 4, 1919, at 2 o’clock p. m.
JACOB HIRSCH,
37-2 *' Township Clerk.
11 ir rrr no*'!>■»»■ ww n r.
Mrs. Emma R. DftViiSon, Homd De
monstration Leader, University Farm
Lincoln, Nebraska, sends the following
report of the Food Preservation Cam
paign in Holt County for 1918:
Qts. vegetables canned. 2569
Qts. vegetables spoiled 191
Pounds vegetables dried . 63
Quarts fruit canned . 2073
Quarts fruit spoiled ...". 42
Pounds fruit dried . 35
She reports 184,751 quarts of fruit
and 991,350 quarts of vegetables can
ned in Nebraska during 1918.
I THE K. c. THEATRE
will open again as a Picture Show
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22,1919
jj We Present For This First Evening
“THE TEMPLE OF DUST.”
This play has been received with enthusiasm
I where ever shown.
Admission, 10 and 20 Cents.
F. J. Manchester’s I
Public Sale |
At my farm, 20 miles north and 3 west of O’Neill,
4 miles east of Phoenix, 10 miles due south of ' I
Spencer, 26 miles northeast of Atkinson, the
following described property commenc- :
ing at 11 o’clock, a. m., on I
THURSDAY
February 27, 19191
24 HEAD OF CATTLE I
Seven head choice Holstein milch cows, some giv- g
ing milk, some fresh soon; 13 other cows, 1 fresh; 3 1
lgst year’s calves and 1 registered Shorthorn bull, 4 I
years old. v |
4 HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES
One black gelding, 5 years old, 1 bay mare, 7 years |
old, weight about 1200 each; 1 span black mare mules, fj
10 years old, weight 2300. |
WAGONS AND HARNESS I
Three wagons, 2 with 4-inch tires, 1 new, with 3- j
inch tires; 1 hay rack; William Galloway box manure I
spreader; 2 sets of double harness. |
CHICKENS I
Ten dozen Rhode Island Red chickens. |
48 Head of hogs I
About 48 head of hogs, including a number of Du- I
rock-Jersey, bred, sows. g
MACHINERY 1
One set blacksmith tools, 1 15-30 Waterloo Boy |
tractor, and John Deere 3-bottom plow; 1 John Deere 1
2-row lister; 1 walking plow; 3 cultivators; 2 pulver- I
izers; 1 corn binder; 1 grain binder; 1 2-row John 1
Deere eli; 1 New Western land roller; 1 hay stacker 1
and 2 sweeps; 3 mowers; 1 new rake. 1
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Fifteen bushels choice seed corn. |
All hay, fodder, corn and other feed not used by 1
date of sale, will be sold. |
Household goods and other articles too numerous p
to mention. |
TERMS—One year’s time will be given on all sums I
over $10 with approved security and 10 per cent in- |
terest. $10 and under cash. No property to be re- I
moved until settled for. f
F. J. MANCHESTER
Owner I
| Col. Teaquist, Auctioneer. S. J. Weekes, Clerk. I