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The Frontier
Published by Dennis H. Cronin
John Perizek Suicides.
John Perizek, a middle-aged Bohe
mian employed on the ranch of Frank
Posver, of Conley township for the last
six years, committed suicide Wednes
day morning by shooting himself in
the breast with a shotgun. Perizek
came to this country from Bohemia
about eighteen years ago, leaving a
family behind. After several years
residence in Omaha he removed to
Butler county and came to Holt about
six years ago. Perizek had not
heard from his family in |the old
country for sometime and became des
pondent as a consequence. Wednes
day he rigged up a snotgnu on a bar
rel, in the haymow of the Posver barn
and attached a string to the trigger.
Then, first baring his breast, he leaned
against the muzzle and pulled the
string. He was buried in the Cham
bers cemetery Thursday.
County Attorney Chapman was
notified of thfc suicide immediately
after it was discovered Wednesday,
but from the circumstances did not
deem an inquest necessary.
LOCAL MATTERS.
The funeral of Olin Stratton, of At
kinson, who died at Lusk, Wyoming,
week before last, was held from the
Atkinson Methodist church last
Thursday. Olin went to Lusk several
months ago to assist in the hotel
operated by his brother, Otto, at that
place. The altitude and climate prov
ed too much for him and caused a
nervous breakdown resulting in his
death.
A meeting of the business men and
others interested in the progress and
advancement of the city was held ir
the office of Charles Daly Friday even
ing to discuss ways and means of se
curing the proposed new freight ter
minal on the Northwestern for O’Neill
Arthur Ryan and F. J. Dishner were
appointed a committee to confer with
Northwestern railway officials regard
ing the same.
Several of the pupils of the public
school may find it necessary to take
their meals off the mantlepiece as the
result of on epidemic of sneak days
which has been raging at the school
this week. All but about twenty o!
the students at the high school took
a day off Tuesday,and in afternoon the
eighth grade followed the example
Several of the lower grades also were
exposed and may contract the ail
ment.
A hospital and sanitarium for
O’Neill is one of the projects now be
ing discussed and considered by some
of the leading residents and business
men. The location of the city is de
clared to be ideal for the purpose and
it is believed that a hospital would be
a financial success from the beginning
The purchase of the old residence of
Rev. M. F. Cassidy, back of St. Pat
rick’s church, and its remodeling for
hospital purposes, is being considered.
A letter received by relatives from
Mark Summers, states that he is
located with his division, the Thirty
Second, in Germany. A copy of The
Stars and Stripes first anniversary
number, published February 7, also
has been sent home. A considerable
portion of the issue is devoted to the
campaigns of this famous fighting di
vision when it fought its way to
Ourcq Heights and thence to Pesle,
and of which extracts will appear
later.
Antone Toy, the enterprising local
merchant, will erect a new and mod
ern store building this summer on the
lot purchased by him adjoining the
Stannard building last year. The
new building will be the full length of
the lot and will be one of the most
modern store buildings in the county,
being of brick and strictly fire proof.
While the structure at present will
only comprise one story and full base
ment the foundations and walls will be
contsructed heavy enough to carry ad
ditional floors.
The city election Tuesday passed off
quietly, owing to the absence of a con
test in any but the Third ward, and it
was not necessary to call out the
police reserve at any time during the
day. The officers who will guide the
destinies of the city the coming mu
nicipal year are: Clyde N. King,
mayor; Claude P. Hancock, treasurer;
John C. Gallagher, city clerk; James
A. Brown, councilman First ward;
Walter K. Hodgkin, councilman Sec
ond" ward. Edward H. Whelan and C.
C. Millard members of the school
board* John L. Quig and John Hiber
tied for councilman in the Third ward,
each receiving thirty-eight votes, and
the winner will be determined by lot
as soon as each of the two contest
ants learns what particular game of
chance the other is poorest at.
Osborn-Webb.
Lynch Herald: Ethel Osborn, of
Dorsey, and Hurbert Webb, of Winne
toon were married Tuesday of this
week. Accompanied by her brother
Roy, the bride-to-be and Mr. Webb
left Lynch Tuesday morning after
they were given a shower of rice at
the depot, and hied themselves away
for Winneton, Nebr., where they were
married that day. The bride is 19
years old and her husband 33. Miss
Osborn is an accomplished young lady
and her many friends from the Dor
sey neighborhood and at Lynch extend
best wishes to the heppy couple.
Fair Association Meeting.
The officers and directors of the
Holt county fair association are called
to meet at the office of Secretary
Frank Campbell, at 2:30 p. m., Satur
day, April 12, for the purpose of ar
ranging a fair program and other
business. 43-1
FRANK CAMPBELL, Secretary.
Edith M. Lindberg.
Edith M. Lindberg, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lindberg, resid
ing north of the city, died at Minden,
Sunday, March 30, at the residence of
her sister, Mrs. John H. Olsen. Miss
Lindberg had been a sufferer from
appendicitis for some time and re
cently was operated upon. She was a
member of the teaching force of the
Minden schools. The body was
brought to O’Neill and the funeral
held from the Methodist church, Wed
nesday afternoon, the Rev. Walker of
ficiating. Burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery. Miss Lindberg leaves to
survive her, her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Lindberg, and three brothers,
Fred, Oscar and Harold, of O’Neill;
and four sisters, Alma, Ellen and
Ester, of O’Neill and Mrs. John H.
Olsen, of Minden. The Frontier joins
with the entire community in extend
ing to the bereaved relatives heart
Celt sympathy in their groat loss of a |
loving daughter and sister.
Wesley Preston Burns.
Wesley Preston Burns, son-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McClellan,
lied at the McClellan residence, north
of this city, Sunday, March 30, after
•in extended illness. Mr. Burns, who
had been a resident of Holt county for
some years, returned last fall from
the Pacific coast after an unsuccess
ful effort to regain his failing health.
He was 32 years, 6 months and 17
days of age .at the time of his death
and was a native of Humboldt county,
Nevada. The funeral was held Tues
day, the Rev. George Longstaff officiat
ing and burial being in Pleasant Val
ley cemetery. He leaves a widow and
one young son, Robert, to survive him.
The Frontier joins the many friends
of the bereaved relatives in extending
condolences on their great loss.
Andrew Gapter.
Andrew Gapter, one of the early
settlers of Emmet township, died
Tuesday, April 1, after an extended
illness. The funeral was held from
the Emmet Catholic church Thursday
morning, the Reveftend Father Byrnes
officiating, burial being in Calvary
cemetery, this city.
Mr. Gapter was married to Miss
Anna Deitz, at Motherstroff, Austria,
January 11, 1865, and came to
Holt county in 1883 and settled on
Holt creek, southwest of Emmet,
where he has since resided. The
widow and six children survive him.
The children are Frank, of Colorado
Springs; John, of Gillette, Wyo.; Jo
seph, of Welton, S. D.; Mrs. Anna
Rogers, of Michigan; Mrs. Emmet
Earl, of Rock Island, Illinois, and
Theresa Gapter, of St. Peter, Minn.
The Frontier joins their many
friends in extending sympathy to the
bereaved relatives in the loss of a
kind and loving husband and father.
Harry Radaker Writes.
Flogny, France, March 5, 1919.
Mr. D. H. Cronin:
Dear Sir: Will you kindly forward
my paper to me. After getting out of
the hospital I am permanently located
again. Fritz sprinkled a little mus
tard gas on me and when I got able to
get out again I did not get back in my
old division. I am in the 36th Divis
ion now. They are the National
Guard division from Texas and Okla
homa.
The boys getting their home town
papers makes me homesick to get the
news from my home town, and the
surrounding towns in Holt county.
Just thought I would ask you to send
it to me again. This division is located
105 mile3 south of Paris in a beauti
ful farming country. The town, is
located on the banks of a canal and
on the main line railroad to Paris.
By all indications we will be here until
the middle of the summer. Give my
regards to the boys in the office and
please send my paper to following ad
dress:
Yours respectfully,
SGT. H. E. RADAGER,
Co. F. 142nd Infy.,
36th Div. A. T. 0. 796.
Anselm Whelan Wins Oratorical
Honors At Norfolk
Anselm Whelan won first honors in
the district oratorical contest at Nor
folk Thursday of last week and will
represent the district in the state con
test to be held in Lincoln this spring.
Harry Carson, another Holt county
boy, now a resident of Norfolk, won
second honors. Mr. Whelan also was
the winner of the recent O’Neill high
school contest and was trained and
coached by Miss Octavia Beck, teacher
of dramatic art at the high school.
Mr. Whelan and Miss Beck were given
an ovation on their return from Nor
fork Friday evening and were tender
ed a banquet at the Grand Cafe, fol
lowed by a dance at the high school i
gymnasium Friday night. Harry
Carson, winner of second honors, re
moved to Norfolk with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Carson, formerly
of Dorsey, several years ago. The
judges of the contest were Miss Mable
E. Brown, of Momingside college,
Sioux City, Miss Rena Gillman, state
university, Lincoln, and Miss Florence
Buck, Wesleyan university, Univer
sity Place, Neb. The referee was Hugh
J. Boyle, formerly of O’Neill and now
of Norfolk. The Norfolk News has
the following to say of the contest:
“O’Neill carried off the oratorical
honors at the north Nebraska high
school contest held in the Auditorium
Thursday afternoon and night when
Anselm Whelan of the O’Neill high
school won first place in that class by
his splendid delivery of the oration,
“The Independence of Cuba.” Ted
Gibson of Coleridge with “Pro and
Con,” won the first prize in the hu
morous class and Sybil Barrett of Al
bion, with “Helen Thamre,” won the
first prize in the dramatic class.
Thirty-one schools were represented
in the big contest which attracted un
usual attention. The Auditorium was
comforably filled at 2:30 Thursday
afternoon when the first selection of
the declamatory program opened.
When the night session began at 7:30
Thursday evening there was barely a
seat left on either floor of the theatre.
Standing room was at a premium
later in the night. Each contestant
had a large following of backers. The
awarding of the nine medals came at
a late hour due to the length of the
program.
“The judges had some difficulty in
recording marks for contestants due
to the splendid showing in several of
the numbers and the contest this year
developed some real orators. The first
prize winners were not so difficult to
select, the judges declared. The pro
nunciation and articulation, carriage
and gesture records this year are
practically as good as a year ago. The
general display of oratorical ability
has been highly complimentated by
experts who were in the audience.
“The other winners in the oratori
cal class were: Harry Carson of Nor
folk, winner of second prize with
“Americanism;” Dean Shaffer, St. Ed
ward, won third prize with “Man
Without a Country.” Frank Mielez of
Stanton, won second prize in the hu
morous class his subject being “In
Honor of Columbus.” Marion Gar
wood of Carroll won third prize in the
humorous class with “On the Balus
ter.” Huber Addison of Newcastle
won second prize in the dramatic class
with “The Boy Orator of Zapata
City” and the third went to Mary
Bost of Walthill whose subject was
‘Sombre.’ ”
NEW FEED STORE.
Listen men. April 7th we will give
one razor to each customer that buys
$5.00 worth of feed or flour until ten
razors are given away.
43-lp EDW. EAGER.
(First publication April 3.)
Bids For Vault Construction.
Bids will be received by the county
clerk of Holt county, at the court
house, until 12 o’clock, noon, of April
21, 1919, for the construction of a
brick vault addition to the county
clerk’s office. Plans and specifications
on file at the clerk’s office. A certified
check for 10 per cent of estimate must
accompany each bid. Successful bid
der will be required to give bond for
faithful performance of contract.
Bids will be opened by the county
board of supervisors at 2 o’clock, p.
m., April 21, 1919. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
E. F. PORTER,
43-3 County Clerk.
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