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VOLIJME XXXIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1919. NO. 44. j
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Rape Fiend Attempts To
Assault Two Little Girls
Robert I. Dixon, Charged With
Crime, In County Jail. Father
Of Victims Dies.
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' Robert I. Dixon, former night clerk
at the Golden hotel, is in the county
jail, charged with the attempted as
sault of little, twelve year old, Eva
Batcheldor, and her baby sister, Nola,
six years old, early Monday morning,
March 31, at the hotel. Robert Batch
t eldor, father of the intended victims,
died at the Cowden ranch, southwest
of the city, Tuesday night, of stomach
and intestinal ailments, his demise
perhaps hastened by the excitement
due to the heinous attempt upon his
little daughters. The broken-heai’ted
widow and little ones left Thursday
morning with the body, for Riverton,
Iowa, their former home, and where
he will be buried.
Mr. Batcheldor, his wife and three
children, Eva, aged twelve years,
George Dallas, aged nine years and
Nola B., aged six years, came to Holt
county from Riverton, Iowa, in Jan
uary, 1918, to assist in the manage
ment of the “Ditch Camp” ranch,
owned by Mr. Batcheldor’s brother
in- law, F. E. Cowden. On the death
of Charles Cowden, this winter, Mr.
Batcheldor assumed active manage
ment of the ranch and remained in
charge until several weeks ago, when
the big cleanup sale was held. Since
residing at the ranch the two girls
have attended the O’Neill schools, be
ing brought in each morning from the
ranch by their father. Several days
before the attempted assault, Mr
Batcheldor received word from P. C.
McKillip of Madison, purchaser of the
ranch, requesting him to remain as
foreman and asking him to come to
Madison for a conference.
Sunday evening before the assault
Bacheldor came to town, bringing the
two little girls with him, so that they
could go to school Monday, and en
gaged a room at the Golden. He
arose early, to take the 4 o’clock morn
ing train for Madison, leaving the
children in the room. Soon after his
departure Dixson, the night clerk, say
the children, entered the room and,
climbing into bed between the little
girls, began to fondle the eldest. When
the child awakened Dixson attempted
to calm her, telling her he was the
father, but the strange voice only
served to further alarm her. Dixsbn
then left the room, but returned later
and ordered the little girls to dress and
leave the hotel. It was still dark when
they came down to the hotel office and
Dixson permitted them to remain in
the lobby until daylight, but ordered
them to keep quiet. Laterjvhen the
children were able to leave the hotel
they notified Mrs. Batcheldor of their
experience and Batcheldor immediate
ly was notified at Madison. On his
return to O’Neill Tuesday evening a
warrant was issued and Dixson, who
accompanied by a woman had left the
city on the 10 o’clock train Monday
morning, was arrested at the Millard
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hotel in Omaha by Deputy Sheriff
Bergstrom and brought to O’Neill Fri
day night. He now is in jail awaiting
preliminary hearing and denies the at
tempted attack.
Mr. Batcheldor, who was greatly
wrought up over the affair, was taken
suddenly ill Friday night, after the
arrival of Dixson in custody of the
sheriff, and died Tuesday night.
Dixson came to O’Neill sometime
ago and has been employed at the
hotel, recently as night clerk. He is a
tall, lank, middle-aged man. Several
days before the attempted assault a
woman, whom Dixson claimed as a
relative, came to O’Neill and wanted
accommodations at the hotel, Dixson
explaining that she desired to rest and
recuperate for several weeks. On the
refusal of Landlord Evans to extend
her accommodations Dixson threaten
ed to leave his position, but was re
maining awaiting the arrival of an
other clerk, when the assault took
place. He was accompanied by the
woman when he left town the morn
ing of the assault.
Margaret Devlin.
Plainview News: Margaret, daugh
ter of Mr. .and Mrs. Geo. Devlin of
this city, who has been receiving
treatment in the hospital at Norfolk
for several months past, died there
early Saturday morning. The remains
were brought to Plainview Saturday
afternoon. The funeral was held from
the Catholic church Monday afternoon
and interment made in the Catholic
cemetery.
Margaret Regina Devlin was born
in Lucas, Iowa, Aug. 6, 1883, and de
parted this life at a hospital in Nor
folk, Nebr., March 29, 1919, at the
age of thirty-five years, seven months
and twenty-three days. She lived in
Iowa until she was twenty-one years
of age and moved from there to Bas
sett, Nebr., where she lived for three
years, going from there to O’Neill,
where she resided for eight years and
from which place she came to Plain
view with her parents, where she
has lived until the time of her death.
Tor the past twelve years she has
been a successful teacher, being super
intendent of the McLean schools at
the time she was stricken with the in
fluenza followed by complications
which finally resulted in her death.
She was a kind and loving daughter
and sister and a friend to all who knew
her. She leaves to mourn her death
her mother, father, three brothers,
George E., Dan and Michael and four
sisters, Catherine, Maree, Theresa and
Mrs. J. F. Boetger, besides a host of
relatives and friends all of whom re
side here.
No Freight Division Point Just Now.
Neither O’Neill or Inman will have
a fr,eight division point aqd terminal
in the very near future, but if one evef
is created on the Northwestern be
tween Norfolk and Long Pine it will
be located at O’Neill.
Arthur Ryan returned Friday from
Chicago, where he went as the repre
sentative of the O’Neill Commercial
club to intercede for this city as the
logical point for the location of the
proposed terminal. Mr. Ryan was ac
companied to Chicago by Traffic Man
ager R. W. McGinnis of Lincoln,
traffic official for this district, a meet
ing of traffic men having been called
by the head officials of the road. Mr.
Ryan and Mr. McGinnis were cordi
ally received by the general superin
tendent of the system, who told them
that while minor western officials of
the road had advocated the location of
a freight division point between Nor
folk and Long Pine, because of the
federal law requiring payment of
overtime to train crews on the road
more than eight hours, the directors
were of the opinion that the payment
of overtime was more economical than
would be the establishment of an extra
division terminal so short a distance
from either of the present terminals
of the Norfolk-Long Pine division. Mr.
Ryan and Mr. McGinnis were inform
ed, however, that if it was decided to
establish the terminal it would be at
O’Neill.
Holt County Farmers Go Where
Markets Are Good.
Lynch Herald: Monday about noon
lower main street in Lynch had the
appearance of a market street for a
short time when a dozen loads of hogs
were lined up, all coming from Holt
county, John Carson had three loads,
John Slack two and Ed Carson two,
Jess Carson one, Floyd Wolfe one, Lee
Bradey one, Chet Wellman one, El
mer Wade was driving a team for
Carson and John Novak brought in a
load. Ralf Pinkerman was driving
for Slack.
Henry Huerman our popluar stock
buyer purchased the whole bunch at
the market price and they tipped off
at a neat. sum.
Darr-Gibson.
Page Reporter: Wednesday morn
ing at six o’clock at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. M. J. Darr, oc
curred the wedding of Miss Mary
Etta Darr to Albert E. Gibson, ofStar,
Nebraska, Rev. Ralph M. Fagan,
pastor of the Methodist church officiat
ing.
The wedding was a quiet one and
only a few intimate friends were
present. Following the ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served.
The newly wedded couple departed
on the seven o’clock train for a brief
honeymoon with friends at Sioux City
and Lincoln, after whcih they will be
at home to their friends on their farm
west of Star postoffice north of Page.
Kozisek-Bachmann.
Miss Josephine Kozisek, daughter
of Mrs. Josephine Kozisek, of Atkin
son, and Mr. Otto L. Bachmann, of
Waitsburg, Washington, were united
in marriage at the home of the bride’s
aunt, Mrs. Kate Buehrer, of Waits
burg, March 19, the Rev. John Graver,
of the Waitsburg Methodist church
officiating. They will reside on a
farm near Waitsburg.
LOCAL MATTERS.
J. B. Ryan spent Sunday with Sioux
City friends.
Arthur Ryan returned from Chi
cago Friday.
* C. B. Scott is laid up with an at
tack of the flu.
F. E. Cowden was an arrival from
the east Monday night.
Mrs. J. J. Thomas is visiting rela
tives at Sioux City for a few days.
Editor Templeton, of Page, was an
O’Neill visitor the first of the week.
Judge R. R. Dickaon is confined to
his residence with an attack of in
fluenza.
Pool halls were voted out of the vil
lage of Page last week by a vote of
41 to 23.
Harry Jordan, now of Burke, S. D.,
was attending to business matters in
O’Neill last week.
Roy Hunt, son of Mrs. Barbara
Hunt, of Stuart, died, in Arizona, last
week of tuberculosis.
G. L. Butler has been appointed
township assessor for Ewing township
by the county assessor.
John Gilligan, who spent the week
end at heme, returned to the univer
sity at Lincoln Sunday.
Miss Irenaeia Biglin and Mr. Will
Biglin spent the week end with Sioux
City and Jackson friends.
Dr. W. J. Douglas, formerly of At
kinson, has located in Omaha for the
practice of medicine and surgery.
Stanley Peters, of Ray, has removed
to the O’Brien farm northwest of
O’Neill, which he will farm this year.
Art Wilson, formerly residing south
of Emmet and now of Owen, Wiscon
sin, visited Holt county friends last
week.
William Hayne, E. B. Murfin and C.
E. Ferdig were elected to the Page
village board of trustees at last week’s
election.
William Carson, of Norfolk, former
resident of the Dorsey neighborhood,
visited Holt county friends the first
of last week.
Richard Smith, of Garland, Wyom,
ing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Smith, of Stuart, died Thursday of
last week of influenza.
Miss Susie Widtfeldt, who is teach
ing in the Page schools, was taken to
Sioux City Monday morning for an
operation for appendicitis.
Clifford, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pratt, of Jnman, died Tuesday of last
week of influenza, burial being in the
Inman cemetery, Thursday.
Frank Colman, E. W. Wilcox, Dr.
Noyes and J. S. Jackson all were re
elected to the Inman village board of
trustees at the election last week.
Jim Davidson, Jim and Cliff Davis
inaugurated the fishing season Sun
day by going out on the Eagle and
catching ten or fifteen trout each.
S. W. Green, W. H. Briggs, W. L.
Butler, M. H. Dierks, and E. L. Davies
were elected members of the Ewing
village board of trustees last week.
J. S. Jackson, editor of the Inman
Leader, was an O’Neill visitor the first
of the week. Mr. Jackson is install
ing a new press in his establishment.
G. A. Gill, of Dodsland, Sask.,
Canada, who has been visiting Dr. J.
W. Gill and family, of Chambers, de
parted for home Wednesday of last
week.
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Omaha for a brief visit, after which
he will go to Rupert, Idaho, to visit a
son recently returned from army
service.
C. S. Kennell and family will leave
the first of the week for Milford, Ne
braska, near which place they have
purchased a farm. They will drive
through.
James Crowley last week lost six
head of cattle from cornstalk disease
Mr. Crowley had finished husking out
the field the week before and turned
the cattle in.
Guy Young received $18.20 a hun
dred for a load of hogs at Page a
week ago Saturday, the same date on
which some of his neighbors sold for
$17.75 in O’Neill.
A little bum pistol practice between
two irate citizens early Sunday morn
ing slightly disturbed the slumbers of
residents of the creamery neighbor
hood, but injured no one.
P. C. Donohoe, who has officiated as
county agent for Pierce county the
past year, has resigned his position
and will represent the DeLaval sepa
rator company in this territory.
The hay market continues exceed
ingly high and producers having any
on hand are reaping the benefit. The
top price reached so far was $37.50 for
several loads the last of the week,
while $35 is the average.
Petitions are being circulated in
Boyd county for the calling of a
special election to vote bonds for con
struction of bridges. The spring high
waters washed out a number of the
htidoe? over Ponca creek.
The farmers unions will place a live
stock buyer on the local market in the
near future, being much dis-satisfied
with the margin between the prices
paid by local buyers and those re
ceived on direct shipments.
Teachers for the ensuing year were
not elected at the meeting of the
school board Monday night, merely
the routine business being transacted
The board will meet again Friday
night for the election of teachers.
A family quarrel at Stuart Satur
day in which an irate husband parti
ally wrecked the restaurant of his
wife resulted in the former being
brought to O’Neill by Sheriff Duffy,
Divorce proceedings probably will fol
low.
At the annual meeting of the O’Neill
golf club last week J. M. Hunter was
elected president, Clyde King, vice
president; Parnell Golden, secretary;
^P. J. O’Donnell, treasurer; James F
“The Strange Woman”
deals with the subject of legal
matrimony and shows just
why thousands of women to
day are refusing to pledge
themselves for life to “love,
honor and obey” husbands.
The theme in itself is one
that is certain to create end
less discussion.
Reasons Why a Woman
Should NOT Marry:
1. Loses her identity.
2. By promising to “love
honor and obey” be
comes servant to hus
band.
3. In some states loses her 1
personal property. I
4. Automatically becomes 1
cook, bottle washer, |
seamstress, laundress 1
and valet to husband. 1
5. Has no personal liberties 1
except those agreed to |
by husband.
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Should Marry.
1. Motherhood.
2. Inspiration to Husband. |
*' the: STRANGE woman " 3. Love of Home.
| WILLIAM FOX PRODUCTION 4. Companionship.
6. Protection.
! Royal Theatre, Tuesday, 15th |
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O'Donnell, Frank Biglin and T. J.
Coyne members of the finance com
mittee.
Denny Criss will help to guide the
destinies of the Stuart city schools the
coming year. Mr. Criss and B. G.
Heichel were elected to the Stuart
board of education last week. C. D.
Bailey and John Schneider were
elected members of the village board
of trustees.
Boyd county is getting ready for a
lig county seat fght, according to
comments in the Rv tow news of (he
Spencer Advocate, it is proposed to
make an effort to relocate the county
seat at Spencer, one of the arguments
being that Butte, the present seat of
government, is not on the railroad.
The Ewing pool hall and soft drink
emporium is to have a brand new fire
proof building of its own, the site of
its present location having been pur
chased for the erection of another
store building. The pool hall pro
prietors have purchased a lot and will
erect thereon a modern brick building.
Butte Gazette: Chas. Mitchell was
conductor, general manager and own
er of seven wagon loads of hogs, 51
head, which were hauled through town
to Anoka Saturday fo- shipment. This
bunch is the second he has sold, he
having disposed of 27 head a few days
ago. Farming certainly pays in Holt
county.
O’Noili will have an exclusive music
store May 1, on which date I. N. Boggs
will open an establishment in the old
Art Ryan building across from the
Beha hotel. Mr. Boggs has leased his
livery barn to Smith and Leech. He
will carry a complete line of pianos,
phonographs, sewing machines and
sheet music. ,
Billy Armstrong, Jerry Hanley, Ed.
Graham and several others were on
the Omaha market Saturday with a
ear of hogs for which they received
$19.65. These gentlemen are so well
satisfied with direct shipping and the
much higher prices received that they
propose to thus market all their grain
and livestock in the future.
Main roads leading to O’Neill that
have bean dragged during the recent
wet weather, thus filling the ruts, al
ready are showing the effect of the
treatment and are in most excellent
shape, for which the thanks of the
community are due the road dragging
officials. This only applies however to
those who have done the dragging.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Ray Cool
idge, of Amelia, while dressing the
baby, swallowed a safety pin. She
was brought to O’Neill for treatment
and to have an X-ray protograph
taken, later was taken to Norfolk, Fre
mont and Omaha, in search of relief,
and finally to Philadelphia, where the
safety-pin was successfully removed
last week.
W. P. Simar was elected mayor of
Atkinson last week. He will have to
assist him in running the city’s affairs:
E. J. Mack, treasurer; H. A. Snyder,
clerk; G. W. Blake, engineer; A. J.
Frost and R. D. Cole, members of the
board of education; William Bokhof
and A. T. Hart, councilmen first ward;
William Miller, councilman second
ward and Joseph Skrdla, councilman
third ward.
Fred Benjamin, of Swan, was bound
over to the district court at a hearing
before County Judge Malone Monday
on a complaint charging him with
shooting at some horses belonging to
Pat Kennedy of the same precinct. It
appears that Kennedy’s stock, at
large, had been feeding on some rough
feed belonging to Benjamin and the
latter is charged with having shot at
them, blinding several head.
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