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VOLUME XXXIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1919. NO. 49.
LOCAL MATTERS.
T. J. Coyne went down to Omaha
Friday morning on a short business
trip.
4^ Miss Cecelia Kloke, of Norfolk, was
in the city Friday and Saturday visit
ing friends.
Miss Hazel Walker returned Mon
day from a week end visit with re
latives at Page.
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Mary and I dropped in on the local
dealer this afternoon. Mary had a
chip on her shoulder. What I told her
about Royal prices and values seemed
too good to be true. She was frankly
incredulous.
But when she saw the Royal
. fashions and fabrics, her doubts began
to melt. The rest of her misgivings
the dealer soon squelched.
He showed her the Royal guarantee
card—a virtual legal contract issued
with every Royal garment. It reads:
“If this garment doesn’t fit and please
you in every respect, we ask you not
to accept it—not to pay one penny.”
“You can’t ask anything more than
that, John,” she said to me. I told the
dealer to measure me up.
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‘MELVIN’
SELLS FOR LESS
Miss Geneva Alderman, of Newport,
was in the city Friday and Saturday
visiting friends.
Chauncey Keyes, of Inman, was at
tending to business matters in the
city yesterday.
Attorney Jouvenat, of Atkinson, was
looking after legal matters in this
city last Tuesday.
Representative B. E. Sturdevant, of
Atkinson, was looking after business
matters in this city last Tuesday.
Van Humphrey, of Atkinson, was an
O’Neill visitor last Tuesday aiid
favored this office with a short call.
Wm. O’Sullivan, who has been visit
ing in Spencer the past two weeks, re
turned to this city Monday evening.
Master Lee Andrews of Valentine,
arrived Monday morning for an ex
tended visit with his aunt, Mrs. A. L.
Wilcox.
Arthur Millgr and Miss Eula Stil
son, of Atkinson, were in the city Fri
day evening in attendance at the K.
of C. annual ball.
William L. Shelley, of Palmyra, and
Miss Cora Hatch, of this city, were
issued a marrigae license by Judge
Malone on last Saturday.
George Smith and Miss Sarah
Nolan, both of Niobrara, were married
in the chambers of the county court
by Judge Malone last week.
The Odd Fellows are putting on a
steel ceiling and otherwise improving
their property on Fourth street, oc
cupied by the Graves Jewelry.
Mrs. F. D. Ross of Detroit, Mich.,
arrived in the city Friday for a pro
tracted visit at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mary McMillian.
No preaching service at Presby
terian church Sunday morning, but
Sunday school at 10 o’clock. En
deavor 7. p. m., preaching 8 p. m.
Misses Demarus and Irma Stout in
formally entertained a few of their
friends at their home in the northeast
part of the city Sunday evening.
The District Convention of the
Royal Neighbors of America will be
held in O’Neill on Saturday, May 24.
All neighbors are invited to attend.
Peter Clausson, of Emmet, one of
the pioneer settlers of Holt county,
was an O’Neill visitor last Wednesday
and made a short business call at this
office.
Frederick Alfred Peterson, of Mid
dlebi-anch and Miss Sarah Miller, of
St. Louis, Mo., secured a license to
wed from the county court last Sat
urday.
William McKinley Myers, of Cham
bers, and Miss Roseland Gretchen
Sievers, of Ewing, secured a marriage
license from the county judge last
Friday.
Ex-Governor Andrew Lee, of Ver
million, S. D., was in the .city last
week, looking after his real estate
holdings in this section. He left for
home last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bowden left
last Tuesday morning for Colorado,
being called there by a message an
nouncing the serious illness of their
daughter, Mrs. Spelts.
The domestic science class of the
High School enjoyed a picnic on the
river last Thursday afternoon which
was followed by a dance at the school
auditorium that evening.
J. A. Brown returned from Omaha
last Monday. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Brown and the children, who
had been in Omaha where the latter
had been receiving medical treatment.
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Hugh O’Neill was in from the north
country Wednesday. He had word
for his son, who has been over seas,
the first of the week saying that he
had landed in this country and would
be mustered out next week.
Thomas Brennan, who was a mem
ber of the 49th Hospital Unit, which
was organized in Omaha for overseas
service, arrived home last Saturday
evening, having received his discharge
from the service at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Vernon, and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Ed O’Con
nell left Wednesday afternoon for a
motor trip through the southeastern
part of the state. They expect to
spend some time at Grand Island and
Hastings.
Michael Holland, who is connected
with the Internal Revenue depart
ment at Omaha, was in the city the
forepart of the week looking up some
income reports in this city and visit
ing at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Holland.
The lamp post, located in the center
of the square at the intersection of
Fourth and Clay streets, and which
was slightly disfigured by a Ford some
time ago, has been repaired and will
soon furnish light and comfort to the
weary northbound wayfarer.
The Sixteenth annual ball of the
Charles Carroll of Carrollton Council
of the Knights of Columbus was held
in the K. of C. hall in this city last
Friday evening. Many members of
the order and their ladies from the
nearby cities were in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Biglin, of
Casper, Wyo., stopped in the city over
Sunday visiting Mr. Biglin’s family
and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Biglin
are enroute from their home to
Rochester, Minn., where Mr. Biglin
goes for an operation on his nose and
throat.
The Junior-Senior banquet, an an
nual custom in the local high school
in which the juniors banquet the
seniors, was held in the assembly
room of the high school building last
evening. A splendid flow of oratory
followed the “feast” which, in turn,
was followed by dancing.
The “Hearts of the World” one of
the spectacular moving pictures de
picting scenes from the World’s War,
was shown for four performances ate
the Royal Theatre last Tuesday and
Wednesday to crowded houses. The
picture was very elaborate and gave
general satisfaction to those who
witnessed the performances.
Robert Morrison and Mesdames Dan
J. Cronin, Peter Donohoe and J. J.
Mechaley were called to Omaha last
Friday morning by the serious illness
of their brother, Pat Morrison, who
was run over by an automobile a
short time ago. Latest reports are
that Mr. Morrison has had another
turn for the better and is again get
ting along splendidly.
There has been considerable talk the
past week about having a genuine old
time Fourth of July Celebration in this
city this year. O’Neill has not cele
brated for two years and many of our
citizens are of the opinion that we
should have a good one this year. If
we are going to make the eagle
scream it is not too early to com
mence making preparations.
Word has been received by relatives
here that Ben F. Jones, a native of
this city who left here a few years
ago and moved to Montana, was mar
ried on April 25, 1919, at Port Ange
lus, Washington, to Miss Margaret
Bird. They are living at Ekelaka,
Mont., near where Mr. Jones has a
farm. His many O’Neill friends
extend congratulations and good
wishes.
H. G. Frey, who has been agent of
the Burlington here for the past six
years, has tendered his resignation as
agent of the local station and expects
to be relieved about June 1st. Mr.
Frey says that he will take a vacation
of about six weeks before again set
tling down to work. He has not de
cided as yet where he will be stationed
when he gets ready to resume railroad
work.
C. W. Spargur returned last Satur
day evening from a short trip to
Kimball county, where he has some
real estate interets. Mr. Spargur says
that things are booming in that sec
tion of the state and that land values
have greatly increased there during the
past five years. He and his brother,
who resides in Denver, have had real
estate interests there for several
years and added a section to their
holdings during their recent visit. Mr.
Spargur says that the day after they
purchased the section they were of
fered a profit of $1,500 on the land, but
they decided to hold for further ad
vance.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Downey, ar
rived on the afternoon train, Monday,
from Independence, Mo., and will spend
the summer with ther sons, Charles
and L. H. Downey of this city. Emory
Downey, now eighty-nine years of age
| will be remembered by many of the
early settlers of Holt county; he filed
on a homestead in the vicinity of Star
postoffice in 1879 where he was ac
tively engaged in farming and stock
raising until 1890, when he retired,
moving to Inman and engaging in the
mSrcatile business until he retired ten
years later, when he moved to Inde
pendence, Mo. The 13th of August
they expect to celebrate their sixty
fifth wedding anniversary at the home
of their son, C. E. Downey.
Ernest Jehn, who for some years
has traveled through this section for
the Hanford Produce Company, has
leased the Merchants Hotel from Mrs.
Jj A. Zeimer and will take possession
the forepart of next week. Mr. Jehn
is a practical hotel man and intends to
d’bvote his energies and abilities to the
management of the New Merchants.
I^is family, who now resides in Sioux
City, will not move to O’Neill in the
immediate future. Mrs. Ziemer, who
has been suffering considerably from
rheumatism, intends to leave very
shortly for an extended visit with
relatives in Minnesota after which
she will return to O’Neill. Mrs.
Ziemer has been in the hotel business
in O’Neill for twenty-five years and
her estabishments have aways been
noted for service and courtesy.
Last week C. E. Stout sold his resi
dence property on “Kid Hill” to J. P.
Protovinsky, of Tilden, Nebraska, for
$3,600 and will give possession this
week. Mr. Stout purchased this prop
erty eleven years ago for $1,800 so
that in the eleven years of his owner
ship he doubled his money on the
property and had his rent for nothing.
This is an evidence of the great in
crease in the value of O’Neill real
estate in the past few years. The new
owner will move his family here the
latter part of this week. He has two
daughters now attending St. Mary’s
Academy and has another daughter
who will enter the academy next fall
and he decided to move to this city so
as to be near his children. Mr. Stout
will build a new residence this sum
mer, as soon as he can find a suitable
location.
* Clyde DeSilva, for many years a
resident of Ainsworth, Nebr., was
found dead in bed at his home at
Scotland, S. D., on Wednesday morn
ing of last week. DeSliva was well
known in this city and throughout this
section of the state where he had won
renoun as a base ball pitcher, being
among the best left hand twirlers that
ever stood on the mound in this sec
tion of the state. He had a great arm
and if possessed with a head that
would go with the arm would have won
fame and fortune in the big league.
But he was eccentric and tried too
often to play the whole game there
by losing games that should have been
won, on account of his desire for a
great strike out record. He had many
friends in this section who will regret
to learn of his sudden death. He was
buried at Scottville, northeast of this
city, last Saturday.
The Lee-Prentis ranch was made
history the fore part of the week by
the filing, in the office of the county
clerk, a deed for 9,020 acres, formerly
comprising what was known as the
east ranch of this corporation, to
Andrew J. Lee for a consideration
shown thereon as $175,605.30. Mr.
Lee, who is a former governor of
South Dakota, and who at this time
resides at Vermillion, that state, was
the former president of the Lee-Pren
tis Co. It is understood that this deal
disposes of the remainder of this cor
porations land in this county. Other
tracts of land owned by them was dis
posed of some time ago to Fred Mc
Nally and Ed. Peterson. On the
authority of Deputy Clerk T. D. Han
ley this is the largest deed, in point of
money involved, ever filed in this
county. Revenue stamps to the value
of $176 were affixed thereto.
Anselm Whelan, son of Captain and
Mrs. E. H. Whelan of this city, and a
student in the O’Neill High School,
won the state oratorical contest at
Crawford, Nebr., last Friday evening,
in a field of five competetors. Anse
is only sixteen years of age, but, des
pite his youth, has shown marked abil
ity as an orator. This was evidenced
when he went to Norfolk about six
weeks ago and won out in the contest
there, thus winning the right to rep
resent this district in the state con
test. In the contest at Crawford he
was pitted against the best high
school orators from the several dis
tricts in the state and his victory
there is not only an honor to him and
his parents, but to his school and the
county as well. He was tendered a
reception by his fellow students in the
assembly room of the high school
building last Saturday evening in
honor of his victory. The Frontier
extends hearty congratulations.
A representative of the Federal
Government, accompanied by a rep
resentative of the State Engineers of
fice, was in the city Wednesday after
noon, having made an inspection of
the proposed O’Neill-Spencer-Butte
federal and state aid highway. They
x%ere met at the Whiting bridge by
Highway Commissioner Hubbard who
accompanied them on their inspection.
As a result of this inspection the road
will probably be changed again from
the cemetery road, as designated by
the county board some four weeks ago,
to the road one mile further west.
The representatives of the state and
federal government say that a much
better road and one that can be easier
maintained can be built on the pro
posed new line than on the road run
ning north from the cemetery. The
Deputy State Engineer is expected to
return in about ten days when the
route will be established and arrange
ments made for advertising for
hids for the construction of the road.
Cemetery Cleaning Day.
Tuesday, May 20th,' has been set as
the day for cleaning up the Protestant
cemetery, and all interested are urged
to come and bring rakes and shovels
and help us do what we can to make
the city of our dead look as nice as
possible. Trustees.
But Not a Joy Forever.
Young Tom Toots was in the
country and had been invited to the
beautiful home of a sweet young thing
named Agnes.
“What a charming place,” he said
enthusiastically, to Agnes’ proud pa
ternal parent. “Does it go as far as
those woods over there?”
“It does,” remarked the somewhat
unsympathetic father.
“Ah,” said Tom, still cheerily, “and
to that old stone wall over there, sir?”
“It does,” came the gruff answer,
“and it goes as far as the river on the
south and to the main road on the
north.”
“Beautiful!” put in Tom.
“Yes,” went on the old man, “but it
doesn’t go with Aggie!”—San Antonio
Light.
Lyceum Course.
The entertainment presented by Mr.
Wilson is so miscellaneous and varied,
as to be unique. He never leaves the
platform from the beginning to the
end of the program and there is some
thing doing every minute. He pre
sents characters in make-up, using
grease paints and wigs, the making
up process taking place in full view of
the audience, with a song or story go
ing on at the same time. The
characters impersonated are such as
may be found in almost every .com
munity, and the accompanying read
ings or poems are wholesome and
edifying, whether they be grave or
gay.
Mr. Wilson is also a fine musician
and singer and his Saxophone and
Flute solos help to vary the program
to the delight of his audienecs. Mrs.
Wilson at the piano; at the K. C. Hall
Saturday night, May 17, 1919.
M’KELVIE MAKES FULL
REPORT OF APPROPRIATIONS
Legislature Passes Bills Amounting to
$15,929,492; Increase Over Session
of 1917 About 4 Per Cent.
That the people of the state may
know just where the increased ap
propriations over the 1917 session
have been placed, Governor McKelvie
has prepared a statement covering all
appropriations, the total amount for
the session being $16,929,492.48 as
against $9,694,189.04 for the 1917 ses
sion. The last session had a deficiency
to make up of the former administra
tion of $313,277.03 as against a de
ficiency made up by the 1917 session
of $33,779.32. Taking all these into
consideration the increase made in ap
propriations by the last session over
the previous session was only about 4
per cent.
The statement of the governor is as
follows:
Capital building 1% mills $ 1,695,000
Child welfare . 15,000
Game and Fish Commission,
Gretna and Valentine. 10,000
Fish nursery . 2,600 '
Paving at Kearney . 311
Expenses of legislature .... 20,000
Salaries ..._. 108,000
Enforcement of prohibition 25,000
Normal schools, 1 mill. 1,130,000
Relief of Maud Caston . 5,000
Paving along chicken farm 1,000
Potato Improvement ass’n 1,500
Social Hygene fund . 25,926
State aid bridge 1-5 mill .... 226,000
State institutions, mainten
ance . 2,927,500
Paving state institutions
and fair grounds . 100,000
Relief of Mrs. J. M. Tizor..'.. 825
Purchase of land dependent
children . 5,000
Land for cemetery, Burkett 2,800
Hospital Milford . 100,000
State printer . 3,000
University, maintenance,
2 M, mills . 2,825,000
Certificates for solders,
world war. 25,000
Salaries bill . 1,130,300
General maintenance bill. .. 1,251,150
State institutions, perma
ment improvements .. 583,450
Good roads . 3,093,262
Supplement to statutes .... 3,000
Vocational education . 100,000
Boundary . 300
Board of health . 3,000
Benklemen Fish hatchery.. 15,000
Tuberculosis eradication .... 75,000
Women’s Custodial farm.... 50,000
New York soldiers’ re
ception committee .. 25,000
Claims .24,591
Books for state library .. 3,011
State dental board . 391
Institutional deficiency . 287,900
Iowa-Nebraska boundary.... 300
Destroying prairie dogs .... 2,000
Relief of Kathryn Huffman 1,500
Relief of Eugene Romberg 4,000
General deficiencies . 21,975
Total . $15,929,492
Appropriations of Thirty
fifth session . 9,694,189
Less Deficiencies .:... 33,779
(HR 797 and HR 232 .$ 9,660,410
Total appropriations Thirty
seventh session .$15,929,492
Less deficiencies:
Books for state library..$ 3,011
State dental board . 391
Institutions . 287,900
General . 21,975
$313,277
313,277
$15,616,215
Increase: $5,955,806.73__
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