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VOLUME XL.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1919.
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NO. 18.
SEE “MICKEY” ATI
The Royal Theatre
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 AND 18
In all the numerous heroines who have delighted
your eye and aroused your sympathy upon the
developing screen of the ever popular movies there
is none to compare with the character study which
Mabel Normand crowds into “Mickey.”
This delightful creation which Mark Sennett
directed with his finest comedy touches and skill
i comes to the Royal Theatre for a limited engagement
of two days commencing October 17th and if it does
not break every record of this theatre this will be the
first time that Mickey has not esablished such a
4 record since she became the darling of the year.
This production ran for one month in Chicago;
« two weeks in Des Moines and Kansas City; one week
in Omaha.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Jack Chmeler visited friends at Ver
del last week.
Henry Grady went to Omaha on a
short business trip Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D.Mullen visited
friends in Omaha the first of the week.
Judge R. R. Dickson and Mrs.
Dickson returned Sunday from a
week’s visit at Omaha.
Mrs. F. D. McMillian went down to
Omaha the first of the week to spend
a few days with Mr. McMillian.
John McElvain, of Judius Gap,
Mont., arrived last week for a visit
with his brother, W. T. McElvain.
Miss Irenaeia Biglin, who had been
visiting relatives in Casper, Wyo., the
past month, returned home last Fri
day.
Mrs. Viola Brown and daughter,
Miss Viola, went down to Omaha the
first of the week for a short visit with
friends.
Mrs. Clarence Simonson came down
from Riverton, Wyo., the latter part
of last week to spend a few weeks
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Henry and
wife of Cody, Nebraska, arrived in
the city last Friday and are visiting
relatives for a few days.
Robert Perkin, of Obitt, Nebr., and
Miss Sarah Corrigan, of Atkinson,
were granted a marriage license in
county court last Saturday.
Emery Ayers and Miss Nora Cun
ningham, both parties of Dustin, were
united in marriage by Rev. George
Longstaff last Thursday afternoon.
Seth Noble, of Plankinton, S. D., is
in the city to inspect the nearly com
pleted new building of the Noble
lumber and coal yards and on other
business connected with the estab
lishment.
James Riser, one of the pioneer
residents of Saratoga township, was
an O’Neill visitor last Wednesday and
favored this office with a short call.
Miss Louis Goedry, niece of Mrs. F.
D. McMillian and Miss Markey, ar
rived from Chicago the latter part of
last week and will attend school here
the coming year.
Andrew E. Jackson and Miss Nellie
Butterfield, both of Walnut, Nebr.,
were united in marriage by County
Judge Malone at the county court
rooms on October 1st.
Six violaters of the game laws were
arrested last Saturday by a game
warden and fined for violating the
law. Not many birds were found in
their possession, so they got off
lightly.
Mrs. D. H. Cronin returned Monday
evening from a visit with relatives at
Omaha aryl Onawa, Iowa. She was
accompanied by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
R. L. Farrand, who will visit here for
a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Biglin ar
rived Friday morning for a visit with
the home folks. They left Monday for
a short visit ait Battle Creek and
Omaha, after which they will return
to O’Neill.
Mrs. W, M. Biggs and Mrs. J. T.
Biggs, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, and
Mrs. Eugene Helton, of Central City,
Nebraska, sisters of Mrs. M. T. Mc
Elvain, arrived last Thursday for a
week’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Jones and son,
Raymond, of West Point, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Henry, of
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The Government and also
the State understands the !
value of a reserve and so com- ;|
pels Banks to maintain a cer
tain amount of reserve or sur
plus at all times.
The person who is wise will
follow the same course and
keep as comfortable a balance
- The O’Neill National Bank
invites your checking account.
THE O’NEILL NATION ALBANK
• O’Neill, Nebraska.
This Bank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers
Or Stockholders.
_ Capital,Surplus and Undivided Profits,$130,000 i| j
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Norfolk, arrived in the city Wednes
day afternoon to visit relatives. They
drove, up in a car.
Miss Mayme Coffey and mother re
turned last Sunday from Jerome,
Idaho, where they have been the past
six weeks and will again make their
home in this city, Mrs. Coffey not be
ing satisfied with Idaho.
Mrs. L. C. Chapman and daughter,
Miss Ida, arrived in the city the lat
ter part of last week from Billings,
Mont., and will again make this city
their home. For the past two years
they have made their home at Bil
lings, Mont.
J. L. Weinberg, of Omaha, one of
the proprietors of the Chicago Bargain
Store, drove up from Omaha Tuesday
evening and spent a couple of days
looking after business matters here.
He started on his return trip home
this afternoon.
Mrs. M. C. Ammer departed Satur
day, October 4th, enroute to her home
in California after a three months
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Hansen and family, of Agee. She was
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hansen
to York, where a week or more will be
spent with relatives.
J. J. Thomas returned last Monday
evening from Flint, Michigan, where
he went after a couple of Buick cars,
driving them through. Mr. Thomas
says that the Nebraska Buick com
pany, of Lincoln, drove through 260
cars, which they will supply to their
dealers throughout the state.
John L. Quig returned last Satur
day evening from a hog buying trip
to Missouri. Accompanied by W. V.
Hunter he left here a week ago Sun
day and they went to southern Mis
souri where they purchased 1000 head
of hogs, which they will feed this
winter. Mr. Hunter returned home
Wednesday evening.
At the weekly entertainment given
at the K. C. hall last Tuesday evening
to the ladies, Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell won
the ladies’ prize and H. E. Coyne
walked off with the gentlemen’s prize,
the two being the most proficient card
players- These entertainments are be
coming very popular with the ladies
of the city’- and are eagerly looked for
ward to.
Judge R. R. Dickson has appointed
Attorney J. D. Cronin to fill the
vacancy on the Insanity Commission
of Holt county caused by the removal
from this county of W. K. Hodgkin.
The law provides that this commis
sion shall be composed of one Physi
cian, one Lawyer and the Clerk of the
District Court. The other members
of the commission are Dr. J. P. Gilli
gan and T. J. Coyne.
Page Reporter: J. L. Shanner fell
from an apple tree last Thursday
while picking apples and had the mis
fortune to break the bones in his right
shoulder, both bones in his left arm,
besides injuring his back. It was
thought at first that he was seriously
injured and owing to his advanced age
that it would be difficult for him to
withstand the shock but the indica
tions are now that he will get along
nicely although it will be some time
before he will be able to be around
very much.
S. J. Weekes and Ed. F. Gallagher
returned last Friday evening from St.
Louis Mo., where they had been at
tending the annual meeting of the
American Bankers Association. They
say this was one of the best meetings
in the history of the association it
being attended by 4,000 bankers from
every state in the union. They met
John McHugh, formerly engaged in
the banking business in this city, but
now at the head of one of the largest
financial institutions in the city of New
York, who was a member of the New
York delegation. They say Mac is
looking fine and is prospering.
A birthday party was tendered
William Meyer, of Hinkley, 111., who
is visiting relatives here, at the home
of his son, Edward Meyer, last Tues
day evening. A large number of the
former neighbors of Mr. and Mrs.
Meyer were present to assist William
in properly celebrating his 64th
birthday and an enjoyable time was
had by all. A 7 o’clock dinner was
served to which the assembled guests
did ample justice, after which they
spent a vey pleasant evening, with
cards and music. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. William Meyer of
Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bowen of
Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Gusse and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Templin and family, Mr. and Mrs.
August Hoppe of Atkinson; Anthony
Murray, John Murray, Frank Murray,
Miss Anna Muray and Mr. and Mrs.
William Rath of Atkinson.
At the city council meeting last
Tuesday evening an ordinance creating
paving district No. 1 was introduced
and read for the first time. The
council intends to take all preliminary
steps toward the organization of the
district this fall and winter so that
work can begin on the paving as soon
as spring opens. J. L. Housekeeper
of Ainsworth, who is superintending
the paving there for an Omaha con
tracting Arm, was present at the meet
ing and gave the members of the
council some valuable pointers on
paving. It is estimated that it will
cost about $300 for each twenty-two
foot lot in'the paving district, to pave
with concrete, which seems to be the
kind of paving that is favored. The
kind of paving to be used will be de
termined at a conference of the prop
erty owners in the paving district who
will have to pay for the paving.
ATKINSON YOUTH KILLED
PLAYING FOOTBALL
Charles Nellis, 16 year old youth of
Atkinson, is dead as the result of in
juries received in playing football at
Butte last Friday. Nellis was a mem
ber of the Atkinson high school team
which went to Butte Frday to play
the team of the Butte high school.
During the game, Friday afternoon,
some one of the contestants fell upon
Nellis’ head following a fumble by a
Butte player. Nellis never regained
consciousness and died at 8:30 o’clock
Saturday morning, from the injury.
He was one of the twin sons of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Nellis, of Atkinson.
Census Enumerator Wanted.
Mr. Editor: It has occurred to me
that it might be of interest to your
readers to know that enumerators to
take the census of 1920 will be ap
pointed for the various sub-divisions
of the Sixth Congressional District
within the next thirty days. The en
umeration wili be made in the month
of January and the appointments are
open to men and women alike between
the ages of 18 to 70. To those in
terested a letter addressed to the Su
pervisor will bring blanks for making
formal application together with other
information relating to the duties of
enumerators.
I am sure the announcement of these
facts will be of interest to your
readers a? well as helpful to the Cen
sus Bureau/
Yours truy,
J. J. TOOLEY,
Census Supervisor, Broken Bow, Neb.
O’Neill to Have Landing Field.
O’Neill is to have a landing field
For airplanes. The selection of the
site, which probably will be the Smith
Merrill pasture north of town, will be
considered at a meeting of the Com
mercial Club in the near future.
The necessity for a marked and il
uminated field has been demonstrated
>n numerous occasions within the last
Few weeks, the city lying on one of
she main air routes from east to west
jnd also from north to south. Owing
so the superior hotel facilities and the
Forces of skilled mechanics maintained
oy the several garages and also to
she fact that O’Neill is one of the big
storage places for gasoline and oils,
two oil companies maintaining plants
and storage reservoirs here, aviators
sften extend their normal daily mile
age by a hundred miles or more to
spend the night at this point. Just a
few weeks ago a belated aviator
reached O’Neill after sundown and
spent a half hour or more flying over
and around the city before he was
able, in the dusk, to select a landing
field. Several aviators were in the
city the first of the week,' one with a
companion, arriving Sunday and de
parted westward Monday afternoon
after making minor repairs to his
plane. Another, a lone flyer, stopped
Monday, coming down from the north
and headed south. There is hardly a
week but what several planes make
landings in the city.
The Elkhorn and the Niobrara val
leys, it is declared by aviators, are
more clearly marked and are easier
followed than the Platte route. Land
ings also are easier to make, they say,
because of the larger unfenced areas,
fields and pastures in the north part
of the state being larger than in the
southern and central portions.
The field, when selected, will be
suitably marked with signs and lights
as required by the Aero Club of
America and the government, so that
its location will be plainly visible to
flyers by day or night. When this is
dpne O’Neill will be included as one of
the principal stopping places on the
air routes, in all air maps and litera
ture.
Coney Colman Married Tuesday.
Inman Leader: Coney Colman, an
Inman young man, was married Tues
day to Miss Mildred Trathen, a popu
lar young woman of Chadron. The
ceremony took place Tuesday evening
at ten o’clock, the Episcopal minister
of Chadron officiating. The happy
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couple left Wednesday morning on a
wedding trip to Omaha after which
they will make their home at Chadron,
The groom is the eldest son of Mr,
and Mrs. J. H. Colman. He was born
and raised in Inman and has many
friends here who extend congratula
tions on the happy event He is at
present employed as traveling sales
man for the Nourse Oil Co. with head
quarters at Chadron.
Mr. and Mrs. Colman will arrive ir
Inman Saturday evening for a shorl
visit with the groom’s parents.
Page Has A Fire.
Page Reporter: About two o’clock
last Sunday morning fire was dis
covered in the shed to the rear of the
residence, just north of the C. A.
Townsend home occupied by A. E,
Cole, but before help could arrive the
west side of the house caught on fire
and the building was rapidly con
sumed. All of the personal effects
belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Cole were
saved. The cause of the fire is un
known. We understand that W. E.
Wanser, who recently purchased the
property of the Blain estate, carried
some insurance. Just another piece of
evidence in favor of a water system.
OIL DISCOVERY CAUSES
GREAT EXCITEMENT
The discovery of oil in a well sunk
recently on the Coyne place, north of
town, caused great excitement Satur
day and Sunday morning, but before
any stock could be issued and floated
the oil played out and the community
has resumed its wonted calm. Or
completion of drilling the well, Henry
Watterson Tomlinson in removing the
derrick and tools accidentally spilled
some lubricating oil therein and foi
several days the water took on a de
cidedly oily taste and appearance
Large numbers were attracted to the
well and considerable water pumped
showing the presence of oil. Sunday
morning visitors worked the pump
overtime, with the result that the oil
was pumped out and the water
cleared. Consequently local investors
with a partiality for oil stocks must
continue to send their money out of
the county.
POST OF AMERICAN
LEGION ORGANIZED HERE
An application for a charter for a
local Post of the American Legion was
circulated among the returned soldiers
of this city the first of the week. The
requisite number of signers was se
sured and the charter is expected
shortly when the local organization
will be completed and an effort made
to enroll all of the returned sodiers in
this organization. It was unanimously
decided to name the Lo6al Post
Simonson Post, in honor of Gaylor
Simonson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loren
Simonson of this city, the first soldier
from this locality to be killed in the
late war. The following men signed
the appliction for the charter: Leo
Francis Carney; Leo Francis Sougey;
Water L. Brennan; Frank H. Murray;
Luther Clark; John Davidson; Edward
M. Gallagher; Frank D. Hamish;
Julius D. Cronin; Francis Martin; Pat
B. Harty; Oscar C. Hagensick; Clar
ence F. Pine; H. E. Radaker and E. H.
Whelan.
It Happens.
“What now?”
“Just been in the theater, and the
song and dance team could sing as
well as dance.”
“No?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I’ve always said it might
happen, but I didn’t think it would
happen in my time.”
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