The Frontier. VOLUME XL. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920. NO. 34. FEDERAL AID ROAD TO GO THROUGH EWING -% Ewing, the southeast corner city of Holt county, will be on the state and federal aid highway running from Norfolk west to the western boundary of the state. This was decided upon when inspectors from the federal road supervisor’s office of this district Fri day went over the several proposed cites with County Highway Commis sionr H. U. Hubbard and decided that the original plan to include Ewing in the course of the highway is the most feasible. The action is said to be final. An alternative proposition for merly approved provided that the road would run north from Clearwater to Orchard and from there to Page. The road as finally decided upon Friday will run due west of Clearwater to a point due south of Ewing, then north through Ewing to a point east of Page, then west through Page, O’Neill, Atkinson and Stuart to the west line of Holt county. The depart ment also announced that the north and south highway from Butte and Spencer in Boyd county would be completed this year as far south as O’Neill, but that no work would be done with state funds this year on the road south from O’Neill to Chambers and Burwell. However Holt county will take up improvement of this road with its own finances. Four trucks have been ordered from the state and these will be used in claying and graveling several of the grades. The first of this work to be done will be the bringing up to grade, claying and graveling of three or four miles of the Chambers road, starting at the south line of O’Neill and following the present Chambers road. The county board also has allowed At kinson township $1,000 to assist in claying township roads and has also allowed Stuart $500 for the same work. The federal and state road funds now available for Holt county amount to $228,000. WHIST SHARPS WILL INVADE OMAHA O’Neill whist players will make an effort to capture the famous Richards trophy awarded each year by the Cen tral Whist association. The twenty sixth annual tournament of the as sociation will be held at the Rome hotel, Oriiaha, February 20 and 21 and O’Neill Whist club has selected Sena tor James A. Donohoe, J. F. O’Don nell, J. P. Golden and Jess B. Mellor to represent it at the tournament. T. V. Golden and S. J. Weekes also will go as alternates for the regular team. The tournament is one of the big annual whist events and teams will be present from Chicago, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Grand Is land, York Broken Bow, Perry, la., and from O’Neill. GIRLS AND BOYS ORGAINZE PIG CLUBS Boys and girls of the Page and O’Neill territories are organizing pig clubs to contest for premiums at the Holt county fair, Augur4 24, 25 and 26, the winners of which will be ac ! corded trips to the state fair at Lin coln and the Sioux City livestock show. The clubs are being organized under the auspices of of County Agent Frank Lancaster. The Page club al ready has perfected its organization and has a membership of twelve boys and girls. Each already has received a thoroughbred registered Duroc sow, to litter in February or March. The O’Neill club will be composed of ten members, each of whom will be fur nished a registered animal. The offspring of these animals will be ex hibited at the county fair and the win ners at the state fair at Lincoln and Sioux City show, where substantial premiums are offered. PHILLIP MORRISON PASSES AWAY Died, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Mechaley, north of this city, Wednesday morning, Phillip Mor rison, at the age of ninety-six years, of ailments due to advanced age. The funeral will be held from the Catholic church in this city Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Phillip Morrison was born in county Cork, Ireland, in 1824. When a young man he came to this country and settled in Illinois, near Danville, where he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Rumbley in 1860. To this union nine children were born, four boys and five girls, all of whom are living, except one son, John, who died four years ago. The other children are: Patrick, South Omaha; Mrs. D. J. Cronin, Mrs. Peter Donohoe, Mrs. John Mechaley, O’Neill; Mrs. Julia Brennan, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. William Fallon, Winner, S. D.; R. R. Morrison, O’Neill; J. P. Morrison, St, Louis, Mo. In the spring of 1885 Mr. Morrison moved to this county and purchased a farm a mile northwest of this city, where he resided until he moved to town about fifteen years ago. For the past few weeks he and Mrs. Morri son, who has been his loving com panion for over a half century, have made their home with their daughter, Mrs. John Mechaley north of this city. The sympathy of friends is ex tended to the aged wife and children in their hour of sorrow. WRESTLING AND BOXING TOURNAMENT Members of the local post of the American Legion, assisted by Pro moter M. F. Kirwin, will hold a wrestling and boxing tournament, Saturday evening, February 7 and 14, the purpose being to raise funds for the post. The card Saturday evening of next week will be a wrestling one, when Frank Schmarder of Louisville, champion of the navy, and Billy Ed wards of like army fame, will be the headline attraction. The following Saturday evening Andy Schmarder, a boxer of note and who has met a num ber of the top notchers, and Johnny Sudenberg of Omaha, will mix it in a real sparring exhibition. Schmarder carries a navy medal for boxing and Sudenberg made a big name for him self on the west coast and wears a gold medal presented him by General Whitman. I Mini I I - -------— | TO HAVE AND HOLD i iirnTriTMiSlfit |g| What will be yours to have and to hold H when this glad new year becomes the old U year? Will December, 1920, find you richer, jf better, happier, than January, 1920? It is §j within your power to better your condition H this year. $1.00 opens an account for you at M our Bank. It may be your prosperity dollar. n n'mmiTSiKf | ik'skailyt Statt : aefr ss ORDER CLOTHES NOW! The following letter just received from our Chicago Tailors is self-ex planatory. Better heed the advice: John Melvin, O’Neill, Nebraska. Dear Sir: Advice is cheap— Well, so is air but you never heard of anybody trying to get along with out it. We are going to give you some free advice and we are going to tip you off to a coming event which already has cast its shadow before. You can . profit by both. The Tip: Clothing is going to be considerably higher for the coming Spring Season. The labor board has granted the workers an increase in pay which in a great many cases amounts to 20 per cent. Everything thats goes to make up a suit—cloth—j ' lining—canves and even buttons, have shot up in price from 20 to 50 per 1 cent. The retail price of a good suit of clothes for the coming season will ( be $60.00 to $90.00. This tip is valuable to you. If you ■ will act on the advice we are about to j give you, it will mean dollars in your oockfit We OFFER YOU THE OPPOR TUNITY OF NAMING LOWER PRICES FOR GOOD TAILORING THAN WILL BE NAMED BY ANY ^ OF YOUR COMPETITORS. Here is how we do it— The enclosed outlist shows you the 1 numbers in our present line which are J closed out. Remove them from the f line. The remaining number are still in our stock and on these numbers 1 we will accept your order at present ( prices for Spring delivery. The fabrics in our present line are £ just as servicable as those which we . will show for Spring. They are a 1 trifle heavier in weight but many men 1 prefer a substantial weight garment, i The prices of our present line are j cheaper than the same quality can be bought for elsewhere. You know that from your own experience. ( Orders taken for future delivery at 1 present prices means a loss to us. . The increase pay granted labor is al- . ready in effect—we are already paying the advance prices for materials. 1 We make this offer because we want ! to help you sell every man in your city | one of our suits. It will be a good “ad” for both of us for many years to come. The ADVICE: Just the minute you j get through reading this letter, start , out to call on your customers. Take your sample line with you. Tell them | just what we tell you here. Show them this letter if you wish. Then i take their measures for a suit to be delivered AT ANYTIME THEY WISH—at once or March or April. THE PRICE TO BE YOUR PRES ENT PRICE. Guarantee that your I present prices are from $8.00 to $10.00 LESS than the same quality can be bought for ONE MONTH FROM TO DAY. We will back up your gu#wan-1 tee by agreeing to take back any suit11 which you sell at present prices that can be bought at the same price one . month from now. THIS OFFER POSITIVELY EX- ' PIRES ON February 15th. No orders from our present season line at pre sent prices will be accepted after that ’ date, but any order taken now will be , shipped on any date desired. You’ve got the facts—you’ve got a proposition that gives you the edge on every one of your competitors. It is up to you to turn these advantages into orders. Get busy this very day. Yours respectfully, FRED KAUFFMANN, “The American Tailor.” 57 STEPS ‘MELVIN’ SELLS FOR LESS • ............. iii'iimimimiliumi i BLOODED HOGS COME TO HOLT COUNTY The already noted droves of regis tered hogs in Holt county received royal additions to their blood when W. M. Mathers of this city and Geary Brothers of Inman, made purchases of top nt.tcl.’rs at the big Paul Wil liams sale at Norfolk Tuesday. Geary Brothers purchased the famous boar, Monarch Clansman, half brother to Designer, at the top price paid for an animal at the sale, $2,600. Mr. Mat hers purchased the famous sow, Miss Long Jumbo, half sister to Mabel Jumbo, who sold for $18,000. She is bred to Superior Giant, son of Denny Giant, noted as the biggest Poland China boar raised to date. He also bought a gilt sired by Smooth Big Bob, granson of Sievers Big Bob, a $30,000 animal. She is bred to a half brother of Designer, sired by The Clansman. The top price paid at the Norfolk sale were the $2,600 paid by Geary brothers for the boar, and $1,800 and $1,400 each paid for two gilts. BIGLIN-WATERS. Married, at St. Patrick’s church Jackson, Nebraska, last Monday morning at 8:30, William J. Biglin of 3’Neill, to Miss Mary Waters of Jackson, Rev. Father McCarthy of ficiating, in the presence of a large number of the relatives of the con tracting parties. The bride is the daughter of Mr. md Mrs. M. Waters of Jackson, and is one of the most charming young ladies of that city. She was a teacher in the O’Neill public schools about four years ago and it was while a resident here that she became ac quainted with the young man who led her to the altar last Monday. She is a charming young lady who has' a host of friends in this city and will prove a valuable addition to the social set of the young married people of O’Neill. The groom is the son of Mrs. 0. F. Biglin of this city and was bom and grew to manhood here. He is a young man of sterling integrity and unim peachable character and is one of our hustling young business men, being engaged in the furniture and imple ment business with his brother, Frank. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served the bridal party and guests at the home of the bride’s parents, after which Mr. and Mrs. Biglin left for a honeymoon trip to Omaha and Kansas City. Upon their return they will go to housekeeping in the cottage on Adams street, just completed by the groom. The Frontier joins the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Biglin in wishing them many years of wedded happiness and prosperity. john McDermott marries DAVID CITY GIRL Humphrey Democrat: Last Tues day morning Mr. and Mrs. Barney McDermott drove to David City, where they attended the marriage of Mr. brother, John, to Miss Margaret Sie berdene of that place, the wedding taking place at nine o’clock that morn ing. The groom is well known in this community. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott, long time residents of this community, but now residing in Columbus. v He grew to manhood here, but for the past few years has been residing at David City. Last year he went up to O’Neill, where he is at present conducting a battery station. He is a young man of excellent character and has a large host of friends in this community, who extend hearty congratulations to him and his bride. His bride is well spoken of in the community in which she lived. After a short honeymoon trip the young couple will ge to O’Neill to make their future home. COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET. At the call of the President there will be a meeting of the O’Neill Com mercial club held at the Golden hotel on Monday evening, February 2nd at 8, preceeded by a banquet at 7. All members of the club and other busi ness men and citizens of O’Neill cor dially invited. C. M. DALY, Secretary. “ATTENTION” BOYS AND GIRLS. A boys and girls pig club will be formed in the territory around O’Neill and all interested in it should come to the county agent’s office Saturday afternoon, January 31st or Febru&ry ' 7th. Only ten members can be taken into the pig club this spring. The 1 boy or girl don’t need any money to ' get the P'S and all of them are regis- ' tered. - 1 LOCAL MATTERS. < Joe McCaffery was down from Em- i met last Monday. William Cooper was up from j Chambers last Monday. Representative B. F. Sturdevant, of I Atkinson, was an O’Neill visitor last ] Monday. ^ P. F. Coyne left Tuesday morning - for Wichita, Kansas, for a visit with 1 relatives. 1 James Shorthill, prominent Emmet merchant, was an O’Neill visitor Tues- < day evening. i O. B. Hatch has rented the Doyle 1 ranch just west of the city, from F. J. 1 Dishner, and will take possession some ' time in February. Smith H. Thompson and Miss Alice ! Marie Davis, both of Atkinson, were granted a marriage license in county court last Saturday. Marcellius Foreman of Venus, and Miss Bernice Bollen of Orchard, were granted a marriage license in county 1 court last Wednesday. P. J. McManus left last Sunday ' morning for Chicago on his regular 1 spring purchasing trip. He will be J absent about ten days. Mr. and Mrs. John Biglin and children came up from Hastings last Friday afternoon for a few days visit * with relatives in this city. ’ James Trigg left last Tuesday | morning for Wichita, Kansas, where he will spend several weeks visiting - at the home of his daughter. John O’Donnell, prominent ranch- < man of Crawford, Nerbaska, is an ; O’Neill visitor, looking after his ranch < interests northeast of the city. 1 Ambrose Biglin came down from Casper, Wyo., last Friday and visited relatives here that day and went down to Jackson Saturday morning to at tend the wedding of his brother, W. J. P. J. Hanley arrived in the city last Saturday and spent Sunday and Mon day in the city visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Han ley, leaving for his home at Portland, Oregon, Monday evening. Mrs. Henry Winkler of Atkinson, was a caller at this office last Monday and ordered this family necessity sent to her address for the ensuing year, so that she could keep posted upon the happenings in this section of the state. Mrs. O. F. Biglin and daughters, Misses Irenaeia, Genevieve and Clare and son, Frank, went down to Jack son last Saturday morning and at tended the wedding of William J. Big lin and Miss Mary Waters, in that city last Monday morning. R. A. Baker, cashier of the Security State bank of Johnstown, Nebr., was in the city last Saturday visiting his many O’Neill friends. Roy says that business has been very lively the past year in his section of the state and that land values have materially in creased during the past year. L. A. Williams, state agent for the Guarantee Fund Life Insurance Company of Omaha, was an O’Neill visitor last Monday. For many years L. A. was engaged in the newspaper business at Blair, retiring from the editorial tripod about fifteen years ago and entered the insurance business. Mrs. Amanda J. Shuler was granted a divorce in the district court last Monday afternoon from John D. Shuler, on the ground of non-support. In her petition she alleged that they were married at Atkinson on October 15, 1918 She also asked the restora tion of her former name, Amanda J. Handy, which was granted. Home men are availing themselves of the opportunity to buy land. A number sold early last season and after looking over different fields con cluded that Holt county offers the cheapest land and best opportunities. Real estate men report active winter selling and look for a sharp advance in prices of land this spring and sum mer. Mrs. C. J. Malone and daughter, Miss Florence, left last Monday morn ing for Chicago where they will spend a few days visiting friends. From Chicago they will go to Washington, D. C., where they will spend a couple of months visiting at the home of their son and brother, Lawrence Ma lone, private secretary to Congress man Kinkaid. Floyd R. Johnson and Miss Clemen tine Bernier, both of Ray, were united in marriage by Rev. 0. E. Richardson of Atkinson, last Monday. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnson, pioneer residents of Rock Falls townshp. The bride is also the member of one of the pioneer families of that section of the county. The young people have many friends in that section of the county who wish them happiness and prosperity. |' ““ BENEFIT IS MUTUAL Practically every one has ? need for a modern up-to-date The O’Neill National Bank has no hesitancy in asking for your business and in return it I promises you the kind of ser- I vice that will make a friend of I The relation of a banker and I I depositor is one of confidence and mutual benefit, and we of- I fer to every one alike the full I benefits of a modern and com pletely equipped bank. I THE O’NEILL NATIONALBANK O’Neill, Nebraska. ^ _ Capital,Surplu. and Undividea Profit.,$130,000