The Frontier.
VOLUME XL.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920.
NO. 34.
FEDERAL AID ROAD TO
GO THROUGH EWING
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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.
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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.”
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‘MELVIN’
SELLS FOR LESS
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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.
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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
