VOLUME XL.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1920.
NO: 35.
- NOTHER OLD TIMER
PASSES AWAY
Died, at his home in this city last
Saturday morning, January 31, 1920,
Benjamin H. Johring, aged 70 years,
2 months and 21 days, of myocarditis,
after an illness of several months.
Deceased was bom at Hanover,
Germany, on November 13, 1849.
While a young man he came to Amer
ica and settled in Mason county, Ills.,
where he was united in marriage on
March 17, 1869, to Miss Elizabeth
Behrens. To this union twelve child
l en were bom, six of whom preceeded
him to the great beyond. The remain
ing children are: Mrs. Zeb Warner,
Mrs. Amelia Hughes, Mrs. J. P. Jenn
ings, Mrs. Matt Ernst, Fred Johring
and Mrs. R. L. Lawrence, all of
O’Neill, and all of whom with his be
loved wife was at his bedside when
he passed away. Besides his loving
wife and children he leaves to mourn
his death twenty-two grand-children
and five great, great grand-children,
as well as a host of friends.
In the spring of 1881 he left Illi
nois and came to Nebraska, settling
in Lancaster county, near Lincoln,
where he remained until the spring
cf 1884 when he came to this county
and purchased a farm ten miles
northwest of this city where he re
sided until the spring of 1905 when
he retired from farming and moved
to this city, building himself a com
modious home in the western part of
town where he resided up to the
time of his death.
Deceased had been a patient sufferer
for nearly a year, most of that time
being unable 1*> move around without
the aid of a wheel chair.
While on the farm Mr. Johring was
one of the most extensive farmers in
the county, as wall as one of the most
successful. He had a host of friends
scattered throughout the county who
will regret to learn of his passing.
The funeral was held from the
Presbyterian church last Monday
afternoon, Rev. George Longstaff
^officiating, and was attended by a
large number of relatives and friends
of the deceased, interment in the
Frotestant cemetary.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to the many kind fiends
and neighbors who so kindly assisted
us during the sickness, death and
burial of our beloved husband and
father. Your kindness to us in our
hour of sorrow will ever be gratefully
remembered.
MRS. B. H. JOHRING and family.
CORBETT-SWIGART.
Monday evening’s Sioux City papers
carried the announcement of the is
suance Monday of a marriage license
to Miss Kathryn C. Corbett and Mr.
William C. Swigart formerly of this
city and now engaged in contract
painting at Sioux City. The an
nouncement comes as a surprise to
the many friends of the couple in
O’Neill. Mr. Swigart removed to
Sioux City from O’Neill last fall to
enter business there. Miss Corbett,
who made her home with her brother,
Dr. A. H. Corbett, announced several
days ago her intention of going to
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• mother while a sister at home was
undergoing medical treatment. She
left O’Neill Sunday morning. Friends
endeavored to have her remain until
Tuesday morning that she might at
tend a farewll social entertainment,
but she pleaded the urgency of her
immediate departure. The Frontier
joins the many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Swigart in wishing them a long
and happy wedded life.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on and
after this date the O’Neill Hay com
pany will not be responsible for debts
contracted by employees unless same
are authorized by written order of
the company.
35-2 M. E. VERNON. Manager.
LEAH MARTHA THIEROLF.
Miss Leah Martha Theirolf, aged
eighteen years, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Theirolf, of Star, died at
the residence olf Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wrede in this city Sunday night of
seal let fever. Miss Thierolf had been
ill about a week. Burial was at Star
Tuesday.
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL
SERVICES TWENTY-SECOND
Memorial services for those killed
in action and who died in France dur
ing the world war will be held at the
j K. C. hall Sunday, February 22, under
the auspices of Simonson post,
I American Legion. At the service the
! certificates of distinguished service
awarded by the French government to
those who gave their lives in the war
will be presented to the next of kin
by the American Legion.
O’NEILL’S POPULATION
OVER TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED
The population of O’Neill has in
creased a fraction less than 6% per
cent since 1910, and now is a little
more than 2200, according to an esti
mate of the census completed by En
umerator Frank Campbell and for
warded to the district supervisor of
the census Monday evening. The
population in 1910 was 2089. The
average increase in population in the
United States every ten years is esti
mated at about 10 per cent by the
census bureau.
EMERY HERRICK
SENT TO ASYLUM.
Emery Herrick was adjudged in
sane by the county insanity board
Friday afternoon and taken to the
asylum at Norfolk by Sheriff Peter
Duffy the same day. The commit
ment of Mr. Herrick to the asylum
brings the number of members of the
family now confined there to five, Mr.
and Mrs. Herrick, two sons and one
daughter. Three of the remaining
children are at the Herrick ranch
southwest of this city, and are oper
ating the same and getting along fine.
The two smaller boys now are in care
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Maring and
the youngest daughter is being cared
for by Mrs. Anna Horn.
I I! I • THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Ig SIXTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE
; j; For sixteen years, a corps of metallurgists have
been studying and constantly perfecting the steel
; Is that goes into every part of the Ford car and the
\ | One Ton Truck. Each separate part has been
1 g studied to learn the type of steel best fitted for it.
ig Parts receiving constant surface-wear are made
Iff of hard, flint-like metal; parts subjected to great
i 'ii vibration or resilience are made of softer, springy
?| steel. Every part is made according to its use—
II that is, every Genuine Ford part is.
j| But there are also counterfeit “Ford” parts.
5| These imitations are made by concerns in no way
ij!§ connected with the Ford Motor Company and le
51 tailed as side-lines by mail-order houses, down
JI town stores, and many garages. The pnsus
? I pecting customer accepts them because they are ' B
i j called “Ford” parts. To make sure of getting the g
genuine Ford-made parts, buy them" only from i'i
51 Authorized Ford Dealers. Likewise bring or take ]i
your Ford car to our garage for repairs, replece
i| ments and general “tuning up.” g
f| We are Authorized Ford Dealers. We can sup
! I ply you with all Ford parts for either passenger
! | car or truck. And our shop is equipped to give
11 real Ford service in all repair work. We can make
? I immediate delivery of cars. Give us your order.
I J. B. Mellor, Agent J
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NORTH AND SOUTH HIGH
WAY WILL BE IMPROVED
A large mileage of the north and
south highway through Nebraska
from Fairfax, S. D., on the north Ne
braska line, to Red Cloud and the
south line of the state will be com
pleted this summer and the entire1
highway may be ready for unrestrict-;
ed travel by fall of 1921. The federal
and state aid highway from Butte and
Spencer in Boyd county to O’Neill to
be built this summer, is the first sec
tion on the north end of the route.
The Holt county board has decided to
improve a portion of the highway
south of O’Neill, by claying and
graveling, and at its meeting last
week decided to place Chambers on the
route in Holt county. The original
intention was to extend the road on
south from the south end of the
present O’Neill-Chambers grade, but
an inspection by the entire board last
week showed this not to be feasible,
so it was decided to follow the present
route clear to Chambers and to build
on south from there to the south line
of the county, entering Wheeler
county just above Francis. From
there the proposed route as mapped
out will pass through Bartlett,
Wheeler county; Greeley Center,
Greeley county; St. Paul, Howard
county; Grand Island, Hall county;
Hastings, Adams county; and Red
Cloud,'Webster county, then on south
to the Kansas line. While in Holt
county state and federal aid work
only will be done as fab south as
O’Neill tins year, the county board
and township boards, if they can
ag ee, will take care of the extension
south from Chambers to the north line
of Wheeler county.
WRESTLING TOURNA
MENT POSTPONED
The wrestling match between Frank
Schmarder and Billy Edwards, to
been held Saturday night, under the
auspices of M. F. Kirwin and the
American Legion,has been temporarily
postponed. Also the boxing match to
have been held the following Satur
day. The postponements are made be
cause of the influenza epedemic.
OBITUARY.
Olive Hill was bom in Ward
County, S. D., December 18, 1904, and
died at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Newman, of O’Neill, Nebraska,
January 29, 1920, at the age of fifteen
years, one month and eleven days.
She leaves to mourn her sad depart
ure, a father, one brother and one
sister. The interment took place at
Page, Nebraska, the Rev. Geo. Long
staff, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at O’Neill, officiating. ***
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to extend our sincerest
thanks to all the good friends who so
kindly assisted us during the sickness
and death of our daughter, Olive Hill.
Also we thank the Presbyterian
sabbath school class and the high
school class for flowers. May God
comfort you when sickness enters your
home.
OLIVER HILL and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Newman.
DOUBLE VICTORY.
Friday night, January 30th, O’Neill
won a complete victory over the two
Chambers basket ball teams, the
score being: girls, 19 to 7; boys, 14
to 4. Both games were very interest
ing, the boys having an exceedingly
good match during the first half, at
the end of which the score was 4 to 0.
This was due to the splendid guarding
and team work of the Chambers boys.
The two teams took their defeat
with true sportsmanship. The playing
of Miss I-ut’i Gribblo, Chambers cap
tain i.nd ic v.- .ird was well guarded by
Elisabeth Warner, the girls best
guard. Elmira Dillon did some fine
playing with the aid of the two
guards and their center. The playing
of O’Neill girls champion, Miss Flor
ence Gunn, was positively indespensi
ble, without her the victory would
have been reversed.
After the game a splendid oyster
supper was served to the four teams
and all the teachers. Chambers went
home feeling none the worse for their
“-'Tip to O’Neill and with a strong
impression of the courtesy of the
O’Neill teams. **»
THREE STOLEN AUTOMOBLIES
RECOVERED AT VALENTINE
State Agent Joe Miller, of Lincoln,
and Sheriff Miller, of York county,
with a couple of assistants, a prisoner
named Barrett and three stolen auto
mobiles they had recovered at Valen
tine stopped in O’Neill Monday night,
enroute from Valentine to York and
Lincoln. Barrett was locked up here
for the night. The cars recovered
were a Ford sedan and a Ford coupe,
stolen from a garage at Gresham and
a Buick closed car stolen from Lincoln
The officers also located at a small
town near Pierce, Neb., a number of
auto tires and accessories stolen at
the same time.
PUBLIC LAND
OPENING MARCH FIFTH
Secretary Lane announces that 6,
000 acres of public land on the North
Platte, Nebr.-Wyo., irrigation project
will be opened to entry on March 6
at 9 a. m.
Applications for water rights will be
received from February 28 to March
5, inclusive, at the office of the Pro
ject Manager at Torrington, Wyom
ing.
Water will be furnished for three
years on a rental basis, and the initial
payment of $5.10 per irrigable acre
required with each application covers
the cost for the full period at the
minimum rate.
Descriptive literature and terms are
obtainable by request from Statisti
cian, U. S. Reclamation Service,
Washington, D. C., or Project Man
ager, Mitchell, Nebraska.
One week later another drawing will
be held at Powell, Wyo., for opening
of lands on the Shoshone project.
COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH REGULATIONS
Announcement is made by Chair
man Peter Duffy of the county board
of health that as a number of cases
of influenza and other contagious dis
eases exist in the county quarantine
regulations the same as those pre
vailing during the last epidemic of in
fluenza again are placed in force, and
all persons afflicted or who have been
exposed to contagious are warned
that they must strictly obey the
quarantine regulations. Influenza,
small pox, scarlet fever, scarletina
and all other contagious diseases must
at once be reported by the attending
physician to the secretary of the city
J or town board of health where th<
| disease is located within the confine!
| of an incorporated town or village
| cases in the country outside thest
| limits must be reported at once t<
| Miss Anna Donohoe, O'Neill, secretarj
| of the county board of health. When
| no physician has been called in at
| tendance it is made the duty of the
| heads of families or 1..embers of the
e family not afflicted to . t once make
P the necessary report.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
C. D. Keyes of Inman was an
O'Neill visitor Wednesday.
Charles Moss, of Atkinson, was an
O’Neill business visitor Monday.
Mrs. M. E. Vernon and children are
visiting with Omaha friends and
relatives.
Editor Hiatt of the Chambers Sun
was an O’Neill visitor last Friday
and Saturday.
W. P. Mohr, the hustling real es
tate dealer of Spencer, was a business
visitor in this city last Monday.
Charley Downey went, to Norfolk
Thursday morning to look after his
insurance business in that section of
the state.
The fire department was called to
the Western hotel by the burning out
of a chimney Thursday night. No
damage was done.
Alfred A. Walter and Miss Ruth
Peltzer, both of Chambers, were
granted a marriage license in county
court last Tuesday.
Richard S. Osborne and Miss Mary
I). Noziska, both of Atkinson, were
granted a mariage limense in county
court last Wednesday.
Miss Octavia Beck, of the high
school faculty, left Wednesday morn
ing for her home at Lincoln to remain
while the schools are closed.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Arnold returned
Tuesday evening from a visit with
Mrs. Arnold’s sister, Mrs. Dave
Bogan, at Stromsburg, Nebr.
The county board of supervisors
went to Atkinson Friday to inspect
roads south of that point and after
ward adjourned until February 23.
M. E. Veronn returned Tuesday
morning from an extended business
trip through Montana and Wyoming
1 in the interest of the O’Neill Kay
Company.
P. W. Morrison of South Omaha
was in the city last week, being called
hero to attend the funeral of his
father, Philip Morrison, who was
buried last Friday.
The entertainment to have been
given at the K. C. hall by the high
school students for the benefit of the
athletic fund, Saturday evening, has
been postponed by the quarantine.
Mr. and Mrs. John Biglin and
children, who 1 r.ve Leen the guests of
Mr. Biglin’s mother, Mrs. O. F. Big
lin, the past week, returned to their
home at Hastings Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. William Biglin re
turned to O’Neill Saturday evening
and are at the residence of Mrs. O. F.
Biglin pending the completion of their
residence immediately east of the
Biglin home.
Congressman Moses P. Kinakid has
; notified the secretary of state that he
3 has decided to be a candidate again
. and has requested the secretary to see
; that his name gets on the ballot in its
> accustomed place.
r Chairman Fred Watson of the
! county board of supervisors, and Mrs.
Watson are in the city while Mr.
! Watson and Supervisor John Sullivan
! are checking over the office of the
! clerk of the district court.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Pilger, of
Plainview, were in the city last Satur
day visiting friends. Mr. and lifrs..
Pilger were formerly residents of this
county, and still own their ranch near
Dorsey. They moved to Pierce
county, two years ago.
M. P. Brennan of Omaha was in
the city last week, being called here
by the serious illness of his father,
Patrick Brennan, one of the pioneer
settlers of this county, who has been
seriously ill the past ten days. Mr.
Brennan was considerably improved
the first of the week and M. P. re
turned home Monday morning.
Thomas Griffin left Tuesday morn
ing for a visit of several months at
the old home in Ireland, where he will
join Mrs. Griffin, who has been visit
ing relatives there for some time.
Mr. Griffin was accompanied as far as
Tilden by Father O’Sullivan and the
two will visit there a day with Father
O’Sullivan’s brother. Mr. Griffin will
visit friends and relatives at Chicago,
New York and New Haven, Conn., be
fore sailing.
O'Neill will not be confronted with
an ice famine this year as it was last,
but consumeres will have to pay
eighty cents a hundred instead of
sixty cents, delivered, as of yore.
Gatz and son have* filled their big
house down at the river and also their
uptown house. In addition they have
secured the Valla ice house formerly
used by Peter Reifer and it now is be
ing filled. All three houses are to be
filled to capacity and at least one
hundred tons more of ice than ever
before will be put up this year.
Charles Siders was in from Oppor
tunity Tuesday. Charley had a pub
lic sale on January 28, which he said
was very successful. He says that he
received $500 more for his property
than he had it invoiced at He says
The Frontier is tttvexce-’led as an ad
vertising medium as his sale was ad
vertised exclusivly in this paper and
he says that he had a splendid crowd.
Mr. Siders expects to move to town
shortly after the first of March and
will probably engage in business here
or some city in this section of the
state.
Members of the county board of
supervisors last Thursday went over
and inspected the route of the pro
posed new south road from O’Neill to
the south line of Holt county. The
route asked for is an extension of the
present grade running south from the
correction line below town straight
on south from the point where the
present grade turns west. The board
found the line of the extension to be
over and through a section that would
require some exceedingly expensive
road building and it is probable that
this route will not be followed, but
that the road will be extended on
south from Chambers.
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Our customers are invited
to use our bank for general
, utility purposes.
You can do your banking
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here.
You can leave your pack
ages here.
3 You can use it just like your
own private office.
THE O’NEILL NATIONALBANK
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1 Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $130,000
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