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The Frontier.
VOLUME XL.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920.
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NO. 44.
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PAVING BIDS OPENED
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT
Bids for paving in District No. 1,
the first city paving district, did not
run as high as the estimates of the
engineer, when opened at a special
meeting of the city council last Thurs
day evening. But four bids were re
ceived, there being none submitted on
brick, asphalt or asphaltic -concrete,
because of the inability of the material
men to guarantee prompt delivery.
The four bids submitted were: Bith
ulithic $3.80 per square yard, and
three bids on concrete from native
gravel, $3.38, $3.40 and $3.25 respect
fully. An estimate of the cost to
each 22% foot lot, including grading
and everything complete, was figured
out by the engineer, showing ths^t the
expense per loV for Bithulithic would
approximate $309, and on the highest
bid for concrete paving $279. This did
not include the water and sewer con
nections that might be required to be
made. The district to be paved in
cludes 26,995 square yards. The
original estimate of the engineer for
the paving complete was: Bithulithic
$117,718.75, concrete with native
gravel $108,540.45. The bids sub
mitted were: Bithulithic $111,489.80,
concrete with native gravel, $97,553.15,
$101,205.40, $100,691.18.
The meeting drew a large audience
of property owners from the paving
district and of others intersested pro
and con in the paving and a number of
ringing speeches in favor of and op
posed to paving were made when a
remonstrance presented by R. H.
Parker and containing the names of a
number who had signed the original
petition for paving was taken up while
the bids were being tabulated. Several
of the speakers were unable to agree
as to who paid all of the taxes in Holt
county and O’Neill and the meeting
resembled the famous reorganization
of the Holt county fair association
gathering, many being attracted from
the highways and byways by the
frenzied flights of oratory and incrimi
nation. A good time was had by all.
No contract was awarded at Thurs
day night’s meeting and the council
will meet again at the K. C. hall Fri
day night, at which time the paving
again will be discussed and a decsion
arrived at on the contract.
THE STYLE SHOW.
O'Neill witnessed its first style
show Monday night, at the K. C. Hall,
when a bevy of O’Neill’s most hand
some young ladies, as ’iving models,
displayed the spring offerings of The
Leader, consisting of party gowns,
suits, morning and house dresses, to
a large and pleased audience. The
stage was tastefully furnished and
decorated for the occsion and Ted
Cooper’s orchestra furnished music
throughout the evening. Interspersed
between the displays of gowns was
a musical progi-am of rare merit, with
several vocal numbers by Miss Mary
Fitzsimmons, with Miss Grace Hub
bard as piano and Mr. Clifford Scott
as violin accompanist. The young
models were Miss Demaris Stout, Miss
Antonette Mullen, Miss Grace Camp
bell, Miss Lois Hoover, Miss Julia
Fitzsimmons and Miss Marion Gilli
gan. Assisting were Miss Fern Hub
bard, Miss Opal Ashley, Miss O’Shea,
Mrs. Gerald Miles, Mrs. Ben Milder,
At the conclusion, Ben Milder, man
ager of the The Leader, made his first
stage appearance to thank the large
audience for attendance and attention.
n. uaiite xui tuc yuuugci oct was given
afterward. N
SPECIAL BAND MEETING.
Special band meeting called for
Monday evening at K. C. Hall. All
old members are requested to be
present at 8 o’clock.
J. N. BYERGO.
PROF. FLOYD.
HOPKINS-MECHALEY.
Former Holt County Man Weds At
Casper.
Casper Tribune: The marriage cer
mony of Mat Mechaley to Miss Mar
garet Frances Hopkins, Tuesday took
place at 8 o’clock mass at the St. An
thony’s Catholic church, and was per
formed by the Rev. Father John
Mullin.
“Miss Catherine Mechaley of Winner,
S. D. attended the bride, and John T.
O’Malley of O’Neill, Nebr., will be the
best man.
I SAFETY FIRST! |
Many farmers will make settlement for their || p
farms March 1st. These settlements represent the i | p
reward of years of hard work and are the earnings H d
of nearly a life time. 11
The question that naturally arises is what to || r
do with the money to insure its safety and still re- ti £
alize a fair return. [ I *
The Legislature of Nebraska answered this ji i
question by passing the Guaranty Law wherein de- || l
positors of state banks are protected by the Guaranty H ’
Fund of the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska || 1
I State Bank of O’Neill is the only bank in O’Neill If r
operating under this law. jij
SAFETY FIRST was a good motto during the 11 j
war—why not now? JS 1
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We pay five per cent on time deposits. Come w r
and see us. " Its
NEBRASKA STATE BANK '
O’Neill, Nebraska i|;
“The bride was dressed in a dark
traveling suit, and the couple will leave
for Denver Tuesday evening. After
a short honeymoon they will return
here and bo at home to their friends i
at 113 North Spruce street. i
“Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mechaley, of i
O’Neill, Nebr., John O’Malley of ]
O’Neill, Miss Catherine Mechaley of
Winner, S. D., and other friends and
relatives from out-of-town were here
to attend the services.
“A wedding breakfast was served to
the bride and groom at the Henning
hotel after the wedding.”
The Frontier joins their host of
friens in extending to Mr. and Mrs.
Mechaley best wishes for a long and
happy wedded life.
J. C. Harnish left Wednesday morn
ing for York, Nebr., to attend the
quarterly meeting of the board of
trustees of the Odd Fellows home,
Mr. Harnish being one of the trustees. |
WOMEN’S CLUB HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING
The work of uplift of the Women’s
dubs in the south, was the subject of
m interesting address by Mrs. Louie
>torm of Gregory, S. D., at the regu
ar meeting of- the O’Neill Women’s
31ub at the city library Wednesday
ifternoon. Mrs. Storms, who has been
i member of the federated club at
Gregory for twelve years also talked
intertainirgly of th work of the
Gregory dub and advised with the
ocal club members as to a program
or local work. The meeting was ex
:eedingly well attended, more than
eventy-five being present and many
iew members signing the charter,
vhich will remain open for a month.
The beautification of the city library
Lnd grounds, the public schoool
'rounds and the creation of a sunken
rarden or park on the sunken lots of
he Brennan corner in thg heart of the
lusinjk&s section of town, aare among
he city improvements contemplated
iy the club. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan was
.ppointed chairman of the committee
n library grounds, Miss Anna Dono
oe on school grounds and Mrs. W. T.
Ivans on the Brennan park. Mrs.
)ave Stannard was selected to confer
nth the city council, to membership
n which she just has been elected, re
arding the co-operation of the council
1 a clean-up week for the entire city.
Three departments of club work
ave been decided upon. A department
f civics will be presided over by Mrs.
7. T. Evans, Music and Art by Miss
famie Cullen, Literature by Mrs. R.
. Gallagher. These departments will
ieet during the fall, winter and spring
eriod, from October to May. Mrs. C.
. Scott was selected as chairman on
rogram for the general club meet
igs, which will be the first Wednes
ay of each month at the city library.
DEATH OF CHARLES L. DAVIS- ,
Charles L. Davis, one of the pioneer
jsidents of this city, died at his home .
ere last Friday evening at 8 o’clock,
fter an illness of several months of
right’s Disease, at the age of 67
ears, 4 months and 3 days.
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VUMliVO JUV*»Vjr 10 Tf Mkl L/VJII MV
.aporte, Indiana, on. November 11,
352. When a young man his parents
loved to Michigan. On April 30,
376, he was united in marriage at
alien, Michigan, to Miss Fayetta
ivens, who, with three sons, William
., Clifford p., and Andy, are left to
lourn the death of a kind and in
ulgent husband and father.
Mr. Davis was always impressed
'ith the west and shortly after his
larriage'he moved to Omaha where
e engaged in the general contracting
usiness and remained in the business
ntil his removal to this city in the
pring of 1889. At the time of his
emoval from Omaha he was one of
be largest contractors in that city and
everal of the large buildings of the
arly eighties were built by Mr. Davis.
Jpon his removal to this city he con
inued in the same line of work and
or years was the largest contractor
ere.
Mr. Davis had always taken an
ctive interest in political and civic
ffairs and served the city one term as
nayor, in the early nineties. Except
or about five years, during the
rougth period of the middle nineties,
yhen he moved to Moline, Illinois, he
vaa a resident of this city and a
looster for O’Neill and Holt conuty
,ince the day he first landed here in
he spring of 1889. He was a good
itizen and neighbor and a kind, af
ectionate and loving husband and
ather and his passing will be sincerely
mourned by a large number of hi#
friends and acquaintances. ,
Besides his immediate family he
leaves two brothers and two sisters to
mourn the death of a kind and loving
brother. They are: Dan, of Ains
worth • James, of this city; Mrs. Ed
ward Voedish, of Dewey, S. D., and
Mrs. Nettie Kestenholtz, of Inman, all
of whom were with him at his bedside
when he passed away, except Mrs.
Voedish.
The funeral was held from the
Presbyterian church last Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock, Rev. George Long
staff officiating. It was in charge of
the local lodge of the I. O. O. F. of
which deceased had long been a mem
ber. Interment in Prospect Hill cem
etery.
MRS. JOHN HORISKEY
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. John Horiskey, one of the pio- 1
neers of this county, died at her home
in this city last Sunday morning,
April 4, after an illness of several
months of anemia and stomach
trouble, at the age of 70 years, 7
months and 10 days. I
Catherine Agnes Kennedy was born 1
in Queens county, Ireland, on August i
23, 1849. When she was two years of (
age her parents came to the United i
States, remaining for a short time in <
Massachusetts and then moved to Du- <
buque county, Iowa, where she grew >
to womanhood. On February 17, 1873, i
she was united in marriage to John c
Horiskey at Elkader, Iowa. Six years l
later, in the spring of 1879, they t
moved to this county and settled on f
a homestead near what at that time 1
was Parker postofflce, nine miles 1
northeast of this city, and engaged in I
farming and stock raising. When the 5
creat blizzard of Januarv 12. 1888. i
struck this county Mr. Horiskey had 1
a nice herd of cattle, but the storm 1
nearly cleaned him out and the follow- 1
ing spring they moved to this city (
where deceased made her home up to 1
the time of her death. (
Deceased leaves to mourn her death ^
her husband, who had been her con- ^
stant companion for nearl forty-seven
years, four sons and three daughters. *
The children are: Joseph C. and *
Michael H., of this'city; John H. and
Walter E., of Cody, Wyoming; Mary
G. and Dorothy, of this city, and Mrs.
W. H. Miller of Salina, Kansas, all *
of whom were present at her bedside *
when she passed away.
Deceased was one of those hardy
pioneers who endured untold hard
ships and privations in the early days ^
)f this county. Cdming to the county
vhen the nearest railroad was 100 jj
niles away and settling on a prairie
'arm, where neighbors were few and
'ar between. But she bore it all un- v
:omplainingly and labored unceasing- *
y for those whom she loved and f
idored, her husband and children. She ®
,vas a kind and affectionate wife and °
nother, a devoted friend and neighbor 11
ind was loved by all who had
he pleasure of her acquaintance. C
The funeral was held Tuesday morn- C
ng from the Catholic church, and was t
argely attended, interment in Calvary
:emetery. ^
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The Frontier, only $2.00 per year. f
DALY ELECTED MAYOR
Charles M. Daly will be the next
mayor of O’Neill. Mr. Daly was
elected over S. L. Berry at Tuesday’s
election, by a majority of 114 votes
nut of the 524 cast, 'Hie others who
with Mr. Daly will administer the af
fairs of the city after May 1st are C.
P. Hancock, city treasurer and John
Gfallagher, city clerk. T. F. Birming
ham was elected to the city council
’rom the First Ward,receiving 77 votes
is against 69 for Harry Claussen and
50 for Mrs. W. T. Evans. Robert J.
Marsh and Mrs. David Stannard were
10th elected to the council in the Sec
>nd Ward, neither having opposition.
Mike Johnson was reelected in the
rhird Ward, receiving 110 votes and
lis opponent, Mrs. C. H. Cooper 62.
?or the school board Mrs. Robert
Vrbuthnot and Mrs. Ethel Hubbard
vere elected without material opposi
ion, Mrs. Arbuthnot receiving 313
rotes and Mrs. Hubard 305. J. C.
tarnish received 31 votes and Mrs. C.
5. Downey 14 for the same positions,
heir names being written in.
The campaign for council in the
irst ward was the most exciting of
he day, the women turning out en
nasse to work for their favored candi
late, Mrs. W. T. Evans, and 97 wo
nen’s votes were cast in the ward.
>f the total vote of 524 cast at the
ity and school elections 187 of the
oters were women, according to the
oil books, the women’s vote being
ivided as follows: First, 97; Second,
2; Third, 68. Following is the de
ailed votes on the city and school of
icers for which there were contests:
layor— lBt 2nd 3rd
)aly . 128 86 106
ferry . 86 49 70
Ichool Board—
Irbuthnot . 188 84 91
lubbard . 121 67 117
)owney . 7 3 4
tarnish . 6 6 20
louncil—
lirmingham . 77
flaussen . 69
Jvans . 60
larsh . 108
itannard . 98
ohnBon . 110
Jooper . 62
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend to the many
riends who by kind deeda and words
lelped us in our hour of sickness and
eath of husband and father. •
Mrs. C. L. Davis and family.
All ladies desiring to become mem
ers of the Women’s Civic Chib
lease register with Miss Florence
IcCafferty.
W. P. Davis, of San Francisco, Cal.,
ho was called here ten days ago by
le serious illness of his father, left
Dr his western home thiB morning.
[r. Davis is a linotype operator on
ne of San Francisco’s dailies and is
1 love with that city.
John J. Mechaley and John T.
’Malley returned this morning from
asper, Wyoming, where they at
:nded the Hopkins-Mechaley wed
ing. Mrs. Mechaley, Miss Grace and
iiss Catherine Mechaley will remain
> visit Casper relatives and friends
>r some time.
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