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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1920)
The Frontier. VOLUME XL. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1920. - . - —- —.. - NO. 48. $cott*s Building “THE LEADER” ^•'u-. O’Neill Nebraska : I Boost Ma^y Sales Boost May SaJes - Silk Under Garments 10 Per Cent Of£ -ON ALL PETTICOATS, BLOOMERS AND SILK UNDERWEAR. Blouses IS Per Cent Off —-ON ALL TRICOLETTES, GEORGETTES AND CREPE DU CHEINE * Skirts 20 Per Cent Off -ON ALL SPORT SKIRTS, GEORGETTES, TRICOLETTES, PUSSY WILLOWS SATENS, SERGES, BARONETTE SATINS, EMBROIDERY SATINS, EMBROIDERY CREPE DU CHEINE AND FANTISOI. Dresses 25 Per Cent Off -ON ALL VOILES, GEORGETTES, TAFFETTES AND SATIN DRESSES. j Spring Suits and Coasts 1 25 PER CENT OFF ON ALL SPRING SUITS AND COATS 1 ““ ■“ -—-----—-■-.---■-- ... .■ ■■ f - — ■— 1 - ■ n .. || SAFETY FIRST! jj Many farmers will make settlement for their || farms March 1st. These settlements represent the 11 reward of years of hard work and are the earnings of nearly a life time. | \ 11 The question that naturally arises is what to ; \ | do with the money to insure its safety and still re : 4 alize a fair return. j 3 : | The Legislature of Nebraska answered this v. |f| question by passing the Guaranty Law wherein de- pj |nj positors of state banks are protected by the Guaranty ! ] m Fund of the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska p State Bank of O’Neill is the only bank in O’Neill : j pt operating under this law. J j p SAFETY FIRST was a good motto during the : | P war—why not now? . £i p We pay five per cent on time deposits. Come t| |jt and see us. P| I . NEBRASKA STATE BANK jj | O’Neill, Nebraska :] I LOCAL MATTERS. Frank Barrett went to Omaha on £ tyisipess trip the first of the week. M. E. Vernon returned Sundaj evening from a short visit at Omaha. Dean Cole of Emmet, .was transact ing business in this city last Wednes day. The monthly session of the county board of supervisors convened Mon day. C. M. Daly went down to Omaha Wednesday morning on a short busi ness trip. W. J. Hammond returned Monday evening from a business trip to Omaha and Lincoln. The editor of the parrot explained last week why he had not joined the overall club. Look out for the Presbyterian food sale, Saturday afternoon at the Grady Grocery Store. George Agnes cranked his Ford Monday without petting it first and now is Wearing his arm in a sling. Charles Naughton has purchased a 10-20 Titan tractor and plows for use on the Naughton ranch northwest of the city. J. C. Oswald was in town Wednes day and announced that a nine pound crirl VinH iirrivA/l nt. Vii« Irnmp loef. TWnn_ day evening. Judge J. J. Harrington and Captain E. H. Whelan went to Lincoln the first of the week, to attend a session of the supreme court. O’Neill friends have received word of the removal of Dr. M. E. Pettibone and Mrs. Pettibone from Norfolk to Sidney, Nebraska. Miss Genevieve Biglin went down to Battle Creek the first of the week to attend the wedding of her friend, Miss Nellie Hughes. Deputy State Engineer Noble will arrive Thursday evening to inspect the east and west federal highway route between O’Neill and Atkinson. The first important catch of fish this season was made by “Wink” Wade, who got six bullheads in the old channel of the river Monday. Thirty-five hundredths of an inch of rain fell during the first spasm Mon day afternoon, and it continued to rain for sometime after the gauge was read. Mrs. Charles Siders and little daughter left Tuesday morning for Kirksville, Mo., where the little one will undergo treatment at a hospital. Mothers’ Day services at the Pres byterian church next Sunday, May 9. Preaching at 10:30; Sunday school 11:30. Evening services at 8 o’clock. Sheriff Duffy made a trip to Chicagc the first of the week to return to that city a dementea cobbler who fright ened the citizens of Atkinson last week by making a gun play. The ladies of the Presbyterian Working Society has sent $G0 to the Near East Relief Fund. This amount is sufficient to support a child for one year. Mrs. C. P. Rhodes and son, of Cal gary, Canada, arrived in the city last Friday evening for a protracted visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans. Mrs. D. U. Yantzi of Slayton, Minn., arrived in the city last Tuesday, being called here by the serious illness of her father, Conrad Wettlauffer, one of the pioneer settlers of this county. County Highway Commissioner Hubbard and a bridge foreman of the Western Bridge & Construction company went to Ewing Thursday morning to begin repairing the bridges near that point. Clyde Rossiter of Valentine, former sheriff of Cherry county and receiver of the Valentine land office, visited his daughters, who are attending St. Mary’s Academy, while enroute to Sioux City Monday. Miss Minnie Scannell and Miss Mary Ryan of Sioux City, who arrived last Saturday to attend the nuDtials of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nolan, Tues day, are the guests of friends and relatives for a few days. Dewey Losher returned yesterday afternoon from a five months’ visit in Southern California and Mexico. Dewey says that he likes California but has not much use for Mexico where he spent three weeks, just prior to his return home. The Senior Class of the O’Neill High School will present a play en titled “Miss Somebody Else,” a comedy drama in four acts, at the K. C. hall tomorrow evening. Those who have witnessed rehearsals say the play will eclipse anything heretofore attempted by students of the O’Neill public schools. • M. Wirt Hiatt, editor of the Cham bers Sun, was flood bound in O’Neill recently and as a result the Sun of that week was a little late. As the weather still is cloudy Wirt on his return to Chambers proceeded to forestall any further delays in publication day and last week issued the Sun for the week of May 29. John Riley, an engineer on the Great Northern railroad, died at his home in Sioux City, Iowa, last Satur day, of Brights disease, after an illness at five months, at the age of 66 years. Mr. Riley was well known in this city as he was one of the first engineers to pull a train over what is now the Burlington between here and Sioux City. Since the passing of the road to the Burlington control Mr. Riley has not been in this city. Ho had many friends here who will regret to learn of his death. Roads and bridges of Holt county easily have suffered a damage of $100,000 or more by the spring floods, according to the estimate of the county board of supervisors, who are engaged in making inspection of damaged bridges and washout grades. The ap-_. - proaches to practically every bridge along the Elkhom were washed away or undermined and a similar fate was visited upon many on the South Fork and Dry Creek. Considerable damage also is reported along the Eagle. Lawrence E. Barrett and Miss Julia Sullivan were granted a marriage license in the county court of Douglas county the first of the week. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat rick Barrett, living south of this city, while the bride is the daughter of the late Paul Sullivan. They are both membens of pioneer families of this county and are very popular with the younger people of this city. The Frontier joins their many friends in wishing them many years of happiness and prosperity. THE APRIL RAINFALL The total amount of rainfall in Holt county during the month of April was 9.22 inches, according to the govern ment rain gauge at the court house. Thris amounts to 38,024,422,080 cubic inches of rain to the square mile and as the area of Holt county is 2640 square miles, to 100,384,464,291,200 cubic inches or 58,092^62,020.6 cubic feet for the entire county. The num ber of gallons of water in a cubic foot is approximately 7.5, so you can figure the number of gallons for yourself, as the linotype magazine is a little shy on figures. However, if the rain that fell in Holt county in April was stack ed up on a section or square mile of land it would extend 2,028.4 feet into the air. HER IDEA CHANGED. Edinburgh Scotsman: Sharp—The Christmas before their marriage she gave him a beautiful book entitled “A Perfect Gentleman.” Wheaton—Any change aftr a year of married life? Sharp—Yes, last Christmas she gave-^im a book entitled “Wild Ani mals I Have Met.”