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VOLUME XLI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1920. - NO. 16.
LOCAL MATTERS.
'Mre. John Kane was down from At
kinson the first of the week.
Jacob Klein of Inman, was a busi
ness visitor to this city this morning.
Dr. F. J. Kubitchek spent Sunday
visiting at the home of his brother in
Atkinson.
Miss Lizzie O’Malley returned Sat
urday from a several weeks vacation
spent in Minnesota.
Congressman M. P. Kinkaid return
ed Saturday from a sojourn along the
great lakes.
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Miss Ann Waters of Jackson spent
Sunday in the city the guest of her
sister, Mrs. W. J. Biglin.
F. J. Biglin and M. F. Cronin were
in attendance at the Antelope county
fair at Neligh last week.
Miss DeMaris Stout went down to
Stafford last Monday morning, where
she will teach school the coming year.
Father Isadore arrived in the city
the first of the week for a few days
visit with his mother and other rela
tives.
Assistant City Weight and Measure
Inspector M. H. Horiskey assisted at
the city scales the early part of this
week.
Mrs. J. B. Ryan and sister, Miss
Bernadette Brennan, returned last
Tuesday evening from a week’s visit
to Omaha.'
Services will be held at the Episco
pal church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, Dean Crawford of Valentine,
officiating.
Joe Vitt left Thursday morning for
Rochester, Minn., where he will under
go treatment at the Mayo sanitarium
and hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams of Tip
ton, Iowa, arrived Friday to be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hunter
for a short time.
J. P. Golden went down to Sioux
City the first of the week to attend
the fair and incidentally take in the
golf tournament.
Will and Charles Schroeder came
. down from Wyoming, where they are
ranching, Saturday, for a short visit
with the home folks.
Rev. George Longstaff left Wednes
day morning for Norfolk to attend the
Niobrara district presbytery of, which
he is a member. The presbytery will
be in session several days.
Mrs. Thomas Quinn returned last
Wednesday evening from a week’s
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Richard
Regan at Creighton, Nebr.
F. J. Kubitchek of Eagle Grove,
Iowa, arrived in the city last Saturday
for a couple of weeks visit at the home
of his son, Dr. F. J. Kubitchek.
Miss Marion Golden went down to
Omaha last Sunday morning where
she will nitend the Sacred Heart
Academy for the coming year.
Mike Rzeszolarski and Miss Pauline
Sczpkoyski, both of Atkinson, were
granted a marriage license by County
Judge Malone Tuesday morning.
Charles LeRoy Summers of Middle
Branch and Miss Ethel Pratt of Bart
lett, Nebr., were granted a marriage
license in county court last Friday.
Ed. Crowley, superintendent of the
big Col. James Crowley ranches, went
down to Sioux City Wednesday morn
ing to attend the fair and stock show.
Clement Ryan, Francis O’Donnell
and Thomas Donlin left last Sunday
morning for St. Mary’s, Kansas, where
they will attend school the coming
year.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John
McClenehan of Chambers, died Tues
day evening at the family residence,
following an attack of cholera infan
tum.
, Deputy Custodian Rix of Norfolk, is
in the city holding a school of in
struction for the members of the
Masonic lodge, which is being held to
day and tomorrow.
Mrs. James F .O’Donnell, daughter
Irene and son Hugh, and mother, Mrs.
John Skirving, went down to Omaha
Sunday, where Miss Irene will enter
Sacred Heart Aademy.
The Rev. C. F. Steiner has been ap
pointed to the pastorate of the local
Methodist church, vice the Rev. W. W.
Rust, transferred to Cushing, Ne
braska, by the recent Methodist con
ference at Omaha.
Ensign John Longstaff, who has been
on a brief furlough visit with his
parents, the Rev. George Longstaff and
Mrs. Longstaff for the last ten days,
returned to Portsmouth, New Hamp
shire, Thursday morning.
Will Graves and Joe Hunter, who
are entered in the golf tournament be
ginning Saturday and continuing
through Sunday and Monday, were on
the golf links early Thursday morning
engaged in a little secret practice.
Master Joe Brennan and Miss Carrie
Brennan, children of Mr. and Mrs.
John Brennan, went up to Atkinson
last night for a month's visit with
relatives provided they can stay that
long without getting homesick. This
is their first trip away from home
alone.
Mrs. J. M. Hunter, Mrs. George
Miles, Mrs. Harry Clausen, Mrs. Harry
Haffner, Mrs. C. E. Downey, Mrs. L.
A. Carter, Mrs. C. B. Scott and Mrs.
Peter Curtis went to Meadow Grove
Thursday morning as delegates from
the local chapter to the district meet
ing of tire Rebekas.
Rushville Standard: Mrs. L. G.
Gillespie of O’Neill, came up to Rush
ville Thursday evening of last week
! and visited her husband’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. S. Gillespie,and her sisters
in-law, Miss Maud and Mrs. Jno.
Dullaghan, until Sunday morning,
When she left for Portland, Oregon,
for a visit with her parents, who are
located there.
Work of constructing the federal
highway running north from the ceme
tery corner to Eagle creek, a portion
of the O’Neill-Spencer highway, has
begun. The contractors arrived in the
city Friday of last week and their
equipment reached here this week and
was unloaded and pulled out to the
project Tuesday and Wednesday.
Work will continue until winter pre
vents. Nineteen miles are included in
the present construction contract.
Edward N. Flood of Emmet and
Miss Genevieve Gaffney of Atkinson,
were granted a marriage license in
county court last Monday. Mr. Flood
is one of the prosperous young
farmers of Emmet precinct and
the bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Barney Gaffney, pioneer and
prominent residents of the western
part ot the county, they have many
friends in the county who extend sin
cere congratulations and good wishes.
Eugene Bauman and Miss Virgina
Wright were united in marriage by
Rev. George LongstafT last Wednesday
evening. The groom has been a resi
dent of this city for nearly two years,
being employed at the Goldn Hotel.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wright and has been a resi
dent of this city the past four years.
These young people have the best
wishes of a host of friends for a happy
and prosperous matrimonial journey.
The Holt county corn crop, one of
the heaviest in the history of the
county, will be past all danger of in
jury by freezing by Saturday night,
providing the present fair weather
continues until that time. All but a
very few fields already have dried
sufficiently to assure that there will bo
very little, if any, soft corn this year.
The average yield will be around
twenty-five bushels, including the
stock range sections, which ordinarily
are not corn producing.
At a meeting of the Charles Carroll
of Carrollton Council of the Knights of
Columbus held in their lodge rooms in
this city last Thursday evening the
following officers were elected for the
coming year. Grand Knight, W. H.
Ilarty; Deputy Grand Knight, H. J.
Reardon; Chancellor, J. D. Cronin;
Financial Secretary, H. J. Hammond;
Recording Secretary, John C. Gal
lagh; Warden, Frank Barrett; Advo
cate, Edward Crowley; Inside Guard,
James Timlin; Outside Guard, M. H.
| Horiskey.
O’NEILL’S OLDEST
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
John J. McCafferty died at his home
in this city last Tuesday morning,
September 21, 1920, at 3 o’clock, of
acute dilation of the heart, after an
illness of but two days, at the age of
seventy-two years and six months.
The funeral will be held from the
Catholic church Friday morning at 9
o’clock, interment in the Catholic
cemetery.
Mr. McCafferty always enjoyed good
health and his sudden death was a
shock to the entire community. He
was in this office last Saturday after
noon and said that he had not felt well
for a couple of days, but was not
thought to be seriously ill. He was 1
taken with a sudden attack Sunday
evening and on Tuesday morning pass
ed away.
John J. McCafferty was born in
Derries, County Donegal, Ireland, in
February, 1848. He came to America
in 1864, landing in Canada, where he
remained for two months. He then
went to New York city where he re
mained two years. He always believed
that the west was the country of the
future and after two years in New
York state he moved to Illinois, set
tling at Danville, where he entered
railroad work and was clerk to the
superintendent at the time he left
there. He railroaded for a time in
Missouri. He then returned to Europe
where he remained for three years
then came again to the United States
and settled in Illinois. The western
fever again got into his veins and
after a year he went to Colorado in
search of gold, making the trip in 1872.
From Colorado he went into the Black
Hills and was taken from that terri
tory by United States Cavalry for
trespassing on Indian Territory. He
was escorted outside the boundaries of
the Indian reservation and turned loose
and he then came to Holt county and
took a homestead, which is now part
of the city of O’Neill. This was in the
fall of 1875. He built a log house in
this city, 14x18 feet, which was the
seventh in the city. He planted trees,
put out an orchard and set out
numerous evergreens oh his place, and
it was but a few years until he had
the best improved farm in this section
of the state. He was a tiller of the
soil for three years then he engaged
in the hardware business, with the late
Col. Neil Brennan, under the firm
name of Brennan & McCafferty.
After a few years the partnership was
dissolved, Mr. McCafferty retaining
the business which he continued until
the spring of 1905 when he disposed of
his store. Since then he has been en
gaged in the collection and real estate
business in this city, as well as filling
the office of justice of the peace, which
he has held for years.
In December, 1880, he was united in
marriage to Miss Mary A. Murphy,
daughter of one of the pioneer families
of this county. To this union ten
children were born, five of whom are
living. They are: Mrs. John Melvin,
Mrs. R. E. Gallagher and Miss
Florence of this city; John P„ of Butte,
. Mont., and Bernard, of Montana.
In the death of John J. McCafferty
O’Neill loses its oldest settler and a
[ man who had a great deal to do with
the upbuilding of this city and county.
He was n man with strong convictions,
and a candid outspoken temper. How
much this community and county
owes to him and such as he, it is diffi
cult to estimate. During the early
days he was the most promi
nent business man in this section of
the state. His heart was always throb
bing for the poorer and less fortunate
individuals and in the olden days many
a poor homesteader received the neces
sary machinery and hardware from
John McCafferty to enable him to get a
start in this country, which they could
not have secured otherwise, being
without money. He was a true friend
of the pioneer and his memory Will
ever be held in grateful remembrance
by hundreds of them whom he assisted.
Mr. McCafferty possessed a far bet
ter education than the majority of men
who come from the Emerald Isle. On
his arrival in Canada he spent a year
in college in Toronto, so that he was
well fitted to take up life’s burdens. He
was well and favorably known in this
county and throughout the state, as a
historical writer, with but few equals.
After retiring from business he wrote
a history of Holt county, but never had
it published. It is a volume that should
be produced, as it Is filled with histo
rical events of this county, that made
state history a quarter of a century
ago. He was a great reader and pos
sessed of a retentative mind, so that
there were few men in this section
that could cope with him in discussions
on affairs of state. The land of his
birth held a \ery warm spot In his
affections and it was his hope that he
would live to see her mistress of her
own destinies; to take her place among
the nations of the earth, free and inde
pendent. To every call for financial
help from the Emerald Isle, he was al
ways generous. In aU matters of pub
lic import he was always plain and
outspoken, believing always in hewing
to the line, let the chips fall where
they may. He was a kind loving, af
fectionate husband and father, and a
good loyal friend. His sorrowing
relatives have the sincere sympathy of
a host of friends in their hour of sor
row.
THEY NEED THE MONEY.
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If big business is to get its mail by
aeroplane the box holder in the rural
community postofflces must pay for
the gas ami the other expensive luxu
ries of the present democratic ad
ministration. Holders of boxes at the
local postofflce discovered when they
paid their box rent for next quarter,
this week, that rentals on the small
boxes have been increased from 46 to
60 cents or 33 1-3 per cent, medium
sized boxes from 60 cents to 76 cents,
or 25 per cent and for the large boxes
or drawers from 76 to $1, or 33 1-3
per cent. The increases are ordered
from Washington and are not made by
the local postmasters. In the mean
time local mails have not been parti
cularly expedited by the increase. A
letter mailed at Sioux City Friday,
September 17, and postmarked that
date, was received in O’Neill Monday
evening, September 20, which is not
quite as fast as the walking time of a
middleaged person not overly afflicted
; with corns and rheumatism.
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