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VOLUME XLI. ' O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1920. NO. 17.
Ir' HOLT COUNTY MAKES ^GOOD
INCREASE IN POPULATION
Washington, Sept., 25.—Holt and
Knox counties, Nebraska, were melud
ed in the census announcements by
the census bureau today, which gives
Holt county a total population of 17,
151, which is an increase of 1,606 or
10.3 percent.
Knox county, with a total popula
tion of 18,894, shows an increase of
536 or 2.9 per cent over the* 1900
census.
O’Neill, the largest city in Holt
county, is given a population of 2,107.
The 1900 census showed O’Neill had
2,089.
Atkinson the next largest city in
Holt county, records a good growth.
The 1920 census gave that city 1,300
and the 1910 census showed only 811,
Creighton maintains her position as
the largest city of Knox county with
Bloomfield slipping up close behind.
The report .gives Creighton a popu
lation of 1,446 against 1,373 in 1910
and Bloomfield which had a popula
tion of 1,264 in 1910 now has 1,431.
Other figures for the two counties
are:
1920 1910
Chambers . 256 75
Emmet . 130 65
' Ewing . 543 441
Inman .315 225
Page . 608 301
Stuart . 739 467
Bazile Mills . 91 77
Center . 101 119
Crofton . 811 611
Niobrara . 736 822
Verdel . 162 162
Vcrdigre . 528 403
Wausa . 688 604
Winneton . 208 223
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RYAN TEAM TRIUMPHS
IN FALL GOLF TOURNAMENT
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Horiskey Team Will Banquet Victors
Monday Night.
Playing in the first fall golf tour
nament of the O’Neill and Atkinson
golf clubs concluded Monday after
noon, with the team captained by
Arthur Ryan defeating that headed by
M. H. Horiskey by forty strokes. The
contest was eighteen hole medal {day
and the respective totals were 2490
j for the victors and 2530 for the
! losers. Forty-eight players, including
furteen membets of the . Atkinson
golf club, participated in the play,
i Monday evening the losers banquet
the winners at the McMillan & Mar
j key cafe, the Atkinson golfers being
also the guests of the O’Neill players.
Following is the line-up of the op
posing teams, with the score of each
player for the eighteen holes, the last
seven members o#*each team being the
Atkinson players:
k Arthur Ryan 101, P. J. O’Donnell
91, Frr.nk Biglin 103, T. J. Coyne 89
S. J. Weekes 98, II. E. Coyne 97, Ed.
O’Donnell 98, C. C. Golden 103, Hugh
Birmingham 84, Wm. Simpson 106,
J. M. Hunter 102, T. V. Golden 104,
F. J. Dishner 106. Pat Harty 106, H.
J. Hammond 113, Wni. Graves 108,
George Miles 110, Dr. Kubitschek
113, George Campbell 101, Fred
Swingley 110, Stilson 118, Hoskin
son 108, Snyder 96, H. Dickerson 125.
Total 2490.
M. H. Horiskey 111, J. P. Golden
S3, J. A. Donohoe 92, J. F. O’Donnell
89, E. M. Gallagher 105, C. N. King
90, R. R. Dickson 108, C. -E. Stout
105. P. C. Donohoe 98, D. A. Criss 114
J. F. Gallagher 106, W. H. Harty 113,
J. B. Mellor 106, Ben Grady 108, Wm.
Biglin 121, T. D. Hanley 105, C. B.
Scott 106, Dr. Douglas 114, Cole
111, S. W. Kelly 108, Hugh O’Conner
110, Eric Kelly 110, I. Dickerson 107.
Total 2530.
Total O’Neill players Ryan team
1719, Atkinson players 771. Horis
key team, O’Neill players 1760, At
kinson players 770.
HARNISH-DRAKE.
Frank D. Hamish and Miss Anna
Drake left here on September 13, for
a visit at the home of Miss Drake’s
parents at Plainview, making the trip
via auto. They spent a couple of days
there and then started' on a tour
of South Dakota stopping at Gayville,
S. D., where theey were married, on'
September 15th. They then con
tinued on an auto trip through South
.Dakota and on into Wyoming, return
ing home via Brideport and Grand Is
land, Nebr., reaching home last Sun
land, Nebr., reaching home last Sun
dy evening.
While away they visited Bake
Preston, S. D., where Mr. Haraish
purchased a novelty store and will
take possession of same on Novem
ber 1st.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Hamish, pioneer residents
of this city and county. For several
years, with the exception of two years
he spent in the army, he had been a
valued employee of the First National
bank. He is a young man of sterling
integrity and has a host of friends in
this city and surrounding territory.
The bride has been a resident of
this city for the past five years and
has been one of the employees of the
P. J. McManus store during her resi
dence in this city. She is a charming
yo*i*e' lady with a host of friends in
this city, who wish her and her hus
band many years of happiness and
prossperity.
ALL AMENDMENTS CARRY
IN COUNTY EXCEPT NO. SIX
At the special election held on
Tuesday of last week all of the con
stitutional amendments submitted car
ried, except No. 6, which was defeated
(by a majority of 27 votes? This
amendment provided for the increase
in the membership of the state senate
from thirty-three, its present member
ship, to fifty members. There was
considerable opposition to this amend
ment throughout the state, but It
carried safely, as did all of the
amendments submitted.
The proposition submitted by the
Board of Supervisors to levy a tax of
five mills for three years to enable
them to repair the bridges of the
county that had been destroyed by
the high water of the past year, was
defeated by a majority of 143 votes,
there being 595 votes cast for the
proposition and 738 against.
There was a very light vote cast,
tout 1125 men and 252 women exer
cising the right of franchise. The
vote on the several amendments was
as follows:'
Yes. No.
No. 1.. 993 350
No. 2 . 991 223
No. 3..1077 178
No. 4.. 82G 298
No. 5..’ 942 25.1
No. 6 595 622
No. 7.. 827 318
No. 8.. 712 ’ 290
No. 9.. 980 237
No. 10.. 994 239
No. 11.. 995 211
No. 12.. 879 210
No. 13.. bll 286
No. 14.. 842 306
No. 15.. 826 263
No. 16.. 973 194
No. 17.. 934 271
No. 18.. 988 232
No. 19.1088 141
No. 20 .1063 180
No. 21..1033 228
Yes. No.
No. 22.. 879 279
No. 23.. 883 256
No. 24.. 983 212
No. 25.. 916 222
No. 26.. 922 250
No. 27 .1044 195
No. 28.. 926 255
No. 29.. 829 309
No. 30.. 932 204
No. 31.. 911 225
No. 32.. 940 181
No. 33.. 854 232
No. 34.. 956 157
No. 35.. 969 139
No. 36.1053 109
No. 37..1011 133
No. 38.. 934 241
No. 39.. 922 207
No. 40.. 932 214
No. 41.. 785 249
WEEDS MUST BE CUT.
Property owners and tenants in the
city of O’Neill are hereby notified that
all weeds on and around their
premises, including the streets and
alleys, must be cut at once, else the
same will be done by the city and
taxed against the property.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY BOARD OP
HEALTH. 17-2
LINCOLN BUSINESS MEN OP
POSE BURLINGTON EXTENSION
Residents of north central Ne
braska at present without railroad
facilities arc notified of the opposition
pf the city of Lincoln, capital of the
state, seat of learning, virtue, averice
and greed, to the development of the
resources of this section of the state
by resolutions of condemnation of the
Lincoln Commercial Club passed by
the directors and officers of the Ne
braska, Colrado and Wyoming De
velopment Association at its meeting
invO’Neill Monday. The association
is the organization of residents of
southern Holt, Rock, Brown, Loup
and Blnine counties who are petition
ing the Burlington railroad to extend
its line from O’Neill to connect with
its main line at or near Thedford, Ne
braska. The territory from which the
association draws its membership is
about ninety-six miles wide and more
than one hundred miles long. It
contains some of the richest and most
fertile land in the United States,
which cannot at present be developed
for farming and dairying purposes
because of the lack of transportation
facilities to get products to market
economically. The association was
organized several months ago for the
purpose of proceeding in a legal and
prescribed manner to bring an action
before the interstate commence com
mission to compel the Burlington
railroad to build the line so badly
needed. Data regarding the territory
to be served is being gathered to sub
mit at the hearing to be held probably
sometime next month. The pro
ceedure is one outlined in a-federal
act concerning railroad extensionss.
The Lincoln Commercial Club at a
recent meeting, accordig to press clip
pings, took action to oppose the ex
tension before the interstate com
merce commission because it might
give Sioux City access to a market
that now is served practically alone
by Lincoln and Omaha. The Lincoln
Commercial Club also instructed its
officers to enlist the powerful aid and
assistance of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce to prevent the extension.
The action of the business men of
Lincoln was called to the attention of
the association and it resulted in the
adoption of the following resolution
presented by Mayor C. M. Daly of
O’Neill and seconded by William
Malsbury of Grade, northern Loup
county:
“In view of the fact that this as
sociation haB received information
that the Lincoln Commercial Club has
taken official action to oppose the ex
tension of the C. B. & Q. railroad from
O’Neill to Thedford and through
official action of said Lincoln Com
mercial Club proposes to interest the
opposition of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce to said extension. There
fore be it resolved that this associa
tion file a protest with said Lincoln
Commercial Club against such action
and demand of said Lincoln Com
mercial Club thdir valid reason for
such opposition. We deeply deplore
and unalterably oppose such unfair
methods and firmly believe that the
trade or business of every town or
city should depend upon its location,
and that the commercial club or busi
ness men of any city should not be
permitted to prevent the development
of large section of agricultural and
stockraising territory, or to deprive
the inhabitants of such large agri
cultui’al districts from railroad ac
commodations to their detriment and
the detriment of their development,
for the sole and only purpose of hold
ing or creating more business for the
business men of Lincoln, which
purpose is founded only upon greed
and averice. We believe that Lincoln
is j^ot the only spot in the state that
is entitled to consideration.”
The Nebraska, Colorado and Wy
oming Development Association com
prises in its membership farmers,
stockmen, merchants of inland towns
and in fact practically every person
in the territory the railroad extension
will serve. It was founded by the
people of the territory themselves and
not at the instigation of or by the aid
of Sioux City business men or the
Sioux City Commercial Club or any
other foreign interest. Every mem
ber of the organization is to be in
formed of the unfriendly action of the
Lincoln Commercial Club.
The meeting .donday, presided over
by Judge J. H. Berryman of Bassett,
president, was attended by repre
sentatives from every Community to
be served by the proposed railroad.
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ELKHORN VALLEY
LIVESTOCK MEN ORGANIZE
Sale Pavilion For Registered Stock
To Be Erected Here.
O’Neill becomes the center of
activities of pure bred livestock rais
ing of. Holt, Antelope, Rock and
Brown counties through the organiza
tion of the Elkhorn Valley Pure Bred
Livestock association perfected here
Saturday afternoon. Representatives
of more thaw forty of the big stock
men interested in purebred and regis
tered stock were at the meeting, held
at the office of John L. Quig. James
Berrigan of Basssett was chosen tem
porary president, Noah Peterson of
Stuart temporary secretary and treas
urer, and John L. Quig of O’Neill, C.
H. Wood of Ewing and George Wrede
of Agee a committee to assisst in
completing the regular organization.
A sale pavilion, modern in every
respect, is to be erected at O’Neill,
where all the regular sales of the as
socation will be held. TWo sales are
to be put on in October. The first is
a combination Duroc and Poland
China hog sale under the management
of County Agent Frank Lancaster
and Clyde Mathers, October 11, The
following day, the twelfth, will be a
big sale of registered Herefords,
under the management of John L.
Quig.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the members of Garfield
Lodge No. 96, A. F. and A. M., and
our friends in O’Neill for the kind
assistance rendered us in the burial of
our beloved husband and brother.
Mrs. W. E. McRobert.
Mrs. Clara Morrison.
I Grocery Sto *e
-for
SALE TRADE
On account o f failing health I offer
my Grocery Store for sale, or will J;
trade same for live stock or real Jj
estate. • • |
If you have anything to trade and j|
want to get into a good profitable
business do not overlook this oppor- jj
tunity, as I must dispose of the store. jj
J. A. Vitt, O’Neill.
Call at the Store For Further Information.
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No Doubt of the Wind*s Direction
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* OUR WIVES AND DAUGH- T|
We have asked our wives
and daughters to do every- ;
thing but fight and they re
We honor her for her help
that has been such an inspira
tion to our boys in the dark I
• days of the war. 5
The O’Neill National Bank
will always have a word of ap- 1
preciation for the American
woman and invites her ac
THE O’NEILL NATIONALBANK jjj| \
O’Neill, Nebraska. > |
■ __ Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits,$130,000
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