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The Frontier.
VOLUME XLI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1920. NO. 23.
* O. O. SNYDER DEAD.
S. J. Weekes received a telegram
his afternoon from Dee Snyder at
Los Angeles, California, announcing
ihat his father, O. O. Snyder, had died
very suddenly at his home there Wed
nesday night.
Mr. Snyder had not been in good
health for over two years. Being a
home man the loss of his wife, three
years ago last August, was a severe;
blow to him and one from which he!
never fully'recovered. Then two years1
ago this winter he suffered an attack j
of the flu, which affected his heart,
and he never regained his former rag
gedness. Last July, accompanied by
his son. Dee, he came to this city and
spent a couple of weeks visiting old
friends. Apparently he was enjoying
the best of health, but his intimate
friends could see that he was not the
same Oscar as of old, and they
were in a measure prepared for the
message which arrived this afternoon
announcing his death.
Oscar O. Snyder was for twenty
seven years engaged in the lumber
business in this city, disposing of his
yard here in August, 1918, to Seth
Noble, and the following November
left for California where ho has since
made his home.
During his residence here Mr. Sny
der was one of the most prominent
men in this section of the state, and
numbered his friends by the thous
ands. He always took an active inter
est incivig affairs and politics. He serv
ed this city several ter.as as alderman
and also served the school district as
a member of the board of education
for several years. Politically he was
a strong republican and always took
an active interest in the affairs of
that party. He served several terms
as chairman of the republican county
central committee, and also served on
the republican state central com
mittee as a member from the twenty
fourth senatorial district, and as a
member of the executive committee of
that organization. In 1908 he was
honored by the republicans of the
Sixth Cengresisional district by being
elected aa-a delegate from this dis
tret to the republican national con
vention that nominated William H.
Taft for the presidency. Several
times during his residence here he was
urged to make the race for the state
sdnate, being urged by the writer and
other friends in this city to make the
race for that position two years ago,
but he refused, preferring to remain
ip the ranks and fight, to secure the
positions of honor for his friends.
He also took an active interest in
lodge work and served as Grand
Master of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows for Nebraska, and rep
resented this state in the Sovereign
Grand Lodge for seven years. He
also served on the building committee
that located and built the Odd Fellows
home at York, Nebr., and was presi
dent of the board of directors of that
institution at the time of his removal
from the state.
He had an extensive acquaintance
throughout the state, and every ac
quaintance was a warm friend, for
Oscar had a faculty of making and
keeping friends. He was always a
great booster for O’Neill and Holt
county and the people of this city and
county always held a warm spot in
his heart.
It was the writer’s good fortune to
have known him intimately for a
quarter of a century and we knew him
only to esteeem him mofe as the years
passed by. lie was a devoted husband
and a kind and indulgent father; to
his sister a tender brother to his
friends the soul of fellowship. And
as a man it is that those who knew
him best most love to contemplate
him. He believed in the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of man.
He believed that the man who scatters
flowers in the pathway of his fellow
men, who lets into the dark places of
life the sunshine of human sympathy
and human happiness, Is following in
■the fc- tsteps of his Master. His cheer
ful helpful life; his devotion to his wife
and family and kindness to everybody
will long linger as a fragant memory
in the home which his presence bright
ened and which death has now darken
ed. Though he is gone his record has
been made and will remain with us as
a lasting treasure. His life was
gentle, but like the still waters it was
deep. In his heart of hearts he car
ried those he loved, and his hand was
never weary, his step never failed in
caring for and ministering to those
who were in any way dependent upon
him, either by ties of blood or friend
ship. He was not only a “model Chris
tian, but he was an honorable gentle
man, in the highest sense that the
term implies. To man, woman or
child, he always extended a cordial
greeting, that lent a ray of light to
brighten their pathway in the journey
of life. He commanded the respeect
and confidencei of all classes and sects
and few men made as many warm
friends in a life time as he made dur
ing his residence in this city. But
he has passed away and those of us
who knew him well will remember
Oscar Snyder as we knew him during
the years of his residence in this city,
the friend of every man and every man
his friend.
He was about fifty-height years old
and leaves to mourn the death of a
kind, loving and indulgent father, two
daughters and one son. The Frontier
jonis the hundreds of friends of their
father in this county in extending to
them its heartfelt sympathy in their
hour of sorrow.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Representative W. W. Bethea was
up from Ewing last Wednesday.
Pat Brown went to Norfolk Monday
to take treatment for quinzy and ton
silitis.
Ed. Davidson was taken to Norfolk
Sunday morning for an operation for
appendicitis.
Mrs. Lewis C. Chapman entertained
the Kensington club Wednesday even
ing at cards.
Mrs. Mabel McKenna will entertain
at cards Thursday evening. Twenty
guests will ye present.
Mrs. J. A. Zeimer and daughter,
Marcia, left Monday for a several
weeks visit with relatives at Marshall,
Minn.
James Brown, jr., was taken ill of
an acute attack of appendicitis Satur
day and taken to Omaha for treatment
Sunday morning.
| Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Connell and
daughter, returned Sunday evening
from a short visit to Sioux City,
Omaha and Kansas City.
County Supervisor Joe Schoilmeyer
is hauling out lumber to rebuild the
large barn recently destroyed by fire
on his Scott township ranch.
Billie H. Good and Miss Myrtle M.
Miller, both of Neligh, were granted a
marriage license by County Judge
Malone last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Rose Ellis of Casper, Wyom
ing, arrived in the city last Saturday
to spend a couple of weeks visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. H. D.
Grady.
Russell E. Everett and Miss Meta J.
Wilson, both of Stuart, were united in
marriage in this city on November 3,
Rev. George Longstaff of the Presby
terian church officiating.
This is Armistice Day and it is be
ing observed in this city by the closing
of the banks, business houses, public
offices and public schools, which closed
at noon for the day.
Mrs.^Max Janes of Bakersfield, Cali
fornia, arrived in the city the latter
part of the week for a couple of
months visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Stannard.
Grandpa Henry Watterson Tomlin
son and Joe Schoilmeyer are passing
around the cigars over the arrival of
a son at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Tomlinson of Scott township,
last week.
Floyd Bergstrum, who has been
farming and ranching in Wyoming for
several years, is visiting Holt county
relatives and will relocate in Ne
braska, crops having been a failure
this year in the section of Wyoming
in which he resided.
Chet Cooper has disposed of the
O’Neill News and Cigar Store to his
father and brother, C-. H. Cooper and
Ted Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
will spend several months visiting
relatives in Iowa and will go to farm
ing near O’Neill next spring.
Mrs. 0. F. Biglin returned the latter
part of last week from Sioux City,
Iowa, where she had spent a couple of
weeks visiting her daughter. On her
return home she was accompanied by
Mrs. Stewart of Sioux City who will
visit here for a couple of weeks.
Democratic newspapers in explain
ing how it happened agree that the
League of Nations was not an issue
at the recent election and that it was
overshadowed by other issues. An is
sue most have both proponents and
opponents. Everybody was against
league apparently.
The coming session of the legisla
ture will be overwhelmingly republi
can. In the senate the thirty-three
members are republicans. In the
house out of the one hundred memb
ers there are but three democrats.
This is the first time in the history of
the state that one political pary has
had a solid membership in the state
senate.
Alvo A.'Hiatt and Miss Lucile E.
Hoffman, both of O’Neill, were
united in marriage in this city last
Friday evening, Rev. Geo. Longstaff
of the Presbyterian church officiating.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Hiatt pioneer and prominent
residents of this county while the
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Hoffman, also prominerit pioneer
residents. The young couple have the
best wishes of a host of friends for a
long and happy married life. >
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was filed against John Brennan in
federal court in Norfolk last Thursday
morning by the following creditors:
Hicks-Fuller-Pierson, Wakefield Pratt
Howell, G. Sommers & Co., and Foot
Schulz Co. H. F. Barn'nardt, referee
in bankruptcy for the Norfolk district
appointed Attorney J. D. Cronin of
O’Neill as temporary receiver of the
stock. Deputy Marshall W. A. Mor
gan arrived in the city last Friday
evening and on Saturday morning took
possession of the store and turned it
over to the temporary receiver, who
has charge of the stock. A hearing on
the appointment of the temporary re
ceiver will be held in Federal Court
in Norfolk on November 19.
DAN CAMERON AN INVENTOR.
Antioch News: D. W. Cameron has
the distinction of inventing and per
fecting a machine known as a “Car
Loader,” that is destined to revolu
tionize the work of loading and un
loading cars. In addition to the model
that is in the patent office at Wash
ington, he has constructed a full size
working machine to demonstrate its
practicability. The base is construct
ed to hold the weight of a car load of
any kind of merchandise, including
boxes, grain in bulk, potatoes, sugar
beets and everything transported. The
material is placed on a traveler resting
on the frame and then by motor power
is swung around and automatically un
loades its burden in proportion even
to the top of the car. It has been de
monstrated that by this device a car
can be loaded or unloaded within seven
minutes by one man manipulating the
levers and motor. There is but little
complication about it. The traveler,
tracks and necessary adjustments are
made of steel. No ropes, pulleys or
other devices calculated to get out of
order are used. It is a marvelous in
vention and one that is destined to
come into general use everywhere.
Details of the work is omitted, for the
reason that readers are interested
more in knowing what the machine
will do than they are in the intricate
details of construction, which Mr.
Cameron will be pleased to demon
strate and show to any one interested.
He is to be congratulated on success
of his invention and he will have no
trouble in getting them placed on the
market. Beet sugar and potato men
are particularly interested in it.
Those Girls.
Boston Transcript: Miss Ryval—I
didn’t see you at the Barclay ball,
dear.
Miss Bright—That was probably be
cause I was surrounded by men all
the time.
Practical Charity.
Boston Transcript: “Look at that
poor stray cat. I’ll get it some meat.”
“No, wait! I believe in teaching
others to help themselves. I'll throw
some crumbs to draw the birds and
maybe the cat can catch one.”
PRIVATE MATTERS
Why, Friend Farmer, do you
place your valuable papers in
some convenient dr
I about the house?
Some of these days you will
need them badly.
Soon you may forget where
you put them and spend a lot
9 of time and worry trying to
find them.
The O’Neill National Bank
can provide you with a private
box in its fire and burglar
proof steel vault, so they can
not be lost or destroyed.
THE O’NEILL NATIONALBANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits,$130,000
O’Neill, Nebraska.
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