LOCAL MATTERS.
Ddwey Losher is home from Chad
ron for the Christmas holidays.
The Martez club was entertained by
Miss Grace Hammond and Miss Mae
Hammond Monday evening.
Clarence Zimmerman is laid up
with a broken arm as the result of
teasing a Ford the other day.
Sunday night’s snowfall wfts much
lighter at Inman than here, according
to Jay Butler, who was an O’Neill
business visitor Monday.
If those owing us on subscription
will call and extend their subscriptions
as well as pay up their indebtedness,
it would greatly assist in relieving
the money stringency at these head
quarters.
The baled hay market is all shot
to pieces. Baled hay is now selling
on the local market for $6.50 per ton,
which is less than it costs to put it
up and bale it. This is lower than
the market has been for years.
Atkinson Graphic: Ira Moss, Clerk
elect of the District Court, has husked
a thousand bushels of corn since elec
tion day. Clerk Moss’ pre-election de
famers will find he is not lacking in
any of the essential “percentages.”
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Huntington of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, spent the past
week in the city the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Cooper and Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Zimmerman. Mr. Hunt
ington is a brother of Mrs. Cooper.
Zeb Warner and Ralph Lawrence
went over on the Niobrara river the
latter part of last week on a hunting
trip and succeeded in bagging two
geese, and they brought them home to
prove to the skeptics that they really
got them. According to Zeb geese
hunting is rather expensive these
days, with the high price of gasoline.
County Highway Commissioner H.
U. Hubbard will leave Thursday even
• ing for Hot Springs to spend Christ
mas with Mrs. Hubbard, who is visit
ing relatives in the Black Hills. Mr.
and Mrs. Hubbard celebrated their
fortieth wedding anniversary on Sep
tember 14. In the forty years they
have not missed spending Christmas
together.
Five good bouts by excellent ama
tuer talent, with Tom Keys as referee,
will comprise the card at the smoker
the American Legion will give at the
K. C. hall Saturday evening. The
entertainment is for the purpose of
buying equipment for the club rooms
the league is fitting up and a good at
tendance is looked for as every legion
post in the county will send dele
gates.
Mrs. Anna Forbes, manager of the
local Western Union office the past
year, has been promoted to the man
agership of the office at Esthcrville,
Iowa, leaving last week for that point.
The business of the company here was
built up considerably during the effi
cient cumbency of Mrs, Forbes and
patrons of the office regret her de
parture although glad of her pro
motion. She is succeeded by Clyde
Irwin, formerly of Fremont, who al
ready has taken charge.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Hunter and
family left Thurjttay afternoon for
Omaha where they will make their
future home. Mr. Hunter will retain
his large interests here and will be a
frequent visitor to O’Neill. They
have purchased a fine surburban resi
dence on Fort Crook boulevard, which
is handy to the livestock market. The
Frontier joins with all who know
them, in regretting the removal of
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter from O’Neill
and in extending them best wishes
for happiness and prosperity in their
new home.
John McHugh, vice president of the
Mechanics & Metals National bank of
New York, who is chairman of the
committee on permanent organization,
and who will be chairman of the
board of directors of the $100,000,000
capital foreign trade financing corpor
ation now in process of organization,
is a former O’Neill citizen and banker.
Mr. McHugh in the nineties was
cashier of the O’Neill State bank,
which liquodated prior to his removal
from the city, Mr. McHugh went
from O’Neill to Sioux City, where he
soon became one of that city's leading
bankers and from there was called to
New York. He is well and intimate
ly known to all the old timers of this
city and county who rejoice in his
success in the financial world.
The local chapter of Brion Borou
has taken a long time lease on the
former city scale house from John
Horiskey and the rooms have been
tastely refurnished and equipped as
winter quarters where the members
may drop in daily for argument and
discussion. William Fallon is the
president and Charles Wrede treas
urer. John Donlin is master of cere
monies, John Nolan inside guard, John
Horiskey keeper of the fires and Den
nis Hanley historian. George Agnes
and Will Biglin have been elected to
honorary membership for services
rendered in fitting up the club rooms
and assisting in providing fuel. The
first formal function of the club’s
winter season of entertainment will
be a watchnight party New Year’s
eve and the club will keep open house
New Year’s day.
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STANDING IT.
Youngstown Telegram: A dusky
chauffeur who recently brought the
frame of a big truck from Detroit to
Youngstown, rode part of the way sit
ting on the gas tank, but the seat was
so hard h.e acton became tired of It,
“Ah don’t see how you could stan’ 3
it, Henry,” a friend observed.
“Stan’ it,” Henry replied. Mah jj
goodness, dat’s jes what Ah couldn’t |
do nothin’ else but.” , jj
BARGAINS AT i
HORJSKEY’S
1 Gallon Mazola, Price $3.00, now. $1.50 j
One-half Gallon Mazola, Price $1.65, now 85c
Eagle Brand Milk, per can . 30c
Can Corn, per can... 15c
Peanut Butter, per jar. 10c
Bon-Ton Flour, per sack .$3*00 I
Apricot Butter, per can. 25c
Prince Albert Tobacco, per can. 15c
1 Box Flake White Soap .$5.50 j
Mixed Nuts, per pound. 35c
1 Quart Jar of Olives, per jar.. 85c
Jelly Powder, 2 for.. 25c 1
Seal-Brand Coffee, per pound for 50c f
Xcello Cake Flour. 35c
3*4 Pounds Graham Crackers.$1.00
J. C. HORISKEY, O’Neill, Neb.
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Season's Greetings |
The O’Neill News & Cigar Store ex- l
tends best wishes for a Merry Xmas and j
Prosperous New Year and wants to thank ]
the People of O’Neill and vicinity for their
liberal patronage the past season. S
We are well equipped to supply your |
| Xmas wants: Candies, Cigars, Tobacco, 3
Pipes, Books, Stationery, Fountain Pens,
Electric Fixtures for n>as and every I
thing usually carried in a first class store. f
O’Neill
News and Cigar Store
C. H. COpPER, Proprietor.
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125 Per Cent
Cash Discount
On All Dolls in Stock
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A Doll is the ideal Christmas present for the
little girl. And some of the big girls like them too.
Our entire stock of dolls, real, go-to-sleep dolls, with
kid bodies and real hair, indestructible dolls, all of il
our dolls, at 25 per cent reduction for the Christmas
season. a
Our big line of toys, games, children’s books and
toilet sets at the same reduction.
Any piece or pieces of cut glass at 10 per cent 1 l»
cash discount. g )
The toy line is most complete and contains games j |
of every description. [
The very latest designs in cut glass.
Do your Christmas shopping this week, before
the lines have been picked over and depleted. j
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F >r Christmas |
From Now Until December 25th |
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25 PER CENT DISCOUNT fi
§ FOR CASH ON THE FOLLOWING: |
I Cedar Chests
Rokers
Dressers
i| Beds
Kitchen Cabinets
Pedestals
Library Tables
Springs
I Mattresses |
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|j A big assortment of Christmas gifts already here and I
I more coming. Come in and pick out your needs and place I ;]
them aside until you are ready to send them. You will I ii]
find in our assortment Jonteel Sets, Manicure Sets, White I 1
Ivory, Kodaks, Candy, Thermos Bottles, Stationery, I j
Fountain Pens, Eversharp Pencils, Cigars, Cigarettes, I f|
Cigar Cases, Cigarette Cases and Mouth Pieces, Per- I
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Razors, Toilet Cases, Mirrors, Traveling Sets and many I jS
SI other items allin attractive Christmas Boxes, ready to I Eg
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