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VOLUME XLI.
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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921.
NO. 42.
Hi ' ” ' THE BOOSTER
I 11 Any town, no matter what j
its size or disadvantages, may I Pi I
11 be made a model.
If its citizens will forget I
personal strife and pull to
gether, the town will have
some chance.
' Let us all cultivate this
I,* booster spirit and make every
citizen glad he lives here. I III
An account at The O’Neill
National Bank will help your
business methods and improve I I P
your booster spirit.
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’Neill, Nebraska.
This Bank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers
Or Stockholders.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $130,000 I ;
LOCAL MATTERS.
H. H. Waters left this morning for
a three or four days business trip to
Logan, Iowa.
Senator James A. Donohoe went to
Lincoln Thursday morning to appear
in the supreme court.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon of next
week at the residence of Mrs. Polk.
Miss Grace Carlon returned Satur
day morning from Ainsworth, where
she has been visiting the last three
weeks.
M. E. Ladies Aid will hold an Easter
Sale in the Merchants Hotel, Saturday
afternoon.. March 25. Also serve ice
cream and cake.
A son arrived at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Porter Mon
day. The young man tipped the scales
at seven and one-half pounds.
The March term of the district
court began Monday morning with
Judge Robert R. Dickson presiding.
The jury cases probably will occupy
the remainder of the week.
Evidence that O’Neill rapidly is
grclwing as a dairying center is to be
seen in the announcement that the city
soon is to have four cream buying
ptatio'ns- Two qew firms are negotiat
ing for locations on the main streets.
Tom Murphy and Tom Mathews will
build the seven and one-half miles of
standard roadway to be constructed
in Shields township this year. Each
was awarded a section of the work at
the meeting of the township board
Tuesday afternoon and work is to be
gin at once. x
W. T. Bodworth of Josie township,
a member of the regular jury panel at
the present session of the district
court, is enjoying his first visit to
O’Neill in twenty-two years. Mr. |
Bosworth lives over fifty miles from
the county seat and consequently does
most of his trading at Atkinson and
Burwpll,
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Vegetables Andl
Fruits
For Easter Season
Radishes - Celery *
Green Onions Grape Fruit
Tomatoes Oranges I
Cucumbers Bananas
Head Lettuce Staple and
Fancy Groceries j
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Ben Grady, Grocer
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George Harrington and Ed. M. Gal
lagher will be the team captains in the
membership drive of the American Le
gion, which begins April 1 and con
cludes April 15. They were selected
at the meeting of the legion Tuesday
night. The losing team in the drive
will banquet the winners, at the club
rooms after the drive.
• “The House of Sand,” as presented
by the students of St. Mary’s academy
at the K. C. theatre last Thursday
evening, drew a capacity attendance
and all present were well repaid for
their attendance. The entire cast
showed ability and talent in the pre
sentation and most careful and thor
ough training on the part of their in
structors.
Devotional services were held at the
Episcopal church W«d»oed«»y
noon and Evening by Bishop Beecher
of Kearney and a communion service
Thursday morning at 10 o’clock. This
afternoon Bishop Beecher delivered an
address at the church on his observa
tions in the war-stricken territory of
Europe during a visit to the continent
last summer. Bishop Beecher left this
evening for Bassett.
Petitions have been placed in cir
culation for four candidates for the
three positions on the city board of
education to be filled__at the spring
electin. The only woman candidate’s
petition to be circulated is that of
Mrs. T. D. Hanley. The other peti
tions are Dr. J. P. Gilligan, Thomas
Birmingham and James Harnish,
whose terms as members of the pres
ent board expire this year.
A number of juveniles were before
Judge Robert R. Dickson acting in his
capacity as judge of the juvenile court
Saturday and Monday, brought up on
the charge of chicken stealing and
breaking and entering stores. Several
confessed to the deprecations, impli
cating others. The cases of several
have been taken under advisement and
the others released on good behavior.
Repetition of the offenses ov implica
tion in other law violations will prob
ably mean a term at the reforrr
school.
The jury in the ease of Madurs
against McKillip and others, the firs!
jury trial of the present term of court,
was unable to agree after being oul
since Wednesday morning and was
discharged by Judge Robert R. Dick
scn this morning. Madura was seek
ing to recover $12,000, with interesl
from McKillip on -a land transaction
The case of Berger against the C. <fi
N. W. railroad, a damage actic^_Xpi
loss of stock in shipment from Holt
jounty back to Wyoming, went to the
jury this morning. The court prob
ably will excuse the jurors until Mon
iay when a verdict in the latter case
tas been returned.
Great preparations are being made
ay the local American Legion post
members for the big athletic carnival
Tuesday evening of next week. A
-•cry classy card of preliminaries in
addition to the main attraction, the
;en round bout between Jack Leahy
and Harry Reed, is to be staged and a
lumber of the boys already are in
training for the events. Then next
Friday night every post member and
?veryone else is expected to don his
md her best bib' and tucker to welcome
he Yankton College Glee Club girls,
vho are going to put on just about the
neediest - concert O’Neill has ever
leard. The girls all are artists and
ire receiving much favorable press
lotice.
Fire, supposed to have started from
i defective flue, partially destroyed
he residence of Arch Wyant in the
iouth part of townWednesday evening,
rhe fire boys were early on the
-cene, but were badly handicapped in
ighting the flames at first because of
he late arrival of the city fire truck,
-Inch had been left with the gas line
hut off. One of the old hosecarts
ulled by an auto got a line of hose
aid to the fire after a time and that
nth the chemicals on the arrival of
grain stacks and carried away hay
racks, but south of O’Neill no damage
'was reported. But one injury has been
reported, that of a member of the
grading crew on the O’Neill-Spencer
federal highway, north of the eeme
tery, who suffered a broken collarbone
when the five camp wagons in which
the ciiew was housed were overturned.
Well defined paths of flwo twisterp
yet are apparent in the north country,
one running from southwest to north
east and the other from the north
west to the southeast. Near Dorsey
and Star windmills were blown down
and hay in stack on the meadows so
scattered that it afterward had to be
raked and stacked as during the hay
ing season. No damage to stock is re
ported.
REGARDING THE
WATER BOND ISSUE
Inquiry has been made by many
people as to the disposition of the
former water bond issue of $31,000
and this statement is made to show
just what was done with the money.
The City paid $1,000 for the pur
chase of a site on which to install the
water tower. The cost of the water
tower whert erected and the connection
and installation of an overflow pipe
will be $20,900. The City has pur
chased and paid for eight-inch water
main $2,376.68. The City has pur
chased and paid for an engine to pump
the water and the pulleys, line shaft
and other material necessary to con
r.ect the engine with the new pump
$1,708.21 and the engine itself $3,
626.65. It has paid for printing the
bonds, expenses of printing notices of
water bond election and other ex
penses in connection with the Iwork
$196.26. This leaves a balance on
hind for making the connection with
the water tower from the mains of
$1,192.21. The matters for which the
water bond issue of April 5th are ask
ed are set fourth in other statements
and in the proceedings of the Council.
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he fire truck, prevented the total de
struction of the property. The firemen
were seriously interfered with in their
work by autoiste driving over the hose
lines in direct violation of the city
ordinances and the orders of the fire
men.
MICHAEL SULLIVAN.
Michael Sullivan, one qf the early
settlers of Holt county, died at the
residence of his son, County Supervi
son John Sullivan, south of O’Neill,
Saturday, at the advanced age of 93
years, one month and twenty-two days,
lie was born in County Cork, Ireland,
January 27, 1828, and came to this
country early in life, first settling in
Pennsylvania, from which state he re
moved to Holt county in 1879. Mr.
Sullivan took a homestead immediately
south of the cjty, the place at present
occupied by his son, and played a
prominent part in the advance and de
velopment of Western and north cen
tral Nebraska. He was a man es
teemed and admired by all who knew
him for his sterling qualities. 'Mrs.
Sullivan preceeded him to the grave
about eight years ago. He leaves to
survive him his son, John Sullivan,
and three daughters, Mrs. Dennis
Spellman of Omaha, Mrs. Myron
Sparks of O’Neill and Mrs. Joseph
Dwyer of Denver, Colo.
The funeral services were held from
St. Patrick's church Monday morning,
the Reverend Father O’Sullivan offici
ating. Burial was in Calvary ceme
tery.
SPRING ENTERS ON A STORM
Spring entered Holt county at mid
night Saturday night in a storm oi
hail and sleet, accompanied by a high
wind and decollated with q brilliani
ci.splqy of lightning. The storm was
particularly severe in northern Holt
where several twisters wrecked smal
out-buildings, demolished hay ani
There has been nothing paid by the
City on the tower whatever. There is
at present in the City Treasury to be
applied on the water tower and the
cost of connecting it With the present
main $16,092.21. There are seven of
the first issue of bonds which- have not
been paid for by the parties subscrib
ing for the same. If any person
wishes to know anything about any
of these items, who they were paid to
and what for, he can call at the office
of the City Clerk and the information
will be gladly given him. If any per
son makes any statement in regard to
the expenditure of these funds the
Mayor and Council of the City will
consider it a personal favor if the
party to. whom the statement is made
will have this person go with him to
the City Clerk and go over the records.
Respectfully,
JOHN c. GALLAGHER,
City Clerk.
BOY SCOUT INSTALLATION.
A flag raising, to the strains of “Tht
Star Spangled Banner,” was the
feature of the installation program oi
Troop No. 2, Boy Scouts of America
at the high school auditorium Mondaj
evening, two of the scouts raising th<
flag as the music was playedj Th<
principal address of the evening bj
Judge Robert R. Dickson was a mos
interesting talk, directly to the boys
upon the scout work and the benefit!
to be derived from the training. H<
emphasized that the community, ai
the individual, is just what it make
itself. A reading by Miss Doroth;
Grover, a vocal solo by Mis? Mar;
Fitzsimmons, violip and instruments
numbers by AH', and Mrs. Clifford E
Stott and several selections by a:
eight piece orchestra helped to mak
up a most pleasant program. Th
presentation of the flag, scout badge
and registration cards was made b
Mr. S . J. Weekes, who also delivere
! a most interesting address,
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Highest Cash
Paid for Eggs
Large Can of Milk. 15c
Peanut Butter, Per Jar .. 10c
Quart Jar of Pickles.60c
Good Coffee, per Pound 30c
J. C. Horiskey
YANKTON GIRLS
WILL VISIT O’NEILL
Yankton, S. D., March 1,1921:—The
itinerary for the spring tour of the
Yankton College Women's Glee Club
has been definitely announced. The
tour Will extend over a period of two
weeks and the club will sing in the
leading cities of South Dakota and
Iowa and in Nebraska.
The itinerary, as arranged by Miss
Nina Bosland, manager of the club, in
cludes Gregory, Monday March 28;
Winner, Tuesday the 29; Pierce, Ne
braska, March 31; Plainview, March
30; O’Neill, April 1; Neligh, April 2;
Wayne, April 4; Sioux City, Iowa,
April 6; Jefferson, S. D., April 6; Elk
Point, April 7; Canton, April 8; Sioux
Falls, April 9, Saturday the last en
gagement on the tour.
This will be the sixth tour which the
club has taken in the past three years.
The members of the club have all had
experience and all have trained voices. 1
The Glee Club has the following mem
bership. First Sopranos, Alice Barr
of Elk Point, President; Blanche Mc
Cormack of White Lake; Muriel Gar
ber of Yankton and Elda Hurst of
Wells, Minnesota; Second-Sopranos,
Mabel de la Porte of Gregory, S. D.;
Florence Babcock of Neligh, Nebras
ka; Agnes Nordness, PierpSnt, S. D.;
Marian Claflin of Portland, Michigan.
First Altos, Louise Berr, Tynaall;
Aima Lewis, Lake Preston; Dora Nis
m«n»f
Bosland of Waubey, hjanagar of club;
Hattie Engel of Lake Afltfiw; Martha
Nieveen of Ccorsaia. The club will
have as accompanist Miss Carelyn
Burgess of Yankton. Their Director,
Miss Gladys Koch of the faculty of
the Conservatory of Music, Will travel
with them.
GAME LAW VIOLATORS FINED
Four Holt county citizens contribut
ed to the county school fund within the
last six days for violation of the state
game laws. The first to be arrested In
the drive against violations of the fish
and game laws were Dr. J. W. Gill
and August Krueger of Chambers, be
cause of the death of one Chinese
pheasant during a wolf drive near
Chambers in February. The bird got
up as the circle of hunters was closing
in and a number of the hunters blazed
away at it, each for a time contending
for the honors of being the slayer.
The pheasant, with other game killed
in the drive, was auctioned off and Dr.
Gill purchased the pheasant for $3
and had it mounted. State game war
dens working near Chambers last
week saw the bird and learned the
Warner & Sons
of O’Neill, say:
The De Laval puts
money in the bank
MONEY m the bank.a tha final Mai
*any piece of farm equipment U fa
especially true of a cream leparalor.
Butler-fat u the most valuable product el
the farm. Twice a day. every day in An
year, gravity skimming or n poorly construct
ed separator wastes this high-priced food
A De Laval Cream Separator *0>pa thin
tou of profit It supplies the extra money
«Kii u needed lor current expense*, improve*
menu about the {aim. or forth* patch***
cl new stock.
More than 2.500.000 De Lavafi « %
daily Use throughout the world Thee*
De Laval owners represent the meat progrta
sive and moat prosperous farmers in nay
country and locality.
A Da Laval Cream Separator wSaabn
your farm more profitable,'tort and |A
money in the bonk lot you.
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Sooner or later you will buy a
De Laval
manner of its death. Dr. Gill was ar
rested and brought to O’Neill for hav
ing it in his possession and Mr.
Krueger was picked up as the slayer.
Other contenders for the honor im
mediately relinquished their claims.
Both paid fines of $5 and costs,
mounting to $14.50 each, in Judge
Campbell’s court Thursday and the
pheasant was confiscated.
Sunday a game warden arrested
Jesse and Ora Keller of southern
Holt. They were found with guns
lear Goose lake, which was fairly well
:overed with ducks at the time. The
Kellers attempted to resist arrest and
lesse took a couple of shots at the
warden, who replied and soon subdued
iis man. The two pleaded guilty to
hunting without a license and to
pursuing game ollt of season, in Judge
Campbell’s court Monday. They were
iined a total of $60, with the added
leavy costs of bringing them here,
ind their guns were confiscated, after
wards to be replevined. A feature
>f their trial was the presence of their
father and a brother in court, the
father bewailing that he had raised
three boys who would allow one lone
officer to arrest them.
The game wardens will remain in
the vicinity indefinitely in an effort to
suppress the continued and growing
lumber of violations of the fish and
fame laws.
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES.
A very interesting combined pro
gram was carried out Wednesday
with Mrs. McKenna as leader: Music
by Mrs. C. B. Scott; Papers by Miss
Phalin, Mrs.Sauers, and Mrs. Golden;
Discussion of “The Economic Conse
quences of The Peace’’ by John May
nard Keynes led by Mrs. Brown .
Mrs. Slaker announces in the Bulle
tin that arrangements have been
made by which we are to have a
Secretary of Woman’s Clubs of the
University of Nebraska. The Wo
man’s Clubs have demonstrated that
they are of sufficient value to the in
tellectual life of the state to deserve
this consideration.
The next regular meeting of the
club takes place on April 6th with the
following program:
Roll Call Name of a Prominent Woman
Three minute papers oil “Women as
Regarded by the Different Nations:
China .Mrs. O’Donnell
Japan . Mrs. Hubbard
Italy . BJrs. Downey
France. Mrs. Miles
England . Mrs. Longstaff
America . Mrs. Hunter