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VOLUME XLI.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921.
NO. 10.
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THOMAS OLSEN KILLED
BY WALTER HOLCOMB
Thomas Olsen, a real estate man
and cattle buyer of Chambers, was
shot and instantly killed by Walter
Holcomb at the Holcomb ranch, six
miles east of Chambers Sunday even
ing about 7:30.
Olsen and a Chambers garage
man named Rudolph Horacek were
driving near the Holcomb ranch when
their car broke down. The driver
went to the Holcomb ranch for aid.
Mr. Holcomb promised to hitch up and
pull them to town as soon as he had
unloaded a jag of hay he had on
the Iwagon and had hauled up to
the feed lot. While Holcomb was
unloading the hay both Olsen and
Horacek went up to him and both
were under the influence of liquor.
Olsen started in abusing Holcomb and
started toward him with a pitchfork
he had picked up. Holcomb assisted
in getting the fork away from him
and then Olsen' and Holcomb clinched
and rolled' around on the ground for a
time. Olsen was the heavier and he
soon wore Holcomb out. As soon as
Holcomb could break away he ran to
the house and secured a 25-jJ0 rifle
and then came back to the yard where
Olsen again attempted to attack him.
Holcomb’s wife and children were with
him and Holcomb, his wife and chil
dren retreated into the pasture, being
followed by. Olsen. Holcomb told him
repeatedly that he would shoot if he
coninued to advance, but Olsen con
tinued going toward him and Holcomb
shot him.
Officials in this city were notified
of the killing Sunday evening and
Deputy Sheriff Bergstrom (was ap
pointed Deputy County Coroner by
County Attorney Chapman and he
went to the Holcomb ranch and held
an inquest that evening. The coroners
jury found that Olsen had come to his
death from a gun shot wound inflicted
by Walter Holcomb.
Walter Holcomb and Rudolph Hor
aeek, the man who was with Olsen
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when he was killed,/vere in the city
Monday and were interrogated by
County Attorney Chapman. So far no
ccmplaint has been filed against Hol
comb but the County Attorney an
nounced Wednesday evening that he
would go to Chambers some day this
week and hold a preliminary examina
tion on the killing.
The general opinion here and in the
Chambers country, as far as we have
been able to learn, is that Holcomb
killed him in self defense.
The following account of the killing
was sent to the Norfolk News from
Chambers:
“Chambers, Neb., Aug. 9—The body
of Tom Olsen who was shot and killed
by Walter Holcomb on Sunday, will
be taken to Newman Grove where
b jrial will be made beside the body
of Olsep’s wife.
“The story of the shooting as told
here indicates that Rudolph Horacek
and Olesen asked Holcomb to take them
to town when their car broke down
near the Holcomb ranch. Holcomb was
hauling a load of hay at the "time and
suddenly Olesen attacked Holcomb
who in turn threw Olesen on his back
and held him in that position for a few
moments. Suddenly Holcomb’s team
started running away and ran into a
wire fence, one horse being cut badly.
“Holcomb and Horacek then started
for the Holcomb house with the in
tention of getting another team with
which to transport Horacek back to
Cliambers where Horacek operates the
light plant. Before they reached the
house, however, Olesen is said to have
started another attack on Holcomb
who ran into the house and took up
his rifle.* Holcomb then ran to the
barn where his wife and children had
taken refuge. Holcomb rushed hii
family into a pasture and Oleson ap
parently saw them and in attempting
to reach them he entangled himself in
a wire fence. He finally approached
Holcomb who ordered him to halt.
Failing to comply with his order, Hol
comb fired two shots, one killing Ole
son instantly. Reports here indicate
that Oleson had been drinking
heavily.”
BABY BURNED TO DEATH
AND FARM HOUSE DESTROYED
The four-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Coulter was burned
to death and Mr. Coulter was probably
fatally burned in an attempt to rescue
the baby, and the Coulter ranch home
is in ruins as a result of little children
playing with matches, about 3 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon. The Coulter ranch
is located in Rock Falls township,
about sixteen miles northwest of this
city.
According to reports received here
both Mr. and Mrs. Coulter were out in
the fields when they saw their home
burning and rushed to the rescue of
their five children, who they knew
were in the building. All but the baby
had left thq building and Mr. Coulter
dashed into the house, which by that
time was burning Hike a furnace, and
searched in vain for the baby which
was thought to be asleep in one of the
bedrooms up stairs. After a futile
search and suffering from fatal burns
ard smoke the father was compelled to
jump from the second story window
of his home which was soon a mass
of ruins. After the building was con
sumed the charred remains of the
baby was found in the ruins.
It is reported that the father is in
very serious condition. Both hands
are burned off, his feet are badly
burned and his body is a mass of
blisters. He was taken in a car to
Atkinson, the intention being to send
him to a hospital at Norfolk foi*
treatment, but his condition was so
serious that physicians did not think
it advisable to have him undertake the
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Coulter are old time
residents of Rock Palls precinct and
are highly regarded in that section of
the county. They were the parents of
five children.
CITY OF O’NEILL
v SUE HOLT COUNTY
The City of O’Neill has filed suit in
the district court of Holt county
against the county of Holt in which
they ask judgment against the county
in the sum of $1,317,29, with interest
at 7 per cent from the date of the
filing of the petition. The petition of
the city is a volumnious one and con
tains fourteen counts. Following is
the first count in the petition, the
others being identical with it, except
a change in the years for which the
tax .was levied, the amount and the
amount ftf the tax collected:
“That in the year 1902 the defend-,
ant acting through its duly authorized
officers, in a proper, legal and lawful
manner made a levy for road pur
poses on all taxable property situated
within the limits of defendant of
seven-tenths of a mill on the dollar
valuation. That said levy was duly
placed upon the tax lists and the,
property situated within the corporate
limits of the City of O’Neill was sub
ject to such tax and paid such tax.
That the total tax paid for road pur
poses under such levy on property
within the corporate limits of the
City of O’Neill, was the sum of $83.42.
That it was the duty of defendant to
have expended one-half of said sum
within the corporate limits of the
City of O’Neill, but the defendant and
iits officers failed,- refused and neg
lected to pay any of said money for
use for road purposes within the City
of O’Neill.
That by reason of the failure of
defendant to so expend said money in
the manner required by law wiithin the
corporate limits of the City of O’Neiill,
there is due and owing to plaintiiff
from defendant for such money so
converted by it the sum of $41.71,
no part of which has been paid.
LAHAM-ABDOUCH.
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Mr. and Mrs. David Abdouch of this
city, and Mr. Asber Laham of
Montreal, Canada, were united in
marriage at the residence of the
bride’s parents Sunday afternoon at
2-30 o’clock, the Reverend Basselius
Mahfouz of the Syrian Greek Ortho
dox Catholic church of Sioux City
officiating. More than fifty friends and
relatives from abroad attended the
wedding festivities Which began Fri
day of last week and continued until
Tuesday evening.
The bride is a most charming little
lady, a graduate of tho O’Neill schools
and has grown to young womanhood
in this city, where she is esteemed and
admired by all who know her. The
groom is a rising young business man.
They left Thursday morning on a wed
ding trip which will include Omaha
and other cities of the central west in
its itinerary, after wich they rwill re
side in Norfolk where Mr. Laham will
open a jewelery and general mercan
tile establishment.
The Frontier joins their many
friends in extending to Mr. and Mrs.
Laham best wishes for a long, happy
and prosperous wedded life.
HOUGH-BRAASCH.
Slorfolk Ilaily News, Aug. 5: Miss
Alice Braasch, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Braasch, and Merlin
Hough, whose parents live in O’Neill,
were married at 9:30 Tuesday morn
ing at Grace Lutheran church, Rev. F
C. Brandhorst officiating. They were
attended by Herbert Willey and Miss
Edna Braasch, sister of the bride. The
bride wore a blue traveling suit.
A wedding dinner was served by
the bride’s mother at 11 o’clock, places
being laid for sixteen. The rooms and
tables were decorated with flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Hough left at noon foi
Escanaba, Mich., and will take rooms
on fifth street upon their return. Mr
and Mrs. Hough have both been em
ployed in the railroad offices, Mrs
Mrs. Hough attended school in Nor
folk.
A YOUTHFUL BANDIT TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY HERE.
Andrew Vandenter, of Ainsworth,
aged thirteen, is in the county jail
here after a brief but exciting career
as a bandit. Andrew started on his
life as a bandit by stealing a team of
horses, a buggy, some harness, a lady’s
watch and eleven dollars in money
from a neighbor near Ainsworh about
a week ago. He drove the team to the
ranch of Cedo brothers, south of At
kinson, where he secured work as a
hay hand, being large for hi* age.
Tuesday he looked with covetous eyes
upon the Ford car of Ole Hansen, a
ranchman neighbor of the Cedos, stole
the ear and started for Kansas. He
was caught after a chase of eight
miles and brought to O’Neill Tuesday
night and lodged in jail, Sheriff Duffy
learned that The team was stolen when
he phoned to the Brown county sheriff
at Ainsworth.
Both the Brown and Holt county
sheriffs are wiling to accept the state
ment of Andrew’s parents that they
believe him to be incorrigible and he
will be sent to the reform school.
NOTICE.
On and after date of August 12,
1921, the public is notified . that no
credit will be given at Farmers Union
Elevator; everything strictly cash.
“Don’t ask for credit, none will be
given.”
All parties knowing themselves in
debted to the aforesaid Elevator
Company please call and settle up.
After 60 days from date of this notice
all accounts hot paid will be put in the
hands of an attorney for collection.
By Order of Board of Directors.
9-2 J. B. DONOHOE, Secretary.
GOLF CLUB LOCKERS
BROKEN INTO
All the O’Neill country club mem
bers who didn’t take their stuff along
to the Norfolk golf tournament Will
have to play in ordinary togs for a
time at least. Tuesday night Hiieves
with a pinchhar pried open all the steel
lookers at club house and stole the
sweaters, coats, trousers, stockings
and shoes found therein. 'They didn’t
care for cubs or balls.
HUMAN FLY ARRESTED
WITH WYANT CAR
Edward Freinchere, Omaha human
fly, and wife, who stole a new Dort
car from Walter Wyant here June 24,
were arrested at Coeur D’Alene, Ida
ho, Wednesday, with the car still in
their possession in good condition.
They will return to O’Neill without
extradition. Freinchere, who was to
pu. on a stunt here for the Fourth of
July rented the car from Wyant the
week before v> go to Brunswick, Ne
braska, (where he said he had another
show several days before.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PICNIC
Members of the Knights of Colum
bus do not want to forget the big
picnic to be held in Dishner’s grove
next Sunday afternoon. For those
who have no way of reaching the pic
nic grounds cars will J>e provided to
transport them to the grounds and to
bring them home at the conclusion of
tlu festiivities. Cars for this purpose
will be at the K. C. hall from 1 to 2:30
o’clock. «*■
LOCAL MATTERS.
Arthur Miller was down from At
kinson last Monday.
Attorney D. L. Jouvenat of Atkin
son was a business visitor to this city
Tuesday.
Clerk of the District Court Ira Moss
visited relatives and friends in Atkin
son Tuesday.
Representative W. W. Bethea of
Ewing, was visiting his many O’Neill
friends last Friday.
The County W. C. T. U. Convention
will be held in Atkinson at the M. E.
church, Thursday, August 18.
Earl McDowell, prominent attorney
of Crawford, Nebraska, was an O’Neill
visitor Tuesday enroute home from
Iowa.
Miss Kathryn Grady returned the
first of the week from Chicago where
she had been buying her fall stock of
millinery.
The Misses Florence and Kathryn
Crane of Norfolk, spent the week end
with their aunt, Mrs .C. P. Hancock
and family.
Judge C. J. Malone was called to
Woodson, Kansas, Tuesday morning
by a message announcing the serious
illness of his mother.
Mrs. D. H. Cronin left Tuesday
morning for Mount Clare, Nebraska,
where she will spend a few weeks
visiting at the home of her sister.
W. G. Beha and family returned the
first of the week from a month’s va
cation sepnt in an auto tour through
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Ar
kansas. * •
Mrs. Charles McKenna entertained
the Martez club Monday evening at
her country home north of the city.
Miss Gladys Miles won the honors at
auction.
Deputy Sheriff Clprence Bergstrom
and Mrs. Bergstrom were called to
Gregory, S. D., Monday by announce
ment of the serious illness of Mrs.
Bergstrom’s sister.
Mrs. F. H. Butt and children, of
Onawa, Iolwa, who had been visiting at
the home at her sister, Mrs. D. H.
Cronin the past six weeks, returned
home last Saturday morning.
Frank Campbell returned Friday
from Colorado and Wyoming where he
visited with relatives for several
weeks. Mr. Campbell was at Chey
enne during the Frontier celebration,
Art McKay of Ewing, is missing
one perfectly good £ord touring car,
1919 model, which some miscreant ap
propriated Sunday night. The license
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number is 244641 and the engine
number 355937.
Miss Louise Sattler, who has been
attending college at Notre, Dame, In
diana, the past three years, arrived ifi
the city last Saturday evening to spend
her vacation with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Carton.
Mrs. George Gray and Miss Ellen
Means af Beatricie, Nebr., and Mrs.
Frank Polak of Sioux City ,Iowa, wha
have been visiting with Henry Buri
val and family, returned to their
homes Wednesday morning.
Peter Egger was in from the
Blackbird valley last Tuesday. Mr.
Egger says that his field corn is out
of the milk, being too hard-for use as
roasting ears. He says that it is at
least three weeks ahead of the aver
age year.
Lawrence Chapman stopped off
Tuesday evening for a several days
visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis C. Chapman, while enroute home
to Denver from a business trip to
Hartford, Connecticut. He will retiirn
to Denver Saturday evening.
Bloomfield Monitor: Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Schroeder drove to O’Neill last
Saturday afternoon and evening for a
short call on Mrs. Sehropders parents
and from there they expect to go to
Lincoln on Sunday to seek medical
attention for Mrs. Schrceder whose
health is very poor.
Mrs. J. B. Ryan and sister, Miss
Bernadette Brennan and brother,
Tomas Brennan, left last Monday
morning for Norfolk, where they will
be joined by Miss Ryan of Sioux City,
and they will then go to Denver and
other Colorado points for a months
outing amidst the scenic points of in
terest in that state.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Thomas returned
last Saturday from a two weeks auto
trip through South and North Dakota.
Jack says that crops in the Dakotas
do not come anywhere near equalling
those in this county and state. North
Dakota, that is the portion that he
was in, has very poor crops on ac
county elf dry Iweather, but those in
South Dakota being much better.
The biggest offer for the money is
the new trial offer of the Lincoln State
Journal; two months for 50 cents, or
with the big Sunday paper 75 cents.
Mutt and Jeff are joining the Journal’s
pomic family every day and a page in
colors on Sunday. The Sunday Jour
nal’s features alone are worth Die
money. Try this big state paper. It’s
the only Lincoln paper that can be de
livered on rural routes the same day
printed.
An Iowan, perhaps disappointed at
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the service and discouraged over the
transportation charges, attempetd to
kill himself on Northwestern passen
ger No. 3, near Scribner Tuesday
right. Shortly after leaving Scribner
the man went into a toilet, cut his
throat, slashed his wrists and was try
ing to stab himself when discovered
by another passenger. The train Was
backed up to Scribner and the would-be
suicide turned over to the authorities.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur CoWperth
waite, Miss Grace Peterson, their
nephew, Cedric Drew, who has been
the guest of his uncle and aunt this
summer, and T. T. Waid drove to
Beaver Crossing Monday, where Mrs.
Cowperthwaite, Miss Peterson and
Cedric will visit relatives for a while,
after which Miss Peterson and Cedric
Drew will return to their home at Los
Angeles, Cal. Mr. Cdwperthwaite and
Mr. Wade returned to O’Neill Tues
day.
Lawrence Paul Neubauer died at the
home off his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Neubauer, half mile east and a
half mile south of Page, last Saturday
morning. The funerl was held Tues
day morning from the Catholic church,
interment in Calvary cemetery. De
ceased was bom in Pierce county on
October 30, 1904, and was sixteen
years and nine months old at the time
of his death. His parents came to this
county in 1914 and for a few years
lived northlwest of this city, moving to
the eastern part of the county about
two years ago. Deceased had been
ailing for several months and his death
was not unexpected.
The City of O’Neill, through its at
torney, has filed suit in the district
court asikng for a restraining order
against County Treasurer R. E. Gal
lagher, restraining him from t»ying
to the township board of Grattan
township all the money collected in
the city of O’Neill for road purposes.
In its petition they allege that the City
of O’Neill is a road district within
said Grattan township and is entitled
to its share of the road money raised
in said township for road purposes,
but that the County Treasurer has
been paying said money over to the
township board and has been and is
being expended by them within the
township, but outside the corporate
limits of the City of O'Neill. They „
also allege that the valuation of the
City of O’Neill for the year 1920 was
$1,711,000.00, while the valuation of
the township, outside of the city, was
only $427,840. They ask that the
county treasurer and his successors be
perpetually restrained from paying
half of the road money over to the
officers of the township.