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VOLUME XLI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1921. NO. 20.
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;i Most Difficult Problems
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Thousands of farmers are retiring
and moving to town every year.
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5 How are you going to keep the
boys on the farm?
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TSiere is just one way as we can
see it and that is make them your
partners, part owners.
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I The O’Neill National Bank I
II O’Neill, Nebraska j
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $160,000.00
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This Bank Carries No Indebtedness
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LOCAL MATTERS.
J. P. Gallagher went to Ainsworth
Tuesday afternoon.
William Miner is enlarging the
general store at Dustin.
Col. John Catron of Chambers, was
an O’Neill visitor Tuesday.
Clarennce Faulhaber has returned
from a trip to the Pacific coast.
Senator James A. Donohoe went to
Neligh on legal business Monday.
Will Biglin went down to Jackson
Friday for a short visit with relatives.
Miss Ireneaia Biglin spent the week
end 'with Sioux City friends and rel
atives.
Dr. L. A. Carter returned Saturday
evening from a professional visit to
Omaha.
United States Marshal D. H. Cronin
spent Sunday in town, returning to
Omaha Monday.
Mrs. Chris Shaffer of Stuart, died
at a Norfolk hospital Wednesday even
ing of last week.
The regular meeting off the Holt
county farmers union was held at Page
Tuesday afternoon.
George Kohler of Page, was an
O’Neill visitor Saturday and a pleas
ant caller at this office.
John Phalin returned last week from
a trip to Los Angeles and other Pa
cific coast pleasure resorts.
Hans Johnson, formerly residing on
the South Fork southwest of Ewing,
died at Long Beach, Cal., Oct. 3.
Miss Bessie McCloud returned to
her school at Inman Monday after
spending the week end at home.
Clifford Gibbs of New Castle, Neb.,
has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Shoemaker for several days.
J. D. Cronin drove to Stuart Tues
day. Herb Hammond, R. E. Gallagher
and Martin Cronin went along to
push.
Miss Helen Willcox and Miss Ida
Chapman went down to Omaha Sun
day morning (for a short visit with
friends.
Judge C. J. Malone left Tuesday
afternoon for Woodaton, Kan., called
there by the serious illness of his
mother.
Mrs. Roy Hesseltine of Vancouver,
Washington, arrived last week for a
visit Iwith her daughter, Mrs. Clifford
B. Scott.
Attorneys Alex Searl and D. J.
Jouvenat of Atkinson, were O’Neill
business visitors on legal matters
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Connell re
turned Friday evening from a several
Weeks visit at Chicago and other
points east.,
The Reverend George Longstaff left
Tuesday morning for Omaha to attend
the Nebraska synod of the Presby
terian church.
Mr. and Mrs. Letwis C. Chapman
went down to Omaha for a short visit
Saturday, Mr. Chapman returning
Sunday evening.
Art Wilson has returned to his
home at Owen, Wis., after spending
several weeks looking after his Holt
county property.
Miss Margaret Donohoe came up
from Omaha Friday evening to attend
the Donohoe-Grady wedding, return
ing home Tuesday.
Max Golden, who has been in the
Black Hills with a government sur
veying outfit, returned Monday morn
ing from Deadwood.
Neighbors and friends from town
enjoyed a dance out at the Ed Mur
ray ranch Tuesday evening. The
dance was held in the new residence,
which is almost ready for occupancy.
H. O. Wilson, former county clerk
of Brown county, has been appointed
loan inspector for the Livestock Nn
tional bank of Omaha.
Arthur Hugh Jones and Miss Lena
Alberta Delosh, both of Atkinson,
were united in marriage by Judge
Ford at Butte last week.
Experts over the country are busy
announcing that business is improv
ing, which is a reminder of that grand
old song “It May Be So.”
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Erskine and
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Moore of Inman,
have returned from an auto tour of
Minnesota pleasure resorts.
Miss Margaret Donohoe was hostess
at a pre-nuptial breakfast at
the Hotel Golden Sunday morning for
her sister, Miss Elizabeth Donohoe.
Edna Swanson Ver Haar, famous
Swedish contralto, will give a recital
at St. Mary’s academy for the benefit
of the academy, next Monday evening.
Fred Harrington of Stuart, suffered
a lacerated leg last Wednesday by be
ing drawn into a wheel while starting
a tractor. His clothing caught on the
belt.
Mrs. 0. A. Patte, who has been the
guest of her brother, County Super
visor L. C. McKim, returned to her
home at Clearwater Monday after
noon.
H. J. Porter and A. B. Hubbard of
Chambers, left Tuesday morning for
Lincoln to attend the grand lodge of
the I. O. O. F. as delegates from the
Chambers lodge.
Edward Keleher of Pueblo, Colo.,
who was the guest of his cousin, Henry
Grady, while attending the Grady
Donohoe wedding, returned home
Tuesday morning. ,
Mickey Brady, professional of the
Wayne country club, returned to
Wayne Saturday after spending
several weeks as instructor on the
local golf course.
The territory around O’Neill is apt
to be all cluttered up with railroad
construction crews next year. Rumor
has it that the Great Northern is go
ing to build into the Rosebud country.
The Reverend D. W. Moriarlty of
Norfolk, spent Sunday evening and
Monday morning with the Reverend
M. F. Cassidy, returning to Norfolk
Monday afternoon.
James F. O’Donnell, S. S. Welpton
and Doug. Welpton of Omaha, left
Sunday evening for Cody and Gordon,
for a hunting trip on the lakes of
southern Cherry county.
Mrs. Ivan Kinsman was hostess to
the Monday Night club at the resi
dence of Miss Lillian Golden Monday
evening. The honors at cards were
won by Mrs. H. E. Coyne.
A small lawn fire in the north part
of town Tuesday morning called out
the fire department, but the blaze was
extinguished by Tom Brennan before
the arrival of the fire fighters.
The public hall at Dorsey was de
stroyed by fire Sunday. A dance was
held in the building Saturday evening
and the fire is supposed to have started
from a cigar or cigarette stub.
R. M. Sauers, local agent for the
Northwestern, finished up a two weeks
vacation last Thursday. A big share
of it was spent in the game and fish
district of southern Holt county.
Mrs. Bert Shoemaker left Friday
morning for Omaha. Her sister, Miss
Grace Carlon, who has been in Ro
chester, Minn., for the past six
months, will return home with her.
Mrs. Con Crowley of Stuart, died at
her residence in that city Wednesday
of last week, following a brief illness.
The funeral was held from St. Boni
face church, Stuart, Saturday morn
ing.
The Martez club entertained for
Miss Elizabeth Donohoe Saturday even
ing to the residence of the Misses
Grace and Mae Hammond. Miss Mar
garet Donohoe also was guest of
honor.
Supervisor L. E. Skidmore has been
appointed superintendent of construct
ion on the Atkinson road, construction
on which has been resumed. Engineer
T .C. Middleswart will have charge for
the state.
Tuesday was Western Holt County
Road Improvement meeting day at
Stuart. A program of addresses,
rough riding, a big free supper and a
dance in the evening drew a large
attendance. ,
James Austin Rice, said to be the
oldest resident of Antelope county,
died at the residence of his son, Wil
liam, southeast of Orchard, Tuesday of
last week. Mr. Rice was born Septem
ber 21, 1824.
Miss Mary Fitzsimmons was hostess
to the Martez club Monday evening.
Mrs. P. V. Harty won the honors at
auction. Miss Cora Meredith was the
winner of the bridal boquet, the gift
of Mrs. Ben Grady.
The Catholic Ladies bazaar will be
held Wednesday and Thursday even •
ings, October 26 and 27. Supper will
be served by the east side ladies Wed
nesday evening and by the wast side
ladies Thursday evening.,
A north Nebraska citizen com
mitted suicide in Omaha recently, des
pondency over wildcat stock invest
ments being assigned as the cause. It
is to be hoped that the example will
not be emulated in Holt county.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Hoy died at
her residence at Ewing a week ago
Sunday, following an illness of several
months duration. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon of last week
from the Ewing Methodist church.
J. F. Ennis and Dr. O. K. Tickler as
delegates from the local lodge and J.
C. Harnish as member of the board of
trustees of the I. 0. O. F. home at
York, left Tuesday morning for Lin
coln to attend the I. O. O. F. grand
lodge meeting.
The Romany Serenaders, first num
ber on the winter lyceum course,
pleased a large audience at the K. C.
theater Friday evening. The quartet
is pronounced one of the best on the
circuit and fully vindicated the claim
Friday evening.
Clifford E. Smith of Page Wednes
day morning was granted a divorce
from Agnes Smith, by District Judge
Robert R. Dickson. Mrs. Smith made
voluntary appearance. Mr. Smith in
his petition alleged cruelty in that his
wife accused him olf Infidelity.
Miss Lilah Stukenholtz of the high
school faculty, enjoyed a week end
visit from her mother, Mrs. Rosa
Stukenholtz, and her brothers, Her
bert Clarence and Vernon, all of Ne
braska City. The visitors drove up,
returning home the first of the week
Word received from Neil Alworth,
at Portola, California, this week, is
to the effect that ho Will spend the
winter on the coast. Mr. Alworth is
doing cartoon and feature work foi
the New World, of San Francisco, the
only Chinese daily newspaper publish
ed in America.
J. P. Golden and team mates were
hosts to the golf team headed b>
Donald Gallagher, at a banquet at tht
Hotel Golden Wednesday evening as
a result of the tournament just con
cluded, The Gallagher team were
victors by ten points with several of
the matches not played.
Judge Robert R. Dickson and Re
porter C. B. Scott returned Monday
evening from Butte where they con
cluded the fall term of the Boyd
county district court. The next
regular term of court in the district
will be the Brown county one, at
Ainsworth, beginning Monday,1 No
vember 7.
Blooming fruit trees now are so
common in Holt county as to deserve
no special mention, but still another
and better testimonial to the ideal
climate is that local citizens still are
enjoying tomatoes and water melons
fresh from the garden. Strawberry
plants, as usual are expected to con
tinue producing until about the middle
of January.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb Kellogg, for
many years residents of O’Neill, have
removed to Sioux City where they will
make their home while Mr. Kellogg’s
extensive business interests require
his presence at that place. They will
continue to hold their residence prop
erty at this- place and expect to re
turn to O’Neill eventually. The resi
dence has been leased to Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Stuot, who will occupy it in the
near future.
Inman Leader, Oct. 13: Elder
Garnet, who has ■ had charge otf the
southern district of the Latter Day
Saints church with headquarters at
Mobile, Alabama, for the past year
and a half, arrived home last Monday,
He has been transferred from the
southern district to the Nebraska, the
change being made on account of the
health of Mrs. Garnet, who was un
able to stand the climatic conditions
of the south.
O’Neill’s proposed oil refinery re
ceived another boost last week when
drilling for oil iwas started at Greg
ory, S. D. When this well comes in
the O’Neill refinery will have three
oil fields to draw on, namely the Bas
sett, Neligh and Gregory fields. The
crude oil will he piped directly to this
city for refining and then shipped
from here in tank cars over the North
western and the Thedford extension of
the Burlington.
O’Neill defeated Tilden in one of the
best games of the season, last Friday,
on the Tilden gridiron, by a score of
20 to 0. This Friday the boys meet
Bloomfield on the local field. The
team, under the direction of Dr. O. K.
Tickler, is gaining a name in north
Nebraska football circles and already
is picked by the Lincoln sport writers,
who are deep students of football, as a
contender for the state high school
championship to be reckoned with.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrede return
ed Friday evening from Garving. Ia.,
and Omaha. They were called to
Garving by the illness and death of
their son-in-law, Joseph Rubencamp,
and while there received notice of the
death at Omaha of their grandson,
little Gerald Murnan, three year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Murnan,
formerly of this city. An account of
the death of Gerald, taken from The
True Voice, appears elsewhere in this
issue.
The public is invited to the public
restroom, Saturday afternoon, Oc
tober 22, after 2 o’clock, to a coffee
luncheon at 26 cents. There also will
be a food sale table. We are trying
to do away with soliciting and give
value for money received. If you ap
preciate this and the good the public
rest room is doing in establishing bet
ter business and social relations you
will patronize this little affair. Make
this the feature of Saturday after
neon.—Committee.
A census bulletin just issued by the
census bureau on the composition and
characteristics of the population of
Nebraska gives the number of in
habitants of Holt county claiming
Ireland as the country of their birth
at one hundred sixty-eight. If the
census statistics on other subjects do
not come closer to the truth than this
there is not much use in taking a
census. It is a safe bet that there are
more than 168 Irish born persons re
siding in Grattan township and the
city of O’Neill.
The annual contest between Yale
and Harvard don’t have a thing on
the semi-occasional contest between St.
Mary’s Academy and the Public
School football teams, when it comes
to fast and furious action, gore, and
all the other trimmings that go with
high class football. The tiwo teams
met in deadly battle at the fair
grounds Tuesday afternoon with Cecil
Conklin as referee, and with a large
gathering of rooters in attendance.
The public school team greatly out
weighed the academy team and for
this reason came out victorious with
a score of 18 to 2. The academy went
down fighting and with colors flying
however and another game is sched
uled as soon as the teams can be
sized up to a more equal footing.
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Don’t Forget
Pvire Bred Duroc Sale
50 Hea^do/ Boars and Sows
At the Farm, October 29th
TERMS—6 months' time will be given if you make arrange
ments with the Clerk prior to the sale.
John L.Quig, Frank Lancaster
Cols. Price, James Moore and
George Colman, Auctioneers
O’Neill National Bank, Clerk.
Car of Potatoes
Car of good Sacked Potatoes
on Track Friday and Sat
I urday. Inquire at
Gallagher’s Store
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35 CENTS
Cash'*1'Eggs
APPLES, PER PK. 65c
FULL QT. CIDER VINEGAR 35c
BON-TON FLOUR . $2.00
CRANBERRIES, QT. 20c
10 QT. CREAM CAN OF \
CRACKERS . $1.25
PEA BERRY COFFEE, LB. 25c
J. C. Horiskey
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