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The Frontier
Published by Dennis H. Cronin
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Mrs. Thomas Quinn returned Satur
day evening from a week’s visit with
relatives at Omaha.
A nine pound boy arrived at the
country home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
F. McKenna early Wednesday morn
ing.
A marriage license was issued this
week in Omaha to George D. Haigh
and Katheryn McDonald, both of At
kinson.
Miss Mae Hammond was hostess to
the Martez club Monday night. Miss
Grace Hammond won the honors at
auction.
Miss Anna O’Donnell won the
honors at auction at the weekly meet
ing of the Monday Nite club. The club
(was entertained by Mrs. F. J. Kubit
schek.
The second dance of the 8:80 to 12
Dance Club was held at the K. C. hail
Wednesday evening. The club will
hold dances once every two weeks
during the winter season.
Representative W. W. Bethea of
Ewing has been appointed an ap
praiser for the federal land bank. The
appointment of Sanford Parker of
Omaha, formerly of O’Neill, as ab
stracter for the federal land bank also
was made recently.
The American Farm Bureau Federa
tion has gone before the interstate
commerce commission with an applica
tion for a further reduction in freight
rates on grain and hay until the entire
increase of 1920 has been wiped out.
The recent reduction ordered by the
commission calls for a reduction of
one half of the 1920 increase.
Under the new time card on the
Northwestern, which went into effect
last Sunday trains on that road now
leave O’Neill as follows: Eastbound—
No. 2, 4:13 a. m.; No. 6, 9:34 a. m.;
No. 64, 11:45 a. m. Westbound—No.
1, 4:20 p. m.; No. 3, 11:32 p. m.; No.
63, 3:10 p. m. All of these trains car
ry passengers. Trains numbers 5 and
8 have been taken off.
Those who like ripe olives and are
afraid to eat the bottled kind should
be with Neal Alsworth, out on the
Pacific coast. Writing from Oroville,
California, where he now is located,
Neal states that olives now are ripe
and the picking season is on, oranges
are ripening and the rice harvest has
been completed. Oroville is in the
heart of the olive country and there
the first olives were pickled.
A notice for a call for a state mass
convention at Grand Island, Thursday,
December 8, for the organization of a
new political party, has been issued by
Floyd L. Bollen and other members of
a temporary executive committee. The
call also provides for the holding of
county mass convention at the
several court houses for Saturday,
December 3, to select one delegate to
the state convention for each 400 votes
or fraction thereof cast for governor
at the last election.
Royal Theater
“HOME OF GOOD PICTURES”
- FRIDAY -
ALICE JOYCE
—in—
"THE INNER CHAMBER”
2-KEEL EDUCATIONAL COMEDY
“TORCHY TURNS CUPID”
W ATCH FOR
“DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD"
- SATURDAY -
ANNA O. NILSSON
—in—
“WHAT WOMEN WILL DO”
2-REEL COMEDY
- SUNDAY -
SUPER SPECIAL
VERA GORDON
(The Mother of Humoresque)
—in—
"THE GREATEST LOVE”
Dedicated to the one to whom we
turn in joy or sorrow—Our Mother.
Which is the greatest love? The love
of husband and wife? A man for a
maid? Brother and sister? Mother
and child ? Which ? ? A vital glow
ing drama of life itself told in the
universal language of humanity. A
great heart interest picture lavishly
staged and superbly acted by a super
lative cast. A photoplay that will be
remembered U>ng'after others are for
gotten. This super Special is so
closely booked we were only able to
secure it for oner day.
I want every mother in the city to
see this so I’ve arranged for film to
be shipped early so I can give a
mothers’ matinee at 3:00 o’clock Sun
day. Let every son and daughter
bring or send your mother. I never
overrate a picture. I’ll always tell
you if it’s a Special and you’ll agree,
when I say Super Special. It’s that
and more.
A picture for everybody.
2-REEL SUNSHINE COMEDY
"HIS FIERY BEAT”
- MONDAY -
-BILL HART
—in—
“THE MONEY CORRAL”
2-REEL COMEDY
- TUESDAY -
GLADYS WALTON
—in—
“DESPERATE YOUTH”
POLLARD COMEDY
- WEDNESDAY -
SHIRLEY MASON
—in—
FOX NEWS
“WING JOY"
- THURSDAY -
HERBERT RAWLSTON
COMEDY
“MILLION ARE”
Admission all week-, io—30c
Tracts erf land aggregating 3fr>£
acres in Wyoming will be thrown open
to entry by ex-service men for sixty
three days from December 30, 1921,
the department of the Interior an
nounced November 3rd. Most of
the land was described as having
“practically no agricultural value” but
as possible for use as grazing acreage.
The O’Neill high school team and
the high school team from Verdigre
clash on the local gridiron tomorrow,
Friday afternon. The local boys have
teen going good recently and should
defeat Verdigre. However the game
will be no walkaway, as the visitors
also have a number of hard earned
victories to their credit having defeat
ed a number of the strong teams of
northern Nebraska this fall.
Jean Griffith of Des Moines, who so
successfully conducted and directed
the Knights of Columbus minstrel
show last spring, arrived in the city
Monday and is conducting rehearsals
for the show to be given Wednesday
and Thursday nights of next week.
The show will be different from the
last one, but just as full of pep and
jazz and will be something you can
not afford to miss. One of the things
to be thankful for next Thursday,
Thanksgiving Day, is that the Knights
of Columbus minstrels give a show
that evening.
Lack of space prevented mention
last week of the concert given by “The
Versatile Four,” Saturday evening,
November 5, as a number on the
lyceum course. The young men com
posing this quartet of musical enter
tainers demonstrated themselves real
musicians, and greatly pleased with
their program of instrumental and
vocal music. A feature of the pro
gram not advertised because unex
pected, was the rendition of several
selections by Manager Gladden of the
Midland Lyceum bureau of Des
Moines, who dropped in unexpectedly.
Representatives of the Holt county
fair association, the Chambers fair
and other agricultural societies along
the line of the Northwestern met at
Norfolk Tuesday afternoon for an in
formal conference looking to the or
ganization of an Elkhorn Valley fair
circuit, the purpose of which is to
eliminate conflicting fair dates in the
territory and to make possible the
securing of a better class of fair at
tractions. Fair officials along the en
tire line will be invited to attend an
other meeting, to be held and at whicl
a permanent organization will b<
effected. John L. Quig representee
the local fair management at Tues
day’s meeting.
S. J. Weekes and James F. O’Don
nell attended a meeting of bankers a’
Norfolk Tuesday, called to expedite
the making of loans to stockmei
through the state war finance corpora
tion board, a branch of the federa
war finance corporation. Complain
had been made that Nebraska was no
receiving its proportionate share o:
funds as compared with Iowa, Texai
and other states. Fred Thomas, heat
of the state corporation, arjd Johr
Flannigan, secretary, were present
and it was developed that the dela;
in relief in Nebraska was due to ap
plications not being properly made ou
by stfme Nebraska bankers. S. J
Weekes was appointed as the mem
ber for this district of the advisor;
committee of state bankers to expedi
ate loans.
H. 1). Lute, secretary ot tne JNo
braska Farm Bureau Federation ha
written Postmaster General Wil
Hayes at Washington protestinf
against the recent ruling of the de
partment which will prevent rura
route patrons from getting their mai
on Sundays by calling for it. “Th(
farmers like to get their Sunday pa
pers on Sunday since that is their daj
of leisure instead of getting it or
Monday when they have no time tc
read it, “Mr. Lute tells the postmaster
general. The farmer is not asking foi
a special privilege, Mr. Lute says, but
is asking for the same right that is
extended to the city patron—that-of
being permitted to get his mail on
Sunday by asking for it. A similar
letter was also sent to the Nebraska
delegation in congress.
The American Farm Bureau Federa
tion’s third annual convention to be
held at Atlanta, Georgia, November
21-23 will bring together the greatest
array of “big” speaking talent that
has ever appeared on the same plat
form to address any previous agri
cultural meeting. The most prominent
men in Georgia, including the govern
or, will of course deliver the customary
addresses of welcome, and then in ad
dition to James R. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau Feder
ation addresses will be delivered by
Hon. Bernard Baruch of New York;
Hon. Arthur Capper, United States
Senator from Kansas; Secretary of
Agriculture »H. C. Wallace; Senator
W. S. Kenyon of Iowa; C. H. Gusta
fson president of the U. S. Grain
Growers and H. C. McKinzie, Clifford
Thorne, C. J. Waiwcett and Grey Sil
ver, Farm Bureau leaders.
Every live stock producing section
of the United States and every im
portant live stock producing organiza
tion was represented at the ratification
conference held at Chicago to pass
upon the final report of the Farmers'
Live Stock Marketing Committee of
Fifteen, at Chicago November 10,
Each state Farm Bureau Federation
had one delegate at large and an ad
ditional delegate for each 20,000 mem
bers. In addition to the Farm Bureau
delegates each of thirty-eight live
stock associations and co-operative
commission companies had delegates
present. President James R. Howard
of the American Farm Bureau Feder
ation, who called the meeting, said it
was fraught with more possibilities
for nation wide improvement in meat
producing than any gathering ever
held. The report is the result of a
year’s consultation, investigation and
deliberation, and iq the second great
movement of the farmers for a better
distribution of farm products. Thv
plan provides for the setting up ol
producer owned and controlled live
stock commission houses and stock
yards, and provides an orderly plan
of live stock marketing.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
Lost, from the Sunday School last
Sunday, a number of scholars. If any
one finds these lost scholars, please
report to Supt. Arthur Roberts.
Rev. Geo. Feenn of Oklahoma City,
preached Sunday evening on subject
of Christian education.
On Monday the Reverend Mason of
Chambers, Rev. Ferber of Inman, Rev.
Filley of Ewing, Rev. McGaugehey of
Page and Rev. Geo. Feenn of Oklaho
ma City, were here organizing a team
for working on the Endowment fund
of the Nebraska Wesleyan College.
The pastor and family were enter
tained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs.
George Ennis, Sunday.
The Epworth League Festival yiven
last Wednesday was a splendid suc
cess. The basement of the church was
nicely decorated for the occasion and
a crowd of people that taxed the ca
pacity of the room was present. $45
was realized out of the evening.
The contest put on by the Epworth
League for new members came to a
close Sunday after a hot chase by
both sides. The membership of the
league was more than doubled.
The Ladies Aid will give their an
nual bazaar and dinner and supper
Saturday the 19th. All are asked to
come and enjoy the day and dine with
the ladies’ aid.
The pastor with C. P. Hancock and
L. G. Gillespie “autoed” to Plainview
last Thursday to see Supt. Fur
man on church business.
The Sunday School appointed a com
mittee to begin working on the
Christmas program. This committee
consists of Mesdames Naylor, Ennis
and Ashton.
The Campfire and Sunbeam classes
took the banner for attendance and the
Good Cheer class took the banner for
collection.
RICHARD J. JENNINGS.
Richard J. Jennings, one of the very
early settlers of this vicinity, died at
his home in this city Tuesday morn
ing at 2 o’clock after an extended ill
ness. The funeral was held this,
Thursday, morning, from St. Patrick’s
church, the Reverend M. F. Cassidy
officiating. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery.
Richard Jennings was born in New
York December 6, 1850, and was 70
years, 11 months and nine days old at
the time of his death. He was mar
ried to Miss Mary Kelly at Scranton,
Pennsylvania, in 1873 and with his
wife came to this county from Scran
ton in 1877. The widow and three
children, John J. Jennings of O’Neill;
Richard Jennings of Stanton and
George Jennings of Buffalo, South
Dakota, survive him.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Miss Maude M. Aldrich, A. B.,
; Special Lecturer for the Presbyterian
Board of Temperance and Moral Wel
fare, will speak in the high school on
, Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 23, and
’ will deliver a lecture on Wednesday
■ evening, Nov. 23, at the Presbyterian
church at 7:30 o’clock.
This lady comes to us highly rec
ommended and a large crowd is de
sired. Come, you are welcome. Free
to all. ***
asks that same be stricken from the
assessment rolls of Holt County for
the reasons herein given.
ED. TRENNEPOHL,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3rd day of October, 1921.
(Seal) HENRY PLETCHER,
County Clerk.
On motion same was granted and
clerk instructed to strike same from
the asesssment rolls of Holt County.
On motion the official bond of
Beatrice Harty, Deputy Clerk of the
District Court, Holt County, was ap
proved.
At 5 o’clock p. ra., on motion board
adjourned until Oct. 28, 1921, at 9
o’clock a. m. .
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Oct. 28, 1921, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment All members present but Skid
more. Called to order by chairman.
,The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
general fund:
C. C. Bergstrom, Oct. salary $ 83.33
C. C. Bergstrom, expenses ... 186.60
N. W. Tel. Co., Oct. rental
and tolls . 55.66
E. F. Porter, Oct. expenses and
freight .v... 8.62
E. F. Porter, Oct. salary . 166.66
Opal Ashley Oct. salary . 80.00
Loretta Sullivan, Oct. salary.. 70.00
Winnie Shaughnesy, Oct. sal. 80.00
Sarah Harte, Oct. salary . 80.00
Gib McCreath, Oct. salary .... 130.00
E. F. Porter, envelopes . 23.35
Peter W. Duffy, Oct. salary .... 150.00
Peter W. Duffy, Oct. expenses' 36.93
Peter W. Duffy, Oct. expenses 68.92
Anna Donohoe, Oct. expenses 13.75
Anna Donohoe, mileage on
official business . 30.40
Anna Donohoe, Oct. salary .... 158 33
(Continued on Page 5.)
! SUPERVISORS’ PROCEEDINGS.
State of Nebraska, Wheeler County,
ss:
E. E. Trennepohl, of lawful age, be
ing first duly sworn, deposes and says
that on the first day of April, 1921, he
was the owner of 50 three year old
steers and 94 two year old steers;
that these were all the 3 year old and
2 year old steers that he owned; that
said cattle were kept by him on his
ranch in Wheeler county, Nebraska,
with the exception of about three
weeks in the month of April, 1921,
when they were kept on the place of
Steve Avery in Holt County; that said
cattle were at all times owned and
rightfully belonged in Wheeler County
and were listed for taxation in Wheel
er County as is shown by the copy of
assessment schedule hereto affixed;
that iwhile the cattle were at the place
of Steve Avery as before mentioned
they were listed for taxation in Holt
County, and this affiant respectfully
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