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Frontier.
VOLUME XLI.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1922.
NO. 45.
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Father Byrne, of Emmet, was an
O’Neill visitor Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. McNicholls re
turned home Monday from a visit with
friends in Omaha.
Miss Katheryn and Miss Mary
Grady have moved to the rooms over
their millinery store.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan and
children left Tuesday morning for
Salt Lake City to make their future
home.
George Harrington expects to go to
Omaha Saturday morning where he
will appear as one of the attorneys in
a law suit.
Mrs. Harold Zimmerman went to
Pilger Wednesday where she expected
to meet her husband who is travelir.
out of Omaha.
Mrs. Gladys Richardson and
daughter, Helen May, went to Boulder,
Colorado, Wednesday morning for a
visit with Mr. Richardson’s mother.
Richard Conard and Mrs. Clara
White, both of Stuart, were united in
marriage by the Reverend Hutchins
at the Methodist parsonage Wednes
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Surber and
little daughter returned Monday even
ing from Waterbury where they have
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Surber’s parents.
0. O. Newman went to Valentine
last Friday afternoon to attend the
funeral of his father; he was accom
panied by Mrs. Yinglin, of Spencer, a
sister of the deceased.
This part of the county was visited
by a nice rain last Saturday afternoon.
During the night a good rain visited
the north and east parts of the county,
where some small hail are reported.
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Master Frank O’Connell, Jr., arrived
at his second anniversary last Sunday.
The young man was the guest of honor
at a birthday dinner where a cake with
two candles occupied the center of the
table.
Albion will probably be the next
town that the O’Neill checker club
will defeat, negotiations now being
under way for a match, to be played
here sometime within the next few
weeks.
S. S. Welpton, of Omaha, president
of the Nebraska State bank, arrived
Tuesday evening for a several days
visit with O’Neill friends and to in
quire about fishing prospects for the
season.
Geo. Holberg, of Brunswick, has
taken the management of the Bruns
wick Independent, and will guide its
destinies in the future, Milo E. Tay
lor, the former editor having located
in Randolph.
Precinct Assessor Alex R. Wertz, of
Star, was in the hub last Tuesday get
ting the final instructions from County
Assessor J. M. Hunter. Mr. Wertz is
one of the prosperous farmers of Wil
lowdale township, where he operates a
large cattle ranch.
The Dental Study Club, an organ
ization of dentists of northern Ne
braska who get together once or twice
a year for discussion and study, will
meet in O’Neill the second week in
May. Dr. L. A. Burgess has charge
of the local arrangements.
Secretary Parnell Golden of the
checker club has received a com
munication from the president of the
state checker association, which has
headquarters at Chadron, suggesting
that a tournament for the champion
ship of this section of the state be ar
ranged for O’Neill.
Tomorrow is “Good Friday.” Have
you yottr potatoes ready to plant?
The annual Grand Confetti ball of
the American Legion will bo given at
the K. C. hall Monday evening.
Miss Helen Willcox went to Chad
ron last Friday where she remained
over Sunday visiting with a number
of friends.
Geo. T. Davis, Dr. Noyes, Lee R.
Tompkins and C. A. Van Valkenburg
were elected members of the school
board at Inman last week.
Saturday, April 22nd, will be the
fiftieth anniversary of the founding of
the custom of celebrating arbor day,
by J. Sterling Morton, who was then
secretary of agriculture.
The Ewing Chamber of Commerce
are offering a prize of $15.00 for the
best, and a $10.00 prize for the second
best improved yard in the village. A
$5.00 prize is also offered for the best
kept garden.
Mrs. J. K. Aaberg, who was called
to the bedside of l:er father at Valen
tine some time ago, is now visiting
with relatives at Van Tassell, Wyom
ing, before going to her new home in
Arcadia, Teaxs.
Mrs. Minnie B. (Miller) French and
S. W. Green were elected members of
the school board for the long term and
A. E. Spittler and W. H. Graver for
the short term at the election held at
Ewing last week.
Chambers Sun: Rev. Halvorsen left
Saturday for Corwith, Iowa, to de
liver his first sermon in his new lo
cation, he returned home Tuesday
evening and is now Busy packing up,
preparatory to moving there some
time this month.
J. K. Aaberg loaded an emigrant
car last Saturday and has departed for
his new location in Arcadia, Texas,
where he will operate a 283 acre farm,
about twenty-five miles southwest of
Houston. The farm is of the agri
cultural and dairy type.
Bishop Beecher of the Episcopal
diocese of Kearney, will hold services
at St. Paul’s Episcopal church, Fri
day, at 4 o’clock, 4:30 o’clock and 7:30
o’clock p. m. The 4 o’clock service
will be a Meditation and the one at
7:30 a Good Friday Meditation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mills, of Mead
ow Grove, Nebraska, were visiting at
Knoxville for about a week, coming to
O’Neill, Sunday. They returned home
Monday. Mr. Mills: is a brother of H.
W. Mills of this city. They resided on
a farm two miles south of Opportunity
for a good many years, moving to
Meadow Grove some twelve years ago.
Casper Herald: Mrs. A. E. Biglin,
accompanied by her two children and
mother, Mrs. Ann Seeley-Weed, antici
pate leaving on Tuesday next for an
extensive visit at Olean, New York.
They will be,the guests of Mrs. Ha
vens, daughter and sister of the Cas
per matrons. The party will spend
much of their time visiting and en
joying the delightful trip.
Inman Leader: The Northwestern
railroad have closed their coal chute
at Inman and hereafter the company
will use oil in their engines instead of
coal. The men who have been employ
ed here will be given other positions
at points along the line we are told.
Those employed in the coal chute were
Charles Mclntosch, Frank Baldwin and
Oscar Bradley.
Judge W. H. Westover, of Rush
ville, filed- the first of the week as a
candidate for the supreme court from
the Sixth district. Judge J. R. Dean,
of Broken Bow, who filed some time
ago, will be his opponent. The su
preme court judges are elected on a
non-partisan ballot.
Holt county will have a county
agent for the ensuing year at least.
Saturday morning District Judge
Robert R. Dickson granted a writ of
mandamus asked for by the farm
bureau, requiring the county board to
make the necessary appropriation for
the year, as required by statute when
certain requirements are met by the
bureau members and which had been
complied with.
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building at Tilden on April 1st.
The building was one of the most
modern in this part of the state and
was erected in 1912. $22,000 in
surance was carried on the building.
Miss Ida Craig, of O’Neill, was one of
the instructors but was in Norfolk
with the other teachers attending
county institute. Pat Stanton, Jr.,
son of Pat Stanton, of Tilden, who has
made O’Neill many visits during the
past thirty years, was perhaps
seriously injured while fighting tne
fire by being hit upon the head by a
falling window weight. School is be
ing held in the churches.
Some of O’Neill’s most scienced
checker players were treated rather
rough by an outsider last Thursday
and Friday evenings. The visitor was
A. M. Voss of Lincoln, state inspector
of high schools, who can talk checker
just like a native. Mr. Voss cleaned
them all up at the local checker club,
even taking Champion Chapman down
the line for several games. Will
Munshower was the only one to get a
game on the Lincoln man, and Mun
shower’s victory was due to a certain
move which Voss contended he could
make and still get a draw. Mun
shower didn’t think so and proved his
contention in the play that followed.
tnman Leader: Elmer, the thirteen
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Killinger met with quite a serious ac
cident last Wednesday night about six
o’clock. He ventered to near a gaso
line engine that was in operation and
his coat got caught in the fly wheel
and before his father, who was stand
ing near, could stop the engine the
boy’s clothes were so completely wrap
ped in the wheel that he was thrown
from his feet and his head struck the
trucks of the engine several times in
flicting bad wounds on his face and
head. Dr. Noyes was called and nine
stitches were required to close the
wounds. The boy was unconscious for
a long time after the accident.
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Roy Rector Homer Sheridan
of Columbus of Sioux City
At K. of G. Hall in O’Neill, Friday, April 21st
At 8:30 P. M.
Two of the fastest middleweights in the country. Rector recently
fought a draw here with Jerry Vokac. Sheridan Tuesday night defeated the j
noted A1 Williams of Sioux Falls, knocking him down in the first and putting
him out in the second round of a ten round go. Both men weigh in at 158
pounds and the bout will be one of the best ever seen in this section.
A STIRRING SEMI-FINAL
Chet Calkins and Pete Dietrich
of O'Neill of Atkinson
Husky middleweights, and both know how to swing the padded gloves.
Sixteen Rounds of Good Boxing, ten in the main event and six in the
semi-final.
Seats on sale at Reardon’s Drug Store.
General Admission, $1 and war tax. Ringside, $2, and war tax.
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reifer went to
Chicago Wednesday morning for a
month’s visit with relatives.
Here are four spring diseases: Gar
denitis, spring fever, housecleaners'
backache and fisherman’s rheumatism.
Have you felt any of the symptoms
yet?
What is believed to be the largest
litter of pigs ever farrowed in the
state of Nebraska, was bom at the
Theo. Cape farm adjoining this city,
on Monday of this week, when a Duroc
sow gave birth to 20 pigs all alive and
doing fine. Mr. Cape has 63 pigs from
four sows and says you don’t have to
have many sows to raise a carload of
hogs if you get the right kind.—Neligh
News.
Chambers Sun: On April 5th, R’.
W. Cooke received the following from
the Interstate Commerce Commission:
rhis case was submitted November
21, 1921, and was decided February 11, <
1922. “Complaint praying for an or- '
ier under paragraph, (21) of Section
L of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission act, requiring the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany to extend its line from Ericson
:o Chambers, Nebraska; Held that the 1
proposed extension is not reasonably
required in the interest of public con
venience and necessity." Complaint
dismissed.
FISH HOOKS.
Zeb Warner and the boys tried out
some of the new tackle Sunday.
77 Wade chaperoned a party of eight
iown the river last Sunday and 77’s
record of 17 so far this season, was
slightly increased as a consequence.
Joe Hunter may not play golf this
summer. Last Thursday was his first
lay out this year with the rod and line
»nd he succeeded in catching about the
imit of croppies.
Hugh O’Donnell and Erwin Cronin
vere the first kid fishermen to register
-his season, each bringing back several
:roppies and bullheads from Mud
jridge last Saturday.
The two Jims, Davis and Davidson,
vent down the river to the bayous
sear Stafford last Sunday and made
i pretty good catch of bass, croppies
»nd catfish. They are contemplating a
;rip to Fish lake before long.
A party of Ewing fishermen who
/isited Cottonwood lake several weeks
ago report that a number of dead
aass, carp and pickerel, some quite
large, were found along the lake
shore, evidently smothered during the
;old weather, but say that not all the
Ssh in the lake were winter-killed.
Frank Barrett, champion pickerel
:atcher of Holt county, hasn’t succeed
3d in landing any big ones so far this
spring, but has several of good eating
size to his credit. The other day Lar
ry and he captured a stray frog out on
the Dry creek hay meadows and then
they took the next morning off io go
fishing. On arrival at the river it was
discovered that thore was a hole in the
frog sack, so bofh had to use spoon
hooks.
GOLF BAWLS.
Patsy Harty almost made a hole in
one the other day, but unfortunately
there was a stick in the way.
_ Jim Donohoe, Doc. Kubitschek and
Ed O’Donnell to the contrary notwith
standing, Mickey Brady never did
stand that way. He couldn’t.
A match between the right and
left handed players is being talked of
for the not far distant future to de
cide once and for all which are the
most proficient.
Paddy O’Donnell made the ninth
hole in three Tuesday afternoon, to
the financial depression of several who
happened to be present. The play was
the first to be made since the pro
mulgation of the now rule that any
golfer making the ninth in three is
privileged to collect two bits from
each of the innocent bystanders.
There is serious talk of suspending
Jimmy Gallagher from the club if he
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doesn’t cease being so accommodat
ing. Ben Grady made his record drive
A the season the other day and Jim
my, who happened to be passing along
through the trees where the darned
thing landed picked it up and return
ed the ball to the owner, thinking.it
was a lost one. And it might have
eeen at that.
For the benefit of the golf widows,
it is stated that a telephone has been
installed at the course. The number
is Chestnut 181 and John Bernard
O’Sullivan will be glad to call the
missing husband to the phone at any
time. An arrangement also has been
made with the Hanford company to
blow the whistle at 6 o’clock each
evening as a notice to the players that
mpper is about ready.
There was a considerable discussion ■
etween a bunch of the golfiacs down
it Harty brothers emporium Wednes- .
lay morning luring the rain as to j
vhether one was entitled to message j
he greens before putting. Aster (
tyan insisted that it wasn’t according
;o Hoyle and some of the bunch de- ,
■lared that Hoyle never played golf ;
inyway. The question is still unde- ‘
rided, but they are doing it anyhow. ]
CLEAN UP NOTICE.
The citizens of O’Neill are here
by notified that the week be
ginning April 16th, has been designat
?d by the City Council as “Clean Up
Week,” and all citizens, property own
ers and others are requested to make
a thorough cleaning of their respect
ive premises and remove there-rroni
ind from the allies and streets ad
joining, all rubbish, tin cans, ashes and
Dther refuse and to remove from the
>arns, lots, streets or allies all ma
ture accumulated, and for instructions
is to disposing of all such refuse, you
ire directed to call on the City Mar
shal, who has been appointed City
Scavanger.
Any party failing or refusing to ,
:omp!y with this order will leave
.heirselves liable to a penalty pro
dded by law in such cases.
C. M. DALY,
Mayor.
ALTAR SOCIETY NOTES.
A food sale and bazaar will be held
it the office of T. V. Golden, north :
>f postofflce, Saturday afternoon
April 15th. Dressed chicken, home- i
made bread and rolls, pies and cakes, <
n fact all kinds of delicious food for ,
:he Easter dinner will be on sale. The ,
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Grocery Store and
Meat Market
Fresh groceries are being placed on our shelves
very week.
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If you want garden seeds they are at our store.
Our meat market can supply your heart’s desire.
BAY BROTHERS
Phone 35
>azuar will afford you a happy op
portunity to stock up in fancy and
plain aprons, pillow-cases, card-table
lovers, table-runners and many other
iseful and decorative articles.
The sewing circles will meet Thurs
iay afternoon, April 20th as follows:
East Circle—Mrs. J. A. Brown.
West Circle—Mrs. Frank Connolly.
STUART ADVOCATE.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown,
March 26th, a baby boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Miksch,
April 6, 1922, a baby girl.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. New
nan, at Mariaville, April 3, 1922, a
laby boy.
James D. Beck received a telegram
ruesday stating that his sister, Mrs.
lenry Merchant, had (Red at her homo
it Bayard, Neb. The remains will be
>rought to Stuart for interment and
uneral services will be held here Fri
lay afternoon.
Mrs. Kozisek, Sr., died suddenly at
he home of her son, Albert, south of
Ituart about eleven o’clock Wednes
lay forenoon, heart trouble being the
ause of her death. Funeral sendees
vill be held in the Catholic church at
Atkinson, at 10:30 Friday morning,
ind interment will be made in the At
cinson Catholic cemetery.
PROM THE ATKINSON GRAPHIC.
A baby boy was bom to Mr. and
Mr*. Wm. Weller, April 4th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ve
juist, a boy. March 27th.
A baby daughter was bom to Mr.
ind Mrs. O. N. Hendricks Friday,
March 24th.
A baby boy came to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Schaaf March
18th.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Balin returned
'rom Sioux City Wednesday. Noth
ng new has developed in the case of
heir brother’s disappearance which
(till remains a sad mystery.
Mrs. Sanford and son, of O’Neill,
ind Mrs. Enders, of Inman, came
Wednesday to visit at the home of
,heir daughters, Mrs. Walter Jones
ind Mrs. Beryl Conger who reside on
he Jones ranch southwest of town.
Mrs. L. C. Richards and children
eft recently for Dinuba, California,
’or a visit with Mrs. Richards parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Eby and in time to
celebrate with them their Golden wed
ling April 2nd. They expect to make
in extended visit returning about
fune 1st.