Nebraska Newspapers

    The
Frontier.
VOLUME XLI.
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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1922.
NO. 46.
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Attorney Clifford B. Scott was in
Chicago last week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bellar,
Sunday, a baby girl.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Abner Ferguson, Monday.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Collins, last Monday.
Miss Nellie Pinkerman is home from
Omaha for a visit with her parents.
Books may be obtained at the
library on Sunday now, at regular
hours.
R. A. Baker, of Johnstown, stopped
in O’Neill Saturday night on his way
home from Omaha.
W. R. Mellor, of Lincoln, has filed
for the office cf lieutenant governor on
the republican ticket.
Frank Cambpell filed last Tuesday
for the office of Justice of the Peace
of the City of O’Neill.
Sheridan Simmons filed for the
nomination of sheriff on the republi
can ticket last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Turner came up
from Orchard and spent Sunday at the
H. W. Tomlinson home.
The Frontier office is working uriden.
a serious handicap this week on ac
‘ count of a broken gas engine.
Miss Mary Ryan, of Sioux City, is
a guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward
O’Connell, and other relatives.
Radio stations are becoming quite
popular; about 500 stations are daily
receiving messages iji Nebraska.
E. J. Disjarlis, of Gregory, South
Dakota, has rented the Loob farm
two miles east of O’Neill, recently oc
cupied by John Barrett. Mr. Barrett
has moved to the Tim Harrington farm
northeast of tow;n.
The O’Neill Gas and Oil Company
are putting in the foundation for theii
oil tanks, on the C. & N. W. right-of
way.
M. V. Lewis, who resides north ol
Inman, returned last Saturday even
ing from a business trip to Pierson
Iowa.
There was no school at the public
school building today. The teachers
are attending a teachers’ meeting al
Ewing.
Inman Leader: Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Grady of O’Neill, were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harte
Sunday.
Part of the hole that has been visible
on the Brennan corner is being moved
to the R. H. Parker lots opposite The
Frontier office.
L. G. Gillespie returned Tuesday
from Rushville where he was called tc
attend the funeral services of his
brother, Harry.
J. A. Pinkerman has moved his lane
office building to his residence lots and
will arrange to live therein until he
can build a new house.
Miss Jennie Griffith has resigned
from her position as stenographer al
C. M. Daly s office and expects to leave
for western points soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Riley, oi
Pierce, were called to Page last weeh
by the death of Mrs. Riley’s grand
father, G. W. Hayne.
Clark Banister, of Wayne, and Miss
Laura Taylor, of nejar Dorsey, were
granted a marriage license Wednesday
by County Judge Malone.
County Judge Ingram, of Neligh
granted a marriage license to James
M. Hawk and Christene S. Pierson
both of Ewing, April 1?, 1922.
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Many Farmers
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When you come to town, we :
would like to have you make it
a point to come in and get ac
quainted with us. 1
Ask to meet our oncers and
then ask why this partieular
baqk can be of. service to you.
We will take pleasure in giving
you good reasons for making
this bank your headquarters
When in town.
The O'Neill National Bank
O'Neill) Nebraska
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits. $160,000.00
This Sank Carries No Indebtedness
Of Officers Or Stockholders.
Peter Stacks, who moved to the Tim
Harrington farm this spring, h*s
shipped his belongings to Kimball
county where he will try farming.
Mrs. J. F. Kubitschek and Mrs. Neil
P. Brennan will entertain about forty
five friends at a seven o’clock dinner
at the Golden tonight, followed by
cards.
The Easter Monday Confetti ball
given by the American Legion at the
K..C. Hall last Monday evening was a
social success. A large crowd was
present.
Bryan French and family and Mrs.
Oscar French and children, drove to
Lincoln last Monday, intending to
spend a week or ten days with rela
tives there.
Miss Tiney Carlon wishes to thank
all those who assisted her to win the
prize, offered by The Royal Treatre,
in the contest which closed last Satur
day evening.
The Spencer school board have em
ployed L. E. Westermeyer for super
intendent at a salary of $2,200. Mrs.
Westermeyer will be the principal at
a salary of $1,400.
The O’Neill Woman’s Club will hold
a Food and Candy Sale at the
office of T. V. Golden, Saturday after
noon beginning at two o’clock. All
donations gladly received.
At a meeting of the school board in
Page last Friday evening, W. C. Tem
pleton resigned as secretary and S. G.
Coover was appointed to fill the va
cancy for the remainder of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Nolan, and son,
Jack, of Bassett, spent Easter Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
O’Connell. Mrs. Nolan and son re
mained here for a longer visit with
relatives.
1 miss murgarei mcoreevey, luriuer
O’Neill girl, now of Lincoln, was one
of the principal speakers at the meet
ing of Holt county teachers at Ewing
today. Her subject was “Health Con
servation.”
Editor J. E. Jackson, Banker George
Davies and George Coventry were up
from Inman Wednesday. Mr. Coven
try was here in the interests of the
location of the new routing for the
Blue Pole road.
Joseph Hansen end family, of Black
bird, left Tuesday by auto to make
their home in northern California.
They were accompanied by Miss Jen
nie Griffiths, who expects to spend the
next year there.
A small prairie fire near the Rollie
Snell home northwest of Page last
Saturday caused the residents of Page
to make a hurried trip to the scene of
action but when they arrived there the
fire had been extinguished.
Robert N. Brittell tossed his hat in
the ring for the office of sheriff, last
Satu -day, on the republican ticket.
There are now five candidates in the
race for sheriff, three on the republican
ticket and two on the democrat.
Plainview News: Mrs. Geo. Devlin
went to Sioux City this morning to
visit her son George, who Is in a
hospital at that place. His condition
is not improving as rapidly as his
friend woulds would like to have it.
Lyle Smith and family, of Albion,
and the former’s father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Smith, of Ewing,
were visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Henry, Wednesday. Lyle
is conducting a butcher shop at Ai
bion.
Mrs. J. R. Muhn, wife of the super
intendent of the Ewing schools, is in
Rochester, Minnesota, seeking medical
attention at the Mayo hospital. Miss
Louisa McGee, of Clearwater, has
charge of her classes, during her ab
sence.
Orchard News: Forest West, who
spent two months with his parents
northwest of Page, was called to
Douglas, Wyoming, last week, where
he has a position in a laundry. He
also has a homestead of 640 acres near
Douglas.
The Page Y. P. p. met af the Roy
French hente v>n Thursday evening.
Several carloads of young people
drove to O’Neill Tuesday evening
where they attended the meeting held
at “The Tabernacle" by the evengelisi.
Rev. Hunter.
John Reisinger left Monday morn
ing for his home at St. Joe, Min
nesota, for an extended visit.
Spring troubles have arrived, Joe
Horiskey has mowed his lawn and H.
B. Hubbard has washed the harness
shop windows.
George Mellor, of Redbird, was quite
sick last Sunday, with a threatened
attack of pneumonia. His brother J.
B., of O’Neill, and his son, J. B., of
Middle Branch, went over to see him
Sunday. We are informed that he is
much improved.
Pierce Call: Mrs. R. Gallagher,
of Ewipg, visited from last Saturday
afternoon until Monday noon with her
father, J. H. Jackson and sisters
Misses Grace and Sadie. Dr. Gal
lagher, we are informed, is thinking of
moving to, California.
S. E. Borden, of Page, has pur
chased a barbershop in Ewing, and
will move his family to Ewing ae soon
as school is out, Ml's. Borden is now
the seventh and eighth grade teacher
In the Page school; she has been
elected to teach in the Ewing school
next year.
Inman Reader; Ralph, son of Mi.
and S(frs. Geo. Colman, suffered a
fractured shoulder blade last Satur
day. The accident occurred when the
boy attempted to walk between two
horseg in the b»rn at his home. The
horses in some way crowded together
and caught the boy between them.
Johnnstown Enterprise: County
Judge Berryman of Bassett, has filed
oh the democrat ticket for state
senator from this the 22nd district
comprising Rock, Brown, Keya Paha,
Holt and Boyd counties. Mr. Berry
man is the only senator aspiring in
the district thus far to file for nomina
? tion.
Fire destroyed the ham and out
buildings at the Pat Hickey residence,
occupied by Robert Williams and
family, on the cast end of Everett
street this afternoon. The neighbors
were burning rubbish on an adjoining
lot when the fire got into some, hay in
the vicinity of the barn with the above
result.
It takes postage stamps of a pre
war value of more than $6,000 to send
a letter from Russia to the coutry
now. T. V. Golden has received a
Russian letter from his son, Clear, at
Lincoln. Twelve 1,000 rouble stamps
were required to send it. The pre-war
value of the Russian gold rouble was
.6146 cents.
The Young Married People’s New
Movement Class, recently organized in
the Page M. E. Sunday school, met for
a social evening at the home of the
teacher, Mr. Len, last Friday evening.
Membership increase contest was
planned for the three coming Sundays.
The class already has a membership
of between thirty and forty.
Richard McMillan, living in the
northern part of the county wa3
brought into County Judge Malone'S
court last Friday on Habeas corpus
proceedings, charged with the forceful
detention and imprisonment of his
daughter, Hattie aged twenty-three
years. The Judge, after hearing the
case, ordered the girl released.
C. F. W. Lehman was in O’Neill,
Welnesday.from his 360 acre ranch six
miles southeast of Chambers, with a
load of hogs which he sold for $9.60
per hundred. Mr. Lehman is quite
optomistic of the future condition of
the farmer and expresses the opinion
that if the farmer sticks to his job
that everything will come out in fine
shape. —
Ewing Advocate: Miss Elja McCul
lough has again accepted the teaching
position in the eighth grade of the Ew
ing schools and Miss Alice Selah in
the fourth and fifth grades for the
coming year. Miss Sophia Rosno will
teach the beginners and the first grade
in place of Miss Jessie Eastman who
has decided to leave the Ewing schools
at the close of this year.
S. A. Hiatt and son, Arthur, were
in O’Neill, Tuesday, from their ranch
between Amelia anl Inez. While in the
city S. A. made The Frontier a pleas
ant visit. Although Mr. Hiatt is 74
years old he has cut down the trees
and worked up twenty cords of wood
this winter besides looking after his
share of the other chores. Mr. Hiatt
enjoys reading The Frontier.
B. II. Martin, of Omaha, represent
ing the Electric Development Co., of
Omaha, and F. E. Cross, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, representing the Tir
State Utility Co., were in O’Neill the
first of the week talking over the
proposition of bringing in a “high
line.” Mr. Martin is a former O’Neill
boy. He spent several days this week
visiting with his mother, Mrs. B.
Martin,
The tabernacle meetings continue to
attract good sized crowds each even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley are ex
cellent singers and their efforts are
appreciated. About fifty young peo
ple from Page were present Tuesday
evening at the meetings and we un
derstand that Inman will furnish a
fair sized crown some night soon.
About 125 are purported to have “hit
the sawdust trail.”
The ladies realized about $54.20 at
the food sale which they held for the
benefit of the new band stand. The
ladies of the Presbyterian aid society
made a donation of $25.00 making a
nice nest egg. The band boys realized
a nice little sum during their efforts a
couple of- weeks ago. The order for
the new suits has been made and the
boys are planning on having the new
uniforms by Decoration day.
Frank H. Bellows, of Walthill, Ne
braska, arrived in O’Neill Monday and
has been busily engaged in getting the
plans and specifications in readiness
for the Mellor filling station, which
will comprise a canopy fifty by nine
teen and one-half feet across the south
side of the garage extending over the
sidewalk and part of the street. The
canopy will be of steel and concrete
supported by brick piers. Mr. Mellor
expects to install the latest equip
ment in the way of pumps and other
filling aparatus and when the structure
is completed it will be an addition to
the city.
Inman ucauur: me sympainy oi cne
community goes out to Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Miller, residing three and a half
miles southeast of Inman, in the death
of their infant daughter, Lois Drusilla,
which occurred at the family home last
Friday evening, at the age of ten
months and five (Jays. The little
one was taken sick with the flu about
a week previous and her condition was
not strong enough to stand the siege.
The funeral services were held from
the home Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock, conducted by Rev. Kerber, and
remains laid to rest in the Inman
cemetery. The pallbearers were:
Ruth and Lois Vun Valkenburg, Lena
Ri'ey and Hyldred Davies.
Fishermen are compelled to carry
bait In an old tobacco sack or loose in
the pocket, this week, all because Mrs.
Georgia Rasley gave a party to the
kids at the Royal theater last week.
It was a grand party, with a flno
bunch of comedy reels, and every kid
and every little girl in town was a
guest, and likewise some of the big
ger ones. The admission price was
ten tin cans on a string, and the tin
cans, accompanied by their little
chaperons began arriving right after
dinner, although the show didn’t begin
until S o'clock. By that time the
front of the Royal looked as though a
tornado had dumped Henry Ford’s big
Detroit factory right down there on
the sidewalk. The tin can matinee
was the contribution of Mrs. Rasley
to cleanup week and It accomplished
wonders, for there isn't a stray tin
can in O’Neill now. Ed Peterson and
77 Wade even had to go down to the
city dump for a couple before they
could go fishing the next day.
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Ketchup, per bottle - 10c
3 Cans Fruit - $1.00
Washing Powder, pkg. 5c
J. C. Horiskey
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Inman Leader: J. H. Butler took
his little daughter, Mary, to the hospi
tal in Omaha, last Saturday, where on
Monday the little one underwent un
operation for a growth on the neck.
This is the sec<r ’ration for this
trouble since D . A telegram
from the hosp al iday evening
states that the opei „,on was a suc
cess and that the little child is getting
along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richter, of Scott
ville, met with an experience last
Sunday night that they will not care
to repeat soon. They had spent the
evening at the 0. P. Chase home
three miles southwest of Page;
when they started home the lights
on their car were poor and they were
unable to see but a short distance
ahead of the car. Everything went
alright until they arrived in the
Opportunity country, where they ran
into a team hitched to a wagon stand
ing in the road with its driver fast
asleep, the tongue of the wagon came
through the windshield and struck
Mrs. Richter in the face inflicting a
severe wound, which, for a few days
gave them considerable anxiety.
UNION SERVICES.
The churches will meet in the Big
Tabernacle Tent Sunday morning at
10 o’clock, for the preaching service.
Rev. Hunter will preach the sermon.
Mr. Wheatley will conduct the large
Chorus Choir. At the close of the
preaching services, the Sunday
schools will go to their respective
churches to hold their Sunday school
services. Be at the Big Tent on time
Sunday morning. Let us make this
one of the largest meetings for God
next Sunday, that was ever held in
O’Neill.
Com", bring the entire family and
enjoy the services with us.
GEORGE LONGSTAFF.
4. A. HUTCHINS,
o. C. C. W. NOTES.
The O’Neill Council of Catholic Wo
men will present the following pro.
gram at the K. C. Hall, Sunday after
noon, April 23, at 3:30 o’clock:
Reginna Coeli..St. Patrick’s Choir
Paper—Church Music
.Miss Mary Cullen
Paper, Church History—Sacramentals
—.Mrs. W. J. Biglln
Discussion—Led by Mrs. P. J. O’Don
nell, Mrs. R. E. Gallagher.
Points for Discussion—
Hierarchy.
The Bishop, How appointed, Office,
Duties, Robes, etc. Different Kinds
of Masses. Why the Mass is said in
Latin. The Mass in other languages
Civics Class—1st, 2nd, and 3rd chap
ters of Civics.
Catechism—Conducted by Miss Anna
Donohoe, Mrs. P. C. Donohoe.
America ...Chorus
All members who have not yet re
ceived copies of the Civics Catechism,
please notify Miss {dnry Cullen.
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Grocery Store and
Meat Market
Fresh groceries are being placed on our shelves !
very week. I
If you want garden seeds they are at our store.
Our meat market can supply your heart’s desire.
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TAX PAYERS LEAGUE MEETING
The next meeting of the Tax Payers
League will be held at the Court House
in O’Neill on Tuesday, April 25, 1922,
at 1:30 p. m.
A constitution and by-laws will be
adopted and a permanent organization
made.
It is earnestly desired that dele
gates be present from all points of the
county as business of importance will
be transacted.
S. O. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
JOHN A. ROBERTSON, Sec.
WOMAN’S CLUB NOTES.
The following program was given
by the Home Economics Department
Wednesday:
Violin Selections .Miss Ruth Scott
Roll Call—My Favorite Tree, Shrub
and Flower—reason.
Paper—“Planning the Home Grounds”
.Mrs. Radaker
Paper—“How to Know the Birds, the
Trees and Flowers . ..Mrs. Horiskey
This was a most interesting pro
gram and very much enjoyed by those
present. After the program was com
aleted a business meeting was held.
lias Helen Harrington was unani
mously elected to membership in the
club.
A rising vote of thanks was given
Mrs. Rasley for her effective co-opera
tion in the Clean-Up Campaign. The
tin can matinee was a success in every
way.
It was decided to have a leader for
each block in the city to faciliate the
work of cleaning up. The co-opera
tion of every one is necessary ana will
be very much appreciated. The fol
lowing women are asked to take
charge of the block in which each
lives. Even though you are not a
member of the club you are interested
in having your block cleaned up, so let
us all work together. The boy scouts
and other boys and girls will be asked
to help also, especially in cleaning the
vacant lots:
First Ward—The Mrs. Evans, Mel
vin, Radaker, Daly, McPharlin, Jen
sen, E. Davidson, Arnold, Kubitschek,
Colligan, F. Biglin, Harty, Weekes,
Carter, Golden, Brown, Downey, Petti
john, Clauson, Horiskey.
Second Ward—The Mrs. Brennan,
Chapman, Merrill. A Ryan, Hough,
H. Warner, Masters, McCarthy, P. J.
O'Donnell, Henry, O’Connell, Carr,
Sauers.
Third Ward—The Mrs. Miles, How
ard, Hiber, Malone, Bressler, Beha,
Zimmerman, Surber, Shaullis, Cowper
thwaite, Hereford, Wyant, Tomlinson,
Shoemaker, Simmons, Abbott, Man
son, Davidson, Miss A. O’Donnell, Har
nish, Library Block, Miss McLaughlin.
Let us have a report of the work
accomplished in your block at next
Wednesday’s meeting.
The club will have a food sale at the
Checker Room at 2:00 next Saturday
April 28.