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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1922)
THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER. W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. O’NElLLj NEBRASKA A dozen or more men were waiting for arraignment In the detention pen of a New York city court. Among them was an old man who had boon arrested Cor paddling,? suspenders without a li cense. He had a pile of suspenders banging over his shoulders lmt he was not sitting down with the rest of the prisoners. He was busily trying to make a sale among them; In faet. he did muti nge to get rid of one pair before he was railed before the judge. A survey of the building industry which has Just been completed by the Copper and Brass Research Association places' the total expenditures In this ci untry during 1022 for all classes of 1 ulldlng at $5,000,000,000. Ofte-third of this amount goes for dwelling construc tion. Industrial buildings follow with a total of $055,000,000. after which i otne office buildings witti $015,000,000. hotels $610,000,000, and schools $610,00.000. rub tie buildings, hospitals and churches fol low In the order named. A former service man at Noenah, W te.. Is finding It difficult to convince the government he is sllvc. and his parents .an not legally accept the $10,000 war In surance. lie has applied for govern mental aid In going to school, but it was refused with Information that the man In question Is dead. The appearance of a bright copper wire on top of an army limousine used bv Heneral Pershing in Washington set afloat the rumor th»t the general had jsei'ome a radio fan. Not John J hut Ms young son. Warren, equipped the rnr. Kt I,Hivenworth. Kan. hoaMK of hav tng the onlv army consistory known 111 Mnsnnry H Is restricted to army men There are two or three urmv blue lodges ill the country, hut no other con sistories for army men exclusively Courtesy In his duties of postman won unexpected reward for Cecil Clyde Thompson at Terre Haute, lnil. The will „f R woman who lived there 75 years provided $6,000 worth of bank stock for the postman for bis many courtesies to her. Witnessing the departure of many American travelers, observant London ers are aghast at the tendency to give big tips One porter makes about nine pounds ($151 (> 'lav bundling luggage. A single tip In some eases Is as high as $5. A feature of the International dental exhibition at London are sets of arti ficial teeth made of a composition black as ebony Tliev are Intended for Siamese women With whom it Is ths* custom to stain the teeth black to denote their married state. A New Jersey couple may fOc» charges of abandonment for refusing to. (U'cept a baby girl, which hospital au thorities say was horn to tRjin. They claim a baby boy. and sought legal fitd to prove a mistake had been made at the hospital. ltees have been Interfering with church goers at Oanlsteo, l’a. In order to re move these disturbers a large part of the church wall was torn down to get fit them and 150 pounds of honey were added to the pastor's larder. The new arrangement Is expected to augment church attendance. "■ The automobile Industry In the United States provides employment for 2,225,000 persons. This Includes 200,000 employed fn motor plants. 250,000 In accessory fac tories, 150,000 tire dealers and salesmen, hundreds or thousands of professional chauffeurs, drivers and retail gaoage employes, and thousands more In allied retail trades. George R. Kmery, Judge of the Rlddle *ord court. Is believed to he the only man In the state of Maine who wears a suit of clothes that originated on his own sheep pasture. The Judge raises sheep on hia farm in ltuxton. Reaving Greenwich, Conn., a woman owed a $120 taxi bill. Several trips ware made to her home In New York by the company's bill colectors. Finally she sent four men carrying a strong keg containing 42,000 pennies to pay her bill. A Yopeak, Kan., preacher has success fully demonstrated that moving pictures may be used to advantage In churches. Crowds have been attracted and many converts made. Pictures with moral les sons were shown, on which he preached. Joseph SchencK, American motion pic ture magnate, Is on his way to Moscow to study the problem of organising a movie monopoly in Russia, partly with American capital. The trip Is In re sponse to an Invitation from the soviet government. The general staff of the Swedish army has recommended that the American army Intelligence test be tried In the Swedish army with a view of adopting It tfhould It prove ptuctlcal and success ful, Kxperlments will be tried on three Infantry regiments of recruits. John I). Rockefeller has the largest assessment on personal estate In New York city, as shown by tax books re cently opened. Ho must pay on $2,000,0Uf The commissariat for foreign trade of the Russian soviet government lia3 for bidden the export from Russia of corn, Hour and sugar. lkillus, Te*., will have municipal opera next spring, If plans of a commission are carried out. It will bo done without lmiMirting musicians. Among Harvard's 6,000 sons beginning a new year of study is Col. George H. Lyon, )r., of Nelson, Neb., 72 years old. He entered divinity school: An appeal 10 Incorporated Indian folk lore and philosophy Into American his tory is made by Ralph Hubbard, son ot the late Elbert Hubbard. Eyelashes which are sewed In, take root and grow are the latest invention of the Parts oeauty doctors. There is secrecy as to origin of the tine hairs used. Physicians are puxxled over the rapid growth of a 9-months-old daughter ol Heroic?. La., parents. The child weighed six pounds at birth. Six is now 33 Inches tall and weighs 40 itunds. For turning a group of old nujis out of a convent and into the street, the chair man of a soviet committee at Servsk, Russia has been sentenced to be shot. Ten other committeemen have been sent to prison. M. Albert Thomas, director of the In ternational labor office of France, will pay an official visit to Canada and Cuba during the coming winter, and visit the United States later to study industrial conditions. A concern In Germany has placed on the market a product that makes wool Immune from attacks of moths. All fabrics can be successfully treated by cleaners. "Seeing America first" Is each year be coming more popular with the people of Canada and the United States, accord ing to F. M. Goodwin, assistant secre tary of the Interior. A machine has been Invented by means of which it ’ J por 'ble to pro duce Fea air in tl j htjtvt of a gient city. It Is being used In the treat tent of various diseases. 0 X New Orleans flag embroidered by girls of that city has been presented to Faria. _ —. Is Given Snow-White Horse shoe Set With Seven Stars, Representing Her Sons in World War. Rlalr, Neb., Oct. 14.—In the parlor of the Jittle brown house here, whieli has been her home for more than for ty years—in the self-same house in which ail seven of her sons were horn, Mrs. A. J. Taylor was honored as “Nebraska's greatest war mother." With her husband, several grand children and one of her four married daughters with her, Mrs. Rlalr, moth er of seven hoys who answered the call of Uncle Sam in the great war, received from the hands of Mrs. John Kilrnartin of Omaha, president of the Douglas County Unit of the American Legion, a snow-white horseshoe set with seven blue stars. "This Is a tribute from J. Ms Buck, the Omaha man who since the end of the war has decorated with small gold stars thousands of caskets of soldier dead which have come to Omaha. He and all of us hope this tribute of good luck will bi*ng ail of your boys safely home to you,” said Mrs. Kilrnartin. The mother of Beven sons, took the little horseshoe from the hands of Mrs. Kilrnartin and tears were in her «,yt,B_just what those tears signi fied, or all they signified only she can tell. Thankfulness, pride, mem ories and grief no doubt combined to make them, 'or unless a miracle has happened of the seven blue stars could well be gold. Ivan Taylor, a gunner In the heavy field artillery who had been absent from home sev eral years before he enlisted, was reported missing after the St. Mihiel offensive. He has not been heard from since. BOX CAR SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING AT NORFOLK Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special).— About 100 members of the Madison county unit of La Societe des 40 Hom mes et 8 Cheveaux, a branch of the American Legion, attended the trieet Ing held in the Verges rave here, it was the largest meeting since the society was organized one year ago. Madison, Tllden, Newman Grove and Norfolk were represented. Harry Smith of Madison was elected dele gate to the national convention, uuy Parish of Norfolk and A. M. Broberg of Newman Grove were elected del egates-at-large to the state conven tion. 4.4.14.+ + + ♦♦♦*► ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ SLAIN RECTOR’S WIFE. ♦ This photograph was given out by Mrs. Edward Wheeler Hall, wife of the slain New Brunswick (N. J.) minster, as the best likeness of her. CLASSMEN PREPARING FOR ANNUAL EVENT Vermilion, S. D„ Oct. 14 (Special!. —The three hundred and more fresh men at the University of South Da kota are carefully laying plans for Freshman Day, Wednesday, October 18. The <tpper classmen are also lay ing plans for the same day. It la on Freshman Day each year that the members of the first year class put on a parade, and provide entertainment and a banquet for the University. The entertainment con sists of stunts by individuals and groups of freshmen on the campus— generally at the urgent suggestion of upperclassmen. These “exercises” take the place of the old-time hazing of freshmen, which Is now strictly for bidden by the authorities. All the students and faculty and many of the townspeople' turn out to see the fun and the day is given over to the In itiation of the i lass entering the Uni versity fold. WOMAN PRESIDED AT POLITICAL MEETING Bloomfield. Neb.. Oct. 12 (Special). —Congressman Robert K. Evans spoke here last night. He confined his talk to national issues. A. A. Raker, candidate for state senator; IV. D. Funk, candidate for county tlerk. and Chester Norton, candidate for the legislature, also made short talks. Mrs. E. B. Healy presided ai the meeting. NEBRASKA LUTHERAN . SYNOD AT PONCA Tonea, Neb.. Oct. 14 (Special).—The fifteenth annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ne braska is in session here. Delegates are in attendance from all parts of the state from sixty congregations. Offi cers for the coming year have been elected as follows: president, Rev. IV. F. Rangier, D. D, West Point; secretary, Rev. O. W. Ebright, Ben son; treasurer, Joseph II. Miller. M. D„ Surprise; statistician, Rev. George Dorn, Omaha. SCHOOLS GET BIG END OFTHE TAX Nebraska Property Owners Pay $58,073,000 in 1921, ' According- to Com missioner. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 13 (Special).— Nebraska property owners dug down Into their pockets during 1921 to pay taxes totaling $38.073,cOO, according to a compilation Just made by th; st.Pe tax commissioner from »he re port.: of county clerks. Of this amount, $24,800,000 Went for ?,ty and rural schools, $11,958,000 for county taxes, $10,030,000 for state taxes, $9,171,000 for rities and villages, and $1,652,000 for township taxes.* In per centages tile schools spent 42 per cent, of the tax dollar, the county 20 per gent, tile state 19 per cent., the cities and villages 16 per cent, and, the town ships 9 per cent. This is tlie largest sum ever raised for taxation purposes in the state. Preliminary reports now indicate a hgavy decrease In stute and county taxes, with the other items but slight ly reduced. —— JUROR REFUSES TO TAKE PAY FOR SERVICES Omaha, Neb., Oct. 13.—Federal authorities here nave found a man who refuses to take money from the government for services he gave. He Is E. S. Ogden of Genoa, Neb., who, when excused from a federal petit jury, declined to accept his check for $16.10. "I don't need the money, and the people do,” he declared. Ogden was finally persuaded, by Miss Florence Moore, deputy federal clerk to sign the check so the funds could be used by the “Rig Bisters” an organization formed to help young business girls along when corning as strangers to the city. BOTH CANDIDATES KNOW THIS FAMOUS OUTLAW Chamberlain, S. D. Oct. 13.—*An In teresting feature of the contest for congressman in the third South Dako ta congressional district is the fact that Congressman William William son, republican candidate for reelec tion, and George Philip, democratic nominee, have bgjen Interested In the prosecution of "Buffalo Gc»>rge,” a noted bandit and cattle "rustler” of western South Dukota, this being before Judge Williamson wort electejT to congress and when he was state's attorney of Lyman oounty, which In the early days was infested by cattle and horse “rustlers.” Congressman Williamson during those days prosecuted “Buffalo George” ‘ and Philip c tended him. l>Ath with success, but not in the same case, as "Buffalo George” was before the court several times and proved a very elusive defendant. When Judge Willianmson was win ning his spurs as state’s attorney "Buffalo” fell into his hands. He prosecuted him und secured a convic tion. A little later "Buffalo George” was arrested by the authorities of Stanley county on a new charge. The case was called for trial and the defendant appeared In court without an attorney. George Phillip had just returned from the law school at Ann Arbor and was "killing” time around the court room, Innocently endeav oring to acquire a little knowledge as to how to get clients into court and out again without any casualties along the way. The eyes of the circuit judge fell upon the young lawyer and he yvas appointed to defend the cattle "rust ler.” Young Philip, notwithstanding the strong evidence against the ac cused, fought valiently for his client, with the result that 12 hours later the Jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. Since those days "Buffalo George” has served several terms in the Sioux Falls penitentiary. At the present tune ho is at iutgc anu a lugi’.ive. —♦— CRYSTAL CAVE HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE Sturgis, S. I)., Oct. 13.—The hotel building at the famous Crystal Cave, about six miles from Piedmont, S. D„ was destroyed by fire, according to word received here. Damage is esti mated at A rain saved timber in that vicinity, the message said. Orgin of the fire is unknown. —f CAR SHORTAGE IS GROWING MORE ACUTE Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 12 (Special).-— The car shortage, so far as grain shipments are concerned, is getting worse in Nebraska. The railroads report to the state commission that the priority prders that give coal and perishables the right of way has ab sorbed all the eastern railroads' mo tive power, and giain cars shipped back there loaded are sidetracked. The Missouri l’aciilo, for instance, reports that ordinarily, f:om August 5 to September 30, it would receive 14,000 emptier from its eastern con nections. In fact it received but four am and it sent 13,000 jmore loaded ears east than it received. The Burlington rcnoits a shortage of 2,000 cars, ■ he Union Pacific says it has but 05 per cent, of its owner chip and the Rock island reports hut 70 per cent. The Northwestern is the only road that reports norma! conditions. — ♦— ELK POINT EOYS ON WINNING DAIRY TEAMS Brookings, S. ]>., Oct. 12 (Special.) —Third place in the national dairy ci. juugmg contest, in which teams from 14 states were repre sented, was awarded to South Da kota’s Junior judging team made nj of James Sawyer and Ivan Sheuron ot Klk Point an 1 John Nelson, o* Madison. The South Dakota ye; ng -tors scored 2 SI!) points. .Maryland': team came first with 2,920 and On was second with 2..>9S. This conto was held in cc n i,'.ion with the m ‘‘cu-il dairy show at St. Paul. J OFFICIALS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE German Girl Stranded in Om aha Tells Story of Being Abandoned by Ne braska Man, Omaha, Neb., Oct. 12.—Marie Bohme, 21, who says she arrived a f'< \v weeks ago from Hanover, Germ any, with a farmer of near Benning ton, who told her she was to nvrry his 26-year-old son, appeared at po lice station yesterday, and said she had been disappointed. The farmer, visiting in Germany she shld, placed the following ad i/rtisement in a German newspaper: “Wanted, by German-American, a pretty young German maiden to come to America and become the wife of his wealthy 26-year-old son.” Miss Bohme said she answered the advertisement and set out for Amer ica with the father. "He was very good to me until I came to Omaha,” said Miss Bohme through an interpreter. “He told me in Germany that his son would fall in love with me and marry me as soon as he saw me.” • “But the son did not want me; the father then started to make love to me. ** _ 1 rejected him bcause he was too old. I began to act as his house keeper.” The young woman said she left the farmer by'hiding in the farm wagon of a neighbor who was driv ing to Omaha. When the wagon stopped at Benson she got out and took a street car, paying her last 7 cents for the fare. Salvation army authorities sent her to police and from there she was sent to the welfare board. The wel fare board handed the mater over to federal officials who are investigat ing. Miss Bohme said she has a brother in New York and would like to go to him. Miss Bohme is without funds, she said, and part of her clothing is still at the Bennington farm house. William Markman, the Bennington farmer, denied that he had inserted the want ad in the German newspa per to get a wife for his-sifn. “1 told her that if she liked my son, Kd, and he liked her, then they would get married," said Markman. If they didn’t get married I told her I would protect her if she would be good.” — rKtVfcNTfcD JAIL BREAK, NOW WANTS PARDON Lincoln. Neb.. Oct, 12 (Special).— Manforcl Biggs, of Omaha, was before tile statb pardon board today asking that he be relieved from serving the sentence imposed upon him for em bezzling a large sum from his em ployer, the Omaha Ice and Cold Stor age company. He has not been in the state prison at all, being held in the Douglas county jail because of the overcrowded condition of the pen itentiary. Biggs based his appeal largely on the ground that he saved the lives of two jailers and prevented a jail break, led by Fred Brown, no torious convict, on the 14th of Au gust, during which he was badly used tip. Archie Edwards, who has served seven years of a 22-year sentence for killing his wife at Alliance, told an odd story to the board. He says that the town dog catcher had arrested his wife, at.d that he disputed his author ity to arrest anybody. A gun duel ensued, from which the two men emerged scatheless, but tire woman was killed. He said that it had never been established whether he or Jor dan killed the woman. He wants a pardon. ♦ WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN HEARD AT PONCA, NEB. Ponca, Neb., Oct. 12.— William Jen nings Bryan, addressing political gatherings in Maskel and Newcastle, Neb., Wednesday, told his audiences that republican leaders, both in Ne braska and at Washington beli«*red that society is suspended from the top and that they would legislate for the rich, and then wait until their pros perity leaked through to the masses below. The masses, both democratic and republican, on the other band believe that society is builded from the bot tom and would therefore favor legis lation that would be of direct help to them, Mr. Bryan added, speaking in the interset of the present democratic campaign to elect a United States senator, governor, congresmen and other officers, November 7. MINER COUNTY TO HOLD BIG LIVESTOCK SHOW Howard, S. IT, Oct. It (Special).— The annual Miner County Livestock show will be held in this city on Oc tober 19 and 20. Every effort Is being put forth to make this show a' great success. All breeds of live stock, including poultry, and in addi tion dairy cattle, sheep and horses will be shown. County Agent R. O. Swanspn is at the head of the show. CANDIDATE IS FATHER OF NINE CHILDREN. Dixon, S. I)., Oct. 12 (Special).—C. C. Nelson of this plat e is nonpartisan candidate for representative" from Gregory county. He is a tfpanish Americun war vet, served on the Mex ican border and was a reserve during the European war. He is the father of nine < hildren. —♦— GIRL'S ASSAILANT IS SENTENCED FOR LIFE Monona, la, Oct. 12 tU. IT).—Fred erick Jennings, cofessed assailant of Amanda Mitrellson, 20, South Dakotti girl. Wednesday was sentenced tc life imprisonment at Ft. Madison pen itentiary by District Judge Taylor. The girl had arrived here iate at night last July, and Jennings offered to es cort here to the Y. W. C. A, although there was none in the city. The ault took place in the residential district. The girls description led to he arrest of Jennings at Calmar, alt er a two months' search. I CASTORIA: For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria < > • Always g . Bears the Signature /jf.jT >< In b _ Use For Over Thirty Years _ CASTORIA Handy Airman. Air navigation will long have its difficult situations, some being typical and some exceptional. Here Is one that was handled masterfully the other day in tl»e serv ice between Paris and London. A French pilot currying passengers after crossing the channel in a ving storm found himself be coinin disabled. He wirelessed to an emergency station on the French shore near Calais, and then success fully came down with twelve passen gers, Everything was working to meet the emergency. When the plane touched the earth a corps of experts was ready. Within fifteen minutes a new propeller was put on and motor trouble corrected. Off went Pilot Comte Henri de Perignon with his passengers only twelve minutes be hind the schedule. Bunyan’s Valley of Humiliation. This Valley of Humiliation is of itself as fruitful a place as any the crow flies over. It is the best and most fruitful piece of ground in all these parts. Behold bow green this valley is; also how beautified with lilies. I have known many laboring men that have got good estates in this Valley of Humiliation, for “God re sisteth the proud, but givetli grace to (lie humble.’’—John Bunyan. Evidently Christians. An American family living in China ■w.jjitly hired two servants from Nan king. n missionary center. According ly, the new servants were Christians. Another Chinese servant in the family discovered the newcomers’ religion and reported the fact to his mistress. Asked now he knew the new boys were Chris tians, lie said: “Oh, they know all about God, Jesus Christ, and Santa Clous,” Hint for Amateur Painters. When painting or varnishing soft wood, always first paint the wood with shellac and let it dry before painting or varnishing. Tills saves about half the paint and gives n much harder and smoother surface to the wood. 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