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VOLUME XLII. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1923. NO. 33.
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At P. J. McManus’ has moved a large quantity of merchanise, and many articles have been
sold for much less than it would take to replace them today. One more week of opportunity.
Don’t miss this opportuity to buy ladies’ suits and dresses, men’s overcoats, duck coats
and sweaters.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
Father Cassidy was in Omaha
several days last week.
P. C. Kelly returned to his duties at
Casper, Wyoming, Sunday.
Ed Peterson is erecting a garage on
his premises in the southeast part of
the city.
J. B. Ryan returned home Monday
night from a week’s visit and business
trip to Omaha.
C. L. Shanner, the electrician of
Page, was looking after business in
the county seat Wednesday.
Wallace French and W. S. Stewart,
of Page, were transacting business in
O’Neill the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Knobbs returned
Thursday from a three week’s visit
with relatives at Coleridge.
Tom Connolly was a guest at the
Pete Nelson home nine miles south of
Chambers last Sunday.
Miss Helen Connolly came up from
her school at Brunswick and spent
Sunday with relatives.
The O’Neill checker club did not go
to Orchard Wednesday as was intend
ed, but arer arranging to go at a later
date.
Word received this morning from
Mrs. Roy Warner who accompanied
Roy to the hospital in Omaha, states
that Roy submitted to an operation on
his leg Saturday afternoon. Dr.
Dwyer scraped the bone and Roy is
getting along nicely.
Edward T. Adams, of Chambers, has
been appointed receiver for the de
funct South Fork State Bank at Cham
bers.
Erwin Eager drove up from Fre
mont last Thursday and is visiting
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Eager.
Dr. A. H. Corbett and sister, Mrs.
Wm. Swigart, returned Saturdey from
| a visit with relatives in western Penn
sylvania.
Ed. Donohoe dropped in from Co
lumbus Monday for a short visit with
his children, and left the following
morning for Omaha.
County Judge Malone issued a mar
riage license last Friday to Stanley
Wytaske and Miss Elizabeth Zarneck,
both of Opportunity.
Petersburg Index: A. D. Duffy was
a Saturday evening passenger for
O’Neill for a visit with relatives, re
turning home Monday morning.
E. Bachman, of Stuart, received a
broken right arm when he was thrown
from his wagon last Saturday by the
unexpected starting of his team.
B. H. French, of Page, was the win
ner of the first prize for the best ten
ears of white corn at the State Annual
Corn Show recently held at Lincoln.
J. H. Shultz left Wednesday for Ew
ing, Norfolk and Pilger on business,
from there he goes to Mt. Ayr, Iowa,
to visit his brother, John, and from
there to Chicago to visit his niece, Mrs.
Lina Carlson. He will be absent about
thirty days.
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Judge R. R. Dickson went over to
Bristow Monday and appointed Lucian
L. Cook, of Hpencer, receiver for the
defunct American Exchange bank at
Bristow.
Following a short session of the
district court held here last Saturday,
the court was adjourned sine die. The
next term of court will convene on
March 12th.
Lewis Wrede arrived here a short
time before Christmas from western
Canada and will spend the winter
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Wrede, Sr.
Atkinson Graphic: A daughter was
born to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Findlay,
January 3. A baby girl came to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Baum De
cember 30th.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Young returned
home last Sunday from a month’s
visit with a son in New York state.
They also visited another son in Fre
mont on the return trip.
Rita Present, Pianist, will be at St.
Mary’s Academy, Friday evening at
eight o’clock, February 2. Admission
50c. The pianist is reported to be very
fine. Everybody invited.
Chas. Daugherty, the mail carrier
who was one of the participants in the
collision of cars at the fair ground
corner last Thursday, asks us to make
a correction in regard to the accident.
He says that he did not run into the
car driven by Mrs. M. P. Sullivan, but
that Mrs. Sullivan’s car struck the
front wheel of his car, breaking the
wishbone of his car.
Report of the Condition of
The O’Neill National Bank
As Made To The Comptroller o! the Currency On December 29t 1922
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RESOURCES
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS .„...$342,232.45
This consists of notes given by our custo
mers—mostly farmers—a very large per
cent of which is secured by either chattel
mortgage or other collateral.
OVERDRAFTS . 924.02
This represents money due us from deposi
tors who have checked out more money
than they had on deposit. We are
not proud of this item as it is against the
banking department regulations to permit
any one td overdraw their account.
UNITED STATES BONDS . 64,550.00
These are all gold obligations of the
United States and all of which arc now
selling above par.
OTHER BONDS AND SECURITIES . 38,278.80
This consists of municipal bonds, county,
township and school warrants, all worth
par. —
BANKING HOUSE AND FIXTURES. 4,468.00
Consisting of bank building, vaults, safes
and fixtures of all kinds, worth about
double the above amount.
CASH AND SIGHT EXCHANGE . 220,457.47
This consists of cash in vault, and due
from other banks, subject to our check,
and from United States Treasurer.
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- TOTAL .;... $670,910.74
LIABILITIES
CAPITAL STOCK .$ 60,000.00
This represents the cash paid in on
original investment by the stock holders.
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS 112,571.13
This '.3 a part of the earnings of the bank
that 1.1 :e been set aside from time to time
during the past twenty years as a "guar
antee lund” for the further protection of
our depositors or to cover any possible
losses. Our surplus and undivided profits
amount to more than 200 per cent of our
capital stock.
CIRCULATION ... 50,000.00
This represents the "currency” or “na
tional bank notes” we have in circulation
for which we have deposited with the
Treasurer of the United States $50,000.00
in U. S. Bonds to guarantee the re
demption of these notes.
DEPOSITS . 458,339.61
Represents money deposited in this bank
by firms or individuals, a part of which is
subject to check on demand and a part on
time certificates of deposit running six or
twelve months, on which we pay 5 per cent
interest.
BILLS PAYABLE . NONE
TOTAL . $670,910.74
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This Bank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers Or Stockholders
Mrs. Domnick McDermott came
home Tuesday night from Tulare,
South Dakota, where she has been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. John
J Lawyer for the past six weeks.
Francis Welsh, Monday, suffered a
refracture of his arm that was broken
early last fall while practicing foot
ball. He was practicing basket ball
when the latter accident occurred.
Mrs. M. Bridges and son Edw. drove
over to Mitchell, South Dakota, Thurs
day where they were called by the
serious illness of their son and brother,
John, who is now recovering nicely.
County Judge Ingram, of Neligh,
i performed the marriage ceremony on
1 January 4>.h, that united Morris Cava
| naugh and Miss Edna L. Tweedy for
life. Both parties resided near
Q'Z.m. —
Gail, the young son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Bressler was badly stunned
and bruised when one of their horses
fell with him while the young man
doing some exhibition riding Satur
day afternoon.
Inman Leader: Leo Mossman de
parted Saturday for Independence, la.,
where he will commence work for a
construction company. Mrs. Mossman
and son Robert will leave for that
place in about three weeks.
A card from Mrs. Ross Haynes, of
Meek, who is in Sioux City, Iowa, an
nounces that her son Fred underwent
an operation for appendicitis Satur
day afternoon at a Sioux City hospital
and that he is recovering nicely.
Ezra Moor, who resides near Inman
recently lost five head of black cattle
from cornstalk disease. The cattle
had been turned into the stalks in the
morning and all five of them died dur
ing he afternoon of the same day.
Walter Simmons, who was to be
executed at the state penitentiary on
February second, for the murder of
Frank Pahl, of Spencer, has been
granted an extension of time in order
that the supreme court may pass upon
his application for a new trial.
Chambers Sun: Mrs. A. P. Noble
received the sad word Wednesday that
one of her sisters. Miss Maggie Troup
of Harvorsville, N. Y.,had passed away
Tuesday, January 9th. Mrs. Troup
was seventy-two years old and had
been in ill health for some time.
Stuart Advocate: A large force of
men are busy digging trenches in the
center of the streets in the business
section of our town, for the electric
cable that will furnish current for the
new street lights. The ground is
frozen very hard $>nd progress is slow.
Gilbert McCreath is the acting
mayor of the city of Atkinson during
the absence of tne regular mayor, A.
C. Purnell, who departed on Wednes
day of last week for a visit to the
west coast of Florida and other places
of importance along the Atlantic
coast.
The village of Orchard held a special
election last Saturday and voted upon
the Question of issuing $60,000 bonds
for the erection of a new school house.
The bonds carried 240 to 24. The
school district have five acres of land
upon which the new building will be
built.
A large four-horse team belonging
to Lew Calhoun made a spectacular
run in south O’Neill about two weeks
ago. They ran down the side
walk breaking off the gasoline filling
pump beloning to Joel Parker and
came near running over A1 Beckwith
and several travelmen who were com
ing from No. 8.
Mrs. Melvin Backes, wife of the
fellow who Judge Robert R. Dickson
sentenced to a term of one to ten
years in the penitentiary for trying to
elope with his pretty young sister-in
law early last November, applied in
person to Judge Dickson last Satur
day for a mother’s pension, but her
request was denied for the reason that
she had not resided in Holt county the
required two years.
The Inman Implement and Hard
ware company store at Inman, was
! robbed Friday night of several flash
light batteries, some-shotgun shells,
t an automatic revolver and cartridges
1 and about $25 or $30. The robbery
was not discovered until Saturday
afternoon. Entrance was gained by
breaking out a window pane.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keller, living
in the west end of the county,, a/e hav
ing their share of bad luck all at one
j time. Frank received a broken right
I foot on Sunday of last week when a
gasoline barrel fell upon it. Three
I days later Mrs. Keller was badly
burned upon both hands one arm and
one foot with flaming hot grease.
A farewell reception and smoker was
given Neal Chase, of Inman, at the
Odd Fellows hall in Inman on Tues
day evening of last week. Mr. Chase
has been in charge of the Bauer-Henry
Lumber Co. at Inman for the past fouar
years and has bee transferred to
Petersburg where he will hold a
similar nosition with the company.
J. A. Holmes arrived here last Sat
urday from Casper, Wyoming, and is
visiting at the home of his brother
Oliver, who resides on the Lee &
Prentice ranch near Amelia. Mr.
Holmes is a former resident of the
county and ud to nine years ago made
his home with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose Holmes who resided ten
miles south of Atkinson on Holt creek.
Rev. Jones has been assigned to the
pastorate of the Methodist church'at
Neligh. Rev. Jones has been serving
as pastor of the Federated church at
Brunswick though he is and has been
a member of the Methodist conference.
He also has served as pastor of the
Methodist churches at Page and Ew
ing. In both of these towns and in
his charge at Brunswick was success
ful in his work and personally popu
lar. Rev. C. F. Steiner, formerly of
this city, has been in charge of this
church, but resigned to take up oither
work
Considerable anxiety and excitement
prevailed around the Henry Grady
home in this city late Sunday after
noon when it was discovered that their
two year old son Harry was lost.
Searching parties were organized in.
the neighborhood, Frank O'Donnell,
coming into O’Neill from the east
found the little fellow going north
toward the Clyde King residence just
before dark and restored him to his
parents.
Tuesday January 9th being the date
of the birthday anniversary of Ernest
Odland, brother of Clarence Odland.
living northwest of O’Neill, a number
friends and neighbors decided to cele
brate it at the Odland home and sur
prised him. The evening passed with
games. Upon their departure the
guests wished Ernest many more hap
by birthdays. Ernest has been visiting
here for several months. His home is
in South Dakota. *
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harrington enter
tained tweny-five couples at a dancing
party at their home, on the corner of
Sixth and Benton streets, Tuesday
evening. Modern and old time dances
were enjoyed. A number of stunts
contributed greatly to the enjoyment
of the evening. Those who did not
dance were entertained at cards. Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Scott assisted by
other members of the party furnished
the music for the dance. J. B. Mellor
was awarded first prize for being the
best gentleman waltzer present; Mrs.
C. B. Scott was voted to be the best
dancer among the ladies. S. J.
Weekes and Mrs. R. R. Morrison ask
ed for a recount of the judges score
card but their claim was denied upon
the ground that their performance
upon the floor did not justify their
claim. C. B. Scott and Mrs. W. F.
Finley were judged to be the lightest
upon their feet. At eleven *>'clock a
dainty two-course luncheon was serv
ed. The large spacious living rooms
were profusely decorated with pink
roses, carnations and hot house plants.
To The Depositor
NATIONAL BANKS FAIL. When
they do depositors lose heavily. Why?
Because deposits in National Banks
are not guaranteed.
STATE BANKS FAIL. When they
do depositors are paid in full. Why?
Because deposits in State Banks are
protected by the Depositors Guarantee
Fund of the State of Nebraska.
THE NEBRASKA STATE BANK
OF O’NEILL is the only Bank in
O’Neill which offers you this pro
tection.
You will protect yourself and please
us by depositing your money with us.
5 per cent paid on time deposits.
Nebraska State Bank
of O’Neill, Nebraska