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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1923)
< VOLUME XLII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1923. , NO. 36. rrtbt+M *4 w f+M+i (wwhw-hi unrn rri lYirsi rnmrrTm (GRADY’S GROCER! PURITAN BACON BARRINGTON HALL COFFEE LETTUCE. CELERY. FRUIT. 1 "■ • CASH PAID FOR EGGS (Phones—68—126) O’Neill, Nebraska See the “Womanless Wedding” at the K. C. Hall, February 13th. Mrs. E. Wr Sargent is suffering with a very bad infection of the hand. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sterns, of Atkinson, on January 20th. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cronin, of Omaha, last Sun •' day. A son was born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hohndorffer, of Scott ville. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Powell, of Opportunity, was quite sick the first of the week. C. J. Terrill and S. C. Payne, of Page, were among those from the east end of the county Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Babl, Jr., a daughter weighing 11% pounds, on Thursday, January 25th. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will have a food sale at Bay’s store, Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee, Jr., of Orchard, came up Friday evening for a visit with their brother Earl and family. A. F. Bartlett, residing near Mm eola, is suffering with an infection in the jaw which had been fractured some time before. A daughter was born Sunday, Jan uary 21st., to Mr. and Mrs. George Donaldson, residing about ten miles northeast of O’Neill. Art Chamber came up from Ran dolph last Sunday and accompanied his brother “Billy” to the home of their parents in Atkinson. Orchard News: Mrs. N. S. Hendrick and children returned to their home at Osmond Monday morning after a week’s visit here and at O’Neill. Fred McNally is nursing a badly mashed finger, the result of a filling pipe falling upon it while he was filling the oil truck from the tanks near the depot last Saturday. Bernard Matthews, son of Mrs. C. Matthews living ten miles north of this city has enrolled in the Grand Is land Business College, at Grand Is land, Nebraska. J. W. Steffensen, the gentleman who has traded for the Stein garage in this city, held a sale last Tuesday and will take possession of the garage as soon as the invoice of the stock is com pleted. Henry Cook and sister, Mrs. T. J. Donohoe, returned Tuesday evening of last week from a several weeks visit at Jersey City, New Jersey, where they were called by the death of a sister. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fallon are still at the home of their daughter and husband in Omaha. They expect t» continue their trip to California as soon as Mrs. Fallon recovers from her present illness. Attorney J. A. Donohoe has been employed by the county board of Brown county to represent them in the settlement with the bondsmen of the former county judge, John- W. Barr, who was found to be “short” in his accounts. An old fashioned literary is being held every other Friday evening in Pleasant Valley near Orchard. The subject for the next literary gather ing, February 9th, will be “Resolved That Radio Is More Beneficial Than The Telephone.” Police Magistrate Michael J. En right performed his first official duty on Monday of last week when he pro nounced a sentence of ten bucks and costs upon John Doe, of Neligh, who tried to mix O’Neill hooch with what he already was carrying. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stimson, for merly of Page, who have been con ducting a general store in Breslau, Nebraska, have sold the store to Ralph Dalton, of Waterbury, and Boyd Mitchell, of Orchard, who will take possession next week. ■ Little Things M' ■ Service - Service embraces many things costing little but valu able in building up a business. I Courtesy, sincerity and man ners are but a few. We will continue to give friendly, agreeable and cheer ful service and not substitutes for them. ' T5he O’Neill Natiorval Bank O’Neill, Nebraska Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $150,000.00. This bank carries no indebted ness of officers or stock holders. ' f) . ,■ • • Late reports from the bedside of Mrs. Arthur Ryan are to the effect that she is in a serious condition with double pneumonia; two nurses are in attendance also several doctors; the outcome of her case will depend en tirely upon her vitality. The state board of pardons granted thirteen paroles last weekT The ap plication of Robert. Bailey of this county was denied. Bailey was sent up from this county for larceny, be ing convicted Of stealing accessories -from a garage at Emmet. Walter Stein of this city has traded the Steffensen farm, north of Orchard, for which he recently traded his gar age on west Douglas street, to G. H. Eley for a residence property in Or chard. Mr. Eley will move to the farm. Mr. Stein has now disposed of the. residence. R. A. Baker, formerly of this city, who has been cashier of a bank at Johnstown for the past few years, was appointed County Judge of Brown County last Monday by the Board of Supervisors of that county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Barr who was short in his accounts. The other day when the weather took on the appearance of moisture. Rain Collector Harry Bowen purchased a 'pair of new rubbers. When he came out of the store the sun began to shjno so he returned them. Harry says there is no use having rubbers around if the sun is going to shine all the time like it does in Nebraska. John W. Hiber has become a real radio ‘|bug,” and has installed a com plete line of parts and accessories at his home in the southwest part of the city. He expects, however, to move the supply station down town as soon as he can secure the right kind of 'a place. Being a retired jeweler. John should be an expert on the delicate parts of the radio. A smooth check artist has been working the merchants and a few others, over around Winner, South Dakota. At one town he purchased a ranch and stock it, getting away with in a few days with considerable money. At other towns he madp heavy purchases getting change in re turn for a large check. He may visit this fair city most any day. Ewing Advocate: The O’Neill high schaol boys and giris walloped our teams last Friday at O’Neill by de cisive scores. Our players have num erous alibis over the defeat, the principle ones being that the county seat players were too fast on their feet. Both were good games, however, and our boys and grils hope to make a bdcter showing when O’Neill returns’ the game. Judge R. R. Dickson went over to Springview last week where he held a short session of court He sentenced Clyde Luckett, of Omaha, to the re formatory for men for a period of from two to ten years. Luckett pleaded guilty to stealing a calf. He is twenty seven years oi l. John Hamer, who was implicated in the transaction along with Luckett, will not receive sentence until the next term of court. A man, accompanied by his wife and twro children, and claiming to be an ex soldier, called upon American Legion Commander, C. W. Conklin last Fri day and asked for assistance as far as Norfolk. Arrangements were made for their assistance through the chan nels of the local Red Cross. The man claimed tat he had been gassed and that he was just out of a hospital in Colorado and on his way to his old home in Beloit, Kansas. About twenty neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erb, living about thirteen miles northwest of O’Neill, arranged a surprise for them on Wednesday evening of last week. Mrl'and Mrs. Erb were completely sur prised when the party arrived but were equal to the occasion and entertained their guests royally. Mr. Erb dis tinguished himself as a magician with his slight-of-hand performances and works of mysterious art. The evening was spent at games of various kinds. A bounteous luncheon, brought by the visitors, was served at midnight. Mrs. Margaret Ryan, grandmother of Mrs. W. J. Biglin of this city, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. F. Waters, at Jackson. Mrs, Ryan was one W the last survivers of the historical Father Tarcy colony that pushed westward from New York in 1855 in quest of virgin territory. This colony was the second colony to locate in Nebraska. She located in Dakota county with her husband 67 years ago and has continuously resided in that county ever since. She was 91 years old at the time of her death. Atkinson Grapic: Geo. Spence, teamster at hay hauling, is laid up at his home with a broken thigh bone. While hitching up, Monday after din ner, his usually docile team became frightened at something and bolted. The team was only partly hitched but sufficient to drag the wagon over him. His right leg was broken above the knee. The team, after circling a time or two, headed for the side of the barn where they were stopped from any further damage by jambing the wagon tongue into the side of the building where they were held fast. Johnstown Enterprise: Fire of un known origin practically destroyed the ice house and baggage rooms belong ing to the Northwestern Railway com pany at Long Pine on Monday night. The fire was first discovered inthe bag gage rooms and after burning them well down was conquered by the fire department A few hours later the ice house, located close to the baggage rooms was discovered to be on fire and the flames had gained such headway that the building was well nigh a total loss. A construction gang for the company was immediately set to work clearing away the debris and started construction work. As the company is this week starting its an nual ice harvest at Valentine, it will doubtless be much inconvenienced by the loss of the storage house at the Pine just at this time. Febr ary Sale! _imimj;■ '■!■'' iii.i ■ ■ ■" ——->- — To Stimulate our Hardware Sales we are making Special Prices for this month. The sale will continue all month. Come and Buy what you Need at our Special Prices. f--< Wagon Box Rivets, lb. 16c Machine Bolts, pound .... 16c Ferruled Fork Handles ... 60c -i $1.25 Coal Hods . 90c Maytag Electric Washer $35 i Galvanized Ridge Roll, ft. 5c Barn Door Track, ft. 12c’ 50c Can Spring Oil . 26c $1.00 Steel Brushes . 65c Can-O-Cedar Wax . 69o 90c Fancy Scissors.72c $1.26 Fancy Scissors . 98c $1.35 Shears, Medium . $1.10 $1.85 Large Shears. $1,50 Bottle Gasket Shellac ... 2lc i Mop Handles . 19c Stock Dip, gallon . $1.00 $1.25 Pail Axle Grease. .. 90c $3.50 Copper Tea Kettle $2.75 $10.00 Cnild’s Auto . $6.90 $7.60 Hay Slings . $6.50 $18.00 Hay Carrier .... $12.50 $2.75 Wire Stretcher .... $2.00 Separator Rubbers . 10c /--s Coleman Lanterns . $6.75 Wash Boilers— $1.50 Boilers . $1.24 $2.50 Boilers . $1.98 $4.00 Boilers . $3.25 $5.50 Copper . $4.25 Tubs— Galvanized .. 79c Johnson’s Wax . 79c Dry Cells . 39c Hot Shot .„. $2.24 ’$5.00 Tire Chains . *... $.3.50 $1.00 Razors . 79c $1.00 Gillette Blades . 80c 60e Liquid Veneer.48r 60c O-Cedar Oil .. 48c $1.50 Mops . $1.19 $2.25 Kiddie Kars . $1.48 Johnson’s Wax . 69c Separator Oil, gallon. 60c $1.25 Bushel Measures. .. 98c $2.00 Clothes Baskets.. $1.50 $1.00 Gallon Motor Oil.... 74c Copper Rivets, Box . 20c Tubular Rivets ...^. 10c Pump Cylinders . $2.50 Clevises . 16c $1.85 Lanterns .'..$1.49 $4.75 Rayo Lamps . $4.00 Majestic Ransre— $126.00 Special . $106.00 Used Oil Stove .. $12.00 Red Star Stove.. $38.00 Auto Feed Stove . $13.60 $4.50 Roasters . $3.78 $3.55 Roaster . $2.98 Kiddie Kars.$1.4S Dry Batteries.39c | Hot Shots . $2.24 36c Axle Grease . 26c $1.35 Pails Grease . $1.00 $1.75 Shears . $1.35 $1.00 Buggy Whi|ps . 69c Gas Mantles, Dozen. 90c ./ Neil P. Brennan i O’Neill - Nebraska ! Mrfe. W. L. Ullrich, of Atkinson, was a guest of Miss Mary Joyce last Thursday, Attorney W. J. Froelich, began the practice of law in Justice Campbell’s court About the middle of the month when he successfully tried two law juira’','winning each of them. One of the cases was a suit on a note and the other was the tresspassing suit brought by Art E. Skaw, residing northwest of Stuart, against Charles and Guy Cadwallader. Mr. Froelich represented the Cadwalladers. Representative Thatcher, of Boyd, county, has introduced a bill in the house of representatives at Lincoln, which if it becomes a law would reim burse Boyd county for the $5,286.24 spent during the trial of Walter Sim mons, who was convicted of the mur der of Frank Pahl, of Spencer. Boyd county claims that the result of that trial was a benefit to the entire state, and that the county is too small to stand all the expense. According to the snow and ice bulletin issued by the weather bureau at Washington, D. C., California is having a little snow; the report show's that Emigrant Gap, on January 22nd, had six inches of snow, Huntington Lake, forty-two inches, Sierraville, seven inches, and Summit eighty-seven inches. Ice was twenty inches thick at Huron, South Dakota, and at Greenville, Maine, and thirteen inches thick at Dubuque, Iowa. Nebraska has been enjoying a very delightful winter while other states are shivering around firesides wondering if spring will ever come. HOMER SHERIDAN WILL MEET JOE BURNS HERE Boxing fans are' assured of a real treat on February 8th. The K. of C. Athletic Club have arranged a bout for that date with Homer Sheridan, of Sioux City, and Joe Bums, The Fight ing Greek, of Minneapolis, which will take place at the K. of C. Hall at 8.30 in the evening. Homer Sheridan needs no introduct ion to the people of this part of the state where he has staged several suc cessful bouts with some good ones. Homer is one of the most clever boxers in the ring today. Joe Burns, The Fighting Greek, comes to us with a record that puts him before the people as a real boxer. He recently fought a draw with Chuck Lambert and also a draw with Bud Logan. O’NEILL 70, CHAMBERS 7. The O’Neill Hoop Artists added their ninth victory Friday on the local floor 70 to 7 with the Chambers team. The game was extremely fast for the score keepers and kept the leads of their pencils dull all the time. Next Friday the local teams go to Inman for a return game and on Saturday night Oakdale will play here. The girls were not as successful as the boys were for they took the short end of a 23 to 17 score. The Chambers boys have tried in vain to beat O’Neill ever since they started to play four years ago, but have lost all eight games. The O’Neill team will play Oakdale here Saturday evening at 8 o’clock. GEORGE W. PARHAM. George W. Parham died at the home of his only daughter, Mrs. H. K. Wil liams, in Atlantic, Iowa, Sunday, at the a^e of eighty years. Mr. Parham was a. resident of i O'Neill for a number of years prior to | last spring when he went to the home of his daughter following an illness, j He was an active business man up to the last. lie was associated in the real estate business in this qity with R. H. Parker for seven years/^nd later conducted considerable business on his own account. At the time of his death he owned 1500 acres of good land in this county. He was an early settler at Atlanta, Iowa. x Funeral services were held Monday from the Presbyterian church and in terment was made in the cemetery at Altantic by the side of his wife, who died in 1888. WINIFRED DELPHA HARRISON. Winifred Delpha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Harrison, living four miles north of the Agee postoffice, died at the home of her parents Thursday afternoon of last week of peritonitis following perforation of the bowel in typhoid fever. She was ill but five t days. Winifred was born April 6, 1909, be ing thirteen years, nine months and nineteen days old at the -time of her death. Besides her parents she leaves one brother, William; a sister, ’Esther Fern; her grand-pa rents and great grandparents. The funeral services were held at the Blackbird church Saturday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. Geo. Bressler, of O’Neill, and burial was made in Blackbird cemetery. CARD OF THANKS. We desiro to extend our heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors who were so kind to us during the sickness and death of our daughter, Winifred. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Harrison and family. JOHN FRANCIS RYAN. ’ John Francis, the seven year old son of Mrs. Peter Ryan of this eity, died at her home last Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock following a continued illness covering several months. The boy was in fairly good health and attended school during the! past two years. He was taken sick last August and was unable to recover his y health again. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick’s church Sunday morning fol lowing late mass, conducted by Father Cassidy. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will have a food sale at Bay’s store, Saturday afternoon. I §'r"" I \ II _ ♦
