We Thank Our Friends And
Customers
We wish to express our sincere appreciation
of the generous business that we have received
from the people of O’Neill and vicinity during
the time that we were operating the O’Neill
M zlor Company in this city. We have sold the
business to The Steffensen Motor Company who
will conduct the same in the future.
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Stein, Woidneck
and Anderson
Royal Theatre
“Home of Good Pictures”
- FRIDAY -
CHARLES RAY in
“SCRAP IRON”
2-Reel Comedy
- SATURDAY ——
ELAINE HAMMEHSTEEN in
“EVIDENCE”
Comedy
TENTH CHAPTER OF
“BUFFALO BILL”
—, SUNDAY & MONDAY —
ELLIOTT DEXTER AND
CLAIRE WINDSOR in
“GRAND LARCENY”
2-Rcel Comedy
— TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY —
“SON OF WALLINGFORD”
with ALL STAR CAST
Comedy
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY -
EDWARD HORTON in
“THE LADDER JINX”
2-Reel Comedy
Coining Soon—
JANE NOVAK in
“THELMA”
MISS EVELYN STANNARD
ENTERTAINS AT CARDS
Thursday evening of last week at
the J. B. Mellor home in east O’Neill,
Miss Evelyn Stannard entertained
twenty-four of her young lady friends
at a seven o’clock dinner followed by
cards, and dancing.
Mrs. P. B. Harty won the high score
prize; Mrs. W. F. Finley received the
consolation and Miss Brenadette Bren
nan won the all-cut. The place cards
were hearts while the favors were
corsage boquets. The late evening was
devoted to dancing. Those present:
Miss Florence McCafferty, Miss
Helen Willcox, Miss Ida Chqpman,
Miss Genevieve Biglin, Mrs. C. F. Mc
Kenna, Mrs. H. J. Reardon, ^Irs. H. J.
Hammond, Mrs. Ben Grady, Mrs. Ed
ward Campbell, Mrs. P. B. Harty, Mrs.
W. F. Wilging, Miss Grace Hammond,
Biss Bridget Carr, Miss Bernadette
Brennan, Miss Dorothy Frost, Miss
Bessie McCloud, Mrs. Edward David
son, Mrs. L. A. Burgess, Mrs. W. F.
Finley, Mrs. C. E. Stout, Miss Anna
McManus, Mrs. Max Golden, Miss
Catherine King, Miss Rose Taylor,
Miss Kathleen Roscoff.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Eighth Grade—The eighth grade
devoted the history period last week
to civics. In a test Friday the class
decided that Ardis Downey had the
neatest paper.
Howard Ashton Spelled down the
eighth grade Wednesday.
The eighth grade devoted the read
ing period Monday to the life of Lin
KiSESIK
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It Can't
leak
Because'
it's Made
In One Piece
n
And one piece of solidly
moulded rubber through
out. That’s why it’s sol
idly guaranteed not to
leak—your money back
if it does.
Chas. E. Stout
•‘The Rexah” Store
coin. Each member of the class re
sponded with a quotation.
The eighth grade used the opening
period one morning for study of the
life and writings of Dickens. A
synopsis of Oliver Twist was read to
the class.
The class is doing very intensive
work on finding the area of a circle.
The class received very interesting
letters from the Nye boys and Florence
Haines, former members of the class.
Sixth Grade—The following people
have been absent on account of illness:
Holland Loy, Amelia Merrell, Gene
Ashton, Vivian Eidenmiller, Laurel
Hough, Gail Dressier, and Fhrank
Wyant.
The Busy Bee Sewing Club met last
week and the girls worked On their
third problem which is a princess slilp.
In the sixth grade, six of the girls
have already finished their third prob
Iprn
Monday the departmental grades
met in the sixth grade class room and
had a “Lincoln” program. This con
sisted of telling stories of Lincoln’s
life, recitations, and short selections
read by the different members of the
classes.
The sixth grade drawing class are
making valentine posters and calen
dars this week.
Fourth Grade—The fourth grade
nupils are having a valentine box to
day.
Edgar Haskings and Jack David
son are absent this week from the
fourth grade.
Dorothy Masters and Robert Reeves
have moved to a new locality with
their parents and the fourth grade
pupils miss them very much.
The fifth grade pupils gave a Valen
tine program Wednesday afternoon.
They all enjoyed the “Valentine Box.”
Each one received many beautiful
valentines.
Loyd Davidson and Marlowe San
ders have been absent this week on ac
count of sickness.
In language the intermediate grades
have completed “Lincoln” and “Val
entine” booklest and are working on
“Washington Booklets” now.
The Intermediate grades are pre
paring a Washington program.
SUPERVISORS’ PROCEEDINGS.
(Continued from last week.)
Thence South 81d 8m East
4.13 chains to station .13
Thence South 79d 50m East
4.80 chains to station.14
Thence North 78d 5m East
5.90 chains to station .; 16
Thence North 86d 15m East
4.00 chains to station . 16
Thence North 82d —m East
4.39 chains to station . 17
Thence North 82d 20m East
2.95 chains to station... 18
Thence North 79d 20m East
9.47 chains to station... 19
Thence North 66d 25m East
3.59 chains to station. 20
Thence North 57d 25m East
3.15 chains to station .. 21
Thence North 66d 10m East
9.77 chains to station .22
Thence Noith 60d 7m East
3.37 chains to station . 23
Thence North 62d 42m East
3.42 chains to station. 24
Thence North 85d 40m Etast
14.21 chains to station . 25
Thence North 72d 50m East
41.94 chains to station.26
A point on Road No 62 on the V4
section line and 29 00 cl r !ns North of
the Vi section corner so- Jl* of Section
•30, Township 33, North Range 11
West and there terminate. Sept. 18,
1922.
M. F. NORTON, Co. Surveyor.
Commissioner.
Filed September 19, 1922.
Appointment and Report of Apprais
ers:
On the 4th day of December, 1922,
the following persons, namely, D. J.
Cronin, J. C. Stein, and Bert Miller,
were appointed Appraisers to ascer
tain and fix the amount of damages
sustained by the claimant Norton
DnvTi hv reason of the establishment
of the above established road, took the
oath, and on oath, and on December
27, 1922. reported as follows:
To the Board of County Commission
ers, Holt County. Nebraska:
We, the undersigned, Appraisers,
appointed to view the grounds and ap
praise the damages by reason of the
establishment of Road No. - as
heretofore set forth, respectfully sub
mit the following report:
After taking and subscribing to the
oath above set forth, and at the time
directed and commanded by the County
Clerk, we viewed the grounds and
premises in ouestion, and the grounds,
premises, and property for which
I damages are claimed by the several
I claimants named in our appointment,
' and we have, and do hereby assess and
appraise the amount of damages sus
tained by each of said claimants by
reason of the location and establish
ment of said Road as follows:
To Norton Pruyn Land in Lots 2 and
3 of Section 26, Township 33, North
Range 13, W. 4% acres, $225.00.
Witness our hands this 27th day of
December, 1922.
D. J. CRONIN,
J. C. STEIN,
BERT MILLER,
Appraisers.
Filed December 28, 1922.
Mr. Chairman: I move you that the
road asked for in the above petition be
granted and the clerk instructed to
draw a warrant on the Road Fund In
favor of Norton Pruyn for $225.00
amount of damages allowed by the ap
praisers on same and surveyor be in
structed to plat same.
J. V. JOHNSON.
L. C. McKIM.
Motion carried.
To the Honorable County Board of
Holt County, Nebraska.
Gentlemen: Now comes F. W.
Gottschalk and deposes and says that
the Assessor in Saratoga Precinct
for the year 19°1. wrongfully placed
him in School District No. 40 and he
lives in School District No. 53.
Your petitioner respectfully asks
your honorable body to transfer said
school tax $38.28 from District No.
40 to District No. 63, also petitioner
asks for a refund of $5.48, the differ
ence between the levy in District No.
40 being 11 mills and in District No.
53 being 10 mills, and further affiant
sayeth not.
F. W. GOTTSCHALK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 29t,h day of November. 1922.
(Seal) E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
On motion same was granted and
<derk instructed accordingly.
State of Nebraska, County of Holt,
SS:
Now comes L. I. Puckett and de
noses and says that in the year 1917
he lived inEmmet Precinct and that be
"ave in all his property to the assessor
in Emmet Precinct for that year.
He further deposes and says that he
had some horses winter in Sheridan
nrecinct in 1917 and the assessor in
that precinct assessed them there,
♦hereby making a double assessment
on them for the year 1917.
And he nravs your honorable body
to instruct the County Clerk to strike
off the assessment of said horses in
Sheridan Precinct for 1917.
And further deponent saveth not.
L. I. PUCKETT
Petitioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 22nd day of December. 1922.
(Seal)* E. F. PORTER.
» County Clerk. -
On motion praver of petition was
granted and clerk instructed to strike
off the tax in Sheridan Township.
At 5 o’clock p. m. on motion board
adiourned until January 3, 1923, at 9
o’clock a. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F PORTER. Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 3, 1922. 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adiournment.
All members present but Hubbard.
The following claims were audited
*nd on sooarate motion allowed on
General Fund:
C. C. Bergstrom, December
salary and expense. $103.08
Peter W. Duffy, December
salary and expense ... 180.50
J. M. Hunter, fourth quarter
salary . 150.00
Harry Bowen, December salary 110.00
E. F. Porter, December salary 166.66
Anna Donohoe, Dec. salary .... 158.33
Winnie Shaughnesy, Dec. salary 80.00
Loretta Sullivan, Dec salary .. 70.00
Opal Ashley, Dec.* salary. 80.00
Grace Joyce, Dec. Salary. 80.00
1 Berthe Weyenth, Dec. salary .. 80.00
B. T. Winchell, Dec. salary .... 104.13
E. F. Porter, Stamped env. 44.96
Peter W. Duffy, Expenses Dec. 70.00
Peter W. Duffy, expenses Dec. 58.35
E. F. Porter, making tax list .. 886.24
E. F. Porter, Clerk Co.
Board for 1922 ._. 400.00
E. F. Porter, certificates and
making up Assessors real
estate books . 378.75
E. F. Porter, official bonds
filed . 94.00
E. F. Porter, Express . 1.68
E. F. Porter, stamps as fees .... 8.00
Anna Donohoe, official expenses 76.18
Gib McCreath, Dec. salary .... 96.00
Lucy Beebe, Care Mrs Damero 5.00
J. F. Brady, coal for
Lettie Moss . 33.90
A. V. Virgin, Elec, and
plumbing supplies ...>.. 65.78
W. T. Hayes, Tel. and postage 6.70
W. T. Hayes, supervisor serv. 28.00
J. V. Johnson, services as
supervisor and telephone . 36.35
L. C. McKim, supervisor serv. 23,90
C. B. NeHis, supervisor serv. .. 16.80
John Sullivan, svipervisor serv. 31.50
The following official bonds were ap
proved:
Peter W. Duffy, County Sheriff.
Charles E. Mitchell, Justice of
Peace, Saratoga township.
At 12 o’clock noon, on motion board
adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present but Hub
bard. Board called to order by chair
man.
Reports of Gib McCreath as County
Highway Commissioner and L. Ej
Skidmore in charge of county con
tracts were submitted.
Motion made by Skidmore, second
ed by McKim that chairman appoint a
committee of three to check the above
mentioned reports; on being put to
vote by chairman it was declared car
ried.
Chairman appointed McKim, Nellis,
and Sullivan a3 such committee, same
to report at the first meeting of the
new board.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the Road fund:
John Sullivan, committee work $17.90
Van Zandt Bros., posts. 5.20
Hoskinson Mers. Co., gunny
sacks . 2.50
F. O. Hammerberg, appraising
road . 7.60
R. E. Gallagher, clay, etc. 750.00
Abe Driskill, labor . 44.25
J. F. Brady, storage on
lumber .t.. 15.00
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
State Highway fund:
Wm. Hershiser, labor. 19.15
J. V. Bond, labor. 20.00
Henry Baum, Use of disc.. 5.00
,T. F. Brady, coal for tr. shed .. 8 05
Milo Beebe, Labor.. 18.00
J. K. Ernst, labor . 78.14
Ed. Welke, Dragging . 8.45
Ed. Welke, labor . 12.00
Frank Schmidt, haying road .... 5.20
Shaffer Oil & Ref. Co., gasoline 44.85
S. R. Reed, repairs . 59.40
M. L. Miller, dragging .. 19.00
C. R. I^irson, dragging Stc. 20.00
Thos. Leahy, dragging . 20.00
Hanford Produce Co., garage
lights . 1.88
Sidney Faulhaber, labor. 5.00
A. J. Davis, labor. 15.00
Bill Coats, labor... 15.00
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on the
Bridge fund:
J. D. Beck, .$12.50
Henry Fuelbreth .. 65.00
Frank Oberle . 18.00
Claim of T. S. Roche for $3.35
was allowed on the Road Dragging
fund.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board:
We. your committee appointed to
investigate the condition of the South
abutment of the Old Whiting bridge,
respectfully submit the following:
We found said abutment was in our
opinion in poor shape, but owing to
the fact that the new abutment is built,
up to the old one, we consider the old
one will be safe for traffic for a num
ber of years.
J. V. JOHNSON.
L. C. McKIM.
JOHN SULLIVAN.
On motion same was accepted and
committee discharged.
Minutes of January 2nd and 3rd,
1923, were read and approved.
At 4 o’clock p. m., on motion board
adjourned sine die.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clekr.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 9, 1923, 10 a. m.
Board met in regular session. Mem
bers present: Skidmore, Sullivan. Mc
Kim, Nellis, Havens, Larson and Gib
son. Board called to order by County
Clerk.
Clerk appointed Nrllis and McKim
to ascertain if the bonds of Havens,
Sullivan, Larson and Gibson were on
fde and approved by the County
Judge.
Committee reported that the bonds
of the above named supervisors were
on file and Approved bv Countv Judge.
- Board proceeded to elect a chair
man. Clerk appointed Skidmore and
Havens as tellers. First ballot re
sulted as follows: McKim 5, Sullivan
1, Skidmore 1. Motion made and sec
onded that the ;n formal ballot be de
clared formal and Mr. McKim be de
clared elected as chairman for the en
DUROC BRED SOW SALE!
Keep This In Mind
We will sell 60 head of bred sows and gilts on
Saturday, March 10, 1923. There will be a few
tried sows, some fall yearlings and about 45 head
of big, early, well grown out spring gilts sired
by Sky Sensation and Pathfinder Supreme,
Bred to Grand Orion Sensation No. 395051. He
is ihe largest bcsr of his age in the northwest,
i n J a son of Uneeda Orion Sensation, which you
all know. A few will be bred to my new boar,
Radio Sensation 450731, a son of Great Orion
Sensation. A few to Sen Sen, 486909, a grand
son of Giant Sensation. A chance for you to get
some real sows, bred to real boars.
i nun 11 iiniiiii—i— iniBiiiiiiMimi'—inM—iw—ii 1———————
Respectfully,
C. J. BROWN, Lynch, Neb.
suing year. On same being put to
vote by clerk it was declared carried
and Mr. McKim was declared elected
chairman.
On motion board adjourned until 1
1 o’clock to give the chairman time to
appoint his standing committees.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 9, 1923, 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present. Boaid called to
order by chairman. Chairman pre
sented the following standing com
mittees for the year:
Court House—Sullivan, Skidmore
and Nellis.
Finance and Official Bdhds—Havens,
Gibson and Larson.
Printing and Supplies—Skidmore,
Gibson and Havens.
Settlement with County Officers—
Nellis and Entire Board.
Tax and Tax Settlements—Larson,
Nellis and Sullivan.
Claims—Gibson and Entire Board.
' On motion by Havens, seconded by
Sullivan, same was approved.
L. G. Gillespie appeared before the
board in regard to the insurance poli
cies asking approval of two policies
with the Great American Insurance
Co. for $2,000.00 fire and $2,000.00 tor
nado.
On motion same were approved.
(Continued.)
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday Morning Service, 10:80 a.
m., Sunday School, 11:80 a. m.. Young
People’s Service 6:30 p. m., Evening
Service, 7:30 p. m.
Midweek Services: Tuesday, 7:80
a. m.; Young People’s Prayer Ser
vice Wednesday 7:30 p. m., Regular
Prayer Meeting, Thursday, 7.80 p. m.
Morning Choir Saturday, 7:80 p. m.
Rev. J. A. Hutchins, Pastor.
Diets !*• i
3 Mimi
Every woman will want
to see the many varia
tions of the new tiered
silhouette featured
in the
Spring
Fashion Book
Pictorial Review
Patterns
for February
are ready. Don’t fail
to see them. Cutting
and Construction
Quides in each pattern.
At Dave Stannard’s
PUBLIC SALE
..in imBemmmsmwxmMHmaammmmmmaimammmm
As I am moving on a smaller place I will sell at public auction on the Z. G.
Bullard farm, 5’miles north and 9 cast of the O’Neill fair grounds 4 miles
south and 2 east of Opportunity, 9 miles north and 2 west of Page, on
Friday, February 23, 1923
Sale starts at 1 o’clock p. m.
58 Head of Cattle
Consisting of 10 head of milch cows, some giving milk; 10 stock cows; 8
head coming 3-year-old heifers; 3 head coming 2-year-old heifers; 26 yearling
and calves; 1 registered Aberdeen Angus bull, 4 years old.
One bay mare, 7 years old, weight 1300; 1 saddle pony, 5 years old, weight
800.
Six Poland China gilts.
Machinery, Etc.
Two six foot McCormick mowers; 1 6-foot Deering mower; 1 Deering hay
rake; 1 sweep; 1 wagon and box; 1 baled hay rack; 1 Defiance sulky plow;
1 corn planter; 1 Moline two-row eli; 1 drag; 1 one-horse rye drill; 1 loose
ground lister; 1 8-foot McCormick grain binder; 1 endgate seeder; 200
bushels of speltz; 20 tons prairie hay, and other articles too numerous to
mention.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON. BRING YOUR TIN CUPS.
TERMS OF SALE—Nine months’ time on sums over $10.00 with approved
security and 10 per cent interest. $10 and under cash. No property to be
removed until settled for.
Ray Sders, Owner
WANSER & SORENSON, Aucts. JAS. F. O’DONNELL, Clerk.
