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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1923)
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PUBLIC OF * O’NEILL. The Universal-Jewel pho toplay — “THE FLIRT — which is to be presented at the Royal Sunday and Mon day, is ift the estimation of the critics and myself, one of the greatest of achievements ::n the history of the screen. -THE FLIRT” is Booth Tarkington’s masterpiece transferred to the screen with a fidelity and sincerity that makes this picture the greatest drama of American life ever produced. A remarkable cast under the direction of Hobart Hen ley has made the characters in Booth Tarkington’s fa mous book live and act in a mighty drama that will live in your memory long after all other big pictures have been forgotten. Naturally, a showman wants everybody to see every picture he shows. But it’s something other than mere business.that prompts me to plead wTith you not to miss “THE FLIRT.” It is one of the greatest most satisfying pictures I have ever seen anywhere. It certainly is one of the finest this theatre has ever shown. I am proud to be able to show it at my theatre. GEORGIA 0. RASLEY, Manager ROYAL THEATRE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES. Preaching—10:30 a. m. Sunday School—11:30 a. m. Junior C. E.—2:30 p. m. Senior C. E.—0:45 p. m. Preahcing—7:30 p. m. The morning service last Sunday was noticeable for it’s lack of men. Many of our regular attendants went to Chambei’s to the funeral of Mr. Stowell. The evening service was well attended. The Womens’ Working Society will meet with Mrs. Henry Bay Thursday afternoon. The annual Congregational Meet ing will be held at the Church Parlors Thursday evening, March 22nd. All members of the church should be present at this important meeting. The Sunday School is a very im portant part of the work of the church. Come and bring your friends. A cor dial welcome awaits you. STRAYED—MY BAY PONY AND black four-year-old colt with white face.—Ccn Keys. 41 Paper Hanging —and— Painting E. Kirkpatrick CALL ON HIM. t __y JQf pices you a receipt for beautiful teeth Chas. E. Stout “The Rexall” Store dr. McCarthy’s death. Dr. P. H. McCarthy died at Rocb.es ! ter, Minnesota, last Friday following 1 an operation for appendicitis. The re , mains were taken to Butte, Montana, ■ for burial. Dr. McCarthy was a step brother of T. D. Hanley of this city and was a former O’Neill hoy, having spent his boyhood days in this city. He is quite well known by many in this vicinity.. The following article is I taken from the Butte (Montana) Daily i Post of last Friday, and tells of his life in the west: Dr. P. H. McCarthy, of Butte, emi I nent Montana physician and surgeon, ' died early this morning at Rochester, ' Minnesota. He failed to survive an operation for appendicitis. He had | been suffering from acute pneumonia as well. Dr. McCarthy’s health broke down under strain of professional work a few month ago. He spent some time in California and friends hoped that the trip might serve to restore his health. As a last resort he left sev eral days ago for Rochester for a con sultation with specialists. His wife was with him when the end came. His daughter left Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs. Mayme Leary, a sister of Dr. McCarthy, for Rochester. Dr. McCarthy was a native of Mich igan, where he was born October 15, 1875. His parents were pioneers of the west and the family migrated to O’Neill, Nebraska. His mother was widowed when he was quite young, but Dr. McCarthy concluded his first studies in the schools of that city and came to Butte thrirty-two years ago, where he worked as a miner for several years. He later attended Creighton Medical college where he attained his degree. During the sum mer vacations he returned to Butte and labored with the multitude of under ground workers in the local mines. He began his practice in Butte on completion of his studies and was united in marriage to Miss Jule Staf ford, of Norfolk, Nebraska, seventeen years ago. His wife also comes of a prominent pioneer family of the mid c(le west. She had been a teacher in the Butte schools and is now active in civic, and other organizations here. Dr. McCarthy’s practice grew to be one of the biggest in the profession in Butte. Aside from his success at that work, he was prominent in other activ ites. He had been connected with the county board of health for the last twelve years, duing which time he served as secretary. He was also a memoer ot tne state ooara oi medical examiners and one of the leading sur geons and physicians of Montana. Besides his wife and daughter, Mary Catherine, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Hanley, Billings, Montana; a brother, Dr. James Mc Carthy, Goldfield, Nevada; a half brother, Dr. Robert Hanley, Billings; a half sister, Miss Genevieve Hanley, De^r Lodge; Mrs. Mayme Leary, Butte, sister; Jerry Hanley, a half brother, and Miss Abbie Hanley, half sister, of Billings. Tribute to Dr. P. H. McCarthy. The following editorial also appear ed in the Butte (Montana) Daily Post of last Friday, and is a tribute^ to Dr. McCarthy: During most of his manhood years, Dr. P. H. McCarthy held estimable professional rank in this city and throughout the state he was much es teemed within the circle which in cludes the medical fraternity. Of it self that is a record which is enviable, but in a broader sense and a larger way he was a citizen whose career was excellent and whose death, in the prime of useful manhood, will be sin cerely deplored by his townsmen. Dr. McCarthy was endowed with genial social traits which gave to him pleasant personal distinction and mul tiplied the number of his sincere friends. He was an enjoyable com panion and a much-admired comrade. While he held the confidence of those with whom his relations were pro fessional, he was, as well, a fellow citizen whose public-spirited motives were recognized and whose helpful effort in all things relating to. civic or community weltare were appreciated. He volunteered for world-war service, at severe personal cost, and his soldier record was to his enduring credit. It had come to the notice of Dr. Mc Carthy’s friends within recent weeks that he was in failing health. Their hope was that his recovery would be speedy and complete, but this week’s tidings were ominous, and they proved to be a most unwelcome *preface to this morning’s deeply-regretted announce ment that he has passed out of life. MRS. F. G. SPIRES CHAIRMAN CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY Mrs. F. G. Spires, of O’Neill, has been appointed county . ' airman for Holt county in the cam ign of the Nebraska! Children’s Hoim "Society for $40,000 with which to ere a receiv ing home where homeless children are kept until good homes and suitable parents are found for them. Holt’s quota is $900. Mrs. Spires has begun her organiza tion and sub-chairman are being alp pointed. The campaign will get under way here between Mai’ch 15 and April 7. Everyone who' wishes to aid are urged to get in touch with the county chair man or one of the sub-chairmen. MRS. CLIFFORD B. SCOTT GIVES ST. PATRICK PARTY Mrs. Clifford B. Scott entertained the members of the Monday night club and a few invited guests at a seven o’clock, three course dinner followed by bridge, at her home Saturday evening. Twelve guests were pres ent. The St. Patrick idea was car ried out quite completely in the menu as well as in the table and house decorations. Mrs. H. B. Winchester won the high score prize. Humorous prizes were won by Mrs. H. E. Coyne, Mrs. W. J. Biglin and Mrs. C. B. Scott. Saturday was also Mrs. Scott’s birthday anniversary, and as a re membrance she was presented with a set of goblets. BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLD HLSlNkbS MEETING | At a meeting of the board of di j rectors of the O’Neill Country Club ! held at the office of J. A. Donohoe Tuesday evening a new set of by-laws were prepared for adoption. A tem porary committee consisting of F. J. Dishner, J. W. Hiber and H. E. Coyne was named whose duty it will be to see that trees and flowers are planted in the early spring looking to the beautifying of the grounds. The following permanent com mittee chairmen were appointed: Grounds—F. J. Dishner. Entertainment—J. W. Hiber. Care of Buildings—H. E. Coyne. PATRICK BRENNAN. Patrick Brennan died at his home in the east part of the city eatlv Friday morning following a lingering illness of many months caused by old age. Mr. Brennan was engaged in the shoe repair business in O’Neill for many years. He was a southern soldier during the civil war and served the south faithfully for two and one-half years. Patrick Brennan was born in County Karry, Ireland, March 17, 1835. He came to America in 1851 and located in Montreal, Canada, where he made his home for many years. He was married May 23, 1859, and with his family came to Holt county October 8, 1879, and located upon a homestead and timber claim eight miles noth east of O’Neill, where he resided until he came to O’Neill, which was about twenty-five years ago. His wife died in October, 1882. Funeral services were held from St. Patrick’s church following late mass Sunday moning, conducted by Rev. M. F. Cassidy. Burial was made in Cal vary cemetery. The deceased leaves one daughter, Miss Anna with whom he has made his home for the past seven years, and two sons, James A., who resides nine miles northeast of this city, and M. P., of South Omaha, besides a number of grandchildren and a host of old time friends. _ CARirOF THANKS. We desire to thank the neighors and friends for their generous assistance and kind attention during the long illness and the death of our father. Miss Anna Brennan. * James A. Brennan and family. M. P. Brennan and family. MRS. ALI'MOJNZO U. ROUSE. Mrs. Alphouzo L. Rouse died, at her home in the southwest tpart of this city Monday evening about six o’clock The cause of her death is given as in fection and obstruction of the bowel. Dr. Barry from the Campbell hospital of Norfolk came up Sunday afternoon and assisted Dr. J. P. Gilligan of this city, in performing an operation for the removal of the obstruction. Mrs. Rouse, with her family, moved to O’Neill from their farm near Meek, about seven years ago. Mary H. Griffith was born in Union town, Pennsylvania,November 25,1860, and came with her parents to Holt county in May, 1880. She was united in marriage to Alphonzo L. Rouse at her home near Blackbird postoffice on October 11, 1882. To this union nine children were born. She departed this life at her home in this city March 12, 1923, at the age of sixty two years, three months and seventeen days. She united with the Methodist church at an early age to which church she was a faithful member until her death. Besides her husband she leaves to mourn her death, eight children, Mrs. Guy Young, of Hornell, New York; Mrs. James Hayden, of Blackbird, Ne braska; Mrs. RaVph Young, of Meek, Nebraska; Miss Maude and Miss Mil dred, of this city; Arthur and Howard, of Blackbird, and Herbert, of Inman, Nebraska; two brothers, Frank Grif fith, of Meek, Nebraska, and Walter Griffith, of Chicago; twelve grand children. One daughter, Mrs. Mabel Steinberg, passed away on September 17, 1921. The funeral -services were held to day at half after one o’clock at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. J. A. Hutchins. Burial was made in the Marquette cemetery near Black bird. CHARLES H. STOWELL. Charles H. Stoweli was born in Wad dington, St. Lawrence County, New Aork, on February 17, 1845. He died March 8, 1923, at the age of seventy eight years and nineteen days. He was married to Irene Austin at Pots dam, New York, on November 8, 1870. To this union were born five children, Ernest, \£ho died in infancy, Mrs. Alma Farrier, of Chambers; Mrs, Gladys Springer and Mrs. Jessie Springer, of Ponsford, Minnesota; and Mrs. Lena Springer, of Govert, South Dakota. Twenty-two grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive the deceased. Mr. Stoweli enlisted as a private in the Civil War on December 27, 1863, and served until the end of the war. In the spring of 1882, he pioneered to Wheeler county. Here he established the Francis post* office and held the office of post master for twenty-nine consecutive years. Finally ill health compelled hi3 retirement from the post mastership, and he moved to Chambers, where he lived until the time of his death. Duing the years spent in Chambers he acted as notary public. Mr. Stoweli was a member of the Francis Presbyterian church, and was a devout Christian. He was much in terested in the G. A. R. and was a member of the Mark Goodham Post of Chambers. Mr. Stowell was prominent in Ma sonic circles. He was the oldest Ma son in Holt county, and he holds the Jordan medal, presented by Garfield Lodge, No. 95, A. F. & A. M- to its oldest member. Mr. S^owoll was also a member of Pin« Chapter No. 51, Royal Arch Masons, Bethel Gom mandry No. 28, Knight Templers, and Nebraska Consistory No. 1, An cient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons. The funeral was held on Sunday, the services being in charge of Garfield Lodge, No. 95, A. F. A. M. of O’Neill. A short service was held at the home, and then a service wah held in the Hall. The two surviving mem bors of the G. A. R. in Chambers, and also the American Legion Post were present. Rev. R. P. Hamley, the pastor of the Baptist church of Cham bers, preached the funeral sermon, i The other funeral rites were in charge i of the Masonic lodge. A guard of I Knight Templers of Long Pine, were present and a large number of Ma sons, from O’Neill and Chambers united to bid their brother a last fare well. Mr. Stowell was of a kind jovial disposition and will be missed by his many friends. The remains were laid to rest beside his wife, in the Cham bers cemetery. CHAMBERS. Mrs. W. R. Bell is a victim of the grippe this week. Ilylas Farrier and Rev. Carlyon motored to O’Neill Saturday. Dell Farquer, living southeast of Chambers, is on the sick list. Grandma Bell is ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. U. Hubbard. Mrs. Noble, living west of Cham bers. has been visiting relatives at O’Neill this week. Rev. Sheldon visited several Cham bers Presbyterian folks last week, in the interests of Hastings College. Mrs. Harvey Lee left for Lincoln Tuesday to visit with her husband, who is a patient in the Lincolh hospi tal. The flag on the Liberty pole was flying at half mast in honor of Mr. Stowell, whose funeral was held Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cavanaugh, of Chambers, are the happy parents of :.n eight pound baby girl, born Sun day, March 11th. The Smith brothers left for Lincoln, Monday, with their trucks to move the R. J. Star family back to their farm east of Chambers. The Chamhers schools opened again Monday morning after being closed twelve days on account of sickness. There are still quite a few of the scholars absent but it seems the dis ease is abating. Shamrock Post No. 320 of the American Legion, will put on a mov ing picture show, at the Band hall, Wednesday, March J4th, “A Man Without A Country. ’ Before and after the show the high school girls will serve hot waffles. Mrs. Jessie S'pringer and little daughter, of Minnesota, came to Chambers Saturday to attend the funeral of her father, C. H. Stowell. Before returning to her home, Mrs. Springer will visit with her sister, Mis. Alma Farrier, and other friends. Miss Carrie Farrier arrived in Chambers Saturday in response to a telegram announcing the death of her grandfather, C. H. Stowell. She re turned to Lincoln Monday to resume her duties as nurse in the Gree Gables her duties as nurse in the Green Gables sanitorium. J. G. Flennakin, living three and one-half miles south of Chambers, was found dead in bed by members of his in the World We can prove that the Beatrice Cream Sepa rator is th? closest skimmer of cold milk. Every farmer knows this to be a convenience that is worth money. With the Beatrice you can skim milk when you are ready—you don’t have to make >) your plans fit the Separator — the Beatrice tfill fit your convenience. One of the several reasons for this closer skim ming is the Double Angle Ditc. This type of Disc is possessed by no other Separator, but is generally admitted to be such a great advantage over the old-style Disc that one Separator manufacturer spent $50,000 trying to imitate the Beatrice Disc. One Beatrice user tells us: “In 20 years’ experience I have not seen a closer dimming Separator than the Beatrice Separat®r. It is being operated every day, ning full capacity, skimming a heavy cream and leaving only one ore-hundredth to two ona-hundredths of one per cent in the skim milk.” Don’t consider any Separator until you come in and see the Double-Angle Disci, and also the Beatrice Washer—a new invention, given free with each Washed in Two Minutes With the Beatrice Washer, the Beatrice Separator may be thoroughly ' "in I, sterilized and dried in only two minutes. This makes a hit with every t'aves an iansense amount of time and work. For Sale by Warner & Sons % _ » family, Sunday morning, death being due to heart trouble. His body was taken to Neligh where funeral services were held. The family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. Ray Bissel and Roy Stephens, of the Ceco Woatherstrp ConFpany, of Kear ney, are in Chambers, this week work ing on the doors and windows of the 7. A. Bower and Doctoa Gill homes. Owing to work booked in other towns they will be* unable to finish the rest of the work they have waiting for them here, but expect to return in about thirty days. * (First publication March 8.) NOTICE VOR BIDS. Bids will be received by the clerk cf Shields township, Holt County, Ne braska, up to noon of the 3rd day of April, 1923, for the completion of one mile of road on the west side of Sec tion 19, Township 30, Range 42. Also one mile of road between sections 10 and 15, TownshFp 30, Range 12. Description of road to be finished as follows: Thirty foot grade with 5Ms foot slope; 18 inch ditch on each side cf road. Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. ED. MURRAY, 40-2 TownshFp Clerk. (First publication Mar. 15.) (Julius I). Cronin, Attorney.) NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a certain chattel mortgage dated the 15th day of April, 1922, and duly filed for record in the office of the County Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska, and executed by J„ E. Reeder to the Mc Fayden Motor Co. and by it assigned to the Universal Finance Corporation cn the 15th day of April, 1922, which said chattel mortgage was executed to secure the payment of $364.30 on all of which there is a balance of $270.58 and costs of sale due and unpaid, and default having been made in the pay ment of said sum and no suit or other proceedings at law having been in stituted to recover said debt or any part thereof we will sell the property described in said chattel mortgage, to wit: One Ford Year 1922, Model T, Roadster Motor No. 5799313, at public auction at the Mellor & Company garage, O’Neill, Nebraska, on the 6th day of April, 1923, at two o’clock P. M. of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing said mortgage and satis fying said indebtedness and costs of sale. UNIVERSAL FINANCE COR PORATION, 41 Assignee of Mortgage. Having rented my farm I will sell at public auction on my farm, 2 miles north and 2 miles west of the cemetery in O’Neill# Nebraska, the following described property, commencing at 1 o’clock, p. m., on Tuesday, March 20, 1923 21 Head of Cattle Consisting cf 18 cows, coming fresh, one fresh now; 16 head of these cows are Whiteface; also one Whitefaced registered bull; 2 coming yearling steers.* ■ Hogs Consisting of 21 Brood Sows, all bred to a registered boar; 15 barrows and fall pigs. Horses Five head, ranging frbm 2 to 5 years. * Six or eight dozen chickens. Three Black Mountain Goats. t Farm Machinery, Etc. One McCormick binder, practically new; 1 6-ft. McCormick mower; 1 Deering 12-ft. rake; 1 walking cultivator; 1 one-horse drill, new; 1 endgate seeder, new; 1 Columbus narrow tire wagon; 1 Henney buggy; 1 No. 9 Galloway cream separator, new; 1 Washing machine; 1 Monarch range; 1 Retort Oak heater; 1 kitchen cabinet; 1 china closet; 1 wash stand; 1 Alladam lamp; 1 canvas bath tub; 2 iron bedsteads; 1 Dresser; 400 or 500 bushels potatoes, Eaijy Ohio; 1200 bu. corn, and other articles too numerous to mention. FREE LUNCH AT NOON. BRING YOUR CUPS. TERMS—Nine months’ time on sums over $10.00 with approved security and 10 per cent interest. $10.00 and under cash. No property to be removed until settled for. PAT WELSH, Owner COL. JAMES MOORE, Auctioneer. JAS. F. O’DONNELL, Clerk.