The Frontier ____| L>. H. CRONIN, Publisher. W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. One Year ... $2.00 Six Months . $1.00 Three Months .. $0.50 ADVERTISING RATES:” Display adverth a.* in Pages 4, 5 md 8 are charged for on a basis of 25 cents an inch (one column wide) tr week; on Page 1 the charge is 'C cents an inch per week. Local ad vertisements, 10 cents per line first nsertion, subsequent insertions 5 ;ents per line. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be instantly removed fiom our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher ar„: .-.bacriber. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. Guy Cole wus down from Emmet Monday. W. T. Hayes was down from At kinson Tuesday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jarske this morning. Barney Fitzsimmons was visiting with friends in Ewing Sunday. George Peebles and Wm. O’Connors, of Emmet, were O’Neill' visitors Tues day. Mrs. Pat Boyle, of Bliss, was taken to Omaha, Monday, suffering with ap pendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Judge visited here Sunday with the latter's mother, Mrs. Alice Minton. M. E. Hiatt returned the first of the week from Denver where he was con sulting a specialist. Miss Antionette Mullen came up f. >m Lincoln last Saturday for a visit w th O’Neill friends. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt, who reside north of O’Neill, this morning. Attorney George Harrington was in Norfolk Tuesday where he was looking after some bankruptcy cases. John Kellogg and Miss Barb Muel ick of this city, were married one day last week at Hot Springs, South Da kota. Miss F«m Hubbard came home last Friday from Lincoln where she is a student at the state university. She will return Monday. Hugh Campbell, of Cheyenne, Wyo ming, came the latter part of last \ eek for a visit with his father, Frank Campbell and other relatives. Judge R. R. Dickson went to Omaha Tuesday to attend a business meeting of the officers of the Masonic grand lodge. He is in Lincoln today. Mrs. J. A. Devine and little daugh ter, accompanied by her sister, Miss Grace Campbell, arrived in O’Neill last Saturday from Cheyenne, Wyoming, for a visit with their father, Frank Campbell. Stuart Advocate: Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDermott, at the home of Mrs. V. E. Gustafson in Butte, Sat urday, March 17th, a baby girl. Wilt Eggers, of Meek, and Miss Flora McClellan, of Joy, drove to Ne ligh today. Rumors are in circulation that a wedding will take place. Mrs. Nellie Frolich is enjoying a visit from her sister Mrs. Etta Mor gan, of Council Bluffs. Iowa, who m rived hero last Monday evening. Marvin, the eleven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Johnson, living two miles west of O’Neill, is slowly re covering from a badly infected arm. H. W. Harding is moving to Omaha today by truck. Mr. Harding has ac cepted the contract to surface several miles of road between Benson and Omaha. H. B. Hubbard and daughter, Miss Fern were in Chambers, Wednesday, where Miss Fern attended a birthday party in honor of Leo and Leona Adams. Miss DeMaris Stout came home last Friday from Lincoln where she is at tending the state university, and is spending the Easter vacation with her parents. V. B. Brown, of Hudson, South Da kota, has accepted the position of manager of the Nye-Schneider-Jenks elevator in this city, made vacant by the resignation of Tom Quilty. Carl Jeffers, of Chambers, shipped n car of cattle and hogs to the Omaha markets Wednesday. Bart Hanna and C. W. Cooke, of Chambers wore also on the market Wednesday with cattle. Paul Deck was up from Ewing last Saturday. Mr. Deck says that Mrs. Deck was leading in the Omaha News contest last week and won the $100 prize for having turned in the most money to date. Atkinson Graphic: Mayor A. C. Purnell arrived home last Friday from a lengthy absence spent in Florida. He had for company for a few weeks, Wm. Bokhof, another Atkinson man wintering in Florida. Stuart Advocate: J. B. Coker has bought the Joseph A. Smith farm just northeast of Stuart and now is*in poss ession of the property. Mr. Smith and family have moved to the old Mulford farm just west of Stuart. Atkinson Graphic: A baby girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Garwood March 8th. A son was born to Mrs. M. Rzeszotarski March 4. The father died in a hospital in Rochester, Minnesita, March 1st. R. B. Benn, of Breslau, Nebraska, was a guest of Dr. L. A. Carter over Sunday. Mr. Benn is an old time friend of Dr. Carter, and he is also an expert checker player as a number of the local disc pushers discovered be fore he had been in the city a great while. Mrs. Cleora Montgomery, of Lexing ton, Nebraska, president of the Re bekah Assembly, was present at a special meeting of the local Rebekah lodge Tuesday evening. Degree work was conferred upon two candidates. Lap luncheon was served in the lodge i room. E. D. Haffner returned Wednesday evening of last week from a five months sojourn in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Haffner reports that W. C. Swig gart, with whom he made the trfp south last fall, is employed as a sign painter for a large bakery and has steady employment. SAMPLE BALLOT City Election, April 3,1923. Vote for ONE For Councilman, First Ward FRANK PHALIN.....By Petition Vote for ONE For Councilman, Second Ward, H. E. COYNE.„.By Petition Vote for ONE For Councilman, Third Ward HENRY MILLS.... By Petition \ GEORGE SHOEMAKER.:.By Petition SAMPLE BALLOT School District No. 7, April 3,1923. * Vote for TWO For Members Board of Education MRS. EVELYN ARBUTHNOT.By Petition MRS. ETHEL HUBBARD.By Petition The Ladles Aid will hold their An nual Bazaar and Food Sale Saturday, March 31st, in the Rest Room. Dinner and Supper will also be served. The ladies will hav<» dn abundance of things to sell. Come and help along a good cause. 43-1 Leonard Soukup and family arrived here the first of the week and are oc cupying the residence on the corner of Third and Fremont streets. Mr. Sou kup took personal charge of the bot tling works last Monday, and is re organizing the business and getting ready for the spring and summer trade. BRITTELL-DUFFY SHERIFF CONTROVERSY ENDED Title of Sheriff Peter W. Duffy to the office of sheriff of Holt county for the ensuing four years was confirmed by Judge Anson A. Welch, of Wayne, in district court here Tuesday morning, when the hearing of the contest pro ceedings instituted by Robert Brittell, the Republican nominee came to a dose with the completion of the re counting of the ballots cast at the election last fall. The results of the official canvas of the election returns last fall showed Sheriff Duffy the Democratic nominee, to have been elected by a margin of seven votes. Brittell, through his at torney, A. 0. Williams of Williams & Kryger, of Neligh, filed contest pro ceedings in the county court shortly after the completion of the canvas, asking for a recount and alleging er ror in practically every one of the forty-one election precincts of' the county. •A special appearance was made by Sheriff Duffy, through his attorney, Judge J. J. Harrington, of O’Neill, in January, questioning the sufficiency of the petition and the legality of the service, which had been made on Duffy as sheriff instead of as an individual. County Judge C. J. Malone sustained the special appearance and dismissed the action. Brittell then went to the district court alleging error and Judge Robert R. Dickson as presiding jhdge of the Fifteenth judicial district, called in Judge Welch of the Ninth district to hear the case. Monday Judge Welch sustained the contention of Brittell, took jurisdiction of the case and ordered the recount of ballots as prayed for to proceed. (Opening of the sacks and recepticles containing the ballots, in district court disclosed that in all but thirteen of the forty-one pre cincts of the county the precinct election officials had neglected to fol low the letter of the law in properly sealing the official ballots or that the fastenings and sealings had become broken or destroyed so that the ballots could not be admitted as evidence. Judge Welch*ruled that in such in stances the return made by the can vassing board would stand. In the recount of the thirteen precincts found to be all right Sheriff Duffy gained in each one, gaining altogether sixteen votes, which with his lead of seven in the official canvas gives him a ma jority of twenty-three. At the con clusion of the hearing Mr. Brittell con gratulated his successful opponent. He later announced that he was satis fied with the result. FRED I)E MARANVILLE. Fred De Marnaville died at Atlantic, Iowa, last Saturday, at the age of fifty-six years. Mrs. Maranville and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson of this city are sisters. Mr. > ranville will be remembered by tb M settlers here, as he spent consider able time in O’Neill during the ’80s. S. G. TWAMLEY. S. G. Twamley died at his home in Valentine last Sunday morning. The cause of his death is given as compli cations following the flu. He was about sixty-three years old. Mr. and Mrs. Twamley made their home in O’Neill several months last summer. Mr. Twamley represented the Hanford Produce Company in western Nebraska and eastern Wyom ing. The remains were taken to Wau coma, Iowa, where the funeral was held Wednesday. COUNTY BOARD TO AID STltART-BADGER ROAD The representatives of Dustin and Saratoga townships met with the County Board last Tuesday and dis cussed the proposition of protecting the Stuart-Badger road three miles west of the Parshall bridge. The township board of Dustin agree to furnish $300, Saratoga agrees to con tribute $200 and the supervisors will use $1,200 in an effort to change the current of the Niobrara at this point. A number of jetties will be placed in the river and every effort will be made to protect the road. NOTES FROM THE NORTHEAST. Henry Jacobs, who was a resident here, rented a farm near Venus. James Welch shipped a car of hogs recently to Omaha that sold for top prices. Mr. Miner, who operated the Childs ranch in 1922, now occupies the farm at Mineola. A miniature blizzard visited this neighborhood recently; just like sum mer compared to January 12, 1888. Mr. Orr, who resided on the Mineola farm last season, has rented the Glenn Anderson ranch. This vicinity was represented at the American Legion Ball and Carnival at Page Saturday evening. • t Arthur Tomlinson, of Scottville, is a resident here, having rented the Parkhurst farm, the tenant of this place in 1922 renting a farm near the Parkhurst farm. Ralph Phillips and Emmett Wertz attended the farm sale at the Roberts farm. They report large attendance and property selling at satisfactory prices. We notice in driving along Antelotpe Slough and the upland meadows, that many tons of hay has been fed and marketed. It has been the source of revenue to those having hay to sell. In fact many of the farmers who have baled and sold hay in 1923, have not heretofore been on the market with this commodity. Eark Jensen and family, former residents here, owning the J. M. Hunter ranch, well and favorably known in this neighborhood, have made disposition of their property near Sioux City and expect to occupy a farm near Ashton, Iowa, that they exchanged the farm here for. EASTERN HOLT. Mr. Dodd has rented the Auer place. Mr. Davenport farms the Randolph Iowa man’s farm east of the lake. John VanEvery is to farm Glen Davis’ place. This snowey weather is making a good hay market. Mr. Gilmours visited H. J. Stevens one day last, week. Mr. Farquater’s son on the Walker place moves onto the farm vacated by Mr. Dodd. Several attended the Big American Legion Carnival Saturday. The mo vies were the best of the whole show. We got our Sioux City papers* all in a bunch twice this month on ac count of our storms. The train did 'not get through. Mr. Sojka, of Chicago, a brother to the boys on the old Limmerman place moved onto the place vacated by Mr. Kohel. The latter we understand, moved south of Ewing. Some of our papers have either been borrowed and were not returned, or have gone astray, as we have miss ed our Frontier twice lately. We don’t object to getting it secondhanded, so as we get it. The reading is just as good. Our second severe storm for the winter took us quite unaware last week. Some with loads, some after coal, etc., and others with autos had to stay in Page. Among those who had to stay in Page were Tom Cooper, E. Summers, Chas. Grimm. Mr. Plum mer got as far as Mr. Parks, Mr, An derson as far as Mr. Faulks. But the worst scare was over Ed Rector, who left the ranch about 1 o’clock and at sundown no one had seen or heard of him until Ralph Prill volunteered to go and find him. He found him at P. E. Cuninghams, where unfortunately they had no phone. PLEASANT VALLEY. Percie Grass shelled corn last Sat urday. Anton Soukup returned last Friday night from a business trip in Omaha. A number of Pleasant Valley people attended the American Legion Carni val last Saturday night. Forest Henderson will start next Monday working in a garage in Plain view. Claude Hamilton is spending this week at the home of his mother, Mrs. Cora Hamilton in O’Neill. Miss Alice Cary, school teacher of the Hayne district, spent the week end at the Wm. Duncan home. Mr. and Mrs. Deane Streeter and Mrs. Stanley Soukup spent Sunday with Clyde Streeter and wife. „Miss Faye Smith closed her school in Pleasant Valley for one day last week on account of illness. Mrs. Mabel Hayne attended her brother Charley’s funeral in Oakdale, Nebraska, last week. Stanley Soukup spent Saturday night at the R. H. Murray home in O'Neill. ' Leonard Soukup left his home in Pleasant Valley for O’Neill where he will live and care for The bottling works of that city. Miss Alice Hamilton, of O’Neill, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of her uncle, Charley Grass, in Pleasant Valley. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Murray and Robert Gallagher, of O’Neill, were Saturday visitors at the Stanley Sou kup home. PRfeSBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES. The Annual Congregational Meet ing was held at the Church Parlors Thursday evening, March 22nd. After an excellent supper served by the men of the church, the meeting was called to order by Rev. George Longstaff. Reports from the officers of the Sun day school, Christian Endeavor, Wo mens Working Society, Womens Mis sionary Society, and church Treasurer were read and accepted. These re ports show the church to be in ex cellent condition, generally, showing an improvement over the preceeding year. Dr. A. H. Corbett was reelected church clerk; R. M. Sauers was re elected church treasurer, and Dr. L. A. Burgbss and Frank Lancaster were elected to the board of trustees for a term of three years. The Womens Missionary Society meets with Mrs. Elmer Surber today. There will be a Communion Service next Sunday morning at 7 a. m. at the church. Every one please come. Come to the Sunday Morning Service Easter morning. There will be special music. Sunday school immediately following this service. Junior Endeavor at 2:30 p. m. , Senior Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. M. E. CHURCH NOTES. Sunday. April 1st, is Easter Sun day. We trust that every member and friend of the church will try and be present at all the services of the day. Services will begin at 10:30 a. m. The pastor will preach a special sermon for Easter. The choir will sing a «