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A. M. G. S. S. J.
et
B. M. V. H.
DRAMA
Presented by The Senior Class of St. Mary’s Academy
O’Neill, Nebraska
Thursday evening, April twenty-sixth, nineteen
hundred twenty-three.
“IN OLD NEW YORK”
Drama In Three Acts
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Leaders in Colonial Society.
| Martha Washington . Dorothy Hall
Mrs. Allenton . . Maxine O’Donnell
] Miss De Lancey ... Mary Heelan
Mrs. Carroll of Carrollton . Marguerite Welch
| Mary Warrington .Marie Welch
Adelaide Winthrop. Leona Barker
Miss Bradford. Irene Zaborowski
I Mrs. Adams .]. Linus Murphy
Helen Morris .;. Thelma O’Keif
Lady Catherine Duer, friend of Mrs. Washington . Catherine Tully
Frances, orphan ..... Catherine King
Mabel, orphan. Phyllis Iddings
Mrs. Hammond, a benefactress.. Gertrude Bauman
; Mrs. Elliott of the New York Hospital . Winifred Murray
;f Old Judith, a professional beggar . Loretta Phalin
| Pauline, her crippled daughter . Mildred Sparks
Annette, maid to Mrs. Allenton .. Marie McLeod
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Argument
- * ranees and Mabel, foster-sisters and orphans, arrive in New
York City. Mabel, who is blind, is stolen by Old Judith, a profes
sional beggar, while her sister is looking after their baggage. Frances
is adopted by Mrs. Allenton, Mabel’s own mother, from whom Mabel
had been stolen when an infant. Judith forces Mabel to beg and sing.
The latter s song reaches her sister while she is> conversing with Mrs.
W Allenton. francos finds Mabel in Judith’s hovel. Mabel is restored to
her mother’s arms.
I ACT I.—A street scene in New York City in 1794.
■ ACT II. A street scene. On the steps of Trinity church.
I ACT III.—A colonial drawing-room.
b ACT IV.—A poorly furnished kitchen.
|| kt. Mary’s Orchestra will furnish music between the Acts.
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MORE LOCAL MATTER! i
Observe Garden Week, May S to 15.
Plant flowers and keep out th.e weeds.
Miss Mae Fitzgerald, of. Leeds,
South Dakota, is a guest of her sister
Mrs. W. F. Wilging.
Miss Helen Shaughnesy, li vin*; west
of the city, is confined to her home
with a light attack of scarlet Sever.
A number of Odd Fellows, of this
city are attending a district meeting
of the order which is being held in
Clearwater today.
County Agent Rose accompanied by
Bryan French, of Page, drove to Lin
coln, Wednesday, where the former
will attend a frat gathering, aHd Mr.
French will visit with his wife and
family, who are visiting with rela
tives.
While wrestling with one of the
large coal buckets at the roundhouse,
G. A. Mitchell, foreman, managed to
fall through the coal hole to the floor
below striking on his head and
shoulders. He was not injured, how- '
ever, beyond a few bruises. I
Mrs. C. E. Stout entertained forty
eight guests at a seven o’clock three- 1
course dinner followed by bridge at the 1
Subway Tuesday evening. The table <
decorations were roses. The high 1
honors at bridge was won by Mrs. F. <
J. Dishner. Miss Mae Fitzgerald won 5
the prize following four hands of
“crazy bridge.”
JACKIE COOGAN, U. S. A.,
IS HIS ADDRESS
If you address an envelope merely
“Warren G. Harding” it will be de
livered without any trouble or delay
to the proper individual.
And if you write “Jackie Coogan,”
and nothing else, on an envelope, it
will also be delivered correctly.
That is contrast for you—the Presi
dent of the United States and a six
year-old boy on practically similar
terms of fame.
Little Jackie’s next picture—an in
cidentally the best thing he has ever
done—is “My Boy,” an Associated
First National atti'action produced by
Sol Lesser, and it will arrive at the
Royal Theatre on Sunday for an en
gagement of two days. Claude Dilling
water and Mathilde Brundage are
among the supporting cast. The story
is an original one and peculiarly fitted
to the tiny star.
J. S. HOFFMAN HONORED.
Mr. J. S. Hoffman was signally
honored at a meeting of the Niobrara
Presbytery last week when he was
the unanimous chocie of the Presby
tery as the delegate to the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian church
to be held at Indianapolis some time
next month. The Presbytery met at
Atkinson last Tuesday and Wednesday
and was attended by pastors and
elders from all points of the Presby
tery which extends from Valentine on
the west to the South Sioux City
Church on the eastern border of the
1 iresbytery. The choice of a delegate
t. > the General Assembly was made on
tl le last day of the meeting. The con
te st for the -selection of an alternate
iv. is made without opposition, showing
ib s high esteem in which he is held
jy the members of that body. Kellar
■hi irch as well as Mr. Hoffman is hon
jre d by the choice of the presbytery.
)’N FJLL BANKER FREED
OF CHARGE OF FRAUD
S, J. Weekes, pi'esident of the
J’N. eill National bank at O’Neill, Ne
>ras ka, was freed of the charge in the
■ase against him and the now defunct
Vlissi luri Valley Cattle Loan company,
ivhen a jury in District Judge Troup’s
•ourt brought in a verdict Saturday
’or t he defendant on the first ballot
ifter ten minutes deliberation. The
•ase, brought by Brady Brothel's had
>een in progress since Monday.
Bra dy Brothers charged in their pe
ition filed September 13, 1922, that
Veek< ‘s had misrepresented facts con
emin g the Missouri Valley Cattle
uoan i company and sought $40,000
lamag es. They charged also con
pi racj ’ to defraud.
Get your Sale Bills printed here.
116TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
N. F. W. C. AT REVENNA
The Sixteenth Annual Convention of
Nebraska Federation of Woman’s
clubs met at Ravenna, Nebraska, Tues
day, April 17th.
The meetings were held in the
Methodist church, and were well at
tended, not only by the delegates but
by the people of Ravenna a3 well.
Sixty-eight delegates were present
from all parts of the Big Sixth. The
f'rst session was Tuesday afternoon,
and presided over by Mrs. J. G. Ack
erman, of Ainsworth, district presi
dent. The program was carried out in
full, with but few exceptions. Many
of the same speakers were present
that took part in the program at
O’Neill, last year. Mrs. Penny, State
President, was on the platform, and
gave two very interesting addesses.
Also Mrs. Hudson, of Simeon, who will
be remembered as have given those de
lightful talks on Home Economics last
year. Mrs. Hudson spoke this year,
on Our Nebraska Bird, giving the
original bird notes and calls, on the
Victrola, from records made from the
birds themselves. She also gave a
second address, on The Home, in rela
tion to the boys and girls,
Mrs. Penny, gave an address on
Junior Organizations, also another ad
dress “The Onward Years,” both of
which were greatly appreciated.
State officers present and taking
part in the convention were Mrs. Ed
gar f’enny, President. Mrs. E. E.
Welch, York, State Chairman of Civil
Service. Mrs. Arthur Gentzler, Chair
man Girl’s Organizations. Mrs. C. L.
Hempel, Chairman, Americanization.
Mrs. P. C. Perryman, Ord, State Tres
urer. Mrs. Louella Tolbert, Chairman,
Public Welfare. Mrs. Geo. C. Steven
son, Chairman Recreation. Mrs. S. W.
Thompson, Chairman, Conservation.
District Chairmen present were:
Mrs. John Hersted, Scottsbluff, Ap
plied Education. Mrs. W. E. Starr,
North Plattte, Press and Publicity;
Mrs. M. J. Molar, Ravenna, Welfare.
The O’Neill Club wan represented on
the program by Mrs. Clifford Scott, in
a carefully prepared paper on “The
Scope of Effective Music Department
Work.” Mrs. Clifford Scott was unable
to attend the convention, so the fpapei
was read by Mrs. Chas. Scott, who was
delegate from the O’Neill Woman’s
Club.
Ravenna is a bdautiful little town of
1800 people, situated on the Burling
ton railroad northwest of Grand Is
land. For three years they have
wanted to entertain the convention of
the Sixth District, and they acquited
themselves in a manner highly credit
able and worthy of a much larger
place. Ravenna boasts of the best
lighted streets and the most miles of
paved streets of any town of its size
in the United States, having within its
limits eight miles of paving. During
the three days of the convention, every
woman and every man were on the job
all the time, to see that the visitors
were comfortable, taken care of and
entertained. On Wednesday after
noon, delegates were taken for an auto
ride by the American Legion. During
the ride they were taken to the flour
mill where each lady was presented
with a souvenir sunbonnet; then to the
creamery where girls in white dresses
served Esquimo Pies made by the Ra
venna Creamery; ''On Thursday after
noon, The Commercial Club, served all
the ladies with delicious iced fruit
drinks; Thursday night, The Congre
gational ladies served a four course
banquet in their big Community hall.
The decorations were pink and
white; roses and carnations and pink
candles graced the table, and a pink
carnation was laid at each plate.
Covers were laid for one hundred
people.
All the delegates expressed them
selves as highly pleased with Ravenna
and its hospitality, and it was the con
census of opinion that this was one of
the best and most interesting conven
tions ever held in the Big Sixth Dis
trict.
Kavcnna has a real live Womans
Club, composed of women who have
the read Community spirit, presided
over by a woman who has the good of
her community at heart, Mrs. L. E.
Dickinson. Much credit is due to her
and her efforts for the success of the
convention.
BARBARA VIRGINIA WANSER.
Barbara Virginia, the little eight
months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Wanser, was born at the family
home in Page, August 12, 1922, and
passed away in the M. E. hospital, in
Omaha, Wednesday morning, April 18,
1923.
During the first few months of her
life Little Barbara seemed to have no
troubles. Her conditions did not seem
to die alarming until a short time ago;
she was taken at once to Omaha where
it developed that she was suffering
with ulsers of the stomach, which is
thought to have developed following
an attack of the “flu.”
Funeral services were held from the
home of Mrs. Wanser's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dutcher, at Plainview, Thurs
day of last week, burial being in the
Plainview cemetery.
O’CONNELL-BARRETT.
The Pueblo (Colo.) Star Jounal of
April 5th, contained an account of the
marriage of William O’Connell and
Miss Sarah Barrett which took place,
Wednesday morning, April 4th, at 8
o’clock at St. Francis Xavier church
with Rev. Father Bertram performing
the ceremony.
The bride was attended by Miss Inez
O’Connell, sister of the bridegroom, of
Osage, Wyoming. Mr. Richard Bar
rett, brother of the bride was, the the
best-man.
The bride is a cousin of Mrs. Bert
Freed and Edward Barrett, of Atkin
son. The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. O’Connell, of Atkin
son.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, EPISCOPAL
Holy Communion will be celebrated
Sunday at 8:30 a. m. by Dean Render
of Valentine.
REV. L. GRAMLY.
DEDICATION OF EMMET
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, EMMET, NEBR.
A little over a year ago the Emmet
congregation lost their church and
parsonage by a fire that totally de
stroyed both.
The congregation, community and
surrounding towns rose to the occa
sion by first taking care of the pastor
and family. Then a subscription pa
per was started to secure funds to re
build, to which everyone subscribed
liberally.
With the insurance and subscript
ions, plus the help received from the
Centenary Board of our church, we
were able tw buy a house and to begin
to rebuild the church.
The church is now ready for dedica
tion and we have set Sunday, April 29,
1923, as the date for these services.
The following is the program for
the day: ,
Morning service, 10:30 a. m. Rev.
E. C. Fintel, D. S., will have charge of
this service.
Afternoon service, 3:00 p. m., Rev.
E L. Peterson, of Atkinson, in charge.
Evening service, 8:00 p. m., Dr. E.
C. Fintel, D. S., in charge.
Special singing and music at these
services.
Basket tanner in basement of church
at noon.
You are invited to attend all of
these services.
REV. S. G. RASMUSSON,
Pastor.
Mrs. Thomas Griffin suffered the
misfortune, last Thursday evening, of
dislocating her knee.
LOYAL TEMPERANCE
LEGION PROGRAM
At Presbyterian Church, May 1st, at
7:30 p. m.
DECLAMATORY CONTEST:
The Two Home Comings—
Margarette Hough
Flags ... Florence Clevish
Democracy . Gladys Rothman
Two Offerings. Maxine Simmons
The Mathematical Cigarette—
Leo Quinn
Wouldn’t You Like To Be Me?—
Boyd Bay
The Spider and the Fly.Lolo Smith
Bernice Wyant . Our Flags
MUSICAL CONTEST:
Springtime Is Coming—
Stella Van Every
You’ve Been a Mother To Me—
Phebe Abdouch
Dowrn the Winding Road of Dreams—
Mae Mogelle Martin
Springtime . Helen Rosier
Wyoming Lulabye . Lona Cromwell
Listening . Bluebell Wyant
Tomorrow Land . Laurel Hough
Songs and Yells—Nebr. Home Guards
Judges Decisions.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Two hundred sixty applicants wrote
on teachers’ examination in this
county April 14th, and four hundred
forty-six answer papers from this ex
amination were sent to the State De
partment at Lincoln to be graded.
The next teacher’s examination will
be given May 25th and 26th. All the
teachers in the county who must re
write on various subjects in order to
renew their certificates should take ad
vantage of this opportunity as almost
all schools in the county will be closed
before these dates.
To all teachers wishing to improve
their minds the State Normals and the
University of Nebraska are offering
courses in absentia which can be taken
up with much profit to any teacher
who is financially unable to attend
school. These courses cannot be used
in lieu of normal training but can be
applied on the renewal of certificates
and earning college hours’ credit. This
is a splendid opportunity to broaden
one’s knowledge without incurring
expense.
Kurai teacners naving exnibit worn
from their schools should send it, at
the close of the term, to the County
Superintendent’s Office where 'it will
be mounted for the County Fair. All
grade schools and high schools will be
expected to mount their own work.
Registration numbers were assign
ed to six hundrel six students who
wished to write on eighth grade ex
amination April 5th and 6th. The
dates of the next eighth grade ex
amination are May 3rd and 4th.
Eighth grade examinations were
given at twenty different places in the
county April 5th and 6th.
All parents desiring Free High
School Tuition for their children for
the coming year must make applica
tion to the county superintendent for
same before the second Monday in
June. Application cards for this pur
pose will be furnished by this office
upon request. Each eighth grade pu
pil who earns a diploma will receive
an application card for Free High
School Tuition with it.
Chambers High school and several
of the surrounding rural districts are
planning on holding a field meet May
12th. Valley Center, District No. 134,
will hold theirs May 11th. Last year
the first field meet in the county was
held at Chambers, this aroused much
enthusiasm.
Saturday, April 14th, a meeting was
held in O’Neill for the purpose of per
fecting an organization to make
necessary arrangements for a County
Field Meet at O’Neill May 18th. This
is an important step forward in ath
letics in this county and should re
ceive the earnest support of all who
are interested in athletics. ,
The following are some of the places
in the county where Boys’ and Girls’
Clubs have been organized by the
County Agent: Ewing—Pig and Sew
ing Clubs; O’Neill—Sewing Club; Stu
art—Pig and Sewing Clubs; District
No. 91, north of Stuart—Pig Club;
Ballagh—Cooking Club. Eighty-seven
clubs have already been organized in
various parts of the county. E^ch
having its own local leader. The work
required for these clubs is all planned
by the Extension Department of the
University of Nebraska and sent out
to each local club leader.
ANNA DONOHOE,
County Superintendent.
COSNER-YARGES.
(Stuart Advocate.)
Mr. William Cosner and Miss Daisy
Yarges, both of Stuart, were united
in marriage at the Methodist Parson
age in Atkinson, Wednesday, April 18,
1023.
Mr. Roy Rhodes and Miss Pearl
Yarges, the bride’s sister, were present
as best man and bride’s maid.
The groom is the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Cosner of this place
and has grown to manhood here. He
is a veteran of the world war and is
now associated with his father in the
garage business, where he is highly
respected and has the friendship of
everyone.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Yarges, who have been
residents of our community for several
years. She is a charming and ac
complished young lady, who has made
many warm friends since coming to
Stuart, where she has taken an active
part in churgh and social matters.
Following the marriage ceremony,
the newly-wed couple left for Omaha,
v here they will spend their honey
moon, after which will make their
home in Stuart. We all wish for them
a long and happy wedded life.
MRS. B. V. McDERMOTT
(Atkinson Graphic.)
Mrs. McDermott, wife of Dr. B. V.
McDermott, of Stuart, died suddenly
Saturday of heart failure while seated
at her dinner table.
The deceased was formerly Miss
Ehco Shank, eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Shank, early settlers
m the Stuart and Atkinson commun
ity, and now residents of California.
Besides her husband and parents,
she is survived by five children, the
youngest sixteen months; also one
sister and one brother.
Funeral awaited the arrival of her
parents from California and a brother
from Tucson, Arizona, and was held
Tuesday, the 17th inst.
MRS. CHAS. ZIMS
DIES FROM BURNS
(Ewing Advocate.)
As we go to press we learn that
Chas. Zims, living southwest of town
was burned to death Wednesday after
noon. Her children, coming home
from school after four o’clock, found
her in a com field near the house,
with her clothing still afire. She
leaves a husband and five children to
mourn her loss. Just how the accident
occurred is not known, but it seems to
be the prevailing impression that she
was filling an incubator, when in some
manner her clothing caught fire, and
either in her frenzy to escape the
flames or her desire to save the house
from burning, she ran into the corn
field. The husband and children have
the sympathy ,of all in their bereave
ment.
MRS. RALPH SKIDMORE
PASSES ON
(Ewing Advocate.)
This community was saddened Mon
day to learn of the death of Mrs. Ralph
Skidmore, who passed away Monday
morning, after a short illness. She
had apparently fully recovered after
the birth of an infant daughter, when
a mild attack of the flu ■proved too
much for her weakened condition.
Mary Frances Olson was born in
Tuskeego, Decatur County, Iowa, Feb
ruary 82, 1901. She died at the Lord
Lister hospital, in Omaha, Nebraska,
aged twenty-two years, one month
and sixteen days. When but a small
child she came with her parents to
Nebraska, and has ever since resided
here. At the age of twenty-one she
was married to R. L. Skidmore at
! INSURANCE j.
j OPTIONAL {
FARM LOANS
-at
6*4% and 7%
INCLUDING COMMISSION, j
L. G. GILLESPIE j
O’NEILL, NEBR.
pWEJs»i"itmi .......
I w ant to close out my
Granite
Monument
Stock
so will give bargains
while they last.
Call and see me.
-No agents.
D. Stannard
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H. L. BENNETT
GRADUATE VETERNARIAN
Phone 196. Day or Night.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
PERSONAL
I have on hand a Kimball Piano, nearly
new. which 1 had to take back and will
aelh it for just the balance due. If In
terested write me at once. E. E. Har
baugh, IBIS Douglas St., Omaha, Neb.
Burwell, Nebraska.
She leaves to mourn her loss, her
husband and infant child, Freda Del
phin; father, mother, one sister, Mrs.
Harvey Weeks, of near Gables, Ne
braska, one brother, John Olson, of
Central City, Nebraska, besides other
relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Methodist church in Ewing Wednes
day, Rev. Philley officiating, and inter
ment made in the Ewing cemetery.
CANNA BULBS.
I have Canna bulbs for sale at $1.50
a dozen, and double dahlia at 25c a
plant, also the choicest kind double
Hollyhock seed at 25c large package.
MRS. FRANK SUCHY,
46-2lp __ O’Neill, Nebr.
(First publication April 19.)
NOTICE.
All persons trespassing upon, or
permitting their live stock to run upon
or over the following property: The
North Half of the Southeast Quarter
of Section Five, Township Twenty
eight, Range Eleven, will be prosecut
ed to the full extent of the law.
D. H. Cronin,
46-4 Owner.
Royal Theatre
Sunday and Monday
April 29 and 30
I Got Any—dishes to wash, spuds to peel, rheumatics
to rub, rent to dodge, shimmies to shake ^
Put Jackie on the job
Come on Shake a Shim with Jackie Coogan
You ought to see him do it and shake a rib with
laughter, too, all through the picture.
FIVE REELS OF SMILES AND SOMETIMES
A SOB
Jackie Coogan
IN
“MY BOY”
Hal Roach Comedy:
j OUR GANG in “YOUNG SHERLOCK”
Admission nights 20 and 40c.
Matinee Monday 4 p. m. 10 and 25c