Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1923)
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'L» Pages 4, 6 ind 8 are charged for on a basis of cents an inch (one column wide) er 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 from 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„: . .1-scriber. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. % _ , H. W. Harding drove to Omaha Sun day. Father Alberts, of Ewing, visited at O’Neill Friday. * John Carr made a business trip to Chambers Tuesday. R. E. Simmons, of Battle Creek, was an O’Neill visitor Monday. F. E. Cowden, of Riverton, Iowa, is in the city on business matters. Miss Helen Connolly came up from Brunswick to spend the week end at home. Mr. Muir, of Waupesha, Wisconsin, is here this week looking after his land interests. C. P. Uhl returned Wednesday even ing from a two weeks’ business trip to Danbury, Iowa. Miss Bridget Carr went down to Norfolk Sunday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Richard Jordan. Dr. L. A. Burgess is enjoying a visit from his father who arrived here Wed nesday from Julesberg, Colorado. Dick Minton left Monday night for Casper, Wyoming, where he will work at his old trade of carpenter work. Father Schott and Father Flynn, who conducted the Mission here last week, left Monday morning for De troit, Michigan. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan entertained twelve ladies at an informal six o’clock dinner Tuesday evening at her home on west Douglas street, for Mrs. W. T. Evans. Walter Stein and Phil Ziemer have upjned a battery, tire and accessory station in the Ziemer buildii g just east of the K. of C. hall. Walter Stein has moved his battery and parts sta tion to the new location. * A fire of unknown origin did con siderable damage to the interior of the house of Mr. and Mrs. L. Morris, who reside in the northwest ipart of the city, Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Mor ris says that? there was no fire in the stove and that she was away from home when the fire was discovered. The fire was confined to the kitchen. W. D. MATHEWS STILL LOVES THE OLD TOWN — The Frontier is in receipt of the fol lowing letter from W. D. Mathews, who now resides at 822 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, Tennessee: I enjoy reading the good old Fron tier—advertisements, editorials, cor respondence, locals, even the patent insides. I rejoice with the happy peo ple and sympathize With the afflicted. The old settlers of the seventies and eighties are being called, to the other shore of the Styx, and may tftey find the land of pure delight. God bless ’em all here and hereafter is the wish of one who shared their lot in the pioneer days. It was in July, 1880, that the first number was printed by Yours truly, W. D. Mathews. PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES. Eighth Grade—The eighth grade de voted their opening period Wednes day morning to the life of Robin Hood. Mildred Tomlinson spelled down her class Monday. The class have taken up the etudy of Lowell’s “Present Crisis” and are util izing it in their reading, grammar and spelling. In arithmetic the class are spending considerable time on mental drills and have taken up factors and multiples. They have resumed their study of Ne braska and are now studying the soil regions. Margaret Allworth, of the Normal Training class, is doing practice teaching in the eighth grade. The Seventh grade are writing the first twenty-five Palmer penmanship drills, which will be sent to the company office at Chicago. A pin is awarded to those whose work meets the required standard. The Fourth grade pupils are study ing birds and bird homes. They have found a house sparrow’s nest and are watching closely the house keeping that is going on there. Mr. Rose, County Extension Agent, visited the Busy Bee sewing club Mon day and gave the girls a very inter esting and instructive talk on the “Finishing the Report of Their Club Work.” Aldin Bruner is in school again after a week’s illness. Third Grade—Marie Bay has been absent this week because of sickness. In a written review in arithmetic Monday, George Abdouch and Walter Rae each received 98 per cent. Eliza beth Henry received 97 per cent. Sixth Grade—Gene Ashton* Rolland Loy and Laurel Hough have missed several classes this week. The Busy Bee sewing club met Mon day anu worked on their final report? of the year’s work. Mr. Rose was present and gave the girls a talk, on “IIow to finish the Club Work.” The sixth grade finished their writ ing drills on which they have been working for their Palmer buttons. SILVER WEDDING. (Stuart Advocate.) A host of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs Anton Wewel last Sunday to celebrate their 'twenty-fifth wedding anni versary. Among the guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Timmermans and family, Mrs. Josephine Timmerman? and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kubik, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Bernt and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bernt, Sr., and family. Useful gifts, appropriate to the oc casion and highly appreciated by Mr and Mrs. Wewel, were left by the visitors to commemorate the gather ing. Everyone present had a delight ful time. Wert L. Kirk, after editing and pub lishing the Spencer Advocate, one oi the spiciest an newsiest newspapers oi North Nebraska, for a number oi years, has accumulated all the money 6ne man needs or should have. Mr Kirk is no hog and is willing to quit with several millions and let the other fellow have a chance. Accordingly he has leased the Advocate to Edwin Ped erson of Wayne, a former employe oi the Advocate, and has turned the Spencer home over to the kids. A': soon as a few more preliminaries urc completed Wert will crank up the ole jitney and with Mrs. Kirk will toui these United States, going wherevei and stopping whenever he darr pleases. Superintendent Boone and Train master Furst of the North Westerr visited Spencer last week on a tour oi inspection and announced that the company’s stockyards at that poinl would be enlarged and modernized. CHAMBERS ITEMS. Zetha Hubbard is ill at her home with an attack of Pneumonia. Mrs. Frank McPeak, of Amelia, was looking after business matters ir O’Neill Monday. The seniors accompanied by Prof Richardson spent Monday in O’Neil having their pictures taken. Miss Blanche Seid, of Nemaha spent a few days last week in Cham bers with her friend, Mr. Grace New house. Harry Smith and family expect t< leave, by the auto route, for Superior Wednesday, for a week’s visit witl relatives. Mr. Wm. Anderson was injured Sat urday when he caught his foot in £ wire which threw him to the ground cracking a small bone in his left leg Miss Glennie Cooper, of Chambers sang a solo at one of the radio broad casting stations at Norfolk, which was greatly enjoyed by Chambers radi< fans. The Ladies Aid of the Methodisi church will entertain at the home oi Mrs. J. D. Grimes Wednesday evening in honor'of those who donated theii services putting up ice for the Aid Ice cream and cake will be served. The town board meeting was helc Monday evening at the clerk's office only three members were present. Mr Walters being called out of town, anc Mr. Hubbard absent on account of his little daughter’s illness. Grandma Watson, of Amelia, has been visiting the past week with hei great-grand-daughter, Madge Gwer Greenstreet. Little Madge has the distincition of having three greal grandmothers and two great grand fathers. Carl, the seven year old son of Chas Strieker, who was ill at the Horacek Hotel last week, was taken to the Campbell hospital at Norfolk where he was operated on for ruptured ap pendix. Latest reports are that he is convelescing rapidly. Mr. and Mrs. John Walter, of Chambers, left for Rogers, Nebraska, last week in response to a message that their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Al fred Walter, was ill. Mrs. Walter was taken to a hospital where she was suc cessfully operated on for appedicitis, Thet Junior-Senior banquet was held Saturday at the school house. The sewing room was beautifully decorated for the occasion in the Senior colors “blue and white.” Their class flower “The American Beauty Rose” was in evidence. The tempting m^nu, which was prepared, was much enjoyed. Meta Simpson acted jis toast mistress. Mr. French, who has been principal of the Chambers public school for the past year has been advanced to the po sition of superintendent for the com ing year. Mr. Richardson the occu pant of the latter position for the past year, was not a candidate foV re-elec tion, much to the regret of his many friends. His work has been eminently satisfactory and under his direction the school has been much improved. The Seniors of the Cham&ers high school presented their class play “His Uncle’s Niecev at the band hall, Fri day night to a $112 house. The splen did way the different parts were handled would indicate a great deal of tithe had been spent in preparing this entertainment. Prof. Richardson, un der whose direction the play was given, deserves much praise. Mrs Schleef delighted the audience with a piano solo between acts, Rev. Carlyon had to respond to an encore when he sang “Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride.” CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends in O’Neill who so kindly assisted us during the illness and burial of our father Alonzc Dickey. Mrs. L. B. Parkinson ’ and family. SENIOR CLASS PLAY WATCH FOR DATES Dates soon will be announced for “Believe Me Xantippe,” the, Senior Class play to be given the iatt.ee part of this month. The play, wnicli was written by a Nebraska universiry student as a class play afterward was purchased for professional production and enjoyed a record breaking run ir New York. It is one of the funniest plays ever written and it will be pre sented by the same cast as in “Am I Intruding?” last February. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Mother’s Day Evening. Sunday evening, May 13th, the choir will give a Songalogue entitled “llis Mother’s Sermon.” The story was written by Ian Mac Laren (John Wat son) and is in every way a Mother’s Day Service. Reader.Mrs. Roy Sauers Music .. Choir Service to begin at 8 p. m. CLOSED FOR REPAIRS. The Hershiser bridge, one mile west of 0’Neill,#will be closed for about one week while undergoing repairs. PLEASANT VALLEY. Farmers are plowing corn this week. Mark Howard and family were Pleasant Valley callers last Sunday. Edward Grass and Wayne Hender son srpent Sunday with Arnold Stew ard. G. A. Grass and family and Clyde Hamilton spent Sunday with rela tives in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Soukup autoed north of Inman last Sunday for the purpose of getting water melon seeds. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Soukup and son, Francis, and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter spent Sunday afternoon at , the Clyde Streeter home and later drove to O’Neill. The friends and relatives of Mrs. Clyde Streeter called a gathering at the Streeter home Saturday night in honor of Mrs. Streeter’s birthday. The evening was spent in dancing and , about midnight a lunch was served. American Explorers Helped. The British occupation of Palestine to the present time has proved of , greater usefulness to American ex i plorers tnan to those of the manda tory power. The work at Belsan Is , only a commencement of American researches in the Holy Land. The fa mous historical sites of Taanacli and Megiddo have been allocated provl 1 sionally to two other American unl ■ versifies; while a third university, t'.iat of Harvard, lias obtained a re newed concession for the site of Samaria, where, previous to the war, they had disclosed imposing Roman ruins of the period of Herod, and earlier remains down to that period in ■ Jewish history when Ahab first estab lished on that site the capital of 1 Israel. 1 While British universities have been slow to respond to the great op : poriunlty which now lies open, there , Is, at any rate, much satisfaction to be derived from the Increasing activ ity on the part of American col leges. Harmony and enthusiasm prevail, and the friendly rivalry thus established Is a healthy and helpful stimulus. Contented Cows. "Hawkins told me about following Corot In the fields when he was paint ing. One day when the master had made a particularly beautiful land scape, with cows browsing In the fore ground, Hawkins objected to the fact that Corot had painted In a pond when there was really none In sight. ‘My cows will be In my picture for n thousand years,’ he answered, ‘and I put In the pond to give them some wa ter.’ ”—From ‘‘Seven to Seventy," by Edward Simmons. One for the Vicar. A new vicar called on a yonng wom an with musical ability and asked her how she spent her*Sundays. "I rest,” said the young woman, "and during the rest of the week I practice. What do you do on Sun days?" “Oh, I preach," replied the vicar, smiling. "And during the rest of the week do you practice?” she asked.—London Tit-Bits. Royal Theatre “Home of Good Pictures” - FRIDAY-ZZZ. JOHN BARRYMORE in “LOCUS EATER” 2-Reel Comedy - SATURDAY - ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN in “WHY ANNOUNCE YOUR MARRIAGE?” Comedy THIRD CHAPTER OF THE “OREGON TRAIL” - SUNDAY & MONDAY _ MILTON SILLS in “FORGOTTEN LAW” Baby Peggy Comedy — TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY — JACK HOLT in “THE GRIM COMEDIAN” Comedy “FABLES” - "THURSDAY & FRIDAY _ ZANE GRAY’S “GOLDEN DREAM” —with-— “CLAIRE ADAMS” 2-Reel Comedy COMING— “EAST IS WEST” “MASQUERADER” | RUFUS’ NEW ROAD By ADDIE GRAVES (© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Martha Jane had a mighty good din ner on the table. Rufus liked “biled pickled knucklesand the season’s tirst green peas were temptingly placed just in front '»f his plate be side a dish of baby beets. Just then, liufus arrived, wet with sweat and streaked with dust from cultivating the beans. “I’m goln’ to the sewin' circle this ufternoon, Rufus. There’s a special ineetin’ about takin’ some city chil dren ■ to board. They are only goin’ to keep them two weeks.” Rufus snorted: “A couple of rul fiuns, you mean—into mischief like puppies, all the time.” “I’d look after them, Rufus. I don’t want people to think we are too mean to do what some of the others will do who are npt so able.” "Well, they ain’t coming, anyway— and that’s all there Is to it. So shut up. I’m going down to Dave Ride out’s to plow with the tractor this af ternoon. You better stay home and take care of the turkeys. There’s likely to be a shower.” Martha Jane's shoulders straight ened a little from their discouraged stoop. It was better to stay home than to tell them she could take no charity children. Kuius drove tne tractor as last as it could go, as though to crush any thoughts of remorse for his stinginess. The old bridge over the mill stream was not equal to the sudden strain. The left side crashed under the weight ; the tractor made a nose dive and then careened, pinning Rufus un der the front wheels. It was fortu nate that Doctor Smith was directly behind him. By digging the stones and dirt from under his leg, the doc tor soon extricated Rufus. “Take me home as quick as you can, doctor I” groaned Rufus. “Oh, my leg I Oh, my leg!” “The best place for you is the city hospital, I don’t know yet what y#i may have broken.” The doctor broke the speed laws in reaching the hospital. By that time Rufus was too worn with pain to care where he was. When he came out of the ether, the nurse told him he could probably g6 home in twTo or three wetfks. “Meanwhile you will have sympa thetic company on either side. To the right is little Johnnie Johnson; to the lefT, Billie Burke. Both have broken legs, and both are fatherless. Per haps they will make the time pass more quickly.” Rufus was surely off his read. It was astounding how easily he learned to travel the new one. He had never taken any notice of the flowers that bloomed by the old one. The peonies that grew in the front yard, the big crimson roses that grandmother plant ed, the syringa by the gate. But when Martha brought the pansies, he remembered. Ye|, those were blos soming under the maple when he pro posed to her. What a fine looking girl Martha was then! Suddenly it all came to him: How many flowrers had he planted In Martha’s road since he had married her? Why did she bring him flowers? But he was quite mistaken In think ing Martha had brought the flowers expecting he would care for them. She had imagined the boys migjit like them. For Rufus, she brought as many eggs and berries and as muck cream and Jelly as he had consumed when working on the farm. “The boys will have to help eat them and he won’t mistrust,” she planned. But Martha was the ofle who didn’t mistrust when Rufus de manded two hig roasted chickens a week. Still less would she have im agined he ate less than he wanted, that the two boys might have all they could dispose of. Rufus had discovered he had never been a boy. When seven years old, he had been forced to rise, on the cold est winter mornings, at four o’clock; milk four cows, feed as many calves, make a fire and boil swill for four hogs, and feed and water the hens as soon as light. Then he had to walk i Kean miliic fn Cphnnl He would take time now to be some thing of a boy. Anil Martha should be a girl, if rest and money could make one. Shoulders can straighten and cheeks fill out under proper treat ment. “Wouldn’t it be funny," chuck led ltufus, “to see Martha weigh “00?” Next day Rufus was taken home to complete his recovery. On the seat with the driver were the two boys. When Martha opened the door, she sensed the passing of the clouds from her life. Rufus had a glorious smile on his face. “I’ve brought the hoys to stay .a couple of weeks—but don’t you th'nk— seeing a • we never had none, we m ght keep the a all the time? They have opened ay a new road to me, one you will travel, too. Johnnie's mother can not live long, and liillie’s mother says she would ! e glad to help you with the work. I’m going to buy a car, and we're going fishing, picnicking, nut ting, and do everything else there is to do.” Every summer for live years there after he and Martini brought home two more orphans. And by that time., Mar tha weighed 210 pounds—"of happi ness," she. said. The Beginner. “A beginner at bridge is trying,** "You don’t know -wliat trouble is." "Hey?" "Take one with you ut golf.’* Niti Naldi MMWmmwHMMmiiiiniiiinmiUnimimiiiiiiiniiiiniini'WiiiiiniimiinhmMttmiiniimnu'#wi>mn Nita Naldi, who has won fame with her Italian beauty in numerous promi nent pictures, was born in Florence, Italy, and was educated in England. She came to America shortly before this country went into the war. She promises to continue prominent among the “movie" stars of this country. -O I “What’s in a Name?” | $ By MILDRED MARSHALL ■ i , ..-J V Facts about pour names Its history; N >*< meaning: whence it was derived; <•? ->■, significance; pour lucky daU >*< ond lucky Jewel >< CYNTHIA /"'VF GREEK mythological origin is A' Cynthia, most charming of fem inine names. Originally it was the title given to Artemis, or Diana, the moon goddess, since she and her brother Apollo, the sun god, are fabled to have been born upon Mount Cynthus In Delos. Milton employs the term frequently: While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o’er the accustomed oak. Since Diana or Cynthia was the virgin goddess of Greek mythology, England’s virgin queen, Elizabeth, was often alluded to as Cynthia in the literature of her time. The name was therefore very popular in Great Britain, but its real vogue Is in Amer ica, where It has had prominence. The musical quality of the nqme, combined with Its poetic origin, has always made It popular among the arts. One of the loveliest pictures of the art world is called “Cynthia” and personifies tiie goddess of tiie night as a strikingly beautiful woman veiled in mysterious shadowy draperies. The hyacinth, which breatlies forth ts greatest fragrance at night, is Cynthia's flower. But the relation ship of the flower and the name Is wen more closely and romantically expressed in tiie legend of the hya cinth’s origin; tiie flower sprang from tiie blood of Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth, beloved by Apollo, mil killed l>y the latter through an unlucky throw of tiie discus; it bears upon each petal tiie letters “Ai,” the Greek exclamation of grief. Emerson ipeaks of The hyacintliine boy, for whom Morn well might break and April bloom. It is fitting therefore that Cynthia ■hould have tiie hyacinth, of jacinth "or her tnlismanlc jewel. But the mid who bears tiie name is more lian c*’dinarily fortunate, for she has n< tlier lucky gem, the moonstone. Hie (’.•ep blue hyacinth protects tier rom danger of accident or disease, bile tiie moonstone with its milky ipaiescence promises her truft love md the power to read the future In •elation to love, if she places the done in her mouth wiion the moon s full. Sunday is her lucky day and 5 her talismnnic number. (© by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.) -O A LINE O’ CHEER i 1 By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS A RESOLVE M _ THAT day will I be old When unto-^fouth I’m cold. And skies In sunlight clear My spirit fall to cheer. When there shall come a morn 1 When in the day reborn I truly fail to see The Joys It holds for me. Then will I turn the page That ushers me to Age, Admitting the sad truth That gone indeed Is Youth— But until then will I The loss of It deny. (© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) ' •• •• • | DON’T WAItJ Until Decora- I tion Day. I am I selling at Cost I until that date I all my Granite I Monuments. | Come and get I a Bargain. D. Stannard I O’NEILL CONCERT BAND. Meet every Monday night at band hall at 8 o’clock. Clifford B. Scott, Leader. Elmer Davey, Librarian. w E. D. Henry, Secretary-Treasurer. BUFFALO HERDS HAVE GROWN Animals in Canadian Government Pre serves Must Be Killed to Prevent Evil of Overcrowding. Twenty-five years ago the Canadian government purchased a small herd of buffalo and placed it in a national park at Banff. For several years the herd was regarded merely as an ob ject of curiosity. Then a game pre serve was decided upon, and the herd, together with other buffalo acquired from a United States rancher, was turned into the inclosure. The pre serve is located at Walnwrlght, Alta., and extends over 162 square miles of sandy prairie which was considered unsuitable fer agriculture. The buf falo, 709 in number, thrived from the start, and last spring the caretakers counted 6,146 of the animals. Al though the 1922 “crop” cannot be counted until the bison are herded into their winter quarters, it is esti mated that there will be an addition of at least 1,000 calves. Besides this herd at Walnwrlght, there are other buffalo in Canada In sufficient num bers to bring the total up to approxi mately 9,000 head, and the govern ment is preparing to kill about 1,000 of them every year to prevent the preserves from becoming overcrowd ed.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. j - j Frank Is Frank. One afternoon I was invited to a bridge party. The woman who usually takes care of my son was 111. I told him that he would have to go to the party with me. This displeased him, because he had planned to play all afternoon. Knowing how much he likes angel-food cake, I told him Mrs. Blank was going to serve ice cream and angel-food cake. He at once changed his mind about playing. All went well until my son rambled out into the kitchen, where he" saw Mrs. Blank taking two cakes out of the oven. She said, "Frank, I’ll bet you can’t gupss what kind of cakes these are.” My son replied: “They’re angel food cakes, because that’s what we came for.”—Chicago Tribune. -■— — ■ , ■ T«eth as Well as Finger Prints. The unhappy criminal son is likely to have no chance to escape the penal ty of his misdeeds. Nor is anybody likely to have a chance to hide his identity for innocuous reasons, since, In addition to the plan for the univer sal finger-printing, the rogues’ gal leries of the country are now adding minute descriptions of teeth. Recently a prisoner on Welfare is land who had been sent up under an assumed name was discovered to be a state prisoner who had broken parole and sent back to Sing Sing to serve out the remainder of a two-year sen tence. His teeth revealed his Identity. A Foreign Entanglement. “My boy writes me that he has Joined a Greek letter society at col lege,” remarked the self-made man. “It’s the Alpha, Gamma, Lamma or something like that. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind." i “What for?” , * i “I don’t want any boy of mine join ing one of those foreign organizations. And, besides, everybody knows Greece is in a bad way."—Birmingham Age Herald. Mercury Cleans Rifle Barrels. It has been found that mercury can be used very effectively to clean rifle barrels. The end of the barrel is tightly corked, and about one-lialf fluid ounce of mercury is poured Ip. Then, after the other end Is corked, the barrel is slowly tipped from end to end a number of times. The mer cury amalgamates with the lead ad hering to the inside of the rifle bar rel.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. > Egypt Needs Foreign Uapitai. The Egyptian governent Is preparing to offer valuable concessions to Amer ican or English capitalists who might1 wish to avail themselves of an abun dance of raw material to establish In dustries In that country. It Is said the government believes Egyptians Incap able of developing their country Indus trially. < Not a Traveler. $ “When's that new baby of yours com ing over to call on us?" I said to the ’ little boy next door. “She doesn’t call," he answered, sol- j ernnly; “she Just stays put.”—Ex- J change. dWztOp* i * a i ■ n T MMM
