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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1923)
t«T’■ •?*'- '$ '&w *' yp fc%v jSaE at*?; ‘ * ?®Ksj!r jg&r-r'y' €g§6* d# ?kk ■ jg^: saSL!^^15 |B * . i i _:_:_____• VOLUMN XLIII. . O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1923. NO. & GRADY’S GROCERY —11 11 .. 1 PURITAN BACON Barrington Hall Coffee v Lettuce - Celery Fruit Cash Paid For Eggs Phones--68-126 O’Neill, Nebraska _ \ LOCAL MATTERS. Miss Elsie Hamilton is at Basset as sisting Mrs. T. F. Nolan. A son was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse, of Meek. Elmer Bay returned home last week from the state university at Lincoln. Mrs. Cora Hamilton is visiting at the C. A. Grass home, nine miles east of O’Neill. Mrs. Gertie Raymer, of Atkinson, suffered a broken ankle about ten days ago, when she stepped on something that, rolled with her. Miss Darlene Klinetobe arrived here Monday night from Des Moines, Iowa, for a visit with her brother, D. H. Clauson and Mrs. Clauson. Mrs. Louis Tost arrived here Wed nesday of last week from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for a visit with her I sister, Mrs. C. P. Uhl and family. John Gilligan came home Friday evening from the university medical college, to spend the summer vacation. John has finished the junior year. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Winchester, an( son, Dick, went over to Des Moines Iowa, Saturdey, where they are visit ing with Mrs. Winchester’s parents. * E. W. Willett, representing U. S. Auto Association of Washington, D. C., was in O^Jeill Saturday, logging the Grant Highway for the associa tion Atkinson Graphic: A son was born to Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Higgins at Al bion, July 16th. A son was born Friday to, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Madison, living four miles north of O’Neill. Harry Cowles, of Stuart, has a bro ken arm. A stool on which he was sit ting collapsed with him. Mrs. Bert Scott, of Atkinson; was called to Dauville, Illinois, last Thurs day by the death of a brother. Mr. and Mrs. Cal. Allyn, of Stuart, are the parents of a daughter, who came to their home Monday, July 16. E. N. Purcell and family expect to leave next Sunday for a month’s out ing with relatives in Wyoming and Colorado. Miss Ada McNabb, formerly of near Page, but who now resides in Orchard, recently submitted to an operation for Petersburg Index: Miss Anna Ulrich, of O’Neill, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ulrich, this week. Miss Jauneta Bower, of Scribner, ar rived here on Tuesday of last week for a visit with her former schoolmate, Miss Iola Purcell. Miss Dorothy Neff, who has been ^visiting at the H. B. Hubbard home for the past two weeks, expects to re turn home Friday. Mort Gill has sold his garage busi ness at Stuart to Wm. Short and Ju lian Anderson, of Butte, Nebraska. Mr. Gill is installing a new oil station in Stewart. Bristow Enterprise: Rev. Gerrard is driving a new Ford roadster which was a partial present from his con gregations here and at Gross and per sonal friends, Mrs. S. M. Garretson arrived her< Saturday from Albia, Iowa, for an ex tended visit with her daughter, Mrs Neil P. Brennan, appendicitis. M S. Abdalla will leave Thursday for New York City where he expects to purchase the stock - for the new ladies’ and gent’s furnishings store he will open in this city about Septem ber 1st h 3 How*We Can Help You When your judgment seems to be wrong'hnd your efforts unprofitable, you be gin to realize the value of the right bank, This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resources over $G00,000.00 T5he O'Neill National Bank Miss 'Jhelma Schulce.of Burke,South Dakota, is here visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pruss. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Brenn and daugh ter, Phyllis, drove up from Weston, Sunday to visit his sister, Mrs. C. M. Daly. They will go from here to Lake Andes on a fishing trip. The Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce announce that Anna Reinkle and Anna Primus, of Ewing, Ne braska, were stopping KV the Joyce hotel in that city, on July 19th. Miss Katheryn and Miss Edna Mc Carthy were visiting at the Roy Co burn home in Saratoga township, on Sunday of last week. Miss Katheryn recently taught school in that locality. Miss Mary Brenn and niece, Miss Mable Brenn, drove up from Fairbury for a visit with her sister, Mrs. C. M. Daly. They will go to Lake Andes, returning home from there, visiting points in Iowa. Mrs. W. T. Evans and daughter, Mrs. C. P. Rhodes, and son Bobbie, came up from Omaha last week and are visiting O’Neill friends. They ex pect to go to Long Pine today for an outing at the park. Mrs. C. R. Yoho, of Lincoln, spent several days last week visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hart, who resides northwest of this city. Mrs. Yoho also visited with her sister, Mrs. 0. W. French, at Page. Tom Mullen, or Elgin, had some trouble with the steering gear of his car about two weeks ago near Akron postoffice in Antelope county, causing him to go to the ditch. His car turned over injuring him quite badly. The Fremont Country Club is ar ranging for its first invitation golf tournament which will be held on Au gust 6, 7, 8, and 9. Entries will close August 6th. A big program is ad vertised with plenty of entertainment. Rev. George Longstaff announced last Sunday that there would be no preaching services at the Presbyterian church on next Sunday, July 29th, as he would be out of the city. Sunday school will be held at the usual time.: Mrs. Hattie Cain entertained at a | six o’clock dinner last Tuesday for her daughter, Mrs. Ida Fitzgerald, of Chicago, at the home of Mrs. Julia Uecher. The afternoon was spent in games and vai'ious sorts of entertain ment. About twenty-five guests were, present. Mrs. Henry Winkler, of Atkinson, was in O’Neill one day last week sell ing chances on a pig, the proceeds of the sale will be added to a fund being | raised for the erection of a brick church building which the Lutherans expect to erect at Atkinson in the near future. The corner-stone for the new $60, 000 school building at Orchard, was laid Friday afternoon of last week, under the direction of the Masonic lodge of that city by Charles A. Chap pel, Grand Master of Nebraska, and the address was given by Charles M. Shepherd, of Lincoln. “Friday the 13th” was a busy day for the stork in the vicinity of Stuart. The old bird made three official visits leaving a girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Masters; a boy with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Mlinar and a son at the Wilson hospital for Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Faulhaber, of O’Neill. Stuart Advocate: Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Criss and their son George, left last Sunday morning in their “chummy sedan” for a visit with relatives in Petersburg. They were accompanied as far as O’Neill by their daughter, Miss Alice, who spent the day visiting friends and returned to Stuart in the evening. Mrs. Worth had just learned that her colored workwoman, Aunt Dinah, had at the age of seventy married for the fourth time. “Why, Aunt Dinah,” she exclaimed, “You surely haven’t married again!” “Yassum, honey, I has,” was Aunt Dinah’s smiling reply, “Jes’ as of’en as de Lawd takes ’em, so will I.” Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Carter and daughter .Margery, left this morning morning for an auto trip to Sheridan, Wyoming, where they will be joined by their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blum, together they will take a trip to various places of in terest among the mountains and pleas ure resorts west. Rev. E. C.% Goodenberger arrived here last Thursday evening from Chicago to join Mrs. Goodenberger for a couple of weeks visit at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George Longstaff. Rev. Goodenberger occupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian church last Sunday and gave a very interesting talk along missionary lines. The O’Neill boys’ base ball team won a decisive victory over Graham’s eraok sluggers at the Graham ball park northwest of O’Neill Sunday after noon (piling up a score of 11 to 3. The boys would like to meet any other boys team in the county. Francis Welsh will make all arrange ments if the boys will write to him. W. J. Hammond came home from Denver, Saturday, to look after some business matters. He returned to Den ver Tuesday, to continue the outing with Mrs. Hammond and the children. Will says that Denver is no place for a fat man, his weight increased more than a half pound per day during the eight days he has already spent there. C. W. Jones, of the Extension Ser vice, College of Agriculture, Lincoln, assistant state Boy’s and Girl’s Club leader, will meet with the pig clubs at Inman and Atkinson today and to morrow. Miss Allegra Wilkens, also of the Extension Service, will meet with the two cooking clubs at Ewing on July 31st, and with the combined sewing clubs of Stuart and Atkinson, at Stuart, on August 1st. Mrs. J. 0. Hubbell went to Atkinson .Tuesday evening. J. M. Hunter was a passenger to West Point Mondays C. P. Hancock was visiting with his father in Inman Sunday. Mrs, Thomas Hutton is visiting with her parents at Stanton this week. Mrs. Susan Sparks went to Inman Sunday for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rasley went to Norfolk and points east, Tuesday. Mrs. J. W. Hiber and children went to Plattsmouth and Hastings last week for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Surber and daughter, Miss Florence, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Radaker, at Newport. Wm. Shove, of Detroit, Michigan, who has been visiting with his brother Burrell, for several days, returned home Saturday. Mr and Mrs. Pete Sullivan, of Lin coln, are visiting at the homes of M. P. and J. P. Sullivan, northeast of O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hubbard and son Bert returned Monday evening from a four days auto trip to Omaha and Iowa points. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Coderre, of Jef feiion, Iowa, are the parents of a nine pofind son, who arrived at their domi cile July 18th. Harold Zimmerman, who has been operating the Hanford Produce Sta tion at Colome, South Dakota, has been recently transferred to Spencer. Clif Davis and James Davidson, Jr., returned Sunday evening from a fish ing trip to Enders lake, and report a nice catch of perch and a few black bass. Miss Catherine Armbruster, of Stan ton, and H. W. Larson, of Norfolk, were visiting last week at the home of the former’s brother, Wm. Arm brnster. The M. E. Sunday School held a pic nic: at Doyles’ grove last Thursday all day. Games were played during the afternoon, and swimming was enjoyed by many. Editor N. A. Gerig, publisher of the Mellette County News, was one of the boosters for the White River Fronti# Days celebration, who were in O’Neill last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Purcell, daugh ter, Miss Iola, and Miss Jauneta Bower, of Scribner, drove to Long Pine, Tuesday, for a visit at the Amusen^nt park. County Attorney Julius D. Cronin, went to Omaha on legal business Sat tflwsjr He will return by way of Den ver, where he will combine business with pleasure for a few days. Alfonso Rouse came home last week from a visit of several weeks with relatives in New York state. His daughters, who accompanied him on the trip remained for a longer visit. Mrs. F. D. Harnish and son, Frank James, left for their home in Lake Preston, South Dakota, on Wednesday of last week. Misses Naomi and Della Harnish took them home in their car. P. H. Hereford was taken to the Norfolk hospital, Wednesday morning, where he underwent an operation for throat trouble. Mrs. Hereford and sister, Mrs. Opie Chambers, accom panied him. \ Mrs. M. P. Clinton arrived here Tuesday from Valentine with her household goods and will make her home here in the future. She has pur chased the Grady Hat Shop and will take possession August 1st. Chief of Police Scott Hough and family returned the latter part of last week from a ten days visit to Cor rectionville, Iowa. Scott was much enthused over the construction of per manent roads through that part of the state. P. J. McManus and J. C. Horiskpy went over to Winner, South Dakota, last Sunday, where Mr. McManus has some land interests. They returned home Tuesday evening and report the crop conditions good in that part of the country. , Mr. and Mrs. L. Burley have moved to Columbus. Mr. Burley was a traveling man and had been making this his headquarters for several monthes. Poor housing accommoda tions here was the cause of his moving to Columbus. E. N. Purcell is having the old skat ing rink moved to a position upon the right-of-way east of the Chicago & Northwestern depot. Mr. Purcell ex pects to occupy the building as a wholesale produce shipping station as soon as it is remodeled. Mrs. J. N. Sturdevant and Mrs. Harold Zimmerman came over from Spencer last Friday for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cooper. Mrs. Zimmerman will remain here for a longer visit With her parents. Orchard News: While playing with the band Saturday night Boyd Burch was attacked with a slight attack of lock-jaw. He went to Sioux City the first of the week to consult specialists. Word was received from him the first of the week to the effect that he had some of his teeth abstracted and the doctors were waiting for the swelling to go down to make a more thorough examination. Forty friends and neighbors of Jacob Erb assisted in celebrating his sixty-fifth birthday anniversary at the Erb home northwest of the city Friday, July 20. The celebration was a complete surprise to Mr. Erb, but he soon rallied from the shock and the festivities lasted until the early hours of Saturday. A large birthday cake, with its sixty-five candles, was the feature of the bounteous and delicious refreshments. I 1 CHEVROLET We have just unloaded a carload of Chevrolet touring and coupes. Come in and get prices and terms* We will gladly demonstrate them for you. MENUEY MOTOR COMPANY J. M. Seyboldt, Mgr. . The Sunday schools of Chambers went to Lake Andes Tuesday for a few days camping and fishing. A son weighing 8% pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zimmerman, at the Dr. Gilligan hospital in O’Neill, Tuesday night. Mrs. H. F. Stanton left Monday night for Casper, Wyoming, to join her husband, who has been working there for the past month. F. E. Cowden, son Waldo Cowden, and Robert Southgate, all of River ton, Iowa, were looking after business at Center Camp «anch Wednesday. Frank L. Smith, of Omaha, and Mrs. O. K. Wiessner, of Boston, son and daughter of the late G. W. Smith, foi* merly of this city, were in O’Neill Monday and Tuesday. That they might fittingly celebrate their twenty-eighth wedding anni versary, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor entertained eighteen guests at a danc ing party at their home on east Doug las. Tuesday evening. Frank L. Smith, of Omaha and sister, Mrs. 0. Wiessner, of Boston, were out-of-town guests. Luncheon was served. • ' f The success of the agricultural de partment of the Holt county fair is now fully assured. Wm. Grothe, of Emmet, was in the city last Saturday and informed The Frontier that he had agreed to take charge of that depart ment of the exhibits. Mr. Grothe is one of the most successful agricul turalist in the county and has done much to build up the fair during the past few years. Rawlin’s (Wyoming) Republican: Miss Mae Keys, of O’Neill, Nebraska, is spendmg a few days in Rawlins vis iting her uncle, Pat Gallagher, and Mrs. Gallagher. Miss Keys has been spending some time in Colorado and Wyoming and states that our little city shows more activity than any place she has visited. She expects to return to her home in Nebraska the latter part of the week. Ewing put on a big celebration last Friday, dedicating the Deliot-Ewing highway south of their city. Ball games, band concerts, horse racing, broncho riding and various other sports were the features of the day. The White River “Frontier Days” Boosters were in Ewing during the afternoon and added to the pleas ures of the affair. The celebration closed with a big dance at night. gyjajgjjagjiaj.!.. .J. SB Inman, Leader: Mr. and; Mrs. Chas. Stark and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bald win were called to West Point Monday afternoon on account of the sudden death of Frank Stark, brother of Chas. Stark and Mrs. Frank Baldwin. The deceased was about forty-five years l old and died suddenly at his farm homo near West Point Monday morning. The funeral was held from the resi dence Tuesday afternoon and burial made in the cemetery at West Point. County Agent F. W. Rose informs The Frontier that the chinch bugs are being controlled fairly well through out the infected districts. Farmers are plowing ditches around their fields and plowing up the badly infected lands. Mr. Rose also says that bugs are being found in destructive quanti ties beginning a short distance north west of O’Neill and extending north and east throughout the county. The Extension Service is reporting quan tities of the chinch bugs in Boyd and Knox counties. Madison Star Mail: July 19: Twenty-one head of cattle on the Norman Ochsner farm are dead, the horses which were running loose with the cattle, broke down the fence be tween the pasture and the alfalfa held, and the cattle, a herd of 44, broke through and after eating the alfalfa twenty-one of them died. A veteri nary was called but they were too far gone to be saved. They were mostly yearling steers, and were worth from $45 to $50 each. Spring Valley Correspondent in Page Reporter: Mr. and Mrs. Sherry Moore and daughter, of Blair, Ne braska, passed through Page Friday on their way to Englewood, South Da kota, where an uncle is very side. He went to Dakota years ago when the gold excitement was on. He grew tired of prospecting and settled down on a hay ranch to care for his neigh bors and fellow-men'^ who might be traveling (as he was a doctor) and selling hay to the busy prospectors, and found more gold in so doing. One of his comrades found enough Black Hills gold to make a ring for his sweetheart and returned home. One of his partners dug a well in the center tf Deadwood and sold water and made good. This uncle is about 80 years old and is very sick, hence their traveling through to Englewood. Mrs. Moore is a sister to Mrs. M. A. Summers. • .."5 To The Depositor NATIONAL BANKS FAIL. When they do depositors lose heavily. Why? Because deposits in National Banks are not guaranteed. STATE BANKS FAIL. When they do depositors are paid in full. Why? Because deposits in State Banks are protected by the Depositors Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska. THE NEBRASKA STATE BANK OF O’NEILL is the only Bank in O’Neill which offers you this pro .r tection. You will protect yourself and please us by depositing your money with us. 5 per cent paid on time deposits. Nebraska State Bank oi O’Neill, Nebraska
