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MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
Dr. A. H. Corbett spent Sunday In
Norfolk.
Harry H. lHafljner was jin Norfolk
Wednesday.
Ed Donohue came up from Omaha
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Nolan came down
from Bassett Sunday.
Miss Mary Hanley went to Omaha
today for a visit with relatives.
Miss Dorothy Davidson went to
Omaha Friday for a visit with friends.
David Miller left Thursday for a
visit with his family at Blancoe, Iowa.
Mrs. Grant White went to Peters
burg Friday where she will visit her
parents.
Mrs. Pete Hereford went to West
Point Friday morning for a vist with
friends.
Attorney W. J. Hammond went to
Fremont and Omaha on business
Tuesday.
Tom Connolly, Falim O'Neill and
Ed Bridges left today for Casper,
Wyoming.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church met with Mrs. E. M. Leach
this afternoon.
Clarence Nelson, of Chambers, ar
Wyoming, where he has been working
since early in the spring.
Miss (Catherine McCarthy, of Chi
cago, came Wednesday night for a
visit at the Mrs. Annie Hickey home.
Miss Margaret Carney returned
f-nm Lincoln Wednesday night, where
t : has been attending summer school.
Miss Mary Ryan came up from
Sioux City Friday evening and is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward
O'Connell.
Invitations have been received by
O’Neill golfists for the tournament to
be held at Wayne on September 8rd,
4th and 6th.
Mrs. Minnie Stump, of Erie, Penn
sylvania, arrived here Thursday for a
visit with her brother, R. M. Sauers,
and family.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union county convention will be held
in the Methodist church in O’Neill on
August 30th.
Mrs. A. V. Virgin and son, Russell
Weingartner, returned home Sunday
from an auto trip to Hot Springs,
South Dakota.
Mrs. H. B. Hubbard, daughter Miss
Fern jand sgp Bert, are enjoying an
auto trip to points in Kansas and
southern Nebraska.
Mrs. W. E. Berger returned to her
home in Stanton, Tuesday. She has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs. T.
D. Hutton, for several days.
The first regular meeting of the
O’Neill Woman’s club for year 1923
24 was held at the club rooms in the
library building Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Richard Jordan and daughter,
Dorothy Ann, came up from Norfolk
Saturday evening for a visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Carr.
Miss Minerva Merrell accompanied
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Spangler to their home in Lin
coln this morning. They made the trip
in their car.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morridon and
Edward Davidson left Sunday for. (a
two week’s auto trip over Mr. Morri
son’s territory which runs from Craw
ford io |Sheridan,t Wyoming, They
will also go to Casper, beforo they
return.
Furniture Sale
North of the office
Saturday
At 3:00 P. M
Furniture
Rugs
Numerous
other articles
Terms Gash
James Moore, Auct.
John L. Quig
Manager
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Flay Carlson, the genial truck
driver for the Purcell Produce Co. left
Thursday morning for a visit with his
■parents at Fontenelle, Iowa.
Deloit Thursday.
Lou Leffler has completed the foun
dation for the Purcell Produce Com
pany building near the C. & N. W.
tracks and has gone to Atkinson on
another contract.
J. B. Mellor, Ben Grady, J. C. Hor
iskey, Fred McNally and C. W. Conk
lin drove to Piere this afternoon to
view the boxing match tonight be
tween Vokac and Schmarder.
Mrs. H. H. Haffner entertained the
ladies of the Friday club at an 8:30
o’clock breakfast consisting of three
courses, followed by bridge, this
morning at her home on west Douglas
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson, of Corn
ing, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tay
lor, of Elk City, Oklahoma, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Thomas
from Friday until Tuesday. Tbe
ladies are sisters of Mr. Thomas.
Chas. May, of Dyersville, Iowa, has
been in O’Neill the past two days clos
ing a deal whereby he has traded 640
acres of land northeast of Emmet for
220 acres of land near Dyersville,
Iowa. C. B. Willenburg is now the
owner of the land near Emmet.
Dr. C. W. Lowery, of Detroit,
Michigan, came Tuesday evening for
a visit with his mother, Mrs. N. S.
Lowery, and sister, Mrs. J. A. Don
ohoe. Mr. Lowery spent a number of
years in this city some twenty years
ago during the time that his father,
the Rev. In'. S. (Lowery occupied the
pupit at the Presbyterian church, and
ne enjoys shaking hands with his
many old time friends.
Wyoming.
FERDINAND HENRY SHOEMAKER
Ferdinand Henry Shoemaker died in
St. Catherine’s hospital, in Omaha,
August 17, 1923, following a short ill
ness. He was bom at Ottumwa,
Iowa, December 7, 1875, and came to
Holt county with his parents Decem
ber 31, 1885, from Calhoun county,
Iowa, where the family had resided
for a time.
Fred, as he was known by his many
friends here, made his home in this
vicinity until early in 1909 when he
Soved to Winner, South Dakota, when
e town was yet in its infancy. He
was one of the early settlers in that
part of South Dakota and assisted in
moving the village of Lameraux to
the present site of Winner soon after
the registration of 1908. He was held
in high esteem in his home community
as well as in this county where he
spent many years of his early life.
The deceased leaves a wife and
three children, four sisters, Mrs. Wm.
Burke, of Randolph, Nebraska; Miss
Louise and Miss Clara, of Alliance,
Nebraska; Miss Mary, of Bancroft,
Nebraska; three brothers, George,
John and Bert, all of O’Neill, and a
host of friends, to mourn his death.
The remains arrived in O’Neill Fri
day afternoon and the funeral was
conducted Sunday morning at 11:00
o’clock from St. Patrick’s church by
Rev. M. F. Cassidy.
R. E. MUNSON UNDER ARREST.
(Lincoln Journal, Aug. 19.)
R. E. Munson, bettef known as
Elmer Munson, of Lincoln, was ar
rested for the theft of two Ford auto
mobiles at 3 o’clock Saturday after
noon by the state law enforcement bu
reau. He was placed in the Lan
caster county jail at 8 o’clock Satur
day night. .
Both automobiles were stolen in
Omaha several days ago and when
State Law Enforcement Officer T. W.
Carroll found the cars in his posses
sion, Munson was in the act of having
the engine blocks changed in a local
parage. One is a touring car belong
ing to Clarence McCabe, of Omaha,
and the other, a coupe, belonging to T.
H. Angler, of Stuart, Nebraska. Both
were apparently late cars.
Munson offered no protest to his ar
rest but admitted his guilt. He shed
tears over his capture even though
this is one of a half dozen times that
justice has stepped in to interrupt his
acts. According to Officer Carroll,
charges of receiving and having stolen
automobiles in his possession will be
brought against Munson when trial
begins.
OLD SETTLER’S PICNIC
A GRAND SUCCESS SOCIALLY
The twenty-third annual old set
tlers picnic was held in Hudson’s
grove, sixteen miles north of O’Neill,
last Thursday as advertised. Although
the morning was cloudy and threaten
ing rain a large crowd of old settlers
and those interested in the get to
gether spirit assembled at the grove,
the stcym clouds cleared away and the
day proved (to be fitting for the ioc
casion. _
Old settlers were present from dil
fere^t parts of the state, (a number
coming for the express purpose of re
newing acquaintance with their old
time friends at the picnic. This home
comling at this (time has [become |an
annual event with many.
A number of talks were made dur
ing the morning hourf. The ball game
and other sports occupied the after
noon and the affair came to a close
with a big dance in the evening. The
Meek band furnished Borne excellent
music throughout the day. .
CHANGE IN WESTERN
UNION OFFICE HOURS
The Western Union afternoon office
hours will be from one to six o’clock.
Effective at once.
One for tne 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
day* T”
“Oh, I preach,” replied the vicar,
smiling.
“And during the rest of the week
do you practice?” ahe asked.—London
Tit-Bits.
GEORGE PARSHALL.
(Atkinson Graphic, Aug 13.)
George Parshall was born near
Cooperstown, New York, on Decem
ber 10, 1850, and died at his home in
Holt county Sunday evening, August
12, 1923, having attained the age of
72 years, 8 months and 2'days.
His youth was spent in the states
of New York and Wisconsin, and at
a later period he moved to Minnesota,
where he was united in marriage to
Emma Delsina Burke. In 1890 de
ceased came to Holt county, Nebras
ka, where the family have resided
continuously.
Mr. Parshall leaves to mourn his
death, his wife; two sons, Bert and
Roy; four sisters, Clara Scott, of Cus
ter, Washington, Mrs.Westinghouse,
of Springfield, Minnesota; Mary Lau
derbaugh, of Tennessee, and Stella
Bloom, of Worthington, Minnesota;
three brothers, James and Delmer, of
Capada, and DeKitt, of Kansas; and
ten grandchildren; and a host of
friends.
Deceased was a member of the
Presbyterian church at Butte, Neb.,
a patient sufferer during the months
of his illness and it was only within
the last days that he expressed a de
sire to be released fjrom pain by death.
For several weeks he was unable to lie
down, and could rest only in a chair.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home by Rev. Peterson, and inter
ment was made in the Phoenix cem
etery, Tuesday, August 14.
EMMET NEWS.
A Mission will be given at the
Catholic church in Emmet from Sep
tember 16th to 23rd by the famous
Redemptorist Orator, the Rev George
Sunday.
Father Alberts, of Ewing, Father
Jungels, of Stuart, and Father Van
derlaan, of Amelia, were the guests
of Father Byrne at the Catholic par
sonage during the past week.
Father Vanderlaan, of Amelia, has
mpde all arrangements for building a
new parsonage this fall.
The Catholics of Amelia parish will
give a ipicnic and carnival at Inez on
September 1st.
LLOYD-ROBERTSON.
(Stuart Advocate, Aug. 16.)
Mr, Elbert William Lloyd, of Carey
hurst, Wyoming, and Miss Lydia Mae
Robertson, of Stuart, Nebraska, were
united in marriage at Careyhurst,
August* 4, 1923.
The bride is the fourth daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson of this
place, and made this her home until
two years ago, when she went to Wy
oming where she met Mr. Lloyd.
The groom is foreman of the big
ranch of Ex-governor Carey of Wy
oming, and the tjfmng couple will
make their home on the ranch there.
We all unite in wishing for them a
full share of life's blessings.
W. J. MORROW.
(Atkinson Graphic, Agu. 17.)
W. J. Morrow died at Darlington,
Wisconsin, last Saturday, August 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Morrow moved from At
kinson to Darlington last MaJ? to be
with Mr. Morrow’s mother who re
sides there. He has been an invalid
"or a long time.
PRESBYTTERIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
The Rev. Clinton Lowrie, of Detroit,
Michigan, will preach in Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at 10:30.
All are welcome.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the people of O’Neill for
their kindness during our recent afflic
tion, the death and burial of our dear
husband and father.
Mrs. Rose Shoemaker and family.
FORD SEDAN.
First class condition, fully equipped
new tires, for sale. Or will trade for
Ford Touring car, cattle, or hogs. A
bargain.
12-tf R. E. GALLAGHER.
PRIZES FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
There are several very good trips
and prizes offered to the winners of
the boys and girls club work in both
the County and the State. Probably
the best prize offered to the County is
a free trip to the International Stock
Show at Chicago, December 1 to 8,
offered by the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad. This trip includes only
the transportation to and from
j This is the way your State Fair
looks when everything is all set and
the Exposition Is In full sway.
Never mind a little rain Fair week,
como on down, paved and cindered
| streets and cement walks 'make it
as nice on the Fair Grounds as get
ting around the average city. Plenty
of buildings just running over with
wonderful exhibits, and then the peo
ple, isn’t it just great to see so many
of your Nebraska neighbors out for
a week of education and recreation.
You cannot stay at home and keep in
touch with the rest of the world and
what they are doing so we are going
to look for you all at Lincoln to
spend a day or two at the coming
Nebraska State Fair, September 2
to 7tli.
Chicago, the boy or girl winning the
prize paying the other expenses. This
trip goes to the boy or girl ranking
the highest in all the different phases
of club work in the County.
Wilson & Company, of Chicago, of
fer a free trip to the International
Stock Show and the Second National
Boys and Girls Club Congress held at
the same time at Chicago to the State
Champion Pig Club Member, allowing
$75 for the trip.
Montgomery, Ward & Company
make the same offer as Wilson &
Company to the State Champion in the
Home Economics Clubs.
The following trips are offered to
Boys and Girls Club Week in 1924, the
eight highest ranking County Cham
pions of the State will receive a free
trip from the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce to Lincoln on that week.
The County Champion of the various
pig clubs <fl each County also receive
a free trip to Lincoln for club week,
the Sioux City Stock Yards Company
paying the expenses of the Champion
of Holt County.
The things taken into consideration
in determining who receives these
trips are the work done by the indi
vidual club member, the activities of
that member within the club, the final
reports submitted, and the attitude of
the club member towards boys and
girls club work. In order to qualify
for these trilps the final reports, and
in some cases as in the Sewing clubs,
the articles made must be in Lincoln
by November 1st, consequently they
should be delivered to the County Ex
tension Agents office not later than
October 20th. These different trips
are trips that every boy and girl en
rolled in clubs should strive to win, as
they are not only educational, but also
gives you a chance to visit with other
boys and girls from all over the
United States at Chicago and from all
over Nebraska at Lincoln. It is the
intention of the County Extension
Agent to meet with all the various
clubs of the County and explain these
trips more fully.
PURCHASED VARIETY;
STORE STOCK
(Arlington Herald)
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Masters, of
O’Neill, purchased the C. Vail Variety
Store stock and took possession July
21st.
For the past six months has been
freighting in and out of Fremont and
will continue trucking and freighting
with Arlington his headquarters. Mrs.
Masters will have charge of the
Variety Store to which she has already
added a large assortment of new nov
elties and notions, dishes and staple
groceries with new goods arriving
daily.
We bid them welcome in entering
our business men's circle and we wish
them unlimited success both in the
store and the auto trucking.
JOHN H. BURNER
(Ewing Advocate)
Sudden and unexpected sorrow came
to this community Saturday morning
when word was given of the death of
John H. Burner. He had been ill for
several days but was apparently re
covering when without warning he
quietly and quickly passed away.
John Henry burner was born No
vember 1, 1846, in Logan county,
Ohio, and died at his home in Ewing
August 11, 1923, aged 76 years, 9
months and111 days. He was married
December 22, 1870, to Adaline Braucht
and to them were born eleven child
ren, six daughters and five sons.
All save one are living, a son, Claude,
departing this world January 6, 1917. was done, and well done, and he has
An aged wife, three brothers, two sis- earned his reward. Mr. Burner was
ters, sixteen grandchildren and three everybody’s friend and it was his
great-grandchildren are also left to special delight to mingle with his fel
mourn his loss. lowmen. He never failed with a
Mr. Burner was a Civil War vet- ch.ee.ry word for anyone whom he
eran, having answered the call of his meft- To his aged wife and his
country at fhe age of seventeen and children the entire community extends
serving twenty-two months in Com- heartfelt sympathy,
pany M, 2nd Iowa Cavalry. The funeral was held Wednesday
Thus time brings the changes, tak- r>?orrdnS’ at 9 o’clock at the Methodist
ing from us our friends and loved church, Rev. W. L. Philley having
ones, ever thinning the ranks of charge of the services. The body was
those of ripened age. He is gone from taken to Stanton for burial in the
our association here, but his life work cemetery there.
Some day Nebraskans will realize
the advantage of keeping a little
flock of sheep on the farms of our
state. They are the greatest scaven
gers than can be placed on our farms.
They will eat the things that other
animals pass by, and at the same
time develop meat and wool at prac
tically no expense to you whatso
ever. If you want to rM your faim
of weeds try a little fie* .1 of sheep j
and see how quicklf they clean j
things up. Better come down to the ,
State Fair at Lincoln, September 3 j
to 7 and }et the men over in tl.9
sheep barns with their exhibits therg
tell you how to start and manage » >
little flock of your own, j
Yes, we grow them big in Nebras- worth a trip to the Nebraska Slate
ka—just as big as they do anywhere. Fair which will be held at Lincolp,
Nebraska’s swine show alone is September 2 to 7th.
i N “PUT A PUREBRED BULL ON EVERY FARM” jjjj
The above photograph demon- four animals were all sired by the will give you the opportunity to see within our state in the Dast few
strates what a Pure bred Sire at the same bull. The State Fair to be many examples of what the pure-bred years.
head of your hcid will do. These held at Lincoln, September 2 to 7, live stock industry has accomplished x Al'
