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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1923)
VOLUMN XLIII. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1923. NO. 13. ...i__ GRADY’S GROCERY Peaches Phones--68--126 O’Neill, Nebraska LOCAL MATTERS. A daughter was born August 22nd to Mr, and Mrs. Ed Deseive, of Stuart. L. C. Peters went to Omaha last Friday for a few days visit with his mother. A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pettinger, of Stuart, on August 22nd. Edward E. Weber and Miss Ita Doyle, both of otuart, applied on the 16th for a license to wed. Harold Zimmerman came over from Spencer Saturday night and ispent Sunday with his wife and baby. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Coffman and F. O. Hazen, were in O’Neill Monday from their farms near Opportunity. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Page, residing six miles northeast of O’Neill, Friday morning. The Finance department of the Woman’s club gave a tea at the J, P. Gilligan residence Thursday afternoon of last week. Banker Edward Adams and Clair Grimes, of Chambers, were looking after business matters in the county seat Monday. Miss Margaret Alworth went to Tilden Sunday where she will visit for a few days prior to begin teaching schooLnear Albion. Lawrence Chapman arrived in O’Neill from Denver, Thursday night for a two weeks visit with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Chapman. Barnard and Miss Esther Goodman, of Riverton, Wyoming, arrived in O'Neill Tuesday morning, for a visit with their aunt, Mrs, Sam Barnard, and family. Barnard and Miss Esther expect to go over to Whiting, Iowa, where they may decide to re main for the present. Verne E. Powell, of O’Neill, and Miss Opal Boggs, of Broken Bow, Ne braska, were granted a marriage li cense in Council Bluffs, Iowa, last Saturday. Mrs. Estelle Bullis and daughter, Miss Ruth, left Monday morning for their home in Omro, Wisconsin, after a three weeks visit at the home of M. Martin. Mrs. Della Shaw came down from Spearfish, South Dakota, last Satur day, where she has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Plank, for the past few months. H. A. Trowbridge, the veteran farm er from the west end of Verdigris township, was in O’Neill Monday at tending the sale of the assets of the late Farmers bank of Page. Mrs. A. L. Cowperthwaite accom pained her nephew, Cedric Drew, to Omaha Wednesday where Cedric will start for his home in Los Angeles, Cal ifornia. The young man will make the trip alone. Professor and Mrs. E. H. fauhr ar rived in O’Neill last Friday from their summer vacation, and are arranging their work for the coming school year. School will begin at the public school next Monday. Mr. and Mrs E. D. Henry and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, drove to Geneva, Nebraska, Saturday night for a visit with their son, Paul, and family. Martin Cronin is handling the linotype during his absence. Atkinson Graphic, August 24: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Griffin were up from O’Neill Friday and Saturday packing their things for their moving to that place. Atkinson loses for a time this estimable family, who becomes a part of the Hotel Golden management. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Noies will occupy their residence. 1 H....i It’s the Best We Know Of. A Certificate of Deposit in this bank has many advan tages over other forms of investment. The interest is always paid the day it is due and it can always be converted into cash quickly if the money is needed, or opportunity is presented. This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resources over $600,000.00 * ? T5he O’Neill Natiorval Bank Miss Anna Judge, of Atkinson, is a guest of Miss Mary McLaughlin. Mrs. Pete Hereford returned Fri day from a two week’s visit with friends at Fremont. Miss Dorothy Davidson returned home the first of the week from a visit jvith friends in Omaha. Miss Mary McLaughlin came home Monday from a two week’s visit with relatives and friends in Omaha. Arthur Hammond came home Mon day evening from a visit at Chadron, Nebraska, and Casper, Wyoming. Robert Knapp, of Oceola, came the first of the week to attend the funeral services of the late John Hancock. Mrs. O. A. Bowen, of Sioux City, and John J, Hancock, of Casper, Wy oming, arrived here the first of the week to attend the funeral of their father, John Hancock. Paul and Joe Beha came down from Casper, Wyoming, Friday where they have been working in the oil fields. Joe is quite ill with what is thought to be typhoid fever. Misses Thelma and Roberta Wol rath, of Atkinson, spent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week visiting with their grandfather, H. M. Uttley, in O’Neill. Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. George Cronkleton, of Spencer, were host and hostess, at a seven o’clpck dinner at the Golden, to relatives from Scott’s Bluff' and O’Neill and a few invited friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harrington en tertained at a seven o’clock dinner Thursday evening for Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Scott, T. J. Scott, of Kearney and J. D. Scott, of Rushville. Atkinson Graphic, August 24: A farewell dinner was given at the home of Charles Prussa in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tomsik, who-left Mon day to make their home in Omaha. A number from O’Neill were present. This vicinity is still receiving plenty of moisture. Friday a shower raised the water in the rain gague .15 of an inch; Saturday another shower left .02, and Sunday afternoon .91 of an inch was reported by Rain Boss Bowen. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holt, of Salt Creek, Wyoming, drove to- O’Neill Monday afternoon from Neligh, where they have been visiting relatives for the past week, and spent a couple of days shaking hands with old time friends in O’Neill. M. S. Abdalla is busily engaged this week unpacking the line of ladies’ and and gents’ furnishing preparatory to opening for business the latter part of next week. Watch for the announce ment of the opening in next week’s issue of The Frontier. Joe Hunter and Zeb Warner are the champion crappe fisherman of Holt county. They rightfully came in to possession of the title last Friday afternoon when they landed forty nice ones from one hole in the river. Two catfish also adorned their string. Fire was discovered on the roof of the bakery building at Atkinson, about two o’clock Thursday moning of last week but was extinguished before any seripus damage was done to the build ing. The fire was caused by a de fective chimney. Mr. Zeszipkowski conducts the bakery. Jake Hershiser and nephew, Ed Beal, of Waterloo, Iowa, drove to O’Neill, Monday evening, and are visiting v$th relatives and friends in this vicinity. Jake is feeling fair ly well again following the severe accident that he experienced some time ago in the swimming pool at Waterloo. Mrs. Burival and two youngest sons, Ralph and Edwin, left Satur day morning for Madison, Nebraska, for a visit with relatives. They will visit at Wymore with her father, whom she has not seen for fourteen years. They will visit at Sioux City with a brother of Mrs. Burival before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman returned Sunday from an auto trip to Hutchinson, Kansas, where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zimmerman. Clarence says that the hot winds struck Kansas a few weeks ago and that the com and other crpps are burned up through the central part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harrington en tertained a number of friends at a seven o’clock dinner at the Golden hotel Sunday evening. The guests from away were Mr. and Mrs. Will Morrow, Mrs. Ed Morrow and daugh ter, Miss Lavinia Morrow, of Scotts Bluffs, and Mr. and Mrs. George Cronkleton, of Spencer. Miss Oyma Clyde went, to Sioux City Monday, where she will join her grandfather, N. R. Basfield, of Owanka, S. D., and together they will go to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,, to attend the Old Soldiers Reunion. Miss Oyma will stop at Wayne on the re turn trip and attend the fall term of the Wayne state normal. Mrs. M. S. Abdalla came up from Royal, Thursday evening for a few days visit with her husband and to as • sist in arranging their store for the installation of the new stock of ladies furnishings which will be in her charge a little later on. At present Mrs. Abdalla is caring for her mother who is an invalid. Mr. and Mrs. Parnell Golden ex pects to drive to Casper, Wyoming, the latter part of the week where they will remain for a time. Parnell ex pects to open a set of abstract books in Casper this fall, and if the venture proves favorable the family will re main there permanently. The Golden children will visit for the present with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cronkleton, at Spencer. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM VISITS THIS DISTRICT A terrific hail storm which extend od from Wood Lake on the west to Fremont on the east Sunday after noon about four o'clock, did heavy damage to farm crops and livestock and in several instances injured per sons in the path of the storm. The hail was heaviest ten miles south anti west of Norfolk, the hail stones there, were as large as baseballs coming down through space with the speed of bullets, tearing corn fields to pieces and shooting through the tops of auto mobiles which were caught on the country roads. The storm seemed to have entered Holt county near Stuart and went southeast toward Inez and Chambers covering a path about four miles wide. Considerable wind accompanied the hail ami in many places did untold damage to crops, chickens and pigs, as well as tt> window glass and auto mobile tops. , The depot at Stafford was reported to be unroofed and otherwise damaged by the heavy wind. No nail of any consequence fell in or north of O'Neill during the storm The storm was more severe near Meadow Grove where it struck about 6:30 and old-time residents say that it was the worst hail storm in the history of the country. The storm came from the west, traveling east and veered a little to the south, sweeping everything before it. Corn fields in a path three or four miles wide were stripped and only 10 or 16 per cent of the stalks left standing. The hail stones measured in size from that of a baaeball down to that of a marble. The feround was covered with stones. One 80-year-old man reaching from |us window for one of the big stones was struck by another stone and his wrist was broken. A Battle Creek! woman was struck on the head by a hail stone and it required six stitches to close the wound. One child, near Madison, struck by a big hail stone, was in such serious condition that a doctor had to be sum moned. Henry Massman, living in Battle Creek, suffered a broken arm as a re sult of being struck by one of the big hail stones. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Burkhardt, of Norfolk, were caught in the storm. The stones shot through the top of their Ford coupe, one stone striking Mr. Burkhardt on the head rendering him unconscious for a short time. Telephone and telegraph lines west of Norfolk were out of commission Monday. 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 tection. You will protect yourself and please us by depositing your money with us. 5 per cent paid on time deposits. Nebraska State Bank of O’Neill, Nebraska LIGHTNING STRICKS CAR DURING SUNDAY’S RAIN A car containing four young people who reside in Inman was struck by lightning while traveling between Inman and O’Neill Sunday afternoon during the severe wind and electrical storm. These in tha car were Erwin Var garson, Robert Colman, Emma Ans pach and Stella Crosser, The top of the car was set on fire by the bolt of lightning which was soon extinguish ed. The occupants of the car were un injured although they were somewhat stunned and badly frightened. BARNYARD GOLF CLUB OPENING NEXT MONDAY The Barnyard Gold club has increas ed its membership to twenty-five dur ing the past few days. The charter is still open and mil remain' in that condition until exactly twelve o'clock Saturday night, in the meantime it is hoped that a number of the more timid ones will unite with the organ ization for the better of their moral, social and physical welfare. The courts have been paved and will be officially opened to the outside world at promptly nine o’clock Monday morning, September 3rd. New Filling* Station « We have recently opened our new filling station on the comer of Fourth and Douglas and are ready to serve the people of this vicinity. We handle the Deep Rock Gasoline and the high grade Deep Rock Oils and Greases. We also handle auto accessories, tires and tubes. We would be pleased to have you give our station a trial and assure you that your business will be appreciated. Our filling truck is at your ser vice at all times. We wish to thank you for the business that you have given us in the past and trust that you will give us a share of your future business % O’Neill Gas & Oil Co. McNALLY BROS., Prop. Phone 130