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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1923)
■ * Qfanotwment x Tpe new Ford cars now iwhr for your inspection, introducing: changes ifiat improve tbg appearance of tne various Way types and increase their comfort and utility. They offer you not only economical and depend / able trap«portation, but also a more attractive style and a greater share of motoring convenience j. —a combination that makes the outstanding value of Ford cars more Impressive than ever. ■ See the new Ford models now on display in dur showroom. A *1 There can can be obtained through the Ford Weekly Pur chare Plan. 7 J. B. MELLOR Agent O’Neill, Nebraska f'' ' _ >V S’ l Sforzcb CXABwS • TRUCKS • TRACTOR.S The Frontier D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. F W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. Oae Year._*2.00 Six Months _ $1.00 Three Months--$0.60 Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub reribers will be instantly removed i im 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. Ever; subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher err .-'.hscriber, MORE LOCAL MATTERS. * * - Miss Pearl Morton visited friends in Stuart Sunday. Miss Fern Hubbard returned to the Btate university Monday. Miss Neah Smith, of Mapleton, la., is teaching the school in District 155 near Atkinson. Dance at the K. C. Hall next Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday. Cecil Sauser went to Lincoln Sun day where he is attending the state university. P. C. Kelley came down from Cas per, Wyoming, last week for a visit with relatives. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Adrian, of Ewing, Satur day, September 8th. A daughter was born Friday, Sep tember 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Spittler, of Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. George Hunter and Mi's. Ida Townsend, of Page, were visiting in O’Neill, Tuesday. Miss Lila Fullerton, of Atkinson, is attending the Wesleyan College at Mitchell, South Dakota, this year. Mr. and Mrs. C. H; Stimson, of Page, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hladik, of Painivew, were O’Neill visitors Tues day. Mrs. R. R. Dickson and daughter, Miss Marjorie, went to Lincoln, Sun day where Miss Marjorie will enter the state university. N. G. Miller was up from his farm horth of Page, Tuesday. Mr. Miller raised eighty acres of oats that aver aged fifty-two bushels per acre, this year., He says that the threshing is all completed in the neighborhood in which he lives. You Save $1.62 Here By Buying This Order at Our Store At One Time Flour, per sack.. $1.65 Sugar, 12 pounds.. $1.00 Cider Vinegar, per gallon. .35 Monarch Coffee, per pound .38 Coal Oil, 5 gallons.. .75 Corn Starch, large size. .10 Gloss Starch, large size. .10 Corn Flakes, large size, 2 for .25 Grape Nuts, 2 packages for .30 Raisins, 2 pounds for .. .30 Syrup, per gallon... .65 Total --------$7.45 $5.83 YOU SAVE ON THIS ORDER.__$1.62 _ JK0®. Dress Overcoats and Suits, priced from $12.50 to $50.00. _ „ Men’s and Young Men’s Sweaters, priced from $125 to $9.50. Goodrich Red Rubber Overshoes, light weight, and best fitting overshoes made, guaranteed for one season. . . have a full line of underwear, flannel shirts, blankets, leather vests, at the different prices. YOU SAVE MONEY HERE D. Abdouch THE CASH AND CARRY STORE -•i ' .Hum.— i «■■■■ ■ - '■■■ «... ■ i mm 1« A daughter was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hagensick of this i city John Moler, residing at Maple {Grove, has purchased the residence {owned by Mrs. Laura Cress, just east | of the Gallagher store. Miss Marie Harrington, of Butte, Montana, arrived Friday morning for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Harrington. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Ziemer returned home Monday from a six weeks tour of the fairs in northern Iowa, and southern Minnesota. They are in At kinson this week with the “Bell Hotel.” Dr. L. A. Burgess spent Sunday with a number of friends hunting ducks on the lakes southwest of Ains worth. The hunt is an annual event. The party was coirtposed of a number of dentists some of whom were class mates. Rev. Zell Bressler, of Winnetoon, Nebraska, stopped in O’Neill over Sunday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bressler. Rev. Bressler was on his way to Lincoln where he is attending the Methodist conference. Rev. J. A. Hutchins, accompanied by Rev. L. R. McGaughey, of Page, Rev. Kerber, of Inman, and Rev. Pier sons, of Royal, drove to Lincoln Tues day where they will attend the Metho dist conference which is convening this week at Grace church. Dr. George W. Morrow, noted lecturer and campaigner, of Detroit, Michigan, will speak on “America’s (Opportunity at Home and Overseas” at the First Presbyterian church in O’Neill, Sunday morning, September 23rd, at 10:30 a. m. Free . All are welcome. S. J. Weekes left Wednesday morn ing for Omaha, where he will be joined by Mrs. Weekes. They will leave Fri day for Atlantic City to attend the Convention of the American Bankers association, after which they will go to Washington to close up the estate of the late Congressman Kinkaid. A number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hereford gathered at their home last Tuesday evening with well filled baskets of fried chicken and all the nice things that goes with it, the occasion being the sixth wedding anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. Hereford. The event was a complete surprise. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holt and daughter, Miss Thelma, of Salt Creek, Wyoming, stopped in O’Neill a short time laslr Saturday on their way to their ranch near Riverton, Wyoming, on account of the death of their ten nant. Mr. and Mrs. Holt have been in Omaha during the past three weeks, where Mrs. Holt has been tak ing treatment from a specialist. HIGH BURLINGTON OFFICIALS WILL VISIT O’NEILL NEXT WEEK O’Neill will receive definite infor mation regarding the extension of the Burlington railroad from this city to Thedford, Nebraska, when high offi cials of the road visit the city next week. Word has been received by lo cal officials that a party of $ig$; officials of the road, traveling by special train, will visit the city next week, either on September 26 or Sep tember 27. They have expressed a desire to meet the business men of the city while here. The party will remain over night and definite infor mation as to the exact date and time of their arrival will be received in a few days. It is probable that a ban quet will be arranged for them by the O’Neill Chamber of Comferce. ELWIN STRONG PLAYERS ENTERTAIN LARGE CROWDS (Wanner Journal) The Elwin Strong payers, who are presenting a program of high class ‘plays at the canvas theater in Winner this week, are attracting large crowds. The big theater tent is being filled to capacity each evening, and all who have attended are highly pleased with the entertainment furnished, as Mr. Strong has one of the best stock com panies that ever visited this city and is presenting some of the new New York success plays. An orchestra of real musicians also furnishes excellent music each evening. Tonight the company will present the play “Scandal;” Friday night, “The Man Who Came Back;” and Sat urday night, “Putting It Over.” WOMAN’S CLUB NOTES. The first general meeting of the club year falls on Wednesday, Sep tember 26th, at 3:30 p. m. A reception for the public school teachers had been planned for that day but as this is the opening day of the county fair it was deemed advisable to postpone the same until a later day. The regular meeting will be held however as there are matters of importance to be taken care of. The new year books are ready. Call for yours at the meeting next Wed nesday, September 26, at 3:30 p. m. The state convention will be held at Beatrice, beginning October 23. Is O’Neill going to be represented ?, If so, by whom? Begin to sort out things for the an nual Rummage Sale which will prob ably be held next month. Place and date will appear soon. REBEKAHS TO HOLD DISTRICT MEETING The district meeting of the Re bekah lodges of District No. 29, which is composed of the lodges of Madison, Norfolk, Pierce, Battle Creek, Meadow Grove, Tilden, Oakdale, Neligh, Clear water, Inman, Chambers, Page, Elgin and O’Neill, will be held in O’Neill Friday afternoon and evening. The state president, Mrs. Cleora Mont gomery, of Lexington, will act as in structor. The meeting will be in charge of Mrs. Steinkraus, of Pierce, district •president. The work will be exemplified by different lodges of the district. All Rebekahs are invited to be present. Dance at K. C. Hall next Wednes day, Thursday and Friday. Cooper’s Orchestra. . ---— HOLT COUNTY PAIR. The welfare of the agricultural in dustry is of vital concern to every resident of Holt County. The pros perity and industrial development of this country are dependent upon farm ing. To show the progress that has been made in this County, the Holt County Fair was organized, and this year will be held at O’Neill on Sep tember 26th, 27th, and 28th. While the fair fui nishes three days of amuse ment and entertainment, it also has the more serious purpose of exchang ing the best of ideas of practical farmers. Every person who has any thing worthy of exhibition is urged to bring it in, and thereby lend their aid and encouragement to a worthy pro ject. Entry day is September 25th. It will be a revelation to observe how Holt County has developed dur ing the past four years under the most adverse financial conditions. We want you to come to the Fair and see what has been accomplished during this perfod. Every year has shown more and more interest taken in this Fair and this year we hope .it will be the biggest and best that the people of Holt County have ever had. Take a couple of days off and come. O’Neill Commercial Club. BRIDGET HOWE SPARKS. Mrs. Bridget Howe Sparks for many years a resident of this vicinity, died at the old people’s home at West Point, Nebraska, on September 14. Mrs. Sparks was born in County Galway, Ireland, February 2, 1840. She came to America with her parents at the age of eight years. In 1864 she was married to Darwin J. Sparks, in St. Louis, Missouri, and in 1877 she came with her family to O’Neill where they homesteaded what is now known as the Carlon farm adjoining O’Neill on the southeast. She was the mother of three child ren, Myron E. Sparks, of this city, Mable H. (Mrs. Thomas Carlon) who died seventeen years ago; and Cath erine, who died at the age of two years. She also leaves an adopted son, Warren Sparks, and ten grand children and eight great-grand-child ren. Funeral services were held Sunday morning, September 16th, from St. Patrick’s chuich in this city and in terment was made in Calvary ceme tery. MRS. THOMAS MATHEWS. Mrs. Thomas Mathews died at her home north of O’Neill last Sunday morning following an illness of long duration. She has been a patient sufferer for many months and has made several trips to the hospital but nothing could be done to give her per manent relief and death came to re lieve her of her earthly suffering. Mary Alice Minton was born Febru ary 2, 1892, in O’Neill, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Minton, her father having pre ceded her1 in death a number of years; her mother, Mrs. Alice Minton, re sides in this city. She was married in O’Neill, on June 2], 1916, to Thomas Mathews. Be sides her husband she leaves one son, James, one sister, Mrs. Roy Judge, of Atkinson, and four brothers, Patrick, Mike, John and Richard. The funeral services were held Tuesday _ morning at ten o’clock from St. Patrick’s church in this city and interment was made in Calvary ceme tery. RUTH MILDRED WILEY. Ruth Mildred, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiley, of near Dorsey, died at the family home last Saturday following an illness cover ing many months. She was six years, seven months and thirteen days old at the time of her death. The funeral services were held Sunday. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES. Rev. J. A. Hutchins is attending conference at Lincoln. Rev. J. A. Hutchins and family were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson last Sunday. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen last Friday. PLEASANT VALLEY. Art Duncan and father were in Ne Jonteel beauty G~QM PACTS Delightful Face Powder Jonteel in handy cakfi form. So much easier to carry —doesn't spill—so there’s no waste. Fragrant, velvety pow der that goes on smoothly and sticks-not easily brushed or blown off. Tints that match all complexions. In chic box* complete with puff. Chas. E. Stout “The Rexall” Store Annual Holt County Fair O’Neill, Nebraska Sept. 25, 26, 27,28 All Livestock Entries Close at 6 P. M. Saturday, Sept. 22 Are you coming to the FAIR at O’Neill, September 25.26-27-28? The 25th is entry day. Wednesday is the big day. In addition to the other sports Emmet and Atkinson play ball. On account of the great rivalry between these two teams all other sports will cease during this' game as it is understood that the winner takes the entire purse. The other sports consist of half-mile running race for horses 14 hands and 2 inches and under. No. 2 auto race, five miles, Fords only. Only stock cars can be used in this race. Men’s free for all foot race, 100 yards. Cowboys relay race, one and one-half miles. Cowboys and cowgirls, wherever you are, come to the Fair. This is your Fair and we want you to take part in it and make it a good one. Farmers and stockbreeders, com and pumpkin producers, this is YOUR Fair. Sightseers and fun-lovers, this is YOUR Fair. In fact the HOLT County Fair is a Fair for everyone. Men, women and children all come to the Fair. We are giving the clergy of every denomination a complimentary ticket. If you have not received yours, call. Friday is children’s day. All school children 16 years and under admitted free. All teachers and professors teaching in the county or living in this county and teaching in an adjoining county admitted free on this day. The program is too large to ‘permit us to run it as an advertise ment. Remember that the management have done everything in their power to make this a good Fair. It is up to you'now. Every day will be a big day. Come and meet your friends at the Fair. Friday is the Kids Parade—10 years old and) under. For the best dolly, kitten, dog layout for the girls: First $2. Second $1. Third 75c, and every other little girl in this parade 25c each. The money will be paid as soon as the parade is over and the judges decide who wins the money. For the boys part: Boys under 10 years of age, each boy must have a dog, pony or a goat. For the best outfit, First $2. Second $1. Third 75c. We want every kid under ten years of age to get in this parade. Miss Irenaeia Biglin and assistants will have charge of this parade which will form at the floral hall at 2:30 and come on the track at the south end of grandstand, march up in front of grandstand north to gate at barn and back down on track in front of grandstand. Mr. Rose, County Agent, will have charge of the boys parade, which will follow immediately behind the girls. In no event will this program be changed unless on account of accidents or something unavoidable. JOHN W. HICKEY, President. JACOB HIRSCH, Vice-President F. H. LANCASTER, Treasurer. JOHN L. QUIG, Secretary “.. jligh on business last Friday, Charlie Kohler is visiting a short time in Kansas and Arkansas. The Hayne school started last Mon day with Miss Viola Park as teacher. Clyde Hamilton and Joe McKings try spent Sunday at the Percie Grass home. Mrs. G. W. Hayne is visiting a daughter, in Ida Grove, Iowa, this week. The Pleaant Valley school started last Monday with Miss Faye Smith as teacher. R. P. Wagers is now able to be out of the hospital and is visiting relatives in Johnson county. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Naylor, of O’Neill, were Sunday afternoon visi tors at the C. A. Grass home. Mrs. P. Streeter and son. Bine, Jack Smith, Mr. Patterson and Frank Ferrell, of Brunswick, spent the week end at the Clyde Streeter home. Charter No. 6770 Reserve District No. 10 REPORT OF CONDITION OF TheO’NeillNationaeBank AT O’NEILL, In the State of Nebraska, at the close of business September . 14, 1923. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, including rediscounts . Overdrafts, secured, NONE; unsecured . 232.98 U. S. Government securities owned: Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value)..$50,000.00 All other United States Government securities . 59,550.00 109,550.00 Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc.: .. 28,169.45 Banking House, $2,788; Furniture and fixtures, $1,680.... 4,468.00 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank . 26,895.09 Cash in vault and amount due from national banks .189,995.07 Amount due from State banks, bankers, and trust com panies in the United States (other than included in Items 8. 9, or 10) .-. 811.91 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as re porting bank (other than Item 12) . 555.52 Miscellaneous cash items . 1,523.83 219,781.42 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer . 2,500.00 Total . $704*548.16 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in .. $50,000.00 Surplus fund . 50,000.00 Reserved for taxes ..•. 13,234.37 Less current expenses incurred, taxes paid. Undivided profits . 21,898.45 Circulating notes outstanding . 50,000.00 Amount due to national banks .$12,361.74 Amount due to State banks, bankers, and trust com panies in the United States and foreign countries (other than included in Items 21 or 22} . 43,174.34 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days:) Individual deposits subject to check .200,340.56 ; 1 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed) . 70,100.00 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): State, county, or other municipal deposits secured by » pledge of assets of. this bank or surity bond . 28,844.10 Certificate of deposit (other than for money borrowed) ..146,694.60 United States deposits (other than postal savings, in cluding War Loan deposit account and deposits of United States disbursing officers . 18,000.00 519 415 34 Bills payable other than with Federal Reserve Bank .... NONE Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank . NONE Total .$704,548.16 State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss: I, S. J. Weekes, President of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. J. WEEKES, President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September 1923 (Seal) J. H. MEREDITH, Notary Public! My commission expires July 1, 1926. Correct—Attest: C. P. Hancock, J. P. Gilligan, H. P. Dowling, Directors. This Bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders.