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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1923)
The Frontier 1>. EL 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 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„" . - .becriber. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. ■ ■ Band practice Tuesday night. J. B. Donohoe submitted to an operation for hernia at an Omaha hospital last Friday, and is reported to be improving nicely. The regular band meeting of the O’Neill Concert band will be held on Tuesday evening this next week in stead of Monday night as formerly. Mrs. August Kruger died at her home about three miles south of In man, Wednesday afternoon. She was the mother of Mrs. Garence Berg strom. Judge and Mrs. R. A. Baker, of Ainsworth, came down the first of the week and are visiting at the home of Mrs. Baker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wolf, and other relatives in this vicinity. John Donohoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Donohoe, is quite ill in an Omaha hospital where he submitted to an operation for hernia last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Donohoe went to Omaha (Wednesday fronting. !Late word from the hospital is encourag ing. Chief Game and Fish Commissioner George Roster and Superintendent of Hatcheries Gus Butenbeck visited O’Neill Thursday morning in the state fish car, Angler, attached to No. 6. They left several thousand bass and a like number of croppies, which were planted in the Elkhorn south of town. Mrs. Mae Stracke, residing south west of Stuart, was charged in two county with selling intoxicating liquor in a complaint filed by County Attor ney Julius D. Cronin Saturday. The purchases were made by Sheriff Leon ard of Rock County. Mrs. Stracke had a hearing before Judge Malone Thurs day, pled guilty and was fined $200.00 and costs. Rev. J. A. Hutchins returned home Tuesday evening from the Methodist nference which has been in session in Grace church at Lincoln during part of last week and the fore part of this week. Rev. Hutchins wishes us to an nounce that he will be in the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday morning at the usual hour and will preach the first sermon of the new conference year. Mrs. H. J. Hammond and Mrs. W. H. Harty entertained forty-four ladies at a seven o’clock dinner at the Gold en Thursday evening, followed by Monte Carlo whist. The decorations were garden flowers—asters being the principal table decoration. Miss Grace Hammond won the first and Mrs. L. C. Chapman won the second high score 4 prizes; Mrs. W. J. Hammond won the all-cut. A number of the officials of the Bur lington railroad are scheduled to ar rive here early Monday morning and will remain in the city until 9:30. They would like to meet each business man personally during their stay in the city. Among those who will be in the party are: E. Flynn, general manager; L. B. Lyman, general su perintendent; F. Montmorency, gen eral freight agent; N. C. Allen, divis ion superintendent. MRS. ELIZABETH FINNIGAN. Mrs Elizabeth Finnigan, formerly of this city, died at the home of her •daughter, Mrs. M. J. Dailey, at Salt Deughtpul Face Powder Jonteel in handy ca\e form. So much easier to carry -doesn’t spill-so there’s no , waste. Fragrant, velvety pow der that goes on smoothly and j sticks—not easily brushed or blown off. Tints that match all complexions. In chic box, complete with puff. Chas. E. Stout “The Rexall" Store tiPWM A»*iintjjUMiM****.JahimbMItoii » ■ ....-«>»»-»^-" mi mum* Liiltf Utih, FM*Vi September 21, 1928. Her remains were brought to O’Neill and were laid to rest be side her husband, Lawrence Finnigan, who passed to the mher side about ten years ago, Mrs Finnigan, with her family came to this vicinity and located upon a homestead in 1879 where they made their home until the death of Mr. Fin nigan, when Mrs. Finnigan went to Salt Lake City to the home of her daughter. The children who were present at the funeral were Mrs. M. J. Dailey and daughter of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Chas. E. Head, of McAllister, Okla homa. The two sons were unable to be present. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick’s church Monday morning at nine o’clock, conducted by Father Cassidy, and interment was made in Calvary cemetery. THE HOLT COUNTY FAIR ATTRACTING LARGE CROWDS The Holt County Fair is being held this week and is attracting large crowds from all parts of the county. Wednesday the attendance was larger than that of former years. Today the attendance is much larger than that on the corresponding day of last year. The exhibits in each department are much larger than in former years. The total number of exhibits exceed 2,400 according to Secretary John L. Quig, which is almost double that of preceding years. The base ball game between Atkin son and Emmet resulted in a victory for Emmet, 5 to 13. The batteries for Emmet were Lane and Clark, for At kinson, Snyder and Ford. A number of excellent riders and a large string of horses are here for the rodio. Tomorrow will be childrens’ day and a large crowd is expected. HOLT COUNTY IS SEEING THINGS (Omaha Bee.) More than twenty-five years ago, long before the Wright brothers had snatched the secret 01 flight where Langley had missed it, Omaha got all excited over mysterious lights that ap peared in the sky. Reputable citizens testified to having noted the phenom enon, and much speculation was in dulged as to the meaning of the por tent. The easiest was that some un known inventor had mastered flight, and was giving his ship mysterious tests after nightfall. Beatrice came to the front to back this up, one of the enterprising residents of Gage county having discovered the ship at rest be tween its den in Kansas and its goal at Omaha. That passed in time as a new wonder came up to occupy pubic attention. Holt county comes forward now with another, and seemingly different 3et of lights to mystify beholders. The Omaha light looked like a huge lan tern hung in the sky; the Holt county lights are ghostly manifestations, traveling in groups, and behaving after an uncanny fashion. Explana tion so far evolved are but guesswork, and do not contain a suggestion of the real solution. If it were Indians alone, one might think they had been worshiping too devoutly the god whose service re quires the indulgence in peyote. No drug, not even hasheesh, is provoca tive of such weird dreams as follow a mild dose of peyote, and when too much is taken ghostly lights are the least of what one sees. But we do not suspect the whites of Holt county fol lowing an Indian fashion, and some other cause must be sought. Whatever it is, the portent is not horrid, for the life of the region goes on otherwise, following its placid, or derly course. We suggest that Mar shal Denny Cronin give his office to one of his subordinates for a few days, while he goes back to O'Neill and sets things in good running order again. They never had lights while Denny was sitting on the lid. PLEASANT VALLEY. John Davenport will start to grind sorghum this week. Mrs. Ray Williams, of Gillette, Wy oming, is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Stanley Soukup, this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Murray, of O’Neill and Mrs. Delmar Peterson, of Page, were Sunday visitors at the Stanley Soukup home. Miss Vivian Hayne and Miss Con stance Grass were O’Neill visitors last Friday. Clyde Streeter and Joe McKingstry were Brunswick visitors last Sunday. John Nichol lost two good milch cows Sunday night from eating too much green corn. Miss Viola Eickhoff, of Page, spent Wednesday evening with Florence An derson. Stanley Soukup and family were in O’Neill on business last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morby, of Spo kane, Washington, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Anderson. Mrs. Moley was formerly Jennie Anderson. Pantomime 22 Centuries Old. The word “pantomime” Is about twenty-two centuries old, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It originally meant an actor and not the act. Lit erally, the word means the “mime” or Imitator of everything, and imitate everything the old Greek and Roman actors could and did. Their plays were usually In dutnb show, and movements and gesticulations formed the actor’s chief art Later, the pantomime—whlcfi now has come to mean the act—was con tinued Into the Middle Ages in the form of the play of Pantaloon, Col umbine and Harlequin—Clown was a later addition-—who are supposed by some scholars to represent the ancient deities of the original pantomime. A little Later still, pantomime had turned into a ballet, still without words and still centering round Harlequin and the rest. I Murder in Hi* Heart ***%.» ^ m m •«. m * m % 4 By CHARLES E. BAXTER -----*T« (©, 1923, We*t«ra N«vr»pap«r Union.) ROGERS knew that Howells would meet him ait Gross Point. The two men were farmers, living la a rather scattered community, und Crdss Point was midway bctweeh their farms. It was a lonely spot, and had rather an unevlafyhB reputation; there had been a coupjfe of hold-up® there during the past year. Still, Howells would come. Howells ha<Lsrmortgage on Rogers’ farm and was threatening to fore close. Rogers had telephoned Howells that he Could raise the money in time. He asked him to meet him nt Gross Point to receive It. AshvlUe, where his bank was, ldy In the opposite di rection. So far, so good; but Rogers had his alibi all prepared. No need to speak of that. It involved setting two or three clocks a little forward—but he had thought all that part of the plan out carefully and apprehended no dif ficulties. When he met Howells he meant to stab him and to throw his body into the stream. He was staging a holdup in fact, and the very bold ness of his telephoning Howells was in order to lay emphasis upon this fact. Then he would spring his alibi. Perhaps it was not close-woven enough to escape a merciless cross-ex amination, but then Rogers was a typical farmer of that region, ignor ant, opinionated. He felt that Howells ought to die, rather than that he and his should be dispossessed. He went to Cross Poiat and waited. The night was intensely dark. One could hardly see one’s hand before one’s face. There was a strong wind blowing, and the tree-tops were full of sound. Rogers, who had been brought up religiously, remembered a phrase out of the Bible. “And the Laird went before them In the tree-tops.” He al most regretted his scheme then, but he thought of the mortgage, and he was quite calm and collected when at last he saw the lights of Howells’ buggy rounding the curve of the road. Once he thought he heard voices near where he lurked, but he put that down tto nerves. He watched th)G lights nearing him. They were ve^y near now. When they reached the dark outlines of a tree across the road Rogers was going to hall Howells. Howells would rein in. Then Rogers would go up to the buggy, Clftnb In, and stab Howells to the heart. It was all quite clear In Rogers’ mind. The lights came nearer still. They were almost opposite the tree. And suddenly somebody else hailed How ells. The buggy stopped. There fol lowed a shout, shouts of men * * • Rogers, infuriated at being balked of his prey, ran blindly forward, rie saw two men trying to pull Howells out of the buggy. Immediately he knew what had happened. Something else had been staged to take place at Cross Point that night—a hold-up. The two men were foetpads. . Before Rogers reached his man Howells had come tumbling out of the buggy. The frightened horse galloped madly away, the buggy clattering be hind it. Then Rogers was in the thick of it. The nearest man, a tall ruffian wearing a mask, released Howells and turned toward him. Rogers drove the knife tome Into his shoulder. With a howl of pain the ruffian fled. HI* 1 companion, a smaller man, snapped a pistol In Howells’ face. The bullet whistled past, and Howells, dropping his knife, wrested the pistol out of the man’s hand and struck him a stun ning blow across the head with it. The man whined like an animal and went stumbling away across the fields. Howells lay on the ground. He had been struck and stunned. Rogers leaned over him. He picked him up and carried him to a patch of grass beside the hedge. He listened and heard Howells breathe. He called him, but Howells did not respond. Some thing was lying on the ground. It was the knife. And suddenly Rogers realized how splendidly things had turned out for him. Now he could stab Howells to Aleath. and his death would be ascribed to the footpads. Rut somehow— Howells opened his eyes and in a moment or two began to understand. He recognized Rogers. “It was a hold up,” he mumbled. "Just came in the nick of.time, Rogers. Meant to tell you . * . . don’t worry about that mortgage if you didn’t raise t lie money. No matter . . . between friends.” Howells’ head dropped on his breast, he grow unconscious again. Rogers picked him up in his arms and started toward Howells’ home. Royalty Keeps Marriage Veils. English princesses keep their wed ding veils after marriage, for there ia an old superstition In the royal family that It is unlucky for a member of it to lose her bridal veil. Queen Mary’s veil is carefully preserved at York cottage. Queen Alexandra has hers at Sandring ham and Princess Mary takes good care of hers at Chesterfield "house. The same superstition prevailed In the now vanished German royal family. In deed, the superstition Is believed to be of German origin. HI* Foolishness. “Confound that fellow, Pumpellyl” snarled Gideon Gadgrlnd. “I’ll never take him motoring again. This after noon I took him for a spin In my new Riproarer, and he actually said that as near as he could gather there were several other cars almost as good ns miue!”—Kansas City Star. o'Neill people attend, OPENING OF 'THE SOCIAL SEASON in omaEA The formal opening of tlie winter social season of the Omaha Athletic club was held Saturday evening with a dinner-dance which was attended by 400 members and their guests. One party was composed of Mr. and Mrs James H. Hanley, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Byrne, Judge and Mrs. R. R, Dickson of O’Neill, Nebraska, Miss Marjorie Dickson and Charles Duff. REV. J. A. HUTCHINS RETURNED TO O’NEILL Those who attend the services at the Methodist church in this city will be pleased to learn that the former pastor, Rev. J. A. Hutchins, has been returned to this charge for another year by the Methodist conference which just came to a close in Lincoln. Many of the pastors in this part of the state were returned to their for mer charges. In fact all the Methodist ministers of Holt county have been returned this year. Rev. Z. M. Bressler will be located at Niobrara and Victory; Rev. Miner Gerrard has been returned to Bristow and Gross> C. F. Steiner goes to Wy not; Rev. J. E. Jones who was the pastor at Page for several years, has been returned to his former charge at Neligh; Rev. R. M. Fagan, who also preached at Page for a couple of years will be located in St. Paul this year. School Notes. An eight piece High School Orches tra has been organized. A party, given in honor of the Freshman class, will be held at the High School Auditorium, Thursday night. The Palmer Penmanship class time Wednesday was devoted to the writing of the movement drills for exhibition purposes. The enrollment in the Sixth and Seventh grade room is thirty-five; twenty-five of the number are in the Seventh grade, and ten in the Sixth. One of the subjects taken up by the Fourth grade this year is Physical Training. So far the time has been devoted to the simpler drills which teach the pupils order and s'peed. At the Freshman class meeting the following officers were chosen: Presi dent, Chaster Cromwell; Yjce-Presi dent, Ruby Haney; Secretary-Treas urer, Ardis Dgwney; Class Sponsor, Mrs. Rugger. There are twenty-two pifpils in the Fourth grade this year. Every pupil is doing his best to make this grade the leader in enthusiasm and industry. The class room is pleasing to every one and each pupil feels responsible for its cleanliness. The Seniors held a class meeting last week to elect officers and a spon sor. The following officers were elected: President, Albert Herrick; I BARGAINS — I Vice-President, Bennett Gilligan; Secretary-Treasurer, Leslie Smith; Sponsor, Mrs. Suhr. The Foods class has an enrollment of 15 girls. The first two lessons were s^ent in cleaning the laboratory. The ?irls have been learning ways of cook ing and canning vegetables and fruits which are now in season. Not only do the girls learn to prepare certain dishes, but they are also taught the food value, the place in the diet, the :ost, and the way of serving each. WEBER-DOYLE. (Stuart Advocate.) Wednesday morning, September 12, 1923, at 9 o’clock the wedding of Mr. Edward Weber and Miss Ida Doyle, both of Stuart, was solemnized in Saint Boniface church, Rev. Father Jungles, officiating. These young people need no intro duction to Stuart folks as they are both well known here and have many friends. Mr. Weber Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Weber and Mrs. Weber is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doyle. The young folks will make their home on the groom’s farm northeast of Stuart where we wish for them much happiness and prosperity (First publication Sept. 27.) NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Board of SiJpervisors of Holt County, Ne braska, for the construction of one 16 foot Steel Bridge located between Sections 4 and 5, Township 29, Range 14; and the furnishing of material in connection therewith at a specified sum per lineal foot for all piling used in the substructure, %nd specified sum per lineal foot for the superstructure, all in accordance with plans and speci fications provided by the Department of Public Works, State of Nebraska, and now on file in the office of the County Clerk of Holt County. Said bids must be submitted on bidding blanks furnished by the Department of Public Works, State of Nebraska, and must be accompanied by a certi fied check in the sum of One Thous and Dollars ($1,000.00), said check to be upon a solvent bank in Holt County, Nebraska. As a guarantee, the successful bidder will execute con tract within ten day£ of such award. All bids must be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “Proposal for Bridges.” At the same time and place as here in above specified, bids will also be re ceived for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction and repairs of all wood, steel and concrete bridges and culverts in said County of Holt, for the period of one year, as necessity may require, and at the dis cretion of the Board of Supervisors. Said bids, as requested above, will be received up to 12 o’clock noon on the 26th day of October, 1923, at the of fice of the County Clerk, at O’Neill, Nebraska, and will be dpened by the Board of Supervisors in their office at O’Neill, Nebraska, at their next regular session. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, or reject all bids. Done by order of the Board of Su pervisors of Holt County, Nebraska, this 26th day of September, 1923. L. C. McKIM, Chairman of the Board. E. F. PORTER, 17-5 •» County Clerk. (First publication Sept. 27.) LEGAL NOTICE. To the Defendants, C. A. Hohman, W. O. Hatten and his wife, . Hatten, Real name unknown: You and each of you are hereby notified that plaintiff, C. C. Criss, has filed his petition in the District Court of Holt County, Nebraska, against you and each of you as defendants, the object and prayer of which petition is to foreclose a mortgage executed by R. C. Alderman and Daisy D. Alderman in the sum of Twelve Hundred Fifty ($1250.00) Dollars on the North-east Quarter (NE-14) of Section Eighteen (18) Township Thirty-one (31), Range Fifteen (15) Holt County, Nebraska, which mortgage was recorded on the twenty-second day December, 1922, in Book 134, Page 57, of the Record of Real Estate Mortgages for Holt County, Nebraska, and which note and mortgage are now owned and held by plaintiff and are wholly unpaid. Plaintiff asks foreclosure of said mortgage and a decree barring you and each of you from all interest in sjiid premises. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 12th day of November, 1923. 17-4 C. C. CRISS. My Second Annual Duroc Hog SALE Sale to be held at my farm joining O’Neill on the north Friday, Oct. o Sale Commences 2:00 p. m. Sharp 1 " ——” ; . p| k ' • 1 £ 50 ead ot ogs The offering of Fifty Head Consists of Fall Boars, Spring Boars, Spring Gilts and Sows with litters. They are big growthy pigs out of my three herd boars, Oriental Giant, Sensation King and Model Cherry King. Plan to attend this sale and pick out a good herd boar early. 4 Milch C< >ws As I expect to go into the Holstein Cattle business, I will sell my four milk cows at this sale m^M—■——mm—mmmmmmm—m—F——i—• TERMS OF SALE: 10 months’time on approved security. F. .Lancaster Col. James Moore, Auctioneer. O’Neill National Bank, Clerk.