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PROFESSIONAL GHOST CATCHER
Professional Ghost Catcher Tenders
Services To Investigate Connolly
Ghost Lights.
Walter Adams, professional ghost
catcher of Chicago, with bank refer
ences and such, would investigate the
ghost lights that nightly gambol about
the pastures on the ranches of James
Connolly and Thomas Gallagher in
northwest Shields township. Mr.
Adams, who has been reading about
the weird manifestations, has become
deeply interested in the subject and
has addressed the following letter to
M. H. McCarthy, who has referred his
communication, to Mr. Connolly, cus
todian of the ghosts:
Chicago, 111., Sept. 30, 1923.
Postmaster, O'Neill, Neb.:—Pardon
my formality and inquisitiveness. I
just read in today's Chicago Herald
and Examiner an interesting news
item—“Fiery Spooks In Fields Defy
Human Traps.’’ Is there anything to
this ? The reason I ask is that if that
statement is correct I Would like to
get in touch with some one where we
could make arrangements for an in
vestigation of these Fiery Spooks.
Please advise me at your earliest
convenience. I am reliable and re
sponsible. Bank references if required.
Thanking for the favor, I am respect
fully,
WALTER ADAMS,
1017 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
(P. S. In northern Holt county.)
LITERARY DEPARTMENT
HOLD FIRST MEETING
The first meeting of the Literary
department of the Woman’s Club met
at their club room Wednesday after
noon, with Mrs. A. L. Cowperthwaite,
chairman.
The program opened with commu
nity singing with Mrs. Clifford Scott
rt the piano.
Mrs. F. J. Dishner read an inter
esting paper upon “Fundamentals of
the Novel.” The paper was an ex
good one find vmu t great
help to correctly read attd assimulate
the novel.
Mrs. George Longstaff reviewed the
book “This Freedom” so well that
those who had not read the book could
follow the story and get the substance
of the story easily. Mrs. Longstaff
was greatly assisted in the review
from the fact that the scene was laid
in England in a part of the country
of which she was thoroughly familiar.
Mrs. C. B. Scott led the discussion.
Mrs. A. L. Cowperthwaite, Mrs.
Clifford Scott and Mrs. J. P. Gilligan
gave character sketches which were
very interesting.
Miss Edna Bay gave an excellent
talk on Gilder, Nebraska’s painter.
The next meeting of the club will
be held the last Wednesday in Octo
ber.
o’neill People suffer
IN LOUISVILLE FLOOD
The disastrous flood of last Friday
night swdpt down the Mill creek val
ley and caused the death of twelve
Eeople who were at that time at the
ome of Will McCarver and who had
just returned from the funeral of Mrs.
John McCarver who met her death a
few days before by being burned to
death following the explosion of an
oil stove in the residence which was
washed away Friday night with the
twelve people inside. This residence
was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Eager of this city.
. The World-Herald of last Sunday,
in speaking about the Louisville flood,
contained the following mention:
“A man from O’Neill, Neb., moved
into Louisville yesterday. He stored
his furniture in a little annex in the
rear of the house he was to occupy.
Today the* house was a wreck and
the annex, with the furniture, had been
whipped by the flood clear around the
house, into the creek and crashed into
a tree. Every bit of the furniture
was ruined.”
The above article is thought to have
reference to Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Thornton, who have been making their
house in the parsonage at Marquet
chapel, north of O’Neill and who ship
ped their goods to Louisville some
time last week, where they intended
to make their home. Mr. and Mrs.
Thornton drove to Louisville last Fri
day. They had a son there and Mr.
Thornton has a brother residing in
Louisville who had rented him a house.
No report has been received from the
family since they reached Louisville.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.
. A dinner followed by a meeting* will
be held by the O’ljjiill Commercial
Club at the Golden Hotel Tuesday,
October 9, 1923, at 8:00 p. m. All
business men and farmers are invited
to attend. Reservations should be
made in advance with the undersigned.
W. J. HAMMOND,
Secretary.
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MR& AUGUST KRfEGfeA.
Mrs, Amelia Margerite Krvtljt&t
died at her home about five miles south
of Ihman on Wednesday, September
26th, at three o’clock in the afternoon.
She was born March 22, 1869, in
Clayton county, Iowa. She came to
Holt county in 1911 from Roca, Ne
braska, with her family and located
near Inman where she has since re
sided.
She was married to August Krueger,
January 31, 1889, at Roca, Nebraska,
Seven children were ' born to this
union, five girls and two sons; Mrs.
Pauline Andrei, of David City; Mrs,
Clara Bergstrom, of this city; Mrs.
Amelia Moore, of Dixon, South Da
kota; Miss Elsie and Miss Lucile, and
Elmer, at home. One son, August,
who died in infancy.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at 2:30, conducted by Rev.
Kerber, and the remains were shipped
to Lincoln Saturday momin£ for
burial.
O’NEILL AMERICAN
RECEIVED RECOGNITION AT
THE STATE CONVENTION
The O’Neill American Legion boys
who attended the state convention at
Hastings on September 17, 18, and 19,
received their full share of recogni
tion, as three of the four delegates
were placed on important committees.
H. J. Birmingham is on the finance
committee; C. W. Conklin, on the
resolution committee and J. D. Cronin
was elected to a position on the state
executive committee to take the /place
of W. J. McNichols, providing that his
removal from the district caused a
vacancy on the executive board. C.
W. Conklin was elected delegate from
the sixth district to the National Con
vention to be held in San Francisco,
October 15th to 19th.
PLEAD GUILTY TO THE
POSSESSION OF BOOZE
The restaurant conducted by Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. O’Neill, on lower Fourth
street was raided Thursday evening
about six o’clock, by J. C. Broady,
deputy state sheriff, assisted by local
officers. A quantity of “shine” was
obtained. Wm. O’Neill and his wife
each plead guilty to the possession of
liquor and were fined $100.00 and costs
each, in Judge Malone’s court.
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Life’s Little Tasks.
A wise man has said that the most
insignificant thing becomes full of in
terest if studied deeply enough. Be
neath the microscope of"5:est and will
the content of the trivial is capable of
Indefinite enlargement. The disordered
minutiae of life fall into pattern when
seen as the raw material on which
purpose nnd personality must work.
They become “dim fragments” meant
to be united in some “wondrous
whole"; a heap of beads waiting for
the magic string of character to make
a necklace of them, and perhaps even
In the process change glass to Jewel.
It Is a saving thought that, If “Hoc
age" means “Just do this,” It means
no less that whatsoever the hand finds
to do should be done with all the
heart and mind and strength.—London
Times.
The Question.
Lawyer (to rattled witness)—Did
you, or did you not, on the aforemen
tioned day, Tuesday, January 18, 1890,
feloniously and with malice afore
thought, listen at the keyhole of the
third floor rear apartment, then occu
pied as a residence by the defendant In
this action, on Nineteenth street near
Park avenue, and did you not also on
the Friday following the Tuesday in
January before referred to in the year
1896 communicate to your wife the in
formation acquired and repeat Hie con
versation overheard as a result of your
eavesdropping on that occasion, with
the result that the gossip of your wife
gave wide and far currency to the
overheard conversation before men
tioned? Did you or did you not? An
swer yes or no.
Witness—Huh ?—Life.
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PUBLIC SALE11
I will sell at the J. B. Anderson ranch on Steel Creek, 26 miles northeast of
O’Neill, 17 miles southeast of Lynch, 1 mile west and 2 miles north of Star
postoffice, on
Wed.Oct.10
Sale commences at one o’clock. Free Lunch at Noon.
18 Head Catl e
Nine head of cows; 5 head yearling; 4 head of spring calves.
61 Duroc Jersey Hogs
Fifty-five spring pigs; 5 old sows and 1 yearling boar. These hogs are high
grade stuff and most of them are eligible to registration.
5 Horses
One team bay mares, weight about 2900; 1 bay mare, weight about 1350; 1
black gelding, weight about 1450; 1 saddle horse.
Two sets of harness; 1 saddle; 1 wagon; 1 good hay rake; 1 cultivator; some
other machinery; 1 Ford roadster in good condition. 1 DeLaval cream
separator.
TERMS OF SALE—Ten months’ time on sums over $10.00 with approved
security and 10 per cent interest. $10 and under cash. No property to be
removed until settled for.
Mrs. J. B. Anderson
COL. BUV. WANSER, Auctioneer. R. L. DRAYTON, Clerk.
WAS JUST LIKE THE REST
Teacher in Small Town Finda Every
One Related to Every
One Elae.
I went to a small town to teach
school, and found that every one
seemed to be related to every- one else.
That cut me off from all chance for
friendly gossip, for one could never tell
when she would be gossiping In front
of some adoring aunt or cousin.
I was explaining this, laughingly, to
a girl in the town who had been nice
to me.
She remarked: “Yes, that is so, but
Lam one exception—we have no rela
tlves here outside our Immediate fam
ily—you may gossip to me about any
one.”
“Well, the people I want most to
gossip about are some newlyweds—
don’t know tfceir nam^ but she calls
him ‘darling Donnie dear,’ and they
are too silly to be around sane people.”
“Oh," replied my friend, “I had for
gotten about my brother Don and his
wife—they’ve been married about a
month, but we don’t think they are
sillier than anybody else.”—Exchange.
GENE KNAPP.
(Inman Leader)
Fredrick E. Knapp, who died at his
home in Norfolk, last Saturday at the
age of 67 years, was brought to In
man Tuesday and burial made in the
Inman cemetery beside two children.
The deceased leaves a widow and one
son, George. Mr. Knapp was one of
the early pioneers of this vicinity,
having homesteaded the farm now
owned by Geo. Davis west of Inman
and in later years moved to town
where he worked for the railroad com
pany in the coal chute, later becom
ing brakeman and conductor. Several
years ago he retired from the railroad
and moved to Norfolk where he work
ed at draying about the city. He had
been sick for the past year with heart
trouble which was attributed to his
death.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
New Ford Prices
October 2nd, F. 0. B. Detroit
Chassis .._..... $230.00
Runabout—No Starter.......$265.00
Runabout—With Starter .....1 $330.00
Touring—No Starter ......$295.00
Touring—With Starter ......... $360.00
Coupe .............. $525.00
Sedan—Four Door.......... $685.00
Truck ............. $370.00
Tractor.... .J.......$420.00
New List Price Starter........ $65.00
Demountable Rims on open type cars, extra .... $20.00
No change in price of “The Lincoln” Car and none contemplated.
These are the lowest prices in the history of the Ford Motor Co. Or
ders are coming' in fast, so place yours promptly to insure early de
livery.
J. B. Mellor