GRADY’S GROCERY
We wish to
thank our cus
tomers for
their liberal
patronage
during the past year and
wish them a very
Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
Phones-68-126
O’Neill, Nebraska
LOCAL MATTERS.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Warden, of Chambers, on December
1st.
Miss Mariam Gilligan came home
from the university, at Lincoln, for the
holidays.
Miss Gertrude Bedford came up
from Kearney Saturday where she is
attending the state normal.
A nine pound son arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Win
chester, Wednesday evening.
Miss Cora Meredith came home last
Saturday from Omaha, and is spend
ing the holidays with O’Neill friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kellogg opened
a small restaurant last Friday in the
building recently owned by the O’Neill
Checker Club.
Chas. Pettijohn came down from the
ranch in Cleveland township Saturday
and is visiting during the holidays
with his wife.
Attorney Francis Mullen came up
from Omana and spent Christmas with
his sister, Mrs. W. H. Harty and other
O’Neill relatives.
Miss Mary Haggerty came up
from Columbus last Saturday and is
Spending the holidays with he»*father.
William Hagerty.
Dewey Losher came down from
Chadron Monday evening and dpent
Christmas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Losher of this city.
Charley Callaway, of Cedar Rapids,
Nebraska, and Lena Goel, of Inman,
Nebraska, were issued a marriage li
cense in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Monday.
Miss Floy Hoadland. who is teaching
school at Sioux City, spent the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Phalin. She went to her home in Long
Pine Monday.
The fire department at Atkinson
have added a new International truck
fully equipped to their fire fighting
apparatus. The truck is equipped with
two chemical tanks.
Chambers Sun: Mrs. A. P. Noble
received word Saturday that her
brother Ben Troup of St. Joe, Mis
souri, had passed away very suddenly
in California, on Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess have
rented the residenc recently vacated
by Dr. W, F. Finley and will move
thereto as soon as the painters com
plete the interior decorations.
Up at Atkinson the kiddies enjoyed
a municipal Christmas tree on the
(public square on Christmas eve. The
forty foot tree was doiiated to the
committee by our old frien C. W. Moss.
Several auto loads of singers made
a tour of the city Monday evening
singing Christmas carols. Fourteen
stdps were made. The singers were
warmly received and welcomed at al
most every stop.
The Literary department of the
Woman's club will meet on January
2nd at their club rooms. Miss Mar
garet Donohoe will be present and
give some vocal selections. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Chambers Sun: While Mr. and Mrs.
John Carton were Fording one mile
east of Tilden, Friday, some car run
into the Carton car, breaking the
steering wheel, windshield, doing other
damage. The occupants were badly
shaken up, but not hurt. .
The Legion team is tapering off for
its opening game with the High school
in the High school gymnasium here
Monday evening, December 31, A fast
game is, expected. The possible line-up
for Legion will be: Faulhaber, Stan
nard and Mellor, guards; Tom Sul
livan, center; Bazelman and Joe Beha,
forwards.
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Why Not?
The right bank for you
may be the very means of
your success.
We think this bank ought
to be your bank.
This bank carries no indebtedness
of officers or stockholders.
Resources over $600,000.00
T5he
O'Neill National
Bank
Miss Eva Harmon came home from
Alcova, Wyoming, last Friday, where
jshe has been teaching school.
John Davidson came up from Madi
son, Missouri, Sunday night for a two
weeks visit with the home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Surber and
daughter, Florence, are spending the
holidays with her parents at Water
bury.
Miss Mary Hanley, of Omaha, is
spending the holidays with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hanley in
this city.
Lyle Curtis came home from the
state university Tuesday for a few
days visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Curtis.
Miss Margaret Donohoe came up
from Omaha Friday evening to spend
the holiday vacation with O’Neill
friends and relatives.
Miss Irene and Miss Maxine O’Don
nell will entertain Saturday evening at
a 6:30 o’clock dinner followed by
bridge, at the Golden hotel.
Clear Golden is visiting with his
father and other O’Neill relatives dur
ing the holidays. Clear is attending
Yale college at Cheshire, Connecticut.
Miss Mariam Gilligan, Miss Eliza
beth Latta and John Gilligan are giv
ing a dancing part at the Golden hotel
this evening at 8:30 to a number of
their friends.
R. A. Plisek. of Goehner, Nebraska,
was in O’Neill, today. Mr. Plisek has
recently traded for a 2.000 acre tract
of land five miles south and one mile
west of Inman, with C. L. Trumble, of
Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Plisek will
keep posted on the doings of Holt
county by reading The Frontier for the
coming year.
John Miskimins came down from
Glen Rock, Wyoming, last Friday and
remained several days looking after
his interests at Atkinson and other
parts of the county. John looks hale
and hearty and thinks that people have
treated him fairly well. He and Mrs.
Miskimins are in the hotel and real
estate business. .
Page Reporter: At the parsonage
in Page Thursday morning, December
20, Miss Rhea Stewart and Mr. Elton
Clyde were united in the bonds of mat
rimony. Both these young people are
well known in this community and
their many friends join with us in
wishing them a long and happy life
together. Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Ickes
were present at the ceremony as wit
nesses.
A family reunion was held at the
Mary Carney home in this city over
Christmas when her brothers Tom,
of Alliance, Nebraska, sister Margarite
Carney, of Bonesteel, South Dakota,
and Ensign J&mes Carney, of San
Diago. California, came Friday. James
is a naval officer on the Destroyer
Lavalette located along the western
coast. Tom and James drove to
Alliance Wednesday.
Frank Campbell was passing around
a box of cigars Wednesday which he
received from his son, Hugh J. Camp
bell. of Cheyenne, Wyoming, with the
instructions to pass them out to his
O’Neill friends. Hugh has recently
received a promotion in the revenue
department to a very lucrative posi
tion with headquarters at Los Angles,
California, to which place he will go
about the first of the year.
Walter F. Roberts, county agent of
Saunders county, and who resides at
Wahoo, Nebraska, was chosen secre
tary-treasurer of the National Asso
ciation of County Agricultural Agents,
at the annual convention held at Chi
cago, the first week in December. Mr.
Roberts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
F. Roberts of this city. His many
friends in O’Neill will be pleased to
learn of the honor bestowed upon him.
Frank Judson, of Fullerton, Ne
braska. visited for a short time Fri
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Templeton. Mr. Judson was travel
ing in his sedan and was enroute to
visit with relatives near Chadi’on, Ne
braska. The visit of Mr. Judson at
the home of the writer brings back
memories of long ago when we were
boys together at Fullerton, back in the
early nineties. Mr. Judson has been
raising poultx-y near Mitchel, Ne
braska, during the past year.
S. L. Berry returned home Wednes
day of last week from a several days
auto trip through the eastern part of
the state and says that every where
that he went about all that he could
see was corn. A great deal of the corn
in the eastern part of the state con
tained considerable moisture this year
and consequently was not of as good a
quality as the most of the corn raised
in Holt county. Holt county has the
reputation of raising good corn and
this year has been a verification.
Up at the Royal Theatre Tuesday
night the previously quiet house cat
caused considerable disturbance.
Whether or not tabby had imbibed in
an overdose of “Christmas Cheer” or
whether she took up her abode in the
piano in order to play a practical joke
is yet undetermined by Manager Ras
ley. Anyway the pianist refused to
continue her part of the show until
pussy was removed. After consider
able manipulation Mr. Rasley removed
intruder and the show continued
l Chambers Sun: C. N. Thompson, o!
near Swan Lake, was in Chambers th(
forepart of the week, and while re
newing his subscription, he stated tha1
the report of ghost lights north oi
O’Neill was no “hoak,” he remember:
in the early days while driving hom<
from Atkinson, the old time settler:
used to be fooled by taking those illu
minated bubbles to be a light in som<
sod shanty, but when they drove to
ward them, light would disappear
This mysterious wonder could usually
be found in boggy places, as thii
country is all cut up now with high
ways and ditches, the bubbles of ligh
have disappeared along with the In
dians and buffalos.
| Miss Dorothy Dunhaver spent
Christmas with her parents at Nor
folk.
| Emmet Harmon came home from
pmaha Saturday to spend the Christ
mas vacation.
I Homer Mullen, of Lincoln, spent
j several days in O’Neill this week visit
ing with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Latta and sons,
Arthur and Bennet. drove up from
Tekama, Sunday and .are guests at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Gilligan.
Mrs. J. E. Vincent, of Ainsworth,
Mrs. Fred Clift, of Long Pine, and
Mrs. J. A. Schroeder, of Bloomfield,
spent Christmas at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gatz.
Sam Banks, of Atkinson, and Miss
Clara D. Grothe, of Emmet; Bert D,
Henning, of Atkinson, and Miss Emma
H. Grothe. fo Emmet, applied on De
cember 26th. for marriage licenses.
Miss Mae Hammond and Arthur
Hammond came up from Omaha Sat
urday evening and are spending the
holidays with their mother, Mrs. A. J,
Hammond.
THE ROYAL THEATRE
ASSIST SANTA CLAUS
Last Monday afternoon Mrs. Geor
gia Rasley and Santa Claus united in
entertaining the kiddies at the Royal
Theatre. The American Legion fur
nished Santa Claus with 380 sacks of
candy and peanuts which he very
graciously treated all the little folks
who came his way, immediately fol
lowing the free moving picture show
given by Mrs. Rasley at three o’clock.
AND STILL FORE RUMORS
MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE
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(Norfolk News, Dec. 24.)
Every time that there have been
rumors of a bridge across the Missouri
river at Yankton, rumors of more rail
roads for northeast Nebraska have
followed in their wake. Some times
’he rumors went together that the
ailroad and bridge would be con
structed at the same time, and there
have been various attempts to-bridge
the Big Muddy and construct a rail
road from Yankton to Norfolk. Now
that the actual work of constructing a
bridge over the river has started, these
rumors are again flying thick and fast.
However, as long as men continue to
dream, here is a possibiliy that some
of these dreams may some day come
true.
In connection with the building tof
the bridge at Yankton, there have al
ready of late4&en several railroad ru
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mors that have preceded the Mexieo
Winnipeg dream. One of these is that
the Great Northern will build a line to
connect with the C. St. P. M. & O. at
Crofton and another that the G. N.
will build a line to Norfolk, but the one
in which there seems to be the most
faith is that the G. N. will build a line
to Plainview to connect with the Bur
lington and that the Burlington will
extend its line from O’Neill to connect
with the main line, probably at Thed
ford, making a direct route from Den
ver to the Twin Cities.
Officers of the Tri-County Improve
ment association, an organization of
northwestern Nebraska boosters, have
j announced that they have been assured
by officers of the two railroads that if
these two roads are put in the same
group in the proposed consolidation of
railroads that there will be no ques
tion about these extensions being
made. However, the latest rumor in
this connection is that the Great Nor
thern, if it extends its line, will con
nect with the Burlington at Osmond
instead of Plainview. Supporters of
this belief point to the erection of a
new round house by the Burlington at
Osmond as presaging some new de
velopment and point to the fact that
Osmond is already a freight division
on the Burlington and that it is the
half-way point between Sioux City and
| Q’Neill. v
Announcement!
I have purchased the Sanitary
Meat Market in O’Neill and wish to
meet all the old customers of the
store and also all the new custo
mers who will give me a share of
their business.
I have been in the butcher busi
ness for a number of years and am
familiar with all lines of the trade.
You will receive the best of all
kinds of meats at the Sanitary mar
ket.
Don’t be afraid to ask for a favor
of any kind as it will be my policy
“To Please.”
Ask for a 1924 calendar.
John Kersenbrock