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VOLUMN XLIV. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1924. • - - - — ■ NO. 36.
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Former President Wil
son Died Sunday
Morning.
Entire Nation Mourns The Death
Of One Of Its Greatest
Statesmen.
Woodrow Wilson died at his home in
Washington, D. C., Sunday morning
at 11:15 Eastern time. His wife and
his daughter, Miss Margaret, were
at the bedside when death claimed the
former president.
Woodrow Wilson was president of
the United States from March 4,
1913, to March 4* 1921.
During those eight years the
life of President Wilson was filled with
action. Because of the World War
and the many complications that oc
curred during and after that trying
period Mr. Wilson was called upon
many times to exemplify his forceful
character which he did fearlessly.
No other president has ever been call
ed upon to do many of the things that
fell to the lot of President Wilson but
he arose to the situation and per
formed the duty fearlessly in his own
way, while perhaps many people may
have taken exception to his mode of
procedure yet he carried the respect
of the masses of people because he did
his duty without equivocation.
The funeral services for Woodrow
Wilson were held Wednesday after
noon at the Wilson home at 3:00
o'clock followed by chapel services at
3:30. The body was consigned to
the marble vault deep beneath the
cathedral. The funeral was a quiet
one due to the request of Mr. Wilson.
On the inside pages will be found a
more detailed account of the life of
the late president.
LOCAL MATTERS.
H. J. Hammond went to Omaha
Tuesday on business.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Miles Thursday night.
Chas. Cole, of Star, has been quite
sick during the past week.
A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. R.
R. Morrison last Saturday.
Attorney W. J. Hammond went to
Sioux City Thursday morning.
R. D. Oopes and daughter, Ruth,
were up from Page last Saturday.
A daughter was bom to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Foreman, of Emmet, last
Saturday.
Leonard Soukup has moved to the
Chas. Bright residence in the north
east part of the city.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will meet on February 14th
with Mrs. E. F. Porter.
Mr and Mrs. Irwin Peterson are the
parehts of a 12 pound son who was
born to them last Saturday.
Miss Florence MeCafferty came up
from Omaha Saturday and spent a
few days visiting with relatives.
John Miskimmins, of Glen Rock,
Wyoming, has been visiting with
O’Neill and Atkinson friends since
last Friday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Casper Pribil, of Inman, at the
Gilligan hospital in this city, Sunday,
February 3rd.
Mrs. Margaret Clinton left on Sun
day morning for Chicago where she
expects to purchase her spring and
summer stock of millinery.
S. E. Kelley, of Atkinson, has filed
for the office of county judge of Holt
county, on the nonHpolitical ticket.
The filing was made today.
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On account of the severe cold
weather and sickness, the Methodist
ladies have postponed their “chicken
dinner” that was advertised for last
night.
The Minnesota Electric Distributing
Company, have closed their office in
the I. O. 0. F. building and have
moved their equipment to a newly
constructed office at the light plant.
Jim Gregg, of St Edwards, Ne
braska, was looking after business
matters in O’Neill last Friday and Sat
urday, in connection with the taking
over of his 480 acre farm south of
Ewing which he sold during the rush
a few years ago.
A representative of the Inter
notional Revenue office will be in the
following towns on the dates indicated
to assist taxpayers in. filing income
tax returns: Butte, February 16;
Spencer, February 16; Lynch, Febru
ary 18; Atkinson, February 28; Stu
art, February 29; O’Neill, March 12,
13, 14 and 16.
Lucian Cook, of Spencer, was ar
rested by Deputy State Law Enforce
ment officer G. M. Gates, last Friday
evening, as he was leaving the dance
at the K. C. hall. Mr. Cook, through
his attorney, pleaded guilty in county
court Saturday morning on two counts,
possession and transporting intoxicat
ing liquor. He was fined $200 which
was paid.
Clyde Ross lost the last joint of the
last three fingers of his left hand by
getting them into the gears of a wind
mill, last Monday evening, at the
Lines place south of Inman. He ex
perienced considerable trouble get
ting to O’Neill to see a physician that
night, they were five hours on the road
with a truck and were compelled to
walk the last two miles arriving here
abou ten o’clock at night. Dr. Finley
dressed the fingers.
Why Save?
First, to have a competence on hand
to guard against disaster in earning
capacity and to have funds ready for
emergencies.
Second, to be able to take advantage
of opportunity offered in good invest
ments—which often present them
selves but once.
Third, to form the good habit of
thrift and economy.
Start an account with us today, we
Ipay 5% on Savings.
The Nebraska State Bank
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Judge Robert R» Dickson, Wednes
day handed down a decision in the
case of the Central National Bank, of
Lincoln, Nebraska, against the de
funct South Fork State Bank, of
Chambers. The claim was based up
on a $6,000.00 certificate of deposit.
Judge Dickson held that the claim did
not come under the protection of the
Guaranty Fund.
Thomas J. Cabbler was arraigned in
county court last Friday charged with
obtaining money under false pretense
from Rudolph Funk of near Ewing.
Cabbler acted as his own attorney and
from the way he handled the case it
was plain to be seen that he was
thoroughly familiar with court pro
cedure. The county judge found him
guilty and infposed a sentence of ten
days in jail.
There does not seem to be any argu
ment as to whether or not the ground
hog saw his shadow, the weather im
mediately took a decided change for
the worse soon after the appointed
time for the animal to make his sup
posed Appearance. Even the most
skeptical must admit that the evidence
is against them. The most deplorable
part of the whole situation seems to
be that “Scarfaced Billy*’ was about
four days late in his encounter with
the groundhog.
Miss Al’egra Wilken, of the Exten
sion service, College of Agriculture,
Lincoln, has been In O’Neill Wednes
day anti Thir sday of this week, meet
ing v i '’>e girls sewing clubs.
Wednesd:;.’ she met with Mrs. E. H.
Suhr’s club and *^day she is with Miss
Mdta Martin’s club girls. Arrange
ments had been made for Miss Wil
kens to visit with the “Hot Lunch”
chibs of the rural schools, but, owing
to the drifted condition of the roads
that part of her visit here was aban
doned.
For the benefit of those who live
elsewhere we will say that the weath
er turned decidedly colder Sunday
with a heavy wind and considerable
snow causing a regular blizzard which
lasted Until Monday night, (several
inches of show fell during the storm.
East and west roads are almost im
passible and as a consequence not
many farmers are coming to town
who are compelled to travel these
roads. The thermometer registered
10 below zero Tuesday morning and
8 below Wednesday morning.
Sidney (Neb.) Telegraph:—Mrs.
Pettibone was hostess at three very
elaborate parties this week at her
home. On Monday evening she enter
tained at a seven o’clock dinner party.
Married couples were her guests.
After the delicious dinner the evening
was sfc>ent in playing- bridge, four
tables being used. High score was
made by Mrs. Phelps and second prize
was awarded to Dr. Witham. On Wed
nesday afternoon she was hostess at
a one o’clock luncheon, after which
bridge was played. First prize was
won by Mrs. Kepler and second by
Mrs. Barger. Mrs. Pettibone enter
tained again on Friday afternoon at a
one o’clock luncheon.
MANY £ARLOAD SHIPMENST
LEAVE O’NEILL LAST YEAR
Many people do not stop to think
or can they readily comprehend the
large number of carload shipments
that are assembled and are shipped
from O’Neill every year. According
to the figures compiled by R. M.
Sauers, agent of the Chicago & North
Western railroad, and by L. E.
Downey, of the Burlington, which we
publish complete below, it will be
seen that there were 326 carloads of
hogs shipped from O’Neill during the
past year, an average of more than
a carload each working day. There
was 956 carloads of hay shipped from
O’Neill last year, which was an aver
age of 79 2-3 cars each month or more
than three cars per day for each work
ing day throughout the year. Fol
lowing is the itemized report of the
shipments and receipts of carload lots
to and from O’Neill over the North
western and the outgoing shipments
only over the Burlington:
Carload shipments over the North
western:
Shipped from Rec’d at
O’Neill O'Neill
Cattle . 90 52
Horses . 10 3
Sheep . 8
Hogs . 286
Wheat . 2
Corn . 13
Oats . 2
Hay . 400 6
Lumber . 1 20
Coal . 1 90
Flour . 23
Potatoes . 6 1
Salt . 6
Lime . 5
011 . 22
Miscellaneous . 89 91
Sand . 8
902 320
Carload shipments over the Bur
lington:
Shipped from O’Neill
Butter, eggs and poultry . 3
Em. Outfit and H. H. Goods . 13
Grain, Corn . 39
Flour and Meal . 2
Hay and Straw . 556
Live Stock, Cattle . 38
Live Stock, Hogs . 40
Live Stock, Horses and Mules .... 7
Live Stock, Sheep . 6
Lumber and Other Forest
Products . 2
Machinery . 1
Sand and Gravel . 47
Total . 754
Total number of cars shipped from
O’Neill over both roads, 1,656.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
IN BIG ROUNDUP OF
STOLEN AUTOMOBILES
Deputy State Law Enforcement
Officer G. W. Gates and W. W. Spain,
representing the United States De
partment of Justice, who has been con
ducting the silent round-iip of the al
leged auto, thieves in Boyd county and
northern Holt county as well as along
the state line of South Dakota, went
to Lincoln the first of the week be
cause of the blizzard that swept over
this part of Nebraska, and their search
for stolen cars in this locality has come
to an end for the present. We under
stand that the work will be resumed
as soon as the traveling conditions be
come normal.
The efforts of the officers disclose
one of the most extensive and well
planned auto thieving gangs ever un
covered in the state.
A summary of the raid made in this
territory is as follows:
Nine men bound over in Holt and
Boyd counties for receiving, handling,
selling or possessing cars with muti
lated numbers.
Cases against two others pending
in Boyd and one in Holt.
Fourteen cars recovered. Total
number (of recoveries may run to
forty.
Liquor violations, made in connec
tion with illegal auto transactions,
result in fines of $1,630 and costs.
Not only will this disclosure, when
completed, expose the biggest swin
dle of the sort in Nebraska history
but it will open the eyes of citizens
bo the possibilities where one lives
in a section near a border line. This
swindle is a tristate affair, accord
ing to the investigators. South Da
kota, Iowa and Nebraska being in
volved.
N. A. Hagenstine, notary public at
Spencer and a justice of the peace
for many years, voluntarily surrend
ered his seal and commission. He
was bound over to the district court
on a charge of aiding and abetting ,
auto thieves. He was also fined $200 .
and costs for sale^and possession of ]
liquor.
Antone Sedlacek, Hagenstine’s
partner in the harness business, was
bound over for handling a car with
defaced number. He too was fined
$200 and costs for sale and posses
sion of liquor. Some other bindovers <
in connection with the round-up.
William T. Abbott Holt county
farmer, bound over for possession of
car with mutilated number.
“Bud” Colwell, bound over at
O’Neill for handling car with defaced ‘
fgumber.
Fred Teseh, Holt county, 'for 'pos
session of car with mutilated num
ber.
Mathew L. Hines, Holt county, ,
same charge.
Horace Henefin, , reaeiving car
with mutilated number.
Calvin Henefin, possession of car
with mutilated number.
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Andy Hafsass is in jail at Sionx
Falls in the hands of federal author
ities on the charge of transporting
stolen cars. He had been previously
arrested at Sioux City and Mitchell i
>n similar charges. <
The state and federal officers in
charge of the raid have secured eleven
affidavits from men now under arrest.
FIVE RAILROAD CASES «
FIRST WEEK OF COURT
Judge R. R. Dickson called the
iocket last Monday. There are many
cases to be tried this term and if they
all come to trial court will extend over ,
at least three weeks. Court will con
vene Monday, February 18th.
The first case to come to trial is
Edward Hanson vs. the C. & N. W.
Railroad. In this case Hanson is suing
for $100,000 for personal injury re
ceived while in the employ of the com
pany while at work at Scribner.
Hanson claims to have fallen into the
track in such a way as to crush and
bruise his left side. M. F. Harrington,
George and Gerald Harrington are the
attorneys for Hanson.
The case of Asburry T. Clevinger
vs. The Burlington Railroad Company
is scheduled as the second case for
trial. This is also a personal injury
case. Clevinger is suing for $50,000.
The defendant claims to have been
struck by a piling that was being re
moved.
Other cases that are scheduled to
come up during the first week of court
are:
John W. Sorenson vs. the C. & N.
W. This is a suit for property
damage.
E. N. Purcell vs. The C. & N. W.
Damage to shipment.
Frank Drew vs. C. & N. W. Per
sonal injury suit in the sum of $50,
000. Drew was a station helper at
Wisner who claims to have been injur
ed while in the discharge of his duties.
Two cases scheduled for the second
week are:
The Page State Bank vs. Joe Noble.
Charles Dougherty vs. Zimron But
terfield.
THREE MORE PARTIES
ARE BOUND OVER
William T. Abbott waived prelimi
nary hearing and was bound over to
the district court under $600 bonds on
the charge of having a car in his
possession with a mutilated number.
Mathew L. Hynes and Fred Tesch
were each found guilty and bound over
to the district court charged with hav
ing cars in their possession with
mutilated numbers. J. J. Harrington
appeared for each of the defendants.
Abbott was arraigned in county court
Friday and Haynes and Tesch were
before the court Saturday.
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ARRIVING
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EVERY DAY
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O’Neill, Nebraska
H. C. McDonald returned from
Dmaha last week, Mrs. McDonald and
he baby are still at the McClanahan
lospital where the latter is receiving
treatment end is improving rapidly,
Mrs. Chas. Davis has been visiting
for the past ten days with her son,
Andy and family at South Sioux City.
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Our Very Best Large Heavy
Copper Boilers,_ $5.40
Heavy Tin Boilers, copper
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Galvanized Boilers, _._ $2.25
14-quart Cream Cans,_ 65c
One-gallon Crocks,_ 25c
Brass Wash Boards,_ 70c
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Why We Advertize
Most people are suscep
tible to influence if you have
something good to offer
them, but you must first tell
them about it. ■
So we tell new customers
thru our advertisments of
our desire to serve them.
This bank carries no indebtedness
ot officers or stockholders.
Resources over $600,000.00
O’Neill National
Bank