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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1924)
a*.«**® . - • ■ IHK — ‘V-r-- -- - ^ * ;~^v jf \‘ .'** ^'W’%-«* *j$;; . ■• *2 • * 1 1 • — — - - - - - - - - - -’; - - - —- -■ - - — - - ■ - - ____ VOLUMN XLIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1924. NO. 47. Look ’Em Over Carefully Most opportunities are so disguised that it takes many mental photographs from as many different angles to see the real possibilities of a * proposition. The banker sees it from his side and can often render a valuable service in these matters. This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resources over $600,000.00 15he O’Neill National Bank LOCAL MATTERS. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy last Friday. Mrs. R. M. Sauers was in Omaha Saturday between trains. A daughter was boiH to Mr. and Mrs. John Miksch, of Stuart, on April 12th. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Jackson, of Stuart, on April 10th. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Radaker, of Newport, were Sunday visitors in O’Neill. Atkinson is arranging to celebrate the Fourth of July this year with an %xtra big time. Mrs. L. A. Burgess was hostess to the Et-A-Virp club at her home last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Robert McGirl went to Jack son last week for a visit with her son, Dr. R. F. Magirl. George Hanley went to Omaha the first of the week for a visit with his aunt, Mrs. John Hunt. The Frontier is putting out a new telephone directory that will be ready for distribution early in May. A ten and a half pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond of this city on Wednesday afternoon. Twins, a boy and girl, were born Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mey ers, living about a mile east of O’Neill. Art Wyant returned from Omaha Tuesday morning with a new Star business coupe and a new Star touring car. Miss Geraldine Cronin returned home Monday evening from a week’s visit with her father, D. H. Cronin, in Omaha. The Easter Ball Tuesday evening was a financial and social success. The Powell Peerless Players furnished the music. Mrs. Frank Lancaster is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Kate Bliss, of Schuyler, who came Tuesday of last week. Bankers S. J. Weekes and J. F. O’Donnell were attending the meeting of the bankers of the Third district at Norfolk Tuesday. Eugene Galligan, of Atkinson, is going around on crutches, the result of having a wagon' load of hay pass ever his foot last week. Mrs. Clifford -Scott* entertained: air guests at a six o'clock dinner Monday evening for Miss Clara Beaver. The evening was spent at mah jong. Francis Mullen, of Omaha, came up Sunday to spend Easter with his mother, Mrs. Michael Mullen, return ing to Omaha Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Rentschler drove over from Springview Monday and visited until Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Rentschler’s mother, Mrs. E. O’Donnell. Mrs. T. H. Matthews, who has been visiting here with her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Brown, for the past two weeks, returned to her home in Omaha, Wed nesday morning. Alva Townsend, one of the leading hardware merchants of Page, accom panied by his uncle, Pat Townsend, of Denver, were looking after busi ness masters in O’Neill last Saturday. Supervisor John Sullivan sustained several broken ribs one day last week when he was percipated from a bridge upon which he was working southeast of O’Neill. John stepped upon a loose plank which caused the accident. PAY BY CHECK It’s the way of big business; of small and sound business, and the best way in the world to establish a worth while credit rating for individual or firm. A checking account, in the hands of a careful person, is a means of pro moting financial well being and of saving " Open Your Account Here Today. The Nebraska State Bank Wm. Hagensick has stared the erection of a new cement block black smith and wagon shop on his lots on north Fourth street. George Janaszek, of Atkinson, Ne braska, plead guilty in county court on April 12th, to two sales of intoxicat ing liquor. He was fined $200 and costs which he paid. Stuart Advocate: Ernest, the ten year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Root, had his left arm broken above the elbow while vaulting at the play grounds at the Hubert Kohle school house last Friday. John Vitt lost part of the thumb of the right hand and may lose two fingers of the same hand as a result of getting his hand caught on a hay baler Tuesday at the Roudybush farm southeast of O’Neill. Stuart Advocate: The streets in Stuart have been very much improved in the past two weeks by the judicious use of graders and drags, under the efficient supervision of Street Com missioner L. F. Bowen. Mrs. Ivan Kinsman and two sons, Junior and David, returned to their home in Columbus Wednesday morn ing. They have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Kinsman’s father, T. V. Golden, for the past ten days. Martin Cronin is moving his two poster panels from the Wm. Hagen sick lots on north Fourth street to the lots in the rear of the Deep Rock fill ing station. The new location will be a much better one for the panels. Mrs. W. J. Biglin and daughters, Rose Mary and Ruth Ann and Master Bill Junior, came home Tuesday night from Jackson, where they had been visiting with Mrs. Biglin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Waters for ten days. The Catholic Daughters"* are mak ing the final arrangements for their bazaar which they are going to hold in Reardon’s drug store next Satur day. They have a fine assortment of children’s clothing and hand made articles. G. R. Donaldson came over from Bedford, Iowa, the first of the week and is looking after business at his ranch, formerly the Wm. Roberts ranch north of O’Neill. Mr. Donald son moved from the ranch about a year ago. The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Finch, residing near Page, es caped serious injury Saturday when a four horse and mule team he was driving hitched to a disc, ran away throwing him from the disc. One of the mules was? so badly injured that it died later. Andrew Spindler was taken to Omaha last Tuesday morning who re he will receive medical attention. Mr. Spindler has been suffering with gangrene in his right foot for the past six months. A son came up from Omaha Monday and accompanied him to the hospital. W. H. Needham, editor of the Bloomfield Monitor, came Tuesday for a couple of days visit with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Gust and family. Editor Needham is one of the veteran editors of the state and always gets out a newsy paper. The Frontier acknowledges a pleasant call. Mrs. Della Shaw returned Wednes day night from a winter's sojourn with relatives in the vicinity of Web ster, Kentucky. Mrs. Shaw is not overly well pleased with the Kentucky winters. She says that the rains and mud has been very disagreeable there all winter, and that the air is damp and cold although the ground does not freeze. Mrs. Clifford B. Scott entertained at an afternoon tea from four until five, Tuesday, in honor of her guest, Miss Clara Beaver, of Sabetha, Kan sas. The decorations were spring flowers and colored candles. The color scheme was pink. Mrs. L. A. Burgess and Mrs. Neil P. Brennan presided at the tea table. Miss Beaver favored with a vocal selection. About forty ladies called. The Pantorium, conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davey, at Valentine, v/as totally destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning of last week. The fire occurred shortly after mid night and was discovered by the night watchman. Nothing was saved from the building, t here was no insurance. Mr. and Mrs. Davey had just moved their household goods to Valentine the previous week. The forty-hour devotioinal services will begin at the Catholic church next Sunday at 10:30. Father Schoot, the Redemptorist Father from Omaha will have charge of the services during the three days. Services will be held each evening at 7:80. The services Mon day and Tuesday mofning will be at nine o’clock. Father Schoot will be remembered as having conducted the mission here last year. Inman Leader: Relatives in Inman received a message from Merrit Clark, /of Glenrock, Wyoming, last Sunday stating that his son, Elmer, who is well known in Inman, had been slugged and rubbed of his money on the public highway near the city of Casper and that he had been found unconscious near the road side by some passers by and taken to the hospital in Casper where he would probably recover. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 22nd. Ernest Ames, Omaha, 21. Mildred Rodaway, Page, 21. O’Neill, April 18th. Raymond L. Heiss, Page, Nebr. Faye E. Cullen, Page, Nebr. O’Neill, April 23rd. John Babl, Emmet, Nebr. Lillian Heeb, Emmet, Nebr. EMMET WILL OPEN BASE BALL SEASON SUNDAY Emmet will officially open the base ball season in this territory next Sun day on their home grounds when they will meet the O’Neill team. Both the Emmet and the O’Neill teams have been working hard to get in shape to win the first game and each have enmassed a strong aggre gation of players for the occasion. Snyder and Farr are the Emmet bat tery and Pierson and Ford will do the work for O’Neill. The O’Neill line-up for the Sunday game is: Ford, catcher.* Pierson, pitcher. McDonald, 1st base. Agnst, 2nd base. Wilging, short stop. Butterfield, 3rd base. Bazelman, left field. Beha, center field. Larson, right field. The line up for Emmet is: John Troshynski, 1st base. Mike Troshynski, 2nd base. Bill Troshynski, short stop. Henry Troshynski, 3rd base. Ross Harris, right field. Ollie Fritton, center field. Tom Troshynski, left field. Dude Snider, pitcher. Clarence Farr, catcher. WALTER RAY SIMMONS , MUST GO TO THE CHAIR\ The state board of pardons and pa roles have decided to refuse to com mtite the death sentence of Walter Ray Simmons, age twenty-six years, who is sentenced to be electrocuted on May 23rd, for the murder of Frank Pahl, of Spencer, on May 14, 1922. WOMAN’S CLUB HOLD AN INTERESTING MEETING About thirty ladies were present at the club rooms at the last general meeting of the Woman's club for "he year, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. C. M. Daly was elected to rep resent the club at the Sixth District convention to be held at Alliance on April 29th, 30th, and May 1st. She will read a paper on music, prepared by our district chairman, Mrs. Clifford Scott. A splendid program was arranged for the day the pricipal subject being “What The Home Woman Should Know About Business Affairs,” which was continued from the last meeting. (a) “Insurance.” This subject was handled most capably bv a woman wjty) knows the business from A to Z--Mrs. P. J. O’Donnell. fib) '“Wills,” by Mrs. C. J. Malone, I showed an equal familiarity of her subject and was handled in a con densed and interesting manner. “Current Events of National Im portance” by Miss Anna Donohoe. She dealt especially with the affairs' existing between Japan and the United States on the Immigration question. The third of a series of parliment ary drills was put on by a class with Mrs. A. L. Cowperthwaite in the chair. These drills have created much interest and the club desires to con tinue them in their next year’s work. KILLS THIRTEEN CROWS ONE SHOT O’Neill claims the single shot crow killing championship of Nebraska for Lawrence Murray, of Holt county. Mr. Murray, who resides on Eagle creek north of O’Neill, killed thirteen crows at one shot, firing into them as they were arising from the roost. Five others were fatally wounded by the same shot. ' Grand Concert > The following program was rendered at the K. C. opera house Wednesday evening to a large and appreciative audience. under the Auspices of ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, O’NEILU NEBRASKA < * Charles Norman Granville, Baritone assisted by ! Mrs. Paul MacCollim, Soprano < * W. Curtis Snow—at the Plano PROGRAM * ► I Duet—Passage Birds' Farewell... Hildach Mr. Granville and Mrs. MacCollim II < Whither ... . Lithuanian Song....*...._ Chopin London Spring Song (Tales of old London) . Oliver Nightingales of Lincoln's Inn . Oliver* Mrs MacCollim * m Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves (Julius Caesar) ...Handel Some Rival Has Stolen My True Lover Away . Traditional Flow Thou Regal Purple Stream...... Arnold * Prologue “Paglicacci" .....: Leoncavallo Mr. Granville IV Lilacs ...-................ Rachmaninoff The Snow Drop..*—.-. Gretchaninoff ' Wings of Night....... Watts The Little Shepherd's Song..... Watts Butterflies .-..-.-... Zeller, ( Mrs. MacCollim < > V Non Credo ...... Widor The Journey ...... Glinka Over Here (Irish Famine Song) .... Old Irish > The Lark In the Clear Air... Old Irish < Trottin’ To the Fair.... Old Irish Mr Granville Mr. Granville is under the national concert direction of Harry and > Arthur Culbertson, Aeolian Hall New York, 4832 Dorchester Ave., < Giueagn, 411, aadrNerekewatisaJBanjt Building, Portland, Oregon. FARM RESIDENCE BURNED ON D. HUEBERT FARM The residence on the D. Huebert farm, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Verne Harding, eleven miles north and one and one-half miles west of O'Neill, w as burned to the ground last Satur day about noon. The fire was dis covered in the upper part of the house and is thought to have started from a defective chimney. Part of the furni ture in the lower part of the house was saved. There was no insurance. .. HARRY K. THAW DECLARED SANE AND COMPETENT A jury in the common pleas count in Philadelphia found that Harry Thaw is sane and competent to handle his own affairs. Thaw has been al most constantly before the public since the shooting of Stanford White on the Madison Square Garden roof eighteen vears ago. Thaw is being held in custody for four days pending the asking for a new trial by his for mer wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Thaw has enmassed a fortune of nearly one million dollars during the time that he has been confined in penal and state institutions. TWO OPERATIONS. Inman Leader: Monday two pa tients from Inman were operated on at the Luthem hospital at Norfolk. Chas. Goree was operated on for stomache trouble and Mrs. Gea Kil linger for appendicitis. At last re ports they were both getting along nicely. The New Star Coupe The New Star Coupe is especially suitable for business and professional as well as private use, due to its fine appearance, its convenience and economy j of operation. j There is one broad, comfortable seat inside for two passengers and be- j hind it a deep compartment for suitcases, sample kits, etc. Another compart ment in the rear of the body has additional carrying capacity. Upholstery is fine wool cloth, very neat and durable. Dome light, crank type window regu lators, door handles and latches, all nickled, curtain on rear window, kick plates on doors and on each side of cowl and rubber mat complete interior fittings. ! Arthur G. Wyant, O’Neill
