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GARAGE
O’Neill, Neb.
FOR SALE—POPCORN MACHINE.
See E. D. Henry, O’Neill. 6-1
FOR RENT — GOOD SIX-ROOM
residence.—R. H. Parker, O’Neill 6
FOR SALE—FRUIT JARS; PINTS,
quarts and half-gallons—Second
Hand Store. 6-1
FOR SALE—A HAY MOWING MA
chine. Price $20. Three sickles.—
R. R. Parker, O’Neill. 6-tf
LOST — BAY PONY. STRAYED
from my place about July 3rd, one
>ay pcny. Any one knowing of the
whereabouts of this pony please
notify T. R. Pollard, O’Neill, and re
ceive reward. 6-tf
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ABSENT ONES SEND
GREETINGS TO ANNI
VERSARY CELEBRANTS
Sons and daughters of O’Neill un
able to be present at the semi-centen
nial celebration in honor of the found
ng of the city did not fail to re
member the old home town. Tele
v rains and letters from many of them
in distant points poured in during the
lestiviOies. Arthur Mullen paused
long enough during the heat of the
democratic battle in New York to wire
his sentiments, and others just as
warmly testified that they were
present in spirit if not in flesh. Below
the Frontier presents a few of the
testimonials from the absent ones, and
headed by the sentiment of a former
resident of he community who after
attending the celebration desired pub
iically to express his appreciation of
the hospitality extended him during
his sojourn.
TO MY GOOD
FRIENDS IN O’NEILL
My family and myself have been
the guests of the genial Jim O’Don
nell and his wonderful family all
during your homecoming festivities.
The great charm of hospitality which
has met us at every turn has seemed
to dull the cares of the day and
pleasantly turned the hands of the
clock backward to times which had
long since faded into dreamland.
O’Neill may well boast of her
people and her surrounding country.
We are leaving for home with the
most, pleasant memories and a fond
desire to return to your frolics again.
Sincerely,
O. J. MOORE.
TELEGRAM.
New York, N. Y., July 4, 1924.
Jas. A. Donohoe, O’Neill, Neb.
Delay here prevents me from being
present at celebration of semi-cen
tennial. I favor making an appropriate
memorial in memory of the hardy and
brave men and women who laid the
foundation of the settlement at
O’Neill.
ARTHUR F. MULLEN.
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Norfolk, Neb., July 4, 1924.
Editor Frontier: Conditions were
such that I was unable to attend the
Fiftieth Anniversary of the good old
town of O’Neill.
Although not there in person my
thoughts, and well wishes were pres
ent. It surely would have been a
great pleasure to take these “old
Timers” by the hand, and look into
their faces, again. It would have
bridged, for the time being, the space
of time since we were pioneering in
Holt county.
My father, J. B. Torbert, moved to
a homestead two miles from the mouth
of the Redbird Creek, on said creek,
arriving there November 14, 1876; at
that time the settlers were few and
far between.
The Enders boys, Len, Byron and
Thed; Dan and Jim Cook; Geo. Brown
and Albert Swatman, constituted all
the settlers at that time.
How father managed to get through
that first winter only the Creator and
himself knows. The nearest grist mill
was at Wisner, and it took ten days
to make this trip with oxen, they
were our only means of locomotion at
that tiirie.
I well remember the first time we
made that trip in November of the fol
lowing year—with two loads of wheat
that was made into flour, using these
same oxen. This wheat had been sown
by hand, but with a cradle, and
threshed out with a flail (the old
primative way). This ;fall, as usual,
the Indians had burned off the whole
country, the ground was frozen, and
there was no sign of a road until we
struck the McCormick ranch thirty
miles south on the Elkhorn River.
It took one and one-half days to make
this trip of thirty miles, this necessi
tated us camping one night! and the
weather was bitter cold and snow.
In making the return trip, i haa
the misfortune to break my arm.
Father and another man (I have for
gotten his name) set the broken mem
ber; we could not stop, and I want
to say that I never suffered such pain
as I did riding this last forty miles,
in this condition, ground frozen, no
road, ground rough, very cold, and on
top of a load of flour, and having to
camp one night on the prairie. I was
about fourteen years old at the time.
During the winter of ’80 and ’81 the
war department moved the whole
Spotted Tail tribe of Indians opposite
the mouth of the Redbird creek on the
north side of the river, and the whole
country was overrun with them, some
semi-civilized and some wild as they
could be, in one respect they were a
godsend for the settlers, as they had
just been issued a great amount of
good warm clothing, of whi< h they did
not know the usd or value. They were
sure pork and hay hungry, and the
settlers found a ready trade for all
the produce that they had to spare.
I forgot to add that the tribe
numbered something like 6,000. They
had no idea of values of any com
modity and to demonstrate this will
state that in one instance I traded an
Indian three onions, and a loaf of
bread for a new overcoat, two new
red flannel shirts, and a new cap.
For several years we had no market
for anything in the way of farm pro
ducts. I remember one fall we
butchred fifteen large hogs and
father hauled this meat about sixty
miles over on the Elkhorn to what was
known at that time as Frenchtown,
and sold this for 2c per pound. Father
understood surveying and did a lot of
locating in the early days, as new
people were cbntinually coming into
the country, among them were W. J.
Sprague, A. W. Baldwin, H. H.
Knight, Jacob Davis, W.V.McElhaney,
Dan and Bige Dowell, M. D. Hazard,
Fred Pine, Jos. Turgeon, B. B. Likens
and a great many ^thers that have
since crossed the great divide.
After the first few years our school
was located at what is known as Red
bird; and it consisted of three months
a year. D. P. O’Sullivan was county
superintendent some of this time.
During this time Geo. Brown had
the store and post office at the above
place. One day I was over to the
store at noon, when they brought Kid
Wade through enroute to Paddock,tha t
being the '"head quarters of the Vigi
lants at that time. I had heard what
a desperado he was perported to be,
and I had my shudder all ready. I
was greatly surprised in looking him
over; I found him to be nothing but a
young boy, I do not think he was over
seventeen years of age at that time,
but he was a wizard with the six
gun. I have seen Doc Middleton, Jno.
Little and several of the real gun men
and they had nothing on Wade with
the old Frontier six pistol.
I saw him again at f|pck Berry’s
where they kept the rest of the horse
thieves guarded and he seemed dif
ferent from the rest of the gang.
I was in O’Neill one fall when a
bunch of cow boys came down from
the west about ten or twelve of them,
the saloon keepers name was Hall (I
think) anyway the boys fired their
usual salute and entered the town with
their horses on the run; when the bar
keep heard them coming he locked
the outside door .with a padlock and
hid. They rode up to the door pounded
on it with the butt end of a six gun,
and hearing nothing inside, they shot
the lock cff and rode their horses into
the saloon, filled themselves and
horses with whiskey; it was the only
time I ever saw a horse drunk and
they acted just like the men.
They shot everything up inside the
saloon, and chased a couple of eastern
land hunters out of towm, finally roped
them and brought them back and made
them do a lot of things they did not
want to. It was Jno. J. McCafferty
(I think) that prevailed on them to
let the men go.
But with all tne narusnips we nau
during the early settlement I want
to state with all candor, that I be
lieve that the people really felt better
and enjoyed themselves more than at
present. We were all alike, no one
thought himself better than his neigh
bor, always ready to help anyone in
distress, and they were more careful
what they said about anyone, for they
generally had a settlement on their
hands at the business end of a six
shooter.
FRED TORBERT.
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Mr. R. J. Marsh, O’Neill, Neb.
Dear Bob: I am in receipt of an
invitation from someone to attend the
Homecoming of former O’Neill resi
dents and it is a source of much regret
to me that I find myself unable to be
there. I had counted considerably on
this visit but the facts are I have been
out of the office already over three
months since the first of January on
business matters which carried me to
Washington, D. C., and those absences
have gotten my work in such shape
that I feel I cannot leave at this time,
especially in view of the fact that 1
am leaving about the middle of this
month for a six weeks’ trip on the
coast.
I wish you would express to; my
many friends my kind remembrances
and assure them that nothing would
have afforded me more pleasure than
to have spent this week in O’Neill.
Every time I get to Nebraska, I want
to run over there but as you know, it
is hard to get to O’Neill from Broken
Bow except by auto and usually my
time is so short that I have been un
able, so far, to get there. I saw
several of the boys at Lincoln last
fall, however, attending the Notre
Dame-Nebraska Foot Ball game. They
all looked natural and I would like
to renew my old acquaintances. I will
in all probability, attend the Illinois
Nebraska Foot Ball game at Lincoln
this fall and if I do I hope that I can
run across some of my former friends.
With kindest regards and best
wishes to yourself and Mrs. Marsh,
I am
Sincerely yours,
PAUL N. HUMPHREY.
MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
Art McGrew, of Stuart, was an over
Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Morton.
J P. O’Sullivan is enjoying a visit
lrom his mother, Mrs. Ryder, of
Gregory, South Dakota.
Mrs Patrick Barrett, of Greeley,
Nebraska, are visiting at the home of
Patrick Barrett southeast of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Morton, of
Omaha, took dinner Tuesday with
their uncle, A. C. Morton and Mrs.
Morton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCormick, of
Norden, Nebraska, spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J M. Hunter.
Mrs. Katherine (Horiskey) Miller
and children, of Salina, Kansas, ar
rived here last week in time to at
tend the home-coming.
Mrs. Frank Lancaster has been en
joying a week’s visit from her mother,
Mrs. Kate Bliss, of Schuyler. Mrs.
Bliss expects to return home tomor
row.
C. A. Barrett came up from Sioux
City, and spent Friday and Saturday
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Barrett southeast of
O’Neill.
Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Meer and
daughter, Miss Mary Ann, of Val
entine, spent the latter part of last
week at the home of Dr. Meer’s father
and sister in this city.
Miss Hilda Gallaglher arrived here
from Denver last week for a visit with
her father, J. P. Gallagher. Mrs. Gal
lagher and Miss Helen are expected to
arrive here this week.
T. N. J. Hynes, of Nordon, was a
visitor at the Home-Coming celebra
tion last week. Mr. Hynes is one of
the original colony who landed here in
May, 1874, with Gen. John O’Neill.
Donald Gallagher is visiting rela
tives in O Neill today. Donald is on
his way from Lincoln to his home in
Casper. Mrs. Gallagher and the little
son are at the home of her parents
in Lincoln.
Attorney James Hanley and family,
John Hanley and Miss Mary Hanley,
all of Omaha, were guests of their
■parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hanley
In this city during the Home-Coming
celebration last week.
A home coming was held at the
home of Mrs. Mike Gallagher during
the celebration in O’Neill last week.
Those from out-of-town who were
here were Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Murphy
and daughter, Miss Mary Ann, of St.
Louis; Mrs. A. Baker, of Casper, and
Mrs. E. P. Driscoll, of Phoenix, Ari
zona. Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Driscoll
will visit here for a short time.
O’NEILL SHAMROCKS
WIN ALL THREE GAMES
Atkinson 2, O’Neill 4.
The ball game the first day of the
Semi-Centennial Home Coming and
Race Meet held in O’Neill, July 3rd,
4th and 5th was won last Thursday
by the O’Neill Shamrocks when they
met and defeated the Atkinson Slug
gers 4 to 2. *j
An unusually large and enthusi
astic crowd of boosters Were here from
Atkinson in the hopes of seeing their
team win, and to lend them all the
support available.
The game was one of the most hotly
contested games played this year.
The batteries were Atkinson: Ben
der and Curtis. O’Neill: Persons
and Ford.
Struck out by Bender 8; by Persons
16.
Errors: Atkinson 3; O’Neill 1.
Bases on balls: off Bender 2; off
Persons 1.
Hits: off Bender 6; off Persons 5.
Home runs: Angst.
Following is the line-up:
Atkinson— O’Neill—
McKee, 2b Willging, 2b
Jungman, lb Martin, rf
Curtis, c Holliday, ss
Weber, 3b Higgenbotham, lb
Miller, rf Ford, c
Blake, cf Persons, p
Carroll, ss Beha, cf
Chase, If Angst, cf
Bender, p Butterfield, 3b
Atkinson . 000000020 0—2
O’Neill. 001100000 2—4
Spencer 10, O'Neill 12.
The largest crowd that has ever as
sembled in O’Neill witnessed the ball
game Friday, July 4, between Spen
cer and O’Neill. The game was a good
cne notwithstanding the fact that
many runs were made by both teams.
Batteries: Spencer: Harding, Ny
gen and Tomlinson and Bartling;
O’Neill: Higgenbotham and Holliday
and Ford.
Strikeouts, by Higgenbotham 8; by
Holliday 1; by Harding 2; by Tomlin
son 2.
Hits: off Higgenbotham 16; off Hal
liday 7; off Harding 9; off Nygren 5;
off TomLnson 2.
Three base hits: O’Neill 2; Spen
cer 2.
Spencer— O Neill—
Racely, lb Willging, 2b
Martin, 3b Martin, rf
Brown, If Holliday, ss
Nygren, ss Higgenbotham, p
Pucelik, rf Ford, c
Bartling, c Persons, lb
Tomlinson, 2b Beha, cf
Chase, cf Angst, If
Harding, p Butterfield, 3b
Spencer .. .00043120 0—10
O’Neill. 01640001 x—12
Attendance 12,000.
Emmet 5, O’Neill 10.
The ball game Saturday afternoon,
between Emmet and O’Neill marked
the closing of the three-day celebra
tion. The game was another of those
exceptionally good ones that always
develop when these two teams get to
gether.
Batteries: Emmet, Snyder, Mc
Caulley and Troshynski; O’Neill, Per
sons and Ford.
Strikeouts, by Snider 7; by Per
sons 9.
Hits, off Snider 9; off Persons 5.
Three base hits, Higgenbotham and
Butterfield.
Two base hits, Angst.
Following is the line-up:
Emmet— O’Neill—
H. Troshynski, 3b Butterfield, 3b
Laws, cf Martin, rf
Carroll, ss Higgenbotham, lb
B. Troshynski, 2b Holliday, ss
Tom Troshynski, IfFord, c
Hairis, rf Persons, p
Snider, p Reha, cf
McCaulley. c Angst, If
J Troshynski, lb Willging, 2b
Fritbon, If Enright, rf
Emmet . 30000001 1— &
O’Neill. 10401130 x—10
SHAMROCK’S DEFEAT
BASSETT BALL TEAM
ON HOME GROUNDS
The O’Neill ball team were in Bas
sett team Sunday and won their
tenth successive game when they de
feated the Bassett boys 3 to 1. Up to
bhe sixth inning the game was 0 to 0.
In the sixth the Bassett team made
their only score of the game. O’Neill
scored two in the seventh and one in
the ninth.
Batteries, Bassett, Merritt and
Lanz; O’Neill, Persons and Ford.
Strikeouts, by Persons 16; by Mer
ritt 9.
Three base hit, Beha.
Following is the line-up:
Bassett— O’Neill—
Estes, 3b Beha, lb
Ludwig, If Butterfield, 3b
Nelson, lb Martin, ss
Lanz, c Ford, c
E. Bussinger, rf Angst, 2b
Letz, ss Person, p
Ed Bussinger, 2b Enright, cf
Merritt, p Bazelman, If
Hall, cf Hanley, rf
Bassettx. 00000100 0—1
O’Neill . 00000020 1—3
Clearance Sale of
All Summer Millin
ery Now On at The
CLINTON
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MORE LOCALS.
Father Carboy, of Creighton col
lege. Omaha, was a guest of Father
Cassidy over the tthree-day celebration
here last week. Father Carboy was
an over-sea soldier during the world
war and was under steady fire at one
time for twenty-four hours.
A gentleman came to O’Neill Wed
nesday from the west and reported
that he had been held up and
robbed of about $20.00 by three men
in a large red auto bearing the county
number “2.” The robbery was re
ported to have taken place during the
early part of the forenoon.
A fishing party consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Weekes, Mr. and Mrs.
J B. Mellor, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clau
son, of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Larson, of Pilger, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Stobs, of Norfolk, and Dr. and Mrs.
Ecliiart, of West Point, went over to
Lake Andes last Sunday and have
been enjoying the week angling for
bass. The party returned home today
with a long string of nice ones.
DRIVER FLED FROM
, UMESS OF WIDDERS"
Possibly Remembered Tony
Weller*s Warning.
In a certain old New England sea
port the toll of the sea throughout
many years left so many widows that
they formed an Important part of the
population. Some of them, resident
upon a street that though It possessed
another name was never called any
thing except Widows’ lane, even \took
a curious pride In their estate and
rather resented the Intention of a new
ly married couple to build a house on
the one remaining vacant lot.
‘‘Being as we’re all widows on the
lane, It don’t seem suitable,” one of
them explained to the bride, “and,
lookin’ for’ard, your husband not be
ing a seafaring man, there's no reason
to think you'd be left a widow any
more likely than hlnp to be left a
wldc"-r>r. ' 11 J_f you're r«e11r pet on
coming, we’ll try and make yon feel
as If you was one of us.”
Strange to say, 4t was that kindly
offer which induced the bride to select
a site elsewhere. She did not wish to
feel like a widow; she never became
a widow nor did she ever dwell In
Widows’ lane.
Kate Douglass Wlggin In per recent
reminiscences relates that there was
at the time she first took up her resi
dence In Hollis a singular lack of men
In the society of the village, says the
Youth’s Companion. "Almost all the
men had died In the Civil war, goae
West or left the little village for towns
where there was more lucrative work
to be found. I remember leaning %tt
of my bedroom window one morning
on heurlng the sound of a heavy truck
and saw that It was filled with split
pine boards— ‘cut rounds’ and ’stick
ins.’
“ ‘I think you have mistaken the
house,’ I said, ‘for we have ordered no
wood.’
“‘Ain't there a wldder In this house?
They told me to bring this wood down
to a wldder In Salmon FallsA
“ ‘Oh, yes,’ I replied. The wldders
are all right; It's only the wood that's
wrong. I am the Wldder wlggin; my
mother is the Wldder J3radbyty j $»e
lady who owns the hou>o w the Wid
fler Akers; but we don't need wood.’
"‘Would It be for urn house Sown
the road a piece?'
“‘Very likely; the Wldder Pennell
lives there, and the W$aefr M.ncLeese
at the end of thp brldM ; oh if yon go
np the street, the Wldder IjweeiUve*
In the white hplMe, and the wldder
agcrosb thb My to tbj prick one.
I make 4 uirt aod throw It out
of the window?'
“ ‘Land, no,’ be grypted, dqjl't ■
want no list Of bidders, fll take the
wood back to Clark'(I jpiys, get the
right name and have somebody eMe
haul It over. A m&u ain't sari In such
a mess of wlddera. ’
O’NEILL CONCERT BAND.
Meet Monday night of each week at
band hall at 8:00 o’clock.
Clifford B. Scott, Leader.
E. D. Henry, Secretary-Treasurer.
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