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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1924)
The Frontier D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Buisness Manager. Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. One Year . $2.00 Six Months . $1.00 Three Months .:. $0.50 ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on Pages 4, 5 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 25 cents an inch (one column wide) per week; on Page 1 the charge is 40 cents an inch per week. Local ad vertisments, 10 cents per line first insertion, subsequent insertions 5 cents per line. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be instantly removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher and subscriber. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. Judge Robert R. Dickson was a passenger to Omaha Tuesday. Rev. M. E. Coletrane, of Coleridge, will preach Sunday evening in the Methodist chuch. The county board was in session as a board of equalization Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The ladies aid society of the Metho dist church will meet at the home of Mrs. H. B. Hubbard next Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor enter tained about thirty-five young people at a dancing party at their home Tues day evening. Cooper’s orchestra fur nished the music. J. M. Hunter is carrying his right arm in a cast these days. Mr. Hunter fell, while crossing Mud Bridge last Friday, and tore the ligaments lose in his right hand and wrist. E. N. Purcell returnel Wednesday evening from a three weeks trip to Ft. Collins, Colorado, and at Gillette, Wyoming, where he left his wife and daughter for a longer visit. Rev. J. A. Hutchins accompanied his son, Goodsell, to Cedar Rapids, Ne braska, Tuesday, where the young man will spend the remainder of the sum mer vacation at the home of his uncle, Ray Hutchins. Dr. W. H. Mullin and Dr. G. M. Mul b’n came up from Omaha today to at t. nd the funeral of their nephew, Ed gar Mullin, which will take place Fri day morning at ten o’clock, from St. Patrick’s church. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Porter drove to Chambers Saturday for a visit with relatives. They drove over to Swan lake Sunday and enjoyed catching large bullheads during the rain. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stein, and son Edward and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woidneck and family, of Spencer, de parted Tuesday morning on an auto trip to the Black Hills country. They expect to be away about two weeks. The high-line between O’Neill and Creighton is being constructed as is also the high-line to Inman. The light company is putting a number of extra street lights on in accordance with their recent agreement with the city. Donald Whitney, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Whitney, of Ainsworth, and nephew of L. G. Gillespie of this city, has received notice of his ap pointment to the naval academy at Annapolis, at which place he will re port on July 24th. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hiber went to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, today where they will visit relatives. They will also visit at Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Hiber are undecided as to their future location and, may decide to not return to O'Neill permanently. J. F. O'Donnell accompanied by S. S. Whelpton and Herbert Lindquist, of Omaha, spent three days the first of the week angling for bass on Wil low, Trout and Marsh lakes in Cherry county. Mr. O’Donnell says that the fishing was not the best. Richard Olds plead guilty to petty larceny in Judge Campbell’s court this morning and was given a sentence of fifteen day3 in the county jail. The complaint was signed by Fred Carl son, the night engineer at the light plant, who had been relieved of fif teen dollars on the night of July 3rd. Mrs. Geo. A. Miles and son Gerald, drove to Lincoln, Wednesday, where they will get Miss Glady Miles, who has been attending the university, and return this evening. Mrs. L. A. Car ter accompanied them as far as Hum phrey and will visit with her daughter, Mrs. Smith and return this evening with Mrs. Miles. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Sullivan enter tained twenty-four lady and gentle men . friends at their home Monday evening at a seven o’clock dinner fol lowed by Bridge, complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hiber who are leaving the city. Mrs. W. J. Biglin rnd W. F. Willging won the high score prizes at bridge. Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek and H. J. Hammond won the all-cut. The decorations were spring flowers. The Emmet base ball boys have ar ranged a topnotch game for next Sun day. They are to play Oakdale at Emmet at three o’clock in the after noon. Oakdale is one of the fastest ball teams in this part of the state. Much speculation is being indulged in as to the probable outcome of the match as Emmet is one of the fastest aggregations in this territory. The chances are good that Emmet will have an unusually large crowd at the game. The f ounding* of O’Neill By General John O’Neill (Continued from July 3.) Personal. It may not perhaps be out of place for me to say a few words here about myself, and to reply to questions fre quently addressed to the kind friends who are assisting me in what I be lieve to be a good work: “Why does General O’Neill take so much interest in this subject of immigration, and who furnishes the money?” “Is he paid by the Government or the State of Nebraska, or by some Railroad Company?” “Or does he own the land, and is he selling it to the set tlers ” “He must surely be making a good thirig out of it, or he would not devote all his time to the business, and travel around through the coutry at his own expense, working so hard to stir up the people and getting set tlers out there ” i presume it would be asking too much of men who have never had a thought of doing anything for their country or their countrymen, where they could not see a dollar at the end of it, or some decided advantage to be gained by themselves to give me credit for working for the good of others, as well as for myself, but I must ask these men of little souls, not to judge me by their own narrow minded and selfish standard. I am not in the pay, or employ, of the United States Government, the State of Nebraska, or a Railroad Company; I have no got an acre of land, outside of a few t|own lots, to sell, or to give ajvay, to settlers in Nebraska, or any other State. As to the motives which actuate me in devoting my attention do this business, I will simply say that they are precisely the same as those by which I was actuated, nearly ten years ago, when called upon to abandon home, family and business, to risk my life in trying to do some thing for the cause of my native land. This, some will say, was a very foolish thing for me to do—and something that no sensible man would be guilty of. While this may be all very true, looking at the matter from a worldly and selfish stand-point; there was cer tainly no money in it, at least for me, for T went into the movement a wealfihy man and left it without a dollar to pay for a breakfast, or a night’s lodging—and if a similar op portunity presented itself to-morrow for doing something for Ireland, I would do the same thing over again, using a little more judgment in the selection of my associates—and avoid ing, as far as possible, tlhe profes sional patriots, who are always blab bing about what they are willing to do for their country, but, who take good care never to do anything ex cepting to use Ireland and her sacred cause, to advance their own interests. I take the liberty of publishing ex tracts from two, out of'hundreds of, letters of a similar character which I have received from various quarters, although too complimentary to my self, they explain my position much more forcibly than I could do. As these letters were not intended for publication I omit names and places of residence. The first is from a gentle man living in Ireland. * * * “In conclusion, I hope God will spare you, and give you a lonf life, so that you may accomplish th< noble and good work which you have begun: the forming of 100 colonies of Irishmen, each of whom should pray for your welfare, here, and your eternal happiness hereafter. May your name become as dear to Irishmen here and in America as that of your ances tor, Red Hugh, who fought heroically against the mercenaries of Elizabeth. You have more than once proved your love for the ‘old land.’ And this act of noble philanthropy must endear you to the hearts of true Irishmen. I am an Irishman and a Catholic, and I pray God to give you health and strength, so that you may live to witness the fruits of your love for Ireland’s exiled children, by seeing them settled com fortably on land which they can in habit without fear of the visits of the rack-renting landlord and of the des olating crowbar-brigade, through whose inhuman and barbarous treat ment thousands of Irishmen are driven hence to the free soil of the glorious Republic of the West, there to wait for ‘the opportunity’ to avenge their wrongs.” ***** • The second extract is from a letter written by a gentleman in Canada: “Dear Sir—Allow me to congratu late you on the great work you have undertaken, I wish a grand success to crown your patriotic labors. As Moses was to the Israelites, so are you to the Irish people in America, leading them from the bondage of poverty, crime and misery in the cities, to the land of promise—the fertile prairies of the West. It is time for tfrie Irish in America to know that they are a power; this they can only know by being taught arid by placing them in their proper positions. In the cities they are worse than useless: they are generally the tools of designing knaves and proselytizing fanatics; from their poverty is reaped a rich crop of Celtic intellect and muscle to replenish the various ranks of sectarianism. To remove our people from the blighting influence of the cities and transplant them to the pure and healthy atmosphere of country life will be a truly meritorious deed; the name of the hero who accomplishes that work will descend to posterity with a truer fame than was ever yet earned by hero of sword and battle-field. ‘Irish World,’ you do the necessary teaching and you John O’Neill, do the leading part, and our people in the future will bless your memories. Heed not _ the clamors that may be raised Against you by interested parties. Every honest man, and every Irish man who loves his race and desires to see his countrymen elevated to their proper standard are ranged on your side and applaud you with hearty good^wilh^^^^^ Allow me, dear sir, to add personally my poor tribute of praise for your noble exertions in the ground work of J Irish Immigration, or rather of Irish I redemption, and accept my best wishes for your entire success.” * * * In answer to the question: “Who furnishes the money for attending to this buisness?” I will simply say, kind reader, that the filthy lucre has not been furnished in any very large quantities, and at no time have I been blessed or cursed with an over abund ance of it. The first two years while traveling through the West for the purpose of seeing the country and selecting suitable places, for locating colonies, (I delivered lectures, occa sionally, to enable me to pay my way and in this I was sometimes successful and at other times quite the reverse but, through the kindness of friends, whom I met in my travels, I managed to get along after a fashion not always sleeping on a bed of roses, indeed, on more than one occasion, in this very city of Chicago, my bed did not need much shaking down at night or mak ing up in the morning, and as for the supper and breakfast—well it was not necessary to have a French cook to prepare either. I will say, however, that this was partly my own fault for there were then many warm friends of mine in the city as I have since learned who would not alloW me to want for anything if they had known it. But on my arrival here in ’72 hav ing called upon a certain gentleman, whom I had known in the past, one of the blabbing patriots, who was then occupying a prominent and lucrative position in the citv—a position for which he would hardly ever have been thought of had it not been for hi3 connection with the Fenian organ ization and his supposed influence with the Irish people in consequence of such connection. This gentleman treated me yao cavalierly that, although I was completely broken down in health and spirits, being fearfully afflicted with asthma, without a cent of money in my-pocket, I fully made up my mind not to call upon any more of my old friends in Chicago. When I was to the front, fighting for the cause of Ireland, and the honor of the organ ization which he was one of the mouthpieces of, I did not have the honor of meeting him there. No, he preferred talking at home and, I be lieve he still continues to talk as loudly as ever, but let him go on it will please him and hurt nobody. England can stand a large amount of talk. I was entirely mistaken, however, in sup posing that the gentleman in question represented the sentiments of the Irish people of his city towards me for, I have since experienced a great deal of kindness at their hands and have been often upbraided for not making known my circumstances when I was here in ’72. (Continued.) H. O. JACKSON HELD - ON $5,000 BOND ON LARCENY CHARGE The following account of the’recent rouble of H. O. Jackson, formerly a dent of this city, appeared in a te issue of the Denver Post. Mr. -'son was engaged in the insurance msiness in tthis vicinity twenty-five cars ago, and was owner of a large ranch, which still bears his name, about ten miles northeast of O’Neill. Mr. Jackson received considerable notoriety over this part of the state when he sowed a great number of acres of alfalfa on his ranch away back in the “90’s” when alfalfa was practically a new thing in these parts. It will be remembered that Mr. Jack son and other O’Neill parties were interested in an electric clock venture in Chicago along about 190G: ^ “H. 0. Jackson, head of the Jackson Compressor company and well known inventor, was released from custody in bonds of $5,000 recently, following his arrest in his Shirley-Savoy hotel suite upon an information charging larceny, as bailee, of approximately $14,000 from the company. Following discovery of his alleged manipulations a month ago, he was traced by Deputy Prosecutor Pollock and his agents to Utah, where he had gone subsequent to minor differences with company officials in Denvei’, Pol lock said. Pollock caused his arrest on the charge when he returned. Jack son promptly obtained his liberty on bail. According to our investigations, Jackson bought several valuable pieces of machinery for the company recent ly, and resold them for his own profit, without recording the transactions,” Pollock said. “He is the inventor of numerous me chanical devices, and has headed sev eral promoting companies in the west and middle west in the last ten years. We charge he has been turning funds to his own use that should have gone to furthering the interests of the com pressor company.” MORE LOCAL The Catholic Daughters are holding a picnic at the Country Club grounds this evening. W. H. Harty has installed a new DeLaval Centrifugal Gasoline Puri •icr in his cleaning plant in the north east part of the city. The addition of this new and up-to-the-minute machine gives Mr. Harty one of the best clean ing establishments in the state out side of Omaha or Lincoln. There are only a very few of these machines in the state at this time. The process machine extracts the dirt from the case line as it comes from the cleaning bowl and is passed back to the bowl clarified. Mr. Harty has added con siderable new machinery to his clean ing plant and also to his down-town repair shop and pleating rooms in an endeavor to keep abreast of the times. Job Work—High Grade—Frontier. MRS. DAVID A. HUSTON (Ewing Advocate, July 11) Rhoda L. Emley was born near Muscoda, Wisconsin, October 23, 1858. At the age of seven, she came to Ne braska with her parties and settled at Wisner where she grew to woman hood, meanwhile attending the schools of that place. Miss Emley was united in marriage with David A. Huston on May 11, 1882, at Fremont, Nebraska. After their marriage they lived for one year at Fremont, then came to Holt county and took a homestead several miles southwest of Ewing, where they resided fori several years. On leaving their homestead they settled in Ewing, and made this their home until they were called to the Great Beyond. Mr. Huston passed away several years ago, and Mrs. Huston departed this life June 30, 1924, at the age of 65 years, 8 months and 7 days. Two children, Dessie, (Mrs. John Spittler) of this place, and Inez, Mrs. Date Sievers, of Cactus, Wyoming, were born to bless the Huston home. Be sides these, Mrs. Huston mothered the three children of Mr. Huston, who had been left motherless. They were Craig and Walter, deceased, and Mrs. John Delaney, of Great Falls, Mont. Mrs. Huston was a member of the D. of H. and of the 0. E. S. and a faithful and loyal member of the United Presbyterian church. For many months prior to her death, she was a constant sufferer, and during the last five weeks was con fined to her bed. Besides the two daughters and the stlep-daughter there are two sisters, four brothers, two grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn her going. Funeral services were held from the United Presbyterian church on Wednesday afternoon and were con ducted by Rev. W. L. Philley. HON. JOHN W. DAVIS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE In John W. Davis, the democratic party of the Old South comes back into its own. He is not only an aristocrat of the aristocrats, but he looks and lives the part. The profile is a reminder of some fine deguerreo type of the “Fifties.” The hands are bautifully molden. The nails long and slender, as one whose ancestors have been of the professional or leisured classes. His voice has the well re strained tone of one accustomed bo the society of gentlefolk; to the Courts of Europe. To these externals may be added an ease of manner found only among those born to beautiful homes and accustomed to the comforts given by many well trained servants. In England, where he represented Mr. Wilson as Ambassador, he was and is regarded as one of their “own sort” in the sense of being fully trained and at home in all that goes to make up the British idea} of a “scholar and a gentleman.” Mr. Davis, while Am bassador made many friends among royalty and according to cable dis patches his nomination is most pleas ing to England. Mr. Davis has a beautiful country home in Locust Valley, near Glen Cove, Long Island New York, where he has lived for a number of years. It is one of the most imposing homes in New York state and is situated in the heart of a region of estates of very wealthy men. The house is povided with all the comforts that money can buy and is completely equipped in every sense even to most extensive quarters for the many servants. _ THE LA FOLLETTE PARTY. Supporters of LaFolleitrte in Ne braska will perfects a party organiza tion, to be known as The La Follette Party. At the state convention to be held in Grand Island at a date yet to be decided upon, Senator La Fol lette is to be formally nominated as the Nebraska party's choice for presi dent and a full state ticket is to be placed in the field, it is announced by M. F. Harrington of this city, in charge of the1 La Folette organization forces for the state. Several thous and signatures already have been re ceived for the convention call. The state leaders will meet in conference with a personal representative of Senator LaFollette from Chicago, at Lincoln, on July 25, when the conven tion date will be decided upon and the details of the campaign discussed. The decision to call the new party simply the LaFollette party, is to avoid confusion in the minds of the voters, says Mr. Harrington. There already is a so-called progressive party organized in Nebraska and which has a party designated on the ballot. Several democratic and republican candidates secured the progressive en dorsements at the late primaries through having their names written in by friends. After the primary the progressives state central committee attempted to declare thesfe nomina tions void, but found they could not do so legally. By calling the new party the LaFollette party there will be no danger of any candidate not in symnfchy with the LaFollete movement receiving the support of the LaFollette cohorts simply because he may chose to designate himself as a progressive. The decision to hold the convention at Grand Island was arrived at because of its accessibility from all sections of the state. The leaders also believe that, there is less liability of the gathering being packed by the unre generate at Grand Island than at either Omaha or Lincoln. CHANCE BREAKS FINGER CATCHING A FLY BALL (Atkinson Graphic, July 11.) Elvon Chace, who was playing left field in the ball game here Sunday, had the third finger on his right hand broken when he caught a fly ball. The accident happened when he caught his first fly ball in the game. Several more balls were hit to left field during the game but Chace was able to play his position throughout the nine in nings. The Fronfier, only $2.00 per year. HENRY GRADY RECEIVES NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Henry Grady has received the ap pointment as postmaster of O’Neill. The notification came today as we go to press. MILES-HUDSON. F. Allen Miles and Miss Emerine Hudson were united in marriage at Hot Springs, South Dakota, Saturday, July 12, 1924. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Miles, of O’Neill, and the bride is the daughter of Mrs. J. H. McKean, of Valentine. They will make their home at Chadron where the bride groom is machine operator for Geo C. Snow of the Chadron Journal. The bride is a graduate of Chadron Normal and has taught in public schools of Dawes county. The Frontier extends hearty con gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Miles. THE O’NEILL BALL TEAM MAY DISBAND The O’Neill Shamrocks are Con templating disbanding their team. Financial difficulties are given as the cause. The Shamrocks have made an ex cellent record so far this season hav ing won eleven straight games of the fourteen played. Early in the season the businessmen signed a pledge to pay the team a certain amount each month in order to help pay the ex igences of the team. When the col lector came around this month several of the businssmen refused to pay their pledge, as a consequence the club is in debt. In order to keep the bank record straight Manager Kersenbrock and Fred McNally made a personal con tribution to the amount of $25.00 The ball team want to play ball and will do so providing the businessmen want them to. IMMENSE CROWDS JULY 4th DEMONSTRATE THAT GRAND STAND IS INADEQUATE The crowds that were turned away from the grand stand at the fair ground on July 4th demonstrates the fact that some immediate action should be taken to provide more and suitable grand stand facilities before the opening of the Holt county fair on September 23rd. Each year the crowds that attend the fair and other attractions at the fair grounds become larger and more desirous of a comfort able seat. The present accommo dations are very meager and are not befitting O’NeilTs standing as an amusement center. The business men of Edgar, Ne braska, a few years ago, financed the erection of a permanent grand stand at their fair grounds. The receipts of the grand stand less ten per cent, was turned over to them in reimbursement and the stand paid for itself in two years. A proposition of this kind might be practical here. DAVID HITE CELEBRATES NINETY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY TUESDAY Tuesday, July 15th, was the ninety fourth birthday anniversary of David Hite of this city, and to properly cele brate the event his daughter, Mrs. Lewis, and other relatives arranged a party for him at his home. Those present were relatives of Mr. Hite. The crowning feature of the event was a large birthday cake inset with ninety-four candles and bearing the date of his birth, 1830. Mr. Hite is a rugged man for his age and is able to do a days work every day that would strain the energy of many a young man. Mr. Hite has a large vegetable garden of his own which he cares for besides two large gardens near by belonging to widow ladies, which he personally superin tends and cares for. His gardens are free from weeds and are the finest we have seen this year. Mr. Hite was born July 16, 1830, in Lincoln, County, Ohio, and moved, during his younger days to Ottawa, Illinois, where he was married in 1851. He has been a resident of Ne braska for a number of years. He came to O’Neill in 1912 and has since made his home here. Mr. Hite has the distinction of be ing one of the oldest men in the county. According to our record there is but one man older than Mr. Hite and that is John Donlin, who is about one month the older. Here’s hoping that Mr. Hite may enjoy many more happy birthdays. I^oyal Theatre “HOME OF GOOD PICTURES” “COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN” -- FRIDAY -- Betty Compson in “WHITE FLOWER” Comedy - SATURDAY -- Buck Jones in “WESTERN LUCK” Comedy, Fables and Ghost City -SUNDAY & MONDAY_ - House Peters in “HELD TO ANSWER” Comedy and News Special Music -TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY_ Bryant Washburn and Eva Novak in “TEMPTATION” - THURSDAY & FRIDAY - Agnes Ayers, Richard Dix and Theo dore Roberts in “RACING HEARTS” Comedy Coming— “Three Aes ** “Desire.” “Pleasure Mad.” “Common Law.” SURROUNDING AND PLEASANTVIEW ITEMS Rye cutting is in season just now and it seems to be good quality. Elmer Strong delivered hogs in O’Neill Monday for Mrs. John Beller. Miss Ida Shrunk is helping Mrs. Casper Winkler with her house work this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Early and fam ily spent Sunday afternoon with Ed Steskal family. Michael and Wm. Mullen and Em met McCaffrey called on A. Klingler Monday evening. Mr. and Ms. Herman Klingler called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heebs family Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Strong and sons, called on Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klingler Tuesday evening. Mrs. Herman Klingler was an over Sunday visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Strong. Mrs. Mary Harrington, of O’Neill, is spending this week with her uncle, Ed Steskal and family. Miss Edna Bausch, of Phoenix, is assisting Mrs. Hunry Vequest with her general house work. Mr. and Mrs. Lessman of Atkinson, were dinner guests of their daughter, Tena Winkler and family, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barnes, of Omaha, were dinner guests of Mrs. Katherine Ulrich and family Tuesday evening. Heeb Brothers, of Atkinson, are do ing some cement work for Mr. Less man on his farm northwest of O’Neill now occupied by Wm. Claussen. Mr. and Mrs. Gerart Jenzing and family and brother, Herman, of Em met, Nebraska, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler Snuday. One inch of rain fell Sunday which was welcomed by all the farmers for their corn, which is doing nicely. Most of it has been plowed the second time. Milton Armstrong is building a new house on his ranch northeast of At kinson. His other house was set on fh^‘ by an incubator some time ago; nothing much saved of the contents. Alvin Waltnofer shelled corn for Zeb Warner Tuesday, at the farm northwest of O’Neill. The corn was hauled to Emmet for shipment. Zeb received 87c per bushel for the corn. Yantzi and Madison, from O’Neill, hauled for him with their trucks. HOLT COUNTY DEMOCRATS URGE SELECTION OF HOPKINS FOR GOVERNOR The many democratic friends of John Hopkins in Holt county an hooding the democratic state central committee with letters and telegrams urging the selection of John Hopkins as the democratis gubernatorial nomi nee tio take the place of Governor Charles Bryan who will resign the nomination to accept the vice presi dential one. The Frontier, $2.00 Per Year. 1 QUALITY SERVICE , MILK AND CREAM I For Those Strawberries Delivered Morning and Evening THE SANITARY DAIRY — Phone 84. X; k F. H. LANCASTER, Owner Parts Supplies Hemstitching The Singer Shop New and Second-Hand Sewing Machines All Makes'Cleaned and Repaired W. A Guy, Manager O’Neill, Nebraska