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MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
M. F. Harrington returned Sunday
evening from Lincoln.
Hugh Coyne was busy putting in a
sidewalk at the Country Club last
Monday.
A letter from J. W. Hiber states
that they are visiting relatives and
friends at Plattsmouth. -
Rev. Oscar Schlachter, of Lincoln,
a former classmate of Father Kohler,
spent Sunday with him.
Cletus Sullivan returned home Fri
day evening from a few days visit
with relatives in Omaha.
The Epworth League will give a
“home-made” ice cream social Friday
evening on the court house lawn.
Merwin Stump came up from Fre
mont Monday and spent the day with
his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R.
M. Sauers.
A ten pound son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. John Schmidt, residing eight
miles north of O’Neill, on Friday,
July 25th.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Donohoe drove
up to Pelican, Lake, Minnesota, last
Sunday in their Studebaker car, where
they will spend a month.
Jas. Tuttle, of Oklahoma, arrived
Monday. Mr. Tuttle formerly lived in
Holt county and is contemplating set
tling here in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Burch and son,
Howard, and Miss Alexa Uhl returned
home Wednesday evening from a ten
days outing in the Black Hills.
Miss Jennie Griffith came home from
1'esno, California, for a couple of
months’ visit with her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Frank Griffith, of Meek.
Miss Catherine Loy returned home
Tuesday evening from a three weeks’
visit with relatives and friends at
Waterbury, Allen, Royal and Orchard.
Miss Nora Cronin came up from
Omaha for a visit with friends. She
left Saturday for Gregory, South
Dakota, returning to O’Neill Wednes
day.
Miss Ina Hirsch left for Thcrmop
ohs, Wyoming, Sunday evening in
response to a telegram stating that
her brother Linas had been injured in
an auto accident.
P. J. McManus v/ent to Benton, Wis
consin, lust week where he has been
visiting old friends and where he at
tended the Centennial Home coming
at Benton, today.
W. J. Hammond and son, Billy, Tom
Griffin and Francis Cronin returned
last Friday from nn auto trip to
Texas and points in Colorado and
western Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sauers, of this
city, and Mr. and Mrs. II, E. Radaker,
of Newport, returned last week from
Madison Lake, South Dakota, where
they spent several days fishing, boat
ing and enjoying life generally.
James Davidson, James Davis, Ed
Peterson and James Trigg spent
several days the first of the week at
Fish Lake and at several other lakes
in western Holt and eastern Rock
county. They report the fishing very
poor.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rasley ac
companied by Miss Dorothy Dunhaver,
Warren Hall and James Chapman,
drove over to Des Moines, Iowa, the
first of the week where the latter twc
will enter the Citizen’s Militar>
Training Camp, August 1st.
Mrs. M. F. Cronin started for hei
old home in New York City last Mon
day. M. F. expects to also go to New
York in about a month where he will
make his home for at least a year
During his absence Clarence Rasle.v
will look after the bill boards.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ratigan, of Omaha
were visiting E. N. Purcell Tuesdaj
and Wednesday of this week. Mr
Ratigan is the manager of the Omahi
Cold Storage Co., of Omaha, Norfoll
and Gregory, South Dakota. Thej
have just returned from California.
A post card from L. L. Leh, whi
with Mrs. Leh and Mr. and Mrs. E. C
McElhaney, of Page, are touring thi
eastern part of the United States bj
auto, states that they are having s
time trip. The card was mailed a
_ Buffalo, New York, on July 25th.
Major Owen R. Merdith arrived ii
O’Neill Wednesday evening from Ft
Leavenworth, Kansas, for a visit witl
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mere
dith and family. Major Meredith wai
transferred from Ft. Benning, Geor
gia, to his present location, on Jul'
18th.
Andrew Schmidt is erecting an ad
dition 14x34 to the residence on hi
farm eight miles north of O’Neill
When complete the home will b
strictly modern in every way. J
lighting system, pressure water sys
tern, furnace and septic tank are beinj
installed.
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1 Townshir f ucuses should be held
sometime pnor to October 1st.
Mrs. E. P. Wiese, of Lincoln, spent
Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Huntfer. The ladies are cousins.
I). Abdouch and family spent
several days last week over at Lake
Andes. They say that bass fishing
•was poor.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clauson drove
to Tilden last Sunday where they were
guests for the day, of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hanson.
Mrs. Hattie Webster, of Farnham
viile, Iowa, is visiting here with her
mother, Mrs. Jacobs, and with her
sister, Mrs. J. C. Hamish.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Harding and
Thomas McKinzie drove to Hot
Springs the first of the week where
they will camp and enjoy out-door life
for a few weeks.
Captain Francis Brennan arrived in
O’Neill Wednesday morning from
Camp McClellan, Alabama, for a visit
with his wife who has been visiting
here for the past two months, and with
his mother and other relatives.
Elbert Mindenhall, of Litchfield, Ne
braska, a nephew of Rev. J. A. Hutch
ins, of this city, was kicked by a mule
July 21st. Five ribs were broken, one
of which penetrated the right lung.
The young man is still in a very
serious condition. He is in a hospital
in Broken Bow.
Judge and Mrs. C. T. Dickenson, of
Omaha, have been visiting at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. S. J.
Weekes, for the past two weeks. They
were called to Omaha Wednesday
morning by the serious injuries re
ceived by their son, Dave, who was
run down by an auto Tuesday evening.
The Methodist base ball team went
to Atkinson last Friday where they
played a return game with the At
kinson Presbyterians. The Presby
terians were a little too much for the
Methodists on this occasion. The
score was 3 to 2 in favor of Atkinson.
The deciding score was made in the
ninth inning.
S. W. Kelly in The Atkinson
Graphic: My friend Clif. Scott is dis
tinguishing himself by writing
political letters to the dailies. Punch
says, “It is estimated that one out of
every two hundred people in this
country is mentally defective. But
why is it that all of them keep writing
those letters to the newspapers?”
Ford sedan carrying Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Roe and a six-year-old-son,
Frank, of Omaha, formerly of Lynch,
toppled twenty feet from a bridge to
a sandbar in the middle of the Elk
horn river, near Elk City, pinning the
occupants beneath the wreckage. They
were rescued and hoisted one by one
to the bridge by means of rope sup
plied by fishermen.
C. Henry Cook, the scientist and
geologist who has been making in
vestigations and procuring leases in
this locality, accompanied by C. B.
Nellis and John McNichols, of At
kinson, and R. H. Parker of this city,
drove to Neligh last night where the
former named gentlemen delivered a
lecture Upon “oil” to the oil magnates
of Neligh upon their solicitation.
County Assessor J. M. Hunter, Su
pervisor John Sullivan and County
Attorney Julius D. Cronin returned
the latter part of last week from Lin
coln where they appeared before the
State Board of Equalization in behalf
of Holt county. Assessor Hunter har
reduced the taxes 15 per cent under
last year and the State Board are nov
endeavoring to put them back wher
they were. The matter has not yet
been decided.
Miss Mae E. Keys returned Sunday
night from the east where she has
been spending her vacation. She met
Miss Katherine Roskoff in Chicago,
who has been visiting relatives in up
per Wisconsin for the past eight
weeks. They enjoyed several excur
sion trips on Lakes Michigan and Hu
ron visiting Detroit and Milwaukee en
route. Miss Roskoff stopped off at
her home in Norfolk where she will
stay until the opening of the O’Neill
schools in September.
Dave Dickenson, of Omaha, brother
of Mrs. S. J. Weekes of this city, was
hit by a car driven by a young lady,
in Omaha Tuesday evening. An Xray
discloses a fracture of the skull back
of the ear. Late reports are to the
effect that he is recovering nicely but
not yet out of danger. Judge and
Mrs. C. T. Dickenson, father and
mother of the injured man, who were
visiting in O’Neill, accompanied by
Mrs. S. J. Weekes went to Omaha
Wednesday morning on the early
train.
SULLIVAN-BARRETT.
The wedding of Patrick J. Sullivan,
of this city and Miss Anna Barrett, of
Fremont, occurred in St. Patrick’s
church, in Fremont, Rev. Patrick
O’Sullivan celebrating the nuptial high
mass at 7'30 on the morning of July
23rd.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Harry Connerly, of Fremont.
The bride wore a tan bark Elizabeth
crepe dress with hat to match and
carried a beautiful boquet of Ophelia
roses.
The bride’s maid, Miss Anna O’Con
nell, of Chadron, was attired in a
i brown airdale crepe dress with a hat
. to match and carried a boquet of
! Sweet Heart roses.
The bridegroom wore a becoming
1 suit of black.
Walter Brennan, of this city, was
best man.
Immediately following the ceremony
[ the wedding party, consisting of
twenty-five relatives and invited
, friends, were served a wedding break
fast at the home of the bride’s mother,
’ Mrs. Mary Barrett.,
The bride is not an entire stranger
to Holt county people. She is the
- daughter of Mrs. Mary Barrett, of
> Fremont, who will be remembered as
. Mrs. Lawrence Barrett, who with her
i husband resided four miles northeast
l of O’Neill until about twelve years
■ ago.
' “Pat” is well known by the people
of this part of the county. He is a
brother of M. R. Sullivan of this city,
and a young man of gbod habits and
is industrious and thrifty.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan will make
tiheir home on their farm four miles
northeast of O’Neill.
Following the wedding breakfast
the newly weds departed for a short
trip east. They returned to O’Neill
and are now at! home to their friends.
The out-of-town guests at the wed
ding were: Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Sul
livan and son, Cletuss, and Miss Marne
Sullivan, of O’Neill; L. F. Barrett, of
St. Paul, Minnesota.
EMMET INVINCIBLES
DEFEAT STUART
The ball game at Stuart last Sun
day resulted in a victory for the Em
met boys with a score of two to seven.
Stuart has practically an all salaried
team and only figured on a practice
game with Emmet, but were badly
disappointed. The people of Emmet
and vicinity should be proud of the
fact that they have a home team good
enough to go out and compete with
the larger towns that are hiring
from two to seven of the best men
tlhat money can hire. They should
attend the ball games and show the
boys they appreciate what they are
doing to keep their town on the base
ball map.
PICNIC AT REDBIRI)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
A picnic will tie held at Kedbird next
Saturday. A ball game will be played
between Verdel and Greenwood In
dians. The people 6f O’Neill as well
as residents from all parts of the
county are cordially invited.
Hon. W. L. Philley will make the
address about 11:30.
SAVIDGE AMUSEMENT CO.
ARE HERE AGAIN
Plays Are Pleasing Crowds Each Even
ing. Midway Is Popular Resort
For Old And Young.
The Savidge company arrived in
O’Neill Sunday afternoon on their
special train of ten double-length bats
and Pullmans and are occupying the
usual location just west of the
laundry.
As in former years, the Walter
Savidge players are the featured at
traction and on the opening night pre
sented the play “It’s A Boy” to a
large house. The offering was received
with applause throughout.
Tuesday evening the company play
ed “Turn To The Right,” a play that
is familiar to many who have seen it
in the movies.
Wednesday night the players pre
sented “She Walked In Her Sleep,”
which was also very well received. To
night the play will be “Three Live
Ghosts,” and tomorrow night the great
play “Welcome Stanger” will be the
offering and has received considerable
favorable comment in the press where
the company has appeared.
Saturday afternoon the players will
present a matinee entitled “Before
Breakfast”—a very delightful three
act comedy.
Saturday evening the players will
present “Clarence,” a comedy by
Booth Tarkington, guaranteed to pro
duce laughs. All of the plays have
had long runs in New York and each
one is guaranteed to please.
;word here about the players
ould not be amiss. It can truthfully
said that Mr. Savidge has eclipsed
’i previous efforts in selecting this
oar’s cast, which is the strongest
carried by any company in the middle
^est. The plays are all produced un
der the direction of A1 C. Wilson, who
is also an able character in each of
fering. The leading man is Raymond
Appleby and the leading lady is
Bethel Barth. The comedy roles are
ably handled by Craig Nelso and the
character and business parts by J.
Gordon Kelly, Robert. Sherwood,
Percy Hall, Adelaide Irving, Nellie
Kempton, May Wilson, Phillip Moore
and Oscar Olson.
The stage is said to be the largest
carried by any company in this terri
tpry and is as completely equipped
with electrical and scenic effects as
any large theatre and each production
is presented with all the required
effects.
Vaudeville is presented between tqe
acts by Hall and Kimpton, in singing
and talking novelties. Phil Moore,
the musical saw man; May Wilson in
song and dance numbers.
The Savidge orchestra consists of
ten pieces and is under the direction
of Tom Clark as well as the band and
both have pleased the crowds im
mensely. The morning concerts on
the street up town have attracted
quite a number so far, and the numbers
have pleased all—ranging from popu
lar to classic in each program.
What is said to be the best free
act ever carried by Savidge is the
stunt put on twice a day by the Wright
Duo The act has the distinction of
being absolutely original and consists
of a number of clever balancing
maneuvers with a chair purched on the
top most round of a swinging ladder.
The act has been a feature with one
of the large circuses.
The midway is up to the usual
Savidge standard and is well patron
ized each evening. A number of new
features among the concessions are to
be found this year. The four riding
lovices are doing a fair business and
pleasing the kiddies immensely.
The Savidge company is a good
•’can show and is popular in O'Neill
where tihe company appears every
vear and the public appreciates the
•farts of Mr. Savidge in bringing this
<vpe of high class amusement to
O’Neill each season. The company
ids for business on merit alone and
“drives its own stakes” which puts it
in an entirely different class from a
certain well known formi of entertain
ment which has preyed on certain
communities for several years past.
The company goes from here to
Wisner and the many friends of the
Savidge folks in O’Neill with the
company the best of success and look
forward to their return next year.
The Frontier, $2.00 Per Year. .
MRS. CHARLES HANSEN
KEEPS HOME FOR AGED
IN CALIFORNIA HOME
The following article was taken
from the Pomona paper of a recent
date and tells of the home life and
present surroundings of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hansen, formerly of this city,
who have resided in California for
the past two or three years:
“Living a carefree, happy, content
ed life, four women, the youngest of
whom is only 79 and eldest 98, are
making their home with Mrs. Charles
Hanson on East Third street, near
Towne avenue, this city. Mrs. Hansen,
who is a newcomer Ho Pomona from
O’Neill, Nebraska, is maintaining a
minature old woman’s home.
“I can never do anything else,”
said the jovial Mrs. Hansen, when
speaking of the matter yesterday. I
love my work and I will never be
happy doing another thing.”
“The combined ages of the four
women is 335 years and if there is a
house in Southern California that can
boast of but four women with a
higher aggregate age. Mrs. Hansen
has yet to hear of it. The four women
with Mr. and Mrs. Hansen live as one
happy family. They have just been
together for a few months as the
Hansens have only been in Pomona
since March lab.’’
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Saturday, July 26, being Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Wyant’s golden wedding
anniversary, seven of their children
planned a pleasant surprise for them
by going to their home Sunday with
a plentiful supply of good things to
eat. The tables were spread in the
shade of trees and there in the midst
of their children, grandchildren, and
great grandchildren this estimable
couple spent a very enjoyable day.
J. Newton Wyant and Miss Mary
Lowery were married July 26, 1874,
at Eagleville, Missouri. They emi
grated to Nebraska April 10, 1884,
and homesteaded eight miles south
west of Chambers. From there they
moved to their present home in
Chambers, where they have won for
themselves a large circle of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyant are the
parents of ten children all living.
They are also blessed with twenty
four grandchildren and ten great
grand children. Three of the children
were unable to be present.
The children presented their par
ents with a beautiful set of dishes
decorated with gold bands.
SAVIDGE MUSICIAN
WEDS OMAHA GIRL
Last Monday a wedding occurred at
Butte, Nebraska, which united Ernest
Wright and Miss Marie Howland, both
of Omaha, in the bonds of matrimony.
Mr. Wright is one of the musicians
with the Savidge company which is
appearing in O’Neill this week, while
his bride is a former resident of
Omaha and met her husband-to-be at
this point upon his arrival Sunday.
The couple were the recipients of
a suitable wedding gift from members
of the band and orchestra.
While strangers to O’Neill people
until this week nevertheless they have
made numerous friends who wish them
well.
CHAMBERS ITEMS.
Mrs. John Walters is on the sick
list.
Mr. Carrol, of Meadow Grove, is
visiting his nephew, E. V. Grubb.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wyant left
Monday for South Dakota on a bush
ness trip.
George Finney, of Santa Monica,
California, is visiting his friend Wil
lie Anderson, of Chambers.
Mrs. Ruby Wilcox was called to
Gibbon Friday by the death of her
father-in-law. Mr. Wilcox fell from
a stack of hay and broke his neck.
Stewart Nelson arrived in Cham
bers Saturday for a visit with his
brothers, Bryan and Oscar. He was
accompanied by Miss Bartholamew, of
Curley, Nebraska.
Misses Wayve Woods and Mildred
Lock returned to Chambers Friday
from University Place, where they
have been attending the summer term
at Wesleyan college.
Mrs. Frank Dyke and Mrs. Gene
vieve Grimes, who were under treat
ment at the Lincoln hospital, returned
to their homes in Chambers Friday
much improved in heatlh.
Bower Sageser, Clarence Richard,
Ernest Farrier, Mrs. Nettie Earl and
the Misses Florence Lee and Arta Far
rier returned from Wayne Friday
where they were attended summer
normal.
Manly Allen and sister, Miss Fay,
returned from Omaha, Monday, where
Manly submitted to a second opera
tion on his eye that was injured some
time ago. They stopped enroute at
Norfolk #nd visited with Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Major.
J. T. PATERSON.
James T. Paterson, of Page, one of
the early settlers of the east end of
the county, died at his home this
(Thursday) morning following a stroke
of paralysis Tuesday evening. Fur
ther particulars will be published next
week.
MRS. GEORGE DAVIS
Mrs. George Davis, of Inman, died
in the Lutheran hospital at Norfolk
last Thursday evening where she had
recently submitted to an operation.
The remains were brought to Inman
Friday and funeral services were held
from the Methodist church Sunday
morning at ten o’clock. An obituary
will be published next week.
CARL FREDERIC GROSSMAN.
Carl Frederick Grossman was born
in Schorndorf, Germany, February 2,
1851, and was baptized and reared in
the Lutheran faith. In 1868 he came
to America and resided in Philadel
phia for four years. From there he
went St. Louis, Missouri. He came
to \ brara, Nebraska, where he
homesteaded in 1879, and where he
spent the remainder of his life.
On March 27, 1895, he was united
in marriage to Miss Madalena Bay.
To this union one child was born,
Louise Catherine, now Mrs. John
Damero.
He leaves to mourn his death, his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. John Dam
ero, three grand children, two bro
thers-in-law, Henry and George Bay
of this city, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Vahle, of Atkinson, Tuesday,
July 29th, from the home near Phoe
nix and interment in the Phoenix
cemetery.
“AIN’T NATURE WONDERFUL”
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch.)
O’Neill, Nebr.: Charley Harding
honey king of Beaver Flats, after sev
eral years of scientific experimenta
tion has solved the problem of doub
ling the output of his numerous api
aries without increasing the number
of bees. Mr. Harding’s bee ranch is
located in the valley of the Calamas
River just below the mouth of Skull
Creek, a community much infested
with large and fierce man-eating
mosquitoes.
Some time ago Mr. Harding con
ceived the idea that if he could
lengthen the mapdibles of his bees
they would be able to extract much
more honey from the blossoms of
their range by dipping deeper into
the recesses of the flower cups.
This would enable them to make
shorter and more frequent trips
from their hives and thus would
prolong the life and usefulness of
the workers.
With this plan in mind he first
sought to establish at least a neu
trality if not an actual friendship
between the ^mosquitoes and the
bees, which heretofore had prompt
ly engaged in mortal combat on
meeting. He gradually accusomea
the insects to each other by each even
ing. introducing mosquitoes*, into
the hives after the bees had gone to
roost for the night.
The bees, unlike mammals, does
not awaken in a surly mood, but in
steads greets the day in most cheer
ful frame of min,d, and at that time is
a friend to all. After several months
of this proceedure, the bees and the
mosquitoes at last established friend
ly relations.
Mr. Harding then hung raw meat
just outside the openings of the hives
so that the mosquitoes would not have
to seek afar for food. From then on
the bees and the mosquitoes domi
ciled together with the resultant
amalgamation of the two species
and the production of a long-billed
hybred with the nature and the likes
of the bees predominating. Mr.
Harding has sent for several hatch
ings of eggs of the New Jersey gall
nipper and will seek further to im
prove his swarms this fall.
“AIN’T NATURE WONDERFUL.”
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch.)
O’Neill, Neb. Doc Wilkinson, one
of the leading scientists of Beaver
Flats, will light his ranch buildings
and run his sorghum mill and feed
grinding machinery on the vanch just
north of The Flats, this /ear from
power furnished from growing plants.
Science long has been aware of
the enormous power possessed by the
growing vegetation and that a ger
minating seed has energy enough to
crack and shatter the strongest rocks
and the doctor quietly has been at
work for several years on the prob
lem of harnessing this energy. Af
ter experimentation with many plants
he at last has found the Hubbard
squash, because of its hard shell
the best adapted to laboring for man.
He will net attempt to patent the
machine which he has constructed
for utilizing the power of growing
plans but will publish its prin
ciples and plans for its construction
in several leading scientific journals,
that all man-kind may benefit as soon
as several minor imperfections are
overcome.
The squash motor, as it is termed
consists principally of a broad metal
band, lined with a soft substance to
keep from injuring the squash, which
is fastened firmly around the young
gourd like fruit of the plant and its
ends connected" with two crossed
cables, which each in turn is wound
around a drum on the ends of which
are geared wheels. The growing
and enlarging of the squash causes
the bands to transmit energy to the
irums. These in turn actuate other
wheels and pulleys of sufficient num
ber to transform a portion of tihe vast
energy into the speed necessary to
make it commercially adaptable.
The doctor already has pumps in
3everal of his large cattle pastures
rigged up with squash motors to
furnish water for the cattle and about
-he only maintenance expense is
>il; the usual depreciation on pump
ing machinery and the cost of a
fence necessary to keep the cattle
power plant.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. Hutchins was called to Ponca,
Nebraska, Sunday morning on account
af the death of a nephew, Joe Dare,
who was killed in an automobile ac
cident Saturday evening. Funeral
services were held Monday morning.
The Epworth League is sponsor
ing the Holt County Epworth League
Institute, to be held here August 5
to 7. There are ten leagues in Holt
county, all of which will be repre
sented. Outside speakers: Rev. A.
0. Hinson, Norfolk pastor; Rev. G.
M. Bing, Plainview. They will give
lectures and addresses during the in
stitute. The pastors of each league
in the county will also give ad
dresses. Public cordially invited to
attend all services.
STORM DOES DAMAGE
HERE SUNDAY NIGHT
(Atkinson Graphic, July 25.)
A severe wind and rain storm that
hit this section of the country last
Sunday night about 11 o'clock did
much damage on farms north of At
kinson. The rain, .90 of an inch as
reported in Atkinson, was driven by
a heavy northwest wind and was ac
companied by a damaging electrical
storm.
Reports are that 26 head of cattle
were killed by lightning on the Tur
ner, and Hugh James places north of
town. Four head of sheep were killed
on the Ed Gosman farm when the
wind partly destroyed a cement shed
in which they were sheltered. Some
damage was done by wind on the
Henry Winkler and Robert Fullerton
places. Much damage by water was
done to roads in the north country.
Some hail damage in the Sunday
night storm is reported in the Wm.
Blackburn neighborhood. Just a little
under an inch of rain fell in this
storm in a very short time. There
was very littJe wind locally but in
some places there was enough of a
gale to lay some of the corn and grain.
CROPS DESTROYED BY
HAIL NEAR DUSTIN
(Stuart Advocate, July 24.)
A very destructive hail storm south
and west of Dustin last week did great
damage to crops in that vicinity.
The center of the storm appeared to
be at the Herman Kaupp place. His
crops of corn and small grain were
entirely destroyed.
John Robertson also lost some small
grain, and Alphonse and Clem Olberd
ing were very heavy losers. Part of
Mahlon Shearer’s crops were also
ruined. Many others suffered severe
losses, but those named above have
been particularly mentioned.
Mr. Kaup told us that the hail was
about a foot deep at his place, and
that he waded around in it until his
feet got so cold that he had to get
out of it.
TAGGART-COOK.
(Chambers Sun, July 17.)
Prof, Paul Taggart was married
to Miss Louise Elizabeth Cook, of
Waverly, on July 16th. Mrs. Edith
Taggart and sons, Ross and Louie,
left Monday to attend the wedding
ceremony which was to be a big lawn
affair. Mr. and Mrs. Taggart will
tour the east for several weeks. Then
they will visit in Chambers for ten
days before going to their home at
Barnston, where they will receive
their friends after August fifteenth.
Paul, who was brought up in
Chambers and is well known here to
everyone, has been making good in
Weeping Water the past several
years and now has the superinten
dency of the Barnston schools.
We all wish Prof, and Mrs. Tag
gart a happy life’s journey.
Charter No. 6770 Reserve District No 10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE NEBRASKA STATE BANK
OF O’NEILL, CHARTER NO. 895
In the State of Nebraska at the close of business on July 21, 1924.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. $300,661.29
Overdrafts . 3,846.79
Bonds, securities, judgments, claims, etc., including all
government bonds . 9,332.11
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 6,000.00
Other real estate. 10,964.19
Bankers’ Conservation Fund . 840.38
Due from National and State banks.$67,246.98
Checks and items of exchange . 569.79
Currency . 7,240.00
Gold coin . 3,125.00
Silver, nickles and cents. 2,016.50
Liberty loan bonds held as cash reserve. 15,000.00 95,198.27
Total .~. $425,832.99
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in . $ 25,000.00 ■<
Surplus fund .~. 6,000.00
Undivided profits (Net). 547.73
Individual deposits subject to check. $97,827.65
Demand certificates of deposit . 9,343.77
lime certificates of deposit.278,507.67 385,679.09
Due to National and State banks. 7,387.91
Depositor’s guaranty fund. 2,218.26
Total .-. $425,832.99
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, sa.
I, Jas. F. O’Donnell, Cashier, of the above named bank do hereby swear
that the above statement is a correct and true copy of the report made to the
State Bureau of Banking.
JAS. F. O’DONNELL, Cashier.
Attest: J. A. Donohoe, P. J. O'Donnell, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of July, 1924.
GRAQE HAMMOND, Notary Public.
My commission expires Oct. 24, 1927. v ..