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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1924)
The Frontier 1). 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, 6 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 jywl subscriber. LOCAL MATTERS. Mi's. Jake Erb spent last week with relatives in Beemer. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Heiss, of Page, were O’Neill visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George French and Mrs. Merwyn French were up, from Page last Monday. J. J. Cox, division freight agent for the C. B. & Q. Co., was a pleasant caller at this office Tuesday. John W. Nachtman, of Amelia, and Mary Weber, of Stuart, made appli cation for a license to wed, last Mon day. Miss Catherine Cox, of Emmet, re turned home last week from a three months visit at her home in New Jersey. Frank Biglin, Mrs. 0. F. Biglin and Mrs. C. E. Stuot drove to Omaha last Friday. They returned home the first of the week. Miss Margaret Allworth spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Phil Ziemer. She is teaching school near Tilden this year. Miss Bridget Carr returned from Omaha last week. She stopped off in Norfolk to visit her sister, Mrs. R. L. Jordan and Kathyrn Armbuster. Mrs. H. L. Page returned to her home in Omaha this Aorning. She has been visiting at the home of her son, Harry, northeast of O’Neill for the past week. F. J. Kubitschek, Sr., who has been visiting with his son, F. J., in O’Neill and with a son at Atkinson, for the past few weeks, returned to his home in Eldora, Iowa, last Friday. A civil service examination will be held on Saturday, December 6th, for the position of clerk in the O’Neill post office. Blanks and instructions may be received from Mrs. C. E. Yantzi at the post office in O’Neill. Those who may desire to take the examination should see Mrs. Yantzi at once. .. • Walter Wyant is back from Mon-| tana where he ha3 been located the past year. U. S. I' T.ial D. H. Cronin came up from Omaha today for a visit with his sons and daughters.. Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess left Wednesday morning for Dallas, Tex as, to attend the National Dental con vention. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner andi children went to Sioux City Wednes day to be present at the convention of Winchester salesmen. Miss Anna O’Donnell returned last Friday from Philadelphia, where she represented St. Mary’s Academy at the convention of the International Catholic Alumnae from October 17th to 26th. The Woman’s Working Society of the Presbyterian church will hold an all day session at the home of Mrs. J. H. Wise on November 13th; a com mittee serving. Luncheon will be served at high noon. In county court Wednesday, John Mason was given a fine of thirty days in the county jail, for the theft of the Carl Tenborg car, which was taken from the streets pf O’Neill last week and driven to Spencer. Dr. L. A. Carter has installed a McIntosh electric wall cabinet No. 8 which he will use in his office practice. The cabinet will make it possible to care for cases and diseases that are difficult to treat otherwise. The O’Neill high school foot ball team defeated the Spencer high school team at Spencer last Friday, 12 to 7. The game was a good one and the O’Neill boys are feeling quite jubilant over the result of the game. « An interesting foot ball game wa3 played in O’Neill last Sunday between Ewing and the O’Neill town team which resulted in a victory for O’Neill of 25 to 7. The game was not finished until quite late in the evening. Sam Berry went to Hot Springs, South Dakota, last Saturday with the idea of benefiting his health. Mr. Berry has been confined to his home for several weeks by an attack of neuritis and later by rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman celebrated their third wedding anni versary last Sunday by inviting about thirty of their friends to their home on east Douglas street where the even ing was passed with cards followed by a luncheon. Johnny Taylor received a badly lacerated left hand last Wednesday evening when it was caught and drawn into the rollers of a corn picker at his home at Opportunity. He is now ai the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Taylor. W. F. Grothe and family returned home last Saturday from a week’s visit with an uncle, Fred Grothe, at Wisner and with a number of old time friends. This is the first trip to Wis ner for Mr. Grothe since he left there about thirty-seven years ago. Misses Gertrude Connelly and Lo retta Carr entertained thirty-five of their little friends at a hallowe’en party last week at the John Carr resi dence. The evening was spent in dancing and fortune telling after which refreshments were served. Grand Master Robert R. Dickson will go to Grand Island next Saturday where he will officiate at the laying of the corner stone of the new senior high school building. The ceremony will take place at one-thirty o’clock Grand Master Dickson will also offi ciate at the laying of the corner stone of the Masonic Temple at Springfield, Nebraska, next Monday, November 10th. Hallowe’en passed off very quietly in O’Neill last Friday evening. A few out-buildings were overturned and some obstruction was placed in the streets in various parts of the city but the old-time stacking of various arti cles upon the business section of the town was conspicuously absent. A number of parties were held during the early part of the evening. The little folks enjoyed the jack-o’lantern pranks while the older ones succeed ed in soaping the store windows in the downtown section. Ovir Best Irvvestment Personal interest in customers is not practiced by all business men. This bank believes it is the best in vestment and advertisement it can make. You who are not our customers, try us. This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resources over $600,000.00 T5he O’Neill National Bank PARENT-TEACHERS MEETING. A Parent-Teachers meeting was held October 9th at the High school auditorium. This was the first meet ing of the association for the new school year and the election of officers for the present year was held The following were elected: Prsident, E. N. Purcell. Vice-President, Miss Mary G. Hor iakey. Treasurer—Miss Irene Biglin. Secretary, J. R. Veach. Program given was as follows: Song—Nona Bressler. Song—Merle Arnold and Clayton DeLand. Reading—Iola Purcell. Instrumental Selection—Mr. Green slit. The next meeting of the Parent TeacherS Association will be held on November 18th. The program will be given by the pupils of the Fifth and Sixth grade rooms. As the meeting comes during American Educational Week and on Patriotism day the pro gram presented will be on patriot ism. All parents of school children are invited to attend this meeting. KIRKPATRICK FAMILY INJURED in COLLISION WITH FREIGHT TRAIN R. E. Kirkpatrick, his wife and two small children, Lurlean, age 5, and Morris, aged 2, were badly injured when the car in which they were rid ing, collided with the west bound Burlington freight train about 5:30 o’clock Wednesday evening. Mr. Kirkpatrick was driving north at the Burlington crossing four miles west and one mile north of Page, when, we understand, he discovered the approaching train from the east. When he applied brakes they refused to work. His car struck one of the di ivers on the side of the engine which threw the car into the air and practi cally demolished it. Mrs. Kirkpatrick ar 1 daughter, Lurlean, were the most seriously injured. Both were badly cut and bruised about the head and body. Mr. Kirkpatrick and the baby were seemingly uninjured excepting a few bruises. The train crew brought the family to O’Neill where they received medical attention. «. As we go to press we understand that Mrs. Kirkpatrick and daughter are resting easily and are on a fair way to recovery. LIST OF JURORS. List of twenty-four jurors, drawn October 15, 1924, for the November 1924 term of court. The December term has been postponed to December 1st. Frank, Allen, Page, Nebraska. Chas. Shane, Atkinson. F. Barclay, Stuart. Orville Harrison, Agee. Art Snyder, Ewing. H. E. Coyne, O’Neill. John Naber, Atkinson. L. G. Gillespie, O’Neill. Seth Hertle, Martha./ A. C. Fauquier, Chambers. Henry Gottchalk, Atkinson. R. M. Gannon, Inman. Mark Gribble, Chambers. Ruben Fleek, Chambers. W. R. Cobb, Stuart. F. E. Crawford, Paddock. Ray Hoffman, O’Neill. Charles Mlinar, Stuart. T’ex Beckwith, Emmet. Robert Fullerton, Atkinson. L. G. Fuller, Opportunity. August Schutt, Josie. D. E. Cole, Emmet. Romaine J. Rhode, Phoenix. CARL ROMINE. Carl Romine died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Greseek in this city last Saturday morning following a stroke of paralysis which he suffer <1 earlier in the week. Mr. Romine was about fifty years of age and has made his home in this city for some time. He will he re membered as one of the caretakers of the Peter Duffy string of race horses. The deceased made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Greseek, who cared for him during his late illness as though ne was one of the family. The deceased leaves two brothers at Scotia, Nebraska, and two sisters in California Funeral services were held at the O. F. Biglni undertaking parlors on Douglas street and the remains were taken to Norfolk for burial by An thony Greseek, where they were laid to rest beside his parents. THOMAS S. ROCHE. As we go to press we learn that Thomas Roehe, residing in the east end of the county in Iowa township, passed away this morning at seven o’clock in St. Catherines hospital in Omaha where he was taken a couple of weeks ago suffering with stomach trouble. Mr. Roche was one of the early set tlers of the county and W'as a well known and highly Respected citizen. The Frontier will publish an obituary next week. MRS. ARTHUR TIBBETS. (Inman Leader, Oct. 30, 1924.) Mr. and Mrs. Levi Garnet were call .1 to Nelight Tuesday on account of the sudden death of their daughter li-law, Mrs. Arthur Tibbets, w’ho died Iu, May after an illness of four days with pneumonia. She is survived by her'husband, Arthur Tibbets, and son, Gerald Roberts, by her former mar riage, who is now attending school at Grand Island. The funeral w’as held Wednesday and burial made at Nor folk. Before her marriage Mrs. Tib bets was known as Edith Daniels, be ing the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniels of Norfolk. Her first husband, Roberts was killed in the railroad yards at Norfolk a number of years ago. He was a brakeman and was run over by a switch engine. • New Cathedra! (ion^ Colonia? Clock Now on Exhibition at Our Store Will be Given Away Absolutely Free You May Hold the Proper Dial and Receive This Beautiful Hi *h Grade CLOCK FREE With each $1.25 cash purchase at our store, we will give our customers, absolutely free, one Special Clock Dial. WTien all of the dials have been given out, the Clock which is on display, will be wound and placed in our window. When the Clock, after running for a number of days, runs down, the party holding the Dial identically corresponding to the time of stopped Clock, will receive, absolutely free, this High Grade Colonial Clock. Come to Our Store and Personally See the Colonial Clock on Display. We Want to Increase Our Business, So Make This Remarkable Offer. REARDON BROTHERS SCHOOL NOTES. Sixth Grade. Marvin Van Avery visited school Friday. T his class had a Hallowe’en party Friday afternoon. The rooms were decorated in orange and black and made ghostly by a multitude of jack o-lantems. Many games and pranks were played. At three o’clock re freshments, consisting of doughnuts and apples were served. Bernice Wyant went to Omaha Fri day. Fifth Grade. Those neither absent nor tardy dur ing October were: George Abdouch, Marjorie Gillespie, Marie Bay, Helen Hancock, Garland Bressler, Elizabeth Henry, Phyllis Hough, Harvey How erton, Charlie Myers, Ralph Ratliff, Clarence Saunto, Helen Toy and Ha zel Vaught. In a contest of “basketball” spelling the Blues beat the Reds to the score of 196 to 182. Each word correctly spelled counted as a goal or score of 2. Eight Grade. The class decided that Beryl Win ched had the neatest board work Mon day and Louella Percell’s was the neatest Tuesday. Emma Jenkins led the class in a rapid English drill Tuesday. The Eight grade is studying Bryant this week. In a lesson on syllabification and accent the following had but one mis take: Phoebe Abdouch, Violet Strube, Helen Scliwisow, Florence Roseler, Velma Clevenger, Gladys Rothman, Laurel Hough, Beryl Winchell, Louella Percell and Gladys Williams. Mrs, Arbuthnot and Mrs. Hubbard, members of the Board of Education, visited the Eighth grade Tuesday. Mrs. Manson, a former teacher in our school, visited the Eighth grade Tuesday and presented the class with a bouquet of Bitter Sweet. First Grade. Helen Pound is visiting this week at Blair, Nebraska. Mrs. De Land visited the - First grade last Thursday. The First grade enjoyed a Hallow een party on last Friday. Third Grade. Mrs. Roy Madison visited the Third grade Friday. Attendance and punctuality have been 100 per cent this week. The Third grade enjoyed a Hallow een party last Friday afternoon. JAMES J. SHERRY. (Stuart Advocate, Oct. 31.) James J. Sherry, pioneer resident of Stuart community, passed away in Stuart Tusday morning. At the time of his death he was nearly seventy years of age. Mr. Sherry was the father of Mr. Bern Sherry of Stuart, and also had other children who reside elsewhere. INTERNATIONAL ANNIVERSARY TO BE A MEMORIAL EVENT. The quarter-centennial celebration of the International Live Stock expo sition at Chicago, November 29h, to December 6th, promises to be a his tory making occasion jn many ways, according to B. H. Heide, Secretary Manager of this well known show. The social side will be especially emphasized this year. Numerous re unions and banquets will give visitors an unusual opportunity to meet their friends from all parts of the country and renew old acquaintances. The business interests of Chicago have ar ranged unusual forms of entertain ment for guests at the metropolis dur ing International week. The live stock contests between su perior specimens of cattle, horses, sheep and swine promise to be of a rare sporting character since many of the previous champions have been re tired and the winners this year are expected to include numerous “dark horses.” The Grain and Hay Show will prove to be an exciting battle-ground where the relative merits as crop producing reigns of the various sections of the continent will be fought out among over five-thousand out-standing sam ples of grains, small seeds and hay. Some portions of North America have enjoyed favorable conditions this year: and others have suffered from un-: seasonable weather, but competition will be equalized by dividing the ter ritory into zones. The Agricultural Colleges and Ex periment Stations are planning to make interesting and valuable exhib its, showing the results of recent in vestigations in many lines of agri culture. The subjects treated will in clude many of timely importance such as the best use to make of the soft corn crop. A Junior Live Stock Judging Con test will be held on the opening day between the various state champion ship teams for national honors. The three young boys or girls who make the highest individual scores will be awarded agricultural college scholar ships by the Chicago Association of Commerce. A feature of the night Horse Show this year will be the class for the old time four-horse hitch which is coming bad; in social favor in the east and abroad. A busy week of education and entertainment is promised all visitors to the International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago the first week in December by the manage ment. BATENHORST-BAUM. (Stuart Advocate.) A pretty wedding took place at St. Boniface church at 9:30 o'clock Wed nesday morning, October 22nd, when Miss Eleanor Baum was united in marriage to Mr. Alfons Batenhorst of Stuart. They were attended by Miss Mathilda Baum, sister of the bride, and Mr. Robert Batenhorst, brother of the groom. The bride wore a white taffeta gown with a train of white silk lace and tulle, with a train of white silk lace and t rile, with wreath and veil of tulle to match. She carried a bridal shower bouquet consisting of white roses, daisies and lillies of the valley. The bridesmaid wore citron colored georgette with ostrich feather trim | ming and amber head-band, and car 1 ried a bouquet of pink roses. The j groom and his attendant were attir | ed in dark blue pin striped suits. The church services were conducted by Rev. Father Buelt. After the ceremony a five course wedding breakfast was served at the bride’s home. Those present from out of town were: Anton Batenhorst and family of Stuart; Mrs. Fred Stuegenjuergen of Salem, Iowa; Mrs. Joe Ramm of Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baten horst of Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luening and family of Creighton; Mr. Alois Kaup, of Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oberbrocking and family of Petersburg; Jake Zimmer of Lu eern, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kemp of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Baum, of Stuart; Miss Clara and Veronica Guenther and Miss Mary Hoffman of Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kalvelage, of Stuart Messrs. Louis Olberding, Arthur Wise, C. D. Mulford, Albert Ramm, Albert Kunz, George Wallinger, F. Kaup, Frank Flannigan and Dana Bigelow, all of Stuart. A wedding dance was held in the Community Building in the evening. -m Ti e Advocate is able to add to the abovo writeup which is taken from the Elgin Review, because both of the voung folks are so well known ifl Stuart. Mr. Batenhorst is the son of Mr. Anton Batenhorst, a prosperous and highly respected farmer living south west of Stuart. Alfons has a large number of friends in the community, as evidenced by the fact that so many local folks attended the wedding at Elgin. Mrs. Batenhorst has made a large cii cle of friends here thorough assoc iation at numerous social events. To the young couple goes the best wishes of the Advocate and of the entire community. They will live at their nice new farm home just southwest of Stuart. CHAMBERS ITEMS. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Tangaman was sick a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lambert are re joicing over the arrival of a baby girl at their home. Mrs. E. F. Porter and Mrs. C. N. Porter and children were Chambers visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dexter are the happy parents of a 8 3-4 pound baby girl born Thursday, October 30th. Prof. H. L. Thompson, Miss Hazel Crim, Miss Mildred Stanton and Mr. J. H. Gibson left for Lincoln Tuesday to attend the State teachers associa tion. , Dr. and Mrs. Gill and daughter, Melba, returned to Chambers Tues day from Lincoln. They stopped en route at Norfolk to visit Mrs. Orbom at the hospital. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Pierce, of Amelia, was operated on at the Lutheran hospital at Norfolk last week for the removal of his ton sils and adenoids. ^ Mrs. Earl Hatton submitted to a very serious operation at the Lincoln hospital Sunday, November 2, Latest reports are that she is getting along as well as can be expected. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Greenstreet and son, Otto, motored to Lincoln Satur day to consult a specialist. They left Lincoln Sunday for Milligen for a visit with_JVlr. and Mrs. Frank Mehuron. Mrs. T. J. Osborn was taken sud denly ill Thursday. She was taken to the Lutheran hospital at Norfolk where she was operated on Saturday, November 1, for ruptured abcess of the appendix. Mr. Osborn and J. A. O. Woods accompanied her. 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