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VOLUMN XLV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1?24. NO. 24.
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tunity Irv
Good Work
If yqu are doing your work well you
are being well advertised by those who
do business with you.
Good work and the right banking
connection means mutual cooperation
and success.
This bank carries no indebtedness
of officers or stockholders.
Resources over $600,000.00
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O’Neill National
Bank
LOCAL MATTERS.
A daughter was bom, on October
31st, to Mr. and Mrs.^John Haskin, of
Stuart.
A daughter was bom to Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Cosner, of near Stuart, on
October 29th.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Smith, of Ewing,
arrived in the city Saturday afternoon
for a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
E. D. Henry and family.
The first snow of the season fell
here Thursday of last week. Another
light snow visited this section of the
state early Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Ella Etherton of Dodge City,
Kansas, is visiting with her niece,
Mrs. E. D. Henry and family in this
city. She is a sister of B. P. Smith, of
Ewing. • jy
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will serve their annual Chicken
Pie dinner at the church parlors
Thursday, November 20th, at 5:30
o’clock.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet at 3:30 Monday, November
17th, at the public school bulding. All
children below high school are invited
to attend.
The interior of the church basement
has been redecorated during the past
two weeks. New steps and walks have
been installed around the church and
the grounds are being put in tiptop
shape.
The Eighth Annual Red Cross Roll
Call starts Armistice Day, November
11, and lasts until Thanksgiving Day?
Persons may join the Red Cross by
enrolling with the nearest chapter, or
branch chapter.
Floyd Blissman, whose foot was
badly crushed in a hay bailer while
bailing hay near Ewing last week,
underwent an operation in Omaha
Tuesday when the leg was amputated
above the knee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hollinrake, of
Hemingford, Nebraska, were called
here last week by the death of the
latter’s brother, T. S. Roche, whose
funeral occurred here last Saturday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hollinrake
were early settlers of this county.
They settled upon a homestead seven
miles north of Page in 1884. Their
old homestead is now owned by M. 0.
Howard of Page, and is a part of one
of the T. S. Roche pastures. The
family moved to Hemingford in the
spring of 1888 where they have con
tinuously resided.
H. W. Tomlinson and son, Glen,
were in Spencer today..
Jerome McGivny, of Sioux City,
Iowa, was in O’Neill Wednesday of
this week.
W. B. Graves has been confined to
his home several days this week on ac
count of illness.
S. J. Weekes, J. J. Harrington and
L. C. Chapman were in Spencer today
taking depositions.
Mrs. Dan McGinty, of Omaha, is
visiting at the home of her mother,
Dr. Margaret Frost.
Miss Abbie Murphy went to Pierre,
South Dakota, the first of the week
for a visit with a sister.
Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Jones returned
home last Friday from South Dakota,
whm-e they have been visiting.
T. Campbell went to Omaha
and Council Bluffs Wednesday morn
ing for a visit with relatives.
John Carson went to Gordon last
week with the expectation of return
ing with twenty head of horses and
mules.
The Methodist ladies aid will meet
with Mrs. Parkinson next Thursday,
November 20th. A good attendance
is desired.
E. N. Purcell went to Wellington,
Colorado, Monday where he was called
by the serious illness of a sister, Mrs.
W. R. Vandervelt.
Mrs. H. E. Bowen received the sad
news of the death of an uncle, August
Stone, at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who
passed away last Sunday.
Chester Morgan is traveling on
crutches these days. He cut his left
foot quite badly Tuesday evening
while cutting down a tree at home.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grady and Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Ellis drove to Inman,
Wednesday, where they were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harte.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Scott
returned home Thursday morning
from Ainsworth where they have been
holding the regular term of equity
court.
The neighbors gathered at the home
of Mrs. Kate Bellar last Saturday and
picked her crop of corn. The ladies
prepared the dinner and a regular
picnic was enjoyed.
John Kersenbrock and J. F. O’Don
nell claim to be the champion duck
hunters of O’Neill. They went out
for a few minutes last Friday and
bagged ten nice ones.
paiiMiMiiiiiiiiniiiiimiiw miir■■ilium...
I I have 30 or 40 prospective cash buyers for 1
i Holt county farms.
If you will ccme in and list your farms with |
[ me at cash prices I am positive that I can turn
\ them by March 1st, for cash. No use putting on
war time prices because they can not be sold that
| way.
I also have some attractive trading proposi
tions for large tracts.
If you want to buy, sell or trade, see me.
Over Nebraska State Bank.
John Miskimins,
O’Neill, Nebraska
Mrs. C. F. McKenna entertained
eight young lady friends at her home
Wednesday evening, complimentary
to Miss Georgetta Coon, who will
leave for Ceighton soon.
Mr. mid Mrs. J. F. Ellis, of Casper,
Wyoming, came Tuesday evening for
a visit with the latter’s sister, Mrs. H.
D. Grady and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis are enroute to New York.
Mart O’Brien and Woodruff Ball, of
Valentine, stopped in O’Neill a short
time last Tuesday on their way home
from Norfolk where they had been
attending an Izaak Walton meeting.
Mrs. Glen Cramer, of Albion, Ne
braska, and Mrs. G. A. Coventry, of
Inman, accompanied Mrs. Olive Hol
loran, of Inman, to O’Neill last Sat
urday. The ladies were pleasant call
ers at this office.
About seventy Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs and their families gathered at
the old hall and enjoyed a dance and
a general good time last Tuesday
evening. The events are scheduled
for every two weeks during the com
ing winter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lubker received
their household goods from Arlington,
Nebraska, last Saturday and are now
nicely located in the Henry Stanton
residence in the northern part of the
city. Mrs. Lubker and children ar
rived here Friday.
Miss Georgetta Coon, who has been
employed in the office of the county
judge for the past nine months, has
accepted a position with the Minne
sota Electric Distributing Company
at Creighton and will leave for her
new home Saturday.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union met at the home of Mrs. Roy
Warner on Tuesday, November 4th.
The next meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. E. F. Roberts on Tuesday,
November 18th. Come and enjoy
these good meetings.
Catherine, the four year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, who
reside on the S. B. Harte farm ten
miles northwest of O’Neill, was <<uite
badly burned Monday evening, No
vember 2nd, when cobs in a cob box
in which the child was playing, caught
fire from a nearby stove.
. John Kellogg and F. W. Carlson en
tertained the O’Neill foot ball team
to an oyster supper at the Kellogg
home this (Thursday) ebening. The
supper was promised the team pro
viding they won the Butte game which
was played October 24th and resulted
in a victory for the O’Neill team 56
to 0.
The out-of-town relatives who at
tended the funeral services last Sat
urday for the late T. S. Roche were:
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hollinrake, of Hem
ingford, Nebraska, sister ar.d brother
in-law Mrs. Margaret Whelan, of
Hemingford, Nebraska, a niece; James
Cody, of Melrose, Iowa, brother of
Mrs. Roche; Catherine Perkins, of
Long Pine, a niece.
County Attorney Henry Beal and
assistant, Dan Gross, of Douglas
county, were in O’Neill on business
today (Thursday). These gentlemen
accompanied County Attorney Julius
D. Cronin and C. W. Conklin on a
hunting trip southwest of O’Neill dur
ing the afternoon. The boys say
that Mr. Cronin established an en
durance record by shooting twenty
three times at a crippled duck a short
distance away, before he touched a
feather.
The fire department was called Sun
day evening about 5:30 to extinguish
a small blaze in the rooms occupied
by John Miskimins, over the Nebras
ka State Bank. John says that he
accidentally started a fire in his bed
about noon while lying upon the bed
smoking. He thought that he had ex
tinguished ail of the fire and had
taken the bedclothing and piled them
in another part of the room. Evi
dently a spark remained, as it was
this pile of clothing that caused the
trouble later in the day. The fire was
put out without any further damage
being done. ,
A district meeting of the Odd bel
lows of Holt county will be held at
Atkinson next Tuesday. A session of
the grand lodge will be held at ten
o’clock in the forenoon. The after
noon and evening will be devoted to
work in the several degrees which will
be put on by the several lodges of the
county. O’Neill lodge will confer the
initatory degree Page lodge the first
degree; Dustin lodge the second de
gree; Chambers lodge the third de
gree. A public meeting will be held
at the Miller theatre from 12:45 to
3:00. Every one is welcome to attend
this meeting.
FRONTIER ELECTION PARTY
A REAL SUCCESS
The Election Return party held at
The Frontier office on the night of
election was a success beyond our
greatest expectations. Early in the
day Phil Ziemer installed one of his
excellent radios and loud sepakers
in the office. When the reports from
the east began coming in at seven
o’clock they were clear and distinct.
Reports were received from all parts
of the United States continuously.
Returns were received from over half
of the country precincts during the
night. We wish to thank the various
election boards for the assistance they
gave The Frintier by phoning the re
turns to this office as soon as the count
vas completed; because of this ex
cellent service The Frontier was able
to supply its election party and its
many friends over the county with the
probable result of the election, dur
ing the night. The Frontier is very
grateful to the precinct election offi
cials and to Mr. Ziemer, who furnished
the excellent radio service and to all
who participated in making our elect
ion party a success.
STATE'S DUNDY COUNTY
TRACT COST $4,500.00,
25 ACRES PURCHASED
Norfolk. Neb., Nov. 13.—The state
of Nebraska paid $4,500 for about
twenty-five acres of land to be used
as an addition to the Benklman fish
hatqhery, according to statements
brought out in a discussion at the
Izzak Walton league convention Mon
day.
It was stated that several persons
interested in the purchase of Goose
lake by the state had been led to be
lieve that the Dundy county purchase
included thirty acres at $30 an acre.
W. J. O Brien, formerly in charge
of the Gretna fish hatchery, had with
him in Norfolk a copy of the voucher
on file in the auditor’s office showing
payment for the land, which he ex
hibited after the convention. This
showed the amount to be $4,500 in
stead of $900. The impression seems
to have been generally spread, it was
said, that the purchase price was $30
an acre.
It is stated by those interested in
the Goose lake proposal that they have
been unable to get any response from
Governor Bryan to numerous petitions
sent in. One man said he was con
vinced that Governor Bryan could not
read.
The question has been raised
whether the money for the Dundy
project could properly be taken from
the $50,000 fund created by the legis
lature for purchasing and improving
lakes and swamps in the state of Ne
braska, for the purpose of sinking
flowing wells thereon to keep open
said lakes from freezing, as the law
states it.
It is declared the purpose of the
funds is to enable the state to acquire
good fishing lakes which would be open
to the public. The negotiations for
Goose lake reached the point where
an offer of $30 an acx*e was secured
when they suddenly stopped. Chief
Game Warden Koster wrote to men
interested in the project that the Holt
county board had objected to the pur
chase at that price on the grounds
that it would increase the land valua
tion in that part of the county. This
the members of the board emphatic
ally denied in a detailed published
statement declaring they were in
favor of the purchase and had never
objected to it.
The Goose Lake proposition seems
to be dormant now and its advocates
are greatly interested in the l’eport
that Governor Bryan has purchased
the Dundy county twenty-five acres
at $180 an acre.
THOMAS SYLVESTER ROCHE.
Thomas Sylvester Roche died in' the
St. Catherine hospital in Omaha
Nebriteka, • at about seven thirty
o’clock on Thursday, November 6th,
where he was taken some time ago
suffering with what was thought to
be stomach trouble. On account of
his weakened condition no operation
was performed. The remains were
brought to his home twelve miles east
of O’Neill, on Friday.
The deceased was born in Oquawka,
Illinois, Feburary 14, 1860. He came
to Monroe County, Iowa, with his
parents in 1862 where he resided until
1884, when he came to Holt county
and took a homestead twelve miles
east and one mile north of O’Neill
where he has since made his home.
He was married to Miss Mary Cody,
of Melrose, Iowa, on Nevember 7,
1887, at St. Patrick’s church in
O’Neill. To this union were born
seven children one of whom died in
infancy. Those living are: Miss
Laura A,. Los Angeles, California:
Mrs. Minnie Allen and Mrs. May Al
len, of north of Page; Edward, of
north of Page,' and Miss Lucile and
William at home. Besides the child
ren he leaves a wife and a number of
other relatives and a host of friends
who will mourn his death.
Mrs. James Knowles, of Melrose,
Iowa, a sister of the deceased, and
her two sons, Charles and Walter, of
Omaha, were with him during all of
the time that he was in the hospital
in Omaha.
Mr. Roche has been a hard working
man and has accumulated considerable
land in Iowa township and has been a
man of considerable influence. In
later years he has been unable to do
much heavy work but has lived upon
the home place and has assisted in the
management of the farm work.
The funeral services were held in
St. Patrick’s church at ten o’clock
Saturday morning, conducted by Rev.
M. F. Cassidy. Burial was made in
Calvary cemetery.
MRS. D. E. COFFEY.
The remains of Mrs. D. E. Coffey,of
Fairfax, South Dakota, were brought
to O’Neill for burial today, accom
panied by fifteen auto loads of friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Coffey died at her home in
Fairfax at 2:30 o’clock Monday morn
ing following illness, at times, with
asthma covering a period of a number
of months.
The funeral services were held in
the Catholic church at Fairfax Thurs
day morning at ten o’clock, and is said
to be one of the largest funeral and
one of the most impressive ones ever
held in Fairfax. Eleven priests were
in the sanctuary.
Mrs. Coffey was united in marriage
to D. E. Coffey, at one time a resident
of this city, fifteen years ago last
May. She was then a resident of
Spencer, Nebraska, She was the
mother of four children two of whom
died in infancy. Miss Dorothy and
Miss Louise are left to mourn the loss
of a mother.
The deceased was thirty-eight years
old.
She leaves beside her husband and
For SaleOr Trade
One—1915 Dodge Touring
One—1917 Dodge Touring 1
One—1920 Dodge Touring
One—1924 Dodge B Sedan
All in good condition.
Also Dodge Brothers Special Oil. j 1
J. M. Seybold, Owner
children, a host of friends throughout
South Dakota and Nebraska who will
mourn her departure.
She was a member of the Catholic
Daughters of America.
Relatives from away who were here
with the funeral party were C. J.
Coffey and John Coffey from Wichita
Falls, Oklahoma; Mrs. Frank Daley,
of Jerome, Idaho; Mrs. P. J. Coffey,
of Clinton, Iowa; Mrs. Clem, of Gresh
am, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Knee, of
Colome, South Dakota. Others who
were in attendance were Mrs. John
Crowe, of Union City, Iowa; Mrs.
Kronig, of Deadwood, South Dakota;
Dan Foley and sister, Miss Kate, of
Lincoln.
BLAIN BRILES BELLENGER.
Blain Briles Bellenger, the five
year old adopted son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ruben Bellenger, residing on the Hugh
O’Neill ranch at Anncar, died last
Monday morning of heart trouble fol
lowing diptheria.
The funeral services were held at
the grave Tuesday morning at eleven
o’clock, conducted by Rev. Vahle, of
Atkinson. Burial was made in the
Phoenix cemetery.
SIXTH BIENNIAL CONVENTION.
For those interested in the Sixth
Biennial Convention of the Interna
tional Federation of Catholic Alumnae
held in Philadelphia October 18-25 will
submit the following brief account of
the meeting.
The convention came to order with
more than three thousand members
present and proceeded to take up the
progress of its activities in the ex
tension of Catholic Literature, Cath
olic Education and Catholic Social
Service Work. Renowned speakers
among whom were Cardinal Dough
erty, Philadelphia, Archbishop Curley,
Baltimore, Bishop Crane, Philadelphia,
Bishop Hoban, Scranton, Bishop Mc
Cort, Altoona, Bishop Shahan, Rector
of the Catholic University, Washing
ton, Monsignor Pace, Catholic Univer
sity and Reverend Father LeBuffe, S.
J. of Fordham University commended
the Federation on its present ac
complishments and recommended fur
ther work that couLd be done.
Practically every state in the Union
sent representatives, Nebraska sent
eleven, Canada, too, was present in
numbers.
The Federation was formed ten
years ago by two alumnae of Balti
more and its membership now totals
70,000. Its branches extend through
out the United States, Canada and
Europe. Practical features of the
work done are transcribing good books
into raised print for the blind, train
ing girls in social service work and
providing means for the higher edu
cation of nuns.
Respectfully submitted,
ANNA L. O’DONNELL, Delegate,
St. Mary’s Academy, O’Neill, Neb.
WOMAN’S CLUB.
The next meeting of the Woman’s
club will be an Open Meeting with
literary and musical program and
general good time. All members are
invited to be present at the club rooms
at eight o’clock on Wednesday, No
vember 19 th.
A splendid program was carried
out by the Home Economics Depart
ment on Wednesday, November 12th,
with Mrs. Haffner as leader. The de
monstration of lamp shade by Mrs.
Clifford Scott and Mrs. Brennan was
particularly interesting and instruct
ive. A charming reading by little
Clare Timlin concluded the pirogram.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
O’Neill, November 8th:
Frank Bert Johnson, Newport.
Sarah Caroline Bachman, Stuart.
O’Neill, November 12th:
George C. Vargason, Simpson, Neb.
JgljpgggfePpal Snelson, Ewing.
A BARGAIN.
(Houston Post)
The other day a stranger entered
the Indiana National bank and want
ed to borrow $5. He was told that
the bank did not lend such small sums.
“But,” he went on, “lending money
is your business, isn’t it?”
The banker admitted that it was.
“Well, I’ve got good security,” said
the stranger, “and I want to borrow
$5.”
Finally the banker, half from fa
tigue and half from amused curiosity,
agreed to make the loan. When the
note was all drawn and the interest of
35 cents paid, the stranger drew from
his pocket 10 thousand dollars worth
of government bonds and handed them
over as security. Before the banker
could express his astonishment the
stranger said: “Now, this is some
thing like it. Over at the other bank
they wanted me to pay $10 just for a
safe deposit box to keep these things
in!”
Sta.rt
Eaaiy
Teach the children to save sys
tematically and the habit will have
firm hold of them by the time they
reach their majority.
If the lesson of saving money—in
a savings bank—had been impressed
upon the boys and girls of yesterday,
there would be less want in the world
today.
Open an account for the children
now. One dollar will do, and all sav
ings will draw 5 per cent interest.
The Nebraska State J3ai)k