A<^ THE FRONTIER VOLUME XLV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1924. NO. 29. I Fire Destroys Frontier and Biglin Buildings Fire, breaking out on the second floor of The Frontier building and presumably from a defective flue, de stroyed the building and plant of the newspaper and also the building occu pied by the implement store of the O. F. Biglin estate Thursday evening. The night was the coldest one to date of the winter season, and it was only by the most superhuman effort that the firemen, working in a temperature of fourteen below zero, were able to prevent the spreading of the flames to other buildings both north and south. The intense cold of the night froze the spray from the hose nozzles so that the fire fighters were sheathed in ice and the freezing of the falling water on the streets and about the burning buildings despite the heat created bytheconflagratlon, made their task an extremely dangerous one. The books, subscription lists and files of The Frontier were saved ,as was most of the stock of implements and repair parts in the implement building. The thanks of the owner and man agement of The Frontier is due and tendered to the firemen for the noble fight they made and also to Mr. Charles Daly, who furnished them with rubber mittens to prevent their hands from freezing and that they might better fight the flames, and to the Knights of Columbus, who in their hall maintained a relief station where men were served coffee and hot lunch and where in many cases their cloth ing literally had to be broken from them when they were brought in for warmth. To others innumerable hear felt appreciation is extended for assistance rendered and particu larly to Mr. George A. Miles and The Holt Counjy Independent, the facili ties of which newspaper were promptly extended during the progress of the blaze for the publication of The Frontier until temporary quarters can be secured and new equipment or dered. New machinery and equipment al . ready are being ordered and a new __ » building is to be erected by The Fron tier and the O. F. Biglin estate on the sites of these destroyed. The new structures will be of brick and con crete fireproof construction. LOCAL MATTERS. Walt O’Malley has been on the sick list this week. Ronald and Catherine Loy spent Monday in Sioux City. Miss Bridget Carr went to Omaha Wednesday for a short visit. Edward Henderson was down from Ainsworth Tuesday on some business matters. John Robertson was down from Stuart Wednesday looking after sonx business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Max Golden and daughter, Constance, came up from the ranch near Ewing Monday. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan enjoye a visit last week from her cousin, Mrs. Will Campbell, of Helena, Montana. The Frontier printed and delivered the Holt County Educational Direct ories to the county superintendent last week. Mrs. Quinten Deaver is here from Casper, Wyoming, on a visit to her mother, Mrs. O’Donnell, and other rel atives. I Miss Irene u Donnell came home from Lincoln last Sunday where she has been visiting with her sister, Miss Maxine. The Farm Bureau directors met on Monday and sold the building to J. W. Hickey, and closed the Farm Bureau office here. Charles Pettijohn came down from his ranch northwest of Stuart and is visiting with his wife during the holi day season. | Judge R. R. Dickson and Reporter C B. Scott returned home Tuesday from Butte, where they have been holding court. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sauers will go to Hooper, Nebraska, next Wednesday for a visit with Mr. Sauer’s phrents over Christmas. Edward Jauering, a young man about twenty-five years of age, was be fore the insauity board last Friday. He was taken to Norfolk the same day. About twenty friends of Mrs. John Quig gathered at the Quig home last Monday evening and assisted her in celebrating her birthday anniversary. L. C. McKim, chairman of the board of supervisors of this county, was compelled to travel with the aid of a cain last week, because he stepped on a nail. The Royal Theatre will give a Free Matinee Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock. All the children of O’Neill and surrounding country are cordially invited to attend. Foster Loy, of Fort Scott, Kansas, was here last week visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Doy, Mr. I.oy is chief engineer in the ice plant in his home town. Dr Margaret Frost expects to go to Omaha next Sunday where she will spend the holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Dan McGinty and with her son, Rolland and family A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred \V. Chase last Wednesday evening at the p. W. Tomlinson home in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Chase reside in the Opportunity neighborhood. Miss Gertrude Hart, of Omaha, spent several days last week at the home of Miss Miriam Gilligan. Miss Hart te employed in the office of the Internal revenue collector in Omal«. Attorney Henry Beal, of Omaha, was in O’Neill last Tuesday representing the German consul in the probate of the estate of the late Herman Patak, who died at Phoenix, Nebraska, last October. The warm weather of last Thursday and Friday has been followed by ex treme cold weather this wreek. The government thermometer has register ed from eight to fifteen degrees below zero every night this week. - D. Abdouch returned home Monday from Sioux City, Iowa, where he was called the previous Saturday to at tend the funeral services for a cousin, Ekel Abdouch, who died last Thurs day. John Nolan is now sporting one of the finest overcoats in this part of the state. Some time ago John secured a number of beaver hide and had them made into an overcoat which he re ceived from his tailor last Thursday. Christmas trees illuminated-by elec tric lights, in front of all business places, in the scheme of decoration for the business section of O’Neill a week before Christmas until after the holi days. The scheme was suggested by Mrs. Georgia Rasley. Sidewalk sock ets used in the place of uniform flag decoration in the city will hold the trees, which will be lighted from an overhead circuit. The illumination will begin Thursday evening of this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Zimmerman will leave Friday for Hutchinson, Kansas, where they will visit over the holidays with their son Leo, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman will be away for about a month. They will visit with their son, Harold, at Hastings be fore their return. Christmas Greetings We take this means of thanking our Customers and friends for the very liberal support accorded us during the past year and sincerely hope our service and treatment has been such as will justify a con tinuation of your business. Wishing you all a very “Merry Christmas” and a “Happy New Year”. Yours for service, O’Neill Gas & Oil Co. DOLLS! “If it is dolls you waut, we have them”—any doll in our stock— 50% DISCOUNT Toys and Games 252 Discount We are closing out these items. Buy them at your own price. You can save money by coming here before you buy. Our Xmas stock is now complete. We invite you to look over our stock, you will find just What you want and we will pafck for shipment any of your purchases. Don’t forget when you want fresh Chocolates, we have them, also all standard brands of cigars in Xmas packages. ’ r **r With each $1.25 purchase you receive a chance on the beautiful Cathedral Gong Clock. Reardon Bros. I .: ...—— ■ Mrs. Mary Mullen will leave Sunday for Oakland, California, where she will spend the winter with her son, Francis. A number of her neighbor friends gave her a surprise party last Thursday afternoon, at her home. Miss Maude Gillespie county clerk of Sheridan county, stopped in O’Neill last Saturday for a short visit with her brother, L. G., and family, on her way home to Rushville. Miss Gillespie had been in Omaha attending the con vention of county clerks. Supervisors L. C. McMim, L. E. Skidmore and John Sullivan accom panied by County Clerk E. F. Porter, spent several days last week attending the state convention of the supervisors and county clerks of the state, which was held in Omaha. The convention recommended the passage of a two cent gasoline tax at the coming ses sion of the legislature. Representative and Mrs. J. M. Hunter expect to leave Saturday morning for Tipton, Iowa, where they will visit a sister of Mrs. Hunter’s. They will spend Sunday in Omaha with Mr. and Mrs. Pat O'Donnell, for mer residents of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter will go to Lincoln from their visit where Mr. Hunter will as sume the duties of representative of the 64th district. WAR VETERANS ARK URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW LAW The U. S. Veteran’s Bureau is send ing out an appeal to veterans of the late war urging them to take advan tage of their benefits under the World War Veterans’ Act of 1924. One of the provisions of this Act allows special benefits to veterans suf fering from tuberculosis, mental dis eases, paralysis agitans or shaking palsy, encephalitis lethargiea or sleep ing sickness and amoebic dysentery. Any honorably discharged veterans of the World War who develops these disabilities before January 1, 1925 is entitled to compensation and hospita lization. Prior to the enactment of this law last June, veterans suffering suffering from these disabilities had to prove that they were caused by their army service. Because of the1 difficulties in getting medial evidence i in these diseases and proving that they developed within 3 years after j discharge Congress extended the time | limit and requires no proof of service connection. All that is necessary now is for the veteran thus disabled to ap-. ply before January 1. 1925. He is !