The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, January 08, 1925, Image 1
The Frontier. VOLUME XLV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925. ’ NO. 32. "* WATCH FOR OCR BIG JANUARY SALE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 \ ^ • An Annual Event ANTON TOY O’Neill, Nebr. % 1 LOCAL MATTERS. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moritz of Lin coln, are here this week on a visit to th|dr daughter, Mrs. Elmer Hagen sick. Miss Helen Murphy who has been spending the holidays here with rel atives, returned to Omaha Monday of this week. Mss Helen Valla came up from l.incoln Tuesday and is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Valla. Dr. H. Margaret Frost returned last Friday from her visit with her son Roland and daugter Mrs. McGin ty at Omaha. Miss Artis Downey returned Mon day from Valentine where she had been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. >«ick Coleman. Wm. Paul, of Toledo, Ohio, is vis iting here with his sister, Mrs. C. Wettlauffer, and with his brother-in law, Andrew Schmidt. Arthur F. Mullen came up from Omaha Saturday to attend the fun eral of Wm. Fallon, and for a short visit with friends here. _ Mss Catherne Murphy returned on Sunday to her school work near Win ner, South Dakota, after spending her vacation with the home folks. A dairy maid milked the pensive goat, And, pouting, paused to mutter, “I wish, you brute, yu'd turn to milk” And the animal turned to butt her. J. C. Harnish was in Tilden Mon day between trains, investigating the application of a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge for admission to the Home at York. Miss Fern Hubbard, who has been here spending her vacation with her parents, returned to Lincoln Satur day where she is teaching in the State LTniversity. Arthur Barrett came up from Sioux City last Friday on a visit to his brother Patrick, who is not so well as usual, and for a visit with oldtime friends here. H. W. Tomlnson returned from Omaha Wednesday of last week where he was called by the llness and death of W. H. Blubaugh, who died on Christmas Eve. The Nebraska Territorial Pioneers’ Association will hold its annual re union, Tuesday January 13th, at the Grand Hotel, 12th and Q Sts., Lincoln. Informal meeting aid registration will begin at 10:30 and luncheon at 12:15. Following the luncheon a so cial hour will be enjoyed and at 2:00 p. m. the round table will assemble. <k)me and give your experience of the years which are fast slipping into the long ago. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Malone were visiting in Inman Sunday. Dick Osborne of Ainsworth had bus iness in this city Saturday. Miss Roberta Ar^uthnot went to Lincoln last Sunday where she will resume studies at the state university. John A. Robertson went to Lincoln last Sunday preparatory to begin serv ing the people of the county as senator of this district. Miss Marjory Dickson and Miss Maxine O’-Bonnell returned to the state university at Lincoln, Sunday morn ing. Miss Lorena Graver, of Ewing, spent several days last week at the home of Miss Mildred Malone. She returned home Saturday. The O'Neill Public School opened Monday morning following a two weeks vacation. St. Mary’s opened the following day. Mrs. John Valla sustained a frac tured knee while alighting from a buggy on the streets of O'Neill last Friday. Dr. Gilligan was called, and she is getting along nicely. Albert Herrick came up from Wa terbuny last Thursday evening and visited until Tuesday with his sister, Mrs. Elmer Surber and family and with his many O’Neill friends. Clement Ryan who has been on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ryan, during the vacation, left Tues day for St. Marys, Kansas, to resume his studies at the college there. Mr. and Mrs. John Shoemaker en tertained at Six o’clock dinner, Sun day evening, followed by a radio party complimentary to Miss Clara Shoema ker who is visiting here from Omaha. Miss Majorie and Charles Downey, who have been spending the holidays here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Downey, returned Saturday to Kansas City, where they are attending college. Miss Gladys Miles returned to Lin coln Sunday to resume her work at the State University, after spending the holiday vacation with her par ents here. She will receive her de gree the last of this month. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gallagher and! son, who have been visiting with his mother, Mrs .Ed. F. Gallagher, for a few days, left Saturday night for their home in Casper, Wyoming, where Donald is enjoying a good law prac tice. Miss Catherine McCarthy and Miss Emma Knapp, who have been spend ing the vacation period with the home folks, went back to their school work near Winner Sunday, going over with Herman Woidneck, who was going over on a visit to his folks. Joe George was up from Orchard Tuesday. Miss Demaris Stout returned to the state university last Sunday . George Hanley returned to his school studies at Minneapolis the first of the week. John Clasey was up from the east end of the county Tuesday looking after business matters. Miss Georgetta Coon come over from Creighton last week and visited friends here until Monday. Ralph Mellor returned to Lincoln on Sunday morning where he is at tending the state university. The board of supervisors of Holt county were in session Tuesday clos ing the years business. The new board will meet next week. Dr. W. F. Finley returned home the first of the week from St. Paul, Min nesota, where he had been visiting with his two little daughters.' County Assessor Elect C. D. Keyes was up from Inman last Tuesday looking over the ground preparatory to receiving his office next week. Forest Smith went to Chambers last Friday with a load of kerosene but was unable to get home through the drifted snow until Tuesday night. Mrs. W. L. Shoemaker and daughter, came up from Stanton, Nebraska, last Monday for a visit to the home of Mrs. Shoemaker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Yantzi. An examination for a rural carrier on the route out of Inman will be held February 14th. The route will start February \lst and will be known as Route No. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Moeller and children came up from Leigh the first of the week for a visit with Mrs. Moel ler’s mother, Mrs. John Fallon and other relatives. Wm. Gatz came near losing the thumb of his right hand one day last week while sawing ice with a circle saw. The thumb was almost severed at the first joint. Pat McDermott and John VI tt re turned to Omaha the first of the week where they are attending college. They spent the holiday vacation with relatives in and near O’Neill. The Chambers people broke a road through to O’Neill Tuesday with a snow plow. Provisions were getting low in the south country which was the immediate cause for action. Frank Benedict departed for Win ner last Sunday where he will be em ployed by the Tri-State Utilities Co. Mr. Benedict has been employed at the Ford Garage here for some time. Miss Catherine King returned to! her college work in Chicago, Tuesday. Mrs. Zeimer is at Huron, South Da kota, on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. John Salmans. Miss Margaret Allworth returned to Tilden last Sunday. Miss Margaret is teaching school near Tilden. Attorney and Mrs. John A. Davies, of Butte, Nebraska were guests of Judge and Mrs. Dickson Tuesday. Eli Abdouch gave a dancing party at the Wise building to a number of his young friends Monday night. James McPharlln, John Phalin, Joe Beha and Dan Sullivan returned to their studies in Creighton College, Omaha, the first of the week. Al. Tingle, one of the oldest and best known attorneys in this part of Nebraska, died at his home in Butte, Uoyd county, Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Moeller and children of Leigh are visiting this week with Mrs. Moellers mother, Mrs. John Fallon and other relatives. Mr .and Mrs .A. L. Roberts were presented with a ten pound boy as the whistles blew twelve noon Monday.— Sidney Telegraph, December 22nd. Miss Margaret Donohoe returned to her school work in Omaha last Sun day. Miss Margaret has been visiting vtith relatives in O’Neill during the tJoliday vacation. Mrs. R. R. -Dickson entertained a few friends at an informal dinner at her home one day last week in com plimentary to Mrs. Quinton Deaver, of Casper, Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. N. M. McManus return ed to their home in Chadron, Friday morning, after a two weeks’ visit dur ing the holidays with parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Simonson. At the regular meeting of the mayor and city council Tuesday night licen ses for three pool halls were granted. The new one being to Glen Anderson who will open in the Wise building. Postmaster Grady has received the announcement from the department that the delivery window at the O'Neill office will be closed at 6:30 instead of 7:00 o’clock in the evening, beginning Monday. Judge R. R. Dickson and C. B. Scott expect to go over to Butte Friday to attend the last rites for the late At torney A .H. Tingle, whose funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs. R. G. Goree and two daughters, Miss Aileen and Helenfay returned to their home at Long Pine, Saturday morning after spending the holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Simonson. A daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Ennis of Omaha on Janu ary 2nd. Mr. Ennis, who is the son of Mr .and Mrs. J. S. Ennis of this city, is manager of the Omaha branch of the Ford Motor Co. Vinton Simonson returned to Omaha Sunday inoming, where he will take up his school work again at Technical high. Vinton has been visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Simon son for the past three weeks. Deputy Collector of Internal Reve nue C. W. Porter, went to Omaha last Sunday where he has been attending a meeting of the deputies preparatory to assisting the people of the state in filling out their income'report. Miss Grace Hammond and Mrs. C. F. McKenna entertained the yclub at the home of Mrs. Hammond Monday night Cards served to pass away the time, Miss Irenaeia Biglin winning high honors. A very nice time was had by all. The Frontier has received a con siderable amount of the new equip ment and are getting the office in shape to resume business soon. The new linotype has been shipped from Chicago and should arrive here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Deaver re tained to their home in Casper, Wyo. | last Sunday. Mrs. Deaver has heed visiting here with her mother, Mrs, E. O’Donnell, for several weeks. Mr. Deaver arrived in O’Nejll Saturday evening from Chicago. Miss Marjorie Carter entertained the young girl’s class of the Presby terian Sunday School, of which she is a member, at the home of her par ents, Wednesday night. Their teacher Miss Esther Kilpatrick, was present, and a very nice time was had. Miss Marjory Dickson entertained friends at a dinner dance at her home New Year’s evening. The decorations were red and green. Among the dec orations were red roses and green candles. The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gallagher of Casper. Tom Hanson, of Tilden, the popular and well known traveling salesman for Granger Bros., will leave next week with his family for Florida, where they will enjoy the pleasures of the southern climate for a few weeks. A brother of Mr. Hanson will take his place "on the road” during his ab sence. The county men with trucks and tractor have been busy the past week endeavoring to open the roads of tne county, but on account of the light snow the roads would drift full again in a short time. The thaw of Tuesday formed a crust on the snow and when the roads again are open, no doubt will remain open so that travel may be resumed. Rev. M. F. Cassidy gave a six o’clock dinner Thursday evening to all those who contributed (toward the Super Heterdyne radio receiving set which was given for a Christmas present. During the past year County Judge C. J. Malone has issued thirty-three marriage licenses and performed three ceremonies. During the year 1922 which was the last full year previous to the passage of the new marriage law, there were 108' licenses issued in Holt county, and of this number the Judge performed thirty-two ceremo nies. It does not take a mathcmati tion to tell that there has been a loss to the county both to the judge’s office and to the clergy, photographer and many other lines of business in the county. The present marriage law should be repealed at this session of the legislature. It haB no advantages other than causing the bridegroom to take a wedding trip whether he really wants to or not. ABDALLA STOKE DAMAGED BY FIRE NEW YEAR’S MORNING Fire was discovered in the base ment of the M. S. Abdalla Ladies’ and Gents’ furnishing store about four o’clock New Year’s morning. The or igin of the fire is not known. The stock was damaged considerably by water and smoke. The fire was con fined to the basement and seemed to do the most damage to the floor joists in the central part of the building. Ell Abdalla, who was sleeping in the rear of the building, was awaken ed about four o'clock in the morning by the crackling of the fire beneath. In liis excitement and hurry to get out of the building and turn in the alarm, Eli broke the key in the front door and was unable to escape in that direction; he was likewise unable to open the rear door until he had suc ceeded in breaking the lock. He ran to the Golden Hotel in his undercloth ing and gave the alarm; before he obtained clothing he had frosted h,_ feet. The insurance adjusters were he’ the first of the week and adjir .-d the loss on the building. They will return later and settle Mr .Abdalla’s loss after Mr. Abdala completes an invoice of the stock. JERRY MARSH MEETS WITH ACCIDENT—FOOT IS CRUSHED Zeral Marsh, better known here as “Jerry”, who has been on the passen gar run between O’Neill and Sioux City for many years, fell from the ten- , der of an engine in the Great North ern yards in Sioux City Tuesday aft ternoon and was run over by a car. One leg was broken in three places and the foot was crushed. Hopes are entertained that the foot will be saved. Application for License O’Neill, January 1st: Paul Dewey Riley, Star, Nebr. Miss Myrtle Wade, Star, Nebr. PRE-INVENTORY SALE Commencing Saturday, January 10th, will offer my entire stock of Dry Goods at Greatly Reduced Prices 30-inch Outing Flannels, per yard at ... 24c 28-inch Outing Flannels, per yard at .. 16c Ginghams at 20 per cent discount. Percales, Dark and Light, at. .... . 19c 20 per cent off on Hosiery. 20 per cent off on Ladies’ Sweaters. 20 per cent off on Children’s' Sweaters. 20 per cent off on a Line of Men’s Sweaters. Bargains in Men’s Sweaters. A Special Line at Half Price. A Line of Men’s Winter Laps at Half Price. 20 per cent off on Oxfords. 20 per cent off on Gloves, Stationary, Purses and Ktc. A full line of Standard Patterns In Stock. 20 per cent off on All Shoes. 20 per cent off on Ail Underwear. Men’s 4-Buckle AH Rubber Overshoes ..j.. $3.75 Ladies’ Rubbers .v.... 90c Men’s Rubbers .... ._.... $05 20 per cent off on Blankets. 20 per cent off on Sheeplined Coats. Men’s All Leather Coats ..... $8.98 Men’s AH Leather Coats .....$9.98 All \aidage, Silks, Cantons Ciepes, Wool Goods and Cotton Including Muslins at 20 per cent off. This Sale is for One Week Only, cSosing on January 17th. Dming this vseek fiom the 10th to 1/th, will sell 100 lbs. ol Sugar at $7.75, Tall Condensed Milk 10 cts. a can. Bulk Seedless Raisins at 10 cents a pound J. P. GALLAGHER, O’Neill, Nebraska