THE FRONTIER
I). II. t'ROXIX, Publisher. 'r
W. C. TEMPLETOX,
Editor and Easiness Manager.
Entered at the postoffice at O’Neill,
Nebraska, as second-class matter.
Pollyanna, The Glad Girl.
The pupils of the O’Neill High
School gave the play, “Pollyanna”
at the K. C. Opera House on New
Years’ night to only a fair house. The
fact, that the people had nearly all
celebrated the night before was prob
ably the cause of many not attending
this, one of the best plays to be put
on the boards by local talent. Miss
Fern Hubbard assisted in coaching
the characters and is entitled to her
share of the credit in its big success.
All the characters were very good
and it would be hard to pick out any
one for special mention except in a
general way.
Miss Iola Purcell carried the spirit
of the entire play in the part of Polly
anna, with her tears and her smiles.
At all times she demanded and re
ceived the sympathy of her Audience.
.Tarold Hough did the masculine
lead, Pendleton ,very adeptily, par
ticularly so because the character
was forty-five years old. Clark
Hough playing the part of Dr. Chil
ton had the idea of professionalism
well in the part.
The three women from the Ladies
Aid, Catherine Loy, Ellen Shaughnesy
and Lucile Vaught were typical char
acters, both in speech and dress. The
work of Catherine Loy was outstan
ding, while that of the others deser
ving of much credit.
Francis Davidson, the Irish Maid,
put her lines across in such a real
istic way that she got every bit of
humor to her audience.
Marguerite Hough as Miss Polly,
did some good work in her character,
indicating various moods and emo
tions in which she held her audience
closely.
Dale .Dressier, Pendleton’s man
acted in such a way as to furnish ex
cellent contrast to Nancy.
Harry DeLand took the part of
Jimmy as a youngster, and did ex
ceedingly well. Through his and
Polyanna’s acting our hearts were
opened to the two orphans.
Leo Ryan played the older and more
sophisticated Jimmy nicely, and is
deserving of credit.
All the charcters were fine and
each deserving of special mention.
Those who coached the players are
also entitled to credit It was the
best entertainment of its kind to be
put on here by local talent, in some
time.
We understand that the play will
be repeated in the near future.
Harry Rouen Has Birthday.
It is not often that birthdays occur
to one after a certain number of
• years have passed into history, but
some one found out that Harry Bowen
was born on January 4th, and conclu
ded that he too good a fellow to be al
lowed to celebrate the occasion alone,
so they told a few of his many friends
the secret and they gathered at the
Bowen home at the noon hour in a
body and found Harry happy and
unsuspecting of anything going to
happen. But he soon recovered and
took the surprise with the usual Har
ry Bowen smile and a hearty hand
shake of welcome. He first word on
recovering was: “There’s that darned
Miles out there, he done this.” But
Harry was wrong as we were perfect
ly innocent
Mrs. Bowen had been warped in
advance that something might happen
and she was looking for a hungry
bunch to invade their home, and was
amply prepared to receive us, und we
sat down to one of the finest dinners
we have had the pleasure of partaking
in many moons. There was every
thing good to eat and lots of it, in fact
there was so much of it that we all
stayed until after supper in order to
help dispose of a part of the good
thing Bhe had prepared.
The afternoon and evening went
all too quickly and the time for de
parture came even before we were
ready, but we wished Harry many
happy returns of the day and left for
home feeling that we had spent a
good time with a good fellow and his
good wife.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tom
linson, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis,
Mrs. A. V. Virgin, Mr. and Mrs, Smith
Merrell, and daughters Minerva and
Amalia, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Miles,
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Porter and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Swigert
His Fourth Birthday.
Last Saturday was the fourth anni
versary of *the birth of Thomas Ma
lon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Malone, and an even dozen of his lit
tle frends helped him to celebrate the
happy event. The party was from 2
to 5 in the afternoon and the little
men and little women enjoyed every
minute of the time.
Light refreshments were served
and differunt games played to keep
the tots busy. It was a great event
and thoroughly enjoyed by the little
folks. Those present were: Robert
-Malone, Virginia Malone, Thomas
■Malone, Elzabeth Graves, Merle Ar
nold, Rchard Arnold, Lenone Miles,
Florence Surber, Glen Lancaster,
Hois Templeton, Edward Stein and
Robert Hancock.
The party was nicely planned and
nicely carried out, and the little peo
ple are still talking of being to Tom
my's birthday party. "_
WM. FA LEON, AN O' 0 TIMER
OF THIS CITY, PASSED AW AY
IN OMAHA ON NEW YEARS I)A'
William Fallon was born in Ireland
November 25, 281!), and came to thi
country when fourteen years of age
He came to this county and O'Neil'
very closely following the settlement
of this city by General John O’Neil'
and his colony in 1874, the colony
making its stop here at noon on May
12th, and the deceased coming in Oc
tober.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Anjas-lasia Corcoran in this city later,
and to whom twelve children were
born. He settled on a homestead 4
miles north on what Is now known as
the Anna Hickey farm where they
lived until about twenty years ago
when they moved to O’Neill and re
sided here until about two years ago,
when they moved to Omaha where
they made their home until his death
at his home there at 2121 Locust St.,
on the morning of January first, when
he passed away after a short Illness
of a complication of bladder and kid
ney trouble.
Seven of the twelve children still
survive who with his devoted wife
mourn the death of one whom the^
loved.
The children living are:
Mrs. S. R. (Anastasia) Mares, Rog
ers, Nebraska.
Mrs. Lon (Agnes) Brundage, Omaha
Nebraska.
Mrs. W. L. (Mary) Yarlotz, Omaha
Nebraska
Mrs. Ben (Nell) Seacrest, Omaha,
Nebraska.
Mrs. Charles (Margaret) Zimmer,
Nebraska City, Nebraska.
Mrs. Geo. (Teresa) Walker, Detroit
Michigan.
James C. Fallon, Santa Barbara,
California.
Wm. Fallon, O’Neill, Nebraska.
Miss Rose Fallon, Chicago, 111.
Also eight grand-children.
The funeral was held from the Ca
tholic church here by Rev. M. F. Cas
sidy, and burial in Calvary cemetery
here.
Wm. Fallon has been one of our
most prominent citizens, always will
ing to do Ills share and more of work
to help build up his community or to
help a friend. He was well-known
to all the older settlers and he was
a friend to all. We all knew him so
well as to call him by his first home.
He came to Holt County when it was
nothing but prairie and he has done
his share towards making it the gard
en spot it Is today. He suffered all
the hardships of pioneer life, but
came through it with a smile, and he
earned a competence which he enjoy
ed during the waning years of life.
A Recommendation.
Dallas Center, la., Jan. 4, 1925.
Haynes Rubber Work Mitten Co.,
O’Neill, Nebraska.
Gentlemen:
Presume you will think I faded into
thin air but I am still going. Just
made the 66th load with that pair of
husking mitts, the left one Is quite
badly shot but can be repaired up
for several more loads.
I am just about finished on 25 acres
that no one would tackle on account
of snow and cold, but that has never
stopped me-so the mittens have had
a real test under every condition.
Expect to go to northern part of
the state in a few days and will like
ly husk all winter. They got eau^it
up there by an early snow and I un
derstand there are thousands of acres
In the field. Yours very truly,
H. P. FAGAN.
The above copy of a letter received
by the Hynes Rubber Work Mitten
Company, O’Neill, from an actual user
seems to us a marvelous showing of
the utility of these Rubber Mittens for
husking corn. Not alone the great
service that they give for this work
but the advantage under unfavorable
weather conditions and are a large
saving in money in husking mittens
which should recommend tlielr use
for this work as well as for tfther
work purposes.
DECEMBER TEMPERATURES
The following is the temperatures
for the month of December, taken
from the records at the court house
kept by Harry Bowen.
1 Monday—17 above
2 Tuesday—26 above
3 Wednesday—22 above
4 Thursday—20 above
6 Friday—20 above
6 Saturday—13 above
7 Sunday—13 above
8 Monday—7 above
9 Tuesday—Zero
10 Wednesday—2 above
11 Thursday 26 above
12 Friday—34 above
13 Saturday—30 above
14 Sunday—22 above
16 Mondaj-—18 above
16 Tuesday—6 below
17 Wednesday—10 below
18 Thursday—11 below
19 Friday—15 below
20 Saturday—13 below
21 Sunday— 8 below
22 Monday—16 below
23 Tuesday—4 above
24 Wednesday—16 bplow
25 Thursday —13 below
26 Friday—12 above
27 Saturday—11 below
28 Sunday—21 below
29 Monday—1 above
30 Tuesday—7 above
31 Wednesday—2 below
Ft»R SALK OR TRADK.
< One square block, in College Hill,
Hot Springs, South Dakota. Half
section in Montana, north of Billings.
' 10-tf PETER REIFER.
WOMEN’S CLUB ACTIVITIES.
The Literary and Art Department
had a very interesting program on
Wednesday, January 7th.
The play, “Aren’t We All," was re
viewed by Mrs. Sauers. Although thi
was a difficult play to review Mrs.
Sauers held the undivided attention of
her audience until the close.
Music was furnished by the Girls’
Quartette, composed of Misses Amolia
Merrill, Lona Cromwell, Grace Han
cock and Ruth Scott.
On January 14th the Home Econo
mics Department will have their regu
lar meeting, which will be in the
hands of the Welfare Committee.
BRENNAN-SHOEMAXER.
Thomas J. Brennan and Miss Agnes
Shoemaker, both of this city, were
married in Council Bluffs, Iowa, last
Monday, according to announcements
received by relatives this morning.
Further announcement will appear
next week.
EMMET HAPPENINGS
We, the people surely enjoy the sun
shine these days.
The south side people are bringing
in the hay in great big chunks.
J. W. Bailey was in O’Neill Wednes
day looking after some township bus
ness.
J. W. Bailey and John Lowery were
down to O’Neill on business last Sat
urday.
Ralph Harris who got hurt on the
railroad some time ago, is able to be
out again, and is working for his
brother Ross in the store.
Peter Clausson who lives north was
an Emmet visitor Tuesday, and was
so well pleased with our kind treat
ment, that we look for him back soon.
Grace and Louise Bailey who are
attending high school have had to dis
continue driving oh account of the
snow and are now boarding with Mrs.
Art Barnes in O’Neill.
Our merchants, Harris and Graham
are putting up ice this week, the qual
ity is excellent—about twenty inches
thick. They hope to get up enough
to keep Emmet cool all next summer.
The passage of Scripture that says
■ to “Lay up no Treasurers,” don’t ap
ply to but very few of us round about
Emmet. Never-the-less we are enter
ing the New Year with renewed ener
gy, and we are looking to the hope
ful future, and offer our arms, still
strong, to bear its burdens and brave
to share its battles.
SUBSCRIBER
SCHOOL NOTES
The members of the Professional
Training class told Christmas storiesji '
to the pupils in the grades before the
holidays.
The Junior Normal Trainers are
glad to have Effie Butterfield back in
class after an absence of several
weeks due to illness.
The two classes in arithmetic re
views are receiving Teachers’ Exam
ination questions, in order to be better
prepared for the county examination
on January 24th.
©’Neill basketball team will play
Dwing Friday. This will be a fast
game and worth seeing.
Eighth Grade—The eighth grade all
reported for duty Monday.
Eva Spangler entered the grade on
Monday morning.
Gene Ashton, a former pupil of the
grade, has been visiting the class this
week.
The class took up “Snow Bound”
Tuesday, also a review of measure
ments.
Loretta Saunto had a perfect spell
ing lesson Tuesday on the syllabifica
tion of words.
The class istaking civics this week
in lieu of history and are learning the'
names of our new officers, etc.
Sixth Grade—This class lost two
pupils with the new year. They are
Mary Ellen Pinkeiman who is now a
boarder and student at St. Mary’s
Academy and Alden Rriener who is at
tending District No. 5.
Gladys Hough was absent Tuesday.
Katherine Shoemaker returned from
her home at Stanton Monday morning’
Lola Smith brought a number of
very fine views of different sections
of the Plateau states for use in the
geography class Wednesday.
Fifth Grade—Everyone is back in
school after Xmas vacation except
Audrey and Edrey Colfax and Alme
Schilowsky. They live in the country
however and are kept home on ac
count of the bad roads.
The fifth and seventh grades are
anxiously looking forward to the ar
rival of the new basketball, which is
expected the latter part of the week.
First Grade—Helen Pound has re
turned from Blair, Nebraska. We are
glad to have Helen with us again.
The first grade has lost three pu
pils this week—Frances Benedict and
Yvonne Briener and Geraldine Bay.
Second Grade—The second grade be
gan to read from Book two of “The
Progressive Road to Reading’’ Mon
day.
Bertha Strong and Leo Cadwell
were absent Wednesday morning.
Effie Butterfield is back to school
again. The Junior Class is glad to
see her, and hopes she will have no
difficulties in making up her work.
Grace Bailey is back after a week’s
absence.
The Public Speaking class is taking
up Impromptu Speeches now. This
promises to be very interesting.
The civics students are preparing
essays, which will be given before the
assembly room.
The Algebra class is receiving and
getting ready for the semester exams.
.
Applying Drastic
Methods
By EDGAR T. MONFORT
•• ■ *'
(Copyright.)
StTE had such n gay little wny with
her, always a smile or a laugh, a
bit of sunshine or a Joke. So happy,
untouched by life’s troubles, Philip
YValnright thought as he watched her
flitting around1 his room.
“You'll soon be up,” she smiled as
she stopped In her work of arranging
the things on his dresser. “I heard
Doctor Maxton say he might let you
sit up a few minutes tomorrow If you
have a good night and don't run a tem- j
perature this afternoon."
“That will be great, Miss Taylor. ;
P1I be glad to get my clothes on again,
but even that has Its drawbacks.”
Elizabeth Taylor laughed. “Draw
backs! You’re a funny patient. Most
b{ them have fits of joy at the very
Idea of getting dressed again, and
you’ve had such an extra long siege,
too."
“I know, but we can’t always Judge
from appearances. There are worse
things than being sick in a hospital
with a dear little nurse to take care
of you.”
Miss Taylor looked at him in 1
amazement. “You mean you’d rather
be sick than well?” she asked, her
eyes wide with astonishment.
“No-o—not exactly that. That would
be rather an exaggerated statement of
my state of mind; but Pm bordering
on that, and if you look at me once j
more with that absurd little cap on ,
your head and your big blue eyes
drilling through me, why I’ll never ,
leave.the place as long as I live. But
I do wish you’d wait until I get fixed
up before you look at me so hard.
Really, I’m not half bad when I’m
aressea ana snavga.
“You’re getting flirty now.” Her
voice was reproachful and she turned
back to her work.
“No, really I’m not. Please turn
around again. Hang It, a fellow’s at
such a disadvantage when lie’s tied
by the leg in bed.” „
Miss Taylor -obeyed.
“Yet, not a minute ago you weren’t
sure you wanted to get well so fast.”-. \
“That’s true, too. I’m not. Oh, if
you only understood.” There was real
distress in his tones, and Elizabeth
stopped her teasing.
"Well, I’m sorry. I wish I could do
something to help you.”
"No one can, I’m afraid.”
, A silence fell between them.
“Want to tell me?” she invited at
last.
“Shame to bore *ou with my wor
ries, but it would do me good to talk
It over. It’s a situation that’s come
up at the office. When I got my pro
motion there were seven other men
who had their eyes on my J<#>. Nat
urally they are disappointed nnd dis
gruntled, and now they are under me
they are trying to make it just as un
pleasant as possible.’'
j “Sillies,” said the girl. “They must
have known that all of them couldn’t
have had It, anyway.”
“Yes, but each one thinks he was
the man for the job, and that gives me
seven enemies, although In truth I
should have only one at most.”
“Plow do they worry you?”
“Oh, they almost mutiny at times,
and are surly and unwilling to carry
out my orders.”
“I’m going to the mountains for a
six weeks rest after I leave here, and
then If they try any foolishness I’ve a
mind to test your prescription. I’ve
always been opposed to such methods,
but sometimes it seems the only way.”
Wainwright, on the theory that ab
sence makes the heart grow fonder,
had secretly hoped that he would be
welcomed back after his long Illness,
nnd that the old jealousies and an
tagonisms would be forgotten. But
he was wrong, they were more hostile
than ever, and Foster, who had substi
tuted for him while he was away, was
the most disgruntled of all.
"All right, Foster, he said, “I guess
I’ll take hold now.”
Foster rose from Walnwrlght’s desk.
“I guess you’ll have a hot—”
Walnwrlght’s list landed square on
the big man’s chin, causing him to sit
down suddenly in the middle of Hie
floor, a ridiculous looking object with
a bloody lip.
“Anybody else want some of the
same medicine?" Wainright Invited,
but Foster’s friends made no effort to
come to his rescue. They turned back
to their desks and went on us If noth
ing had happened.
That was the end of the mutiny.!
Wainright was treated with respect
and his word was law in his depart
ment, nnd when he Joyfully told Miss i
Taylor about it that evening she was j
radiant with joy.
‘You’re an awfully clever little girl,”,
he told her warmly, “but now I’m up
against another problem.”
"What is it?” she asked. “Maybe I
can help solve it, too.”
“I want to know whether you’d rath
er be kidnaped, or dragged to my tvlg
wam by the hair, or exactly what is
your preferred method?"
A quick flush spread over her face,
but she was soon herself again, nnd a
tlash of mischief came Into her eyes
as she answered:
“You might try a little gentle coax
ing first, followed by just a dash of
cave-man stuff'.”
He followed her advice to the letter,
and won.
Familiar Type of Car
"Selling a family I tel r loom?”
"Heirloom nothing! This ear's only
been driven 5,000 miles.”
• "How far has It been towed?”
RODEKWALD—FEIKE
Miss Zelta Fern Feike, general sec
retary of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege Alumni Association, and editor
of the O. A. C. Alumnus, became the
bride of Assistant Professor B. W.
Rodenwold at a pretty wedding which
took place at eleven o’clock Tuesday
morning at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Feike, 1009 East
Sixteenth street, Portland. The wed
ding service, which was witnessed by
only the immediate family and close
friends of the bride and bridegroom,
was read by Rev. H. H. Griffis of the
First Christian Church.
Miss Dorothy Edwards, r sorority
sister, attended Miss Feike, and
Howard Stearns, a fraternity broth
er, was Mr. Rodenwold’s best man.
The bride was attired in a wedding
gown of white satin cut on simple
lines, with low waistline and skirt
draperies. Rich lace formed the yoke
and sleeve effect and the skirt drape
revealed a touch of the dainty lace. A
white net and orange blossom corsage
arrangement with silver streamers
completed the costume. She carried
a beautiful shower arrangement of
Cecil Brunner roses, lilies of the val
liey and sweet peas. Miss Vivian Feike
sister of the bride, sang “At Dawning”
just before the ceremony, and wedding
music was played by Mrs. R .W. Feike.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodenwold left to
spend the holiday vacation at the
Oregon beach resorts, but will return
to Corvallis early in January and will
take apartments at Sixth and Monroe
streets. Mrs. Rodenwold’s going-away
costume was a traveling suit of gray,
trimmed in fur and braid. A chic hat
of brown and shoes of the same tone
completed the costume. During the
summer the couple are to tour the
eastern states, visiting Mr. Roden
wold’s home in Nebraska.
Miss Feike, who entered Oregon
Agricultural college as a sophomore
after spending a year at Drake Uni
versity in Des Moines, Iowa, was a
popular student leader in college and
graduated with honors in 19'19. After
two years as secretary of the school
of home economics, she became gen
eral secretary of the O. A. C. alumni
association. The O. A. C. Alumnus,
which has been issued monthly with
unfailing regularity since she took
over its editorship, has recently been
greatly enlarged and improved its cir
culation greatly increased. The pub
lication of the O. A. C. Song Book
under the auspices of the Alumni as
sociation is largely attributed to her
initiative by college officals.
Miss Feike is a member of Phi Kappa
Phi, all-college honor society and has
served as one of its principal officers
and organizers; she is national treas
urer of Omicorn Nu, national econom
ics honor society, and a member of
the American Association of Universi
ty Women and the Delta Zeta sorority
She is on several important faculty
administrative committees and is sec
retary of the Board of Governors of
the O. A. C. Memorial Union Corpora
tion.
Mr. Rodenwold, who is assistant
professor of animal husbandry at O.
A. C., joined the college staff in 1920,
having graduated from the University
of Nebraska in June of that year, with
the degree of B. S. Before his grad
uation he was student assistant on
the faculty at Nebraska for two years.
He is a member of Gamma Sigma
Delta and Alpha Zeta, national honor
societies in agriculture, and of Alpha
Gamma Rho social fraternity. He has
already taken a position of quiet lead
ership among the younger men of the
faculty, and gives promise of becom
ing a very efficient factor in the live
stock industry 0f the Northwest.
The above article is taken from the
Corvallis Butte-Gazette of December
27th issue in the state of Oregon.
IF YOU NEED THE OLD LOAN ON
your farm renewed for anothter 5 or
10 years, of if you need a larger loan
I can make it for you.—R H. Parker,
O’Neill, Nebraska. 21-tf
Women’s Clnb Calendar for January
January—Literary Department.
Leader—Mrs. Haffner
January 14—Home Economics.
Program by Welfare Committee
January 21—Music Department.
Leader—Mrs. Daly
January 28—General Club.
Leaders—Miss O’Donnell and Mrs.
Malone.
KID PARTY?
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clauson enter
' tained the members of the Etavirp
j club and their husbands at their home
Thursday evening, at a “kid party.”
The members came in costume. The
early part of the evening was spent
playing kid games. Cards and di
cing was the program for the later
hours. ./1
A FALSE REPORT
—-■ -■ 1
During the past few days there has
been a report in circulation that the
booze hounds, who visited Holt coun
ty early in the week, raided my pro
duce house and found evidence of
liquor. This statement is absolutely
false and contains no semblance of
truth. They did not visit my place.
I had no knowledge that they were in
the city. I would suggest that if the
iulewise, of which there are many in
, O’Neill, would occupy their time at
some useful pursuit, the people who
are tending to their own business
would have a fair chance and this
community would be a better place in
which to live.
E. N. PURCELL.
STRAYED.
One black yearling steer with white
face, Slit in one ear. Came to my
place, 5 miles southeast of O’Neill and
6 miles northwest of Inman. Owner
can have same by paying for adver
tising and keep.
28-3 FRED VITT.
Royal Theatre
I The Home of Good Pictures
- FRIDAY -
l’ola Negri in
“MEN”
Comedy
- SATURDAY -
Fred Thompson in
“THE MASK OF LOPEZ”
Comedy and “Riddle Rider”
-SUNDAY AND MONDAY
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
with Lon Chaney, supported by an all.
I star cast... It’s a wonderful produc
tion, a wonderful picture and won
derfully executed. You will be en
raptured with it.
It is. far more spectacular and has
a more powerful narrative appeal than
■ “The Birth of a Nation”; it has more
i dramatic quality than “Intolerance”;
| it has more power than “Way Down
! East”; it has by far a greater all
around appeal than “The Covered Wa
, gon”; in fact there is scarecely a
point where it cannot be said to excel
I its competitiors.”
| Owing to the length of the show we
will start promptly at 7 o’clock—be in
your seats early.
Comedy and News
— TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY —
Kenneth Harlin, Clara Bow and Car
mel Myers in
“POISONED PARADISE”
Comedy
-THURSDAY and FRIDAY
, Conrad Nagel, Nita Naldi, Lew Cody
and Hope Hampton in
“LAWFUL LARCENY”
! COMING—Triumph—Bed Room Win
dow—Dark Swan—Three Women.
This.coupon when presented at the
Royal Theatre from Tuesday, January
18th to Friday, January 16tli, inclusive
admits one woman when accompanied
I by one paid adnlt admission.
Staple & Fancy
Groceries
Phones 68 and 126
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BEN GRADY
“The Grocer”
Parts Supplies Hemstitching
The Singer Shop
New and Second-Hand Sewing Machines
All Makes Cleaned and Repaired
' W. A. GUY, Manager
v O’Neill, Nebraska