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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1925)
4 VOLUME XLV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925. NO. 42. [At The Royal Theater, Friday and Saturday, March 20th and 21st Romance—Adventure—The Cattle Kings! Sit by their camp fires when the lights are twinkling across the silent prairies. Listen to their roaring songs of love and work and fight. Hear their tales of darina deeds and loving hearts—men untamed, unconquered in adversity, strong men and lusty, men who risked all on the throw of a die and met life or death with a smile. * The Chevrolet Our stock of Chevrolet Cara will arrive shortly. If you want a real car for the money, come in and talk to us. We are having a new sign put up on our garage and the place in the future will be known as The West Garage W. H. Starlin, Prop. LOCAL NEWS. Rev. W. G. Vahle, of Atkinson, was in O’Neill Tuesday. Neil Brennan spent Sunday with his family in this city. A. D. Palmer was up from Page Monday shaking hands with friends. Postmaster Garry Benson was up from Ewing Tuesday attending court. Joe Patterson was up from Page Monday and made this office a friendly call. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hershiser of this city last Sunday. Fred Sparks and son, Vernon, were in the city Wednesday from the Amelia country. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs en joyed another card party at the lodge rooms last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Baker, residing north of O’Neill, were visiting at the Hugo Alfs home in Atkinson last Sun day. Miss Mildred Malone went to Lin coln Monday morning for a two week’s vacation from duties in the office of the county judge. She will visit with a number of former O’Neill young lady friends. The missionary society of the Pres byterian church will meet with,. Mrs. C. B. Scott, Thursday evening, March 26th. Mrs. Dan McGinty came up from Omaha the first of the week for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Margaret Frost. Rev. Diggs will hold Episcopal ser vices in the Episcopal church next Thursday, March 26th, beginning at 8:00 p. m. Levi Ahn held a very successful sale at his farm six miles northwest of O'Neill last Thursday. Everything brought good prices. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Smith, of Ew ing, are visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. E. D. Henry, and family, this week. The lapel buttons for the Izaak Walton League have arrived and the Ikes may go get them of Harry Clau son, James McPharlin or Ira Moss. C. T. Taylor has moved to the Al bert Thierolf farm, twenty-three miles northeast of O’Neill, where he will farm during the coming season. A number of naturalizations were granted in district court last Monday. Those confirmed by the judge were: Joseph Daher Daas, of Amelia; Daher Elias Abdouch, O’Neill; Alfred Walt ers, Chambers; Nicholas Klein, At kinson; William A. Wolters, Cham bers; Otto Walters, Chambers, being refused papers at this time. Roads That Are Good The road you tread daily has many humps. Courtesy is the shock absorber in human re lations, that levels off these rough places. Our service will make many rough roads smooth for you. This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resources over $600,000.00. r The O’Neill National Bank Mrs. Sam Kent came up from Nor folk last Tuesday for a visit with hei daughters, Miss Joyce and Miss Mar iam, who are attending St. Mary’s Academy. In last week’s issue we mentioned the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest “Stein.” The article should have read Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Storn, of Catalpa. Mrs. Elmer Surber, accompanied by her children, Miss Florence and Mas ter George Elmer, went to Waterbury Nebraska, today for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herrick. James Pinkerman returned home from Omaha last Saturday where he has been confined in a hospital for treatment. Jim says he feels pretty good although he is quite weak. Jack McManus has been under the weather recently, suffering with sciatica contracted, he believes, the night of the fire last December, that destroyed The Frontier printing plant, The family of Dr. Kubitschek, in j eluding the doctor, were all sick with , the flu at one time last Monday and ' Tuesday. Dr. was out Wednesday and reports the remainder of the family as improving rapidly. Mrs. C. A. Brown and two children, Miss Edna and Master Orville, came down from Ainsworth on Wednesday of last week and spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ahn, residing six miles northewest of O’Neeill. C. J. Sauser has built a room in the southeast corner of the Virgin build ing on east Douglas street, with a separate entrance, and has installed a new barber chair and a new barber outfit. He opened for business last ; Saturday. _ ! Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Eveland, of Gor don, Nebraska, parents of Mrs. J. S. Ennis, of this city, Wednesday cele brated the anniversary of their mar riage which occurred fifty-five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Eveland have visit ed in O’Neill. Mrs. C. M. Daly, accompanied by a son, Billy, and daughter, Miss Doro thy, returned home Saturday evening from Fairbury, Nebraska, where she was called about three weeks ago by the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. Daly left her mother slightly im proved. Oliver Hill and Elmer Thockmorton ' were in from their farms in the north eastern pai-t of the county, Wednes day. They report the roads in good ■ condition and say that the farmer in their part of the county are getting ready for spring work. The robins are singing and the meadow larks are broadcasting their annual declaration that spring may be looked for almost any day. The army of Izaak Walton crow hunters, under the orders of General M. H. McCarthy, commander in chief, and ably captained by L. A. Simonson on one side and James McPharlin on the other, disposed of several hundred crows last Sunday. A number of squads have not reported the suc cess of their Sunday’s work which will be in addition to the present estimates of the day’s slaughter. Hugh McLeod, son of Mrs. Mary McLeod of this city, suffered a bro ken left leg last Sunday while hunt ing crows on the John Sullivan farm south of O’Neill. Hugh was en deavoring to hide from the crows in a pile of baled hay. In climbing over the hay a bale was knocked loose and it fell on his leg with enough force tc break the member below the knee. He was taken to the office of Dr. Gilligon where the fracture was reduced. The students of the senior class of St. Mary’s Academy presented their class play at the K. C. onera house ilast Tuesday evening to a large and ! appreciative audience. The story is a Japanese romjpice “Princess Kiku.’ Each individual taking part on the evening s program presented her part jin a pleasing manner and with the j grace that speaks plainly of the ! thorough and efficient dramatic train ing each individual has received at the hands of the sisters. Fire destroyed the residence on the ■J. W. DeLong farm seven miles south i east of O’Neill, Monday afternoon about three o’clock. The DeLone family were at the home of their son, Roy, about three-fourths of a mile west when the fire broke out. The entire contents of the residence was destroyed. We understand that one of the sons, who was arranging to shortly go to housekeeping for him self, also lost a considerable quantity * of household effects in the fire. A small amount of insurance was car ried in the building but none on the contents. Thursday, March 12th, was the twelfth anniversary of the blizzard of of 1013 when ranchers and cattle men over Nebraska, Wyoming and Colo rado lost thousands of head of cattle that died in the storm. Many of the cattle drifted into lakes and water holes and were drowned. The Ditch Company lost heavily in the blizzard as did a number of other ranchers in Holt county. Mrs. S. J. Weekes went to Omaha last Sunday for a visit with her parents, Judge and Mrs. C. T. Dickin son and to attend their golden wed ding which will be celebrated next Sunday, March 22nd. Mrs. Weekes and Dave Dickinson, chief of the se cret service with headquarters in Omaha, are the only children. A number of relatives from Iowa will attend the festivities. S. J. Weekes expects to go to Omaha Saturday to be present at the celebration. C. M. DALY HEARS FROM MITTENS SENT RESCUERS OF FLOYD COLLINS Early in February, soon after the news was flashed over the wire that I a ioyd Collin3 had been entombed in Sand Cave in Kentucky, C. M. Daly of this city, manufacturer of the Hynes Rubber Mittens, at once sent a large bundle of mittens to H. T. Carmichael, general superintendent of the rescue work. Mr. Daly had not Heard whether or not the mittens had reached their intended destination or whether or not they had been of service until a few days ago when he received the following letter: ~~ Kyrock, Ky., March 10, 1926. Mr. C. M. Daly, Mgr., Hynes Rubber Work Mitte*. Co., O’Neill, Nebraska. j Dear Sir: For some time I have wanted to write you a note of thanks | for your generosity and thoughtful- j ness in sending us a supply of Rub- j ber Work Mittens for use of those ] working at Sand Cave in the attempt- , ed rescue of the unfortunate Floyd Collins. ! These Mittens were of great ser- i vice to those engaged in excavating the Shaft and handling the rough . timbers and were a wonderful help throughout the operations. Albert Marshall, one of our mainstays in the Shaft, cut his hand severely but after having the wound dressed and with the use of your mittens was able to continue at work. Although we failed to reach the poor fellow in time, you have with the rest of us who helped, the satisfaction 1 of having done all you could. Thanking you for your co-opera tion, Yours very truly, H. T. CARMICHAEL. HTC-H MISS DEMARIS STOUT AND JOHN SULLIVAN SING OVER THE RADIO I . I Miss Demaris Stout, daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stout of this city, I and John Sullivan, formerly of this j c;ty, each sang a solo in the St. Pat rick’s day program broadcasted from radio station WOAW, at Omaha, Tues day evening between nine and ten thirty o’clock. Mrs. Hanley, wife of James Hanley, another former O’Neill man, also sang three selections during the program. Miss Demaris dedi- j cated her number to her parents in this city; Mrs. Hanley dedicated one of her selections to Dennis Hanley, of , I O’Neill The singers received many congratulatory telegrams and tale phone messages during the evening. THE COTTERILL SISTERS TO BROADCAST PROGRAM - I 7'he Cotterill Sisters, former O’Neill i girls, and well known throughout this part of the state as entertainers, will broadcast, a program on the evening of March 31st, from radio station KFI, at Los Angeles, California, le ginning at eleven o’clock (central time) and continue for one hour. The program will consist of vocal and in strumental numbers and readings. JESSE MILLS PLAYS VIOLIN OVER RADIO Jesse Mills, formerly of O’Neill, but row residing, in Omaha, was an nounced as a member of the four piece orchestra, which furnished part of the Sunday morning Radio Chapel services from radio station WOAW at Omaha. Jesse played the violin in jthe quartet. 1 MBiaws. l"'mW"1—111 ........ h ' p | K;‘ ;■ * * FOE BEHA WILL MAKE THE FOOT BALL TEAM Coach Chet Wynne, of Creighton college, Omaha, thinks tha he has picked a winner for the coming fall Foot ball season, in Joe Beha, of this :ity, who is attending Creighton. The iVorld-Herald of today has the fol owing to say about Beha: “The Creighton coach is looking for i good punter in Beha, a graduate 'rom the freshman squad, he has a nan that shows great promise with lis toe. Aside from being a good rnnter, Beha is a pretty clever all tround backfield man. He is tall and veil built, yet not too heavy to be 'ast and quick in his feet. “The big field was still too muddy or practice Tuesday and the squad tgain did their work in the green tbove the gymnasium.” FIRE DOES SMALL DAMAGE AT THE HORISKEY STORE The fire whistle called the depart nent to the grocery store of Mrs. Susie Horiskey Wednesday morning, ;o extinguish a small blaze in the ■oof near the chimney. No damage vas done other than the damage to ;he roof around the chimney. AMOS WELLS MANSFIELD. Amos Wells Mansfield died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank L. Bain, in the southern part of this city last Tuesday, following a prolonged illness of dropsy. The deceased came to O’Neill "Tn July, 1920, and has made his home here with his daughter a part of the time, going to the home of his son, Charles, at Spalding at intervals. Mr. Mansfield was born May 12, 1842, in Hancock county, Ohio, and was eighty-two years, ten months and fifteen day of age at the date of his death. He was married to Mary K. War roll June 20, 1863. He is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Frank L. Bain, of this city; Mrs. H. O. Nott, of Dix, Nebraska; and a son, Charles Mansfield, of Spalding, Nebraska. The remains were shipped to Spald ing Wednesday where funeral services were to be held today. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 17th: Thomas Maring, O’Neill, Letha Patterson, Colome, S. D. -—N To Have It, Save It % Money “burns a hole in the pocket,” gets away and is lost forever to the owner unless it is wisely invested or systematically saved. j Opportunities galors present themselves to the man who is fortified with money in the bank. Other folks seldom have a chance to multiply their incomes. Start a savings account here today and receive 5 per cent on your money. The Nebraska State Bank k \