Neb. State Hietorical
The Frontier.
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VOLUME XLV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925. NO. 50~
LOCAL NEWS.
John Harmon has been on the sick
list this week.
Thomas Waldron has been on the
sick list this week.
Neil Ryan was a passenger to
Omaha Tuesday morning.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Borden last Tuesday
morning.
Miss Marian Dickson went to
Omaha and Lincoln Monday for a
visit with friends.
Mrs. Rebecca Davidson’s condition
is not much improved. She has been
ill for some time.
A ten pound daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Georgia Rasley and daughter,
Miss Dorothy Hall, were in Norfolk
Friday and Saturday.
George Bradt has been confined to
his bed at his home on the Bradt
farm northeast of O’Neill.
Mrs. P. B. Harty went to Omaha
Friday for a few days visit with her
father, D. H. Cronin and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cavanaugh
have moved from Inman to the John
Cavanaugh home south of O’Neill.
The Junior-Senior banquet of the
Page High School was held at the
Subway in this city last Friday even
ing.
Frank Lancaster conducted another
of the pld time dances in his large
dairy barn north of the city, Tuesday
evening.
The Woman’s Working Society of
the Presbyterian church will meet
with Mrs. C. J. Malone, Thursday,
May 21st.
Tom Donlin returned to his ranch
near Fort Randall last Monday. Tom
has been visiting here with his family
for some time.
Clifford B. Scott went to Lincoln
Tuesday morning to look after the
publication of a fraternity paper of
which he is the editor.
George Harrington came down
from Hot Springs last Thursday in
order that he might spend Mother’s
day under the parental roof.
Grand Master Robex-t R. Dicksen
is spending this week in various
towns and cities of the state where
he is officiating at Masonic functions.
Attorney W. K. Hodgkin has been
appointed city attorney by the mayor
of Sidney, Nebraska, and Walter is
now serving in that official capacity.
John Hanley, who has been visit
ing here for a couple of weeks with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Hanley, returned to Omaha Wednes
day.
Miss Demaris Stout came up home
from Omaha Tuesday, to attend the
funeral of her grandmother, Mrs.
Dwyer, whose funeral was held this
morning.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Sullivan, Monday. The little
fellow lived but a few hours. The
l-emains were laid to rest in Calvary
ceme~3.i? Tuesday.
Miss Naomi Harnish entertained
the pupils of her school who played
ball here last Saturday, at her home
following the ball game. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Rev. George Longstaff is now driv
ing a new Dodge Coach equipped with
balloon tires.
The Atkinson Graphic of last week
says that the Tri-State Utilities Co.
have unloaded a car of 35 and 40-foot
poles, 60,000-volt insulators and high
line switches at the Atkinson station.
W. W Watson, of Lincoln, and H.
J. Abrahams, of Omaha, drov^ up
from Inman last Friday, where they
are visiting with relatives, and were
shaking hands with O’Neill friends.
Miss Margaret Howard came home
from Vetal, South Dakota, last Tues
day where she has been teaching
school for the past year, her school
having closed for the summer vaca
tion.
The O’Neill ball team, under the
management of M. H. McCarthy the
veteran base ballist, are in Stuart to
day where they expect to win from
the Stuart team. Persons will pitch
the game.
Mrs. J. B. Mellor, Mrs. D. Stannard
and Miss Evelyn Stannard drove to
Stuart Monday evening to attend a
musical given at the academy, in that
city. The ladies say that the pro
gram was excellent.
I
Miss Edna Harnish closed a suc
cessful school year in District No.
127, three miles southeast of Oppor
tunity, with a picnic last Friday. A
large crowd was present despite the
rainy weather. All enjoyed v a good
time.
Albert Thierolf and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, came up from Utica, Ne
braska, Monday. Mr. Thierolf return
ed home Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth
will remain here for a visit with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Hunter.
Editor J. H. Welton, of the Hooker
County Tribune published at Mullen,
Nebraska, and son, Ross, who is also
associated with the paper, were in
O’Neill over Sunday celebrating
Mother’s Day with their mother and
grandmother, Mrs. A. A. Welton.
Ewing Advocate, May 6: Wm.
Bailey, a former resident of Ewing,
was killed last week on his farm near
Hot Springs, South Dakota, by being
dragged to death by a team. The
funeral was held at Neligh, and in
terment made in the Oakdale ceme
tery beside his wife.
Will M. Dunn, editor and publisher
of the Southerland (Nebraska) Cour
ier, was a guest of an old time friend,
Dr. L. A. Carter, last Friday. Mr.
Dunn was with the Muskovite cere
monial team that conferred the work
upon twenty-five travelers at the I.
O. 0. F. hall Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. W. Lehmann and
son, Richard, drove up from their
ranch six miles southeast of Cham
bers, Tuesday. Mr. Lehmann thinks
that the recent freezes and heavy
frosts of last week have wrought con
siderable damage to the fruit trees
as well as thee alfalfa and pastures.
The old friends of S. D. Gallentine,
formerly of the northern part of this
county but now of Norcatur, Kansas,
will be pleased to learn that oil has
been struck in the vicinity of Nor
catur. No doubt Mr. Gallentine’s
holdings will be greatly enhanced in
value by he addition of oil to their
resources.
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pository for money; more than a
place upon which to issue checks.
A modern bank is an institution of
helpfulness to its depositors and cli
ents. It is interested in seeing that
they are prosperous and successful in
their financial ventures.
Depositors who let us help them
with with advice born of long experi
ence, can testify to the value of our
experience.
Let us serve you.
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Mother Borgia, accompanied by
Mother Aquin, both of Mount St.
Mary’s Seminary, of Omaha, was
called here this week by the death of
her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Dwyer.
They will return to Omaha Friday
morning.
MR. and MRS. GATZ
GIVEN A SURPRISE
Mrs. F. C. Gatz, and her daughter, j
Mrs. F. C. Clift, of Long Pine, enter
tained more than one hundred guests
at a seven o’clock dinner at the
Western Hotel Wednesday evening
as a surprise to their son and brother,
and bride, Mr,, and Mrs. Edward Gatz.
One of the features of the evening
was a mock wedding which caused
considerable merriment. Clinton
Gatz was the bride, J. J. McDermott
was the bridegroom while John Ker
senbrock officiated as the marrying
parson. J. B. Mellor and S. J.
Weekes were the official witnesses.
Following the dinner program the
party adjourned to the K. C. hall
where the remainder of the evening
was spent in dancing.
O’NEILL COUNTY CLUB
WILL OPEN MAY 20
The opening of the O’Neill Country
Club will be held on Wednesday even
ing, May the 20th. Elaborate plans
have been made to make this opening
the finest that has ever been held.
The chairman of the committee, D.
H. Clauson, has engaged the Man
rose Merry Makers for the occasion
and has received word from the leader
of the orchestra th$t they will play
for the openings at the Lincoln and
Columbus Country Clubs on the
nights immediately following their
appearance here. All members of
the Club are urged to be present and
make this the most enjoyable dance
of the season. The privilege is
granted to members to invite any
guests that they may choose for this
dance. It is expected that many out
of town guests will be present. The
dancing will begin at 8:30 p. m.
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The following handicaps are allot
ted to members of the O’Neill Country
Club for a tournament to be played
among club members in the near
future. The handicaps have been
given to the various players from in- j
formation that the committee has re- j
garding the respective ability of each
player:
J. A. Donohe 0, C. B. Scott 10, W.
J. Biglin 5, F. J. Biglin 1, E. M. Gal
lagher 1, J. F. Gallagher 6, H. J.
Birmingham 1, R. M. Sauers 6, C. W.
Conklin 10, J. F. O’Donnell 1, Ed
O’Donnell 3, C. P.'Hancock 15, P. C.
Donohoe 1, S. J. Weekes 6, R. R.
Dickson 5, H. J. Reardon 4, Geo. A.
Miles 90, D. H. Clauson 5,* Elmer
Surber 15, Ed Gatz 15, W. J. Ham
mond 15, J. D. Cronin 0, Wm. B.
Graves 6, P. J. O’Donnell 0 t, j
Kubitschek 3, Ben J. Grady 5, F. N.
Cronin 5, Ira H. Moss 6, L. A. Carter
8, C. E. Stout 3, H. E. Coyne 3, W. H.
Harty 6, Geo. Agnes 8, Clifford B.
Scott, 8, F. J. Dishner 4, J. M. Hunter
9, E. T. Campbell 4, M. H. Horiskey
7, J. B. Mellor 4, P. B. Harty 4, C. N.
King 4, C. J. Malone 15, L. A. Bur
gess 5, R. F. Griffin 5, H. H. Haffner
10, C. E. Yantzi 15, Tom Brennan IQ,
E. F. Porter 10, T. V. Golden 8, E. H.
Suhr 10.
instructions.
All members of the club are
eligible to enter this tournament. At
the time that the entry is closed the
names of all players will be placed in
a hat and drawn in pairs. Then the
brackets will be formed as in regular
tournament play. In case a man has
a handicap of 3 and is matched with a
player having a handicap of seven,
the difference would be 4 and the
player who receives the -handicap has
the option of taking the strokes on
any hole or holes that he may select
or need the strokes. Regular hole
play shall govern in all matches.
The entry fee will be 50c, payable in
advance. Entrants should see P. C.
Donohoe, Dr. Carter, Harry Clauson
or Ed Gallagher on or before Sunday,
May 17th. Suitable prizes will be
given to the winner and runner-up.
Pairings will be posted at the Clyb
cm Sunday morning, the 17th.
SON OF FORMER O’NEILL
RESIDENT KILLED SUNDAY
Leo J. O’Neill, aged twenty-one
years, the young man who was killed
in an auto accident near Lincoln, Ne
braska, last Sunday afternoon, was
the son of Dr. and Mrs. O. S. O’Neill,
of West Point, Nebraska. Dr. O’Neill
was a resident of this city for a
number of years prior to 1898, when
he moved to Norfolk where he was
| engaged in the real estate business
until a couple of years ago. Besides
|his parents the deceased leaves one
sister who is a teacher in the West
| Point schools. Leo was a student at
, the State University Law School at
; Lincoln.
THE O’NEILL BOYS
WIN PLACE IN STATE
TRACK MEET, LINCOLN
Coach W. R. Riddlesbarger, ac
companied by six of O’Neill’s best
track and field men, went to Lincoln
last Friday where they participated
in the state track and field meet in
Groupe No. 1.
This is the first time in the history
of the O’Neill public school that it
placed in a state contest, winning
third place among the thirty-five
schools competing in Group No. 1.
Fairfield was first with 17 V4 points.
Tilden was second with 14 points and
O’Neill third with 13 Vfc points. The
O’Neill team won the relay at the
same time breaking the state record
for Group 1.
The O’Neill boys competing in the
state events were: Warren Hall
Merle Hunt, Cyril Hirsch, Morris
Downey, Leo Ryan and Donald Al
derson.
Mr. Riddlesbarger, this morning,
received the beautiful large banner
awarded to the O’Neill school for
their having won third place in the
state track meet. The banner will
be displayed in a down-town store
window where it may be seen by
everyone. Each of the athletes who
scored in the state meet were award
ed a bronze medal for each event in
which he placed. Warren Hall re
ceived three medals, Merle Hunt re
ceived two and Morris Downey and
Cyril Hirsch each received one
medal.
Following is the summary of the
events in which the O’Neill boys
placed:
Track Events.
100-yard dash: Millnitz, Plainview,
first; Hrabak, Dodge, second; Heck
enlively, Fairfield, third; Hall, O’Neill,
fourth. Time, 10.4 seconds.
220-yard /lash: Hrabak, Dodge,
first; Hall, O’Neill, second; Hunt,
O’Neill, third; Davis, Glenville, fourth.
Time, 23 seconds.
440-yard dash: Johnson, Baker
rural, first; Hall, O’Neill, second;
Hockenlively, Fairfield, third; Wil
son, Pawnee City, fourth. Time, B3.2
seconds.
Field Events.
Half-mile relay: O’Ne# (Hirsch,
Downey, Hunt and Hall) first; Ans
ley, second; Fairfield, third; DeWitt,
fourth. Time, 1 minute, 38 seconds.
THE O’NEILL BALL TEAM
DEFEATS EMMET SUNDAY
O’Neill and Emmet played the first
regular game of base bal& of the
season on the O’Neill diamond last
Sunday. The boys show consider
able class and judging from the
showing made in the Sunday game
the home team will develop into a
fast bunch under the leadership of
their captain and coach. Although
the day was cold and windy, a fairly
good sized crowd of spectators were
present and gave their encourage
ment to the team.
The score was 7 to 4 in favor of
O’Neill.
The O’Neill team will go to Stuart
Thursday where they will meet the
Stuart boys.
Following is the summary of the
game:
O’Neill— AB R 1BPO A E
Farrier, 3rd -B—3—3—0—1—1
Wilging, 2nd .. 2—0—1—2—0—0
McDonald, cf _4—0—0—3—0—0
Doyle, c _4—1—1-16—1—1
Persons, p _3—0—2—0—0—0
Connor, 1st _3—0—0—2—0—0
Bazelman, ss -4—1—0—3—1—1
Enright, rf -3—1—1—0—0—0
Merriman, If _4—0—1—1"—0—0
Hanley, cf ...1—1—1—0—0—0
Emmet—1 AB R IB PO A E 1
Ford, rf ..5—0—0—0—0—0
H. Troshinski, 3rd—4—0—0—2—1—0
.Tones, c _ 4—1—1—5—1—0
Gordon, cf _.4—1—1—2—0—0
T. Troshinski, 2nd 2—1—0—0—3—0
M. Troshinski, ss _..4—0—0—1—1—2
J. Troshinski, 1st .. 4—0—1-14—0—1
Ed O’Donnell, If —4—0—1—0—0—0
W. Troshinski, p ....1—1—0—0—5—0
Sacrifice hits, Wilging 2, Enright
1; Two base hits: Doyle 1, Enright
I, Gordon 1; Three base hits: Per
sons, 1; Base hits, off Troshinski, 10,
off Persons, 4; Struck-out, by Per
sons, 18, by Troshinski 5; Bases on
balls: off Troshinski 2, off Persons 4;
Hit Batsman: Persons 4; Passed
balls: Doyle 1. Umpire, Richardson.
HEN KILLS HER BROOD
OF FOURTEEN BABY CHICKS
Colonel James Moore, the auct
ioneer, has more occupations than
I crying sales. Among other things
' he has a large flock of Purebred j
Rhode Island Red Chickens. Sunday
| morning was the appointed time for
j James to remove a number of hens
j from their nests after they had com
I pleted their hatches. Three of the
number had hatched every egg given
them but one of the three had killed
her entire family of fourteen chicks
and had taken them out of the nest.:
The colonel claims to own the meanest
!hen in the county.
WALTER GREGOR MURDERS
HIS SWEETHEART, MISS
JOSEPHINE VERZAL, SUNDAY
Walter Gregor, of Atkinson, Ne
braska, shot and killed Miss Joseph
ine Verzel, his sweetheart, about ten
o’clock Sunday evening, in the pres
ence of her mother and a younger
brother. Following the shooting
Gregor jumped into his car and drove
to the country, where, it is said, he
attempted to shoot himself and it is
also claimed that he endeavored to
kill himself by hammering his head
agayist a tree. Later he returned to
town and gave himself up to Joseph
Verzel, father of the dead girl. The
father notified (he sheriff’s office and
county attorney, Julius D. Cronin,
at once. Gregor was brought to
jail Monday night. A charge of
first degree murder has been filed
against him. He was given a
preliminary hearing before County
Judge Malone Monday evening, which
he waived. He was taken to the
county jail at FreThont for safe keep
ing where he will await trial. Ar
rangements are being made to call
a special jury and try the case next
month.
The story of the tragedy leading
up to the shooting of Miss Verzel
seems to be that the girl and her
mother and brother attended a pic
ture theatre in Atkinson as did
Gregor. Before the show was over
Gragor left the theatre and hid in the
shadow of some shrubbery about one
block from the Verzel home where he
awaited the coming of the girl. Fol
lowing a short conversation with the
girl Gregor shot her below the breast
and she died in abut twenty minutes.
The following statement appearing
in the Norfolk News, made by Gregor
in his cell in the Dodge county jail
also tells part of the story:
“Fremont, Neb., May 13—Repen
tent and in a state of mind border
ing on morbidity, Walter Gregor, 29,
of Elgin, confessed slayer of his
sweetheart, Josephine Verzel, of At
kinson, last Sunday night, sat in.
Dodge county jail today and related
the story of a blighted love affair,
the first and only one of his life, which
led to the shooting.
“ ‘I told them I was guilty,’ he said,
in a soft voice. ‘I’m willing to take
my medicine.’
"Three years ago he met Miss Ver
zal, he said. About two years ago
he became engaged to her, and a
short time ago she broke the en
gagement. She said that she did not
want to marry a farmer, he stated,
when he told her that he had few
worldly possessions and, after mar
riage, they would have to start at the
bottom and earn what wealth they
were to have.
For the past three months he
brooded continually over the girl’s
refusal to marry him, he said, and |
his worry became such that he was
unable to sleep nights. Only when
he was worn out with worry would
sleep come. He left Atkinson and
went to the southern part of the,
state, where he became ill from'
worry, he said.”
No violence was shown the
prisoner by the people of Atkinson.
The funeral services for the mur
dered girl were held from the Cath
olic church at Atkinson Tuesday
morning. Miss Verzel was a promi
nent young lady of Atkinson and was
the bookkeeper in the Hoakinson
general store where she has been em
ployed for several years. Her
father is also employed in the same
store.
O’NEILL-EWING ROAD
GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL
The O’Neill-Ewing road has received
final approval by the federal in
spector. As soon as the returns are
received from Washington a special
letting will be advertised for at
O’Neill. Construction is expected to
begin on the road by July 1st.
THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF
MUSKOVITES HOLD LARGE
CEREMONIAL, FRIDAY
Six of the officers of Krimlin Kolo
Imperial Order of Muskovites, ac
companied Babe Ruth, the Imperial
bear, to O’Neill last Friday and con
ferred a ceremonial upon a class of
twenty-five.
Those who crossed the burning
sands of Russia on their journey to
Siberia, and who also made the ac
quaintance of her magesty, Babe
Ruth, the Imperial bear, and one of
the escorts on the journey, were from
Atkinson, Page, Chambers and O'Neill.
The evenings entertainment opened
with a six o’clock banquet at the
Golden. The long table was pre
pared along the west side of the
spacious dining room where all of
the guests and travelers were Beated.
Each one present was presented with
a place card and souvenir of the oc
casion. Following the banquet the
ceremonial began in the I. 0. O. F.
hall.
The ceremonial was conferred by
Will Dunn, of Southerland, Nebraska,
regont of Krimlin Kolo, assisted by
Wm. Simants, of North Platte, Ne
braska, custodian; Roy Signer, of
Kearney, Nebraska, royal inspector;
Perry Buchanan, North Platte, Ne
braska, Jesse Rector, North Platte,
Nebraska, and Charles W. Poff, of
Denver, Colorado, who is custodian
of the bear.
A number of visiting princes were
present from Albion, Lynch and
Page.
The large black bear that is used
in the ceremonial and that made the
very intimate acquaintance of each
of the travelers, belongs in the city
park at Denver, Colorado, and is
one of fourteen bears that may be
seen there at any time. She was
six years old last January and weighs
300 pounds. Charles W. Poff, one
of the caretakers of the animals in
the Denver city park, was in charge
of the bear. “Babe Ruth” became a
little unruly after she was taken from
her crate at the depot Friday morn
ing. She soon became acquainted with
the fact that there were animals in
in the city that were deadly enemies •
of hers and thereupon decided that *
she would visit the traveling tent
show nearby. With the assistance
of others Mr. Poff was finally suc
cessful in landing “Miss Ruth” in a
cell at the city jail until her services
were required late that evening,
iht.n Rweg seOeP
The ceremonial party moved |o
Fremon where they conferred the
work upon a large class Monday
evening. Five other ceremonials will
take place in the near future in
various parts of the state, one of
which is Laurel on the 18th of May.
Little Things
Make Big Things
Many customers do not realize how
many different things we do, to give
them what we term service.
If you will think this over a little,
you will be surprised how few cf our
daily transactions really mean profit
to the bank but nevertheless we are
glad to do them.
This bank carries no indebtedness
of officers or stockholders.
Resources over $600,000.00.
The
O’Neill National
Bank