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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1925)
THE t RONTIER. VOLUMN XLVI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925. NO. 6. An Object j' Lesson i Observe the successful business men you know. All of them have simple living habits. This insures to them good health and quick perception that enables them to quickly grasp good opportu nities. This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resources over $600,000.00. h The O’Neill National Bank LOCAL NEWS. Emery Smith and sister, Miss Catherine Smith, of Newman Grove, and a sister, Miss Anna Smith, of Norfolk, visited with C. P. Hancock ? and family over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ragan and children, drove over from Creighton and spent the national holiday at the home of Mrs. Ragan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quinn. Walter Tullis, of Lynch, was shak ing hands with O’Neill friends-last Monday. Mr. Tullis was a resident of the Mineola country for many years prior to his removal to Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rasley were in Norfolk Wednesday. Mrs. Tom Gallagher has been quite ill at her home north of O’Neill. Clifford Scott, Wm. Wabs and Hugh O’Neill were passengers to Norfolk Wednesday. Wm. Gust has moved his family to Norfolk where he has secured employ ment in a garage. M. F. Morton will hold a horse sale immediately following the circus, Saturday afternoon. M. F. Morton will hold a horse sale immediately following the circus, Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Tomlinson, of Opportunity, were visiting at the E. D. Henry home in the city today. Rev. George Bressler has been occupying the pulpit at Middle Branch for the past few Sundays. The Woman’s Working Society of the Presbyterian church will meet July 16th at the home of Mrs. Harry Cisco. Alfred Pierson, of Lake Preston, South Dakota, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting at the J. C. Harnlsh home. Sunday school at the regular hour 10 o’clock, at the Presbyterian church, Sunday, July 12th. No preaching service. Miss Kamilla Uhl left Wednesday for Madison and Salem, South Da kota, for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Elmer Davies came down from Valentine and spent the Fourth with her mother, Mrs. Ed Hughes and family. Joe Mann arrived from Chicago Saturdy evening for a several weeks’ vacation with O’Neill relatives and to try out the golf links. The horse sale will be held at noon, about 4 o’clock, or immediately Robert’s feed barn Saturday after after the circus is over. Edward and_ Donald Gallagher drove over to Plankinton, South Da kota, last Tuesday to look over their real estate holdings in that locality. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Frost and son, of Mitchell, South Dakota, came Fri day to spend the Fourth with Mr. Frost’s mother, Dr. Margaret Frost. They returned to Mitchell Monday Morning. . ooo twnim nnni)rwc(njuDi.iiWin>nnririo«<»>«no»»i>«oo«»<o<«««sMi ■*«♦»»»> D«maoatuo'Jooax|iowM>m<x>«iii»«.>m.iBii<>IW8(i„><„>,,|)iW»,^v.. Bros. - i 1 j i I t WATER-PROOF TENTS AND ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Eeo Zimmerman and daughter, Miss Ruth, of Hutchinson, Kansas, arrived in O’Neill, Wednes day, for a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zim merman, and with other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Fred West and daughter, Miss Vera, of Hutchinson, Kansas, arrived here on Wednesday of last week for a visit with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman, and family. They re turned home Saturday. E. N. Purcell, Frank Younkin and Ross Harris returned Tuesday morn ing from a several days trip to Oma ha during which they witnessed the opening of the state golf tournament Sunday and attended the show at Ak Sar-Ben Monday evening. Mrs. C. H. Lublcer has been enjoy ing a visit from three of her sisters, Mrs. Clarence Frey, Elk City, Ne braska; Mrs. John Falter, Huron, South Dakota; Mrs, Eber Schnauer, Plainview, Nebraska, who arrived Monday for a couple of days stay. Word received from Irving Harding by local friends is to the effect that the Hardings are returning from their sojourn in Arizona.* They will stop over at Grand Canyon for several days, enroute, and also at Denver, arriving at O’Neill about July 15. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mills returned home Wednesday evening from a week’s visit with their daughter, Mrs. Oscar Pierson, at Haywarden, Iowa, and with friends and relatives in South Dakota. Henry says that the crops look as good here as they did anywhere on the trip. State Superintendent John M. Mat zen, has recommended that all schools in the state or at least those schools whose teachers and pupils care to at tend the state fair, postpone the open ing of school this fall until the week following the state fair, in order that the teachers and pupils may take ad vantage of the exhibits. L. E. Oyler, the pleasant and effi cient manager of the Western Union uptown office at this point, has ac cepted a promotion to Scottsbluffs, Nebraska, and will leave to assume the duties of his new position Satur day. Mr. Oyler will be succeeded here by H. R. Cox, who relieved Mr. Oyler during his vacation this spring. Mrs. J. B. Ryan, Miss Loretta Ryan and Clement Ryan returned Sunday from a several weeks’ visit by auto to eastern points. They were ac companied by Mrs. Tom Nolan and son Jack, of Bassett, who remained at Roanoke, Illinois, to visit relatives. Miss M/ry Ryan and Miss Catherine Lynch. of Sioux City, returned with them for a short visit in O’Neill. The O’Neill Dahlia Gardens again are in full bloom, affording a sight of rare beauty to tourists and others passing the gardens on east Douglas street. The color scheme of the gar dens has been re-arranged so that the different varieties are grouped sepa rately, making the selection of bulbs for future delivery by patrons much easier. The Stuart baseball team met its first defeat, of the season at Rush ville Saturday, by a score of 6 to 5 in favor of Rushville. The game was the second of a series of three played at Rushville by the two teams,both of which consist of all-salaried players. Stuart defeated Rushville the first day 5 to 3. Rushville administered the second defeat to Stuart Sunday, when the score was 4 to 2. “The Pied Piper of Hamlin” soon is to be presented by the alumnae of St. Mary’s academy, as a grand open air production for the benefit of the academy and to assist in raising the almunae pledge of $2500 to the academy’s silver jubilee this fall. The production will be staged under the direction of the Priest sisters of Bat tle Creek, who have gained national fame in the work. The dates, which will be sometime the latter part of July, will be announced later. The little two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Jr., who reside near Blackbird postoffice, Sev ered the index finger of the right hand at the second joint Tuesday vi*hen he fell with the linger protuding through the hole in the end of the handle of a small stew pan or dip per. The edges of the hole were thin and sharp and completely severed the member with the exception of a small tendon. The child was brought to the office of Dr. Qilllgan where the wound was dressed. John 13. Ryan arrived here last Thursday from Eldora, Iowa, and will make O’Neill his future home. Mr. Ryan is the new division manager for the Tri-State Utilities Company, of Minneapolis, who own and operate a large pef cent of the lighting plants between Neligh and Valentine which will be the territory covered by Mr. Ryan. Mr. Ryan expects to go to Sioux 04t.y Saturday and accompany his family to O’Neill the following day. They will occupy the Clevish resi dence in the east portion of the city. The new side trek to the Purcell Produce Company buildings on the Northwestern right-of-way has been comleted and now is in use. The new track, necessitated by the increasing business of the firm which is the largest in north Nebraska will afford facilities for the better handling of shipments. The poultry department in the large building has been moved from the basement to the main floor, on a level with the loading dock. Facilities for unloading coal directly into the basement which is now occu pied by the coal department, also have been installed. 1 Our New Meat Market And Grocery Offers You Fancy Groceries Fresh Fruit. Vegetables t Best Meats together with Quality, Service and Price Phone Your Next Order to 47 Ross E. Harris Home of McLaughlins kept fresh coffee service WALTER GREGOR SENTENCED TO LIFE IM PRISONMENT FOR MURDER OF JOSEPHINE VERZAL Walter Gregor Thursday afternoon was sentenced to life Imprisonment -in the Nebraska penitentiary for the murder of his sweetheart, Miss Jo sephine Verzal, at Atkinson, Sunday, evening, May 10. Gregor was per mitted by District Judge Robert R. Dickson to withdraw his previous plea of guilty to murder in the first degree, made on June 19, and to sub stitute therefor a plea to murder in the second degree. County Attornes Julius D. Cronin consented to the sub stitution of the plea of guilty of mur der ip the second degree after Gregor had announced that after due con sultation with his attorney, Clifford B. Scott, and of his own free will and accord he would agree not to apply for a pardon, commutation or parole from the penitentiary for at least twenty-five years. Sentence to life imprisonment in the Nebraska penitentiary, the tenth day of May of each year, the anni versary of his crime, to be spent in solitary confinement, then was pro nounced by Judge Dickson and the sheriff ordered to take the prisoner to Lincoln forthwith. The judge stated emphatically that he did not desire the prisoner kept in the county jail, but wanted him taken to Lincoln at once. The sentence has the ap proval of Joseph Verzal of Atkinson, father of the murdered girl, and of both the prisoner and his relatives. Neither Verzal or the Gregors de sired the death penalty. Gregor him self at all times has seemed indiffer ent to whatever penalty might be im posed upon him, expressing willing ness to take without opposition what ever punishment meted out. He re cently requested that he be given an immediate hearing, as the loneliness of the county jail was more than ho could bear and he desired the com panionship of his fellows even though it be behind the penitentiary walls. Gregor now is 32 years old. He will be 67 when released, if he is re leased after twenty-five years. By that time, under the laws of life ex pectancy, his parents and his im mediate relatives all may be dead. The probabilities are that they will be, and that then he will be all alone. With those who loved him gone, he may be forgotten by the world and there may be none to importune for his freedom when twenty-five long years slowly have rolled around. M. F. Morton, of Wamblee, South Dakota, arrived in O’Neill Wednesday, and is arranging for a big horse saie that will be held Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Olivia Diggs, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, is visiting at the W. T. McElvain home south of O’Neill, this week. Mrs. Diggs and Mrs. McElvain arc sisters. Mrs. F. M. Nolan returned home from Columbus the first of the week where she spent the Fourth visiting with her mother, Mrs. Margaret O’Connell and with her brothers, Edward and Frank O’Connell. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter and children and Mr. and Mrs. Haffner and little Mary Campbell went over to Lake Andes, South Dakota, Mon day morning for a several days out ing at the famous fishing resort. r-i Base Ball Water Fight Thursday Afternoon July 16th BASEBALL WATER FIGHT O’Neill vs. Stuart O’Neill vs. Orchard Business Houses will close during ball game and Water Fight. Lynch will play O’Neill here Tuesday afternoon, July 12th. Big Bowery dance, benefit baseball club, Circus night, July 11th. i --