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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1925)
THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager _ » Entered at the postoffioe nt O'Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. One Year $2.00 Six Months - —— — $1.00 Three Months.. — $0.50 ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on Pages 4. 5 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 25 cents an inch (one column wide) per week; on Page 1 the charge is 40 cents an inch per week. Local ad vertisements, 10 cents per line first insertion, subsequent insertions 5 cents per line. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be instantly removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher and subscriber. O’NEILL OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATS STUART THURSDAY AFTERNOON O’Neill this afternoon before the largest crowd assembled at a regular game this season defeated Stuart the most decisively the westenders have bben walloped this year. The score was 9 to 3, which almost if not quite wipes out the sting of the defeats suf fered at the hands of Holliday’s boys earlier in the season. The way the O’Neill sluggers batted Mr. Miller around was scandalous and at times brutal. Fourteen hits were accumu lated off him in the eight innings in which O’Neill was at bat, while in nine innings of trying the Stuart men only succeeded in hitting four of Al len’s fancy ones. Two of these lat ter hits were in the first inning, All man of Stuart, taking the first one and Higgenbotham bringing him in and also scoring a homer by knocking one over among the cars which ex tended well down into right field. The homerun which was the only one made in the game, was due to the failure to make the customary ground rule which only allows two bases on such occasions. However the absence of the rule was as fair to one side as another and Allen, who in addition to being a pitching ace is also O’Neill’s most dependable batter, knocked two down in the same gar den only to have them strike auto tires and bound back in. Stuart’s two scores in the first inning may have caused them to opine that the game was to be easy pickings, but Allei^ was only fooling them in' the first and the only other run allowed was, in the fourth, after which dame a long; long row of blanks, Brunning, Stu-: art’s shortstop, made the only error the official scorer chalked up against iliem, and O’Neil! was charged with four. All excusable however. fritz Doyle in center field rind Joe Bazelman at second featured in the game. Bazelman accepted all that came to him and handled them in faultless manner iind tlic score book shows that Fritz in five times at bat crossed the homeplate three times ami that. Bazelman in four times up scored two of O’Neill’s nine. The first double play <Sn the home grounds r his season came in the sixth, tvhen Bish op for O’Neill on short, handled a hot one from Carroll of Stuart and pass ed it on to Bazelman, forced out All man coming down from first and then completed the play to Person at first. All the O’Neill plyers were on their toes all of the time and the machine backing up Allen’s mastered pitching moved like clockwork all of the time. Ross Harris of O’Neill umpired the strikes and balls. Allman of Stuart started out to umpire bases, but made an unfortunate, although uninten tional, rank decision at second, and then retired in favor of Will Russ of Chambers. The umpiring was re markably clean and clear of bias and members of both teams were united in praising the decisions of Mr. Har ris behind the bat. But one unpleas ant occurance marred an otherwise perfect afternoon for O’Neill baseball fans who did not have their money on the opposing team. That was when an O’Neill fan, perhapsbecauseof per sonal dislike or jealousy, attempted to rattle Umpire Harris by declaring that he had $10 on Stuart for the game. The insulting insinuation naturally aroused the manly ire of the umpire, who tendered his mask and plate to the intruder. The manage ment and Chief of Police Hopgh in the future should be prompt and serve in supressing such outbreaks. Following are the statistics of the game: Stuart— Allman, rf Carroll, 2b Holliday, lb Higgenbotham, If Hamilton, 3b Murphy, c DoLong, cf Miller, p Brunning, ss Giblin,, batted for Brunning in 9th. O’Neill— F. Doyle, cf E. Doyle, c Harrington, 3b Allen, p Fersons, lb Rouse, rf Beha, If Bishop, ss Bazelman, 2b Batteries, Stuart, Miller and Mur phy; O’Neill, Allen and Doyle. Two base hits, F. Doyle and Persons; Double plays, Bishop to Bazelman to Persons; Home run, Higgenbotham; Base Hits, off Miller 14, off Allen 4; Struck out by Miller 8; by Allen 13; Bases on balls off Miller 1, off Allen 3; Hit by pitcher by Miller 2, by Al len 2; Errors Stuart 1, O’Neill 4. Stuart 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—3 O’Neill 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 x—9 Immediately following the ball game the crowd gathered at the Baz tdman corner on south fourth street where the water fight took place be tween the Orchard and O’Neill fire men teams. The personnel of the visiting team was Glen Miller, Harold Browning and Homer Walmer, the same fighting team that won the water fight here July 4th; Jim David son, Bert Gunn and Ed Hagensick composed the O’Neill team. Both teams were evenly matched and put up an excellent exhibition. The fight v.as decided a draw after about fifteen minutes of fighting, neither side hav ing made a material gain on the other. The boys on each team were stickers and stood agvinst the heavy pressure unflinchingly. No doubt another fight will be arranged later to settle the question of “who is the best,” RECEPTION TENDERED i; REV. LONGSTAFF BY NEW PARISHERS AT HANSEN The follbwing items from the Hast ings Tribune of July 9, under a Han sen date line, speaks of the cordial reception accorded the Rev. George Longstaff and his family by the mem bers of his new congregation: “One of the most successful and en joyable social events of the season was the reception for the new pastor, the Rev. Mr. Longstaff and family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bau mann. Over one hundred were in attendance. The large lawn was well lighted with electric lights from the /farm lighting plant. Ice cream and cake were served. “The families of the Rev. Mr. Long staff, H. L. Sanderson, A. H Bau mann, M. N. Rounds and R. D. Bush nell spent the afternoon of the Fourth at the Platte river. • - W. C. T. U. PICNIC. There will be a picnic in the City Park Wednesday afternoon, July 22, to include all members of the W. C. T. U. and their families, children of the L. T. L. and Nebraska Guards and their parents. Bring lunch baskets a plate, cup and spoon. Boys bring ball and bats. A short business meeting will be held. “Ain’t Nature Wonderful” By “UNCLE PETE,” O’Neill, Nebraska. (Courtesy St. Louis Post Dispatch.) O’Neill, Neb. Romeo, the prize head of the flocks at Charley Harding’s poultry ranch just north of Beaver Flats, is dead of heat exhaustion, due to a mistake in judgment attributed to injuries sus tained by the blooded rooster in a heavy electric storm which visited the Calamas Valley recently. The direct cause of death as given by Doc Wilkinson was eating worker honey bees. Komeo early m life discovered that drone bees were not possessed of stings and also that they were de licious morsels of food. He also learn ed after one or two trials to disting uish between them and the stinging •worker bees by the difference in the pitch of their hum when in flight and of their size when at rest. Year® of practice made him expert in catching them in flight, sorting them out of the air from among their fellows and on occasion pursuing them to the very opening of the hive, then duck inp around the stands and making off before he could be attacked by the more warlike members of the colony. Romeo was highly prized by Mr. Harding, not only because of his breed ing, but also because his appetite for 'drones kept the colonies suflRcien’ly reduced that they ceased to sivarnt. Romeo, while grasshopper hunting last Tuesday, was caught out in a severe storm while some distance from shelter, and after the disturb ance was found in a nearby field by his master, stunned and somewhat dazed. He recovered sufficiently to be about again after several days’ treatment, but with both his eye sight and hearing impaired from his terrible experience. These infirmi ties resulted Saturday in his swallow ing a number of worker bees before he discovered his mistake and his dea,th of heat exhaustion from run ning in the hot sun in the mistaken effort to get away from internal pains when they began to sting. Jl'LY 4th STATEMENT The following doners made possible the Fourth of July Celebration: O’Neill Gas & Oil, $25; Zimmer man & Son, $10; John Kersenbrock. $10; A. Toy, $10; W. H. Ilarty, $10; Wm. J. Meyer, $5| P. J. McManus, $10; J. P. Gallagher, $10: Tom En right, $5; S. L. Thompson, $10; Pur cell Produce Co., $10; Connor Bros., $10; Ben J. Grady, $10; Seth Noble, $10; McMillan & Markey, $10; M. S. Abdulla, $10; O. F. Biglin, $10; Han ford Produce Co., $15; Yantzi & Son, $5.00; J. M. Seybold, $10; Western Hotel, $10; J. J. McDermott, $5; Star- i lin Garage, $5; M. II. Hayden, $3; H. E. Coyne, $3; A. Saunto, $5; D. Ab-! douch, $10; Grand Cafe, $25; Martin Ilazelman, $10; Fred Robertson, $1;| Farmers Elevator Co., $10; Pig by i Pruss Bros.; L. M. Merriman, $5; | Galena Lumber Co., $10; White Owl Cafe, $10; Dr. C. H. Lubker, $10; J. j C. Harnish, $2; Dr. L. A. Carter, $2; Geo. Bay, $2; Archie Bowen, $5; J. I B. Ryan, $10; Warner & Sons, $10; 1 R. E. Harris, $10; Golden Hotel, $10; D. H. Clauson, $2.50; Mike S. Ab-1 dalla, $10; J. H. McPharlin, $5; Mrs. Susie Horiskey, $5; H. B. Hubbard, $2; W. B. Graves, 2.50; Jas. F. O’Don nell, $10; S. J. Weekes, $10; Julius D. Cronin, $5; First National Bank, $10; | H. J. Hammond, $2; J. A. Donohoe, $10; Swift & Co., $5; Ed. Hagensick, ! $1; C. J. Malone, $2.50; W. E. Conk- i lin, $2.50; C. W. Conklin, $2; R. E. Gallagher, $2; C. B. Scott, $2.50; Ira H. Moss, $2; B. T. Winchell, $1; John Melvin, $1; R. L. Jordan, $5; L. G. Gillespie, $2; Mellor Motor Co., $15; Geo. Urlaub, $1; Dr. W. F. Finley, $5; H. J. Reardon, $5; W. W. Abbott, $2.50; Walter Stein, $2; Geo. Bress ler, $5; Stouts Drug Store $5; Frank Phalin, $2; C. M. Daly, 2; Sam A. Arnold, $3; Clark Hough, $1; Harding Cream Co., $5; Edwin Hull, $1; S. L. Berry, $2; L. A. Burgess, $6; W. P. Curtis, $1; Stout’s Drug Store, $5; L. E. Downey, $1, Billy Britton, $1. Total Donations . $556.22 RECEIPTS July 3—Bowery dance . $ 51.80 July 4—Bowery dance_ 284.00 July 6—Change returned.... 25.00 July 4—Old Time dance_ 60.85 July 4—Concessions . 70.00 July 4—Ball game _ 267.75 Total ... $ 759.40 DISBURSEMENTS 1— Ewing Advocate, ad — $ 2.00 2— Page Reporter, ad _ 2.00 ,3—Inman Leader, ad .. 2.00 4— Chambers Sun, ad _ 2.00 5— Atkinson Graphic, ad .... 2.00 6— Stuart Advocate, ad_ 2.00 7— Drum cymbles _ 6.64 8— The Frontier, ads _ 20.00 9— The Independent, ads .. 20.00 10— R. M. Sauers, freight .. 2.96 11— World-Herald, locals ..... 3.61 12— Sioux City Journal, ad .61 13— Check for change_ 26.00 14— Albert Brooks, 1-h-g. .. 5.00 16—Bill Welsh, 2-horshoe g 3.00 16— Chet Morgan, tug-war 10.00 17— Jas. Dugan, bs.-tug-war 5.00 18— Jack Grady, l-pie-eat_ 1.00 19— Willie Dugan, 2-pie-eat .50 20— Mrs. Wm. Malloy, 1-n-d 2.00 21— Mrs. Ed Steskal, 2-n-d 1.00 22— Wm. Dugan, l-bs-n-d-16 1.00 23— Henry Minton, 2-16-b-n-d .50 24— J. Sullivon, 1-10-bs-n-d 1.00 25— R. Biglin, 2-10-bs-n-d.. 1.00 26— Wm. Ahrens, 1-bs. bl-g 12.00 27— Swisow-Winchell, 1-3-leg 3.00 28— Ryan-Dugan, 2-3-leg ... 2.00 29— Joe Stein, fair grounds . 1.00 .30—Steve Hicks, gate _ 1.00 31— Geo. Clyde, west gate ... 1.00 32— L. O. Johnson, grounds 1.00 33— Levi Hull, fair grounds 1.60 34— Bill Grutsch, fair grounds 1.00 35— Miss M. Martin, booth 1.00 36— Holt Co. Fair, suplies .... 1.25 37— Holt Co. Fair, water .... 2.00 38— S. Simmons, fair gds... 1.00 39— John L. Quig, booth .... 1.00 40— Mr. Hartford, fair gds. 1.00 41— Joe Filsinger, turn-wtr 1.00 42— Spencer ball club, 2nd 60.00 43— O’Neill ball club, 1st. .. 90.00 44— Rev. Hutchins, 2nd boys 8.00 45— P. W. Duffy, 1st h r.. 25.00 4C—Mrs. C. M. Daly, parade 30.00 47— Matt Dugan, 1-16 boys 2.00 48— -Jim O’Donnell, 2-16-bs 1.00 49— L. Johnson, 1-10-boys.. 1.00 50— J. Gaughn, 2-10-boys_ .50 51— Marie Bay, 1-10-girls.. 1.00 oc—i^ois rratt, z-iu-girls. .50 53— J. Dugan, 1-men-f-f-all 6.00 54— L. Ryan, 2-men’s-f-f-all 2.60 55— W. Hall, 1-mens race.. 3.00 56— J. Dugan, 2-men’s raec 2.00 57— B. Mohr, 1-16-girls _ 2.00 58— Leo McGreka, 2-16_ 1.00 59— E. Madison, 1-fat-m-race 2.00 60— W. C. Buford, 2-fat-m 1.00 61— J. McCarthy, 1-bicycle 2.00 62— F. Wyant, 2-bicycle_ 1.00 63— H. H. Beers, address _ 20.00 64— 0. W. Baker, 1-fiddler.. 5.00 65— Arch Wyant, 2-fiddler.. 3.00 66— Mat Ernst, 1-dancing_ 3.00 67— D. Abdouch, salt _.55 68— H. Walmer, 1-water f.. 15.00 69— C. Cromwell, 3-parade 2.50 70— Donaldson’s orchesra.. 125.90 71— J. Davidson, 2-vvater-f 3.00 72— 73— R. R. Taylor, orchestra 16.00 74— A. P. Strube, laying floor 36.00 75— C. E. Zimmerman', 2-w-f 3.00 76— J. Filsinger, 2-w-f _ 3.00 77— H. E. Coyne, lights .... 4.45 —A. E. Bowen, piano-2-n 4.00 79— Geo. H. Jones, labor_ 14.80 80— Page band ......_ 25.00 81— Frontier, tickets, dance b 7.75 82— Wm. Meyer, 1-polka .... 3.00 83— Dean Selah, orchestra 8.00 84— Mrs. iy. Htoriskey, spuds .65 85— Mrs. Rasley, K. C. hall 20.00 86— Dr. Lubker, tel. calls_ 3.75 87— E.D' Henry* Postage, calls 1.28 8»—Warner & Sons, powder 6.00 89— E. Hagensick, wiring.. 2.00 90— R. E. Calvert, labor _ 1.00 91— Reardon Bros., wax _ ,00 92— Geo. Bressler, corn meal .90 93— Esenia & Jensen Co., fire 73.70 J4—Seth Noble, lumber _ 162.35 95—Joe Wise, store room 5.00 !;X~Lndependent’ 1000 bills 13.00 97—O Neill bail club, 5 balls 5.00 .♦8—Mike Kirwan, labor_ 5.00 99—Jas. Moore, marshal_ 5.00 Total Expenditures $ 992.15 Tan. 29—Balance on hand ... $ 3.17 June 18—Donations _ 180.50 June 20—Donations _ 229.00 June 23—Donations _ 89.00 July 3—Donations_ 42.50 July 6—Donations.. 10.00 July 7—Donation . 1.05 July 14—Donation ..._ 1.00 Total _ $ 556.22 3.17 Total Donations . $ 553.05 July 6—Cash deposited ..... $ 97.85 July 6—Cash deposited .. 296.44 July 6—Cash deposited 339.72 Total . $1,290.23 3.17 Total Receipts —. $1,287.06 Total Expenditures_ 992.15 Balance __ $ 294.91 E. D. HENRY, Secy-Treas. O’NEILL CONCERT BAND. JUBILEE FUND. To the many interesting and gen erous contributors to the Jubilee Fund for St. Mary’s Academy the com mittee wishes to make the following report of money received to date: June 7, Bridge Tea, sponsored by Anna Dwyer Coyne, Bea McCafferty Gallagher, Lottie Grady Hammond and Anna L. O’Donnell, $68.30. June 27, Bridge Dance, sopnsored by Elizabeth Donohoe Grady, Mabel Stratton Griffin, Gladys Miles and Grace Hammond, $58.67. July 14, Picture Show, sponsored by G enevieve Biglin, Irenaeia Biglin, Beatrice Cronin Harty, Genevieve Mullen Harty and Demaris Stout, $82.65. Pledges— Frances Grewe . $10.00 Dorothy Bruder.. 2.00 Mabel McNichols Wade _ 25.00 Agnes Langer _ 5.00 Marguerite Linahan.. 10.00 Anastatia Carney . 1.00 Margaret Donohoe _ 10.00 Alice Criss . 10.00 Agnes Hoffman . 5.00 Total _ $78.00 ANNA L. O’DONNELL, Chairman Jubilee Fund. LATTER DAY SAINTS REUNION. The annual reunion of the Re organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints opened at Inman on Friday of last eeek. This is an event of long standing among the members of the church in central Nebraska, the reunion having been held at Inman for many years. The people gathered from various places, camping, others living in wagons, or boarding during their stay. The re union lasts for ten days, each day be ing occupied »n relijiPus and social activities. Devotional and class hours for old and young fill the forenoon and a part of the afternoon, daily. iVolley ball and other social games fill the leisure time. Elkhorn River affords fine swimming in the late afternoons. Preaching services are held each evening. A happy group of young women, Temple Builders, from Neligh, are in camp with Mrs. Pearl Allen as their guardian. They are enjoying real camp life and participating in the services of the reunion. On Sundays the attendance is augmented by auto loads from Neligh, Clearwater, Val entine, the region of Swan Lake, and other parts of the state. Elder Levi Garnet, of Inman, is president of the reunion. Apostle J. E. Gleazer, of Independence, Missouri, Bishop A. B. Phillips, of Lamoni, Iowa, Elder George Jenkins, Mission ary to Nebraska, and Elder C. B. Woodstock, of Lamoni, General Su perintendent of the Sunday school, with the local ministry, are assisting in the conduct of the reunion. Elder C. J. Smith, of Sioux City, spent a few days in camp early in the week. It is worthy of note that the mem bership of the church includes many men holding positions of trust in central Nebraska. In a large degree the membership are honest, intelli gent, industrious, worthy citizens of the commonwealth. In religious faith and belief they differ from other churches, but they gladly join in every effort to promote human happiness and public welfare. They accept the Bible as the word of God preserved among the Jews and the Book of Mormon as a record kept by the an cesters of the American Indian, di vinely preserved and brought forth in our day as a second testimony to the mission of Christ and to the power of God in the salvation of mankind. Both of these books strongly denounce polygamy and other nefarious teach ings of the Mormon church in Utah. *** COX-HANNA. C. Ralph Cox, of Mirable, Missouri, and Ethel N. Hanna, of Holden, Mis souri, were married by County Judge C. J. Malone at his offices late Sat urday. Mr. Cox is the operator at the Western Union uptown office. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING. Special meeting of School District No. 4, of Holt County, Nebraska, will be-held at Dorsey school house, July 27, 1925, at 2:00 o’clock, P. M., for the purpose of voting on the installa tion of the 9th and 10th high school grades; hiring high school teacher and remodeling the school house; also voting an increased levy t« pay for same. R. V. NIGHTENGALE, 6-3 Dorsey, Nebraska. 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Louis Dvorak.” Upon motion same was granted. 11 o’clock Chairman Sullivan ar rived and assumed the chair. ‘‘Motion Mr. Chairman. It appears that the South West % of Sec. 18. Twp. 29, Range 15 is assessed much higher than adjoining land of like quality. Therefore I move you that the val AND YET I The above doesn’t disclose other important factors Kj in connection with a p Federal Farm Loan I For instance:— | A Low Interest Rate I i* Profit Sharing by Borrowers 1 No Commission ^ Loan Expenses Paid by Dividends ’ H Long Time Easy Payments With Optic* 1; No Red Tape ' S I j We are glad to answer any i»^fry_address II . jaLL?’d^nell I .^Treasurer 9J °’NeiU v. :f Nebraska®