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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1925)
THE FRONTIER !>. H. CRONIN, Publisher W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager Entered at the postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. One Year-- $2.00 Si* Months-- $1.00 Three Months- $0.50 ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on Pages 4. 5 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 26 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 6 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. __ • 1' - CHICKEN THIEVES : . SENTENCED TO THE DOUGLAS COUNTY JAIL 4 - Six chicken thieves, ranging ih age from 64 years to 17 years, last Sat urday were sentenced to stiff terms in the Douglas county jail by District Judge Robert R. Dickson' in the judge’s announced campaign'to clean up chicken stealing ih ’ the’ Fifteenth judicial district. Steve Payne, aged 64, and Charles Allman, aged 36, both of Stuart, drew six months each, Charles Cole Jhr., aged 27, of Stuart, drew five months; James Hoffman, 34, of Stuart, and Lee Orr, 22 residing northeast of O’Neill, were sentenced to four months each and John Addi son, 17, residing northeast of O’Neill, was given three months. Orr and Addison have been in the Holt county jail since July awaiting trial, which was the judge’s reason for giving them light sentences. The men were ordered taken to the Doug las county jail because the capacity of the Holt county jail is only four committed prisoners. All six of the men pleaded guilty and two others of one of the gangs are still being sought by officers. Judge Dickson, who several years ago sent several Boyd county chick en thieves to the penitentiary, scath ingly denounced the prisoners, char acterizing chicken stealing as lower than bootlogging and of almost equal magnitude in its financial returns. Chicken .stealing is attractive t > p tty criminals, he said, because of the diffi culty rightful owners have in identi fying their property and the ease and quick financial return with which the loot can be disposed of for this reason, The prisoners were taken to Omaha for confinement by Sheriff Duffy of Holt county Sunday morning. WOMAN’S CLUB ACTIVITIES. The regular reception for teachers will take place at the club room on the evening of September 30th, at 8 o’clock. Program in charge of social committee. All teachers of O’Neill schools are cordially invited. Club Calendar for the Month of October. Department of Literature. October 7th. American Poetry Day —Mrs. J. A. Brown, Leader. Dept, of Heme Economics. October 14th. Frozen Desserts, Demonstration—Mrs. Suhr, Leader. Department of Music and Art. October 21st. Home Music. Archi tecture—Mrs. Ryan, Leader. Mcneral Meeting. | Royal Theatre | HOME OF GOOD PICTURES. -— FRIDAY —_ Larry S»man in “THE GIRL IN THE LIMOUSINE” Comedy — - SATURDAY __ Buck Jones in “ARIZONA ROMEO” Comedy and Fighting Ranger - SUNDAY & MONDAY _ Colleen Moore in “SALLY” SALL^ S BACK—And she’s brought Leon Errol with her too. When you see Leon fall you’ll laugh till the roof shakes—and when Sally falls in love you’ll thrill ’till your heart aches_ and when you’ve seen the whole won derful show you’ll corn* back—again and again.. Comedy and News — TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY — Jack Holt in “EMPTY HANDS” Comedy -THURSDAY & FRIDAV _! Jetta Gondal in “SALOME OF THE TENANTS” Corned* Coming—“When A Man’s A Man.” Among the sorority pledges an nounced at the university at Lincoln Monday appear the names of Miss Inez Grant, of O’Neill, and Miss Kathryn Krotter, of Stuart, to Kappa JDelta. October 28th. The Sixth Annual Calendar of the O’Neill Woman’s Club has been re ceived from the hands of the printer. It is one of the most attractive that has yet been compiled. Unusual and interesting programs in all depart ments are in evidence. Let us strive to make this our best and most profitable years. Attend the meetings, encourage your president, encourage each other. * Club Reorter. SILVER JUBILEE. St. Mary’s Academy will celebrate its Silver Jubilee on October 1, 2, 3, and 4, as follows: October 1st—Sisters Day. October 2nd—Academy Day. 8:00 a. m. High Mass, Chapel. 8:00 p. m. Pageant of St. Mary’s K. C. Hall. October 3rd—Alumnae Day. 8:00 a. m. Solemn Requiem High Mass, St. Patrick’s Church. 6:00 p. m. Business Meeting, St. Mary’s Auditorium. 6:00 p. m. Benediction. 6:30 p. m. Banquet. October 4th—10:30 a. m. Solemn High Mass, St. Patrick’s Church. Sunday, October 4th—Is visitors day and all friends of St. Mary’s are cordially invited to visit the Academy and renew friendship with the Sisters and Alumnae. MRS. JULIA COWPERTHWAITE. Mrs. Julia Cowperthwaite died in St. Joseph’s Home, at West Point, Nebraska, Friday morning, September 18th, at about eleven o’clock follow ing an illness of about four years, two years of which time she was un der the care of trained nurses at the St. Joseph Home. Juila Yant was born December 21, 1848, in Pennsylvania. She was mar ried to Joseph A. Cowperthwaite at Bushnell, Illinois, January 16, 1867; to this union were born two children, Etta, who died in infancy, and Arthur L. of this city. Mrs. Cowperthwaite came to this city with her husband and family in 1900, from Beaver Crossing, Ne braska. Her husband and son, A. L. engaged in the cattle and hog ship ping business which they continued until the death of J. A. Cowperth waite in January, 1920. Shp was a member of the Presby terian church of this city and a lady who was always willing to aid and as sist those in need. Funeral services were held at West Point and the remains were taken to Omaha Saturday, September 19th, where her body was cremated at Forest Lawn cemetery. MRS. SARAH ANN WILLIS. Mrs. Sarah Ann Willis, one of the early settlers ol' the northeastern part of the county, died at the heme of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Osborn, in Norfolk, on September 16th, at the age of ninety-two years. Sarah Ann Coleman was born Aug ust 16, 1833, in New Jersey. She was married March 17, 1852, to Au gustus Willis at Oak Grove, Wiscon sin. She came to Holt county with her husband and family in the spring of 1880 and located upon a homestead on Lost Creek where they made their home for a number of years. For the past thirty-five years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Osborn. Her husband died in 1897. The funeral services were held in Norfolk, and burial was made in the cemetery at Dorsey, Nebraska. BRICK BATS. A wonderous future, full and blight, loomed up for Johnny Dart. He was prepared for life’s long fight. He had a lucky start. Well trained in schools with high ideals, his great success was sealed, with every chance to earn his meals in any work or field. His first endeavor was to try at selling real estate, but buyers did n’t seem to buy, or else he was too late. Yet other agents seemed to sell their house or building site, be cause they studied prospects well, and did their duties right, while Johnny, merely passed the buck and found another field, where things did not depend on luck and fortune had to yield. Yet every place he had to cave, because it didn’t pay. His dreams, he didn’t quite achieve, and so he woudn’t stay. The fault be longed to Johnny Dart, if he had only known. He reared, despite his lucky start, the very crop he’d sown. For any task beneath the sun, that’s worth a widow’s mite, its worth the cost to get it done, and worth the do-' ing right.—Brick Smith. HIGH SCHOOL. _ Eighth Grade. The eighth grade has an enroll ment of eighteen; nine boys and nine girls. The class devoted a period last week to the poem of Edgar Guest. Evelyn Pinkerman spelled down the class. The class is drilling on the diacrit ical marks in connection with their spelling. The eighth grade welcomed eigh teen members of the seventh grade to their class room the first of the week. (From last week.) The teachers of the high school and grades are giving a series of educational and intelligence te its. Tuesday afternoon the entire high [ school took the Terman intelligence test. From the results of these tests the intelligence quotient of each high school pupil will be determined and become a part of the permanent rec ords of the school. The intelligence quotient is a nu merical value obtained by dividing the mental age of a pupil by his chronological age. The mental age being determined by the score made in an intelligence test. The average normal pupil has an I. Q. of ap proximately 100. I brighter than average his I. Q. will be above 100, if dull his I. Q. will fall below 100. Educators who have made years of study in this field have found the I. Q. to be very nearly constant.. Child ren who have been reexamined after intervals of one to three years have varied very little in their I. Q. Those pupils in the high school who have a very low intelligence quotient will not be permitted to carry a heavy schedule. Only those who have higher than the average will be permitted to carry more than average number of high school subjects. Pupils with I. Q. below 95 will be placed when ever possible in those classes in which their success is fairly probable. As an example. A student with an I. Q. of 95 if his work in plane geom etry and begin algebra has i\ot been carried successfully, should T>e dis rvffi gvreov lgE,v couraged from attempting solid geom etry and advanced algebra. The student with a low I. Q. who has had difficulty in mathematics should not enroll for physics. If he does the re sult almost invariably will be failure and discouragement in his school work. witn tne i. y. oi tne nign scnooi pupils available the high ; school teachers hope in the future to elimi nate the great number of failures that have resulted in the past years. Fourth Grade. The enrollment for the fourth grade is now 24. Hazel Walton enrolled for classes last Monday. •* Miss Mae Leod and Miss Dillon are giving the National Intelligence test to the fourth, fifth ad sixth grades. Miss Gilligan, Miss Biglin, Miss Hall and Miss Caffrey will give the Otis Primary Intelligence test to grades, Kindergarten, first, second and third grades. Miss Horiskey and Miss Trihy are giving the Terman Intelligence test to the seventh and eighth grades. The Stanford Achievement test will be given to all the grades this week. HOLT COUNTY TEACHERS WHO WERE PRESENT AT INSTITUTE—1925 (September 10-11.) * No. Name Address 1—Mabel Miller, Redbird, Nebr. 3— Lorea Angus, Lynch. 4— Mabel Hill, Dorsey. 5— Minerva Merrell, O’Neill. 8— Mrs. Luella Parker, O’Neill. 9— Kamilla Uhl, O’Neill. 10— Mrs. Alice Kidd, Butte. 11— Zona Spoor, Atkinson. 12— Marjorie Spencer, Lynch. 13— Margaret Howard, O’Neill. 14— Merle J. Spindler, Phoenix. 16— Gertrude Wrede, Agee. 17— Loretta Enright, O’Neill. 18— Rose Timmermans, Stuart. 19— Anna Newton, Atkinson. 20— Mary Coufal, Emmet. 20—Verna Davis, Emmet. 20—Ruby Atteberry, Emmet. 23— Viola Park, Page. 24— Esther Winne, O’Neill. 26— Velda Oberle, Opportunity. 27— Marie McLeod, O’Neill. 31— Isabelle Wegner, Ewing. 32— Clifford Wolfe, Redbird. 33— Bernice Ernst, O'Neill. 35— Gertrude Seger, Atkinson. 36— Doris Brock, Atkinson. 37— Alma Lindberg, O’Neill. 38— Iris Carson, Redbird. 39— Alice Risinger, Page. 40— Rena Reiser, Butte. 41— Alice Kivett, Inman. 46— Sylvia Jeffries, Clearwater. 47— Emma Anspach, Inman. 48— Margaret McDonald, Agee. 50— Florence Larson, Page. 51— Lulu M'tchell, Butte. 52— Elsie Mulford, Stuart. 53— Agnes Hememvay, Clearwater. 55— Lulu Davis, Page. 56— Bernice Brentson, Opportunity. 57— Vera Howard, Orchard. 58— Mildred Keyes, Inman. CO—Margaret Kane, Opportunity. 62— Lola Knapp, O’Neill. 63— Mrs. Guy Hull, Dorsey. 64— Lucy Kelley, O’Neill. 65— Etta Reimers, Inman. 67—Bessie Clary, Emmet. 69— Bea Morgan, Stuart. 70— Bertha Marshall, Stuart. 71— Bertha Leinhart, Chambers. 72— Anna James, Atkinson. 73— Mareta Isaacson, Martha. 74— Henry Zahradnicek, Atkinson. 76— Dorthy Deck, Atkinson. 77— Anna Coufal, Stuart. 79— Viola Henning, Atkinson. 80— Hazel McDonald, Agee. 83— Kathryn Borgelt, Ewing. 84— Robert Evans, Atkinson. 86— Ellen Lambert, Clearwater. 87— Wayve Woods, Chambers. 88— Alta White, Amelia. 88— Celia Fowler, Atkinson. 89— Ida Ahle, Atkinson. 90— Mary L. Wabs, Atkinson. 91— Mrs. Pearl Ulrich, Stuart. 92— Vergia Cromwell, O’Neill. 95— Mrs. Mabel Hubbard, Chambers 96— Dorothy Tomlinson, Opportunity 97— Grace Clapper, Page. 98— Marie Frickel, Atkinson. 100— Beulah Wilson, Lynch. 101— Florence Smith, Atkinson. 102— Frances Elder, Atkinson. ;05—Violet Coulter, Catalan. 107—John. Iiussell, Clearwater. 107— Ernest Farrier, Chambers. 108— Daisy Donnelly, Ewing. HO—Hazel Sammons, Amelia. 11—Vera Madsen, O’Neill. 113—Mina Bazelman, O’Neill. 115—Arta Farrier, Chambers. 118— Jennie Gunter, Ewing. 119— Sylvia Clifford, Atkinson. 120— Esther Davis, Inman. 121— Alice Johnson, Chambers. 122— -Helen Alderson, Chambers. 123— Eva Primus, Ewing. 124— Mrs. Zola Fink, Page. 125— Catherine Carr, Stafford. 127—Mrs. L. W. Crippen, Opportunity 131—Freida Josten, rngin. 134—Mrs. Lillian Jelinek, Martha. 134— Ida Urban, Martha. 135— Belle Good, Ewing. 136— Milo Blowers, Stuart. 138—Marie Heiss, Page. 141— Eileen Tenborg, Emmet. 142— Agnes Rouse, Blackbird. 143— Marcella Bouska, Stuart. 144— Pennie * Peck, O’Neill. 145— Catherine Ullom, O’Neill. 146— Myrtle Libby, Ewing. 150.—Bessie Brennan, O’Neill. 152—Genevieve Cleary, Emmet. 155— Mrs. Melvin Klingler, Emmet. 156— Minnie Alderson, Chambers. 157 -Edmund O’Donnell, Emmet. 158— Jva Keefer, Atkinson. 159— Dorothy Bruder, Atkinson. 160— Elda Fullerton, Atkinson. 163—Loretta Dowd, Chambers. 165—Linus Murphy, O’Neill. 168— Theresa Ahle, Atkinson. 169— Helen Stolte, Atkinson. 170— Charles Fox, Meek. 171— Mary Barrett, O’Neill. 172— Vernon Wertz, Page. 173— Elta Hohman, Ewing. 174— Anna Murphy, Page. 178—William Schipman, Chambers. 180— Iris Tower, Atkinson. 181— Mrs. Mildred Hoffmah, O’Neill. 183— Clarence Silverstrand, Atkinson 184— Evelyn Tomjack, Ewing. 189—Dorothy Calkins, Redbird. 192— Mary Sauser, O’Neill. 193— Vera Mitchell, Butte. 196— Grace Tomjack, Ewing. 197— Maudie Walrath, Atkinson. 202— Keith Craig, Ewing. 203— Raymond Collins, Atkinson. 205— Anna Bouska, Stuart. 206— Margaret‘McCarthy, Inez. 208— Leah Cromwell, O’Neill. 209— Ora Whipple, Josie. 210— Florence Clifford, Tonawanda. 211— Mrs. Myrtle Medlen, Amelia. 213—Feme Clifford, Tonawanda. 216—Margeret Howery, Amelia. 218—Mildred Mlinar, Atkinson. 222— Selma Schricker, Loretto. 223— Grover Frost, Stuart. 224— Elvaetta Bellinger, Maple Grove 225— Mae Winchell, O’Neill. 226— Beulah Willoughby, Kola. 227— Marie Bazelman, O’Neill. 228— Mrs. Vern Sageser, Amelia. 228— Agnes Kennedy, Amelia. 229— Evelyn Davis, Atkinson. 231— Iola Conrad, Amelia. 232— Mary Brennan, O’Neill. 233— Anna Price, Blake. 236— Ruth Harper, Clearwater. 237— Ella West, Atkinson. 238— Nellie Hull, Dorsey. 240— Hattie Hull, Dorsey. 241— Esther Butler, Ewing. 242— Florence Davis, Atkinson. 243— Verona Vanderheiden, Elgin. 244— Alice Jardee, Stuart. 245— Edna McCarthy, O’Neill. 248— Esther Jensen, Page. 251—Helen Moss, Atkinson. 18Ms—Mamie Ludwick, Ewing. 249— Esther Carey, Stuart. GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO WERE , PRESENT AT INSTITUTE SEPTEMBER 10-11, 192S PAGE HIGH SCHOOL. District No. 2. Supt. Raymond F. Maricle. William E. Conry. Mrs. June Townsend. Lorena Hughes. Mrs. William E. Conry. Rena Hokm. Mabel Allen. O’NEILL HIGH SCHOOL. District No. 7. Supt. E. H. Suhr. A. F. Dugger. Mrs. A. F. Dugger. Kathleen RoskofF. Mrs. Martina Dishner. Tess Hayden. Mary G. Horiskey. Alice Trihy. Bessie McLeod. Ella CafFrey. Miriam Gilligan. Dorothy Hall. Kathryn Dillon. Irenaeia Biglin. Nettie Cromwell. ATKINSON HIGH SCHOOL. District No. 21. Supt. C. I. Peace. L. C. Lindeblad. lone Christensen. Helen Zahradnicek. Helen Troxel. Mabel Pierpont. Minnie Stolte. Bernice Dickerson. Grace Kissinger. Dorothy Wilcox. EWING HIGH SCHOOL. District No. 29. Supt. D. S. Mohler. J, H. Hungate. Elja McCullough. Blanche Graham. Elsie Chase. Mrs. Pearl Borden. Mrs. Myrtle Wood. Alice Selah. Audrey IIjilcs. Sophia Rosno. INMAN HIGH SCHOOL. P -‘l- ’rt No. 30. Lila I>I. Gardner. Land Sale! TWO QUARTERS IN HOLT-COUNTY Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2:30 p. m. On the above date on the premises we will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following described real estate situated 9 miles north of Page, Holt County, Nebraska: The SW>4 of Sec. 30, and the NE14 of Sec. 31, all in Twp. 30, North of Range 9 West of the 6th P. M. containing 320 acres, more or less according to govt, survey. The SW% of Sec. 30 as above described is all pasture land of first class grazing land, well grassed, all fenced, and lies nearly level. There is a well with windmill which supplies plenty of water for the stock. The time is not far distant when grazing land will be worth real money, and now is the time to buy when land is cheap. The NE14 of Sec. 31 as above described has no improvements, but is a number one hay quarter. This quarter will cut from ninety to one-hundred tons of hay in ordinary years, and is a piece of land that should be owned by several farmers who are so situated that they do not have the hay land on their farms. TERMS—Ten per cent of the purchase price date of sale:* Forty per cent on March 1st, 1926, and the balance will be carried for a term of five years from March 1st, 1926, by mortgage back on land at option of purchaser. Good and sufficient abstract of title together with warranty deed will be delivered to purchaser on day of settle ment. - >• Pioneer Insurance Company LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, OWNERS, R. L. Drayton, of Page, Clerk. Frank D. Carroll, Auctioneer. B. J. Huigens, Sale Manager.’ ■ ' ; • ■ ’ ;,,,! i Our Next Big Combination Sale is Set for Oct. 10. If you have anything to sell, list it. If you want to bu^, wait for this sale. Remember we sell everything. JOHN L. QUIG, Manager. Col. Jas. Moore, Auctioneer. O’Neill National Bank,. Clerk. AND YET The above doesn’t disclose other important factors in connection with a Federal Farm Loan For instance:— A Low Interest Rate Profit Sharing by Borrowers No Commission Loan Expenses Paid by Dividends Long Time Easy Payments With Options No Red Tape We are glad to answer any inquiry—address JAS. F. O DONNELL Secretary-Treasurer O’Neill :: :: :: :: Nebraska Alice L. French. Edith Dyson. Helen E. Loomis. Irma Dyson. Neva Atteberry. STUART HIGH SCHOOL. District No. 44. Supt. H. G. DeKay. Eva Rhoda. Phyllis Shover. Bernice Winnerstein. Marjorie Blackburn. Ray Davis. Harriett Ward. Mary Stolte. CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOL. District No. 137. Supt. H. L. Thompson. Rose M. Gerhold. Margaret Nielsen. Flora Wait. Mrs. Belva Farrier. Flour, Bran, Shorts, Red Dog Corn Meal and Salt. I r Meyer Feed Store O’Neil!, Nebraska j