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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1925)
VOLUMN Xl.vr O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925. NO. 20. It’s The Best We Know Of A Certificate of Deposit in this bank has many advantages over other forms of investment. The interest is always paid the day it is due and it can always be con verted into cash quickly if the money is needed, or opportunity is presented. This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders. Resouces over $600,000.00. The O’Neill National Bank ttmtttmmtxmttmtxmttxmxtmmtmtm LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. As Perry, of Atkinson, was visiting O’Neill friends Wednesday. Miss Marie Bazelman came up from Ewing Sunday and visited with the home folks. A. C. Morton and family have mov ed to their residence in the northeast part of the city. The W. C. T. U. will jmeet at the i home of Mrs. Edgar Deland on Oc tober 20th, at 2:30. Wm. Bockoff, of Atkinson, was transacting business and visiting O’Neill friends Wednesday. Mrs. A. L. Willcox returned Mon day evening from a ten days visit with relatives at Griswold, Iowa, and at Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis drove to Broken Bow, Nebraska, last Mon day and visited until Thursday with friends and relatives. Summary of money value of 1924 field crops, and the value of live stock and poultry on farms in Holt county as of January 1, 1925: Field crops $5,834,473.21; live stock $5,131,587.40; poultry $113,729.94; total $11,079, 790.55. Charles Cole and son, Wayne, ar rived here from Texas last week and will look after business in this vicin ity for about a month. The Woman’s Working Society of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. L. A. Carter, Thursday afternoon, October 22nd. Mr. and Mrs. Clear C. Golden are the proud parents of a daughter born to them at their home in Cheshire, Connecticut, on October 12th. Inman Leader: A message receiv ed from Jesse Fowler, of Jamestown, California, states the arrival of a nine pound boy at their home last Monday morning. Eli Hershiser returned home last Thursday evening from Norfolk where he spent about two and one-half weeks following an operation for a tumor. L. W. Arnold has been in New Orleans since September 18th, where he will be engaged for the winter sell ing mules. Mrs. Arnold expects to join him later. O’Neill friends of Miss Marie Brue geman have received word that she submitted to an operation for appen dicitis last Sunday at the Lynch hospi tal. Miss Marie had gone to the home (1 her parents near Bristow to spend Sunday when she was taken suddenly ill. FFFFt! Saturday October 17 A sack of candy will be given Free to every child that enters our store, any time during the day. Call No. 47. Ross E. Harris Meat Market and Grocery McLaughlins kept fresh coffee service Neligh News: Tom Edwards and family, of O’Neill, until recently of Royal, visited Sunday with relatives *t Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Lorren Richardson and children left Sunday morning for an auto trip to points in southern Missouri and the Osarks. They will visit friends enroute. Miss Minerva and Miss Amolia Merrill and Miss Eva Spangler drove to Ewing Friday for a couple of days visit with their uncle, Will Spangler and family and with other friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Philibert, of Ft. Collins, Colorado, returned home Wednesday morning following a week’s visit here with the latter’s brother, E. N. Purcell and family. Frank Smith, of Omaha, a son of Grant Smith, formerly of this city, and Lew Storz, of Omaha, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor last week while here on a hunting trip. Miss Mildred Rouse, who is attend ing school at Wayne normal, accom panied by her friend, Bernice Marlett, came up Friday to spend the week end at home, returning to Wayne Sunday evening. J. B. Mellor has purchased the ce ment garage east of the Mellor gar age on east Douglas. Mr. Mellor erected this garage just fourteen years ago and occupied the building for several years. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hubbell expects to go up to their ranch near Crooks ton, today, where they will do some improving before the winter begins. Mr. Hubbell also has considerable al falfa hay to dispose of. Mrs. A. B. Newell, of Seattle, Washington, came last week for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Baker. She was a delegate to the national convention of the American Legion at Omaha recently. Miss Marguerite Hough returned from Norfolk Monday where she went to consult Dr. Gadbois, who per formed an operation on her nose. She is much improved in health and expects to be back in school soon. The I. O. O. F. Holt County As sociation, District No. 60, will meet at Page, Nebraska, November 3rd. All Odd Fellows are requested to be at this meeting. The grand master and grand secretary will be present. P. F. Van Allen, of this city, re ceived the announcement Monday of of the death of his brother, Edward A. Van Allen in a hospital in Omaha, Sunday evening. Funeral services are being held in Neligh today. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Van Allen, of Platte Cen ter, and one brother, P. F., of this city. J. O. Hubbell returned home this morning from Columbus where he closed a deal for the Meridiann hotel which has been operated for the past year or more by the O’Connell Broth ers, formerly of this city. We under stand that the O’Connell Brothers will take charge of a large hotel in Des Moines, Iowa. The change will be made on the 16th of November. The Martez club enjoyed a 7:30 o’clock dinner at the Golden hotel Tuesday evening, followed by bridge. The dinner was quite an elaborate af fair. The following prizes were awarded: High score, Miss Irenaeia Biglin; second high score, Mrs. E. T. Campbell; consolation, Mrs. John Mc Manus; first all-cut, Miss Grace Ham mond; second all-cut, Miss Alice Trihy. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Allinger ar rived in O’Neill Monday morning from a short wedding trip to Okla homa following their marriage at University Place, Saturday, October 3rd. Mr. Allinger has made a large circle of friends during the few weeks that he has resided in the city as the manager of the Byars store and we are confident that Mrs. Allinger will soon become acquainted with the people here and also enjoy a wide circle of friends. The checker fans of O'Neill will be pleased to learn that Frank Votruba, the checker wonder who resided in O’Neill last winter and spring, and who represented the O’Neill club at the state tournament last winter, has been getting revenge on Mr. Dickson, of Omaha, who beat him in the tourn ment play. Votruba played twenty games with Dickson defeating him 7 to 2 with 11 draws. Votruba also played Smith, another top-notcher, j twenty-two games which resulted in | a victory for the former 10 to 2 with 10 draws. Votruba stands a good chance to win the state title this winter if he keeps up his present gait. MANY INJURIES IN O’NEILL AND VICINITY Mrs. Wm. Shaughnesy was quite severely burned about the face and hands last Tuesday afternoon when a pan of gasoline exploded which she had been using to clean some gar ments just outside the back door. During the process of cleaning Mrs. Shaughnesy had occasion to go into the house a no get something from the stove near the blaze, the gasoV.ne on her hard caught fire and Bhe rush ed outside and not thinking, put her hand into the pan of gasoline which she had been using, the pan exploded and enveloped her in flames; she was wearing a woolen hood which pro tected her hair and head; Mr. Shdugh nesy and son, Harry, were working near the house and at once went to her assistance and succeeded in ex tinguishing the flames. The blaze caught the north side of the house which burned quite rapidly, but with the assistance of a band of six or seven Cherokee Indians, who had been with the Perry Circus all sum mer and were returning to Oklahoma, the fire was soon subdued. While Mrs. Shaughnesy’s burns are severe they are not thought to be serious. Thomas Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, and who is one of the county patrolmen, was badly burned about the body last Saturday while eating lunch in the county county garage in this city. The day was quite chilly and one of the other patrolmen decided to hurry the fire in the stove with a little gasoline; as he opened the door to throw the gaso line into the stove the small tin can containing the gas caught fire, he threw the can from him not thinking where it was going and it dropped into Tom’s lap setting his clothing ablaze, he rushed outside and with the assistance of the other boys his clothing was removed and the fire ex tinguished but not until he was badly burned. He is getting along nicely. Joseph Donohoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Donohoe, residing eight miles north of O’Neill on the high way, met with what might have been a serious accident Wednesday morn ing while on the way to school. Jo seph had just met an oil truck when a dog run under his wheel causing the car to turn over; he was thrown out and as near as can be learned, the ct!r rolled over him. Miss Winifred Murray was at the scene of the acci dent when it occurred and brought him to the office of Dr. Gilligan at once. He was badly bruised and skin ned-up but no bones were broken. He is feeling fairly good this morning and seems to be getting over the ef fects of the accident nicely. While mixing bread at St. Mary’s Academy early Tuesday morning, Sister Prexades, who was employed in the bakery of the academy, sus tained severe injuries to her right hand while taking dough from the mixer while it was in motion. The hand was badly lacerated and the first and second fingers were dislocated at the knuckle joint. Thomas, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Welsh, of Knox ville, suffered a broken nose Tuesday afternoon while playing ball with an other lad. The bat slipped and struck Thomas with the above result. He was brought to O’Neill and received medical attention Wednesday morn ing. Miss Elizabeth McNally, the two and one-half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNally suffered a broken left collarbone while play ing upon the bed last Saturday morn ing. A. E. Bowen made a misstep while coming down town Monday and turn ed his right ankle which is causing him to limp perceptibly. Dor.ald Stannard received a broken collarbone Wednesday morning while playing foot ball at the school house. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Issued By The County Judge. October 12th— Virgil I. Rockford, Kola, Nebr. Miss Mildred L. Bruner, Kola, Neb. Cecil O. Sovereign, Brunswick, Neb. Miss Edith G. Bruner, Kola, Neb. October 14th— Joseph Lloyd Quinn, Atkinson. Mfss Katherine Ullrich, Atkinson. THE GOLDEN HOTEL CHANGES MANAGEMENT 4 - Th(D Golden Hotel is now being operated by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Griffin, who purchased the interests of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hubbell. The change of management dates from ! October 1st. Overland Sedan now $595.00 F. O. B. TOLEDO W. H. Stein O’NEILL, NEBRASKA MR. AND MRS. WM. HULL CELEBRATE FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY About sixty-five relatives and friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Hull, of Meek, Nebraska, on their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Wednesday of last week, by gather ing at their home with well filled baskets containing edibles for the sumptuous dinner which was served. Just fifty years had elapsed since the nuptial knot wps tied, uniting William Hull and Miss Sarah Ellen Ross, at Boone, Iowa, on October 7, 1875, where they made their home for four years. They emigrated to Holt county from Boone, Iowa, in a cover ed wagon, and located upon a home stead which they still maintain as their home and upon which they have continuously resided for the past forty-six years. The children present were Elmer Hull and family, of Meek; Clyde Hull and family, of Paddock; Mrs. Sarah Nelson and family, of Meek; Levi Hull and family, of O’Neill; Mrs. Alice Miller, of Boone, Iowa; Arch Hull and family, of Crookston; Mrs. Altha Jones and family, of Meek; Mrs. Esther Haynes and family, of Meek; Will Hull at home; Edwin Hull, of O’Neill; Mrs. Edna Mellor and daughter, of Red Bird. The grand children were Claude, Guy, Glen, Doyle, Harold,Mary Ellen, Pearl Loyal, Bernard and Opal Hull; Paul and Marguerite Nelson, William and Cecil Darlene Hayes, Millo, Ma ble, Lucile and Morris and baby Jones, Lavon and Ralph Miller, Opal and Artis Mellor. The families of the grand children including four great grand children were present. Other friends present were: Albert Kaczor and family, of Meek; Miss May McGowan, Will Harvey, Elmer Rouse and wife, and Bert Miller, of Blackbird; Frank Griffith and wife, Roy Spindler and wife, and Mrs. Harry Fox, of Meek. The guests presented Mr. and Mrs. Hull with two large leather rockers as a remembrance of the occasion. SCHOOL NOTES. Seventh and Eighth Grade. The following were neither absent nor tardy during September: Pearl Clevish; Llcyd Davidson, Frank Davidson, Grace Hancock, Bonny Loy, Anita Liddy, Bruce Rummell, Albert Rummell, Violet Rosier, Maxine Sim mons, Elvin Thomson, Arnold Wil liams and Dorothy Youngkin. The classes are now taking the six weeks’ tests. The following earned 100 per cent in agriculture: Austin Schriner, Bruce Rummell, Albert Rummell, Edgerton Haskins, Anita Liddy and Evelyn Pinkerman. Mrs. Eunice Sanders visited classes Tuesday afternoon. Joseph Connelly entered the eighth grade Tuesday. Fourth Grade. Edwin Burival was absent Monday. The Hygiene class was weighed Friday afternoon and this weight re corded for a Weight and Measure ment chart to be kept by this grade for the year. Due to the lack of equipment in the Physical Education department this weighing was done by Mr. Harbottle at the Swift & Company cream station. Mrs. Saucerman and Mrs. Stauffer visited this room Tuesday afternoon. Ten pupils of the fourth grade, under the direction of Miss Gilligan took part in the Parent Teachers As sociation program Tuesday. Roy Parshall enrolled in the fourth grade Thursday. This brings the en rollment in this grade to 25. Second Grade. Visitors this week were: Mrs. H. W. Beers, Mrs. Elmer Surber, Mrs. A. Wyant, Mrs. Madison, Mrs. Welsh, Mrs. Spindler, Mrs. King. BALLON-DISTERHAUPT. -- ( (Atkinson Graphic.) Miss Mary Disterhaupt and Mr. Charles Ballon, both of Atkinson, were married Wednesday, September 30, at O’Neill, and left the same day for a trip to Omaha. The parties to this union are well and favorably known in this vicinity where the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs . Joe Disterhaupt, have lived for a number of years. Mr. Ballon is a member of one of the pioneer families of Holt county, residing southwest of Atkinson. He has built a new farm residence on his land in that locality and upon their return the newly married pair will make their home there, where the best wishes of their many friends fol low them. Mattress Sale! We are offering for a limited time an all Cotton Mat tress, round corners, weight 45 pounds with a nice Art tick at $7.J5 This mattress sells regularly for $10.00. O. F. Biglin O’Neill, Nebr.