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VOLUME XLVHL O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1928. NO. 34.
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• I The Ross E. Harris j
_Food Market j
Serving Food Stuff in the New Modern Convenient Way.
Offering at Very Special Price* for One Week, beginning
Friday, January 20th 1
No. 2 Can* Harvest Jem Corn
3 cans for 33c
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Large Cans O. T. Sliced Pineapple
3 cans for 87c j
Dwarfics (That New Whole Wheat Breakfast Food)
package 27c j
Kre-Me-Kuts—Macaroni at only
I per package 7c j
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LOCAL NEWS.
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Mrs. Jack Taylor is on the sick list.'
Dr. Lubker was in Fails City the I
first of the week.
Robert Smith has been confind to j
| his home on account of the flu.
Billy, the young son of George Me- i
Nally has been quite ill during the1
past week.
Col. James Moore was on the Oma
ha markets again last week with a j
load of fine cattle.
Sumner Downey filed a petition for
divorce from his wife, Stella Downey, I
on January 17th, charging desertion, j
The plaintiff is represented by Attor-!
ney L. C. Chapman.
Ernest Richter and sister, Mrs. j
Frank McDonald and niece, Mrs. |
Arthur Tomlinson, went to Grand Is-1
land, Mhnday, for treatment. Mr.
Richter came home Tuesday evening.
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• H. T. Taylor
Evangelistic Singer
fivery Night
at the
* Revival Meetings
M. E. Church
< ome and King with Taylor
Peter Egger, of near Meek, lost
three head of cattle last week with
the corn stalk disease.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner en
tertained at dinner Sunday of last
week for fourteen guests.
Past Grand Chief Patriarch Han
na, of the Encampment, visited friends
a couple of days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hall spent
Sunday at the home of Warren’s
mother, Mrs. Georgie Rastey.
A daughter was bom Monday to
Mr. and Mrs. Homer J. Ernst about
nine miles northwest of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Surber and
Mrs. Heirick went to Spencer today
to spend the day with relatives.
The State Teachers examinations
will be held at Atkinson, Ewing and
O'Neill, Saturday, January 21st.
Miss Catherine McCarthy is in
Rochester, Minnesota, at Mayo’s hos
pital taking treatment for goitre.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Porter enter
tained the county board of supervi
sors at dinner Wednesday evening.
Misses Marie and Florence Kozicek,
of Stuart, Nebraska, visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner and
family.
Uhl Brothers have purchased a
new International truck which they
will add to their draying and hauling
equipment in the near future.
H. W. Tomlinson has been confined
to his home during the past week
with an attack of the flu. He is im
proved sufficient to be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stein went to
Omaha Sunday and returned Tues
day with a couple of Whippets.
Jake Erb has sold his 480 acre farm
eleven miles north of O’Neill to Les
lie Puckett, who has been operating
the Duffy ranch northwest of O’Neill.
Mrs. Ben Grady entertained the Mar
tcz dub at her home Monday even
ing. The high score prize at bridge
was won by Mrs. Edward Campbell
Mrs. Sarah Hammond was called to
Creaton, Iowa, last week by the ill
ness of a .brother, John Golden. Mr.
Golden was formerly a resident of
O’Neill.
Mrs. Elmer Suther entertained a
few ladies Tuesday afternoon com
plimentary to her mother, Mrs. Her
rick, of Waterbury, who is visiting
her this week.
The Senior Christian Endeavor
Society of the Presbyterian church
will hold a candy sale at Ren Grady’s
store Saturday afternoon, beginning
at S:40 o'clock
Mrs. Guy Uallard entertained all
the ladie* of the Methodist church who
had reached the age of sixty years, at
the parsonage, on Wednesday after
noon of last week
Arthur Tomlinson and Roy Alder
went to Grand Island Wednesday.
Mrs. C. J. Malone entertained the
Tuesday club at her home Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Downey, of
Independence, Missouri, a former
member, was a guest.
The O’Neill town basket ball team
went over to Lynch last Thursday and
defeated the Lynch cagers 15 to 7.
The score at the end of the first half
1 was O’Neill 8, Lynch 4.
The Ancient Mystic Order of Sa
maritans are arranging for u cere
monial at Atkinson and Chambers
about the first of February. Dates
will be announced later.
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Mrs. Florence A. Case filed u pe
tition for divorce from her husband.
Floydl J. Case, on January 17th,
changing non-support; Attorney L.
C. Chapman represents the plaintiff.
Miss Cassie Gallagher came up
from Omaha the latter part of last
week where she has been for the past
year and is visiting at the T. F.
Birmingham home and with other
O’Neill friends.
i Manford Bellar was taken to Nor
folk last week where he submitted to
an operation for appendicitis last Fri
day. We understand that the young
man is doing as well as could be ex
pected.
- A number of young ladies gave
Miss Eileen Donlin a pre-nuptial
shower at her home Wednesday even
ing, in honor of her approaching mar
riage on January filst, to Thomas
Green.
Sain Burge has sold his residence
i property in the eastern part of O’Neill
to E. W. Sargent. Mr. Burge will
hold a sale of household goods Satur
day afternoon and with Mrs. Burge
will move to Omaha.
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Ewing Advocate: A traveling man
coming from O’Neill at a high rate of
! speed hit a culvert north of Ewing
1 and his Dodge coupe turned over three
| times, completely wrecking it. He es
raped with a few bruises.
G. T. Simpson, residing five miles
, northwest of O’Neill has traded his
farm for a store building and some
f business lots as well as some resi
dence property in Council Bluffs.
Possession will be given soon.
, Mrs. Wm. Brutsch returned home
last Thursday from Stratford, Onta
rio, where she was called on Decem
ber 29th by the serious illness of her
father and motner. Her father pass
ed away on the 29th a short time after
her departure; her mother is con
siderably improved.
Frank Calkins, of Mt. Etna Iowa,
i was shaking hands with his former
friends in O’Neill. Mr. Calkins was
j a resident ol’ the Scottville neighbor
i hood' for seventeen years prior to the
summer of 1922 when he sold his
personal property and moved to Mt.
Etna. He still owns a section of land
near Scottville, occupied by John
Pinkerman.
The demonstration and Food Show
at the Ross Harris Grocery and Mar
ket last Saturday was attended by a
large crowd of people throughout the ]
day. A. F. Anderson representing
May Brothers, of Fremont, was in
! charge of the demonstration and ex
plained the merits of the Pathfiender
! line. Coffee and wafers were served
: during the day. „
Ewing terrific explosion Monday
morning about 2:30 jarred the win
dows it} Ewing and vicinity, and has
caused considerable comment this
week. One party, awakened by the
blast, claims that a bright light fol
lowed the explosion, which seems to
strengthen the belief of many that
the noise was caused by the explosion
of a meteor .somewhere in this
vicinity.
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At the regular meeting of O’Neill
Encampment last Friday evening the
j following officers were installed: W.
IP. Curtis. C. P.; E. I). Henry, P. C.
) P.; Roy Warner, S. W.; Elmer Bow
en, H. P.; Scribe, J. H. Meredith, I
Treasurer, Harry Bowen; Guide, Irn
H. Moss; Harry Bowen, 1st W.; E. F.
Porter. 2nd W.; E. D. Henry, 3rd W.;
H. J. Zimmerman, 4th W.; L. G. Gil- '
; lespie. O. G.; B. T. Winchell. I. G.;
J. C. Harnish and J. S. Ennis* (I. of T.
The O’Neill High School basket ball
team lost to Atkinson, at Atkinson, i
Wednesday night, by the close score
jof 10 to 15, with about 30 seconds to
i play the score stood 15 to 15, and
j Schwisow of O’Neill was fouled, Mor
gan of Atkinson making one of the
two shots. This game was probably
(the best game ever pluyed by the
O’Neill high school on the Atkinson
floor. All the members of the team
[iayed a hard and fighting hame.
.orent who hus been the high scorer
was very closely guarded from thr
start to finish, and was able to shoot
only two field goals. Hancock made
two field goals, Johnson, one field
goal, and O’lWmnell one field goal.
O'Neill nlays Tilden Tuesday night
at the High .School gymanaium, ami
will play the Atkinson game on the
l 17th of February. Both of the**
game'* should l*e hard fought contests
and if you are interested in basket
tiall he sure ami give the boy* yuui
support.
The murried folks held a dance a1
the K. C. hall Tuesday evening.
The members of Rebekah lodge en
tertained for Mrs. C. E. Downey at
their lodge room Tuesday afternoon
The sixth grade of the public school
gave their geography teacher, Mis
Dorothy Hall, a fruit shower last
; Tuesday afternoon.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of the O'Neill National Rani
a short time ago the former officer?
S and directors were reelected.
| Dan Grady came up from Electri
! Teptas, last Monday and is visiting
: with O’Neill relatives and old friends
Mr. Grady was a resident of Ewing
! until about ten years ago.
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T. V. Golden went to Omaha Iasi
| week accompanied by his daughter
Mrs. F. J. Dishner, where he will re
i ceive treatment in a hospital. Mr
j Golden has been in failing health foi
i some time.
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Mrs, Will Kaczor was taken to Nor
I folk this morning by Mr. Kaczor wher<
she submitted to an operation for ap
pendicitis at the Lutheran hospital
today. Mrs. Kaczor has been feeling
poorly for some time.
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Harry Sisco has purchased a bar
ber shop at Dorchester, Nebraska,
and left Wednesday for that city to
take charge of the business. They
expect to move to Dorchester in a
couple of weeks where they will make
their home.
At^ a regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows lodge last week the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term: Ben Wayman, N. G.; Alva
Wiachell, V. G.; Clarence Zimmer, R.
S. N. G.; Ray Wayman, L. S. N. G.
Dale Bressler, R. S. V, G.; A. E
Bowen, L. S. V. G.; W. P. Curtis, war
den; C. E. Yantzi, conductor; J. C
Ilarnish, secretary; J. S. Ennis, treas
urer; Harry Bowen, Chaplain; Elme
Bowen, Past Grand; R. N. Brittell, I
G.; L. G. Gillespie, O. G.; H. J. Zim
merman, trustee.
Rev. J. H. Ostdiek, superintendent
of the Catholic schools of the diocese
of Nebraska has been the guest of St.
| Many’s Academy for the past two
I d*4~f.visiting the various departments
imd examining the children. Rev.
Ostdiek found the decipline, schol
arship, equipment and building in ex
j cellent condition. The glee club and
! pupils of expression of the music de
partment gave a program Tuesday
evening in his honor. This is the
Reverends first visit to O’Neill and ho
experssed himself as more than pleas
ed at the cordial reception given him
by Monsigflor Cassidy and St. Mary’s
Academy.
M iss Minnie Neilson, of Fargo,
North Dakota, field representative of
the National Congress of Parent
Teachers Association, was here Wed
nesday and Thursday this week help
ing County Superintendent Luella
Parker organize several rural organ
izations. An association was formed
at District No. 88 and District No.
110 and also at Amelia. Miss Neilson
gave very interesting talks to Public
High school, St. Mary’s academy,
Ewing high school, O’Neill Parent
Teachers association and Chambers
high school. Miss Neilson is a very
interesting speaker and conveys some
very good thoughts in her talks.
JOS. SCHOLLMEYER SUFFERS
HEAVY LOSS FROM CORN
STALK DISEASE LAST WEEK
Perhaps the heaviest loss from corn
stalk disease in this part of the state
was suffered by Joe Schollmeyer of
Scottville, 22 miles northeast of
O’Neill, when eighteen head of cattle
valued around §75.00 each, died be
tween four o'clock Friday afternoon
and Saturday morning of last week.
Two more were sick at that time.
The herd consisting of fifty-eight
head have been running in another
stock field all fall up bout a loss. On
Wednesday of last week they were
turned into another field, everythin;
went well until Friday afternoon when
they begun dying.
The loss is a heavy one for Me.
Schollmeyer as he cart led no insur
a nee.
The Frontier has Heard of but a
small amount of corn stalk disease
this winter as compared to former
years, although a few' cases were re
ported eaily in the winter,
O’NEILL ItEREK All’S
LAUCJH AT NO. "13"
Number ”13” has no terrors for the
members of the O’Neill Uebekah
lodge. Last Fridny night thriteen
members of the lodge drove to Cham
bers over Highway No. 13. There
was no particular difficulties experi
enced by the party and all seemed to
enjoy the evening. The occasion was
the installation of the Chambers lodge
by the deputy grand president.
FII INOH IN PRIM AHA
CLOSE MARCH FIRST
Filings for the various offices of
the county and state that will lie voted
upon In the coming primary election
nf April tilth, will cn|«e on March 1.
The filing must In* made at least
forty days before the date of the
primary election which is April 10,
Itft,
Up to the lime of going U< preas
there ha* been hut one filing made in
llnlt county.
Anton Toy is still confined to his
| home on account of heart trouble fol
lowing the flu.
F. J. Sexsmith and Ross E. Harris
made a business trip to Ainsworth and
Long Pine Wednesday.
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George Shoemaker and daughter,
Miss Lenore, returned home this
morning from St. Louis, Missouri,
where Miss Lenore has been receiving
treatment.
A number of the members of the
local chapter of the Izaak Walton
League attended the elk banquet at
Atkinson last Monday evening. State
President F. J. Bradly and State Lac
turer F. S. Gatenby, gave interesting
talks following the banquet. Those
present from O’Neill were: Dr. F. J.
Kubitschek, M. H. Horiskey, Ira H
Moss, Roy Griffin, D. H. Clauson, E.
W. Biowno, Tom Joyce, Peter Duffy,
J. D.l Cronin, W. E. Conklin, M. F.
Kirwin.
All In Honor of The “Lone Eagle”
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Photos from Wide World1 Photos
St. Louis, Mo.—A view of the
Lindbergh, collection of medals, tro
pries and gifts from admirers the
world over, which are shown in the
collection of the Missouri Historical
Society at the Jefferson Memorial in
St. Louis.
Get ’Em! « Pet ’Em!
Forget ’Em!
It’s leap year! Be careful! The girls have seen
Clara Bow in (JET YOUR MAN and they’re run
ning wild!
Clara Bow
—in—
“Get Your Man”
Royal Theatre
Sun.-Mon., Jan. 22-23
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