1 Almost every one is as close to the farmer as his telephone. t V A „ * * * 0 ' iK Places the Farmer Just a Step From Town Whether it be to obtain help in an emergency, to market farm products to the best advantage, or merely for a social chat, the telephone is the farm er’s only means of instant communication. NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY O’NEILL HIGH SCHOOL. Don’t forget the Dramatic Club will present “Oh Kay,” on Monday, Jan uary 30. Tickets are now on sale. O’Neill High School plays Ewing at O’Neill Friday, January 27. Last Friady the O’Neill team journeyed to Valentine, and defeated the fast Val entine team by a score of 28 to 16. The following night the boys played Woodlake, and defeated them 10 to 7. Tuesday night the team lost to Tilden by a score of 27 to 24, both teams scoring 11 field goals. The O’Neill boys were unable to make good on their foul shots, and as a re sult lost the game. Dr. Koch of the Teachers College of the University of Nebraska, and Prof. A. A. Reed of the Universiity Extension Department, inspected the O’Neill Public School Wednesday morning, for North Central accred itment. Mr. Rosenloff, the state in spector of schools, will complete the inspection of the school in the near future. • The O’Neill High School has just been notified that O’Neill has been the place selected for the Oratorical contest for the North 6th District of Nebraska. This is a division of the 5th national and the 3rd international oratorical contest. This is under the supervision of the Omaha Bee News who has charge of the 6th Congress ional District of Nebraska, and/ the 9th Congressional District of Iowa. The 6th Nebraska district is sub divided into north and south districts, the south district centering at North Platte, and the North disrict center ing at O’Neill. Citizens of O’Neill should be well proud of the fact that O’Neill has been chosen for this con test. There will undoubtedly be a large number of students from sur rounding towns in this contest. SCHOOL NOTES. Fourth Grade On Tuesday, all ex cept two received 100 in spelling. In our Arithmetic contest the boys were winners on the first d*ay. However, the girls came back on the next day, and defeated the boys. We are now AUCTII IN of 30 Head orses*C<»lts The undersigned will sell at Public Auction without reserve to the highest bidder at the BURLINGTON STOCKYARDS — O’NEILL Sat., . an. 28 # Commencing at 1:30 P. M. Sharp. - $ A carload of good draft bred horses and colts Ifrem pure bred sires. Buy now and save money Government statistics show that the average age of horses on the farms today is over IS years. This is your opportunity to buy young stock at your own price and make money. TERMS CASH—Those wishing time please arrange with bank before the sale. R. H. Keays Owner Col. Jas. Moore, Auct. First Natl. Bank, Clerk ft ^ 11 - ■ ♦• m H Comedy presented by the j High School Dramatic Club I K. C. Hall, Monday, January 30th I discussing the needs of everyday life. We are learning many interesting things about our homes, food, cloth ing, fuel, and ways of travel. Seventh Grade: In a location test in Geography Monday the following received 100 per cent: Ardell Shrin er, Luella Crandall, Lucille Zinn, and Geneva Fox. The following received 99 per cent; Rebecca Haskins, Jero me Ashton and Catherine Hagensick. We have taken up the survey of in dustries of the word', for our Geog raphy work. Wheat being the topic now discussed. THE FIREMEN’S DANCE A SOCIAL SUCCESS One of the best dances of the so cial season was the Annual Firemen’s Ball given at the K. C. opera house last Monday evening. Standifords orchestra furnished the music. The firemen realized $225.00 from the sale of tickets and are very grate ful to the people of O’Neill for their patronage. They realize that many people purchased tickets who do not dance some of whom are even oppos ed to dancing. The people of the town are usually generous with the firemen when they hold their annual event as this is the only time that they ask the people generally for money. MAN FORGETS TO PAY CORK FOR GASOLINE (Page Reporter) Wednesday evening Mr. J. I. Cork had the fun of catching and collecting for ten gallons of gas from a man driving a Dodge coupe, who stopped at Cork’s garage, received ten gal lon of gas and drove off with out paying for it. Mr. Cork gave chase in his car, but had considerable trouble in stopping the culprit, but finally did with the aid of a travel ing man and by driving his car cross- j ways of the road. The culprit ran into Mr. Cork’s car and knocked it into the ditch, but it was not dam aged to amount to much. BRICK BATS. It wasn’t many years ago, before men learned to fly, when travel at its best was slow, some men began to try to make machines that looked like kites to take them through the air. while folks declared that man-made flights like hen’s teeth would be rare But still these geezers fooled aroun-l with hammer, wire and saw; from mom till night they’d grind and pound, unheeding nature’s law. And when at last the trick was found there still were those who laughed; they railed them boobs who left the ground in such outlandish craft. For years the populace would stare when some benighted guy would pull the stick and take the air and climb to levels high. They swore that flying was a ,ioke, unfit for think-ng men; that those who flew were full of coke— that’s what they warbled then. But now the aeroplane is here, it swarms across the sky; while those who scoff ed now stop to cheer—the world now wants to fly. In scoffing we’re forever through at some new kink or quirk; for even if it’s something new, the chances are it’ll work.—Brick Smith. FROM STUART ADVOCATE. Dr. H. L. Bennett tested the fok lowing *ichard received a letter Sunday frtri Mrs. W. B. Moyer of Peoria, Illinois, stating that Mr Moyer had <2ied there October 15, 1927. The Moyers were pioneer resi dents of Stuart, living in the house E)verland Trucking vio0 y or Night Phone 44 Await Spongier W.E.Wanser (Buv) Auctioneer Oaneral Anrtionmini Satisfaction Ouaranterd. Pliena IS. Page, Nefcr. (April 30) now occupied by Max Seger, and run ning a harness shop in the building now occupied by Mrs. Jamison on north main street. Bert Shearer bought the harness business of Mr. Moyer in the year 1891. Mr. Moyer was a second cousin of Dr. Reichard’s and they came to Stuart together from Illinois. MEEK AND VICINITY. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Harrison visited at the Frand Griffith home on Wednesday. Mrs. Rudolph Johnson was taken to Lynch hospital a few days ago. At last report she was getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hicks and children made a business trip to Lynch on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young were having dental work done in Spencer on Wednesday. C. E. Thomson shelled corn on Thursday. Latest reports from the baby of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hull, who was operated on at the Lynch hospital, were to the effect that the little one was doing nicely. R. D. Spindler has recently purches ed a Day-Fan radio. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith called at the Frank Searles home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hicks and children spent Sunday at the Ed Thomas home. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hansen and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoyer visited at the Eric Borg home on Sunday. Clayton and Lester Thomson called at the Horace Rouse home on Sunday evening. Mrs. Will Kaczor, who was taken to Norfolk hospital for an operation on Thursday last is getting along fine, from the reports received every day from there. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaczor and Nellie and Grandpa Kaczor, visited at the Virgil Hubby home on Sunday. Frank Oberlie is shelling corn for | several of the farmers in this vicinity THE ROYAL THEATRE’ Home of Good Pictures -Thursday, Jan. 26th Eugene O’Brien in •ROMANTIC AGE”, The flaming building meant noth ing to them, they were ready to die together, the flapper and the bachelor, for they had found their true love in each othex’s arms, at last. — Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28 — •NO MAN’S LAW” with Rex the Wild Horse. The big gest picture to be made with Rex, the Wonder Horse. -Sunday-Monday, Jan. 29-30 Big Super Special—Gene Stratton Porter's “HARVESTER” The greatest of the Gene Stratton Porter stories screened among the beauties of the Limberlost. 1- Tuesday, Jan 31st - ! Madge Bellamy and Warner Baxter —in— “THE TELEPHONE GIRL” See the beautiful picture of a Tele phone Girl’s life. - Wednesday, Feb. 1st - Ester Ralston in TEN MODERN COMMANDMENTS I am opening the month with one I of my very best attractions. Ester ! will never disappoint you. Bring the family. - Thursday, Feb. 2nd - Pat O’Malley and Virginia Browne Faire PLEASURE BEFORE BUSINESS’, Ufa business WES no pleasure tot him—so they advised him to make pleasure his business. - Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4 - Milton Sills in HARD BOILED HAGGERTY You’ll be in a heaven of thrills when you see Milton Sills do a 3,000 feet nose dive in a burning tairplane and ! then go back for more. -- « - -- this week. Grandpa Kaczor visited at the Elmer Rouse home on Tuesday. The Pete Lindburg family and Ralph Swanson visited at the Fred and Oscar Lindburg homes on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Griffith called at the Oscar Lindburg home on Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Preston Jones was taken sud denly ill and was taken to the Lynch hospital on Thursday. ART GOODS SALE All Art Goods at or below i Cost! i This Sale includes » Stamped Bedspreads, ‘ Luncheon and Breakfast Sets, Boudoir Sets, Pillow Slips, ; Scarfs and Towels. ] Also many finished | models. | CHAPMAN’S 1 STYLE SHOP I ftp qa ■! Sale? I ill sell at my place, 3 miles north and B corner; 7 miles south and one-half ■ at one o’clock, on B ■uary 8, 1928 I nk W. Ritts Lunch Wagon. || of Cattle 1 * * mii eifers; 4 coming 2 year old heifers; 4 p old; 8 calves. IS f Horses 1 148 Head of Ho^s 42 head of shoats; 6 old sows. || Farm Machinery, Tools, Etc. 1 One wagon and rack; 1 wagon and box; 1 end-gate seeder; 2 listers; 2 elies; 2 six-foot Deering mowers; 1 s’x-foot McCormick mower; b hay rakes, 2 ten foot and 1 twelve-foot; 1 hay stacker; 1 sweep; 1 riding plow; 2 discs; 1 harrow; 1 almost new oil stcve, and other articles too numerous to mention. 10 bushels of Met'd corn. 1 granary with sh:ngle rcof, size 10x10 feet. 1 hog house, size 8x21 feet. 200 ash and oak pests. About 100 tons hay. TERMS—Nine months* time will be given with approved security drawing cash. No property to be removed until 10 per c^nt interest. $10 and under settled for. ^ \Irs. Alice Owner I » . JAMES MOrr*F *ucti^nee* MIONAL BANK, Clerk. I