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* ' - t: ' j Frontier. • ■, > ___ ——---_____ VOLUME XLV1II. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ■>. 1928. NO. 36. -----: ♦ Four Members of Honeywell Family Burned To Death ^ Mrs. W. J. Honeywell and her two small children, Robert, aged three years and one one-month old son, who had not been named, were burned to death in a fire that consumed the family home two miles west of Goose Lake, twenty-three miles south of O’Neill, about eight o’clock Mon day morning; the husband and father, W. J. Honeywell, was so badly burned that he died about three o’clock Tues day morning at the home of his mother, Mrs. Sid Honeywell, who re sides two miles from the scene of the , fire. • The story of the terrible affair, as it has been told to The Frontier by persons who were at the place is that Mrs. Honeywell, who slept in an up stairs room, arose between seven and eight o’clock and went to the room below where she attempted to start the fire with kerosene, there was an explosion and she was covered with burning oil; she ran to the upper floor where her husband was dress ing; the terrified husband made a des perate effort to extinguish the flames that had enveloped his wife and in so doing was fatally burned; in his ef forts to save the two smaller children he was unsuccessful; it seems that he started for a window with the little ones and fell and dropped them;after opening a way of escape he fell from the window, suffering with terrible burns about his body and head. The charred remains of Mrs. Honeywell and her two children were ; placed in the same casket. The sur viving children are Mr. Honeywell’s by a former marriage. Among those who survive are Flor- j ence, who attends school at Wayne; Phoebe, a student in the Ewing | school; Arvilla, who makes her home with a grandmother part of the time; Donald, aged 12 and Iola aged 14, ' who were carried to the window by their father and escaped after he had kicked out the screen and panes. Three brothers and four sisters, and the parents of Mr. Honeywell are at Ewing and attempts to locate the mother of Mrs. Honeywell, Mrs. Frank Powers, are being made. Her last known address was at South Omaha. |'s Chambers, Nebr., Feb. 1, 1928.— The fire which completely destroyed the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Honeywell of Bliss, Monday morning, January 30, caused the death of four members of the Honeywell family. While starting a fire in the kitchen stove with kerosene Mrs. Honeywell’s clothes caught fire. She became frightened and ran upstairs to the room where Mr. Honeywell and the children were. After an unsuccessful attempt to save Mrs. Honeywell Mr. Honeywell tried to save the children. With two little tots in his arms he made his way to the window but was in such a weakened condition from the cuts and bruises he sustained while fighting the flames that he let them drop inside instead of outside of the window as he had intended and the little ones, Robert aged three years, and nine month and an infant son, one month old were burned to death with the mother. Two other children saved themselves by jumping through a window. Mr. Honeywell then fell out of the win clow. In a dazed condition he walked about 200 yeards to the nearest neighbor for help. He was taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. i S. E. Honewell, whd are nearby | neighbors. Dr. Briggs of Ewing and Dr. Gill of | Chambers, were summoned. Every thing that medical skill and loving hands could do was done to relieve his suffering which was intense. He passed away Tuesday morning, Jan uary 31st at four o’clock. Five children are left to mourn the loss of devoted parents and little brothers. Funeral services were held Wed nesday, February 1st, at 2 p. m. at the Bethany church and the re mains tenderly laid to rest in the Trussel cemetery. The sympathy of the many friends of the family goes out to the bereaved children and other relatives in this their hour of deepest sorrow. MRS. ALBERT M. HOPKINS. Flora Arimantha, wife of Albert M. Hopkins, died at the family home nine miles southeast of Inman, Ne braska, at 8:45 o’clock, p. m. Tuesday morning of this week. Flora Arimantha Moor was born at Decatur, Illinois, September 25, 1862. She grew to womanhood in the Indiana town; she came to Washing ton County, Nebraska, in 1879, where on April 21, 1881. she was united in marriage to Albert M. Hopkins, to which union eleven children were born ten of whom are living. Soon after her marriage she and her husband came to Holt county where they con tinued to reside until her death. The surviving children are Mary Ellen Hopkins, Springfield, Nebras ka; Elith Ladwigg. Summer, Nebras ka; Florence Ebba)nsgaard, Ewing, Nebraska; James Hopkins, Inman; Kemp, Lexington, Nebraska; Clinton, Los Angeles; Walter, Forest and Ted, all of Ewing. The funeral services will be held from the Methodist church in Inman at two o’clock Friday afternoon; con ducted by Rev. Taylor. Burial will be made in the Inman cemetery. MATTHEW HAYDEN. Matthew Hayden, sixty-nine years old, of O’Neill, Nebraska, resident of Iowa for forty-two years, died in St. Joseph hospital, at Sioux City, Iowa, Saturday morning, January 28, 1928, following an operation. He was born at Auburn, New York. He came to Iowa when nine teen years of age, where he resided until 1919. He lived four years in Missouri and since that time has been a resident of O’Neill. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Mary Hayden, O’Neill; two sons, Eu gene, of Witten, South Dakota, and Matthew, of O’Neill, and seven daughters: Loretta Hayden, Chicago; Teresa Hayden, O’Neill; Mrs. E. P. Garvey, and Mrs. W. L. Garvey, Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. J. C. Flynn, Granite, Oklahoma; Mrs. A. E. Abts, Mt. Vernon, Washington, and Mrs. J. F. Loughlin, Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services were from St. Micheals church, Sioux City, Iowa, and burial was at Mount Calvary, Sioux City, Iowa. The Ross E. Harris Food Market SERVING EVERYTHING FOR THE TABLE IN THE NEW MODERN WAY. The names for our new coffee are coming in fine, j if you have not sent yours in, do so now, “Its really wonderful COFFEE,” try it. Per Pound .... 55c To get more people to using an OATMEAL that is cooked for twelve hours at the mill before packing and will positively be ready to serve with three min f utes of cooking we will OFFER a limited number of packages of O. T. OAT FLAKES only one to the \ family at 21c. Another item that is worthy of mention as an out ■■■“I standing addition to any breakfast is our QUEEN QUALITY pancake flour selling this week at 1 Pound Package IVM' FOR SATURDAY ONLY \Yc will have another one of our old fashioned HANANA SALES. OFT IN ON THIS. JUDGE ROBERT R. DICKSON PILES FOR REFLECTION In response to the almost unamous request, coming from the j>eople in every walk and station in life from the 15th Judicial District, Judge Dickson has again filed as a candi date for District Judge from this Dis : trict. From information before us from I the Clerk of the Supreme Court, and ! from the several clerks of the Dis trict Courts in the counties of the Dis trict, we find that since Judge Dick son has been upon the bench he has disposed of 8,082 cases in this Judi cial District. Boyd County furnished 3,352, Keya Paha County 630, Brown County 1,410, Rock County 1,122, and Holt County 3,568, making a total of 8,082 cases. v Besides looking after the work in his own district, he has held many I terms of court for Judges Westover I and Barron, on account of their ill ness. the 8,082 cases disposed of in this district, and the many more tried for other Judges, 2231 cases were ap pealed to the Supreme Court of this state. Out of 107 cases appealed to the Supreme Court from Holt County II were reversed. 43 appeals taken from Boyd County resulted in 9 re versals. Out of 20 cases appealed from Rock County 2 were reversed. Of the 19 appeals from Brown County 3 were reversed. Out of the 12 ap peals from Keya Paha County 1 was reversed. Judge Dickson has pending and undisposed of in the Supreme i oouri £•> cases, cxx ine cases re viewed by the Supreme Court, Judge Dickson has been reversed in only 30 cases. A record not excelled by any judge in Nebraska. His ability is such that he was called to sit upon the Supreme Bench of the Supreme Court of this state, and his 14 opin ions, written as an associate judge of of the Supreme Court, places him among the prominent jurists of Ne braska. In addition. Judge Dickson has dis posed of many juvenile cases through out the district. Only those who are familiar with his work as a juvenile judge know the great good he has ac complished. The exceptional good judgment exercised in these cases has, in nearly every case, brought about the reformation of the juvenile offender. With the result that the once erring boy is leading an ex amplary life, not only to his credit, but to the honor and credit of his parents, and is an example in the community; demonstrating what can be accomplished where the right means are employed. Not only the lawyers but the citi zens of his district as well as the lawyers and citizens of the other counties where he has held courts have absolute confidence in his ability and integrity. DOWNEY-HALL. - The wedding of Charles D, Downey and Miss Dorothy M. Hall wap solemn ized at the rectory of St. Patrick’^ church last Thursday evening, Jan uary 26th, at eight o’clock, Monsig nor M. F. Cassidy officiating. They were attended by Mrs. Clinton Gatz and Ambrose Biglin. Only a few friends being present. Mrs. Downey is the daughter of Mrs. Georgia 0. Rasley of this city.! She is one of O’Neill’s most popular young people and enjoys a wide circle of friends; she is at present teaching the fourth grade in the public schools of this city. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s ; Academy. Charles is the son of Mr. and Mrs. i Sumner Downey. He was born and grew to manhood in O’Neill and is a young man of the best of habits and : is noDular with the vounxr opodIo with whom he has associated. He has been | assisting and traveling with his father in the interest of the O’Neill Photo Company for the past two years. He will now be located hdre permanently and will have charge of the studio. Mrs. Downey will continue teaching until the end of the term. GREEN-DONLIN. Thomas Green and Miss Ileen Don din were united in marriage at St. 1 Patrick’s church Monday morning at I the seven o’clock mass, by Monsignor M. F. Cassidy. They were attended I by Miss Margaret Donlin, sister of the bride, and Joe Green .brother of the bridegroom. The ring ceremony was used. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the Golden at which a number of invited guests participated. The newly wedded eotiple drove to Omaha Monday. They will reside on a farm near Omaha and will be at home to their many friends as soon as , they are settled. The bride is the daughter of Thoni ! as Donlin of this city. She was graduated front St. Mary’s Academy with the Class of l!>22; she taught school in Gregory county, South Da kota, and in Knox county, Nebraska, for a time; she attended a business college in Omaha and for the past two : years ha* been emnloyed in the office of the interstate Power Company in j this city. She is an accomplished ) young lady who enjoy* a large circle * <>f friends who are wishing her much j ioy. SThe bridegroom is a hustling young man who is operating a farm near Omaha where he and hi* bride will * make their horn*. CHAMBERS GI N CU R CH ALLENGES O’NEILL (’Ll B Chambers gun club challenges the 1 O’Neill gun club to a blue rock shoot to be held at O’Neill on Sunday, Feb ruary 5th. The loosers to provide a i supper for the winners. This should be a match worth see ing as Chambers has a number of old time trap shooters who have been set ting up some remarkable scores this season, and say that they are coming to not only enjoy meeting the O’Neill boys at a matched shoot but to enjoy a real free feed. Of course you know the old O'Neill spirit “they have to be shown” so they are extending a hearty welcome to their brothers from the south country to come up and try their luck. Considerable interest has been shown the last week or two in the happenings of our local club, the boys just closed a matted shoot among themselves which was won both Sun days by the Les Hough boys. A dandy oyster supper was served to all and paid for by the loosers at the Western Hotel on Monday night, the boys who were there tell us, who were not so fortunate, that we missed a real treat. Get in, boost a real live organization in a real live town, the O’Neill Gun Club. EDW ARDS-McCLANAHAN. Raymond Edwards and Miss Effie McClenahan, both of Chambers, were united in marriage by County Judge C. J. Malone, at his office in the court house, Tuesday. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc clenahan; the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards; both families are prominent farmers in the Chambers valley and are highly respected in the communities in which they reside IIAROLI) G. BARTELT TO REFORMATORY Sheriff Duffy took Harold G. Bart elt to the reformatory for men at Lincoln the first of the week where he will serve from one to five years for forgery. Bartelt issued several fradulent checks on O’Neill residents and also stole a check from a mail box near Page and after forging the indorsement "on the back cashed the check. £1 THE GREAT COG Vi WHEELS OF COMMERCE |j| 3 IT GRINDS out the products of in- 'Ij?* I dustry on one side and dollars to the Sk depositor on the other—the Bank. Dll Every deposit made by this Institu tion’s clients is so much added power in the ever-turning wheel of commerce. And this money-power is paid for in ^ terms of interest to the Man Who Saves. - NOELLE AND MURRAY YOUNK FOLKS INJURED The two Noelle boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Noelle, accompanied by Lawrence and Mary Murray, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Murray overturned their car in the road between the Murray home and the farm home qf C. J. Kim brough to which place the young folks \ _ _ __ ; had started to attend a social gather ing. They were all riding in the Ford runabout owned by the Noelle’s. Lawrence and Mary Murray were slightly injured; the former complain ed of injuries to his chest while the latter received cut on one of her hands that reqaired several stitches to close. The Noelle boys were un injured beyond a good shaking up and ! a number of bruises. 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